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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
EIka 81 Eor Les AnneIes.

Salt Lake Clty.-Oyer 500 persons.
q majority OF whom claim the title Of
the Best People ON Earth" lett Sat.
urday evening ON an excursion 10 los
Angeles. Those who We're not of The
anuorod tribe enjoyed by special ppr.
mission an the privileges that lnnor.
tanned to the Ellis while the Journey
lasts. The train was divided into two
sections and the whole excursion was
under the charge Of J p Burton. dis
trict passenger agent OF the Salt Lake
route, who looked after the comfort
of all
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
TREND OF GOVERNMENT
IS TOWARD SOCIALISM
French Ministry Has New Scheme Of
Taxation Which VIII Place the
Burden Upon the Wealthy
Glasses.

Paris-The governments new
scheme for taxation. introduced In the
chamber Of deputies ON Thursday,
created a great stir when 70 was
made public after the closing OF
the house II enacted into a law
II will constitute a complete readiust.
ment of the fiscal system. The old
door. window. poll and other direct
taxes are g. be replaced by q system
based upon incomes. Day laborers
are practically exempted.
The tax upon incomes Of over $1,000
a year Is made progressive up 20 4
per cent OF the total. Even govern.
mcnt rcntes. excepting those held
abroad. only nominally escape. the
coupons themselves being exempt, but
the revenue therefrom being taxed
when the total income Of tho holder
exceeds the minimum laid down.
French savings are largely invested
In rcntes. The burdens placed upon
foreign securities. both private and
governmental constitutes "a particu.
larry heavy blow to Russian securl.
tics. Of which II Is estimated that
from eight TO ten milliards are held In
France
This new income tax measure Is
one OF the radical reforms 10 which
tho Clomenceau ministry committed
itself upon assuming Office. IL was
submitted for the approval OF NJ
Jaures. the socialist leader, before the
Introduction in the chamber. and while
II IS received with unbounded Joy
by the socialists as a proper shifting
OF the burden OF taxation TO the shoul.
ders OF the idle rich. II Is sure TO
on 1Ounter intense opposition from
the more moderate republicans. as
well as from the conservative par.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
TRYING TO SAVE THAw.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Tells story Of
Her Ruin by White.


Now York Evelyn Nesblt Thaw
told her story on Thursday. To save
the life OF her husband. charged with
murder. she barred to the world the
innermost secrets of her soul. Il
was the same story she told Harry
Thaw In Paris In 1908. when he asked
her TO become his wifo-the COMICS
sion OF one who felt there was an In.
surmountnblo barrier TO her ever be.
coming the bride Of the man she
loved. In the big witness chair she
appear but a slip Of girl, and sho
told tho pltlul story of her eventful
young life In frank girlish way.
As the young wife unfolded the
narrative OF her girlhood and told
OF the early struggles OF herself and
her mother 10 keep body and soul to.
gether: Of how gaunt poverty stood
ever at the door, and how she I'm.
ally was able TO earn a livelihood
by posing for photographers ans ar.
lists. she won the murmured sym
patty OF the throng which filled every
available space In the court room.
Then came the relation OF the
wreck OF that girlhood at 16 years OF
age. IL was the story OF her meet
ing with Stanford white: the story
OF the sumpmous studio apartment
whose dingy exterior gave no hint
OF luxurious furnishings within; Of n
volvotcoyered swing In which one
could swing until sllppered toes
crashed through the paper OF a Jap.
aneso pnrasol swung from the cell.
ing. the story OF a glass OF cham.
payne, OF black, whlrling sensations,
and OF mirrored bedroom walls. In
snort, she told all the story.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15

Constantlnoplo Tho special com.
mission OF Inquiry ordered by the sui
ton To examine into the charges
against Fehmi pashl, chief Of the sec.
ret police OF the palace, who, Il was
alleged by the German embassy. re-.
Gently caused the seizure OF a ships
cargo destined for Hamburg, has con.
cmded It's work. The German ombas
sy, at the sulnn's request, waived a
public trial, but insisted that Fehmi
Pasha be banished, which It is under
stood will be done
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
Uncle Sam and Dlaz Keeping Eye on
Honduras and Nicaragua.

Mexico Clty.-The state depart
ment has made public tho following
note: president Dlaz, acting ON the
direct suggestion OF President Roose-
welt, has sent a note to the govern.
ments OF Costa Rica. Salvador and
Guatemala, asking them TO use every
effort to prevent an armed clash be.
tween Nicaragua and Honduras, with
tho intimation that past treaties must
be lived up to and that their disputes
must be referred to an arbitration
board"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
In Thirty Days utah Lawmakers Pass
Three New Measures

Salt Lake City,-Tuesday marks the
first half OF the sixty days session OF
the legislature. Up to date three bills
have been passed through both houses
and sent TO the governor for his ap.
proyal, ono OF those is the contin.
gent expense bill. passed under sus'
pension OF tho rules en- tho first day OF
the session, Tho other ia n bill pro.
vldlng for a commission to codify and
unnOtato the laws, The third IA u bill
making a minor amendment to tho
statutes.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
DAY MUST DIE FOR CRIME.
Slayer Of NegEo Leader Of Salt Lake
Convicted Of Murder In First
Degree.

Salt Lake Clty.-A. T. Day must die
for the murder OF Horace II. voss.
A life for life was tho penalty con.
tanned in the verdict Of the Jury which
Friday night found Day guilty Of muir.
der In the first degree
The verdict was returned at $3.50
o'clock, after the jury had dollberatod
four hours over the case. Day was
unmoyed as he heard the verdict and
returned at once to tho county Jail to
his cell. with but a single comment
on the result OF the trial A deputy,
hoping to cheer him, said:
II hoped they would use you better.
Day"
"Well, 80 did l." responded the pris
oner, but II doesn't matter much"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
MUST INCREASE NAVY
United states Needs More aattleshlps
TO Control the Pacific.

Chicago Major General A. w.
Greedy. Ia an address In this city de.
clarcd that n the United States is to
fulnn her destiny as the controlling
mower OF the Pacific ocean and main.
tain her position as world nation.
she must recognize the gravity OF the
problems which have arisen since she
took over the Philippines and prepare
10 meet them. General Greedy referred
particularly 10 the menace OF war
with Japan which has followed tho re-
cent anti.Japanrsc agitation In san
Francisco. and while nc expressed the
belief that the ditlculty will be uded
over. pointed out the inevitable rooc.
currcncc OF such contingencies, and
pleaded for navy which should Gu.
able the American people to maintain
their national honor
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
Had Little Support.

washington, Fob G.-rhe advocates
OF n fourteen-foot channel for the Mis-.
slssippl river from Chicago to st. Louis
and the Gulf met defeat when the
house In committee Of the whole, hay,
ing under consideration the river and
barbor appropriation bin, voted to
stand by the recommendation OF the
committee In opposition TO the pro.
jeet. Although there was much
spoech.makng on the part of me
friends OF the measure, they secured
only 4G votes for the amendment,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
HAYTI MIXED UP
WITH GERMANY
Fears Entertained at Port Az
Prince That Complications
May EnSue.
Trouble Caused by Refusal Of German
Bankers 10 obey orders Of Court
In returning 10 Government
Monies Obtained Fraud.
ulently

Port IA Prince. Haytl.-The rela.
lions between the governments Of Hay.
Il and Germany are strained owing to
the refusal OF the German bankers,
Hermann a. CO.. by direction OF the
court at Port Au Prince. TO return to
the Haytian government large sums
Of money alleged to have been Oh.
tanned fraudulontly. Among the al
legged transactions Of Hermann a Co.
with the Hytian government was ono
which Is said 10 have proved favora.
bic To the government This was con.
cludod by the Haytlan minister OF IN.
anco, the German legation and Her.
mann 4 Co. The German minister
demanded that this transaction, as
well as others. be- annulled. but tho
Haytlan government In terms that the
German minister DENIED offensive, re-
fused 10 ncquioscc. The German min.
lister at the same time demanded the
withdrawal OF the phrase objected TO.
This also was refused
Fears are entertained hero Of grave
complications ensuing.
The official monitor -cconuy pub
llshcd notice OF the expulsion Of Mr
Mansour. an American citizen. but
Mr. Furniss. the American minister
believing tho call for tho mans ox
pulai0n uniuatlnod. asked for the with
drawnl Of the order This. however
was refused. ana Manaour has left foi
Now York The seal Of the American
legation has been placed ON his shop
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
MAY De AN EXTRA SESSION.
President Wants TO Get Action on
santo Domingo Matter.

5anto Domingo Matter.
Washington. Tho treaty between
tho United States and santo Domingo.
which has been pending In the United
States senate for ratification since
1905. is to be displaced by an entirely
now treaty. which will be sent to the
senate soon after February 10.
The Shnto Domingo treaty as ncgo
tlated two years ago now ceases, there
fore. to DO a possible cause for an oX'
ira Sos lion Of the senate. Tho new
treaty. (which will be In a greatly sim
pllhod form, freed from nearly all the
uuusru'bf controversy embodied In tho
convention that has boon pending. may
bo ratified before the expiration OF
this congress ON March. AZ this stage
OF tho session. however. the slightest
resistance woul' compel postpone.
ment Of itn ratification.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
FEMALE TERRoRIsTs.
School Girls In Russia Make Bombs
and Plan AssaasInatIena.

Moscow Another search at the
Moscow female university has re.
suited In several untitled bombs being
found Il Is reported that the eight
Girl students arrested In connection
with tho threat OF the torrorists 10
execute the death sentences imposed
on Count lguatien. General paylon.
General Won Dor l.aunlta and Governor
AleXandroysky, have been tried by
drumhcad court martial.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
PROTEST or WOMEN.
Say Thaw Case 10 Disgusting and
Evidence UNIT to Print.

Say Thaw Case 10 Disgusting and
Evidence UNIT to Print.
Chattanooga. Tenn. Women OF this
city met Sunday and protested against
tho printing OF details OF tho Thaw
murder case and similar criminal
court proceedings. The protest, IL was
stated. was made in tho interest OF
tho nanctlty OF our homos and the
purity OF our children and to protest
against tho minute and detailed ac
counts given In tho daily papers OF
tho sensational and scandaloua pro
eeodlngs OF tho criminal court"
Mayor Frlorson, In an address, de
clnrod the reports OF the Thaw trial
were disgusting In their detail. He
said some OF tho newspaper had gone
too TAR In their accounts
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
John Wanamaker Loses Art Gallery
Containing Valuable Palnttnps.

PhIadelphia.-The country home OF
John Wanamaker at Chelton Hills.
near Jenkintown. was destroyed by
fire Friday night The loss Is est.
mated at 100000 Mr. Wanamaker's
home was considered one Of the most
artistic and valuable OF PHILADELPHIA
suburban properties The estate con.
sists of thirty acres OF ground. ana
the house, which was OF English style
OF architecture, stood on a hin about
500 yards back from the famous Odd
York road.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
GIRL PATIENT KILLS DOCTOR.
Prominent Physician the Victim Of
Of Girls Insane Jealousy.

v
Of Girls Insane Jealousy.
Kansas City.--D Everett II. Mer.
win. prominent physician and sur
gcon OF this city. and Miss Maud sla-
ter. aged 20. a patient OF the doctor,
were found dead In Morwin's ofieY
In the Hall building satuLday aud all
available evidence points to iNe-eIe'
DRY that the girl shot and killed the
physician aud then committed suicide
as the result OF an insane Jealousy
Each victim had been shot through
the head aud pistol was found near
tho extended right hand OF the arl.
The doors OF the ONCE We're locked
and neighboring tenants OF the build
ing who heard tho sound Of shots 10
Dr. Morwina office were Obliged 10
force an entrance to his apartments.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
Six Persons Perish as Result Of Cap.
skiing Of Launch.

Sacramento. Cal.-six people we're
drowned here when the gasoline
launch Cyrone struck the draw OF
the railroad bridge across the Sac.
ramcuto river and copsi2od The
drowned were: Mrs. a. Jacinto and
a Japanese woman and four Japan.
ese. The owner OF the boat, Manuel
Henderson. who was acting as cap
tain and engineer, George HOrr,
pilot; Joseph Gamma and Martin
Gamma and Two othors, Japanese
were saved
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-07-20
"A Roland for an Oliver. "

Here's one of John Sharp
Williams speeches you ought to
read, said rather fresh Brook
haven Williams man yesterday
morning, addressing plain, hon
est old x-Confed who lives out
in the city suburbs.
II don't want to read anything
else from Williams, y answered
the old vet.
Well, you ought to- persist
ed the distributor Of Williams
speeches on which the govern
ment pays the freight, there
rs nobody for Vardaman but COM
mon people. I
That's all right retorted the
old vet, quick as a shot, and
most of Williams supporters are
niggers.
The old gentleman, proud to
be numbered among the COM
mon people, who are supporting
Vardaman, fairly chuckled as he
related the incident to d represen-
tatiVe of The Leader a few min
utes later.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-07-20
A Cosby News Letter from CovinetOn.
Collins, Miss. July II.

COLLINS, MISS, July IL.
Editor of The Leader:-I am
receiving the good old Leader
now twice a week and in scanning
its columns | see mentioned the
names of many of nv old boy
hood "chums." 1t brings fond
recollections of the many happy
days we have spent together in
school. | have been living in
this county (Coyington) only six
months, but must say / am favor
ably impressed by its citizens.
Our little city of Collins, it will
be remembered, was victorious in
securing the county seat, which
was formerly Williamsburg. This
is a thriving and prosperous lit
tie city of about 1000 inhabitants.
1t is situated on the q. & s. 1.
r. r. 81 miles south of jackson.
1t has grown from nothing to its
present proportions within the
last six years. We have two
banks, three large drug stores,
one hardware store, two furniture
stores, besides fifteen or twenty
general mercantile which houses
are composed mostly of brick and
concrete. There are also three
large saw mills, two planning
mills, ice factory, and machine
shops. The town owns water
works and electric lights. We
also have ole weekly newspaper.
The new court house is now nm
der construction at a cost of
from $50, 900 to sec 900 and when
completed will be second to none
in the State. just bordering on
the east runs the beautiful river
of 0katoma, whose waters are
filed with the finest of the finny
tribe, which IS evidenced by tile
large catches being brought
through town daily. There are
two public bridges which span the
Olzat0ma swamp some three quar-
ters of a mile in length. and from
the crowds Of young people who
gather on them of Sunday even
ings one would think they were
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-07-20
A CARD FROM Mr.. NOEL.
He Writes to the Magnolia Gazette
Correcting Some False Cam
paign Stories.

Editor Magnolia Gazette:
On May 10th, 1906, my plat
form, over my signature, was
given to the press for publication,
declaring, among other, things,
that, Existing methods of distri-
buting school funds gives some
counties more than they can we'll
use, and to others hardly a mea-
ger salary for the shortest term.
A method, fairly equitable in its
results, to all white children,
can, and should be provided" T"
Copies of this platform were
sent all over the state then and
are yet being sent. No one but a
fool would have made written
and verbal statements in direct
conflict; and those who so state,
either misunderstood or misrep-
resent me. for my position has
never varied from that announced
in my platform, as thousands of
persons in different localities will
recall. | explained the origin
and working Of our school laws,
the cause Of inequality in distri-
button, both as to sixteenth sec
tion and state funds, suggesting
that a fair system of equalizing
assessments and distributin g
school funds for counties on the
basis of average attendance, in
stead Of educable children, would
probably result in those counties
ID which negroes most largely
predominant, not only paying
sufficient school tax to educate all
children of their own counties,
but to aid in defraying the educa-
tion OF. children in white eoun-
ties, white counties having rela-
lively less wealth; and that being
the result which ought to be at
tanned, and TO which even the me-
gro countries would not object.
No change can be made except
througnh an amendment to the
constitution, matter with which
the Governor has nothing to do,
being left entirely to the Legisla-
ture, and to the people.
According to the last Auditors
report, about rs white counties
and five negro counties, including
Jefferson, but not Holmes, re-
ceived more money for schools
than they paid Ia adgalorem tax
for schools and all other expen-
ses Of state government. No one
objects to that result, as to the
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-07-20
A WARNING NOTE.
HON. FRANK BURKTT WRITES THE
GOVERNOR A LETTER.
Situation FIattering in Northeast Mis-.
issippi The Only Danger Over Con-
fidence and Not Watching the
Opposition.

Gov. Vardaman has given out
for publication the following let
ter, which explains itself and car
ries its own warning to his sup
porters throughout the State:
+ Okolona, Miss, July -, 1907.
Gov. Jas. X. Vardaman, Corinth,
Miss:
My Dear Friend: The surface
outlook in this section is as prom
Using as could be wished. Your
friends are enthusiastic, but per-
haps little too confident. | am
doing all | can to induce vigilance
and watchfulness, for / see un-
mistakable signs of old time meth
ods of canvassing on the part of
your adversaries, which lead me
to believe every purchasable
newspaper is to be brought into
line, within the next ten days,
and the State flooded with cooked
up literature; designed to de-
ceive the public, and to decoy the
voters from the living, vital issue
of the canvass. A systematic
plan of vote swapping, | suspect,
has been agreed upon; and the
very air is full of the regulation
campaign lies to be sprung on the
reve of the election. / am con-
vinced that an effort is being
made to form a combination be-
tween the friends of Mr.. Williams
and certain of the gubernatorial
candidates whereby it is hoped
to affect your interest. To ac-
complish this end, money will be
used like water; but, thank God,
the average Mississippi voter
can't be bought, and / trust will
not be Influenced to any alarming
extent by the willy schemes set
on foot.
The flaming newspaper and
circular headlines addressed to
the farmers, will, | predict, fail
of their purpose, if friends
throughout the State are duly
warned of the situation, and they
will place themselves on guard
for the next twenty days; ready
to. combat every evil and corrupt
tendency, having for its object
the deception of the masses. If
this is done, victory is certain to
perch upon your standard; and
our glorious commonwealth will
retain her proud position, as the
pioneer of political acumen and
and courage, and the worthy
leader of genuine Southern SEN
timent.
Sincerely your friend,
FRANK BURKITT.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-07-20
The Progressive Union

Invites every citizen of Brook
haven to be present at a mass
to be held at the Mayors
office Monday afternoon, July %,
at 5 o'clock to discuss ways and
means of securing the proposed
Episcopal Female College for
Brookhaven.
Several sites have already been
rendered anG also other liberal
offers extended. Let everybody
who has the growth and welfare
of Brookhaven at heart attend and
help to secure this institution in
our midst.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-07-20
JUSTICE MOCKED.
The Daso Child-Murderers Escape With
Life Sentences.

Hahnville, La, July 49,
Guilty, without capital punish
ment. y
Such was the verdict rendered
early this evening in the case of
the State against Tony Costa, Col
logiro Gendusa. Ignazio Campig-
ciano and Maria Campigciano,
his wife, charged with the abduc-
tion of little Walter Lamana,
June s, and his murder four days
later.
just 45 minutes we're occupied
by the jury in arriving at this
conclusion, which fell like an ice
douche upon the crowd of spec
tators. So profound was the sur
prise occasioned by the finding
that utter silence prevailed for
several minutes, during which the
verdict was recorded and the jury
was dismissed without the the
thanks of the court.
Gentlemen of the Jury" said
Judge Eddrington, curtly, you
have been here with us four days.
You have deliberated and rem
dered your verdict. You are
now discharged. :"
At which the jurymen FASTENED
from the court house, as though
fully realizing that their verdict
would provoke a storm of disap-
proval.
And this storm fell quickly.
Hardly had the last man departed
when the spectators gave vent to-
expressions of the most bitter
disappointment, not the slightest
doubt having been entertained
that death awaited Costa, Campig-
ciano and Gendusa, with at least
life Imprisonment for the woman.
The sentiment prevailed that
justice had miscarried and that
summary punishment should be
melted to the prisoners, but the
crowd was showed out of the
court room, and through its dis
persal into little groups was soon
rendered harmless.
Great excitement prevails in
New Orleans over the verdict, the
CHASTITY murder of the Lamana
child being fresh in the minds of
Veryone.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-07-20
PROVIDENCE DOTS.

We bad a big rain Saturday and
Sunday, which was more than well
come by all. S
The pTotracted meetings are be-
ginning, and oh! won't the chick
ems go now.
Mr.. Emanuel Greer and Miss
Abb Walker were united Sunday.
We all wish them much Joy and
happiness.
There was large crowd at
Prlmity Sunday. We hope the
meeting will do all of us some
good and bring us nearerv to God.
Miss Dollie Clark has returned
from StarKville, where she has
been attending attending the nor
NAL.
Miss Norma GiIleylen is visit
ing relatives at Aberdeen and
Quincy. Miss.
Mr.. Sidney Brister has gotten
him a new buggy. | guess he
aims riding some of the girls.
Which one are you going to take,
Sid!
Mr.. L. L. Gilleylen returned
from Clyde to see home folks Sat.
urday and Sunday.
Protracted meeting will begin
at Providence Saturday and will
go on all the week.
Mrs. Lucy Roberts is attend,
ling the big meeting at Moak' Is
| Creek.
Misse Carrie Brister and Miss
Minnie Brister have returned
from Hattiesburg, where they
have been attending the normal.
AUNT EMMA.