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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
CASH FOR BABIES

France is willing to pay
well to prevent the ,depopu-
lation of the country. Story
of the tragic infant mortal
ity illustrated in The Satur-
day Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
GIVEN HEAVY PENALTY
SWIFT JUSTICE METED OUT AS
sAHANT OF YOUNG WOMAN.

WOODBURY.. N. J.. May Swift JUS
tice was melted out today to Edward Glib
son. a negro, who on Monday night last
attacked Miss Dorothy Paris, nineteen years
old, of Wenonah. Gibson made no defense
when arraigned today and he was sentenced
to twelve years imprisonment and to pay q
fine Of $4,000.
This Is the extreme penalty for the Of
tense. Miss Paris Is student at the
Friends School in Philadelphia. She was
crossing vacant lot near her home in
Nenonah when the negro attacked her. Hsr
cries for help were heard and the negro was
captured. He was badly beaten by his cap
tors before the police took him to a place
Of safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
ToMoRRoW's RACE ENTRIES.
PiInlico.

First race, three-year-o lds and up. selling,
five furlongs-St. Joseph, LA; sBluedale. 81:
Cousin Kate, 104; MERRY Lassie, 95; Dainty
Maudie, 100; Idle Dream, 102; aScarfell, 112;
Escutcheon, 112: Diamond. III: 'The Wrest-
Ter 81: mark Antony II. 100; Laura A., 81.
Second race, two-year-olds, selling. five
furlones-sOur Prindie, 100; sProfit, 106;
Black Hawk. 100; 'otwell, 106; 'Dick Rose.
1O8: .Kitty Smith. 106; 'Desideratum. 1905;
Miss Cushman. 112: Bergoo. Ill; Miss
Catesby, 1O6; sCarmino,S 100; 'Music Mas
ter, 108
Third race, handicap. three-year-olds and
I'm. one mile and sixty yards-Solon Shin
Gle az: Greyilla, 90: The Clown, 1OS: Ora
ziailo, 112; Racine II. 1Ol; Ormonde's Right,
100; Sonoma Belle. 90: Royston. 80.
chase handicap for four-year-oids and up;
about two miles-Amanda H., 138: Cardi-
gan. lat: Warner 146; Rockstorm, 152; Harp
player, 1873; Garterette, 1875.
olds and up; selling; gentlemen riders; one
mile-Galiant. 149; Bulwark. 140: The Crick-
et 149: Hyperion. 1852: Yellowback. 1874.
Sixth race, three year-olds and up; sell
Ing: one mile and sixty yards-Grumbling
1O6; Jobstown, 81: Nellie Burn, 1O8; Pleas
ant Days. 1903: Water Pansy, no: sGrafton,
90: Cursus, no; Betsy Binford. SO: wiper
inc. 1903: Warning, Ill: Queen OF Knight SO;
Pompador, 50; Ivanhoe. ITO.
Seventh race. three-year-olds and up; SELL
ing; five furlongs-King Of Bashan. %;
Royal Jig. 102; 'Rust. 90; Mr.. O'Donnell, 90:
Dankan. 95: Hilarity, 104; sSomnus. 80;
Transition, 1O2; Little Boot, 100: Ida Reck.
100: st. Jeanne. 100; Doc Kyle. los.
Apprentice allowance. Weather clear.
track fast
So Racing at Jamaica.
JAMAICA Nav 3-Eirst raca sa,,,,o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
RACKEDbYGUNPOW
Canton, China, Shaken to Its
Foundations.
-TWENTY-oNE BODIES FOUND
Hundreds Of People injured; Fifteen
Buildings Destroyed.
THE HISTORIC PAG0DA ESCAPES
Shamien Suburb, the Island Where
the Foreigners Live, Felt the
Terrific Shock.
TWENTY-0NE BODIES FOUND
THE HISTORIC PAGoDA ESCAPES

HoNGKONG. May a.-very great de-
struction Of life and property was caused at
Canton yesterday evening by the explosion
Of q gunpowder magazine. Twenty-one
bodies already have been recovered from
the ruins. Hundreds Of persons were in
jured.
Fifteen buildings were RACED to the
ground and over hundred were seriously
wrecked. A section 200 feet long Of the
massive city wall was thrown down. The
historical many-storied pagoda escaped
with slight injuries. The officials and stats
of the hospitals are doing their best to
succor the sufferers.
In the Shamien suburb, where the for
eigners live. terrific shock caused by
the explosion was felt, but the residents
were unframed.
Shocking Mutilations.
Some idea OF the force Of the explosion
may be gathered from the fact that the
roofs Of houses q mile distant from the ex-
ploded magazine were blown of.
A number of important Chinese and for
eign mercantile establishments were COM
pletely demolished.
The bodies recovered from the ruins in the
vicinity Of the magazine were shockingly
mutilated. Many corpses of men and wom-
en- were without heads.
The officer in charge Of the magazine was
among those killed. and when his body
was recovered a pipe was found clutched
in his hand, which suggests the possible
cause Of the explosion.
The financial losses are enormous.
The city of Canton Is about six miles
In circumference and Is inclosed by walls
about twenty feet thick and from twenty
five to forty feet high. There are sixteen
gates into the city, besides two water
gates. The famous nine-storied pagoda,
dating from the beginning Of the middle
ages, is situated in the western part OF
what fs known as the Old City. The for
eigners reside in the Shamien suburb,
founded in 1859 on an artificial island on
the Honan side Of the river. The popula-
ton Of Canton is estimated at about
100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
The Qualifying Round.

The qualifying round OF the tournament
began shortly after noon yesterday, and
though the course was somewhat wet
still the enthusiasm of the golfers did not
diminish to the least extent.
Eightyfour golfers were entered. and
when Thomas Francis and d. III. McAdam
led of there were many In attendance
ready to start. All through the early
afternoon up until shortly after 3 o'clock
they We're leading off from the first tee.
MANY of the scores were much larger
than the golfers who made them believed
they would be. but in this respect came
some OF the surprises of the game Before
tne iast starters We're getting off the early
starters were finishing, and many were
lns Danters as to who would compose the
al the golfers had finished When the
nnai ngures had been tabulated Il was
iouAH "a 70 80 a Weaver had made the
|'Nes' S'"-e van -, sam 4jalzell of Chevy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
LITTLE MEN AND.
LITTLE WOMEN

Whatever the little folks
want to read that is whole
some and merry will be
found on their own special
page in The Saturday Star
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03

BOB HAMPTON OF
PLACER
An absorbing chapter of
the heroic story by Randall
Parrish in tomorrow's Sat-
,urday Star. a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
Racing at Jamaica.

JAMAICA. May 3.-First race, selling
three-year-olds and up; six furlongs-Ace
High. to and to 5. first; Waterbury. 1
to 3, place, second; Fustian. third. Time,
1.13 40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
THEATER IN ILL LUCK

Read how a riotous audi
ence wrecked a SEC, 900 audi
forum and seized the house
receipts in tomorrow's Sat
urday Star. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
Fourth Sixteen

Brengle beat J. L. Weaver, 5 and 3.
Lindsay defaulted to Johnson.
Greenwalt beat James. up, 10 holes.
Lewis beat Plat, 2 up.
Hough beat W. II. Rapley, 3 and 2.
Harris beat Day, 4 and 2.
Thurston beat Brawner, / up.
Guthrie beat King, up.
This afternoon the semi-fnals of the four
sixteens will be played, as will be the con-
ISOLATION for those defeated in the first two
slxteens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
MILLIONAIRE ARRESTED.

APPLE Falls has a population of 800.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09
AEFlkAY AT WILMER.
Dick Weaver Shot and seriously
Wounded.

Dallas. March 9.--In difficulty
Thursday night at Wilmer, small
station twelve miles south OF Dal-
las. Dick Weaver was shot and 1t Is
believed fatally injured by Cecil Ell
ter. Etter was struck over the heaa
several times with the butt end OF a
Distol and received injuries which re-
uuired the attention of doctor
From what ha' teor learned there
had been trouble between the TWO
men for some time and the shooting
was the elimination ot TINS oid ms
understanding. One shot TOOK erect
In Weaver's body, the ball en'ef'hs
his breast near the right nipple pen
atrating the right lung and going al
most through the body. The doctors
who attended tn. wounded man CUT
the ball out. which was from q ~
calibre pistol at the back. where II
had lodged just under the skin
sheriff i.edbetter sent Depu'''S
Moore and Carson TO Wilmer To IN
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09

A gpsd sisss aatigsrfa asscnssiea
a. ths slain street Christian charen
for the Boen ( Conrad meeting Iaet
u}Eht There was nBr confession az
gexss ChtIsg The sa.Ba service was 4
ssfoa, helpful feature ~ gb@ Meeting.
alghomKh tbs eaotg has Bos yet beeu
sbaYoaRhs organized Ta# GLORY
SONG and rhe kimE Business
were enthusiastically snnr Mr Con<
rad ksar two SOLOS Both were good.
snd "My Mothers PRAYER WAS par
ticniarly tender hnd touching nv
special request he VIII repeat this
at mora than one of tho future ser.
NIcp%
The sAbtect of ar E}orn sermon
was Building an Arm by Faith T"
He said that mans part cr religion
is easily understood Gods part is
beyond our reach The most ignorant
darkey can understand the human
side about pulverizIng the soil. plant-
ing the seed and cnltiyating and
gathering the crop, but the divine
side challenges the intelligence cf
the wisest philosopher The world
WAS worse in Noahs day than 1t is
now Gods truth Is reaching the
hearts OF men and the race is grow
ing better The world then was des-
troyed because of sin, and God has
often found 1t necessary to- send dire
punishment In order TO open the
eyes OF men to the slnfulncss OF sin.
Noah and his family were saved by
faith. but 1t was moth . faith which
sat down with folded hands and an
an INACTIVE life. God told Noah what
TO do He believed and obeyed and
such faith in God will always save.
II the people had done this when
Noah preached, the world would new
er have been destroyed. But they set
up their reason against Gods word,
! and said. Il don't believe. The thing
! is improbable. My reason tells me
there is nothing in what Noah
breaches He is a good man, no doubt
but an enthusiastic, religious crank.
The preacher graphically described
the scenes when Noah worked D.
day and preached by night, as h
Imagined them to be; there the earn
est women who half way believed tn
...esB...S, tiae criticisms OF unbeiie'
ers as they viewed the growing ark
the gathering storm; the enterln
the ark; Gods hand closing tn
door: the death scenes; the risinl
FLOOD; the receedtng Of the waters
the world freed from iniquity, The
hearers were reminded that another
world destruction will come and men
and women were urged to enter the
| ark Of Gods love.
| Song services tonight Will begin
at 1880. Preaching tomorrow at II
| a. NJ. and 1880 p. m. Mr.. Boen VIII
speak and Mr., Conrad sing at the
opera house at $3.50 p. IN. tomorro"
This service will be for men and un-
der the auspices of the Y. NJ. {. A.
of Trinity University.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09
MEN KILLED IN WRECK
Collision Results N heath et tAliaeef
mulAeS sa1 8rskensa.

In collision between two Katy
freight trains At i10rena this morn
| ing Engineer Hughes and brake
man, whose name could not be learn
ed. were killed. 1t WAS at first re
tported that five people lost thei
lives. but this report could not b.
iconfirmed. Reports are at variance
with reference to the manner In
| which the accident occurred. One
report was to the effect that both
trains were northbound. and that
the forward train broke In two
while going up grade. The rear
section started backward and was
struck by the locomotive of the
train which was following. Another |
report stated that while a north |
bound train was making the siding
at Lorena ii was side swiped by .
through freight. Il
All trains on the line were delay
I'd several hours. The Flyer due here
1t 7:20 a. IN. arrived seven hours
ate, while the 1906 train was be-
ween five and six hours late. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09
WORLD GROWS Better A VOTE BY TRAINntN


uaalsps. Tea A~Frh ~ .
msest.ns al fhe ssnssal eum nstsees
of sltv order uf Halls az Conductors
and she HeutheghsssA ~ llall~aY
Tragamea ua the kats held la Par
eobe kaa Tharssiss. lhs aetloa ef
fhe committee iu thp Chicago Cau.
gereupe wish thr t3eHesai ManaRwF 9
sssss slaliou wat ratified which sneaaa
In et3eog that stsike vote is 10 sse
gaaeu oa ghe Missouri Kansas aud
Texas hs tho conductors ard train
men The vote IL on whethst or not
tha last offer ~ the managers "a ta
be accepted which WAS AN Increase
OF per cent tor passenger men aud
ig per cent for freight men,
Contrary to the general impres-
sion. the General Managers asHocia-
tion, according 20 members of the
order, did NOT make a proposal to
|arhitrase which could be accepted
The managers said that IL after the
vote IL taken and the men refuse the
offer they would then make propo-
sal To arbitrate.
The vote Is 10 be taken at once
and viii he finished within short
time The proposition TO be voted on
Is clear cut and If the men refuse
the offer of the managers the com
mittee Is empowered to call II strike.
The general committees on the
Katy will be called to meet again
about April /. while the ehairmen
and secretaries of the committees
will meet In Chicago March %,
c. +. Whitney. general chairman
of the O. II. G. on the Katy, Will be
in Denison Sunday. when he VIII ex-
plain at a meeting the proceedings
of the Chicago conferences.
Representatives OF the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen are still
lin Chicago and have commenced ne
gotiatious with the railway mana
| gers
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09
MELVIN IN PHILADELPHIA
Grand Exalted Ruler Predicts Rec
ord Breaking Convention OF
EIkS

Philadelphia March 9.-Judge
Henry A. Melvin, of Oakland, Cal,
grand exalted ruler OF the b. =. o.
Elks. was in Philadelphia recently
and noted with pleasure the progress
made in preparing for the conNen-
ton and reunion of the order which
is ~ be held in this city during the
week beginning July 18TH.
Prior to leaving the convention
city Judge Melvin said.
"A great army of Elks will march
ON Philadelphia in July. In every
city I have visited preparations are
being made To have this years re-
union the most memorable In our
history. and not only from near
by cities. but even from distant
points. there will be great dclega-
tious New Orleans Is setting great
store by h. Baltimore. Washington,
New Ynrk aud other points within
two ar three hundred miles will send
nearly their entire membership.
| while the EIks ia Reno. Goldtieid
and Touupsh. $rs.. have already
made arrangements foF three trims
To hring them east. aud from an"
Gulf coast specially chartered steam
ofs Will bring the rexans and south
ezra NILS All ln all the uuipouFing
will tv the largest ever seen AZ = ma
! tional rauteBtiou. and thos~ sh"
have not seym a fr-unian psu searce~
b. comprehend shat stup~nHnns
fhiun fhls par wiil l,e
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09
4 BIG LAND DEAL.
Large Tract in Archer and wichita
Counties Changes Hands.

Remarkable gain in Archer and
Wichita county land values is shown
in a deal closed in Fort Worth yes
terdav. Land that sold four years
ago for 81 an acre brought $li an
acre in the deal just consummated'
and the purchaser viii, in all prop
ability, sell the same land Tor as
much, ii not more, than $50 an acre
Ia this deal G. + Meade OF Fort
Worth. sold to John ]. Giddings OF
Ennis. $500 acres, of Archer ana
Wichita county lands. the purchase
price aggregating $50. 5.33h.oi. Inc
land surrounds the townsite of Holt
day. and Is considered among the
richest and best In the lower ran
handle
After concentrating the purchase
Mr Giddings released part ot the
lands TO Dr Il \ Mccall and II
Brin of Ennis Tor tas geo. The mum
her of acres transferred 10 MessrS
Mccall and urin Was not stated.
.'The remainder of the land that
/ held IL already suhdisided and VIII
IgtddinxS MANY ~ the black land
farm, ~ after wears OF eSnefiens"
I With this character II soil. are nov
taisp.,~tur az their black helt holdings
land purchasing Panhandle lands
1T l. amsslnE how fanhadle
Hands are sdsametus ia value Lands
lthal were priced at few dollars an
laefa "a few eafe assn wnw rnmmand
tthe handsome fsruns ut tr"m - :
ttn s-e psF acfw iH me iudEm"ni this
Ii du. eeislt fo the discovery ~ she
Z sdautabillts sf fhs as3i tn htsh aud
lnuiltahie cultivation. which has
lhfsurht ahnuf 81 faains a~sf of als
asfh.s snd fht ieilssslnH uf a9Fisnl
lfnral nmrsults ~u sss~nsiN" ~es4t'a
I lection has uEHraa musf prominent
lse ia he uss ~ Hfs'dHefa r"snisius
.a .hp uanarrfug development n thf
eamnfrs Fau Wsrth Record
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09
TRAGEDY At MARSHALL.
!. l.. Huxgasd Shot Three Times ny
". :. Nct 'lannaghan.

Marshall. Texas. March AT
5:2o yesterday evening W ;. Nc
Clanpaghan shot three times aud Sc
riously wounded John l.. Hugshfd-
Uuggard Feb : killed Mctlanna-
ph,n's son aud il now under bond In
the sum of $1,000. his cas-" having
been continued at the present term
of the court Huggard. who Is ma
chinist. was returning from MS
WORK aud was unarmed Metlahna
CHAN Is In iali Huggard Is at the
railway hospital suffering from
fractured jaw broken arm aud
wound tn the groin. The wounds are
serious lut not necessarily fatal
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09

Z hasg.- IT ttsrmpssi ~u,s'ss' Z" H
Nsstr NAa,a.t N.anx Wiz

New York. Mauh . ln spiie w
th, fact that flfss us.-sll"s hss" tss's'm
extracted fFom th~ anatomy "f Mt
DOLL, neWsaler. b. yeAm old. d"s
fngs plan mnue epemilnus believing
st ieast twenty rrmala in hrf hafif
4 charge uf attempted suicide w'AA
probably ~ made against tHr t""fls
woman aho s@afiUeeft Hh"iv
rarkpl ~ utHHliss
30 n feared that hsr hearf maf bs'
pwnrtueea bv onr 0f fbr Ht'sssiis's
some af Them wofe hund iu thr
arnss saa others lm fhr nafk ana
hes
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09
A TEACHER on TRIAL.
Accused Of vigorously Applying tht.
Rod to q Pupil.

Prof w. D. George. principal o
the Boz school, was arraigned TO
trial in the county court this morn
| ing on an alleged charge OF aggrava
| ted assault and battery. The chargs
against the young teacher grew ou'
of whipping he Is alleged to nave
administered to one of his pupils,
I,uther Jackson, on or about the goth
of last December. The complaint
was made by #. b. Jackson. SeVerai
pupils of the school are here to testl-
fy as witnesses in the case.
George Crump was tried yesterday
On charge of violating the local OPP
ion law. A verdict of acquittal was
'eturned by the jury last night.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09

yestigate the affair They returned
Yesterday afternoon with Etter in
custody. Complaint was made against
him bv the officers charging as
sault to murder. He waived eXamln-
alton in the charge and his BOND
was fixed at $1,000. This bond was
made and Etter was released from
custody.
Etter stated to the Officers that
the several cuts in his head were
caused from being struck with pis-
tol in the hands OF the man whom he
shot
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09

Rev. c. C. Mcconnell preached the
first sermon last Sunday IN the tnlru
year of his pastorate of the Cumbef-
land Presbyterian church here, haV-
ing been recalled by the session foF
the third year. Rev. Mcconnell is an
excellent gentleman and an apie
nreacher and this church is forum
ate in securing his service for ano'h-
er vear.-Ferris Wheel.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09

A mass meeting for men under the
auspices of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association of Trinity Universl-
ty will be held at the opera house
tomorrow afternoon at $50. KEY -
~ Boen will deliver an address ana
Mr.. l.. Byron Conrad will sing.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09

Awoth.f snnd performance ~as
rtxsu "a the urs'ta huuss iast might
hv whitman Comedians. The sell
known play ~ ~rnder Tao flagA
Waa the affnrimR Mise Whisman as
.tsasssr r4sffs.'f zpssranatI $40 exreils nf
aa4amtaGe I'm the Mearf at th7 e3na
niAee sils lse gFr~sufsst f@ntEhf AZ
"a eEsg#tn& htit
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09

Thn sss.aaly medicine r. tAoa~aisA's ~
kouass fsr - ves-~-Dr. EAarhers Lsses
sz.s Rsrct ~
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-09

I have op.a@i a pressing sna
slesnGnx shop on College street All
uorg guaranteed Prices right Fhes'
Farley
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-09
TWAS not MEANT
He SHOULD DIE
Lineman Has Double Escape
From Death at South
Chicago.

James Henry, a lineman for the Chi
cago Telephone company had a double
escape from death yesterday, when he
was first badly shocked by a live wire
and then was miraculously saved from
death as he fell from the telephone
pole by his heel catching in a cross
bar.
While Henry was at work on a pole
at the corner of Ewing avenue and
9Sth street he unwittingly grasped a
live wire. His hand was severely
burned and the shock was sufficient
to cause him to lose his hold on the
pole and fall
In some unaccountable manner his
foot caught between the cross bars and
he hung head downward until a spec
tator climbed the pole and lifted him
up to the platform which had been
built near the top of the pole for the
convenience of the linemen.
The pair were rescued from their
perch by firemen, who used the hook
and ladder to bring them down. Henry
was removed to his home in 1929 Su-
perior avenue, where he was allowed to
rest until he could recover from the
shock of his remarkable experience.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-09
Goes to Indianapolis Armed
With Gary's Telephone
Proposition
WILL GEORGE BELL CO.
Proposes to Secure Legislation Which
VIII Put Crimp in Trusts
Monopoly.

Among the early arrivals at the state
capital in preparation Of the session
of the Legislative body is A. f. Knots,
eX-mayor of this city and the foster
father of the new town of Gary.
Mr.. Knots is a strong member in
the third house and rarely gets into
Indianapolis without making some
newspaper reporter hold his breath
when he tells him about the possi-
bilities of Gary or any other story of
the gigantic things that are being done
here daily in almost any field.
The appearance of Mr.. Knots this
time is very striking he being in full
war paint and carrying instead of the
| conventional suitcase, brown colored
telephone apparatus. The instrument is
labeled Independent" in bold letters
and on one end is attached a tag on
which it says: Bell telephone connec-
ton to be made here"
1t is this desired connection that has
brought Mr.. Knots to the legislature
and he is determined to get what he is
out for. Mr.. Knotts' plans are that
his city Gary build an Independent
telephone system and that the Bell
telephone company which is operating
in this state give him out of town con-
nections. The Bell people have been
trying to freeze out the Independent
system by not giving it outside con-
nection but this did not feaze Mr..
Knots. He packed his instrument un-
der his arm, stuck feather in his hat
and appointed himself member of the
third house of the legislature. Mr.
Knots says that he is not in Indianap-
chs to. beg for 4something or to expeei
| sympathy or anything else excepting
the right kind of legislation.
Speaking of his proposed legislation
yesterday Mr.. Knots said
I'VE are going to have a population
of 100000 in Gary before long" ex-
claimed Mr.. Knots, and we will build
our own telephone exchange. The Bel
people want to freeze US out and will
not content with our exchange and
give us long distance service. 1 have
a bill before the legislature requiring
the Bell Telephone company to connect
up with the independent lines under
certain conditions. And I will either
make the legislature throw me dowr
or prove that it is not owned by the
Bell people. We are in earnest about
this"