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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17

page advertising which, M compared 10
his right and title to Col. (O, together
with an exhaustive review Of his mill.
tary(O career will make Sousa = band
sound Hike n faint bugle cal.
We cannot understand why Col, Ilofor
should want additional advertising.
Isn't II enough to entice the peroxide
Luannc away from one Of the state in.
stitutions and then with the winning
ways and loycablc characteristics Of
" jack Norton" to lead her into the en-.
snarng environment. Of the beauties
overlooking the Pacific ocean and the
Agate Beach Land Coz. Ilofor
Agenti o.
Aud " any further adyertsing IN
necessary won't running for council
man from the Fourth ward provide am.
pie opportunity
Surely in his quest for advertising
Mr.. llofer took an unfair advantage
of the Capital ournal
Spcw another Jack Norton II you
feel 80 disposed Mr. llofcr, but please
plcase--please don \, even by accident,
permit your ilustrous name to be con.
nected with the Capital Journal any
more.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17

advertising himself as "editor and
owner" Of this paper. We may have
sinned-we cannot at all times agree
with eyerybody--we are liable to make
mistakes any day for which we perhaps
should be punished but for Col lIofor
to be reported as advertising himself as
" editor and owner Of this paper, II
is too much--we want TO be charitable.
but we must rebel
II Mr.. Hofer wants advertising the
Capital journal has space to soll--if
enough were paid, we might oven nun
a cut Of Mr. lIofor together with
the real, genuine, sureenough military
hat he threw into the ring at the last
pubernatorial race The ring Is still in
existence-the Colonel has returned 10
those who love him-and the hat-well,
We 1lfpass that.
We are here for business and If the
Colonel wants advertising, we will sell
II TO him--we also wish TO state that II
In his travels he is reported as making
any more cracks about his being the
editor and owneE" Of this newspaper,
we will be forced out Of the generosity
Of our hearts TO donate him some front
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17
|BURN|NG POISON OAK
| IS HAMPER|NG WORK
Fumes In Smoke Nearly Blind Fighters
and They Are Forced to Go to
Oily for Treatment.

son Jose, Cal, Oct. 17.-Five serious
fncst fires continued today in the ter.
ritOry between Carmichael's Mill and
Seayonte, eight miles back Of Los Gatos
IN the Santt cruz mountains. IL was
predicted 6y the fire.fighters that It
will take week, even in the most fa.
rorable circumstances to stamp out the
fires.
The Haincs home, on the Bear Creek
rood, has been destroyed, according to
reports received here, but the Moody
home was saved The Murphy and Pow.
eli ranches also have been destroyed.
Burning olson oak is hampering the
hrciighter1 The poison fumes in the
smoke nearly blinded six fire fighters
who were for"td to go to Saratoga for
treatment, Scores Of others are suffer.
iug from swollon faces
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17
Hofer Reported Posing as Editor
and Owner OF the Capital Journal

In recording the proceedings Of the
sixteenth annual convention Of the Cal.
ifornia League of Municipalities, re.
Gently held in Los Angeles, the Express
Of that city under date Of October Z,
among other things has the following
to says
"Col +. Hofer, editor and owner Of
the Capital journal at Salem, Or, is a
visitor at the convention studying
California municipal governments. lie
will attend the sessions throughout the
week. He has recently returned from
tour through the south. occupying
much Of his time in studying questions
confronting the municipal govern.
ments.
Now Of course owing TO the fact
that we now and then read the morning
sheet, we may naturally be slow or mis-.
taken, but the present management Of
The Capital journal is under the i'm.
preston that col. Ilofer sold this pa.
per on the 18th Of October Of last year
and was paid cab in full for IT,
Has Mr. lIofer forgotten this, or is
he simply unkind enough to want to add
to The Capital journals burdens BY
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17
STORY Of MURDER
IS TOLD BY PAIR
Spanos and Seymour, Sentenced to Die
October 81, Claim Tom Fricus
Slew Medford Greek

Mike Spanos and Frank Seymour,
who are under sentence Of death, for
the murder Of George Dedeskalous, a
| Greek, mt Medford last summer, Thurs.
day made and signed written "con-
fession' in which they confess the 9th.
er felloY did the killing, They made
their statements separately to Warden
Lawson and Bookkeeper Murray, and
these statements are exactly alike as to
the facts. Boiled down their stories are
as follows;
"Spanos was working at the Hotel
Medford and Seymour was stopping at
q rooming house Spanos quit work
abount O'Clock and went with Sey.
mour to . Greek pool room, a man nam.
ed Burt Cumming going with them.
They played q game Of pool and then
started to 20 TO n picture show. The
first show was over when they arrived
and they went on TO the park where
Tom Fricus joined them. He had a
quart bottle of whiskey and they all but
Spanos took a drink from It. Fricus
then proposed that they walk down
town and see II they could not find a
girl. This they declined to do, and Fri.
Gus insisted they should take a walk
anyway. At the same time he insisted
that we get George Dedcskalous, and
we went and got him.
awe went about 50 yards from the
depot when Fricus wanted to get a wa.
! termelon. We put in dime apiece and
Dedeskmous went and got the melon.
! We went into the old box factory to eat
it. There we drank the balance of the
whiskey and Fricus wanted more. He
tried to borrow the money from Dedes.
kalous to buy it with, but did not get il,
Seymour then went after a bottle on
his own account,
Argue About Money.
While he was gone Fricus and De
I ldeskalous got into an argument about
the money Fricus had asked him for,
George saying he did not have II and
4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17
BALLOT Of ELECTION
NOVEMBER 3 IS BLANK
Candidates Fail to File Petitions in
Time and so Voter Must Write
Name of His Choice.

Insofar as candidates for councilmen
are concerned, when the city primary
election takes place November 3, the
ballot will be a blank. City Recorder
Elgin having discovered that he has no
legal authority to place any names on
the voting sheet unless those running
for alderman have filed their petition
announcing their candidacy 30 days pri-
or to the time of holding the primary
election. There are over six petitions
being circulated in behalf Of different
local men who will be candidates, but
whether sufficient number Of signers
are secured or not, the names cannot be
printed on the ballot.
With this new phase of the election
laws Of 1913 facing the voters, those
running for city offices are in some.
what Of a predicament The latest soc.
tion in the election laws provides that
unless candidate FOR office files his
or her petition announcing intention to
become a candidate 80 days prior to the
date Of election, the anne cannot be
printed on the ballot. According to this
section, Salem people mentioned as can
didates for aldermen should have filed
their petitions not later than October 3
in order TO be on the ballot No peti.
tions were filed within this period.
Voters wishing to cast a vote for their
favorite candidate at this election must
write in the name All petitions now in
circulation may as well he called In.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17
HINDU DENIES MURDER.

Richmond, Caly, oct. l7.-Said All
Khan, the Hindu, arrested on u charge
Of numbering Rosa Domingo, arrived
from Caloxco today aud viewed the
dead girls body at the morguc. He re-.
pudiated the confession he was said TO
have made at Calexico, and declared
that tho body was not that Of the girl
he knew M Rosa Domingo.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17

boy, and was witness for the prosecu.
tion at Bells trial
That she was concerned in the kill.
ing, however, Chorney said he did not
think likely. His view was that the
boy was slain by some of his own rel.
atives.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17
TWENTY-E|GHTD|E
IN A|RSH|P WRECK

Zeppelin Drigibe Expodes, Burns in Midar and Only One
On Board Is AiveHe Will Die--Charred Body Officer
Who Acts Pilot Is Found at Wheel-- Drgibe Making
Its First Flight When Disaster. Comes--Kaser Wilhelm
Says 1t Is Gods Will When Informed of the Disaster-At
First Is Overcome--Feared Tragedy Will ParaIyze Ger
Aerial TrafficNation Is in Mourning and Serious
Effect Zeppelins Health Is Feared.
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= = ++++ ++++ - 4

Chicago, Oct 17,--William Ellis,
member Of wealthy Cincinnati family
had partially recovered today from the
effects Of n bullet wound in tho head,
fircd, according to his story to the po.
lice, AZ the result Of a suicide pact with
Mrs Ellis. The wife was found dead in
the couples room at the Hotel Shor.
man here yesterday after Ellis had tolc.
phonod friend that terrible tragedy
had occurred. Mrs. Ellis WIS found ".
ing in n pool Of blood with her head
almost severed from hcr body.
Ellis was takon to an undcrtaker's,
whero on inquest to determine whether
Mrs. Ellis committed suicide or WAS
murdered will be held, The police doubt
the story told by Ellis
Philip Fosdyck, of Cincinnati Mrs.
Ellis brotherin.law, claimed her body
today He denied statement by Ellis
thtt Mrs Ellis had boon intimate with
another man, The police believe that
Ellis brain has been weakened by dis.
,agc.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17
WANTS JOINT ACTION.


Washington, Oct l7,--Congressman
Sherwood, Of Ohio, addressing the
house, strongly urged immediate joint
action by the United States and the
powers to restore peace in Mexico. lie
denounced Huerta, and suggested an
armed protectorate.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17
PLoT To KIfL HunRrA.

Vera Cruz, Mexico, Oct Rumors
that n plot TO assassiuate Provisional
President lluerta was discovered In
Mexico City last night, were In circula.
ton here today. Dispatches from the
capital said the guards about the ma.
tional capital had been doubled.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17
FRANK BoGAsH, JR., WINS
BIG BLUE GRASS STAKE

Lexington, Oct l1.--Blue Grass stake
for 2;lO PAGERS, three in five, value s2,.
OOO-Frank Bogash, Jr, first; Del Rcy
seconds Herman wenger third, Best
time 2,O4h.
The Cumberland stake for 205 pac
ers, three IN five, value t2OOO-Flowei
Direct, first; Walter Cochato, second
Lougworth b., third; Jones Gentry
fourth. Best time, 2tO4K.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17

on the possible reason for the disaster
to the Zeppelin airship "L2" which ex-
ploded in mid.air today, killing 2S per-
sons, Roy Knabenshue, pilot of the di-
rigible which makes daily flights with
passengers over Pasadena, made the fol.
lowing statement for the United Press:
"Of course, the reason for such acci.
dents can never be known, but there are
number of causes which might be pos
sible, There is always present beneath
a big balloon such as the Zeppelin $
have, large amount of gas which will
explode if fire comes in contact with it.
Possibly some passenger enjoying the
first sensation Of an air voyage thought
it necessary to demonstrate his coolness
to his fellow.passengers by lighting
cigar, Then again the exhaust from the
engine may have ignited this gas under
the big bag.
con the Zeppelin dirigiblees the car
is hung close up to the bag and con-
nected directly with it. In most Amer.
lean dirigibles, including ours, the car
hangs much lower, and the tremendous
rush of air between the car and the bag
sweeps away the gas which is found so
often under the Zeppelin bag. That is
the reason more accidents occur in Ger.
many in proportion to the number of
flights than in this country"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17

Berlin, Oct. 17.-zeppelin dirigible
"L2" exploded and burned in mid-air,
5000 feet above Johannisthal field to.
day Of 29 persons on board, 2S were
killed. There was single survivor, a
naval officer, who was so frightfully
burned and mangled, however, that he
cannot recover. The charred body Of
the officer who was acting as pilot was
found in his cabin, still at the wheel.
The Zeppelin was a new craft built
for the navy. 1t was considered the
last word in aerial construction of its
kind. The trip it was making was its
first test.
Says 1t Is Gods Will.
Kaiser Wilhelm was at Bonn when
Informed of the disaster.
"It is God s will," he said. "Ger.
many must be strong and bear up cour,
ageously."
At first the kaiser was overcome, but
later he and the empress telegraphed
their sympathy to the families of the
victims.
1t is feared the tragedy will paralyze
German aerial traffic. The nation is in
mourning. 1t is believed the disaster
will have a serious effect on Count Yep.
peIin s health. The cause of the acci-
dent is not known.
Possible Reasons
Pasadena, Cal, Oct 17--Commenting
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17
The Weather

The Dickey Bird
says: Oregon: Fair
east tonight au /
Saturday, cloudy
west portion to
night and Satur.
day, probably b ! =
RAIN easterly
winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17
Police THINKS He
MURDERED HIS WIFE
Story of Ellis She Committed Suicide
as Result of Pact Thought False
and He Is Held.
UNITED PRESS LrAsrD wmn.l

r = = r + = = + 4
+ Chicago, Oct William Ellis, 4
+ member Of wealthy Cincinnati 4
= family confessed this afternoon 4
+ at coronor's inquest here that 4
y he killed his wife in the Hotel 4
= Sherman yesterday by slashing 4
= her throat, and then attempted 4
= to end his own life. 4
+ "YosI" he screamed, ''I killed 4
= herl ] almost cut her head from 4
r her body. My Godl II was aw. 4
y full ! am sorry / didn't die, 4
+ too" 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17
pRAMATIc RBApINo AT LIBRAHy

pNfessor A. r. Reddee, Of the Uri.
vorsity Of Oregon, will give n dramatic
reading Of Dickens "Talc of Two
Cities in the library auditorium this
evening October n, ut 3 O'Clock.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-17
Argue About Money

" While he was gone Fricus and De
deskalous got into an argument about
the money Fricus had asked him for,
George saying he did not have II and
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-31
YOUR MIND ON YOUR WORK
Man Who Makes Good Is One Who
Can Shut Out Of Mind All but
One Thing.

TIE man who !saaies good is the
man who can shut ou: OF his mind all
but one thing. An unsuccessful prin'
cipal OF a school once said that every
teacher ought TO be able TO DO three
things at once. or course. he was
wrong. The teacher who does one
thing at a time and does II well Is
giving the pupil the best possible OBJ
iect lesson In concentration. We
have to learn To think clearly amid
distracting noises, to go forward on q
strait and narrow way without diver
sions and excursions that waste our
time and our substance. and to keep
at work regardless OF the tired" feel
ing, the spring" feeling. and whether
the fishing Is good or not. When the
soft breeze comes in at the window
we stiffen the moral fiber against it's
allurement. We must pin our atten.
ton firmly to the turgid and dry
geometry OF a legal brief. or the ser.
ried figures of the daybook. or the
busy system OF mercantile establish
ment. and let every other thought
await itA turn at the end Of once
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-31

corner. and seated herself beside
Jakey.
Say. now" Bob demonstrated pdlh
Ing his mustache deprecatiukiy "ev
erybody knows | wouldn't see dog
hurt II Il could be helped I'm Jakey's
friend. and I'd be yours. Fran-hon'
estly--if could. hut how's school
to be run without authority? You
ain't reasonable. All we want OF you
10 TO be biddable."
And you!" cried Fran TO Abhott.
beginning to give way TO high pres.
sure, II thought you were school.
teacher. not just. but also--a some
thing very nice. also n teacher. But
not you. Teachers all you are. jus,
rules and regulations and authority
and chalk and abe and def"
Abbott crimsoned. Was she rirht ?
| Was he not something very nice plus
| his vocation? He found himself des.
perately wishing that she might think
| so.
Fran, after one long glowing took at
| him, turned TO the lad in disgrace, and
placed her hand upon his stubborn
arm. Have you mother?" she
asked wistfully.
"Yeh," mumbled the lad. astonished
ut finding himself addressed. not as
an ink.stained husk OF humanity. but
as an understanding soul.
81 haven't" said Fran softly. talk.
| ing TO him as II unconscious Of the
| presence of two listening men. but
had one, a few years ago--and. oh. II
seems so long since she died, Jak.y--
three years Is pretty long time 10 be
without a mother. And you can't think
what a fault-blindest. spoilingest. can
diest mother she was. I'm glad yours
Is living. for you still have the chance
to make her proud and happy.
No matter how fine | may turn out
do you reckon III ever be admired by
anybody. Jakey? Huh! guess not
But II were. mother wouldn't be- here
to enjoy It. Won't you tell Professor
Ashton that you are sorry?"
Fran" Abbott began.
Fran made mouth at him. II don,
belong to your school any more" she
informed him. "Alr School Director
can tell you the name OF what he can
do to me; he'll find It classified under
| the Els"
After this explosion. she turned
again % the lad IL saw you punch
that hoy. Jakey. and heard you say
you didn't. and yet It was good
punch. What made you deny t.
Pune hes aren't bad ideas II ! could
STRIFE out like you did, I'd wait TIL
saw man bullying a weaker one, and
I'd stand up to him" Fran loapec
impuls,vely to her feet. and doubled
her ARMAND I'd let her landl Punch
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-31
Anesthstized Rejection slip.

Elizabeth Jordan said that with all
the manuscripts the late Margaret Il.
Sangster had occasion to return, not
one ever carried heartache with Il.
She saw everyone who wanted to see
her. receiving all callers. she was
greatly interested In young writer's.
And when they had no writing gift.
tactfully she would set them going on
In SONS other direction. Perhaps some
woman who had brought her poor lit.
tie efforts TO Mrs. sangster could bake
sweetmeats. though she couldn't
write. Then would Mrs. sangster
work around among the club women
she knew until she got sufficient OF.
ders for sweetmeats to give that wo'
man Observation-Disclosures Herald
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-31

connection with iife-somethlng In II
mixed up with love and friendship and
justice and mercy. Wasn't I sillv! !
even believed-just fancy!---that you
might really teach me something about
religion. But. no! It's all books, moth
Ing but books"
Fran" Abbott reasoned. 'if we put
you In a room where you can under.
stand the things We try to teach, "
we make you thorough"
II don't want TO be thorough" she
explained. II want to be- happy.
guess all that schools were meant 10
do Is to teach folks what's In books.
and how TO stand In straight line.
The children In Class A. or Class y
have their minds sheared and pruned
10 look alike; but don't want my
brain after anybody's pattern"
"Youll regret this. Miss" declared
Clinton. In n threatening tone. You
sit down. DO you want tho name OF
being expelled"
II don't care very much about the
names OF things" said Fran cocily:
there are lots OF respectable names
that hide wickedness." Her tone
changed: "But yonder's another wild
animal for you TO train: did you come
to see him beaten?" She darted TO the
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-31
CHAPTER x.-contlnued.

Miss Sapphira was highly grattned.
81 wish you'd talked this reasonable
at first. It's always what people don't
see that the most harm comes OF, I'll
give little tea out here on tho We.
randa, and the worst takers In town
will be In these chairs when you bring
Fran away from Abbott's Office. And
I'll explain II all to 'em. and they'll
know Abbott is all right. just AZ I've
always known"
"Get Miss Grace TO come" Bob said
sheepishly. She doesn't like Fran
and she'll be glad to know Abbott is
doing his duty by her. Later. I'll drop
in and have bite with you"
This. then. was Bob's "idea." that
no stone might be left unturned 10
hide the perfect innocence Of the gu
perintendent. He had known Abbot,
Ashton as a bare-legged urchin run
ming on errands for his widowed moth
er. He had watched him through stu
dious years. had believed In bis fu
ture caree--and no, no bold adventur
ess. though adopted into Hamilton
Gregory's home. should be allowed "a
spoil Abbott's chances OF success.
In his official character as chairman
OF the board. Robert Clinton marched
with dignity into the superintendent
Office. meaning TO bear away the wilt
ed Fran before the eyes OF woman
Abbott Ashton saw him enter with q
Gense OF relief. The young man could
not understand why he had held
,Fran's hand. that night on the foot
bridge. Not only had the sentiment
of that hour passed away. but the in
terview Fran had forced upon him al
the close OF recent school-day. haC
inspired him with actual hostility II
seemed the irony OF fate that mere
child. a stranger. should, because oI
senseless gossip. endanger his chances
OF reappointment-a reappointmen
which he felt certain was the bes
possible means OF advancement. Why
had he held Fran's little hand? H'
had never dreamed OF holding Grace''
--ah, there was hand, indeed!
'IIas she been sent down." Bol
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-31
sYNoPsia.

Fran arrives at Hamilton Gregory's
nome " Littleburg, but finds him abtent
conducting the choir at a camp meeth.Q
she repairs thither In search OF him.
laughs curing the service and is asked to
leave. Abbott Ashton, superintendent of
schools, escorts Fran from the tent. lie
tells her Gregory In wealthy man.
pillar OF the church. Ashton becomes
greatly Interested In Fran and while TAX :
ing leave OF her. holds her hand and In
seen by Sapphira Clinton, sister OF Rob
sit CLINTON. chairman of the school board.
Fran tells Gregory she wants home
win him. Grace Noir, Gregory's private
secretary. takes "A violent dislike 20 Fran
and advises her to go away at once.
Fran hints at twenty year old secret,
and Gregory In agitation asks Grace to
Ieave the room. Fran relates the story
OF now Gregory married "A young girl at
springfield while attending college and
then deserted her. Fran is the child of
that marriage Gregory had married his
present wife three years before the death
OF Fran's mother. Fran takes n liking to
Mrs Gregory. Gregory explains that
who II dead. Fran agrees TO the story.
MIS-. Gergory insists on her making her
homo with them and takes her TO her
arms The breach between Fran and
Grace widens. II In decided that Fran
must 20 TO school. Grace shows persfs-
tent interest In Gregovy's story OF his
dead friend and hints that Fran may he
an imposter. She threatens to marry Bob
clinton and leave Gregory's service, much
80 the iatter's dismay. Fran declares that
the secretary must go. Grace begins nag
gtng tactics In an EFFORT TO drive Fran
from the Gregory home. but Mrs Greg
ory remains stanch In her friendship.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-31

hours. You may have heard a great
lawyer In action in crowded court.
room, What was the secret OF his
power? II was that he would not let
the iurys attention or the witness
tongue wander from the relevant
facts He kept insistently TO the
straight line that Is the shortest dis
tance from point to point. He curt
ly dismissed all that was super
Huous, immaterial and calculated to
blur the salient outlines OF the mat.
ter In controversy.