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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22

Signifying his intention of submit
ting to the people at the next general
election an initiative bill having for
its object the aboliNhment of capital
punishment, Governor West today an
nounced that until the people declare
themselves upon the subject, there
will be no more Communication of muir
der sentences, but instead reprieves
Should they declare against the bill
then the men to whom reprieyes
have been given, will be executed
Either Right or Wrong.
Capital punishment is either right
or wrong" said Governor West in
making the announcement
81 believe it wrong and believe
| voice the sentiment of a majority
of the people of the state when | say
it is wrong and should be abolished.
When | stated before leaving for the
East, that there would be no hang
ings during my term of office, did
so because | had, as now have, the
firm belief that the people of this
state would at the first opportunity
vote to abolish it; snd it was my in
tention, as 1t is still my intention, to
submit to the voters of this state
through the initiative, measure
abolishing capital punishment, sub
stituting life Imprisonment and per-
mitting the granting of pardons in
murder cases only upon recommend
ations of the supreme court.
In the meantime death sentences
will not be commuted but reprieves
only issued for the purpose of post
poning the execution until after the
people have declared their wishes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22
new YORK HAS
SPECTACULAR
FIRE SCENE
LuNIrnp ranaa lnlarn wlnn.l

New York. Dec. 22.-LeapIng,
screaming from the fire estapes OF a
burning East Side tenement house in
their night clothes into the arms Of
the police below, 80 women trapped
In the blazing building are safe to-
day. When the fire broke out II was
found that the ladders could not be
lowered from the fire escapes to the
second stories. Frantic mothers
threw their unclotked babies 10 the
police, and then followed them into
the outstretched arms.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22
MARRIED
NINE TIMES
SAYS HUBBY
HUSBAND DEFENDING DIVORCE
SUIT SAYS HIS WIFE HAS MA.
MA FOR MARRIAGE AND DI.
VORCE, HAS HAD NINE HUS.
BANDS AND DIVORCED SIX.

Asserting that his wife. Ellen
Ghangrow. has mania for getting
married and divorcing husbands'--
that she has been married nine
times, and that he is without proper
ty. other than a colt, 10 defend the
divorce proceedings brought against
him, Nicholas Ghangrow yesterday
afternoon. through his attorneyg.
Smith & Shields, filed with the clerk
Of the circuit court a motion asking
for $3.50 suit money.
Both Charge DesertiOn.
The parties were married in Walla
walIa in october. 1908. On septem-
Der rs the wife began divorce pro-
ceedings against the husband in the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22

Providence, R. l., Feb. 6, 1911.
mo increase in crime is attrlbuta-
BILE to the abOlishment of capital pun
ishment 40 years ago. No concerted
effort has ever been made to revert
to former methods.
"a. j. PORTER, Governor.
Madison, Wis, Feb. Z, 1911.
Wisconsin abolished capital pun
ishment so years ago. Present plan
entirely satisfactory.
DUNCAN MGREGoR,
Private Secretary"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22
Had 100000 In His Pocket.

Seattle, Dec. 22.-John w. Consi-
dine, executive head of the Sullivan
and Considine Theatrical circuit, who
has Just returned from a trip to New
York, brought witt him 100000 in
10 bank bills, each worth 10000 He
carried them in his pocket.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22

resolution" Numbered GrIfnths. ut
should include the man who at the
last regular session stood In the SEN
ate chamber and DETAINED the constl-
tuition in connection with his advo-
cacy Of the recall Of the judiciary.
He DETAINED the founders OF the con-
stitution and that man is not a good
citizen. refer to Francis ]. Heney."
Francis J. Heney was In Sacrament
to today but was n't in the assembly
at the time his name was linked with
that OF the Santa Barbara professor
who asserted amoag other things that
England's stamp act. against which
the American colonies febeIled was
Justified and cast aspersions against
the early patriots.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22
Took Gas Route.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE !

UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
New York, Dec 22.-Lying on the
floor of his kitchenette of his apart
ments here with his head thrust in
to the oven of gas stove, the dead
body of Walter NJ. S. Lowell, known
on the stage as Wright Loimer, who
starred for years in the Shepherd
King, was found today by the super
intendent of the building. He had
committed suicide by inhaling gas,
and had evidently been dead for
hours.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22
GOVERNOR WEST STATES POSITION
REGARDING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
t++++++++++++
She Had No Use for Them.

: Paris, Dec. 22.-Police here :
= are seeking ghoul who opened :
= the vault containing the corpse =
: of the late Nine Lucie Lantel- :
= me, the famous comedienne. in .
: an attempt to steal $50, 900 in =
r Jewels buried with the body =
= The attempt failed. =
: Evidently the ghoul was over =
= come by gases which arose from =
+ the coffin when he prled open Z.
? the lid, and, being overcome :.
= with nauseau, he fed through a =
: window. :
= The jewelry was found on the =
+ floor of the vault. 1t was ap- =
: parently dropped in the ghoul's =
+ haste to reach fresh air, =
= 4 L = L 4 L / L L L = l. 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22
PATRIOTISM SNELLS THE BOSOM
OF ONE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATOR
Own Only By Per Cent.

= Chicago. Dec. 22.-Popular =
= passion and prejudice against >
= the trusts OF the United States =
: and the multi-millionaires who =
= control them. was the theme :
= Of Attorney Borders, represent =
= Ing the ten beef barons indicted =
= by the government on charge =
= of conspiracy under the Sher- =
+ man anti-trust law. in his open :
= ing address before the jury at =
+ the trial of the packers today. =
= Attorney Borders appealed ,
= TO the jury to disregard this =
+epopular prejudice throughout =
: the progress of the trial, He =
= asserted that the defendants =
= controlled only 30 per cent of =.
= the beef industry. =
= = = = = = = = = = = = = :
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22
DR.. Lyman Gets His.

: San Francisco, Dec 22- 4
= Eighteen months in the federal 4
= prison at McNeill's Island was !
= dealt out here today by United =
= States District Judge DeHaven 4
: as punishment to DR.. ]. Grant =
= Lyman, the Los Angeles get 4
= rich-Quick promoter, for break :
= ing federal custody when he es- =
= capped from Providence hospital. =
= Oakland. =
= c, NJ. courtwright, the guard =
: whom Lyman induced to con- >
= nive at his escape, was SEN :
= fenced to six months in the Ala :
: media county jail :
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22
MINISTER
SUES PAPER
FOR $4,000

Spokane, Dec. 22.--suit for $4,000
charging sllbel was fled against the
Spokane Press today by Rev. Will
liam Hicks, pastor Of the All Saints
Episcopal cathedral. here as result
OF the publication of an article In
which serious charges brought
against the minister by Mrs, Marie
Brennan, were mentioned.
Fred Klrkwood and wife came over
from Hopewell this morning TO pur-
chase Christmas presents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22
REDUKES FRANCIS ]. HENEY
CALLS HIM BAD CITIZEN FOR
OBTAINING CONSTITUTION

lhe Dispatch Doesn't Give His Language Generaizes It
as "a Scathng DenunCatiOn' This ills Fair to
Presume the OratOCa Blossoms Were Far From Fraurant
and That the Halls Of the State Capitol Echoed the Per-
fervd DenunclatonS Of the Gentleman From the Vine
Clad Hills Of Napa, W. B. Grffiths
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22
WILL SUBMIT THE MATTER
TO PEOPLE BY INITIATIVE
AND REPRIEvE CONDEMNED

In Support OF His Ideas He Refers TO Other Satoo who,o c
al Punishment Is Not Permitted and oes onno0" -
Governors OF Wisconsin, Kansas. Michuan and RhoSo
Island, Where Capital Punishment Is Abosbpd and An ~
Whom Heartily Endorse Substituting life mnrsonroont u
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22
OF
MNAMARAS
IS DYING
Heart Broken Over the ConfeS-
sion Of Her "BoyS" That
They Are Guilty Of Wholesale
Murder Was Too Much.
BELIEVED IN INNOCENCE

And Expected Words of Cheer From
Them and Their Confession at
First Did Net Shake Her Faith in
Them--But as she Realized That
1t Was True She Gave Up All In
terest in Life, ana Is Dying Of a
Broken Heart. '
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-22

= +++++++++++++ !
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
MONTH Of JANUARY
WAS COLDER THAN
FOR PAST TWO YEARS
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE DUR
ING MONTH WAS ONLY THlR.
TY.FlvE DEGREES.
HIGHEST MARK SEVENTY THREE
Sixteen Days Reported Cloudy and
Only Four Entirely clear--Rain
Fell Ten Days, With Precipitation
of Four and Half inches.

Even though the weather for the
past three weeks has been unusually
warm, the average mean temperature
has been higher for January Of this
years than it has for two years before.
The average for the month was 1858
degrees, five degrees lower than for
1910, and eight degrees lower than for
1909, which was 42.43.
The highest temperature OF the en-
tire month was recorded last Satur-
day, when the thermometer register
ed 70 degrees above zero. The low
est was on the 4th, when for the first
time this winter the mercury dropped
below zero. The figure reached was
3 degrees.
Sixten of the thirty-one days were
wholly cloudy, while only four days
were entirely clear The remaining
eleven were partly cloudy. Four and
a half inches of rain fell during the
month, and one inch of snow was had
in this county. Rain fell on one-third
of the days In January.
The prevailing wind direction was
southwark.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
GOOD AUDIENCE
AT COLLEGE PLAY
"MoSE" PRESENTED BY CAPABLE
CAST FOR THE ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATIONS.

Nose" was presented at the Grand
Opera House Thursday night by the
young ladies of the Columbia 1nsti-
tute and the cadets Of Columbia Mill
tary Academy to a fairly large and ap-
preciative audience. The play 10 q
college comedy and portrays the lie
to a certain extent Of the college
boys living In the frat house." The
hero Of the football team Is welcomed
home from his last victory and just
as the feast is being prepared and ev-
eryone Ia making merry 1t is discov-
cred that some one has looted the
treasury of the frat. There are only
two who know the combination OF the
drawer and they are Nose and Frank
Thornton. Frank takes the money to
pay a poker debt and the theft 10 dis
covered and Nose is accused by
Thurston Hall, rival Of Nose. Nose
knows who took the money. and IN
order to shield Eleanor Thornton,
with whom he Is very much In love,
he takes the blame upon himself, and
in the grand climax Eleanor comes to
the rescue and tells Of the confession
of her brother. There are other mi
nor parts, one especially good and
that is Billy Holt, freshman. Billy
sticks by Nose and insists to his col
ilege chums that he Is innocent. Cool
idge Lyford takes this role and did
the part we'll. Miss Agnes MCGOWAN
as Eleanor Thornton, was the star Of
| the performance. Her acting was be
yond the amateur and her stage ap
pearance was that Of trained stal
of first magnitude Her gowns were
exquisite and tasty. She is truly pos
! sessed with histrionic ability. She
was thoroughly familiar with her lines
and her enuncialtion was clear anc
distinct. Clark McGehee, as Nose
played the part and looked 1t to the
satisfaction of the football enthnsi
asst.
The specialties were splendid. Tit
ouartette composed OF Eddins Wooten
John Duncan, Garner Ransom ans
l"Coots" Lyford received an ovation
The chorus Of young ladies and gen
tlemen received a thunderous ap
plause.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
TENNESSEE'S CORN
PRODUCTION GAINS
OVER FIFTY MILLION
STATE RANKS SECOND OF
SOUTHERN GROUP IN. GROW
ING OF THIS GRAIN IN 1910.
SHOWS LOSS IN WHEAT AN OATS
Acreage Increases In the Past Ten
Years Nearly Thousand Acres
Little Change In Crops From 1880
To 19OO.--The figures.

There was more corn raised In
Tennessee during the year 1910 than
all other grains combined, the total
yield being s6.34s,oOo. a gain over
the same crop for 1900 Of forty mil
hon bushels. This great gain ID part
" accounted for by the increase In the
acreage, which grew from 1850 In
1900 to 1920 In 1910. The acreage for
wheat and oats, on the other hand,
decreased more than 100 acres each.
the figures being for oats, $50 In 1900
and 200 In 1910; for wheat, 1881 in
1900 and $40 in 1910, loss OF I'll
acres. This decrease in the acreage
is charged with the loss OF over one
million bushels of wheat and 1900
900 busels of oats.
During the twenty years from 1880
to 1900 the acreage planted in corn
was practically at standstill only
gaining 81 acres in the entire time
But the oat acreage fell one hundred
acres during the same period, and
wheat dropped from 1856 to 1881. But
even after the acreage had decreased,
the yield for 1900 was greater than 1t
was 20 years before, the figures show
ing a gain in wheat of four MILL n
bushels. The oat crop showed little
change, losing $4,000 bushels.
In general farm crops the state
shows a gain in the last ten years
of rs per cent, complete figures fo'
1909 giving the valuation OF the farm
products at sss,Ooo,ooo.
In corn production, Tennessee
stands second to only one state IL
the south-Georgia. While Texas
had a muh greater total amount, the
acreage in that state exceeded thai o.
Tennessee by more than five thou
sand acres. Maryland and Texas
lead this state in the production o.
wheat.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
WIDOW SAYS THAT
HER HUSBAND WAS
SHOT IN COLD BLOOD
MRS. C. .. KNIGHT ON THE WIT
NESS STAND FOR THE STATE
IN MURDER TRIAL.
Bt ADJ. MAN UkARMED At IIMt
Mrs. Knight Gives Testimony In Trial
of w. M. Green--Tells of Quarrel
Between the Two Men Over Strip
of Land.
Fridays Daily.)

The testimony of Mrs. Charles D.
knight, the widow of the murdered
man, introduced in the trial of W. M.
Green for murder, was to the effect
that the killing was done without
cause; that Green shot her husband
twice when the dead man was unarm-
ed, save for small pocket knife, and
that the entire quarrel was over
strip of land not over three feet In
width.
Mrs. knight, who followed her son,
VOORHEES, knight, on the witness
stand, said that she had started to
Columbia in buggy, when she saw
Green digging post holes, preparato-
ry to putting In fence between their
farms. She called to him and told
him that he was working on her land,
and warned him to stop. Green paid
no attention to her demand that he
move the line, and that she returned
home and came back to the rlace
with her husband. After a few words
in regard to the building of the fence,
Mrs. knight said, her husband said
that he Ought to take a chunk and
knock Green's head off" This re-
mark Infatuated Green, and he drew
pistol and shot first at knights head,
then just over the heart. The coat
and vest work by Knight were exhib-
tied in the court to show where the
bullet had entered the body.
Mrs. knight swore that her hus-
band was unarmed, save for small
penknife which he carried in his vest
pocket, that he was an old man, had
lost the use of one Of his arms, and
could not have fought with Green,
who is a man in the prime of life.
Knight, according to the testimo-
ny of his son, was shot on March II,
which was Thursday, and died on the
following Saturday. He was the first
witness for the State.
After Mrs. Knight had completed
her testimony, Miss Callie Craig, ner
daughter, was called to stand and tes-
tilted that she was in the buggy with
her mother, when they had started to
town on the morning that her step
father was shot. Her mother had
some words with Green, and told him
that if he did not stop the work she
would go home and get shot gun
and make him quit and send her bus
band to Culleoka for an officer. Mrs.
Knight then left Miss Craig In the
buggy and soon returned to the scene
with her husband, who was shot In
a few minutes afterward. She stated
that at the time Mr.. and Mrs. Knight
returned to the scene that she was
about seventy-flve yards from the
place, but that she walked up there
as fast as she could.
Court adjourned at noon until ! 80.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
RECEIVERS ONE OF
THE STOLEN GUNS
NEGRO RETURNS IT TO SHOP OF
r. {. WOODS AFTER HAVING
BEEN LOST FOR WEEKS.

F. E. Wood Saturday night recover
ed one of the guns which was stolen
from him some time ago. the thief
breaking in the front window with two
rocks. A.negro boy brought the pis-
toll back to the shop, and said that he
had found 1t on the street. Mr.. Wood
thinks that the thief VIII ogot the PTS
toll, after discovering that 1t was brok-
en-, threw it away and another negro
found 1t.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
WAS FORMERLY A
COLUMBIA PASTOR

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Feb. 3.-Rev.
NJ F. Gabard, for a number Of years
pastor of the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian church at New Market, later OF
Columbia. Tenn, has accepted a call
10 the Cumberland Presbyterian
church. Z. s. A., at Gurley. Mr.. Cab
ard has a wide acquaintance in this
section.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
TOPROTEST AGAINST
PROPOSED PLAN FOR
THE PARCEL POST
CONVENTION OF RETAIL MER.
CHANTS WILL BE HELD IN
NASHVILLE.
IN INTEREST OF NJ ,AiL 1RADE
Movement for Cheaper Post PrinarI
ly For the Benefit of the Huge Mali
Order Houses. of the. North. and
East
Special to The Herald.

@PSSAaA w AhO lava Aos
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 3.-The
retail merchants of the Southera
States will hold four days convens
ton in Nashville, beginning on Februs
airy % and continuing through March
3, for the purpose Of considering tho
parcels post bill, now pending before
the United States Congress, in rela.
tion to ito effect on the business.
Though the movement as definitely
launched Is hardly more than a week
old, more than 5000 retailers
throughout the Southern States, have
signed the call for the convention
and the number of signers would have
been much larger but for the fact that
the work of presenting the situation
to the retailers throughout the large
territory was necessarily slow.
An executive committee of f1ft1
from the States of Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Florida, Oklahoma and Texas, has
been selected and Robert l.. Burch, a
Nashville, editor of the Merchant ana
Manufacturer, has been named al
chairman.
Though the purpose Of the conven-
ton as stated is to gather the views
of Southern merchants In concrete
form, it is fact well known that ths
convention will take the form of or
ganized opposition to the passage OF
the parcel post bill. Southern retail
ers realize the fact that the passage
of the bill would mean the concentrar
ton of business In the hands of
few big retail mail order houses at
the North and East, retardation OF
Southern progress, destruction q
many retail and wholesale merchants
in this territory and the injury Of an
interests In the country and small
towns. At the bottom, the purposegis
to be able to say definitely to South
ern Congressman and Senators, "Th0
interests of your constituency de.
mand the defeat of the parcels post
bill"
number of prominent men, COVER
nors, senators, congressman and bus
inessmen particularly well informed
as to the significance of the bill, will
address the convention.
While the parcels post question II
paramount, other questions Of vital in
terest to merchants will be discussed
by heads of successful business hous.
es in Southern cities.
/ The manufacturing and jobbing in
terests of Nashville and of other cit-
les are in thorough sympathy with the
movement The jobbers and manu-
facturers of this city have joined with
the retailers to entertain the thous-
ands who will attend the convention.
During the four days luncheons, BAN
quets, theatre parties, parades and
other forms of entertainment ana
amusement will be provided.
! Low rates to the convention have
been made by all Southern railroads.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
IAeRIPPE COUGHS.

Strain and weaken the system and
If not checked may develop into pneu-
monia. No danger of this when Fo-
leys Honey and Tar is taken prompt
ly. 1t is a reliable family medicine
for all coughs and colds, and acts
quickly and effectively in cases OF
Group. Refuse substitutes. Brooks
Latham Drug Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
PROSPECTS POINT
TO TWENTY CENTS
WOOL MARKET WILL PROBABLY
OPEN LAST OF NEXT MONTH
AT THAT FIGURE.

The prospects at present are that
the price of wool will be about TWEEN
ty cents next April, when the spring
1911 market opens up. Wool Is QUOT
ed at present at 81 cents. Maury
county will be well supplied with wool
this year, as the number Of sheep
kept here has steadily increased. The
quality is very good.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
BOND IN COUNTY
COURT AS GUARDIAN

T. B. Forgey has qualified in the
county court as guardian of the mi
nor heirs of John W. Reaves. He ex-
ecuted bond, which has been approx
ed by County Judge Mcknight for
$4,000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
WOULD CHANGE
SPRING HILL LIMITS
MAURY COUNTY REPRESENTA-
TIvEs INTRODUCE BILL IN
THE LOWER HOUSE.

Messrs. Lipscomb and Galloway,
from Maury county,
have introduced in the legislature a
bill to increase the corporate limits
of Spring Hill. Another bill intro
duced by these gentlemen would re-
move a community near Rose Hill
cemetery from the corporation Of Co
lumbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
SERIOUSLY HURT;
HORSE RUNS AWAY
w. l.. BATcHELoR SUSTAiNs AC-
cIDENT IN FLORIDA AND NEPH-
EW is SUMMONED.

w. L. Bachelor, with the Tennessee
Cooperage Company in Florida, sus-
tanned serious injuries In a runaway
Thursday and his nephew W. w. Dy-
er was summoned to his bedside this
morning.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
COSTS MONEY TO
CARRY SHOT GUN
EUGENE ANDERSON IS FINED FOR
COSTS AGGREGATINo EIGH-
TY-FivE DOLLARS.

Eugene Anderson, negro, was 1ned
by Esqs. Guest and Fariss this morn
ing for carrying shot gun on Sunday.
The fine and costs amounted to sS5.
The negro was arrested Sunday after
noon by H. NJ. Gordon, and was de.
Tended In the magistrates court By
Webster G Webster and B. G. Dedman.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
COLUMBIAN HURT IN
RAIL ROAD WRECK

j. NJ. Kirkpatrick, Columbian.
was bruised In the wreck Thursday In
Arkansas.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
HOLIDAY GIVEN TO
THE c. M. A. CADETS

A holiday was given to the Column
bia Military Academy cadets on Feb
ruary 2.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
SYLVESTER STATE
MINE INSPECTOR
LOCKWOOD MAN GETS PLACE
NOW HELD BY RoBT. A. sHlF-
FLETT, OF HARTMAN.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. Gov.
Hooper this morning appointed Geo.
E. Sylvester, of lockwood, as chief
mine inspector of. Tennessee to sue
coed r. A. Shifett, of Knoxville.