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VOL. X. NO. 274.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1912.-TWO SECTIONS 18 PAGES
PRICE TWO CENTS ."ArcSS
Senator Cutrimins Hears "Call"
Seeks Republican Nomination
It K H ' H " ..
Tnrtf Candidate for Presidency
Woodrow must be terribly worried!
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PRESIDENT TAFT
STABS AT COLONEL
IN NEV HAVEN TALK
JOULD BE OWNED
BY LOCAL PEOPLE
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ANNOUNCES THAT
Senator Gives Out Statement in
Which He Sets All Doubts
at Rest Puts Fate in the
Hands of State's Voters.
(United Press teased Wire.)
Washington, Jan. 20. Senator Albert
B. Cummin of Iowa today announced
hla candidacy for the Republican nom
ination for president. The declaration
by the Iowa senator that he was at last
In the field as against President Taft
and Senator La Follette of Wisconsin,
caused a tremendous political sensation.
Cummins' candidacy was announced In
a direct statement Issued today. In It
the Iowan said:
"So much has' been published In the
newspapers and so much has Ijeen writ
ten and said to me concerning; the presi
dency that I feel It my duty to make
a plain statement to the Republicans
ef Iowa.
'Immediately upon my return from
the last session of congress I made a
statement of my opinion respecting the
presidency. That opinion remains un
altered. The situation, however, has
changed, and it now seems probable that
more than two candidates will be "seri
ously considered In the national conven
. tlon.
"Under these conditions. If the Re
publicans of Iowa believe I am fitted
to be presented to the convention as a
candidate for the presidential nomina
tion, and they desire to present me, I
will appreciate and accept their confi
dence as a gratifying evidence of their
faith in my promise to, serve as best I
can the general welfare of the people."
The standpat element today is elated
over Senator Cummins' announcement.
In discussing It Walter Houser, Wash
ington manager of La Follette's presi
dential campaign, said:
"In hla announcement Senator Cum
mins proposes to become a favorite son
candidate. This will make no difference
to the La Follette campaign. Our cam
paign will proceed as usual. 8enator La
Follette is in the race to stay.
. "Our friends) need not be alarmed: .If
a number of candidates enter the race.
Senator La Follette stands for Impor
tant and definite political principles
which dally are becoming better known
to the people. His friends feel that it
is important that Senator La Follette
should make his principles known to
the entire country and lead the n ove
rrent by his candidacy for the presi
dency." Following the onslaught against Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson and the revival of
the Roosevelt talk, gossip today has It
that It Is by no means certain that Wil
liam J. Bryan will not bo a candidate,
and many acute political observers pro-,
diet that the Nebraskan may once again
fight It out with tho man from Oyster
Bay. i
WAN
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HE1LLMAKERACE
CHINESE STATESMAN SAYS FACTIONS
ARE CONTENDING LARGELY FQR A NAME
JTTnlted Pre Uitd WU.
-San Francisco, Jan. 20. Interesting
sidelights on the big- figures In the
present Chinese convulsions are given
in copies of tho Chinese Press of Shang
hai received, here today. Just what sort
of a man TTuan Shi Kal is and Just what
la ths gist of tho dispute between ad
herents of a limited monarchy and those
who prefer a republican form of gov
ernment for tho new China, Is set forth
In an interview with Chen Chin Tao,
who recenttv declined the vice ministry
of the board of finance in Tuan's cab
inet. "What can you tell about the plans
of Yuan Shi Kalt" he was asked.
Chen reflected a moment and then
aid with a smile:
Ood Only Knows. '
"I think only God knows what they
... are."
"Do you mean then that he has no
confidantes and Is fighting alone?"
"Yuan Shi Kal has confidantes, of
course, and some of them may know
what his objects are, but only in a
vague way. He is not a man to say
what he is going to do, and prefers jto
have people observe his actions, rather
than remember his word. Usually no
one knows what he is going to do, un
til the time for action comes, and then
he acts.
Contending for a Hams,
"The two factions of revolutionists
seem to me to be contending merely for
a name. The adoption of the 19 articles
of the constitution, which I helped to
frame, really gives the country a re
publican form of government - The
throne has no veto power and under this
plan Is really nothlmt more than an' ad
vertising dovlco, a sort of imperial ga
sette. The officers are to pass on Issues
and laws, and then the throne will pro
claim them. Under the limited mon-
arch, if adopted, tho executive will be
known as a premier, and under the re
publican form he would be known as a
president. The emperor, as a means of
advertising laws, etc., would cost a
treat deal more than the amount of pen
Ion ho would be given if retired. No
? latter how completely his powers were
aken away from him, it would be nec
essary to maintain him in state. So,
after all, tho two parties are agreed on
everything but the names."
, American Ideas Wrong.
"Don't you think the establishment of
a republic would mean a great deal of
dissension and strife between factions,
Just as there was In America?" he was
'" asked..- v ,i.v '
-"The American republlo was started,1
United States Senator Albert B. Cum
in in of Iowa, who has announced
his candidacy for the presidency.
POLITICAL TANGLE
Taft, La Follette and Cummins
in Race and Roosevelt
Seemingly About to Break
From Cover.
(United Fku Leased Wire.)
New York. Jan. 20, With -President
Taft, Senator La Follette and 8enator
Cummins of Iowa openly in the field
and evidence hourly growing that Theo
dore Roosevelt also Is to be a candidate
for the presidential nomination. Republi
cans here today are confronted with a
curiously complex political situation.
President Taft will arrive here to
night from New Haven and probably will
confer with New ork state leaders of
the "old guard." Colonel Roosevelt to
day Is at hlB office here for the first
Saturday In many months. His presence
in the city Is believed to be significant.
In view of the declaration by ex -Governor
Fort and Everett Colby of New
Jersey, who, after a visit to Roosevelt,
declared the former president can be ex-
(Continued on Page Ten.)
on wrong Ideas," he replied. "Tho IS
original states delegated some of their
powers to the central government and
retained all others. So the result was
a weak central government Recent ten
dencies in tho United States are to
strengthen tho central ' government, as
shown by the establishment of the In
terstate commerce commission.
"If a republic is formed In China this
mistake will not be made. We would
form a government in exactly tho In
verse way, and with tho lesson of the
United States and tho other republics,
we would avoid their mistakes. A
strong centra government would, of
course, be in accord with the old gov
ernmental system, where, in theory, all
the power was in the throne."
REPUBLICANS NOW
FACING PECULIAR
LA GRANDE EXCURSIONISTS, RETURNING HOME AFTER "GET ACQUAINTED TOUR," MARVEL AT DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN OREGON .
Formation of Corporation Cap
italized at Half to Million
Dollars Urged Alaskan
Trade Inland Commerce.
SALESMEN BEST MEANS
OF CAPTURING TRADE
W. S. Smallwood of Chamber
of Commerce Discusses
Situation Broadly.
"This city should begin to lay definite
plans for a large corporation of $500,
000 or $1,000,000 for the purpose of
buying and building modern steamers
to ply between Portland and Alaska
porta, Portland and British Columbia
ports, and Portland-American coastwise
ports and South America; this company
also to take over and operate the Open
River line steamers into the interior
and to have steamers on the lower Co
lumbia and Willamette rivers. In other
words form a company large enough
to mako It known to the world that
Portland has a commercial steamship
line owned by its people, a people who
have faith In the maritime possibilities
of this port."
This broad statement of Portland's
Alaska and other trade extension obli
gation and opportunities wan made this
morning by W, S. Smallwood, manager
of the transportation committee of the
chamber of commerce. Mr. Smallwood
has been authorized by the transporta
tion committee to definitely learn if
the business firms of Portland will meet
the 200 tons per trip freight guarantee
asked by E. H. Dodge of the E. J. Dodge
company as a preliminary to establish
ing connection- between Portland and
Alaska ports on Bering sea. Mr. Van
Heckeren of the committee Is can
vassing the merchants today, to learn
what amounts each will furnish.
Beflection on City.
"It Is a reflection upon the wealthy
people and business men of this city
that we must depend upon San Fran
cisco for tho boats to bring merchan
dise to our stores and to take the mer
chandise from this city Into Alaska
and other Paclflo coast ports," con
tinued, Mr. Smallwood.
'True, we have maintained tho Open
River line, which Is becoming a greater
benefit each year to the people, an,d.
this small enterprise ha won us' nation
al praise and is spoken of very highly
(Continued on Page Ten.)
ACTRESS SINGS SONG
10 OLD MAN IN BOX
Roars of Laughter From Audience
Drive J. P. Becker, Ellensbnrg
Pioneer, Home From Elks Show
and Stop Circulation; He'll Live.
(Special to The Journal.)
Ellensburg, Wash., Jan. 20. Because
a pretty-girl sang to him as he sat in
a box at a performance of the Elks'
minstrels Thursday evening, J. P. Beck
er, a pioneer resident of the city, is 111
at his home today.
The local Ipdge of Elks put on a
minstrel show, which was crowded with
local hits. As part of the fun Becker
was Induced .to sit In a stage box and
Lois Mason, oneof the principals of the
production, sang "Oh. Tou Beautiful
Doll" to him.
Although Mr. Becker was prepared for
the ordeal, the laughter of the audience
exolted him, and he left the box hur
riedly. Later in the evening Mr. Becker,
who is a stout man, was attacked by
indirect circulation, caused by his ex
citement, and was unconscious for sev
eral hours. He spent yesterday and
part of today in bed, but will recover
in a few days, according to his physi
cians.
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' . Business, profess ioual men and 'tflcJal of La Grande, who predict great results to come
WESTERN
OREGON
OPENS EYES OF
LAGRANDEPEOPLE
Delegation Marvels at Won
derful Development of Sec
tion Entertained by Com
mercial Club Home.
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Convinced more emphatically than
ever that following the completion of
the Panama canal Oregon will develop
into one of the greatest states in the
union agriculturally, commercially and
Industrially, the La Grande delegation
of business men arrived in Portland at
7:30 this morning en route home from
a tour of western Oregon. Every mem
ber of the party Is enthusiastically
praising the wonderful progress noted In
the Willamette, Rogue and Umpqua val
leys, and say it has inspired them with
new energy that will be applied in the
development of their own part of the
state.
Walter M. Pierce, proprietor of the
Hot Lake sanitarium, in speaking of the
trip, said It has been one continuous
series of pleasant surprises ever since
the special car In which they have trav
eled left La Grande January 14, and
the receptions everywhere have been of
tho most cordial nature.
Well Entertained.
"We have made this trip to get ac
quainted with our state," said Mr.
Pierce, "and have nothing to sell and
are not In the field to buy anything.
We wanted to get acquainted and in
that we certainly succeeded. At Rose
burg, Eugene, Ashland, Grants Pass,
Medford, Salem and Corvallls the places
we visited we were entertained- and
shown the country from automobiles,
and the things we saw were certainly
revelations to us. One has no idea of
the wonderful development without mak
ing such a trip and It Is certainly worth
anyone's while to make such a trip.
"We saw miles and miles of hard sur
face pavements, and found buildings In
these cities that would do credit to tho
largest of cities. In La Grande we
spent last year approximately (700,000
In Improvements, but we found other
cities had done better and we are going
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STRANGER QUITS
VANCOUVER WITH
$435 READY COIN
After His Booming Speech at
Mid-Week Dinner of Com
mercial Club, His Checks
Look Good at Bank's.
(Special to Toe Journal.)
Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 20. After
"bumping" the Vancouver National bank
for $20 apd the Vancouver Trust A
Savings bank for $286, the smoothest
stranger who has struck Clarke county
in many a day was last seen about 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon, going to
ward the ferry with his ill gotten 1435.
He was not interrupted; Instead ho was
given pleasant greetings as he went
along, for the cat did not leave the bag
until this morning.
Early this week "George McDonald"
came to Vancouver. Among his first
acts was to call at the office of the
Dally Columbian and make the acquaint
ance of Editor E. E. Beard. He told
Mr. Beard he was from Vancouver, B.
C, but that he liked Vancouver, Wash.,
better and contemplated remaining and
going into business. "Come up to the
mid-week dinner of the. Commercial
club," said the glad editor; "they need
some men like you up there.
So Wednesday last Mr. McDonald was
in one of the seats of honor among
tho business men and after the courses
was called upon for a speech. ' He wa&
at once pronounced a booster. What
he failed to say about Vancouver, he
said about Clarke county or about
southwest Washington, and every audi
tor felt instinctively richer when he'd
finished.
Ooes Out to Boy a Store.
After the dinner, McDonald was. in
troduced to nearly everyone. He met
the doctors and the lawyers and tho
realty men of Vancouver, and what
proved most suited to his purpose, he
met the bankera The latter, too,
thought he was all right, for while
there have been many, many forgers
operating In Vancouver, none of them
has worked through the Commercial
club.
McDonald's next move was to visit
the office of N. W. Mcrrifleld, a realty
(Continued on Page Five.)
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"I HAVE NOTHING
TO SAY " SAYS T. R..
"N THNG A "
"Tell Editors to Set Up That
Line," Snorts the Colonel,
"Whenever They Want to
J Olejyi?wJleiA Insert IU"
(United Prase Leased Wire.)
New York. Jan. JO. "Tell tho editors
of the country to set up- this phrase:
'I have nothing to say. Whenever thoy
are anxious to quote me or interview
me on political subjects they may use
that and that alone. -1 have nothing
to say on this or any other political
matter." '
This was the statement of former
President Theodore Roosevelt o,n leav
ing his office in the Outlook building
hero today for Sagamore Hill, when re
porters asked him his opinion of the
Cummins presidential candidacy an
nouncement. Told that it was reported he intended
to accompany his wife on a European
trip. Roosevelt grinned and said:
"Why do the papers so cruelly exelte
me? What have I done? It has never
entered my head to go abroad now or at
any other time, that I know of."
Roosevelt listened intently to a state
ment by former Governor Fort of New
Jersey that announcement of the Roose
velt candidacy could be expected soon
and then said:
"Fort visited me and we had a pleas
ant time. What we talked about was
purely personal. I don't desire to dis
cuss it."
"Did Fort make the statement ori his
own responsibility?" he was asked.
"I shonld think so," said Roosevelt,
"and that let s me out.
MEMBERS PLEDGE TO
PASS MILITIA PAY BILL
Washington, Jan. 20. It is said that
an agreement has been reached on the
militia pay bill and that enough mem
bers are pledged to pass It. The plan
contemplates the going into effect of
the provisions January 1, 1913. It will
take the war department six months to
get ready to put the law into effect
The bill will provide, for reserves for
the. army in case of war.
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"Agitation Leading to Feeling "
of Uncertainty in Adminis- ,
tration, of Justice" Is Blow
to Government, Says Chief.
"ONE OF WORST THINGS
THAT CAN HAPPEN TO U. S."
Ohioan Refuses to Comment
Upon Senator Cummins'
Declaration.
(United Press teaawt Wire.)
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 20. A veiled
stab at Colonel Roosevelt is seen here
today In President Taft's speech last
night at tho Chamber of Commerce ban
quet Referring to the political sltua- '
tion, the president said:
"One of the worst things that ean
happen to any government is agitation
which lead's to a feeling of uncertainty
in the administration-, of justice. ' -V
hand lifted to do that Is a hand which
is seeking to give a dagger stroke at
the heart of the nation."
A conference today with Connecticut
Republicans, and attendance on tho
meeting of the Yale corporation brought
President Taft's visit here to an end.
President Taft was an interested spec
tator this afternoon at a fire which for
a time threatened to destroy Connecti
cut hall, ' one of the oldest buildings on
Yale campus. It was constructed before
the Revolutionary war. The firemen
confined the flames to tho upper floor,
the damage being trifling.
President Taft refused to comment on
Senator Cummins announcement that
be was a candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination.
The president left New Haven at ' 4
o'clock this afternoon for New York.
BAY CITY DANCE HAILS:
BY-MAYOWRDER
City Executive Visits Tenderloin in'
Company 'With Detectives and Is
sues Ukase Which Results In
Visit of the Glooms. -'
(Unit.! Press VnmtA Whw.)
San Francisco, Jan. 20. Mayor
Rolph slammed down the lid. No mora
will the "Bunny Huggers," "Texas Tom
mys," or "Orlzxly Bears" cavort with
Terpsichore in down town cafes. And
gloom is piled as high as Mount Ta
malpafs in some parts of the "Paris of
America'" today. This after the city's
chief executive explored tho dancing
dens himself.
Mayor Rolph appeared last midnight
before Chief of Polios White and asked,
for two detectives to accompany htnv
through the tenderloin. Just what ho
thinks of the riotous revel there is not
known yet. But just what he intends :
doing- with the hundreds of popular
down town resorts is known. For short
ly after his visit to Chief Whits a hurry
order was Issued and all cafe proprie
tors were notified to "cut out the rag
ging." It is a blow to the Bohemian life ef
San Francisco and will put Innumer
able cafes out of business. Dancing la
the center of the cafes, say the proprl- ;
etors. is what brings tradeV and trade
gets the money. .
TAKES TOLL OF DEATH
(United Press luti Wire.) :
Winona, Miss., Jan., 10. Six persona
killed, 12 badly injured and total de
struction of a dozen houses Is tho toll
of a tornado that swept over this dis
trict today, between Newton and Wi
nona. All of the dead are negroes ex
cept the small daughter ' of Albert
Wales, a farmer. Wires are down In
the wrecked section and details are
lacking.
IN BATTLE NEAR PUEBLA
(United Preas Leaad Wlr. ,
Mexico City, Jan. 20 Forty-seven'
rebels were killed and many wounded
in an all-night battle near Puebla be
tween a force of S00 Zapatistas and a
force of federal ' troops, according tv
reports reaching hero today. . Tho revo.
lutlontsts are reported to bs In full r
treat :.,".v--. '
ENGLAND : DEMANDS
RELEASE OF BANKER
V- ' (Unites' Pra "taaaoa 'wire.
El Paso. Texas, Jan. to. Kn gland has
demanded from Mexico the immediate
release of Banker George W. Mam, who
has been kept In Jail In Me loo City twi
years without trial. Ml wife Is a Pass-
dena, Cal., woman. ' "
Ham's bank failed in Msxleo nty.
With the crash alsA went ths great Vx,
National Packing oompany. Influential
efforts to secure trial or reliMae ti
BUNNY HUG GONE FROM
MISSISSIPPI TORNADO
TWO SCORE REBELS SLAIN
the banker failed. ,
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