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A Free-4and Sketch of Expert T Testimony.

in column called Brief News Jottings.'
just below paragraph a.out tn meetin'
Nv tn Dairyman's ASSOCIATION. an account
Nv how justice has pursooed her grim
course in TIL case iv John Adamowski. An
I'm thankful to know that TIL law has
been avinged, that life an property again
ARE safe in our fair land iv freedom.
an that tn wretched criminal lived long
enough to get all he wanted to eat.
Justice is all poor criminal asks FIR,
an that's what he gets. He don't desarve
amy betther. 'Tis like askin' on'y FIR
pair iv dooces in a car-rd game an havin'
to bet thin. If 1 done wrong I'd say:
Don't deal me amy justice. Keep it FIR
thin that wants it. Undher TIL circum-
stances all 1 ask is a gr-reat deal iv in
Justice an much mercy. ] do not ask to
be acquitted be jury iv me peers. I am
a modest man an I'll accept me freedom
firm tn humblest bailiff in tn land. 1 do
not care to come triumphant out iv this
ordeel an Rapport other larceny cases
FIR tn newspapers. All 1 ask is a
blocks start an some wan holdin' tn
polisman's coattails. 1 waive me right to
be thried be an incorruptible, fair an
onprejudiced Judge Give me wan that's
onfair an prejudiced an that We can slip
something
NO. Sir. whin a mans broke an does
something wrong, tn on'y temple iv JUS
tice he ought to get into is a freight
gOin' West. Don't niver thrust that there
tough-lookin' lady with tn soord in her
hand an tn handkerchief over her eyes.
She may be blind, though I've seen
thriles where she raised tn bandage an
winked at tn aujence-she may be blind
but tbs tn fine sinse iv touch she has, an
if We vinture into her lodgin's an she
goes through ye're pockets an finds ony'
tn pawnticket FIR tn watch we stole off
Hogan she locks tn dure. takes off tn
handkerchief an goes at we with tn
Soord.
But suppose We have a little iv tn
useful with We. We br-reak into Hogan's
house some night sufferin firm an in
comfortable impulse to take his watch.
Don't get mad. now. I'm ony suposin' all
this. Ye wudden't take his watch. He
has no watch. Well, he's sound asleep
ie give him a good crak on tn head so
he won't be disturbed an hook fh' clock
firm undher tn pillow. TIL next day
ye're arristed. TIL pa-apers comes out
with tn news: Naughty sign iv wealthy
family steals watch firm awful Hogan
Full account iv dhreadful career iv tn
victim. Cnwritten law to be invoked an
there's an article to show that amy wan
has right to take Hogan's watch, that
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he was not a proper man to have tn care
Nv a watch, anyhow, an that We done
well to hook it. This is always tn first
step to'rd securin' cold justice FIR tn
rich. Ye're next ilicted a mmber iv
nearly all tn ministers ASSOCIATIONS, an
finally, in ordher that tn law may be
ENFORCED without regard to persons, an
expert witness is hired FIR we.
Th' thrile begins. Ye walk in with a
quick, nervous sthride an set tn watch
be tn coort clock. Are We guilty or not
guilty" says tn court. Guilty an glad
Nv it, says yer'e lawyer amid cheers an
misses. Have We tn watch with VI. says
tn coort. have says the pris'ner,
smilin" In his peculiar. way. Lave me
look at it, says tn coort. will not
says the pris'ner, putin it back into his
pocket How ARE We goin to defind
this crook says tn Judge. We ARE
goin' to prove that at TIL time he COM
mltted this crime he was insane. saws tn
lawyer. 1 object says TIL States at
torney. 1t is not legal to inthrajooce
evidence iv insanity till tn proper foun-
dations is established TIL defince must
prove that tn prisner has money. How
do we know he isn't broke like tn rest
Nv us" TIL coort-How much money have
We got" TIL prisner-Two million dol
lars, but I expect more TIL coort-.Ob-
lection overruled.'
TIL expert is called Docton what ex-
peeryence have ye had among tn head
cures? 1 have been FIR forty years In an
asylum AS guest or landiord?' AS both.
NOW, doctor, / will ask you a question
Supposin' this pris'ner to be a man with q
Whoie lot iv money an supposin' he whit
TO this house on tn night in question. an
suppose 1t was snown', an suppose it
wasn't, an suppose he turned firm tn right
hand corner to tn left goin' upstairs, an
supposin' he wore plug hat an a pair iy
skates, an supposin' tn next day was We'd
nesday-. objict,' says tn states at
tornev. TIL statues, with which me larned
frind is no doubt familiar, though 1 be
darned if he shows it. f'rbids tn mention iv
tn days Nv tn week Scratch out Wins
day an substichoot four o'clock in Janoo-
ary,' says tn coort Now, how does tn
sentence r-read?' 'Th next day was four
O'Clock in Janooary, an supposin tn
amount iv money, an supposin' we haven't
got very large salary holdin tn chair iv
conniption fits at tn college, an supposin'
ye don't get cent onless We answer r-right
ask We, on tn night in question whin tn
pris ner grabbed tn clock was he or was
he not funny at tn roof L object to tn
form iv question: says tn states attorney.
In TIL eighth sintince l move to sthrike
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may prove to be another record when the
questions OF climate and route are consid-
erGu' out these are matters for scientific
folk to wrangle over as wrangle no doubt
they Will. Henry Savage Lander set out on
his journey in November, 1905, at the little
town OF DJibuti, in French Somaliland Just
below the Red sea; and that Dakar, where
he finished in November, 1906 and Incl
dentally spent month in quarantine, is
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contrary. as the map am sending herewith
roughly shows, the journey which began in
Eranch Somaliland took the explorer
ihrough Abyssinia. the British Sudan and
the Congo State as far south as the equa
tor, after which he went as far north
through the Saharan desert as the lower
border of Tripoli, and them coming south
again, passed through the German Cam
eroons, ana~through the Nigeria and the
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railways, camels, mules, horses, oxen and
men He believes that, considering the
country and the climate, it was the fastest,
If not the longest, expedition ever made
through Africa.
Up to now, by the way, Central Africa
has not enjoyed any special renown as a
health resort. 1t is just possible that it
would however, if all explorers resembled
this one, for he told me that one Of the
most satisfactory circumstances in connec-
ton with his 7,O0O-mile journey through
jungle and desert and mountain ranges was
the fact that he gained about eight pounds
in the course of it. From beginning to
end, in fact, he escaped without a single
days illness. and considerin-' that he came
across the most yellow fever and malaria
ridden region in probably all the world he
Instances this feat as one of the definite
records which he is entitled to claim in con-
nection with it. He left dozens of the
tives who made up his caravan behind
him fever-stricken, but not only did he not
get a single touch of it himself, but he
assured me with perfect seriousness that
there is no earthly reason why other trav-
elers in fever-laden countries should not be
equally immune.
Lest anybody should doubt the perils from
disease which he escaped, Lander pointed
out to me an item telegraphed from Africa
In the mornings paper which lay at hand,
two recent explorers who went over only
part of the same route which he covered.
One of them died on the way of black
water fever, the other succumbed to en-
teric.
Lander added while on the same subject
that while he was making the last lap of
his journey by railway through Senegal to
Dakar one of the men in the same COM
partment was attacked by yellow fever and
died within day or two, as the result of
which our explorer found himself obliged
to remain in quarantine for full month
instead Of only few days, according to
custom. AS may be gathered, he is just
a bit inclined to crow over the way in which
he escaped the ordinary effects of tropi-
cal journey. and says that perhaps the most
valuable result Of his experiences will be
the absolutely new theories which he is in
a position to offer regarding the proper
means Of escaping both malaria and yellow
fever. He asserts that practically all the
generally accepted notions on the subject
are incorrect, and incidentally declares that
he will deny fiat-footedly the mosquito the
DRY in connection with both malaria and
yellow fever and offer new one in its
place.
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French Sudan to Timbuctoo. afte1 which he
made his last lap across Senegal to the.
shores Of the Atlantic. In making that
journey Lander told me that with the ex-
ception Of flying machines he made use of
every known means Of transport, including
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WALKED ACROSS WIDEST
PART OF DARK CONTINENT

have an idea that he is bit suspicious of
newspaper men from past experiences with
one who credited him with making claims
that he never pvt forth. But when he did
begin talking Id told me things that are
so extraordinary that if one were not ac-
quainted with what he has done previously
it would be pretty hard to believe them pos
sibie. He said. to begin with, that when
she set out on his recent trip through the
heart of Africa he had no idea OF trying to
be the first man to walk from Somaliland
to Senegal All that he really had wanted
to do was to see the sun for while.
In October. 1905, Old Sol was not doing
business in London to any extent, though
the fogs which begin to make their ap-
pearance here about that time had not
actually set in. But Mr.. Lander was de-
pressed. He had recently come from the
Philippines, where there is sunshine most
of the time and the gloom of London got
on his nerves. So he decided to go to
Africa to have a walk, and incidentally do
a little exploring. With the exception OF a
short trip In Algeria he never had been
there before, in spite of the fact that he
has been wandering around the globe Tor
the best part OF twenty-three years. Be
sides he wanted to find some native Afrl-
can tribes who had never laid eyes on a
white man before and see how he could get
on with them.
The long walk across the widest part of
Africa was an afterthought: Perhaps the
story of 1t will have found it's way into
print before this article is published In
any case, however, 1t may be said that
although many other explorers-Stanley,
Livingstone and Marchand among them
have succeeded in crossing the African
continent from east to west, every previous
trip to that of Lander has been made con-
siderably below the point where Africa is
widest This is between Cape Verde on
the west coast and Cape Guardafui ON the
east, and the distance between those two
points is something like $500 miles. STAN
ley crossed between Bagamayo, in German
East Africa, to Bona, at the mouth OF the
Congo and here the dark continent Is no
more than 1900 miles in width. not to men
ton the fact that whereas Stanley made
his way across largely by water, Lander
went overland-but was expressly forbid
den by the latter to draw any comparisons
on his behalf between his achievement and
that Of the great explorer Of Uganda and
the Congo.
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the seaport Of Senegal. which lies practical
ly under the nose Of Cape Verde.
Needless to say, considering that his jour-
ney across Africa took him more than 1000
odd miles, It was not made In anything like
q straight line from east to west. On the
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, that he has never been able to find any
one who could travel as fast as he wants
| to go and live on as little as he requires
and be alive at the end of it. He knows
not fatigue. He never wears undercloth-
ing, nor an overcoat in winter, and when
he has a fire in the room, even in the depth
of mid winter. it is for the comfort of pos
sible visitors and not for his own. 1t was
characteristic of him that the appointment
! he gave me was set for 9:15 in the morn
ing.
X
Lander says that the great thing one
needs in dealing with savages, particular
ly cannibals is tact" He ought to know
about it, too, for even before he went to
Africa, to see If he could hobnob success
fully with the natives there, he had spent
large amount of time in making the ac-
quaintance of tribes in various parts of the
world who had never seen a white man
before. And In the course of his journey
through Africa, besides exploring and sur
veying and mapping hundreds of miles of
absolutely fresh territory. Lander claims
to have visited and made study of more
than fifty tribes of whom nothing what
ever had been known previously. Most Of
them were cannibals, and yet, during the
whole time he was among them, and
throughout the entire journey, In fact, he
was absolutely unarmed. He declares that
the best of all ways to convince native races
of your pacific intentions is not to carry
any weapons-but most people wouldn't like
to try it.
OF the troubles he had with the natives
the explorer would say little, but appar-
emily about the worst time he had was
when his expedition was attacked in the
very heart of Africa by a fierce tribe who
call themselves Songas, and who throw
speaks with singular accuracy, and every
man, except one, that the explorer had
brought with him from Djibuti took to his
heels and left their employer to his fate.
So the expedition, which began with thirty
natives with rifles, and of twenty pack
animals, consisted thereafter of just Lander
himself and the plucky Somaii boy named
Adem, who stood by him In his hour Of
need, and after that the explorer managed
chiefly by catching natives and making
them work for him. Occasionally, how
ever, he managed to induce a friendly
chief to give him few carriers. and SO
somehow he contrived to get the years
supply Of provisions and his four cameras
and the rest Of his baggage across the
thousands Of miles that stretch away be-
tween the country Of the Bahr-el-Ghazel
and the beginning of the railway line
through Senegal, which carried him and his
native boy, Adem. down to Daka and the
sea.
sAA
II one wanted any proof. by the way, Of
the apparently magical way In which Lam
dor manages to get on good terms with ma
lives who probably would make a midday
meal OF most white men, he probably could
find 1t by taking look through the forty
or nifty bulgfng note books which the
Young man has brought hack with him, to-
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Copyright in the United States and Great Britain
by curtis Brown All Rights Strictly Reserved)
LONDON, February IA. 1907.
ICTURE TO yourself the dimly light
IL ed breakfast room" of luxuri-
ouslc appointed London apartment
~ that looks out on Westminster. On
the walls are copies of Whistler
and a few impressionistic water colors by
artists of the day. And at n table, with a
breakfast before him that would scarcely
satisfy the proverbial bird, little man is
sitting. He looks so much like the present
Duke of Marlborough that the resemblance
is startling at first, and incidentally he also
looks as If a really stiff breeze might blow
him away.
Slightly built and not much more than
five feet in height, he weighs exactly 124
pounds. including eight which he has just
gained in a rather surprising manner. One
would hazard guess that at the end Of
half miles hard walking he would be
ready TO take a cab. Yet, as he sat there
munching thin slices of dry toast and now
and then taking sip of coffee he was tell
Ing me that the information that had
reached me in an accidental way was true
and that he had just returned from making
what probably is the longest and most diff
cult march that ever has been made through
the continent of Africa.
Yes, Henry Savage Lander, as the deli
cate-looking one is named, has just sue
ceeded in making a new African record
for he is the first man who has walked
across the dark continent at Its greatest
width. When he got to Dakar, in Senegal.
at the end of his journey, he sent post
card to friend in London in which he
told what he had done. and the friend told
me. That was the first that had been heard
Of the thing. and the friend did not even
know when Lander was coming to London.
though the post card that had told Of his
feat also announced that he was coming.
Just as long shot. however. i rang up Mr..
Landor's bankers and discovered that all
unknown TO other newspaper correspond
ents the already famous explorer. who is
the grandson of the poet. Walter Savage
Lander. was actually in London at that
moment. but that would have to be In a
hurry If l wanted to catch him. as he was
going home to his villa near Florence in
the course of a day or two.
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Lander believes that on his journey
through the desert and Jungle. the swamp
land and the forest that lie between Somali-
land and Senegal he must have covered be-
tween seven and eight thousand miles,
though he had not figured 1t out carefully
when saw him. It took him just one day
short of year to make the jonuey, which
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The average temperature during his trip
was ninety-six In the shade, and Lander
slept out in the open from start to finish,
without SO much as tent over him, ex-
cepting on nights when the rain actually
fell In torrents.
One reason why he never takes any white
companion with him on his expeditions
through little known parts of the globe u
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And when did see him It proved any,
thing but an easy operation to make him
tell anything whatever about his record
breaking trip. He Is going to write book
about It. and naturally doesn't want to give
the story away, to begin with. Besides, ]
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Copyright, 1907 by II. H. Mcclure Coz

z" THAT'S an expert witness?"
asked Mr. Hennessy
M An expert Witness" said Mr.
" Doo.ey, lis a doctor that
thinks man must be crazy to
be rich. That's thrue iv most iv us, but
these doctors don't mean 1t tn way I do.
Their theory is that anything tn rich do
that We want to do and don't do is looney.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-07
ASTORIA, OREGON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1907

tary w. D. Haywood. discussing the ac-
ton Of President Roosevelt In sending
federal troops 10 Goldheld. says:
Conditions In Goldfeld are as peace
full a. they are here. There has been no
violence of any sort. This " the first
instance where cashiers checks have
been backed up by regular troops. There
IL not the slightest necessity for send.
ing soldiers to Nevada. Not dollars
worth Of property Is in danger from our
members and the only possible use for
soldiers will bc TO inaugurate reign
Of terror with the ultimate purpose OF
reducing wages. The sending Of federal
troops TO peaceful community to take
away from the worker his right TO strike
against a reduction Of wages is q most
daring exhibition Of the length to which
capitalism will 90 to insure its domina-
tion over the working class"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-07
Attachment Suits After the Holi-
days Have Ended.
LAWYERS FAVOR AGREEMENT
Proposed to Call Meeting of Bar Asso-
ciation to Adopt Resolution That At
tachments Suits Will Not be Filed
Except in Emergency Cases.

PORTLAND, Dec. 6.-An agreement
among the lawyers OF Portland that af.
ter the holidays have ended they win
refuse to file attachment suits except
In emergency eases is favored by many
of the leading lawyers of Portland as .
means Of preserving public confidence.
1t is conceded that 10 rush to the courts
as soon as they open with attachment
suits would have the effect OF alarming
the public, and that the lawyers them.
selves ought to do all in their power to
avoid such alarms. 1t might also result
in resort to the legal holiday plan again.
1t is proposed to call meeting Of the
Multnomah Bar Association to discuss
the matter, and adopt resolution deter
mining that the lawyers viii not file
attachments. Exceptions will be allowed
in cases where the debtor is about to
leave the state and where fraud enters
INTO the transaction. In cases of doubt
as to whether an attachment should be
fled the matter should be decided by
committee Of disinterested lawyers.
Every attorney who was seen this
morning admitted the wisdom Of the
plan, and all were willing to follow the
suggestion.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-07
Appears at GoldtieId Law Office
Badly Disfigured.
SERIOuLY BEATEN BY THUGS
Herbert Belford, Son ot Denver Jurist
Set Upon and Left For Dead, Returns
to Goldtield With Face 50 Disfgurcd
as to be Hardly Recognized.

GOLDFlELD, Dec 6---IIerbert Belford,
son OF Judge Beiord. OF Denver, appear
ed today at the office OF the legal de-
partment OF the Goldheld Consolidated
Mines Company with his face SO badly
disilgured as to be hardly recognized
His Nose was broken, upper teeth
knocl1>ed out and several ribs broken
lie claims he was taken from a saloon
by a man wearing star and led through
dark. lonely district supposedly on The
way TO jail and was set upon by thugs
who left him for dead, He was found
and taken to the hospital. Belord was
missed by his friends who supposed him
out OF town. The assault occurred last
Saturday night Belford has been ae
cused of "scabbing" at Cripple Greek
and was too friendly with detectives IL
Goldacld. A friend Of Belford, nance
Grcenee, who had been threatened, |!
missing. though his-room is undisturbed
Belford says he Is either killed or hai
departed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-07

AioNoNGAIl, w. Va, Dec. O.--rhrce
charrcd bodies lying In an 'mprovised
morgue. four badly injured men and
about $50 men imprisoned by tons OF
coal, rock and mine debris, In tho depths
Of the hills surrounding this town. with
the chances all against single ono being
alive. il the most accurate summary
obtainablc tonight an a resul, OF the
mine explosion to-day which IN all prob
ability is attended with greater loss OF
life than any former disaster in the
history OF bituminous coal mining In
dustry Of America.
The explosion occurred shortly after
10 O'Clock this morning after nearly the
full force OF 500 men had gone to work
in the two mines affected, numbers SIX
and eight OF the Consolidated Coal Com
pany. The finding OF three bodies o'
the -four dying is the only reward OF
strenuous, uninterrupted work ON The
part Of the large rescuing forces wh'cl
Immediately went working from ever,
point possible, An immense cave'il
blocks the entmnce TO number six. no
more than n few hundred feet beyon'
the main opening. and II Is believed
hundreds oi men were caught back o
the caye.in and could not have survives
Nmore than few minutes in the deadl,
gAses with which the entry was filled a
soon as the ycntilating system was In
aerrupted. There Is some hope for tn
miners In the more remote parts OF tn
mines but nj best the most slender hop
Is entertained for the survival OF any o
the men. when the debris can be cleare'
away and communication with the out
side re.estabiished.