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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-16
Says He Prepared Affl-
davit Accusing ThaW.
and Evelyn Signed 1t.
.DELMAS BRINGS
OUT HUMMEL'S PAST
Makes Him Tell Jury That He Is
Under Indictment Charged
With Having Made False
Affidavit-Copy May
Be Placed in
Evidence.

NEW YORK, March 15.-With Attor-
ney Delmas fighting him every inch of
the way, District Attorney jerome to-
day sectTed fr8fMH' .Xastbrsfatn Huimriirnel Hirii lis
complete story as TO the affldavit which
1t Is alleged Evelyn Nesbit Thaw made
In the lawyers Office In 1903, charging
Harry x. Thaw with beating her when
she had told him that the statement that
Stanford White had drugged her and
ruined her was not true. The Hummel
testimony came during the afternoon
session OF the trial to-day, and Mr.. Del
mas, first objecting broadly, to all OF
.Hummers testimony, offered specific
objection to each question put by the
prosecutor. Justice Fitzgerald overruled
every objection, and Mr.. Delmas had ex-
ceptlons to the rulings noted on the rec
ords.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was called to the
stand In the effort of the defense to keep
Hummel silent. She declared She had
called upon Hummel in his professional
capacity and to seek his advice as a
lawyer. Stanford White had taken her
to the lawyers Office with that end In
view
Justice Fitzgerald declared that, ad-
mlttlng the proposition OF counsel and
client, Mrs. Thaw had herself waived
the professional privilege by taking
the stand early in the case and Civ
ing her version of what transpired at
Hummcl's Office The bond of secrecy
once removed could not be re-estab-
lished.
Hummel's Hideous Past.
Unsuccessful In blocking Hummels
testimony Attorney Delmas In CROSS
examining the witness brought from
his own lips the fact that he had
been convicted In December 1905, on a
charge of conspiracy In the same
courtroom In which Thaw Is being
tried.
He further admitted that two In
dictments for subornation OF perjury
are pending against him. and that
one of these indictments charge him
with having caused false affidavit
to be made
Mr.. Jerome protested against the
witness being dragged through the
humiliating details OF his trial but
Justice Fitzgerald declined to Inter-
fere.
Mr.. Delmas asked Hummel II he had
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-16
SPEAKERS GATHER
At EXPOSITION
Presiding Officers to Celebrate
Organization Of Virginia House
Of Burgesses.
cARDwELL WILL PRESIDE
Nice-pres;den+ Fairbanks Sneak.
cARDwELL WILL PRESIDE.
Vice-President Fairbanks, Speak
er Cannon and Many Others
to Attend.

One Of the highly interesting
features OF the coming Jamestown Ex.,
position Will be the celebration on
July 3oth of the organization OF the
First House OF Burgesses of Virginia.
President Tucker has written letter
to Speaker Cardwell, of the House OF
Delegates, asking him to preside, and
make such remarks as he shall see fit,
and the Speaker has accepted the in
vitation. M
The occasion will not only be unique
by reasoniof the notable event 1t will
commemorate, but also on account of
the distinguished men who will at
tend
Mr. Tucker has invited Vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon to
be present, and he has also sent invi-
tatlons to the speakers OF all the
Houses of Delegates in the United
States. Many of them will come, and
1t will be one of the greatest gather
ings Of presiding officers ever held in
this country.
Speaker Cardwell, Speaker Cannon
and Vice-President Fairbanks have
been requested to make addresses and
there will, OF course be other speeches
This proposed celebration promises to
be one of the distinct features of the
exposition, and 1t will no doubt be
made the occasion of great deal OF
patriotic oratory.
President fuckers Letter.
Here is President fuckers letter to
Speaker Cardwell:
Norfolk. Va, March 13. 1907.
Hon. Wm d. Cardwell, Speaker OF the
House of Delegates, Richmond, Va:
My Dear Mr.. speakcr.--On the SOth OF
July we purpose to celebrate here Mt the
exposition the organization OF tho first
House Of Burgesses OF Virginia, In 1919
With that object in view, have asked
Vice-President Fairbanks and Speaker
Cannon to be present and address the
Assembly. write now to ask you to
preside over that meeting. making such
remarks as you may deem suitable and
proper for the occasion, have also
asked the Speakers OF all the Houses CT
Delegates In the United States to be
present on that OCCASION 1t will be a
most interesting one, doubt not, and
feel that tho proprieties Of the occasion
will be mot by having tho Speaker OF the
House Of Delegates preside over this
meeting. ! therefore bespeak from you
speedy and favorable answer.
Yours truly,
III. ST. q. TUCKER
President.
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.F0RESEE GREAT
SUCCESS Of FAIR.
Stockholders Have Enthusiastic
Meeting and Plan Work for
New Exhibition.
REPORTS VERY ENCOURAGING
General Manager Coleman Makes
Ringing Speech and Outlines
Policy for 1907.

The stockholders OF the Virginia State
Fair Association held an enthusiastic
meeting at Murnly's Hotel last night, "a
large majority OF the stock being repre-
sented, and about fifty stockholders being
present In person. President Stuart made
his report orally, and in the form OF an
earnest address, reviewing the history of
the fair movement and the SUCCESS at,
tending 1t. His words were enthusiastic
and optimistic. and were warmly COM
mended. Secretary NJ. "A. Chambers sub
mitted his annual financial report, show
Ing net balance OF $5,7S2S1.
Fifteen directors were chosen for terms
OF from one to five years, In blocks OF
three. The directors held a meeting af-
ter the stockholders adjourned, and Sc
'lected officers for the ensuing year. Gem
eral Manager Coleman made a ringing
address. which aroused the enthusiasm OF
his hearers, and convinced them that the
directors had made no mistake in their
choice Of him to take charge Of the work
here.
Presidents Report.
President Stuart called the stock
holders meeting to ORDER and on motion
OF Mr.. Leigh II. Page, Mr.. Alfred B. VIII
liams was made chairman and Mr.. M. x.
Chambers secretary pro tenn
An oral report was submitted by Prcsl-
dent Stuart, who stated that the opera
tons OF the association Judged by any
standard, measured up to and beyond
the most sanguine expectations OF it's
friends. He reviewed the hurried worl,
necessary to prepare for the first annual
meeting, and the obstacles which hin
dered consummation OF tho extensive
plans. Nevertheless, 1t had fully equally.
II not excelled. any previous State fair.
The fair had brought to the city more
people and more money than had been
attracted In nny other week OF its History,
Testimony OF the hotels, the merchants
and the banks fully sustained this asser-
ton. Meven States wero represented in
the exhibition Of live stock The show
had greatly stimulated interest In stock
raising among Virginia people, Many
farmers and stock-raisers were attracted
to this State, and Virginia was widely
and desirably advertised. Even as an
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-16
COOL CASH COULD
NOT WIN BRIDE
Miss Anna Jackson, Who Ran
Away, Was to Have Received
$1,000.
Especial to The Times r,,sna,cn

~, Special 2, "a, to The Times Dispatch.
=, WAnsAW, VA, March l5.--Much
interest Is felt among the relatives
and friends of Miss Anna Jackson
who on Wednesday, last was to have
welded Mr., William Yeatman. of
Lancaster. but instead ran Off lust
before the marriage ceremony was to
be performed. Miss Jackson, who is
only sixteen years OF age, escaped to
Nomini Grove, Westmoreland county,
though Mr. Yeatman, who Is a
wtdower at least forty years her
senior, had promised to bestow upon
her $1,000 In cool cash az soon as the
ceremony was performed.
1t proved no inducenlent to the fair
damsel. She does not love Mr.. Yeat-
man, and that money could not win
her love. Miss Jackson in making her
escape passed through Warsaw, com
pletely disguised with largo shawl
wrapped about her. being accompanied
by a friend who was driving at a
rapid rate OF speed,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-16
BIJOU THEATRE
SITE is SOLD
Richmond Company Disposes Of
Its Property in
Mobile.

MOBILE, ALA. March l5.-'rhe Bijou
Theatre Company. OF Richmond. Va,
which was organized to build a play
house In this city, to-day disposed OF
the property 1t had intended for the site
of theatre. The location was known
as the old Rapier homestead. at the
corner of ST Louis and Conception
Streets, In the heart of the fashionable
residential section, The property was
sold to-day to james Il. Glenn, real
estate dealer of this city, for $50, 900.
The Bijou Company considered tho loca-
ton too far removed from the business
section for playhouse.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-16
YOUNG ROOSEVELT is
NOW C0NvAlESCENT

WASHINGTON. d, c., March 49,
Archie Roosevelt's condition is still
improving, and surgeon-Genera RiXey
tonight said that the quarantine re-
strlctlons imposed on account OF tho
boys illness will he raised In n few
days. Archie sat up IN bed to-day.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. arrived to-day
from Harvard. and will remain at tho
White House until after Easter,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-16
LIBRARY BOARD
DEFERs ACTION.
Will Meet Here April8 to
Announce Its
Decision.
~ -.-
ALL TESTIMONY
HAS BEEN TAKEN
Mr.. w. C. Terrence Fires a PART
ing Shot at Librarian Chair
man Byrd Writes That
Employees Did Not
Give Information
Voluntarily.

"'rhe Library Board HAS deter-
Mined that II skOula kavG before
the members 4fanssr1ytass1fst i the
evidence tnkcn befS1es the board
before 1t should decide iupon the
questions involved in the investi-
Kation.
"rhe xtenographcr has Informed
the hoard that he cannot furnish
the report until March :5th.
b, THAT the members of the board
may have nm opportunity to read
ana consider the evidence, the
! board will not meet until April sth
following"
ConcIsely told. this is the story of
yesterdays conclusions by the State
Library Board, which has under con.
slderation the interesting and complex
library situation.
1t required but short time to fin.
ish the taking OF testimony, and boz
fore the hour Of noon the board went
into executive session and gave out
the statement quoted above.
Was Not Recalled.
A'AS SA'SA NIlucSs ScSlcIudy was MT.
w, G. Terrence, photographer Of the
library, and he fell in line with nearly
all his associates who had heretofore
appeared, and testified strongly against
Mr.. Kennedy.
Witness did not think the present
librarian the proper man for the place
and he told of frequent breaks" be
tween himself and Mr.. Kennedy.
Mrs. Minor wrote note expressing
a desire to appear before the board
again. but 1t was decided for some
reason not to recall her. Perhaps II
was the opinion of the board that her
testimony would be merely "cumula-
tive" to use legal term. Anyhow
she did not have tho opportunity ia
amend her testimony, and the public
Inquiry Is now at an end.
Messrs. Kennedy and Evans testified
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-16
HIS SWEETHEART FOR
REFUSING TO MARRY HIM

NEW ORLEANS. LA, March 15-Ac.
costing Miss Dudez Dobson. his seven
teen-year-old sweetheart, on the main
street of Ponte-a-L La Hache, La, last
evening. Whntie Molliere, young
planter asked her to marry him.
Upon being refused Molliere shot and
killed the girl and himself. Miss Dob
son was the daughter of Ernest Dob
son. prominent planter or Plaque-
mine Parish.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-16
Richlnonders in New York.

NEW YORK, March l5.--'rhe following
Richmond people were registered to-day at
a. Now York hotels Belmons a., r..
setchey, A. w Mudgei Imperial Mrs NJ ~.
Hon, G.. NJ Heubar H. w. Smith, Jr;
buckingham, Mrs, r. O. Christians York,
@. G, Overton and Wife,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-16
WARDS COMBINE
TO SECURE FUN0
East End. Reinforced By
Madison and Clay,
Gets in Work.
STUBBORN FIGHT
IN COMMITTEE
Lee and Henry Get Left and
Protest Vainly, Claiming I'M
fair Treatment - Clay
Held Balance Of
Power and Il
Used 1t.
WHAT COMBINATION
ALLOWED TO WARDS
10000

VOTE ON ABOVE SCHEDULE
Ayes-Adans, CARRIER, Lynch, Ma.
sur'er, Pollock, OonLeavy, Mann and
Whittet-e. ~
spence-4.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
ARE AFTER" HIM
Jake Sheppard Persona Non
Grata With Unions.
Secretary of Trackmen Charged
With Personal Ambition.
MAY RESULT ACTION
His Case Likely to Be Before
Labor Federation.
Man Who Has Made Things Hot
for Missouri Pacific.

Jake Sheppard of Fort Scott. the
man who wears a big diamond on his
shirt and is also the head man of the
National Railway Trackmen's union,
does not seem to have the cordial en-
dorsement of the federation of labor
| delegates who are sojourning in To-
peka at present.
Sheppard is in the labor movement
for what he can get out of it, de-
clared one delegate from Fort Scott
yesterday, while conversing with a
delegate from a southern Kansas
miners association. and several other
delegates.
That's right" replied the miner.
Sheppard isn't our kind of a man. He
has all his printing done by one of the
biggest scab printing concerns in the
country, and he has no use for labor
ing men. All he wants is their money.
He has stirred up all this track inSpec-
ton rumpus just to advertise himself,
and not to help the Iaboring men"
We'll, we have got dose fixed up
for Sheppard that will cook him good
and plenty" said the Fort Scott dele
gate. I'VE are getting ready to hand
him bunch that will fix him. He
won't be able to fool people much
longer"
Just what sort of a bunch" is to be
handed to Mr.. Sheppard is not known,
but the inference was that he had vto-
lated some of the ethics of the labor
union profession.
Mr.. Sheppard is the man who stirred
things up for the railroad commission
ers of Kansas and Missouri by filing
complaints concerning the condition of
the Missouri Pacific tracks. He also
filed numerous photographs to back
up his statements. and the board of
railroad commissioners has recently
completed an inspection of the Mis-
souri, Pacific tracks which inspection,
it is said, has largely sustained the
charges made by Mr.. Sheppard.
Mr.. Sheppard became indignant be-
cause the railroad commissioners re-
fused to publicly order the company
to repair the bad places in it's track.
and refused to accompany the board
on the latter part of its inspection
trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14

at his druggists inquisition would
tend to show. that Mr.. Townsend is not
devoting his attention entirely to
agrarian pursuits.
Fishing parties are now the rage
among local striking telegraphers. One
of the local strikers. who formerly took
long European trips in his sleep. says
that he has been forced to retrench SO
rigidly on his expenditures that he
can't even afford to dream about Euro
pean trips, not to speak of fishing
trips.
Present indications are that the
county campaign to be waged next
spring at the primaries and then again
in the fall, will be about the liveliest
that has ever been seen in Shawnee
county A safe prediction is that there
will be three full tickets in the field
on election day, a Republican, a DEM
ocratic and a Peoples ticket pledged
to good government and law enforce
ment.
1t has not been noticed as yet that
the local striking telegraph operators
have put out an army of pickets to
keep strike breakers away from the
offices of the telegraph companies.
This reflection is also true relative to
the striking Asso ciated Press oper-
ators and the newspaper offices. Their
lack of numbers is evidently the rea-
son for their laxness in this respect.
1t doesn't seem like a real strike with
out a lot of picketS around.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
ORDER IS ISSUED.
Railroads Requested to Bulletin Facts
About Trains.

Orders were issued Tuesday afternoon
by the state board of railroad COM
missioners to the railroad companies of
the state requiring the companies to
bulletin the correct time for the arrival
OF trains. The companies are allowed
30 days in which to comply with the
orders. The order is as follows:
1T is the judgment of the board of
railroad commissioners that a change
in the mode of operating your railway
is reasonable and expedient in order to
promote the convenience and accommo-
dation of the public You are hereby
required to keep posted in a conspicuous
place at all of your passenger stations
in Kansas a bulletin which shall show
the schedule time of arrival of all
scheduled passenger trains at each of
said stations, together with a bulletin
of the actual running time of each
scheduled passenger train, said bulletin
of the running time of such scheduled
passenger trains to be made at least
an hour in advance of the schedule
time of arrival Of such scheduled pas
senger trains, and to be corrected each
half hour thereafter until the train has
arrived.
said company Is hereby further no
titled that unless the service above re-
Quired is inaugurated within 80 days
from the date hereof, the board will
instruct its attorney to file proper COM
plant in the premises.
by order of the board
''E. c. SINNER, Secretary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
GIVEN3ODAYS TOANSWER
MiIlers' Trust Ordered by Judge Will
son to Get Busy.

All the questions which the state
has propounded to the "millers trust
Will have to be answered within 80
days, under the ruling made yesterday
by Judge Wilson of the Sedgwick
county district court.
Assistant Attorney General John
Dawson has returned from Wichita,
where he represented the state at the
nearing before Judge Wilson, at
which the right of the state to pro-
pound the interrogatories under the
1907 law was the question submitted.
Thomas w. Sergeant represented the
southern Kansas Millers club, and
the Southwestern Information Bu-
reau, which is supposed to be an ally
of the Kansas millers and a connect
ing link with a great national COM
bine of milIers.
Mr. Dawson presented to the court
two motions for the allowance of the
fnterrogatories, one in each case
which is pending. The hearing was
brief. Judge Wilson simply inquired
what proceedings had been taken by
the supreme court in the Standard Oil
and Harvester trust interrogatories,
and after being informed, allowed
both motions, and set 80 days as the
time limit for answering. There is
nothing for the millers to do but an
swer, and save their exceptions for
presentation to the supreme court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
TELEGRAPHER LOSES JOB.
Operator GObIeman at Hutchinson
Strikes a Nonunion Man.

Hutchinson-Frank Gobleman struck
Operator w. P. Polk, Jr., nonunion
man, because Polk would not go on
strike with him. Later in the evening
Gobleman was relieved of the manage
ment of the office. being fired out by
the company, and Mr.. Polk placed in
charge.
Gobleman, who is union man, went
out Tuesday afternoon. After while
he tried to get Polk to go out with
him. Polk had just been sent here by
the company, coming from st. Joseph.
He is of slight build, and Gobleman,
who is a big fellow and brawny, threat
ened him. Polk stood firm and refused
to Quit work. Gobleman then struck
him in the mouth The matter was re-
ported by wire to the general offices of
the company and instructions came to
Mr. Polk to take charge of the office
as manager, which he did last night:
He is in charge now and says he will
stay there and work, taking all the
messages he can handle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
MORTON BRANCHES OUT
Salt Trust NIagnate VIII Try His Hand
in Oil.

Joy Morton. the salt trust man, and
brother of Paul Morton. has been
granted a charter today for a $4,000
oil refining company which will have
its headquarters at Hutchinson, Kan,
and Elk City, Montgomery county.
There are 500 shares in the corpora
ton, and Mr. Morton owns 494 of
them. The other incorporators. each
owning one share. are as follows:
Frank Vincent. Hutchinson; Frank
Vincent, jr., Hutchinson; J.. c.. Bad
deley, Hutchinson; Daniel Peterkin,
Chicago; E. H. Stearns. Chicago; G. c.
Pryor, Chicago.
The purpose of the company. as set
fourth in the charter. is to drill oil
wells, pipe oil. refine oil, and manu-
facture all the by-products of oil. 1t
does not appear whether the refinery,
If one is built. will be at Elk City or
Hutchinson. Hutchinson is the home
of the JOY Morton salt companies, in
which Frank Vincent is also largely
interested.
The charter board also granted
charters to the Parsons Canning COM
pany, with $1,000 capital, and to the
Farmers State bank of Talmo, with
$4,000 capital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
PREACHER ADVERTISED.
Told the Public to Come to Church
Without Coat.

Columbus-The Rev Oliver Cook of
the Christian church here advertises in
the newspapers that persons attending
services in his church may take off
their coats, roll up their sleeves and
unbutton their collars, if they want to.
He also advertises that his sermons
will never be more than an hour long.
The pastor has found that it pays to
advertise. Throughout the recent hot
weather there was a good attendance
at his church for Sunday services and
prayer meetings. The advertisement,
which he had set in display form two
columns wide, follows:
Don't be bluffed by hot weather.
Roll up your sleeves, inhibition your COL
lar, leave off your coat and come to the
Christian church. Good music and short
sermons for just one hour each time"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
VIII Be Guided by Events.

[By Associated Press-Western Union.
Paris, Aug. 14.-Competent govern
ment circles declined to discuss the
possibility of France eventually being
compelled to overstep the limits of
terms of the AIgeciras convention, but
the following statement was made on
the subject today from an authorita-
tive quarter: Events may force our
hands, but until they do we shall try in
good faith to carry out the mandate
which we hold from the powers Gen.
Drude in command of the French ex-
pedftionary forces at Casa Blanca, has
not asked for reinforcements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14

unusual record. He has served in Cuba,
Porto Rico, China and the PHILIPPINES,
in which climates Uncle Sans boys are
allowed extras. At the time the forts
were established in the PHILIPPINES he
acted as one of the interpreters in the
Spanish language for the United States
government. His health has been ex-
cellent in all these climates, and his
particular regret about going is the sea
voyage. He is a Jewell county boy and
has many friends and school mates in
the south part of the county where he
las lived
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14

Central Labor Union of Wichita
Frank Woodruff, Trades Council of
Topeka; Owen~Doyle, U. NJ. w. of A
of Mineral
Committee on resolution of thanks
A. w. Jenkins, chairman, U M. w.
of A. of Kirkwood; c. A. Danner
Railway Conductors of Fort Scott; l..
A Baker, Plumbers Union of Wich-
1ta; Roy Harmon, BARRIERS Union of
Topeka; William v. Crook, Machin-
lists Union of Pittsburg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
Death hv Poison.

Winfield, Kan.-Arthur E. Reed,
formerly travelling salesman for the
Dawson McElhinney Produce COM
pany, of Arkansas City, but for the
past two weeks representing the
Lample Produce company, of Wich-
ita was found dead here in a rooming
house. Death was caused by chloro-
form poisoning, but whether the drug
was taken with the intention of COM
hitting suicide or to relieve pain has
not been determined.