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PIEI5
FOR GREAT NAVY
Hero of Merrimack Declares
America Should Lead the
World,
POWEFFUL FLEET IS
THE PRICE OF PEACE
Congressman from Alabama Insists
That Japan In Spoiling for a Fight
With Uic United States and Tha
Coiifllci Is Inevitable Wars
Would bo Avoided Tlu-ough Awe If
Our Fighting Strength Wan Wliat
It Sliould no Question of Wlute
Or Yellow Supremacy.
took more coast line to defend
than all the other great nations of
h vnrM comb ned. tne unuea
ctai... han but a second class navy,
A powerful navy Is the price that
the country must pay ior murau
against future wars.
Junan maintains an army of 400,
400 men and is fast strengthening her
rmv for war with the United States.
Japan seeks to control the Pacific
and England Is forced Dy ner posi
tion Into the offensive and defensive
Alhince with Japan.
America did not have the power Ut
guarantee California her rights In the
controversy over educating Japanese
children.
If the battleship rleet were not in
tbe Pacific now It would be needed
here.
These are some of the salient points
hrouKht out by Captain Itlchmond
Pearson Hobson in his lecture at the
M. E. church lust night. It was a
lecture that was a revelation to those
who thought of Hobson simply as a
young naval officer who had become
a hero In a day.
I lirilliant Speaker:
As speaker, the Alalia ma con
gressman Is brilliant, for he has a
splendid voice, a lne command of
English and enough personal mag
netism to fascinate his hearers.
The lecture Inst nlgty was upon the
subject of "National Defense" and it
was devoted almost entirely to an ar
gument for a greater navy for the
United States.
In opening his address the captain
declared his preference for peace and
said that this country should do every
thing p'osslble to Insure arbitration
of international disputes. Hut he
held that the nations of the world
had refused to allow the Hague tri
bunal to settle anything but minor
difficulties, No country, .he declar
ed, Is willing to leave questions of
honor, or of territory, to the Hague
tribunal.
Such being the case he declared it
it incumbent upon each nntlon to be
prepared to fight for Its rights and
he held U1 Corea and China as sam
ples of countries that believed In a
peace policy I 5
Ann-Hen's Grout Const Lino.
With ready statistics he showed
that the United States on the Atlantic
alone has a seaboard to defend that
is ninny times greater than that of all
the European maritime powers com
bined. He then showed the popula
tion nnd the "values" centered In tho
exposed coast lines and likened tho
situation to that of a rich city with
out police protection.
Hut it was upon the subject of Ja
pan and the possibility of war with
that country that tho speaker dwelt
principally. Without mincing words
ho declared that Japan wished to
control the Pacific so that she could
dominate the orient nnd that to bring
about such a state of affairs she
wishes to fight the United States be
fore this country wakes us.
,Taii Could Ha Id Const.
Should a war conic without our
battleship fleet In the Pacific, he de
clared that the conflict would bo all
In Japnn's favor. With Japan's
fleet In control of the Pacific ho said
that the mikado could send armies
across the ocean and caplure Los An
geles, San Frnncisco, Portland . and
Pttget Pounll. He declared that an
SEVERAL INJURED WHEN
TRAINS COME TOGETHER.
Fresno, Calif., April 24. Tho
southbound "Owl" from San
Francisco to Los Angeles, col
lided with, on engine 'and several
freight cars last night nt Mcn
dota 30 miles from here. Tho
freight had not been pulled
completely off the mnln track
onto the siding nnd as a result
the limited crashed Into It.
Mrs. A. J. Stewart of Los
Angeles, was seriously Injured,
nnd Mrs. J. O. Mitchell nnd
Mrs. U. II. Smith of Fresno, O.
R. Llbbey of New York, R. H.
Moore, conductor, E. W. Som
mers, brakeman, and Porter
Whldden, were cut nnd bruised.
armv of 25.000 men could be sent
agulnst any of the above points and
take them without difficulty by at
tacking from the rear.
According to the speaker It has
been figured out mathematically by
the war department thut to raise an
army to send agulnst the Invaders
would require not less than two years.
At present the only fighting strength
in the United States consists of about
7000 scattered regulars and the nu
tlonal guard which he believes would
not turn out more t han 50,000
strong.
In view of the hazardous position of
the Pacific coast the naval hero de
dared that the only safe course for
the United States to persue Is to
maintain a fleet that can control the
Pacific and thus ensure white Instead
of yellow supremacy on the ocean.
The Price of Peace.
That the maintenance of a power
ful navy, though expensive Insurance
against war, Is but the price of peace
and is worth 'it, Hobson Insisted.
"My countrymen," he said, "I
have been about the world consider
able In my life time and have seen
the armaments of the different coun
tries and races of the world. I have
seen the reign of force and I am
anxious for peace. This Is a republic
of peace and It wishes good to all the
world. But the only way for It to
stand Is by being strong enough to
enforce Its doctrines."
According to Hobson he has had
enough of war himself and the tales
of war and battle no longer rouses a
martial spirit within him. It Is be
cause he has seen seen war and its
bitterness that he wishes peace.
Resolution Was Adopted.
At the conclusion of his lecture last
night he read a resolution advocating
a substantial navy, and asked thos
present to vote upon the same. When
put to a vote a chorus of "ayes" re
sponded and no dissenting votes were
cast. According to Hobson, the reso.
lutlon has been already adopted in 44
states by over 400 audiences. A copy
of the resolution will be forwarded to
the Oregon delegation In congress.
During the lecture last night and
upon his entrance to the church Hob
son was warmly applauded and at the
conclusion of the address many people
went forwurd to shake hands with the
speaker.
IS
FOUND GUILTY
CONVERTED STATE FUNDS
TO HIS PRIVATE UNI
Head of Defunct Institution Convict
ed on Ijiroony Chargci Jury Out
I." Than Two Hours Maximum
Penally Is 15 Years u Penitentiary
and Fine of Nearly $000,000 lr
incrly a Minister.
Salem, Ore., April 24. Only one
hour und thirty minutes was required
by the Jury yesterday afternoon to
find J. Thulium Ross, president of
the defunct Title Guarantee & Trust
company, guilty of larceny. The Jury
held that he had wrongfully con
verted to his own use, $2XS,000 of
state school funds which had been
placed In his custody as president of
he bank. The money was deposited
by State Treasurer Steele. Sentence
will be Monday.
The case was tried here on a
hnngc of venue from the Portland
court, the defense alleging that so
much prejudice existed In Portland
hat It would be impossible for them
o secure nn Impnrtjal trial there.
Demurrers nnd objections were In-
erposed without number In an effort
to throw the case out of court, but
all were swept aside and the former
minister, V. M. C. A. worker nnd
ader In church nffalrs, was com
pelled to stand trial.
The state lnw provides as a penalty
for the crime of which Ross has been
convicted, Imprisonment In the penl-
entlary for a term of from one to
15 years, together with a fine, equal
n amount to twice the sum which
Ross has been found guilty of steal
ing.
There was on deposit with the
Title Guarnntoo nnd Trust company
something over two nnd a helf mil
lions of dollars when the hank went
under last fall. Tn this totnl there
was almost $400,000 of state money
belonging to various funds, of which
J2SS.000 wns money derived from the
sale of state school land. None of,
this was lost by reason of the bank's
failure. Various bondsmen nnd bond
ing companies made good the state's
losses.
Immediately after the failure of
the hank. President J. Thnrburn Ross
and other officers of the Institution
were arrested nnd charged with lar
ceny by the conversion of stnte funds.
The first of tho rases, that against
Boss, came to a hearing Monday. The
next of the cases to be tried will be
that ngnlnst T..T. Purkhnrdt, treas
urer of the defunct institution, which
la set for May 4.
At Hoqulam, Wash.. Tuesday a
general fight occurred In the Austrian
colony during which knives, axes nnd
fists were used. One mnn was sn
badly Injured that he may die.
PLOT TO MUROER
f
Attempt to Put Proseculor and
Rudolph Spreckles Out of
the Way Fails.
WERE TO START IUOT
THEN SHOOT THE MEX.
Fulluro of tho Intended Victim to
Go to Oakland on Two Different
OocumIoiui Saves TluHr Lives Ho
ney's Libel Suit Made an Excuse to
Get IIIsii Across the Bay Confer
ence on Alleged Newspaper State
ment Also Fails to Take Him Into
Trap.
San Francisco, April 24. That a
plot had been discovered to kill Fran
cis J. Heney and Rudolph Spreckles
was the startling announcement made
today by men close to the graft pros-
ecutors. 1
It is said It was planned to get He-
ney and Spreckles In Oakland during
the prosecution of his suit for libel
against the Oakland Tribune and an-
ger him. A riot would then be start-
ed during which the men would be
shot.
The plot, it Is said, fell through be-
cause of the failure of Spreckles arid
Heney to appear. ,
Another plot framed to get the men
in Oakland for a conference In regard
to the statements accredited them In
newspapers and then do the work, but
this also failed.
DESPERATE BATTLE WAGED.
Simla. India, April 21. A deeper-
ate battle was fought today bet ween
a detachment or the British troops
and tribesmen with the Afghan allies
on the northern frontier. Sixty Brit- Kle-
Mi are dead and wounded. I Mrs. Charles Uherson was badly
The diH Mitel ich nre meager but It burned when her husband's auto ig
seems that the British were caught In J rifted.
a narrow defile ami Torecd to make I A front wheel of Maja's machine
a Wand ngnlnst great odd. Thej -j collapsed throwing the driver and
fought stoutly and succeeded In rout-1 merhun,c out hut he was not badly
lug the enemy, but not until the loss Injured. The Italian car Fiat won
had been heavy. -second.
Reinforcements have liecn asked Tno Sterns car, driven by Vaughan,
for. lionl Kitchener In now In per-
sonal command and I confident the
rebellion will soon lie suppressed.
Hello Kissed Anna lit Naples.
Naples, Italy. April 24. Princo
Helle Pe Sagan met Anna Gould at
the duck this morning and Immedi
ately conducted her to a hotel where
Mine. Could will stay during the trip,
He kissed her affectionately as she
stepped rrom tne gang pians.. it is
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believed arrangements nre being made
for an early wedding.
Toddy Goes to Africa. i
Washington, April 24. Roosevelt s
wlll be hunting big Enme In South
Africa next year if nothing unforseen
arises. Ills plan Is to sail for an
English port, but to make his stay
in England short and Informal. He
will then go to South Africa. So far
this is the only definite plan for his
first year out of office.
Baseball Scores
At Seattle Seattle nnd Butte game
postponed account of rnln.
At Tneoma Tacoma -Vancouver, no
game: rain.
At Spokane Spokane, 2; Aberdeen.
1,
At Walla Walla Walla Walla high
chnol, 2: Waitshurg high school, S
Gold for Europe.
New Vork. April 20. Goldman.
Sachs & Co.." today announced that
they have engaged $500,000 gold for
shipment to Paris. Tills makes a to
tal of $2,500,000 engaged for export
in the present movement.
Rank Robbers Again.
Bandana, Ky., April 24. Masked
robbers raided tho bank and secured
$4000 this morning. They cut the
telephone wires to facllltato their es
cape. Los Angeles. April 23. After three
days of one continuous round of so
cial duties of a formal nature, Ad
miral Thomas and 250 of his offi
cers, threw off all "fuss and feath
ers" yesterday" and went out for an
informal nutoniobllo spin through the
beautiful foothill towns near the city.
The trip Included the Pasadena
and San Fernando valley. Luncheon
was taken at the Anna Dull Golf
club.
Wlille the officers were out in the
gns buggies 4000 blue jackets were
gathering nt tho Chutes to witness
the champion battle between Altlerl
of Missouri and . Schlossberg of New
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250,000 People Witness 266
Mile Contest Early This
Morning,
NUMBER OF ACtTDEXTS
MAR THE GREAT EVENT.
Exltcment Causes Ono Man to Die of
Heart Failure One Machine
Smashes Into Post Sioctutor
Struck by Racer and Han Broken
Leg1 Gas Buggy Catches lire and
Woman Is Severely Burned Brok
en Ankle- and Collapsing Wheel
Were Mere Incidents Dagoes Take
First a'vl Second.
Briar Cliff, N. Y., April 24. In
the presence of 250,000 people the
256-mile automobile race was run this
. morning for the Briar Cliff troph,
I the winner being the Italian car Isot-
! ta. driven by Strange.
i The race started at 5:07 a. m., but
even at that early hour great crowdi
were preeBnt A number of accidents
marred the contest.
j a. Smith Hopkins, superintendent
I of the East View Almshouse, died of
i heart disease due to the tremenduous
j excitement a few moments before the
start.
j Watson, driver of the simplex ma
chine, struck a post, smashing the car
j but neither Watson nor his machine
were seriously injured. They repair
ed the machine and kept on. Wat
son broke his big toe and was Jarred
Internally.
Mr. Henry Wilcox, a spectator, was
: struck by a car near the starting line
i and his right leg broken. -
! Washington Klrkpatrlck fell while
' watch4-jr the race and broke his an
I"'18 Epperson car. Lytle driver,
fourth; Blancl car, Satorl driver, fifth.
DUC DE CHAI I.NES IS DEAD.
Iars, April 21. Due De Chuiilncs,
husband of Theodora Shouts, as
found dead In ImnI this morning In
their iiMirtnieiits nt Lnnghain hotel.
i "cnso was evidently tne eiuise
"f his death.
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I IWI Iwkist of link jl.l-Sk'c .InwI.xA Id
iincciiaiii. vuion the riiiclic. awoke
at the usiiul hour she thought Hie
! duke still shN-plnjr and did not try to
awaken Mm, until after she had don-
nod her dressing gown. Her screams
unrooted the hotel servants.
The duke had been dead some time.
Hie .vouiig duchess h completely over,
onio. They bad been married two
months.
Sensational liohliery.
Hot Springs, Ark., April 24 A sen
srnsatlonnl robbery occurred here yes
terday morning when, four masked
men entered the gambling house of
the Indiana club, lined up all in the
place a:id took out $10,000 nnd es
caped. The men entered through a
roar door, and startled the plnyers
with a curt "Hands up!" They then
lined up the men along the wall,
while the leader took the cash. They
succeeded In getting a good start be
fore the alarm was given.
Gould Ixve Grows.
New York, April 24. Mrs. Edward
Kelley, mother of Mrs. Frank J.
Gould, said today that Frank Oould.
who went to Hot Springs Immediate
ly after he left his wife, would return
Monday nnd have a meeting with Mrs.
Gould. "I have no doubt but that
the troubles of tho young peopde are
at an end, or practically so," said
Mrs Kelley today. "They are too
much In love to be separated long."
Jersey fr the heavyweight eham-
plonshlp of the navy.
Over $16,000 was wagered by the
New Jersey men on chances of their
challenger. Schlossberg was tho fa
vorite nt 2 to t nnd was the victor.
Tipho. of Alabama defeated Trniner
of Vermont for the welterweight
championship of the fleet and ltaf
ferty of Alabama defeated Frederick
of Illinois for featherweight honors.
In all over $100,000 was up on the
three contests.
A display of fireworks last night
concluded the entertainment for the
enlisted men. Private dinners were
ten, lered to many officers who have
personal friends here.
WHITE WOMAN KILLS WENCH, "jj
Ilglrt Over Children at Meinphij?
Tenn., R-sults In Death of Colowj
Scrapper. . fl?
Memphis, Tenn, April 20. Me j
James Wright of this city today s) n
and killed Leila Gordon, a negro it
man. Mrs. Wright used a slngle-t
reled shotgun. Mrs. Wright reloadea
the weapon and started In pursuit of
Mary Davis, another negro woman.
She shot at her once after a chase
of nearly a block, but the charge
went wild.
The homicide followed a desperate
struggle between white and negro
women, In which Mrs. John Wright
a sister-in-law of Mrs. James Wright,
who lives with her, received a bad
beating at the hands of the Davis and
Gordon women. A quarrel over the
children of the white woman being
stopped from playing with some ne
gro children living in the vicinity led
to the fight.
EXPRESS TRAIN DITCHED.
Every Car But Pullman Leave Track
None Seriously Injured.
Canieteo, N. Y., April 24. Run
ning at the rate of 60 miles an hour
the Chicago limited express on the
Erie railroad was ditched here this
morning, but fortunately no one was
Injured seriously Every car except
the Pullmans left the track.
Twenty persons were slightly bruis
ed. The spreading of the rails Is
supposed to have caused the wreck.
Engineer Vanderman remained at his
post, although he believed death to
be certain.
SIMON IN TROUBLE.
Indian Releacd Recently Is Again
Under Arrest.
Simon Whitney, the Indian, Is again
under arrest and this time he is
charged with horsestealing. He was
arrested by Sheriff Taylor yesterday
afternoon and Is alleged to have taken
a team and hack that ,was not his
own. It was the property of an In
dian woman on the reservation.
Whitney returned from Portland
but a few days ago after having
completed a term In the federal Jail
for taking liquor upon the reserva
tion.
FIELD AGENT WILL HUNT
VOW ENDOWMENTS
Pendleton Academy Plans an Active
Camimlgn for Funds and Students
Will Endeavor to Secure Umatil
la County Money to Form Basis for
Future Growth.
That the scope 'and resources of
p,.n(nl.ioii academy are to be in-
ndleton academy are to be in
creased and widened in the near fu-
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ture was shown by the sentiment of
a meeting of the board of trustees
which was held last evening in
which it was practically decided to
employ an active field agent and en
ter upon u campaign for an endow
ment fund which shall be a perman
ent resource for the Institution.
While no formal action was taken
It was the decision of the trustees
that a field agent to act in the ca
pacity o solicitor and .financial sec
retary to work not only for endow
ment funds, but tp solicit students In
the eastern Oregon counties us well.
At Whitman college is now work
ing tor a large endowment and us
agents for thut institution are at
work in Umatilla county it Is thought
advisable to have a solicitor in the
field to secure whatever Umatilla
funds would be available for edu
cational endowments for Umatilla
county institutions.
Formal action in the way of se
curing a field agent will perhaps be
taken soon and the coming year prom
ises to be one of the best in the his
tory of the academy.
Koontz Hall, the girl's dormitory
has been filled to overflowing during
the present school year and In fact
a number of girls have been turned
away and it Is evident that larger
quarters 'for the girl students will
have to be provided for another year
An addition will perhaps be built
to Koontz hall and room for a larger
number of girls provided for the fu
ture. , '
An active campaign for students In
all the eastern Oregon coutities will
be conducted during the coming sum
mer vacation, and it is hoped to start
next year win Doth the boys' and
girls' dormitory overflowing.
Cyclone Destroy a Townv
Memphis. April 24. Three persons
were killed nnd several Injured in a
cyclone which swept over Walls
Miss., today. The town is said to be
destroyed. All wires are down.
Arrangements are being made un
der the leadership of Thomas Ken
neth Collins to organize a company
of the Washington national guard In
Ellensburg. Thldty-flve names have
been signed to the roster. The corn-
pany will recruit to 53 members be-
i fore receiving Its commission.
nil wiu
WIDEN ITS SCOPE
JIHEhT HIS.
MANY FRIENDS
Presdent Campbell
Favorable Action
Hands of Voters,
Expects
at the
HERE ON A TOUR OF
STATE IN ITS INTEREST.
Head of the Institution Believes it la
Richly Deserving of the Support of
the People Thinks Oregon ians Are
Public-Spirited and Broad-3fJnded
Enough to Fa) the Appropriation
No Enmity Between the Varsity
and Agricultural College.
President P. L. Campbell, head ot
the University of Oregon, has been la
the city since yesterday afternoon and
he la optimistic over the prospects for
favorable action upon the appropri
ation for his Institution.
President Campbell has been mak
ing a partial tour of the state In the
interests of the university and every
where he has gone he has found the
people favorably disposed towards the
school. He came here from La
Grande and he has also been through
southern Oregon, going as far south
as Ashland.
That the university Is richly de
serving of the support of the state and
that the people of Oregon should be
public spirited enough to pass the
appropriation by a large majority la
believed by President Campbell. Ac
cording to him the present contest
is one between those who would
strengthen and 'build up the schools
of the state so as to make them In
keeping with the state's greatness In
other lines and between those who
take a narrow-minded view and In
their ignorance would retard the uni
versity's growth.
According to President Campbell,
he sees no just reason . why there
should be any enmity between the
university and the agricultural col
lege and he does not believe there Is
any. In the present campaign ior
the university bill staunch support
ha been given by O. A. C. graduates
as well as those of the university
alumni.
Last night President Campbell waa
entertained by the high school fra
ternity boys and Prof. A. C. Hampton,
who is a former university student.
Today he will leave for Walla Walla
to meet his brother, after which he
will return to western Oregon.
FIVE NEVADA BANKS
ARE IN RAD CONDITION.
Carson, April 21. Stnte Bank Ex
amlner Ilofer today took charge of
the Rickey banks at Carson. Tonopah,
Goldfleld. Blair and Manhattan and
ordered all business to eense. The no
tion followed nn application of the
stale bank examiner for a receiver for
the State Bank & Trust company,
which closed Its doors Oetotx'r 20.
Unless the Institution Is rehabilitated
by May 15 the appointment of a re
ceiver will lie mudo permanent on
May 13.
Murder Follows Drinking.
San Francisco. April 24. Enraged
because he was not allowed to engage
in a drinking bout with neighbors,
Henry Baker, aged 63. engaged in a
quarrel which resulted In his murder
early this morning. The body was
found at daylight with two bullet
holes in his chest. The police are
looking for an Italian named Louis
Colombo, who Is suspected to be the
man who did the shooting.
Two Big Banks Suspend.
Owensbore, Ky., April 24. Two of
the, largest banks In the city suspend
ed today because of their inability
to make regular collections. The de
posits aggregate nearly $2,ona,(VO0.
The bands are Owensboro Savings
Bank A Trust Company, with a cap
ital of $200,000 and deposits of $1,
000,000 and Davies County Bank and
Trust Co., capitalized at $30,000 and
with reposits amounting to $700,000.
The Institutions will be reorganzed
and reopened.
SECRETARY TAUT IS
CALLED TO PANAMA.
Washington, April 24. It Is
rumored In Washington that
Secretn ry of War Taft is going
to Panama in May. Just what
important work compells him
to leave this country at this
critical period of his campaign
Is not known, but the story is
not denied.
The report comes ai a time
when many criticisms are being
directed at Taft. for leaving his
work nt the war office so much
to subordinates while he is
away on long Journeys.