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SALEM, OREGON, AVEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1010.
No. SOS.
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WILL ENDORSE LA FOLLETTE
IN HIS MILWAUKEE SPEECH
HENCH
Twenty-five Thousand Visitors See the Historic Old Cabin
Built by John Brown Teddy Says "It Was the Kansas
Delegation to the Republican National Convention that
Overcame My Objections to Be Vice President and There
fore Ultimately Made Me President" Declares Crisis Not
So Great As At the Time of Civil War, But Still Greater.
HNITID ritZSS LIASSD WISE.
Osawatomle, Kan., Aug. 31.
Colonel Thpodoro Roosevelt viewed
today the scenes where the martyred
John Brown lived and fought.
The colonel was met at Osage City
by Governor Stuhbs and the gov
ernor's staff an descorted to Ossawa
tomle, whero Congressmen Murdock,
Madison, White and other Insurgent
leaders greeted him. Ho arrived
with Governor Stubbs at 9 o'clock
this morning.
At'Ottawa, Governor Stubbs Intro
duced Roosevelt as "tho greatest
man not only In Kansas and the
United States but in tho world."
In his speech at Ottawa Colonel
Roosevelt said:
"I have a peculiar association
with Kansas. It was tho Kansas'
delegation to tho Republican nation
al convention at Philadelphia that
overcame my objections to be vice
president and therefore ultimately
made me president. I am now back
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The crisis is not as great now as it
was at the time of the Civil war but
It is a great crisis."
In spite of the heavy rain falling,
10,000 persons greeted the former
president.
Roosevelt was taken to the log
cabin built by John Brown near
Osawatomie and later to "Battle
Field," where the Kansas abolition
ist, more than half a century ago,
with a handful of men withstood ten
times their number of pro-slavery
foes. Kansans and their visitors to
the number of 25,000 accompanied
the colonel to tho historic field,
whore the distinguished guest dedi
cated the battlefield memorial park
and addressed the immense throng.
Tho program for tonight is a
banquet given by Governor Stubbs
to Colonel Roosevelt at Lawrence.
The Roosevelt train on last night's
journey was greeted by crowds at
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Storm on tho Gulf.
Matanioras, Mex., Aug. 31.
A tropical storm raged today
along the coasts of Mexico and
Texas. Scores of fishing boats
on the Gulf of Mexico are miss-
Ing and several are known to
have been wrecked near Tampi-
co. It Is feared that the loss of
life will prove heavy and tho
damago great.
every station up . to midnight. The
colonel did not make many speeches
after dusk but he frequently stepped
to the rear platform to wave his hat
at the people.
Gifford Pinchot and former Secre
tary James R. Garfield have been In
dally conference with tho colonel
and it is evident that the middle
Western Insurgents expect Roose
velt to lead them.
It was decided-last night that Gar
field and Pinchot should leave tho
train at Kansas City and go to Wis
consin to help Senator La Follette in
his fight for re-election. It also was
decided that Roosevelt's speech at
Milwaukee should contain an en
dorsement of LaFollette.
It became increasingly evident to
day that Roosevelt approves of the
scheme of the New York progress
ives to oust Vice-President Sherman
from the temporary chalrmt nshlp of
tho Saratoga convention and substi
tute Roosevelt. The colonel signifi
cantly directed attention today to
tho various statements regarding
the New York situation in which he
declared ho would not compromise
on certain Issues. There seems no
doubt that tho colonel would accept
tho temporary chairmanship If It
were offered him.
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Moro Forest Fires.
Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 31.
State Forester Homans this
afternoon, received word from
Forest Hill that 'three forest
fires there are beyond control
and that the town of Forest
Hill, with 'Y population of 400,
Is threatened with destruction.
Orders have been Issued for
175 regular troops now at Au-
burn to go to the fires.
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TO DITCH
LUNGER
Congressman McCall Won
Over, and Root Disqualified
As the Gang Claims, Will
Leave the Committee 6 to 5
Against the Secretary.
WILL NOT WHITEWASH HIM
This Menus tho Committee AV1U
Censure Him, and This Will Com
pel Tnft to Throw Him Overboard
Senator Crane Is Bclitml This
Plan and Is Trying to Win Mc
Call Who Has Been for Bal
linger. UNITED r-BXSS LEASED WIM.J
Beverly, Mass., Aug. 3,1. That
Secretary Balllnger is to be forced
out of the cabinet by a bold political
stroke is the report current hero to
day.
Balllnger, Instead of being white
washed by tho congressional investi
gating committeo, will be censured,
It Is declared, thus forcing President
Tnft to ask for his resignation.
Tho success of this plan depends,
it is declared, on tho defection of
Congressman Samuel W. McCall, of
Massachusetts, from the majority
favoring exoneration and tho, non-
particlpatlon of Senator Ellhu Root
of Now York in tho verdict. If tho
plan works tho committeo will stand
C to 5 against Balllnger.
Senator Root was absent from tho
hearings during the closing days of
tho investigation. It Is planned to
disqualify him from voting because
HE REFUSES TO SPEAK AT RE
UNION AND VETERANS "RESO
LUTE" THAT HIS ACTION IS A
DELIBERATE INSULT TO THE
ORGANIZATION.
Joplln, Mo Aug. 31. VIco-Prcsl-
dent James S. Sherman who Is to
day on his way to Oklahoma on a
speaking tour under tho auspices of
the Republican congresslpnal cam
paign committeo, is duo to receive a
Jolt when ho opens a letter sent from
hero containing resolutions adopted
by tho Baxtor Springs G. A. R. re-
union association, Sherman was to
Bpcak before tho veterans. Tho
dato was cancelled.
Tho soldiers committeo went to
he vice president and wero told that
tho matter was in tho hands of tho
congressional committee. Tho Q. A-
R. representatives wired tho com
mittee headquartors in Chicago and
gcatvoi a reply saying that tho mat
er would bo left entirely to Sbor-'
man's personal wishes. Shorman
refused to upeak.
Then tho O. A. R, reunion associa
tion hold a moating and adopted u
resolution saying Sherman's action
was "not only cavalier and an unpa
triotic affront to the old soldiery of
h s virinlty and the entlro country
but a deliberate Insult directed at
his organization "
SHERMAN
JOLTED BY
THE Gi Ai Us
Will Rido His Kite.
Boston, Mass., Aug. 31. One
of tho features announced for
tho Harvard-Boston aero moot
next month will be a man-carrying
kite, according to P. S.
Smith, who will have 1,000
kites In tho field. The man
carrying kite has been flown
frequently in Europe, whero
kites carrying men have ascend
ed to an altitude of 1000 feet.
The experiment has never been
tried in America, however, and
is expected to prove a thrilling
event in the meet next month.
ho did not hear the Important testi
mony that was presented just be
fore tho committee adjourned and
did not hear the argument In the
case.
Root sailed for Europe to repre
sent the United States In tho New
Foundland fisheries caso at Tho
Haguo just before tho sensational
testimony at tho close of tho hear-H
Ing was presented. It was stated
positively Just before ho sailed that
ho would voto on tho verdict and
that ho would support Balllnger.
Since then politicians closo to tho
administration have deemed It ad
visable, according to 'stories current
hero, to force Balllnger out of the
cabinet.
President Taft has refused to fol
low tho counsel of tho politicians
who have urged that ho ask his sec
retary of tho Interior to surrender
his portfolio. Tho politicians deem
tho elimination of Balllnger neces
sary to Insure 'success In the coming
election and have been seeking some
plan, to bring this about. If Senator
Root bo disqualified and Congress
man McCall votes against Balllnger,
tho committeo will stand G to 5 In
condemnation of the secretary.
Senator Crano, of Massachusetts
has been behind tho plan, it is said,
and journeyed to St. Paul as a spec
ial representative of tho administra
tion on a "mysterious mission." It
Is declared that ho requested Bal
linger to retire for tho good of the
party and that the secretary flatly
fused to withdraw, i
Crano is said to bo bohlnd tho
present plan and is supposed to havo
used all tho pressure ho could bring
to bear on McCall to side against
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MRS. HENRY FITCH GIRL'S
MOTHER AND MRS. GRACE
CONGER, HER SISTER, POSI
TIVELY IDENTIFY TinJ GIRL,
WHOSE TROUBLES OTEY SAY
AVERE IMAGINARY.
Now York, Aug. 31. Idontlflod
as Vera Ftch, daughter of a lato
colonel in the U. S. army, the boaur
tlful young girl who shot herself, at
tho Hotel Astor, , Is dying at the
Flower hospital, Tho physicians as
sert that sho cannot llvo 36 hours,
Sho was In great pain all night and
although half delirious, continued to
deny her ldontlty.
Mrs, Henry FJtcfi positively Identi
fied tho sufforlnB girl as her daugh
ter. In splto of this Vora continued
to refuse to glvo hor name and
moaned: "My peoplo are self re
specting; do not .bring., thorn into
this."
Miss Vera Fitch formerly lived In
San Francisco with, hor sister, Mrs.
Grace Conger, wlfo of Roy Congor,
a nephew of former Minister to
China, Edwin II. Congor.
Mrs, Conger, at hor Broadway
homo today at first donlod that the
girl In tho Flower hospital was her
sister but later admitted that she
was.
"You cannot blame me for trying
IDENTIFY
THE GIRL
(Continued on page eight.
JURY BROKE THE RECORD
ON FIRST TRIAL OF CASE
STAYING
Throughout the Trial, Which Came From the Alleged Bribery
of Legislators in Interests of Senator Lorimer, Charges
Were Made that Jurymen Were "Approached" and They
Admitted This, and Testimony Was Offered to Impeach
Not Only the Witnesses But the Attorneys in the Case
Arguments Will "Be Acrimonious.
V ITED VBXSn LEASED WISI.I
Chicago, Aug. 31. The defense
in the trial of Leo O'Nell Browne
rested its case today. The state in
troduced minor rebuttal testimony
during tho afternoon. It is expected
-the argument will begin tomorrow
and that tho caso will bo in the hands
of the jury before tho end of the
week.
Tho arguments are expected to bo
acrlinlnouB. Throughout tho trial
testimony has boon offered to im
peach not only witnesses but tho at
torneys themselves. Although this
testimony has been barred, it has
caused bitter feeling which, coupled
with open charges by tho courtr and
tho prosecutor and admissions by
veniromon that attempts wero made
to reach tho Jury,' Is expoctod to
make the speeches of tho attorneytj
unusually heated.
This is tho second trial of Browne
for legislative brlbory in connection
with the olectlon of William Lorimer
to tho United States senate Tho
first trial resulted in a disagreement
after tho jurors had b roken tho
record for consideration of a case,
being out 111 hours. Tho first trial
was heard by Judgo McSuroly, tho
second before Judgo Kerston. It Is
expected that tho chargo to the Jury
will be of unusual intorest, many
points having been raised by coun
sol which will hnvo to bo treated by
the court.
Tho trial, it has been announced
by State's Attorney Wnyman, will bo
followed by a probe Into tho alleged
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EAT NOTHING BUT "DIET"
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Boston, Mass,, Aug. 31. For tho
first time In tho history of Harvard
football training, tho squad will bo
put on a diet similar to that pre
scribed for victims of kidney trouble.
The diet was outlined today by Dr.
S. H. Blodgett, Harvard '84, who ia
giving tho squad a 'two-weeks pre
liminary practice at his home,
Frazlor Island, Maine.
Dr. Blodgett believes that tho
regimen prescribed by hlra will place
tho men In good' physical shape to
bogin their more arduous training
for tho approaching session.
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Bring Back u Million.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 31. J.
A. Maglll, r, prominent labor
agent, stated today that moro
than 1,000 laborors have re
turned to the states through
Seattle during tho Inst fort
night, each ono bringing from
$750 to $3,000 earned in rail
road construction work In Alas
ka during tho last year or two.
Thcso men cash their checks in
Soattle for gold coin and deposit
tho latter In snfo deposit vaults,
preferring to handle tho actual
gold after the long days of hard
ship In tho North.
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