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VOL. I.I!- NO. 16,166. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. IS E SAY GET OFF FENCE' TO KELLAHER BUSINESSOUTLOOK PLEASES LOVETT HAKRIMAX ROAD HEAD SAYS CROP CONDITION'S FIXE. 'Quit Republicans De mand Progressives. HONORABLE METHODS URGED Popular Winner Entitled to All Electors, Says Coe. EAST SIDE MAN PROMISES Candidate Chosen as Taft Supporter Who Deserted to Roosevelt May Be "Shelved" at Salem Meet ing Unless He Acts. GEORGE F. RODGERS REFt'FTES TO BE CONGRESSIONAL CAN DIDATE FOB Bl'LL. MOOSE. SALEM. Or.. Sept. IS. (Special.) Practically upsetting- th principal plana or tba Oregon Roosevelt Pro- g-resslves who meet here tomorrow In atata convention, Oeorse F. Rodgsrs, of Salem, today announced ha would not become a candidate for Congress from hl district, or otherwise ac cept a candidacy for office on the party ticket. Mr. Rodsera gave as his reason only the fact that he believea he can do more and better work as a high private In the rear ranks. Simultaneously. It la announced on g-ood authority, that a move already Is conceived to explode the state ticket boom. Mr. F.odgers' action- may keep a Roosevelt man out of the Congres sional race entirely. Resignation of Dan Kellaher from the Republican electoral ticket will be de manded of him by the Progressive par. iv stir, rnnv.ntinn at K;.m tnd.v. Tf sorts: that all three of the above men tloned deal with rural me ana raum Panama Canal Will, He Believe, Re gnlt In Greater Local Trade for Southern Pacific. NEW YORK, Sept. 16. (Special.) Judge Lovett, chairman of the Harri man railroad board, returned to his of flee today after a trip through the West that began August 9. He came back greatly Impressed with what he had seen and enthusiastic over bust ness and crops. "I have never known crop conditions in the West to be better," he Bald. Concerning the effect of the opening of the Panama Canal on the Harri man road, he said it was his "hope and bo iler' that they would be compensated by an Increase in local business. "Is there any truth," he was asked, 'In the report that the Southern Pa.- elflc will build a J5.000.000 tunnel through the Sierra Nevada Mountains?" "That plan." he replied, "stands Just where It has for the past five years. We have discussed it, but we have reached no conclusions. We may build it or we may not. Future development of electric power may start us build ing the tunnel. We should have to use electric power In a tunnel five miles long, where the big Mallett engines would not be economical or even pos sible." Asked whether the Harriman roads had plana for any considerable use of electric power, he said, no, but that they were electrifying lines here ana there where conditions require it. Wherever it pays we'll use it." he said. RURAL UPLIFT OVERDONE Spokane Business Men Move to Con solidate Various "Congresses." SPOKANE. Wash.. Sept. 16. (Spe cial.) Urging a consolidation of tne International Dry Farming Congress, the International Irrigation Congress and the Country Life Club, the Spokane Chamber of Commerce has sent out res olutions to every commercial body in the West and Middle West and to the officers and directors of the organiza tions mentioned. The arguments advanced In favor of this consolidation are that the country Is overdone with congresses of various Mr. Kellaher resigns as requested, be probably will be given a place on the consolidation. be handled as branches of a general consfresa lust aa effectively, with .Bull Moose electoral ticket, if he re- ,.,., ,., , m. ihor and money. fuses to resign from the Republican I and would be attended " by a larger ticket, the third partv undoubtedly will number of delegates. "nominate another man on Its ticket in It Is hoped that some favorable ac- nluM ( Mr. K.ll.hM.' -. lion win De taaen oy ine ury x aru.ms I - ot T otliKrtiliro thin month -r.TfB.ntlr.T, n tnM-, th. ..,..- '' '""'" tlons of our state central committee and adopt resolutions demanding the QUARRY BLAST SAVES FISH resignation of Mr. Kellaher from the Republican ticket." said Dr. W. H. Coe. k-,ii nnrn. nT for. Snrinir to iauujiwi Lviuuiiiioouiau ui iiie new jjn, - i ty. yesterday. "If he complies with the Flow Into Death-Dealing Pond. request of the convention and gets off the Republican ticket, probably we will OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 16. XSpe give him a place on our electoral ticket, cial.) The heaviest blast ever known "If Mr. Kellaher refuses to resign, in Oregon City saved the lives of thou I shall then request the convention to sands of fish. Henry O'Malley. super adopt another resolution asking him Intendent of the Bureau of Fisheries to remain on the Republican ticket and of Oregon and Southern Washington give the Republicans an affidavit that has a large fish pond near his home at if ha is elected he will vote for Taft. Second and Jefferson streets. The In this way the Republicans. Democrats fish, consisting mostly of trout, began and Progressives each will have a to die about three weeks ago as chance to vote for their full quota of result of the water being too warm. five electors. River water was directed into the Wlaner Entitled te All S-ivw. pond, but it did not aid materially. "We will take all responsibility for D1 Dla" " lne lu-"y ot me Kellaher's action in supporting Taft Oregon Engineering construction and will consider him as good a Roose- Company diverted the course of a large velt man as any of us. This will be sPr,n8" ,nto the Pnd' furnishing more dona on the aunnnaltlnn that h. i. . than enougn cool water ior me nsn. I ,. . . , 1 J . diameter and the pond is already over flowing. More than two tons of giant Mr. Taft carries Oregon he Is entitled Pwar were usea ,n DIasl wmcn to flva electoral vote. It i ,..- snooa me enure city. orable to treat the Republicans and Democrats honestly with regard to this HI n "fiRAn" H A I F AT 1(T? matter. If all five of the Republican ULU unHU nHLt Hl un Qfiwr ISILUL NOUNCES 111 UL SPECIAL INTERESTS Impromptu Campaign ing Is Spirited. GOVERNOR ASSAILS BOSSES Candidate Insists He Will Not Be Controlled by Anyone. BEVERIDGE IS ANSWERED Third Party Proposal to Pat Monop olies Under Government Control Held to Be Means of Legal izing Great Trusts. sibly unable to get off and give to the Republicans a vacancy on their elec toral ticket. It is my opinion that if Daddy" Rankin Is ex-Law Partner of Tart's Father. - Republican electors had been nominated since the controversy at Chicago and the Re publican voters had nominated these five men for Roosevelt, those not sat isnea witn mis arrangement still would NEW YORK, Sept. 16. (Special.) nave an opportunity under some other William Rankin, once law partner of arrangement to put up five Taft elec- President Taft's father and the oldest I living American collecre arraduate. has I. . . . - . . i "uv- in uregon system. If I ,. mith v.. nr hi. nf a. - ' insists- on nomine hui . - . ... - .A rn " I naie ana iiei i. y as a wan v. v v wv years his Junior. Mr. Rankin celebrated his 103d birth day yesterday at Bay Head, N. J, where his daughter. Mrs. Ellen R. Bliss, has a Summer home. Two of his oth place, we are put in the position of taking a dishonest advantage In a mix up by which the Republicans are de frauded of the opportunity of going oelore the people with five electors. UHVXdT thine T5" ' "cMMren 'both whom are rap.dTy njT. .r.p'onuc.8 approaching a venerable age passed Kellaher Makes Promise Coincident with the prediction by Dr. the day with their father and helped him celebrate. Daddy" Rankin is the only survlv- Coe of what the Progressive convention ing member of the class of 'SI, Wil would do in the case of Mr. Kellaher Hams College. He was 21 years old when It convenes at Salem today, Mr. when he took his bachelor's degree at Jvenaner issued a statement in which that college. he promises, if elected, to vote for Taft if a majority of the Republican electors are elected In Oregon, and for Roose velt if a majority of the Progressive party electors are elected. The state ment of Mr. Kellaher follows: "In order to put at rest all specula tion as to my conduct in cas I am elected to the office of Presidential elector. I wish to state that in case a I PRETTY SINGER DESERTED Bride Who Weds on Short Acquaint ance Pays Own Hotel Bill. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 16. (Special.) Just ten days ago Evelyn Kelleher. n .ttractive cafe sinirer. was cona-rat- inajorny oi me nominees or the He- ,.. her marriage, after a court puDiican party are elected. I win vote .i,i f less than ten hours, to John D. with them for the election of William Mumhy who said he was the owner of nuwaru mi aa i-resiaent. out If a I & vast estate in England. majority or the Progressive electors Today, as Mrs. Evelyn Kelleher Mur are successful. I will vote with th.m phy. she Is receiving the consolation of for Theodore Roosevelt. I hive re- the same friends because of the mys- quested Secretary Olcott to place after I terious disappearance of her husband my name, as designation of my party, a week ago. only three days after their t 'Progressive, for Roosevelt.' and I be- marriage. lieve that the Roosevelt electors will According to her story, she has been be successful. compelled to appeal to friends to set- I have always believed in the gov- tie a hotel bill at the Hotel Manx, ernment of the people, and should a which her husband left unpaid. majority of the voters of Oregon at the I Murphy heard the melodious voice of coming election express themselves as Miss Kelleher and was fascinated. The l Concluded on Pi- - I next day they were married. CHICAGO, Sept. 16. Throughout Ohio and Indiana Governor Woodrow Wilson did some impromptu campaigning today that was as vigorous as it was unex pected. , No previous arrangement had been made for speeches and the train sched ule was twisted by delays early in the day, but crowds gathered along the route and Governor Wilson made nearly a dozen speeches from his car. He replied to Senator Beveiidge, of Indiana, who charged in a recent speech that Governor Wilson, if elect ed, would "oe "boss-controlled.". Report of Speech Given Wilson. State Senator KIstner and Mayor Fickle, of Logansport. Ind., boarded the train and told Governor Wilson about Senator Beverldge's speech so that when the Democratic candidate reached Logansport he hit at Beveridge In ad dressing a large crowd. 'I understand that in a speech made last Saturday," said Governor Wilson, 'a much esteemed friend of mine, name ly Senator Beveridge, said that he en tertained a serious fear about me, namely, that if I 'were elected Presi dent, I would be controlled by the bosses. I never suspected before that Senator Beveridge was a humorist; be cause if he didn't know that was a Joke, he ought to have known that it was a Joke. When did he ever hear that I had changed all my political habits? Boaaea Are Defined. "The way you can tell whether a man is going to be controlled by the bosses Is to judge whether he is in reach of a boss or not. Do you know what a boss is? A boss is a political agent of certain special interests who see to it through him that people they can, control are put in office and that laws they don't want are kept off the INDEX OF TODAFS KEWS (Concluded on Pag 2.) The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. degrees; minimum, 64 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; aoutheterly winds. : ForelgTsi. American Bailors fired upon In Nicaragua. rage a. KatioBL Inquiry Into harvester trust begins at Chi cago. Paa-e 2. American troops take six of Orosco'i ad' visers prisoners. Page l. Politics. Dan Kellaher Is asked to get off the fence in electoral mix up. Page 1. George T Rodgera, of Salem, refuses to b Congressional candidate for Bull Moose party In Oregon. Page . Woodrow Wilson denounces special interest. Page 1. Roosevelt says Wilton proposes slralt- jacket as National symbol, .rage . Washington state political prophets fall In 1812 forecast. Page l. Bryan makes speech against third term. . Page 2. DomMtle. Mexicans telebratlntr Independence at Pboe nix. Arts., engage in fatal riots with police. Page 5. Lovett pleased with business and crop con ditions Ln West. Page 1. "Gyp the Blood" and "Lefty Louie" refuse to confess in Rosenthal case. Page 8. goortn. Northwestern League: Seattle 5. Portland 3; Spokane 5. Tacoma u; Vancouver o. vie torla 4. Page 7. Major leagues draft 77 minor league play ers, page 7. Beavers open here with Los Angeles. Page T. Pacific Northwest. Spokane police have clew to mysterious mux- oer of cnauxzeur. .rage o. Representative Hawley urges six-foot chan nel to. Eugene, page 4. Commercial and Marine. Dallas hops prove to be of fins quality this year. Page 17. Wheat weaker at Chicago on large Increase in visible supply. Page 17. Stock tone at close unsettled by pressure jn Reading. Page 17. Larger Holland trade with Portland looms. Page 16. , Portland and Vicinity. Numerous drownings responsible for pro posed ordinance restricting Juvenile sport on river. Page iu. . Portland schools open for Fall term with notable increase In attenaance. page iu. Citisens of different politics write to prose cute llbelers of xneoaore ooeve.u Page 12. Tannera defense will be absence when Ray Wallace was murdered. Page H. Dr. Benjamin Youny due to head merged Met bod 1st enure nes as pastor, jrage -Ad judge Tazwell says dilatory jurors will be fined for contempt, page xx. Fire engine on false alarm run upsets and burns. Page l. Passenger agents learn bigger meaning of "See America First" slogan, rage . 'SEE AMERICA FIRST ARCTIC GOLD HUNT FAILS Bartlett Expedition Returns From Baff inland; Coal Pound. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. 15. After great hardships in the frozen North, Captain J. Bartlett, of the steamer Neptune, of this port, who headed a gold hunting expedition,,, to Baffin land, returned to this harbor "tonight, reporting the loss of one of his ships and the discovery of extensive coal deposits, but no gold. The sealing steamer Algerine, of the expedition, was lost In Pond's Inlet. After she was crushed in the ice the ship's company walked 40 miles over the floes to land and found a cache left by Captain Bernier. For two weeks they subsisted on four crackers each day while they worked their way to Button Point, 70 degrees north lat itude, where they were picked up by the Neptune. HAS NEW MEAN NG 1 50 Passenger Agents 'Enjoy Portland; MOFE WONDERS "DISCOVERED" Co-Operation of Businessmen and Railroads Urged. ENGINE, ON FALSE RUN,UPSETS,BURNS STEAMER XO. 1 GOES INTO CURB AT FOURTH AXD COUCH. DAY IN CITY IS BUSY ONE Eastern and Middle West Traffic Of clals of Big Rail Lines Marvel ! at Vast Empire of Scenery and Wealth at Door oj City. , "See America First." the slogan so extensively used by railroads ln their advertising, has taken on a broader and truer significance following the discover? of the Pacific Northwest by the delegates to the convention of the American Association of General Pas senger and Ticket Agents who passed yesterday in Portland. The word "discovery" is used advis edly from the fact that 90 per cent of the party, which consisted of 150 of the passenger representatives of every rail road in the United States, had never before been farther west than St. Paul and had no first-hand knowledge of this section of the country, its develop ment, its resources and its opportuni ties. . . When the party left at midnight last night for San Francihco, following a sightseeing tour of the city and sur rounding country, they possessed f first-hand knowledge of Portland and vicinity. i Snrprlae la Expressed. They uniformly expressed surprise with the magnificence of the country pledged their hearty co-operation ln furthering the development and peo pling of the state. In return, the rail road reprehentatives, who were the guests of the Transportation Club at a banquet at the Portland Hotel last night, were assured by speakers rep resenting the various civic and com mercial organizations of the city of an earnest desire to work hand In hand with the railroads, realizing that through co-operation alone were the best results to be attained in the fur ther growth of the state and the profit able development of its resources. Action of organized labor of this city several months ago ln distributing broadcast throughout the country cir- (Concluded on Page 4.) EASIZE TO COMMIT TWO MURDERS IN TEXAS THAN ONE IN CANADA. I yvgflf j Fire Fighting Apparatus Bursts Into Flames When Wrecked and Driver Stewart Is Pinned Beneath. By a strange freak of fate, engine No. 1 of the Fire Department, while re spondlng to an alarm at ? o'clock last night, turned over at Fourth and Couch streets and caught fire. To add to the accident the alarm," which was for a house on Sixth and Couch streets, proved to be entirely a false one. Driver "Bob" Stewart, who was strapped to the seat, fell underneath t,he front wheel, his leg being pinned to the ground. No sooner had the ladder turned the corner onto Sixth street and Just after the captain had proved for himself that the alarm was false than excited calls from one of the firemen drew attention to the accident behind them. They returned. to find that engine No. 1 was lying on its side ln the gutter, burning. Crowds gathered and willing hands helped to raise the steamer up a trifle to allow the driver to break free. Final. ly the engine was lifted up and stood on three wheels. The other was bent and broken, and in addition the appa ratus had suffered from the fire, though not beyond repair. In spite of the fact that the fire was right on their heels, the three horses stood undisturbed. Driver Stewart, be yond a slight injury to the ankle, was unhurt. Just at the moment when the crowd had become dense and was pressing too close to the engine, a burst of steam drove them back. An explosion was feared, and until the flames were out the majority kept at a safe distance. In turning the corner the rear wheels skidded, causing ,the accident HILL GUEST AT BANQUET "Empire Builder" Honored by 1200 Persons at St. Paul. ST. PAUL Minn.. Beptl 16. James J. Hill, builder of the Great Northern Railway and long the head of that transcontinental line and the Northern Pacific, tonight was guest of honor at a notable banquet. The occasion was Mr. Hill's 74th birthday. There were seated at the tables 1200 persons, many of them being pioneers of Minnesota and early-day co-workers of Mr. Hill. Guests also were"present from the Pa cific and Atlantic Coasts. The. affair was planned by citizens of St. Paul and others of . the North west. Mr. Hill made an address dealing with the development of the North west agriculturally and commercially In the last 40 years. He criticised farm schools and advised fathers, who intend to prepare their sons for th farm, to send them to the farm and let them get their training from actual experience. AMERICAN TROOPS HOLD 6 PRISONERS All Advisers of Pascual Orozco Taken. FATHER IS AMONG NUMBER One- of Sextet Suspected of Being Rebel Commander. FEDERALS CUT OFF ENEMY Mexican Troops Close In on Insur rectos Who Fly Toward Border. Extradition Proceedings Filed at El Paso. LEMONS 40 CENTS A DOZEN Price of Fruit in California Soars to Highest Mark in Years. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 16. (Special.) Having a lemon handed to you gives promise of ceasing to be a oke, for if the already high price of this acid commodity continues to soar, as It is predicted it will, to have even whole crate handed over ' will no offend even the most sensitive. Locally the price la higher than it has been for seven years, the best grade of lemons retailing for 40 cents a dozen. A light crop on the Coast, with un usual demand, has combined to bring the price up to the record notch of years. CHINESE LOAN FRUSTRATED Powers Block Attempt to Obtain $30,000,000 ln England. LONDON, Sept. 16. The opposition to the iSO.000,000 loan to China, nego tlations for which were held in Lon don between the Chinese Minister and the representative of a British bank, has proved successful, according to news received today ln London. The United States and Great Britain co-operated in this position. Objection to the loan is based on the belief that there Is necessity of in slstlng upon foreign supervision over the expenditures of loans granted to China, as demanded by the six-power group of bankers. EUROPEAN GOLD IMPORTED Agreement Believed to Have Been Made to Aid Crop Financing. NEW YORK, Sept. 16. An engage ment of $750,000 ln gold for Import from Europe was made today by Gold man, Sachs & Co. . This is the flrat gold Imported from Europe ln more than two years and is believed to mark the beginning of an agreement to bring the yellow metal from Europe to finance the American crops. VICE-PRESIDENT IS BETTER Sherman, Recovering From Break down, Expects to Enter Campaign. GROVE BEACH, . Conn., (Sept. 16. Vice-President Sherman is slowly re covering from his nervous breakdown. which some time ago caused him to seek the seclusion of Grove Beach. The Vice-President expects, if he re covers sufficiently, to take part ln the campaign. EL PASO. Tex., Sept. 16. Six pris oners are held by United States troops at Presidio, Tex., opposite OJInaga, Mex., where General Trucy Aubert ar rived today with 1600 federal troops. Among the prisoners are all the ad visers and principal leaders of General Pascual Orozco, Jr., the rebel commander-in-chief. It is suspected that the person giving his name as Colonel Pablo G. Orozco, a distant relative of the rebel leader,, is the rebel leader ' himself. Three Positively Identified. Among the prisoners positively iden tified, according to reports to General Steever, are Colonel Pascual Orozco, father of the rebel general; Colonel Jose Cordova, General Orozco's private secretary and chief adviser, and Colonel Cristobal Caballero, an adviser to the rebel chief. Routed rebels are moving along the border toward Juarez, Mex., opposite this' point from the east and the west. according to advices received tonight by General E. Z. Steever. The rebels driven from OJInaga are moving west toward 'Juarez along the international line. Their retreat to the east and south is cut off. About 260 rebels from the Sonora country below the Arizona border oc cupied Palomas, a Mexican border town, opposite Columbus, N. M., today. according to reports to Fort Bliss. There are no Mexican federal troops In the vicinity. Extradition Proceedings Piled. Extradition proceedings against Pas cual Orozco, Sr., have been filed, ac cording to notification of secret serv ice agents here. The elder Orozco Is also wanted at El Paso on a charge of conspiracy to ship munitions of war into Mexico, which has been pending ln the El Paso court for some weeks. So far no specific charges have been filed against the other prisoners held at Presidio. Colonel Orozco will be brought here for trial. FEDERALS RETAKE Eli TIGRE Rebels Flee With $20,000 From Rich American-Owned Damp. DOUGLAS, Ariz., Sept. 16. El T'igre, one of the richest mining camps ln Northern Mexico, was retaken by Fed erals this afternoon after having been in the hands of 'the rebel band com manded by Inez Salazar for two days. Telephone communication with the camp was restored Just as the Federal troops were moving in and Superin tendent Budrow telephoned the rebels still were ln sight, going over the hills. Not a shot was fired in the re capture of the town. A hundred federals, chiefly Yaqui Indians, marched into the town and a small band of rebels which had re mained to await a reply to their de mand for $100,000 ransom took to the hills. ... Several hundred additional federals are encamped in the vicinity of the town. . The rebels are reported to have taken with them $20,000 worth of gold and silver bullion. News of the relief of El Tlgre was received here with much rejoicing. There had been disquieting rumors all day of mistreatment of Americans by the rebels. Although Salazar made a demand for $100,000 on threats of destroying the plant of the El Tigre Company, valued at $2,000,000 and of taking Superin tendent Budrow with them as a prisoner, they did not molest any of the company officials. They contented themselves with taking as many bars of bullion as they could carry conveniently. When the rebels departed they left four cannon and 100 horses, although all went well mounted. They also took six of their wounded who had been placed in the company's hospital during the 30 hours fighting preceding the capture of the town. Six rebels are known to have been killed, but their loss is thought to have been much greater. The Federal loss was six killed and 17 wounded. No estimates of the damage done by the looters could be had from the mine. The rebels had a large supply of am munition when they left, which gave olor to rumors afloat here last week that 12,000 rounds of ammunition had been smuggled across the line east of here near the New Mexican line while Salazar was making his way across from Chihuahua. Threats of the rebels to murder . Americans today were not fulfilled. So far as known it is believed the only Americans remaining in the section of Sonora infested by the rebel bands of (Concluded on Page 3.)