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Wellman, Republican Writer, Ack
nowledges Leaders Are Much
Alarmed Oven Rockefeller's
:, friendship for Taft
. '"" -' v (Special DispatcK to Toe Journal. -, v ' ' ,
. ' Chen Nov. 2Walter Wellman wired to the Record-Herald today
;. from New York: "Election week
wardly - confident but inwardly -nervous. The Democratic managers are
hopeful, as usuaL All signs point to Taft's triumph, but there are many
' unanswered questions,arnong which is. 'Has John D. Rockefeller Burchard
ized Taft?"' ' ; v-... w... v
"There is no good reaso for believing that Rockefeller has stampeded
' the American people. The American voter is not hysterical. He has passed
-. that st,age. Nineteen men out of 20 had made- up their minds h&w they
' would vote before Rockeeller declared himself for Taft. And yet great
-anxiety does exist over the effect of Rockefeller' announcement. It..accen
tuates the tendencyof the hour. - ; : ..' 'f 'r.' r"T; "
'- " ; The War of the "Tendencies.' ,L
-HJ'Th is tendency,; most clearlyftistoward a jpTbtest "against "undue poweFoj
'wealth in legislatiorf and politics; Roosevelt, Bryan," LaFollette, Aldrich and
0 Cannon have helped it along, each, in his way. The panic made it worse,
' Dear living arid 6hort employment contribute. The reversal of the Standard
Oil fine egged it on. Hearst's expose of the Standard Oil's efforts to.cen
trol statesmen . legislation, politics, the press, even .lecturers and writers,
aggravates the difficulty. Labor ntekes war on Taft, aided by all these
"conditions. And upon top of it all comes Rockefeller. It is no wonder
tht many Republicans fear that may be the last straw,
"Against all this tendency of the people down below to rise in protest,
three forces stand out prominently: Party habit; fear, both of Bryan and
of a labor triumph, rousing business men" andemployers -everywhere; the
marked advantage Taft hold in steadiness and safety of character over
'-Bryan. .' t ' " ',. ' ' S V -
Why Did John D. Do It? , ;
:;'Ne'w York is close; Ohio is; close; Indiana is close. In these three
states the presidency is to be decided. If any or all of them are saved to
Taft. it is the influence of the commercial andnploying classes aroused
' in the last two weeks after months of Apathy, that-will do it. ; ,
. "What the Republicans fear it that Rockefeller may turn just enough
- votes jto .change the result. . Why did Rockefeller come out for Taft? Is
.there a scheme behind it? Tilf "I I ficfcis Rrfesldenr Roosevelt has catledit?
, will give the opinions of the best informed ancj best men here on this
$ score: , ' ' ' , -
' ''l:- "It-vas no a trick. - Thre it o iargain ne -secTef i story hehind it.
' Kockefeller has always been a Republican. He likes Taft and does not
like Bryan. He wants Tft elected, just as millions of other Republicans do.
When the heads of large corporations set in motion a'movement to rouse
the business interests and to -raise money for the Republican managers,
Rockefeller 'was aware' of theiri efforts. He knew- there ..was alarm and
knew that vigorous effort was required to keep Bryan out of the White
House. . He was willing to give money; but that was declined.
if ' : Say John Dt Simply Blundered. -
"Rockefeller does not dream of the tremendous unpopularity he 'enjoys'
in this country. Men 'never see themselves as others see them. He be
, lieved the muckraking period had passed that he was cpndoned, respected.
He believed, his influence was great amqng business men.iand as an effort
was beings made ;to aroirse the business interests, why, should he not do
what he could? So, in innocence of his Croesns-like isolation from the
. heart -and temper f the American piTOplerne spoke out. Hitchcock would
have been willing to give him a million dollars to keep his mouth shut..
Say O. OUP. Hat No Oil Coin.
'"Hat the Standard Oil a secret bargain with the Republican managers?
None in the' world. Most of the Standard Oil people, like Rockefeller, are
Republicans. They all abhor Roosevelt and were not at first favorable to
Taft But, like many other , men of affairs who hate Roosevelt, they prefer
Roosevelt's candidate to the uncertain Bryan.
"Six weeks ago, when the Republican war chest-was neatly empty and
. Chairman Hitchcock had, time and again, to change his plan of campaign
apd hold, things back for lack 6f funds, liberal subscriptions were offered
by individuals connected -with the 'Standard Oil. Rockefeller inrlurierf
There was a council of var. ' The money was tempting, Very tempting! but
in the end it "was decided that the committee could not afford to accepi
' the' Standard's offerings. The checks were returned." '
Huge Eeflector on Top of The Journal Building Will
Flash Signals Telling. How Taft ancftrjan Stand
as the Count -Progresses. 1
.The Jurna,! haV made arrangements
togive th ' people -ef Portland the most
complete -an 4 reliable lifcrrmatlon to
morrow night concerning: the results of
the election, It will not be necessary
for them to wait untQ the paper comej
out to know how things are going. All
one needs to do la to look out of the
. window toward Tbe Journal building at
' any time during the evening In order to
' learn which candidate Is in the lead.! I
A huge searchlight, is to be installed
on top of The Journal building, to con
vey Information ; for , miles by mvana of
Ua flashes of light Whenever the
long shaft 6jt white, lights sweeps ' the
sky In line' just above the horisontal,
either east, west or south; It means that
. the Republican caftaidate is ltadlng in
theccount of ballots. ""Wnenever tiie.
light, shaft flashes , Up and- down be
. tweeh the senHh" and the horlion,- at
any point of the compass. Bryan Is
, ahead. This service will begin at J
o'clock; and will b kept op as long aa
the returns continue to come In.
In addition to the searchlight a stere
. epticon is blnjr Installed, by means of
which the returns ns fant as ther com
direct from the east by leased wire will
. be thrown oo a big screen over, the Gas
company's offices across the street from
.The Journal. A direct special wire will
- bring a continuous stream sof messages
regarding the election to he Journal,
.- and these messages will be flashed on
. L.-tha screen. This -service will - begin
about 6 o'clock, aa soon as lt Is dark.
A 1500 Anxetophone r has been pro-
Cured for tomorrow nlg-ht'k-a huge talk
ing, machine, electrically operated and
mafijr tunes- more powerful than the
wrainary pnonpgrapn. A doxen eacft or
- Bryan and -Taft records have been e-
cured and ,In addition tn thess there
will be- a plentiful surplv of popular
snngs, band records and other features.
.There will ba 'lomtlhlnr tlnlnp everv
minute. ' " . - . .i
At such intervals as the stereoptlcon
dawns with the Republican leaders. out
TIOGIIK
Is not busy throwing election returns on
the screen 'It will 'flash pictures of va
rious kinds. ,'
It is expected that the crowd will
congregate around .The Journal build
ing as that will be the place to get the
quickest and most accurate iiewa of the
reauiia or me election. '
Tfftf f fffffffff
WORKING THEIR STRANGLE HOLD
' Do the masses of the ereat Republican party, realize what the
Rockefeller .appeal for the defeat of Bryan means? Do these masses
J - not Tecognize in Rockefeller's .utterance the reflected sentiment of
all the trust barons? Do they not realize that these trust overlords
Trbaye their-party by the throat and are using it to exploit the labor
Xaland. industry.of the cotintry What, does-a-glancc at-the list show?
; '. Rockefeller and his Standard, Oil. coterie, who have , earned
X- nearly a billion dollars in. 10 years, are for Taft. , The .ftockefeller-
, Morgan steel trust, controlling the iron industry and earning
$175,000,000 anually,' is for Taft. The Rockefeller-Guggenheim
i smelter trust, a comolete-and overshadowing monooolv. is for Taft.
The Rockefeller-Havemeyer- sugar trust, controlling . sugar prices
; snd sugar legislation, is for Taft, f The tobacco trust is for Taft.
The beef trust, robbing consumers of' millions annually, is for Taft.
The harvester trust, which sells agricultural implements to foreign-
vers 30 .to. 40erear cheaper than td Americans, is for. Taft., The
' glass trust, controlling jthe glass jndustryr t- f0r-Taft. , The coat -
.irust, wmcn, oj us control ox- toe
bove.a,fair profit, is fof Taft.
rcuaics irura a nigra ouiy put gives no reDates . to UNnerS, IS-IOT
Taft ; The wire nail trust, the coal railroad- trust andf the thread t
"truit .are for Taft The pbwdetf trust ;i under alleged indictment, Z
but the head of it, Senator Du Pont, Is leading campaign manager
:w for Taft. - Everyone el the 280 trust4ith.Rockefellf r at their head, X
-is for-Taftv' because.-withoui the knowledge or consent of the, masses
t-of honest Republuins they have Mr. Taft's party by the throat and,
X are using iffot "business purpose' ' ' ' V . - J
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A Word trbrri Mr.
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DEATH BLOW TO
IIIDEPEIMIS
Leaders in Idaho Desert the
Party to Follow Other
v Standards. "
a:-' 1 .,'.J.,.V' '
Boise, Idaho, .Nov, t. The Independ
ence party was .given - death blow in
iaano toaay y a siaiemeni lssuea oy
C. C. Fuller, state chairman, and E. w.
Johnson candidate for sovernor. Fuller
announced . that he would support the
Democratic ticket, state and national,
and Johnson stated that he would sup
port the Republican nominees, vuuer
was the organiser of the party In this
state, but he say a that the issue raided
by the Independence league have, been
taken up oy ine .Democrats. ,
' Logger Fatally Crushed.
Astoria. Or., Nov. 2. Lester Hotpa,
employed as whistle boy at camp .no
S of the Paclfio Logging company, on
Grays river, wti fati'lv i,iurd thU
morning by beinr'smaihetf'between uvo
logging cars. tie aiea wnu oe.-i
I broukl
nt to ASioris. ne was Dorn uj
proauct; exacts l.SU to a ton T
The grain bag trust, which gets I
- "
Letter of , Address to Voters by Mr.
More Warships to Be Sent to
Join Those Now in CaribT
bean Waters Castro Has
an Army of 20,000 to Re
pel Any Invasion.
(United Press tnd Wire.v
Th Hague, Nov. J. War was rlrtu
ally declared on Veneiuela today when
the Butch government "ordered a block
ade of ' all Venezuelan ports. .Orders
were) sent ' to- the commanders of - the
Dutch battleships at Wlllemstadt dl
rectlng that a blockade should be en
forced, '.beginning today. The govern
ment is i preparing ' te - send .more war
xne D loc Kail e or tne venesueian ports
was oraerea oy tioiiana arier several
months-of delay in - treating with
President Castro. It -Is believed here
that Holland is prepared to fight and
will send troops - to VsnsaueJa - to -enforce
her demands It necessary,
Yesterday was. the last day as the
limit of time for Venesuela to revoke
the decree of President Castro. Issued
May 14, prohibiting the trans-shinment
of goods, for 'Venesueian ports at Curacao,-virtually
placing a ban on Dutch
oods, . castro , refuses to reverse his
ecree. -
Advices received here state that Cas-
tre has mobilised 10,000 troops, .which
are ready to resist tl)e blockade. The
troons are under the rommanrl of nn.
era! Nicholas Kollando, a- former rev
olutionary leader. .. - - !
It la stated here that the . eruiaer
Utrecht "will be sent to. Veneiuela from
nere ana mat ina uuicn cruisers, in
tlie Carrlbean sea and the Kant TnrUaa
will be rushed" to enforce the blockade.
' , '.Hattle M. nutlof. ; . s
- (Bperill TXapalHt to Th Journal.
HllUboro. Or... Nov. I.-J-Mi Hattr
M. Butler died at. the family resOdence
re yesterday of tunerculoatit. She was
a daughter of the late Isaac Butler, one
or the rioneer . settlers 01 mis county.
A mother and several brothers, and aia-
BLOCKADE
CASTRO
tera survive 5 - ;
Brrah
'AVi
Bryan.
1
COST TO ELOPE
TWO MILLIONS
Pittsburg Girl Believed to
Have Incurred This Ex
pensive Forfeiture.
(United Preaa Leawd Wire.) -San
Francisco, !ov. J.--Belleving that
Edward P. Shore, son of th 4$'4consln
and Michigan millionaire lumber mag
nate, and Miss Berly Hedrlck, a X-year-old
Pittsburg girl of prominent
family, are living quietly In this city,
following -an elopement, the police are
seeKing them. The chief of police today
received a request from the Pittsburg
authorities to detain them, although no
charge has been Vrought against them
in Pittsburg.
The request "frojn Pittsburg has re
vealed that Miss 'Hedrlck. if she has
married Shore, has forfeited 2,000.000.
The property, which consisted of bonds
of the borough of Bronx, New York
city, was left to her by an aunt with
the proviso that Miss Hedrlck should
marry with the approval of her parents.
It Is believed her parents do not ap-
?rove of Shore and that she will lose
he legacy. Miss Hedrick's mother has
written to the police here to spare no
expense In endeavoring to find her
daughter.
5 era in Ohio. '
Pra Lilted Wire.)
Tnledo. Ohio. Nov. 2 John W. Kern,
Democratic candidate for the vlce.pren
ldency, is closing the campaign In Ohio
today. He is scheduled for his last
speech at a macs meeting here tonight.
After tonight Kern -.will go direct to
Indianapolis, where "he will vote tomor
row and await the eleetlifn -returns st
bis nome. .
Oregon's ManiaciuriiilOppqtlum J
"The only sound basis upon
: is by ericouraging Investment of
by refraining from fhe passage of
cation or said investment, tne education oi me people in tne use or '
nome products, and the creation of a market for raw material." said T
4 "X B.:Sv! josselyit, president of the Poftfand Railway; Light'& Power
J companyf 'jIf "enterprises are choked by the feaf of gtiure, the s J
f whole cornmunity is bound, to suffer, ; With Oregori the. best place
on earth in which to live, and. presenting toiianr: virgin-portuni"
4Vj ties far development, and. with personal acfeTvityiand initiative on the
iVart'hef'citigenTtbT'hTng can prevent Portland from remaining '-J
I tht metropolis ot the nortnwest
, people-within the next five years,"-
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FOR I F OF ; HAS
Calls It the Party, of Good
Times and Says Bry$i Is
Dangerous . Man Final
Appeal to Be Made in His
- Home State. "
(United Press Leawd Wlrs.t
Dunkirk, N. T., Nov. 2. Stopping
here en route to Cleveland from Buf
falo, Judge Taft was greted by over
6,000 persona today. Most of the per.
pie In the crowd were laborers and th-lr
greeting of the Republican candidate
was enthusiastic. ' .
- When Taft appeared on the platform
of the train Mrs. Taft accompanied him
and there was a tremndous shout from
the crowd. Someone rushed up to the
train and thrust a large bunch of chrys
anthemums into Mrs. Taft's hands.
Sbe smiled and bowed to the' crowd
while the chertng continued.
Taft is scheduled to speak today at
Ashtabula, Cleveland and Youngs
town, Ohio, and to leave for Cincinnati
tonight. He will reach Cincinnati to
morrow morning and spend the 'day at
his brother's, home. . " .
In his add rises today. Taft called on
the : teopie W continue In power ,tiie
Kepubllcan' party, Vtbe party of prog
ress and groort times." j- , - - - -
He declared Bryan wT' .dangerous)
man to have aa president,. . - -
RIOTERS LOOT
SHOPS I
Indignation Aroused by Sen
timent Against the
Jap Boj-cott.
(United Jfrew Leased Wire.) .
Hongkong. Nov. 2-Two hundred
rioters are under arrest -for the looting
of more than two dozen shops. the
owners of which advocated the aban
donment of the an U-Japanese boycott
The police have been armed and strenu
ous measures are being taken to pre
vent a repetition of the disorders of
yesterday.
The shops and go-downs which Were
wrecked were those or merchants who
had become weary of the continuance of
the boycott on Japanese carriers and
whose goods were awaiting exporta
tion.
Their attitude caused the rough ele
ment to make attacks upon them dur
ing the day, the minor disorders finally
culminating in a serious riot last night.
Hongkong, Nov. 2. Several Chinese
rioters were killed today In a clash be
tween armed police and soldiers and the
japanesa-,a...fluater of the city is now
-under military patrol..,
Todav the armed police were unable
to quell the mobs and th troops were
called. The appearance of tie soldiers
had- little effect and volleys Were fired
Into the mob before the rioters broke
and fled. Hundreds of arrests were
made and further trouble Is feared.
HALLOWEEN PRAHK IS FATAL
Mischievous Trick of Neighbor Boys Causes ; Death of
Aged Katrina alquist on Barnes Road Farm i
Excitement Brings on
Katrina Dahlqulst, aged 83, who re
sided on a farm on the Barnes road
with her ' son, John Dahlqulst, died
Sunday morning from an acute atck
of heart disease, thought to have been
brought an, through worry over the Hal.
loween pranks of neighbor boy's Who
stole two or tne uaniquisi farm wagons.
- Mrs. - Dahlquist had resided In .Wash-
which any. community' can : be built
toreign capital .and home savings, a
laws that 'look toward the confis- T
ana .oecommg a city oi.ow.ww J
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Walter Wellman Predicts
: Taft Will Have. JIajority
of Electoral Votes but
Warns Republicans That
' There May Be Surprises.
(Special Dispatch to Tht JooraaL)
, Chicago. Nov. 2. While admitting
the possibility of Bryan's election, Wal
ter Wellfnan's final estimate of the
probable result gives Taft 260 electoral
votes,' Bryan 172, with 61 votes doubt
ful. " - - : '
In reachlngythts conclusion he places
in the. Taft column a number of states
which are admittedly 'close, such as
New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, '
South Dakota and Oregon.
The states classed bv Wellman as
doubtful ere Nebraska, Colorado, 'Indi
ana and Ohio. He believes that Ne
braska will give a majority .for Taft..
but says that the other three are likely
to be found in the Bryan column. The .
states which Wellman gives to Taft are
aa follows; .
California ,' , 10
Conneclcut . ....... . . .. - 7 "
Delaware , a S
Idaho .,: - - 8
Illinois r 27
Iowa . . , . . . ....... i, IS
Kansas .w.Vl0 t -
nun .
jnHanoouaeiii ......,..,..
1
14
11
4
13
S
' 4
4
S4
4
' 4
' 5
il
8
Michigan
Mlnnessta-.' . .
New"fTamp shire
New Jersey . . . . .
New York
North Dakota ..
Oregon ........
Pennsylvania . ..
Rhode Island , i ..
South Dakota ...
Utah
Vermont . . .
Washington .
West Virginia
Wisconsin . J.....
Wyoming 4".
Total . . . ..... ; 0
Following are the states placed tn the
Bryan column:
Alabama . .. . .
U
9
6
13
13
9
8
Arkansas . .. .
Florida .
Georgia . ...............
Kentucky i . . ....
iLoulslana . .........
Maryland . ................
Mississippi ..........
10
Missouri . ......... .......... .18
Montana,. ......... . ... 8 -
Kevsds . . -
North' Carolina .................. 12
Oklahoma . 7
South Carolina. .... . ........... .B '
Tennessee 1 3
Texas 18 ,
Virginias. 12
Total ........ .7 1 ...... 172
The four states given as doubtful are
as follows:-
Colorado . . .. '. ......... , , 6
Indiana .- ......................... 15 '
Nebraska . , . 8
Ohio , 28
Total . ,;. 61
iWellman's forecast ts published In the
Chlcago Record-Herald, a Republican,!'
paper, which is supporting Taft. In all
ms recent articles Wellman has warned 'v
Republicans of the possibility of sur
prises on election day and has Intimated
that Rockefeller's avowal - In favor of
Taft may turn th scale W Bryan'sya
vor. ;
Acute Heart pisease. -
lngton county, four miles from Port-' -land,
for over 30 years. She and hef
son had a small farm where they raised ,
fruit and vegetables -which sre hauled '
into the city for marketing.' Baturdav '
night a gang of boys who live near, i
made away with two of their, fnrm
wagons and on arising Sunday morning ',
the aged woman- found them mlbslng
from the barn. She hurried ints th
house and notified her son, who starUi
on a search' for them, and. -finding thorn
not far from the house, retuned t r
find his mother - unctmiiclous on th
front porch, suffering from an attuck of
heart disease. '
. The mother had experienced manv
such attacks during khe past few yiar-
and Mr. .Dahlquist wss not slarmd at
first, but be soon found that her hart
had ceased to beat. Artificial rcnl ra
tion was attempted, but Mrs. Dahlmilut
could not be revived," -
I did hold it against the bovs at
first," said -Mr. Dahlutst. this inr.nj.
Inc. "but 1 think now that thev ni'
would have done It bad they iriaKlni'i .
wnai rne resun vouiu n. I am not. '
-ositlve who tr.ey sro, but I ti.tnk I ,
noW. a net if I am rltht trio v nr f,i,.,j.. -
of mink and I wouliiti"t piift-.-i utn it.e,,,
lor tne worm. Ttiere is ni. t-iNi., ,.
ever, that mothers deylli, w l.ii.i i
by the mischief."
Mrs. wahKiulst. whr I ., ,,, ;
for 4 J years an4 Is surv iv i (,y t.,
John l. and t. N. 1 tw 1 i i -it. t .
daughter. Mr- Anna I ,-.i..n. . , .
at tranlr.' W,uh. .
aU'.lped to Us!tami'r t r !,.,-' .
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