VOL. IX. NO. 302.
-' PORTLAND, OREGON, ' TUESDAY -EVENING,-, FEBRUARY.-. 21, --1911. -TWENTY PAGES.
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:: Outrages on Society,' in
VVhich the Principal Offend
ersAre Indians., , V -'"
' '( Special XHapatcb to The Journtl.) ' V-
Salem, , Or., F'b. II. Declaring that
for several year pair they have been
forced to abide in a land of.lawleHtwiess
In its most flagrant forma and though
both state and federal authorities nave
denied ' them relief, . necessitating the
endurance of th& evils,' a .number- of
property owners and residents of Slletx
have addressed a communication to
Governor Oswald West beseeching his
aid. , .
The petitioners threaten as a last re
sort, unless the State authorities will
v take upon themselves the protection of
the settlers from the criminals of the
reservation,- "To fall back on the old
custom which has often prevailed In the
past and take the law Into their own
hands and administer that form of Jus
tice which', although rude in Its meth
ods, ,'seldoni falls to, achieve the pur
pose for which It Is intended."
- Th names of the petitioners are: ' W.
t, Pearce, W. R. Hall, C. S. Davis. W.
, H. MUJer. E. Saarl, W. S. Hall. H. 6.
Collins, Joseph Kesyar, J." S. Sneve,
flrant King, Austin O'Grady, O. A. Olln,
V A.' Pond, Bay pond, W. C. Fischer,
,1a. Cv Mowrey, -,A, C.,; Crawford and
Joseph juein, H
U Authorities, Blamed.
The complaint arises for thevmost
pflrt from charges of laxity mads
against the federal authorities. Though
most rof the crimes committed by the
.Think There Is Good Chance
of) Bonds Being Approved if
u$2000 Attorney s" Fees Are
') Guaranteed. -
. "That's the strangest, telegram, com
ing from 'What -purports to.be a firm of
business men, that IeW saw. Jt looks
like Farson 4 Son are making, a propo
sition that If the city will pay the com
pany's . attorneys 2000 the Broadway
bridge bonds will . be approved?"
Such, was Mayor Simon's statement
this morning on being shown a tele
gram from the company "tr which" an
Issue of '$500,000 of Broadway bridge
bonds was recently awarded, t Follow
ing is the telegram, which was received
by City Auditor A. L. Barbur this morn
ing: , '
"New York City. February , 110.
City Auditor, Portland, Or. Our attor
tieys, ' Messrs, Hawkins, Delafleld A
Longfellow, of New York " city, say
think good chance of approving, but
will be some delay and quite expensive;
We will tell them (o go ahead if you
will pay attorneys' expenses, maximum,
however, not over $2000. , We believe
below this figure. Answer.
"FARSON ft SON."
In answer to this telegram. Mayor
Simon, and City Auditor Barbur pre
pared' the following . laconic message,
which was Bent to Farson & Bon this
morning:. , 1 "
- -"City -has rto anthority-to-lneur- such
expanse.", ' ! '
' At the time the ways and means
committee let the contract for rh4 bonds
t Farsoh & Son, representatives of
Others bond buying companies expressed
their surprise that that firm should have
submitted a bid, in view of the fact tnat
n other reputable, firm In the United
States had made a tender. .
. City Auditor Barbur was made so
angry by the receipt of the telegram
today that at first he was In favor of
ending back a hot reply over the wire.
Mayor Simon and City Attorney Grant,
however, counseled a mildly worded tel
egram. . " ' - '
; "'i don't want to antagonise the bond
buyers,'! said the mayor, "although I
fear that it is' not their intention to
accept the bonds, but there is a bare pos
sibility that they will and we certainly
need the- money.- - We eantx build ' the
bridge without if
The telegram received today Is con
sidered all . the more remarkable from
the fact that only yesterday the . city
auditor received a ; letter from Farson
Son, in which the company said, its
attorneys had refused to approve the
-"bdndir-and eonld fiordd" so without furi
ther. information. . The telegram makes
' no request for any more data, but sim
My hints that the matter'ean be ar
ranged If the city will pay the $2000.
CRIMES OF EVERY :
SORT CBIHED
. VfTH 1MPUIJITY
PARSONS. BUYERS
i GF BRIDGE BONDS.
SEND QUEER VIE
Indians are taken up anil prosecuted, It
Is th charge of these" eltlsens that for
thev-most infamous . crimes the federal
authorities . eitherrefuse to Indictor
dismiss the" off enders with a light sen
tence. The communication to Governor
West follows: .
"Honorable Oswald West, Govern-jr,
Salem. Or. Dear Sir: We earnestly de
sire to call your attention to the de
plorable '- state - of affair at present
existing in this part of 'Lincoln-.county
and would respectfully ask If there Is
a way py wmrn a Deuer siaie oi airairo
may be brought about.
"For several years past we have been
forced to abide In a land where law
lessness in Its most, flagrant forms has
been openly carried on by many of the
people of this place; we have iatlent
ly endured thr&e evils, arid have repeat
edly akod the sothorlfie. ' both state
and, federal forrcMef, which has, how
denied, us. (
Schedule of Crimes. ,
The '.time has come when: for
bearance has ' ceased to 'be a vir
ever, for some inscrutable reason, been
tue. and w desire to lay 1 before your
excellency a plain statement of .affairs
as they have occurred1 during the last
four years, showing to yon the primes
that have been committed In our midst
and the measure of Justice that has
been meted out to the ofefnders;
"About the middle of March, 1908, at
this place, daring a drunken - row, one
Willie-Marnier, an Indlarv was cuthy
Larkey Logan, aisb an Indian, from the
effects of which he died two days later.
For this crime Logan was tried and con
victed and served two years in the Unit
ed States prison; ,
"Shortly after this, in a free-for-all
fight, in which several persons partici
pated, one Stewart Rooney Cut Newt.
Sutton and tra Strong In various places,
from which they recovered. , For this
he wan arrested and given a hearing
before the United States commissioner,
and discharged without punishment of
any kirid.
Snoots Knapsack.
' "Then Warren Bralnard, also an In
dian, In an Idle moment, took his shot
gun and discharged the contents there
of into a knapsack which chanced to
be upon the shoulders of one Charles
Barker; fortunately .no damage resulted
from this affair, but Bralnard was si
en SO days by Judge Wolverton. not for
snooting-t his friend, but. because he
bad brought whiskey on an Indian res
ervation, i
(Continued on Page Four.)
Impeachment: of Entire Cabi
net Threatened in Diet: Re
sponsible for Growth of An
archism Charged.
- ' ' , (TJolted Prats Lnui wtte.t
Toklo, Feb. 21. Impeacnment of 'the
Japanese cabinet, headed by Marquis
Katsura, was demande4 in the diet to
day. , ,
. Introduced by the constitutional na
tionalist party, a resolution was placed
before the diet declaring the cabinet re
sponsible for the growth Of anarchism
In Japan and for a serious schism
among its people growing out of tho
contents of a new school text book
which practically attacks the right of
the mikado to his "throne. Great excite
ment exists throughout the country as
a result of the latter complication, and
the bitterness engendered, it is feared,
may have serious consequences. .
The accusation of responsibility for
the growth of Socialism and anarchy in
the empire Is stated in general terms.
The Katsura administration is bitterly
censured for tpo severe repressive meas
sures and particularly for the execution
of Kotoku, tlie Socialist, and his parti
sans, the constitutionalists mslntaintng
that too great severity only feeds th
flames of Socialism and will result In
Its rapid growth. ' 1 ' 1 -
Hlstorio remd Beopened,'.
The other, yet more serloui, charge
against Katsura and his cabinet is
based on conditions peonllar to Japan.
In the Katsura ministry's new school
text book on Japanese national history
a feud dating back to the fourteentn
century is reopened.'
' In the text book is a passage defend
ing, the royal pretenders . who estab
lished a northern . dynasty the shr
gunate which appears? side by slda
with an account f the reigning house,
of which the mikado is the descendant
Both dynasties are Justified, in their ef
forts to grasp the throne and the mat
ter of right Is left open.
'Throughout the country thla? appar
ent reopening of the breach wfiion in
the days ' before . Commodore Perry
opened Japan to the western -world had
divided the nation ; into ' two : hostile
camps, has caused the greatest bitter
ness and the ambiguity of the reference
to the mikado's right has caused a
storm of indication, which, his enemies
say, may break Katsura power..
. Hubbard at Hool R4vcr.
(Bpcctnl I)ltptch to T1i Journitl.)
- Hood River. Or.. Feb. 2V.- Klbert Mnh-
bard,"orthe Roycroft shop'at Hast Au
rora, K, .y., donvered a lecture before
the Commercial club last night -on the
Subject,- "March of the Centuries" The
bouse was crowded. . '
rain IN JAPAN
MIST KATSIIRA,
- MAKER OFTRO UBLE
Trainmen . Report States of
ChihuahuaandDurango
. ; Swarming With Insurrec
- tos in Bands. f
. 1 -! -' x' f ;! v
FUGITIVES BRING STORY . :
OF INTENDED BUTCHERY
Hundred Prisoners to Be ,Exe
cuted at Ensenada by Or
, . der of Diaz, Alleged .:
JVuIted Pii'M lycad wr.) '
Calcxlco, Cal., Feb. 21 Reports that
one 1 hundred political and nonpolitlcal
prisoners Will ne executed at Ensenada
jy . the Mexlcrt! government tomorrow
were broaght.here by refugees arriving
today, Four men fleeing from Ense
nana besought Gnral Leyva at Mexl
pala to prevent the slaughter. ,
tUnltcd Pn Ijfp Wire -Rl
Paso, Texas, Feb. 21. With the
resumption of through traffic on Mexi
can railroads, a - train crew brought
word here today that 6000 Insurrectos
were scattered throughout southern Chi
huahua and Durango, According to the
railroad men there are from 300 to 600
In each band and the entire force is
marching toward Chihuahua.
Two federal . deserters who . arrived
her today declared that General Na
varro's force ' was In a pitiable condi
tion. Many of the soldiers were with
out shoes, they said, and had been
forced to march barefoot through sleet
and snowv Provisional President Ma
dero's force camped last night at Hu
mada. GENERALL BLISS SAYS
AMERICANS ARE MAKING
- REBELS GOOD SOLDIERS
(TJntha pret, .Wlrv.l '
Han Francisco, . Feb. 81, "The .MexU
can rebels are rapidly becoming more
efficient," said' General Tafckfer II. Bliss,
eomfnandlng the department of Califor
nia, todav, after hie return from the
border. "Many Americans are entering
the rebel ranks, and, being given com
mands, are putting their men into a
state of proficiency."
General Bliss declared his men after
the battle of Mexican treated more
than a score of wounded Insurrectos.
"Their friends brought them to the
United States line," he said, "and of
course .wg gave them what aid we
could. fTtivy will not be permitted to
take part again in the "revolution."
General Bliss BftW. the National Red
Cross ,funds sent him were being used
to succor starving families along the
border and to aid the wounded. '
Nogales, Arls., Feb. 21. -Unusually
cold weather In the mountains near
Nogales, j where Mexican soldiers are
entrenched, has resulted in - -dozen
cases of sickness and has caused several
desertions, according to reports received
here today. One soldier died from tx
posure. '
Americans Under Arrest.
(United rrp Leaied Wire.)
Los Angeles, Feb, 21. Friends of W.
H. Holmes, a magazine writer: J, H.
McDonald, a soldier of fortune, and
(Continued on Page. Four.)
Piute Murderers : of, Nevada
Ranchmen Liable to Speedy
Extermination.
C. (United TrMir Led Wire. -;
Reno, Nev., Feb. 21. Death at the
hands of enraged frontiersmen, it Is ex
pected here, will be the fate within 24
hours of the band of Indians who mur
dered four prominent stockmen in the
wilds of Washoe county some time ago.
Three posses are closing in on the. band,
which is in the Jackson-mountains,
heading for the Piute Indian reservation
at Pyramid lake. - v
After a five days' hunt over mountain
trails after the murderers. Captain Don
nelly Of the state police,.. who,- with
Sheriff Ferrell and 22 men, took up the
pursuit as soon as the crime was dis
covered, has communicated the fact that
the ehd of the long chase Is at hand.
Captain Donnelly pent a courier from
Quinn river. 2$ miles, to Amos, who tele
phoned thence to Sheriff Lamb of .Win
nemucca, . Lamb within an hoar led a
second posse to cut off the Indians
from, the reserve. The news was the,n
sent to Pyramid lake, and the state po
lice there made up a third posse to
block the redskins' retreat. There ' is
little doubt that a battle will come with
in a very few hours, - -
Coroner Lee. Davis and Surgeon 8. K.
Morrison arrived today from the country
where the massacre occurred. They e
port that near the scene of the killing
Captain Donnelly's "posse found, a de
serted oampflre of the Indians, strongly
rortuied and with a lookout stationed
high on the,. mountainslde.whJcJi. CPrtti
manded all approaches for miles., There
.was-every evidence that the camp had
not long been evacua'ted, and the posse
believed that the. Indians had decamped
ooly a abort time before their arrival
POSSES CLOSE IN
- ON INDIAN BAND
r '"
Francisco . I.' . Sffadcro, provisional
president of Mexico, , for whom a
United States warrant Is issued.
The warrant charges that Madero
planned an armed military expedi
tion against a friendly nation and
caused arms and ammunition to
be sent into Mexico from the Uni
ted States In violation of the neu
trality and customs laws.
Director In , Other Klamath
Banks Explains Why De
posits Are Small in Uncle
Sam's Institution. '
Klamath Falls banks have felt In no
way the effect of having postal savings
banks in that city, according to Chasles
S. Moore. Mr. Moore, who is at the
Seward with his wife, is a director in
the Klamath County bank, and tin the
First National bank of Klamath Falls
and In the branch of the Klamath Coun
ty bank at Merrill, which Is to be made
a national institution, the -first of
March.
"I doubt whether we have noticed in
any way the starting of the. postal sav
ings, bank," said Mr. Moore. "It has
several thousand dollars In deposits,
probably, and they are from people who
ordinarily would not patronize the other
banks, I believe. Business men, of
course, have no money in the savings
bank because they have need for it fre
quently. However, there are several
reasons why deposits have been small
thui far the main one being, perhaps,
that the bank was started In the winter,-
when there is no development work
going on, and when the foreign1 labor
ers, who probably will be-, the. 4argeat
(Contlnped on Page, Four.)
SEIZES ITALY
Censorship ActiVe in Effort to
Hold Facts From Outside
, . World.
(United l'rM Leiied Wire.)
Naples, via Modano, Fen. 21. A vlo
lent recurrence of last season's cholera
outbreak In southern Italy is threat
ened with 'the first warm weather.
There have been a few cases of cholera
in Naples all winter and gastro-enteritls
which ushered in last summer's -epidemic,
is also prevalent Experts ad
mit that this i summer's Outbreak may
prove serious1. " J , ' , ,
: Precautions are 'being , taken by the
authorities to prevent news of the ac
tual situation front "becoming known
abroad, Telegrams regarding the chol
era are held up, by the censor and
foreign ' correspondents have been
warned that they will be expelled from
the country unless they ceaao to dis
cuss, the subject" . ,
Manila's Carnival Opened.'
" (United PreiVIaed'Wlre.'
Manila, Feb. 2 U With thousands of
visitors from Hongkong, .Tokohama,
Koba,. aurt othftrl.M,l4oiata M-asant,
Manila's annual carnival opened today.
In connection lth the' festival, a na
tional exposition of Philippine proUjcts,
the most complete ever attempted, was
also opened. -
KLAMATH POSTAL
SAVINGS' COFFERS
DON'T OVERFLOW
CHOLERA PAN C
After- Conference With Presi
dent SayslRatif ication Jo
,. Be, Mad Before 'Adjourn
; ment of Congress.' , '
HEYBURN EXPECTED TO
. LEAD FIGHT ON MEASURE
Bill in House to Make Trade
With vthe Dominion Free;
' A Grange Protest.
United Tt'f tented Wire.) "
Washington, Feb. 21. Following a
conference this afternoon with Presi
dent Taft, Senator Carter .of Montana
announced that the Canadian reciprocity
agreement would be ratified before the
senate adjourned. As Idaho is lined up
solidly against the ' measure, Senator
Hey burn la expected to lead the opposi
tion when the bill Is brought up In the
senate for final action.
Washington, Feb. 21. Representative
Gaines of West Virginia today endeav
ored to force the ways and means com
mittee to consider a recproiclty measure
which provides for absolute free trade
between Canada and the United States
for a period of 20 years. . The bill re
quires both countries to adopt the same
customs duties upon products of other
countries. The commitee adjourned,
leaving the measure pending.
BILL MUST PASS IF
IT TAKES ALL SUMMER,
SAYS CONGRESSMAN
(United Preia Leaed tTlre.)
Cleveland. Feb. 21.-Prophesylng that
President Taf t will hold congress In
session all summer, if necessary to pass
the reciprocity measure, Congressman
H1U of Connecticut addressed the Cham
ber of Commerce here today In defense
of the bill.. , . ... ,
"Reciprocity. bs said, "will not af
fect prices at least not perceptibly.
That was not the intention M its au
thors. The benefits will' come through
the 'steadying of the market in hntn
Canada and the United States, and by
stimulating traqe ty the- opening of a
way. for a freer exchange of products.
"In my opinion the only doubt as to
whether the senate will pass the bill
will depend on whether the finance com
mittee makes Its report on the meas
ure. If a vote is reached. X am con
fident It will carry. And it must pass,
even if It takes all summer to carry
It through.
."There are il schedules placed on
the free list and reductions are made
in more than .00 others. The changes
sought would open up a great market
for hundreds of other articles which
have not been named."
PROTEST OF GRANGE
OFFICIALS FILED WITH
SENATE COMMITTEE
(United TrMs Lrtied Wire.)
Washington, Feb. 21. Declaring that
the Introduction of the Canadian reci
procity treaty has caused a reduotlon
of 7 cents in the price of wheat, repre
sentatives of farmers and masters of
granges, headed TAy N. J. Batchelder,
master of the National Orange, today
notified the senate finance committee
that their organisations would fight the
bill to a finish.
"The treaty Is decidedly unfair to the
American farmer," said Batchelder. "It
Is a Jughandled affair, with Canada
owning the Jug and the United States
the handle. The farmers will endure
free trad In farm products and contln-
( Contlnped on Page Four.)
Makes Affidavit Believes His
Daughter Murdered; Will
- Avenge Her. Death.
' (United PrHi leased Wire.)
New York, Feb. 21. Affidavit that he
believed his daughter, Dorothy Arnold,
the missing New York heiress, had been
murdered was made here today for Dis
trict Attorney Whitman by Francis R.
Arnold, father of the girl.
Arnold." urging action by the New
Tork authorities, swore that he had in
formation to the effect that his daugh
ter was kidnaped on Fifth avenue on
December 12 last, and declared ha was
convinced she was later murdered and
her bodyi'dlsposed of. v, . .
I am .firmly convinced my daughter
has been killed," Arnold said after his
interview with the district attorney,
"and I will spend every dollar I have In
the world to avenge her death.". ,
Pan Francisco, , Feb. 21. The police
attach tittle importance to the declara
tion of George Larson, a Jeweler, that
Dorothy Arnold, the missing New York
heiress, was Jn his place of .business
braaaJaUaa.,Jsjuaryttjarse-isys
a. girl, whom he recognised as Miss
Arnold, had him engrave a diamond en
gagement ring with the inscription, "To
A. J. A, from IS. R..B., December 10,
I910-" ' .
DOROTHY ARNOLD'S
FATHER DESPAIRS
f I -'
4. i
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j&W- '- -V'"- ' j
ii
Henry Asquith, Irime ' Minister of
KiiKlaod, who defeated an effort
of the Tories in the British parlia
ment recently to rebuke Canada
for favoring a reciprocity agree
ment with the United States, by a
remarkable speech ana when the
vote was taken parliament In
dorsed the agreement by a major
ity of J02.
Hordes of Desperate Chinese
Ravage the Stricken Region
., Troops Sent Against
- Them Defeated Repeatedly.
(Hiiited FttM Leafed Wirt.) '
St Petersburg. Feb. il. What is
practically . cival , war prevails In the
plague stricken district of Manchuria,
Thousands of 'runernployed men have
turned bandits and are looting villages.
Chinese troops sent to stop the plunder
ing have been defeated repeatedly. ;
" Vancouver, B. Feb. 21. -A mass
meeting of Vancouver citizens last night
raised $12,000 in - a few minutes for
the relief of the famine sufferers in
China. An appeal in the form of a
resolution was mada to all citizens and
a eemmlttee, was appointed to devise
methodsfor making the response to the
appeal Sf generous as possible. -
Victoria, B. ,C-f Feb. 21. Over S2000
was collected In the Chinese, quarter in
24 hours to be cabled to the Red Crojs
society at Shanghai for relief of the
famine stricken Chinese In the Anhul
district. The subscription Is being con
tinued and efforts will be made by the
Chinese to raise money at other points
throughout Canada. ,
London, Feb. 21. English experts are
growing more and more alarmed over
the far bastern plague situation.
In spite of some skeptics," says the
(Continued on Page Fouit.)
f. ' '
(United PrM Iied Wlre.l v
v.iinrtnn . TToh. ?i.-JlrTf4 the se
crets of the American nay ha va been
traded for two battleship , contracts,
chief beneficiary of which is Charles
M. Schwab's Bethlehem Steel company,
is tho sensational charge, brought here
today against Secretary of. State Knox
and Secretary Meyer, of the navy, t
Tho two ships, tne nuuaing or wnicn
. nt,iainrf tnr America bv the al.
leged bargain, are now in course of con
struction for Argentine, one or mora m
k .-aril nt the Vara Illver comnanv.
at Quincy,- Mass.. and the other at the
yards of the New xora Bmpouiiaing
company. The plans, and drawings, of
v.. TTnitarl stnts rmvv rtpoartment and
the brains of Uncle Sam's experts are
being used in weim construction.
Turns Kavy Over to Enemy, v
Tn . wad hMniKi of the nromlye of
open and free access to thj secrets of
h imarinn nsw bv the state de
partment that the contract for the war
ships came nere,. u is cnargeu. roow
the navy department has been called
nnn in malt rood the nromlse. Once
the ships are built there Is no, guaran
tee that "incir guns may nvv uo iui lieu
..-inat (ha atara and BtriDes. aav those
protesting against the action, for they
might DO SOiq, or, vy capvure, ivu iuiu
the hands of any nation possibly Oer-
' Tannn ThiiH. It. In rhiriml:
for a single eontract the millions spent
. .... .
On tne aeveiopinent ui i Aincrmn
navy are practically placed at the ser
vice of a possible enemy.-'
sravst Secrets yiedsred. . -
iirh.' ara-ontlna, ilaHilnif tn hnllif twn
n.ujn.i,)ili hlrla var Saknil from (In
wiru-MB"B ----- . - .....
whet-wwldTB"&lddlng waWiiuUlp
narrower uown whsibiiu, rnnny
and America, i v .
Secretary Knox. was formerly attor
ney for Schwab. ' . ,
FAMINE DISTRICTS
OF CHINA TURNED
INTO BATTLEFIELD
NftVALSECRETS GIVEN ARGENTINE
WITH CONTRACT FOR WARSHIPS
While th contracts were sun "up m
With Stinging ; Criticism of
Perversenessot: House - of "
Lordsin Rejecting 1909
: Budget, Cause of Trouble
LIBERALS; NOT'FOR ; ? v.
ABOLISHING THE LORDS
Bill Provides, for Existence of
Upper House, With Rule by . .
People in. Commons. V-.
(tmited Press felted Wlre. "
. London, Feb. 31. The lords veto bill
was Introduced today in the, house of
commons by Premier Asquith. In speak- '
lng-to the' subject of the Introduction,
of the measure he declared that an
unprecedented situation would result If
the lords' rejection of the 1909 budget
went unchallenged., He said;
"If you leave this power In the lords';
hands It will . revolutionise , conetltuH
tlonal practice, enabling the lords to
force the resignation of the ministry,
by rejecting .finance bills."
He called 'the rejection of the 1909
budget the "most stupendous political
blunder ever perpetrated."
"On that.fajtal day," he sald "the
lords knew that they bad committed
political suicide. The Liberals are not
In favor of abolishing the second cham-tt i
ber; they merely wish to remedy the '
evil of unlimited veto." '
The bill provides that a money bill
passing the commons shall be sent to
the lords at least a month before -the
(Continued on Page Four.)
Pressure Brought Upon Taft to
Cancel His Extra Session .
' Program. "
( Withlngtoa Boreas ef The Jonrntl) . t
Washington. .Feb. 21. Fearful of '
business disturbance if an extra session. '
of congress ,1s,, called, agents of the
money kings are bringing the greatest
possible pressure to bear on President
Taft to induce him to forego ; his de
clared purpose, no natter what th ac.
tlon of congress on reciprocity and his
other pet projects.
- - "Let us have a Test Is toe plaint to
the president "We don't want an .extra
session. It wilt keep" business in a tur
moil, because the Democrats are apt to
tart anything when they, take bold of
the reins of government. We want a
tariff rest until December, anyway."
No Indication as yet has been given
as to how President Taft regards tha
plea of "big business,": but it is known
that every resource of the Interests Is
being brought Into play to Induce him
to allow the legislatrrs to go quietly
home, even if his reciprocity program
Is not indorsed, t . ,
Secretary of State Knox.
the air," United State Minister Sher
fill at 8unos Ayres intervenrc'. and by
pledging the secrets of tho Aiuerlr'sx
navy, It Is asserted, turned the sriU
In . favor of tho T,Tnlted States blddi
and the contracts mma to th countrv,
AH requests t frcerefcirjc lm to ex
plain the tranHwrtim have iwen met winj
a note saying the secretary declinei t
be lntervlewrd n the subJiCU ,
"Tf.'w" r. ,w;"T. ti.'' rr- qmij .
WaKhlnrioii r !""' tnai American . n i
val urcn t-t l nl bet-n- p!'lTeit and
b"iri'i ii, l J1 tlio rurt i-'ifti't !-
"1 on !" Tki
MONEY MAGNATES
CLAMOR FOR QUIET
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