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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24
TO BE RELIEVED.
May 9 is Time Set to Relieve Admiral
Evans Thomas Gets Orders.

WASHINGTON, April 23-Orders
have been issued at the Navy Depart
ment late yesterday detaching Rear
Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas from
duty as commander Of the second
squadron on board the battleship
Minnesota, to duty in command Of
the y. s. Atlantic feet on board the
Connecticut This change Is to take
effect on May 9, when Rear Admiral
Evans is to be relieved.
Rear Admiral w. H. Emory is dis
charged from duty in command Of
second division, first squadron will
command the fourth division first.
Rear Admiral G. S. Sperry is relieved
OF the fourth second squadron and
will command the second squadron.
Captain Seaton Schroeder is detached
from command OF the battleship Vir-
ginia to command the second division,
first squadron. Capt. Alexander
Sharp is relieved from duty at the
navy yard and viii take
command Of the battleship Virginia.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24

sale Of state school land. None Of
this, nor IN fact was any other deposit
lost by reason of the banks failure.
Various bondsmen and bonding com
papies made good the states losses.
William M. Ladd. head Of the bank
ing firm OF Ladd & Tilton, Of this
city assumed the remaining liabilities
Of the bank.
Ladd's action was inspired by the
reason Of his having previously been
president Of the Title Bank and was
a stockholder In the institution at the
time Of its failure. There was further
reason that tie bank was still using
Ladd's name on Ito stationery.
Immediately after the failure Of the
bank, the president, J. Thorburn Ross
and the other officers Of the institu-
ton were arrested and charged with
larceny by the conversion Of the state
funds.
The next OF the cases to be tried
will be that against T. T. Burkhardt,
the treasurer Of the defeunct institu-
tion, which is set for May T.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24
Instead Of Naming the Usual
Four Delegates and Alter
mates, Eight Chosen
GREATEST PERSONAL LIBERTY
Resolution Endorsing Bryan Was
Adopted With Hearty Enthusiasm
and a Flattering Demonstration
Followed the Action.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 23.-I
The Illinois Democracy today adopt
ed the unit rule and instructed the
delegates to the Denver convention to
vote for Bryan and use "All honor
able means to secure his nomina-
ton. After a hot fight in the reso-
lutions committee which was carried
into the convention the party adopted
a plank in the platform declaring in
favor Of the Greatest personal lib
erty to individuals, provided such lib
erty did not infringe upon the rights
of other people. Instead of naming
the usual four delegates and alter
mates at large to the national conven-
tion, it was decided to send eight, al
lowing each man half vote The
electors at large were also chosen. A
resolution endorsing Bryan was
adopted with hearty enthusiasm and a
flattering demonstration followed thu
action For all that however, it was
not worded entirely to the satisfac-
ton of Bryan's most enthusiastic sup
porters, and in the last few moments
of the convention Judge Owen P.
Thompson, Of Jacksonville, declaring
that Bryan had "Been sold out" de-
manded that a stronger resolution be
passed. He desired to have the in
structions so worded that Illinois
would be bound to support Bryan as
long as his name was before the con-
vention. His efforts met the usual
fate Of new business sprung on weary
and hungry delegates and anxious to
catch the trains for home 1t was
quickly and overwhelmingly defeated.
The fight over the personal liberty
or liquor plank was warm and long,
Nineteen members of the committee
report urging that it be stricken en-
tirely from the platform,
The convention sustained the ma
ljority report by a vote Of 849 to 6S6
of which SIS votes came from Cook
county.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24

SALEM, April 23~-J. Thorburn
Ross. the former president Of the de-
funct Title, Guarantee & Trust Co.,
OF Portland, was this afternoon con-
victd OF larceny In having converted
to his own use S2ss,000 OF state school
funds OF the State OF Oregon which
had been placed in his custody, as the
president Of the bank by State Treas
mer Steel. The jury was out an hour
and thirty-hve minutes. Sentence
will be imposed Monday.
The State law provides as a penalty
for this crime. imprisonment in the
penitcntiary from one 10 Is years, to-
gether with fine equal in the amount
to twice which the offender is proved
to have stolen. Immediately after
the bank closd It's doors, Ross and the
other officers OF the bank we're arrest
ed and later indicted for the larceny
of state funds
Although numerous demurrers we're
interposed by the defendants, all OBJ
jections one after another were swept
aside except the one which charged
that general bias existed in Multi
nomah county and on their urging that
a fair trial could not be secured in
that county, the court sent the cases
NO Marion county on change OF
venue to be tried before the state cir
cult court in this city. The Ross case
which was first assigned to trial came
to hearing on Monday last.
The case is of added interest be-
cause Ross has been prominent
member OF the First Presbyterian
Church Of Portland and was because
before coming to that city from Ohio,
but 20 years ago, was Presbyterian
clergyman. Failing eyesight compell-
ed Ross to abandon the ministry.
Judge Burnett in his Instructions to
the jury gave what was considered an
impartial summing up of the evidence,
but the effect was taken as an intima-
ton that the jurymen should disre-
gard the technical pleas that had
been raised by lawyers for the de-
fense. Judge Burnett consumed only
rs minutes in his talk, which opened
at 2;40 and ended at 3'05 but during
that time he went into all the salient
details Of the evidence, Judge Pipes
spoke briefly in conclusion. for the
state,
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PRICE FIVE CENTS

some years ago the price Of steel ar
NOR had been reduced $40 per ton
Beycridge declared that the United
States pays less for It's armor plate
than any other nation excepting
Japan.
Senator Raynor spoke today on the
constitutional rights Of the state and
executive encroachment. He insisted
that the commerce act OF constitution
had been interpreted as applying TO
the industrial life Of the county to a
greater degree than was contemplated
by the trainers Of the constitution and
regretted the tendency Of the Demo
Gratis to look upon the President as
their guide and declared that the
President could not be accepted as his
Messiah
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24

PORTLAND, April 23-Wrestling
and boxing bouts for the amateur
championships OF the Pacific Coast
opened here tonight under the au-
spices OF the Multnomah Amateur
Athletic Club. Forty athletes repre-
senting the athletic clubs Of Port
land, Seattle, Spokane, San Fran
cisco and Oakland are entered for the
various events. Only two champion
ships, the los pound boxing and the
lSS pound wrestling, were on for to-
nights card, the other events being
|preliminaries Wrestling results-ll5
pound class, Edward Wells, Y. NJ. c.
A., defeated Fred B. Hussey Of the
Seattle Athletic Club.
l35 pound class, v. Venable Of the
Seattle Athletic Club, secured fall
over Otto OFT, of the Multnomah
Amateur Athletic Club, one minute
and fourteen seconds, and F. A.
Brownell OF the Reliance Athletic
Club Of Oakland was given the de-
cision over Z. D.. Smith of Multno-
nah.
The l58 pound championship was
won by ]. Johnson OF the Seattle
Athletic Club over G, ]. Anloff Of
Reliance, after two six minute and one
three minute bouts.
Boxing-The Pacific Coast cham
pionship for los pounds was won by
Heine Ritter OF the Spokane Ath-
letic Club over Richard Hewett, un-
attached, the referee stopping the bout
in the second round. In this bout
Ritter injured his hand and will not
be able to compete further during the
tournament.
Olmar Dranga of Multnomah was
awarded the decision over L. Gran
hld of the Olympic Club, San Fran
cisco, after four rounds OF great fight
ing, William Speck, of Seattle, was
given the decision over H, Niecken
of Multnomah. The police stopped
the bout just before the bell in the
third sounded, Niecken being badly
beaten.
G, G., Ralph, unattached, defeated
Tom Corbett, unattached, in the las
pound class.
Fred Sax, unattached, of Portland,
won over Larry Stokes of the Re-
lance Athletic Club in three rounds,
Stokes fought out of his class, being a
las pound man.
T. G. Johnson of Multnomah was
given the decision over L. M. Mad
den, Multnomah, in heavyweight di-
vision.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24

CHICAGO, April 23. - Organized
charity was denounced as mere bid
for notoricty and the>average philan-
thropist was described as modern
Pharisee last night by the Most Rev.
John G. Glennon, archbishop Of St
Louis.
The prelate's arraignment was
made in a lecture under the auspices
of the House OF the Good Shepherd
and before an audience Of $500 per-
sons.
1T Is a recognized fact that we fast
are reaching social crisis" said
Archbishop Glennon, with our mill
lionaires on one hand and the pauper
on the other. When that day comes
the philanthropist, sitting in his up
holstered chair will not arise to the
occasion He will be told that it is
not lecture that is wanted, but that
it is bread. There are today philan-
thropists-so-called, who believe that
by giving the people libraries, that
they might study our present day
philosophy they are accomplishing
great good. And there are others who
spend their time in social settlement
work or lecturing on the child prob
lem, constantly they seek notoriety.
Let them go on giving away their Ii
braries and establishing their social
settlements but | want you to under
stand that philanthropy divorced from
Christ is not charity, and say, my
!friends, that the philosophy taught in
your schools and universities today is
Just as brutal as it is repugnant. This
philosophy of evolution, emanating
from the brain Of Darwin and Spen-
Ger, makes for brutality and retards
progress, What is the use of strug-
Cling Ii there is nothing to be at
tained1 Where is there an appearance
Of charity in this system7 The strong
succeed and the weak perish"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24
QUIT THE HOSPITAL.

NEW YORK, April e. Because,
they allege, they have been fed on too
monotonous diet Of tough roast beef
and butter Of more than ordinary
strength, six young internes Of the
Long Island College hospital have
quit that institution. leaving the hos
pital with but two physicians to look
after its numerous patients. Last
night following the delivery of an ul-
timatum the six physicians took their
suit cases in hand and left the build
ing. During the night the two re-
naming physicians were kept exceed
ingly busy in the different wards and
the ambulance was left without
surgeon, Assistant Superintendent
Talmadge, having to climb upon the
back of the vehicle answering the
calls until midnight.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24
TO FILE SUITS.
Attorney General Authorized to File
Suits in Land Grant Cases.

WASHINGTON, April %. By an
overwhelming vote of 245 to 8 the
House today after several hours Of
discussion adopted without an amend
ment the Senate joint resolution au-
thorizing the attorney-general to file
suits against the o. & c, Railroad for
the forfeiture ofthe whole or part Of
the land grants in the western part Of
Oregon. The sentiment in tn house
was practically unanimous that the
suits would work no hardship on the
bonna 6de purchasers of homesteads
from the company. The resolution
was introduced into the Senate by
Tillman and has passed that body
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24

VANCOUVER, B. G., April 25.--
A dispatch from Battleford, Saskatch-
evan says that Anna Mathews is the
only survivor Of family of FIVE as
the result Of the prairie fires in the
Tramping lake district. Her father
went to fight the flames which were
creeping on the little home and per-
ished in the attempt The house took
fire and Anna carried her FIVE young
er brothers and sisters to place Of
safety. Then she returned to get her
mother but was too late. When she
returned to where she had left the
children she found they had wandered
into the fire and perished
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24
ELECTIVE COURSES.

CHICAGO, April 23,-Higher edu-
cation In commercial knowledge is
offered for the first time in Chicago
in the new department Of the West
ern University. The first announce
ment Of the new school was made
yesterday.
Elective courses in language,
science, and mathematic, with special
attention to their relation to business
enterprise, viii be offered. The course
will lead TO diploma.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24
ENDORSES cULBERTsoN BILL.

BUTTE, April 23 The Mon
,tana Stockgrowers' Convention at
Miles City has adopted resolutions
endorsing the Culbertson bill and urg-
ing its passage; that Congress be
memorialized to exact law which
shall prohibit any railroad company
advancing rates or fares except upon
the approval of the Interstate Gem
merce Commission; endorsing the
work of the department Of agricul-
lture.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24
INVESTIGATION WANTED.

WASHINGTON, April 23. Repre-
sentative Carlin is preparing to intro
duce a resolution in the house calling
upon the secretary Of war to make an
investigation into the removal Of the
name Of Jefferson Davis from 'Cabin
John Bridge"
Mr. carlin's resolution is the fore
runner Of second resolution he will
issue directing the name to be restor-
ed to its former place on the bridge.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24
REPLEvINED HIS WIFE,

COLUMBIA, Tenn, April %. w,
G, Higgins, a white man, replevined
his wife, formerly Ada Templeton,
from her parents yesterday, Esquire
Farriss required a bond Of twice the
value Of the poperty in question, and
Higgins placed the value Of $40 on
his wife, giving bond in the sum Of
$50.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24
CONDITION OF BANK.
When It Went Under Last Fail.

PORTLAND, April 23.A'There was
on deposit in the Title, Guarantee &
Trust Co., something over two and a
half millions when the bank went
under last fall. In this total was al
most 100000 Of the state money be-
longing to various funds Of which
$2SS,00O was money derived from the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24
BASEBALL SCORES.

At spokanc-spokane 4, Aberdeen
S.
AT Seattle and Tacoma-No games;
rain.'
At Los Angeles--Los Angeles 4,
San Francisco 2.
At San Francisco Portland S, Oak
land 6.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24
]. 7. ROSS
IS GUILTY
Marion County Jury Con-
victS Him
IMPARTIAL SUMMING UP
Judge Burnett Consumed Only
Twenty-Five Minutes In His
Talkto the Jury
WENT INTO SALIENT DETAILS

Wallace Mecamant Resumed His Ar
gument for Mr.. Ross on the Re-
sumption Of the Trial In the After
noon and Finished Shortly After Q
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24
FIVE ECLUBS--FOR MEN
Portland, Seattle, Spokane, San
Francisco and Oakland Are
Entered for Events
ONLY TWO EVENTS ON TONIGHT

Wrestling and Boxing Matches VIII
Constitute the Principal Events
Ritter in the ios-Pound Class In
jured His Hand, and is Out Of it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-24
IN FLAMES
Only One Survivor Of Family Of
Five
PRAIRIE FIRES RAvAGE

Brave Struggle of the Girl to Save
the Mother and Children After Her
Father Had Lost His Life Fighting
the Fire.
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ORGANIZED CHARITY
Denounced as a Mere Bid for
Notoriety
BY ARCHBISHOP or ST. LOUIS

The prelate's Arraignment Was
Made in a Lecture Under the Au-
spices of House Of Good Shepherd
Before an Audience Of $500 Persons
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-23
Seeking Homes In Montana.

Colonist rates from the east to ives.
tern points are in effect on all rail
roads, and it is stated that the influx
of homeseekers in Montana is greater
this fall than ever before in the his
tory of the state. Extra cars are car.
ried on nearly all of the regular
passenger trains on all Of the roads
coming into this state, and it is vari-
ously estimated by railway officials
that the number of homeseekers stop
ping at various points in Montana on
all railroads will number several
hundred weekly.
Most of these newcomers, it is stat
ed. are men who have money with
which to set up at ranching in q email
way, al least, and who m looking
for cheaper land than can be secured
in the middle west. and that section OF
the country Is furnishing the majority
of them,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-23
OddsF elbows In Session.

DENVER, Sept. 2l.-The delegation
to the annual session of the sovereign
grand lodge of the Odd Fellows were
escorted this morning by the military
organiz atoms OF the order from the
Brown-P alace hotel to the Auditorium,
where an open meeting washeld.
"This is the strongest fraternal or
der on the continent said Grandsire
Conway today. sit has 1880, OOC
members and has not stopped grow
ing. 1t has II homes for the aged,
and homes and schools for the depen-
dent children.
1.-The order has an annual income
OF $l5, 0O0, 900, of which ST, 900, 600 is
spent in relief, and a similar sum for
lodge expenses. This leaves a balance
each year of S., OOo, 900, which is added
to a reserve fund that nov amounts tc
S., 900, 00O.'
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CONGRESSMAN PRAY ENDORSED

The action of the republican state
convention in its unanimous endorse.
ment of Congressman Pray for re-
election, is commended by the repub-
lican press throughout the state. The
following, from the Montana Lookout,
is q tribute to MIR. Pray that will be
appreciated by his northern Montana
friends:
The denomination OF Congressman
Pray by reclamation in the republican
state convention was one of the pleas.
ing events OF the proceedings. The
fact that no other member of the party
presumed to become a rival for the
high honor was of itself impressive
tribute to his fines for the position
and the strong hold he has secured on
public confidence and esteem.
To no other nan the congregated
representatives OF Montana republic
canism gave more general and genu.
inc expression OF approval in the way
Of applause than was repeatedly Of
fered to Congressman Pray as his
was calledname to attention at various
times in speeches or proceedings. W.
are pleased to believed that the young
representative deserves in full meas
ure the confidence reposed in him and
has earned this perfect convention
endorsement by earnest and conscien.
tious efforts at nce to represent the
wishes of his constituency and to serve
the interests of the state in Washing
ton.
Mr.. Pray is a young man, scarcely
old enough to belle the boyish ap.
pearance which he presents in a pub.
lie gathering, but he possesses talents
for the work in which he Is engaged
and brings to it excellent qualities of
great energy and apparent honesty of
purpose.
1t is a good time for the people of
Montana to begin to realize the i'm
portance of experience and acquain-
lance to q representative in congress
and to abandon the foolish policy
common to new states, long since dis
used in older ones, of regarding a
seat in congress as a mere political
honor to be used as a reward and
passed around to citizens who are
esteemed worthy of popular recogni-
ton in some form. 1t is extremely
doubtful If Montana will find a better
man for longtime efficient service in
the lower house than they now have
in Congressman Pray.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-23
Coal Miners May Strike.

HELENA, Sept. l7.-Having failed
to reach an agreement as to Il wage
scale for the various Montana camps,
after deliberations extending over a
period Of more than q week, Montana
coal mine operators and representa-.
tives Of the United Mine Workers to.
day adjourned their joint meeting sine
die. Expectations for agreement were
at high ebb, especially with the under.
standing reached yesterday as to the
general provisions of the wage scale.
This does not necessarily mean that
there will be q strike or walkout OF
the Montana coal miners, as the ad-
journmeut was taken with the under.
standing that the miners we're to have
the privilege Of taking up the question
with their national and distric,
officers.
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p%lishments of u party and in the
hope of the consummaton OF its prin.
ciples and purposes as herein euum-
Grated, we earnestly invite the coop.
Grafton and support of all good peo-
pie without regard to past party afali.
atiOns,'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-23
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. %, 1908.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET

For President:
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, Of Ohio
For Vice President:
JAMES S. SHERMAN, Of New York
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Fine Book and Job Printing q spe.
clalty 1T the RIVER PRESS Office,
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AH letters and communications containing mat
tsr intended for publication in this paper should
b addressed to "The Rirer Press" and the name
af TIE scriter must be giuen to.insure attention.
Local advertisements WiU be inserted in these
columns at the rate Of ten cents per line from
transient and foe cents per line from regular ad-
Ssrtisers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10
OISRAEllS MAXlMS.

Every one loves power, even If he
does not know what to do with it.
Always have distinguished friends.
Never have fools for friends. They are
of no use.
To govern men you must either excel
them in their accomplishments or de-
spise them.
To rule men we must be men. Our
wisdom must be concealed under folly
and our constancy under caprice.
Next to knowing when to seize an op-
portunity the most important thing in
life is to know when to forego an ad-
vantage.
The divine right of kings may have
been a plea for feeble tyrants, but the
divine right of government is the key
stone of human progress.
Talk to women as much as you can.
This is the way to gain huency, be-
cause you need not care what you say
and had better not be sensible.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10

March, he will make the greatest pres
ident of the grandest nation the world
has ever known.
Mr.. Chairman. man who is faithful
and true in his private life will be
honest and just in his public career.
A man who believes in humanity and
truly serves his God will never be
false to his country or unjust to his
people. Such man is Mr.. Bryan.
And now, once more, voicing the
wishes of the nation. as well as my
own state, that first had the honor of
suggesting him for president in 1896,
and has remained loyal to him ever
since, l again second and urge the
nomination of this peerless. brainy,
towering, intellectual giant and states
man, beloved at home and honored
and respected abroad, the great Com
.moner of the world-William Jennings
Bryan, of Nebraska