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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
THAW TRIAL PASSED
FAMOUS MURDER CASE COMES UP
 WEDNESDAY,.
Peculiar Crime by Alleged Maker of Magic Boots Prevents Court From Going Into More Noted
 Prosecution,

| New York, Jan. 21.-The trial of Harry K. Thaw, charged with the murder of Stanford White. was today postponed until Wednesday morning. iThaw was not brought into the court room.
 1 The Thaw trial was set for today before Justice Fitzgerald, but case which was begun ten days ago had not been concluded and this necessita- ted the delay. All persons other than the two hundred men from which the jury of twelve Is to be selected were excluded from the court room. Even the newspaper men, including corre- spondents, from many of the larger cities of this country, London and Paris, were held outside the court room during the brief proceedings. 1 The largo crowd which gathered in the corridors and at the criminal court building hoping to catch glimpse of Hhaw or some of the others connected with this case, was disappointed. Dur ing his Journey from the prison cell A1 the so-called pen in the court house, Thaw was not once exposed to the public gaze. The prisoner ap- peared happy and confident this morn ing and walked with a springy step. He was accompanied by his counsel. District Attorney Jerome, who is to personally conduct the prosecution, appeared before Justice Fitzgerald and explained that counsel in the pending case, that of Matthew Hilgert, the maker of Magic Boots" believed they could conclude the trial by Wednesday. He therefore asked that the special panel called for the Thaw case be excused until Wednesday morning. The court ordered that this be done. Thaw consulted with his counsel several times during the proceedings and 1t was during one of these consult fItions he was allowed to enter the 5Iry room, from which he caught his first glimpse of the court room in which he Is to be tried for his life. Yesterday. on the eve of his trial, the prisoner spent the day in his cell reading the Sunday papers The pris- oner seemed to be in comfortable frame of mind. No visitors are per- lmitted at the Tombs on Sunday and the representatives of the Thaw fami- ly in New York kept close to their apartments in the Lorraine.
 In the course of the afternoon the telephone in Mrs. William Thaw's .: was said that Clifford HartrIdge. chief counsel for Thaw, had long conference with the family.
 Howard Nesbit. brother of Harry
 Thaw's wife, came here from Pittsburg
 today and went to the District Attor-
 ney's office where he was questioned
 by Assistant District Attorney Gar
 van. It was unohicially stated that
 Mir. Nesbltt might be called as a wit
 ness for the prosecution and his tcs-
 timonv would be In defense of Stan
 ford Whites reputation ana designed
 to show that White had been A bene-
 factor ot young Nesbitt and hts moth
 e.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
WILL VOTE TO-DAY.
Bailey To Re Reelected To Senate By
 Texas LegisIature.

Bailey To Be Reelected To Senate By
 Texas Legislature.
 Austin. Tex. Jan. 2t.--The vote on the reelection of a United States Sen ator will be recorded at noon tomor- row In both Houses of the State Legis- lature and jointly on Wednesday, ir- respective of real or prospective in vestigation concerning charges prefer red against United States Senator Bailey.
 The House today refused to take fav- orable action on 8 resolution offered by the oponents of Senator Bailey seek ing to postpone the election. declaring that the vote to be cast tomorrow. should be generally scattering and not at all decisive.
 All day the Senate and House inves- tigating committees have considered in joint session the investigation prob lem and late this evening decided that they would grant Representative Cooke the complainant in the case. an attor- ncy to prosecute Senator Bailey while they will allow the latter three attor- neys.
 The committee adjourned this evon- ing until tomorrow afternoon in order not to interfere with the vote for Uni ted States Senator tomorrow at noon. Senator Bailey Is the only candidate for United States Senator.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
Increa,es For Conxressmen.

The prevailing opinion here tonight Is that the proposition increasing the salary of members of Congress will be allowed to remain in the Legislative bill.
 RepresentatIve Tawney, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. appears to be positive that the Senate will stand by the amendment.
 Senator Berry, of Arkansas, is ur. derstood to be much worked up and will, it Is said. try to force yea and nay vote In the Senate tomorrow, but if is claimed that he will probably not get enough responses to the proosi- ton to order such vote.
 The plan of the friends of the proposi- tion. it would seem, is mostly to agree to the amendment in the conference re- port as it was placed in the bill by the House the other day.
 According to what the average Con- gressman says they have heard no conl- nlafnts so far from constituents on ac- count of voting to raise the pay of members. .
 During tho past six years the expen- sos of living in Washington have in- creased at least thirty per cent. just as they have approximately in most o' the cities. This has caused number of the railroad companies to increase the wages of employees so they can live decently.
 If is a notorious fact that Congress- men are also fieeced nere. and are charged for everything moro than any other class of people, The result is a member has a hard time to live com fortably on $5, 900 a year. He has to supplement 1t from outside means. It ia contended by the average member and others as well, that is this condi. ton of affairs continues only two classes of men can come to Congress, either the very rich or the "grafter."
 As previously mentioned in these dis matches, quite a number of Southern Congressmen voted against the increase hut some who'd i'd not vote the same way argue tonight that it was probably for inc reason the famous Private Johl AL len used to give :'It is easier to vote wrong that to explain how one happens to vote right"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
GALL ON swETTENHAM.
,tamaiean Governor Asked to ExpInl
 Remarkable Action.

,tan,aienn Governor Asked to ExpIniM Remarkable Action. London, Jan. 2l. After conferences today between officials of the foreign IOfice and of the colonial office, the lat- | CT cabIed to Governor Swettenham of Jamaica asking him for his version of the situation which led to the with dsawal of Rear Admirar s0avis's squad- on from Kingston Saturday. Nothing aas been received from the c ~~rnor concerning any phase of tho ~ak
 nd his reply to the specific f the colonial office Is now a
 waited. No persons were mo rised at the action of Govern enham than the officials of the office. who learned the first pa
 trough tho press
 surprIsed at Swettenhar
 If it was not for Govern ltenham's letter, winch is so
 Inconsistencies, 1t would be
 to believe that he has taken tion l am sure no on6-cRn
 more than we do, and in thls atn sure I can speak for Sir Edward Grey as we'll as for the other officials ol the foreign office.
 "Swettenham has always been consid-9 cred to be an excellent Governor. hut if Is hard to see how he can Justify his letter to Admiral Davis. The most charitable view to take is that he Is loverwrought by the great nervous strain resulting from the disaster and 1t Is a great relief to hear that there has not been any real trouble or foun- dation for any. But this does not ex- plain the Goernor's letter, which in one line seems td he chaft while tho next refers to tho American efforts to assist in the relief work. Tt Is difficult to find Justification for the Governors letter. It Is a greaa surprise to us as when the news vams that Admiral Evans had dispatched ships to Kingston and. later. that nleu greatest appreciation was expressed ors every hand. Sir Edward Grey was particular appreciative of the kindly confederation of the American navy and so expressed himself. Nowhere did we hear any criticism ot the iandr
 LCn.aln..na Lnnn-. -r.--. -- "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
rrIed to Arrcst Korean PrInce.

ST Petersburg, Jan. ZI.--It was an mounted In a dispatch received today from Seoul. Korea, that acting under orders from the authorities at Tokio, the Japanese at the Korean capital re- ,ertIv tried to arrest Prince Ming
 brother of the late queen of Korea. on the charge nf complioty in the insur- raction m the southern part of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
s1IsTRrAL FOR SHEA.
Jury fin Teamsters' Union Case Co
 NwE

Jury fin Teamsters' Union Case Could
 Not Agree.
 Chicago. Jan. 21.-The trial of Presi- dent Shea of the Teamsters' Union came to an end today. the jury failing to agree When discharged, the jurors stood seven for acquittal and five for conviction.
 The jury went out at 1o:3o o'clock Saturday morning and after being locked in the jury room for forty-fiye hours. reported to Judge Ball that 1t was not possible for them to reach an agreement. no matter how long they remained in the room. The judge then ordered their discharge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
rwENTY-FOuR KILLED.
Latest Report From Explosion of BIg
 Four Train.

Terre Haute. Ind, Jan. 2l--The latest information of the dynamite explosion and passenger train wreck on the Big -Four at Sandford, nine miles west of this city. is to the effect that the death tist will total twenty-four. All last rtrht he search was continued and bas- Tefs full of charred human fragments were gathered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22

country. The prince escaped but his lodgings were occupied by the police and his papers were secured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
WEATHER FORECAST.

washlngton, Jnn. 21.--For AIabamss Fair Tuesday and Wednesdays light east winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
,ar. rush oat q na.sr ....

It will be good news to the friends of ex-Senator Pugh of Alabama to know that his physician has pro- nounced him out of danger unless sudden relapse should occur.
 Mr. Pugh within the past forty eight hours has rallied wonderfully. There is how no danger of pneumonia. and his heart action is so much better that 1t Is not necessary to apply any power full stimulant. He sat up in bed today and partook of good. hot broths. talk ed with his family and even read the newspapers.
 The doctor thinks he will be up and about in a few days. The only dim culty at present Is that he is weak from the severe illness he has passed through, but the doctor thinks by keep ing quiet he will be in reasonably good physical shape before long. HIS fam. iIv ana friends are much encouraged over the greatly improved condition of the we'll known Alabamian
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
MORE MONEY
 FOR MOBILE
 7<- Conlnitte/ Agrees on s56oI5O for Channel. vn! GO IN THE ELL Representative Taylor Pleased With the Recommendation. Physician of Senator Push Pronounces Distinguished AIabamian Out of Danger--Congressmen Dis-
 cuss Raises in Pay. 
aY ALrREp ,. srorER.

Washington, Jan. )-1t may be stated on the best of authority that at meeting of the House Com- mittee on Rivers and Harbors today fl was decided to vote in the forthcoming bill $660,O00 for the improvement du- ring the next fiscal year of Mobile channel.
 The Committee has also de- cided to vote S5o.000 for the improve mcnt of what is known as the outer bar. or course these figures may be changed later on before the bill is perfected and finally passed, but the understanding Is they will probably gU through.
 It Is learned that the amount for Mobile channel is nearly double that sum recommended for the next fiscal year by the army engineers.
 Taylor is Pleased.
 Representative Taylor says tho al- iowances are liberal ones. He has made 1t a special point to have conver- sations lately with the department ofl- cials on the subject. Indeed. only to- day he was at the War Department and conferred with General Mackenzie. Chief of Engineers of the Bureau. in reference to the proposed appropria- tions for tho projects mentioned. That high official Is of tho opinion that the amounts named, which are higher than recommended by the officials. will be ample within the required period to minister to the needs of the commerce at the port of Alabama.
 General Mackenzie does not see how the leading business men of Mobile and vicinity can have any reason 10 complain if these items are included in the bill. when 1t becomes law.
 It is understood that the House Coni- mittee has decided to provide for Mo- bile channel a special dredge. The cost is not limited anu 1t will be what may be termed a suitable dredge. the Department to have the discretion m spending the money therefor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-17
NEW YORK LETTER.

New York, Aug. II. The stock mar
ket continued its activity with the
early prices ruling from one TO two
points lower than the previous close
The usual specialties such as Copper
Shelters, St Paul, Union Pacific the
Hin shares and Canadian Pacific FUR
nished the chief dealings. OF the ran
road shares, Canadian Pacific displayed
the weakest tone. It declined to 1884
from an opening around 16S, this Is the
lowest price thus far recorded upon
the present slump in values. The sell
ing seemed to emanate from houses
with foreign connections The recent
nassing of the dividend Of one or It's
constituent companies in England has
shaken the faith in the English stock
holders.
Rumors of financial difficulties Of
several corporations are heard in the
street but they do not see INTO carry
much weight and their authority can
not be traced.
The market still lacks that conf
dence which is necessary to bring
about any substantial rally I'm prices.
After the appearance of the bank
statement, which was about what was
expected the market turned from
weak to strong and fair gains We're
established in one or two stocks, but
the market as whole closed nervous
and erratic.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-17
Not interested in Morocco.

The newspapers published at the ma
ton capital are presumed TO know
something about our relations with
European affairs. This is why we take
the following from the Washington
Post in re the trouble in Morocco: If
the situation is handled with decision
and tact there should be no great diff
fieulty in bringing the sultan TO terms
and inauguEating the reforms already
agreed upon by the powers. The chief
danger lies in the jealousies OF the
powers themselves, and not in the
Moorish attitude. The United States
IS concerned only remotely, and some
Americans so so far as 10 object to be-
ing connected at all with Old World af-
fairs. In view of the reservation at
tached TO the treaty il is unlikely that
the United States will be drawn into
any complication. whatever the result
Of the bombardment and occupation OF
Moorish ports By European forces"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-17
CHICAGO LETTER.

Chicago. August 17.-Wheat haa d
range of a cent and half, SEPTEMBER
selling at S5ts and back to S4ls' closing
weak with slight rally from the low
est prices of the day.
The majority of the trade was con
aned Is pit traders, cash and commits
sion houses. The weakness was caus-
"a in the main by selling on account OF
stop orders. The break In the marker llN,
enabled export houses to do a niue
business. News from the northwest
was az a rather favorable nature oe1-
Ter weather conditions for the CROWNS
crop. Receipts of the new "lii'e,
wheat here were about as eNpee'eU
while those at the southwestern points
particularly Kansas City were larse
than a year ago. Foreign markets.
were quoted slightly lower.
Corn and oats followed the trend OF
wheat within narrow limits. PROBES
SIGNALS seem TO have the market &c
themselves in the absence Of telegra-
phic facilities.
Both of these grain markets closed
with a slight decline for the day
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-17
"Unintelligent" Legislation.

The two-cent fare laws passed by the
recent legislatures have had. as a rule.
all the characteristics, including the
lack OF logic, of punitive expeditions"
They We're passed in the spirit that the
railroads are pretty wicked, so let's
take a whack at them. There wasn't
much debate, as rule; and such as
there was abounded more in fiery rho
domontade than in statistics TO prove
that conditions of traffic and poulatior
would permit reduction in fares. Leg
islation passed in this spirit Is prop
erly described as unintelligent; and is
OF course, thoroughly unwise. From
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-17

those whose spirit moves them to hit
a railroad, but whose minds demand a
reasonable juxtaposition OF cause and
effect, Mr.. Harriman's Southern Pa
cific invites attention. The common
stock Of that road, which had never
paid a dividend, was placed a year
ago, under circumstances which yet
reverberate, upon a five per cent basis,
to the very great profit OF Mr.. Harri-
man. A few weeks ago the dividend
was raised to six per cent. and Mr..
Hartman, presumably, was not absent
when the melon was cut. Consider now
the sources of those dividends. which
are, ultimately, the purse of every per-
son who ever eats a Riverside orange
or Santa Clara prune. The Southern
Pacific has, roughly, the highest
freight rate in the United States-f. OH
cents per ton per mile for all the rail-
roads In the United States. Moreover,
except in Mr.. Harriman's domain.
freight rates in the United States have
steadily decreased during the past ten
years; Mr.. Hartman Ia that period has
raised his. Mounting freight rates and
sudden dividends go not well together.
Specific examples like this are the cause
for such sweeping and hysterical anti
railroad statutes as injure the innocent
with the guilty. Might It not be profit
able for Wall street itself TO take a
hand in singing out it's own black
sheep.-Collier's Weekly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-17
CLASSIFIED WANT ADS.
LICENSE NOTICE


Notice is hereby given TO the citi-
zens Of the third ward in the town of
Gary, Calumet township. Lake county.
Indiana. That the undersigned is a
male lnhabitant more than twenty -one
I'D years OF age. a resident OF said
town and township and not in the
habit OF becoming intoxicated, that he
mas been q continuous resident of said
township for more than ninety 600
days last past, that he viii apply TO
the board OF county commissioners of
Lake county, state Of Indiana, at their
regular September term, 1907. for Ii
cense 70 sell intoxicating liquors in
less quantities than a quart at time
and permit the same to be drank on
the premises where sold; that he Will
also ask permission to sell tobacco,
soft drinks and lunch in connection
herewith. and that the premises where
he desires to sell said intoxicating IL
quors is described as follows. to-wit:
The ground floor front room of a two
story frame building situate on lot No.
IN block No. 5 in Broadway addition
10 the town Of Gary, Lake county. IN
diana. Said room is 2SN32 feet, having
windows and door of glass in front and
one rear and one side door, said build
/ ing fronts east on Massachusetts street.
public street within said town OF
Gary.
Y Signed. DAN VOKADINOyICH.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-17
Keeping Well Informed.

It is a fact, regrettable fact, that
few women are really we'll informed
as to what is going on in the world at
large This observation has been pre-
viously made and it is quite likely that
1t Will be reiterated in the future. To
be exactly honest there is nothing
original about it. Neither is it said
in a critical spirit That women are
not UP with current events is more
of a forced admission than anything
else.
Some women confine what reading
they do to fiction, preferably the So
ciety novel, and many of those who
congratulate themselves that they read
the newspapers seldom do more than
turn to the society page. There is a
peculiar phase about this lack of being
well informed, for women, generally
speaking, always take a delight in be-
ing up-to-date. Unfortunately their
ideas of timeliness do not seem to ex-
tend to current events.
Now, why would it not be a good
idea to make events that are passing a
fashion? We have previously told Of
one Indiana city where a college girl
has accomplished just this.
Her methods was both unique and
original. Being impressed with the
idea that her friends were not up-to-
date in world affairs and needing q
little money she organized a Current
Events Glass" Each member paid a
small sum every week for the priv
ilege of hearing the girl give a review
| Of what was going on IL the world at
| large The synopsis was always full
| Of points and interesting. AS a result
| current events became very much ir
vogue. Why not make it the thing
to be we'll informed on what is passing
South Bend Tribune.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-17

If we OF America are to have a dis
tinctiye nationality. a distinctive life
that IS not associated with the dollar
mark and with our crude politics, we
must hearken back to an earlier era,
the era OF literature and OF romance.
We prate much OF our commercial and
business successes, but what of these
shall endure, and what of these shall
bring fame2 Where is the Longfellow,
the Emerson of today? We believe in
, the essential verility OF American life,
In the ultimate triumph of a national
school of literature, but we must admit
the present lack of IT. We have, in
deed. among US clever writer's. espe-
cialiy clever satirists, but OF the high
er and greater school of literature
whose pupils we may truthfuliy call
artists. what may we say? We can
only say that the English speaking
race. whatever the nationality, is now
without a great living literary expon-
ent. But in the future there is hope.
l-Muncie Press.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-17

Bank statement prospects are favor
able, but money on time continues al
most impossible to obtain. Good
stocks are too cheap to go short of
and may be bought for permanent in
vestment. but the trader should buy
only on the breaks and take profits
on such a rally as that of yesterday
which will likely be continued to some
extent today. Far sighted investors
are taking over some of the very
chean industrials like Corn Products