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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-11
CHICAGO EDITORS TO TALK.

Portland, Or, April 11.--Medill Nc.
Cormick of Chicago, vice chairman of
the progressive national committee will
be the principal speaker at progress
i've rally here tonight. His subject will
be "The Progressive Party and Its
Principles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-11
FIGHTING Is SPREADING
AND BATTLES NUMEROUS

r Durazzo, Albania, April H. =
p Fighting was reported today as =
I, spreaning throughout southern Al y
I. bania, where the Greeks are in re- =
(, volt against King William. The =
+ engagements are small but numer- r
= ous and desperate. No prisoners =
= are taken. Several villages have 4
3 been sacked and Rany of their in 4
3 habitants massaered. =
q & q 2 q Z 4 4 3 Z 3 = .
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-11

Mrs. Vera Avery is visiting Mrs. P.
S. Adams at Woodburn.
Mrs. Tena Kramer has returned from
visit to friends at Woodburn, where
she also attended the stock show.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-11

Sun, It's q burrOwinp roden living
underground. It's scientific name is
spalacopus poeppigi."
'It Is nothing more or less than a
bird, A" comments the New York Herald.
cit has dentate bill and its first and
second toes are reversed"
The cablegram Indicated that the
animal, or whatever it may be, is one
of the rarest of specimens. An official
of the American museum of natural his
tory said he never had heard of a
eurucui.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-11
Discussion Created.

New York, April 11.-A cablegram
from Brazil to the effect that Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt "shot a curucui =
caused quite q discussion today among
New York newspapers.
"A curucui," says the New York
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-11

Manaos, Brazil, april 11.-Colone,a
Manaos today with 1900 specimens of
hunting expedition.
Roosevelt was reported returning to
rare birds and animals killed on his
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-11
The Weather

The Dickey Bird
says; Oregon fair
tonight and Sun
day cooler tOnigh.
with light frost,
westerly winds.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
FERRIS WOULD
REFORM LAWS
ON MARRIAGE
Would Make 1t Illegal to Start
Divorce Proceedings Until 60
Days After Separation
WOULD ALSO HOLD UP
DECREE FOR SIX MONTHS
Governor is Opposed to Military
Training in the Schools,
He Says

LANSING, Mich, Dec. 9:-(Spe-
cfal If recommendations OF the com.
mission appointed by Gov. Ferris TO
revise and compile the statutes are
followed by the legislature, II is prob
able the Michigan laws relative 10
marriage and divorce will undergo
many changes, during the coming ses-
sion.
|. is understood that the commits
sion will recommend that intermar-
rage OF blacks and whites be prohib-
tied; that Ii be illegal TO start divorce
proceedings until 90 days after sep
aration; that DEGREES be not formally
granted until six months after the
case has beer heard In court, and that
names OF persons intending matri-
mony be published before marriage
licenses are Issued.
Gov Ferris stated today that he was
opposed TO military training in the
public SCHOOLS OF the state. He does
not believe In mllitarism and SAYS
that such training In the schools
would lot be step toward worldwide
peace. The furnishing of the youths
with rifles and military equipment
would not be advisable in the opinion
OF the chief executive.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
AGED MAN ADMITS
HE'S BIGAMIST

Marion b. Weekley, 90 years old,
white-haired, emaciated, and so az
fiicted with asthma that he can hard
ly speak audibly, was arraigned be-
fore Justice Carney. Wednesday, on
a charge of bigamy, preferred by Mrs.
Eva Reisener Weekley, whom he mar
ried in Mt. Clemens, in 1913, while
he was still the legal husband OF Mrs.
Phoebe Jane HallWeekley. whom he
had married In Essex, Ont, in 1906,
and who divorced him, last summer,
and has since become the wife OF
William T. VOORHEES,. of No. 36f
Sixth-st.
His examination was set for Dec.
Is. and he was sent TO Jail in default
OF $500 bail.
Weekley frankly admitted that he
was bigamist
But was driven TO It," he says.
He claimed that he and his first
wife could not live together. and sep
arated, after some property quarrels.
Then he fell In love with Eva Refs
ener. who boarded at the same place
that Weekley took up his residence
He says he knows he should not
have married her. but admits that ne
did. and says he hopes the Judge Will
be lenient with him when he hears
the whole story.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
NEGRO SLAYER
SAVED, HE AYERS,
BY RABBIT FOOT
Five Times Erwin Pope Stood up
to Hear His Death
Sentence
COMMITTED AT LAST
TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
RumOrs That blind Tiger" In
huence Was Powerful in
His Behalf

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Dec. Err
vim Pope. a Negro. has entered upon
a life term in prison after five conyic-
lions OF killing In the first degree.
The crime was committed In 1909.
The victim was ]. b. McClurkin, a
farmer of Calhoun county. On tech
nical errors the supreme court revers-
ed four verdicts, but confirmed the
fifth verdict. Three times the gov.
ernor respited the man and finally
commuted his sentence 20 life impris-
onment, giving as the chief ground
for this action that bloodstained
shoes found in Popes house soon al
ter the crime and used as states evi-
dence against him did not fit him.
Anent this II is remarked that many
Negroes in the south wear shoes
picked up by gift or otherwise. re-
CARELESS OF fit At the time OF the
crime sentiment was so strong against
Pope that he was brought to Blrm-
ingham for safekeeping.
Thirteen times a date was set for
Pope's execution and he watched the
building OF two of the scaffolds from
his prison window. The case made
statewide reputation for two young
lawyers for the defense. one just out
of Yale.
Although Pope heard his death
sentence read eight times, he never
lost nerve or hope. but smiled each
time and declared he would never be
hanund hnnonon ha oil
pended from his neck the left hind
foot OF rabbit killed in graveyard
on moonlight night OF Friday. the
thirteenth of the month. Frequently
every day he fondled his rabbits foot
with the boast: They'll never hang
me so long as | wear this conjure,
II will save me from the gallows no
matter how many trials they put
over" Even when witnessing the
erection OF scaffolds for his execution
he gazed smilingly and confidently on
his rabbits foot and declared: Moth
ing doing for that structure"
II was rumored that McClurkin's
hostility to blind tiger traffic in his
section led TO his murder, and that
Pope was merely a tool. Since then
the chief OF police OF Admission, in
Calhoun county. who was a relentless
foe OF blind tigerism, was killed by a
Negro, and strong influence was
brought to save the slayer. but he
was hanged Reports connect the
two cases as to motive.
On the way to the penitentiary.
Pope kissed his rabbits foot tenderly
and thanked it for saving him from
the scaffold.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
"a wanderer in Venice"

The glamor which will forever sur
round Venice, with its gondolas. pris-
ans and palaces. Doge's palace and
St Marks, it's strange history as a
little republican world by itself its
autocratic government in spite OF
It's republicanism. all this is told again
by an author of books of travel +. v.
Lucas. Mr. Lucas colors Venice with
his own individuality and we see IL
with his eyes. Fortunately his eyes
are very good, and see beyond and
through the material into the indie
scribable things beyond This is an
excellent guide book. but it is much
more, and anyone who Is not so bless
ed as to be able TO go there himself
should read it. and anyone who has
been there should read IL and have
his memory revived II looks very
much as II everybody should read It..
The plates are very beautiful and al
together It is a choice book. "A Wan
dered I'm Venice" by +. W Lucas.
Macmillan Co., New York; s1.75.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
SECOND KALAMAZOO
OFFICIAL IN TROUBLE

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Dec. 9.-tSpe-
cial. Where Is there man who can
run Kalamazoo's water plant? That
is something the council wants to
know and know quick. But until that
person is found Herman Watson, who
recent presented his resignation TO
the mayor following an inquiry into
the conduct of his department, VIII
remain on the job. Watson is the
only man who knows certain things
about the water system OF Kalamazoo
and while he will be ousted when
some one Is found to All his Office. the
aldermen have let 1t be known that
a change is desirable. Ii all resulted
from the erection OF house by Mr..
Watson. II is said he used city teams
and city laborers on the job and the
council found it out. That was why
the Investigation was started and why
be gave his resignation TO the mayor.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
"UncIe Sans Modern Miracles

Uncle Sans Modern Miracles"
Whatever we may think about the
state OF politics in this country (and
We think a lot. In the minor KEY,
this country. as whole. Is doing
great and good things in practical
lines for the betterment OF the hui
man family. Uncle Sans Modern
Miracles tells all about them. There
are 20 chapters on different lines OF
endeavor. from "Conquering eonta-
gion" TO "Assimilating the immigrant
horde The chapter on Helping the
farmers wife" Is very illuminating.
She is said to be one ofthe greatest
assets OF the country and puts In is
hours day at work. Six million or
them and Were she depicted TO the
people, as she Is, there would be the
greatest tragedy OF American civiliza-
ton" Although she Is admitted by
experts to be our greatest asset and
tolls more than twice as long as the
hours laid down by the labor unions,
she Is not admitted to have sufficient
value and intelligence IN most OF the
United States 10 have voice in the
government which controls her By
what name would our revolutionary
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

Printing the plain neat kind-tbnt 10
rixht - Times Job Department.-Main
1920
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

printing the plain neat kind--that 4.
|ight = Times job Department.-Main
$50.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
Books for the Christmas Season
BY E. S. HITCHCOCK

fathers have called this Injustice?
This interesting book Is most ably
written by William Anterior Dupery
and published by Frederick A. Stokes
Co., New York; $l.25.
THE Boy With the v. S. Explorers"
The making OF de new farmer
is the task the, United States is un-
dertaking with hope of reducing the
cost OF living by back 10 the soil
movement. and the rational distribu-
ton OF the people on hitherto unpro-
ductive ground With this end in
view. the department OF agriculture
Is sending out exploring parties into
all parts OF the world TO bring back
specimens OF plant life which may be
cultivated in the United States.
The Boy With the United states
Explorers" is one OF the "U. s. Service
series" and whether THE boy" &C.
tually accompanies these various ex-
petitions, is not important, as the
work done Is faithfully related and II
THE boy" did go he would encounter
just what our hero, William Sturdie.
did. These experiments and various
adventures take us from Kansas TO
1nlud1 lHIO OibtIld anu DdCh 10 tdl-
ifornia. What could be more exciting
To a boy than To go OH such a trip
under the eye OF the IT, S. govern
ment, feeling that he was man"
among men and doing a mans work.
The variety OF soils and climates
In the United States are adapted TO
the cultivation OF almost any kind OF
vegetation. Bamboo groves are being
planted in California, rubber groves
In southwestern Texas, ostriches and
zebras, also zebroids "a cross between
the pony and zebra and "the newest
kind OF horse TO ride') are easily
bred and raised in the far west; pests
have been tracked TO their sources.
The San Jose scale halls from China,
the cotton boil weavil from Mexico,
etc All means OF combating our de-
stroyers are scientifically considered.
II is a book to bring pride to the heart
of every American and the adventures
which William encounters in the Chi
ma sea and Siberia are most boyishly
exciting and satisfactory The Boy
With the U, S. Explorers" by Francis
Rolf Wheeler. Lothrop. Lee & Shep-
ard Co., Boston; $3.50.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
BILLY GOAT BUTTS IN
AMONG WOMEN SHOPPERS

BELolT, Wis. Dec. Excitement
OF hunting llamas in the Andes pales
into insignifcance besides the thrills
Of getting Woodward's goat. according
to Harry Scott and William Lenigan.
employees OF G. 7. Smiths livery, who
were heroes OF an exciting goat hunt
on downtown streets.
Jack Murphy is a black billygoat.
the property of young Billy Wood
ward. Jack decided TO stroll and have
look at the town.
Downtown pedestrians were surpris-
ed at Jacks sightseeing antics I'm the
center OF the business section.
II thought awrence, took home Be.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

EAST LIVERPOOL. o.. Dec. -
Toy soldiers and toy cannon had no
place in the gift box sent TO Europe
by members Of the Women's Needle
work society. However, there were
dolls. books. toy horses and toy wag-
ons sufficient for 100 children. made
orphans b ythe war. -
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

berries and strawberries mature this
fall. Dame Nature had tricked even
the birds into thinking that summer
Is 20 continue indefinitely. Two little
brown birds are building a nest IN
plum tree on Firstst., and the neigh
bors are watching the proceedings
completed and the mother bird spends
some time in II each day.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

Detroit Time-' Job Priuu.s Depart
ments---Main 1890
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
TWO KILLED, EIGHT HURT,
IN RAILROAD WRECK

ROYERSFORD, Pa, Dee. 9.-Two
trainmen were killed. two we're ia
tally injured, and six passengers
slightly hurt when train No. IA OF the
Philadelphia 4 Reading crashed
head.on into a freight train early 10.
day. A mixup in signals is believed
the cause.
The dead:
Joseph Springer. of Tamauqua, Pa.
passenger train engineer
Carl Fisher. OF Reading, Pa. freight
train engineer.
Joseph Stalwer, OF Tamauqua, and
Paul Jeiber. OF Port Carbon. firemen,
are dying in the Phoenixvllle hos
pital.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
Warm DAYS Deceive Birds.

MoRRICE, Mich. Dec. s.-Not con-
tent with having fruit trees bloom out
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

lofts goat last Saturday" said one
man.
They shouldn't allow this kind OF
property abuttinf on a main street"
commented another.
And all the time Jack was getting
fresher and butting right in, making
acquaintance with women on the
street.
Finally his keeper appeared on the
scene. The goat looked sheepish and
made dash A Wild chase followed
through the business streets before
inigan and Scott. aided by bystanders.
finally succeeded in getting Jack back
TO his apartments in the lively stable
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
IAN YOU USE A MAN?
TELL WELFARE BUREAU

sadayor Marx asks that anybody able
: employ a man or woman 70 do odd
bbs. even for day, call up the wei.
kre bureau In the city hall. The bu.
|bau IL receiving numerous requests
hily from people out OF employment.
lad but limited number can be
hken care or
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
At 70 Husks 70 Corn Shocks Day.

HERSHEY. ~. Dec. 9.-Ezra
Light, who resides with his son, ELS
worth Light. on one OF the dairy farms
near here, is a remarkable man for
his age. Although 20 years old, he
has worked in the harvest field during
the past summer and at present husks
70 shocks OF corn a day. This is a
record that is not excelled by many
in this entire community.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-01

his batting eye when he was forced
out of the game, and Tinker had been
pasting the pill with vim.
Another of the new teams debUts
on the North Side today, Doc Gessler
being billed to appear with his train
of Pittsburghers. Gessler's gang. is
in last position, and they should fur
nish the locals the means of climbing
into the first division.
Cleveland tied the Browns in the
ninth round by triple steal engi-
neered by Graney, Olson and Carisch.
Neither side could score thereafter,
though the Browns loaded the bases
in the 18th. BaumgaTdner went the
distance for st. Louis. Mitchell, Gregg
and James worked for the Maps.
ShottOn got three of the five Brown
hits.
Hey, Brownie, have a heart! Ward
Miller busted a triple with two on that
helped the Sloufeds beat Buffalo Bob
Groom oUtpitched Earl Moore. Bird
well got a double and single.
Walker passed five men in the first
inning and gave Indianapolis five
runs. After that Pittsburgh outplayed
the home team, but it was too late.
Harter was hit IA times by the Pifeds.
Lewis got a triple and two singles and
Mcdonald a double and two singles.
Henning blew in the nth, and a
walk, error, single, double and triple
gave the Tip Tops four runs. Cooper,
former Giant, got three hits. Steve
Evans maced a double and single.
Kruger of Kay See got two doubles
and a single.
Chief Meyers has signed a three
year contract with the Giants.
First Baseman Halstein has been
sold to Montreal by the White Sox.
MISCELLANEOUS SCORES
Oak Park, 4; Morton, (13 in.
LAGRANGE, 5; New TTier, 4.
De La Sale, 8; St. Ignatius, 1.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-01
in England yesterday, finishing 14th.
Harold Hilton won the event with a
score of Isl.
MAHONEY HAD INTENDED TO
KILL THREE BIG MEN

New York, May 1.-Testifying be-
fore the commission investigating
the mental condition of Michael P.
MahOney, who attempted to assassin
ate Mayor Mitchell two weeks ago,
DR.. Gregory, aIenist of the Bellevue
Hospital, declared MahOney had told
him he had intended to kill three
other prominent men and once
made an unsuccessful attempt to as
sassinate Andrew Carnegie.
Dr. Gregory said MahOney suffer
ed from "systematized, boastful and
egOtistical senile delusionary insanity
for the past thirty years"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-12-10
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0ANLY A FEW MORE SHOPPING DAYS left before Christmas.
~ you haven't made your Holiday Purchases yet the
time to do it. Come in this afternoon evening and do it. You
will find shopping with positive pleasure for the Christmas spirit
of good cheer abound store You will find the finest wy
stock the city choose FROM You will find competent
and cheeuy willing to wait you and aid in making
selections and will have that added feeling safety in know
ing that every article you purchase of highest quality
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-11

to fulfill its promises and pledges and
because the country had become dis
custed with it's reactionary attitude
and desired To administer a singing
rebuke. Undoubtedly. the rebuke
would have been repeated in 1912. even
il the republican party had been unit
ed. but being divided. the democratic
victory was made easy. Notwithstand-
ing all that the democratic party has
achieved for the good of the country
during the past y months. the fact is
that the presence of the progressive
party in the field contributed mater
sally TO the democratic success of this
year. Helceforth the progressive
party will not figure as a factor in de
termining results. In 1916. the demo
cratic party will be confronted with its
old enemy rehabilitated. the contest
viii be between these two opposing
forces. and the democracy must win
without assistance. That it can and
will do this no loyal democrat ques-
tions, but IL serves no good purpose to
becloud The situation with the delu-
sion that third party will be able to
render any aid.
History has shown and experience
has proved that this is a country of
two political parties, and so it is likely
. TO continue for some time. Some third
parties have had quite rapid rise but
quite as speedy decline. The progress
sive party. which had its inspiration in
a personality. and developed IN a sin
gle campaign to a strength of more
than four millions of voters, has
. IL
within a period of two years. This is
one significant feature of the recent
election. In the same connection the
corresponding significant feature is
the fact that the republican party is
steadily becoming reunited and that
a large body of the voters who left il
two years ago to follow the bull moose
are returning to their former party al
legiance.
Thus. it is made plain that in the
next presidential campaign the line
will be distinctly drawn between the
two old parties. The republican party
with its former leaders. such as Pen
rose. Gallinger and Cannon in com
mand. and intoxicated with its success
in their partial restoration in public
favor. will continue TO be the stand
pat party. while the democratic party,
pursuing the policies which it has al
ready inaugurated, will remain the
party of progress and accomplishment.
As such it will draw to its support all
elements which stand for advancement
as against the reactionary attitude of
its opponent. This is the situation as
It IS presented from an analysis of the
returns of the November election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-11
Teaching the Country Children

Country children should be taught
in terms of country life" declares w.
T. Hodges in a bulletin just issued by
the United States bureau of educa-
ton.
In order to discover some of the def
mite things that have been done in
rural schools toward infusing into
both parents and pupils the 'stay-on-
the farm" spirit. Mr.. Hodges sent
$500 letters to superintendent
throughout the country who have rural
schools under their supervision. From
the replies many suggestions of spe'
cha value have been received.
Farm arithmetic. farm geography,
and textbooks in agriculture" have
been secured by Berks county. Pa
Newton county. Mo. has succeeded in
making the school a community CEN
ter by having work done to supple
ment that done at home and by Undue
ing patrons to visit the schools. The
latter is accomplished by the odd
farm-wagon and big-dinner" plan.
whereby as many as 1000 persons in
the community have visited one school
on a certain day in the year.
A teacher of Warren county, Ind,
who gave her pupils the option of
work in agriculture or Virgil was
astonished to find that in practically
every instance the students took both
subjects, and the grades rose beyond
anything before experienced.
I'VE have improvised domestic sci
ence teaching by means of coaloil
stoves and kitchen utensils which the
patrons of the school gave through a
kitchen shower" says an enthusiast
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-11

Only one person in 1000 in Denmark
is unable to read and write, as COM
pared with seven out of every 1000 in
the United States. OF 100000 Danish
children of school age only $40 failed
to attend school during the year 1911.
These and other significant facts
are brought out by II. V. Foght of the
United States bureau of education.
Mr.. Foght recently visited Denmark
to make personal investigations con-
corning school conditions and has
published the results in a bulletin just
issued.
Compulsory attendance upon school
between the ages of Z and IA is so
strictly enforced in Denmark that
the few who persist in avoiding their
legal responsibilities are punished so
severely that they are glad enough 10
change their minds"
According to Mr.. -Foght the Danish
schools are run six days in the week,
giving at least 246 school days to the
year. The people are so imbued with
the value OF education that they will
go to any extremity to keep children
in school.
School life is made attractive by Civ
ing a large place to popular songs.
'All teachers" saws Mr.. Foght. must
be able to instruct in music whether
they can sing or not. The teacher
almost invariably accompanies the
songs with a violin, which all teachers
know how 10 use" School music in
cludes patriotic. religious and folk
songs.
Danish schools do not use a spelling