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THE MOKXIJNl OKiiliOMAX, TUESDAY, JULY 21", 190S. 4 TO . PUBLIC CRITICISM Taft Defends Right of People -.as in Interest of . Justice. PEOPLE SHARE IN WORK Dedication of Xeiv Courthouse in Virginia Furnishes Opportunity for Comment on Adminis tration of . Justice. HOT SPRINGS. Va.. July 20. William H. Taft was today given a warm recep tion on the occasion of the opening of the Circuit Court and the dedication of the new Courthouse of Bath County, at Ger mantown. . The occasion . .called out of their homes hundreds of mountaineers, who traveled long distances to see the Republican candidate for President and then joined In an enthusiastic welcome to the visitor. Judge Taft spoke to them on the ad ministration of Justice by the courts. The feeling of responsibility among the peo ple of this country for the Government and the courts, he said, was brought about by the fact that people are called upon to act on juries and in other ways to help to decide the issues brought before the courts. Right to Criticise Courts. "As long." he said, "as the people see' that these are their courts and that when they go wrong and injustice results, they "ought to. be' ashamed of the , wrong and feel that they are responsible for it, you can count upon a continuation of a free .government." He upheld the right tt citizens to crit icise properly the courts, so that "those who administer justice may feel that they are under the critical eyes of the men and women who are entitled to have the courts of the people administered . without fear or favor." Sorry He Left Bench. ."I cannot go Into the atmosphere of a courtroom." said Mr. Taft. "without a feeling of dcvp regret that I ever left it, because for 11 years I was on the bench. I cannot refrain from commenting on what was to me, excepting only the fam ily relation, the most intimate friendship and sweetest relation I have ever ex perienced in my life." He congratulated the people of Bath County because the political parties were so equally divided in the county. "For." he continued, "where a party is constantly In control so as 'to be over whelmingly the victor every time, it is with difficulty that the evil men are kept out of the administration of the government." . Great applause interrupted the speaker. RIVAL FOR HAMBURG LINE German Prince' Preparing to Form Opposition Company. BERLIN. July ,20 Prince Christian Kraft Hohenlohe-OehrinKen. who has a large interest in the Deutsche Levante Steamship Company 'of Hamburg, is pre paring, according to the Kletne Journal, to found a system of great shipping lines in opposition to the Hamburg-American Line. . Prince Egon Fuerstenburg, the Emperor's most intimate- friend, has agreed, the Journal' affirms, to become a heavy shareholder in the new enterprise. In a four-column article, written in a spirit of opposition to the prospect. Herr Ballin. director-general of the Hamburg American Line, affirms that Prince Hohenlohe-Oehrlngen presently will an nounce the new company's plans for com peting with Lloyds and the Hamburg American lines for American and other trade. NIAGARA GIVEN VACATION American Falls Vnharnessetl During Repairs to Power Plant. BUFFALO. X. Y.. July 20. For four flays at least the American Niagara Falls will practically be unharnessed. At midnight the flow Into the tunnel of the Niagara Falls Power Company was shut off and workmen put in place the Immense bulkhead which has been in course of construction for several- weeks. Experienced workmen were immediately sent into the tunnel, which is more than a mite ions. They will repair the damage caused by the rush of the waters for the last six years, and the battering of the ice Jams against the less durable roof. MURDERERS DIE IN CHAIR Current Burns Hair Off Italian Vhen Electrocuted. OS SINNING, N. Y. July 20. -Charles H. Rogers and Angelo Laudiro were elec trocuted In Sing Sing Prison today. In the case of Laudlro a bright flame from the electrodes at his head was noticed after the contact, and there was an odor of burning hair. Rogers killed Willis and Ffederick Olney. farmers, near Middhtown. N. Y., and murdered Alice Ingrik, Olney's house keeper, after assaulting her. The object of the deeds was robbery. Rtfgers es- . caped. but a year later was arrested in Los Anpreles. Laurilro murdered a fellow-Italian. FIND GRAFT AT M0L0KAI .Miens Pay Tor Jons on Xew Leper Hospital Work. HONOLVLl. July 20. The Federal grand Jury, which has just completed an Investigation of the Government wonk on the leper island of Molokai. which' consists In the construction 6f a big leprosarium or hospital for the patients, has discovered that all the employes- engaged in this work are aliens and that they pay 20 per cent of their wages to persons who prcMure them their situations. ' The report of the Jury urges that American citizens be employed on all Federal and public works. HER DEATH A MYSTERY San Francisco Woman's Corpse " Found Wedged in Doorway. SAN FRANCISCO. July 20. The polica UTS OPEN are today investigating an extraordinary accident which, according to the state ment of Patrick Hare, living in an out lying portion of the city, caused the death early this morning of his wife. Hare states that he awoke this morning to find himself gazing at the dead body of his wife, -her head, closely wedged between the jam of the bedroom door and the back of a chair, which, in some way, had been tilted Into the entranc3. Hare says that as soon as he had re covered from the shock and satisfied him self that his wife was dead, he telephoned to the morgue and lei. the body in the position in which he discovered it until the officials arrived. The officials found the body hanging oetween the doorjamb and the chair back. . Hare Is a freight foreman for the South ern Pacific Railroad. He says that he re tired, early last night, anu that his wife, who was but 24 years old, went out to visit some neighbors during the evening and that he did not cee ner again until he awoke to gaze Into her staring eyes this morning. The neighbors whom she visited say that she imbibed freely of in toxicating liquor during the evening and was under the Influence of the liquor when she started to return to her homo later In the evening. WALKER'S MEMORY 61111 SAYS HE DOES XOT REMEMBER ROBBING BAXK. Officials of Connecticut Institution Take Xo Stock in . Any of Absconder's Stories- NEW BRITAIN. Conn.. July 20. E. N. Stanley, treasurer of the New Britain Savings Bank, when shown the. statement made today by William F. Walker, the absconding treasurer of the bank, who is being brought from Mexico to Hartford for trial, to the, ef fect that Walker denied looting the bank of $565,000, and that he had made a statement to 'the bank, said that like all other statements made by Walker, there was no dependence to be placed upon it Stanley explained that when J. P. Pease went to see Walker at Ensenada, the latter gave him a letter to the di rectors of the bank, in which Walker said that his mind for several months before he left New Britain was a blank; that he had no recollection of losing the money: that he had no remem brance of dealing with anyone in ref erence to it, and that it was not until he was on a train bound for the west with a ticket in hla pocket, that his memory returned, but even then he could not recall the events of many preceding months. He had a vague recollection, how ever, of dealing with some men, but could not recollect the influence they held over him. SAYS OTHERS GOT THE MONEY Walker Refuses to Say Where Stolen Cash Went. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. July 20. William F. Walker, absconding cashier of the New Britain, Conn., Savings Bank, whose extradition from Mexico was achieved only after he had spent months in jail at Ensenada, departed today for New Britain, a prisoner In the custody of E. F. Egan, Chief of Police of that city. Before leaving this city. Walker freely talked of the crime, to which he has confessed, and, while denying that he had looted the bank of $365,000. as has been alleged, he refused to give even an estimate of his shortage, saying: "I 'have already made a statement to the officials of the bank, and it remains for them to say whether or not this in formation is to be made public I do not care to make any statements relative to the accusation that I lost large sums of the bank's money to a gang of wire tappers or other swindlers, but I will state that I never received a dollar of the sum missing. "My sole wish and desire since leaving New Britain has Been to make restitu tion to the bank. I fled because I knew my ability as a money-maker and up to the last I have felt confident that I could repay every dollar through the mining interests I have acquired since reaching Mexico." Walker expressed himself as deeply touched by the loyalty of his family, and expressed pride that the bank, of which he had been cashier for 22 years, had been able to survive the loss it had sustained. MAY TEST LOUISIANA LAW Betting Men to Hold Short Series of New Orleans Races. NEW ORLEANS. July 20. Much in terest is centered here In the outcome of tl.e so-called anti-racing law, which went into effect today, prohibiting bookmaklng, betting or gambling in any form on horse races. The races at the track of the Louisiana Driving Club were discontinued Saturday, but the interest lies principally in the ef fect of the law upon the long racing season which has been a feature every Winter in New Orleans for more than a century. No definite plans have yet been made by the owners of the two big racing parks, but it probably will be arranged to hold short meetings at both tracks during the coming Winter and the law may be given a test. TURN ALL ORATORS LOOSE Chicago Council Recommends Clem ency to Socialist Agitators. LOS ANGELES. July 20. The City Council this afternoon ordered the repeal of a section of the city ordinance em powering the police commission to Issue permits authorizing street speaking and ad'lpted a resolution recommending the dismissal of cases now pending against more than a score of Socialists who are prisoners in the city Jail. As a result, eleven of the Socialists were discharged from custody and the others will be driven their liberty tomor row as soon as the committing magis trates are located. The repeal of the ordinance and the adoption of the resolution occurred after a notable demonstration by Socialist sympathizers. Girl Killed by Hydrophobia. NEW YORK, July 20. Hydrophobia has caused the death of Florence Klrkman. 6-year-old daughter of Ralph Kirkman. of Brooklyn. For hours before the child was removed from her home to a hospital her cries could be heard all over the neighborhood where she lived. Six weeks ago the child was bitten in the hand by a mongrel dog. The wound seemed to heal and nothing more was thought of the In cident until about a week ago, when the girl began to get spells of dizziness. Another Ohio Bank Gone. WASHINGTON. July 20. The First National Bank of Rock Creek. Ohio, capitalized at $35,000, was closed today. See Rosenthal's window, shoe bargains. NEW YORK SAFE FOR TAFT TICKET Republicans Are United and Democrats Have No Hope of Carrying State. CANNOT TOLERATE BRYAN Tammany Loyalty Is a Bluff, Up State Is Lukewarm and Cleve land Democrats Are Openly Hostile Hitchcock Pleased. BY LLOYD F. LONERGAN. NEW YORK. July 19. (Special.) With National Chairman Hitchcock on the ground, and National Treasurer George R. Sheldon busily mapping out plans to secure ammunition, the Republican cam paign in the Empire State may be con sidered as being under way. Mr. Hitch cock, following his usual custom, is not inclined to be talkative, but it is known that he is decidedly pleased with the lo cal outlook. He has talked wlih a num ber of leaders, all of whom assure him that Taft and Sherman will carry New York by at least 100.000. There are three things that cause the National chairman to feel confident: the closing up of the Republican ranks, bus!- ness men's distrust of Bryan, and bicker ings among the Democrats. Republicans in this section are convinced that the Middle West will be the battle-ground this year, and that the campaign in New York will be more perfunctory than it has been since Cleveland's days. Of course the local organization will "whoop it up," but the amount of money that will be expended will not come anywhere near the total on tap in past campaigns, all of which is sad news for the heelers. Although President Roosevelt expects to keep out of the lime light this Summer, he is keenly interested in the result in his home state. Several second-class poli ticians, encouraged by the prospect of a "sweep," have lightning rods 'out for the gubernatorial nomination, but they are beginning to realize theft they might as well take them In again. Wants High-Class Ticket. The news from Oyster Bay Is that the President absolutely insists upon the nomination of a high-class ticket, which will be a help and not a hindrance to Taft. Possibly Mr. Roosevelt thinks 'of his own experience in 1904, when he car ried the state by 148,000 and an unpopular gubernatorial candidate drifted in by 75, 000. It is pretty well understood that while there is no absolute "Roosevelt choice'' this year, yet the man selected must meet with the President's approba tion. And none of the local leaders, feel disposed to brave the anger of the Chief Executive. "I do not know who we will select for Governor." said one well-known politician today, "but you can accept It from me that no peanut statesman will carry off the nomination. We have no intention of taking any chances." On paper, Taft ' has two elements of weakness; among the negroes, because of the Brownsville case. and with labor men owing to his attitude on injunctions during the time he was on the United States bench. Republican leaders have carefully canvassed these two classes of voters, and are more than encouraged by what they have discovered. Colored Voters in Line. . The defection in the colored vote will be very small. Had the election been held the day after Taft was nominated it would have cut a considerable figure in the result. But the trouble is dying away, and the negroes are lining up with the Republican party as usual. There was a meeting of the Garnet Republican Club In Brooklyn the other evening. This organization is one of the most influential negro bodies in the East. One speaker, Henry Jackson by name, but otherwise unknown to fame, made the hit of the evening. "They say the nigger in the Browns ville regiment got a raw deal." he re marked. "Maybe they did. They say tne KepuDiican party gave us that raw deal. Maybe it did. But the Democratic party gives us a raw. deal all the time, and always will. So why should we go back on the Republicans for one little slap?" This speech seems to sum ud the no- eltion of the negroes. They -intend to forgive that "one slap." Some of. them are still growling, of course, but Influ ential men of the race say the trouble Is about over. Taft will lose the votes of a number of Republican working men. but experts who nave analyzed tne situation say the num ber will not reach 30,000 in the entire state. They also look for an increased Socialist vote, the bulk of which will come from the Democratic party. His Only Weak Spots. These are the only two elements of weakness that Taft possesses, and are more than counterbalanced by. his ele ments of strength. It is a month since the nomination was made, but up to date not one single Republican has announced his intention of bolting the ticket, and this is a time-honored Institution, too. Why. even in 1904. one Republican form ally bolted Roosevelt, and made speeches for Parker. For the benefit of the curious. It might be said that his name is Henry D. Hamilton and he lived in Brooklyn, also; after the . election he moved to Nyack, which Is further away from Oyster Bay. Every county leader reports that the voters Ir. his territory are harmonious, and satisfied wltn the ticket. They also find that Taft is gTowing In strength among all classes. Bryan will be knifed by business men and financiers who are ordinarily Demo crats. They regard him as unsteady and unreliable. "He has done nothing but talk for twelve years." to quote one Wall street broker, "and he has changed his line of talk every few months. His idea of a 'paramount issue' is something that should be advocated today, so that it can be repudiated tomorrow. Heaven knows what he would do in the White House." Xot All for Bryan. At the Denver convention the anti Tammany Democrats (there were a few in the delegation) went on record for Johnson and Gray, although, under the unit rule, the entire 78 votes were deliv ered to Bryan. Thess up-state men did not support Bryan in 18S6 or 1900. neither will they line up for him this year, al though they will maintain their party regularity. The McCarren Democrats, ' who were kicked out of the National councils by Bryan's orders, dutifully held a meeting this week and formally indorsed the National ticket. "Why did we do it?" repeated one leader when questioned. "To demonstrate our regularity, of course. But I fear that we will not be able to keep the voters in line for Bryan in November." and he smiled. The Cleveland Democrats, so-called, are all off the party reservation. Bryan's ac tion in compelling the "revision" of Al ton B. Parker's eulogy has aroused their Ire. They never have voted for Bryan, oUinaris "THE QUEEN Bottled Only at the Apollinaris Spring, Neuenahr, Germany, and Only with its Own-Natural Gas and many of them believe It is too late to get the habit now. Tammany leaders admit that Taft's diplomatic handling of the Friars dispute in the Philippines will gain him many thousands of Catholic votes. Kern Handicap to Bryan. Republicans figure that Kern, although practically unknown in New York, will prove a handicap to Bryan. Kern is an intimate friend of Tom Taggart. and .was his lawyer during all the legal warfare centering around French Lick, Taggart's Indiana gambling resort. Kern, in -consequenoe. bears the gam bling taint, and will prove objectionable to many church people. This Taggart Kern alliance, by the way, will undoubt edly be one of the keynotes of the cam paign. Nobody is .paying much attention to the Independence League, although its threat to hold a "National Convention" has not been withdrawn. The general opinion is that Hearst will not stand up to be counted this year. Republicans are con vinced that if there is a Hearst ticket It will help them, and if Hearst allies himself with Bryan, it is a matter of only trifling Importance, so they have practically eliminated him from their cal culations. Republicans Are J.'nited. This is the situation as Republican leaders see it. Taft has a united party back of him. and is fighting a disorgan ized army of Democrats, who march to battle knowing they are defeated before a single blow is struck. And the G. O. P. figures that all they need to do is to see that the voters do not forget to register. Mr. Hitchcock is a cautious, careful general, anxious to be sure of results, as he demonstrated In the search for Taft delegates. He is pleased with the reports he has received here, hut is verifying them himself. He does not want to take any chances In New York, and will not, but already he Is pretty well convinced that New York Is safely anchored in the Repub lican column, and that the real battle field will be in the Central West. - . COMPROMISE DAMAGE SUIT Case Handled by Heney Dismissed in Yreka Circuit Court. TREKA,' Cal., July 20. (Special.) The $65,000 damage suit instituted by Abel Ady. of Klamath County, Oregon, against the Klamath Lake Railroad Company, In the Superior Court of this county last May, has been dismissed. The action for damages was com menced in this county May 11 for al leged injuries received by the plairrtiff in a wreck at Thrall. At the time that the papers were filed the case attract ed a great deal of interest, not only for the large amount involved, but also the fact that Francis J. Heney, the San Francisco Assistant District At torney, was attorney for plaintiff. It is not known how the matter was adjusted, but it Is understood a satis factory settlement of the case was arrived at by the respective parties. Chicago Tires or Chop Suey. CHICAGO, July 20. The Chinese restaurant business in Chicago is on the decline. Several chop suey resorts have closed during the last two months, and the condition of affairs is so alarm ing that Chinese restaurant keepers held a meeting last night to discuss the matter. Wah Moy, who has a chop suey restaurant in West Madison street, predicted that this savory Chinese dish would be only a memory In side of a year or two. "If it were not for the American dishes that we now serve," said Wah Moy, "there would not be a Chinese chop suey place left in Chicago." Warships Reach Manila. MANILA, July 20. The battleships Maine and Alabama, composing the spe cial service squadron, which is going around the world, in advance of the American Atlantic fleet, arrived here to day. The run from Guam, from which island they sailed July 14, was uneventful. The weather was calm. The battleships will coal here and start for Singauore July 27. R efrigerators YOTJ NEED THEM THIS WEATHEE! Our ordinary "lower-than-others" prices are even exceeded in the effort we will make to dispose of oar entire Refrigerator stock daring the balance of this month. . If our lower rents and lower expenses make onr ordinary prices lower, is it not well worth your time to seriously consider what we can offer yon on a sale of this kind? OF TABLE WATERS." . GALLAGHER ASKS WARRANT ACCUSES GREEK OF DYXAMIT IXG HIS HOME. Alleges Attempt Was Made Against His Life and Lives of Mem bers of His Family. SAN FRANCISCO, July 20. Instead of gaining his release on a writ of habeas corpus, heard before -Judge Carroll Cook today, John Claudianes, the man who is being held as a suspect In the case of the wrecking of the home of Former su pervisor James L. Gallagher, was ar rested upon warrants issued by Police Judge Shorten and turned over to the Chief of Police of San Francisco. The complaint upon which the warrant for the arrest of Claudianes was issued was sworn to by Gallagher himself, and changes John and Peter Claudianes and John Doe and Richard Roe with a Iel ony for having attempted the life of Gal lagher on the night of April 22, last, when they placed dynamite or some other ex plosive under the hauee in Oakland in which Gallagher, his wife and children were at the time. Judge Cook dismissed the writ and re manded the prisoner into the hands of the Chief of Police at once. District At torney Langdon, who conducted the pro ceedings in court personally, renised positively to say whom the warrants is sued in' the names of John Doe and Rich ard Roe are presumed to cover. According to a sensational story pub lished today, John Claudianes, at the time he made his alleged confession of romnlicitv In the dynamiting: of Gal lasher's house In Oakland, also told of a proposal made to mm to poison cer tain persons who were backing the prosecution of the grait cases, rso con firmation of the story could be had from the District Attorney's office and hut little credence is placed in It. Information from Reno, where Peter Claudianes was at the time the confes sion of his brother John was published in . the papers here, is to the effect that Peter made a tacit confession of his guilt when the newspapers bearing the account of his brother's arrest reached Reno. The alleged admission of guilt - was made to Alice Riddling, a chamber maid employed in the hotel in Reno, where Peter Claudianes was living at the time. During a conversation with the woman, he said: "There's a piece in the paper about me, I did something down below, and they want me. It is said that Peter Claudianes lost a good deal of money over the gambling tables in the Nevada City, and that when ever he needed more cash he telegraphed or telephoned to San Francisco for a fresh supply and always got it. Peter left the hotel and disappeared from Reno the day following that on which the San Francisco newspapers, with the account of his brother's arrest arrived in Reno. The police are still ignorant of his whereabouts. Judge Riner Will Recover. CHEYENNE, Wyo.. July 20. Judge John A. Riner, of the United States Cir cuit Court of Wyoming, who was in Jured In an automobile accident Sun day evening is resting comfortably to day and no serious results are antici pated. The Judge has one fractured rib and slight bruises. Other members of his family who were in the party escaped uninjured, although the auto mobile turned completely over. Telephone War in Iowa. WEBSTER CITY. Ia.. July 20. The State of Iowa becomes fair to become the battleground In a war between the Bell and allied telephone Interests. As a result of the Bell company buying up independent lines in Dubuque and at other points recently, a company com posed of the many independent con cerns In the state with a J20,000,000 capital to tight the Bell concern has been organized:. First Esperanto Congress. CHAUTAUQUA. N. Y., July 20. The first National Congress of Esperanttsts NEWPORT YAQUINA BAY Oregon's Matchless Beach Resort The Place to Go for Perfect Rest and All Sorts of Healthful and Delightful Recreation. ITS FACILITIES ARE COMPLETE Best of food and an abundance of it. Fresh water from springs. All modern necessities, such as telegraph, telephone, markets freshly provided every day. Fuel in abund ance. Pottages partly furnished or unfurnished to be had cheaply. Strict municipal sanitary regula tions. SUMMER EXCURSION RATES From AH Point in the Northwest NEWPORT is reached by way of the Southern Pacific to Albany or Corvallis, thence Corvallis & Eastern H. B. Train service daily and the trip a pleasure throughout. Leave Portland 8 :15 A. M., main line via Albany, or 7 A. M. via West Side line. RATES FBOM PORTLAND Season Tickets, on sale daily $6.00 Stturday-to-Monday Tickets $3.00 Call at the city ticket office of the Southern Pacific, Third and Washington streets, in Portland, or at any S. P. agency elsewhere, for complete information. WM. McMTJRRAY, General Passenger Agent, Southern Pacific Co. Lines in Oregon, Portland, Or. ever held in America met here today, with M. Esmond Private, of Geneva. Switzerland, presiding. Messages of greeting have been received from tne Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition and from Dr. H. W. Yemans, of the Phil ippines. The first Esperanto flag was raised on the college green today with elaborate exercises. - Import Xo Canadian Cattle. LONDON. July 20. Sir Edward Strachey, member of Parliament for CAN YOU DIGEST' thereby partially digesting the food before it enters the stom ach. The "sunny" food the sustaining food.' " FORCE" it made of the best white wheat, steam-cooked, rolled into thin flskes, combined with the purest barley-malt and baked. Always "crisp" it before serving it by pouring into pan and warming it in oven. Then serve In large dish with cream, piling the flakes in one side of .the dish and pouring the cream in the other side, dipping the flakes at eaten. Your grocer sells it. No other Flaked Food is "Just as good. " ft X. For the Nursing Mother i The mother'i health sod strength sre of vital f IZj importance during the nurting period Digetto f it J Malt Extract it a highly concentrated, pre- - 5lkgS3 digested liquid food, which hat not only the i i J power to digeit other foodt, but alto to create I 1 frt I new rich blood, and fatty matter necetttry to the I i7-f- r . JrJ-U I formation of ttrength-giving milk. I CJ Yt extract, J Palatable and Efficient rs:;r;ci5jf At ti Dmg sttm trjTs:"- 'rSz$ THEO. HAMM BREWING CO., ST. PAUL 1 the South Division of Somerset, and representative of the Board of Agri culture, dashed the hopes of those who had advocated the Importance of Ca.-' nadian cattle by stating definitely In the House of Commons this afternoon1 that the government had no present in-;' tentlon of proposing legislation leroov. lng the prohibition of such Importation. Hamllcar went from Carthage and landed near Palermo. He had a fleet of 2OO0 ship and Soon small vessels and a land fore of aOO.OOO men. At the battle in which hi was defeated 1BA.O0O were slain. STARCH ? Starch that is half-digested ferments and breeds germs and these cause appen- dicitis,and other bowel disorders. In the making of the starch in the wheat is convert ed into dextrine by our scientific malting process