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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06
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Springfield, Mass, April 6.-Ber-
tram Spencer. the police here today
declare. has made full confession,
in which he admits he killed Miss
Martha Blackstone and severely
wounded Miss Harriet Dow, in the
Dow mansion here March 81. The
police say that the confession shows
beyond a question that Spencer is
the mysterious masked bandit
who for a year terrorized this Sec
ton of Massachusetts.
The murder at the Dow residence
is one of the most sensational in the
police history of Springfield.
A masked man entered the resi-
dence which is in the heart of the
most exclusive portion of the city.
There he shot and killed Miss Black
stone, and severely wounded Miss
Dow.
The police have been seeking the
bandit ever since, and Spencer was
arrested on suspicion. Ae confession
was forced from him, the police say,
after he was confronted with evil
dence connecting him with the Dow
residence shooting.
A small gold locket, bearing the
initials "B. G. S." and containing the
ter, led to his capture.
The locket was found nearly a year
ago in the back yard of a residence
which had been robbed. The police
traced the ownership of the locket to
Spencer, but, owing to his high stand
ing and reputation, the inquiry was
dropped.
The locket incident was not forgot
ten, however, and when the murder of
Miss Blackstone shocked the commu-
nifty Thursday, the citizens and the
police started to run down every elew,
with a result that the locket problem
was sifted again.
Spencer was watched and was
finally arrested when it was learned
that he was preparing to leave town.
In his room was found two black
masks, a revolver and several slouch
hats. the kind always worn by the
bandit.
His trunks were found half filled
with loot, such as watches and jewel
ry The authorities declare that he
led a DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde life for
a year at least. During the day, they
assert, he worked as a packing house
clerk, while at night he played the
role Of burglar.
The police refuse to make Spencer's
confession public, until ii has been
presented to the grand jury. They
have intimated however, that the
prisoner told where the loot from va
rious robberies is hidden, and officers
are said to have been sent to find the
stolen property.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06
HIS CURSING
WAS ARTISTIC
AND ARABESOUE
LuNIrnp Pnnsa LnAanp wIRn.

Burlingame, Cal, April 6.-Ex-
elusive Burlingame awoke to a hor-
rible realization today that the Arab
characters craven over the portals cf
the Southern Pacific depot here are
signs for the deepest cuss- words in
the Arabian tongue.
For several years the Arabesques
have been admired as samples of the
sculptor's art, and were regarded as
gracefully expressing a Bedouin well
come to the jaded traveller who had
crossed the desert sands to the Bur
lingame oasis. or as a god speed to
the "blingum" deyOtee on his way TO
Mecca (Cal.
The secret was revealed today
when real Arab alighted from a
train, turned a backward Hip Zap
when he glimpsed the decorative
scrolls, and called for water. The in
seriptions We're nothing more or less
than impreeations and maledictions
cast upon the Southern Pacific for its
in refusing a railroad
pass TO George Howard, architect OF
the attractive depot.
Howard Is quoted by friends as say
ing that he 'graved the cuaaful sym.
bOls after he had been curtiy turned
down" by the railroad
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06

Watseka, H., April 6.-Before
court room crowded with spectators,
many of whom were women, Mrs. j.
B. Sayler, on trial with her father,
John Grunden, and Dr.. William Mil
Ter, for the murder of her husband,
took the stand today and told her
story of the tragedy.
Mrs. Sayler, simply gowned, pale
from her long confinement in the
Jail, nervous and apparently fright
ened by the ordeal, broke down and
wept during the course of her recital.
She told her story in broken sentences
Mrs. Sayler denied that her friend
shin for DR.. ..uler was never in any
way improper, and reiterated her
statement that her husband knew and
approved of her friendship, and that
he himself was often one of the party
on excursions they had made.~
She said that she had always re-
garded DR.. Miller as a friend, and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06

Washington, April 6.-Declaring
HIS forcible opposition TO the system
OF boycott" as involved In the
Bethlehem steel strike, President
Taft today promised delegation OF
business men that as long as the
Bethlehem works continued to do
good work it would receive its share
of government work.
The president made the promise
to SO business and professional men
who appeared before him on behalf
of the Bethlehem company. He ad-
ded that the works would receive
government contracts in spite OF the
efforts of strikers to obtain with
drawal OF government work.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06

against hrr asu. brru ur. EhnaT Dn.
inmhIa suuII unaHUtIadR Hin NIft
hFF asa. .uF Peru f both EuffIn.
n.rHtf base haf Inut Handinf dis
Tuta aHh rru sn connection eIfh
lhf.f aaHthffn naHHdariUs
Thr uHHrr pniumafu river rcE.or.
generally rororuifod as uar oi
Cnlombia. Peru tIhimf hf rifht bc
lnnEE fo hrr
The lower valley hhs been HeiEct
bY Peru and is now held against
Ecuador which claims the triangular
Eirip uf country
Extending to the east and north
90 the disputed territory is another
strip of country. now held by Brazil
which Colombia claims
u o. declared because of this Bra
an might ally herself with Peru
against Colombia and Ecuador. with
whom she g. none too peaceably in-
clincd. owing TO Ecuador's allegiance
with Brazirs own enemy. Colombia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06
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New York. April a report that
Hotty Green, one OF Americas veal
thicst women. is seriously ill in some
suburb OF New York was circulated
today ia financial circles.
Mrs. Green has not been seen for
weeks IN the banks and other places
where she daily transacted business.
An officer OF the National Park bank
her financial headquarters. admitted
that she Is ill but declared that her
whereabouts Is unknown. even TO her
financial advisors.
AZ the home of Matthew Wilkes.
Mrs. Green's son-in-law, II was said
that Mrs. Wilkes had left New York
to be with her mother, who is in. The
nature OF the illness that is reported
to have attacked Mrs. Green, IL was
stated at the Wilkes home, was not
made known.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06
He WANTS
KNOWLEDGE
OF HIS son
CUBAN FATHER HAS HEROIC
STRUGGLE WITH THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE, But UNDOUBTED-
LY TOOK A HARD FALL OUT OF
1T
Republica de Cuba
Goberno Provincial
Habana.

Republica de Cuba
Goberno Provincial
Habana.
NEGOCIADO DE ORDEN PUBLICO
Havana, Cuba, March %, 1910.
Hon. Gubernor of the State of Ore
gon:
allow myself to write the present
begging of you to investigate the
place where he is actually the young
Cuban fellow, Jos Antonio Ojeda,
who was sent by this Provincial Cob
ernor to study Veterinary in the
District State College of Angola, In
diana.
The said fellow of whom 1 send
herewith a photograph went out of
the College in a trip to Cuba, having
been in New Orleans in the month of
June of the past year. l don't have
any more news of hi mmyself.
Thanking you in advance for any
inquisitiyes that you can make in
knowing his actual place, / remain
Hon. Gobernor, truly your
Provincial GobernOr,
d. O.,
ALBERT BARRERAS,
SecriO de la Adom. Provincial.
Description of Missing Cuban.
Photographic of the young Joseph
Continued on PapA 9l
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06

fhaf sht fhuurhi hff fnsihHa bad aI.
rafH shnfrf Iu thia ifarudHair
Nm HnrlrIH teHaiFIunf followed
fHnf rf nf MiNor aht u.rf ErHss .ft.
aminrl bt ilr tiaff luaaf
WU EafInrf efUff 81 thr stand tIf
frrrd Uffle from hrf foTmrf ar0nuEff
of events ureociinR tht IfaFcly
Mu EaFiff told 81 thf incidents
loadinE up io tuo hiling of her hus-
band last iulf
She said she was Sitting iu thc
house With Dr Miller sud Grundcn.
when her husband. y De bad been Sit
tinF under the trees in The front yard
having refused Co Join ihem in d game
OF cards. scigcd nn axe hidden under
the sofa and attacked the doctor
Mrs saylcr said she screamed and
fed from the house. she went across
the street
There she heard shots fred. and a
few minutes later returned.
Dr Miller was on the front porch
His wrist was bleeding.
"Sayler Is dead: I'm wounded. q"
Miller said to her. the witness testi-
fed.
Then. she said, she entered the
house and found the body.
She got her skirts in the blood on
the floor, she said. and so she
changed her clothing. She was so un-
strung by the tragedy that she lay
down for a time.
Later Dr. Near wE1 called to attend
DR. Miller. Peter Wsast was called
also, as was w. o. Sayler. the bank
er's brother.
She said that for many years Weast
had supported the Sayler family. He
had frequently given her presents and
money.
Her husband, she said, had often
compelled her to get money from
Weast when their funds were ex-
hausted.
Attorney Morris conducted Mrs.
Saylers examination.
Did you call your husband into the
house on the night of the killing" he
asked
No" shrieked Mrs. Sayler.
She was so nervous and hysterical
that recess was taken after this ques-
ton was asked
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06
LIMITED pRres LEASED WIRE

UNITED PRESS LEANED WilH.I
Butte, Mont. April 6.-HerOically
aieking to his post in an endeavor
10 stop the great hosting reel which
had gotten beyond control and avoid
What he realized would be a fearful
accident, Elmer l.. McNabb, first mo-
doD engineer of the Neversweat
nine lost his life late yesterday. He
vas struck and decapitated by one
Of the thousand big pieces of the
reel and the engine, which, acceler-
sted to a terrific speed, flew off in a
dozen tangents, sending a veritable
rain of cast iron through the roof
and sides of the engine house. The
engine, one of the largest in Butte,
and which cost 100000 was almost
totally destroyed. Two cages, which,
but five minutes before the disaster.
bad lowered 800 men to work,
dropped with a crash, 1000 feet to
he bottom Of the shaft.
MCNabb had just taken charge OF
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06
King Edward Still Sick.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIaE.i

London, April 6.-Advices today
from Biarritz, state that King Ed
ward continues to suffer from the in
fluenza. Correspondents from most
of the London papers declare that
the optimistic bulletins, regarding
the kings condition, which are be
ing given out by his majesty's physi-
clans, are not borne out by facts
The correspondents assert that the
king looks aged, walks heavily as
though tired and sick and that the
bracing air of Biarritz is really do
ing him more harm than good.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06

Ihf eHrur foI thr nifff thIH T.
'nuIrr fhe ioutHnf uf fhr mrn
sIon 'hD arridruI happened
chants nf Iron efifhinF at murh a.
aeH pounds scr hurried "a QuarpT Uf
Hilr twaF hnf almost mifnrniuHH
ID. uo one outside tho workings ea.
injured The havoc wrought s
without pawlrU in ihg history 0f tbs
camp
The accident wIll ,los, .hs mIu.
Tor several months
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06
RooseveIt Nail Co.'s Free.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wnH.I

TUNTITU
Washington, April 6.-The house
this afternoon passed bill extend
ing the letter-franking privilege to
former President Theodore Roose-
welt. The vote was 120 to rs. Nc
Call, of Massachusetts, was the only
republican who voted against the
measure.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06
John Is After Agitators.


Ottawa, Ont, April 6.-John
Hendrick, president of the Canadian
Manufacturers Association, has de-
clared war on labor agitators from
the United States who practice on this
side of the boundary line, and today
he stated that steps would be taken
soon to have the matter brought be-
fore the government for action.
Hendrick said that the American
labor organizers are breeding much
unrest among Canadian workmen."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06

WILL TAKE
DUE NOTICE

AS the result of complaints by the
hundreds being presented TO County
Judge Bushey within the past six
months, coming from property own
ers and renters along the Liberty
road south of the city. the county
court and comm ssioners are going
TO take steps toward regulating the
automobile traffic over this county
highway in the future and the state
law will be brought In force to put
a stop to the motorists making the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06

ACCIDENT
At BUTTE
crat Hosting Reel Gets Be-
yond Control an dCage in the
peveSweat Mine Drops
Down Shaft 1000 Feet.
ENGINEER KILLED AT POST

mmensc Reel Burst by Centrifugal
Force. and Building Is Wrecked
Pieces Weighing 800 Pounds Were
Hurled a Quarter of "a mile--En-
g,Deer Was DecapitRted--HavOc
Wrought Without Parallel in
Mining.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06

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UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.l

UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.l
Strength of Peru:
Army. 1000 regulars.
Equipment, 10000 mauser :
y rifles, "a Maxim gatling guns,
"a light field guns.
Navy, three cruisers, two
transports, two dispatch-boats.
Strength of Ecuador:
Army, $500 regulars. y
Equipment, $4,000 rifles, %
small number of field and ma
chine guns.
Navy, one torpedo boat. One
transport.
Cause of the dispute: d
Ancient boundary line ,ques- x
tion which has resulted in bit
terness between the republics =
and frequently threatened to =
result in war. The last dispute
resulted in the matter being
placed in the hands of King AL I"
fonso, of Spain, for settlement, =
= 4
Washington, April 6.-The state
diplomatic body here is on tiptoe to-
day awaiting developments of the
department and the Latin America
extremely critical situation in South
America, between Peru and Ecua-
dor.
War between the two republics Is
regarded as almost a certainty un-
less the United tates interferes and
brings pressure to bear upon the
two governments.
1t is believed here among the Of
ficials that unless Peru or Ecuador
requests Americas good offices in
settling the dispute, Secretary of
State Knox will diplomatically sug-
gest Interference on the part of the
United States without waiting for an
invitation.
The pan-American peace confer
ence which it is planned to hold at
Buenos Ayres, in July, may be aban-
doned as a result of the present
strained situation.
All the south American republics
are to be represented at the confer
ence, provided it is held.
1t is expected that Peru will soon
break off diplomatic relation with
Colombia because Colombia has Of
fered to aid Ecuador in the event of
war between the two nations.
Should Peru take such action, it
would place her in bad relations
with Ecuador, Colombia, Chill, Bo-
livia and Argentine.
Such a situation would be certain
to create a stormy peace conference
at the least.
The friction between Peru and
Ecuador, which had it's origin in
boundary dispute, is not in itself
considered as particularly serious.
Both nations have standing ar
mics of but a few thousand men,
and the naval strength of each is
nil.
Peru's army numbers approx
mately 1000 regulars. The equip
ment consists Of 10000 MauseP
rifles, "a Maxim gatling guns and
light field guns. Her navy con-
5ists of three cruisers, two trans
ports and two dispatch-boats
Ecuador has an army of 1900
men. Her navy is made up of one
torpedo boat and a transport.
With such equipment war between
the two countries would result only
n a long drawn out guerilla contest,
according to military experts here,
Tor the reason that the opposing ar
mics would be unable to protect the
strategic points owing to the small
strength of each.
But war between them probably
would involve the entire western
part of South America, and to pre-
vent this, interference on the part
1f the American government Is
ieemed necessary by many South
American republics.
Should EcuadOr declare war
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06
MASKED
BANDIT IS
CAPTURED
Has TerrOrized Springfield,
Mass, for More Than a Year
Murdered Martha Blackstone
and Wounded arriet Dow.
A LoCKET GAVE HIM AWAY

Police Say That Bertram Spencer
Who Was Arrested Last Night Has
Made Full Confession of the Muir
der and Many Other Crimes
Murderer Had Fine Reputation
and Stood High I'm Social Circles
Masks and Loot Found in His
Room.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06
PERU AND
ECUADOR
SCRAP
Neither Country Has An Army
Of More Than a Few Thou
Snad Soldiers and Trouble
Would Develop into Guerrilla
Warfare.
ROW is OVER BOUNDARIES

All South America May, However, BE
Drawn Into the Scrap and the Line
up Would BE Peru and Brazil
Against Columbia and Ecuador
and Probably Chilli, Bolivia and Ar
gentine-UncIe Sam May Also
Take a Hand.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-06
SHE TELLS
THE STORY
OF KILLING
Mrs. SayIer TeStiiieS in Her
Own Behalf, and Relates the
Story Of the Killing Of Her
Husband by Or. Miller.
SAYLER THE AGGRESSoR

Rushed at Miller With an Az and She
Screamed and Fled--Hearing Shots
She Returned and Found Her Hus-
bands Body on the Floor and Got
Her skirts i'm His BloOd-Says
Weast Had Supported the Sayler
Family for Many Years.
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-11-17
CayittS Creek News.

Mrs. Sarah Harman was visiting Mrs.
K. d. r. Harman Sunday.
Mrs. Peel HaTmsn returned Monday
from visit to West Virginia.
John Harman of keystone w. Va,
was visitor here Sunday last.
Misses Grace and Bertha Simpson
spent the past week with friends here.
Miss Bertie Gillespie spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Mamie
Harman.
Quit number of young girls and boys
from this place went on hay ride We'd
nesday night of last week. Those par
ticipating were; Misses BERTHE and En-
ma Gillespie, May and Kate Reynolds,
Bell and Kate May, Clair Porter, Grace
and Bertha Simpson and Mary Hurt;
Messrs. Bob Porter, Lee and Oron May,
Henry Gillespie, Henry and Jesse Por-
ter, Philip Reynolds, Win Harman. Rob
Lee. Chaprone. Mrs. Julia May. All
report iine time.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-11-17

retary-Treasurer, $500; Superintendent
of Improvements, S25. 1t was also
agreed to allow the chief marshal such
amount as would cover his actual ex-
penses.
If the enthusiasm expressed at these
meetings and the quiet business-like
manner with which the new officers
took hold of the offices of the associa-
ton be any criterion, the exhibition of
the Tazewell Fair in 1911 will surpass
any previous one, and the midsummer
racing meet will also be a great sue
cess. The association, however. cannot
alone make the fair a success, orr peo-
pie must co operate, and this paper has
foil faith that they will do this, there
by making both meets glorious success
es in exhibits as we'll as attendance.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-11-17
Meeting Of Home Mission institute.

The Home Mission Institute of the
Tazewell District, Holston Conference,
M. f. Church, South, convened in Main
Street church, Tszewell, Va, Novem-
Der 10th, 1910. Our beloved president,
Mrs. Alice Chapman, occupied the chair
and Mrs. J. r. King was elected secre-
tary. The routine business, consisting
chiefly of devotional exercises, reports
from the different societies Of the Dis
trict, Bible readings, papers on inter-
esting subjects and an address by the
president on different phases of Home
Mission work which was interesting and
instructive.
The meeting altogether was highly
inspiring to those present. That every
society in the District was not repre-
sented and that SO few of the citizens
of the town and especially our Method
ist people were in regular attendance
upon the meetings is to be regretted.
A paper by Mrs. Hearon, whose sub
ject was: can Interesting Monthly
Meeting, the Pivotal Point" was or
dered to be printed in leshet form for
distribution among the societies
throughout HolstOn Conference ard the
secretary instructed by the body to ex-
press our thanks to her for this splen-
did paper.
There were other papers worthy of
mention, notably one by Mrs. A. N.
Jackson, our Holston Conference 3rd
vice-president, on 1.-THE Membership
Campaign" one by Mrs. o. A. Metcalf,
of Graham, on "Our Training Schools"
ono by Mrs. Hartsook, of Honaker, on
THE Week of Prayer" and one by
Mrs. George Moss also on "The Week
of Prayer" DIR. Hearon's talk on
''The Surrendered Life" was made in
such sweet, humble spiritual way that
it must have accomplished good. Many
more good things were said which we
feel would take too much of the Editor s
time and space should we make full
report.
The secretaries of Tazewell and Blue.
field Districts are to confer as to the
best time and place for the next meet.
I ing of the Institute
The fact that this meeting came right
on the heels of an exciting political con
test was unfortunate.
MRS. H. G. PEERY.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-11-17
LEBANON BRIEFS.
Items Pertaining to Happenings in Rus
sell COunty'S Capital.
Lebanon. Va. Nov. l

Lebanon. Va, Nov IS.
S. B. Quillen is out of town on legal
business.
Rev. S. T. Mcpherson, of Dante, was
in town this week.
J. B. Kennedy is attending to busi-
ness at st. Paul this week
d. C. Stuart, of Rosedale, was trans
acting business here on Wednesday.
Walter Benedict, of St. Paul, spent
Sunday with his family at this place.
Mrs. Rebecca Anderson spent last of
the week at her farm near Hansonville.
Mics Verna Routh will entertain the
members of the Priscilla Club this
week.
c. II Smithdeal will leave soon for
Tampa, Florida, where he will spend
the winter.
F. Nj. Kelly will spend several days in
Georgia visiting his brother while on
his vacation.
Con Lynch has returned to his work
10 Blueield after visiting homefolks for
several days.
Hugh Mathews, of Barboursville, Ky,
is visiting at the home of J. w. Hurt in
the west end.
Mrs. N. w. Essterly continues to inn
prove after several weeks illness from
typhoid fever.
Miss Kate Reynolds, of Tazewell, was
the guest of Mrs. N. w. Easterly the
first of the week.
Little Ralph Finney is "at home" to-
day to a number of his little friends, it
being his fifth birthday.
II. G. Routh left Wednesday last for
Pennington, Mo-, where he will visit
his sister, Mrs. B. T. Smith.
Attorney E. S. Finney and daughters,
Misses Sada and Love, are spending the
week in the city of Richmond.
w, P. Jackson will, at a very early
date, move his family to Chattanooga,
Tenn. where he has accepted a posi-
ton.
Mrs. Charles jerks spent few days
of last week visiting at the home of her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. Self, at Castle
wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Gilmer will
leave today for Castlewood, where Mr..
Gilmer will be cashier of bank at that
place.