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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-10
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A PLEASANT DAY
CTnE WlNNER1

The most pleasant time ~ my
vacation was n day spent on the
gonnhore. | started about 10 o'clock
in the morning with my oldor sis
tera and brother. After We arrived
M our destination, we selected a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-10

And on lts outer point, some
miles away,
Tho lighthouse iifts Its massive
masonry.
A pillar Of fire by night. OF cloud
BY day.
gwen at the distance, can see the
tides,
Upheavlng. break unheard. along
l,a base,
a spocehless wrath that rises and
subsidies
In the white tip and tremor OF the
face"
-Lalla Erickson. age IL. 1916 18th
Az. ". W.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-10

Children do not fully under
stand their mothers until child
hood 10 over. In the formative
period they simply accept
mother a. the central figure IN
the home. and under her brood.
Ing care develop their lndiVid-
usiity ard become what che
means them 10 be.-msrsaret
Sanustcr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-10

beach to wade and have boat rides
along the shore.
After two or three hours we got
hungry, went back 10 camp aud
built a tiny camp fire and spread
our lunch After lunch we hunted
f0urleaf cloyers. mogBcs and wild
flowers.
On our way home we could over
look tho many bluffs and points
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-10

ana see the sail
boats and schoon
ors. II WIS such
n pretty scene
THAT II brought n
memory IDngfel-
lows poem Tho
Lighthouse"
The rocky ledge
runs far into
a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-10

MODERN elegantly furnishes
rooms a. lowest rates at Hotel VIZ
ginus. Eighth and Virginia. neal
WastlaEp Elliott S03
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-10
JOSH WISE SAYS:

"Speakfn' o. Tn Simple Life, Dunk
Fridemush says all he wants Is .
pine stick. a Barlow knife and con
srrtr,cnt"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-10

whate'er my soul may long Tor,
Whate'er my eyes may ace,
The simple faith Of mother
Is broad enough for me.-Jaek Crswford.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-10
ROWING
r Enterprise Association. }

Copyright. 1913. by tho Newspaper Il
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-10

There are smiles and tears In the mothers eye,
For her new born babe besides her lies.
Oh. heaven Of bss when the heart overflows
with the rapture mother only kno"s!-Henry War
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-10

From my father Inherit my frame and steady guild
but from my little mother, happy deposition and
teinp-Goeths.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
DROPPING Of TRAP
MADE HIM INSANE
Tells His Cell Mate the Thud of
the Hanged Men Made Him
Want to Kill.
TOLD HIM TO LEAVE CELL
He Died a Hopeless Maniac a Little
Later as Result the Executions
Hororrs,
TOLD HIM TO LEAVE CELL


Sacramento, Cal, March GA dra-
matte story of the effects of executions
on the prisoners of San Quentin was
told here before the senate judiciary
committee by Edward II. Morrell, mem
Der of the Sontag. Evans gang of ban
dts, who served years in the peni-
tentiary.
"The man who was my cell mate
worked in the shoe shop directly under
the death chamber" said Morrell. "He
used to hear the thump of the men
dropping through the trap just over.
head. For days afterward he appeared
to be in daze. The thing grew on him
until one day, with wild look in his
eyes, he shook me roughly and told me
I'd better get new cell mate quickly.
" 'Those thuds are having strange,
suggestive effect on me, said he.
'They make me want to do murder. If
you don't get away, I'll kill you some
day.
"He died a hopeless maniac a little
later, the result of the horrible sugges-
tion of the execution chamber. "
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
POLICE CAPTURE
TAXICAB BANDITS
Their Chauffeur Ran His Car Into the
Sidewalk and Police Captured
Seven of Gang

New York, March 22.-Exchanging
hundreds of shots with their quarry
who were firing from the tonneau of a
speeding automobile, the police captur-
ed seven taxicab bandits in the bust.
ness section early today. Becoming
confused at the height "' the battle,
the chauffeur ran his car into the side.
walk, smashing the engine, The police
then swooped down upon the bandits
and arrested them.
The bandits had entered the Cafe
Zeppelin at the closing hour and held
up the proprietor, securing $32 from
the till, The proprietor 5 wife then ran
into the street screaming for the police,
and the bandits, brushing past her,
leaped into their machine and sped up
Avenue A..
A hail of bullets followed them, They
answered this fusillade and several 9th.
ers before they were captured. As far
as known no one was hit by the bullets
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
SPECTACULAR SCENE
IN SEATTLE COURT
Adam J. Mayer, a Local Minis
ter Makes Dramatic Con-
fession of Crime.
HE LAYS BARE HIS SOUL
Reviewed His Life From Childhood, But
Asked Leniency Only for Girl He
Had Wronged.
HE LAYS BARE HIS SOUL
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Seattle, Wash, March 22.-Baring
the very depths of his soul, asking for
no lCniency, but pleading for the for
glveness of the little girl whom he mis-
treated, her parents, his own wife and
family, and all Christians, Adam j..
Mayer. a well known local minister,
startled Superior Judge James T. Ron
aid, and the court room crowded with
spectators, here today by most spec
tacJlar and dramatic confession in
which the man reviewed his life from
CHILDHOOD blaming his immortality upon
u man who led him astray in early
%cuth.
Judge Rcnald had known Mayer for
upwards Of 20 years. They were neigh
bors, living within 200 feet of each
ctacr, and when Mayer concluded ms
r~"arkable cGr;tH:m, the judge asked
h,m:
Are yol 'lro that you are in your
right minii
Mayer did mo- lGsitete. He answered
promptly:
"Yes. l am ntN."
Judge Ronald settled back in his
chair with a sigh, and after few min
utes thought, said;
"I see no other way than to impose
sentence. You will be confined in the
state penitentiary at Walla Walla for
not less than 1S months or more than
ten years.
Mayer was arrested Wednesday and
charged with mistreating his young
niece two years ago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
MUST PAY POSTAGE
ON GOODS ONCE MORE

Several people of Salem who have re.
covered parcels from the collection Of
parcels post bundles stolen by William
Martin, who was lodged in the county
Jail a few days ago. are complaining
because they are required by the Off.
cials at the postoffice to repay postage
on the goods in order to send them on
their way again. Postmaster Farrar
explains that ordinary letters and mat.
ter sent by parcels post are sent at the
sender's risk, and not on the responsi.
bility of the government.
Several classes Of messengers are en-.
ployed by the postal service, some of
them give bonds, while others do not.
The class to which Martin belonged
furnish no bonds
Many Of the articles filched by Mar.
tin are being identified and returned
to their owners. Postmaster Farrar
says that those articles that cannot be
identified will probably 60 through the
process of stray letters, They will go
to the dead letter office. If they can
be traced to their owners at tho dead
letter office they will be returned, if
not they will be sold and the proceeds
will go into the public treasury,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
EDUCATOR HERE TO
GET INFORMATION
Comes to the Right Shop ard Will
Study oregons Best Up-to.date
Methods.

J. c. Muerman Of the United States
Bureau of Education, one of board Of
four educators appointed to collect in.
formation concerning rural education
in the United States, has arrived in Sa.
lem and will spend a period of four
months in this state, making Salem his
headquarters during that time. Mr..
Muerman expects to make special stud.
les Of about three counties during HE
stay in the state and will be guided in
his selection of the counties by the
suggestions of the state superintendent.
The board Of four men, of which Mr..
Muerman is one, is headed by j. D. Eg.
glestOn, who is known as chief of the
board. He was formerly state superin.
tendent of public instruction in Vir.
ginia. The other members of the board
are A. G., Monohan and Dr. Foght, the
latter of the University of Missouri.
Mr.. Muerman has supervision over IL
western states.
"This board, " said Mr. Muerman to.
day, sis clearing house for rural edu.
cational information. Our work is to
see all we can of the real work that is
being done in rural education. It is
not our purpose to dictate or to in.
struct, but to observe, and to file the
information which we gather with the
United States Bureau of Education. "
Mr.. Muerman is a graduate of Wash.
ington state college, having been a
classmate of Cliff linus, the genial real
estate dealer of this city. Before grad.
uating from the state college Mr.. Muer-
man was superintendent of schools at
Moscow, Idaho, for a number of years
and later went to the Philippine Islands
where he was engaged in educational
work in the employ of the government.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
Returns From Ohio.

Cleveland, O., March 29,-With six
known to be dead, score missing and
40 others injured, some probably fatal
ly, Ohio is recovering slowly today from
ole of the worst storms in years. Com.
munication with smaller towns still is
severed, and it is feared later reports
viii materially increase tho fatalities.
The damage to property and crops OK
ceeds 100000.
Seneca county reports one dead and
Columbia and New London also reports
fatalities. Three men were seen to
leave sandusky harbor yesterday in a
small boat. Later the overturned craft
was found, and it is believed the occu-
pants perished.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
PLENTY OF THAT GLASS
ALREADY IN EVIDENCE

William austin Macy, NJ. D., super.
intendent CT the Long Island State Hos.
pital, at Long Island, New York, has
written the office Of the secretary Of
state, asking for a grist Of information
on conditions in Oregon.
Dr. Macy, in writing for the infor.
nation represents a number Of physi.
clans, lawyers and hope.to.be farmers,
who are contemplating moving to Ore.
gon from the far east. The queries that
are put in the letter ask about oppor.
tunities for home making in this state,
the various attitudes and climatic con.
ditions Of Oregon, and opportunities for
practicing lawyers and physicians.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
Michigan Hard Hit.

Detroit, Mich, March 22.-Lowering
temperatures following in the wake of
yesterdays storm, is causing much suf-
fering today throughout Michigan. Es.
timates of the total damage by the
storm, the worst in the history Of
Michigan's weather bureau, is impos.
sIble, because of broken wire commu-
ricatiOn, but it probably will reach 81,
100000,
1t is known that one person met
death in the storm, but the list Of ia.
talties may be increased when com.
munication with many outside places is
restored
A conservative estimate of the loss in
Detroit is $5OO,OOO. The crops and or.
chardg in Southern Michigan were dam
aged but it is not known yet to what
extent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
FEDERAL PRISONERS
MAssAoRED BY REBELS


Juarca, Mexico, March 22.--Massacro
Of 1876 federal prisoners by Madcrista
in Parral is reported here today in let.
tcrs brought from that city by rcfu.
gee The letters says that the recent
Madcrista attack on Parral resulted in
great damage to the cathedral and the
destruction Of the central market by OK
ploding shells, Among the victims Of
the massacre are said to be Guillcmo
Porras, secretary Of state in chihuahua,
when Porfirio Diaz was presidents Ro.
dolfo Reyes and Rudolfo Chavez, all Of
whom were prominent in the business
circles Of Lower Chihuahua
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
STOPPED HIS TRAIN
AS BRIDGE COLLAPSED
[uNIrrp rnnsa InAarn wInn.l

Lyudonyilel, Vt, March 22.--Stop.
ping his train at the near edge of a
tottcring bridge, the noise Of whose
crashing timbors, weakened by flood
waters, sounded above the din In the
engine cab an engineer on the Boston &
Maine road saved tnmlo0d Of pas.
scngcrs here today from almost certain
death An instant after the train stop.
ped the bridge went crashing into the
swollen stream, IFS destruction aided by
the forcpart Of the engine. Tho fire.
man was thrown into the water, but ess
capped drowning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
FRIENDSHIP.

Troublet said that to select we'll
among old things was almost equal to
inventing new ones. This is ercour.
aging to one who acts only as a crit,
of the written thoughts of other peO'
ple--one who assumes to be connois-
seur on thoughts rightly and beautiful
ly expressed. In editing this subject it
is easy to confirm the opinion of many
that all there is lacking to make Life
one long sweet song, by increasing
friendships, not only in number, bur in
beauty, is to eliminate selfishness as
well as iealousies-many are too selfish
to allow friendships approach, Others
too iealous.-Samuel Francis WooIard
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
WASHINGTON ABoLISHES
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
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UNITED PRBSB LEAbED WIRhI
olympia, Wash, March Ex-Governor
Ernest Lister this morning signed the
bin abolishing capital punishment in
this state. The law will go into effect
June IA.
Some doubt had been felt about the
governor s signing the measure because
its companion bill, to prohibit the par
doning Of a murderer unless he has
served at least 20 years in the peniten.
tiary, was overlooked by the legisla-
ture and did not come to a final vote.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
WORK Of STORM
IS NOW BEING TOLD
Loss in Ohio Though Returns
Are Meagre Is Placed at
Over 100000.
LOSS OF LIFE IS HEAVY
Michigan Hard Hit and the Brief Re-
ports Received All Tell Of Heavy
Loss.
LOSS OF LIFE IS HEAVY
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Washington, March 22,-In response
to plea sent direct to President VIII
son, army surgeons and medicines today
were sent from Fort Oglethrope to Low
er Peach Tree, Ala, which was praCtic-
ally destroyed in yesterdays tornado.
The telegram to the president stated the
town was in ruins, many were killed,
hundreds injured and the medical sup.
plies destroyed.
The Red Cross society headquarters
here today wired the governor Of Ais
bama that it stood ready to render any
possible assistance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
30 Killed In One Town.

Mobile, Ala, March 22.-The toll Of
death exactcd by the tornado yesterday
which ra2ed Lower Peach Tree, Ala,
today is known to be thirty, Forty.sev.
en- others were injured, some probably
fatally.
Thirty coffins have been sent to Low.
er Peach Tree from Pine Hall, Ala.
Food tents aud medicines also have
been sent into the stricken districts.
Twelve persons were injured at Nor.
ristown, Ala.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
OWNERS
ADOPT CONCRETE

AT a meeting of property owners of
North Commercial street at the city
hall, Mr.. Fraser was elected chairman
and Mr. A. j. Anderson, secretary. It
was moved and seconded that we vote
10 adopt cement pavement and vote ac.
corling to front footage. Carried.
Mr.Watson and Mr. Morton were ap.
pointed tellers, the result was, yeas
ASA rtca 400.
1t was moved and seconded that the
council accept a concrete bid and get a
lO.year guarantee even if it has to take
the next to the lowest bid, with n good
and sufficient surety bond for its main.
tenance for 10 years.
Carried and meeting adjourned,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
GOT SORE BECAUSE
HE WAS TURNED DOWN

Washington, March 22.-Willis Moore
today resigned as chief of the United
States weather bureau. His resigna.
ton, to become effective July 81, was
accepted by Secretary of Agriculture
Houston.
1t is reported here that Moore re.
signed because he was not appointed
secretary of agriculture. Secretary
Houston had not asked for his resigna.
ton. Moore is a Democrat.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
PROFESSIONAL REvoLUTIoNIsT
SEEKS A WARMER CLIMATE

Washington, March 22,--After hav.
ing buffeted many revolutions, and
started few on his account, President
Manuel Bonilla, Of Honduras, is dead
today from kidney trouble, according to
advices received here. Vice.President
Francisco Bertrand Immediately sue.
esded 10 tho presidency.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
Their Last Hope Gone.
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Washington, March 29.-Chief Justice
White, of the United States supreme
court, today refused to review the con-
viction Of Floyd and Claude Allen, sen.
fenced to die next Friday for the part
they played in shooting up the Carroll
county court house, at Hillsvile, Va.
This ends the last hope of the men for
new trial, and means the sentence will
be carried out.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
Fourteon Minors Killed..


TUNlTED rnEN8 IIAHED WlnET
Torrc llautc Ind, March g2,-Four.
tcou miners were killed in n mine cx.
plosion at Duggcr Ind, early today ac.
cording to adyicos received at labor
headquarters here. Moro than 300 men
were employed in the mine, and II Is
feared that many others were injured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
Authorities a Trifle Late.
tUNrTED PREss LEASED wIRB.l

Union City, Tenn, March 22.-Cap-
tured by a mob after he is alleged to
have shot and killed Samuel Mcclure,
aged 70, a white man, John GregsOn, a
negro, was hanged ON a prominent street
corner. The authorities are arriving
TODAY.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
Her Condition Hopeful.


London, March Militant suffp.
gotte leaders hero today declare that
Sylvia PankhurSt, released from Hol'
loway Jail, as the result Of her hunger
strike, Is In n serious condition from
forced feeding, and she may die.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22

Saved Only His Life,

+ Nome, Alaska, March 22.-Jo' :
r han KOren, noted Norwegian bot 4
+ ist and naturalist, whose schoon. =
+ er Kittimack was lost in the ice 4
r together with the whaler Morris, 4
= at Cape Serge, Siberia, arrived =
r here today from the camp made =
r by the crews of the wrecked YES. 4
+ sells after their four months trip 4
+ across the ice of Bering Straits. +
r Koren lost all of his equipment, +
+ furs and specimens. He says Cap =
+ tain N. NJ. Wedding of the Morris +
r was too i'll to attempt the trip +
+ over the ice so remained behind +
= hoping to reach the Esquimau =
+ settlement at Plover bay. +
+ r + \ + = r r r + r + + +
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22

Steam Schooner Ashore.

r San Francisco, March 22.-Af. +
r ter being blown high up on the =
+ rocks of Stewards Point near +
+ here, and the lives of her crew =
+ of IL endangered by heavy gale =
+ the steam schooner Albion is =
= breaking up today. Captain ia 4
r cobson and the crew escaped in +
+ the ships boats. The Albion had =
+ gone from here to Stewards 4
+ Point to load railroad ties. While r
+ she was being loaded, strong head +
r winds arose and the vessel was =
r. forced to leave her insecure 4
+ berth, only to be dashed on near +
r by crags. =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
+ r + + r 4


+ Seattle, Wash, March 22.-Nor- .
+ way will be directly connected .
+ with the Pacific coast ports of :
= the United States by steamship .
+ line via Panama, if enough bust. :
+ ness can be secured between the :
+ countries to warrant the line, is !
+ the statement made here today !
+ by Helmer II. Bryn, minister I
= from Norway to the United
4 States who is making a tour of
+ investigation on the coast. He
: also states that line of NOrwe- 1
= gian steamers operated under the 1
+ American flag would be put in 1
+ operation between New York and 1
+ the Pacific coast, via Panama. 1
+ 1
+ r r = r + r + r + + + 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
Promised a Blizzard.

r Washington, March 22.-The
+ weather bureau here today pre-.
+ dicted rain and incipient biz.
+ yards tomorrow on the Pacific
; coast and in the northern states.
/ l. L l. l. L L i 4 4 / 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22
Weather Forecast.

Oregon - Occasional snow or
= rain tonight and Sunday. North
+ erly winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-22

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-25
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOX MAY 70 1919

~Probablv.~ he replied smoothly that's because
both of us are discreet men
There is an old saying in all the newspaper offices that
there IS no information which reporter can't get out OF
man. if he asks him enough questions-often enough
When the correspondents filed out Of the President
once that afternoon they felt that Mr.. Wilson had
knocked the old saying into meaningless phrase Ihey
had sked enough questions and they had asked them
often enough: but they had not gone away with the
goods.
Wilson 53,I 5o 5 9 Sco 5dS S 55(a T
a., white House This is an inevitable result OF the
mind and character Of the man, and it is product OF
the wav he thinks work should be done.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-25

tariff delegations from all the country would de
scend upon me- and | should have no time 10 do any,
thing else on earth but constitute myself continual
court Of investigation This would be worse tlah USE
les II would prevent my doing any other work ana
would interfere with that study which ! am now able
10 give to the tariff Moreover, all the interests con
cerned in the bill have had their innings before the
House Committee on Ways and Means the laC's are
all matter OF record, and that is enough
At that same time there much speculation IN me
1rc as 10 whether the new administration would send
into Mexico the United States troops massed on 'he
border. it,,
floor mo statement has been made by either you or the
Secretary Of War about the Mexican situation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-25

Before he ever entered the White House he announced
that he would pursue the "open door policy there as
he had in New Jersey, and that everybody who had
business with him would have ready access to his Office
When the old statesmen and gray-headed political
prophets heard that they engaged in an exhibition Of
spectacular series of swoonS, falnts, and frances
They had never imagined such heresy But Mr. Wilson
made good his declaration as far as II was humanity
possible.
In past administrations all White House callers
Senators, Representatives.. private citizens-who
wanted to the secretary TO the President, had 70
stand in the lobby corridors Of the offices and send
in their cards At present there IS card bearer on
the door leading to the offices of Joseph p. Tumuty
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