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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23
A Telegram.
Phelps

A Telegram.
Clifford was asleep when the idea
came to me. At first thought I would
waken him and ask his permission. Then
/ determined to act on my own initia-
tive.
L asked the telephone operator to
send me messenger; then while wait
ing wrote telegram TO Muriel, asking
how Edith was, begging her to reply
Immediately, and telling her had writ
ten.
l gave the message to the boy; 1 had
waited by the open door so that he
would not rap and wake Clifford Then
called down and told the office that
any telegram for me must be delivered
at once, no matter what hour it ar.
rived.
Having been assured on the point I
went to bed, but not to sleep. / knew
could not reasonably expect an answer
for perhaps several hours, yet every
noise l heard / sat up expectantly.
About 4 o'clock 1 heard steps in the
hall. They stopped at our door, and in
moment was out of bed. had slipped
into kimono and opened the door. l
signed the slip, then read the mes.
sage:
edith all right again. Don I worr.
ry. Muriel" l read through happv
tears, then went to bed.
Clifford is Awake.
"Well what was iti" Clifford asked.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23
my HUSBAND j s.! ND! DANDI
s. & Jane Phelps E


1 had supposed him asleep, and started
guilty at the question.
"A telegram from Muriel saving
Edith is all right" answered.
Didn t 1 tell you she was all riphty
ferhaps In time You will learn that L
know better than you do about such
things. Now for goodness sake 90 to
sleep and let me. "
L didn't answer. Indeed I scarcely
heard, so happy was that my baby was
all night again. l was tired and vet
could not sleep. I had become so nery-
Gus listening nearly all night that now
my anxiety was relieved I was wide
About O'Clock 1 crept quietly into
the bath room and took a hot bath. then
dressed and sat down to wait for Cliff
tord to waken. 1t was O'Clock before
ne opened>his eyes, and almost the first
thing he said was:
= Nice looking object you win be for
tnat dinner tonight, lying awake all
night for that fool telegram, then up at
TINS time. After breakfast you had bet
ter 60 to bed. don t choose that Won
go out looking tired and old.r
made no reply, but after we had
breakfasted, and Clifford had left me. I
was glad to undress and crawl into bed.
as he had advised. left word NOT to be-
disturbed until 12 o'elock, and fell inn
mediately asleep.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23
A LIFE FILLED WITH TRAGEDY

Emperor Francis josef of Austria is dead His in
deed me- We ne set the record 1oT lengtn
of actual reign with the possible exception of Pharaoh
he held to the last the veneraton and love of his people,
Few lives have held much tragedy his few much
real sorrow, and few have borne with such fortude as
he those blows that strike at ones heart strings Tragedy
after tragedy disapponments that trod each others
heels the tragic death Of his son. the true story of which
will probably be known the disappearance of his
favorite nephew, Archduke Johann Salvador who heir
to the throne, renounced all imperial dignes and
John Orth sailed away captain Of merchant vessel
and disappeared from among The estrangement of
his wife and last the assassination of his heir Prince
has seen million of his loyal subjects march away never
to return Surely the average has more to be thank
full for than this ruler, who having apparently all the
world could give in the way of wealth and power yet
the paythng of the fates The poet has said: Uneasy
lies the head that a crown" 1t were perhaps
nearer the truth to substitute the word unhappy"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23
Paying the Bets.

New York, Nov. 23.-The last stake
holders, who held out to the finish for
Charles Il. Hughes to concede the re-
election of President Wilson, before pay
ing off bets, were busy today sending
out checks to the winners. 1t was es-
timated that about $3,0OO,OOO in bets
will be paid off by tonight.
To Correct Errors.
San Francisco, Nov. 23.-Steps were
taken today by the democratic state
central committee to correct the errors
in precincts in Orange and Yuma coun-
ties announced today yesterday by See
retary of State Jordan, and which Jor-
dan said, might make it his duty to
withhold certificates of election to
presidential electors.
Both Democratic State Chairman
Cushing and Republican State Chair.
man Rowell agreed today that Jordan
would not be justified by such errors in
permanently Withholding certificates of
election. Rowell, at his home in Fresno,
said "Certainly the insignificant err
rors in two precincts discovered by Sec
retary of State Jordan would not Justify
him, as ministerial officer, in per-
manently Withholding certificates of
election and thereby deprive Califor.
MIA of its vote in the electoral college.
Such proposition is too ridiculous to
diseuss.'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23
Oregon Men Boost
For Cooperative Work

Washington, Nov. CSC. f. Spence,
representative of the Oregon grangers
at the meeting of the national grange
in this city, is ar ardent booster for
equal suffrage and TOR prohibition and
has been working to have the grange
once more go ON record in favor or
both.
Another question. of policy to be
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

dealt with which enlisted the support
of Mr. Spence and other grangers from
the far west was the idea of securing
an extension of the work of the agrl-
cultural department 5 bureau of farm
markets.
DR.. p. l.. Campbell, president of the
University of Oregon, DR.. W. j. Kerr,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

president of the Oregon Agricultural
college and j. F.. Hetzel of Salem are
others who have been in Washington
attending meetings in connection with
cooperative educational work and con-
ferring with department officials az TO
government agricultural aids in Ore
gon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23
HUGHES cONCEEDS
Continued from page one. J
Takes Patriotic Stand.

New York, Nov. 23.-Having acknow-
| lodged defeat, and President Wilson
having replied to the message of con
gratulations from Charles Hughes, Re
publican National Chairman Wilcox to-
day declared it was now time for every
one to get behind the president and give
him undivided support.
81 would have expected the demo
Gratis to take the same action we took
had they been in our position,'' said
Wilcox, commenting ON the delay mark
ing the dispatch of Hughes message.
"But now that it is all over, it is time
for everyone to get behind the presi-
dent.
81 know of no irregularities in the
vote in California, - Wilcox continued,
" though l have heard some talk along
this line. We waited until the official
count was practically completed because
we felt that otherwise, the people who
voted for Mr.. Hughes might have felt
we were not doing everything possible
to protect him and make sure that the
ballots were counted as cast
Wilcox said he would return to
Lakewood today and remaoin over sun
day. He will then resume his law prac-
tice here. Hughes, he said, plans to re-
main at Lakewood for the present He
said he did not believe the former jus
tice has as yet considered any definite
plans for the future.
William R. Wilcox, chairman of the
campaign committee, is expected to re-
turn to his law practice Rumors in New
York have linked Hughes name with
several prominent law firms.
Cornelius Bliss, treasurer of the cam
paign committee, will make complete
statement of expenditures incident to
the campaign today or tomorrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

Representative Johnson of Washington, gives the
Oregonian undeserved slam when he asserted that it
that paper that carried he stated Swung" the
vote especially the German catholic vote for Hughes
than perhaps there is truth in the Johnson
men If the Oregonan arrayed the A. P. A. vote which
was soldy for Hughes for the fight then it swung the
state Swinging state that is four to republican so
that it barely scraped through and this with several
radical elements in line with it. is not feat to be overly
proud of.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23
GONE BEFORE

When some old picked critters, whove
Tapped up gin and rye, and every kind of
bitters, get done with booze and die, we
bend above their bodies, and say, quite
lachrymose, poor victims of hot toddies
They were their own worst foes!" When
any cheap old duffer, who's failed, from
first to last, concludes no more to suffer the
cherries mundane blast, we sadly gather
round him, where he is lying low, and
spring that gag, "Confound him! He was
his own worst foe" But it's as sure as
ginger---We know it nassinp well.that all
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

1t sounds rather out of place after reading about the
starving Serbians to in the dispatches how the
ing patriots when they retook Monastir were given
grand welcome and the soldiers presented with flowers.
1t is difficult to connect abundance of flowers with
scarcity of foodstufs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

The final chapter of the election may be said to have
been read when Mr. Hughes last night sent a letter of
congratulations to the president. At the same time
Chairman Wilcox made statement conceding the eec
ton Of president Wilson, Like the who fell from
balloon, he had to come down.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

the failures injure the world in which they dwell.
Societys loser when any sinks low no man can be
boozer and be his worst foe Though we have pity
ample for one immersed in gin, he sets bad example
and that's deadly sin. He shows the human being sod
den thing and Sada sight not fit for seeing by any grow
ing lad The world, for virtue yearning must view him
with alarm; at every bend and turning he works some
gfievous harm. And when the whiskey guttons at last
turn up their toes we sigh Doggone their buttons they
lwere their own worst foes!"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

when is jitney not jitney?" is the question just
now disturbing neighbor down the mouth of the
creek Judge Langguth holds that ney is taxi when
behaves itself like one but that failure so to conduct
itself will make it iitney again
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

Mr. Hughes discovered only last night that President
Wilson had been reelected Altogether too slow to be
president of anything but an undertakers assocation
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

Now that the election in California is finally decided
is in order to call attention to the fact that the un
official figures given from day to day by the Capital
through any other medium While the official count has
brought minor changes they have changed the totals lit
tie from those printed in this paper two weeks ago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

The gubernatoria bee is already buzzng under
several hats in great state. 1t is not probable that
any of these premature buzzngs will make any loud noise
two years from now That little arrangement by which
Governor Wthycombe not to try for second term is
said to be called off, and there some on
thereof
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23
MUCH WASTED SENTIMENT

The Oregonian is much disturbed since the election,
over the dsfranchsement of the negro in the southern
states 1t will get over it after the disappointment at
the election results wears off, 1t knows that the south
is sody democratic since the because the entranch-
sing the negro the heels of his being given his freedom
and the making of him "a man and BROTHER placed the
whites of the south at his mercy He elected to Of
flee and proceeded to make the state where ne chanced to
be citizen bankrupt We not defending the system,
but submit that it condition that confronted the
south that had be dealt with the country abandoned
and the whites lose their homes and property 1t was
question of the survival of the test and who will say
that it not the ttest that survived? 1t is not ques-
tion of democrat or republican in the SOUTH 1t is ques
tion of white or black.
What would any northern who owned property
in the south have done under the circumstances Would
he have his property destroyed the commonwealth
loaded with debt beyond its ability to ever pay OF would
he take such steps, no matter what they were as were
necessary to protect himself and his?
1t is shown what the northern man would do by our
own laws without going into the southern states to see
In an election voting tax in school election here IN
Oregon the voter must be taxpayer or he cannot cast
his ballot Why? Because the taxpayer by this means
protects himself against the nontaxpayer and prevents
the possibility of such voting tax on district that ne
does not help pay Here in Oregon dsfranchise the
nontaxpayer voter at the school election matter OF
protection In the south the negro is in measure dis
franchised for identical reasons, only there the dis
franchsement applies generally instead OF to especial
occasions but the reason for both is the The south
is handling one of the most difficult problems the country
has its hands in the way that seems best to it. 1t faces
condition and deals with as it can In the north the
problem is theory and is dealt with SUCH The down
trodden negro is the recipient of much sympathy until
he happens want to next door and be neghbory
and hen---well about that time sentiment takes wings
and the senmentalst develops acute case of negro
phoba.
The negro not to blame for this, for he was more
snned against than shining The crime for was prac
tcay that was in giving him the ballot before he had
any ideas concerning its of government The best
thing the north do is to let the south handle the
question in its way and at the same time remember
on Thanksgiving day to send up an especial oupoulng
of thankfulness that it has not the same problem to
deal with.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

1t is no use discussing the question of bonding for
paving until is decided whether not the matter is to
get onto the ballots 1t is always well enough to come to
bridge before trying to cross it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

Colonel Roosevelt has accepted the presidency of q
peace society. How are the mighty fallen
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

Secretary of State Jordan of California, anonunces
that he will not certify the election returns of his state
because there are precincts in which the vote is not
fully shown In the returns show that twelve of the
thirteen democratic electors credited with 20 votes
each but the other eector not mentioned. In the
other precinct the tally sheets sealed up with the
ballots and so could not be checked The secretary for
these two trihng errors would hold up the certifying OF
the returns until the courts could get turn at them II
the precincts could make any change in results there
would be excuse for this course, but if all the votes IN
both precincts counted for Mr. Hughes would not
affect the result Republican State Chairman Powell
finally decided to give up and congratulate the winner
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

(TOmOrrOw-cliffOr is Gay.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

CHARLES q FISHER,
Editor and Manager.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-23

"'well what was it''' Clifford asked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-06
WAITE SAYS HE IS NOW READY
 FOR THE CHAIR
Tells Reporters That He Has No Fears For the
 Future.

New York, April 6-His calm con- fessions of the murders of two aged persons, his benefactors and members of his family, prepared x newspaper
 men invited by pr. Arthur Warren
 Waite for a talk with him yesterday for a. personality widely different from that Of the man they found in the alcoholic ward in Bellevue. There is nothing in Waite's face or voice or manner to indicate the criminal 1r | the 1unatic- In two aspects, however
 his personality bellies the general inn pression of unusual intelligence, edu- cation and culture he gave.
 His face is flat with the nose small but well formed, his chin, front face and high forehead all on the same
 plane. His head is flat, too, sand it's i angle of slant from the plane Of his face gives Waites profile a geomet- ricaI suggestion.
 He 1rresistib1y reminded one ob- server of the type identified with the Doukhobars, the strange religious
 fanatics of the Middle West Canadian border. Waite's face is of Slav cast | His language is well chosen, but the broad "a' of his five years in South Africa is grafted upon speech too full l of Grand Rapids tricks and turns of
 words to permit the British intona- | tions to appear at home.
 | I don't want to say anything to 'ex- l cI1se or mitigate my crime,'' was one l most significant sentence he used | There is no excuse, no mitigation pos
 sib1e. I did this thing. I am ready
 to pay the penalty to the fullest. There | is nothing I have to say in justifca- | ton, for there is no justification. The
 only mitigation would seek is for
 this blow to my poor Ieatives and
 their suffering.''
 | Do you fear anything for the fu-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-06
WOULD SPEND $IOO,OOO, 900 AlODERNIzINC AND IMPROVING
 DEFENSES OF BOTH COASTS
Largest Fertilization Bill Ever Before Congress Comes UE
 and Under National Preparedness Plan.

States and the 1nsular possessions from invasion by a hostile force and that they are adequate only to the extent that they, would prevent such invasion. No greater mtsconception of their function Scou1d be had. The author of this report is unaware of any re- spons1ble military authority ever sug-
 gesting such a purpose. Certainly the
 cost of such numerous Notifications to accomplish such a purpose would be
 beyond the purse of even this the rich
 est of all nations
 ''But' though this is known by all
 students of the subject, criticism is
 continuously aimed at our system of Notifications because of the absurd as-
 sumption that they should accomplish the impossible; while many, properly believing that our Qualifications are excellent but with the same mistaken view as ito their purpose, fail to ap- preciate the need for other means of defense.
 The chief and real purposes to be served by our Notifications are to pro tect from bombard1nent large centres of population where the damage that
 might otherwise be inflicted could not De thought from a military point of view admissible; to protect from de- structiOn establishments of military value, such as navy yards, coa1ing sta tons, arsenals, etc.; to deny to an en- eny the use of important harbors as 9 base for offensive operations against either our fleet or land forces; to pre- serve such harbors as a base or ref uge for our own fleet and permit it to be used in it's most efficient way by seeking out and engaging the enemy;
 to afford refuge and protection to our shipping; and to compel the enemy in order to achieve military results of inn portance to resort to an expedition in
 volving the transportation of troops | across the seas and effect their land
 ing at some place not possessing the | strategic value had by the places forti- ! fled.
 "Of necessity many coast towns
 would have to be left without such de- fenSe, where the damage that might be done in the event of control of the | sea being lost by our feet would be deplorable but would not be of such
 charaQSer as would really impair the
 nations we1l-being or resisting power. 1 Fortihcations are deemed sufficient l when they serve these purposes and 1 the prevention of invasion then be- 1 comes the duty of the mobile army. They are deemed sufficiently strong I if they compel the enemy to land in 1 order to effect their capture''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-06
Dr. Edmund Connelx. resi-

questions. Dr. Edmund Comedy, resi- dent physician of the psychopathic ward, also was present, with a. police man guarding the prisoner-patient Detective John Cunniff, of the Dis trict Attorneys staff, also was there. 'tDid you count the $9,30O you re- ceived when Gustave Cfniotti cash ed your check in the bank next door 9" Detective Cunniffe asked. ssYes,' said Dr. Waite. 'I counted it and put $500 in my own pocket. I gave the balance, $9.OOO, to Kane, the embalmer.
 ..By the way, forgot to tell you before about the receipt I gave the druggist when I bought the arsenic.
 You better look that up carefully. Kane promised me that he was go- ing. to get that receipt from the drug ] gist's files and destroy 1t.''
 "Are you a bigamist % was an other question which provoked the slow smile, showing fine, white teeth and kindling the1 arge dark eyes.
 ..No, I married only once," said Waite.
 Mrs Margaret Horton has been sub poenaed as a witness for the trial. Her attorney, Harold Spielberg, said yes terday that Mrs. Horton has signed | an affidavit denying the charges made affecting her in the divorce complaint of Mrs. Waite. Dr. Waite will not be discharged from Bellevue, Dr. Gregory said, until he is so fully recovered as to insure against a breakdown and his return to the hospital This will not be this week. it was announced, and MT. Dooling declared that pr. Waite's ar raignment upon the murder indict- ment will not take place before next Monday at earliest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-06
Ire 9, was a. question.


 ''No,'' came from Waite's almost b1oodIess ups That's why I want to pay the penalty to the very fullest. If paid only half or anything less than the who1ep enalty that would leave me something to work out, but if do pay the full penalty to the utternost can have a new start
 Didn't you try to kill yourself?' ''No. took those narcotics to make me sleep. I had suffered from inE somnia and was accustomed to take drugs to make me sleep"
 Have you any accepted religious notion about death %
 ''If die expect to go on. have no clear religious notion. have worked out my own problem very clearly, however. I thing under stand it fully.
 "I suppose I am as sane as any body on this earth. I knew what I was doing. While now some things about it are not very clear, I knew exactly what I was doing.'
 seWas the thought of any person other than yourself in what you sought to accomplish? ?"
 q alone am responsible. I do not want to say anything to save myself from the fullest penalty
 ''Did your ideas of the future after your act include any thought of Mrs. Horton?'' was asked when the chief physician present announced that the next question must be the last.
 Waite did not look at the man who asked it. He gazed at the physician as he slowly replied, avoiding the name nentioned:-
 My plans for the future did not in- clude any one except myself Dr. Menas s. Gregory, in charge of the psychopat11ic department of Belle vue Hospital, stood close to the side of the bed, near the foot, and Waite ] addressed him directly in replying to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-06
ORDER RIFLE PRACTICE
 FOR NATIONAL. GUARD

Organizations of the Connecticut National Guard are ordered out for one days shooting on the state range nearest to their home station during April and May. The dates will be as signed by commanding officers. The entire day will be septn in rifle and pistol practice. Major Earl D. Church, oIdnancef officer of the state, will be in charge of the instruction of the Signal corps. cavalry. and field artil- lery-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-06
They're fine! Don't stay bilious. sick, headachy or
 cOnStipated.

Enjoy life! Keep clean inside with
 Cascarets. Take one or two at night and enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced. Wake up feeling grand. Your head will be clear, your tongue clean, breath right, stomach sweet and your liver and thirty feet of bowels active. Get a box at any drug store and straighten up. Stop the headaches, bilious spells, bad colds and bad days -Brfghten up, Cheer up, Clean up!
 Mothers should give a whole Cas- earet to children when cross. bilious, feverish or if tongue is coated-they are haxDlaas- meyer gripe or sicken.