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8 ALEX OREGyX, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1912.
NO. 208,
TflFT ELECTORS SHUT OFF TICKET
AND THE ROOSEVELT HH GET OH IT
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS
ARE PUT OUT OF THE RACE
HAVE HO NATIONAL TICKET
The Supreme Court Holds in an Unanimous Opinion That Un
der the California Primary Law Registering as a Republican
Fixed a Voter's Status, and That the Republican Voters of
California Expressed Preference for Roosevelt The State
Law, Not the Party Definition of Republicanism, the Guide.
DNITCD PRESS IJUMD Wl'iC.l
San FranclBCo, Oct. 3. The 13
RooBevelt presidential electors will go
upon the November ballot as the elec
tors of the Republican party, and the
13 by the bolting Taft minority at the
Sacramento convention will not go du,
so that the Taft voters will be with
out a candidate. Such is the effect of
the unanimous decision by the state
supreme court today sustaining the de
murrer of Attorney-General U. S.
Webb to the application by the Taft
ltes for a permanent writ of mandate
to compel Secretary of State Prank
Jordan to designate the Taft 13 as Re
. publicans and leave off the Roosevelt
13.
The decision was given by Chief
Justice Deatty immediately after clos
of argument between Attorney-General
Webb on one side and former Mayor
Ttose, of Milwaukee, and Attorney
Cleyburg on the other.
Primary law Is Bad.
'The primary law Is a bad law," he
said. "It disfranchises one-third of the
voters of the state, and disfranchises
the Democrats of six senatorial dis
tricts and Republicans of 14. The
law ought not to have been passed.
But It Is the law and this court muBt
be bound by It"
There was no attack on constitu
tionality of law by the Taftltes in
their petition.
Attorney-General Webb's strongest
point was that the federal cnjistltulon
gave the legislature abso'uto power to
prescribe the manner of choosing elec
tors, and there was nothing to bind
these electors to vote for cny candi
date. "If the legislature passed a law that
only the electors of Modoc county
had the right to select the electors to
vote for president the law would have
been observed," said Justice Angelot
tl, and the others concurred.
The Law Settled It.
The court ruled that the California
OCTODER 7
IS LAST DAY
FOR FILING
Next Saturday is the latest date at
which candidates for office can for
ward and get filed with the secretary
of state copy for the candidates' pam
phlet, and bo far only the Republican,
Democratic, and one Progressive can
didate have filed.
' The law says that these filings must
he mado through the party organiza
tion and the Republicans and Demo
crats have all filed through their par
ty organization. Elmer Kennedy, can
didate for secretary of state on the
Progressive party ticket, today filed
his copy through tho party organiza
tion. The law provides that the last day
for filing the copy shall be October 7,
hut as that date falls on Sunday this
year, Saturday will be the last date.
TWO KILLED EIGHT
HURT IX TBAIX WRECK
(DK1TBD mEM UADCD WIBC.
Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 3. Eight per
Buns were Injured, two fatally, when a
"West Shore limited train crashed into
a freight train east of here today.
Ten coaches were derailed by the
Impact, Including Helen Gould's pri
vate car. "Miss Gould was aboard the
car at the time of the collision, but
TO unhurt.
state law prescribed what constituted
a Republican, and that the action of
the national Republican party had
nothing to do with It The test of a
Republican was merely that be regis
tered as such and that if he ran for
office that he certify his candidacy as
a Republican.
The petitioners had maintained thai
the 87 Bull Moosers In the state con
vention ceased to be Republicans
when they renounced the national Re
publican platform.
The court held that this was a polit
ical question and not one within the
jurisdiction of the court. The court
could not attempt to harmonize polit
ical actions.
Only One of the Kind.
Attorney Rose made the statement
that he had never heard of such a pri
mary law In ay other state and Jus
tice Beatty said he never would hear
of a similar one. Rose likened the
Republican party to the Presbyterian
church and cued a decision at the
court that when one branch of the
church seceeded It could not use the
name of the parent church.
In the course of his decision Justice
Beatty defined the difference as he
saw It between the Republicans and
Roosevelters. He Bald the latter
wanted to form a pure democracy out
of the country In 'opposition to the
theory of representative government.
THE CAPTAIN DIED
WHILE CHASING A WHALE
DNITCD PRISS Hi BED WIBC.)
San Francisco, Oct. 3. The whaling
schooner Letltla Is In port here today
from a cruise in the waters of south
eastern Alaska without Its master,
Captain J. A. Macomber, of Oakland,
who died of heart dlsoase while direct
ing a chase for a Bperm whale. The
captain stood in the rigging Issuing
orders to wo boat loads of men en
gaged In the chase.
"Now you got him men," he shout
ed. "Give him the harpoon." Then
he dropped from the rigging Into the
water and when picked up several
minutes later, was dead.
IIUNTINOTON WANTS
WOODS REAPPOINTED
DNITCD PStflS LD11ED WIU.1
Huntington Or., Oct 3. A petition
was filed yesterday with the county
court for the reappointment of W. J.
Woods, ex-Justice of the peace of the
Huntington precinct It was signed
by 67 names, many of whom are prom
inent business men.
Mr. Woods was ousted from office
by Governor West some weeks ago
and also was made to quit once on ac
count of the corrupt practices act and
because of odium attached to his al
leged dealings with the liquor Inter
ests. He was accused of having sold
liquor in "dry" territory.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR
IN NEVADA DIES
(DNITCD PBKSS LCABCD WMC.l
Reno, Nev Oct 3. Following a
stroke of apoplexy, E. A. P. Johnson,
of Elko, one of the three Democratic
presidential electors, died there early
today.
The vacancy made by Johnson's
death will bo filled by the state cen
tral committee.
A New Collection Trick.
DNiTcn ntan triMD wine.
Oakland, Cal., Oct 3. While W. A
Whltaker, a piano agent , was lured
away from his store by a pretended
customer, eleven drays of a wholesale
concern backed up to the door and
carted away the entire stock of forty
instruments. Whltaker appealed to
the police.
War I'nictlrnUy Begun.
Vienna, Oct. 3. A Servian reg-
lment repulsed a Turkish bat-
tallon while the latter was cross-
Ing the Servian frontlor accord-
Ing to a dispatch Just received
here. No details were given.
Reports here from Montene-
gro say that all schools there are
. closed and the people greatly en-
thused over the mobilization of
troops and the possibility of war
with Turkey.
WILL CARRY
WAR STUFF
TO GREECE
DNITCD riUESS IXiHED Wind.
New York, Oct. 3. With 2000 pas
sengers aboard, the steamer Macedo
nia was commandeered just before the
time she was to sail for Piraeus today
by the Greek consul, General Botassie,
of this port, be acting on orders from
Greece's charge d'affaires In Washing
ton, All the passengers and baggage
were discharged, and the commander
made ready to sail Immediately for
Philadelphia to take on a cargo of am
munition.
Before sailing for Europe with the
Macedonia, the consul-general said
he would return to New York for the
reservUts of Greece and the Balkan
states, who desire to return home to
take part In the threatened war with
Turkey.
A cablegram from his government
today instructed the Greek consul to
notify all the Greek reservists In Amar
lea to return home. Similar Instruc
tions were received by the represen
tatives of Servla, Montenegro and Bul
garia. EIGHT HUNDRED POUNDS
OF GOOD JAW BONE
Nell Ward, of Neskowln, is In the
city, having driven from the coast by
team, bringing one of the largest
bones ever seen In this city. It Is the
lower jawbone of a whale which
washed ashore at the mouth of the
Big Nestucca river in October of last
year.- The animal was seventy-five
feet In length being one of the largest
ever seen In that locality. The bone
Is almost circular In shape, measur
ing seven feet across, being about two
feet In thickness In places. It weighs
800 pounds.
The huge bone has been purchased
by Dr. R. E. Lee Stelner, of the In
sane asylum, where It will be on dis
play. Mrs. J. B, Howo, wife of a real es
tate dealer In Eugene, was killed last
night on the hill a mile south of Eu
gene by the upsetting of their automo
bile. CONGRESS
IS THROUGH
Salt Lake, Utah, Oct, 3. With the
election of officers and the selection
of the next convention city, the Na
tional Irrigation congress In session
here will come to a close today. The
final event will be a big ball and re
ception tonight.
Phoenix, Ariz., and Boise, Idaho, are
the favorites In the selection of a city
for next year's convention.
At the session today Federal For
ester Graves discussed forestry and
Steve Jaynos, agricultural department
lirlgation expert, discussed the irriga
tion of orchards.
Other addresses were delivered by
Professor Lewis Merrill and President
Garrison of the New Mexico agricul
tural college.
Auto Kills Two.
Bakcrsflcld, Cal., Oct 3
Through the overturning of a
touring car, running at a high
rate of speed, Mrs, Walter C,
Peterson, daughtor-in-law of for-
mer Supervisor Peterson, is dead
today and Mrs. N. P. Peterson is
probably fatally Injured. Henry
Wlrth, who was driving the car
when it turned turtlo, is severely
bruised and Injured Intcruaily.
Defective steering gear Is said
to have been responsible for the
accident.
U, R. FOOTE
Signs Paper Today Which
Frees the Sturdy Old Man
Who Was More Sinned
Against Than Sinning.
GOES BACK TO HIS FAMILY
Pitiful Story Ended So Ear as Public
Is Concerned But the Sympathy ot
Everybody Is With the Old Mini, as
Ho Goes Buck to 11 In Blighted Home
to Pick Up the Broken Threads of
Ills Saddened Life.
Governor West today- officially par
doned W. R. Foote, of Coqullle, and
tonight he will return to the bosom of
his family a free man.
Foote was 'convicted and sentenced
to a term of from one to 15 years In
the penitentiary for killing Charles
Wilcox, who had ruined two of his
daughters, and attempted to ruin the
third. When he learned of the ruin
of the first, he tried to get Wilcox
Indicted. When he learned of the ruin
of the second he tried again, and
again failed. When his wife, with
tears, in her eyes, came and told of
Wilcox attempting to' ruin the third,
ho ignored the law, which had refused
to protect him, and, taking down his
trusty rifle, shot and killed Wilcox.
At the first trial of Foote the jury
disagreed, and at the second he plead
ed guilty to manslaughter. Hardly
had the Judge imposed sentence before
petitions were on their way, asking
for the pardon of Foote, and the gov
ernor acted favorably on the case to
day. Foote, though brought to the peni
tentiary a week or more ngo, was nev
er officially Incarcerated, being placed
In the custody of the prison officials.'
HE WAS PENNY WISE
BUT MORALLY FOOLISH
For stealing 250 pennies in the good
old state of Now York at least so the
indictment reads, and it says that It is
burglary In the third degree, Matthew
Cronln must go back to the peniten
tiary of that state and serve his sen
tence, Governor West yesterday hon
pring requisition papers Issued by the
governor of New ork.
Cronln is said to have a bad crimin
al record. After being convicted and
Incarcarated he escaped, and was re
cently arrested at Pendleton. While
!n prison there awaiting the arrival of
the New York officers, he attempted
to escape. '
ADAMS DENIES
BEING COUNTERFEITER
dnitcd pittim Lcisru wirtft.1
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 3. Emphatic
denial that he Intended to engage in a
counterfeiting conspiracy with John
C. Webber, In whose cottage at Kent
he was arrested on Sunday George
Ai'aniB, the former society man and
assay office employe, is preparing to
put up a hard fight to establish h's In
nocence. He has requested, however,
that If he must remain In jail in de
fault of ball, that he be committed to
the penitentiary where h's health
would be better conserved, he says,
and where, too, he would be reduc'ng
his unexpired term on the embezzle
ment charge for which he had been
paroled.
GOVEilOR
PARDONS
COilllTTEE
"DISTUISIIED CONS
.
Republicans Lose Out.
San Francisco, Oct. 3. Su-
prome court today denied to the
Taft forces in this state their ap-
plication for a writ of mandamus
to force Secretary of State Jordan
to put the Taft electors in the
Republican column on the ballot
In November. The supreme court
redded that the Roosevelt elec-
tors were entitled to the Republl-
can designation.
RUGBY TEAM
GIVEIJ FINE
San Francisco, Oct. 3. When the
steamship Moana from Australia
swung Into tho dock here today bring
ing the picked team of Rugby player
from the Antipodes for a series of
games with teams of the California
Rugby union, a large delegation In
cluding representatives of both Cali
fornia universities, members of tho
Olympic, Barbarian and British em
pire clubs gave them a rousing re
ception. The Stanford band was on
hand to load a musical welcome.
As soon as the Australians landed
they were at once escorted to automo
biles and whirled away to the Olympic
club, where thoy were formally wel
comed to the city. The gymnasium of
tho club was gaily decorated with
bunting and flags. Mayor James
Rolph welcomed tho visitors on behalf
of the city, and William F. Humphrey
Jr., extended greetings on behalf of
the Olympic club.
Tonight a smoker will be given in
honor of the Australians and tomor
row they will don their football togs
for the first limbering up practice in
Golden Gate Park. On Saturday the
first match will be playod with the
Barbarian club team.
WANT COUNTRYMEN TO
COME HOME AND FIGHT.
fcNITCD rBBSS LCAWCD WIM.l "
New York, Oct. 3. "Send all Bul
garians and Macedonians to Bulgaria."
This Is the message posted in front
of the Macedonian-Bulgarian organl
zntlon here today. It was sent by the
president of the central committee In
Sofia.
While there are only 2000 Bulgari
ans and Macedonians In New York,
large colonies of these nationalities
live th east St Louis, South Chicago,
Pittsburg and other industrial cen
ters, 300 Bales Hops Sold.
uitcd run lcasid wind
Independence, Or., Oct. 3. More
than 300 bales of hops the crop ofK.
M. Young, were taken yesterday at 19
cents. There has been but little sell
ing of hops as yet.
DOOSTERS
GOING TO
POLK FAIR
As announced yesterday all arrange
ments have been completed for the
Jialom excursion to tho Polk county
fair. Salem business people respond
ptf vary cordially In promises to attend
nnd It now looks as though several
hundred will avail theniBclves of the
convenient special train. Remember,
the train leaves West Salem, 1:20 p.
m and the special train will returu
'eavlng Dallas early In the evening.
The found trip costs only $1 and a
nplendld time Is promised all by the
Pallas people. Those intending to go
rhould be on hand at West Salotn
promptly at 1:20. Extra coaches will
be provided to accommodate all comers.
WELCOME
TREATS DMAD WITH
IT QUESTIONED
IN SOFTLY MODULATED TONES
AND WAS EXTREMELY POL
Morgan Was Suave and Condescending and Treated the Sen
ators for a Time as His EqualsHe Said He Gave $1 50,-
000 to Campaign in 1904
qotlt."and When the Committe Came the Second Time
Asking for $250,000 He Inadvertently Gave Them the Ex
tra $50,000.
DNITCD PH1I11 UUCP WIM
Wash! ngton, Oct. 3. J. Plerpont
Morgan, Amei lea's famous money
king, received a remarkable ovation
here today when he left the witness
stand, after telling the senate cam
paign contributions investigating com
mittee of hlsf'rms contributions to the
Republican campaigns of 1004 and
1908 ' for the good of the government,
and the people." Men and women,
drawn to the hearing by tho fact that
the world's" greatest trust organizer
was to testify, stood on their chairs
and cheered the, famous financier as
he left the committee room.
Willi "DIstliiKiilshed Consideration."
No wrangling marked the testimony
of the banker. Instead ho was treated
more considerately than any witness
yet called before the probers. Senator
Atlee Pomerene a member of the com
mittee, quizzed the banker. His ques
tions were asked in a subdued tone
and presented to the wltnesB politely
and with deference. The manner in
which Pomerene questioned Morgan
differed greatly from the method em
ployed in the examination yesterday of
Senator Joseph M. Dixon, of Montana,
who managed Colonel Theodore Roose
velt's pro-convontlon campaign. Then
questions were hurled back and forth
with lightning rapidity senatorial
courtesy being entirely disregarded In
the repeated wrangling.
Morgan seemed to enjoy the situa
tion and expressed willingness to re
appear before the committee should
he be needed again. His testimony
throughout was marked by assertions
that whatever his firm may have done
for the Republican party In the way
of contributions was for the good of
the people, as well as for the govern
ment. fiave for Love of Country.
"Whatever Morgan & Co. may have
given," he said, "was not given be
cause we expected any returns. It
has been my experience thnt gratitude
Is a very scarce commodity with poll
Itlclans. We did It for the peoplo and
the government. We thought we could
aid the people by contributions to
keen the Republicans In power. Had
we believed the country would have
been benefitted more by the election
of the Democratic candidate, our con
tributions would have gone to that
party."
Morgan arrived In Washington last
night. Every seat was taken In the
commltteo room when he entered this
morning accompanied by his son-in-law
Herbert Satterlee, his daughter
and Mrs. Hamilton. Morgan reached
the committee room at exactly 9:55.
He was escorted to a private room by
Chairman Clapp, where they conversed
briefly. Returning to the committee
room, Morgan glanced nervously
around at the crowd. Chairman Clapp
then read published charges that Col
onel Roosevelt had commanded Mor
ga nto raise $100,000 In 1904 and that
Morgan telephoned to the former pres
ident at Washington 30 minutes later.
Tho banker said this charge was un
true; that he did not receive personal
application for contributions from any
candidates. '
Contributed 150.000.
"So far ns I remember," said Mor
gan, "I did not talk to Roosevelt. The
story about the telephone conversation
is made out of whole cloth. I never
had communication either hv ma'!, tel
ephone or telegraph. Neither d'd I
communicate with any of his secre
taries. "Early In October the company con
tributed $100,000 to the campaign.
Then about the first of November we
gave $50,000 to the Now York cam
paign. I do not recall to whom the
HIM GENTLY
TE
He Gave $100,000 and 'For
payment was mado, but I tlink It was
to Bliss. The books, howovof, will
Bhow. Both payments were made In
cash.
"I do not think that Harrimafi solic
ited any contributions from u(i. The
first contribution was solicited by
Bliss, and the second, I think, by both
Odcll and Blss."
Referring to the 1904 canpalgn,
Morgan said:
"I paid Treasurer George Sheldon
$2000 on one occasion, The memo
randum shows that on October 10 I
paid him $10,000 In caBh. Eheramn
only visited me once. If I made other
contributions they were moderate and
Inconsequential."
Giiyo Nothing This Your.
Morgan flatly stated that j neither
,he nor any ot his business associates
contributed to the pre-conventlon cam
paigns of 1912. Morgan said
that his
( views were not affected by Judge Al
,ton Parker's views on the trust prob
lem, adding:
"There was no understanding be
tween the 'Interests,' nor flld they
leet Jointly at any time. So, far as I
know, there was no combination of the
interest to favor the Republicans) In
1 1904." . I
J Morgan admitted that frequent con
ferences were hold between Georgo
Perkins and President Mollen, adding:
Gratltnde In Rare,
"Perhaps they may have J thought
they would be benefitted by the selec
tion of the Republican candidates. But
I have found gratitude a very scarce
commodity."
The witness said he would have sup
ported the Democratic candidate In
1904, "If I thought It would have been
better for the country."
Morgan's daughter smiled frequent
ly throughout her father's examina
tion, but Satterlee seemed extremely
nervous. When Morgan told about
f Continued on Pace t.)
GERTRODE j
GIVES VENT
TO TEMPER
San Bernardino, Cal., Oct- 3. Mrs.
Gertrude Atherton, novelist and sup
porter of Woodrow Wilson for the
presidency, who has been criticised by
0, L. Roblson, president of the Los
Angeles Antl-Clgarette League, who
publicly warned members of the
league to stay away from IVfrs. Ather
tou's addresses, because she smoked
cigarettes, Is back with a hot shot at
the league today: J
'Whose business is It," asked Mrs.
Atherton, "If I do smoke cigarettes?
The poor provincial bnck woodsmen
have no right to criticise. They should
go out into the world and learn some
thing. "If the Women's Democratic league
of I)S Angelea wishes to ancol my
speech I am agreeable. I have more
dates than I can fill.''
SI' NATO It MTOSE IS ,
STUHHNt 0HE0ON
f DNITCD l'lltfl LCAHRD VWM
Pendleton, Or., Oct. 8. Senator
William Stone, of Missouri now
stumping Oregon for Governor Wood
rcw Wilson, Democratic Iires'dentb!
nominee, arrived In Pendleton tod:y
from Baker, Or. He Is to
tonight.
iHpeak bore-
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