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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-24

names. Debs and the rest Of the Gi'
rard bunch, and guess deserved
them. Debs is a bully fellow and
great man. II l we're not trying tc
beat out Taft I'd regret the attempt
being made to squelch the Appeal, hui
I know that attempt will only hurt
Taft and boost the Appeal"
"May announce your conversion
to socialism in the columns of the
CALI"
What a tremendous announcement
1t would be? The beat" of the cen
tury! We would blackface the front
page of the Call and sell 100000
copies.
Colonel Roosevelt took few turns
up and down the room.
mot yet" he said finally. "You
recognize the importance of such an
announcement--not because | am i'm
portant, for | accept the socialists
view of the comparative unimportance
Of individuals - but because Of our
critical industrlal-political situation,
believe that we are on the verge of
tremendous social change-the rev.
olution itself. / agree with Judge
Gary and Taft and my fellow social
lists that a revolution impends. In fact
this has chiefly made me socialist
events, facts, keen realization Of
where society is drifting, either a IT,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-24
+++++ ++++++++++++++ +++++++
= ROOSEVELT MAKES CONFESSION OF =
FAITH SAYS HE is SOCIALIST =
+++++++++++ +++++ -
ELT MAKES CONFESSION OF

Colonel chortled happily He placed
an endearlng hand on my shoulder. |
had a notion, what Don Juan this
man would have made II he had not
turned his talents to courtlng Col
lumbla.
81 did not know that you thought
so highly Of the Call"
"Why not2 My boy, let me tell you
something, The men doyn in Wall
Street and in those rabld conservative
newspaper offices are right am a
socialist"
"It Is well known, Colonel" | re-
piled, "that you advocate strongly so
clallotlc measures, especially the TO-
call Of judicial decisions. But It has
not been thought that your socialism
was at all orthodox"
81 am a Marxlanl" shot back the
ex-presldent.
"A Markham" / echoed feebly
He was evidently enjoying my as
tonishment have interviewed many
public men. was never 50 feazed
as when Colonel Roosevelt told me
he was MARKHAM
@Yesl The greatest mind In socl-
ology, by George, produced in the last
century, | have read Marks first vol
nme religlously confess got stuck
In the middle Of the second volume,
but you know, that is not so essential.
How many sooIalIsts read the second
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-24

(This article is furnished by aud
printed at the request Of Salem So
ciallsts)
(By John Il. McMahon.)
The New York Call Of Wednesday,
May 2, contains this interview
Colonel Roosevelt advanced with a
large smile toyard me in the doorway
of his private office at the outlook.
From the CallW he exclaimed. "By
George, am glad to see you. Step
right this way and take a comfortable
chair"
A set of ecclesiastical plumages be-
meath a benevolent countenance faded
through an inner door, whereby as
sumed that the editor and contrlbut-
ing editor had been In conference
My hand tlngled with the Colonel's
powerful squeeze My face Redeemed
as thought my cordial reception was
due to misunderstanding
81 am glad to see any one from The
Call continued the Colonel heartily
and rapidly Il read 1t nearly every
doy. It's a bully good paper, always
hammerlng at the vital facts never
STOPPING to the sensational
81 beg your pardon, Colonel / in
terrupted, quite flustered, at ls the
New York Call-the socialist paper"
"of course, my dear boy! The So
ciallst CALL
We exchanged a few looks. The
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-24

or third volume? or course am
well acquainted with the other chiet
writers ON socialism - Engels, Bebel,
Kautsky Bax, Vandervelde, Ferri,
Jaures, Labriola, H;llquit Hunter
simons, all Of them practically Fur
thermore, let me say"
The Colonel rose and lifted an i'm
presslve arm.
~ subscribe TO the doctrine Of class
struggle and believe in the Interna-
tional Socialist program and the ma
tlonal party platform"
Down came the cllnched fist on an
oak-top desk with a mighty thud.
The interview was halted for a few
moments while | struggled with my
emotions. The click Of a typewriter
propelled by maiden fingers sounded
from the adjoining office. was dazed
/ had an impulse to grab Colonel
Rooseyelts hand and hail him as a
comrade A foolish, restraining
thought prevented - DR.. likeness be-
tween Saul and myself
1T lS a great privilege to hear gour
declaration Of faith. Colonel Roose-
welt. If you will pardon me, you are
like Saul Of Tarsus-'
"a good comparisonl" exclaimed the
third-term candidate. Not bad" he
cbuckled. "Lincoln has been my model
Of late, but there are points Of like
ness between Saul and myself It Is
true have been converted to social
ISM and quite rapidly at that. Within
the last few months only / have be-
come an out-and-out socialist. In my
occupancy of the White House, was
cropping around did the best I could
l was surrounded by Cunning and
crooked men. They flattered and mis-
led me. Congress thwarted my plans
You don't know what was up
against. When | left the presidency
the evil pressure was removed; ! had
some time to read and think. took
several books on socialism with me
to Africa Since returning to America
| have studied the subject more and
more At last have become fully and
completely converted. ! am class
conscious, MARKHAM, revolutionary So
cialist"
The ex-presldent was silent for a
moment, he seemed to hesitate, then
with great solemn earnestness, con
tinued
ut is unfortunate that the light has
reached me so late, as man and as
Ia public administrator Most Of my
career Is over. envy those who have
started right from the beginning
those who are born into the socialist
faith. If believed in regret, could
consider my past colossal tragedy
a wretched bungle, cruel and miser-
able hoax Of craftsmanship at the ex-
pense of millions of my fellowmen.
But | cannot look back, 1t is foolish,
My motto is forward forward"
Again there was pause. | wished
to look at the Colonel when he spoke
those solemn and intimate words, blS
something withheld my eyes. There
had been a note Of profound sadness
that
"Do you read the Appeal to Rea-
son" I asked ineptly and awkwardly.
Eyes! read 1t with much profit
and pleasure" His smiling, vigorous
mood was back. "The greatest little
fighting sheet in the United States.
The Appeal to Reason and the Outlook
not to mention the Call, are always on
my desk II not In my coat pocket Yes
fought the Appeal, and | don't know
but what I first saw the light by
fighting It, They called me some hard
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-24
MAKING THE FLOWERS
BLOOM FOR VISITORS

Mr., H. r. Bryan, the landscape artist
for the state fair, has arrived and Is
hard at work re-arranging and beauti-
flying the grounds Mr. Bryan hopes
to hove the hundreds of various kinds
of flowers blooming nicely within the
next week and declares the floral dis
play on the lawns will be larger and
more interesting than ever.
Mr.. Bryan is an artistic home deco
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-24

tanlc plunge into chaos (he did not
notice the grim puB) or new birth
into better economic system. My
talk OF Lincoln has not been mere
sentiment or egotism, but to prepare
the people for the future, A great
leadership will soon be required to
save this nation"
went into a reverie over these
words, and there came into my mind
what a Standard Oil official had told
me few days before-that Roosevelt
was dying at the top What cruel
injustice to the most remarkable
statesman of modern times.
"Do you think"-Colonel Roosevelt
had faced with chin thrust out and
hands deep in his pockets-that the
socialist national convention could be
postponed until after the republican
convention at Chicago"
at is--it is very barely possible that
such a thing could be done. May |
ask the reason for your question
Colonel?"
My heart beat violently The des-
tiny of a nation
"There is a momentous reason. If
Taft uses the steam roller at Chicago
will have to bolt. | will run as an
independent or third-party c0ndldate.
But will need the entire radical and
Revolutionary support in the country.
Assume that | have bolted and an
nounced by conversion to class-con-
scious, revolutionary socialism - will
not the socialist party lndorse my can
didacy or nominate me as their can
didate?"
at might possibly be arranged"
The telephone on the desk suggest
ed the sending of immediate kilograms
to summon the chieftains of the So
cialist party to a conference,
81 know it could" exclaimed the
Colonel. 81 have no red card yet, but
| could qualify for one in about two
minutes. A constitutional difficulty
you say? Well, that could be arranged,
too, no doubt. The socialist constitu-
tion should not be harder to amend
than the constitution Of he United
States. Anyhow, great emergencies
require great actions
an case you become the socialist
president of the United States, have
you thought of the cabinet you would
appoint?"
81 have" replied Colonel Roosevelt.
"Debs would be my secretary of state,
the first position of honor and respon-
sibilty; Dr. Abbott would be his as
sistant; Hillquitt, attorney general;
A. NJ. Simons, secretary of agriculture.
/ would have to find some place for
Munsey and Perkins; Fred Warren
would make a good cabinet officer
and | would like to put Haywood at
the head of commerce and labor, not
that fully approve his principles, but
recognize his militant spirit My am
bassador to Russia would be Meyer
London, and l would like to send the
editor of the Call to the court of St
James For any vacancies in the SUI
preme court you may be sure | would
name only class conscious social
ists--"
Dr. Abbott opportunely came in with
the smelling salts as "Comrade'
Roosevelt rushed away to wrest an.
other state from Taft.
This remarkable interview was
exclusively published in the Call. All
newspapers are warned not to repro
duce any part of it without giving
credit to the CALI
It's easier for love to find the way
than II is for n IN nav the wav
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-24

rator and his knowledge of choice
plants and flowers is unlimited. He
will devote his time to decorating the
different elevated beds and the large
frame bower which attracted so much
attention last year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-24

Judge Hamilton at Roseburg yester-
day held the s p. must pay taxes on
its lands for four last years. Company
wanted to deposit the money. pending
decision of suit brought against 1t by
the government for forfeiture of the
lands.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-24
UNSURPASSED AS A SUMNER RESORT

Newport has advantage the pleasure seeker the wishing rest
and quiet might desire Here find the life of the resort
with all its attractions and excitement wish rest and quiet
find secluded the will
of ag and the distant beating of the There the
the who wishes hunting for the of the fly and the
deep sea fishing for the who little dangerous sport A
commodans be had description hotels cottages tents The
Southern Pacific Railroad furnishes ftc service from all points and the
best roads the Coast into Newport For omoon write the
Newport Commercial Club advertiser this them
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-24
ADVANTAGES AS A HOME CITY

TO the who wishes to make home settle with his family
Newport offers advantages There openings
different lines of business It ideal country for farming dayg
and there ready demand for all produce
Newport has the advantages of larger city, system
which supplies the city with mountain modern
plant furnishes electricity moderate cost has fine schools and churches
Its merchants enterprng the best stocks
modern hotel accommodations and banking facilities Newport
city of the most enterpsng best little
further information address the Newport Commercial Newport
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
CATARRH
EASILY
CONQUERED
Germs Destroyed; Dis.
charge Stopped; Sore
Membrane Quic k ly
Hcalcd-Often Restores
Hearing.

uYoNEi. a pleasant aniiseriic
Kermdssifoying. vAporixcd air
hfrathed over the entire membrane
Of the nose aud throat and deep IA
10 the lungs over the bronchial OF
air tubes vill MI eatafrh germs
Nonihe and heal the sore catarrhal
spots and stop The discharge of
mucous Ia a few days.
sprays douches. anuffn at oint'
ments wont end caiarTh because
they are not peu.irailnE enough 10
get where The serma are.
4 go surely does HrOMEl tpro.
usuneed liigh-omei clear ~ the
Nsd and penetrate into the inner
fadht recfNssA OF the entire nasal
1aci that !, very often drives out
The catarrhal conditions In the
subcs that connect the ears with
sh. nose and b. 20 doing restores
hrprinr to persons who believed
fissy were destined to be deaf for
NE.
i1f you have caiarTh. dear reader
90 not FORGET that IirOMEl IN n
sondcffnl remedy for catarrh and
ia free from cocaine. or any other
luxurious drug
"a complete outfit. which includes
a bard rubber pocket inhaler. costs
81 co II you already own an IN
halrf sou can Kct a bottle Of ny
OMEI for only 80 cents al phar
macietA the world over.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04

DIS MONIES. la. June t.--ny n
majority ~ about SO 600 United
States senator Vim. 5. Kenyon Of
Fort Dodge today han defeated
Lafayette Young az ncr Moinsa
foF the republican senatorial nom,
nation Ia the Iowa primaries. IN
The republican Eoycrnorshlp fight
Holden and Clarke are running
about even on the facc Of tho early
returns,
On the democratic side - q.
Dunn ci Mason Cily has lead
over John T Hamilton ~ Cedar
Rapids.
senator Kenyon carried every
district IN nearly every county 80
the state. his denomination being
regarded as one 1T the most sweep.
lnR progressive victories ever
recorded in lowa. Nuang not only
lost the city. county aud district In
Which he lived hrt also MIS- beaten
in the precinct IN which he votes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
COW IN A FRAT
HOUSE PARLOR

CHICAGO. June IA COW. which
had slept in the paFlor Of the Sig
ma Chi Fraternity house. occupied
by students 81 Northwestern uni.
veraisy. created no much dlainrh
aucc at daylight today that the 20
lice we're called 10 eject H.
Alarmed by strange bellowings. the
occupants OF the house crcpi
through the Railways. 10 discover
the animal had been put In the par.
ior By prankish students. The
cows anger. measured by the condi
ton OF the furniture. led 10 a call
for the police
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
FIVE MEN
LINED UP
AND SHOT

MAzArLAN. Mex. June A.
tVia Tucson, Arlxl Arrested BY
rurnles while. Il is alleged. they
were carrying poison to the springs
that supply this city. five men were
lin''d az along the city jail wall TO.
day and shot 10 death.
The commander Of the rurales. "a
whom The alleged plot was report
cd, declared that his men captured
the ailcged consplfators near the
wells taking from them large
box OF cyanide OF potassium.
II was reported today that prnmi,
nent persons may be behind the
plot aud other arreata are ex.
pected
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04

The following are shs average
prieAs paid by locas com mission rnsf.
chants 70 The producers. Prices IN
ali canes are subject TO variation,
according % freshness and Rsnsrai
sneslisncs. hut these prices. unless
first grades
Egxs and nusrsr-Bsiiing Yriee
Native WREtginr.on but.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
WIFE STRUCK
ON PORK CHOPS

BOSTON, June Is II cruelty
Tor man 60 feed hts wife on pork
chops all the tlmef
Mrs Fred T. Mmllet Of Charles.
town asked support and tho pork
chop testimony WAS the feature Of
the story she told Judge Grant
today.
'iie practically fed me on pork
chops. she testified Tn fact.
pork chops became an exclusive
diet with ur. and sometimes they
were So FAT and greasy | could not
eat them lie started a row the
fourth day after We were married
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
WANTS DIVORCE
FROM MILLIONAIRE

San FRANCISCO. june THAI
divorce proceedings are soon 70 BE
instituted By Mrs. naisy PauoV
whitney against her husband. =
Parker whitney. Dr.. YOUNG nit
lionalrc. which Is rnmored here IL
day among friends Of the Young
couple. Alfa whitney babe her hus
band Eood.bys on his famous Rock
lin ranch. IN the Sierras. a month
ago. and went 10 Monterey TO live,
and IL II said abe will begin procecyii
lnEs on the ground ~ iucompaIu'l
ity 81 temper.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
M'NUTT DEAD


Los ANGELES. June : Former
Judge cYruN " McNati, associate
counsel for the defense % the Nc
Namnra and al Clarence Dafrvw. W
dead 1t his home here Of
ncryouH dyspepsia Ills health
neceasisalcd his retirement FROM
the Darfow trial week ago aad
the nud came shortly before mid.
night last sight
Judge McNutt Vas born Ia r.
diana in iNaT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04

Los ANGELES. June Ill W
Collins. a book dealer here. II
grateful 10 the Los Angeles Record
because story published abou,
him In recent Issue united bin
and brother whom he had not
seen Tor "a years. and believed
dead
The Collins brothers we're born
IA England Charles went 20 sea
when he was ~. aud was not heard
from for 20 years Then he wrote
saying be had been unwilling 10
communicate with his people until
he had succeeded lie was then
living In California and making
money
Henry w Collins. the brother.
who conducts the quaint book shop
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
ELOPING YOUTH
is ARRESTED

tuf sissa Pre-. isa.sd Nissb
WAiI.OWA. Or. June TT. ".
Hobsnn. as. to-day Ia under arrest
here VA connection with his elope
ment With Miss Flo Norris. a pref
~ iTyearold Girl who left her
home in Elxin. Or. when her par.
enis refused their consent 20 her
MARRIAGE With iiohson aud fled
with him through the mountains.
pursued Cor no days BY sh.rltrs
posse The Girl vas captured sat
ufaaY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04

a, the Washington hotel between a
COMMITTEES from the state senate
and one from the British Columbia
parliament on the fisheries result.
"a In resolutions being drawn up
recommending bills from hotn
houses Tor better reciprocal r.la-
tions between the t~o governments
in the fishing trade.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04
REv. HARRY FERGUSON

ifOQuLAM. Wash. June f.-fol.
lowing n bitter contest for two
months. iioaulam to-day has new
mayor. Chris knoeli. the recall
candidate against Rcv. Harry
Ferrnson. Who ehnmplonsd the
strikers IN the recent trouble here
won out IN yesterday election by
.5ea votes against SEA. Mayer
reFg tsonN campaign was managed
b. Labor uacn. Including union and
nuunnlon men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04

here, replied. telling Charles Of the
death Of their parents. and begElnf
him 10 keep up the correspondence
iiut the fire swept away the for
tune Charles had accumulated. his
marriage failed. and he again took
20 the sea In 1875.
Later he made his home near Pc
mona. Cal Being man Of culture
be frequently came TO Los Angeles
and purchased books from his
brother
Then came the story In the Rec
ord
The next meeting Ia the old book
store was joyous one. Charles
came into the shop with y copy Of
the Record IN biz hands 10 greet
n " coillns-hls brother
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04

PORTLAND. or. June 4--Georgc
Rllea. 7g. a crippled veteran OF the
civil var. was pleased with the kind
ness OF two young men who assisted
him off a street car. Aficrward be
found his watch and money gone.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-04

NEW YORK. Jane Cay I
= tain Davies Of the steamship :
. Austin Prince. which arrived :
. Yesterday morning from New. !
. castle. reported that an Eng !
= lish sparrow accompanied the !
y vessel during the whole voy- I
. agr The bird flew aboard Al I
. Newcastle and spent most Of ,
= TIE time In the rigging. alight. ,
. lnr on the deck for It's food, ,
. and NJ night lodged in the
. stokehoie.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-22
NO HAND MADE PANIC THIS YEAR.

1t has been seriously predicted that a manufactured panic
is imminent: that it may come early enough to try to infu-
ence votes against Wilson and Roosevelt, and certainly il
either one is elected. The panic of 1907 was of this sort; one
of the basest deals in the history of the nation. 1t was franz
ed up to throw a scare into Roosevelt and the republican par
ty when Roosevelt started in to regulate some of the railroad
evils of the day. 1t worked--but it almost killed the patient,
for it got far beyond the control of the originators. Roose-
welt had to put in most of his time helping to save the ma
tion's life, instead OF c~rusading even againstthose who started
the panic. SO the panic was a success; though it grew to be
50 big and SO disastrous thatit probably will never be repeated.
Should such a panic come agan--with full granaries, good
markets, abundant work at good wages, no wal scare or nat
ional or internationa disaster to unsettle business conditions
lit will be for the last time. The people will find a rem
edy. That was what they were seeking when they destroy
ed the republican congress. They may have guessed wrong;
but by observing the effect of eliminating some of the high
financiers who were then on deck, they have a shrewd notion
that they are on the right track. The country is prosperous:
there is no excuse for a panic. 1t should not come; looking
at it from the standpoint of necessity, of political e%xpedency,
of hazard to the interests that could start such a thing, it is
not to be expected again.
These things should be beyond the reach of politics; some
even such a possibility will be. Just now, expediency
and fear of humiliation at the hands af an outraged public is
probably a sufficient protection. We need not fear that bug
aboo this year, whoever is elected.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-22
MAKE ORGANIZATION FAIR AS WELL AS sTRoNe

Ncthing has as yet been done towards making up the re
publican state campaign committee. At the risk of becom-
ING tiresome. the Recorder will again emphasize the urgent
need Of giving Idaho republicansm a square deal. The vot-
ing mass of Idaho is not, never was and never will be in sym
pathy with President Taft. TO try to force him unduly up
on the people through giving the old Taft machine control of
the campaign, is to invite. to insure, state disaster. A good
many real Pregressives will vote the ticket straight. If they
are not unduly insulted. 1t is an honorable thing to be a re-
publican in Idaho, even though one doubt the president; tits
political and business good sense to elect republicans to state
office. To start in by practically DISTINGUISHING 60 to 70 per
cent of the republican vote because it enee favored Roosevelt
over Taft. is a guarantee Of merited defeat.
The Boise writer who dug a mess Of stuff out of the sew
er and labeled it Attempt to Steal the Organization for
Roosevelt, certainly did not know chat. since the republi-
can electors are already selected. all rabid Taft men, and in
structed by inspired Instructions, it wouldnt matter to Taft,
or affect his vote, if original Roosevelt men held every place
in every county and in the state organization. 1t is more
foolish than Mrs. Kely's COW that kicked over the lamp that
started the Chicago fire; for the COW didn pretend to have
any sense.
You can't disfranchise that 60 to 70 per cent that once
favored Roosevelt; and it's unbelevably bad politics to frame
up an organization that looks as if would if il could.