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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
SUE To PREVENT
COPPER COMBINE
Metal Dealers Expose Scheme to Form
Great Trust by Mining Conn
panies to Raise Price
of Product
By Associa ted Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-At a meeting
today representatives of the smaller
metal dealers in New York, New Jer-
sey and New England organized the
Northwestern Metal Dealers associa-
tion and decided to call on United
States Attorney General Bonaparte to
bring suit to prevent the formation Of
combination of copper mining COM
panies alleged to be now forming.
In a letter to Attorney General Bona
parte, which was not given out, it was
said that it called attention to the
present high prices of copper and that
it was proposed by the so-called trust
| to maintain the price or to increase 1t
| The letter asserts that a foreign cop
| per combination has entered into ar
agreement with the metal selling agen
cies in this country not to compete
with the American concerns, and thai
| a division of territory in Europe has
been made between them. 1t is also
alleged that this trust has stored large
supplies of copper, both in this coun-
try and in Europe, causing an artifi-
cial scarcity of the metal.
President James Norton, speaking of
the complaints made by the asSocia-
tion, said that seventy-five members in
the association represented buyers of
from 25,00O,000 to 30OO0,000 pounds
of copper annually, and that the west
ern copper buyers were in thorough
sympathy with the objects of the as
ISOLATION
President Norton will go to Wash
ington next week to see the attorney
general.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
FALSELY JAILED;
MIND GIVES WAY
Man Released After Being Proved In
nocent Is Hopelessly Insane.
Will Be Sent to an
Asylum
By Associa ted Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-With a
mind unbalanced by the horrors of false
Imprisonment, James Dowdall, alias
James Sutton, the ex-convict who was
released upon the confession of Stem
sen and Dabner, the gaspipe men, is
now believed to be hopelessly insane.
In a cell at the detention ward for the
insane the man awaits the verdict from
the alienists who are to pass on his
sanity: Outside his cell the aged
mother of the ex-convict weeps for her
son.
Tomorrow Dowdall will probably be
committed to one of the state asylums.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
TRY ARMY OFFICER FOR
DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT
By Associated Press.

BY AssOciated Press.
FORT D. A. RUSSELL, Wyo, Jan.
25.-Second Lieutenant Bird A. Page of
the Eleventh cavalry has been cited to
appear before a general court-martial
next week to stand trial for offenses
against the military regulations of the
United States army. Lieutenant Page,
who comes from Virginia, is accused
of indulging to excess in intoxicating
liquors and in breaking his word to
Colonel Myer that he would give up the
habit. On conviction it is mandatory
that the officer found guilty be dis
missed from the service.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
LOS ANGELES WILL GET
NEXT SESSION OF NATIONAL
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Is
1t was announced tonight that
the next convention of the Ma
tional Educational convention
will be held in Los Angeles the
first week in July. An effort has
been made to have the convention
held in this city, but owing to the
fact that the eastern railroads re-
fused to make special rate for
those who wished to attend the
convention it was decided to meet
in Los Angeles. The western
railroads, it is said, have made
concessions to the delegates and
teachers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
SLEEPS ON TRACK;
CARS BRING DEATH
BY Associated Press.

STOCKTON, Jan. 25.-A stranger
whose name is believed to be John Rob
ertson, aged about 70 years. was struck
and killed this afternoon by Southern
Pacific train near Lodi.
He was asleep on the track and when
the engine struck him he was thrown
some distance and rendered uncon-
scious. He lived three hours, but did
not recover consciousness, and the
only means of identification was by
means of papers in his pocket, He was
evidently a German and a laborer.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
HOBO CAPITALIST
ASTOUND5 POLICE
By Associated Press.

by ASSOClated PFeSS.
PACIFIC GROVE, Cal, Jan. 25-A
hobo capitalist, who gave the name of
by Officer Birks of Monterey City.
The man had been sleeping in old
shanties or in pine woods for two
months past. living on such food as
he could pick up.
When taken to Jail and asked as to
his means of support he handed Birks
$24O in silver Being searched a 500
bill was found in a coin belt around
his waist, and as Birks was leaving
the cell Nafus called him back and
pulling off a shoe produced another
500 bill from the sole of his sock.
From the other foot he drew a couple
of 500 bills, one twenty and one five
dollar bill.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
ANGEL CITY WANTS
DRY FARMING CONGRESS-

DENVER, Jan. 25.-Over 300 accredit-
ed delegates from states and territories
west of the Missouri river were present
at the sessions of the Dry Farming
congress today and visitors swelled the
attendance to a total of about 1000. The
congress was invited to meet next year
at Cheyenne, Salt Lake and Los Ange-
les. President b. o. Aylesworth of the
Colorado Agricultural college presided
over the congress lday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
FIERCE BLIZZARD RACES
THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST;
TRAIN SERVICE PARALYZED
by Associated Prcss.

ny NSSotldltu iitSS'
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. IS
The blizzard which started last
Thursday is still raging through.
out the Dakotas. The wind
ranges from thirty-six to forty.
miles an hour in velocity. Train
service has again been paralyzed,
there having been practically no
traffic for the past twenty-four
hours. Every branch line in North
Dakota is completely out of COM
mission and some of them have
had no trains for weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
Takes Morphine and Dies

BY Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 25.-Charles Con-
way, sometimes known as Harry Cor
bett, was found today in dying con
dition In a room in the lower part of
the city A physician was summoned,
but death came before he arrived. A
half filed bottle of morphine was found
in the bed, and it is surmised that he
took it with suicidal intent.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
PARDONED CHINESE
MUST FLEE COUNTRY
BY Associated Press.

by ASbUVIdlVU ITt5S.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-Jung
Wang and Quan Sick, two Chinese who
were sentenced in 1888 to serve life
terms in San Quentin for murders al
legged to have been committed in the
local Chinese quarter during a high
binder war and who were pardoned
recently by Governor Pardee, We're
yesterday deported on the Hong Kong
Maru.
Their pardons were granted on the
condition that they never return to the
state of California.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
RECOVER MORE BODIES OF
MINE EXPLOSION VICTIMS
BY Associated Press.

TRINIDAD, Colo, Jan. 25.-Four
more bodies We're recovered this morn
ing at the Primero mine, whore TWEEN
ty-four men were killed by an explo-
sion on Wednesday. Twelve bodies in
all have now been recovered.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
France lntenseIy Interested

PARIS, Jan. 25.-France manifesto i
intense interest in the German cleo
tions The newspapers are filled with
columns of dispatches.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

For Southern California: Cloudy
Saturday, probably showers; south
winds, changing to north. Maximum
temperature In Los Angeles yester-
day, 62 degrees; minimum, So de-
erees.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
FIFTy-ONE
TALESMEN
EXAMINED
Get Only Two Thaw
Jurors
Difficult to Secure Panel to Try AL
legged Slayer Of Stanford White.
Prisoner Watches Selec-
ton Carefully
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PTTTSBURG, Jan. 2j.-Intcrviews APP
pcnred in two afternoon papers today
with Mrs. Charles J. Holman, mother of
Mrs. Evelyn Thnw, in which Mrs. Hol-
man is quoted ns saying;
81 wish you would deny that I am
seeking vengeance. Never had such n
thought entered my mind"
To the Associated Press Mrs. Holman
asserted that she had issued no state
mcnt, but added that she had no inten-
tion of going to New York, nor had she
thought of vengeance.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26

1-Row over Iunketlng expenses.
2-Congress restive under navy fire.
3-Grocers favor weight sealer.
4-charter steamer for Bryan trip.
5-orange growers again defeated.
6-Editorial.
7-city news.
8-Sports.
e-Southern California news.
10-Markets.
11-Classified advertisements.
12-Railroad news.
FOREIGN
Government is victorious in German
elections.
COAST
Assemblymen row over junketing ex-
penses.
EASTERN
Only two Jurors are secured in Thaw
trial after ffty-one talesmen are exam
ined.
LOCAL
MAYOR Harper holds up gas report for
more sledge hammer work.
one lonely constable routs stable tuii
steamer will be chartered to take w. j.
Bryan and party to Catalina.
Two pleasure boats are run down by
schooner In San Pedro harbor
Freckled and snuD-nosed younSster de-
fies humane officers.
Orange growers are again defeated In
suit against railroads.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26


asserted that she had issued no state
mcnt, but added that she had no inten-
tion of going to New York, nor had she
thought of vengeance.
BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Fifty-one
taesmen were examined in rapid order
in the effort to complete the jury
which is to try Harry X Thaw for
the murder of Stanford White, and at
the end of the days session two names
had been added to the jury roll, maxi
ing seven in all. One hundred and one
talesmen have thus far been examined.
That there is increasing difficulty in
finding men who are willing or COM
petent to serve was evidenced by the
fact that on the first day of the trial
two jurors were sworn from among
nineteten talesmen one of them being
excused subsequently by the court.
On the second day three jurors were
secured from among thirty-one tales
men, while today it required the win
moving of more than one-fourth of the
entire special panel of 200 men to Sc
cure two members of the necessary
| twelve.
One of the new jurors is Harold r.
Faire, a printer and publisher
The second new juror is Malcolm S.
Fraser. a dealer in underwear.
The panel as it grows impresses the
followers of the case more and more
favorably.
Make Many Excuses
Excuses framed by the talesmen to
avoid jury duty in the case are growing
more varied each day. Man after man
declared today that his opinion as to
the guilt or innocence of the accused
was so firmly fixed as to admit of no
| change by reason of any evidence that
might be adduced.
District Attorney Jerome tried to
convince the talesmen that newspaper
stories We're not the same as sworn
testimony before a court, but his eff
forts were generally unsuccessful and
challenges for cause were sustained by
the court. Only three talesmen were
peremptorily rejected.
The state challenged a talesman
named Nesbit, who stated that he was
in no way related to Mrs. Evelyn Nes-
bit Thaw, wife of the defendant
The defense used two peremptory
challenges-one to relieve from duty
Harris M. Fletcher. who declared that
while he would carry an opinion into
the jury box he was sure he could lay
it aside upon hearing the evidence and
render a fair and impartial verdict.
The defense challenged Fletcher in
their own right after Justice Fitzger-
aid had overruled a challenge for
cause. The second peremptory chal-
lenge by the defense was directed
against S. N. Levy a tobacco dealer.
Tries to Read Newspaper
Harry Thaw seemed much more ac-
customed to his surroundings today
and for the first time gazed Interested
ly at the crowd in the SQUIRT room.
which was limited, however, to tales
IC,nntInIIad
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
Tries to Read Newspaper

Harry Thaw seemed much more ac-
customed to his surroundings today
and for the first time gazed Interested
ly at the crowd in the SQUIRT room.
which was limited, however, to tales
CONTINUED on Page Two1
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26

Only two Jurors are secured in Thaw
trial after ffty-one talesmen are exam
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
EASTERN

Assemblymen row over junketing ex-
penses.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-08-01
WANTS TO SEE SON FREE.
Mrs. Powers to Attend Trial Of Al
legged Slayer Of Gov. GoebeI.

Lexington, Ky, July So.-That she
may be spared to see her son free is
the prayer of Mrs. Rebecca Powers,
the aged mother of Caleb Powers, who
will be placed on trial Monday at
Georgetown for the fourth time for the
murder of Gov. William Goebel.
The feeble old woman lives in q
humble cottage in Barboursville with
her daughter, Mrs. Green. Each even
ing she stands at the front gate await
ing some tidings from her son, who
has now been in prison seven years.
She Is about II years old, but she
says If she has enough strength she
will go to Georgetown and be present
at the trial of her son. She firmly be-
lieves he is innocent. and attributes
his several convictions to the preju-
dice of the juries.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-08-01
THE FEUD WITH CUM
BERLAND GROWS ACUTE

jackson, Miss, July 29.- The
Cumberland Telephone and Tele.
graph Co., acting under the tempo.
rary restraining order recently secur-
ed from the federal court preventing
the Mississippi railroad commission
from interfering with its tariffs.
will abolish night rates on the first
of August.
This means hereafter that tolls
for long distance service will be the
same day and night, and unless the
corporation loses it case in the Fed
eral court, will add many thousands
OF dollars to the revenue each
month. Thus far no date has been
set for hearing of the injunction
bill, but the attorney-general's de-
murrer in behalf of the railroad
commission is in course of prepara-
ton, a1d Judge Niles will be asked
to give hearing at an early date. The
feud between tle Cumberland and
the railroad commission is growing
more acute, the commission having
been unotficlally advised that ad-
vanced rates for several other towns
IN the state are contemplated and
will be ordered at an early date.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-08-01
Terse Telegrams

Mikado refuses to recognize exclu
sion pact. Wants subjects in Amer
/ lea naturalized.
! Ferryman browns while trying t
row around head of coal barge neal
Grand Tower, Ill., Two passengers
woman and a minister, are rescued.
81. Louis physician departs to ex
plore countries between Adriatic and
Black seas. known as Savage Eu
rope" District is ruled by brigands
Lives of dozen men endangered
near Millstadt, H., by soaped-water
used in thrashing machine boiler.
Feudists believed to have planned ex.
plosion.
New. Atlanta. birmingham & At.
lantic system on Eastern coast prob.
ably will be completed in near fu-
ture. To be 649 miles in length.
Official call issued for Transmissis.
sippi Commercial Congress at Musko-
gee, November 10 to %. Convention
is in celebration OF admission of Ok
lahoma.
Magills lodged in Jail Immediately
after their arrival at Clinton, ILL.,. to
face charge of murder. Special grand
jury will meet Monday.
Fire sweeps through Coney Island
causing a loss of S150O,00O. Steeple.
chase Park aud twenty-seven build.
ings destroyed. Cigarettes start the
blaze,
Growth of cotton last week very
slow. Weather conditions in oklaho.
ma and Texas favorable to plant.
Jacob Blumberg, a st. Louis bow.
won first prize in Brussels for violin
playing.
Naval department confronted with
remodeling turrets in all new battle.
ships to prevent explosions from flare,
backs.
Pay of American soldiers declared
to be less than that OF several other
nations.
Eighteen engrayers Of money plates
dictate terms to government because
Of scarcity of emlnbers of trade.
Funds are said to have been pro.
vided for construction OF the Amer,
lean Midland line from South Dakota
to Gsivseton.
New block signal and train control
board will begin its investigation at
patent office. Win look into charges
that safety appliances am suppressed
President of Mobile, jackson & Kan
sas City says his line is to be shortest
from st. Louis and Chicago to New
Orleans and Mobile.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-08-01
EXPLODE DYNAMITE
MINERS BOX AT UNION STATION,
ST. LOUIS. GIVES WAY.
INJURED ARE IN SERIOUS CONDITION
smashers Gavin, Sparks and Banks
injured When Greeks Bit Of Lug
gage Goes Up In Ruins.

st. Louis, Mo. July S0.---Two men
were seriously hurt, two others slight
" injured in a dynamite explosion in
the baggage room of union station
Monday at 10 a. m.
lovan Domcter, a Greek coal miner,
who came to st. Louis Monday from
West Virginia, was unused to the way
trunks are handled by the smashers
In baggage rooms of railway stations
So the Greek confidently placed sew.
eral sticks of dynamite in the trunk
which he brought with him from West
Virginia.
The trunk arrived at $3.50. At 10
O'Clock it had reached the baggage
room. Someone grabbed the trunk
and threw it ON the foor
Bingo! There was an explosion
that shook union station and its foun-
dation. The trunk was a mass of
ruins. There was hardly anything left
but smoke.
Hugh Gavin, baggage handler, was
knocked to the floor His left arm
was badly injured, Warren Sparks,
his comrade, was badly burned about
the body. Both were removed to st.
Marys hospital.
John Banks, standing short dis
tance away, was hurled several feet
by the force of the explosion. but suf-
fered only slight bruises. John Grow,
another employe in the baggage room.
was slightly burned on the neck.
The trunk was literally blown to
smithereens. There was hardly a
vestige left of it. A miners lamp and
some other mining implements were
saved from the wreck, but that's all
Domcter has not shown up in union
station to claim the trunk, but several
members of the baggage force are
waiting for him ~ - --'.' -
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-08-01
TO DlsoUALlFY JUDGE.
Defendant Lawyers Want Judge in
Powers Case Removed.

Georgetown. Ky. July S0.-Caleb
Powers was placed. on trial here Mon
day for the fourth time, charged with
completely in the murder OF Governor
Goehel seven years ago. On the con
vening Of court Judge ]. c, Sims Of
counsel for defense stated that he
wished to enter q motion to have Sps-
cial Judge Robbins. sitting in the case,
removed. He filed an affidavit in sup
port OF his notion The motion was
made. After reading the affidavit 70
have him removed, Special Judge Rob
bins adjourned court until O'Clock
this afternoon To allow the states at
torney to examine the affidavit, which
contains sensational allegations as to
Robbins rulings in the last case. Il
was not made public.
Georgetown is comparatively quiet
on the first day of the trial. Powers
says he has the best chance of acquit
tai he ever had.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-08-01
FAILS TO FIND FRAUD
I'M pRENTISS COUNTY

jackson, Miss, July 29- After
hiring detective to investigate
an allegation of fraud preferred
against the board of supervisors
of Prentiss county in connection
with the court house contract,
Gov. Vardaman has reached the
conclusion that the charge was
based on vague and indefinite ru-
mors.
The governor has not revealed
the identity of the personal agent
employed. or by whom the char
ges were preferred, but states
that, while the detective reported
something unsavory concerning
the reputation of the former con-
tractors, no facts were discovered
which showed that the contrac-
tors were guilty of fraud in Sc
curing the contract, or that mem
bers of the board of supervisors
were guilty of any form of dis
honesty.
Members of the board were
angry when they learned that the
governor had employed a detec-
tive tc look into the matter, stat
ing that their official actions are
shown by the minutes, and not
subject to criticism or review by
the governor.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-08-01
Warm Weather BepessI,, !.

While residents Of thd town. III
cities in Mississippi are comDlsiss'l| i 4
OF the excessive heat, the tha,n,,. ,',.'l
eter huving ranged from ss / "
degrees since the first Of The v.s,
ene farmers declare that the w,,,|
weather is resulting in subst,s,'1 MI
good to the Gotten crop, Ind n
work y OF cleaning the grass from 81
helds is nearing completion.
Good weather has unboubt.a,|
brought about Improvement II MI
dition during the past week, NJ
some observers say that the ays,s,.|
condition is now at least rs per NJ
Showers have been infreoneut d.
ring the past few DAYS, but thsa Il
no pressing need of rain in any I'd
ton of the state. It is more III,
likely that the present hot Nh
however, will be followed bv "a.
GUS precipitation.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-08-01
MISSING PRIEST IN PARIS.
Wanted in ST. Louis for Alleged Theft
of 5000, in Custody.

Chicago. ILL.,, July SO.-word was
received in Chicago Monday OF the ar.
rest in Paris of Rev. Vincent Joseph
iagsn. the Polish priest who disap.
pesred from this city three years ago
while being searched for by the police
in connection with the arrest Of his
four sisters. Lsgan is also wanted in
St Louis. where he went from Chi.
cago, on a charge of having absconded
with $4,000 belonging to parishioners
of an independent Polish church which
he started there.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-08-01
OPERATORS MAY STRIKE AGAIN.
Telegraphers at San Francisco Are
- SIN Dissatisfied.

San Francisco, July S0.-A renewal
of hostilities between the union teleg.
raphers and the companies in this city
was forecasted by sundays action of
the local union, which passed resolu,
tons calling for an appeal to the high.
er officials Of the companies in New
York
II is claimed the Postal and West
ern Union have not lived up to the
spirit Of the agreement ending the re,
cent strike; that the operators who
returned were being Disseminated
against; that they were given subordi.
nate positions aud made to work from
1s 70 "a hours day; that the compa,
nies have been engaging non.union
men since the strike settlement and
many OF the strikers have been refused
employment.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-08-01
EXPLOSION ON U. S. euNBoAr.
Tube Bursts on Wilmington While at
Marking, China.

Washington, July 91.-A dispatch
received at the Navy department
Tuesday from Commander. Bouch of
the gunboat Wilmington at Shanghai
says boiler tube of the vessel burst
Monday while the ship was at Nan.
king.
Three men we're scaided, one Of
whom, Fireman Phillip Hind. died.
The other two were not seriously
burned.
Hind was native of Maryland and
enlisted in the navy May 10, 1894.
His next of kin is brother, ]. E.
Hind of Chester, Md.
Unofficial reports Of several deaths
from smallpox on the Wilmington
have reached the Navy department
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-08-01
short on Time.

A Georgia sheriff received the
following note from a prisoner
who was under sentence of
death:
Mister Sherf--Will you please,
sub, tell me des what day | is ter
hang on? hez clear fergot an
| wants ter put off gettin' relig-
ion ez long ez convenient, en-
spend all de time l kin SPAR in
cussin' de jedge what sentenced
me. -