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TTTF MOHXTXO OREGOXIA SATURDAY, AUGUST 10,. 1912.
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PHOTOGRAPHS FROM BULL MOOSE CONVENTION JUST HELD AT CHICAGO.
FISHER PROPOSES
CITY COAL TIES
ROOSEVELT WILL
What's the use of waiting until you feel
like paying $100 or $200 for a Victrola"
when you can hear all the Victor music
and fun NOW on this geninue $15.00
REST WHOLE WEEK
Secretary Asks Congress to
Make Land Grant to Colo
rado Municipality.
Riding, Tennis and Bowling.
Occasional Farm Work, to
Be Programme.:
GENERAL BILL PREPARED
VISITORS ' NOT WANTED
Campaign . Plans Involve Almost
Continuous Travel From Time
He Makes Opening Speech
in Rhode Island.
OYSTER BAT. N. T., Ausr. 9. For
one week Theodore Roosevelt Is going
to forget politics If he can and take
a rest. When that week is over he
will take up the fight again to carry
It on until election day.
The Colonel returned here today from
the Progressive convention In Chlcasro
and announced his plan for a weeks
rest, saying he had told his secretary
he wished to see no one at Sagamore
Hill. He expects to spend ttie morn
ing with his riding horse and the after
noons at tennis and bowling, occasion
ally helping the farmhands in the field.
Colonel Roosevelt was pleased, he
said, at the reception today given him
when he reached New York. There was
a crowd at the station and on his way
to bis office, where he spent most of
the day, he was cheered by those on
the streets who saw him.
Leader Mostly Oat of Town.
"New York Is waking up," he com
mented.
With most of the progressive leaders
out of town. Colonel Roosevelt gave
little time to politics today, except to
talk with a few local workers. He
said he had found a great number
of letters and telegrams congratulating
him upon his nomination for President
and the way in which the Progressive
party had begun Its career.
Most of them, he added, ended with
an invitation to speak at the place
wherever it was. In which the writer
lived. Ho had enough invitations to
keep him busy making speeches for
several years, and said he would have
to refuse almost everybody to adhere
to his determination to make only one
speech In a state.
Continuous Travel Planned.
The Colonel's first engagement for
the campaign Is to speak in Rhode
Island on August IS. From that time
on. he said, he would be traveling al
most constantly until election day. He
expects to go first into the Northwest
when he begins his long trips, and to
visit the South when the weather is
cooler. Although he has been hard at
work almost constantly since last Feb
ruary, when he said that his hat was
"In the ring," he showed no signs of
fatigue on his return from Chicago,
and said that he felt fine.
MISS ADDAMS IS THANKED
Colonel Prizes Aid Because of What
' It Symbolizes.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1. Miss Jane Addams
today received the following telegram
from Colonel Roosevelt:
"I wished to see you In person to
thank you for seconding me. I do It
now, instead. I prize your action not
only because of what you are and stand
for, but because of what it symbolizes
for the new movement. In this great
National convention of the new party,
women - have thereby been shown to
have their place to fill precisely as
men have, and on an absolute equality.
It is Idle now to argue whether women
can play their part in politics, because
In this convention we saw the accom
plished fact and moreover, the women
who have actively participated In this
work of launching the new party rep
resent all that we are most proud to
associate with American womanhood.
"My earnest hope Is to see the Pro
gressiva party movement in all Its
mate and local divisions recognize this
fact precisely as It has been recognized
at the National convention. Our party
stands for social and industrial Jus
tics and we have a right to expect that
women and men will work within the
party for the cause with the same high
sincerity of purpose and with like ef
ficiency. "I therefore earnestly hope that in
the campaign now opened we shall see
women active members of the various
state and county committees. Four
women are to be put on the National
committee and I trust there will be a
full representation of them on every
state and county committee. While I
am now addressing you, I desire that
this shall be taken as the expression
of my personal hope and desire by all
members of such state and county com
mittees and I believe that I express
the feeling of the great majority of
Progressives in making this request.
T have Judge Hotchklss' assurance that
It will be done In the State of New
York and I very much hope that it will
be done in the other states."
WOMAN'S FLIGHT IS FAST
Mile a Minute Attained by Marie
Provost In Army Testa.
SALISBURY, England. Aug. . The
military aeroplane competitions at the
army flying ground . on Salisbury
Plain, at which members of the House
of Commons, peers and foreign naval
and military attaches are present,
again were interfered with today by
gusty winds.
Marie Provost, however, completed
the speed test on a French Deperdusir
monoplane with a maximum of 60
miles an hour, while Marcel Hanrlot
and Louie Blerlot, in their monoplanes,
finished the gliding test, In which the
machines, each carrying a full load
of nearly i.00 pounds, are required to
descend a gradient of one in six with
their motors stopped. '
PIRATES ATTACK ISLANDS
Portuguese Send Reinforcement to
Scene on Asiatic Coast.
HONGKONG. Aug. 9. Pirates at
tacked today the small island of Colo
wan, near the Portuguese dependency
of Macao, at the mouth of the Canton
River. Reinforcements, consisting of
a detachment of 40 Portuguese soldiers,
have been sent to the scene from
Macao.
Since the fighting In July. 1910, be
tween the Chinese and the Portuguese
on Colowan, owing to a dispute over
the question of its ownership, a mili
tary company consisting of 150 Portu
guese soldiers has been stationed there.
Embezzler Sentenced to Prison.
PRICE, Utah. Aug. S. A two years'
term in the Penitentiary was imposed
on Clyde W. Jackson for the embezzle.
. ment of $12,000 from the Helper State
Bank, of which he was cashier. Jack
son pleaded guilty and surrendered
about $4000 of property to bis bonds
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PRF3HIDENT CENTER, SLFFRAGETTES MARCHIXG IN CONVENTION
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN ADDRESSING CROWD OUTSIDE.
16 ALDERMEN IN NET
Detroit Prosecutor Arrests
Officers on New Charge.
GRAFT SCHEME ALLEGED
Warrant Will Be Requested Monday
for Eighteen Men on Grounds of
Conspiracy to Defraud
City by Bribery.
DETROIT. Ausr. 9. The arrest of 18
Aldermen and the announcement that
the prosecutor would request 18 war
rants Monday charging- the IS arrested
today and two additional Aldermen
with conspiracy to defraud the city by
bribery and other means, added a new
sensation to those that have accom
panied recent investigations into al
leged gntt In councilmanio circles.
Seven Aldermen now under bond to
appear for hearing- on charges of brib
ery In the Wabash Kanroaa street clos
ing case were among- the 16 arrestee
today.
All the officials arrested have been
released on ball. Those newly arrested
were reaulred to furnish $5000 bonds
and those formerly taken into custody
were released upon furnishing surety
to the amount of $2000.
It is understood the new warrants
will in no way conflict with the charges
Dreferred in the Wabash case, out mat
they will go into the official business
transactions of the Aldermen tor sev
eral years back. The new arrests ar
said to be the result or me personal
investigation of Prosecutor Shepard.
who was seriously ill when the first
Aldermanlc arrests were made.
PRESIDENT VETOES BILL
(Continued From First Pas.)
In
Vaahlnrton until a bill he could
consider proper was presented to the
wi
hite House. He found it impossible,
. M in view of the platform on
he
hixh ha was elected, to' approve the
submitted measure, but declared one
agreeable to his views had been drart-
i by minority members of the House
ays and means committee.
Reconsideration Is Vrged.
r strontrlv desire to reduce duties,"
J U wmmatrm "nrftVWM ATllV the
protective system be - maintained and
that industries now established be not
destroyed. It now appears from the
Tariff Boards report ana irora dujb
Introduced Into the House and Senate
that a bill may oe orawn to oe wumn
i- nf nrntectlon and still
offer a reduction of 20 per cent on
most wools and from 5 per cent to
per cent on clothes, l cannot act on
. .....mniinn that a maloritv of
either will refuse to pass a bill of this
kind. I therefore urge upon Congress
that it d net adjourn, without taking
advantage of the plain opportunity
thuji substantially to reduce unneces
sary existing duties. I appeal to Con
gross to reconsider the measure, which
1 now return without my approval and
to adopt a .substitute therefor, making
substantial reductions below the rates
of the present act, which the Tariff
Board shows possible, without destroy
ing an established Industry or throw
ing any wage-earners out of employ
ment and which I will promptly ap
prove. 'Despite the efforts that have been
made to discredit the work of the Tar
iff Board, their report on this schedule
has been accepted with scarcely a dis
senting voice by all those familiar with
the problems discussed, including ac
tive representatives of organizations
formed in the interest of the public and
the consumer."
The message was drawn after con
ference between the President and
Chairman Emery, of the Tariff Board.
It was submitted to the Cabinet yes
terday at a special meeting. Reports
that two members of the President's
official family urged him to approve
this measure were denied. ,
L'
E LESS
HABRIMAX PROPERTIES RE
PORT DECREASE IX YEAR.
Unfavorable Agricultural Conditions
and More Expenses and Taxes
Alleged Cause.
NEW TORK, Aug. 9. (Special.)
The Harrimarr railroads the Union pa
cific and Southern Pacific with their
auxiliary companies has reported for
the fiscal year ending June 30. ine
figures given showed recessions be
low the record of 1911 in gross and net
income, owing to unfavorable agricul
tural conditions in the roads' territory,
and to Increased expenses and taxes.
The gross earnings of both companies,
nevertheless, were greater than in any
year previously except 1910 and 1911,
which were. In the words of Judge R.
H. Lovett, chairman of the board of di
rectors, phenomenal.
Union Pacific reported a gross in
come of $89,977,609. a decline of $3,
005.498 from the previous fiscal period.
Operating expenses were $50,389,407, an
Increase of $581,573, and net earnings
of $31,219,413, a recession of $4,493,828.
The Southern Pacific showed a gross
operating Income of $131,5:!5.171, a de
crease of $1,095,369; operating expenses
of $86,491,043, an advance of $1,485,829,
and a net-return of $39,412,889, a reces
sion of $3,352,089.
Judge Lovett announced that with
some of his associates he will soon be
come director of the Chicago & Alton
Railroad Company.
Portland Plasterer Dies on Trip.
GOLDENDALK, Wash.. Aug. 9. (Spe
cial.) The body of Ernest Ward, a
Portland plasterer, member of a party
camping on the Big Klickitat River
was sent to Portland from Wahkiakus
Station today. Ward was taken ill
with cramps Monoay nignt ano men
suddenly Tuesday morning. Ward was
28 years of age, unmarried, a native
ntrinnH nnri had no relatives in
this country. He was a member of the
D,tiiiul nlasterers' union, who will
.con.du.ot the l.uneral Friday, .. i
JOHNSON. NOMINEE FOR VICE-
BELOW, CHARLES E. MERRIAM,
DEATH CALLS PILOT
Captain Betts Arranges Burial,
Then Dies.
DEEP SEA TO HOLD ASHES
Veteran Columbia ' River Steamer
Officer Passes Away at Astoria
Hotel After Illness of
Several Months.
ASTORIA Or., Aug. 9. (Special.)
Hardly had he made his burial ar
rangements today, expressing the wish
that his ashes, sealed in a cement
block, be taken out to sea by Captain
C. T. Bailey, a personal friend for
years, and consigned to the deep with
appropriate services, than death took
Captain William Albert Betts, the
veteran Columbia River pilot, at his
rooms In the Welnhard Astoria Hotel
after an Illness of several months.
Betts was a native of St. Johns, New
Brunswick and 74 years of age. Going
to sea when a lad, he sailed on vessels
in the Liverpool and Australian trades
and was also on a whaler for a few
seasons. Captain Betts came to the
Pacific Coast in 1869, landing at San
Francisco. He intended going to the
mines, but later changed his mind and
engaged in fishing for the Hume in
terests on the Sacramento River, where
he afterwards ran some barges.
On leaving there he went as mate
with Captain Carroll on the steamer
Little California on the Alaskan run
and remained in that service for three
years. Coming to the Columbia River
in the late '70s. Betts was master of
the little schooner Katie L. Herron,
plying between here' and Tillamook
for a time. About the year 1880 he
began piloting on the Columbia River
between Astoria and Portland, and,
with the exception of a short time
passed in San Francisco and one sea
son on the Yukon River, he continued
In that service until compelled to re
tire a few months ago on account of
his failing health.
Captain Betts was married about ten
years ago to Miss Laura Humbel, of
this city, but he left no family, his
wife having died about two years ago.
He was a brother of the late John
Betts, of Portland and his only known
living relative is a brother, Captain
Henry Bets, of New York City.
Betts for years was one of the most
efficient pilots on the Columbia River
service and was well known In ship
ping circles. He was a member of
the Columbia River Pilots' Association
and of the Astoria Lodge of Elks,
which will have charge of the funeral.
... i m tk. aprflnrpmpntB have not vet
been completed, it is expected the body
will be taKen to rBruaua .wii ouuviay
for cremation. t-.
Attend Rosenthal's great sh sale."
Prompt and Continuous Develop
ment Required, With Restrictions
as to Safety of Laborers and
as to XJndne Waste.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Secretary
Fisher has a plan to allot Government
coal lands to cities, which in turn may
operate them under certain regulations
to supply municipal needs, as well as
those of cltlaens.
As a first step in the plan Secretary
Fisher has recommended that Congress
pass a bill granting 640 acres of coal
land to the City of Grand Junction.
f!nlo.. and meanwhile the Interior De
partment has withdrawn from entry the
iand the city aesires.
Cities In Wyoming, ' Colorado. Mon
tana, Utah and other public land states
west of the Missouri River would be
most vitally affected by Secretary Fish
er's plan.
Patents Offered Cities.
The general bill he offers would au
thorise the Secretary of the Interior to
patent 640 acres of Government coal
land for each city and 160 for each
town, under conditions providing for
prompt and continuous development
of the coal, the prevention of any as
signment or transfer of the land, the
safeguarding of the health and safety
of laborers mining or handling the coal,
the prevention of undue waste of min
eral resources and other restrictions.
The Secretary believes that arty such
patent should be safeguarded by the
provision that the title shall revert to
the Government if any city or town to
which coal !anl shall be patented shall
at any time fail to perform any condi
tion of the patent.
Leasing; System Preferred.
Secretary Fisher maintains that the
aim of the Federal policy with respect
to Government-owned coal lands is to
insure for the public an abundant sup
ply at prices which will yield a fair
return, and no more, upon the capital
invested In mining and handling the
coal. He thinks this Impossible when
a fee simple patent Is granted to pri
vate persons or corporations for the
commercial exploitation of the coal de
posits. The leasing system. Secretary Fisher
thinks. Is the only method for the pri
vate exploitation of Government-owned
coal lands which can protect the pub
lic By retaining the title In its own
hands and properly conditioning the
lease, it will be possible to protect the
public from extortion.
Such a policy Mr. Fisher holds en
tirely consistent with the principles of
conservation.
Government to Supervise.
It is desirable, he says, to retain in
the hands of .the Federal Government
a certain amount of supervision to
make sure that the city will develop
the coal without' waste and with due
regard to the health and safety of the
miners; also that all transactions of
the ci;y bo given the fullest publlclty
to prevent any opportunity for corpora
tion abuses and to keep the Federal
Government fully Informed as to how
legislation of this character is work
ing in actual practice.
Upon the request of Representative
Taylor, of Colorado. Secretary Fisher
has directed that the coal lands de
sired by Grand Junction be held with
drawn from entry. The right of the
Secretary to make withdrawals by ex
ecutive order in the absence of express
authority previously conferred by stat
ute has been a subject of controversy,
especially in Colorado, but Secretary
Fisher has no doubt of his authority in
this matter.
WRECK BLAME IS DIVIDED
Illinois Commission Accuses) Public,
Government and Railroads.
CHICAGO. Aug. 9. The Illinois Rail
road and Warehouse Commissioners to
day made public their findings in the
Investigation of the wreck of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Qulncy Railroad at
Western Springs July 14, when 13 per
sons were killed. The Commissioners
declare against the manual block sys
tem and for the automatic block sys
tem. The Commissioners attributed the
wreck to three causes: first, the de
mand of the public for through trains
at dangerous speed: second, the de
mand made by the Government for a
similar fast rate in the carrying of
mail to appease the demand of the
public for rapid service, and, third, the
acceding of the railroads to the pre
vious demands, by which fast trains
are scheduled to run close together at
a highly dangerous rate.
FRUIT-FLY WAR STRENUOUS
California Quarantine Officer In
spects 708,921 Parcels.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9. It Is a
tremendous task to keep the Mediter
ranean fly and other fruit pests out of
the United States through California
ports.
The report of Fred Maskew, chief
Quarantine officer tor the state, who
Is stationed at San Francisco, shows
that in the 12 months 708,921 parcels
have been examined. Of these there
were passed 660.094, fumigated 44.090
and destroyed or returned ami.
Munitions for Turkey Detained.
4MTWICBP. Ausr. 9. The German
.t.imahin Hermla. from Hamburg, was
detained by the autnormes nere toaay
When it comes time
for your sen to
hunt a job
He will stand a better
chance of getting a good
one, If growing, thriving
factories are making good
times for evryone. There
fore, when yon boost for
Portland Glased Cement
Sewer Pipe, you do your
self as well as the entire
community a good turn.
Victor-Victrola IV $15
Other Styles $25 to $200
Pay Only $1 Down and $1 Per Week
The Wiley B. Allen Co. carries a complete stock
of Victor-Victrolas at all times and any style
you prefer will be delivered on approval.
STORE OPEN TONIGHT
Morrison Street at Seventh
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Northwestern Trust Co.
Wilcox Building
following discovery of great quantities
of cartridges, gunpowder and other ex
plosives in her cargo, destined for Tur
key. The munitions were found hidden
In bags of rice.
Aqueduct Blast Mangles Workmen.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9. Two workmen
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See page 6, section 1, in Sunday's
Oregonian everybody especially if
you have any use for an automobile.
This for
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