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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
Battle of lIienists May Last
 All Week
MRS. THAW MAY 60 ON AGAIN
To Repeat She Didn't Know What Was Hummel's Affidavit, Which Mir. Jerome Wants Submitted
 as Evidence.

New York, March 16-Attorney Delmas conferred with his assistants in the de- fense of Harry k Thaw today mapping out plans for the sur-rebuttal work at the trial, which when resumed on Mon day, will be entering its ninth week. Ap- plications were made today to the dis trict attorneys office for several addi- tional subpoenas for the defense. but just whom they were for could not be learned.
 From the plans laid today, 1t seems that the better part of next week will be consumed by the defense and that the case may not go to the jury until some time during the week beginning Monday, the 25th inst.
 When court convenes on Monday, Mr. Jerome will present the last bit of evil dence he has for the prosecution. He will renew his request of late Friday afternoon that Justice Fitzgerald admit In evidence the photographic and carbcn copies of the affidavit Evelyn Nesbit is said to have made in Abraham Hum- mers office. This affidavit, MT. Jerome contends, is competent evidence to con tradicr the statement that Mrs. Thaw was drugged and betrayed by Stanford White. In it, the young woman is said to have sworn that the stories concerning White were untrue and that Harry K. Thaw beat her when she told him there w-.s no truth in the statement that Stan ford White had betrayed her.
 Justice Fitzgerald having permitted IIummel and his clerk to testify as to the making of the affidavit, evidently in- tends to allow Mir Jerome to put the papers in evidence, and read whatever of the contents she desires to deny.
 MT. Delmas said yesterday afternoon that the defense probably would offer no objection to the affidavit going into the evidence. He referred to the objectionable shape in which this evidence" comes. and apparently will content himself with the attack he made on the credibility oe Hummel as witness. Mir. Delmas will probably have young Mrs. ThAw take the stand and repeat that she did not know the contents of the paper that will be produced against her. The question will then go before the jury to decide between the prisoners wife and the convicted lawyer.
 Thaw's wife and the Countess of Tar mouth, his sister, called on him in the Tombs, and reported that he was in high spirits. When the matter of the affidavit is settled. MT. Jerome will rest his case and MT. Delmas will then take up the worl; of sur-rebuttal. As he intends to call several alieniests and as District Attorney Jerome has committed himself to extensive cross examinations of this class of witnesses there is no way to tell just how long a time the defense will require in putting it's last evidence be- fore the twelve men who are to de- eide Thaw's fate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
Covered With Wreckaae.

Wheeling, w. Va, March 16.-The wa- ters of the highest flood this section of the Ohio valley has seen for twenty years are receding tonight. leaving Wheeling covered with wreckage. The debris is so great in some sections of the city that 1t will be days after the water goes down that tie streets can be used. The flood was higher than anticipate and as a re- suit much damage was done. It is esti- mated that the damage sustained by Wheeling alone will be over s3.000.Oo0.
 So great has the damage been to local industrial plants that it will be weeks be- fore they win be able to resume opera tons.
 There is a great deal of suffering. but prompt steps have been taken to alleviate this
 The stage of the river al midnight was 59g. a continuous rise Of one-tenih "t foot every hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
BURTON'S SPEECH
 WILL BE SENSATION
Ex-Senator Rents Theatre to Expose Enemies When He Gets Out
 of Jail.

Abiline. Kan. March 16.-Ex-Senator Joseph R. Burton, who is expected to re- turn to his home here next week from Ironton, Mo, where he is now in jail serv- ing a siX-montns' sentence, mas engaged the local theatre for March 23, when he will deliver q public address. Senator Burton has for some time threatened to expose thoseN whom he charged with be- ing responsible for his conviction, and it is said that his remarks on next SatuN day will prove sensational. Mir. Burton will be released from the 1ronton jail on March g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
Made Member of New Inland Waterways Commission
PLAN RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
President Complies With Petitions From Mississippi Valey-Eight Public Men Asked to
 Serve.

Washington, March 16-Complying with petitions presented by numerous commercial organizations of the Mis- sissippi valley, President Roosevelt has decided to appoint an inland water ways commission, whose duty it will be to prepare a comprehensive plan for the Improvement and control of the river sys- tens of the United States. Eight public cnen we been asked to serve on the commission and Representative Theodore E. Burton of Ohio, chairman Of the rivers and harbors committee in the last Con- gross, is to be chairman.
 In a letter which he has addressed to each of these persons the President sets out that he is influenced in creating the commission by consideration of national policy; that the railroads are no longer able to move crops and manufactures rapidly enough to secure the prompt transaction of business, and that there appears but one complete remedy-the de- velopment of d complementary system of transportation by water.
 The Presidents letter in full is as fol- lows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
Declines Invitation.

Mobile. March l6.-(speeial)-T Com merciaI club at meeting held tonight. declined to send delegates to the New Orleans Panama canal convention. The position of the club is outlined in the following extract from letter from Secretary J. Paul Wilson to Secretary M. B. Trevevant of New Orleans: We believe that it would be unfair to New Orleans for Mobile to participate in a New Orleans convention endorsing the New Orleans view without first making clear our position in the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

Cincinnati. March i'. 2:la a. nl.- An explosion Of 25O pounds of dyna- mite on the site of the new city hospital in the resident district of Avondale. just occurred. Windows were broken for many squares. It is impossible at this time to learn any details nor ls Il known if there were any fatalities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

l sources Therefore, l ask that the in l land waterways commission shall consid- | CT the relations of the streams to the
 use of all the great permanent natural resources and their conservation for the | making and maintenance of prosperous | homes.
 | "Ar.- .'~r for utilizing our inland wa | terways to be feasible, should recognize | the means for executing it already in eX- | istence both in the federal departments of | war, interior, agriculture and commerce and labor. and in the states and in their | subdivisions; and it must not involve
 unduly burdensome expenditures from the
 national treasury. The cost will neces '.
 sarily be large in proportion to the mag
 nitude of the benefits to be conferred
 but it will be small in comparison with
 the $l7. GOO, ,000,000 of capital now invested ] in steam railways in the United States
 an amount that would have seemed enoi- nous and increditable a half century ago. | Yet the investment has been a constant
 source of profit to the people and without our industrial progress would have been l impossible.
 Every Part of Country. "The questions which will come before | the inland waterways commission must necessarily relate to every part of the | United States and affect every interest within it's borders. Its plans should be | considered in the light of the wides. knowledge of the country and it's people and from the most divers points of view Accordingly when it's work is sufficiently advanced. l shall add to the commission certain consulting members with whom l shall ask that It's recommendation shaii fDe fully discussed before they are sub | mitted to me. The reports of the com
 mission should include both a general statement of the problem and recommen- dations as to the manner and means of attacking it. Sincerely yours.
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT" MT. Bankhead has just finished his tenth term in Congress from Alabama General Mackenzie is chief of engineers of the army, Mir. Newell is director of the United States reclamation service, Mir Pinchon is chief forester of the United States. Herbert Knox Smith is comnis-
 sioner of corporations, w. J. McGee is an anthropologist and geologist. formerly in charge of the bureau of American ethno- logy and formerly president of the Ma tional Geographic society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
Carriers Appointed.

Washington. March 16.-fspecialJ-- Richard l.. Cox appointed regular, John F Cox substitute, rural carrier. route at Joppa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
Cable Break

searlous Rheinish Prussia. March 16 Twenty-two miners were killed this morn ing at the Garhard coal mine. They
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

were descending one or the shafts In q cage when the cable broke
 The mine belongs to the Prussan gov eTnmcnt
 As the work of rescue progressed 1t de- Yeloped Chat it was more serious than first indications showed tp To d late hour tonight sXty-seyen dead men and twelve men badly injured had be" n brought to the surface, while forty men still were missing. All the missing have been given up as dead, AS they lindoubt- edly were buried under falling wreekage, or the injured. two have died and the doctors think that only five of the remain ing ten will recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
President Learning Situation.

The President is known to be availing himself of every opportunity to become acquainted generally with the railroad situation, especially as it exists in certain directions, and the inference Is general that this question was touched on to some extent at least in the conference with Governor Deneen. The latter, how ever, would make no statement on the subject.
 A rumor gained circulation during the morning that the President intended to issue statement defining in positive language his attitude on the relations ot the government toward the railroads. An impression to this effect apparently got abroad from the fact that the President had read to some of his callers extracts from speeches he had made and letters he had written bearing on some features of the railroad question. All reports of this character, however proved to be ground less and later 1t was ascertained on the best authority that the President would not issue such a statement today nor did he have any such idea in contempla- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
$1, 100000 LOSS TO
 THREE WAREHOUSES
Fire In London Starts In Strong Wind. The Firemen Fight
 Desperately.

London, March 16-Three big ware houses in the Finisburg district, Lon don's big industrial center, were gutted by fire this morning, causing damage to the amount of about Sl,0JO,C0.
 Starting in Featherstone street. in the premises of Cox X Co.,. hat manufactur- CTS. the flames. famed by strong wind. Jumped the street and enVeloped the es- tablishment Of the Maxine company. wood turner's. and spread to the adjoin- ing warehouse of Green Co, shoe manufacturers. Owing to the strength of ihe wind l. appeared for while as though the whole block Of adjoining prop erty would be destroyed, but after three hours of hard work the hremen gained control of the situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
Conference With Mellen.

Tuesday next the President is to have q conference with President Mellen of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. The interview is to be held at MT. Mellen's initiative. Mr. Mellen is one of the four presidents whom J. r. Morgan asked Mir. Roosevelt 10 confer with as 10 what steps might be taken to allay the public anxiety as to the re- lations between the railroads and the government" As far as ascertaned at the White House NJ. Mellen is the only one of the presidents who has asked for an interview, and it Is not known there whether he represents himself alone or all four of the presidents named by Mir. Morgan. The conference is to take place al 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon
 MT. Mellen is well known to the Presi dent and usually when he comes to Wash ington he makes a personal call on MT. Roosevelt.
 Inquiry at the White House late today elicited the fact that nothing had been heard from E. II. Hartman as to his proposed second call on the President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
James Speyer Calls.

One of the Presidents early callers to- day was James Speyer of New York, the head of the firm of Spsyer & Co. To many his call looked significant, as 1t closely followed on that of Wednesday, It was impossible to discover either at the White House or from Mr. Speyer the pur- pose of the latter's visit.
 Governor Deneen and Attorney General Stead were with the President for fully an hour. The governor was at the White House at the Presidents request to dis cuss Certain questions" the nature OF which he declined to disclose. After the conference the governor left on an after noon train for Chicago. Neither the gov ernor nor MT Stead would make any statement regarding their interview with the President. The governor admitted only that nothing had been agreed upon that would require immediate action.
 Governor Denecn gave the newspaper man who came to see him to unders tand that he expected the President to give out q statement about the interview, but nothing in that form was given ont a the White House. It was explained there that the arrangements with the governor for his visit to Washington had been made before the recent furry in Wall street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
To Frame Plan.

..It is not possible properly to frame 50 large d plan as this for the control of our flyers without taking account of the or ,erly development of other natural re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-24

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1ember Star WANT Ad Enters Of ashingtons Homes
STAR BRANCH OFFICES.

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sylvania avenue. leave your adyes-
tisement at any Of the following
NORTHWEST BRANCHES;
Septner's Drug Store. 18th aad Y ses.
EpIiey's Drug Store. lith and Wellins pi.
Lupton. Drug Store vermont ave. and 81
Kings Drug Store. 18th and SITS.
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S Ssn,s, Drug Store. 7,h and 's.; To-.
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5s1ss sS Bank sas ' 4s asssssPso
Corridor U. S. Capitol.
Grier 4 Grier,s Pharmacy: 9th an \ 4 ~. re
Goldcnberg's Department Store. 9i2-ZS ts
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The Butchins Kennsr Drug Co. I'll W.
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Dupont Pharmacy. Chns. 5. boston' p'"p'
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Prdc's Pharmacy. 18Th and SITS
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pers and special boys; also boys 10 years
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-10-25
STOCKHOLDERS ARE ANGRY
cHAFE AT DELAY IN ILLINOIS
CENTRAL FIGHT.
Hartman Expresses Irritation and
Only Fish Seems Pleased at
Proceedings.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-The smaller Hi.
nois Central stockholders, whose pres
ence each year at the annual meet
ings have caused those sessions TO
be dubbed the railroads family
party" are growing impatient because
OF the delay in reaching the final test
Of strength between the Fish and Har-
riman forces. Many of them return
ed Thursday night and early Friday
to their homes in Illinois, Iowa, Ten
nessee and other states along the line,
leaving their proxies behind and will
ing to allow New York financiers to
fight it out among themselves.
81. H. Hartman also was vexed over
the length of time required by the
proxy committee. Interesting finan-
cial developments in New York may
account for his chatting over the delay.
Il must get back to New York Sat
nrday afternoon sure" Hartman said
to his leading counsel, William Mel
son Cromwell.
"You can't do it," said his attor-
ney.
Stuyvesant Fish alone seemed COM
PLEASANT over the slow movement of
the business. The manner in which
his proxies were delivered is declared
to have complicated the work of the
committee.
"Harriman's proxies were listed in
alphabetical order and were arranged
in similar manner" said man in
close touch with the work of the
committee. But Fish delivered his
proxies by dumping them on a table
in utter confusion. A force Of clerks
is at work bringing order out Of chaos"
Mr.. Harriman's displeasure also
vented itself in remarks that were
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-10-25
BROTHERS IN DEADLY DUEL
One of Them Will Die, But the Other
Will Recover.

Two brothers, John and Barney
Sammon, both over fifty years of age,
engaged in deadly battle using axes
and corn knives for weapons at Leon.
John had his right arm cut of and
his left arm terribly mutilated. The
other brother is not seriously wound.
ed and will recover. The fight start
ed because Barney reproached his
brother for going on protracted sprees.
John, according to witnesses, was
still drunk enough to be ugly, and is
declared to be the aggressor. Pick
ing up an ak he rushed furiously at
Barney, who at first tried to run
away, but being hard pressed picked
up an ak and corn knife himself. The
fight began in earnest; the sober man
had much the advantage, escaping
with only slight cut in the head.
His brother will die, as it was some
time before the surgeons could
staunch the blood. There Is much
sympathy expressed in the community
for Barney Sammon and he has not
been arrested
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-10-25
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA
News Of a Week Throughout
the State.
CALL FOR AN ACCOUNTING
stockholders Of the Iowa-Liilooett
Gold Mining Company Make
Public Demand.

A bunch of Ohio stockholders in the
IoWa-Lillooetr Gold Mining company
have made public demand for an &C.
counting from the officers OF the COM
pany and Of the Trustees Dredging
company. which, it Is stated, has been
operating the dredge on the Fraser
river in British Columbia for the past
year. The letter, which is addressed
to both the above companies, says:
I'VE. the undersigned stockholders
of the Iowa-Lillooett Gold Mining
company, limited, learning from the
minister of mines and other officials
of British Columbia, Canada, first, that
the Trustees Dredging company never
was incorporated in British Columbia:
second, that all officers and directors,
except two that were elected at the
last annual general meeting Of the
lowa-Lillooett Gold Mining company,
limited, are members of the Trustees
Dredging company; third, that after
Rev. T. M. Price became president of
the Iowa-Lillooett Gold Mining COM
pany, limited, two mortgages were
placed on the company's property, and
both assigned to E. E. Teeple and
Zeno K. Hoag;; fourth. that the Iowa
Lillooett Gold Dredge was operated
from May 81, 1906. to May 81. 1907.
under miners certificate issued to
2. e. Hoag, E. E. Teeple, T. H. Price
and William Schlecker, we do re-
spectfully ask that you give to the
public and all stockholders Of the
Iowa-Lillooett Gold Mining company,
limited. a complete financial state
meAt."
The letter is signed by W. R. Flow
er, A. B. Davis, G. A. Brockway and
William E. Malloy, and is dated at
Ashtabula, O.. Oct 9, 1907 OF the
above holders of the miners certif-
cate Messrs. Hoag and Teeple still
live at Iowa Falls, but Rev. Price, who
was formerly pastor of the Congrega-
tional church there, is now located at
Highlands, Cal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-10-25

him.
What l want, I take" he repeated
and then suddenly he reached forth
and, taking her Ill nls arms, crushed
her to him. kissing her softly, fiercely
full upon the lips. For an instant she
lay gasping and stunned against his
breast; then she tore her fist free and
with all her force struck him full in
the face.
1t was as though she beat upon a
stone. With one movement he forced
her arm to her side. smiling into her
terrified eyes; then, holding her like
iron. he kissed her again and again
upon the mouth. the eyes, the hair
and released her
II am going to love you, Helen" said
he.
"And may God strike me dead if l
ever stop hating you!" she cried. her
voice coming thick and hoarse with
passion
Turning, she walked proudly forward
toward her cabin, a trim, straight,
naughty figure, and he did not know
that her knees were shaking and weak.
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