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The Washington times., 1917-09-12

he turned TO the assistant superIn-
tendent Of the Jail with an appealing
look. Then apparently he FASTENED
his stride. as he went up one by one
the twelve steps TO the top OF the
scaffoId. The moose was about his
neck in an instant. A black cap
masked his features.
While these were being adjusted
his legs were strapped together. In
an instant he dropped through space.
The bang OF the trap weight strik-
ing the board was the only sound. As
Allen dropped. Juror Alligood fell
unconscious. DIT. J. A. Cannon, Of
fcial physician at the execution min
istered to him.
Allen was upon the scahold just
,bIrty seconds He dropped into
eternity at 1000 o'clock. He was left
susnended for thirty minutes before
DR.. Cannon. with the jury about him.
oyacIaIIy pronounced him dead He
ssJd that he had died instantly with
broken neck.
Alien was dressed simply in dark
bIus serge. with black shoes. His
onIy ornament was a plain gold stick
pin.
The minute his body was taken
dovrn the fury fi!ed oul sign an
ofhcioI certificate that they had wit
messed the legal" taking Of a life
by society.
Made No Outcry.
Prison officials declared that the
execution was the most merciful In
tba annals of the District. Allen
made no outcry or struggle. He did
nor suffer, they said. They had care
fulIy planned against any demonstra-
tIon that would unnerve the doomed
man or excite the other prisoners.
Two men who pulled the rope.
either ono of which may have sent
Allen into eternity, are SO sensitive
~ their duty that their names will
not be made known by Superinten-
dent ZinkhAn. or other officials OF the
TAIL. They were given the assign
ment as a part Of their official du-
ties.
The District has no hangman. When
a man Is to pay the death penalty,
two ropes are run TO a nearby prison
cell. They are placed I'm the hands OF
guards, who are instructed to pull
when the signal is given. Assistant
I.add signaled them
with a handkerchief when all was in
readiness today and they pulled. Each
has the small comfort that 1t may
have been the other who held the
string OF fate. The ropes were i'm
mediateIy removed.
Neither will ever know which hang
ed James T. Allen.
The Washington times., 1917-09-12
BY the Rev. EUGENE A. HANNAH.

BY the Rev. EUGENE A. HANNAH,
Pastor OF St Martins Catholic Church,
1908 North Capitol street.
The conviction OF James F. Allen on
the same day OF his trial sounds like
q drum-head court-martlai.. .7-s.--.--t
! 1 do not question, the justice and
fairness OF the courts, but IT seems
an incredibly short time to give a
man to defend his own life. I should
be happy il the law providing capital
punishment were repealed.
II is a horrible thing to take the
life OF human .being. a life that you
cannot give 1t.iA eys6 more horrible
to think OF that me slowly -sseipinG
from the body Of the condemned man,
as he throbs in convulsions at the
end OF a rope.
More Humane Death Urged.
II the Government intends to con
unue to take human life because a
man or womSn Killed, IT ought, at
least, to provide some more humane
way.
/ notice that Allen swears he did
not intend to kill his wife. When a
man does not intend to commit a
crime he surely IL not guilty in his
soul OF II. Intention is everything
in such a case.
Life imprisonment is more severe
and appalling to the criminal than
the penalty of death. Life imprison-
men prevents the degenerate from
committing crimes. 1t does not al
low him to follow the evil bent OF
his mind.
RevoItinE Scene Condemned.
To me there could be few more
revolving scenes than to see a mans
life choked out by a rope, his breath
slowly forced out OF the body by a
Government which stands for Justice,
and which guarantees protection from
violence to the humblest of its citi-
zens.
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fulfill its purpose. II does not make
men afraid TO commit crime. 1t
shRmes a civilization that permits It
to live. 1t Is a relic OF barbarism
too horrible to long endure.
Again, II is a brutallzing force in
the affairs OF men. Two condemned
men in Pennsylvania were on the way
to the scafrold. They were facing
death for an old crime, but one never
reached the scaffold. The other killed
him on the way. The slayer's con-
science had been so brutaliZed that
even impending death could not
awaken his moral sense.
In my experience l have talked with
more than 200 murderers. They all
tell me that they committed the crime
on Impulse. The age-long custom OF
staying a man for murder had made
no impression upon them.
The Washington times., 1917-09-12
URGES PEACE PARLEY
WITH POPE IN CHAIR

COPENHAGEN, Sept. IA confer
ence OF delegates representing the
parliamsnts OF the Central Powers
and the allies, to be presided over by
Pope Benedict, has been suggested by
Bishop Fraknei, of the Roman Cath.
olic Church in Hungary. as a method
of inaugurating peace negotiations.
He suggests that the delegates en-
gage in an unbinding interchange OF
views.
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BY The Rev. ID. III. MARTIN.
pastor of Wesley Chapel Methodist
EnIncnnnl Chnrch E,Ifth and L

BY The Rev. ID. H. MARTIN.
CPastor of Wesley Chapel Methodist
Episcopal Church, Fifth and F
streets northwest)
The Government Of the United
States hanged a man In the Capital
city of the world today. ... .
1t must have been a revolving spec
tacle, the sight OF q defenseless being
twisting and writing at the end OF
q rope. Such a crude. barbarous way
of inflicting punishment for crime
does not belong TO this age OF en-
lIghtenment.
Fails To Lessen Crime.
am opposed TO capital punish
ment. I am opposed to It for many
reasons, chief of which is that its
history throughout the ages has
failed to show that IL lessons crime.
II did not lesson crime in the olden
days, when a mans head was cut off.
when he did some act displeasing to
the king or ruler. That was q heinous
thing TO DO. Hanging is no less
brutal '-'- -T "-E" =
There is also the doubt OF guilt Ia
the minds OF the officials who sane
tion and do the hanging. They can
never be quite sure that someone else
is not Jointly to blame for the crime
for which a man pays the supreme
penalty.
A goYerpment cannot giys, Life 10 a
citizen: II can only protsct Htl II
has no right to take It at the end Of a
moose.
Eyes of Universe Turn Here.
Washington, 1 repeat, Is the worlds
capital city. The eyes OF the uni
verse are turned on those In authority
here. The slightest act is set up by
other sections as a model to copy.
Certainly we should not endure the
disgrace OF setting an exemple to
other people TO hang their criminals.
Let the United States and Wash
ington do away with capital punish
ment
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Legally Hanged From ScaOd That Killed Gueau 35 Years
Here Is The Law
That Permits
Legal Murder

The text OF that section of the
law providing punishment for
first degree murder in the Dis
trict contains only thirteen
words. They are:
"The punIshmcnt for murder In
the nrut degree shall be death by
hanginE."-seetion sol, Chapter
10, Code OF Law Of the District
Of Columbia
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Marriage Licenses.

H H white 81 Of Rock Hill, S. C.. ana
Martha Jane Adams. 81. OF Washington.
The Rev. L. X Hardin.
Warren Rucker. .. and Ethel staton. %. both
Of Monroe Va. The Rev. Daniel H. Martin.
Thomas G. Norris. 20, and Geraldine Little,
30. both Of Philadelphia. The Rev. John T.
Jeiries.
Frederick r. Bolst. -, Of Washington. and
Viola J. VauEht. =. OF Cincinnati The
Rev Howard l. Stewart.
h Lewis Flemer. 3. and Frances n Sissou,
~ both of Washington. Tbs Rev. J. II.
GILL -
WaFsche, a. both OF Washington. The
Rev. John w. Smith
Arthur z. Birkle. g. and Marguerite G.
Beaulac 3 both Of Washington. The
Rev Eugene A. Hannah.
William Gaslins. g. and Florence Green, q,
both Of Washington. The Rev. Alfred J.
Tyler.
Ieopo!d ST. Louis. >. Brooklyn. v. Y. and
Eliza beth Bussell. - Of Westheld. n. J.
The Rev. W. Westrey.
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Denfha.

NichaeI V. Costello. - yrs. Providence Hos.
RoFe Mcconnell % yrs, 3l6 I ST Ew.
John W Krels a yrs. st. EliIabeths Hos
Raimond Robinson, l VI. Chilcren's Hos.
Eliza J. Frey. q yrs, Ia 3oth st. NV.
Julia Henley, g. yrs.. Georgetown Hos
samuel N. Stewart. yrs.. l28 Bnion ~ sw-
Albert Washington, y yrL, Blue PlsinH,
d. {.
John McElroy, IS yrs. electrical power plant.
Margaret O'Donoghue y yrs. sz11 " 81. NV.
Walter Henderson. y yrH-. Wash Asy. Hos.
Philip Herbert. 50 yrs, 1904 Chases CT. NV.
Martha L. StItt. - yrs, 3n 81 NV.
Richard BaKiey, 20 yrS., Emergency Hos.
Jennie Chatham, ~ yrs. Emergency Hos
william Hansen. 81 yrs. Wash AEy. Hos.
Marths Morris. 81 yrs.. 5rd and II sta. ne.
IavIria Mitchell. g yrE-. 81. EliEabeth'B Hos
Charles r. Whitley, Is mos., s24 w u. NV.
The Washington times., 1917-09-12
MRS. zINKHAN TO
CONTINUE WAR ON
DISTRICT HANG|NGS

TAs EMtfrSAo fight made Oy Mrs.. L.
p. zinkhoH, aOtrs Of the svperIntsnd-
eHt Of the WosAin0toA Asylum aHd
JoI, TO soVs the Ws Of James ?. Al
10" e"ded today pAen AIIsr toos
hon0ed at the jaa.
Although Mrs.. Ziskbdn did not
save AIIe"'s NE. she 70 going to de-
vote al Of her time oAd Efforts
toward oboItsAtA0 capital p1nlsA-
1snt IN the DtstrIct Of Colum6Ia.
hrs. ztAkkoH ScTifss Aer ptetDs Of
the crime, the Aonein0. Dad capital
pEHtsAneHt.
By MRS. L. r. zINKHAN.
The 18th of September, all nature
smiling, the birds singing msrrily.
a little robin by my window calling
me to another day OF ceaseIess, un-
firing efforts In behalf Of the sbol-
ishment Of capital punishment in the
District of Columbia
Just a square away, at the fail, q
soul Is to be ushsred int the great
unknown, eternity, by hanging. or
rather by being choked to death.
Thank God. I am ready" Allen,
whom everybody liked. said last
night, II am readyj to meet God, but
oh, IL could die some other way.
Thank you, Mrs. -, for your
untiring efforts in my behalf, and
please work for others; although my
self you cannot save"
Eye For An Eye
The poor sister and little boy are
heartbroken, but OF what avail7 An
eye for an eye and a tooth for q tooth
holds good today, and poor Allen.
whose life was ruined by the serpent
IN the garden, must suffer the penalty
of death for a crime committed In
ange, Unstable anger.
1 do not approve OF this murder,
far from IL, but my heart aches for
the one whom the serpent struck
down in his home life. II some OF
these serpents OF the home were dealt
with in place OF the ones ruined,
there would be fewer murders. in my
estimation
Poor Allen should have left the one
who ruined his life and never again
taken her into his home. There
should be a law against home de-
stroyers, these beasts, man or woman,
who wreck not only the home, the
wife, the husband, but the poor little
innocent children. Aye, even the babe
in arms. God put 1t into the
hearts OF those in power to make q
law, a great far-reaching law. to pun
ish severely the serpent OF the home.
While write, 1 see the march to
the scaffold, the trembling step: l am
just informed that IL is all over. Al
len has paid the penalty.
-, Will work For AboIItion-
Il, do trust that this will be the
last hanging. or choking 10 death, IN
the District. Whenever the state
hangs a person, II adds but another
link in the endless chain Of crime.
We will try to brighten up the cor
ner where we are, first, by Furnishing
The home breaker. the greatest crimi-
nal of the age. Our responsibility.
a. The good people of this country, Is
appalling, and the sooner we stay the
hand OF the home wrecker, the hand
,f murder will be stayed
I was treated very courteously by
Secretary Tumulty and others, but
as the President was at sea, I'could
not reach him.
1 will work. work ceaselsssly until
he end, to get Congress and others
in power to abolish capital punish
nent.
"with whatever measure ys mete, It
shall be measured unto you"
Hate ceases not by hate, but by love.
Then let us strike at the root Of the
evil and thus lessen murder.
The Washington times., 1917-09-12
PACKERS SETTLE STRIKE.

The settlement OF the Omaha pack.
ing house strike in which 5000 en-
pIoyes were concerned was announced
by the Department OF Labor today.
f. l.. Feick, OF indianapolis, acted as
OF conciIIiation.
The Washington times., 1917-09-12
Waste OF WATER
BY j. S. OFFICES
SHOWS INCREASE

Verifying In dstaIls . statslnsnt Of
conditions recently pubIlshsd In The
Times, J. 5. Garland, Eupsrintsndsnt
Of the water Depaftmsnt. in, his
annual report for the nscal- year
ended June 80. 1917. submitted to the
District Commisstsrs today, says that
the increased per capita eoa3usaption
OF 1855 gallons FOR 1915 has- IN.
creased to i8s.3 gallons for 1911,
due entirely To waste Of water by
Federal and District govsrnmsnt IN
stitutions.... -. :. = - .,-:s,,.. ;s,..
The .NaEss .dspArtnsant, -hs- states.
has used syesY effort TO prsvens The
waste OF water, rwithrVsFy unsatis-
factory rsSuit1. The total mean
daily consumption Of 4e.eee,ooo GAl-
Ions for 1919, according to the report,
was increased to 81, $4,000 gallons for
1917, notwithstanding the installa-
tion Of e,45e mstsrs In the residsntial
section, IS per cent OF which II now
metsrsd.
Ay0oO.ooo Gallsas Da1Iy.
The waste" says the report, SIS Ap-
proximately 1000, 900 gallons dAy In
the Government Printing Ofnee, State,
War. and Navy building, and the Sol
disrs Home.
Legislative authority to alter .hsIr
equipment. 20 prevent the wasting OF
water. II in these cases uTeently
needed It u most unfortunate that
the District Of Columbia authorities
are lacking In legal means to prevent
this waste By enforcing q change OF
equipment.
-Ths cooperation of the DATED
States and District G0vsrnmeats In an
effort to eliminate ali waste, wtll, IN ny
opinion, enable the water Dspartment,
with It's present sttpply facilities TO
inset fully The needs Of populAtlon
OF 100000 peopie and postpone the
OF additional supply to
the year 1880"
Superintendent Garland has includ-
ed In his estimates an itam for cover
Ing one basin OF the Brightwood res
ervoir. the Intention balug eventual
~ TO cover both basins- Provision for
this was made N the lat estftuRfa.
but was not Included in the District
approPriation biIl.
COntanzinsted ~ Dust.
'Tt appears absurd" says Mr.. Car
land, ito spend so much money for
and pumping water into
open reservoirs, where Il becomes
By dust, and germs
carried BY wind and rain. -.
During the year q, ,1e3 3@sfsets Of
water mains were laid, making the |
total length OF mains now in service, !
!, 3,271 ,13e feet or 61o.6 miles.
The Washington times., 1917-09-12
HOUSE DUE TOPASS
LAW. TO INSURE
FIGHTERS TODAY

Ths military insuranes bin. dsclas.
ID ~ House lesAsrs to be TIE moss
generous sEsr psop6ssd ~ . Gov
srnment to aid its fighters, 10 seheS
ulsd to pass-ths .Houss today. Finan-
eiai Aslp b given the natlon's DE-
fsnds9s laasrs three headings:
First, direct psymsntsto TO dspsndsnts
up to $50 q month while the bread
winner u at the front.
Second. . lifelong pSnsion TO OvOfT
man injured or diseased In service
or to The dependents OF man kIlIsAr
Third, . life InSuraneO poliay, t.
below cost. to every man
Fanaly AIa Pl.A-
Under family aid. the following pa1
msnts are to be made ~ the Gov
srnmsnt:
To . wife. SIS . month: with onS
child, S25; with two children. Ra2.5oI
each sdditionAl child, g.
To q notherlsss child. IS . month";
two children. S13-5o; three. $40; fouE.
so; each additional child, o.
One parent $40; two. $40; for SssA
dependent brother, sister, or grand
child. IS 80. s-
To insure this 0ovsrnmSnt aid -
his family, the soldier must, pAy as Q
month TO their support himself A a.
voresd wife viii not be paid to szsss4
her Aiimony.
For the colder Who is killed, or In
eapaeitstsd for work by injury -
these payments are guaRADr
teed for life: 49,
Dsath AIlSNlnsaA
In eass. OF death-To widow. go 9
With oAO child, sos WITH tvs
$50. and -. for each Gddb
lIonal child. To motheFlsss child. S16;
two children, 92S; three, SIS. and e1e
for each additional child untu thag
are eighteen To widowed motheA
Total diBabiiity-To single man. 80
= month; with Wifa, SIS: wife and
one child, S66: with two or more
children, SIS; with onS motherless
child, $50: for each additional child,
$40. II there IL also q widowed moth
Or, $40 q month goes to her; II . nurse
Or attendant n required. $50 month
Partial disability-Amounts propo9s
siouate to those given for total dis
ability according TO the seriousness of
he injury.
Man In this class may gs to . school
n thar regular soldiers salary, and
earn trAdas at which they can work.
II they die from the injury after
leaving the army, funeral expenses
q 800 WI Be pald
The Washington times., 1917-09-12
LEGAL KILLINGS
MUST GO, SAYS
REV. DIR. ROBERTS

HN ROBERTS, Spiritual Adviser to James T. Allen,
the Condemned Man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-04
I ouse E2oId
Hints


Jelly Lake-Wlll make TWO good
sized layers Use coffee cup. One gen
erous cup fine granulated sugar and
one-haIf cup butter creamed thorough
ly. Beat golks of three eggs and add
Chree-f0uFths cup Of milk or half milk
and water Take two cups sifted
pastry flour and one heaplng teaspoon
Of baking powder sifted together three
times Add oHe-haif teaspoon OF salt
and lemon extract 70 butter and sugar.
Add milk 10 beaten yolks and. alter
nately this mixture with -four 10 but
ter and sugar. Stir in very lightly the
beaten whites last Bake slowly Put
currant jelly between and boiled icing
on top.
Date Cake 49, One cup granlared
sugar scaut half cup butter. cream
together. Add two beaten eggs. one
cup milk. t~o slightly rounded tea
spoons baking powder. pinch of salt
siftad with two and one-haff Guns
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-04
Miss SiIvis Bride of
Captain A. c. Goode

The many friends Of Miss MaTgueT-
tie Silvis Of this city VIII be pleased
and surprised 10 hear OF her marriage
to Captain Alvin e Goode, the cere-
mouy taking place this morning at IA
O cIock ia kingsbTidge chapel OF the
Episcopal Church of the Mediator IN
New York City Rev. Thomas Far
man. chaplain Of the First New YORK
infantry. performed the ceremony
Mrs r. S. Silv-s, mother Of the pride,
and Lieutenant r. s. Howard Of New
York. served as attendants 20 the cou-
pie. the ceremony being marked by
military services, The bride and heF
mother. Mrs. r. s Silvls. went 10 Chi
cas1 Thursday on 81 shopping tour as
was thought bv her many friends IN
stead they iouraeEed on to New YORK
City Captain Go0de could not obtain
81 Through at this time and the young
people wanted the wedding 20 take
place on the day planned. The bride
wore her travelling costume Of mid
night blue cloth with nat of early ialI
model and she sore c0Tsage bou-
Quet of bridal flowers The groom
and his attendant were in full mill
tarv uniform Mrs. G0ode is q Rock
Island girl he only daughter Of MT.
and Mrs r. s. Slivis OF 1925 J'WenC1-
eth street. She attended the Rock IS
land public and high schools ana is
socially prominent among the younger
set She Is also identified with a num-
Der Of local charities. Captain Goode
PISS the son of the late A. C.. G0ode and
Mrs Go0de of Lexington. Ky, but has
lived in New York City since b0yhoQ5-
He was called to the colors early IN
MAY being 81 lieutenant in the reserve
corps. He has now attained the rank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-04
OttiIie Reupke Puts
Songs Before Public

Lullaby and Roses IS the title OF
z musical composition that has re
Gently come from the publishers, the
latest work og Miss 0ttilie Heupke or
Davenport. whose former works nave
been received with so much praise
BY music critics I'm the last several
years Miss Reupke has been occupied
with other work than composing ana
tho one }ust issued IS the first in many
months. The com position is really two
short songs for soprano. Lullaby
and Roses" the former set 90 words
composed by the author Of fhe music
and the latter to words by James
Whitcomb Riley The world Is fuli
of roses. the roses full Of dew and
the dew is full Of heavenly love mat
drips for me and YOU.
Both compositions are character
ized by the sweetness Of melody tor
which former works have been noted
and are adapted to the words with
the keen appreciation Of true must
elan Miss Reupke's works show fne
sentiment with just a strain Of pafhos
and are written with good musical
technic. The compositions are writ
ten in easy singing voice and are not
so difficult bar that the average singer
may take pleasure in taking them up
for serious and interesting study. Ny
Prayer" III the title Of one OF Miss
Reupke's compositions which a few
years ago became SO popular after It
was introduced on the market and
which was sung on the programs Of
the best concert singers in the coun-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-04
PERSONAL Points

Miss Iona Carlson arrived in Milan
after a short visit with relatives in
Canton I'll She Vas acrornnanie1
bv her cousin. Miss Pauline DeVora.
who viii make her home with the
Carlson family,
Miss Clara Arne1- 1914 Fifteenth
street. mas returned home from a VISIT
Of several weeks with relatives in
OHIO and Wisconsin
George n Thiefke has returned
home from New YORK rffx where ne
attended the dancfnq masters If the
inner circle convention
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-04

The Ladies auxiliary to the Eagles
VIII sponsor q card party Thursday
afternoon at Eagles home. The game
OF 500 viii be played, games TO begin,
at 2:30
The Ladies Aid society OF Broad
way Presbyterian church viii meet
Friday afternoon at $50 for a rally
session with Miss Carrie Gregg, 2422
Eighth avenue, to sew for the Red
Cross Members may bring their Red
Cross knitting.
Elisa Garfield tent, No %, Daugh-
tiers of Veterans Of Moline. will meet
in regular session Wednesday after
noon at $50 in Masonic hall
Mrs. p. H. Wells, 1909 Thirteenth
avenue, viii be hostess at the Sep
TENDER meeting Of the Womans Home
Missionary society of the First Meth
odlst church Thursday evening in
stead OF this evening. The meeting
is postponed because Of the farewell
banquet this evening for the soldier
boys.
The Busy Bee Sewing circle will
meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. r.
c. Mallory, 2552 Twentieth avenue.
Friends are welcome.
The Ladies Aid society Of Central
Presbyterian church wiH meet Thurs
day afternoon at with Mrs. P. J.
Zeitler. 10I4 Thirteenth avenue. for
the first meeting Of the fall and mem
bers are asked to be present.
The Woman's Relief corDs will
meet tonorroS afternoon in Memoir
iaI hall IN the court house TO sew
Tor the Red Cross The hostesses
viii be Mesdames Gertrude Wynn,