THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY. JULY 16, 1912. POLITICAL FABRIC TORN BY LAZY WAR "If We Could Only Meet Our Foe in the Field," Wails Turkish Minister. ITALIAN ATTACK HOPED FOR People of Ottoman Empire Are Joy ous Over Prospect of Battle at Smyrna Albania Peril Is Pronounced Real. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 13. Bpe rlaL) At present all the efforts of the Turkish Government are concen trated upon the war with Italy ana hopes are entertained that a definite turn may be given to this wearisome struggle by Impending events. "If we could but meet our foe In the field." exclaimed the Minister of War when asked whether he Is quite prepared to receive the Italians In Smyrna. "Let them come, he said. "I have no ap prehension about the results." There Is, naturally, excitement and Joy at the news that Smyrna Is about to be attacked by the Italians, who will bombard the old fortress, land troops and wage war generally. The Ottoman government has made great haste with the requisite precautionary measures, appointed Abdullah Pasha to be commander of the troops and at present 6000 men are daily being drafted to Smyrna from various parts of European Turkey and Anatolia. Al ready 65.000 men are distributed over the district to be defended: twice that number can be brought up within a fortnight or three weeks. If necessary. Old hulks are in position to be sunk at the entrance of the harbor. The green heights along the coast are oc cupied by soldiers working hard day and night putting heavy artillery In position, where it is not likely to be noticed by the enemy. Lighters have been chartered by the authorities, gun boats, and other little war craft are being used as transports. And by the time the Italians make their appear ance, the Turks will have completed their defense. Political Fabric Strained. Meanwhile everywhere In the in terior the joints and girders of the po litical fabric' appear to be cracking and giving way and the government does not know what to turn Its hands to first. The rising in the Yemen, un der Seld Idris, which has been going on ever since the war broke out, and, indeed, before that time, is not re garded as critical not, at least, in Its present phase. The Albanian insur rection which is being organized by Is mael Kemal Bey and Castrioti has a much uglier aspect. The resolute, go ahead members of the cabinet who have no taste for complex problems and would much rather cut a knot than "waste time" unraveling It were for dispatching another punitive ex pedition to the disaffected country and 'wiping out" the rebels. It was the old plan, which had been tried several times and failed lamentably. This is where the Minister of the Interior. Hadji Adil Bey, gave proof of his sound common sense. "Let us approach the problem from a different side." he said. "Suppose we tried to conciliate Instead of exterminating the Albanians: we might make some head way. I am ready to apply my own prescription. I will go, and by way of proving our good faith I will take a British representative, Robert Graves, and a French officer, M. Foulen, with me. I want the world to see Turkey's hand and to know that she is now playing fair." The cabinet assented. Albania Peril la Real. For the peril emanating from Al bania is real. Behind the Albanians, as behind the Arabs of Yemen,, stands Italy, distributing arms, ammunition, money and programmes. All Albania is not. of course, with the Italians, but a large percentage of the rebels is. And what they want is no longer this or that reform, but a large measure of autDnomy under an international guarantee, whereby all religions would be proclaimed equal and the one na tional language would be Albanian, written with Latin letters. Such a change would spell ruin to Turkey. This Is the specter which the energetic minister was determined to lay. Hadji Adil Bey accordingly set out for the country, saw and talked with the representative Albanians as man to man. reasoned with them, set forth all the evils they are bringing on themselves by making common cause with the enemy, and undertook to remedy all their real grievances. If they on their side would promise to be satisfied with that and to keep the peace in future. His Journey was In teresting, being spiced with danger. The attempt on his life, however, was frustrated, and he returned home amply satisfied with his impressions. When asked whether he considers the Al banian ferment a negligible phenom inon, he said: "By no means. There Is a great deal of discontent there, some of which Is well founded and some Imaginary. When the former Is removed in the right way. the latter will. I think, disappear with it. There is a right and a wrong way of dealing with the Albanians, and I am con vinced that If we persist in the right way, which we have already begun, all will be well. Of course that will take time." Bulmriana Are Dangerona. Of all the nationalities In the Otto man Empire none is more dangerous to the Turkish race than the Bulgar ians and the Greeks. They remind one of those tiny animalcules that have a taste for Iron, which they slowly eat away. And they, have allies outside. That the Bulgarian Tsardom will not rest satisfied until It has Incorporated a large part of Macedonia In Its own territory Is self-evident. But alone against Turkey. Bulgaria can accom plish nothing. Not only are the Turks able to worst them, but the Roumanians would spring up as allies and help to inflict a crushing defeat upon King Ferdinand's army. That Is why Fer dinand has turned over a new leaf. He has abandoned Russia and done homage to Austria. Nay, he has gone further. There seems little doubt that as a recom pense for services which he expects from the Hapsburg monarchy in the future, he Is now bringing Servla, re calcitrant Servia, to Austria's feet. A Serbe-Bulgarlan entente has been con cluded under the wing of the Austrian eagle, and there Is every likelihood that it will soon play an Important part In the politics of the Near East. THAW CASEJJPSETS MIND Woman Interested In Matteawan In. mate Attempts Suicide. . SAN FRANCISCO. July IS. Her mind unbalanced because of her inter est in'the case of Harry Thaw, Mra. A. R. Paulson, who came here recently from Pittsburg, made two Ineffective attempts at suicide tonight by casting herself first in front of a moving streetcar ana then before an automo bile. After the car had stopped with the woman touching the fender, Mrs. Paul son made for the speeding automobile, crying "I want to go Lack and get Harry Thaw out of prison." When her second attempt failed she ran swiftly down the street, giving her pursuers a hard chase. She was taken to te De tentlon Hospital, where she will be held for examination. It was said by her husband that Mrs. Paulson had been a classmate of Eve- lyn Nesblt in an academy and had been active in working for the release of Thaw. Thaw's failure to obtain re lease from the asylum lately preyed on her mind. Mrs. Paulson is about 35 years old. PLATFORMS MUCH ALIKE IDAHO COWEXTIOXS FEATURE SAME IDEAS. Radicals Not Satisfied, and Con servatives Say They Sought Something Else. BOISE, Idaho, July 15. (Special.) With the primary election campaign In full swing and many candidates before electors in Idaho aspiring for nomlna tlona. public attention In this state is directed towards the two state plat forms adopted by the Republican and Democratic conventions respectively, commonly referred to as the Siamese twins. The secret feature of the two con ventions has attracted statewide at tention with the result there has been severe condemnation of that provision of the primary law which requires the sealing of the platforms and prohibits their opening until after both conven tions have adjourned. The intent of the law was to prevent possible changes being made in the platforms after one party had discovered what planks the other party had adopted. There Is a wide difference of opinion among members of the Legislature as to the construction placed on this pro vision in permitting the conventions to go into secret session, barring the pub lic and representatives of the press so that publicity to the deliberations can not be accurately given. None but delegates was allowed In either con vention. The doora were locked and guarded. These conventions were the first under the terms of the law. They probably will be the last so far as the secret feature Is concerned. Party leaders had advocated and It was generally conceded prior to the adoption of the platforms that both parties would nail in either a railway commission or a public utilities com mission plank. But all forecasts were wrong. A hard fight was made in the Republican convention for a public utilities commission, but a test vote defeated it. This plank of two years aeo therefore will not be an issue. The twin platforms are alike with the exception that where the Republic an Indorses the Administration of President Taft, the Democratic views with alarm existing conditions and condemns the Republican administra tions and the President. There was a cry for safe and sane platforms promulgated along conserva tive lines with all radical features eliminated and while the real con servatives In both parties are not en tirely satisfied with the platforms, they feel they won their fight to pre vent the adoption of so-called radical planks. The progressives In the two parties are also far from satisfied with the platforms, believing that both should have taken a firmer stand and grasp on paramount Issues in the state which were only lightly touched upon or entirely ignored. They wanted either a railway or a public utility commission plan, a corrupt practice plank, a short ballot plank and several others as pronounced. The Siamese twin platforms of the two parties as shown In a nutshell, through a synopsis of both as taken from the official documents filed by the conventions with the Secretary of State, are as follows: Indorses the administrations of Mc Klnley. Roosevelt and Taft firmly ana pledges the Republican party of Idaho to support William Howard Taft for President; pays a high tribute to the President as a friend of the West and of Idaho. Adopts the National Republican plat form adopted at the Chicago conven tion. Pledges the party to support the di rect election of United States Senators. Indorses the work done by Idaho's Representatives in Congress. Pledges the Republican Congression al Representatives to work for an ex tension of time for the payment of land under Government projects and asks that the time be increased from 10 to 30 years. Indorses the administration of Re publican state officeholders and favors economy in public expenditures and the creation of a board of control for all state institutions. Condemns and opposes Governor Hawley's full cash value plans. Pledges support to education and the direct primary law. Pledges the party to support the present local-option laws and to work for a constitutional amendment to in crease the amount of state school lands that may be sold. Favors an amendment to the present state revenue laws to improve present condition and relieve taxation, and pledges the party and candidates to work for a system of good roads in Idaho. Favors a worklngmen's compensa tion act. Insists that all candidates elected upon the Republican ticket shall faith, fully carry out the pledges placed in the platform. Indorses the National platform adopted at Baltimore. Denounces the policy of Republicans on tariff legislation. Indorses course of Democrats and Progressive Republicans In Congress. Denounces interference of special agents with the affairs of the stale. Demands more liberal policy for set tlers with reference to the reclamation of arid lands in the state. Favors state and government aid in the building of roads and employment of convicts on public roads. Favors the popular election of Unit ed States Senators under the "Oregon" plan. Stands by direct primary law and In sists on amendments to it. Indorses the administration of Gov ernor Hawley and his full fash value plan. Condemns Republican Legislature and past Republican administrations for creating unnecessary boards and commissions. Demands taking Judiciary out of pol itics and Increasing the membership of the Supreme Court from three to five members. Indorses present local-option law and insists on its enforcement. Indorses Initiative, referendum and recall and denounces Republicans for hampering direct legislation. Demands tax on gross earnings of foreign corporations doing business in Idaho. - Denounces the Administration of President Taft and former National Republican administrations WELCOME IS WARM Portland Theater-Goers Glad to See Cathrine Countiss. ABSENCE IS SEVEN YEARS Favorite Actress Is Forced to Re spond to Many Curtain Calls. Artist Appears in Principal Role of "The Thief." "THE THIEF," A Play In Three Acts, Presented At the HelUsj Theater. CAST. Richard Vorsin. ...... .Sydney Ayres Raymond Lagardea Henry Hall M. Eambault Roy Clements Fertmnd Legardes, Robert Lawler A Servant :...Chaa R. Schad Marie Louise Voysin Cathrine Countiss Isabella Legardea Claire slnclalre BY LEONE CASS BAER. Never in the history of local theaterdom has there been a bigger or more spontaneously generous ova tion than was given Cathrine Countiss, among us once more after a seven- years gathering of laurels inrousuyui The affectionate anticipation that has been held in check until her ac tual arrival, burst out in fullness last night and one curtain call followed an other until Miss Countiss was com pelled to respond to her loyal and en thusiastic admirers." She has made gigantic strides in her artistry in the interim since she was our best beloved stock actress and now returns a star. There Is a maturity, a completeness and. rounding out of her abilities. She plays with authority. For her open ing production her management wisely chose "'The Thief," which, in Its prin cipal role, affords Miss Countiss oppor tunity in plenty to delight with her splendid gifts. Originally produced in Paris with Madame Simone, who recently visited America, and appeared in it there, "The Thief" was the means of estab lishing Margaret Illlngton's success, and it was she who first presented it In Portland. Later. Effie Shannon came with her husband. Herbert Kel cey, and. gave It. Today It remains one of the most vital and tremendously moving dramas of the modern stage with an appeal that is universal, and a grip that is all powerful. It Is a pattern of all that Is adroit and clever In plot consistency and Is particularly well finished In Its dramatic construc tion. Henri Bernstein, the wizard of French drama, has made a vivid and Intensely human story. Miss Countiss and her excellent support interpret It in Just the same vivid and intensely human way. Miss Countiss is Marie Louise, the wife who steals to buy fine raiment In order to keep her husband's love. Unreservedly, the actress throws her big dramatic understanding into the roie of the foolish Marie. She de lights with her wilfulness, her caprice and gay spirits, calls forth sympathy in her moments of abject woe and deepest pity when the husband falls to understand. This actress Is a con summate" artist in every sense, and rises splendidly to the big dramatic siuiatlons. In Sidney Ayers, long a favorite here. Miss Countiss receive note worthy support. As the husband, trusting and fond, then suddenly rushed into suspicion and distrust, Mr. Ayers plays admirably, and at all times with perfect comprehension of the possibilities in the role. He, too, was given a rousing welcome home. Henry Hall, who brought us "The Man From Home" three seasons ago, proves his excellence as Raymond La gardes. Claire Sinclair, In the role of Raymond's wife, shows quiet strength and the art of repression. Most distinctive in its effect of sin cerity and naturalness Is the por trayal of Roy Clements as the detec tive, Zambault. Robert Lawler acts with discretion the part of the poetry reading Fernand, who takes the guilt of the young wife upon his own shoul ders. The play Is throughout, and In even the smallest detail, handsomely staged. Miss Countiss' gowns are marvels of beauty. "The Thief" will be presented all week at the Hellig. TARIFF TO BE FEATURE TAFT WELCOMES ISSCE AS RAISED BY WILSON". Speakers Will Be Pressed to Tell Specifically How They Propose to Make Food Cheaper. BY HARRY J. BROWN. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July 15. Tariff will be a lead ing Issue in the campaign this Fan, according to the preliminary statements of President Taft and. Governor Wilson. As far as can be discerned, an attempt will be made by Colonel Roosevelt to divert the attention of the country from the real Issue to personalities, gener alities and Isms. Much, to the satisfaction of the Re publican leaders. Governor Wilson Is sued a challenge to President Taft ask ing him to meet him In the campaign n a contest tor supremacy on tne tariff Issue. President Taft promptly accepted the challenge, and the country will again be asked either to accept or reject the policy of protection. It is understood that Professor Wilson will make his fight on the tariff along lines of the policy of Cleveland. He will be for a revenue tartnT only, without even Incidental protection. President Taft has a record on the tariff question, while the college pro fessor Is an unknown quantity. It will be necessary for him to outline the Dolicy which he intends to pursue. In cidentally, he will be called upon to defend the Democratic popgun tar ill' bills which were rushed through the House with only a few days' considera tion. Without any hearings or the least Investigation, the Democrats have revised some of . the most Important schedules in a way that would have been disastrous to the business or tne country if the revisions had become laws. It Is a record which will put the Democrats on the defensive from the opening of the campaign. This will be the first time since the passage of the Wilson-Gorman bill that the Democrats have been called upon to defend the record of their party. In all the campaigns since 1896 the Re publicans have been on the defensive and furnished the targets at which the Democratic fire was aimed. Fortu nately for the Republicans, this is one ssue upon whicn tne jjemocrat-s are divided. The doctrine of protection has taken a Arm root in what is known aa the New South. The prosperity of the Milady's Toilet Table. By Mme. D'MILLE. "The electric needle is a painful and expensive process for removing superfluous hair, and the same result can be easily and speedily achieved by applying delatone. Mix a little delatone with water;- cover the hairs with this paste: let It remain two min utes; then wash the skin and the hairs will be gone. "To make thin, short eyelashes grow In long, thick and silky with a beau tiful curl, applv plain pyroxin- to the lash roots with" thumb and forefinger. Applying pyroxin to straggly eye brows will make them long and silky. "A splendid protection against tan, freckles and sunburn is a solution made by dissolving an original pack age of mayatone in a half-pint witch hazel. Gently rub over the face in the morning and all dav your skin will be clear, soft and satiny with no streaky discoloration. It will not rub off nor show like powder. Dry shampooing makes the hair bright, fluffy and clean full of life and luster. Put four ounces of pow dered orris root in a fruit jar and mix it well with an original package of therox. Sprinkle a teaspoonful of the mixture on the head and brush it out thoroughly. Tills treatment requires only a few mln'ites and evening damp ness will not affect your hair." Adv. growing cities of the South depends as much upon the tariff as that of the manufacturing states of the North, and some of the strongest protectionists in Congress today come from Louisiana, Alabama and North Carolina. Several North Carolina Congressional districts will go Republican on the tariff issue. In the discussion of the tariff. Presi dent Taft will push the commission idea to the front. He will stand for scientific revision and against hasty and ill-considered reductions In the schedules. The commission plan origi nated with the progressive Republicans, and while the House was controlled by Republicans was supported by the Democrats. The only definite state ment that Colonel Roosevelt has made on the tariff was a declaration in favor of a tariff commission. To oppose President Taft on the tariff issue it will be necessary for him to repudiate the few declarations that he has made on this question. . During his Adminis tration he did some artistic side stepping when the tariff was suggested. Furthermore, he does not show any In creasing fondness for this subject, now that he is arrayed against two candi dates who have agreed to make their campaign largely on the tariff issue. The Republicans will cheerfully ac cept Governor Wilson's suggestion that the question of the high cost of living should be discussed in this campaign. In this connection, however, they will insist upon the Governor going into de tails and Indicating what is responsible for most of the Increase. This, they say, is due. largely, If not entirely, to the advance In the prices of farm prod ucts. The advance In the prices of manufactured goods is comparatively an insignificant part of the Increased cost of living in the past 10 years. In fact, an actual decrease in prices of some of the staple manufactured ar ticles can be shown. It having been fully demonstrated that the increase in the cost of living is due almost exclusively to the ad vance In prices of farm products. Gov ernor Wilson and the Democrats will be asked whether they stand for a policy calling for a reduction In the earnings of the farmer. This question will be pressed upon every Demo cratic speaker from Professor Wilson down in such a manner that it will be difficult for them to dodge it. If Professor Wilson and his fellow Democrats answer frankly that they are In favor of a reduction In the price of foodstuffs, they will be asked how they are going to bring about this re duction, and what the price of farm products has to do with the tariff. All along the Democrats have Insisted that the farmer derived no benefit from the tariff. Declarations of this character will be found in every Democratic speech delivered In Congress during the past two sessions. If Professor Wilson takes the position that the tariff in creases the cost of farm products, his utterances will be out of harmony with millions of Democratic campaign speeches that are now being shipped out of Washington for distribution as campaign literature. While the Insurgent Republicans have had their differences with President Taft, and while they will continue to protest against the steam-roller, they eventually will be forced to choose be tween a protective tariff policy and the Cleveland free trade policy. The com mission idea has been adopted by Presi dent Taft and approved by the regular Republicans, and there will be no longer the disturbing element of extor tionate protection which gave the in surgents ground for refusing to vote for the Payne tariff bill. Republicans will not even be called upon to defend the alleged Inequalities of the Payne tariff bill, for the party In this cam paign will be committed to a policy of scientific revision In accordance with the findings of a commission. The Republican party never occupied a stronger position on the tariff than It does today. It will be able to go before the country and ask the voterB to choose between protection and free trade. ICE ENDANGERS TROOPS Sixteenth Infantry Safe In Tacoma After Thrilling Experience. TACOMA, July 15. After having nar- i.. Kon. sent to the bot- torn by the Ice floes encountered in Bering Sea. the united owib " transport Sheridan arrived In Tacoma n.ii.h with the Sixteenth United States Infantry Regiment. The men aooara toia oi moir mi su ing; escape from death when caught in the grip of the Ice In northern seas. For seven days, off ' St. Lawrence Island, to the west of Norton Sound, en route to Nome, the Sheridan lay Ice bound, making but 90 miles In this rn. Aa hnnrs her cantain. Mike Healy, and Pilot Krarasky watched on the bridge or tne snip ana ai uui the captain stooa on tne prow, qirect- Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. Third and Morrison Streets ONE-THIRD OFF - Any busy man will get quick satisfaction and extra economy in this sale of HART SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS At prices one-third off. It won't take you ten minutes to find here some thing that will please your taste and your pocketbook. Here are the prices: $20 Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits, now $13.35 $25 Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits, now $16.65 $30 Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits, now $20.00 $35 Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits, now $23.35 $40 Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits, now $26.65 20 per cent discount on all blue, black, full-dress and tuxedo Suits and English "Slip-on" Raincoats Men's Straw and Panama Hats now at Vz Price lng the slow advance of -the ship through tremendous ice floes. The enlisted men embarked endured untold hardships from cold, the steam ing facilities of the Sheridan being in adequate, and two died of pneumonia en route. The officers of the Sixteenth Regiment aboard the transport, return ing to the United States, have presented Captain Healy with a loving cup. The Sheridan is en route to San Francisco. TRI-STATE GAMES SNAPPY Protest, Arrest, Fight and Benching of Manager for Swearing Feature. Boise and Walls Walla engaged In a double-header at Walla Walla Sunday,- and the best the teams could do was to share honors. The league lead ers won the first. 4 to 0, and dropped the second by the narrow margin of 3 to 2. Manager August Bade has pro tested the second game, which by agreement was cut to seven Innings In an effort to throw Reams out at first. Bridger threw wild to Thompson. tteams maae xne tutu'h u""6's " the winning run, and Umpire Knell allowed the tally to count, saying the ball did not hit the bleachers. The ground rules allow but one base on a ball going to the bleachers. Scores: First game R. H. E.I R. H. E. Walla W'la 4 10 0Boise .... 0 9 1 Batteries Kelly ana Brown; mayo and Kelly. Second game R. H. E. R. H. B. Walla W'la 2 5 3Bolse 3 6 8 Batteries Bridger and. Brown; Pope and Kelly. At Pendleton the Bucks experienced little difficulty In defeating La Grande, 11 to 3. The game was marred by scraps. When Smith was hit in the back by one of Stanfield's curves, he assaulted the Pendleton pitcher. Smith was arrested. A few minutes later Umpire Golden benched Barry, La Grande's first baseman, for swearing. This almost broke up the game. R. H. E. R- H. B. La Grande 3 8 8Pendleton 11 16 2 Batteries Maxmyer and King; Stan field and Pembrook. ONE IS KILLED IN WRECK Great Northern Pacific Coast Train Derailed In Xorth Dakota. c a o nr w . n .Tulv lfi. One man was killed and several passengers are said to have been Injured when the Oriental Limited, the Great Northern's .. 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