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SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1912.
NO. 110.
mi)TOT!!EfjlFE,IFETOTIIEI!ILT
IS PilESIDErJT TAFFS
OHIO TO DE DATTLE
AND FIGHT WILL BE FIERCE
UP TO DAY OF CONVENTION
Results of Primaries in Massachusetts, Maryland and Penn
sylvania Have Stirred the President's Fighting Blood and
Caused Him to Issue Declaration of War on Roosevelt
The Latter Will Be in Ohio Next Week, and It is Antici
pated That Recriminations Will Be Both Profuse and Bitter.
UNITED I-IUCSS LEASED WII1E.
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 7. A stren
uous speaking campaign, which will
last until the Republican national
convention meets In Chicago, June
JS, was announced here today by
President Taft. The results of the
primary elections in Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania and Maryland have
caused the president to issue a de
claration of war to the last day of
t lie nomination campaign.
Ohio is designated by the president
as the "bloody battle ground" for the
SENTIMENT
IS CREATED
AGAINST US
.RIG INTERESTS, FEARING A
CHANGE IS PRESENT CONDI
TION S, WHICH Jl'ST SUIT THEM,
STIR IT FEELING AGAINST ALL
AMERICANS.
UNITED MUSS LEASED WISH.
San Francisco, May 7. That the de
cided anti-American sentiment existing
among certain classes of Itlzenry of
Central American republics is due to
a well-organized propaganda of the
Interests In these countries, who profit
by existing conditions, who are agnos
tic to advancement and who use the
native press to further their schemes,
was the declaration made here today
by Secretary of State Philander C.
Knock upon his ailval In San Fran
cisco. It was to correct these existing mis
representations as to the attitude of
Hie United States toward these repub
lics that was Secretary Knox's mis
sion In visiting them, carrying assur
ance of good will.
Only the worst features of our na
tional life, stories of crimes, of politic
al debauchery, accidents, divorce scan
dals and the like, according to Secre
tary Knox, are printed about the Unit
ed States in the average Central Amer
ican newspaper, almost exclusively
owned and managed, he says by sol
diers of fortune, political malcontents
and those who profit by misrepresen
tations. Such news is featured to a
point where the picture of the United
Slates, in the minds of the people, has
become a distorted and revolting one.
Anything reflecting credit upon the
United States Is carefully suppressed.
The better class of people In these
countries, however, are very friendly
toward the United States, says Knox,
and gave him a cordial welcome as
an emissary of good Intent from our
government.
The great bugaboo In Central Amer
ica, declares Knox, kept alive by the
press there Is that Uncle Sara wants
to gobble that entire country. ,
Secretary Knox stopped for a time
at the Panama canal, and says he was
assured by the engineers In charge of
construction of the great Gatun locks
and dam that the canal would be
opened for passage of vessels not
later thnn July, 1913, barring serious
mishaps.
'The very magnitude of the pro
ject," said Secretary Knox, "has In
spired American engineering genius
to the point where new method and
new appliances for carrying on this
tupendom work were evolved. It Is
this, I am certain, which will be re-
Continued on Fag I.)
GRODND
decisive fight of this campaign, and
he will Bpend the next few days rak
ing over the record of Theodore
Roosevelt for points which he may
make the targets for attacks during
his speeches in this state,
Colonel Roosevelt will be Ohio next
week simultaneously with President
Taft and the trails of the opposing
candidates may cross, Bitter re
criminations are expected,
President Taft - will make 14
speeches In Ohio tomorrow, the first
being at Batavla.
DECISION
GIVES THEM
$5,000,000
SPRECKLES CHILDREN GET THE
MONEY LEFT THEM BY THEIR
DAD, THE OLD SUGAR KING
OLDER BROTHERS TRIED TO
ROH THEM.
UNITED FRESS LEASED WIRH.
Sacramento, Cal, May 7. Rudolph
and Clans A. Spreckles and their sis
ter, Emma C. Ferris, are confirmed in
their inheritance of $5,000,000 left to
them by the will of their father, the
late Claus Spreckles, by the refusal of
the Btate supreme court sitting here to
set aside Its previous decision uphold
ing the will.
Counsel for John D. and Adolph II.
Spreckles, the older brothers, argued
that since the younger brothers had
first tried to secure legnl sanction of
the will, and when defeated In the
superior court and pending decision
of their appeal to the supreme court,
had begun an entirely new action, ig
noring the will, nnd asking that the
property be divided, the last action had
annulled the first. Hence, they ar
gued, the decision of the supreme court
upon the first action should be set
aside.
The court was unanimous in its
findings that the previous decision,
which will tnke effect May 10, should
stand. ,
LnFolletle Is Busy.
UNITED PRESS MUSED Willi
San FranclHco, May 7. Returning
from a tour of the San Juonquln val
ley. Senator Robert M. LaFolIette to
day plunged Into a campaign about
San Francisco bay. During the day
he spoke In Richmond, Port Costa,
Martinez, Antloch and Mies, To
night he will spen'a at San Jose.
"If the voters In the portions of the
state I am yet to visit, are as In-1
tensely Interested in the Issues ofj
this campaign as they have been In (
those sections where I already havej
spoken," declared LaFolIette before.
leaving for today's whirlwind trip,
"I shall carry California. California
stands for what I stand for. There
has never been any doubt In my mind
on that score. I came out here to
get acquainted. I felt that once we
came to understand each other, we
would find ourselves standing togeth
er on principles."
Pleased the Fish.
UNITED MESS LEASED WIHE.1
Redondo, Beach Cal.. May 7.
Fishes who make Redondo waters
I their home are smiling today because
la team of horses that ran away on
a wharf splintered a consignment of
110,000 bamboo finning poles from
I Panama. Loss. $1,000.
DEI
UATIOD
Democrats In Session.
Harrlsburg, Pa'., May 7,. With
William Glasgow, of Philadel-
phla, acting as temporary chair-
man by agreement, the Pennsyl-
vania state democratic conven-
tlon opened here this afternoon.
The opposing claimants for
the state chairmanship, George
Guthrie and Walter Rltter, occu-
pied chairs side by side on the
platform. When the Joint con-
ventlon opened both sides
claimed a majority of the dele-
gates.
ANOTHER
DIG BLOCK
FOR SALEM
JOHN J. ROBERTS PURCHASES
THE M'GILCHKIST PROPERTY
ON LIBERTY AND STATE WILL
ERECT A FIVE OR SIS-STORY
BUILDING.
Negotiations were completed yes
terday by which the half lot at the
northeast corner of Liberty and State
streets becomes the proprty of John
J.Roberts, a tocal ( capitalist. The
purchase was made from Win. McGil
chrlst and Win, McGllchrlst, Jr., the
consideration, It Is understood, being
$45,000. JiiBt a year ago the McGU
chrlsts purchased this property from
the Veranni estate, tho consideration
being $37,000, which represents a fair
Increase In value In one year. The
lot Is covered with a number of old,
dilapidated shacks of little or no
value, although they have rented for
good money, which hag been the rea
son for retarding the erection of a
good building there. As soon as the
abstract is made, and the formal
transfer of the property completed,
Mr. Roberts will begin plans for a
fine business building to be erected
there at once. When seen this morn
ing, the purchaser could not give a
very definite Ida of the kind of a
building to be erected, but It will
cover the entire lot, which Is 82 !4
by 82 feet and will be five or six
stories high. Tho lower part will be
made Into six stores, while the upper
stories will be for olllces. The build
ing will be of the hlgheHt type of
construction, thoroughly fire proof In
every respect, as well as modern In
every way, and will cost from $100,
000 to $125,000. Work on the con
struction of the building will begin
within tho next 60 days, or as soon as
It is possible to get the plans drawn.
Mr. Roberts Is amply able to make
the Improvements needed to make
this property the finest in the city,
and will no doubt dq so. The pur
chaser hag shown his confidence In
the future of Salem in making this
purchase, and in his determination to
construct such a fine building on the
property.
CONTRACTS LET FOR
HIGH AND OAK STREETS
The contract for the Improvement
of North High street from Court to
Marlon street with Kl-Oso pavement
wag last night awarded to the Montague-O'Reilly
company, whose bid for
the work was $13.594. 54. August
Kehrberger was awarded the contract
for paving Oak street from Twelfth to
Winter with concrete.
C. E. Cashatt, upon the recommen
dation of City Health Officer O. .
Miles, wag made deputy health officer
at a salary of $1 a day. The limit of
his services is to he 30 days.
Slirlners Make .Merry.
UNITED r-REHS liSARED WIRE
Ixis Angeles, Cal., May 7. Two
hundred shrlnerg pursuing a "fake"
drunken woman, surrounded their
quarry and disputed the right of sev
eral policemen to make an arrest.
They then escorted their besklrted
brother to an "oasis" where a round
of drlnka wai chargod to Chief of
Police Sebastian.
The Chicago Strike.
Chicago, iMay 7. Plans were
laid today by the striking news-
paper workers to Interest the
American Federation of Labor In
their cause. Stenographic re-
ports of the union meetings here
have been sent to the federation,
and the parent organzatlon was
today asked to take action re-
gardlng the strike.
The morning papers Issued
their regular editions to3ay.
Those down town were Bold by
negroes guarded by the police.
WILL PAY
$300,000
FOR PLAUT
Council Turns Down Proposi
tion Made by the Salem
Water Company to Settle
Price of Plant by Arbitration.
MAKES COMPANY AN OFFER
Would Pay $300,000 and (or All Addi
tions Made After .May (I, Plus Ten
Per Cent Thereon This ij.nys the
Foiindutlun for Condemnation Pro.
feedings Council Unanimous In De
Nlrlna; City Own (lie Plant, But Dis
agrees as to Miinner f Pnreliiise.
After rejecting a proposition made
by the Salem Water company to fix
by arbitration the price to be made
for the purchase of its plant, the city
council last night passed a resolution
offering the company $300,000, togeth
er with the costs, plus 10 per cent
added thereto, for all additions and
betterments made after May 6, and
Incidentally laid the foundation for
condemnation proceedings, should the
offer fall to be accepted.
The communication made by the
company, In brief, provided that the
city should appoint an engineer to
appraise the plant, and the company
one; and should these two fall to
agree, a third was to be selected. The
price finally agreed upon was to be
final and binding upon the company
and the city, nnd a contract to that
end was to be entered Into.
Councilman Hill at the outset,
voiced opposition to the plan on the
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CITY GETS
ELECTRIC
FOUNTAIN
HE Ml FT OF MRS. K. T. WAITE
ONLY ONE NORTH OF SAN IMEGO
AND WEST OF ST. LOUS WILL
SHOW SEVEN COLORS.
In 90 days the city of Salem will
enjoy the distinction of huvlng an elec
tric fountain at Wlllson avenue, and
It will be a distinction, for It will be
the only fountain of Its kind north of
San Diego, Cal., and west of St. Uiuls,
Mo.
The fouiiUtlu will cost $10,000 mid Is
a present to the city by Mrs. K. T.
Walte, one of the pioneers of the city,
In memory of her husband, who died
a number of year ago. Iist night
Charles L. McXary, who hag charge of
the estate, appeared before the council
and agreed to have the fountain In op.
eratlon within HO days, provided the
city would furnish the water, Install
some lights In the park, and also pro
vide the operator and the city agreed.
Another thing agreed to by the city
waa the removal of the present band
stand.
The fountain will be an ornament to
the city. It will produce seven differ
ent colors, and Is to be lu operation
during the mouth! of May, June, July,
August and September.
nil GOOD DEHOUOCED TilFT
FOB UIOLATIOH OF G0I1TITUTI00
A Woman Caused It,
Fresno, Cel., May 7. Frank
A. Gordon, a wealthy rancher
of Madera, was shot and killed
today by Jesse Webb, a bartend-
er, at a rooming house conduct-
ed by Mrs. Marguerite Crane,
over whom the two men areal-
leged to have quarreled.
Mrs. Crane declares that both
men came here to see her. They
were quarreling over her, she
says , when Gordon attacked
Webb with a knife and the bar-
tender shot him In self defense.
READY FOR
DIG EVENT
WILLAMETTE AND PACIFIC TO
MEET HERE, AND SOME WARM
AND SPIRITED WORK WILL BE
SEEN AS BOTH TEAMS ARE
STRONG.
There will be things doing on the
Willamette track tomorrow afternoon
when the bunch of fleet-footed point
hunters from the Varsity squad tan
gle ylth the track team from Pacific
University In the first big meet of
the season and probably the only
lurge one on this Held unless the
management can arrange a date with
O. A. C. here. The track team met
Pacific last May Day and carried off
the big end of the proceedings; but
ForeHt Grovo hag a strong team this
year and the outcome of tomorrow's
meet Is only a conjecture. On ac
count of the recent rains the training
has not been as persistent as It
should, but In the past few dnyB the
men have been getting In some hard
work, and Trainer Thorpe Is confi
dent that his squad will make a good
showing In the coming meet, Nearly
the whole of the lust year's team are
back with the addition of many new
men who have been showing up in
flrHt class form. In the sprints Wil
lamette will be represented by Black
well Stliiipson, Lowe and Joseph, all
of the last year's bunch with the ex
ception of Stlmpson, who Is a new
muu, and will be an entree in the
hundred and fifty. Mills laut year's
star In the high hurdle, and nlso cap
tain of the team, Is with the bunch
agnln and will enter tho hurdles and
220 dash. Josepb and Lowe will
probably be depended on In the 410.
In tho distance nnd weights, results
cannot bo prophesied so certainly as
most of the men ire new to the
sqund and have us yet not entered a
meet. Stearns, nnd Ilurdette, who
won places In the tryout In the mile,
and SSI), will have a hard row to
hoe, as Pacific Is strong at thlH dis
tance. This Is Ilurilette's second
year, and lie may spring a surprise
In ' tomorrow's meet, lie won third
In the mile liiHt year ugulnHt Pacific
In only the first year out. Francis
nnd Illnckwell will put the shot; und
Praff will throw the discus. In the
past few years Willamette has been
building up a strong; track team and
the outlook this year Is the best that
It has been In the history of the In
stitution. It has been the custom un
til tills year for the same coach to
take charge of the track and base
ball; but In order that, the truck
team might have the time and at
tention of one man, the services of
Mr, Thorpe of the Law College were
secured, and under his direction the
track work at the iinjFverslty has
been taking a big boom. At present
the Willamette track is one of the
bent In the Northwest and was built
up and made what. It Is by the efforts
of the students and Coach Sweetland.
Work is rapidly progressing on the
new Indoor track and next year the
team will have a track on whbh It
can hold Its meets regardless of the
weather. .
The M. W. A. will hold their annu
at country picnic at 811 vert on Thura
day, June 8.
TOMORROW
APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE
NOT WITH ADVICE OF SENATE
OUT ON THAT OF POLITICIANS
Says Taft Turned Down Frank Sinnott Recommended by Him
for U. S. Marshal and Appointed E. G. Colwell, Who, He
Says, Tried to Prevent the Carrying Out of the Will of the
People, by Urging Legislators to Violate Their pledges to the
People to Elect the People's Choice for the U. S. Senate
Has Other Grievances.
Portland, Ore., May 7. Denouncing
him for his "evasion and violation of
the plain Intent of the constitution,"
and for pursuing such tactics as tend
to Injure the public service, United
States Senator Jonathan Bourne, of
Oregon, in a letter made public here
today bitterly attacks President Taft
for the action he took in the appoint
ment of a United States marshal for
Oregon and a collector of customs for
Portland.
Jn .Bourne's letter, which Is dated
May 2, and Is addressed to President
Taft, the senator gayg that when the
term of C. J. Reed as United States
THE JUDGE
OBJECTS ,
TO RECALL
HUDIBItAS STATEMENT APPLIES
TO HIMt "NO THIEF ERE FELT
THE HALTER DRAW, WITH
GOOD OPINION OF THE LAW."
UNITED HltRS LEASED WIIID
Minneapolis, May 7. Judge
Thomas Anderson of the District of
Columbia supreme court, addressed
the delegates in a discussion of the
establishment of a church court of
final appeal. In the course of his
remarks Judge Anderson denounced
the recall of the Judlclury and of Ju
dicial decision, lie said:
"It is proposed that tho people, in
their aggregate capuclty shall be
given not only the right to make the
laws, but to determine their meaning.
Thus, at one blow, they would strike
down two co-ordinate branches of
the government the legislative and
the Judicial.
"This theory Is so repugnant to the
Ideas of orderly government that It
will mark the beginning of national
decay and universal anarchy."
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN '
AT THE GRAND FRIDAY
One of the real big treats of each
theatrical season Is that, old hut. ever
popular stage glory, "'Uncle Tom's
Cabin," as presented by StelBon's big
spectacular company, which will be
seen at the Grand opera house Friday,
May 10, with a special mallnee at .'1:30
p. ni. As in former years Manuger
Washburn has equipped his sterling
company wllh all new effects and start
ling scenic, electrical and mechanical
surprises are promised. The vaude
ville and speclulty numbers are said
to be of the l!IO!) brnnd, while the ne
gro melodies nnd the old southern
plantation songs are rendered ns only
the genuine southern darkies know
how to slug them.
BRITISH SLOOP GOES
TO MEXICAN COAST
UNITED HICKS LEASED WIDE.
Victoria, Jl. C, May 7. The lirillsh
sloop of war Algerlne sailed from F,s
(liilmault today for the west coast of
Mexico to protect British Interests In
case of trouble between the Mexican
rebels nnd the federuls In the coast
ports.
Clark Not lu It.
Jackson, Miss., May 7. With Wood
row Wilson and Oscar Underwood on
the ticket the Democratic presidential
preference primaries are being held
here today. The weather Is Ideal, but
the rote Is light , ,
marshal for Oregon, expired January
16, 1910, he recommended Hon. J.
Frank Sinnot as Reed's successor.
Senator Bourne says that President
Taft disregarding the senator's recom
mendations, and without making any
objections to Slnnot's qualifications,
delayed the appointment until Decem
ber 7, 1910, when he appointed E. G.
Colwell to the position.
"Colwell wag distasteful to both
Senator Chamberlain and myself," says
Bourne, "because he wag of that crowd
of unscrupulous politicians who urged
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GOVERNOR
HOLDS THE
TOP HAND
TELLS RAILROAD COMPANY IT
MUST MOVE TRACK AT SHELL
ROCK BEFORE IT CAN GET
RIGHT OF WAY OVER STATE
LANDS.
Because of the failure of the Oregon-Washington
Railroad company to
so far compley with demands made
upon It by Governor West to move
Its railroad track at Shellrock go
that a highway being built there by
convict labor may be constructed, the
Southern Paclflo may be denied the
right of way for Its spur across state
lands In the extension of Its Fir
branch.
The spur was built, by the road for
the benefit of the asylum and peni
tentiary but the state owns the right
of way. The company deslrs to uso
It as part of the Fir branch. Gover
nor West bus made a demand upon
the Oregon-Washington Railroad
company that It move Its track at
Shellrock, so that It will not Inter
fere with the building of the high-"
way, but so far the company has
fulled to act.
Declaring thut the stale was willing
to co-operate with the railroad com
panies In developing the state, but
alHo nt the same time maintaining
that it. was the duty of the railroad
companies to co-operate with the
slate when public matters were In
volved, Governor West Intimated that
unless the Ilnrrimun lines showed a
disposition to co-operate with the
state In building the highway In ques
tion, that he would not co-operate In
the way of right of way across state
lands.
HE WIT THIRTY DOLLARS
AND ALSO THIRTY DAYS
Portland, Ore., May 7. "How
should I know It wasn't for me?'' Ex
plaining to the court why he had
opened a letter meant for anoier
George Albeit, and used a $''.0 check.
''It was addressed to me." He got 30
days.
HE WANTS THE ,1011 OF
1'RESIDENTING HIMSELr
(UNITED FEEDS LEASED WIEE.
Kl Paso, Texas, May 7. In a tele
gram to Kinlllo Vasquez Gomel today.
General Orozco declared he will refuse
to recognize the former as president of
Mexico, and ordered Gomez to leave
the country Immediately. Gomez tele
graphed back .and Is endeavoring to
arrange the difficulty and obtain Or
ozoo's support. ,