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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-10

Those who were so fortunate to at
tend the meeting of the southern
Truck Growers League, which held its
regular annual session at Newton
some days since, could not help but be
impressed with the deep interest DIS
played by the members. They are an
intelligent and energetic set Of men
who are developing a new industry
that promises to make the state as
we'll as themselves richer in the III
ture. The addresses were from men
versed in trucking knowledge, and IN
many instances experiences we're CIV
en-, both personal and otherwise. ltls
the purpose of this organization 10
bring all communities in that section
together for better protection in the
way of prices, etc. They realize that
in union there is strength, and that
this saying applies to truck growers
as well as any other calling me
writer had the pleasure OF saying d
few words to them in the meeting ana
esteemed it a special privilege to 90
so. May this association prosper III
the good work undertaken.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-10

French Camp reports that a great
deal of trucking will be done in that
section next year, Ten thousand
frnit trees were put out this fall and
farmer has planted eight thou
sand stalks Of sugar cane and CON
tracted the crop at sixty cents per
gallon. The people are beginning to
diversity their crops and the commu-
nitv is especially prosperous,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-10

Jackson has organized the second
wholesale drug house, and the sixth
wholesale grocery house has just be-
g1In business. The Capital City is
fast becoming a wholesale center on
account of its location and the SPLEEN
did railroad facilities enjoyed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-10

West Point is to have a wholesale
tobacco company with a capital stock
of $4,000, The charter mas been Sc
cured and business will begin in a
short time. It Is believed that this
is the first wholesale tobacco house
for the State. but there will likely be
more in the future.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-10

I~ndianola is proud Of a magnificent
new bank building just completed and
occupied. 1t is very gratifying, in
deed, to note the many evidences OF
prosperity throughout the State, and
especially in the way Of good and sub
stantial buildings.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-10

The Aberdeen Sand and Brick Com.
panv has been organized with a cap
ital stock Of $4,000, for the purpose
of manufacturing building material,
The company is largely composed Of
home people, who see in the invest.
ment a liberal return for the use Of
their money.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-10

The stand taken by a number Of
judges and other officers of the State
recently for the purpose of putting
down lawlessness is to be commended
by all good citizens. In times Of great
prosperity we are prone to become lax
in the enforcement of law and let that
class that will break laws become a
fixture that is hard to overcome later
on. Enforce the laws, for upon this
Is buiIded u States greatness.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06
HAREM WANTED sARDINEs
Wlhad FiFat BaEes % Thla Bellaasv
Aeaehsd MoFoees oonFt ThsPs
WaH treat EHeitemenG

II lhe sultan % Mofeeeo, Muley ADD.
sl-AGlE, loses be throne, q perhaps
might Be due b the diseohteht o. he
subjects IA seeing him adopt - pfeeiD-
ilalely European manners and habllR
ne sultan dlaFeeafda thls danger, how.
ever, and when he wants q Thug Faro.
Beah, be must have 4 at once aaya TIE
New feFk Tribune.
one night there vas q great holaa n
ffght 81 che Faaidehee uf an HnFllIhmah
inhabillRe Meroeoe, tmmsdlately the
soldiers 81 tie palace struck the door
violently eEelaimihFl sbabai bahal
tqBlekl uuiekll, The master wants an
The aaFdihea gou have n youF honsel"
The khaliahmAh Was not q aardiRe
merchant, bat handed over what few
beKes be had, and learned later thai
oAlY q few houFa before . soFelgn min.
lister had presented 70 the sultan 9 lev
boEes 0l aAntihea, which we're opened
n the haFem and paFiaken ot ~ en-
TIE inmates
such 3 sudden frenzy Waa created foF
then that On che meFfoW 4 Hnselal rak.
kaa YEA dispatched b TaAEleF, with eF-
GeIl % BRING en- the uArdlnea n ne
place.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06


We aas ~ onIy nafioa q husfsrl.
o11 fse iess safsesis liseif faef 90 ths
ge1t ~ fte NoFll 6annot - onflrsly
Nlo1g go No al6ns Flrht ID ne eoB-
1acl an4 otieef - NE. nsYs De Hart
iof4 IlUeg ne oefmans and ne
sfene1 N0fk fer e certain number 81
boafa VIA q STEADY but nof e fsgeriah
in1uslEy, sd thea fhsy esjoy hem
e6iHeg O. what Ws wOn1d consider q
falbef ehildish wy. they gather a.
fheif eafee ~ beer gardens win their
families ane cbat goo6shumorediy
abogt trivial sablecia ETen tie Eng
heh, thoaeh ab0uHdihg n physical en-
eggT. take iifo easily.
TheT seem % ~ % make too mucb
q theif ieisurely cane % cricket But
AZ fbese nations have accomplished
eFeat things. not only On science, art
ed hieFafure, bat IN he material al
TaBee % civilization. They 90 not ez-
pend nervous eHeFRY e. faDidly 81 We
90, Gnd IN consequence The period o.
lie N6fk among thsiF men u longer.
They % not consume life 20 fast May
Il not BE- that her. "a their old-fash-
toned way, are wiser than VET They
have emboE.od their views d He ~
proverbs IKE these. More hasts
worse speed" "Hs who soes slowly
Foas far" 'Its tie pace that Kills"
snd others % the same puFpoFt, and
proverbs are entitled 70 respect. be-
cause thoy embody the vision Of bu-
manity. There - no Froverb eajoin-
ihg the necessity Of continuous rest
lees activity.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06


Ell e
l1.t Fal1 u
~ 1 ~ ~ - s. ~ . q
81 flai boeg ~
f4o gslIs ifl ~ tl4i one
1s1 Gee. - fae ol.1
se ~ hn amply "a
EN- b 81 mott flossa -.
draw 50 ~ go bflfe laesaiis
is A fii5 T1e services q
Heb si0a afe nef q ~ eiishifsi
ai fo ffs 80 q chieago
Wssnsdsy. flIe msmbsfs q ne
fenanie gfafe commiiteg u lili
nis met q ne 6hsmaH Bonse. 40
4 we dsoias1 ~ fbem - hold ne
naf bam0efalio state convention q
1neaeld o. 5aHe f1tb. AteEigis
we're made 10 1Fae me Presidential
toms 81 eoaefesEmea >. nssWilliaHs
aa1 william naBdoiDh HeaFsf through
ihe meeiiae % eioFe feastF bet De
b66ma ~ b9ih esddidaies feoeiEe9
many severe blows ed KICKS from he
eoniesiiBe fseiioHs q seemed -
fh8aah most esefT fellow who betted
ITO ne love feast brought along
AZ 81 beif dirty undsfel0ihins, AID
fheY Nashsd 3 considerable portion
81 the diFf oat 81 fhem ~ The pfesence
n he newspaper men and ne several
hundred visitors Who we're crowded
iaie the rooms oooapied ~ De con-
mitiea Mary q those called upon %
speak seemed % have knives % theif
sleeves fof he other iell0Na Some
Of DE sDaakefs hit ChaiFmaa John 2,
Hopkins some pretty hard npa. bat be
seemed % enjoy them aad be permit
fed eVefY one % have their say wheth-
ef 4 suited him o. not, which shows
thal be 4 q pretty smooth proposition,
Miles ]. Devihe, Roger 6. Sullivan,
IlE.c6hffessman John J. FeelY. D, }.
Hogan, Thos. 0ahan. and many Of he
ether bis ones sHdeaVofed 70 siraddle
The two Presidential booms, but 70
a unbiased mihc Il seemed that VII.
liam Randolph Hearst vas the choice
81 the fayofito Of those who paFtici.
pated IN he love feast" and Il is
abbaFehi 10 90 thal the sentiment
throughout Illinois Il RAPIDLY crystals
me N BE favor
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06

he a.aSe,ooo asked b. the secretary
of TIE navy foF Sun practice dUriag tAe
1eaF seems ehoFNeNa uRtn oae ooRsla.
~ the eoet g fFiRg tAe be gana nov n
uaa Te afe q ia.lheh gnh eostn Ter
powder end shell tast about 0soa -Four
tines 4 year the men aFe exercised n
tl1 Sun practice with regulation
charges, each nan o. sAe geh crew arlng
to1f Shea at tAese trials. TheFo aF0
leveA mea h che gum crew On ghasa
9aaA % Gre topF.lhcA common ahsll
eesls tit, . llkspoeAaef, t1es, q one
naARAal. llll
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06
HOW sHELLFIsH talk
WaFa one AnotheF % Danger ~
WeiFd CiiekinH SQUADS, Says .
Biatinauished Naturalist.

Most asamoh viii tell Of curious click
lhg sounds beard on cain nights 81 sea,
and ne origin Of the noise seems 20 al
toguthsF unAccountabia that Il has often
created some alarm among suporstltieus
fishermen, aaya the Chicago Tribune.
A distinguished naturaliatmade care
ful study Of the sounds on many oeoa-
siona, and found that 4 was not . sus-
tnined note, but made up OF q multitude
o. tiny ones, each clear and distinct IN
Itself, and ranging from q high treble
down % q baaa. When the ear was APP
piled % the gunWale Of the boat the
sound grew more ihenae, and IN some
places, a. the boat moved on, Il could
net be heard % ell
on other occasions the sound resem-
bied TIE tolllhg ef bells. the booming Of
guns, and The notes Of en- Aoollan harp.
FeF long time he was unable 10 trace
The cause, but % length discovered that
The sounds were made BY aAellhsh. hum
eFeds oi them opening their shells and
closing them with sharp snaps. The noise,
partly nHmed BY the water. sounded
indlseflhahly weird, ife vas finally led
% tie conclusion that, aa the uhellnsh
made thesoanda, they probably had some
meaniag, and that the clicks might posi-
BY b q warning of danger when the
shallow water vas disturbed By the boat
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06

FeaP e microbes seems % AAvo
Eproaa b tie possessoFa q ola fn4Nl.
toFe. Which eaFlns q loag llfe ~ ~.
kneNh experiences nay have colleelSl
the geFma q dlsoeeA Recently 4 eau,
tloaa LADY q L0ndon Who haa hen
slaoylng ne medical Varnlnvs Inherit.
a 3 ShaEalea tahlA. SIC Woasa not "a.
nlt q - her Aoaae, but SEAT 4 oR b
= cabinet makeFA VITA orasFs tAai a.
exact replica - mata ths orlrlnal a.
Ne oelng oaered n paymone n as
la9ya7 elaEe or new ana lnnocaons far.
1lcafe epfeeas Aege shoold - Sod
tlnea - ltole Or IL eahlnoa maRers.
o ven - ier collee,oGs WAe rroteF tAs
Flsk q AlcloA,a . tha certainty q
-..---.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06
GAMBLING AND STOCKS
stook spssslatlea n OutWsPdly Ne
aBeotAhss Dnt Juat a. Certainly
nFtAga FlAal E1naASia1 Rain.

The very fact that the professional
gambler n b . large extent q social
eQloaat, plying HE craft a night and
behind steel doors and only then with
The puFohasAblo conniVanco % the au-
thoFitiea, b iR itself q warning that not
even tAe atupldest can tan 10 observe
stock speculation, on the contrary, says
LoslieN Monthly. hanEa out the banner
% reapeolabillly-Whieh q great many
unthiaking persons have somehow come
% o0alound with morality-and under
ila protection. carries On its trafie nlRht
and DAY, On city streets and VILLAGE lanes,
n paflor and boaaolr, IN store ana IN
faolory-tn Hhort, wherever q can ind a
tingle human being possessed q tbs
maAiA Tor getting something Tor moth
ihg. Men who would scorn 10 cross The
threshold q . gambling house, gamble
opealy O. stocks and are not ashamed 10
dieousa their ventures n the presencs
q tAeiFoWR children. When wan usrees
ruins . nan. q strips him q svorytAing
that - po1eoSeeE-dealFoya Als busi-
ne1a PLACES q mortgaEe on Als bona
eala ~ tie trust fOndl q which be Vs.
custodian end leaves hin naked % tA0
WoPle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06

eeoFel q eoelly aIe extihgailAeFa ana
huneFeta g Afe ooekels aFa picked a.
ana Destroyed eveEs yeaF " tAe aeonll
81 tAe Insurance patPol TAsg az ~
fenaeFea worthless " Aesleee Aelas
VAleA enter ialo tAa togmalaa e nesl
laieAt exlihgalaAlla oaa aWay tSs IN
loyerlRga ana tkePe 4 ootAing b u
done ekceet b dcslFey the aSnaPains
haUse q becomes 4 perm n lilsit -
water eeekela, WeieA sAoelt - snrllea
tad Ee1llea 90 least enel a wei. alnnlg
rlal eDt aat eeeone elele1a -RAIlatel
pAiA RteaA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06

Il didn't know until to-day" saiC
young Mrs. ToFkins, that Charley wa
taking an interest On palmistry."
Indeed" responded the caller.
'Yoa And be has put his heart lntC
Il, Just e. be does into anything that b.
undertakes. He was a. Indignant e.
be could be because be met q man las
night who had a better hand than his. -
Washington Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06
A HFieaa IN Need.

Long-f'm getting entirely too stout
for comfort, but I'm unable 70 ind 9
remedy.
short-I've been told that worry vii
quickly reduce superfuous heSh.
Long-But have nothing 70 WoFry
about.
short-Well, Just 10 help you out, I'm
willing 10 let you loan me t10.-Cinein.
natl Enquirer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06

Sobuny iS 4 VeFy imaginative child, ?
said the fond mother. But Willie b
more practical when Willie 6ecideI
that be wants anything be sets out e
set H."
4 have noticed that difference" an.
sWsred the upnfooilng bachelor "John.
~ sings: I want % be an angel bui
Willie smokes cigarettes and skates o.
thin ee."-Weshlnrton Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06

my affections are already engaged,
be said.
She turned pale.
Il am very sorry" be added.
Then he arose and took his hat.
Goodnight" be said.
She looked after bis retreating form.
That's my fourth failure" she said
''but the year IL young yet.
Plain Dealer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06
Her nnnnlnnlnn-

DO you think your father has any
Idea that have serious intentions con-
corning your"
Il heard him telling mother the othes
day that be didn't think Il would cosl
any more % have you at the table reg,
ularly than Il does for me 10 feed you
from the pantry shelves every night
Chicago Record. Horeid.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06

"Pd advise you 10 take this poem q
q ehlropodlst," said the editor IN a kind,
~ tone.
Because WhyS" Qusflsd he OF the IN,
cut hair.
''ft's feet need attention" replied thc
edltor.-Cineinnatl Enquirer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06

DO you use q safety rAzor, samboS"
asked the boss.
well, sab, On tines Of peace Il may be
q safety razor, sab; but IN times Of wal
q is pow'ful dangerous. sahl"-Yonkeri
Statesman,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06
RaE-Time MeIody.

Piekaninny's m De crib,
Cryin' laik de dickens;
Mammy'a bakln' hoe cakes,
Daddy'a huntln' chickens.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06

~WoHaa nAy laVe ncrs tsVotszly q
- liar q any other age.s oosorgos
Unoio Ana Slarss. 1zt NV lopsnost
e1lerulne1lg a. Sa,-CAicaEo Irlhuns
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06


s'Etaf frrE store flan - ~ or io.-ss
- q rascal 80 sqleezm. eI1lnessT
lFafe via hin aeain-s
~Wh1f's fte natter a1te1 Ju6kina.
he paGe1 3 bad nlekel O. On ne
ais nofninge
= suppose gou gave + bsek 70 hlmss
ne Sid squsezem, ~ vas toe
muet tTouble. PIT tin fhs collection
baaEet 81 eburch- e-chieag0 Tribune.
yustfes Win Mercy.
naeieiraie-HOu are charged win
hsElng - wives what have you 70 aay
for youTaelf. Girf
Prisoner-I really eouidnt help ny
ssif. Judge,
NONSENSE"
III Wa THIS way FiYe yeaFs ago
went 20 q summer resort, and for alx
weeks vas the only man there"
Discharged. IN Y. Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06

Jsssioa-Laoy h foolish,
T8-Whyi
JoSslca-SheR enEaEed 70 . nan shl
cant ARor& Il b foolish % marry b.
yond ones means-ChicaEo TrIbanA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-02-06

sTheFe b q Sod Zeal q talk b ths
SzeckhAt ne eake VmnarEy iaAnsr-
lcas
YEA he noleg q e Least = acesa
Allroca b taking "a a. oacs '-Pcck
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
BUNAU-TARILLA'S
MESSAGE TO AMADOR

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.--As soon as he
learned OF the ratification by the Senate of
the Panama canal treaty, NJ. Bunau-
Varilla, the minister of Panama, sent the
following cablegram To President Amador
sf the Republic OF Panama:
THE Senate has ratified the Hay
Varilla treaty. This great historical fact
frSures the completion of the Panama canal
end the protection Of the Panama Republic
II crowns my laboriOus campaign of fifteen
years on the political and diplomatic fields
20 save the honor Of the great French con-
ception as / had previously saved its life
on the technical field after four years
of warfare in the isthnus against almost
tnsuperable obstacles. While defending the
great French enterprise. almost killed by
falsehood and calumny. / acted i'm the ca
pacity Of a French citizen, defending a
great moral interest OF France. This ex-
cludes all idea Of material remuneration
therefore I request the government of the
Republic of Panama 10 withhold the salary
OF my Office. It should form the nucleus of
q fund for the erection OF a monument
by the grateful Republic of Panama TO
Ferdinand De LesSeps. the great French
man whose genius had consecrated its
territory TO the progress OF the world for
the honor OF Panama. and the glory of
France and of the United States"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
PERJURY CONFESSED BY
WITNESS IN JETT CASE
A. c. Adams Admits Giving False
Testimony on Request of Prom
inent Breathitt Citizens.
YEARS PRISON SENTENCE

CYNTHIANA, KY, Feb. 23.-There was a
sensation in the courthouse here this aft
ernoon when 4. G. Adams pleaded guilty to
perjury and was given the minimum sem
tence of one year.
Adams was one of the principal witnesses
for the defense at the trial here last Sep
tember of Curtis Jett and Thomas White.
convicted of killing j. B. Marcum and
James Cockrill at Jackson, Ky. Adams
allowed to address the jury While
speaking he broke down several times. In
making his confession in the open court
room he said he had perjured himself on
account of fear of being killed in Breathitt
county afterwards, if he testified to what
he knew. He said that county officers and
others had told him that he must aid Jett
in providing an alibi or he and his family
would suffer He addressed the Jury for
fifteen minutes reciting the language used
TO him by prominent people at Jackson and
the threats that were made before he tes-
titled.
County Attorney Webster pleaded with
the jury for mercy. Several of the jurors
wept while Adams was talking. The jury
promptly returned verdict with the mini
mum sentence of one year.
There was much agitation about the
courthouse after the brief trial on account
of the names of judges and other prom
inent persons mentioned by Adams while
pleading guilty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
CAP LOST BY MURDERER
GIVEN MUCH ATTENTION
Police Think They Have a Good
Clew in Connection with the
Killing of Runyan.
THREE MORE ARRESTS

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Feb. 23-To-day's devel-
opments in the Runyan murder case have
served only TO make the mystery more deep
and complicated. Since this morning the
police have made three more arrests.
The police now feel that the motive for
the murder not robbery and are in
clined to accept the theory that Runyan
was killed by an intoxicated man, who had
been in the habit of purchasing whisky at
the drug store and who, on Runyan's re-
fusal to supply him with liquor became
angry and started a fight. The condition
of the store, especially behind the prescrip-
tion case in the rear of the room supports
this theory.
Bowles, the first man arrested in connec-
tiOn with the crime, is known to have been
a frequepter of the place, and as he was
partly under the influence of liquor all day
Saturday and was seen in front of the drug
store at S:35 o'clock on the night of the
murder. the circumstances against him are
very strong.
The cap lost by the murderer was similar
to cap worn by BowleS Sunday. Feb.
IA. when he left South Bend for Plymouth.
Bowles was on a Vandalia train and being
partly under the influence of liquor, at
tracted the attention of the passengers by
his antics. Two Of these passengers live in
South Bend. but formerly lived in Plym-
outh. and knowing the young man, gave
him considerable attention. He wore his
cap on the side of his head and it was
noticed that the braid was broken on one
side. The cap i'm possession of the police, is
the train, and the braid on one side is
broken
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
RUSSIANS WARNED TO
BE LESS LUXURIOUS

PARIS. Feb 24.-In a dispatch from Har-
bin. Manchuria. a correspondent OF the
Matin says ambulances are being sent in
there from all parts Of Russia and that
the Baltic Railroad has furnished sari-
tary train for two hundred wounded.
The Novikri continued 20 appear OCCASION
ally at Port Arthur but only one compost
tor remains I'm the town. The issue OF last
week contained an order by General Stoes-
sci reprimanding drunkenness and luxury
among the soldiers and ordering the band
to play twice a week; kilograms from Vice
roy AIexieff 10 the commanders sending
attachments OF troops TO Manchuria. a
telegram from Cossacks OF the Amur 10 the
Car affirming their devotion; details OF
the loss of the Russian tronedO transport
Yeniszi; a declaration OF thanks 10 the
Czarina for her initiative in sending
clothing 20 the soldiers an article on the
Japanese in Korea, with an account OF their
plans TO conduct landing operations with
Sasebo as a base, an account or the hand
ing over OF the Yin-kOw forts 20 the
French; extracts from the japanese weekly
Chronicle 10 the effect that II would be easy
10 drive the Russians out OF the country
once the railroad was destroyed. and an
offer made by Nine. Outsoff 20 succor the
wounded OF the Russian cruiser Pallada- eA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
HARRISON EXCULPATEO
IN THE |ROQUO|S CASE
Special Grand Jury Reports Its
Findings in Connection with
the Theater Disaster.
NO MORE INDICTMENTS

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-The special grand
Jury which investigated the Iroquois The
ater fire made it's report to-day to Judge
Chytraus in the Criminal Court. The re-
port says that in fixing the liability it
was necessary to ascertain upon whom
rested the responsibility of furnishing the
apparatus necessary TO extinguish fire, and
that the evidence disclosed that this au-
thority was vested in Will ]. Davis, man
ager, Thomas ]. Noonan, business man.
ager and James F. Cummings, stage man
ager. These three were indicted for man
slaughter.
AS 10 the liability of public officials, the
report says that the ordinances with re-
spect to the inspection of theaters, etc.
were not complied with and that such in
spection devolved primarily the COM
missioner of buildings. Building Commits
sioner George Williams and Building In
spector Edward Laughlin were indicted
for palpable omission of duty.
THE mayors duty under the building
ordinances" said the grand jury, lis to
revoke the theater license when a report
of noncompliance with the ordinances is
made TO him, by either the department of
buildings or the fire marshal. There was
no evidence before us that violation of
the city ordinances by the Iroquois The
ater was ever reported to him. The con-
tingency therefore on which his liability
would arise never happened so far we
were able TO ascertain. We are unable to
construe the law which requires that the
mayor shall take care that the law and
ordinances are faithfully executed to mean
that he is to pe held liable and personally
responsible for its violation i'm respect to
matters of which he has no personal knowl-
edge and which are by law and the city
ordinances placed under the control and
supervision of some head of a department"