t
WILL RENEW WAR
ADMITS USE OF
WHAT ROOSEVELT
CURTIS T
POKES HOLES IN
ON RENO GAMBLERS
IS FREE TO SHOOT
GOVERNMENT FEED
BY LABOR 11
STATE'S E
VIDENCE
ANTI-GAMBLING LEAGVE AIMS
TO REFORM NEVADA.
LIMIT TO PRESIDENT'S HUNT
ING IN EAST AFRICA.
MOORE DECLARES OFFICERS
SAID IT WAS CUSTOMARY.
BURTON
ADMITS
URNS
GDMPERS
SCORED
GHASTLY
CRIME
BRYAN'S LOGIC
' 4
Taft Exposes Fallacy of
Tariff Fable.
SPEAKS TO IMMENSE CROWDS
Mew York State Receives
Ohioan With Open Arms.
SUGAR SPEECH AT YONKERS
Tells Besldents- How Much They
Would Profit and How Their In
dustries Would Flourish Cn
der Nenraskan's Policies.
TROT. X. T.. Oct. 27. The Industries of
the crties and towns which line the banks
of the picturesque Hudson from Greater
New York to Troy -were made the text of
the speeches of W. H. Taft today to the
people of these cities and towns.
Yonkers smiled on the big form of the
ohioan through a heavy shower. He
talked at length to as many as could get
Into the largest theater and then ad
dressed those who stood and waited In the
rain, whose number was even greater.
Mr. Bryan spoke In Tonkers today, and
siring he understood his distinguished
opponent had charged that the Republican
party had done nothing - for labor Mr.
Taft first asserted that the policies of the
Itpiibllran party had been chiefly devoted
to the Interests of labor and then pointed
out that with protective policy the sugar
refining industry was made possible, the
chief enterprise of the city.
Refutes Bryan's ArsnmenU.
'Certainly Mr. Bryan was a bold man
to advocate such views In a town like
Yonkers." continued Mr. Taft. "which
I believe Is one of the greatest manufac
turing towns In proportion to Its slse in
the State of New York and Is dependent
upon the protective system."
As a sample. Mr. Taft said, "of the utter
Impractical, destructive character of Mr.
Bryan's recommendation with reference
to economic reforms." he would cite what
Mr. Bryan would do with the Yonkers
Sugar Refinery, assuming for argument,
that tha refinery was in a trust. Mr. Taft
said:
"He would take off the differential on
sugar that protection which is necessary
to enable us to have any sugar refineries
In this country. It would cause the estab
lishment of refineries In Germany, and all
of your population here dependent on this
refinery would ba affected. And not only
would It destroy the trust, but with It
the independent refineries.
Opposed to Monopoly.
The Republican party is Just as much
opposed to monopoly as the Democratic
party," Mr. Taft announced later.
"It passed and enforced the anti-trust
law. It believes in going directly at the
evil of monopoly by punishing men for
continuing it rather than by destroying
the industries and the great combinations
of capital that have much utility and are
of such benefit to the wage-earners. It
believes In stamping out the evil and not
stamping out the corporation."
Tarrytown. Peeksklll and Flshklll land
ing listened in the rain to short speeches
delivered by the candidate from the rear
of his car. The dampness did not seem
to dull the ardor of the citliens. When
the Taft special reached Poughkeepsle at
1 o'clock the rain had Just ceased and the
sun came out brightly. He was driven to
the Collinwood Opera House, which, was
crowded to the doors. A class of girls
from Vassar College tried to "get" Judgs
Taft's speech In shorthand, and an enthu
siast in the gallery attracted brief atten
tion by shouting:
Jokes About Smile.
"He surely wears 'the smile that won't
come off.' "
"It will still be there next Tuesday." re
joined Judge Tift and in his hope the
audience seemed to concur. Here the Re
publican candidate reverted to Mr.
Bryan's Issue. "Shall tlie people rule?"
" -Shall the people ruler has stranded."
lie declared. "The truth is that the propo
sition that the people had not ruled up to
this date met with so much ridicule that
It has faded out as an Issue."
Mr. Taft was so much in demand by
the immense crowd outside the theater
when he emerged, that he made a second
speech from the steps of the Republican
headquarters building. Another brief
speech was made a: Hudon, after which
the special ran to Schenectady where
nearly three hours were occupied by the
undulate In the delivery of three
speeches, all of them predominant with
the labor Issues. The employes of the
American Locomotive works were spoken
to first, receiving the candidate with
much show of enthusiasm.
The Taft special was delayed so It was
nearly lrt o'clock before It reached Cthoes.
where a monster meeting was addressed.
The Interests of labor were talked of at
each place and enthusiasm was at a
high pitch. The theory of protection, as
explained by Mr. Taft. was heartily ap
plauded and the candidate remarked that
the people of Cohoea. an Industrial cen
ter had to be awake to their own in
terests. In this connection he said that
Mr. Bryan was the author of the state
ment In the Democratic platform, "pro
tection Is the robbery of the many for
the benefit of the few."
Compliments to Troy Laundries.
Troy mas reached at 10:30 o'clock. The
immense Bolton hall was packed and
tConoluded on Fa- a.)
Lieutenant Also Testifies He Had
Xominal Title to Horse Fed
on Federal Forage.
DETROIT, Oct. 27. When the court
martial of Captain Charles G. French,
quartermaster of the Seventh United
States Infantry, was resumed at Fort
Wayne today. Second Lieutenant Moore,
of the Seventh took the stand. It is
charged that Captain French misappro
priated a quantity of Government forage
by permitting It to be fed horses used by
officers at the post but really owned by
Dr. John L. Burkhard.
Lieutenant Moore frankly admitted to
day that he had been given nominal title
to a horse owned by Burkhard and he
used the animal and fed it on Government
forage. He said he felt that the Govern
ment profited through his having the use
of It and therefore It was not Improper
to feed the horse on Government forage
as would have been done had It been his
own. He declared that he had been told
by officers that such was the custom
practically throughout the Army.
Lieutenant Moore asked to be excused
from divulging names of officers who had
made such statements to him.
VERDICT WASCOMPROMISE
Plea on Which Hyde and Schneider
Ask New Trial.
WASHINGTON', Oct. 27. The argu
ments for a new trial asked for by
Frederick A- Hyde and Joost H. Schnei
der, who were convicted last Spring of
conspiracy in connection with land
frauds In the W.est. were taken under
advisement today by Justice Stafford,
of the Criminal Court of the District
of Columbia,
Counsel for the convicted men con
tended that the verdict was the result
of a compromise, some of the Jurors
who favored conviction of all four of
the Cefendants who were tried (Hyde,
Schneider, Benson and Dlmond) voting
to acquit Dlmond in exchange for the
votes of the other jurors, who were In
clined to acquit all.
The prosecution asserted that com
promise verdicts were being rendered
dally by Juries. The defense charged
that the court had erred In telling the
Jury that one of the defendants might
be convicted of conspiracy.
NO ASSESSMENT LEVIED
Civil Service Commission Explodes
Campaign-Fund Story.
WASHINGTON', Oct. 27. The Civil
Service Commission has decided that
there was no foundation for the charges
that customs inspectors of New York
were compelled to sea a Mr. Plummer
In the office of Treasurer Sheldon, of the
Republican National committee, at No.
2 Wall street and there contribute S2S
each. It was charged that the 450 in
spectors were assessed that amount to
help the Republican campaign and that
many had already contributed.
Commissioner Greene went to New
York to investigate, examined 40 or 60
employes and reported that he found no
traces of coercion or assessment or even
of a very general or systematic voluntary
payment of contributions to the cam
paign fund.
JUDGMENT FOR $1,150,000
Charge of Attempting to Form Trust
Wins Heavy Libel Suit.
LONDON, Oct. 27. Edward Cook,
soap manufacturer, today obtained a
libel Judgment of $1,115,000 against
certain newspapers owned by Lord
Northcliffe. which charged that the
company was attempting to form a
trust. Other firms accused by North
cliff e's newspaper of being parties t,o
the same combine have suits pending.
Lord Northcliffe i at present In the
United States. ,
CREDITORS SUE DIRECTORS
Accuse Congressman and Others of
Defrauding Company.
NORWA.LK. O.. Oct. 27. Jay Ford
leaning. Congressman from this dis
trict and ex-vlce-presldent of the Ohio
Trust Company, and other members of
the board of directors prior to Its fail
ure, were today sued for $300,000 dam
ages by creditors. The suit Is based
on charges of fraud and mismanage
ment of the company's affairs.
IS MARTYRJTO FOOTBALL
1'tah Player Dies of Dislocation of
Xeck.
LOGAX. Vtah. Oct. 27. Thomas Evans,
the right guard of the football eleven of
the Utah Agricultural College, whose neck
was dislocated last Saturday during the
game with the Colorado School of Mines,
died today without regaining conscious
ness. Evans was. 24 years of age and
lived at Bingham City.
SHOT DOWN FROM AMBUSH
Virginia Merchant, AVitnees in Will
Case, Killed1 at "ight.
NORFOLK. V, Oct. 27. T. G. Jones,
aged 50 years, a prominent merchant at
Holland, Va., was shot from ambush
In his own yard late last" night and
died today. Jones was to have given
testimony in a contested will case.
Ally of Gambler and
Train-Robber.
ALL FOR DOUBTFUL PROMISE
Machinists of Indianapolis
Spare No Leaders.
NO MERCY FOR TAMMANY
Declared to Be Supported by Money
Wrung From Disorderly Ele
ments Taggart and Roger
Sullivan Xot Spared. .
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Oct. 27. (Spe
cial.) President Gompers, of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor was scored in
a resolution adopted by lodge 70. In
ternational Association of Machinists,
protesting against the use of his office
as political. Tom Taggart and "Fingy"
Conners, of Tammany Hall, as well as
Roger C. Sullivan, shared in the attack.
The resolution Is as follows:
"Whereas, Samuel Gompers, president
of the American ' Federation of Labor,
has gone beyond all reasonable bounds
in his advocacy of the Democratic party
and Mr. Bryan for a doubtful promise
In the shape of a so-called anti-lnjunc-tlon
pfank. and as this attitude on the
part of Mr. Gompers Is indorsed by the
executive board of the American Feder
ation' of Labor, thus leaving the impres
sion that the Democratic party alone Is
a "friend" of labor: and,
'Whereas, the Democratic party has
always been controlled by such men as
Tom Taggart, of gambling-den fame,
Roger Sullivan, designated by Mr. Bryan
as a trainrobber, and Murphy and
"Fingy" Conners, of Tammany Hall,
which is supported by money wrung
from 60,000., prostitutes and gambling
dens in New York In payment for pro
tection; therefore be It
"Resolved, That we. Friendship r.od(re,
L A. of M., in -regular aasslon, do not
indorse-;tne political actions of Bamuel
Gompers and the executive board and
that we protest against the use of the
office of president of the American Fed
eration of Labor as political capital for
any capitalistic party."
Secretary Metcalf Improves.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. Secretary
Metcalf, who Is confined Jo his home
by Illness, was better today. It is ex
pected he will be compelled to keep
to his room for the remainder of the
week.
DR. TAFT "SLIGHT NERVOUS DEPRESSION; ALL YOU NEED IS THE REST CURE
BUT, PARTICULARLY, BEWARE OF AN I SUDDEN SHOCK TO YOUR SYSTEM"
Certain Animals Barred Without
Special Privilege, but Plenty
Remain for Him."
LONDON, Oct- 27. (Special.) President
Roosevelt not having signified his inten
tion of asking special privileges for his
bunting trip in British : East Africa
through diplomatic channels,, it is sup
posed that he will take out an ordinary
50 ($260) license from the Colonial Office.
This, however, has. not yet been applied
for, though it is always usual to demand
such licenses several months in advance.
Under them each hunter is limited to 60
animals, except in ' cases of lions,
leopards, crocodiles and others, which are
considered undesirable, of which he may
shoot as many as he wishes.
As set forth . in the new licenses, the
President may v kill "two elephants, two
rhlnoceri. ten hippopotami. 21 antelopes,
two buffaloes, two earth hogs, two earth
wolves, ten chevrotalns, two monkeys,
two marabou storks, two ostriches, two
gegrets and one chimpanzee." Giraffes,
wild asses, secretary-oiras ana a numwr
of other species are forbidden to any
nlmrod not armed with special privileges.
FEET CUT OFF AT INSTEP
Hair-Crazed Man Believed to Have
Escaped From Asylum.
REDDING. Cal., Oct. 27. A half de
mented man, aged 40. Believed to be an
escape from the Humboldt County Hos
pital at Eureka, was arrested yester
day 65 miles down Trinity River from
Weaverville. Officers brought him to
Weaverville tonight. He refuses to give
his name and demands only rlsht of way
to Grants Pass. Or. Strangely, both feet
are off at the Instep and he walks
clumsily on the stubs, which are encased
in boots. He will be examined tomor
row as to bis sanity.
WEALTHY CHINAMAN DIES
Chan Chung, Head of Sam Yip
Tong, Succumbs to Pneumonia.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Oct. 27. Chan Chung,
formerly and for many years known as
the "Mayor" of San Francisco's China
town and one of the wealthiest Orientals
on the Pacific Coast, died in this city
today of pneumonia. '
He was head man In the Sam Yip
tong on the Coast. Chan Chung is BKW
to- have had four "Wives, -two. ol whom
are In. this city. The body will be ship
ped to Oakland tomorrow for burial.
DEATH RECORD OF DAY
Bishop of Barcelona Dies of Apo
' plesy.
BARCELONA. Oct. 27. Monsignor Sal
vador Casanas y Pages, bishop of Bar
celona, and one of the Spanish cardinals,
died here today of apoplexy. I
Indicted Banker Wil
Tell All.
MORSE TRIAL SOON TO END
Overcertified Checks Amount
ing to $40,000,000.
RECITES STORY ON STAND
Court Orders Parts of Indictments
Stricken Out, but Maintains Five
Counts on Other Charges
Against Defendants.
- JJEW YORK, Oct. 27. The expected
split between C. W. Morse, bank pro
moter, financier and ice trust organizer,
and Alfred H. Curtis, president of thre
National Bank of North America, both
of whom are under indictment charg
ing them jointly with violation of the
National banking laws, came today
with the swearing in of Curtis as the
first witness of the defense In the trial
before Judge Hough, In the United
States Court here.
Before the beginning of Mr. Curtis'
examination the court had heard argu
ment on behalf of both dfeendants on
motions to dismiss the Indictments, and
had yielded on a few minor points,
dismissing the counts charging conspir
acy and misappropriation in one specific
Instance, but maintaining the five
counts charging overcertification, mak
ing of false reports, misapplication and
the use of funds of depositors for spec
ulative purposes.
Curtis to Tell All.
After Judge Hough had passed upon
the motion to dismiss portions of in
dictments, Mr. Olcott began an argu
ment in behalf of Mr. Curtis. He con
tended that many of the counts in the
Indictment should not apply to Mr. Cur
tis at all, but his application to have
them lifted from Mr. Curtis was denied
by the court. It was said that Mr. Mc
Farland would make the opening ad
dress in behalf of Mr. Morse during the
'afternoon.
Before calling the former president
of the suspended Bank of North Amer
ica to the stand in his own behalf, ex
Judge W. M. K. Olcott. Curtis" attorney,
announced he had persuaded his client
"to tell all the facts." '
Mr. Curtis began his testimony by re
lating his early career in the banking
business. He had started at 14 in the
office of a Wall-street broker, he said,
(Concluded on Page 5.)
Extend Organization to Every City
and Seek Popular Vote After
General Election-
RENO. New. Oct. 27. (Special.) Un
daunted by its defeat at the polls at
the city election last Saturday, the Antl
Gambllng League today .held a meeting
and made plans for parrying the .flght
to drive gambling out of Nevada to
every city in the state. Committees
were "'appointed to organize clubs In
every county where efforts will be made
to secure a popular vote on the question.
The league here intends to get out an
other petition asking for another ordi
nance and special election about, three
months hence. Attributing iU defeat to
the proximity of the general election
and business conditions, it believes a
vote at that time will bring a good ma
jority in favor of closing gambling In
Reno. The league voted to keep its
hands off of politics, for this year at
least, and no effort will be made to
have the candidates declare themselves
before the coming election.
CASTAWAYS NEARLY PERISH
Wrecked on Reef, Chinese Endure
Untold Hardships.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 27. A story of
hardships as castaways in the South
Seas was told today by seven Chinese
who arrived on the steamer Manchuria
from Hongkong. They formed the crew
of the barkentine Ebston. which wns
wrecked on a reef 700 miles from Free
mantle. Australia. For 77 days they la
bored to repair the little vessel so It
might again put to sea. subsisting on a
scant amount of ship's stores, fish
and roots found on the almost barren
Island.
' The repairs were completed on ' the
26th of last May, and Captain Roblson,
of tho barkentine proposed to sail for
South Africa. At this the crew mutinied
and for punishment were left for sevtrai
days on the island while the caotaln
stood off with the vessel. ' Then they
were taken aboard In Irons, but later re
leased and taken to Cocos Island, where
fresh water and supplies were obtained,
and from this place they eventually made
their way to Hongkong.
DEADLY FUMES KILL SCORE
Mineowners Spend Million In. Bat-
. ''-"lie With bit -Flames.'-"'
-
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 27. Deadly
fumes from Mexico's great oil well fire,
60 miles from Tamplco, have killed more
than a score of workmen during the last
few days, completely blackened the whits'
paint Inside of ships and caused thdu
sands of dollars damage to ranchers and
other neighboring interests, according to
Captain Michael lynrlchsen of the steam
ship City of Mexico, which reached New
Orleans tonight. , '
Battling to save what they could from
the . wreckage, American mine-owners,
after spending more than $1,000,000 finally
succeeded in extinguishing the blaze, but
then even greater terror prevailed. When
the fire was stopped the gases burst forth
and laborers. Inhaling them, dropped
dead In their tracks.
Owners of the well have appealed to
the Mexican government and several
companies of soldiers have been sent to
the scene.
FOUR COUNTIES VOTE DRY
One in South Carolina, Three in
Ohio Reject Liquor.
UNION. S. C, Oct. 27. Union County
again voted, for prohibition today by
about 300 majority out of 2500 votes cast.
During the last three years of prohi
bition the arrests for drunkenness de
creased 50 per cent" and property valua
tions in the county are said to have In
creased 22,000,000.
XBNIA, O., Oct. 27. Greene County,
which held an election under the Rose
local option law, today voted "dry'' by
a majority of 725.
COLUMBUS. O.. Oct. 27. Abstinence
forces won three county option elections
today as follows: Green County, 27. sa
loons; Williams County, 19 saloons; Trum
bull County, 72 saloons. A total of 1045
saloons were voted out today In Ohio un
der the new county option law.
COUNTESS NOW A MOTHER
Daughter Born to Count Szechenyi's
Wife, Nee Gladys Yanderbilt.
BUDA PEST. Oct. 27. The Buda Peat
newspapers announce that Countess
Szechenyi, formerly Miss Gladys Vander
bilt, hasiven birth to a daughter.
LONDON. Oct. 27. A ' dispatch from
Vienna to a London news bureau says
that the accouchement of the Countess
Szschenyl has taken place and that both
the Countess and child, according to the
attending physicians, are In a satis
factory condition.
VACANCIES NOW NUMBER 14
Consistory Likely in December to
Create New Cardinals.
ROME, Oct. 27. The deaths of Cardinal
Mathejii at London yesterday and of Car
dinal Salvador Cassassas y Pages, at Bar
celona today bring the vacancies in the
sacred college to 14. thus making It prob
able that the next consistory will be held
in December for the' creation of new
cardinals. Reliable Vatican authorities
consider it certain that two American car
dinals will be appointed at that time-
Night Rider Tells De
tails of Murder.
PROMINENT MEN IMPLICATED
Reelfoot Lake Outrage and
Killing of Rankin Laid Bare.
MANY ARRESTS TO FOLLOW
Confession Remarkable Story of
Plot to Kill Well-Known South
erners in Which Over 40
Took Active Part.
TIPTONVILLB. Tenn., Oct. 27. "Red"
Burton, ' self-confessed night rider, told
a remarkable story today of night rider
depredations in the vicinity of Reelfoot
Lake, confessing to the part he had
played In the outrages which reached a
culmination In the putting to death of
Captain Quentln Rankin, a prominent
attorney of Trenton, Tenn., on the banks
of the lake a week ago tonight, and Im
plicating men prominent in this section
of the state. Of those who. he declared,
had a part in the killing of Captain
Rankin, more than helf are now in cus
tody at Camp Nemo, the military base
near Samburg.
Confesses to Sheriff.
The confessison was made in the jail
here to Sheriff Haines, of this county;
B. G.' Harris, owner of a large tract
of land in the Reelfoot district, who has
suffered much at the bands of the riders,
and Mayor Cleveland Donelson, of Tip
tonville. It was made freely and vol
untarily. Apparently without a qualm of con
science. Burton gladly unfolded his
story. While Burton denies that he was
present when Captain Rankin was put
to death, be admits that it was through
Information given by him that the band
congregated and seized the attorney
while he stopped at the hotel at Walnut
Log. According to Burton's confession,
Tom and Garrett Johnson, under arrest,
and William Watson, under bond In con
nection with another raid, were the lead
ers of the Lake band.
Burned Dock, Beat Justice.
Burton declares that the first part he
played as ft member of the night rider
band was when he aided In the burning
of a fish dock at Samburg. He was one
of a party which crossed the county line
several weeks later from the Reelfoot
(Concluded on Page 3.)
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 63 3
degrees; minimum. 40.6 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds.
Foreign.
Prince Henry ascends in airship wllh
Zeppelin. Page 4.
Animals Roosevelt will ba allowed to shoot
In Africa. Page 1.
Austria ana Bulgaria make concessions
and assure Balkan conference. Page 4.
Holland expects to blockade Venaauelan
ports. Page 4.
Politic.
Kern accuses Republicans of pouring cam
paign contributions of trusts into In
diana. Page 3.
Hitchcock predicts pleasant surprise for
Taft in border states of South. Page 3.
Bonaparte accuses Bryan and Gompers of
having bad memories. Page 7.
Bryan makes whirlwind tour of New York
City. Page 5. '
Hearst calls chanlec traitor. Page T.
Taft riddles Bryan's tariff arguments.
Page 1. y
Domestic '
Night rider confesses part In Reelfoot Lake
murder. implicating prominent men.
Page 1.
Curzona reduced to poverty by extravagance
and speculation.. Page- 5.
Pennsylvania Railroad official admits giv
ing Standard Oil secret rata. Page 5.
Curtis turns states evidence against Mors.
Page 1.
Indianapolis Machinists' 1'nlon denounces
Gompers and Democratic leaders.
Page 1.
Sports.
Shattuck School beats Ladd at football by
scora of 6 to 0. Page 11.
Coast League soores: Los Angeles 7, Port
land 2: San Francisco 3, .Oakland 4.
Page 11.
v Pacific Coast.
Cashier Scrlber arretted second time; accuead
by bondsman of accepting deposlta, know
ing bank was insolvent. Page 7.
Vancouver man stabbed by robbers and Wt
for dead; holdup In broad daylight.
Page 6.
Supreme Court decision of local option law
affects only three cities. Medford, Conessi
, and Casadero. Page 7.
-' ('ommerical and Marine-
Potatoes stronger with Southern California
demand. Pag 17. .
Wheat advances sharply at Chicago on Ar
gentine damage reports. Paga 17.
Bryan's speech haa no effect on stocks at
New York. Page 17.
Grain exports promise to fontlnu heavy
during November. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Friction leads to resignation of Superin
tendent Fields of the O. W. P. Page 9.
Multnomah County Bar Association recom
mends more Circuit Judges. Paga 12.
Board of Trade officials decide to recon
sider their resignations. Page
Board of Education, adopte advanced course
for night school. Page 12.
Council committee favors bond Issue for
North Portland bridge. Pag 10.
Cellar's saloon ordinance will com befor
Council for amendment today. Paga 10.
Railroad Commission orders rebates of ad
vanced freight rates. Page 16.
Woodmen pass resolutions condemning edi
tor for political activity. Pag 1.
Charter Board votes to take veto power
from Major. Pa(a
T
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