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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
Hill offers $4,000 Reward.

Seattle, Wash, Feb, ELL, w. Hill,
president of the Great Northern rail
way, is in Seattle today and his first
official act here was to announce a re.
ward 81 100000 for the apprehension,
dead or alive, of the bandits who killed
three passengers near Bellingham last
night on the Seattle.Vaneouve train.
Fifteen thousand dollars Of the
amount will be paid for the arrest and
conviction of the first bandit captured.
The remainder Of the reward is subject
to conditions in circular issued by
Hill announcing the reward.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
[uSrrED PRESS LEASED WIRE. !

San Francisco, Feb. 21.-The sOmer.
saulting Of q pencil during the night
in his stomach caused the death at the
city and county hospital here early to-
day Of james Clark, a one.legged pen.
ell peddler. An autopsy performed
shortly before noon by DR.. @. r. Mont
gomery showed that Clark's insides
were lined with all kinds Of hardware.
Here are few things found in Clark's
stomach:
One metal handled knife with large
blade opened. The blade was 3.4
inches long
A piece of metal three.q quarters Of an
inch long with sharp point at each
end.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
FOURTEEN LIFE-SAvERS
ARE DROWNED IN
SAVING CREW

Queenstown, Ireland, Feb. 2l.--
Fourteen life savers perished in the
surf today while attempting to rescue
the crew Of the Norwegian schooner
Mexico. ashore off the coast Of Wex'
ford. The crew Of the schooner was
saved, but the vessel is rapidly break
ing up in heavy gale.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
BEATEN BY MoTHER.IN.LAw.

Portland, Or, Feb. 2l.-When H. S.
Wainwright, tailor, charged with
striking his wife, was arraigned in
municipal court he declared his mother.
in.law had whipped him thirty times
in three months, He promised to move
from his mother.in.law home and was
released.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
ORIENTAL oUNMEN STRIKE.
fUNIrED pnEss LEASED wmB.I

San Francisco, Feb. 2l.--The very
latest think in strikes is on here to-.
day Recently YIN Tong, a Suey Sing
Tong gunman, was "fired" from the
organization Nineteen other expert
trigger pullers Immediately handed in
their designations. YIN back, " they
insisted, "and reinstate him or you
have no gunner" YIN was not re-
instated and the gunmen struck.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
RRLIaIous oAMpAIaN.

81. Louis, Feb, 2l.--With u religious
awakening as q goal, $50 protestant
churches will tomorrow morning begin
six weeks campaign consisting Of
personal service aud evangelism in
the various churches. The scope Of
the campaign is the largest ever at
tempted here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21

Offer of Reward of $4,000 for Apprehension of Men Who
Killed Three Passengers and Robbed Others Great
Northern Train Spurs Pursuer Dogs Take Trail and
Capture Before Night PossibleWoman Train Tells of
Horrible TragedyRobber Frees Hand and Shoots Three
Graphing With Him---Bood of One Victim Spurts Wo-
man-LOuis w. Hill Acts Promptly in Offering Big Re-
ward.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
Throo othera Missing.

III Paso, Tex, Feb. 2l.--With two
more Englishmen and an American miss.
ing today in Juarez, interest centered
here today in the fate Of the trio Of
probably living men, rather than in
that Of William H. Benton, who was
generally, though not quite given up for
lost.
The Britons were John Lawrence and
friend Of the name Of Curtis, who
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
JoYR1pER sgNTnNcEp.
tuNrrEo PRESS LEASED winEl

TUNITHO FNE0H IIAHED WINH,T
San Francisco, Feb. 2l.-Roger vii.
son engaged James Cogan's automobile
and rode about town for seven hours
The bin was S2l. "Collect it from
mother down in Santa Ana She is
rich, said wilson Ninety days.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21

Bellingham, Wash, Feb. 21.-Four
suspects were arrested late today in
connection with the killing of three
passengers in the holdup last night Of
Great Western train No. 1853 near
Sanlish, 15 miles south of this city.
Two of the suspects were taken into
custody at Algers and two at sedro-
WoOlley. Officers in charge of the
posses, which comprise half a hundred
men, say that other arrests are ex-
pected before this evening.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
The Weather

The Dickey Bird
says Oregon, rain
tonight and Sun.
day. high south.
orly winds inter.
ior southerly gale
along the coast.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
Kills Emlssaries.
Murdered Like a Dog.

Washington, Feb. William H.
Benton was murdered like a dog by
General villa" read Senator Fall, Of
New Mexico, in the upper house here
today from n telegram he had received
from Chairman r, NJ. Dudley of the
FL Paso mass meeting held last night
as sequel to Benton s death in Juarez.
"It is almost certain that Villa did
It personally" the telegram continued.
"There is no evidence that Benton was
the aggrcssor. Every thing indicates
it was cold blooded murder
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
orime Unpunished.

"Castillo is the guest of our gov.
eument, in safety and without pun.
isbment Villa is boasting Of his crime.
''Is there no protection anywherei
"El Paso is full of rebel officers
The business affairs Of the army are
openly done here.
"Your thousands Of friends here want
to hear your voice in the senate in be-
half Of the sentiment that 'watehful
waiting is a failure
FAN also read resolutions to the same
effect adopted by the mass meeting,
together with a number Of other tele.
grams he had received criticisiug tho
watchful waiting policy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21

blood from the wound in the face of
the first man shot squirting across the
back of the seat and struck me in the
face.
Other Man Fires Shots.
"While the murderer was doing his
deadly work, his partner, standing at
the opposite end Of the coach, continued
to fire his pistol over the heads of the
terrified passengers, and, in order to
avoid the danger to himself of any shot
fired from the smoker, stepped in from
the aisle alongside of woman who
occupied a seat in that portion of the
coach.
''The three murdered men dropped
in the rear end Of the coach, and the
robber, the objects Of his terrible visi'
tation still in his mind, ordered us in
that portion of the coach to hand over
our valuables. had just dropped my
bag upon the floor and had placed my
feet upon it. As the robber stepped
over the PROSTATE form of one Of his
victims, I handed him my purse with
four dollars in silver in it.
Women offer Jewels.
J Occupants of the seats ahead Of
me, seven or eight Of them, should
Judge, handed over their purses. In
the center of the car several women
hysterical were proffering their purses
and jewels, calling shrilly to the ban
dit to come and take their valuables.
'rAfter the bandit entered the cal
and when in the middle of the coach
his nerves suddenly deserted him and
with a shout to his companion who was
ahead Of him, he dashed madly for the
door and sprang off the train.
Train Stops Suddenly.
"When the bandit entered the ca
the train was travelling at fair rat,
of speed, but within an instant afte
the fatal shooting, some one gave
signal and the train came to such
sudden stop that my little girl and my
self were almost jolted from our seats
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
Rumors of More Deaths Are
Received, But None of Re-
ports Is Verified.
MANY HOMES WRECKED
Hundreds of People Flee for Lives,
and, Except for Wireless, Los
Angeles Is Cut Off.
[uN1rrp rREss LnAsEp wIRn.l

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 21.--Four
persons were known to have met death
today in the storm which has been
raging in Southern California for the
past As hours. The dead:
R. W, Hamlin, drowned at Santa
Barbara.
j. c. Rockwell, drowned at Carpen-
terra.
Miss Grace sprague, drowned at Vic.
torville.
- Gonzales, Mexican drowned at
Los Angeles.
Other reports of fatalities were re-
ceived here, but up to IL O'Clock had
not been verified.
At least 50 homes along the Arroyo
Seco, between here and Pasadena, were
washed away by the flood. Hundreds
of persons were forced to leave their
homes. All the bridges over the stream
except two have been washed out.
Except for the wireless, Los Ange-
les was cut off from all outside com
munication, both by rail and wire.
Hundreds of homes have been aban'
doned within the city.
Business at standstill.
Business in Los Angeles throughout
the day was at standstill. Main
street, Spring street and Broadway, the
three principal business streets Of the
city, were inundated and impassable
Scores of Easements were flooded and
the loss from this source alone will run
into thousands,
Telegraph service and railroad traf
fic were completely paralyzed as the
result of the three days of unprecedent
ed rainfall. The only means Of com
munication was by the Federal Wire
less company, and the reports Of the ia
talities and heavy property loss wer'
flashed to the outside world by its in
struments.
Street car service was at stand
still. The storm wrought havoc in si'
Southern California counties. A ter
rifle storm also prevailed at sea.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
BENTON S
DEATH HAS
NO EFFECT
President Will Not Change His
Mexican Policy Because
of Execution.
BRITISH PRESS is
GETTING IMPATIENT
Reported Concerted Action Ia
to Be Taken Soon by Eu-
rOpean Powers.
BRITISH PRESS is
GETTING IMPATIENT
[uNITnp pRnss InAsnp wInn. ]

Washington, Feb. 2l.-It was stated
on official authority in Washington
today that even tho death Of William
II. Benton, English, at the rebels, hands
in Juarez, will not change President
Wilson's policy of non.intervention in
Mexico.
The hope still fingered in Washing
ton that General Villa might have re-
ported Benton's death falsely to keep
other foreigners away.
II was thought likely Lawrence, Cur
tbs and Bauch reported missing, had
been transferred from Juarez to Chi.
huahua City.
United States Consul Edwards at
JuareS, reported that he had inyesti.
gated Benton 3 death fully and found
he was legally tried by court martial
he believed Villa was justified in con-
vening, and sentenced to death on con-
viction of conspiring for Villas death.
VIII Ignore kilograms.
The Ell Paso meeting and kilograms,
of protest, it was said, the administra-
tion would ignore.
Secretary Of State Bryan and Brit
ish Ambassador Sir Cecil Arthur
Spring-Rice remained on cordial terms,
and Sir Cecil said he was doing moth.
ing pending the arrival Of fuller infor.
nation from Juares.
The British press, however, showed
signs Of insisting that the United
States act in Mexico or allow Others
to act.
Kills Emissartes.
1t was reported today that Villa had
sent emssaries to General Velasco,
commanding Torreon's s federal garri.
son, offering him 100000 to evacu-
ate the town, aud that Velasco had ex.
ecuted both.
Felix Diaz arrived today in New
York from Cuba, but would not tell
why he came or whittier he was going.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
Thinks It Nuisance.

eff the Pacific highway would be
routed in territory several miles from
my farm at JefeffsOn, would be viii.
ling to encourage its construction"
said the commissioner from the south
end of the county. "In my opinion
such road is a eonfOunded nuisance.
If such highway is built through the
county it will not help the farmer any.
What good is a through road when the
farmer can find no way to get to it but
through mud six feet deepl
Automobile owners will take sole
possession of this Pacific highway in
the event it is built, and, unless the
farmer who has place two or three
miles to one side can build his own
feeder, he can simply stand by and
watch the autos mass -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21

pected before this evening
Bellingham, Wash, Feb. 21.-All pos.
slble means Of escape of the two BAN
dts who last night held up the Great
Northern passenger train at Samish sta
tion, south of this city, are being guard
ed by dozen or more posses Of armed
men today and it is the hope of the Of
ficers that the desperadoes will be
caught before night. The reward of
$4,000 a piece for the bandits, offered
by the railroad, is influencing many
men to join in the man hunt.
Early this morning Dave and Moses
Henry, veteran hunters of Skagt coun-
ty, took their hounds to the place where
the bandits left the train. The dogs
took trail at once, trailing up over
the hillside with the strong lined hunt
ers behind. Another posse is securing
the mountainside from Blanchard and
still another posse lett the city and is
searching the woods in the vicinity Of
AIger
Sheriff Thomas of Whatcom county
and Deputy Sheriff Stevenson OF Ska.
git county are both out with the posses.
j. j. Davis of Seattle and Il. D. Keih
of Everett, detectives for the Great
Northern, arrived this morning with a
number Of men and are also searching
for the bandits. The combined forces
make formidable array.
The railroad tracks for five miles
about the scene of the holdup are
guarded with men armed with rifles.
Every bridge and cross road and rail-
road station for miles about are closely
guarded. 1t was expected that the
blood hounds from Monroe would be
on the scene this morning but the men
in charge failed to connect with the
train.
The bodies Of r. l., Lee, Bremertor
and Thomas f. Wadsforth and II, r
Addison OF Vancouver, d. G. are held
in local morgue, awaiting word from
relatives.
Woman Tells Of Holdup.
Mrs. Herbert Vanderwerker and he
six year old daughter Of Everett, wer,
on the train, sitting in the nearest sea
where the three passengers battled will
one Of the bandits and were shot t,
death. Mrs. Vanderwerker says smal
man, dressed in brown suit, his fac
covered with handkerchief, steppe
into the front Of the day coach, fire
q pistol and called in loud voice TO
every one TO put up their hands.
INSTANTLY hc ran the length Of th
car-my seat was next to the last o
the right hand side Of the car" sh
said. "Waying his pistol, he sprang t
the door Of the coach and turned tn
key. Al this juneture a man seate
10 the rear seat on the opposite side Q
the aisle from me, leaped to his fee
struck at the bandit and attempted
imprison his arms. Two men seated In
mediately behind me arose to the a
sstancc Of the passenger. The thr'
grappled with the robber who, whe
bent partly over the seat upon whiC
was sitting, twisted loose his rigl
arm and with fusillade Of shots fro
an automatic pistol struck down b
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21
Turner and Marion Want 1t.

According to the delegation which
appeared before the county court TO-
day, the bond issue will be dead let
ter unless the Pacific highway route is
through Turner and Marion, the leader
of the delegation saying that unless
Stayton and West stayton are given
some consideration in the matter, the
proposed bonding plan will go down to
defeat insofar as the east side taxpay-
ers are concerned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-21

victims. 1t happened so suddenly that
1 was paralyzed. My little girl, seated
beside me, never uttered word. The
blood from the wound in the face of
the first man shot squirting across the
back of the seat and struck me in the
face.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-11-13
Resolutions of Respect

whereas it has been the will of the Suprem
Being of tie Universe to remove from
US one Of our oldest brethren, Joshua
Lunsford, who was initiated into the
lodge in its infancy, ii is with profound
and sincere regret we chronicle his
death. In adyers!ty and in prosperity he
stood by us and there never was time
when lie was not ready to stretch his
bard and sustain falling brother. While
his memory is revercd by us all, il is
The Younger brethren who know more
possib Of his devotion to masonry and
recall that he was never too busy to lay
aside his work and assist and instruct
Us when we went to him for aid He
knew masonry, loved it and lived up to
il. lie was master Of the lodge five diff
ferent times and was urged TO accept
this oflice-the most exalted in the lodge
during the declining years of his life
but declined the honor in favor of!yonng
er re.hien.
We will miss his counsels, his jealous
ness as mason, but we will remember
his fife rs that kind which all masons
should live.
Be it resolved. therfora, that copy o.
these resolutions be spread upon th'
minutes Of the lodge, a cosy published
in the Highland Recorder and a copy
sent to his family.
Committee from Highland Lodge No
ITO A. + and A. Nj.
Andrew l.. Jones
J. Ii. Pruitt
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-11-13
Minnehaha Springs, W. Va

The hunting season which came
in the fifteenth of Oct. has already
proven itself the best for years
The great abundance of game
which has been killed close tc the
Club, and the large amount Of
game which is still in the surround
ing woods. goes to prove that it
has greatly increased since the
starting of the Association, and
that the woods haye been well
stocked.
Twenty-Five turkeys, at least
two hundred squirrels, q large
number of pheasants, several quail!
and large bear have been killed
within two miles of the Club, and
another bear was seen within "a
short distance of the Club. -.
Although the hunting at the
Club has heen confined to the
smaller game so far, the members
have while out hunting pheasants,
seen numerous tracks made by the
deer where they came down to the
little brooks which were still mud
ipy. Next week several deer chases
are being arranged for.
Despite the large crowd which
has been at the Club since the
opening of the season, there has
been more game brought in than
could pc consumed, and each mem.
,, Der has been permitted to take a
bountiful supply home. Numer-
Gus letters have come hack to the
management, with interesting re-
ports of good 4imes had while here
and of banquets and game suppers
served in their homes when men,
bers of their families and friends
feasfed on the game taken from
the Allegeny Club.
Corresponding Secretary
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-11-13

DR.. j. F. Boothe, District En-
spector, State Board of Health,
completed his circuit of Highland
last week, visiting all the schools.
AS stated in our last issue, his mis-
sion was in the interest of the
crusade against hook-worm disease
in Virginia, but, incidentally, he
examined into all matters pertain
ing to sanitation on and about
school pre- nises..
Before leaving the county, DIR.
Boothe gave it as his opinion that,
while we had hook-worm disease
amoung the children of Highland,
| ebelieved that the actual tests en-
ployed would reveal a small per ct.
FAs to the matter of sanitation, he
declared that Highland was pretty
much like other counties. especial
ly as to open, unsanitary closets
for the children, adding that in
many instances, here and elsewhere,
such conditions were shameful,
but were gradually being improved
by the presistant efforts of the
State authorities r..
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-11-13
About Roads

Much " is said and written re.
garding the improvement of our
pi lie a s, which is not. amiss,
Tor it is evedent that they are not
what we would like them to be.
M my advantages are brought us
by g cd roads and plenty of them.
| 1t seems that when a little i'm
pr, vement is attempted it is done
on the 70: DIS leading into our coun-
ty seats, just o. tside the corporate
limits so that only those twho Ego
to town" are benefited thereby,
get the expense of the improve
ment is supplied by the county
road fund, Which inturni supplied
by the people on the outer corners
and edges as we'll as by
those near the county seat.
Our main roads, it seems to us,
onght to be improve first, such
as those between county seats, and
the more important sections and
places, railroad stations etc. All
will agree that progress is SOW
enough in this respect, but allow
us to introduce to you another
dhlase, and an important
one, existing in the counties of
Highland and Bath interest us
more. Let us notice a few of the
facts pertaining thereto. Monterey
and Warm Springs, the county
seats of said counties are approx
imately 35 miles apart with a road
as direct as can well be mode be-
tween them. This road is scarcely
wide enough for two vehiches tc
pass safety and at great many
placeit is impossible to pass with
out getting out on the bank above
or risking going over the road OF
the opposite side. The same car
be said of most roads in our coun-
tics with the exception of the pixies
travcrsing them, These pixies arr
butt acoss our mountains.
Our mountains are separated b,
valleys in which the majority o
our citizens live and these cross
county roads are 35 miles anaft
Therefore one living about midWa.
between, and in the course of bust;
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-11-13
Fire At ThornWOod

A disastrous blaze occurred at
the lumber town of Thornwood on
The Greenbrier last Tuesday morn
ing. Six or eight residences and
business houses were destroyed
among them the home of j. c. Wi,
lev, the meat-market and residence
of John X. Kramer, both of them
former Highlanders. The fire or
iginated in a barber-shop.
We have not heard any estimate
as to losses.
A tenant house on the Swadley
land and occupied by Lifey Price
was destroyed by fire last Saturday
morning. The blaze originated ii
the shingle roof, and all the con
tents of the upper story were lost
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-11-13
Doe Hill

Mrs. Lon Shumate and children
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Pope.
Mrs. J. H. Armstrong has been
confined to her room for severa
days suffering from heart trouble
&c. Williams has been very il
for week.
Edwin Armst opg and Mrs. Whit,
more, of Roller Va. were weekend
guests at the home of J. H. Arm
strong.
Mrs. Alfred Armstrong, who suf'
fered a relapse and vas very i'll fol
several days is improving slowly.
Miss Macie Botkin, of Lynn
Rock and Geo. Brown eloped Mon
day morning
The young lady went to school
as usual, and found her lover a
waiting her at the schoolhouse
with car.
They had passed Headwaters be-,
fore the mother was aware Of the
escapade. She at once telephoned
to the sheriff, D. c, Graham, Mon
terey to go in pursuit. We have
not learned whether he succeeded
in reaching Staunton before the
couple boarded a train for Wash
ington.
Mrs. Jno. M. Jones and son,
Paul, returned last week from a
visit to her mother, Mrs. NJ Jartv,
of Philadelphia.
J. E. Beverage motored to
Staunton last week, having as
passengers his father, Rev. josiah
Beverage and Rev. Mr.. Burkhold
and wife, of Pend'eton.
Chapman Pitsenberger's res
idence is nearing completion. The
plasterers will finish their work to-
day.
1t will be an up to date structure
when completed and will add ma
teriallv to the appearance of our
village.
We hope our people will look
further to the beautifying of the
place, by removing the unsightly
and dangerous sidewalks. :
The ladies of the missionary
society observed the week of prayer
and held a public meeting in the
churchSSunday. Three. new men,
bers were the result.
Several of our nimnrods went in
pursuit of a bear yesterday in Bull
pasture mountain, but did not sue
coed in routing him.
Occasional