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INCREASED SALES ENABLE THE STORES THAT ADVERTISE TO SEl L MORE ChEAPLY THAN THOSE WHO DON'T. VOL. XX. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMRER 20, 1010. No. 2303 if nr&i DTiriii arte" siama a ait1 rULIIIUIAK AKt JUUILANI : CALL TAh 1 REAL LEADER I PREDICT OPEN RUPTURE ! Nothing Definite Is Known as ference, But It Is GenerallyUnderstood That Roosevelt Asked Taft to Help Him Control the Saratoga Convention and Taft Declined Taft Receives Many Messages of Con gratulation on His Stand One Reads: "The Most Im portant Political Victory of Recent Times Is Yours." United Tresa Lease WIre.l New York, Sept. 20. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt reached his of fice In the Outlook today rather lat er than usual. He told the corres pondents that he had no statement to make regarding his Interview with Taft yesterday at New Haven. He said, however, that he wanted it dis tinctly understood that he wouH not compromise at the Saratoga con vention. Intimate friends of tho colonel to day intimate that the former presi dent had no cause to feel exulted over the conference yesterday. Jf he expected help from Taft in tho New York situation, he was disap pointed, it is Intimated. A number of callers arrived at the Outlook office but their conferences with Roosevelt were short and ap parently of little importance. Just what effect the conference will have on the New York situation today Is problematical and politi cians are decidedly unsettled in re gard to the matter. ; They are nil agreed that New York politics formed tho center of tho conference and that in all likelihood the gov ernorship was mentioned. Whether Roosevelt asked Taft to support Ot to Bannard, is not known but It seems pretty evident that if this was asked, according to the politicians, there was little disposition on the part of the president to enthusiasti cally support nnv candidate before the nomination convention completes Its work. It is believed that Taft will keep out of the New York fight and that further than the letter sent to GrJs com he will have nothing to say un til tho Saratoga convention Is over with.. Aboard the Taft Train, Columbus, O., Sept. 20. That NTaft is a real leader and that he Is planning to hold tho leadership in spite of Roosevelt, that, in fact, open oppo sition to Roosevelt may develop on the part of the administration later. Is tho belief of tho politicians of the country as shown by tho mes sages that have been received by JUST A o. . to What Occured at the Con , Taft today. From all parts of tha country messages have been pour ing in on the chief executive, conr gratulatlng him on his stand yester day In tho conference with Roose velt. The telegrams all infer that Taft refused to acquiesce to the re quests mado by the former president at the New Haven meeting. The politicians aboard tho train also praise Taft for tho stand that, he has taken. Tho fact that the colonel sought tho interview is being pointed out as an Indication that the president is a real leader and that this Is realized by Roosevelt proba bly better than by any ono else. Tho administration forces are Jub ilant. One United States senator, whose name has been withheld, wired the president today: "The most important political victory of recent times is yours." Similar messages have been re ceived from nearly every state In the union. Taft smiles when the tel egrams are shown him but he has mado no statement in regard to tho interview of yesterday. The Taft followers believe that Roosevelt confessed his weakness in New York when he sought the aid of Taft. Taft, they are' convinced, refused to dabble in tho state fight, spurning tho colonel's attempt to "smoke him out." I Old Case Crops Up. TnNITED PltESS LHA2T2 WIltB.l Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 20. After years of legal fighting Mr3. Anna Bradley, who shot former Sen ator Brown In Washington because ho refused to acknowledge her two children which sho alleged were his. has secured a part of his fortune for them. The case, which has dragged along since tho shooting in 1900, has finally been settled out of court, Mrs. Bradley gets $12,500 for tho two children according to the terms entered Into in tho settlement. Be fore his death Brown willed a hun dred thousand dollars to the child ren of his first wife. Ho cut Mrs. , Bradley's children off without a cent. RUMOR. Bradley t-oitUw i.., Killed Hear Willi Knife. I Lylo, Wash., Sept. 20. In a terrible hand-to-hand fight with a monster black bear, Charles SWan, of this place, killed the beast and returned with tho car cass today. Swan heard two fishermen calling for help, and went to their nslstanqe. He found them treed by the bear, and attacked tbe animal with nothing but a short hunting knife. After a fierce fight, Swan managed to give the beast a mortal thurst and finished him. ALDERMAN LACHMUND AND ACTING MAYOR STOLZ HAVE LIVELY TILT, JLVYOR WINS AND LACHMUND ENUMERATES INSURGENT NOSES. The "stand-patters and Insur gents," in the language of Alderman Lachmund, engaged in a tilt at the meeting of the city council last night over the old proposition to pay the balance of the contract price for the improvement of North Front street which has been the bone of contention in-the council for the past two months and has twice caused the complete disruption and, disor ganization of that body, and the "stand-patters" won tho day when the qeustlon of paying the balance of the contract price of the improve ment to the contractor, presented on motion of Alderman Huckestein, wti3 carried by a big majority. This was not accomplished, how ever, until Acting Mayor Stolz and Alderman Lachmund engaged in a war of words, "His Zonner" having taken exception to some remarks mado by the sarcastic alderman from the second ward, Lachmund, to the effect that the acting mayor had been put "in a hole" over the proposition upon a former occasion when it was up for consideration before the council and the motion to pay the balance of tho contract was (Continued from Page 5.) o NORTH SALEM SEWER IJIDS HIGH BECAUSE AS CONTRAC TORS CLAIM. THE BANKS DIS COUNT THE CITY'S WAR RANTS. It is up to the bankers of Salem to say whether or not they will ac cept the warrants of tho city at par, or whether they will Insist upon a discount of 10 per cent of the city's paper because of the lack of funds In tho city treasury to meet Its obli gations, upon which rests the ques tion of whether or not tho c'ty coun cil will accept the bid of Contractor A. Burns, of Spokanp, for the con struction of the North Salem sower, for S7.9S2.40, and a special com mittee of the eounoll composed of Alderman Oreenbaura, Manning and HuokesteJn was appointed with In structions to call upon the different banks of the olty In the effort to in due them to accept the olty war rants at face value, and further oon- (Continued on page 4.) ONLY THREE INSUR6ENTS IN COUNCIL Minnesota Is Insurglng. j Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 20 Early reports in tho congrtoe- fslonal primaries being held in Minnesota today indicate that Congressman James A. Uiwney will be rebuked by a reduced vote, If he is not defeated for re- nomination. The weather was clear, and tho vote probably will be very lieavy. In the fourth congressional district watchers . at tho polls predict that SteMdns, stand- patter, will be returned a win- ner over Halbert, insurgent. Congressman Nye is on tho de- fensive In tho fifth district. He is accused of Cannonlsm. The so-called silent votts will prob- ably determino 'the result. His opponent is Albert Hall, an in- surgent. Operators Threaten Lockout and Workmen Declare They Will Cause General Strike That Will Paralyze Eng land's Industris. LABOR IS DISORGANIZED Men Refuse to Obey Orders of Their Leaders nnd Striko Mado in Oposl tion to Ofllccrs' Advice Create Sym pathy for tho ' Operators From Present Indications a General Striko Would Bo Met With a Gen eral Lockout. UNITED TRESS LEASES WIRE. Manchester, Eng., Set. 20. Tho operatives In tho cotton mills hnvo decided to accupt tho defl Issued by tho Master Cotton Spinners' Associa tion, and no steps will bo taken to ward settling tho Fern mill dlsputo Instead, if the cotton spinners car ry out their threat, and shut down tho mills, locking out 150,000 mon, tho workmen will rotallato by endeaV' orlng to bring about a general .strike, which will pnralyzo tho Industries of England, (Continued on page 4.) o COL. HOFER SIMPLY CALLS AT TENTION T O Mc MAHON'H STANDING IN HIS HOME TOWN, SALEM, AS-SUFFICIENT REFU TATION OF HIS CHARGES, 1 (Oregonlan.) ' Colonel E. Hofor, antl-aBsombly candidate for tho Republican nomi nation for governor, who was charged In an open letter yesterday by L, H. McMahan with being a grafter of long standing, chose to ig nore tho detailed accusations upon his return late last night from a campaign trip to Clatsop county. Ha docltned to go Into tho details of tho chargos made by Mr McMahan, dis missing tho matter with a brief written statement, which follows: "I havo conducted the Dally CapU tnl Journal as editor for over 20 years and as owner and editor bare been sued for libel by MoMahan for a client of his, and the Jury gv hi in a Judgment of 1. He alo (Continued on Fnue 4.) Indians to Havo Sun Dance. Toppenlsh, Wash., Sept. 20. Tho government today grant ed permission to the Toppen lsh Indians to hold the Bun dance, which has been under tho ban for several years, bo- cause of tho harmful effects fetish seemed to have upon tbfc red men. Tho national gather- ing of thQ tribes will be held on tho reservation, near hero, dur- Ing tho first week in October, and many rich prizes have been hung up for tlia braves to com- pete for. TRAIN BREAKS IN TWO AND THREE CARS PILE UP IN THE DITCH PASSENGER CAR DE RAILED, HUT NO ONE HURT. Mt. Angel, Ore., Sept. 20. Three freight oars were piled Into a tangled heap of wreckage and tte track was torn up for a distance of 50 yards when a ear of mixed train No. 4S Jumped tho tnack one mile south of her at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, The tralh' was going at a rapid rate when the forward truck of a flatcap Just behind tho engine left the rails and before the tralnmfcai had time to realize what had happened over turned and went flying across tho track, breaking loose from tho en gine, which remained upright. Two more cars wero demolished, while a freight car and a passenger car were donalled and partially overturned. Thte threo wrecked cars wfero load ed with lumber, which tho forco of tho Impact hurled 30 yards ahead of tho wreck. One of tho passenger cars was derailed. Tho rails woro bent and hurled sldewlso, and tho ties cut In two and splintered. That no lives woro lost is consld ereu rortunatu passengers wero taken to Woodburn in boxcars, o Whon a horso tags his master all over tho barn yard, it is a pretty safo indication that that man 1b practitioner of tho square deal. NONE OF THE HIG GAS HAGS MADE A GOOD SHOWING, AND NO RECORDS WERE AP PROACHED AlAi LANDED IN SAFETY. UNITED FRESH IXIMJO WIUB.l Indlanaolls, Ind., Sept. 20. News today that the threo balloons which had not roported yjostorday In tho national championship race- sailed Saturday, have landed safely was re ceived by officials of the Motor Speed way today. Tho officials foared that balloon roported to havo passed over Pulaski, Vt,, ovidontly in dis tress, and bearing what was thought to bo a man clinging to tint rigging, might be ono of tho contestants In tho race. Though ofllolajs are pleasod to learn that no serious mishap marked the race, they are disappointed at the showing the big gas bags made. It is feared that none of the balloons will be real contenders In tlw Inter national race to be sailed from 'St. Louis In October. A FREIGHT WRECKS AT MAKES ITEMIZED OF ALL MONEY BY HIM Says "I Have Not Paid, Promised or Loaned a Dollar, Directly or Indirectly, to Any Newspaper, Candidate or Public Speaker During This Campaign" He Also Says "Reten tion of a Great Fundamental Prniciple Is of More Import ance to Society Than Any Individual or Party." (Special to Tho Journal Portland, Sept., 20. "Notwith standing tho entire lack of organlza tion, tho anti-assembly campaign has been admirably conducted," said Sen ator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., today, in a statement lssu d to tho press. "The progressive newspapers, tho grange and tho labor leaders, together with candidates who stand for progrcs sU'o laws, havo done splendid work, and the election returns will show that tho work has not been in vain. "Naturally the greater part of tho work has fallen upon tho progressive newspapers, for tho campaign Is largely ono of information. This '.b a fight of the peoplo against political bosses and machines, .and all that Is necessary Is that tho people shall be advised which candidates stand for tho machine, and which aro advocates of truly popular government. There can bo no doubt how tho people will vote if thoy know tho attltudo of tho various candidates. "Unfortunately some of th)a assom bly candidates havo been so ashamed of their position nnd so dishonest in their methods ns to poso as friends of tho direct prlniary, hence it baa fallen largely to tho nowspapers to show their real nttltudo and cxpobo tho docoptlon. Tho courage, patriot ism and loyalty to principle displayed by progressive newspapers in this work merits tho highest commenda tion. "Efforts, havo beon mado by dishon est newspapers nnd public speakers to frighten advocates of tho direct pri mary and Statement No. 1 by asser tions that I am using a "slush fund" for tho purchaso of nowspapor Influ ence. So far as I am porsonnlly con corned, this, Hko all other falsehoods about mo, would go unanswered, I doom It but Justico to tblo progres sive workers generally, howovor, to mako this declaration: "I havo not paid, promised or loaned a dollar, directly or Indirectly, to any nowspapor, oandldnto or pub lic speaker during this campaign, ex cept for my usual subscriptions to flvo dally paper and the purchaso of 50 extra copies of ono issuo of an ovon ing paper. I do not own a dollar In terest In any newspapor. RATS I EXPENDED THIS CAMPAIGN "On my return to Oregon last fall I quickly realized that an effort would bo made, through the assembly plan, to restore, under a new name, the old three-shell game of politics for the personal benefit of disgruntled poli ticians and special interests. On Oc tober 18, 1909, 1 Issued an address to the people of Oregon, exposing tho offorts and methods of tho assembly Itos. At an expense of less than $1000 I had printed nnd mailed about 30, 000 copies of that address to as many citizens of Oregon. I urged, and still urge, the defeat of all candidates who sought or uccoptUd an assembly nom ination. Retention of a great funda mental principle Is of more import ance to society than any individual or party. "I donated. $1000 to an officer of tho People's Power League to print and circulate my agreement and de fray oxpenses Incident to the circula tion of petitions to submit under the Initiative my bill enlarging the scope of tho primary law,nnd providing for direct expression of cholco of party candidates for president and vice president, dlrkyct election of delegates to national conventions and direct nomination of candidates for presi dential electors. "On tho fifth day of last May I de livered an address In the United States Senate showing how Oregon, through her initiative and referen dum, direct primary, corrupt prac tices act and recall had ovoh'ed, en nctod and domonstrated th' best form of government known to the world. Since tho delivery of that address I havo had nation-wide applications for ovor 1, GOO, 000 coplos of tho address; nnd havo sent out ovor 1,300,000 cop ies, at an iCKponso to myself of prob ably $5000 for printing and part of tho distribution. I expect to spo,nd as much moro in tho same work. Can any honost, Intelligent man object to this publicity of Oregon's demonstra tion of tho only known truo govern ment by tho peoplo, "In my opinion, Oregon. laws aro tho greatest nBSOt tho state has, Peo plo will go where thoy can enjoy tho groatest porsonal llborty and Invest (Continued from Pago i.) Taylor In LeinoU Ttrrto.