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ROOSEVELT DEI DUNES to the principle, to th Ideal, and not to run a, separate ticket: - and ; that merely, to toe name. and. least of alL whether In such event It would be TO HEAD PROGRESSIVE PARTY AS CANDIDATE S r In Letter to Progressive Na tional Committee He Ad vises Support of Hughes, GERMAN HELP EXPLAINED Colonel Says Oennan-ainertoaa Alliance Supported Hughes Because It Hated T. K. Bo. to the party nam, Vew JParty Hot Wanted. The Progressive movement has been liven an Incalculably Impetus by what tne Progressiva party Has done. Our strongest party antagonists have ac cepted and enacted Into law or embod ied In their party platforms very many of our most important principles. Much has been accomplished in awakening the public to a letter understanding of the problems of social and industrial welfare. "Yet It has become evident that peo ple under existing conditions are not necessary iorjn to head that ticket could not be determined in advance. I stated in these interview and In these letetrs with the utmost emphasis, that the decision of this point, like the whole matter of running a sepa rate' ticket, would have to l determ ined by what the Interests of the country demanded In view of the action finally taken by the convention at Chicago. Bays Ke Was Sincere. "At the time many Republican lead ers asserted that my statements were not madein good faith: that T really I intended to Insist- upon my own nom Chicago, June 28. (U. P.) Theodore Roosevelt's letter declining to accept the nomination of president on the Pro gressive ticket and advising the sup- pert of Hughes and disbanding of the Progressive party follows: "Oentlemep: In acordance with the message I sent to the Progressive na tional convention as soon as I had re ceived the notification that It had nominated me for president. I now communicate to you my reasons for declining the honor which I so deeply appreciate. Since the. adjournment of the ' convention, I have received be tween 2000 and 3000 letters and tele grams from men who had supported nA fn. tliA nnmlnal nn th m u InrHV lit. AVI HI. ..V . a... v.-v ... a.jv av expressing the desire that I would re fuse to run, while a minority urged that I should accept tne nomination. As It is a physical impossibility to answer these letters and telegrams individually, I beg of the senders that they will accept this public state ment In lieu of such answers. Vralse for Progressive Party. "Before speaking of anything else, I wish to express my heartiest and most unstinted admiration for the character and services of the men and women who made up the Progressive national convention in 1916. I can give them no higher praise than to say that in all respects they atood level with the men and women who, in 1912. Joined at Chicago to found the Progressive party. There two conventions. In char acter. In disinterestedness. In vision. in sight, in high purpose, and in de--slre to render practical service to the people, typified exactly what such bodies ought to be In a great self gov erning . democracy. They represented the spirit which moved Abraham Lin coln and his political associates during the decade 'preceding the close of tho Civil war. Review of Flatfonn. "The platform put forth in 1912 was much the most important public docu ment promulgated In thia country since the death of Abraham Lincoln. It represented the first efforts on a large, scale to transform abstract ideas on economic! and Social justice Into concrete American nationalism; the effort, to apply the principles of Washington and Lincoln to the need ol the United States; In the twentieth century. No finer effort was ever made to serve these American people, in a spirit of high loyalty to all that Is loftiest In American tradition. "Kventa have shown that the Pro gressive patty in 1912 offered the only alternative to the triumph of the Lemocratic party. . Moreover, these events have shown that even the ap plication of the principles which we then advocated is even more necessary to this natlo than we at the time supposed. . ' WlAjl f U .. ft .. . "The results of the terriblo world war of the past, two years have now made it evident to all who are will ing to see, that in this country there must be spiritual and industrial pre paredness, along the lines of effi ciency, of loyal service to the nation and of practical application of the precept that each man must be his brother's keeper. " "- Furthermore. It Is no less evident that this preparedness for tasks of pence' forms the only sound basis for that indispensable military prepared ness, which rests on unlversat mili tary training, and which tinds ex pression in universal obligatory serv ice in time of war. Such universal oougatory training and service are the necessary complements of uni versal suffrage, represent the realiza tion of ths true American, the Demo cratic and Ideal in both peace and war. ioyal to Principles. "Sooner or later, the national nrfnM pies championed by the ProrreaaivM in ' 1912 must, in their general effect, be oiwuvumsu in m structure or our na tional existence. With all mv heart T hall continue to work for these great lueais, snouiaer to shoulder with the men ana women who in 1912 cham ploned them, and I am sure that these men ana women will show a like loy alty to the other, the fundamental Ideals which the events of the Dast two years have proven to be vital to the permanency of our national existence. mi.- aj i ... xuo mecnoa py wnicn we are to snow our loyalty to these ideals must be determined in each case by the actual event. Our loyalty is to the fact. impossible for us Progressives to abandon our convictions. But we are faced with the fact that, as things act ually are. the Progressive national or ganisation no longer offers the means whereby we can make these convictions eirective in our life, cumstances, our duty we can, and not to sulk because our leadership is rejected. Aooept the Situation. "That we ourselves continue to be lieve the course we advocated was in the highest interest of the American people is aside from the question. It is unpatriotic to refuse to do the best possible merely because ' these people have not put us In position to do what we regard as the very best. It re mains for us, good-hurooredly and with common sense, to face the situation and endeavor to get out of it the best it can be made to yield from the standpoint Of the interests of the na tion as a whole. "This was the situation at the open ing of the present year. It was clearly evident that, unless a cataclysm oc curred, the presidential election would result In the choice of either the Re publican or the Democratic nominee. The present administration! during its three years of life, has been guilty of shortcomings more signal than those of any administration since the days of Buchanan. From the standpoint of na tional honor and interest, it stood on an even lower level than the administra tion of Buchanan. No administration in our history had done more to relax the spring of the national will and to deaden the national conscience. Conflict la Republican Party. "Within the Republican party con flicting forces were at work. There were men among the organization lead ers who advocated a course of action such as offered no improvement upon the Democratic position, and advocated the nomination of candidates whose election would have represented no im provement on the continuance in office of Mr. Wilson. If such a course were followed, it would obviously become our duty to run a third ticket. "But it was plainly our duty to do everything honorable In order to pre willing to accept a new party. It was ,ntlon by the Republican convention. and that If I was not so nominated, J. intended ; to accept the Progressive nomination and run on a third ticket. Of course,, my fellow Progressives were under no such error. TTnr!r- mrh fir- " "- yv .iu iuvu i6w iiiKL ill j , uiierwjcea wcrv to oe accepted at their exact race value as meaning that If the Republicans nominated a man whom we could con scientiously support we would support him. The Progressive convention came together knowing ..nay public state ments, and, therefore,' knowing exact ly what my attitude was. Says Hughes Pills BUI "In my judgment, the nomination of Mr. Hughes meets the conditions set forth In the statement of the Pro gressive national committee, issued last January, and In my own state ments. Under existing conditions, the nomination of a third ticket would, in my Judgment, be jnerely & move In the Interest of the election of Mr. Wil son. I regard Mr. Hughes as a man whose public record is a guarantee that he will not" merely stand for a pro gram of clean-cut, straight-out Ameri canism, before election, but will reso lutely and in good faith, put it through if elected. "He Is beyond all comparison better fitted to be president than Mr. Wilson. It would be a grave detriment to the country to reelect Mr. Wilson. I shall, therefore, strongly support Mr. Hughes. Such being the case, it Is un necessary to say that I cannot accept the nomination on a third ticket. I do not believe that there should be a third ticket. I believe that when my fellow Progressives coolly consider the question they will for the most part take this position. As for German-Americana. "They and I have but one purpose the purpose to serve our common country. It is my deep conviction that at this moment we can serve you only by supporting Mr. Hughes. , "It is urged against Mr. Hughes that he was supported by the various so called German-American alliances. I believe that the attitude of these pro- vent auch a necessity to no everytning fessional German-Americans was due, short of sacrificing our most sacred not ln tna jeast t0 liking for Mr. convictions in order to secure the align-, Hughes, but solely to their antagoa ment under one leadership of the forces ! j,m to me They were bound to oe opposed to tine continuance in power of feat me for the nomination. The only Mr. Wilson and the Democratic party. way Dy whlch tney could achieve this Hsed of a Leader. object was by supportng Mr. Hughes, "Under these circumstances the Pre- and tney supported him accordingly, gresslve national committee at cnicagu i without any regard to other conditions. ln January outlined our duty to seek common action with the Republican party, using the following words: "Our people are seeking leadership, leadership of the highest order and most courageous character, leadershiu that will draft to itself for the coun try's benefit the unselfish and pat riotic services of Us ablest citizens. The surest way to secure for our country the required leadership will be by having, If possible, both the Pro gressive and Republican parties choose the same standard bearer and the sail) a principles.' Six weeks later on March 9, in my Trinidad statement, I asked for a similar combination against the. Demo cratic party, on a- platform of 'clean cut, straight-out national American ism,' and for a candidate 'who will not merely stand for such a program, before election, but will resolutely and ln good faith put it through if elected.' Offer of Olive Branch. "This was, ln effect, the same state ment that I made ln my telegram to ex-Senator Jackson, which ran in part as follows: 'Can we not, forgetting past differences, now Join, for til "I need hardly repeat what I have already said In stern reprobation of this professional German-American ele ment the element typified by the German-American alliances and similar bodies, which have throughout the pre nomlnation campaign, played not mere ly an un-American, but a thoroughly anti-American part. These men have nothing ln common with the great body of Americans who are in whole or in part of German blood; and who are precisely as' good Americans as those of any other ancestry. 0 Hot All Germans Disloyal. "There are not and never have been ln all our land better citizens than the great mass of men and women of Ger man birth or descent, who have been or are being completely merged In our common American nationality; a na tionality dibtinct from any ln Europe, for Americans who are good Ameri cans are no more German-Americans than they are English-Americans, or Irish-Americans, or Scandinavian Americans. They are Americans and nothing else. No good American, what ever his ancestry or creed, can have ma f.tn anr hnnnr rT jtnw nihinrpn ,-v I entorce the policies of genuine Amer- j a"y except scorn and detesta icanism and genuine preparedness? I uon lor luUBe vhiwh Surely we can afford to act ln ac- j American who seek to make the cordance with th e words of Abraham American president ln effect a viceroy Lincoln when he said: "May we not ! of the German emperor. all, having common interests, unite i "The professional German-Americans In a common effort to save our com- of this type are acting purely In the roon country? May we ask those who sinister Interest of Germany. They have differed with us to join ln thia have shown their eager readiness to same spirit toward those who haver' sacrifice the Interest of the United "As far as my own soul is known j states whenever its interest conflicted to me. It is ln this same spirit that at the time I make this appeal to Republicans and Progressives as sembled ln Chicago. Threat of Separate Ticket. "In addition to these statements 1 had also stated my own attitude verbally and ln letters during the weeks immediately preceding the con vention to scores of leading Progres sives from all parts of the country, including many leaders at the conven tion. To these men I expressed my earnest hope that the Republicans would so act to make it possible for the Progressives to Join with them. "I stated to them, however, that in view of the attitude of some of the Republican leaders, it was at I least conceivable that we should be put In a position where our highest duty, our fealty to the country, our sense of I what patriotism demanded in a great I crisis would make it Imperative on us with that of Germany. They repre sent that adherence to th politico racial hyphen which Is the badge and sign of moral treason to the republic I have singled these men out for spe ciflc denunciation and assuredly. If '. suport a candidate, it may be accepted as proof that I am certain that the candidate la incapable of being lnflu enced by the evil intrigue' of these hyphenated Americans. "Mr. Hughes' character and his whole course of conduct In puolic af fairs Justify us in the assumed con vlctlon that these men who have for their own purposes supported him will ln no shape orway, change his public actions; after election. His private life I if a guarantee of tals. President Wilson Criticised. TREATING EYESTRAIN pHawnaiaM I "' "" ' ' """ 11 '' . - i i. m ii in i i , . Near - sighted, ' far r sighted, astigmatic or whatever the visual trouble may be, this wonderful instrument reflects ?that knowledge with unerring positiveness to the operator. J Our System of eyesight testing has no superior, i CJ Our 26 years' experience is behind this system. Thompson Optical Institute ' , 209-10-11 Corbett BIdg., 5th and Morrison Manufacturers of the Genuine1 Kryptok Lenses T "Events of the last few weeks have shown that much cannot be said for Mr. Wilson. In Mr. Wilsons case we do not have to consider his words, but his deeds. His deeds absolutely con tradict his words; and for the matter of that, his words absolutely contra dict one another. It Is folly to pay heed to any of the promises .n the platform on which jie now stands, in view of the fact that almost every Im portant promise contained in th) plat I form on which he stood four years ago has; since been broken. "We owe all our present trouble with, the professional German-Amer i 1 can element ln the United States to Mr. Wilson's timid and vacillating i course during the last two, years. "TJja defenders of Mr. Wilson have I alleged in excuse xor him mat n con fronted ;a difficult situation. As re gards Mexico, the situation which Mr. i Wilson confronted was nothing like as difficult as that which President Mc Kinley -confronted ln connection with Cuba and the Philippines at the time 1 or tne Spanish war. Protest for Belgium. "Under the actual circumstances, we could with only a minimum risk have protested on behalf yof Belgium. small, well behaved nation, when ahe was exposed to the last extremity of outrage by the brutal violation of her neutral, rights: this violation Itself being a violation of The Hague con ventiona to which we were a signatory power. ' - ."An regards '.the foreign situation generally during the great war. the fact of the existence of a v;ar made it rar easier and safer for Mr. Wilson to assert oar rights than If he had had to deal- with some strong power which was at the time unhampered by war. During the past 20 years ques tions have arisen with powers' of the first rank, such aa England. Japan and Germany,, each of which has necessi tated far greater courage, resolution and judgment on the part ot the presi dent dealing with r it ' than President Wilson need have shown in order -to -: !,.' A'-'" .fc;"' . ' " put a complete stop to the continually repeated murder of American men. women and children on the high seas by German submarines the Lusltania being merely the worst of many such cases. Peesleaess at Home. "The1 same feebleness that was shown by President Wilson in dealing with Germany abroad was also shown by him in Mealing with the organized German outrages within our own land and finally, in dealing with the organ ized German-American vote. The con tinued existence of the German-American menace at home Is directly due to Mr. Wilson's course of action during the past two years. "Certain of my friends who feel that the Progressives should run a third ticket base their .feeling on objection to the character or actions of the Re publican national convention. As re gards this point, it is sufficient to say that the. members of the Repub lican national convention were un questionably induced to nominate Mr. Hughes primarily because of the be lief that his Integrity and force of character and his long record of ad mirable public service would make him peculiarly acceptable, not only to the rank and file of the Republican party, but to the people generally. I do not believe that Mr. Hughes would have been nominated if it had not been for the fight on behalf of public decency and efficiency which the Progressive party has waged during the past four years. ' Appeal to Progressives. "In any event, and without any re gard to what the personal feelings of any of us rray be as regards the sctlon of the Republican convention, I wish very solemnly to ask the representa tives of the Progressive party to con sider at this time only the welfare of the people of the United , States. We sttall prove false to our ideals and our professions if. ln this grave crisis of the nation s life, we permit ourselves to be swerved from the one prime duty or serving with cool judgment and single minded devotion the nation's needs. 'Our own political fortunes, Indi vidually and collectively, are of no consequence whatever, when compared with the nonor and welfare of the people of the United States. Such things do not count when weighed ln ine Daiance against our count.y to serve well the country, if after we are dead, our chilldren and our children's children are to live. Either Xnghss or Wilson. ine country is passing through a great crisis, and no man can tell what trial and jeopardy will have to be faced by this nation ln the years im mediately ahead. There is no longer before us the decision as to what tar tlcular man we may severally most aesire to iec at tne head or tho gov ernment. We can decide only wheluer, during these possibly vital years, the country sifll have been intrusted to the leadership of Mr. Hughes or Mr. Wilson. "Mr. Wilron has been tried and found wanting. His party, because of its devotion to the outworn theory of state rights', and because of its reliance upon purely sectional support, utands against that spirit of far sighted na tionalism which is essential if we are to deal adequately with our gravest social and Industrial problems. Mr. Wilson and his party have in actual practice lamentably failed to safeguard the Interests and honor of the United States. They have brought us to im potence abroad and given us weakness at home. They have accustomed us to see the highest and most ret?Don slble offices of the government filled with Irresponsible persons. aDDointed for reasons of partisan politics. They have dulled the moral sense of the ceo pie. They have taught us that peace the peace of cowardice and dishonor and lndiff'ence to the welfare of us all, is to be put above righteousness above the stern and unflinching per formance of duty, whether the duty is pleasant or unpleasant. Vo Psac in Mexico. Yet in Mexico they have failed even to secure the peace which they thu sought, and they have failed, in SDite of the most ample opportunity and most ample warning, to prepare in any rea Tashion to meet .the crisis which thei own policies invited. They have taugh us to put. safety first' safety Derore duty and honor; to put that materialism which expresses itself in mere money-making and in the fatted ease of life above all spiritual things, above all the high and fine instincts of the soul. They have taught us to accept adroit elocution as a substitute for straightforward and efficient action. They have raised in decision, hesitancy and vacillation into a settled governmental policy. Efficiency of Mr. Hughes. "Mr. Hughes has shown in his career the instinct of efficiency which will guarantee that, under him, the gov ernment will once more work with vigor and rorce. He possesses that habit of straightforward thinking which means that his words will be correlated with his deeds and translated into facts. His past career is the warrant for ou belief that he will be the unfaltering opponent of that system of Invisible government which finds expression in the domination of the party boss and the party machine. His past career is a guarantee that whatever he says be fore election will be made good by his acts after election. "Morally, his public record shows him to be a man of unbending integ rity; Intellectually, it shows him to be a man of original and trained ability. We have the alternative of continuing in office an administration which has proved a lamentable failure or of put ting into office an administration which we have every reason to believe will function with efficiency for the in terest and honor of all our people. I earnestly bespeak from my fellow Pro gressives their ungrudging support of Mr. Hughes. Tours truly, "THEODORE ROOSEVELT. "Sagamore Hill, June 22, 1916." MILITIAMEN READY BORDER L . BE FOR MOVE TO BY TUESDAY Lebanon Is Given 0. N. G. Commission Harry A. Elklas, Former Captain of Troop A, Xepliee to Bequest of Gen eral That He Can Organise 150 Kern. Lebanon, Or June 26. According to a recent 'telegram received by Harry A. Elklns, ex -captain of old Troop A cavalry, O. N. C from Adjutant Gen- LQUiPment and ReCrUltmg Jacent community may be well rep- CaUSeS Of Delay in Several I The telegram advises an immediate . J organization of a company of 160 men. otateSi'' (either Infantry or coast artillery with 1 full details as to availability of of- , ! fleers. Mr. Elklns' reply was, that SEVERAL ARE NOW READY' t'on of a company of ISO infantry men. witnin a weea and proDaoiy material for two or three officers. Elklns is a son of Mrs. Joseph Elklns, a pioneer of this city. UNO FFIGM REPORT OFDEPTHOF SIUSLAW BAR IS SAME AS COOS J, W. Bergman of Florence Says Vorkmen Announce It Is 16 Feet at Low Tide, Volunteering notably Slow la Minne sota; Washington Troops Will Be Keady Sunday aright. New York. June 26. (U. P.) By tomorrow practically every "militia man ordered but by President Wilson will be ln camp and ready to move for he border, judging from information gathered by the United Press from all sections of the country. In several states considerable diffi culty is being experienced in obtain ing equipment. In one or two recruits Circular Says State Of War Now Exists Commander of Porcea at Tamaullpas Says All Americas Pound Armed Will Be Either Shot or Captured. Brownsville, Texas, June 26. (U. P.) General Nafarette, commander of the nt-cessary to bring skeleton companies 1 Mexican forces in the state of Tamaul up to full war strength are slow in volunteering notably In Minnesota. Several states already have their full militia in camp. California One regiment Infantry, signal and ambulance corps companies and one battery artillery. 1400 men, st eady mobilized; 400 more mobilize to day; 197 officers, 3652 men under arms. Utah Enlistments Slow. Colorado Six hundred equipped and mobilized of 1400 ordered out. Several hundred more awaiting inspection at home stations. Governor called for volunteers. Utah Battery field artillery ready to entrain. Six cavalry troops lack only 150 men. Enlistments slow. Wyoming Infantry regiment or dered mobilized slowly being recruited tj full strength. Nebraska Two regiments, one signal corps and hospital corps are now mob ilized at Lincoln. The equipment, work is well in hand. Mustering in started Saturday afternoon. Kansas Two regiments militia. 2000 men. mobilized at Fort Riley, every company to required strength, fully equipped, excepting horses. Prob ably entrain immediately. I Missouri Plrst Mobilized. , Missouri Three regiments national guardsmen, 6000 strong, well equipped , mobilized at Nevada. Probably start units to border immediately. Missouri j troops first mobilized. 1 Oklahoma A dispatch from General Mills orders Immediate mobilization of j the Oklahoma militia at Fort sin. mis ends five days' dispute between Okla homa City and Chandler. j Texas All Texas militia has been on 1 the border for several weeks. Recruit- ing under way at various border points and home stations is expected to bring the total up to about 4000. Iowa First regiment. 1000 men. en route from company station to mobili sation camD at Des Moines. Third regiment entrains and all or 3800 men could leave for the border Wednesday. 1 Washington Ken, Take Oath. Illinois Six regiments of infantry 1 one cavalry, two battalions field ar tillery, one corps engineers, one slg- 1 nal corps, two field hospital corps. 10,600 men, mobilized at two camps at Springfield. Oregon One regiment or mraniry, one troop cavalry, one battery field artillery about 1400 men mobilized at Clackamas. One battalion of in fantry already mustered into federal , service. Troops ready to move as soon as supplies arrived Idaho One regiment of Infantry, 1000 men, mobilized at Boise barracks and now being mustered into federal 1 service. Washington-One regiment Wash ington State National Guard Infantry, one troop cavalry and company A field signal corps, approximately 1800 men, in mobilization camp at American lake, near Tacoma, ready to move on or ders from war department. All have taken the federal oath. Wisconsin Wisconsin has three reg iments, making a total of 3965 men mobilized at Camp Douglas. The men are well equipped except for horses and other transportation facilities. Maryland Troops Beady. Indiana With the exception of a few scattering companies, the entire j Indiana National Guard of 25 compa- J nies of infantry and three batteries ! of artillery, about 3000 men, mobil- j ized at Fort Benjamin Harrison Sat urday, j jkiaryiana j. ri rea regimenis, saw men, cavalry troop, battery of artil lery and field hospital at Camp Har rington, are ready to proceed to the border as soon as the government completes equipment. Pennsylvania State militia mobiliz ing at Mount Gretna. Approximately lu,000 troops are under canvas and by Monday, when mustered Into the reg ular army, 15,000 are expected to be ready. Massachusetts Recruiting contlnu. Ing strong. Eight thousand men ex pected to turn in at Camp Whitney at Ffeadville at once. Boston assessors, as required by law, report 125,692 men subject to enrollment in Boston alone. Vermont Twelve hundred men ready for service with recruiting con tinuing at rapid gait. Full war strength practically reached. New Jersey New Jersey's quota of militia is ready to move at an hour's notice. The four thousand men are mobilized at Sea Girt, only the re cruits being shy of rifles, tents and uniforms. HANDLE LARGER SHIPS Satisfactory Snowing Zs Said to 1 Bus to Construction of Vorth Jetty, Trestle Completed. ipas, opposite here, calls on the Mex ican people, through circulars, to arm themselves against the Americans, say ing that a state of war exists between the two countries and that all Ameri cans found armed in Mexico will be ! at high tide, which is said to be the either killed or captured. At the same I same depth as the Coos bay bar. . 1 , .11 . 1 ...... . . in tnis case vessels or tne same Eugene, Or., June 26. Unofficial re ports from the survey of the Siuslaw river bar, being conducted by the United States engineers, show that there is a depth of 16 feet on the bar at low tide, according to 3. W. Berg man, banker of Florence, who has been In the city for a few days. The en gineers do not glye out the figures until the survey is completed and they make their report to the government, but it is said that employes of the engineers announce the 16-foot depth at low tide. If this Is true the depth of the bar at the same place would be 22 feet man, banker of Florence, who returned ' to his home after a visltl Mre, has Just received a letter from -united States Senator Chamberlain, In j which the senator states that the pjans for the life saving station to be erected at the mouth of the Siuslaw river are oeing cnangeo to permit or a numoer of Improvements. As soon i as the t changes are made bids for tnej erec tion of the buildings will be advertised for and the contract let immediately . thereafter. It Is expected that they will be completed by fall. 1 -f Mexican Democrats Urge Fight to iLast' Manifesto Vrgea People to i"ignt to Xst Xf Attempt Made by Atnerloaas ' to Mot South; Patrlotie Appeal. Mexico City. June 26. (I. jN &- (Via Galveston). The Mexican Dem ocratic party has Issued a manifesto . strongly protesting against the United States for the prolonged stay of time he announces that all Amerl cans in Tamaulipas not armed and pur suing peaceful occupations will be pro tected. Allies Bombard City Of Poroy Four Hours Saloniki. June. 26r (I. N. S.) The city of Poroy was bombarded for four hours. In the city of Kavala there is absolute lack of all kinds of bread stuffs and other food. Kavala and the island of Thessos have been definitely occupied by the allies. They allow only certain na tives to remain. American forces ln Chihuahua and at tempts to Interfere with the! Internal affairs of the republic. ThejmailK festo condemns President Wilson for not fulfilling promises not ioi Inter-, ferey The party appeals to this ipatrlo- ; tlsrti of Mexicans to support the con stitutionalist government in case of a Mexican-American war and; ends by exhorting the people to fight to the last If the American Invaders at- tempt to move, south. The manifesto was signed by prominent Mexicans, j size that enter Coos bay may enter the Siuslaw river," said Mr. Bergman yesterday, "and it puts the Siuslaw on a par with the other harbor." ' The satisfactory showing on the bar is due to the construction of the north Jetty. The work of building the trestle for this jetty has been com pleted and the contractors are now filling in with rock. This work will not befinished until about September 1, according to the calculations of the contractors. The south jetty will be extended 1000 feet further out as soon as the north jetty is completed. Change Ldfe-Saving Station. 'Eugene, Or., June 26. J. W. Berg- Steamer Grahamoria Sinks on Eola Bar Hole 80 Peet ZjOnr Blpped In Xe XUl wnen nam ivun mummt Salem, Or., June J6. TJie; ittamer Grahamona, bound up river, j struck a snag, ripping .a hole 20 feet lon in her bottom and sank in four feet of water on Eola bar Saturday night about 10 o'clock. ; The cargo, consisting principally of cement, was transferred to the" steam- ? ... .r trrli anri affnrta! will ha made to pump the vessel- out and patch the hole. ! "1 According to the Oregon City Transportation company, there wag no loss on the cargo. j All Purchases for Balance of Month Charged on August 1st 'Bill J mart 'Merchandise of t) Merit Only Going to Coast, Home, or Mountain Camp? Need Towels? Here in Abundance at Sale Prices $4000 worth of towels in this sale. Every size and every quality. A sale planned for those going to the beaches or for replenishing summer homes. Large purchases, placed 6 to 8 months ago, enables us to offer this large selection at the lowest prices in this store's history. 12V2c Huck Towel 10c 25c Hack Towels 20c With red borders or all plain white. Extra heavy union linen huck in Size 18 by 36 inches. Special $1 doz. 15c Huck Towels J2Vtc Made of double huck in plain white and red borders. 18 by 36 inches. Special by the dozen, $1.3o. 75c Huck To welt 59c Genuine imported huck towels, hemstitched, with monogram space. Size 21 by 39 inches. . white only. 18 by 36 inches. $2.25 30c Huck Towels 25c k$v-. Hemstitched union linen huck towels j vf in all white, neatly hemstitched. IS r Dy mcnes. special yt.io a aozen X,ll'. h s .rJ MM 30c - 35c Bath Towels 25c Extra heavy double warp bath towels, plain or red and blue borders. Size 22 by 45 inches. 22c Bath Towels 18c Hemmed, extra quality, size 20 by 40 inches. Special by dozen $1.95. 40c Bath Towels 29c Double twisted terry towels, assuring long service, soft and absorbent. Size 23 by 45 inches. Tuesday only at this price. 50c Bath Towels 39c Towels of heavy twisted yarns, with hemmed ends. Extra large size 24 by 54 inches. Limit 1 dozen to a customer. 60c Bath Towels 50c The famous Martex towel, made extra fine with , heavy yarns. Hemmed ends.; Size 24 by 50 inches. 0on4 rioo 50c Huck Towels 39c Pure linen hemmed huck towels. Size 19 by 36 inches. NO CONFERENCES FOR T. R. UNTIL HE HEARS FROM BULL MOOSERS Oyster Bay, "N. Y J ne 26. (I. N. S.)' Colonel Roosevelt will not hold any Important political .conference until after fhe publication of his letter to the national Progressive committee, it was learned today. He does not wish to be embarrassed, in" view of the fact that it Is not positive the Bull Moose committee will accept his decUnation to nead'a third ticket. After Monday, however, there will be many conferences at Sagamore Hill between the colonel and Repub lican and Progressive leaders. England Willing to ; Represent America London. June 25. (U. P.) England wilt be more than willing to look after American interests in Mexico in event bi war. with Mexico, in" view of the fact that American diplomats and con sular agents have taken charge of British affairs in enemy countries 0 1 Sailor Gets Brink But Loses His Cash Temptation to Quaff of Flowing Bowl Proves undoing of Charles Swaason, 1 Jumt Arrived rroxn Australia. j The temptation of liquor In "dry" territory proved the undoing of Charles Swanson, a sailor ln from Australia, and as a result be was robbed of $65 Saturday night, presumably by two men who' told him they knew where liquor was to be got. who got It, and plied him with' it ln a room in the Ter minus hotel. Max Stemmler and Bob Bold, who live at 292 Larrabee street, were ar rested by Detectives Cahill, Hain mere ly, ' La Salle and Coleman yesterday afternoon, and held for investigation. They were companions of Swanson in the drinking bout, but denied that they got his money. Thirty dollars wss taken from them and held as evidence. 0 0 Her For the Curb. London, June 14. (L N. S.) For some time rumors have been prevalent crediting Mrs. Grahame-White, for merly Miss Dorothy Taylor, of New Tork. with the Intention of remarry ing. When seen at Claridges hotel to day, she said: . "Having been run over I ' S ' 1 i- Imported Pongee Full 33 Inches Wide Washable. Serviceable, Practical These Pongees were purchased a year ago, making possible this very exceptional price. 49c Yard That would ordinarily sell at 75c a yard. MHaBaMMIMaMaMHMMHHBiMHMM 4eeoaa Floor PECIAL-V NtW niuyunnLK B-LOU-E-'.: 1000 Blouses in This Sale Of Crepe de Chine, Striped Tub Silks, Embroidered Japanese Silk, Pussy Willow Silk, Embroidered Voiles Every Blouse new this season and in the most popular styles, featuring the large sailor and flaring collar, and long sleeves. That Sold Regularly to $350 At the most exceptional price 0 0 . This statement was made at the I once In the matrimonial roadway. It's ft reign office. " I me for the curb- for some time." - V II w II m;i ThixA noor.