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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
There Will Be No More Hang
ingS in Oregon While | am
Governor of the State, Says
Governor West.
IS A RELIC OF BARBARISM
The Governors Last Act Before Leav-
ing for the East Yes terday Was to
Commute Hastings Sentence
Governor Says He VIII Again Rec
Ommend to the Legislature the
Adjustment of Capital Punish
ment.

About the last oifci al act of Gov
ernor West before leaving for a trip
with the other governors of the west,
through the effete t, was to COM
mute the sentence of JAMS NJ Will
liam Hassing under sentence of
death from Multpouah county, for
the murder of his wife. Hassing was
to have been hanged December 10,
and the crime was peculiarly afro
cious one AS the governor states,
however, there is strong probabil-
ity of Hassng having been at the
time in an insane condition. This
matter is taken up and explained in
the statement by the governor hereto
appended The cover nor takes the
stand that the death penalty is bar
barous. a relic Of unclyllzed times,
and that Imprisonment for life Is the
greatest deterrent of crime This
necessarily means that Morgan, SEN
tenced to be hanged January 10, now
in the penitentlary from Grant coun-
ty, will also escape the moose.
The governors statement is as fol-
lows:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24

state of Oregon, county of Multno-
nah, on the first day of December,
1870 indicted for the murder of his
wife, Edith Hassing; and,
Whereas, the said Jams NJ. will
liam Hassing, pursuant to the said
indictment, was duly tried and con-
victed by the said court of the said
crime, and by the said court SEN
fenced to be hanged at the Oregon
state penitentlary on Tuesday, the
10th day of December, 1911; and,
Whereas. in accordance with said
sentence, he, the said JAMS NJ. Will
liam Hasslng, was duly delivered to
the proper officials of the state penl-
tentary to await the execution Of his
sentence; and,
Whereas, 1t has been shown by
numerous presentations from c.
Moltke, envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary of Denmark,
and by the Hon. P. C. Knox, secre-
tary of state, and otherwise, that the
family history of the said JAMS NJ.
William Hassing shows that the ma
jority of his immediate. ancestors
have been afflicted with insanity,
thus raising the presumption of re-
current attacks OF mental lrresponsl-
blllty in the case of him the said Jams
NJ William Hasslng; and,
Whereas, capital punishment Is,
in my opinion, relic of the barbar-
Gus and medieval ages OF man, and
not in consonance or in keeping with
the enlightened spirit of the civiliza-
tion of this, the twentieth century.
and is not, in my opinion, as great a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24

The Railroad Commission is in re-
ceipt of letter from w. S. Martin,
president of the Newport and Lincoln
County Commercial Club, in which he
inquiries why the commercial club of
which he is president, did not receive
notice of the intended hearing which
has just been held by the commission,
and to which invitations to all the
commercial clubs We're supposed to
have been sent. Accompanying the
letter were two resolutions adopted
by the club, condemning the testi-
mony of certain people who appeared
before that body and claimed to rep
resent the Newport club.
One resolution reads as follows:
I'VE, the people of Newport and
Lincoln county, condemn as presump-
tuous and unfair the action of R. A.
Bensell, John Fogarty, Mort Abbey,
Fl. F jenkins and w. Wygant, in ap-
pearing before the Railroad Commits
sion, and there representing that they
were testifying in behalf of the citi-
zens of Newport and the Yaquina Bay
country, when, in fact, they were Sc
lected witnesses for the outhern Pa
cifc Railroad company, and were not
appointed by any citizen or body of
citizens to represent them before said
commission. That partPof the testi-
mony they gave that the people were
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
ROGERS mo
DOUBT T He
MURDERER
'THE WOMAN IN THE CASE"
WEARING ONE OF THE MUIR
DERED MANS DAMON IDS, LED
TO HER ARREST AND COMES
SION-ROGERS MAKES PARTIAL
CONFESSION.
LrN1rEp pREss LEAsED v ERE.l

San Francisco, Nov Locating
the inevitable woman in the case de-
tectves today claim they have ire
futable evidence that john Rogers
murdered Benjamin A Goo dman, the
young jewelry salesman " nose body
was found under a pile Of 7 efuse in a
gutter here, robbed Of 5000 worth Of
jewelry. Hazel Smith, Ro Eers' con-
sort. betrayed him. She led the Of
fcers to vault in which bali Of the
loot was hidden Rogers has given
partial confession.
But he maintains that h - Is inno-
cent Of murder
One Of the diamonds rings taken
from Goodman, the properly oiBeni.
T. Brilliant, the murdered mans en-
ployer. worn by the Smi III woman,
led TO her arrest, and s ne subse-
quently confessed
The rest Of the recover I'D iewelry
was found in a strong box in aKear-
ney street saloon.
Rogers declared the j. |eIs were
given him by young Manu- 81 Fruttini
also employed where Rogers worked
Fruttini conirnoting r ogers, told
him, he lied. Rogers = roke down
completely today and cried hysteri-
cally that he is a dctlI1 Of police
persecution.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
MRS, PATTI ERSON
WAS ME- MBER OF
THE TENDERLOlN n

St. Louis, Nov. . 24.-Declarlng rhat
Mrs Gertrude Patterson. on trial In
Danver. Colo, for the murder Of her
husband. and Gertrude knight FOR
mer proprietor Of resort in the 81.
Louis tenderoin. are one and the
same person, Chief of Police Young.
of this city, today forwarded to Den
YER staten ents win ich may prove over
whelmingly against the woman in heF
fight for life.
Thomas Malone, formerly head OF
the morality squad here. identihsa
a Bertillon photo Of Mrs. Paterson.
as the knight woman, whom ne kne"
we'll from 19OOto 1904. May Brown
a former associate. also identified the
photo.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
BANKER WALSH
DOES NOT LIKE
PENITENTIARY

Washington, Nov 24.--Another at
tempt to secure the release of
Charles W. Morse, the banker inn
prisoned at Atlanta, was made today
when new appeal for pardon was
presented to President Taft by At
tOrneys Daugherty and Fielder.
United States District Attorney Wise,
Of New York, was present when the
pardon was presented.
An immediate pardon was petl-
tined for on the ground that the
banker Is near death Morse was
sent to the Atlanta federal prison for
a term of Is years on January 3,
1910, for mlsapproprlation of funds
Of New York banks he controlled.
Attorney General Wlckersham said
the president might make state
ment later.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24

tied debate. He suggested that IL the
senator from Wisconsin would not
press the matter at that time, but
would offer his amendment later. and
Independently, he (Penrose) would
promise to have It reported back fa-
vorably from the committee. and help
in passing It. I promptly accepted
his proposition, but Penrose went
away, and did not return until so
near the end of the session that when
l went to him he said he could not
get his committee together, so 1 lost
out again.
AT the next session I began ear
lier and got resolution through the
senate which provided for an investl-
CATION by the interstate commerce
commission This has been made
and reported-and at another session
We are going at II again"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24

satisfied with the present freight and
passenger rates was not true, and
such a statement works against the
Development and best interest of the
country.
But part of the testimony given
by Mr.. Bensell as to his business is
probably true, as he claims to be a
farmer, presumably because he is re-
puted to have farm let the public in
terests of this city to corporate and
private interests for the last 25 years.
and, in our opinion, this action is
only another effort along the same
line
Mr.. Fogarty having been form
er county mmissioner, is in a posi-
tiOn to know the needs of the county
and the wishes of the people; but his
testim Ony in favor of retaining the
present high rates was probably in
fluenced by his rela ationship to tn e
owner of the navigation company S
steamers, which run in conjunction
with the railroad
'Mr. Abbey's Testimony was no
doubt influenced by the presumed ef-
fort of the railroad company to thro w
patronage to his hotel.
CAS- for Mr.. Wyga mt and Mr.. Jen-
kns, their hearts may be all righ t
but the heads need fixing-by som e
one other than Mr.. r. A. Bensell."
In speaking of the matter, Com
missioner Miller said:
"T do not see how the Newport
Comm ercial Club ca me to not be no.
titled of the recent hearing of the
Railroad Commission. We sent out
invitations to all the commerci a
clubs that were fled in our Office. A s
for any testimony that the Newport
Comm ercidl Club has to offer relative
to freight and passenger tariffs, the
case is still open and we will be
glad to hear it,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
NEWPORT CLUB ROASTS WITNESSES
AND RESOLUTES SOME MILD 'SARKNW
: + + +++ ++++++
Seattle Still Dry.

= Seattle, Nov. 24.-The re pair =
: work on the citys water m aims =
+ on the Cedar river continues to +
+ be prosecuted night and day, +
= and by tomorrow, it is expected, +
= that the suspension br Idge +
+ which carried the pipe will have +
+ been restored. +
+ In the meantime the city is +
= receiving water from Lake =
+ Washington and Swan lake. the +
+ latter being turned into the +
4 mains last night. +
+ Inspectors have issued or ders +
= to all restaurants to boil w ater =
= at least ten minutes, or their +
+ places of business will be cl osed. +
4 +
= + = + - ++++ +++
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRn.1

New York, Nov. 24.-Declaring
that the fight against the alleged rail-
road graft of millions Of dollars an
nually In charges for postal car SER
vice, will be taken up vigorously at
the next session of congress, Senator
Robert M .LaFollette exposes a graft
which, he says, has been continuing
for decade under powerful Ameri-
can protection in new lnstalment
of his autobiography in the Amerl-
can Magazine, out today
Senator Bob's" story goes back
to the administration of Grover Cleve-
land, when, says the article, Post
master-General Villas, of Wisconsin
made the discovery that for the rent
al which the government paid annu-
ally to the railroads II could actually
build outright, equip and keep in
repair all the cars 1t used, and then
save 100000 year
Villas Made Discovery.
Villas hastened to put these facts
before the house committee, bellev-
Ing that they had only to be made
known to be remedied at once He
could not even get vote in support
OF his proposition for reforming the
evil.
III he tried to get II upon the
floor of the house there would not
have been a corporal's guard to sus-
tain him." declares the author. The
railroad lobby outside and the rail-
road members inside would have pre-
vented any action. Seventeen years
later, when | came 10 the senate.
looked the matter up, and there was
the same old abuse. DIrlng all these
years the government has been pay
ing enough rental every year to the
railroads to buy the cars outright"
Gould Get No Action.
The article goes on to tell Of La
Follette's struggle for an amendment
to the postal appropriation bill call.
ing for an investigation OF the rail,
roads, and bringing the villas report
down to date, He was twice defeated
ia his efforts. Speaking Of his second
failure, and the final victory. the ar.
tlcle says:
PcnrOse Fooled Him.
The next year, when Penrose got
the postofIlce appropriation bill up |
was in a stronger position. For somC
reason he wanted It passed that day
But I stood in Its path with my
amendment, and the power OF unlim
!
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
PRESIDENT
REFUSES TO
PARDON WALSH
UNITED PRESS LEASED wrRB.l

Washington, Nov. a. - President
Taft today refused to pardon Charles
W. Morse, now in prison at Atlanta,
for misappropriation Of bank funds
After the president had refused to
grant the new appeal for Morse, the
following statement was issued: "Ap-
plication has been made to the preSl-
dent in behalf of Charles w Morse
account of his health. By the presi-
dents direction, the attorney general
has directed the warden of the At
lanta prison to transfer Mr.. Morse to
the federal army hospital at Fort Nc
Pherson. where he will have the best
of care and treatment, while still re-
naming in federal custody
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
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= San Bernardino Cal. Nov. "a. =
= Bruised and bleeding from =
= scores of decorations, the result =
+ of a sand-whipping ON the des- =
= ert east of here, George Young +
+ and his bride of GOldfield New, +
+ reached San Bernard ino today =
+ more dead than alive. Caught in =
+ a terrific sand storm while en- =
= route to Los Angeles and San =
+ Francisco on an utomobile +
+ honeymoon, the couple were =
+ marooned for three days with +
+ out food and water, and would +
+ have perished but fox the brav- +
+ cry of the four-day bride. When =
+ Young tainted from exhaustion =
= Mrs. Young started out in the =
+ whirling storm and walked 16 +
+ miles to a mining camp Miners =
+ guided the couple to the railroad =
= station. +
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
Trial Postponed.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE |

Chicago Nov 24.-Acquiescin g
in the plea of J. Ogden Armour and
nine other beef kings indicted for
criminal conspiracy in violation OF
the sherman law, United States Dis
trict Judge Carpenter today post
poned the packers trial until Deem
Der 6.
The United States supreme court
meets December 4 when it will re
ceve the packers appeal on the con-
stltu utionality Of the Sherman act.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
SHADY BEND
GANG GETS
YEAR IN Pen
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. ]

Lincoln Center, Kan, Nov. "a
One year each in the penitentiary
was the sentence meted out here to-
day to Everett G.. Clark a miller,
and Watson Scranton and Jay Fitz-
water, farmers, all of Shady Bend,
who pleaded guilty last week to the
charge of assault and battery
brought against them for tarring and
feathering Miss Mary Chamberlain,
school teacher.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
To Make Easy Money.
UNITED PRESS LEAsED WHEEL

Seattle, Nov. 24.-By Spend ing $l5,-
900, the University Of Wa shngton
plans to make 100000 through the
simple process of filling in L 90 acres
of Union Bay adjoining the present
campus. University engin nSers are
now working on the project
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
ENGLAND'S BIG FLEET
NOT HALF MANNED
lrNIrrn pnrss IEAsEp w1Rn. ]

London, Nov. 24-England is
aroused today as the result of Lord
Beresford's declaration in his speech
at Portsmouth that of the 244 ships
in the navy but - are ready for SER
vice. He declared that the others
are manned by boys and half drilled
stokers. and that the fleet is not only
insufficiently manned but divided.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
SMITH HAS A CINCH
IN BEING Ell ECTED
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRR.l

Grants Pass, Or, Nov A-The un-
usual situation exists here as a result
of mass convention last might at
which three men named Smith we're
nominated as candidates for the may
orality at the city election, d ecember
"a. They are R. G. Smith, a ttorney; ;
j. c. Smith, physician and E, V.
Smith, merchant and socals [. 1t is
now a free for all race am Ong the
Smiths.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
10 Help Mcnamara.
IuNrrup rnraa Lnlnnp Wmn.l

Atlanta. Nov. 24,-The convention
Of the American Federation Of Labor
today adopted resolution providing
that all executive officers of the fed
Grafton should contribute one weeks
salary to the Mcnamara defense
fund.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
MUST DO TINE FOR
ROBBING CA RNEGIE
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRB.l

New York, Nov. 24-Sen tenCe of
not more than eight years and eight
months and not less than fo ur years
and eight months was impoS ed today
upon w. J. Cummins, former trustee
Of the Carnegie Trust company He
was found guilty Monday OF having
stolen $4,000 of the ms titutlOn' s
funds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
Say He Is Embezzler.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.l

Los Angeles, Nov. 24.-PostOfti ce
inspectors here today arrested
George S. Loudin, former postmaster
of Elk River, Idaho, on a charge of
embezzling S4,5SO in postal receipts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
RAILROADS CINCH UNCLE SAMUEL
LA TOILETTE EXPOSES BIG GRAFT
SuGragettes After Hay.

= Spokane. Wash, Nov "a =
= Despite the official denial by I
= Governor Hay that he opposed I
+ equal franchise the Hay leaders I
= among the suffragists here to- I
= day stated that the chief execu- I
= tive's belated announcement will I
= in no manner affect the cam I
= paign they have started here I
= against his denomination.
+ Hays denial was called forth I
+ by a statement of Mrs. George
+ A, Smith, of Seattle, president of !
+ the Washington Suffrage league. 1
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
No More hanging.

There will be no hanging in Ore
gon while | am governor Of the
state. The old rule that bloodshed
should be expiated by the shedding Of
blood is, in my opinion, a relic Of
barbarism, and not in consonance or
in keeping with the civilization or
the spirit of the twentieth centure.
It is an antiquated and an uneco-
nomlc reminder from the dark ages.
81 contend that the spirit and the
civilization Of this age call for the
repeal Of capital statutes as the pun
ishment for frA degree murder. !
believe that imprisonment for life
should be the penalty paid for she'd
ding human blood
81 recommended the abolition OF
capital punishment to the last legis-
lature / will again make the same
recommendation 10 1913, unless the
law has been predo usly amended at
the general election OF 1912
81 will. and do, advocate the re-
peal Of the capital statute. and the
Imitation Of the par Onlng power Of
the governor in rela tion to life SEN
tenceg for first degree murder.
hope to see this reform accomplished
before the expiration Of my term OF
Office and the present barbaric law
wiped from the statute books Of this
state.
The Oiiiclal Document.
whereas, Jams NJ William Hass-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24

Bernard Marvin, of Eugene. the
man who has lost his Identity. still
insists he is George A Lewis, a log.
ger.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
SAYS THE WITNESSES HAD NO
AUTHORITY TO REPRESENT
NEWPORT CLUB IN ANYWAY

The Resolutions Make Some nSuationS as the Reason for
the GentIemenS Action in the Matter B@ to This The
Journal of Course, Has No Opinion to Express, Not Know
ing the FactS-The Club Claims 1t Was Most Ably Msrep-
resented, But Commissioner Miller Says the Case 81 Still
0pen
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
rent 1T CHARGES FOR CARS
WOULD BUILD THEM YEARLY
WITH HALF MILLION SURPLUS

Postmaster General Villas Made the Discovery That the Gov
enment Could Build and Eqp All the Postal Cars Rented 1t
By the Railroad Companies and Have Half Million Dol
lars Left 0ver-e Tried to Have Congress Correct This
But Could Get No Action on Account Of Railroad Lobbyists
and Railroad congressman.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
The Ofaclal Document.

whereas. Jams NJ william Hass-
ng was in the circuit court OF the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24
Pcnrnse FOOLED Him.

The next year, when Penrose got
the postodlce appropriation bill up
was in a stronger position For some
reason he wanted It passed that day.
But I stood in It's path with my
amend ment and the power OF unlim-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-24

= +++ +++++ +++++
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-23
Practical Novelties.

A most convenient collar box COW
cred with cretonne is of octagonal
shape and has a groove In little in
side flap for holding the elusive butt
tons, which can be easily slid in and
out -
Among the most useful and attrac-
tive of the numerous bags shown are
those of tapestry woven in pictures.
Some of these are for carrying slip
pers. fan or opera glasses. One par
ticularly well adapted to the latter
purpose Is made of three-inch wide
strip of tapestry interlined with sti6-
en1ng. This continuous strip forms the
sides and bottom of the bag, the front
and back of which are of plain fabric
which is gathered at the top with q
cord III ....s ri
A new voluminous darning bag Of
cretonne has applied pockets and a
needle case on the outside. A particu.
larly dainty and unique fancy bag ID
In the form of Chinese lantern.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-23
surah Twill silk.

Surah twill silk in solid color II 4
material which is claiming much IA,
vorable attention. says a fashion ex.
change. This is being used by the
best model houses In Paris for making
tailored suits, and three-piece COS.
tunes. This new surah has a high.
luster surface and Is used ii exactly
the same manner as satins have been
SO freely employed recently.
Surah is especially we'll adapted Tor
summer use In America. It Is durable,
sufficiently dressy for I. handsome
suit, light weight, and therefore com.
Portable for summer use in many parts
Of the United States. More than this,
domestic silk mills are equipped ia
produce surah silks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-23
Old Novelty Revived.

Some of the shops are displaying
black overseam kid gloves having the
stitching, Paris points and welts in
white. These goods are an Old nov
city revived and are selling to some
extent.
Silk gloves are beginning to occupy
q prominent place in the fashion, the
demand for silks opening up much
earlier than usual AS with the leath-
er goods, black and white form tho
Aslk OF the silk glove sales.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-23

A dressy little blouse Is this that
might be made in any soft material
Lace Is used for the yoke, edged
with band of silk, to which the ma
terial is gathered; two tucks are
taken over each shoulder. The sleeves
are small puffs : set to lace cuffs.
headed by bands of silk.
Materials requi. ed: ~ yard AZ
inches wide, u yard silk % inches
wide, q yard lace. u dozen buttons.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-23
.HEADGEAR FOR THE MOTOR
Attractive In Design and Affofds
Ample Protection Against the
Flying Dust.

Here is very attractive way Of an
ranging headgear for motoring. The
vieux rose straw shape is wound with
. blue silk scarf, which terminates II
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-12-14
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