THE MOItXING OREGONIAX, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1909.
NOT ONE CENT OF
GRAFT ON CANAL
Taft Challenges ' Critics to
Produce Evidence of
Wrongdoing.
FAVORS DEEP WATERWAY
1'resitlent-clect Tells People of Xew
Orlouns Pressure Needed to Get
Action by Congress on
Bond Issue.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12. Declaring
that every cent spent on the Panama
Canal had been expended in the Interest
of the Government and that not one dol
lar had been traced to graft. President
elect Taft tonight challenged the critics
of the Government to produce evidence
to the contrary. Speaking at the Creole
banquet, he approved the plan to issue
bonds for the construction of the Liakes-to-GuIf
waterway.
Mr. Taft devoted this morning to the
negro race and this afternoon to leisure.
Tonight he w-a the guest of honor at the
Creole banquet given at the Grunewald
Hotel. A thousand citizens paid the as
sessment of $25 each for places at the
board and considerably over iralf of these
were present.
Although conferences during the day
were held between Mr. Taft and Mr.
Hitchcock, his Postmaster-General, and
Assistant Treasurer Cpham of the CNa
ttonat Re-pobllcan Committee, nothing
definite was obtainable regarding the un
decided places in the Cabinet.
Last Golf Game for Months.
This afternoon the city's distinguished
guest pent his time at the Country Club,
which not only afforded the opportunity
for a select luncheon party, in which
arrs. Taft -was also a participant, but a
chance for -what will doubtless be the
last game of golf air. TaCt will indulge
in for many months.'
Mr. and Mrs. Taft will leave here for
Cincinnati at 9:20 o'clock tomorrow
morning, arriving in the latter city at
1:45 P. M. Sunday. Monday afternoon
Mr. Taft will start for Washington.
Governor J. Sanders, responding to the
toast, Louisiana," at the banquet to
night, after extending a hearty welcome
to Mr. Taft, spoke in favor of the fed
eral Government's assuming the main
tenance of the levee system of the Mis
sissippi River and some of its tribu
taries. Cardinal Gibbons, who pronounced the
Invocation, said:
"The people of the United States have
chosen for President a man whose devo
tion to his country is not restricted by
state lines or by sectional bias, but who
loves his fellow-cltlzens, whether they
come from the East or West. North or
South, who will be President of the
whole Nation."
It was after midnight when Mr. Taft
was introduced to speak as "one we ex
pect more of than any other President
Ohio ever has given to this country-"
As to the deep waterway, Mr. Taft
said he had been asked if Congress would
consider the JuOO.000,000 bond issue at
the extra session.
"I have. to say," he remarked, with
deliberation, "that Congress will consider
at its extra session what Congress
chooses to consider."
lie made it clear, however, that he
was earnestly interested In the river im
provement. He gave his express ap
proval of the bond issue, but indicated
that it could hardly be looked for with
out strong and earnest public sentiment
to Impress the plan of Congress.
Mr. Taft repeated his words of the
dys before regarding the Panama Canal.
The Hay-IIerron treaty. Mr. Taft re
marked, gives the United States the right
to exercise aH the functions of sover
eignty on the canal zone. Without the
riiriit and Its vigorous exercise. Mr. Taft
f:iid. our progress on the work would be
years behind what it now is.
Xo Graft In Canal.
Since Congress decided four years ago
to build the present type of canal, he
declared, nothing had occurred to change
the plHns. He regretted what he termed
"unfounded criticism." The cost wns to
b greater than originally estimated, he
raid, but the amount of excavation had
been Increased 50 per cent. The locks
had boen made larger at the- request of
the Navy, "because we am building the
c:?ial to double the efficiency of our
Navy-"
"With a full understanding of the
weight of the words 1 use. I wish to say,
and to challenge any evidence to the
contrary." said Mr. Taft with great em
phasis, "that the mony which has been
expended on that canal, every dollar and
every cent of It. has been expended in the
Interest of the Government and not one
dollar has been traced to graft In any
way." ,
To change the type of the canal now
would, he said, "be to dishearten the
splendid corps of workers on the Isthmus
with disastrous results." He concluded
with a warm tribute to Colonel Goethals,
in charge of the work.
In his address to the negroes this after
noon Mr. Taft declared his desire to
"be the President of all the people," and
adding that he wanted to make a plain,
common sense, nonpolitlcal talk, told
Ms hearers that their past history had
been remarkable in showing their ca
pacity to develop, that their futures de
pended not on emotionalism, but on In
dividual character, which meant hard
work and thrift. To make themselves in
dispensable to the people of the com
munity In which they live, was. he de
clared, with emphasis, the only final so
lution of the problem which they gained.
As to the dealing with crime he said that
If the negro wanted a square deal in that
respect he must be willing to give a
square deal and be as earnest anil xealoua
In the punishment of the crimes of the
negro as any others.
STATE WILL FEED ELK
Many Thousand Starring; in Snows
In Wyoming.
OlIKYHNNE. Wyo.. Feb. 12. Members
of the legislature today received word
that elk are starving in Jackson
Mole, Vyo- Tne deep snow, covered
with a hard crust, prevents the elk from
getting to the grass beneath, and in
tlioir search for food they are breaking
Into the haystacks of farmers. TIk farm
ers are on guard day and night The Leg
islature will make some provision for
fieiiirg the elk.
RIPPER TERRIFIES BERLIN
Attacks Six Women and Girls and
Causes Panic.
BERLIN. Feb. 12. A series of six at-
taeks upon women and girls has set the
southeastern and eastern districts of
Berlin In a state of panic Three women
were attacked Tuesday evening by a
man who used a sharp Instrument, be
lieved to be a large awl. wounding them
on the lower portions of their bodies.
One of his victims bled to death and the
others wereaadly wounded. On Wednes
day there were two similar assaults on
girls.
This afternoon. In the vicinity of Lteh
tenberg. another girl was attacked In the
same manner, but she warded oft the
weapon with her hand, which was se
verely cut. . Her cries- of alarm brought
an excited crowd, members . of which,
suspecting that the criminal had taken
I reiuge in a neiguuwi nig uwuar, c-m ........
1 it from cellar to roof. Their efforts to
find the stabber were unsuccessful.
A dozen men were arrested, but all
were released on establishing alibis. This
evening an armed youth about 20 years
old was taken Into custody. Two of the
victims of the stabber. declared they
recognized him as their assailant, and
he was detained.
Ml fot mm ALIVE
JOHNSON KEADY FOR MATCH IF
ENOUGH INDUCEMENT.
On Eve of Leaving Australia, Cham
pion Declares Himself Jef
fries' Match.
MELBOURNE. Feb. 12. "I am willing
to fight James J. Jeffries, Tommy Bums
or any other man alive, in . England,
America, Australia or any part of the
civilized world where sufficient induce
ments are offered."
This was the farewell- message of Jack
Johnson, the champion heavyweight pugi
list, on the eve of his departure for the
United States. A fight for the champion
ship, however, must be deferred for some
months, as it is Johnson's purpose tirst
to fulfill a theatrical engagement in Lon
don and go on for a limited round bout
before the National Sporting Club In that
city with Sain Langford.
Johnson leaves here tomorrow for Syd
ney to catch the steamer Makura which
will sail next Monday for Vancouver, at
which port she is due about March 12.
From Vancouver Johnson will proceed to
Galveston. Tex., where he will Bpend a
week with his parents.
"I will do no boxing or other business
In the United State when I arrive there
and I have given no authority for the
statement that has been published that
I will then fight Stanley Ketchel," John
son said. "I understand that Jeffries had
definitely said that he would never re
enter the ring. If, however, Jeffries has
decided to accept the purse of J75.000 of
fered by Sam Allen, of Melbourne, for a
match In Australia with me. I am willing
to return here in 12 months more and
give him a chance to win the title he
onco held."
DENVER KINDS NEW FIGHTER
AVlndebank, Soldier, Outclasses All
, Opponents In Ring.
DENVER, Feb. 12. The final bouts,
in the Rocky Mountain boxing and
wrestling' tournament tonight at the
Denver Athletic Club were stiffly con
tested. "
H. Wlndebank. the soldier from
Fort Logan, was the find of the tour
nament. He fought two three-round
bouts In the 125-pound class last night
and clearly outclassed his opponents
In both bouts. Harry Loeb put up a
stiff argument In the final of the 105
pound boxing bout against Joe Aller,
but Aller's right shift proved too
much for the more experienced man.
The fact that R. Lafaver broke his
hnnd in the preliminary bout with Joe
Linn Wednesday night gave Linn the
middleweight championship.
RAPS PRESIDENT'S CRITICS
LODGE' JUDGES PRESENT BY
LINCOLN'S EXPERIENCE.
Says Executive May Know More
Than Critics States Must Not
Imperil Foreign Relations.
BOSTON, Feb. 12 The tribute of Massa
chusetts to the memory of Abraham Un
coln today was as spontaneous as that
which marked the prompt response to
his call for troops In ISM. While not a
general holiday, there were gatherings
of patriotic citizens In nearly every city
and town. The proceedings in the State
House In this city were held in the House
of Representatives In which both branches
had assembled!. Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge was the speaker of the day.
Mr. Lodgo referred to the abuse which
was hurled at Lincoln by both the ex
treme anti-slavery men and the advo
cates of slavery, and said of these ex
periences: Mr: Lodge declared that no state
should be given a right to disregard a
treaty made by the United States or to
so act as to bring war upon the Nation.
He said:
The peopls of the United States will not
1on sutler their- forelcn relations to be
imperil! or permit the peace of the country
to be put In Jeopardy, because some one
state does not choose to submit to the
action of the General Government in a mat
ter with which the General Government
alone can deal.
BILL MINER WAS SET FREE
Startling Charges Made In Ottawa
House of Commons. '
IBTOLLINGHAM'. Feb. 12. A Herald spe
cial from Ottawa, Canada, says in the
House of Commons yesterday J. D. Tay
lor, member of Parliament for New West
minster, B. C. made some startling dis
closures lor the edification of the House
regarding the escape of Bill Miner, train
robber, serving life sentence, from the
New Westminster penitentiary. In the
Fall of 1907. Taylor declared that Miner
had been visited by detectives on several
occasions prior to his escape, and subse
quent to these visits and prior to the es
cape. Miner was allowed to let his hair
and moustache grow.
The Minister of Justice admitted the
visits of the detectives and explained that
they were endeavoring to trace a number
of valuable bonds which Miner had taken
when he held up a Canadian Pacific Rail
road train at Mission, B. C, In ISO. He
repudiated Taylor's suggestion that Miner
had beon shown the door and told to go
in safety if he would undertake to dis
close the hiding place of the bonds.
Mr. Taylor demanded an Investigation
by persons outside the Department, de
claring the penitentiary Inspectors were
in on the deal.
The Minister of Justice declared almost
every officer connected with the prison at
the time of the escape had been removed.
Marriage License.
tVREPB-BlT.ET llrt TVrode. Vancou
ver. Wwh., sr: Minnie Hlley. .V,.
AM. NS-TorNT K. U. Amann, city, 45:
Mrs. Margaret Yount. 41.
Weddlnc and visiting cards. ,W. G. Smith
A Co.. Washington bids.. 4th and Wash.
Double-eole shoes kep your feet dry.
Special sale prices at Rosenthal's.
WHEAT SHORTAGE
FEARED IN EAST
Patten, Whose Bull Campaign
Was Scorned 90 Days Ago,
Now Has Supporters.
MAY GRAIN ABOVE $1.13
Some Authorities Confident, How
ever, That Large Invisible Sup
ply Will Come Out at
Lat Minute.
(Continued from First Page.)
which, with less confidence in the future,
the farmers would be likely to snap at.
Just how much of the indifference of
the producers of wheat in the surplus
states Is to be charged up to sincere
belief in an actual shortage of world
supply, and how much to the faith that
Patten will be able to carry his bull cam
paign to the end successfully, there Is no
means of knowing. Certain it is, how
ever, as manifested in manifold ways,
that there is a widening conviction that
the cold logic of the general situation is
on the side of sustained or advancing
values.
The Duluth Commercial-Record, in its
review of the situation in the Dakotas
and Minnesota, estimates there is 15 to
.16 per cent of the Spring wheat crop in
farmers' hands in those three states, the
smallest percentage and the lowest quan
tity in bushels in the history of the re
gion, with the possible exception of 1905,
at the same period. In that year Min
neapolis May wheat sold at $1.30.
While the stronjr bull faction In the
speculative market ' is maneuvering
carefully to avoid letting the control
of the situation get out of its hands,
there is no evidence that it Is going
to set off any fireworks in its cam
paign, preferring to let normal condi
tions and Influences have their full
play in the premises. What may de
velop later la beyond the pale of trust
worthy prophecy, but Patten andi his
associates are letting the surface indi
cations put up the present argument. .
Patten Sure of Shortage.
Two months ago the bull leader put
himself openly on record as believing
there would be a scarcity of wheat be
fore another harvest. He proceeded
partly on the general theory that the
world's suppiy is hardly keeping pace
with the demand in recent years. " At
that time 90 per cent of the trade con
sidered that he was wrong. They ad
mit he may be woefully wrong yet. but
concede that appearances uphold him.
As to the truth of the foreign situation
the trade Is dependent on the Judgment
of statisticians who write from the com
mercial rather than the speculative
standpoint. Here again the preponder
ance of the evidence seems to be in fa
vor of present or higher values for wheat.
In the current number of the North
western Miller, James W. Rush, the
London expert, forecasts a heavy Euro
pean demand for the next few months.
He makes the following compilation of
the world's needs for the period named.
The actual imports Into Europe In the
five months from August 1 to December
31 have In round figures been as follows,
compared with the returns of three pre
vious years:
Net imports of wheat and flour into
Europe:
Bushels Bushels.
Aug. l-lec. 31. Total. 12 months
to July SI. -
0os- . . .lsn.ooo.ooo 4S6.Don.ooo
Jnn7-S IKO.WlO.imO 41T.800.O00
IWifl.; lilL'.SOO.OOO 472.400.00l)
1U05-6 220,000.000 604,000,000
Estimated requirements.
It will be observed that the above
compilation Is for a month later than
the crop year employed usually in mak
ing compilations on this side of the
water. If the estimate of required ex
portation for the 30 weeks from January
1 to August 1 of this year Is correct, the
shipments weekly must be nearly 10,000,
000 bushels.
Big Demand Everywhere.
In reviewing the outlook. Rush find
an urgent demand for consumption ow
ing to reduced stocks everywhere. This
demand, he says, coincides with large
shipments to Europe, the Increase being
about 60 per cent over the average for
the previous two months. Buyers are
beginning to think the actual need of
wheat In Europe will prove "more power
ful In its effect on prices than the ex
pected big shipments from Argentine and
Australia."
Whatever may develop In the foreign
field, the bull faction and the domestic
markets have the uncertain weather for
the next six weeks to reckon with.
Broadly speaking, reports from the wheat
fields are favorable, but so critical Is the
situation regarded that Impending damage
would probably have an Immediate buoy
ant effect and put the short Interests to
a harder test than any they have hitherto
been confronted with.
There are two sides to the question
of available supplies the Patten side
and the other Bide. While about 90
oer cent of the traders believed that
Patten's views on this . subject were
wild and distorted when he first com
menced his campaign In May wheat,
they now view the situation much In
the same way as the big leader. The
price of wheat to the farmer held up
around the dollar mark all during the
harvest, both in the Winter and Spring
wheat sections and the marketings, and,
as is well known, broke all records.
The export business at this time was
also at the high-water mark. This, it
is now believed, drained the farmers'
bias to the bare board.
Those opposed to Patten in his deal,
however, believe that the present high
prices of wheat at Chicago will make
this market a target for the holder of
wheat, and that the invisible supply
will become visible at an astonishing
rate.
LOVELACE ATTACKS RAINEY
(Continued From First Page.)
flclent to convict the blackmailers who
have tried to work their game not
only on the gentlemen I have named,
but on both political parties."
Attempt to Blackmail Cromwell.
Last Fall, he said, an effort was
made to sell the stories to the Demo
cratic campaign committee and certain
leaders of that party took the matter
under consideration, but they were not
used because they could not be sub
stantiated. He charged that for nearly
two years prior to that time, "these
same men had been pursuing Mr. Crom
well with the expectation that he would
pay them a large sum of money, vary
ing from $5000 to $25,000. They
thought he would pay to have these
stories suppressed."
Levering declared that those persons
were always met by Mr. Cromwell with
an Indignant refusal and the reply that
they might do what they pleased with
their stories, for they were nothing but
lies. Those eame people, he said, find
ing that Mr. Cromwell was deeply in
terested In Mr. Taft's campaign, thought
that he would submit to pay something
lfcther thfen have any publicity at that
moment. They said to him, Loverlng
asserted, "Even though there be no truth
in this story, b'uy andi bury it."
It was at this time, he said, "when
they had tailed in all their demands up
on Mr. Cromwell, that they took their
nefarious wares to Mr. Mack, chairman
of the Democratic National committee,
and offered them for sale for campaign
purposes."
Used Ralney to Exploit.
While they were -not accepted, he said,
members of the Democratic party entered)
into an agreement with Ralney "to exploit
the subject on the floor of the House.
This he has attempted to do by intro
ducing a resolution of Inquiry." He
charged,' however, that Ralney, "singu
larly enough," had taken no steps to
bring about any Investigation.
"Has he fallen down?" be inquired.
"Has he failed to secure his proofs? Have
his Informants forsaken him?"
He said that "after the professional
blackmailers had failed to extort money
from any of these sources, they did. In
their dsperation', cause them to be pub
lished and they appeared in the New York
World."
Rising in his place, Ralney declared
that he had received no Information from
either source. "1 know nothing of any
t ' i - ., ,?
! p r X . . If
Congressman H. T. Ralney, Cen
tral Figure In Canal Scandal.
blackmailers," he asserted. "Neither have
I received any information for the New
York World."
Lovering coolly replied that Ralney
would have full opportunity to answer
him. Observing that Lovering was read
ing his speech, Rainey inquired:
"Did the gentleman prepare the manu
script, or. did William Nelson Cromwell
do so?"
"Every word I prepared myself: nor has
he ever seen a word of It," Lovering re
plied. In the whole Panama transaction,
Lovering said, there were no secrets, "ex
cept such as suspicious minds have con
jured up or were inspired to imagine."
"If there were no secrets." Interjected
Hitchcock of Nebraska, "does the gentle
man justify the refusal of William Nel
son Cromwell to answer questions put
to him by the Senate committee?"
Lovering declared, that Mr. Cromwell
answered every question that he was at
liberty to answer in faith to his clients,
but that since that time he had kept
nothing hack. Mr. Cromwell, he said,
did not profit directly or indirectly by
any part he took in the matter beyond
his moderate fee.
Calls on Rainey for Proof.
Looking squarely at Ralney, Lovering
called upon him "here and now" to pro
duce his proofs.
Ralney promised that at the first op
portunity he would make a reply that
would meet the challenge.
In a brief but fiery speech, Gaines, of
Tennessee, declared that in order to get
at the bottom of the case the Ralney
resolution should be passed. "Get Mr.
Cromwell," he exclaimed, "to come before
the committee and clean his hands, and
get Rainey or any one else he wants to
call and bring them face to face."
Declaring that Rainey's charges should
not be permitted to remain a part of the
permanent record of Congress, Bannon, of
Ohio, defended President-elect Taft and
his brother, Charles P. Taft.
Through McCreary, of Pennsylvania.
William 9. Harvey, whom Ralney referred
to as a "financial buccaneer,"' entered a
denial of Rainey's charges. It was in the
form of a letter which the clerk was
Instructed to read. He had not proceeded
far, however, when Bohier. of Missouri,
objected to the further reading of the let
ter because, he said, "It Imputed a false
hood to a member of the House. '-
After the parliamentary procedure in
ouch a case had been threshed out, the
chair held that the use by Mr. Harvey
of the words "false statements" was un
parliamentary and directed that they be
stricken from the record. Fitzgerald, of
New York, then objected to the reading
of the letter at all and on the vote be
ing taken the House refused to hear It.
The Indian appropriation bill technically
was under consideration and all the
speeches were . made under license of
general debate. A variety of other sub
jects was discussed. Sims, of Tennessee,
talked on the dangers of carbon monox
ide in illuminating gas; Russell, of Mis
souri, took Issue with the President in
vetoing the James River dam bill; Broad
head, of Pennsylvania, made a plea for
the retention of marines as a branch of
the military fcrm. and Willett, of New
York, made a legal argument In which
he held that the United States was with
out authority to sue a newspaper for
libel. About 500 pension bills were passed.
Before taking up the Indian bill, brief
exercises commemorative of Lincoln's
birthday were held. The chaplain referred
to Lincoln's services. Boutell, of Illinois,
read theNfamous Gettysburg address, and
Nye. of Minnesota, spoke in eloquent
terms of the martyred President.
FORM BIG JJOGGING FIRM
Seattle and Michigan Men Expect to
Cut Over 2,000,000,000 Feet.
BRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. Feb. 12. The
Michigan Pacific Lumber Company, with
a capital of $1,500,000, was organized here
yesterday, the bulk of the stock being
held by Michigan and Seattle men.
The company undertakes to log and
market 2,577.000,000 feet of pine, spruce,
cedar and hemlock In a district located
SO miles west of Vancouver and 12 miles
from Seattle.
CHANGE IN 0R. & N. TIME
Effective next Sunday, February 14,
there will be a slight cnange in the O.
R. & N. train schedule between Portland
and Spokane.
No. 4, the "Spokane Flyer." will leave
Portland at 7:00 P. M., arriving at Spo
kane at 9:00 A. M., and No. 3. the "Port
land Flyer," will leave Spokane at 7:00
P. M., arriving Portland at 9:00 A. M.
Kansas City. Forty young women m
ployed in the laundry department of Morris
& Co.'s parking; plant in Kansas City, Kan.,
narrowly escaped with their lives when
fire broke out on the second floor of the
plant early Friday.
LAUDS
UGOLH METHOD
Says Great President Taught
Golden Rule Diplomacy
to Entire World.
PRAISES HAY AND PERRY
Japanese Ambassador as Chief
Speaker at Peoria, Pledges His
Friendship to. United States
for All . Time.
PEORIA, 111., Feb. 12. Declaring
that his country entertained the most
friendly and grateful sentiments
towards the United States and that
such a thing as war between tills coun
try and Japan was an impossibility.
Baron Takahira, Japanese Ambassador
to the United States, delivered the prin
cipal address tonight at the Creve
Coeur Club's banquet in honor,, of the
centennial of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln. Charles Magoon, ex-Provisional
Governor of Cuba; Curtis Guild, Jr.,
Governor of Massachusetts, and Pro
fessor John Clark Freeman were the
other speakers. Baron Takahira was
enthusiastilly received.
Golden Rule Diplomacy.
In his address he gave a brilliant eulogy
of the life of the great emancipator from
a foreign point of view-, concluding with
a tribute to "the golden rule of diplo
macy," as exemplified by Lincoln and
Hay. In this category of statesmen he
placed Theodore Roosevelt, owing to the
President's, efforts to stave off anti
Japanese legislation on the Pacific Coast.
"Those who learned to admire Lincoln's
method of diplomatic transactions," said
the speaker, "called It 'Lincoln's diplo
macy,' the diplomacy that upheld the
dignity and interest of the United States
when she still remained in a less im
portant position and under very adverse
circumstances. Mr. John Hay, who was
once President Lincoln's private secre
tary, said in speaking of American diplo
macy: The briefest expression of our
rule of conduct Is perhaps the Monroe
doctrine and the' golden rule.
"The history of the diplomatic relations
between the United States and Japan and
other far Eastern countries is replete
with every description of the friendly acts
taken by this country that might be con
sidered as an application of the golden
rule, and there is every reason to believe
that such application of the golden rule
In your diplomacy with these countries
Is being- acknowledged by the adoption of
the same rule in their diplomacy towards
you.
"Now, let me make a few remarks here
about our relations In order to show you
how the golden rule has been observed
between the two countries and also why
it must be observed.
Refers to Japan.
"I have necessarily to begin with
the remarkable success of Commodore
Perry's mission which was sent to
Japan some half century ago in order
to open and Introduce into the commu
nity of nations the country which was
then only terra Incognito. Not speak
ing of the great debt of gratitude
Japan owes to the United States for
her friendly introduction into the in
ternational community, it is a note
worthy fact that the American Gov
ernment has been careful in the se
lection of its representatives in Japan
in order to accomplish what has been
left for them to do by Perry's mission.
"Townsend Harris, your first minister
to Japan, was especially remarkable as a
man of large heart and broad mind. It
was through such friendly attitude taken
by the American representatives,, of
course supported by the government, that
the American people are deeply endeared
to ours and we want to reciprocate what
has been done for us. We have never
had any Idea for a moment of displeasing
your people, much less waging war
against you.
"It Is for this reason that when dis
pleasure was manifested in this coun
try in regard to the Japanese immigra
tion we readily consented to the ad
justment of the question under certain
conditions by limiting the immigration
of laborers to the minimum number,
and as a consequence It has been
greatly reduced, notably since last
July, and It is found during the latter
half of 1908 the number of Japanese
immigrants jvho returned to Japan
from Continental United States was
larger than the number of those who
arrived in this country by 2100. The
number of those who returned to Japan
from the Hawaiian Islands was also ir
excess of those who arrived, there from
Japan by 1500. While it Is not cer
tain how long this condition of move
ment will continue, it is possible that
every half year hereafter for some
years will witness the decrease of Jap
anese residents in this country In about
the same proportion.
"Again when there was apprehension
of a misunderstanding arising between
us In regard to the trademarks, copy
rights and other matters of kindred na
ture, on the Asiatic continent, the two
governments at once opened negotiations
and concluded conventions with the view
to protect our mutual Interests in this
regard. We also signed a treaty for
the general arbitration of controversies
between the two countries "and, lastly,
we exchanged a few months ago a de
claration defining the policy of the two
governments In China and In the Pacific
Ocean, with a view to encouraging the
free and peaceful development of the
commerce .of the two nations and also
to preserve . the general peace in . that
region.
"Thus we have been using every effort
not only to remove all possible causes
of misunderstanding and conflict between
the two countries, but to bring about a
clear and definite understanding between
the two countries in order to cement
FOOD FOR A YEAR
Meat . . . 300 lbs. Butter . . . 100 lbs.
Milk .... 240 qts. Egfls 27 dox.
Vegetables .. 500 lbs.
This represents a fair ration for
a man for one year.
But some people eat "and eat and
yet grow thinner. This means a
defective digestion and unsuitable
food. A bottle of
Scott's Emulsion
equals in nourishing properties
ten pounds of meat. Your
physician can tell you how it
does it.
tt.T, DRUGGISTS
Send this L. four cents for postage, men
tioning this paper, and we will send you
i 'Cotnpkte Handy Atlas of the World."
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CHRISTY
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closer the bond of friendship and good
nelghborliness."
The speaker .concluded with a tribute
to President Roosevelt.
ITALIAN BARK TOTAL LOSS
Captain and Crew Saved Ott Geor
gia Coast After Struggle.
DARIKX, Ga.. Feb. 12. The Italian
bark Paolo Angelo, out of Genoa for
Jacksonville, is a hopeless wreck on
Wolfe Island, 20 miles from Darien.
Captain Bozzo and his crew were saved,
after a hard fight, by a tug.
CONDENSED NEWS BY WIRE
Charlottesville. Va. A remarkable skin
grafting operation recently successfully per
formed at the University of Virginia Hos
pital has given to W. Jones, a 10-year-olil
boy of Rio, this county, an entire new lower
lip.
Tampa, Fla. In th big show window of
a local furniture slore last night. Miss
Bossie M. Phillips, of this city, aird Victor
A. Gustafson, attache of the Tampa Morn
ing Tribune, were united In marriage. A
band rendered a concert lasting an hour,
preceding the ceremony.
Copenhagen. Bills providing for better
ea and land defense for Copenhagen and
the coast of Zealand were introduced to
the Folkelthlng Friday. The contemplated
fortifications Involve an expenditure of some
thing over $11,000,000 and construction of a
score of torpedoboats and half a dozen sub
marines. Phoenix. Ariz. A bill was lntroduo?d In
the Arizona Legislature Thursday asking
the United States to purchase a large sec
tion of land south of Yuma In the valley
of the Colorado River, from Mexico, and
annex It to Arizona, in order to settle the
dispute with Mexico over the use of the
waters of the river for Irrigation.
Chicago During the negotiations for the
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first-class rates on the Coast, and we affirm that
THE POTTER gives more for the money than any
other first-class hotel on the Coast does for ANY money.
This is made possible by the fact that we have our
own Vegetable Farm, Beautiful Dairy Farm,
Pig Ranch, supplying SUCKLING PIGS
and COUNTRY SAUSAGE; the
SQUAB RANCH, with 60,000
PIGEONS; AND WE
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Booklet and full information at
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Commercial Club Bldr.
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TtttlcadiBfAmericanArtiit
purchase of a site for the new j;o.000.00
passenger station for the Chicago ,4 .Norm
western railroad. It was discovered that pa"
of the land desired was owned apiiurciitiy
bv oiKJ "Tim" Sullivan, who could not bj
found. It was learned that Sullivan tint
died at I.vnn. Mass.. and a woman who sa
shn Is Sullivan's widow, announces that sue
will rlalm the property, which is valued at
JL'oO.OOO.
Chicago. The claim of Dr. Samuvl
Guthrie as the discoverer of chloroform Is
being Investigated by Hie Chicago Medical
Society. The recent death of Osslan Gu
thrie, son of Dr. Guthrie, has brought Hk
dispute up at this time. An Immense
boulder Is owned bv the descendants or Dr.
Guthrie and It Is desired to plare It In a
park with suitable tablet to his nwmory.
The commissioners are willing to accept the
boulder as a piece of scenery but refuse to
allow anv Inscription.
Chicago Michael Clgarltz. a boardlng
hous'keeper at Gary, attempted to collect
money for beer which he had sold to Daniel
oconavilch and Joseph C'lgaritii. his brother.
Trouble followed over the amount to he
paid and Michael Clgarltz drew a revolver
and allot Voconavitch in the ahdompn.
Clgarltz secured a ritie and shot his brother
In the groin and in turn was struck over
the head with a chair. Shortly before mid
night, while Policeman William MarquanU
was attempting to stop a disturbance, two
men sprang on him and threw him to th3
ground and struck him several times over
the head. He drew his revolver anil shot
Charles Fisher twice and the other mail
through the arm. Fisher was taken to a
hospital, where he died today.
CHANGE IN ty?. & N. TIME
Effective next Sunday. February II,
there will be a slight change In the (.
R. & N. train schedule between Portland
and Spokane.
No. 4. the "Spokane Flyer." will leave
Portland at 7:00 P. M.. arriving at Spo
kane at 9:00 A. M., and No. 3, the "Port
land Flyer," will leave Spokane at 7:00
P. M., arriving Portland at 0:00 A. M.
No really young and attractive woman,
ever gets off a streetcar backwards.
YOU MAY NOT INTEND TO INVITE
dandruff germs into your scalp, but they p
certainly will attack a scalp that is not per-
fectly healthy. f
PIFJAUD'
(Eau de Quinina)
scalp hygienically clean and
ravages of dandruff ererms. It
f"" o n
imparts new life and strength to the hair g
roots, making the hair heavy and lustrous.
Try just one 50 cent or $1.00 bottle and
test it for yourself. All dealers. fj
PARFUMERIE ED. PINAUD 1
Bldg, NEW YORK
WINTER RATES
$7.00
$ 7.50
$8.00
$8.50
smgte
Double
9.00
$10.00