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SALEM OREGW, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 11)12.
NO. 2(l!.
) HOT CAMPAIGN FOR AN 01
PEN RIVER
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"I NEVER ASKED
HE ASKED I
PROTESTED AGAINST MONEY
BEING RECEIVED FROM THE
TRDSTS BEIII6 PROSECUTED
This Was Roosevelt's Testimo ny Before the Committee Prob
ing Campaign Contributions This Morning Said When
He Was President He Met Trust Magnate, Laborer, Prize
Fighter, Lawyer or Clergyman, if They Had Business at the
White House and Wanted t o See Him, and Added 'If
. Elected Again Same Situation Will Prevail."
Wlint Teddy Told the Committee.
Penrose should bo kicked out
of the annate as an enemy to the
people.
There Is only hearsay evidence
against me the quoted words of
men now dead.
I nover asked Harrlman for
help. He asked me for aid In the
New York state fight.
I nover sent for Standard Oil
magnates, but there were plenty
of trust men I did send for Jim
Hill, for Instance.
John L. Sullivan and Battling
Nelson called to see me at the
White House. I think It was on
public business.
When my virtue gets so weak
that I cannot stand contact with
a labor leader, a Socialist, or
any ono else, I'll quit public life.
The Colonel Testifies.
Washington, Oct 4. In his testi
mony before the committee this morn
ing Roosevelt, after telling of meeting
Harrlman, said:
"Not once during our Interview did
we refer to the national campaign. To
the contrary, at Harrlman's request,
I was to help him out in the New
York campaign.
"Later Harrlman urged that Chaun
cey DoPew be appointed ambassador
to France. I told him that some of his
friends wanted James Hyde appointed.
He then Immediately 'backed water'
on the DePew proposition."
Roosevelt declared that If the Stand
ard Oil company contributed to his
1904 campaign, It was done without his
knowledge and consent. He referred
WILL PLAY
FIRST GAME
TOMORROW
The first meeting of the student
l)ody of the Salem high school was
held yesterday afternoori In the assem
bly room of the school with the new
president, Russell Fields, presiding.
Aside from the regular business, Pro
fessor Davis, the treasurer, made a
short talk to the students explaining
the ticket system to the new students
and freshmen, urging them alt to buy
so that they might attend the alumni
football game Saturday. Professor
Donnell made a short talk, which was
followed by some remarks by Yell
leader Martin, who filled the students
with enthusiasm for the football game
Saturday. Another meeting will be
held this afternoon at the close of
school to jolly up the new students,
' acquaint them with the school yell
and Interest them In the game.
The boys on the team have been
working ever since Coach Turner
gave the fir.st call for practice and are
deserving of the support and encour
agement of every citizen qt Salem.
The game tomorrow will be played
on Willamette field and will be canea
t
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to his recent letter bearing on this
subject to Chairman Clapp. He also
quoted from a letter which he had
written to George Sheldon, treasurer
of tho Republican national committee
III 1908. Roosevelt's quotation fol
lows:
Refers to Ills Letter.
"I have been Informed that some
one, acting on your behalf, requested 1
contributions from John D. Archhold
and Harrlman. If this bo true I ear
nestly protest against the acceptance
of money from trusts which the attor
ney-general may prosecute. If the
money has been tendered it should bo
refused.
"I am not a candidate for office.
Put I protest against the solicitation
of funds from the persons we are
prosecuting. Four years ago, I am
Informed, Cortelyou returned money
contributed bythoBe we are prosecut
ing. I would rather see us defeated
than to win with that money. The ac
ceptance of a dollar would hurt Taft
more than It possibly Could help him."
Roosevelt then read a letter which
he had written to Cortelyou directing
him to return any money the Standard
Oil company may have contributed. Ho
followed this up by reading a tele
gram to Cortelyou wh.ch referred to
the letter. The telegram was dated
October 27, 1904, and read:
"I greatly desire that the request
contained In my letter of yesterday be
compiled with,"
Only Hearsay Evidence.
Regarding the Harrlman fund,
Roosevelt said:
"In the first place there is no testi
mony against me except hearsay evi
dence. My traducers have quoted
1 the words of men now dead. Archhold
end Penrose gave-what purports to be
statements of Bliss, now dead."
Referring to the Sibley letter pub
lished by Hearst's Magazine,, which
quoted the former president aa telling
Sibley that he would be delighted to
see Archbold, Roosevelt said:
"I do not recall this specific Inci
dent, but during my administration I
was glad to see anyone. I recall that
Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon
(.nee asked to be brought In touch
with Archbold.
He Saw Everybody.
"While I was president, If any one
trust magnate, laborer, prize-fighter,
lawyer or clergyman had business at
the White House and wanted to see
n.e, I saw him. If I am again elected
president, the same situation will pre
vail. "If Rockefeller or any one else
wants t0 see me, I will send for him.
If I should have anything to ask
Rockefeller, Gompers, Morgan or John
Mitchell, I would send for them my
self. If It Is for the public service.
"It happens, however, that I did not
send for any representative of the
Standard Oil company, but there are
plenty of trust magnates and railroad
kings whom I did send for. I sent
for Jim Hill at the time of the con
servation campaign. I think, too, that
I sent for Morgan. I am certain I
saw him in reference to currency leg
islation. .
"Others were John L. Sullivan, Bat
tling Nelson and Dr. Lyman Abbott.
I could go on indefinitely with a list
of those I sent for. If I ever find that
. my ia M frail that It won't
OR A D IN
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FOR HELP
STATE FIGHT"
Hinlloy Out for Tuft.
Jefferson City, Mo Oct, 4.
Public announcement that he (a-
vors tlio candlrtiiev of President
Tuft and would work for his re- 1
election, wns made here today by
Governor Hadley, of Missouri. 1
The president's private secre- 1
tury today telegraphed Hadley
that Tuft favors presidential prl-
marles provided they are prop-
erly safeguarded.
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A CASE OF
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uhiiii
SLAVERY
REPORTS FROM ALL CAPITALS IX.
DICATE TH AT THE LITTLE ( 01 X
TKIES WILL UNITE TO GIVE
BATTLE TO THE TIRKS.
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 4. Charged
with the abduction of Hana Sato, aged
20, a Japanese girl, for Immoral pur
poses, Henry A. .Young, a former law
student In the State university and
B. J. Sulagara, a Japanese interpret
er, are In jail today In default of
$5000 ball each. Their arrests were
made simultaneously with the arrests
of Shotaro Washlo and Tessutaro Sal
to, at San Francisco, yeBterday.
The scheme charged against the
four Is that with the aid of Young,
who Is alleged to have .posed as a
government official, the girl was com
pelled to go to San Francisco, where
Salto was to claim her as his bride.
Salto, It is charged, offered $2000 for
her. The arrests were made by im
migrant officials.
A Good Laugh.
Los Angeles, Oct. 4. Laughing at a
funny story told by a fellow work
man, J. P. Hanger, a carpenter, fell
50 feet from an iron girder. He was
picked up unhurt, and still laughing.
Paris, Oct. 4. Confirmation of the
report that the Bulgarian army has
Invaded Turkey Hnd Is now marching
toward Adrlanovle was received here
this afternoon.
Liverpool, Oct. 4. Four torpedo
boat destroyers, recently purchased
by Greece from the Argentine Repub
lic, today sailed far Athens, accord
ing to dispatches received here today.
Atfiens, Oct. 4. Reports received
here say that a Turkish plot to mas
sacre Greek residents of Albania has
just been uncovered. Thousands of
Greeks reside In Albania.
Budapest, Oct. 4. Telegrams here
today from Cettlnge, the eapltol of
Montenegro, today say that three
Montenegrin residents Invaded Al
bania, where they were welcomed by
the Christian tribesmen.
London, Oct. 4. Dispatches here to
day from Gibraltar gay the British
Mediterranean fleet there hag been or
dered to proceed to the Levant The
cruiser Weymouth departed ImmedJ
ately for Suda Bay.
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WAR SEEI.1S
II EUROPE1
Mm I n if Mir Crop.
Calgary, Alberta. Oct. 4
Wheat Is now being moved out
of Southern Alberta at the rate
of ono hundred thousand bushels
per day. More than one million
and a half bushels will have
. reached the lake terminals over
the C. P. R. before the tenth of
the month. One hundred cars
a day aro being loaded at points
south and east of here.
This Is more, than twice as
much as was being moved last
year In tho last two weeks of
October.
TOWILSOIi
"Bill" Hanley, Eastern Oregon
Cattle King, and One of the
Best Known Men in North
west, Out for Wilson.
ELECTOR ON TAFT TICKET
Thinks the Contest Is Hot ween Roose
velt mid Wilson, and a Vote for Tuft
Helps the Former Says He Be
Hero Roosevelt Is 'Too Danger
ous" to Bo Elected to the Presiden
cyAnd Disagrees With Tuft on
the Tariff.
UNITED PIIEHS t.BARBD Willi.
Burns, Ore., Oct. 4. "Hill" Hanley,
cattle king of Eastern Oregon, and
one of the best known men in the Pa
cific Northwest, today announces the
withdrawal of his support of Presi
dent Taft, and states he will support
Governor Woodrow Wilson, Demo
cratic presidential nominee. Hanley
was a Taft presidential elector.
Hanley gives as his reasons for re
fusing longer to align himself With
President Taft his dissatisfaction with
the president because of his failure to
bring about a downward revision of
the tariff, and his belief that a vote
for Taft Is a vote for Colonel Roose
velt. He thinks the contest for elec
tion to the presidency lies between
Colonel Roosevelt and Governor Wil
son. Hanley says that Colonel Roose
velt Is "too dangerous" to be elected
to tho presidency.
COUNTY CLERK Hl'SY
OX PENSION MATTERS
Today being the first day on which
penBlon vouchers can he executed, the
county clerk's office was busy all fore
noon on this class of papers.
According to a new regulation the
execution of the voucher will be dis
pensed with hereafter. All those en
titled to receive pensions will get
their checks through the mnll, without
the necessity of executing a voucher
for It. When the period for Issuing
the checkB arrives, the pension de
partment will mnll the cheeks to the
last address, especial Instructions be
ing given to postmasters regarding
the safe delivery of the envelopes
containing the quarterly nllowanee.
A Judicial Sale.
Los Angeles, Cal Oct. 4. Justice
Forbes turned his court Into a second
hand clothing stcj-e and auctioned off
a suit of clothes, which Harry Suylcn
declared was a bad fit. The tailor
wanted $30. It sold for $18.
The Lust Mule Surrenders.
fuiTn rnr.s" ijcawkk mi '
San Francisco, Oct. 4. The last one
of the 138 army mules that escaped
from a corral here wag found today,
after a systematic search had been go
ing on for several days. The mule
was enjoying himself in the ciwntry
district, devouring cabbage.
WILL GIVE
HIS VOTE
ITIIE BOOSTERS FOR M
HAVE A Ml
ltlg Demand for Labor.
Winnipeg, Oct 4. So pressing
Is the need for threshermcn that
farmers are coming to the city to
pay the fines of men In jail for
petty offenses If they will go out
and work In the fields. Tho au
thorities are agreeable, aB tho
central police station is over
crowded and a dozen men have
been let out on these novel
terms.
STATING
CASE FOR
THE STATE
PROSECUTOR MILLER MAKES
HITTER ARRAIGNMENT OF THE
48 MEN CHARGED WITH DYXA
MITE Ol'TRAGESi
(UNITED PRESS I.K18ED W111E.
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 4. Shaking
an accusing finger In the face of each
of the 48 defendants In turn, United
States District Attorney John D. Mil
ler today promsed conviction ta the
members of the International Associa
tion of Bridge and Structural Iron
workers on trial here for illegal
ly transporting dynamite. The ar
raignment voiced by the government's
prosecutor was one of the most scath
ing ever delivered in an Indianapolis
court room. Miller's accusations were
not general. Instead he singled out
the defendants one by one and boldly
shouting out their names, designated
the man, the time and place the al
leged crimes were committed.
The most anxious persons In the
court room tijday were the wives and
mothers of the accused. Many of the
Ironworkers' women covered their
faces and shuddered aB the prosecutor
reeled off the charges which he said
he would prove. Miller's arraignment,
however, failed to move the defend
ants. They were, apparently, the
leaBt concerned persons in the emu i t
room. They lolled about unconcern
edly In easy chairs, whllo the prosecu
tor charged them with crimes, which,
If proven, will send them to Jail with
stiff sentences.
Malicious destruction of millions of
dollars' wrvrth of property was among
the offenses mentioned.
Miller devoted the day to the dyna
miting of the Kansas City bridge and
that of the court house In Omaha. lie
flatly charged that Jim McNamara,
Ortle McMnnlgal and IT. S. Pockln
were responsible, concealing the nitro
glycerine used In the jobs at Muncle,
Ind. He told of dynamltlngB In Cleve
land, Cln'Vmatl, CrJunibuB, Detroit,
Buffalo, Rochester, Boston, New York,
Hoboken, Peoria and Worcester,
Miirb., and elsewhere.
In each Instance he named the man
whom the government alleges super
intended the job, and the men who
did the actual work. Miller's state
ment, it Is believed, will also consume
most ff tomorrow's sess'on.
HE THINKS HE OWNS
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
W. C. Dibble, who was committed to
the asylum from Marlon county, last
night effected rn escape from tho asy
lum, and, while a diligent search h:is
been prosecuted for him, the officers
have so far failed to find him.
Dibble labors under the delusion
that he owns the Southern Pacific
Railroad company. Whllo he Is violent
at times, .he Is not' considered es
pecially dangerous.
By saving a little everyday one
can have quite a competence In a
thousand years.
OPEN RIVER MEANS MILLIONS
TO LUMBER INDUSTRY ALONE
AND MORE TO AGRICULTURE
Wide-Awake Citizens From Every Town Along the River
Were Present and All Spok e in Favor of United Harmon
ious Persistent and Energetic Action Until the Open River
Was a Reality Col. Hofer Advocates the Formation of
Port Districts and Showed What This System Had Done.
An open river campaign was Inaugurated at Albany Thursday night for
the permanent Improvement of tho Wlltametto river, with locks and dams,
that will Involvo a large expenditure on the part of the general government
nid. the communities benefited by water transportation. It was shown that
in tho absence of corporation-controlled United States senators tho largest
minis for rivers and harbors had been secured In tho history of tho slate
nnd that this was the favornblo tinia to take up the fight for an open river.
Congressman llnwley's plan was endowed by the engineers, Bteamboatmi'ii
and by the conference. The United Slates senators from Oregon were com
mended for adding the following Bums to the Rivers and Harbors bill after
It left the house of representatives:
Freo locks and canal at Oregon City $ 300,000
Tillamook bay and harbor '. 407,000
Nehalem river and harbor 416,250
Siualaw river and harbor 301,000
Celilo canal increased 100,000
Improvement Coqulllo river 38,000
Thirty-foot channel Columbia rlvnr 520,000
North Portland ship canal fiO.OOO
Coos bay dredges 3H0.000
Total added In the Bennte
Adoption of the thirty-foot channel project means a total of $3,000,000 se
cured for tho Columbia river alone. Congressman llawley claims credit for
the Nehalum and Coos bay items in the Iioiiho, but this Is a matter that will
liavo to be proven from tho Congressional records, nnd Congressman I law
Icy assorted at the conference that he could prove tho items wero In the
bill when It left the Iiouho.
An Enthusiastic Meeting.
Albany, Or., Oct. 4. Postmaster Van
Winkle called the Open Wlllumetle
River conference to order. Mayor
Gilbert delivered an address of wel
come in well chosen words, reviewing
tho railroad development of the Wll-
lumetto valley, and spoke of revetment
I work and Improvement of the channel
us more important than a deeper
1 river.
J Secretary Stewart, of tho Albuny
I Commercial club, read a carefully pre
pared statement of the surveys and
. recommendations of tho past, showing
a plan of permanent Improvement hud
been agreed upon by the engineers
and war department covering a period
of eight years at $110,000 a year, but
I the appropriations had dwindled away
until they had not half that sum to
keep the rlvor open. Major Mclndoe
miiitulncd this and said hi! had to pull
his crews off tho river In June and
lay up his steamer with the captain
on hulf pay.
Mclndoe Fnlllifiil Official.
In his detailed statement, Major Me
Indoo convinced all present that he
had been faithful and vigilant for the
open river at tho head of tho engineer
ing department. He reviewed tho ro
pcrts and asked that commercial bod
ies prepare a showing of present and
prospective commerce on tho river to
back up his findings, after examina
tion of the river as provided In tho
Rivers anil Harbors bill. He also
suggested that the reports from the
j cities on the river show dock facilities,
I ami piihllo docks and opportunities
lor transfer of freight If any. At pres
ent there were no appropriations for
J Improvements but only for mainte
nance. Captain Graham showed how the
butts had ulways reduced rates, but
without Improvement of the river
thcro could be no lowering of the
rates. With deeper water there would
be no class rates on tho river.
Present System Faulty,
Congressman llawley then showed
that there hnd been no Improvement
In navigation under the present syB
atm. A retaining wall of six feet on
top of the falls at Oregon City had
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drowned out tho bars In tho river as
far north as Newberg, and that was
why the river men had eoino to advo
cate a system of locks and dams. Mr.
llawley made a talk on tho work of
the department of ngrlculturo in send-
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