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ALEDIfORD, ORIOPON, TJIUKSPAY, AUGUST 17, 3911.
No. 120.
GENERAL STRIKE IS ORDERED IN BRITAIN
Employes Reject Government Offer of a Royal Commission and Troops Are Ordered Out to Suppress Disorders
WOOL TARIFF
BILL VETOED
BYPRESIDEHT
Tall Snys lor Conjjrcss to Wall Un
til December When Expert Board
Reports Snys He Is Plcdacil to
Disapprove Mcssayc.
PLEDGED TO PROTECT
' INDUSTRY FROM RUIN
DEMOCRATIC (GREEK MEETS
SENATORS BOLT GREEK WITH
PROGRESSIVES
Southerners Desert Alliance on Cot'
ton Bill and Line-up With Stand
pat Republicans Against Insur
(jents Introduce Amendments
FARMERS' FREE LIST
PASSES BOTH HOUSES
EATAL RESULT
Georne Bozas Shoots Christ Spanos
In Fir Street Pool Room on Ac
count of a Quarrel Over Money-
Flees hut Is Captured.
.Would Be False to Responsibilities
If He Failed to Guard Man
ufacturers' Interests.
WASHINGTON, I). ('., Aug. 17.
Itl a HMciivl to emigre I'lonidrnt
Tnlt (tiilay veined tliu wool revision
liill, giving oh bin rmiwiii bin belief
that iiifiirinatiini wax not now mail
aliln hhowing how the wool rales
hIioiiIi! he reduced, ami declaring
that no data hail Imm-ii presented to
him whlrli would Hittinfy him that
tlio hill vetoed would accomplish Ihu
proper reduction.
Tliu president linked congress to
wall for III) day until the reort
of ihu tariff board lian hren re
ceived and promised that ho would
then rei'otniaead Much re ImIoii of the
wool tariff its Hi'ciiii-d nsccssury iu
cording to thin teport, llm elo
luwmtga jlccjnrtd.:
"ir ever inert) wan a ncucuuiu
Hording consideration, ImcMligntio'i
and olnhnrato explanations by ex-
perlM before Kh amendment' it in
ticlifiluln K.
Tall went on to nay:
I'lntiteil to Veto Hill.
"No evidence regarding thn eont
of pnaluetion here and aboard ha
been publiHhed and tint compromise
amendment in tint sennto wan adopt
ed without reference to or consider
aliou by it k proper committee."
Quoting fiom the republication
. national platfoun of 11)08 particu
larly that clause pledging the patty
"lo maintain a protective tariff," (lio
preiideut said ho wiih then plt'dgid
to liHupprofl the bill, lie added:
"It is moderately estimated thai
ri,l()0,000 American people would 'c
injuriously affected by any ill
udviHed impnlruuMit of the wool and
woolen Industries. If I did not guard,
ho far an I can, the luduntricn of the
iioiiiilry by giviuir them the benefit
of a living meiiHiira of protection mid
htirtlnenn disaster cunued I would not
be discharging my dutlcH to thin ex
tent, I nhull fail In my duty to tlu
consuming public."
No Public. IMgenry.
"Theie in no public oxicency "0
quiring the revision of nehedulti K
in August with iniidcqimto informa.
tion, rather than in December witli
adeipiate information," President
Tafl continued. "December wan fixed
by both purlieu in the last congress
for (he HtiliaiisHiou of udcipintc In
formation rogiiidiug Hchedulo K,
with a view to ameudmout,
"Ceitaiuly tho publia welfare would
ho better prcRorvcd by delaying no
lion nu for DO dayn in order to do
justice to n pVnpor reduutioii, than by
bluntly minuting a law now' which
might Hcriounly injure tho industiios
Involved iih well iih tho huHiucHH of
the country generally.
ROSTAND INJURED IN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Corn Cut Out From Free Admission
Under Reciprocal
Aoreements.
WASHINGTON, I). C, Aug. 17.
Tim neniito imnxeil tho amended cot
ton IjIII, 2t lo 2L
PARIS, Aug. 17. Ktlinoml Hon
tund, famous as a draumtiHt and par
ticularly iih being (ho author of
"Chuntiolor," wiih Hovoroly hurt to
day when liis automobile capsized
near Camlio. Hostnnd was caught
under ho innehhjo and IiIh head and
Htoiuaeh wore ornflhod.
TAFT TO INVESTIGATE
ALLEGED MONEY TRUST
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aujr. 17.
President Tuft today (jailed for and
received pupoi'H relative to tho for
mation oftlio' National City com
liany, tho "mnnoy trust," from At
torney General Wiekorshnm nud
Secretary of tho Treasuier Mno-.Yonnh,
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 17.
A ehnotiu inixuii in the senate tie
vcloncd this afternoon. It became
apparent that a number of democrat.
were boltinj; from the plaint decided
upon by Ihu democratic, caucus and
allying themselves with tho regular
republicans nguiunt tho progressives.
The program wan to permit the
houne cotton bill to bu adopted and
then reject the La Kollettu substi
tute. Instead of carrying out thin
plan certain democrats, introduced a
nerien of amendments to I ho house
1,111, - t - - '
The Honnto today adopted the
('umtniun ntecl amendmeutH to the
cotton bill by u vole of US to 'lo.
The umendmeutri adjiiht the duty on
steel at fl.-lO a ton.
The Simons amendment reducing
the duty on machines used in man
ufactiiriui; was adnitcd by a otc
of rid to '22.
The Watson amendment, proxidiug
for reciprocity free coal between the
United Slates and Canada, wiis
adopted, an was also tho Overman
amendment changing the chemical
schedule.
The houno today punned tho con
ference fanners' free list bill and it
will bu ready to go to the president
for his signature as soon us tho sen
ato accepts two minor iimendiucntK.
Tho hotiflo insisted on the elimina
tion of com from two extra para
graphs wherein tho reciprocal admis
sion of fieo grninn and mealH was
inndu a condition precedent to the
placing of these products on tho free
Jint. U wan said that the specific
staling of corn was a joker which
would havo prevented tho operation
of the paragraphs
Tho senate, agreed to tho confer
ence repoit on the free list report.
UNDERWOOD PARQUET
PLAYER SAYS BRYAN
LINCOLN, Neb., Auu. 17. Ho
furring to Democratic House Leader
Underwood's chnrgo that Congress
man Ollio Jiuuoh of Kentucky
"phyed( to the gallery," William J.
Hryau in tho current issue of the
Commoner today pursues Ida ven
detta, "Wo may expect to hear defenders
of tho public denounced as gallery
statesinon," wiiyH Hrynn' "hut wo
know that things go by contrast. Wo
cannot think of Htntesmon who play
lo tho gallery without thinking of
Htntesmen who do not play to Iho gal
lery. What shall wo call theiuT How
would parquot Htntesmen do?
"As Mr. Underwood prides himsolf
on tho faot that ho does not play to
Iho galleries, it is not unfair to as
sume (hat ho plays to those who oc
cupy seats in (lit) parquot and tho pri
vate boxos."
Corporations Subject to Finos.
SALKM, Or., Aug. 17. Beginning
today all corporations, whoso reports
havo not been made to the stato are
subject to prosooution, To dnto tho
fitato treasury Iiuh boon onriohed
$1511 ,000 from tho annual, corpora
tion license fecu,
WOUNDED MAN HOVERING
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH
Bozas Attempted to Collect Debt at
Point of Gun Imprisoned There
v fore He Seeks Revenge.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon Spanos
wan still nlivo but very low. Dr. .1
H. Shearer who is attending him
stated that he had no hope of the
man's recovery as ho had lost too
much blood before he wns t rented.
George IW.us, a Greek, is in the
city jail while Christ Spanos, nit'
other Greek, is hovering between life
and death at tho Southern Oregon
hospital, as the rcnutt of a shooting
affair lant evening at tho Greek pool
fooul on North Kir street. Horns will
appear this afternoon before Justice
Taylor for preliminary hearing.
Tho trouble between the two men
started Inst April oer money Spanos
had. borrowed from Hor.us. At tlutl
limn Horns attempted To collect the
debt at the nint of a gun. Ho wns
arrcsti'd and charged with pointing a
gnu ot another person and wiih bound
over to await action by tho grand
jury by Justico of the Hence Glenn
O. Taylor. His bond wns fixed at
f250. Thin was on April 27. Not
being able to give bail ho was' con
fined in the county jail at Jaokon-
Continued From Pago Two.)
ATWOOD OFF
FORJOTHAM
Aviator Says He Is Going to Break
Cross Country Flight Records-
Blames Managers for Fatalities-
Due to Flying in Bad Weather.
SOCIETY GIHL AND HEIRESS ELOPES WITH CHAUFFEUR IN AUTO.
,i,
r7 i v'"li'1 '?&r ' K
L
MB.-AMds TUCK FPfcNCH
BRIDE REFUSES
10 LEAVE GROOM
AS PARENTS WISH
Mrs. Geraghty Declares She Will Stay
by Him Couple Are Visiting Hisi
Parents at Newport Both Young
People Defiant.
SANDUSKY, Ohio, Aug. 17. Ar
riving horo today after hU noross the
lake flight from Toledo, Aviator At
wood Hindu tho following statement to
the United Hiess:
Now York is first nbovo every
thing. That's the slogan. 1 do not
euro about exhibition flights. I am
not a circus norfonner. It is my
nmbition to reach New York in the
quickest jNissiblo timo and break the
cross country record. Tho trip has
been a picnic so fur, and I havo en
joyed every inch of it having had
no mishaps as yet.
"Flighfij should not ho nnulo when
conditions are unfavorable. It in bo
onuso of theinsihtenco of nir-iuoet
promoters that flying is sometimes
dono when it is merely a wusto of
livos. Tho responsibility of tho bar
barous deaths of Aviators Badger
and Johnstone at Chicago rests with
tho proinotora of tho meet."
KNOCKOUT BROWN AGAIN
HAILED AS RING HERO
WEBSTER, Mass., Aug. 17. Fin
ishing what was to havo boon a 12
round exhibition in tho early part
of tho sonond round, "Knockout"
Hrown of Now York is again hailed
iih tho hero of tho ring for tho olovor
manner in which ho put away "Hat
tling" Downey qf Adams lust night
hoforo tho Lakeside club.
Dan Morgan, Hrown's manager,
said af(or tho contest that after a
short rest ho would lako Ida protege
to Savin Hook, Conn., to begin ac
tive training for tho bout with Matt
Wolls, tho English lightwoiglit, sched
uled for August 110 at Madison
Square Garden, New York.
NEWPORT,, Aug. 17. Declaring
that nhu locd her husband and re
1'iiHUtg the entreaties of her own par
ents tu leave hiififolIr.-'G'7Agbly is
enjoying a tVit at the home of her
husband's parents.
The bride wns Miss Julin. Steele
French, daughter of Mr. and Mr
Amos Tuck French, and n niece of
Mrs. French Vauderbilt. Sho elojwd
from Newport, II. I., on the night of
Auguxt 8, with John Edward Haul
Geraghty of Newport. Mr. Geraghty
is tho boa of John S. Geraphty, who
owns a livery stnblo in Newport.
Young Geraghty is a chauffeur. The
elopement wns by automobile. The
young couplo pit ns far as Central
Village Conn., at 2 o'clock in the
morning, where they were married by
tho Rev. Mr. L. K. Perry a Congro-
gntionul miuNtcr.
The bride is 21 years old and erv
pretty. Tho latest aspirant to the
inner circles of society is 23 years
old, and has known Miss French for
a long time.
Mrs. Geraghtv was accounted an
heirvhit of great wealth and was one
of this season's debutantes. Her
trim figure, interest in nil sorts of
sports mid her dnimg manner of op-
orating an automobile mndo her
prominent in the younger Newport
set. Sho is a perfeot blonde. Very
fond of dogs, xhe has been one of
the moiug spiutt in planning the
big Kennel tdiow lo bo held in New
port next week.
ALL RAILROAD
MEN ORDERED
TO QUIT WORK
Unions Warned That Government
Will- Not Permit ConTpleto Railway
Paralysis and Twenty-five jThou
sand Troop's Are' Massed. "
WORKMEN REJECT ALL
PEACE OFFERS .SUBMITTED
Sixty Thousand .People Face: Star
vatlon on Isle of Mann on Ac
count of Shipping Tieup.
MP2S. JOHN EDWARD PAUL GERAGHTY WHO WAS MSS
JULIA JTEELE FRENCH . 'S
LONDON, Aug. 17. At C o'clock
this evening officials or tho railway
employes organization telegraphed
strike orders to all local unions.
Premier Asqulth warned all labor
leaders that tho government would
not permit a completo railway paralysis.
FRISCO GRAFT
CASES KILLED
Cases Against United Railroad Offi
cials Stricken From Calender In
Accordance With Order of Appel
late Court.
CABINET AIDED
E
US
MAKERS
LESLIE SCOTT MADE
U. S. MARSHAL
WASHINGTON, P. C, Aug. 17.
President Tuft today Bont to tho sou
ato tho nomination op Charles V.
Johnson to bo appraiser ot morchait-
illso tor tho illsliict or Portland, or.,
and ot Leslie M. Scott to bo United
States marshal for tho district ot Ore
gon. Mr. Scott Is a sou ot tho Into
Harvey Scott, editor of tho Oregb-alan.
CHRIST COMING AGAIN;
ZI0N CITY HIS HOME
PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 17.
Christ's second coining bofoie tho end
of 1012 is vouched for in a sworn
statomont on filo at tho county
olork'a offioo today. Tho statement
was filed bv II. L. Buritott.sitiililibhor
o tho "Littlo White- Dove" a ning
tuino published here, deovtod to ex
tending tho work ot tho Into "proph
et," John Alexander Dowio.
In tho affidavit IJurnett declares
that Christ will uuiko Zion City, 111.,
n city built by Dowie, "Ilia headquarters,"
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. The
United Railroads graft prosecution
cases were today strlkon from the
calendar of tho superior court here.
Judgo William P. Lawlor, after a
lengthy statomeut of the legal as
pect of tho decision of tho appellate
court commanding him to dismiss tho
charges and reviewing tho progress
of the cases, ordered tho dismissal ot
tho caes from tho calendar.
Tho review of tho graft prosecu
tion entered Into by Judgo Lawlor
was a summary of tho charges In
volving Patrick Calhoun, TIrey L.
Ford, William M. Abbott and Thorn
well Mullaly. In addition to this
Judgo Lawlor referred to tho convic
tion of Abraham Ruof and XL W.
Coffey, a supervisor.
From May, 1U0S, to dato thoro
were CO continuances In tho graft
cases. On April 25 last Judge Law
lor denied a motion to etrlko tho
cases from tho docket. On Juno 1G
tho appellate court Issued an alter
native writ directing tho lowor court
to dismiss tho cases, and on August
15 a peremptory writ Issued from tho
higher court.
COAST MEN NAMED
AS AMERICAN CONSULS
Pure Food Expert Says Three of
Taf t's Advisors Assisted Corn Pro
ducts Company to Sell Glucose
Under Label of Syrup.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 17.-.
Charges that three members of the
cabinet worked In favor ot tho Corn
Products company against an adverse
decision of the food and drug Inspeo
ilou board, and that through their
efforts the company was permitted
to sell glucose under a label of "corn
syrup" were made today by Dr. Har
vey W. Wiley, chief ot tho bureau of
chemistry, on tho witness stand be
fore the house committee on expendi
tures in the agricultural department.
. "Tho company employed 30 chem
ists, ono of whom afterward served
on tho Remsen board, to refute my
opinion," Wiley said, "and thon suc
ceeded In havlug tho board's order
suppressed, replacing It with ono au
thorizing tho hale ot glucose lit the
form tho company desired."
Wlloy accepted responsibility for
tho employment of Dr. II. II. Rushy,
but stated that ho had discussed tho
matter fully with Secretary Wll.ion.
Tho chief chemist then exhibited a
lettqr from Wilson creating tho food
and drug board, which said that the
president approved of tho creatlou of
tho board.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aur. 17,
President Tuft sent to tho boitnto to
day tho following nominations:
Isnao Manning of Oregon, now in
nguaym' as consul at Ilarran
quilla. K. Carleton Baker of California,
now at Antuug, China, to bo consul
at Clump; Kiii.
Lester Maynnfd of California, now
nt Vladivostok, to bo consul at liar
bin. Ilubort Baugh of California to be
consul at Saigon, Coch'ui China.
Look nt the "For Salo" ads and
at aorno of the things that are adver
tised for salo.
REIGNS
HARRIMAN LINES
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Becauso
of tho pressure brought to bear
against Union Pacifio in tho stock
market during tho last few weeks,
Chairman Lovott issued today a
'statement positively denjiug that
thoro is any dissension among tho
members of tho board of director&
or that there is any Inok of harmony
in the management of tho Unrrimuu
system, or that any chango in tho
diudeml rato is being considered or
that (hero is anything outside tho
regular order of business being contemplated.
Look for tho ad that offora it to
you, secoud-hftnd, at u real bargain!
LONDON, Aug. 17. The cabinet
announced today that the govern
ment had 'promised the striking
workmen here, at Liverpool and oth
er cities that a royal commission
would be appointed at once to Inves
tigate their grievances.
Tho companies Immediately ac
cepted the proposition. TUa em
ployes' executive "federation rejected
tho plan and immediately went Into
conferenc with the labor members ot
parliament. A general strike was
proclaimed.
Tho appointment of a royal com
mission was tho government's last
hope of postponing tho strike. Tho
refusal of tho strikers resulted main
ly from the companies' refusal to rec
ognize the men '8 representatives.
Troops Are Mussed.
The government, prepared for tho
worst emergency, has already massod
25,000 troops at Aldershot. Tho cab
inet again met In extraordinary ses
sion and endorsed tho policy of hold
ing tho troops In readiness.
Differences between omployers aud
workmen on the streot car and sub
way Hntjs In London, havo been set
tled, but It Is thought that tho men
will go out If a general railway strlko
is ordered.
About 175,000 is tho estimated
number of railway emnloyes. Sir
Guy Granet, manager of tho Midland
railroad, declared ho did not bollevo
that moro than 30 por cent would
strike. Ho said hs road expected to
contlnuo uervlco under government
protection.
Sixty Thousand Starving. '
Sixty thousand men on tho Islo ot
Man aro facing famlno through Par
alysis ot tha coasting trade, aud tho
governor of tho Islo today asked for
a government cruiser to trnnanort
food.
As rapidly as tho troops detained
nt Aldershot they wero rushed to tho
various strategic points, from which
It Is thought they can control tho
strlko. Three thousand additional
troops arrived In London today.
Liverpool Beleaguered.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 17 Tho city
today Is boleaguorcd. Tho warship
Antrim Is guarding tho harbor. Fivo
thousand troops nro camped In tho
streotB. Moro warships aro on their
way hero.
The admiralty is determined to
protect shipping and tho crows ot
tho warships will bo usod to unload
vos3ols whoro ship owners rotnso to"
allow seamon to work, Tho author
ities declaro forclblo unlo-idlnc ot
vossols by soldlora and unllora Is tho
only posslblo relief from famluo.
Warships ia Readiness.
LONDON, Aug. 17. Homo Socro
tary Winston Churchill announced In
tho houso of commonB today that
rioting at Liverpool had continued
all night aud that tho govornmbut'if
drastic action In rushing war vessels
up tho Morsoy to tnko chargo of tho
situation was duo to tho uttor holp
)o88tiess ot tho civil authorities.
Tho secretary added that a bat
talion of Infantry had boon orderod to
Sheffield.
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