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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-02-07
PLEA IS INSANITY
Harry Thaw's Attorney Tells the
Jury His Client Has Been
Insane for Years.
STATES TESTIMONY BRIEF
Assistant District Attorney Occupied
Less Than Ten Minutes In Open
Ing Address-Eye Witnesses
Tell Of Killing.

New York, Feb. 6.--The case o.
the people against Harry X. Thaw
charged with the murder Of Stanford
White, was presented to the Jury Mon
day in less than two hours, and
Monday afternoon Attorney John B.
Gleason made the opening address for
he defense, in which he declared lin.
eQuivocally that the defense would rely
upon the claim that Thaw when the
murder was committed. was irresDon.
sible because he was q victim Of emo
tional insanity.
Assistant District Attorney Francis
P. Garvan occupied less than ten min
utes in narrating In q conversational
tone the events on the night Of the
tragedy. He did not 60 beyond tho
occurrences Immediately preceding
the shooting.
Mr.. Garvan declared that Thaw's
act was deliberate. premeditated, in
territorial murder.
District Attorney jerome secured
from the court, with the consent Of
Thaws counsel, an order that all wit,
nesses except experts, should be ex-
cluded from the room. It became
known for the first time that Mrs.
William Thaw, the prisoners mother,
will take the stand in his behalf
and will probably tell some Of the es-
capades Of his youth.
The woman hesitated for a moment.
:hen arose and left, followed by Mrs.
Harry Thaw and May Mckenzie.
Thaw flushed a vivid red as Mr..
iarvan In a loud voice called the
aame Of the first witness, the 19-year-
Did son Of the dead architect. As the
youth stepped to the witness chair.
rhaw cast his eyes upon the table
and did not lift them during the brief
examination Of the young man.
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rution were eye witnesses to the
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-02-07

Kingstoa Jamaica, Tsb. l.-Ths -.
construction COMMITTEES appointed ~
Archbishop NuAl. 70 carr ont pro-
posals FOR ne re-bauaingl q ne cliy,
mot Saturday and pamod . rer1lulion
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-02-07
al Aa,ooIat. d Aorao. er.elY.

Bridgeport Conn. Feb. A-David
Heck Rhodes. one Of the founders Of
fho New York Tribune and an asso
ciate Of Horace Greeley. died At hii
Aoms IN stratford. Sunday. aged a.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-02-07
FOR WOMAES EYE

Too much siroa cannot Be PLACED On
IT, Qeat ynlue q CullcuIa 6otp, ONT
menk and Flll h antl1eptio cleansing.
thus llQrdIne puu. gUcet, and ocunomi-
cai local and constitutional truztuaut
Tor iuhammafIons. itchlnra, AIilatious,
reI1xaiious. d|rul1oemcull, and paina, =
wcI a. z1ch EIur1Ih Ctic 11ccli1ng e.
anEu,a. c1Ielgl1 hY1tcria, u1rrul1-
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-02-07

Superior, VIA. Deb. 6.-Thsrmome
ters for the first time this winter reg
istsred " below ssgo MondAy morn
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-02-07
Coal Miners Killed In Wreck.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. Six miners
were killed and twelve or more injur-
ed in a wreck Of a coal train on the
Northwestern railroad near the corpo-
ration limits Of Des Moines Monday
evening. The accident was due TO the
car in the middle Of the train leaving
the track and ditching the cars be-
hind It. The train had on board about
80 miners, scattered in groups on DIFF
ferent coal cara, and several passen'
gers were in the caboose. The VIC
Tins were all buried under the wreck
age and the coal, which later caught
on fire, making the rescue work diff
cult. It Il feared that when the
wreckage 10 fully cleared away that
other victims may be found.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-02-07

President Would withdraw From
Entry Coal and on Lands


washington, Feb. g.-lTAe members
Of the sub-committee Of the senate
committee ON public lands consisting
Of Senators Hansbrough Of North Dar
kota, Nelson Of Minnesota, Carter Of
Montana, Newlands Of Nevada and
McLaurin Of Mississippi, had Tires
hours conference with President
Roosevelt and other government Off
cials at the White house Monday night
The president submitted his plan for
the withdrawal from entry Of all pub
lie lands containing coal, oil, or lig-
mite deposits and authorizing their
leasing by the government as incorpo-
rated in bill introduced by Senator
Nelson
President Roosevelt pointed out to
the subcommittee why in his opinion
he deems the withdrawal Of the pub
lie lands imperative TO prevent mo-
nopoIization Of the coal, oil and lig-
mite resources. Under his policy no
lease will be made in any company
which Is combined with another in q
way to make easy monopolization Of
the product. II Senator Nelson's bill
Is adopted the president believes
stringent rules can be made operating
the coal lands and the cancellation Of
the lease will be within the govern
ment's power TO prevent monopoly
Of fuel.
According to the senators attending
the conference, there was a free ex-
change Of views regarding the best
policy to be pursued In regard to the
public domains. but no decision was
reached that win bind the sub-commit-
tee to make favorable report on the
Nelson bill.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
UNCLE SAM SEIZES A BIG
DOG AND NOW HE'S SORRY
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, April 13.-Chained in
the bonded stables at No. 59S Wash
ington street is a great dane, which, on
the attempt of DR.. A. Joseph Lapenta,
of No. 230 Grand street, Brooklyn, TO
import it for the recent Madison
Square garden dog show, fell into the
Sans dog keepers will breathe easier.
at the expiration of thirty days Uncle
Sans dog keepers will breath easier.
Two inspectors caught DR.. Lapenta
leading the dog ashore one midnight
from the French steampship Roma,
from Marseilles, berthed in Brooklyn.
They seized the doctor and the dog,
locking up the latter in a room on the
pier. Next morning the great dane at
tackled two day inspectors. After that
nobody could go near the dog and his
food was flung through window for
two days.
Then Deputy Surveyor Mathew M.
Coneys, with three night inspectors,
lassoed and muzzled the dog, made
lines fast on each side and with ono
man with leading line, an Inspector
on each side holding taut a guy line
and the deputy surveyor behind with
a prod took him to the stables where
daily DIR. Lapenta has visited him with
food. BY paying about So duty the
importer would have saved lot of
trouble. Now he will have to buy his
own dog at auction. Meanwhile the
stablemen have hung red light over
the stall in which the dog is chained.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
PIG SWALLOWS SPOON
DUTT0N BELIEVED STOLEN
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
DENVER, Colo, April 1S.-Henry
Brady's pig was not born with silver
spoon in its mouth, but died with a sil-
yer spoon in its stomach.
Brady is politician by trade and
raises a few pigs on an Arapahoe
county ranch for pleasure. Sam Dut-
ton, the Industrious end of the Albany
hotel firm, is his friend and let's him
have for the Brady pigs a limited
amount of the Albany hotel "pig
food" which is gathered at the rear Of
that hostelry.
Mary Moriarity was a kitchen SER
want at the Albany until few weeks
ago. Silver spoons had been disap-
pearing from the kitchen. One day Sam
Dutton, by design, sent to Mary an
even three dozen spoons to be cleaned,
and when they were sent back another
spoon was missing. So the ever-care-
full Dutton paid off the poor girl and
told her he had a notion to call po-
liceman.
Mary was broken-hearted and went
her way in sorrow and in tears. She
has a sick sister and aged mother to
support and until recently had been
unable to find job.
But hogs will be hogs, and the Brady
specimens are no exception to the rule.
One of Brady's swine, after swallow
ing q few gulps of the Albany "pig
food" became i'll. Brady was informed
that the animal was dying. He paid a
local veterinarian SLIPS to diagnose the
case. No results were obtained, so the
animal was killed and opened. In his
stomach were found two silver spoons,
the edges chewed over like the leaves
of wilted flower.
Brady says that when a pig can't
tell the difference between a solid sill
yer spoon from the Albany and the re-
mains of an Albany steak it is time for
Dutton to stop having such hard
spoons. If the spoons, he says, were
made softer and more pliable they
could be distinguished by the pigs from
the steak remnants Dutton says Brady
doesn't know a good steak when he
sees it. Brady says he eats at the AL
bany, and the friendship of years
threatens to be broken.
Brady kept one of the spoons as a
souvenir and returned the other one
to Dutton, who gave 1t to the reporter.
The sequel to the story is that Dut-
ton found it matched in design the
spoons he gave to Mary Moriarity to
wash. and that her story must have
been true, as it went to the refuse and
waste into the slops, thence to the pigs.
So Dutton, kind of heart and just
above all things, forsook banquet at
the Albany and journeyed out to the
end of the Weltonj street car line in
search of Mary. He took with him a
nice basketful of relishes for the sick
sister and the poor old mother, he
brought Mary back to work again and
placed her in more important posi-
ton which pays 50 more a week than
the place from which she was so un-
justly dismissed.
Dutton says all the spoons missed
Brady, having consulted the veterin-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
LOVE BREAKS WIDOWS
UNION AGAINST WEDDING
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, April
29.-George M. Irwin was appointed
by the court to arbitrate the difference
between Mrs. Nellie B. Hewitt and
Mrs. Columbia Ann Robbins. Their
case is one of peculiar interest and has
engaged the courts here at intervals
for years.
Several years ago the women were
bereft each of husband. Though only
in middle life they entered into con-
tract with each other never to marry
again. They formed a merger, involv-
ing all their realty and personal prop
erty, each assuming certain domestic
duties. The contract signed by them
was like a marriage obligation, ITO
cherish. love and honor each until
death do us part"
Real estate owned by each was deed
ed in trust to a third person, who
decided it to the two Jointly.
Shortly afterward Mrs. Robbins got
married and went to live with her hus-
band. When it came to dividing the
property troubles ensued and the end
Is not yet.
Mrs. Hewitt claims Mrs. Robbins
broke her agreement and forfeited all
her rights to the property.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
RANG ALL THE BELLS
TILL HE FOUND NORA
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, April 1s.-If James
McFadden Of Elizabeth, N. j., had been
a policeman he wouldn't have got in
trouble when he called on his sweet
heart, Nora Campbell, at III West
Slxty-eighth street. Shortly after 8
o'clock all the bells in the house be-
gan ringing. w. Neatly, the landlord,
went to his door and heard some one
going upstairs. At each apartment the
stranger asked "Is Nora here?" Neatly
became suspicious and called UP police
headquarters, saying burglars were in
the house.
A few minutes later the reserves of
the West Sixty-eighth street station
started hotfoot for the scene. While a
dozen bluecoats surrounded the house
as many more hurried upstairs. At
the fourth floor they were met by Mrs.
Arthur Moreland, who wanted to know
the trouble. When the police told her
she led them to the kitchen, and point
ing to James said:
"There is the man you are looking
for"
James began shaking like a dicebox
and asked the police who rushed at him
with drawn clubs what they wanted
him for, while Nora held on to his
sleeve. Explanations followed by Mrs.
Moreland saying that this was James
second visit to the city and that he
had become confused in the halls of the
house. Then all laughed and James
handed out a bunch of cigars to the
policemen.
Hes having a hard time with his
love making" said one of the cops on
the way back to the station house.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
WILL ABOLISH
OIL INSPECTOR
SOME OTHER DEPARTMENT
MAY TAKE CHARGE
couneIImen and others Making Per-
sonsl Fight on 6Iaekmar, Who
Antagonized Some improves
nnent Associations

The latest move Of the city council
is to fall in line on the plan to abolish
the office of oil inspector with tho
understanding that the duties shall bs
taken care of by some other DEPART
ment. Such will be the recommenda-
ton to the committee of the whole.
Inspector Blackmar has, 1t appears.
earned the enmity of some Of the Inn
provement associations which now re-
gard him as an obstacle to clearing up
the districts where it is sought to do
away with wells, derricks and tanks.
President Pease of the council stated
before the committee yesterday that he
believed Inspector Blackmar's course
was calculated to cause friction rather
than harmony in bringing order out of
chaos in the northwest.
Leigh Tornton, an official in one OF
the Improvement associations, declared
that Mr.. Blackmar had actually refused
information concerning the situation in
his district and, disregarding the city
ordinances, had renewed the licenses OF
some wells for three months.
Councilman Clampitt, who, has been
active in fighting the present inspector,
feels Indifferent as to whether the board
Of public works, the police commission
or the fire commission takes charge of
the oil inspection as long as one of
those bodies oversees the work.
Both Councilmen Wren and Blanchard,
who are insurance men, say that unless
prompt action is taken by the city i'm
surance rates may be disturbed.
The majority of the committee de-
cided to recommend the abolition of the
office, leaving the question of jurisdic-
ton for the whole council to settle on
Monday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
DYED DOG DIDN'T
FOOL R0UNDSMAN
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, April 13.-In his lonely
tours through the Wakefield precinct,
which takes in Woodlawn cemetery
and the remote parts of the Bronx, one
policeman has a faithful dog for COM
panion. Not long ago his roundsman
failed to discover this officer one night,
though he whistled till he was black in
the face. At last he saw the dog sitting
patiently on the steps of house.
The rounds" does not believe in maxi
ing complaints, but is a firm believer
came out and then lectured him for ten
minutes. The officer promised never
again to dodge the snow and the cold
when he was on duty.
Last week the roundsman again failed
| to locate the officer on his post. He
searched for trace of man or white
| spaniel. He found neither, but at last
he discovered curled up on the doormat
of a roadhouse a dog that might have
been a setter from his color, which was
a brown, closely approaching a red. He
examined the dog closely and then
went away. Two hours later he saw
the recreant cop and the dog. whats
become of that white dog of yours?"
asked the rounds
Hes dead" answered the policeman
unblushingly.
You're wrong, he's dyed" said the
roundsman, and he proceeded to de-
liver such a lecture that the policeman
shed tears and vowed that never again
would he render himself liable to q
complaint.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
EAT TOUGH BOILED OWL
TO KEEP FROM STARVING
Special to The Herald.


PRESCOTT, Me-, April 13.-Many a
man has at times declared he was
hungry enough to eat a boiled OWL"
but there are few cases on record
where a man has actually made good
the boast. A trio of trappers, Peters,
James and Northrup by name, actually
lived on owls for three days last week
and, although the diet made them i'll,
they were glad enough to get the food.
The men were living in temporary
camp and had exhausted their stock of
provisions when a heavy snowstorm
came up and prevented a trip to civili-
zation for more. For single day they
went hungry and when the second
dawned and there was no let up in the
storm they were desperate.
"There are a couple of owls sitting
close in the top Of that hemlock by the
spring." James reported late in the
afternoon, land 1 suppose we might
eat 'em. They say they're mighty
tough, but I don't knows they be-"
I'D ruther eat a cat" declared Nor
thrup, and when Peters agreed with
him all hands went to bed.
Next morning the storm was worse
and James had another peep at the
owls. They looked pretty good then
and he shot both. The others still re-
belled, but when the birds were in the
pot savory odor pervaded camp and
they weakened.
you might just as we'll try to chew
wet sole luther" explained James
when he returned here. Except 1t has
kind Of fetching taste. The meat was
wholesome, I guess, but 1t wouldn't
digest and it made us feel as though
we'd filled UP on dried apples. The
broth was pretty fair, though, and we
got along till the third day without
starving. Then we got a rabbit That
was about the finest thing had ever
tasted, and it gave us enough strength
to get out of the woods
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
GAME OF POOL DECIDES
WHO WILL MARRY GIRL
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
TRENTON, April 13.-William Brit
ton and Edward Hill of this city, two
electrical workers, last night finished
a pool contest for the love of their
mutual sweetheart, and Britton won
the girl. Their sweetheart. is a party
to the arrangement, both men say, and
she will marry Britton as soon as the
wedding arrangements are completed.
Both men came into a local poolroom
last evening with J. Howard Johnson,
who was the referee, and on whose de-
cision the girl rested her future choice.
Britton won the first game by the
score of 25 to 23. Hill won the second
game, 20 to 10, but Britton duplicated
this victory in the third game and won
the girl.
Neither man would disclose the
identity Of the woman who consented
to so strange wager. Both men de-
clared that the contest was for the
young womans hand in marriage.
Hill said he would be the best man
for Britton at the wedding. The girl
was not a spectator of the tournament.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14

WRITES
Talks Right Out from the
Shoulder and Says Words
That Are Spoken

1 want to know what kind of heart
less, soulless fellow you are! That is
why 1 am appealing to you through
the columns of this newspaper. have
been trying to get you to leave the
narrow rut of life that you are now
narrow rut of life that you are now
travelling in and to enter the broad way
of wealth and happiness. 1t is cinch
that you are the most adamant propo-
sition that / have yet bumped up
against; still, / will not complain. I
am going to keep right on doing mis-
sionary work just the same, If / spent
every cent l own in the world, trying
to turn you into the path that leads
to fame and fortune. 1 want you to
study very carefully the lessons taught
ON page 8, part II, OF this newspaper,
and after you are through / want you
to write and tell me what you think OF
II. Yours truly ME.
pI9IaH 0qL o. IBIo9d6
Everything you want you will ind IN
the classified page. One cent a word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
BULLDOG ATTACKS ITS
IMAGE IN A MIRROR

NEW YORK, April 13.-Ernest Ben
nings of Rutherford, N. j., owns bull
dog which has more combativeness
than brains, for it attacked it's own
image in mirror yesterday. Bennings
and the dog passed a house at Ruther-
ford from which a family was remov-
ing; various pieces of furniture were
on the sidewalk. mirror of heavy glass
leaned against the wall Seeing the dog
in the looking glass the bulldog growled
and showed its teeth. or course the
dog in the looking glass answered the
defiance by barring it's fangs.
The bulldog instantly sprang at its
reflection, only to butt it's head and re-
bound. Picking itself up the dog dashed
at the mirror again with such force as
to smash it, The jagged glass cut the
dogs head severely Infuriated, smart
ing with pain, 1t ran behind the mirror
and here and there among the furni-
ture searching for its shadowy adver-
sary. A number of persons halted to
watch 1t. Just then a girl came along
leading a pet dog. The bulldog sprang
at the pet and bit 1t badly before Ben
nings could drag It away.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
The Happy Family

Mrs. Scrappington Gin the
her reading)-Here is an itel
says that full-grown rhinocer'
$4,000 apiece.
Mr.. Scrapington (meanly)-
And isn't it pity that won
wear them on their hats?-Sr
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
CONTRACTORS SAY
OUTLOOK is GOOD
RENEWED ACTIVITY IN BUILD
. ING ENTERPRISES
Data for April Indicates over a Million
In Valuation for the Full
Month-Tabulated
Statement

Indications are strong that the month
of April will go over a million in valua-
tion Of Improvements and will be easily
classed with the record months of the
past year in building activity. Con-
tractors assert that prices are slightly
easier for lumber and other material,
and that as the weather is settled and
labor is plentiful many more jobs that
have been held up for various reasons
are now under way, with more to fol-
low The outlook at present is all that
could be desired.
Statictics from the office of j. j.
Backus, chief inspector of buildings, for
the month to date show that 313 per-
mits have been issued authorizing i'm
provements valued at $44S,256, against
S61 permits and $526,831 in valuation for
the same period last year.
TabuIated Statement
Following is the official classification
of Improvements in Los Angeles from
April l to date
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14

She Coming down 1ate)-N -
you wear that yachting cap. You are
never on a yacht. =
He-Why do you wear that watch3
You are never on time.-Bohemian
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14

arian once more, says all the hogs,
without being killed, can be operated
on and the spoons extracted IL Dutton
will pay the bill.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
TabuIated Statement
improvements by Wards

( Below is the statement of improve
ments in the various wards of the city
for the week ending April f3:-~
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14

you jined de church. en- you got ter
leave OFF yo' liquor now"
II know II; but / livin in hopes dat
rattlesnakell bite me!"-Atlanta
Constitution.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
Principal Building Permits

Totals. ..169 $27S, ,65t