VOL. XXVI.- XO. 14,669.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HE CANNOT STOP
POPULAR
DEMAND
Wellman's View of
Roosevelt's Words.
CAN'T KILL THIRD TERM TALK
Latest Declaration Leaves
Situation Unchanged.
ONLY PEOPLE CAN DECIDE
White House Bulletin Powerless
Against Popular Movement.
Bourne Disappointed, but Will
Continue the . Agitation.
BY WALTER WELLMAX.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. (Special.)
Taft against the field, with Koosevelt
always and ever in the background as a
potent, picturesque probability. That is
the situation after the President's reiter
ation last night of his declaration first
made three years ago that he would not
again he the candidate.
The President has choked the third
term talk for a time; he has not killed
it. He cannot kill it. We have not
heard the last of It. It is six months
to the Chicago convention. Many things
may happen in that time. Many things
are sure to happen. . And among them is
the reappearance of the talk of .nominat
ing Mr. Roosevelt. It will be' with us
again in January and once more in
March and April and May and June, at
Chicago. Not till some' one is actually
nominated will it be at rest. And that
some one Is Just as likely to be Theodore
Roosevelt as any one else. '
Ghost Cannot Be Laid.
The point Is: Let us not deceive our
selves into the belief that Roosevelt Is
out of it once for all. The ghost Is not
laid. It will walk many a 'night yet.
We shall have mystery and rumor, state
ment and denial, speculation and theory
galore, down to the very last minute.
And then? No one knows. Let us wait
and watch.
It implies no disrespect to the Presi
dent of the United States to Imagine him
smiling to himself as he penned his re
iteration of his former statement.' He
knew that reiteration would not forever
stop the talk. He knew it would settle
nothing. He knew the demand for his
nomination would spring up again and
again. He "knew that no living man can
control a- great popular movement like
that.
This Is not to question the President's
sincerity. He is sincere. He does not
wish to be nominated again and says so.
He aays all he ought to say to stop peo
ple from talking about him for another
run. But they won't stop, and he knows
they won't You can't change human na-J
ture by a bulletin from the White House.
Stand Just Where We Were.
Where do we stand after last night's
reiteration? What does the future prom
ise? These are the questions all- the
statesmen and gossips of the Nation at
the capital have been asking today. They
do not agree upon the . apswers. They
find it a difficult, a complex problem.
You can get any sort of Idea or solution
you want.
But the best opinion seems to be that
nothing Is really changed. Two able and
well-informed Washington papers, the
Post and Herald, this morning point out
editorially a salient fact which has ben
much In my mind, as follows:
People Alone Can Decide.
"Mr. Roosevelt cannot take himself out
of all consideration for another term. It
takes the American people, the Repub
lican party, to do that. If the party and
the peoplo want Mr. Roosevelt again.
they will get him, despite what Mr.
Roosevelt himself says."
If this view is correct and I think it
is we are Just where we were before.
Mr. Roosevelt is doing everything he
can or almost everything to stop the
party nominating him again. It Is for
the party to decide In the end. Does It
want Roosevelt or does it want another
man? It will answer at Chicago, and rhe
man It names at Chicago, no matter who
he may be, will accept.
BOURXK COXTIVUES CAMPAIGN
Believes Koosevelt Will Be Conv
pelled to Hun Against His Will.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec. 12. With the exception
of Senator Bourne, no member of the
Oregon delegation was surprised at the
President's reiteration of his electlon
nlglit statement, though none expected
It to come so soon. Mr. Bourne was
both astonished and disheartened, for
he felt certain that the President
would not again declare himself out
wardly. However, the Junior Senator
appears as confident as ever that the
Roosevelt movement will go forward,
and in talking with newspaper men
he announces his Intention of redoubling-
his efforts to force the nom
ination on Mr. Roosevelt. To his
friends he says Mr. Roosevelt has made
a most serious mistake.
The prize essay contest will go ahead
as if nothing had happened, and Mr.
Bourne will continue along other lines
to promote Roosevelt sentiment, ad
hering to his opinion that, if the con
vention wants Mr. Roosevelt, his per
sonal desires will have to be disre
garded and he will have to serve. .
It is his opinion that Mr. Roosevelt's
statement makes Mr. Bryan's nomina
tion a certainty, and he Is of the
opinion that no Republican other than
Mr. Roosevelt can beat Mr. Bryan.
Therefore, he argues, the Republican
convention will have to nominate Mr.
Roosevelt or invite defeat.
This opinion is not shared by any other
member of the Oregon delegation. While
Mr. Bourne's colleagues expect ' Mr.
Bryan's nomination by the Democrats,
and have looked for it for some time,
they believe the Republican party can
easily select and nominate a candidate
Other than Mr. Roosevelt who can de
feat Mr. Bryan with comparative ease.
Senator Fulton is still of the opinion
that Secretary Taft is the man, and both
Representatives Hawley and Ellis regard
him highly, though not absolutely com
mitted to him.
Mr. Fulton, Mr. Hawley and Mr. Ellis
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Lawrence O. Murray, Assistant Sec
retary of Commerce and Labor,
Member of Commission of Inquiry
Into Goldneld Strike.
severally expressed the opinion today
that the President's statement puts a
quietus on the third-term movement, and
It is their universal opinion that hence
forth Mr. Roosevelt can not in any
sense be considered a candidate, as he
has eliminated himself from the contest.
Ytithe same time they admit the Presi
dent's popularity and strength, both in
Oregon and before the country.
It Is the opinion of Mr, Bourne's col
leagues that Oregon will not send a dele
gation to the convention instructed for
Mr. Roosevelt; on the contrary they be
lieve the delegation is likely to go un
instructed. . ,
URGING CUMMINS TO RUN
Iowa Governor Likely to Enter Race
for Presidential Nomination.
DES MOINES. Ia., Dec. 12. Governor
Cummins was urged today to an
nounce himself a candidate for the Re
publican Presidential nomination and
It is likely that he will do so following
a conference of prominent Iowa poli
ticians to be called soon to canvas
the situation. Governor Cummins to
night would not give out a statement,
but it Is said by his friends that he is
favorably disposed to the programme
arranged.
"I can make no statement at this time,"
declared Governor Cummins when asked
concerning the publication of President
Roosevelt's statement. "I may be able
to make a statement of some character
soon, butnot now."
MADE; MUCH OP IN LONDON
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English Papers Comment on Roose
velt's Latest Declaration.
LONDON. Dec. 12. President, Roosevelt's-
declaration that he would not
stand for re-nomination is treated as
a momentous matter in the columns of
the London papers. The editorials for
the large part consider that he has
taken a wise decision, on the ground
that, although he is th6 most striklnsr
personality in the political field at the
present moment, the fact that he has
alienated powerful supporters by his
ann-irust policy, nas made his re-election
doubtful. They consider it unlike
ly that President Roosevelt's successor
would pursue an anti-trust campaign
with such vigor.
Dinner to Bryan January 15.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 12. T. S. Allen
chairman of the Democratic State Cen
tral Committee, announced today that the
dollar dinner in honor of William Jen
nings Bryan will be held January 15 in
the Auditorium. It will be one of the
most largely attended banquets ever held
In Nebraska. Distinguished guests from
many States are expected. The list of
speakers has not been announced.
It is expected that Mr. Bryan will de
liver an address outjining his position on
a number of Issues.
PUT-BAN ON SPECULATION
Missouri Congressman Proposes
New National Bank Law.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. A bill mak
ing it a felony for a National bank or
any of its officers to speculate with
funds of the bank, and making it a
high misdemeanor to borrow from a
National bank funds with which to
speculate, was introduced today by
Representative De-Armond, of Missouri.
The extreme penalty provided under the
clause is 19 years' imprisonment, and
under the misdemeanor clause $1000
fine.
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Alalia
Turns Down Delegation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 2. After a con
ference today between President Roose
velt, Senators Perkins and Flint and
Representative Knowland, of California,
it was announced that the President
had taken the position that he could
under no circumstances appoint C. E.
Thomas, Postmaster of Berkeley, Cal.
The appointment of Mr. Thomas has
been urged by the Senators and Mr.
Knowland. On the recommendation of
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of the
University of California, the President
appointed " Clarence S. Merrill tempor
arily. '
J. J. HILL
SHOWS- HIS TEETH
Threat of Bankruptcy
to Lumbermen.
WOULD LET THEM COOL HEELS
Evidence in Rate Case Before
" Interstate Board.
MANY MILLS SHUT DOWN
Oregon Millmen Tell of Blight on
Industry Caused by- Advance In
Rates Cannot Market Prod
uct In the Middle West.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec. 12. Two Oregon millmen to
day testified before the Interstate Com
merce Commission that when it was ru
mored that the rate on Pacific Coast
lumber was to be advanced they saw R.
B. Miller, general freight agent of the
O. R. & N., and told him the increase
would drive them out of Denver; Kan
sas City and Chicago territory. Mr. Mil
ler Is reported to have replied that the
new rates were experimental and, if the
trade would stand them, they would be
maintained, but if not satisfactory, the
rates would . be restored to the old
figures. It was his opinion as well
as Mr. Harriman's that lumbermen were
extremely prosperous, and that their
large contracts Justified the raise. -
Hill's Threat to Millmen..
Later, when this subject was broached
to James J. Hill by the Puget Sound
millmen, Mr. Hill lost his temper and
retorted that, while many mills had been
driven to bankruptcy already, still others
would be wiped out before the Commis
sion could dispose of this case.
"We are going to give you people out
there a chance to cool your heels," he
declared as he turned away.
Mr. Hill, Howard Elliott, J. C. Stubbs.
J. M. Hannaford and many other railroad
men will be placed! on the stand before
the hearing closes.
Gives Trade to the South.
George P. Rind, door, sash and blind
manufacturer,, testified that if the price
of Pacific Coast spruce should advance
he could not use it hereafter, but would
be obliged to use Eastern and( Southern
lumber, which is of inferior quality. He
is buying no spruce under the new rate.
Arthur Nolle, another sash manufac-
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turer, gave corroboration of this testi
mony. When the rate on Pacific Coast
spruce dropped from 60 to 50 cents In 1905
no change was made In the selling price
in Chicago. He had seen no indications
that the price of Southern lumber would
advance If Pacific Coast lumber should
be crowded out of the Chicago market.
George Cornwall, of Portland, pub
lisher of the Timberman, testified that
to date 165 lumber mills in Oregon
have closed, and some are running on
short time, The advance in rates has
paralyzed lumber business.- In August
orders from the East began to fall off,
and by November all Eastern orders
had ' ceased. The maintenance of big
rates would, close out all. small mills.
. . Rates Only Experiment.
Mr. Miller;, of the O. R. & N., told him
that the new rates were experimental,
and were Justified by the prosperity of
lumbermen. If they did not work, they
would be recalled. He said there was
practically as great a mileage of logging
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Klkijoro Ishl. Who - Will Succeed
Takahlra as Japanese Minister to
Italy.
roads In Oregon as the mileage of the
Harrlman lines in the state. Inquiry in
Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska con
vinced the witness that an advance in
rates would to a great extent drive Or
egon lumber out of competitive territory.
He admitted on cross-examination by W.
W. Cotton that Columbia River loggers
were making handsome profits in late
.years, as the price of logs had continued
to rise, bat when the demand for logs
declined the price fell off from 2 to fi
per thousand. The decline In the price of
logs about offset the Increase in the
freight rate, so that lumber could be
marketed in the interior at the same
profits -as under the; old rate, -if there
was a demand.
. Hard Blow to Oregon Men.
A. C. Dixon, sales agent of the Booth
Kelly Lumber Company, of Eugene,
Or., in ' his testimony' covered in
minute detail the operations of the
Northwestern lumbermen,- particularly
those of his own company, which Is one
of the largest.- On cross-examination
he explained that the rates made in
accordance with the advance in the
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Bonaparte Informs Ful-
ton of Fact.
AND STATES HIS REASONS.
Delay of Land-Fraud Trials
and That Telegram.
HURRY NEW APPOINTMENT
Bristol's Successor to Try Less Im
" portant Cases, Which Heney Will
Xot Handle Further Com
plaint of the Delays.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec. 12. Senator Fulton to
night received the following letter from
Attorney-General Bonaparte:
I regret to be compelled to a&y that. In
view of the very unsatisfactory nature of
the condurt of United States District At
torney William C. Bristol, of Oregon, in r'
latlon to land-fraud prosecutions pending
In that district, and of his delay In acting
upon instructions .of the department and of
the terms of a certain telegram addressed
by him to the Attorney-General of the De
partment of Justice, has been compelled to
recommend to the President the withdrawal
of Mr. Bristol's nomination from the Sen
ate. I am directed by the President to advise
you of his action in withdrawing the nom
ination In accordance with the department's
recommendation, and also that he desires
to nominate a new United States Attorney
as soon as possible.
No New Candidate Yet.
Mr. Fulton said it would probably be
several days before the delegation
would be able to file a recommendation,
as it will be necessary for the Senators
o confer with regard to available can
didates before deciding upon a man for
Mr. Bristol's place. Up to a late hour
tonight Mr. Fu,lton had received no ap
plication for the office, though It is ex
pected that there will be an abundance
of candidates when it becomes kndwn
an appointment is to be made.
The formal withdrawal of Mr. Bris
tol's nomination today makes the of
fice vacant, for, under the law. his re
cess appointment terminated when Con
gress met December 2. Having served
until today under a renominatlon, how
ever, ho will be entitled to pay to De
cember 12.
Plans for Trying Cases.
The Attorney-General denied himself
to newspaper men today, and it was
impossible to secure further informa-
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tion regarding plans for bringing the
land cases to trial other than the re
Iteration in the semi-official way of
the announcement made last night that
Mr. Heney would return from San
Francisco to prosecute at least the
more important cases. In view of the
President's determination to fill Mr.
Bristol's office immediately, it Is mpre
than likely that some of the cases will
be intrusted to the new attorney.
NEGLECTED NEW INDICTMENTS
Government Says Bristol Did Not
Bring Own Cases to Trial.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Deo. 12. Presi
dent Roosevelt sent a communication '.o
the Senate formally withdrawing the
nomination of William C. Bristol as Dis
trict Attorney for Oregon. No nomina
tion , to fill the vacancy has yet been
made.
It Is learned at the Department of Jus-
c
VIA,.
Herbert Knox Smith, Commissioner
of Corporations, Member of Com
mission of Inquiry Into GoldUeld
Strike.
tice that one of the principal reasons for
this action was the fact that, although
the grand Jury during the last year had
brought In over 25 indictments against
persons for land frauds, Mr. Bristol had
not entered on the prosecution of any of
them and, notwithstanding the urgent
requests of the Department to begin pro
ceedings at once, Mr. Bristol had shown
an indisposition to comply with the re
quest. SCRAMBLE FOR HIS OFFICE
Bristol's Removal Causes Stir
Among Ambitious Lawyers.
United States Attorney Bristol had not
up till midnight received official notice
from Attorney-General Bonaparte that
President Roosevelt had withdrawn his
nomination from the Senate. He still re
fused to discuss what had taken place at
Washington.
Now that Mr. Bonaparte has requested
Senator Fulton to name Mr. Bristol's
successor, there will be a scramble for
the office, and in addition to the names
of Sanderson Reed, Harrison Allen and
Chris C. Schuebel, of Oregon City, who
have already been talked of, at least half
a dozen other lawyers will make an ef
fort to capture the berth. The Washing
ton dispatch indicates that.Mr. Bristol is
out of office, yet he has not been called
upon to return his commission of appoint
ment, which has until next June to run.
The fact that Mr. Bristol's nomination
was withdrawn by the President does not
mean that he is dismissed, for it Is not
the first time that his nomination has
been withdrawn. .
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 46
dejf. ; minimum. 43 deg.
TODAY'S Rain; high southwesterly winds.
Foreign.
Kuropatkln testifies at Stoessel court mar
tial. Page 1.
National.
Senate acts against encroachment on privi
leges by department officials. Page 7.
Bristol's nomination withdrawn and new
appointment to be hurried. Page 1.
Evans' fleet ready to sail Monday. Page 4.
Politics.
Roosevelt's declaration does not put him
out of race, says Wellman. Page 1.
Bourne will continue third-term agitation.
Page 1.
Democratic National convention to meet at
Denver, July 7. Page 6.
Domestic.
Mrs. Longworth undergoes operation for
appendicitis. Page C.
Work begun at one Goldfleld mine; Funa-
ton against martial law except as last
resort. Page 6.
Witness in- lumber rate case tells of Hill's
threat of bankruptcy. Page 1.
Michigan State Treasurer to be removed
for putting funds In rotten bank. Page 6.
Pacific Coast.
Heney tacitly admits he needs Abe Ruefs
testimony to convict Calhoun. Page 6.
Campaign against rats (keeps up vigorously
In San. Francisco. Page 6.
Dalzell " Brown confesses fraud In Cali
fornia Safe Deposit affairs. Page 6.
Secretary Benson turns over all fees to the
state. Page 6.
Harry Orchard visibly affected during re
cital of his murders.' Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Further advance in local butter market.
Page ltf.
Chicago wheat prices held steady by
strength of corn ind provisions. Page 11.
Stocks temporarily firm on White House
announcement. Page 19.
Two vessels clear with full cargoes for
Europe. Pago 18
Portland and Vicinity.
Bar Association resolves against filing of
attachment suits during first 30 days
after end of bank holidays. Page 15.
W. H. Du Puis, shot by John Wynne, die
of wounds. Page 15.
Oregom postmasters form association.
Page 14.
Oregon dairymen meet in convention.
Page 12.
Lie passed between members of Council
In debate on Mayor's' veto. Page 14.
E. C. Mears appointed to succeed George
H. Hill as receiver of Title Guarantee
& Trust Company. Page 12.
Portland Ad Club will run excursion to San
Francisco. Page 18.
Next tax levy In Portland should not ex
ceed 13.5 mills, and could be held down
to 13 mills- Page 13.
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KURQPATK1N US
STOESSEL'SFRIEND
Gives Evidence in De
fence ot General.
DOES NOT SPARE ALEX1EFF
Japan Could Easily Have
Taken Port Arthur.
RUSSIA'S MISTAKE IN WAR
Whole Plan Bastd on Assumed In
vincibility or Fleet Alexlert's
Orders to Retreat Arouse .
Merriment in Court.
ST. PETERS BURG, Dee. 12. General
Kuropatkln testified today at the court
martial of General Stoessel and other
army officers, charged with needlessly
surrendering Port Arthur to the Japan
eBe, that the Japanese could have taken
Fort Arthur by assault in the early days
of the n-ar, as the defenses were then
Incomplete. On the whole. General Kuro
patkln's evidence was favorable to Gen
eral Stoessel.
The conduct of General Fock, who is
charged with responsibility for the defeat
at Kanshan and the subsequent retire
ment to Port Arthur, also was reviewed
by the court, and the evidence of General
Kuropatkbi was helpful to this officer
as well.
Thought Fleet Invincible.
General Kuropatkln declined to answer
several questions, on the ground that to
do so would make known military secrets,
but he said that the whole plan of the
war was based upon the supposed invin
cibility of the Russian fleet and that the
original scheme for the defense of Port
Arthur could not be carried out success
fully after the squadron had been crip
pled by the treacherous opening attack,
of the Japanese."
According to the - indictment. General
Fock's retreat from Nanshan jeopardized
the fortress, but General Stoessel pro
duced orders from General Kuropatkln
and Viceroy Alexie'ff Justifying Fock's re
tirement, and he obtained the admission
from General Kuropatkln that the posi
tion was untenable without the assistance
of the fleet. Over the fleet General
Stoessel had no authority.
Chief Task to Ketrcat.
The name of ex-Viceroy Alexleff, who
has declined to appear as a witness, was
mentioned continually today in an unfa
vorable lifrht and a ripple of merriment
was provoked by a phrase in one of his
orders, saying:
"The chief task of Fock is to retreat at
the proper time."
General Kuropatkln did not conceal his
animosity toward the ex-viceroy, and de
clared that Alexieff had forbidden him to
visit the fortress before the siege.
CENTRAL AMERICAN COURT
IJttle Republics Plan Method of
Settling Their IMsputes.
WASHINGTON. Dec 12. The first for
mal outcome of the Central American
peace conference was made public today
in the form of an abstract of the gen
eral treaty agreed upon last night by
the delegates, providing for the establish
ment of a Central American court of jus- .
tice, to which they bind themselves to
submit all controversies on questions that
may arise between them of whatever na
ture or origin, if the respective foreign
departments cannot settle them.
Tho court also has Jurisdiction over
such cases as may be voluntarily sub
mitted by any two of the said govern
ments. It shall also have Jurisdiction
over such questions as any one of the
Central American governments may ,
agree with any foreign government to
submit to it.
CAUGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS
Walker, the Bankwrecker, on Way
to Ixs Angeles.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 12. According to in
formation received hero tonight a man
reported to be W. W. Walker, the ab
sconding treasurer of the Now Britain,
Conn., Savings Bank, has been arrested
In the mountains in Mexico, and Is now
on his way to Los Angeles in charge of
detectives. At the headquarters here of
the detective agency which has the case
in hand it was said tonight that nothing
would be made public until the positive
Identification of the prisoner had been
made.
Walker disappeared April 10 last, after .
a shortage in his accounts had reached
$500,000.
BUCK IS SET AT LIBERTY
Coroner's Jury Fails to Find C'nso
of Justifiable Homicide.
GOLDFIEL.D,' Nev.. Dec. 12. J. HoImaA
Bucki, who shot and killed Francis I Bur
ton at Mina Tuesday, has been released
from custody and will not be prosecuted.
District Attorney Swallow returned thi
morning from Mina, where he went t
investigate the killing of Burton. He-re-'
ports that .Buck has been released from
custody notwithstanding the failure of the
Coroner's Jury to reach a verdict of Jus
tification. After hearing the evidence
In the case, the jury deliberated several
hours before reporting that the vote stood
five for justification and one against such
a return, and that a unanimous decision
on that point was impossible.