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life. SOVCnSTHC MORNING FIELD ON THC LOWER COLUMBIA UUSHl rUll AftOr.tVEO PRC8 RCPOAT 3 3rd' jY EAR. NO. 158 , ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1808 PRICE FIVE CENTS CONVE N NAMES KERN tioned for the chairman of the Demo jcratic National Committee, The ikil i ful manner' in which Lamb handled Indiana Man Slated for :Jejzl lz He Vice Presidency ALLOTHERS WITHDRAW .6. Nomination Made Amid Resound ing Cheers of Delegates and Spectators NO BALLOT WAS NECESSARY Tide of Sentiment Set in Irreilitable Toward. Kent and AU Other Candi dates Withdrew Under the Steady Demand for the Hoosier Candidate. DENVER, July lO.-The Demo cratic Convention concluded ittf la bors late thi aiternoon by' nominat ing John Worth Kern, of Indiana, for the vice-presidency thu completing the ticket on which William J. Bryan wai made the nominee for preildent durinu the earlv hour thil morning. The nomination of Kern wai made by acclamation amid resounding cheers of delegates and ipectatori. No ballot wai necessary, as the trend of sentiment had set irrefutably toward the Indiana candidate, state after Mate rcgUtcring their delegations in. his favor and all other candidates withdrawing finder the steady demand for Kern's nomination. Indiana presented Kern; Colorado placed in nomination Charles A. Towne, through ex-Governor Thom as; Connecticut presented Archibald McNeill, and Georgia, Clark llowelk The names of Judge Gray of Dela ware and John Mitchell of Illinois was not presented, owing to the posi tive request! that these men would not have their names go before the con vention. For a time it looked as though no ballot would be required, but in the steady line of states which joined in' the seconding of Kern's nomination soon made it apparent that the chances for alt other candi dates had been obliterated. Towne was in the position fo be the first person to recognize the decisive nnt... if tin. Kern movement, unu nauirt ui un In a rngng speed lie wiuiutcw ms .""-' 7. , , ' 1 u. ia om consideration and pledged Having.accomphshed his purpose he J , port to the ticket of Bryan and cheer, of the Democrats prov d th Kern Other withdrawals quickly fol-; unanimous adoption of their mental lowed from the supporters of Howell , resolutions. andMcSl leaving the Indiana can- When the hands of the clock in the Sit" alone 1 , the field. The with-1 auditorium last night pointed close to 1 1 i Tthe Connecticut candidate the hour of th. jper. Utious se, was accompanied by a motion that geant-at-arms climbed to th .top o Kern be nominated by acclamation, .the railing opposite th . ap eaker. The- motion was carried amid a de- platform and stopped Urn n t fening shout and the great assemblage flight. The cheers which folio ed m broke into a clamorous demonstration Seated the assembled legates and on the accomplishment of its work visitors did not want to see .mportant , and the completion of the democratic business transacted on Friday. ticket .! Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt,1 perhaps The nomination was made at 4:20. , the most interested person in the en The convention thereupon adjourned , tire convention, remained to the end without date. The democratic na- of the all-night session witnessing the tional committee wiss assemble Mon- furious demonstration when her fath day to complete its new organiza-'cr was nominated by acclamation, the tion and select the chairman. , 'excited yelling when his cheers made When notified of his nomination their speeches and the lesser cheers while at his hotel, Kern saidi rceived by the two rival candidates. "I profoundly appreciate the honor Johnson and Gray. Not until the conferred upon me, and 1 regard the votes had-b.cn cast and her father in honor all the greater because I did dorscd by the convention as its un not seek the place nor 'did my dele- amnions choice to bear the standard ation - . ', ; ' of the party, did she leave her seat . Tomorrow 'night Kern will leave in her box at the south end of the for Lincoln to confer with Bryan. auditorium, and join the crowd hur- The Democratic National Commit- rying homeward. Whenever enthus tee will confer with Bryan at Lin- iasm at the mention of the great lead coin next Tuesday. The committee er's name broke loose, all eyes were -..l t. m, rrti, nf m-ffjin. turned toward Mrs. Leavitt, .who, . izing but after the receipt of the tele- gram from Bryan, they decided to defer action until the wiihe of the ftebraskan could be ascertained. Thomas Taggart wai elected tempo rary chairman and Urey Woodion, the temporary secretary to serve un .til the permanent' manager were (selected. John E. Lamb of Terre i Haute, Ind., was prominently men- JVi.fll MCI 111 II VI V iwhmhvii party. BASEBALL GAMES. National League. At Chicago Chicago 3, Philadel phia 2. Pittsburg Pittsburg 7, New York At St. Louls-St. Louii 0, Brooklyn At Cincinnati Cincinnati 5, Boi ton 4. American League. At Philadelphia-Philadelphia 0, St Louis 6. At Washington Whington 2, Chicago 2 (16 innings); game called on account of darkness. At Boston-Boston 2, Cleveland 5 Pacific Coaat League. At Portland-Portland 0, San Fran cisco (13 innings); game called on ac rniint nf darkness. At San Francisco-Oakland 5, Los Angeles 3. Northwest League. At Vancouver Vancouver 4, Se ittle 0. i At Spokane-Aberdeen 2, Spokane 4. At Butte Tacoma 0, Butte 14. Because Ha Received His Nomi nation on Friday TRIED TO FIX THE CLOCK Superstitious Sergeant-at-Arma Stop ped the Clock Just Before Midnight But Destiny Doesn't Take Account of Such Interference, it i Thought DENVER, July 10,-Maybe there will always be a question whether I Bryan was nominated, otticially, on Kridav. According to the big clock in the Convention Hall, it is a few min utes before 12 o'clock on Thursday, the 9th of July. It was a superstitious scrgeant-at- arms who arranged for the week without a Friday and he put his idea ,i,i,nt mnsultinsr onyone. smilingly, and happy, listened to the ovations accorded her father. UNLUCKY FOR BRYAN UNDERTAKERS IN SESSION Funerals Arc Altogether Too Long SO AVERS A PREACHER At McMinnvillc the Grave Men ' Listen to a Radical Ad dres: ABOLISH SUNDAY FUNERALS There "la Too Much Eulogizing" and Praising, and "It Isn't Necessary to Stand Bareheaded Around the Grave," Argue Rev. A. M. Williams PORTLAND, July lO.-Home fu nerals are fetter than church funerals, Abolish Sunday funerals. Give guests more than "standing room. Only the family of the deceased should have the "last look." (There are1 a great many people who should not be allowed to "look at even a good-looking corpse." It's not necessary to stand bare headed around the grave while the clods rattle on the coffin. Don't let fraternal orders adver tise their tedious forms by long cere monials. Funeral services are altogether too long. There is too much "eulogizing and speechifying." It's bad taste to laud the dead; if the departed deserved it, it doesn't help any, and if he didn't, it is equally futile. Theological seminaries should have a chair on yfunerals." The annual convention of the Ore gon Funeral Directors' Association just closed at McMinnville unani mously endorsed and will work for a system of "Funeral Reforms" advo cated by Rev. A. M. Williams, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, of Mc Minnville, in his address before the convention. Some of the suggestions are original, sbme are unique, and all of them have grown out of the ex perience of preachers and undertak ers in the course of their doleful careers. ' Dr. Williams declared that the home i a better place for a funeral than the church, where it is possible to provide room for the guests, and he deplored the ancient and "sense less custom" of everybody forming a procession and filing past the' open casket to get one last look at the fea tures of the departed. Only the fam ily should hava the last look after the Jbody has lain in state a certain num ber of hours for those to view who car to. Another reform needed was that of quickening the pace of funeral proces sionis, and still another was the habit of compelling the guests to get -et to the skin, frozen to the bone or forced to chew dust in a wearisome tramp on foot from the church or home to the cemetery. , Dr. Wilson" also intimated in the course of his talk that there was al together too much laudation of the deceased, not enough music or re ligion, on the ground that if the de - ceased had not lived a proper life, it did no1 good to sermonize and preach holdings must be broken up. Actual "Prepare to meet thy God," and if the residence will be required. The pres ! loved one had been a good citizen, ent settlers will be given a year ex 1 lived an upright life, a eulogy over his tension time to make their first pay- dust would not help him any either. ments for the water. SHOT BY BANDITS American Resident it Fatally Wound ed While On A Journey In Mexico. SAN JOSE Cal July lO.-Accord-itig to a letter received last night by the Mercury, Elvador Agraz, a drug gist who has been employed both here and at Cilrey, is dying at a civil hos pital in Mexico from injuries received in a right with bandits in wmcn ne was shot through the lungs throutth both legs) The letter and was signed by Frederick Henrick and he statei that Agra gave him the names of relatives 'n San Jose, but that in the excitement he forgot the address and he hopes through the papers to inform his p-ple. Hendrick and Agraz, who is a brother of the famous professional bicyle rider, Emil Agraz, were, it appears making a trip through part of Mexico, in a mountainous country. When the letter was. written Agraz was in a civil hospital at Villa Chua near the scene of the robbery. The letter leaves no hope for Agraz's re covery. The writer dated his letter Lagos, Mexico. SWEET MARIE WINS. READVILLE, July 10.-Sweet Marie won the free-for-all race for the trotting championship of the world today, capturing the first and third heats, losing the second to Mjr jor Delmar. Wilkes Heart was a poor third except in the second heat when he took the second place after a hard struggle for the lead. Best time was in the first heat. The time was 2:061. N Sends Pleasant Message to His Colleague THEY'RE PERSONAL FRIENDS Nebraskan Telegraphs His Congratu lations and Says Kern's Nomination Pleases Him Very Much Was on Bryan's Available List Some Time. LINCOLN, July lO.-William J. Bryan, Democratic nominee for the presidency, sent the following tele gram to J. W. Kern, who was today nominated by the Democratic Na tional Convention for the second place on the ticket: "Hon. John W. Kern, Denver, Colo. "Accept my warmest congratula tions. Your nomination gratifies me very much. We have a splendid plat form and I am glad to have a run ning mate in such complete harmony with the platform, step off and see us on your way east. "WILLIAM J. BRYAN." Kern and Bryan have been political and personal friends for many years and Kern has always been on Bryan's available list for the vice-presidential nomination, it is now said. BIG WASHINGTON FIRE. SPOKANE, July 10. A dispatch from Grarid Forks, says that a fire early today wiped out two and a half blocks of the business section. The loss is nearly $300,000. MUST MAKE BETTER SHOWING PENDLETON, Or., July Ho.-Sec-retary of the Interior Garfield visited the Umatilla Irrigation project today and decided that no more land will be opened to settlement, and the use of water until after a better showing ,has been made on the 7000 acres that ; is now under water; also that the big BRYAN GREETS KER HISTORY OF J, I KERN Born in Alto, Howard Co., Indiana, in 1849 ALWAYS A POOR BOY Earned Money to Enter the Mich igan University, Graduating in 1869 TAUGHT A COUNTRY SCHOOL Was Fifteen Years Old When He Saw First RailroadHas Two Sons and One Daughter Defeated For Governor in 1900. INDIANAPOLIS, July 10-John Worth Kern was born on December 20, 1849, in the village of Alto, in Howard county, Indiana. When John was five years old his family moved to Iowa. From, the time they went to Iowa and until he was 15 years of age John Kern did not see a railroad train. The family moved back to Howard county in 1864. John went to the district school and entered the Indiana Normal, riding 10 miles on horseback each way. Later he taught school near Alto and earned money enough to enter the the Michigan uni versity at Ann Arbor, graduating from the law department in 1869. He began practicing law at Kokomo. He was drafted when 21 years old to make the race for the legislature but was defeated. He was chosen city at torney at Kokomo for six terms over the Republican aspirants. In 1884 he was elected as a reported for the su preme court. Since then he has made his home at Indianapolis where he has practiced law. He served the county in the legislature and was the leader of his party for the state sen ate. He was nominated for governor but was again defeated. He has been president of the Commercial 'Club, was also prominent in state and civic movements. Mrs. Kern is prominent in all social and literary affairs of the city. Miss Julia Kern, his daughter, is well known socially. He has two sons, John W. Kern Jr., aged nine, and William H. Kern, now five years old. ' TAFT CAMPAIGN. Publicity of Campaign Funds to be a Feature. HOT SPRINGS, Vir., July 10. That publcity of campaign funds is to be made a feature of the coming cam paign, was made very clear today. Taft in an extended talk with Chair man Hitchock and with George R. Sheldon, the treasurer of the National Committee, the necessity of the strict est compliance with a New York law, in relation to the publicity campaign funds of the National Committee was the chief topic. Referring to suggestions that the Republican party might receive funds outside of New York, and not include them in the report of the national treasurer, Taft replied promptly that it was possible to committ perjury in such a case, but he scouted the idea that the purpose of giving publicity of funds of party injhe coming campaign is not en tirely sincere. Sheldon declared that both the name and amounts will be published and said the money cam paign will be "Tight" this year, but that the publicity feature would not lessen the amounts contributed. - , GOVERNMENT LOSES SUIT. VANCOUVER, B. C, July 10-The two years' contest between the Mc Lean Brothers and the Yukon Gov ernment over the validity of their lease on five miles of the Dominion Creek resulted in a victory for Mc Leans. The property is worth sever al millions of dollars. The govern ment must pay all costs of the Jong- fought euiL,'v:w',j;;,:. ;';',-. ,, ';; KILLED BY TRIBESMEN MAN I LA, ' July"" 10. A telegram from Negros says Lieut. Ahem is on his way to Manila with the bodies of H. D. Everett, a former government forester, and T. R. Wakeley, formerly a school teacher who were killed by hill tribesmen on June 24. No de tails have yet been received. . THE CRUISERS RETURN SAN FRANCISCO, July lO.-The cruisers successfully towed the tor pedo destroyers. The Tennessee and Washington will sail Sunday for Bre merton and will remain there until the middle of August, when they will return here, ready for the South Sea cruise. MILLIONAIRE IS DEAD. OAKLAND, July 10. J. J. Neteon. the millionaire who was injured yes terday when his automobile which he was operating, turned over near Hay wards, died in the hospital last night, after an unsuccessful operation for a ruptured artery at the base of his brain. THANKS FROM BHYAN Upon Receiving News cf His Nomination . WANTS NO SECOND TERM Says That If He Is Elected He Will Not Be a Candidate For Re electionNomination Was "From the People." FAIRVIEW, LINCOLN Neb, July 10. The following statement was made by William J. Bryan when at 4:34 a. m. he received an announce ment of his nomination as presidential candidate of the democratic party: "The honor is the highest official position in the world and no one oc cupying it can afford to have his views upon, public questions biased by per sonal ambition. Recognizing his re sponsibility to God and his obligation to his countrymen he should enter upon the discharge of his duties with singleness of purpose. Believing that one can best do this when he is not planning for a 2nd term, I announce now, as 1 have on former occassions that if elected, I shall hot be a candid ate for re-election. "This is a nomination plainly from the people and my obligation will be purely to the people. . I appreciate the " honor more oecause it came not from one person or a few persons but from the rank and file acting freely and without compulsion." PEARLS SOLD CHEAP Were Smuggled From Mexico By Manuel Cornejo, Who Gave Bond For $4000, But Later he Fled. SAN FRANCISCO, July 10,-One hundred and fifty five pearls alleged to have been smuggled from Mexico by Manuel Cornejo, which were seized by the government, have been sold by U. S. Marshall Elliott for $4,000. Cornejo fled while on $4000 bail which amount was also secured by the gov ernment to-day.