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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
Nations PreUent
America Sending Relief
To Poland's STARRING Host

saving of those Of these people who still
survive be given the further benevol-
ont consideration of your majesty's gov
crnment. While no one can fail to APP
precate the sufferings and sacrifices of
the people primarily engaged in the ex-
isting war, nor the difficulties in the
way of alleviating the hardships of
those who are the incidental sufferers
from the war. the death by slow or
rapid starvation of millions of innocent
people is so awful fact that such an
outcome should be averted If II is with
in the compass Of human effort to avert
it. Tn the effort TO avert it, / conf
IDENTIFY pledge the cooperation of the
people Of the United States, II only the
way can be found to make their co.
operation effective. May l, therefore,
be permitted to suggest that an entirely
fresh consideration be given to the pos
sibility and method Of relief for Poland
and 10 tender the friendly offices of this
government to negotiations TO this end,
il being understood that any plan pro-
posed shall be of such character as to
be pdapted to the accomplishment of
no ether result than that Of the relief
In conclusion, can only add that it is
my sincere hope that your majesty will
see in this note no intention to interfere
with the rights and policies of your
nalcsty's government, but merely the
rttcmpt to express to your majesty the
sympathy and compassion toward the
starving inhabitants Of Poland felt by
the citizens of the United States - a
sympathy and compassion which they
do not desire shall be evidenced merely
by idle words, but which they hope
they may be Permitted to express by
assisting in the actual work by furnish
ing food to the starving inhabitants of
Pollard.
~ have the honor to be, your maj
csty.
Faithfully yours,
"W00DRoW WILSON,"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
Two Mysterious Deaths
at General Hospital

San Francisco, Oct. II. - An army
board of inquiry today is investigating
a second mysterious violent death at
Letterman general hospital within q
short time. The probe follows the death
Of Charles Walter Blackburn, chem
list, Sunday after fistic encounter
with John Wormley, attached to the
ouartermaster department
Blackburn was undergoing six month";
training at the Presidio, preparatory to
becoming pharmacist in the army med.
ical corps. According to the story told
commanding officers at the Preside,
Blackburn sought to bring kitten he
had found into building to feed 1t,
when Wormley objected. Saturday the
quarrel was renewed and Wormley
Knocked his opponent down. Black
burn IS head struck a cannon ball, caus-
ing basal skull fracture.
Nothing was known of the affair
until Frank l.. Blackburn of Petaluma,
called at the Preside TO see his nephew.
He found him dead, and the details en-
shroudcd in mystery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
She confesses Shooting

Chicago, Oct. l7.-Mss Fern Roberts,
aged l6, who shot her father, DR.. Grant
j. Roberts, dentist, three times last
night was arrested here early today.
He will secover. Miss Roberts confess
ed the shooting today and said she had
resolved to kill her rather unless he
consented to return to her mother, from
whom he is estranged.
DIR. Roberts formerly was i'll the
United States medical corps in the
canal zone and is well known here. He
was taken to the Norwegian hospital
after the shooting, where an operation
was performed.
To the police Miss Roberts said she
was taking one Of her customary even
ing walks with her father. She lives
with her aunt and met DR.. Roberts
near her home. After he refused to
yield to her pleas to return to her
mother, who is believed TO be in New
Orleans, Miss Roberts drew a revolver
she says and shot him three times, then
fled down an alley. She was arrested al
her aunt S home, Her mental condition
will be examined today.
Miss Roberts was suffering from {
bullet wound in her right knee when
she said was accidental. The revolver
exploded in some way as she was run
ming, she told the police. Her condition
was not dangerous, it was said at Bride
well hospital today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
By Robert ]. Bender.

Omitted Press staff correspondent)
Shadow Lawn, n. j., Oct. l7-Becausc
important differences still exist between
the allied and central powers under
which supplies may be sent to starving
Poland, President Wilson today an
nouneed he was "not yet been success
full in inducing the powers to conclude a
definite settlement.
Some weeks ago the president wrote
letter to the king of England, presi-
dent of France, czar of Russia, emperor
of Germany and emperor of Austria,
urging their cooperation in alleviating
the suffering of the Polish people. To
day he issued statement admitting his
efforts had been in vain.
The announcement follows:
4" have now received replies from the
king of England, the president OF
France, the emperor Of Germany, the
emperor of Austria and the ear of Rus
sia to my letter of July 20, 1910; in
which / rendered the friendly offices of
this government in negotiations looking
to fresh consideration of the possibili-
ty and method Of relieving Poland. 1t
appears, i greatly regret TO say, that
tncTe are sun hilpOituhl uiii'itHNSS w
tween allied and central powers as to
the terms under which relief supplies
may be sent to Poland / am disap.
pointed that / have not yet been sue.
cessful in inducing the powers to con-
clude definite settlement"
The president 8 letter to the European
rulers, pleading the cause Of Poland,
was also made public today. 1t is as
follows:
"Your Majesty: Tn view Of the over
whelming disasters which have befallen
the millions of non-combatant inhabit-
ants of Poland, 1 feel justified by the
universal and honest expressions of the
sympathies of the American people, re-
gardless of race origin or political senti-
mcnt, to suggest to your majesty that
the subject of ways and means for the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
Wheat Climbs Again
On UnfavOrable Reports

Chicago, Oct. l1.-Wheat scared in
the Chicago grain pit today on big
export business and bad crop news
from Russia, England and Argentine.
December wheat closed up 5A to
$l.63A, while May wheat advanced
6A cents to $l.64 3-4.
As the market opened half and 3-4
respectively. higher for December and
May wheat than last night s close, the
total gain for the day was 5 3-4 cents
in December and 7 cents in May.
The trading was excited. Pit traders
insisted that wheat was certain to
reach SO bushcl.
Other grains were up. Corn s total
gain for the day rs for December and
IA for May. Oats were up / 3-o for
December and | Is for May.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
THOMAS OSBORNE
GIVES SERVICES
TOPR|SON REFORM
Feels Certain His Methods
Are Right and Will Be
Generally Used
MADE STUDY OF WAITE In
sing SING DEATH HOUSE
Finds Him An Exception to
Whom Honor System Could
Not Be Applied
By George Martin.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Oct. 17.-Out as "honor
system" warden of Sing Sing, Thomas
Mott Osborne is established in New
York today as consulting engineer on
prison reform to any penal institution in
the world. Service free.
"I am still convinced that there are
no bad men in the world" said Osborne
today. 81 am sure my method is right.
Some day it will be the only one in
use."
"Do you think" Osborne was asked,
"that DR.. Arthur Warren Waite, who
confessed to numbering his wife's per-
ents, is good man7 Or is he bad;
inherently criminal and vicious7"
"I thing DR.. Waite is insane" said
the warden. "Not violently insane, but
excessively abnormal. He has control
over his mental processes. but his mind
is so warped and distorted that his mur-
dering his father and mother-in-law by
poison is not surprising.
"'I have studied Waite in the death
house at Sing Sing. His predominant
characteristics are excessive self-center,
ing, utter selfishness and extreme SEN
SOuSneSs.
"Do you think a man like Waite can
be redeemed9'
"No. But that means nothing.
Waite is one of his kind in generation.
He is unique. He is not even type"
Waite Should not Die.
"But Waite is under sentence of
DEATH" l suggested. "Do you thinl,
he should die in the electric chair as
he has been condemned to dieY"
"No; / would not kill Waite. / would
not kill anybody. Waite should oe
locked up for life, I think"
"In solitary confinement"
"No; he should be permitted to min
gle with the other men in prison. He
will always be as he has been and is
now, but he should not be executed"
"What does he say about himself now
that he has been in the death house sew
months9"
"He says what ] very seriously
doubt; that he has had a change OF
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
Conditions In Mexico
Improving Rapidly

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct, l7.-Jose ].
Pesquera, newly appointed Mexican
consul who arrived here few days ago
from Mexico City opened trade bu-
reau in his offices at the consulate
today.
All information desired by American
business men regarding Mexican trade
conditions will be readily furnished
Pesquera also plans to establish a com
mercial museum here as an adjunct to
the chamber of commerce exhibits.
~ see an immense field here said
Pesquera today. Conditions in Mexi'
co are steadily improving Commerce
is going ahead and the wheels of in
dustry are turning strongly again. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
IS YEAR OLD GIRL
SHOOTS HER FATHER
Hearing He Will Live She De-
clares She lis Sorry She
Didn't Finish Him"

Chicago, Oct. 17.-"I'm sorry ]
didn t finish him. hear he's going to
live.",
That was the comment today of Miss
Fern Roberts, age 16, who shot her
father, DR.. Grant j. Roberts, a dentist,
here last night because he would not
return to her mother.
The girl, who is believed to be in.
sane, referred to him as her father,
though today DR.. Roberts said he was
her step father.
Miss Roberts said she had urged her
father to return to his wife, from
whom he separated several years ago
to which he replied, "No, Fern, | can
never live with your mother again"
"You will, or you will go to youl
grave" replied the girl, firing three
bullets into his body.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
Lawyer Scheduled to
Knockout Willard

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 17.-Jess Will
lara, world s heavyweight champion
pAgilist and attorney Earl Rogers of
Los Angeles are principals today in a
$4,000 damage suit. Rogers is suing
the champion for reasonable legal
services" rendered. Rogers declared
in the complaint filed against Willard
that he had enabled the champion to
make his fortune by securing his release
from numerous contracts with promo
tiers,
Willard came to town yesterday with
n circus
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
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FARMER BOYS WELCOMED

Portland, Or, Oct. ia Wis
it to the Union Stock Yards, a
dinner and dance at Washing
ton high school and motoring
trip over Columbia Highway are
the principal features of the en-
tertainment which is being ac-
corded California s champion
farmer boys today.
The lads, each of whom holds
an agricultural record in the
Golden state, start for Tacoma
tonight. They will cover the en-
tire country, visiting Boston,
New York, Washington and
New Orleans.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
HOOD RIVER DEMANDS
HUNDREDS OF PICKERS

Hood River, Ore, Oct. H.Fac-
ing a staggering financial loss,
apple growers of the Hood Riv-
er district today asked every
man and woman to 90 into the
orchards and gather the crop.
Petitions were circulated to
close all stores and schools so
students and clerks can help.
Business men promised to con-
tribute automobiles FOR the vol
unteer pickers.
Thousands of boxes Of apples
are going TO waste on account of
labor famine. Wilson Fike, one
of. the biggest ranchers, alone
lost 1000 boxes. Unless the
emergency is met Immediately
many growers fear ruin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
Took Greek Warships.

London, Oct. 17.-Intimations that a
serious crisis is approaching at Athens
were contained in dispatches from the
Greek capital this afternoon. French
sailors have occupied the municipal the
atre and have planted field guns and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
THINKS HE HAS GERM

Rochester, Minn., Oct. IL
DR.. Edward Rosenow, head of
the psychological department
of the Mayo Foundation here,
admitted today he had found a
germ which he believes is the
cause of infantile paralysis.
Beyond saying it was found in
the tonsils of children suffering
from the malady, he refuses to
elaborate.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17

confirmed from any other source, report
ing that the sso.Rumanians had won
a great victory and were again before
Dobric, an advance of more than so
miles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
MINISTER TO SIAM QUITS

Albany, Ore, Oct. 17.-Be-
cause he wished his children to
enjoy the advantages Of Amer
lean schools, William II. Horni-
brook Of this city, resigned as
minister to Siam and will return
to Albany, according to Fred
w. Nutting, lessee of Horni-
brook IS newspaper here who said
today: "Mr. Hornibrook tend
cred his resignation last May
but it was not made public. He
will visit in Iowa and Nebraska !
before coming back to the coast.
Mr.. Hornibrook intends 10 re-
sumo his newspaper work in
Albany"
Hornibrook went to Siam
early in 1914.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17
"It's for Wilson

San Francisco, Oct. 17.-There will
be no need for a special detail of po-
lice when the Hughes women's special
party arrive in San Francisco this aft
ernoOn. No riots will occur, no wo-
men will be arrested The women sup
porters of Wilson will merely give the
Hughes women "gOod natured josh
ing"
This was the announcement of the
leaders OF the Wilson women today. A
big "rubberneck" wagon has been Sc
cured by the All Parties League for
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-17

Continued on page six.)
Evening star., 1916-03-28

tional bankruptcy. But that would en-
tan serious complications With foreign
creditors. So another expedient has
been devised. An appeal has been is
sued to the patriotic citizens Of the re-
public to burn their paper bills. This
plan has undeniable advantages. No
body burns his money if he does not
want to do 80. Everybody who pub
licly burns his money gains q certain
prestige as patriot. And when burned
the money disappears and is soon for
gotten. It does not rankle as does a
repudiated bill.
So Mexico is soon to have financial
holocaust. Millions of pesos are to be
offered on the altar Of good citizen
ship. A practically worthless currency
will have been wiped out of existence
under the plea Of reducing the national
debt. If the currency were really good
for anything this would be measurably
equivalent to asking for public sub
scriptions for the sake of the treasury.
Such an appeal would have but sorry
result in the present state of Mexican
personal finances. A burnt offering of
practically unredeemable paper money,
seriously deprecated below face value,
is an entirely different matter.
Evening star., 1916-03-28

culation carry far in leader. Heat,
e1citability, impatience are apt, on the
other hand, to cause heavy losses.
Roger Q. Mills Host the speakership of
the House in 1891 partly because of his
eAcitable nature. Fully equipped for
the office, and an able man, he was sub
ject under pressure to displays of tenn
per; and the fear was that in the
Speakers chair he might not at all times
be in command of himself. Charles F..
Crisp won over Mr.. Mills partly be-
cause of admirable poise, unfailing
GOODNESS while storm was raging, and
an absolutely unstampedable disposi-
ton.
And, a year previous to that contest, a
great battle for reform in House pro-
cedure was won by the calm courage
of the general directing it. When his
opponents, with the exception of Judge
Crisp, all lost their tempers, Thomas B.
Reed in the Speakers chair kept his,
met the shock of what at times looked
like mob, and in the end secured the
adoption of the code of practice he had
prepared.
A great game Of politics, played every
four years. is soon to begin, and we
shall see what good luck, good cards,
plenty of cheek and good temper" capi-
talize at between experienced players.
Evening star., 1916-03-28
Politics and Poker.

As pOlItics i often describcd and
played. as game, it is OF interest to
note the similarity betwecn the ele.
rlants Of success in the game of poli-
tics and that Of draw poker. At a re-
cent court trial in London tile element,
Of success in the game Of poker were
given as % good luck. Cd good cards,
90 plenty Of check. and "a good tenn
per.
Politicians are proverbiaIlv supcrsti.
fious They believe in Iuck in ..buncb.
esv and an the rest Of il Spnersti.
tfous as gambler. as a savage. "a a
Evening star., 1916-03-28
Memorial Bridge.

| Secretary Bakers letter to Chairman
! Adamson of the House commerce com
mittee on the subject of the Memorial
| bridge demonstrates conclusively that
| it is wise to undertake this work. so
definitely indicated as an assured ac-
complishment, without further delay.
Since the original estimate of the cost
of executing the approved design was
made, the advance in the price of ma
terials and workmanship has been such
that it is now necessary to increase
the recommended appropriation from
$4,S6o,000 to $6000000. AS the ease
stands today, the government has lost
s1,14O, 900 by waiting before undertak-
ing this project.
There is every prospect that this tend
ency toward increased prices for ma
terials and labor viii continue. Thus
it would be the surest economy for the
United States to undertake the con
struction of the Memorial bridge with
out further delay.
1t cannot be held that the Memorial
bridge is something that can as well
be postponed to some time in the
dim future as built Immediately. A
when the Lincoln Memorial was placed
on the bank of the Potomac, op-
posite Arlington. By choosing that site
the United States in effect declared that
structure would he thrown across the
river to join the District and Virginia
in token of the reunion of the sections,
putting the Lincoln Memorial in the
way of travel and giving it an appro-
pirate situation with reference to the
roes of the war rest in their eternal
sleep.
The Memorial bridge is veritably an
integral part of the memorial to Lin
coin. It may not be urgently needed
at present for commercial purposes, but
it will in a few years be of the great
est value to the government, as well as
the people Ii erected now, as it should
be, it will greatly aid in the solution
of the vexing problem OF emplacement
of the bridge to succeed the Aqueduct.
Secretary Bakers letter puts the case in
such manner before the House committee
that there is no reason for further de-
lay. Financially the argument for
promptness is unanswerable. The gov
ernment. whatever its immediate stress,
can far better afford to 60 ahead with
this work at once than to leave it for
another period, meanwhile steadily in
creasing in prospective cost,
Evening star., 1916-03-28
MI. Bryan's Challenge.
\ challenge from Mr.. Bryan:

\ challenge from Mr.. Bryan:
81 am a candidate for delegate at
large to the convention, but if any of
my friends who have suddenly become
friends of Woodrow Wilson can serve
him better than myself, let them send
some one else to the convention
Political friendships are sometimes
contracted suddenly" For example,
take that Of Mr.. Wilson for Mr. Bryan
and that of Mr. Bryan for Mr. Wilson.
When MIR. Wilson hailed Mr. Bryant
occurred III this town-as the democrat
who through all the confusion of re-
cent years had seen the true path the
most clearly the tribute startled the
country. Instantly came the question,
when did Woodrow Wilson become a
Bryanite ?" He had been classified as
a Clevelandite; and as Mr.. Cleveland
had remained to the end of his days
anti-Bryan there was surprise at Mr..
Wilson's conversion.
As sudden as it seemed to be, how
ever, the conversion worked, and, at
Baltimore later. worked wonders.
In political circles there has often
been speculation about what would have
happened at Baltimore if this CONVEX
sion had not taken place; if at that
time Mr.. Wilson had still occupied his
old place among the Clevelandites. If
the contest had narrowed down between
Mr.. Clark, who had always been a
Bryanite, and Mr.. Wilson, still Cleve-
landite, could Mr.. Bryan have swung
any votes to the latter from the former?
Would he have been so disposed2
But the conversion saved the day for
Mr. Wilson. He was now a Bryanite in
good standing-not as old in the faith
as Mr. Clark. but sufficiently ardent to
receive the approval of Mr.. Bryan. So
when the crisis in the convention arose
and Mr.. Bryan, in order TO punish his
New York enemies, decided to desert
the candidate New York was support
ing. he found Mr.. Wilson pat to hand
The man who had confessed his,
Bryans, leadership in a speech in
Washington, he now nominated for
President
Mr.. Bryan will go TO st. Louis, not
rs an enemy of Mr.. Wilson trying to
defeat him for denomination. but with
the object of writing a platform more
in consonance with his, Bryan's, present
democracy than with that of Mr.. Viii
son. The latest wrinkle in Organism
is pacifcism; and, until a few months
ago. Mr.. Wilson had accepted that, as
Just prior to the Baltimore convention
lie accepted the other wrinkles.
It is easy to guess Mr.. Bryan's cal
rulations. From his experience, he does
not doubt that, if he can prevail on
the St Louis convention to indorse his
views about peace and disarmament
and all the rest Of the millennialistic
patter, Mr. Wilson viii come over to
his side again, giving him, Bryan, every
appearance Of having achieved vie
tory.
Evening star., 1916-03-28
Burning Money in Mexico.

Mexico's de facto government faces
Gus than that Of the currency. During
the past few years of successive revo-
lutions and administrative changes the
Mexican treasury has been kept busy
issuing paper money, based upon little
more than the confidence of the people
in the integrity of the republic. In
deed, so slight was that confidence in
many quarters in Mexico that the sue
cessiye currency issues may be said 70
be the closest possible approach to what
was a few years ago IN this country
known as "fat money" Some rather
interesting tales have been told of cur
rency issues accepted in good faith-or
at least with the best grace possible un-
der veritable compulsion-by foreign
ers in Mexico, only to be later repudi-
or on the plea of having been exten-
sively counterfeited
The result of the peculiar financing
of the past few years is that today Mex
leo is heavily loaded with a paper debt.
Every note that is outstanding is theo-
retically an obligation to pay. Some
thing must be done to relieve the cur
rency from the stigma of being next
door to worthless. The government
can repudiatc it altogether, leaving
the people with the bills in their
hands as constant reminders of the ma