TITE MOHA'INO OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 22. 1912. GAMBLER'S CHANGE LA FOLLETTE HOPE Candidate Not Particularly Optimistic, but Trusts in Possible Deadlock. EGOTISM IS MANIFESTED Having Attacked Both Itooawlt and Tart, Seaator'a Political Fit tare- Presents Problem for Study of Politicians. OREGOVIAM NEWS FTREAtT. Willi lnrtorv. Feb. II. En though bo real lias that hi chance Is small. Senator I.e Foilette has dKMd to remain In the race for the nomination for Presi dent, even though It la a 109-to-l shot. La Foilette. In ether words. Is playing what might b called a "Gamblsr'a chance, Fenator La Foilette flrortt that there Is a possibility tha Chloaro con vention mar not nomlnats on tho first ballot. nl he figures It out about Ilka this: Itonsevelt mar develop unex pected strength. Tft mar fall short of havirg a majority and If he himself rtn control tha delegates from Wis consin nl two or three other states, he mar hold the balance of power. Ha belisves he has a fair chance of get lr. the delegates from the two I'a knraa. Balaar of Power la Itepe. Should such a situation develop and If It happened that Senator Cummins, with the Iowa delegation could not turn the tMe. La Foilette figures that he. aith lita following, could dictate to tfe convention and shape the nom ination to salt himself. By holding; cut his delegates he reckons that he could prevent the nomination of either Taft or Kooeerelt. and could announce to the anse-nhled deleaalea that he etnnd ready to deliver his own strentrth to a suitable "progressive candidate, (f course there Is onlr one man In the t-ountrv who meets La Follette's spe clnvstlor.s. and that man la himself. It Is peculiar reasoning that leads I Foilette to believe that be could bring the convention to hla support when he had pledged to him onlr a handf'il of delegates a woful mlnor Itr. But La Foilette Is J-ist egotistical enouva to think that the convention m!rit take him up aa a compromise candidate If Taft and Kooaevelt de veloped about equal strength and neither could get the necessary addi tional votes to nominate, tie doe not stop to reckon that In rase such a deadlock should occur. Roosevelt dele Kates would a-o to Taft before they would to La Foilette. and that Taft rMegatrs would SO to Kooaevelt be fore ther would to the Wisconsin man. Rape la Made af Saad. It Is a certainty that no Taft dele gate ever would turn to La Foilette. no matter how serious a situation rotarht develop and It la hardlr to be expected that Kooaevelt. If he bad a large following, wonld allow any of hla delegates to go to the Wisconsin man. for Kooaevelt Is sure In his own mind thst the Republican partr with 1j Foilette at Ita head, would meet defeat more overwhelming than ever befell the Pemoerntie partr under the leadership of Bryan. There la not one chance In a thou sand that La Foilette will hold the balance of power at the Chicago con vention. As things are shaping now. It looks as though Taft would be over whelmingly nominated on tha first bal lot. Certainly. It Taft la not to be nominated, he most be defeated br Roosevelt, and If Roosevelt la destined to be the nominee, that fact will have been established long before the con vention " meets. In other words. If Roosevelt la nominated It will be the result of a landslide: he will not be nominated as a compromise candidate. Political Patare) la Probleaa. What ultimately will become of La Foilette la a matter of Interesting speculation among politicians In Con gress, lie has shown such bitter en mity towards Roosevelt of late and his leaders have so viciously assailed the Colonel, that It la not thought probable La Foilette will support him In the convention, or after. If he is nominated. On the other hand. La Foilette has" never found anything rood in Presi dent Taft and ha cannot, without awal lowlng hla own words, give Taft hla support if Taft la tha nominee at Chl nriv There would appear to be noth ing for La Foilette to do but support the Democratic ticket or else drop out of the presidential campaign enureir and he can hardly do this aa the self ...int rhamoloB of "the people." It calls for extreme egotism on the part of La Foilette under all existing .i..nnniinp-to even think of him self ss having a possible chance of sweeping the Chicago convention. But of egotism La Foilette haa hla full ahare: he la the one man. In his own estimation, who can be elected by tha Republican party this year, and he la living In hope that the Republican .-.. win -com a to Ita senses" before the Chicago convention and cast aside all spurious candidates in favor of the one man who Is ordained to fill the Prealdency and Oil It right. But for h'a egotism, ha would long ago have acknowledged what hla frlenda do ac knowledgethat he la clear out of the running. WOMAN TRIEST0 ENLIST Girl Wanta to Join Sweetheart WIU Marine Corpa In China. LOt'ISVILLK. Kr Feb. II. In the hope of Joining her sweeineaxx. wnw In the Marina Corpa. stationed In Pe kln. China, a young woman, clad In male attire, applied at the marine re cruiting office here today for enllst- - ct... kMk Mown when ordered to undergo the physical examination and admitted her sex. he refused to give any name other ., . w - ... i.nrf.r which aha aDDlled. inamr. of Tell City. Ind-. and tearfully confessed she had "bobbed her hair and disguised herself that aha might be sent to China. -xw,A now mr hair la ruined." she lamented. HOUSTON SUFFERS BY FIRE nrmr!no1 Trm Flrvt Pare- with IS.oO balea of cotton, a syrup factory, a pencil factory, two rice mills, a cotton pickery and three lumber yards. The compresses and cotton alone were valued In excess of J. 0.000. Ft. Patrick's Catholic Church and Academy also were destrored. Quick action waa taken for tha re lief of those rendered homeless and nightfall found the victims with their Immediate needs cared for. Outside aid will not be needed In caring lor the homeless. Last ataael Is at Bayow. AS the advancing flames begsn to reach the Bayou banks thousands of streams of water were hurled Into them, checking, little by little, their progress. At some of the narrower portions of the stream the flames leaped serosa, bat the more substantial buildings did not afford the Under-like fuel heretofore encountered, and the spread of the fire waa prevented. Thousands of persons were driven from their homes. In the cold of the norther ther suffered slightly from ex posure. Relief work wss at once set nniter wav. however, and food and clothing were provided. The burnea area is a ''- and a half long and. at points, a quar . - fniu vI'a. It embraeea the ashes of long rows of cottages and solid streets of manufacturing plants. It waa wept clean. One of the first or tne more preten tious buildings attacked waa the brick Star and Crescent Hotel. Inmates had . .4 . Honaten P scaring Company The latter was damaged to a consid erable extent. Oil Plaat ta Daatir. Several times the roof of the oil plant waa Ignited br flying brands, but the Incipient biases were quickly ex tinguished. The industrial plants destrored In Uude three cotton compresses together I R. REITERATES HE IS PROGRESSIVE Four Speeches in Ohio Mark Return of Colonel to Ac tive Campaigning. "BIG BUSINESS SHUDDERS" Speaker Saya Po UlniM-ir. Address ing Consnkntlon-MakersKecnll He Regards Issue for Ketch Locality. CLEVF.L-NT). Q, Feb. 11. Belief in the political doctrlnea of the "progres sive" waa reiterated todar by Theodore era In Wisconsin have turned that state Into an experimental laboratory of wise governmental aetlon In aid of social and Industrial Justice. They have Initiated that kind of progressive government which means not only the preservation of true democracr. but the extension" of the principle of true democracy Into Industrialism, aa well as Into politics." The Colonel-denned a "real progres sive" ss a man who endeavored to shape- the policy of state and Nation "so as to encourage legitimate and honest business at the same time that he warred against all crookedness and unfairness and Injustice In the business world. He said he believed in the short ballot and In direct nominations. Including thoae of delegates to Na tional conventions. Of the Initiative and referendum he said: "I believe that the Initiative and ref erendum should be used not as substi tutes for representative government, but as methods of making auch govern ment really representative. Action by the initiative or referendum ought not to be the normal way of legislation; but the power to take It should be provided In the Constitution, so that If the representatives fall trulr to rep resent the people on some matter of sufficient Importance to rouse popular Interest, then the people shall have In their hands the facilities to make good the failure. "And I urge you not to try to pot constitutional fetters on the Legisla ture, aa so many constitution-maker have recently done. Such action on your part would Invite the courta o render nugatory every legislative act SCENE IN TEXAS CITY RAVAGED BT FIRE. ; . ; k y i i i i 4I-Y f- iv- f -re v 'I.-.- - ' f I "--- '" J . 1 a .,V'lv'0,i jr ' V i'Hnlr. M w I,,. i . i;' i ; . . - .,t ; e -. i -tt i. . r MAIX STREET 1.1 BOCSTOX. been warned and all escaped without Injurr. The flames roar gave warning and hundreds of persons, giving no heed to the cold, rusnea jroro ineir t i i ih.i. nirht clothes. Women, carrying babies; women at whose skirts small children clung, gamerea m of neighbors for refuge, onlr to be driven out a few minutes later by the oncoming fire. Firemen appointea leaaers among - .h. fl.Tna.ewent district and HI. V ... ... r - they, marshalling the refugees, led them out of danger, uomes quitnj provided In other residence sections of .it. riflfi,.ir an, eAod were fur nished by a relief committee and there waa comparatively uttie snneripg. HIGH PRICES DEMANDED TELEGRAMS FROSI PACKERS ARE READ TO JCRT. Tbrrat to Reduce ShipmenU Made if New Tork Docs Not Do . Better la Future. CHICAGO. Feb. JL Scores of tele- grama, alleged to have been ssnt by dressed beef department of Morris A Co.. urging eastern rtpwniin obtain higher prices, were read to the jury In the packers' trial today. The object of the Government In Introduc ing tnera was to snow u me wi tu waa the basis used by tha packers in nxing ne selling prn. The mesaagea were tdentlned by Wil liam E. Ehrlet. margin clerk In the Morris it Co.'s dressed beef department, who waa recalled to the witness stand. In one message aeni w owoo. mann asked: -What are you trying to oo. pui ua rut of business with your low selling prices T one telegram, addressed to a New York representative, read: Th la IS awxui ami we cannot nu for It. Mold beef for better price If vou don't sell another carcass this week." Another message to a Jtew xorie agent read: "If you don't get prices up we will have to reduce your shipments." PORTLAND MAN NAMED C. A. WHITTEMORE VICE,-PRESIDENT PRINTERS OOXGRESS. Roosevelt, who made four speeches In Ohio. It waa his first trip of tha kind since the aeries of Journeys shortly aft er hla return from Africa In 110. A mixture of snow and rain fell steadily until nearly nightfall, but Colonel Rooaevelt was welcomed by crowds wherever he went. On the train between Columbua and Cleveland late today Colonel Kooaevelt conferred at length with several poli ticians leading tha Roosevelt movement In this state. Among them were A. L. oarford. of Elyrla, O.. member of the n 1 jM.mmltt.tA- Nathan iel C Wright of Cleveland, chairman of v. D.M.w.ii .iinn.i nunnpiiT com mittee, and Judge R, M. Wanamaker, of Akron. James if uariieia, etcniirj o. the Interior In the Roosevelt Cab inet and Frank Knox, chairman of the Republican atata committee oi Michigan, also talked with Colonel t - I Piinmhiit be aaw . Walter Brown, chairman of the unio Republican atata comn-itiee. Foar Speccaes Made. Tjnn..ir.u delivered hla nrln- clpal address before the state consti tutional convention at Columbus. He M-.4 - mw tn crowd in the rotunda of the capltoL At Gallon ha spoke from the train, ana ai umuu from a baggage truck. Here tonight Colonel Roosevelt was asked what he thought of his reception in Ohio. xDiiiiw v.. finrr N waa tne renlv. i"-'ji .-j -- - Addressing the constitutional conven- m. n..W an AnlC-t-am Ar tWO. ihumbm . " - r . . i LJ..t n n When ne came io tne uujn.i . trol of corporations, he said: "Big business always shudders slightly when I speak of It" "Average Wife" Cosspllaaeated. Th. r-ninn.l arechea In the ro tunda of the capital and In Gallon were devoted largely to an expumnuu vi well-known vlewa upon the baby ques tion. At Cleveland be paid bis compli ments to the -rrlfe of the "average American." saying that although he thought highly of the man, he thought more highly of the man's wife. Aa he boarded the train at Columbua. Colonel Roosevelt almost -bumped into Governor Harmon, who was cjmlng back home from a trip Into Kentucky. In the handshaking which followed Col- .i DA...v.ii'a -Mella-hted' and in a Jocular remark by the Oovernor on the Seneca Beach Tells Los Angelea Cost Meeting That Combinations Are Xecesoary.j LOS ANGELES, CaJ.. Feb. II. The Pacific Printers Cost Congress elected officers for the ensuing year today and, ..itin Seattle for the next con vention, listened to addresses on trade condlttona and ojourn. iu ivuw . .m .U.ta.l - in a; oiwi-i ww.w .- - - President L H. Rice. Los Angeles: . a--....--. A Archer. at- ivcrv w j -w m ... - --. tie: vice-presidents. Joseph Borden. Spo kane: Walter Tusiey, i-.or.n nim t.. 4.i L-ranrliro: 1). MunsOn f-acramento: W. V. Harrington. Oak land: R- A. Hellner, Los Angeles; A. O. f..iv Vancouver B. C-: A. J. Sher- - . . -. r a VMttimart. Port land: G- W. Anderson. Tacoma; George Snydsr. Salem. tr. . ki M..b.M waa ftanaca C ivrovK - - Beach, of Portland. Mr. Beach declared that combinations were absolutelr nee- -m. .nrf nrorreas and that unrestricted Individual competition meant war. In that It meant low wagea and Inefficient workmanship. He pro- . -. M.nrn...tw BBinit tha Indiscrim inate sale of supplies te Incompetent printers. to better social conditions. Give the Legislature an entirely free hand, and then provide by the Initiative and ref erendum that the people shall have power to reverse or supplement the work of the Legislature should It ever become necessary. Recall Net Greatly Neeeesary. "As to the recall. I don't bolleve that there la any great necessity for It as regards short-term elective officers. There remains the question of the re call of judges. "An Independent and upright Judic iary which fearlessly stands for the right even against popular clamor, but which also understands and sympa thises with popular needs. Is a great asset of popular government I be lieve in the necessity for the court's Interpretations of the law, as law, without the power to change the law. or to substitute some other thing thad law for it But I agree with every great Jurist from Marshall downwards, when I say that every Judge is bound to consider two- separate elements In his decision of a case, one terms of the law, and the other the conditions of actual life to which the law Is to be applied. Only by taking both these ele ments into account Is It possible to apply the law as its spirit and intent demand that it be applied. "Moreover, never forget that the Judge is Just aa much the servant of the people as any other official. Of course, ha must act conscientiously. He Ireaslng the constitutional conven- i ilium. uu j wim - tion. the Colonel several times turned there is popular oiamor lor it, any more . . - .i .1 .n . I... i than 1 1 n 1 1 1 r aimuar circumstances a i ni xrom on onuircu ijv- - ra . Governor or a legislator or a publio utilities commissioner should do wrong. But In their turn the people must fol low their conscience, and when they have definitely decided on a given pol icy they must carry out that policy. . "Keep clearly In mind the distinction between the end and the means to at tain that end. Our aim Is to get the type of Judge that I have described, to keep Mm on the bench as long aa possible, and to keep off the bench, and, if necessary, take off the bench, the wrong type of Judge. The ques tion of applying the recall In any shape is one of expediency merely. Each com munity has a right to try the experi ment for itself in whatever shape it pleases. "I don't believe In adopting the re call save as a last resort when It has course will achieve the desired result Colonel's invasion of his state, there I "But there Is one kind of recall In was no reminder of the antagonism J which I very earnestly believe, andjlhe which developed between the men In j Immediate adoption of which I urge, a v. - tain ..mntlirn In Ohio, when Col- i When a Judge decides a constitutional onel Rooaevelt made a severe personal attack upon Governor Harmon. Governor Wilson, of New Jersey, passed through Columbua today on hla way to Et Louis. Ha saw neither Col onel Roosevelt nor Governor Harmon. In hla constitutional eomiuuu speech Colonel Roosevelt chose as his subject "A Charter of Democracy." He said, on the subject or -oig omui . "The antl-truat law doea good. In so far ns It can be Invoked against com . i iin.. whlfh reallv era monopolies or which restrict production or which artificially raise prices, uui ' aa Its workings are uncertain or aa It threatens corporations which have not been guilty of antl-soclal conduct It does harm. Tnere snouia m a nxcu governmental policy which ehall clear ly define and punish wrongdoing and give In advance full Information to any man aa to Just what he can and Just what he cannot legally and properly do." As to the fitness of the American people for self-government. Colonel Kooaevelt said: "Many eminent lawyer believe that the American people are not fitted for popular government and that It Is nec essary to keep the Judiciary 'Independ ent of the majority of the people.' I till, absolute Issue with all those who hold such a position." Of the recall of Judgea he aald: Tne question Is one of expediency merely. Each community haa the tight to try the experiment for Itself In whatever shape It pleases. I don't be lieve In adopting the recall aave aa a last resort when It haa become clearly evident that no other course will achieve the desired result" Senator La Foilette was mentioned but once, aa follows: "Following Senator La Foilette. a number of political worker and UUnk- When a Judge decides a constitutional question; when be decides what the people as a whole can or cannot do, t.ie people should have the right to re call that dclslon if they think It wrong, .v'e should hold the Judiciary in all re spect: but it Is both absurd and de grading to make a fetich of a Judge or of anyone else. "Now, the power to interpret is the power to establish, and if the people are not to do aiiowea iinaiiy to inter pret the fundamental law, ours 1- not a popular government "A typical case was the decision rendered but a few months ago by the First Complete Showing of Our New Spring Styles -or f .... . VM'V- Suits, Coats and Dresses ! :'J 21 M setoff; ; - LJffl I"-. .- . '.; : :iCt a ' Ilundi-eds of dainty Spring Frocks are hero now ready for 11) e hundreds of you who havo been waiting for authoritative styles. An unusually large selection of finely Tailored Suits and Coats in trimmed and richly plain models at $25 to $35. You Should Be a Regular Visitor These Early Spring Days Inspect the new arrivals each day and by paying a little aown and some each week or month you may secure any garment in our entire stock. FIRST SPRING SUIT SPECIAL $20.00-$25.00 Tailored Suits fTTDt Snn'n-r st.vlfts of simfirior workman- jv, - j r ship. In this assortment we have Blue Serges in new trimming features of Spring fashion, also new mixtures and stripes. Gevurtz & Sons ?IEST, SECOND AND YAMHILL STS. I Court of Appeals of my own state, the State of New Tork, declaring uncon stitutional the workmen's compensa tion act The Judges admitted that other civilised nations had abolished those wrings and practices. But they took the ground that the Constitution of the United States, Instead of being an instrument to secure Justice, has been ingeniously devised absolutely ferred and is now paymaster at Chi- CaThe committee members think there la still some correspondence missine; and hope to secure some links from General Bliss, who is to appear on Monday. French Bark Has Mascot, i-i.i.... knir- h French bark Pierre Antonine, at Astoria, report that to prevent justice, iney insiaiea pIerre Antonine, at Astoria, repori iu the Constitution had permanently Jn tha way of peta tne Bailors have a cursed our people with Impotence Xo i mhint1on that Is hard to beat A i. hi rur v. vu. ...... . rleht wrone and had perpetuated cruel Iniquity. "No anarchist orator raving against the Constitution ever framed an indict ment of it so severe as these worthy and well-meaning Judges must be hold to have framed If their reasoning be accepted as true. In Its essence It was reversed by the decision of state courts in states like Washington and Iowa, and by the Supreme Court of the Na tion in a case but a few weeks old. Decision Should Be Recalled. "I know of no popular vote by any atate of the Union more flagrant In Its ooflance of right and Justice: more shortsighted In Its inability to face the changed needs of our civilization than this decision by the highest court of tha State of New York. Many of the Judges of that court I know personally, and for them I have a profound regard. Even for as flagrant a decision as this I would not vote for their recall; for I have no doubt the decision was ren dered in accordance witn tneir io duty. But most emphatically I do wish that the people should have the right to recall the decision and authoritatively to stamp with disapproval what cannot but seem to the ordinary plain citizen a monstrous miocunon - - Constitution, a monstrous perversion k the Constitution Into an Instrument tor the perpetuation of social and Indus trial wrong and for the oppression of the weak and helplesa. "If there must bo decision by a close majority, then let the people step In and let it be their majority that de cides." RAY HOME "BY DIRECTION" (Continued From First Page.) cablegram dated January 13 and asked that it be repeated. Then followed this interchange of messages: "Washington, Feb. 1. 1909. Colonel Stephen Mills. Manila: The following la message 13 referred to In message to you (quotes message to Bliss of Jan uary IS).' Take necessary action to get above message complied with, send ing all evidence with papers to me for further action here. Bay should pro ceed Honolulu without further delay. Tie! " "Manila, Feb. 6. 1809. Staff War. Washington: Instructions in your tele gram of February 1 have been carried out Beecher B. Ray sails February 7 on commercial liner at his own ex pense, reaching Honolulu about March 7. Mills." Major Ray did return to Hono lulu and later to the United States, where he frequently has been trans- Words Are Wonderful Things kangaroo "boxing" adept Is carried and a parrot is a close friend of the Australian beast During "workouts" t: bird Is an interested spectator and urges the kangaroo to better efforts, but the parrot's vocabulary is limited to French and almost all of that Is said to be profanity. The slow passage of the bark from Newcastle, which consumed 84 days. Is attributed to calms and light winds which were experienced almost all the time. 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