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16 PAGES vni.. xxxvn. T>T?ITK« K(\ TI?TVT r by carrikk NUMIIKIt Ml - J.l.V.lAj.lil. O\J V^lillNJLQ I'IJR MONTH FLAMES SWEEPING WESTERN FORESTS; LIVES ARE LOST Vast Wooded Areas in Montana and Washington Becoming Smoking Wastes LIGHTNING STARTS FIRE ANEW Four Men Suffocated and Woman and Child Lose Lives in Conflagration [Aimoctatnd PrcssJ KALISPELL, Mont., July 18.—More and worse forest fires are reported to day. Ono is north of Ashley lako, on new territory, and twenty men were sent out this afternoon in response to an urgent request by telephone from a ranger. A flre twelve miles north, near Bouser lake, this afternoon was threat ening state timber. Up the Stlllwater, where forest of ilciuls went Saturday, several bad fires were reported by telegraph yesterday afternoon, and a desperate call for men was sent today. Late this afternoon a flre on Yakan ka ireek, a branch of the North Fork, near the Canadian lino, was reported, and Supervisor Halnea is gathering thirty men to send north In tho morning. This fire was set by light ning, as have been all but ono of those In Hlackfoot forest. In ono Instance ji settlor was caught setting fire to brush. The valley Is full of smoke. There ■were strong winds most of yesterday. Tho fair weather Hag Is flying to night. No new word has been sent from Big Fork ond Swan Lake districts. Deputy Supervisor Clark yesterday said that the lires Wede so bad that he had no hope of stopping them except by "back firing" from Wolf creek, far in ad vance of tho flre line. WOMAN AND CHILD LOSE LIVES IN FOREST FIRE Rescuers Fail to Reach Cabin of School Teacher in Washington SPOKANE, July 18.—A forest flre, driven by a sweplng gale through the dry pine forest on Mill creek, eighteen miles northeast of Colvllle, yesterday, surrounded the homestead cabin of Miss Pearl Brown, aged 22 years, a teacher In school district 158. Before assistance could reach her, she and her little niece, the 1-year-old daughter of J. S. Wyman of Plains, Mont., were burned to death. Dozens of determined men vainly sought to reach the cabin, but were driven back. W. A. Trow brldge, a homesteader, who set flre to slashings Sunday morning, starting the big fire that swept up tho valley for miles, has been arrested. Sheriff Graham Is prepared for emergencies} Millions of feet of timber have been burned in the last two days. FOREST FIRE OVERTAKES - FLEEING MEN; FOUR DEAD SPOKANE, Wash., July 18.—Fleeing from Sunday's forest lirea near KfLSlo, B. C, four men escaping Into the mouth of the Lucky Jim zinc mine were suffocated with tho choking and sickening smoke that followed them, the open mouth of tho tunnel shaft acting liko v forced draft to the smoke and flames. The names of the d.:ad are: David Norman of Sandon, Colo., fcj. W. Pierson, Charles Norman of Sandon, a brother of David, and W. A. Cliicsnay. Tod Lucas is missing. Four bodies have been recovered and the remains are at the undertak ing parlors at Kaslo The fire burned the building house, tho compressor building, the ore houses and a powder magazine of the Lucky Jim, only tho office and small buildings at tho por tal of the tunnel being saved. Tho flre has swept everything from Three Forks past Whitewater. Nobody was injured at Rambler, but several build ings are reported destroyed. The Payne and Rambler mines lost all their buildings. All bridges between Bear lako and tho Payre and all buildings at McGrUlgan and White water are gone. Bridges are threat ened east of Whitewater. FOREST FIRE FIGHTER GOES MAD; DISAPPEARS SPOKANE, July IS.—Driven mad by worry over the safety of his wife and children and by the heat encountered in lighting forest fires, George Thomp son, a homesteador In the Ptne creek district in northern Ida.hu, ran away from tho flames Sunday afternoon and has not been seen since. He started toward St. Joseph, but at last report had not reached that town. The homes of live settlers In Pine creek district were dntstroyed by flames Sunday afternoon and night. Four square miles of the best white pine wore wiped out. Thirty men are making .in apparently hopeless fight again.st the flro while homesteaders with their families are racing to es cape the (lames. Fifty more lire light ers arc being rushed to the front. FOREST FIRES DESTROY MINING COMPANY'S PLANT WALLACE, Idaho, July IK.--A lire of ■erioui proportion! !• raging near Pine Creek and Is making its way with great cupidity toward Kellogg peak. The buildings of the Dalnatla Mining (Continued on fugs Two) LOS ANGELES HERALD INDEX OF HERALD'S NEWS TODAY FORECAST For I.o« Ait*ri» and vicinityi Cloudy, nnxHllcil wcutlicr Tuesday, llßht north wind, .luinuliiif to iiniit.li. Maximum tem perature x-Htrrrlny, 92 degrees; minimum temperature, 64 degree*. LOS ANGELES Attorney Thompson to bo arraigned today. PAIJE 3 FlKUoroa, accused murderer, faces court unflinchingly. . PAOB 4 Thrown buttle at son-in-law; hits wire In face. ' PACIB 4 Charles antes. Kitlt I.ake employe, dies at California hospital. ' PA<!H 4 Factions In church at Redondo at war. PAGE i Commissioner makes arrangements for visit of Tlrazirs president-elect. PAOB 4 Los Angeles pwelters In high temperature and oppressive humidity. PAOK 4 City claims greater share In Cahuenga road tax. , , . PAOB 8 Assessments of P. E. railway are low erod by county board of equalization. PAOB 8 Booted by passengers, man sues P. E. railway. : PAOB S Mrs. Heron piles up charges In two suits against her husband. PAGES 8 Bullets atop chauffeur stung by "speed bug." PAOB 9 Hallways clash with board of publlo util ities. PAOB 9 Supervisors, by vote of S to 1, accept bid nald to bo $1(10,000 In excess of lowest for furnishing, hall of records. - PAOB 9 American Hnnkors' association In Los An geles October 8. PAOB 9 Negotiations practically concluded for ample funds to rush Owens river aqueduct and completion at maximum speed. PAOB 9 Judge John D. Works sends letter to ma chine candidates. ■ PAOB 13 Vltrlo Balladlno, newsboy, run down and Injured by aulo at Third anil Uroadway. PAOB M An«releno returns from 6298-mile trip on foot. PAUR 16 Wife Slayer Lultwleiler closely watched to prevent suicide. Will not discuss kill ing of spouse. PAOB 16 Welcome extended to Dr. Burdette at Tem ple auditorium. FAOB 4 Motley Flint chosen to lead Convention league. FAOB 13 Striking brewery workers threaten to make city "dry" in tight against owners. PAGBI3 Nathan EJlory, candidate for governor, ar rives for campaign In Southern Cali fornia. PAGE 13 i'ollee commission cites Helm Schmidt to •« show why caloon license should not be revoked. k PAGE 18 Los Angeles Qas and Electric company asks franchise assessment reduced. PAGE 16 Theaters. PAGE 5 Society, clubs, muslo. PAGE] B Mining and oil fields. PAOB 6 Building permits. PAOE 6 Shipping. PAOE 6 Citrus fruit report. PAGE 6 Markets and financial. I*AGB 7 News of the courts. . PAOB 8 Municipal affairs. PAGE 8 Sports. PAOES W-ll Editorial. .' PAOE 12 Politics. . PAGE 13 City "brevities. PAGE IS Marriage licenses, births, deaths, PAOE 14 Classified advertising. PAGES 14-15 SOUTH CALIFORNIA Santa Ana landmark Is destroyed by light ning. PAGE 14 liuferto Saragoza shoots Pedro Talclde, his brother-ln-luw, while defending his sis- . .ter. PAGE 14 Son kills wildcat as It springs at father. PAGE 14 Pomona city trustees dismiss rock work Inspector. PA.OE 14. Thief rifles bather's clothing, but leaves return ticket. PAGE 14 Carl Mangel of San Bernardino killed by police officer. PAOB 14 Civic bodies strengthen fight for school bonds. . PAOE 14 COAST School teacher and child lose lives In Washington forest fire. PAGE 1 Forest flrts rage In Montana and Wash ington, devastating great areas; several lives lost In flames. g PAGE 1 Gilford Plncbot, formerly chief forester, arrives to begin campaign for Hlmm Johnson. • - . * PACE 13 Spreading rails wreck Oregon express near Marysville, Cal. PAGE 1 Sacramento police hold two men Identified as pair who held up China-Japan fast mall on Southern Pacific. PAGE 11 Trial of Bkelly, accused wife murderer. Is . begun. PAGE 13 EASTERN Interstate commerce commission announces set of "administrative rullnas." PAGE 8 Ellis out for chairmanship of Repuhltrim national committee. PAOE 1 Cannon In defiant speech refuses to quit race for speakershlp of the house. FAGB 1 Western Federation of Miners plans to form union labor parties In New Mex ico and Arizona. PAGE 1 Pennsylvania railway and Its employes reach agreement on wage scale's PAGE 1 President Taft starts on ten-days' cruise In Maine waters.-, PAGE 2 Itev. W. H. Bundy declares conversion of world Is far from realization. PAGE 3 President Jordan of Stanford university declares several federal supervision of railways Is good thing for roads. PAOE 3 Interstate commerce commissioner's report shows railways worth 117,487,868,035. PAOE 3 Government again confronts "what con stitutes whlnky" question. PAOE 3 Senator Brlstow says Kansans are not taking Speaker Cannon seriously. PAOE 3 Trick Jumpor does turn In court to prove case. PAOE 2 Peace advocates want Roosevelt to head commission. PAOE 2 Sister of Mrs. Toung, victim of Chicago suicide, admits Identity and relatives are members of Norwegian lisatlon at Wash ington. PAOE 11 FOREIGN Trainmen on Orand Trunk railroad open sealed orders and walk out on big strike. PAGE 1 Cltizinß at IM*a, Italy, fear famous lean- Ing tower will fall Into ruins. PAOE 2 Clews In case of Dr. Crlppen valueless. New York detectives to search steamer Kroonland today. \ PAOE 11 MINING AND OIL Capitalist says Consolidated Midway will eclipse Lakeviow ginmer as all-around well. m PAOE 6 Mining Congress Issues attractive book de scriptive of Southern California. page 6 FILES APPEAL IN DAM CASE EL PASO, Tex., July 18.—Tho Victor Land and Cattle company him filed an appeal from the report of a condemna tion board awarding it $200,000 for the si to of the Elephant I'.utte dam. The land !■ now In possession (if the gov ernment, the award having been de posited with the district court at So coito, N. M. The territorial supreme court will review the case. f TUESDAY MORNIM*, JULY 19, 1910. LABOR PARTY IN NEW STATES IS PLAN OF MINERS Western Federation at Denver Convention Will Hear Presi dent Moyer's Method EXPECT VICTORY IN ARIZONA Not Certain About New Mexico, but Propose to Hold Balance [Associated Press] DENVER, July 18.—"Surrender— h—l! The Western Federation of Miners has Just commenced to fight," declared John McLennan, president of tho Colorado State Federation of Labor In welcoming the, delegates to the annual convention of the Western Federation of Miners which opened here today. •" McLennan predicted an unrelenting war by capital against labor unions and declared he co,uld hear "mutter infes of the coming storm which labor could not afford to Ignore." He warned the delegates against internal dissen sion and declared the Western Federa tion of Miners would never: hoist tho flag of surrender. Anniiwssiw OF welcome Today's session was devoted to ad dresses of welcome and the appoint ment of a committee on credentials. President Charles H. Moyer outlined his annual report, which will be made tomorrow. He stated he will recom mend the appointment by'tho conven tion of a committee of seven to assist In organizing a labor union party in Arizona and New Mexico. An effort will be made to secure control of the constitutional convention and force the adoption of measures favorable to or ganized labor in tho constitution. President Moyer said thnt If the com mittee Is authorized and he is given power to appoint Its members, Joseph Cannon, member of the executive com mittee of the federation from Arizona, would be named as chairman. President Moyer Is sanguine of suc cess In Arizona because of the strength of labor unions in that territory. Ha Is more dubious about New Mexico, but hopes to divide the constitutional convention so that the labor delegates will hold the balance of power. I,IMITKI> INJUNCTION The federation will demand that the constitution of Arizona and New Mexico limit tho power of the district courts to grant injunctions against labor unions. President Moyer's report will advo cate the bringing of a suit In South Dakota to determine the legality of tho card system by which a miner is com pelled to sign an agreement never to affiliate with a labor union before he can secure work in the Deadwood dis trict. Moyer •will also attack the law creat ing a bureau of mines, declaring that the measure was so amended In the senate at the instigation of the smel ter, interests as to except Alaska from control of the bureau. President Moyer declares the federa tion has a paid up membership of 52, --000 and a membership of 74,000 whose dues are less than three months In ar rears. • SENATOR DENIES REPORT ON THE BALLINGER CASE Findings Will Be Iviade Public After September 5 KANSAS CITY, July 18.—Represen tative W. H. Madison, a member of the joint congressional committee, in a message today to the Associated Press from his home in Dodge City, Kansas, declared that no conclusion had been reached in the Investigation affecting Richard A. Ballinger. "The committee meets at Minneapolis September 5 to make its findings and conclusions. No conclusions can be reached or announced until after that meeting. All reports or rumors as to the findings of the members of the committee are unauthorized." The message from Mr. Madison was made in response to one calling the representative's attention to a story printed in Chicago. This story stated that Secretary Ballinger would bo ex onerated by a majority report of the joint committee; that a minority report also would be returned; that in addi tion Representative Madison had writ ten his own opinion, but that he would also sign the minority report. SENATOR NELSON REFUSES TO TALK OF THE CASE ST. PAUL, July 18.—United States Senator Knute Selson at his home in Alexandria, Minn., refused to be inter viewed in regard to the report that Ballinger is to be exonerated in the re port of the Ballinger-Pinchot investi gating committee, of which he is chair man. A close friend, who answered tho tel ephone call, stated that the senator had purposely planned his trip home in such a way as to avoid interviewers. This friend gave it as his personal opin ion that the published account of the alleged findings of the committee was absolutely unauthorized. NO REPORT MADE SALT LAKE CITY, July 18.—"It Is not true that the members of tho Balllnger-Pinchot investigating com mittee have agreed upon thoir report," said Senator George Sutherland today in commenting 1 on the statement pub lished in Chicago that a majority of tho committee would declare In favor of Beoretary Balllnger. Senator Suth erland is ii member ot the committee. No action will be token, Mid the Sena tor, until September 5, when he will go to Minneapolis to confer with his colleagues and sign a report. AUTOMATIC ORDER CALLS BIG STRIKE ON GRAND TRUNK Trainmen Open Sealed Instruc tions at Appointed Hour and Walk Out DIFFICULTY IS OVER WAGES R. R. Officials Say They Offered 18 Per Cent Raise and Will Give No More [ Apsoclr\tPd Press] MONTREAL, July 18.—Conductors and trainmen of the Grand Trunk and Central Vermont railways obeyed an automatic strike order at 9:30 o'clock tonight. Sunday, when the members of the Htriko committee left hero, each man carried a sealed envelope to be opened at that hour calling a strike unless a telegram had previously been received, which, upon comparison with a copy enclosed in the envelope, stat ed otherwise. No such telegram was sent and the strike became effective at 9:30 o'clock this evening. Under the terms of the strike order, trains which began their runs before 9:30 are to be taken through the terminal by the men in charge. After that the company Id expected to look after ita own inter ests. Grand Trunk officials tonight issued a statement in part as follows: "Messrs. Berry and Murdock, with a committee representing the Grand Trunk trainmen and yardmen, met the officers of the company this morning and advised that they had received tho authority of a large majority of our trainmen to order a strike if a settle ment was not reached with the com pany. RAISE IS OFFERED "A general discussion of the situa tion took place, during which we ad vised them we were not in a position to do more than had been offered in our former proposition, giving tho men an increase of approximately 18 per cent with the further promise that they Bhould be given the same standard rate of pay as the Canadian Pacific as soon as the Grand Trunk, through its relations with the Grand Trunk Pacific, is in a position to participate in the higher rates obtaining on traffic in the northwest by reason of the competi tion of that road, and the obtaining of through rail connections between tho Grand Trunk and the Grand Trunk Pacific, which should ba accomplished within two years. "It was explained that If there was any question of indefiniteness as to tho date when the standardization was to take effect, we would agree that it should not bo later than January 1. 1913, or earlier if the board of rail road commissioners, upon hearing the < facts in the case, should so determine. I WILL FIGHT STRIKE "This was not considered satisfac tory and the conference was adjourned until the afternoon, -when we were handed the schedule of rates of pay and rules, which are practically the eastern standard. "The reply was made that we could do no better than what had already been offered, and we have no future propositions to make. "Should a strike be ordered, we feel confident many of the employes of the company in the train service will dis regard such strike orders and will con tinue with the company. -We have many applications from other parties for employment, and shall also recruit largely from our other departments. "In the meantime, we shall make ef fective the rules and rates of pay of fered the employes. Pending settle ment, all shops on the system will be closed." To this President Hayes added: "We have done the best we can, hav ing regard to the interests of the share holders and of the men themselves. Wo have offered substantial increases in wiiges. For instance, we give conduct ors between Montreal and Portland an increase from $110 to $135 a month, be tween Montreal and Brockvllle from J9O to $140 a month, between Montreal and Toronto from $110 to $140, and bag gagemen from $70 to $85 and brakemen from $55 and $60 to $SO. . OFFERS TO ARBITRATE "On mileage rates conductors or through trains are to be raised from 2.80 to 3.36 cents a mile and brakemen from 1.90 to 2.95 cents. "On the runs between Montreal and Ottawa, conductors are raised from $110 to $140 a month; baggagemen, $70 to $85, and so on. "When 1 put this to thp men I said further that tills was a largo increase, but that if they did not think it satiK factory there was still another alterna tive. I said I was willing in such case to go to the arbitration of a board of expert railway men as to whether or not the preposition was still fair, and would be willing to abide by the decis ion. "Further, I said to the representa tives of the men: 'Suppose a strike is brought on with all its disturbance of conditions and business, what shall we do eventually but settle as I have pro posed? You will have displaced a great many men, created great losses all over, and have got no farther ahead. 1 But they refused to listen to th'S' TIiAINMEX'9 VKHBION Vice President Murdock of the Bro therhood of Trainmen said: "The company's proposition which Mr Hayes said was its estimate of the award of the board of conciliation was very fiir from being: anything like the board's award, wo thought, and in the great majority of cases where rates had been speciiied these rates are very much below those suggested by the board. "For instance, on the Portland-Mon treal r"uns we find Mr. Hayes offering 12.26 i»-r 100 miles 1" a passenger con ductor instead of $2.45 S-10, as filed in the hoard's award; wo find in Mon treal-TorontO passenger run he offers conductors $2.31 per 100 miles Instead Of the board's award of $2,45 8-10. "Mr. Hayes ignored entirely the board's recommendation to standard ize conditions on the Grand Trunk and its reconmendatton to imt into effect the mileage ba is or pay in either passenger or local In igW service, In si.;i.l he proposes to perpetuate ex isting conditions and In some ways to (Continued un Vuito Two) Taft's Ohio Political Manager Who Seeks G. O. P. National Chairmanship WADE ELLIS IS OUT FOR NATIONAL JOB Wants Agreement to Be Made Republican Committee Chieftain Fulfilled COLUMBUS, Ohicr, July 18.—Wade H. Ellis, trust buster and Taft Poo-bah In Ohio, Is spreading his nets for the Republican national committee chair manship, according to statements made htre today by party leaders. Following Mr. Ellis' avowed retire ment from Buckeye State politics, It was understood he would resume the. practice of law at Cincinnati, at which profession he is assured of a fat in come. Later indications, however, show him to be aiming at a national target. He has refused many good offers, his friends say, to remain with the Taft forces. When Kills resigned from the attorney general's office to take full charge of Ohio political affairs it was agreed that he was being slated for the next chairmanship of the Republican committee. This agreement, it is said, he now intends to have fulfilled. ZELAYA SUPPORTER QUITS THE CABINET OF MADRIZ Pittman, American Engineer, 111 in Prison WASHINGTON, July 18.—Chlco Baca, who was one of Zelaya's closest supporters, has resigned as minister general of the Madriz cabinet in Nic aragua, according to advices today to the state department. William Pittman, tho American en gineer, captured by Madriz and con fined in a prison in Managua, Is re ported by American Consul Olivares at Managua to be ill with malarial fever, although his condition is said to be not serious. Although the Blue fields Steamship company has sent another protest to the state depart ment because of the Norwegian gov ernment's recognition of the Madriz order declaring tho harbor of Blue fields a closed port, the state depart ment has taken na action in the mat ter. DEFUNCT BANK'S OFFICERS NOW UNDER INDICTMENT President and Vice President of Nevada Bank Jailed TONOPAH, Nev., July IS.—Frank Golden and J. J. McQuillan, president and vice president respectively of tho defunct Nye and Ormsliy County bank, which voluntarily suspended operation a year ago, were Indicted by tho Nye county grand jury today. Golden was indicted on two counts. One charged embezzlement and the other receiving deposits when the bank was known to have been Insolvent, McQuillan was indicted on a charge of embezzlement, it being asserted he in structed the cashier of the bank to re ceive deposits when it was insolvent. Golden was liberated on two bonds of $5000 each and McQuillan gave a bond of $5200. MARIETTA MASONS HONOR BOTH TAFT AND HARMON MARIETTA, 0., July 18.—Honorary membership waa conferred upon Presi dent William H. Tan and Governor Jud.son Harmon of Ohio tonight by American Union lodge No. 1, Ancient Free ajid Accepted Masons of Marietta. The lodge conferring this honor was Instituted In the year 1776 and Is the oldest Masonic lodge west of the Alle ghenles, President Taft was made a Mason "at Sight" by Kilwinning lodge of Cin cinnati last year. Governor Harmon has been an active Mason for some years. VIV I' I !<' ('(IP I h" I*"*' DAttT •«. ON TKAIXI Be. O±i>L»J-il-< V-'V^-l ll«l. DAYS Be. ON TRAINS 10* WADE EIXIS OREGON EXPRESS GOES INTO DITCH Spreading Rails Near Feather River Bridge Approach Cause Wreck of Train [Associated Pressl MARYSVILLE, Cal., July 18.—The spreading of the rails at the approach to the Southern Pacific bridge across I the Feather river, two miles north of this city at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon caused the wreck of the Oregon ex press, No. 15, southbound, the death of Engineer C. A. Congdon and Train Dispatcher D. W. Corcoran and the serious scalding of Fireman A. D. Ol son, all three of Sacramento. Engin eer Congdon was instantly killed when be wont over the bridge with his en gine and Corcoran was so badly scald ed by escaping steam that he died within a few minutes. Though the mail car wont partly over the embankment and the first coach was badly shattered, only one injury besides the ciew was represent ed. Mrs. J. H. Scnulz of Fruitvale was cut above tho light eye and se verely bruised." Running slowly to the approach of the bridge the express reached a point where the track was being reballasted. The weight of the engine as it loft the spreading rails just as it came onto the bridge caused it to sink in the soft earth with the tender and a portion of the mail car toppled over a twenty foot embankment, carrying the crew' with Dispatcher Corcoran, who was riding in the engine cab. Seated in the cab of his engine, Fireman Walter Congdon, son of the dead engineer, was halted at the scene of the wreck when his train, No. 36, pulled up northbound from Sacramento. Swing ing down to assist the wreckers, he found the body of his father lying to one side, where It had been placed when taken from the mass of twisted steel and iron. Congclon wns almost ready to retire after many years of service on the road. SECRETARY OF WAR OFF FOR THE PHILIPPINES Leaves Kobe, Japan, and Ex presses Thanks for Honors KOBE, July 18.—The American sec retary of war and party sailed from here shortly after midnight for the Philippines. On his arrival at Kiyoto yesterday Secretary Dickinson was re ceived by the mayor and municipal officials. He was shown the sights of the city and later issued a public ex pression of thanks for the innumer able courtesies which had been ex tended to liim. The secretary said he had been greatly impressed by the friendliness shown by the people of Japan, both high and low. The American visitors were also given a hearty reception here. REP. GILMORE DEAD NEW ORLEANS, July 18.— represen tative Sam Lewis Gilmoro of the Sec ond congressional district of Louisiana died at Abita Springs, La., this morn ing after an Illness of several weeks, lie was elected without opposition to the sixty-first congress March U to fill a vaconcy caused by the death of Representative R. C. Davis. COMMISSIONER WILL HEAR CLAIMS MADE BY INDIANS ARDMOnK. Okla., July 18.—An In vestigation of claims ugrcgating $300, --000 made by Individual members of the five civilized tribes against the Klowa and Comanche tribes, where in depre dations committee by the latter are In volved, Is to be made by Assistant United States Attorney General Craig, who reached here toniffht from Wash ington. Depositions ara to be taken before Commissioner F. V. Klncalde, representing the court of claims. f'^^. CENTS V i CANNON, DEFIANT, REFUSES TO QUIT SPEAKERSHIP RACE Aged Leader, in Typical Speech, Says Enemies Can't Prevent Him Being Candidate DEPENDS ON PARTY CAUCUS Denounces Insurgents and Says He Will Again Wield Gavel if Given a Chance fAssoelated Press] BUniJNGAMK, Kas., July 18.— Joseph G. Cannon will not abandon the race for speakership In the next house of representatives. This he made plain at the conclusion of his speech at Emporia, Kas., this afternoon. He said he would abide by the will of the Re publican caucus If the Republicans control the next house, but. that no "muckraking magazines" could make him say he would not be a candidate. In other words, he said he would not make an effort to win the speakership, yet the emphasis with which he spoke made it plain that if the Republican caucus should nominate him he would be willing to serve. Speaker Cannon's remarks on thii speakership were made just before he left the platform at Emporia to catch * train lor Burlingame, where tonight he makes his third political speech in the Kansas primary campaign. Speaker Cannon's utterances on tho speakership follow verbatim: "I am speaker, and in March next I will have been speaker for eight years, a longer continuous term than any man ever served as speaker since tho foundation of the government. There was only one man who has had a longer nrvlcea s speaker than, I have had, and there was an interim of four years in his service. That was Henry ("lay, who In the aggregate served ten, yean as speaker. "Somebody has got to be the scape goat through magazines and letters. Candidate! for congress are asked: 'Will you pledge yourself not to vote for that old czar for speaker?* BTANUB PAT ON REGUtiAKITY •'On, the scapegoat. This little 154 pounds of clay cannot bear many sins off into the wilderness. If my con stituency is as kind to him as it has been for thirty-six years, I will go back if God spares my life, and be In the next congress, either In the majority or in the minority, and I would rather be there in a Republican minority, a real virile Republican minority than to be one of any apparent majority that could not take account of stock and know from one day to another whether it was the majority or the minority. "They wanted me to pledge that I would not be a candidate for speaker if the Republicans have a majority of the next house. They will meet In caucus and select a candidate for speaker. I will be in that caucus and I will vote for the man caucus selects. I know of no crime I have committed that should bar me from entering a Republican caucus. If you ask whether I want to be speaker of the house longer than for eight years, I have, been speaker that long because my friends thought that I could be most useful as a member of congress in, that position. But aa long as God lets me live the muckraking periodi cals and the so-called independent or progressive. Republicans shall not make me say that I will not be a candidate for speaker any more than they shall make me say, if I am again elected to congress, that I will not vote when my name la called." At the meeting here tonight Speaker Cannon showed no sign of weariness despite the warmth of the tent In which he spoke. He confined his remarks largely to the tariff. After the meet ing here he went by motor to Topeka, twenty-eight miles distant, where he will remain until tomorrow morning. He will speak at Alma tomorrow fore noon, at Herington In the afternoon, and at night will close his Kansas tour, with a speech at Marion. CANNON DEFENDS ALDRICH IN RUBBER TRUST MATTER Speaker Bothered by Heat but Talks at Emporia KMPORIA, Kan., July 18.—Speaker Joseph O. Cannon, before beginning: a speech hero at 4 o'clock this after noon, again suffered much discomfort from the heat. While Representative Miner was making an Introductory speech, Mr. Cannon rubbed his head and neck nervously. However, ho gh >wed no signs of collapsing: when his time for speaking arrived and he began his speech on schedule. After beginning his speech, however. Speaker Cannon proceeded with his accustomed vigor. He said in part: "I am asked whether a man shouhl he Independent In congress. We've got Taft, a Republican senate by the skiu of our teeth, and part of the time a Republican house. When we began it was said we had forty-six majority. If twenty-six of that majority vote with the minority that would gl\ c them a majority of one. If the Republican party Is not to have full power and responsibility It were better that the other party have full power." repiAes to ijiustow Speaker Cannon closed his speech by replying to Senator Bristow's recent charges concerning the tariff on rub ber. During this portion of his speech Mr. Cannon read from typewritten manuscript, as follows: "Senator Brlstow In his speech at Wlnfleld charged that Senator Aldrlch and others organized a rubber trust I do not know whether Senator Aldrlch and others organized a trust. Being uninformed, I neither deny nor affirm, but If Senator Aldrlch, occupying his groat position, did organize a trust, then under the Sherman anti-trust law, provided that trust Is engaged Id In terstate commerce, he la liable not only (Continued •• !*■(• Tw»»