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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-31
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Chicago. Dec 21.-Forecast for Kan
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-31

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-10
LAWYERS PETITION FOR
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
FOR JAMES A. FINCH
LETTER WRITTEN PRISONERS
MOTHER DENYING THAT HER SON EVER
TREATED HER WITH ANY, THING BUT
GREAT KINDNESS

Governor Benson is denying him
self to all visitors these days, except
ing for short time afternoons, ow-
ing TO the pressure brought to bear
on him to consider testimony and
correspondence in the Finch and
DAILY cases. A petition signed by
about 80 members of the bar arrived
today, headed by ex-Judge Henry
McGinn, the prominent criminal law
yer, asking that executive clemency
be extended TO James A. Finch,
member of the bar, and former news
paper man at Albany, Salem and
Portland.
Some prominent men are on the
petition like ID. Soils Cohen, w. X.
Strobe, w. G. Vaughn, Oglesby
Young, A. G. Emmons, b. s. Pague,
W. A. Carter, L. Lomax, j. M.
Long, Maturin l.. Pipes, Newton Nc
Coy, VIM. Foley and J.. C. Shillock.
Letter From Finch's Mother.
The following letter from Mrs.
Finch is in denial OF the charge that
her son ever neglected or aban-
doned her at Salem or Albany:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-10
Cleveland Gets Report OF an
Earthquake and at the
Same Time Jamaica
Is Cut Out.
EARTHQUAKE FEARED
ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE
ISLAND is SEVERED AND THE
WORST RESULTS ARE FEARED.
NO CONNECTION WITH THE
ISLAND is NOW POSSIBLE.

Halifax, N. s., Nov. 1O.--Consid-
cradle anxiety is being felt here for
the safety of the island of Jamaica.
No communication has been re-
ceived from Kingston since Satur-
day, when a fierce hurricane was rag
ing, 1t is probable that land COM
munication was interrupted by the
storm, but it is not believed that II
could wrecks the cable line which
connects Kingston with this city. 1t
is feared here that another earth
quake has visited the island and
wrecked the cable.
The steamer Amanda, from Hall
fax, went aground off the west end
of Jamaica last Friday. The vessel
was floated that night, and must
have encountered the hurricane.
Nothing has been heard from it
since.
New York, Nov. 1O.-It was an
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-10
The WonderfuI story of Borax.

j. L. Smith, of the Pacific Borax
company, is in the city and may
again show the "2O-Mule Team"
borax works of California and New
ada, There is perhaps no more in
teresting story in all the wild legends
of gold mining than the story of
borax w. T. Coleman first ex-
plotted borax, then others. Teals
Marsh, the Gillis desert, dozens OF
other places, called attention to borax
but it was only when "Borax" Smith
discovered the vast bodies of sodium
borate," which he having married
w. T. Coleman's daughter called
"Colmanite," that the borax field
was covered. The hundreds of mill.
ions of Rockefeller's will fade and be
nothing when the borate kings are on
top, for a substitute may be found
for petroleum products, but never
any for borax.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-10
Secretary BaIIinger Authorizes
His Attorneys to Bring
Suit Against News
paper for Libel.
HAS A HARD FIGHT
ONLY THING THAT EVER GOT
THROUGH THE PRESS WAS A
RAT, AND HE WAS BOTH FLAT
TENED AND SPEECHLESS AT
END OF THE TRIP.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. ]

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 10.-Secre-
tary Ballinger has placed in the
hands of New York firm of lawyers
the CLAWS article appearing in the
advance sheets of Golfers Weekly,
with instructions to proceed against
the publishers if, in their estima-
ton, a charge of libel can be sus-
tanned.
Secretary Ballinger does not hest
tate to brand the CLAWS statements
as unfounded and "a tissue of false
hoods" and he hopes to be able to
bring the Collier house before the
courts for what he believes to be
their reckless publication 81 this
sensational article. The secretary
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-10
Workers of the World
Get Into the Front
at Spokane and TrOu-
BILE May Result.
THE Big FIGHT is ON.
SPOKANE HAS FORCED THE
FIGHT THAT FOR TWENTY
YEARS THE NATION HAS TRIED
TO AVOID-IT is THE PRINCI-
PAL OF UNION VS.. NON-UNION.

Spokane, Wash, Nov. I0.--A re-
port scurrent here this morning
that the Citizens Alliance is forming
to take a hand in the police fight
against the Industrial Workers OF
the World. This will bring about a
situation like that which existed in
Goldfield and Cripple Creek during
thp labor troubles in those places.
The police have taken an aban-
doned school house for jail rooms,
and have moved 80 prisoners there,
The situation is becoming so Sc
rious that the leaders of the revolt
are having difficulty in securing suf-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-10

nounced here that the West Indian
cables are working only as far as
Santiago de Cuba, and that commu-
nication south of that point ceased
last night.
The officials of the cable company
do not know whether the interrup-
ton was due to a hurricane or an
earthquake, The cables have been
working poorly since Saturday, when
the hurrican ewas reported.
No connection with Jamaica is pos
sible at this time.
This fact, taken in connection
with the reports from Halifax, that
the British cable line is also out of
commission, leads to considerable
uneasiness here.
The report that Cleveland's seis-
mograph registered a terrific earth
quake shock last night is the cause
of apprehension, though the figures
at Cleveland indicate that the quake
was much farther away than ia
maica.
Havana, Cuba, Nov. 1O.-This city
lost cable communication with King
ston, Jamaica, last. night, about the
same time that the land line via
Santiago failed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-10

admits that he is considerably .em-
barrassed just at this time, so far as
concerns his ability to issue any ade-
quate reply to the CLAWS article, be-
cause of the fact that he desires
very particularly not in any way to
affect the Cunningham hearings,
which will soon be heard in Seattle.
However, as soon as the cabinet is
able to meet with the president,
next week, the matter will be taken
up, and it is possible that Mr.. Taft
may recommend that a reply be
made Immediately.
That a reply will ultimately be
made, is definitely asserted by the
secretary.
The secretary has completed his
first annual report, and as soon as
the president has reviewed it, it will
be published. This report, Mr.. Bal
nnger says, will convince the con-
servative element of tine country that
they have nothing whatever to fear
from the future policies of the pres
ent secretary of the interior, in re-
gard to preservation of natural re-
sources.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-10
Salem, Ore. Nov. Q. 1909.

Salem, ore, Nov. 8, 1909.
Editor Journal; VIII you kindly
give me space in your valuable pa
per, in order that may Offset a few
of the false misrepresentation. The
Capital Journal of November 8, 1909,
says: Friends of j. A. are busy.
His wife and mother are staying at
Salem. The mother is 80 years old
and has had an interview with Gov
ernor Benson. Her plea is offset by
the charge that when Finch lived
with her at Albany he neglected her,
and the neighbors frequently came
to her relief. This is one OF the
most absurd and basest of false
hoods that could fill a groveling and
spiteful mind. Yes, we're staying at
Salem, and inSend TO stay here, with
Gods help. until we see the out
come Of this unfortunate affair,
even though the worst should come.
Would l not be an unnatural moth
er were / to desert a son at such
tnme as this; a son that was always
loving and kind TO his dear deceased
(Continued on Page a.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-10
Logging Car Breaks Loose and
Comes Crashing Down a
Steep Grade Into
Passenger Car.
NO CHANCE TO ESAPE
OUT OF THE 20 PASSENGERS AT
LEAST 1s ARE KILLED AND
NONE ESCAPE FEAFUL MUIR
les, OF WHICH MANY MAY
DIE-FRIGHTFUL SCENE.
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Vancouver, B. c., Nov. To-
Fourteen or fifteen persons were
killed, according to latest reports in
the accident which occurred about
6:30 o'clock this morning on the
New Westminster line of the British
Columbia Electric railway. Various
accounts of the accident are now CIV
en-, but all details SEEM to tally in
one respect. A heavy car loaded
with big timbers, broke away from
a train which was proceeding ahead
of the interurban car from Vancouv-
er at the incline at point between
Lakeview and Collingwood stations.
The runaway came with terrifying
momentum on the passenger car and
swept everything clean down to the
level of the seats. There we're about
25 persons in the car, and not one
had chance to escape.
According to one of the injured.
who gave a short interview with a
reporter, Motorman Thorborn yelled
warning to the passengers as he
saw the big car bearing down on him
and then tried to jump to safety. He
was caught by the runaway, and the
life crushed out of him. His dead
body has been brought TO the city
with others, and are at local under
takers.
The following bodies have been
identified by articles on the remains:
T, Bowes, Grandview.
r. s. Lyons.
T. Farmer. y g-
J. r. Stevens. q
j. H. Crowther. 112 Sixth avenue,
Vancouver.
William Johnson, conductor.
w. Stevens. ts a.
T. e. Holland. x
George Thorborn, motorman.
S. M. Mitchell.
A s.. Wilkinson.
Harry Dayton, of Ross & Howard's
foundry.
Thomas Tuttle, or Turtle.
Injured:
r. B. Jepson.
Unidentified man.
The bodies were so mutIlated as
to be unrecognlzable. All the killed
are men.
A. Johnston, who assisted in extri-
eating the dead and injured from
the wreck, was returning home from
his work at the time of the accident.
He got off the which was in the
wreck and was proceeding TO his
home when he heard a terrible crash
"All was still for moment" said
Johnston, "and then / heard cries
md means, and at once knew that
collision had taken place. hast
'ned TO the scene as quickly as pos
iible. II was still almost dark, but
he sight that met my eyes was in
iescribable, and for a moment
stood paralyzed. Afterwards, /,
With others, who began arriving at
he scene, commenced tightening the
imber and wreckage of those whom
We saw pinned down. There wore
20 many cries for help all at the
Iame time we hardly knew where to
start first The heavy 12xt2 tim
lers were piled and scattered ali
'yer the Injured, which took the
many willing workers what seemed
Ike hours to clear away. We took
'ut ~ bodies up 10 the time / was
orced 10 abandon the rescue work
through exhaustion. think that
everything was done by the company
,0IofoIa noualhIa
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-10

Continued on Page 81
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-10
GOVERNOR
HIMSELF
is IMMUNE:

In order to confine himself strictly
to examining the petitions for the
commutation of James Finch, SEN
fenced to hang here Friday, and those
of Harry Daily, the other man to
swing, Governor Benson locked him
self up in his home this morning and
gave orders not to disturb him.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-10

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-10

Continued on Page ~
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-10

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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-31
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.

CENTENARY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
cHURcHIRev A. c. Mccrea, .; p , ppas'or'
Which?" Sunday school 2:sO p. m Epworth
7 Le5s p. m PrSF subieet. Keeping c%roaned,S The
preacher at both morning and evening services
will be Rev. b. II. Mccoy.
CENTRAL METHopIsT EPIscoPAL
William II. Morgan, .. D., pastor. 7:4o p. M
preaching service; sermon by Rev, Geolse E
G poushertY r. pa porrb el " subject brsase will he
What Think Ye of Christi 2:So p. M, Sab
bath school 342 p: m opep,air Gospel ut sery-
pastor OF Sanford Avenue NJ. 2. Church. East
Orange, will deliver the address. DR.; McCoy's
subject will be "Citizens of Two Worlds" p.
M. Epworth League ve5per service. Tuesday,
s p. m, prayer service; C.. L. Pitts in charge.
Thursday. $ p. m, class meeting.
FRANKLIN STREET METHODIST EPISCO-
PAL CHURCH-Services; $50, early devo-
tional meeting. Preaching by Rev. Mr.. Cad
mus at 1880. Nesper service, open-air, 7:15,
followed by song service In church. All well
come.
ROsEVILIB METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH, corner orange street and Bathgste
place-Dorr Frank Diefendcrf. minister. Morn.
ing worship at 1880 O'Clock The sacrament or
the Lords Supper will be administered by the
Rev. Henry Bice. Evening worship and sermon
at f:45 O'Clock, by the Rev. B. F. Dickson:
subject, IAN Uuwise Choice" Mems meeting
$50 a. m. Sunday school 2:S0 ?. m. Mid-week
service for prayer and praise Tuesday evening
ST. LUKE's METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH, Clinton avenue-James Monroe
Taber. ir, d. D., pastor. Young Mems Union
at ais a. m. Sunday school at $50 y. m.
During the Sundays in July and the first Sun
day Of August this church VIII hold union
services with the First Congregational Church,
In their church.
ST. PAUBS METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH. Broad and Marshall st~reets-Preach-
ing by Rev. W. G. Galloway, D. D, acting
pastor. residence 81 South Tenth street, 1880
a. IN. No evening services. Morning services
throughout the summer.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

LINCOLN PARK oPEN-AIR MEETINGS
The Children's Temple open-air meetings in
Lincoln Park Sunday afternoon = o'clock. The
speaker will be Rev. S. K. Braun. supeerin-
tendent of the Hebrew Gospel Mission. of this
city. Mr.. Abram ]. Versoy will sing. Sun
day evening meeting s o'clock in Temple Hall,
ISL Elm street. The Children's Temple will
have an excursion to North Beach. Long
Island. by the steamer Isabel. Monday. August
.. . O'Clock sharp. Boat leaves Cook & Genung
dock, foot of Jersey street. Adult tickets, 40
cents: children tickets, 25 cents.
NEWARK LIGHTHOUSE CHAPEL. 100
Green street, near Liberty-Sabbath school AS.
An old-time Methodist love-feast $3.50, and cos
mopolitan meeting at 1890, An open-air meet
ing will precede each service. Friends from
New York, Jersey City and Elizabeth will take
part, Everybody welcome. A. r. Codding,
orEanist.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION,
107 Halsey street-Henry A. Cozzens, Secretary.
Workers Training Glass will meet 9:15 Sun
day morning. led by l.. W. Aigeltinger. At
8 p. m. the Yoke Fellows Bible Glass will be
taught by F. w. Newman In the Frelinghuy-
sen room. The association will again join a
number Of churches in conducting a service
in Military Park at $50 p. m. Or Monday, s
p. m, Mr.. Newman will meet the members of
the converts class. All welcome.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-31
CONTRACTS FILED.

These contracts were filed in the county
clerks office today:
B. Fl. Clark, owner, with w. f. Honder-
ly & Co, contractors, carpenter work, 1928;
Sixteenth street.
j. Marshall & Ball, owners, with Charles
Stopper, contractor, painting work, 1857;
Broad street. Same owners with C. f.
Mcguire, contractor, plumbing work. $1S3;
same premises.
Charles M. 5hipman, owner, with
Charles Oliver, contractor. mason work,
$2,121; Parker street. Same owner with
j. S. Shaw, contractor, carpenter work.
S., $751;; same premises. Same owner with
Charles Stopper, contractor, painting work,
$597; same premises. Same owner with
Theodore Geiser & Sons, contractors,
plumbing and heating work, s1,1s5; same
premises.
A. j. States, owner, with J. Wassmer,
contractor. carpenter work, 1855; Clinton
and Orange avenues. Irvington. Same
owner with f. Boerger Plumbing Com
pany, contractors, plumbing work. 1885;
same premises. Same owner with Charles
Hayward, contractor. electrical work. SIS;
same premises. Same owner with Chris
Matthews, contractor, mason work, 81, $50;
aame premises. same owner with C. e.
Hecht, contractor, painting work, $2s5;
A. S. and s. A. Pearce. owners. with
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-31
MASTER LISSNER HOLDS
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
Playmates Guests of the Little
Fellow at Party.

Mrs. Benjamin P. Lissner, of 10 Bald
win avenue, gave a delightful chill
dren's party at her residence this aft
ernoon, in honor of the third birthday
of her small son, Jack Lissner.
A Punch and Judy show, given by a
professional from New York, was the
star feature of the afternoon. The
antics of the wicked old Punch, his
faithful Judy and all the rest were
watched with zest. Later the man
performed wonderful tricks of magic.
Games and music We're also enjoyed,
and later refreshments were served.
The tables were prettily decorated in
red. In the centre was a huge Jack
Horner pie, from which gay ribbons
extended to each plate. When the
children pulled the ribbons. dainty lit
tie toys, n for each, popped out of the
pie. Altogether, it was a most success
full party.
Master Jack received many handsome
gifts. Among his small guests were:
Barbara Holzner, Richard Cohn, Dor
othy n William Epstein, Maxine
Bernstein. Bernard and Frances
Strauss, Of Madison; William e. Leh-
mann, jr.. of Madison; Frances Eek
house, Belle Scheuer, Fannie Singer,
Philip Bloom, Bernice and Estelle Ro-
sen, Myer Mock, Grace Steiner, Norman
Mas, Caroline WIENER and Earl Stage.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-31
NEWARK RECTOR
SUCCESS A SCHAPLAlN.
Rev. j. Martyr Neifert Gets Vets
to Go TO Chanel.

Success is attending the work of the
Rev. j. Martyr Neifert, a former lee
tor of st. Paul's Episcopal Church, this
city, who is now chaplain of the Sol
diers' Home at Hampton, Va.
When he was assigned to the insti-
tuition by Bishop Lines, of the Newark
diocese, at the request of former Gov
ernor Franklin Murphy, a member of
the national board, in 1906, the affairs
of the home were sadly disorganized.
The vetrans had forsaken the chapel,
and nan simply went there when car
ried in in response to the last roll
CALI or to act as pall-bearers. The
card and smoking-room was the Mecca
for the vets, but DR.. Neifert son laid
out the plan of attack that shattered
the gambling line and filled the chapel
at every service,
He has wrought a vast change dur
ing his administration, and practically
revolutionized the methods of conduct
ing these institutions. DR.. Neifert has
simply promoted the same practical
executive tactics during his chap
laincy at Hampton that characterized
his work at old st. Paul's in this city.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-31
MAN WITH FEET CUT OFF
is IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
Found in Meadows, He Is lden-
tilted TODAY.

With both his feet cut off, Patrick
Searson, a laborer, who a week ago
rented a furnished room over a saloon
at 1913 Ogden street, lies in a critical
condition at ST. Michael's Hospital.
He was found In a pool of blood in
the meadows near the elevated tracks
of the new line of the Pennsylvania
Railroad in Kearny shortly after 10
o'clock last night by John Fahey, a
motorman, on the Turnpike trolley line.
At the hospital he gave his name as
Patrick Sullivan and his address as
1877 Ogden street. "A STAR reporter
investigated and established his iden-
tity today. He has several grown-up
children in Jersey City and married a
second time and a a wife and child
in this city. Mrs. Searson lived at
several addresses in Commerce street,
but o to Lafayette street.
The accident is a mystery to all and
the victim is unable to explain it. He
was employed as a1aborer and was as
sisting in digging a sewer in Jersey
City. Some believe he was walking
along the tracks and stumbled in the
darkness in front of a trolley ear.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-31
AUGUST LETTER TO
STATE c. E. WORKERS.
Miss Ida B. Stephens Issues
Hot Weather Appeal

The secretary of the New Jersey
Christian Endeavor Union, Miss Ida
B. Stephens, in her August letter to
the societies, says: F..
"A short round table this month. The
summer weather must have Frustrated
several of our secretaries, l fear. 1t
has been depressing, I realize. There
will be 10 August issue, and the Sep
TENDER n will bring up very near the
convention. Kindly every one try to
have a county fully reported. If each
of you will send me a list of your
societies and designate those reporting
it will greatly help me to have a cor
rect list.
II heard. from only two concerning
suggestions for our conference. Miss
Edwards would like the matter of So
cieties among the foreigners discussed;
how to reach the foreign element; how
to introduce Christian Endeavor work
among them; how to carry it on,
whether to leave them to- themselves,
or to have oversight of them for a
time. .
Mr.. Windham has asked. concerning
the meaning of other benevolence' on
the blanks. 1t is intended to include
money not given for foreign or home
missions, but for all other objects ex-
cept for the society's current expenses,
such as local missions, State, county
or local union, home church, etc.,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-31
NEW MINISTER IS
MEETING SUCCESS
Rev. Edwin E. Davis Not Afraid
to Use Popular Expressions
to Enforce Truth.

When the Rev. Edwin Emerson
Davis, the as yet uninstalled pastor of
the New York Avenue Reformed
Church, steps into, the pulpit tomorrow
for the seventh time he does so with
the knowledge that in this remarkably
brief time he has thoroughly reorgan-
lied and cemented the difficulties that
had resulted from the decision of the
Rev. 1. Peter Tulip, a former pastor,
who resigned to enter the Episcopal
ministry, and the second shock that
the congregation received when his
successor, the Rev. DR.. Wicks, after
a few Sundays pastorate, threw
down" the local call and returned to a
small charge in a Western church.
THE departure of the two former
pastors" said DIR. Davis, when seen
today, and the nature of their going
did not leave the local church in the
best of condition, spiritually or other
wise. 1 will not be formally installed
before the latter part Of September or
early in October, after the Newark
Chassis meets. But 1 can truly say
that the church has recovered from the
shock occasioned by the sudden de-
parture of both Mr.. Tulip and Mr..
Wicks.
II am not a sensationalist and recent
attempts by interested parties to get
me to sermonize on DR.. Eliot's and
other pet theories have failed. The
failure of manw pastors success is
usually not caused by any fault in the
pulpit discourses, but from the fact
that they allow themselves to be led by
the members of the flock. instead of
being leaders themselves"
DR.. Davis has PERMITTED a new inno-
walton IN his d~iscourses. which en-
braces a fitting into the ~vernacular of
the workshop and street. The express
sions make good" "learn the ropes
and get above being down and out"
are phrases that the pastor resorts to
when making a strong spirited attack.