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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-08
MINNEOTA MASCOT:

We have seen it stated that at a
recent meeting of the County Attor-
neys' Association Of Minnesota a res
olution was unanimously passed de-
claring for the reinstatement of the
death penalty in this state.
1t is difficult to believe that this is
| true.
It surpasses the understanding of
the average man that body Of men
supposed to be cultured and educa-
ted would go on record in this man
ner.
The death penalty is one of the
most revolving things that our stat
utes have been burdened with and
when last year the legislature abol-
Eished it there was applause and APP
proval from all over.
The people do not want the death
penalty.
The people will not stand for it's
reinstatement.
If it is true that the county attor-
neys resolved for return to this bar
barrie practice they have disgraced
themselves and their ASSOCIATION.
Shame on such yesoLuhons!
The state has a right to protect
its citizens but IT has no right to
take life.
| There are cases in which life inn
prisonment seems Unsuitable b u
never is the taking of life, even by
the state. anything except an act. of
brutality.
Capital punishment is a beastly
thing.
1t is done in spirit of revenge
a spirit that should have no place in
any penal system.
Civilization has been struggling to
shake off this terrible thing for CEN
turtles.
Slowly this monster has relaxed
/ its hold here and there, until today
there is not a community of civil
lied people anywhere that has not
rid itself of this brutality or is strug-
Cling to do SO.
But the county attorneys of Min
nesota want capital punishment re-
established in this state!
They want the state to return to a
practice that is beastly, brutal and
barbarici
They are not satisfied to put a
man behind prison bars for life.
No. THEY a0ant his hoodi
What comment upon the Coun-
ty Attorneys Association!
What sentiment for representa-
tive men of the twentieth century to
indorse!
But it is not strange that such
things come to pass. Not strange,
we say, when you consider the atti-
tude OF the average prosecuting at
torney towards an accused.
Most of these men appearto go on
the assumption that an accused man
is guilty and that it is up to him to
prove his innocence beyond a reas-
enable doubt.
To them punishment is an end.
the spirit of revenge dominates.
An eye for an eye and tooth for
a tooth is all that they are after
forgetting that law was repealed
nineteen centuries ago.
J The time will come when the term
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-08
lndictinSs Of The Prison
ImbeCile.
Beau Esprita.

Oft in the Silly night have poets
burned the midnight oil in depreci-
alton of the melodramatic western
novelette,, the so-ealled dime-novel.
Uncle Walt. the poet philosopher"
is the latest to line up. Yet it is a
fact that statistics will not show one
case of juvenile perverslon along the
lines exploited by dime-novels, to
one hundred along the lines heralded
as moral in the goody-goody boys
books-criticism of which has never
come to my notice. Horatio Alger,
Jr., a minister of the gospeD wrote
stories for boys intended to counter
act the influence of wild west stories,
in which he depicted a poor boy
leaving home to make his fortune
that he might he Up a struggling
mother or sister. The boy goes to
the city" turns up his nose at lodg-
ings costing less than five or six dol
lars per week because they are apt
to be none too clean, refuses to black
boots or sell papers because it is be-
meath him, to run errands or tend
offices or shops because the pay is
not sufficient, grubs along some how,
saving two or three dollars week
to send home, until the opportunity
presents, when he steps in and
saves the life or property of some
rich person from bold, bad man.
Whereupon he is at once and with
out question taken ON as private
secretary, tutor to minor children,
or adopted into the family; eventu-
ally to marry the beautiful heiress
and assume control of papa's bust
ness.
The appeal in the first place is
made to the noblest sentiment of the
boy-his desire to help those dear to
him, mother or sister. The conduct
of our hero" on reaching the city is
drawn to appear noble, self-respect-
ing, manly. No word of it's impos-
ibility-a scant paragraph about it's
difficulties, and always the supreme
opportuness of the windfall in the
shape of the rich mans rescue and
gratitude, and the sublime willing
ness of the beautiful heiress to ac-
cept our hero's" matrimonial adj
vances. That is the goody-goody
boys book as it strikes the average
boy.
The dime-novel story is, on the
face of it, absurd, remote, even to
the most romantic boy, otherwise
normal. The goody-goody story is
stated as an example possible of en-
ulation by every boy, and boys fall
for it and the principle it holds up,
in oh, such woefal numbers. Boys
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-08
EDITORIAL REMARKS.

The recent action of the State AS
ISOLATION OF County Attorneys ia
declaring themselvesin favor Of cap
ital punishment, and their resolve to
work for its establishment, has
met with severe criticism through
out the State. tits indeed most pleas
ing to note that there are so many
who have sufficient intelligence to
realize that capital ltnnishment is
nothing more than murder legalized,
and the death penalty but relic of
barbarism. In time all the people
will be brought to realize this, and
it will be proven to their.en salts
faction that adequate means of pun
ishment can be obtained without the
taking of life.
Almost every exchange that has
reached The Mirrer table in the past
two weeks has contained some edito-
rial comment regarding the associa-
lions action, most Of them denoune-
ing it and from among these as many
have been selected to reprint, az
space in these columns will allow,
and it is needless to say that the
views set forth in the following ar
ticles are heartily endorsed by The
Mirror.
News and Comment" in the Du-
luth Herald. speaking of the senti-
lnents set forth in these columns
two weeks ago, says:
The Prison Mirror comes out
with an editorial against capita
punishment. There are criminals
enough without making murderers
out of sheriffs. helpless under the law
that commands them to take human
life"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-08
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Wisps
By Ralph M. Thomson

God must forget" the doubter said
1t can not be that He is here;
The roses and the trees are dead,
And desolation's everywhere"
AS if, it seemed, in answer then,
And ere the curse be could repeat,
A sunbeam kissed and kissed again
The violets about his feet.
-Cncle ReMzs' Home Jzaeusau.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-02-08
MESABE ORE:

The county attorneys Of TIL e
state, who met in st. Paul recently.
are going to attempt to have capital
punishment re-established in Mime
sofa. We have always considered
county attorneys as being somewhat
heartless, and this recent move seems
to justify ourbelief. Why go back
ward in legislation after we have
made an advance. To go back to
capital punishment would be the
same as forsaking republican gov
eminent for one Of monarchical
form.
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Evening journal., 1912-11-09
SMITH WANTSOPEN
COURT SESSIONS

Martin Il. Smith Levy Court Com
missioner-elect. from the Fifth dis
trict, while declining today to discuss
county affairs specifically. said that
the probable attitude Of the Democrat
ic members of the new court. rela-
tive to the action of the majority,
would depend on from which point Of
view the majority considered busi-
ness.
"If they considered it from the atti-
tude Of the general public and bene-
fetal to the public. the court would
probably act as a unit in the transac-
tion of the county business, but if they
considered il from a personal point
of view and beneficial TO themselves,
the minority would probably be
against them Mr.. Smith said.
Mr. Smith also stated that politics
should be entirely eliminated from
the county business. and the business
transacted on purely business prin-
ciples and with an eye single 10 the
peoples interests Mr. Smith also
thinks the peoples business should
be concluded without the aid of party
caucuses, by a full count and With the
fullest publicity az the very time IL is
being transacted Therefore Mr..
Smith is opposed to secret sessions of
the court
Evening journal., 1912-11-09
LOOKS LIKE M'CABE AND
FERGUSON ARE WINNERS
Official Figures Up TO Noon, and Unofficial Count Of
Remainder ofVofe Give Democrats All the STATE
Officers Excepting Governor, Which
Republicans Win

With the ofici Of the New finished
Red Lion indications this W.
McCabe Democpt elected Insurance Commissioner O2
plurality.
anGo,crnor plurality, with A. elected
W. AUDITOR
Josiah Nolcot Attorney GneraI pua
ties Charles Miller. Republican, Gov
will about 1900 ilur~liy.
These estimates The oDcial from Wilmington
the rural New
Castle Including Red Lion hundred and unofficial re-
printed which
includes AppoGunmink and Backlird hundreds
chief Justice Pennevi Rice this afternoon finished
Red Lion the Legislature the official
result giving Democrat plurality Of
Of Wilmington
including rural Neu Castle county
is appended
Evening journal., 1912-11-09
FAVOR The
AFFILIATED
COLLEGEPLAN
Committee Recommends Such
an Institution for Newark
With Three Courses
EXPECT AGREEMENT IN
COLLEGE CHARTER FIGHT

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Nov 9-The State
Board of Education. in session here
yesterday. heard reports from two
committees. one on the charter for
Delaware College and the other on
the amliated college. The reports
Of the committees were important
from the fact that legislation will be
asked for during the coming session
of the Legislature. bearing on both
subjects.
The committee on the Delaware Col
lege charter feel that matters have
been so arranged that an amicable
settlement will be made and Delaware
College will become the property OF
the State
The report of the committee on the
Affiliated College was a favorable one
and advocates the establishment OF
such a college at Newark with three
| courses, one Of Arts. another Bachelor
of Science and third on Pedagogy
the three to be divided into two
I courses, one a four-year course and
the other a two-year course the lat
ter for the benefit of those who do not
/ feel like taking the entire four years
course.
The committee on the Affiliated Col
T lege, are having preliminary plans
made together with the actual cost
of such buildings so that a full report
can be made at the next General AS
! semblv
Evening journal., 1912-11-09
FRIENDSHIP GONE,
MACCTEBOMBARDS
HOUSE WITH BRICK

According to James e. Christian,
colored. of No. Guthrie Row, his
father-in-law broke friendship with
Maggie George. and Maggie caused a
rumpus there last evening by throw
ing rocks at the house when denied
admittance Judge Churchman, in
City Court this morning, imposed a
fine of 81 and costs.
The case Of Charles Brown, charged
with assault and battery, was dismiss
ed after Mabel Roberts, colored, the
prosecuting witness, made the request
In dismissing the case, Judge
Churchman declared the prosecuting
witness was not entitled TO any wit
ness fees The case was dismissed
on payment Of costs. which amounted
TO S4.35.
The charge Of assault and battery
against Filippo Manifold was also dis
missed on request of Frank Nardo, the
prosecuting witness.
Evening journal., 1912-11-09

desired TO raise si5O.0OO in twelve
days IA hve and half days we
raised slS5.OG0 and then closed down
One year later the Catholic Hospital
OF the city organized for 100000, and
succeeded in getting S1l7000 Last
week the Chamber of Commerce sue
ceeded IN raising S260,O00 for the
erection of an Auditorium. and next
spring the Young Mems Christian As
sociation proposes TO go out for $780,
600 for a new building. and viii un-
doubtedly get the money This rs not
isolated case. Erie, Pa. repeated
this program. FIRST raising 100000 for
Y N. G. A., and then $4,000 for "A
hospital Cleveland raised sG00.00
1 i'm two weeks. and IN two days follow
( ing right on the campaign raised an.
other ST7n.e0n f1r tto f. I g.
What loued VIII the commnnul
ceap ffan Bis rotnmcnf Nr
Iiicnnp war ed
should tay 'ra ore 1' tlc reestI
oN benefits w ia wi ocme fo fh,
c'ty & hl frcf lai fhc men will rcal-
i7e their power vixen united IN an un-
/ deftaking which is for the general
welfare Of the community and having
once tastes OF their power they will
go on TO do greater things for the city
as a whole the Board OF Trade move
ment to boost the city OF Wilmington
/ is excellent, and personally. am
very glad to see such movement
under way It is the right spirit and
4 the Delaware Hospital campaign will
be one of the greatest pieces OF ad.
vertising which this community can
offer TO the outside business world
Let Il be known by manufacturing
/ concerns who are contemplating com
ing here that the business men OF vii
mington got together and raised
$3O0.O00 for a worthy charity. and theS
will begin to sit up and take notice
Apart from questions OF duty and
charity. I should say TO the business
men of Wilmington that the raising Of
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1912-11-09
100000 FUND CAN BE
RAISED, MR.. HONEY SAYS

An EVENING JOURNAL reporter
Went to the Delaware Hospital Cam
paign Headquarters today for the pur-
pose of ascertaining what progress Is
being made in the work of the cam
paign In the course of the interview
Edgar r. Honey, the campaign direc-
tor. was asked several questions One
question was, DO you think it is
possible to raise 100000 in Whining
TONI"
Mr. Honey was very emphatic In
his reply stating that without the
'shadow of a doubt the money would
be raised He based his reasons on
the ground that what other cities have
done. Wilmington can and will do
and also because of the vast amount
of good which the Delaware Hospital
/ has done and is still doing "Why
+ inst fiink' said hp eiu1e ife 'n
lareriaDoi f3f tosfdlal has treate'
fno fewcf than 5s45S Inherent cnse'
land of this huge number over 30 pel
I cent have been charity patients. Tfi.
/ splendid showing Is the one fact ahos
sympetlctic 'orcl with t'.s move
ment
do you find that the difficulties
which are confronting the campaign
/ here greater than those in the aver
age campaign
mo, the difficulties which confront
us here are the same in principle
+ 10 those which confront us I'm Other
places. and are as always mainly due
/ to a misunderstanding, and to the feel
ing that the raising of such larg'
sum of money will interfere Will
other charitable work AS a matter
of fact the reverse is just the case
: Instead of retarding the progress o
other institutions. the success Of tht
undertaking viii make their work In
hnitely more easy. Let me give yol
a concrete example. In 1910 ! raise'
$4,000 for the churches of loungs
town. Ohio. Four months later ! or
ganized campaign for the YOUNG
Mems Christian Association. when W.
Evening journal., 1912-11-09
COUNTY RETURNS
DOWN In SUSSEX

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOwN. Del, Nov 9-The
official canvass Of the vote cast in
Sussex county was completed late
last night. showing that the Demo-
Gratis carried the county by pluralities
ranging from 424 for Monaghan for
Governor TO 92l for Brockson for Con
gress and 1886 for Wilson for Presi-
dent, and the Democrats carried seven
and The Republicans three Assembly
men. and each party elected a State
Senator.
Prothonotary- Welch. Democrat g.
54S; Sudler. Republican and Nation
al Progressive. 1866; Nelson, Pro-
gressiveI S34: Marshall. Progressive,
1870
Welch's plurality. $50.
Clerk in Chancery-Jones. Demo-
crat. 5,55S; Murray. Republican and
National Progressive, 1880 Bennett
Progressive S32.
Jones plurality. SIS.
Clerk of the Orphans Court
Jones. Democrat. 5,561; Murray. Re-
publican and National Progressive,
1863: Bennett Progressive, S34.
Jones plurality. 592
County Treasurer Wells, Demo-
crat 5.544; Messick, Republican and
National Progressive. 4.991; Nell
vaine Progressive. S22: Jones, Pro-
hibitionist, 142
Wells plurality, 553.
County Controller -Shockley. DEM
ocrat. 5.553: Thoroughbred. Repub-
lican and National Progressive, A.
95S: Lank. Progressive. S45: Rus
sell. Prohibition. 1873
Shockey's plurality. 595.
Sheriff Dukes. Democrat. 5,60l;
Short. Republican and National Pro-
gressive. 4.959: Warrington, Pro-
gressive. si1; Palmer Prohibition,
1923
Dukes plurality. GAP.
Coroner-Russell. Democrat, s.
571: Lawson. Republican and Ma
tional Progressive 4.971; Lane. Pro-
gressive, S26; stsrkey. Prohibition.
1856.
Russeil's plurality, 600.
Evening journal., 1912-11-09
TURKS MASSACRE
SALONIKA CHRISTIANS
Dy The unIted Press.

BERLIN Nov 9.-The Turkish
troops massacre of the Christians in
Salonika Just before the town was
ca tured by the Greeks was reported
here today to have been the most hor-
hible of the Balkan war The vic
TINS, il was said, were mainly women
and children. most of the men OF the
Christian faith having been drafted
FOR service against the allies. The
numter OF victims, il was believed
ran high into the hundreds, perhaps
thoisands
The Turks, according to messages
from Greek sources. were not salts
fed with killing the helpless non
comta'ants, but to cured and mutt
ra cd them inhumanly
The Greek so diers we're so infuri-
ated. an Athens dispatch said, that
heir officers had hard work to prevent
tfen from killing all the Turkish
prisoners of whom about 25 600 were
understood TO have been taken. The
Turkish officials, il was still thought
likely. would be shot for not pre-
venting the butchery.
What happened at Salonika was re-
CARED as q mild sample Of what mas
happen M Constanun0ple Grand
Nizier Niamil pasha's wofuing thai
the powers whole naval strength
"woud be insufficient to avert calam
ities to the foreigners throughout
Turkey II Ferdinand enters CONSTANT.
nope was deemed tie most omin
ocs uterance which has come ye
from the be'eaguered city. Kiamil Il
locked on as a humane. moderate anC
enNahfened statesman
The Greeks. at latest accounts
were landing troops on the River Mar
liza bank preliminary to an attacl
on the Dardanelles fortifcationl
which they want to reduce as a mean
of opening a way for their own fee
ard these of the powers to the Turk
ish cap
King George, of Greece, was said e
re very anxious to have his countr.
strongly represented at Constantine
pie before Ferdinand of Bulgaria
gains complete control
The seizure by the Servians OF tn
town of Gjevgali near the raiiroal
line TO Constantinope. was clso TAX
en- here as SIGNALLING King Peters de
termination 10 get a Servian force Il
the Sultan's capital as speedily a
possible
Evening journal., 1912-11-09
ENGINEERS
In LINE FOR
WILMINGTON
Members Of Society Of I'M
prOVement Want Next
Convention Held Here
DELEGl -T7 OFF TO
LEND INVITATION

Lesley " Christy. secretary of the
Street and Sewer Department; r. j.
Maclean. business manager of the
Board Of Trade and IT, Chalk.ey Hat
ton a local member of the American
Society of Municipal improvements,
have an armful of letters from mem
bers Of the Society, offering their
votes in favor OF the convention Of
this society meeting in Wilmington
next year The society viii meet in
Dallas. Texas. next week.
Wilmington is interesting on ac-
count of its water works, having two
different kinds of filters, and a par
ticularly interesting method of clean
ing filters, writes Rudolph Herring,
consulting engineer of New York
City
L. Vincent Metz. Erie. Pa writes
the Board of Trade that he Is heartily
in favor of Wilmington as the next
meeting place, on account Of this city
being in the heart and center Of
affairs"
A former Wilmingtonian. Isaac
Van Trump. engineering chemist of
Chicago will do everything in his
power to get the convention for this
city.
J. NJ. Preston. city engineer. Dallas,
is an enthusiast for Wilmington. and
will second the invitation of this
city.
IF next years convention is held
in Wilmington writes John l.. Slat-
terry Of ST. Johns. Newfoundland, II
viii be present"
A. c. Gregory, a municipal engineer
OF Trenton, assures T. Chalkley Hat
ton Of his vote for this city.
The city of Atlanta. through James
Nesbet Hazlehurst, Municipal Engi-
neer. will second Wilmington's inyi-
tation
John b Hittell. chief engineer OF
streets, Chicago wants the convention
to meet in this city next year 81
should very much like 10 visit VIII
mington,' writes Mr.. Hittell 10 fh'
Board of Trade.
"A record breaking attendance Il
/ predicted by Harry r. Harris. en-
gineer of streets. Trenton. II the So
ciety meets here next year.
WilminFtops inuiation TO ihe 40
ciety OF Municipal Improvement wal
extended last year by the Director
Of the Street and Sewer Department
when they attended the convention
of the Society at Grand Rapids. Mich
Andrew ] Gayett, of Plainfeld, n
j., and j. H. Weatherford, city en-
gineer of Memphis. Tenn, believe
this citys invitation should be ac
-cepted This opinion is conourred il
by Nelson p Lewis, chief engineer o
New York City. D,
A. Chausse. superintendent o.
building for the city cf Montreal, vii
second the invitation of this city OF
behalf of Montreal
Other cities that will work ant
vote for Wilmington as the next con
vention city of the society will b.
Birmir CHAM. Rochester, Pawtuckei
Spok ne. Syracuse, LeavenwOrth
Norristown. Richmond. Baltimore
Detroit. Pittsburgh, New Orleans
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattl
and PO tland.
George W. Sparks. Charles A
Rudolph. Matthew d. Murphy. direct
ols of the Street and Sewer Depart
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1912-11-09
GETs pOsITION IN RuTTE.

BRlDGESVlLLE, Del, Nov. g.
Walter c. Harris, one of the most
prominent young men of this town,
viii leave next week for Butte, Mon
tana. where he has accepted a posi-
tion as manager Of a large paint es-
tablishment
Personals:-MissM Mary Ward Is Wis
iting her parents in Harrington-M
Wiley was Georgetown visitor
Thursday--J e. Harris left today on
business trip 10 Baltimore an,
Washington-Aiiss E'ecta Brown &
visiting Clayton friends.
Evening journal., 1912-11-09
DEATH 0F GEORGE HELM.

f. w. Helm. assistant physical
director ar the Y NJ. c. A., is in
Sharpsburg. Pa. today, attending the
funeral of his brother. George Helm,
who died there of typhoid-pneumonia.
The deceased was physical director
at the Peoples Settlement and West
End Reading Room, this city, last
year. but since September ! had been
engaged in a similar occupation in
Sharpsburg He was about 25 years
old
Evening journal., 1912-11-09
BULCARS
OPEN FIRE
ON CHATALJA
Balkan Armies Expect to
Carry Entire Line Of
FOrtifiCatiOnS Today
REINFORCEMENTS
FOR TURKISH ARMY
Rv ma LInILed Press

SEMLIN, Hungary. Nov. "a furi-
Gus battle is raging all along the line
of the Chatalja fortihcations, accord
ing to messages from Bulgarian
sources
The Bulgarians are making re-
peated charges under cover OF can
nonade from their heavy siege guns.
The Turks were said to be constantly
reinforced by Asiatic troops, which
are being landed on the European
side of the Bosphorus and brought up
from the rear
The battle is hottest at Chatalja. it
was said, and the Bulgarians pro-
fessed confidence of carrying the en-
tire line of forts in a few hours.
Evening journal., 1912-11-09
Mr.. RHOADS GOEs NEST.

james H. Rhoads. after an extended
vacation in Wilmington and vicinity,
has returned to Spokane. Washington.
where he has made his home for sew
with the Spokane Offices of the passen-
ger department of the Hartman lines.
He is the son of the late /. p. Rhoads
and brother of Mrs w l.. Overdeeer.
Evening journal., 1912-11-09
FINED FOR RECKLEss DRIYING.

Morris Mackey. charged with reck-
less driving pleaded guilty in City
Court this morning nd was fined 81
and costs
Joseph Manlove. col0red. charged
with assault and battery. had his case
continued until Monday TO secure wilt
nesses Bail was fixed al 500