THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 3. 1912.
FEDERAL CONTROL
TAFT MEN BRAND
: CONTEST ABSURD
OF EXPRESS URGED
House Committee Favors Giv
ing Authority to Inter
state Commission.
Pretended Showing Made to
" Save Faces of Roosevelt
Leaders Who Failed.
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grrlonal Illrk- and Will
Control State Contention.
Recall BU In.
rjIICAGO. April 2. (Special.! Sup
porters of President Taft received en
thusiastic reports on the Presldentlsl
situation from three sources today and
they evpress more confidence than
ever that the president will be renom
inated at Chicago on tha flrat ballot.
Lafayette Young, of De Molnea.
who served a ahort tlma aa United
states Senator from Iowa, telegraphed
relatlra to the situation In that atate:
Taft needa only 6 delegates to
rlnrh atate convention. The Prealdent
has 7 delegates Instructed or pledged
at this time. He Is absolutely certain
. . w m i t r in. ii on rrrnnion.1 u'oii i' ...
Three hundred and forty-three dele
gates are yet to be chosen. There Is
not the slightest doubt that Taft will
control the state convention and se
i lire four delea-atee-at-large."
featest llalaee Abater.
The National Taft bureau In Wah
imton telegraphed to Chicago head
quarters today as followa:
-The claim of Roosevelt campaign
managers that tW major portion of the
delegates already selected to the Re-
'punnrsn n'mrimvii - .
hot ridiculous and absurd. Most or ,
th delegates whom they place in the
rontested column were elected by le
gally called Republican state and Con-
grematonal aistriei convennun n.-.-weeks
ago. These conventions were
attended by Roosevelt delegates who
were defeated and who took their de
feat gracefully.
"When, however, campaign managers
' ..f Mr. Roosevelt failed to make a
showing on the delegates. In keeping
with the campaign they were making
here, they began to talk of contests.
Tliese 'contests' will amount to nothing-"
lastly. Colonel Frank L. Smith, man
ager of the Illinois headquarters of
m National Taft bureau, gave out this
ilalrmrnt: ,
llllaata Recardew aa Certain.
"Without anv display of egotism. I
tliink I can safely say that I am about
as well qualified to speak on the con
ditions as they exist In Illinois a any
man. This because In the last few
: weeks I have been In constant touch
with all sectlona of the state. I have
r.ad reports from every district, every
' ounty and a large majority of the
townships. I believe the reports Indi
cate, aa well aa anything can do. Just
how the sentiment Is veering.
"I never have had any doubt about
I lie result of the contest rn Illinois.
The Isst few days have brought such
encouraging reporta that I firmly be
lieve more than, ever that President
Taft will get a big majority of the
Illinois delegation.
"Here In this state, without going
to any personalities or forgetting the
''high position that our candidate holds.
"we are making a atralght-out-from-the-shoulder
fight on three or four big
Issues.
Recall la Chief I sew.
"First of these is on the doctrine of
(he recall of Judges and of Judicial de--is
Ions. We are attempting to bring
riome to the mind of every Republican
in Illinois Just how pernicious In tts
working, how un-American, how dan
troua this doctrine Is. I think we
are succeeding. The TecalT Is the blg
grut question of the campaign.
"Another Is the question of the third
term for President, and still another
is the question of a "square deal' from
he apostle of the 'square deal' hlm
vif. COXTKSTS TO CUT NO FIGURE
Tart Will Have Majority of Vndls
pated Ones, Kays Hlllea.
WASHINGTON. April a. C. I. Hllles.
secretary to the President. Issued a
etatenMMit today declaring that a ma
jority of the Republican National Com
mittee la aligned with President Taft.
The statement, which Is a denial of
the report to the contrary, follows:
-The members of the National Com
mittee In overwhelming majority are
supporting the candidacy of President
'Tft- This Is demonstrated by let
ters, telegrams. Interviews and public
statements. In which the members
hsve made their positions perfectly
clear.
-We are confident that the com
mittee will decide all contests fairly
and on their merits. All we want Is
a real square deal.
"But President Taft's renomlnatlon
will not depend on the decision of the
contests. He will have a large ma
jority of uncontested dele-gates.
TAFT NAME LUSTILY CHEERED
President's Horne County Is Strong
for Indorsement.
CINCINNATI. April !. A resolution
i.Hnnin. Prealdent Taft and recom
mending hla renomlnatlon was adopted
unanimously at a meeting ot the Ham
ilton County Central Republican com
mittee today.
Thi. ! Praiflnt Taft's home coun
tv. and every mention of his name by
the speakers waa cheered entnusiaa
tlcar.
ACTOR TERRYJS STRICKEN
famous English Player Dead From
Neuritis at Years.
LONDON". April . Edward O'Connor
Terry, the actor, who haa been suf fer
ine some time from neuritis, died to
ds v at Barnes, Surrey, aged S. Terry
. one of the most popular actors on
the British stage, on which he had
ppeared almost continuously for near
ly half a century. He waa a writer of dis
tinction ana naa uit
1n India. Australia, South Africa and
America.
Robert Bacon 1 Honored.
PARIS. April J. The Harvard Club
of Paris presented today Robert Bacon.
American Ammbassador to
France? wlth'a handsome piece of silver
r-late. to commemorate tne raci mac ue
ma' the founder and Is the honorary
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BATTLE IS RAGING
Wires Down and Mexicans Are
Left in Doubt.
AMERICANS ARE . DECRIED
General Oroaco Repudiate Mani
festo Which Is Stirring Feel
ing Against Citizen of
United States.
jtmivrZ. Mm Aorii !. The tele
graph wires between this city and
. 1 Jtnvmm I hi, a ft.rfinnn A n if
fmttmm u w .. .. . - --
late news of the attack on Parral waa
unavailable tonight. The last heard
was that the battle begun In the morn
ing continued.
This afternoon 1000 reinforcements
were sent in two trains to Campa'a
support.
General Orosco learned today or a
to the press. In which Americans are
subjected to anuse. ana me statement
i. (kit tha Mailura revolution a
year ago waa financed In Wall street.
The names oi uenerai orosco nnu wmrr
officers were attached to the proclama
tion. The rebel Commander-in-Chief said
w- . . aA.kiA, unauthorised
loab in.
and that It expressed sentiments di
rectly Opposite TO loose neiu wj i"
Liberal party. In particular he aald
that the feellnga of the party were
friendly to Americana, ana mat
presence In Mexico waa welcome.
An Investigation to determine respon
sibility for the Issuance of the procla-
matiuu
a repetition of one Issued a month or
more ago by tionsaio enrne. a rn.nirei
of Orosco'a staff. Enrlle at that time
failed to obtain general circulation or
his pronunclaraento.
AMBASSADOR SEEKING PEACE
Wilson Reports Effort to Prevent
Railroad Strike in Mexico,
tt-1 cutvfiTfiv Anrii J. Ambassador
n-n. ..nnriii toHav to tha State De
partment the representations made by
him to the Mexican government urn
Ing an agrement with American rail
road men In Mexico.
He Impressed upon the government
the seriousness of letting these men
walk out at thla Urn.
PORTO RICANS FEAR BILL
Free Sugar Would Make Conditions
Worse Than Under Spain.
W ASHINGTON. April J. Luis Monos
Rivera, realdent commissioner from
. . Dl.n annoiincafl infllV tltat a
delegation from the Island had arrived
In. New Tork and would file a protest
nt. ,ha Sanata committee on finance
against the enactment ot the free sugar
schedule.
Evidence will be presented to demon
...... .h ir tha dutv Is taken off
sugar Porto Rico will be In a worse
plight than ever It waa under Spanish
rule. . ,
im.Hran rule, the sugar fac
tortea. according to Mr. Rivera, have
grown from a few to more than ISO.
and now three-fourtha of the tillable
land la given over to sugar.
JOE DAY IS ACCUSED
Detective Alleged to Have Accepted
Cash for Retnrnlne Flute.
u.m.r Rralthwalte yesterday filed
with the City Auditor , an affidavit
.ii.rrlnr that Detective joe i'it ac
cepted IS.S9 from him for returning a
flute which had been stolen from the
complainant's room February IB.
Rralthwalte swears that he paid over
the money at Day's request. In the
presence of O. A. Graham, who ac
companied him to Day's office.
Bralthwalte swears that Day told
him he waa lucky to get the flute
back for so small an amount, but
not to tell anyone about paying the
money. The flute was recovered from
a pawnshop in the North End district.
The charges will be considered by the
police committee of the Executive
Board. "
That tha transaction is one exactly
similar to what is done in the depart
ment every day la the assertion of
Captain Baty. In charge of tha detec
tive bureau. Detective Day la en route
here from Kansas with a prisoner.
In cases where stolen articles are re
covered In pawnshops whose proprie
tors render assistance to the police In
tha thiavas and their loot It
1s always the custom of the detectives
to try to persuade the loser to hold the
pawnshop man harmless In the transac
tion, because In a majority of cases his
assistance Is highly valuable In re
covering the goods. Usually the victim
sees It in this llgbt, and pays the
amount advanced by the pawnshop
keeper. Only In a few instances do
they stand upon the letter of their
rights and recover the stolen property
from the holder without giving him
some satisfaction.
JAMES SCORES RECALL
ROOSEVELT'S THEORY IS
TACKED BY EDUCATOR.
AT-
President of University of Illinois
Says More Would Put Repub
lic Back to Roman Orgies.
I'RBANA. 111.. April i'. (Special.)
President James, of the University of
,m an .iiilr.ii todav attacked
Roosevelt for his doctrine of recall of
Judges and Judicial decisions. He said
In part:
ii,.hi that makes judges amen
able to gusts of popular passion Is a
blow at tne nigner mitrc.i. " ...
mon man.' Such a proposition as Roose
velt makes, carried through to lta le
gitimate conaequences, would leaa tne
Republic back to tne wna orgies ui t"
Athenian and Roman democracies. In
which the Justice was rendered by
poaular vote without wisdom and with
out Justice.
Taft standa for an eneciive cnec
on the action of members of Congress
and Legislatures which reasonable ap-
n mi nn at tha initiative ana reivr-
endum will give without sacrificing
any good."
MORE ARRESTS MAY COME
George Mc-Lane Said to Have Impll
cated Many Ranchers.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or, April 2.
(Special.) George L. McLane, arrested
In connection with the theft of some
stock In Langwell Valley. Is reported
to have given the officers Information
which may result in sensational ar
rests.
The officers will neither affirm nor
deny the report that McLane haa made
a confession and that he alias impli
cated a number of well-known ranchers
In Langwell Valley and some prom
nant California traders. It is only
law v.ara since the county waa stirred
over the wholesale stock stealing that
was being practiced by the Llskey
rang.
Woodbnrn Postofflce. to Be Moved.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
AMT.ii s Th nnitof flee at Wood-
burn will be moved Into new quarters
on Orant atreet. between rrum anu
. raata Jtllv 1. Thll TjrOTrty.
owned by Hurlle U Moore, is leased for
five years.
Japanese War Mlnlrter Die.
TOKIO. April i. General Shlaroku
I.thlmoto. Minister of War in the Jap-
aaa Cabinet, to which post he v
appointed In August last, died here to
day of consumption at the age of 68
STRIKERS BU! MILL
Silk Weaving to Be Tried on
Co-operative Plan.
VOTING POWER LIMITED
Stockholders Will Be on Equal Ba-
sis, Xo Matter Wbat Holdings
Arc Chain of Similar En
terprises Planned.
PATERSO.V, N. J.. April 2. A move-
.n, tnararit tha organization oi in
operative silk mills has been started
here as an outgrowth of tne striaes ui
silk weavers now in' progress.
n-i.. .n.nn,r.tltii concern Is
the Royal Silk Company, Just organized.
All the stockholders are sua. wumo..
a i- ,ha various branches of the
Industry who were thrown out of em
ployment by the striae. ""7 ''1
purchased the plant of Magnus & Faber
and the operations will begin within a
few days. .
The Incorporators will have but one
vote each in the affairs of the concern,
no matter how many shares of stock
they hold. A chain of co-operative
silk mills is planned.
Prof. Clarke to Attend Convention.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. April t- (Spe
i.i i Prafinr Thomas P. Clarke, su
perintendent of the state schools for
the deaf and blind nere. ieit mi oi-
i.. nfcht tn rialiver an address
before the state convention of County
Superintendents. April z. J ana . n
topic will be "The Education of the
t. v iriva fTnuntv superinten
dent' of Schools, alsp went to Spokane
for the convention.
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FIFTH AND MORRISON STS.
Bill Provides for Rate Zones and
Charges and for Working Agree
ment Between Companies
and Rural Delivery.
WASHINGTON. April I. The House
...... an fAPAl,n commerce com -
mittee reported favorably today a bill
th. law e-ivinB tha Inter
state Commerce Commission authority
over express companies.
would be made Xer rate zones, the
charges varying according to the dis
tance that the package was carried
from the point of origin.
A close worsting arrsniseiuojii.
would be provided between tne ex-
n.ni ami tha riira.1 free do-
lirWHO CWIHlwiutn "
livery system of the Postoffice Depart
ment.
Rates Would Be niea.
The bill would govern the transpor
tation of packages not exceeding 11
pounds in weight and with a valuation
of J80 or less. No allowance would be
made for the expense of transfer from
one express company to another. The
rates would be fixed as follows:
Between any two points In the United
States more than 2000 miles apart. 12
cents per pound; not more man
miles apart. 10 cents; not more than
1200 miles apart, 7 cents; not more than
S00 miles apart. 5 cents; not more than
600 miles apart. 4 cents; and between
points not more than Z60 miles apart.
2 cents per pound. It Is provided, how.
ever, that no express company shall be
compelled to accept for transportation
any package at a charge less than 10
cents.
Co-operation la Discussed.
The provision for co-operation be
tween the express companies and the
rural free delivery routes Is the most
discussed feature. express manei
destined for a farmer living on a rural
mall route would "be delivered by the
express agent at the nearest point to
Its destination, where, provided the
Bhipper had attached the necessary
postage. It would be turned over to the
mail carrier, through the regular chan
nels for delivery. Rural carriers like
wise would be authorized to accept
matter on which postage had been
paid for delivery to the express com
pany. .
Failure of any express company to
carry out the provisions of law would
be punished by a fine in each case of
J100 and attorney's fees, with such
damages as the person aggrieved might
collect In court.
VILLAGE LIFE IS MENACED
Heyburn Gives Reason for Opposing
Parcels Post.
WASHINGTON, April 2. The parcels
post received a severe scoring in the
Senate today at the hands of Senators
Bailey, of Texas, and Heyburn, of
Idaho. It occurred in connection wnu
a request from Bailey, in behalf of
Senator Tillman, for printing an argu
ment In favor of the parcels post.
Senator Bailey said he did not favor
.....1. nnat anil that with DOSt&l
banks, psrcels post and Postmaster
General Hitchcock's proposed postal
telegraph, the postoffice would become
the most Important institution in every
community.
Senator Heyburn objected to the
printing, but subsequently withdrew
his opposition and it was ordered. He
said the effect of the parcels post
would be to destroy the village town
life.
"By and by we shall vote by letter,
he said, "and nobody will know any
body." FEDERAL RECALL IS URGED
Representative Taylor's Bill Permits
Action at Elections.
WASHINGTON. April 2. The. recall
of Federal Judges by popular vote at
Presidential elections was proposed to
dav by Representative Taylor (Dun.,
Colo.), who introduced a House bill
for that purpose.
The Federal Judge of any district,
under the proposed bill could be re
moved from offjee "on account of lack
of good behavior." There would be
no xpeclflcatton as to the bad behav-
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would gain because of adver
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lor of a Judge, but merely a denial of
good behavior. Tne vo.
same time, conld recommend to tne
President their choice of a successor
for the judge sought to be removed.
Registration OMce Open Late.
OREGON CITY. Or.. April 2. (Spe
cial ) To give the :Vllworkers an op-
portunlty to register. County Clerk
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Mulvery today announced that the reg
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go above that af last year by several
hundred. The Republicans lead the
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