VOL. XIVTII. NO. 14,731. ' . PORTLAND, OREGOX, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DETROIT T
ROBS
E
Taft Cheered Wherever
He Appears.
GUILD FOR VICE-PRESIDENT
Secretary Talks for More Rail
road Regulation.
CLEARER ANTI-TRUST LAW
Alternative Is Government Owner
ship, Which Would Be Peril to
Republic Says Lawbreakers
Canned . Recent Panic.
DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 13. Secretary of
War "William H. Taft was the guest this
afternoon of the Michigan Retail Lumber
Dealers' Association, and talked for half
an hour at the luncheon which was ten
dered him by the association jupon "The
Moral Awakening Recently From Busi
ness Methods W hich Permit Illegality and
Fraud."
The uddress was the culmination of a
busy six hours In Detroit. Arriving in
the city at 12 o'clock from Grand Rapids
In company wltn M. Jusssrand, the French
Ambassador, Governor Custis Guild, Jr.,
of Massachusetts; United States Senator
William Aldun Smith, of Michigan; Gover
nor F. .VI. 'Warner and several other
.sakns at last night's Lincoln Club ban
quet in that city, Mr. Taft and the party
were driven to the Hotel Fonchartraln.
The Secretary greeted several thousand
people at the. public reception which be
gan immediately upon his arrival at the
hotel. Throughout his stay in the city
the Secretary's every appearance on the
street was the signal tor cheers and en
thusiasm. Nine-Tenths for Taft.
More than tiOO men were gathered about
the tables in the banquet room of Har
ii.onic Hall to greet Mr. Taft, when he
at lived, wfth several hundred more men
and women, its capacity, seated in the
gallery. Ex-United States Senator Thom
as W. Palmer presided as toastmaster.
Governor Warner, while voicing the
state's welcome to the Secretary, brought
a tremendous outburst of enthusiasm
when he declared that he was convinced
that SO or SO per cent of the people of
Michigan are lor Mr. Taft's nomination
for the Presidency on the Republican
ticket. The Governor then suggested Mr.
Guild for the nomination of Vice-President
on the ticket with Mr. Taft.
Jusserand Lauds Presidents.
Mr. Jusserand was given a thundering
welcome when he was presented by Mr.
Palmer for a short address. The Ambas
sador, aft declaring that, because of
his position he naturally cannot meddle In
American politics, eulogized the Ameri
can Presidents of the past and present
and said that it was his wish and hops
that the country, when it elected another
'President, would add another glorious
name to the already glorious list of
names.
"I do not know who he shall be," said
M. Jusserand, "but It seems that you
know." (Applause Interrupted him for
several moments.)
Mr. Taft spoke of the revelations of the
Insurance Investigation ani the evils of
over-issue of stocks and bonds which he
said was obtaining money under false
pretenses. Taking up the question of rail
road discrimination and recent legislation
to prevent rebating, he said:
Mvro Kullroad Regulation.
The truth 1, gentlemen, that w have not
quite enouRh regulation of ralhrmya. Other
powers ouKht to be conferred on the Inter
state Commerce ijommlralun. It Is Bold that
the Interstate Commerce Commlnilon Is not
a safe way In which to control the rail
roads. It In the only way In which we can
control. We must efe that we have strong
men to sit on that commission, who can
prove by .their administration that It im
the proper wnyi
It Is that or Government ownership, with
all the state sne'eltsm which It Involves.
. and I have no dmjM-that Government own
ership' of the rnllwnr, with the tremen
flnu conrntr.tlon of power It would In
volve, would endanger the Republic. We
have en.msh concentrated power In Wash
ington now. To increase it no that the ex
ecutive should control the enormoue body of
'civil servants which would neoesa&rlly fol
io would result la makings a Tresldent
more powerful than any king who lives
today.
I believe It le possible to enforce the
present anti-trust law but we need a new
law niore specific, to brlna all oapltal within
Its provision. I. think the violation of the
law is by no means mo fashionable as it
was formerly,
Cuusch of the Panic.
Now we are nut jrotnir to have a business
millennium, but we shall .have a quickened
public coneclet ce and an eye on whether
We haVM 1 il&mnmllt.Hni. a
business conducted within the terms of the
law. The people have waked up.
We have Just had a panic. Some of the
gentlemen who have felt the lash of pub
lic opinion have been only too glad to at
tribute It to the legislation to which I have
referred. Tho charge Is unfounded. It Is
due. If students of finance are to be trusted,
to the gradual exhaustion of all the free
capital of the world In enterprises which
have not been so profitable as It was ex
pected they would be. Now we must wait,
the whole world muet wait until we earn
more free capital.
There la no doubt but that European In
vestors In our securities have been fright
ened by the revelations cf dishonesty which
have been shown of late in many of, our
large Institutions. But Is the man who
pointed out that dlshoneety to be charged
with this lack of confidence or la It to be
m
NTHU
charged to the gentlemen who engaged in
the Illegality? It is not necessary to
argue.
Mr. Taft left here at 5:30 o'clock for
West Point. N. Y., where he will tomor
row attend the graduation exercises at
the military academy.
CAXXOT TRADE THE HOOSIERS
After Fairbanks Gives Vp, Will Vote
1 as They Please.
WABASH, Ind., Feb. 13. Senator Al
bert J. Beveridge, of Indiana, -addressed
the Indiana Lincoln League of Republican
Clubs here tonight. He said in part:
The Indiana delegation is going to Chi
cago for Vice-President Fairbanks. State
ments are being sent out that after a few
ballots shall have been cast for him the
delegation Is to be delivered to this or
that candidate. This Is an Insult to the
Republicans In this state, which in their
name I denounce.
The Republicans in Indiana, whom we
will represent, are not to be traded or de
livered. We will vote for our candidate
until he Is nominated, or until he himself
tells us to vote no lopger for htm, and If
f
Congressman Champ Clark, of Mis
souri, Whose Speech Won Ovation
From Both Parties in the Hoase.
that time ever comes, the delegation will
not be delivered to any one. The Belf-re-speetlitg.
Independent men who compose that
delegation will then vote for whom they
please. As a body, we are going to Chi
cago for Mr. Fairbanks and for him alone.
STRAW VOTE FOR ROOSEVELT
Taft Is Second Choice at Lincoln
Primaries.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 13. At the Re
publican primaries here today voters were
given a printed ballot by which to ex
press their Presidential preference. In a
vote, about one-fifth of the normal, in 18
out of 20 voting precincts of the city, the
vote stood:
Roosevelt. 270; Taft, 238; LaFollette. 62.
Other candidates received .a very light
vote.
outh
nes Campaign for Taft.
DETROIT. Feb. 13. Arthur I. Vorys,
manager of Secretary Taft's Presidential
campaign, arrived In the city today to
meet the Secretary and talk over the
political situation.
FELLS THUGS WITH FIST
SPOKANE DENTIST FRUSTRATES
STREETCAR HOLDUP.
Three Outlaws Sent Tumbling From
Moving Car Shots Sent Back
and Doctor Is Struck in Knee.
SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 13. (Special.)
Daring on the part of Dr. W. H. Cum
ming, a well-known dentist, in attempt
ing to snatch a gun from the hand of a
thug and later sending a stilt blow to
the jaw of a second, - knocking him oft
the steps of a car, prevented three hold
ups, each armed with a gun, getting
booty In their attack on a streetcar at
the corner of Webster and Lauca streets,
shortly after 41 o'clock tonight. ' Dr.
Cumming was shot in the right leg at the
knee and the burglars fired nine or ten
shots at Conductor George B. Smith and
the dentist.
The three holdups are described as be
ing young men, one short and two of
medium height. Tney wore neither
masks nor overcoats. One of the trio fell
from the car in trying to pull his hand
clutching a revolver from Dr. Cumming;
another fell when he received - a blow
on the Jaw and the Uilrd, fearing that he
might be overpowered, Jumped while the
car was in motion. In the last week two
other cars have been held up. It Is be
lieved by the same men.
M'KINLEY AT HONOLULU
Slippery Land-Fraud Defendant
Aboard America Mara.
HONOLULU, Feb. 13. Horace G. Mc
Kinley, who Is wanted at Portland, Or.,
In connection with the land fraud cases,
and who was arrested at Mukden, China,
Is a passenger on the steamer America
Maru, which arrived here today from the
Orient, en route to San Francisco. Mc
Kinley is in the custody of Officer J. F.
Kerrigan, of Portland.
STIR OVER BRIBE RUMOR
Anti-Saloon League Lays Case Be
fore State Senate.
CHARLESTOWN. W. Va., Feb. 13. The
Senate committee appointed to investi
gate who received the $150,000 fund, al
leged to have been raised by the liquor
interests to defeat the pending prohibi
tion amendment, held a meeting today
behind closed doors to hear what Presi
dent Alrord, of the Anti-Saloon League,
had to divulge. Senators are much agi
tated over rumors that the Anti-Saloon
League has employed detectives to
shadow members of that body.
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Brmrt-inm Irturhsrffllm l-iTirmifrfl trhmbm iiiittfnii-ftwftiftil f
y HOPES TO
SUCCEED BRISTOL
Marion County Man in
Line for Office.
BURNETT OUT OF THE RACE
Latest Candidate District
Attorney at Salem.
JUDGE BARRED BY HIS OATH
Urges Public Prosecutor- of His
District to Become Aspirant for
the Presidential . Appointment.
Cleeton's Chances Are Slim.
Now that Judge George H. Burnett, of
Salem, has virtually declined to allow
his name to be considered as a candidate
for the office of United States District
Attorney, the name of John H. McNary,
District Attorney for Marion County, will
be sent to "Washington for approval. - It
has been known for some time that Judge
Burnett's friends were urging him to
try for the office, but Judge Burnett has
held that the oath which he took when he
became Judge, bars him from being a
candidate. It has also been known that
he has urged Mr. McNary to try for the
berth that W. C. Bristol is holding against
the protest of the Oregon delegation.
Cleeton's Chances Small.
The fact that Mr. MoNary has become
a candidate seems to indicate more posi
tively than. ever, that Thomas J. Cleeton's
chances for the place ara exceedingly
slim. Before Cleeton was named, Mc
Nary friends tried to get him to try for
the office. He refused to do so. Con
gressman Hawley's visit to Salem may
have had something- to do with McNary 's
changing his mind, although Mr. Hawley
disclaimed any knowledge of McNary'a
candidacy when asked about it last night.
McNary has been District Attorney for
the, Third Dintrlct for several years and
has filled the office satisfactorily.
Bound by His Oath.
Judge Burnett was not in Salem last
night and it was impossible to reach him,
although an effort was made to do so
by telephone. Under the Oregon code,
the oath of office taken by a Judge says
in conclusion: "I will not accept any
other office, except Judicial offices, dur
ing the term for which I have been elect
ed." It is this portion of the oath, that
Judge Burnett Is said to have considered
as barring him from becoming a candi
date. ,i
The office of United States District At
torney Is an executive position. The
candidate is appointed by the President
and the Senate confirms the appointment.
Being appointed by the President, no one
can dismiss him from office, except the
President. Some of Judge Burnett's
friends are In doubt about his oath bar
ring hlra and believe that It applies only
to state officers and not Federal.
Yesterday when Attorney McNary fin
ally consented to become a candidate,
his friends both In Salem and in Port
! WHO'S NEXT FOR U. S. ATTORNEY? j
SfSfe life
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land became exceedingly active. The
wires between Oregon and Washington
became busy, especially from Salem, The
result of the hustling was that a very
strong indorsement of .his candidacy was
sent to the Oregon delegation.
Yesterday morning W. C. Bristol, who
while the Oregon delegation Is trying
to settle upon a candidate, is performing
the duties of the office, informed Judge
Wolverton that unless his successor were
soon appointed; it would be necessary
for him to call a Federal grand jury.
Mr. Bristol called the court's attention
to the large number of prisoners now in
the county Jail, held to await the action
of a grand Jury. '
Schuebel Not Active.
Bristol, since Christian Schubel was
named for the place by Senator Bourne,
has not been around the Federal building
frequently. ' He has attended to the
duties of the office as they came upland
is waiting anxiously for his successor to
be appointed, so that he can retire.
Bristol does not want to call a grand
RAISCLI OS VARIETY STAGS.
LONDON, Feb. 13. It is announced
that there Is a prospect of Kaisult.
the Moroccan bandit, appearing on
the variety stage In London.
Jury, but unless 'soma one is appointed
in his place he will do so.
STANDS BY THE DELEGATION
Senate Will Reject Oregon Attorney
. Without Its Indorsement.
ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU Wash
ington, Feb. 13. If the Administration
turns down John H. Cleeton and, sends in
the nomination of another man to be
District Attorney for Oregon, he will not
be confirmed by the Senate unless his ap
pointment is acceptable to the majority
of the Oregon delegation. Should anyone
unaccepted by nominated, the delegation
will ask the Senate to reject the nomina
tion. Bourne Scorns Insinuations.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The Attorney
General and other officials of the Depart
ment of Justice decline to give any in
formation fie to the Oregon United States
District Attorneyship, and will neither af
firm nor deny reports that an effort will
be made to have a temporary appointee
selected by F. J. Heney given the place.
Senator Bourne said today that the in
sinuations that he is not sincere In his
advocacy of the nomination of Cleeton are
insulting and unworthy of notice. Ha
reiterates the position taken in the writ
ten indorsement given by himself, Fulton
and EJlis.
GOES FOR HELP, IS SHOT
TRAGIC EN D " FOR LAD WHO
WOULD PREVENT MURDER.
Two Tacoma Lawyers. Engage In
Quarrel and Scuffle Over Re
volver Robert Cheney Killed.
TACOMA, Wash.. Feb. .13. Robert D.
Cheney, 16 years old. employed as a law
clerk in the offices of Judge W. P. Rey
nolds, was shot and killed tonight by
Giles C. Rush, a local attorney, who had
engaged in a quarrel with Harry M.
Owens, In the latter's office, adjoining
those of .Judge Reynolds. The attorneys
quarreled over the judgment In a damage
suit:
When Owens refused Rush's demand,
he drew the weapon on Owens. Cheney
answered Owens' cry for help, after the
two men fought a half hour for the pos
session of the weapon. As the boy was
about to leave the office to summon the
police. Rush fired upon him, the bullet
striking the boy in the back of the head.
He died two hours later at a hospital.
Rush was captured and Is now in jail.
He claims the shooting was accidental.
SAYS COURTIS
SHIELDED GRIME
Graft Prosecution As1
sails Decision.
CONDEMNED BY WHOLE NATION
Appeal Court Has Declared
Blackmail Legal.
FALLACIOUS IN ITS LOGIC
Remarkable Petition for Rehearing
or Schmitz Case Filed With
Supreme Court If Decision
Is Law, Repeal It.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13. in what is
probably one of the most remarkable
papers ever addressed to a California
court the prosecution in the San Fran
cisco bribery-graft cases today filed with
the Supreme Court a petition for a re
hearing of the decision of the Court of
Appeals in which ex-Mayor Eugene
Schmitz and the' former political boss,
Abraham Ruef, were virtually held to be
guiltless of extortion, the conviction of
the former reversed and the plea of
guilty by Ruef practically nullified.
The petition openly criticizes the Court
of Appeals for Its decision and charges
that the court by its act had virtually
legalized blackmail in the -tate. The
petition says: ,
Holds Blackmail No Crime.
The learned District Court of Appeals has
decided that levying blackmail upon
licensed businesses by threatening to pre
vent the issuance of licensee and o ruin
the bueinesB, unless money be paid as the
price of Immunity from attack, does not
constitute the crime of extortion under the
law.
It is. we hope, entirely respectful to the
honorable District Court of Appeals to say
that no opinion rendered by an appellate
tribunal tn California has ever met with
uch universal and severe reprobation by
the reputable organs of public opinion, .not
only, lu California. but thr iRhout the
-l-nited States, as has the present decision
that the facts alleged do not, constitute the
crime of extortion. "We will not say that
the animadversion le directed at the learned
court which pronounced the decision. We
shell assume that the feeling Is expressed
merely at such a barbaric and chaotic con
dition of the law; but we rest secure in
the conviction that if an opportunity be
presented for a full discussion, it will be
found and decided by this court that levy
ing blackmail upon licensed business by
the Mayor and fhe political boss of a met
ropolitan community is a crime under the
law of California and should not go un
whipped of justice.
If This Is Law, Repeal It.
The attention of the whole country has
been attracted to this decision in such a
way and under such circumstances that the
soundest public policy, utterly irrespective
of every other consideration, Imperiously
requires the question should not be con
sidered settled until the highest court In
the state, after a full ediscussion and
thorough consideration, has said the final
word. If such be the law. no honest man
will gtalnsay that the Governor should
forthwith call the Legislature in extra
ordinary session and hasten to wipe the
abortive statute from the books and sub
stitute some plainer words that will not be
susceptible of a construction that makes the
blackmailer secure In hi piratical trade.
Faults of the Decision.
The appeal Is signed by Attorney-Gen-
eral 17. S. Webb, Francis J. Heney. Wil
liam H. Langdon, Charles W. Cobb and
Joseph Dwyer. The petition says:
We ask for a rehearing, because the de
cision, with the greatest respect to the
court that rendered it and to this court is:
1. Fallacious in its logic.
2. Devoid of reason to support it.
3. Unsupported, by the authorities cited.
4. Diametrically opposed to high author
ities, which we cited in our briefs but
which are unnoticed by the opinion.
The petition contains 78 printed pages.
PORTLAND MAN IN TOILS
Fred Hope Arrested for Counter
feiting at Reno.
RENO, Nev., Feb. 13. Fred Hope, con
fessed counterfeiter of Portland, Or., was
captured in a local gambling-house to
night when Sheriff Ferrel confronted him.
and throwing his arms about him, took
away his gun and placed him under ar
rest. His attempt to plead innocence was
frustrated when Ferrel took him to his
William B. Kidgely, Controller of
the Currency, Who May Resign to
Become ' President of National
Benk of Commerce, of Kansas
City. .
own room and showed him a complete
counterfeiting outfit.
The prisoner then broke down and con
fessed, but insisted he was simply ex
perimenting and had not yet passed any
bad money. He came from Portland last
Monday.
HARVESTER COMPANY FAILS
Many Formers Hold fStock in. In
' . r solvent Concern.
SPRINGFIELD, -O., Feb. 13 The Farm
ers Co-operative Harvesting Company of
America, a corporation organized by Wil
liam N. Whitely, known as the Reaper
King, went Into the hands of a receiver
today. C. S. Olinfer of this city has been
named In that capacity by the court.
The concern was Incorporated five years
ago, following the organization of the
so-called Binder Trust, known as the In
ternational Harvester Company. Large
amounts of stock were sold to Whiteley's
agents all over tlr United States, prin
cipally among farmers, and It Is thought,
there is about $350,000 of this stock out
standing. The liabilities are not given.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weaiher. -TESTERDAD'S
Maximum temperature, 47
degrees; minimum, 32 degrees.
TODAY'S Increasing cloudiness1, followed-' by
rain; southerly winds.
y Foreign.
Germany and Austria break European con
cert by secret treaties with Turkey.
Page 1.
Deadly riots between Mohammedan society
at Bombay, Page 4.
Bogus American Colonel sent to English
prison for swindling. Page 3.
National.
Xew employers' liability law introduced In
House. Page 5.
Champ Clark makes great speech in House.
Page
Senate blocks liquor men's scheme to beat
prohibition by use of mails. Page 5.
Probable new arbitration treaty with Great
Britain. Page 4-
Fleet will arrive at Valparaiso today,
page 4.
Controller Ridgely may resign to become
bank president. Page 5.
Politics.
Taft speaks for stricter regulation of rail
roads and trusts. Page 1.
Beveridge denies Indiana Republicans are
pledged to any second choice. Page 1.
Bourne issues defense of Statement No. 1.
Page 5.
Domestic.
Love letters of preacher's wife , to Snell
read in court. Page .
Dynamite outrage at Goldneld accom
panies rumors of calling oft strike. Page
4.
Troops ordered to Fairbanks to keep peace
In atrlke. Page 4-
Pacific Const.
Vigorous attack on Schmltu decision made
by Heney In appeal. Page 1.
Canadian, government refuses to stand for
British Columbia's exclusion act. Page
Theory advanced that Harvey Brown com
mitted suicide. Page 6.-
Spokane man frustrates threa streetcar rob
bers by blow of his Cut. Pae 1.
CkMnmerclal and Mario.
Prices realised at London, fur sales. Page IT.
'Wheat markets depressed by large Argentine
shipments. Page 17.
Short covering affects stock prices. Page 17.
Shipbuilders of the Coast organize for mu
tual protection. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
District Attorney McNary. of Salem can
didate for W. C. Bristol! job. Page 1.
City Council passes ordinance to license all
commercial vehicles. Page 10.
Councilman Vaughn loses Dekum-avenue
contract fight.- Page 10.
State weaves web of circumstantial evidence
around Joe Anderson. Page 7.
Coroner's jury exonerateaoilceman Hef
ner, who killed frv j- at Fulton.
Page 12.
Representative Hawley discusses state and
National politics. Page 13.
Council refuses to vote money to aid un
employed. Page 10.
Father has school principal arrested on
charge of brutality In punishing bov
Page 12.
P.ailroad officials and ntate commifsloa try
ing to learn cause of Forest Grove wreck.
Page 10.
Boxcar "rattler" goes to prison. Page 10
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SECRET TREATIES
DISTURB EUROPE
Turkey Triumphs Over
Allies.
GERMANY BREAKS UP CONCERT
Destroys Hope of Reform and
Gets Concessions.
AUSTRIA IN SAME GAMEj
Kaiser Agrees to Iet Sultan Control
Macedonian Police, Thus Thwart
ing Reform Plans Kusia
Would Icfcat Teutons.
LONDON, Feb. 13. The Foreisn Office
has been advised by Sir N. R. O'Connor,
the British nnibussmior ;it Constantino
ple, that Baron Marechnli von Bieber
stein, the German Uipiomatir representa
tive, announced at the last meeting of
the ambassadors to Turkey that Germany
has decided, instead of KiRiiinK the Joint
note to the Porte demanding .lud.-'a! re
forms In Macedonia, to asrne to U
Turkish proposal that the Marnnur.lan
foreign gendarmerie be placed under tlio .
control of Turkey.
No confirmation has been r-ed l y
the Foreign Office, however, of the' re
port that Germany, Austria-Hungary and
Turkey have entered upon secret treaties,
but the independent action of Germany in
the matter of the reforms In Macadonia
has caused disquietude, as it upsets the
work accomplished during the past year
and makes the future uncertain.
Jn the meantime the powers are con
tinuing the consideration of the recom
mendations of their ambassadors. It ia
not expected, however, that the Ports
will accept those recommendations, in
view of Germany's . support of the
counter-"? ( .-Kb, and U is beilev'1 ' tmt
the v . question will havu t be re
considered. KALJA TO DEFEAT (ilJl.MWj
Russian Organ Summon Non
Teuton Powers to Thwart Her.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 13. The Novoa
Vremya's announcement of Germany's
action at Constantinople as embodied in
the declaration of the German Ambassa
dor, Baron Marschall von Bloberstein,
that Germany intended to abandon the
allies and proposed instead the addition
of the Sultan's counter-proposition, which
In tantamount to no reform at all, has
created a sensation in diplomatic circles
and resulted in a lively interchange of
views and inquiries in order to substan
tiate the extent of the truth of the an
nouncement. The Russian Foreign Office today ex
pressed Inability to confirm the news, but '
that portion of the Ambassador's declara
tion relating to the dissociation of Ger
many in the matter of the Joint note is
generally admitted to be accurate, and it
Is realized that this portends the future
of present efforts to alleviate conditions
in Macedonia.
The Austrian embassy here denies only
the second part of Baron von Kieber
steln's reported declaration anent a secret
convention with Tutkey and Greece with
reference to railroad concessions In Uskub
and Salonika.
The Novoe Vremya editorially concurs
in the view that Austria will be disap
pointed, as it says Turkey has no reason
to hand out rich concessions, now that
reforms In Macedonia have been ef
fectually sidetracked. The prime duty of
Russia, continues the paper, and other
non-German powers is to frustrate Teu
tonic designs, regardless of thu temporary
abandonment of Macedonia to its fate, in
which question there is a splendid op
portunity for the Sultan to play upon the
jealousy of the powers without cost to
himself.
MAY ABOLISH RACETRACK
Emeryville Course Condemned at
Oakland Mass Sleeting.
OAKLAND, Feb. 13. A mass meeting,
was held here tonight to devise a means
of abolishing the racetrack at Emeryville.
There was a large attendance. Presl-!
dent Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of the Unl-,
verslty of California, was the principal
speaker. He stated that racing horses, '.
of Itself, is not harmful, but that the
betting ring which goes with the modern j
racetrack Is one of the worst institutions
of the times. He also took occasion -to!
score society people who play . bridge 1
whist.
Steps were taken last night looking to
the formation of an anti-racetrack league.
SPANK THE YOUNGSTERS
New York School Board May llevive
Old System.
NEW YORK. Feb. 13. Unless the
Board of Education goes contrary to the :
recommendations of its special commit
tee on the advisability of restoring cor
poral punishment to the public school
system in extreme rases. Insubordinate
fashioned spankings hereafter. The Board I
win noia & special meeting warcn 101
consider the report of the special com-
tnittee.
Ankeny Will Dine Senators.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 13. Senator Ankeny has is
sued Invitations to a dinner to be given
next Friday evening at the Willard Hotel
to members of the Senate and Hi Speaker
Cannon and Vice-President Fairbanks.
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