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MADRIZ PROTESTS
U.S. ATTITUDE ON
NORWEGIAN STAND
Dictator Objects to Uncle Sam's
Refusal to Recognize Blue
fields Blockade
FEDERAL VICTORIES CLAIMED
Asserts Revolt Will Be Overcome
if State Department Is
Neutral
[AFsnrlated Prrns]
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Protest
against the action of the state depart
ment of the United States in refusing
to recognize as binding under Interna
tional law tin 1 order ol Dr. Madrid,
provisional president .<t Nicaragua, de
claring Blueflelds a closed port, and In
refusing further to take seriously Nor
way'B recognition of this order, was
made today by Corry M. Stadden, coun
sel hero for the titular govi rnrnent in
igua.
Report whs received by Mr. Stadden
from Madrlz of the routing at Cotalpa.
after nine hours of lighting, of iino in
surgent! and of tlie capture of ninny
prisoners. Mr. Stadden's statement
conclude* with t.he observation thai if
"the state department will diligently
observe Internationa] obligations due
tii a friendly st%te, the Insurrection will
soon be suppressed, with duo care tor
the preservation "t American lives and
property."
The statement In part pays:
"King Haalton having recognized
President Madrli as the de Jure as well
as the do facto government of Nlca-
ragua. as all other powers with the ex
ception of the United States having
diplomatic relations with Nicaragua
have done, it was eminently proper for
him to recognize the decree closing the
port of Bluefields. This action was
baaed upon a formal protest that ves
sels flying the Norwegian flag had
committed hostile acts toward a friend
ly government, thereby incurring liabil
ity to seizure.
BLAMES DXCI BAM
"It should "V? beneath the dignity of
the state department to quibble over
the character of the gunboat Venus,
which was publicly purchased in the
United States for the titular govern
ment of Nicaragua. If she is operating
unlawfully she may be seized as a pi
rate. As she has not been seized, it
must be presumed that she is operating
entirely within the law, and she should
not have been driven away from Blue
tirlds by the American commander. ,
"All of the official nets of President
Madriz since he assumed office In De
cember have stamped the lie upon the
evil reports issuing from Insurgent
sources that he is not sympathetic to
ward the United States and American
interests in Nicaragua.
• "President Madriz has neither .sym
pathy for nor affiliation with former
President Zelaya,"
Protest against the murder by the
revolutionists of Chichow. a Chinese
merchant at San Pedro del Norte. has
been made by the Chinese residents of
Nicaragua to the representative here
of their government.
NICARACUAM INSURGENTS
ROUT REGULAR TROOPS
Outcome of War in Interior De
pends on Results at
Acoyapa
BLUEFIEIvDf, July 23.—Advicer. re
ceived at the. insurgent headquarters
today from Gen. Menu state tho let
ter's belief that the success of the
revolution In tho interior hinges upon
the outcome Of fighting now in pro
gress north of Acoyapa. An insur
gent victory is reported.
General Moncada is now at Juigalpa
at the head of 600 insurgents. Upon
the receipt of advices that the govern
ment forces were advnnclng upon him
on either side Moncado divided his
forces, pending one column to en
gage Gen. Castrllla, while with the
other be led an attack against Gen.
Vasqupz. the commander-in-chief of
the government forces, and Gen. Gar
rida at Oomelapa.
Aft'r ten hours' fighting Garrida,
■with his 500 men. retreated in disorder,
leaving many dead and wounded on
the fleld. Moncado captured 200 rifles,
a. large amount of ammunition and
100 pack mules with camp equipment.
Among the prisoners? is Bfclvado Man
tilla.
The other insurgent division is sup-
I • eil t Vie engaging Gen. Oastrilla
today.
NOTICE OF BLOCKADE
WENT THROUGH HAVANA
Shipping Between Bluefields and
New Orleans in Norse Ships
< HRISTIANIA, Norway. July 23.—
11 was stated at the foreign office to
day the action of the Norwegian gov
ernment in regard to tho right of the
steamers of the Blueflelds Steamship
company and other vessels flying the
Norwegian Mag to enter the port of
Pluetields, declared under blockade by
President Madriz of Nicaragua, fol
lowed the receipt of communication
from the Nlcaraguan government.
This communication, which came
to Norway through its legation at
Havana, set forth that the port of
Bluellelrli. had been closed to foreign
commerce in consequence of the con
ditions; prevailing 'i that country.
Thereupon the Norwegian foreign
office, through its consulates on the
Gulf of Mexico and in Central Amer-
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LOS ANGELES HERALD
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
FORECAST
Ix>« Angele* anil vicinity— Fair Snrninj-;
Unlit WMt wind, Maximum temperature ye*
frriiny 78 degree*; minimum <>:i degree*.
LOS ANCZLES
Assembly Candidate Randall criticise*" op
ponent. Section 1. PAGE 11
Democrats recent Meyer Llssner's state
ment. Suction I. PAGE II
Congressman Lloyd, Missouri, to bo guSflt of
local Democrats. Section 1, PAGE 7
Friends urge Miss Mary E. Foy to seek
nomination for school superintendent.
Section l, FAOE 7
Henry M. McDonald, candidate for state
uenator, proves political Joke.
Section l. PAGE 7
Public welfare committee to present new
liquor ordinance to council. • •
Section 1, PAOE 4
Speaker at City club urges civic cleanli
ness. Section 1, page 4
Angelenos to make campaign to secure
Sangerbund for 1912. Section 3. PAGB )
F. M. Bell ends lone feud with O. P.
Wldaman by fatally wounding attorney
at station at Artesla. Section 1. PAGE 1
Lincoln-Roosevelt leaguers hold enthusias
tic meeting to forward campaign of R. S.
Saundera for assembly In Seventy-third
district. . Section l. PAGE in
l'"lii' Commissioner Rohlnso.i may resign.
Section 1. PA" SB 10
Property ownerß plan to widen Santa Mon
ica avenue. Section 1. PAGE 10
Attorney E. E. Rowel! sentenced to three
years In prison. Section 1. PAGE 10
Chairman nt Lincoln-Roosevelt league ap
peals for help to dethrone machine.
Section 1. PAGE 10
Two non-union Iron workers are severely
Injured by beating. Section 1. PAGE 10
Wilmington chamber of commerce calls on
city council to keep promise made before
consolidation and grant $100,000 to com
plete harbor Improvements.
Section 1. PAGE 9
Deny report of $10,000,000 steel plant for
Los Angeles. " , •portion 2, PAGE 4
Lincoln-Roosevelt league concludes meetings
of precinct workers. Section 2, PAGE 8
Syndicate of cattle, oil and mining men
buys site on beach at Santa Monica, for
big hotel and resort. Section 2, PAGE 8
Shipping. Section 2. PAGE 11
Editorial and Letter Box. Section 1, PAGE «
Politics. Section 1. PAGE 7
City brevities. Section 1, PAGE 7
Markets and financial. Section 2, PAGE 11
Mining and oil fields. Section 3, PAGE 3
Personals. Section 1, PAGE 9
News of the courts. Section 1. PAGE 10
Municipal affairs, section 1. PAGE 10
Automobiles. Section '.'. PAGES 1-4
Sports. Section 2. PAGES 0-7
Society and clubs. Section 3. PAGES 10-11
: i, „-. » Section 3, PAGE 9
American Woman's league. Section 3. PAGE 9
Mother congress. Section 8, PAGE 9
Art notes. Section 3, PAGES 1-3
Real estat*. - Section 3. PAGES 1-3
Building permits. Section 8, PAOK 1
Classified advertising. Section 3, PAGES 1-8
Marriage licenses, births, deaths.
Section 3. page 4
SOUTH CALIFORNIA
Former Councilman Reel and O. C
Ford report seeing Ralph Bane, de
faulting Santa Monica treasurer, In
San Fernando valley. Section .'. PAGE I'
Man's remain* afloat off Long Beach:
not recovered. Section '. PAGE 8
Plan improvement of Tournament park .
in Pasadena. Section -. PAGE 10
Santa Ana plans convention hall.
Section I. PAGE 4
Long Beach city council votes to condemn
land foi horseshoe pier. Section -. PAGE 9
COAST
Heat . [alms many victims in Imperial
valley. section 1. PAGE 1
Sacramento announces program for Dawn
of Gold (testa. Section 3. PAGE 4
Two live.i are lost and forty bouses swept
away in disastrous flood at Btsbee. Ariz.
Section 1, PAGE 1
Ancient Order of Hibernians hold ses
i.ion at Portland with all night meet
ing. Section 1. PAGE -'
Probe drinking habits of Dr. C. C. Van
Llew at Chlco school trial.
Section -. PAGE 5
EASTERN
C. S. Bragg wins thrilling auto race at
Brighton Beach after twice crashing
through fence. "Section 2. PAGE! 1
Senator Cummins denounces Cannon and
Aldrlch as traitors to the people and
their party. Section 1. PAGE 1
New York clearing house, banks show
highest surplus of past year.
Section 1. PAGE 8
Highwayman kills man who attempts to
prevent robbery, and (scapes.
Section 1, PAGE .'
Former President Bonilla sail* with two
shiploads of men to invade Honduras.
Section 2. PAGE 8
Stationer's business boycotted because "'
relationship to John D. Section 1, PAGE 2
Strained ankle worries President Taft.
Section 2, PAGE 8
President Brown of Now York Central
declares against suicide theory in the
Rawn case. Section 2, PAGE ■>
Government employes work politics on
Uncle Barn's time. Section 2, PAGE 5
FOREIGN
Grao»l Trunk strikers may seek arbi
tration. Section 1, PAGE 9
Conflicting reports received In United States
regarding lighting In Nicaragua.
Section 1, PAGE 1
I '.don police fee] sure that they have Dr.
Crlppen and Leneve woman located on
steamer en route to Canada.
Section 2, PAGE b
BANK INSPECTOR SAYS
CASHIER TOOK BONDS
Securities Missing in New York
Valued at $80,000
NEW YORK, July L'3—lnspector
M&rkOWaki «f the agency of the Russo
fhineso bank, from which $70,000 in
bonds were stolen this week, in an
official statement today announced it
had been "definitely ascertained that
the theft of the securities was com
mitted by the cashier of tho bank,
Erwin Wider."
The bonds, which have a market
value of $80,000, disappeared from a,
nafe deposit box where they were kept
by the Russo-Ohineso hank. The loss
was discovered last Thursday by mii
official of the bank, which does al
most exclusively a foreign exchange
business.
Wider has been cashier of the New
York branch bank evor since it was
established four years ago. He was
last seen there about ten days ago.
Wlder's home wms locked tonight and
his neighbor! could not tell where he
was. So Car as is known, ho warrant
tor his arrest has been issued, nor has
the theft with which he is charged
been formally reported to the police, i
SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 1910.
IMPERIAL VALLEY
SCORCHING HEAT
ENDS TEN LIVES
High Temperature and Humidity
Cause Reign of Death
Among Toilers
MEN DROP IN TORRID V&AVE
Clouds. Over Arizona Give Hope
That Rain May Bring
Relief
XL CKNTRO, July 23.—The week just,
closing has been the most, trying ever
experienced in Imperial valley, high
temperatures ranging from 108 to 118
having prevailed, with humidity show
ing a record from SO to 62. Ten deaths
are attributed to this combination of
excessive humidity and high tempera
tures. These are reported from various
parts of the valley. At El Centro
Qeorg-e Kaiser, dairyman; W. V. Shan
non, bridge tarpenter, and John
Harrington, night watchman, collapsed
and died.
Frank Parker was overcome and was
taken to tlie hospital, but is recovering.
H. A. Carlson, laborer on the ranch of
Anton OerdeSi west of Silspee. fell un
conscious in a field and died before
relief could he secured.
Jesus Oonsales, Mexican section hand
at Old Beach, died within twenty-four
hours after being stricken. Alfred J.
Anacle of Imperial collapsed and died
soon afterward.
Mrs. W. A. Henderson died at her
home near Holtville. A laborer, name
unknown, died at Hanton Heading,
Another Mexican v.as found dead In
the railroad yards at Calexico. and two
other deaths are reported from that
district.
Stock ha.s suffered greatly from the
heal and in some instances valuable
animals have been lost
Clouds hang over the valley and ap
pear easterly over the Arizona country
today. With the coming of heavy rain
it is hoped that the normal dryness of
the atmosphere will follow.
HOT WAVE SWEEPS WEST,
AND CROPS ARE RUINED
GUTHRIK. Okla., July 23.— Hot winds
continued today to sweep over Cen
tral Oklahoma, where are located the.
great peach orchards of the state.
Owners report that the hot blasts
have done great damage and that what
promised to he ttH full imp will not.
lie so per cent. Corn Is suffering. To
day the temperature whs 108.
94 AT FORT SMITH
FORT SMITH. Ark.. July 23—The
highest temperature reported here to
day was 94 degrees.
ESCAPE PROSTRATIONS
KANSAS CITY. July 2.l—With a
maximum temperature at 96 and hu
midity at 40, the hottest day of the
year was recorded for Kansas City
today. The heat was general through
out the section. No prostrations were
reported by the police up to a late
hour this evening.
103 AT TOPEKA
TOPEKA. Kan.. July 23.—Today was
the hottest of the summer. The gov
ernment thermometer here registered
103 degrees at 4 o'clock. A hot south
erly wind was blowing.
WICHITA REGISTERS 131
"WICHITA. Kan., July 23.—The gov
ernment thermometer today registered
131 in the sun and 103 in the shade. No
prostrations were reported.
COTTON WILL SUFFER
OKLAHOMA CITY, 1 Okla., July 23.—
The temperature was 97 at ■'. p. m. to
day. Cotton brokers declared that cot
ton will suffer for lack of rain within
a few days.
HOT AT MUSKOGEE
MUSKOGBE, Okla., July 23.—The
highest temperature recorded here to
day. (Hi degrees, was two degrees less
than the. warmest day this year.
■—■» « »
SOCIALISTS AND SINGLE
TAKERS PLAN IDEAL CITY
Proposed Community to Study
Municipal Government
EI.IZABETH. N.J.. July 23 —Through
the riling of incorporation papers here
by the , Free Acres association of
Berkeley Heights, the plan of several
Socialists and single taxers to found
an ideal city is revealed. Among the
Incorporatora is Boiton Hall, single tax
advocate and disciple of Henry George.
According to the paper:) "the purpose
of this organization is to establish and
conduct a community for the purpose
of study and demonstration of prob
lems of municipal government and tax
ation in which all members of the
i.ition shall be free from all forms
of private monopoly of natural re
source*, and which shall secure to all
members equality of opportunity and
a full reward of individual effort to
each."
S. P. LINER MOMUS
IS REPORTED ON FIRE
CHARLESTON, S. C, July 23.-The
wireless station at the navy yard this
morning picked up a message from the
Southern Pacific liner Momus reporting
flre in the after hold since yesterday.
The vessel anchored in twelve, fathoms
of water. The Comus of the same line
Hiding by and has taken off the
ngers. The fire is not under con-
trol.
The Momuß is off Cape Canaveral on
the east coast of Florida.
CLAIMS THEFTS OF
BOOKKEEPER WILL
TOTAL $1,140,000
Fidelity and Trust Company of
Louisville Finds Entire
Surplus Gone
LOSSES WILL BE MADE GOOD
August Ropke. Held in Prison, Is
Said to Have Gambled
Away Funds
rApsoclat<>cl Press]
LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 23—August
Ropke, assistant secretary and book
keeper of the Fidelity Trust company,
is believed to have made, away with ]
$1,140,000, the entire surplus of the con
cern, according to a statement made
late today by John W. Barr, presi
dent of the company.
Ropke has been in jail for ten days,
unable to furnish bail in the sum of i
J25.000. He was a heavy speculator
and lost large sums, it is said, in Wall
street and on the Chicago board of |
trade. Mr. Barr'a announcement was
made after a special meeting of the
stockholders.
Mr. Barr said the stockholders had
been told that the entire capital stock
of the concern was intact, but that the
surplus was gone. The loss through
this defalcation will be met by an isaue
of stock aggregating $1,000,000, which
will be issued to stockholders at par.
The stockholders have already agreed,
it is understood, to subscribe the full
amount of the issue.
August Ropke is a German, about 43
years old. He is a man of family and
has always enjoyed the unbounded
confidence of his business associates.
He lived unostentatiously and indulged
in only one luxury, so far as his friends
knew, and thai was an automobile.
The craze for speculation reached
him. however, and ho began dabbling
in stocks and grain several years ago.
He was successful for a time, hut
losses followed and he tried to recoup.
One year he is reported to have made
$200,000. only to have lost it a month
or so later.
Ropke had been ir. the employ of
the bank for eighteen years. One day
about, two weeks ago a shortage of
$6000 was accidentally discovered by
one of Ropke's assistants and the mat- |
ter was reported to his superiors. This
resulted In Ropke's arrest.
INTERNATIONAL SUFFRAGE
PARADE HELD IN LONDON
Resolutions Adopted in the Hyde
Park Meeting
LONDON. July 23 —This has been
another field day for tlie suffragettes.
An enormous crowd of women from all
parts of the world, after parading
through thp streets gathered at th*> his
toric meeting place in Hvrie park and
passed resolutions. A notable feature
of" the procession was furnished by the
contingents from America, France.
Germany, Holland, Norway, Sweden
and Canada and other British colonies
United Slates was represented by
twenty-five women, each of whom car
ried the stars and stripes.
The local suffragettes in their ad
vanof advertising featured the Ampr
i. an division, announcing as three star
participants Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont,
Dr. Anna. Shaw. Miss Inez Milhnlland
and a few others who have become
known through their advocacy of the
cause.
PATTEN ANNOUNCES HIS
RETIREMENT FROM CHANGE
NEW. YORK, July 23 — Rcitera.ting
his declaration that he never would
re-enter the speculative arena, and de
claring that in his opinion the crux of
the financial situation lay with grain
crops, particularly corn, James A. Pat
ten, the erstwhile "cotton king-." sailed
to day for Europe on the steamer
Kroonland. He. was accompanied by
his partner, William Bartlett of Chi
cag-o, and William S. ClougTi of Boston.
"It seems the crux of the financial
situation this fall depends on good
crops." said Mr. Patten. ."The oats
crop Is short, wheat is short and hay
is short Now. if corn fails, the coun
try might have a period of dull times.
A great deal depends on the drought.
The entire corn belt has had a serious
deficiency of moisture since March."
POSTMASTER DISAPPEARS:
ACCOUNTS IN BAD SHAPE
DOUGLAS, Ariz., July 23.— Manuel
Oarcla, postmaster of Aqua Prieta, a
Mexican town across the border from
here, left for parts unknown a few days
ago. A postal inspector arrived yester
day and found the postofflee. money or
der accounts in bad shape. The in
spector broke open the safe and discov
ered a shortage of $600. Garcia left a
wife and eight children.
DENVER SUFFERS HOTTEST
DAY KNOWN IN 32 YEARS
DENVER, July 23.—Between ."! and
4 p. m. today the thermometer at the
weather bureau here registered 101,
with humidity about 80. This is tho
hottest, day recorded in Denver In
thirty-two years. Cooler weatln t II
predicted.
DEMAND RESIGNATION
EAST ST. LOUIS. July 88.—Dem
ocrat* of st. clan county in conven
tion here today passed a resolution d«s
manding that Representative Charles
A. White, who admitted taking a. bribe
tor his vote for United States Sefiator
Lorimer, resign. i
O. P. Widaman, Slain Attorney, His
Eldest Son, and Man Who Killed Him
_ ; I
'■■■■■" ■ ' " .:. ■. *#i^sS^ra^ffiW*S^Siy"'-''l^^^s*l, ■
o. T. WIDAMAN
and His Eldest Son, Perry
LONG LEGAL FEUD
ENDS IN MURDER
Frank M. Bell Slays Attorney 0.
P. Widaman at Artesia
Station
Two hundred panic-stricken persona
witnessed the tragic culmination of a.
two years' feud when Frank M. Bfll
shot Attorney O. P. Widaman yester
day morning- at Artosia station, on the
Santa Ana electric line. Bell tired five
shots, throe of which took effect
Widaman's slayer was captured
within a few moments after the crack
ing shots of his revolver had ceased to
sound. He was put on the electric
train. The dying attorney's wife hur
ried from her farm home to her hus
band's side. The slayer, his victim and
the. distracted wife -were hurried away
from Artesia barely in time to prevent
the enraged crowd at tho station, grow
ing to more menacing proportions every
minute, from wreaking summary
vengi.ance.
Widaman died in the California hos
pital almost at the instant that the
man who kilted him heard the steel
doors of a cell in the county <ail clang
hehind him.
VICTIM SEES St, VTER
Widaman left his home near Artesia
yesterday morning, bound for hi- law
office in this city. At 8:15 o'clock, a
few minutes after tils, arrival at Ar
tesla station, a two-cur train from
Santa Ana, bound for Lop Angeles,
stopped at ArteSla. Attorney Widaman
started toward the l'ront car. when he
beheld Bell standing berore him with a
revolver aimed in hi* direction. The
attorney started to retrace his steps,
when BeU pulled th« trigger once, and
then Jumped to the ground, still aiming
the gun at Widaman
The passengers and people around the
station stood horrified as they saw
Widaman falter as a second and third
bullet belched from the gun. then stag
ger on and finally sink «o his knees.
With the revolver still aimed at the
stricken man. Bell stood over his vic
tim and deliberately fired two more
bullets into his body. Forgetting that
his revolver was empty by that time,
Bell pulled the. trigger thrice again, but
the hammer fell on empty cartridge
shells. Then three men made him pris
oner a?ld took possession of the gun.
••i am dying"
As men gathered around the, dying
attorney he turned his eyes In the
direction of Bell and murmured:
"I'm shot; may Qod have mercy on
my soul! I'm dying!"
A stretcher was procured and Wida
man was placed aboard the second car.
while B. E. Noon, a young attorney
who lives .it Artesia and who is depu
tized under Constable Coehran, took
charge of Bell and placed him aboard
the first car.
An automobllist informed Mrs. W Ida
man that her husband had been ln
iured at the station. She was quickly
taken to the scene In an,auto and ar-
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From a Recent Fhoti>Rr:iph
TWO LIVES LOST
IN BISBEE FLOOD
BISBEE, Ariz . July 2.1.—Tw0 persons
drowned and forty houses swep< away
is the result of the most disastrous
flood in the history of Bl8be», Friday
afternoon.
The dead are Daniel Murphy, a
painter, aged 40. and Mrs. Mary I
aged 45, proprietress of a confei tionery
store.
It la estimated that the property loss
will be close to $200.nnn.
The precipitation for less than two
hours and a half was four and ,i half
inches. This was gathered Into l vasi
volume in the narrow canyons near to
what is known as Johnson's addition,
and the rush down on this section of
the city was terrific. It is only due to
the fact that the flood occurred during
the day that the loss of life was not
much greater.
Mrs. Baker was in the confectionery
store when the retaining wall to the
rear gave way. swi aping >he
away. Adjoining this was tl"' palni
shop of the Murphy Bros., and
from the man drowned were also hi i
brother William and John They
saved themselves by catching o
tree and a trestle when the bit
whs struck. As a result of his expe
rience William Murphj is now vloli ntly
Insane.
The ISI Paso & Bouthwi Iroad
tracks were washed out for b distance
of 800 feet Just below the depot While
it was reported that others had
drowned a search of the debris lor
miles down the valley has so far (ailed
to locate any bodies. Brewery avenue
bore the brunt of the flood In the city,
and it Is piled deep for many !''<t with
boulders, portions ,> nd Louse
hold goods Many of the roads through
out Cochlae county have also been
washed out. *
|^ CENTS
CUMMINS CALLS
BOTH CANNON AND
ALDRICH TRAITORS
lowa Senator Flays tho G. 0. P.
Leaders for Betraying Their
Party and the People
GIVES WICKERSHAM HARD DIG
Declares R. R. Bill Was Drawn
Directly in Interest of
the Roads
[Aiisot lated Pr# !
PE.AP.onv, Kas., July 23.—Senator
Albert B. Cummins of lowa In his
Bpeech before the Chautauqua hero
today asserted that Senator AMrirli
and Speaker Cannon were traitors to
their party if not to the country whon.
they gave their Buppori to the Wick
prsham railroad bill as it <anifi from
the attorney general's office and rte
manilfrl that it go through congress.
"That hill was a direct repudiation
of thr' Republican party platform of
190S, and it was directly in the Interest
of thf railroads and not In the int.flrfisf.
of thp greal common people of tho
country," Bald Senator Cummins.
"Speaker Cannon and Aldrlch andi
men of their (i.iss seem to think th>?
Republican party was formed to makn
mpn rich. J think it. was born to maks
mi»n freo. They tljink it was horn to
make m?n millionaires; I believe it w.m
born to drive misery out this country.
"Senator Aldrich has vigorously* op
posed all regulation of the railroads
by congress ever since the hill to cre
ate the Interstate commerce commis-
Fioii was introduced in 1887. I was
born and always have been a. Repub
lic:! n, but i cannot and will not fol
low the leadership of a traitor to his
party and the people."
Senator Cummins spoke in a big tent,
where the heat was intense, but he
continued his address for two hours
to a large audience.
GIVES CANNON'S RECORD
"I am a recruiting officer." he said.
"for the army that will destroy the po
litlcal leadership of Speaker Sannon
and Senator Aldrich. I want to enlist
men and women In this army, for its
best work will be done in the homes.
"I am not here to talk to men who
believe as 1 do, for it is only the sick
that need a physician. The people
have found thai competition is Impos
sible In gas, electric light, water and
other public utilities. So you have de
cide,i that this monopoly shall bf; vert
ed in the g-overnment of the city Itself
and not left to the individual interest.
"The first legislation to regulate rail
roads came in 1887 with thi
the interstate commerce bill. Speak
er Cannon was In the house then Ho
made no effort to-restrict the growing
power of the railroads or enact 1<
tlon in favor of the nation. He waa
silent, then and he has been silent ever
since. Not a singe instance can bo
shown in the Congressional Record
when Cannon lifted up his voice in be
half of the common men and women.
"Cannon has been Bo busy trying- to
look like Abraham Lincoln that he haa
forpotten what Lincoln was trying <o
do for the people of this country. Ho
has never been able to convince the)
people that Ins heart, war- right for
them. The work of Brlstow, Madison,
Murdock and others will be r?m«ni
hered long- after Cannon is eternally
forgotten.
ALDRICH AIDS R.VU.KOAPS
■ Senator Aldrich war. a senator In
1887. He was not silent, but he vig
orously opposed the interstate mm -
men c bill, and every time he haa op
poi i d every bill that attempted, to reg
ul iic and destrici the railroads.
"Then the voice of the American
people became so strong that, they
could no longer ignore It and they were
forced to admit that the law needed.
itrengthentng. A bill wis passed, an
harmless to the railroads as it watt
possible to make it. Cannon and Aid
rich never helped In the passage of
that bill and they opposed it with all
their power. The question that Ald
rich and Cannon always seem to
when a railroad measure, is up i?.
'Will it hurt the railroads?' Tf it seema
tli.it the law will hurt those men
■ it, honestly, maybe, but they
to believe that the railroad: ire
to be exalted rather than regulated
■ mtrolled.
i publican platform of 1908 d<
clared for more amendments to the
railroad bill. The platform declared in
of traffic agreements by the rail
road If properly safeguarded and with
ipproval of the Interstate com
merce commission. .
"When congress met a bill came from
the attorni y general, i regret to
that the attorney general forgot tha<
he waa attorney for W.ooo.riOfl people.
But he remembered his long law pi
• York when his chief busl •
was to tell the corporations how
: i lw. This bill provided
for the repeal of the anti-trust
under which the traffic asso.i
broken up ."id allowed all a
ments to go into effect, at. once
then the Interstate commerce comrni«
glon should Investigate the rates while
irgi '■ ere i>oin£ made
bill also provided for the rep< ll
of the anti-trust law that would per
mit the consolidation of competing
lines. It was tho most selfish and in-
Iquitoui provision that was ever at
,l t.. !»■ forced through congn
Aldrich tried his best to keep this in
I the hill, but Bristow. LaKollette.
Beverldge and others, with force, logla
and reason, submerged this provision
: ii 'hat even so good an ansel as Son
ator Aldrich can never bring it to lifi
again. This has been a real advance
In railroad' legislation, but it only tui
fllls tho pledges of the Republican
party."
ANNA SCOTT WEDS 2 SCOTTS
FRESNO, July 23.—Mrs. Anna Scott
was today married to W. S. Scott, her
fourth husband. The bride's maiden,
name was Scott, her second husbanrl
■was named Scott and now her fourth,
has the same name,
CARDINAL 76 YEARS OLD
BALTIMORE, July 38. Cardinal Glb
ben was 76 years old today. He passed
the day at the country home of a friend
near Westminster, Md.