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Newspaper Page Textuck,t. ul '"" C. ul Wl ROSEBURG REVIEW ADVERTISE The Review bu the circulation and will glre you value received for every dollar spent oo an adv. Stick to good old RoMbur, perlty U due; Tho new and growing Roiebuv atUk by you. VOL. XIX. roskiu'ko, oiikgon, minw kvksivh, ak;i st is, i bio. Xo. UU. PanPAPI P QTfllKt IQ rnUDftDLL OlnmL Id Railroad Presidents Do Not Ac cept Wilson's Proposal WILL CONFER AGAIN TOMORROW The 640 Rrprtstatalives if the R. R. En ployes Vote It Aipt the Plai Pr posed by Pres. Wilson .tf-.T-.f..T..T..T..T..T..T..T..t. ,T. .T. .T.T. .T..T. eT It t l 1 I I I 8 1 ilk i WILL t AI L in ki: TOUS. WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. It was learned on reliable au thority that President Wilson plans to summon the boards of director of the country's biggest railroads if the rail way presidents persist in their refusal to accept the strike settlement plan. WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. A Na tional strike halting every railroad loomed largo again this afternoon. rJ he railroad presidents left the I White Mouse determined not to ac cept President Wilson's proposal.! They will meet Wilson again tumor-; row In a joint conference with thej railway managers. The 640 repre sentatives of the railroad workeis; uted to accept Wilson's proposition.! lngreM of XejrotlnLionK WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. The railway brotherhood heads asked President Wilson to modify his proposition. Wilson has postponed the meeting with the railroad presi dents until 2 o'clock. Ho was up early preparing an appeal to them, and cancelled his usual cabinet ses sion. Many of the railroad presi dents are hostile and seem deter mined to supKrt the railway mana gers In a refusal to accept Wilson s proposal for an 8-hour day. The railroad presidents began ar riving at the White House at 2 o' clock. A few walked but most o! them rode in autos or taxicahs. The trainmen had failed to complete thei. balloting on Wilson's proposal at noon and adjourned until L'S'.O. TO DEMONSTRATE INDUSTRIAL WORK AT THE COUNTY fAIR Word has just been received from the Kxtension Iiepartment of the Oregon Agricultural College by Sup. O. C. Crown that Miss Helen Cow Kiil w ill be present during the county tair on Sept. 13 to assist in the can ning demonstrations and industrial club exhibit. Miss Cowgill was here just a few weeks ago to organ iz. canning clubs In Uoseburg and Doug las I'ounty and her efforts met witn great success. rive canning teams) were organized in this city and It is expected that there will be at least six at the county fair to compote, for prizes. Miss Cowgill is especi ally interested in the industrial work in this county, w here she said a'.ie j had fniind more enthusiasm than at 1 any other in net in us which she had 1 f ailed. Mr. H. Seymour, state leader of the industrial work will : also lie present to place awards on the Imit. and girls' club exhibit. Mr. SexnuHir is creatly pleased with the' industrial projet t work being done in thij- tcifon and has written an in teresting letter concerning the work to Supt. o. C. Mrown, part of which i reads as follows: "I have Just received in this morn-' ing's mail a premium list for Doug-; las County sliowinK the school child-) ten's department I want to con gratulate ou on havimt one of the. tst prize lists c have so far re reived in our offne. You have hand led your work in excellent style and have the club projects given a promt-i ner.t i'p, which 1 think should he, done in nil cases You have men tioned nlso the mateer of special report Uiokii. etc. This in the propo sition whiih is meeting with extend ed efforts When th counties av , rt-cogniini! club work as you are do- In and then rk it out a you ar. )t will only be a matter of a short time until the whr-le thing will be handled as club proposition. Kep after ottr club members to get their, Aueuh; 1 report cards In to us on nil their proie. tn Jut a rapidly as the can and w will at once send tContinu'-a on Page Pli ) , GARDINER LADY SAYS crHftni pi anc thmpi ftf UlllUVL I LTIIIJ Willi LLIl, BUILDING IS MONUMENT While in this city this morning, Mrs. V. K. Jewett. of Gardiner, widow of the wealthy timber opera tor and capitulfttt of thai city,, stated that plans hud been completed for the new Bchool building that is to be erected by the heirs in memory of the deceased there, and that tne; building would probably be com- pleted for both high school and grammar school purposes this fall. The plans were recently submitted i were recently submitted , to County Supt. O. t Brown, and were accepted u few days ago. Work on the construction has already bwi commenced. According to Mrs. Jewett, the heirs determined to erect a modern school building as a result of the) An explosion caused by heavy gaso gn at Interest in the community that ; jm, f,m.s suddenly igniting in the had always been taken by the de- I ceased. He had ever manifested a desire to help those around him and it was believed a most suitable and appropriate way to preserve his memory by the erection of a school. About $15,000 has accordingly been set aside by the various heirs and a handsome structure contain ing eight rooms, four of which will be used as a high school, wiil be erected. Mrs. Jewett is greatly in terested In the building and is anx ious that it be completed as rapidly as possible. Cousin of Roseburg Man Was Shot by His Wife ! . I I ifiriTcrv urnc rctcnil Tiller VIMILV UlltL CLflrlAL lllTlU j I He Was Formerly Employed in Mullnomjh Ho tel, Portland, and Other Oregon Ho tels lealonsy Was Cause MOT NT CLEM EN'S, Mich., Aug , 17. Hoy I'ettit. 9 years old. a hotel f clerk here, was shot and killed today f in a downtown street by his wife. J who before her tnarriane was Miss Eirmel Hess and w ho was born in I Portland. Oro She has a brother, Clarence Hess, a farmer, now living near Portland. Her mother is dead and it is not known w here her father is. Mrs. Pettit was crazed with jeal ousy. She and her husband had iiuarreled frequently over the hus band's alleged attentions to other . women. Today's tragic quarrel, started when Mrs. Pettit. who had i followed her husband from the ho-1 tel. entered a drugstore and found him engaged in conversation with Mrs. McMurray, of Marion, Ind., a patron of the hotel in which Pettit is a clerk. Martini TnniMe Known. PORTLAND. Or., Aug. 18 Hoy Pettit was well know n throughout j Oregon, having been employed in ho- i te work in several cities and having i traveled extensively, especially in' the southern part of the state, as publicity agent for the Multnomah j hotel. I Mrs. Pettit. who was about 3'. ears old. and pretty, was employed for some time in tbe Portland hotel grill as cashier, where she filled In as "extra" when the regular cash ier was absent. She was Mr. PeMit's second wife, the first being a Cali fornia girl. Mr Pettit had a daugh ter by the first wife, now living in Pasadena. Calif. Mrs. I'e'tlfs fain M v lives about 1- miles from Port land. In January of the preesnt year Mr. Pettit reined a position as pub licity manager for the Multnomah hotel. sayinr that he was leaving for Southern California. Cntil the news of his death was received friends in this city had no word of him. His marital troubles were known to the more intimate of bis friends, one of w bom stated yesterday that Mr. and Mrs. pettit separated in the prinK of 1 1 ". w bile lie was encaued as a hotel b rk at The Dalles. Later they Iwcanie reconnled and are be lieved to have been so w hen they left this city the firt of the vear. i Mr. Pettit was . Pettit. Of the It lte 1 in Koeburg cousin of W view, and had several times. ) TKN III(K Mitt I I.IKliS l.i is AMIKI.KS. al . Auk. 1 TIip liNisn Mitrtin at-roiuan.' fac tory 1m K.in nrk loilay on r i k I) t arniy a-r'iplan- anl ti t-ai'lan' or Ihe lniiil stai.-n KoVHrnm.'nt Tin- ron traM hriip W To of th.- ma' hin- arn s;i'iull' il'-iKiii-il Tor TiH'iintalD rk. CAS FUMES EXPLODE Fire Mantle Is Thrown Over lo cal Cleaning Works LYMAN SPENCER BADLY BURNED rlftKuu Clark Uvcftruuivlv anil Rtiilk ii " ' ' Considerable Ddtnage to slablth meuls on Jackson Street Hiving room, where the saturated clothes are hung until the cleaning ! Pnod of -S days, fluid is entirelv evaporated, threw in' ""ring July, according to the dis an instant a mantle of flames over : ' attorne s report, 82. total ship the rear of the Imperial Cleaning M-e received as against S.. Parlors on North Jackson street at for I,1,u'- f . Sti4 quarts of 1 o'clock this afternoon, and severe- l"hdiey and T 4 H of beer were re lv binned l.vmsni Sn.-iu-er. one of 'ivived. as ugninst HS2 and 44H4. re- in the f the proprietors, room at the time. Spencer was hanging up the clothes which he had recently cleansed when a spark of some mys terious origin ignited the atmos phere. The flames seemed to shoot in all directions and his hands which were the closest to the garments got the full force of the blaze which for I the first Instant was terrific. Despite j his severe burns. Spencer at once be-j gan in an effort to combat the blaze. a rrr,ar :o"X?rti"Z he turned to the task of removing the contents of the rooms and all the clothes in the front part of the build ing were safely talien to the street. uh well as a considerable part of the movable property of the establish- tncnt. Mrs. Spencer was In the front room at the time and noticed the -udden change in the atmosphere; and aided in the removing of many articles out of danger. The alarm1 brought the fire truck to the scene prompt ly out the rear rooms or tnei building were a mass of blaze be-1 fore chemical and water could be I played upon them Mr. Spencer was taken to the of fices of Dr. Shoemaker soon after help arrived and it was seen t hat ' his burns were quite severe. His riybt band nnd arm were badly burn- ed. while the other hand w as also burned and blistered. The hair and eye brows were singed and scorched but it is believed the eyes were un-i hurt The burns were very pain-1 fill. His clo lies were badly! scorched. The fire was extinguished In about! an hour and the damage was est l-mate-d at about $::oo. An Insurance' policy for $l.t;no was secured, fortu nately, a few days ago. Conslder abel damage was also sustained by the Oregon (las Company's offices next door In tbe same building. The loss is mainly on account of the water, and the breaking of glass. It is said the explosion in the other apartments of the building knocked out the big plate glass in front of (Continued on Tage Six.) SEYIRU. lADIfS TAKE HIKE OVER MOUNTAINS, BEACH TO REEDSPORT A hiking pattv Itohert Hall, of (telle and Ethel Marie Chenoweth, consisting of Mrs. Sntherlin: Miss".; Kelley, uf Drain; of Oakland, :ml Ethel Purdy, of Eugene, left sotUll beach at T:.!u an the trail that leads to Iteedsport. The new road U m der construction tor about one mib but the rest is an old ami sotuewYit overgrown trail about four miles iv.-r the mountains The party left a' 7:. in and arrived in iteed.-i.ort -hours la'er. As far as known, these are the first women to venture over (hi mountainous trail w lit re several bears have been killed in the past two weeks After spending a bort time in Heedsport, the party r a ne down to ;ardim-r in Hie launch Spat " Hen- they him h' d at th Hotel Of the (iar 'liner, and spent t ue rest day, leaving foi the b ;i' h a' A jollv time w.is n port- d bt n. alt. (.ISAM. MTKH TO m; ll I ici: TiiMnitltnw. Cran'l Maslor 11. S. Weit l.rnok. of l!i I. I) ) K. of iir' Lon, t. N iilioiK il io V. T Wriwht tinlay from .Mar?lill"l'l that he coul'l not r-a h uf utx toniptit lint mil arriv' toni'irrow. In connt-'ju n Itip Uit nii"'tin(C of (J'I'l KrlioH and Ki'tn-kahfl ptaiin'l for tri nit(M haw lpn p'-wtpom-d un til Saturday niKlit. H"I-H"t"H"l"l"I"l"t"t-l -I-l-M- VIOLATORS Of PROHI BITION LAWS DETECTED; ARRESTS IN TEW DAYS That the usual number of arrests will take place in a few days us the results of the previous mouth's il licit importations of liquor from out side the state, was the statement of the local officers today. Five com plaints are known to be in the hands of the projKT officials and service of the same will be made upon the gulltv parties shortly, when they will be arraigned before the local jus- tue of the peace. The report of the i importations received as just com pleted by the district attorney's of fice shows an even greater amount of liquor consumed locally during July than during the month pre vious. The violations are for accept ing the shipments In greater iiianti ties than is allowed under the state prohibition laws for the specified spliwiy. Also K0 tiuarts or inili- vidual shipments of alcohol were re- ceived during July, is of brandy and ."! quarts of alcohol to local pliarma-; ttsts. - q, - . ARMY BHDS VETOED President Objects to the fxemp tion of Retired Officers Bill IS AT ONCE REINTRODUCED .... , , . 141718(1 HPavy ApproptMllODS Iff R' W) ID- irease and Equipment Bitter fights in Conference Are f xpeclcd WASHINGTON. Aug is. Pr.i dent Wilson today vetoed the army appropriation bill. He objected to Hie provision exempting tbe n tpvd officer from discipline, m duty un tier the articles of war. W'lson claimed such exenjpt ion to be un const it ut tonal. .The message said : "With genuine reluctance, the Presi dent returns this bill which wis. v and generously prov ides io Na tional defense. The exiMin-; articb ot war arc undoiihteillv un-hau. not having undergone a revision lor ov r loo years. Therefore the Pr 'sub-nt more keenly regreis l hat lit1 l un able to give bis approval to tuis re vision of the articles of war. He declared thai retired olfi -is ar not mere pensioners and upholds the Presidents right to su.iinoit them for duty In emergencies. This veto holds up the $ jf.T.tion.no. ap propriation for army purposes and delays the general military org ini. tion. An hour after the veto was received chairman Hav, of the il'jn" military committer, again mfe duccd the bill aid i eliminating th" reference to the aiti'h-s of ii r bitter conference fight is expc on the new bill. Philippine Hill riiSMHl. WASHINGTON. Aug IS. A .ted Pit I Senate voted :! I lo . . passing Philippine bill It provides rot creased independence Tim bill already passed the Mouse. I now readv lor Pi evident Wil signatutc. In N.WY HILL PASSED. WASHINGTON house has a pprov ug. is Th t b. a vote r :v:i I. uiiihng progtaui, l'-r eight capi'al en represents tO '. the senate bl in- Iding prov i:- om l -hip? next year -- tieM Votl d "pie. lit The boiiM- ah o oil vo e V Ote in t ll S' t increasing the na 7 4,100. ir red by a v i ite iim'-ml'if person lie i:ks ki: A -ton ship i ording to 1- ts from :it hai' I1 il and S a nion- i my tioui tlii-r ' t ''W now I to th- rk. t- and all -I.--I to 1,.- - (X atiout t n 'l.i'-f il:K ni:aK'-'l IUI UOMW IHIlS. Sarah I.. Il-l:i.-i HrritiKton. nl iM.iitl ll.uri'lai at Un- .n Tl'i- fuii'tal a ! . tt.- . d:Ml III on .. of .'.I wals ; I In I ir;t i ii to A.tn niadi- in tin1 Mr II.t'hk i M'-riy lioi-ital ti it an rt-inov.-il I. UK aao. Sin- U -'and, flvi- ri.iik .-tic witn a niciii lodK at luain dav. ami in Tiiii ut I (). O V n-i. i. I on w ;m a iat ! lit il In r i' for Minn- 1 1 in.-, to lii-r h'lini' a fi-w ' Mirviwd l,y li.T l,ii and iitw ilaUK'it' T. tr of 'li.' Ititi'kali I. D. Stuart, Representing Ore gon life, Believed lost OfflCtRS TO SEARCH IN COUNTY iHV;flg f f Weeks AgO, Mdfl tidS Not s a Been Heard fiom- No Reason Known for His Disappearance Anxiety that has been felt for sev eral days but held quiet, today be I came acute and was displayed gener I ally, u hen grave concern ov er il.e I whereabouts of I. I. Stuart, for .ev ; eral weeks the local representative of j the Oregon Life Insmance Co-., was ; taken by his friends before the local j officers I Mr. Stuart made his headquarters first at the Grand Hotel alter his ar-i rival h and later moved to the home of Mrs. I'. W. Hunt, on North 'Kane street. Mis trunk and all his personal effects are s:ill in his room but nothing has been heard from the missing man either by his employers or bv his local friends lor the past sev ei a I w eeks. He left four weeks ago. it was believed, in older to se cure new business in Suuthcrn Dong las County in the vicinity of Tiller ami Gb-ndale. Since that time there l has been no intimation uf his where abouts and local people, as well as the officials of the Oregon Life In sura lice Company, have become alarmed. It was not known whether he decided to have the country and abandon his belongings here or whether he has met with some accl (b-ni in the hills in the southern part or the county with which he was un familiar. 'I he Insurance company has received no imlicics be has written or any coniunii aliou announcing his ib-sire to move elsewhere. A check! that had been mailed to him by the company has been returned uncalled for. In view of the tacts that he has done no business since leaving here such a long time ago. and that none) of his friends have heard from him. i is believed he has met with some; misfortune. The local officers today made preparations lor attempting to trace him, following the leceipi of a letter from Portland I hat his employers arc rled. M v. St uart made a friends and a'iuaiutam to Die greatly win- number of lo ll a v- ing a pleasing personality No teas on can be imagined !" his disappear am e as lie is believed to have had no Iroiilile and his linames are t-onxid ere( o be In salMaiioiy condition. The company who authoiid an in vestigation today esteemed him a 1 rusted einplov e and was moved to look for him because of his good ser vice to the concern. He Is a fleshy man, wore a blue suit and usually wears glasses, officers in the south ern part of the countv will Immedi ately undertake a thorough H'iiH'lt of that locality. AGED SOLDIER PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING; FUNERAL IS TOMORROW x'ln d L ri.cn r. a n id- ut of the Oregon SoMm i.;' Home since Nim m b r L'l . I died at J.I . o'ebe this morning afici a ling'-iing illio ss The deceased w a s admitted to the ilisliMltion fioln Portland, while lie bar) lived for a numbei of years, lie wa ' Mi i ar.- old. and one of the be-1 t, no a n .ontraile- of the Mom Mr I hep r w is born in u York. bit w. Ill Wis: he I- of Co during hi idge I hoiiL'h the W. lit to live uhlle still oili(r Oil til U bile tbee lie jo lie I S v i in v . and was a curpoi a I , H'oiii t h VA i-i on-i n C.i ;i ' r . the Civil U -tr He Wiis a earpelifei bv prolessloll. A I he h;is ;m known relatives in st. he has a daughter, tier al til- s tit :ih. II.. I at ! iim 1: UhkrioMii. :ind II. Kill In i-tinliry Satiinl lo. k. -I"I"H-!-HH-S"!":"H"t"I"!"I- I l-ill iti:i I. MnMUl. I" I- I !- l from I inn oidnu' in word ! V. ar l. I v'llj. llli'lll ii. h wil Nortl I- I. v il j Ii i ii ji- on. t !n- of mm.iII lit- dir.. I -.ilii.nn wl I ll. In ll. i '. iniln- I In I'tua a not ;inn'' n.i.r ri i Ti of Un- l;--f lllllll Tliii is a , Mull l.i ii l- .-lit .,i'i' l:.'n- . -!..il 11 W III. I ill Id IT -l. nl si. in I lli.it I!,.- ii h VI I T I V T- I I tt- I--J-.J- ROAD MASTER LEARNS CONDITION Of HIGHWAYS THROUGH MANY THRILLS The bad holes in Douglas County roa d s a re being rapidly d i scu ve red and having an automobile. County Uoadmaster K. A. Sinclair will so-m have a number of them filled, if not at once. The official made a j trip to the Smith River district dur ing the last few days nnd if ho lid ; but barely save his life when the I roads became slippery, he Is able to ,Ml,IV ,nan-v tllItl!i" escapes. hair-breadih M r. Sinclair who has become fa miliar with all the known Irregulari ties in the county since coming Into the possession of his car, recent lv derided to direct the expenditure of Mime $:!,ooo in the Gunter district, west of the Pacific Highway from Anlauf. The roads in that vicinity evidently had not been constrm ted of :i nt .. .H..1.H irufTiii , 1 1 in the the steep grads with margins of a few Inches between tbe car and a drop off In the canyon on n slippery road, were somewhat dizzying to the driver. 'Hie road master now has crews at work in the Loon Lake district, Camas Valley, and a contemplated project of some extensive Improve ments near Perdue, where about $!!, .'.no will be expended. Over two miles of the Smith IHver road ts to l Improved DELEGATESAREHERE Second Day of Convention Sees larger Attendance W.C.T.U.SElECISNEW(fflC(RS Interesting Progiams Were Heard loday and last Night - Mtmbers Prrsent from Q All Parts of the County - Linv people wire in attendance a: the session of the twentieth an nual convention of the Douglas County W. C. T. C, at the Presby terian church Thursday evening and sevei a.l inHerestlng addresses were listened to. The evening's program opened with music and Itev. Win. Kllcy .leftrey delivered the Invoca tion. This was followed by an ad dress of welcome made by .1. E. Me- Clinlock. who was asked to fill the pl.oe for the occasion during the ub sence of Mayor Itice. His talk was gieatly appreciated and be assured the delegates of a warm welcome to tin-city. lion. II. L Eddy responded in a greeting from (he churches and Itev. William G. Trites. of Sulherlin. the speaker of tl veiling, address ed the convention on "Have We the Powe r lo Prohibit " It whs a very 4tioiig le.ttiie ami Itev. Trites gave Mime' very good illustrations of bis suhiect. making it interesting as well as Infill' live Those present Were all emphatic in staling that ft was one of a lice t h Ihe best l it it had e (ItlteS for teiliper- ej been their privl- hear. erond dav of the county con-; ol the W. C T. I". opem-d rtnng with a good attend-. members and deb-galci. This , busiest day of all the ses- this Hi' am e of th ions and t lie re w a much business lo be disi uss d as well as woik to be completed. A very keen Interest was shown in all ul Hie lectures and ,ubjeis under dis'-ussion and the tlie!lit.rs and delegates pre-ent felt thai a great deal would lie accomp li lied b. this bunging together of I epresi-tllat IV rS of t heir till loll f P'tll tile various jiarts of the county to ilii in-- .iii-l oigauii- their wok moie f'lllv . Mis It L Eddy open d the pro viam with dev.i'ioiials and several mil' ii ;il numbers were enjoved. Mrs. I M Davidson gave a very cnmpleh I ' In illlh ot th -aligeli-tlc v.oiK Willi e s connected The IllOlll Liriieiy oi . Npied with t he de;.;)i to- nt work, t.ilk-t he rd the mo t impoM.ilit oi s d- p.ntmeiit work forms t.i. lor oi t tieii oi gani.u-.-'leiia Kren h discussed f I he MOW ei missions 1 tl 1 IT en perlem ''M COIUO'l le.l ' t in M m l!n- gotd i t , I -1 ol h ilti )t h I. M T'ltblll. county pte-ideiit ga.e an acotint of !ie S in !, iv S hool depaitmetii and nred the men, tiers lo give more at iii i mi 'o tlii- di v Mop. Much of t di, i,f th. up' es oT Ho- on- .11. tion i- due to l:s Tut hill, who I. a Im en viji h a titrb-ss worker In the iniere'- of the W. C. T P. thru oil the e,ir The content work was niton and af'er tb lepoit of the i red-un.. Is committee the general . !e lion of officer" wa held, lee- dt-i ii'-- d from the floor of the con (Contlmi'd en Pago Six.) Trench forces Have Recaptured the Town of fleury BRITISH GAIN NEW TIRST LINE Itfillh Authorities ii Ike Uiil Stiles Or ganizing to Combat Infantile Paraly sis Heavy Gulf HurriciM ', UiNhO.V. Auk. 18. It in mn noum'vil today xal tbe French have nun ii i imI Kl.-ury. A curtain of fire prevented the Germans from rein forcing. There was bloody atreet fighting before the German with drew. The French also advanced near Thiaumont. and the Hrltish ei tended their gains northwest of Hezentin Lo Petit. They found the trenches crowded with corpses. They also repulsed counter attack! near Maurenoch. Petrograd claimed tho HusslatiH are approaching the moun tain summits near Koromezo, Hun gary. They have captured Lysiec and Stary, southwest of Stantsluu llritlsli rak Advance. PEKL1N. Aug. 18. It was ad mitted that the British seised the German first line south of Martin puch. Elsewhere the attacks were re plused. There was a drawn battle northe-aHt of Hardecourt. The Turks have reinforced General Bothiner ami have repulsed the Russian at tacks. The Germans huve progres sed In the Curpnthlans. A delayed Vienna announcement said the Aus trians are advancing In southwest ern I'.ukowina. They repulsed sU massed attacks nnrthaast of Stanls- i laii. All the Italian assaults were defeated. (iiutrtl Infantile Pnralyfd. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1R. The health authorities In 4 states have agreed to s "closer surveillance" re garding Infantile paralysis. They have planned to require health er tificates for all children under ltf traveling into another state. Gulf 4MVtt Storm. DVLLAS. Tex., Aug hurricane bit the coast 18 at 2 A ,u!f o'clock today foil It i Then ton. All wires between Sun An and Brownsville are down, was a 4 o-in He gale at Galves- i hie Vi! Sunk. GALVESTON. Aug. 1 H. It Is re ported that the steamship Pilot Boy foundered in the high seas off Hurt Arkansas. Texas Ten persons are missing. Three seamen reached the shore, Thousands are leaving Gal veston fearing a deadly hurricane. Ten houses were demolished. ATTORNEY ABRAHAM YES TERDAY GAVE CANDIDATE HIGHLY VALUED MEMENTO Shortly after leaving thla city on. Thursday morning following his, speech before the local crowd at the. depot. Judge Charles E. Hughes, thn Republican candidate for Preslden. was presented with a very valuable memento and one that will douht less be highly prized by Mr. Hughes for the remainder of his life. The action was the result of a certain In terest of the ex Judge being learned by Attorney Albert Abraham, of this city. M r Abraham, in a conversation with the candidate, became Informed that the latter ae a great admirer of Abraham Lincoln. On the train on whiih Mr. Abraham and other I oi;.l men were traveling from Oak land with (he hpeaker Thursday, Mr. Hughe told of his collection of nu merous articles that were remem brances of Mr. Lincoln One of thesn is a sculptured hand, modeled artiT the clenched fist f the martyred President for which he had pose 1 w bile clasping a broomntick. Having in bis possession a Sad: used in Mr Lincoln's first cam paign tor the Presidency in 186', and a memento that is considered ot great value on account of Its rarity. Mr Abraham asked the candidate If h" would are to have It. Mr. Hughe-, w as greatly appreciative ot the offer and Mr. Abraham at once n ade the presentation Mr. Hughe recalled a badge similar that H on exhibition at Washington, 1 C. In the house where Lincoln died. The badge of Mr. Abraham's was secured by his grandfather nnd has IWn in the possession of the family ln that time, it Is an elaborate badge nnd bears fin one side the picture of Llmoln as he appeared at that time and on the other side that of his running mate. Hannibal Hamllu.