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EVBIlilGEDITIOII EVEHINGEDITIOti TO ADVEUTISERA Don't lit down in the meadow and watt (or the cow to back up and be milked go af , ter the cow". WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight; Wednes day fair and warmer VOL. 21. PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 28. 1908. NO. G345 TIFT SOUNDS KEYNOTE OF IIP III LENGTHY SPEECH Republican Candidate is Formally Notified of Nomination at Home of "Brother Charley," Slasltes Democratic Platform Right cnoc Between Two Great Parties Wades Fearlessly into Discussion of Difference Between Labor and Capital and Discusses Propositions to Establish Postal Savings Banks and Insure Deposit Declares Working-men Have a Right to Form Unions and to Strike, but Do Not Have a Right to Destroy Proper ty, to Intimidate Other Workmen or to Boycott Directly or Indirectly. Cincinnati, July 28. Taft was of. flclally notified of his nomination as the republican candidate for prest dent bv Senator William Warner, of Missouri, on the lawn of the residence of Charles P. Taft, his brother, this afternoon. The formal notification and acceptance formed the climax to the greatest day of celebration Cincin nati ever saw. 6lnce early this morning daylight fireworks have been exploded and the city Is simply covered with bunting and decorations of all kinds. It Is a celebration wlthut regard fr party as far as a big majority of the residents are concerned. ' Cannons booming from the hill tops about the city marked the opening program at 7 o'clock. Crowds made their way to the Taft residence where a singing and prayer service were held and flag ceremonies were car. rled out A flag which was made of materi al sent by the republicans of the Philippines, was run up amid thun derous applause, as Taft stood with uncovered head, saluting the Star and etrlpes. v At 10:30 the notification commit tee headed by Warner, left the hotel and were escorted through miles of decorated streets to the residence. where the senator began to make his speech. The address was brief, and then Taft, In accepting, began his speech, which is the keynote of the campaign. wnilam H. Taft spoke as follows "Senator Warner, and gentlemen of the committee: I am deeply sensl ble of the honor which the republl can national convention conferred up on me In the nomination which you formally tender. "I accept It with the full apprecia tion of the responsibility It Imposes. Gentlemen, the strength of the repub lican cause In the campaign at hand Is, In fact, that we represent policies essential to the reform of known abuses, to the continuance of liberty and to prosperity and that we are determined to maintain them and carry them 8n. For more than 10 years this country has passed through an epoch of matcrlal'development far beyond any that has ever occurred In the world before. "In Its cource certain evils have crept In. Some prominent Influential members of the community, spurred by financial success and In a hurry for greater wealth, became unmlnd ful of the common rule of business honesty and fidelity and the Hmjta- tlons imposed by law upon their ac tlons. This became known. Revela' tlons of breaches of trust, disclosures as to rebates and discriminations by railways, accumulating evidence, the violation of the anti-trust laws by a number of corporations, the over Issue of stocks and bonds on Inter state railways for unlawful enrich ing of directorates and for the pur pose of concentrating the controls of railroads In one management, all quickened the conscience of the peo ple and brought on a mornl awaken ing among them that boded well for the future of the country." Labor Question. . In discussing the labor question, Taft said: "The Interests of the employer and the employe never differ except when it comes, to a division of the joint profit of labor and capital Into divi dends and wages. To give employes 'the proper position In such a con troversy, to enable them to maintain themselves against their employers having great capital, they may well unite, because In union there Is strength and without It each Individ ual laborer and employe would be helpless. ' The promotion of Industrial peace through the Instrumentality of a trade agreement Is often one of the results of such a union when it Is Intelll ' gently conducted. There Is a large body of laborers, however, skilled and unskilled, who do 'not organize Into unions. Their right before the law Is exactly the same as those of union men and are to be protected with the same care and watchfulness. A Right to Strike-. "In order to Induce the employer into compliance with a request for ami Left and Sliows Alleged Differ. changed terms of employment, work men have a right to strike In a body. They have the right to use such per suasion as they may, provided it does not reach the point of duress, to lead reluctant co-laborers to Join them In the union against the employer and have the right If they chose, to ac cumulate funds to support those en gaged in a strike, to delegate the of ficers the power to direct the action of the union and. withdraw them selves and their associates from deal Ing with or giving custom to those with whom they are In controversy. "What they have not the right to do Is to injure the employer's prop erty, to Injure the employer's bus! ness by the use of threats or meth ds of physical duress against those who would work for him or deal with him, or by carrying on what is sometimes known as a secondary boy. cott against customers or those with whom he deals In business. All those who sympathize with them may unite to aid them In their struggle, but they may not through the instrumen tallty of threatened or actual boycott compel third persona against their will, and having no Interest in the controversy, to come to their assist ance. Threatened' unlawful Injuries to business like those described above can only be adequately remedied by injunction to prevent them. Injunctions. "It has been claimed that Injunc tions do not Issue to protect anything but property rights and that business Is not property rights, but such a proposition is wholly Inconsistent with all the decisions of the courts. It Is the fundamental rule of jurisprudence that no man shall be affected by a judicial proceeding without notice" and hearing. "This rule, however, sometimes has exception In the Issuing of temporary restraining orders commanding the defendant In effect to maintain status quo until a hearing. Such a process should issue only in rare cases where the threatened change In status quo would Inflict Irreparable Injury If the time were taken to give notice and hold a summary hearing. In some state courts and In fewer federal courts the practice of Iseulng tempor ary restraining orders without notice merely to preserve status quo on the theory that it won't hurt anybody, has been too common. This has made the laboring man feel the injustice done In the Issuance of a writ without notice. I conceive that In the treat ment of this question It Is the duty of citizen and legislator to view the sub ject from the standpoint of the man who believes himself to be unjustly treated as well as from that of the community at large. "I have suggested the remedy of returning In such cases to the orig inal practice under the old statute of the United States and the rules In equity adopted by the supreme court, which did not permit the Issuing of an injunction without notice. In this re spect the republican convention adopted another remedy that, with out going so far, promises to be ef ficacious in securing the proper cn- sideratlon in such cases by courts by formulating Into a legislative act the best present practle. With respect to notice, the democratic platform contains no recommendation. Its only intelligible declaration In regard to Injunction suits Is the reiteration , of the plank In the platforms of 1896 and 1904 providing that In prosecu tions for contempts In federal courts where violation of the order constitut ing contempt, Is outside the presence of the courts there shall be a Jury trial. The extended operation of such a provision to weaken the power of the courts In the enforcement of law. ful orders can hardly be overstated. "The administration of justice lies In the foundation of the government. The maintenance of the authority of the courts Is essential unless we are prepared to embrace anarchy. Never In the history of the country has there been such an Inslduous attack upon the Judicial system as the proposal to Interject jury trial between all or ders of the courts made after a full hearing and the enforcement of such orders. National Savings Bank. "The republican platform recom- . 300 CHINESE ARE DROWNED. Canton, China, July 28. Three hundred Chinamen were drowned by the sinking of the passenger steamer Yong King, which foundered yesterday In a great typhon which swept the Chinese coast. It Is not bellev- "ed any Americans or Europeans lost their lives. mends the adoption of a postal sav- Ings bank system In which, of course the government would become respon sible to the depositors, for the pay ment of principal and Interest. The democratic platform recommends tax on national banks and such state banks as may come In the nature of enforced Insurances to raise the guaranty fund to pay depositors of any bank which fails. How state banks can be Included In such scheme under the constitution Is left In the twilight zone of states' rights and federalism so frequently dim Ing the meaning and purpose of the platform. The proposition Is to tax the honest and prudent banker to make up fqr the dishonesty and Im prudence of others. If the proposal weer adopted exactly as the demo cratic platform suggests It would bring the- whole banking system of the country down In ruins and this proposal Is itself an excellent illus tration of the fitness for national control of the party which will com mit itself to a scheme of this nature, without the slightest, sense of respon sibility for the practical operation of the law proposed. "In the matter In putting a limit upon Asiatic immigration referred to In the democratic platform It Is suf ficient to say that the present repub lican administration shows Itself able to minimize the evils suggested and the subsequent republican adminis tration can be counted upon to con tinue the same policy. Another plank in the democratic platform refers to the failure of the republican con ventlon to express an opinion In favor of the publicity of contributions re celved and expenditures made In elec tlons. "Here again we contrast our op ponents' promises with our own acts. Great Improvement has taken place under republican auspices In respect to the collection and expenditure of money for this purpose. If elected I shall urge upon congress that a law be passed requiring the filing In a federal office of a statement of con tributions received by committees and candidates In elections'. In my judg- (Continued on Page 8.) TIFT IS HELD HAD TO BE SAVED FROM TELEPHONE BOOTH. Squeezed In," But No Amount of Squirming Would Liberate Mm Wrljrfrled and Presplrcd In Vain Shouts for Help and Carpenter With Saw Serves- as Liberator. New Haven, Conn., July 28. Held a prisoner In a telephone booth until sawed out , by a carpenter, was the experience of Taft recently, according to a letter written by George Bush, superintendent of the telephone com pany. Hot Springs, to friends in this city. Bush says the candidate squeezed himself into the entrance to the booth, but when he tried to emerge he couldn't get out. He squirmed, wrig gled and perspired for a Tew minutes alone, and finally shouted for help. People in the telephone pay station ran to his assistance and they Imme diately say tliat a saw would have te be used. A carpenter was called and sawed' the candidate free. Bush says bigger booth will be built. NEGRO BOY IS BURNED AT THE STAKE. Greenville, Texas, July 28. Ten Smith, a negro boy, was mobbed and burned to death in the center-of the public square here today amid scenes of wildest excitement. The police wore unable to cope with the situa tion. Hie mob was not satisfied until little was left of the boy's body. Smith last night assaulted Miss Viola Delancey at the point of a. gun. After her attack on the lonely rond she told the story at home and a mob was quickly organised and started In pursuit of Smith. Officers found him first and placed him In pall. The police were taking him to . the Delancey home today when the mob took him away, took him to the public square, built a fire and then 'bound tlio lad. v The girl's condition is serious. Excitement among the colored pop- ulation g serious and a race war la I rearm, Tne wtiites openly advocate driving the negroes from the city. j 1 1 No Longer Absolute Ruler ot Turkey Depends on the People for Power. BANISHES HIS POWER WITH OWN DECLARATION. Remarkable Cllnta to Series of Rev olutionary Changes In Turkish Gov. ernment Entire Social Existence of Imperial Family "Sick .Man of Europe" Relieves HliiiSeir From Self ImHsed lrlson Existence of 31 Years No More Polygamy for Princesses. Constantinople, Turkey, July 28. As a climax to the most remarkable series of revolutionary changes In the history of Turkey which have taken place in the past two weeks, Sultan Abdul Hamid II Issued an Imperial trade today changing the entire so cial, existence of the Imperial family In conformity with the reforms re cently granted to his subjects. Henceforth Hamid is no longer a despotic ruler of absolutism, but a constitutional monarch by his own declaration, and will live the life of a democratic monarch, depending on the good will of the people for power. The trade declared officially that Abdul, who has been a self-imposed prisoner in the imperial palace for SI years, will appear on the streets like any other citizen. It also declared that the princesses of the Imperial family must henceforth observe mon ogamy. The sultan Is now said to be the happiest .man in Turkey, as he Is the most popular man in Turkey. x RAILROAD KINGS EAR TINSEL CROWNS. So Says George Gould, Who Is Re- Ported to Have Abdicated. New York, July 28. "There are no more diamonds left In any rail road man's crown. The crown Is not even gold; it is tinsel. Any one who wants to can come In and lift It if he has a chance." This was the statement made today by George Gould, the railway magnate, upon his return from Europe with his wife and children. The reports that Gould had capit ulated to Harriman and surrendered control of all his lines to him spread over Wall street, and everybody was anxious to hear what Gbuld had to say. His reply to the questions was his reference to the tinsel crowns. Gould refused to sa ywhether Har riman will become director of the Gould lines, but said that he was glad to have him. He said the West ern Pacific situation had brought bout for a time a discontinuance of his business relations with Harriman. He said he and Harriman were good friends. LIPTON ENTERTAINS AMERICAN ATHLETES. Great Yachiman Enlarges die Spot He Holds in Hearts of Ameri ca ils. London, July 28. American ath. letes who participated In the Olym pic games are the guests of Sir Thom as Llpton today aboard his yacht Erin. The Americans arrived in Southampton at noon. Llpton presided at luncheon in their honor. Later on the yacht Lip, ton praised the sportsmanlike con duct of the Americans and criticized the Britishers, charging they were not game losers. The Erin took the visitors on a cruise around the Isle of Wight. At the conclusion the Americans gave three cheers and a tiger" for the Irish yachtman. "Most Upright Judge." Pittsfleld, Mass., July 28. Indigna tion was expressed by Judge Grosscup while discussing the story that E. Parmlee Prentice, son-in-law of Rockefeller, had invited him and Bonaparte to dinner at the Prentice home here. Grosscup Is the Judge who read the decision In the Standard Oil case. He denied he received the Invitation. SO-000 Given Work In English Mills. London, July 28. It is estimated that over 30,000 were given employ ment today when a large number of factories opened In conformity with the new British patent law, effective today. The law makes it compulsory for a devise patented In Great Britain to be manufactured there. Bill Passes Up Willie. Falrview, Lincoln, July 28. Bryan today declined to discuss Hearst's at- tack on him and democracy at the opening of the Independence league's convention In Chicago. SOLDIER KILLS SELF TO WIN WAGER. New York, July 28. Carry ing out his oft repeated predic tion that he would die in July, Walter Farmer, post quarter master sergeant at Fort Slo cum, shot himself at home to- day and died Instantly. He was serving his third enlistment and had an excellent record. He made a wager a short time ago that he would die this month. DRAIN EXPERIMENT FARM. Regents of Agricultural College De cide on Action. La Grande, July 28. At a meet ing of the committee of the board of regents of the Oregon Agricultural college, which met at the experiment station at Union yesterday, It was de cided to drain and tile 100 acres of the swamp land belonging to the farm. The original estimate was placed at $3,500, but since this es timate was made concessions, hi freight rates have been secured from the O. R. & N. which will reduce It to about $3,000. This will be the first large field to be scientifically tiled In Union county, and the foothill farmers will watch the results with interest Those present were Regents J. K. Weatherford. Captain J. T. Apperson. Walter M. Pierce and A. T. Buxton, master of the state grange, whose of fice makes him a regent. KILLED IN WRECK. Rear End Collision of Paasengcr Trains' on Canadian Pacific. Vancouver, B. C, July 28. J. Mc Cormick, a tourist from Belfast, was Instantly kHled and seven were serN ously injured in a rear end collision between Canadian passenger trains near Fort Williams. One passenger train struck the rear end of the other, completely wrecking it, and tearing up 20 yards of track and ties. McCormick was evidently standing on the rear platform of the car struck. The accident occurred Monday, but the news Just reached Vancouver today. BURIED WITH HORSE. Rich Farmer Wanted to Go to Hell by Direct Route. . Pittsburg, Pa., July 28. The body of Warren W. Phillips, a rich farmer, lies In a grave with the horse, "Phil Sheridan," which died nine years ago. Preparations were made to bury Phillips In a fashionable cemetery, but when the will was read It was found he had provided that he be In terred with his dead horse. For years Phillips hated society and just before his death he told the executor of his will that tje old horse was his best friend. At the same time he said, "I would rather go to hell di rect than be burled in a cemetery." WILL SEE IF DECREASED RATES ARE JUSTIFIED. C11SSI IS TO INVESTIGATE Interstate Commerce Men Will Take,Tay'or' the Initiative Will Not Wait for Complaints Prepare to Make Re duction Order Without Delay When Complaints Come. Washington, July 28. An an nouncement has. Just been made by the interstate commerce commission that It may at once start an Investi gation on Its own motion for the pur pose of learning .whether an advance in freight rates is justified. The statement Issued by the com mission says: "The commission has no authority to supend the proposed ad vance In rates. It can order a re duction only after an Investigation and hearing after such rates have be come effective." It Is understood that If the tariffs filed with the commission show an In crease, the commission, without wait ing for the filing of formal com plaints, will Institute the investiga tion. This would enable It to handle promptly any tomplalnt filed against the advanced rates. Baker City, Ore., July 28. Special to East Oregontan Chris. Jasperson, a bartender In the Club saloon at Huntington, was shot and Instantly killed by D. R. Trapp, another bar tender, at that place about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Trapp was ar rested and is now lodged in the county jail In this city. The two men had been friends for T IT m M T s Prices Are Higher Than Ever Before at. This Stage of Harvest, BLUES TEM REACHES HIGH WATER MARK OF 87 CENTS. Many Crops Already Sold Reserva tion Farmers Are First to Dispose of Grain Smut Is More General That Ever Before in the History of the County Entire Northwest Suf fering from Black Fungus Smutty Grain Bring from 3 to 15 Cents Less. With the opening price higher than ever before In the history of tna county, this year's wheat crop is now being sold, and If the yield has been less than normal the price at least is highly satisfactory to the farmers. The opening price is 73 cents. For several days past the wheat market has been active, although sell ing has not yet become general. Most of the wheat now sold changed hands Saturday, and nearly all of it waa from the reservation. The largest sale that has so far occurred was that of L. L. Mann's yield. 35,000 bushels, to the Kerr-Glfford company. Aside from the Mann wheat, Frank Rogers, manager for the K.-G. company, also yield. Other reservation farmers to sell early were Messrs. Williamson and wheat is also rumored to have, been sold: These yields were bought by the Balfour-Guthrie company. The Byers mill has also bought soma wheat. The wheat market this year opened at 72 cents for club, and Immediately advanced to 73 cents. Buyers say they can not remember of a higher opening price. Blue stem la selling ' at from 7 to 77 cents. The percentage of smutty wheat this year is larger than usual, and re ports received show that this county as well as practically the entire Northwest Is more or less damaged. by smut this year. Wheat that la classed as smutty sells at from 8 to It cents per bushel, lower than No. 1. HEARST IS IT. In Complete Control of His Party Convention. Chicago, July 28. Hearst today made It plain that -no opportunity would be given those men who are working to. bring about the endorse, ment of Bryan by the Independence convention. It Is expected the con vention will adept a rule by which all resolutions will be referred to a committee without being read. This will make it Impossible to get the Bryan . resolution before the conven. tion as the Hearst supporters are In complete control. Delegates to the national conven tion of the Independence league spent the mornnig sightseeing preparatory to the resumption of the sessions at 2 o'clock this afternoon when a re port of the resolutions committee will be made by Chairman Howard S. Missing Girl In Jail. Los Angeles, July 28. Relatives of Anna Kassube, aged 18, a nurse w"ho came here from Spokane, were today notified that the girl, who was the object of search for a month, is In the county jail here, serving a 25-days sentence for larceny, charged with stealing a small quantity of clothing from a department store. Child Drowns. Charles, the 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mortez of Warren ton, Ore., was drowned in the Skip anon creek Thursday evening by fall ing overboard while playing along the bank. The body was recovered about three hours later. Watch for Drowned Farmer's Body. A close watch Is kept for Henry Ross, farmer, who with his team waa drowned near Bray's ferry on the Co lumbia river. - The team, still hitched to the wagon, came to the surface Thursday near Orondo rapids. IS several months, and the shooting la said to have followed a quarrel over a woman of whom they were both enamored. It Is supposed that self defense will be the defense of the murderer. But one shot was fired from the revolver In the hands of Trapp. the bullet piercing the temple and kill ing the man Instantly. HDD