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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-04
SAYS CAPITAL
is TRYING TO
MALIGN LABOR
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIrE.l

LNsfAAIb a mss AA-aAlA-- '-A---'A
Binghampto1, y. Y, Sept. 4.-De-
claring that only by means Of mis-
representation can capital now war
against labor, Frank Morrison, sec
retary OF the American Federation
Of Labor, in an address here today,
reviewed the progress Of unionism.
He said:
"Antagonistic associations Of en-
ployers, driven TO desperation, and
having no regard for the inherent
rights of man or for any form Of
law today are seeking by various
means TO destroy organized labor.
The making Of false and criminal
charges without foundation appears
to be their present mode Of warfare.
THE kidnapping of the McNamaras
was apparently considered by the men
committing that outrage as quite per-
missable. The employers associa-
tions do not hope for their final con-
viction, but purpose by their prose-
cution to cast odium upon the entire
labor movement. They are deter
mined, by fair means or foul, to
strike labor a fatal blow. But they
will fail. The corrupt employers as
sociation will hardly care to try con-
clusions with us again when this trial
is ended. kidnapping and malicious
prosecution must stop"
Morrison said that congress today
was more friendly TO labor than ever
He defended the CLOSED shop" from
the charge that it was invented to
wrest the control of his business from
the employer
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-04
BEATTIE
TELLS HIS
VERSION
STICKS TO STORY OF BEARDED
MAN DOING THE SHOOTING AND
GIVES GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
OF HIS FIGHT WITH MUIR.
DERER.

Chesterfield Courthouse, Va, Sept
AT times interrupting his dis
course to argue direct with the jury
and apparently fayorably affecting
the men who are to decide his fate,
Henry Clay Beattie. Jr., on the wit
ness stand today in his own defense
on the charge Of wife murder, force
fully narrated his story of the events
leading up TO and taking place on
the night Of the tragedy.
Time and again the court was
obliged to remind the witness that
his counsel was employed to do all
the arguing necessary, so eager and
earnest did he become in explaining
away the alleged frailities in the
states case. 1t was a case of a man,
young, intelligent, quick minded and
clear headed, fighting desperately for
life, seeking to convince the jury by
the unhesitatlng straightforwardness
of his story Of his innocence of the
crime Of which he stands accused.
we were running 15 to 20 miles
an hour when | saw a man ahead" d"
the defendant said. IL stopped Just
in time to avoid hitting him and af-
ter arguing for several minutes, |
started the car up again with a Jerk.
AS l set the levers the man raised
his gun and fred My wife fell be-
hind me, whether injured or not I
did not take time to see.
81 jumped out at the man, who
raised his gun and struck just as /
closed with him. | seized the butt of
the gun and 1t banged against my
nose and | fell to the ground, the
gun in my hands. The man ran up
the road, disappearing before could
gather myself together to pursue. /
threw the gun in the back of the
car and hastened home, the body Of
my wife remaining in the position in
which 1t fell when the fatal shot was
fred"
With these words Beattie told of
the actual killing, following up with
details of the wild ride home, during
which his auto at times attained a
speed Of so miles an hour. He again
described the assailant as a tall
bearded man.
The climax of Beattie's dramatic
story came when his lawyers an
nounced that they wished Beattie to
be placed in the bloody automobile
to demonstrate by motions and posi-
tion Just how the events described
had occurred
Judge Watson delayed the demon
stratlon until after luncheon, the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-04
GOVERNOR
ADVOCATES
THE RECALL
JOHNSON SPEAKS VIGOROUSLY
IN ITS DEFENSE AND SENATOR
CLAPP FOLLOWS WITH AN
EQUALLY WARM DEFENSE.

San Francisco, Sept. 4.-The re-
call of the judiciary, championed by
Governor Hiram Johnson, with spec
ial reference to the supreme court Of
California, and the recall of the Judi
ciary urged by Senator Moses E.
Clapp, Of Minnesota with unveiled
reference to the highest judicial tri-
bunal in the land today became the
slogan Of the Direct Legislation
League Of California, following the
annual meeting of the organization.
Johnson and Clapp supported by
half a dozen other speakers, includ-
ing Congressman Kent, of California,
exorlated conditions in the courts,
where special interests and big busi-
ness have become entrenched.
You give the people the right to
recall a governor for misdoing, yet
you are afraid to trust the people
with the power to decide that a Judge
is corrupt" cried johnson.
Direct legislation means putting
the power OF self rule in the hands
OF the people and thet crucial point
in that legislation is the recall Of
crooked judges
Il want to say to you now, regard
ing that campaign, that there Is
nothing in It. 1t is all done. The
people will take legislation into their
own hands and the most encouraging
part of the legislation proposed Is
that relating to the judiciary.
"The recall is democracy on it's on
ward match and II shall not be
stayed"
Senator Clapp opened with a dis
cnsslon Of the principle OF the recall.
But we must remember that the
recall Is but the foundation stone.
Free government is continual
series of problems and not the least
are direct election of senator's and of
the president of the United States.
"Analyze the character and the
sinister purposes OF those who are
organized in opposing the recall OF
juiciaryi for that is the critical
point--the recall of the judiciary
"The president says the judges
would swerve In the face Of an Inn
pending election. In my experience
with elective judges, never knew
one to be moved by thoughts OF cleo
tion, but maybe the president has
been thrown into a different judicial
atmosphere than that | have been in
"The president Is quoted by care
fully nursed and carefully edited
news bureau as saying the recall
would subject the judiciary to un-
scrupulous control by combination.
The combination does not look at II
that way. There is no boss, lobby
list or other corrupter who Is not
against the recall of judges. Either
they are mistaken or else the good
president must be mistaken in be-
lieving these forces will get control.
Every force at the control OF
special interests is against this fea-
ture Of the progress OF pure democ-
racy."
Senator Clapp will speak Igaln to-
night at a banquet Of the league at
the Palace hotel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-04
ATTEND THE WIND UP
OF OUR GREAT SALE

The bargains we placed counters are here marked out in plain big
figures NowSthe time when small money COs and less this week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-04

Salem, Ore CSpeciaN-California
has sent entries for exactly thirty-six
horses in the meet to be held at the
Oregon State Fair from September
II to 16 inclusive. Washington has
come to the front with seventeen en-
tries and Oregon will have fifteen
fast ones waiting for the word to 60
in the various events on the racing
card The race meet, always of i'm
portance at Salem. will not be tho
biggest thing on the program. rs an
the stock show events h7,-e hccr we'll
filled and the list Of cutrie, in the
dairy and poultry divisions have
shown mp we'll And rs usual the
disnlay of OREGON horses win sr--
pass ANYTHING OF previous ve7rs in
GLIDING thororuhhreds. work horses.
drivers. trotterS. nacerS and coachers,
The poultry show will also be i'm
portant Reduced rates are in effect
for the fair as usual
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-04

Salem, Ore. (SpeciaD-With the
horsemen racing against their own
money as they are at the Oregon
State Fair from September IL to l6,
there is bound to be rare sport. All
the classes have filled and as a
result the unusual spectacle OF the
drivers and owners racing for their
own money coming from entrance
fees Is presented This .insureS hon
est racing and the cards show that
the fast horses have all been entered.
Secretary Frank NJ Heath of the
organization which has its track and
exhibit grounds at Salem. Ore. is
happy because OF the showing made.
He has had the track improved and
It will not cup as much as in former
years The doctor" reported that
the fault of the track was because the
clay mixture was dead. Some new
clay was spread and as a result the
track has been "rcgcnerated' into a
fast one, with the objections of vet
eran horSemen nearly removed. As
a consequence all the classes have
titled and everyone is waiting for the
so OF the FIRST race
Governor Oswald West has prom
ised to attend the races this wear. and
President L, w. Hill of the Great
Northern Railway Company has as.
Sured Secretary Meredith that he will
be present on the closing day, Sat
urday to participate in the Good
Roads Conference and demonstration,
AltoSether, it looks as il the Ore
gon State Fair, with improved
grounds and better track and build.
tngs, Will be better than ever Hardly
a county is lacking in representation
and the connection ior prizes in the
various exhibits will be keen. prob
ably unusually SO in the stock show
events.
Reduced rates are in effect on all
railroad lines for this exposition of
the best that Oregon has to offer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-04

Salem, Ore. (SpeciaO-Some nine
ty odd horses are now training on
the Salem track for the Oregon State
Fair meet and not fast one owned
in the Northwest is missing from the
entry list Secretary Frank Mere
dith says he looks for the track rec
ord to go by the boards at this meet
because of the improvements made in
the course. One of the big features
is the steeplechase event in which,
strange to say, most Of the entries
have come from women owners. 1t
seems from this that the sticks are
most in favor by the women Of the
Pacific Northwest. Al least they
seem to own more hurdlers than the
men, il the entry lists are a guide of
what the women of Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, Montana and British
Columbia have to offer for the snort
Of those who go to the Oregon State
Fair this year, Reduced rates are in
effect on all rail lines for this meet
from September II to 10 inclusive,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-04
WEBB HAS ABANDONED HOPE.
Continued from Page ~

tramped through the rain here today
stopping people on the streets, in
stores and shoDs. tearfully appeal
ing for their signatures.
At noon her list Of petitioners was
pitifully small but driven by the
idea of a moose around her fathers
reck, the girl continued to render
what probably will be her last SER
vice to him.
According to present indications
the girls efforts will prove useless.
It Is said Governor West has refused
to interfere and Webb already has
prepared to walk to the gallows and
his death in the penitentiary at Sa-
lem tomorrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-04
NO HOPE OF CATCHING
THE TRAIN ROBBERS
UNITED rRrss LEASED WINE l

Reddng, Cal. Sept. 4.-With 20 de-
tectives and deputy sheriffs lending
their best efforts toward running
down the robbers who held up a
Southern Pacific train near Lamoine,
escaping with several thousand dol
lars worth of booty, not the slight
est clew has been developed Blood.
hounds have availed nothing and
railroad officials here believe there
is little hope of bringing the bandits
to book.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-04

Salem, Ore, (SpeciaD-"The Joy
Street at the Oregon State Fair will
be occupied from September II to
September i6 by the aggregation Of
mirth-provoking shows under the
Parker management, Included in the
roster OF the organization are the
Bells" the Jungle" and the "Whirl-
wind Russian Dancers who have
set the Northwest talking Of their
grace, endurance and art. The dane
ers are in native costume and not
long from the domain of the Gar.
and all OF them have appeared at the
Moscow court productions. II re-
quired the special permission of the
Gar before they we're allowed to
visit the United States for the en-
gagement which includes the week at
the Oregon State Fair from Septem-
Der IL to September Is
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-04

Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea remedy Is today the best
known medicine In use for the re-
lief and cure of bowel complaints. 1t
cures gripping, diarrhoea, dysentery,
and should be taken at the first un-
natural loosentss of tht bowels. It
is equally valuable for children and
adults 1t always cures. Sold by all
dRalera
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-02
SANTA FE ON THE MAP.
An Electric r. r. to Either Clark
or Moberly.

X. j. Pydings, a prominent cit
izen of Moberly, is now boosting
an electric line from Santa Fe to
Moberly, and The Clark Chron-
icle believes it will be only short
time until this line will be built.
An electric line is now being
built from Mexico to Santa Fc,
about seven miles of the road be
ing constructed, says the Chroni-
Gle. 1t is well tonote that when this
electric road is completed to Perry
via Santa Fe that trade and travel
runs into something like a pocket
at Santa Fe, having to turn back,
either north or south, when that
place is reached, being unable to
go on west, as the natural trend
of trade and travel is at present
1t is rumored that Clark may
have a fighting chance to land the
extension from Santa Fe, as at
this point will be found ample
railroad facilities to land tray
eler at any point at any time.
The cost of construction of this
line from Santa Fc to Clark would
not be expensive and it goes
through communities that are
anxious for some kind of railroad
connections.
This is a splendid proposition
for the people of Clark to look
into, and if we cannot land the
extension we hope that the enter.
prising men Of the Magic City will
get together and make the pro.
posed extension possible. The
proposed route from Santa Fe t.
Moberly goes through some of The
best land in the world and passes
close to the fine farm owned b,
r. A. Roddy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-02
Hurt by Falling Ice.

Fred Roberts who has been en-
ployed at Lewis Mclntyre's pool
room was seriously hurt by falling
ice last Friday afternoon. while
he was sweeping off some ice and
snow in the rear of the building.
The ice fell from the roof, about
% feet above, and struck Mr..
Roberts. One rib was broken and
he was otherwise bruised and
scratched. Persons who saw the
falling ice think Mr.. Roberts had
Il narrow escape from being killed
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-02
MIR. HIT DEAD.
One of Our Earliest Settlers and
Oldest Citizens Passes Away.

Abram q. Hit died at his home
in this city last Saturday after
noon after a protracted illness. He
was near 81 years of age. The
wife survives him besides the fol
lowing children: Mrs. II. d. Wor-
rell of this city; j. G. Hit, of
Longmouth, Colo, and j. S. Hit,
of Emmett, Idaho. Two other
children are dead, Orlando Hit
and Mrs. A. Larimore.
Deceased was a native of Old
ham county, Ky. He belonged to
IA family of II brothers and sis
ters. His father was Jol Hit and
his mother, before her marriage,
was Miss Sarah Keller, who was
the daughter of the Rev. VIM.
Keller, a noted Baptist preacher
and a soldier in Harrison S army,
operating among the Indians. His
wife was Miss Amanda Netherton,
who traces her relationship back
to Gen. Joseph +. Johnston, the
distinguished Confederate soldier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hit came to Mis-
souri, in 1854, settling on farm
north of Mexico. About % years
ago they moved to this city where
they lived up to the present.
The funeral was held Tuesday
morning at the home conducted
by Revs. w. A. Shullenberger and
J. A. Headington. The pail
bearers were Warren Harper, A.
G. Turner, C. f. Clark, VIM.
Mason, Sam Locke, A. Calhoun,
T. II. Marshall and X. ii. Ed
mnndS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-02
Divorce Refused.

The divorce ease Of Mrs. Mary
L. Bethel against her husband.
John j. Bethel, both of Rush Hill.
was heard in the circuit court
last Friday. About 40 witnesses
were subpoenaed altogether. The
wife charged that the husband
had threatened her at one time
with poker and at another time
made threats with a shotgun in
his lap. The husband is small
man and on the stand he disputed
all the charges of his wife, on the
other hand testifying that the wife
had beaten him for whipping their
child, and after their separation
he had repeatedly asked her to
return. Mr.. Bethel is afflicted
with rheumatism. The wife was
formerly Miss Dye.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-02
Twent-one Candidates.

The Mexico Elks lodge had an.
other great time Wednesday of
last week Twenty-one candi-
dates were introduced in the af-
ternoon session. After this the
ladies of the Christian church
served siX-course supper, at
which $50 plates were laid. In
formal talks were made by Fred
A. Morris and Frank p. Van Ness.
The new Elks are as follows:
George Will Robertson, Oscar
Smith, X. b. Graves, Roy Pearl.
Fletcher Sims, G. d. Sherer, r. NJ.
Peters, Albert Price. DR.. G.. l..
Blanks, Rufus Jackson. VIM. j
Morris. Earl Carter, Arthur Ches.
son, j. II. Sencindiver, Chas. /
Morris, Maurice Phillip, f. b. vii,
son, Raymond p. Bratton, d. r
Moore, Monroe Engler and V. f
Ryan.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-02
Adams -Abbay Nuptials.

Two splendid young people
were united in marriage Wednes-
day evening Of last week in the
persons of Mr.. A. o. Adams, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Adams. and
Miss Mary Abbay, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Abbay. Rev.
w. A. Shullenberger, who offici-
ated at the wedding, in his "Chris-
tian Newsletter" published last
Saturday says:
The couple attended by Mr..
Fred Llewellyn and Miss Ruth
Durkey chose the minister's home
as the basis of operations, and i'm
mediately after the ceremony
were whiSked away to the st.
Louis train by automobile. The
affair was kept secret to escape
some suspected intentions of the
host of friends of the two young
people. Mr.. Adams as a member
of the firm of Abbay & Adams is
one of the keenest young business
men of the city. Miss Abbay has
endeared herself to us because OF
her faithful work in the Bible
school. Every friend wishes then
life's optimum.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-02
Rid" on the Cars.

The Perry Enterprise makes
the following note:
Judge NJ. Y. Gill and d. T..
Waterston ventured out on the
roads to Laddonia Tuesday in
order to attend the big sale of
Judge Carter They left here in
the morning at 3 o'clock, getting
back the next morning at |
O'Clock. The roads are frightful.
and they were about all in"
when they got back. Property
sold well at the sale totaling up
about S25, 900. Mr.. w. and the
Judge took "A ride on the electric
line for about two miles The
railroad runs by Judge Carter 5
farm. Six miles of the road is
completed north of Mexico, only
lacking about two miles Of being
to MolinO.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-02

crossed with the native herd. Civ
ing rise to the Tees water Short
horn, or Durham cattle. The
cattle in Durham were now eros
sed again with another type of
cattle from Holland, giving rise
to a new breed which received the
name of ShorthOrn.
This breed was very popular
and quickly spread and multi
piled. About this time, l75l. the
brothers Colling, of Darlington,
began to Use the principle OF
selection in breeding the Short
horn. This step was met with
large results, improving the frame
and proportion of the cattle and
developing their fattening quail
tiles.
After the Colling brothers herd
was dispersed, Thomas Booth took
up the work, in about 1890. lie
and his sons John and Richard
did much to improve the Short
horn cattle. They emphasized the
beef type of cattle.
Amos Cruickshank came next
in Scotland. in 1908. He dcvel
nped "A new type of Shorthorn
called Scotch. They are broad
thick back, deep and compact OF
body, short of leg. heavy in flesh
producing high qualities, early
maturity, and are of superior
killing quality.
The different types and i'm
provements by these men eXis
down to the present day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-02

i. +. Gass says he lost 5000
worth of household goods and
clothing by his house burning, in
the south part of town, two weeks
ago. Lost even his last suit of
clothes. His insurance was about
1900. His wife was away from
rome that night and he was Occu.
Dying the house alone. When he
discovered the fire the roof ad
Joining the room he was occupy
ing was Just ready to fall in. Ill,
broke thru a window and gave tn,
alarm. II was about three o'clocl
in the morning. The origin o
the fire he does not know. Th'
i0usc belonged to John Baker
The fire department saved part o
the building. \ visitor to tn
ire rushed into II blazing room
and picked up "A heating stove an'
.arried il onto the edge of tn
porch and pitched it into tn
yard, fixing it ready for the jun
pile.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-02
TWO BENEFITS.
Mexico Churches Favored in War
Claims Bill.

Washington, Feb. 22.-There
were fifty-one Missouri items ag-
gregating $71,0S9, in the omnibus
war claims bill which passed the
House. This is the House Substi-
tute for the Senate bill which
contains the French Spoliation
claims ana thA navy yara over.
time claims. The House bill con
tains many war claims not i'll the
Senate measure.
The Mexico, Mo. items follow
The First Christian Church,
$3.50.
The NJ. Il, Church, South, $40.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-02
SOME CASH; SOME NEWS.

These two valued friends add
their names to our subscription
list this week; j. II. Creasey ant
5. p. Cunningham.
j. f. Elder of Laddonia was il
Mexico few days ago and calle,
and renewed for the Message
He says his town is growing
lie expects to put mp the first fine
house in the Moss Addition thi,
spring.
j. NJ. FOsseen of GraymOnt. ILL.,
was here this week on business
calling and renewing for the Mes
sage. Mr.. FOrseen used to Ow'
farm northeast of Mexico whicl
he sold some months ago to Fre,
Norris. lie says Audrain count,
has the good soil all right.
The following good friends o
The MESSAGE have renewed fo.. ii,
paper since our last issue: w
II. Thompson. A. Stone. G. Med
erh'user. Emma l.. Barrett, w
r.. Spencer. Dan Quinlan. Mr.
Annie Miller. Pat Devaney, W
W. Clendenin. Clyde Casper
Albert Davis. C. +. Casper, an
Albert Davis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-02
Anderson-Lower Wedding.

Mr. Homer w. Anderson and
Miss Ada f. Lower, both of near
Rush Hill, We're united in mar
riage in Mexico last Thursday
morning, Rev. w. A. Shullenber-
ger officiating. Both are very
prominent young people and
scores of friends extend them
congratulations and best wishes
They will reside on the groom s
farm near Worcester.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-02
THE IMPROVED sHoRTHoRN
A Prize Essay by Miss Lotta
Tucker, Mexico High School.

The beginning of improvement
of Sh0rth0rn cattle, by man, was
in 1850. There were then two
types of cattle with long horns,
loose coarse hides and long hair,
called Longhorns. These cattle
existed on the Western Coast.
The animals with the shorter. finer
hair, thinner hides and shorter
horns existed on the Eastern and
Northern Coasts.
This latter branch Of cattle ex-
listed in Durham. in the basin of
the River Tees. The Dutch eat
tie were now imported into the
valley of the Tees and were
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-02
FALLS DEAD.
w. A. Watts Succumbs to Apo
plexy or Heart Failure.

Near four O'Clock last Saturday
afternoon VIM. a. Watts, who
lived about seven mile southeast
of Mexico. while talking to Pate
Morris. Charles Duilin, Albert
Davis and j. +. Gass in Ferris &.
Cauthorn s store-Mr. Watts
handling a gun and telling of its
operations he suddenly dropped
TO the floor dead. Apoplexy or
heart failure is supposed to have
been the cause of death. The wife
and several children survive.
Mr.. Watts was IA native of Au-
drain county and was aged about
Ga years. He was well known to
most everybody in Mexico; loved
to talk politics. was good his
torian and could discuss most any
subject that might be brought up.
He was an adept with the violin ;
loved the young people and often
had the young folks of the neigh
borhood gather at his home where
he and his daughter would assist
in entertaining with the violin and
organ accompaniment.
The burial was at "Seed Tick y
Baptist church Monday morning,
funeral conducted by Rev. III. B.
Rice of Laddonia.