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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-08
William LOrenz, of WeaverviIIe,
California, Missing and the
Bodies Of the Girls in the
House.
THINK THE MAN is INSANE
Girls Left at Home Yesterday After
noon, and LOrenz, Who Is About 80
Years Old, With Them-When
Mother Returned From Visit Found
Their Mangled Bodies on Kitchen
Floor and LOrenz Gone.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRn.l

Weavervllle, Cal, Aug. S.-Shot to
death, It is believed, by rejected
suitor, the bodies Of two sisters, Elba
Gould, aged 16, and Kate Gould, aged
10, have been found four miles down
the Trinity river from Douglas City,
and posses today are in pursuit Of
George Lorenz, their suspected slayer,
who has taken to the hills, armed with
a Winchester rifle and automatic pls-
toll.
Lorenz is-declared to have been re-
jected by the elder girl, and is be-
lieved to have slain the two in re-
venge. Both girls formerly lived in
San Francisco.
Both the girls were shot in the home
of William Lorenz, their step father,
with whom the suspected slayer also
made his home. The younger girl was
shot through the back of the head and
the elder through the eye and temple,
apparently after a struggle in the
home, where she fought desperately
for life. When found the elder girls
clothing was torn, her hair pulled out
and blood was spattered all over a
table, the floor and outside the door
through which the murderer is be-
iieved to have pulled her back into his
shambles as, wounded and bleeding,
che tried to.escape. Kate, the younger
girl, apparently was shot down from
behind as she fled from the scene Of
her sisters murder.
SO far as can be ascertained the
killings took place about o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Miners working
near the Lorenz home then heard four
shots near the house.
All was well in the Lorenz home at
noon yesterday. The family had din
ner together, then William Lorenz
went down the river to a mine mile
away and Mrs. Lorenz, the girls moth
er, went to Douglas City to visit, leay-
ing the two girls and George Lorenz
at home
When the mother returned from her
visit she found the two pretty girls
dead and Lorenz gone.
The suspected slayer Of the two
girls is about thirty years old and is
believed to have gone insane as his
previous reputation has been good.
Lately, also, he has been acting in an
eccentric manner
An inquest on the bodies of the dead
girls is being held today at the scene
of the crime while posses from the
whole countryside are on the trail Of
the murderer.
Iorenz is member Of one Of the
best known pioneer famillest Of the
county. Both Of the girls he is be-
lieved to have slain were Of the high
est reputation and sweet and wlnsome
ways. Their mother. who is a prop
erty owner of Reddlng, is prostrated
and the result to her may prove serl-
Gus
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-08
WIFE is DYING AND HE
DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED

LIMITED PhbBA LEAhEn WIRB.l
San Francisco, Aug. S.-Shot down
by her former husband, Modesto Az
uno, whose reconciliation advances
she had spurned, Mrs. Mabelle Brice
is dying in hospital here today, and
Azurno is in serious condition with
two self-inflicted bullet wounds in
his body.
Mrs. Brice went to Azurno's apart
ments this morning in response to her
former husbands urgent request.
81 want nothing more to do with
ycu," Mrs. Brlce shouted, and Azurno
drew revolver. In the struggle which
followed Mrs. Brice was shot through
the body. Azurno turned the weapon
upon himself.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-08
MARSHAL is DEAD
HIGHWAYMAN DYING
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Salt Lake City. Utah, Aug. S.-Hum-
ming "silver Threads Among the
Gold" during his intermittent mo-
ments Of consciousness, an unidenti-
fled righwayman lies in the Midvale
Jail today, mortally wounded. and
Night Marshal Frank Mccullough, Of
Midyale, is dead, as the result of an
attempted holdup of the Vienna saloon
in that town.
Two desperadoes, in making SEN
sational attempt to rob the saloon
were frustrated by Marshal McCul-
Tough, whose revolver sent four bull
lets into the body of one man. The
other bandit escaped. McCulloughs
gun was splitting fire as he died.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-08
THE DEATH LIST FORTY
MAY BE TWO HUNDRED

Dusseldorf Germany, Aug. S.-With
forty miners known to be dead and
$50 other entombed as a result Of an
explosion in a canal mine near Gerthe
today the death list continues to grow.
OF the men still in the mine, between
so and 100 are believed to be dead
Tho explosion is said to have been
caused by fire damp.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-08
SPOKANE FACING
A SERIOUS STRIKE

Spokane, Wash, Aug. S.-Continuing
its fight in retaliation against the
Spokesman-Revlew and the Chronicle
for locking out their union pressmen,
representatives of organized labor to-
day made a hause to house canviss Of
Spokane in an effort to effect a boy
cott of the two papers. Acting in SYM
pathy with the pressmen, practically
all news boys refused to handle the
Spokesman-Review Armed guards
were still on duty today at the two
newspaper properties.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-08
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Chicago, Aug. S.-The platform
adopted yesterday by the Progressive
party convention begins with a pre-
amble which says;
"The conscience Of the people, In a
time OF grave national problems, has
called into being a new party, born
OF the nations awakened sense of JUS
tice.
1--WE Of the progressive party dedl-
cate ourselves to the fulflllment OF the
duty laid upon us by our fathers to
maintain the government Of the peo-
pie, by the people and for the people
whose foundation they laid.
1--WE hold with Thomas Jefferson and
Abraham Lincoln that the people are
the masters Of their constitution Ia
fulfill Its purposes and to safeguard
1t from those who, by perverslon ol
its intent, would convert 1t into an in.
strument Of injustice.
"Thls country belongs to the peo.
pie who inhabit It. 1t is time to sci
the public welfare in the first place
The platform further
Declares that the old parties have
become the tools Of corrupt interests
which use them impartlally to serve
their selfish purposes, and that the
new party offers itself as the instru-
ment Of the people to sweep away old
abuses, to build new and nobler
commonwealth.
Declares under the heading "The
Rule of the People," for direct pri-
maries for the nomination Of state and
national officers and candidates for
president and for the popular election
Of United States senators, and urges
on the states the use of the short bal
lot, with responsibility to the peo-
pie secured by the initiative, refer
endum and recall"
Pledges party to provide "a more
easy and expeditions method Of amend
ing the federal constitution"
Advocates national Jurisdiction of
problems which have expanded beyond
reach of individual states.
Pledges party to secure equal suf-
frage
Pledges enactment of legislation
limiting campaign contributions and
expenditures and providing for pub
llcity thereof
Opposes participation by federal
appointees in state or national CON
ventions
Demands such restrictions OF the
power of the courts as shall leave to
the people the ultimate authority to
determine fundamental question Of
social welfare and public policy"
Pledges judicial reform, believing
"that the issuance Of injunctlons in la
Dor disputes should be prohibited
when such injunctlons would not APP
ply where no labor disputes existed. {"
Declares against child labor and for
a minimum wage for women, for pre-
vention Of industrial accidents, safe
guards for health Of employees, pub
llclty as to wages, elght-hour work
day, and establishment Of a federal de-
partment Of labor
Urges establishment Of country
life commission and promotion Of the
welfare Of farmers.
Pledges immediate inquiry and Inn
mediate action as to the high cost Of
living.
Favors single national health ser.
vice.
Demands national regulation Of
interstate corporations and urges the
establishment Of federal commission
to supervise interstate Industrial cor
poratlons and fayors strengthening
the Sherman law to insure competition
in business and prevent unfair trade
practices.
Pledges enactment Of a patent law
that will prevent monopolles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-08
LIGHTNING STRIKES
BRIDGE AND WIRES

Portland, Ore, Aug. S.--Portland
and the willamette valley today were
visited by a severe electrical storm.
The lightning struck the electric
wires between here and Oregon City
twice, each time delaying street car
operations for a few minutes. The
Hawthorne steel bridge was struck
twice, throwing hundreds Of persons
into panic. One man in another sec
tion OF the city was struck and slight
ly injured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-08
OF new PARTY PLATFORM
PROMISES ALL KINDS OF REFORMS
The COIOneI's Greeting.

+ Chicago, Aug. S.--A new form =
+ Of greeting was popularized here =
+ today by Colonel Theodore =
+ Roosevelt in meeting Burke Bur- +
= nett in the lobby Of Chicago =
+ hotel. =
r Why, you old wolf" the Col =
+ onel shouted, slapping Burnett =
r on the back. 4
= Bull Moosers" present imme- =
= diately adopted this form of 4
+ gre citing other members of the =
= Progressive party. +
+ \ y 4 = + + + + + + = + Z
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-08
: +++++++++++++,
No Sailors at Seattle.

: Seattle, Wash, Aug, S.--Scarc- =
I ity of sailors along the water =
: front is causing a deal Of trouble =
: for shippers and a delay for ship =
+ pers. Seafaring men are very +
= scarce, and when found, are hard =
+ to please. The schooner Colum- =
4 bia, which is loading for the +
= Mexican coast, cannot get a man, =
= the sailors being apparently =
= afraid to go to Mexico while the =
; revolution is in progress, =
3 =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-08
PANAMA CANAL and ITS TOLLS
CAUSE SENATORS MUCH TROUBLE
+ = = = = = + 4 r
Mexico May Have Peace.


+ Mexico City, Aug. S.-That =
= peace will be restored in Mexico =
4 is the belief here today following =
+ the announcement that General 4
= zaData had opened negotiations =
= with Provisional General Ma =
+ ranjo of Morelos. zapata is pre- =
= pared to surrender If the terms =
= are favorable. =
= President Madero admits hav- =
+ ing offered peace terms to Gem Z
+ eral orozco and the latter's ac- =
= ceptance is expected. =
Il 4 4 L n L 4 l. L L l. 4 l. 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-08
INO0RSES SUFFRAGETTES
BUT SILENT over NEGROES
MAKES SOME STRONG BIDS

In General Way the Platform lust Endorses Everything That
Any Good Citizen Would ndorSe Promises, as All Political
Platforms Do to Be PanaCea for All the Ills That Flesh Is
Heir TO-t Also Invites Everybody Regardless Of Previ-
GUS Political Affiliations, to Unite With Il in Saving the
Country.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-08
FOREIGN-BUILT VESSELS
BUT OWNED BY AMERICANS
NOT EXEMPT FROM TOLLS

Senator Williams Offered an Amendment by which Vessels
Built Abroad But Now Owned in America and Engaged in
the CoaStWSe Trade Be Given Free Tolls But the Senate
Voted This Down. There Is So Much "PIaying for Posi-
tiOn" on the Part of Senator's It Looks Like There Was
"Rake off,"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-08

tcOntiHued on PAGE 81,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-08
NIasher Gets His Deserts.

Charleston, Jan. 29.-One masher
got his deserts in Charleston this
morning, when, after having been
badly beaten by a man, was turned
over to the police and later given the
sentence of $25 fine or 80 days in
Jail. The incident happened on John
street. A young woman was ap-
preached by the masher, and upon
the suggestion that he made, she ran
into a. neighboring store for protec-
tion. The storekeeper made for the
fellow who was pointed out by the
girl, and he proceeded to punish him
properly. After having battered up
the fellows face, he turned him over
to a policeman, and the recorder did
the rest. Considerable complaint has
been heard lately of men attempting
to join girls on the streets and max
ing improper proposals, and it is
safe to say that William Merritt,
which was the name given by the
masher placed in the tolls to-day, will
be careful how he tries the game
the next time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-08
Woman Confesses to Murder.

New York, Jan. 30.-With an
eleventh-hour confession that it was
she who stabbed Charles Muldoon
Mrs. Theresa Martin, aged % years,
brought to a dramatic climax to-day
the trial of her brother, James P. Nc
Dermot, who was accused of Null
doon's murder.
The victim, who was Mrs. Martins
former sweetheart, was killed at an
Eastside saloon in March, 1911.
McDermott fed to the West, and af-
ter being captured in Denver it was
alleged he confessed. The sister un-
expectedly appeared in court yester-
day and confessed to guilty knoWl-
edge and the case was halted. To-
day Mrs. Martin said she had quarrel
ed with Muldoon and went to her
home for a. bread knife: Promise OF
both prosecutor and the judge for
immunity failed to persuade her to
continue her story, however, until
finally she was asked point blank:
"Who drove the knife through
Muldoon's hearth"
"I did," she replied. 81 did it,
Lawyers in the case went ahead
with perfunctory summing up argu"
ments and the case will go to the jury
tomorrow.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-08
JASPER, NOW BABY COUNTY.
Governor Signs Act Creating Forty
fourth County.

Columbia, Jan. 30.-The1e are
forty-four counties in South Carolina
now, for when Gov. Blease, at five
minutes of 2 o'clock, gave his sigma
ture to the act establishing Jasper
county, one other was added to the
number.
The act was signed by the COVER
nor, there being present Attorney r.
H. Welch of counsel for the new
county; Secretary of State McCown;
Mr.. Roland and Mr.. Blackburn, pri-
vate secretary and stenographer, re-
spectively, to the governor; Mr.. Per-
ry, from the new county, and others.
The group reassembled in the office
at 5 o'clock and were photographed.
When he had signed the act Gov.
Blease expressed his hopes for the
new county in these words: MAY God
bless Jasper county and all her peo-
pie and may she live long and pros
per-"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-08
Simple Hog Cholera Cure.

Mr.. c.. D. Hydrick, who lives on
Rural Free Delivery Route No. 2 out
of Orangeburg, says he has found
that asafetida is a sure cure for
hog cholera, which is now so preva-
lent in the State. Here is the way Mr..
Hydrick says he uses it: Put a piece
of asafetida about the size of COM
mon pea for each hog in slop three
times a week for one month. Then
once a month until the fattening
time. Stop it's use entirely a few
weeks before killing. He says this
is a preventative as well as cure, and
should the cholera break out in the
neighborhood the first dosing should
be repeated. He says he has seen
hogs eat the carsass of other hogs
that died with cholera and yet es-
cape the disease. -Orangeburg Times
and Democrat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-08
Tight Shoe Costs Girl Right Leg.

Baltimore, Feb. 1.-Miss Joseph
inc Patton about a month ago bought
a pair of shoes which she wore for
several days. Tightness caused a
slight irritation on the little toe or
the right foot. Miss Patton thought
it would wear off in a few days, but
it developed in several days in an
liberation. Next the foot began to
swell and then the leg.
Thoroughly alarmed, Miss Patton
applied for treatment at the Mercy
Hospital, where the case was dag
nosed as gangrenous affection. The
foot was opened and the wound ster-
ilized, but it became more vlrulent'
and the physicians decided that I'M
mediate amputation was imperative.
The leg was taken off just below
the hip, care being taken to cut away
all the infected parts to prevent the
disease from spreading.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-08
AN IRA B. JONES CLUB.
Cherokee County Being Organized
for Gubernatorial Campaign.

Gaffney, Feb. IA movement has
been launched in this county looking
towards the formation of a Zones
Club" for Cherokee conuty. 1t is
stated by the agitators of the project
that they are meeting with unhoped
for success on every hand, and from
general expressions of opinion which
have come in it is evident that the
club will have many member on it's
roll before the political pot in South
Carolina even begins to warm up.
While the movement seems to have
received it's start in the county and
is still gaining the most in the coun-
try, nevertheless there are many men
in Gaffney who have unhesitatingly
sworn allegiance and from all indi-
cations it would seem that the Jones
forces will certainly be victorious in
the coming fight.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-08
FOR CREDITABLE EXHIBIT.
Lever Asks Government Display at
National Corn Show.

Washington, Feb. 1.-Representa-
tive Lever, of the South Carolina dis
trict, has introduced resolution au-
thorizing the secretary of agriculture
to make an exhibit for the United
States government at the fifth Ma
tional Corn Exposition, to be held at
Columbia, January 27, to February
9, 1913. The significance of this
is not that there will be no federal
government exhibit if the resolution
offered by Mr.. Lever is not passed,
but that if it is passed the secre-
tary of agriculture will feel warrant
ed in making a much larger exhibit
than he would otherwise make and
larger than has ever been authorized
at a corn exposition.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-08

If you owe us anything, remember
that we need the money and expecf
prompt settlement,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-08
Object Lesson for Farmers.

Some very interesting information
is given in the statement as to the
supply and distribution of cotton for
the year ending August 81, 1911,
Just issued by the census bureau. The
statement shows that the crop for
the year ending August 31st, 1911,
amounted to 12,3S5,24S bales, which
with the supply on hand September
1, 1910, 100000 bales made the
total supply for the year 13,S73,423
bales.
There were consumed in the United
States during the year 4,704,97S
bales, and exported 7,7S1,414 bales,
leaving supply on hand of 1,375,O31
bales on August 81, 1911. So that
there was larger supply on hand
at the beginning of the present cot
ton year than there was at the be-
ginning of the last cotton year.
The statement shows that 4,1S7,-
317 spindles were in operation in
South Carolina during 1911, against
s,609,969 spindles in 1907. The
statement also shows that South Car
olina consumed 615,6S5 bales during
the year ending August 81, 1911,
against 66S,SS3 bales for the year
1907. That is, that although there
was a large increase in the number
of spindles in South Carolina in five
years, the consumption of cotton &C
tually fell off by about $1,000 bales.
ssThe explanation says the Green
Vile News, "is that the spindles in
the State are now running more
largely on fine goods than heretofore.
The mills in the State are turning
out more yarn and more yards OF
cloth, but it is of finer quality, and
the consumption of raw cotton IS
less than five years ago. This is an
interesting showing, and the facts
will doubtless be surprising to many
people. These figures will also ex-
plain why it is that, although there
has been large apparent increase in
the number of mills and spindles,
there has not been corresponding
increase in the demand for raw cot
ton.
"These figures should also serve to
impress upon the farmers the folly
of trying to raise another large crop
of cotton this year if they want to
realize fair prices for what they DO
raise. The crop of the present sea-
son will be far in excess of that OF
the last cotton year, and the manu-
facturers started in with a much
larger supply than they had had at
the beginning of the last season. And
while there has been an increase IN
the number of spindles, it is doubt
full if there has been any actual in
crease in the demand for raw cotton. ."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-08

Don't mistake swelled head for
self-respect, nor your wishbone for
backbone.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-08
Train Crashes Through Depot.

Ravenel, Feb. Pounding along
at high speed, passenger tran No. 80
of the Atlantic Coast Line, south
bound, was wrecked here about TAI
O'Clock. Several people were injur-
ed. but none were killed. AS train
passed the water tank, the engine
jumped the track, and, after bump
ing for few feet on the crossties,
turned completely over on its side.
The mail and baggage cars split the
switch, and going with powerful mo-
mentum crashed into the station,
running almost through the frame
structure.
The engineer leaped just as his To-
comotive left the rails, but his ire
man was caught in the cab, sustain
ing no injury, however, according TO
statements. Two mail clerks, it is
reported, were slightly injured. 1t IS
extraordinary that none of the crew
or passengers lost their lives.
A wrecking crew was sent at once
from Charleston and the track was
cleared at rapid rate.
The station was smashed by the
violent collision of the coaches which
spent their momentum in tearing
through timber. Several people were
standing near, but none of them hap
pened to be in the path of the wild
cars. 1t is wondered that the coaches
kept on their trucks, none turning
over in spite of the violence of part
ing with the engine and tender.
No. IS is a fast through train be-
tween New York and Jacksonville.
It left Charleston at 1907 o'clock this
morning. 1t makes no stop here'
merely slowing up in rushing through
the junction. The .coaches were
pretty we'll filled with passengers and
all of them were shaken up though
it is stated that none of them sus-
tanned injuries.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-08
Put Your Officers on a Salary: Basis
Progressive Farmer.)

Progressive FdTWeT.)
In last weeks Progressive Farmer
we called attention to the experience
of Guilford County, North Carolina,
in saving $4,000 year by putting
it's officers ON salaries instead of
fees. This is reform that the Pro-
gressive Farmer has advocated for
several years and it ought to have
the attention of thousands of voters
in this campaign year. In view of the
importance of the matter we are,
therefore, re-printing the following
paragraph from the Greensboro
Patriot giving Guilford's experience
in greater detail:
'The financial statement of Gull
ford county, which has just been COM
pleted by Auditor Abbot, and which
will be printed in the Patriot next
week, shows that during the fiscal
year ending December 1, the county
saved, through the abolishment of
the old fee system, the sum Of s12,-
771.e2, which, prior to the establish
ment of the salary and auditing sys-
tenn, would have gone into the pock-
cts of the county officials. The total
receipts from all Offices amounted to
s28,O72.72, and the disbursements
and salaries required s15,300.S0. The
balance is to be credited to the school
and road funds of the county in the
following manner: Schools, ST.
6O5.42; roads, s10,016.5O. The saw
ing in 1910 was $10,395.11, show
ing a decided gain for the year just
closed.'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-08
d. l.. Smith, Colleton Auditor.

WATERFORD, Feb. 1.-NeWs was
received here yesterday in a telegram
rom Senator J. D. Alderman, that
the Hon. D. L. Smith has been ap-
pointed to fill the Office of auditor
made vacant by the death of r. K.
Black, Esq. Mr.. Smith is at present
in Columbia in attendance on the
legislature as representative from
this county. 1t is expected, however,
that he will tender his resignation
as representative, and return to Wal
terboro in the near future to assume
the duties of his new Office.