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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-12
Hangs a Negro, and Then to
Show It Has No Race Pre-
iudiCe Hangs White
Gentleman.
SUCKER TOWN WILD
TEN THOUSAND MADDENED PEO-
PILE MOB NEGRO AND THEN
TURN THEIR ATTENTION TO
SOME OTHER THINGs-Wu.n
SCENES IN ILLINOIS TOWN.

Cairo, Nov. 12.-It was reported
late this afternoon that the negro,
Alexander, confessed his connection
with the assault and murder of Anna
Pelley, white girl, for whose death
VIII James, negro, was lynched
here last night, and also implicated
his own father and other negroes,
who, he says, were members of club
having as it's object the ruination Of
white girls.
The report spread like wildfirs
and residents of the city are aroused
to high pitch of indignation. More
trouble is almost sure to follow with
the approach of dusk.
Cairo, Ills, Nov. with the ar
rival here of state troops at dawn
today Cairo is practically under mar
tial law after three days of mob spir-
it, eliminating last night in the
lynching of two men.
In the presence of 10000 cheering
men and women, mob late last
night hanged Will James, the negro
accused of numbering Anna Pelley,
white woman, riddled the body
with 500 bullets and then dragged 1t
along the street for a mile ana
burned the remains.
Still filled with the lust for blood,
the infuriated gathering closed in on
the jail, battered its way through
the steel bars. dragged out Henry
Salzer, white man, accused of wife
murder, ana hanged him.
In the meantime the authorities
communicated with Governor Deneen
and state troops were rushed to the
city. !
All night long the mob surged'
through the city streets clamoring for
more victims
Fearing a repetition of the scene
at Springfield OF two years ago when
a mob ran amuck, shooting and hang
ing negroes. the blacks of the city
stormed the various police stations
pleaulnB Tor protection,
Although the troops have partially
restored order today, the negroes
still are in a state OF frenzy and are
afraid to show themselves on the
streets.
Great difficulty was experienced by
the eleven companies of state troops
in dispensing the mobs and more
trouble is expected tonight.
The lynching of James followed
a sensational chase of many hours.
in which stolen freight train fig
ured.
When mob formed Wednesday
night with the avowed intention Of
lynching James, Sheriff Davis saved
the negros life temporarily by spir-
iting him out OF the city.
Davis and HIS prisoner alighted
from train at Dongola with the sher
In hoping to reach the Jail at Mar-
Dhyboro by driving across the coun-
try before the mob could intercept
him.
News OF Davis whereabouts. how
ever, reached the mob and SELLING a
locomotive and a string OF box-cars
they rode In haste to Karnak.
Robbed the sheriff.
Here they came upon the sheriff
who was hiding in the woods with
HIS prisoner. They robebd Davis ana
took James away from him.
Upon reaching Cairo the mob was
augmented by 10000 bowling men
and women and the negro was rushed
TO an arehway built over the inter-
section OF Eighth and Commercial
streets.
Hundreds volunteered 10 throw the
rope over the archWay. even the wo-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-12
1t Does Not Matter Now
Whether He Was Wrong
or Right Since He
Paid the Price.
is A STRANGE CASE
ADMITS HE MAY HAVE BEEN
MISTAKEN, BUT ASSERTS THAT
HE ACTED UNDER IMPULSES
THAT WOULD CAUSE HIM TO
DO THE SAME THING AGAIN.

James Anderson Finch was exc
cuted at noon today for shooting to
death Ralph Fischer in his law Of
flee at Portland, November 30, 1908.
This case has occupied great space
in the newspapers, and the public
will be relieved that the curtain has
been dropped on the matter.
Jim Finch has paid the penalty,
whether of crime or of mistake, now
remains between him and his Crea-
tor. 1t is not for us finite people to
judge. The writer can say, and he
hopes he can say it without offending
anybody, that he worked on the
desk with Finch. For six or seven
months he sat by the side of Finch.
Tie always found him genial, pleas
ant and a gentleman. Finch was a
clever, neat writer, eppigramatic and
a man who wasted no words. In
talking to me, who had worked by
him for six months, he said: Say,
John, you know that at times drank
too much want to tell you now
that when I went into Ralph Fishers
room 1 had nothing against him. :"
(Here he sat down and drew a map
of the office). 81 had no more idea
of hurting him than I had of flying
don't know just what l said. l
don't know just what he said, but
the first thing / knew Fisher was ap-
preaching me with seal (that is
the form in his hand, and apparent
ly about to strike me. may have
been mistaken as to his intentions.
but, thinking he was attacking me,
pulled my gun and shot. After
that everything is hazy. I may
have shot a dozen times, for all l
know. ] only know that the instinct
of self-defense was aroused, and l
abused 1t. l don't
know. Fisher was dead and / was
with smoking revolver in
my hand. can't explain the detail.
l can only give you results. Looking
back calmly now, can hardly he
lieve Ralph was attacking me, but
did think so at the time. You can
easily imagine that l did not want
to leave his wife a widow, or mine.
There is the whole story"
The Finch Case.
In speaking or his decision in the
Finch case, Governor Benson said:
II have gone into every detail of
the Finch case, and have made a
careful examination of the entire
record, including the transcript of
evidence and a lengthy statement
from Finch himself, and l feel that
there is nothing of an extenuating
Or mitigating character, or any show
Ing OF facts, or circumstances which
would warrant executive interference
The law must be allowed to take its
II realize that the penalty of death
Is an awful one. but the protection
Of society demands It in cases OF this
and It is a serious mat
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-12

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and can give you the prices
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-12

Somebody has said that hate is
love turned wrong side out.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-12

Continued on page 3D.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
SHERIDAN SETTLES
HOOTEO QUESTION
That Exhausted Athlete
Gains Weight on Air
and Liquids.

NEW YORK. July Martin Sheri-
dan, the giant policeman, who recently
clinched his title to the champion ath-
Iete Of The world and collapsed in the
finish Of the final event. lost twenty
enc pounds IS a result of his strenuous
work
lie gave the figures of his weight at
tho start and at the finish and was
weighed in to show the correctness OF
the figures.
The remarkable feature OF the figures
Is that Lhey show that after the ire
mendOus loss of weight in successful
competition IN a dozen events, Sheridan
recovered about eight pounds with rest
and nothing else except two glasses of
beer and one glass OF champagne. It
has been a mcoted question whether an
athlete, reduced IN weight by exJrens
physical eXeriOn, can recover weight
without food, more than the weight Of
the liquid taken into the system.
It has been. proved in the case OF
Sheridan that an athlete can put on
weight from the air he breathes and the
cessation Of exerton. He gained eight
FUNDS upon swallowing less than one
pound Of liquids and by rest.
When not in training. Sheridan can
drink eight pounds of liquids. either
ginger ale or other mineral water with
out adding to- his weight and nothing
he can eat he said, ever increases av-
oidupolg- II Is demonstrated that the
human system can gather weight from,
ths air, when the system has been
greatly taxed
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
KETCHEL NO LONGER
CHAMP POSSIBILITY
Showing Against Papke Indicates He Would Be Easy
for Big Negro-Punch and Ceverness
Fail to Appear
BY THOMAS S. RICE.

decisiYely and quickly beat ketchel in
their next meeting, he VIII be even less
the one 10 whip the negro than is
Ketchel Papke is OF the rugged, slam
ming style, somewhat after the order
Of Tommy Burns. and if there is one
class of fighters which can have no
hope of besting the big negro unless
they are larger than he, it is an un-
scientific siugger, who must rely upon
rushing into his opponent. johnson can
eat that style alive and will do i
So, please give US a rest abou. the
ketchels and Papkes taking up the
White man S burden. There is nothing
70 il at present. Johnson appears so
thoroughly without mental balance that
ne may reduce his strength 10 the van
lShing point by his foolish conduct be-
fore he has another scrap in this
country. but It viii take some time TO
undermine his constitution and make
him unable to carry out his method Of
defensive fighting, and Ketchel and the
others had better wait a year or two
before going against him.
Remember Broken Hand.
Whether Ketchel was weakened by a
lack Of training when he met Papke last
Monday is hard to say He certainly
fought much poorer oout than was
expected. and the amount of money that
went to his hackers on the decision on
points hafdly offset the amount lost
IN bets on the number OF rounds il would
take him to knock out the Illinois
Thunderbolt 1t is perfectly possible
that he broke his right hand and dis
located his left thumb-which should be
remembered If he meets JOhnsOn-but
nOnetheless he did not have the sub
stance that was looked for. and It Is not
the first time that rumOrs concerning
ketcheI s habits have been advanced as
an explanation of his reverses in the
squared arena.
No, gentle reader Ketchel is not the
man TO meet Johnson-yet.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
Both Johnson and Langford
Want Crack at Middle
weight Champ.
STANLEY LEAVES
FOR LONG REST
Saws He Will Meet Both Color
ed Boxers After Re
cuperatng.

SAN FRANCISCO, July Two big
black bugaboos viii follow the trail of
Stanley Ketchel champion middle
weight. when he starts into the noun
tains iE a few days for long rest. p"
after his grueling tweuty-round battle
with BHly PapBe, whose ability 10 re-
main through the contest has caused
a slump in Eetchels stock,
"Of course Fetchel viii so ahead
preparing for his fight with Jack John
son. IA October said Willus Britt, to-
day. 1T is foolish to talk about that
fight being called of just because Ket-
chel did not knock out Papke. lie won
the fight and that is all that was re-
quired.
In fact he would have fought john
son just the same. If Papke had Won.
Around Tom Corbetts place, how
ever there is nc more talk about john
sop trying to side-step KetcheL The
fans realize the big heavyweight cham
pion wlI be delighted TO show the pub
tic ne really is willing &c fight some
body. But the big shadow CT Johnson
Is net the only dark shadow that will
darken the mountain camp of Ketchel.
News comes TO the Mission Club
that Sam Langford is about ready to
start for san Francisco with the single
purpose of forcing Ketchei 10 give him
a chance for the mi5dleweight cham
pionship. Britt says today. that Kotchel
would night Langford and would even
be willing TO take him on before the
contest with johnson.
1t has beea charged openly that Ket-
Chel is afraid TO meet LaugfOrd and the
present situation IS arOusing much in
Uerest.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
GEORGETOWN PLAYER
JOINS THE PHILLIES
Martell, Football and Base
ball Star, Is in Fast
Company.

Another Of Georgetown's baseball
stars has come into the major league
lmelight in the person of Leon Mar
tell. who for two years was an ATHLETIC
peer in football and baseball at the
Blue aLS Gray institution.
Marteu is with the Philadelphia Ma
tiondl League club. and from all re-
ports is making good. Followers of
iCotban here in town well remember
the performance Of MarteH at George
town He bore .he reputation Of being
one of the garnest and most consistent
players ever developed at the West
End school, and his departure was
greatly felt.
While Marty was not the sensa-
ton on the diamond that he was on
the grid!ron he was considered a good
player and for two seasons held down
the job in right field It was his ter
rife hitting that gave him the prefer
ence over several other fast gardeners
that Georgetown had that season.
After leaving Georgetown, Martell
played with several minor league clubs
and because Of his slowness in the field
took mp catching. From the start he
was a success behind the bat, and at
once attracted the big league scouts.
Before going to the Steubensviiie club
IN the Ohio and Pennsylvania League
ne played in the Tri-state organic alton
under the name of Hanlon.
Manager Billy Murray, Of the Phil
lies, got wind Of the youngster soon
after he Joined the SteubensviHe club.
and the recent purchase is the ultimate
result
In his first game in fast company
yesterday he made very favorable
impression upon the Philadelphia fans
His batting and receiving was good
and his throwing ali that could be ex-
pected Of a veteran.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
GETS
YANKEE TWIRLER

BALTIMORE, July Among the
spectators at the game yesterday after
noon when Baltimore defeated rrovi-
dence, was Manager George StaIlings,
OF the New York Americans. who came
to Baltimore, IL is presumed, 10 close
the deal for Pitcher Charley Schmidt.
Mana ger Dunn and Stallings held r
conference before the game and il is
believed, from Dunn's statement, that
details whereby inc successful side
wheeler viii become a player of the
Baltimore team were cOnsummated.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
COLLEGE TWlRLER
ENTERS TRI-STATE

LEBANON, Pa, July William
Eisenberger, Of Columbia, captain Of the
Albright College baseball team. and at
present a member Of the twirling staff
of the Atlantic City CoIegians. has
signed a Tri-State contract, and viii
join the Lancaster team Eisenberger
has been the mainstay Of Albright Col
lege in the box, and during the most
successful season in the history of base
ball at Albright, won twelve out Of ff-
teen games.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
PLAN To PROMOTE
NIGHT FOOTBALL
First After Dark Game Will
Be Played in Gin
cinnati.

CINCINNATI, July 1.-The first city
in which night baseball has been
brought to a successful issue also viii
be the first in which night football will
receive a thorough tryout.
The Pilgrim team, of England. made
up Of the greatest soccer football play
ers of Great Britain, will visit Cincin-
natl October II, and it is planned 70
have it play a game at night.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
AMATEUR LEAGUES
Games Today.

Capital City League-G. P. o. VS..
Marines
Departmental League-War VS..
Treasury, and Navy VS.. Commits
siOnerS.
Marquette League-TangleWoo VS..
Pension Office.
Sunday School League-Bethany vs..
LangdOn.
Independence League-Twining vs..
Manhattan.
Suburban League-Reed VS.. Ia
koma.
r. R. Y. NJ. c. A. LeagUe-South-
ern Us. Trainmen.
Colored Departmental League-MU-
nicipal W. Bureau Engraving and
Printing.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
CHECKER CHAMPION
CALLED BY DEATH
Charles Barker Dies From Gas
tritiS at Boston
Home.

BOSTON, July CHARLES Francis
Barker. for many years the worlds
checker champion, is dead in this city.
He had been I'D for some time with
gastritis.
Barker was born here ffty-one years
ago. Before he was twenty years
old he had met most Of the famous
checker players Of the country and
had defeated many OF them In 1887
he won the worlds championship by
defeating James Wylie at Glasgow.
Scotland.
Since that time he had defended his
tile successfully year after year
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
COAKLEY TO MANAGE
A SEMI-PRO TEAM
Former Major League Pitcher TO
Lead Manhattan Ag-
gregatlOn.

NEW YORK. July Andy Coakley.
the pitcher. formerly OF the Chicago
Cubs, viii manage the Manhattans. a
local sen1i-Dro. team
He Will reorganize the team, and get
together a strong nine. He win do the
pitching himself. and will have Tom
Doran. the former Bostcu American
League catcher. for a backstop.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
LEARY PROVES EASY
FOR CHARLIE SElGER
Gothamite Stalls, But Even Then
Barely Avoids a
Knockout.

NEW YORK. July Z-Charlie Seiger
had little difficulty in outDointing Billy
Leary n thalr ten-roUnd bout here last
evening.
LeaTy appeared to Be frightened by
the Hoboken iron man and stalled
through the first three rounds. In the
fourth Seiger caught nis man on the
Jaw with left and right, staggering him
across the ring.
Seiger followed up his advantage in
The succeeding rounds and had his ad-
versary holding on.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07

Those enthusiastic persons who
thought that, because Stanley I<etchel
made short work Of Jack O'Brien in
Philadelphia and New York, he must
therefore be a world beaten and the
logical man to beat Jack Johnson, are
now beginning to pull in their horns.
The showing of Ketchel against Billy
Papke in San Francisco, on July 5. was
a sad blow to that youths prospects.
In the first place. he made the middle
weight limit Of 15S pounds, and a man
who can do that has no license in the
ring with che burly negro. IN the sec
ond place, his greatly Wanted ability
to get inside the guard Of any man he
meets and pound him to death by mar
velOus shifts OF one sort and another.
was not in evidence. He was wise to
the fact that while he was shifting. a
man shifty on his own account had a
grand chance to get in close and knock
him into the middle Of the forthcoming
week.
Easy for Johnson.
Wherefore, the absence of shifts on
the part Of Ketchel was distressing but
Illuminating In this connection, it may
be said that If Johnson's low-grade in
tellect is stirred sufficiently to arouse
him to immediate and persistent ac-
ton when he meets Ketchel, he will
take advantage Of t1e lightning change
by the Montana man ard poke him with
a right that viii finish his usefulness as
a challenger for the worlds cham
piOnship.
Also. the wonderful punch that Ketch-
Ell was supposed to have in either hand
was not among the features of the
battle. he Is supposed to be exceeding
~ cieVer and also a good two-handed
sleep producer Under those ciTcnrn-
stances, the logical policy for KetcheI
IN racing q man known to have a dan
gerous wallop. was to hasten the con-
cluslon by putting Papke away as soon
as possible He claims he broke his
nand In the sixth, seventh eleventh or
some other round. the time depending
upon whoever happens TO question him
about his fiZZle, but he should have de-
llFered more goods than he did before
that untimely mishap befelI him He
i nad a clear lead in the early stages Of
the night, but as he is touted a much
better boxer than Papke, ne should have
come across while his fins were in
shape.
Papke Not Considered.
We are not disparaging Ketehel. but
trying to choke of some of the idle
talk caused by every middleweight who
ticks a postage stamp being sprung on
a suffering public as the man to
bring back the prize-fghting supremacy
to the white race Ketchel is not the
man for the job unless dissipation com
pletely undoes Johnson before they
meet. And, 10 matter if Papke should
The Washington times., 1909-07-07

Home run-Stahl. Sacrifice hit-DeIe-
hanty. Stolen bases-Delehanty Lord.
Double plays-McConnelI to Madden;
Stahl to Pape. Left on bases-BostOn
3; Washington, 3. First base on balls
on Pape l; off Groom. I. Bases on
errOrs--W Washington, I; Boston, !. Struck
ouJ-By Pape. Z; by Groom, .. Umplres
-MessTs. O'Loughlin and EEan. Time
of game hour and Is minutes. At
tendance-S,00 4
The Washington times., 1909-07-07

Two-base hit-McBride. Sacrifice hit
Street Stolen bases - Lord. Cessler.
Wagner, Unglaub. Double play-Wag-
ner to Mcconnell 10 Stahl Left on
bases-BostOn, +; Washington. 4. First
base on balls-Off Wood, I: off Gray, g.
Bases on erTors-Washington ?; Boston,
I. Struck out-By Wood, s; by Gray, 8.
Tmpires-Messrs O'Laushlin and Egan.
Time Of game-1 hour and 20 minutes.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
SULLIVAN LOSES

SACRAMENTO, Cal, July frank
Mantell got the decision over Jack
CTwin) Sullivan yesterday, after going
twenty rounds. The fight was fast at
most stages.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
Games Today
Standing OF the Club.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

Chicago, (, st. Louis. /.
Pittsburg. ;; Cincinnati. q
Brooklyn. .; Boston, l.
Philadelphia, B. New York, l.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
Delehanty continues 10 hit.

The National Commission will make
itself as ridiculous as Frank Chance and
Charley Murphy If it keeps on noticing
the outbreaks of those foolish persons.
IT is now said TO be investigating
torrtd interview given out by Chance
when the commission suggested that in
all decency the men who won the PEN
nantS last year for the Chicago Cubs
should get Charley Murphy's $4,000
bonus. What the commission will do
if it finds Chance spoke those very
words is a mystery. 1t might sue him
for libel, but TO undertake 10 discipline
Rim in d baseball way viii lead to
punch of trouble in the courts. If some
thing large and heavy should be
bounced on Chances head he would re-
ceive no sympathy from the public. His
actions in regard to the bonus have not
sounded spOrtsmanlike. but more like
those of a spoiled child.
WashingtOn's unfortunate ball club
eXuded two more winnings for Boston
YESTERDAY tbuslV.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
REVISION DOWNWARD
CANTLION'S HOBBY
Is Cutting Rate Of Washngon's Winnings From Other
Teams Seee Real Founder of Chicago
Cubs Pennant Chances
By THOMAS S. RICE.

1t is respectfully suggested that Mar
ager Joe CantilIon be seriously consiG-
cred as the next leader of the Demo-
Gratis, If there are any Democrats left
by next time.
The claims for Cantnlon are based
on his safe, sane, consistent and thor
oughly Democratic Observation-Disclosures
policy. Like a Democratic Senator, he
believes in a strict revision-upwa1d pro-
cedure for home industries, and a cut
In the rates everywhere else. he has
thoroughly revised Washington's win
ming rate for 1908. cutting the tariff On
the winning percentage from other clubs
from nearly one-half in 1903 to less than
one-third in 1909 For the games in
Washington he has raised the tarif to
nearly 90 per cent Of the games, while
abroad he has cut il to something like
or less than, maybe-25 per cent
This is a record which must make
some of the Southern home-defendeTs
in the Senate hug themselves with JOY
TO think that there is at least one soul
who takes their view of the situation.
From the roasting they have been re-
ceiVing they must have thought there
was no one righteous; no, not one; but
hhey had overlooked the Washington
DaseDal manager his uAEtE ludltllGs
as a leader for the party-such as being
Injured TO losing, and a dreamer Of
dreams that don't come true-are so
manifold and obvious that It is not
necessary to set them forth at this
time. for we are sure he viii be recog-
nized at once as a kindred spirit.
Trimmed by TO and to 0 in BOs-
ton Yesterday our brave boys are today
bound for Cleveland, where they may
win game.
Jiggs Donohue joins Cantillon In be-
lieving that Havlik. the new pitcher OBJ
tanned from Peoria, will be a and for
washington. He viii probably be given
a chance against Cleveland, as none of
the others on the twirling staff appear
able to do more than pitch hard-luck
games. Frank Hsmphill, whom Can
tillon picked up IN Philadelphia to help
out when Browne hurt his leg, did not
last long, and has been sold to New
Bedford in the New England League.
Hemphill is thought 10 have the max
ing of a good ball player, but can't
stand prosperity, and his froliCsOme
habits will keep him indefinitely in the
minor ranks.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
Games Today.

Boston at Brooklyn.
New York at Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1909-07-07

pleted. than which an umD could com
NIT no greater offenSe. Reports indi-
cate that Egan has steadied himself
somewhat in this respect, but the weak
ness was so glazing when he first broke
into the league that the fans viii hardly
ever look upon him as a first-class man.
Somehow or other. the opposing teams
seem to thrive nightly on close plays
against Les Miserables. 1t may be a
coincidence, but, as Mark Twain said
about the horse falling through the roof
Of his house, it becomes monotOnOus.