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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
Hughes Taxes Strong Stand
for Rights on Land and Sea

Washington, ID. 9. - Charles Il.
Hughes telegram accepting the Re
publican nomination for President
makes strong issue Of American re-
lations with foreign nations. which he
declares have suffered incalculably'
from the weak and vacilIating course
taken in the past. E
He favors an undivided Americanisrn
on the part Of all citizens.
Following are important points IN
Mr.. Hughes telegram Of acceptance: !:
Firm stand taken for American
rights on land and sea.
Foreign relations in past declared to
have suffered from weak and vacilIat-
ing course pursued.
Desire expressed to see American
diplomacy restored to its best stand
ards.
Letter demands Americanisn that
knows no Interior purpose, for patriot-
ism single and complete.
Preparedness demanded not only
adequate for defense, not only in re-.
spect to numbers and equipment Of
both army and navy. but with all thor
oughness in every branch of service.
Peace ideals placed first. Danger Of
militarism denied Nation has no pol
icy of aggression, but must have
strength which self-respect demands.
Fair readjustment Of tariff favored
as preparation for test to come after
war.
Expansion Of foreign trade sought.
1--WE must not throttle American en-
terprise here or abroad. but rather
promote it and take pride in honorable
achievements. /"
PARTY platform fully indorsed.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
HUGHES
ACCEPTS
NOMINATION

Washington, d. c., June 10 Charles
Evans Hughes stepped down today
from the Supreme bench and, again q
private citizen, accepted the Republi-
can nomination for President. In a
telergam ringing with denunciation of
the administration foreign policy and
declaring for dominating, thorough
going Americanisrn, he gave his decis-
ion to Chairman Harding, Of the Re-
publican National convention. and
broke the long silence which had kept
the leaders of his party in the dark as
to his attitude toward the great issues
of the day.
81 have not desired the nomina-
tion." said the telegram. 81 have
wished to remain on the bench. But
in this critical period Of our National
history, recognize that it is your
right TO summon and it is my para
mount duty TO respond.
Within an hour after Chairman
Harding had notified him Of his nomi-
nation Mr.. Hughes had accepted the
call. His resignation, scant two
line letter without superfiuous word,
was on its way to the White House,
from the Hughes home before the
nominee had dispatched the message Of
acceptance, and called the waiting
group Of newspaper men into his study
to tell them Of his decision, President
Wilson accepted the resignation in
reply almost as brief. Apparently
Mr.. Hughes letter was framed SO that
the President might be saved the en-
barrassment of expressing regret or
making more than formal reply.
II hereby resign the Office of asso-
ciate justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States.'' he wrote. To
which the President replied: Il am
in receipt of your letter of resignation
and feel constrained to yield to your
desire. therefore accept your resig-
nation as justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States. to take effect at
once"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
Agreement Beiwesa GsaeTak PGshing
9qd Gaira 5 Regulated.
PROTECTION HELD DIFFICULT
General Trevino Notifies American
Officer That Gayira Acted With
cut Authority Of CaUanza.

San Antonio, Tex. What IL regard
ed by American army officers as official
repudiatson Of the agreement entered
into BY Generals Pershing and Gavira
was contained in curt message from
General JaeInto Trotino to General
Pershing. informing him that General
Gavira had no authority 10 diesuss
military subjects with him. General
Pershing sent copy Of General Ire
who's message to department head
quarters here.
The agreement between Generals
Perahing and Gavira had to Do with
disposition Of troops in the territory
controlled by the American punitive
expedition, and was intended as q pre-
caution that might prevent unauthor-
ized clashes.
General Gavira was ordered to Mex
leo City about the time General Ire
vino sent his message to General Per-
shing.
Oficial advices have been received
by General Funston that General Ga
vira has asked officers at Chihuahua to
supply him with q list Of foreign resi-.
dents other than Americans. explain-
ing that be wishes to know them in
order to afford them protection; that
he would be glad to accord protection
to Americans as well, but that. in
view Of the increasing antagoniEm by
Mexicans, he regarded 1t as practically
impossible to do 80.
II became known that only the with
drawal Of Colonel Sibley's force that
entered Mexico after the raid at Glenn
Springs prevented 1t from being a.
tackled BY Carranza troops. Army Off
GERS here have learned that a force Of
1000 troops had been sent northward
with orders from the Governor Of Goa
huila to get in contact with the Ainers
ican troops and force them out Of Mex
leo.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
Kaiser reward. Sc Fighters.

Amsterdam. via London = The en-
peror, according to a Berlin dispatch,
has promoted Vice Admiral Scheer,
commander Of the German battle feet
to be admiral. Vice Admiral Hipper
has been awarded the order of pour le
merite. War decorations Of various
kinds also have been awarded officers
and men who distinguished themselves
in the North Sea battle. The emperor
laid wreath on the grave Of a number
of dead at Wilhelmshaven. The en-
peror and empress also visited the
wounded in the hospital there.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
Conference On Rsads Bill liksIy
10 frame Measare By Idly |

Washington, d. C.--The good roads
bill, which is now in the hands Of q
conference committee, is expected to
be adjusted and submitted 70 the sem
ate ard house of representative for
final adoption when congress resumes
active business after the National con
ventions. Present indications are that
the Walsh amendment appropriating
81, 600. 900 year for ten years for
roads in forest reserves win be agreed
to. especially as Representative Shack
leford, chairman Of the house commit
tee, is disposed to favor this PROPOSE
tion.
There is radical difference between
the roads bill passed by the house, and
the bin subsequently passed BY the
senate. but there Is strong sentiment
in both branches Of congress in favor
Of some sort Of good roads bill, and in
view Of this demand, the conferences
committee is expected to get together
with as little delay as possible, that
some bill may be put into effect By or
before July /.
The Walsh amendment 10 substan-
TALLY the plan proposed BY the secre-
tary Of Agriculture, and while the
money paid for roads win, IN the first
instance, be appropriated for the
treasury, the appropriations win be
reimbursed in time from that portion
Of forest reserve receipts that other
wise would go direct to the states. It
has been generally agreed among
Western senators and representatives
that it win be impossible 70 secure an
outright appropriation from the treas
ury for building roads in forest re-
serves, and accepting that situation,
Westerners have been content to ac-
eept the Walsh plan.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
Newspaper Owner Dies.

Washington. D. C. - John r. Nc
Lean, owner of the Washington Post
and the Cincinnati Enquirer, died at
his home here Friday after long i'll
ness. Mr.. Mclean. who was in his
6Sth year. had been suffering from q
complication of diseases for several
months. He was native Of Cincin-
natl. AS young man he acquired his
fathers interest in the Enquirer. and
in 1887 became sole owner Of the pa
per. Then years ago he bought the
Washington Post. For years he was
active in Ohio and National politics.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
MnrksmnnshIp peelared Bad.

Berlin = officers of the German
cruisers Elbing and Frauenlob inter-
viewed in the Frankfurter Zeitung
emphasize what they describe as the
extraordinarily bad Workmanship"
Of the British gunners In the North
Sea battle.
For long peroid, they declare, the
Elbing was exposed 10 the continuous
heavy FIRE Of British dreadnaughts and
a single fair hit would have suificed to
sink her. but she was not hit once.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16

Seldom has there been q convention
Of any party in which the final mo-
ments were as tense as those in the
Coliseum today. From the first minute
Of the convention gathering it was al
most certain thing that Hughes
would win, but dread Of Roosevelt
power and dickering with the Bull
Moose convention made every man in
the caliseum uneasy. until Alabama,
Arizona, Arkansas and California votes
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16

London - British troops invading
German East Africa from the north
have captured Mombo. town on the
railroad in the Usambara district Of
German East Africa. Another British
force, operating from Rhodesia, has
occupied the town of Bismarckburg. on
the southeastern shore Of Lake Tang
anyika- In the first movement the
British bridged the Pangani river at
Mikotsheni. The Germans are still be-
ing engaged by Major Van Deventor.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
$50. .ooo Elre h seattIe.

Seattle-0ne man lost his life in a
fire which destroyed the wharf at the
Standard Oil companys' storage plant
at Richmond Beach. Is miles north Of
Seattle, Tuesday, causing loss esti-
mated at $50, 900. The FIRE was caused
by the explosion of an oil drum on the
wharf, and quickly enveloped the struc-
ture, on which was stored 1000 drums
of oil. Three men who were working
on the wharf were forced to jump into
the water when the flames swept over
the pier. James Farmer, one Of the
worimen, was drowned.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
Convict Escapes Under Auto.

Salem. or.--It was announced Tues
day night at the Oregon State peniten-
tiary that c. H. Drecker. convict,
aged 80. had escaped Monday by con-
cealing himself beneath the bed Of an
automobile truck from the state school.
which had entered the penitentiary en-
closure, and riding thereon in conceal
ment to safety. Drecker's absence was
discovered and an investigation dis
closed the means he had employed in
gaining his liberty. He was commit
ted to the penitentiary from Portland
in 1915 on conviction Of larceny.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
Supreme Court Justice is Nominated Third Ballot Vote
Being Practically Unanimous

had shown that the Hughes landslide
had set in.
Colorado. on the first call. cast nine
votes for Hughes and three for Roose-
welt, but no sooner had Delaware voted
for Hughes than Colorado switched.
withdrew Roosevelt's name and cast
its solid vote for Hughes.
Hughes total vote was 949A. He
was actually nominated when New
Jersey was reached.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
work b on Ealds HaIfs.

Mobile, Ala.-Arrivals from Tampi-
CO aboard the British yacht Yoskel
Tuesday said operations in the oil
fields had been suspended and that
foreigners had been warned BY Carran-
"a officers not to be found outside the
city. Ranchmen in the vicinity Of
Tampieo, it was said. have left their
places under threats.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16

Coliseum, Chicago. June i0.--Charles
Evans Hugehs was named today the
Republican candidate In the coming
election. II was 1927 o'clock when
Delaware was reached on the third roll
call Of the convention. The vote TO
that point had been practically unani-
nous. all opposition had collapsed. the
name OF Roosevelt had been with
drawn. and the fight yas over.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
AIrmen Work Near sues .canaI.

London The following official COM
munication concerning the operations
In Egypt was made public Tuesday
night; "Hcstile aeroplanes lombard
ed Kantara. 80 miles south Of Port
Said on the Suez canal and machine
gun fred on Romani Tuesday. They
were driven of by British aircraft
with few minor casualties at Kan
tara. No one was injured at Romani. I"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
Taf Houes ColoneI WIN support.

Philadelphia Former President
Taft, who was the principal orator at
the commencement exercises Of Tenn
pie University here. issued . statement
endorsing former Justice Hughes and
Charles w. Fairbanks. the Republican
nominese for President and vice presi-
dent, and expressing the hope that Col.
Roosevelt would support them. He
approved the platform adopted by the
Republicans and predicted that event.
uaIly the progressives would unite With
the parent party and work for The
election Of Hughes and Fairbanks.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16

Oyster Bay, N. Y, June 11--Theo-
dore Roosevelt reiterated tonight that
he is ''our of politics"
81 want to tell you newspaper men, :
he said. "that it's no use for you IA
come up here to see me. win have
nothing to say. j will answer no Ques-
tions. so please don't ask me to. ]
am out Of politics"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
PIow Uncovers Heirloom.

Dayton. wash.-An heirloom watch,
lost six years ago by George Jones,
came to light few days ago when
County Commissioner Lee Lindley
turned furrow in a field he was plow-
ing and brought the relic to the sur
face. Jones lost the watch while at
tie Lindley farm six years ago, and had
never been able to find 1t, although he
had looked carefully many times. 1t
wes In silver case, which was badly
discolored from long contact with the
earth, but after Lindley had wound Il
It ran as well as the day II was lost.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16

San Diego. Cal. naval trans
port Buffalo Is under orders here to be
ready for an immediate dash 10 the
west coast OF Mexico to pick up Amer
lean refugees In the event OF spread
Of anti-American feeling in the south
ern republic. This became known
Tuesday. when orders for the vessel to
proceed to Mare Island for repairs
were revoked by the Navy department.
Large stores of supplies were taken on
board the Buffalo and the vessels
bunkers were filed to capacity with
coal.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16

Oyster Bay, June 10--''To the Pro
gressive conventional am very CRATE
full for the honor you confer upon me
by nominating me as President. / cam
not accept It atsthis time"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16

Chicago, June Theodore Roose-
velt's nomination was made unani-
mously by the Progressive party con-
vention here today.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-10-06

the reactionary influences will go to
misinform the people:
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-10-06

during which all of the rest of
the statute laws we're framed, dis
cuesed, amended and passed, after
60 days devoted to their consider
ation and discussion by Iegis-
lators deVoting their time for the
entire 60 days to the performance
of these duties.
Nearly all of the initiative
measures set on fot in this state,
and all of the referendum meas
ures, were prepared and fathered
by secret organizations, dominated
and controlled by few indi-
Viduals. Not one of them was
spontaneous in any sense. The
signatures were obtained very
largeIy-aImost entirely in some
instances-from members of diff
ferent secret organizations. The
cost to the state was, as stated,
half million dollars. This is but
the commencement.
These are the bare facts. They
are submitted for the moment
without comment beyond this,
that the luxury is certainly an
expensive one.
The utter falsity of the above ed
orial is shown by the fact that tn
legislative session of 1915 made a
appropriation of but $4,000 for tn
referendum and recall pre-
eedings for that biennium.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-10-06
A HALF MILLION
DOLLAR FALSEHOOD
Enemies of the People Seek to lniure
Direct Legislation by Juggling the
Figures Into Monstrous Lie
BY n. l.. Hughes.

Spokane, Wash, Sept. 80, 1916.
The short and ugly word should be
used as seldom as possible, but when
liars figure" to the extent of injecting
$4,000 of falsehood into an alleged
item of 100000, it would seem that
any other word would fall far short of
doing justice to the occasion.
In its anxiety to heap ignominy
upon the cause of democracy and to
prejudice the direct legislation system
in vogue in our state-the one safe
guard that our people have with which
to guard their rights against the en-
croachments of special privilege-the
Post-Intelligencer of Seattle, last
Sunday contained an editorial which
gave to its readers the bald mis-
statement that the cost of initiative,
referendum and recall proceedings
during the biennium of 1857, was
half million dollars
The full text of the PostIntelli-
gencer editorial is here given that all
may road it, analyze it and realize to
what daring extent the supporters of
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-10-06
EXPENSIVE LUXURIES

EXPENSIVE LUXURIES
In the budget prepared by the
secretary of state, containing the
requests of each department of
the state government for appro-
pration for it's conduct for the
years 1917-1919, with comparisons
of expenditures of the same de-
partments for the current two
year period, there are items
which invite the serious atten
tion of all of the taxpayers of this
state.
1t appears that the cost of the
legislature for the two-year
period 1915-1917 was $131,sOO.
The cost of the initiative, ref
erendum and recall proceedings
during the same period was half
a million dollars. AS there were
no state recall proceedings dur
ing the interval, the entire half
million was spent in meeting the
expense of legislation by means
Of the referendum and initiative
proceedings. In other words, to
place a few laws on the statute
book in this manner and to re-
iect others, without opportunity of
amendment or correction, has cost
four times as much as the entire
expense of a legislative session,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-10-06

the Post-lntelligencer is slightly mis-
taken.
In view of all these facts, it would
appear that what the Postmtelli-
gencer closes by stating These are
the bare facts really become bare"
falsehoods Of a most garing. daring,
dangerous character
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-10-06
Simple Problems in Figures
3x2@Q So 500

fixed and always convey
to emndad problems
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-10-06

oAY AND NIGHT SERVICE
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-10-06
Problem No. |

When Standard Oil Co. was found guilty OF
violation Of Sherman Anti Trust Law by the
Federal Courts, the United States Supreme
Court read the rule of reason into the law
and the oil company went scott free.
When the Supreme Court had before it the
Danbury FIatters' case in 1914, the decision
rendered by the court under the same law re-
suited in taking from over one hui 1dred work
men their homes and savings bank accounts,
leaving them penness in their old age. MIR.
Hughes concurred in this decision.
Apply "Simplc Problems in Figures
in working out.
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gencer's statement that these are
secret organizations. All the proceed
ings by VIII oh the bills of the joint
legislative committee were drafted and
fathcred were open to the public
were participated in publicly, openly
in broad daylight. and the people in
vlted in. No secret sessions were
ever held. The same is true Of all the
proceedings in relation to the refer
endum petitions against the seven
measures passed by the 1915 legis.a-
ture that are on the ba lot this year.
Take the State Federation of Labor
convention, and the meetings of orr
various central labor councils, for in
stance. All these meetings are open
to the public. Nothing secret there.
Then the Post-IntelIigencer says
there was no pubic demand for any
of these petitions-''not one of them
was spontaneous in any sense lis its
exact language, Wen, the fact thot
we obtained as high as $4,000 sigma
lures on some of the referendum
measures, last spring, would look
like there was at least little "spon-
taneous" demand there Also the fact
that the people. voted more strongly
on our initiative measures in the cleo
ton of 1914 than they did for some
state officers, or even for United
States senator. would indicate that
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-10-06
Problem No. 2

AS governor of New York, Mr.. Hughes
vetoed Assembly Bill No. 466, providing for a
full crew on freight trains of more than twenty
cars. He also vetoed Senate Bill No. ll72,
to prohibit employment of non-residents of
the state as armed strike breakers by railroads
and other corporations
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-10-06

Trunks, Bags, Repairing - Everett
Trunk Factory, 2815 Rockefeller.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-10-06
Simple Problems in Facts

sails the action of Congress in declaring for the
eight-hour day in the operation of the trans
portation lines of the country, and asserted in
his Milwaukee, Wis, address that all legisla-
ton passed during the past four years should
be wiped off the books for the good Of the
country.
Apply "Simple Problems in Figures
in solving.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-10-06
Problem No. 8

Under wise leadership, with statesmanlike
guidance, with sincere intention to promote
the benefit of the community and to secure
honorable progress, the mission of the labor
organizations is one of the finest that any as
ISOLATION of men could guard. "-Governor
Hughes.
AS betting the lofty sentiments above ex-
pressed, the record of the governor shows that
he vetoed, in 1910, Assembly Bill No. 1896,
which raised the pay of axe men and laborers
on state highway and canal construction from
$500 day to sos 100 per month
Apply "Simple Problems in Figures"
as above.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-10-06
Labor's Slogan

sandal parties who
of
Evening journal., 1916-04-26
Court TRANSFERS THE
CITY PAVING CONTRACT

Judge Edward G. Bradford in the
United States District Court yester-
DAY afternoon entered an order on the
request OF Armon d. Chaytor, Jr..
co-ancillary receiver OF the Topeka
Paving Company. allowing the
Charles Warner Company, the War
ner-Quinlan Asphalt Company and
the Westport Paving Brick Company
to finish the contract Of street paw
ing entered into with this city by the
Topeka Paving Company. a bankrupt.
The court ordered that two steam
rollers and a patent road plant should
not be used in the work.
1t is alleged that the rollers are
the property Of the Kelley Springfield
Road Roller Company and the patent
road plant is the property of the L.
d. GUNNER and Son Company. and
are held by the Topeka Company un-
der a conditional sale agreement.
There will be a hearing next Tues
day on a petition in connection with
this claim.