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but she returned to America on Octo-
be,. "a and on October 81 she was in Hum
mel's office with the man she now says
ruined her, and there said in Europe
Thaw had stripped her and beat her
with a whip because she refused to sign
a paper accusing White of drugging and
rayishing her. Stanford White, she said,
never harmed her"
Mr. Jerome then read a large number
of decisions bearing on the subject or IN
PRODUCTION OF evidence to show that
witness had made statements out OF court
which do not agree with statements on
the stand. In all the cases, he declared,
the courts have held that when the at
tention of a witness is properly called to
a contradictory statement made out of
court 1t is competent to bring this testi-
mony in rebuttal to prove the state
ments.
Jerome's Proposition.
The proposition L make to the court
is very simple" continued Mr.. Jerome.
IF Evelyn Nesbit did not tell Thaw
this story in Paris the reason for his in
sanitay disappears II she did not tell
the story the hypothetical question on
which the experts have based their opin-
ion disappears. | contend that under the
authorities 1 have quoted l have right
to show this woman made the statement
outside of court, but under oath, that
she did not tell Inaw-would not agree
to any such story as she has told here"
Delmas Arises.
Mr.. Jerome sat down and Mr.. Delmas
arose. He said that as the hour for the
luncheon recess was approaching and as
Mr.. Jeromes argument necessitated an
extended reply. he would ask that the
recess be taken Immediately so that his
argument might not be interrupted.
Mr. Jerome amended the motion by ask
ing that court adjourn for the day.
II am very DESTROYS of getting through
with this case" said Mr.. Jerome, land
I am sure both Mr.. Delmas and your
honor feel the same way. | have dis
cussed the matter of the hypothetical
question with the eight scientists with
whom I am consulting, and I find they
are not willing to express an opinion on
a question which is only a summary of
the evidence. /, therefore, will be obliged
to go into the case in full, making ques-
ton will require at least an hour to read,
and I have as yet been unable to finish
If. I think we could save time IL we adj
iourned now until tomorrow morning.
and in the meantime Mr.. Delnas and l
can probably agree on the wording of
the question and thereby save the time of
the court, which would otherwise be
taken up with arguments and searching
through the records. Mr.. Delmas would
also have time to consult authorities to
reply to my argument Of today.
May Close Friday.
unless Mr. Delmas takes up a long
time in his cross examination of the ex-
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tus, Huntsville; r. e. Gayeski, Mobile;
w. j. Nesbit, Decatur, and w. r. Thomp-
son, Alpine. 1t is not expected the APP
pointment will be made for some weeks
yet.
This position carries with 1t an annual
salary of 5000.
Those who are applying for member
ship on the commission to the jamestown
exposition are: Thomas It. Rhoulac, Shelf
field; j. j. Holman, Fayette; Fred Sloss,
Birmingham; l.. j. Haley, Birmingham;
W. p. Gum, Bessemer; j. c. Miner, Bir-
mingham; Leon McCord, Montgomery;
j. w. Moore. Coal City. and J. A. Ed
wards, Talladega.
Cant. w. NJ Seldom of Faunsdale is
applying for the position to get up the
exhibit from the various sections of the
state.
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Mayor Wants Clean Town.

Mayor Lacey will Immediately start to
work to have the town thoroughly
cleaned He will anticipate the usual
rush Of doing such work from necessity
during the summer month by starting
now, as he feels by getting everything In
sanitary shape II will forestall the APP
pearance of fever germs. The streets
will also be greatly improved just an
quickly as such matters can be gotten
to and satisfactory arrangements made
for doing the work. and many other
much needed improvements will have his
personaI attention.
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wanted to injure White and put him in
the pententiary, and that Thaw had
begged her time and time again to swear
to documents he had prepared involving
Stanford White and charging that he
had drugged and ruined her; and that
Tha y had beaten her because she would
not sign the paper?' asked Mr.. Jerome.
Mr.. Delmas arose to lay the ground for
an objection. He asked Hummel If at the
time of the conversation with Miss Mes
bit he was acting as her law advisor and
lawyer.
Acted for White.
81 was only acting for Mr.. Stanford
White" replied the witness.
"And did you not contemplate some
action in Miss Nesbits behalf?" asked
Mr.. Delmas.
mo; there was no legal action con-
templated so far as she was concerned.
"There was no communication between
the witness and Miss Nesbit as counsel
and client
II must object" said Mr.. Delmas, "to
the question on the ground that it Is
not proper rebuttal."
Before the court could rule, however,
Mr. Delmas put further questions TO the
witness, which had reference to the pay
ments he received from Stanford Wnlte
for legal services. The amount paid Tor
this particular item of service witness
said was about 800.
Mr.. Delmas renewed his general OBJ
lection.
ut is not rebuttal.' said Mr.. Delmas.
at is also immaterial and irrelevant and
not proper testimony"
District Attorney Jerome proceeded to
argue the points of law involved.
Mr.. Jeromes contention was that if it
could be shown that under oath Miss
Nesbit denied that she told Thaw the
stories about Stanford Whit in this trial
she testified to have narrated to Thaw
in Paris, that fact must have weight with
the jury in deciding whether she had in
truth made the tatement as related in
her testimony and which has been the
basis of theory that the defendant is in
sane.
II True, Sublime.
''If her story is true" continued Mr.
Jerome II know of nothing in the his
tory of literature more sublime than
Evelyn Nesbt's self-sacrifice in her re-
nunciation of the love for the man who
was paying her honorable court to her.
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Graves AssaiIant Fined.

Atlanta, March 13.-J. II. Crutchfield.
who assaulted Col. John Temple Graves
Tuesday afternoon. was fined 800 today
and sent to the city stockade to spend
the next seven days. He was also bound
over to the higher courts under a $1,000
bond on a charge of assault and battery.
Crutchfield explained that his attack upon
Colonel Graves yesterday was made UNI
der a misunderstanding of facts. :
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Presidents Son Improves.

Washington, March 13.-It is stated
at the White House this morning that
Archie Roosevelt had good night, and
that he is making steady progress to-
ward recovery. After his visit this
morning, DR. Rixey said that at con-
tinuance of the present rate of prog
ress the boy will be able to be out in
a week or ten days.
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perts / see no reason why the case
should not be closed on Friday"
Mr. Jerome suggested also that the ex-
perts might all be sworn at once, which
will necessitate the reading of long dypo-
thetical questions only once instead of
each one of them in turn.
Justice Fitzgerald ordered the adjourn
ment until tomorrow morning.
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NO NEWS TO ACCOUNT
FOR BREAK IN PRICES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE IL

~--~-~~----~-~---~-~----
which thirty millions additional deposits
placed with existing depository banks,
secured by state, municipal and railroads
bonds under the terms of the Presidents
announcement of September q, 1906, shall
be returned to the treasury"
On October go last the Secretary of the
Treasury authorized national banks that
had governmental bonds on deposit to
secure public deposits. to substitute Tor
the governments bonds, state and NUM-
cIpal bonds provided they would use the
government bonds so released to Increase
their circulation. Eighteen million dol
lars was fixed at the limit of this in
crease. the Secretary however, saying
that this increased circulation must be
reduced at the rate of three millions a
month, beginning March l. In view of the
money situation in New York, Secretary
Cortelyou thinks that it is unwlse to COM
mel a compliance with this order, and
therefore has stated that the banks that
took advantage of this offer of October
% may retain their increased circulation,
provided they substitute certain bonds
which he names for the state and muni-
cipalities they now have on deposit
The bonds authorized TO be substituted
and governments, Philippines, Pana-
manian and Hawaiian bonds
Cabinet Discusses Situation.
The presence at the White House today
of six members of the cabinet. who
called within few minutes of each
other. gave rise to considerable specula-
ton regarding the purport of their con-
ference with the President. The impress
sion gained ground THAI 1t was special
meeting of the PRESIDENTS advisers TO
consider some questions OF the moment,
but none of those present would admit
that bis call simultaneously with that OF
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Duel on Hand Today.

Paris, March 13.-Henri Rochefort,
the well-known editor OF the lntran-
signant. and Michael Pelletier, law
yer, probably will fight duel tomor-
row morning in consequence OF an ex-
change of determinations in the law
court this afternoon.
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Girl Commits Suicide.

Cincinnati, March 13.-Leaping head
first from a window ledge on the thir-
teen floor of the Traction building at
Fifth and Walnut streets, Gertrude
Hanisch, aged 90 years, stenographer,
committed suicide today in sight OF
hundreds of people.
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There were no winners in the Missing
Word contest yesterday-the prize will
he ss TODAY. Following were the missing
words:
Birmingham Arms & Cycle Co.-'Baby.'
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Personal and General.

Mrs. steve Collins of Turin, Ca, Is the
guest of Mrs G. NJ. Taylor.
Miss Mae Fannie Massengale is conva-
lescng from a severe attack Of lagrippe.
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Let Us Clip Your Horse.

Charlie Transfer Co. has install
ed an electic grooming and clipping
machine. Let him curry and clip
your horse. 1t is the only one in
the city of its kind. Charles Trans
fer Co., C. C. Fleming, Mgr. Both
phones 1922.
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NO WINNER YESTERDAY

S. Spiro-"Gasoline."
The Gable Co.-''Elasticity."
j. l.. Morris-"Special."
d. o. Nichols & Co.-"Spring."
Crane Carriage Co.-"Both."
Joe & Lee Slaughter-"Us."
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List your For Sale or Rent property
with us. We will give you best
results possible. We have several
applications from good people that
want to rent houses now. Give
us trial.
RICHARDS & JACKSON.
Real Estate d Rental Agts. Bell
Phone II. 1874 S. 55th ST., WOODLAND.
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unless Mr. Delmas takes up long
time in his cross-examination of the ex-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-03-14
EDITORS GATHER AT MADISON.
Attendance May Be Smaller, Due to
Railway Reform.

MADISON, Wis, March o. Spe-
cial. The programme of the twenty
fourth annual meeting of the Wisconsin
State Press association has been issued.
The meetings will be held in the circuit
court room here.
The meeting viii be Of interest because
il will be the first time the members will
pay their fares, hence the attendance
may not be as large rs usual. The pro-
gramme follows:
wednesday, March ~. 10 O'Clock Meet
Ing in circuit court room. Roll call, pay
mrnt of dues, etc.
u m.-Rrmarks by the president, Emil
Buensch of Manitowoc; correction of roll;
paper. Postal Attack on the County
Press" Ivy II. T.. Hoard of Fort Atkinson;
paper, Press Bullc ;ins," by james /. Toner
Of Kauknuua; reports by the president on
the meeting Of the national committee; dis
cusston on railway advertising and trans
portation questions.
$50 y. m.-BauQuct ut kcclcy's hall.
Thursday. 10 n. m.-Rpport of committee
on new mcmIcrs election of officers paper,
'sCirculation Feature Of Country Publca-
tons: Shall We Cooperate in n business
Way Reading by Miss iinrlbert of Ocon-
umowoc.
> y m.--pHpcr, Cash subscriptions, by
T.. /. EnmeS Of Elkhoru; memorials by AS
samhlyman 4. j. hughes of Rceseyllc; re-
port of committee on rcsoIutions general
discussion on legislative matter. lead by
Assemhlymau T. W. lie Roy of Marinette.
to q p. m.-luspCction of university
farm and buildings.
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HORIZON CASE APPEALED
OPPONENTS TO MARSH DRAINAGE
PLAN TO OBJECT AGAIN
Supreme Court to Review Decision of
Late Judge Dick-Public Health
an Issue.

BEAVER DAM, Wis. March o.
| Special. Am appeal has been taken
rom the decision Of Judge Dick i'll the
Horizon marsh drainage case.
The attorneys, whose clients disfavor
he drainage of the marsh and the lower
hat IIustsford lake has been since
hat IIustford lake has been since
1916. under Il supreme court decision, a
natural lake. 1t covers 5000 acres of
land and serves as reservoir for the
HuStSford water power by which sever
Al mills are operated. They except and
claim that the proposed work will not
benefit the lands to the amount of the
cost Of construction and that it will in
jurr public health
They also except to the finding that
he dam at Ilustisford was erected un-
Ter authority Of an act Of the House of
Representatives Of the territory of Wis
rUIfSiu for the year 1919 and claim the
lam had no iiShway provided by Section
> of said act. or the slide for the pas
-agc Of RATS, lumber and timber as
pruyried ly Section Is.
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VETERAN EDITOR FREE.
Capt A. C. Smith Discharged by Court
After Trial on Criminal Libel
Charge--Home Probe Started.

WAUPACA. Wis, March 9,-iSpe-
ciol. Capt y. c. Smith, editor of the
Veterans Voice, which contained articles
attacking the management Of the Vet
Grams Home, who was charged with
criminal libel, was acquitted Friday by
Judge Webb.
Capt. Smith, recent inmate Of the
home, is said to be chiefly responsible
for bringing about the legislative inyesti-
cation Of the institution which has been
ordered and is soon to be made by
joint committee.
Cant. Smith, who was discharged from
the home, got out paper each month
called the Veterans Voice and because
of the things he printed and said the
home management had him arrested on
a charge of libel.
Friends of the present management are
taking a strong stand in its defense Two
or three Investigations Of the home have
been made in the past and the books
and accounts found in perfect condition.
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Verdict for DR.. Pierce
AGAINST THE
Ladies' Home Journal.

Sending truth after lie. 1t is an old
maxim that "a lie will travel seven
leagues while truth Is getting its boots
on" and no doubt hundreds of thousands
of good people read the unwarranted and
malicious attack upon DR.. r. V. Pierce
and his "Favorlte Prescription published
in the May 5000 number of the Ladies'
Home Journal, with its great black dis
play headings, who never saw the hum
BILE, grovellng retracton, with its incon-
spicuous heading, published two months
later 1t was boldly charged in the Sland-
erous and libelous article that DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription, for the cure OF
woman's weaknesses and ailments, con-
tanned alcohol and other harmful ingredi-
ents. DR.. Pierce promptly brought suit
against the publishers of the Ladies'
Home Journal for 500 90 damages
DR.. Pierce alleged that Mr.. Box, the
editor, maliciously published the article
containing such false and defamatory
matter wiW the intent of injuring his
Observation-Disclosures, that no alcohol, or
other Injurious. or habit-forming, drugs
are, or yver were, contained in his Ia
vorite HesyfiptIon -; that said medicine
is madyy6m native medicinal roots and
contaXIno harmful ingredients what
ever/aTd that Mr.. Bok's malicious state
metz were wholly and absolutely false:
Naturalization prlnIed By said Iaurnal
theY Mere forced e aGknowledge lhatlleY
mad Obtained anal Of -v,EaYQrlte Pre-
sGrIptlon..". from eminent chemists al q
Whom certified thai ltdld- n0i contain al,
c1l0IlranY0f tle alleged harmful drugs!
These facts were also proven In the trial or
the action in the Supreme Court. But the
business of DR.. Pierce was greatly injured by
the publication of the libelous article with
its great display headings. while hundreds or
thousands who read the wickedly defamatory
article never saw the humble groveling re-
traction. set in small type and made as incon-
spicuous as possible. The matter was, how
ever brought before Il jury in the Supreme
Court OF New York State which promptly
rendered verdict in the Doctors favor.
Thus his ,traducers came to grief and their
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-03-14
BIG YERKES CLAIMS IN,
Three Bills Filed Aggregate sl,7s9,67l
and Are 0utgrowth of Traction
Operations in London.

CHICAGO, Ill, March o Claims az.
sregating Sl,7S9,6Ii were today filed in
The probate court against the estate Of
the late Charles +. ierkes Three
claims make up the total amount, the
claimants being Speyer Brothers Lon
4.i6I ,5O3 Underground Electric com.
pany, London, STs9.6Go. Tie claims are
ji1e outgrow ia Of the traction operations
IF Mr. Irrkes III London.
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QUESTION MUNSON VOTE.
Private Secretary and Senator Refuses
Double Pay-Is He Entitled to
Seat in Legislature?

MADISON. Wis, March 9-[Spc,
caI.l-Col. G. G. Muuson, private sec,
rotary Of Gov Dayidsons and Senator
from the ViroQua district today returned
TO the state treasury hi, warrant for
his salary as senator,
Some time ago, when Secretary Trcar
in reply To q resolution introduced by
Assemblyman Bancroft, turned in list
Of members drawing double salary, he
did not include the name of Senator
ALunson.
Senator NIunson returned the warrant
voluntarily, but question has now been
raised whether or not he is entitled Ia
his seat as senator, and to vote for the
United States senator If he is not en-.
titled to his SALARY they ask if he is en-
Titled to his seat The warrant was for
5000 and mileage
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lie has had the busiest local court in the
county. Besides being justice of the
peace he was 4 circuit court commits
sioner, United States court commissioner
and referee in bankruptcy for the west
crn district of Wisconsin. His decisions
were seldom reversed on appeal
In appearance the retiring justice is
much younger than his years would in
dictate. His stalwart frame, rudy
checks and keen blue eyes, undimmed
10y. glasses, make him a striking figure
Judge ProntiSs' pet aversion is the
bicycle rider who ignores the ordinances
keeping him off the public sidev AXIS. He
has kept the police department in hot
water when it has failed to enforce this
ordinance strictly, and several luckless
riders have felt the effects of the judges
SCorn of such proceedings
Judge prentiss was born in Vermont
in lS2l, and studied law when a young
man. He was admitted 10 the bar in his
native state in 1917. During the half
century in which he has lived in Wis
consin he has led an active life. For
five years in autc-bcllum days he was the
law partner of Luther 5. Dixon, later
chief justice Of the supreme court of
Wisconsin, the firm practcinG at Port
age, This partnership was dissolved on
~ when Judge Dixon was elected to
the circuit court. In 1858 Judge Prem
tisS was elected judge Of Columbia coun-
" and served four years, the court then
having civil jurisdiction. He removed to
La Crosse in 1872 and during practical
ly the entire period since then was court
commissioner until his resignation last
year. He was an active attorney for
many years and represented a number
Of large corporations. lie is one of the
pioneers in the legal profession in this
state and owns one of the finest law IL
brarics.
Mr.. Prcntiss has one son, Guy Prem
tisS, Jr., a civil engineer, and two step
sons, Fred Henderson, cashier of the
National bank Of La Crosse and Arthur
+. Hankerson
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TWO SLAIN BY CONVICT.
AFTER KILLING DIVORCED WIFE
AND STEP MOTHER ROSCOE p
MILLER COMMITS SUICIDE.
TRAGEDY AT BEAVER DAM.
Murderer Had Served Sixteen Years In
Prison for Killing Man at
Milwaukee.

BEAVER DAM. Wis, March H.
Especial, IA brutal double murder and
suicide late Saturday ended the criminal
career of Roscoe L. Miller former con
Wet, who served ii term for the murder
of Il fellow workman at Milwaukee. HIS
victims Saturday were his divorced wife
and his Stcpmother, Mrs +. q. Miller.
Details OF the crime. as told today by
Mrs. Max Schumacher MIIor's daugh-
ter, add to the horror Of the deed.
Murder Of Wife Terrible.
Miller weat to the house where his
wife and daughter were and sat down
10 smoke while the two women were
washing. Ills daughter went into bed
room 10 make the beds. when she heard
her mother scream for help, tong mo
the room, She found her father beating
her mother over the head with a billy.
She hurried u help her only to be
Knocked down by a blow Tom her Ia
TIERS club. She got up, took up her
baby, and fled to Il neighbours. Her ia
tncr then killed her mother by beating
her into iuscuSbility then shooting her
in the left eye and in the right jaw.
When officers found thn body, =
ycar-old graudchild was standing over
it crying.
Struggle with Step-Mother.
Miller then went over to his stop-woih-
cr's and began quarrcliug Witu her He
put his arm around her to hold her, but
She broke away from him and he caught
her by the hair of the head. As She
backed away from him Inc shot at her
and She threw mp her left hand and tue
bullet struck a ring, cutting off The thrd
finger. She attempted to escape Mt
door, but he threw her to the floor aud
shot her in the right jaw.
Miss Grace Miller, ~tcps~tcr, cS-
capped from the house while he was kill
ing her mother.
Miller then seated himself in n rocking
chair and put a bullet in his head. IL"
lived three hours and a half after the
shooting, dying in the city jail
Quarrel Over Daughter.
The triple tragedy was brought about
by the appearance of the wife of Miller
at his home. He has been making Il
precarious living in this city since. hiS
rclcgSC from prison by doing odd jobs.
\ daughter of Miller has been keeping
house for hua.
While Mrs. Miller was attempting to
persuade her daughter tU come to live
with her in milwaukee, the two were III
terruptrd by the entrance of Miller
Cut Off in Fathers Will
The triple tragedy was primarily.
caused 10y family troubles, Ever sine"
Miller has been released from prison
there have been strained relations. From
model railroad cmpIoye Miller descend
ed into Il common ruustabout, mOroSr
and ycngctul. His wife had obtained 1t.
divorce. His daughter, Myrtle, stuck to
him through all his trials and kept house.
for him.
I'm irrrprtnDt nIpn,grt tu tho ulnotiutn
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WILL LEAVE THE BENCH.
After More Than a Quarter of Century
of Service Judge Prentiss OF La
Crosse Will Retire.

After more than "A quarter OF century
of continuous service as judge OF La
Crosse (Wis.) court during which time,
although he is a Democrat, he has al
ways been elected without opposition by
"A Republican constituency, Judge u. Z.
Prentss. one of the oldest members OF
his profession in the state and one of the
most picturesque judges. will retire after
the election on April >.
Judge Prentiss is past So years OF age,
but he denies he is retiring on account
of age. lie declares he feels as vigor-
Gus as ever but after sixty years OF
daily grind in the law he thinks he
would enjoy private life. For many years