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SALEM. OREGON, FlQDAy, JUNR J(0, 1008
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VICEPR
HERMAN
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HUE WRICHT StICCEEDS TAPT JUNE 30 AS WAR SECRETARY
ESIDENT
NOMINEE
WELCH
OFFER IS
ACCEPTED
FOR STAVTON LINE
conference of co.umittees
dkcires on koxhs decide
to hals 13 $1(10,000 ox first
moittgage security. .
SELECTION
IS MADE
UNANIMOUS
The Stiuton committee nnd ottoe
KommlttecB represented in the effort
go get ni electric line built from Sa
lem to Stnyton hnve ncccpted tin of-
ttt of A. welch or Portland to con
struct the lino tipon $100,000 bond t
being RiibHcrll) d.
(oinntltU'i .Mootw Welch.
At the Inst Stnyton meeting n
bmmltteo conBlBtlng of W. V.
Plchnrdson, of Salem, Shcrmnn
Bwank, of Aumsvlllo, and WY,
BY THE CONVENTION
NEW YORKER EASILY WIXH SEC
OXR PLACE ONLY OTHER
IH(3 CANDIDATES, GUILD AND
MURPHY.
(Continued on page llvo.)
tUultetl Vtnt I.timtrd Wire.)
Coliseum, Chicago, June 19.
James 8, Sherman, of New York,
was this morning nominated by the
Republican convention for the vice
presidency on the first ballot, tho
vote standing: For Sherman, SIC:
Governor Guild, of Massachusetts,
7G; Murphy, of New Jersey, 77. The
nomination was Immediately made
'tnanlmous and the convention ad-
L. Mourned.
(Continued on pago three.)
niCAGOKSTOBE
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
THE WHITE FAIR
ji L L
WAS ONCE
PHILIPPINE
GOVERNOR
60LD DEMOCRAT
AX-OK
PRESIDENT FORMA H,Y
, NOUNCES ACCEPTANCE
RESIGNATION AXI) APPOINTS
SUCCESSOR.
REPUBLICAN
qAMPS ARE
SATISFIED
WI1H THE RESULT
WK
lnow In full progress at tho CHICAGO STOHE All WliMo Goods
throughout th: store are radically reduced. Thousands of. Items to
Pick from. Now !s the time for Everybody to get n shore of those
White Fair nargalns. Read on
White Parasols
ALL REDUCED
0c, (J5c. 83c. OSc 91.25 mul up
India Linons
ALL REDUCED
Yd 7'2c, 8 l-!Jc, 0c, 12JaC nnd up
Light Calicoes
ALL REDUCED
H end 8 1-3 Calicoes
Now reduced to 5c Yd
Dress Goods
and Silks
ALL REDUCED
Yd. 15r, 23c, 35c, JOc ami up
White Hosiery
ALL REDUCED .
xw pair, . . .X5c, 18 and 25c
Sum
ger Vests, now Oc
White Waists
ALL REDUCED
"j 05c, 85c, 08c and S1.25
'33570
Ladies Suits
ALL REDUCED
Now b yenr time to get Bar
galas. ,iy?.,.,.'..S.U.,!HJIOl10JSO
$2.Und. ,8. fW io.30
M'nltttl I'rcn J.cnucJ Wire. I
Washington, June IP. Socretnrv
Tnft today announced officially that
he will resign as fleoxetary of wjir
and Hint his resignation will bo ef
fective Juno 30.
President Hoo?velt announced of
ficially (his afternoon nt tho White
Uoueo thnt tho resignation of W. II.
Tnft to take effect Juno 30, hod been
roce'ved and that U'.v successor wou'd
bo Lulo Wright. Wright was am
basador to Japan from 190C until
1007, when he resigned. Ho was
born In 1847 '-His father was Ar-
rhlbold W. Wright, for many year
cmof justice of Tennessee. Ho wit
for eight yen'-s attorney general of
Tonnessco nnd wns active In relief
measures during the yellow fever
tcourgo In 1878, He h n gold
Dsmocrnt nnd wns a member of the
Phlllpplno commission from 1000 to
100-1. In 1904 he wan annotated
civil governor of tho Philippines anl
wns Inter appointed governor gonor
,al which post ho held until 1 900.
o
DEADLY PRESENT OF
HASKET OF RATTLERS
M'iilU.1 Pre I.ened Wire.)
Reno, Nev., Juno 19. A. A. HIV
bnrd, a wealthy Jnnd ownr of this
city, tins started an Investigation In
to what ho boJioves wob an attempt
ion his life. A box was delivered to
! his homo by ox')res' and from its ex
I tornal aup-arancc, ho iudged that
' omo friend had sent him n box of
, fruit. Ho immediately started to
Iodoii tho box, which bore tho ship
ping mark of an office of tho com
pany on tho Yuba river In Califor
nia. Ho had no rooner loosened ono
1 of tne hoards ,tnon scores or rauio
! snakes snrang'from tho box nnd ot
i tacked him, tho prindlnu' on the
'cover evidently having Infuriated
them. Fortunately Hlbbard was not
i bitten, but the reptllei struck him
rmany t'mes on tho arms, a heavy
; coat protecting him.
' o
CHARGE SALESMAN WITH
STEALING 25,000 IN GEMS
iPnlted Irf l.emed Wire.)
Phln.nn Tuna 10 Thn irrnnil
Jurv todny rPturned an Indictment
against James Nonamln. ono of th
mo t widely known nnd exnert dla-
, mo-'i niUsmnn of the- wost. hnre-
I Ing blm. with th thoft of $25,000
worth ot Kms from tho wholosnie
'diamond houso of S. M. Flolshman
!& Company.
I Nemamln bad bn In ths mploy
i of tho company fo- worn! veal's.
, nnd traveled ovor Paellle cokn ter
. ritory.
NEEDED NEW YORK VICE PRESI
DEXT' TO WIN FEW "SORE
HEADS" PROPHECY VICTORY
FOR TARTY.
lie Store That Saves You Money
; OLD PHYSICIAN OVERPOWERS
I A I1URLY IJURGLAR
irnlted Prpf l.ffI Wlre.
t San Francisco. June 19. Armed
! with the old cavalry sabre with which
I he fought through tho Civil war, Dr.
vie'or Dupont early today fought off
j the attacks of Harry Cook, a prlvato
at Fort Mason, who had onterod his
house for tho purpose of burglary.
j Tho aged physician beat off his as-
-alnt and finally floored him with
a blww on tho head. lie is woaK 10
dav as tho result of his terrific bat
tie. but will recover. The would-be
burglar waj arrosted.
n
THREE SOLDIERS FATALLY
HURT IN MIMIC WAR
(Tailed I'r I.eated Wire.)
New York. June 19 Three mem
bers of the Ninth Infantrv. Private
Ha-vey, McDowell and Welsh, are
todav renorted near death as the
result of injuries received In the
"mimic war" conducted by battle
ships and the forts guarding the en
trmA to New York harbor. Tho
three men were Injured while worfc-
! Ing the big guns at Fort Wadeworth
while "repMHng" an attack by the
(TJnlteil I'iim LenieO Wlro.i
Chicago, June 19. This after
noon Ik .being spent in celebration
lly tho delogatos nnd visitors to tho
convention. There Is much hllnrlty
nnd much cheering for Tnft and
Shcrmnn.
MoU of tho lenders nrq so tlrd
out thnt they went to tholr hotels to
rest. ,
There Is a general feeling of sntlB
fnctlon nmong the Hepubllcnns ovor
tho result of tho convention. All
,111-fyellnijthnj. developed, during tho
luiiviMiwuii seems 10 nave osen for
gotten.
The Ind'nnn delegates, however,
havo not recovered from their re
sentment nt tho treatment nccorded
Govornor J. Frnnk Hnnly whllo ho
wns pincing Fairbanks in nomina
tion yestorday.
The Wisconsin contingent also h
In n bad state of mind ovsr tho fail
'iro of tho resolutions commltteo to
ndont n moro rndlcal plntform.
They epnak of Reprosontatlvo
Cooper ni a hero for his work In
bringing in th minority report and
fighting 'or it on the floor.
Tho vie nrcsldentlal candidntni
who rHed. Hammond Knight, Dol
liver nnd Cummins, all express con
fldnc in the ticket nnd comnlote
-ntlsfnctlnn w'th the result. It l
argued that the devolonment of th
rlnalon mndo It pnislblo for th
convention to nnmo a Now Yftrker to
Insure the succosr of tho ticket.
Judge Henry Sklnnr, of North
Cnrollnn, In reforrlng to tho neces
sity of delecting Shermnn, snld:
"Ai New York goos, so goes tho
Union."
Congro'smnn Mnrlln E. Olmstond,
of Pennsylvania, rn'd this nftornoon
thnt with the Tnft-Shormnn ticket
his stnto would give a Republican
majority of half a million.
Stnto iChalrman Woodruff of Now
York, who hns been considered n
constant candidate for vice proaldent
for vears, said:
"It was absolutely necesary for
the vice presidential candidate to
como from Now York, .as wo havo
a complicated Dolltlcal situation
thorp and It would hnvo been hard
for the delecatlnn.to go back to tho
Bt with nothing to show but a
dfa for th and'dncy of Governor
Hi'fbe for the presidency.
The New Yorkers wv It will be n
hard battl? In their state this fall,
nevertheless. The Democrats nre
claiming that they will carry tb
ttato by a big majority as the result
of 'H tension In the Hepublicnn
A a mattr of fact Chairman
Wood-tiff pnd Coneres'inan HerlMrrl
Parsonn. o' Now York, were dolight
ed at th Ufeat of Governor HughM
to whom thev have ben onpostd
since he entered ofllce. Tho Hughos
boom nt flr wen tb- cause of nmo
concern at the Wh'te Houie and the
friends of the governor do not h!
tate to say that It was throttled and
killed by the nootevolt Interest In
the pnrtv. thoutrh It was publlelv
favored by the White Home repre
sentatives.
"WETS
WIN IN
MEDF0RD
IN CIRCUIT COURT
SEVENTEEN
HURT;TW0
ARE KILLED
CARS IN COLLISION
INJUNCTION IS MADE PERMA- TWO HUIIURIIAN CARS COLLIDH
NEXT .JACKSON COUNTY PRE
CINCTS VOTING "WET" WILL
SO REMAIN WILL APPEAL.
(United I'rru t.ciurd Wlre.i
Medford, Or., Juno 19.-i-CIrcuIt
Judg II. K. Hnnnn nt Jncksohvlllo
today mnde pnrmnnsnt nn Injunc
tion secured In the enso of J. C. Hall
vs. G, W. Dunn ot nl, restrnlnlng
tho county court from dcclnrlng pro
hlbltlon In effect In Jackson county
on account of provisions In Med
ford's city charter giving tho city
tho right to regulnto the liquor trnf
(llo regardless of the' state laws on
tho subject.
Tho court's ruling nulllflFg county
prohibition. In Jackson county.jou
nbllng thoso fiVcclnctr'Tvhlchvoted
"wet" to remain wet, keeping "dry"
thoso precincts which voted dry.
Tho towiiB of Medford, Gold Hill
and Jacksonville will bo "wot."
Ashland. Centrnl Point nnd Englo
Point will bo dry,
Tho Prohls omployed special coun
sol to fight tho caso nnd will appeal
to tho supremo court. Mcnnwhl'.o
saloons will be permitted to run.
p
HGH11NG
HUGHES RAGE
TRACK LAW
NEAR JX)S ANGELKH, CALIFOIt
MA ONE WAH OIN(J AT
FULL SPEED.
(I'nltttl I'rru l.rnird Wlre.i
Los Angeles, Juno 19. Two ran-
sengera wero killed nnd 17 other
sorlMisly cut nnd brulHcd early to
dny by tho coIIIhou of an oloctrlc car
of tho Whltttor line with ono of the
Snutn Ann Intorurnnn road.
Killed nre:
Mrs. Gcorgo' M. Stanton, Banta
Ann.
George M. Stanton, hU Ana. -
Tho' collision occurred Just north
ot SluuBon Junction. Roth cafa
wero on Uielr way from Iea Angelee.
Tho. WJijttlor car had aUimwt.wheH t
jthe'Snnta Ank car, rdnntng at full
sjiecu, ernsneu into it.
NATIONAL V
REPUBLICAN
COMMITTEE
il'oltfil I'rtu Lented Wire.)
Now York, Juno 19. Tho rncltlg
I'Hrresta todny begnn a fight to toU
the Hughes nntl-rnco track gambling
Inwi by obtnining from Jufitlco
Dlschof, of tho supreme court of
Now York county, nn Injunction re
Htrnlnlng the nollco from Interfering
with tho betting at Sheepsbend bay
rnco track this afternoon.
Tho order Is returnable In court
tomorrow morning nnd it Is undei
stood thnt the racing Int Vests have
obtained prominent ccinel to np
pear In their behalf.
The law will be attacked on the
ground thnt It Is unconstitutional,
It Is said.
EA-.SECRKTARV OF NAVY
RROUGHT INDIAN FAKIR
(United I'rMn f.Mied Wire )
New York. June 19. Now York
roclety is Ind'gnant and Wall street
h amused todav over the exposure
of a secret "parliament of Infinite
wisdom" taught bv an Indian I
Mathatma and alleged to have been
neaoeu uy raw .tiorion, iwruier vi v
nreBldent of tho Santa Fe railroad,
former secretary of the navy and
head of the Equitable Life. Tho
revelation was made In a suit filed
by Louis 13. JJachman against Dr.
Thomas W, Tophara, a prominent
Brooklyn physician.
i v
FLEET IS PREPARING
TO CONTINUE JOURNEY
San FroncIscQ. Juno 19. The 10
La:tiein!p8 of the Atlantic fleet aro
gradually assembling In the bay,
preparatory to tholr departure hs
ncliodulwl on July 7 and today tho
streets are almost its plentifully
flllod wtlh blue Jackotp as they wero
during the big cilebratlon o fleot
weok.
In a few dayi all of the fleet will
be again anchored within sight of
tho city and it will shortly bo Joined
by the armored cruiser squadron un
der Admiral Dayton. The Fourth
of July will be tnndo notnblo by a
naval celebration nnd the firing of
tba national sal'ite of 21 guns by
the ussombled ships.
Most of the Atlantic fleet will do
part for Honolulu, July 7, and on
August 5, the cruisers will start for
Somoa and tho Philippines. As Ad
miral Dayton is soon to retire. It Is
p-obab' that Admirnl Swlnburn
will tako command of tho Pacific
fleet leave the nort.
Tlin rtmi nnltnflal Y)Aintittlj.u .
'commltteo met Immediately after
the convention nnd.BOloctod Gonorul
Powell Clnyton, of Arkansas, wa
cno'pn chnlrmnn to sorvo until htich
time n tho cnndldutos decide on a
nlnn to hold tho position pcrmnnont-
iy.
Elmor Dover, of Ohio, waa re
elected socrotnry, and Sorgoant at
Arms Stone was also rotalncd In bin
ofllce.
The following sub-coHimlttoe thou
was appointed and (nutrnctod to Ih
tervlew the candidates and ascertain
their choice of a permanent chair
man: General Clnyton, Kormor Gover
nor Myron T. Herrlck of Ohio, Frank
R. Kellogg of Minnesota, Charle
Nngel of Missouri, William L. Ward
of New York, Senator Rorah of Ida
ho, E. C. Duncan of North Carolina;
and Frank Lowden of Illinois,
Oonernl Powell Clayton, the torn
porary chairman, wan governor o(
Arkansas from 1808 to 1K71, United
States senator from 1871 to 1877, a
delegate to ovory national Republi
can convention to 1873 to 1898, and
was United Stntvs nmbusaador to
Mexico from 1897 to 1005,
LAND FRAUD
CASES GO
TO JURY
Pnlttil re l.ei) Wire)
Washington, June 19- The Hjrdn
Reneen land fraud on no went to tho
Jury today after the attorneys for
both sldas had consumed ueveral
days with arguments.
"Nigger," a liorso of the Four
teetitb cavalry, Is tli hero of Yosom
ite valley for having womtod u grls
sly boar In a fight
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