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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-13
HANGED
HIMSELF
IN JAIL
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Oakland, Cal, Aug 13.-Despond-
ent because his wife would not visit
him while he was awaiting trial for
killing q man he charged with hav-
ing alienaJed his affections, August
Coussens committed suicide in jail
here early this morning ana his body
was fouaa aanslng in his cell D., the
js!lers.
Cousseas hcd been suffering from
rheumatism and his leg had beea
bandaged by the jail physician Dur
ing the night the prisoner unwound
the bandages and twisted them into
a strong rope; he formed a moose
placed it about his neck and tied the
other end of the rope to the top of
the steel cell. He then kicked over
s-ool or which he had stood aud
soon was sire ngled 70 death.
Coussens was the proprietor OF The
silver Moon" restaurant in Ibis ca.
ard Harry b. Shattuck. whom he
killed, WAS his emplOye. one morn
ing last May, Coussens lay in wait
behind a counter and shot Shattuck
as he entered the place. When ar
rested Coussens said that Shattuok
had been paying attention TO Mrs.
Coussens. A few days later Shattuck
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-13
Town BOOninsS
Helps
ii. The Head of the
Table

A lot of quaTelsome Scottish
chiefs used 10 quarrel bseaufe each
wanted 10 Ei at the head Of tie tl-
BE-. Some cne Llt On the plan Of
putting a round table in the room
where they net, c4d each of them
then imagined that he had the place
Of honor.
This arrangement worked splen-
didly until Rob Roy MeGregor took
q chy al il. After he had become
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-13

died and Coussens was charged with
murder.
After he was placed In Jail the man
wrote to his wife and sent her many
messages. urging her TO visit him.
but she failed to comply with his re-
quests. The jail attendants said to-
day tina, CousseHs did not seem 20
fear his trial much but worried con-
stantly over his wife's failure TO visit
him.
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RALPH JOHNSON

Ccontlnued from Page ~
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Continued from Page IL
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Johnson OF asa
North Church street. and was about
15 years old. He was bright. low
able boy, cheerful and winsome IN
disposition and universal favorite
among his playmates and school fell
lows.
There Is universal sorrow and re-
gret in Salem over the sad affair aud
the heartfelt sympathy OF the whole
community goes out 10 the bereaved
parents and family.
The funeral will be held az the
family home tomorrow morning at
10 O'Clock. and the little body will
be laid away in City View cemetery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-13
CONVICT
MURDERS
WOMAN
Irul,ed l.rcss leased w,re.l

San Francisco, Aug. 18.-Lying
on bed in the room OF George Cur
ray, a motorman, and L. b. Proesse-
ser, a conductor, both in the employ
OF the United Railroads, in a lodging
house at 1897 Post street, the body
OF an unidentified woman was found
today with her throat cut from ear
TO ear and her head crushed into an
unacceptable mass by baseball
bat.
Curray could not be found, but the
following note was left in the room.
Poor Lucille Kid, we die to-
gether. A warning to men in love.
Please notify J. d. Ronstabt, 1434
Turk street"
The woman's body was removed TO
the morgue and detectives are search
ing the city for curray. dead OF
alive, and 20 ascertain who Lucille"
is.
Curray is an ex-convict, having
been released from San Quentin IN
July 1905. after a ten-year term
for manslaughter. Curray may have
killed himself. bat the fact that he
did not end HIS life in the room after
the woman was murdered Is taken
by the police to mean that he chang
ed his mind and decided TO fee
Proesser, who found the murder
er woman lying on his bed, told the
following story;
Yesterday afternoon went 10
my room and found a note on the
door which read:
Kid, / have a girl with me.
Don't come In.
Il raped on the door and called
Curray out.
Il said to him: 4 want my room
TO sleep In. You know you haven't
paid any rent and this Is my room.
He said that was all right, that II
would let him stay until o'clock
he would get out. l did not return
until 2 o'clock this morning. I tried
the door but was unable 10 get in.
As 1 was calling 10 Cnrray, Mrs.
j. c. Morris. the landlady, came
along the hall and said she would
give me another room got up
shortly be fore IL O'Clock this morn
Ing and went TO the room. The door
was still locked and I climbed up
and peered over the transom. There
saw what / thought was my room.
mate threw a potato at him and
falling TO arouse him. broke in the
door ! was startled to see wo-
mans body with the throat cut from
ear TO ear and her head crushed In
by baseball bat which was lying on
the floor near the bed.
That is all ! know about IL. i
took Curray into my room and let
him room with me because he seem
ed TO be up against IT, know little
about IT,"
No one in the lodging house heard
a cry and no one was aware that |
hendish murder had been committed
until Proesser made his gruesome
discovery. The dead woman is good |
looking aud about 36 years OF ago. |
She appears to be Mexican or Span
lsh Her clothes were shabby and
we'll worn.
Curray was sentenced July 8
1904. TO serve ten years for killing
his wife, Mrs. Daisy curray, the
sharge having been reduced from
murder TO manslaughter through
He was parolled from the peniten-
tiary July 10. 1908, The man Is a.
native OF Georgia, aged 2s years.
height feet 1Oh inches, weight
l4S pounds.
A short time after his release
from prison he went TO work for the
United Railroads and was taken IN
by Proesser tho conductor. IN who1r
room the woman was killed. 4
Hot air often proves cold com ]
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-13

SIZE Of his power a banquet was be-
4. 2 served TO the chiefs at the round
th1le.
When the servants brought in the
ic act keGregor shouted, PUT 1T
- TIE HEAD OF THE TABLE,
But where is the head Of the Ia
bleT asked the servant.
THE HEAD OF THE TABLE IS
WHERE THE MGREG0R SITS"
The MeGregor spirit is what this
town needs. So far as we are con-
oe,'ned, this is the CENTER OF THE
FIRTH. If we're not proud Of our
town we should get hustle on and
make il a town 70 be proud Of
MAKE IT THE h0ST IMPORTANT
PLACE ON THE MAP Make it
the chief place on the green earth
in the eyes Of its citizens.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-13
Revolts at Cold Steel.

Your only hope" said three doc
tors 10 Mrs. NJ, u. Fisher. OF Detroit,
Mich, suffering from severe rectal
trouble. lies in an operation. Then
l used DR.. Kings New Life pills -
she writes, "till wholly cured" They
prevent appendlcities. cures eonsti-
patton, headache. 25c at J. @. Perry
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-13

From New York comes the story
OF a man who ate ten pounds OF beef
steak al a sitting, but We fear the
correspondent was lying when he
wrote IT,
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-12
ROUGHLY HANDLED
Conservative Political Meeting in
England Broken Up and Candi-
dates Chased by Mob.

London, Dec. 1.-THE feature OF the
conservative meetings during the past
week has been the number OF peers who
have come forward to support the candi-
dates and the storm Of Interruptions ana
generally good natured chaff to Whlch
they have been subjected.
A more serious Incident, however, oc-
CURED at Rios Denbigh this evening
when the audience broke up a conserva-
tive meeting, chased the candidates OUT
of the building and kicked the cOnseFVa-
tive agent unconscious.
Austen Chamberlain. former chancellor
Of the exchequer, up to the present mas
been the only conservative active IN the
field Tonight ne met with stormy IN
terruptions again from his CONSTITUENTS
in a suburb Of Birmingham. Joseph
Chamberlain has issued a manifesto IN
Manchester and Stafford, declaring tariff
reform must be adopted in order to com
pete with foreign countries
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CROUCH Of Newspaper Men.

Then the correspondents voiced them
crouch against news conditions under the
p. esent administration, as compared with
that preceding. Messages were delivered
to the repcesentatiy es of press associa-
tons and leading newspaper complaining
Of the dearth of Washington news worthy
OF first page headlines and asking why
the President was not giving congress
fits, as had been customary for the past
seven years. There were also wild tele-
graphic demands for details Of the RoOse-
welt conspiracy, that could not be met
The souvenir of the dinner was Grid
iron Dream Book" the production OF the
clubs special seer, Professor WOozington
Wiz" FlambOyantly bound, its decorative
gridirOn. various symbols or the NEGRO
mancer's art. Proceeding on the theory
that the Interpreter Of dreams should ta6e
into consideration the circumstances ana
temperament Of the individual, the faVO-
rite dreams of various guests were men
toned and their significances eXplained
There was also an OTaculuTn and Book
of Fate, by means Of which fortunes
could be told and the sciences Of physl-
ognomy and palmistry were not neglected.
Illustrations in caricatuTe frightened the
pages Of the volume and occasional DTS
Of verse were interpreted. Despite It's
whimsical and irresponsible purpOrt, many
Of its deductions were admitted TO De
marVelOusly accurate.
Among the guests were: President TAFT
Vice President Sherman, Speaker Can
ron, Secretary Ballinger, Secretary Ma
gel, Postmaster General Hitchcock, Chler
Forester Pinchot, Senator Newlands, Mar
quis OF VilIalOLar, the Spanish minister
General Clarence B. Edwards, Y. ). A.
Charles s. Dishl, Chicago; Crawford HUI,
Denver Republican.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-12
LITTLE GIRL MURDERED
Body of Helen Brown, Aged Is,
Found Half Frozen in Truck
Yards IN Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 1.-THE murder
Of Helen Brown, Is years old, Of 271
Third avenue, was revealed today by
the finding Of the child's half-frozen
body in Whitmans truck yards. The
child's face and head were cut and bat
tered. and there was evidence that she
had been mistreated.
The girls mother sent her last even
ing to visit an aunt. Mrs. Brown ap-
Desled to the police early today, when
she learned that her daughter had
started home from the aunts.
When found. the girl evidently had
been dead several hours. Finger marks
on her throat indicated that she had
been choked.
Crowds gathered during the day at the
scene Of the murder, and there We're
mutterings and threats Of lynching If
the murderer should be caught, but no
serious disorder was reported.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL
WILL CO AFTER THE
SUGAR CORPORATION
Continued From Page One.
Public Land Fraud.
and not a merely iHusory prohibition
Or else repeal it"


In the matter of public land fraud
prosecution, the attorney general makes
clear his determination in no respect
to abate the effort 10 undo, so Tar as
may be- the frauds which have been
for so long a time perpetrated in the
procuring for private individuals or
portions Of the public domain contrary
TO the conditions under which congress
has authorized these lands to be pat
ented."
Important recommendations con-
tanned in the report include those for
a broadening for the right of appeal
of the government in criminal cases
a repeal of section SEQ of the revised
statutes regarding evidence in criml-
nal cases; the enactment Of general
immunity statute to meet the cond1-
lions which arise in the endeavor 20
procure testimony for the government;
favoring a national law providing for
fnCeterminate sentences, and modlti-
cation of the statute fixing the pun
ishment for embezzlement or misapph
cation Of the funds Of a national bank
at Imprisonment for five years.
The attorney general refers TO the
unsa tisfactory sanitary conditions al
the District Of Columbia jail, which he
says is a TeprOach to the national gov
ernment, and he earnestly recommends
an appropriation adequate to make ne
Cessary Improvements.
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% Ds,,a.r.s,ua has forwarded the follow
a. - ~ state1ent in reply to a request
that ne set forth his side Of the con-
troversv with the United States;
"The manner of proceeding on t t5le
part Of the secretary OF , staIe u Inv
TTnited States is extraordinary -,
stffe has refused to hear the Well
fo,,ISa5 justification Of Nicaragua
Government. and in a communication
to the Nicaraguan charge daIIalres
Talres assertions which are false and
offanefvs 70 this government and TO
NV person. undoubtedly because OF ma
iasoIenf Information received from my
bitter enemies. -.
$50 that this communication can %
eminent has been asked to send an
investigating committee so they can
he convinced Of the correct procedure
and the truth Of the affirmaIlons OF
the Nicaraguan government
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-12
CITIZENS OF EAST
AFRICA LAUGHING
Say Americans Get Excited
Over the Most Ordinary
Hunting Experiences.
FAKE YARNS SWALLOWED
SUPPLY OF STRANGE cREA-
TUREs FOR SMITHSONIAN.

Nairobi. British East Africa, Oct. 20
The reading public here has found vast
amusement IN press clippings from Amer
lea dealing with the game killing expert
ences of Colonel Roosevelt. While rec
ognizing the proves Of the former Presi-
dent, they are somewhat amazed at the
effect OF his achievements upon the
minds Of his countrymen, particularly al
the ineredulity exhibited in some IN
stances toward very ordinary happen
ings and the trusting faith IN oJnef cdses
with which some really outrageous yarns
Thev receive with szepticism the fact
for example, that Colonel Roosevelt mas
been charged by twelve hippopotam III
Lake Naivisha. killing few ana escap-
ing scot free ana yet take reauuy 70
stories OF the bagging Of strange DlTds
and mammals which have hitherto lIl-
umphantly lodged geological classifica-
ton.
Used &c Staying Lions.
Without setracting from the glory Of
the hunter, East African residents 90 not
look with a great deal OF interest," uPOiiii
the mere staying of lions and sucn slllali
Try. They do not even use this sort OF
thing as a topic Of conversation Wnle
the weather shows any interesting
phases. NairObi has been scareely
stirred for the last week or so by news
that men walking to their homes aItet
dining out. have almost stumbled over a
fulgrOWn lion which has been so ire
quently seen about the streets that ne
has practically assumed the position OF a
municipal pet and has killed zebras Win
IN the precincts Of the township. Last
Sunday night Mr.. Cunntngname, WIllle
walking in the suburbs, heard non
grunting less than a hundred yards away;
Being armed only with a STICK ne uld
not stop to investigate.
The principal medical officers here ana
others have had similar experiences
Should Look for AffIdaVits.
one enterprising storekeeper has a
year-old hOness in a cage on a veranda
IN Nairobis high street The inventive
genius Of the pseudo-scientists has risen
to frenzied heights in supplying the
Smithsonian Institution with creatures
never found on land or sea. They have
originated the kirkakdik, the exact ma
ture Of which is yelled in some Obscurity
the kirumbO bird, which has a pair OF
ioral plumes and IS glossy green ABOVE
with metallic reflections, and the guyas-
tuous which is white, spotted plenuIully
with green. In addition, there are Two
or three fowls which Major Mearns, VINO
IS now on a journey to the glaciers OF
bafu bird. the wood duffin, otherwise
known as the salkeldhOpiensis Atricanus,
whose habitat is the forest about the OLD
Arab fort of Kismayu, and the bartc-
kOnsis Africanus, peculiar 10 one part
of the country and never seen away from
its own home.
previous to the acceptance in the United
States of any rumOrs Of anything mover
and unknown in the way OF beast or blrd
would be a search for an atLldaVlt az
tached 10 the pelt.
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FR e.
? ! | E
u r E
Sent to Demonstrate the Merits of
Pyramid Pile Cure.
What II Has Done for Others, 1t Can
Do for You.

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we have testimonials by the hundreds
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piles which have been cured by Pyra-
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III YOU could read these unsolicited let
tiers you would no doubt go TO the near
est drug store and buy a box OF Pyra-
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we do not ask you 20 do this. Send
us your name and address and we will
send you a trial package by mail free.
we know what The trial package viii
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iout further treatment. If It proves It's
value to you, order more from your drug
lzuist. at SOC a box. This is fair, is it not
Simply fill out free coupon below and mail
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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-12
APPOINTMENT LEFT TO
COMMISSIONER MACKAY

The petition from Cottonwood district
voters that E. c.. Bagiey be appointed
member Of the Granite school board has
been referred to County Commissioner
John c. Mackay. D. w. Moffat, whose
right to hold the position of member Of
claiming Murray is now his home, VIII
likely hold the office until after the school
year ends, next June.
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Of which ran (ths tune being IT love my
wife, but oh you kid'D:
Now Roosevelt once was President
Oh, yes; Re was;
But Mr.. Taft now runs the Jooi
% On, yes; he does.
Roosevelt now has gore a-hunting,
Shooting with his might and MAN,
So the politicians sing
This musical refrain:
Chorus:
I'VE love, we love. we love Roosevelt,
But, oh you Taft;
He's gone away to Africa,
But. oh you Taft.
He said he would come back again,
And thereupOn we laughed.
We love, we love, we love Roosevelt,
But, oh you Taft
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GRIDIRON CLUB
JOLLIES WASHINGTON
Continued From Page One.

duartette chanted a ditty to the tune
Of Pony Boy" the first verse Of which
was:
IN the chair up in the air sitting there
See the Speaker, our own Uncle Joe;
Hear him swear, see him tear all his
hair
When insurgents defy him;
Every man in the House is as still as
a mouse
While Cannon is present;
But when he's away for a day they all
play
And say they don't fear him"
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creel In ST. louis.

St Louis. Dec. 11-Enrique c. Creel,
former Mexican ambas sador TO the
United States. was in st. Louis for
few hours today, en- route to Washing
Il am satisfied that the American
government viii maintain a considerable
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Mrs. wlnsiou's soothIno syruo.

has been usec for YEARS by MILLION
OF MOTHERS for their CHILDREN
WHILE TEETHING with PERFECT
SUCCESS. II SOOTHES the CHILD
SOFTENS the GUNS. ALLATS ali
best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold BY
Druggists In every part OF the world. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sooth.
ing syrup. ana take 70 other kind
TEED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUG
ACT. JuEs 30. 1904 SERIAL NUMBER
ias1
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arding Central America, ."

policy regarding Central America
said Senior Creel.
However. / cannot discuss my mis-
sion. After the affairs which are 10
he discussed have been laid before
President Taft and Secretary Knox
they will it is expected, be taken up
with the state department"
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and Thursday, evidently convinced that
these could control the situation, gave
permission for the steamer to proceed
to Rama.
That same night the information was
received that a large force Of govern
ment troops was stationed between
Rama and Bluefields, and at once Gen
eTal Estrada ordered the steamer to
sion at Cana which she did.
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ZeIaya's Army We'll Fed.

Another cause for alarm among the
Insurgents is the report brought by the
cruiser Des MOines that Zelaya's men
at Greytown are in far from the des-
perate condition which has been re-
ported they are. They are said to
number more than 5000 well-fed and
well-paid soldiers and are opposed
only by General ChamOrrO with 400 in
surgents. The excellent condition Of
the army I'm GreytOwn is said to be
the main reason that It does not leave
soldiers are not enthusiastic over Ze-
laya and his cause and prefer being
fed to fighting.
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Statement BY zeiaya.
Panama, Dec. 11.-President zelaya
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The suffragettes.

Scarcely had the guests turned again
to their entree when the dinner was
interrupted by the noisy entry Of a
dozen hard-faced old danes, leading
meek and henpecked husbands. These
turned out to be a delegation of ag-
gressive suffra gettes, demanding Votes
for Women" in strident voices. Sew
eraI noted men among the diners were
called upon to declare their positions
on this momentous question, to the
great amusement of the company.
Finally the president of the club de-
cfded against the women's claims,
whereupOn they announced their pur-
pose to participate in the dinner, and
were only driven away through
threat to feed them, after the British
fashion, through the medium of a gil
gantiC stomach pump.
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Various Quarrels Portrayed.

'"The Battle RoyaF was a mirth-
provoking stunt. Members of the club,
clad in regulation ring outfits, repre-
scented Battling Nelson, the Rhode
Island Terror" Achilles Ballinger, the
Siwash Siroccoc;" Gift Pinchot, the
Fighting Lumber jack" Joe Cannon,
the Danvile Bantam" and Herb Par
sons, the Candy Kid
Before the miXup, which was very
realistic, the cautious referee discov-
cred concealed in the gloves Of the
gladiators various articles, such as
Jumps Of coal axes. knives, pieces Of
steel, and the like, calculated to inflict
mortal damage upon some Of them.
President Tafts projected visit
to Alaska formed & subject of
humorous comment and great
solIcftude was shown for his comfort and,
to make sure that his dietary would con-
form TO his simple tastes, the proprietor
OF the hotel where he is TO stop was
called upon TO state the viands to be pro-
yided, The list OF dishes and methods
Of preparation afforded opportunity Tor
many good-natured jokes at the expense
wanted pOached eggs on toast, heard his
order translated into zone Cook and
Peary on a raft" Captain Archie Butt
who ordered hash with red peppers and
tabasco sauce. was astounded to hear the
chef acknowledge 1t as "One order OF
RooseveIt's policies" zone Uncle Joe"
was the response to the suggestion that
the President would Ike some "'pos-
sum-"
Song on Taft.
What the general opinion was Of the
President himself was musicaIly set out
by the GTidirOn quartet in a song, a verse
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What the general opinion was Of the
President himself was musically set out
by the Gridiron quartet in a song. verse
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