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TOE MORNING IRIIQIMUQQ Pn P.V II TALES1H HOW RAILROAD CHIEFTAIN WHO BELIEVES COMING ELECTION UUUII1LUU I ULIUI ISSUE III ELECTION WILL BE FOUGHT ON QUESTIONS OF BUSINESS FOLICY. SIT Ifl JURY BOX Always on hand large number of styles ranging in prices from 10 to 250 dollars. r: Several' Individ ual, Soundproof Demons tr a t i o n Rooms. Well lighted, heated and ventilated. . . V - B. F. Yoakum Pleads for Com mercial Law to Supple ment Sherman Act. Only One Lacking Before Ex ercise of Peremptory Chal lenges Is Begun. at - - lit,; a MAZE OF BELIEF EXCUSES V 1 OLD WAYS ARE OUTWORN 1 1 I L 9 9 " Fxamlnatlon as to Property Quali fications Wrarlf afudst. Who if Glad to Find OUrfT Valid Ground for Dismissal. mm iVOELESL Nov. I. There 11 talesmen In tne Jury bo In the Me- trial whin court aajournea - day. an4 ona mora waa needed before p.r.mptory challenges can " "7 elseS by either side. " m.ra hlmaalf waa an Indifferent audi Almost tha whole day's ,ln ' occupied with determining tha el.glbll liy of TaJeeman H. V. Blenklron. and tha etste wove a tangle about him aa to whether ha owned at praa.nt prop erty listed on tha last uwumfnt roll and whether ilpol of It had dls otiallfled him. In tha afternoon aes- ,ion .T.n the court waa ao weary wnn ..iri.-.ilon. of tha property quea tior, that tha atata turned abruptly to fa question of belief In clrcumatantta! vMenre and caught Blanklron in a max of varylna- answers which ave th. court ground to allow a challana against him. Taleeaaaa Daabta Own SltaaV. tt waa when tha arrument of tha it. p. nrooertT auall f Iratlon waa being made by Attorney Horton. who read from voluminous Decision.. inAmm Rordwetl awned and occasion ally cloaed h!a eyee. finally suggesting t-al tha talesmen In tha boa hav a Utile airing whtla tha argument waa going on. It waa a hot. mnray oar. . r. the man heat relentlessly through tia brown shades of tha chamber Into the half empty room. B enkiron waa iiwil en challenge by tha atata lm .mediately after It had baen pointed eut that ha did not know hla own mind whether ha would eonl-t ir tna ev. !enca :n tha caaa wara wholly circum stantial. After Blanklron waa disposed of. W. If. Andrewa. tha laat venireman, occn- cled tha 12th aeat In tha Jury boa. Ha waa challenged quickly by tha defenaa roe actual btaa on tha (round that no believed tha defendant guilty and that tha Tln.ee building- waa dynamited ay labor anions or strikers Ha waa under rroea-examlnatlon by District Attorney Fredericks at adjournment time, tha state attempting to ahow that Andrewa had farmed hla opinions "on publlo rumor, publlo Journala and common notoriety." . Otla Ms-U-Uw osV Tha phraseology of tha penal coda torn not disqualify talesmen who have formed opinions, provided tha optnlona were produced by any of theaa threa agnlea. with Andrewa to be examined fur ther and tha venires of SOi thua far railed exhausted. Judga Bordwell ordered another venire of it today and will hear preliminary excuses tomor row. Curiously enough. Marry Chandler, snn-ln-law of General Harrleon Gray Otis, proprietor of tha Los Angeles Times, and himself tha vl--presldnt of tha company that publishes tha Times, appears on tha lateat venire. Whether ba will ba excused In prelimi nary examination tomorrow for busi ness reasons or any other of tha ex cused) which usually hare baen offered In tha preliminary examination, or ba subjected to questioning? tomorrow by counsW and disqualified because ha waa t:rectly affected by the disaster are questions much discussed tontghf Twe TaJewaaVs. Sees. Deeter. 81lght Illness attacked both Tales men George W. McKea and F. D. Oraen during tha night, and physicians treat e l them for Indigestion. Tbsy wara In the Jury box when court convened at !:? o'clock and appeared to hava re covered. The first proceeding waa tha announcement of Lecompte Davia, of tne defense, that the defenaa bad passed Talesman Byrnn L4sk for causa. I'latrtct Attorney Fredericks began cross-examination at once, and after a few perfunctory questlona also pissed Lis a. It wss aald before court convened, by one of the attorneys, that all but two of tha talesmen secured when the box waa filled would ba ex cul by peremptory challenge. Kxamlnatlon of Won k iron, who la a real estate dealer, by the defense fol lowed. Blenklron aald he never had been especially Interested In unions. He declared he neither had an opinion aa to the cause of the explosion nor aa to tha guilt or Innocence of the de fendant. He waa than paaaed for cause by Attorney I arrow, of the defense. "Are you sure you are on the assess ment roll"- asked Horton. In examining Hlenktron. "Tm not euro." he replied. "I'M you not make an affidavit In August that you had no property!" Tes." Terhalrallty Is staler. Mr. Horton produced a folio of type written manuscript, a record of a re cent civil caae In which Blenklron fig ured. The talesman Identified bia slg nature on the sfftdavlt attached. It developed that fclenklrons name waa on tha laat aaaeasment roll aa required r-r statute for service as a Juror, but question arose whether be owned any property at that time, Horton became Involved In a tangled examination on thia point. A rapid fire of objectlone urging irrelevancy came from the defense. The court became Irritated at the tangle and once when Attorney Horton launched Into an argument Judge Bordwell broke In with a atern "wait a moment." The defense charged that tha state waa trytna to incriminate Blanklron wtth the Assessors office and District Attorney Kredericka denied fhat the state had any such "ulterior motive." With the questton still pending. At torney Horton turned his Interrogation to Klenklroaa belief In circumstantial evidence In capital cases. Blenklron declared that while he had opposed ' circumstantial evidence, he also bad recently changed his mind. T.d jour frequent vislta to the ef-n-e of Job Hirrlmin have anything ta do with cUangmg your opinion" asked Horton. "1 never discussed It wtth him. Weral Defeet Ckara-ea. The prosecution lnterpoeed a" chal lenge for Implied blaa and "for each defect In hla moral faculties as would make htm an unreliable Juror for either tarty to thta action, and particu lerlv lor the prosecution." and because, tinker extande questioning, "he vacil lated frcm ona pole to tha other re gardldgihie conscientious scruples." but clearly ahowed opposition to a verdict of guilty la a capital caaa on - . . - . .;ivs:y- ' - t ! B r. circumstantial evidence. Tha defense resisted the challenge. In the course of questioning by At torney Carrow. Blenklron said he could find a man guilty of murder on clreum atantlal evidence, but would not Im pose the death penalty. To Judga Bordwell Blenklron said that thia was hla atata of mind and be had "oon scleotioua aoruplea on the aubjeot. Challenge waa allowed and Blenklron was excused. W. H. Andrews, the last of tha ven iremen, took Blenklron s place In the box. The court examined him as to his views on capital puntahment and he aald ha did not oppose it- Andrews aald ba used "to take a an(J In politics, bnt now bad "cut It out." As to strikes, ha opposed them generally. Tha worklngmen would be better off If they took their medicine and did not strike." explained Andrewa. "Tha walking delegate la the one I partic ularly object to about unions." To you know anything about walk ing- delegates r "Tea. thay came around nine years ago and dlaturbed my men when I waa In the canning business." from what he heard and read. An drewa asserted ha believed the Ttmea waa blown un by strikers or union men. He later qualified thia by say ing they might have done tu Dyaaaatte Prejadlce Aeeerted. "Do you believe In strikes?" he was naked. 'I'nlons don't strike It's the bosses," said the witness. "Now. where did you learn that?" cried Iarrow. Ton"t you know there never waa a strike called In this country without a aecret ballot The talesman aald ha did not. "Ion believe you are not prejudiced against unions?" naked Darrow. -Tea." "Do you think you are a fair man to try a union man? "No" "Ton know you are not a fair Juror. don't you" "I don't think I would oe. "Why wouldn't you be falrf "Because I am prejudiced against the dynamiting proposition." "And you think this Is a dynamit ing proposition?" "It looks that way." "And you believe the defendant guilty?" aaked Darrow. 'Insofar aa I believe what i nava read." 'And It would take a great deal of evidence to get this opinion eut of your mind?" "Yes." Hs waa challenged for bias and tha state resisted the challenge, contend ing that hla opinions svere baaed only on newspaper reporta, rumor and no toriety, all of which aourcea are ex cepted In the statutes. Under examination ny matrlct At torney Fredericks. Andrews said that hla opinion waa baaed wholly on nsws paper reporta. It s t o clock. Mr. Fredericks.- said Judge Bordwell, and adjourned court until Monday at 10 A. M. Tha court, however, will examine veniremen to morrow morning. 1KOVWORKEKS DEMAND BOOKS Writ to Kexwrr Kvldencf In tr Xamara Case Obtained. INDIANAPOLIS Nov. 1. Counsel for the International Association of Bridge 1 and Structural Ironworkers obtained In I the County Circuit Court today a writ ; of replevin for books of the sssoclstlon held by the County Prosecutor aa evi dence in the McNamara dynamiting cases. I'nlted States District Attorney Miller already had obtained an order In the rlmlnai court for possession of the evidence fjr a formal grand Jury In vestigation, but the Ironworkere' As sociation riled a motion for aa appeal and thta point will ba argued tomor row. A copy of a part ot tha records of the association Is In ths hands of District Attorney Miller. Detective Burns conferred with Mr. Miller today as to evidence to be sub mitted to the grand Jury. CLARK SEES PARTY SPLIT 8pakrr Predicts Ie, Folletto lie- publicans Will Bolt Taft. FREMONT. Neb. Nov. I. That the Republican party would have two can didates for "resident in lull, waa pre dicted by Speaker Champ Clark of the National House of Representatives hers today. .. . III declared It his opinion rresiaent Taft would be renominated and that tha Insurgent Republicans would split away from the regular end of the party and nominate Senator La roiiette. ipeaker Clark today wound up nis peeking tour In tne interest or uini'i V. Stevens, candidate fnr Congress In the Third District. TH-nne rented, xa iter month. Kohler e Cbase, IT( Washington street. J '.v - . - .V - - - - TOAKIM. KAISER GETS CONGO France in Exchange Has Free Hand In Morocco. AGREEMENT MADE PUBLIC XaOona Will Submit AH Difficulties Ariding From Compact to The Hague llllon Xegrooa to Have New Ruler. PARISL Nov. J. Tha contenta of the Franco-Qerman accord, officially given out today, show that Germany recog nlxea the rltcht of France to establish a protectorate In Morocco, while both nations engage to obtain the adhesion to thia accord of the other signatories to ths Algeclraa agreement. France, as compensation for German recognition of her protectorate in Morocco, cedes to Germany about Z60. 000 square kilometers In Northern French Congo, touching the German Kameruna. Tha territory ceded la Inhabited by about 1,000.000 negroes and haa a com merce valued at 13.400.000 annually. The new German frontier starta at Monda Bay and extenda to Bangs River, thence) to Kandoko and thence through the Congo, finally attaining Lake Tchad by way of the TJbanga and Leogone rlvera. France and Germany agree to submit to Tha Hague tribunal all difficulties arising from tha operation of the ac cord. In reference to Morocco, Franca agreea to aafeguard the economic equal ity and commercial liberty for which provision la made In existing treaties. BERLI.Y IS NOT OVERJOYED Kcslrnations Indication of Tfnjx po larity of Bargain. BERLIN, Nov. S. In making public tonight a complete summary of the treaty concerning Morrocco arranged by Foreign Secretary Horr von Kidor- Un-waechter and the xrencn Amoaa- sador, M. Campon, the foreign office Issued the following statement: "The German government believes that both parties can be In accord over tha contenta of the new treaty. It will have a calming effect not only upon conditions between Germany and France but also upon the political sit uation. It la especially emphasised that England haa not Interfered In the negotiations." The text of the treaty win be signed Monday morning at Berlin and Paris. With the news ol tne conclusion ot the controversy comes the announce ment that Emperor William has ac cepted the resignation of Dr. von Lln dMUlst. Secretary of State for the col onies. This resignation la a siiralflcant symptom of unpopularity of the bar gain within as well as outside the gov ernment. The ueflnttton of France's position In Morocco occupies thres of ths H ar ticles of the treaty. The Congo changes are more limited than were first expeoted. Germany will get only from four to seven miles of the Congo River, sufficient to eetablish a ateam er trading station. Revelations of dissensions in the government on the eve of the Morocco debate In the Reichstag has greatly weakened the positions of Chancellor von Bethman-Hollweg and the For eign Secretary, Herr von Klderlln Waachter. The Councillor of the Colonial Office. Herr von Danekelroann. also resigned today, supposedly because of dissatis faction over the German compensation. COLOGNE. Germany. Nov. I. A die patch to the Cologne Gaxette from Ber lin saya the resignation of the Council lor of the Colonial Office. Herr von Danrkelmann. accompanying the "In discretions" of the press, discloses most unjustifiable conditions. The "indis cretions" assert that the Colonial Office Is not willing to accept responsibility for ths tresty. Chinese Caught With Opium. An lnpector in charge of Collector of Customs Malcora late last night ar rested a Chinaman at the Union Depot, efter he had alighted from a Northern Pacific train from Seattle, on a charge of smuggling opium. A considerable quantity of opium waa found on his person. Including a can of refined opium and an amount of oruda opium. Laws to Be Successful Must Take Farmer Into Consideration So cialism Opposed by Men Who Are Real Producers. (Continued from First Psge.) business Is a question demanding care ful study by competent persons. As a business proposition, I should prefer to see this all Important prob lem worked out amicably rather than that there should be a fight, commer cially disastrous, against a fair adjust ment, with a resultant enactment In spired by prejudice and lacking the co operation of the commercial and manu facturing; interests in reaching; final conclusions. The leadera of the Democratic and Republican parties do not want busi ness hurt, labor thrown out of em ployment and depression supplanting prosperity. Any man or set of men big enough to stand as the leaders in either party would desire to steer the country into the greatest possible prosperity. Any statesman would be gratified to aolve the problem of restraint of trade, perpetuate competition and save the jobs of millions of men by re-establishing confidence In our Institutions with out disturbing ths business conditions of ths country. Reform Opposed la Vain. Many of us remember the numerous dlsaatrous prophecies which were made when railroad regulation waa first con sidered. Railroad men talked gloomily of the effect on the country of undue interference and Federal regulation, and, above all, of Governmental exer ciee of the rate-making power. They worked themselves up to a pitch where they believed their own prophecies of ruin. They fought the proposed re form bitterly, but to no avail, getting laws more regulative than would have been enacted had they helped to frame an act that would have met the require- menu of the public. At that time thoae requirements merelv contemplated a cessation of the reprehensible practice of rebating and favorltlam. nimuui uvuvt w " " Justifiable decisions and rste reduc tions. On the whole, however, the In terstate commerce law nas dmb uciy ful. Old Waya Not Desired. I feel safe In saying there are not II nnl f I . whn wnnM If airin the . choice, return to old ways aad practices. Charges are sun oeing mini uj peo ple OT II w vaiiuv w. sttacking railroads, that railroads are atlll ravoring ceriam saippere e.uu w latlng the laws. Such charges ars untrue not that railroad men are more moral ttfan others engaged In commercial pursuits, but because It la better and safer to be honest In their business relations i-w . t- - Kit. .-, hraiiu tt la a wan imw ii"""" crime to violate the interstate com merce laws. ' A man who violates those laws is ii,at ea enhtect to criminal prosecution as a man who steala a horse. Another rapioiy-growing lorce in wis country that the Government, the po litical partlea and commerce must con sider. Is ths commercialisation of farm products, Farsaera Are Oae-thlrd ot Population. The farmers noia una nue to e.uvw,- - - A one. third of UUV Ittlllll II V. vai v our population. A cltlxen who possesses vriiiuciiu no i j " - . . . .i. w what he twnm end nro- duces aa any one engaged In another buslnsss. n - - i,.mm fire wldelV BCat- DDLKU.I1 I II V . '- - - tered over the country there is a gen- ral opinion inai mr qi "-I"""-rlth present conditions. But this sltu tion like everything else, is changing and changing rapidly. The farmer is co-operating for the better marketing hi. nrniinnti The farmers are not organising to hurt others. It Is only numan aaiufo anu -.-v man wants to sell what be longs to him for all it is worth. There Is no reason why the producers should continue to feed and clothe us and re ceive only one-half of what we pay. Nor, on the other hand, should the con sumer pay double that which the pro ducer receives. , Raral Vote Decisive. The heads of our great banking houses, of our railroads and our manu facturing Institutions, must know that 0 per cent of our Congressmen are elected by the rural vote, and that the election of the President also Is determined by this vote. Yet they do little to prevent political emissaries from working up a public sentiment, and thereby Influencing the laws of the country. They have not learned that not only the basio principle of all our wealth but the basio principle of our political policy also Is shaped by the 10.000.000 occupants of the .000.000 farms. Nor do the so-called big business men ap preciate that the business- organiza tion of the farmers carries, with it political organisation. It la up to the business Interests to eay whether they will stand aloof and permit the political policy of the Nation to be ahaped by politicians and based upon prejudice rather than upon business principles fair to all. Policy Moat Benefit Farmers. Thia cannot be accomplished until the great poyer of thia country which lies with the farmers Is directed Into the channels of commerce beneficial to organizing to get the greatest re turns for their products the farmers are merely doing what all other trade combinations have done to increase their profits. They are adopting the methods of the steel, tobacco, sugar and other trade organizations because those methods enable them to get more money for their output through the reduction of the cost of distribution. Co-operation of effort Is Just aa es sential as concentration of energies. One Sunday Issue the Tribune uses more material and requires the serv ices of more men than did all the news-, papers of the country In snntlre year 100 years ago. All the printing ma chinery In existence In the early part of the last century would not be suffi cient for a single Issue of one of our big dally newepapera. It could not ba produced In Its present form without organization of men In all portions of the world. No Amerlcsn publisher wants to go back to the old way of making news papers, or sven to the old way of thinking about them. Wlat the pub lisher constantly la looking for la WHEN YOU WANT ENTERTAINMENT genuine, wholesome and instructive entertainment there is nothing that will so completely provide it as the FAMOUS ARTISTS WHO MAKE) RECORDS EICLCS rVTBLiT FOR THE VICTORl Abbott Alda Calve Caruso Eamea de Gos-orsa Harry Lander Gadskl Home Helba Pattt Plancon Haud Powell Schumann-Heine: Scom SembrlcB ' Tetraxalnl Frits Krctslei' Join the Portland Commercial Club's Lewiston-Walla Walla Excursion November 6, 7 and S PORTLAND'S BUSINESS .MEN'S OPPORTUNITY To make acquaintance of the men who are building this great and growing territory. . To participate in the organization of the Idaho-Washington Development League, comprising eight large and prosperous counties. ' To help build the great interior country. To enjoy the hospitality of the Commercial Organizations, including motor drives through surrounding country, luncheons, dinners, etc - N. A special feature is the invitation to the ladies. A Special Train Excursion The party will occupy a special train, consisting of baggage car, dining car, drawing-room sleeping cars and observation car. The going trip will be made via the North Bank Road and Northern Paerifis By, and As return via the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. The party will leave the North Bank Station, Eleventh and Hoyt Sts., at 9 :00 P. M. Sunday, November 5th, spend Monday and Tuesday in Lewiston, Wednesday in Walla Walla and return to Portland 8 :30 A. II. Thursday. $29 THE TOTAL EXPENSE This covers tickets, meals and sleeping-car accommodations. For Reservations, etc., Telephone Main 8660. PORTLAND COMMERCIAL CLUB means of Improvement- He is searching- for better methods and better re- UThe worst reactionary Is the one who wanta to force the country back Into old aTOOvee. Many of the so-called pro gressives are really reactlonarlea. Ihey say they want to tear modern business organizations to pieces and restors the methods of doing business in vogue 25 years ago, without first producing a new and effective working plan under which the business of the Nslon will go forward. . To carry their arguments to a logi cal conclusion the country blacksmith shops would be doing our lronmaklng, and grist mills along streams would be grinding our wheat. What we really want to do Is to take advantage of the best we have and use it for the best Interest of alL Common business sense, more than legislation, is needed. More than a year In advance of the next Presidential electlpn we hear dis cussed on all sides the different pros pective Presidential candidates and what their policies toward business will be. 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