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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27
Consent is Secured.

Seattle, WASH, Nov. 27.-Word was
received today from Secretary of the
Navy Daniels, granting leave Of absence
without pay to Lieutenant +. W. Becker
of the United States navy, who is eN-
peeted to assume the duties of Chief
OF police of Seattle. Becker is at the
head of the naval intelligence office
here.
Chief Rockingham stands ready to
follow and course suggested by Mayor
GIN, who has agreed to program out
lined by Seattle Minute Men to lift
Major General Greene's quarantine by
cleaning Seattle of vice.
The Mayor Balks.
Seattle, Wash, Nov. 27.--Mayor Glil
announced this afternoon that he would
not approve the appointment of Lieuten,
ant i. w. Becker of the navy, to head
the poliee department.
Gill declared that the Minute Men
with whom he is working out program
TO clean up Seattle, had never mention
ed Becker to him as a possible success
sor to Chief of Police Rockingham.
~ did not know Becker was beng
considered until saw the newspapers
Gill said.
Becker was formerly manager OF the
water front employers association here.
His record, in the opinion of Mayor
Gill makes him unfit for the task OF
cleaning up Seattle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27
Lieutenant Of Navy
viii Be Chief Of Police
During Cleanup Of Seattle

Seattle, Wash, Nov. Eff the navy
department consents, lieutenant f. W
Becker, head of the naval intelligence
department here, will be appointed CHIEF
Of police of Seattle to clean up vice
and pro-Germanism, which Major Genef'
al Ii. A. Greene, commander of Camp
Lewis, said was so interviewer here as
to make the city unsafe for soldiers. Ii
appointed Becker win succeed Chlei
Rockingham, whose attempts to clean
up were so unsatisfactory as to cause
General Green to forbid soldiers from
Camp Lewis to visit Seattle.
Becker s appointment is being forced
on Mayor GIN by the Minute Men, a
growing organization Of more than five
thousand members, who were organized
to stamp out sedition and assist In
every way the military and naval auth
critics.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27

gunner once journeyed across to Eng.
land and fought Georges Carpenter
lie got so excited about 1t that when
he floored the famous Frenchman he
couldn't help hitting him once more
for luck and SO lost the bout on a
foul
If the gunner can halt the ponder.
|ous Fulton tonight it may be that he
can induce Willard to listen to reason
for the gunner is built on the SAINT
general lines as Georges Carpenter
tho man Willard believes to be the log
ical contender for the world s title.
The week is going to be still more
prolific of boxing endeavor, for Light
weight Champion Benny Leonard is go
ing to unlimber his heavy guns Thanks
giving day for the first time in the
mountains of the west. He will oblige
sailor Kirke in Denver with few
cracks in the chin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27

/ can dance with a broken heart. You
dance with your feet, Mr.. Weeks, not
with your heart, l can smile with a
broken heart"
Mrs. DeSaulles said she was outward
ly happy. She did net let her husband
know anything was the matter and
took the blame for everything.
Weeks then attacked Mrs. DeSaul.
les assertion that she remembered
nothing Of how she shot and killed her
divorced husband. Languidly Mrs. De
Saulles deftly parried the stabbing
questions. He tried to make her adj
nit she remembered some little Incl
dents of the hours she claims her mind
wa a blank, but the frail defendant
avoided his thrusts.
"You are very tiresome in your
cross examination. | don't wonder the
Jurors are tired she drawled deliber-
ately at Weeks when a juror yawned-
ooh, do / bore you9" demanded
Weeks.
"Oh, no. murmured Mrs DeSaulles
with an aristocratic elevation Of the
eyebrows. 81 realize you have to do
lit. +"
There was dramatic stiffness in the
crowded room as Weeks fired his ques-
tions at the frail girl, who sat with
hands folded meekly in her lap, slowly
blinking her great brown eyes, paus-
ing for painfully tense period before
giving Weeks a reply in her life's Sc
verest ordeal The cross examination
lasted all morning and was renewed
this afternoon
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27
WEIRD COURT Scene
DURING HINDU TRIAL
When State Witnesses Re
fuses to Testify Fellow
COnspiratOrs Cannot

San francisco, Nov. 27.-The wierd,
solemn chant Of the Brahmin for the
soul which is about ''to link itself in
brotherhood" today echoed in the court
room of Federal Judge Van Fleet,
bringing its strange message of the oc-
cult into the occidental atmosphere sur
rounding the trial of "a men on charge
of conspiring to foment rebellion
against British rule in India.
And Jobd Singh, whose confessions
have already cost the lives of six of his
brothers and eight of his countrymen,
heard the chant and refused to tell his
story as the governments star witness
in the case.
A moment later he stood dramatically
before the judges seat. A spell of
orientalism had settled over the room.
East had met West and each was baf-
fled by the strange ways of the other.
The chant died to dull hun. The
turbaned head of Jobd Singh looked
for moment towards the defendants
box where sat little group of Hindus
facing prison terms.
~ am glad l am not a Witness - he
almost shouted.
Puzzled lines gathered in the judge IS
brow. United States District Attorney
Preston stood amazed. The judge rap
ped for order but the chant continued.
"May l ask what this is all about?''
Judge Van Fleet demanded.
Ram Chandra, former editor of the
! Hindustan Gadar, and one of the de-
PENDANTS, arose and solemnly an
nounced:
"They are chanting because he is
now our brother. Before, they were
praying that he would join them. Their
prayer has been answered.
And so the government lost its star
witness. Jobd Singh had been wooed
by the memory of his people and he
had been won.
1t was stipulated that he could make
a statement, but he demanded the right
to ask the judge four questions first.
Two of the questions were read. The
first inquired whether he had the right
of attorney and he was told that he
had. The second question read: "'Shall
l be allowed to stay in this country if
1 testify9"
To this Preston replied: 81 cannot
promise that you will remain here "
Then the chant began. Jobd Singh
hesitated.
"You must either testify or get off
the stand and join the other defend
ants, - Preston said.
Jobd Singh listened for moment
with bowed head to the chant and
than spoke
at will not testify. I viii join my
brothers,.
He was arraigned at once as a de-
fendant.
Upon the testimony of Jobd Singh
the government had depended largely
for proof of the guilty of the defend
ants. 1t was he who was said to have
gone to Berlin to arrange for German
aid for the revolution. He was the
message bearer to America and Manila
when ammunition ships were being pre-
pared for sailing to India.
He was arrested in Bangkok and his
confession led to many hangings and
more imprisonments.
When Jobd Singh took the stand
he refused TO take the oath.
"A Brahman does not lie, and my
God is not your God,'' he said.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27
Prices In Wall Street
We're Irregular Today

New York, Nov. 27.-The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
The confused state of affairs with re.
spect to the railroad situation was per
haps more pronounced today than at
any time since attention was to same
extent diverted from the rate question
to the large issue Of the plan Of pooling
railroad facilities.
The course of prices, accordingly was
at best irregular with firm undertone
to the industrial list and considerable
weakness at intervals in the railroad
department. The industrials were, in
fact, kept in state of repression by
the rails, but such is the trend TO OPP
timism that occasionally prices did sue
ceod in moving forward, although the
volume of trading was at all times re-
stricted There was fair resilency but
little buoyancy in the steel, copper and
shipping groups, a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27
Naval Men Commended
For Heroic Action

Washington, Nov. 27.-Four naval
men were commended by Secretary of
the Navy Daniels today for bravery
and devotion to duty. They are Glenn
Carlton Hyatt, indianapolis, second
class seaman on the U. S. s. Maine, who
jumped overheard on October 30 and
rescued a drowning shipmate; Christie
pher Smith, chief machinists mate, Erie
Pa, Floyd MeCurdy, Williams, Ia; and
Aloysins Fawcett, Covington, KY, fire
man who went through mfilled fire
and engine rooms ON an American war
ship after valve had blown off a
boiler and hauled the fires, saving the
vessel from serious damage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27
Tax Ratios Of Counties
We're Not Changed

The state tax board met this morning
in the office of the tax commissioner
for the purpose of examining into and
changing, if necessary, the tax rates
as prepared by Tax Commissioner Gal
lowav. There was quite q lengthy ses-
sion, but as result no changes were
made and the ratios stand. Several
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27
CUNDOAT Smith
AND FRED FULTON
Veteran Fighter Hopes to Gel
Chance at Willard After
TOnight's Battle
BY H. @. Hamilton
Omitted Press staff correspondentl

IUnlted PfBss SUIT cNrfFspOndentJ
New York, Nov. 27.Tonight $ the
might and Gunboat Smith is the hap
piest man over it, for he's going to
get one more chance to become run.
ner.up for the world s heavyweight
title, He is in Minneapolis today won
dering if he can whip Fred Fulton
the long, lanky serapper Of the west
who believes he can ccp jess Willard !
wreath.
1t was long time ago that the fa
nous old gunner was hitting 'em hard
and watching 'em fall. He put an aw
ful crimp in Jess Willard s face when
that husky was preparing for his dash
to the title whipped him and made
him like il ont in San Francisco. The
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27
Italians Repulse Attack.

Rome, Nov. 27.-Timely arrival Of It
allan supports enabled General Diaz Is
troops, in desperate battle around Col
dellaberretta, east of the Brenta, to
throw back a violent enemy attack, to-
day s official statement asserted.
A whole enemy division, in massed
formation, strove to break the Italian
line. Their attacking waves came after
a furious bombardment. The two lines
clinched in desperate battle, the hand
to hand fighting extending over a wide
front.
The italian reinforcements decided
this deadlock, flinging back the enemy
with severe losses. A number of pris-
oners were taken.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27
ANOTHER ALIEN ENEMY

Portland, Or, Nov. 27.-Fred w.
Kramer, alien enemy and alleged ]. W.
w. agitator was interned by federal
authorities here today for the duration
of the war. He is laborer and had
worked at Camp Lewis.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27

counties had expected, or at least hoped
to have their ratios Increased, and
Marion was one Of these. As prepared
by the commissioner Marion S ratio is
SIS, and Assessor West felt this should
be increased to not less than 20. The
board however thought best TO allow
the ratios as submitted to remain and
so Marion viii have but the 6s per cent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27
Latest War Bulletins
Received This Afternoon

British Front, Nov. 27-The main
street of Bourbon was found in ruins
when the British made their way into
the village today. The Tommies' adj
vance from the south was somewhat
held up by enemy machine gun fire.
But the British artillery was called into
action and this was quickly taken care
of. With the machine guns silenced the
British swarmed forward.
A fierce counter attack on Bourbon
wood was made by the Germans early
today. They were caught squarely in the
British fire and their ranks cut to
pieces.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27
Gains Consolidated.

Paris, Nov. 27.-Detailed operations
carried out by French troops north OF
Hill 344, Verdun sector, completed the
gains of November 25" the French Of
ficial statement announced today. The
consolidation Of all the new positions
was completely carried out.
Raids were reported in the Cham
pagne, northeast of Prunay, west of Ia
hure, and in Lorraine northeast of No
menV
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27
WEEPING WOMEN
toontinusd from Page one,l

treatment was crushing her
Weeks Questioned her as to let
ter telling of party Of which she had
written DeSaulles, stating that she
sshad all of the men at her feet and
danced until there was none left =
ssYon danced and yet your heart was
brokensH asked Weeks.
Tho reply came in whisper. Yes,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27

The Wilmington (Del.) Trapshooting
Association has just taken possession OF
its clubhouse ode luxe" and the Will
mington Country Club, ifot to outdone,
has contracted for the erection of a
shooting lodge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-30
AMERICAN SCHOOL IN TAMPlco.

Consul Claude |. Dawson. Tampico. Mex
Tire new American school OF Ttmpico
le.an sessions this morning with a faculty
M four teachers and an enrolment of -
pupils. Until the building now being erect
II j. completed classes will be held in \
rental building. which provides recreation
pace in addition Ia class rooms. The new
building i expected To be ready for occu-
pancy about the lst of January. II will be
a two-story eight structure with n
capacity for approximately 200 pupils. At
first only the four lower rooms viii be ac-
cupied. In addition to class rooms the
building viii royide cloak and lounging
rooms; also complete sanitary installations.
Y = located Ia q conveniently situated su-
hurb. outside but close enough to the city
Tor the convenience of both urban and ru-
raj pupils.
Funds for the erection OF the building
and ~ equipment were raised Nv -ub~crip-
ion among the foreign residents of Tam
nico. Americans being the instigatorS and
,hlef supporters. The enterprise fills n
ong felt vant. Indirectly II will Ne If great
lenefii ~ the large oil companies. which.
nave hereto. ore found difficulty in retain
NJ the services Of family men because Of
he lack 81 educational facilities.
The investment amounts To about 500.
100. including the cost Of the building. land.
equipment and salaries Of teachers for the
current school year. This last item j. in
"luied because the income Of the school
rom tnition Will, during the first year. fall
or short III meeting current exnenses.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-30
NE WHO PLAYS MUST PAY.
Fort Worth Record.1

Robert Fitz~immons was buried from
the Moody church tabernacle. Chicago.
with one mourncr. hi widow. Ia follow
him TO the grave and with pallbearcrs Sc
lected from tabernacle usherS.
In hi days q. iiStic greatness. when he
was the champion fighter Of the world. his
name advertised for q ring battle would
have packed The biggest arena in the conn
try and roIld have brought together men
representative of every clement of society.
Funeral day there was none SO poor as
To do HIM reverence and the task Of get
ting men who had known the Cornish
iighttr IN life seemed % hopeless that xix
Of the tabernacle u~hers were asked to
perform the duty.
Then men who knew him became remi-
%niscent. One had never heard him swear.
Another said he wasn't a steady drinker.
but when he did drink. he did il in STYLE.
A third admitted hat the fighter had re-
liglouS ideals, sort Of vague but good"
And a preacher admitted that Fitzsimnons
turned his heart 10 God some months AGO
and was converted by the Rev. j. Whit
comb Brewer, n Baptist minister OF Los
Angeles. II wasn't u hospital deathbed re-
pentonce; the step was taken while
fitzsimmons was in the full vigor of life
and the full control Of his mind. II i
sand that the hardest fight that he ever
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-30
BE REPRESENTED.


II o. good news that the United States
Viii probably be represented ~ the next
allied conference in Paris. The United
States ha~ entered into no treaties con
corning her participation in the war. and
perhaps ~honld nat "a -. certainly not cx-
cepi on her own terms. Nevertheless the
| niied States i now very much Interested
N the war. and from no won will perhaps
rontrlbutr more to IT. success. in men ~
well a~ m money and supplies. than any
other nation. The United States j.. there
fore. very much interested in the plans
that may be- made for next wears caH-
palgn. IL must insist that i'll men and
money shall not he used To prolong the
war. merely to satisfy some allied hope Of
conquest. N must insist also that The way
Of peace - the German people. M out
lined by President Wilson. mus. be- con
siantly kept 10 the fore. The United
States can not make it, influence felt a.
II should merely by long distance diplom-
acy. America must be represented at the
allied CONFERENCE.-THE by her biggest men.
MIR. House or some other close confidanl
and loyal supporter OF the president should
most a~~uredly be ut Paris for the next
conference
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-30
lSnn Antnnin ENhre-,.


AT last the German navy has found z
navy Il can whip" says 4 contemporary.
evidently referring Ia the recent engage
ment in the Baltic Sea.
\ few more such victories m that OBJ
tanned by the German fleet over the Rus
slams in the effort IL penetrate thc Gulf
OF Finland and 10 occupy y number "
small island, would leave Germany with
out any navy.
According to latest and apparently mos:
reliable accounts. the Russian fleet. though
vastly outnnmbercd and hardly HOPING 10
do more than retard the progre-, Of the
enemy. inflicted in these engagements fer
greater damage than II suffered. The
Russian loss j. officially reported N, have
been one battleShip ~unk arl one large
torpedo boat destroyed. Against these
Of action. fifteen Of them War-hip- and
one of them a transport. The losses In
detail. n gwen ont bv the Russian ad-
losses. sixteen German ships were put out
miralty. were two drcadnaught~. one
transport and numerous m'na ~wccper-.
81 the torpedo boats -iX arr det inilelv
known go have been sunk. g. the others
six were crippled. hut whether they eS-
capped sinking ~ not definitely known.
The Germans had expected % COM
rletelv overwhelm and DESTROY lhc Rus
sian fleet IN the Baltic anu. considering
the oNer~hadowinG prepordrrahce WI their
naval force II would not have been -urrri--
I'M IT they had succeeded, Int The Rus
slaEs put up a stiff fight a1an~, heavy
odds and made the Germans pay dearly
for their adventure. which wa- -rcre-~iul
IN a way. Vet disastrous and ,li,appuinl-
ing. The shore batterie, aid, | materially
IN the destruction Dt the German fleet un-
nj they were put ont III action bv the long
range guns Of the drcadnaneh,-.
Unless naval fleets Of the alI:cs 90 IL
the assistance VI the Russian Balur Sea
fleet. ar the Russians can hold the enemy
~ bay in the Noon Sound untll navigation
l. closed ~ ice. the Germans mav succeed
m their purpose "a pat the cut'rt Russian
fleet ont 81 action and take possession ".
Petroerad. but Judging by what has NJ
ready happened. il viii &c al = heavy co~i
10 their Baltic fleet.
That the Russians fear the occupation
of Pctrograd h. evidenced hy their prepa-
%rations 10 remove the capital 10 Moscow
but this was contemplated IL y political
move before the capital city was menaccd
and might bc carried ont. even II the safe
ty OF Petrograd from enemy attacks were
assured. When the Germans were march
ing against Paris early III the wan the
French capital was hastily moved to Bor-
deaux. but after the battle If the Marine
the government returned IL Pari~. where
il has not since been mcnaced.
There are some indications that the
Baltic Sea fleet m to he reinforced
by the allies before the freeze SETS III and
the German navy u said IN hc assembling
Il large naval force IN the North Sea IN
anticipation Of such a movement, - there
Is a possibility that the German navy may
soon have chance Ia try conclusions with
Il navy that il can't whip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-30

The tremendous defeat Of the Italians
on the lSonZo front. where 100, 600 have
been taken prisoners and 200 guns cap
tured by the Au~lro-Germau forces. j. SCI
rious. Ii will require hard fighting to re-
cover from such y disastrous blow. This
victory for the enemy shows that the task
which we Americans have set for ourselves
i not 80 easy ~ we may have been flat
tering ourselves il was. Let n hasten our
preparations. % that we may get To the
front n quickly ~ possible and turn the
tide 81 battle once more against the bar
barre Huns.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-30

made was the fight with himself when he
let a little preacher PM hnm under the
water and pull him out. But back ID the
story. lie was buried with one mourner.
his widow. TO follow him 10 the grave. lie
had made a million dollars in the ring
fi~tic. For yesr~ he was the idol ~ those
who loved the sport. Great crowds logged
his footsteps everywhere. lli~ fortune
flown. his fame vanished. hi friends de-
serted, the RUBY Bob" of fi~tlc annals
was hurried to an unmarked section ~ the
silent city. lie who plnN- must pay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-30

Germany, but when IN Turkey. he lifts his
voice IN Supplication Ia Allah, and in
grntiatc~ himself with hi~ heather allies
~ declaring that God and Mohammed will
~courge their enemies. Truly. war made
u strange pair Of bed fellows when il
empire with the worst enemy of Chris
tianity on earth.