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ODELL'S ILLNESS
MAY
HARM HUGHES
Governor'sForcesLack
Strong Leader.
BOSSES WORKING AGAINST HIM
Would Oppose Presidential
Boom, but Dares Not.
POPULAR WITH THE PEOPLE
Campaign Managers Hope to Thwart
Public's Wishes by Securing l"n
Instructed Delegation to
the National Convention.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17. (Special.) The
critical illness of ex-Governor Benja"min
B. Odell, Jr., may have a serious effect
upon the political fortunes of Governor
Charles Evans Hughes.
There Is no denying tfce fact that a vast
majority of the Republican voters of the
state, with Roosevelt out of the race,
favor Hughes for President.
But as a rule, public sentiment alone
does not count. It takes leadership to
direct public sentiment so that delegates
will result.
Odell is admittedly one of the shrewd
est politicians la the Empire State. This
Is not denied even hy his enemies or
those who criticise his actions. Odell
does not care particularly for Hughes,
but he is a Hughes man because he sees
a chance to ride back into political power.
The popularity of Hughe and the
leadership of Odell would have made an
almost invincible combination.
Rut now the ex-Governor Is in a pre
carious condition at his home In New
burg, and the loyal Hughes army is
without a leader.
Would Down Hughes If They Dared.
There isn't a single one of the big Re
publican bosses In the state who wants
to see Hughes . promoted or even kept
where he Is; but it speaks volumes for
the Governor's popularity that not one of
them dares to come out into the open
and attack him.
The reputation of Herbert Parsons
has been badly damaged by the fusion
experiment in New York County. Par
sons la for Roosevelt rather than for
Hughes. He would like to line the New
York City delegates up for Taft. or who
ever the President might suggest.
Rut he doesn't .lare to say so.
Parsons plans to "cordially indorse"
Roosevelt and Hughes, and to send un
pledged representatives to the Natlona!
Convention. This will be vigorously
combatted by the Governor's friends,
who are strong In New York County,
even If they do lack a leader.
Over In Brooklyn Timothy L. Woodruff
is happy at his local victory, but Indlca
tionsware multiplying that It will be of
little material use to him.
Several of the county candidates-elect,
notably the Sheriff and Register, who
possess the bulk of the patronage, have
served notice that they do not intend to
be dictated to by Mr. Woodruff or any
body else. And a formidable movement
is under way to wrest control of the
local organization from the state chair
man. Woodruff Is Anti-Hughes.
Woodruff doesn't want Hughes to re
main In office, but he doesn't say so.
Congressman Calder, who will fight for
the leadership. Is expected to make
Hughes the issue of the fight. If he
does so he will make it mighty interest
ing for Woodruff.
It would surprise nobody if Hughes
made a practically clean sweep In Great
er New York, but It Is In the upstate dis
tricts that the loss of Odell's experience
Is most sadly felt.
It Is not the intention of the Governor's
enemies to make an open fight upon
him. They will work to secure an unin
atructed delegation; some of them may
be for Hughes, and some against him.
but they aim to deprive the Hughes boom
of the "favorite son" aspect.
The Governor's enemies know that open
hostility would bo dangerous In the ex
treme, and would 'be inevitably cal
culated to arouse the voter's ire, and
stimulate a desire for revenge.
Bosses Work Under Cover.
They also realize that if the clear is
sue can ever be raised In the state of
Hughes' candidacy, that nothing except
Roosevelt's personal condidacy could
down It.
So It is the business of the bosses,
henceforth, to stave off this issue, to
keep the matter In abeyance, to urge
Roosevelt's third term, and to prevent
the popular sentiment from crystallzlng
about the Governor until the machinery
has been organized to extinguish the
whole blase, or the time passed for any
decisive committment of the New York
d- legation.
The Empire State bosses are also do
ing missionary work among bosses In
other Eastern states. They are point
ing out that Hughes Is a man who abso
lutely cannot be controlled, who makes
whatever appointments he likes, and fol
lows any line that strikes him as best.
"Why, he wouldn't even consult Con
gressmen regarding the appointment of
postmasters," is a remark credited to
Billy Barnes, of Albany.
In the meantime. Governor Hughes has
carefully kept his pledge not to inter
fere In any way, but he devotes all his
attention to the duties of his office. He
does not care to be considered as a can
didate, in any sense' of the word, but if
offered the nomination will undoubtedly
accept it as a public duty.
Game in Which Voters Hold Trumps
"It's a new kind of a game," remarked
one of the Governor's critics today. "But
It seems to me to be the best on record.
Just tell people you are not trying to
get votes, and they will work night and
day for you."
This of course is the machine way to
look at It. The attitude of the average
voter is that the Governor Is doing the
right thing, upholds the dignity of his
high office, and all around Is the best
Governor New York has had In several
generations.
In January he will have the Legislature
:
Governor Wilford -B. Hoggatt. on
Arrount of Whose Enmity Judge
Wirkershara Tendered His Resig
nation. with him again, and It is confidently
predicted that the Senators and Assembly
nlen will 'buckle down to business. Last
session It took several months for Hughes
to convince them what kind of a man
lie IS. This session no time will be
wasted, as every member-elect realizes
that the Governor Is personally "on the
Job."
Keep Flames Smothered.
It will be several months before the con
ventions are held to elect delegates, and
the Republican bosses hope that the
friends of the Governor can be kept quiet
until It is too late to do effective work.
They do not want the direct issue raised,
and are longing and praying that Odell
may be kept out of active politics until
next Summer.
As for public sentiment well they say
privately It does not worry them, but
really It does.
For Governor Hughes has accomplished
a great deal already, armed only with
that new-fashioned political weapon pub
lic sentiment.
FORARER ST1IA IX THE RACE
Scheme to Sidetrack Taft by Coming
Out for Roosevelt.
OREGON I AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Nov. 1". The unconfirmed re
port comes from Ohio that Senator J.
B. Koraker Intends later on to declare
himself a candidate for the Republican
Presidential nomination, not with any
Idea of being nominated, but solely to
prevent Taft from securing the Bolld
Ohio delegation. Friends of the Sena
tor here do not place much credence
in the report, for they do not believe
Koraker would make such an announce
ment unless he intended to follow It
up with a fight that would end In the
National convention. Furthermore,
they say that Koraker does not need
to declare himself a candidate In order
to divide the Ohio delegation. The
Foraker followers believe that they can
control a majority of the Ohio delega
tion; the Taft faction claim the solid
delegation for the Secretary of War.
The probabilities are that a compro
mise would he nearer right than either
partisan claim, for it is evident from
all reports that Taft will not he able
to have the solid Ohio delegation be
hind him, unless Foraker relents, and
Foraker is not of the relenting kind.
Coincident with this talk is the ru
mor that Foraker and his colleague and
loyal follower. Senator Dick, have been
asked to Join the Roosevelt movement
and declare in favor of the renomlna
tlon of the President. It is difficult
to conceive of Foraker advocating
Roosevelt's renomlnatlon, even If by so
doing he could put Taft out of the
way. Of course, Dick stands with
Fpraker. Of the two men, there is no
question that Foraker dislikes Roose
velt the more, and If he had to take
his choice. It Is more than likely he
would accept Taft in preference to the
President. Nevertheless, rumor has It
that -strings are being pulled to get
Foraker to turn to Roosevelt, on the
theory that by so doing he can obliter
ate Taft and put an end to the Taft
boom. If Foraker ever takes up this
suggestion it will be with the Idea of
annihilating Taft, and then turning to
some other man than Roosevelt when
convention times arrives. It is not like
Foraker to advocate Roosevelt if he be
lieves jtoosevelt would accept the nom
ination. Hughe Will Answer Call.
NEW YORK. Nov. 17. In an address
at Coopjr Union tonight. President
Sehurmann. of Cornell University, dis
cussed Governor Hughes as a Presi
dential possibility, and declared that,
while Mr. Hughes would not lift a
linger to secure the nomination, if
the people summon him to service, he
would undoubtedly respond with loyal
devotion to their call."
OAKLAND FIREMAN KILLED
Several Others Are Overcome With
Ammonia Fumes.
OAKLAND. Cal., Nov. IT. Fire to
night broke out in Collins' drugstore
at Washington and Twelfth streets, and
caused $20,000 or $20,000 damage. Ed
ward Brandt, a fireman, was killed, and
several other firemen were almost over
come with ammonia fumes.
WOMAN
'S STORY
OF THE
Sees Steele Bending
Over Dead Husband.
HEARS THREE BLOWS STRUCK
Murderer Then Coaches Wom
an in Story She Is to Tell.
HELPS HIM REMOVE SPOTS
Fully Under His Power, She Aids
Him in Covering His Tracks The
Strain Is Too Great After Two
Months and She Confesses.
HOQUIAM. Wash.. -Nov. 17 (Special.)
A portion of the statement made by
Mrs Frank Todd to the officials, which
led to the arrest of Ralph W. Steele, who
committed suicide in the county Jail yes
terday, has been given out and It has
developed that Mrs. Todd saw Steele
Immediately after he struck the fatal
blows which crushed the life out of her
husband and the father of her children.
The statement is In her own writing and
the gist of It is as follows:
She had been friendly with Steele while
he was living at her home for several
months. Todd became suspicious and
after a talk she told him of Steele's at
tention. This enraged the husband, who
ordered Steele from the house. Then be
gan the bad blood between the two men.
Todd came home from camp a short time
afterward but Steele had gone from the
house, leaving his effects there.
Mrs. Todd Sees the Murder.
The night of the tragedy Mrs. Todd
went to bed about 9:30 and left Todd
reading. She read for awhile and Todd
went out to the toilet. She heard a
scuffle and three blows struck and
thinking something was wrong went to
the back door, opened it and saw the
massive form of Steele bending over the
prostrate form of her husband, who was
weltering in his life-blood. The small
electric light shed a mystic glimmer over
the ghastly scene of the brute standing
ready to strike another blow with bis
heavy revolver should the convulsing
form show signs of moving.
Steele Carries Her" to Her Bed.
The shock proved too great for her' and
she fainted. Steele then turned his at
tention to the prostrated woman. He
Immediately picked her up In his arms
and carried her to her bed and waited for
her to regain1) consciousness. She soon
revived under his treatment and ft was
then he told her if she ever told on him
he would kill her. He forced her to
look over his face, hair and clothing for
any signs of blood which might be there
and with unheard-of coolness began
cleaning the revolver with which he de
livered the blows that sent Todd Into
eternity.
Coaches Her in Her Part.
He drilled Mrs. Todd in what she must
say and she spent nearly all the rest of
the night rehearsing her part to him.
He then went about to cover up any sus
picion of his deed. He went to the
shed, robbed the body and left the rifled
pockets turned wrong side out. After
this he turned off the electric light and
threw the piece of switch in a bucket of
feathers lying close and made Mrs. Todd
tell the authorities that Todd missed the
button the night before.
For over two months she stood up un
der the strain but It proved too great for
her and the breakdown came at last
when she received a note from Steele
that he might kill her and then himself.
She confided in Marshal McKenney, who
got her to play the part of a detective
and thus she wrung the story of the mur
der from his lips.
CLERKS ARE PROMOTED
Postpffice Department Advances the
Salaries of Three Employes.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Nov. 17. At the request of Sena
tor Bourne the following details have
been authorized In the Portland Post
office, to become effective November 16,
1907:
Otto J. Hirsch from mailing clerk at
$1300. to assistant superintendent of malls
at the same salary; Weston G. Shellen
hurger from clerk, sixth grade, at $1300,
to assistant superintendent of money
order at the same salary: Edward J.
Ball from registry clerk at $1200, to as
sistant superintendent of delivery at the
same salary.
MEANS BREAK WITH JAPAN
Policy Pursued In Far Fast Distaste
ful to Great Britain.
PBKIN, Nov. 17. The speech delivered
at Kobe by Count Okuma, who was
at one time head of the progressive party
in Japan, In which he declared that
Japan would sorely disappoint the peo
ple of India as well as Ignore the oppor
tunities given by heaven If she' failed
to afford protection to the millions of
Indians now being oppressed by Europe,
has caused great excitement among the
British newspapers published In North
ern China. In this section of the empire
the Japanese Expansion movement Is In
terfering greatly with British Interests,
and there is open warfare between Jap
anese and British merchants.
Since last May Englishmen have been
MURDER
the leaders in the anti-Japanese cam
paign In Pekin and Tientsin. The Times,
which Is the principal British organ in
North China, gives expression to the
"deep-seated. smoldering wrath" of
Britons In the Far East, and accepts
Count Okuma's words as a national ex
pression. They reveal, this paper de
clares, "the cloven hoof and the attitude
of a precocious and ill-mannered baby
among the civilized nations toward a
country the support of which gave her
her present position In the world. We
hope that the revelations made by Count
Okuma will open the eyes of King Ed
ward and his countrymen, as the eyes of
the Britons were opened here long ago."
The pro-Japanese British press In the
South of China has recently Indicated its
purpose of fighting the Japanese, "whose
operations." it Is declared, "now conflict
with those of Great Britain from the
Yangtse to Manchuria." One paper ex
presses the conviction that agitation of
the present situation probably will re
sult In breaking up the Anglo-Japanese
alliance.
GIVES KAISER THE GLAD HAND
King Edward Doing Much to Arouse
Good Feeling With Germany.
' BERLIN. Nov. 17. The ten years of
estrangement between Germany and
Great Britain appears- to be coming to
an end, and the conviction Is held in
governmental offices in Berlin that tho
present journey of the German Emperor
to England, taking into account the
events which led up to it, is likely to
have an enduring value. The courtesies
which are now being extended to Bnrperor
William in England were preceded, it Is
reported here, by the decision on the
part of King Edward to discontinue his
persona! policy of endeavoring to Isolate
Germany.
The German comment on the courtesies
being extended to the Emperor by King
Edward is distinctly appreciative, and in
dicates a great deal of good will.
HAWAIIANS AS STOWAWAYS
GIRDS RETURNING FROM ALAS
KA GET INTO TROUBLE.
Alaskans Come to Rescue and Prom
ise to Settle Everything When
Seattle Is Reached.
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 17. (Special.)
The bevy of Hawaiian beauties, which
under the chaperonago of Mrs. Edyth
Weatherred, has been touring the Pa
cific Coast, is tonight in'the position of
stowaways aboard the steamship Jeffer
son, bound from Juneau to Seattle.
The fair stowaways are, however, under
the protection of a bunch of big-hearted
Alaskans, returning delegates from the
Juneau convention. The trouble of the
Hawaiian girls is due to the refusal of
officers of the steamship company to ac
cept drafts on Honolulu in payment of
their passage.
Mrs. Weatherred is a sister of Leroy
Tozier. prominent Alaskan, and he was
appealed to. In spite of protests of the
steamship officials the girls were taken
aboard the Jefferson with the promise
that their transportation difficulties would
be taken care of upon arrival at Seattle.
CHEERS GREW WITH MUSIC
CAPTAIN FRANK ALLAYS FEAR
DURING TERRIFIC STORM.
Japanese Crew of Steamer Tolosan
Spends Two Days on Knees Pray
ing to Oriental Idols.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 17. The Ger
man steamer Tolosan, which arrived
today from Japan with a cargo of 3800
tons of coal, was lashed during her
voyage by a hurricane which sent
mountainous waves awash her decks,
carrying away every portable article
and causing much damage. For two
days in the middle of the Pacific her
Oriental crew kneeled before their
idols and, prayed to their gods.
An Incident of the storm was the
playing of a battered phonograph In
the cabin. Captain Frank gave orders
to keep music In the air, and the
familiar strains of "My Old Kentucky
Home" could occasionally be heard
above the roar of the tempest.
The Tolosan came in with a yellow
flag and will probably be fumigated
by the. quarantine officials.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 50
degrees; minimum. 39.
TODAY'S Probably fair; weaterly winds.
Financial.
Government announces Issue ot $50,000,000
Panama Canal bonds. Page 1.
Financial situation shows decided ( Improve
ment In New York. Pago 3.
Political.
Odell's Illness leaves Hughes forces without
efficient leader. Page 1.
Foraker schemes to sidetrack Taft by com
ing out for Roosevelt. Page I.
Tom Taggart outlines Democratic platform.
Page 3.
Foreign .
Taft lands at Vladivostok. Page 8.
Japan's policy in Far East may cause rup
ture with Great Britain. Page 1.
King Edward's courtesies to Emperor Wil
liam appreciated by Germans. Page 1.
Domestic.
Women incite striking Louisville streetcar
men to riot. Page 2.
Leon Cazauran, noted tenor, crushed by
arrest for monkey-house Incident. Page 1.
Pacific CoMt.
Mrs. Todd tells story of how Steele mur
dered her husband. Page 1
Sallor kills albatross and dire distress fol
lows. Page 2.
Washington Railroad Commission looking
for combine between roads and warehouse
men. Page JO.
Portland and Vicinity.
Four persons painfully injured in peculiar
accident on Alblna ferry slip. Page 9.
Francis J. Fluno, of Boston, explains ele
ments of Christian Science at the Helllg.
Page 18.
County Teachers' Institute called to meet
November 23-27. Page 7.
Methodist Bishops discuss immigration
problem. Page 13.
John Sweeney, of Delta, Wash., sinks in
mud of Guild's LaVe and dies. Page 9.
Eleven-year-old girl who swallows gum has
appendicitis as a result. Page 4.
SINGER
CRUSHED
BY HIS ARREST
onkey-House Inci
dent Ruins Career.
LEON CAZAURAN BROKEN MAN
Sits All Day in Room Wringing
His Hands.
DROPPED FROM THE OPERA
Hamrae rsteln Declares He Will
Have Nothing More to Do With
Young Tenor Court Dis
misses Serious Charge.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17. (Special.)
(Trussed and spiritless, Leon Cazauran.
the young tenor, who came to America
two weeks ago to sing in HammerstehVs
Opera Company and was arrested near
the monkey 'house In Central Park yes
terday, sat all day today in his rooms
wringing his hands. He is a delicate. Intelligent-looking
man of about 27. Mr.
Hammersteln will have nothing more to
do with him, he says, and that as a
singer his career is blasted.
"Eet is amazing," he repeated, over
and over, and that is all the English
he knows," though in French and Spanish
he vehemently denies his guilt of the
charges on which Detective James J.
Cain arrested him that of attempting
to corrupt the morals of 'boys.
Finds No Balm or Gilead.
The faot that the court did not hold
him or his friend, Claude Modjeska, but
discharged both, after fining Modjeska
$10 for having in his possession a bad
French photograph, does not lessen his
dejection.
Cain says he had been watching the
two young men for a long time. They
had been talking to boys and in the
monkey house had stood with their hands
in their coat pockets so close to the boys
as to be annoying. The only boy he took
along as a witness was 13-year-old Eugene
Koch, of Rockaway Park.
Modjeska, who is a dark-skinned East
Indian, born in Bombay, came to Amer
ica with Cazauran. He is an imper
sonator, and says he earns a good salary
on the stage in Europe. He had plenty
of money today, showing nearly S1000 in
bills.
Career Blasted, Says Modjeska.
"This arrest will not hurt me much, ex
cept in this country, but for Cazauran
It is a tragedy," said Modjeska. "In
nocent or guilty, the arrest on such a
charge destroys -his career. Mr. Hammer
stein notified him today that he could
not keep his engagement with him."
Mr. Hammersteln sent out this state
ment simply:
"A man to whom any suspicion at
taches cannot find employment in the
Manhattan Opera House."
"It was intimated, however, by a repre
sentative, that Mr. Hammersteln did not
believe the charge and that he had not
severed his engagement with the young
man.
Cazauran has a contract, it was ac
knowledged. START THE WHEAT CROP
Inland Empire Ready to Move Its
$30,000,000 Yield.
SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 17. Arrange
ments finally concluded yesterday at a
meeting held here in the Bank of Com
merce between representatives of the
bank, of the wheat exporters, and of the
banks and wheatgrowere of the Inland
Empire assure the financing of the move
ment of the wheat of that region.
The wheat crop of the Inland Empire is
ronservatlvely estimated to be worth
$30,000,000 and Its movement to the
markets of Europe, Asia and Africa will
eventually result In the return of that
amount of money for circulation In this
country. It is announced that an ade
quate number of vessels are within reach
of the exporters for the shipment of the
cereal, and that the railroads are provid
ing sufficient cars to carry the wheat to
Pacific ports. Shipments will be started
at once.
CUPID IS BRUISED AGAIN
Midshipmen Forbidden to Protect
Women With Their Overcoats.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Nov. 17. The
Commandant of Midshipmen has Issued
an order which puts a ban on the prac
tice of midshipmen surrendering their
overcoats for protection of their women
friends. The new order is similar to
the one issued at West Point, which
caused sucli a storm of protest from
the social contingent.
GOMPERS AFTER CANNON
Reported He Will Endeavor to De
feat His Re-election as Speaker.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Nov. 17. President Samuel Gom
pers, of the American Federation of La
bor, forgetting his experience In poll
tics a year ago. Is going to undertake
to prevent the re-election of Speaker
Cannon not his re-election to Congress,
but his, re-election as Speaker of the
House of Representatives. It will be re
called that a year ago Qompers donned
war pafnt. and undertook to get the
scalp of Representative Littlefleld, of
Maine, because Littlefleld had the nerve
to vote against certain labor legislation
in which Gompers was Interested. Gom
pers even went Into Maine and took the
stump. Littlefleld had an unusually large
vote that year and Gompers fell down.
He will meet even more overwhelming
defeat if he carries out his threat and
undertakes to prevent the re-election of
Cannon as Speaker. Why a man of or
dinary intelligence should undertake such
a campaign Is a mystery. There is no
candidate in the field against Cannon;
every Republican member of the House
is for him, either because he loves the
man or because he fears him, and the
result of the action of the House Repub
licans is ft foregone certainty. As leader
of the Federation, Gompers may be fairly
efficient In politics he Is a colossal fali-
George B. Cortelyou, SorHary of the
Treasury, Who Announce a 950,
000,000 Issue of Panama Bonds.
ure. He is no politician, as evidenced
by the fact that ho always undertakes
to defeat a sure winner.
JUDGE WICKERSHAM TELLS
Explains Reason for 1'iifriendliness
of Governor Hoggatt.
SEAT.TLK, Wash., Nov. 17. A spe
cial from Fairbanks to the Post-Intelll-gencer
says:
"The Wickersham letter of resignation-
was mride public in the News of
Tuesday. One of the principal rea
sons for the resignation Ib the enmity
of Governor Hoggatt. The letter says:
" 'At the recent term of court held
at Juneau, on special request of the
Attorney-General, I had the misfortune
to decide an important case involving
the case of a young lawyer ln a way
contrary to Governor Hoggatt's views.
Thereupon the Governor withdrew the
friendship, which I highly valued, and
criticized me, so that tho loss of his
confidence became publicly known. His
views were unjust and presumptuous,
but his opposition and his refusal to
support the court added greatly to my
burden.'
"President Roosevelt, in reply to the
letter of resignation, says the resigna
tion is accepted with j-egret."
FOUND WITH THROAT CUT
Jacob Lutz Wanders for Three Days.
Too Weak to Tell Story.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Nov. 17. (Special.)
The mystery surrounding the disappear
ance from his home at Youngstown, No
vember 14. of Jacab Lutz, an iron mold
er, was partially cleared up today when
he was found wandering in tho vicinity
of Oxbow, a suburb of this city, with
his throat cut so badly that It Is tho
wonder of the physician who is attend
ing him that he 1b alive.
Lutz Is so weak that he cannot tell as
yet the story of his wanderings. It Is
not known whether he was the victim of
his own act or a murderous assault. Lutz
disappeared after making an attempt to
kill his wife and three children with an
ax according to the wife's statement.
They fled and the home was found in
flames and the wails of the rooms spat
tered with blood.
WORK FOR DEEPER HARBOR
Meeting In Washington Promises to
Be Largely Attended.
CINCINNATI. O.. Nov. 17. Secretary
Ellison, of the National Rivers and Har
bors Congress, is In dally receipt of let
ters from members of the Senate and
House, from governors of states and from
representatives of commercial and Indus
trial organizations, accepting invitations
to attend the meeting of the congress
to be held at the New Willard, In Wash
ington, on December 4, 5 and 6, and the
assurances of a thoroughly representa
tive assemblage are most gratifying. The
list of acceptances Includes the names of
Ambassador Sternberg, of Germany; Am
bassador Jusserand, of France; Chairman
Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, and President Hill, of the North
ern Pacific Railway.
PROVIDE COALING STATION
Mexico Will Grant United -States
Right to Use Magdalena Bay.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 17-Asslstant
Secretary of State Adee tonight con
firmed the Associated Press dispatch
from Mexico City which stated that the
United States would be allowed to main
tain two coaling ships at Magdalena Bay,
on the coast of Lower California, for a
period of three years, provided a Hlte
concession was made to the government
of Mexico by the United States.
Vain Search for Forger.
VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 17. The steamer
Duneric from Nome arrived today after
a stormy passage, and was met here by
United States Marshal Warren and two
deputies, searching for H. Marsh, who
escaped from Nome, where he is wanted
for forgery. Marsh was not aboard the
steamer, and is believed to have escaped
overland from Cape Nome.
FIFTY MILLIONS
L
Cortelyou Announces
Government Plan.
RELIEF TO MONEY STRINGENCY
Scheme to Attract Gold to the
United States Treasury.
BASIS FOR NOTE ISSUES
Roosevelt Approves Move and Makes
Appeal to People of Nation to
Keep Their Money In Ac
tive Circulation.
ANA
BONDS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. Secretary
Cortelyou tonight made the Important
announcement that as a means of af
fording relief to the financial situation,
the Treasury would issue 150,000.000
of Panama bonds and $100,000,000 cer
tificates of indebtedness, or so much
thereof as may be necessary. The cer
tificates will run for one year, and will
bear 3 per cent interest.
The Secretary's action in coming t
the relief of tho financial situation
meets with President Roosevelt's
hearty approval, and the plan Is the
outcome of the several White House
conferences which have been held with
in the past few days, when the financial
situation was under consideration.
Expand Money Supply.
Secretary Cortelyou says that the
Panama bonds will afford subtantlal
relief, as the law provides that they
may be used as a basis for additional
National bank circulation. He also
states that the proceeds from the sals
of certificates can be made directly
available at points where the need is
most urgent, and especially for the
movement of crops, which he says, "if
properly accelerated, will give the
greatest relief and result in the most
Immediate financial returns."
The Secretary calls attention to the at
tractiveness of the bonds and certificates
as absolutely safe investments. Secre
tary Cortelyou adds that these relief
measures will enable him to meet public
expenditures without withdrawing for
that purpose any appreciable amount of
the public moneys now deposited in Na
tional banks throughout the country.
Two Treasury circulars, one inviting pro
posals for the issue of bonds and -the
other asking for the certificates, will be
sent out under date of November 18.
Congress Promises Relief.
In his letter to Secretary Cortelyou ap
proving the Treasury plans, President
Roosevelt states that he has been as
sured that the leaders in Congress have
under consideration a currency measure
"which will meet In permanent fashion
the needs of the situation, and which I
believe will be passed at an early date
after Congress convenes two weeks
hence."
The President also suggests that
what is needed most at this time Is that
the people should "realize how funda
mentally sound business conditions In
this country' are, and how absurd it Is
to permit themselves to get Into a panlo
and create a stringency by hoarding their
savings Instead of trusting perfectly
sound banks."
The President's letter to Secretary Cor
telyou follows:
President Scouts Panic Scare.
"The White House. Washington, D. C,
Nov. 17, 1907. 'My Dear Mr. Cortelyou: I
have considered your proposal. I approve
the Issue of the fifty millions of Panama
bonds which will be Immediately available
as the basis for additional currency. I
also approve the issue of 100,000,000, or
so much as you may find necessary, of
850 3 per cent interest-bearing Govern
ment notes, the proceeds of the sale of
whidh can be at once deposited by you
where the greatest need exists, and es
pecially in the West and South, where
the crops have to be moved. I have as
surance that the leaders of Congress are
considering a currency bill which will
meet in permanent fashion the needs of
the situation, and which 1 believo will
toe passed at an early date after Con
gress convenes two weeks hence.
"What Is most needed just now Is that
our citizens should realize how funda
mentally sound business conditions in
this country are and how absurd It is to
permit themselves to get into a panic
and create stringency by hoarding their
savings Instead of trusting perfectly
sound banks. There is no particle of risk
involved in letting business take Its nat
ural course and the people can help
themselves and the country most by put
ting Into active circulation the' money
they are hoarding.
Appeals to the People.
""The banks and trust companies are sol
vent. There is more currency in the
country today than there was a month
ago, when the supply was ample. Since
then t55.000.000 In gold has been imported
and the Government has deposited al
ready $60,000,000. These are facts; and I
appeal to the public to co-operate with
us in restoring normal business condi
tions. The Government will see that the
people do not sutler If only the peoplt
themselves will act In a normal way.
(Concluded on Pace 8.)