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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-12

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from many others, INCLUDING Jeannsxe.
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won twenty-ssyen with knookouta
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Year, run into the hundrsds. ana n. has
met the Toughest men in The world. Ys,
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try. Johnson earned the enmity Of n,
American public not because he haa
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-12
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-12
THIRD RACE.

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ward; ssilins; seven furionss Time.
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-12

M: infusion o. new Msed into tn: Tank: " cay ootAins of the
ashnt spirit from os down 10 the peh. and lead
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-12
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-12

TH HE ending Of the latest Balkan
war will leave Greece free 70 20
ON with preparations for her
olympic Games. which are 10 10 held
q. Athens next spring. Greece has
hesn unfortunate. The games were
s.-.eduled for mo. but the Greek gov.
sIumeas was unable 70 hoid them BE-
sasse - che unrest that preceded the
- siA xsrkey.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-12

r. Ham LAngford soss to France ana
knocks out johnson he'u find ham.
self popular champion In this ooua.
Try. johnson earned the enmity Of the
American public not because he haa q
Useck SKIN. but because his personal
feosts were intoisrabls to the inhabit.
ants OF any civilissd country. A dsosn,
negro like Langford would Nnd himself
no hess popular here than was Joe Dana
who nunersd HE friends By the thsus.
snos In every State Of the Unieu.
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TO GET AWAY FROM NOM Z 70 Dc APPRECIATED


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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
Hindu Believed
Slayer of Girl
Teanster Tells of Quarrel in Which
Said Ali Kahn Threatened Life
Of Rosa Domingo.
[uNrrnp pnHss rnAsnp w1an.l

Richmond, Cal, Oct. 6.-Charles Ri
ley, a teamster, friend and associate of
Rosa Domingo, whose body was found
in San Francisco bay at Siege, near
here, Saturday, was released by the
police today after being in custody
since yesterday afternoon. Riley made
a statement which the authorities be-
heve strengthens the charge that Said
Ali Kahn, the girl g Hindu woOer, is re-
sponsible for her death.
Riley stated that he had overheard
quarrel between the girl and the Hindu,
in which the latter threatened the girl's
life.
"I was near Kahn's shack last
week." said Riley "The girl was
there with him, Kahn accused Rosa of
being untrue to him. They also quar-
relied over money matters. Kahn made
threats against the girls life.
''Rosa was very much afraid of the
Hindu, but he seemed to have a pecu-
liar fascination for her, She could not
keep away from him. Yet she would
not marry him."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
GOVERNOR WRITES
SMITH SHARP LETTER
Willing to Discuss Frauds with ANY
One But Powers Who Is Guilty of
"outlaw Activities He Says

Governor West this morning ad.
dressed the following letter to G. A,
Smith, Of the G. A, Smith Lumber com
pany, of Marshfield, Oregon;
"You may have a hearing at this Of
flee any day this week or next you may
suggest, to show cause why this office
should not bring suit on the part Of the
state to set aside certain state deeds
covering large acreage Of timber
lands held by you.
"Please do not send your man Pow.
ers for, owing to his recent outlaw ac.
tivities will not discuss the matter
with him."
This letter alludes to statements made
that Mr.. Smith or his company has Sc
cured school and lieu lands amounting
to about 10000 acres, it is alleged,
fraudulently through dummy applicants
and other means known to the land
sharps.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
ALL READY FOR OPENING OF WORLDS SERIES
Finishes His
Term IL, Prison
Chairman of Commission on Reform
Spends Last 12 Hours in Dungeon,
AMI Calls 1t Inferno.

Auburn, N. Y, Oct. 6.-ThOmas Mott
Osborne, chairman of the state commits
sion on prison reform, was recuperat-
ing today at his home here from the eff
fects of his week s Stretch" in Au-
burn state penitentiary, undertaken vol
unfairly to find out what it really is
like to be a convict.
The whole prison system is bad, he
declared, but he might have gone
through a week of it without serious
physical suffering if, near the end, he
had not tried the experiment of refus-
ing to work and consequently spent his
last twelve hours in the "dungeon. "
1t cost him several pounds in weight
and gave him, he said, glimpse into
"the innermost recesses of the infer
no. ="
Osborne shortly will begin his report
to the commission, and said he hopes to
translate his experiences into "some.
thing of great value to every citizen of
New York state.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
pecuIators Offering So Seats
for $40 and Ask $50 for
Series Tickets.
FOSTER
DENIES ALLEGATION
Declares Anyone Who Says
Tickets Were Sold to Spec
ulators Lies.
UNITED Pnnss 1nAsnD wEan.l

New York, Oct. 6.--With a monster
Aitendance assured, the world s series
baeeball championship games will open
at The polo grounds here tomorrow.
The weather bureau issued the follow
ing special forecast this afternoon;
ave are pretty sure not to have any
Eaih tomorrow. Rain, later, however,
IS almost certain, as a storm is coming
up From the southwest" y"
Spectators are offering SO world IS
series seats for 500 and are asking $50
for seats to all three games here.
"Any one who says tickets were sold
20 speculators lies" declared Secretary
Foster of the New York club. "We
have the names and addresses of all
those to whom we sold reserved seats. "
PRESIDENT Hampstead Of the New
York club, promised this afternoon to
donate $25OO to charity if any one could
prove that any person connected with
the sale of tickets had profited through
their sale.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
May Take Western Union Call
off First Page Of Directory

Developments in the efforts of the
Postal Telegraph company to overcome
alleged discrimination on the part Of
the Pacific States Telephone & Tele.
graph company are rather interesting.
Several months ago the Postal com
pany filed a complaint with the rail.
road commission asserting that the tele.
phone company Disseminated in favor
of the Western Union Telegraph com.
pany by publishing its call on the first
page Of the directory in circulation in
towns Of Oregon, including Salem and
Portland. The Postal insisted that il
should be granted the same privilege
as the Western Union, but was denied
front rage position by the telephone
management
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
SUFFRAGETTES IN BIG
BATTLE WITH POLICE
Hundreds of Women Attack Boobies,
Stab Them With Hat Pins, Beat
Them and Tear Clothing,
UNITED PRESS LEASED wrRn.l

London, Oct. 6.-After a terrific fight
between police and suffragettes, Miss
Annie Kenney, militant leader during
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst s temporary
retirement account of her health, was
again arrested here today and locked up
in Holloway prison.
Miss Kenney, who was already under
sentence for demonstration of suf.
fragette miltancy, had been released
under the "cat and mouse" act to pre-.
vent7her from starving herself to death.
She was scheduled today to address the
first Of the suffragettes series Of week.
ly meetings, at which it was expected
to map out fresh plan of militancy,
of which there was not much during
the summer
In anticipation Of this, Chief Inspec.
tor o 'Brien and twenty policemen hid
in the wings of the suffragette pavil.
ion before the meeting opened, and as
Miss Kenney began to speak, rushed on
to the platform,
Pandemonium reigned instantly. Miss
Kenney tried to leap over the foot.
lights. O'Brien seized her The suf.
fragettes stormed the platform. Chairs
were thrown. Hundreds Of women and
a few men rushed the police in an eff.
fort to rescue Miss Kenney.
The police were mauled by women 3
fists, beaten with umbrellas and stab
bed with hat pins. 0'Brien 8 finger
was badly bitten. Some one tore off
his hat and some one else wrested his
stick from him.
Breaking their way through their as
sailants and with Miss Kenney still in
their midst, the police rushed for the
exit. A taxicab was waiting for them
The tumbled Miss Kenney into the We
hicle, the chauffeur put on all speed
and a quick run was made to the prison
Hundreds of screaming suffragette'
chased the cab through the streets unit
it outdistanced them.
Besides Miss Kenney there were ar
rested five women and two men, includ
ing clergyman.
o'Brien's hat and stick were sold a
auction after the meeting, the forme
for $25 and the latter for $31.50.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
COAST GIRLS
SEEK DEATH IN ROOM

San Francisco, Oct, g." We're just
two Of tho 5OO--two Of the dance hall
girls who elcd out an existence on the
Barbary Coast Society and club wo.
men closed up the resorts, thinking IL
was best for us. But was iti We've
gone hungry for days. Why didn't these
women stand behind us until we got on
our feeti The took the food from our
mouths and threw us out on the streets
some Of us to starye."
This joint note was found here today
beside LOttie Lane, aged 30, and Lizzie
Hart, aged 25, who attempted suicide
by inhaling gas. They were rushed to
a hospital, where II was said they would
recover
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
Fear Attempt
to ASsasSinate
Great Precautions Taken to Protect
President Poincare and King Al
fonso OF Spain.

Paris, Oct. 6.-President Raymond
POincare left today for Spain. From
the observation platform Of his private
car, ATTACHED to the read of the Sud ex.
press, he delivered speeches in eight
towns on his route.
Rumors have been current that an
attempt would be made during his stay
in Spain to assassinate him and King
Alfonso, and great precautions have
been taken by the Spanish police to
protect the monarch anil his guest.
The journey was undertaken with a
view to closer relations between
France and Spain.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06

the management Of the telephone com.
pany explained that the space on tho
front page Of the directory was limited
and rather than put an additional line
with the Postal company's call on IL,
the company would rather take the
Western Union 3 call off the first page,
The railroad commission gave the
telephone concern 10 understand that 1t
would have 10 end the discrimination
one way or another. What will be the
next move Of the telephone company is
causing much speculation.
The Postal company has for a long
time insisted that the Western Union
and Bell telephone systems are working
together and turn all the business pos.
sible over TO each other
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06

The railroad commission opened cor.
respondence with the head office Of the
telephone company in Portland and the
company explained that It published
what it considered emergency calls on
the first phge, the calls being for the
police and fire departments, the tele.
phone company, and the Western Union.
II was promised in June that when the
next directory was issued in August the
Postal's call would be included.
The August directory duly appeared
and was distributed but the Postal 8
call was not on the first page How
ever, the telephone, Western Union,
police and fire department calls were
there
There was more correspondence and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06

Coombs, then partially recovered from
an attack of typhoid fever, get into his
uniform for the moral effect it would
have on his team mates. The plan was
a success, and the Athletics started at
once to win. IL was learned today that
Mack planned to use Coombs in the
same way during the worlds series, but
he suffered a relapse.
sealpers appeared in the lines Of wait.
ing fans this afternoon, offering world 3
series tickets for sale. II is not known
how they secured them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
MURDERED WOMAN IS
IDENTIFIED IN CHICAGO
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIaE,l

Chicago, Oct. 6,-POsitive identifica-
tion of the woman 5 corpse, found Sun.
day on the prairie near the suburb of
Argo, as that Of Miss Ida Leegson, an
art student, was secured by the police
today.
That the woman was strangled was
also proven definitely. The authorities
were seeking "Mr. wilson, who, it
was learned, telephoned to Miss Leeg-
son at her boarding place in Chicago,
offering her position as nurse, which
she accepted The police believe the
offer was simply intended to lure her
from home,
The body was found by Charles
Kluck, hunter. About the neck was
the mark Of strong cord, which lay
near by. The body was almost nude
and the woman's clothing, torn to
shreds, was scattered about the spot.
Automobile tracks indicated that the
crime was committed elsewhere and the
body brought to lonely place on the
prairie, tumbled out and abandoned,
Physicians said the woman had been
dead four or five hours when her corpse
was found,
Miss Leegson, who was about 80
years of age, formerly taught school
in Mason City, Iowa. She had been a
student at the Chicago Art institute at
intervals, however, for several years,
and her instructor, dorado Taft, said
she had much talent as a sculptress.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
HARRISON ARRIVES.

Manila, Oct. 6,-FranCis Burton Har.
rlson, the new governor.general of the
Philippines, arrived here today. He
was greeted by throng Of fully lOO,.
900. His reception was very cordial.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
Commission Meets.

The session OF the National Baseball
Commission was delayed until l o'clock
today, owing to the absence of Presi.
dent Lynch, of the National league, and
President johnson, of the American
league. August Hermann, president
0f the commission, said the session
probably would be devoted to instruct
ing the umpires, and that it was un-
LIKELY that the commission would take
further action in the controversy with
tho players regarding contracts with
newspapers.
"We have forbidden the players to
write for the newspaper" said Herr
mann, "and we cannot punish them
until our order is violated"
~ was not believed here that any So
rious attempt would be made to enforce
the rule this year.
The Waldorf. Astoria hotel, headquar-
tors of the commission, is jammed with
baseball falls, and hundreds more are
arriving on every train.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
yUAN'S ELECTION AS
PRESIDENT INDICATED
[uNIrrp rRnss LEASED wmr.l

Pekin, Oct. 6.-Yuan shi Kai's elec.
tion as president of China was indicat.
ed by the first ballot cast at tOday's
joint session Of the two houses OF par.
Lament, Twenty candidates were nom
mated, including Dr. Sun Vat Sen, WI
Ting Fang and Provisional Vice.Presi.
dest III Yuan Hung
Yuan shi Kai was elected president
of China today on the third point bal.
lot. He will serve five years,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
LEAVES ON LONG TRIP.
lUNIrrD rREss LnAsnD wIRp.l ]

Albany, N. Y, Oct. 6.--Aviator Beck,
with HAvens left here at 1923 this af.
ternoon to hydrO.aeroplane to New
York.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
Defense Opens.

With tho declaration that ga public
mans personal morals have no bearing
on his qualifications for high office"
Attorney Hinman opened for tho de-
fense late today,
"If they had, ho continued, "this
country would have been deprived Of
the services of some of the greatest
men in It's history"
Hinman then began a fierce attack
on the good faith Of the prosecution, as
serting that Governor sulzer is not be.
ing attacked for anything he ever has
done or failed to do, except his refusal
to take orders from Tammany,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
Great Seat Sale.

Philadelphia, Oct. 6.-For fifteen
hours before the ticket office at Shibe
Pask here was scheduled to open for
f0r the sale of seats for Wednesday s
Rpme between the Giants and Athletics
tWo messenger boys stood in front of
tAc office, the first in line, which early
tooeg reached fifteen quares and was
eensiantly increasing. Many carried
toluipg chairs, stools and blankets.
throughout the morning many got
auhstitutes to take their places.
An but 1000 Of the 10000 reserved
1enis at Shibe Park have been sold Ia
regular patrons or reserved for baseball
maenates It was said ticket specula.
toh got none.
Coombs to Hear Returns.
lRck Coombs, one Of Mack's best
twrlers and the hero of the 1911 seriel
Wiih New York, is in hospital her,
wiih a l4-pound weight on each foo
ana an eight.pound weight attached I,
hii head, dragging his vertebrae apart
he has arranged for his wife to sit a
Nj. bedside, telephone in her han,
Ana get the accounts of the games pla.
Nd play,
fOOmbs is the idol Of his fellow. Ath
Ae4 &C. When the club was in slumI
leral weeks ago, Manager Mack ha'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-06
However They Believe He
Killed Mrs. Rexroat, Dancing
Teacher, of Chicago.
THERE MAY BE OTHERS
Ascertainsd He Spent Several Months
in Department for Criminally In
sane in Joliet,
UNITED PRESS LEASED wran.l

Chicago, Oct 6.-Mrs. Mildred ALI
son Rexroat, dancing teacher who was
shot to death at Wheaton, ILL.,, a week
ago, was the victim of murderer, who,
according to his. own confession, had
killed 13 others in as many years. Hen
ry Spencer, arrested in room near the
South Side levee district last night,
confessed that he not only killed Mrs.
Rexroat, but that he has slain IA per-
sons in all.
He was positively identified as the
mysterious "Mr. Spencer" with whom
Mrs. Rexroat left Chicago on the night
she was killed. Mrs. Rexroat's s blood
stained rattan suitcase was found in
his room, as was the revolver with
which he said he had killed her.
Did Not Kill Thirteen.
The greater portion Of Spencer's con
fession is discredited by the police but
they are convinced that he murdered
Mrs. Rexroat and possibly three or four
others. Spencer furnished many fresh
and CORY details today, increasing his
list Of alleged murders, Telegraphic
advices, however, have caused an al
most complete collapse of his confession
so far as victims elsewhere are con-
cerned.
The police learned today that while
Spencer was at Joliet prison he spent
several months in the department for
the criminally insane. He came to Chi
cago when his term expired. Spencer
told Frank Shaunnessy, a stenographer
at police headquarters, that he had
killed boy, "and done lot of other
numbering" Shamnessy thinks Spen-
Ger is insane.
Believes He Killed Woman.
ri am certain, said Captain Halpin
this afternoon, "that Spencer killed
Mrs. Rexroat. He also shows such an
intimate knowledge Of a number of
other local murders that I have sent a
detective to corroborate his tory. The
more l question him, however, the more
/ doubt the statement that he partici.
pated in score Of murders.
Spencer neither drinks nor smokes.
At the house where he lived, the police
found several church magazines, and
much Sunday school literature. He also
freqently attended Emmanuel Baptist
church.
Spencer said he acquired the opium
habit in prison, and that his first muir
der victim was his first wife, He de-
clared she was a maid employed by
Mrs. Helen Gould Shepard, and that
he killed her to get diamonds worth
$500.