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COVERS A WIDE
RANGE OF WIC;
CHICAGO, Aur. 8, Tho now plat
form declares both old parties nrc
too corrupt nnd tho now party offers
ItHolf nu nu Instrument, for tho peo
ple to sweep awny tho abuses ami
bulltl a new and nobler common
wealth. It declares for direct pri
maries for nomination of state and
national officers and candidates for
president, popular lection of United
States senators, for tho short ballot,
for Initiative, referendum, recall, for
tnoro expeditious method of amend
ing tho federal constitution, fdr na
tional problems to be expanded be
yond the reach of Individual states.
It stands for equal suffrage, for lim
itation of campaign contributions
and otpendltures, for publicity there
of; It Is against federal employes
participating In a national conven
tion, and demands "such restrictions
to tho power of courts as shall leave
to tho people tho ultimate authority
in determining tho fundamental
questions of social welfare and pub
lic jMjllcy.-
It pledges Judicial reform, declares
against child labor and for a mini
mum wage for women.
It declares for safeguards for the
health of employes, publicity as to
wages, an eight-hour day, establish
ment of a federal department of
labor, promotion of tho welfare of
farmers, tho establishment ot a
country llfo commission.
It pledges Immediate Inquiry and
Immediate action regarding tho high
cost of living and demands national
regulation of Interestato corpora
tions; also favors strengthening
tho Sherman law to tnsuro competi
tion In business to prevent unfair
trade practices.
It pledges a patent law that will
prevent monopolies.
Favors legislation giving tho Inter
state commerce commission power to
value physical property of railroads,
demands abolition of tho commerce
court.
Opposes Aldrich currency bill.
Declares for prompt development
of all natural resources, condemning
exploitation, waste and monopoliza
tion. Urges 'reasonable compensation to
tho public for water power rights,
for good roads, extension of rural
free delivery, development of Alaska,
promises Alaska real self govern
ment. Advocates development of river
country, especially tho Mississippi
nnd tributaries.
Demands the Panama canal be fo
operated as to insure sea competi
tion with trancontinental railroads
and urges railroad-owned ships be
denied use of canal.
Expresses belief in protectlvo tar
iff which shall equalize the condi
tions of competition between the
United States and foreign countries
for all classes. Demands tariff re
vision because the present tariff is
uujust to the' people of the United
States.
Fledges non-partisan scientific
tariff revision.
Demands Immediate repeal of the
Canadian reciprocity act.
Favors inhorltanco and income
taxes.
Favors International agreement as
to limitation of naval forces and
construction of two battleships n
year pending such agreement.
Favors wiso and Just policy of
pensions for old soldiers and sailors
and advocates 1 mined la to creation of
a parcels post.
BEAR STATE FRUIT
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WASHINGTON, Aup. 8. Open
elinrsos tlmt California fruit dealer",
hml conspired with other Sntere-t
to shut out fruit iinMrtiitinu to At
Inntie port were mmle today 1
Congressman lInrrion of Now York
in disou-Miij Hie conference ro(wrt
on the agricultural appropriation lull
in the hou-e.
The reioit eliminated the provi
sion to limit the quarantine nain-t
the Mediterranean fly pot, m tlmt
it would npp'y 'y t the Atlunlfr
Coa-M. As the bill pacd bv tbe
bouse it sjveeifieally exempted the
Atlantic Coasu
Congresmnn Harrion maintained
that the effect of the conference
clmnpe would lie to heighten the
tariff wall to the exelu-ive benefit
of California fruit interest".
ConereMnnn Kent of California
and Moore of Peniylvania took is
sue with Harmon, denyiuir tlmt the
amendment would have such effect.
Despite Harrison's objections the
M was refilled tinchniigvd, nnd
now coes to President Tnft for hi-
surnnture.
SEEK COREAN8' WELFABS.
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BtSHCPLRWUSON. REV.DRA.J.HROWi
1 ive church representative who saw
Secretary Knox In Washington In the
Interest of tho Corcan Christian on
Irlal at Seoul for conspiracy ngnltwt the
Japanese Governor (i en era I were coun
selled to continue their representations
to tho Japaucso Ambassador,
A BETTER MARKET
FOR THE PEAR CROP
ILLNESS OF PE1 DOG
LEADS WOMAN TO SUICIDE
TACOMA. "Wash,. Aug. 8. Do-
daring her pet dog was 111. MrB.
Helen Drown who camo from
Seattlo Tuesday and took a room at
12 10 A Street, took a doso of laud
onum last night and told tho land
lady to havo her taken away to die.
Doctors pumped her out and alio will
get well.
PERKINS WILL HELP
(Continued from page 1.)
Colonel Iloosevult sajd:
Dull Moose Call
"I am glad to know how tho bull
moose call sounds. Tho progressive
convention was not typical of the old
parties, whose platforms concealed
tholr real plans, Wo are not going
to promise moro than wo are ablo to
give. Wo Intend, to try nnd make
this a better country."
Governor Johnson bitterly de
nounced President Taft. He said:
"Taft presents tho most humiliat
ing spectacle In public today."
Referring to tho democratic nomi
nee, Johnson said;
'Governor Wilson's speech does not
enunciate any of tho human prlncl-
pies embodied In tho progressive
nluUorm," !
SAX FRANCISCO, Aug. S. Slew
art Fruit company this day bold at
auction deciduous fruit at the fol
lowing prices which were received In
cipher and are subject to correctien:
NEW YORK PFE car 2325 from
Sacramento July 25. Dartlett pears:
Reed orchard av. 52.00. Car grossed
$1042.
PFE car 41G0 from Sulsun July
25th. Dartlett pears: Mrs. N. Berry
av. $1.75; Neltzel Bros. av. $1.65;
Premier Drand av. fl.75; Rabbins
& Long av. $1.70; H. B. Sheldon av.
$1.85. Car grossed $907.
CHICAGO PFE car 1505 from
Sacramento July 2S. Dartlett pears:
T. W. Sheehan av. $1.70; German
prunes: Jos. Collins av. $1.45; P. I).
Plums: Mrs. R. Stephenson av. 90;
Rancho Americano av. $1.40 for
Eureka plums. Car grossed $95S.
BOSTON PFE car 909 from Sac
ramento July 23. Dartlett pears:
Ruble Estate av. $1.50; J. H. Des
rosier av. $1.50. Car grossed $776.
PHILADELPHIA PFE car 5895
from Sulsun July 26. Dartlett pears:
J. R. Chadbourne av. $1.65; Mrs. J.
Danielson av. $1.65; Chun Hln av.
$1.70: G, L. Mason av. $1.60; Prem
ier Drand av. $1.60; Columbia plums:
Robbins & Duck av. $1.15. Car
grossed $884.
Shipments leaving California since
last report a week age: Peaches
92 1-2 cars; plums 40 1-2 cars; pears
135 1-2 cars; grapes 5 1-2 cars; ap
ples 1 car. Total to dato 3766 cars.
WILSON SAYS HE WILL
DISCUSS ALL TOPICS SOON
NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Woodrow
Wilson, democratic nominee- for
president, arrived rero today. Re
ferring to the fact that In his ac
ceptance speech ho had failed to dis
cuss everything contained In the
Daltimoro platform, Wilson promises
to remed this in his speeches dur
ing the campaign. He added:
"I took for my initial utterances
topics that were of tho most pressing
nature, and ones on which the peo
plo aro anxious to know my position."
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MEXICO CITY, Aug. S. That
peace will bo restored In Mexico Is
the belief hero today following the
announcement that General Zapata
had opened negotiations with Pro
visional General Maranjo of Morelos.
Zapata is prepared to surrender it
tho terms aro favorable.
President Madero admits having
offered peaco terms to General
Orozco and the latter's acceptance Is
expected.
EL PASO, Ter., Aug. S. Advices
received hero today Btate that the
Mexican rebels along tho line of the
Mexican Central railroad have been
fighting for six hours to check tho
advance guard of the federals from
moving on Juarez. Tho forces met
at Villa Ahumada, about 100 miles
south of here.
General Orozco admitted today
that he had submitted a peaco pro
posal to President Madero but re
fused to make known tho terms.
ELECTRICAL STORM HITS
PORTLAND AND WILLAMETTE
PORTLAND, Ore,. Aug. S. Port
land and the Willamette valley today
were visited by a severe electrical
storm. Tho lightning struck the
electric wires between hero and Ore
gon Clt twic ce.ach timo delaying
street car operations a fow minutes.
Tho Hawthorne Btreet steel bridge
wns struck twice, throwing a hun
dred persons Into a panic. Ono man
in another section of tho city was
struck and slightly injured.
OALGARY, Alta., Aug. 8. Selby
Walker, son of Colonel James Walk
er, millionaire of Calgary, narrowly
escaped death on a dangerous slope
of Castle Mountain In the heart of
the Canadian Rockies when ho lost
his footing and fell a distance of
100 feet. Walker crashed against a
boulder and was saved from being
hurled to death over a 500 foot precipice.
SCHOOL REPORT SHOWS CONTINUED GROWTH OF THIS COUNTY
If tho school figures aro a safe
basis for calculation the population
lias Increased in Jackson county dur
ing the last school year by 6 per cent.
Tho official census in 1910 was
225756, which would make tho pres
ent population 27,301.
In every department of the county
schools there has been a material
growth tho pant year over the year
County Hchool supuriutciuleiit'H Annual Report.
1910-11
School census (between '4 and 20 years) 6,969
Number of pupils enrolled In school 5,645
Averago number of pupils belonging In school . . . 4,735,5
Average daily nttendunco 4,439,9
previous except in tho number of
school houses built. In 1910-11 there
were 10, uud In 1911-12 thero
wero four.
Tho roport of J. Pory Wells Is nn
Interesting one uud shows that while
tho percentage of nttendunco has In
creased the present enrollment Is
7381 compared to 6969 last year.
Tho roport follews:
Per cent of attendance
Number of eighth grado graduates ,
Number enrolled In high schools
Number organized districts , . ,
Number ot school houses built
Number teachers employed during vear. ,.'...
Averago number of days taught ,..'..,
Number of school rooms in operation ,
Averago, salary malo tcachors (monthly) ...
Average salary female teachers (monthly) . .
Average salary city superintendents (annual)
Average salary principals (monthly)
Avera-to salary teachers In ono room schools,
Averago salary assistant teachers
Amount paid for teachers' salaries
Number of school visits made during tho year by supervisors and sup
erintendent, 406.
Number of visits mndo to school officers In their homes, 271,
Number of miles travelled in performance of official duties, 7,176.
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141.9
193
$91.62
61.17
1,600.00
97.46
52.64
70.02
85,960.53
1911-.12
7,381
5,742
C.026.2
4,775
95.02
260
636
98
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231
140,4
227
$91.00
63.56
1.750.00
101.00
55.08
71.30
103,383.17
NOT BADLY HURT
RATE REDUCTIONS
NEW YORK. Aug. S. Tlmt tho
earning capacity of tho Harrlmnn
lines was not materially affected by
the heavy reduction In rates ordered
by the Inter-stnto commerce commis
sion was shown today with tho pub
lication hero of tho not operating
revenue for both tho I nlon Pacific
and Southern Pacific railroads. Tho
report covers tho fiscal year onded
Juno 30.
According to the figures the
Southern Pacific's revenuo from oper
ation $3S,412,SS9 nnd that ot tho
Union Pacific $31,213,413.
In discussing the prosperity of the
two roads. Robert S. Lovott, chair
man of the board, said:
"Tho gross earnings of both sys
tems aro greater than In any prev
ious year except those of 1910 and
1911, which wero phenomenal for n
number of special reasons."
Stevenson's Son Not III
SANTA UARHAUHA, Cub, Aug. !5.
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson to
day vigorously dented reirtH that
her son, Lloyd Osborne, short story
writer. Is 111 and near death,
"Mr. Osborne has Juxt left for u
horseback rldo," Mrs. Stevenson ex
plained, "nnd ho Is far from being
III. Six mouths ago ho undcrwunt
an operation In New York but his
health tins steadily Improved. Ho Is
not even under a doctor's care now.
Tho operation tuny explain the report.
KAYTI PRESIDENT
LOSES LIFE WHEN
HIS PALACE BURNS
POUT AUX PltlNCK, Aug. 8.
President I'lncluuiitlim Leeonto mot
death here today In u fire which de
stroyed his pnlueo. A flro which
started from tho explonluu of n pow
der iimtuistlno cominunlcnted to tho
building. Although the origin ot
tho explosion Is not known It In 'he
llood the mngnxliio was fired by
conspirators who hoped to kill Pres
ident Leeonto. Excitement on tho
streets Is at high pitch and on tho
country Is on tho verge of a revolu
tion nn outbreak Is momentarily expected.
Tho South African possessions of
England require. lOO.OOO.OOo postage
stumps pr auuuin.
200 CASES INFANT
PARALYSIS LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELICA, Cab, Aug. .
With nearly 200 cases of Infantile
purnlyslti reported to tho health au
thorities Ho lo and 30 deaths from
the dlxoiuu recorded, constant guard
Is being maintained tmliiy about the
home uf the (lunrnntliied putluutn,
Few' new cases have been reported
hIiico August I, huwovor, and Hie an.
tuorltloH hellevo tho spread of the
dUeiiMo In cheekd.
According to prettent plans, nil
Huudiiy uchoolH will remain cloned
until the disease Is entirely stamped
out. Many perxonn hnvn taken
their children from (ho city, Two
adult eases havo been reported.
SPOKANE, Wn Aug. 8. Follow
ing a controversy over wages, union
prosHiuiut employed on the Spoken
man Review and tho Spoknuo
Chronicle wore locked out heru to
day Members ot all local unions
agreed to caurel their Hiibscrlptlons
ALIEN LABOR LAWS
VIOLATED BY FACTORIES
IIOHTON', Aik B.-A ijtinn of
wliolemilu vtolulioiiH of lite alien
Inline (Mihlruot luwrt hy tlio New KiK
html iiiiniufufluroiM expected to
follow Dm ntTi'Nt (nilny of Aillnir
SnvHIo, nn KiikIMiiiiiiii, on the eliiirgn
of linpoilliiir opernllveH to dike the
tluee of HtrikurM In l)it pluiit of the
Hiirre, Mihh,, Wool CoiuIiIiik P
The lieuriiiK Is net for tomorrow,
mill 'Jo opernllveH luivo lieon hiiiiI
iiumert iih wHih'hmoh. They wore taken
oiiroiite In llurro fro Kuulntiil,
It Is reported Hint fcuVrul lilnpoei
ors mo luvcxligiittiie; ooikIIIoiih lit
l.iiwol- l.invicntni NVw Itcilfonl, Fall
ltlvoi and oilier mill content, proliluif
for vIohittoiiH of the niuiio law,
to tho two pnpors.
Until papers aro owned by W. I'.
Cowlos, u inllllonnlro. Special depu
ties nio guarding both newspaper
plants. I'p to n Into hour today thorn
had boon no violence.
NB1.SON. 11. C. Aug. S. Caged
llko a rat In a trap, Krnest Kplett,
who occupied tho stoutly built log
cabin at Oranlto creek, near Coal
moot, which, In tho days of the
famous gold rush was used as a
police station, was roasted allvo In n
fire, which early this morning burned
his homo to tho ground.
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At the corner of Main and Rose Ave.,
3 lots 50 x 140 feet, south front, 0 nice trees.
$1,500.00 for the 3 lots.
lVi lots 75 x 140 feet on Main near
Rose, south front, large tree, inside lots.
$700.00 for this choice location worth $1,500.
2 high, inside, east front lots, 50 x 140
feet on Rose Ave. $900.00 for both lots.
2 inside lots, 50 x 140 feet, west fronr,
Rose Ave. $700.00 for the 2 lots.
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