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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
TAFT AND SHERMAN
REPUBLICAN SLOGAN
FOR THIS CAMPAIGN
.s,M

CHICAGO, June 19-The repub-
lican ticket was made complete to-
day by the nomination Of James s.
Sherman for vice president. Sher-
man Is congressman from New
York and chairman of the republi-
can congressional campaign COM
mittee.
Sherman was nominated by
Woodruff and seconded by Cannon.
The vote stood:
Sherman S16, Guild rs, Muir
ply II.
The vote on presidential NOM
inee yesterday afternoon stood:
Taft 702, Hughes So, Cannon 81,
Fairbanks 40, LaFollette 25, For
aker 16, Roosevelt 3. The latter
votes came from Pennsylvania.
This was the first ballot, and the
nomination Of Taft was made
unanimous.
When the convention opened this
morning prayer was offered by
Rabbi Tobias Schanfarber, who ex-
pressed thanks for the nomination
of man of strong mind, true
heart and strong will; put open to
conviction; one whom the lust of
Office cannot buy"
Lodge formally announced the
nomination Of Taft at 1890 and re-
ceived great applause. The New
York delegation then entered with
banner bearing big picture OF
Sherman, while the band played
Hot Tim in Old Town Tonight u
Sherman entered shortly afterward
and was given a big ovation.
When the convention took up the
nomination of candidates for the
vice presidency State Chairman
Timothy Woodruff, OF New York
presented the name of Representa-
tive Sherman as a candidate from
that state He said:
I'VE feel that unless our state is
given the second place after we un'
successfully presented the name OF
a presidential candidate, we will be
returned to a vast constituency
without the certainty that the tick
ct will meet with success. No ma
tional republican ticket with a New
Yorker on it was ever defeated ex.
cept when the democrats placed a
New Yorker at the head of their
ticket Our candidate is one of the
strongest in the nation. AS presi.
dent of a national bankin a strong
financial region he is we'll versed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
Copyright, 1908, Newspaper Enter
prise Association)


BY LINCOLN J. STEFFENS
Special Correspondence to The Press
CHICAGO, June 10 Read
weigh and be sure to understand
the platform adopted at this con
vention. Give some consideration
to the planks injected. This will be
useful for comparison. 1t shows
what the republicans promise. 1t
will be good guide to the voter
And remember this: You cannot
give that platform or its injected
planks more anxious thought than
has been given by the men who
drew it up and decided upon the
platform and planks. The platform
has been the bane of the convention
from the start.
The cheers for Roosevelt again
aroused the fears OF Roosevelt
They were real cheers. This dem
onstration was unlike that of the
first day. The cheers which broke
into Lodges speech were genuine
They proved that the word "Roose
welt" was no frost" But 1t was
the galleries, not the convention
that cried: -Four, four, four years
more" 1t was the people and not
the delegates that stood up and
hurrahed for three quarters OF an
hour and even longer for, fas bic
negro put it, "Fo' year mo-, at
least"
The delegates in the main re
NAMED seated. The Texans yelled
and some of the delegates from
Oklahoma forgot their heads. But
California was orderly, Indiana
was perfectly self-contained. Ohio
looked Disguised and not even Boss
Cox showed the lightest signs OF
the panic. So it was all around
The delegates were in hand.
The friends OF the allies" see,
ing this. declared that when the
time came the delegates would also
be swept away by Roosevelt senti'
ment"
That was the Lope of the allies. y
They hoped there would be STAN
pede, not for Roosevelt nor for
Taft, but in the confusion that fol-
lowed they hoped 10 break up the
plans of the president and that
someone else would be nominated
But there was no stampede
Meanwhile the platform remains
the thing. II is one that suits the
president. Taft brought 1t out from
Washington. II contains the planks
which aroused the Interests" rep
resented by Speaker Cannon. Can
non by the way broke the law
which forbids candidates coming
into the town where the convention
is in session 20 fight. His friends
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
MASONIC OFFICERS

TACOMA. June 19-Officers were
elected as follows by the Masonic
grand lodge Of this state last even
ing: r. A. Cove. Tacoma, grand
master; w. r. Baker, Colville, dep
uty grand master; Judge jeremiah
Neterer, Bellingham, senior grand
warden: w. T. Warren. Davenport,
junior grand warden; N. S. Porter,
Olympia, grand treasurer; II. w.
Tyler, Tacoma. grand secretary. Sc
attic was selected as the next meet
ing place.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
TAFT GETS BUSY
At ONCE

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 49,
Taft sent the following to Sher-
man today:
Il sincerely congratulate you on
the nomination and welcome you as
a colleague in the contest. l look
forward with confidence in the re-
suit of cur joint struggle. Will you
meet me in Cincinnati tomorrow to
confer on matters of Importance?
One matter is the choice Of a cam
paign manager"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
OLD PENNSYLVANIA
PROMISES 500, 900

CHICAGO, June 19-Congress-
man Martin Olmstead, Pennsyl.
vania, said that with the Taft and
Sherman ticket in the field his
state would give the republicans a
majority Of 100000.
New Workers say there will be a
hard fight in their state this fall,
the democrats claiming they will
carry the state by big majority as
the result Of dissensions in repub-
lican ranks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
STABBED BY
H|GHWAyMAN

Two men held up John Norman
at Hillyard about 8 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. First they knocked
him down. When he offered re-
sistance one Of them drew long
knife and threatened to kill Nor
man.
Move and I'll bury this in your
gizzard." heb told Norman. The
latter struggled enough to receive
a cut in the right hand which he
exhibited to the police when max
ing his report last night. The
thugs robbed him of $3.50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
SOME PRAISE TAFT
AND OTHERS SHEER

LONDON. June lin the after
noon papers comment on Taft's
nomination, the Standard declares
that Taft learned statecraft from a
brilliant master and possesses a
mind of his own. While praising
the nominee, the Globe does not
deem his election certain, saying
Bryan is certain to give his oppo'
nent hard fight.
A few papers are inclined to
sheer at Taft as subservient to
Roosevelt. The Pail Mall Gazette
says the nomination of Taft Is en-.
dorsement of the policy Love me-
love my dog"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
FLEET ASSEMBLIES
FOR LONG VOYAGE

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.-Six-
teen battleships of the Atlantic feet
are gradually assembling In the bay
preparatory to departure July Z.
July will be made notable by
the naval celebration of firing the
national salute of 81 guns. 1t Is
probable that Admiral Swinburns
will take charge of the Pacific feet
before 1t sails for Samoa and the
Philippines. Dayton will soon re-
tire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
BOTHERED BY HOBO

The police are trying to locate a
bewhiskered hobo who for couple
of days has been bothering girls
in the neighborhood OF the 100
block ON Alice av. Patrolman Ho-
gan was notified of the fellows
presence yesterday by Alice Marsh
all. age ~, of 1l21 Alice av.. and
for several hours lay in wait for
the man. He failed to come back.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
WILL SHUT UP
FINN'S SALOON

Chief Rice will recommend to the
city council at the next meeting
that the saloon license of Otto
Hyyden. a Finlander, be revoked.
Hyyden's license is held, like 9TH
ers, by brewery. He has made
himself obnoxious to the police. Re.
Gently he ran a man out of the
saloon with a gun and then told
Patrolman Rolf also to pull his
freight"
He was arrested today on a
charge of running a saloon with
out license.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
MORE fCHASERS''
IN JAIL

Three more young men are In the
Juvenile Jail for contributing to the
delinquency of young girls. They
were arrested yesterday following
the arrest of Aseneth Allen, age IA,
who lives at Indiana and Chestnut.
The girl confessed to running
around nights with young men and
named Roy Weager, Guy Brown
and Dick Boughton. all under 81.
She is a chum of Margaret Walk
er. one of the young girls who was
taken out of a Chinese noodle joint
with other young people several
nights ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
STUDY THE PLATFORM
SAYS STEFFENS

thought that he'd beaten the anti
injunction plank.
Among the demands are some OF
the real wants of the people today.
The people have not been repre-
scented in legislation and they are
setting forth their demands in the
planks. The demands contain an
issue. The utterances Of the cam
didates will count some in this mat
ter, but my expectations are that
the American people will be divided
by this republican platform, this
and that of the democrats.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
TEDDY TlcKLED

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 49,
Roosevelt today wired Sherman:
Accept my hearty congratula-
lions and earnest good wishes for
the success of the ticket, Taft and
Sherman"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19

Those receiving the bachelor de-
gree and their subjects follow:
Glass poem, Parting of the
Ways" Joseph Codd; "Apostleship
of the Press" j. Earl Healey; 80
cial Reform" Aloysius P. Hogan;
"Have Animals Intelligence" Am
brose w. Codd; valedictory, Joseph
Van Hoomissen. The degrees will
be conferred by Father Goler. An
excellent musical program has been
prepared for both this afternoon
and evening. Glass premiums were
distributed this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
sARGUED WITH FISTS

Police Judge Hinkle yesterday
fined John Thomas $40 and costs
for tssaulting w. G. Simpson. con-
tractor. In a restaurant. They were
eating. it was explained. and an ar
gun,ent over the merits of union
ana 5nonunion workmen came up.
Simpson contended for the open
shop. idea and Thomas took the
unifp side. Simpson exhibited a
black eye in consequence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19

LOS ANGELES, June l9..-Two
persons were probably fatally and
II seriously injured early today in
the collision of an electric car on
the Whittier line with one of the
Santa Ana interurban coaches.
Those fatally hurt are M, and Mrs.
George NJ. stanton, OF Santa Ana.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19

are aS proud as they are poor, and
the committee was compelled to ex-
ercise infinite tact in handling the
problem. Printed tickets are fur
nished the teachers to be distrib-
uted among the pupils. Where one
desires to pay for the lunch the
nickel is accepted. Otherwise the
pupil Is given ticket anyway.
The lunch room is crowded every
noon. The long rows of tables fill
rapidly, the little ones all begin
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
OUT FOR THE MONEY

Ten committees Of three men
each were started out in 10 differ
ent sections of the city today on
a campaign to raise $4,000 to de-
fray the expenses of home indus
try carnival. The committees were
selected today noon at q meeting
OF the 10000 club
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
WRIGHT FOR
. SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 49,
1t was formally announced today
that Gen. Luke E. Wright, of Men,
phis, Tenn, former governor of the
Philippines, succeeds Taft as sec
rotary Of war.
Taft announced officially that he
will resign June 80.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
FRAUD CASE WITH JURY

WASHINGTON. d. c., June 10
The Hyde Benson land fraud case
went to tfe jury today after the
attorneys consumed several hours
in closing arguments.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
,oME OF THE HUNGRY CHILDREN WHO ARE BEING FED

eating at a signal. and the platters
are cleared swiftly. Then they
troop out into the sunshine, happy
clearheaded and ready for play
There is no more Paintings; nc
more WEAKNESS; no more head
ache.
1t is proposed to maintain the
lunch room during the entire school
year, if possible. The affected dis
trict has a school population of a.,
900
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
WANTS PAY FOR sPRAlN

Anna Sibbald, a trained nurse
who fell on a defective sidewalk
and sprsined her ankle, has filed 4
claim for Sl65 against the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-08
COUNTY NEWS AND PERSONAL S.
pEhosscor.
ETNA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles bennett and
baby boy Prescott came to town from
Bangor Friday in their new automobile
to spend the Fourth with their moth
er, Mrs. S. p. bennett. They returned
home Monday.
Roy Donaldson and Ora Patterson
have returned home with a fine string
OF salmon and trout.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon bennett and
family were in town and spent the
Fourth with their mother, Mrs. v. M.
Bennett, and returned home to Au-
gusta Monday.
Julia bennett is very little better
and continues about the same
Charles bennett was at West Etna
the Fourth with his auto and took his
uncle, Joel A. Sanborn and other rel
atives out for ride.
Earl Ames has gone to Portland,
where he has employment for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sylvester are in
town visiting friends from Westbrook
Mrs. George Jones is gaining and
will be at home from the hospital in
about three weeks.
j. w. Sylvester r. F. D. No. mail
carrier, is back from his vacation and
again on his route.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Thomas came to
town from Bangor the Fourth and
were at Mrs. Thomas brothers, Wal
ter Ames. They will go home this
week.
Edith Mitchell. who has been at Wa
terville visiting friends, returned
home Sunday. Her friend, Walter
Ames, passed the Fourth at Water
vile.
Rcv. George Jones was called to
Unity to attend a funeral Sunday, re-
turning home Monday
Mary Locke is visiting her sister
Florence at Detroit. .,+ :.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Buzzell and
twin daughters returned home Satur-
day evening from their visit at Pitts
field. wv
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LINCOLN.
cooPER's MILLS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn Rogers OF
Bath visited the latter's aunt, Mrs. lisa
Moves Saturday and Sunday.
]. r. Abbott has gone to Denver
Col, as delegate to the Nationa
Democratic convention.
Mr.. and Mrs H. T. Weeks attended
services at st. Dennis church recently
and dined at the home of Ambrose
Kelley.
Guy Carleton of Whitefield was here
Thursday taking views of the different
residences.
Mrs. H. B. Mcoers left Monday
morning for Waltham, Mass. She
will be accompanied by her sister from
Brunswick.
through this place during the pas,
week.
The Cooper's Mills Fourth of July
celebration was the best of the kind
held here for many years. The eXer-
ciscs began with a parade of horribles
at A. NJ. after which a crowd of SOC
people listened to a patriotic speech
by w. j. Thompson of China who was
introduced by ex-Representative c. F.
Achorn. This was followed by ath-
letic events which consisted of tut
race. boat race, climbing creased pole
foot race, bicycle race, bag race
wheelbarrow race, potato race and
catching creased pig. There was q
grand display of fireworks in the eve
ming after which all joined in so
cial dance in the Grange hall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-08
LIVING HIGHEST IN OCTOBER.
Cost Of Food Staples Higher Then
Than Ever Before.

Washington. July I'm October OF
last year the cost of living in this
country reached the highest point.
Judging by the wholesale prices of 25S
staple commodities. Since then. ac-
cording to statistics furnished by the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
there has been a recession. Notwith-
standing the recession of prices after
the panic the cost of the whole of 1907
was 81 per cent higher than the pre-
ceGing year. 444 per cent. higher than
1897, the year of lowest prices since the
keeping of statistics began, in 1890. 1t
was 29.5 per cent. higher than the
average for the ten-year period 1890
1899 inclusive.
The absolute high-water mark was
reached in October Of 1907, when the
average was IL higher than the aver
age for the whole twelve months and
2.S per cent. higher than the average
for December, 1906, which was the
month Of highest average for the year
preceding the panic.
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LINCOLN.
ALMA.

A. M. Surley of Boston was in town
Wednesday.
Elizabeth and Alice Firth of Port
land passed the Fourth in town.
+. J.. Weeks went to Gardiner Tues
day
Mrs Mary Hodgkins and Grace Rou-
land of Bunker Hill were in town
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whitman of
Chelsea We're at Newell Browns over
the Fourth
Mrs. Ruth Jones is visiting at
Bunker Hill.
Alena McGregor is at home from
Boston.
Rev. Mr.. Conant preached at the
Baptist church Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Preble of California
was in town Friday calling on friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Galbraith
and George Labree of Enderlin, Oak,
and Mrs. Edwin Flye of Sheepscot,
were at A. B. Erskin's Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Simpson of
Bangor are at Mrs. Laura Simpsons.
i Neal Jewett of New York passed the
Fourth in town.
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Lobster a Model for Ships.

The lobster is the new spring fashion
for ships. Marine architects and engi-
neers are studying the lovely lobster
with a view of modelling future leviath-
ans on his lines. They have@to build an
ocean greyhound which will cross the
Atlantic in three days. And they base
their hopes on the structure of the lob
Ster, which can make twenty-five feet
in less than Il second. AS a landlubber
the lobster may be ungainly, but In his
native element he is both speedy and
graceful, says the Chicago Tribune.
Moving along the sea bottom. his hab-
itat, he walks nimbly along on the tips
of his slender legs, the large claws eX-
tended forward in front of the head, a
position which offers the least resis-
tance to the water, while the two hind
er legs are used for walking. These
end in hard spur-Iike joints, which
serve as bricks to steady his move
lnentS. Delicate swimmers are attached
vertically to the under surface OF the
tail. each of them consisting of q short
stalk and two flexible blades, which
aid his progress. BY far the most pow
erful organ of Iocomotion the lobster.
possesses is his 80 called tail. BY the
1IeNion of this tail fan he is enabled to
make his wonderful backward flight
through, the water. And it is the mech
all ism and operation of this tail which
the men of science are now studying
They hope to initiate the swift back
ward spring by a mechanical device
which will SO repeat the prOpelling
spring as to make 1t one continuous,
unbrokeIf speedy advance through the
waters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-08

West Bowdoir was destroyed by fire
last Saturday II was occupied by Mr..
Stevens. q blacksmith by trade, and
the cause of the fire is said to have
been the careless handling of fire.
works.
Miss Elsie Pratt passed Saturday
and Sunday in Manchester, the guests
of Mrs. Alice Farr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Card of All
burn with their family of children
passed the Fourth with his parents Mr.
and Mrs n. S. card.
Mrs. Mary E. Thomas has gone to
Bath for & visit among relatives.
James, Paris has returned from a
few weeks visit with his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Chapman al
Dresden.
Miss Ella Pratt has returned from
visit to friends on Cliff Island.
Mr. and Mrs Levi Danforth of Liteh.
| field were guests Saturday Of Mrs
Danforth' > parents. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
! 7, aIhrooi-& ,Cot2oI ~ 4 ~" 4
i~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-08

A telegram was received by E. r.
Weston yesterday announcing the
death of Mark Harden, formerly OF
Augusta, which occurred at Charles
town. Mass. Monday night. Mr.. Har-
den was wcll-known in the city and
at the time of the "Count-out War"
in 1879 he was employed as a clerk In
the office of the secretary OF state
He was a charter member or Asylum
Lodge, No. 70, 1. 0. F., of TINS CITY,
and was 65 years old. The WIDOW
survives. The telegram stated that
funeral services would probably be
held at Charlestown Thursday.
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FiREPROOF SCHOOL.
Ten Rooms of Ashland Ward Building
Will Cost $64,884.

Ashland, Mo, July 7.-Plans for the
Ashland ward school, to be built at
Twenty Fourth and Elmwood avenue,
specify that the building is to be fire
proof throughout. The Ashland school
is designed for an eighteen room build
ing, but only ten rooms will be built
now. The ten rooms are to cost about
$49,SS4. The plumbing and heating
work will be extra and amounts to
$4,000.
The Ashland school will be the first
fireproof ward school in the city The
only other school building which is
fireprOof is the Westport High school.
On account of building material and
labor being cheaper at this time than
for the last four or five years, the cost
of building the Ashland school of
fireproof material will not be any
more than the cost of the similar
buildings built of other material dur
ing the last two years.
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FORTY BUSHELS AN ACRE.
One Saline County, Kansas, Farmer:
Wheat Yields Well.

Salna. Kans, July Wesley
Kouns, farmer residing two and a
half miles west of Salina, has sold the
wheat from one of the tracts which
he threshed this week. He threshed
$40 bushels from twenty acres, or an
average of forty and one-half bushels
an acre. The grain tested sixty-three
pounds. The price for new wheat
here is IS cents.
Other reports coming in from various
parts of the county are to the effect
that the grain is turning out much bet
ter than was expected before harvest.
am! it is declared that the general
yield will run from twenty to forty
bushels to the acre.
BY the last of this week there will
be very little wheat left standing in
this part of the state. The farmers
haze taken advantage of every minute
of the good weather.
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The following members have re-
ported back from Through: John II.
Breed from Lynn; John Hawskworth
from Prodidence; Sylvester E. Hines
from keene, N. H.; James II. Dugan
from Stoneham. Mass; Henry T.
Latham from Waterville; Richard
Webb from Fail River; Timothy
Crowley from New Bedford: John
Cordrey from Houlton: Michael Car
ncy from WATERFOWL, Mass. Michael
Bradley, Charles G. Rick, Randolph
Caldwell, Herman J. Smith. from Bos-
ton: Thomas Johnson and James c.
Byrne from Providence
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WALDO.
PALERMO CENTER,

Rev f. E. Morse of Morrill, has
moved into the Hillman Crommett
house. He has accepted the pastor.
ate of the first and second Baptist
churches of this town.
Miss Sadie Moody of Bangor is visit
ing her sister, Mrs Wendell Turner.
Miss Viola Turner, who is teaching
in Massachusetts is passing her vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Aaron Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Hustus of Au-
gusta visited her father. Walter Smell
of this place Saturday, returning tC
Augusta Sunday accompanied by her
father, who will remain with them a
short time.
Silas Bowler and w. w. Turner went
to Bangor last week as delegates to
the Republican state convention.
Mrs. Wendell Turner who has been
visiting in Randolph and East Pitts
ton returned home Friday accom-
panied by her sister.