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VOL.'XI.
NO. 177.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 7 1912. SIXTEEN PAGES.
' PRICE TWO CENTS maws tn mnrs
LEADERS OF
Investigating Rebellion
STRIKE L
E
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TEXTILE MOMiERS VL
EADERS
mmmm
SECRETS FAIL TO
KIIOiiTTEE
MEXICO INSULTED.
WOUNDED, SLAIN
0 :. I' BY-CHAMBERLAIH
Joseph Jfittor, AJturo Giovan
- nitti and Antonio Caruso,
Charged WitfvKilling Wo
,man Striker, Face Jury.
IRON-BOUND CAGE IS "
; BUILT-IN COURTROOM
rTrial tof Nation-Wide Interest
- Begins at Salem, Mass.,
as 20,000 Parade.
(Cnltrd FrM faaaaa Wlra.l
Salem. Mass., 8ept. 30. Locked in an
Iron ' bound rage In the center of tha
courtroom lust as were the bloodthirsty
;tamort in me recent lamoua vi
terbo trial, Joseph Ettor. Arturo Gio
vannlttl and Antone Caruso, threw J. W.
,;;W, leaders, were placed on 4flal here
j today on a charge of complicity In the
(killing of Anna Loplzzo, a atrlker shot
, down In tha recent strlka of textile
' '"''workers iffe. Lawrence. Handquffed to
. ' nether, the three men were brought ln
..court today through ranks of jMttltla
.who guarded every entrance while out
f'alda In the city atreets nearly 20,000
- 'men, women and children, on atrike for
tha- day, paraded with red flags to
'ahow their sympathy for the men ac
cused. . Btrlkera Flea "Hot Guilty."
.-, The atrlkera' contention la that Ettor
and hla companions were more than a
' mile away while the LopUro woman
was ahot dawn by a pof Iceman In a
y, (Street riot. They declare that the ac
cuaed men have been wrongfully held
and that an effort la being made by the
Lawrence mlllowners to railroad them
""-"-to the scaffold. - -
When the trial opened every street in
tha vicinity of the courthouse was
- Jammed with strikers and all during
tha day clashes occurred with the po
lice throughout the city, in which many
men and women and police wore In
jured in desperate hand-to-hand buttles.
. . Organizers Faoe Murder Charge.
J. J. Ettor' and Altruo Giovannlttl, both
of New,Y0rk, are organizers for the In
dustrial Workers of the World. They
.are charged with being accessories be
fore the ta.o to the murder of Annie
' Loplzzo, t-roma-Tlker shot'durlng
" a clash between police aria mill opet.
. atlve in La,wrence on Monday, Janu
ary 27. Caruso la charged with mur
" " der In the first degjM In connection
With the womdn'jj,leath.
Because of-the great importance of
the case. .two Justices were assigned to
preaide..TJy..axa.Jcduu.JilJlana.n
Perley Hall. The district attorney of
Essex county, Henry O. Attwlll, waa in
. charge of the prosecution. John P. S.
Mahoney of Lawrence represented Ettor
nd Giovannlttl, and George S. Moore
of Loa Angeles represented Caruso.
They were aided in the defense by At
torney George E. Roewer Jr., who acted
aa defense attorney for the scores of
arrested Lawrence strikers.
- Trial Highly Important.
No trial of a labor lader ip the United
Statesexceptlng tha McNamara and
i the famous Moyer-Haywood-Pettlbone
. ' trials, has attracUd such attention as
today's. The history of the case dates
back to the passage by the legislature
Of Massachusetts of the law limiting
the working week in industrial instUu
' tlons to 64 hours. Mlllowners and other
big employers of labor throughout the
(state had fought the passage of such a
law bitterly. It waa finally passed,
however, to go Into effect January 1,
J9U, For months prior to the first of
tha year organizera for the Industrial
' "(Workers of the World had been quietly
organizing tha unskllled labor of Law
Irence's great mlU system,' which includes
tha American Woolen Company. " On the
first pay day after thai. 54-hours-a-week
v law had gone. into effect, the men, wom
en, boys and girls who worked In the
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
BARKING OF PET DOG
WAKENS OCCUPANTS
. OF
E
People Escape From Possible
Death in Night Clothes; W6---man
Leaps to Safety, ,
Aroused by the barking of a pet dog
: in tllelr room, a mother and daughter
isleeplng-lfl a secoud story room of the
: . houaekeeplng apartments at 191 Eleventh
. Istreet, about 3 o'clock Sunday morning
, opened, their eyes to see the celling on
fire. The alarm was sounded and three
minuses later 17 shivering inhabitant
of tha house were huddling In the chill
morning air In night attire, supple-
mented only by such wraps as could
bo (matched in a hurried exit.
Tha flames, supposed to be of spon-
' taneous origin from debris In tho at
tic, spread with great rapidity, entirely
consuming the roof and ceilings of the
second floor In a few minutes, and it
was only with difficulty that every
ona was aroused in sufficient time.
Miss Fern Alquire, occupying a eec
ond story apartment, had locked the
' door on retiring, and in the excitement
of the fire could not get it open. She
was forced to Jump out the window,
landing on a shed roof below without
injury.: prompt responsa to the alarm
by the firemen prevented the fire going
down, but tha damage will amount to
more than 12000, partially covered, by
Ins nrnnftt . Th hft.-.- ---
" 'aBwaafpaBsapTsw
end a basement, but he top a$pfy, a
big attfo was not occupied at tile tim
The apartment were under the manage
ment of Jars. AurellS'Long.
BURNING
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' ' Photo by International News Service.
Joseph J. Ettor, on the left, and Arturo Glovanittl, who are charged
with murder as the result of the death of a striker during the textile
strike last Winter.
MILE STRIKERS AND
POLICE CLASH WHEN
Thousands- of Men and Wo
men Make Protest Against
Treatment of Prisoners.
(rollfii Prefn Leated v?ire.
Lawrence, Mass., Sept. 80. Serious
rioting between polica and the textile
strikers, as a protest against treatment
accorded Joseph Ettor and Arturo Gio
vannlttl, labor leaders, held on a murder
charge, broke out again at 6 o'clock this
morning. Dozens of persons, Including
the strikers, and members of the police
force, are in hospitals suffering with
broken heads. The police-stations are
jammed with prisoners, both men and
women.
The worst rioting occurred at Essex
and Union streets. Here the state and
city police charged 1000 strikers and
sympathizers. Despite the chilly weath
er, long before daylight more than 2000
pickets had surrounded the Wood, Ayer
and Washington mills. The rioting
started at dawn, when the workers ap
proached tho mills.
Bands Refuse to Quit Work.
Strikers "roughed" the mill hands re
fusing to quit work. Automobiles, load
ed with police, were rushed to the scene
nd desperate fighting followed. Many
strikers and policemen were beaten. The
crowds converged Into Essex and Union
atreets, from all points. Here the battle
was waged fojjjflO minutes, tha police
finally fon-.lng' -the strikers back. A
squad of newspaper reporters and pho
tOKraphers came in behind the strikers
and the latter turned suddenly on the
newspaper men. One photographer was
badly beaten and his camera smashed.
One of the strikers is dying from his
injuries and several others ara in seri
ous condition. More trouble is expected
before night, although tho police are
trying to keep the streets clear of pedes
trians. Women Aotive in Demonstration.
Women are taking a prominent part
in the demonstration. Hundreds par
ticipated in tho clash with the "police.
Of the two score or more prisoners, five
are women.
In an effort to give a demonstration
for Ettor and , Giovannlttl yesterday.
0j)00 people gathered af tho station to
welcome a tralnload -of Induatrial
Workers who welcoming from Boston;
Police interfered when an effort to pa1
rade the streets waa. made, and several
persons wore more or less injured. The
party from Boston had come to partici
pate in a parano io me graves or Anna
liipplzzo and John Rarrifty, wJV ' were
killed In the strike riots last1 January.
It is estimated that 15,000 workers
went out . on strike, this morning and
the number is being Increased hourly.
Workers Quiet at Lynn.
(United rreas, teased jt'lre.)
. Lynn, Mass., Sept. S0.-As"!a silent
protest to the treatment accorded Joseph
Ettor and Arturo Giovannlttl, Lawrence
labor leaders, who5 went to trial . at
Salem today for the 'alleged murder of
Anna Lopizzo, 1000 Industrial Workers
of the World quit work here today.
They plan to stay tut 24 hours.
Shoeworkers Protest. '
(United Prea Leased Wire.)
Haverhill, Mass.; Sept. 30 Mora than
3(00 shoe and granite workers are on a
one day strike here as a protest against
the Ettor and GlovanlttU trial, i There
was a big demonstration with speeches
but no disorder.
Mrs. Campbell Critically ni.
Uoil.t'r.a L.aaia WIvV.
London, Sept, JO. -Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell, tha actress, recently stricken JU
here, is declared today to be In a critical
condition. .
IU TRIALS OPEN
BRITISH STAT
TO
-BIGpoiNOPp
Lloyd-George Wil Pent to
Parliament Modified Single
Tax Scheme,
(I'Dltcd rre.i Leaned Wire.)
London. Sept. 30. British landown
ers showed anxiety today at the news
that Chancellorof the Exchequer Lloyd
George will be ready either October 7,
when parliament reconvenes, or very
soon afterwards, definitely to announce
details of his program for "freeing the
land for the benefit of the people.".
"Lloyd George is at heart a single
taxer," said one of his closest friends
and advisers an Americantoday. -
"As a practical statesman," he con
tinued, "George appreciates that it
wouldn't do to put England on a single
tax basis all at once, but this is the end
toward which he Is working. He pro
poses, by ever increasing taxation, of
land values, ultimately to break up the
land monopoly."
In connection wrth the conference of
land tax reformers to be held in Lon
don early In October, Joseph Fels, the
American!, millionaire, will propose a
resolution affirming "the deep convic
tion of the conference that the existing
deplorable condition of the people is
directly traceable to the withholding of
land from Its best economlo use."
Expert flectrician,-. Sentenced
to Die for Murder, Uses Skill
in Getting Away,
Carson, Nev., Sopt. 30. Picking the
lock of i his cell in-the death chamber
of the state penitentiary here, Fred
Skinner, sentenced to die for the mur
der of a woman at Rhyollte, passed
through the gallows room,- which had
been prepared for his execution, and
scaled tho jail yard to safety. Skinner
escaped yesterday, but the! fact was
kept secret until today.
The escape was one of the most dar
ing In the history of the penitentiary.
Skinner, an expert electrician, had been
feigning insanity. He,left a dummy In
his bed in the death chamber, fooling
the guards who made hourly rounds.
Making his way to the prison , yard
throughjathe gallows room. Skinner went
to the electric fence guarding the south
outlet He short-circuited, the current
and climbed over. Then he restored
the current and fled to tha mountains.
ptato polica and prison , guards'; are
searching the mountains for the fugi
tive today,! but haye' secured no clew
as to his whereabouts.
BARCELONA FACTORIES, -SHORT
OF COAL, CLOSE
4 United Prat Uat Wli.)
V Baraalona) Sep tL it i Unable', te secure
coal.'owlng to the strikers tying up the
railroads, the factories hare today are'
closing. The strike has reduced the
railroad service 10 per cent.
ESIfAN
A
PLAN
BREAK
LOCK OF CELL PICKED
FLEES TO MOUNTAINS
United States Senator, Just
Returned From Washington,
Declares Democratic Candi
date Will Sweep"fcountry.
WILL STUMP STATE-TO
y INTEREST OF GOVERNOR
Business Men Want Wilson;
Asserts BulJJMobse' Boom
Isaning.
With the same hearty hand clasp and
the same genial smite' as of old. but Just
a trifle thlnnerWthe face and a little
under h's normal weight, his weight In
peaceful times of 1$8 pounds having
dropped In this war time presidential
election year to 140 pounds. Senator
George E. Chamberlain is back in Port
land today for the first time in a year.
To get back home again' for a few
days and "see the folks" memberaof
his family here, and his host of friends
and to take a short vacation, his first
j-ln three years, the senutor says is the
object of his visit. But there will not
bermdeh left of the vacation after mo'
Imperative things Jiftve been attended
to, foV the senator has already accepted
the call to take the iitump throughout
the 8tater?h behalf of Woodrow W!l,
son for-'prcBident, and there are strenu
ous "days ahead for him.
WtlJ Wort for Wilson
"I can't campaign as,-1 uVSd to, and
there will have to be a limit to the
number of speeches 1 shall make, for I
am greatly in deed of a rest, but I want
to help cairy my home state for Wil
son," said the senator tnis morning in
regard to his stumping tour...
"The first speech will be at Dallas
next Thursday night. Where I.4hall
speak after that I do not know, yet, but
I shall confer today with tfie Wilson
committee. 1 want to do all that I can
for the good work."
That Wilson Is now almost certain to
be-the next .president of the United
States, Senator Chamberlain asserted
with enthusiasm. And In the coming
election, the second man lij-'-the race is
not likely to be a cera4n founder of
the Ananias club, Is tha opinion of
Oregon Junior' senator. X .
"The Roosevelt boom is already rail'
lng tcvplecesr ha aaid.
Oregon for Wilson.
"In the east, there can be no doubt
of It. The people of the east fear the
west as a Roosevelt stronghold, but
from conditions as I observed them on
my...way..baclt...to.Qregon ..and.the...fgeL-
lng in Oregon, I believe sentiment in the
west is going to be as strong for Wil
son as In any part of the country. I
am oonfldent that Oregon will be in
the Wilson column.
'The third term party Is so unneces
sary. All its best features are embodied
in the platform which Wilson repre
sents. The Progressive party movement
is essentially a one man movement, that
man being Theodore Roosevelt, and out
side of that has little excuse. Roosevelt
himself, throughout his whole political
career, has been a creature of the
bosses, end you will notice that big
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
8
MOTHER KILLED IN A
Tongue Breaks, on Steep
Team Flies and None
Six Riders Escapes, ..
of
(Sjifdal to Tha Journal.)
Lebanon, Or., Sept. 30. Mrs. Georgo
McClintlc was instnnly killed and Mrs.
(.'. L. McCllntlo badly injured in a run
away accident Sunday afternoon. C. L.
McClintlc, with his wif and sister-in-law,
Mrs. George McClintlc, and three
of their children, hnd been spending
the day with a neighbor and was re
turning home In tlie afternoon. In go
ing down a steep hill the tongue of the
haca broke anil tho- hack ran onto tha
team;, which caused It to run away.
Mrs. George McCIIntlc's head struck
a stump, killing her almost Instantly.
Mrs. C. L. McCllntic's shoulder was
crushed and she received some Internal
injuries. Mr. McClintlc and alt the f hli
dren were hurt more or less but, had no
bones broken.
Mrs. George McCllntlo was R2 years
Old, and was the mother of eight oh 11
drn, most of whom are grown. She
with her family came to this vicinity
last March from Valley Junction, Iowa.
GOVERNOR DIX LIKELY
toiitn;y.
T
(Uolte1 Pra Wre.
Syracuse, N. T.. Sept 30. That the
candidacy of Governor Dili of New
York, will be eliminated at the Demo
cratic state convention which meets to
morrow seems certain at noon today.
It If believed that Charles-F. Murphy
Is ' dropping; T)ix.
. The adherents of Dlx denounce the
public criticism of Governor Dir. by
Woodrow Wilson, Democratic . nominee
for president. They assert their plat
Torm .will tie" rogrsBie;"tiiey tlefentr
Dlx's administration and answer
charges of extravagance by comparing
tha administrations of former Governor
Hughes with that of Dlx. '
CHILDREN
MOURN
RUNAWAY AT LEBANON
FIGH
"Spasm of Uncontrolled Hys
teria," Shakes Southern Re
public, Declares Sen. Smith,
Who Is Investigating Affair.
!,
PROPERTY DESTROYED
WITHOUT EVEN APOLOGY
No Foreign Power Should Be
V Allowed to Intervene,
He Says.
(rnltfd Treat Lranpd WlrO
Ios Angeles, Sept. 30. Senator Wil
liam Alden Smith or MJhlgan. chair
maq, 'of tha senate cojmnlttea investi
gating the Mexican revolution, rropened
the investigation at his rooms In the
Alexandria hotel this morning. Several
Americans who have been mistreated
by the rebels in Mexico are scheduled
io testify and tell how they wepe han
dled and give their views of ,?6ndltions
south of the Rio Grande. The investi
gation was closed here when Senator
EalLdeparted for El Paso' last week,
bu the appearance of these-hew wit
nesses caused Senator Smith to re
open It. y
While diplomatically avoiding any ex
pression of opinion as to American-intervention
in Mexico, Senator Smith Is
decidedly of the Opinion today that the
United States will neverallow England,
Germany Or any otherforeign power to
intervene, and Indicated should the slt
uationMcome tens;' America would take
StepXrather Wiart allow any other power
to act. f
"Hundreds . 'of Americans have, been
insulted, attackedywpunded and killed
In a spasm ot'uncontrolled hysteria,"
A declared Senator "Smith, who "was "tha
late Fresipf-nt McKinley s adviser when
Amerlca.lntervened In Cuba, "whila hun
dreds. -of millions of dollars '(American
property have been conflsjjated, ruined
or stolen without: to muuh as an apol-
ogy.
"I am noftware whether Intervention
is serloijsrjr contemplated by the Wash
ington authorities. We must be slow to
act In an emergency which is so far
reaching and yet a degree of JJlrmness
upon' our part Is vital if we-are to re
gain tha respect of the Mexican people.
"The government at Washington can
not satisfy European states nor leati
entirely to tha future generosity bt
Mexico iiie property or lis citizens of
the property of European subjects with
out taking great chances of disrespect
for the Monroe doctrine-.,
"I am very frank to say that in such
an emergency the government ought
not " tor permit - rnteTfeTncr by either
Germany, France or England, but those
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
IN INDUSTRIAL LINES;
GROWTH IN EXPORTS
Notable Increase in Postal Re
ceipts One of Features of
the Past Month,
In all of the important Industrial and
commercial lines September's figures
show a continued expansion of business
Jn Portland. Comparing .the mgritli's
totals with those of September, 191 in
creases are shown to have been made tn
postal receipts, bank clearings, foreign
lumber shipments and general cargo,
forelgnv In gpltft of the- unusually
large tofats for the cmrpnt month in
building permits and realty transfers,
a falling off Is noted In comparison
with the volume of building and real
estate activity for the month of Sep
tember, 1911.
Significant features of the month's
statistics are tho big lnqreasoa In postal
receipts, foreign lumher shipments and
general outgoing cargo. For the first
time this year, the postal receipts at
the local office passed $90,000, as
compared with $7,375.06 for the same
month one year ago. This Is a gain of
nearly $11,000 and Js equal to an in
crease of 13.58 percent. Foreign lum
bar shipments dulng the month reached
tho huge totof 1 0,261,404 feet while
tho shipment In September, 1911, were
but a little more than 4,000,000 feet.
The Increase is more than 150 per cent.
Foreign cargoes out of Portland dur
ing September we're valued at $1,280,069,
compared with $1,071,145 during the
same month of last year. This is a
gain of about $200,000, or an Increase
of nearly 20 per cent. There was an
Increase In" foreign shipments- of flour
of nearly 150 per cent. For the current
month. 86,174 barrels left this port for
foreign pclnts, as compared with 34,950
carrels ir. September of .last year.
A blj gain Is reported In ba'nk clear
ings, the total for this month being
$61,981,344.79, and for the same month
one year ago, $49, 691. 219. 66.,? The increase-
is a fraction under 5 per cent.
At n'oon today, the records of the city
building Inspector for the month showed
594 permits issued with a total value
of $758,885. This sum .largely repre
sented residence construction, probably
more than 75 per cent of the total being
Invested in njtw homes.
Activity lii jocal real estate shows a
slight decrease!. from the figures of Sep
tember, 1911. Exclusive of today, there
have ben 1393 transfers filed for rec
ord since September 1, as compared with
1434 during September of last year.
Ow ing to tho growing custom .of -buyers
of real estate In demanding that noml-naT-ptmm'ttrmsepnserteorahs-fers
of title, there' lapiro way of making
an accurate compaHfion of the real es
tate activity now with that of one year
ago. A
E GAINS
RECORDED
V. wjjf
William Alden Smith, United States
Senator from Michigan
State Game; Warden Finley
Says He'WilLBe Ready by
October 10 to Brina Suits
Ad Collect.
A shortage of more than $10.T61.S6
In moneys. -that should have been paid
by cpunty clerks and county treasurers
throughout the state toWe state' rtas
urer, to be applied i'the game protec
tive fund bxJanuaryJJ..19jL. Js. Jtem
lzed in a statement submitted today
to Governor West by State- Game War
den William L. Finley.
The report states that some of the
delinquent officials have used the state's
money for their personal use, and that
others rikva misplaced or destroyed
stubs from whcn licenses wef issued;
so that the exiamount ofthe short
ages can not be determined. Of the
total shortage reported, $5974 is due
from license money collected by county
clerks and fiot pald into the Jitafce treas
Mrv n1 14787.86 la dua froni county
treasurers as money paid psi fines by
lolators Of the game laws.
Bolts Coming by Ootober 10.
Mr. Finley says in. his report that
by October 10 he will be ready to start
legal action against the delinquents to
eoHeet -tha- roone-y - dua- the atate....
Mr. Finley calls attention to shortages
In the accounts of William Reld, who
was Justice of the peace in Portland
from 1902 until 1908. The report says
examination shows that in 12 cases In
Ileid's court fines were Imposed to the
extent of nearly $300. About $130 of
the amount is still due the State. The
report further says that no record can
be found to show that this money was
ever turned over to the county treas
urer. G. W. Smith; County clerk of Curry
county, is reported to be $1585 behind
from licenses.
The report states that W. R. Cole
man, Jackson county, withheld and
.used for hlH personal Interest over 10,
000 of back license money, but that he
was compelled to pay this back to the
state some time ago. In making a
closer Investigation of the records, how
ever, another deficiency of $575 was
found, while duplicate stubs for li
censes Issued for the years 1905 to 1108,
Inclusive, could not be located at all.
Soma Small Shortage.
E. W. Jaqulsh, county , clerk of Lake
county in 1907, Is reported $87 short.
Jaqulsh Is now living In California, J.
C. Holden. Tillamook, county clerk In
1909. owesjJjll8 to the game protective
fund, as shown by existing records. No
duplicate stubs for licenses Issued could
be found In his offlcel so that the def
icit In his case Is probably greater than
Is shown in the report.
Lane county is reported to be $624.90
short in Its Remittances to the state.
The checking up of the records has
been done under the supervision of Cran
dall & Roberts, expert accountants, un
der, the authority of the state board of
fish: and game commissioners.
BIG CHINESE LOAN IS
MUCH OVER-SUBSCRtBED
(United Press I-eaaed Wlre.i
London, Sept. 30. It was announced
here today that the Chinese loan of
$50,000,000 negotiated for by A. Wen
dell Jackson, who Is alleged to be
hacked by the Standard Oil company
of tha United States, has been over
subscribed more than $10,000,000.
Bryan Speaks in Wyoming.
(United Preaa Leased Wire.)
Cheyenne. Wyo., Sept. 30. William J.
Bryan Is today en route through Wyom
ing, campaigning in the Interests of
Woodrow Wilson, Democratic nominee
for president. Bryan left Rawlins,
where, he spent Sunday, this morning,
and. wilt speak from the rear platform
of hla tralaTen route here, where he ia
scheduled td speak, tonight
Tomorrow Bryan will leave for Ne
braska. '
Woodrow Wilson
GOUHTY. OFFICIALS
110,761 an
STATE GAME FUND
TO THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL: ., 1 7 "
Herewith I inclose .'. .for the Woodrow Wilson earn
paign fund. t - vv.'"-'"
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; . ' (ADDRESS) v; : : : I : .:rrrr.r7.z:
! Mall this eenpon, with youi contribution enclose d. to Thf Jonmal,
ioa Campaign Juno, Portland, Or. Oatoks should fee mads payable to U a
Journal. ..-c :.-. ....
Pornelius N. Bliss Jr.,' Son of:
Former Republican National t
Committee Treasurer. ; Hasr
VNQ rtecora or uontriDution.
PAPERS OF DEAD MAN
SHOW AMOUNTS USEDh
Facing Death Wise Politician.
Had Books Destroyed to
Preserve Secrecy. ..;
(United Preas LaaaeeV Wire.)
Washington, Sept. 30. Cornelius N.
Blls of New York was tha first wiU ;
ness called by the senate campaign con!.!,
trlbutlons investigation committee hers'
today in the Investigation of contribu
tions to tho Republican campaign of
1904. Bliss is a son of tha late Cor
nelius N. Bliss, who was treasurer of.
tha Republican national committee 1'
1904. '
John D. Archbold testified recently,
that the Standard Oil company contrtl
uted $126,000 to tha Republicans la
1904the money being paid to Treasurer
Bliss. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, who) '
headed tha Republican ticket in 1904.;
declared that if this money was paid i
over to Bliss that it was dona so with-
out his knowledge and against his or-r
ders. '
Papers Show Amounts Used.
Bliss brought papers and letters be
longing to his father by which It is
expected to show how much monay, if '
any, was paid to his father by tha
Standard Oil company for campaign
use. .
Long-before the hearing-waa ached -
uled to start the committee room was
Jammed with - curl ous - nersons; Mosesf
E. Clapp of Minnesota, Senator Pomer-'
ene of Ohio nnd Senator Olive of Penn
sylvania conferred early In tha morn
ihg, later announcing Jhat tha commit
tee would devote five hours daily to
the Inquiry. It is believed thainvestlV
gatlon will consume five weeks. J
Bliss was called to the starld at 10:14
o'clock. He was examined by Chair
man Clapp. Nothing was found In hts
father's papers to show that tha Stand
ard Oil cpmpany had contributed $125,
000 to Roosevelt's 1904 campaign. Bliss,
read a letter which his father had writ-' '
ten. to .Parry "New of Indiana, which
said:' " ' -'v''' '''kftH,.i..;---,'?;'-,.-,'''i'
Donors Entitled to Sacracy.
"I have refused to make public the,
accounts of the campaign becauaa I be-!
lleve the contributors have the same -right
to privacy, so far as their gifts
are concerned, as they have In casting;
their -ballot,- I - ha, v--dne thla-d esplt .
the protests of sensational Journals and '
disappointed . candidates. Soma of tho
reports ' given out about tha contrlbu- ,
tiotia are the result of diseased imaglna- .
tlons. The campaign waa conducted on
a high plane."
The letter to Now also says the re-i .
celpts of the campaign were $2,088,000,1
besides $107,000 left over from the 1900
campaign. The expenditures, according'
to the letter, amounted to $2,096,000.
In 1900 tho receipts were $3,000,000 andi
in 1896, $3.450,000. Bliss also submit-
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
Secretary Terrall Looks for a
Fair Majority; Sheridan Boy
.&ntributes-to-Ftmd.
Contributions to the Wilson Fund. '
Previously acknowledged .$3,047.35
Victor L. Hayes, Sheridan . . . .. - 1.00
Woodrow Wilson club, Union...- 80.00
Total
....$3,108.25
"We have a Woodrow Wilson club of
100 members and several of them ara
Republicans who are tired of misrule,"
writes W. A. Terrall, secretary of tha
organization, in a letter to Tho Journal.
"We expect to carry the county of Union,
by a fair majority, and do not be sur-j
prised If we get more votes than tha
two wings of the Republicans combined,
for there is a waning Of the Roosevelt
popularity and a drift, toward. Wilson ..
in this part of Oregon. Our contrlbu--!
tton is sent in tha hope -that.lt will?
help to some degree In bringing about '
a glorious Democratic victory.'; ;,
The voters are not the only ones
who are enthusiastic In tha support of
Governor Wilson. Victor L. Hayes,
Sheridan boy, writes as follows: "Here- '
with I enclose $1.0O for tha Woodrow
Wilson campaign fund. 1 am, 14 years
old and live near Sheridan. .; Z . think '
Woodrow Wilson will glves a snusri .
deal and that is what we 111 want"
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this page, and malt It to The Journal
with your contribution.
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