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VOL. XVIII.
SALEM. OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1008
NO. 183
OREOONATEETEWONDEROFTHE
STADIUM
SHERMAN MAY WITHDRAW AS THE VKMRESIDENT NOMINEE
iSMITHSON
MARVEL OF
TRAINERS
10 EFFORT TO WIN
?IES OLYMPIC RECORD WITH
EASE BRACES OTIIEIt YAN-
KEE MKX HIS
FULL.
HISTORY IN
(Tolled Tress T.cnied Wire.)
London, July 24 Trying tho Ol
ympic record of IB 2-G seconds, For
rest SmltliBon, of Portland, Or., to-
Iny won tho second heat In tho seml
Itlal tryout for thd 110-motor Juir
Ue rnco. Tho Oregon boy Is In 'per
fect condition today and Is strongly
backed for tho llrst placo In tho final
lent In thU event.
ContmuoTrniaSnveTT
SHERMAN
MAY QUIT
; THE RACE
.committee will bo compelled to fill WOOL (SHOWERS ORGANIZE
the vacancy. This will cause com,- ,' to FIGHT TRUST
plications as Now York might claim (United Tress Unsetl Wire.)
tho placo while tho west and middle Cheyenne, Wyo.', July 24. Before
wen would bo sure to fight for ths departing for tholr homo3 today
right of succession. As soon as ho members of the executive committee
Is strong enough Sherman will un- 0f Ihe National Wool Growers' nsso
dergo an operation at John S. .Hop- 'elation, whl$h met helfo yeBterdny,
kins hospital In Baltimore. His con- announced tlieir intention of brook
dltion after this operation will de- ing up the wool trusts The-commit-
HEALTH IS BAD
WILL RE OPERATED UPON AND
r
RESULT WILL DETERMINE
, QOURSE EAST AND WEST
MAY CLASH OVER SUCCESSOR.
termine whether or not ho will re
main In tho race.
Hitchcock Denlnl.
Chicago, July 24. Frank H.
Hitchcock, qhalrmnn of the Republi
can national committee, today posl-
MARATHON
RACE WON
BY HAYES
(United Trens tensed Wire.)
Washington, July 24. Although
there Is strong opposition from the
party lenderB today to tho with
drawal of Jamea S. Shormhn from
tho second place on tho Republican
ticket, it is understood that his
health Is eq poor that he will b,o
forced to drop out of thq race.
In tho event that Sherman de
clines the nomination tho national
tec 'will meet again Aug. 25 at Salt
Lake City.
At Its next sess'.on the committee
wllljjjlay planB forva national ware
house, storage and market move
men?. The scheme will bo started on
tlvely donlod that there Is tho slight- a forge scale and the commlttco men
eg possibility of Jaine9 S. Sherman, express themselves as confident of Its; ITALIAN IS SHOVED ACHOSS THE
nominee tor vice prcsiuent, retiring 8ucfces:. By establishing markpt cen
from tho raco on account of lllnesi. tenant Chlcngo, Denver, St. LouIh
Ho said that Sherman's condition Is 'nndlSt. Paul, 'the wool growers hopo
not such nB to warrant the making of to eliminate nroflts of middle men.
t.
a move and assorted that stories pub
lished to that affect wero without
any actual foundation.
o
CmCAGOISTK
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
CLEARING SALE
CONTINUED
ALL SUMMER GOODS MUST GO, REGARDLESS OF COST. WE
MUST HAVE ROOM FOR OUR FALL GOODS; THE PRICES WILL
UK SLASHED RIGHT AND LEFT UNTIL WE CUT DOWN OUR
STOCK.
000 jards of thla season's new-
SH Silk now going at the follow
ing prices. Yard
!5, 35 , 35 6, 49 and
G5
0no yard? of this season's new
est and best Dress Goods now go
ing at the following prices. Yard
L9, 25, 35, 39, 49
UP
Thousands of yards of Summer
."ash Goods going at the follow-
ig prices. Yard A
5, GJi, 7ttf 8 1-3S
lOtf UP.
All our Summer Underwear,
JcaU . Gloves. Laces and Em-
rc:'c rs at the smallest nrlces
u c r cot In Salem.
' White Lawn Shirt Walstd
Handsomely Trimmed
At ...49
00 Swell Dre3s Hah
At
il so along the line.
?2.95
GAYETY
REIGNS
oil
IAS
ELINOR
GLYNN ACTS
IN "THREE WEEKS"
United Tress Loosed Wire.)
iTondon. July 24. London critics
arounanlmous today. In heaping fun
on' Elinor Olynn, whouprijsented her
dramatization of her own book
"Thjee Weeks" before n selected
'audience ycterday, at the Adclpjil
Al ICRPp theater. Mies Glyn.n played tho lead
YvLULU lngole herself, and all who saw tho
play, declared that her attempt to
lmltpte the Nethersole style was as
(Unit! Tress l.cnsed Wire.) ' cold as the book Is warm. Tho play
Quebec, July 24. The most mag- was preceded by a prologue explaln-
nlflcont scone, erer wltrioised In Can- jng )ts action to those who hnd boen
ada was prosontcd today on the unfortunate enough to hnvo missed
Plains of Abrahnm, when, the prince nn oportunlty of reading the book.
OF UNITED STATES
LINE FIRST RY CROWD RUT IS
DISQUALIFIED MAKES GOOD
TIME.
FOURTH
SECURES
TROPHY
GOVERNOR'S CUP
of Wales revlowed 16,000 Canadian
troops and 10,000 sailors in the
grand military pageant.
Practically tho entire population
of Quebec was present, and In addl-
SEEK MURDERER OP
IMTOIITANT WITNESS
(United Tress Tensed Wire.)
San Francieeo, Jutyv 2.4 Sheriff R.
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Jlhl ;
Mm
THE FAMOUS': Jfrf ''''
Virginia Colored Quartette
Will give an open-air concert, free of -charge,
at 8 o'clock tonight at Marion
square. Everybody invited. Speaking
after the concert : : : ' : . :
All thla season's nowest WOOu
SUITS, LINGERIE SUITS, WASH
SUITS, SHIRT WAISTS, SILK
WAISTS, SILIC PETTICOATS,
MILLINERY, FEATHERS, OS
STRICH PLUMES, FLOWERS,
TTC, now going at less than cost
suits 4.50, 0.50, 8.50
?10.50 AND 12.50
Worth DowWe.
The Store That Saves Yt Money
tlon there were thousands of visitor . Chatam of Santa Mateo county Ib to-
and tourists from all parts of the day scouring that seotion of tho
worjdf ; ! county with posses looking for an
Tho' Bronn wns enlivened and mad ! n known Greek of whom he has an
env hv the annearance'of hundreds accurate description, and
of persons attired In tho historic , cused of haying
iiroco nt Fho Hmo of tho eai'lv dayB of . Btoff,
Quebec. There were countless frilled
and ruflled dandle?, with all the fin
ery of the gayoit court. There were
countless fur-olad trappers of thu
early days; many cowled prloats
with heavy rosaries and Bandaled
feet and all through tho crowd were
brightly painted Indians In brilliant
blankets and resplendent war bonnets.
NEWS FROM HERE(
THERE AND EVERYWHERE
who Is ac
murdered Stoyait
a witness In a murdor case
here yesterday, because he was tho
only witness that could convict tho
defondant, Steff was stabbed 11 time
In tho face by his unknown assailant
and Jsoven times through jtlie body,
o
HOT ON TRAIL OF
SUSPECTED DYNAMITER
(Calte4 Tsots Uaeil Wlrc.i
Marytvllle, Cal, July 24--Ofllcor
returning from a camp near hero to
day announced that they have found
new traces of both Peter Claudlanes
and Felix Padeauvarls. who aroi
wanted in Sen Francisco !n connec
tion with the Gallagher dynamiting
cases. The detectives working on
the case are convinced that both
Unltetl Tress t.ensed Wire;)
London, July 24. John F. Hayes,
of tho Irish-American Athletic club
of New York, was declared winner of.
tho marathon race this afternoon by
the Judges, who upheld the protest
against Dornndo, of Italy, who
crossed the line first.
Hefforon of South Africa was giv
en second place and Forshaw of tho
Missouri Athlotlo club, third.
It wn proved to the satisfaction
of tho Judges tjint' Dornndo was os
Blsted across the flnlBlF'lfhe'.
Hayes, In wlniilnctljo'cre'at Jhara-
tthon raso today'ilofeatlnrfr 80 contest
ants represeatlngji,ir.inntlon8l.;Jiajln(?
covered tho courre of 2I-pYIIcb and
38 yards, In 2 hours, H4 lDlnUtes; 30
seconds.
Dornndo 6f Italy was the first to
actually finish, but the Ainerionntj
protested Dorando's victory, alleglns
that the crowd closed In on the track
at the finish nnd that h'e wni actuaN
ly n&s'sted across tho line.
Tho marathon race rit Athens In
1900 wob won by Shorrlng of Cana
da in 2 hours, 51 minutes nnd 23 35
, seconds,
I Soon ufter It was announced that
tho Judges had deolared Hayes tho
I winner of the great raco, a protest
was filed ngalnit him on the charge
, that ho too recolved aid at one point
noar the finish.
Tho finish of the Italian's great
run wbb dramatic. He fell five times'
In the last stages of the raco and
toaoh time wo-i lifted to his feot and
furgod on by his frtendB. Tho fifth
time he fell dlroctly In front of tho
. royal box and Queen Alexandria rofco
.and waved encouragement to him.
Ho then was within ten yards of tho
tap, His friends all Quickly
rushed to him, gave him brandy, llft
od him to his feet and literally push
ed him over the finish line, whro
ho thon foil in n dead faint. Ho
soon wna revived and supported by
Hayes, Heneron and Froihnw, was
lod to tho royal box where he was
Introduced to the quean.
LEADS THIUD REGIMENT RY BO
1'OINTr
FERGUSON
SALICM MEN LOSE-
WON INDIVIDUAL
CONTEST.
PORTLAND
DOCTOR IS
ARRESTED
Captain Castro, who saved the
passengers and crew of the steamer
Cherokee three years ago when the
boat was wrecked on Atlantic beach
has been seized upon by creditors! fugitives are still within flvo miles
and hi j medal taken. of tho city and they are tnic'ng half
Eight Wett Point cadets have been a dozen clews In )op of apprehona
returned to their hornet for hazing, Ing them.
(United Tress l.eas! Wire.)
Indianapolis, Ind., July 24. Dr.
Joseph S. CoHUney, of Portland, Or ,
was arrested today at the union sta
tion Just as he was going to board a
train for Chicago. Dr. Courtney's ar
reit followed the receipt by tele
graph of a warrant charging him
with having caused the death at
Portland- of Stella Bannett, a 16-year-old
girl, by performing an Il
legal operation Dr. Courtney has
been attending-the convention of the
Anclept Order of, Hibernians hers
and Intended to viU at Chicago be
fore returning home,
Tho team fioin tlio" Fourth regi
ment won tho governor's trophy In
tho regimental shoot finished this
morning by a lead of about r0 points
ovor tho Third regiment. Tho tour
nament completed OiIb morning wa.i
fought out botweon two picked teams
of eight men each from tho two regi
ments In camp, tho trophy contested
for being a handsome goldllnod sil
ver cup proxontod by Governor
Chamberlain. Tho complete score
has not yet beon completed.
Tho winding team consisted o?
-Ii!cuteiiat Potts, Lioittona'nt HalH
lln, Lieutenant Pordcm, Private
Rhloldrf,,CaptnIn Iouclt, Jorjic-ral
Ferguson and Private GhostGr FIsMer
nnd Lieutenant Stewart. . Tha van
quished teliin was composed of Cor
pdrnl Romnlno, Sergeant Howard,
Sergoant Schwartz, - Sergeant Jtldor,
Sergeant R. L. White, Lloutonaut
Abrnms, Corporal Scott and Private
Royal.
ThU nftornaon tho National Rlllo
association Ib holding Its content for
medals both with rlllos nnd rovolvors
which will completo tho Bhoot. Tho
men will leave Camp Hugo tomor
row. Corporal Alex ForgiiHon, of tho
Fourth regiment, Roioburg, won the
Individual shoot yostorday afternoon,
followed oloiely by OaptalnGeorgo
E. Houch, also of tho Fourth rogt
mont at Roseburg.. Tho scores woro
2RS and 2C4 rospoctlvoly. Corporal
O. P. Romalne of Portland was third
with 24C.
o
ELECTION
IS CALLED
BY SULTAN
Constantinople, July 24- The sul
tan today luued nn Imporlnl procla
mation calling on tho pooplo to elect
a parliament soon, it Is bolloved
that this Is a fororunnor of tho for
mation of a constitution which the
auUnn announced ha would grant
tho pooplo, recontly.
o
INCOKIUGIDLE HOY SUNT
TO HIEI'OHM HrilOOL
After an unusual and ovontfut ca
reer Chester Nelson, a 14-year-old
boy, was committed to tho reform
school th morning. As far in could
be ascertained young NoIhoii has no
parents, at least he does not know
that he haa any. He was picked up
In Portland last year nnd sunt to the
Iicys and Girls Aid socloty of that
city.
Last May ho mysteriously oscapud
from that Institution, and after
wandering about tho country for
some time ho lauded in Salem. Up
went to tho home of Mrs. E. S. Kerry
who lives a short distance northeast
of 'tho asylum, walked in and mado
himself at homo. Mrj. Derry Intend
ed to hoop, the boy, but ho was so
incorrigible that the lady could not
nianage him.