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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
ARMoREp CRUISERS START ON
JOURNEY TO MAGDALENA BAY

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. q. = The
armored cruisers Colorado, Maryland.
Pennsylvania and the flagship West vir-
ginia of Rear Admiral Dayton's squadron
left port this afternoon and will proceed
to Magdalena bay for target practice.
On their way down the coast all four
vessels will maneuver and upon arrival
of the fleet in the south viii meet the
first-class cruisers Tennessee and Wash
ington, commanded by Rear Admiral Sc
bree and bound from the Atlantic coast
They also will Join the Charleston, flag
ship of Rear Admiral Swinburne. The
battleship Nebraska Is at Mare Island
taking on ammunition and Will sail jan
uary for the south.
All these vessels will probably remain
away from San Francisco for several
weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
UTE INDIANS RAIDING
CATTLE AND SHEEP LANDS
Redskins from Colorado Travelling in
Bands Through Southern Utah.
Cowboys Held Prisoners
in Canyon
BY Associated Fress-

BY Associated Frees-
SALT LAKD CITY, Utah. Dec a.
Colorado Ute Indians are travelling In
bands in southern Utah. raiding sheep
and cattlemen, according TO a report re-
ceived by Governor Cutler.
According to this report small pano
OF Indians attacked three cowboys near
verdue, San Juan county on December
% ana at the point of revolvers COM
pelled them to drive their cattle back
into the canyon from which they were
trailing on to the winter range, threaten
ing to kill them unless they did so. Cow
boys and cattle are still confined in the
canyon.
Governor Cutler will take up the mat
ter with the authorities at Washington
as according to a ruling of the Indian
commissioners the Colorado, or Southern,
Utes are forbidden to enter Utah.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
JAPANESE SPIES CAUGHT
MAKING MAPS OF PORTLAND
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 27.--Mayor
Harry K. Lane created a sensation today
in an address before the National Guard
association, when he declared that agents
of the Japanese government had secured
accurate maps OIL the city of portland.
maps and specifications of every road
way leading into the city and the va
rious pipe lines from which the city OBJ
tains its water supply.
According to Mayor Lane, the elaborate
plans and maps prepared by the alleged
spies are superior in every way to any
thing possessed by city officials.
Mayor Lane did not discover the pres
ence of the spies until their work was
completed, whereupon he transmitted his
information to Washington and was re-
quested to furnish all the details Of the
operations of the alleged spies.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
SOLDIER DISMISSED BY
ROOSEVELT BRINGS SUIT
ny Assoclated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27,--United States
District Attorney Stimson said today that
he had been served with papers filed in
the United States district court by coun-
sci for Oscar w. Reid, member Of the
which was disbanded by executive order
following the rioting at Brownsville,
Tex.
The PLAINTIFF sued the government to
recover pay lost through his discharge
from the army. but the attorneys In the
case have admitted that they were re-
tanned by wealthy gentlemen of New
England whose real object is to deter
mine the legality Of the presidents action.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
Launch blown Up; Three Dead

BY Associated Press.
ROSEBURG, Ore. Dec. N.-The killing
of three men by the explosion of a gaso-
line launch owned by Warren Reed. a
wealthy lumberman of Gardner. on the
Umpqua river, is reported here. Details
are meager. The boat contained Reed, a
friend, two Italians and an engineer.
The three latter were killed, but Reed
and his friend swan ashore.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
TENDER LEAVES PORT OF
SPAIN FOR RIO DE JANEIRo

PORT of SPAIN, Trinidad. Dec. 27.--
The tender Yankton left here today in
advance Of the American fleet for Rio
Janeiro. She is conveyed by the auxil-
iary cruiser Panther.
The feet will sail for Rio Janeiro Sum
day morning The coaling will be finished
by tonight.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
DEFENSE IN POWERS
TRIAL RESTS CASE
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
GEORGETOWN, KY, Dec. 27.-The de-
Tense rested it's case in the Caleb Pow
ers trial today and the prosecution be-
gan rebuttal testimony. The defense
called several witnesses for the purpose
of breaking down the testimony of Noakes
and Golden.
Counsel for the defense today proposed
to the state that Judge Morris instruct
the Kentucky jury and submit the case
without argument on either side. States
Attorney Franklin declined the PROPOSE
tion.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
PETTIBoNE'S DEFENSE
HITS ORCHARDS STORY
lsv Assnciated Press.

BOISE, Idaho, Dec 2-With the ex-
ception of the examination of one witness
the entire time in both morning and ar
ternoon sessions of the Pettibone trial
today was consumed in reading deposi :.
tions taken by the defense in support OIL
its theory that the explosion in the nome
of Erred Bradley at San Francisco was
caused by a leak in the gas and not by a
dynamite bomb, as testified to by
Orchard.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
STAGE UPSETS; DRIVER
AND TEACHER NEAR DEATH
Creek Swollen by Heavy Rains Turns
Vehicle over and Washes Its
Occupants Down
Stream
Ry AssocIated Press.

REDDING, CAL, Dec. 27-Miss Ollie
Thomasson, a teacher at Palo Cedro, and
Leonard Hencratt driver of the mail
stage from Gas Point to Cottonwood. were
washed a quarter of mile down the
Dry creek yesterday afternoon. The creek
had been swollen by the storm and the
stage upset in making the crossing.
Miss Thomasson got ashore by climbing
on one of the stage horses. Hencratt. the
driver, swan ashore from the island on
which he was stranded. The mail. badly
saturated was recovered. The stage was
destroyed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
LOCAL

Board of works opens bids for conduit
concrete mixer. Ten firms compete.
Committee to arrange reception Of fleet
will be named today by Mayor Harper.
Aged man, in attempt to dodge trolley
car, steps in front of buggy and is run
down.
Mrs A. M yBecsey. daughter of late
Ollie ]. watkins, discharged. Was ac-
cused of twice mortgaging crop.
Directors of Amalgamated Oil company
during first year of corporations life ac-
cused of fraud and stockholders demand
return of $425. .354.
Detective Hawley accused of overstep
ping authority in forcing way into house
without search warrant.
Twenty-Five tots produce playlet, In
Search of Santa Claus" at Bethlehem
institute.
Robert McLain held while condition of
man he fought is ascertained. Welded
shovel is charge.
Grace Dreibelbis and Downie Common,
young Los Angeles girls who ran away
from home, captured by San Bernardino
police.
Pure milk ordinance upheld by Judge
Smith Officials are elated.
Newsboys fight over small amount OF
money; one charged with welding knife.
Burglar, serving on chain gang, thrice
battempts escape.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
Approves Military Bill

By Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec, 27--Ihe sen.
ate today. on third reading, approved
the government bill requiring obligatory
military service under conscription
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
FOREIGN

Japanese agree to Americas demands
that emigration to this country be re-
stricted.
All public meetings suppressed In
Peking, China; people are demanding a
moro liberal government.
National congress in India breaks up
in a free-for-all fight.
American battleship fleet to sail from
Port Of Spain for Rio de Janeiro Sunday
morning
Members of first douma accused of
treason admit charges against them; trial
comes to an end
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
EASTERN

Medical department wins fight in the
navy and the hospital ship will be iltted
out according to the ideas of Roosevelt
and Rixey.
Constable guards star of San Carlos
opera company while he sings in Boston;
trouble result of suit.
White woman, daughter of prominent
family in Denver, becomes the bride of
full-blooded Indian.
Mineralogist discovers that New York
city is built on a mass of garnets.
Rent payers in New York form union
of tenants and decide to resist their land
lords.
Three skaters in Vermont drown while
attempting to save children who had
broken through the ice.
Negroes in Oklahoma arming to resist
white men; governor holds state militia
in readiness
Secretary of War Taft is urged to have
the troops retained in Nevada.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
COAST

Fight for lower rates is begun by ship
pers in San Francisco. who are having
tariff schedules of Wells-Fargo company
investigated.
Some of missing Cotton securities found
in vaults of wrecked California Safe De-
posit and Trust company.
Accused judge of district of China ar
rives at San Francisco on his way to
Washington.
Further attacks on testimony given by
Orchard are made in the Pettibone trial
at Boise
Health of Louis Glass, convicted official
of telephone company, bad; his release
from San Francisco Jail is asked.
Boodler Emmons. now in Jail at Sac
ramento, says jury which convicted him
was under the influence of liquor.
Attorney goes to San Diego and En-
senada to search for stolen securities hid
by absconding banker from Connecticut.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
SUMMARY OF THE News
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy, cooler Saturday; light west
winds. Maximum temperature yes
terday, 81 degrees; minimum, 81
degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
Ly4L VA BILE
BONDS STILL
ARE MISSING
COTTON SECURITIES NOT YET
LOCATED
MINING STOCKS FOUND IN DE-
PosIT VAULTS
Stir Among Officials Of Prosecution
Caused by Report That Papers
Supposed to Have Been Stolen
Were In Bank

By Assc .iated Press.
4 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.-The an
nouncement that missing securities Of the
Cotton estate had been found tucked
away in an odd corner of the Califor1 "a
Safe Deposit and Trust company today
caused stir among the officials of the
district attorneys office, which Is direct
ing the prosecution of Bankers Brown
and Bartnett, who are accused of the
embezzlement of the certificates.
Investigation showed that only few
stock certificates had been unearthed by
Receiver Cushing. They were mostly
shares OF mining companies whose value
is problematical. Cushing said they did
not appear to be negotiable.
1t is said that the finding of the stocks
will have no effect on the prosecution of
Borwn and Bartnett as they have not
been accused of the embezzlement of the
stocks unearthed today. The missing
bonds, valued at $2O50OO. have not yet
been located.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
Rartnett Before Grand Jury

Walter j. Bartnett, the indicted banker,
appeared before the grand jury this aft
ernoon to give testimony regarding the
missing securities of the California Safe
Deposit and Trust company Bartnett
was voluntary witness, having requested
the district attorney to be given per-
mission to appear before the grand jury.
He was under examination for over an
hour but nothing was made public con-
cerning the purport of his evidence.
Assistant District Attorney Cook said
that Bartnett's testimony in no way af-
fected the present course Of the prosecu-
ton against the alleged bank wreckers.
Bartnett's wife was also witness to-
day, but disclaimed any knowledge of the
banks affairs or its properties. No in
dictments were made by the grand jury
today
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-01

che had letter of credit for 500 or
$500 which was given to her by White,
anI which she later turned over TO
Thaw. There was still balance i'll
the Mercantile Trust company to her
0r,ier also Put mama got all of that,
SaiG the witness.
Jerome dwelt for long while upon
the subject of the cablegrams which
'ilaw is said to have sent to White.
He brought out that the cablegrams
were sent after Thaw knew of the
relations which had existed between
Miss Nesbit and the architect Mrs.
Thaw would not admit that she knew
positively who sent the cablegrams or
whether her name was signed to them.
A letter written by Mrs. Thaw in
1904. and telling of her gay life in
Paris with Harry Thaw and bunch
from the Tenderloin" was read to the
jury by Jerome This brought out
mere testimony as to the dead Rat,
a Partisan cafe. There seemed to be
nothing in the witness past life about
which the not informed.
He seemed to have been able to trace
her every step, largely due, doubtless,
to the typewriter statement Of the
mother which Jerome nearly always
holds in his hand while hurting ques-
lions at the daughter.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-01
OUR NATIONAL
LEGISLATURE
Synopsis of the PROCEEDINGS i'm the
Senate and House-Bills, Res
olutiOns, Etc.

Washington, Feb. 2o.-Although the
senate devoted four hours to legisla-
tive matters nothing was accomplish
eel except speechmaking. The time
after 3 p. ~. was devoted to eulogieS
OF the late Senator Alger and Repre-.
sentative Hit.
Under rule reported from the com
mlttee on rules the house amended its
substitute for the LaFollette sixteen
hour railroad employees bill by an af
firmative vote of 90, there being no
negative votes east. Both Republicans
and Democrats agreed that the amend
ments strengthened it greatly. The
house agreed to the conference report
on the legislative, executive and judi
cial bill and then proceeded with the
consideration of the Sundry civil bill,
holding a night session, but completing
and passing the bill. Yesterday the
house held session at which eulOgies
We're pronounced on the following de-
ceased congressmen: Senator Alger
and Representatives Adams, Of Wis
consin: Flack and Ketcham, of New
York.
Washington, Feb. 26. - The senate
passed the agricultural appropriation
bill. carrying nearly $100O0,O0O; the
postofiice appropriation bill, carrying
21O,O0O,0O0: the pension appropriation
bill, carrying S145,OOO,OOO, and the bill
authorizing the establishment of an
agricultural bank in the Philippine isl
ands. Beyeridge was defeated in an
attempt to force the packers to pay the
cost Of the meat inspection law, but
succeeded i'll getting adopted pro-
vision requiring the date of inspection
to appear ON all canned goods, etc.
The senate also passed bill granting
4 service pension to army nurses Of
from 81 to $50 Il month.
The house adopted a rule that will
probably insure the passage by the
house of the Littauer substitute for
the senate ship subsidy bill. The con-
ference report or the Indian appropra-
ton bill was adopted, and several I'M
important bills were passed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-01

Boston, Feb. 25.-President ROoSe-
welt, who arrived here Saturday Oh
an unofficial visit with members of
his family, departed for Washington
last night in a special car attached to
tho Federal express. While here the
president addressed the students deal
ing with college life and the question
of states rights; officiated as godfa-
Their at the christening of the child
of Guy Murchie, a Rough Rider and
Harvard friend; visited publishing
house to look at some rare volumes:
took an automobile ride; took luncheon
at the Sphinx club; received a medal as
ex-edtor Of the Harvard Advocate;
called at the home of President Eliot:
was given a reception by the Hasty
Pudding club: called on his son at the
callers dormitary quarters: was the
guest of Bishop Lawrence at tea. and
took part in the initiation Of mis- son
to membership in the Porcelain club.
Yesterday he visited Grotcn school.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-01

The word balloon means "a large
ball." To Montgoltier of Annonay,
France, the invention of the balloon IS
credited. 1t is said that he was led to
turn his attention to balloon making
from the following incident: A French
laundress. wishing to dry a petticoat
quickly, placed it on basket work
frame over a stove. To prevent the
heat from escaping by the opening at
the top of the petticoat she drew the
belt strings closely together and tied
them. Gradually the garment dried
and became lighter, and as the stove
continued to give out heat and rarely
the air concentrated under the basket
work frame the petticoat began to
move and finally rose in the air. This
so astonished the laundress that she
ran to her neighbors and asked them
to come and witness the strange sight
Montpelier was among those that
came In. The petticoat suspended In
midair suggested greater things to
him, and he returned home with
something to think about" He at
once began studying works on differ
ent kinds of atmosphere, and the In
vention Of the balloon was the result.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-01
THAW TRIAL RESUMED
Wife of the Prisoner Again OH the
Witness Stand.

Wife OF the PRISONER AGAIN Oh the
Witness Stand.
New York, Feb. 26.-Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw was called to the stand
as soon as the judge had taken his
place on the bench and without any
preliminary statement District Attor-
ney Jerome plunged into the cross-ex-
animation. Mrs. ThaW looked re-
freshed after her three days respite
and answered the first questions put
to her confidently. Thaw brought
with him from the Tombs several
packages of letters and papers.
During the continuance of his cross
examination of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
District Attorney Jerome confronted
the witness with DR.. CarltonoFlint and
asked if she had not been to see him
with Jack Barrymore. Mrs. ThaW
looked at the doctor. who had been
placed within few feet of her, hes
itated a moment and then declared
she had never seen the man before.
1t was one of the most dramatic in
cidents of the trial.
Justice Fitzgerald ruled out the
question when District Attorney
Jerome asked Mrs. Thaw if Stanford
White had not urged her to have Jack
Barryomre arrested on the charge Of
seduction.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-01
auOtaJlOu.


A correspondent wrote to a newspa-
per to ask the author of this cOuplet:
How much the fool who has been sent TO
Rome
Excels the fool who has been kept at
home.
he had barely written when he an
swered his own query, having found
the source of the lines and how he had
misquoted them. They are from Cow
per's Progress of Error" and read:
How much a Ounce that hath been sent
to roam
Excels Ounce that hath been kept at
home
We are not sure but that, as is fire.
quently the case with Interpretations,
the popular version is better than the
poet's.-New York Tribune.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-01
RemorselessIy Jerome Drags Into
the Limelight a Woman's
Unrighteousness.
EXPOSES A GREWsOME STORY
Drives Two Newspaper Women Out
of the Court Room
Ruling Of Judge Fitzgerald on the
CredibiIity Point Opens the
Flood Gates for
Fact.

New York, Feb %. - Under the
stress of a crOss-eXamination in which
District Attorney Jerome gave no quar-
ter Mrs Harry Thaw broke down up
on the witness stand. With binding
tears burning their way down cheeks
which from ashen white had flushed to
crimson she admitted that after her
first experience with Stanford White
her relations with the architect con-
tinued for several months. But this
was not all. There were other confess
siOns which, while damaging to her
own character, accentuated all the
more the terrible personal sacrifice she
IS making in the effort to save her
husband from death in the electric
chair
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-01
HARTRIDGE ON THE STAND
Refuses to Produce Letters--lndict-
ment for Mrs. Thaw?


During the session of the court Del
mas sent q genuine thrill through the
court room by declaring that he had
been informed it was the purpose OF
the district attorney to indict Mrs.
Thaw. Jerome denied that any such
statements had been made. He do
not deny the purpose. This incident
occurred when Jerome demanded GER
tain letters from Stanford White which
Mrs. Harry Thaw said were i'll Attor-
ney Hartridge's possession. Hartridge
was put OH the stand and refused to re-
ply to some questions, when Delmas
arose and stated that Hartridge had
been retained by Mrs. Thaw to pro-
tect her interests when she had heard
the threats that she was to be indicted.
When Mrs. 1'haW went back on the
stand she said she gave the letters TO
Harry Thaw, but was perfectly willing
that they should be produced. Then
Jerome had subpoena made out for
Hartridge, and again demanded the
letters. Hartridge refused to produce
them and Jerome appealed to the
Judge, who told Jerome that his sub
poera was lacking necessary aftida-
Wit and there was nothing upon which
the judge could act. Then Jerome dl-
rected the preparation of the affidavit,
but made no further move.
The session ended with Il SGual IL
as to the examination of two n.eIit;u
witnesses from Pittsburg who wanted
to get back to their patients, but the
defendants counsel insisted that the
examination of Mrs. ThaW should pro-
ceed. The matter was finally dropped,
it being made known that the medi
cal witnesses would remain to testify
when wanted
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-01
TOO MUCH FOR REPORTERS
Newspaper Women Cannot Stand 1t
and Leave the Court.

When Jerome was f1aying the wit
ness with questions to her relations
with White, carrying her from place
TO place and demanding to know ey-
cry detail. and while bitter tears were
yelling to her eyes, two newspaper
women accustomed to harsher scenes
OF !ife left their places in the court
room and made hasty retreat out of
the big portals. At last the prosecutor
himself rcIented somewhat and Su9-
gcsted that the proceedings suspend,
Dclmas thought he detected an unfa-
yOrable slant to this, and protested
that the witness would be able to pro
coed. Mrs Thaw wiped her eyes,
stiffened up hit. and nodded to
Jerome TO proceed.
After bringing out chat her relations
with White continued Tor same time
Jerome went deeper Mrs. Thaw ad-
mitted that in 1908, after the return
from Europe, she spent the night at
ThaW'S apartments in New York and
that for three weeks he and she oc-
cupied connecting apartments at the
Grand hotel i'll this city. Mrs. Thaw
admitted freely and with franknesS
that the champagne which she had
declared had tasted bitter the night
she lost consciousness in the mirrored
bedroom was no more bitter than 9th
er champagne she had drunk. In fact,
she declared it tasted like all the rest
She denied that she had intended for
the Jury to assume otherwise
Mrs Thaw made what vas consd-
ereti perhaps her most damaging state
ment to the defendant when she said
he had showed her copies of cable
grams that were being sent to Stan
ford White from Europe asking him
to use his influence with certain man
in London to prevent Mrs Nesbit from
raising fuss" and interfering W til
Evelyn continuing in the company OF
Thaw.
Mrs. Thaw also was forced to nd
NIT that when she and her mots:el
went abroad with Thaw in 1909 they
were still drawing upon the bounty 81
Stanford White. Evelyn declared that
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-01


CHICAGO.
ice, has left his office on a mysterious
GRAND in connection with the ease
Treasurer William Boldenweck, fight
ing against collapse under the nervous
strain. is hoping against hope that the
loss can be accounted for by some
error in bookkeeping.
George w. Fitzgerald discovered
the shortage III his cash, and was the
first to report it. He told the officials
that he was unable to account for 1t.
Fitzgerald is All exchange teller. A
dozen clerks etc. have been put
through a close questioning. and one
report is that two of them are under
suspicion and liable to arrest at any
moment. BoldenWeck. on the other
hand. says that there is not clerk III
the office in whom he has not the ut
most confidence.
He says that on Feb. II the accounts
in The office were perfectly correct.
He thinks that the money taken was
in large denOminatiOnS-from $1,000 to
$1,000 notes. but that is only surmlse,
and there is no way Of identifying the
supposedly stolen money. Mea' while
the governments secret service was new
err buster i'll it's existence.