The Medford mail., August 21, 1908, Image 2

OF
RAGE RIOT
SPRINGFIELD, III., Aug. 17.
One more waa added to the death Hat
ot tbe Sprlngflled mob tonight wbeo
G. W. Scott auccumbed to a gunshot
wound received Friday Bight. Scott's
death bringa the total up to alx, and
tbe fourth chargeable to the dlaorder
Id the "black bell," where the hunted
negroea made their stand, firing up
on tbe beads of the mob from the
windows and roofs.
Another death ia momentarily ex
pected. W. H. Bowe, tbe chief clerk
In the county treasurer a office, and
one of the most popular cltlieos of
bprlngfleld. Is slowly sinking from
the effects of bullet wour.da and the
beating he received from the negroea
. ,-iday night. Howe's friends have
warneu the authorities that "Billy's"
death will be avenged and his death
will cause tbe redoubling of tbe vig
ilance of the troop commanders.
"Walt until tbe toropa go" la the
word that has been passed around the
town, and recognizing the atrengtb of
the under-current, tbe stste, county
and city o...clale are taxing every ef
fort to turn public opinion toward
law and order.
Governor Oeneen baa been In con'
ference with tbe various civic bodies
and ministerial associations to that
end. The evidence ia not lacking
that many of tbe citizens bave iu
portant teatlmony, but are deterred
from revealing It by reason of anony-
moua threats. Because of the public
sentiment only the sheer weight of
evidence la likely to break through
the local prejudice and enable cos'
vlctlons to be made.
Tbe gathering of the evidence be
gan today and naturally many arreeta
followed. Policemen in plain clothes
searched tbe bouses ot tbe prisoners
and suspects and carted the loo!
the police atatlon until tonight it
looks like a Junk abop.
Eighty prisoners were crowded in
to one cellroom at the station and as
result only the cement floor is
available for a aleeplng place. At one
policeman commented: "That will
take some of tbe rioting out of
them."
Roy Young, one of the irlsonera
taken yesterday, baa confessed to
starting a number of flrea. He is ?2
years old and came here about a
month ago from Missouri.
Two more were added to the Hat
of sporadic outburata and ayron-'oras
that the mob apirlt still rulea. Gov
ernor Deneea baa ordered alx proc
lamations offering rewards amount
ing to $1200 for the arrest and con
viction of the riot leaders. The
deaths are now aeren, but since one
death is dun only Indirect! (u the
disturbance no account has been tak
en of It. The two new victims are
J W. Scott and a three-weoks-old
girl baby. Tbe baby auccumbed to
exposure when her parents started
to walk from Springfield to ntts
Ueld In an effort to avoid p-oneeu-tirn.
Two privatea of the Fifth Infr-utry
were fired on at 11 45 tonight from
an ambush. Tbey were not bit. Two
troopa of cavalry were sent to the
place to make arrests. If possible.
The shota were heard from other
rointa In the vicinity. The seeont
attack was made on the militia at
midnight. The company was sent
to the place, and aa It waa about to
return to the headquarters another
ahot was fired. The missile struck
the scabbard ot Lieutenant Uldgo
way. No one was Injured. No ar
rests were made.
Two deaths from Injuries recel 'od In
previous mob fights, the attempted
cutting of the fire alarm wires, the
exoneration of Private J. R. Klein,
Company A, First Illinois lnfitutry.
by a court of inquiry for tho killing
of Earl Nelson at Kankakee yester
day and the pursuit of a mob by ihc
guardsmen were the chief develop
ments In the race war In Springfield
yesterday.
The attempt to cut the telephone
and fire alarm wires lcadlnt; to the
city hall was not successful. A po
liceman saw three men on top of an
outbuilding trying to reach the linen
overhead. He turned In an alarm to
tbe headquarters of General Wells,
commanding a provisional brigade,
and the latter dispatched a wagon
load of aoldlera to the scene. They
arrived before the trio had done any
damage. The would-be wlrecutturs
fled, leaving their nippers behind.
The arsenal waa crowded tonight
with negro refugeea from Sprlngneld
nd surrounding towns. About JI'O
men, women and children sought
shelter In the building and slept on
the floor or In chairs.
Alarms were more numerous Inst
evening than on former nights. In
no single case, however, up to a lute
our, waa there any clrcumstanco
which compelled the use of force. A
fire early In the evening at East Mn
aon and Fourth atreeta brought out
the largest crowd, but It waa com
posed moatly of curiosity seekers and
waa handled easily. Three barns
were destroyed by the fire, which Is
supposed to have been started by tr-la-
cblevous boys.
A special grand Jury la to Invest!
gate the rioting here, beginning to
day, according to announcement
made tonight by State's Attorney
Frank Hatch of Sangamon county.
The scope of the Inquiry will be wide
nd an effort will he made to fasten
the responsibility for the disturbance
pon certain Individuals who are tin
der suspicion
The coroner's Inquest over the
todies at Delmore and Dunnlgon bag
been set for today.
The court ot Inquiry which consid
ered Private Klein's ease was com
posed of Major Jemee Miles, Captain
Jacob Judson, Captain 8. F. High and
Lieutenant F. A. Guilford, all of tbe
First Illinois. After sitting all day
they reported to Adjutant-General
Scott that Klein s act was performed
In the strict line of duty. Klein had
been placed aa one of a guard of thj
baggage car on the first section ot
the ....aola Central train which
brought the First Infantry to Spring
field yesterday. The train waa a
special one and the baggage car con
tained property owned by the atate.
Klein, guarding tbe front door, was
instructed by Lieutenant Guilford to
allow no one not officially counte
nanced to enter tbe car.
At Kankakee four young men, ac
cording to tbe report, climbed to the
report, climbed to the front platform
and attempted to enter the car. Klein
barred the way, using the only wea
pon available, a bayonet. As the
train started the four youths left tbe
platform. Klein was not aware that
Nelson or anyone else had been in-
Jured. State's Attorney Cooper of
Kankakee probably will Institute ac
tion against Klein in tbe criminal
courts at Kankakee. Tbe attorney-
general of the state la compelled by
law to defend the National Guarda
men In auch cases.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Aug. 18
Tbat the race war aituatlon la con
sidered much leaa serious waa evi
denced tonight when Governor De-
neen issued orders for the return ol
two of the four regiments of the na
tional guard to their homes. When
asked If bis action meant that all
danger of. trouble waa over, the gov
ernor stated that 2000 troopa which
now remain are aufflclent to cope
with the situation.
General Young said that tho mob
element bas bad lesson and that
the information that la coming to
hand will enable them to arrest tbe
ringleaders and with the snout ot tbe
way there will be little for the mili
tary to do.
There waa the usual crop of base
less alarms tonight, but up to in id
night nothing of a aerioua character
had occurred. The deputiea report
ed the entire absence of trouble at
the Woodside coal mine, where the
white miners refused to work with
negroes.
Satisfaction Is expressed by the cit
izens and the local newspapers at
the personnel of the grand jury
which waa selected by Judge Crelgh-
ton to listen to tbe evidence. The
membership waa about evenly divid
ed between the city and the smaller
towns of the vicinity. Lawyer.
merchants and one reporter were
among the Jurors.
Today's aeaalon waa occupied with
listening to the testimony concerning
the assault on Mrs. Hallem, which
precipitated the present riots.
FIGHT ON THK FLEET.
AUCKLAND, N. Z., Aug. 18. The
American battleship fleet, which
started for Sydney on Saturday
morning, passed Cape Marl avan Die-
man, the northwest extremity or tne
alland. at 4:45 thia morning. Light
winda prevailed and the weather waa
clear and fine.
It waa reported here that during
the atay of the fleet at thia port two
negro firemen quarreled aboard one
of the battleships, and that one
slashed the other with a razor, re
sulting In the man'a death. It Is
also reported that the lireman who
did the killing will be taken to the
United States for trial.
RATE INCREASE CONFERENCE.
SARANAC LAKH, N. Y., A'lu, IS.
Officials of eight railways, Including
the president and vice-president of
tho most Important lines In the
United States, are reported to be en
route here to attend a conference to
be held today at the cottage nf W.
C. llrown, managing vice-president
of the Illinois Central.
The conference waa called for the
purpose of solving tho problem of n
general advanoe In freight rules.
Preparations for the conference were
made very quietly and It was not un
til yesterday that news of the pro
posed meeting became generally
known.
Excellent Health Advice.
Mrs. M. M. Davison, of No. 37
ford ave., San Jose, Cat., aaya:
(lit-
The
worth of Electric Hitters aa general
family remedy, for headache, bilious
ness and torpor ol the liver and
bowela la so pronounced that I am
piompter to any a word in ita favor,
ttr the benefit of those aeeklng re
ltf from auch afflictions There is
mere health for the digestive orgins
In a bottle ot Electrie Flitters than
In any other remedy I know ot. Sold
ti. der guarantee it rhas. 8-rong'r-
drug store; 60 cents.
KILLED II IH BAI1Y IIKOTHKR.
8AN LUI8 OBISPO. Aug. 15.
Ralph Maxwell, the S-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Maxwell, of
Oceano, waa killed by hia brother
Robert, S years old, yesterday after
noon. The two little fellows and
their slater Beatrice, aged 7, were
playing In the rear of the house.
Robert found a rifle and a revolver
in barn, and giving the revolver
to his baby brother prepared to play
mlmlo war.
Robert placed tho mussle of the
rifle In Ralph's mouth, and pulling
the trigger, tired. The charge enter-
sied the Jugular vela and the little
victim expired within five minutes.
i
BAYSIDE, L. I., Aug. 15. Cap
tain Peter Conover Haines, Jr., son
of General Peter Conover Haines, J.
S. A. retired, fired seven bullets from
a revolver Into William E. Annls,
owner and publisher of the Burr Mc
intosh monthly and other magazines,
late today on the landing stage of the
Bayslde Yacht club, - and Annls,
whom Captain Haines' brother had
accused ot having been Improperly
attentive to the captain's wife, died
in the Flushing hospital a few hours
after the shooting.
A crowd of gaily dressed women
and yachtsmen, among whom was
Mrs. Annls, witnessed the tragedy.
Captain Haines, accompanied by his
brother, Thornton J. Haines, a well-
known author and amateur yachts
man, walked to the landing stage of
tbe club aa Annls and another club
member named Harway waa disem
barking from a boat, and opened fire
on blm.
Annla attempted to get behind
Harvey, but Haines reached under
Harvey'a arm and emptied bis revol
ver Into bis enemy. Immediately
there was a commotion. Mrs. Annla
fainted and the yachtsmen rushed to
a float and to tbe assistance of An
nie. Before tbey could get to the
side of the wounded man, however,
T. J. Haines whipped out a revolver
and threatened to shoot the first
man who interfered.
"Thia is an affair between these
two," be said, coolly.
Annla bad two bullets In the ab
domen, one in his arm and two in
hia legs. Captain Hainea and his
brother, neither of whom appeared
in any way disturbed, awaited the
arrival of the police and surrendered
themselves. Captain Hainea la at
tached to Fort Hancock as quarter
master.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Alls. i!i
Both Captain and Mrs. Hainea have
friends In Washington who h,re
kept close track of the application
for divorce filed by tbe formor last
June, and they recall the foot that
Haines eloped with the wife, a Miss
Claudli Llbby, ot Wlntbrop. Mass.,
in life, wben ahe was a schoolgirl
of 16. So far aa is known they lived
bapiiiiy together until Captain Ha! lies
retimed from a trip to the 1'aclfic
coast on a aummona from his In-other,
who claimed to have male t'ls
coveries of improper conduct on the
part ot Mrs. Hainea. At that time.
Captain Haines summoned hia father
to New York, who, upon returning,
stated that his daughter-in-law had
made a confession to him of the cor
rectness ot his son's position.
The couple have three children,
who are in the custody of General
Haines.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Of far
more Interest than the formal ar
raignment in the police court today
was that ot Captain Porter C. Hains,
Jr., who shot and killed William F.
Annis at Bayslde Saturday, was the
evidence which came into the hands
of District Attorney Darrln bearing
upon tbe motive for the ahootlng. It
waa established that Halna and An
nla were on auch friendly terms that
aa recently as May 29 Halna went
automobiltng in Annis' car, accom
panied by two women whom tbe po
lice to be Mrs. Annla and Mrs. Hains.
The party waa arrested for speed
ing. Annls wag held in $100 bail.
Tie had only $20, and the police were
about to lock him up when Hains
stepped forward with four $20 gold-
pieces and obtained Annls' release.
The district attorney said he bad
also been informed that tills friend
ship ceascu after the talk Captain
Hains had with his brother, T. Jen
kins Hains. He states he Intends to
have T. Jenkins tried as accessory
beforo and during the fact.
Another remarkable feature of
the case in the friendship between
Mrs. Annis and Mrs. Hains. Mrs.
Hains called on Mrs. Annis yester
day afternoon, it was learned today,
and remained with her until nearly
midnight. Mrs. Annis has been pros
trated since the tragedy. It is said
she has several letters written by
Captain Halna to her husband threat
ening his life.
The district attorney was inter
ested when he learned that T. Jen
kins Hains killed a man at Fortress
Monroe 17 years ago, and will have
a copy of the court proceedings dur
ing his trial. Ned Hannlgan, the
man Halna killed, was his best
friend, and It Is a striking coinci
dence that he ahot him in a sailboat.
On bis trial Hains was acquitted.
HIS WIFE TOO HI LENT.
LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. IS. Be
cause his wife would not talk to him
at frequently aa he desired, William
Lush, one of Lincoln's wealthiest
German citizens, fired four times at
her with a revolver yesterday after
noon and then tried aulclde.
One bullet tore through Mrs.
l.u h's hair, but she waa uninjured.
I.ufh will live, aa the bullet merely
chipped his skull. The Lushes have
been married 30 years.
GHAMIOTIIKR AT 81.
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 17. Re
orda tor young parents, grandpar
ents and great-grandparents, so far
aa the 8pokane country and the
northwest are concerned, were brok
en wben a girl baby arrived at the
home ot Frank Perry and wife at
Pendleton, Or., south ot Spokane.
Mrs. Perry Is It years of age, ber
mother, Mrs. Grant Elgin, Is a grand
mother at 31 years, and Mrs. H. I'..
Nell, mother of Mrs. Elgin, Is a great
grandmother at (1 years. H. R. Nell,
who Is a prosperous wheat grower of
64 summers. Uvea on a farm five
miles northeast of Pendleton. He
wedded Miss Susie Coffman in 187K.
The next year a daughter waa bora
to them and to her waa given the
name of Emma. In 1891, at tbe age
of a trifle less than 15, Emma Nell
became Mrs. Grant Elgin, and lb
1892 ahe gave birth to a daughter.
This child was christened Retba. In
1907, or at the age- of 15 years,
Retba became the wife of Frank
Perry, to whom she presented a
daughter a few days ago.
Auto for Tillainouv Liu.
TILLAMOOK. Or., Aug. 18. R.
W. Watson, editor-chauffeur and
proprietor of the Tillaniook-McMtnn-vllle
stage line, has purchased a new
CO-horsepower flyer, to be put on
the stage run. Thia auto will be
the first 1909 model delivered In the
state, it is said, and will arrive with
in 30 days. The machine will have
accommodations for ten passengers.
TO DISCOVER SOUTH POLK.
HAVRE. Aug. 17. Tbe steamer
Pourquoi Paa left here yesterday on
a voyage of discovery to tbe south
pole. - The expedition is a private one
and la headed by Dr. Jean Charcot,
who led a similar voyage In 190G.
After reaching Alexander'a Land,
M. Charcot plana to continue in i
southwesterly direction to explore
and define the southern limits of the
Pacific ocean and to determine
whether or not there Is a vast con
tinent extending as far south as tbe
pole itself.
A feature of tbe expedition Is sev
eral Ice automobiles, wltb which the
explorers hope to pusb south over tne
Ice fields.
THE WHITE SQUADRON.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 18.
Admiral Pillsbury, chief ot the bu
reau of navigation, navy department,
has received from tbe nary-yard
about a dozen alaba, each painted a
different ahade ot gray aa a prelim
inary exhlbti for experiment in the
matter of the color that ia to be
riven vessels of the navy In Itme of
peace.
Tbe gray may become a successor
of white aa a peace color, but It so,
It will only be done after a long se
ries of experiments to determine
whether the change ia deslreble. Af
ter the matter has been fully con
sidered, some vessels will be given
a coat of selected colors and practi
cal tests of their serviceability will
be made. ,
BANK CHIEF CREDITOR.
PORTLAND, Aug. 18. The First
National Bank ot Portland la the
principal creditor of Milton W.
Smith, lawyer and clubman, who has
been forced to resort to bankruptcy
proceedings.
Among the other large creditors of
Mr. Smith are several prominent bus
iness houses ot this city, including
Meier ft Frank company. Olds, Wort
man ft King, Llpman, Wolfe Co.,
and A. ft C. Feldenhelmer. It Is
understood that the clalma of Mr.
Smith's creditors approximate $80,-
000, while he has assets amounting
to about $60,000 applicable to their
payment.
PRESIDENT'S LETTER PRINTED.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. Five
thousand copies of the president's
letter to the boys and girls of Wash
ington have been printed by the
Washington Playground association.
The letter will be read this afternoon
to the boys and girls In the different
playgrounds, after which copies will
be given to the older children.
The letter carries an appeal to
manliness and fairness which should
And a response In every right-minded
boy.
Dr. Curtis, as secretary of the
Playground Association of America,
will also Bend copies of the letter to
the supervisors of all the other play
ground systems of the country.
DENTISTS ON VACATION.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 18. An epi
demic of toothache aeema to have
come upon the residents of this city,
and the worst and most distressing
feature ot the painful malady is the
nbsence of every dentist from the
city. All the dentists In Albany are
away on their summer vacations and
the sign "Gone on vacation; will not
be hack until September 1," greets
the sufferer with toothache who vis
its the closed offices. Whether It is
due to the weather or the fact that
the dentists are gone. Is not known,
but the truth remains that toothache
la the common illness In Albany
these midsummer days.
IIUiAMY COMES .TO LIGHT.
VACAV1LLE. Cal., Aug 18. Af
ter bearing hia namo many years and
supposing herself to be his lawfully
wedded wire and now his widow,
Mrs. John Coulter of this plnce has
apparently become convinced that
her husband, once a prominent nnd
respected business man, wie a big
amist. 81 nee hia death she haa re
ceived from a woman In Canada
what appears to be conclusive proof
that she ia the legal widow of Coul
ter and that she and her children are
entitled to his estate, said to be
worth many thousands
IN THE VALLEY
"Yes, when we send out mji, we
mean to tend good ones, and," roll
ing his gum to the other cheek, "the
reason we charge 'em a dollar, too,
la to make aure that tbey to. not
start and switch off on some other
Job, thus disappointing the eiu-
iployer and falling to give ua notice,
so we can send someone eise In his
place."
The speaker was Timothy West,
philanthropist, conducting an em
ployment agency for the benefit of
the oppressed owners of large enter
prises who are unable to secure ser
vices of necessary help, and Inciden
tally pocketing a few dollara whlcb
reimburse the West exchequer.
"Reason Packard, wro drifted In
to my place the first of the week,
looking a little the worse for wear,
was an old-timer here, sure enough.
His father was the owner of the
Packard donation claim which com
prised the northern part of the pres
ent townslte of Medford, and also
Included the I. J. Phlpps place. Reaa.
waa looking for labor and L. A.
Rose, county road supervisor, want
ed a teamster.
" 'Can you shovel gravel and keep
at It?' said Rose.
" 'That I can, replied Packard.
"But when I gathered from their
conversation that, though they had
not seen each other for 47 years, as
boys they attended the Phoenix
school together, fought their boy
ish battles and shared the same din
ner bucket, I concluded they would
make It all right without me, and so
left them."
Mr. Packard was born In 1846 and
crossed tbe plains In 1853 with his
parent and haa a lively memory of
the excitement of Indian uprisings
and the hardships of the early pio
neer days. The elder Packard had
an eye for the beautiful and built bis
log cabin on the rise ot ground and
under the spreading oaks where now
stands Dr. Adkins' pleasant home. In
those days the valley waa a waving
prairie, dotted here and there wi.
the humble dwellings of aettlera In
tent on wresting a competence from
the wi.rness.
Mr. Packard remembera distinctly
the difficulties . with . the . Indiana,
whlcb began in 1851 and continued
with some Intermission till 1856,
when they were removed to reserva
tions. He denlea the oft rehearsed
tale of the government troopa forc
ing the red man on to Table Rock
and then pushing him oft the perpen
dicular aide to death, but recalls
that many Indians were shot on the
waters of Rogue river during tbe
Grave creek and Louse creek dif
ficulties. Those were days of nerve-racking
suspense, every man on the defen
sive, every woman and child on the
alert for the stealthy foe.
Man killed! Man killed!" What
an excitement everybody rushing
about of course the Indians are
coming! But no, Billle Mathea had
been standing with one toot In the
stirrup talking across his mule to a
friend, when the animal atarted up.
dragging Billie over the stumj-cov-ered
ground at a lively pace and
kicking vigorously every other Jnmp.
Finally Blllle's foot slipped out of
his boot, which was left in the stir
rup, and the mule was relieved ot his
handicap, but Billle, the badly
bruised, was a long way from being
dead.
Mr. Packard's reminiscences in
clude an account of the terror and
dismay with which, at the sound of
several rapid shots fired in succes
sion, the people gathered in the slab
house erected for their protection on
the Gore place. From all over the
valley they came, men, women and
children, carrying with them auch
necessities as they were able. Alter
several hours' anxious waiting, in
which nothing developed, the men
made up a purse and attempted to
Induce a negro to reconnolter, a priv
ilege that was promptly refused. Ev
erything remaining quiet, one man
braver than the rest took his lifo in
his hands, as it were, and started
out, tracing the shots to Oak Grove,
near where Dillon Hill and J. M. Root
now live.
Mr. Wright, who was living there
at the time, hearing a disturbance
among his hogs, took his gun, and
on reaching the pen saw what he
supposed was a black bear trying to
become intimately acquainted with
the porkers. Driving him out, Mr.
Wright gave chase, pouring out the
contents of his gun aa he ran. Wben
the animal finally lay dead before
him, Mr. Wright found the Intruder
to be a wild hog the unsuspecting
cause ot all the uproar.
On another occasion, one Mr.
I .owe, going out at night to ascer
tain the cause ot suspicious sound in?
noises, waa followed closely by his
solicitous wife, holding a lighted tal
low dip high above her head. Peel
ing Into the darkness, she cried out.
"Can you see them? Can you see
them better?" Base Ingratitude of
man, who replied crossly, "No, you
tool; go back and put down that
dip; you only make light enough so
they can see to shoot me."
In 1861 Mr. Packard enlisted In
the army under Captain Sprague,
and after assisting In the establish
ment ot Fort Klamath, he went tc
California. After a varied experi
ence In wandering over tbe greater
part of Idaho, Nevada, Indian Terri
tory and Arizona he la now making
hia home In the San Joaquin valley.
where aa abundance of water tor Ir
rigation purposes baa made land
onoe valued at a pittance aa precari
ous sheep pasture, now worth $1000
an acre as orchard land.
Mr. Packard la amazed at the many
evidences of active, atimulating grit,
enterprise and prosperity seen In
and around Medfodr. The valleT Is
fairly scudding along and every one
seems busy and happy. Very few.
it any, of the old landmarks ot '61
are to be found, and the valley is
entirely unrecognizable, except for
the surrounding and unchanging
hills.
THK VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
HOT SPRINGS, Va., Aug. 18
Through the visit here of R. V. Ou-
lahan. director of the literary bureau
of tbe Republican national commit
tee, Judge Taft today was enabled
to gain at first hand the results of
the recent conference at Chicago,
which marked the opening of the
western branch of the committee.
The reporta made to this confer
ence were communicated to Judge
Taft. Tbey were decidedly encour
aging. Taft today finished the first
draft of a speech he la to deliver
Friday to the Virginia Republicans.
The local preparations for the rally
are being fast completed. The ex
ercises begin at 2. o'clock and Taft's
speech will occupy about 40 min
utes. HRYA.N GETTING HEADY.
FA1RVIEW, Lincoln, Neb., Aug.
18. Availing himself ot the cool
weather, tomlam J. Bryan today, in
anticipation ot hia ten days' trip,
whlcb begins Thursday, devoted a
large portion ot the day in working
on the speeches he Is to deliver at
Indianapolis, Topeak and elsewhere.
The Indianapolis speech, which will
be devoted to the trusts, is in type,
and Bryan spent some time In revis
ing It.
SHERIFF FILES REPLY.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 18. Attor
neys for John Bradley, Jr., sheriff of
Saratoga county, tiled with Governor
Hughea late today tbe sheriff'a re
ply to charges that be bad failed to
enforce the antt-gambling law at the
Saratoga racetrack. The charges
were preferred by Walter Laldlaw,
chairman of an organization of citi
zens known as the anti-racetrack
gambling campaign comsmtttee.
Refuse '$1000 for Getting Body.
OIL CITY. Pa., Aug. 18. Dr. J.
P. Strayer of Oil City and John R.
Connor ot Franklin, who recovered
the body of Miss Green of Lexing
ton, Ky., recently drowned In Chau
tauqua Lake, bave refuaed a reward
ot $1000 offered by her father.
Strayer and Connor got the body
with a drag ot their own device af
ter expert divera from Buffalo had
abandoned the work.
Out of the Mouths of Babes.
On account of tbe extreme heat
Sunday, a certain Medford buBines?
man undertook to teach hia children
a few lessona In place of them going
to Sunday school, but he Is now of
the opinion that he Ia not cut out for
that work, and It Is aafe to aay that
hereafter the young ones will trt.dac
to Sunday school In spite of either
heat or cold.
After reading a few passages from
the good book he undertook to con
vey to his class the Idea of pity, and
to illustrate It he said:
'Now, supposing," he said, "a
man working on the river bank sud
denly fell in. He could not awim,
and would be In danger of drown
ing. Picture the scene, children.
The man's audden fall, the cry
for help. His wife, knowing his
peril and hearing his scream,
rushed Immediately to the bank.
Why does she rush to the bank?"
After a pause, a small voice Piped
forth: "Please, pa, so as she could
draw his Insurance money."
FOREST FIRES IN CROOK.
PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 13. For
more than a week a fierce forest fir?
has been raging on the south slope of
the Paulina mountains about 30
miles from Bend, Or., and the sltut-
tion has become so serious that W.
H. B. Kent, Inspector of the forestry
service, haa been called In from his
work In the Southern Oregon forest
reserves and sent to the scene to
take charge of the crew of 100 men
engaged in fighting the fire. Al
ready the fire line has a length of 15
miles, and its close proximity to the
splendid forest reserve in the Cas
cade range makes It exceedingly
dangeroua.
JOSEPH MEYERS OF SAI EM.
PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 17
Thrown into jail on a warrant charg
ing Insanity, which waa awort, out
by one of the six sons of Joseph Mey
ers, head ot the big drygooda store
at Salem, Or., and one of the most
prominent merchants In the state to
day, was prevented from taking a
second wife.
Meyers, who Is 70 yeara of age.
arrived In Portland today, and after
arranging with a clergyman to per
form the ceremony, went to the
county clerk's office to secure a li
cense. At the desk he was met by
a deputy sheriff who served the war
rant and placed him In Jail, where
he Is tonight. Meyers says tonight
it Is merely a question ot money
and the sons fear that In marrying
he will lose his money. Ha has em
ployed lawyers, who will bring ha
beas corpus proceeding! tomorrow.
UT1CA, N. Y., Aug. 18. Tbe last
formal ceremony attending the for
mal launching of the national Re
publican ticket waa held here today
wben Representative Sherman was
tendered and accepted tbe nomina
tion ot hia party for vice-president.
'In accepting it he subscribed to It
I heartily. He declared to the prin
ciples of the Chicago platform, to
every utterance of Secretary Taft In
his Cincinnati speech and to tbe pol
icies of President Roosevelt. Sher
man's speech waa unusually brief
and he made no attempt to discuss
any of tbe questions touched on by
ludge Taft, saying be could not hope
to persuade any one not convinced
by tne presidential candidate's pre
sentation of the platform and the
Issues.
Chairman Burrows of Michigan. .
chairman of the notification commit
tee, made the tender of the nomina
tion. In ..is speech he told of what
he declared was a thinly veiled ac
cusation of Bryan that the Republi
can administration did not represent
the rule of the people. Secretary
toot, speaking as a neighbor and a
lifelong friend of the candidate, eul
ogized Sherman, politics having no
place in his brief but eloquent ad
dress. President Striker of Hamilton col
lege, from which Sherman waa grad
uated, also paid a personal tribute to
the candidate, and there were ad
dresses of welcome from Mayot
Wheeler and Chairman Symona of
the local reception committee. At
me conclusion of the ceremonies air.
Sherman was presented with a mag
nificent gold-lined silver loving cup
from his colleagues In the national'
house of representatives.
In reply Mr. Sherman said la
part: "Senator Burrows and Gentlemen
of the Notification Committee:
"Your chairman, speaking for the-
committee, has notified me of my
nominatlon by the Republican na
tional convention, held in Chicago In
June aa the party'a candidate for
vice-president. As I chanced to be
in Chicago in June, I had an inkling
of the convention's action, which was
confirmed by a warm-hearted recep
tion tendered me by my neighbors on
tbe occasion of my- homecoming on
July 2.
This official notification, however.
ia welcome and the nomination you
tender me is accepted: accepted with
a full appreciation ot the obligations
which accompany that honor, an
honor greater because my name is
linked with that of William H. Taft..
whom I respect and esteem highly
and who approaches the high office
of president exceptionally well
equipped to discharge the duties and
bear the varied and weighty respon
sibilities ot that exalted position.
"My acceptance couid not be made-
with honor unless I were in full ac
cord with the declaration sot prin
ciples adopted by the convention.
Not only am I In full and complete-
accord with my party's platform, but
I Indorse every word of the state
ment made by Mr. Taft In his ad
dress of acceptance when notified ot
his nomination as the Republican
candidate for president.
The overshadowing issue of the-
campaign really Is: Shall the admin
istration of President Roosevelt he
approved? shall a party of demon
strated capacity In administrative af
fairs be continued in power; shall
the relnsrof government be placed In
experienced hands, or do the people-
prefer to trust their destinies to an
aggregation of experimental malcon
tents and theorists, whose only claim
to a history Is a party name they pil
fered? "With a record of four decades of
wise legislation, two score years of
faithful administration, offering its
fulfilled pledges as a guaranty of Its
promises for the future, the Repub
lican party appeals to the people
and. with full confidence In their
wisdom and patriotism, awaits the
rendition of the November verdict."
HAD THE GRIT.
BAKER CITY, Or., Aug. 15.
With a firm determination to stay in
Oregon, several members of the party
which H. E. G. Cooke, the alleged
timber land frauder, brought here
from Elmlra, N. Y., several weeks
ago, have taken to the harvest fields
and mines and are showing remark
able skill In learning new trades.
Among the party is a professional
automobile builder, two young attor
neys and two boys who have attend
ed medical college.
SUNDAY CLOSING LAW.
ROSEBURO. Or., Aug. 17. Jrtde
Hamilton today Issued an order out
of the Circuit court dismissing the
petition of E. Rhoades. a local busi
ness man, for a writ of review from
the proceedings of Justice Long s
court, wherein Mr. Rhoades was
fined $5 on a charge of violating the
Sunday closing law.
The attorney for Mr. Rhoades took
a writ of review to Judge Hamilton;
on the ground that the Sunday clos
ing law waa discriminating and there
fore unconstitutional. By his decis
ion Judge Hamilton upholds the law,,
the resulu of which will be that the
Sunday lid will be tighter than ever
n Roaebnrg.
Attention It entled to tho AahlaasT
Commerdat College special la thai
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