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2 TTIK SUNDAY OREG OXIAN", PORTXAXD. JULY 23. 1916. JftMES WHITGO i B RILEY PASSES AWAY Noted Indiana Poet, Son of Lawyer, Dies at Age "This Side of Forty." "HOOSIER" DIALECT NOTED Cheerful Wrller, Though Never Mar ried, Was Ivover of Children and Knew Family Life Intimately. Death Comes in - Home, Ave. With the ratification by the Pro gressive National Committee, however, of the nomination of Hughes and Fair banks, only one electoral ticket is nec essary or practicable, as a second one would only serve to split- the popular vote. Clark Address to Be Printed. So far only one Progressive, Colonel Emmett Callahan, who has complicated the situation by coming out for the Democratic ticket, has accepted his selection on the Progressive electoral ticket. Legal steps may be necessary to have his name withdrawn. A. E. Clark, one of the five delegates from Oregon to the Progressive Na tional convention at Chicago, and a member of the Republican campaign committee, was requested by the com mittee to prepare for publication the speech he delivered at the recent Hughes-Fairbanks ratification meeting here on "Why Hughes Should Be Elected." The committee plans to have this speech printed in pamphlet form tor general distribution. Ten thousand copies will be struck off as a first edition. Roosevelt Invitation Backed. The campaign committee also direct ed Secretary Baldwin on behalf of the committee to lend every assistance to Sheriff Til Taylor, of Umatilla County, who Is president of the Pendleton INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 22. James "vThitcomb Riley died tonight at 10:50 o'clock while only Mr. Riley's nurse, Miss Clementia Prough, was awake at the poet's home. He had asked for a drink of water and reclined on his bed again. Miss Prough resumed her vigil and, noticing that the poet seemed not to be resting easy, approached his bed. Mr. Riley died before she reached his side. Mr. Riley's death was due to paraly sis. He suffered a violent stroke about 7:30 o'clock this morning and the mem- . bers of his household were greatly alarmed, but under Dr. Carlton 3. Mc Cullouch's ministrations the poet seemed to improve, and early this evening was regarded as much better. Information was given to the public that Mr. Riley was in no danger, but within a few hours he was dead. Mem bers of Mr. Riley s family were sum moned immediately. They are his beother-in-law, Henry Eitel; his nephew, Edmund H. Eitel, and his niece. Miss Elizabeth Eitel. Mr. Riley suffered his first violent attack of paralysis July 10, 1910. Mr. Riley, born of the Middle West, eang the joys, sorrows, fancies and humors of its folk, largely in its own dialect. The world was so touched by his inspiration and the realism of his homely symbols that he was one of the few, that, devoting their lives to poetry, gained a fortune. Mr. Riley peculiarly was sensitive as to the advance of age and evaded in quiries as to the date of his birth, but the most accurate information available indicated that he was born in 1848. "Should you ask his age," one of his friends said, "he would answer, "This side of 40," and leave you to guess which side. Poet Son of Lawyer, The poet was the son of Reuben A, Riley, a lawyer and political speaker of Greenfield, Ind. The boy could not be brought to the dull routine of school days, but he was wise in the lore of streams and fields. His mother, who was Elisabeth Marine before her mar riage, was a writer of verse, and Riley, in later life, attributed some of his impracticability to her. Instead of preparing for the practice of law, as his father wished, the son turned itinerant signpainter. For ten years he roved through the Ohio Val ley, painting signs on fences. He had the trick of the brush and pencil and . cleverly drew sketches illustrating the virtues of merchandise. He naturally vas musical and shone as. a fiddler in the villages at which his party stopped at night- He played for dances and at concerts in country hotels. He wrote rhymes, which sometimes found , their way into country newspapers. He led this cheerful, free and easy , life late in the '70s. then he took em ployment as a reporter on a newspaper ai Anaenon, ina. an lsii. ror the pur ' pose, he said, of proving that he could write poetry of value, he perpetrated xno roe noax wnicn ror years was a literary sensation. He wrote a poem . in the style of Edgar Allen Poe. to which he gave the characteristic title of "Leonanie," and It was offered to the public as a hitherto unpublished ' product of the genius of Poe. Riley Makes Confession. One of the stanzas was: ' Xeonanle angels named her, "And they took the light "Of the laushlng stars and framed her "In a. smile of white. "And they made her hair of gioomy "Midnight and -eitr evei of bloomv "Moonshine and they brought her to me - in me solemn aignt. In some quarters the poem was ac cepted as genuine; in others it was de nounced as a fraud. After the contro versy had waged for months Riley con f essed. In the early '80s h began writing verses in "Hoosler" dialect for the old Indianapolis Journal. He sent some of his poems to Henry Wadsworth Long fellow and they received his praise. A volume was published and "the Hoosler poet" began to win a public. He was an excellent reader of his own dialect verses and for the following 15 years, or until 1898, he made tours of the country, appearing in public with great success both alone and in association with the humorist. Bill Nye. who was his intimate friend. Book Brine Fortune. Publication of books of poems year after year brought Riley a fortune, and wide recognition of his literary genius and not only in the genre form. Many of his poems are of imaginative fan tasy or gently philosophic. In 1903 he received the degree of master of arts from Yalo University and in 1904 the university of Pennsyl vania conferred upon him the degree of doctor of letters. Indiana Lniver Kity conferred the honorary degree of J.I.. p. on him In 1907. In July, 1911. the poet presented to the city of Indianapolis property val ued at 7 5,000 for a site for a public library and school administration build ing. Mr. Riley never married, but he was a lover of children, whose spirit he di vined so intimately, and of family life. Many of the last years of his life he passed quietly at his home in secluded section of Indianapolis. fliiBllilll t - V - j t r iK ' . ; A r r-:::ir"V z ic ---Jm fminiMiiem ltai',;.- SW ii Jt 1 James WhltAjmb Riley, Who Passed Away at Age of 68. t ............ ............A PLAGUE IS GAINING; DEATH RATE GROWS Latest Fatality List for Day Is Largest Since Epidemic Commenced. 39 MORE BABIES DIE HUGHES CAMPAIGN OPENED fOntlmied From First Pape. Round-up Association, to obtain from Colonel Roosevelt an acceptance of Sheriff Taylor's invitation to attend the Pendleton Round-up on September 21. 22 and 23. National Committeeman Williams was invited to attend all meetings of the campaign committee in an advisory capacity. The same invitation was ex tended to David M. Dunne, who was elected treasurer of the Republican State central committee at a meeting of the executive committee preceding that of the general campaign commit tee. The work of the campaign commit tee is to be subdivided for efficiency and placed under bureaus or sub-com mittees. One of these bureaus will be a woman's auxiliary, of which Mr. Neu- hausen was named chairman by the ampaign committee. Other bureaus rranared for were a finance bureau, a publicity bureau, a bureau on organiza- ion of clubs, and a speaker's bu reau or sub-committee, which will ar range for bringing campaign speakers to Oregon. As a committee to organize the work of these bureaus and name the mem bers in charge Walter L. Tooze, Jr., S. S.' Smith, Dav-ia L. - Povey, Mr. Neu hausen and , Thomas H. Tongue, Jr., were appointed. Judge Hr.'rf to Name Chairmen. Followingthe appointment of this sub-committee with instructions to meet and report at 7:30 o'clock last lght, the campaign committee took Aoca until 4 ' On re-convening, the organization ub-committee advised that Judge Mc Nary be chairman ex-offlcio of all bu reaus or sub-committees, and that he ppoint an active chairman for each these chairmen in turn to name their associates. The report was adopted. Before adjourning, the campaign committee voted to meet again in Port land at 7:30 o'clock the night of August at the hearquarters in the Selling building. In the meantime, through the courtesy of the Young Men's Repub lican Club, temporary headquarters will be maintained in the offices of Pearce & Meloney, 515 Oregonian build ing. Mr. Dunne Elected Treasurer. Two candidates for treasurer of the state central committee were consid- red by the executive committee of that organization at a meeting preceding that of the campaign committee. They were David M. Dunne and Lloyd Dates, both of Portland. Colonel Dunne was elected. Those attending the meeting of the executive - committee, besides Judge McNary and Edward E. Baldwin, ex- officio chairman and secretary, re spectively, were E. B. Hermann, of Koseburg. state committeeman from Douglas County; S. S. Smith, of Mad- ford, state committeeman from Jack son County; Walter L. Toose, Jr.. of Dallas, state committeeman from Polk County; A. A. Bailey, of Portland, state committeeman from Multnomah Coun ty: Marion Jack, of Pendleton, state committeeman from Umatilla County, and Thomas H. Tongue, Jr., of Hills boro, state committeeman from Wash ington County. There were three absentees: Willard L. Marks, of Albany, state Committee man from Linn County; Clyde Huntley of Oregon City, State committeeman from Clackamas County, and T. J. Ma honey, of Heppner, State Committee man from Morrow County. The fnembers of this executive com mittee are also the Republican mem bers of the campaign committee. The five Progressive members of the cam paign committee, all of. whom were present, are: T. B. Neuhausen, A. E. Clark. Arthur I. Moulton, Frank H Lewis and David L. Povey. Mr. Povey and Mr. Clark were delegates to the Progressive National Convention. Thomas B. Neuhausen. the new vice- chairman of the campaign committee, was secretary and campaign manager of the St. Paul, Minn., congressional committee for three campaigns, from 1898 to 1902, inclusive. He has been state chairman of the Progressive party Oregon for the past four years. was the understanding that they will be opened about August 1. The com mittee will occupy five rooma Another important action taken was the decision that no proxies will b recognized t meetings of the campaign committee, it was also decided tha the chairman, or m his absence th vice-chairman, together with not less than four other members of the com mittee. shall constitute a quorum t transact business, it being understood that notices to attend meetings will be sent to an members of the commit tee. ruairaua to Call Meetings. The Chairman, Judge McNary. was authorised to call meetings at his dis cretion.- Walter L, Tooze, Jr.. of Dallas: Arthu I. Moulton, of Portland: E. B. Hermann of Koseburg; Thomas B. -Neuhausen. o Portland, and Ralph E. Williams, Na tionai committeeman, were appointed on a committee to make any adjust. ments necessary to straighten out th electoral ticket situation. At the late primary election both tr Republicans and the Progressive elected complete electoral tickets of Cities and Towns Near New York Tighten Quarantine: Quack Doc tors . and Patent Medicine) Fakers Reap . Harvest.' NEW YORK, July 12. There were more deaths in the epidemic of infan tile paralysis, during the last 24 hours than at any time since the inception of the disease four weeks ago. 'Since 10 A. M. yesterday the plague killed 39 children in the five boroughs of New York City. There were 133 new cases. Quarantine regulations of increasing severity -were reported today from a number of cities and towns near New York. The Erie Railroad, which serves thousands of commuters, has sent out a bulletin to all its station agents warn ing them to notify prospective pas sengers that children wlil be barred from most of the stations along the line in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Plague Is Gaining. A total of 239 cases of infantile par alysis are reported from the state of New Jersey. The cases in Connecticut numbered 59. New York state, outside of New York City, has 195 cases. The plague took a big stride in Man hftan. where there were 10 deaths, the largest number yet reported. In the Bronx also, the disease gained. Here there were five deaths. A marked increase was shown in Brooklyn, the seat of the dieease, and cases and deaths in the other two boroughs in dicated that the epidemic, aided by a wave of high humidity, was becoming more widespread. Fakera Reap Harvest. Cases to date total 2662 and deaths 558. Hundreds of "quack" doctors, patent medicine fakirs and "get-rich-quick" schemers are thriving on the epidemic. Dr. Oscar M. Leis'jr, assistant director of public health education, declared to day. Solutions that cost 5 to 10 cents a gallon to prepare are being sold for 81 a bottle." be asserted. Commenting on the big increase in the number of deaths from the disease. 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The hearing of the Interstate Commerce Commission Into classification and freight rate of lumber and Its products which has been going on nere tor tne last two weeKS ended today. The hearing was insti tuted by the Commission to do away with the - intricacies surrounding the rates on lumber and lumber products owing to variations in the rates throughout the country. The decision of the Commission will be given in Washington, but It was in timated that it will not be ready for several - months. - The lumbermen, railroads and traffic men participated in the hearing.- which was conducted by H. B. Meyer, of Wash ington, D. C., head of the Commission Central and Eastern lumbermen de clared themselves in favor of a uni form classification of the lumber rates throughout the United States, while those representing West Coast inter ests eaid that they are satisfied with conditions as they stand. The railroads agreed with the West Coast witnesses. The traffic men, who were heard to day, said that all over the country they are generally satisfied with exist ing rates and are willing to let them stand aa they now are. armcrs Over Middle West, Made Jubilant by Warm Weather, Now Not so Happy Since Wheat Iinst and Bugs Have Appeared. CHICAGO, July 22. (Special.) Steadily rising temperature which took toll of five additional lives today bore ut the official forecast that the deadly eat wave, temporarily halted Wednes ay by successive showers, was not broken, but merely diverted and would return, The temperature mounted to 90 de grees today, but the humidity percent age was not so oppressive as earlier in me weeK. In addition to four deaths and one drowning, 18 .persons were bitten by rabid dogs and rushed to the Pasteur Institute for treatment. ; -. Mad-D Scare Peril. Because of the peril from dogs driv i mid by heat. wiKOna from the dog NORTHWEST GETS PLANT MIKE EXPERIMENT STATIOSf LOCA TIOJT IS VKDECIDED. Moscow, Idaho. Is Likely Winner Over Seattle and Spokane N Effort Made fer Aay Oregon Polat. OREGONUN NEWS BCREACJWash Ington, July 23. Secretary L-ane today announced that a mining eaperimen station, for which Congress has appro priated 125,000, will be located some where in tha Northwest, but the exact site will be selected by Director Man ning, of the Bureau of Mines, who will leave for the Northwest next week. It had been tentatively decided to place this station at Seattle, but today Secretary Lane ordered one -station established at Fairbanks, Alaska, and that probably ends Seattle s chances o getting a station. The most fevore location now seems to be Moscow, Idaho, especially since the University of Idaho has offered the buildings, grounds and power free of cost If the station is made an adjunct of the uni versity, Spokane also is making a fight tor tuts pium. Apparently no effort was made to secure this station for Oregon. ASSETS $10,100,000.00. Aurora, Illinois, April 10, X915. Mr. W. C. 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Ilia; three at points in Iowa and one drowning at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. No relief is promised for next week, forecasters announcing that tempera tures will range above normal for sev eral days and that two or more de grees above maximum record may be expected. ltajns Turned to Steam. Light rains are predicted, but they aggravate, the situation, as the heat turns the water to steam aa it hits the baking streets and pavements. Lake Michigan .'from the rolling mills far to the south, to limits of Lincoln Park on the north, today entertained thousands wherever a . sandy beach could b found. Beach attendants estimate the num ber of bathers at more than half a mil lion and say this number will be great ly increased tomorrow. Farmers over the Middle West, who were rejoicing that hot days were help ing the belated corn crop, are not s jubilant, since the heavy rains, with the succeeding heat, have produced Ideal conditions for wheat rust and facilitated the operations of bugs. New Destroyer on Test Ituni ROCKLAND Me., July 22. The tor- pedo-boat destroyer Rowan began her standardization trials today with the first of 26 runs over a mile course to test speed, endurance and fuel econ omy. Her contract calls for a top speed of 29 knots. The Rowan Is the same type of vessel as the Sampson, I hours off from duty was the reward. TROOP HEN DRILL Corporal Edward E. Cooke Is Victor in Contest. 0'MALLEY BEST " PRIVATE Oregon Cavalry Defeated at Baseball by Firciueu of bun Diego and Hockey Team Is Beaten Also by Civilians. BY WILL G. MACRAE. CAMP BALBOA. San Diego, Cal.. July 21. (Special.) The first competitive drills, one for non-commissioned off! cers and one for the privates of Troop A. were held today. Captain White announced the drills last night. The first class that faced the com manding officer comprised about IS men. The falllng-out process started almost at once, for any time a command was not executed according to. the manual that man was told to fall out. The cla.s dwindled down to two Sergeant Charles K. Gjedsted and Cor poral Edward E. Cooke. Fully half an hour passed before Corporal Cooke won the contest. A cash prize and 24 which recently attained speed of SI H knots. maximum I Corporal Cooke admitted arter he I had been declared winner that Ser geant GJedsted was "a tough man to beat.' Corporal Cooke said he had won his corporal stripes in competi tive drill and did not have to work, near as hard as he did to defeat Ser geant GJedsted. The drill for the privates who had been In the service less than a year brought together almost the entire troop. Lieutenant Cicero F. Hogan put them through the drill. This content, like the first, wound up in a battle-royal between Privatn Earl J. O'Malley and Private John It. Anderson, and looked for a long time as though it would end in a tie, but finally Anderson. w is a Portland timber cruiser, made a miscue, . and O'Malley was declared the winner. 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