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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
From Admiral Evans.

Washington, Feb. 2.-In uneGuivocal
terms President Roosevelt has an
proved Admiral Davis entire action
In connection with his visit to Kings
ton, Jamaica, to render aid to the
stricken city, and in addition request
ed the secretary Of the navy to ex'
press to Admiral Davis his heartiest
commentator of all that he did.
The long expected report Of Ad-
miral Davis of the circumstances
leading up to the withdrawal of the
fleet from Kingston reached the navy
department and was at once laid be-
fore the president. 1nasmuch as the
president already has announced that
the diplomatic phase Is closed Incl
dent, the report itself will not be made
public, but Secretary Metcalf gave
out the letter of Admiral Evans, CON-
mander-in-chief Of the Atlantic fleet,
warmly commencing Admiral Davis
for his conduct of situation (which
was, to say the least, somewhat en-
barrassing." The admiral remarks
further that it was particularly for.
tunate that there was at hand an off,
Ger such as Admiral Davis to deal
with the problem which arose.
The correspondence is supplement-
ed by strong letter Of commentator
of Admiral Davis by the president and
by Secretary Metcalf, who adds his
approval and commentator of Ad-
miral Davis distinguished service to
humanity"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
SAVES $5,ooo,ooo ANNUALLY.
Provision Incorporated In Postoffice
Appropriation Bill.

Provision Incorporated In PostoH'ce
Appropriation Bill.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE house
committee on postoffices and post
roads has incorporated provision in
the postoffice appropriation bill, which,
it is said, will save the government
s5,O0O,OO0 a year in the amount poid
to the railways for hauling mail mat
tor. The action was taken after an
explanation by Representative Muir
dock of Kansas, who said that the
department was using a false "dt-
visor" in that it weighed the mail for
seven days and divided the amount
by six to ascertain the amount on
which to base the compensation of
the roads. The provision agreed on
requires that weighing shall be done
for seven days and the amount d.
vided by seven.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
DEFENSE is INSANITY
THAW ALLEGED TO HAVE Been
OUT OF HIS MIND WHEN
He KILLED White.

Prosecution In Noted Case Occupies
Les. Than Two Hours In Laying It's
Evidence Before the Jury and Coun.
eel for the Prisoner Then Outlines
the Plea on Which tho Defendant
Justlf1es His Act.
New York, Feb. 4-1nsanity Is the
defense in the trial of Harry K. Thaw,
slayer of Stanford White. In his
opening address to the jury Attorney
Gleason, for the defense. said Thaw
was suffering from insanity, hereditary
In nature, whom he shot White.
Mr.. Gleason stated the defense
would be one of insanity. He declared
that Thaw believed he was acting up
on the word of Providence when he
killed Stanford White: that he acted
without malice and did not know the
nature or quality of his act.
Mr.. Gleason declared further that 1t
would be shown that Thaw acted In
self-defense and without malice, be-
lieving threats had been made against
him by Stanford White.
Heredity and stress, tho attorney
said, are the two great causes OF In
Sanity. The defendant suffered from
great stress of mind. Certain things
kept revolving over and over again In
his mind until his brain was in q whirl
of madness and he felt impelled by
Providence to act In the way he did.
Mr.. Gleason asserted that Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw, when first asked by
Harry Thaw to be his wife. refused
because of ian experience in her life
connected with Stanford White"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
SIX FROZEN TO DEATH
WOMAN AND FIVE CHILDREN
PERISH FROM THE COLD IN
NORTH DAKOTA.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 5.-Goodrich,
town ON the Darlington branch of
the Northern Pacific, reports by tele-
phone that an unknown woman and
five children have been frozen to
death.
Rev. George, pastor Of the Metho-
dist church at Dawson, was killed by
a snow plow on the Northern Pacific.
He was driving to Steele to take part
in religious meetings and in crossing
the track near Steele was struck, lfv-
ing but an hour after the accident.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
AGREED ON BY REPUBLICANS.
Crank o. Briggs Will Be Senator From
New Jersey.

Trenton, N. j., Feb. 5.-The Repdb-
lican caucus has nominated Frank 0.
Briggs for United States senator to
succeed John F. Dryden by vote of
% to IS. The vote was subsequently
made unanimous.
The nomination Of Mr.. Briggs was
largely brought about by Governor
Stokes, who enlisted actively in his
behalf.
The election of Briggs is assured,
as he will have 4? votes, or one more
than the number necessary to elect.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
TO SUPPRESS BULL FIGHTS.

Movement to Abolish the Sport 10
Started in Mexico.
Mexico City, Feb. 5.-An active cam
paign against bull fights has been
begun in this city. Following mass
meeting petitions are being circulated
for those who wish to protest formally
against the sport. The petitions will
be presented to President Diaz when
enough signatures have been secured.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
Real Evidence.

my only objection to tho young
man." said the father, speaking of tho
youth who proposed to his daughter,
rs that he doesn't seem to have the
Least bit Of sense or foresight"
But" answered the mother, ''he has
40 much sense as you had when you
asked for my hand"
"Confound it! That's just why I OBJ
ject to him. Philadelphia Inquirer
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Feb. 5.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, S2Mc; No.
1 Northern, SIC; No. Northern, soc;
May, SO?sc; July, S07sc; Sew, 7S%c.
Flax-To arrive, on track and in store,
$1.22K; May, $1.241A; July. $1.23A.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
Dies Trying to Save Child.

Winnipeg, Man., Feb. 5.-Norman
McDougall, we'll known real estate
dealer, and his little daughter lost
their lives in fire at their home here.
The fire was caused by lamp explod-
ing. The little girl became fright
ened in the confusion and ran and hid
herself and was suffccated, the father
also losing his life in an attempt to
save his daughter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
The Same Old Watch.

"Hello, Rummel. hear you had
your watch stolen the other day"
"Yes but the thief is already caught
Just think the fool took it to the pawn
shop, and there they Immediately rec
ognized it as mine and detained him"
-Fliegende Batter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
Tuesday,, Feb. 5.

House-General debate on river and
harbor appropriation bill completed
and the measure taken up for discus
sion under the flve-minute rule.
Senate-Entire day spent in consid-
ering the Indian appropriation bill,
without completing the discussion OF
the senate amendments.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Feb. 5.-Catt 10 =. God to
choice steers, $5.50@6.25 - mon to
good, $400@5.00; good to c4.":ce COWS
and helfers, $3.50@4.75; veA.s, $4.50@
500. Hogs-s6.75@6.S5. Shecp-Weth-
ers, $475@5.25; good to prime spring
lambs. $6.50@7.25.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
Chicago Grain ard Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. 5. - Wheat-May,
1880; July, 77%@7Sc. Corn-May,
ASS @46Ac; July, 4634 046:ec. Oats
May, 4OMc; July, 37Ac. Pork
May, $17.72k; July, s17.S5. Butter
Creameries, 21@311Gc; dairies, 200
CSC. Eggs-23@26c. Poultry-Tur-
keys, l2c; chickens, lie; springs, 10c.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
Saturday, Feb. 2.

House-Two hours spent in further
consideration of the river and harbor
appropriation bill, speeches against
the bill being made by Hepburn Of
Iowa, Clark of Missouri and Keifer of
Ohio. Impressive eulogies delivered
on the life of the late Senator German
of Maryland.
senate-Most Of the day devoted to
the reading of the Indian appropria-
ton bill for the adoption Of committee
amendments.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
The Ironic Architect.

The Iron1c Architect.
Who is the famous architect of whom
the following Is told: He had got out
the designs for magnificent church to
cost 100000, and the committee wanted
him to reduce the price to 100000.
"Say 80 shillings more, gentlemen"
he wrote, land have nice spire."-
London Taller.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-Cattle-Beeves,
$4.1O@6.90; COWS and heifers, $1,000
5.25; stockers and feeders, $4,000
4.7O; Texans, $3.G0@4.5O; calves, $500
OTIS. Hogs-Mixed and butchers,
$6.75@7O5; good heavy, $697k@
7.O5; rough heavy, $6.75@G.s5; light,
$6.75@700; pigs, $6O5@6.75. Sheep.
$3.5O@5.70; lambs, $4.S5@7.65.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis, Feb. 5.-Wheat-May,
s0Ac; July, S03sc; Sept, 7S@7SAc.
On track-No. 1 hard, S5c; No. 1
Northern, S3c; No. Northern, Sic:
No. 3 Northern, 1871 @7912c.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
Friday, Feb. I.

House-River and harbor appropria-
ton bill occupied the attention Of the
house, the speeches dealing mainly
with the proposed canal from Chicago
to st. Louis.
Senate-Many bills of minor i'm
portance passed, including one in
creasing salaries of city mail carriers.
Balance of day devoted to eulogies of
the late Senator German.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
Bohemian Rates..

Van Dauber-How much do you pay
q week for your board and room3
scribbler - Well. some expressmen
charge me 81 and some Is cents
Puck.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
Monday, Feb. 4.

House - Many important bills
passed, including the McCumber serv-
ice pension bill, the omnibus light
house bill and the omnibus revenue
cutter bill. Investigation of methods
Of cotton exchanges ordered.
Senate - Mr.. Carriers resolution
aimed at the secretary of the interiors
recent order preventing the issuance
of land patents discussed at length.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
RATES SHOULD BE ADVANCED.
J. J. Hill Says Present Agitation Is In
Wrong Direction.

Wrong Direction.
New York, Feb. 5.-James j. Hill, In
an interview, is quoted as saying that
instead of further reduction in rail-
road freight rates he believed the rail-
roads would soon have to consider the
making of an advance. Mr.. Hill said:
"The fact is that with the present
advances in cost the railroads will
soon be forced to consider an advance
in rates instead of reduction. The
rates here are down to about half of
the rates in Europe. It seems to me
that tells the whole story
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
WORK OF CONGRESS-
Thursday, Jan. 81.

House--River and harbor bill, carry
ing $S4,o)0,000, occupied most of the
days session. Speeches were made
by Chairman Burton of the rivers and
harbors committee and many others.
senate-Mr. Rayner (Md.) spoke al
length on the expansion of executive
prerogatives and Mr.. Lodge replied
briefly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-02-08
DAVIS rs COMMENDED
ACTION At KINGSTON
APPROVED BY PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT.

Report Of tho American Naval Officer
Ia Received at Washington, but In
asmuch as the Diplomatic Phase Of
the Case Is a Closed Incident 1t
Will Not Be Made PubIic-Praise
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-14
EmpIoye of the Chicago, Gin
Cinnati & Louisville Has
Disappeared.
WIFE is BADLY WORRIED
NOTHING HAS BEEN SEEN OF
LEWIS LENTZ SINCE JUNE 20,
HOME.

Peru, Ind. July 13.-With his wife
and the c.. C. < L. officials in the city
the neighbors and friends of Lewis
Lentz a c.. C. x L. fireman. are great
ly worried over his strange disappear
ance from his home here June Il, leav-
ing a heart broken wife with five small
children TO worry over his absence
Some time in the early part of June
Mr.. Lentz, who, as mentioned. is q
c., C. & l.. passenger fireman. became
overheated while running between this
city and Cincinnati, and he was taken
to Cincinnati for medical treatment.
He returned home the mkt day and for
some time afterward remained at home
where he received treatment. June
18th he went to Cincinnati to get some
medicine and as the road at that point
was short of help he sent word TO his
wife that he would work as night hos
tier for a while. thinking that the
change of work would benefit him.
Three days later he quit Cincinnati.
and told Foreman Boynton. who had
hired him, that he was going back
home to take his old position. He left
and arrived in this city June Goth. He
was seen after he arrived here by
Brakeman Whipple of the c., c. & L.,
which was the last seen of him since
he told that gentleman that he was
bound for his home at 316 west Canal
street. He never reached his destina-
ton.
The question which is puzzling his
friends, his family and the c., c. *
l.. men. is where can he be? The gen.
eral opinion is that an ove<heating
agairf had perhaps upset his mind and
that he has wandered away. or possibly
that he has met with foul play.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-14
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Says Hartman and AS
SoCiateS Violated Federal
Law and State Constitution
SITUATION THREATENS
THE LIFE OF TRADE.
Commission Says Railroad Sc
CuritieS Must Be Made Safe
And Conservative Invest
ment for Public.

New York, July 13-Declaring that
Z. II. Hartman and his associates
have violated the federal law and the
constitution Of nearly every state
through which their railroads pass in
acquiring control of parallel lines and
eliminating competition, the Inter
state Commerce Commission, in it's
report on combination OF carriers,
made public today, finds the follow
ing:
That il Harriman's controlling of
stocks in comopeting lines continues,
it means suppression of competition.
That railroads should not be per-
mitted to invest generally in stocks,
bonds and securities of other rail
roads. and steamship companies ex-
cept for the purpose of forming
through routes by connecting lines
That the surplus funds of railroad
should be used for betterment of the
lines and development of the country
contiguous to it.
That railroad securities must be
made a safe and conservative invest
ment for people.
That owning by one railroad of stock
in a competing line should not be per-
mitted.
Says Is Political Attack.
New York, July 13-Being apprised
late this evening that the Interstate
commerce commission had finished its
inquiry into his railroad operations
and that newspapers had been sup
piled with advance copies of the de-
cision. Mr. Hartman asserted that the
whole plan was a political attack on
him. He declared that the report
is mass of erroneous
statements and said he intended to
make a great fight. The report,
which criticises nearly every one OF
the Hartman railroad methods. makes
no comment on the adyisability of pun
ishment for him, but copies have been
sent to President Roosevelt and the
of justice which could act
either criminally or civiIly If it finds
justification in the report
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-14
HAT FACTORY STAYS
FOR THE PRESENT
New Owners Intend to Open 1t
In Two Weeks.
BUYING NEW MACHINERY

Representatives of the Wabash firm
which purchased the Richmond hat
factory at receivers sale some time
ago. were in Richmond Saturday TAX
ing an invoice of the stock. They
stated while here that they were TAX
ing the inventory preparatory to max
ing a>trip to the east. where much ad-
ded equipment would be secured and
placed in the local factory for its
opening in two weeks. They stated
that the factory would be opeEed in
full blast and that the new owners did
not intend to leave Richmond. for the
present at least The factory rooms
are being thoroughly cleaned and over
hauled that everything may be in spick
and span condition when the new con-
Germ begins business.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-14
.SCHOEPF LINES ARE
NOT AFFECTED BY It
Opinion of the Attorney Gener.
al of Ohio.
AS TO HOLDING COMPANIES

". Kesley Schoepf, president of the
Cincinnati Traction company, the Ohio
Traction company, the Cincinnati Nor
thern traction company and other Do
Ian Morgan Schoepf syndicate proper
ties in Ohio, states that none of the
corporations in which he is interested
is affected by the opinion of the At
torney-General of Ohio, that holding
companies are Illegal.
1--WE have formed a number of cor
porations in Ohio he said. "but none
come under the head of holding COM
panies,' as described by the Attorney
General In the cases of the Cincin-
natl Traction company, the Ohio
Traction company, the Cincinnati
Northern and in many others
the corporations are leasing COM
panies, and operate the property
acquired by virtue of these leases.
This taking over of one corporation
by another, or rather the amalgama-
tion of small individual properties into
one unit is nece ssary in the creation
of system. There is hardly rail-
road company in the country but what
consists of groups of such smaller
properties We are clearly within the
law, insofar as our companies and
properties are concerned"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-14
SUES PENNSYLVANIA
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
Chester CoppoCk Was Injured
And HumiIiated, He Said.
CAUSED TO LOSE HIS GIRL.

Chester Coppock. formerly in the
employ of the Pennsylvania railroad
company at Kokomo. but now of Ell
wood. has brought suit against the
company for damages in the sum of
s.. Coo for injuries and humiliation said
to have been received at the hands of
the company's agents.
Coppock alleges that June 6. 1906.
he was seated in one of the passenger
trains of the company on the Rich
mond division, bound for Hamilton.
Ohio. While the train was passing
through Elwood he seated himself with
a young woman to whom he had been
paying ardent court. and in whose eyes
he was desirous of making the best
impression.
While talking with her. he alleges.
a detective of the company named
Burns attacked him and threw him off
the train. He believes 5000 would
square the company for the indignity.
he admits having lost the
girl.
The action is brought in the circuit
court Of Madison county
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-14
ACCIDENT BEFALLS
AUTOMOBILE PARTY
Robert StimSon's Machine
Wrecked and the Own
er Injured.
INTO A TELEGRAPH, POLE
POUNDSTONE, HIS coMPAN-
IONS, WERE BUT SLIGHTLY
HURT. 4

While bowling along southwark on
West Fifth street at merry clip in
his large Winton car, Robert w. Stim-
son, had a narrow escape from serious
injury Saturday afternoon. John Y.
Poundstone and S. s. Strattan, Jr..
who accompanied Mr. Stimson were
slightly bruised, while Mr.. Stimson
was severely cut about the face and
legs.
The machine struck a number of
boulders near the Peacock road, and
the big car made a lunga directly
toward a telegraph pole, which it
struck with terrific force. The right
wheel of the machine was shattered.
the front axel broken, the spring
broken and the bonnet crushed in.
while the three men sojourned in the
middle of the road. rubbing their
eyes and wondering just what had
happened. Stimson was thrown out
with more force than either of the
other men, and struck against a
barbed wire fence cutting his face,
limbs and hands.
Strattan, who was sitting in the
back seat, was hoisted out of the
machine by the jar of it's contact with
the unyieiding pole. He ascended
high in the air and then dropped to
the road, alighting on the back of
his shoulders. 1t was feared at first
that he had broken his neck and his
two companions rushed to his side.
Strattan, however, after doing a few
minutes, arose and stated that he was
a little dismantled but still seawor-
thy.
A laughable incident OF this near
tragedy occurred just after the ma
chine smashed into the pole. One of
the rear tires exploded and a gang of
men repairing the road thought the
gasoline tank had gone up into smoke.
consequently they took to their heels
and scattered to the four points of
the compass.
Saturday evening about $50 o'clock
the machine was towed east on Main
street by hay wagon TO the garage.
The unusual sight attracted the at
tention of the big crowd on the street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-14
LOUCK & HILL WERE
GIVEN GOOD CON TRACT
Will Build the New COTTAGES
At EaSthaven.
TO COST ABOUT $4,000.

Louck and Hill, local contractors,
have been awarded the contract for
the construction of the new cottages
at Easthaven, which will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000. One of the
cottages will be for men and one for
women and will be used more as in
firmaries than regular abodes. There
is a hospital for the sick at the pres
ent time but none for the infirm sick,
and hence the new cottages are being
built. There are many features of the
new buildings which are innovations
in hospital construction. Architec CT
Hasecoster of this city drew the plans.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-14
New York Financier Appears
AS Witness in the Lon
don Police Court.
REPUDIATES MRS. LESLIE
WOMAN is ACCUSED OF RAIs-
ING s42,5OO ON LETTER WHICH
SHE SAID HAD BEEN WRITTEN
BY MORGAN.

London, July 13-J. Pierpont Nor
gan appeared in the West London Po-
lice Court today as a witness in the
case of Mrs. Josephine Leslie, who
charged with defrauding members of
weIl-known families by false pretenses
and who represented herself to be a
friend of Mr.. Morgan. The latter re-
pudiated all knowledge of Mrs. Leslie.
He said he did not write to her adj
vising her to join one of his Syndicates
and never invited Mrs. Leslie, as al
legged, to dine at his sons house. AS
matter of fact, Mr.. Morgan added, he
was in New York at the time of the
alleged invitation.
On cross-examination Mr. Morgan
said he did not remember any invita-
tion being sent to George Easterlick,
the prisoners father, for a public din
ner which Mr.. Morgan gave in New
York Mr. Morgan was sure that his
firm had no Customer of that name,
and he said it was improbable that
any of his business friends would
speak of investments returning II per
cent. which Mrs. Leslie said was to
be the interest on money invested in
the alleged Morgan syndicate.
Il do not know many of that charac-
ter" said Mr. Morgan, in conclusion.
After the plaintiff. Miss Annie
Blount, had testified briefly that she
was induced to give Mrs. Leslie S42 500
on the strength of letters purporting
to have been written by Mr.. Morgan
promising huge returns, the case was
adjourned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-14
JOHN MAAG A DELEGATE
He Will Go to Letter Carriers
Convention.

John Mag, carrier in the local
postoffice has been elected delegate
to the National Letter Carriers con-
vention. which will be held in Can
ton. Ohio, beginning Labor day. The
local branch of the association seldom
sends more than one delegate to a
national convention.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-14
M. E. CHURCH IMPROVED
Fountain City Structure viii Be Re-
dedicated. July 2f.

Fountain City, Ind. July 15-The
Methodist congregation has been ex-
tensively repairing their church and
will dedicate it on Sunday. July 21.