r - BV V II ----- hi - - V' I l-V Idl . - A. J - . a - rV P. FV - -I 1 Pages 1 to 12 72 Pages v ' ' ' ' ' ' ... , ., " PRICE FIVE CENTS. , ------ vo 11 TORTLAXD, OREGOX, .SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1911. 1 i .-...r- rnnrT imccptq nnnr nrmimPTin TAFT CAUTIOUSLY White House Letter Sent Secretly. Is PEOPLE'S YIEWS ASCERTAINED Secretary t HiHes and G. Rankin Are Authors. C. NEXT CAMPAIGN FORECAST Letter to Kansas Man Indoeed With iary's Missive, -irt iom- manlr-tion of ComlnK Fo II flea 1 Campaign. CHICAGO. Aug. U- According to In formation published here today, thera hu'kMD brought to light an extensive campaign, conducted In iffKr from the White Houit and other Federal of fice In Washington. In behalf of President Taft" candidacy for re-elee-noa In if It. Charles D. Hlllee. secretary to Presl denl Taft. and Oeorga C. Rankin, who la a Federal receiver, are eald to have ent out a large number of confiden tial letters In the nature of Inquiries concerning- popular aentlment upon tha President and hl Administration. Administration la Praised. In each letter. ent out by Mr. Ulllea upon Whlta House etatlonery. la con tained another communication which In detail sets forth all of the claims for achievement and benefits under President Taffa regime. The enclosure Is a typewrlteln copy of a letter sent by the President's secretary some tlma ago to Frank P. MacLennan. of Topeka. Kan. This document la looked upon as the first political communication of the coming political campaign and fur nishes the basis for arguments to be made for President Taft next year. Confidential Advice. Wanted. The text of Secretary miles' letter l aa follows: -Confidential. Tha. White House. Washington. D. C Aug. t. mi. My near Sir: -I ahould be very glad to hava you write me your estimate of tha work of tha present Administra tion and to have you give me a frank statement aa to tha aentlment of the people In general and the Republicans la particular with respect, to the course of tha President. Such a letter would be treated as confidential, unless yoa were wining imi u io be utilised by soma reputable newspa- jj per engaava m -v the situation. t have recently had occasion to write a friend In Topeka and am tak ing the liberty of Inclosing a Nfopr of his letter In order that you may have my personal "point of view. Sincerely yours. CHARLES D. HILLES." IlllDolsaa Not F-ncourafed. In Mr. Rankin's letter he part: "To an Illinois man up a tree, a long distance from home, the political situa tion in the state doe not appear en couraging. "With the best Intention, may I In quire aa to your candid views on this subject? -Is there. In good Judgment. Immi nent danger of tha party losing tha stater Kankln asks the favor of a candid reply and bega for Information re garding the Illinois situation. B tSpee movem slcla for m suits rvk roMl! Judge to employ a special clerk to draw up tha papers and two and possibly three extra constables will be sworn In to aUl In obtaining service. Moat of theso sued live In the city, but about IS ara scattered about the county. The suits are being brought by a Seattle man who went around and signed bp nearly all tha doctors In town a as kgreerneat to collect old bills on commission. Local attorneys, angered that tha collections should be ent out of the city, have In some In stances volunteered to defend the law suits without a fee. HURRICANE-HITS FLORIDA reosacola Cut Off From Wire nectlon With Outidde. Con- NEW ORLEANS. La Aug. 11. Pen sacola. Fla- waa ahut off from wire communication with tha rest of the wTrld today, as a result of a storm which swept that part of the- Gulf co-tat. Reports received lato last ntght were that tha wind waa miles an hour, and waa tha worst since tha hurricane of September, la SOUNDING OPINION Belllngham Physician. P.- l,- ' IlVV,'-1 Vt J' ' ? . ' ' -. -NV . T nr-S " I EIXINOHAM. Wash. Aug. 1 - .- '- '',--', ; - t ' :fA " : 'JWTiJ-A i-IV ZiVl 1 U ' ( t f- ,,r i 11 lal. As th result of a concerted j t;'- . , . ..". f y-f. f W ' I 'i j- '-'"'-v jT..' Ta. ? . SZ?, ' ment on the part of all the phv- T; - T.' ' T 1, , n-Tv - I T 1 t f r 1 "i W" " - ' ' ? I . of Belllngham to collect bills S . .' - . ...- -... .... J tPl I -,'' V A i t 4 ' VjT ' f ' 1 I edleal ar.!ca. mora than IM law- l .-' . ' . '1. ..V,...,;.-,, l ' K i; If -V- - . . - - I were filed today In Judge Feath- V, . . . . - J STt . V1' . f ' ft -.': - - i( I lies court and IS garnishment pro- . jrfsri"i- 7-WOVr l,. ' . V J - t I 4' i - - 'i Jf U-Wk.A- - - " ' - - l ln were Instituted. '-.-" 'J I I V; M 1 " E Feathersklla haa been forced , . " Yi , 8 . wzvtiW A'SWeaiW' mmm ARMED FACTIONS CLASH AT QUITO sipportf.hs of president ARE KOITTKP XlY FORCE. ' Alfaro'K Men Pefcntcd In Conflict on Floor of Congreea and Prin cipal Take Flight. GUAYAQUIL. Ecuador. Aug". 11-Reliable Information confirms the earlier reports of a clash between the political factions at Quito. President Alfaro has resigned and la now at the Chilean legation. The Preal dent of the Senate. Carlos Frelle, has formed a provisional government with General Franco as Minliter of War and Octavo Diss aa Minister of Finance, the Interior and the. Foreign Offices. ' Congress opened on July 29. and aqon afterward there was trouble between the respective followers of President elect Estrada and General Flavlo Alfaro. the military commander of Guayaquil. The commander was defeated for the prestilem-y ' by Estrada.- Deputies sup porting him proposed -that Congress annul Estrada election as Illegal. The motion was bitterly opposed by Es trada's friends. While the delate wss In progress armed forces entered the building. There wss a fight In which to bat talions In favor of Alfaro were defeated by Estrada's supporters. ROAD'S VALUATION JUMPS Northern Pacific's Wealth In Wash ington Int-rcaoeti $17,000,000. OLTMTIA. Wash, Aug. li Special. Today the Public Service Commissioner turned over figures to the State Tax Commission showing that that body on July . L 19101. !' tha properties of the Northern Psclflc Railroad In Washing ton a value ot:T.7V.. which Is an In crease of about l.t"l.0iO over the year previous. .... The'. figures are to' be used for taxa tion purposes as under the recent de cision of h Supreme Court the valua tions fixed by the Public Service Com mission take precedence over the values as fixed by the State Tax Commission. TORPEDO BOATS ' COMING Petrojer Lawrence and Rowan to - Remain In Portland Four Days. ASTORIA. Or- Aug. II. (Special.) The destroyers Lawrence and Rowan, of the torpedo flotilla, sailed, today for Portland, where they will remain for four days. .On their return the second division of the flotilla will go up the river for a short stay. ' . orocv- arrtc zwj&ur& f - aaya la - 1 t . , : .. , V-i W , - - I'F - ' !t i -i V i W- " . - m j w - gtxz-:- siF ! llc-H " 1' i . r . w m . ' t i a - - -, . - 1 . Him ivii vita NAVY FOR Centennial Witnesses Spectacular Event. PARADE NEARLY MILE LONG Procession Wins Enthusiastic Applause of Thousands. PORTLAND ELKS IN FORCE Over Seven Score Mfmlicrs of Ixnlge . pni. In V.arth" Visit - i . . y . , j . . ... Attorla Accompanied Vancouver Band. by ASTORIA. Or- Auff. 1!. (Special.) Thla was military and "aval day- the Centennial celebration and the state and Federal military and naval force, joined this afternoon In a parade that was the finest and most spectacular pageant of the kind ever seen In the Detachments of regulars from the forts have often been seen In parade on the street, of Astoria and by their correct marching and soldierly mein have alway. won the admiration and enthusiastic applause of the specta tors, but today they were compelled to shsre the honors with the troops of the Oregon National Guard, the Ore gon Naval Reserves Und the Jackie, from the torpedo flotilla, each of whom was greeted with hearty cheers and enthusiastic acclaim as they marched through the densely crowded streets. The procession, which waa over three-fourths of a mile In length, was headed by a platoon of police. Marshal Trenchard and his aides. Coast Arllllerj- n March. . Immediately ' behind came the Fort Stevens military band, with Lieutenant-Colonel Koote and his staff and three companies of tha Coajt Artillery Corps, stationed at the forts. Next came the sailors fronvthe torpedo fleet and they were followed by the Ellery band, which led the Fourth infantry, t . : .... -. 1 innnv mm mmi 100 LOAVES M NU1 L flunC ML UUVI L ' runL.i '".ix.Jr rr N V h h H M VI I Vltu VIII I n . ' MAnr. ry. MAPHINF UllUu " Ul UINUL WORSE THAN rlnt 1 ' HONORS ; Concludedn P.ea. ldenjwUlbelnv.tlg.ta. ... CAMERA CATCHES SCENES AND PERSONS AT ASTORIA CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. ' : BAKER'S INVENTION DOES WORK OF 32 MEN. Vnlque Bread Making Apparatus In San Francisco Shop Costs as Much aa Good Auto. . SAN FRANCISCO, Aug . 12. (Spe cial.) A kneading:. ' cutting, molding, weighing and measuring ' bread ma chine has been lnvened In this city whereby the baker eaves himself $2000 a month and does away with the serv ices of 20 men. The machine "lurns out 44 loaves a minute ready for the oven,-and If nec essary can be speeded up to 100. It takes two men to operate It. It does the work of more than 32 persons. The big machine was Invented by two Callfornians J. E. Rlrkle and his son, G. W. Rlckle. The cost of making this remarkable machine Is the same as that of a good automobile. The machine requires one man to feed In the dough after It comes from the mixing troughs and one to take It off the trays when It Is ready for the oven. - The bread Is of unusually fine tex ture, being -subject to little handling. The cutter Is adjustable and the loaves can be made any slxe. The machine can make any bread except French bread. It turns out 26.400 loaves In 10 hours. One of the machines Is Installed In a big bakery here and Is doing wonder ful work.- SOLDIER SHOT BY GUARD Body of Political Prisoner I.tfl Without Burial by Mexicans. NACO. Mexico. Aug-. 12. Florenclo Gacelo, who was arrested In Agua Prleta Wednesday on the charge of be ing a Magonlsta and who mas on the way to Cananea under guard of sol diers, was shot here today by the guard, who said-that Gacelo attempted to escape. Gacelo's 10-year-old son. who followed .him here, said he found the body of his father lying on the ground where he was shot, no attempt having been made to". bury It. Gacelo wns a soldier in the lnsurrecto army and fought In both battlea of. Agua Prleta. . . . MAINE WRECK IS LOOTED . Investigation to Follow Heoovcry or Engineer's lllng. HAVANA Aug. 12. A morning paper announce that -It ha posaesston of the class ring which belonged to Assistant Engineer Merritt. and that It would give the ring to American Minister Jackson, i.. .kim it l helleved. has been .i.u. tmTn the Maine wreck. The inci dent will be lnventlgsten t JL - W.4.1 ' I ir.l.n from the Maine wrecK. i ne inci- i eraln bag. I A . . . . - - - . I nn i hid . .... ...... r - " ' - - 1 (.nar. 11(1.(1 'OT1 KIIG' - ' I " ' ' . . ' " WORDS OF BRYGE DELAY TREATIES Coast Senators SeeYel low Peril, Too. TAFT'S WISHES DISREGARDED Amendment Limiting Power of Commission Adopted. CRITICISM STILL RANKLES British Ambassador's Remarks on "Narrow w" Spirit" of' Minority, " Written Long Ago, Quoted lo Defeat Compact. WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. Disregard ing a telegraphed request from Presi dent Taft for a contrary course, the Senate committee on foreign relations today agreed upon an amendment to the British and French arbitration trea ties, eliminating the provision confer ring special powers on the proposed Joint high commission. .In this form the treaties were re pbrted to the Senate and the President wishes-that the action be postponed until next December was set at naught. Bryoe's Words Quoted. The Senate gave two hours to con sideration of the treaties, during which the danger of Old World dominance on any Joint high commission was dis cussed. Incidentally there was much talk about a criticism upon the Senate contained In "The American Common- Weaith" written by Ambassador Bryce long before he ever thought of comln,. . to this country on a diplomatic mis . 8lon . jn that w work Mr. Bryce attacked the Senate on the gro'und that It kept diplomatic troubles alive so long as there was any political advantage to be gained by so doing Whether' ttfe opposition to ratifying the treaties unamended could In any way be traced to these utterances by nt the nrlnclDal signers ui -V t-. -1 Zfvs MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE IS DONE. Secretary of Jackson ' County Fire Patrol Association Seeks to Have Trees Saved From Bugs. MEDFORD. Or.. Aug. li'. (Special.) Presenting the fact that Insects do more damage in the forest than ao tor. est flrs.B. I. Shannon, secretary of the Jackson County Fire Patrol Asso ciation, secured the assistance of the Medford Commercial Club in working for the establishment of a loel field station here by the Bureau of Entomo logy. - ' There, is more than four and one half billion feet of good commercial timber tributary to' this little valley of 30,000 acres, to say nothing of the Immense acreage of yellow pine on the east slopes of the Cascades," said Mr, Shannon. "Besides that amount there is nearly 2.000,000,000 feet readily ac cessible In West Josephine County and on the "West Slskiyous. ' "The damage done by Insects alone, now. in . the National forest . is equal to the loss by forest fires,' and in pri vate holdings this Is also true. There are variations of from 400 to 1400 feet in elevation in. this district and there is the wet, warm climate of the west slope contrasting with the cold, arid conditions of the east slope, making the investigations cover a large field. An entomological station here would mean a saving of thousands and perr haps millions of dollars in ; timber de stroyed in the Crater National , forest and private holdings." . . MEN SELL STOLEN WARES Box Car Thefts Charged to Brothers Held at Hood River. HOOD RIVER. Or., Aug. 12. (Spe cla. )Acting on the instruction of a telegraphic message from Deputy Sheriff Leonard, of Multnomah County, Deputy John Beals, of Cascade LoeSs. arrested Richard and Albert Emerson on charges of having robbed boxcars at Troutdale. The men, who. It is al leged, have commlted a number of like offenses in' towns . of the state, were brought here tnis mun.... w. cade Locks officer and placed in the city jail. Portland authorities arrived here to night and will take them to that cU"y tomorrow. . . . The Emersons have impersonated peddlers and thus sold the stolen wares. When caught at Troutdale this morn ing thev were hawking a number of pairs of cheap shoes and a quantity of i .niHnir tobacco. The to bacco taken from their possession filled a large grain bag. s?r iiiiiii! n u i hi in ii UU DIHIO 111 LU Swelling in Knee Is Growing No Worse. PAINS, HOWEVER, CONTINUE Physicians Talk of Completed Recoveryjn Ten Days.: SISTERS FEEL CONFIDENT One of Faithful Nurses Is Herself Affected by Heat Rampolla In formed That Austria Does Not ; Oppose Succession.' . ROME.' Aug-. 12. Pope Plus' condition ' tonight encourages his physicians. The; Pontiff suffered some pain today but It was said he was fundamentally in bet ter condition to resist It.- Tti. tmw this Afternoon in a conver sation more prolonged than usual tha . last several days, urged Cardinal Merry vi. the DaDal secretary of stata to go, as he had planned, to hia villa at Monto Mario tomorrow. Tne caramai . .TTixcifH to be absent from Rome the remainder of the Summer and Hia Holiness wished him to take a rest. th. ox for himself, he felt sura of recovering from his sickness. . . . Symptoms Not Unfavorable. ' T3-.o..t nd Professor Marchia- fava were at the Pope's bedside mora than an hour before making another, close examination of the patient. At tention wait given to the kidneys, noth ing unfavorable in this respect beingr discovered, except insignificant traces, of calculi, i. - " Th Pone did not get up this morn ing, explaining that he. felt better in his bed than in the cnair wuicn no at times yesterday. The pain in his knee continued, but were less se-j vere. The swelling, whlcn oinunisnea yesterday, has since remained atation- ary. " . ' " ' It is reported that Cardinal am-. no hii at Einsiedeln. Switzerland, met a prominent Austrian, who noti fied him that Independent 01 mo la-nod bv Pope Plus X forbid ding Catholic powers, to veto candi dates for the papaoy snouia a con ho held. Austria would not op pose the election of Rampolla. . j Rampolla Frequently Mentioned, i Cardinal Rampolla was Secretary of. State for Pope Leo XIII.' and waa fre-; quently mentioned as his successor Inl the pontificate. It was reported that' his candidacy was vetoed by Austria. In the first year of his reign, Pope Pius' X pronounced a prohibition of every kind of intrusion of civil authority or Influence in the election of a Pope. The Pope's eldest' brother, Angelo, who is living in Northern Italy, to-, day telegraphed that he was about to start for Rome, but the Pope's sisters replied that the poDtlff was. wholly out of danger and that It might be un wise for Angelo to come to Rome, where the Intense heat might en danger his health. The Pope's sister, Rosa, who has been affected by the warm weather, was better today and this news af forded 'consolation to the pontiff, who expressed the hope that he might sea her soon. - BIBLE CLASS SEES CONEY Pupils or John D., Jr., Get Rates and Have Fine Time. - NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-Speclal.) Fifty four members of tho Bible class of John . . n, jr.. at the Flfth-avenua V. JlKin- , Baptist Church., went to Coney Island today. . They left the church in nine automo biles and visited Brighton Beach baths, where they secured bathing suits and bathhouses for 35 cents Instead of tho regular charge of 50 cents. Later they had a 75-cent shore dinner at a res taurant for EO cents. Here each one sent two postals, one t" Mr. Rockefeller at Beael Harbor, Me., and one to their pastor. Dr. Addison Moore. ' When, thev piled Into the machines at o'clock, after dining at Luna Park, with Fred Thompson ae host, they haJ expended $1.10 each. They were mucW interested fn the sights. Several said it was their first visit to Coney Island. CARD GAMES REGULATED F.ugene Residents Prohibited From Playing for Credits. EUGENE. Or.. Aug. 12. (Special.) Intlmatlng that he might evon put a stop to the social games of card clubs, who play for trophies. Chief Farrlngton last night issued an edict forbidding the playing in card rooms or clgat stores of any card games for which credit of any sort is given. Authority for the action is based upon an old city ordinance, which prohibits the playing of all card games for checks, cash oi credits of any nature. The Chief said that he had not yel decided as to the application of the or dinance to playing in private homes, but that he thought it would warrant the closing of the clubs which issue checks to their members. This would Include the Commercial ClK