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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
THAW JURY
IS GROWING
Two More Added to II
Yesterday
The Nine Men Have Been
Selected From Il Panel
of 300.

New York, Jan. 2S--The jury to try
Thaw was nearly completed today
When the court adjourned this even
ing there were nine men in the box
one having been added during the
morning session and one just before
adjournment. 1t is expected that the
taking of testimony will begin on
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Harry X. Thaw and her COM
panion, May Mckenzie, were the first
to arrive. Mrs. VIM. Thaw, mother Of
the prisoner. accompanied by her two
daughters. the Countess of Yarmouth
and Mrs. Geo. Lauder Carnegie, Ed
ward and Josiah Thaw and Mr. Car
negie were also present. The family
sat in two rows of chairs just back of
the prisoner. AS usual they seldom
spoke to one another. .Thaw was de-
lighted when he saw all his family in
court and he appeared in high spirits
all day.
Fifty talesmen were examined today
and 50 rapidly were the remaining
members Of the special panel dispOs-
ed of at the morning session that at
the noon recess orders We're hurfiedly
issued by the court for summOning an
additional 100 men who are to report
tomorrow morning. This will make a
total of 300 men thus far summoned
OF the original panel there remained
today only 80. OF the fifty men exam
ined today i3 were excused on doctors
certificates or because they had form
ed opinions too strong to be shaken
by the testimony. Five talesmen were
challenged peremptorily, the state lead
ing with three challenges.
The two men who proved acceptable
were Chas. ID. Newton. a retired rail-
road official about siXty-five years old.
and Louis Haas, New York representa-
tive Of a Philadelphia candy concern.
about 80 years old
In accepting the later District At
torney jerome dwelt some time on the
question of reasonable doubt. Haas
seemed OF the idea that conviction
for murder i'm the first degree should
be returned when such a doubt as one
might feel in regard To some vital is
sue in his own life had been removed
by evidence. This seemed to satisfy
the district attorney. Mr.. Jerome con-
| unued today to base his examination
/ Of the talesmen on the belief tina.
/ Thaw's counsel may offer two defense
| one of emotional insanity the other
| the "unwritton law"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
THREE MISSING FIREMEN.
Probably Killed by Falling Walls in q
Buffalo Fire.

Buffalo, Jan. 2S.-Buried under tons
of the ice coated debris of the eight
story Seneca building at 1O1 Seneca
street. destroyed by fire today three
firemen are probably dead. or 50 bad
~ Injured that they will die before aid
can reach them. About twenty fire
men including the three missing men.
were ON the roof nf the Haywood
builyIng adjoining fighting against the
spread of the flames. when two brick
walls of the building collapsed. Tons
or debris crashed down on the roof OF
the Haywood building. going through
the roof, and carrying floor after floor
into the basement Not one Of the
twenty escaped without injury but half
If them were able to fight their way
out and give aid to less fortunate COM
rades. The rescuers worked all af-
ternoon but no trace of the missing
men was found. As night fell, electric
lights were strung into the ruins and
work was resumed.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
A Fire Damp Explosion Wrecks a Prus-
sian Mine
1t is Estimated That the Death List Will Be 16O
and That the Total Casual ty List Will Reach
800.

Saarbruck, Prussia, Jan. 2S.-A fire
damp explosion occurred this morning
i'm the Reden coal mine at St. John
Om-Saar, opposite Saarb-uck and
caused a loss Of from $50 10 200 lives.
The mine was owned by the Prussian
government.
Up 10 six o'clock this evening seven
ty-seven bodies had been recovered,
and fifty-siX corpses are known to be
underground. Only fifty live men
have been brought up and out of these
the doctors say at least thirty-five will
die rs they are frightfulIy injured
through having been hurled against
the walls Of the galleries by the force
of the explosion. An official report says
the number OF dead cannot exceed 160.
Immediately after the explosion res
cue workers We're hurried from all the
adjacent mines and boldly entered the
shaft in great numbers. The work Of
rescue has been greatly hampered by
poisonous gas rising from the explo-
sion and by a fierce fire that broke
out Immediately afterwards. This
caused efforts at rescue to be suspend
ed and the workers had To be ordered
out of the mine. After all the rescurers
had reached daylight. according to one
version, a second terrific detonatiOn
was heard under ground. But accord
ing 10 another report many rescuers
We're still below when the second explO-
sion occurred. 1t is estimated that
the casualty list from the two eXplo-
sions will reach 800
1t is regarded as certain that the
lowest levels Of the mines are COM
pletely wrecked and inspectors are de-
liberating upon further measures to get
control OF the fire. Managers are dis
cussing the advisability OF flooding
these levels as the only means Of ex-
tinguishng the flames. 1t is believed
that all the men who were in the low
CT levels are dead. 1t viii take a week
TO enter and explore the mine.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
A JAPANESE WARNING
TOO MUCH PROSPERITY
The Premier Intinates to Business Men
That There IS Danger Of OVERRIDING
a Good Thing.

Chicago. Jan. 2S-A special to the
Daily News from Toxic says the lead
ing business men of Toxic. KiotO and
Nagoya We're entertained by the Jap
anese premier Marquis Saionji. today.
The premier in his address affirmed
that beyond all question the country
is Al present on higher wave OF pros
perity on account OF its foreign trade.
its excess Of exports over imports and
general industrial activity.
Nevertheless he showed that il was
possible TO- the fever Of speculation to
develop to dangerous proportions and
he said he wished the japanese business
men TO contrive SO that the current O.
fortune on which the country is tiOat-
ing should not be interrupted. He ad-
Ged that both himself and his col
leagues felt some anxiety and begged
business men to accept the responsible
ity OF restoring and maintaining a
wholesome tone in commerce and man
ufac;uring
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
PROTECTIVE POLICY AssAILEp.

Washington. Jan. 2S-J. j. Hill. E
II. Hartman and the republican policy
Of protection are assailed i'm the min
ority adverse report of the Littauer
compromise ship subidy bill which was
filed i'm the house today by Represent
tative Spight of Mississippi The re-
port is signed by Mr.. Spight and other
democratic members Of the house COM
mittee on merchant marine and fisher
les and Messrs. GOuldin, Sherley and
Patterson. After reviewing the propos-
ed subsidies to South American and
Oriental lines, the report says:
1T is not pretended that the pro-
posed appropriations are intended
merely to compensate for services rem
dered but admittedly the larger part
is pure gratuity. This objection is fun
damental and no amount of sophistry
or volume of argument can obscure II.
Were it limited simply to payments
for new mail routes it might be ac-
ceptable for that purpose though not as
2 real aid TO merchant marine.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29

The disaster occurred 23OO feet under
ground and a quarter of a mile from
the floor Of the shaft. 1t is the great
est mining camp catastrophe ever
known in the Saarbruck region. About
600 men entered the mine for the day
shift, but 400 escaped through the Bill
dersteck shaft which communicates
with the Reden under ground.
At a late hour tonight it is uncertain
how many are in the mine reports be-
ing so conflicting. The entrance To
the galleries under ground is blocked
with dead horses. Most of the bodies
are mangled beyond recognition. The
mine inspectors have ordered the res
cuers TO return to their homes but hold
themselves in readiness for further or
GeTs.
Emperor William has ordered that a
full report be sent to him. Experts
calculate that the rescue work will
take one week.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
A THAW DETECTIVE.

Pittsburg. Jan. 2S-Detcctive Roger
Omar. formerly superintendent of pO-
lice, who was engaged by Harry h.
Thaw Immediately following the muir
der. will leave tomorrow for New
York TO attend the Thaw trial. Omar
refuses to discuss the purpose OF his
trip or to confirm the report that he
will take with him witnesses of i'm
portance to the defense.
Persistent rumOrs are that DIR. c. c.
Wiley and DR.. Henry \. HutchisOn, the
superintendent of the Western Asy-
lum for the Insane at DiXmont. Pa.
will be called as expert witnesses to
prove that Thaw was not responsible
for the shooting of White.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
ANOTHER coURRIERE HORROR.

Lenz. France, Jan. 2S.-A disaster at
first believed to involve the loss Of
many lives occurred in a coal mine at
Lieven. in the Courriere district. An
explosion was caused by fire damp. 4
panic followed preventing the work Of
rescue until soldiers restored order.
The mayor OF Lieven. an old miner is
, experimenting the rescue work. Bodies
Of the chief engineer and two assist
ants are recovered. An official inves-
tigation has been made and it is de-
clared that only three lives were lost.
This has been posted but the crowd is
unbelieving.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29

and the honesty of his motives Mr..
O'Neill denied that ne had iseen al all
times worthy Of it. He said that in the
statehood matter his motives were not
honest and that his actions were CEN
surable.
Mr.. Hunt briefly called the attention
Of the council TO the action OF the con-
gressmen, the Legislature and the com
mercial bodies of California during the
jointure struggle. Now. he said. was
the opportunity of Arizona to dis
charge a debt OF gratitude.
Mr.. Weedin. on the subject OF the
treaty denied that the president and
the senate had power 10 confer upon
the people of a foreign nation rights
which cOnflicted with the constitutional
rights of the citizens OF any state.
The debate was closed BY Judge
Blakely who said that he would b. out
done in no man in his friendliness and
gratitude to the people of California.
But here a question was involved
which legislatures could not decide. IL
was the business Of the highest court
of the land. He regretted .that the
subject had been precipitated in this
manner and hoped that the motion 10
reconsider would prevail.
The motion was adopted by 70 4. a
strict party vote. The resolution was
then referred and it is understood that
it Will be put into a form which VIII
be equally as expressive Of sympathy
with the people Of California and less
Objectionable to the party sentiments
of the ma jOrity. The house il is "a a
Will not accept an amendment but viii
prefer to let the matter rest where the
council has put il.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
MONTANA STOCK FAMINE.

washington, Jan. 2S-IWenty DIS
relating 10 the District Of Columbia
were passed today in the house A
joint resolution was passed granting
permission to the secretary of war to
sell during the next three months, TO
citizens of Montana at actual cost, a
limited quantity of the hay and straw
and grain for domestic uses from the
stock provided for use of the garrison
at Fort Assinniboine. Mr. Nixon of
Montana explained that there are 10000
head Of cattle in the vicinity of As
slniboine. threatened with starvation
by reason of the blizzard now raging
and in dire need of hay and straw and
grain.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
INciPIENT LEGISLATION.
Another Flood of Bills in the Council.

The council is cutting out for itself
great deal OF work. 4 dozen new bills
ana some Of them of great Importance
were introduced yesterday. Among the
more important was one by Mr.. Dicek-
erman for elevating the standard II the
bar Of the territory. It proposes the
creation of a territorial board OF exam
iners to be appointed by the supreme
court to hold office for three years. All
applicants for admission 10 practice.
except those who may come armed
with certificates and recommendation
from the supreme courts Of other
states and territories must take this
examination. If they pass and prove
that they are otherwise qualified for
admission they will be admitted. They
will be bound by a new kind OF Oa;n
not to prosecute false. grOundless or
unlawful suits and to delay no man
for lucTe or malice Whoever may
practice law without license can take
nothing for his services.
Mr. Hunt introduced a bill amending
the law with reference to the extern
sion of the incorporation of towns. IL
provides that territory contiguous tO
such incorporated town may BE- taken
in at the request of a majority OF the
people OF the territory.
BY Mr.. Hunt. AUTHORIZING Gna COun-
ty to issue bonds TO the amount Of
$4,000 for the completion Of the court
house and Jail at Globe. The bonds
are to run for twenty years. to bear
not more than five per cent interest
and to be sold at not less than par.
NH. Cleaveland introduced a bill to re-
vive Chapter 3. Title LX of the revis-
ed statutes of 1857 which had been
omitted in the later revision This
chapter relates to The Laws Of the
Territory" 1t provides at the close
that the common law so far only as
it is consistent with and adapted 10
the natural and physical conditions OF
the territory and the necessities Of tie
people and not repugnant 10 or incOn-
sistent with the constitution of the
United States or bill Of rights or laws
Continued on Page 5.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
PHOENIX BOND BILL
NOW IN CONGRESS
A Senate Measure by Mr.. Perkins to
Give Arizona a New Customs Dis
trict.

Washington. Jan. 2S. (SpeciaD-
Senator Perkins today introduced
bill to create a new customs district
of Arizona and provide a collector who
shall reside at Nogales, his salary TO
be $4,000 per anum, which cOmpensa-
tion shall be in lieu of fees, etc.
Delegate Smith introduced bill in
the house to permit Phoenix 10 use
certain municipal bonds for the pur-
chase of the plant of the Phoenix
Water company and to extend and i'm
prove the plant. The bonds were or
iginally voted to construct a plant.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
FRENCH SYMPATHY.

Paris. Jan. 2S-President Fallieres.
Foreign Minister Fichon and the mu-
nicipal council Of Paris have tele-
graphed Emperor William explaining
the sympathy Of France in the Saar-
bruch disaster and recalling the gener-
Gus assistance given by Germany at
the time OF the Courrieres catastrophe.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
A CARNEGIE GIFT.
or Three Quarter Million Home TO
Bureau of American Republics.

Washington. Jan. 2s-The supervi-
sorry committee of the International
Bureau of American Republics today
adopted a resolution accepting a Car
negie gift of s175.OOO to erect a per-
manent home for the bureau here.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
SMUGGlED JAPANESE.

El Paso, Texas. Jan. 2S-Twenty-six
japanese We're found concealed in a
box car near here this morning by the
immigration officers. including several
women. disguised as boys. They had
waded the river to avoid the payment
of the head tax.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
THIEF OF DOCUMENTS.
He Got Year and a Fine of S10,-
nnn

Muskogee. I. T.. Jan. 2S-W. T. Mar
tin. Jr.. convicted of stealing Creek
Indian roll from the Dawes commits
sion today was sentenced to serve a
year and one day in the federal prison
at Leavenwo' III, Kansas, and pay a
fine of $4,000. Judge Lawrence re-
fused to grant a new trial. An appeal
will be taken.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29
oUARANTINED FOR SMALLPOX.

Colon Jan. 2S.-The French steamer
St. German. bringing 200 laborers for
the canal from West InGian ports. ar
rived here today and was at once
placed in quarantine on account OF
smallpox on board.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29

= lady from Chicago came here,
With her handsome gowned daughter
so dear.
Vino said to her beau
Cactus Candy frcm Oorofrio.
They're to be married real soon, !
hear.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-29

Continued on Page 5.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
A RLuNDEn or GOVERNMENT.

The most important of all lessons
70 be learned from the prosecution of
lawless CORPORATIONS and the conse-
auent menace 10 business is that laws
are made TO be enforced and not for
fnncombe, II the Sherman antitrust
law had been rigidly enforced from
the time I, became operative, we should
have been spared the humiliation and
decentralization which these later day
prosecutions have brought upon us,
Corporations would have adjusted
themselves 10 the Law, and there would
have been no evil consequences. But
the law was made for buncumbe and
was not taken seriously, For years
II was regarded as dead letter, and
little attention was paid 10 it, An in
dustsial sXstsm MAS built up in viola
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
.THE BIGGEST STEAMER,

The international rivalry in the build
ing of 1.-THE biggest ship for war is
now being duplicated in the more
peaceful realms of commerce. Hardly
have we begun to marvel at the i'm
mensity and perfectness of the Lusi-
ta.nia, now racing across the Atlantic
on her maiden trip, before word comes
that the giant Cunarder is to be sur
passed. ere long, by another and bet
ter vessel. Harland & Wolff, the Bel
fast builders, are already at work, 1t
is said, on plans for new mammoth
liner for the White Star fleet Details
are closely guarded, but we are as
sured that the new boat will contain
many features hitherto unknown in
ocean-going steamers and will ECLIPSE
every previous effort in the depart
ment of naval architecture"
And so 1t goes, in the truly modern,
and most truly American. spirit. We
can produce nothing so good that we
are not instantly inspired with a de-
sire to go quickly and produce some
thing better. We are forever vying
with our own best. That is well:
it is the process of selection. the
memorable law of progress. BY it the
high-water mark of last year be-
comes the second rate of next, the
marvel merges into the commonplace.
BY it the ships whose speed and conf
fort astonished us all decade or sc
ago have slipped. one by one, to infe-
rior rankings, at lowered rates for
the more economical traveller, while
their places as queens of the sea are
filled by floating palaces with facilities
then undreamed of.
AS for the competition between lines
which effects these betterments, it is a
real public asset. Improvement in
trans oceanic communication is a thing
expected to clip some ten hours off
the journey across the Atlantic. In adj
dition, she offers a luxury and ease
of living comparable only to a pluto
CrdllC nOlcl. 11oi vast tonnage lllS uleS
remarkable steadiness. "Onc might al
most play billiards in some Of the COM
partments," says a wireless sent from
aboard her on Wednesday. Only TWEEN
ty passengers, out Of her 5000 had suf-
fered from seasickness at that time,
and these all mildly. To reach Queens
town from New York in less than five
days. and do it without missing a
meal. is possibility whose attrac-
tons none can deny.
If the projected White Star steamer
surpasses the Lustania, she will be a
magnificent vessel indeed. She will also
be a magnificent card for her owners.
The possession Of the finest liner atloat
lis an advertisement of sort both i'm
pressive and commercially profitable.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13

her countennncc bears evidence to the
soothing thereof. We had not known
until now that u chocolate caro-
incl is an alcoholic tabloid, or that
cream mint is n disguised julep. But
science has liEhtened our darkness.
candy f1ends in petticoats Will de-
ceive us no more. Science has dis
covered and exposed them, land here
after when woman cries for candy we
shall know what's the matter with
her. and we shall be more sympa-
thetic. Hitherto we had supposed that
her longing for candy was merelylsa
feminine fad; now we know 1t to be
a manly thirst, which we both UNDER
stand and respect
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13

ton OF the law, and however bad 1t
may have been, great enterprises were
involved in It's operation, which could
not BIO injured without inJuring the
whole country. The law-brcakers may
have been bit timid at first, but as
to account, they became bold under the
belief that they were immune. And
their faith in the tender mercies and
discreet consideration of the Repub-
lican administration was increased by
the fact that their contributions to the
Republican campaign fund were cheer
fully received.
But suddenly, in the midst of their
activities, the big stick of President
Roosevelt descended upon their heads
like a thunderbolt from a clear sky,
and they were staggered and the
country was staggered, and men Won
dered who would be the next to be
knocked. Nor has the country yet re-
man know that. the big stick has been
put away.
This trouble, we repeat. is due to
the fact that the Sherman law was
not made to be enforced. and was not
enforced until the fulness of time was
came in the Roosevelt administration.
The government is by no means free
from blame. and the country has had
lesson which it should never forget.
All spectacular legislation and buster
laws are to be avoided as a
pestlence. No law should be enacted
until 1t has been carefully considered,
but when it is enacted, 1t should be
enforced. If it prove to be bad law,
1T should be repealed, but 1t should
never be permitted to remain in the
books as a dead letter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
The Bill.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

An Indiana preacher announces in a few
years every person living will be happy.
MEMS interest in openwork stockings
never wanes,' declares Ella Wheeler VIII
cox.
New YORK., says the SUM- has new Hall
of Records. in which there Is no room for
the records it was built to house
A Massachusetts militia team has been
beating the regulars in camp marksman-
ship, and at the range of 500 yards, which
means business in the field.
The somewhat curious Christian name of
Judge kenesaw Mountain Lands is due to
the fact that he was named in commemora-
ton of battle in which his father was
wounded. The battle occurred in 1864. and
Judge Lands was born in 1866.
In her collection of rare and valuable
old china, Miss Margaret Wilson, of Auburn.
Me, has one mustard pot and spoon that
came over in the Maynower. The ware is
known as Lustre. and is very fine. Its his
tory since 1920 is a matter of record.
Admiral Charles s. Sperry. one OF the
American delegates to the conference at The
Hague, has made his presence felt in dis
cussion Of naval matters. and especially
In The matter OF the establishment OF prize
courts. Admiral Sperry was born in Brook
lyn In 1S47, and graduated at the Naval
Academy in 1866. Since 1903 he has been
on duty in Washington. His home Is in
Connecticut.
One Of the most cherished possessions of
the family of General W. B. Curtis, who
commanded brigade in the Army of West
virginia, Is q handsome pipe, made out of
n limb which was wrenched from the ia
nous apple tree at Appomattox beneath
which General Lee surrendered the forces
of the Confederacy to Grant. The pipe was
carved by u Pennsylvania of General Cur
tiss command.
This is a list of articles bought for the
comfort and convenience of United States
Senators at the last session, copied from
the report of the secretary of tho Senate.
not including the payment by the public
treasury of s6S4O for mineral water, lemons
and sugar: One skirt trunk, ono old horse
shoe, mouse traps, hair visor. cologne, hair
tonic t$32.sD. sponges. brilliantine, cos
metique, whitewash brushes, gum shoes.
sewing sets. mustang linlmeat, arnica.
gloves, handkerchief sets opera bags, axle
grease, rosin, tar, manicure sets. hay, oats.
bran and rock salt,