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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
Second Days Session of Notable Con-
ference at Pinehurst.

P1NEHURST, N. c.. April 1O-The
morning session of the second days meet
ing of the conference for education in the
south was given over to the superintend-
ents of education from the southern states.
s. A. Mydners of Knoxville, Tenn, the re-
firing state superintendent of Tennessee.
presiding. Reports on the work of the
past year We're submitted and plans out
lined for the improvement of education.
The suggestion Of agricultural instruction
in the high schools is meeting with favor
among the educators and visitors attend
ing the conference.
Gov. Terrell of Georgia was among the
speakers at the morning session. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10

afternoon session. was a women's meeting,
in charge Of representative officers of the
Women's Association for the Improvement
of Public Schools in the Southern States.
The general topic for discussion was
"Woman's Work for the Public Schools >"
The speakers for tonight's session are
DR.. Bruce r. Payne OF the University of
Virginia, Prof. P. II. Claxton of the Uni
versty of Tennessee, Prof. W. H. Hand of
the University of South Carolina and DIR.
j. H. Kirkling. chancellor of Vanderbilt
University, Nashville, Tenn. DR.. Kirkling.
will discuss The II 'gh School and Univer-
sity', 8 n
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NOTED WOMAN STRICKEN.
Only Recipient Of Chivalric Degree of
Odd Fellows

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 10.-Mrs Sa-
rah Miles Hanna, eighty-two years of age,
the only woman upon whom the degree OF
chivalry was ever conferred by the l. o. o.
r, was stricken with paralysis on Monday
and died at her home here yesterday
She was the wife of the late Philip X,
Hanna. formerly representative in Con-
gress from Illinois. and was a cousin of
Gen. Nelson A. Miles and cousin by mar
riage of Gen. Philip c. Hanna. present con-
sui general to Mexico. Her father was
president of the Presbyterian College al
GAINESVILLE, OHIO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10

sohn reported to the police that his home
had been broken into and robbed of jewelry
valued at 5000. After an investigation the
police arrested the man, charging that he
himself had ransacked his house with the
mitted to bail. Today he locked himself In
his store at the South End and took his
life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
ROYAL Meeting at cartagena Endec.

CARTAGENA. Spain. April 1O.-The
royal meeting terminated today. The Brit
ish squadron escorting the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert, with King Edward and
Queen Alexandra on board, departed early
this morning, and King Alfonso land the
Dowager Queen Christina later left Carta-
gena for Madrid. The kings conferred for
over an hour previous to separating, and it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
Suicide of Boston Pawnbroker.

BOSTON, April 10.-In dread, it is be-
lieved, of the outcome of a charge of de-
frauding an insurance company. Morris
Mosessohn, a pawnbroker, committed sui
eide today by shooting. Recently Noses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10

man who ravished her as a girl OF sixteen in
the remarkable way that she has done?
stanford White was wealthy mana
man who found enjoyment, God knows
u,bv or how. in this class of people. He
saw this child blow into his circle. You
have looked upon the girl in court and
Won can well draw the picture of her at
the time she went to apply for position
in the 'Florodora' chorus and was tod by
che manager he was not conducting a
tjnderparte or a baby farm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are filled
through them.
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is assumed they went over the questions
for the discussion of which the meeting
was arranged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
Met Him Again and Again.

No Numbered the district attorney,
she meets him again and again. and again
and again. Eight or nine times she goes to
the tower and to the oath street house with
this human ogre who had stripped her of
her virginity.
she met him time after time again"
said Mr.. jerome, and far from repelling
these fearful attacas we find her, by her
own words. at one time undressing in a
room downstairs while White was talking
with a friend on the floor above.
This dragon prcylnG upon female virtue
wrote this angel child letter after letter
scores Of them We have shown them to
be in the possession of the defense. Some
Of them were identified but was a single
one put in evidence and read? No. There
is nothing TO show you that these letters
contained anything that was bad. WOuldnt
some one of these many letters contain
something TO Indicate the vicious character.
the evil disposition Of this very wicked
man?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
To Call Bluff.

Il called a learned chemist" the districs
attorney continued ITO prove to YOU that
there does not exist a drug such as this
angel child would have you believe was
employed to bring about her ruin. But my
learned opponent from the Pacific slope Oh
jected. And then ! called the photographer
who took these pictures for which EVELYN
says she posed on the night before she WAS
outraged. ! knew that his evidence would
not be admitted. ! knew that even If
counsel for the defense had not objected
the learned judge would have ruled it out:
II was not offered in the hope that il would
he admitted 1t was offered to call the
cheap bluff of my learned opponent.
How strange il is my friends that this
angel child this girl of the chorus should
believe what she says Stanford White told
her about all women being bad. and some
simply so unfortunate as to be found out.
Does what she did afterward appeal to
your sense? Can it appeal TO any mans
common sense?
Contrast her action with that of other
girls Was she brought up any more Gre
fully than your own daughters have been
brought ~? Go back 10 when they were
sixteen and half years Of age and think
what such Il thing as we have heard would
have meant 10 them. What does this girl
do? Does she shrink from this man? Does
she abIor him?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
Only Her Story.

at was natural that rich man like STAN
ford White. moving in the circle in which
he did. should have tried to help this girl
helped her to the extent that when she
was out of work he would give her money.
1t was natural that he should give her the
little gifts of wearing apparel which tended
TO her comfort There Is nothing in his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
A Modern st. George.

But they contained nothing of the sort
Now, contrast this with the modern ST.
George, who led the angel child back into
the paths of virtue in November. 1903.
Oh, that we might try this case before a
jury permitted to hear all the evidence.
have not been permitted by law to show TO
you where Stanford White was the night
after the pictures were taken of this angel
child'-the night she says she was raped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
Ruined the Theory.

''Ifer own words have ruined the theory
that Stanford White was Il brute Has she
been so enlightened by this modern St
George that at last she has come TO believe
that all women are not unchaste, and yet
she can come here. but twenty-five years of
age, and sit in that chair and describe the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
ACT COLD
FLOODED MURDER,
SAYS Mr.. JEROME
Not Matter of Opinion.

nature and quality of my act and l did not
know that 1t was wrong"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
Heard Whites Voice.

AS | have sat here in this court room
unable TO raise hand in reply TO some of
the things that have been uttered, it has
seemed TO me ! have heard the voice of
Stanford White calling out from the spirit
world. asking me If l could not utter one
word for him. Must l be blackened as by
the fires of hell, unheard and unde-
fendedg"
Mr.. Jerome paused for a few moments
and then continued:
Now, gentlemen. let us see what this
girl herself says of the horrible demon
who ruined her. She says, Outside of this
one awful thing l admired Stanford White
He had a most extraordinary personality
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
Sealed by Death.

"What an extraordinary panegyric that
is coming from those lips.
stanford Whites lips are sealed by
death and by the rules of evidence. But
what are We expected to believe against a
man to whom such a tribute is paid by the
girl he so brutally seduced?
Gentleman, l am not here to defend
Stanford White. but l am compelled to saw
that there is difference between unchasti-
~ and brutality; there is a difference he
tween the man of the world and the brute
who raVishes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
A Curious Chorus Girl.

The district attorney dwelt at length upon
the occurrences in the 9th street studio as
related by Evelyn Thaw en- the witness
stand, and pointed out what he declared
were many serious crcpancies in her mar
rative. He laid great stress upon the fact
that although the girl could remember what
transpired during her journeys through
Europe she could not fix the time. within
three months. when. she claimed. she
was ruined by Stanford White He char
acterized the occurrence i'll the studio as
most extraordinary. particularly she.
the victim, a member of the Flora
dora chorus.
1T can hardly he conceived" he con-
tinued, that this chorus girl should be
dragged into a den and there attacked
Mr.. Jerome referred to the offer of the
defense to allow the prosecution to contra
diet Evelyn's story, and then declared that
when he made a move to avail himself of it
the doors were closed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10

Gentlemen, when the law says that
when a man does not know an act is wrong
he is excusable. it does not mean that in
his opinion it is not wrong, but that his
mental condition is such that he does not
know the act is legally wrong. When the
anarchists in the Chicago haymarket threw
the bomb they had nothing against the
policeman whom they killed; they were
simply deluded men who believed that it
was their duty to kill all the representa-
tives of law and order but they knew that
under the law that act was wrong"
When Mr. Jerome took up the testimony
of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw he was very effect
i've. He spoke with much vehemence in
defense of Stanford White, and his words
fairly bristled with sarcasm when he had
occasion to refer to Thaw as the modern
st. George" and Evelyn as THE Angel
Child"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
Only One Glass.

White he designated as a man of position
in the community. and a genius. He point
ed out that there is not particle of evil
dence to show that White made any insid-
ious advances toward Evelyn after coming
into her life; that he daZzled her childish
mind with rich gifts; but, on the contrary,
he helped her only by presents of neces-
sary wearing apparel. White he declared
never piled the girl with wine, for she her
self admitted that he never permitted her
to drink more than one glass.
Mr.. Jerome rounded out his defense of
White with the declaration that A man may
not be Virtuous, he may be uncnaste, but il
does not follow that he is a brute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10

They were made to sell at S4.o8,
that's what regular stock of these
dy-to-wear Hats, lot of Street Hats.
alone is worth the money repre-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
NO EXCLUSION FOR JAps.
President Finds Himself Unable to
Carry Out His Part Of Agree
ment With San Francisco.

Washington. Aug. l3.-Because Jap
m has refused To accept propositions
laid down by the United .-lates. all
negotiations for n new treaty looking
TO the exclusion Of Japanese laborers
are reported ON good authority to
have been suspended. This situation,
1t Is said. greatly exasperates the
president, who finds himself unable
TO make good the pledge he gave the
San Francisco school board when II
yielded to him by admitting Japanese
children 10 the schools Of San Fran
cisco a few months ago.
The Californians yielded because
the president promised not only 10
stop the coming OF Japanese TO the
United States from Hawaii and Japan,
but also To secure treaty with Japan
which would allow this government to
pass n law forbidding the immigra
ton OF Japanese laborers from Japan
direct to the United States. There Ii
good reason To believe that ut the
time Of the excitement Of the Cali
fornia school question the Japanese
government indicated willingness
to allow u modification of our treaty
with II which would permit the exclu
sion OF Japanese lab0rers. as IL now
done In the case of the Chinese.
At that time the suggestion was
made that Japan would consent &c
this arrangement II its government In
return and with the purpose Of saving
the pride Of its people, was permitted
to exclude American laborers from
Japan. but Il now appears that Jap
an has rejected all the oycrtures OF
this government looking 10 the nego
tiations Of a treaty provision that
would permit exclusion. although the
United States has offered induce
ments far more substantial than the
one named above.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
Tam Refused to Talk Politics.

New York, Aug. 13.-Secretary
Taft while here declined to say any
thing about the Ohio situation. Said
he: II will explain my views In my
Columbus speech. II you want my
views, you will get them fully In
that speech, providing you care to
read II through. 1T has been sug.
gested. Mr.. Secretary. that you might
resign In order to become q candi.
date for the presidency. Have you
anything to say about thatf" well.
the people have to be amused during
the hot weather." said Mr.. Taft,
laughing. these suggestions Of the
heated term have to be considered
with . view TO the time Of the year. "
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
| KANSAS STATE NEWS. (;
Organize 10 Fight Bugs.

The new state chronological com.
mission 10 drafting rules and rsgular
tons 10 exterminate the San jose
scale and other injurious insects from
the orchards Of Kansas. The person
mel OF the commission In +. d. Coburn.
chairman; Walter Wellhouse. score
tary: Senator r. H. stannard. o.
tawa: Professor u. A. Popenoe. g.
tomologist at the State Agricultural
college, and Professor Q. J. Hunter.
entomologist at the state university.
This commission was created by the
last legislature. II has authority b
designate inspectors whose duty q
will be to visit the orchards Of the
state for the purpose Of discovering
obnoxious insects and taking steps %
prevent their spread. The commits
sion was advocated By TIE State Hor-
tlcultural Society.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
Omaha Grain Elevator Wrecked.

Omaha, Aug. 13.-The east end of
the ten.story elevator OF Merriam &
Humquist at IN and Nicholas
streets, was blown out by the explo.
sion of a boiler in the basement oil the
building late Monday afternoon. The
elevator was full of grain which prob
ably viii be a total loss. No person
was in the wrecked portion OF the
bnilding when the explosion occurred
and no one was injured. The damage
will be heavy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
Nav Gus, 81. Louis. Officials.

jefferson City, Aug. 13.-The gov
ernor announced Monday that he had
instructed the attorney general to
bring custer suits against Prosecuting
Attorney Johnson OF st. Louis county
and Sheriff Herpel for failure to en-
force the Sunday anti-saloon law In
that county. The action is to be
brought under the new derelict Off
clal law.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
OYSTER BAY CONFERENCE.
Three Cabinet Members Confer With
President Regarding Coming
National Campaign.

New York, Aug. 13.-An important
conference was held at Oyster Bay
Tuesday when Secretaries Taft and
Root and Meyer met with President
Roosevelt. Mr. Taft saw the presi
dent Tuesday for the last time be
fore taking his three months trip tc
the Philippines. II is understood that
the forthcoming national campaign
was the chief topic. Secretary Taft
before going to Oyster Bay talked
freely of his trip but declined to dis
cuss politics. He said:
81 am back from my vacation.
came down Monday from Canada and
went to Millbury to see my mother.
! found her very much better and In
condition that augurs well for hei
recovery. On the train coming here
! met Postmaster General Meyer who
will go with me to Oyster Bay Tues.
day"
rs any one else expected to be
present ut Sycamore HIP" he was
asked.
"The president has written me that
he expects Secretary Root In the
evening. Mr. Root, | understand, Is
to be there for dinner and will stay
all night. leave on the S:O4 train
and will go direct to Washington and
remain until the 18th. On the 18th,
| will speak in Columbus. After that
| will make speeches In Kentucky.
Oklahoma and Missouri and on the
3lst to September 8. will be in Vel
lowstone Park. Then go to Port
land, Seattle and Tacoma and sail for
the Philippines on September 1G.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
RaiIroads Must Produce Hook..

Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. 13.-The state
railway commission Monday morning
ruled that the railroads must produce
books. documents and all information
needed In the creamery rate investi
cation. The creamery men last week
demand that the books of the rail
road and express companies be pro
duced to show profits made in trans
porting cream.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
HaIsev WIN ProbabIv Reeover.

San Francisco. Aug. 13.-Theodort
v. Halsey. former agent of the Pacific
States Telephone & Telegraph com
pany whose trial for bribery was post
poned on account OF his critical condI
ton after a surgical operation. was re
ported as showing improvement Mon
day. His recovery is now expected.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15

NORTH BOUND
No. for Kansas City departs a 1911
No. Kansas City via departs 2:35
No. for Kansas City via Pttsburg departs 955
No. for Kansas City via Pttsburg departs 355
No. 224>for Kansas City via Joplin departs at 905 am
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 100 for Oklahoma City via Alton departs at
No. rs for Oklahoma City via Alton departs TAO
No. 147 for Oklahoma City via Alton departs 9:45
No. lis for Oklahoma City via Alton departs Sis pm
EAST BOUND.
No. $40 for Joplin departs at 5:ss
No. l49 for ST. Louis via Joplin departs at 800
No. 324 City Joplin Psburg departs 9O5
No. $40 for Joplin departs at 9:45 am
No. for Joplin from Kansas City departs at 4:50
No. Joplin from points south departs $40
No. for Joplin and St Louis from Wichita departs TAO
WEST BOUND
No. ST. Louis Wichita and departs 1901
St. Louis Wichita and west departs $40
This schedule went into effect June 1907.
C. S. ROBERTS, Agent.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
A ar.ak In nrltI,h MlnI,trx.

London, Aug. 1S.-Lord Seton. .whG
was appointed master OF the horss
when Sir Henry campbell-Bannermar
formed his ministry. has realgned q
protest against the land Legislation
inangurated by the liberals This b
the first detection from the Campbell
Bahnsrman ministry.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
Wa onea . millionaire.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 13.-Jacob
r. Harris, once q millionaire tobacco
grower OF Kentucky. who lost most
OF his fortune In the Chicago fire OF
1871. died here at q hospital, aged 50
years. He was on his way TO Wich.
ita TO visit q daughter. He was well
known In ST. Louis.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
For Home Made Fixtures.

The furniture for the new science
building at the normal Is being made
In Emporia. under. the superintend'
ence of H. D. Pier, an Emporia con-
tractor and builder. The regents
found that they could get as good
fixtures made there for less money
than by buying them from q supply
house. This patronizing Of home In
dustry on the part Of the regents hept
several thousand dollars In EmporiG.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
earrlnuton', sentsnce Commune.

Jefferson City. Mo-. AUG. is.-oov.
Folk has commuted 10 life imprison-
ment the sentence Of Lord" Frsdor-
lex Seymour Darlington who vas
convicted OF the murder q James ~
Cam e 81 Louia
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
A Veteran Printer.

F. X. Strother, OF Galena, who VIII
be IS years old the SOth Of eeptem.
Der, is one Of the Oldest printers IN
the country and he says that even af
his age his fingers are nimble enough
to enable him to Set from six TO eight
thousand ems OF hand composition q
day. At the close Of the Civil war
Mr.. Strother had charge Of the recon
struction printing department q
Charleston, 8. c., under Gen. Candy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15

Orient VIII Have to Hustle Some.
At last the Orient is moving for. the
completion Of its track to Northeast.
through Butler county and on to Kan
sas City. Steel rails are being un-
loaded at Ell Dorado. The company
will have to hustle this work TO COM
plste It by January /. when the boads.
voted by Ell Dorado. Chelsea a,d
Sycamore townships expire by limita-
tlon. Should the time expire and the
road be not completed It II impFob-
able that the townships would revots
them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
Live stock Campaign.
Humboldt FIsty Years Ola

HumbOldt's golden anniversary wiz
b observed some time In September
OF October. A call has been issued
for a meeting Of the Commercial club
70 take action on q proper celsbrA-
don Of the glorious day. 80 yeArs
go, when the town was founded.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15

Mr.. waldo CLARK, Who lises.sast q
junction CITY. had The GOOD fortune
a uaptnring = nagl Of golden englea.
TnurS ao1a lDur - he n3si 90 not
~ an lhlse q lsal No.ll 81
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
Watsr Ways pslsaatss.


Governor Hoch has appointed he
following Kansans to attend the deep
water ways convention IN Memphis:
George Findlay. Topeka: G. q. Bssks.
Baldwin: NJ. ?. Helmick. Chanuts:
Austin A. Terrence. Reading; J. q.
Case. Abilene; Charles Landis. o.
borne; c. NJ. Beeson. Dodge City. and
8. r. Peters. Newton. This conven'
ton will be held about October s
and will be attended by The president
and many members Of congress- The
water ways commission will make q
trip down the Mississippi river from
some point In Iowa to Memphis. The
president and the governors OF sever
al states will accompany the commits.
sion. In Memphis and st. Louis the
president will make speeches.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-08-15
Officers Must Do Their Work.


Judge p. J. Gale Of the district
court at Newton has issued an In
junction against the county commits
sioners. the county clerk the county
treasurer and n. w. Moir and com
pany, restraining them from carrying
out any further the contract entered
into by the commissioners with n. w.
Moir and company for the searching
out taxable property not properly
listed on the assessors books. II Ii
claimed by the petitioners for this
injunction that the county commits
sioners can not lawfully pay public
money to an individual or firm for
work that properly belongs TO the
duties Of certain public officials. n
this case the assessors.