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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-09-02

rolled into one, with the flavor OF
the hunt added, while Indians with
feathers, paint and gaudy blankets
lent color to the scene.
Address by the Colonel.
Before this audience Colonel
Roosevelt delivered his address. A
special stand had been erected be-
fore the big steel grandstand at
Frontier park, where the afternoons
program was arranged. After the
speech a hundred cowboys surround
ed the stand and moved 1t bodily to
the center Of the race track, where
Colonel Roosevelt had an unoo-
structed view Of the events OF the
afternoon.
There the cowboys, dressed as they
used to dress when they pointed
their ponies across the plains for a
three days gallop to the nearest
town, are now engaged in the sports
that used to make the rancher's holi-
day.
Contests of every sort OF wild
west" life are on the program. The
most expert rope twirlers end sad
die men Of the west are entered
while a special detachment OF troops
from Fort Russell will have "a lead
ing part in the display.
The program of the sports for the
afternoon included; Fancy shooting
exhibition by Captain Hardy, crack
marksman of the world; spectacular
galloping parade by 1900 cowgirls
and cowboys; half mile foot race
open only to full blooded Sioux In
dians; bucking broncho contest FOL
boys who have never before won
, prize; military maneuvers by a spe
cial detail Of troops from Fort Rus
sell; half mile pony race for ladies
. war dance by tribe Of Sioux In wa
| paint; steer riding; half mile squav
5 race; mile mule race; trick ant
= fancy riding; driving Of the onl'
buffalo ever broken to harness
hitching and driving a wild horse
S wild horse races; finals in the con
S tests for the worlds championshi
l in staying with a bucking broncho
= finals for speed in roping and tyin
!. a steer.
!. Great crowds came to Cheyenne
t see the spectacle. Never before !
: its history has the Wyoming capiti
:, city had so many visitors in singl
a day.
+ Old Guards Tricks Won't Work,
l. Before Roosevelt reached Che,
l. enne a message was delivered to hi
g on his car saying that Nassau count
had elected him a delegate to Il
IS New York republican convention
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-09-02

Saratoga. The colonel smiled and
said he would be there
Roosevelt refused TO discuss the
movement started in Orleans county
10 oust Vice-President Sherman and
make Roosevelt temporary chairman
of the convention. II was stated au-
thoritatiyely, however, that any "old
guard" scheme to nominate him gov
ernor of New York and then knife
him at the polls would fail, because
he would refuse absolutely to con-
slider the governorship.
Roosevelt's Speech.
! Colonel Rooseyelt's speech was
plea for personal and political recti-
tude and was constructed on the
familiar Roosevelt model. He re-
iterated his plea for establishing con-
ditions making for equality Of oppor-
tunity and drew the line on ground
midway between the oppression Of
the poor and helpless and the re-
stricting Of the large but legitimate
activities of the wealthy.
At closing he outlined move
ment for the raising Of fund to
erect monument to the memory of
Frederic Remington. OF Remington
and his genius he said:
THE old-time backwoodsman, the
man of the back country, who lived
in the eastern forests, passed away
without any painter or sculptor aris-
ing who possessed at once both the
keenness of vision to see what a vital
and picturesque figure the back
woodsman was, and the genius ade-
quately to present that figure. The
artist who saw that picturesqueness
: of the backwoodsman lacked the
. genius adequately to commemorate
It, while the artists of real ability
: unfortunately had their eyes turned
: towards Europe and lacked the ro'
| bust originality which the novelist
7 Cooper showed, to see where theil
!, chances lay to do great work. Bu'
; in our generation, for our good for
= tune, a great artist arose who wal
p capable of seeing and Of recording
+; the infinite picturesqueness OF th'
g life of the plains and the Rockies.
OF course | speak OF FTederi
o Remington. He was one of thos
n Americans, who by their achieve
Il ments, distinctly deserve well o
e America. He worked with pencil
with brush and with chisel. He wa
both a painter and sculptor. HI
y pictures and his few bronzes ar
n equally good. When my regimen
y a typically western regiment, rt
e cruited mainly from the men of tn
1t great plains and the mountains, wa
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-09-02

provide monument for the great
artist the sum Of whose achieve
ments represents such feature Of
American achievement, and, above
all, represent and commemorate
some Of the most interesting figures
that have ever appeared on the stage
of American life. A statue should
be raised to Remington by really
some first class artist.
Here at Cheyenne in this gather
ing are many hundreds OF men who
were themselves typical leaders In,
and representatives Of, the very life
which Remington so portrayed that
It will always live. hope these men
will join together and arrange for
the appointment OF committee, and
start to raise funds fop the erection
OF such a statue"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-09-02
EX-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
AT BIG FRONTIER SHOW
Participates i'm Farewell Celebration
and Speaks to 10000 People
at Cheyenne.

A special from Cheyenne dated
August 81 gives an account of the
visit of ex-President Roosevelt to
that city to attend the Frontier
show. 1t is generally understood in
Wyoming that the time honored an
nual gathering of cowboys has met
for the last time. This is An ack-
nowledgement of the fact that the
state is no longer exclusively devoted
to the cattle interests, and that the
real cowboy is RAPIDLY passing. The
frontier celebrations have been held
annually for many years, but
the ranks have been growing thinner
and thinner each year, until, like the
veterans of the Civil war, they tot
ter as they come before the vast au-
diences which greet them. The ex-
hibition of roping and tying steers
and the riding Of outlaw horses mus.
be done by the younger man, and SC
the annual celebration has beer
given up, and the state fair will take
its place.
The newspaper report Of the pro
ceedings last Saturday says
Long before the special trair
bearing Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
and two carloads of newspaper cor
respondents pulled into Cheyenne to
day the stage was all set for his en-
trance The frontier had come t
Cheyenne. Cowboys galloped abor
the streets; patient COW ponies stooC
before the stores, and the town wa
thronged with holiday people.
A reception committee was line,
up at the station long before tn
colonels train rolled in, and tn
days show of outdoor sports an
ranchmen's play was ready to b
started when the distinguished visit
or, whose speech is the only devia
tion from the athletic features of tn
celebration, arrived.
Long before the train pulled |
the parade of soldiers, cowboys, CO.
girls, civic societies and fraternf
orders was ready to move past tn
reviewing stand, where the colon'
of Rough Riders was to review /
The parade was just an opening.
was a grand entrance for the entil
cast OF whooping cowboys, jumpin
steers. swinging ropes, buckin
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-09-02

bronchos. six shooter play and gem
eral jollification of the Frontier Day
celebration.
Parade and Luncheon.
Senators Warren and Borah greet
cd Roosevelt when his train rolled
into the station here. A cowboy es-
cort on prancing COW ponies sur
rounded the big touring car in which
the representative of the east rode
out to view the parade of the old
west. AS the procession moved away
eight troops of cavalry from Fort
Russell fell in behind the former
presidents automobile.
The route mapped out by the re-
ception committee was altered slight
ly, Roosevelt being driven first ~
the home of Senator Warren. After
short stop there, where he shook
hands with number of distinguish
ed callers. he entered the car again
and was taken to the capito
grounds.
No sooner had the colonel entered
the stand than the parade, which
had already formed, began to pass
Five thousand regular troops, 250(
cowboys, a number of girls in west
ern garb and riding cow ponies, pass
ed the stand. A hundred Indians il
full war paint, a number Of their pa
tient squaws bearing papooses II
their arms, trudged past. Behint
them marched the civic societies ant
the fraternal orders.
The parade presented a gaud,
picture. The troopers with thei
shining weapons; the Indians in ricl
: colors: the cowboys and the COW
girls in the striking dress of tn
, olden days, looked like Remington
| picture of the plains come to life.
AS the pageant passed and tn
5 colonel saw sights that reminded hir
of his days in the saddle on hi
| ranch, he flashed the famous Roost
E velt grin at the crowd and shouted
2 "De-e-lighted!"
l After the parade the program wa
e halted for luncheon. When 1t wa
= concluded the colonel was escorte
: by the reception committee to Froi
e tier park for the afternoon program
And then the real program begal
n The new civilization Of the east wei
v out to meet the west. Time was rol
i ed back for a quarter of centur
e and before the man who has been
j plainsman and who has just retur
t.. ed from a trip among the monarc
t les of Europe, where he rubbed {
e bows with kings, the old west spral
g into life again.
g It was like a thousand ranch
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-09-02

bronchos, six shooter play and gem
eral jollification of the Frontier Day
celebration.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24

Because the east is from two to
five years behind the west, politi-
cally, 1t has no insurgent states
men.
But the tendency is toward in
surgency in many of the eastern
states.
SO declares Ray Stannard Baker
in the March issue of the Ameri-
can Magazine.
There are three stages of polit-
ical reform, says Baker-city,
state and national. The west pass
ed through the state of city re-
form several years ago; then came
state reform, and then the feeling
of national reform, which is ex-
pressed in what is called the in
surgency of western congressman
and senator's.
In the east the citizens are still
in the state of city reform. Mas
sachusetts is headed toward state
reform, after attempting the oblit-
Grafton of party lines by the new
Boston charter.
Pennsylvania has not even sue
ceeded in cleaning its cities, much
less cleaning the state itself. Con-
necticut, which is railroad owned,
and Rhode Island. which is rotten,
are backward. New Hampshire is
nearest to political freedom. since
an organization of citizens threw
off the corrupt control which the
Boston & Maine railroad had of
the state. This was q step toward
insurgency, and next fall reform
candidates will be put up against
Congressman SuIIoway and Cur
rier.
Massachusetts Is headed toward
insurgency, which ex-Gov. Curtis
Guild. jr., an enthusiastic leader.
Maine gave Senator Hale. the
reactionary, fright. and forced him
to leave Washington and patch
lup his fences at home.
New York has truly insurgent
| governor in Huhges.
In Pennsylvania Lewis Emery
5r., Lincoln Republican, will
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24
EYE WITNESS
TEST|E|ES

Much difficulty was experienced
in getting testimony from the only
eye witness to. the murder Of
Pasquale Mauro by Sam Cozza in
the opening of the trial.
Peter Soda was the witness. lie
got excited sometimes and then
spoke English, insisting he could
not speak the language, and 1t
took three Interpreters before he
would talk. Mike Christian final
ly got him started.
Then Joe Cozza, brother of the
accused, and Joe Morak, an Ital-
ian employed by the state, found
much fault with the interpreta-
tons rendered oil. the testimony.
Soda told about going with
Mauro to the Fidelity building
where Mauro wanted Cozza to
shine his shoes. Cozza refused.
The merit thing Soda saw Cozza
was reaching for the throat nj
Mauro. Then there was a shot
and Mauro fell on the floor and
Cozza turned and told Soda TO
stand still. Soda ran into the
street Just the same.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24
ALL TRAFFIC
STOPS while
TAFT SLEEPS
TRAFFIC TIED UP AN HOUR AT
BIG UNION DEPOT TO All
LOW PRESIDENT TO HAVE
HIS SLEEP OUT.

{By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-All
traffic was tied up for an hour to-
day at the big union station be-
cause President Taft wished to
sleep. When he retired in his
private car owl" last night after
his speech at Newark, he issued
orders that he should not be dis
turbed until $3.50 O'Clock today.
The "Owl" reached the union sta
tom at 1880 O'Clock.
The yardmaster gave orders that
no whistles should be blown, no
bells rung and no car couplings
made in the yard until the hour
appeared for the cessation of the
presidential slumber.
The request of the president
had been transmitted to the ter
minal officials, and after a hur-I
ried conference early this morn
ing, 1t was decided that Taft's
wish should be carefully respect
ed at the cost of any delay to
traffic.
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GOODS WILL
!. f: BOYCOTT
asr
g.
Il ! - MIL II
4 ~N'E W
- Hill"
WILL REFUSE TO EVEN SPEAK
4 TO MEN UNLESS GIVEN SUI
FRAGE IN SCHOOL AFFAIRS.

= BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. "a
"Wotes for women" the battle
cry of English suffragettes and of
their American sisters. bids fair
today to become the slogan of the
co-eds of the University of Cali
fornia. The fair ones demand at
least two representatives ON the
Executive committee of the asso-
ciated students of the university.
They threaten an extensive boy
colt of the men students unless
their demands are granted forth
with.
The demand of the women will
necessitate a change in the consti-
tuition of the organization but the
co-eds insist that the change b.,
made. The penalty of refusal
will be a severe one. The women
students declare that they will not
attend dances, allow no men to
escort them or even talk to them
until they get their rights.
The present official regime of
the associated students Is reported
as being opposed to teh plan Of
women representatives and Bit
ter fight Is in prospect.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24

EVERETT, Feb. 24.-Fifteen
feet of snow on the tracks for ten
miles, from Wellington to- Albin,
has completely blocked the Great
Northern railway today and SIX
passenger trains. with between
five and six hundred passengers
aboard are stalled In the noun
tains.
The rain which fell yesterday
and today on the coast was snow
in the mountains and is adding TO
the blockade every minute. Great
Northern officials hope to have
the line cleared by tonight but
II seems an impossible task. -Four
rotaries and six snow pIows are
battling with the snow today.
The Northern Pacific won It's
aattle with the elements and
cleared It's line at midnight last
night. all blockaded trains reach
Ing Seattle by daylight. Today's
trains are from i've to ten hours
late.
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SKELETON FOUND WITH DIARY
TELLING OF AWFUL DEATH i

realized the hopelessness Of his
situation. He struggled on AND.
on, however, and for four days
forged ahead without one drop OF
water to moisten his parched lip6
The last entries show that he
lost his mind and finally his pencil
produced merely a wierd scrawl
that evidently is the production OF
a delifium.
The diary and such other effects
as made the identification of the
skeleton possible, will be sent 70
the Norwegian consul in New
York. 1t Is understood that
Sunne was a member of promt-
nent family in Norway.
az thought l saw lake. I am
all in. Good bye. If 1t ia a lake
I can't get to 1t. Good bye"
These lines dated July 81" are
thought to have been the last
message Sunne left In the sanIs
before he persisted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24
Of JOY FOR THE WEST!
EAST HEADING FOR INSURGENCY

probably run for congress in the
fall.
"All the conflicts, in all the
states, lead back to the problem of
the control of wealth." writes Mr..
Baker; "how far it shall be pri-
vate or how far cooperative. And
everywhere people are finding out
that consolidated capital (Which
know neither party nor locality
cannot be met piecemeal as in a
city, or dealt with by any one
state, but must be met by the en-
tire force of the people working
together tremendously as a ma
|tion.
All these facts show that the
insurgent movement is not sec
tional nor is 1t limited to the
western states. The east is fol-
lowing close behind. The line, in
every part of the country, is being
drawn day by day between those
who believe that property inter-
ests should rule the nation and
those who believe the people
should rule"
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(By United Press Leased Wire.

my Omteu I-TeSS AtdSeu WIRE
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Feb.
24.-The story of how he died Of
thirst is written on the sun-scorch-
ed pages of a diary found beside
the skeleton of Carl Sunne, a
young Norwegian. in the Amar-
gosa desert, and brought here to-
day by Charley Lee, an Indian
trailer.
The mysterious disappearance
of Sunne has been worrying the
officials of this section ever since
a search was started last July at
the request of the Norwegian con-
sui In New York. The diary tells
how Sunne started into the desert
prospecting and how he lost his
way.
The first pages are full of hope
and reflect his brave spirit. But
after his scant water supply gave
out and the dry heat of the desert
began to weaken him, he soon
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24
BANDIT C0MPELS CLERGYMAN
TO EAT HEARTY LUNCH
IN RECORD Time

DOUGLAS, AriZ., Feb. "a
Despite the efforts of the authori-
ties. no trace has been found today
Of the highwayman who compelled
Rev. A. j. Benedict to eat a
hearty lunch under penalty of
death because the robber could
find no money in the pockets of
the parson.
Rev. Benedict was driving
through South Pass alone when
the highwayman held him up. He
searched the minister's clothes but
found every pocket empty. The
man then examined every Granny
OF the buggy and came across a
big lunch basket stored away I'M
der the seat. He opened II and
commanded Rev. Benedict to swal-
low every morsel.
While the clergyman ate, the
robber kept a cooked revolver
pointed at his head. The food was
eaten In record time. Then the
minister was allowed to proceed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24
PLANT.
CONTRACT
20
AWARDED
The Nisqually power plant viii

The Nisqually power plant will
be built.
The council last night unanim-
ously voted to award the contract
to Wright, Sweeney & Cummings
and they will get to work at once,
laying plans and ordering MAJ
terial for the job,
The power trust has been alert
lately trying to find some hook on
which to hang enough opposition
to head off the project but 1t has
been unsuccessful. The supreme
court decision Affirming the city's
rights, the ability OF the contrac-
tors to sell the warrants despite
the attempt made clandestinely py
certain local schemers who stand
by the corporate interests, to dis
credit them and the filing Of bids
by contractors for less than the
estimate of the engineers. all
blocked any attempt of the power
trust to stop the project.
The contract will be written IA
and signed at once and the con
tractors will get busy in fe,
weeks up at the dam ate
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24
TUNNEL CAVE.
IN TIES UP
TRAINS

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAL, Feb.
24.-Passenger and freight traf-
fic today on the Southern Pacific
coast line. is suspended due to a
caved-in tunnel near this city. All
trains are being diverted over the
San Joaquin valley tracks, and 1t
lis probable that these conditions
will last a week before the tun-
mel is cleared and the tracks
through 1t safeguarded from dan
ger.
The cause OF the cave-in is at
tributed to weakening of the
tunnel supports during the proc
ess of replacing wooden pillars
and joists with concrete and steel
construction work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24

books sent to Bismarck and to
Fern Hill, howeevr. and South Ia
coma men say II they can go to
Fern Hill and Bismarck they can
be sent to oSuth Tacoma also.
Councilman Turnbull has signi-
fed a willingness to help try to
get the books out and Giblett IS
reported to have declared they
could be sent out under the reso-
luton ordering them to Bismarck
and Fern Hill II the clerk wishes
to do so.
oSuth Tacoma voters maintain
that 1t is a hardship upon them
to travel seven miles to the city
hall in order to register after
working from eight to ten hours
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24
South Tacoma Wants
Registration Books

South Tacoma wants the regis
tration books sent out there tn
get the voters in that section of
the city. A monster petition has
been signed by the laboring men
in that section asking the council
to send the books out.
City Clerk Roys objects to send
ing the books to the various pre-
cinets. He says 1t results in num-
erous errors, as efficient registrars
cannot be picked up without hav-
ing them trained in the duties
they are to perform. He has al
ways opposed sending out the
books and has generally controlled
the council in the matter.
The council recently ordered the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24

francisco, where a charge of
swindling is pending against him.
A posse In an automobile is
pursuing six escaped prisoners
who broke Jail last night in COM
pany with "Astro" Conlin.
The "handcuff king" is charged
in San Francisco with having
fleeced Jasper o'Kelley, resident
of Coos Bay, Ore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24

that perhaps you ought to begin
all over again.
They say sometimes demon
STATIONS are misleading, but l am
going to believe, as l have said,
that your reception today and to-
night is sincere, and l am going
to take that flattering JUNCTION to
my soul as ! go back to Washing
ton and avoid the newspapers.
You see. therefore, that when
l came here today / was in frame
of mind which made your welcome
as balm to my soul, and l carry
away sense of gratitude that will
never depart from my memory"
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TAFT RESENTS CRITICISM
MADE BY NEWSPAPERS
my United Press Leased wIre.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. =
There is considerable speculation
here today regarding the portent
OF President Taft's criticism of the
newspapers in an impromptu state
ment delivered in connection with
his set speech at Newark last
night. In part the president said:
when the newspapers are
prone to criticism and sometimes
unite in hammering your admins
tration, treating it sometimes with
contemptuous disdain and some
times with patronizing friendship,
1t is hard to overcome the feeling
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HAS IA A \ i1 EAH E@EElIlE1sp.
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(Continued From Page One.)
went to a bank to borrow $3.50.
His collateral, which he rendered,
being in Galveston and Los Ange-
les. the loan could not be made
until the security could be inves-
tigated. which would take at
least three weeks. Mr.. Cameron
then asked Mr.. Fawcett for his
advice and he (Fawcett) agreed
without further comment, to go
on Mr.. Cameron's note for three
months at per cent interest,
which he did.
This makes total of 1925 Mr..
Fawcett in addition has paid the
daily newspapers for advertising.
He also paid to the North Tacoma
Star SIS, and he said he paid the
Forum $50. and the same to all
the other weeklies, making his ex-
penditures run up almost to the
thousand mark, IL not more.
THE following is an itemized
account which Mr.. Fawcett paid
Mr.. Cameron in advance for adj
vertising and job work;
Labor Advocate, 4 inches,
beginning January Is,
to run every week until
April 2, twelve weeks at
81 week ........... $4,000
Civic Spokesman, from
January 81 to April 4,
ten weeks, at 81
week .....,. $500. 1000
South Tacoma Press, IL
weeks at 81 week. -. $500
One column wrfte-up story,
20 inches, IN three pa
pers, at 81 per inch. -. 5000
Total ...... ......$ 226.00
Paid in advance. 80 1850