THE EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD
BRYAN FORMALLY
RECEIVES NOTICE OF
DISCOVERY DAY
PARTY'S NOMINATION
NOW UNDER CONTROL
Spokane, Aug. 12.—The timber near Coates last evening caused d
lire which is threatening Sand Point, “Be estimated at $100,000.
at 9
Idaho, was under control
«■dock this morning, doing practl-
jtUy no damage to the town. For
t time the Dig mills of the Hum
bird Lumber Company, the Saad
Point Lumber and Coal Company
were in danger.
*11 the timber fires in this vicin
San Francisco, Aug.
The
ity are well under control today, the
At“! , 12
1J
Th
" Mer-,
social train sent from Spokane with Kos“ æ liner86 1“ advised that
...— th
.je
Anubis, which went
dre spparatus and crew last night do
ashore a fortnight ago on a reef be-
ing effective work.
1 tween San Miguel and Santa Rosa
San Juan. Forto Hico. Aug 12
The population of Proto Hico today
enthusiastically entered upon a cele
bration of the four hundredth anni
versary of the discovery of the inl
and by Ponce de Leon. Preparations
for the celebration have been in pro
gress for more than a year, and the
event promises to be one of the most
notable In the history of Porto Hico.
The festivities will extend over a pe
riod of four days, during which time
elaborate programs will be carried
out not only in San Juan, but in
Ponce and all other cities and towns
of consequence throughout the isl
and.
STRANDED VESSEL
HAS BEEN FLOATED
The lumbering town of Kootenai,
population 800, was wiped out by the
forest fires yesterday. The homeless
people of the little town have been
tiken to Oro Fino, and are being car
ed for.
Over 500 volunteers are
fighting the approach of the flames.
Sand Point has a population of about
10,000 An appeal has been sent to
the Spokane fire department for aid.
islands, was floated last night and
is being towed to Cuyler's harbor
i San Miguel Island. She was badlv
damaged but it is thought she can
saved.
TAFT KEEPS OUT
OF STATE FIGHTS
JOHN
W.
KERN.
SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT
today, encircling tho field five times
and remaining in the air six minutes
and 56 2-5 seconds. The flight was
Lamans, France, August 12.—Wil undulating, and throughout the high
bur Wright, of Dayton, Ohio, made a est level was 90 feet. The wind was
Pritt, Kas., Aug. 12.—A tornado splendid flight in his aeroplane hero ten miles an hour.
KANSAS TOWN
STRUCK BY TORNADO
STANDARD PATTERNS
THIS IS EUGENE’S BUSIEST STORE
Hot Spriugs. Aug. 12 - Then- was
a conference between Taft. Chairman
Hitchcock,'’Chief of Staff Vorys and
Secretary Williams this afternoon, at
which it was announced that Taft
will take no part in the politics of
any state, uor Interfere In and fac
tional fight.
ROYAL WORCESTER CORSETS
August Clean-Up Sale
Wash Dress Coeds for Little
Money
Wash Dresses Continued Hundreds daily are improving
at
Price
these summer sales by buying
dependable dry goods at here
tofore unheard of prices.
Weclear the deck of all sum
White lawn and colored shirt waist
suits worth to $4, sale price Ji, now $2
mer goods and prepare for fall
Kimonas Underpriced action.
Cost of the goods now is of
$1.25 long or short Kimonas, pretty de
signs; August dean-np .rice, each. . . N5<*
little consideration. Our ideas
50c short Kimona.» Japanese designs;
August clean-up price.................................... 4 0c
are, move out summer stocks.
Wrapper Dresses Reduced If you could see our store these
days you would think the en
Every wrapper in our stock for less.
$1.25 Percale Wrappers, dark colors,
tire stock would all be moved
wide flounce, braid trimmed, each. . .91.00
out soon. We have the busi
1.50 Perpale Wrappers, heavier than the
above, August sale price, each............ 91.25
ness of Eugene. I rade was
$1.75 extra heavy Percale Wrappers,
all dark colors; sale price, each.......... 91-50
never better.
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We have added every Wash Sult in our
mammoth stock to this half price sale.
Pique, linen picket suits, worth up to
$14.00, sale price M, now..................... 97.00
About 300 yards of Lawns. Batistes and
other i wash tuuterlala uu sale at one-half
price.
10c 1 Lawns, sale price, the yard.......... 5c
20c Lawns or Batistes, sale price,, the
.................................. tOo
yard
25c Batistes, Mercerized Caplins, sale
. .................................... 12’4 c
price, the yard
50c Silk Checked Mulls, several colors;
sale price, the yard ...................................... 25c
Mercerized Ginghams for Less
7 pieces Mercerized Ginghams, regular
25c quality; August sale price, yard. INc
Pure Linen Sui'ing for Less
35 and 36-in< h Linen Suiting; August
sale price, the yard..........................
33-inch Ginghams Reduced
14c and 1 Sc Zephys Ginghams, all want
ed colors: August o '*■ prlci the vil I2''tc
Linen Finished Suiting
36-lnch. 20c quality White Linen Finished
Suiting; the yard . . .
Every Department Is Being Cleared of all Summer Goods
Hosiery
Silk or Lisle Gloves Reduced
20c black or tan Hose, for women, the
pair ........................................................................ l-5c
20c ribbed black hose, for children, fine
ribbed for girls, heavy ribbed for boys;
the pair .......................................................... LV
White Wash Belts
75c Lisle Gloves. 12-button length, the pair . . .55<*
$ 1 00 I.isle Gloves, 16-button length, the pair. M5c
$135 Lisi G1 '■■■ ■ i1’ butt n length, th« pall *1.4»«»
$1 50 Silk, double-tipped fingers, whiite. black or
colors. 16-button length l Kayser's), the pair, 91.25
35c Taffeta Ribbon. 5 A* inches wide, all colors,
the yard .............................................................................
8 to 1214c Laces, A* inch to 2’4 niches wide
yard .......................................................................................
25 and 50c white embroidered or plain
Felts; clean-up price, each....................
1 !>c
A Great B g Bargain in Embroidery
White Duck Skirts
10 and 1 2 **» c Embroidery,
tire lot on sale at, the vard. .
Seen in the Silk Dep't at
August Prices
$1.00 Rajah Silk. 27 Inches wide, sever
al shades; clean-up price, the yard. . .75c
50c Princess Figured Silk, 27 Inches
wide; August clean-up price, the yd . . 55c
White Swiss Curtains at % Price
$1.50 White Ixtt»-d Swiss Curtain, with
wide ruffle; clean-up price, the pair 9I.OD
and Insertion;
Karkhi Cloth
Best mat-rial for tenting suits, yd. 25<-
$1.25 Duck Skirts, clean-up price,
each ............................................................. SI. ho
$1.50 Duck Skirts, clean-up prie.-,
....................
91.25
each..........................
$2.00 Duck Skirts clean-up price.
91.50
50 Duck Skirts clean-up price,
Remnants of Wool Suit
ings
Those are great bargains.
just one-half price.
Big Sale Harvest Hats
The Consideration Paramount
35c and 45c Straw Hats; take your choice
at, each ....
in buying is first of al!
RELIABILITY
A Hummer on Suits
Dutchess Trousers are made of
carefully selected from the ni
They are made in a large, sanit
Pert operatives.
Men's $4 50 to 91 <' two-pl* ce Bummer
Sults; you can take your pick, pay us one-half
e suits; now....................
»2.25 to
Could you ask for more?
The thoroughne«?
facturing system enables the make
unusual warrantee of
Copyright lor*. , _
Dutchess Mfg. Co.
Sox
10c a Button; $1 a Rip
a pair of trousers at
They are
here only.
SUIT CASEd
TRUNKS
Every one at
Any Position
Hampton Bros.
55Ô-564 Willamette Sb.
WHEÎE CASH BEATS CREDIT
O
Headlight
Boss of the Road
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ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
AT LINCOLN TODAY
DKMOt'RATIU
< 4NDIDATE
DiS-
CUSKHN ISSUES OF THE DAV IN
tX’NCISE
FORM
PLKIM.KS
freemen to unanimously choose you
F
HIMSELF.
IF
El E4TKD, TO
as their candidate for the hlghust of
fice lu the world."
SEHV
E
ONLY
THE
INTERESTS
The letter of notification. slgued
by members of the notification com
mittee. was no less vigorous than
Clayton's s|>eech
ltryan received It
with full appreciation of the Import
Lincoln, Neb.,
Aug. 12.—Fol
ance of Its meaning.
With pleased countenance Bryan lowing Is the full text of William J.
surveyed the vast audlenoe and then Bryan's spe«x-h of acceptance of the
began hl. remarks, the applause con
tinuing at Intervals throughout his Democratic presidential nomination,
I delivered today In the presence of the
speech
John
official notification committee, anil
ad dress,
a large crowd of spectators:
retired to the capitol building, where
Mr Clayton and Gentlemen of the
th->y held a public reception and the
Notlf.cation Committee:
I can not
exorcises were concluded
Following the reception the cumu i officially tender, without first ac-
lates and Invited guests started tor know lodging my deep indebtedness
Fairview, where the members of the to the democratic party for the ex
notifl atlon committee and the other it »ordinary honor whieh it has con-
Having twice be-
party leaders who attended the ceru iterred upon ini'
monies of the day are to be enter- . tore been a candidate for the prets-
ia tied at dinner by Mr. and Mrs. Hry- Ideucy, lu campaigns which ended
in defeat, a third nomination, the rv-
| suit of the free ami voluntary act
of the voters of the party, can only
Chairman Clayton's His-eib.
be explained by a substantia! and un
r. Claytoa said:
"Mr. Bryan: The National Demo disputed growth in the principles and
HENRY D. CLAYTON.
cratic convention that assembled at policies for which I, with a multi
As
Denver on July 7 was truly a repre tude of others, have contended
Lincoln, Aug 12. "Recognizing sentative body of the people of the these principles uml ^policies have
Harmony cbaracter- gives lu « whatever jmljtical strength
that I ani Indebted for my nomination i United States.
(
Ued
ita
deliberations
and all Its con I poaaeae. the action of the conven
to the rank and file of oar party, and
clusions were reached with unanim tion not only renews my faith In
that my election must come, If 1t ity.
It stood for the conservatism them, but strength* ne my attach
comes at all. from the uupurchased ot government under a written con ment to them.
and unpurchaseable suffrages nf the stitution and for the application of
A l*latfoiwn I k ilimHua.
American people, 1 proml*', if en Democratic principles In public af
I shall, In the mar future, pre
trusted with the responsibility of this fairs to meet the requirements of pare a more formal reply to your
high office, to consecrate whatever progressive American civilization
uotlficatlou, and. In that letter of ac
ability 1 may have to the one pur|H>M*
"Without the Intervention of a ceptance, will deal with the plat
of making this. In fact, a government completed ballot you were nominat form in detail.
It is sufficient, at
In which the people rule, a govern ed for the office of president of the this time, to assure you that I am
ment which will do Justice to all, and United States.
A committee, com lu hearty accord with both the let
offer to everyone the highest possi posed of the permanent chairman uud ter und the spirit of the platform.
ble stimulus to great ami persistent one delegate from each state and ter I endorse It In whole and in part,
effort, by assuring to each the enjoy ritory, was appointed to Inform you and shall, If elected, regard its dec
ment of his Just shHre of th«- proceeds of your selection as the standard larations as binding upon me.. And,
of his toil, no matter In what part of bearer of your party In the pending 1 may add, a platform is binding as
the vineyard he labors, or to what oc- campaign. Therefore, in pursuance to what it omits as well as to what
-upatlon, profession or calling he de of the convention, this committee Issue; and an official Is not at lib
votes himself."
here present now brings to you this erty to use the authority vested in
Thus spoke Win. J- Bryan this af message from a united and aggres It contains. According to the demo
ternoon In accepting the nomination sive democracy. Our great party Is cratic Idea people think for them-
Is cand date of the Democratic par confident of the righteousness of its selves, and select officials to carry
*v for the presidency of the United cause, and relying upon the support out their yvlshes.
The votera are
'*:,**■». Xntld cheers and the waving of the people, Is determined to res
aoverel gns; the official» are the
if flags Mr. Bryan was escorted from cue the government of the republic the
servants employed for a fixed ’line
lie Lincoln
hotel
through
the from the hands of the despoilers who and at a stated salary to do what
streets of Lincoln
to the capitol have exploited it for the benefit ot the sovereigns want done, and to do
grounds, where the formal notifica favorites and to the injury of the it In th** way the sovereigns want It
tion took place. In the carriage with masses of plain people.
done. Platforms are entirely in har
him was John W. Kern, of Indian
"We know that our party, platform mony with this democratic idea. A
apolis, Indiana, candidate for the and candidate stand for th** best in platform announces the party's posi
vice presidency.
terests of the people. We know that tion on the questions which are at
The capitol grounds were packed success Is deserved
We believe that him to urge personal views which
with humanity, and as the candidate, our party and candidate, animated by
have not been submitted
to
the
with
Governor
Sheldon.
Mayor the wisest and most patriotic pur voters for their approva*. If one Is
Brown and others stepped onto the poses. will achieve victory In Novem nominated upon a platform which Is
platform a mighty cheer went up ber. On no political issue Is the plat
not satisfactory to hint, he must, If
that continued for several minutes form a straddle or evasion, and Its
National Chairman Mack opened «■very declaration squares with the candid, either decline the nomina
the exercises by calling Rev. Father principles of old-fashioned Democra tion. or. in accepting It, propose an
amended platform In lieu of the one
cy. It Is essentially a Democratic In
strument. preserving and applying
the faith of the fathers to existing
conditions.
"It Is hardly worth while to say,
sir. that In the judgment of your par
ty associates, and our countrymen
generally, you, as our candidate, fit
our platform And It is equally grat
ifying that there Is nothing in the
platform calling for an apology.
There is nothing that you would
avoid or run away front. There Is
nothing omitted that you need sup
ply in giving your Individual views.
In these respects you have a tremen
dous advantage over your Republi
can opponent
Standing on such a
platform, possessed of an abiding
conviction that our ran*' Is Just, you
will draw tho keen blade of right'-
eousneu and truth, throwing away
the scabbard, and fight for the prin
cipal of equal rights to all. special
privileges to none.
Your party ha*<
emphatically refused to form any al
liances with special Intel*'st» that
enjoy special privileges under Repiib-
You have al
lican administration.
____ refused to compromise with
ways
those who prostitute the functl ,ns < t
CHARLE8 W. BRYAN.
government for th** lust of gr cd. Il
Brother of William J. Bryan, who
NORMAN E. MACK.
was your lofty statesmanship, your
unwavering fidelity, your Jefferson will aid In running the Democratic
ian standard of Dem .« racy that In presidential candidate's caaipulgn.
John F. Nugent, of Dea .Moines,
to deliver a prayer. Upon its conclu duced the representatives of millions
sion Henry 1» Clayton, chairman of of American fr**em< n unanimously to
the committee on notification, made choos- you as their candidate for the '"«onVentLou. N„ eu. h
his notification speech, which was highest offl<*‘ in the world.
howevt/, confronts your
"It would be Inappropriate for me -Jinddate. fcr the p|atf()rn)
upon
frequently Interrupted by applause,
to
detain
this
splendid
audience
that
•s|wc ally his declaration:
whi. h i »as nominated not only con
has
met
her**
today
to
listen
to
your
ning nothing from which 1 dissent,
"You have always refused to rom-
iromlse with those who prostitute patriotic and eloquent words. There but It specifically outlines all the
fore
I
now
hand
y
u
an
tenth
ntleat-
the functions of government for the
remedial legislation which we can
lusts of greed.
It was your lofty i*il copy of the pintform adopted by h '*■ ,o »‘•cure during the next four
the
Democratic
convention
at
Den
yea rs.
statemnnshlp. your unsw rvlng fidel
ity, your Jeffersonian standard of ver. and reque t the secretary to
K«-p"hlican < luilh nge Iccrpfccl.
Democracy, that Induced the repre read the formal leti r of notlflea-
I he disttngnisbed statesman who
sentatives of millions of American
received the republican nomination
for president said. In his notifica
tion speech:
"The strength of the
republican cause in the campaign at
hand is the fact that we represent
the policies essential to the reform
of known abuses, to the continuance
of liberty and true prosperity, and
that we are determined, as our plat
form
unequivocally
declares,
to
nlpeg, Aug. 12
The Western
maintain them and carry them on."
l.umier Dealers’ Aiwo
in
of the democratic
announce«! a reduction
tart v.
the challenge, ani
republican party is
n II to |!> a tl
which
nment,
tecom-
i < n are Imper-
HARRY THAW IS
LUMBER COMBINE
ADJUDGED BANKRUPT
GOES TO PIECES
own
pr
otlnuM on Pane TwrHn )