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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-05
The Conviction Of Senator Mitchell


There is profound sympathy for Sen.
ator Mitchell all over Oregon, now that
he has been found guilty by a jury at
Portland.
For two years the government secret
service men have followed on his trail
aud pursued the methods Of the Rus.
sian spies aud detectives
The old man, In his simplicity
TRUSTED HIS PARTNER AND PRI.
vATE SECRETARY TO PROTECT
HIM IN HIS HOUR OF GREATEST
DANGER.
What law partnership, or even bust.
ness partnership, does not contain
transactions that could be construed
into guilt with such witnesses, under
threats Of conviction and promises Of
reward aud Immunity
II is fortunate that married men
and women are prohibited from thus
being made witnesses against each 9th.
er, or there are few homes that could
not be broken up or few friendships
that could not be invaded.
The charge Of praetieing before the
departments for pay is one that can be
brought against many senators.
What would become Of men like De.
pew and Platt, Of New York, IL that
law Is enforeodi AND SCORES OF
OTHER sENAToRs9
The journal did not help elect seua
tor Mitchell, ID did not get into bed
with him, politically, as did Editor
scott, OF the oregonian. But It ha,
tried to treat him fairly.
II has stood up for fair treatment fol
the whole Oregon delegation, and doe
50 sthl Il would not stand by idl,
and indifferently IL any political or per
sonal friend or enemy accused.
], does not believe ia The method
that are being employed by the gov
, eFnment In some Of these eases. Il
RELIEVES TIE JURORS ARE TER
RoRIzED BY THE PRESS AND TIN
. GOVERNMENT.
+, One juror dissented in the sorrense
4 ease, and is now under indictment, an
Il stands to reason that rigorous pol
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-05

One Of the Journals newsboys says
ho has a "hypnotisic wheel" Pa
irons sometimes complain of getting
their papers late, and this may account
for il.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-05
Kssplng tha Monsr n Homa-

On salcm day 1900 people went to
Portland aed that city got about sl5.,
ooo Of good Salem money.
Hut that was duty salem owed To
The exposition, which Is a state affair
and salem people nobly performed
their duty.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-05
X-RAYS

Something popped in Salem yester'
day.
All Salem smelled like-well-a
shooting gallery.
Averill's recitation was about the
Cats-and-pyjamas.
Anyway our celebration was not
continuous talkfest.
The Reform School band-brass
band--is a Jo Dandy.
sss
The scent Of the freeracker and
bomb still fingers with US.
And yet there are some people think
Portland can play ball.
Wonder what's become Of John
Wallacei Don't ask the police.
There were 5000 seats all right, but
places to put them were wanting.
Did the eagle scream in Salem on
the Fourthi Well / should say yes.
Only woman can sit on the ground
gracefully-practiced it putting on her
shoes.
But sayi Halle Parrish Hinges was
not here. Although she is married,
she is Missed.
The reform school boys turned out
a fine brand of musie-but it was
grandstand play.
It's all right to 60 on a tear, but
the next day gets in the comparative
degree and is "terror."
go
II is possible that oregon's con-
gressmen did not pass the most glori'
Gus Fourth of their lives yesterday
One Of the Journals newsboys says
he has a "hypnotisic wheel" Pa
irons sometimes complain Of getting
their papers late, and this may account
for il.
Ella Higginson wants Bert Hoffman
to change his name, because she does
not like it. Now suppose everyone
who didn't like the euphOny of Hig-
ginson should ask the lady to change,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-05
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY NOR.
NAL SCHOOL.

The Summer Normal school will open
June Goth, and will continue seven
weeks, ending August 10th, the day pre-.
eeding the annual examinations.
The tuition viii be $40 for the term
Of seven weeks, or 80 per week for a
shorter time.
Special attention will be paid to all
studies leading TO the examination for
certificates. Address
PROF. @. o. BOYER, A. B.,
Secretary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-05
Change Of Dict.

She said "Give us our daily bread
Then heaved little sigh,
And said, Tomorrow night, mamma
Elm going to pray for pie.'
Fort Worth Record.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-05
T0 H. E .As
ihe EIn1 You Have Always Bought
CO.; '':;.''' !; ''' G,%,;.z.Nzz9l ), Z; !;

rhe Southern Pacific Company
Will sell tickets, Salem to Boswell
Springs and return up to and including
September 80, 1905, 1905, limited to 80
days, rate Of $5.55. o-o'u
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
WHOSE IS IT,

recent occurrence in New York may be the means of causing some nice legal complications and questions for the lawyers to squabb1e over In dig ging under the site of the old Macy mansion a rusty iron box was found which it was reported contained $780, 000. The money is in the hands of the contractor for the work being done. and he proposes to use it. or so much of it as is necessary, to fight the Macy heirs if any of them turn up and claim the treasure.
 That may all be very well for Con- tractor Meehan, but by what right can he hold the money? As we under stand the circumstances, he did not find the box, but it was found by one of the employees under him. An au- thority on this question declares that "in point of law the finder of lost prop erty is entitled to hold it until the owner can be found" That being the case, the man who dug up the box seems to have a better title to it than any one else does, except the man who buried it,. and we suspect that if any of the heirs of Macy come forward they are likely to have a difficult job proving their titlc to it. As a con- temporary put 1t. some fine and novel legal points will probably result from the case"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
A SMALL BUSINESS.

The Boston Herald is kicking Justify against the bill introduced by Con- gressman Hull by which General Miles will not be allowed to draw his full pay, but only the half pay of a re- tired officer if he is appointed Adjutant General of Massachusetts. Mir. Hull denies that it was aimed at Miles, in- the grade of Major. but being intro- duced just at the time 1t was, the in- ference is unavoidable that Miles was its object. The Herald declares that "Congressmen Hill and Grosvenor are the types of politicians equel to busi- ness of this cheap character. and the political whip having been cracked, the members of the majority party in the House seemed to consider 1t necessary to do in this respect as they were told to do."
 The Herald argues that the way to make the State militia effective. and to fix it for good service in time of war. is to put efficient army officers over them when 1t can be done, and 1t thinks "the Government can we'll af- ford to pay the small addition re- quired." We suspect that the cost had very little to do with 1t. We of the South have little reason for caring what course Is pursued toward General Miles, but all the same we dislike to see our Government engaging in small business of this nature. If 1t requires special act of Congress to prevent his getting what the existing laws give him. our opinion is that the members might engage in better business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
CetterS tc tbs Gdftor
Noble DeVOtie. Shhff1ald Ala Ian n 100


 Editor The Advertisers:
 I inclose you two letters which will explain themselves. They both refer to clipping from letter I wrote you something since which seems to have awakened some interest and may lead to making history. The publication of these letters 1 hope will call out from some of the survivors of those who were with us at Fort Morgan ad- ditional facts in regard to the death of Noble Devotie. Alabama seeded on the 11th day of January 1861. Governor A. E. Moore, who then lived at Marion, Ala, wired Captain Robert Royston just before the ordinance was passed saying that Alabama would secede and that if our company, the Marion Rifles, would offer their services to theNState. we would be placed first on the honor roll. (Dr) Captain Royston called a few of us hurriedly together and we wired to the Governor offering our ser vices which were accepted. We left Marion on the 18th day of January and went directly to Fort Morgan. stop ping only a few hours in Mobile. I would like to know if the Marion Rifles are the first on the roll. When we got to Fort Morgan there were two Mobile companies there, The Mobile Rifles and the Continental Guards.
 Respectfully.
 James R. Grove,
 November 30, 1904. Captain James R. Grove, Sheffield, Ala. My Dear Captain Crowe-I noticed a clipping in the Confederate Veteran" published at Nashville, Tenn, taken from The Montgomery Advertiser, in which you published a very interesting item concerning the first victim of the war between the States, and giving an account of the death of Noble Devotie. am the son of Confederate veteran who fought throughout the war and very naturally this is of very great in- terest to me. But besides this Noble Leslie Devotie was the founder of a college fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsi- Ion, while student at the University Of Alabama, Tuscaloosa and as a mem- Der of this fraternity which has since grown into national society with ten thousand members, l am especially in terested.
 If you can give me some information regarding the life of young Devotie up to the time of his death I can as sure you that you will have conferred upon the fraternity of which he was the founder, very esteemed favor.
 Were you personally acquainted with him? Do you recall any thing of his personal traits and character? In fact can you give us any information anything which might relate to him and be of greatest interest to us.
 A national convention of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity with about three hundred delegates will assemble in Memphis in December and it is very probable that sufficient funds will be voted to care for the grave of Devotie and erect a monument in his memory Of course anything before this time would be of unusual interest
 While this organization stands as a beautiful monument to a noble South erner it Is right and proper that we
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
DInerences in Temperature.

That was remarkable difference in temperature Sunday night between Montgomery and Birmingham" said a citizen this morning. The lowest that the mercury reached in Montgomery was IS degrees and in Birmingham it dropped to II degrees.
 A difference of four degrees is quite unusual and out of proportion to the difference of less than 100 miles in latitude.
 People rcsorted Sunday night to various methods of keeping warm. One of them, l understand, was very cf- ficacious with several people. This was to spread layer of old news papers between comforts to exclude the air.
 The only objection to be raised, of course, is that when one who is so pro- tected against the cold sounds like q department store when he turns over"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17

believe our parades are more artistic thna those of other. cities and visitor from a great distance who once goes to Mobile to Mardi Gras invariably makes a second trip"
 It was learned yesterday that there is a probability that the Montgomery City Band will furnish music for the Mobile Carnival.
 Mir. Lee Crenshaw, a popular young Montgomerian, has returned home after an extended visit to Georgia and Florida.
 Messrs c. L. Ruth, E. L. Holt and Duncan May returned yesterday from hunting trip to Florida.
 Hon. W. o. Long. of Abbeville, State Senator from Henry County. spent yes terday in Montgomery.
 Messrs. J. H. Raynor and c. R. Rus sell of Union Springs, are in Mont gomery.
 Hon. w. o. Mulkey of Geneva. and Hon. M. sollie of Ozark, are at Clan ceys.
 MT. James H. West has gone to Eastern cities on a business trip.
 Messrs J. H. Wilkinson and J. F, Sanders of Elba are in town.
 MT E. N Loftin, of Troy, spent yes terday in Montgomery.
 MT. P. A. Mcdaniel of Abbeville, is a visitor in the city. f. MT. R. H. Walker of Dothan, was at the New Mabson.
 Homo. A. H. Merrill of Eufaula, is in Montgomery.
 Mir. c. P. Williams of Opelika, is in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
GUILTY. BUT DRUNK.

The notorious Duke case which has of late been ocoupying considerable space in the newspapers again brings up the question of whether drunken ness is valid defence against prose- cution. The woman claims to be the wife of Brodie Duke, and he claims that he was drunk when he married her. or we believe the plea of insanity is to be set up as a defence against her claims and the demands of the law. It Is set out however. by those who profess to know the facts that he was not insane before he went on Il drunken debauctl with the woman, and if he married her while drunk he should stick to her.
 The Chicago Journal mentions. two recent instances of very much the same nature. In one New York man. whom it refers to as "a senile million aire.'' went on six weeks debauch with depraved women, and when it was over found that he was married to one of them. Now he wants to be relieved from his marriage ties. claim ing that he was not in his senses when he married the woman. The other case mentioned by The Journal is of the son of a rich Chicago man. He went on a spree with a chorus girl in which they both admit that they were continuously drunk for four days, and when he came to his senses he learned that they were married. In this case the marriage was. annuiied, though we do not know on what grounds.
 These are three noted cases which are of recent occurrepce, and in each of which the guilty but drunk plea is made for the man in the case. Then the question comes up. if that plea serves in a civil case, why is 1t not a defense in a criminal case? As The Journal puts 1t, If q man Is to be al- lowed to plead drunkenness as a de- fense against fulfilling his obligations, he must, in ethics and in logic, be al. lowed to plead 1t in extenuation of crime"
 We'll, why not? If man com mits matrimony while drunk and can successfully evade the consequences of the act, 1t is hard to see why he should be held to account for any other act committed under like conditions. Logic is logic" and if there's any fault in that we don't see 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
MnrdI Grns in MohlIe.

We're going to have the greatest show this year that has ever been witt messed"
 This is q Mobile man talking of the forthcoming Mardi Gras Carnival in the Gulf City. The Mobile man had just come off train and his face lighted with pleasure as he talked of the pro- gress of Mobile. It has come to pass that Mobile men, when they go away from home, talk with enthusiasm Of their town.
 "Yessirree.' the Mobile man went on If you want to see the greatest show on earth make your Arrangements to go to Mobile in March. You know Mardi Gras falls later than usual this year.
 Tn recent years we have advertised our carnival throughout the country and people come from the extreme northwest to participate in it. We
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
One Day Only.

LeXington IN. CD Dispatch.
 It took just one day for a Republi- can Congress to get ride of Congress- man. Roberts, a Democratic Mormon A Republican Senate has been investi- gating Senator Smoot, a Republican Mormon, for over q year, and now we are assured that the investigation can hardly be completed in another year In the meantime Shoot is a fuil-fiedg- ed Senator, while Roberts was not even permitted to be sworn in.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17

How the Republicans gerrymander and violate all sense of fairness and justice is fairly stated by an exchange which says: Dakota, area 148,549 square miles, was divided by the Re- publicans in order that they might get four Senators instead of two. Arizona and New Mexico, area 23es57 square miles will be combined by the Repub- licans. if they can carry their project through. in order that there shall not be ness- chan two Democratic Senators out Of possible four"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
Total :. .. .. .$2sO, Ss4 ,oOO

More than twenty-five ago Alabama made an honorable and satisfactory ad- 5ustnlent of her bonded debt and has promptly met every installment of in- terest.aAsT There were few hundred thousand dollars, notably M. and E. Railroad bonds. for which no provision was made. because of proven bribery in connection with the Legislation which securad the endorsement. With these few Exceptions Alabama re-arranged her obligations and in a manner in every way creditable. Her bonded ob- ligatlons are less than Sl0,00O.O0 and The Advertiser wants 1t proclaimed from the housetops that there has been no repudiation of debt by this State, Mir. Mark Sullivan ought in fairness and justice to revise his statement and go to better sources for informa- tion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
NOTABLE MEN OF ALABAMA.
By Joel C. DubOse In Two Handsomely
 Bound Volumes Is Out,

Bound Volumes Is Out,
 A citizen of Montgomery, a compe- tent critic says of it as follows:
 ''The two volumes contain a par tial and imperfect list of the Notable men Of the State. Some of the most notable men are totally omitted, while othtJs never heard foutside the county of their residence, are quite prominently presefited. Those who notoriety-they are all mentioned there in as Notable" This greatly dimin- ishes it's value as authoritative and shows it to be d mere catch penny'' production of very little merit"
 A subscriber who has received and carefully examined 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17

An alligator from where the eggs are matched in an incubator is new Arkansas industry. If the manager of it can get plenty of alligator hens to lay the eggs he ought to make money raising the animals.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
Dowie Is n BIrA

BIrmlngham Ledgere
 Old Dowie is a bifd. Some Mormons intended to go to Zion City to try to convert the people. Dowie got all his machinery ready to demolish the in terlopers if they dared enter his city. At the same time he howls about op- pressioR for opinions sake, if any one interferes with his efforts to make con Verts to his graft.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17

The Advertiser acknowledges receipt of The Portland oregonian's annual number of 1905. The illustrations of this number cover every feature of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition that will be held in Portland between June lst and October 18th, next. There Is vast amount of matter of great public interest. The Ex- position will be opened on June 1st, entirely free from debt The follow ing are the amounts that have been appropriated by the Government and by the different State Legislatures re- spectively, for the support and main- tenance of the Portland Exposition:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17

When the fond parents have deter mined to call the coming baby Robert. and it turns out to be the other kind, they compromise on Roberta. In a re- cent instance they had settled on Mau-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
Can we'll Afford It.
| Birmingha

! Any community can well afford to get rid of the fellows that go about speaking disparagingly of it, and busy ing themselves to pull it down. The ter for the town. Long faces and chronic kicking never yet helped a town with outsiders and never did it any good at home. What towns need these days is the man who has faith in them and inspires faith among oth- CTS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17

What good does 1t do for Mir. Tag gart to tell us that the Democrats had no chance to carry the recent election? :? Might as well tell us that the Confed- eracy had no chance to win.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
A Diversion.
Mobile Itcn

MODIIt IICn
 In the states where legislatures are in session there was never known such a rush of bills. In the same connection 1t Is said that poker playing is on the decline. This may explain The bills are in the form of a diversion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
PerhRnn It Does.

bIIIIITHB WdW Age-HeIaIu.
 Colonel Harvey says that the Ameri- can newspapers should be like the American gentleman. Does that mean the American newspapers should swear every time 1t feels like it?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
Frenzied Finance.

GdQSucn Journal.
 Having paid something like two and a half millions for the French surveys for lock and high level canal the abandonment of such construction in favor of sea level canal would look something like frenzied finance to us.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
Total. .. .. .. .. .....E1,510,OO

The Advertiser wishes to repeat it's often expressed admiration for it's Or egon contemporary. It is one of the best and ablest papers published in the United States and Portland may well be proud to claim so able and sturdy a champion. It is not improper in this connection to state that the Lewis and Clark Exposition will be we'll worthy of attending.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17

What's in namc?" asks Billy Shakespeare. He should have lived to see how Pennsylvania looks on her Governor and his name. and we sus- pect he would not have asked the ques7 tion,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
IT IS DISGUsTED.

If The Sacramento Bee has not al- ready repented of it's support of Roose- welt, it must be fast reaching that point. It supported him with the zeal that usually marks the course of young converts, but almost from the day of election 1t has been lambasting him with more real bitterness than any of his political opponents have done. In recent issue it prods him unmer- cifully for what it calls his officious interference with Congress, and thinks things must be coming to a pretty pass if the President, not content with carrying out the enactments of the law-making body. is presuming to in- struct representatives of the people what laws they shall make" and adds:
 If the conservative, sober, business fnterest3 of the esc0UfftrsGAthe promoters of industrial -consolidRtioRs, the finan- ciers. brokers.S railroad managers and money 1enders-whether sane or fren- ziedv-were to speak plainly in this matter. they would tell President Roosevelt to mind his own business But would 1t do any good? Would not the effect of such frank and whole some admonition be to make him the more stubbornly bent on pursuing his lheadstrong course, his hoyish desire to have his own way. no matter how greatly vested rights may suffer?
 We might sympathize with The Bee in its disgust, but at the same time we feel tempted to ask on what ground 1t bases it's right to complain. or why should It express surprise? It knew as we'll before it went into the support of Roosevelt what manner of man he was as it knows since his election. It had had ample opportunity to know him and to know what he might be expected to do. He is the same Roose- welt and is following the same head strong inclinations now that he did be- fore. The Bee has not been deceived
 played for sucker or otherwise inn posed on. It is getting what it had good right to expect and what it de- serves. If we might presume to offer advice we would tell 1t to go out into 1 the back yard and fling up"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17

Scotch hlgh-balls as a preventive of pneumonia, is one of the latest medical fads that we have heard of. If it is effective there are some men who will be immune for all time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17

rice but the baby didn't fit. so they call 1t Mauresn. That let them out easy. and they have the satisfaction of new name. we suspect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17

The game of tax lodging by the wealthy New Workers, is now on and from what we have seen they appeaV to be making their usual record.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
Wbat Stale Papers
 Hre Saying
Good Advice.

TallaueRa Reporter.
 We have said it before, and now re- peat it, that our farmers might try a little tobacco and peanuts in their di- versificaton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17

The Tennessee Legislature proposes to tax bachelors. and refuses to pass law to. punish pistol-toters. Tt is to laugh as the French say. f