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.