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TOL. XXII.
BEDLAM
"PROGRESSIVE" till OF NEW PARTY
ROUS
H0MK1ATI0U IS SECONDED
BY A WOW-JOHN SURE
OF THE VICE-PRESIDENCY
Big Audience Went Wild When Prendergast Named Roose
velt, and Chairman Beveridge, After Vainly Trying to Re
store Order After 30 Minutes, Just Set Back and Let the
Enthusiasm Wear Itself Out -Jane Adams First Woman
Who Ever Seconded Presidential Nominaltion Lindsay
, Withdrew, Leaving Field to Johnson.
; ONITBK IM1E8H I.EitirD WIRE.
Chicago, Aug. 7. Heralded 88 the
one man of all others in the United
States to bring equality of opportuni
ty and equality of reward to Its peo
ple, through the medium of the new
Progressive party, Theodore Rooeo
velt was today nominated here for
president of the United States.
After a series of partial disappoint
ments In the conduct of Its biiBliiead,
the Progressive convention met this
afternoon, and, after the adoption of
new ,riiles for the new party,, and the
announcement tnat its platform was
complete, the roll of 'the states was
called. Alabama, the first on the list,
gave way, and New York was recog
nized. Comptroller Prendergast, of
the city of New York, was absent, and
the convention awaited his return with
Impatience. Finally he' was found,
and in a speech replete with praise
formally put Roosevelt in nomination.
Prendergast said, In part: .
-' During Predergtfst'g oration the
great audience which filled the Coli
seum listened Intently to his rolling
periods. Now and again as he- spoke
a sharp short yell of applause broke
through the current of his speech, and
at Its conclusion a great roar of cheer
lngs literally drowned out the bands,
which Joined In with the wave of
shouting.
It was Just 2:11 o'clock when Pren
degrast's peroration started the out
burst which followed his Bpeech. The
delegates stood oh chairs, waving
their, handkerchiefs and cheering. A
woman in the gallery lowered a big
American flag, to which had been at
tached a big lithograph of Colonel
Roosevelt. Then pandemonium broke
loose, the din of the demonstration be
ing deafening.
TO GO AFTER
HIGHER UPS
IN SEATTLE
Washington, Aug. 7. A government
probe of the alleged higher-ups behind
' Cornelius H. Hanford, former Judge of
the United States court for the west
ern district of Washington, In his al
leged misconduct on the bench, is the
plan of Attorney-General Wickersham,
according to announcement made this
afternoon by Congressman Victor Ber
ger, of Milwaukee.
Berger all along his Insisted that
the investigation In Seattle by the
sub-committee of the house Judiciary
committee showed there were rich
men behind Handford who should not
go unpunished, llerger was closeted
today for several hours with Attorney
General Wlckersham and later an
nounced that a federal grand Jury
would probably convene in Seattle to
expose alleged higher-ups.
It Is predicted that If the Investiga
tion starts prominent Seattle lawyers,
I.olitirinns and business men will be
drawn into the government's net
through Indictments. Berger flatly
charges that Hanford was forced to
resign to protect alleged higher-ups
from disclosures.
BROK
EVELT ITS Fill
Then the New York delegates start
ed a procession of standards through
the aisles. New Hampshire, North
Carolina, Arizona, West Virginia, Ohio
and Texas following, the dolegates
keeping step to martial airs furnished
by a veteran fife and drum corps.
. General McDowell, a Confederate of
ficer, led the cheering, waiving an
American flag.
After the cheering had lasted 20
minutes, the flfers and.ilrummerg filed
Into the aisles, and headed the proces
sion adding to thu euiliualasin with
"Dixie'' and the 'Star Spangled Ban
ner." ' .
When '30 minutes of uproar had
passed a new American flag, with a
circular arrangement of the stars, was
dropped from the girders of the Coli
seum, and the entire assembly stop
ped singing and sang "America." The
enthusiasm, however, redoubled bb the
song ended, and Beverldgo, who had
tried for order, dropped back Into his
chair all a-grln.
At the height of the demonstration,
Mrs. Roosevelt entered the hall and
was given the Chautauqua salute with
bandanas. The band started up "0,
You Beautiful Doll," and Mrs. Roose
velt smiled, although greatly em
barrassed. When the demonstration for Roose
velt following Prendergast's speech
had subsided. Chairman Beveridge
recognized Judge Ben Llndsey, of Den
ver, who, until late toflay, haB been
prominently mentioned as a vice
presidential opsslblllty. , Llndsey, irt
an impassioned speech, seconded the
nomination of Colonel Roosevelt,
stamping the former president as
America's greatest statesman. Llnd
sey 's remarks were enthusiastically
received.'
In ' seconding the nomination of
Roosevelt, Henry J. Allen, of Kansas,
said In part:
"Vhen six weeks ago, the discarded
national Republican committee, as its
W. st effective act on earth, defrauded
the Republican party of the right to
be the progressive party of the nation,
it could not defraud the American
people of their right to have"- a pro
gressive party. '
"We are here because we cannot ac
cept the cynical and immoral doctrine
that all is fair In politics. We are here
because we will not abide by the loose
p-oclmatlon of piratical politicians
that It Is the duty of honest med to
'take their medicine,' no matter what
fraud Is compounded therein, provided
It is labeled 'regular.' "
In seconding Roosevelt, Jane Ad
dnms, of Hull House, said in part:
( "A great party has pledged Itself to
the protection of children, the care for
the aged, the relief of overworked
girls and the safeguarding of burden
ed men. Committed to these humane
undertakings it Is Inevitable that such
a party should appeal to women and
Beek to draw from Its reservoir their
moral energy.
"We ratify this platform not only
because It represents our earnest con
victions and formulates our high
h( pes, but because the pull on our
faculties calls us to definite action.
We find It a prophecy that democracy
shall not be actually realized until no
gioup of our people shall fall to bear
the resonslt)llltles of self government
Continued on Page 6.)
in
LOOSE WHEN TEDDY WAS
ST CAUDATE
Abolishes Commerce Court,
Washington, Aug. 7. By a
vote of 30 to 19, the senate today
accepted the "budget bill" which
contains provision for abolishing
the commerce court, distributing
the Judges now on the bench to
various circuit court s, and
amending the civil service law
to cover seven year periods for
government employes. .
The house has not yet adopted
the report and It Is rumored that
President Taft may veto it.
IS
STRONG FOR
ROOSEVELT
PROGRESSIVES DOWNED THE REG
ULARS IN THE PRIMARIES YES-
TERDAY BY MAJORITIES RUN
NING FRO.tt 20,000 TO 40,000.
ON1TID NWSS LIAICO WIRI.J
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 7. That Kansas
republicans prefer Theodore Roosevelt
to President Taft is unquestionably
Indicated today In practically com
plete returns from yesterday's pri
mary.' In the contest for presidential
electors the eight candidates pledged
to Roosevelt were, elected : over the
Taftltes by majorities averaging 35,
000. The progressive state ticket al
so was victorious by majorities run
ning from 20,000 to 40,000.
Arthur Capper, of Topeka, a pro
gressive, was nominated for governor
over Frank Ryan, a Taft Republican,
by a majority which now stands at
40,000. Complete returns may Increase
this figure.
With the exception of the race be
tween Governor W. R. Stuhbs and
United States Senator Charles Curtis,
in which Stuhbs seeks Curtis' seat, the
progressive victory was complete. At
the present time, although the race is
close, Stuhbs is in the lead, and It Is
generally expected that the complete
returns will give him the victory.
Oti the Democratic side George
Hodges is nominated for governor
and H. P. Farrelly for United States,
senator.
ERCY WARREN KILLED
BY MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION
Portland, Or., Aug. 7.-In a terrific
explosion at Lenta at 11 o'clock last
night, which shook the whole town,
Percy Warren, a real estate dealer,
was Instantly killed. '
His house was on the Section Line
road at Elmo Heights, about three
quarters of a mile northeast of the
town.
The entire roof was blown off the
house. The cause of the explosion has
not yet been ascertained.
Warren was a bachelor, and nobody
Is known to have been in his house or
near at the time of the explosion. He
had been visiting one of the neighbors
a few minutes before the explosion oc
curred. The house caught fire Immediately
afterward and destroyed the ruins
which remained.
WILL ITT KI LL TICKETS
IN THESE TWO STATES
riTNITFO I'RFHS I.Wn Wlnfl I
Chicago, Aug. 7. Straight Independ
ent tickets will be placed in the field
In Pennsylvania and Colorado by the
National Progressive party. Colonel
Roosevelt made this announcement
lnet night after a conference with del
egates from both states. The fight
In Pennsylvania will be carried on
through the "Washington" party and
In Colorado through the National Pro
gressive party. '
KANSAS
SALES, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1912.
11 ii rued In Ills Cabin.
Nelson, B. C, Aug. 7. Caged
like a rat In a trap, Ernest Ep
lotta, who occupied the stoutly
built log cabin at Granite Creok
near Coalmont, which, In the
days of the famous gold rush
was used as a police Btatlon, was
roasted to death In S fire, which
early this morning burned his
home to the ground.
He slept In a wlndowtess cell
communicating only with the
room and flames cut of his re
treat. the inn
John Lewis, a Negro Convict,
Out as a ' Trusty, Passes
Counterfeit Coin at a Local
Shop, and Is Pulled.
jhe COIN IS VERY CRUDE
And Is Evidently Made In riaHter of
Paris Caste Not Known Whether
Lewis Is Given the Money by Others
or Whether He lit Maintaining
Private Mint at the Pen Officers
Are Busy Investigating the Mutter.
Are the convicts at the penitentiary
engagedxin making counterfeit mon
ey? ,
Chief of Police Hamilton began ask
ing himself that question yesterday,
'when shown several counterfeit coins
passed on clerks at the Jones' con
fectionery Btore by John Lewis, a
trusty at the penitentiary.
I Today Superintendent Frank Curtis
Is asking himself the same question,
and indicated at noon that ho was not
able to answer It. '
. Lewis was sent to the penitentiary
from Roseburg for highway robbery,
and Is serving an eight-year term. Re
posing confidence in him, he was made
a trusty some time ago by the offi
cials, and one use he has made of his
, time Is to pass counterfeit half dol
lars. '
I Several days ago he tried to pons
them on clerks at the Asylum avenue
store, but the clerk detected the
counterfeit coin. Yesterday he again
attempted it, with the same result.
Then he proceeded to the Jones con
fectionery store, and here ha passed
three half-dollars of the counterfeit
money. 'The discovery of It bolng
counterfeit was made wien the clerk
of that store endeavored to get change
from the Asylum avenue store, and
then Chief of Polloe Hamilton was ad
vised. Todny Chief of Police Hamilton took
the subject up with Superintendent
Curtis, and they are Investigating the
subject. The coins indicate that they
are made of lead, and that they have
been made in plaster of Paris moulds
They are crude, but look enough like
real money so that Iewls had no
trouble in passing the coins on the
Jones confectionery store.
Curtis at noon today declared he
had not Investigated the subject far
enough to say where the money came
from, and that he had not put Lewis
on the witness stand, but that he was
going to do so. The suggestion Is
made that the money was obtained by
Lewis from an outside source, but,
n far, everything points to the money
being made at the state prison.
An Illustrated Cam1.
IrmtTRD pucsk mcahcd wmn.l
San Francisco, Aug. 7. Miss Grace
Byerly, a client of Attorney Samuel
Shortrldge, was Injured In Mora
Park, and wants dauieges. With a
skeleton dangling in one hand, Bhort
rldge showed the shuddering Jury
where and why.
IS DADDO
ilOEY AT
ALL READY FOR THE 1912
WHICH
To Mobilize Wui-Hhlns.
Washington, Aug. 7. Plans to
mobilize three fleets of warships
at San Francisco, New York and
Manila, to counduct a series of
maneuvers on the greatest scale
yet attempted, was announced
here today by the navy depart-
rnent. The mobilization In New
York Is to take place October 14-
15 and will bring together 120
warships the greatest aggrega-
Hon of warships ever assembled
under the American flag.
DESPERATE
BATTLE Ofl
S. P. TRAIN
TWO HIGHWAYMEN, THOUGH MAN
ACTED TOGETHER, HEAT 8HEH
IFF UNTIL HE IS UNCONSCIOUS,
AND DROP FROM TRAIN , KIN
NING 85 MILES AN HOUR,
UNHID PRESS U1SKD WIRS.J
Mojave, Cal., Aug. 7. After a dos
perate battle on a Southern Pacific
passenger train between Mojave and
Beevlllo, early today, Chris and
Charles White, alloged highwaymen,
escaped from Deputy Sheriff Gates, of
Los Angeles county, after beating htm
almost unconscious with his own re
volver, and then exchanged u, fusilade
of shots with the train crew.' The
prisoners, although manacled togoth
er, raised a vestibule platform and
dropped from the train, which was
running 35 miles an hour.
Gates left the train and, unacoom-
panled, is on the trail of the fugitives.
A posse from Mojave Is being or
ganized to follow. One of the prison
ers Is believed to be seriously wound
ed. The Whites are wan tell In Los
Angeles to answer to a charge of
highway robbery.
SOME STOLEN HOSE MAKES
ALL KINDS OF TROUIILE
Chief of Police Hamilton arrested
four boys yesterday for the theft of
some garden hose from Wlllson park.
The lads' names are Woodle Poole,
aged 10; Dowey Cushman, aged 14;
Marvin Reed, aged 9 and Raymond
Reed, nRej 12. The young chaps were
taken before Judge Uushey this morn
ing where a good lecturing was ad
ministered with the promise that If
they did not heed his advice that they
would land in the State Ttralning
school. The stolen hose was sold to
the second-hand stores of O. L. Mc
leck and E, L. Stiff.
Growing out of this 'case, Chief of
Police Hamilton has caused the arrest
today of the proprietors of both of tho
above-named places for not complying
with the city ordinance governing
fK-cond-hond stores. Chief Hamilton
I lutes that In many cases the retindn
kept by the proprietors of this class
of stores are very Incomplete und of
Pllle value to his department and lie
in now determined that strict observ
ance shall lie had of Rh requirements.
Mr. Hamilton is prompted to take the
latter step with the proprietors of tho
.Hres referred to on account that he
warned one of the stores against buy
ing tho stolen hose.
lle Likes Alaska.
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Seattle, Wash., Aug. 7.Dr. Paul
Rltter, Swiss consul to the United
States, who returned last night from
a tour of AlaBka, Is enthusiastic over
conditions In the Northwest and Alas
ka, and will recommend the establish
ment of a Swiss, consulate in Seattle.
He was sent out by his government
to see If conditions would warrant tho
establishment of one here.
WILL BREAK
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITS
TO ASTOIilSH OHEGOfliANS
USED TO BANNER DISPLAYS
Stock Breeders Will Have a Display Putting All Previous
Ones in the Shade and the Poultry Raisers Can Hardly
Keep From Cackling Over the Lay Out Opening of East
ern Oregon by Railroads Brings Vast Inland Empire to the
Front and It Will Have Fine Exhibits ,and Send Thousands
of Visitors.
The date Is drawing near which will
mark the- beginning of the largest
state fair ever held In Oregon, and
one of tho greatest ever BBBembled on
the Paclfie slope. Monday, September
2 will not only claim prominence for
being the first day of the Oregon. State
fair, but Salem will be the scene of
octlvity rarely experienced by any
city of Its Blze In tile country. There
being bright prospects ahead for n
banner fair, the attendance this year
will far exceed previous years In mint
ters, and the reduced rates on all rail
roads during fair week will undoubt
edly have a tendency to encourage vis
itors from every Interior town -and
city In the Btatc, together with the
thousands who attend each year from
nearby bounties.
The completion of the Oregon Trunk
railroad will aid the State Fair great
ly. Before this line entered central
Oregon, the attendance from that sec
tion was very small. At present In
quiries are coming In thick and fust
from people at Madras, Prlnoville,
Bend, and other eastern Oregon towns
and every Indication is that there will
be a largo delegation from every coun
ty tupped by the now railroad. There
will be marksmen representing east
ern Oregon in the shooting tourna
ment which will be hold at tho fair
this year, and Secretary Meredith has
received many Inquiries relntlve to
the Interstate bench show which will
bo another feature at the 1912 assem
bly. With this new territory virtually
promised, the attendance of sovoral
thousand sportsmen and dog fanciers
and the general throng which Is in
evidence at the race course and the
exhibit departments, the turnstiles
will bo breaking the record before
the second day of the big week Is over.
Dun to the especial attention devot
ed to the free attractions, feature en
tertainment and the race program,
Secretary Meredith expects to be
snowed under with appeals from con
cessioners this season. The "trail,"
which leads from the pavilion to the
grand stand at Lone Oak track, has
been widened three feet this year In
order to assure a convenient passage
way for the crowds expected. The
space reserved for concessions Is be
ing rapidly engaged and it will be
necessary to turn applicants away In
the event Interest In tills lino contin
ues during the remainder of this
montH.
Thanks to wide experience in bIiow
ng at state and county fairs, tho Par
ker shows company this year will pro
sent a list of umiiseiiients fur excell-
IriK anything ever attempted at the
Oregon State Fair. Forewarned of
the attendance which the fulr hopes
to enjoy tills season, tho Parker com
pany is muklng preparations to attend
with its complete program. Although
the attractions it offered Inst season
were the cleanest, largest and most
entertaining presented at the assem
bly, tho company assures Secretary
Meredith that a larger collection and
some of the most original numbers
will make tip the program this year.
The firm lias engaged special musical
organizations for the fair anil the car
l.lvul spirit will he greatly added to
In view of the fact tho State Hoard
of Agrlcultrrc has engaged several
new and original free attractions and
also mado arrangements for concert?
NO. 159.
IV
STATE
ALL RECORDS
land evening ontertalnments never be
fere equalled here.
With an estimated total In Bight of
37, 950,000 representing tho crops la
i this state this year, the county exhib
its will excel anything of the kind
ever coming to the state fair In Us
history of fifty-one years. If there,
is any advorse factor In the situation
as the State Board of Agriculture
views It at present, It is the chanca
that rains may prevent Bhlpptng and
handling. The spacious pavilion will
be packed to the very doors with some
of the finest agricultural exhibits ever
lalsed In the west or equnllod by any
slute In the Union. This Is so In ev
ery line and according to the farmers
throughout every section of the stale
who are regular exhibitors at the fair,
they will come this year with a larger
and better exhibit than ever before.
Stock men notify Secretary Meredltn
to look out for larger and better herds
while poultry raisers are making ex
tensive preparations to show a banner
poultry exhibit.
John Henry Nice About It.
dhitid rsra uisru wins.
Oakland, Cal., Aug. 7. John Henry
Short loves Independence, Leaving bis
wife a note admitting she had sup
ported Mm long enough, John flonry
disappeared, Tho police are on bis
trail.
Hank Officers Easy.
fnNmD rums isd wim J
Uklah, Cal., Aug. 7. An
over
bank bank
worked telegram, a guileless
cashier and a more guileless
president netted a man calling him
self A. O. Lane $75 from each individ
ual. Both gave up. Lane Is mlsBlng.
Our complete line of elegant
BISHOP'S
Ready Tailored
SUITS
(Joes Into our August Clothing Sule at
a reduclliwi of L0 in i0 per cent
REGULAR PRICES
$10.00 to $35.00
AIUI ST PRICES
$6.75 to $21.00
Boys' Knicker Suits
About 200 of those null.
Mock Included In thW
Our entire
alc at a
straight one-third off. Ages
10 yearn.
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