I : ; OREGON DAILY JOURNAL ' PORTLAND. ; FRIDAY ' EVENING, 1 JANUARY 20, ; 1911.
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1 01 EXCEPT
ACOWARDAFRAiD .
OF DEATH"-VEBB
Murderer Writes Against Cap
ital Punishment .'"but . Not
v Because' Noose, "bangles
About My Own Neck.
Under sentence of death for the mur
der of William A. Johnson, whose body
was found crumpled in a trynk In the
untOn passenge; station, 'Jesse P. .Webb
has undertaken to write an argumenta
ttve artlcla- on "Capital- Punishment"
"A statement,", he writes, "from one
personally. Interested .would not , be
amlss.".., Vr, :'., v.' ;.(.. ,:.
"The man Who commits murder dur
lnj a (juarrel and In the beat of passion,"-
he L argues, "does not stop to
figure out the legal aspect of the case.
Naturally a man in my position Is op
posed to capital punishment, but my op
position does not arise entirely from
the fact that the noose is dangling about
my own neck, for no one but a coward
is? afraid .to 4le.:'ivT
Webb's aftlcle readst 'W ; r:. j.
'To begin with, how mlmy murders
are premeditated T ? , Not ' over one - per
cent.- And those who deliberately plan
and premeditate murder do not decoy
their victim into, some state where cap
ital - punishment : has been . abolished.
The house prowler,: safe blower or hold
up man has no intention of committing
murder when he goes out to do a job,
but let Interference happen In the midst
of his work, and if, no other. escape is
possible except by use of a bullet, why
his adversary gets' the bullet lie 'has
no time to. sit down and calmly consider
' the possible legal consequences. His
Sole thought ia escape or to complete
the Job, and Interference with either
one or the other 'of his plans is very
likely to meet fatal' results. It might
ue saia tnac rear or the law prevents
many from doing murder. Granted.
But the fear of. even a year In the
penitentiary, let alone hanging, would
deter that class from committing mur
der. t .... ....
"The man who commits murder dur
ing a quarrel and In the heat of passion
does not stop to figure out the legal
aspect or, ma case. The man who takes
the life of a fellow beln in self de
fense does not have time to consider
points of law bther than the law of
self preservation, which Is the first law
of nature. He is too busy.
"Those in favor of capital punish
1 ment point to Iowa as a state that has
reestablished this relio of the dark ages,
presumably because abolishment was a
failure. Is murder less frequent in
Iowa than before? If so, It Is not be
cause of the reestabllshment of capital
punishment. Iowa ia the only state In
the union showing a decrease in popu
lation according to 1910 census statistics
a decrease of 8 per cent. Where
population is congested will be found
the most crime, regardless of law or
its consequences, for the habitual crim
inal we will always have with us, and
such should be" taken .care of in the
proper manner., tjhe solution is easy.
'Naturally a man In my position is
opposed to capital punishment, but my
opposition does not entirely arise from
the fact that the noose is dangling about
my ow.n neck, for no one but a coward
Is afraid to die. I have always been
opposed to it I have witnessed the
execution, legal and otherwise, of nine
human beings during my time, and ju
dicial murder always seemed the most
revolting for the reason that it is
planned and deliberate, and not only
snuffs out the life of the victim, but
forever ruins the lives of his Immediate
lamny. An, mere is the rub the in
justice of the law of vindictive vn.
geance. The victim himself does not
ouuar, ior aeatn is instantaneous ex
cept where electricity is employed, but
what of those left behind "who nrv an.
tirely innocent, and to whom the "state
Eczema Began When Three Weeks
Old. Arms, Shoufden and Breast
a Solid Scab. Both Broke Out
During Teething. Used Cuticura
Soap and Ointment, and He Was
the Picture of Health,
"My son was about three weeks old when
1 noticed a bfeekfng-out en his cheeks, from
Which a watery substance oosed. A short
time after, his arms, shoulders and breast
broke out also, and In a
few days became a solid
scab, 1 became alarmed,
and called our family
physician who at once
pronounced the disease
eczema, f he little fellow
was under bis trestsaent
for about three, months.
By toe end ef that time,
be seemed no better. I
. breime duMura!. and
as I hid" read the ad rertfsemenU ot Cuticura
Remedies and testimonials of a treat many
people who baa used them with wonderful
success, I dropped the doctor's trtatnient,
and commenced tbo use ol Cuticura Soap
and Ointment, and In a few days noticed a
msrked change. The eruption on his checks
was almost healed, and Ms shoulders, arms
aftd breast were decidedly better. When he
was about seven months old, all trace of
the ecsema was gone,
"During his teething period, his head and
face were broken out Hi boils which 1 cured
wit I) Cuticura Soap and Ointment. 8urely
he must bare been a great sufferer. During
the time ef teething and from the time I
dropped the doctor's treatment, I used the
Cuticura' Soap and Cuticura Ointment,
nothing else, and when two years eld he
was the pirtare of health, flit complexion
was soft and beautiful, and Ml head a mass
ol silk curls. 1 had been sfrskd thst he would
never oe well, and I lee! that I owe a great
deal to ttveCufltura Remedies." (Signed)
Mr. Mary w. Ramsey, 234 E, Jackson 8W,
Coionso Springs, Cole., Sept. 24, 110. ,
Cuticura Remedies are sold throughout the
world. Send to Potter Prug Chem. Corp.,
Boton. Mans., for freeibook on the skin.
375 Wdshipgton S. "
deals out the severest punishment every
day of their lives. Capita) punishment
is quick and easy for tne offender, but
slow and everlasting for the Innocent
ones left behind, who not Infrequently
die from grief and shame." .
"And then again the brutality of. It!
Electrocution is the most diabolical
method Invented since the dark ages (or
the satisfaction of the old Mosaic law.
In hanging, -death, is InstantaneOifs
where the neck is broken and the head
of the victim half torn from the body
and some times . entirely decapitated.
If the law compelled the Jury and Judge
to witness these executions, there would
ha less of such sickening spectacles.
That a minister of the gospel should
launch a publio declaration favoring
capital punishment, as happened here a
few days ago. leads one to believe be
is not a true follower of the meek and
lowly-Naxarene who said? 'Father for
give them, for they know not, what they
do'."
I
rvlORRIS ESTIMATE
City Engineer Hears Unpleas
ant Words Over Cdrbett
" St. Improvement.
City Engineer Morris had to do some
more explaining" to the street committee
of the executive board yesterday after
nodn when William JopUn of the1 firm of
Joplin tt Meeks, which has. the contract
for making grades and sidewalks on Cor
bett street from Cueteie street to Boun
dary avenue, came before the committee
and announced that he could not fulfill
his contract for tho price he had offered
to do the work because the engineer's es
tlmate has proved perhaps 130,000 under
what It should have been.
Chairman Piatt of the street commit
tee called upon Engineer Morris for an
explanation. After this had been given
the chairman criticised the official.
Misses It 75 Per Cent!
"If the grading of Corbett street is to
be completed," said Mr. Morris, "my es
timate will have tn be Increased 75 per
cent, pr between $25,000 and' $30,000. The
estimate was $15,000, and 'the contrac
tors' bid wa $41,000. This large In
crease will be necessitated hecause I
could not foresee fhat there would be a
large number of boulders and rock for
mations in the son.' ' 1
"No, perhaps you couldn't foresee that
condition," cut Jn Chairman Piatt, "but
yost should have foreseen the effects of
a 89 foot cut for a sidewalk. Why, that
Is an outrage on the human family. It
would leave a man's residence up in the
air wnere ne couinn t get to it with a
stepladder.'.V .
The city engineer then told the com
mittee there would be more rocks en
countered on seveial other street grad
ing contracts in South Portland, and
that his estimate would fall short on all
of these. v .
"Have you notified the property own
ere?" asked Mr. Piatt.
: "No, I haven't," was the reply. .
The committee aa in a quandary as
to what course it should pursue. The
contractors,- through Mr. Joplin and At
torney L. A. McNary, declared that they
would not proceed with the work unless
guaranteed that they would get the ex
tra cost. They expressed willingness.
however, to accept any reasonable offer
of the city.
"Well, I don't know what to do. It
looks like somebody, the city or the con
tractors, or somebody else will be
goat,' " said the city engineer,
goat," said the city engineer.
One Way Out of It.
Attorney McNary then suggested that
the contractors might complete their
ontract on both sides of the portion of
the streets In which boulders were en
countered, leaving that piece "of street
untouched. Then the present proceed
ings on the street could be rescinded
and new ones started and a reassessment
made.
The plan seemed to. meet with favor
on the part of the committee and the
engineer. It will probably be adopted,
not only on this street, but on the others
mentioned by Engineer Morris.
The committee does not wish to in
volve the city in another muddle like
that occasioned by the Hall street con
crete retaining wall improvement. The
city engineer's estimate on this was
about $13,000, but the final cost was
over $80,000, and property owners re
fused to pay and have threatened to re
sort to the courts to ayoid being com
pelled to pay such a large difference be
tween the original estimate of the engi
neer and his second estimate, made when
the work was finished.
In order to deter contractors from de
laying their contracts without sufficient
excuse, the committee assessed a fine of
$25 against the Berber Asphalt Paving
company for failure to pave Twenty
second street from Washington to Ni
colal on time.
Ill MAUI
DEALERS OBJECT
Ask That, 120' Pounds Pres-l
sure Be Allowed in Class
A Buildings.
The new- board of appeal of the city
building Inspection department, at Us
first session yesterday afternoon, re
ceived, half a dozen complaints from
builders and prospective builders in
order to make alterations provided by
the building code which went into ef
fect the first of the vear.
It Is believed that iron materfal men
are behind the petition of the Trussed
Steel Concrete company that the stress
qualifications on certain buildings be
reduced. The company suggested that
a change be made Whereby loads of 120
pounds to the square Inch be permitted
to be placed on "beams in class A build
ings, InBtead of only 90 pounds, the
present requirement. The board took
this petition Under advisement..
The College Endowment - association
and Abe Tlchner put in a Joint request
to be permitted to construct a balcony
in the basement of the Maegly-Tlchner
reinforced concrete building being erect
ed at Seventh and Alder streets. Though
such construction vis , not iii accordance
with the new Code." the petitioners be
lieve, they say, that the law should
not be strictly adhered to In their case,
as they are constructing a first-class
building. ' This argument didn't strike
the board as being very logical.
Representatives of moving picture
shows and film exchanges protested
against the order of the executive board
that they make changes to comply with
the pew code, within tho next 90 days.
They declared 90days is not enough
time. , . , ,
The board and Fire Chief Campbell,
reminded thenv that the building code
was passed last July and that six
months had been given- them .in which
to prepare to meet ' its requirements.
They pleaded ignorance of the nature of
the requirements. '
Moving picture shows, , according,. to
the regulations must have one rear
exit and at' least one exit on each side.
Many of the places will be unable to
comply with the rear exit requirement
on account , of the fact that Portland
has no alleys; - These will have to go
out of business. 1 That Is why they are
pleading for. more time. One of . the
requirements that will have to. be met
is that requiring the lamp rooms of
moving picture theatres to be so placed
as to permit of the audience, In case
of fire to reach the street without pass
ing the lamp rooms.
To meet this requirement the cur
tains and the lamp rooms in nearly
overy one of the shows will have to be
changed about, the curtains being shifts
ed to the end of the theatres now hous
ing the lamp rooms and vice versa.
To Eliminate Rota and 8pta. . ,
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 20. Leading
egg dealers of Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas,
Nebraska and Missouri met In confer
ence here today with the, pure food of
ficials of those states to agree upon
uniform lawa for Jhe Inspection and
handling of eggs.
When (he
Stomach Stops
Working Properly, Because There Is
Wind in It, Use Stuart's Dyspepsia !
Tablets to Set It Going Again. - !
STRANG
Eli DIES ON
PASCO
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(Special Dispatch to Tbs Journal.)
Pasco. Wash., Jan. 20. A man about
45 vears of are well Aremm-A mi unnn.
enuy oi some means, was t picked up
dead on Lewis street here last night.
aim ine oniy means or Identification
was a letter found in one of the pockets
. . v. w . wuwuMnvii, iu9 jmiva,
Or. The letter wes dated November 1,
ana was rrom tne O. R. St N. com
pany relative to a shipment of goods
to Jannhnnn frnm ftrif.flA fw Qk..i
-- - - va.bw.av. V. UUCIlii
Davis telephoned . the sheriff at The
Dalles, but the latter said no such per
son was known there.
An RUtOnHV WAfl lurfmul T-
DrtscoJl and O'Brien, who declared death
auo to pericarditis. The heart was
found nearlv six . tlm.. It. nnm.1
and the liver was also ruptured. A gold
waicn ana 921,911 in money were found
in a pocket A coroner Inquest wilt
be held tomorrow. .,-
TWO MORE BILLS ARE
, . PASSED BY SENATE
, - (Speclst Diipatch to The Journal.)
Salem, Or., Jan. 20. Senator Barrett
'of Washington yesterday ; presented a
resolution proposing an amendment to
: the state constitution Increasing the
i number of signatures required for an
.initiative petition from 8 to 20 per
cent c
-Bnis-weTr jrasscrl irrraeTLrternooiTas
follows: ' .
By Lester.! authorising Pint
to levy 2 hi mills tax for celebration of
founding of .Astoria. 1 ,
. By Chase, providing for sale of tide
lands by state land board to ports at
nominal price, -. ; ,
A Trial packaffe Tree.
The doctors call it flatulency, but un
professional folks know it as "wind on '
the stomach," and a most distressing
state of things !t is. It Is a serious
condition of this great motor organ, j
Always annoying end painful in the ex-I
trenie, at times often leading to bad 1
and fatal results. The stomach embar- ,
rassed. and hampered with wind, cannot .
take care of its food properly and lndl- i
gestion follows, and this has a train too j
appalling to enumerate. Tho entire sys-
tern is Implicated made an active or
passive factor in this trouble and life !
soon becomes a questionable boon. 1
All this Is explained in doctor books; '
how undigested food causes gases by
fermentation and fomentation in which !
process some essential fluids are de-'
stroyed burnt up wasted by chemical j
action, followed by defective nutrition j
and the distribution through the all-
mentary tract of chemically wrong ele
ments and as a consequence the atom- :
ach and entire system Is starved. '
Plenty of food, you see, but spoilt in
preparation and worse '.han worthless. ,
A deranged stomach is the epitome
or evil; nothing too bad to emanate from
it, but the gas It generates is probably
Its worst primary effect and the only
way to do away with this Is to remove
the cause. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
go to the root of this trouble. They at
tack the gas making foods and render
them harmless. Flatulency or wind on
the stomach simply cannot exist where
these powerful any wonderworking little
tablets are in evidence.
They were male for this very pur
pose to attack gas making foods and
convert them into proper nutriment.
This is, their province and office. A
whole book could be '.rltteri about them
and then not all to!d that might be told
with profit to sufferers from this pain
ful disease, dyspepsia. It would
mention the years of patient and ex
pensive experiment in effort to arrive at
this result of failures innumerable and
at last success. - It would make
mention of the different stomach cor
rectives that enter Into this tablet and
make it faithfully represent all.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are not
alone Intended for the sick, but well
folks as well; for the person who craves
hearty foods and wants to eat heartily
and run no risk of bad effects, they act
like a charm and make eating and di
gestion a delight and pleasure. They
keep the stomach active and energetic
and able and willing to do extra work I
without special' labor or effort. Don't I
forget this. Well people are often neg-1
lected, but the Stuart Dyspepsia Tablets!
Have them In mind. ' (
A rree trial package will be sent any
on who wants to know just what they
are, how they look and taste, before be
ginning treatment with them. After
this go to the drug store fpr them;
everywhere, here or at home, they are
60 cents a box and by getting them at
hi-ew'll-rirtrmeandTostairc"
Your doctSr will prescribe them: they
say there are JO.00O Joctore using them, 1
but when you know what is the matter1
with yourself, why go to the expense of 1
a prescription? For free trial package I
address F." A.' Stuart Co., 150 Stuart)
Building, Marshall, Michigan. , , . v
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