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;v,;u,..'J.L-.-.UVMAiX, TUESDAY,. SEPTE3IBEK 28, 1909. ; .
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PRESIDENT DROPS
INTO BUTTE MINE
Descends in Shaft at Hair
Raising Speed Near Un
derground Fire.
WHOLE CAMP TURNS OUT
KxeoutUe Party Greeted by Largest
Crowd Since Leaving Chicago.
Tells Montana West Has Im
pressed Him Deeply.
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offered little inconvenience until today,
when It was considerably swollen. There
is nothing serious about the sprain and
Mr. Taft did not let it interfere in any
way with his plans for the day.
The President made a flying trip
through the Washoe smelter of the Amal
gamated Smelter Company at Anaconda,
proceeded into the city and after a brief
address, took the train for Butte. The
crowds which greeted him on the streets
there were the largest the President hi
feen since leaving Chicago. From the
i ail road station to the Courthouse square
the streets were black with people.
Bntte Police Buy.
The police had their hands full in
opening a way for the automobile pro
cession and after the President's car had
passed the crowd swarmed In its wake.
Speaking at the Courthouse the Presi
dent looked out upon a mass of humanity
that blocked iho square and spread far
down the converging Kreets.
He made a decided bit with th throng
when he told of the deep Impression the
Western counlr was making upon him
and ended by saying:
"I am like the old Dutchman who said.
Tie more you ltve, tl.t more you And.
by sollv. out." "
When tlie President disappeared down
the shaft of the Leonard mine today
with a hee.rty 'Good-ye everybody"'
shouted to tho waving group at the
entrance, he carried with him Into the
depths of the earth two of -his Cabinet
ofScors and won the Presidential record
for the farthest underground.
Roosevelt's Limit Raised.
President Roosevelt entered "Some of
the ciutte mines during his term but did
not get down to the 1300 foot level.
PostmaMir - General "Hitchcock, who
joined the President In Anaconda, and
S?cretary of the Interior Ballinger, were
with Mr. Taft down the dark chute and
through the drifts cf the Cjep level.
The elevator used by the President ard.
his party consisted of small steel-doored
steel cages' In three decks. The lowest of
these was loaded first, then the second,
and lastly the President got Into the top
most one, accompanied by Captain Butt,
John Hays Hammond and others. There
was a sheer drop of &0 feet before the
first level was reached. The electric
light at this gallery leading away from
the shaft were all aglow. After thl
the levels came at Intervals of 100 feet.
Quick Drop Into Darkness.
Despite the assuranoes of the mine
officials that they made from 20 to 30
trips a day down the shaft at a speed
which relegited the Presidential drop to
a snail's pace in comparison, the descent
through the first KO feet of darkness
had Its nerve shaking possibilities to the
novices In the party. -The descent oc
cupied two and one-half minutes and
the journey there was nothing but black
ness ahd silence.
At the 1200-foot level tha two lower
cages dropped by the opening to allow
the President to step out. It was still
dark and gruesome to those below when
at last there came the cheery voice of
th President from the level, calling to
some of the newspapermen who are ac
companying him on the trip.
"How are you fellows down there T' he
laughingly Inquired.
Twits Newspaper Boys. -
There was still 600 feet of blackness be
low the cages and "We'd kind o' like to
get out," came the reply.
"Well, I don't know so much about
that." called the President. "I think
I got "you where I want you at last.' "
The opening of the level had been deco
rated with bunting and along the gal
lery ordinary incandescent bulbs lighting
the passage had given place to more bulbs
of red. white and blue. The walk through
the cross-cut to the ore vein was about
a quarter of a mile. .Through the darker
places the President helped to light theJ
way with his electric lantern, while the
other members of the party carried can
dles. The President was amazed to encounter
two sleek-looking horses in comfortable
stalls at one point of the trip and his
inquiries brought out the information
that every two or three years the ma
rooned animals are brought to the sur
face and given a year's vacation on a
ranch that Is called "The Horses' Haven."
Precautions are taken to protect the
horses from blindness when they are,
brought to the- surface after long service
below.
Sees Drill Work.
Passin the power pumps, where he
shook hands with ths men In charge, tha
President was taken at last into a drift
where a drill was at work.
Tha method of copper mining was ex
plained to the President. One of the
local committeemen who had accompanied
jlr. Taft down Into the mine and who
did not recognize John Hays Hammond,
the noted mining engineer. In an oil rain
coat, and "sou'wester." started In to ex
plain the system to him. too.
"But you have been In a mine before,"
suggested the committeeman.
"Well. I have seen picture and read
about them," replied Mr. Hammond,
dryly.
They started their Journey up in the
cages and reached the top in Just half
the time occupied in making the descent.
Goes Xear Old Fire.
During his Journey through the mine
the President was within 75 feet of a fire
that has been burning for four years
and that has defied ay efforts to ex
tinguish rL Hundreds of thousands of
dollars bar been spent la walling the
Are area in with concrete and cement.
The smouldering blae, feeding on old
timbers and sulphur In the ore, eats us
way through crevices every now and then.
and breaks into the level where tne men
are working, only to be fought back into
another wall.
Captain Butt, the President's -aid.
created some excitement early in the day
by announcing to Secretary Ballinger and
to Mr. Hammond. Just before the Party
began its inspection 01 me
smelter: .
"Now. look here. I aon i wan., m i
in wrong out here; is this what you call
a placer miner
Butte Gives Golfstick.
At Butte the President was presented
with a fuii-sised goit tic- dri::err:i
rn.de of copper, silver and gold, the three
metals that have made the Buttle camp
famous. On the head of the driver the
following inscription was
William H. Taft. Champion lf9-191r
and then some. Butte, Mont., bept. 27,
JIn' the course of his speech at Butte,
where he was Introduced by ex-Senator
Lee Mantle, the President said:
I am mighty glad to see you and the
reason why I am mighty glad to see you
Is that I cannot help but feel from jour
kindness and cordiality that you are glad
to see me. I am especially pleased at
the reception because of its nonpar tisan
character, and especially glad that I am
looking into the faces of Democrats as
1",, D.kiin. and that we are all
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here without thought of party and only
to give expression to the ferling of com
mon interest In our common . countrty
and love for our dear old flag.
West a Revelation.
"To come out to this awful looking
desert from the green fields of the East
and see a city spring up like magic out
of what is eeemingly nothing, is a revela
tion In the possibilities of American man
hood and American energy. I am going
.ah. nitv underground. I am
going to assume that you have a rope
that is strong enough to let down 300
pounds. 1 am going to see that won
derful system of galleries from which
you have taken the wealth that has been
a marvel to the world,
i. v onv man who loves his coun
try an inspiration to see the faces be
fore me as I came up the street and
those 1 look out upon now, and to realise
that every man of you Is engaged in
work-in work that pays good Jf8e
that vou have high standards of living
nd that you are intending to uplift the
Individual in order that the Nation may
be uplifted. It is not the wealth that
rtm are makfng here, but It Is the use of
that wealth that appeals io "
of his country."
Strike Upset Plans.
The troubles between the Western Fed
eration of Miners End the organization of
engineers in the mines caused a change
In the original programme. It had been
planned for the Prerldent to spend some
time in the mines and smelters here, but
when the labor troubles became acute
last week the committee changed the ar
rangment so that a cart of the time was
spent at the Anaconda smelter.
From the smelter the party proceeded In
automobiles to Anaconda, where, after
a parade through the city, the President
made a brief address. Leaving here, the
party was scheduled to arrive In Butte
at 10:30 A. M. ,
In his address in Anaconda the Presi
dent said:
"It is a great pleasure for me to
meet you this morning in a city which
I have never visited before and which
presents conditions very different trom
those which have obtained in any city
I know.
"After all. it Is not the great indus
tries, it is not the great wealth, but It
is the comfort and happiness of the in
dividual that goes to make up a great
nation, and no one can take the trip
that I have been taking, no one can g-o
through the East and the Middle West,
the Far West and the Rockies and up
.hi. onnntrv. without seeing In
every face, without receiving from the
lips of every man. an indication that
he is looking forward and not back
ward, and that he is an optimist and
not a pessimist, and that he knows that
in himself and In the constitution and
makeup of his fellows is the certainty
of that progress onward which uplifts
his people and makes America even
a gTeater country tnan it is now.
- Helena Gives Glad Hand.
When the President's special train
pulled Into this city a reception com
mitfn rnmnosed ol 20.000 citixens from
all parts of the state greeted the chief
executive. He was ariven in an
mobile directly to the fair grounds
where the State Fair Is In progress.
He was given an enthusiastic welcome
as he mounted the speaicer s maim,
where two hours before James J. Hill
had delivered an address.
Mr. Taft was Introduced by Governor
?iorrls, who welcomed him to Mon
tana's capital In the name of the peo
ple Mr. Taft spoke for about 20
minutes. At the conclusion of his
address he witnessed a cowboy race
and was then driven to the city, where
he reviewed the school children who
had been assembled on the lawn In
front of the Federal building. He was
then driven to his train and left for
Spokane about 8 o'clock.
The President during nis unci ij
in Helena was pressed into service by
Bishop John Carroll and assisted in
the laying of the cornerstone of the
new Catholic College, now being
erected.
Tour complexion as well as your
temper is rendered miserable by a dis
ordered liver. By taking Chamberlains
Stomach and Liver Tablets you can Jm
prove both.
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FLIES OVER BERLIN
Latham Rises 100 Feet Over
100,000 Spectators.
ACROSS CITY
STRAIGHT
French Aviator Shoots Directly Over
Course of 11 1-2 Miles In 24
Min-ntes to Attend Meet
of Airships.
BERLIN. Sept. 27Hubert Latham,
the French aviator, flew In an aeroplane
acrof. Berlin and the ouUyin wburt.
today to Johannisthal. where an aero
plane meet was in progress.
Latham was sent away with an out
K.t "rrheerlng from 100.000 spectators.
He arose lightly, and. after a preliminary
circuit of the Tempethof field, during
which he attained an altitude of 100
yards, drove straight across the city on
the run of 1U4 miles to his objective. A
balloon anchored above the city served to
give him his direction.
He reached Johannisthal exactly 24 min
utes after his departure, and twice made
a circuit of the course there before land
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SALEM HAS PAVING SUIT
Property-owners Insist Contract
With PortlandF1rm Is Invalid.
SALEM, Or.. Sept. 27. (Special.) A
suit was started today by unaries k
Spauldkng, George L. Rose and other
residents of Court street to test the or
dinances under which Court street was
recently paved with warren Bros, blthu-
Uthic, and to-restrain the Chief of Police
and City Recorder- from collecting the
assessment for the improvement.
The complainants remonstrated against
the use of bithulithle some months ago,
and allege that the ordinances under
which the same material is used were
illegally enacted and therefore null and
void.
Railroad Assessment Boosted.
MEDFORD, Or., Sept. 27. The Southern
Pacific will pay taxes on this year's as
sessment on a valuation of J38.000 per mile
on Its road through Jackson County. The
valuation on the taxroll for 1908 was
IWMX) a mile. The basis for the increase
in valuation made by Assessor W. T.
Grieve was that the Southern Pacific
In an affidavit before the State Railroad
Commission had placed a cash value of
X,O0O per mile on its roads in Oregon.
The company has 68.2 miles of road In
Jackson County, which by the new valu
ation will amount to 2,211.000.
Boats for Yaquina Bay.
TOLEDO, Or., Sept. 27. A new com
pany, to known as the Modern Im
provement Company, has filed articles
of Incorporation with the Secretary of
State. It is the purpose of this company
to build and operate steamboats, pile
drivers and derricks on Taqulna Bay. The
company Is incorporated for $9000. with
Messrs. G. C Walker, C. W. Davies and
H. Corigan, all of Toledo, as the incor
porators. ,
Indians Lay Claim to Lands.
SPOKANE. Wash., Sept. 27. The allot
ment of lands to Indians on the south
half of the Colvllle Reservation begins
next month. Indians from many parts
of the Northwest are hurrying to the re
serve to claim lands, while hundreds of
halfbreeds and quarterbreeds are already
camped there, alleging they are related
to the Colville tribe and entitled to
farms.
Baptist Meetings Close.
WHITE SALMON, Wash., Sept. XI.
(Special.) Evangelist W. L. Markland, of
Chicago, last night closed a series of gos
pel meetings extending through a period
of four weeks, at the Baptist Church of
this place. Rev. Mr. Markland came to
White Salmon from a month's meeting
at Vancouver, and from, here will go to
Seattle and Belllngham.
Class Honors Athlete.
ALBANY, Or.. Sept. 27. (Special.)
George Dooley, one of the most popular
students and leading athletes ot tne
school, was elected president of the
senior class of the Albany High School
today. Other officers chosen are:
Lila Paton, vice-president; Clyde Rob
erts, secretary; Myrtle Roberts, treas
urer. i
Latham Seeks Flag Statldn.
SALEM. Or., Sept. 27. (Special.)
Residents of Latham and vicinity have
petitioned the Railroad Commission to
use its good offices to have Latham
designated as a flag station lor iocbj
trains Nos. 19 and 20.
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WATER GETS HALF
Harriman Official Shows Com
petition Is Real.
REPLY TO SALT LAKE CLAIM
Tonnage Carried ' From Atlantic to
Pacific by Sea Greater Than by
Hail Gould Lines Begin
Giving Evidence.
SALT LAKE CITT. Sept. 27 kludge H.
F Bartine, chairman of the Nevada
State Railroad Commission delved deeply
into the question of water competition at
the railroad rate hearing before Inter
state Commerce Commissioner B. I
Clark today. The railroads have taken
the position that freight can be carried
so much cheaper to the Pacific Coast Wia!
the transcontinental railroad rate i to
coast points must be much lr
the rate to Salt Lake City and Rene.
Nev., If the latter rate is to be re
munerative, v c, -f
G. W. Luce, general freight Vgent of
t- j t?q iir-url said trie
enure water route tonnage originating at
the Atlantic seaboard to ,r
amounted to 226,140 tons, while the rail
road delivery amounted to 2to.231 tonsL
Turize Bartine triea xo oruis " -
er cenl of the westbound traffic through
the Ogden gatway goes to the coast, and
: . . i ,-aiirnadg have but
tnat coneequouuj .. -
4 per cent of the business to offset ths
water competition. Mr. Luce ".ought
that only about 60 per cent of the busi
ness went through to terminal points.
Advantages of Water Lines.
U J. Spence, general freight agent of
the steamship lines of the Southern Pa-
fic compw. 8je some figures on the
tonnage carried by way of the
of Magellan, the Isthmus of Panama and
Tahuantepec and enumerated among the
advantages of the steamship agents . ths
absence of Interstate commerce restric
tions. Mr. Spence admitted that there
was no actual compenjion between the
Southern Pacific and its own steamship
"counsel for the Harriman interests an
nounced that the defense so far as the
Pacific lines were affected, had been Defi
nitely closed. This action clears the way
for the introduction of evidence by coun
sel representing the Gould lines, and the
typewritten tables and exhibits which
played so Important a part in the hear
ing last week will again be in evidence
tomorrow.
Case for Rio Grande Road.
On behalf of the Denver '& Rio Grande
Railroad. Attorney E. N. Clark, of Den
ver, outlined for Mr. Clark the chief fea
ture of the defense. Comparative state
ments of earnings, tax receipts, dividend
reports and estimates of cost of operation
will figure in the evidence. It la unlike
ly ' however, that the question of water
rate competition again will be Introduced.
Late this afternoon Auditor Murphy, of
the Rio Grander who has been in attend
ance at the heajing and whose exhibits
and reports are to be placed before the
commission, was removed from the court
room while suffering from a high fever
Before adjournment, word was received
from the hospital to which Mr. Murphy
had been taken In an automobile, that
the patient was very HI.
WILL WEIGH ALL FREIGHT
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Xew Official Appointed by Railroads
to Avert Disputes.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 27. (Special.)
The service of the new Transcontinental
Weighing Asociatlon, which will have
charge of the weighing of all cars shipped
East from the Coast, will be Inaugurated
October 1. with J. W. Sheehan, of San
Francisco, In charge. Definite announce-,
ment to thte effect has been made by
the transcontlnentl railroads. Mr. Shee
han will have several assistants and will
probably have, offices at both Portland
and Seattle, as well as at San Francisco
and at some point in Southern California.
Details of the Coast weighing system soon
' to be put into effect are now being worked
out and fuller plans of the system, will
be announced by Mr. Sheehan soon.
The new chief of the weighing associa
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W. C. HARDING LAND GO.,
and Oak Sts. Board
tion has been for several years in charge
of the transcontinental wspscuon oureau
on the Coast. He will retain supervision
of that department, the plan being to
operate the weighing and inspection bu
reaus together, as is done in the East.
As soon as the weighing bureau com
mences work. Coast weight will be final.
This has been something which lumber
men in Washington have been endeavor
ing to secure for years. '
SALEM CANT SELL BONDS
Old Debt Due Saturday and Xo
Funds on Hand for Payment.
SALEM. Or., Sept. 27. (Special.) The
City of Salem finds itself in a peculiar
position as the result of its inability to
dispose of $85,000 worth of funding bonds
recently authorized at a special election".
The city charter provides that municipal
bonds must be sold at a 4 per cent pre
mium, and. owing to a quiet spell in the
bond market, the bonds cannot be sold
at a premium.
.I , ia,t Aii- rtf strnrm nn the old bonds.
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which the new Issue was "to replace. Is
Saturday next, and If the old issue is not
taken up this week the city will be in
default.
Burton Arant Wins Prize.
MONMOUTH, Or., Sept. 27. (Special.)
Burton Arant, of' this place, who won the
piano contest given by Pacific University,
Is a member of the '09 Normal class, re
ceiving his musical education under Mrs.
Ma? Babbitt. The prize carries with it all
the" privileges of the university, where Mr.
Arant will continue his studies.
Chriettanla. Doling an electrical storm
here and at varlou' plces In Norway, Swe
den, Denmark and North Germany, the cover
ing of cables were set on fire.
HOW TO CURE
RHEUMATISM
A California Woman Tells of the
Remedy That Helped Her
From the Start.
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blood. That rheumatism is a disease
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is hereditary in certain families, and
that there is a marked thinning of the
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Mrs. D. H. Ooates, of Campbell, Cal.,
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Apples pay larger dividends in the State of Oregon than
any other line of business. This statement is substan
tiated by actual results and the press of the Northwest.
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