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No. 127.
CONGRESS FAILS 10 OVERRIDE TUFTS VETO OF THE
TAR DENOUNCED IN CONGRESS
ML TIFF
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FOR VETOING WILL OF PEOPLE
LAUNCH
BOOM
CHAMP CLARK
FOR PRESIDENT
Scnthlnu Denunciation of Tad Made
Rcilylnu to Attack Tennessee Con
yrcssman Starts Boom for Speake
ot House ot Representatives.
LENROOT APPEALS TO
INSURGENTS TO STAND PAT
Question ol Overriding Veto Occupies
Lower House Nye of Mln
ncsotn Flops.
$30,000 NEW
APARTMENTS
TO BE ERECTED
Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. Bennett Will
Start Construction of Second
Bulldlnq to House Apartments
When First Is Completed.
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WILL BE MODERN IN EVERY
DETAIL OF CONSTRUCTION
Berlien Apartments Now Under Con
struction Will Rcccmule Splen
did New Residence.
WASHINGTON,
1). l, Auk. IS.
HcntlijiiK donunrlii
lion of I'reHlclent
Tuft, hi wool hill
veto mill IiIh gen
eral nttltudo on
tho tariff nromied
cheers today which
rucked tlto hoimo
In reponiio to bit
ItiK Koutcnroi from
Congruioitnnii OIHu
Jiiiiwh of Ken
tucky,
Tho nlleiiipt of tho house to over-
rlllx Prixttitllllt Tllft'H Vl'tll on thi-
wimiI riivl'lon bill wan defeated to
tiny. With n two-thlnls voto hoci-h-miry
for pimHiigo over tlto veto, tho)
1111 received 227 voton for nnd 179 J
vol tin against, -14 voton Ioh thnn tho
required ntinibor. Tho nttnek awiliiBt
tho volo wu dlrortod by democratic
lender Underwood.
Jninmi' Hcorlng f Tnft wnn bltlwr
ly pcrnoniil. In linrt ho said:
"llo will k down In blHtory nit tho
president who placed IiIh pnuiloroiiB
coiponmlty lit tho path of mirvlco to
tho people; ho will go Aown In hln
tory ns ono limn who vetoed tho will
of tho Ainorlcun people"
Whim thn Htorm (if mingled cnoorB
tinii JourH evoked by thla hint nubsld
i.il. .lames addressed tho house gen-
(rally:
lletntynl of People.
"Tho people trusted you In 1908,"
lin mild, "whon tho ropubUomiB, with
tho iibhoiiI of tho president, promliit'il
tariff revision downward. Ho call
oil an oxtra hoshIoh ami you passed
tho I'ayno bill, it bold betrayal or tho
pcoplo'H Interests. Ho signed It. Int
or ho decluroil tho wool Hchodulo In
dofoiiHlblo. Ho had no tariff board
whon ho Hlttnud tbo l'nyno bill, but lio
now vtiloi'H u hill cheapening woolon
clothing to tho Buffering poor of tho
country,"
Ai tho conclusion of Jntnou' phil
ippic, CoiiBroHHinnn AiiHtln of Ton
noHHi'o, republican, defended Prosl
dunt Tnfl'B right to voto tho wool bill,
llo lauded Tufl'H courage nnil Incl
dontally roforrod to Bponkor Clark's
presidential boom. Tho roforoiico whb
fatal. In mi liiHtiuit tho lmtiHO was
in an uproar, tho inomborB ulioutliiB
ituil boating tholr doakB, while, nil
Hinlloii, Glarlt bowed it ml bowod from
tho speaker's chair. Laugloy n
Monro tthon upoko In oppoaltlon of
tho wool bill and in support of tho
pioHlilout,
l.l'lll'OOt Defends 1U1I,
Lonroot of WlaooiiBln dofomlod tho
wool bill. Ho Hit Id no volo Bhould bo
nllowod to Btnnd whon u proaldont
had oxplalnod, iih Prosldont Tnft did,
that ho hud no facta upon which to
ncourntoly Jmlgo iib to tho rntoB,
"No president Bhould voto n bill
piiBHiid by conBroHB," doclnrod Lou
root, "unloHB ho knows poBltlvoly tlmt
tho vetoed bill la wrong."
lionroot urged tho progressives to
Htiind firm mill oppobo tho proaldont
now. llo iiBHorlod that If tho pro
gressives fallod at thla tlmo tho conn-
A'h soon iik the llorbon apartment
o Hip I'oruor of Qiiiiico ami WVbI
Main nn oiiinplcteil, Mr. nnil Mth.
Hojjor H. Hctiuotl will Blurt tin ori't?
tiiin of n now buililiii); wliicli will rnn
luin 1-1 (iparliiiontH nnil whiuh will
coHt in tho iiiMKhlMirliooil of .fMO.OOO.
Tho HitIii'M iipurtinculH now uiulcr
way will contniu four iiiur!ini'ttj
mill will oiiHt in thn nrililiorlinoil of
?IO,OOOt Thetwo buildiiij; will lio
u dihtliirt udilitioii to tho city iih
thoy will ho coiiHlructcd nlon tho
mortt inoilcrn Ii'iioh. 1'owit, Itcuvi'H
nnil WchI urn thu Huporvi8iiiK tirchi-
tl'Oln.
Tho ncilinii apartments nro imu
well uiulur wny ami whon complot-'il
will ho mnuVrn in ovury rcmiwt.
Thoy nro bt'iiijj oroctoil by Mr. ami
Mm. ItoKi'r S. Houni'tt, who nro so
well plcnticd by tho outlook in tho
city that thoy aro already planning
tho ori'otion of a lnrir buililinj; nil
joiniiif,'. Tho lmililiiii; whon ooin
plolo will pnrry iioiio of tho onrnmrkn
of u rooniintr Iioiiko hut will rcKcin
blo a moilorn roriiilouoo. Thoy will
bo very attractive.
Tho apartments now tindor wnv
will (oitBiht of sevon rooniH oaoli.
Thoro will bo n reception room, n liv
inf room, u iliuiiiK room, n bntli, two
(hcHsiinr rooms mul n cabinet kitch
oii. The plumbiiij,' will ho modern'
iMioli room linviiiL' hot mid cold wnlor.
t'nhlnots, huffots mul oIoboIh will
abouiul. Tho beds will ho disappear
ing mul complotoly hidden, disap-
ponruif; under tho floor of tho ilross-
uiK nioins. In tliis manner much
room will lio unveil. Tho building
will bo in olinrun ol n janitor who
will attend to the heating system mul
oorridom and tho like. A lnrwo as
basement will bo used iik a fuel stor
ago place and trunk rooms.
From tho street tho liuililiiu; will
reiemblo n moilerii residence mul
will im a distinct addition to that
soiilion of Iho oity. Kvory oonvon
ieimo will bo (ilnueil in tho house, onch
apartment cnutnlnliiK a telephone,
Kiih nnil electricity.
When (ho larger htiililiui; is orool-
MONEY NOT
TO BE SPENT
AT ONE TIME
County Judge Neil Explains Intent of
County Court Relative to Proposed
Good Roads Bond Issue to Be Vot
ed Upon September 30.
DETAILED STATEMENT
TO BE MADE PUBLIC
Bonds to Be Sold as Required and
No Interest to Be Paid Until
Money Is Received.
THE lOROCCANSITUATION SEEMS TO HAVE REACHED CRISIS.
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MONS BMn..CAr1DOr4
5IR EDWARD.GREY .
SIR FRANCIS BERTIE
(Continued on Fne 4j
County JiuIko J. 11 Kcil has como
out with n stnuif; statement in regard
to the roK).ed bond issue for tho
purMse of building good nnd in the
.county, dwelling particularly upon
tho opposition reported nt Ashlnuil.
Judge Neil -says in part:
"- "V tiiulemtiind that n portion of
tho pcnplu of tho county arc inclined
to bo opposed to tho bond issue, hut
I helievo thnt they will change their
iiiIiuIh when they nro informed ns to
exactly what it is proposed to do.
It is tho purpose of the county court
to tnnko n detailed mul definite state
ment as to just that tho course of
procedure will ho ami to get this in
formation before all tho voters of the
county before September 30, when
tho election will ho held. Hut in tho
meantime 1 want to answer some of
tho arguments which havo been used
against tho proposition.
Hell llouibt an Needtnl.
"Ill tho first placo tho county does
not intend to havo to pay interest
on tho million mid a half for the
entire 20 years nor for any time be
fore wo actually need tho money. Our
purposes is to issue tho bonds only
s fast as it becomes nooossnry to
uso the money for actual road work
mid in this manner we will not bo
paying interest on any inonoy except
for value received. Wo believo that
wo can float tho entiro bond issue
at f per cent interest ami receive n
premium of $100,000 besides.
"It Iiiir been asked why it is nec
essary to raise so largo n sum nt one
tinio, mul in answer to this I want
to say (hat if tho county continues
to huiUl roads ns shb is doing now we
will bo little nearer a system of per
manent highways in 30 years than
wo are today. For a number of years
pas( (ho county hits been spending
nbont jfriO'OOO n year for roml im
provements. With this amount it has
been found possible to do lit tlo more
than patch up (ho roads (hat wo now
havo, mul as (ho years pass by wo
will uonliuiiQ to havo a system of
The Moroccan embroglio, it is believed, has again reached a critical stage. Conferences have been held
between Sir Kdwnrd Grey and 'Sir Francis Hertic, the British ambassador to France, and also with Mons.
Paul ('million, of France, and there is mlieh singulation ns Jo (ho ultimate outcome. Emperor William has
been called a trouble maker in the c ricis.
ALL ENGLAND
ON VERGE OF
STARVATION
Railroad Traffic Paralyzed and
Transportation of All Kinds De
moralizedHundreds of Thou
sands of Non-Strikers Forced Out.
TIE-UP OF INDUSTRY IN
LARGE CITIES COMPLETE
Troops On Guard but No Attempt
Made to Operate Factories
Are Closing.
BOZUS' VICTIM . DEADLOCK UPON
PASSES AWAY
Murderer Displays No Emotion When
Told That Man He Shot Was Dead
Indifferent to His Fate Turns
Back on Informant.
George Douib must face a murder
charge His victim, Chris Spnnos, aft
er lingering for nearly 3C hours, died
at tho Southern Oregon hospital nt
an curly hour tliht morning. Uozus Is
now lodged In tho county Jail, being
committed yesterday by Justlco Tay
lor with n bond fixed nt, JfiOOO, which
ho Ib tinnblo to furnish.
Whon Informed of SpnnoB death
Bottia displayed no emotion. A slm
plo grout announced that ho under
stood what was said' to him. Then,
Indifferently, he walked away to tho
far end of tho cell.
Bozus will bo tried for murder at
tho September term of tho circuit
court. There Is but llttlo doubt but
that ho will be found guilty In tho
first degree, as ho ndnflts thnt ho shot
Spnnos and hta actions boforo tho
crlnto show premeditation. Ho pur
chased tho gun nnd thon dollbornte-
ly looked up Spnnos and engaged In
a qunrrol wlth him, finishing it by
shooting. There wore a scoro of witnesses.
nr. Hhenror. who attended Snanos,
Btatea thnt nt no tfmo' was thoro n
chanco for Spnnos' recovery. Ho lost
much blood when first Injured and
was an old man.
(Contlnuoit on Pace 4.)
(Contluuod on l'ugo C)
ROGUE RIVER PUR GROWERS
CONFIDENT OF HIGH PRICES
Hoguo Hivor pour growers are con
fidently looking forward, to high
prices for Iho local orop. Thoy huso
Ihoir expectation on tho Koarcily of
fancy fruit in tho east, mul upon (ho
porfeot pack being put out by tho
iiHHouiation,
"Never in tho history of (ho val
ley," Hiittca Malinger Millor of tho
Itoguo Hivor Fruit anil Produce as
Hooiution, "has (hero boon as fine a
pnok turned out. Not oven tho old
Hurroll orohanl pack was its equal.
Personally I have given tho grading
mul packing closest attention mul no
puoks offered (ho puhlio will (his your
eijuul tho "Hod Triangle" bnuul. In
fact, (ho pack will oslnblisho our rep
utntion mul sell our next year's out
put." Largo local growers aro optimistic.
Tho eastern ,inurket has recovered
from Inst week's glut anil with tho
exhaustion of (ho California crop,
prices aro crawling upward daily.
So far tho buy of tho pours mar
keted has boon of oxooedingly poor
quality' green, small ami ungraded.
So fur 11 ears have boon shipped,
Having successfully prevented
damage by frost, and having estab
lished a uniform grade mid pack, or
ehardisls look forward to most pros
perous, times in tho Hogue Hivor valley.
HUGE DIAMOND SPARKLER
BLINDS BASEBALL UMPIRE
FORTLAXn. Or., Aug. 18. Threo
Boiutillntions of n lKO diamond
shining directly into (ho eyes of tfm
piro Ilildebrmul during tho ninth in
ning of (he l.o Angolos-Portlniul
gamo yesterday afternoon was re
sponsible for Ilildebrmul slopping
tho game for two minutes while he
had tho offending K"m covered up.
Tho sparkler was worn by "Doo
Anderson, ono of tho best known
fnns in Portland, who sat directly be
hind tho plate mul in lino with Ilildo
hrand, standing behind the pitcher.
A rny of sunlgiht struck the dia
mond nnd its light so blinded 'Ililde
brmul that ho could not jtulgo tho
throws.
Finally ho stopped (ho game,
walked into "Iho grandstand mid told
Anderson lo button hiscoat oyer (ho
headlight, Then Iho ' game was re
sumed, i
AERCAN
MUDDLE
Dispatches From Paris and Berlin
Show Situation Almost Hopeless
Due to Exhorbitant Demands
Made by Germany.
LONDON, Aug. IS. Dispatches
from Paris and Berlin today say an
almost hopeless deadlock has devel
oped in the Moroccan negotiations
owing to tho "exorbitant demands of
Germnny ns tho price of her with
drawal from Agadlr."
Foreign Minister Klnderlln-Waech-ter
hns submitted tho entiro corre
spondence between himself and
French Ambassador Cambon to tho
kaiser at Wilhelmslohe.
Unusual activity prevails at tho
German war office and It Is rumored
thnt Germany Is considering landing
troops nt Agadlr preliminary to the
permanent occupation of tho terri
tory seUed on the west coast of Africa.
MYRTLE REED. AUTHORESS
IS A SUPPOSED SUICIDE
CHICAGO, 111., Aug. IS. Mrs,
Sydney James McCnllough, whose
novels written under tho name of
Myrtle Heed, havo given her a high
position in American literature, is a
supposed suicide hero today.
"An ovenloso of somo drug'" is the
opinion given out by Dr. Newton 15.
Lee, ono of tho physicians who
viewed (ho body.
LAFFERTY AN
ADE LINCOLN?
Oregon's Masher Congressman Com
pares Himself to Both Washington
and Lincoln Admits Writing
Three Letters to Strange Girls.
PORTLAND, Aug. T, In an ex
plosion of u steam automobile hero
tonight ono womnu, Mrs. Borry, was
apparently fatally burned.' Tho car
was being driven by Dr. S. II. Sholdon
and contained a party of four.
1'ORTLAXD. On, Aug. 18. Com
paring himself to Lincoln whom he
said had n habit of writing letters to
"young women of his acquaintance,"
Representative Lafferty of Oregon in
n long telegraphic communication
from Washington today declares
that he is willing to waive any legal
technicalities thnt might be made m
objection in holding a recall election
mid let tho voters decide if he shall
finish bis term.
Lafferty's statement follows
charges that he had written letters
to girls (o whom he had not been in
troduced. Lafferty ndmits that he had writ
ten such letters to three young wo
men, one to Miss Kubel in Washing
ton nnd two to women residing in
Portland. llo says ho later pro
posed marriage to each of the Port
land girls but was refused.
In this connection, however, Lnf
forty takes comfort in the fact that
"George Washington was turned
down flat by Miss Polly Fairfax and
later married the widow Curtis." Re
plying to tho charge that ho had n
pehchunt for writing to young girls,
Lafferty applies tho shorter and ug
lier word to his accusers.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1 1 Suit was filed
today by tho Wright company against
tho Aviation Meet association charg
ing infringement of patent by every
ono of tho two-scoro aeroplanes at
tho meot oxcopt the Wright machines,
asking damages.
FIERCE BREAD
00
STARVING
RIOTS IN
MOB STRIPS MANY
Li
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LIVERPOOL, Aug. ' 18. Broad
riots began today. Hungor-mad-dened
men and womon stormed bak
erios and groceries. Money and val
uables wero untouched, but tho mob
stripped storo after storo of ovory
vestigo of food. In many instances
the loadors of (ho mob wero woman
whoso starving babtos bad rendorod
them lit tlo loss than ninnia.es,
General rioting goos on unabated
and tho temper of tho mob is 30 bit
tor that it is feared tho situation bore
will bo beyond all sombhuico of cou
trol by nightfall.
Efforts to havo Iho lighting plants
in operation tonight aro boing made.
Marines wero landed this morning at
tho power station nt Waterloo.
Scavengers today joined tho ranks
of tho strikers, and with no gnrbngo
boing removed a serious epidemic, is
threatened,
LONDON, Aug. 18. With railway
traffic In the north already paralyzed
and transportation facilities over tho
entire country badly demoralized, la
bor leaders today declare that the re
sponse to the general strike orders
has exceeded expectations and predict
that three days more will witness tho
complete tying up of every railroad
in Great Britain.
The railway managers this after
noon announced that they bad decid
ed to abide iy tho government's of
fer of a royal commission to settle
all labor difficulties, and would re
fuse to make further concessions or
give recognition to union represen
tatives. Non-Strikers Aro; IiHc '" "
It Is estimated that iooTooVnoa
strlkers are idle as tho result of the
tie-up in transportation, and it la
expected that this number soon will
bo increased to hair a million.
The soldiers today wero unablo to
keep the light and power plants In
operation, and as a result numerous
factories were forced to closo down.
Tho strikers are Jubilant.
Government officials admit that
starvation conditions will prevail in
four-fifths of the homes in the larger
citiea within the next six days.
London today was further crippled
by the tubo employes striking. Thou
sands of visitors aro hero without
their baggago or porsffnal effects.
Many Americans aro stranded, nu
merous teachers fearing thoy will be
unable to return to the United States
In time to resume their duties.
Tho steamship lines are planning
to run automobiles between London,
Livxerpool and Southampton, but all
sailings of liners for the present aro
suspended.
Use of Troops Protested.
Protests against the use of troops,
of which there nro 15,000 In this city
alone, are pouring in from all di
rections. Pro-labor newspapers as
sort that the adoption of tho same
tactics In Franco caused tho downfall
ot the Drland ministry.
Railway officials today conferred
with Premier Asquith, Chancellor of
the Exchequer Lloyd-George, Was
Secretary Haldano and President
Huston ot tho board of trade, J. II.
Thomas, assistant secretary of tho
railway union, declared that tho men
wore moro determined to roject tho
royal commission proposition.
Tho house of commons resolved to
day to postpone adjurnmont fr thla
weok at least.
No Trains Operated.
Reports from Lancashire and Che
shire stato that the railroads aro un
ablo to movo coal and that 76,000
miners will bo thrown out of em
ployment tonight and tomorrow as a
rosult.
Practically all of tho omployea of
four Irish railroads struck today.
Only 2000 railway employes in
Glasgow have gone out as yet, but
labor loadors hero oxpect a genoral
strike on tho railroads of Scotland
tonight.
As a result ot tho tubo strike
thousands of business peoplo wero un
ablo to reach town today. Thoy tried
to uso busses and surface cars, but
fallod.
This afternoon soldiers aro on
guard at all tho tube stations, but no
attempt has been made to operato the
trains.
Look for the loser of the articles
you havo found for a prompt ad
may save him a lot of worry.
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