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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06
UNITED pRNss LEASED wIng.l


Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. Gan eX-
plosion, said to have been caused by
an accumulation of gas in the base
ment, today wrecked the plant of the
Minneapolis General Electric COM
pany. Two persons were severely
hurt and the plant, valued at half a
million dollars, was totally destroyed.
Flames followed the explosion and
spread to adjoining buildings. Fire
men stopped the fire before 1t reached
Mill "a" of the Pillsbury Flour COM
pany, which was threatened.
The destruction of the plant shut
off light and power from many fac
tories and stores. The Western I'm
ion and Postal Telegraph companies
found themselves without current
and for time were unable to han
die any messages. The Western
Union finally obtained power from
St. Paul.
The tickers in the chamber of
commerce were stopped. The Daily
News was forced to operate its limo
type machines with power furnished
by automobile storage batteries sta
toned in the street outside the build
ing,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06
WILL ADDRESS
ADULT BIBLE
CLASS SATURDAY

Saturday at $3.50 p. m. and Satur-
day evening at 1890 p. M, Mr.. w. d.
Stem, of Kansas, specialist in Adult
Bible Class work, and Chas A.
Phipps, general secretary OF the Ore
gon State Sunday School Associa-
tlon, will address adult bible class
people and their friends at the First
Christian church of this city. Every
member of the Adult Bible class and
his special friends are requested to
attend one or both of these meetings
II possible. 1t is not frequently that
we are enabled to have such special
lists among us, and 1t behooves our
people to make little special effort
to be at these meetings. II the meet
ing shall be attended by larg num-
bers much good can be done for this
Glass of work in our city and county
We trust that the readers of this ar
ticle will make some special arrange
ments to hear the addresses Of these
people The class Of work done Is
more worthy Of warm communication
than that done by the Bible schools
and the entire community should
hear these men.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06

With the announcement that the
application for the pardon of j.
Thornburn Ross, former president of
the defunct Title, Guarantee & Trust
company, of Portland, and who stands
convicted by the courts of this state
Of embezzling public funds to the
amount of $2SS, ,426.S7 of the states
educational fund, will be heard by
Acting Governor Bowerman Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock: and with the
statement going the rounds that Ex-
district Attorney John Manning who
prosecuted Ross, has written a letter
in his favor, and that the members of
the supreme court, who sustained his
conviction in the lower court, have
written similar letters; and with the
further announcement that there will
be in attendance at the hearing a
delegation of influential business men
of Portland, and men from Elsewhere
standing high iins the affairs of. the
state to make an appeal for the issu-
ance of the pardon, public interest in
the matter has revived, and in all
quarters can be heard persistently
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06
TAFT DISCUSSES
SOME WEIGHTY
STATE PROBLEMS
THINKS THAT sPUTTENG wiTH Al
SCHENECTADY PUTTEI; is HIGH
LY SPORTSMANLIKE, AND
GIVES NO UNDUE ADVANTAGE

New York, Jan. 6.-President Taft,
today threw down the gauntlet, to-
the st. Andrews Golf Club, considered
the most sacred golf institution in
the world. The president ventured
to say. that he believed the opinion OF
the golf club officials, heretofore re-
garded is lndisputable, was inferior
to his own, and that he would disre-
gard the golf clubs order barring
center shaft putters
The delft was contained in a letter
written to Walter Travis, national
golf champion, in answer to Travis
appeal against the clubs ruling.
81 think the restrictions imposed
by the st. Andrews club officials alto
gether too narrow" wired Taft In
direct opposition to their belief, |
think that putting with Schenecta-
dy pulitzer is highly sportsmanlike
and does not give its holder an un-
due advantage, as the officials
claim"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06
TWO BOYS
MURDER A
POLICEMAN
WHEN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION
OF ROBBERY AND WHILE ON A
STREET CAR, BOY PULLS GIN
AND KILLS HIS CAPTOR.

UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.I
Duluth, Mimi, Jan. GA series Of
crimes reading like a chapter from
a Jesse James novel, committed. by
William Muzzary and Alger Johnson,
both 19, eliminated today in the kill
ing of Policeman Harry Clismorc.
Following the shooting of Chisn4cre
the two youths held a carload nf per-
sons at bay for several minutes and
finally escaped.
Muzzary and Johnson wete arrest
ed by Chismore on suspicion of hav-
ing held up Night Clerk Clarence
Stubsted and Porter Charles Of the
Firevod and robbed the Hotel Mckay
of $50. Chismore placed them aboard
a car to take them to the station.
When opposite the interstate bridge
one Of the youths whipped revolver
from his sleeve and shot Chismore
through the chest.
A score of passengers anil the
street car crew we're ordered 10 hold
up their hands. The lads then
backed the car, jumped to the ground
and ran.
Within short time dozen posses
were in pursuit. The lads took CHS
meres weapon and those which the
officer had taken from them. It was
expected they would fight II over
taken by their pursuers.
Automobiles. motor cycles AMI pc
destrians Joined in the chase. 1t
was believed the two boys would
soon be captured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06
is ON TRIAL FOR
KEEPING GIRLS MONEY

Geo. Solomon charged with the
crime of larceny by bailee is being
tried in the circuit court before Judge
Kelly today and while the introduc-
ton of evidence was commenced this
forenoon there still remained much
to be taken this afternoon and the
case will not go to the jury until a
late hour
Solomon is charged with convert
ing to his own use money entrusted
ito his keeping by Bertha Bullard. 1t
seems, according to the evidence,
that Solomon, together with the Bull
lard girl, and another woman were
employed at hop yard as pickers
this last season and that the Bullard
girl entrusted to his keeping about
$50 which he never returned, con-
tending that he had been robbed OF
the money.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06

asked the question: will Bower
man grant the pardoA?"
Document VOluminOus.
The petition which will be present
ed to the acting governor asking for
the pardon of Ross is the most vol
luminous that has ever been presented
to any governor of the state; perhaps
the most mammoth document of its
kind ever presented to any western
governor 1t contains over 1000
names, and they represent men pow
erful in the financial world; men
standing high in the affairs of the
state; men prominent in its industrial
and commercial affairs; IL of the
jurors who convicted Ross. and in
connection with 1t, is stated will be
presented letters from Ex-district At
torney Manning, of Portland, and the
members OF the supreme court who
sustained the verdict of those jurors
favorable to the issuance of the par
don.
McCammant to Make Argument.
The argument in behalf of the ssu-
(Cantintied m mage five \
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06

board It is contended, should active
ly supervise the patrolling and polia-
ing of the forests through the SER
vices of competent state fire wardeDs
directed by state forester
Wardens Served without Pay.
The fire wardens, says the board,
have served under its direction with
out pay, and have done effective
work. Volunteers get weary" says
the board, "and want rest and the
workman should be worthy of his
hire, and the time has come when
the great state of Oregon should no
longer be recipient of charity SER
vice in forestry work while support
ing handsomely our game and fish
protection and propagation"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06
STATE TIMBER WORTH $4,000,
ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PROTECTION
Minnesota Is Organizing.

+ Minneapolis, Mnn., Jan. g.
+ Without concealing their inten- 4
+ tior of voting the delegates to Z
= the Republican national conven-
+ ton of 1912, Minnesota follow Z
r ers of Senator La Toilette are Z
r completing an organization of
+ progressives. The La Toilette 4
+ followers control the progress Z
= sive wing of the Republican par Z
r ty. A committee perfecting an I
= organization in every county in
+ the state will meet tomorrow 4
= night. Z
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06
: ++++++++++++++'
Black Hand COnfesses,

+ Dannemora. N, ". Jan. e. 1
= Diminick Herrera and Vincent 1
+ Leonardo, members of the Black 1
+ Hand society, were electrocuted 1
+ in Clinton prison today Leon
+ ardo, unstrung, told the story of 1
+ the murder of which hp and
+ Herrera were convicted just af-
4. ter he was led to the chair
+ Herrera went to his death un-
+ flinching.
+ Leonardo said that he and his I
+ companion had been selected by 4
= the Black Hand to kill tax
+ collector named Philips. They 4
+ dug grave under saloon I
+ which Phelps frequented. They I
+ attacked their victim as he sat
4. drinking, killed him, and flung 4
= his body into the grave. I
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06
Will BOWERMAN PARDON BANKER ROSS
PETITION UP FOR HEARING SATURDAY
: +++++%+++ = = 1
Senator's Body Goes Home.

+ Washington, Jan. 6-Sever- 4
+ al hundred persons today viewed
+ the body of Senator Stephen B, I
= Elkins, of West Virginia, as it I
= l..y in the ElGins' home in X I
+ street A special train. bearing I
= the body, the members of the 4
= family and number of officials I
= who will attend the funeral 4
= was scheduled to leave Washing 4
= ton at IS o'clock this afternoon 4
- for the lath senator's home in 4
> Elkins, w. Va. Hundreds of 4
= kilograms of sympathy and for I
= al tributes were received by 4
+the family today. 1
= 4
L a Il a u Il - "a = Il n n a a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06
EXPLOSION
WRECKS
BIG. G.PIANT
Gas ACcumuIates il Basement
Of General Electric Plant at
Minneapolis and Causes
Terrific ExploSlcp.
DAMAGE HALF 4 MILLION

Plant is a Total Wreel--Flames
Followed Explosion and Spread
to Adjoining Buildings--Big Pills
bury Mills We're Threatened
Local Industries Tied Up by Shut
ting Off of Electric POwer---Only
Two Hurt.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06
STRONG INFLUENCES ARE
Being BROUGHT TO BEAR ON
III THE GOVERNOR 10 GRANT IT

Largest Petition Ever Presented Western Governor
trct Attorney Who Prosecuted Him. Supreme Judges Who
Affirmed Decision Of Lower Court in Which He Was Convict
3D. Bankers, Lawyers Leading Politicians and "CIass'
Generally Are Arrayed on His Sides &
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06

After showing in its biennial re-
rort which was submitted to the gov
ernor yesterday afternoon that Ore
gon's forests contain $50, 1000 ,0O0,7
900 feet of merchantable timber at a
present stumpage value of $780,
900, 900 and If cut into lumber a
value OF more than five billion dol
lars, and that 10000, 100000 feet
representing value of sec, 900, o 90
has already been destroyed by forest
fires, the Forestry Board asks the
pertinent question: What have
the people of this great state, through
Their legislative body done to pre-
went these annual losses?" and an
swers 1t by saying, Practically moth
ing"
But $500 Appropriated.
In support Of this assertion the
board in its report proceeds to show
that at the last session of the legis-
lature the total appropriation
amounted to $S,OOO,O0O, $4,000 of
which, including licenses, fines and
20 on, was appropriated for the PRO-
lection of fish and the fishing indus
tries; $4,000, including licenses and
fines was appropriated for the pro-
lection OF game; $4,000 for horticul-
ture, including $1,000 for the horti-
cultural society, and only $500 for the
protection of timber and the sup
preston of forest fires and 1t was
made to cover "a period extending
over two years.
People Should Awaken.
The board says that it comedies
the necessity of these appropriations
but says that the people should awak-
en- to the need Of adequate appropri-
alton for the protection of the for
ests and the perpetuation of the lum-
ber industry which at this time
amounts annually to $20,OO0,00O to
the state.
The board is of the opinion that
the legislature should take an ap-
preparation for the protection of the
lumber. industry which is in propor-
ton to its worth to the state, aad
that the state beard of forestry
should assume the executive and ad-
ministrative needs of forestry Dro-
lection and development, while th9
publicity feature of it can be taken
care of by other organizations. The
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06
SIXTY BILLION FEET WORTH
S6OO,OOO,OOO HAVE ALREADY
]. I. Been DESTROYED BY FIRE

The State Devoted 0NOfor Protecting Fish, $4,000 for
Came $4,000 for Horticulture All Two Year Periods; and
for the Same Time Made $500 Available for protection Of
Timber Its Greatest Resource and one Of Fabulous Value.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06

All the Trusts desire is law that
will hold water.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-06

CONTINUED on page five.)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-12
HANDS WOULD CRACK OPEN

About two months ago my hands
started to crack open and bleed, the
skin would scale OFF, and the good
flesh would burn and itch dreadfully.
When my hands first started to get
sore, there were small blisters like wa
ter blisters which formed. They
itched dreadfully, It just seemed as
though | could tear the skin all off.
would scratch them and the skin would
peel off, and the flesh would be all
red and crack open and bleed. II wor-
ried me very much, as | had never
had anything the matter with my skin.
was so afraid would have to give
up my employment.
MY doctor said he didn't think II
would amount to anything But It kept
getting worse. One day saw a piece
In one of the papers about a lady who
had the same trouble with her hands.
She had used Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment and was cured. decided to try
them, and my hands were all healed
before | had used one cake of Cuti.
cura ointment. / am truly thankful
for the good results from the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment, for thanks to them
! was cured, and did not have to lose
day from work. ! have had no re-
turn of the skin trouble" (Signed)
Mrs. Mary Z. Breig, 1922 Brown
Street, Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 12, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and oint-
ment are sold everywhere. a sample
of each. with S2-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura," Dept. X, Boston.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-12
The Because Man.

Suppose everyone did just what he
intended TO do and no one failed be.
cause" Then there would be no fail.
ures to point out. There would be no
subjects for sermons for those who
had no because" attached to their
names. The man without the title
could not point to the because" man
and say: "He did not succeed be.
cause" So the because" man may
take heart and feel that because he
did not he is surely at last the sub.
ject of this sketch. True he did not
scale the rugged wall, nor climb tc
heights unseen" by the masses who
are also other because" men.
Most of us are because" men. we
yearn for the unattainable; we feel
that life is a failure. But maybe the
realities are dreams of callow youth
did not come nearer the dreams than
we think. Maybe the awakening will
show that the because" men climbed
higher than they thought and maybe
the Judge will show those who stood
on the heights that the clouds are
well worth striving for but in the
depths there is some sunlight" But
the man should never have because"
as an excuse.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-12
Thouaht He Felt a Hop.

An Irishman went into public
house one day and asked for a mug of
beer in great hurry. stating that he
was so dry that he thought he could
drink a gallon. The publican told him
If he would drink 1t at one draught,
without taking the measure away from
his lips, he should have It for nothing.
Agreed" said Pat, "and be the
howly st. Pathrick I'll do that
same"
The landlord then drew a gallon Of
ale. and slyly slipping a red herring
into the measure. handed II TO Pat.
who eagerly raised 1t to his mouth
and drank away until the measure was
almost perpendicular. The publlcan's 6
eyes followed the motion in astonish
ment, and, looking in 1t. he exclaimed,
shaking the froth out:
Pat, didn't you feel something go
ing down with the beer when you
drank it?"
BE jabers," said Pat, Il thowt !
felt hop, sur"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-12
Photograph Burned Manuscript.

The processes of color photography
have recently been applied to obtain
a legible photograph of the writing
on burned manuscripts which we're un.
readable by any other known means.
AS long as the sheet has not been en-.
tirely disintegrated positive results
can be obtained every time
The charred manuscript is carefully
arranged, in as near its original shape
as possible, on a sheet Of glass, and
covered with a drying -varnish after
which II is backed by another sheet
OF glass.
BY using carefully-selected color
screens and orthochromatic plates a
perfectly legible photograph OF the
writing may be taken. although there
may be no marks on the charred re.
mains that are visible to the eye.
This Is the only known method that
will give results when the writing
has been made win vegetable inks.
Ordinary photography can be used
successfully when the ink contains
aniline or iron in its composition
Popular Mechanics.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-12
/ THING THAT PUZZLED BILLY
Was Sure Elevator Moved, but Prog
ress Was Not Apparent to
His Eyes.

Billy was a quaint old darkey who
had come to the city for the first
time. One day his employer sent him
with a note to a man whose Office was
on an upped floor Of skyscraper,
where every floor OF the building was
arranged and finished like the first
one. Billy was directed by the eleva-
tor boy to ented the ''lift," and he
would then show him to the office he
wanted. II was Billy's first expert
ence in an elevator, and he did not
rightly understand the nature or pur-
pose Of It. On his return he describ,
ed some Of his experiences to his en-
ployer.
when | got ter de buildin' l axes
er yaller boy wut wuZ er standin' In
de inside oh de front hoah whar Mr.
Browns Office wuz, an he tol' me ter
come wild him, an he would show me
He TUX me inter a big cage an shet
de doah, an den we begin ter move
An, Marse John. Use telhn' you de
gospel trufe, we got off right whaI
we started an God knows we riz."-
Lippincott's.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-12
WHAT ENGLAND FEARS
STARVATION RATHER THAN IN.
vAsIoN is ITS DANGER.
In Case Of War the islanders Food
supply Might Be Exhausted In
Few Months.

With ships bringing foreign food
supplies into England at the rate of
s4S4 worth every minute of every
day in the year. Great Britain cannot
accumulate stock of provisions large
enough for years supply, some ex.
perts say not enough for half year.
Others doubt II we could hold out
tor three months without foreign sup
plies" says the Queen, and all agree
that three weeks war, or even threat
OF war would enormously increase
the price OF foodstuffs. In the or
dinary way the proportion of food
and drink brought over the sea is
over AZ per cent. of our total imports,
being in round figures 9250,000, 900
out Of total Of 100000. OF this
sum f76,000,00O goes for grain and
-four alone. and nearly fifty millions
for food and drink not otherwise speci.
fed. and excluding fifty millions for
food. drink and tobacco subject to
duty.
What we as a nation have to fear
is not invasion but starvation. To the
great mass of the people of this coun.
try the question is not Shall we win
or lose in war? but, shall we have
enough food to live on when the next
big war comes?' II is to meet such
an emergency that the use in this
country Of silos for grain, or national
granaries. has been advocated.
THE cost OF creating and maintain
ing silos might be considerable
though we suppose the cost OF a single
dreadhousht would easily cover It;
but as an insurance against panic II
would well be worth the expense
while as : safeguard In time of wal
and against imminent famine II woulc
be invaluable, and might easily turn
defeat into victory and disaster tc
safety.
Gibraltar is provisioned for two
years and Malta has silos which keep
corn good for as long as four years
thus supporting the truth of the Bib
lical statement that Joseph in the dry
climate of Egypt fed the people with
corn stored for seven years. The idea
is the gradual collection Of an amount
OF wheat equal to one years import
and its automatic renewal by exchang
ing It for the new grain as 1t arrives
at the different ports"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-12
Knew Just What 70 Do.


A parlor lamp which did duty for
the same young man seven nights in
the week had struck, and was slowly
going out. The red glow grew faint
er and fainter. and as the shadows
merged one by one INTO the gloom a
weird and eerie feeling crept into the
young girls soul. George" she
asked, In tones that we're tremulous
with suppressed agitation, what
would you do II you were strapped
hand and foot in a chair while a can
die, stuck in the top of keg of gun
powder foot from your head, burned
slowly down and downsand DOWN."
And George, who has been gazing
expectantly at the lamp. answered: Il
would blow II out"
She shivered.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-12
Rlsked punIshment for poo,

A pleasing story of a prisoners love
for his dog comes from North Yaki-
ma, Wash. Michael Short. sentenced
TO the street chain gang to work out
his fine, escaped with two other men
recently, but somewhat to the surprise
OF his overseers turned up again for
work the next morning. Mike ex-
planned TO the officer that acts as fore
man that he had left his little dog
tied beneath his bed at home and that
he had stolen away to liberate it, as It
had been three days without food or
water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-12
Pa, Was More Than WIIlino

A very pretty girl who recently re
turned from Ireland tells Of an en-
counter with an Irish cabby in Dub
lin. She had started out from the
hotel to do some shopping, but de
cided instead to make tour of the
city on a jaunting car. Arriving al
the first car stand. ana having Sc
lected the smartest looking vehicle
she told the driver that she wanted
to engage him for the day" Pat
never backward in paying homage &c
beauty, earnestly replied: "Begorra
ma'am, you are welcome. ! only wish
Il was for life!"