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lc From . " SALEM. OREGON, KUWAIT, DECKMTIER in, 1911. .,' ' .' ' . . ' ' joiinsou LA FOLLETTE SAYS "HEW PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES THE RIGHT OF PEOPLE, SAYS 60VE10R OF MUFOmilA La Follette Writes That the Presidential Primary Law Might Work Injury to Progressives, But It Is the Undeniable Right of the People, and Should Be Given Them-No Mat ter Whom It Hurts or Aids, It Is a Principle at Stake, and the People, Not the Politicians, Should Nominate as They See Fit. 1 riNITlD rim LEAICD WISI. Capitol, Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 15. In a statement vhlch reviews In scathing terms the efusal of the Re publican national committee to allow a presidential primary, and which may result in the exclusion from the national convention of delegations elected by the people. Governor Hi ram W. Johnson today declared that the progressives of California will stand on the principle that "In the selection of a president, as in all matters, the people should rule." He quoted a previous statement to the effect that the reactionaries alone had anything material to gain by the adoption of a presidential pri mary law at this time, since,the pro gressives are in a position now to send a solid LaFollette delegation to the nominating convention. These facts he contrasted with the action of Jhe national committee in Washlng ' ton last Tuesday. . . "The committee," Governor John son said, ''Is in control of reaction aries. It formulated a call for a na tional convention that is ambiguous and unintelligible. The design of this call seems to be iither to Ignore laws that are in force in progressive states providing for presidential pri maries or to render the way easy for ignoring the laws in the future. Borah Turned Town, "Senator Borah asked the national committee to adopt a provision that delegates might be chosen by direct vote of Republican electors, and the reactionaries national committee, representing Mr. Taft, the advocates of whom, in California, were begging plteously for a presidential prefer ence primary a month ago, over whelmingly defeated Mr. Borah's mo tion that delegates might be directly elected by the people. Thus, within a month,' we have seen every utter ance In the statement made just pri or to the issuance of the call for the extra session of the legislature justi fied. We find the progressives of California including every advantage and granting a presidential prefer ence primary, while the reactionaries In the national committee refuse every demand, and tenaciously cling to any technicality In the hope of fu ture temporary success. Committee v'ould Ross. "The call issued by the national committee apparently conflicts with the, laws that have been duly passed in some of the states of the Tnion and may be at variance with the law contemplated in the state of Califor nia, but that an unfair, unjust and partisan extra judicial body may ren der nugatory a duly enacted law of any state, cannot fT one Instant be conceded or tolerat-d. "I trust the legislature of the state will pass sucH laws as it may deem necessary to enable the people to express their preference for presi dent of the Vnited States and that In enacting such laws, they will be guided solely by the intent and de sign to be achieved regardless of po litical considerations of any sort, and if the. design can best be achieved by a state-wide vote for presidential preference and for delegates to na tional conventions, no other consid eration should cont-ol. Th. I!ln I" WMnitnn. . "The gentlemen who sat in a room in Washington Tuesday last prepar ing a call by which they themselves hope to nominate a president without the Intervention or assistance of the great electorate of the country, for got one controlling factor, a controll ing factor which we in this state have taught the advocates of the old system must now be taken into con -y - - . .... i I Ht a STAFJDPATTERS sideration, and which the people of all the United States are learning must be the first consideration of government they forgot the people. "The time has gone by certainly in California and I believe in most of the states of the union, when 'petty politicians can deny the great mass of the electorate a voice in govern ment and hope for ultimate success. And It Is just this thing, with those who are doing politics In the fashion that we are In California who be lieve In the rule of the people and in the right of the people to participate In recalling, as well as electing, can didates for office, that makes impos sible Mr. Taft the candidate of this system. .-. ';'.' j "In October 4ast', 'while I had under consideration the question of a pres idential preference primary, I wrote to Senator LaFollette advising him that the progressives " of California had determined that7 such' a 'primary should be held, and explained fully the situation In California, the possi bility that fictitious Issues might be injected into the 'campaign, and that we would be foregoing a political certainty because of principle. "I received from him the" following letter, which I quote without com ment: Lh Folk-He's l etter. "'Washington, D. C, Nov. 3, 1911. Hiram W. Johnson, Sacramento, Cal. My Dear Governor Johnson: Your letter of October 26 is just at hand and presents clearly the situation. " 'If you omit the presidential preference law from the subjects to be considered by the legislature at the extra session which you are about to convene, you will practically con trol the selection of the delegates to the national convention In 1912, and they will all be progressives. Would Aid Standpatters. " 'It would be a great thing to have California leading the roll call for the progressives in the next conven tion. If you pas" a presidential preference primary law the stand patters may carry San Francisco and some adjoining territory on the exposition issue, and some of the counties in the southern part of the state on the lemon tariff and Taft possibly will, without reason have their 'support on both Issues. This would be very harmful It would go all over the country that California is progressive in everything, leading the older states on most issues, and will support Taft in whole or In part. It will appear that we are divided in our strongholds and greatly weaken us. It will be a very hard blow. It will come at a time when it may turn the tide. You know now me inftuenre of early conventions and elections count, and we cannot stand it to lose an inch of ground in many of the progressive states and hope to win The stand pat organism under stands this, and Hitchcock secures ..j.mcnt for Taft every time a state central committee assembles for any purpose. nut m i Risiit. " 'But, Governor, hard as It will be, there is Just one thing that ought to be and would be harder and. indeed, more harmful for us, a art that would be to throw our prlnclpr-s to the Hhm whenever an opportunity offers to gain a temporary advantage by so : doing. If It enabled us to contro! the next national convention and nomination for the presidency, we could not afford to do lt-and we could not afford to have yon do It, even if you were willing. "You have gone the straight, di (Continued on page four.) TO THE LIOE" Wool Growers' Complain. Omaha. Dec. 15. Declaring that the middle men gobble up all profits in the wool industry, McMagnus Brown, president of the Minnesota Wool Growers' association, adregsed the na- tlonal convention of wool grow- er8 here today. The wool grow- era and others are robbed alike by the- middlemen, he said. ' "The consumer has been ed 1 ucated to believe that the wool 1 growers are making big profits," Brown declared. "This is false. 1 They have been getting poor prices for wool, while the wear- er has been paying big prices. "The profits go to the middle- man." The next national convention will be held in Cheyenne, Wyo., In 1913.. - GRAND JURY HAS BIG GRIST IN ITS HOPPER WILL C03YEXE THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS AND PROCEED TO DISPOSE OF CASES SEST CI FROM LOWER COURTS AND SOME ORIGINAL MATTERS. Fourteen cases will come before the grand Jury for , consideration when it convenes December 26. Eleven of these have been bound over from committing magistrates while three of them will be Investi gated for the first time by the jury. One of these latter cases involves a prominent Salem business man, but the charge is of a minor charac ter. Another Involves a prominent citizen residing a short distance from the city, but the charge against , him Is also of a minor nature. Rainwater Case First The case to be first considered by the grand jury is that of the state again C. A. Rainwater charged with larceny by bailee. Rainwater was the contractor fo- the Perfection Sewing Machine Cabinet building, i which was destroyed by fire last I spring. In his own behalf and that of the men who worked for him he placed a lien on the building, and ammunition, who can be in Pekln in also had the Interest they had in it side of 10 days. He counsels Wu insured, it Is alleged. The offense.lt Ting Fang to make no concessions is alleged, 'consists In his failure to toward the recognition of a monarchy turn over to the laborers who were , ,n anv form, and Insists that the im lnterested, their share of the insurr perlal Manchus must be banished to ance money. Following it will come the case of G. Dollarhide, charged with ob- taining money under false pretenses, tlie saiIe enect, aim it is believed the and then the case of Carroll Ostrand- abdication or the advance of revo er and1 Roy Williamson charged with ltionary army on Pekln will follow stealing some money from Clayton , today. Havelin. Ostrander has confessed,1 and in his confession says William- son Is Innocent. The deputy district attorney has decided, however, not to dismiss the charge against him, but to let the whole matter go before the gram! Jury. Other Ciimps. On the second day of the grand jury session, M. Hailey'a case will come up for In-estigatlon. He is charged with forgery. Tom Jones 1 charged with larceny from a build ing will come next nd then the ease of B. H. Wagner, who is charged with obtaining money under false pre tenses. With these disposed of the grand Jury will investigate five other "false pretenses" cpses the cases of 1 Richard Pool, Kdward Gibson, Stan-j ley Fisk, J. II. Reed, Maud Dllger and Walter Bhamwell, the latter two being charged Jointly. . Jury l!efud f Hier, St. Louis, Dec. 15. After 72 hours deliberation, a strlkg Jury in th McDermott will case h'-re this after noon reported a verdict for the plain tiff in defiance of Judge Withrow's orders that thPy find for the defend ant. "Vnder the rules of the court,' said the Judge. 'I am compelled to acept your decision. Your verdict, however, will be set aside, and I shtll order a re-trial Immediately " The jury was discharged. ' TV Find the Cu, Brlcevtlle, Twin., Dec. 15. The government lifesavlng crew today formally began Its lavestl- gaMon to determine the cau3e of the explosion In the Cross Moun- tain mine, from which SO bodies have been recovered up to noon today. At least 10 more corpses are thought to be In the rear galleries. .-,.. . Miners assert that the com- pany is responsible, claiming Inadequate protective measures were taken,, only one Inspector being used to make inspection of the 20 od miles of tunnels. They also claim that there wat not a proper sprinkling system to lay the dangerous coal dust. " t CII1ESE EMM LIST QUIT General Li Yuen Hung, in Com mand of the Revolutionary Forces, Sends Ultimatum to Peace Conference. EMPEROR MUST RESIGN T'kf General iHtclarm He Han an Army of 50,000 Vetwaim. and Can Ho In Pekln With Them in Ten ay Xo HHtlennnt of the Ilevo lutioir irWIK fentertalHetf That Does ffos Include the Abdication f the Munchu Emmror. " tONITlD ruil LUSCD WUS.l San Francslco, Dec 15. General LI Yuen Hung, at Wu Chang, has wired "Wu Ting Fang, republican rep resentative at Shanghai, that hostlli tie will h miwi n. Tang Sha0 Yal, representative of the Imnerial eovernmiwit Jn lha n-n m. ference at Shanghai, agrees to the Immediate abdication of the throne by the Manchu emperor and the rec- ognltlon of the republic. This is the gist of the dispatches received at the San Francisco revolutionary Junta today. General LI Yuen Hung declares that he has an army of GO.OOO'veter- ans, well equipped with arms and .num-uuna. The San Francisco Junta tins also cabled Wu Ting Fang to practically r unris continue to flow steadily in- 10 uersop,ine torai junta, ana tne. ralliln f 2.000.000 by the Six Companies Is practically completed, The bureau chiefs have just forward- e1 . wu Han Mun. republi can governor or canton. j o I JURY FINDS GIRLS ARE HOT GUILTY dxitid mn Mlllll WIRE.1 New York, Dec. i;. : llllnn Gra ham and Ethel Conrad. Ih-. two New York show girls accused of an at tempt to murder Millionaire W. K. I) Stokes, after the Grahar.. girl had been entarfgled with him. were ac quitted of the charge by a Jury this afternofin. The jury was out only 31 minutes before finding their vrjr. of 'not guilty." o .. Portland claims to be more literary than Boston, basing bf r claim on the patronage of the public library. She may be, but she doesn't look I', not 1 having the "g'asses." RATES LOWER Till GOIH YIELDED Census Padedrs Plead tiulltjr Tacoma, Dec. 15. Flfeen cen- sua enumerators, indicted for frauds in the Tacoma count cases, arose and pleaded guilty today before United States DIs- trict Judge Rudkln. They were 4 each fined $50 and costs. Special Prosecutor Newton suggested that the men be al- 4 lowed to change their previous plea of "not guilty" to one count, and receve a nomnal fine for neglect of duty. The men had done their work correctly, he said, but had added other names afterward under 4 orders from census officials, who assured them It was all right. Trials of the "higher lips' will begin Monday. COMMERCIAL TRAVELER RELEASED HAYING FAILED TO PAY ALIMONY HIS DIVORCED WIFE HAD HIM ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF N0N SUPPORT OF CHILD. For the first time tn the history of Oregon in legal procedure Is a writ of requisition being fought similar to thttt6f-Pejrrt-' H: 'Oreeni which - waf contested all day Thursday before Judge Duncan. Judge H. H. Hewitt and Attorney Mark V. Weatherford fought desper ately to keep Green from returning to the state of Washington where he Is wanted for failure to pay alimony to his divorced wife. Detective Ash by arrived some tys ago with pa pers, after Green, will now return to Tacoma alone. After a fight of more than a week, Including a contest at Salem, over the Issuance of requisition papers and habeas corpus vroceedlngs here before and after Acting Governor 01 oott Issued these papers, Pearl II. Green, who has been held In the county jail at Albany on a warrant from Tacoma, Wash., charging him with non-support ol. his minor child, won his liberty when County Judge Duncan allowed the writ of habeas corpus and ordered his release. This decision came after a final hearing which consumed almost all day and In which several witnesses testified that Green was in Oregon all the time since tnd for some time prior to the commission of the al leged crime and' hence could not be a fugitive from Justice In Washing ton. Judge Duncan in announcing his decision said he was reluctant. to in terfere with the requisition issued by the governor, but Cat this was the flrBt time the merits of ttio case as to whether or not Green was a fugi tive had been investigated and the testimony showed thul the prisoner was not a fugitive. Because of un uhiihI legal points Involved this case has attracted great attention. The warrant fur Green's arrest was Issued on complaint of his wife, Ida F. Green, for his alleged failure to pay her $."0 a month alimony allowed I her when she secured a divorce, j Though telling him he was legally entitled to liberty, Judge Duncan re- j minded Green In t -ong terms of his; duty to support his child. ! it Is generally conceded that Judge Hewitt and young .Mark Weattierford j put up a brilliant legal battle for their client. DISAPPEARANCE OF EDITOR MWFKV! (cxirco rum Ltisr wits San Francisco. Dec. 15. Mystery j surrounds the disappearance of Go r-. don llallldiw, m young t'klah editor, j and Is getting deeper here ev ry day. The Police are buffled. All attempts to get a trace of Hall'cloy at the Jackson streiU wharf, where h's let ters home KHld he was to "meet a man who don't look good," have faib-d. It 1 feared here that the case may prove a repetition of the Goodman murder, mm his ,-. 1 - 5 k SECRETLY GIVE. REDATES ENABLED THRIFTY SCOT TO . BECOME A PHILANTHROPIST Senator Oliver, of Pennsylvania, Tells of the Inside Workings of the Railroads and Steel Corporations by Which Opposi tion Was Killed and Carnegie and Others Put in the Way of Making Fabulous Fortunes Says the Steel Trust Dom inated Manufacture of Steel The 96-Cent Rate, He Says, Was Exorbitant. DNinp rata uuim wit Washington, Dec. 15. Senator George T. Oliver, of Pennsylvania, was called today with a number of witnesses before tlie Stanley con gressional ' commtt'ee Investigating the steel ' trust, for the purpose of discussing the freight rales for ores, coal and steel product over the steel corporations rvids nnd steamer lines and other lines between the great lakes and Pittsburg. Senator Oliver asserted that the prevailing rate of 96 cents per ton for freight from Ike Krio to tlie Pittsburg fields Is exorbitant This rate was fixed by the Hussemer and Lake Erie railroad, a trust subsidi ary, operating between JCrle Cunnaut and Pittsburg. 4le declared that the rate should not exceed 50 cents per ton. Senator Oliver was then examined STATE FAIR BOARD HOLD AIIIIUAL MEET BIXUKTAIIY MKHKD1TH KII.I'H ItKI'OKT HIIOWINO SMALL 1K. FICIT, IHK TO HAD WK.ITHKH UKCO.MMKMW PKIIMANKNT lll'lUMXt.,-.. , The showing of a deftedt or $3,4119 and the . recoiumendaticus that the grounds in general be Innrovtd and that the state arcb'Mct l e Instructed to prepare plans for permanent buildings were the features of the re port of Secretary Meredith f the state fair hoard today. The members .lssemliled for the annual meeting tills 'oreaoou and the first matter conslJ,:red was the reading of the secretar'n report. Tho deficit Is attributed to the Im lenient weutlier which prevail! the fulr week. In the way of iiiiprvi merits the seer etary recommends lint more sidewalks be built, and that the strets be Improved. Tho luck 0? sidewalks and tho prenent. cendltlon of the streets, he says, have tend Men Are Usually Particular About 'heir clothes, and lire apt to be particiiiui' as tu their every day dres.-i accessories. To the critical fellow you inn give somcih'ng that Is useful, something that will pi. tine him, withou' spending loo much, and without (hinder of giving the wrong thing. Here Is 11 brief Ut of thlnM men like ' WIT TASKS II.WD II UJH I.Ol Vt.lMi IIOJ',1.. HOOK COATS KII.K I MIIIJKI I AS KWK.VI :n CO.VIS ThesH and many others, all moderately priced. We ihsui- merchandise orders. Salem Woolen Mill Store Dying, Cleaning and Pressing IBS iLuons regarding Andrew Carncg'e's scheme for controlling the steel 'nduatry. by controlling the ralliwds supplying the Pittsburg field with ores "Carnegie maintained a great part of his prosperity throiigu arrange ments with the railroads for secret rates lower than those his competi tors paid," was Senator Oliver's statement. "He would not have been able to maintain hjs position In the steol business without those rates.' Oliver declared the steel - trust overwhelmingly dominated the manu facture of steel In the Pittsburg fields. Asked again about the 96-cent rate, and Its effect on t.e Bethlehem plant, lie said: "I have no quarrel wl'.li the Rethle hem people, but I can sc. an'l even a man up a tree could cee that 96 cents for a haul costing bub 23 ceuts looks excessive. ' ency to drive peoplo from the grounds, he need of permanent buildings, he asserts, is apparent at a glance, and he suggests that the tate architect be Instructed to draw up plana of structures which will be appropriate. Jle also recommended that encouragement be given the fra ternal orders. The Woodmen of tbe World have already a log cabin on Fraternal Row, and the Women of Woodcraft, he saya, ari conemplat Ing putting up a bulUing. Other or ders he maintains should be encour aged. This afternoon officers will be elected and It Is predicted thnt Pres ident Ilooth; vice-president Chand ler; Secretary Meredith anl Treasur er Hush will all be re-elected o, , Poor lllcrdliig K'iu:'. DNITIO nitl LI1IID WKS Topekii, Dec. 13. Hi"dqunr'.f.rs of the Kansas Woman Suffrage league are to be opened hero J'Uiii'it y X and tho fight begun for tho ballot In Kan sas. The- league's campn'vn will continue until Nuvemiivr, 1912, and Mrs. W, A. Johnson, Its preiildnt, de clares that victory Is eeitulil. o The Portland Press club Is to hold open house for Its friend) "the greet big public" this afternoon and even ing. P.VIAMAH MTK KHIKT.H Ml HI KIIS SII.K SOX .UVM SlIIKTS