Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, April 06, 1912, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextSATUKDA1. APK1L , 1912. - THE OUEGOMAN, 13 . - . HQUSER DENIES HE QUIT LA FOLLETTE Retort to Johnson Is That De serters Are Resorting to "Pettifogging." PROMISE NEVER RELEASED ! y.rrn Prospective Withdrawal. In "lrw of Breakdown of Senator, J vrr Contemplated Rno"- j vrlt as Alternative, j I FRESN'O. Cal.. April S. In a formal statement Issued today. Walter U Houser. campaign manager for Sen ator I-a Follette. replied today to state ments made yesterday by Governor Johnson and denied that ha ever with drew from La Follette'a campaign. Ha also severely arraigns Governor John son for his "remarkable" course In dropping- I Follette to take up the cause of Roosevelt. In the course of his statement. Mr. Houser says: -Mr. Plnchot and Mr. Kent. Mr. Mo formlck and others had received from Senator La Follette'a own Hps the ul timatum concerning the course he would pursue In the campaian. and that was that he would remain a can didate until a nomination was made at Chicago. This declaration waa direct ed especially to Mr. Plnchot at a con ference held January JS. Present at that conference were Clifford and Amos JMnchot. :harles R. Crsne. of Chicago: Medlll SfVormlck. Walter Rodaers. of Chicago: William Kent, of California: Francis J. Heney. Gilaon Gardner. An gus McHween, Colonel John II. Han nan and myself. The conference was called at the Instance of Mr. Plnchot for the purpose of inducing La Folletta to withdraw as a candidate. Deelaratloa Made t Ptecket. "At the conference La Follett. look ing dlrently Into the eye of Glfford Pln chot. and pointing his ringer at him said: Glfford. you haven't forgotten that when I consented to become a candidate for President I stated to you. ami to the others who urged me to become a candidate, that once. 1 entered upon the. campaign I would go through to the end. ami you stated to me there that you wouW go through with me. Now I'm going through to the end of the light. I will not release you from your promise. If you go. you go on your own responsibility." This was the final declaration of La Follette at the conference, and a statement was Issued from headquar ters signed by myself, stating that La Follette would continue a candidate to the close of the contest. Reaaeve It Xe-rer Favored. "When La Follette later suffered a breakdown. I with some others of his Intimate friends waa of the opinion that In view of the situation and to pre vent a permanent breakdown. It would be advisable for him to withdraw. Never, however, was I in favor of his withdrawing in favor of Roosevelt. La Follette quickly recovered and a state ment was Issued clearly setting forth to the public that he would stay In the Held. Governor Johnson, the IMnchots and others were told by Senator La Fol lette himself that he would not with draw, and whether I was In favor of his rithdrawing or not makes no dif ference. "I am not an issue In the campaign. Senator La Follette Is the candidate. It Is cheap pettifogging for Johnson or any of the othera who hare deserted Senator La Follette's forces and gone over to the enemy to give as a Justifi cation the flimsy excuse that I ha stated that La Follette was out of It and had advised them to do as they have done." IIOOSEVELT FOLLOWERS BOLT Separate Convention In Ietroit Names I BI Delegates. DETROIT. April 5. Two delegations of 1SI members, one for President Taft, and the other for Colonel Roosevelt, will represent Wayne County at the state Republican convention at Bay City. April 11. At the county conven tion today the Taft men elected tn the regular convention a solid delegation. The Roosevlt followers after a heated contest called a separate con vention and took similar action. T. Ft. Avoid Strike Zone. WASHINGTON. April 5. Because of labor troubles In the anthracite fields. Colonel Roosevelt's trip through Penn sylvania next week will not Include visits to Reading. Pottsville. Wilkes barre and Scran ton. Many stops will be made through the state, however. WIIon Speaks for Taft. CHAMPAIGN. Ill- April 6. Jamea Wilson. Secretary of Agriculture, made tuniglit his first speech In Illinois In favor of the re-election of President Taft. He made no reference to Colonel Roosevelt. LONGCOR GETS CONFESSION Tillamook Deputy Sheriff Secures trident" Implicating Rosa. BAT CITT. Or April . (Special.) Officials of .Tillamook County are bending every effort to secure a state ment from George Ross, confessed rob ber of the postofflce In this city ear ago. Implicating others who as sisted him In the robbery. That one more waa In on tha deal Is certain from statements made by Ross In his confession, but so far he has refused to say who It waa. Deputy Sheriff Longcor. to whom the entire credit of capturing Rosa la due. has worked hard on tha came and la still seeking new evidence as to others who might be Implicated. lyongcor located tha dynamite and stamps with the assistance of a Miami Kiver suspect whom ha has been watching for some time. He forced the man to make a confession that Koss did tba deed and where the plunder waa located. They went to the old barn, near Tillamook and found nearly all the stamps taken at the time. Longcor turned his evidence and the loot over to Sheriff Crenshaw, who made the arrest. The deputy la receiving the congratulations of .the entire county for his work. DESERTERS DOOM A BOOM c-ettrued from Flrt Tss trst they, without openly branding themselves as thoroughly Inconsistent, can g-t into lina and support the Re publican National ticket. Tkla la true of practically every Roosevelt man In the House of repre sentatives and It la true generally ac cording to reports received In Wash ington of various postmasters and other official who have been enthus iastic over Colonel Hoosevelt. and It l also true of those Fenators who have been giving aid and comfort to the KooMrelt cause. There may be a few exception where men would rather support Roosevelt and fro down to de feat than to fall Into lino for Taft, but there are not many auch Instance on record. ... Whether Colonel Roosevelt will yield to a demand from hie . faint hearted aupportera remains to be seen. Of course Glfford Plnchot and James li. Garfleld will not want him to let up In his fight, for they have nothing to sain. in the -ent of Mr. Taffa re election and nether of them has any particular concern about the wlfare of the Republican party or Republican candidates generally. Their only hope of a-ettln back Into office Is to see Roosevelt elected, and as they ars no exceptions to tba rule.-but are ac tuated by purely selfish motives, they will advlsa asal st any policy of recon ciliation. But these two men are not typical of the Roosevelt supporters. HOLDER IS ADVANCED NonTHWKSTFJl.VS AG EXT WILL GO TO SAN FKAXCISCO. . Railway Makes orflelal Change and' Prepares lo Strengthen Poi-lt Ion on C'oat- CHICAGO. April 5. ( Special. ) R. V. Holder, general agent for the Chicago A Northwestern Railroad at Portland. 7 t t K t I V, ' t A. i v I f R. v. Holder, rortiaad Ageat For orthetcra Hal I road. Who Goes tm Baa Fraaetse. has been promoted to the general agency at Pan Francisco, and will be gin his new duties May 1. R. R. Ritchie, whom Mr. Holder suc ceeds, will become Pacific Coast gen eral agent, with headquarters at Ban Francisco. B. C. Grlffen. general ageni of the freight department at Omaha, succeeds Ml Holder at-Portland. These changes, snnounced here today. are the beginning of a campaign in augurated by the Northwestern to strengthen Its position on the Coast. Pan Francisco and Portland will be the principal points through whlcu this work will be directed. In addition to the changes already announced. It is probable that the office at Portland will be further strengthened Dy me ap pointment of another traffic solicitor. who Is to specialise on passenger wor. Among the railroadmen In Portland none Is more popular than "Dick" Hold er. While the announcement of his transfer to San Francisco Is the occa sion of sincere regret by his numerous trends. It will also bring forth univer sal congratulation, as the office In San Francisco carries with It Increased re sponsibilities as well as a substantial advance in salary. Mr. Holder has been in Chicago ror the last 10 days, attending a conference at which the changes were planned. He will return to Portland early next week to close his affair here. He has rep resented the Northwestern line In Port land for the last eight years, previous ly having held agencies In varloua other cities. He received nis eariy iruininn In the railroad field in Chicago, and for a number of years waa traveling freight agent for the Northwestern out or Chi cago. He waa one of the organizers ci the Portland Transportation Club. Portland railroad men have expected for the last few months that the North western would be required to take steps to Improve Its strategical position in the Northwest and California on ac count of the recent readjustment of traffic condltlona between Omaha and Chlcsgo affecting the-service In this territory. The Harrlman lines, which heretofore have favored the Northwest ern with their Interchange of traffic at Omaha, recently announced that the Milwaukee will handle part of their business. On the other hand, the North western as been working with the Northern Pacific between Ht. Taul and Chicago. , It Is predicted that the Northwestern will be exceedingly active In the cam paign for both freight and passenger business In this territory following these changes. DEATH THREAT RECEIVED BY WEALTHY SOCIETY JLEADEK. Life In Danger If She Revealed Suf fragettes Plot, la Friends Be lief Police Are Watchful. NEW YORK, April 5. (Special.) Scores of detectives this afternoon guarded the residence of Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, 477 Madison avenue, follow ing the receipt of a death threat ad dressed to her and promising to kill her as she left her home If she be trayed what her friends believe to be a suffrage plot entrusted to her by an anonymous correspondent. Alarmed by -the threats of bombs ad dressed to Judge Rosalsky and other persons, the police were on the alert to thwart any attempt ai violence. The death threat was made In an arionymoua communication Inclosing 110 to be used for sending a cable message for hope and caution to Mrs. Fmmallne Pankhurst. the militant Rrltlsh suffragette, who waa recently sent to Jail as a result of her acts In trrlng to obtain recognition for tha women of her land, who are struggling to get the right of franchise. Police Commissioner Rhlnelandr Is personally handling the matter, as It was sent to blm by Mrs. Belmont. WHAT OF ALASKA? GUGGENHEINI5 ASK President. Will Not Predict for Syndicate What Legisla tion Is Coming. FEDERAL ROAD INTERESTS Mining Men frg Congress to Give Taff Authority to Bolld Govern ment Line to Open Re sources of Xorth. WASHINGTON. April R President Taft gsre a heerlng late today on Alaska and the prospects for Its devel opment to Senator Guggenheim of Col orado, his brother, Daniel Guggen heim, and several experts of the Gug genheim Company. Secretary Fisher was present, and Vice-President Sher man, at the Invitation of the President, was a listener. The Guggenhelms were desirous or knowing. It Is saul. what may be ex pected In the wav of legislation that would allow the development of Alas ka's natural resources, and particularly the coal. illg Tonaage Assured. Thev control the Copper River Rail road, plnnned to tap the Bering coal fields. For this rosd now there virtu ally is no traffic, and the opening of the coal lands will Insure big tonnage. They were reported as Interested also In Secretsry Fisher's plsn to build a Government railroad In Alaska. This road. If built, would not compete with the Copper River road. Neither the President nor Secretary Fisher would rredlct action by Con gress on pending measures that wov'd Insure the opening of the coal fields, al though the President has made many aoaresses anu irciurimj -" m A tn f'nne-ress the necessity of pro . i.nlnr nlsn that will allow the fields to do openea E-uU..! It .i ,1 S n II K h t . Falcon Joslln. of Fairbanks. Alaska, representing the Alaskan affairs com mittee of the American Mining Con gress before the House territories com mittee, advocated today a bill to au thorise the President to build a 1000 mile railroad In Alaska over any route that would best develop the resourees of that country. The same committee also has a bill providing for a commission to Investi gate a project for a railroad from Resurrection Bay to tha Yukon Valley and another. Indorsed by Secretary Fisher, to clothe the President with discretion to build such a railroad with the equipment and supplies of the Pan ama Canal work. The bill advocated by the mining congresa calls for a commission headed by an Army officer and would author ize an Issue of 3 per cent bonds. NEVADA TO VOTE TODAY SOAPBOX" PRIMARY TO NAME DELEGATES SCHEDULED. Neglect to Hold Primaries. In Some Precincts Provokes Trotest by -Roosevelt Managers. RENO. Nev.. April 5. Primaries of the "soapbox" order wU be held to morrow In all counties of Nevada to se lect delegates to the Republican state convention at Fallon, May 6. In some precincts, notably In White Pine tfounty and Esmeralda County, it is reported that by the order of the country central committee, primaries will not bo held. This has given rise to protests by Colonel Reeves, represent ing the Roosevelt committee In Nevada. He had asserted that primaries would be conducted by the Roosevelt follow ers in these counties, unless they were held y the regular committee. Protests have been sent by him to Representative Roberts against the al leged 'pernicious activity" of Postmas ter Collins, of Goldfleld. who Is charged with being responsible for a plan to appoint delegates Instead of electing them at primaries. Reeves also has protested to Washington concerning the activities Of Andrew Maute. chair man of the Republican state central committee, who holda the Federal ap pointment of aasayer In the mint at Carson. WISCONSIN GIVES CI-ARK IOVR Twenty Delegates Are WilMin's, and Two Are In Doubt. MILWAUKEE. April f.. Latest re turna on the elate Presidential primary show that Champ I lara win nave a.i least four delegates to the National Democratic convention. Wilson has 20 delegates. Two delegates from the Ninth district will be in doubt until the official canvass. Returns in one county were sealed and forwarded to the State Capitol and none of the election officials would disclose the result. COUNTESS SJAVRA fS SUED Tornicr Miss JUlley, of Portland, Defendant In ft 3,000 Action. - t , Vrtfi , - Anvil R lRn.rl.1 I Richard W. Dey, the Western mining man who once waa secretary of the late John W. Mackay, has brought suit against me nn oi tuiirn ... v. . - rin T .1 1 1 - nf Portland. Or.. to recover t IS. 000, which he says he lent the Countess and never got back. The deposition of Charles Gassam Funk. 79 years old and now 111 In the Dn.i.dr.ilii.tA Un.-nltaL was filed in the Supreme 'Court today for use at the approaching trial. "In It Funk says that the countess told him in Novem ber. 1901. that she had bought a piece of property on the banks of the Thames, In England, and that she had . borrowed J000 from Dey to sat isfy a mortgage uu (ivicii;, TROOPS READY FOR ACTION Continued From yirst Ps.) machine guna were held up at Marfa and two trunks filled with ammuni tion were stopped at Langry yester day bv United States customs officials. Both were Intended for exportation to Mexico and neither was consigned to an accredited airent of the Madero government, according to R. W. Uowe. collectorof customs at Eagle Paps, to whom a report of the selxures was made. BORDER BRIDGE DYNAMITED Men Crying- "Viva Madero" Run ' Away on American Side. EL PASO, Tex.. April 6. The Mexi can A Northwestern Railway bridge spanning the Rio Grande River be tween Kl Paso and Juarez, known as the Corralitoa bridge, was damaged by dynamite about 9 o'clock tonight. Investigation of the bridge reveals that only a small portion of the wood work was destroyed and the Tailway track was not Injured. Sentries at the Mexican end of the bridge said that the persons who made the attempt to de stroy the bridge ran off on the Amer ican side with the cry of "Viva Ma dero." The bridge will be repaired easily. There were two explosions, appar ently about 10 minutes apart. All streetcar traffic between this city and .luares has been suspended since the explosions. ' woodISswiisoh NOMINATION OF NEW JERSEV CANDIDATE IS CRGED. Jackson Club near Attack on Clark, Harmon and Underwood, as RepTCfsentlng "Interests." Devoting the major portion of his hour's address to defending the record of Woodrow Wilson, C. E. S. Wood, speaking before the Jackson Cub last night, concluded his remarks by urging the candidacy of the Now Jersey man for the Democratic Presidential nom ination. Mr. Wood excused Wilson's opposition to the initiative and refer endum aa outlined In his textbooks on the subject on the ground that the Presidential aspirant had a perfect right to change his mind. The speaker also sought to show that Wilson's crit icism of the Chinese exclusion act. fol lowing ita enactment by Congress, was not as serious ' as might be implied from reading Wilson's history on the subject. Mr. Wood introduced his remarks by Insisting that the Democrats should ex ercise extreme caution in the selection of their National leader in the pending contest If they hoped to win in the election. Ho argued that the candi date for President from the minority party need not necessarily be a candi date from the Democratic party, but rather a candidate representing the true democracy of the country. In his opinion, there were four good men within the Democratic ranks, "all of Hie highest repute and against either one of whom there could be no mud slinging If he should receive the party's nomination." Quoting from a published statement by John Sharp Williams, ex-Democratic leader of the House, Mr. Wood pro ceeded to eliminate Champ Clark and Underwood as Presidential possibilities from a Democratic consideration. Like wise, Harmon was put out of the run ning, each being characterized as a politician whose candidacy was not only inspired, but was receiving the sup port of the business interests of the country, while Wilson was the only statesman aspiring for the nomination at the hands of either party. "We have Wilson," said Mr. Wood, "a com bination of the close, thoughtful philo sophical student of political history with the ability of the practical politi cian." After quoting at considerable length from Wilson's Memphis speech, in which the New Jersey man defined his position respecting the trusts. Mr. Wood gave Champ Clark a final broadside by declaring that the campaign literature being distributed throughout the coun try in behalf of the Speaker was being sent under the frank of Senator Wil liam Stone, better known as 'Gum-shoe Bill.' representative of the predatory interests in the United States Senate," Walter M. Pierce, candidate for Unit ed States Senator on the Democratic ticket, followed Mr. Wood and for 30 minutes discussed the tariff. HUNT WILL BE QUIZZED SAN FRANCISCANS WILL RE HEARSE GRAFT CASES. Order Issued fo Take' Testimony of Witnesses In Libel Snlt of Heney Against Crocker. NEW YORK. April 5 (Special.) The most extensive commission to take testimony ever issued in the Supreme Court was signed today by Justice Seabury, directing K. H7 Heacock, of San Francisco, to take testimony there of all witnesses produced by plaintiff or defendant In the suit brought in V.iv Vnir TT ro Ti nl. T IIqii c V f tf m n r graft prosecutor, against William H. ("rocker, of San Francisco to recover $250,000 for libel. The ault la based on a letter written bv Crocker In which he charged that the -San Francisco graft prosecution became "passionate, vengeful, crimi nal" and that there waa corruption of witnesses, fixing of Jurors and traf ficking In exemption with Abe Ruef and ex-Mayor Schmltx. The San Francisco commissioner Js to begin taking testimony next week and will continue until next October. At least 60 witnesses and possibly every one who had any part in the graft prosecutions will be examined. Among those to be examined are Ruef, Schmltz. Tlrey Ford, William H. Langdon, Jamea D. Phelan and Patrick Calhoun. It Is expected that the en tire aeriea of graft cases will be re hearsed when the libel suit is tried here next Fall, and that the case will occupy a month or more. It Is said that a bar In the streets of London can earn mor money in a day lhan the averuga worklnimian. x Have You Anything to Advertise? X AVEjTOU THOUGHT that possibly advertising f V ' j might do you some good? Would you do the X V A lH maximum of business .your fixed expense will V VX 1 ' carry? Why put off the day you are to start U Q y advertising? The sooner you start the sooner Q () JeSat-r-J you will be getting the extra business possible Q X "Tj?" J only through advertising. 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Phone Main 1503, A 1515; or Wyatt, Estabrook ejpjJ yg a home, don't fail to see the scores of beautiful new homes that are being of fered in The Addition wirn Character No push clubs needed in Laurelhurst. ; Every possible improvement is there pavedrtrerts the in the city, cement sidewalks, gas, water and sewer mains, electricity, duster lights, everything that a nign-graae ex clusive residence addition requires. , , . If, after looking over the residences in Laurelhurst, you don't find what you want, see the above-named firm, ana they will locate you on a desirable lot in the tract and build you a home to suit your every reQuirement. Laurelhurst is without a rival among the many beautiful residence districts in the cities of the r acme eoasi. IS Refusal to Allow Bond Issue Hits Pere Marquette Road. POLITICAL PLOT CHARGED Xewnian Erb, Chairman of Execu tive Committee, Says Request If Granted, Would Have Tided Company Over JirTicuItles. DETROIT. April 5. The passing rtt the Pere Marquette Railroad Company Into the hands of receivers today was not unexpected after the action of the State Railroad Commission in refusing yesterday -to authorize a $4,000,000 bond issue requested by the company, to meet maturities - due April 1, with other requirements. Governor Osborne personally ap peared before the commission and op posed the Issue. He urged that J. P. Morgan or other heavy stockholders come to the relief of the company. Newman Erb, of New York, chairman of the executive committer and one of the receivers, issued a statement to night in part as follows: "There is practically no floating debt. The bonded obligations of the Pere Marquette Railroad are below the average of similar railroads and Its stock capitalization is considerably be low such average. It is the belief of the management, the board of direct ors and the banking Interests of the road that the request made to the railroad commission, if granted, would have enabled the company to tide over its difficulties. "The commission apparently took a different view. Many friends of the management believe the Pere Mar quette Railroad was made a football in the game of politics." Mr. Erb said there would be no change in the management. LA FOLLETTE ON PLATTE Senator Begins Five Days' Speaking in Nebraska. LINCOLN, Neb.. April 5. Beginning the five davs' speaking campaign in Nebraska, Senator La Follette today traversed the southeast river counties of the state almost to the Kansas line and then, doubling back, reached Lln enln for a meeting- here tonight. Senator La Follette made four set ' speeches, besides nearly a score of shorp talks at different stopping places. The rule OI ine lew must eiiu all the people must have a voice," was one of the Telterated statements of the Senator. The time has come, he said, for the masses to assert themselves and no longer accept the dictum of leaders who serve their own selfish purposes or their interests. He said he had come PRINTING Portland Printing House Co. J. I.. Wright. Pres. and Gen. Xnnaaea, Book. Catalocua and lnunerclai. Tenia and Taylor S., Portland. Orcsra RECEIVER NAMED nt i of aai o V, iA-mnnA to Nebraska because he believed the voters of the state were "progressives." He made only indirect reference to President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt, but said he was in the Presidential fight to stay because be believed i waa necessary for him to battle for "progressive" principles. Permanent Highway Ordered. GOLPENDALE, Wash.. April 6. (Special.) The County Commissioners have ordered George W. Borden. Cc-un- EASTER Columbia BraBd Hams and Bacon are as " distinctive oE Easter as lilies or colored- eggs. The joy of Easter morn is com plete when HAM or BACON Avoid Cheap Substitutes B B reakfast (Cocoa. 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