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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
GRASSER IS GUILTY
Of MANSLAUGHTER
Judge Kelly Will Pronounce
Sentence at 9 O'clock
Tuesday Morning

After celebrating for about five
and one half hours the jury in the case
of the State against Blasius Grasser,
charged with the murder of Elmer
Bacon, brought in verdict Of man.
slaughter The jury retired after re-
ceiving the charge by Judge Kelly at
4:45 yesterday afternoon and did not
report until 1918 when they brought
in their verdict of manslaughter. It is
said that after the preliminary skirm-
isb the jurors settled down to a division
with five fss murder in the second de-
gree, five for manslaughter, and two
for acquittal. They held to these lines
for several hours and finally reached
compromise verdict of manslaughter.
When it was reported that the jury
was ready TO bring in its verdict and
the officers, attorneys and attendants
Of the court were called into the court
room the sheriff was instructed to
bring in the prisoner to hear the read
ing of the verdict. Grasser came up
the stairs from the Jail with his jaws
set and his face indicated that he was
laboring under n severe tension. As
the verdict Of manslaughter was an
nounced Grasser heaved d sigh Of re-
lief and his face assumed al express
sion of repose and contentment that
has been absent since he was told of
the boys death.
AS he was being locked up in the cell
Of the county Jail he turned to Sheriff
Esch and said,
"I1l tell you, Sheriff, I'll never
fool with a shotgun againr.
The prisoner win be sentenced at :
clock Tuesday morning Of next week
The sentence FOR this crime Of which
he has been convicted is from one tC
Is years imprisonment in the state
penitentisry ana fine Of $4,000. Tn,
imposition of the fine is not optiona
with the Judge but must be given witt
the sentence. OF course if the prisoner
has not the money he cannot serve oui
his fine in prison ana the fine canno
be collected. GrdsSer has been liyinl
on a 20 acre tract about miles soutl
Of this city and has the place nearly
paid for. A damage suit claiming owe
$4,000 damages has been filed agains
Grasser by Alva Bacon, the father o.
the murdered boy. After this CLAIM
has been settled the remainder Of tn,
estate Of Blasius Grasser will 90 to tn
State after the attorneys fees ar
paid.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
ToDAY's TEIEGRAPHIo SPARKS.

The National Editorial association
viii meet at Los Angeles June 81, and
60 to the San Francisco Exposition by
special train.
The iitney buses are costing the
street railroads Of San Francisco 81
a minute, according TO figures made by
statisticians today.
The steamship Dacias, held up FOR
several days at Galveston because Of
England's objection to her recent
transfer from German to American
registry. will sail for Rotterdam this
afternoon with n cargo OF cotton.
Plans for tho investigation into the
fatal explosion ON board the United
States cruiser San Diego Thursday
which resulted In the death Of five
sailors aud serious injuries TO others
were going forward today according
TO reports from Guaymas, where tho
cruiser is at anchor The fifth victim
Geo. Ohm, Of Yutan, Neb,, died yes
terloy, while the other injured are re-
covering
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
Multnomah Delegation Force
Body 10 Adjourn Until
Monday Morning
HURLBURT and SELLING
HAVE PRINCIPAL ROLES
State Printer Mad Over Lack
Of WOrk---ROW Promised
For Monday

When Representative Hurlburt got
up and made his little talk Yesterday
afternoon and his motion to adjourn
over until Monday until 1920 was car.
ried, with the aid of Speaker Selling,
who exercised his prerogative and ruled
down the negative vote to the motion,
those who were in favor Of working
today, and they were in the majority
were caught asleep at the switch and
before they had realized what had
happened the thing had been done and
everybody seemed too dazed to ask for
q division.
In order to gain his point, however.
Representative Hurlburt made the as
sertion that the state printer was so
piled up with work that he would not
be able to see daylight until Monday
morning, which was far from the facts
in the case, and he will doubtless be
called to account when the house con,
venes on Monday. State Printer Law
renee, when he learned what Hurlburt
had done, was "mad clear through
for he stated that the printing depart.
ment was not only up to the minute
with work but he was waiting for the
chief clerk Of the house to edit the
copy Of the new bills that were intro.
duced yesterday IN order that his force
of printers would have something to
work upon today. AS it is, Printer
Lawrence says, he will not have enough
work to do today TO keep his day force
busy and will be compelled to lay part
nf thnn ,ff au1 bo rsilt huvo tn lav
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
MANY SPEAK ON THE
PROHIBITION BILL
House Is Crowded to Doors
Hearing Held at Capitol
Last Night

After listening to the addresses and
petitions Of all who had come to attend
the open meeting Of the joint commit
tee on alcoholic traffic for the consid-
GRAFTON Of the committee Of 100 prohi.
bition bill, which is pending before the
legislature, Representative Littlefield,
chairman Of the house committee, who
presided over the meeting, stated that
the committee would report an iron.
clad measure back to Che house but
that there were several important
points upon which tho committee had
not fully decided and these would be
passed upon probably before the first
of the week.
One question Of Importance, how.
over, impressed itself strongly upon
the members Of the committee and that
was the section which provides that the
enforcement Of the law shall be vested
in the authority Of the attorney gen.
eral, Since Governor Withycombe has
taken such keen interest in prohibi.
tion Legislation and the blame for its
failure or success, if such should prove
to be the case, would naturally fall up.
on the shoulders Of the chief executive,
in Justice to the governor It is probable
that the power and duty Of enforce.
ment will be changed TO the governor
This point was brought out after the
meeting lust night and it was practi-
cally decided this change should be
made.
The bill has already been in the com
mittce's hands for nearly two weeks
when the rules of the house provide
that all bills shall be reported back by
the committee in not TO exceed sever
days but there has been no disposition
on the part Of anybody to crowd mat
ters in the case Of the prohibition bill
which will be given right Of way owe.
all other legislation, except appropna
tion bills, and since the measure tha
passes the house will probably u
through the senate without opposition
as every phase Of the subject and sec
tion Of the bill is being gone owe
thoroughly by the committees Of botl
branches.
The chamber Of the hall OF represen
tatiyes was crowded to standing room
anly last night ut the open meeting
and numerous addresses were made b.
the spokesmen Of the prohi, delegation
from all parts Of the valley The meet
ing lasted until about 10 o'clock anr
everybody who had an idea TO suggcs
had an opportunity TO give II expref
sion, The clause pertaining to the lin
itntion Of the amount of liquor 10 be al
lowed shipped into the state Is the prii
cipal sticklcr Of the whole proposition
and, while the consensus Of opinion o
ali the speakers was that the bill
should be very strict In its provision
II was the sense Of the meeting that !
It's provisions were made too drasti
and radical It might result In the con
plotc overthrow Of the law two year
hence
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
UNREST STILL GROWS
THROUGHOUT HUNGARY
Demonstrations Against Part
They Are Forced to Take
In War Approach Riots

Rome, Jan. 23.--The unrest through
out Hungary because of the part that
section Of the Hapsburg empire has
had to play in the European war, is
growing daily, If private dispatches
received today from Budapest are cor
rect.
These state demonstrations approach
ing the proportions of riots are occur
ring daily in the lower Hungarian cities
in protest against the war and the high
prices of food which have resulted
from It. 1t is reported that the police
authorities last Sunday forcibly stop
ped 2ss such meetings Of protest.
The situation in Hungary has been
considered serious for some time. To
II is due the tremendous reverse which
the Austrian armies sustained when
they recently made what promised to
be triumphal entry into Seryia. For
months the Hungarian people and gov
ernment had not been satisfied with the
treatment accorded to them by the Ger
man and Austrian authorities. Willie
the Austrian invasion Of Servia was in
progress, Count Tisza, the Hungarian
premier, announced that Hungary
would recall her own troops to defend
her own territory unless Austria pro-
yided proper defenses for her. This
declaration so alarmed the emperor Is
advisers that they recalled a large por'
ton Of the army Of Seryian invasion
so as to help Hungary, 80 weakening
that army that when the Seryians re-
turned to the attack they easily routed
the invaders.
The Austrian government since ther
has been doing everything possible to
plncate the llungarians.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
MARRIAGE LICENSE IS
DENIED ERRIN0 MINISTER

Minneapolis MINI, Jan. ga mar
rngn license was denied today to tho
Rey. James NJ Daucll, former pastor
Of the Unitarian church at konosha,
via. who came to Minneapolis TO marry
Ruth sopcr, mother Of his six months
old tnld. The license was refused by
the clerk OF the Nelson county court
because of state law which provides
that persons must be divorced SIX
months before they may be married
again,
Darncll arrived here early today with
Miss sopcr aud the lattcr's mother The
pnny left for Watortown, 3. d. when
Dancll was unable to get marriage
license here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
By J. w. T. Mason
by j. W. T, MasOn
(Former European Manager of the
United Press

v N@hAbHNoh VI lut
United Press
New York, Jan. 23.-The suggestion
yesterday that Russia s new advance
towards Thorn probably was due to
unexpected difficulties in the south
eastern war area seems confirmed by
Petrograd's admission that the Aus
trians are concentrating in Bukovina.
A fortnight ago Petrograd declared
Bukovina had been cleared Of the
enemy. Since then the Austrians ap-
par ntly have partly recovered the
offensive and again the Slavs are be-
ing rebuffed at a moment when their
hopes had been raised by Petrograd's
optimism.
There is no indication Of what part
Of Bukovina has passed again into the
occupancy Of the Austrians but il is
probable the Russian line of communi.
cation through the central or northern
districts forms the Austrian objective.
1t would be in accordance with the
previous recklessness of Slav strategy
if the Russian communications were
left open to a flank attack.
The Russians seem to have adopted
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
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tt r LINEUP.

Austro4 y = Reported
Count Stu .s, Austrian prem.
Ter, resigned following differ.
ences with Baron Rajecz, new
foreign minister. Unrest Hun
gary growing, demonstrations
against war everywhere.
Rumania-Kings advisors re-
ported preparing plunge of
Rumania into war, invading
Transylvania. Schools being
converted into hospitals.
Belgium-Allied aviator drop
ped bombs on canal and docks
at Bruges, destroying some Ger
man stores. Cannonading Ypres
: to North sea,
England Londoners fright
; ened by another Zeppelin scare,
/; government denies Zeppelins
; hovered over Norfolk. Dutch
: steamer reports seeing airship
; founder in North sea. American
; Belgian relief commission ad-
. mits food for Belgians on steam
: er Germans torpedoed yester,
, day.
: France-Paris announced Ger
: man aviators dropped bombs in
: Dunkirk and other coast towns,
killing seven. French declare
their offensive resumed near
< st. Mihiel, though Germans
< gained several trenches there.
k Poland Series Of desperate
K engagements southwest of Kikol
( in Poland, 90 miles from Thorn.
General battle developing.
!: Turkey and Persia--Constan.
( tinople declares British re.
( pulsed northwest of Persian
< Gulf. Porte says Turkish Of.
< fensive in Caucasus resumed.
( Alsace- Fighting at Hart
|: mannsweiler continues, German
( bayonet charges repulsed.
K X ). * x \. 4. i. 4; X X \; * 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
APPROPRIATION BILL"
HELD UP SECOND TINE
Sent Back to Committee With
instructions to Make
Examinations

After prolonged and spirited de-
bate, lasting over two hours, the com
mittee Of the whole house yesterday
afternoon rejected Representative Da'
yey'5 motion to report the omnibus ap.
preparation repeal bill back with the
that il do not pass and
adopted Representative Vawter's mo.
tion that the bill be sent back to the
committee on ways and means with In.
structions to strike out all appropria
tions affecting agricultural college OK
perimental and extension work
AS originally introduced by Represen-
tatiye Schuebel the bill proposed to
obiterate all continuous appropriation
laws frcm the statutes, embracing
$4Ol200 annually, but, as ordered am
ended yesterday afternoon, the bill will
probably bo reported back TO the house
Monday morning carrying the repeal Of
all standing appropriations aggregat.
ing but $l06,70O These appropriations
will come up later upon their individual
merits. The motion to report the en-.
tire bill back unfavorably, which would
have meant Us utter defeat upon the
floor Of the house, was lost by the mar,
row margin Of nine votes, division
having been called resulted in 81 votes
against the molten and 22 for
The fight was centered upon the saw.
ing Of the agricultural experiment sta.
tions, the burden Of the argument
against the bill was that It would throw
the appropriations needed for agricul-
tural extension work back upon each
succeeding legislature to be used foi
political log.rolling purposes which, as
some Of the LEADERS In the debate
against the bill as whole declared
was what the people had been laborinp
for years TO avoid.
A statement showing the amounts
that are TO be retained in the amended
blanket repeal bill, as IL will be report
ed back to the house on Monday bj
the ways and means committee, anc
will probably be adopted, and the con
tinuous appropriations ordered elimi
mated from the bill, follows;
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
GOVERNORS STATEMENT.

Capital, Sacramento, Chi, Jan. 23.--
Governor johnson issued q statement
today placing the ban on anthalien
legislation by the present Legislature
and particularly opposing the bin in.
troduced yesterday Ia the house by
shartel Of Modoc seeking TO strike out
the three year leasing clause In The
anlinlicn land law
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED.

Governor Withycombe this morning
appointed r. y, Bcarl, Of Portland, N.
Whealdon. Of pemlleton, and r. A.
Holmes Of Medford, committee TO
represent Oregon at an interstate con.
ference to be held Of Chicago, February
j. A., l3, for the purpose Of consider
ng and drafting uniform industrial
aud insurance legislation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
Ordered Stricken Out.
ZEPPELIN FOUNDERS IN
THE NORTH SEA

Rotterdam, Jan. 23.--Fishormon ar.
riving here today from Noordwyck re-
ported that they saw an airship floundcr
In the North Sea, far of the coast II
was believed TO have been ono Of the
leppelins, supposed to have raidod the
English coast
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
TWO ARE DROWNED.

Tacma. Wash, Jan. 23.--llildren
Ogren. . years old, was drowned while
skating ON Mineral lake. 40 miles from
here, Friday afternoon. Dell Reynolds
almost lost his life IN trying to save
Ogren. Ogren has two brothers In Sc
.nttln.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23

A gold engagement ring, set with q
diamond and containing an inscription,
was recently found tightly fastened
around the Lex Of a partridge shot near
Gashowitz, Bohemia,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
COLD WEATHER IN
MIDDLE. WEST STATES

Chicago, Jan. 23--Zero wealth.
er Throughout the middle west
was predicted for tonight The
temperature dropped to 29 de.
grccs below zero at Bismarck,
North Dakota, during the morn.
ing. Duluth reported ~ degrees
below, The thermometer here
touched . degrees above zero at
s O'Clock this mmninp, but NJ
noon had climbod TO l2 above,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
CIRCUIT COURTS
PROCEEDINGS TODAY

Two criminal cases were continued
until next term by the consent of the
district attorney and the attorneys for
the defense this morning in the cir.
cult court, Lee Hing, Chinese, charg.
ed with a statutory offensc, was one Of
the cases continued and the case of the
state against John Schultz. charged
with assault with intent to kill. was
also continued until next term Of court
Attorney S. r. Richardson. first
counsel for the defendant in the case
Of the state against 4. f. Hosmer. ar
gued the demurrer to the indictment
charging Hosmer with criminal libel.
this morning in department No. 1 Of
The circuit court before Judge Kelly.
Richardson filed his demurrer yester.
day morning to the Indictment Judge
Kelly took the matter under advise.
mcnt and will hand down his ruling
within a few days
Today was motion day in department
No. Of the circuit court and the court
room was the mecca OF attorneys this
morning where they met to hear argu-
menus on motions ana demurrers and
W nave eases set Tor triaL a large
yoIume OF business was disposed of be-
Iore 'Gqge he,y adjourned court to
go to Albany this afternoon. He will
return to open court here Monday
morning at nine O'Clock, when the ease
OF the state against NJ Silver. charg
" ~ W. '''''
q SUIT ior conversion Of personal
properly Drought by W. f.. Richardson
us administrator OF tlle estate of Thom
9s II, st9VeL deceased, against the So
lem sank or commerce, was ON in de
paartment No. ! OF the circuit court thii
atternoon before Judge Kelly. Tho
Jury was selected soon after court con
vene9 az one o'clock The men chosei
on tne jury were Alphonse Bontin
uan Wepb, A. y. huckestein, w 7
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23

The Pacific Steam Navigation com.
pany has decided TO extend It's straits
mail service from Calao to Panama In
view Of the opening Of tho panaha
canal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23
The Weather

Oregoni Fair
night Sunday In
creasing cloudi-
ness, probably fol.
lowed by rain or
snow northwest
portiont south
csalerly winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-23

On account Of the further postpone.
ment Of u case in Albany, Judge Gallo.
way was in chambers In department
Mo. , Of the circuit court for this coun.
ty today. He attended to a number Of
court matters to be settled by mutual
agreement of the attorneys Ia the
Coses.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-10
PART OF TELEGRAPH
 SYSTEM ABANDONED

Information comes from Fort Gib- bon to the effect that the land tele- graph line between Kaltag and St. Michael has been abandoned, and in the future all business for the west will be relayed by the radio station at Nulato.
 For years, the officers in charge of the military telegraph system on the lower river have recommended the abandonment of the line, owing to the great expense of keeping it in repair, but the war department never acted on the recommendations A short time ago, during the heavy storms on the lower river, the line was so badly broken in number of places that it was decided that it would be cheaper to abandon it and handle the business by wireless than to rebuild it.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-10
STAGE DRIVER SAYS
 TRAIL IS VERY BAD

According to Dan Kennedy, the driver who brought in the last stage from the coast, the Valdez trail is in the worst condition known in years. At this time of the year, after the fall snows have come and before the fall begins, the trail is usually in the best of condition but this year the snow is all blown off the trail between Rapids and Doneelly's, and the stages are compelled to go on wheels.
 Kennedy does not report any other news of importance from out the line. He says that all of the Fair banks papers are now reaching sub. scribers on the trail in good shape Fairbanks Citizen.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-10
.CORDOVA'S EXHIBIT
 GETS GOOD POSITION

Malcolm Brock, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce committe hay ing in charge the gathering Of the mineral exhibit from the Copper Riv- CT valley for the Panama exposition, has received word from his brother. Irving Brock, of San Francisco, whom he requested to see that Cordova re- ceived proper recognition when 1t came to placing our exhibit, in which he states that the exhibit is being in- stalled in the United States govern ment building, in one of the best positions, right next to the post office. MT. Brock states that a little later he will send a photo showing Cordova's display.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-10
CHAMPION HUNTRESS
 IF INTERIOR ALASKA

Kantishna boasts a hunting record made during the fall and early winter by Mrs. Fannie McKinzie, which has seldom, if ever, been duplicated in the North by any woman. During the open hunting season, Mrs McKinzie killed two big bull moose, one cari- bou, and a black bear, in addition to a great deal of other game.
 Every winter since she went to the Kantishna, Mrs. McKinzie, who, by the way, is one of the oldest inhabi- tants of that district, has killed some big game but this year she has beat all her former records. The huntress declares that next year she will bae everything allowed by the law.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-10
SULLIVAN FOUND NUT GUILTY
 BY JURY

Thomas Sullivan, who was arrested yesterday on a charge of vagrancy, following his discharge after a trial for theft, was again acquitted by jury in the commissioners court this afternoon after a jury trial on the latter charge, and was discharged from custody by the commissioner.
 The jury in the case was composed of George Dooley, H. c. Feldmann, II. I. Lewis, Wm. McFadden, F. E. Ray, F. Appleby, V. c. Vance, Jas. Smith, F. Schiller, M Finkelstein, l.. Cox, and John Berry.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-10
OLD TIMER MINER
 KILLED ON CLEARY

By falling down a shaft at : below Cleary creek, Pete Erickson, one of the laymen, sustained such injuries that he died almost instantly.
 Erickson was standing near the shaft and was preparing 10 descend. to look after some steam points. Jorgenson went to the hoist to pre-. pare to let his pratner down and when he turned toward the bucket, Brick. son was nowhere in sight He ran to the shaft and discovered that his partner had fallen to the bottom 1O5 feet below.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-10
CH|T|NA l I [ M 5 OF GENERAL
 INTEREST

CHITINA, Feb. civilian O'Con- nor, the United States Commissioner for this precinct, was elected and inti- ated into the A. B's at the last meet ing of the order.
 The Arctic Brotherhood of Chitina will tender a reception to MT. V. J. Dwyer and bride, of Strelna, upon their arrival in Chitina. MT. Dwyer is a member of the Chitina camp of the order.
 In last Mondays Daily Alaskan (Feb. D was an item to the effect that Rev. Mcbride had gone to Chitina to hold services. So far from holding services, his coming and going were very secret, even his deacon not knowing that he was in town. Natu- rally there is good deal of curiosity to know what kind of detective work he was engaged in
 SecOn-class mails are not coming to Chitina very promptly, a sack or two generally being left over for the next train, and If this meets the eye of the Cordova Postmaster, he will please take notice.
 Thomas II. Holland, the newly elect
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-10

ed representative to the territorial legislature, will leave on Fridays train for Cordova, where he will join the rest of the bunch elected to the as sembly from this district, and they will march on Juneau four strong, it being generally understood that Hubbtrd will not pay any steamship fare until he finds out whether he gets a seat.