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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-30

NE State Of New York, in This
Qear Of Our Lord, Kills a Man
q At6:l6 this morning, the state of New
X1Fk killed man.
Il did not kill him in moment of pas
80, - IN life-and-death struggle.
Sk - killed him coolly, relentlessly, after
slhemost elaborate preparations.
n agents shaved a little round spot
5(kftoD Of his head, that the electrode
leht 1t more snugly over his brain.
1E 1hty stripped his cell, so that the
4omed man might not find some object
IA which he could nick a vein, some
nd which he could use as q strangling
1J46 md thus cheat the state of its
Ii 16ey watched him to see that he lived
I'M he moment 1t which the state of
York had decided TO hill him.
Ia they led him into the death
IN. ssatsd him IN the death chair,
Ia the wires to head, wrists and
ma shot "a enormous current Of
nv into bis helpless body until the
% burned nesh and singed hair an
Inst Becker was dead.
& mpm who did this deed had Moth
nst their victim.
a not wronsed them; they rather
BWae : man, like themselves, with
eeires, human hopes.
rltisd him - they watched him
III through the night; for guilty
ppbt3ess was, not one Of these men
tte tax Of killing him.
did not smile, these men, as they
= 70 the fatal chair.
would have thought that hideous
M1s shout to Be performed, instead
kipnph Of Justice.
0 did not leave the room with a
1tep when their deed was accom-
for to kill fellow-man in cold
- - not the sort Of job that appeals
1lIap with human feelings.
~ TIE LAW; they HAD to do it.
hict Attorney Whitman, in prose-
rt Becker until jury declared him
M Gov. Whitman, in deciding that
ntence must be enforced, acted ac-
I'M TO the law.
49, Ford; in denying the con-
d man new trial, said that the
IA not permit him to do otherwise.
azden Osborne, in giving orders that
r b ejectrocuted, was not acting in
p1eity - man, he was acting as
zant Of the state of New York, UNI
" laws.
was becanbs Of the law that Becker
essd for thtse years the pangs of a
ed nam, tofmented ~ = futile hope
1Sleese, tortured " visions of a
pfnl death.
~ h suffer alone; his wife, his
ves his friends. suffered with him.
llnt Justice ID there in law which.
nding life for = life. makes it pos
1or state to take five lives for one,
ing inestimable suffering to scores
Dcsnt peoplsi
TT purpose beneficial to mankind is
~ law which forces men to do.
ndders Of horror, inhuman deeds,
GnAo9y win pursue them in their
1Dht md for many nights here
oanuoe what excuse in the
- ~ feund for capital punish
100 azs1tir NOT KILL is accept
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-30
Proof Positive

white-Ts Brown an optimist?
Black-Just now he Is. He hal
jus; put In his garden seeds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-30
Small Comfort,

Asker-He calls me q donkey
Should I challenge him?
Tellit--You might--to prove Il.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-30

Just who was it, anyway, that put the
you lie in July? Mr.. Conger' has the
floor.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-30
Why People Get Seasick.
~ X. ApplNcroN BRUCE.
Author of The Riddle of Personality"
sPsycholoRy and Parenthood." etc

Though IL may seem hard to believe. seasick
ness is at bottom a mental rather than phys
ical disorder
Lake many other maladies the symptoms OF
which are physical. II 10 brought on by faulty
way OF thinking. Those VINO get seasick are
those who consciously or subconsciously expect
TO be seasick- ~
II they thought nothing about the matter
or better stiIl, IL they entertained firm con
yiction that seasickness would not attack them
they could travel on the water IN perfect com
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-30

nurope's Jews number ssss.is7 BY the latest
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
WITH BARNS
FULL OF STOCK
Didn't Look Much Like Hard
Times in Western Canada.

A. Meyer. who left one of the best
Counties in Minnesota, probably be-
cause he got good price for his ex-
cellent farm, and left for the Canadian
West, writes to his local paper, the
Bagley Independent. His story is well
worth repeating. He says:
ITO say / was greatly surprised
when I reached Saskatchewan and Al
berta would be expressing 1t mildly.
In country where SO much suffering
was reported, found everyone in
good circumstances, and especially
all our friends who have left Clearwa-
ter and Polk counties. They all have
good homes and those who were re-
ported to have sold their stock through
lack of feed, l found with their barns
full Of stock. and 1t did not look very
much like hard times. They have
from 160 acres to two sections of the
finest land that can be found.
Those that left here two or three
years ago have from 100 to 400 acres
in crops this year.
Prospects for a bumper crop are
splendid. 1t is little cold now, but
nothing Is frosted, either In gardens
or fields. Land can be bought quite
reasonably here from those who vol
unteered their services in the Euro
pean war. Here are certainly the
best opportunities for securing good
home with farm and independence
for life In a short time. Before !
started / heard that prices were so
high. Flour was reported at $12 per
hundred it is $4.25 here. In the west
all the groceries can be purchased
for nearly the same as in Mimi. The
only article that found higher
was kerosene at IS cts per gallon.
When I saw the land wondered why
people do not live where they pro-
duce enough from the soil to make Q
comfortable living. We visited T. T.
Safer. John Dahls, w. J. and r. d.
Hollis. Martin Halmen. Ole Halvorson.
VIM. Walker and Geo. Colby, all
from Bagley. We found well and pros
porous farmers who wished to be re-
membered to all their Bagley friends"
(Sgd.) A. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
CAMPAIGNS OUTSIDE
( BIG WAR THEATERS

In q score OF regions there has
been fighting which would have held
worldwide attention were 1t not for
the mighty battle lines in France and
Poland.
Servia's own war was a greater trial
to her than either OF the two proceed
ing Balkan struggles. Assisted by
Montenegro, the little Slavic nation
twice threw the hosts of Franz Josef
beyond her borders and inflicted
losses Of about $4,000 men, but she
Suffered severely herself.
The Austrians invaded Serbia in
great force about August Is and pene-
trated to the Jadar river, where a
great five-day battle ended in the
rout of the Teutons.
The Austrians returned soon In
stronger force than ever. They
reached valjevo. where on November
II the Serbians met defeat.
With their supply of artillery am
munition exhausted, the Serbians now
had to retreat. The Austrians, be-
lieving them crushed, withdrew six
army corps for re-enforcements
against the victorious Russians in Ga
licia.
Shells and English tars with naval
guns reached the Serbians. and on
December they turned on the Aus
TRANS and cut them to pieces
The entry Of Turkey into the war
was marked by brave, but foolhardy
attempt to invade Egypt. Great Brit
aims Indian and colonial troops threw
the invaders back with heavy losses.
British and Japanese troops invest
ed the fortified German port of Using
tau, China, and after a siege of few
weeks the defenders gave up the hope
less struggle.
A section of the Boer population OF
South Africa revolted. The revolt
was put down by a Boer, Premier
Botha. He then invaded German
Southwest Africa, and after long
campaign In the waterless deserts
captured the greatly outnumbered
Germans July 81.
After taking three-quarters Of year
to arm herself to the teeth, Italy at
tackled Austria this spring The effect
of the entry Of Italy upon the arena
has not yet been marked.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

now with many Russian prisoners.
May HERMAN submarine sinks the
Lusitania, more than 1,15O lost. Rus
SLAMS In full retreat from Carpa-
thians.
May o-Cermnns capture dbau Baltic
port
May E-French capture Ceremony.
north OF Arras, at great cost.
May l4-Amertcan first submarine note
made public.
Way x4-itaiy declares war on Aus
tia.
May 26-Itaifnns Invade Austria.
May 2o-itaIlsns take Grodno. Russians
check Germans at Sienawa.
May 3i-First German note on subma-
rtne reaches Washington. Zeppelins
drop bombs I'm London.
June 3-Przemysl falls to Austr0-Ger-
mans.
June lO--Germans capture Stanislau.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

ven, on Lake Constance, and the
chemical works at Ludwigshaven. Ac-
counts Of damage done on these raids
are conflicting. The French asserted
that large fires had been caused.
On June is, 20 allied aeroplanes
dropped $50 bombs on Karlsruhe, cap
ital Of Baden. killing II persons and
wounding many others.
The biggest aeroplane raid of the
war took place July 10. when IS
French machines dropped I'll bombs
on the railway station ct vigneulles.
In the Woevre.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
! FIRST YEAR OF THE
WAR ON THE SEA

At the end of the first year
Of war not a German fighting
craft, except submarines. is
known to be at large outside
the Baltic sea. The Austrian
warships are confined to the up
per Adriatic and the Turkish
fleet to the Sea of Marmora
and adjacent straits. The fner-
chant marine Of the central
European powers has disap-
peared utterly from the ocean
highways. Sixty million dol
lars worth Of German shipping
lies idle in the docks of New
York, while several times as
much is bottled up elsewhere.
At the same time the German
submarines have inflicted enor-
nous losses of allied shipping.
While both sides have prob
ably concealed many losses,
the following is a fairly accu-
date summary OF the number
Of craft which have been de-
stroyed:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

the destruction wrought negligible.
The first raid Of the English coast
was made January 10 on Yarmouth
and other Norfolk towns. Little dam
age was done. Other raids followed
from time to time, and finally London
was reached May 81. Several per-
sons were killed.
While single aeroplanes were the
rule in the early months Of tho war,
the British and French are now send.
ing out squadrons to accomplish i'm
portant wok. Such air fleets attacked
the Zeppelin works at Friedrichsha-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

The royal commission Of England
reports that in that country the feeble
minded are increasing at twice the
rate of the general population. The
Importance of providing, by the estab-
lishment of additional institutions and
the completion of those under way.
for the custodial care or control Of
greater number of feeble-minded can
not be overestimated. Averments OF
Amos w. Butler Of Indiana. to the ef-
feet that feeble-mindedness produces
more pauperism. degeneracy and
crime than any other force. that It
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
THE FIRST YEAR OF
THE WAR IN THE AIR

In the air the dirisible has been
disappointment, the aeroplane q reve-
lation. The astounding development
Of the aeroplane, both for scouting
purposes and as a defensive weapon.
is one of the most striking features
OF the first year Of the war.
Destructive raids have been made
By aeroplanes behind the lines OF the
enemy and much destruction wrought.
The Zeppelin raids have been few and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Controlling the FeebIe-MInded.

The economic and social problems
connected with the feeble-minded are
Of far greater importance than the
average person realizes. Interesting
figures are found In a report Of the
committee Of visitors of the state
charities Of New York. According to
this report, there are In New York at
present $4,000 feebleminded persons.
or these 1900 are provided for in In
stitutions especially designed for their
care and $500 In other institutions.
leaving at large 22,6D0.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
BIG EVENTS IN FIRST
YEAR OF THE WORLD WAR

lima 1a-ArchdvL. .ra ArcharcH...
Froncf. 81 In.tr,. .Is,u ~ ssrhs.n
......Iu.
-.
"f os
August ~oman forces enter Luxem-
Dk. Sy oe"s PSase
througn belgium.
August o-Engiand announces state OF
war with Germany.
August 7-French invade southern Al
SAGE.
August 6-Brftfsh troops land In
France and Belgium.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Only Vegetables for Him

Only Vegetables for Him
so you're an applicant for the po-
sition of gardener"
Yes. SIR"
Had experience with vegetablesi"
"Oh. yes, sir; ten years."
Il have a horse and COW you will
have to take care Of"
"Oh, I couldn't do that, sir. You
see, I'm a strict vegetarian"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Suspicion.

"Is that your son studying the vio-
linz"
YES" answered Mr.. Growcher.
What's the tune he is playfng?'
81 don't know whether he's playing
a tune or practical joke"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

IN he
he
a
H.
squares
ma sp o line where the
I5
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
The Proper Term.

I'm going to celebrate my wouldn't
wedding tomorrow said the sandy
drummer
you mean your wooden wedding.
don't your" queried the grocer.
mo. / mean just what | said," an
swered the 8. d. 1T will be ave years
ago tomorrow since asked girl to
marry me. and fortunately she said
she wouldn't"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
At a Musicale.

Host-Must you leave so soon. Mrs.
Tootles? thought you were very
fond Of good music.
Mrs. Tootles-I am.
mrs. Tootles exits during blank ~
lence. Harvard Lampoon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Pleasing Father.

"Jinks' father wanted him to 20
into uplift work when he. left col
lege."
Well. did he?" sa&9
Sure. he did. He took the check
the old man gave him to begin with
and bought an acceptance"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

touches every form of charitable 40
tivity. that It is felt in every part
OF the state and affects In some way
all the people, and that its cost Is DO
yond comprehension. may be quoted -
the best argument for the policies I'd.
vocated.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Useless Tree Yields Rubber.

A species OF tree Of unlimited
growth In Natal. heretofore regarded
as worthless commercially has been
found to yield Juice that contains
rubber in large quantities.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Applied Callsthenlcs

I'm a retired acrobat" explained
the tramp at the door.
Then" replied the stern-faced fem
mist, you can go to the woodpile and
do the split for your dinner"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Not Definife

Not Definite.
my husband" remarked Mrs. Har-
ker, lis peculiar man. have to
handle him with gloves"
Boxing or RUBBER" queried her
friend Mrs. Barker.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
EconomizlnQ,

r George. dear. I've succeeded in re-
ducing expenses. BY having every.
thing charged find have spent very
little money this week, and still you
say have no business sense. "-Judga
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Beauty and the Beast.

Beauty and the Beast.
"A deucedly pretty grill"
Stunning"
And a hideous bulldog"
True. She ought to have man
along to lessen The contrast between
herself and the dog"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Hubby VIII Economic.

But your fiance has such small
salary; how are you going to liver"
"Oh, we're going to economize. We're
going to do without such a lot Of
things that Jack needs"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Domestic Warfare.

Domestic Warfare.
Little Lemuel-Why are there so
many divorces. paw?
Paw-Possibly, my son. because the
sea Of matrimony is Infested with
floating mines. s-a- @4~-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Changed His Mind.

~ Cndngeo MS MIND.
Wife during the spat-During our
courtship you said you would gladly
die for me.
Husband-Well?
Wife-Well. why don't you?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
The Purpose Of Thrift.

The Purpose Of Thrift.
Save up your pennies. my boy"
What for, dad?"
And when you get rs Of them either
your mother or will borrow them for
carfare."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-02-27
LIFE OF BEAUTIFUL GIRL
NERGkED BY BOOZE

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 27.-The
model who inspired and posed for
many of the most famous drawings OF
Charles Dana Gibson and Howard
Chandler Christy stood before the
desk OF The Snyder avenue station
house today wreck of the beautiful
brunette she once was. Her name
was Nellie TIulges. She took the
pledge before Magistrate Carson TO
abstain from further use of liquor.
Still possessing some traces of the
dark beauty which has fascinated
Gibson and Christy-a beauty which
subsequently smiled down on admir-
ers in thousands of homes model
said she was tired OF life. At 25 she
said she had nothing further TO inter
est her and admitted she had been
fighting losing battle since her hus-
band left her. Magistrate Carson
gave the young woman kindly advice
ard administered the pledge.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-02-27
No PERIL
NNH|CH
BREAD COST
RISE In WHEAT TO BE BAL
ANCED ny REDUCTION IN
OTHER lSDiBLEs
LBy Associated Press

New York, Feb. 27-,The recent in
crease in tho cost Of wheat bread and
flour win not cause suffering among
! the poor, in the opinion Of G. II.
Candy, president OF the Chicago board
OF trade, who testified today at the
investigation Of the New York state
attorney general into the causes Of
this Increase The rise in the price
of wheat, he said. will be balanced by
a decrease in the price of potatoes
md other edibles. The witness also
expressed the belief that, despite the
heavy expectation of wheat, there will
be a surplus at the end Of the crop
year. juno so,
"The poor will not stop eating bread
because ii is raised in price cent a
loaf asserted Mr.. Candy, but they
will not cat so much of it. They will
economize."
The witness characterized as moon
shine and pure bunk" the impress
sion that any individual or group con-
trolls the wheat market, or any other
commodity market. Such thing was
possible, he said, but it seemed in
conceivable to him that such a situa
tion should ever arise. Wheat trad
ing, he said, was essentially compcti
tive. and he knew of no combination
to control the price.
II the Dardanelles should be opened
by the British and French fleets
thereby releasing vast supplies oi
grain from Russia and the Danubian
countries, there would be an immedi
ate and radical change in the situa
i tion, Mr.. Candy said. 1t was the
tremendous demand from Europe fol
grain that was keeping up the prices
not speculation, he declared, but il
the Russian supplies were released O
sharp decline in prices here would
follow. .s.s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-02-27
BRUSSELS GRABS
NEW HEAD GEAF

Berlin, Feb. 27.--iA Tageblatt dis
patch from Brussels says: The lat
est craze in millinery Belgian sol
diers' attained such popularity
that the German authorities had to
ccnfiscate the ney style of hear gear.
The soldiers wives and sweethearts
had discarded the flag and other ma
tional cclor- adornIents they form
cry wore, and adopted the hats OF
cavalry men and carabineers. which
they tilted at a rakish angle. Tha
lad threatened to create public nu,-
sance as the wearing Of the hats by
ne women CAUSED outbursts of pat-
'iot.sm at dfery turn. The women
ook the configcation good naturedly,
the milliners being the only ones to
grleve.'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-02-27
STATE CHARTERS,

Portland Producing and .Refinins
company, Tulsa; capital stock $3.50.
0Co Tncorporators, e. J. Lambert
and N. b. Lambert, Tulsa; 0. a
Lambert, Okmnlgee.
The Home Benevolent association
of MdComb; capital stock, none. In
corporators, r. +, Hames, w r. Me
Langhlin and B. B. Hames, MdComb
The McAlester Cooperative Goa
Mining company. McAlester; capital
stock, $4,000 Incorporators, J. IS,
Williams, Ffaiieyyif1e. W. or Brady
anrvnarfesrD.. sautbine, lei Reno
The First State bank, Gowen; cap
ital stock. $4,000. Incorporators, w
A. Evans and F. ]. Golden, Harts-
horne; William Keller, Gowen, and
Sam H.. Morley, Oklahoma City.
The Perennial Oil company, Tulsa:
capital stock. $4,000 lIncorporators.
X. G Brownlee, George Parsons anG
II. l. Reid. Tulsa.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-02-27
CHICAGO WOMEN TAKE
ADVANTAGE Or BALLOT

Chicago, H.. Feb. 27.-W Women vot
ers who cast their ballots for the first
time in a Chicago mayoralty election
pollcd n per cent of their registration,
compared with 70 per cent for the
men, according to tabulations today.
in no instance Of Importance did the
women's vote decide a contest. Robert
M. Sweit1er who won the democratic
nomination for mayor over Carter II.
Harrison, received his full quota of
women's votes, in spite OF campaign
argument Of the Harrison supporters
that Swoitzor favored an open
town.
In the republican contest Judge
Harry Olson was given nearly seven
thousand more female votes than his
successful opponent, William Hale
Thompson.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-02-27

Van Morgan, Introducing; $500 and
6 months in jail.
r. FitAe, disposing; $lO0 and 60
days in jail.
Ed Vanettou, forging money order;
q months in reformatory.
Jim Gottlieb, introducing and dis
posing; 500 and months in jail.
John Kelley introducing and dis
posing; $70O and s months in jail.
lR. C. McSpaddin, disposing; $500
and . months in Jail.
Il. Goodson, dsposing; $lO0 and
4 months in jail
links McGill, disposing; $500 and )
months in jail.
Nv. w. Anthony, white slavery; 4
years in penitentiary.
Jim Burton. white slavery; 4 years
in penitent.ary.
T. d. Elliott, white slavery, 4 years
in penitentiary
Riley Costello, white slavery; 4
years in penitentiary,
Charles Nj, Bass, white slavery; 4
years in penitentiary
Willard Rice, enbezzling postal
funds 6 months in jail
C. w. Wright counterleiting; 2 l-2
years in penitentiary.
C.M. Johnson, counterfc:ting; 2 l-2
years in penitentiary.
John Kelley, introducing and dis
posing; $500 and 6 months.
Jeff Smith, introducing and dis
posing; $400 and months in jail.
Willie Brown, dispcs.ng; 500 and
co days "a jail.