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Arizona republican., 1908-08-21
EASILY COMPROMISED.

Sydney, Aug. 20.-There rose to- day circumstances in connection with the parade of the American blue jackets and marines in Sydney to- morrow. which at one time promised to make impossible the carrying out of the program as originally planned but the matter has been adjusted and the men will march in accord ance with expectation. The imperial regulations forbid the landing of armed men in Australia. The fact was communicated to Admiral Sper- ry who in reply informed the govern ment he would not allow the men to participate in the processions and reviews unless they came ashore armed. This was followed by a between Sperry and the commonwealth government after which it Was announced that the government had granted permission to the American sailors to march on the land armed. but without ammu milton. This proviso was accepted and the program will therefore be carried out unaltered.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21
ARIzONIANS
 CELEBRATE Five Hundred Are Guests of Los Angeles Hosts Chamber of Mines and HOl- lenbeck Hotel Enter tained Yesterday.

Los Angeles, Aug. 20.-With 5O8sper- sons present, the annual celebration of the Arizona Hassayampa club of Los Angeles began this afternoon with a reception rendered the members by the officials of the Los Angeles chamber of mines. Unique badges were pre- scented to the members, depicting d Hassayampan prostrated on the ground drinking from the Hassayampa river. On the badges were words to the ef- feet that a true Hassayampan will never save a cent, leave the country nor tell the truth again.
 Tonight reception and banquet was held at the Hollenbeck hotel J. l.. E. Alexander, U. s. district attorney of Arizona, acted as toastmaster. Among the honorary guests were Mark Smith, Fletcher NJ. Doan, associate justice of the supreme court of Arizona. The speakers were Frank Cox, of Phoenix Col H. l.. Pickett of Tombstone Judge $. w. Purcell of Tucson, w. F. Marvin. clerk of the supreme court of New Mexico, who responded to the toast New Mexico,' and Messrs Smith and Doan The Hassayampans will go to Redondo Beach tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21

especial token of gratitude the sum of S10,OOO.O0O in fifteen annual install- ments, tO the king for his use in main- taining hospitals, schools and forward ing scientific work in Africa.
 In addition the king retains 10000 hectares of land at Mayumbe for cOf- fee and cocoa growing experiments. and during his lifetime is to enjoy his interests in the Congo concessionary companies and property in Belgium and France which he purchased out of funds. of Congo foundation. Upon the death of the king all this property will revert to Belgium.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21
THE HANS.ANNIS
 SCANDAL DEVELOPING
Mrs. Hains Denies Guilty Conduct Not withstanding Her Confession.

New York, Aug. 2O.-Interest In the case of the Hains brothers, now await ing trial in the county jail. for the murder of Wm. Annis, centers today in various contradictory statements issued by the lawyers for Captain Hains and his brother and by those having charge of the interests of Mrs Hains, the captains wife.
 Mrs. Hains attorney, insisted that her signed confessions to the contrary notwithstanding, Mrs. Hains has nev- CT been guilty of improper conduct with Annis. The attorney denied the published story that Mrs. Hains is trying to effect a reconciliation with her husband and would testify in his behalf at the trial.
 Weldon c. Percy. the first lawyer called to defend Hains and his brother. refused to comment on the various statements. In respect of the much exploited incident of the automobile ride, in which Hains took Annis after his return from the Philippines, Percy threw new light.
 "The captain" he said, returned with the conviction that all of the gos- sip connecting Annis and his wife was absolutely without foundation. He studied upon a way to silence the de- tractors of the woman he loved and decided the best way would be to open ly invite Annis to a dinner at the fort.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21
Taft Says It is Enjoyable When One Be-
 comes Accustomed to It
Large Crowds Gathering for the Rally In Hot Springs Many NOtables Among Them--Judge WOOdmanset Discusses Relation Ot FOraker to the Campaign.

Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 20.-"After the first week of any speaking cam paign has been gone through with and one finds himself as it were, talking without difficulty on all the various timely subjects of dicussion, l don't think there is anything more enjoyable than that of making at least one speech a day" This utter ance by MT. Taft today presents his attitude toward campaigning. When asked if it is not possible that a the announcement that he is not to leave Cincinnati during the cam paign, Mir. Taft replied: "Of course there is nothing to prevent a change of these plans"
 An change of plans, it is stated. is a matter resting entirely with the na- tional committee. That Taft is entire ly willing to accommodate himself to anything but a whirlwind campaign is made plain. There is no harder work" he added. than making hur- ried speeches from the rear end of a train and I doubt if such work is ef- fective"
 Hot Springs is in readiness for the republican rally tomorrow. It is es- timated that the crowd to come will reach 1000 people.
 Judge D. D. W@oOdmansee, judge of the common pleas court of Cincinnati, president in 1896 of a national league of republican clubs, a cousin and old friend of Judge Taft was an arrival tOdaV He gave ont an interview re- garding the decision of the Ohio state
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21

 WELCOMED
The Fleet Greeted by Aus.
 traIian DignitarieS
The Question Settled That Threatened a Changing of the Plans.

Sydney, (Friday) Aug. 21.-Sydney was aglow with life and color today and surging thousands filled the streets as never before, for this was the day set for the official landing and for Australia to publicly welcome the bone and sinew of the visiting fleet, officers and men.
 No more triumphal entry of gallant vessels into a port was ever witness ed than that of yesterday. when the warships pushed through the haze of the sea and steamed majestically past the headlands, crowded with a cheer ing multitude Today the Australians had an opportunity to see the men who have brought the ships in safely thus far on the voyage around the world.
 Throughout the lengthy line of march, the crowds gave enthusiastic welcome. Large bodies of men from .all the ships were brought ashore in launches. They numbered 4000. In sections they marched to the outer do- main formed upon the allotted space fronting the reception pavilion.
 Rear Admiral Sperry inspected the naval guard. and then, with others, was driven to the reception pavilion, where he was greeted by Lord North cote, governor general of Australia; Sir Harry Rawson, governor of >Sew South Wales and the military naval heads in the colony
 Northcote, on behalf of Australia, extended the heartiest of welcomes to Sperry. his officers, and men, and con graduated them warmly on the sue cess of the voyage.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21
BIG DIAMOND ROBBERY.

New York, Aug. 2O-It became known tonight that jewels valued at more than $6O,00O had been stolen from a secret treasure room in the mansion of Commodore Frederick c. Bourne, at Oakdale, l.. l.
 The room was built when the man. sion was erected and it's existence was known only to the family. The jewels were those worn by the Bourne s three daughters at brilliant society functions. Following the departure of the family for a vacation wOrkmen were employed to make repairs on the house and detectives believe the room was discovered
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21

He did this, trusting the word of his wife That night Annis came to the fort with his wife and after dinner the four-Mrs. Hains, Captain Hains, and MT and Mrs. Annis-went out tOgeth- CT on an automobile ride. Subsequent to that Captain Hains discovered the truth. The talk of Mrs. Hains not having been in full possessions of her faculties at the time she signed the confession is ridiculous. Fully twel'N hours elapsed between her oral and written confessions"
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21
ALL OCEAN RECORDS
 ARE AGAIN BROKEN
The Lusitania Clips Another Four Hours Off the Trip Across tine At lantic.

New York, Aug. 2O.-Lusitania fin ished a sensational run across the At lantic tonight. and when official fig ures for the trip became available it developed the big turbiner had not only lowered all records for trans Atlantic voyage by nearly four hours but that she had broken three other records.
 She made the passage in four days and 15 hours. The best previous rec ord was made by her and was four days IS hours and 40 minutes.
 On the whole trip of PITS miles the Lusitania made an average speed of 25.05 knots, new record. The third record broken is for the greatest day s run, $50 knots. She also set a new record in steaming an average of 25.G6 knots for twenty-four hours.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21
THE MAYPOLE DEAD.

Wigan, Aug 2O-It is known that seventy-siX miners perished in the eX- plosion and fire that followed in the Maypole mine. Finding that it would be impossible to recover the bodies the directors tonight determined to seal the mine.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21
AN INQUIRY ORDERED.

Puget Sound. Navy Yard, Aug % Orders have been received to convene a court of inquiry tomorrow to inves- tigate the grounding of the cruiser Colorado, on Point Lip Lip Saturday.
 Captain H. D. Mahan, captain of the Navy Yard, will preside. The damage to the Colorado is estimated at SIS, 900.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21
UNCLE JOE WILL SPEAK.

Chicago, Aug. 20.-It was an nounced at republican headquarters here today that Cannon will make a speaking tour of the county begin ming in September
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21
BASEBALL

Nat;onaI League
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21

FOR RENT.-Unfurnish House. Eight rooms, hall and two bath rooms. All modern and newly finished.
 Excellent location. E. E. Pascoe. 110 North Center St.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21

R. H. F.
 San Francisco ........r.....1 4 0 Batteries: Gray and Easterly; SutOr and Berry.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21
S65O.OO

Buys a three room house.
 Close in. 100 down. Balance monthly pay nents. E. D. Pascoe, 11O North Gen. CT St.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21

I'tIttVI I-s'. INdN IIIUIIU anu LUUW IB McQuillen, Corridor and DOoin.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-21

Batteries: Pfeister and Kling; Fer guson, Chappelle and Graham.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-10-01
REPUBLICANS AND MONEY.

Golfers Weekly has a significant
editorial in its issue of August 20
entitled, The Republicans and
Money" 1t is given herewith:
1.-THE election and subsequent death
of Mr.. Taft would mean the occu'
pancy of the White House by an Off
cial fat-fryer who has during sew
eral years past approached, with def
erential hat in hand the president or
treasurer of most of the large cor.
porations in the country. 1t was in
the course of this official function that
Sherman was profanely turned down
by Mr.. Hartman. with bitter denun-
citation of the Republican party and
reeking messages for the head of that
party, that the party and the head OF
it had not been grateful for the $780,.
900 which Mr. Harriamn collected and
which Mr.. Hartman collected and
gave in 1904 Penrose, as one of the
executive committee of nine which is
to do the actual work of the Repub-
lican campaign, is in error OF taste
and judgment but not great deal
worse. With r. Coleman Du Pont OF
Delaware however the case differs.
Among the combinations now being
prosecuted by the Federal Govern.
ment is that aggregation of compan.
les known as the Powder Trust. Mr..
Du Pont is president of the fifty mil
lion dollar Du Point Powder Company,
president of the ten million dollar
International Powder Company, direc-
tor of the international Smokeless
Powder Company, and vicepresident
of the holding company, the Della.
ware Securities Company, which owns
a majority of the stock of the Latin
& Eand Powder Company. Suppose
that Mr.. Taft. being successful, should
be approached by Mr.. Du Pont thus:
Il am one of the ten men, including
Chairman Hitchcock. who have put
you over the plate. | don't want to
be reminding you continually Of the
obligation; there is one small piece of
patronage I should like. and l shan't
speak to you about patronage again
during your administration. There is
a deserving young friend of mine
whom I should like to have appoint.
ed to the position lately held by Mr..
Purdy, in charge Of that bureau of the
Department of Justice which is seeking
to break up my company. deprive me
of some of my property. and declare
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-10-01

In his address to the Republican ma.
tional convention. Temporary Chair
man Burrows referred to the Repub.
lican victory in 1904, and then asked:
I'm view of this Endorsement, it be.
comes pertinent and opportune to in.
quire, what has the Republican party
done in the last four years of govern.
ment control to forfeit public conf.
dence or create distrust in it's capac
ity for future administration?
Fer this question the Rochester
New York; Union and Advertiser
finds a striking answer This is the
answer which the Union and Adver
tiser takes out of the mouth of Sen.
ator Burrows own party as stated in
the Republican Platform of 1895: "In
the broad effect of it's policy 1t has
precipitated panic, blighted industry
and trade with prolonged depression,
closed factories. reduced work and
wages, halted enterprise and crippled
American production. Every consider
alton Of public safety and individual
interest demands that the government
shall be rescued from the hands OF
those who have shown themselves in
cable Of conducting 1t without dis.
aSter"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-10-01
"May Be Reduced Fifty Per Cent.

"May Be Reduced Fifty Per Cent"
On August %, 1907, Mr. H. e. Miles,
chairman of the tariff committee OF
the National Association of Manufac
turers, wrote to Senator Foraker a
letter in which Mr.. Miles said
about forty per cent of all the
members of our association who have
by correspondence pronounced for re-
vision declare in their letters that
their own schedules MAY PROPERLY
BE REDUCED FIFTY PER CENT OR
MORE WITHOUT HURT TO THEIR
RESPECTIVE INDUSTRIES OR TO
THE COUNTRY AT LARGE"
How exorbitant must be this prec.
ious tariff fostered by the Republican
party when even forty per cent of it,
beneficiaries, frightened by the rising
tide Of public sentiment, admit that
their own schedules may properly be
reduced fifty per cent or more without
hurt to their respective industries, OF
to the country at large"
If the common everyday experience
Of the consumers is not sufficient to
awaken Republican voters to the
iniquity of the existing tariff system.
surely the confession in the letter re.
ferred to ought at least to challenge
attention and invite thoughtful inves.
tigatiOn.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-10-01
Riding a Camel In the Desert.

DR.. NachtiGal. the celebrated African
explorer, was the guest of a rich Ham
burg merchant. The merchants son,
young man of somewhat sentimental
temperament, said among other things
that his dearest wish was to ride across
the desert on the back of camel. He
thought such ride must be very poet
ical indeed.
"NIy dear young friend" replied the
explorer, 81 can tell you how you can
get partial idea of what riding a
camel on the deserts of Africa is like
Take an office stool, screw it up as
high as possible and put it in wagon
without any springs. Then seat your
self on the stool and have it driven
over rocky and uneven ground during
the hottest weather of July or August
and after you have not had anything
to eat or drink for twenty-four hours,
and then you will get faint idea Of
how delightfully."- poetic it Is to ride on
a camel in the wilds of Africa"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-10-01
WHERE DID YOU GET TT
"Cncle doe" Invites Demand That
He Show Where He Got
His Wealth.

Speaker Cannon intimated that Mr..
Bryan had become millionaire. The
speaker was speaking in his home
town, Danvillc, III.
The following day Mr.. Bryan, speak
ing also in Mr.. Cannons home dis
trict, opened his ledger to the gaze
OF the American people and showed
that he is worth approximately $780,
900.
Having thus accepted Speaker Can
mons challenge to "'fess up" Mr..
Bryan demanded in return that
Speaker Cannon "snitch on himself"
that is, that Mr.. Cannon also "'fess
up" and relate just how he got his
wealth.
1t is perfectly proper thing. too;
for some people have been worried
that Mr.. Bryan has succeeded by his
great industry in upbuilding a COM
potency for his old age.
Salary, Lectures and Books.
1T was from what l saved from my
congressional salary and gained from
lectures and books and the profits Of
The Commoner that / got what
money and property I have" Mr..
Bryan answered, in substance. will
Mr.. Cannon now tell the people how
he amassed his wealth? He has been
hampered more or less by official
duties during his term of service in
the congress. yet in spite of that OBJ
stacle, he is commonly presumed to
possess considerable of this worlds
goods"
Now "Uncle Joe's" Turn.
None will deny that it is now Uncle
Joe's turn to take the people into his
confidence. Down in Danville, it Is
true that Mr. Cannon and his brother
as bankers are thought each to have
amassed much more than $1,oOO,OOO
Certainly. his credit in the financial
world rests on the general belief that
approximately that sum represents his
earthly possessions.
II that be true. 1t ia to be hoped
that the speaker will give details as
to how he got it. If 1t be untrue. then
let him tell exactly how much he is
worth and Of what his wealth con-
sists and follow Mr.. Bryan's example
in taking the people into his conf
dence.
Mr.. Cannon cannot gracefully re.
fuse to do this. For he himself In
vited the demand now made on him.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-10-01

me violator of the law Something
analogous would have been the pres.
ence of Harry Thaw two years ago
on committee of ten to collect funds
and promote the election of Jerome
as district attorney. A minority
plank, calling for statute providing
for publicity of campaign expendi-
lures. was thrown out of the COM
mittee on resolutions by vote of SO
to 1, and was rejected on the floor
of the convention by vote of $50 to
94-Nebraska and Idaho and parts Of
Wisconsin and Indiana favoring it.
The amount of Bourbonism still left
in the Republican party Is far too
large"
The People do rule" says Sher-
man. the candidate of the trusts for
Vice President. The truth is that a
bill introduced for the protection OF
the rights of the people cannot even
be voted on in the house where Can.
non and Sherman rule the roost.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-10-01
47O,0OO,OOO WAS GRATED
Representative Lloyd Shows How the
Congress Gave Railroads That
Sum Improperly.

Representative James r. Lloyd, Of
Missouri. chairman of the Democratic
national congressional committee, on
March TO- 1908, exposed the fragrant
theft Of the peoples money through
the unfair weighing Of mails when Of
fetal tests were made to determine
what compensation the railroads
should receive. He said:
Mr.. Chairman. in delivering my adj
dress few days since on postal con-
ditions. in discussing the intcrpreta.
the mail. | failed to stae the law on
the subject and l wish to do so now:
1.-THE average weight to be aScer-
famed. in every case. by the actual
weighing of the mails for such Il num-
Der of successive working days. not
less than thirty. Mt such times after
June 30. 1873 and not less frequently
than once in every four years
Later the time was changed to
ninety days. otherwise the law hu,
not been changed to this date
Until March .. 1907, the depart
mcnt required the mail to he weighed
Tor ninety days. Sunday was not con
sidcrcd, so that the weighing covered
period of one hundred and five days
Instead of ninety successive days. In
other words. working days were con
strued to mean week days. Postmas-
ter General Cortclyou changed this in
depreciation which had been accepted
as correct for over thirty years and
issued the following order as his con-
Structon of the law:
That when the weight OF mail is
taken on railroad routes, the whole
number of days the mails are weighed
shall be used as a divisor for obtain
ing the average weight per day.
This required in effect, that, in
stead of dividing the number of work
ing or week days in the weighing
period. the devsor should be the num-
Der Of days on which mail was actual
ly carried during the period. II it
was weighed one hundred and five
days. the divisor to obtain the daily
weight was one hundred and five. If
the mail was not carried on Sunday.
the divisor would be ninety. This, as
YOU can readily see. would give less
compensation for carrying the full
week than for six days, for the &C.
cumulated mail would be practically
the same whether carried in six days
or in seven.
"The present postmaster general,
seeing this predicament issued another
order of construction, known as order
412.' which is as follows:
THAT when the weight Of mail Is
taken on railroad routes TIE whole
number Of days included in the weigh
ing period shall be used as a divisOr
for obtaining the average weight per
day
If the construction up to last year
was right. then there has been with
held from the railroads this year over
$1.70O.OOO that is theirs under the law.
If the present construction is the prop
err one. the railroads have received
over $10.000,OO0 since 1850 that be-
longs to the people, 50 that whichever
view is sustained money has been
wrongfully withheld through the post
office department."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-10-01

It is bad enough that under the die.
tatiOn Of the speaker and his Com.
mittee on Rules. labor bills are strang.
led and not permitted to come to a
vote. But. worse than that, II pos.
sible. is the fact that the Speaker
picks committees so that bills that he
does not like cannot even get hear.
ing. but are strangled in committees
by direction of the Speaker. The PEG.
pie are up in arms all over the coun.
try, and Anti.Cannonism is growing in
popularity.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-10-01
THE CHINESE QUESTION.

Mr.. Bryan says, keep the
Chinese out" Mr.. Taft says,
us It not the duty Of members
Of Congress and Of the Execu.
tive to disregard the unreason.
able demand Of part Of the
community deeply prejudiced
upon this subject in the far
west, and insist upon extending
justice and courtesy to a peo-
Pile from whom we are deriving
and are likely to derive such i'm.
mense benefit in the way of In.
ternationaI trade" IN OTHER
WORDS TAFT SAYS LET THE
CHINESE IN.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-10-01

All OF the robberies committed by
all OF the insurance companies in all
one.fifth Of the robberies committed
under the Dingley law in one single
year.-Gov. Albert Cummins (Rsp.)
nf Iowa
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-10-01

The welfare of the farmer is the
welfare OF the nation, and both self.
interest and gratitude on our part
should prompt us all to accord to
them fair treatment and impartial JUS.
tice in the enactment of laws and
their enforcement-Hon Joseph Rus
sell of Missouri, Jan. 81, 1908.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-10-01
THEY ARE NOT AFRAID OF THE
"BlTE,"

1.-THE speech may sound somewhat
unfavorable from the railroad point Of
vS~w, but Wall Street believes that
Secretary Taft's public bark does not
necessarily portend a serious bite later
on."-From the Stock Market Report
printed in the New York journal Of
Commerce (Rep.) issue Of July g.
1908, page 8.