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Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
FORD WITNESS
ANGERSHENEY
FORMER SUPERVISORS MEMORY
FAILS HIM
Prosecutor Enraged-Wagers Made
That Phillips viii Be Indicted if
He Does Not Tell Better
Story
B1 Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22.--The jury
was completed and the taking of testi-
mony was begun today in the trial of
Pirey L. Ford, charged with the bribery
of former Supervisor Jennings ]. Phillips,
in the interests of the trolley franchise,
by authority of which the. United Rail-
roads electrified its cable car system
soon after the great earthquake and fire.
Francis ]. Heney in his opening state
ment to the jury intimated the prosecu-
ton will not call Abraham Ruef to the
stand unless his production in rebuttal
is made necessary by evidence intro
duced by the defense. If promises are
kept, and If the defense adopts its previ-
Gus policy of offering no evidence, Ruef
will not testify. 1t Is said that complete
immunity is the price Ruef has set on
his services as a witness, and that the
bribery-graft prosecution refuses to
meet the terms, having publicly an
nounced its intention of putting Ruef in
the penitentiary at some future time.
The surprise of the day was the SEEM
ing recalcitrancy of Jennings j. Phillips,
the second witness called. He declared
himself unable to remember whether
Supervisor James L. Gallagher, allegedly
acting in behalf of the United Railroads,
and by direction of Ruef, had paid him
the first half of the $4,000 bribe before or
after the passage of the franchise, and
Heney had great difficulty in getting him
to admit that Ito the best of his recol-
lection" the offer of money waJ made in
the period that elapsed between its in
PRODUCTION and it's passage.
1eney, at length, grew very angry.
Phillips, in turn, acted as though he was
badly scared and he appealed to Heney
to believe that he was doing his best
and meant to tell the truth" Heney' S
reply was that If that were true, appear
ances were very deceiving.
After adjournment, light wagers were
laid among the crowd that "if Phillips
dS&sn't come through with the goods to-
morrow, his immunity contract will be
revoked and he will be indicted by the
grand jury for accepting a bribe."
That fate befell Supervisor (now rail-
road commissioner Wilson when, In the
former trial OIL Ford, he gave testimony
at variance with the story originally told
by him to the grand jury.
The Ford jury is quartered at the
Fairmont hotel and will remain under
lock and key until verdict or a mistrial
is reached. 1t is composed as follows:
Arthur Brown, architect; Frank l..
Gunst, retired undertaken; William ].
Conrad dealer in paints and oils; Russell
H. Judson. furniture dealer; Edward T.
Morton, employee of Wells, Fargo &
Company; George W. Caswell, coffee
merchant; Harry e. Adams, insurance
superintendent; June s. Freeman. sales
man. William P. Chambers, tool maun-
facturer; Edmund Joyce, liveryman;
James B. Castle machinist; Thos. Muir
ply, light and power superintendent The
prosecution exhausted all five of its per-
emptory challenges in the selection of
the jury. The defense used only five of
it's ten.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
DISCHARGE OF BLAST
IN MINE MANGLES TWO
Accident Near Phoenix May Cost the
Lives Of Both-Messenger Riding
for Doctor Covers Seventeen
Miles In Seventy Minutes
By Associated Press.


PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 22.--william
Sayre of Wickenburg and Fred Ander-
son were frightfully injured by an ex-
plosion in the tunnel of the Harcuvar
Copper company. seventeen miles from
Wendendale on the Arizona & Califor-
MIA railroad soon after midnight this
morning They were brought to
Phoenix this afternoon.
Anderson lost both eyes and the en-
tire face and front of the body are
lacerated. He may recover. Sayre
lost one eye, his left hand was blown
off entirely and his skull was frac-
tured. His recovery is doubtful.
The men were alone at the time of
the accident. Four holes were loaded,
two were fired. 1t is supposed the first
shot was accidentally discharged, in
juring both somewhat. Anderson
started out and Sayre got full effect of
tie second shot. A messenger went
for doctor at Wendendale. He rode
seventeen miles in seventy minutes.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
TAFT PLEASED WITH
PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY Y
Secretary. Of War Passes Busy Day in
ManiIa-Holds Many Con-
ferences-Heat Is
Intense
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
MANILA, Oct 22.--Secretary Taft end
ed day of hard work in the transaction
of official business with an important
conference with President Osmena of the
Philippine assembly. They discussed the
attitude of the assembly, which the sec
retary said was satisfactory, expressing
his qualification that it's tendency is not
radical.
During the day the secretary attended a
session of the Philippines commissioners.
the governor general being present. at
which a hearing was given to represent
tatives of railroad contractors who are
dissatisfied with the strict auditing of
their accounts Tomorrow night Secre-
tary Taft will go to Subig bay on an
inspection tour returning here on Thurs
day. The heat is intense.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
NEW COMET RAPIDLY
APPROACHING EARTH
Head Of Department Of Astronomy
at Berkeley Says There Is No
Danger of COL
Islon
p, Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
BERKELEY, Cal, Oct. 22.-uniVersi,y
astronomers are interested in the new
comet discovered by an astronomer named
Mellish of wisconsin
Prof. Leuschner, head OF the depart
ment of astronomy of the University Oh
California. with corps of assistants, has
been figuring the orbit of the new neav-
enly body Announcement is made TO-DAY
that the new comet is rapidly approach
ing the earth. There is no danger, now
ever that it will strike this planet as its
nearest approach will be more than
az Ooo 900 miles. or 100 times the distance
between the earth and moon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
LOCAL

Rowena Blossom, famous society
beauty, hurled from tonneau OF auto, is
saved by chauffeur.
Beautiful young girl arrives from
Russia as sister dies; turns raving ma
MAC at grave.
Mrs. Best No. 2, threatened with ex-
posure by actors attorneys, defies in
vestigation-cries "Bluff."
Negro accused of Daggett murder
whirled from San Bernardino jail to avoid
lynching.
Chinese interpreter, Joe Saunders,
thwarts attempted assassination. With
another is marked for death by hatchet-
men.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
Vote FOR Railway. franchises

BY Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 22-The electors Of
this city took fairly well to the referen-
dunn today The city board OF trustees
had refused franchises to the Western
Pacific railway to cross the city from
porth to south, between Nineteenth and
Twei tieth streets, and from east to west,
between Q and r streets. The question
was referred to the people and the north
and south franchises carried, 1850 to III;
the east and west by 4019 to 172. The
ratio is about "a to l.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
physician on Trial for Murder

BY Associated Press. N
STOCKTON, Oct. 22.-The trial of DR.
C. l.. Devinny on a charge Of murder
began here this morning. He was in
dicted for having caused the death Of
Miss Anrie Ray by alleged criminal NAL
practice Most of the day was spent in
securing a jury.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
Ranaer captures suspect
By Associated Press.

By Assoclateu FItss
GLOBE, Ariz.. Oct 22.--Henry S. Buck
ner, who is accused of shooting d. James,
was captured last night by Ranger Bob
Anderson, who took the trail in the dark.
Buclner was caught at Miami Flat, four
miles from Globe. He gave up his gun
without resistance and was brought to
the county Jail here. He denies he shot
James.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
STEAMER CARRYING 500
PASSENGERS IS AGROUND
Russian Vessel Lituania, Bound for
New York. Goes Ashore in
Thick Fog off Coast
of Sweden

MALMo, Sweden. Oct 22.-The Russian
steamer Lituanla from Libau for Copper
hagen for New York and having about
800 passengers on board went ashore off
skillirgs today during thick fog.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
EASTERN

Nine balloons which started in race
from ST. Louis are still in the air. All
distance records broken.
Financial situation in New York con-
tinues grave but reports fro other
cities indicate there Is no cause for
alarm.
President Roosevelt speaking at Nasn-
vile Tenn. saws he will not change his
policy toward evil corporations.
Problems of the trusts are discussed
by noted men ct civic conference in
Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
COAST

Taking testimony in second trial of
TREY L. Ford for bribery is begun in
San Francisco. Star witness has poor
memory.
| Another riot occurs on San Fran
cisco car; FIVE persons are injured.
CAGE of bubonic plague develops at
Seattle. Victim dies.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
Ir Westinghouse Company Fined

BY Associated Press.
ST PETERSBURG. Oct. 22.-The mu7
nicinality OF ST. Petersburg has imposed
fines aggregating 100000 on the Westing-
house Plectric company for failure to
complete the street railway lines OF this
city.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
TWO Inches of Rain at Santa 5arbar'

SANTA BARBARA, Oct. 22.-Two
inches Of rain fell during the last
twenty-four hours. This is the hrst
big rain Of the season.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
EARL OF RossLYN DROPS
APPEAL IN DIVORCE SUIT
py Associated Press.

BY Associated Press. fttft''f'
EDINBURGH. Oct. 22.-The Earl of
Rosslyn announced today that he would
not proceed with his appeal against the
decree of divorce granted to his Wife
who formerly was Miss Anna Robinson
of Minneapolis. The appeal was dis
missed
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
FOREIGN

Secretary of War Taft passes busy
day in Manila. He says he Is pleased
with manner in which philippine assem-
bly, is being conducted.
Russian steamer conveying Duo passen-
gers goes ashore near Sweden.
French battle with Moors. General
Drude's timely arrival saves column
from annihilation, f---'--.----.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
TODAY NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinlty$
Showers Wednesday; light south
west wind. Maximum temperature
yesterday, n degrees; minimum, SO
degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23

DETROIT. Oct. PA dispatch from
adrian, sixty miles southwest of this city,
Bays balloon passed over that city about
p 40 p. M. headed northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05

Russ celebrates eighty-six general hoi-
i,Ays each year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05

dust, but each dust particle Is sun. and
around one of the smaller suns we know
that there are many minute worlds reyoly-
Ing on one of which 1t is our destiny to
dwell. What Is the shape and the true size
OF this great cloud, II, indeed, 1t does not
extend on forever? Is there nothing be-
yond 1t but empty space or are there other
universes than our own?
The first attempt to find the form of our
universe was made by Herschel more than
century ago. Surprising that the fainter
stars appear faint because they are farther
from us than the brighter ones, and that
the stars the whole are evenly dis
tributed through the cloud he thought 1t
only necessary to point his telescope in diff
ferent directions and to count the number
of stars which he saw. In this way he
sounded the depth of the cloud in very
many directions; IL in one pointing twice
as many stars were found as in another
the frst sounding was supposed to be twice
as deep as the second. The model formed
from all the pointings is the disc-shaped
body shown in Fig. with various lamlna-
tlons corresponding TO the branching of the
Milky Way. and with a few holes directly
through 1t which correspond to the coal
holes or vacant places In the sky
But mere glance at any photograph of
the Milky Way, such as Is shown in Fig e.
VIII show that the stars are not evenly
distributed. but are assed together In some
places and comparatively few in others.
Many of the very faint stars, too, are GER
talnly not farther away than the brighter
oiies' they are rant either because they
are new stars not yet much condensed, or
because they are actually smaller than
others, or because they are very old and
beginning to die out
Ii we could directly measure the distance
to some thousands of stars the task of
finding the shape and size of our star
cloud would be an easy one But there is
only one way known of measuring the
distance of star. and that is by observ-
ing its apparent change in direction from
us as the earth carries us along its great
path In its yearly journey around the sun.
And nearly all of the stars are SO indefinitely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05

Fig. 3-Photograph of a part of the
Milky Way.
ter will remain the beautiful evening
star.
The observer may also detect the little
planet Mercury, which will reach it's great
est distance east of the sun on the 23d Of
the month. and may possibly be seen
shining in the sunset glow far toward the
southwest. This planet is so low down in
the sky however, that it will only be
found with difficulty.
October Is, at 4:47 pm, the moon will
pass over the star at A, fig. l. October %
at 624 am. 1t will pass over the star at
B. The first star viii remain behind the
moon one hour and three minutes. and
the second one one hour and five minutes,
as seen from Washington.
The August Comet.
The observer who looked at the sky just
before sunrise during the month of August
doubtless saw the bright little comet
which was then visible. These visitors
from tre depths of space have been very
rare of late years. No one can tell when
our sun will pass one of these bodies and
draw 1t toward itself with ever-increasing
velocity until the comet finally swings
around the sun and pursues its journey out
into space again. where possibly ages hence
Il may be disturbed in just the same way
by another star. The August comet was
very pretty one, with bright nucleus
and short tail. 1t was easily visible with
out telescope. On August l 1t was near
the bright star Aldebaran, at A, Fig. G; by
September l 1t had moved entirely across
the Twins into Cancer. 1t was nearest the
earth August 3, when it was but I0,099,00o
miles away, but it brightest August
% because. though it was then 9O.000.0O
miles from us, it had drawn so near the
sun that the disturbance produced in it by
that great body had greatly increased its
intrinsic brightness.
The Universe of Stars.
No one can study the wonderful face of
the sky shown in Figs, l and G. without
wondering what the nature of the universe
is Surrounding lis in every direction Is
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A Stone Country.

From the London Spectator.
If you were to ask child in our neigh
borhood to imagine a country with stone
you would be expecting too much of
him. Born of a race of masons and quarry
men, brought up in stone house. trotting
along the lanes to school between dry"
chat is. innocent of moItar) stone walls
and with a disused quarry for a playground.
such child would find it next to irnpossi-
BILE to picture the lat and monotonous fer
tilty of Holland.
A stone country such as this has a gra-
cious loneliness quite unlike the austere
beauty of granite-ribbed mountain side
Ours is scottish stone after all. an fmper-
fectly petrified clay called by some bastard
freestone, and our climate is mild enough
to favor the natural growth of acacias and
sycamores, walnuts. and many another
pleasant tree. besides the harder beech
and FIR. The dripping mists of our deep VAL
leys help 10 c'othe roofs and walls with
orange, white and gray lichens, and MOSES
of the pin-cuShiony type, golden, green and
brown. Stone crop in the season paints
each wall-top yellow; the small lilac toad
flax hangs wherever it can find root hold;
wine-red ivy, five-pol1ted and veined with
vivid green, pushes between the stones and
clasps. them In the close grip of knotty
dust brown fingers: 1nd tiny blue harebels
and gay rock roses deck the coarse tufts
of wayside grass below.
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but that the stars diminish in number grad
ordinary star-lit sky. From this 1t is con-
cluded that we are in the cluster Itself: that
our sun is merely one of the stars OF the
Milky Way clusters.
Fig shows form originally aSSlgnf d
to the Milky Way cluster, but from more
recent researches il app cars that the spiral
is more complicated, perhaps somewhat OF
the shape shown in Fig. ,. The distance
across this cluster is still very uncertain.
Perhaps the most reliable estimate IS that
which places 1t at about 1000 light years;
that is light occupies 400 years In pass
ing from one end of the cluster To the
other.
Scattered among the bright stars there are
innumerabie fainter ones. which appear ia mt
because they actually arr SO and mo- D.
cause they are farther away than the
others. Some of tn I'm, Ike the red stars
are faint because they have reached point
in their development in which the light
from their bright interior Is obscurcd bv
heavy clouds. Some are too little con-
densed as yet to emit much light; they
are too young and others are too old. We
know that all of the stars slowly
contracting and approaching a solid condi-
ton: we cannot doubt that there are very
many which have already become cod
and which must remain forever invisible
to us. And since in definite though very
long time even the largest sun viii thus
die out under the action of natural forces,
it seems that had these been acting for
ever every star would have long since be-
come cold We are, therefore. led to con-
clude that our universe in It's present forP:
cannot have existed forever, but that II
had beginning no less surely than 1t shall
have an end.
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makes the autumn sky so much brighter
than that of midsummer.
The wonderful milky way still passes di-
rectly overhead, but it's slow westward
turning has now become very evident. In
August it arched the heavens from north
to south; now 1t extends from the north
east to the southwest; by December 1t will
stretch due east and west, and not un.il
the end of February will it cease to pass
directly through the zenith. Then the win
ter branch will be visible to us, after which
tt will rapidly sink toward the west and
disappear.
The Planets.
The planet Mars, which Is moving rapidly
eastward out of the constellation Sagittar-
ius into Capricornus may still be seen In
the southwest, but it is now in unfavorable
position for observation. The beautiful Sat-
urn. however with its rings and retinue of
moons, Is high up in the east. and every
evening is coming into more favorable po-
sition. And low down in the west, just
after sunset, a brilliant planet will be de-
tected creeping out from behind the sun
so rapidly that by the end Of the month
it will be very conspicuous and soon after
will exceed Mars in brilliancy. This is the
planet Venus, which all through the win
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Vanity and the Drug Habit.

From the london Queen.
When woman is seized by a desire to
better her complexion or her figure by i'm
billing medicines, the quantity of stuff she
will swallow IN a given time is almost in
credible. Vanity is the strongest weakness
of the gentler sex, but the physiological eff
fects of a course of drugs. self-prescrbed
and self-admn istered. are calculated in the
end to make the vainest of women regret
her methods of seIf-improvement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05
Sun Part of Milky Way.

From such careful studies OF star drift
1t is inferred that the great majority Of
stars which we see are arranged in long
spiral cluster which appears to us as the
Milky Way. When the telescope stars OF this
cluster are mapped. it is seen that its Dor
ders are not sharply marked as they would
be IL we were viewing it from the outside,
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Way Spiral.
far away that even when our position is
thus altered by 49,, 100000 miles they are
not apparently displaced in the slightest
degree.
But besides our own motion around the
sun. the sun itself Is ceaselessly rushing
through the star cloud. carrying the earth
and all of the other planets with it. The
effect of this motion Is to cause displace-
ment of all Of the stars. and notwthstand-
ing that the stars themselves also NOV
ing in all directions, on the whole thos,
stars which are nearest to will appear
to be displaced the most, just as to a pas
senger on a swiftly moving railway train
the nearer objects appear to rush past with
far greater velocity than those which are
far away. If, therefore. two series of stars
are SO chosen that the drift of each star
Of the first series over the sky is twice as
great as that of the second. we can say
that on the whole all the stars of the
second series are twice as far away as those
of the first. though We can tell nothing
Of the comparative distances of any two
particular stars. AS the centuries go by
in which we are carried even further on
our journey through the star cloud, the
accuracy of this method will be very much
Increased.
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A Marquis Hat.

From The LOn{Oh DutliIttr.
The man with the biggest. curiiest and
glossest silk hat in London is the Marquis
de Ieuvilie. To see one of his lordship's
hats was recently our privilege. and al
though the size is but a seven. the height
of the crown and width of the brim are as
tonishing. but shown the same hat In a
photograph of the wearer it did not look at
all out of place. This was accounted for by
the fact that the Marquis de Leuville stands
feet 2 inches. is 46 inches round the CHI est
and weighs IL stone
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HEAVENS IN OCTOBER
Saturn With Its Rings and
Moons Is Prominent.

The principal change in the evening sky
is the appearance of the bright winter con-
stellation Taurus which, with the beauti-
full Pleiades, is now high up in the east.
The Scorpion, the Balance and Virgo have
all disappeared, while the great faint
Ophinchus, or Serpent-holder, is already
half sunk in the west. Overhead there
shines out the beautiful northern cross
which, with Cassiopoea in the north and
Formalhaut and the Eagle in the south
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The Universe of Stars,

No one can study the wonderful face of
the sky, shown in Figs, l and 6, without
wondering what the aturr of the universe
is Surrounding lis in every direction is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05

The oak ard the elm are often struck
by lightning and destroyed but the ash
is rarely struck. and the beech, it 10 said,
never.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-30

When 1t is cold and rainy and the
little ones are tired of playing nursery
games let them try their hands at build.
Ing city. Yes. building a CITY. Now.
don't look incredulous. for II can be
done, and In one day. too.
Supply yourself with all the empty
pasteboard boxes you can hnd about
the house. pair OF scissors that your
mother has thrown out OF her work
basket they'll do TO eut pasteboard
and paper). tube OF library paste.
your box OF water colors and a soft
lead pencil Then set to work.
The architectural designs should be
first drawn on scrap paper. then follow
ing them on the pasteboard box sides.
cutting out carefully and putting to-
gether with thin paper and paste. All
doors and windows must be cut and
completed before Joining the four sides
or building The roof goes on last