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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-16
WHEAT YIELD is GOOD.
Crops of Western Kansas Farmers
Thresh Out Better Than 80 Bushels.

Saiina, Kan, July 16.-Reports of
wheat threshed are showing up pretty
we'll, especially for that threshed
around New Cambria, where the
wheat seems exceptionally fine.
Albert Donmeyer has threshed his
crop and it is making "a bushels to
the acre and is testing 81 pounds.
A Pickering, living south of New
Cambria, finds his wheat running 80
bushels to the acre and testing 60
pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-16
A MORE SANITARY TOWN.
Altoona Builds Sewer After Sanitary
Survey by State Officers

Altoona, Kan, July 16-As a re-
suit of the sanitary survey, now be-
ing conducted in Wilson county under
the joint supervision of DIR. John Fl. J.
Sippy, of the state board of health,
and Dr. H C. Marlborough, of the
United States public health service.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
IMPORTS IRON WEST FRONT CONFLIC'T

{ ~ 0As3ociaed
LONDON
M dispatches from Paris
lions krevn DO
g to make decided
series Of strong portions
.sr, * MA = 8s 8sgs ~ a S3i s@5sf tsI
n FREEgH HOLD GROUND NEAR so1ssoNs - e4
The night
ing that the that the
Migany while ea
q oou IN the obliged give ground
in limited "a gIT fta IA 3&t 49, III
s3f& BBRLN CLAIMS 'coNsIDERABLE cam, " rs s&f y
Tho oal German ar
has reclaimed for
burg while Coucy tbs Her
lin dispatches describe . ghin M EA &
~ FRENCH FORCED TO QUIT TRENCHES 49,
Tho official saws:
las result Of artillery Noa1or ene- beer
BY our administering ere 70 eaeue
Of 1atnsburg as Iffss III MI n 40
Ire French rcpusod with signal victory
for Against the hns norm
q crov and petitions machine guns and
100 gu Ea9 asY wv 1s $500
The situation staation on th
eastern
(. 1ttsl GERMANS MAKE STIFF ATTACK t53a8zA s
The afternoon onicia E 49,
unfavorahe weather hampeng front
Northeast Of soisons hghng
the Germans Mosht
sih pak Obliged 70 gtve
raa Tho hsng continues north Of retained an
advance position against otr furious assaults remainder or the
front is inaetive., .Ltt 34 1#g 54IE4l &C.,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
HANSEN DIES 1t NIINEl
Was Assistant Manager Of Ike.
kaha Sugar Company; Leaves
Widow ana children -

Gustav Hansen, assistant manager Of
the kekaha Sugar Company, died at
Wnimea, Kauai, on January III. He
had been suffering more than year
from pcrnicIous anemia, He was pulled
on January - at wainiea in the eerne.
terry OF the foreign church. NH rl
Mr.. Hansen is survived by a widow
and four children. A son, who was
an school in Honolulu, was suinmoned
home, and arrived home in time for
the funeral The services were largely
attended by many friends of the fam
lily coming from various points on Ka-
uai. 's.'1'"Ny W. ~ = "a @
I The deceased wss native Of, Ham
burg, Germany. He was forty-two
years of age He came TO Hawaii from
San Francisco in 1898. He was man
Of very quiet, unassuming manner, says
The Garden Island Of Eihue, and was
highly esteemed by all who knew him
la his death the Waimea Keltaha region
lost good citizen. ~ q d, ~ q
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
feECerralsSnryive
South Atlantic Fight

2 tAssOcissed Pres, By Fsdsrai wirelsss.,
AnEsTERDAM, January IA re-
port Of the British admirslty on TIN
naval battle on the Falkland tslands,
which was forwarded by the British
government 70 Germany, has just been
announcci a. Berlin. ,stg ~
4 All the officers and crew Of the
cruiser scharnhorst were lost in the
action in which that vessel was sunk.
This includes Admiral Count Won spec,
the commander Or the squadron.
Among those who were saved from
the other German vessels destroyed
were seven ofacers and ia sailors
from the cruiser Gneisensu TX
The small cruiser Nurnhurg, the Art
vessel 70 90 down, carried with her
nearly All hsr crow. only seven men
being rescued BY the British warships.
The Leipzig, another light cruiser,
which was overtaken and SINK by mo
British light cruisers In . running
fight, carued down most Of her crew.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
IBMYlRtQU|RES
0NE THOUSAND
!. more OFFICERS
Secretary Garrison Tells Senate
Committee Present Military
Resefve Corps Is Vacuum
Object Of Great Increase Of Com
fpissioned staff Is 70 In
sure Efficiency
J IAweeIalsa ,Frsss b Taasg.I wIIslr.al

y tAHHociateu sfre8s " teuofal Nireieaa4
WYAsHNGToN. January IA, =
Nv SECRETARY OF war Idndley M.
Garrison, accompanied by HIS
military aides, held long session PES
terday with the senate zilitary con-
mittee. The object q che conference
was discussion Of the bin, original
Ing from the wal. department, on the
proposals. to strengthen the regular
army and create AN adequate reserve.
ARMY RESERVE A fvAcUuM'
me secrstary stated 70 the commit
tee that tho reserve now in existence,
which was provided for in the army
legislation Of 1912, IS a 'vacunm. =
He tirgcd the enactment Of 4 Measure
providing for an oficers' reserve corps.
senator Dupont strongly objected to
that feature Of the proposed bill which
adds one thousand officers to the mobile
army. He said that this would create
o thousand vacancies for second lieu
tenants and disproportionate number
OF colonels and lieutenant colonies 70
the strength Of the proposed mobile
army. f
Z INCREASE MEANS EFFICIENCY
Secretary Garrison defcn1ed this pro-
vision Of the bill, stating that the bill
had been prepared in the Army war
College, under his direction, and that
the object Of this great increase 70
the corps Of officers was to bring the
army 70 . proper state Of efficiency.
Great stress was laid By the secre-
tary upon the provisions Of the bill
affecting the coast artillery branch Of
the service. He said the passage Of
the war department bill would bring
the coast artillery up TO within city
Per cent Of the necessary war strength
This be considered q most important
matter. go. Z. Z ss.. Ill Az. I. ~
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
FOUR PRISONERS PARoLED

-Four more territorial prisoners were
let out Of the Oahu penitentiary on
paroles signed by Governor Pinkham
convicted In Kauai, March u 1914, OF
Assault and battery with a deadly
'weapoR and sentenced 20 from one to
five years IN prison; Albert M. Ma
kaena, Maui, October ~, 1913, statu,
tory ohense, one 30 three years; Ma.
tias Estrella, West Hawaii, June a,
1913, Grst degree burglary. two TO
twenty years, and Francisco Baltha.
Ear, Hilo, June 3, 1913, first degree
larceny, two TO ten years. ~. Grs
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
Bill Which Promises To Create
International Friction Bobs
i D. Up In Legislature
(A.sooiat.d Press BY Federal wirsiasSl

49, (Associated Press by Federal Wfreless)
BOISE, Idaho, January 14-An Anti
Alien Land Holding Bill was yesterGay
introduced into the State Legislature
and the bill promises TO create an inter
national incident comparable with the
passage Of the California Anti-Aliea
Law, although the amount Of land
owned IN the State Of Idaho by orient;
ais Is very small. The biii Is less CT.
rectly aimed at the Japanese and CHIN.
csc than is the Oaltfornia measure. }.
II prohibits the ownstship Of land
within the State by any alien VINO mas
not declared his Intention Co become
Q nat-rallzed citizen Of the United
States, except In cases Of inheritance,
81 execution or Of lien, IN winch cases
alien Ownership for i've years win be
allowed. 5.E., <, N t@p%.
This law VIII AFFECT large areas or
mining property, many Of the Idaho
mines being owned by British capital.
lists and British, corporations,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
Geofpe Mcclellan May Represent
Territory Before Congressional .
IA Committee

. George Mcclellan, former secretary to
Delegate Kuhio,, may be sent to Wash,
ington 70 protest against depriying Ha.
wall Of its part in the rivers and har-
bors appropriation bill. N
Steps toward this end were taken
yesterday ut d meeting of the directors
of the chamber Of commerce. A special
meeting will be held Friday at two
o'clock at which time the directors
may decide definitely whether to go to
this expense or not. ~ n,
Alexander q Baldwin, through j. p.
Cooke, has agreed to pay half the. ex-
pense, provided Mcclellan work for
both KahuIui and Honolulu. 800
Z The last word received from Dele.
gate Kuhio was that Hawaii would
practically be eliminated entirely in
this measure. "~ . ~. o."
/. He said: D.. ~
al went before the committee and
asked for appropriations for Honolulu,
Hilo, ,Kahtlui and NawiliwIi. As the
committee is not considering now prof,
Gets, Nawiliwili and the proposed west
breakwater for Kahului were left out.
sHil6 received no appropriation because
iof the fact that thereis balance avail
able for continuing work amounting to
S453, 402. Honolulu was not provided
for, although the rivers and harbors
engineers sent in an estimate for i'm
provenlents OF $200,000.n -
Arcable has been sent to Mcclellan
asking IL he will represent Hawaii be.
fore the'I.vers and harbors committee,
with the consent Of the delegate. An
answer is expected today. The direc-
torss seemed TO feel that some appro,
priation might be made for Hawaii If
McC lellan Were. sent there. r.. w.,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
Dispatches From Petrograd Are
ID Effect That Russians Hayd
Made Gains Over Germans II
East Prussia ard IN Poland
MosLEMS,A AGAIN BEATEN
IN CAUCASUS WAR zoNH
Vienna Claims That Anstrians|
Have Repulsed Muscosites OH
Nida River, While Berlin Says
Gar Lost Ten Thousand Men
q I "a ~ n r NJ u II &
(Associated prsss by Foaeral wlrelessl

tAssOciated Press by Federal wirslessl
Al oNDoN, January 4.-Petrograo
- reports continued succezses Il
the lighting in East Pruss. d
and the repuIse Of all German attack
along the battle line in Poland, W.T.
gains at some points. 81
That greet battle is raging is in
dicated by the ofieial Russian an
nouncement which says:
Last night there was contin1ouI
cannon and rine FIRE along the emit RI
front. al
SEVERAL VILLAGES TAKEN
II 1--WE took several villages which had
been held by the enemy, driving thor
from one strongly fortified position
with the bayonet after the place had
been heavily sheIled TO permit our ed
vance. tEat ...-
4 Southwest Of Mlawa We continu1
our advance. German attacks at mani
points were an repnlsed. N,
VIENNA CLAIMS GAINS
In the Vienna dispatches the official
Austrian announcement is confined q
the situation along the lower Mil
river where the Russians hre said ID
be sim nnsucsessfnl In their endsaycrs
TO force q passage. The dispatch says:
. t'Attemrts by the Russian infantry
TO advance along the lower Nida rivei
have been repulsed, the enemy sufforI
Ing heavy lcsses.p
BERLIN NON COMMUNAL
4 The ofilctal Berlin dispatches sre
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
RECKLESS DRlplNeIs n q 4. +.
COSTLY TO HENNESSEY

Following his conviction in the po'ice
court yesterday morDing, on charge
of needless and reckless driving Of an
automobile, SOLOMON Hennessey was
fined fifty dollars by District Magistrate
Monsarrat Hennessey was found gull
ty Of having run down aud damaged a
motorcycle ridden by Lieutenant Hoff-
mann Of Fort Shafter, the accident hay.
ing happened. at the intersection Of
King, street with Kalihi road several
days ago. Hennessey, after the deci
sion of the court, gave notice Of an
appeal through his attorney ale h.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
Famous Old Veteran Of Spanish.
, American War Starts On /
Memorable Voyage D.:
tAsrociatsd Pres. b Federal wireless,

+.
sEATTLE, January 14.-The old
battleship Oregon, whose sensational
dash around the Horn during the Span
ish-American war was made to bring
the battleship into line with the Amer
lean feet at Santiago Bay for the
suashing Of ceysfa's feet and which
brought forcibly home 70 every Amer
lean the necessity Of .. trans-oceanic
canal, leaves today for the south, to
prepare to lead the international feet
through the Panama waterway. 4 3,
The old battleship VIII be one Of the
most observed vessels In the great
naval parade, though outclassed by ev-
cry other ship Participating. She win
be brought through the canal by the
same commander who took her around
South America ON her famous cruise.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
GUTIERREZ CHOSEN
TO FILL OUT TERN
(Aaaoeiatod Press BY Federal wireless, ,

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wirslsaS.'
MEXICO CITY, January IA new
phase was given to the political sitna-
ton yesterday when it was reported
that Eulalio Gutierrez. the vflla candi,
date who was appointed temporary
Provisional President at the Aguas
caIisntes convention, had been renOm;
mated at tho national convention to
serve the unexpirsd term Of the dsposed
PRECEDENT Porfirio Diaz. That term did
not legally expire until November,
1916.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
CARLOS MELENDEz NEW 4
VI PRESIDENT OF SAL AD0R

tAssociassd Press by Federal wirslsssl
San SALVADOR, January Ia
Carlos Melendez was chosen president
End Alfono ouinorez vice president Of
Salvador at the national election Just
held, succeeding General Fernando ri.
gueroa and DR.. Nannsl e. Arauio. \
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
CANADIAN 0fAGlLs
DETlIA TWO VESSELS

q tAssoeiatod Press By Federal wireless) Z (,
q, VANCOUVER, January 13.--Amase.
ment and sensation has been caused
BY tho actioh Of the Canadian author.
files in OBTAINING the steamers Mexico
Maru, bound for Yokohama and carry.
ing shipment Of lead, and Governor,
bound for San Francisco with ship
mcnt Of hides. They are detained
because carrying what Is alleged to be
contraband Of war. The surprise Is
due to the fact that the cargoes are
destined for ports far from the war
zone, as7 ~ * lfF
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
HARD FIGHTING in cAUcASUI

Associated Press BY Federal wirsiess.)
PEfRoGRAD, January IS. II
Caucasian star reports; .'obstinai
lighting near oiti against the Turk
continues. We won victory on Mon
day near Kara Organ, whore VIC defeat
cd the Turkish rear guard, which hal
madea stand. Wo captured the ON
infantry regiment and partially ID
stroyed the Sind infantry, We ais
took important positions
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
TWO GERMAN SUBMARINES
REPORTED SUNK At DOVER

,tAssociated Press by Federal wireless.I a.,
DOVER january lat is persist
emily rumored that coast batteries de-
Tending the English Channel shore have
sunk two German submarines, bent on
ATTACKING british vessels. The port au-
thorities deny the story. :
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
DOWN. couan.

. II is absurd to allow a cough TO hang
gu aud say your vitality when Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy will cure you.
ion don . know where a pefsistent
eongh will land you. You can Z afford
TO allow your throat and lungs to be.
come deceased when 1t is such a simple
thing TO step into a chemist Il shop aud
get q hottie Of Chamberlain' Slough
Remedy, For sale by ali dealers, Ben
son, smith 4 Co., Ltd, agents for Ha.
wall. -. ~ rs ~ rI| H..s
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
Pope Calls GGhsIsTDRY
TO DISCUSS GREAT MAR
tAs1oeiatod Preas ~ lleaeral wn,..Isl

tAssOeia,ed Prsas hy FEDERAL wIs.-Jsl
ROME, January 14.-Tne Pope has
called a ccnsistory 70 meet at the Watt
can on January 2s 10 consider matters
dealing with the European war. The
reported arrest Of Cardinal Msrcier by
the German military authorities IN Bel
GUM Is believed to have a direct con-
nection with this meeting.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
GERMAN TROOPS MOVING

4 (ASaociatsd Press BY Federal wirsiess' \
AMSTERDAM, jan 13.--Ali ord.nari
passenger trafiic ON the German rail
ways has been stopped until ganuarI
.1s because the German generals a.
moving huge numbers Of troops er.l
munitions of y,-r 70 The bastleAelas.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
TO FORCE
TWO PET MEASURES

tAssoeia.ed Preasby federal wirelsss.)
WASHINGTON, January Is. ~ The
indications are that tho President in
tends TO concentrste the energy Of the
administration forces in iris session OF
congress toward passing the govern.
ment ship purchase and shipping line
Legislation. II necessary 20 do this ii
is intimated that the Jones bill on the
Philippines and the conservation legis-
istion win be shelved for this session.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
cRIsToBAl. is RENDEZVOUS

tAssociated Press BY Federal wiroleSa,D
WASHINGTON, January 1S.-.rhe
rendezvous of the international feet
At Hampton Roads before its parade
through the canal has been aband-
oned. It win gather at Cristobal In
stead. ~ $.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
PAYMASTER WILLETT
/ REPORTS AT VALLEJO

(ASsociated Press BY Federal wireiess)
p SAN FRANCISCO, January,f4. Pay
master P. G. willett yesterday reported
10 tho eommandant Of the navy yard,
Vallejo, as relief to Paymaster @. 8.
Baker as accounting oticer Paymas,
ter Baker win procsed home to await
orders
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15

Judge William J, Robinson, recently
returned FROM trip TO California, and
who was lately succeeded by Judge
Stuart as third judge Of the local cir
cult court, has gone into the 'praetise
Of law and has opened Offices in the
fifth door of tho Stangenwald building,
Merchant street. NJ
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15

ID ONE january 14Statue twisted, the walls of famous pal
IN and church ees cracked and broken the path Of
Widespread damage done in this city the historic
landmarks suffering particularly. EtS4 .~f II. e
The of life small persons injured
but the loss in other ways is incalcuable. ,& "
FAMOUS RELICS BADLY DAMAGED ~
Among relics that damaged is
Aureus column with its inscriptions concerning victories won in
The Farnese Palace, designed by Michaeangeo Of
famous pieces of architecture Of the sixteenth century and
Der Of other historic structures damaged p& a
THOUSANDS ARE KILLED AND INJURED
AS the repo districts visited by great earth
quake realized that Italy has undergone another
mic horror comparable in some Of the worst stricken sections
the earthquake that laid Messna in ruins g. gat
The latest estimate Of the dead and injured shows that
more than twelve thousand women and children have been
flying debris while the number Of injured twenty
thousand. 1at~ .@r
AvEzzANo AND INHABITANTS WIPED OUT !
The worst effects Of the tenbior were experienced at Aver
forty miles of city of population Of
fewer than thousand eight thousand reported have been
killed while the itself has been completely destroyed
Naples badly shaken by the earthquake In the Church
Of the Divine Providence candlests crucxes
walls, and the fed in ~ Ea',t |,G<&a.
= TREMENDOUS PANIC EXPERIENCED IN NAPLES \
a There panic in Naples during the earth
quake which followed by general exodus Of people
city and from the neghborhood Of Mount vesuvus
VesVius itself shaken and twisted in the earth spas
Every window in the volcano observatory smashed
..-T PEOPLE ARE CAMPING IN OPEN -. i
Everywhere in the path of devastation people fed
their homes and camping the open with what pos
sessions they could carry with them. 51 3H& NJ
1t will be impossible persuade them the cities
and town until all further danger appears to be "
In Naples the popuae fed through the horoughfares during
the tembor praying they ran ~. 4tf&E y.4It. X
~. RELIGIOUS PARADEs ARE BEING HELD 4
Religious professions formed Modteroondo Zagaro
Gano Pof veroE Tvo Peeto and other places and marched
through the headed by priests praying that further
might be aVerted f@5 r.
of Aqua capital of the Province Abruzzo forty
persons killed. $#+
" Reports say that Tore Caani has been wiped the
population annihilated, p. &4E
DISTURBANCE HAD 3oo-MILE RADIUS
Potenza capital OF Province,
seismic disturbance which had radius of three hundred miles
shaking all Southern Italy and the Island Of Sicily
1t feared in Poenza that Magano had been leveed
Avezzano. ..|. - ...nv d. eEtEs#@ -
LOSS OF LIVES GROWS TREMENDOUSLY =.
At casera important city of $4,000 people twenty miles
northeast of Naples houses shaken down and
Der of persons killed #8~ .&'.%' i
Exchange Telegraph advces last night that Aie has been
destroyed thousand lives while five hundred
persons injured. .t.. .%..,.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
TURKS OCCUPY TABRlz

F., ASSOCIATED Press W Federal wirsless)
LONDON, january 1s.-A Renter
despatch from. Petrograd says that I'M
Turks have occupied Tabriz, capital q
the province Of Azerbijsn, Persia, al
important center.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
EXTENSIVE MANEuVERS
FOR SMALL MARSHIP'

Z . lABSociatod frohS by iedor - hlfelNrsg y
-WAsHINGToN, january l4.-- Extei|
jsiye naval exercises and nansnVsrs WI
be held In March and April OF PensI
cola, Submarines. vessels Of the 4
serve torpedo fiotilla, mine layers Al
naval aeroplanes win participate.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
BRITISH ARE BUILDING Az
TWENTY, SUBMARINES

(AsBociated Press BY Federal Wirelessl
MONTREAL January l3,--Twsnty
submarines are being rushed to eomPle-
tiOn here for use in the British naval
operations. a...h Dr.. -.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
Plies CURED IN Q TO "A DAYS.

:. pAzo OINTMENT is guaranteed
~ tine any case of Itdhipg, Bind,
Bleeding or Protr,Iding Piles in 9 to
q days or money refunded - Made by
PARls.MEDICINE CO.. Saint Louis
u. 9 Of A. . ~.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-15
TERRIFIC TEMBLOR
MAKES WIDE AREA
ZONE OF HORRORS

Antiquities Of Rome Are Either Damaged
or Ruined; Men, Women and Children Are
~~ Buried Beneath Falling Walls; Vesuyius,
Itself, Is Shaken and Twisted, and Every
where Death and Desolation Are Abroad
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Improved Trial by Jury.

While we do not think that trial py
Jury ought to be abolished. or that
there is any increasing sentiment IN
that direction, we do believe that the
system should be modified by dispens-
ing with the requirement OF unam
nous verdicts. This would obvlate Inc
element of individual eccentricity as
an impediment to the administra ION
of justice. Mental idiosyncrasy o. the
part of judges is constantly xhibilrd
and scarcely excites eomme :. An
eminent and very able sadge vi dis
sent from the ruling of his associates
when. It is extremely difficult to un-
derstand how SO gifted rind could
have gone off on that particular tan
gent BY permitting affimanccs or re-
yersals, Notwithstanding dissent the
personal equation is eliminated
New York Journal.