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SUNDAY ORfiftOiVlAM. POKTLAiVD, AUGUST 85, 1912. THE JOHNSON GOES EAST COLONEL DEMANDS HEARING AT ONCE EX-PRESIDENT OF CHINA, WHO ENTERED FEKIN YESTER DAY TO ADVISE GOVERNMENT. Correct Fall w TO PREACH, HE SAYS Winter Style California Governor Replies to Committee Sends Hurry Call to Members in Effort to Arrange Session. Those Who Criticise His Leaving State. SENATORS LEAVING TOWN Presence of Democrat to Cross-Examine Witness Is DesiredJones of Washington May Post pone Return West. OYSTER BAY. N. Y., Aus. 24. Colo ael Theodore Roosevelt made tt known tonirht that he desires to testify at the earliest possible moment before the Senate committee investigating campaign contributions. directed his office In New York to tele graph Senator Clapn. chairman of the Senate committee, that he would like to appear before the committee on Monday. . , Colonel Roosevelt telegraphed. "As I am not willing that Mr. Arch bold's statement about me should pass without immediate official contradic tion. I request the privilege of appear ing before your committee on Mon day. My engagements are such that It will be the greatest Inconvenience to me and many others if the hearing Is deferred to a later date. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Chairman Clapp. of the special committee to in vestigate campaign e onibutlons as soon as he was notified of Colonel Roosevelt's desire to appear before the committee called a meecng of the mem bers for 8:30 tonight to decide whether a hearing could be held Monday. He was able to reach only Senator Lea. Senators on Way Home. Senator Pomerene had started for his train to Ohio not more than an hour before Colonel Roosevelt's message reached Washington. Senator Oliver left earlier In the day. Senalor Jones also had made arrangements to leave for his home In Washington state. Senator Clapp was unable to reply Immediately. He succeeded in getting notice to Senator Jones before he lelt town and the two conferred with Sena tor Lea. Senator Jones was w lling to remain In the city for the hearing If It were held at once and expressed the conviction that Colonel Roosevelt should have a hearing. Mrs. Lea Is 111 in Colorado. Mrs. Lea. wife of Senator Lea. is very ill In Colorado and he had planned to go to her at once. Senator Lea had not decided at a late hotir what he would be able to do. Senator Clapp was willing to comply with Colonel Roosevelt's request, but lie also was desirous of having a Demo cratic member of the committee pres ent to cross-examine the witness. In case the committee decides to hear Colonel Roosevelt Monday, it was planned to send a telegram to Senator Oliver, of Pennsylvania, asking him to return to the city for the occasion. LETTERS WRITTEN IX OCTOBER Test of Colonel's Directions to Cor telyou Given Out. OYSTER BAY. L. I.. Aug. 24. Fol lowing Is the text of Colonel Ros'j velfs two letters and telegram to Mr. Cortelyou. which figure in the present controversy over Standard Oil cam paign contributions: Letter to Cortelyou. dated October 6 1904: "Dear Mr. Cortelyou: I have 5ust been informed that the Standard Oil people have contributed $100,000 to our cam paign fund. This may be entirely un true, but If true I must ask you to di rect that the money be returned to them forthwith. In returning the mon ey I wish It made clear to them that there Is not the slightest feeling against them and that they may count upon being treated exactly as well by the administration, exactly as fairly, as if we had accepted the contribution. They shall not suffer in any way be cause we have refused it. Just as they would not have gained in any way If we had accepted It. But I am not willing that it be accepted and must ask Mr. Bliss to return it." . . Letter to Cortelyou. dated October 27, 1904: ' "My Dear Mr. Cortelyou: Supple mental to my letter of yterda7. "re taining my request that any contribu tion which the Standard Oil people may have made to the campaign be Imme diately returned. I wish to say that my judgment as to the propriety of ttl. action is conwruicu -... brought Into special prominence by the . Ml Amnnv' Tll h liCAtl Oil 111 t tan ciara vu "'"i"""' - the newspapers, which I saw after my letter was written and sent, that much importance seemed to be attached to the political attitude of this company. Furthermore. In view of the open and pronounced opposition from the Stand ard Oil Company id w of the bureau of corporations one of me niosi .".i.---- ------ . my aamm.w-" - - v, tw.. Ins; to accept us am. "t"--, . Jote. that the contribution be returned without further delay. Of course. I To not wish any public statement made tbat wouldTeVm as if I would cast any xn.. .. ... .v.. stanrlarri Oil neo- pte'orThelrTotlveln making the con Telegram to Cortelyou, dated October 9ft 1904 '"Has my request been complied with? I desire inai m" " ' ARCHBOLD REPLIES BRIEFLY Unaccustomed Accusations Will Not Be Endured Liphtly. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. "I am not liar. I am not accustomea i uc.uB - accused and win nui - . . . j. kk.u f the Standard jonn u AiuKu.". ---- Oil Company, made this brief statement before sailing tor r.ui i.-, ... . -.-.-.-.i Th.nrinra Roosevelt s Charges that he told untduths while on the stand at Washington. What do you mean when you say you wtll not endure it lightly?" Mr. Mr Archbold waved his hand depre catlngly. then walked down the pier end boarded the White Star liner Ma jestic He will remain in Europe for several weens. o " ""Take good care of the country, boys." 2 RESCUED, VESSEL ASHORE (Continued From F1rt Page.) one of the wharves, where she is now ...J.rvntn tr TPD 111 TS. i-,... on board escaped and the j vai not extensive. The Alice H. Is a passenger boat, K.twn Marshfleld and the fish hatchery on Coos River and is used by many of the resorters. IliiiSiiiilp f tn.W -" -ir & XI - t dr. srsr YAT SEX. SUN FEELS I PillPH China's ex-President Enters Capital in State. CAVALRY ESCORT GIVEN Eight Months Ago He Would Have Been Beheaded, Xow He Rides in Carriage Upholstered in. Colore of Royalty. PEKIN. Ausr. 24. (Special.) Ex- Presldent Sun Yat Ben's entry at Pekln today undoubtedly was the proudest moment of his life. He came from Tlen- Tsln on a special government train, dec orated with Republican flags, and was received at the station by the highest officials of the government and by sev eral thousand representative citizens. Dr. Sun was driven to the roreign office building, formerly occupied by President Yuan, in an elegant open car riage especially made for the occasion, drawn by white horses in gold mounted harness with yellow silk reins. Thfl tnaide of the carriage was uphol stered In yellow silk hitherto reserved for royalty. A company of lancera preceoea nis carriage, which was surrounded by cav alry. The streets were lined with 40uo soldiers. There were large mrongs i the street corners, but there was no cheering. Dr. Sun -has come to reKin on invi tation of President Yuan to discuss me thods of strengthening the central gov ernment and defining Its relations with the provinces. Had Dr. Sun come to Pekln eight months ago he would have been beheaded. Now all the hon ors of a conquering hero are bestowed upon him. YEGGMEN PLEAD GUILTY HEAVY SEXTEXCE DEALT AT BAKER TO SAFEBLOWEES. Men Who Dynamite Mining Com pany's Safe Must Serve Five to Forty Years in Prison. diitd rr Alio-. 24. f SDecial.) Charles Carnahan and Clayton Green, the two men who dynamitea me saie i Oftnir'a. rvAAir nlacer mines, of Cornucopia, on August 1. were today sentenced to the penitentiary on the charge of burglary with explosives. They were given inoeiermmaic ku- . 9 fir. to 40 VPfl T. SOth luibta v. . . . - pleaded guilty and were sentenced on being arraigned upon ine inaicimoni m the grand jury, wnicn is now in special session. i r. .Akh.rv Pftm H h RT1 . who is an expert mountaineer, took refuge In the mountains and was capiurea in a rough country In Idaho only after a inn har nhncA freen was arrested the day otter the crime and brought to the County Jail, wnere ne soon con fessed to the crime. Implicating Car nahan rftrnflhftn nrotested his inno cence to the last, but pleaded guilty with Green wnen arraigned, vinin. in.ninn Hpbr Miksell and George Rankin were also Indicted. An derson and G. F. Dugan. who was in dicted yesterday, pleaded guilty. An derson was sentencea ana uugan win be on Tuesday. Miksell pleaded not guilty and will defend his own case in the trial, which will be held during the early part of the September court. George Rankin was absent and will plead later. 200,000 TROUT SHIPPED Scio and Lebanon to Stock Streams With Fry 6-upplied by State. ALBAXY, Or., Aug. 24. (Special.) Two hundred thousand young rainbow trout were received here today for dis tribution In the various streams f.f Linn County. The shipment was made in 200 cans. They were sent by State Game Ward en Finlev to Manager Stewart, of the Albany Commercial Club, who will send 60 cans to Scio for planting In Thomas and Crabtree Creeks and will take the remainder to Lebanon for distribution in the South Santlam River. Hamilton Creek and McDowell creek. Granite Found Xear Mulin.s. OREGON- CITY. Or., Aug. 24. (Spe cial.) The Clackamas Southern will reap a rich harvest by hauling .white granite from Mulino to Portland. The quarry Is locaud on the old Cronk place, one mile northwest of Mulino, and Is owned by Burnett Brothers, of Eagle Creek. An expert from Portland has pronounced the granite first-class. There Is also a steam of slate showing at th m nim. hut to what extent Is at tne present lime unniiowu, th.r.l a a luro-a bodv of this, it will be used to replace shingles. So far there Is no deposit oi granite ue iui on the Burnett Brothers' property in tha ctatA et rtraD-nn that which is used being shipped here 'from California or Washington. 6000-HEN PLANT TO START Medford Company Organized for $25,000 to Produce Poultry. MEDFORD. Or.. Aug. 24. (Special.) A $25,000 corporation has been estab lished in Medford for the operation of apoultry farm a few miles from the Mtir Tt l nlannfld to have from buuu to 8000 laying hens, and kale clover and wheat to supply food will be grown nn a 23-acre tract. James W. Dunlop, who has success ?iiv .AnrinrtAd a small chicken ranch. will be manager of the new concern. and he estimates ne win oo me m uti 2 a year profit on eacn nen. Th. nioi.. will havA Dlntv of water. The climate In Southern Oregon is said to be ideal lor chicken culture, ana the success of the venture Is con nraillptan Wnrlc nn the build ings will start In the near future, and the plant will be In full operation by next Spring. D.nA.t. fvnm WiicVlAhprrv Mountain and the Lake of the Woods, are to the effect that over tsuu people are picking huckleberries in that vicinity and en- JvjiUfi ail vuliiib ' .. - - - huckleberry crop this year is the best in many seasons, tne oerries exienains over 9000 acres. In the center there hattxraan RAA T fiflft srr'S fit OTPff Tl meadow, an Ideal place to camp with forage for tne norses ana guoa water. ALBANY COUPLE DISAGREE Husband Claims Wife's Activities Are Misdirected. ALBANY. Or.. Aug. 24. (Special.) That in order to annoy nim nis wire would sometimes get up at 8 o'clock In the morning and run her sewing ma chine. Is an allegation of T- B. Radford in the answer and cross-compiaint ne filed this week in the suit for divorce recently instituted by his wife, Mary Radford. But notwithstanding this early-morning activity on the sewing machine, Radford declares that he had to patch his own clothes and do his own washing and ofted to cook his own meals. Mrs. Radford not only seeks a di vorce but Is asking for one-third of a farm of 206 acres which her husband owns, (3000 permanent alimony. $100 temporary alimony and 140 per month for maintenance until tne nnai aeter mlnation of the suit. She filed a some what sensational complaint and the answer which Radford has placed on record presages a hardfought case. METHODISTS BAR POLITICS Montana Conference Criticises Pro gressive Party Advocate. MISSOULA. Mont. Aug. 24. James A. Metcalf, of Glendive, a leader of the Roosevelt Progressive party, who ad dressed the state conference of the Methodist Church yesterday advocating the principles of the Progressive party, was denied the provllege of the floor at the session today. Mr. Metcalf is a lay member of the conference. A resolution has been drafted for presentation, denouncing the attempt to introduce politics into the delibera tions of the conference and declaring that the conference has no preference as to political parties. COOSA RIVER BILL VETOED President Says Provision to Recom pense Nation Is Xeeded. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. President Taft tonight vetoed the Coosa River bill. The President's message said that his disapproval was based upon the general principle that no waterpower legislation should be enacted without provision to recompense the Govern ment In some proportion. The bill was to give the Alabama Power Company the right to build a dam across the Coosa Kiver seven miles above Wetumpka, Ala. Jealous Husband Shoots. ' virTfinii Ano- ti. Louis Felice e ..nhahtv will rife and ?harles A. Spalding. n American, Is held by the police as a result oi an iiuhi in Beacon Hill Park last night. Spald ing, a recent arrival from Seattle, re turned home last evening to find his wife had gone out for a walk with Fe lice. He seized a revolver and, fol lowing the couple, opened f'r- His wife fled uninjured, but two out of four shots took effect, one oi inem pene tratlng Fence s aDaomen. SPEAKING TOUR IS BEGUN 'Good to Be Done Will Offst De feat, if Defeat Is to Be Our For tion," Candidate Tell Hosts at Luncheon. RAW FRANCISCO. Aug. 24. Gover nor Johnson, of California. Roosevelt Progressive candidate for Vice-President, started from Sacramento today for the East, by way of Los Angeles, to begin his campaign tour In behalf of the Roosevelt Progressive party, in this city today he was the guest of honor at a luncheon given by the Roosevelt Progressive League, or ban Frmirlsci). and tonight he spoke at Oakland. He will be in Los Angeles on Monday and will make a speecn in that city, leaving for the East on Tues day. When the Governor entered the ban quet hall of the restaurant, where the iea .mKav- nf Vi 1 a Tinrtv had firath- ered, he was heartily cheered as "the next Vice-President. Western Doctrine to Be Preached. "T trn to nreach and inculcate in the East the things we have accomplished here in California." he saio. ix wui be the doctrine we preached here two years ago, which resulted in driving corrupt politicians to cover. The speeches that were made in the Na tional Progressive convention were al most identical In phraseology wun . V, h.arj In fTfllifornla in 1910. "In reply to some of the California newspapers wno nave commenieu uyuu my leaving the state to campaign in .v.. TPaot t will mv that New Jersey is proud of the fact that she has given her Governor tor service in mo ,mui of the political fight in the Nation. .l,H Tnlona CtlttO tn ntfllld Of the faCt that her Governor has become a great figure in tne .Nation, j. unnn umi. . n,tti wtinncriv vIaM me 35 days LUIJlia " 111 n...,.B J In which to preach California doctrines in the East, i am not gums -sign and after the election in Novem- i rnv ha nnssthia that I will re turn .to occupy my office two years longer. Fight Good One. Win or Lose. whether we win or whether we lose, only good can come of the fight we are avia- Wa nr. fortunate to have as our leader a man who commands more attention than any other in tne world. He has a message for the peo pie our message, the same message we carried to this state when we emancipated the people from bosses. The good that we will do will offset defeat. If defeat is to be our fortune. We are going to preacn tne ouirius of human- right and absolute equality v. man a ti H man. "It is a struggle worthy of any man or any woman. It is good that we have the aid of noble women In this fight." , Among those who sat at luncheon were several women prominent m litical and club circles. CONGRESS SESSION ENDS (Continued From First Page.) An extra month's pay for Senate and House employes. a nrovislon to repay the persons wno paid the ransom of Miss Ellen Stone, san.tnr Tji Folletta at 9:30 upset the nimi for an adiournment at midnight by demanding the adoption of the amendment to the resolution for tne Investigation of the Penrose-Archbold-Roosevelt campaign contribution con troversy and insisting that action be taken upon It. Angered by ettorts to dissuade him from his purpose, he announced that he would not permit ad journment until the resolution was adopted. La Follette Serves Notice. When Mr. La Follette presented the amendment, which would compel the committee to investigate all contribu tions to the present campaign an ob jection was interposed by Senator Hey- burn. Senator Smoot protested that he had yielded the floor to Mr. La Follette for the purpose of asking unanimous consent for the consideration of tne resolution and not to permit the mak ing of a formal motion. In turn the Wisconsin Senator served notice that he would object to any unanimous consent request. To test the situation. Mr. Smoot moved that bills on the calendar be taken up. La Follette demanded the ayes and nays. The Wisconsin Senator showed his satisfaction as. It became evident that the requisite number would 'not re spond to the call. The sergeant-at-arms began search ing the city for absentees. MEXICO TROUBLE WORRIES (Continued From First Page.) will force drastic measures that have been so satisfactorily avoided to date. To understand the present situation it must be kept in mind that the revo lution In Mexico has been a double barreled affair In short, two revolu tions Instead of one. 'Orozco in the north has been merely a leader of one of the factions Into which the govern ing class of Mexico was broken up by the revolution which overthrew'. Diaz. Zapata, on the other hand, represents an idea. He Is the hampion of the peons. Power Soon Available. HARRISBURG. Or.. Aug. 24. (Special.)- The crew stringing the high power wires for the Oregon Electric has reached here. The roadbed be tween here and Albany is being bal lasted and the machinery Installed m the sub-stations. Within a short time electrical power can be utilized for bringing trains this far. 'Cyclone Burns" Jailed at Weiser. WEISER, Idaho, Aug. 24. (Special.) Charles Olson, who is better known as "Cyclone Burns," the wrestler, has been remanded to the County Jail in default of $3000 bail set by Probate Judge Galloway after a preliminary hearing on a serious charge. eAt-TIMORC from Schloss Bros. & Co. and other famous makers, are now ready, and you're invited to come to our store and look them over. We'll not urge you to buy, and our courteous salesmen will be glad to show you the new styles. There are many specially interesting models for young college and business men and others of more conservative cut for those of maturer years. All things considered, it's the best and most representative showing of smart garments for men that we've ever seen. "We hope you will not re fuse our invitation to look it over. They Are Priced at $15 to $40 SPECIAL You can have your choice (while they last) of any Spring and Summer suit in our stock for just ONE-HALF PRICE. Fourth Md Alder StrtZ ClOttlilig CO. 1" Manager WILSON PLAHSNO TOURS CANVASS OF COCXTRY NOT BE LIEVED BEST METHOD. en to contributions to the Democratic iels. bead of the publicity department. Notional eamnaien fund, Joseph Dan- I announced today - Candidate Consnlts 200 Advisers Not .Politicians, and 175 Suggest Staying at Home. SEAGIRT, N. J.. Aug. 24. With the idea that the country is tired of stump ing tours. Governor Wilson announced today that his present plans call for few campaign speeches. Out of 200 letters received from per sons not politicians, 175 suggested that the Governor conduct a "dignified, stay-at-home campaign." "From my general correspondence." said Governor Wilson, "I find that a great majority of the people believe that I ought not to make any great number of speeches. My private judg ment is tnat extenaea Biuiuyius cuu.o are not the most effective method of - 4..A4-ir,o a Mmnalrn. I mav make a considerable number of speeches, but as for going sdoui canvassing -u"- try, I have no sucn intennon. mi ciino tn comment on XLIV " . the Fenrose-Archbold-Roosevelt con troversy, but It is proDaoxe ne wui u something to say on the subjoct in future speeches. Clark Plans His Tour for Wilson. WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. Speaker start nn a EBeakinir trip for Governor Wilson next week that will begin at RocKiana, Me., aubusi m, may develop into a tour of the conti nent. He probably will speak in Mis souri and New Mexico after leaving New England and then proceed to the Pacifio Coast. Democrats to Publish Donations. NEW YORK, Aug. 24. 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