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Newport daily independent., 1911-10-14

son county matters in way that was of interest to Johnson county people.
 One of the editors of the Free Lance had been in Clarksville trying to secure a subscription solicitor before the first issue of his paper came out. He seemed to know more about the situa- tion in Johnson county than we did, but we gave him what infor- nation we could, and he also talked with other men in Clarks- vile. At the time we did not know when or how the informa- tion was to be used, or whether it would be used at all. The Free Lance has not yet, to our knowledge, secured a solicitor in this county, although the Demo-
 crat has accepted several sub-
 scriptions to the paper in ac-
 cordance with the advertisement
 we have been running.
 The Leader, published at La
 mar, also advertised that it
 would accept subscription to the
 Free Lance and has no doubt
 also sent in some subscriptions.
 We wish to make it clear that
 the editor of this paper never
 has had any personal animosity
 toward Covington, and called at
 tention to his political record on- ly. We have never mentioned his private life or business af- fairs in an unkindly way, and would not under any circum- stances do so. We have never had any personal feeling against him and Covington can have no- thing against the editor of this paper personally, but only on ac- count of it's reference to his po- litical record and reputation.
 WHEN CONVECTION MADE AND REPEATED THE STATE MENT IN A COURT OF JUS TICE OF JOHNSON COUNTY THAT HE HAD INTENDED TO MURDER THE EDITOR OF THIS PAPER, AND WOULD STILL DO so IF IT IS NOT EDITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS VIEWS, TT APP FEARED TO US THAT THE COURT OR THE CITIZENS MUST CERTAINLY TAKE SOME NOTICE OF so OUT RAGEOUS AN INSULT TO A SELF-RESPECTING, LA w. ENFORCING COMMUNITY. No particular notice has been ta- ken of it and he was assessed the lowest possible fine.
 Many persons have come to the editor of this paper with the advice to get a gun and shoot covington. Some of the same have no doubt told him that he did just right in assaulting an editor who would use his paper i to criticise his political record. i Many good men, of course, sym pathized with us sincerely but | there has apparently been no feeling of public responsibility in the matter. The editor of this paper is not a gun toter." The laws of the state make it an of fense to carry a deadly weapon, 1 and it has never been our ambi- tion to be a desperado.
 
 As we have stated, this has never been a personal matter with us, and as the public seems to have little concern in it, we wish to state here that THE FIGHT" ON CONVICTION BY THIS PAPER, IS STOPPED, ,and any further responsibility in his matter rest with the people
Newport daily independent., 1911-10-14

tice Meeks, ii ofdel l0 ceftai1 if the assault wa merely a case of assault and b y, had MT. Holbrook sworn and asked him to tell what happened2He said:
 "I was passing MT. Coving- tons office this afternoon when he called to me that he wanted to see me. I stopped and walk ed back two or three steps to where he was. Covington said: You have been bounding me in in your paper long enough and I am going to stop it. l know the man who is putting you up to it. At this I started to speak to him when he struck me in the face. He struck me several blows, knocking me down, and and then jumped on me and struck me several times more in the face. He then got up, kick ed me once or twice and backed off, saying, Now, then, use your gum! I replied; You dirty coward; don't think am the 1
 man you are. 1 don't carry a l gun I got to my feet, and about that time Sheriff Love and others ran up and took hold of him."
 Justice Meeks asked: Did he have a gun, knife or other deadly weapon?" and MT. Hol- brook replied: Not that l know of" and in reply to the question of whether he thought Covington assaulted him with in- tent to kill, he replied, No, sir, I think not"
 Justice Meeks then said that in simple cases of assault and fghtine the usual fine in such case5 was $1 and costs, and as this case seemed to be within the law" he would assess the us- ual fine of S1.
 Covington professes to believe the editor of the Democrat IS prosecuting him for some spe- cial reason and ,that we instigat- ed the Free Lance article. He is mistaken in this. We have noth- ing whatever personal against Covington, and our so-called flight" on him was only through reproduction from other papers referring to his political record. We felt that the people of John- son county knew him better
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
HE INDORSES
THE ACTION OF
GRAND JURY

Seattle, Sept. 29.-Prolessor J..
Allen Smith, of the State University,
also noted author, issued a statement
today, in which he emphatically en-
dorsed the action of the federal grand
jury in refusing to indict the Seattle
editors and citizens who addressed
the protest meeting against FEEDER
al Judge Hanford.
Prof. Smith said:
1.-THE refusal of the grand jury to
indict the men who criticised a fed
eral Judge, is merely what was to be
expected. If it be crime to make
an organized protest against judge
and advocate his impeachment. the
people would be powerless to in
woke the impeachment provision in
the constitution against him. Any
such view Of the matter would con-
cede to the court an independence OF
control by the people utterly repug-
nant to the ideas of democracy"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
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UNITED PRESS LEAsEp wIRE.'

Rome, Sept. 29.-War between
Italy and Turkey for the possession
Of TriDoli was formally declared to-
day
The call to arms came immediate
" after Turkeys reply to the Italian
ultlmatum had been presented to the
Italian government by the Turkish
ambassador. In less than an hour
after Turkeys refusal to allow the
Italian occupation of Tripoli had
been finally made known, the Turk
ish ambassador at Rome was handed
mis- passports, the Italian consul at
Constantinople had left his post, and
orders We're being flashed by wire
less to Admiral Aubry, in command
OF the Italian expeditionary force be-
iOre Tripoli to at once land and occu-
py the disputed territory.
Within a few minutes of the dis
patch of the landing orders Admiral
Aaubry acted. From the sides of the
italian battleships before the African
city boat load after boat load of the
force Of 10000 soldiers under Ad-
mlral Aubry's command left for the
shore.
No sooner was the landing begun
ti''9n a norton of the feet steamed to
the east and another to the west to
put into effective force orders to at
once blockade the whole coast OF
Irpoli and Albania, with the design
Of preventing the descent of any fill
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
CLAIMING NEGLIGENCE
SUES FOR DAMAGES

Alleging negligence, Baxter Kaya-
naugh has commenced a damage
suit in the circuit court against A.
NJ. Hansen, the proprietor of the
Hansen Sash & Door factory Of the
city.
The plaintiff Is a minor and he al
leges that he was employed to oper-
ate the "jointer". He did not realize
the hazardousness of the work, he
says, was not warned of 1t by the
proprietor and, besides. he says, the
machinery was in a defective condi-
tion. As a result he says that he
had his hand badly cut and his per-
son otherwise injured, and now
wants damages to the amount Of
$4,000
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29

London, Sept. 29.-The occupation
of Tripoli by the italian expedition
ary force is reported as being true
according to advices to the foreign
office here from Malta. Turkey is
said not to. be resisting the opera
ton.
Martial law has been declared in
Constantinople and a general massa-
ere of all Europeans is threatened,
Public indignation among the Turks
is directed against all European ma
tions alike.
A despatch from Vienna to the
Central News Agency says that the
Turkish army reserves have been
called out and despatched against
the frontier. 1t adds that Turkey,
realizing that it cannot defend itself
against Italy's navy, has determined
to attack Greece on the preteXt that
the Hellenes are plotting to grab the
island of Crete
Both England and Germany are
alarmed at the situation and are
seeking concerted action by the pow
ers in an effort to avert general
contlagration.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
Oakland May Not Strike.

Oakland, Cal, Sept. 29.--Accord-
ing to the opinion in both railroad
and labor circles in this city, a strike
of the shopmen in the employ of the
Southern Pacific company is not ex-
pected here. This opinion covers not
only the local shops. but those OF the
entire division as we'll.
The railroad officials consider that
the men are unwilling to enter a long
strike that, unless 1t extended to 9TH
er branches OF the federation could
not hope to accomplish much and the
statement is made that the shopmen
in the West Oakland yards do not
act as though they were planning to
strike; that they are going about
their work in the usual manner, and
there are none OF the surface indica-
tlons usually pointing to a strike.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
IMPRISONED AND
ABUSED BY OFFICER
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRr.l

Seattle Sept 29.-Former Police
man Charles Pryor went on trial
here today charged with a grave
crime against Miss Regina Abramson
a 19 year old girl, who calmly told
on the witness stand a terrible story
of her Imprisonment and deprayed
abuse by the prisoner.
Pryor is alleged to have met the
girl while patrolling his beat. She
testified that he attacked her in a
lonely park. forced fler to accom-
pany him to a lodging house where
he held her a handcuffed prisoner
until she escaped and sought succor
from the Norwegian vice consul here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRB.I

London, Sept. Northumberland
of the Ottoman empire and a final
driving of the '"Unspeakable Turk"
from Europe is believed among diplo-
mats here tonight to be the almost
certain outcome of the declaration of
war made today by Italy against
Turkey. The impression in well in
formed quarters is general that the
powers, reused by the successive
massacres in Turkish territory, have
at last come to an agreement.
Following Italy's bold grab for
Tripoli when she landed today, the
first of force of 10000 men on the
shore of Turkeys African province
A Constantinople dispatch tonight
declared that Russia had announced
her intention to secure and hold the
Turkish province of Trebizond until
the years-old indemnity due from the
Russo-TurAsh war is paid AS it is
manifestly Impossible that the Otto
man empire can pay this debt while
involved in war, the impression Is
general here that the Italian and
Russian declarations are only the
first showing of a set intent of the
powers to each seize that portion of
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
RUSSIA IS
ALSO AFTER
The TURKS
DECLARES TODAY SHE WILL
TAKE A SLICE OF THE PROV.
INCE OF TREBIZOND UNTIL
TURKEY PAYS HER DEBTS.
UNITED PRESS LEAsrD WIRE. !

Constantinople, Sept 29.-Russia
today declared to the Porte its inten-
tion of occupying the Turkish prov
ince Of Trebizond until Turkey paid
off its last war indemnity to the
Gar.
This statement is current in Off
cial circles here tonight The sum
amounts to many millions and has
been outstanding for many years It
is feared here that Russias action
indicates a determination by the Eu-
ropean powers to dismember the OF
toman empire.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29

clustering expedition against the
Italian coast.
Far to the east, in the Mediter-
ranean, another force of Italian war
ships, which left Spezia with sealed
orders, Is believed to be preparing
for a blockade, and possible bonn
bardment of the towns in Asia Minor
Just what the disposition of the
Italian government will be is hard to
ascertain, and as all news matter
being sent out from Rome Is closely
censored, much of what is known
here cannot be told.
No information has yet been re-
ceived here as to what course Turkey
will take in the conflict, The grav-
est fears are entertained that Italy's
action in forcing the issue will re-
suit in the declaration Of a Jehadd,
or holy war. which means the massa-
ere of thousands of the Christian res
idents of the Turks hprovinces
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
STRIKE WILL BE CALLED SATURDAY
NO OTHER COURSE LEFT FOR UNIONS
Taft in Iowa.

+ Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 29.-
+ Seated between Senator Cum .
+ Minis and Lafayette Young, the !
+ president was introduced by
= Lafayette Young, Jr., who took !
+ occasion to compliment the pres :
+ ident's courage in vetoing the !
+ tariff bills. l
+ II am glad to know" said !
+ President Taft, that 1t Is not !
+ true that Iowa Is in a state of !
+ constant ebulition, and l am !
+ glad to find here these elements .
+ which, when mixed, are sup
+ posed to induce dangerous polit- !
+ ical effevescence. !
+ After breakfast the president :
+ was introduced to 1000 sup :
= porters at the Coliseum by :
+ Governor B. F. Carroll. After :
+ discussing the subject Of arbitra- :
+ tioR President Taft left on the :
+ noon train.
+ + = L 4 + + + = + + 4 = = .
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
MADERO HAS
A WALK over
IN ELECTION
UNITED pnEss LEASED WIRE ]

Mexico City, Sept. 29.-In the
coming national election next Sun
uay to select a president of Mexico,
al indications today point toward
Ihe election of Francisco |. MaderO
Ine erstwhile revolutionist and lead
81 OF the great upheaval in Mexico,
which resulted in the resignation OF
resident Diaz and his voluntary ex-
.le 70 foreign land Owing to the
lac' that General Bernardo Reyes has
practically surrendered and gone to
SIOa and that Vasquez Gomez, the
Vs'Aer candidate, predicts his own de-
sea' Madero is very confident of
success.
+ rancisco Suarez, Madero's choice
~ me vice-presidency, is very un-
PTpular and is hissed and booed
vvueneYer he appears in public.
Nansquez Comes probably will be
e'ected to this Office.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
THE GOVERNOR
WILL NOT CALL
EXTRA SESSION

Assigning as his reason the lack of
a general demand, and asserting that
1t would be but the opening of the
gates for extravagant appropriations,
Governor West today announced that
he would not call special session Of
the legislature for the consideration
of good roads legislation.
When pressed by the good roads
people some time ago, the governor
session of the legislature provided
the people demanded it. Since then
there has been no demand made for
1t, but, on the contrary, number of
protests made-some even coming
from the good roads people them
selves.
In view of that, and the further
fact that it would mean eXtravagant
appropriations, and the result, prob
ably, no intelligent legislation on the
subject, he decided to not call the
session.
Use Initiative.
The governor is believer and adj
vocate of good roads, and in discuss
ing the question, stated that he be-
lieved that 1t should be submitted to
the people by the initiative A good
roads committee has already framed
a bill, which seems to meet with gem
eral appreciation, and this bill will
no doubt be submitted TO the people
at the next general election for their
acceptance or rejection.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
THE CIGARS MAY
SEND HIM TO PEN

Discovering a man selling cigars
to residents in the vicinity of the
Southern Pacific depot, Night Pa
trolman Shodeck took him into GUS
tody last night on suspicion of his
being a crook and today they sue
ceeded in connecting him with a
burglary of a railroad car near
Portland.
1t was several days ago that a car
of the Oregon-Washington Railroad
Navigation company was burglarized
between Portland and Shedd. Among
other articles taken were large
number of cigars and those found on
the man arrested last night are a
portion of those taken. He gave his
name as James Hanford.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
Portlnnd Men MN Go Ont.

POrtpnd, Ore, Sept. 29.-Shop
employees of the Hartman lines in
Portland, who are members Of the
system federation, are preparing to
walk out the moment the strike or
der, expected tomorrow, is received
Fifteen hundred men are employed
in the local shops.
Railroad officials assert that many
of the older employees will not join
the strike, for fear of losing their
credits and prospects for a pension
which is granted after % years con-
tlnuous service.
Federation employees, however
take the opposite view and declare
the overwhelming majority will re-
main loyal to the rnlon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
GOVERNMENT WILL
USE OIL FOR FUEL


Vallejo, Cal, Sept 29.-That the
plans for the building program, au-
thorized by the last naval approprl-
alton bill provides for oil fuel for all
the vessels except one gunboat and
two Golfers Is the annorIaement
made today by the navy department
Officials of the nav at Mare Island
believe with the elimination Of did,
Guilty OF securing oil and with the
opening of the Panama canal, the
Pacific feet will be trebled in size.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
ITALY DECLARES WAR ON TURKEY
AND LANDS HER TROOPS IN TRIpOLI
Captured in Oregon.

Portland, Ore, Sept. 29.-
DR.. Grant Lyman, society man 1
and promoter, charged with 1
fraudulent use of the mails in
connection with Panama land
scheme, who escaped from an
Oakland hospital, and was ar
rested at Lakeview, Oregon, last 1
night, while attempting to reach
Canada in all auto, will be
brought to Portland, and later
; returned to California for trial.
Deputy United States Marshal 1
E. K. Beattie left Portland today
for Lakeview to take him in 1
charge. 1
Lyman will be given a hear 1
. ing before United States Com 1
missioner Homaker, at Bonanza,
Oregon, and will be taken on to 1
Portland, where he will be ex-
amined and bail fixed.
= 4 4. 4 T. + 4 a + + + + = 1
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
GREAT POWERS ALARMED FOR EIROPES PEACE
.++++++++++++4
Pryce Goes Free.

Los Angeles, CAL, Sept. 20. :
because he feels that he has :
foiled firing squad, and hopes :
soon to be at liberty under bail, .
until his case, under the charge :
+ of violation of the international :
laws, can go to trial, General :
Cap Rhys Pryce, freed by United
States Commissioner Van Dyke :
Of murder, arson and robbery :
charges, by which the Mexican :
= government sought to have him :
extradited to that conutry to-
+ day says he is the happiest man :
+ in California. Miss Alice Biggs,
: whom Pryce is to marry, is ex- :
pected to arrive in Los Angeles I
r today from Vancouver, B. G.
: + = L + + r + r r = + + r
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29

: Italy's navy-Seven modern
battleships, oldcv battleships,
IS armored cruisers, IA first
: class cruisers, 13 gunboats, 13
Z torpedo boat destroyers, 156
: torpedo boats, 6 submarines and
+ 29,941 men.
Z Turkeys army consists of "a :
I total war strength of 725,000 I
I with 100000 unorganized I
4 troops available for duty. Her
: peace strength is $4,000 with
= a reserve of 100000, which is
: at once available.
+ Italy's army consists of a to-
Z tai war strength of 1,046,000 !
= men. 1t has a peace strength of :
= 100000 and 100000 men avail :
I able in the reserves.
I The total war strength of
: Greece is 10000 men, there
: being a standing army of co. :
: 900, with 10000 men in the re-
Z serve.
: There are three old battle
! ships in the navy, eight gum :
' boats, 12 torpedo boats and I
+ 400 sailors.
+++ = T. = l. = + T. l. J. 4.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
He Is No "sap Gag"

TrNITEU IHESs ~ y VIM
San Francisco, Sept. 29.-Because
his wife called him Sap gag" John
r. Kirkland brought suit for divorce.
He does not know the meaning OF the
word, but considers 1t obnoxious.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
Why Not "Bill Taft" Fare.

San Francisco. Sept 29.-Whether
to call the food Of the Taft banquet
here by the high-sounding appella-
ton menu or 10 head 1t with the
homely and American bill of fare"
Is puzzIIng the banquet directors.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
stockade at Denver.

Denver, Sept. 29.-The Union Pa
cific shop stockade is completed For
some time the road has been quietly
importing strike-breakers. OF the 375
shop men here at least 275 are ex-
pected to quit work when the strike
order comes.
The company recently put Its roll
ing stock in good shape, and Is be-
lieved to be ready for the struggle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
NAV Hang Until Monday.

Chicago, Sept. ga postpone
ment of the proposed shop mems
strike over the Western Hartman
lines until Monday, in order to allow
the Westerners to walk out simuIta-
neously with the shopmen OF the
Illinois Central is probable, accord
ing to a semi-oficial statement issued
here today to the effect that the
unionlsts are con idering such a
move.
A definite announcement in regard
to the postponement Is expected to-
night The first announced plan was
to strike at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
TURKS SORE AT EUROPEANS
GENERAL MASSACRE FEARED
AND POWERS ARE UNEASY

A. Vienna Dispatch Says Turkey Has Called Out Her Re-
serves and Has Determined to Attack Greece on the Pre-
text That the Turks Are Plotting to Grab the Isle Of Crete
England and Germany Are Both Alarmed and It Feared
the Turks May Declare HCB War, and Massacre All For
egnerS.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
BRING SUITS
TO RECOVER
ON. THE BONDS

When the city of Woodburn yester
day afternoon commenced a suit in
the circuit court against J. P. Nee
han to collect $1,000 bond given as
a guarantee that he would conduct a
saloon in the town according to law,
the fight being waged on the Bache-
lor Club bobbed UP again, in the
courts, and in a new phase.
1t is alleged in the complaint that
j. P. Meehan obtained license to
sell liquor in Woodbprn on January
A, 1910, and that he gave a bond with
w, H. Alleman and q. T. Bogard as
sureties. He violated its terms, it is
alleged, by selling liquor to a minor
by the name of Lester Kendall, and
also in conducting gambling games
Meehan was one of the officers of
the Bachelors club and ran it. Suits
we're commenced in the circuit court
some time ago to put it out of exist
ence on the ground that Woodburn is
a dry town and Judge Galloway de-
cided against the city and in favor
of the club. An appeal was taken by
the city and it is now pending before
the supreme court.
Jetty To BE Sued.
District Attorney McNary an
nounced this morning that he will
commence a suit against A. F. Jetty
a saloon man of ChampOeg, to col
lect his $1,000 bond given as a guar
antee that he would conduct an or
derly house in the sale of liquor.
The suit will be brought under the
same section of the law as that
brought against Meehan Jetty was
arrested several weeks ago by Dep
uty Sheriffs Needham and Henry
Smith for selling liquor on Sunday.
The officers had heard much COM
plaint relative to him and on Sunday
afternoon entered his place of busi-
ness and after purchasing drink
each, placed him under arrest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29
Only a Small Craowd.

UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE,
Pleasantvllle, Ia, Sept. 29.-0nly
a small crowd greeted President Taft
on his arrival here today. He was In
troduced to them by Congressman
Prouty, and spoke briefly
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-29

Chicago, Sept. 29.-Presldent ].
W. Kline, Of the International Union
of Blacksmiths, announced that
strike Of all shopmen would be called
on all Of the Hartman lines tomor-
row morning.