CANADIANS GIVE
OVATION TO TAFT
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Ex-President Declares California
Usurped Power of Federal
Government.
Montreal, Scpl. 3—Ex-Presi
dent Taft was given an immense
ovation upon his arrival here in
company with l.ortl Haldane Mini
Lord Slratheona. The eily was
decorated in honor of their visit.
Mr. Tall in discussing the alien
law contended that Ihe position
assumed hy California in the
present coniroversy with Japan
was dangerous in the extreme.
He held that the power to lix Ihe
status of foreign rehidenls rested
sulely in I lie federal government
and I hat treaties entered into hy
the nation were superior to laws
made hy any stale legislature.
At a hampiel which was ten
dered l lie distinguished visitors
hy Ihe Bar Association Lord Hal
dane. who was the guest of tum
or. made an elmiuent plea for
closer relations between America,
France and (ircat Britain, lie
comment,hd upon Ihe hundred
years of peace which has existed
between the two great Knglish
'peaking nations of the world
and expressed the belief that an
alliance between these three na
tions would he a long step in the
direction of ensuring peace lor
Hie world.
PHILLIES GET
DISPUTED GAME
League President Says Umpire
Wrong in Forfeiting to New
York.
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\ i• \\ York. Si‘|*l. I’ll i Iili.li11 —
i'liia wins I hr disputed game willi
New York liy decision of I’reM
ileni I.> neh. of the Nal ional l.ea
uin*. reversing linpire Brennan,
wlm ilei'lareil I,lie game forleilcit
lo New York for alleged iulerfer
enee liy spectators. The game
■joes In I he rei'ord as won liy Phil
adelphia hy a seme of rt to (i.
I'mpire. Ureiinan ga\% llie game
in New York under Hie. forfeiture
rule hy a score of l) to 0 because
pari of Ihe crowd surged upon I he
field in the iiinlli inning when the
M-nre stood .s In 0 in favor of
Philadelphia. I’resideiil Lynch
finds that I here was no inlerfer
ein'e with tin* game and that
Brennan exceeded his authority
under Ihe eircumslanees.
The game was played in Phil
adelphia last Saturday afternoon.
STRIKERS ABDUCT
MISTS
Stpp Train and Force Them
to Leave at Point of
!i
Quns,
Charleston. Ya.. Sept. 3.—A
train bearing scores of non-un
ion miner's, with whose assistance
the mine owners hoped to break
the strike, was stopped at Paint
creek by the strikers and Lhe men
were forced to leave tile train.
The strikers wane heavily arm
ed and despite the presence of
the armed guard of deputies the
non-unionists were abducted
wit hi * u I bloodshed.
FOG OBSCURED
DANGER SIGNALS
Trains Were Making Fast Time
When Disastrous Collision
Occurred.
New Haven, Sept. •'!.—Twenty
one persons dead and fifty injur
ed are the latest figures made
public as a result of the collision
on the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad The trains
were crowded with vacationists,
many of whom were1 returning lo
their homes. Several of the dead
have remained unidentified.
Investigation into Hie cause of
I lie collision reveals the fact that
one of the I rains passed Hie dan
ger signal, which was obscured
in a fog. The I rains were ■run
ning ai l be rate of 40 miles an
hour.
WOULD ATTACH
PRINCE’S GIFTS
Republicans of Portugal Attempt
to Get Manuel’s Wed
ding Gifts.
Lisbon, Sept. .‘t;_A plol has
been uncovered whereby the re
publicans hoped lo seize Idle wed
dinp pills which are brinp maiiii
I'actured in Ibis city for I’rinrc
Maniiel's weddinp.
Wlien Manuel lel'l I lie muni ry
lie approprialed all I he money
and .jewels which he could secure.
The rdpublieans claim I he .jewels
hcloilppd lo the people and have
been makinp every ell'orl lo se
cure their relnrn or their value
in money.
JEROME CONFIDENT
STATE WILL WIN
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j Decision in the Thaw Case Will j
be Rendered Tomor
row.
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Sherbrooke, (Jue.. S(‘|)l. 3_The
proceedings in the Thaw case
yesterday were held In-hind closed
doors, lint puhlie bas ing been ex
cluded for fear of denmnsl ra
tions.
The decision will be given on
Thursday next. Attorney Jerome
is confident that he has present
ed the stale’s ease in such a man.
ner that. Thaw svill be extradited.
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SI. Louis, Sept. 3.— MasktAI j
bandits entered a saloon here i
last night and held up the crowd
which were present. Tire pro
prietor refused, to hold up his
hands and was shot through the
head. He died’instantly.
The robbers lied without secur- -
ing any booty. The police have i
been unable to get any clue al- j
I hough several arrests have been ;
made.
Dance.
In Moose Hall Wednesday eve
at 9:30 sharp. Home wall/ at i
12.
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KEEP JUSTICE
FROM POLITICS
Taft Declares Judges .Are
Underpaid for Their Po
sition.
Monterey, Sept. 3.— Prof. Wil
liam Howard Taft in an address
delivered today stated tliul ho
was unalterably opposed to,the
election of judges. He thought
it would be a dangerous experi
ment to mix justice and politics
■ lo I he extent that the term of
oll'ice which a judge might expect
to remain on Hie bench would
depend upon currying favor from
polil icians.
lie charged the governmenl
willi stinginess in payment of
salaries Ip 'judges. lie slated
that I here w as nol a judge who
had accepted a position on the
tiench who could not earn more
hy entering into the services of
some corporation if they had so
chosen.
NO PROTECTION
GIVEN FOREIGNERS
Refugees Glad to Get Out of Low
er California With Their
Lives.
Sun Francisco. Sept.
shipload of ivrupees from lower
California arrived here today.
They report lorrihlo conditions
in that section of Mexico and
slate that foreigners are at Idle
mercy of'rovinp' hands of roh
hors. who have no respect for the
property riplits of olliers and Iml
little for (heir lives.
The Huerta povornmenl is un
able to atford any proleelion to
foreipners there and the rebels
deny | hat I he robbers have any
Ihiup lo do with them.
SEX HYGIENEIS
BARRED SEATTLE
Superintendent Believes Subject
Is Duty of the Parents
to Teach.
Seattle. Sept. 3.—There is trou
,ble brewing among the members
of the school board of this city.
The superintendent is opposed to
teaching sex hygiene in the pub
lic schools, lief declares that is
something which should be
brought to the attention of the
children by their parents.
The stall- of teachers are about
evenly divided over the subject
and those opposed to the super
intendent will press their views
for its adoption.
FACE BIG STRIKE
Indianapolis, Sept. 3.—The un
ioiij which embraces nearly eve ry
employ of the moving picture Mini
companies of America have gone
on strike to better their condition,
which, they assert, is intolerable.
They demand higher wages and
shorter hours and are cnnlident.
off winning a speedy victory
MANY ARE DEAD
SIXTY MISSING
Tenements Collapse in Dublin
With Fearful Loss of
Life.
Dublin, Sepl. 3,—Two tene
ment houses in the section of the
city where the poor are housed
collapsed yesterday with a fear
ful loss of life. Thirteen families
lived in the houses, which were
old and unlit for habitation. Sev
en dead bodies have been taken
from (lie ruins, many others suf
fered '.serious injuries and sixty
persons who lived in the .tene
ments are missing.
The ruins caught, lire and many
of the injured owe their lives to
the heroic work of the liremeii.
Another Warm Wave.
Chicago, Sepl. 3.--Another heal
wave has sell led over I he middle
west stales and the mercury
stands at the hundred mark.
MEXICAN SITUATION
IS ENCOURAGING
Rumor That President Huerta
Has Decided to Cancel His
Ambitions.
Wash mg I < hi. Sept. ;i_Score
la ry Bryan si a ties that l hr silua
I inn in Mexico is very encourag
ing. lie slated the deparlmenl
had received information which
lie was md al lihcrly In make
public which lie Imped would
solve (In* prohlem.
II is rumored in umdl’icial cir
cles I h a I Ihe in formal ion to
which Ihe secretary alluded was
Ihe decision of I'resident lluerla
to abandon his intention of seek
ing I lie presidency al Ihe com
ing elect ion.
traiaTwrecked
AND THEN 8UHNS
Bodies of Those Who Met
Death Consumed by the
Flames.
] l lari isle, Kng.. Sept. —A col
lision occurred on a railroad near
this city early this morning, re
sulting in the death of ten per
sons.
The wreckage caught lire and
the bodies were consumed before
the arrival of (he wrecking train.
An investigation has been ordered
to ascertain who was responsible
for tile accident
Frank Winchester is in town
from Shoup bay for a few days.
DlfSJ JAPAN
Tokio, Sept. d.— Major John
| oltnry Wigmore, an attache of
| I lie American embassy here, died j
i this morning following an oper
! al ion for appendicitis. ,
Major Wigmore had long re- j
sided in Japan and was one of1
I lie best posted men on Japanese
law and customs,
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HUNDREDS INJURED
IN STRIKE RIOTS
Dublin Mob Resists Police and
Battle in the Streets
Follows.
Dublin, Spet. 3.--Fierce rioting
by the tramway strikers still
continues. In a clash between
the strikers and police yesterday
500 persons were injured. The
hospitals are full of men who
were injured when the police
charged the mob. The police did
not escape severe punishment as
they were bombarded from all
sides with every conceivable mis
sile.
Highly of I he strikers were ar
rested. including, their leader.
I.arkin. who is held without hail,
lie is charged with inciting the
riot and committing murder.
WRIGHT WOULD
NOT TRY STUNT
Says That Looping the Loop is
Impossible With Most
Aeroplanes.
Iiaylon, <>., Kept. --Aviator
W'rifrlil. who is hen* mv a business
I rip. refri'Seil to make any mm
nieiil on the performance of I’e
poud. I.lie bii'dnian. who is loop
ing lire loop before audienees in
Kranee.
.Mr. Wriyhl says lew aviators
have lire nerve to attempt tile
feni and I Iral it would be impos
sible with most aeroplanes, lie
does no| want an> id' that kind
of alory in Iris.
SIXTEEN KILLED
SCORES INJURED
Passenger Trains Collide on Line
Which Requires Investi
gation.
New 11 a \ e 11, Sept. Twn pas
senger I rains <*• > 11i<|«■<I mi I he New
York, New Haven N llarl ford
railroad last night resulting in
the death of 1(1 persons. More
Ilian a score were injured, many
of them fatally.
II is believed the government
will order an investigation of the
accident, as I his is the eleVenlh
in two years, causing the death
of several hundred persons.
EMPEROR WILLIAM
Merlin. Sept. 3.—Emperor Wil
liam reviewed I he army here yes
terday. The event proved to lie
more of a society event than for
years past. Many foreign coun
tries were represented by the
pres.o re of high military officers
win were given every opportun
i|v in wilne-s III" glory of the
Kaiser's army.
Mr. E. K. Campbell. M. 15.. of
I he (iranliy Smelter Co., was a
returning passenger from Cordo
va on Hie Norlliweslern this
forenoon.
RESENT ORDER
TO COME HOME
Many Americans Will Stay in
Mexico and Take Chances
Regardless of Warning.
New York. Sept. 3.--I)r. Butler,
a prominent Methodist minister,
who is now in Mexico, has wired
.'president Wilson protesting
'against his advice to Americans
to Wave that country. Dr. Butler
states that the president’s in
structions are resented by most
Americans and they will refuse
to obey. They prefer lo remain
in Mexico and depend upon tile
chances of war rather than aban
don their homes and property.
The inllux of Americans re
turning' from Mexico still con
tinues along the border of Ari
zona. hundreds arriving daily re
port they were red molested in
any manner by I lie rebels. Amer
icans residing in the province of
Sonora are unconcerned and will
i pay no attention to President
Wilson's instructions h, withdraw
from Mexico.
Wont Enter Race.
Seal lie. Sept. 3.—(iovernor
Lister lias positively refused to
enter the senatorial rare. He ex
pressed himself as salislieil with
the frnveriiiirship In which the
people elected him and says he
\vill till out his term of office.
MORE RESOLUTIONS
| FOR THE PRESIDENT
| Seattle Commercial Club Favors
Government Ownership in
Alaska.
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j Seal lie. Sepl. 3.--Tlio Seattle
i Commercial Club, *il its meeling
j Iasi night. adopted a resolution
I urging l he government lo lake
| immediate steps to open the coal
fields of Alaska, tl also reeuni
numded t he construction and
owners!)ij> of railroads in the ter
ritory .
The resolutions will lie pre
sented I" President Wilson and
! ills,, lo the various members of
congress. Considerable discus
I sibil look place over the resolu
! lion as to the government own
Iprsliip and operation of I lie rail
| roads.
Demand Minimum Wage.
Manchester, Sept. .'{.--A delega
tion representing two million un
; ionisls will present demands to
congress for the establishment of
a minimum wage scale.
KEENESHORSES
BRING (250,000
Peter Pan Was Sold to West
ern Breeder for Thirty-eight
Thousand Dollars.
New York, Sept 3.--The rac
! ing stables of James It. Keom*
were closed yesterday when forty
I live horses were disposed of at
Sanction. The sum of $250,00(1
i was realized for the forly-llve
; animals.
j The imported stallion Peter
! Pan was sold lo a western breed
j er and brought $38,000. The sale
was attended by horsemen from
| all parts of America and Canada.
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