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r-- -.4. TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, APKIL.-2U, xaiu. u . ii -.1 h ! -1 ROOSEVELT WITS TO BE PRESIDENT 1; Stenographer Says He Will Be CandidatePart of Let ters Given Out. !i WRITES .55 ON POLITICS Woman AVriws Her Father Saying She Transcribed Missives for Roosevelt. Vlio- Will Speak His Mind When Ho Iteturns. ! DANVILLE, 111.. April 19. "When Roosevelt reaches New York Taft will bo pleased to have an automobile run over him," concludes a letter written by Mrs. Leila Love Brown to her father. Judge Love, of this elty. Mrs. Brown Is accompanying Dr. Dor-sey,- of Chicago, on a. tour of the world, acting aa his stenographer. During Hr. Roosevelt's stay in Naples, she wrote 55 letters at the ex-President's dictation. In. which he freely discussed the political situation in the United States. She makes no direct statement, but by Innuendo she leaves the Inference to be drawn that he is coming home again to become a candidate for the Presidency. Only a part of the letter Is allowed to be made public. Her father Bays If Its entire contents were known there would be a great com motion. Mrs. Drown says In part; Wliut Mrs. Brown. Says. "I have written a number of letters for Mr. Roosevelt, Which, if their contents were known, would create Quite a sensa tion in America. But I oan say this: The belief here is that Taft has been foolish to 'throw away the last shred of public confidence by publicly acknowledging, as he has in several speeches of late, hla in ability to cope with the situation and his discouragement. "There are many things in the Roose velt letters of both interest and impor tance about which I must maintain sc ience. Dr. Dorsey had a 10-rnlnute talk with Mr. Roosevelt on the subject of immigration and Mr. Roosevelt suggested that they have an Interview in any city In Europe other than Naples on the sub ject, and Dr. Dorsey Joined him on the special train to Rome, during which time the subject was thoroughly discussed, hut Dr. Dorsoy has made but little men tion of It since his return to Naples." T. Ii. to Speak His Opinion. Ona of Mr. Roowvslt's letters was" to a prominent New York politician; In it , the tariff was freely dlsc-ussed and Mr. Roosevelt asked what the American peo ) pi thought of the Payne bill. The Bol ' linger-Pinohot controversy was touched ; on only lightly, but the letter stated 1 that Mr. Roosevelt expects to apeak his opinion freely when he arrives In this t country, ' Mrs. Brown further virott that Mr. ' Roosevelt had fwceived a number of let- term from crowned heads of Europe re j e&rdtng the political situation in the i United etatesv but his replies to them did not touch politics at all. Mrsk Brown believes Mr. Roosevelt will i again be a candidate for President., L 1 PVERTURES NOT MAI)K TO T. XI. Vatican Ixxjks on Xunclo'a Meeting Him as Accidental. V ROME. April 19. From reports which it ...has received from Vienna, the Vatican, It is understood, does not consider that Monsignor J. Granito dl Belmonte Plg natelll.'the Papal Nuncio at Vienna, vtslt- . td Mr. Roosevelt. The contrary view i3 expressed on the " ground that the Papal Nuncio refused to r attend a luncheon given in honor of the ex-President by American Ambassador Kerens and it is explained that after the luncheon the Nuncio called upon Mr. -' Kerens and on thnt occasion met Mr. Roosevelt, a mee'bu which It was not in his ppwer to avoii. The Correspondent! Roma, the organ of the Vatican, commenting on the inci Ci nt, says: "A most regrettable sectarian spirit makes people forget their obligations to- ; ward all. If the attempt made to make the Papal Nuncio of Vicrna appear as go ing to Roosevelt on T-ehaU of the Vatican is unpleasant for the Nuncio, it Is also ' unpleasant for KoosevcU, who is thus de. plcted as one gathering Incidents with whoever approaches." JT. K. BUSY DESP1T13 DOWNPOCTt lx-lresldeiit Lunches ut Fnlare, Receives and Visits Kossuth. ruda PEST, April 33. A steady rain storm this afternoon did net prevent Colonel Roosevelt from disponing of an exceedingly strenuous1 programme. Tills Included . luncheon at the royal palace. . OS the guest of Archduke Joseph, a re ception at Parliament House and a sightseeing tour, winch comprised a vtelt to the unique agricultural museum built In Imitation of the celebrated Gothic castle of Vajda llunyad, "where Mr. Roosevelt was efpecially interested in the conservation and reforestation work of Hungary. A portion of the day wjir ta.ken tip by a call upon Francis Kossuth, leader . of the United Opposition, who la 111; a vlult to Washington monument, erected . by thte Hungarian-American Federation; en inspection of the studio of Zala, the Hungarian sculptor; a reception to the American colony and a reception to the , Hungarian journalists. Air. Roosevelt and Kermlt were the guests of the Austrian .Ambassador, Baron Hengelmuller von liengervar, and the Baroness at a dinner at the Park Club, where they met lead ing noblemon. Perhaps the most interesting feature of the day was Colonel Roosevelt's half hour talk with Francis Kossuth. Al though Kosmith's name is synonymous through Hungary with ' the inde pendent aspirations of the people of Hungary-, he is now living quietly, owing to the recent fall of the Independent coalition ministry. The Austrian gov ernment manifested not the slightest dis approval of the visit, on the contrary Baron Hengelmuller accompanied Mr. Roosevelt and was present at the interview. being made to procure quantities of gray squirrels as park attractions or domes tic et. In Western Pennsylvania there is, on the other hand, a great hue and cry against the devastations of this same little animal, and considerable evidence is being set forth to prove that he is a great enemy of the forests, since he de stroys seeds and prevents reforesting-. Among the noted country seats of sub urban Philadelphia and other sections of Eastern Pennslyvania the squirrel has of late grown highly in favor as a home pet; especially where there is a bit of woodland or grove attached to the coun try seat, it is not considered quite com-, plete in these days unless there is a col ony of pet squirrels frisking about among the trees and showing off antics to ad miring visitors. In suburban parks spe cial efforts have been made during the past few years to train a goodly company of squirrels to become domesticated and look upon the park as their home. At present in the East there is consid erable complaint about the scarcity of squirrels, especially the desirable . gray squirrels, and a very general movement Is on foot to protect the animals, in fact, it is claimed that It is practically impos sible to secure a satisfactory number of the pets to stock the parks where they, are especially desired. The park commissioners of the East are crying out for more and still more squir rels. Squirrel committees are writing here and there for specimens that may bo readily domesticated in our groves, parks and woodlands, and If he knows when he is well off, the Western squirrel now practically in hiding in fear of his life, will make a bee-line for the Eastern sections. ' KNIFE SEVERS HIS ARM WORKMAN SAVED FROM DEATH IX COXCRETE-MIXEK. John Mingler. Plays in Hero Role When William Meyers Meets Ac cident at Mount Tabor. William Meyers, 35 years old, a concrete-worker, was saved from a hor rible death .when John Mingler, a fel low workman, with the aid of a Jack knife, amputated his left arm near tha elbow, when It became fast in the gear chain of a concrete mixer at the new Mount Tabor reservoir at 10. o'clock last night. Meyers is now at the Good Samaritan Hospital in a critical condi tion, caused by the shock and the loss of blood. It is feared he will not sur vive. 'Meyers, with several other workmen, was mixing concrete, when a largo gear chain slipped from the sprocket wheel. The young workman undertook to re place the chain while the machinery was in motion. His glove was caught and his left hand and arm drawn Into the cogs. His piercing screams brought the assistance of Mingler and others. Observing Meyers predicament, Ming ler whipped out his jackknlfe. While other workmen supported Meyers. Mingler cautiously cut the flesh about the cogs and trimmed it to the shat tered portions of the forearm. The Injured man was placed aboard a Mount Tabor car and hastened to the city. A Red Cross ambulance was met at Grand and Hawthorne avenues. Am bulance Driver Shepherd was delayed in his race against death to the hos pital when a tender on the Burnslde urldge closed the gates and stalled the ambulance for 12 minutes. Meyers resides with his parents at 741 Clatsop street. LESLIE ORDERED TO COURT Pittsburg Judge Will Learn for Himself If He Is III. PITTSBURG, April 19. Whether Max Leslie, county delinquent tax-collector and Chairman of the Republican County Commission, is really 111 in New York, as his attorneys said In court yesterday, or whether he is trying to evade Imme diate .trial. District Attorney Blakeley will ascertain for himself. With an order of the court served on Leslie's attorneys to produce their client in New York City today to be Inter viewed by the District Attorney, the lat ter left last night for the East. NEW YORK. April 18. Max G. Leslie, who is staying at a hotel here, said last night he is very ill and confined to his room. He refused to say whether he was being attended by a physician. When asked if he were too ill to go back to Pittsburg he replied he would not submit to an Interview nor would he say when he thoughts he would be able to re turn to Pittsburg. BALL SKETCH ON BOARDS Timely Hit at Orpheum . Causes Longing lor Game. Just at the time when the Taseball bug is beginning to work overtime In our systems, along comes Swat Milllgan and his sketch at the Orpheum and makes us Just pray for the opening game. It is a prize sketch for stirring up the latent baseball enthusiasm, is strikingly up to date, with a feast of good humor that never fails to develop into a scream. The sketch itself Is decidedly novel. The scene Is the outside of the New York polo grounds, on the day of a game between "the Giants and the Cubs. A boy and a "goll" are at their accustomed peekholes. These peekholes are their own property,, as indicated by the fact that their names are printed, over them in chalk marks. Along comes a "bloom in' bloody Henglishman," who can't get interested at first, but the enthusiasm of the youngsters finally gets a strangle hold on him and he also finds a peek- hole. The slangy comedy is immense, and what Bozeman Bulger ain't put in, It isn t. SQUIRRELS IN DEMAND Little Gray Ones Wanted for I'aiks in Eastern Cities. Philadelphia Record. An interesting and unique controversy is being considered Just now between Eastern and Western Pennsylvania con cerning the desirability of the squirrel in suburban parks and woodlands. In the eastern sections special efforta are. now JACK JOHNSON TO RESCUE Pugilist Aids Firemen Save Trio in Auto Wreckage. CHICAGO. April 19. Jack Johnson, the champion heavyweight pugilist, this morning assisted firemen rescue' two men end a woman buried under the wreckage of an automobile. The machine carrying four persons, turned over at a sharp curve in Jackson Park. Johnson, with his trainer, was passing in nis car a no immediately stopped. The boxer at first attempted to lift the over turned car but failed, and sent a call for a hook and ladder company. A dozen firemen, assisted by Johnson, got hold of the wrecked car and lifted it. The in jured people were then put in Johnson's car and rushed to a hospital. BUDGET WILL BE T BUSHED HRQUGH Commons Adopts Guillotine Af ter Stormy Exchange of Recriminations. O'BRIEN CLAIMS PLEDGES STRIKE TROUBLE FEARED American Workmen Shut Out of Shops at Schocnvilie. PITTSBURG. Pa., April 19. Strike trouble similar to that of last July threatens the Pressed Steel Car Com pany at Schoenvllle, where 1000 men refused to go to work today. The company's chief of police was assaulted today and a striker was slightly wounded wlicd tlie officer, shot -a.1 Wnj. Head of Irish Faction Accuses Lloyd George of Breaking Promise, hut' Government Denies Bargain -- Was Ever Made With Irish. LONDON, April 19. After a stormy sitting arising out of a personal Incident between William O'Brien ami Chancellor Lloyd-George, attacks by the Conserva tives on the government's alleged sur render to John Redmond, leader of the Nationalists, and a warm repudiation by the Ministers of any such bargaining, the House of Commons last night adopted Premier Asquith's guillotine motion, un der which the finance bill must be dis posed of by April 27. The motion was adopted by a vote of 345 to 252. Mr. O'Brien- insisted on the correctness of the statement which he made in Cork to the effect that the Chancellor had promised the Nationalists, as concessions for their support of the budget, relief from the spirit, stamp and succession duties, brewery licenses and land taxes and from a general revaluation. He declared, as before, that he had read aloud to Mr. IJoyd-George a letter which he had previously sent to the Chancellor and which contained a reiter ation of the proposed concessions. At no witness was present at the reading, Mr. O'Brien said, the Chancellor had thought It safe to deny that such a let ter had ever been received or read to him. Mr. IJoyd-George. replying, declared again that Mr. O'Brien's account of'thelr interview was grossly Inaccurate. The Chancellor admitted that upon their sec ond Interview Mr. O'Brien had read him a memorandum of what had occurred at the earlier meeting, but he said that the first he had heard of the letter described by Mr. O'Brien was from the newspa pers. The Chancellor warmly reproached Mr. O'Brien for publishing an account of a private interview without asking permission. When Mr. O'Brien had com menced to read from his memorandum, the Chancellor said he had stopped him, telling him he was not In a position to make promises. John Redmond but recently announced the intention of his party to give cor dial support to the government's policy and to the budget, because financial in justice to Ireland was only remediable by securing home rule. A. J. Balfour, leader of the opposition, said he would not comment on the per sonal question beyond saying that minis terial interviews with their opponents ought to be treated as private. Premier Asquith In closing thedebate repeated that there bad been no bar gain between the government and Mr. Redmond.; HEARING IS PUT OFF TELEPHONE BONDHOLDERS OB JECT TO WELLS. Receiver of Home Company Has Only Temporary Appointment. Stock-Watering Charged. TACOMA. Wash., April 19. (Special.) At the request of W. D. Fenton, of Portland, and John D. Fletcher, of Tacoma, attorneys for the bondholders, Federal Judge Donworth today contin ued until May 4 the hearing on the receivership of the Home Telephone Company of Puget Sound and North western Long Distance Telephone Com pany, resulting from the two suits filed against these companies by the Home Telephone & Telegraph Company of Portland. The bondholders attorneys repre sented the continuance was necessary to enable them to obtain certain facts from bondholders who reside in Cali fornia and who protest against the ap pointment of Eben T. Wells as perma nent receiver, claiming It would only mean continuing the business along the old lines. Judge Donworth authorized Wells, as temporary receiver, to issue certifi cates to meet. the payroll, merchandise ordered, construction on the Tacoma Seattle line and other going expenses It was asserted at the hearing that the two defendant companies have bonds out to the amount of about $1, 500.000 and that the Portland company had loaned the local company about $150,000. ' It was also asserted that many of the bonds represented water. This was disputed by the bondholders' attorneys. The attorneys for the plaintiff claimed that if the present bond Issue value could be scaled down SO per cent the actual value would be represented and the companies put on a sound basis. R. W. Montague, of Portland, and J. W. -Robinson., of Olympla, represented the plaintiff and A. E. Hanford, of Seattle, the defendants. CONDITION STILL GRAVE Mark Twain Improves, hut Fears ,f Are Not Allayed. REDDTJfG. Conn., April 19. The con- amon oi eamuei Aj. Clemens (Mark Twain) who is ill of heart trouble ai his country home, showed some Im provement today. He had the most com fortable night he has passed since his ar rival in ReddinK. Mr. Clemens was said to be resting very comiortaDiy lonignt. iz is understood, however, that his condition is still seri ous. ' Big Pump Installed. VANCOUVER. Wash., April 19. (Spe cial.) The large, three-step turbine pump, the first of its kind to be installed In the Northwest, was accepted by tho Vancouver Water Company yesterday, after making a satisfactory test. The huge pump has a capacity of 1,250,000 gallons a day, or about 650 gallons a minute, which large body of water is raised 253 feet. The pump is driven by a 75-horsepower motor, which is placed on top of the well. The motor is con nected with the pump by a steel shaft, 1 inches In diameter-and 165 feet long. Vancouver is supplied with and uses over 304 .gaUjui -QL water .per., -capita, tiily SJiXV Absolutely : ' ' . Pure. 'Mr- ' ' " iw iiBi'iiiiniH'J" CLOSEST GUARD KEPT OFFICERS FEAR WEZLER WILli COMMIT SUICIDE. Officer Leaves for North With Pris oner and Will Enter Tacoma With Caution. SAN FRANCISCO, April 19. (Special.) According to Captain of Detectives John Fitzgerald, of Tacoma, who has come to this city to take back Charles J. Wezler, charged with the brutal mur der of his divorced wife's mother, the aged Mrs. Frederlca Schulz, at Gig Har bor, April 4, feeling against Wezler runs so high in Pierce County, Washington, that extreme caution will be exercised in taking the prisoner into Tacoma. The local police fear Wezler will try to com mit suicide and he is watched in his cell constantly by a Moorman. Wezler, on the verge of breakdown. Is an enigma to the detectives. Sometimes he admits his identity and again denies it. He steadfastly denies his guilt. Wezler was turned over, today, by the local police to the Tacoma officer, who at once started with the prisoner for the Northern city. A stop will be made at Sacramento to obtain the necessary extra dition papers. Lottie Freeman, the woman with whom Wezler was infatuated here, has never been under arrest, nor will she be taken to Tacoma With the accused murderer. TACOMA, Wash., April 18. Pat O'Brien, a diminutive newsboy, informed the police this morning that he remembers distinctly selling a paper to Wezler on the morning of the murder. He identified Wezler' s photograph and says Wezler boarded the steamer Crest Just as it was leaving for .Gig Harbor, the scene of the murder, after giving him a dime for the paper and telling him to keep the change. the people he says saw him on the day the murder was committed. PATT0N CASE DISMISSED Seaside Minister Had Excuse for Be ing Out After Hours. SEASIDE, Or.,. April 19. (Special.) The case against Rev. J. J. Patton was dismissed from the local Police Court this morning. Police Judge R. O. Ral ston declared there was no tangible evi dence for a trial on the charge of being out after hours without a reasonable ex cuse. Mr. Patton was arrested early Friday morning by Night Marshal Williams and the fact that three other men were with him at the time of arrest and that the quartet was acting as a committee of the local King Arthur Society, was pro nounced by the police Judge to be suf ficlent excuse for them to be on the streets after closing hours. 'Mr. Patton says the committee was appointed by the society to investigate the moral condition of the town after closing hours, and to see if the night marshal was doing his duty regarding the enforcement of the closing ordinance. WEZLER'S, ALIBI IS SHATTERED Witnesses Now Say They Saw Him Day After Murder. Charles J. Wezler, the accused mur derer of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Henry Schultz, of Tacoma, and now under ar rest In San Francisco on that charge, who largely depends on proving that he was in Portland at the time the aged woman was killed, will ' find on his arrival here that his alibi has gone glimmering. Those by whom, he ex pected to prove his alibi, and who at first substantiated his claims, yester day under grilling examination by De tectives Craddock and Mallet admitted that their memories were poor. E. B. Vincent, a professional singer, and Ernest Traxler, a piano player at a local theater, both of whom were positive Sunday of having seen Wezler here the day his mother-in-law met death, yesterday reached the positive conclusion that it was the day follow ing. ' Thus far, out of all those who orig inally said they saw Wezler here at the time, not one now remains who sticks to the story. Others upon whom Wezler was depending to prove his alibi, according to San Francisco dis patches were: Ralph C. Knight, a cigar dealer; Mrs. Ray, his former land lady in the Kamm building, and Wil liam Batche, of 404 Eliza street. All were unable to eay they saw Wezler at a time when it " -would have been Impossible for him to have come here from Tacoma after the murder was committed. On the way to Tacoma Wezler will be brought here and made to confront BRYAN REACHES NEW YORK No New Ideas to Express on Return From South America. NEW YORK, April 19. William J. Bry an came home yesterday. He reached New .York full of enthusiasm about the wonders of South America, and with absolutely no ideas, so far as he was willing to 'admit, about the state of an airs political in tnis country. Mr. Bryan left Lincoln, Neb., on No vember 12, spending some time in the Southern States. On December 16 he left Key West for Havana. Thence he want to Jamaica. Panama, Peru, Bo livia, Chile, Argentina and Brazil, r turning by way of Porto Ri o. "The object of my trip," he said, "was the study of economic and so ciological conditions In South Amer ica."- "What are the chances of the Demo cratic partyT" he was asked. "Good always good, he replied. HUNAN RIOTING SPREADS Feared Whole .Yangtse Kiang Valley May Be Affected. . AMOY, April 19. It Is feared that the serious- disaffection in the Province of Hunan may Bpread throushout the Yangtse Kiang Valley. The American cruiser Chattanooga and several Chinese cruisers sailed yes terday for the mouth of the Yangtse Kiang River. The cruiser Charkestib will remain within telegraphic touch of the Chatta nooga. - - AMOS M. ROBERTS DEAD Pioneer Who Settled at St. Johns . Grows RIcl Through Waterfront. Amos Martin Roberts, a pioneer, died at his home 1033 Williams avenue, Friday, at the age of 7S years and ll'months. Mr. Roberts was born May 15, 1S33; in Blng- hatnpton, N. Y., and came to California In 1852, by way of the Isthmus of Panama. After following mining In California for five years he came to Oregon in 1857, settling at St. Johns, where he acquired about 100 acres of land, mostly waterfront property, which of late years became GOLD DUST Makes Hard Water as Soft as Rainwater Every good housewife knows the value of nice, soft rain-water for washing" clothes and for all cleansing purposes. It isn't always convenient to secure ram-water, however. Neither is it necessary. Gold Dust will soften the hardest water, take out the mineral substances and make it so near like the water that falls from the clouds that you couldn't tell the difference. Think what this means to you on wash-day. There's a deal of difference between the action of hard and soft water for -all cleansing. Just a little Lroia JJust added, to the water renders it soft and brings out the greatest cleansing value. Try it the next time you wash clothes or dishes.. Gold Dust real ly cleanses so easily that it relieves housework of all its drudgery. "Let tha GOLD DUST Txoinm d your vmrk" 9- -y-v &f J T gjgTiii ifr-n nri ii Til if ! i i in l&Pj&rl.NQ IS HERE! AjEET her with the springy step that shows your fet have the Springtime glad ness. Which means: wear the MAKES LIFE'S WALK EASY' TRAD VI R K StjU No. 19S This new Crossett style is a snappy model in the new shade "Boston Gray". Just the shoe to go with your gray spring suit. Made with nar row high toe over our new "Marathon" last. Other Crossett styles give you ft wide range of choice. $4 to $6 eYerywhere Lewis A. Crossett, Inc., Maker NORTH ABINGTON. MASS. very valuable and was sold at a high figure by Mr. Roberts. He was married to Misa Mary Susan Caples September 28, 185S. who is still living, and of the seven children born to them the following five are living: Wal lace N. Roberts, of Napavine, Wash.; Artimus G. Roberts, Mrs. Minnie M. Ward. Mrs. Frances E. Freum. Mrs. Ad die R. 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