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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
Man Hacked to Death.

couldn't stand. couldn't speak, raised a
gray, death-stricken face. And atler
a long pause, a husky curse came from
his lips. 49,.
eye"
and hacked him TO death. Broken
bones, ragged flesh, they struck INTO u
until IL doubled a limp mass into the
trough,
the Ohio penitentiary in 1899.
They called me a m~aakiller. never
murdered a man in my life. ! shot
quick and clean in self-defense. ] would
have felt myaelf a degraded beast to
have foully SIZED like that,
If that warden had carried out MS
sentence he would have died like a
cur. He knew Il. He e n me to the
ii was reduced 70 the fourth grade.
given a suit OF white with black stripes
running horizontally across u, put IN
with the loekstep gang and sent to
the bolt contract to work,
He Fakes Sick"
The confinement, the isolation. the
cruel discipline took the spirit out OF
me. heard from nc one. No one
was allowed to see me. Papers, books,
visitors were denied me.
And then | faxed sick just to get q
word to Porter. The "croaker' was
taking my temperature. Bill came Out
kof the prescription room, he was not
allowed to speak to me. His look was
enough, Bitter, sad, troubled, he nod.
dOd to me and turned his back.
knew that Bill had tried and failed. He
was powerless to help me,
] went back to the bolt works, This
is the hardest labor in the prison, out.
side contractors pay the state about
80 cents a day for the hire Of the men
II a given task is not finished on tim'
the convict is sent TO the hole fol
punishment. Twice In three days Lit
tic Jim a negro, was given .th'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

"Seventy-five" was the punishment
ordered for the robber for the assault
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

The new main finger" meant a new
warden and an entire change Of ad-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
Immediate Resumption OF
Building Is Demanded

Washington, Marcn Ao.--rirty sever
out of seventy two cities investigated
by the labor department show press
ing demand for the immediate resump
tion of building.
Questionnaires were sent out to city
officials and most of them gave til,
reason for the present delay in resum
ing building as the high prices of ma
terial and labor. Some blamed it OF
the inability to obtain loans.
"Ohio, Indiana and Illinois show a
shortage in dwellings with an occas
ional demand for schools and factories,
the department says.
"The major percentage of the short
age in Colorado, California, Utah and
Washington is for more houses. In
the south and southwest there is de
mand for business buildings, this being
noticeable in Texas and Louisiana.
Tacoma, WASH, was the anly city
reporting no delay on account Of wages
material, prices and available capital
"Tacoma, WASH, was the only city
er and subsequent reports from Wash.
ington indicate unparallcd building act
ivity there this spring.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
Lieutenant Compton Comes
Back For Visit In Salem

Received literally with open arms
Lieut.. Louis Compton, Of the old NJ
company, dropped off the 4;l5 train
of the Oregon Electric yesterday af-
ternoon into a group of his adaliring
friends. He landed with the lG2d in.
fantry in New York last week and
brought across the continent about 2l5
men, contingents Of companies L and
NJ, which he conveyed to Camp Lewis,
and. then secured a furlough pending
his discharge, TO spend few days with
iold friends in this city. He comes
back with well rounded war record,
as he was with the Oregon boys who
saw service on the Mexican border,
and also served in the Philippines. He
was mixed up with some of the live
liest scraps ON the French front, be-
ing wounded twice in the course OF
the battle of the Champagne, nd~also
having a most disagreeable experience
with poison gas.
Lieut.. Colnpton-who by the way,
would have been Capt. Compton if the
war had lasted few weeks longer
was formerly manager of the Y. NJ.
c. A. in this city, in which position he
was both successful and popular. 1t
has been hoped that he might be per-
suaded to return to the position which
has been held open for him, but it Is
as to whether he will see his
way to accept.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
SEES trouble AHEAD
IN VOLUNTEER SYSTEM
French Think Germany Could
Have Fully Officered Army
In Five Years.
By william Philip simn,s.

UNITED Press Staff Correspondcnt.)
Paris, March Within five years
after peace is signed Germany will be
able to throw a fully differed army
Of several millions in the field-pro-
viding the allies impose the. volunteer
system on that country--according to
the belief expressed in French military
and official circles today.
The French regard the proposed vol
unteer system, providing for German
army of 100000 as "potential and
stupendous Saint Cyr" (the French
West Point.
Would be Training Schools.
They declare Germany could easily
maneuver the system so as to permit
only officer material to enter the stand
ing army, which would become in reality
only an officer training school, yield
ing after four or five years the equiva.
lent of one hundred thousand West
Pointers. These would be sufficient tc
command an army Of ten million.
France cannot forget that there are
several million younsters in German,
who can already be regarded as vetcr
ans. In addition, it is feared the Ia
year term of enlistment would cncour
age young men to make army life their
profession. Admittedly, it is practically
impossible to prevent continuation OF
Germany's shooting and turnverein or
CARNATIONS, which in the past were on
ly thinly disguised military training
centprs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
LW.W. Threaten To Send Head
'M Chief OF Police To Mayor

Portland, Or. Mar. 13.--I. w. w.
have threatened to send the head Of
Chief of Police johnson to Mayor Ba-
ker by parcel post unless the demands
OF the Industrialists arc met.
The threat was issued in an anony-
nous letter which was sent to the chief
II was marked, in what is supposed to
be human blood, with mysterious SYM
bols.
The letter which was received by
Chief johnson says:
9 Headquarters Of the gang.
"Chief of Police:
"The holdups which have been GO
ing on will continue unless we, the l.
W. W., get our demands.
If this does not work your head
will be sent the mayor by parcel post.
&C. L. II.
"Commander in chief. -
The mystic symbols, written in blood
take the form OF figure 5, with a
cross over the numeral. The letters
"E'' and ga" are discernible in the
sign.
Chief johnson has been active in
the campaign against ]. W. W. here
and personally led raid on their hall
which was ordered closed, % radicals
being arrested at that time.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
Three Men Seriously Burned
When Boiler In Bas ,Eaent OF
Corbstt Bu'ding ExpIodes

Portland, 0rco Mar ia boiler
lin the basement of the Corbctt office
building in the downtown district cx.
lploded at noon today probably fatally
burning George Udy, assistant engineer.
Claude Hoffman, fireman, and James
Asher chief engineer were seriously
burned.
A portion Of the basement Of the
building was wrecked by the force Of
the explosion, the cause of which is
unknown The three men were repairing
the boiler when both ends blew out.
The fire which followed the explo-
sion was cxtinguishcd before it caused
serious damage.
Miss Pauline Hendricks, an elevator
opera .or was almost suffocated by
smoke which poured up the shaft, when
the elevator became fast between the
first and second floors. Fremen cut
through the top Of the steel ear and
liberated her.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
Shares NOT Measured
in WAGES, people,
DEMAND, Says BORAH
Believes Definite Government
al Labor Policy Must Be
Formed.
BY L. O.. Martin

ITf,;4ol Duoc. - &c ooyroc,o,1o,+N
Aon.'ou ioss s''iA ov'''ef'on'eA.'
washington, Mar. 10. II American
workers must be given a share in the
industries they helm create and main.
,o,, aban 80 oo.naoa anos
Z, 49, Z 4 Sa"'s 10y ns''s'.sp =
senator Dorah, next chairman OF lhe
senate labor committee, declared today
Borah was discussing labor lepisla
tion to he presented at the comino ses
sion Of congress.
The fundamental thing. "the, first
4L;.. .L;L ,4 H. H. >, -, o.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
Public Officials Are
Exempt From Income Tax

Salaries paid by states, counties and
municipalities 10 employees are exempt
from income tax re urns, Persons who
are employees Of these political subdiv-
isions pay an income tax enly If they
have an income from sources othcr than
salary that nets them more than $1,000
if single, on $4,000 il married.
County and city employees, teachers
and Others have beer Informed at all
times by the office Of Collector Milton
A. Miller that they are net required to
report salaries for tax puTposea. Tho
ruling stands and win stand since it is
based on official interpretations Of fha
new law. This law is in no respects
different from that Of last year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
OFFICER 666'
/ MAKES DECIDED
HIT LAST NIGHT
Governor Olcottt Appears As
Policeman Dressed In
Uniform.
ACTION MOVES FAST
THROUGH ALI SCENES SCENES
To James Mott Is Due Much
Credit For Wonderful Sue
cess OF Play.

Once again the Elks lodge scored
a decided hit when they presented al
the Grand opera house last evening the
play "Offieer 666' under the direction
of James Mott, who has directed the
annual play for the Elks for several
years past.
''Officer 666" is play that has a
decided kick to it from the time the
curtain rises and q. Cooke Patton. as
the Japanese servant of James Mott
Is seen in Mr.. Mott Is New York apart
ments, TO the final scene where Carl
Hinges makes love to Miss Florence
Cartwright and James Mott is telling
Miss Olga Gray aow much he loves
her. The love mak-g OF course is
part Of the play.
To Mr.. Mott must be give credit for
selecting his cast wherein each mem,
Der is especially adapted to the part.
For instance George Snyder required
but little makeup to play the part Of the
Irish policeman "Officer $685. With an
Irish broguo that seems to come natur.
al, Mr.. Snyder and his troubles, when
he loaned his uniform, kept the audience
in good humor.
Gingricn Appears Artist.
And then Oscar b, Gingrich, the Cher
rian singer, appeared this time in the
dignificd role Of dress suit crook whose
tastes were long on fine pictures. 1t
would hardly be right to say that Mr..
Gingrich didn't act any. It's just the
other way. His acting was SO fine that
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
WILSON TO BEGIN
| WORK AS SOONAS
REACHING PARIS
Arrival Of George Washington
At Brest Is Delayed By J
Storms.
In FRENCH CAPITAL
BY NOON TOMORROW
Has Schedule In Shape To
llalnerialelv Resume Peace
Matters.
BY Carl d. aroat.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Aboard The y. s. s. George Washing
ton, March l3.-The George Washington
continued to lose time today owing 10
heavy head seas and it was announced
she would not reach Brest before IL
O'Clock tonight,
President Wilson has got his work in
shape for immediate. resumption of
peace matters.
The president is determined to COM
pletc tho peace settlement as rapidly
as possible. He is making no effort to
conceal his anxiety to get to work
The president viii entrain for Paris
Immediately after his arrival at Brcst.
Furlough Ends Tonight
Brcst, March 13.-President Wilson y
furlough is scheduled to end tonight
when The steamer George Washington
completes her transatlantic voyage in
this port.
Boarding special train, the presi-
dent will leave Immediately for Paris,
arriving there about noon tomorrow.
As the next meeting Of the supreme
war council win be called at 3 o'clock
that AFTERNOON, 1t is believed he will
Immediately begin participation ID the
work Of shaping the preliminary peace
treaty.
According to the program, the council
tomorrow will consider Germany 8 west
ern boundary. Little difficulty is fore
seen in framingthis clause of the
treaty, owing to the agreement for cs-s
tablishing the Rhcnish provinces as an
"buffer stateo and maxi
ing the Rhine an international water
waV
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
SOLDIERS PRESENCE
OF Mind SAVES SHIP
FROM Being BURNE D
More Than Seven thousand
Men Arrived On America
From Brest.

( New York, Mar. l3.-Moro than sew,
en- thousand soldiers arrived here to.
day on the America. from Brest
The hospital ship Comfort delayed
by stop in the Azores for coal, arriv-
ed at the same time with 403 sick and
wounded
Brigadier General George W. Win
gate, commanding >the sd field artil.
lery brigade and Brigadier General Ed
ward A. Kreger, judge advocate gen
erals department, were aboard the Am
erica.
The presence of mind Of officers on
the Comfort, prevented what might
have been serious fire.
On March |, according to officers,
q movie picture film being shown in
the surgical ward burst into flames.
Fred Hofer, Falls City, Neb., who
lost his left leg at Verdun, was sitting
On one side of the film protector, and
George Henry, Philadelphia, who had
lost his right leg, was sitting on the
other side. Both bcbbed up and start
ed to beat out the flames. Albert
Nitchke Of Jersey City, who was on a
cot recovering from an operation, jump
cd out and helped push the flaming
into the elevator shaft. The
elevator was standing at that floor
and whom the apparatus was on it the
Il 1 n
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
Prices In Market Highly
Irregular In New York

New York, Mar. 13-The New YORK
Evening Sun financial review today
says:
Prices in today's stock market were
highly irregular in relatively restricted
trading.
Some of the equipments were buoy
ant, notably Railway Steel Spring Tho
tobaccos were subjected to o good deal
of pressure throughout. Texas company
and United States industrial Alcohol
made the most expansive moves, the one
crossing PA and the other l4l, Amer
ican Can, U. $. Rubber, Central Leath-
er and Corn Products were bid up in
good style. The rails were lightly
dealt in and suffered quite severely al
times.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
OVER ONE MILLION ROUNDS.

Washington, Mar. 13.-Between on
and two million rounds of ammunition
have been shipped into Mexico in the
last two months from the United
States. it was learned here today. This
has been with the approval Of the war
department, II was stated.
These shipments are part Of an or.
der which has been standing with Am.
erican munition manufacturers for
some two years, it was explained. Ship
ments are crossing the border from
time to time with the approval Of Am
erican authorities to meet Carranza 4
request for ammunition.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
Prince Lichnoysky To Be
German Ambassador To US.

Paris, March 1S.-Dispatchcs reeeiv-
ed today from Berlin stated that in
officisl circles it was asserted that
Prince Lichnowsky will be appointed
ambassador to the United States as soon
as peace is signed.
Lichnowsky was German ambassador
to Great Britain when the war broke
out. He did everything possible to
avert the war. Returning to Germany
he published his memoirs, in which he
placed the entire blame for the war
upon Germany. These became public
and he was forced to flee to ewitzer.
land. After the revolution he returned
to Berlin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
Chic And AeoIus Arrive
All NewpOrt News Today

Newport News. Va, Mar l3.-0ne
battleship, the Ohio, and the Aeolus,
a U. $. steamship. arrived here today,
bringing total e 1906 men.
-Four casual companies, four casnnl
officers, two civilians and the first
anti-aircraft battery complete, which
fought at verdun and brought down IL
Hun planes, were aboard the Ohio.
Fourteen casual officers and the
13lst field artillery of the Texas Ma
tional Guard complete made up the ma
jority of those aboard the Aealus, Mrs
P. M. Stoyall, wife of The minister to
Switzerland was aboard.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
First Aerial Duel In
History Arranged Today

Paris, March 1S.-The first aerial
duel in history was arranged today.
The principals are Captain Schneider
and Captain yaudeorane. They will
use Nieuport single seat machines
equipped with machine guns. Their
seconds, Captain Wadon and Pilot Babo
will take the air at the same time.
The circumstances resulting in the
duel were not learned. The exact date
of the encounter was not given out but
was expected to be shortly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
63rd Reaches Camp
Lewis This Afternoon

Portland, Ore, Mar. l3.-Advices re-
eeivcd here today arc 10 the effect that
the 63rd regiment of coast artillery
is now in Tacoma and will reach Camp
Lewis this afternoon. There arc sew
eral Oregon men in the regiment in.
Guiding Corporal Edward X. Humphrey
Private Walter v Frohlich and Pri-
yate Lee 6. crahane, all Of Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
War Minister NOske Says That
Unconditional Surrender
Are Only Terms.
LATER II is REPORTED
THAT HE HAS RESI- NED
Rebels Appealed Unsuccess-
F. fully For Withdrawal OF
Government Troops.

Amsterdam, March Dispatches
received here. today said that Sparta
cans caught between two fires were
evaeuating their positions in Lchten,
berg. The burgomaster is said to have
appealed unsucessfully to War Minister
Noske to draw off his troops and re-
place them with q "peoples' guard, "
including Spartacans.
United Press dispatches from Berlin
dated Tuesday reported yesterday that
government troops had captured the
greater part of Lichtenberg, but thst
spartacans had fled to the southeastern
part Of the city proper, whore they had
gained recruits and taken up strong
positions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
Willard Laughs AT JohnsOll.s
Boast That Fight Was Fake

Lawrence, Kas. Mar. 13.-"It's th,
biggest joke ever heard of, - said
jess Willard, heavyweight fistic cham
pion, here today, commenting on Jacb
Johnson's alleged statement at Havana
that his fight with Willard "was .
fake -
He tried that gag once before and
didn't get anywhere with it, said
Willard.
"All of the highest critics of box
ing were present at that fight and
there could have been no chance to put
over anything like that johnson is
down and out and probably needs the
money. Since nobody will fight him
it locks like he's trying to get an op
ponent through sympathy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
Fighting Continued.

Berlin, March 13.-Fighting was con.
tinuing in Berlin tonight over a front OF
more than twenty five kilowats (l5
and half miles,.
The city commander announced it was
uncertain when the government could
master the situation. owing to the Spar
tGcans' infiltration tactics. AS fast
as the troops re-conquor an area the in
surgents spring up in another quarter.
Two hundred and fifty Spartaeans
both men and women, were captured in
the heart of the city this evening. They
had gone to their secret headquarters
there to get money which was to be ap-
portioned among the Spartacan forces
as wages,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13

it seemed natural for him TO want TO
take all Of Mr.. Motifs beautiful paint
ings and just as natural for him to
want to elope with Miss Olga Gray.
And then it isn't every day that a
Salem audience can pay s1.00 and see
at the opera house governor and a
secretary of state all in one and dressed
in uniform that belonged to our own
Salem police. 1t was remarked that
Mr.. Olcott was better governor and
secretary Of state that policeman.
But this again is matter OF individual
taste. However, to very few in Salem
is accorded the honor Of being police
mau in the evening, just to help along
the Elks. and then the next day to go
into real life and become a real gov
ernor and real secretary of state, all
in one. Governor Olcott seemed to en-
iov his brief experince on the stage
and had the pleasure OF snatehing James
Mott and Karl Hinges off the stage,
not as a governor, but as q policeman.
Kari Hinges, who was the friend OF
Mr.. Mott in the play, had the distine-
tion Of wearing fine clothes and white
spats and also the additional prlVii'
epe of making love to MISS Cart.
wright. He was the envy OF ;'ie young
men in the audience, especially IN IN
love making scenes. They do say that
Mr.. Hinges has had so much experience
in this love making line that u oil
lust came natural. His WORK nas seai
iy good and along professional lines
rather than Of the home made variety
of acting.
Mayor Albin Active.
Mayor G. E. Albin appeared as a
policeman and it was in his official
capacity as member Of the police
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
Amused Rickard Too.

New York. Mar. 13.-Tex Rickard
promoter of the Willard Dempsey bout
scheduled for July 4, laughed heartily
today at Jack johnson s alleged con
fession "made in Havana that he
laid down in his fight with Jess Willard
four years ago.
'.Johnson is diseredited and is max
ing a cheap bid for publicity" said
Rickard. "He is four flushing as he al.
ways does and no decent promoter can
afford to have anything to do with hiTs
I'm sure would not.
'eThe fight couldn't have been fax
cd. 1t went too far. Frame-up bouts
never last 26 rounds.o
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13

As income derived from illegal bus
mess are taxable the internal revenue
bureau has decided that Losses BY
gamblers, bootleggers and other par
Elephants in Illegal practices are DO
daetablc in determining net income
subject 70 tax.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13

John SHELTON Williams has resigned
as director of the railroad administra-
tiOn's division Of finance and purchases
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
unconditional surrenoer.

London, March 13.-A wireless dis
patch received from Berlin today re-
ported that War Minister Noske reply
ing to a request by the Spartacans tor
armistice terms, said the only terms
would be unconditional surrender, in.
cludiug all arms. y
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
Calls Upon Advocates OF I'm
partial Justice To Strike
Now.
BELIEVES WILSON CAN
RIGHT IRISH WRONG
Says Only Desire OF People Of
Erin S ISLE Is To Get Out
OF BONDAGE.

This is the statement of the new Irish
republic which asks the peace confer
ence to grant it self determination
Il was written for the information of
the American people by Edward De Va
lefa, head of the Sim Feins, who has
been called president of Ireland. De
valera recently escaped from Lincoln
jail, England and is fugitive. After
writing this document in his hiding
place near Dublin he handed it to a
Sim Fein member Of parliament, who
conveyed it to Ralph f. Couch, the Unit
ed Press correspondent, who found and
interviewed De Lavera.. The cores
pondent brought it to New York in
person SO there was no censorship.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
Noske Resigned,

zurichg March l3.--War Minister
Noske resigned Tuesday morning, is
was reported in dispatch from Berlin
today General Won Lequis is said to
have succeeded him.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13

Continued on page twO)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13
Mayor Albin Active.

Mayor 9. E. Albin appeared as a
policeman and it was in his official
capacity as member Of the police
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13

Continued on page four
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-13

Oregon. Tonight and Friday
rain, moderate southerly winds