THE MORNING OREGONIAX, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1908.
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CHAIRMAN IS NOT
YET SETTLED
Secretary Taft Advising With
All Manner of People
About Appointment. .
LEAVES FOR HOT SPRINGS
Will Meet Sub-Committee at Virginia
Resort Going in for Golf This
Summer Wants to' Stay in
Touch With the Situation.
WASHINGTON, June 28. Secretary
Taft passed the second Sunday after his
nomination for the Presidency quietly at
his K street home. He was much re
freshed after a comfortable and restful
night's sleep practically the first pro
longed and adequate rest he has had
since his nomination.
Early today his brother, Charles P.
Taft, of Cincinnati, arrived in Washing
ton and Joined the War Secretary at his
home. They spent the day and evening
together.
' The coming at this time of Charles P.
Taft was said to be devoid of special sig
nificance, but it is known that he is here
to confer with the Secretary respecting
his personal and political plans.
Will Not Discuss Plans.
Neither Secretary Taft nor his brother
cared to discuss for publication the ques
tion f the selection of a. National chair
man, except in the most general terms.
No decision yet has been reached and it
is said definitely by the Secretary none
will be considered until he conferred
further with the sub-committee of the
Republican National committee on July
8. It is very probable Indeed, It is al
most a certainty that the sub-committee's
meeting with Secretary Taft and
Representative James S. Sherman, can
didate for the Vice-Presidency, which
was fixed for July 8 in Washington, will
be held in Hot Springs, Va., where the
Secretary expects to spend the greater
part of the Summer.
Conference at Hot Springs.
"1 have not determined the matter def
initely," said Secretary Taft this evening,
"'but my inclination now is to have the
conference at Hot Springs. Mrs. Taft and
I hope to leave Washington for' Hot
Springs next Friday. In that event I
shall send notice to the members of the
sub-commltiae to meet me there. That
location will be Just as convenient for
them as Is Washington and It will be
more convenient for me."
While in Hot Springs Secretary Taft
expects that his recreation will consist
chiefly in riding, driving and playing
golf.
"I expect to play golf a good deal."
said the Secretary. "I am very fond
of the sport, and it always puts me in
excellent condition.
Wants to Stay in Whirl.
"For 16 years I have spent my Summers
at Murray isay, Canada. There I played
golf a great deal. I hesitated to re
linquish the idea of going to Murray Bay
this Summer, as Both Mrs. Taft , and I
are very much attached to the place; but
in the circumstances it was not possible
for us to go there. It la not easy of ac
cess and in the midst of the campaign
I could not be out of touch with the po
litical situation."
It is Mr. Taft's intention to remain at
Hot Springs until about September 1,
when he will go to Cincinnati to take up
in earnest the wifk of the campaign.
Some of his friends have urged him to
take a brief sea voyage in order that
he may obtain absolute rest for eight or
ten days before he enters on his arduous
campaign, but no decision has yet been
reached on that point.
Date of Notification.
While no date has beeh fixed for his
formal notification of the nomination for
the Presidency, it is likely to be on July
28 or 29. After the Democratic National
convention shall have been held .he will
, prepare his address to be delivered in
response to the formal notification. Later
in the Summer he will write his letter
of acceptance, which will be promulgated
from Cincinnati shortly after he opens
bis headquarters in that city.
The deepest interest now centers around
the choice of a National chairman. It is
known that the matter is giving Mr. Taft
the gravest concern. He is receiving
advice and counsel on the question' from
every conceivable source. He is being
deluged with letters and telegrams on the
subject and personal Interviews with him
are being sought by those who are
particularly Interested in the appoint
ment. Loeb Not Offered Chairmanship.
"I wish you would say," he said this
evening to a reporter of the Associated
Press, "that the report that.f offered the
chairmanship to Secretary 'Loeb is not
quite accurate. What I did say to him
was, I should be glad in the event of my
election, to have him identified in an
important capacity with my Administra
tion. I am fond of him and sincerely ap
preciate what he has done for me per
sonally. He told me, however, that he
expected to retire from politics at the
conclusion of President Roosevelt's Ad
ministration to enter upon a. business
career, arrangements for which he al
ready has made "
Secretary Taft handled some of his
pressing correspondence, but undertook
no other work.
Letter From Crazy Man.
He is in receipt of all sorts of letters
from all kinds of people. One came from
a man in New York State which read in
part as follows:
"I have been confined in an asylum for
the insane and want to assure you there
Is no pleasure for a sane man to be im
prisoned with a lot of crazy persons. I
am inclosing a note for $2500 which I wish
you would indorse and return to me. That
money will make it much easier for me."
A flood of letters and telegrams of con
gratulation have been received by Mr.
Taft on his nomination. His clerical force
is getting out the responses to them as
rapidly as possible. Secretary Taft at
tended the 11 o'clock services today at
All Souls' Unitarian Church.
REBELS TIEJJP RAILROADS
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quartered with their men in readiness to
respond to an emergency call.
Two hundred of the Eighteenth Bat
talion, Mexican Infantry, commanded by
Colonel Luis Ballesteros, arrived tonight
in Juarez, across the river from here, and
will be distributed in the vicinity of that
town. These reinforcements make an
. aggregate of 500 soldiers stationed In
Juarez. Mayor Mateus, in an Interview
this evening, declared that no trouble in
Juarez was anticipated and that the
Eighteenth Battalion had been sent to
the border simply as a precautionary
measure.
Guards were maintained around the Jail
UPON
and public buildings of Juarez and the
arrival of reinforcements is probably re
sponsible for a rumor that the Juarez
officials are informed of a proposition to
attack that city. Governor Cardeleas, of
Coahulla, has telegraphed the Governor
of Durango notifying him that a number
of the men responsible for recent dis
turbances in his state have fled to Du
rango and requesting all possible assist
ance in apprehending the fugitives.
The battalions of regulars, sent by the
federal government to Vlesca, arrived
there today.
RICH RANCHER GIVES MONEY
Aids Mexican Rebels Because of
High Taxes Imposed.
' EL. PASO. Texas, June 28. According to
C. W. Patton, a mining expert, who ar
rived tonight from Torreon. funds for
the uprising In Northern Mexico have
been furnished by a wealthy ranch-owner
near Saltillo. Patton says further:
"Sympathizers of the revolutionists ad
vance as arguments In support of the
Insurrection alleged over-taxation by the
federal government, made more onerous
by failure of crops, the two combining to
make hard times. They claim discrim
ination in favor of foreigners and in
fluental Mexican officials to be uni
versal." Business, he declared, was at a stand
still and excitement intense. At stations
along the line from Torreon to Juarez
there were assembled great crowds of
excited Mexicans. At many of the sta
tions along the route municipal officers
had been sworn in as police to guard
banks and railroad stations. The policy
of the government, according to Mr.
Patten, is to effectually crush the upris
ing before it can gain any further head
way, and to prevent any desertion of
troops who might go over should the
revolutionists develop sufficient strength
to give hope of any success in their move
ment. Mr. Patten said the eldest son' of the
President. Major Porfirio Diaz. Jr., had
been quoted as saying that the govern
ment would lose no time in crushing the
uprising.
J-oeal sympathizers of the revolutionists
say there are between 300 and 400 men In
sympathy with the movement In small
towns of Chihuahua near here and along
the border within a radius of 20 miles
of El Paso. Some extra deputy United
States Marshals have been sworn in here
and there is an unconfirmed report in
circulation that United States Marshal
Eugene Nolt, of San Antonio, will come
to El Paso in a few days.
Mexican Consul Loemune, in an inter
view today, said that any fears he might
have entertained about the situation in
Juarez, across from El Paso, had been
allayed by the arrival of soldiers and
that he was satisfied no trouble would
arise In this immediate section of Mexico.
CREEL ORDERED TO RETURN
Mexico Will Ask Punishment of
Americans in Raid.
CITY OF MEXICO. June 28. Ambassa
dor Enrique C. Creel has been directed to
proceed to Washington immediately. This
sudden change in the plans of the Am
bassador, who had received a long leave
of absence from his government with the
intention of spending a number of months
in his home state of Chihuahua, was oc
casioned by the recent raid on the town
of Las Vacas. The Mexican State De
partment will make strong representa
tions to the State Department in Wash
ington, asking the United States auth
orities In every way to aid in checking
the men who attacked Las ucas, on
the ground that the whole raid was plan
ned and outfitted on American soil.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs said
that every Arherjcan involved in the raids
was subject to extradition as a common
criminal, inasmuch as the acts of vio
lence .committed by them were not di
rected by any revolutionary movement
orgunized on Mexican soil.
Mexico will ask that certain of the
ringleaders who may be captured on
United States soil be tried by the courts
of that nation for a violation of neu
trality lajs.
RIOTERS ATTACK THE MAYOR
Several Reported Killed Troops
Leavefor Scene.
SALTILLO.. Mex.. June 28. Three com
panies of the Seventh Regiment, sta
tioned in Saltillo under the command of
Major Cervantes, were ordered to Viesca,
this state, where, according to Mexican
reports, received, an attack was made
upon the residence of Mayor Thomas
Zertuche, several persons being killed.
The family of Senor Zertuche is reported
to have escaped.
The rioters, numbering about 200, cut
the telegraph wires and tore up the rails
of the Coahuila & Pacific Railroad be
tween Viesca and Torreon. A passenger
train was held up at Parras.
The cause of the riot Is not known, but
it is .presumed that dissatisfaction with
the Mayor is the cause of the trouble.
The local companies of cavalry left on a
special train for the scene.
NEUTRALITY LAWS TO BE KEPT
Texas Will Do All Possible to Pre
vent Any Violation.
WASHINGTON. June 28. The State
Department today received a telegram
from Governor Campbell of Texas, as
suring the Federal Government that
the Slate of Texas will do all in her
power to prevent violation of the neu
trality laws as a result of the reported
revolution In Northern Mexico,
i Las Vacos, which was attacked on
Thursday, is directly opposite Del Rio,
Texas. Acting Secretary of State Adee
yesterday sent a message to the Gov
ernor of Texas, asking that he use
every means to prevent any violation
of- the neutrality laws In connection
with the disturbances along the Texas
Mexican border. The Mexican govern
ment had requested this Government
to take such precautionary measures.
SITUATION - . HAS
IMPROVED
Military Forces in Control and Revo
lutionists Flee.
DEL RIO. Texas. June 28. The situ
ation in Las Placas has materially im
proved and the military forces are in
complete control of the town. The
revolutionary forces have fled toward
the mountains and are being pursued
by cavalry. Communication was re
opened Sunday and it Is possible for
those who are well known to the Mex
ican authorities to pass over into Mex
ico. It is positively known that nine sol
diers and twelve revolutionists were
killed.
Xo New Developments.
EAGLE PASS. Tex., June 28. There Are
no new developments here in the revo
lution in Mexico. Ciudad Porflrlo Diaz
is quiet. The town and military authori
ties patrol their territory and guards are
stationed at all outlying entrances to the
city. Soldiers are forming scouting par
ties in the surrounding country.
Federal Troops Not Needed.
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. June 2S. Of
ficers at Fort Sam Houston are kept
posted upon the progress pf the so-called
revolution in Northern Mexico, but have
received no orders to make any prepara
tions to march to the border. The con
census of opinion among them is that
no Federal troops will be needed.
ROADS DOING WELL
Especially Those Not Depend
ing on Steel and Lumber.
MAKE NO CUT IN WAGES
Commissioner Lane Receives En
couraging Reports From Rail
ways of Country Lehigh
Valley Shows Increase.
WASHINGTON, June 28. "Returns
generally from the railroads show that
thoBe roads not dependent upon coal,
steel and lumber industries have been,
doing very well recently." said Commis
sioner Lane of the Interstate Commerce
Commission today.- "Of course they haMe
not done so well as last year. Generally,
they have decided not to make" any re
ductions either in wages or in rates of
freight affecting the next three months,
which is an indication that they believe
that business will keep up.
"There are some curious things about
prevailing conditions," continued Mr.
Lane," for Instance, the Lehigh Valley
the other day gave us a report of the
earnings for the five months of the
present calendar year together with
similar reports covering the preceding
five years and the showing tills year was
larger than that of any other year during
the period indicated.
"The prospect for large crops in the
West is extremely good. Railroad men
do not expect normal conditions to be
recovered suddenly, but look for steady
improvement.
"The railroads must spend money in
maintaining the road bed. and equipment
of their lines in order to meet the de
mands of commerce because they are
most seriously embarrassed when they
are not able to handle business offered
them, and there is no doubt that there
is an abundance of money In the United
States which can be secured for legiti
mate railroad investment. This was shown
by the floating of the Pennsylvania bond
issue.
"The railway rate act is admitted by
candid railroad men themselves to have
been of inestimable value. The enforce
ment of the law against rebatmg and our
tenacious purpose to stop discrimination
have held them up to a conformity to
the law that is without precedent."
SHAH PROCLAIMS AMNESTY
Makes Further Attempt to Secure
Peace in Teheran.
WASHINGTON, June 28. In a further
effort to restore tranquillity to the City
of Teheran, the scene of the recent riots
in Persia, the Shah has proclaimed a
general amnesty, according to a cable
gram received tonight by General
Mortesa, the Persian Minister.
GLOOMY TIMES IX TEHERAN
People in Despair and Half Starred
Soldiers Eager for Loot.
LONDON, June 28. A dispatch to the
Times from Teheran paints a gloomy
picture of the situation. It says that
general uncertainty exists and that the
feeling of Insecurity Is Increasing. The
people are driven to despair and half
starved soldiers eager for loot commit
flagrant acts of violence and plunder.
Meanwhile the royal camp is increasing
in strength and is said now to number
10,000 men. General Llakhoff is the
master of the situation and is ruling as
an absolute independent viceroy. The
Shah, the dispatch concludes, seems to
have no programme for the future ad
ministration of the country. .
MORMONS ROTTEN EGGED
Then Hose Is Turned on Them to
Break Up Meeting.
ROLLA, Mo., June 28. Twenty-two
Mormons who arrived here yesterday
to preach Mormonism on the streets
were "egged" last night and after
wards drenched with water from a fire
hose. The water was not. turned on
the preachers until the eggs, a band of
music and preaching of a Salvation
Army corps failed to break up the
meeting.
An egg was broken on the head of
one of the Mormons while he was pray
ing. The water caused the Mormons
to take to their heels. One of the
Mormons made a short address in front
of the Grant Hotel this morning. He
FOR PIMPLES, TOO
New Discovery Cures Eczema and Eradi
cates Minor Skin Troubles Orer Night.
A few months ago the dispensers of
poslam, the new discovery for the
cure of eczema, decided to allow the
druggists of the- country to handle it.
Previous to that time it could only be
obtained direct from the laboratories.
Since this change in the method of
distribution, poslam has met with the
most phenomenal success of anything
introduced to the drug trade in the' last
30 years. All the leading druggists,
including the Skidmore Drug Co., in
Portland aro now carrying the special
50-cent size recently adopted, also the
$2 jar.
This great fcjecess is not surprising
when it is remembered that, in eczema
cases, poslam stops the Itching with
first application, proceeds to heal im
mediately, and cures chronic cases in
a few weeks. In minor skin troubles,
such as pimples, blackheads, acne,
herpes, blotches, rash, etc., results
show after an overnight application.
Experimental samples of poslam are
sent to anyone by mall free of charge,
by the Emergency Laboratories, 32
West Twenty-fifth Street, New York
City.
ATHLETES
TO KEEP IK GOOD TRIM
MUST LOOK WELL TO THE
CONDITION OF THE SKIN.
TO THIS END THE BATH
SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH
HAND
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AH Grocen ?nd Druggists,
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If you're going among strangers remember they don't
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but the cold, critical stranger will simply size you up by the
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By taking advantage of our Enlargement Sale reductions
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saiif that no further effort would be
made to conduct services in Rolla, and
that the band would leave here.
HUNDREDS VISIT MR. BRYAN
Democrats Make Pilgrimage to Com
moner's Home in Lincoln.
LINCOLN, Neb., June 28. The party of
Illinois Democrats traveling in auto
mobiles' from Chicago to the Democratic
National convention at Denver arrived
at Lincoln shortly after 10 o'clock to
night, following a trying day on roads
between here and Omaha that were
almost impassable on account of mud and
high water.
The party was met some miles outside
the city by Lincoln automobilists, who
piloted them to the Lincoln Hotel, where
a crowd of 400 Bryan volunteers, headed
by Mayor Brown, gave them an en
thusiastic welcome. Tomorrow the Illi
nois men in a body will visit Mr. Bryan
at Fairview.
The Bryan country home today drew
THE DOCTOR says "drink beer" to the weak and the
convalescent. To those who need strength need a food and
a tonic. If it is good for them, isn't it good for you?
The virtue of beer does not lie in the alcohol. There
is only 7XA per cent, of that.
It lies in the malted barley a digested food. And in
the hops a tonic and an aid to sleep.
It lies, too, in the fact that the drinking of beer flushes
the system of waste. So would water, of course, if one
drank enough of it. But you don't drink water like beer.
When beer is pure there is nothing more healthful. And
Schlitz beer is pure. It brings no after-effects, no biliousness.
But better go without beer than to drink the wrong beer.
That is why the Doctor generally says "Drink Schlitz."
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the largest crowd since the pilgrimage
to Lincoln began. A number of Nebraska
Democrats and strangers in the city made
the trip to the "farm," and Lincoln peo
ple who accompanied them swelled the
crowd to considerable proportions.
One of Mr. Bryan's visitors who was
with him a considerable this after
noon was Willis J. Abbott, of the
Democratic National committee press
bureau. Mr. Abbott, after his visit to
Fairview said he believed the Vice-Presidential
race was entirely an open one.
Speaking only for himself, he said he
did not consider - Governor Johnson a
serious factor in the contest for second
place.
The Star Brewery's famous Hop Gold
beer is unexcelled in all respects and is
highly recommended for its strength and
health-giving qualities. Orders for bot
tled beer receive prompt attention.
Phone East 46. Home phone B 1146.
BARCELONA. June 28. A policeman
who was injured in the bomb explosion
yesterday in one of the lavatories of a
public square, died today of his wounds.
Nine persons have been arrested.
The BeerThat Made Milwaukee Famous
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What?
Coot With Electricity
fci limy
Since
"Seeing is Relieving"
You can see the above question
answered by attending the practi
cal demonstrations that will be
made at the Supply Department
of the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Co., 147 Seventh Street,
between Morrison -and Alder, at
10 A. M. and 2:30 P. M. daily for
a week, beginning Tuesday the
30th. An expert demonstrator
has been engaged for this' purpose.
Main 6688
Ask for the Brewery Bottling.
Common beer is sometimes substituted for Schlitx.
To avoid being imposed upon, see that the cork or crown is branded SchHtt.
Phone Main 2779
Sherwood & Sherwood
8 Front St., S. E. cor. Ankeny St.
Portland
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