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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22
ID in Her Personal Battle for Her Life
nd Liberty.
Takes the Witness
FIRST WAS TREATED LIKE
MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY
Then Abandoned and Took the Young Mans Lfe-HoW He
DeCOyed Her Away from Her Mother on Buggy Ride and
Ran the Horse Into Barbed Wire Fence

Auburn, Cal, Nov. 22.-Alma Bell
the girl slayer of her lover, Joe
Armes, took the stand today and be-
gan her personal battle for life and
freedom, being prepared to face a
pittiless cross-examination at the
hands of the prosecuting attorneys,
who have been waiting to put her
through the court room third de-
gree"
The girl was pale but calm when
she faced the court room, which was
crowded with solid jam of people,
anxious to hear her tell her own
story.
She smiled as she answered the
preliminary questions of her attor-
neys with confidence.
She first told how she took the
news to Mrs. Armes of the death of
her husband on February 25, ana
how she later attended the funerar.
After this, she said, she remained
with the Armes family.
''I told Joe of my condition the
first of May" she testified, "but he
said he thought 1 was mistaken. On
the tenth of May I told him again,
andI said: Joe, we had better get
married right away
Without show of shame, the girl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22
BRITISH BUDGET WILL BE
PUT UP TO THE PEOPLE
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. !

London, Nov. 22.--king Manuel,
of Portugal, and Ambassador Reid
were among the interested spectators
and the peeresses gallery was packed.
When the agitation following the
reading of the budget had subsidized
Lord Lansdowne arose and moved
to refer the bill to the people as the
only alternative to summary reiec-
tion. He admitted that the lords
did not have the right to amend
finance bills under president but
claimed that they had the right tc
a detailed discussion of the advisa-
0ility of rejecting it. lie also stated
that the house of lords did not wish
to reject the bill until the wishes of
the people became known.
Fully four hundred lords were in
their seats. 1t is almost certain that
this NUMBER will he augmented pJ
one hundred to vote Thursday aftet
the debate is finished.
1t is generally believed, however
that the debate will be farce, as
1t is almost certain that the budgete
will be put up to the people.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22
WOODBURY. CAPITALIST
- RETURNS FROM EAST

G w. Waterbury returned from
Iowa Saturday night, where he went
to bury his brother "A. B. Water
bury, who was shot and killed by a
burglar while he was acting as po-
liceman at Spokane. Mr.. Waterbury
says Monday and Tuesday of last
week they had a blizzard in Iowa
and snow piled up in drifts, and they
did not get out of the snow until near
Billings, Mont. Mr.. Waterbury
spent some time in Seattle and says
in his opinion Portland will in few
years be away ahead of Seattle Mr..
Waterbury has lived through two
panics in Oregon and never lost a
dollar and thinks this is very god
country to live in.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22
FORESTRY VERSUS
THE INTERIOR
TuNITED pRpss LpAsEp wrRB.

SeattIe, Wash., Nov. 22.-The III
feeling which is supposed to exist
between the heads of the interior de-
partment and the forestry bureau at
Washington, crops out in the Gun.
ningham coal land cases, in progress
here, in the attitude towards each
other of the representatives of those
branches of the government service.
The case against the coal claimants
is being conducted by James H.
Sheridan, of the land office, while
the forestry bureau is represented by
A. C. Shaw. Shaw was sent here to
advise with Sheridan in the conduct
of the case, and has been in attend
ance at the hearings for two days,
but as yet has taken no further part
in the proceedings.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22
ST. PAUL
Mine is
ENTERED
BY a Representative of the
United Press - First
Reporter There.
[uN1rnp .rnnss 1nAsnp wIRn. ]

Cherry, ILL.,, Nov. 22.-The United
Press representative remained in the
mine for an hour and half watch
ing the rescuers before his identity
became known. Then he was COM
PEELED to leave.
He reported that the rescuers were
in constant danger of the gases. lie
also declared that a slight fire is
seriously hampering the work o the
rescuers. He saw no dead bodies.
The hope that additional men are
alive in the east tunnel OF the second
level was revived this afternoon
when rescuers broke through wall
of earth and found the tools and out
side cloth esof the miners piled in a
heap. There were no dinner pals
beside them
This fact has led the rescuers to
believe that at the outbreak of the
fire the men retreated into the tunnel
to safety
The men rescued Saturday were
found in the west tunnel and here
tofore the belief has been general
that all the men working In the east
tunnel mete death.
The rescuers no WbelieVe that they
will find living men behind the great
masses of fallen earth in theeast
tunnel with the party that is believed
to be in the east tunnel the rescuers
hope 10 find Thomas Bailiff, postmas-
ter OF Cherry, who descended into
the mine after the fire started and
wascaught.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22

told how she knew of her condition,
and then stated that she asked Mrs.
Denny at the behest of Joe, what
would relieve a girl in her condition.
The court ordered this part of the
testimony stricken out.
Then she testified
after that Joe said to me: Wen
get married. I'll go down to the
court house right away and get the
license. Then we'll go to Sacra-
mento, where I'll get job in the
cannery.' -
Then the witness told of the oG-
currences of Decoration Day. She
said she made wreathes and crosses
of flowers for the grave OF Joe's
father. She said she went to the
cemetery with the family and helped
decorate the graves.
On the Thursday before the kill
ing, she said she was taking care of
Mamie Armes, who was sick, and tel
ephoned to Manuel Neves, asking for
Ben Kenison, or some ice man, and
requesting that some ice be sent out
for Mamie.
This was the telephone conversa-
ton in which Mamie said Alma ar
ranged to go riding with Kenison.
She next testified that Joe Ruth
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22
recovered as soon as he reaches sa-

recovered as soon as he reaches sa-
lem.
Frank Johnson has long Grimm
al record behind him. He served
time in the Walla Walla prison for
theft, and several years ago he
served q long term in the peniten-
tiary at Stillwell MINI.
He is now held in jail at Port
land, facing a serious charge OF
house breaking. Johnson freely adj
mitted that he had been working be-
tween Salem and Portland for the
past four months, and had cleaned
up a comfortable sum by entering
peoples houses and helping himself
When arrested by the Portland aw-
thorities he had on his person sew
eral watches, money and some jew
elry. Two of the timepieces belonged
here in Salem, and these were turneo
over to Sheriff Mimic.
Johnson is about the smoothest
house robber ever working his nefa-
rious trade in Salem, and the police
here were entirely in the dark as to
his identity or whereabouts. John
son will not be returned to Salem to
answer for his crimes committed
here, but will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law in Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22

Nourmahal was safe in San Jean
harbor on Nov. Is, the Astor interests
here are continuing the search for
the vessel.
unable to get in toch with the Car
acas since the operator on the vessel
sent the message.
Tampa, Fla, Nov. ga wireless
message was received here from San
Juan today containing the news thar
the Nourmahal was not in that por
at the present time.
The message failed to state wheth
er the yacht had been there.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22
SALEM AUT0M0BILIST
EXCEEDS SPEED LIMIT

Officer Larry Murphy arrested Eli
lis Edmunson, local automobile
owner, this afternoon on a warrant
charging him with violating the eight
mile speed ordinance. Edmunson
was seen Saturday morning passing
down Commercial street driving his
car far over the speed limit, and a
warrant was issued for his arrest.
He was hailed into court this after
noon and the trial was set for to-
morrow morning In the recorders
office.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22
MAKING SALEM A
J0BBING CENTER

e. J, Engdahl who sells groceries
on the road for II. S. Gile & Co.,
wholesale grocers and fruit dealers
in this city, says his firm is getting
big trade on the Salem, Falls City
81 Western railroad, and opening
such lines helps make Salem a great
distributing point. Mr.. Engdahl lives
in Portland and was married to a
Miss Lyons of Lyons, Ore, about
six weeks ago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22
WEST SALEMITE
VISITING IN SEATTLE

Thomas Gillian a cement worker,
left Saturday for a visit with his pa
rents in Seattle. whom he has not
seen in over eight years. He owns
considerable property in West Salem,
where <he lives, and has great faith
in the terminus Of the Falls City &
w estern.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22

keep his promise" she said. THAT
was the cause of the trouble between
us, and it followed the trouble about
Kenison and Joe Ruth"
She stated that she had been en-
gage dto marry Joe Armes since Au.
gust /, 1906.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22
ROOSEVELT HAS KILLED
THREE MORE SPECIMENS
(By Stan Correspondent Of the I
United Press

Nairobi, b. e. A., Nov. 22.-News
was received today from the Ingua-
shup that Colonel Roosevelt has
killed four more elephants, one of
which will be presented to the Uni
versity of California. The other
three will be presented to the mu-
scum OF natural history IN New York
City.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22
ASTOR MAY HAVE MADE
LAST TOUR IN YACHT

New York, Nov. 22.--Despite the
wireless message received from the
steamer Caracas, reporting that Col.
John Jacob Astors palatial yacht
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22
TREASURY is OVER A
MILLION AHEAD TODAY

Washington, Nov. 22.-The report
of the treasury today shows; Re-
ceipts, S8,337,765; expenditures, So
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-22

You can find here every kind and class of win
ter Underwear you may want for men, womer
and children. We do the business and can afford
to give you quick selling prices
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
Passing of the G. A. II.

The annual report of the pension
commissioner shows that during the
year 54,3GG names were dropped from
the nations pension roll, 50.G76 having
died and the others having been drop.
ped for various causes. OF those who
died, 34,333 were soldier and sailor
pensioners of the civil war, the other
dead being widows or dependent bene
ficiaries. The number of pensioners
if now 951,6S7. of whom 65S,071 are
soldiers or sailors, 293,1 are widows
or orphans and $40 are army nurses.
In spite of the death of $4,000 OF
more pensioners each year, the pension
roll is almost as large as it ever wa:
in the country's history. due to tho
liberal pension policy of congress by
which service pensions have been
granted to practically every man who
bore arms in the service for the union
side of the civil war The annual APP
preparation for pensions, by reason Of
/ these additions and certain Increase
is about s145,000,000 annually, having
been reduced but little in the last q
years.
The pension commissioner estimate.
that the high tide of pension payment.
has been reached and that there will
be rapid reduction not only in the
number Of pensioners, but in tn,
/ amount paid to them and that within
+, 20 years the payment of pensions TO
civil war veterans will almost have
ceased.
All told, the United States has pai'
more than 100000 in pensions
a patriotic recognition of patriotic ser
| vice unequalled in the worlds history
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16

Efforts are to be made to dissuade
Judge Taft from visiting Panama be-
fore his Inauguration. This is one Of
the objects aimed at in a bill intro
duced in congress by a representative
from Pennsylvania which proposes a
constitutional amendment. Under the
present laws a state of chaos would
result should president-elect die be.
fore the 4th of March. There is no law
under which the vacancy could be
filled. 1t is held by some good lawyers
that the vice president-elect would not
be eligible to the presidency should
the president-elect die before inaugur
alton. The proposed amendment to
the constitution provides that con
gress should be authorized to devise a
means of filling the presidential chair
in the emergency referred to.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
Whistler and a Supper.

Though frequently hard up, Whis-
tier had an income which seemed
princely to students who lived on moth
ing at all. If Whistler had money in
his pockets, Mr.. Ionides says, he spent
1t royalty ON others. If his pockets
were empty, he managed to refill them
in a way that still amazes M. Oulevey,
who, in proof Of 1t, told us Of the night
when, after the cafe where they had
squandered their last sous on kirsch
had closed, he and Lambert and Whis-
tier adjourned to the Halles for sup
per, ordered the best and ate it. Then
he and Lambert stayed in the restau-
rant as hostages while Whistler, at
dawn, went off to find money to pay.
He was back when they awoke with
800 or 400 francs in his pocket. He
had been to see an American friend,
he said, a painter. "And. do you know,
he had the bad manners to abuse the
situation: he unsisted on my looking
at his pictures THE Life Of James
MacNeill Whistler" BY e. r. and ].
Pennell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
AIcohoI is a Preventive.

Alcohol is recognized the world over
as the proper, most efficient and whole
some preserver of medicinal COM
pounds, and while some Journalists ty
to alarm the world by the cry that
patent medicines contain more alco-
hol than beer" they neglect to state
thats proprietary medicines are taken
in doses from a teaspoonful to table
spoonful, while beer is beverage that
is consumed in quantities from a glass
to several quarts a day.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound contains only Is per cent alco-
hol, simply enough to preserve the
roots and herbs from which it is made.
and may be relied upon by every wo-
man in the land as reliable. honest
and sure remedy for the ills peculiar
to her sex
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
The Proper Attitude.

The stand taken by the two First
ward aldermen, Frank W. Blochlinger
and John j. Holzhammer, in the council
meeting Thursday evening, against the
first suggestion of star chamber ses-
sion of the council in connection with
the proposed filter purchase, meets
with the commentator of the people
generally. Indeed, this is hardly nee
eSSary to say. If a considerable eX-
penditure of money is to be made for
the proposed improvement of the wa
ter supply of the city, the public will
demand that every transaction rela-
tive to the proceeding be absolutely
open and above board. The people, if
public sentiment is measured correct
ly, will submit to no cut and dried
performance and no camping on the
scene spectacles such as characterized
the latest pump deal
The council cannot be too careful
about this. 1t should avail itself of
every opportunity to get the benefit of
the best advice possible, and above all
to permit the holy light of day to pen
the transaction.
Aldermen Blochlinger and HOLMAN.
mer were right in declaring themselves
at the first suggestion against execu.
est use of the peoples money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
st. Joan of Arc.

On April Is next Joan of Arc will
be canonized by the Roman Catholic
church, thus fulfilling after nearly five
centuries the prophecy of the English
soldier who, when Joan was buried at
Rouen. cried out: I'VE are lost; We
have burned saint"
All said, the Maid of Orleans is the
most romantic figure in history. 1t is
probable that more books have been
made about her than about Mary
Queen of Scots. The publication with.
in a year of lives of the Maid of Ana
tole France and Andrew Lang testifies
to her abiding interest for the histor-
Ian. Of her standing in popular fame,
says the New York World. an idea
may be gained from the discipling of /,
school instructor in France for
speaking unbecomingly" of Joan in
a criticism of school boy compost.
ton.
Controversy over Joan has ragged
through the centuries. She has been
alternately illuminated and defied. de
nounced as sorceress and acclaimed
saint. Voltaire heaped ridicule on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16

her. Michelet idealized her. Schiller
glorified her. The embers of the strife
have been stirred anew by NJ France
and Mr.. Lang How modern alienist
would regard her visions, what verdict
he would render on the voices" which
inspired and guided her, it is unneces-
sary to say.
But for the girl of IL in white armor
who sacrificed herself on the altar of
patriotism, the brave-hearted peasant
lass whose high courage and
strong spirit saved France from its
foes and gave the Dauphin crown,
the world at heart must always cher
ish a chivalrous affection. To the his
torian, John Richard Green. Joan was
1.-The one pure figure which rises out
of the greed, the lust, the selfishness
and unbelief of the time" And this
is the Judgment which discriminating
modern opinion, irrespective of church
honors, is disposed to pass on her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
Lowden for Senator.

Congressman Frank O. Lowden has
been prominently mentioned for the
Office of United States senator to sue
ceed the sorrel topped gentleman from
Aurora.
The people of the state are so thor
oughly disguised with Hopkins that
the mention of the name of Colonel
Lowden is decidedly refreshing, and it
is to be hoped that the senate and the
house of representatives will forget
/ Hopkins and remember Colonel Low
den next week when they. are casting
about for United States senator.
Hopkins has made the poorest ex-
cuse of United States senator since
! the state was admitted to the union
and it is now high time that the leg.
islature is waking UP to the situation
Colonel Lowden has amply demon.
strated his high qualities of states.
manship during his career as the con.
gresham from this district, and tn
senatorial toga would rest more be
comingly upon man of such disting
uished ability as the congressman
from this congressional district than
upon that corporation scavenger whose
professional and political piety is SO
brazenly exemplified by hanging to the
coat tails of the Burlington railroad
and dozen or more other corporate
interests of which he is the hireling
Colonel Lowden is in different po
sition. While he is interested in cor
porations it is not part of his life to
hang around to await the crumbs that
fall from the tables of corporate
wealth. Away with Hopkins.
! Colonel Lowden would enter upon a
broader field of usefulness to the state
as United States senator, and would
make record that would be great
credit to Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16

tore loose the last line that bound it TO
earth
For second it paused: then. like a
rocket. it shot cloudward seveyal hun
dred feet and, encountering upper
currents" fioated off across the fair
grounds.
Over the girls face flashed an ex-
preston of terror. but by supcrhu-
man effort Grant kept calm. Below
they could hear the wild shouts of the
people who were running in the direc-
ton the balloon had taken.
keep your nerve, Lila" urged
Grant quietly. There is really no dan
ger. Don't you see the gas can't pos
sibly get out of the bag. and We'll be-
gin to go down when the wind slack
ems little
But the wind continued strong, and
the balloon declined to descend an
inch. Neither did it rise. 1t simply
floated along rapidly, but steadily,
about six or seven hundred feet above
the ground. In five minutes the fair
Enclosure was fading in the distance,
and in another five minutes so was the
town.
Don't you see, Lila" said Grant,
with assurance, I'VE are perfectly safe:
We've Joined the first class aeronauts,
and were going on a tour of the
world. Just think how famous We'll be
| if we discover the north pole"
This forced levity dispelled Lila's
terrified look. and gradually the color
came back into her face
I'm glad of one thing" she said as
her courage returned. "Fapa. mamma
and all the folks are up in the coun-
try today. Maybe they won't hear of
our aerial disappearance until we land
somewhere and start back. They'd be
frightened to death If they did,.
! Dent worry, Lila" he answered,
! feeling now that there really was very
! little danger. after ALL '.Just look out
over the country and let's enjoy the
( trip. Maybe we won't have another
one like this soon'
Their airship WIS sailing beautifully
now, flying over orchards and farm
lands and throwing into a state of in
tense excitement hundreds of peaceful
country folk.
ut is simply heavenly" the girl sud
denly exclaimed. I'm not bit afrail
/, now, Grant, and / don't care mucl
how hard we sail. I've always longe(
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16

Tor some exciting adventure, and sure
~ this is It, and you are with me. I'm
so glad it's your
.Why are you glad it's me?' he de
manded, Selling her hand and ignoring
the cries Of the farm hands in the val
ley below.
"Oh. l don't know exactly. just be-
cause-isnt that reason enoughT' she
questioned, her eyes a-twinkle.
"Guess it is, dear girl" he replied,
and he might have. but at that second
the careless balloon careened sharply
to starboard. reminding him that he
must keep the ship trimmed IL he
ever expected to land safely.
They were now passing over a good
sized town, and hundreds of people
were out in the streets gazing sky
ward. OF a sudden the wind died
away, and the balloon sank within
200 feet Of the housetops. Then, with
out an instant's warning, there was
violent tug at the basket, and its fight
ended with startling abruptness. Grant
felt his heart bob up in his throat, but
he peered over the side; then he drew
breath again. An iron peg dangling
from the end of one Of the ropes had
caught under the edge Of slate roof.
''Well, Lila, we're certainly anchored
at last!' he announced. Guess they'll
be hauling US down pretty quick, for
they're running into the house,
His surmise was correct, for in a
moment several men climbed out on to
the roof through the skylight and seiz-
ed the rope. Then hand over hand
they began pulling down the balloon,
| while the street throngs shouted en-
Enthusiastically.
In another moment Lila and Grant
| clambered out Of the basket, to be
greeted by n dozen men, who bonn
barded them with questions. They did
not know which way to turn until a
tall, mild eyed man in clerical garb
made his way through the throng.
Its my house that caught you" he
! laughed. I'VE received telephone
message asking US to be on the lookout
! for a runaway balloon with two pas
sengers which was drifting in our di-
rection, and we are more than glad to
have been able to rescue both you and
, the balloon
Rapid fire thanks and introductions
followed, with handshaking all around,
and after the balloon was made fast to
chimney and a man set to guard it the
minister led the way to the skylight.
In few minutes the young aeronauts
found themselves in a spacious parlor
! hemmed In by an animated, question
+, ing group.
Lila" whispered Grant at the first
opportunity.
| The girl inclined her head.
! Lila, don't you think, dearie, it is
sort of providential that-that we land
. ed at minister's house? Don't you
hope SO. at any rate"
For n moment she was silent, the
color deepening in her cheek.
Don't your he repeated eagerly.
"No-that is, yes. Yes, L do, Grant,
dear" she whispered back, giving his
arm Il little corroborating squeeze.
Five minutes later Grant Allen was
hurrying up the street. On the corner
he met a policeman. (Which way to
the Office of the marriage license
clerkT he asked breathlessly.