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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to have his name withdrawn.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.
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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.
Health Commissioner Emerson insisted
that the outlook was "not discourag
ing." saying that irregular returns were
to "be expected.
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HEAT VICTIMS FIVE
Rain Even Turns to Steam as
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NO RELIEF IS PROMISED
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DECISION OX RATE AXD CLASSIFI
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Raidroads. Traffic Men and .West Coast
Shippers Are Satisfied "With.
Present Arrangement.
CHICAGO, July 22. 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
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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.
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Aurora, Illinois, April 10, X915.
Mr. W. C. Wilson, President the Old
Line Bankers Life Ins. Co., Lin
coln, Nebraska.
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was handed to roe today by your su
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TEN.YEAB SETTLEMENT
' Matured in the
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of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Name,. Frank B. Watson
Residence Aurora, Illinois
Amount of policy $1000.00
Total premiums 691,50
SETTLEMENT
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And 10 Years Insurance for
Nothing.
pound have begun work at daylight
and thousands of dors have been gath
ered up and disposed of.
In addition to the list of dead In Chi
cago. George Zlegler. aged 64, formerly
catcher with the Pittsburg Nationals
more than 20 years ago, died of sun
stroke at Kankakee, Ills. There was
also one death from heat at Wilming
ton. 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.
Private O'Malley has been under
military instruction less than six
months.
After the drill aa many of the troop
ers as could obtain leave visited the
ball game between Troop A and the
San Diego Firemen. The Firemen
won, 9 to 0, for this was the first time
the troopers had played together in a
reel game. Private John C. Adams,
who did the pitching for the troopers,
was inclined to be wild. Private Ken
neth 8. Reed was catcher. While the
Firemen made nine runs, only two were
earned.
Last night the troop hockey team
was defeated by the !5an Diego team.
4 to I. Lack of praetlee and the fact
the boys did not have regular hockey
skates played a large part in their
defeat.
Blacklist Is Discussed.
WASHINGTON'. July 12. Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice and Acting Secretary Polk
today discussed the British, blacklist of
firms in the Cnited States, under the
tradlng-with-the-enemy act. but no an
nouncement of their talk was made.
Administration officials are considering
what steps to take to meet the situation.
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