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THE MORNING OTIEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1912.
FOES CONTINUE TO
ASSAIL HUMPHREY i
Senator Jones Believes Wash
ington Member Will Win
Over Opposition.
POLITICS MADE COMPLEX
Poindexter May Hold Cp Nomination
to Bench, Though Not Expecting
to
Defeat Candidacy on
Showing Xow Made.
OREOONlV NEWS BT7REATT. Wash
Ington, Jan. 11. Pro tests against ap
pointment ef RepresentatlYe Humph
rey as Federal Judge for TVestern
Washington continue to poor In upon
the member of Congress from 'Wash
ington and upon the White Bona.
Humphrey la assailed on .Tarlona
grounds, ranging all the way from aX
leged Incompetency to mere political
objection. Notwithstanding- thee pro
tests. Senator Jones la confident that
Humphrey ultimately win be named and
If he Is named Jones loons lor ws oon
flrmatlon. Should Humphrey bo noml
nated within tb next few days. Ben
ator Polndexter may bold up the nomi
nation, so that all persons deal ring to
protest mar be beard from.
While Polndexter would not expect to
defeat Humphrey's confirmation unless
something more serious than non
tabllihed should be prored. he la
termlned there shall be no haste about
placing Humphrey on the Federal
bench. Pome protests received today
by Senator Polndexter are from labor
organizations In Western Washington,
which were opposed to Humphrey In
the last campaign for election to tha
House. l
Sreaterlad Slteatlea Affected.
If Humphrey wera appointed It
would greatly clarify the political alt
nation In the State of Washington, at
least Insofar as the. next Senatorial
rampalirn Is concerned. For the re
tlrement of ilr. Humphrey from poll-
tics leavea Senator Jonea the only
regular Republican In tha Washington
delegation and the only prominent reg
nlar. so far aa can now be seen, to
enter the Senatorial primary campaign
In 11.
The Senatorial situation admittedly
was complicated last year by the elec
tion of Senator Polndexter. for that
srare Eastern Washington two Sena
tors, and for tha first time threw
both I'nlted Statea Senators on tha
aam aid of the mountains. It waa
known, when Polndexter was elected,
that a strong effort would be mads to
send a west aid man to tha Senate la
place of Jones, and Humphrey waa
irenerally mentioned aa the moat arall
able man.
Jeaee to More, le Report.
While th appointment of Humphrey
in ths Federal Bench will not change
Senator Jones' geographical status. It
will remove the moat formidable reg
ular Republican en th west aid, and
If current, report be true. Senator
Jones. In tb near future, will move to
Seattle or some other Western city.
so that when he cornea op for nomlna
tlon the geographical question cannot
be raised.
If Senator Jonea becomes a, resident
of th west side, he la likely to be th
only regular candidate for Senator two
years hence, though It Is to be ex
pected that one or more "progressive'
candidates will come out against him.
That situation la ao far In tb futur
tlat It has not even begun to shape
up. and much will depend upon the
growth or decline of the "progressiva1
movement In th State of Washington
between now and th primary cam
rairn of 1114.
Th essential thing, for th present.
I that Mr. Humphrey will be removed
from future consideration la Wash
ington political affairs if he la ap
pointed to the Federal bench. Thla
anointment, by the way. will relieve
Mr. Humphrey from a bitter campaign
this year. He had such a close shave
In the campaign last year that It was
frequently reported be would not be a
candidate for re-election to th House.
11 pulled through by the smallest plu
rality he has ever received since he
first ram to Congress, and th last
campaign proved a heavy strain npoa
bis purse.
Strata of Caaspalga Felt-
Running for Congress, aa a regular
Republican In th Seattle district, under
sueb conditioner promised to b a job
ftt only for a man of wealth, and this
eliminated Mr. Humphrey. Therefor.
th appointment to tha Federal bench
undoubtedly appealed more strongly to
the Seattle member of Congress than
aid the prospect of going through an
other hard political fight thla Fall
When It was first known that Judge
ton worth would retire It was rumored
that Senator Jonea would be named to
succeed him. And there waa some
thing to th rumor, for President Taft
wss sounded, and It Is known he was
entirely willing and would have been
glsd to place the Senator upon tb
bench. In the light of recent develop
ment, however. It seems that the talk
Involving Senator Jones was entirely
without the sanction ef the Senator,
for when his name waa publicly con
nected with his appointment, b de
clared emphatically that he waa not
candidate and did not expect to be ap
pointed. He said be was entirely satis
fied with his present office, and Intl
mated strongly that be would be a
candidate to succeed himself.
raadldaey la Sarprla.
The fact that Mr. Humphrey was an
aspirant for the vacant Judgeship came
as a great surprise to other members
ct the Washington delegation, foi
rever until his name waa carried to the
W hite House had It been supposed he
would car for such aa office. He had
never discussed the subject with his
colleagues, other than Senator Jonea,
and he did not solicit their support or
Indorsement until after the senior Sen
ator had had a talk with the President
la his behalf. Thla. perhaps, was only
natural, for there haa been no Intimacy
between Mr. Humphrey and the three
Insurgent members of the Washington
delea-atlon-
There Is this to be said about the
Insurgent members of the delegation,
however: they regard the retirement
of Mr. Humphrey from the Bouse with
favor, because they assert positively
that his place la Congress will be filled
by a "progressive." They point out
that Mr. Humphrey's up-hill fight In
the last campaign was Indicative of
further trouble in the next campaign,
had he remained In politics to make
the fight. These "progressives" are
Inclined to tha view that, politically,
Mr. Humphrey waa suffering from
"cold feet."
FMeee reslttee Imports at.
Regardless of th politics of thla ap
pointment, the retirement of Mr. Hum
phrey from Congress will prove a dis
tinct loss to the North Pacific Coast,
WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVE WHOSE CANDIDACY FOR
FEDERAL JUDGESHIP HAS CAUSED POLITICAL STORM
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for Mr. Humphrey waa the only Pa
clmlc CoaeC member on the liver and
harbors committee, and to him of late
both Oregon and Washington have been
looking for liberal appropriations In
the rivers and harbors bills. With Mr.
Humphry off this committee. It Is con
ceded that neither of the other1 Wash
ington members of the house can hope
to get his place, and MrrHawley of
Oregon la the only man who stands
any chance of selection.
He. however, will be met by opposi
tion from th California delegation,
which will strive to get this place for
one of Ita members. The retirement
of Representative Mr Lachlan from
Congress last year left California with
out representation on the rivers and
harbors' committee, and unless the Pa
cific Northwest unites In pulling for
Mr. Hawley, a California man Is likely
to get the committee vacancy left by
Humphrey.
SEATTLE OPPOXEXTS ARE BCST
Movement of Fro tret, ld by "Pre-
rrenalTes," is Continued.
SEATTLE. Wash Jan. It. The
movement against Representative
Humphrey's appointment to th Fed
eral bench la being continued here.
Th Toung Men'a Republican Club
next Friday night will consider a
resolution of protest against his
appointment. The Republican coun
ty committee will consider a alml
lar resolution next Saturday. The Se
attle Bar Association will take no ac
tion, but scores of attorneys have tele
graphed to President Taft and Senator
Polndexter. v
The reason assigned for th opposi
tion to th appointment of Humphrey
3 that he haa not practiced
law for many years and that
during his period of practice he
did not attain eminence at the bar.
The attorneys who wore first to protest
to President Taft against Humphrey's
appointment have taken no part In the
public demonstrations against mm.
which were led by "progressive" Repub
lican leader who seek to retire him
from Congress.
RIGHT TO IXCREASE EXPORTS
WEST REFUSED RUSSIA.
Britain to Withdraw From Conven
tion at Earliest Date Possible
Under Agreement.
BERLIX. Jan. If. A conference ef
sugar experts met today at the offices
of the imperial treasury and r scorn
mended tb rejection of Russia's appli
cation to th Brussels sugar conven
tion to be permitted to Increase her ex
port of sugar westward, from 100,000 to
00.000 tons.
The government probably will follow
the experts' advice, which will mean the
dissolution of the Brussels conven
tion, aa Great Britain had declared her
Intention of withdrawing from It unless
the Russian quota was Increased.
Sir Kd ward Grey, the British Foreign
Secretary, announced on November Jl
last In the House of Commons that un
less the powers would permit Russia
to export at least S00.000 tons of sugar
westward, the British government had
decided to declare Its Intention not to
adhere to the convention beyond Sep
tember. 111!, the earnest date at which
be could withdraw. This announce
ment made was mad In consequence
of th increase of th price of sugar
la British Isles.
LOSS ON CHECKS PLACED
Deposit on Receipt Is Advice of Kla
math Falls Justice.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Jan. 1.
(Special.) Justice of the Peace
Charles Graves has given a decision
that a man wbo fails to deposit a check
Immediately need not be expected to
stand the loss of his money because
the money la removed from the bank
before he tries to collect.
P. A. Pulley gave J. P. Satterlee a
Hi check about th first of th month
for rent of a Klamath avenue house.
Tbe check was undeposlted for nine
days, and when deposited, found no
money to meet It, so Sstterlee sued
Pulley and his wife. Satterlee'a at
torney contended that Eatterle lost
through bis own negligence, as the
money was In bank whan the check
was written, and that as th house
wss a boarding bouse, the rent was not
family expense for which the wife
could be made a party defendant. Jus-
tlce Graves gave Judgment lor the
plaintiff.
CHINESE HAIL YUAN
Congratulations on Escape
Pour in on Premier.
DOUBT OF LOYALTY GONE
Bombth rower to Be Executed With
out Delay Grave Disorders Re
ported at Ho-nan and Un
rest at Tientsin.
PEKIM, Jan. 1. Congratulations
iron all quarters. Including the- lega
tions, have been pouring In on Premier
Yuan Shi Kal throughout th day.
Th attack on th premier today ap
parently has removed doubts in th
views of th Manchus as to his loyalty.
Foreign legations declare that Tuan'a
death would throw north China Into a
state of lawlessness, demanding Imme
diate Intervention by the powers.
The belief Is general that Yuan la
necessary to the transition from the
old to, the new order. Otherwise a
change would make a shambles of
Pekln. The bomb thrower, who is a
native of Kwel Chow, it la said, will be
executed tomorrow.
It Is believed the three republican
cruisers that arrived at Che-loo to
day were convoying troops from Shang
hai, which are remaining outside for
the present. Three hundred revolution
ists who yesterday seised Tang-chow-fu.
In 8han-tung, were transported to
th landing plae by a Japanese
steamer.
Grave disorders are reported In
Ho-nan. particularly at Cbeng-chow,
where tbe French minister la consid
ering the advisability of calling in tb
railway employes. There Is renewed
unrest at Tln-tsln and serious dis
orders are prevalent In other places.
Bishop Bass ford, of the Methodist
Episcopal Mission at , Shanghai, and
other promlent American missionaries,
have sent a cablegram o the Admin
istration at Washington expressing
tbe view that a republic la Inevitable
and Is practicable.
RUSSIA JOINS WITH POWERS
Forces TaJtlng- Position to Guard
Pekln-to-Sen Railway.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. The Rus
sians will Join with th American.
British. French. German and Japanese
forces in keeping every avenue of com
munication from Pekln to th sea open.
Already tbe Russians are occupying
the East station of the Imperial Hall
way of North China at Tten-taln. and
all the various sections of the railway
line from Pekln to. tbs open port of
Chin Wan Tao are now being guarded.
Minister Calhoun reported these facts
to the State Department today, but did
not record any marked development In
the efforts for tha restoration of peace.
Kalama, Boy Is Killed.
KALAMA. Wash.. Jan. It. (Spe
cial.) Charles Gloor, a donkey engine
fireman lor tn Mountain Timber Com
pany, waa Killed today. He steppe4
off the engine and waa struck by one
of the logging cars, which passed over
his chest. He was II years old and
had lived In Kalama about It years.
Continued From Yesterday
E BEGAN by using full pages and repeated
them with such persistency that many peo
ple thought he was plunging recklessly. The
people could not understand how a man could
us page advertisements to talk about a laun
dry. But Mr. Reed knew what he was do
ing. The business Increased enormously. It
grew so fast that a pew building had to be
erected. (Continued tomorrow.)
Telephone Main 11 3o
PACKERS
CONTEND
PROFIT IS SMALL
Witness Produces Books
Showing Margin of 87 Cents
From All Sources.
UNDERSTANDING IS DENIED
Morris A Co.' a Accountant Says That
'Net Profit on Fresh Meats In
Same Period Was Only One
EifhUi Cent Pound.
CHICAGO, Jan. It. In an effort to
refute th charges made) by the Gov
ernment. tbe defense In ' the packers'
trial today submitted figures from th
banks of Morris & Co, showing that
in HOT. It08, 1109 and 1910, 1.15C.621
cattle war killed at the company'
Chicago plant, on which the total net
profits realised by the sale' of fresh
meat and by-products was l,00t,ll.7S,
or (7 cents a head.
The net profit on fresh meat in thla
period waa one-eighth of a cent
pound, the books of the company
showed. .
This information was brought out In
the cross-examination - of Harry A.
Tlmmins, chief accountant for Morris
It Co, who said he ordered th
charges without consulting the de
fendanta, Edward Morris and Louis H.
Heyman. and denied ever having con
ferred with representatives of Armour
ar Co, Swift A. Co. or the National
Packing Company In figuring the test
cost or Deer.
"Who fixes the basis of value in fig
urlng the inventories?" asked Special
Counsel Sheean for the Government.
"I do," replied Tlmmins.
"Where do you get the Informa
tion V
"I use the market value of the prod
uct."
Hav you vr kept any copy of In
structions given to subordinates show
ing th basis of figuring beet cost?"
Tha witness said that the Instruc
tlons were issued in a typewritten let
ter which waa sent to all the district
managers and the men who did the
figuring In the office of Morris Co,
How often has the figure snowed
for fat been changed
"Sever times."
"Do you remember ever giving In
structions to allow more than S cents
a pound for fat?"
"I don't remember what figure was
used.
CUBA IS TOLD TO BEHAVE
(Continued From First Pace.)
Cube so completely that there could be
no thought of successful armed resist'
anca. Tb authorities here do not ex
poet to be called upon to do this, but
they are ready to do it If required.
CUBA EXCITED OVER NEWS
Gomes Promises to Enforce Law;
Xunex Talks of Resistance.
HAVANA. Jan. 1. The news of
threatened intervention by the United
States In Cuban affairs, which waa
published in the late editions of the
Havana afternoon papers, caused In
tense excitement in the clubs and
cafes, while in all places of public
gathering It was the absorbing topic
of discussion. Astonishment and re
sentment against American Interior
ence were mingled with general In.
credulity.
Later, as the newa was fully con.
Armed, tbe impresslson became gen
eral that th suggestion of interven
tion probably would bave a good ef
feet in calming the existing veteran
agitation and In quieting present ex
citement. President Gomes tonight
aid:
'I have only recently received See.
retary Knox' note through the Amer
lean Minister and have not yet made a
reply, but probably will do so tomor
row. I am convinced that no occa
sion has yet arisen for any intimation
of Intervention. I believe that the
Washington Government information
is based on an erroneous view of con
ditions in Cuba, arising from distorted
or greatly exaggerated reports from
Havana."
When It was suggested that the ac
tion of the Administration at Wash
lngton probably was based on reports
from Minister Beaupre, the President
replied that he did not have tbe honor
of knowing the character of the Min
ister's reports. Continuing he said:
Peace reigns throughout Cuba and
will continue to reign. I am abun
dantly able to enforce the laws apply
ing not only to those in military serv
ice, but to all cltlxens.
"When I can no longer enforce the
lawa and maintain perfect order, I am
ready to resign the reins of govern
ment. I repeat, the American Gov
ernment will find no excuae for Inter
vention." General Emlllo Nunez, ex-Governor
of the Province of Havana and presi
dent of the Veterans' Association,
said:
"I absolutely refuse to believe the
report that the United States contem
plates intervention because the vet
erans are reported to have assumed an
attitude of defiance to tbe Cuban gov
ernment and because army officers at
tended our meetings, contrary to the
military regulations and to the Presi
dential orders. We have broken no
laws nor have we placed ourselves as
a body in hostility to the government.
"The Veterans' Association is not a
political organisation, as evidenced by
i
Advertisingdervice
membership representing all political
parties. The organization exists sole
ly for the purpose of purifying the
civil service and of excluding all for
mer traitors to the cause of Cuban in
dependence. Wherefore we hold that
all. veteran military officers bave a
perfect right to attend our patriotic
meetings.
"If the United States intervenes un
der present conditions, when no neces
sity exists, to avoid disorder or re
store credit, then Cuba would be
stripped of every vestige of indepen
dence. If this condition is forced on
us, the United States will have to fight
us and that struggle, for independence
will not cease while a Cuban Is left
alive to defend the fatherland."
After giving the subject further
consideration General Nunes said he
was convinced that the Intimation of
possible Intervention was true, but for
the present he had no comment to
make except to reiterate his previous
remarks.
Many conservative veterans tonight
ridiculed Nunes threats of resistance
to American Intervention, saying he
would speedily find himself without
followers. Some of the veterans re
garded the intimation of Intervention
as merely a hint, which would be use
ful In restoring confidence. Others
frankly declared that the general con
ditions throughout tbe country and the
widespread lack of confidence to the
great detriment of business had come
to so serious a pass that some remedy
was Imperative, even intervention be
ing preferable to. existing conditions.
There is no doubt that President
Gomez will proceed to enforce rigor
ously his orders prohibiting attend
ance of officers at the veterans' meet
ings. A meeting of the veterans tonight,
which failed to decide upon a policy,
waa marked by the entire absence of
army officers.
T. R.'S VIEWS MASKED
OHIO "PROGRESSIVES" WANT
TO KNOW WHERE HE STANDS.
League President Seeks Particularly
Colonel's Idea of Tariff, Trusts
and Money.
COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 1. John D.
Fackler. president of the Republican
progressive League of this city,, dl
rected today a letter to; ex-President
Roosevelt asking him to make public
his views .on certain Issues of tbe next
National campaign.
These Issues, likely to dominate the
campaign. Fackler wrote. are the
tariff, the trusts and money question
The insurgent movement in the Re
publican party was born aa a protest
against the Iniquities of the present
tariff law, he said. 'The tremendous
consolidation of industrial corpora
tlons which took place during your ad
ministration has created a demand for
some sort of control by the Govern
ment over these corporations. You
have declared in favc of Federal in
corporation and license. The Amerl
can people are unalterably opposed to
such a plan, unless at the time of led
eral Incorporation the water
squeezed out of our industrial mono
polies and the stock of such companies
limited to their actual values.
"Would you take the water out of
our dropsical corporations at the time
of the Federal Incorporation?
"What Is your attitude with refer
ence to the Aidrlch money scheme and
tbe National Reservj Association?"
Enlistment Figures Given.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. SecreUry of
War Stlmson sent a report to the Sen
ate today ahowing that In the past
ten years original enlistments In - the
Army have averaged annually 1S.S72
re-enllstraents 10,219; discharges upon
expiration of enlisted terms 18,103; dls
charges for disability 1224: for court
martial 25SC; for desertion 6107, and
through death 611.
Vardaman Elected Senator.
JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 16. Balloting
separately, the two houses of the Mis
rlsstppl Legislature today named James
K. Vardaman to succeed United States
Senator Leroy Percy, whose term ex
pires March 1, 1913. In joint session
tomorrow, the election will be ratified.
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