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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-08
A NEW BOOK ON
GROVER CLEVELAND

MIR. Jesse Lynch Williams. author
OF Princeton Stories, etc. and a
very clio e personal friend Of Mr..
Cleveland, has written a sympathetic
sketch Of the later years OF the late
X-president. which will be published
mi month by Me srs. Dodd Mead
and Company.
Seldom has q great man who has
retired from an active lie come into
such perfectly natural and int mate
re'ai'on With his felloW-men as Mr..
Cleveland did iu Princeton. Tie had
really g as for friendship in the
IN 1le disclosure of himself in the
ordinary relation Of lie 90 hs
rieufe and ne,Fhbors.
This swift. mpress'Oui tic sketch.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-08

'our with sympathy and good taste
hy q WI ter who happened also to
have be y friend and neigbor Of
n 10 mer president In retirement.
qui'e different from a dry analysis
On the one hand, or a eulogistic biog-
reI hy IN the other. II g. a portrait
Of the man h m elf. rather than the
authors opinion OF his Characters
ties. presen'ed so far as possible by
meaus OF aneedOtel and Incidents
iu tead ~ adiectiYes and descriptions
his quiet, persuasive humOr. his
equally surprising shynss-. his g'ft
Tor friendship. his tenderness with
'hildrcn. his roughness with fakirs
ant his plain, rugged hOnelty. IL
win give new conception OF this
often misunieFst lod parsonage. and
% t"ie one that as an Intimate
friend remarked reading the MS. II
can almost hear the old mans voice.
Any future biOgrapher may rely
upon the records In this volume
hey are from private records and
lnrecorded personal Fecollections.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-08

BY MISS MoLLTE RUNCoRN

OF Puritan days Appropriate cos.
tunes and stage settings will be
used and no pains spared 20 make 1t
equal any similar attemp, made BY
the pupils OF the college. The lead
ing characters will be portrayed by
NJ ss Nellie Casebeer and Chester
Catlow Others in the caste are Miss
Myrtle Hannon. Miss June Patty.
Miss barbara -Durbin. Miss Louise
Thompson Miss Winona Savage.
Miss Bertha Gross. Miss Alma Watt.
and Messrs Clarke Belknap. Perry
Reigleman. william Schmidt and Al
fred Schramm.
Mrs. George A. Schneider enter
tained fourteen young people e her
home last Friday evening for her
daughter Margaret. I'm honor OF her
birthday, The time was passed with
old-fashioned games. and afterwards
refreshments were served. Mrs.
Schreiher entertained a party ~ ten
informally cgoin last night In cele-
bratton of her son Armin's birthday.
The College Widow" will be pre-
sented at the University Of Oregon
by the Senior cl"ss rs the annual
class pla9 TONIGHT \ number OF
young poor,e have planned % ate
tcrd :',m o..
DufNr Is ID have vel lpmcn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-08

by Telephone. Skeleton Almost
Reaches South role" Cutting d
y channel Through Rock River
Bottom; lhe Basket Willow In
dustry. etc The Amateur Mechan.
ics' Department has eleven splendid
articles In this number. the one ON
finger mathematics being especially
interesting
A Novel by Dr. BRADY.
In the Woman Home Companion
for April is begun a stirring new
novel by Cyrus Townsend BRADY, on
titled Hearts and the Highway +"
The various instalments OF the story
are 10 be illustrated by r. G. YOhn.
The Reverend DR.. Brady is a typi-
eally strenuOu American. In addi-
tion 10 writing popular and success
ful noYeis and leeturing he ls a
militant minister OF the gospel. lie
has recently become rector OF large
parish In Kansas City, Mo.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-08
BOOKS : MAGAZINES

A score of unsual articles of time
\ ly interest to-all people who love the
outdoors are to be found in the May
nuU Der OF Recreation which is now
on news stands.
Recreation makes one claim foi
distinction, which is certainly war
,ag,ed by the current issue. Its ar
tic cs and uiO ures- there are 12S
tre reproductions from photographs
in the Max uumber-are from the
pens and cameras or men who have
been there. Recreation is always
yirile, full of interest and always
Trustworthy.
Emerson Hough. author Of the ia
nous novel "5l-i0 or Fight" and
one Of the best prac .ical sportsmen,
contributes an intensely interesting
article entitled The Native of the
North Woods" Hollis Burgess, the
world-fumed yachtsman, gives iu-
structions for getting acquainted
with a small yacht.
There are twenty other instructive
and interesting articles in this May
number covering the field of outdoor
recreation: fishing. shooting, bait
casting, canoeing, automobiling, ken
mel, etc, etc. which will strongly ap-
peal 10 spOrtsmen. The cover of Re-
creation is one OF the most success
ful in colcrs of the seasons produC-
ton aud alone is worth the price of
the magazine.
The May Century has fiction a
plenty-the last chapters of Alice
Hogan kice's novel. Mr.. OPP" and
stories In which humor is the domi-
nunt note by Mary iieaton Worse.
Adeline Knapp and W. Albert Hick-
m'n-but leading pace Is given to
Thomas Nelson Pages story, The
Did Planters, a tale OF quaint o!i
hostelry In Virginia. and of the
lufint old aristocrats who played
host. and OF the guests who came
nd went
A wide range of matters much In
he public mind is covered in the
rambler. William NJ. WINS, chair
m'a % OF the New York charter COM
mis'icn, in paper on Public Ser
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-08

vice Commissions" comments on
Frederic W. Whitridge's paper on
Public Morality and Street Rail-
ways in the March Century; Chris
tian Brinton gives critical estimate
of the two great Spanish painters
whose work is being shown i'm this
country, Sorolla and zuloaga; THE
Jew Basis Of Work for the Blind"
is discussed by Samuel II. Bishop:
Daniel Gregory Mason has recorded
a conversation on music with Ossip
Gabrtlowitsch; and Cardinal Gibbons
and Prof Edward Alsworth Ross
have much of interest TO say on
Americas increasing divorce rate and
its significance.
There is a graphic account OF Ed
ward Beecher Bronson of big Game
In East Africa" based on facts and
incidents of the writer's experience
while guest of Mr.. William North
rup Mcmillan, the young American
who is preparing to entertain ex-
President Roosevelt at Juia farm.
near Nairobi, the center OF the big
game country of British East Af-
rica.
not the least interesting and Inn
portant aricle of the number Is the
narrative of how. I'm less than six
years, SSS,000 American farmers
have pu"ed up stakes In the states"
and moved to free homesteads In the
Canadian Northwest. That story is
told In The Last Trek to the Last
Northwest" by Agnes G. Laut, au-
thor of The Conquest OF the Great
Northwest" who has travelled
through all the territory OF which
she writes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-08

The May st. Nicholas brings the
first chapters OF an important new
serial feature. for the older girls and
boys. in Charles II. Caffln's The
Story of Dutch Painting" The au-
thor explains that the tale OF how
the Dutchman of the seventeenth cen
tury developed new school of paint
ing Is a part OF the story OF the lives
and fortunes of the Dutch people.
and so the story begins with brief
description OF the struggle by which
the separate provinces became united
into single nation. and OF how dur
Ing the struggle by which the sepa-
rate provinces became united the peo-
pie also found time TO advance them
selves In the arts OF peace, including
that OF painting. Later chapters will
tell what the principal artists accom-
plished In portraiture, In landscape.
and In the representation OF the In
door and outdoor life OF the people.
and Will aim TO make the narrative
OF Dutch painting illustrate some
principles that may be OF use In the
study of painting generally. Repro
ductions of famous paintings by rep
resentatiye artists add 90 the value
and interest OF the story"
But this May numDer OF st. Nlcho-
las Is folly as well as entertalnlngly
Instructive, with, seemingly. more
than It's usual quota or short stories,
jolly rhymes and merry pictures.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-08

The leading article In The Outing
Magazine for May Is entitled The
Sport of Flying" by Macmillan Fos-
ter. The article Is clear explana-
ton of mechanical wrinkles which
have resulted In mans practical con
quest OF the air, hr. Woods Hutch
inson's article on Malaria" will be
read with interest by everybody. Dill
Ion Wallace continues his fascinating
story Of travel In Mexico I'm the feat
ure entitled "Thes Peon and the
Land. Other articles are: "The
Battle With the Bugs" By h. II.
Powell timely article on farming.
fhe Men Who Operate the Rail
roads. by Edward Hungerford: and
Miss agnes G. Laut's department.
Our National Heritage
The short stories In the magazine
are strong and worth while. and are
an follows; "Shangnaied, d" by Clar-
ence Il. Mulford: Constable smythe.
N, W. NJ. p" by Ralph ID. Keefer'
a story OF the Northwest mounted
police: and Dad uOyan," by g. L. /
Edholm. story OF the Arizona
desert
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-08

DufNr Is ID have d .veljpmcn.
league w'th G y. Balch president.
and y. W. KGuvlcs errptary
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-08

When the San Francisco earth
quake and FIRE destroyed that part
OF the city In which the Chinese pop-
ulation were housed. there was lost
one OF the most interesting quarters
In the vicinity OF the Golden Gate. In
the May number OF the Bohemian Mr..
Jerome A. Hart has AN article on
The New Chinatown In san Fran
cisco. In which he tells OF the Mon
golians' enterprise In rebuilding their
houses and. incidentally. their for
tunes. College men aud Others in
terested In university life will find
much 10 amuse them In Familiar
Yarns OF the Yale Faculty" the
best OF the series OF college articles
that has yet appeared. Those who
contemplate a trip abroad should
read the quite bohemian study OF
Parisian life In French Cafe"
and the railroad article called The
Iron Horse Abroad In a Mere
Matter OF Detail" attention is called
10 the thousand and one minor arti-
eles which are considered necessary
nowadays In the staging OF PLAYS.
The stories are up 10 their usual high
standard. making this number a
magazine OF extraordinary interest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-08

'to' T. nigGs, salem Oregon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-08

The College of oratory of VIII
lamette university. Sara BrOwn-Say-
age. dean. will present Anne OF Old
Salem" as their class play this year.
IL Is under the direction of Miss May
Belle Adams. assistant instructor of
the college, and will be put on al the
Grand Opera House June l. The
story OF the play deals with the DAYS
OF witchcraft In Old Salem. and the
characters depict the sturdy people
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-03
BOY ACCIDENTALLY
SHOOTS YOUNG LADY
Miss Lillian Harrison Receives
Bullet From 22-CaIibre Rifle
in Forehead.

Miss Lillian harrison was acct
dentally shot and painfully wounded
last night by Charley Mallory, a ten
year old boy, who was playing with
a 22-calibre rife. The accident oc-
CURED at the home of c. b. Mallory,
father of the boy. near Salters creek.
The boy was handling the rifle in
a room with Miss Harrison and sew
eral other people. In some way the
weapon was discharged. and the bail
struck the young woman over the
right eye. She was badly shocked.
ana for a time it was thought that
she was dangerously hurt. Doctors
hoskins and Mabry were summoned
and they located the ball just at the
edge of the hair. the bullet having
glanced instead of penetrating the
skull. It was extracted through the
hole If went in.
DR.. Hoskins said last night that
while the patient was very weak
from the loss of blood, he did not con-
sIder her injury dangerous He does
not thinh there is a fracture of the
skull
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-03
RESULT OF MARYLAND
FIGHT NOT YET KNOWN
Democratic Chairman Conf
dentas to Ticket, But AT Sea"
on Amendment.
(By Associated Press.)

BALTIMORE. MD, Nov. 2-lnterest
in the general ticket here today was
overshadowed by that in the proposed
to the state constitution
intended to dsfranchise the negroes
and practically ali estimates and COM
PARSONS have this as basis.
The ticket was complicated, the
easiest to vote requiring Is marks,
hence the count was very slow.
Chairman Murray Vandiver. OF the
Democratic state committee said at
one a. m. that he was entirely at sea
as to the result on the amendment
He said that the Democrats had car
ried the entire eastern shore for the
general ticket. and that he was en-
tirely satisfied with the conditions re-
lative thereto throughout the entire
state.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-03
TOM JOHNSON LOSES
FIGHT FOR REELECTION
COnceding His Defeat CIeye-
lands Mayor Says He Will
Run Again Next Time.
icy Associated Press.1

CLEVELAND. OHIO. Nov. 2.-Tom
l.. johnson. for four terms mayor OF
Cleveland. was defeated today for a
fifth term BY Herman c. Baehr. Re
publican county recorder. Unofficial
returns frcra approximately bali the
city indicated that Baehr's plurality
over johnson Is a. least 1000 and may
run g. 6.cCO
With johnson probably went the
bulk 81 the Democratic ticket. those
coanciime8 who have been conspic-
ucus in their support Of his street
railway program. suffering most The
districts now traversed by the three
cent fare lines instituted BY Johnson
went against bin.
Bachr b. the FIRST Republican 20 be
elected mayer q Cleveland In ten
years. IN
Mayer johnson in conccdirg his de-
feat. announced that he VIII be can
didate for mayor Two years hence.
Rumors Thai he would remove 20 New
York we're denied BY bis friends. but
johnson did not comment on them.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-03
ONE KILLED AND MANY
WOUNDED IN RIOT
Man Draws Pistol 81 Polls In Jeliieo,
KY. and Fall With Seven Bull
lets In Him.
stBy Associated Presss

JELLiCO. KY. Ncv. flames
Ayres, formerly marshal of Jeliico'
was killed and several others were
wounded during an election riot at
the polls today The disorder started
with an encounter letween Rufus
Thompson and Walter Perkins. They
were surrounded by a large crowd,
through which Ayre broke to aid Per-
kins.
Ayres pointed pistol at Thompson,
but before he could shoot a dozen
shots were fired and Ayres fell dead,
pierced by seven bullets. A genera!
riot followd and a score of shots were
fired. Thompson was wounded in one
arm, while Perkins was beaten about
the face and head. A son OF Police
Judge Stewart was wounded In one
leg. while several others were hurt
Two years ago Ayres killed samp-
son Bolton in 4 fight over the for
nIer's wife. He served two years m
prison for the crime.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-03
BREATH|TT COUNTY
HAS ONE KILLING
Son Of Democratic Candidate
for County Attorney Shoots
Member of feudaI Family.
CRY Associated Press

JACKSON, KY. Nov. 2.-Predic-
tons made ON the streets early to-
day that only "a man or two would
be killed during the voting In
Breathitt county. were justified at
noon in the Springfork precinct and
i'm a dramatic manner
Tilden Blantcn. with left hand
shot instantly killed Demosthenes
Noble after Noble had crippled Blan-
tons right arm with a bullet. Noble
had previously according TO Blanton,
placed a pistol at the breast OF two
Of BlantOns brothers.
Noble was a member Of powerful
feudal family. former employee OF
Judge James Hargis, and compiica-
tons are expected. Blanton. whose
father was Democratic candidate for
county attorney. was acting as chal-
lenger.
The shots were fired while Blanton
was leaning from the window OF the
voting place. He was carried into
Jackson TO the home of his father
and there tacitly arrested.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-03
NORFOLK GIVES MANN
MAJORITY OF 1851
Incomplete Returns Show That Kent
Carried County by Narrow
Margin.
CBy Associated Press,

NORFOLK, VA. Nov. 2.-Norfclk
city gave Judge Mann a majority OF
1851 votes over Captain William r.
Kent. his Republican opponent
Norfolk county. with returns in
complete. two small precincts being
missing. gives Kent 30 major.fs with
chances greatly in favor OF Il being
increased by later returns.
The remainder OF the Democratic
ticket was elected. but leaders al
nounce that an official couat viii be
necessary 10 determine the result in
the county.
The election was one OF The quiet
est ever held in this state. little in
teres, being manifested. many lead
ers remaining away from the polls.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-03
SAN FRANCISCO MAY
HAVE UNI0NlST MAYOR
p. H. Mccarthy, Labor Candidate,
Has Lead Over Both His
Opponents.
,fgy Associated Pressl.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Nov. o.
With abou. one-sixth of the total vote
counted late tonight p. H. Mccarthy
Union Labor candidate for mayor. mad
a lead over both his opponents that
II maintained would give him plu-
rality OF about 10000.
T.. land. Democratic candidate. aud
Croker. Republican. were nearly re
for second place.
On the same basis OF vote Charles
II. Fickert. Republican. and Union
Labor nominee for district attorney,
was leading Francis j. Heney nearly
. 10 /.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-03
REPUBLICAN VOTE CUT
DOWN IN MASSACHUSETTS
Governor Draper Reflected by Yen
Thousand Majority-labor Vote
Against Him.
(Bv Associated Pressl.

BOSTON. MASS, Nov. At Is
many years since Massachusetts
voters were so evenly divided on the
question of state government as in to-
DAYS election. With about two-thirds
of the state accounted fer Governor
Draper. Republican. will apparently
have a margin over his Democratic
oDpcnent. James II. Vahey. of about
10. 600. compared with 10000. a year
ago
II also appeared that Lieutenant
Governor Rockingham. Republican.
had been reelected BY about the
same plurality. although last year ne
swept the state leading Governor
Draper and defeating his Democratic
opponent BIZ ever 10000.
Throughou. the campaign the Re
rubIicaus we're on the defensive ia
unfolding Governor Diapers admins
trstion and IN supporting his veto OF
the eight hour bill for public en-
pioyees.
This action soiidiHcs the labor
forces against him. General apathy
on the part Ct the Republican voters
in the country districts was also re-
garded a. partly responsible for the
heavy reduction in the vote.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-03
SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRATIC
STATE TICKET.

For Governor William
Hodges Mann. Of Nottoway.
For Lieutenant GOVERNOR.
Taylor EiIyson, Of Richmond.
For Attorney Genersl--sam-
ueI. w. Williams, of Wythe.
For Secretary Of Common
weaIth--seniamin o. James, Of
Richmond.
For State Treasurer-A. W.
Hartman, Jr., Of Rockbridge.
For superintendent Of Public
Instruction.. .. Eggleston,
Jr., Of Prince Edward
For Commissioner Of Aeri-
culture and Immigration
George W. koiner, Of Augusta
County.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-03
M'LENDON WINS HIS
FIGHT AGAINST GRAY
Railroad Commissioner 0usted
by Legislature Gets Decision
in Court---Goes Higher.

SAVANNAH. GA, Nov. quo
warranto proceedings in the fight be-
tween S. G. NcLendon Of Atlanta, and
Joseph F. Gray of Savannah for the
position of railroad commissioner
we're decided today in favor McLen-
don by Judge w. S. Charlton.
Gray was appointed railroad conn.,
missioner by the governor after the
legislature had ousted McLendon. The
latter claimed his dismissal was IL
legal and began proceedings to GUST
Gray.
The case will De fought through the
higher courts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-03

Yesterdays general election is
without a precedent in. Newport News
since the negro vote was eliminated
by the new constitution. Two OF the
Republican candidates.. w. Hester,
for constable. and John b. Locke, for
secretary of the commonwealth-car
rled the city, the former by plurality
of 40, and the latter by majority
CT 81 and a plurality of 311. Council
Ernest c. Cox, the repudiated Demo-
cratic nominee for constable, ran last
in the fight. his total vote in the city
being only $50 Councilman j. e.
Wallace. the candidate named by the
city Democratic committee two weeks
ago 10 replace Cox. ran second with
571 votes. while Hester received I'll
votes
With the exception OF the fight
for Comonwealth's attorney. all OF
the other Democratic candidates on
the ticket were elected by large ma
jor.ties, c. w. Musler literally snow
ing c. o. Pugh under in the race for
city sergeant, and City Treasurer j.
VI. Curtis received two and one-half
votes to one for DIR. ]. Kennedy Corss
in the contest for city treasurer. In
the race" for the house of delegates,
Hon. L. p Stearnes, the Democratic
nominee, polled nearly six votes TO
one for A. j. Hauser, the Socialist
candidate. All of the Democratic
candidates for state Offices except
Col Il. o. James. received handsome
msjorities.
Combination Against Berkeley.
In his fight against A. L.
Garrett, Commonwealth's Attor-
ney Charles c. Berkeley was
fighting a combination Of circum-
stances which no other Democratic
candidate has faced in this city. His
prosecution of several cases since the
Democratic primary-more pGrticu-
larry the cases OF Councilman Ernest
C. Cox and james VI. Spencer-lost
him many votes. Cox's supporters
fought against him almost TO a man.
while Spencer's friends also were &C.
tive in opposing HIM
Former Mayor Allan A. Moss, who
was candidate for the NOM
ination for mayor against Col
Marquis Jones two years ago.
Col. Naryus Jones two years ago.
openly espoused the cause OF A. c.
Garrett and was actively engaged in
elecfionefr ring for the Republican can
didate at the polls in the Fourth
ward Several Of the Democratic
leaders who were working in that
ward severely criticised the former
mayor for ~forping- 20 the Republi-
cans in this fight.
Leaders Oicnt Expect Trouble.
On the day preceding the election.
rurnoFs were current that strong IN
derxrsund currents we're AZ work %
dcfsaf Captain Berkeley. but the
Democratic leaders paid little or no
heed to them. However. before noon
yesterday Il was apparent that Gar
ret was making a strong run and
the Democratic leaders and workers
became more active In their work for
captain Berkeley. When the polls
closed. predictions were made that
CAPTAIN berkeley you'll get q very
zns u majority. while some Of the
more enthusiastic Of TIE Republicans
were claiming a victory for Garrett
(Continued on Second Pagc)