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TTTE MOKXTN'O OREGONlATT, SATURDAY, OCTCTniSR 24, 1914. IS. GARfvlAN MAY KNOW FATE TONIGHT Alleged Murderess Becomes Confused; Breakdown Near as Mother Testifies. DENIAL. IS CORROBORATED Relatives Testify Doctor's Wife in Her Room W hen Mrs. Bailey Was ' Killed in His Office Maids Testimony Is Conflicting. MINEOLA. N. T.. Oct. 23. Mrs. Flor ence Conklln Carman, on trial in the Supreme Court here, charged with the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey, may know her fate by tomorrow ni&ht. Her counsel and District Attorney Smith in formed Justice Kelby at the close of the proceedings today that they would have completed their cases before the noon recess tomorrow. The entire afternoon thus will be left for the summing up, which" probably will occupy three hours, and the delivering- of the charge to the jury. The charge is expected to be a brief one. The case, therefore, should be in the hands of the jury before nightfall. Witnesses for the defense took up a frreat part of today's sessions of court. The defendant submitted to a search ing cross-examination. Explaining her installation of a mechanical "eaves dropping" device in the office of her husband. Dr. Edwin Carman, she told how men friends of her husband had asked him in her presence how 'all of his girls" were. Other men, she said, had told her that the Doctor was "a devil with the girls." Suspicions Are Admitted. She admitted that she became sus picious of Dr. Carman and had a "me chanical eavesdropper" Installed In his office to determine whether there was any truth in the reports that had come to her ears. 1 Mrs. Carman frequently became con fused and at tmes she hesitated and fenced with the prosecutor. Once she appeared to be on the verge of a break down, but rallied after recourse to smelling salts. When the questioning ended she hurried to her seat at the counsel table and listened intently while her little daughter, Elizabeth, testified in her mother's defense. When the aged mother of the defend ant took the stand and began her testi mony Mrs. Carman burst into tears, 'bending forward and swaying with emotion. She was five minutes regain ing her self-possession. Little Eliza beth patted her mother's arm and urged her not to cry. Itelatlvea Corroborate Story. All of the members of Mrs. Car man's family testified in her behalf today. Their stories were corrobora tive and each witness denied there was even the smallest particle of truth In the story told by Celia Coleman, the servant who gave testimony on Thurs day intended to connect Mrs. Carman directly with the murder of Mrs. Bailey. Another witness was Ferdinand Q. Morton, a negro lawyer, who was em ployed to get a statement from Celia Coleman for the District Attorney, which statement was afterward turned over to the defense. In this statement Celia denied she knew anything more about the murder than she told at the inquest, when her story was favorable to Mrs. Carman. The maid has declared she testified falsely at this hearing because Mrs. Carman had asked her to and because she had felt sorry for her mistress. MERCHANTS GIVE DINNER Officials of State Association Are Guests at Roseburg. ROSEBURG, Or.. Oct. 23. (Special.) Mr. Stockton, of Salem, and L. B Merrick, of Portland, president and secretary of the Oregon Retail Mer chants' Association, were guests of honor at a banquet given here last night by members of the Roseburg Merchants Association. Preceding the banquet the members of the local organization and guests assembled at the Commercial Club, where they enjoyed a brief smoker. During , the banquet numerous ad dresses were delivered, important among which were those of Mr. Stock ton and Mr. Merrick. The Roseburg Merchants' Associa tion is one of the strongest commercial organizations in the state, practically every merchant of the city being a member. .- , MILWAUKIE FIGHTS MALADY Germs of Diphtheria in Mail Clerk May Have Spread Disease. MILWAUKIE, Or., Oct. 23. (Special.) J. W. tirasle. chairman of the Board of Education, today said that 12 cases of diphtheria were reported yesterday among the school children. With that number of cases, reported, and others that may develop, Mr. Grasle said that he did not think that the Milwaukie school will be reopened next Monday, as it might result in a greater spread of the disease. The directors, he said, have not decided when the school will reopen. Dr. W. R. Taylor has charge of the situation for the Board of Health. Some of the people are having the water ana lyzed to ascertain if the blame can be placed there. Mr. Grasle said he was not prepared to blame, the water, which may be perfectly pure, but thinks the spread in the first place was due to the mailcarrier in whose throat diph theria germs were found. W. C. T. U. INDORSES BOOTH Crook County Meeting Votes Candi date Unanimous Support. PRISEVILLE, Or., Oct. 23. (Spe cial. At a regular meeting of the Crook County Western Christian Tem perance Union, held at Madras a few cays ago. that organization unanimous, ly indorsed R. A. Booth's candidacy for the Senate. , This body has a larsre membership ail over the county, having more than a dozen local branches. It is thought that this action alone will pull a heavy vote for Booth. BOND CAMPAIGN PLANNED Oregon City Clubs Favor Issue to Put Town on Solid Basis. OREGON CITT, Or., Oct. 23 (Spe cial.) Following the final passage of the proposed tax and bond amend ment by the City Council, which will re'sult in the voters having an oppor tunity to adopt or reject the measure J at a special election November 9, the promoters of the project have started plans for a campaign to be carried on in all parts of the city. The amendment provides a bond is sue of 250.000 to take care of out standing debts and an 8-mill levy in addition to the regular h.0-mill levy limit, now provided in the charter. Five of the 8 mills will be used for inter est and the other 3 mills will be snugly laid away for a sinking fund. In addi tion a budget system of department ex penditures will be included. GUN LOANED FOR SUICIDE Wealthy Pine Valley Rancher, Long 111, Kills Self. BAKER, -Or.. Oct. 23. (Special.) Borrowing a 30-30 from a neighbor's boy, J. F. Flynn. one of Pine Valley's best-known wealthy ranchers, com mitted suicide at his home, three miles from Halfway, this morning, by shoot ing. He told the boy, John Myers, that he wished to shoot a weasel, and started for his home. When he reached the front gate he put the gun to his right eye and pulled the trig ger. Death was instantaneous. Mrs. Flynn heard the report, and, rushing to the scene, found the body. Mr. Flynn had been suffering from ill-health a long time, and is believed to have been temporarily insane. He iiwui us years oia ana has lived in Pine Valley many years. He is survived by his wife, his mother, in Minnesota, and a brother. In Spokane. No inquest was held. BAPTISTS SHOW GROWTH Meeting at Grants Pass Reports De cided Gain in Year. GRANTS PASS, Or., (Oct. 23. (Spe cial.) Reports from the various mis sion fields or the church and .the dis cussion of a permanent endowment fund for McMinnville College were the features of today's sessions of the Oregon Baptist state convention. Reports showed general growth ' of the denomination over the state and urged renewed activity in evangelism and educational work. Thirty dele gates from thePortland churches are present. A complimentary banquet was given to Dr. C. A. Woody, of Portland, upon the completion of his .30 years of service in the state. Jeff H. Irish, of Eugene, was re-eletced president; Rev. O. C. Wright, of Portland, secretary, and J. F. Failing, treasurer. Dr. W. B. Hinson, of Portland, delivered a sermon each afternoon of the session. ELMIRA IN BOOTH COLUMN Plans for Rally Follow Governor's Address There Two "Weeks Ago. EUGENE, Or., Oct. 23. (Special.) Elmira residents are still talking about Governor West'a address of abuse at that place two weeks ago, says Ulyses Elmaker, a well-known farmer, who STENOGRAPHIC REPORT TO BE llilXTED. The Oregonian tomorrow will pub lish a stenographic report of the debate between R. A. Booth and Governor West. This report will in clude " everything pertinent to the subject of the debate. It Is being transcribed by the official stenogra pher appointed by the Republican and Democratic chairmen, who were in charge of arrangements. applied today at Booth headquarters in Eugene for aid in holding a Booth rally at Elmira next Wednesday night. Elmira has arranged to have I. N. Edwards, an old Lane County . resident, living west of Eugene, as the speaker at the Booth rally in the Oddfellows' Hall. A number of Eugene residents will take part in the demonstration and a Eugene quartet will sing. A similar junket will be' made to Alvadore Tuesday night. Horse Taken by Runaway Boy. ALBANY", Or, Oct. 23. (Special.) Taking a horse and buggy belonging to his father, Elwood Grace, a 14-year-old boy. ran away last night from his home four miles east of Albany He also took a saddle, so it is expected he may discard the buggy if necessary and proceed on horseback. COLONEL WOOD CHALLENGES SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN TO DEBATE. PORTLAND. Or. Oot. 23. (To the Editor.) The Journal Thursday. October 22, reports Senator Chamberlain as saying at Ashland that he intended to disregard all lists of questions submitted by those, opposed to him through paid circulators and quotes him as follows: "I refuse to deal with third-hand representatives. Let their chief meet me face to face." Of course it may be said, if a question to a public man on his public record interests the people, it makes little difference who asks it. But to accommodate Senator Chamberlain ark to allow him full oppor tunity to explain himself, I am authorized by William Hanley to say that either he or I. or both, at Senator Chamberlain's selection, will meet Senator Chamberlain "face to face" at any public place, any time he may name, and the sooner the better. No question shall be asked him or subject discussed relating to private life or private affairs, but only those of direct interest to the people on his public record. They will be submitted to him in ad vance and Mr. C. S. Jackson, of the Journal, shall rule out any ques tions not fair to a public man seeking re-election on his public rec ord. On the other hand. Senator Chamberlain shall ask us or either of - us any questions or discuss any subject whatever, without limit whether involving our private lives or personal opinions. I hope Senator Chamberlain will act promptly in this effort to do him full justice. I, for myself, would be glad of a chance to show I am not supporting. William Hanley for personal reasons, but for the good of Oregon, nor opposing Senator Chamberlain for personal rea sons, but for the good of Oregon, as I see it. C. IS. & WOOD. BOOTH AND WEST MEET Ifj DEBATE Crowd Gathers Hours Ahead of Time and Cries Down All Preliminaries. ACCUSER'S RECORD SHOWN Eugene Man Recites List of Allega tions Made Against Him by Ex ecutive, Answering Each in Turn to Prove Innocence. (Continued from first page.) become an agent of Detective Burns, Mr. Booth said, and he was sent out over the state to investigate before- PRINCIPALS IN POLITICAL DEBATE. hand the possible Jurors. The old Jury was completely removed and 600 new names were put in the box. every one of which had been carefully investi gated beforehand. Mr. Booth read samples of some, of the reports Mr. West had turned in to Burns, in which it was told how. they might be expected to vote pn a jury In the land cases.' "In his reports." said Mr. Booth, "Mr. West called men 'good of whom Mr. Burns said in other reports: "These men would convict Christ." . Type of Accuser Shown, "This is the type' of a man who has accused me and VUo was a party to this persistent hounding of the men of whom you know. "In his campaigns as Governor Mr. West's literature was folded in the penitentiary by convict labor instead of being given to free labor to which a proper wage could be paid. . "This is the man that vetoed the morals court bill; for what reason he best can say himself. "This man, with this type of char acter, is the man who is making these charges against me." Mr. Booth then recited categorically the charges that Governor West nad made against him and answered thern in order, producing maps, documents and Government reports to substanti ate the various steps in his explana tion of how the company with which he was associated came into possession of its holdings. . Charfcn Are Reeited. "Governor West," he said, "charges that from a small plant and a few trees we grew to our present state by ac quiring timber corruptly, by political manipulation; that we ran a railroad into our timber and ha secret rates; that we possessed all the timber in the territory and shut out competition; that we gained lands in the Klamath reservation by political manipulation; that we robbed widows, servant girls and working girls; that I was a tax dodger, and that I robbed my relatives, to whom he refers as weak-minded mountaineers. "He says I was indicted and charged with the effort to defraud the Govern ment of lands. "But he does not say that I was the only man who ' insistently demanded trial; he does not say that we did not have to produce a witness on the stand; he doesn't say that the Jury brought in a verdict of not guilty on the first ballot- (Applause.) "What we want now is not applause; it is simply cold facts. "Now. my friends, had there been any evidence against me in the case," with such men after me as there were conducting the case against me, I would not be here before you tonight as a candidate for the Senate, and you know It. (Applause.) Minutiae of Detail Given. Mr. Booth then .went minutely into the history of every transaction by which his company had acquired its property, showing by Government re ports and Other documents that the title to most of the land that had passed through their bands had ini tiated long before the company began operations. "As to his saying that we own all the property and that others cannot operate in the timber belt above Eu gene there are nine other mills be sides ours that operate on the railway into the belt, and when Mr. West says what he does he falsifies and he knows it. He could have known the facts concerning what he was talking about before he spoke, and if he had been a man he would have known them. "He says that I was in connivance with Mitchell, Fulton and others, and that I used my position in the State Legislature to carry out my plans for acquiring land. We purchased the land of which he speaks two years before Mitchell was elected and four years be fore Fulton was elected, and two years before I was in the Legislature." Conspiracy With God Suaarested. "When he speaks of indirect methods of securing title to land, why doesn't he tell you that four-fifths of the land had title passed when I was- a boy 6 years old? He might as well say that I was in conspiracy withthe Almighty for the creation of Adam to have him hand down . to me the title to the land." Referring to Mr. West's accusations of acquiring land in the Klamath country by defrauding the Indians and the Government and of having dis posed of 5000 acres in the same sec tion through a" corrupt lottery where by he defrauded ''widows and children," Mr. Booth showed that the title was acquired through an agreement mhde with the bureau of Indian affairs and the Department of the Interior, and read a letter from the Commissioner of Indian affairs thanking him and commending the "open-minded policy" of the company and its "willingness to meet the Government half way." "He said that we sold to widows by a dishonest lottery scheme 5000 more acres at land. We sold it all to Harry Hunter, of Minneapolis, and three or four men associated with him. The contracts were drawn up by A. L. Veazie. of this city, and I have au thorized him to give the facts to the public if anyone desires to ascertain the truth about the transaction." ' ApoIokt I Demanded. "Governor West knows all this, or he could have known it. He had mere ly to search the public records. "If he is wrong he owes the people of Oregon an apology and if he is a man -he will apologize to me." The accusation that he was a "tax dodger" Mr. Booth scouted, saying that the records show that his com pany has paid into the treasury of Lane County since it began opera tions, $304,000 in taxes, and that since the land was acquired, -in spite of the fact that it has been largely cut over, the taxes against it have increased seven-fold. "I never received a favor from any Commissioner. Senator or Representa tive in Congress. I never asked it on any acre of our land. Of the 1,000,000 acres of land that have passed through our hands, 99 per cent had the title initiated before we began our business. We have never been disposessed from a single acre, and less than one-tenth of 1 per cent of all our lands have ever been attacked. So our company in its titles stands right up in tile Royal Baking Powder class before the Government, Governor West and his aessociates notwithstanding." Governor West was delayed at the beginning of his first speech by the shouts' of the audience, which began when he said that he would not take time to answer some of the charges that Mr. Booth had made against him In his speech. Acfasatlons Not Answered. "I am not running for the Senate and will not take time to answer some of the accusations that Mr. Booth has made this evening," he said. Cries of "Answer them, answer them!" Interrupted him. "I have one hour in which to talk and I am going to take- the time in setting forth the charges I have against Mr. Booth," he said. "He calls attention to the fact that I appointed his brother member of the State Board of Agriculture. Governor Benson appointed him. Governor Ben son was a friend of mine and I was pleased to leave Mr. Booth's brother in office when I became Governor. He might have told how, when his brother Henry and he were under indictment, I reached down my hand to them as I often have to men in the penitentiary, because I hated to see them convicted." At this point a roar of voices from the audience, mingled with hisses and derisive calls, stopped his speaking. Finally Mr. Booth advanced to the front of the platform. Mr. Booth Auks Hearing; for Mr. West. "I would like to ask every friend that I have in this audience to give the Governor a respectful hearing, and if an hour is not enough time I my self would ask that his time be ex tended." "An hour is all I want." said Mr. West. "I went out of my way, when they were under indictment, to say a good word on the witness stand for Mr. Booth and his brother. But when I found him coming before the people I was reminded of a convict T pardoned once. He went to another state and later I learned that he had become a guard in the penitentiary. I had a pic ture of him, gun in hand, on the walls, and the other convfets coming to him and saying, 'you are not of the people. You are one of vs. Join with us to break these bonds so that we may once more be free to prey on the public "And when the time came that Mr. Booth presumed to aspiro to the United States Senate it became no longer ft matter of personal inclination with me, but a matter of public duty.- I had a picture of Mr. Booth armed with his commission, standing in the Senate, among the Kribs and Blodgetts and other big timber men, coming to him and saying: 'You are not of the people. You are one of us. Then help us so that we may go out and loot as of old. and we, the self-anointed ones, may have the care of the resources of the state. - "I deemed it my duty to fight one whose past. record shows a spark in his bosom which might be fanned into a flame by some of his friends coming to meet him in Washington in the late hours of the night." Governor West then produced a pa per and began to read the form of an indictment. "In the Court of Public Opinion." with Mr. Booth as defendant and Governor West as plaintiff, and the Government and state records as wit nesses. West Frequently Interrupted. In this form of indictment.' the read ing of which was frequently inter rupted by the murmuring of the crowd. Governor West charged Mr. Booth with having been "unfaithful in public office, having looted the public domain and being a pious fraud; having violated the laws of the land; betrayed trust as a public official and used the power of place to prey on his less fortunate brothers; to have borne false witness and caused others to commit perjury to hold his property, and to have de ceived his brothers in the church and used his religion as a cloak to cover his predatory enterprises." "Now prbve it!" shouted many voices when he finished the reading. "That's what I'm here for," he said, and launched into his speech. He began by accusing Mr. Booth of having ex ploited the public domain by locating people thereon fraudulently. He read from a brief in a case before the United States Court of Appeals, before Judges Morrow, Ross and Gilbert, which he as serted was drawn up long after the time of Heney and Burns, by an attor ney who was a friend of Mr. Booth and who drew up. the brief before he ever dreamed that Mr. Booth would ever be a candidate for Senator. He accused Mr. Booth of having lo cated on lands of the Government four relatives of the name La Raut, under prior agreement that they were to turn the land over to the company in con sideration of $100 and expenses of filing and proving up on the claims. FALSE ENTRY CHARGED EX-DEPUTY STATE TREASURER OF IDAHO ARRESTED AGAIN. Governor Haines Announces Tbat P. Charles Him rod Probably Will Be Tendered Post. BOISE, Idaho. Oct. 23. (Special.) Charged with falsifying the books of the State Treasurer to the extent of $63,847.17. Fred M. Coleman, ex-Deputy State Treasurer, was rearrested here tonight, arraigned before Probate Judge Dunbar and placed under $15,000 bond, which he furnished. His bonds men are Hal Coffin, ex-State Treasurer, and T. C. Daniels. Coleman intends to tight the charge. The specific charge sworn to against Coleman by Governor Haines is that on July 28. 1814. with the purpose of de frauding the state In the sum of $63. 847.17, he feloniously made an entry in the remittance book as funds of the state deposited in the Idaho Trust & Savings Bank, of this city, , when in truth and in fact the deposit! he made was but $424.60. Coleman is also under $5000 bond on a charge sworn to by the Governor that he embezzled $22,000 of the state's funds as ex-State Treasurer Allen's accomplice in the treasury steal. His defense is that he gave Allen a check for that amount which the defaulting Treasurer carried as security, and that whenever the check Is presented at the Idaho Trust Bank it will be paid. He denies the false entry charge also. P. Charles Himrod. Territorial Treas urer of Idaho from 1885 to 1889. a resi dent and retired capitalist of Boise, probably will be appointed State Treas urer by Governor Haines. The Gov ernor said .tonight that while he has not made the appointment Himrod probably will be the man. NO BATH, N0JV1FE, IS PLEA Xewlywed Wants Divorce If Hus band Won't Batbe More Often. PENDLETON, Or., Oct. 23. (Spe cial.) Claiming that her husband has refused to take a bath since their marriage last Spring, Mrs. Sophie Salvich has applied to Attorney George W. Coutts for a divorce. Mr. Salvich denies it, and says he is willing to prove his truth by bathing In the presence of witnesses. Mrs. Salvich is a pretty young Austrian girl who has been in this country only two years. Her husband is somewhat elderly. They live on a homestead. Salvich blames the trouble upon the moving pictures, saying that bis young wife wants to leave him and live in town, where she can see the movies every night, instead of helping him on his - homestead. Dr. P. J. Green to Give Lecture. Dr. Perry Joseph Green will deliver another of his monthly lectures on "The Right Way to Easy Street" Sunday morning and evening at the Temple ot Truth. Eilers building. His subject will be "The Demonstration of Opulence, as Our Divine Inheritance." jjf Buffum j Pendleton's lj Blockade II . Sale J T TXDIMIXISHED interest continues in this ' special sale. Well-dressed men generally are taking advantage of this exceptional opportunity to replenish their wardrobes. Reduction of Prices on Fall and Winter Styles of Benjamin Suits Overcoats and Raincoats prevail, excepting Tuxedo and Full Dress Suits. Hats, Haberdashery, Etc., also included. $20 BENJAMIN SUITS C-f rj fC In the Blockade Sale for P-L .viLI $25 BENJAMIN SUITS (JO - ry f- Irt the Blockade Sale for ipw A.iO $30 BENJAMIN SUITS Cor CZf In the Blockade Sale for ptJJVJ $35 BENJAMIN SUITS (JOQ TZZ In the Blockade Sale for fZf I O $20, $25, $30 and $35 Overcoats and Raincoats at same reductions. . $5.00 Warbnrton, Dobbs and Heath Hats now $4.2i. J3.00 Bristol Hats now "....$3.53 Buffum & Morrison Street, NEW GOLD FIELD IS FOUND IN ALASKA Discovery North of Seward Said to Presage Greatest Rush irl History. ORE REQUIRES SMELTING Pj-ince Rupert Man Brings Word of Astounding Ledges, Which He Says Are Full of Ore From Rim to Rim. OTTAWA, Ont.. Oct. 23. (Special.) News of the discovery of a great new gold field north of Seward. Alaska, in United States territory, was brought to the Canadian government today by G. H. Collins, managing director of the Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Company, the Canadian "fish trust." of Prince Rupert, B. C. "Advices to me from A. Wolf and A. H. Tutt," said Mr. Collins, "who have just returned from the Broad Pass district, 250 miles north of Seward, Alaska, after having spent the season prospecting there, having looked over the Held, are to the effect that most extraordinary bodies of ore have been found and that the coming season in that part of Alaska will witness the greatest rush ever seen in the Alaska gold fields. - r-- Enormous Lcdces Disclosed. "The ore occurs in enormous ledges or dykes ranging in width from 600 feet to half a mile, and some of these deposits have been traced for 18 miles and no doubt will be found to be a great deal longer when their size has been definitely determined. The ore. while rich in gold and silver, lead and zinc, will have to be smelted to extract its values. Mr. Rae, . of Knik. an assayer, as serts that he has. treated many sam ples from the district and that a 98 per cent saving can be made. One 0 0 Pendleton Opposite Fostoffice. ledge which has been examined by Wolf and Tutt is more than 1200 feet wide and is ore from rim to rim. "Another property on the same lead where the ledge is 250 feet wide has a streak of ore 14 feet widf with val ues of $250 a ton. There lit.ve been 35 men !n that country all Summer and all have made locations. Weather hindered development and it has been next to impossible to get grub and tools in there because of lack of trails. Trail Will Be Built. "The United States Government en gineers, however, are building a good trail, and the rush next Spring will be Able to get through. Montana min ing men have been in there all Sum mer and came out to Alameda a few days ago with astounding samples. They are the Pankey brothers, and they say that the new iields will un doubtedly prove to be the greatest mineralized belt of the world, which will be fully developed as soon as this United States Government completes its proposed new railroad into the district." The Canadian government is greatly interested in the report of the new find, and will send men from the geo logical survey to ascertain whether Canada can get any benefit from the reported finds. NEWLYWEDS ARE TRAPPED Albany Couple Uriven Around Town With Cowbell Jingling. ALBANY, Or., Oct. 23. (Special.) Anxious to leave the city quickly be fore their friends learned of their wed ding, Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Smith gladly accepted the invitation of Frank Clevenger to ride to the depot in bis automobile, but they learned after they started that a large jangling cowbell had been tied beneath the machine. Unable to leave the rapidly-moving- car, the newly married couple were driven through leading streets of the city for some time before being taken to the station. Mr. Smith and his bride, who was Miss Grace L. Perkins, were married yesterday at the home of Mr. Clevenger. a brother-in-law of the bridegroom, by Rev. Ezra Maurer, pastor of the Evan gelical Church. Horse Show to Aid Sufferers. NEW YORK, Oct. 23. In place of the National Horse Show, which was post poned because the European war pre cluded foreign entries, a horse show for the benefit of Red Cross and White Cross societies will be held at Madison Square Garden December 7 to 12. under the management of the American Horse Show Association, it was announced tonight.