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THE BTUKNJnVli 0KEG05IA5, TTTESDAT, JUNE lfe, 1913. TAFT AHDT. R. GET PLATFORMS READ Declarations- Practically Shape for Submission to ' Resolutions Body. in BOTH DEAL WITH TARIFF Principle of Having Commission Is Indorsed Though Colonel's Supporters Say Board Now Is Xot Satisfactory. CHICAGO. June 17. Both the Taft and Roosevelt drafts of a platform have been outlined and both can be out in shape for submission to the ( committee on resolutions In short no tlee. Most of the work on the Roosevelt declarations was completed before Colonel Roosevelt's arrival in Chicago, while the first formal meeting over the Taft pronouncement was held yester day. The Roosevelt pronouncement is the result of the labors of many of his friends, but principally James R. Gar field. Glfford Pinchot and William Al len White, of Kansas. All the planks have undergone the inspection of Colo nel Roosevelt and, while he has not passed on them finally, he has indlcat ed his approval of most of them. Tart's Friends Meet. At Sunday's meeting; of Mr. Taft's friends several drafts were presented and the meeting was largely for the purpose of selecting from the wealth of material suggested. Approved planks will be Joined together and an other meeting will be held prior to the submission of the paper to the resolutions committee. Sunday's conference was held in Senator Crane's apartments. Among those in attendance in addition to Sena tor Crane, were: C. D. Hllles, Presi dent Taft's secretary; Representative McKinley, President ' Taft s campaign manager; ex-Vice-President Fairbanks, who will be chairman of the platform committee: Ellhu Root, Charles Hop kins Clark, of Connecticut. Nicholas - Murray Butler and William Barnes, Jr. of New York. The tariff receives a prominent place in both platforms, and both Indorse the principle of a tariff commission. The friends of Mr. Roosevelt, however, go to some pains to make it appear that the present tariff board does not come up to the requirements. They would have the commission determine not only the cost of the production of man ufactured articles, but would have It undertake to ascertain the share of profits going to labor. Boose's Efforts Condemned. The Taft supporters declare for fur ( ther revision, but would have It wait ' on the investigations of the tariff j board. They condemn the efforts of the Democratic House of v Representa tives to change the tariff as unwise and unscientific declaring its result an unnecessary disturbance of business. No decision has been reached as to whether it shall be an explicit declara tion for a out in tariff rates, but the indications are that there will be such a declaration regarding articles found by the tariff board to be subject to unnecessarily high duties. There will be dual declarations in favor of laws to curb monopoly. The Taft people favor the retention of the Sherman Anti-Trust law, but will build on it so as to define its operations. . The Roosevelt men will treat the sub ject along different lines, especially emphasizing the necessity of regulating large corporations. The Roosevelt people will press well to the front the subject of popular gov ernment, declaring in favor of all the Instruments tending in that direction whether they be primary elections, the election of United States Senators by popular vote, thelnitiative, or the ref erendum and the recall. Woman's Suffrage Urged. The fact will be recognized, however, that many of these agencies can be employed only in the states and in such cases the platform will specifically re fer them to the various communities for local determination. A woman suffrage plank is a new feature of the Roosevelt declaration. The Initiative and referendum will not be touched upon by the Taft docu ment, but the recall will be denounced as calculated to undermine the stability of government. Especial declaration will be made for the protection of the Judiciary. The principle of a central banking re serve will be supported by the Taft res olutions, but the Aldrich bill will not be referred to by name. The Roosevelt declaration will condemn the . Aldrich plan. Both documents will declare for the conservation of natural resources, but the Roosevelt pronouncement, which is understood to have been prepared by Mr. Pinchot. will be much more sweep ing. Both pronounce for a strong navy. The Improvement of the Mississippi River oa a comprehensive scale will be advocated in the Roosevelt paper. The platform prepared by President Taft s friends commends his administra tion in high terms; the Roosevelt paper is silent on that subject. The Taft document will be brief, if the advice of the men at today's meet ing is heeded. They take the position that only the essentials should be pre sented. The Roosevelt document' will be more comprehensive. week ago,' the completed amendment as finally-approved lacks various rad ical features incorporated in the orig inal draft. Its principal features pro pose the abolishment of the State Sen ate, election by DrODortional repre sentation of a Legislative Assembly of 60 members, making the Governor ana defeated candidates for Governor mem bers ex-officio of the lawmaking body with voting power in proportion to their votes in the election, permitting the Governor alone to introduce appro priation bills which shall not be in creased in amounts by the Assembly, providing that only registered voters may sign initiative petitions, limiting franchises to 30 years, and authorizing the acquisition of property in connec tion therewith on a basis or tftelr pnys ical valuation with 20 per cent added. The proposed cabinet form or gov ernment for state and county and the second choice or preferential voting plan, included In the original draft. are eliminated from the revised cop; of the amendment. Other features not contained in the first draft jirovlde that the state "shall not contribute any money to defray the cost of initiative petitions, prohibit the legislature from creating any board or commission to prepare or propose any initiative meas ure and leave to the voters directly Interested a determination of all local measures. DARES FIERY LEAP OAKS DIVER HAS NARROW ES- CAPE FROM DEATH. Philip X. Bowen Jumps From High Tower Into Tank of Gasoline. Face Is Cut Open. With gasoline flames leaping 12 feet high from a tank, eight by 10 feet and less than five feet deep, Philip M. Bo wen leaped from a tower more than 100 feet in height at the Oaks Sunday night into the blaze. Although his body splashed the blazing oil In every direc tion, Bowen was no more than singed and with flames apparently climbing all over his body, he climbed out of the tank. In the afternoon he made a straight high-dive. Unexpectedly the wind caught his falling body and swung it out of the plumb. ' With less than three Inches to spare, Bowen dived into the tank, but the position in which he landed was sufficient to rake his face down as if someone had struck him with an ax. For this reason he did not saturate his clothing In gasoline as he had in tended for the night performance, but as soon as his face heals, Bowen de clares he will light his clothes in addi tion to leaping into the blazing tank. Two concerts given by the Oaks Park Band were listened to by large and ap preciative audiences. Slgnora Rachel Ruiss and Signer I. X.uccl were given an ovation In the grand opera selections. The Frank Rich Musical Comedy Company filled the auditorium for three performances with a new bill, while the additional orchestra provided at th ntlng rink and the singers at the tavern were exceptionally. well received. Punch and Judy provided half an hour's entertainment for the youngsters at frequent Intervals during the day and evening. - The present bill will be repeated dur ing the week. Owing to the warm day the swimming tank. proved to be un usually popular. BREAK MAY COME Oil ORGANIZATION Rosewater Refuses to Say if He Will Recognize Motion for Substitute Roll. TAFT LEADERS WILL FIGHT Selection of Two Sets of Republi can Candidates Said by Colonel to Be Nonsense Root as Chairman to Be Resisted. ROOSEVELT'S REST BROKEN Colonel's "Day of Quiet" Ends With Him Fighting Hard. x CHICAGO, June 17. Sunday Colonel Roosevelt said would be a day of quiet for him. The Colonel began the day on that plan but before It was over he found it was not workable. At 9 o'clock he was having a quiet breakfast with Mrs. Roosevelt At 11 o'clock he was seated in the Fourth Presbyterian Church. At 1 o'clock he was back at his hotel, 'trying to keep himself secluded In his private suite. At 3 o'clock he was in his headquarters for the first time, with the announced intention of seeing a few leaders. At 4:80 he broke away from a clamoring crowd which was beating on the doors. and escaped with the fixed purpose of having his coveted Sunday rest. He spent an hour in an automobile, but when he returned he surrendered com pletely. At 6 o'clock he was In the midst of the battle and Jie was fighting hard until bedtime. ' SCHOOL FUND APPORTIONED Total of $267,152.39 tributed in Washington Is IMs CROP OUTLOOK IS ROSY Central Washington Expects to Have Banner Harvest. SPOKANE, Wash, June 17. (Spe ciai) "There has never been a brighter outlook for banner crops in the Cen tral Washington region since the dls trict was opened to settlement than there is at present." said W. S. Hart, a pioneer grain buyer of Hartllne, today. "I have been buying grain in that locality for over SO years. The quality will be exceptionally good unless un usual weather conditions should pre vail between now and harvest. Of this there is little danger, as the crop has arrived at a stage that practically na tures Us ripening In good shape. Re Tent rains have provided ample mois ture and there is no apprehension that hot winds will injure the grain." LEAGUE FINISHES MEASURE Petitions for Placing Amendment on Ballot Circulated. W. 8. URen and other members of the People's Power League have com pleted the final draft of their Initiative intendment proposing material changes tn the state constitution. Signatures ire being secured to petitions for plac ing this measure on the ballot In the November election. As forecast by The Oregonlas a OLYMPIA. Wash., June 17. (Spe dal.) The sixth and last apportionment of the state current school fund for the present school year was made yes terday by H. B. Dewey. State Superin tendent of Public Instruction, the total amount apportioned aggregating $267,- 152.39. Of this amount King County received 356.346, or a little less than one-fourth of the total, while Spokane County ranked second with ' $33,442.46, followed by Pierce County, which re ceived 326,939. Superintendent Dewey announces that more than four-tfifths of the school dis tricts of the state are now on a cash basis so far as concerns current ex penses. The warrant Indebtedness of the state increased from $910,000 to $3,212,000 in the eight years prior to 1908. which means that nearly three- fourths of the districts had outstand ing warrants, while in 1912 more than four out of five districts are on a cash basis. CHRISTOFFERSON IN WRECK Brother of Daring Birdman Lands In Tree rnburt; Craft Damaged. VANCOUVER, Wash, June 17. (Spe cial.) Harry Christofferson. brother of -Silas Christofferson, who made a suc cessful flight from the roof of th Multnomah Hotel Tuesday, had a nar row escape from death Sunday after noon while operating the same biplane. About a mile up the Columbia River from the barracks, where the hangars are. Christofferson. flying at a height of 200 feet, attempted to make a turn. but failed to negotiate It and lost eon trol. The machine headed into a tree and the driver managed to cling to a bough, from which he was later rescued unhurt. The machine suffered considerable damage and will have to be laid up sev eral days to undergo repairs. ESCAPING CONVICT KILLED Ohio Guards Shoot One, Capture Other Climbing Wall. COLUMBUS. 0 June 17. William M. Brennan of Cuyahoga County was killed last night and John Schults, of this city, was captured, when they attempt ed to escape from the penitentiary. Guards, who saw the men climbing over a wall, fired upon them. CHICAGO, June 17. The Roosevelt plans for the fight to be made In the Republican National convention Tues day were finally adopted tonight at conference of the Roosevelt leaders un der the direction of the Colonel him self.. ' The Roosevelt supporters have deter mined that the convention shall not be organized with the contested delegates seated by the National committee, and to this end they have determined to de mand -a roll call on the first proposi tion that comes up. This undoubtedly will be on the right of Governor John son, of California, to cast the 26 votes of that state on the question of temporary chairman. . Roll Will Be Assailed. This right will be questioned by the two Taft delegates from the .Fourth District. Then will come the aotlon which the Roosevelt leaders have planned. They will move that the tem porary roll as made by the National committee be rejected and that a sub stitute roll prepared by the Roosevelt leaders be adopted. This roll will in clude the 70 Ohio delegates that Colonel Roosevelt asserts were stolen from him and would be sufficient to give the Roosevelt forces control of the conven tion. Under this plan of procedure, submit ting the contests to the convention en bloc none of the delegates affected oouid vote. .. Under customary rules, passing upon the contests state by state, one contested state might pass upon tne rignt or another. Proposal Is Revolutionary. The Roosevelt plan is revolutionary. It will be bitterly opposed by the Taft leaders, but It will serve the purpose of bringing the fight ouickly to the front and this is what the Roosevelt leaders desire. It is believed that Vio- tor Rosewater, chairman of the National committee, who will call the conven tion to order, will not entertain the motion to consider a second list of del egates, but will insist upon waiting for tne report or tne committee on creden tials. If he does this, Roosevelt lead ers will move at once to the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt. In other words. the Roosevelt delegates would attempt to noia a convention or their own In the convention hall. After midnight the Roosevelt forces agreed to enter Senator Borah as their candidate against Senator Root for tem porary chairman. Governor Hadley, of Missouri, was selected as floor loader. - Rosewater Seeks Conference. Colonel Roosevelt conferred tonight more than en hour with Chairman Rosewater, who sought the interview through Mayor Rellly, of Kansas City. Mr. Rosewater explained to the Colonel that In making rulings in the National committee on contest cases tie had fol lowed the party parliamentary pro cedure that had always governed the deliberations of that body. colonel Roosevelt directed severe criticism against .individual members of the committee, but Mr. Rosewater is said to- have escaped these strictures. Finally, the Colonel demanded to know what Mr. Rosewater's attitude would be when the Roosevelt forces proposed to submit a new temporary roll for that prepared by the committee. The rules of the committee will apply," answered Mr. Rosewater. When asked if be would not consent to submit the question to the conven tion, Mr. Rosewater is said to have asked for time in which to consider the question. - Double Ticket Called Nonsense. Reports of . the plans of Colonel Roosevelt were many. One of those heard most was that if the Roosevelt delegates failed in their first test they would name "their own ticket and that two sets of Republican candidates would be selected. Colonel Roosevelt was asked about it. "That's nonsense," he said. 'But in the event that the delegates whose election you consider fraudulent are seated," he was asked, "can your delegates give countenance to the act by sitting in a convention with them?" Colonel Roosevelt paused for a mo ment to consider his answer. Bridge Not Yet Reached. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," he said, at last. "The convention will never recognize Lfraudulent delegates," said James R. uarrieia, or unio. iz wouia oe an illegal, convention." But in case they were seated, he was asked, "would the Roosevelt dele gates proceed with the convention and act with them?" They could not do so," he replied. If they act apart from what you consider an illegal convention, would they be willing to act in concert with the Taft delegates whose titles to seats are hot questioned?" Certainly they would, Mr. Garfield responded. E. A. Van Valkenberg. or Phlladei- ph la, who Is closely associated with KEEPBABYS SKIN CLEAR .14 : - WltQ CUTICURA SOAP Alife&neof disfigurement and suffer ing often results from the neglect, in tnfWiryorrhflrlhrmH, of simple skin af fections. In the prevention and treat ment of minor 'eruptions and in the promotion of permanent skin and hair health, Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are absolutely unrivaled. Cuileurs Sosp and Ointment sold threvghoot the world. Liberal sample of each mailed tree, with B-p. book. Addmm "Cattcm." Dept. SB. Roatr.il. 9-Temder-faoed men ahave la eomf ort with CatU n 8oat 8h-io Stick. Lihral aunpl free. Colonel Roosevelt, said the contested delegates would be eliminated "in a parliamentary way." He expressed the opinion that if the test case is made of two California delegates under the plan mapped out, neither they nor the other contested delegates would have the right to vote. Colonel Roosevelt said he did not know definitely what plan - of action would be adopted. . - Senator Borah, the Roosevelt candl date for temporary chairman, dls counted all talk of a bolt. "Person ally I don't believe there Is any chance of a third party or a bolt, he said. "'History . shows conclusively that no successful party ever was born undef such auspices. It would be created half-formed and would go into the fight with the likelihood of its ' parents weighing it down. Others among the Roosevelt support ers said there would be no occasion for a "rump" convention or for a cpnven tion within a convention" In the Coli seum. They base their assertion on reported desertions among the Taft delegates and the belief that the Colo nel would control the situation in the convention proper. Soatn Seems to Hold Balance. The Taft leaders, however, were con fident that the President would be the regular nominee of his party and that their delegates would "buck. The situation continues to hinge on the action of some Southern delegates. They appear to hold the balance of power and contacting claims are maae of their support. Both sides were anx ious tonight and neither knew just what could be depended upon. - The solution apparently will have to come in the convention itself. The prediction was made - in some quarters that the convention never would be organized. - Sergeant-at-Arms Stone, in the meantime, is making every preparation to quell a disturb ance. Police arrangements tor tne convention are said to have been per fected. In addition to the force inside the Coliseum, it is said, a cordon of police will be thrown about the entire building. There was but one bit or Blue SKy fLTnnricr the nolitiealN storm clouds to day. The members of the "National committee were entertained at lunch eon and taken to a baseball game by Fred W. Upham. treasurer of the com mlttee. The lions and the lambs, tne rollers" and the "rolled" ate together in perfect harmony. There were no speeches, no references to the work of the last 10 days ana no dissension. SNAKE BRIDGE NEW TIE INTER-STATE TRAVEL IS FOS TERED BY 930,000 VIADUCT. Vast Area of Barren Iand Suitable for Fruit Culture Ijies Adjacent to New Highway BOISK. Idaho, June 17. (Special.) The construction and opening a few days ago of the new $30,000 state bridge across the Snake River, . giving Idaho and Oregon another span of steel link lng the interests of Western Idaho with Eastern Oregon, will result. It Is be lieved, in the rapid development of t rich ' irrigated section known' as the Dead Ox Flat, comprising 6700 acres. This project was organized Into what Is known as the Payette-Oregon Slope irrigation district, bonded for 3270.000, with a water right of 40 an acre. The new bridge was opened with ceremony by Governor James H. Haw- ley. The appropriation for its con struction was made by the last Legis lature. It crosses the Snake River at a point directly off the city of Payette and affords a passageway by which travel west Into Eastern Oregon will be greatly increased. 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