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WEST DECLINES
TOBECANDIDATE
FOR RE-ELECTION
"I Cnnnot Sec My Way Clear to Be
come Candidate ntul Earnestly
Hope This Statement Will Do Ac
cepted as Final," Says Governor.
HAI.r.M, Ore, Jnn, 2 -lit i reply
in n letter from Dr. ('. J. Hiulth, mi
nniiurliiK tlntt Hnitlli would support
llu governor II lio decided lo run for
re-election, Governor West wild.
"My Dear Pi lend:
"In reply our letter offerlu;
nit our MU'lrt In cam I derided to
Maud lor re election and stating oii
Mould probably enter tho primaries
as ti enndldntt nhould I not mnko ttm
race. 11 1 nay that, white. I Brtly
npprcclato your Mini offer of support,
I rnuiint ' my ' t lnp to boronm
ii candidate nml earnestly hope thnt
this statement will ' accepted by
nil my friend mi Himl
"I tiotn with ili-tintiro thu stand yoi
an tukliiR In be-half of iliriit govern
ment will lio tin) principal Ihriiu dur
Iiik tli coming rmiipalRtt. OrRan
1 1 oil lcii I pioparliiR to ninko n do
toruilned flRht nml n victory for de
cency ran roiiu only tlirotiRli Hip
combined effort of nil thnin who nr
Interested In tho protection of tUf.
homo nnl fireside Law enforce
iiiniil. nml economy In state, county
ntul municipal government should b
tint imttlii cry.
"AkoIii thanking you for our
kind offer of support unit for tunny
pmit fntors, I nut
"Yours sincerely,
(flxiicit)
"OtiWALtl WEST."
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HUSTON. .Inn. 21. I'nriuul claim
of James Ii. Smith of llrookliue, n
suburb, lo u part of tin estate of
tin lulu Lord Stratheouu was ex
peeled to follow, ii conference hern
loiluv between .Smith nml Attorney
Sterling of Now York. Smith claims
lo lio lint brother of Mr. It. J, Wins
Howard, Lord Stnithi'ouii'H daughtci.
It wns understood Hint letters from
l.onl Striithconu to Smith) rceognl.
inir him on his Mm, wcte ri'inly for
presentation If Smith's claims uu
ouostioncd. It wiim urn orcported Hint
Smith received u largo annuity fiom
Lord Strntlieoiiii.
"I dnii'l cm i to lliscUS Hit) leglll
phuscs of this ease," said Mrs. Smith
today. "I prefer o wait, us Lord
Slrn'thconu hurt not hecu huiieil.
During our residence hero my hus
hiuiil Iiiih been in i'reiueul eoiumuni-
cation with Inn father."
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PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 8 1. Wlitm
u. touring car of thu Portlun dpolleo
department, whllo going ut u lili;h
rato or speed, crushed into a South
ern Paelflo frolKlit trnlu n tho cor
nor of Kimt .MorrUon and Wntor
HtrtiuU om'ly today, Tom Word, olior
Iff of Multnomah county, mintulnud a
liroUuu rlli ami u liailly cut faco, Lurry
K. UvaiiH, pollco ehauffoiir was cr
luiiHly Injured luturiuilly and l'ollco
Captain ChuHlur A. Iii8l;ue, 0, II.
Trlho and I'. T. AtlchiH, newupapur ro
portoiH, woru painfully hrulxod.
Tho party wua Hpeoilliu; In mihwom
to a hurular call on tho Knot Bldo
and JtiHt hnforo ruiiuhliiK tho railroad
(H'ohhIur, a froUiht train loomed Into
vluw without waruluK Chauffour
ICviiim appllod tho hrahoii hut tho wot
piiviiiuiuil caiiMod Jlio luuivy aiitomo
hllu'to uklil into thu train with ureal
forvp.
ALLEGED
SON
CONTEST
WLL
LORD STRATHCONA
SHERFF
WORD
INJURED
I
TAN
COLLISION
CADINCT WOMAN WOULD
STUDY ON ECONOMICS
Mi.. Iticlmn! (. Ilurlexnn, wife of
tin MMimnWr Reueml, Iihh uu-
nouueed ln' will enter (leorxflnwii
uuierilv to hIuiIv economic! ntul
Mlitir, So there couxiilernhh'
iiintntuMi muotiK tliitHi who niv nt
tehtloil to the enlillii't ImlleH in
WikIiiiikIiiii to determine if the,
houlil liiTMiiif enli-i;e tilileuli.
SUFFRAGISTS FAIL
TO GET BILL OUT
OF COMMITTEE
"WASHINGTON. J. -Jl. I'.ffort.
to get the rvMiltitioti creating a kpe
eiul eoiumittee on woinin'- Hiiffrat;1
reMirlcd out of the rule eoiumittee
to the hiiM of uireeiittnet were
ilelVuteil twice today.
The lin-l ote whh n tie- four to
four, it una on an nttempt to got
the icmiIiiIioii before the houe with
a fuvnrnhle reeommeiulnliou. Con
Kiemuu llimlwick. (larrel, Cant
well nml I'oii, nil itcmocrHlN, ole.l
ncKutively. CnuureMinmi 1'oMer of
llluioiH wiin the only democrat who
favored the upcciul eommitlee.
The next vote wiih on a pioposj
tiou (o hcu.l the rexolutiou out with
out u iceiiuimeudatioii. It wiik lot
by a vote of five lo three.
SuffriiKO ineinhers promiM-d, how
ever, to reMiiiue the fipht to uet the
rcNolutiou fiom the ruled commit
tee'n huudx.
REACTION FELT
Ni:V YOltK, Jan. 24 Hcnctlon
from tho IiIrIi prlceri renchud on tho
wcek'rt rUo vnn hroiiRht about at
tho opuuln'K of tho Mtock market to
day a h a rvHiilt of heavy profit-Ink-liiK
tmleH In to principal stockR. A
few Ibhiich, however, continued to
rise, American SiiRar galulni; 1-V
Tho leadera woro lower, ItendluK.
Koiithuin Pacific, LohlBh Valley. Hal
llmoro and Ohio mid AmalRamutud
each IohIiik nhout a point.
Later noma of tho Investment
HhmcH roKUtorod mutorlul eiiliiH, Na
tional MlHcult rlBliiK r. i. Initial
Ionium In the londliiK uhurcs uIbo worn
oxtouded hy profit-taking sulci). IIoihIh
wero IrroRiilar,
Tho niarkot cloaod IrroRiilar.
FLOOD CONDITIONS
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BAN KltANOIRCO, Cal., Jan. 21.
l'Mood fcondltloiiH woro iiRalu throat
oiiIuk throuRhoiit Northern nml Cen
tral California today iib tho result ot
a now btorin which hroko unox
poctodly lust jiIkIiL Bun Joanuin
valloy rlvorH na woll as tho Sacra
numto mid Amorlcnn rouo iMipldly.
At Hod lllllff thin afternoon tho
Biuiramonto river hud vouched a 20
foot Htuuo mid wnu ut III iIhIiiit. Tho
ralurall at Itod llluff for tho limt 24
houi'tf wan 2.D Inches.
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SOCK
MEDFORD.
PRESIDENT ASKS
GOETHALS NOT
LEAVE PANAMA
Canal Builder Requested to Remain
In Federal Service War Depart
ment Expects Offer to Be Declined
Due to Arrive Next Month.
WASHINGTON, .Ian. 21.- Colonel
(ieorue (IovIIiiiIh will bu linked to n
muiii in lliii federal hcrvlce. He will
not be permitted to never bin eonir'i
lion Willi the Kovernmcnt over Presi
dent WiInoii'm protvnt. And the pres
ident expeetri (IocIIiuIh to hi ay.
Tlim miieh wiik learned here today
from an utitboritutivu hourcc It U
uudcrxtood t hit t the report that Col
onel (IocIIiuIh wan ccrioiiHlv eoiiHid
vrinu Mayor Miteliel'H offer to np
puut him police eommiHnioner of
New York hhoeked the preoMent. He
hitil iilready planned the ii.Huauee of
uu exceutuo order ereatiui; a eauul
i;oerument with Colonel docthuU an
Koemor.
i:PTt ii Decllnnllon
The wur department e.ccled Col
onel (loctlniN to definitely decline
Mayor Milrliel'n offer noon. The fuel
that (loetbalrt even eonxidered the
offer, nrmv offieerH xuid, wan due to
frietiou diirini; the Inst venr aiiionu'
certain I'auama officiaK.
Colonel (loethuts is M'heduled to
arrive in Wn-hinnlou next mouth to
utteud n ineetiu" of the I'minmu rail
road eompiin y. He wilt di'-cu1-. l'un
mna matter at that tune with Sec
retary of War (larrison mid Presi
dent Wilson.
NHW YORK. .Inn. IM. Persons re-
sousible for the report that L'oloncl
(loelhnls wan likely to become po
liee couimisMuucr of New York re
fused today to heed denials. .Mayor
Mitehcl was one of them.
.Mltrtiel Confident
"I wouldn't iinept the Mntement
that Prwiilent Wilson is too anxious
to keep the colonel in the canal roue
to let him entue here unless it eume
from the president himself," he said.
"And Colonel (loethals know that
Ihe conditions under which he said
he would accept the commissioner
shin have been uninted."
it was learned that Mrs. Itoosevclt,
who knows the (loothuls well, has
had much to do with persuading tho
colonel to ueecpt the New ork post,
and it was believed that, if necessary,
Colonel Roosevelt ulso will li-o his
influence.
WEST TELLS PORTLAND
TO GO ON RECORD
SAI.H.M, Or.. Jan. '2 1. Following
the receipt of the resolutions passed
by the Portland city council yester
day nskiiiK him to take wiino notion
toward relievimr the unemployed Mt
uatioii in thut city, Governor West
today announced thnt ho would de
cline to net unless tho Portland city
authorities o on record positively
ileclnriiiK Hint mi cmerKcucy e.xist,s
with which they uro unnbloto cope.
I'm not L'tiimr to null their elicit-
nuts out of the fire," deelurcil the
Kovemor. He said the resolution tor
wurded to him was spineless.
If the governor Inkcs action to re
lieve the unemployed ho will Imve to
incur nn expense thnt will bo pre
sented to the next lejjisluluro for pay
ment mid he wnntu tho indorsement
of tho Portland officinls.
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SHOCKS. SAN.FRANCISCO
SAN JMlANCISrO, Cul., Jan. tl.
Two earthouako hhoeks tho first
sllht nml tho second decidedly se
vere were felt hero nhout 1:10 lust
evening'. It wn too early for even
ing crowds lo have gathered gener
ally but in continuous pcrformunco
theaters, cafen ami dance halU there.
were wivernl near pamoH, women
Horcainlnir, n few fuintlui; nml in
houio inslnnuoH euliro milhoriiiKs run-
uiiiK into tho btu'et. No iIiiiiiiiku whs
itouo.
OKIftJON, BATrifUAV,
NEGRO MAYOR OF
BATTERSEA, ENGLAND
llatlerM'ti, in Kimlaml, has elected
a ncuro ninvor !'. .1. Archer. Ho
iiiude u vigorous und popular emu-
paiKti ncuiiist a wlitte tniiu who was
not very well like!. The tiestion of
color was not often nienioned. und
it bad iiracticallv no influcneo with
tho voters. The new mayor is said
to be a negro of some education and
social standing, hint-much as it is
possible for a negro lo nssoeialc
w.th respeetahlo whit- crsons in
KuglmuL
OF
IN NEAR FUTURE
Consolidation of two city depart
incuts will be authorized ut the next
meeting of tho citVnuupil. Tln-of-
fiee of plumbing inspector will likely
be merged, according to members of
the water committee, with thai of wa
ler siiperinteudriit. The duties of
street comiui-Moiirr will probably bo
udded to thoe of City Kugineer'Olin
Arnspiger, though tin friends of
Owuey Puttou are planning to file n
vigorous protect against his dceapi
tution. .
Another step will prolmlilv be tho
clipping of .f'2" from the $75 month
ly salary of the eitv attorney and the
passing of an ordinance making the
salary of the judge of tho nmyorV
court $"J.'). The name "mayor's
court" will probably be changed to
"police court" to conform with the
state statutes, there being no provis
ion in tho constitution for its recog
uitiou.
At nn informal meeting of tho wn
tor eoiumittee this morning it wns de
eided to follow Water Superintendent
Trnnna's suggestion in his nnnual re
port, mid order the city well on Riv
erside avenue closed ns a menace to
puhliu health.
The council has been in receipt of
several rcipie-ts for tho use of the
old timbers discarded from the Juck
sou street bridge, for wood. All
wero refused, the timbers mid lumber
being used for temporary construe
tiou in city woik. Heretofore refuse
timbers have been given nway or sold
for a song und new material bought
for city work.
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INDIANAPOLIS, lnd Jan. 2-1.-
A resolution denouncing wur was
adopted unanimously toduy by tho
United Minoworkors of America in
unuuiil convention hero today. An
other voicing sympathy for tho Culu
met copper mine strikers und still
unothcr dcinnudiug that congress
pass udditional mine safety mens
ures also were adopted.
The anti-war resolution was intra
duced by Duncan McDonald of illi
uois,
"Tho burden of war' he said, "and
tho loss of life and limb is homo
exclusively by the working elusscs.
Tho idle rich tire utraid lo fight, and
besides, tboy don't know how."
A resolution urging tho prohibition
of immigration "until nil surplus la
lior is fully employed," nlso wns
adopted.
Weather Forecast
Oregon Ruin west, rain or snow
cast portion tonight iiml Suiuluv j
brisk to uij;li cunt to uuutu wmiW,
IR' jlH
CONSOLIDATION
COY DEPARTMENTS
.JANlOUtV 21, 191-1.
NEW EXCLUSION
BILL AN AFFRONT
TO EAST INDIANS
Labor Department Officials Say Eng
land Could Not Protest as English
Colonies Have Passed Same Law-
Jap Coolie Class to Be Barred.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Labor
department official disputed today
tho contention that tho pannage of
C'ongrciiman Hakcr'i Asiatic exclu
sion bill would bo an affront to Eng
land but It discriminate, among
other. BRBlnit tho citizens of an
English dependency India.
Indeed, It was pointed out that
some of England's own colonics have
laws mora rigidly excluding Hindus
than would tho Itakcr bill. Atten
tion was called to tho fact that thtf
Anglo-American treaty of IS 15. set
tling all Immigration differences, car
rlcs no favored nation ctauso and,
even If It did, tho officials assorted.
England could not demand greater
consideration ot Its Hindu subjects
from America than Its own colonics
accord.
"Canada, Australia, Now Zealand
and South Africa have passed string
ent laws restricting tho Immigration
of their fellow llrltlsh subjects, tho
Hlnducs," said Immigration Commls
sloncr General Camlncttl, endorsing
this labor department view, "and wc
liavo Investigated and found no In
stance where tho mother country has
protested. Hcticn we feci safo in
aing that England will not object
to any action tho United States may
tako to restrict Hindu immigration.''
Secretary ot State Hryan's assist
ant, John Hassott Moore, gavp an
asBiiranco that, nen in cane a now
Japanese-American treaty should lie
mnde, tho "gentlemen's aRrcomnt,"
between tho two countries, by which
Japan undertook to prevent Jnpaneso
laborers front going to tho United
States, would remain Intact.
AT POPM PRICES
At tho Page Theater starting next
Monday evening musical comedy will
reign for six nights, when tho A. U.
Uasco Musical Comedy company will
present their musical tabloids. Tho
program for Monday Is a musical nio
lango entitled "A Seaside Romance,"
nnd Tuesday A Chinese Embassa
dor." and Wednesday "Tho Hull
Fighter."
Mr. A. D. Dasco Is well and favor
ably known as a mirth producers. He
Is ably assisted by Frank D. Confer,
who has just closed a seven months
engagement at tho Lyric theater,
ot Portland. Miss Madgo Schulor,
tho soubrctto is well known on tho
coast for her splendid voice and danc
ing ability. Jack and Ilesslo Thomp
son have been seen on tho bills ot tho
big vaudovlllo houses, and their
voices aro heard to advantage m
their sovcral vocal numbers on tho
bill. Popular prices, 10 20 and 30
cents.
AT
NEW YORK, Jan. 2-L Julia Mar
lowe arrived hero on her private car
this afternoon nnd nutoinobilod to her
apartments. Though sho declined tho
invalid's chair- which was in readi
ness for her, sho seemed very weak
and her friends wero much worried
concerning her. Sho wns in good spir
its, however, on tio strength of thu
nssuranco sho received from Dr. bit
terer, whom sho consulted during her
stop in Cliicngo, thnt sho was suffer
ing from indigestion uml would not
have lo undergo uu operation. A
trained nurso mid u maid' nlleuiled
her. i
I. W. W. ARMY PASSES
THRO' MEDFORD TO SOUTH
A dotaehmont of 57 I. 'W. W
headed by "Dutch George" Hotzol,
passed through this aftornoou on a
southbound freight trnlu. Nearly
ovory nationality outsldo ot tho Orient
wub roproscutod. Thoy woro glvon n
box ot apples by tho Co-oporutlvi
Fruit association. A largo crowd
gathered to ueo tho gang, who ro.lti
ou oil cars, and suld nothing.
I DAUGHTER OF GERMAN COAL
KING A GREAT HEIRESS
This is one of the most beautiful
and at the same time one of the rich
est heiresses in Germany Kraulein
Mnric Anne von Fricdlnndcr Fuld.
daughter of Ilerr Fritz von Fried
lander Fuld, the "coal king of Ger
many." The girl is twenty-one, and
is known in society over the German
empire as one of the most beautiful
in .(. She was recently engaged to
the Hon. John Power Ilertnim Ogilvy
Frecmnu-Mitford, fourth son of Lord
Reilenlalc.
CREAMERIES SEEK
BP HIGHERIRATES
SALEM. Ore.. Jan. 21. Tho fight
of local creamery interests in Oregon
nnd Washington to build up their
establishment by making It expen
sive for farmers to ship their cream
to the creameries in tho big cities,
has taken form In a lengthy petition
(lied today with tho stato railroad
commission. A similar petition has
been forwarded to tho Washington
stato commission and tho inter-state
commerco commission.
Tho small creameries aro asking
for an incrcaso in express rates on
cream and a decreaso in express
rates on butter, thus fixing tho
transportation charges so as to force
tho farmer to sell his cream to the
local creamery and making it posi
iblo for tho local creamery to ship
butter to the market centers at a
low rate.
Tho matter will bo considered
informally at a meeting ot tho pub
lie utility commissions of. Oregon,
Washington and California, which
will bo hold In Portland February 3
for tho principal purpose ot consid
ering express rates in goneral
throughout tho threo states.
FALLS UNDERNEATH
UEltKELEY, Cab, Jnu. 24. As a
result ot injuries received whou ho
foil beneath tho wheels of tho Bhasti
Limited trnln at 9:20 a. m. today, J.
II. Mulr, agent for a San Francisco
hotel, died at 1 p. m.
According to tho pollco ho said
before ha died that Special Officer
McKeogau ot tho Southern Pacific
shoved him from tho train during an
altercation,
Somo spectators said Mulr jumped;
othors that ho foil under tho wheels
when McKeegan attempted to arrest
him.
AT BRYAN'S HOME
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 24.Fnir-
viow, the homo of Secretary of Statu
Ilryiin, was visited today hy Seoro-
tary of tho Treasury MoAdoo, bcero
tnry of Agriculture Houston und
Comptroller of tho Currency WllliuniH,
Later in tho day tho threo govern
incut officials heard delegations from
Qmuhu uml Lincoln reurd'ui;; Nu
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NO. 201
ALASKAN BILL
MEET DEFEAT
Federal Court Given Jurisdiction Over
All Claims Steamship Line Turn
ed Down La Follette's Land
Withdrawal Clause Lost.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Tho
Alaska railroad bill passed the sen
ate, -10 to 16.
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 24. The sen-
nto speeded up consideration of the
Alaska railway hill I his afternoon and
n number of amendments were rap
idly put out of tho way.
A Ion-; debate resulted over tho
amendment giving tho United States
district court of Alaska to try cases
against tho government growing ont
of tho Alaska railway bill without n
jury. Among tho amendments passed
was one placing any engineer drawn
from civil life under nrmy cnpinccrs.
Another provided for the snme meth
ods of bookkeeping nnd accounting
ns those approved by the interstate
commerce commission for American
railroads.
Hy a vote of 51 to 11, the sennto
defeated this afternoon the Norris
resolution providing tho building of
from ten to twenty steamships to ply
between Alaska railroad terminals
nnd North and South American ports.
With the insertion of' a; provision
insuring the rights of all citizens, to
n jury trial, the amendment giving
the United States district court jur
isdiction over ull cluims was approv
ed. D
SALE HELD UP BY
AMENDMENTS
N S P
ASS
BON
COUNCIL SQUABBLE
(Grants Pass Courier.)
Three men, clothed with a little
temporary power, last night stoppc1
the wheels of progress in Grants
Pass and set at naught the opinion of
America's foremost adviser upon mu
nicipal law and bond issue procedure,
because they couhi not dictate ap
pointment by the mayor for chief of
police.
George Keeler, representing the
firm of Keeler Bros., Denver bond
buyers, who have contracted tho pur
chase of tho $200,000 issuo voted by
this city, arrived hero Wednesday,
bringing with htm the plan through
which the issue could ho made legal
and marketable. This plan had been
prepared hy the firm of John F,
Dillon & Co. of New York, nnd set
forth in complete detail each step to
bo followed by tho city in tho now
proceedings.
Mr. Keeler stated: "Wo have tho
cash and are ready to put it up for
your bonds ns soon as you hnvo fol
lowed tho procedure laid down by Mr
Dillon."
After voting against confirmation,
Councilman Counts moved nn ad
journment, which was immediately
seconded by Caldwell, nnd with Kee
ler, "tho man with tho money," sit
ting within tho mil, tho legislative
body that "governs" Grants Pass uitt
ou its hat and went homo, As it
passed out through tho gate, Mr.
Keeler was heard to remark: "Well,
if I had known whnt kind of n mess
I wns getting into down hero I would
have stayed whoro I was."
ABANDON EFFORT
TO RAISE SUBMARINE
PLYMOUTH, F.uglrini), Jun. 24.
Attempts to raise the 'sunken subma
rine A-7 hud to bo abandoned tem
porarily today on Account of n fierce
galo. Owing to the manner in whiuh
tho boat wiik embedded in the sand ;
mid tho divers' inability to endure
thu pressure ut such a depth fur
many minutes ut a time, grout diffi
culty had been experienced in pac
ing hawsers around the It till with
which to lift it to lite KiirfHce. Work
will ho resumed, however, m soom m
tho Ntortu uuuUn,
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