THE MORNING OREGONIAN, . FRIDAY, JUET 17, 1908.
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FIRST NEW PHOTOGRAPHS OF JOHN WORTH KERN, DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT
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BROWNSVILLE
Denies He Criticised Roose
velt's Action Toward
Negro Soldiers.
JOY OVER WALLA WALLA
Think s Mayoralty Election Shows
Trend of Opinion Vrjfcs Dele
gates to Organize Club-James
Is Probable Chairman.
FAIRVIEW. Uncoln.'Neb.. July 16.
"William J. Bryan does not intend to be
drawn Into the Brownsville case, if he
can help It. In all his conversations
with visiting: delegations and others, he
has carefully refrained from talking on
that subject, and today he put the
brand of untruthfulness upon an al
leged statement by Bishop "Walters, of
the Afro-Methodist Episcopal Church,
to the effect that he had assured a
Negro delegation that he regarded
President Roosevelt's action in that
matter as unjust. At the same time,
he also denied another alleged inter
view of the Bishop that he had dis
cussed the appointment of yegroes to
office.
These declarations were called forth
by a telegram from the Baltimore Sun
inquiring as to the truth of the state
ments said to have emanated from
Bishop Walters. To the newspaper men
at Fairview, Mr. Bryan said that he
had not and would not take up any
Issue not contained in the platform.
Get Out Votes, Says Bryan.
Mr. Bryan spent a fairly busy day
today. Delegates returning from the
Denver convention again made pilgrim
ages to Fairview, where they conferred
with their leader about the coming
campaign. Mr. Bryan impressed upon
them all the necessity of organizing
political clubs and exerting every effort
to poll the full Democratic vote in No
vember. He believes that clubs of that
character will contribute very largely
to Democratic success. The visitors all
left with pledges of hearty support and
promises to get the Democratic voters
to the polls. They came from Illinois,
Alabama, Nevada and Texas.
Crows Over Walla Walla Victory.
A telegram from W. H. Dunphy, of
Walla Walla Wash., conveying the in
formation that Eugene Tausick, Demo
crat, had triumphed by a good majority
over W. P. McKean. president of a local
Taft club, in the Mayoralty contest In
that city, was about the moet pleasing
news of the day to Mr. Bryan, who re
garded It as an augury of what will
happen all over the country.
James for Chairman.
The visit of Representative OUie
TJames, of Kentucky, and John E. Lamb,
of Indiana, late in the afternoon, gave
rise to further gossip regarding the
chairmanship of the National Commit
tee. Nothing was given out bearing on
the business which brought them here,
but it is known that Mr. James came
by the Invitation of Mr. Bryan, and it
known that the chairmanship "was
discussed. It is said on good authority
that Mr. James will in all probability
accept, though he prefers to take tle
Mump in Mr. Bryan's behalf.
Five men labored unceasingly today
In the hot sun putting into shape the
roadway leading to the Bryan home, so
that It may look presentable upon the
occasion of the visit of the notification
committee, August 12. The work was
ordered by the Board of County Com
missioners, all of whom are Republi
cans. BALKS AT CANNED SPEECH
President Roosevelt Refuses Request
of Phonograph Company.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y.. July lfi. Presi
dent Roosevelt has refused an offer to
make speeches into the receiver of a
talking machine for the purpose of
making records for publii- sale.
The President attended to official
business this morning and this after
noon assisted Mrs. Roosevelt In enter
tainlrg the members of the St. Hilda
Society of Cnrist Episcopal Church.
The society assists in the parish charit
able cases and Mrs. Roosevelt each
year entertains its members.
Pee Hosenthal's window, shoe bargains.
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wife
KERN IS SOOTHER
To Win Over Conservatives Is
His Task.
LABOR LEADERS ON STUMP
Mitchell and Gompcrs to Gather in
Voles for Democracy Kern Says
Capital Honestly Invested
Will Be Protected.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., July 16. (Spe
cial.) John W. Kern announced today
that he would rest from the strenuous
Denv.er convention, set acquainted with
his family and plan his campaign care
fully before taking up his work. It is
plain that be will labor with the con
servatives, soothing their fears while
Bryan is whooping it up with the radi
cals. John Mitchell has been sent into
Michigan to line up the labor vote and
Samuel Gompers will stump the country
with the same object in view. Thus Mr.
Bryan and Mr. Kern hope to gather in
all classes.
Xo Danger to Honest Investors.
"We want to convince the country."
said Mr. Kern, "that capital honestly in
vested in enterprises which are being con
ducted inside the law will be protected
and encouraged. People having money
to invest and corporations conducting
their business honestly have nothing to
fear from the Democratic party.
"Mr. Bryan recognizes, and so do I,
that certain -sections of the country need
railroads. We mean to encourage rail
way construction, investment and opera
tion." Xo Corporation Cash Accepted.
As to the decision not to accept any
campaign funds from corporations, Mr.
Kern said:
"All .corporations are forbidden to di
vert any of their money to such pur
poses." The Kern home was besieged today by
callers, and letters and telegrams continue
to pour in upon the candidate. Mrs.
Kern, who talked freely until her hus
band returned, has taken a new tack and
submits all interviewers to her husband.
Bryan AVill Be Present.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 16. It was an
nounced here this afternoon that the
Kern notification meeting will be held
here early in September, and will be at
tended by Mr. Bryan, who will on that
occasion deliver the only speech he will
make in this state during the campaign.
EDITORS HOLD SESSION
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that the statute be revised to read, in
langruape capable of construction, that
It shall be unlawful for any news
paper to accept remuneration for ad
vocating, in its news or editorial de
partments, the election or defeat of
anv candidate, but that it shall not be
unlawful for any newspaper to carry
as advertising, so designated, political
matter of whatsoever kind acceptable
to its publisher.
And that the candidate may include
in his statement of " personal expenses'
the item of "advertising."
In justification of this resolution I
would respectfully submit that in the
construction placed upon the law in
many quarters, and in the opinion of
many publishers, a direct blow has
been struck at one branch of legiti
mate revenue of the publishing: busi
ness; thnt it is no more just and un
lawful to permit a candidate to patron
ize h job printing office than a news
paper office, or the job printing de
partment than the advertising" depart
ment of the same establishment; that
the- clear intent of the law. if, indeed,
it has not attempted altogether too
much, is merely to prevent the sale by
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DELEGATES TO MEETING OF WASHINGTON PEESS
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anv venal ly inclihed publisher of the
news and editorial influence of his
newspaper to a party or a candidate,
and not to infringe upon the advertis
ing' right of the pres.i to carry for pay
the calls announcements, appointments
or statements of position or platforhi
by any political committee or candi
date. Will Take Action Saturday.
The resolution was referred to the com
mittee on legislation and will be discussed
and passed upon on Saturday. It is a
matter of deepest interest to newspaper
publishers throughout the state. The
primary laws, with reference to the ac
ceptance by publishers of political ad
vertising, are altogether different from
the primary laws of Oregon.
In that state publishers may accept
any sort of political matter they please.
They may give free editorial mention to
any candidate or may sell either their
news or edtorial space. However, since J
the law became effective in Oregon there
has been no case, so far as is known, of
a publisher selling his editorial influence.
The association is holding its meetings
at I. O. O. F hall. A hundred or more
delegates, many with their wives, have
already arrived and more are expected to
night and tomorrow. This morning's
session was devoted to routine business,
considering applications for membership,
election of new members and registration.
Will a Paper Pay at $1 a Year.
The afternoon session began at 1 o'clock.
President J. B. Best, Of the Everett
Herald, presiding. The appointment of
committees, reports of officers and the
executive committees were disposed of
quickly and the association then listened
to the annual address of President Best.
The report of B. C. Kibbe, of the Blma
Chronicle, historian of the association,
was also heard.
The first address was delivered by Fred
Ornes, of the Mount Vernon Argus, on
"Constructive Journalism." It was care
fully prepared andi highly interesting. The
speaker denounced what is known as "yel
low journalism," but expressed the belief
that it Is decidedly on the wane.
Eugene Horton, of the Walla Walla
Bulletin, read a paper on "A New Law
regulating Legal Publications, Both Pub
lic and Private." G. Lee Odgers, of the
Davenport Tribune, precipitated a discus
sion which threatened to consume the
entire afternoon sessfon by his address
on "Can a Weekly Paper Be Published at
51 a Year With a Living Profit?" Some
thought it could, and some thought it
couldn't, and most every one seemed per
fectly willing to discuss the question.
Go for Automobile Ride.
Will Steel read a paper from Third. As
sistant Postmaster-Gneral A. L. Lawshe
on "The New Postal Rules Regulating
Renewal of Newspaper Subscriptions."
The paper covered many details of inter
est to publishers.
At the conclusion of the session the
delegates were taken for automobile rides
about the city, arriving at the State
School for the Deaf at 6 o'clock, and
lunch was served thre. Following the
lunch an address of welcome was deliv
ered by Mayor Green and other ad
dresses were delivered.
Among the prominent men of the state
who are visiting 'Vancouver during the
sessions are: Governor Albert E. Mead,
ex-Governor McBride, Lieutenant-Governor
Coon, Judge O. V. Linn, of Olympia,
and Grant Neil.
The following are officers of the Wash
ington State Press Association :
President. J. B. Best. Herald, Everett.
First vice-president F. A. Hazeltine,
Journal. South Bend.
Second vice-president Albert Johnson,
Times. Seattle.
Secretary Frank W. Middaugh, Chroni
cle, Spokane.
vq-fe:, PIONEERS HAVE DA!
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Treasurer Frank B. Cole, Lumberman,
Tacoma.
Historian E. C. Kibbe, Chronicle. Elm a.
Orator Thomas Hooker, Chronicle,
Spokane.
Poet Honor L. Wilhelm, The Coast, Se
attle. Executive committee E. E. Beard, Co
lumbian, Vancouver, chairman: D. L.
Gillespie, Herald, Brewster; Dan W.
Bush, Bee-Nugget. Chehalis; G. B. Kel
logg, Journal, Kelso; J. A. Swett, Star,
Sultan.
Excursion to Stevenson.
At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning the
delegates will leave on the steamer
Bailey Gatzert for an excursion up the
Columbia River. At 12:30 they will
lunch at Stevenson, and the following
programme has been arranged for the
afternoon:
Address, "Some Travelers on the Old
Columbia' by Eva Emery Dye, author
of "McLoughlin and Old Oregon," "Mc
Donald of Oregon" and "The Conquest."
A Friendly Talk on Historical Rela
tions, R. E. Gosnell, of Victoria, B. C,
Colonist.
Poem, "An Epic of the Press," In five
cantos, by Honor L. Wilhelm, Coast
Magazine, Seattle.
Address, "Relation of Press to Char
itable and Reformatory Wrork," Judge
Milo A. Root, State Supreme Court.
The following programme has been
arranged for tomorrow evening at the
Auditorium.
Address, Governor Albert E. Mead.
Address, "Suggestions for Betterment
of Relations Between Publishers and
Advertisers and Advertising Agencies,
by Charles H. Fuller, president of the
Charles H. Fuller, Company, Chicago.
Address, "Political Advertising Under
the New Direct Primary Law; the Stat
ute Interpreted and Re-stated in a Sim
plified Code Form," by Attorney-General
John D. Atkinson.
Address, "Poetry for the Country
Weekly," by Albert Johnson, of the
Seattle Times.
Address, "The Copy Hook," by Her
bert Hunt, editor Tacoma Daily News.
Address, Ex-Senator John L. Wilson,
of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
SHIP MEDFORD APRICOTS
Rogue Kiver City Sending 50 Cases
Daily to Portland.
MEDFORD, Or.. July 16. (Special.)
The first shipment of apricots from
Medford this season was made this
week. So far about 50 crates per day
are being? expressed to Portland firms.
This number will be increased daily
until the end of the season. The crop
is a heavy one and unusually fine in
quality.
There are very few local peaches in
the markets and none are being; shipped.
ONE HOUR EARLIER
For the Potter's Saturday Trip to
Xorth Beach.
The steamer Potter will leave Port
land, Ash-street dock, at 1:00 P. M on
Saturday next, July 18, and on succeed
ing Saturdays throughout the season,
instead of 2:00 P. M., as originally ar
ranged in the published schedules, thus
giving passengers the benefit of the
entire river trip by daylight, and land
ing them at the beach one hour earlier.
Don't forget that baggage should reach
the dock at least a half-hour before
departure.
ASSOCIATION AT VANCOUVER
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Address by Judge Strong at
Chautauqua.
GREAT CROWD IS PRESENT
Cantata "Rose Maiden" Is Presented
at Night as Final Musical
Programme of Week at
Gladstone Park.
GHAUT AUQUA GROUNDS, Gladstone
Park, July 16. (Special.) Four thou
sand people crowded Gladstone Park
today.the record throng of the session.
This was the warmest day this week,
and the assembly is fast drawing to a
close. When W. Eugene Knox came
upon the platform this afternoon, every
seat in the vast auditorium was filled
and the benches on the platform were
also taken. The financial success of
the 15th annual assembly is now as
sured. The pioneers were out in force today,
and badges were numerous. Colonel
John McCraken, 80 years of age and a
pioneer of 1S50, gave an admirable ren
dering of a scene from "The Merchant
of Venice." Judge T. N. Strong pre
sented an address on "Duncan, the
Apostle of Alaska." Judge Strong, as
United States Attorney for the famous
missionary, arranged the transfer of
Duncan's mission from British to Amer
ican territory.
Rev. Joseph Elkano Walker, a pio
neer of 1844, for 36 years a missionary
in China, was introduced. Mr. Walk
er s mother was the famous mission
ary who crossed the plains on horse
back. In the kindergarten pavilion at U
o'clock this morning Miss Anna Lewis
Clark, Mrs. E. B. Colwell, president of
the congress of Mothers, and Miss Eliz
abeth K. Matthews. president of the
Froebel Association, each gave an infor
mal talk on the home and the kinder
garten. The meeting was well attended
and much interest shown. Mrs. Dunbar
and Mrs. Chapman spoke of the school
house being the center of all meetings.
The Sllverton Club was represented. Miss
Gussle Humphrey, of Oregon City, gave
a recitation on "Beautiful Willamette.-'
accompanied by Miss Rebecca Hatton,
who rendered the flower song.
The programme of the Chautauqua elo
cutionist, W. Eugene Knox, of the Uni
versity of Puget Sound, was enjoyable.
The Willamette girls quartet sang and
naa to respond to two numbers.
The Lebanon team won the ball game
irom Mount Tabor this afternoon by an
overwhelming score. Oregon City and
the Gresham Giants play tomorrow af
ternoon and it will be hotly contested
as the winner of the game will play
Lebanon on Saturday afternoon for the
Chautauqua championship.
Professor Sweetser's biology class will
listen to a talk on "Pure Foods'' to
morrow and the closing lesson Saturday
will be "The Gospel of Pure Air."
Mis. Mary Sibbits, National lecturer for
the W. C. T. U., talked at the "Round
Table this efternoon on "Old Glory." She
is a woman of fine platform presence and
her remarks were much appreciated.
The last musical programme of
Chautauqua took place tonight to a
crowded auditorium. The cantata "Rose
Maiden" was produced under the direction
of Dr. R. A. Heritage and was a very
successful event. Miss Eva Benson was
a careful and conscientious accompanist.
Bishop Robert Mclntyre, of Los Angeles,
will lecture tomorrow night on "Buttoned
Up People." His original subject as an
nounced was "The Battle of Life," but
was altered by request.
The programme for tomorrow follows:
S-l 1 Hummer school.
'11:00 Chautauqua forum. State Agricul
tural College rally. President W. J. Kerr
in charge.
STARTING ON AUTOMOBILE
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1:13 Concert by Chemawa Indian School
band.
2:00 Solo by Miss Eleanor Colony. Lec
ture. "Patriotism and the Republic, by
Dr. B. L. Whitman.
3:30 Chautauqua round table, under the
direction of the Y. W. C. A. Subject, "The
Woman Traveler in Oregon.
3:30 Baseball.
7:15 Concert by Chemawa Indian School
band.
8:00 Soln by Dr. R. A. Heritage. Quar
tet, Willamette girls. Lecture, "Buttoned
lp People," by Bishop Mclntyre, or Los
Angeles.
MAN HUNT UNSUCCESSFUL
Italian Murderer Eludes Posse in
Feather Kiver Canyon.
MARYS VI LL.E, Cal.. July 16. Adolph
Jules, the Italian who yesterday mur
dered Antont Liberatos and Giovanni Puc
cini, at Camp 20, on the Western Pacific
Railroad, by shooting them with a rifle,
and who then attempted to kill the fore
man of the camp and his wife, is still
at large. Sheriff Chubbuck and several
posses, who have been scouring the hills
up and down Feather River Canyon, re
turned this morning, having found no
trace of the fugitive, but immediately
started out again with reinforcements.
Jules evidently planned the crime de
liberately, as he cut the telephone wires
at several places before he picked off
his two countrymen with a rifle, there
by preventing telephone communication
through the mountains and making his
escape much easier. A report was re
ceived this morning that Jules held up a
prospector's camp last night and at the
point of his gun forced the occupants to
give hfm food.
Hundreds of armed men have taken up
the hunt, and despite the good start the
murderer has, it is believed he will be
captured.
CHINA AT JAPAN'S MERCY
Cannot .Exclude Morphine Unless
Mikado's Empire Consents.
PEKIN", China, July 16. China has
asked Japan to consent to the restric
tion of the importation to China of
morphine, as well as the instruments
used for the injection of the drug. All
the other powers long since agreed to
this restriction.
It is highly desirable that Japan
consent to this proposal, particularly
in view of the opium congress to be
held in Shanghai in January, when
measures for the control of the opium
traffic are to be devised. If Japan does
not consent, China is helpless to re
strict the importation.
Contract to Bridge Xecanicuni.
ASTORIA. Or., July 16. (Special.) The
County Court," at its session this after
noon, awarded a contract to John Mat
eon to construct a bridge across the Ne
canicum River near its mouth for $5429,
the work to be completed within 30 dgs.
The building of this bridge will complete
the automobile road from this city along
the beach to Seaside.
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PASTOR JOINS 111 CAUSE
AVILIj SPEAK AT SALEM 3IEET
ING OF HOPMEX.
Rev. Barr E. Lee Favors Plan to
Divorce Whisky and Beer Un
der Local Option Law.
SALEM. On, July 16. (Special.) Ar
rangements were completed tonight for
the hopmen's meeting at the opera
house Saturday night and, though the
prohibition leaders have declined to
participate in the meeting, one Salem
minister. Rev. Barr E. Lee, of the Epis
copal church, will speak. H. .3- Thiel
sen will preside. Addresses will be de
livered by Conrad Krebs. Colonel E.
Hofer, Professor G. A. Peebles and
others. The purpose of the meeting is
to arouse sentiment In favor of a law
prohibiting the sale of whisky, but per
mitting the sale of beer.
An effort will also be made to start
an anti-treating movement in Salem
in fact such a movement was com
menced today when all the leading hop
men put in practice the anti-treating
principle. This afternoon about a doz
en hop-buyers lined up at the bar of a
saloon and when they had partaken of
the product of barley and hops- each
laid down his nickel, much to the sur
prise of the bartender, and the amuse
ment of bystanders.
One of the most prominent hop-buyers
said tonight that he drank about
30 glasses of beer this afternoon, paid
for them all himself and refused to
treat anyone else. The anti-treating
question will be discussed at the meet
ing Saturday night.
CHASE THIEF 2000 MILES
Man Who Stole Auto In Chicago in
May Located Xear Salem.
SALEM. Or.. July 16. (Special.) Last
May an automobile was stolen In Chicago
and today a man was arrested In Inde
pendence with the auto in his possession.
The auto was a Haynes Model, W 3. for
five passengers. It was painted French
gray and the engine was numbered 1762.
The man who had the machine was ar
rested for -not having a license and the
identity of the machine was then dis
covered. The name of the man who had
the machine could not be learned here.
He has been taken to Dallas.
Dental Board Loses Suit.
OLYMPIA, yash., July 16. The State
Supreme Court this morning; affirmed
the decision of the Spokane Superior
Court, appointing: a receiver for the
State Board of Dental Examiners to
compel that board to pay Sam R. Stern
$100 for legal services he performed
for the board in prosecuting dentists
who advertised and who had no license,