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SBESSflfl IIOMPIIREYS V r : H:ill" ! : nnm,
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Metuchen, N. J.. Fh m -
flESSflfl HUMPHREYS
USES THIS ASSERTION TO
j flflVY LEAGUE COLiVE.lTlO.1
' HeAsserted That if Coastwise Vessels Were Given Free Tolls
j the Conspirators VViil Purchase Scores of Cheap Foreign
ships for coastwise iraae ana Boost Rates via Panama,
Cue to This Conspiracy it Costs More Now to Send a Car
j load of Crockery From Cleveland to jSalt Lake Than From
! Germany to the Same Point.
j rIH II MBM L-4SKD If UB.1
1 Kuhlngton, D. C, Feb. 23. Definite
, rses that the transcontinental rail
liSsm "conspiring" with forel-n
Swtli'D lines to get rates enforced
! He Panama canal by .which they
; ,11 receive all its I cnefits were made
day before ,the Navy Leag.ie
j mutton by Congressman Hum
; !;ty, d Washington
j Humphrey asserted the plan is to
w congress make the Panama tollB
ji and to provide for the free use of
icanal for the coastwise vessels. If
',A t measure passes, he predicted
' ittbe "conslprators" will purchase
scores of cheap foreign Bhlps for the
coastwise trade, and, by agroement,
will boost rates via Panama so as to
absorb themselves all the benefits of
the water routes from the Atlantic to
the Pacific.
Humphrey declares that It already
costs less to ship a carload of crock
ery from Germany to Salt Lake than
from Cleveland to Salt Lake, because
of 'shipping conspiracies."
Congressman Stevons, of California,
and William Wheeler, of San Francis
co, also discussed Panama tolls. Pres
ident Taft will address the league late
this afternoon.
X i ....
r "uer8 or ine family of John
Conner, a wealthy resident of
this city, today refused to be-
come reconciled to the mar-
rlage In San Francisco of a aon,..
Francis, to Mrs. Tyng Upjohn)
because of alleged disparity in
their ages. Young Conner, who
recently Inherited $250,000, is
only 19, while his father charms,
that the former Mrs. Upjohn is
twice his son's age. Hh
'Conner vanished from here
several months ago, following a
dispute with his father over his
attentions to Mrs. Upjohn.
.
MAD
IE HAS
I HOT CITY
ELECTION
(tXlTID rilKHS LEASED WIIIE.
3oise, Idaho, Feb. 23. Whether
Yue abandons its special charter and
kiptt the commission form of govern
! at it being decided at the polls here
i!ir, following one of the bitterest
j 'apilpii In the city's hiBtory.
Dsrtng the early hours the polling
;u heavy, and Indications were that
snlarodlnary vote would be cast,
j He campaign for the commission
n of government has been conduct
or a committee of 50 business men.
Tie anti-commissioners, using the
r "Home Rule," also organized.
) b;or Frltchman, who originally re
''H to call the election, 'because It
unconstitutional," until the niat
,. deckled against him in the
'if me court, has led the anti-com-
doners.
REGISTRATION BOOKS
' ; HAVK 1(101 NAMES)
P. L. Blackerby, registration clerk
at the clerk's office, reports that he 1b
kept busy. So far there have been
1604 names enrolled on the registers
of the ten Salem precincts, which Is
regarded as a good showing at this
early date.
Registration for the primary election
will close about the first of April,
and voters are urged to register early,
O M ot avoid the rush that usually
comes the last few days of the regis
tration period. The. date for closing
the registration for the primary elec
tion has not been definitely determined.
TO INAUGURATE A
POWERFUL WIRELESS
UNITED PHE9S LEASED WIIIE
San Diego, Cal., 'Feb. 23. The
Marconi wireless telegraph company
will open a powerful station at Ecan
to, March 1. The. station will work
with other stations at San Francisco
and Seattle and" will communicate
with ships, as far south as the Pana
ma canal zone. Installation of aux
iliary Instruments is In progress today.
EROS
DEST MAH:
DESERTS
GENERAL PASQUEL OKOZCO, MA
DE RO'S RIGHT HAND MAN, HAS
QUIT HIM AND GONE OVEIt TO
i THE REBELS, WHOM HE WILL
LEAD.
Washington, Feb. 23. General Pas
qual Orozco, right hand man of Presi
dent Francisco I. Madoro, of Mexico
during the latter'i successful catn-p-ugn
to wreBt the country from the
control of Porflro Dial, today Is re
ported to have deserted to the revolu
tionary forces, and to he marching on
Juarez, at the head of 1400 men. Wr.rd
to this effect wag received at the war
department today in a dispatch from
Colonel Steever, commanding the
United States troops In Texas. While
the reports of General Orozco's de
sertion are unofficial, they are be
lieved to be true, as his disappoint
ment was keen when Abraham Gonza
les was made governor and military
dictator of the state of Chihuahua, a
position which Orozco coveted. Gen
eral Orozco, It Is believed here, will
prove Invaluable to the insurrectos,
on account of his familiarity with Ma
dero's military tactics. With General
Orozco leading the attack the fall of
Juarez is believed certain, as he is en
tirely familiar with the city and sur
rounding territory, having made
Juarez his headquarters during the
Madero rebellion. i
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
WEATHER BUREAU.
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EDWARD A.
Hay Quit Cubinet.
Washington, Feb. 23. Asked
as to the truth of a report that,
if Roosevelt seeks the nomlna-
tlon, he will quit the cabinet,
George Von L. Meyer, secretary
of the navy, said today:
"I will do my duty, that Is
all."
The report that Meyer would
quit the cabinet wag based on
knowledge of the long friend-
ship of the secretary of the
navy and the former president
4-
rat
fl STAVEH
La Follette Writes His Support
ers in His Home State and
Outlines the Nature of the
Progressive Platform. t
! HIS HAT ALSO IN THE RING
BEAlA District Forecaster.
He Saysi The I'ro(rreNslve Putlforpi
MuHt Be Thoroughly Construcllve
and I'licoinpromlHlng on the Great
Issues to Be Fouirht Out to a Finish
It Is Not Time to CpmpronilH on
Measures or Men That Is His
"Hut" f !
.'.
(DNITEO FEES. tEiSED Willi.
Madison, Wis., Feb. 23. Without em
phatically committing himself, but still
Implying that he still has hopes of
securing the Republican progressive
presidential nomination, Senator Rob
ert la Follette, of Wisconsin, writing
from Washington, has replied In a let
ter to Wisconsin progressives, who had
unanimously endorsed his candidacy
at a recent meeting. The letter, ad
dressed Jointly to J. J. nialne, chair
man ot the meeting, and E. S. Stern,
secretary, said:
"Without one word from you . I
should have known where to find you
all. Nowhere are braver and brainier
fighter, for human right, to be found
than in Wisconsin. Trained and sea
soned by many battles you never have
been known to swerve from the
straight course. Again and again you
have made what those without vlBlon
call 'defeat' the very corner stone of a
great and lasting victory
"We are facing a civic crisis. We
demand better control of government
as the Just solution of our nation-wide
economic and social problems.
"The progressive platform must be
thoroughly constructive and uncom
promising on the great. Issues now to
be fought out to a flniMh. It is not
the time to compromise on principles
or men. It was the uncompromising
course In Wlsconaln that secured wise
and progressive statute, that distin
guishes her commonwealth. Standing
solidly together we will continue the
Wisconsin way until It I. the national
way. And I believe that time 1. near
at hand."
e
THE CROP OF
CANDIDATES
A LARGE OilE
That Clyde Altchlson, candidate on
the Republican ticket for re-election
as railroad commissioner from the
second railroad commissioner dis
trict will have opxBltlon at the pri
maries from at least one candidate
was made apparent today when Hen
ry J. Sohulderotan, of Portland, filed
with the secretary of Mate his
docluratlon of Int.-ntlon of becoming
a candidate on the Republican tlcknt
for the office.
Charles W. Ackerson, of Portland,
today also filed his declaration of In
tention of becoming candidate for
the Republican national convention,
and Walter II. Evana, of Portland,
and Charles W. Ackerson,. of Klam
ath Fall, both have aspiration, to
become dlatrlct attorney., the first
for Multnomah county and the aw
ond for the .ocond. Judicial dlntrlct.
41
Oiiera at Theater Trices.
Iiondon, Feb. 23. The music
loving public of London today Is
watching with great Interest the
results of Oscar Hammersteln's
latest experiment, grand opera
at regulr theater prices. .It la
another step In his campaign
against the Covent Garden opera
syndicate, which before the ar-
rival of the American Impresario
held the opera monopoly In Eng-
land. . The body of Hammer-
stein's new building . Is now
filled nightly at from 25 cents to
$2.50 a seat, but the boxes are
only partially filled. . In reduc-
Ing prices to the general mibllc.
Hammersteln has not curtailed
the quality of his productions.
PIIILEflf
POLITICAL
SOCIETY
XEW ORGANIZATION FORMED TO
STUDY INITIATIVE AND REF
ERENDUM MEASURES CANDI
DATES OF ALL PARTIES TO BE
GIVEN A HEARING.
; me rnuemon I'onucal club was
organized at a dinner given at the
Marlon hotel last night There was
no large attendance, nor any officers
elected who are to be made known
to the public. A county organization
will be perfected. The founders of
the club are having a hard time to
keep- managers of different cam
paigns from getting In at the start,
which they desire to avoid. Dutthe
avowed purpose as disclosed by the
articles of organization read last
night neems to be to give study to
all Initiative and referendum meas
ure to be voted on and to give all
candidates for office a chance to an
nounce themselves publicly on .vital
matters. "We desire to form a non
partisan unbiased body of men who
will devote time to the consideration
of political measures and to give all
aspirants for political honors equal
consideration, and not have politics
run so much In a closo corporation
as In the past," said one of the spon
sors. The membership will bo onen
to all citizens but active political
managers and seekers for emolu
ments and profitable positions are
not particularly desired. It Is In
tended to extend the organization to
the whole ouunty and to Invite in
state candidates to address the club
at social and formal dinners to bo
given from time to time.
One of the members, a well known
and prominent attorney of the city,
said Inst night: "The burden of tax
ation In this county now la altogeth
er too heavy. It Is really more than
the people Can stand. The last legis
lature put through bills calling for
appropriations which have levied a
heavy load on the public. Unleta
something Is done soon, the next leg
islature will do the same thing and
probably will double the dose. There
are many initiative measures also
which have for their foundation the
personal ambition of someone, and
which If paiuted will not benefit the
people at large. These things should
be looked Into. The people should be
protected from dangerous Initiative
bills is well as dangrou. legislation
In the way of appropriations. I think
tills club can arcoinpllkh that pur
pose. It at least can plaoe before
the people the question of the right
or wrong of a measum. We will be
In a position to study the questions
carefully end what we may have to
say about particular measure will
be heeded."
SHE HAS ANOTIIEU
BIG THINK (OJI1NG
San Francisco, Feb. 23. Ilecause
he ha done much to aid criminal.,
Mr. O. R. Curtis think, the roan
who robbed her of $1,000 worth of
) wills,, may return them when he
finds out who hi. victim was.
mm
lopy
nils eli en
EVEH'- SHOULD I
F. W. Mulkey, .Representative of Oregon on the Roosevelt Na
tional Committee, Declares He Will Begin an Active Cam
paign for the ex-Presicfent State Senator Falconer, of
Washington, Heretofore Considered a Stand-Patter, Also
Comes Out Strong, Saying: "I Believe He Is the Man to
Nominate and Elect."
Portland, Ore.,, Feb. 23, Declaring
that Colonel Roosevelt, In his Judg
ment, is the only Republican that can
be elected president next November,
F. M. Mulkey, representative of Ore
gon on the Roosevelt national com
mltee national committee declared to
day that he Is preparing to take up an
tlve campaign for the ex-presldent, re
gardless of any position that Roosevelt
himself may take.
"If Colonol Roosevelt declares he Is
not a candidate,' said Mr. Mulkey, "I
shall go ahead Just the sumo to insure
the placing of his name on the pri
mary ballot, so that Oregon Republi
cans may express their choice. He
should be forced to take thej nomina
tion. "I Bay this because I believe Roose
velt la tho only Republican that can
be selected. '
"I regard President Tnft as a reac
tionary, ..' " . ' ,
Washington for Him.
Tacoma, Feb. 23. Theodore Roose
velt Is one ot the biggest men this na
tion has ever produced, and, aB tho Re
publicans are demanding a standard
bearer who will accomplish things. X
believe that he Is the man for the Re
publicans to nominate and elect," de
clared State Senator J. A. Fulconer, ot
Everett here today. Senator Falconer
is one of the best, known men in the
Republican party in the state, and
heretofore hna been classed as a
'stand-pattor."
"There Is a growing demand for
RooBevelt as the party candidate."
Bald Falconer, "and this demand Is un
usually strong In Washington, A
Roosevelt cluo was recently organized
at Everett, the meeting being attended
by tho most representative business
men of Snohomish county.
"The nomination of Roosevelt would
mean that business would at once pick
up. The business lnterenU of tho na
tion would know Just where they stood
and could make their plans accord
ingly." . ( . . ,;
PORTLAND'S
CtllUA T0170
WAR DEGKIS
QNina rsEss leased wiue.
Portland, Ore., Feb, 23. Chinatown
Is seething with excitement today, and
more tarouble 1. feared following the
shooting of Seld Wing last night. Tn
bullet entered It Is side, and his recov
ery Is doubtful.
Lee Sam, a Hop Sing tong man,
whom Seld .ays shot him, is under ar
rest. A revolver with an empty cart
ridge was found on him. '
A few minutes before Seld was shot,
an assassin killed Shu Ding, a cannery I San T)lnm. C.ni . irh n "Tiiom'
foreman. As he belonged to no tong, no such thing as a bankers' trust,"
It Is not believed the shootings were said Maurice L. Rothschild, millionaire
connected In any way. banker of Chicago, and a member of
The police are working on the the- the famed family of brokers, hore to-
ory that Bedd was the victim of the day. "The Idea Is absurd" .
feud between the Seld family and the
Hop Sing tong, which developed when
Seld Ring's body was found In a trunk
In Seattle,' and OL San, a Chinese wo
man, and two Chinamen, members of
the Hop Sings, were arrested for his
murder here.
o
WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER
BY CHINESE SOLDIERS
Shanghai, Feb. 23. Wholesale
slaughter of Thibetans by Chinese
troops Is reportod In dispatches re
ceived here today. The troops, ac
cording to the report, foarlng the re
turn of the grand lama would pre
cipitate a genoral uprising, masse,
cred all Thibetans, Including niany
women and children, near the fron
tier.
o
NO BANKERS' TRUSTj
THEY WON'T DO IT
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