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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-29
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER

/ am eredibly informed that Police
man Varney and Mrs. Porter NJ. Pick
f, EFT went before the Ministerial associa
tion at its last meeting and told that
body that had refused to raid and in
vestigate a socalled "bling pig,' OF
place where Intoxicating beverages
were kept | am further informed that
this was done with a view of influene-
| ing the ministers of this city agains:
me for the office of city marshal ana
in favor of my opponent. and through
them the voters of their several congr9-
cations. If those parties had told the
whole truth concerning the matter
would be willing to let it rest without
this reply, but as a half truth is often
more contemplate and injurious than
an out and out lie I feel that it is a
duty j owe to my many friends to no.
tice it, to tell the truth and shame the
devil.
Some time last spring Mrs Pickett
and one Fred Endicott, the latter claim
ing to be a detective, came to me and
told me that shipment of liquor wa,
made few days before from house
near the fair grounds to Astoria over
tne oregon Eiectrlc, ana that the us
trict attorney attention mad been cali
ed to the fact while the goods were in
the depot at this city but he would
not 40 ahythlng IN the matter, notWith-
standlng the trunk and sult cases mold
ing the hquor We're pointed out TO hlni.
lhey also sad they mad cailed the at
tehtloh OF TWO pollcemeh 10 the mater
ana they refused to interfere with the
Shipment. Mr Endicott SAID that ne
knew Wnere the llquor came from ana
that there was more IN the mouse, as
he mad seen It. They then asked me 70
go ana investigate and seizc the hquor
AS I knew nothing OF the matter only
what tney tod me, ana as they, or,
rather Endlcott CLAIMED to nave seen
she packages OIL llquor, l asked them
Ior seareh warrant Tor the purPos",
ana refused TO 60 without one They
nor eiIher Oh them, altnough one hao
seen the goods ana the other peileVe1
they were IN the mouse referred 70,
would Apply Tor IN warrant. cohfer-
req WIN Justice Oh the fcaee WEBSTER
coneclhihP n' tne matter ana ne agree"
WIN me 'nat l nau no authorlty 10
enter any man premises WIN view
20 TO searching them without warrant
from some court giving me.that author,
ny. l saw MI Enolcott seVerai times
soon alter tne above Vislt ana asked
n, MN Ior tne warrant, put ne never came
.nrougn win ~. II, as they SAID tne
prosecuting attorney nan refused 10
interfere ana TWO pohcemen had not
seen NJ 10 attempt a SEIZURE When
the hquor was pointed OUT 10 tnem'
why snoule tney Ut this late uaS iaule
me lor refusing TO uo an uhiawlul act
entering anu searching the premises
ot another wlthout proper SutnofltS'
Simply upon Tue ipse al4lt OF an IRE
sponsiple deteetiVe. By the way, l
now nold warrant Tor the arrest OIL
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-29
WOULD HAVE CITIZENS ACT

Editor Journal: Your editorial in
Tuesdays Capital journal touching
upon the deplorable automobile accl-
dent covers the ground admirably bu,
it should not be left to rest here. Only
through the newspaper keeping this
subject warm will any relief measures
really be enacted. Surely you ought to
be able to formulate some ways Ond
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-29

The Capital Journal spoke yesterday of the crash that
is to Wall street or later and the
panic that struck the wheat market yesterday illustrates
how easily such be started and how utterly uneason
able they The report of the sinking of American
ship in the Mediterranean started it and story of Ger
submarines coming to this side Of the Atlantic to
prey on commerce gave boost crazy spell hit the
market and in minutes wheat fell nearly fifteen cents
a bushe The market soon pulled itself together and
prices advanced until half the lost ground recovered
markets. and apparently make lose all business
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-29
INSURANCE RATES JUMP

New York, Nov. 29-Marine insur.
anee rates which have been five to six
per cent to the Mediterranean in re-
cent weeks, jumped to eight to 10 per
cent today. The loss of the Chemung
hit New York Underwriters hard,
large part of her 100000 insurance
being carried here. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-29
NpplinSRh Rhyu't
S1MAf 'A~sit nsso" a
Na -.
THE BANK ACCOUNT

Oh, happy day when l began to put my
doubloons down in brine While you with
fear the future scan, soul serene and calm
is mine. Long was l slammed around by
fate, the dregs of sorrow oft l drank, be-
fore got my head on straight, and put
some guilders in the bank. | used to blow
my money in as fast or faster than twas
earned, and one could fill good large bin
with iron dollars that l burned. / blew in
every kind of pelf, the mark the kopeck
and the franc before tumbled Tn myself
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-29

The money kings of the east beginning to consider
whether not it is the part of wisdom to extend further
credit to the warning nations of Europe They seem to
think present loans safe enough and that still further
loans would be all right but that they beginning to
think about it gives rise to the opinion that borrowing by
these nations in the near future will be considerably
harder than it has been
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-29

prices are maintained long at their present standard
the back the farm movement will get boost it not
expecting Poor folks will have to get the farms where
they can raise their food go hungry. There are
millions of of land not yet in cultivation in this
country and high prices will bring it under the pow and
make productive quicker than anything else If this is
accomplished the hgh cost of living" will prove to have
been blessing though thoroughly disguised.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-29

and put my moidores in the bank. And then always
lived pnes, up against the ragged edge until to
salt down my douboons made large brass-mounted
pledge. Since then rosy paths tread and merrily
whoop and YELL do not fret do not dread the dreary
old H. c. of L. buy my rubber tires and pour
rich gas into its tank he has all things that he DESIRES
who puts his rupees in the bank.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-29

Portland is rapidly becoming an important snip ,
is so for perhaps if big sister gets move on in the
shpbuding line she may consent to let the valley towns
have chance at of the industries starting into life
on the coast.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-29

Secretary Jordan, of California weakened at the last
moment and though he had insisted he would not certify
the election of the democratic electors until the returns
from Orangethorpe precinct received he changed
his mind and issued the certificates to the whole thirteen
Monday at near midnight This definitely, settles all
doubt as the election though there has been but little
among the most tmd since the vote of California
was completed with the exception of the precinct
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-29

In Rumana Just now conditions have reached might
or Blucher" stage The Rumanians are being driven
steadily back and the Teuon advance seems irresistible
Apparently about the only thing that check this and
give the hardpressed Rumanians breathing spell is the
coming of winter Outside of the Balkans the
to have settled down for the season. and good blizzard
would probably stop the fighting, most of it, until gen.
tie Spring arrived once more.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-01
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO
AND RE COMMEND
TWO FILL THE VACANCIES
Reported That Pensacola
Postoffce Ring" Expects
To be In the Saddle

The Democratic county executive
committee will meet tonight and Sc
lect members of the state and con-
gressional committees to fill yacan-
cies caused by the deaths of Capt. T.
e. Welles and Col. Frank L. Mayes
who had held these positions for q
number of years.
There is much interest in the meet.
ing, owing to the fact that a move.
nent has been launched TO make q
fight before the state and congress
sioral committees against the pri-
mary system. The enemies of the
primary deem the time opportune to
take from the list of elective officers
all judges, state attorneys and even
county prosecuting attorneys. Ac-
cording to information which comes
from other sections or the state the
county committees, which have not
selected members Of the state COM
mittee, are to be worked upon and
men hostile to the primary elected 70
all vacancies. This has aroused the
primary advocates and lively fight
is in prospect for tonight.
About the only activity noticeable
is that of the pensacola Postofice
Ring" headed by Postmaster Ben s.
Hancock, his friend and adviser, J.
Walter Kehoe, and John G. Oliver,
former assistant postmaster and now
clerk in the office. The latter has
been out over the county for a couple
of days using, it is said, Mr.. Kehoe's
automobile for the trips and has in
terviewed a number of committeeman.
1t is understood that Mr.. Oliver has
been advocating the selection of Mr.
Hancock Tor congressional committee
man and either himself or Mr.. Kehoe
to the stat committee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-01
RATES HIGHER
To SOUTH BY
ADJUST MENT
So-Called Long and Short
Haul Provisions Are
Eliminated
u AssoCIATED PREss.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The read
justment Of freight rates on railroads
serving the south from Mississippi
to the Atlantic and gulf to the Poto-
mac as framed by committee of
southern railroad men at the com
missions order to reduce and elimi-
nate the so-called long and short haul
provisions of the interstate commerce
act, was approved today by the inter
state commerce commission.
The new schedule reduce hundreds
of rates, now quoted as higher for the
haul to intermediate than to terminal
points, and at same time they provide
for an increase in many cases in the
rates to such terminal points as At
lanta and Birmingham. The general
effect of the order will be to increase
rates to and from important centers
where traffic originates or reaches its
destination. The commission allowed
the roads until August 1 to file their
new schedules of commodity rates on
coffee, cotton, fruits, burlap, furni-
ture, tobacco and naval stores.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-01
STAGE
TTAINED BY
THE ALA. RIVER
In Twenty-Four Hours Rise
of 34.9 Feet Was Repor-
ted at Milstead
u Assoc1ATEp PREss.

Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 81-The
Alabama river at Montgomery, and
vicinity is above flood stage and still
rising and viii reach nine feet above
the danger mark by Saturday, ac-
cording to the federal weather bureau
here. The Coosa and Tallapoosa
rivers, the principle tributaries of the
Alabama are out of their banks and
heavy damage has been done to prop
erty in the low lands. In twenty-four
hours the river has risen 34.9 feet
at Milstead, Ala, where wires are
down and only partial reports can he
had. The damage there is heavy.
That the water viii enter the subway
at Union depot here is predicted for
Saturday by the United States sec
ton director. Unless forecasted rains
for tonight are not unusually heavy,
however, no heavy damgae is expect
ed In the city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-01
Four Negro Ledge Build
ings Are Destroyed In
Early County
NEGROES FORM MOB
BUT LATER DISPERSE
Claim Negro Organizations
Delegated Two of Number
To Kill Planter
RY AssoC1ATEp Pres.

Blakely, Ca, Dec. 31.-Two more
negroes are reported killed and four
negro lodge buildings burned today
in renewal of clashes between ne
groes and whites in western Early
county. Reports that the negroes
were threatening lives of white farm
ers and a mob, which later dispersed,
had surrounded H. Fl. Grimesley,
caused a posse under Sheriff Howell
to leave here tonight.
Seven negroes were killed yester-
day by posses seeking Grandson
Goolsby and his two sons, charged
with killing Henry ]. Villipigue, an
overseer, who thrashed one of the
Goolsby boys. Reports that the Gools-
by boys had escaped instead of burn
ing in cabin set afre, caused a hunt
today. A member of the mob is said
to have found a negro lodge book
showing the negro organization had
delegated Goolsby and his sons to kill
Villipigue. Buildings of the negro
Masons and Odd Fellows were burned
1t was estimated that there were
several hundred whites in the various
posses and it was said that probably
half a dozen were wounded.
Samuel Pittman and q. B. Hubs
peth. members of the shasiff's posse
were the only twc whites who we're
Known here 70 lave been wounded.
Pittrnan's right arm was broken by a
shot and Hudspeth was shot in the
head. He is expected to recover.
The killings took place in the west
ern part of this Carly county about
ten miles west Of here and near the
Alabama border.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-01
Case AGAINST
LOR|MER GOES
s.
OVER TOJAN.17
Former u. S. Senator Is
Charged With Looting
Institution of So, Oo0,0OO
nv AssOcIArUD PRMss.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-William Lori
rner, former United States senator
and president Of the defunct LaSalle
Street Trust and Savings Bank, was
formally placed on trial today on a
charge of looting the institution of
s., 0O0, 900 In money and securities.
The case was continued to January
" when the selection Of jurors Is to
Agin. Judge William e. Dever will
beside at the trial.
motion by Albert Fink, counsel
fcE .orimer to consolidate the indict-
mes against his cleint were taken
und advisement by the Judge. There
are Aree indictments, charging con-
spira embezzlement and receiving
@epos when the bank was insolvent.
IndA nents against Thomas Nc
npnaidAssistan cashier Of the bank
we're diAissed today. Mcdonald was
- wftnesAor the state at the trial of
&C. 3. MuAy, senior vice-president of
the bank, mo was convicted few
weeks ago Morris, Ills.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-01
ENGLAND has
COMPULSORY
SERVICE NOW
All Fear of Cabinet Crisis
Result of This Action
Is Dissipated
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Dec. 31.-As a result of
two protracted meetings of the cabi-
net today, during which the draft of
the bill providing compulsory Mill
tary service for unmarried man was
considered fear of any crisis involv-
ing the designations of members of
the ministry, seems dissipated.
With the approach of the new year
there is little fighting on any of the
fronts except obscure, but Petrograd
looks for great results. The Austrians
sunk the French submarine Monge in
the Adriatic.
~e Greece is reported to have protested
against the fertilization of Saloniki
by the entente powers and against
the arrest of consuls of the central
powers, taken today because Teutonic
aeroplanes dropped bombs there, as q
violation of her neutrality. 1t is re-
ported that the bombs were dropped
near the Greek army headquarters
staff, and close to the tent of the
Greek general.
Desultory operations continue in
Albania, where it said the AIbanians
continue harassing attack on the
Serbians.
italians recently landed at an Al
bantam port are expected soon to en-
gage the Bulgarians, assisted by
Essad Pasha, president of Albania,
who is said to have a powerful force.
King Georges new years honors were
confined largely to persons who aided
Great Britain during the war.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-01
1916 IS WELCOMED BY.
THOUSANDS WHO TAKE
IN CELEBRATION

Thousands Of Pensacolians re-
manned up until midnight last night
to give welcome to the new year 1916.
as well as to bid farewell to 1915.
And It was a royal welcome, a noisy
welcome and a welcome that win long
be remembered in Pensacola. It is
probable that the night witnessed
more dances, watch parties and cele-
EratiOns than any preceding new year
for years.
The new year enters with much
promise for Pensacola and all West
Florida. It should be a good year
with every line of business and the
entire section should be more pros
porous before 1918 closes its career
than ever before in It's history. Prac-
tically every business man is in q DO
sitlon to go forward with renewed
energy and put through successfully
those projects which have been held
in allegiance for the past two years.
West Florida's every product is in
good demand, prices are higher than
in years and labor should find plenty
Of employment.
But to revert to the New Year cele-
bration. 1t eclipsed all previous oc-
casions for noise making, and while
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-01

thousands remained up to watch the
old depart and the new enter, those
who had retired were awakened by
this perfect din Of noise. 1t seemed
as though some new noise producing
devices had been invented and
brought into use for the first time.
and they mingled with the blast of
whistles, the toll of bells and the
boom of fireworks, while the heavens
were alight with the candles and
rockets sent off by those determined
to do their part in making a success
of the celebration.
The noise began with the toIling of
the bells at ten minutes of twelve and
was supposed to cease at ten minutes
past that hour, but it was until almost
daylight before the last cannon
cracker had exploded and the last
shout of a hilarious youth was heard.
By far the most successful event
ever undertaken by the Phunmakers
was their midnight frolic" at the
Keyser auditorium. The immense hall
was crowded from early in the night
until long past midnight with dancers
and while the young people enjoyed
themselves to the fullest extent the
event was free from any disorder, all
being bent on having good time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-01
AUSTRIA SAYS
ALL DEMANDS
ARE CONCEDED
Note To United States On
Ancona's Sinking Meets
Cardinal Points
Is MUCH BROADER
THAN GERMAN NOTE
Subscribes to Principle That
No Ships VIII be Sunk
Unless They Flee
Is MUCH BROADER
THAN GERMAN NOTE
% AssocIATEp pREss

Washington; Dec. 31.--Although
the full American view will not be
known until President Wilson has
studied the text sent to Hot Sprinf )
stoday, Austria's reply TO the Ancona
note not only meets the cardinal
points Of the American demands, but
gives assurances for the future con-
sidered more satisfactory in extent
than those given by Germany.
It Is stated authoritatively that the
danger Of a rupture in diplomatic re-
lations has passed. Austria has sub
scribed to the principle that no ships
win be Sink unless they resist or
Zee, without the persons aboard be-
ing brought off safely. The mere
statement that the submarine COM
mander has been punished will be
accepted by the United States without
further inquiry. The points Austria
leaves for diplomatic correspondence
are not considered important enough
to bring ON new crisis.
Won Bernstorf conferred with Lam
sing today on the Lusitapia case. It
is indicated that a settlement of this
affair Ia not far off.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-01
Rousing Spanish Trail
Meeting Held at DeFuniak

to arouse the citizens Of Bombay to
the Importance Of Immediately get
ting busy on the construction Of this
road.
at e important that We keep the
faith Of our own gulf coast people
by supporting the highway associa-
ton to which the gulf coast has
pledged itself by its formation"
said Kenneth Bruce, in nominating
R. W.. Storrs as Walton county
supervisor. Each community should
realize the vast importance Of the
publicity and other good work all
ready begun by the association, and
DeFuniak will show that &c is just as
much alive as any other place along
the coast. The cities Of Mobile,
Pensacola, Tampa and New Orleans
should throw their best support 70
this project"
j. W. Calhoun wired Mr.. Emmett
at DeFuniak that a mass meeting
had been arranged at Mariana.
Mr.. Emmett has asked for mass
meeting at Chattahoochee, Havana
and Quincy New Years night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-01
Negro Ministers From Yer
non Are Murdered In
Jackson County
EACH SHOT 5 TIMES
THROUGH BODY
Two Young White Men
Are Held as Suspects In
Mariana Jail
SPECIAL no THE JOURNAL


Mariana, Jan. Late yesterday
the sherifps Office was notified by
phone of the killing Of two negroes
about ten miles south Of the city.
Chief Deputy H. 7. Belser, accom-
panied by B. M. Tooie, with his two
blood hounds, immediately went 70
the scene Of the killing and upon their
arrival found the dead bodies Of two
negroes lying face downward on
either side of the road. Each had
been shot i've times, once in front and
four times in the back, the bullets
penetrating the bodies and lodging
in the ground under them, indicating
the shots were fired after they had
fallen.
The bullets found IN and under ne
body Of one were. from thirty-two
calibre pistol, and those in the other
from thirty-eight calibre. No indi-
cations of struggle were found and
no cause for the double killing could
be ascertained, From inquiry it was
learned that the dead men we~a
brothers naTled John and Joe W.
ters, both preachers, who lived
Vernon, Fla, and who were on 4
to their sister who lives in che nyi
bprhood Of the scene Of the lallinp
The blood hounds readily took u
the trail and followed Il across In
woods and through a dense swamp 10
a farm house a mile or so from the
place where the bodies were found.
There it was learned that two young
men, Messrs. William and Burton Lo-
gan, who reside with their father in
that vicinity, had come to the house
an hour or so after the killing and
had there obtained permission to ride
on some wagons passing on the way
to a sawmill five miles south, and 70
return with the wagons later IN the
day. Night having arrived the Off
GERS waited for the return Of the
teams, and as they came up placed
each Of the two young men under
arrest. On each was found a pistol,
one a thirty-two and the other a
thirty-eight calibre, and the clothes
of the boys were said to have been
muddy. They: were brought TO this
city last night and placed in Jail 10
await the action Of the coroner's Jury.
County Judge J. Bowers Campbell
and State Attorney Rivers III. Buford
also visited the scene late yesterday
and made up a coroner's jury which
after viewing the remains adjourned
to meet at the court house in this
city today. This morning they took
up the case but after hearing many
witnesses who testified to hearing tho
shots fired and some to having also
seen the parties to the shooting the
jury adjourned TO meet again on Sat
urday. In the meantime the two Lo-
gans are held without bail confined
in the Jail in this city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-01
PRICE OF GASOLINE SHOULD
BE LOWER, INSTEAD OF GOING
HIGHER, SAYS DEPARTMENT
Production Much Larger,
Exports Lighter and
Stocks Are Heavier
by AssoCTATED PRESS.

washington, Dec. 31.-Official fig
ures made public today disclosed that
in the face of the rising price of gaso-
line, the production of crude petro-
leum during last year was greater by
two thousand barrels than in 1914,
although the production twas pur-
posely retarded as far as practical
ble."
The reserve stock of crude oil now
being held in the United States is the
largest ever recorded, and the exports
of gasoline, to which the rise in price
is often attributed, in the last ten
months was less than the exports
during the corresponding period two
years previous.