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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12
OFFICER ARGUES SAVING
CLAUSE IN CRIMINAL LAW.

OLYMPIA, Nov. 12-Assistant At
torney General McGill said today tnat
the special session of the legislature
of 1901 passed an act which absolute-
" covers and protects the saving
clause of the new criminal code and
that in the case of the state against
Ames. reported Al Washington, page
332. the supreme court made ruling
which makes absurd the contention OF
q number of criminal lawyers that
there was a period before the ne"
criminal law went into effect when
criminals committed could not De
punished.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12
To
TAKE CHARGE
Of The WORK
Street Committee Gives l..
w. I.oehr Charge of All
Further Work.
VIRTUAL VICTORY
FOR THE ENGINEER
Meeting This Morning Takes
Action in Matter of
Improvements

BY instructing Contractor John F'reis
to continue the work under the direc-
ton of City Engineer L. w. Loehr. the
street committee of the city council
this morning settled the Park street
drainage question, which, during the
sleep of the committeeman who sever
al weeks ago took the work from the
jurisdiction of the engineer and them
selves assumed the responsibility OF
issuing orders and directions. The
drainage on Park street, now being
improved with macadam, was found
to be somewhat defective during the
heavy rains of the past week. and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12

who were grCupde below After con-
Guiding his survey he repeated his
prayers after Father Jones and until
the end was engaged in this rite
wavered slightly but stood unaided
through this trying moment and i'm
mediately afterward the trap was
sprung AS the end Of the rope was
reached the body was seen to heave
convulsively twice. the knees drawing
up and the shoulders twitching. He
then hung suspended for about Is
minutes, though death was pronounc-
ed by DR.. w. NJ. Van Patten and E. E
Ostrom within 13 and one-half min
utes from the time the trap was
sprung
The proceedings We're conducted
without a hitch and it took but two
and one half minutes from the time
the party stood upon the platform un-
til the trap was sprung. Apparently
fearing that a long wait would be
poorly Withstood by Barnes who was
very pale. all possible haste was made
and not a moment was lost.
Last night at 1880 o'clock Barnes
was given his last meal and this was
heartily eaten. Up to that time he
had been writing letters and at the
conclusion was told to go back to bed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12
FINCH
HANGS

SALEM, Nov 12.-At 1880 today
James A. Finch, an attorney, newspa-
perman and politician. prominent in
Oregon, was executed by hanging at
the penitentiary for the murder of
Ralph Fisher in his law office at Port
land. November %, 1908. Fisher had
been appointed by the Oregon bar as
sOciation to prosecute F'1nCn ior unbe-
coming conduct. Fisher was man of
high character.
A stubborn fight to save Finch was
continued to the last minute. bringing
his aged mother and wife to Salem,
besieGing Governor benson with petl-
tions Al 10 o'flvcl tnt women visited
Finch and the parting was pathetic in
the extreme.
"Oh, my God, my God, my son, my
son." shrieked the mother. His wife
OF less than a year cried:
"Oh God, how can l bear it.
AS the women were led away Finch
fell on his knees and gave utterance
to gutteral sobs.
When asked if he had any remarks.
on the scaffold. Finch said:
Gentlemen, this is one of the sad
dest moments to which any human
can be brought to. l want to impress
you all that 1 expect to meet my God.
I didn't assassinate Fisher as he sat in
his chair God knows l try to tell the
truth. The officers whom 1 have met
during my confinement have been kind
to me. l am dying for crime of
which l am not guilty, but 1 will face
it bravely."
Resorting to every resource OF the
trained legal mind. Finch's fight to
escape the gallows was the most per-
sistent in the criminal annals of Ore
gon. Not one technicality was over
looked
The two men had been warm friends.
both prominent at the bar. Finch be-
came addicted to drink and his Glen
tele fell off He was brought before
the bar for alleged questionable prac-
tices. When suspended from practic-
ing for a year instead of a month. as
he expected, the friendship turned to
hatred. He was convicted December
80. the fury being out 80 minutes
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12

sentiment in Walla Walla, as ex-
pressed at the regular monthly MEM
'e'Snlp meeting of the Commercial
'uo last night, is wholly favorable to
union depot for this city. and men,
'S present last night were given an
opportunity to express their views on
vie subject. The club, however, did
nut 90 On record. many being of the
'P'''ion that the question is a big one,
~''1 one that demands a great deal of
S'ueratlon. Attorney H. S. Bland
o'u was the first speaker last night,
subject being, ADVANTAGES of a
oh station The speaker prefer
81 not to take sides on the question,
'u IN his statements, presented both
leaving the subject with his
hearers for settlement.
I Burlingame closed the discus
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12
Teacher First OF All.

NIDDLETOWN, Conn, Nov. r.
President Taft, in speaking of the in
auguration of President Shanklin on
Wesleyan college, declared he had
heard it said that the president OF
college should be business man. The
president said he had nothing TO say
against the business man. but declared
the college professor should be first of
OF all a teacher"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12
UNION DEPOT MEETS
UNIVERSAL APPROVAL

sion when he said he thought 1t I'M
nrobable that a union station cm'd be
secured, when it is now evident that
there is no physical connection "i the
lines in walla Wai'a.
Il think the agitation has been
.ta,rnd a year too late. said MT bur
lingame A year ago the y. K q
X Company had no depot. but today
there is not city of this size in the
west that has a station to compare
with the one at the foot OF Nam
street. The Northern Pacific has no
deDot-only a site-though 1t Is hke-
lv the company will erect flne one
when the right time comes. 1t strikes
me as deplorable that we cannot get
rnion of the tracks, much less
union depot; it is now impossible 10
have car transferred from the o.
\ TO the Northern Pacific, O.
fContinued on Page Four)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12
Union Labor TO Put
Boycott on Spokane

guard if called Tor
1t is reported that 1000 miners IN
northern Washington ana Brltlsh 60
lumbia are ready to assist the work
ers The leaders claim 10000 men are
ready to help and are prepared u
hold out if necessary. Five hundred
men are on the way from chicago.
uabaas corpus proceedings are being
instituted today in more than score
of cases
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12
TROOPS QUELL
DISTURBANCES
IN CAIRO TOWN
Cairo Under Martial Rule
After Three Days of
Mob Spirit.
TWO LYNCHED BY
MOB LAST NIGHT
Negroes Fearing Repetition
of Scenes Years Ago
Beg Protection.

CAIRO, Nov. 12.-With the arrival
of the state troops at dawn Cairo is
practically under martial law after
three days of mob spirit, eliminating
last night in lynching of two men.
In the presence of 10000 men and
women the mob last night hanged Will
James, negro. accused of murder
ing Anna Pelley, white girl. riddling
his body with hundreds of bullets. it
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12

SPOKANE, Nov. ia boycott is
oeihg formed in Spokane by the local
union Of the Federation of Miners and
'nat Of Burke, Idaho, on account of
"Ie industrial fight. They adopted res
buttons shutting off the trade of the
e"ITe Occur dAlene district from
spokane. 1t is reported the chamber
VI commerce and Boosters club voted
>@'oring the citizens alliance, and also
'o'ed $1,000 to assist the national
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12

to smoke now
He was reused at 5 O'Clock this
morning when Father Jones was per-
mitted to enter the condemned mans
cell and the two were together till the
last minute The latter stated this
morning that very little change was
noticeable in Barnes manner from the
time he first met him except that he
seemed more spiritual.
Did Not Confess.
He confessed nothing" said the
priest, and confided nothing to me-"
A peculiar feature in connection
with the case was that until the last
moment, Bud declared to his guards
that he would not be hanged. He even
persisted in this yesterday and sWore
that as the governor was not present
to sign the death warrant he could not
possibly swing This fact is what gave
him so much courage and until he was
led to the scaffold, the idea of an ult
mate pardon was foremost in his mind.
The manner in which Bud met his
death came as a surprise to no one for,
from his actions, it was foreordained
that he would brave it to the end. He
was very weak from lack of sufficient
exercise and being confined to cell,
but though this rendered walking diff
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12

NEW HAVEN, Nov. 12.-Physicians
throughout the country are in atten
dance at the final session of the Amer
lean Academy of Medicine. The main
event of the conference was on the
subject of the prevention of infant
mortality.
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Doctors Meet.

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(Cor tinued on Page Eight
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12
PAYS TIE PENALTY
ON THE SCAFFOLD
FOR AWFUL CRIME

Signs Of Weakness Other Than
Confinement Than Walks
% a Morning
BAPTIZED
JUST BEFORE HIS EXECUTION TOOK PLACE
in History o
Washing w
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12

You may have WANTED to
sell that property for months
but why not TRY to sell it by
advertising it?
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Have you got to do some
uiiNTlNG soon-for tenant,
lob. for a buyer? The
'o OF. ads, will make it easy
for you!
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
MISS SHAW ON MEN VOTERS
suRrngist Declares They show More
Emotions Over Elections
Than Women Do.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3O.-The Rev. Anna
Shaw in an address before the Equal
Franchise society, at the home of Mrs.
Clarence II. Mackay stoutly defended
woman suffrage. She said
81 have seen men hug and kiss each other
in an election aftermath. / have seen them
smash another fellows hat or slap him on
the back until his breath was gone, and yet
they saw women are COO emotional to vote.
1 never saw woman, no matter how
great her excitment. take off her bonnet
and wave or crush in the bonnet of some
other. woman or slap another till she
gasped. Women don't know anything
about emotion. 1t is men who 20 mad.
"They say women should stay at home
and control their husbands votes" she
continued. mo woman controls her hus-
bands vote. II she could she would be
too ashamed of having married such a man
to let anybody know she controlled him.
wyoming has had equal franchise for
forty years, yet there has only been one
case of fraudulent voting on the part of
women.
"Depraved women will not be made saints
by the ballot; they will sell that as they
sell their souls"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
NINE COACHES OF CoNWlcTS
Oklahoma Prisoners Transferred from
Kansas Penitentiary on Spe-
cIal Train.

LANSING, Kan, Jan. SO-Nine coaches,
composing a special train to convey the
Oklahoma prisoners from the Kansas state
penitentiary here to McAlester, Vinita and
Atoka, Okl. where they will be iBcar-
cerated in the county jails left Lansing at
noon today. The convicts, numbering in all
344, sixteen of whom are women, were
shacked together in pairs, those inclined
to be unruly being chained in groups. AS
the train pulled out through the big gates
of the prison It's passengers cheered loudly.
The removal of the prisoners today grew
out OF an official investigation started by
Miss Kate Barnard, superintendent of
prisons and charities in Oklahoma. who
charged that the Oklahoma convicts were
cruelty treated. Following the investiga-
ton Kansas refused TO renew it's contract
with Oklahoma for the care of its con-
vlcts. The old contract ended today and
Oklahoma officials were forced 10 remove
the convicts, notwithstanding Oklahoma
has no state penitentiary in which TO house
them
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
TREMoR IN SPAIN SLIGHT
Report of Tidal Wave at Barcelona
Proves Uutrue-People
in Panic.

MADRID, Jan. 9o.-Al communication
with southern Spain and with the city OF
Barcelona is uninterrupted and normal. and
the reports emanating from England rela-
tive to a disastrous earthquake and tidal
wave are untrue
There was a slight earth shock at
Totona In the province OF Murcia. but no
serious damage was done. The walls OF
only a few houses were cracked. Slight
shocks were also felt in the neighborhood
village of Olias.
At both Totana and olias the inhabitants
fled panic-stricken TO the suburbs, fear
ing that disaster was upon them, such as
devastated Sicily and southern Italy.
1t is reported that the moment the earth
quake, occurred the sun was hidden by a
dense gray cloud, which. however, disap-
peared Immediately. while shower OF
hail stones as large as walnuts covered
the ground TO a depth Of several cen
timetres
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
LAW MAKES SON VISIT MOTHER
warrant Issued 80 Chicago "a Bring
NouDg Morris 90 Parents
Death Bed.

CHICAGO. Jan. SO--A warrant charging
larceny. but in reality designed to bring
b. F. Morris. young attorney of New
York, to the bedside Of his dying mother,
was sworn out here today.
morris will not be prosecuted" ex-
planned George II. Folwell. another New
York lawyer, who made the application to
the court. "fIe is charged with taking
1900 from his mother, but she is believed
to be dying and her one desire is to see her
boy before II is too late
rs a warrant necessary in the circum-
Stances?" asked the judge,
II am sure il is; he would be too ashamed
to visit her. We must make him." an
swered Mr.. Folweli.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
SUIT CAUSES RESIGNATION
Action Of Fellow Members Causes
JudEe Carey 20 Leave Missouri
state Board.

ST. JOSEPH, NO. Jan. S0-Judge John
H. Carey. the senior member OF the board
Of managers Of the Missouri State Hos
pltal No. 2. today forwarded his resigna-
tion TO Governor Hadley. Judge Carey
gives as his reason that he has been con-
tinuslly snubbed by his fellow members
q The beard.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
HAT FACTORIES WILL RESUME
Manufacturers Announce They Will
Hereafter Conduct Open
shops.

SOUTH NoRwALK. Conn, Jan. SO.-Pos-
tive information was given out today by
the heads OF hat making concerns that all
shops which were recently struck by the
United Hatters OF North America will be
open shops"
The order of the Associated Hat Manu-
facturers is that no union label shall be
put in hats hereafter. The strikers are
greatly surprised at the action.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
CANNED GOODS ARE SEIZED
California Fruit Alleged TO Re Mis-
branded TakeH at Cedar
Rapids,

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Jan. 0.-Goven-
ment officials made visit to Cedar Rap
ids last night armed with warrant for
seizure Of a large amount of canned goods.
alleged 20 be improperly branded The
goods comprise about 1855 cases Of canned
California peaches, plums, apricots and
pears The allegation Of the government
is that the cans do not contain two and a
half pounds of fruit. as stated on the
nackaeas
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
NEBRASKA.


News from Thursday nights storm
shows great amount of damage was done
over the state. I, Pare 4
DOMESTIC.
ThlIty-seven passengers are imperilled
and two fatally hurt when trolley car at
Cincinnati is hurled from slippery track
dowr a ravine. I. Page q
CeBteI of the storm has moved to the
east and was raging yesterday in New
York and New England. I, Page /
United Mines Workers convention had
another stormy debate over officers re-
ports and a number of personal en-
counters we're narrowly averted I, Page /
WASHINGTON.
House incorporated amendment in army
bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for experiments
In aerial navigation I, Pare i
LHoIsLATIvE.
BIZ introduced in the house which will
enable the one democratic member of the
Railway commission to dictate its em-
ployes and actions or block all business
Opposition in the senate to Oregon
plimar.' bill. l. Page i
Loheck holds the whip hand in local
democratic political circles. I, Page s
Witnesses in Connor will case testify
that deceased was a man of variable tenn
per and moods. I, Page 5
County Comptroller Solomon has two
clerks cut off his payroll I, Page 9
Judge Estelle in juvenile court scores
some of the men who appear in his court
I, Page G
Railroads move to raise the minimum
weight of a carload of beer. I, Page 6
Doings of people in the Omaha social
world II, Page q
Gossip OF plays, players and the play
houses. II, Page g
Latest news and coming events in the
world of local music. II, Page 2
Do!ngs of the builders and real estate
men. vi, Page 6
Big wyoming wool producer talks of the
Industry. VI, Page 6
Preparations being made to entertain
the German singers who visit Omaha next
season. vi, Page 8
Charity ball to be given for the benefit
of the Creche. vi, Page q
ooHzAzERcIAL AND uEDUsTRIAL.
Live stock markets. vi, Page
! Grain markets vi, Page Z
| Stocks and bonds. VI, Page Z
HALF-ToNE SECTION.
| Gage county, one of the most prosper
| Gus in the state. its cities and farms illus
trated Prominent places occupied IL
Cuban history by the new president anC
vice president of the new republic. Japa
nese premier outlines the work of nj:
! country. Timely tales about people IL
publ, life Some of the large, moderr
buildings In Omahas wholesale and fac
tory district. -Four Pagei
COMIC SECTION.
! Little Memo in Sunderland. Page o.
- i
will interest the women folks. Buster anC
Tige play tricks on uncle. Four Pagei
MOVEMENTS or oCBAH srEAMsxrps
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
OF THE BEE
sunday, January ~, 1900.
TIE WnATuER.

FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL BLUFFS AND
NlCINlTY-Fsir Sunday, with rising tenn
perature.
FOR NEBRASKA-Fair Sunday, with ris-
Ing temperature.
FOR IOWA-Fair, with rising tempera-
ture, Sunday.
. Tempera tnre at Omaha Yesterday,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
Ancient oy.tsr Besa Revived.

on the coast OF Galway, More than soc
years ago the monks OF corcomrAe alb
bsy established oyster beds on the Red
Bank and the corcomrae oysters became
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31

DENVER, Jan. 5O.-SnoW, from seven 60
ten feet on the level and drifts many feet
deeper are still blocking many OF the lines
OF the Colorado railroads, but most of the
passenger trains stuck In drifts at remote
sidings or small stations have been reached
and the passengers are being taken care Of
The Colorado & Southern passenger train
which has been maroOned near Jefferson
for two days IL still in the snow. but the
passengers have been brought to the vii
lage. The Denver A Rio Grande broke its
three days blockade on cumbres pass yes
terday and released the snowbound Du.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31

News from Thursday nights storm
shows great amount of damage was don
over the state. I, Pare
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31

tcOntinued on Second PaEs.)
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
Worst Place in EarsPe.

The worst place in Europe has been
disooN cred. and on the authority OF Dis
trlot Inspector Hussey OF the royal Irish
aonstsbulary Il Is John street, Porta-
down AIR. Hussey said that he spoke
with wide experience OF some OF the
worst places abroad and ne declared that
here was not one OF them that could
match John street for wickedness. These
,emGrks were made while he was prose-
,uting seven men and ak women who
rad been arrested for various offenses In
Iohn street ON one Saturday night
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
WASHINGTON.

house incorporated amendment in army
bill appropriating ,S75O,OOo for experiment,
In aerial navigation. I, Page
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31

BY placing on general file this morning
the England bill appropriating $4,000 for
binding twine plant at the state penitcn-
tiary after the finance committee had rec
commended II for Indefinite postponement
the house indicated that 1t would just as
soon spend the money as not.
When Clark. chairman OF the finance
committee. reported the bill for Indefinite
postponement the house voted unani-
mously to sustain the report KiIIen later
suggested that the bin should go on gen
eral file so that the members would have
chance TO discuss II In the committee OF
the whole. In this he was supported By
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-05-01
CARMEL NICHOLS MAKING RAPID
STRIDES.

We have at hand program OF the
Painting Glass Anniversary Of l909,
which was held at the Girls Trade
building at Western University. Among
the prominent officers are Guy Coker,
president, and Carmel Nichols, treas
urer. One of the events Of the evening
was the toast given by Carmel Nichols
on the subject, "The Student Body OF
Western University and Twenty Years
Later" Mr.. Coker in responding as
president to Mr.. Nichols, showed his
eloquence and power as well as the
complete pastership of the occasion.
The poem, Printers of 'O9," composed
by Roby and Johnson and set up by
Nichols, was read and created pro-
found impression. In music, in busi-
ness, in literary and now in printing,
we are showing how the Colorado stu
dents push themselves forward at this
school. There is no. question ABOUT
the students getting the proper insplr-
alton, enthusiasm and patriotic racial
feeling at the school because OF the
connection of the school to Bishop A.
Grant ana r9that peerless, eloquent,
practical and representative Negro
leader, Registrar of the Treasury, VIII
liam 7. Vernon, the true Western lead
er. 1t certainly pays to have your
children rub up against these big men
once or twice year and for that reas-
on the people of Colorado are waxing
up to the fact of the necessity OF send
ing their children to school OF this
kind, where the Negro brings out and
forward elements of manhood and
character that can only and will be
brought out by the Negro. So tickled
are the home boys at the progress OF
the young men at school that several
are considering seriously OF going next
year. Colorado feels proud of her able
sons ,"only go on, Young Men, is
the advice of the Statesman.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-05-01
HIGHLY HoNoRED.

The Philadelphia Tribune says:
Miss Virginia Moore was assisted
by the following artists at her farewell
recital Thursday evening. the 18th m
slant, at Zion Baptist church: MT.
Preston Slowe, baritone; Mrs. India
Evans, piano; Miss Florence Burton,
soprano, The Amphion Quartet ana Mr..
Carl Diton, accompanist.
Miss Moore played at Detroit.
Mich, Sunday afternoon to crowded
house. She was presented with two
huge bouquets from the Ladies' Auxil-
iary Of Johnson's band and solid gold
bracelet, set with three diamonds and
three emeralds, the gift of the harris
burg Musical club.