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PUBLISHES fUU ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
33rd YEAR. NO. 191
ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1908
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SHERMAN'S
ACCEPTANCE
Attacks Bryan's Slogan
in Brief Speech
BIG CROWD AT UTICA
Taft's Running Mate Declares
the People Now Rule and
Always Will
BURROWS ACTS AS CHAIRMAN
Sherman Does Not Discuss In Detail
the Republican Platform Says
That Ilia Party is Pledged to the
Roosevelt Policies.
UTICA, N. Y., Aug. 18 In one of
the briefest speeches ever delivered
by a candidate for so high an office,
James Schoolcraft Sherman at noon
today accepted the nomination of the
Republican party for the Vice-Presidency.
He spoke from a flag-decked
stand in front of his home in Gene
ee street and was surrounded by
party leaders from different parts of
the country and by a crowd of non
nartUan friruds and townsmen. The
nomination was tendered by a com
mittee appointed at the Chicago con
vention in June, Senator Julius C
Burrows, of Michigan, being the
chairman and spokesman.
There were brief addresses also by
Secretary of State Root; by Presi
dent M. W, Stryker, of Hamilton
College from which Mr. Sherman was
graduated; by Mayor Thomas Wheel
er, of Utica. and by Charles S. Sy
monds, chairman of the local recep
tion committee. Mr. Sherman, in his
address of acceptance, followed the
example of Mr. Taft in pledging the
allegiance of any administration with
which he may have to do to the pol
ides of President Roosevelt. He de
clared there was no issue as to wheth-
, er or not "the people shall rule."
"Surely the people shall rule," said
Mr. Sherman. "Surely the people
liave ruled: surely the people do
rule."
Casting thus aside the campaign
slogan raised by Mr. Bryan, the Re
publican Vice-Presidential nominee
asserted that the overshadowing is
sue, of the campaign rally is "Shall
the administration of President
Roosevelt be approved?"
Mr. Sherman made no attempt to
discuss in detail any of the issues
raised in the party platforms, con
tenting himself with the declaration
that he subscribed fully and heartily
to all that had been written into the
Chicago statement of principles and
to all that had been said by Mr. Taft
in his speech, accepting the presi
dential nomination. He referred to
the democratic party as "an aggrega
tion of experimental malcontents and
theorists whose only claim to history
is a party name they pilfered."
Mr. Sherman said in part:
The Republican party believes in
the equality of all men before the
law; believes in granting labor's every
request that does not 9eek to accord
rights to one man denied to another.
Fair-minded labor asks no more, no
less, and -approves the record of the
Republican party because of that
party's acts.
I have helped to make my party's
record in the enactment of the eight
hour law, theemployers' liability act,
the statutes to minimize the hazard
of railroad employes, the child labor
law for the District of Columbia, and i
other enactments designed especially1
to improve the condition of labor. I
cannot hope to better itate my posi
tion on injunction than by a specific
indorsement of Mr. Taft's Cincin
nati declaration on that tubject. That
indorsement I make.
Our platform, ai it should do,
pledges adherence to the policies of
President Roosevelt; promise to
continue the work inaugurated during
his administration, to Insure to per
sons and property every proper safe
guard and all necessary strengthen
ing to administrative methods will
be provided to furnish efficient in
spection and supervision,' and prompt
righting of every injustice, discrimi
nation and wrong.
I have not touched upon every
plank of our splendid platform, but I
reiterate my full and unqualified ap
proval of its every promise.
CHAPINS NOTIFICATION.
Prohibitionist Addresses Enthusiastic
Crowd at Chicago.
CHICAGO. Aug. 18 At the music
hall tonight in the presence of a
large and enthusiastic audience Eu
gene W. Chafin of Chicago accepted
the nomination for president by the
prohibition party. The address form
ally notifying Chafin of his selection
was made by Prof. Charles Scanlon
of Pittsburg on behalf of the notifica
tion committee. Prolonged applause
greeted Chafin when he arose to ac
cept the honor. His attack on the
leading parties aroused the audience
to vigorous applause, and was re
peated at intervals as Chafin con
tinued along this line.
Shakes Down Many Chimneys
and Breaks Windows
FEEL 3 DISTINCT SHOCKS
Half Clad People Hurry Out of
Houses Damage is Estimated Be
tween $2000 and $3000 No Lives
Are Lost.
EUREKA. Aug. 18. -Three sharp
earthquake shocks, which knocked
down more than a hundred chimneys,
shattered about 40 large plateglass
windows in the business portion of
Eureka, broke much crockery in the
residence section and sent many peo
ple scurrying out of bed into the
streets, half clad, occurred tore early
this morning. The damage reported
so far is estimated at between $2000
and $3000.
The first and hardest ' shock came
at 2:58 a. m. It was almost as
severe as the one felt here April 18,
1906. ' At 3:08 another, but lighter,
shock was experienced, followed by a
third at 5:30 o'clock.
The first shock caused practically
all the damage. Besides breaking
many plateglass fronts, breaking
crockery and throwing down chim'
neys, the temblor caused the 16-foot
statue of Minerva on the county court
house to drop her staff, which crashed
through the roof down into Superior
Judge Hunt's courtroom.
The walls of the court house
were cracked in several places, out
the damage is not great. The walls'
of the Carnegia library building erect
ed five years ago at a cost of 25,000
were slightly cracked and the build
ing damaged to the extent of about
$300.
Reports from the Seazy ranch,
near Freshwater, six miles north of!
Eureka, state that a number of chim-l
neys were thrown down in that vicin
ity, but otherwise little damage was
done.
The shocks extended as far north
as Blue Lakes, 25 miles from Eureka,
where some crockery was broken and
half a dozen chimneys were de
stroyed. .
The vibrations were from south
west to northeast.
QUAKE HITS
EUREKA
"BOB EVANS
MADE HAPPY
Celebration mills Honor
on His 62nd Birthday
GETS MANY TELEGRAMS
Expressing Affection From His
Countless Admirers Through
out the Land
BIRTHDAY CAKE PLEASES HIM
Admiral Evans Retiree After 48
Years of Faithful Service, and he
Has Seen the Longest Service of
Any American Rear Admiral
LAKE MOIIONK, Aug. 18. -Far
from the grim warships and the sea
where he spent nearly half a century
in the service of the country, Admiral
Evans is at this quiet mountain re
sort. He reached the age limit of
62 years today and passed from the
ranks of the country's active sea
fighters. He has seen the longest
service of any man who has reached
the office of rear-admiral in the
American navy.
All through the day the 'hotel was
thronged with admirers of "Fighting
Bob" anxious to congratulate him
and telegrams by the score reached
him from all pans of the country all
expressing felicitations and affection.
Some of these brought delight and
smiles to the admiral's face and oth
ers brought just the suspicion of
moisture to his eyes. The formal
celebration in his honor took place
this evening in the large parlors of
the Mountain Hotel. The room was
gaily decorated but the feature which
attracted the most attention was the
battlescarred flag which the admiral
carried during his fight with the
Spanish fleet at Santiago. J. Ed
ward Simmons of New York acted as
presiding officer.
A large number of letters from men
distinguished in public and private
life were read, among them one from
President Roosevelt which follows:
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Aug. 18.
"My Dear Mr. Simmons: I thank
you for' your kind invitation. It is
not possible for me to accept, much
to my regret. Through you may I
convey to the guests assembled my
cordial sympathy with their purpose
and to Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans
in particular, let me renew the assur
ance of the high regard and esteem
which he already knows I hold for
him. His has been one of the most
honorable careers of our public serv
ice. All good Americans owe him a
debt of gratitude. In peculiar degree
his name typifies the growth of our j
navy from the days of Farragut to
the day when Admiral Evans himself
brought into the Pacific waters the
mightiest war fleet that has ever ap
peared west of Magellan or east of
Suez, commanding this fleet during;
the first period of a voy
age such as no other fleet of the
kind of any nation has ever taken, It
is eminently appropriate that the re
ception to Admiral Evans should be
given in what you would call "A ver
itable temple of peace,' for the United
States navy is the best guarantee of
peace we have, and all men who be
lieve in the peace of justice through
out, the world should do everything
that in them lies to maintain and
build up this navy. Sincerely yours,
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT. ;
"Mr. J. Edward Simmons, Lake Mo-
honk Mountain House, Mohonk.Lake,
New York."
Following the reading of the let
ters, several impromptu addresses
eulogizing the admiral were read
After the audience had sung Ameri
ca, Dr. Andrews Draper of New York
presented in behalf of the hotel s
gold-lined silver loving cup. In ac
cepting this gift Admiral Evans said
lit . .
win" ana uenticmen: in one
respect at least naval officers are ex
actly like any other worthy servants
of the peolc they are glad when
they have pleased their employers.
From what I have heard and seen
here tonight it sems that during my
48 years of actual service I have given
satisfaction to you who may fairly be
assumed to represent the people of
the United States my employers. I
have not the necessary words with
which to thank you for what you
have tonight done for me. Please ac
cept my sincere thanks for the beau
tiful cup, which will be preserved and
valued by those of my family who
survive me.
It may not be out of place for me
to say that during my 48 years of
service I have done all in my power
to uphold the honor and dignity of
my country, and that I have loved the
dear old flag as I love nothing else in
this world; that I have suffered se
verely under that flag must be evi
dent to anyone who sees me, but I
would live my life over again just as
I have lived it if I knew the suffering
was to be a thousand times as great.
I go to the retired list with a feeling
that it is a reward for long and hon
orable service, and I hope to enjoy
the rest and comfort it may bring, un
less some emergency shall call me
back into active service, when I shall
give all that remains of me to my
country as willingly as I have given
the best years of my manhood.
"I thankvyou again, most sincerely
for the courtesy you have shown me."
Just at the close of the exercises a
birthday cake, containing 62 lighted
candles, was brought into the room
This seemed to please the admiral
more than any other part of the
ceremonies.
DEAD, AND IS ALIVE
Brooklyn Man Has Three Min
utes of Odd Experience
REVIVED AND STILL LIVES
Wonderful Piece of Work by Emi
nent Physician Hospital Force
Deeply Interested Subject is But
Twenf-nine Years Old.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-Oscar Cul
ver was dead for three minutes in the
eastern District Hospital, Brooklyn
yesterday. Then by means of a pow
erful heart stimulant and artificial res
piration to get his lungs into play
again, the doctors brought him back
to life. His heart was beating, he
was breathing last night, but his hold
on life was most precarious.
Culver is 29 years old. He has been
in bad health for a long time but up
to four weeks ago worked in a rolling
mill. His physician found that Cul
ver had consumption complicated by
rheumatism and a fortnight ago had
him removed to the hospital. Last
night the nurse in the ward reported
that Culver was dead.
It happened luckily for Culver that
Dr. Michael Jaffer of the visiting staff
was in the office. Dr. Jaffer, believed
Culver was dead, but said he wanted
to see the body and try an experi
ment. He hurried to the ward where
Culver lay, made some of the tests
for death. The pupils of Culver's
eyes did not respond to irritation. He
was pulseless at the wrist; his heart
was not beating he had ceased to
breathe and to all appearances he was
dead as a man could be. Still hurried
ly Dr. Jaffer injected under the skin
and over the heart of the seeming
GRAND JURY
SELECTED
To Listen to Evidence ofi
Springfield Rioting
2 REGIMENTS GO HOME
City Again Returning to Normal
State 2000 Soldiers Still
on Duty
EXPECT TO ARREST LEADERS
General Young Saya the Mob Ele
ment Has Had a Lesson and he
Thinks the Evidence on Hand Will
Arrest the Leaders.
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 18. -The
race war situation is considered much
less serious, , was evinced tonight
when Governor Deneen issued or
ders for the return of two of the four
regiments of the national guard to
their homes. When asked if his ac
tion meant that all the danger of
trouble was over, the Governor stated
that the 2000 troops which will re
main are sufficient to cope with the
situation'. General Young said that
the mob element has had a lesson and
that the information that is coming
to hand will enable the arrest of the
ring leaders and with them out of the
way there will be little for the mili
tia to do. There was the usual crop
of baseless ararms tonight but up to
midnight nothing of a serious char
acter had occurred. The deputies re
ported the entire absence of trouble
at the Woodside coal mine where the
white miners refused to work with
negroes.
some nervousness " is reported as
existing at the Tuxhorn mine but no
clashes. Satisfaction is exoressed hv
j
the citizens and local newspapers at
the personnel of the grand jury which
was selected by Judge Creighton to
listen to the evidence. The member
ship is about evenly divided between
the city and the smaller towns of the
vicinity. "Lawyers, merchants and
one reporter are among the jurors.
Today's session was occupied with
the listening of testimony concerning
the assault of Mrs. Hallam, which
precipitated the present riots.
corpse one tenth of a grain of strych
nine. Instantly too, Dr. Jaffer per
formed artificial respiration, trying to
inflate and empty Culver's lungs sys
tematically, as in natural breathing.
Three minutes had passed since
Miss Ryan had thought Culver died,
when he sighed ever so faintly. All
the doctors in the hospital instantly
heard the astounding news and hurried
to his cot; they relieved each other
in .keeping up artificial respiration.
Pretty soon Dr. Jaffer listened inten
tly, heard Culver's heart Jutter; then,
feeling his radial artery, the doctor
detected a slow weak pulse, breathing
became slower and the pulse steadier.
Then he opened his eyes and stard
fixedly into the world from which, by
all the signs known to medical men
he had made his exit.
BASEBALL GAMES.
Pacific Coast League.
Los Angeles 6, San Francisco 8.
Oakland 7, Portland 3.
Northwest League.
Butte 3, Spokane 1. , :
OREGON'S FINE SHOTS.
Fourth Regiment Make Good Show
tog At Camp Perry.
CAMP PERRY, O., Aug. 18.-In
the championship regimental skir
mish match of the National Rifle As
sociation tournament yesterday 40
teams competing, the Fourth Regi
ment of Oregon won tenth place and
the Third Regiment thirteenth place.
Only , three state organizations,'
Oklahoma, Massachusetts and Colo
rado, made higher scores than
Oregon.
The Washington regiment which was
first last year, finished ISth yesterday.
This event must be won three years
in succession before the cup can be
held.
The score in the regimental team
match were not compiled tonight by
the officials and the standings are not
known. Summary of skirmish match
scores:
Corps of Engineers, 440; United
States Marine Corps, 403; Naval
Academy, 398; Oklahoma, ' 377; Na
val Academy (second team), 375;
Sixth Massachusetts, 365; First Colo
rado, 339; Fourth Oregon Infantry,
330; Thirteenth Cavalry, 318; Marine
Corps (second team), 317; Marine
Corps (third team), 315, Massachu
setts Volunteers, 313; Third Oregon
Infantry, 306; Second District of Co
lumbia Infantry, 302; Second Wash
ington, 299.
NATIVE SON PUT OUT.
Ketchel Gave Him His Quietus in
Less Than Two Minutes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18-After
about a minute and a half of fighting,
in the second round tonight, Stanley
Ketchel, of Grand Rapids, put out Joe
Thomas, the native son, with a shower
of punches to the jaw and body.
Thomas was merely a chopping
block for Ketchel, Thomas having no
chance, whatever.
Ketchel left the ring without a
scratch.
CAMPAIGN STARTED
Parker Opens Democratic Cam
paign at Portland
BRYAN'S NAME BRING CHEERS
Large and Enthusiastic Gathering
Hear the Former Democratic Can
didate Discuss Tariff at the Heilig
Theatre Last Night
PORTLAND, Aug. 18.-Judge Al
ton B. Paaker, candidate of the Dem
ocratic party for president four
years ago, opened the Democratic
campaign in Oregon tonight at a
large and enthusiastic meeting in the
Heilig theatre in this city. Judee
Parker in an address confined himself
to the discussion of the tariff, con-,
tending that the Republican party had
at all times sought to perpetuate this
policy;, a policy which, he declared,
operated to exact from the people at
large an unjust tax for the benefit of
a few. At various times during the
evening when the speaker referred to
William Jennings Bryan, the au
dience cheered the democratic candi
date's name to an echo. Preceding
Judge Parker's address, De Lancy
Nichol, former district attorney of
New York made a short speech.
MEYER'S CASE POSTPONED.
Claimed by His Son to be Insane, to
Prevent Marriage.
PORTLAND, Aug. 18.-The hear
ing of Joseph Meyers, the pioneer
Salem merchant whose arrest was
caused yesterday by his sons on a
warrant charging insanity in order to
prevent Mr. Meyer's remarrying, was
continued today until Friday. In the
meantime the county clerk will with
hold the marriage license.