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I0RED FOR THE BUSY READER
km Important but Not Loss Inter
eitlng HopponingB irom romii
Outslda tho Stato.
rt.orgt has accoptod tho nomination
-te mayor of Now York.
1 i tmtnwreck in Kansas killed 17
Mirers nd woundod 10 othero.
rulirht COrB Bio ntn;u in uu uvnt
i fore winter.
' B.tn Ito. proaldont of tho privy
'Jndl of Japan, will mako a long
tr of Manchuria.,
Professor Fryer, of California, soys
Chin i preparing to mako war on on
flOKbing forolgn poworfl.
fright mado his flrat flight In a gov
anient ooroplano und began tho 'In
action of Blgnnl ofllcoro.
Congressman Landls Bays tho navy
i top-heavy and needs a strong mor
dunt marino to-back It up In tlmo of
ttf.
A !t?amor reports that soveral thou
ijud natives wero drowned on tho is-
jui of Yucatan by ino recont uuu
iarricane.
fjiptain do Gorlach, who commanded
,u Antarctic expedition in 1007, has
- .... i a a i r t . .i n
's po doubt thai uoin uook ana ronry
.rtKbedtho i'olo.
Mix, tho American balloonist who
rem tho internati6nal balloon raco in
Jm'tterland, is about to ioso tho prize
bteioso eomo peasant dragged him to
(he ground for a moment.
Director of Census Dana Durand bo-
'litres that college studonta will miko
excellent census enumerators, and no
parposes to BUggest that educational
fcitltatlons gives leaves of absence in
. . I A .
'Ami next tosucii siuucnia aa may
cue to join tho army of 05,000 onum
tutors. 1 Tift immensoly enjoyed tho beauties
of the Yosemito valley.
Spanish revolutionists predict a rev
eltigalnst King Alfonso.
British and German ndmirals shook
, bads across the banquot table.
II M 1 ...
uienn n. uuruna mauo tnroo sue
eufal flights in his airship at St.
i Lcais.
Near-beer dealers of Tennesseo will
,Uie to pay a tax of $1,160 each
jtttly.
Dewey'aays tho U. S. navy is by no
eens a bluff. Ho advocates more
tiribipa and a, ship subsidy.
The Wright brothers will mako no
more exhibition flights, but will begin
tie manufacture of aeroplanes for salo.
Accumulated eowcr gas and wasto
from neighboring garages caused 'n
tremendous explosion in a New York
itier.
Nebraska Baptists oro much wrought
t? because a Mormon convict has been
appointed chanlaln of tho ntntn nanl
' tentiarv.
General Wood deniea that tho Bmiton
tnj ana navy maneuvers caused
Jickness and soya much valuable Jtnowl
s waa gained.
All thfl nffirtlnla nt MnrnhnlUnwiv
I 1 ...... .. - . .
'not, nave beon indicted bv tho federal
BnrA n. t i j t . ...
juij lur unpriBoning government
wci service ogenta.
, Dlng the absenco of tho American
.Kpresentatives, Japan has forced
China Intn n ........ ...i i it.
j u vi cult wnvruuy mu uijuii
if. i . . . - . -
n Manchuria is closed to all but
j Japaneao, and sorlous disagrco
tent may follow.
' CbanCT CM Tlllnr. mnml .nlinnlllnf nf
p, , ... Ml(Jf ,UU I.UUIIWIIIV.
vuifls, ib dead.
.An exploison of firedamp In a Nan-
I'QO, B. C mlnn Irlllnd SO mlnnrn
hpan has forced China into a troaty
'With closeB tho opon door In Man-
w an but Japaneao.
American Consul Hanna,
,co' Kn,n nppoolfl
wearuiquako auiTerora.
t"Hborten Ita running time between
wicsgo and tho coast to 72 houra.
Lpe "premo court has rofuseda ro
I.;! & 10 Jnmefl A P'nch, tho Port
waattornoy convicted of murdor.
at Mon
for holp
j A daughter of Samuol Clemens, bot
known as Mark Twain, will wed
t"U88ian nlnnlnr.. finfirllniuHflch.
The
rnnrAM 0 a i i .
rr! , ,MJut i opoKuno nua reii-
nied Street nnmrnloalnr... Wnrlra
'"nellSen n UBtd by hU brothor
A v
,it " -"" woman pieadod guilty or
mm, BayinK aho had beon married
!tu , w,thut being divorced, and
"red f men and matrimony.
!foMiiallfornIa woman whowaB suing
ittr.CO,fo11 ho,r to 10,000,000, and
Mediately withdrew her divorce suit
5 Glna. . . .
to, ";iR V!fB8 Brabbed a largo area or
iur ureat uruain.
Atnrelln n.ltl I., n . . . t
ttrjn.t o iirac io examine ana
"upon Dr. Cook's Arctio records.
4tti .n."? and "choolB are bolng
fieri ad,,d' Ru"' on account of
NO PERPETUAL RIQHT8,
mining uongross Propoaes Amorlcan
Law on Water, Power.
Goldflold, Nov., Oct 5. Tho Amor!
can wining congrosa closed Its 12tl
ooBBion noro aitor adopting a resolu
Hon calling upon tho national govern
mont to loglslato against porpotua
irnncniBos lor water power or water
rights in Wcstorn statos, and urcine
oimuur uta lo legislation be passed
vriwuui. waning ior congressional ac
uon.
mi
ino apox law, under which tho tils
covoror of a mineral lode or vein can
ionow u outaido tho lines of his claim
was anotnor subject of discussion, and
ropoai, wun tno substitution of
aw making tho aldo lines of a claim
ita limits whori continued downward
vertically, was urged.
Wildcat mining Bchomes were placed
undor tho ban by tho congress, which
urged etato and national legislation to
provont tho operators of such schemes
from diverting monoy of inveatorB that
mignt othorwlao bo used in developing
n-KitimBK, proportion.
J. H. lllchordB, of Boiae, Idaho, tho
rotlrlng preBident of tho congress, was
given a nanuBomo sorvico by tho dele'
gaies.
Los Angeles and Spokano hove de
veloped a lively rivalry fof the next
soBsIon of the congress. This question
will bo decided by tho executive com
mittee.
FARMERS FLOCK TO CANADA
Fully 70,000 Amorlcan Settlers Have
Crossed Border.
Winnipeg. Man.. Oct. E. American
farmers by tho tens of thousands nro
now pouring over the boundary Into tho
Canadian West. According to a state
ment mado by tho denutv minister of
interior at Ottawa, the invasion of
Americans into Canada will total over
70,000 for tho present year.
in tho beginning of this across-boun
- .
uary movomoijt mo nowcomerB were
iargply from tho Middlo states, but this
year thoy arc coming from almost ev
ery state In tho Union. Not onlv Ib
tho quantity satisfactory to Canada.
but tho quality of settlers Ib rather im
proving than othorwiso.
Practically, tho official report save,
60,000 Americans this acaaon entered
Canada, and every man, woman and
child was possessed on an average of
$1,UUU in stock, cash and effects, mean
ing that they brought into this coun
try nearly $60,000,000.
W. J. White, head of tho Canadian
Immigration ngencicB in the United
States, sayB this year's immigration
from tho United States has increased
fully 30 per cent and that noxt year he
expects to seo about 110,000 Amen
cana settling in tho Canadian West.
NINE DEAD IN ROSLYN MINE.
Firo Follows Qas Explosion Shaft Is
Furnace Blast.
Roslyn, Wash., Oct 5. Fifteen mon
aro bolioved to have been killod or fa
tally injured in an oxplosion of gas in
the shaft of mine No. 4, of tho North
western Improvement company, at
12:45 this afternoon.
Tho mine in the neighborhood of tho
shaft is burning fiercely, flames rush
ing through tho ehaft with an awful
roar, t he electric pumps are cue ou,
and the water supply in the city is very
low. It is thought tho firo in tho shaft
will not affect the other mines, but it
may bo six months before the shaft
can bo put in working condition again.
It is said that tho shaft ia caving in
and other explosions may occur at any
tlmo.
Shops Aro to Bo Doubled.
Sacramento, Oct 5. Reports have
beon received hero to tho effect that
tho New York ofllco of tho Western
Pacific has sent back plan of tho rail
road shops to bo built in Sacramento
with instructions to prepare specifica
tions for buildings double in sizo. The
original plans called for an expenditure
of $750,000 whilo tho proposed shops
under tho now scheme will cost $1,
600,000. Further indication of tho move,
as advanced by local railroad men is
that tho Westein Pacific contemplates
running lines up and down the state.
- Gormany Causes Alarm.
Madrid, Octobor 6. DlapatcheB from
Gibraltar today say Gorman stoamorB
nro disembarking cannon and largo
auantities of cruns and ammunition at
Morocco porta destined for tho govern
ment. Great Britain and France, it
is said, have beon informed of tho sit
uation and while thoy aro guarding
neutrally, thoy aro seeking by diplo
macy to provent a collision. Tho atti
tudo of tho sultan is said to have
causod ministerial anxiety. Fears are
cntortainod that ho may desiro to in
cito a general war.
Duol Over Girl la Fatal.
San Diogo, Cal., Oct. 6. Earl Davlp,
who waB stabbed nino times by liarl
Lynnoll In a duel ovor a girl on tho
night of Septobtnor 18, died this after
noon of tetanuB, or lockjaw. DavU
17 voara old: Lynell is also 17.
Clotildo Montez, tho Spanish girl ovor
whom tho fight took ploco, Ib 14.
Lynnoll took to tho mountains nna is
atill at largo. Tho police aro now
scouring tho country for him. A knifo
thrust produced blood poisoning.
St. Yves to Run No More.
Montreal, Oct. 6. Ilonrl St. Yvob,
tho famoua French long-distance run
ner, collapsod In tho 28d milo of a race
hero today. tnyaiciBnu ueemreu ma
heart w affected and mat no prou-
ably would be unable to run again.
Ilia opponent, Hans Holmor, of Que
bec, finished strong, covering the Mar
athon distance in 2 82 :u, a new rec
ord, if tho track Is found to measuro
corrcotly.
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
DOOTOR8 TURN ON LIGHT.
Exposo Blundering Servlco of Army
Transportation -Soldlora 8ufler.
Washington, Oct. 9. At tho moot
ing of tho Association of Military Sur
geons today, medical men of tho army
urged that the medical corps contro
its own transportation in tlmo of war.
Col, Valoy Harvard, U. S. A., said
that during theSpanieh-American war,
tho. medical acrvico of tho army in
Cuba was paralyzed because its sup
piles were kopt miles out at sea and
later wero dumped promiscuously
along tho shore. Such a thing would
not havo happened, he said, had tho
mod e J corps had chargo of Its own
transportation.
Another instance of dolay in trans
portotion waa tho shipment of con
donsod milk to tho Philippino islands.
Tho milk, tho said, waa allowed to
stand for days at tho factory because
of tho failure of another department to
provide transportation.
Sir Alfred Keough, director-general
of tho British army medical service,
maintained that, while it was the
provinco of tho military surgeon to act
in a humanitarian capacity, his first
object should bo to increase tho effi
cioncy of the army. He said that sur
geons should send back homo tho sol
diers who wero unfitted for action.
NEW TONNAGE TAX.
Payne-Aldrich Act Has First Innings.
Decreases Incomo.
Washington, Oct 7. Collection of
tho hew tonnsgo tax of 2 cents pre
scribed for in the recently passed
Payne-Aldrich tariff act begins today.
The new law provides that tho tonnage
duty of 2 centB per ton, not to exceed
in tho aggregate 10 cents per ton in
any one year, be imposed at every en
try on '"ail vessels from any foreign
port or placo in North America, Cen
tral America, the West India islands,
tho Bahama islands or tho coast of
South America, bordering on the Car
ibbean sea, or Newfoundland, and a
duty of 6 cents per ton, not to exceed
50 cents per ton oer annum are imposed
at every entry on all vessels from any
othor foreign port, not, however, to in
elude vessels in distress or not engaged
in trade.
The new 2-cent rate amounts virtu
ally to a decrease of 1 cent from the
ratea heretofore In effect. Naturally,
tho decreased rato will have a tendency
to lower the receipts from tho tonnage
taxes, and it is estimated by tho do
partment of commerce and labor that
tho annual income will amount to $1,
050,000, per year, or more than $500,
000 less than was collected annually
under the old law.
Must File Claims Promptly.
Washington, Oct. 9. Fiagrant
abuses in fruit importation entailing
thousands of dollars of losa to the gov
ernment occurring especially on the
docka at New York, aro aimed at in
regulations proclaimed today by Acting
becretary of the Treasury Reynolds and
directed to collectors of customs "and
all others concerned."
The regulations prohibit importers
from delaying for a week or 10 days
the filing of claims for allowances for
destruction or injury of fruit imported
but not taken from tho docka. makincr
t impossible for tho authorities to de
termine what to allow for the deterior
ation of tho imports.
All Japanese Must Register.
Washington, October 5. The regu
lations isBjued by tho Japanese govern
ment last spring requiring all Japanese
residents within tho United States and
Canada to register at the nearest Jap
anese consulate, aro to bo put into op-
oration beginning today. Tho purpose
of tho regulation is to obviate aa far as
possible tho chanco of friction betweon
the nations over the influx of undesir-
ablo Japanese into America. Each
newcomer is to bo required to register
within seven days of his arrival and on
caving tho district he muaht report
his departure. The penalty for viola
tion of tho regulations is forfeiture of
consular protection.
Austrian Hop Crop Falls.
Washington, Oct. 7. Tho European
nop crop this year has been a failure.
report from Consul Joseph I. Brit-
tain at Prague, Austria, has just
brought tho following information:
The normal hop crop in Bohemia is
about 28,659,800 pounds. Tho crop of
1908 was an unusually largo one and
amounted in Bohemia alone to 33,069,
000 pounds, and in Austria as a whole
to 39,682,800 pounds. ThiB year's
crop ia 75 per cent loss.
Will Put It Off.
Washington, Oct. 8. AUhouch tho
monetary commission haB decided to
recommend tho establishment of a cen
tral bank, it Is practically cortaln that
no attempt will bo mado to secure leg
islation at tno coming stssion of con
gress. Experts say It will bo impo8-
iblo to complete, all details and plans
for tho institution during the life of the
present congress, which oxpirea in
March, 1911.
Army Surgeona to Meet. '
Washington, October 5. Represent
atives of 11 governments will attond
tho 18th annual mooting of tho AssocU
atlon of Military Surgeons in the
United States, to be held in this oitv
next week. Among the unique Diners
to be read will be one on the atoDninc
pqwer and shock effects of 12 different
kinds of bullets from various nlstola
and revolvers.
FENCE THWART8 COYOTES.
Wire
Structuro of Forostry Service
Boon to Shecpmon.
Washington. Oct. 5. A eucessfu
barrier aeainat tho inroads of the coy
ote in the sheep flocks of tho West
has been foupd, it Ib believed, in the
coyote-proof fence, experiments with
which have been carried on during the
last year by a special agent ior the
foreatry Bervlco at Billy Meadows, on
tho Wallowa National foreet reserve in
Oregon, according to a bulletin made
nublic today by tho forestry service.
Coyotes came to the fence nearly
every night for 00 days, according to
tho report, and occasionally followed
It for miles, but not ono suceeded in
passing over or under except when the
enow was deep enough to givo them an
easy jump. Summarizing the experi
menta for tho season of 1908, tho re
port says :
" Ihe coyote-proof fence was entire
ly successful as a protection against
coyotes : not sucessf ul against bears
ia still problematical against bobcats
not euccessful against lynxes, and of
course not successful against badgers
Tho damage, however, from bears, bob
cats and lynxes is small when com
pared with tho large losses from the
coyotes."
Minister to China Is Recalled.
San Francisco, Oct. 6. Charles R,
Crane, newly appointed minister to
China, was recalled to Washington to
night by a telegram from Secretary
Knox. Mr. and Mrs. Crane were to
have sailed on the transport Thomas
tomorrow for the Orient.
Mr. Crane was seated at a banquet
given in his honor by the Chinese
Chamber of Commerce when bis atten
tion was called to the report- tonight
He stated that the telegram merely re
quested his return to the capital, "aa
there were certain phases of tho East
ern situation with which the secretary
of stats did not; think I was fully aa
quainted."
"I did not see Mr. Knox before
leaving Washington," he said. "He
was not in the city. I suppose that
something has arisen or been calledrto
his attention which bo thinks I should
know before I go to my post. I do. net
know what it is."
Great Northern Gets Contract.
Seattle will have a four-day mail ser
vice from New York and tho Great
Northern railway will carry it. The
contract, calling for a 47J-hour ser
vice; from St. Paul, has been let at
Washington, according to advices re
ceived here. The fast service will
begin October 5 and the contract calls
for a four years' term. The sum in
volved is $2,000,000. Not only will
the coast bo served by the fast mail,
but all the cities between St. Paul and
Chicago will be benefited by it.
There is a heavy penalty attached to
any tardiness in arrival of the mail.
and when the Great Northern accepted
the contract it undertook a heavytask,
as the schedule must be maintained
summer and .winter every day in the
year.
Cotton Crop Takes a Drop.
Washington, Oct. 8. Tho report of
the census bureau today showed that
up to September 25 there bad, been
ginned from the cotton growth of 1909.
z,5bZ,0&8 bales, counting round as half
bales, compared with 2,590,63 for
1908. The round bales included this
year were 48,176, compared with 57.
107 for 1908. Tho sea island cotton re
port for 1909 was 13,826, compared
with 11,455 for 1908. The corrected
statistics of the quantity of cotton
ginned to September 1, waa announced
as 388,242 bales. The reriort todnv
will be altered slightly hv reports
transmitted by mail by Individual gln-
nera.
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Summoned By Knox Direct.
Washington, Oct. 6. State denart-
ment officials who could bo reached
here tonight wero in the dark reeardincr
A.I O " -
ino recau or Minister urane to Wash
ington. Tho information as conveyed
to them through their interviewers was
the first they had received to show that
Air. Crane was recalled from San Fran
cisco.
Secretary Knox is not In Washing
ton, but is expected this week. It is
believed he sent instructions to Mr.
Crane personally.
Ballinger to Look at Project.
faacramento, Cal., Oct 6. -It wn
announced today bv the Safirnmnnf a
vauey uevelopmont association that
becretary of the Interior Ballinger will
pay a visit or inspection to the Orland
irrigation project Octobor 6. H vaiu
be welcomed by the Orland Unit Water
users- association. During his vlalt
the secretary will ascertain tho views
of tho people of tho district in regard
to tho reclamation act, particularly in
the Sacramento valley.
G.000 Want Indian Lands.
Pierre, S. D., Oct 7. -The actual
registration for tha first day In thb
land opening of tho Cheyenne River
and Standing Rock Indian reservations
at this place wbb 870 names. Tho reg
istration for tho same period reported
from the other districts was Lebeau
280; Mpbridgo, 270; Lemmon, 262
Biamarck, 677; Aberdeen, 3,654. ffo!
tal, 6,013.
Turbines for New Battleships.
Washington, Oct. 8, Both the new
American Dreadnaughts, 20,000 tons
displacement, for which contracts
were recently awarded, will be equip
ped with Parson turblno engines.
TAFT IN PORTLAND"
bar-
speeches
Genial Smllo Wins Hearts of Public
Throngs.
Portland, Oct 4.-rPortland re
cntved President Taft as guest of
honor with splendid hospitality and
a limitless expression of hearty
good will and frank affection. To the
Nation's chief executlvo it proved a
dav of crood cheer, unmarred by a sin-
0 t ' -
gle untoward incident.
Tho president enjoyed it all to the
utmost; enjoyed every moment of tho
day from tho easy formality of tho
crreetincr accorded him uoon his arrival
at the Union derxit to the afternoon of
golf golf played In the Invigorating
tang of a perfect October day.
Throughout tho day ho found only tho
most profound consideration for bis
comfort and welfare.
There were no exacting demands
upon his energies. The day was
ren of tiring programs, long
or Wearisome ceremonies.
An affection manifested itself In the
public greeting which had its orgin
quite apart from the fact that he was
the great American, the first man of
the land. That infectious smile pos
sessed itself of hiB features when he
first stepped from his private car into
the cheery sunshine of an ideal Oregon
morning. Its infection of good nature
spread wherever be went. Whenever
jie appeared ho put every one at ease
by the easy informality of bis de
meanor and that smile. And then
Portland got a deeper insight into tho
real mean; got a glimpse into the rich
and wbolefaome nature of which that
smile ia tho natural expression.
For when his triumphal procession
through the streets was at an end and
there was a half hour at his disposal
for a whirl about the city, he elected
to dispense with the tempting spin
and go to the bedside of his friend,
Judge George H. Williams, at the Good
Samaritan bopsital. It was thus that
tho brief hour of his morning's leisure
time was spent
It ib to the rising generation that
credit must go for the predominating
and never-to-be-forgotten feature of
the welcoming demonstrations. There
have been living flags before. Bat
never have the Stars and Stripes been
wrought into such a wholesome, in
spiring fabric as that formed by Port
land school children. It was an epitome
of the boundless spirit of youthful pat
riotism. The President smiling at
first, passed to a mood of seriousness
as that wondrous flag waved back and
forth with the life that tomorrow must
possess itself of the Nation.
The. President's appearance tapped
exhauatlesB reservoirs of enthusiastic
and affectionate applause wherever he
went.
"This is all splendid, splendid the
day i'b perfect everything is perfect"
he told Mayor Simon, who was seated
beside him in the automobile.
Half an hour after luncheon a car
drew up for him at the hotel and he
departed for the afternoon for his fa
vorite paatime, golf. Returning with
a keen appetite be ate dinner privately
and made ready for his appearance at
the Armory. Tho military escort again
accompanied him and thousands of
people were in the streets awaiting his
appearance.
Presiednt Taft closed one of the hap
piest and most delightful visits of his
life late yesterday afternon, when he
boarded his special train at the Union
depot and departed from Portland,
southbound. He said as much himself,
and with unmistakable sincerity, as be
stood on tho observation platform of
his car and bado farewell to those who
Lad assembled to see him on his way.
"It has all been delightful. I can't
thank you enough for the way I've been
treated. I've never had a happier
visit he Baid not once, but many
times, as he stood shaking hands with
friends and officials.
Until the departing train was lost to
view he stood on the platform, smiling
and waving at those gathered about
the depot grounds. He seemed loth to
go, and it was not until the train had
passed onto the Steel bridge that he
turned into bis car. The President
took with him from Portland only the
happiest memories. His choice in se
lecting Portland for the longest stoD of
his itinerary, xsew Orleans alono ox
cepted, was justified.
HELP CONSERVATION
President Says Congress Mist
Enact Necessary Laws.
CARRY OUT ROOSEVELT POLICIES'
Scientists Excommunicate.
Boston, Oct 4. Alfred Farlow.
chairman of the committee on publica
tion of the First Church of Christ
Scientist confirmed today a report that
Airs. Augusta tu. btotson, of New
York, had been dismissed from the
body of Christian Scientists. Mr.
i?arlow declined to comment on the
case, but in renlv to a nueation an tn
the effect of tho action of the members
of tho church, said: "It is to be hoped
they will recoivo it in a Christian
manner and treat it accordingly."
Beat Motorcycle Record.
bpringneid, Mass.. Oct 4. At th
motorcycle stadium thiB afternoon
CharleB Spencor and Charles Gustaf-
asm t nil. n t -II i 1 . .
ou"i uu" iuib cuy, estaousnod a
new 24-hour world's record.
-IJ!.in,. .. - -I
rming iuo miles, yards In the 24
hours, beating the record of 775 miles,
134 yardB established bv H. A. Pnliior
of England. GuatafBon rode 1043 mllea.
201apa and 199 yards In the 24 hours,
being approximately 268 milea ahfiurt
of Collier's mark.
Fair Ones Fed by Force.
London, Oct 4. Writs have henn
issued against Homo Secretary Glad.
stone and tho priBon officials of Bir
mingham In connection with an action
for assault for the forcible feeding with
DwjwBcn pump last week or a num
ber Of suffragettes who nrInfH nn
going on a "hunger strike" while in
ail. The BUffratrettea' lead
that forcible feeding 1 illegal.
ooks Ito People to Enforce Law
Against Monopoly and Not Let
Good Times Blind Them.
Sacramento, Cal., Oct 5. After
making one of the longest jumps of his
trip and traveling for 25 hours through
tho state of Oregon, and tho northern
half of California, President Taft sr-
rived last night at 7:10 p.m.
The president selected for the prin
cipal feature of bis speech the subject
of the conservation of natural re
sources, in which he declared anew that
before many of tho Roosevelt policies
of conservation can be carried into
effect confirmatory and enabling legis
lation will have to be secured, and ho
pledged himself to bring all the power
he possesses to bear upon congress to
pass the laws that are deemed neces-
'sary.
Speaking.from tbe.car-end at jjuns-
muir today, Mr. Taft said:
'I am on a tour of some ld,uuu miles
and I am trying to gather information
... i. iL. J!
as we go witn reierence to tne cunui-
tion of the country and at the same
time to give you a superficial aspect of
the man whom it has been your good or
bad fortune to elect president I think
that personal touch between ihe people
and those whom you honor by delegat
ing authority temporarily ia a good
thing, so that you may know whenI
make my mistakes, and they are repre
sented to you with a great deal of em
phasis, that I am atill a poor mortal
praying for assistance and hoping that
you will forgive human error.
"Everywhere m this country 1 have
found evidences of prosperity from
Boston to Portland, and if Bigns do not
fail, ive are upon an era of business
enterprise and expansion that has
never been seen in thiB country before.
Now with that I would not have you
forget that here are certain responsi
bilities. We have had evils growing
out of our prosperity. Men have seized
power by means of accumulation of
wealth and its use in methods that are
not legal and cannot be approved, by
way of monopoly and otherwise. NowK
we are attempting by the general law
of the United States to suppress that
kind of abuse. They were brought to
the attention of the people in a mar
velous crusade by my predecessor, The
odore Roosevelt, and it is my duty to
continue those policies and to enforce
them as far as I may and put upon tha
Btatute books, or at least recommend
to congress that there be put upon the
statute books those laws which shall
clinch the nrozresa which was made
under him, which he preached and
which we all look forward to as a per
manent condition.
"Now, my fellow citizens, as I look
out upon this audience, I feel sure that
you are not" only healthy in body but
healthy in mind; that you are in favor
of the good thinga; that you are in
favor of decent government; that you
are in favor of decent men and decent
women and that you look forward to,
the future as a time when we shall all
grow better. The truth is that money
and wealth contribute nothing unlesa
they enable us to make ourselves bet
ter, unless they enable us to think
something of others and to help others
those who are down onward in the
progress of life. We cannot all be al
truists in the Bense that we can devote
our attention to somebody else all the
time, for we have to look after our
Belves and our families, but I am sure
that in the last generation there baa
been an improvement throughout our
country with reference to a charitable
feeling towards all, and a desire on the
part of each to help all."
Fernanda Weds Count.
PariB, Oct. 6. Miss Fernanda Wan-
amaker, daughter of Rodman Wana
maker, and granddaughter of John
Wanamaker, was married today to
Count Arthur de Heeren, aon of Count
Heeren, of Paris. There were two
ceremonies. The first was in the Cath
olic church with full orchestral accom
paniment This was followed by a
ProteBtant marriage service, the Rev.
Alfred G. Mortimer, of Philadelphia,
fliciating. Henry White, American
ambassador, and Marquis Del Muni.
Spanish ambassador, were witnesses.
Sail for- Philippines.
Honolulu, Oct 5. The Pacific fleet
commanded by. Rear-Admiral Sebreo.
will sail tomorrow afternoon for the
Philippines after a month's Btay in
Hawaiian waters. It is planned to
cruise the whole distance at u speed of
13 knots an hour. Shore leave for the
men of tho fleet will end at midnight
Admiral Sebree has been liberal in the
matter of leave since the arrival of the
fleet and thousands of sailors have
been ashore.
Smugglers Win Battle.
El Paso 'Tex., Oct 5. Ualnc? thai
train of pack burros loaded with con
traband goods as breastworks, a franc
of smugglers battled with a annad nf
rurales near Sablnas. in the at&tn nt
Coahuila, Mexico, and came out victor-
lous, Iorclng the rurales to withdraw
and escaping with their goods Into tha
mountains. One smuesrler wiui cUeA
and Mvan rural weundd.