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ROOSEVELT IS READY TO HEAD
OFF STAMPEDE AT CHICAGO
Has Written Letter Kepudiating Friendship of Third-Term Boomers.
May Go to Chicago, if Necessary.
ORBGOXIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, June 13. President Roosevelt.
Secretary Taft and their close friends be
lieve that all necessary precautions have
been taken to prevent a third-term stam
pede, in the event one Is attempted, and
they furthermore believe that steps have
been taken which will make It impossible
for the National committee to indulge in
dirty work in -the determination of con
tests brought a.eainst Taft delegates. The
President and the Secretary of War have
worked together to Insure a clean con
vention, confident that such a convention,
untampered with, will most certainly
nominate Taft.
Only a few days ago the President
wrote a letter to a very close friend and
relative by marriage, who is a delegate
to the convention, reiterating his posi
tion with regard to the nomination, and
removing all doubt that may exist In a
few minds as to his purpose to retire from
office on March 4, l'JOO. This letter Is
written for the express purpose of being
read to the convention, in case the third
termers of the anti-Taft crowd undertake
to stampede the convention to Roosevelt.
The President does not believe that any
such stampede will be undertaken, but
he wrote the letter out of abundance of
precaution, and he believes this letter
will be effective if called Into use, for
It Is couched in language not susceptible
of misinterpretation.
' Shaft Aimed at Bourne?
It Is in this letter that the President
says no friend of his will continue efforts
to renominate him, and in Taft circles
it is stated that this letter had direct
reference to certain men who have been
posing as friends of the President, and
who have made use of their presumed
Xriendshlp to further the third term move
ment. It is taken to mean that the Presi
dent is heartily sick of this third-term
talk, and will no longer regard as a
friend any man who persists in this line
of talk.
The letter In question Is clearly worded,
and those who have read it say that it
is aimed directly at the leading advocates
of a third term.
If It should develop between now and
the assembling of the convention that a
concerted movement is to be made to
stampede the convention to Roosevelt,
the President may decide to take even
more drastic measures he may go to
Chicago himself. Some time ago he
talked of attending the convention, for
at that time he thought a stampede might
be undertaken. But lately there has been
such a change in the situation as to make
It Improbable that a stampede will be
tried and the President has about con
cluded that It will be unnecessary for him
to be, present.
Is In Deadly Earnest.
If, however, the situation should change,
the President's plans will be modified,
for he is dead in earnest in his purpose
to avert renomination, and he will ac
complish the defeat of the third-term
movement at any cost.
When the President talked of going to
Chicago he had In mind a double pur
pose; primarily, he Intended to prevent
the convention from thrusting a nomina
tion upon him, and secondly, he proposed
to prevent dirty work by the National
committee, for It was rumored then, as
since, that the committee was going to
unseat contested Taft delegates in order
to prevent the nomination of the Secre
tary. Lately the President has become
convinced that the National committee
can be compelled to deal squarely, even
though he Is not on the ground, but out
of precaution, he is sending to Chicago
a numbet'Of well-known and trusted Taft
men, not members of the committee, to
be on hand and watch the progress of
the contest cases.
If the committee deals fairly all -will
run smoothly, but If the committee un
dertakes to arbitrarily throw out Taft
delegates, without Just cause, these lieu
tenants will report to headquarters, the
perfidy of the committee will be laid bare,
and their game will be blocked. The
party will not stand for a scandal in its
National convention, particularly when
that scandal Is Intended to destroy the
candidate as strongly indorsed by the peo
ple. Make Amusing Move.
An amusing phase of the third-term gos
sip, kept alive by subsidized newspapers,
Is the attempt of certain Georgia en
thusiasts to persuade the President to de
clare his willingness " to accept another
nomination. One of the clever third
termers conceived the idea that It might
be a wise move to have the voters of
Georgia petition the President to allow
his name to go before the convention,
on the ground that h is the only Repub
lican who could break the solid South.
This petition business started in Roswell,
the old home of the President's mother,
and from there spread to different parts
of the state. While the petition got many
signers, not even those voters who at
tached their names had the slightest ex-.
pectation that Georgia's electoral vote
would be cast for Roosevelt, should he be
nominated. There may be border states
that he could carry, as against Bryan,
but down in the heart of the South not
even Roosevelt could overcome the Dem
ocratic majorities.
The Georgia incident merely Illustrates
the value of petitions anybody will sign
a petition, but not all who sign will give
their vote In support of the movement
they favor by petition.
Comedy Owners Ask Damages.
Papers were filed in the United
States Court yesterday by Walter Wolf
and John F. Logan in a suit for dam
ages against B. S. Josselyn, general
manager of the Portland Railway.
Light & Power Company, and D. C.
Freeman, manager of The Oaks.- The
complaint alleges that the local amuse
ment company presented the musical
comedy known as "The Time, the
Place and the Girl," in violation of the
rights thereto owned by the A6kin
Singer Company, of Chicago. The play
given here was called "The Girl."
There were five performances and th
plaintiffs ask damages in the sum of
$2500, or $500 for each performance. -
Ilermiston Has National Bank.
WASHINGTON, June 13. (Special.)
The Comptroller of the Currency has
approved conversion of the First Bank
of Hermlston, Or., into the First Na
tional Bank of Hermlston, with $25,000
capital.
Student Production of
"Ihe Iron Master."
"The Ironmaster," a romantic drama
in four acts, was successfully presented
last night at the Heilig theater by stu
dents of the College of Oratory of
Willamette University. The play is set
in the world of French society of the
present day. It deals with the love af
fairs of the headstrong Claire de Beau
lieu, daughter of the Marquise de Beau
lieu. The young woman, on the eve
of her marriage, is Jilted by the Due
de Bligny, and in a moment of passion
accepts the suit of Philippe Derblay, a
former admirer. She quickly repents
of her decision and, after a scene be
tween the newly-wedded pair, they
separate. Afterward, however, the
young woman comes to appreciate the
worth of her husband and the play
ends satisfactorily.
Miss Augusta Booth, as Claire de
Beaulieu, showed herself to possess
more than ordinary dramatic ability.
Wallace G. Frill, as Philippe Derblay,
gave an excellent portrayal of the hus
band of the high-spirited Claire. Mr.
Trill gave evidence of ability to do
even better work than the opportunity
afforded in last night's production.
Clark R. Belknap, as the Due de Blig
ny, also act,ed with intelligence and.
ease. The other characters were all
well sustained.
The production as a whole Is a
credit to the Salem institution, and de
served better patronage than it received.
THREE DAYS' CELEBRATION
Condon Proposes Big Time on the
Fourth Market Days a Feature.
CONDON. Or., June 13. (Special.)
Condon will commemorate the Nation's
birthday with three glorious days of
festivities, including July 2, 3 and 4.
Thursday and Friday will be known as
"market days,' and Saturday will be
"patriotic day," when exercises will be
held. The soliciting committee has met
with a hearty response from the busi
ness men, and more than common in
terest is being manifested in the cele
bration since Condon will be the mecca
for all Gilliam County patriots on In
dependence day. ,
The "market days" will prove of keen
Interest to stockmen and ranchers, and
already property is being listed to be
sold at auction. There will be pri
vate sales and public sales, and any
thing, from a pound of butter to a
band of horses, will be sold. E. Curran
was selected as secretary of the pri
vate sales department, and Arthur
Schilling will be In charge of the pub
lic sales, assisted by a competent auc
tioneer. The business houses of the
city will offer exceptional bargains to
induce the country folk to come . to
Condon to celebrate.
On the Fourth, there will be games
and sports. A baseball, tournament has
been arranged, and pony races and
bucking contests will enliven the day's
sports.
C. N. McArthur, legislator-elect from
Multnomah County, will deliver the
oration July 4.
SEEKS ALLY III AMERICA
SENTIMENT IV CHINA IXPEIJ
GOES WOXDEHFIL CHAXCii:.
Arrested for Insulting Girls.
Edward Holmqulst was arrested at 9:30
o'clock last night at Third and Burnside
streets by Patrolmen Kienlen and
Anundson for insulting two young girls
who were passing. Holmqulst, the of
ficers charge, made Insulting remarks to
the girls and tried to pass between them
as they walked along with arms linked.
The girls cried out and Holmquist's ar
rest followed.
England Sow Thoroughly Distrusted
as Friend of Perfidious and
Ambitious Japan.
LONDON, June 13. (Special.) British
Consular reports from China state that
an absolute revulsion of sentiment to
wards Americans is takinp place in China,
while Englishmen are looked upon with
distrust and suspicion. Formerly Kncllsh
and American residents were considered
as belonging to the same nation, ami were
anything but popular, but the Chin"se
hnve learned that while KiiKland is the
friend and ally of Japan, America may
be expected to beat Japan In war, and the
Chinese dread Japan. It is not too much
to say that the Chinese wih nothing
more than an entente, or better still, an
alliance with Uncle Sam, because they
see their advantage to make friends with
a power which has a large and growing
navy. The Chinese navy is very much
like that of Turkey; that is to say, abso.
lutely worthless, and that it is liki-ly to
remain so for some years to come is
shown by the fact that the naval pro
gramme provides for nothing more than
the construction of a few small cruise rs
and torpedo-boats and to build even there
a loan will have to be. raised.
The Chinese government realizes that
should Japan, which Is greatly in need
of money, want to declare war against
China in order to get an Indemnity she
can easily find a pretext and China would
then be absolutely helpless unless she
can get the United States to protect her
and Chinese statesmen believe they can
make America see that it would be to
her advantage to do so, as Japan would
undoubtedly go to war against the United
States if she had the necessary money.
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