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FUBUtHH FULL AffOCIATCD PRESS REPORT
33rd YEAR. NO. J 71
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 26, 1908
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BITTERNESS
London Olympiad May Be
the Last
ENDS IN BITTERNESS
Thoughtful Men in England Are
Pointing Out That Only Ani
mosities Arise
RELATIONS ARE STRAINED
However, in the Field Events, the
Only Ones In Which American Ath
lete Really Contested, We Win
Nearly Every Event of Note.
YESTERDAY'S FINALS.
400-meter race Halliwelle, United
Kingdom, first Time, SO seconds. This
was re-run from Thursday.' The
Americans, two of whom beat SO
seconds Thursday, did not enter.
Running hop, step and jump
Ahearne, United Kingdom, first, 48
feet 14 inch; McDonald, Canada;
Lawson, Norway.
Lightweight Greco-Roman Wrest
ling Parro, Italy; Orloff, Russia;
Linden, Finland.
, Middleweight Greco-Roman wrest
ling Msrtennensen, Sweden; Ander
sen, Sweden; Andersen, Denmark.
1600-meter relay America, Ger
many, Hungary, 3 minutes 25 sec
onds.
110-meter hurdle Smithson, Mult
nomah A. A. C, first; Garrels, Chi
cago A. A., second; Shaw, Dart
mouth, third; IS seconds.
1500-meter swim Taylor, United
Kingdom, 24 minutes 33 seconds;
Battersley, United Kingdom; Beau
pa ire, Australia.
LONDON, July 2S.-The Olympic
games came to a close this afternoon
when Queen Alexandra presented
gold medals and trophies to the suc
cessful competitors, and the Dowager
Duchess of Westminster, the Duchess
of Westminister, Duchess of Rut
land and Lady Desoorrough handed
the silver and bronze medals, the
diplomas 'and the commemorative
medals to those entitled to them. A
biff crowd attended the function and
cheered the athletes as they came
forward to receive their prizes. The
Italian, Dorando, was honored with
the greatest ovation, the sympathies
of the spectators going out to the
man who had missed the prize of the
Marathon race when it was just
within his grasps
Before, the ceremony of the prize
givnig began, America captured two
more events, the 110 meter hurdles
and the 1600 meter relay, the latter
being the last event of the pro
gram. The present standing of the
countries is:
United Kingdom 38, America 22,
Sweden 7, France 4, Hungary, Nor
way, Germany, Canada, Italy two
each; Belgium, South Afnca and Fin
land one each.
,In the field track events, in which
points counted five for first; three for
second and one for third; the stand
ing is: America, 1141; United King
dom, 661;' Sweden, 121; Canada, 11;
South Africa and Greece, 8 eachj
Norway, 5; German, 4; Italy, 3; Hun
gary, 21; France, 2; Australia and
Finland 1 each.
-.America's score in the field track
events is: IS .firsts, 10 seconds, 8
thirds, in 'addition' to a' tie for third
place, in the pole vault; United King
dom got eight firsts, six seconds, four
thirds; Sweden two firsts and two
seconds, and a tie for third; South
Africa one first, one second; Canada
one first, one second, three thirds;
Germany one second, one third;. Italy,
Australia, Hungary one third each.
Thoughtful men in England are
expressing serious doubts and these
doubts are being expressed also by
some of tfie most influential newpa
per, whether the Olympian games
serve any good purpose. Theoretical
ly, they are supposed to foster Inter
national friendship. The result of
the meeting just finished has been to
create international dissensions and to
kindle animosities. Relations of the
American and British officials are so
strained that it is difficult to arrange
future competitions or carry them
out without unpleasant incidents.'
All American officials and athletes
are convinced that the Nnited States
was robbed of the 400 meters race
while the English public are equally
certain the American runners pre
arranged the plan to keep Halsewell
out of the first place by fair means or
by foul.
The newspapers hold similar views
though they comment temperately
snd they advise the matter to be let
drop into oblivion so that the matter
will be forgotten by both countries as
soon as possible. Nevertheless it is
not lkely to be dropped or forgotten
for some time. The Italians also ad
mit that the Americans should claim
a '"Technical victory" in the Mara
thon race and express their belief that
Dorando would have been able to fin
ish alone had he not been dragged to
his feet by the excited officials and
spectators. ,
The American committee has de
cided to present a medal to Dorando
Forrest Smithson, the great Ore
gon runner, wearing the colors of the
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club of
Portland, Oregon, today won the 110
meter hurdle race and succeeded in
making a remarkable reduction in the
former world's record. Smithson
covered the distance in IS seconds
flat, reducing the record by two-fifths
of a second. The remarkable per
formance was tremendously applaud
ed. J. C. Garrels, Chicago A. A., sec
ond! A. B. Shaw, Dartmouth Univer
sity, third.
Japanese Officers Watching
Troops Practice .
MAKE NOTES OF EVERYTHING
They Are Discovered on Bluff
Overlooking the Camp Watching
Proceedings With the Aid of Pow
erful Spyglasses.
MILWAUKEE, July 25.-A spec
ial to the Daily NeVs from Camp
Douglas says: As the troops of the
Wisconsin National Guard were
breaking into camp last evening after
their annual outing for drills and tar
get practice, two Jap'anese army offi
cers were .discovered on the bluffs
which surround the camp. It is said
that they had been living on the
blurts during a period of the encamp
ment and with the aid of field glasses
they had watched the operations
closely, making a note of everything
which transpired. The Japanese offi
cers, it is said, left last night for Min-!
neapolis where they will continue
their observations along the lines
used at Camp Douglass. .
HEADQUARTERS IN 8 STATES.
CHICAGO, July 25,-The result of
tlic Republican conference here today
was that headquarters will be estab
lished in eight states and active cam
paigning for Taft and Sherman will be
begun long before these states had
expected to take up the work. Illi
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Michi
gan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. "
SPYING
TROOPS
BELIEVE HE
BURIED CASH
I
I
Savage Charged With
Mall Pouch Robbery
$50,01)0 STOLEN JIJNE 6
Negro Re-Arrested Authorities
Say They Have Positive Evi
dence of Guilt
CLIPPING HELPS SLEUTHS
The Prisoner Served Time at Mc
Neil's Island Once Before For
Similar Offense Man Talks But
Little of Himself.
KANSAS CITY, July 25.-Charles
W. Savage, a negro, was arrested
here today by postoffice authorities
charged with stealing a mail pouch in
the Kansas City Union Station June
6 last, getting $50,000 being sent
from Los Angeles to a New York
City bank. The inspectors assert
that positive evidence against Savage
and declare their belief that he has
buried the money, intending, to re
cover it after his release . from the
penitentiary.
Savage was taken into custody a
few hours after he returned to the
city. He had since leaving visited
several cities in the west, including
Denver. In his pocket the detectives
found a clipping from a Denver
newspaper giving the calculations of
a robber who had stolen a large sum
of money and buried it. The man had
been sent to the penitentiary for a
number of years and in the stories he
figured it out that by serving a cer
tain number of years he would, upon
his release, have earned $60,000
year. Upon this the inspectors base
their belief that Savage has concealed
the stolen money, hoping to regain it
when finally he is given his freedom.
A few days following . the Kansas
City robbery, Savage was arrest
ed by the local police, He paid a law
yer $200 to defend him and was re
leased, the Judge holding that there
was riot sufficient evidence on which
to hold the man. Savage immediate
ly left the city and since then evi
dently has traveled extensively. The
postoffice inspectors had information
that Savage would return here today,
and when he appeared at a negro
lodging house they arrested him. Sav
age surrendered without a struggle
and as taken to the postoffice build
ing. He was put under several ex
animations. Aside from admitting
that he had served a sentence on Mc
Neill's Island for a mail pouch rob
bery, the prisoner would tell but little
about himself.
ATHLETES' HOMECOMING.
NEW .YORK. July 2S.-Plans are
progressing for . the monster home
coming celebration in honor of the
American athletes. Presiden Roose
velt will -be invited to address the
victorious athletes. ' '
TO BUILD RAILROAD.
' ONTARIO, Or., July 25. J. T.
Marriott, a railroad promoter, is in
the city with a proposition to build a
railroad from Ontario to Emmett,
Idaho, and then on to Payette Lakes.
The substance of his proposition is
that it will require local capital to
construct the road, and as yet no
definite action has been taken by the
citizens. '
BASEBALL GAMES.
' Pacific Coast League.
Portland 4, Oakland 1.
Los Angeles 7, San Francisco 1.
National League.
Fhiladelphia-St. Louis game post
poned; rain.
Cincinnati-Boston game postponed;
rain.
Brooklyn-Chicago postponed; rain.
New York 2, Pittsburg 7.
American League!
St. Louis S, Washington 2.
Chicago 12, Philadelphia 2.
Detroit 5, New York 3.
Cleveland 1, Boston 3.
TAFT AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, July 25,-Notifica-tion
day" seemed suddenly to be
come (ealization day in this city up
on the arrival today of William How
ard Tart. The work of preparing
Tuesday's event has been carried on
for the week, but the presence of the
candidate himself renewed the inter
est of the occasion. The reception of
Tat at the depot was simple, every
effort being made to have the arrival
of the candidate as inconspicuous as
possible. Tuesday's ceremonies will
take place on the lawn of the candi
dates brother Charles P. Taft, which
is being arranged for the occasion.
DECIDE ON PORTLAND.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 2S.-The
national oenvention of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians adjourned this
evening after selecting Portland, Or.,
as the their meeting place for the
next conventions in 1910.
ENDS IN A DRAW.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-Ed
die Hanlon and Johnny Murphy of
New York, fought a ten-round draw
at Colma tonight.
FIGHT IS NOT LOST
May Yet Collect Big Standard
- Oil Fine
HOPE IN SUPREME COURT
Issues May be Appealed to the United
States - Federal Court Through
Application For a Writ of Cer
tiorari Is Much Activity.
CHICAGO, July 25-President
Roosevelt's statement ti the Stand
ard Oil decision, had the effect of a
galvanic battery on the' government's
legal forces in Chicago yesterday.
District Attorneys Sims and his as
sistants are straining every nerve to
regain the $29,240,000 fine, which
slipped through their fingers in the
decision of the court of appeals.
Te government prosecutor realizes
that to go to trial again would even,
in the event of a conviction, mean
a much smaller fine. He, therefore,
basis his hope on the theory of Attorney-General
Bonaparte that the
issues may be appealed to the United
States supreme, court through appli
cation for a. writ' of certiorari. The
course of the action as"now mapped
out by the government Is understood
to include an application by the Attorney-General
for a writ of certio
rari, and a petition for a rehearing be
fore the United States court of ap
peals.
Mr. Sims and his aides, James H.
Wilkerson and Harry A. Parkin,
were in telegraphic communication on
this subject with Mr. Bonaparte yes-
terdal. The local department of the
Bureau of Justice will probably de
vote its attention to the application
for a rehearing while Frank B. Kel
logg, who will be called' into the case
at the -suggestion of President Roose
velt will, it is understod, prepare the
action that is to be presented to the
supreme court.
HACK CHOSEN
AS CHAIRMAN
Of the Democratic Nation
al Committee '
7 HOUR CONFERENCE
First Republican Elected Chair
man by Democrats for
Many Years
AFTER A BITTER CONTEST
Henry Watterson Selected as Chair
an of the Newspaper Committee,
Who Will Study the Publicity
Problems For Campaign. ,
CHICAGO, July 25. Norman , E.
Mack of New York was chosen
chairman of the national democratic
committee. John R. Martin was re
elected sergeant at arms and Urey
Woodson was re-elected secretary of
the committee and L. B. Hall of Ne
braska, chosen vice-chairman, and
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma
treasurer.
The selections were made after a
seven-hour conference of the sub
committee and Bryan and Kern. It
was, the first time m many years that
a national chairman had been selected
by the democratic party and only af
ter, a bitter contest had been waged
The choice of Mack was made pos
sible only after the New York lead
ers, Charles FT Murphy of Tammany
Hall and W. J. Conners, chairman of
the State Democratic Committee,
had yielded to the personal desires of
Bryan. There were in the race be
sides Mack, Judge M. J. Wade of
Iowa, L. E. Bryan of Wisconsin,
former Governor Campbell of Ohio,
and Urey Woodson. The sentiment
for Mack steadily grew until it re
mained for the New York leaders to
express their views. A long distance
telephone was brought into play and
Conners and Murphy '.withdrew any
objection to Mack, who thereupon
was selected as chairman of the
committee.
At the evening session of the com
mittee Henry Waterson of Kentucky
was selected chairman of the com
mittee which will be charged largely
with publicity problems of the cam
paign. The committee will be known
as the "Newspaper Committee."
BANKER SENTENCED.
May Serve Twenty Years For Loot-
- ing Bank.
HARTFORD, Conn., July 25.-W.
F. Walker, who looted the savings
bank of New Britain of more than
$500,000 worth of securities, pleaded
guilty to four counts of the indict
ment in the superior court here to
day. He was sentenced to not less
than one year nor more han five years
on the first count and not more than
five years on each of the other three
counts. Sentence is to take effect at
the expiration of each previous sent
ence, under the indeterminate sent
ence law.
20 BUSHELS ON DRY LAND.
: FREEWATER,' July 25.-R. H.
Welman, of the Hudson Bay district,
threshed out his crop of 160 acres,
getting 1600 sacks of No.'l wheat, 20
bushels to the acre. Tljis was grown
on unirrigated land and is considered
a good crop, allowing for the dry
ness of the' season.
CIVIL WAR CAPTAIN DIES.
: ROSEBURG, Or., July 25,-Cap-tain
A. L. Kidder, a prominent resi
dent of Roseburg for the past 20
years or more, died at his home
Thursday night - of - heart " failure
brought on by la grippe. He was 68
years of age. At the oubreak of the
Civil War Captain Kidder was among
the first to answer the call for Union
volunteers. " He enlisted in the first
regiment of infantry organized in
Iowa and served with conspicuous
gallantry throughout the great strug
gle. A widow survives Captain Kid
der, as do two daughters, Mrs. W.
S. Hamilton and Miss Bessie Kidder,
a school teacher of this city. He also
left one son, Stanley L. Kidder, who
is entployed in the government pos
tal service in the Philippines.
MRS. CLOUGH SERIOUSLY ILL
VANCOUVER, Wash., July 25.
Mrs. Jane B. Clough, mother of Mrs.
F. N. Marshall, is reported to be
very seriously ill. The family has
given up all hopes of her recovery
and it is not expected that she will
survive the day. . ,
HAYING IN POWDER VALLEY.
NORTH POWDER, Or., July 25.
The Powder Valley hay crop is
rated above the general average this
season as to weight and strength.
Weather has been : ideal for "haying.
North Powder is the shipping point
for this hay. Davis Bros, are filling
their 100-ton barn; W. R. Gardner is
sucking, while the Hutchinson Bros.,
Bill West, Jesse Dodson, the Olsens'
and other hay ranches are close after
them in the hay harvest race. t
McQUARY'S HOME BURNS.
FREEWATER, Or., July 25.-The
beautiful new residence of Dr. Mc
Quary was destroyed by fire last
night at 3 o'clock. The wind was
blowing a gale and all efforts to save
it was unavailing.
ALL WITH YANKEES
All Nations Back America's Kick
at Olympic Games
COULD WRECK THE MEETING
But the American Team Will Stick
it Out in Spite of the Adverse De
cisions of the British Judges
It is Said.
LONDON, July 25.-The British
Olympic Committee continues to be
as disagreeable as the weather, whih
is putting it about as strongly as pos
sible. The autocratic policy adopted
in the American protest of the tug-of-war
drove all other nations from
the event, and Britain had things all
to herself. No one paid the slightest
attention -to the farce, however, and
the Uondon policemen tugged them
selves to death for the decision over
the heavily shod Liverpool cops.
James E. Sulivan, president of the
A. A. U. and America's : Olympic
Commissioner, is authority for the
statement that the American team
will' stick it out to the bitter end,
despite the adverse decisions of the
British and the unfair methods which
have been extended to the 'detriment
of visiting athletes in general. Amer
ica is backed by every other nation at
the Stadium, and at, a word it would
be possible to wreck the meeting by
a wholesale withdrawal. Even Can
ada and Australia stand ready to fol
low the lead of the United States.
There there has not already been a
general withdrawal is due to the fact
that no European country wishes to
figure as a quitter.