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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-02
HEATING THE ANTI-GAMBLlNG
LAW.

There. are times when human in
genuity seems to possess the eie-
ments of infinity, and 1t has fallen
to the lot of some quick-wltted
Houstonians to impress this lumin-
Gus truth upon us. In drafting the
anti gambling law the Texas lesis-
lature struck gambling as business
a death blow and specifically sought
10 put an end TO the almost uniVer-
sal custom of shaking Tor the
drinks. matching quarters 10 as
certain who shall set EN- up and en-
gaging in various little contests,
where two or three are gathered to-
gether at the bar 20 determine
what hapless victim shall finance
the extirpation OF thirst. SAYS the
Houston POST All the known meth
DDS OF gambling for drinks We're
specified o., the law and it was
hoped through This comprehensive
statute 20 stamp out the practice.
Human virtue should he equal
90 human calamity said General
Lee. aud this immortal declaration
may BE- paraphfassd 20 sead human
ingenuity should Dee equal to human
regulation Houston has already dta-
covered d WAY 10 ramhle fur fhe
drinks without violating the law
aud in order that tte legislature
may yrl perfect .ta tatute Tho Post
gives ibe sehems away snd it im-
plorss fts legislature tp Hgt without
dsIat
Ths device tbgoBst nE,eh ths
nasps~ss af the law arr defeated .s
ibis ThFcn mvn $685. liue up st thr
bar The haFkseu@r places lamp ui
sugar lm FROST af sta Nof word
ia Aid. huf ths man &hus. lsmp Of
sugar rfst atfrats tlg hesauts tbe
<fslln. husf uf his ..os isfsH and
stands sne treaf
uia SON evsr soaF ef saffhius Ped
taAt M Was there essf smother aeh
uxhlfalson 81 human Ingenuity ~
pass she matter 40 sn the legislature
FOR actsen FF&nkig s.. Go nor know
hos fh4s sagar aam. eaa D~ clfcam
xeus.-d Possibly a properly framed
amendment mtght enahss f4e Off
e~rx 30 sue cut q wr3t - in4uncslor
against AlI flies whtsh ia1f~r IN har
rx-azgss. ~ restrain them from ss4Eh'
ing agson lamps - sugar misht -
is~rs2r~ss accessories 20 The crime 81
gambling and ssat 20 TIE p~nife al
AIRY for life
Clearly IL soala b. aEre&sonz Of
10 pusasA nroprs<sors or customer
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-02

There is one thing the editors of
Oklahoma want to Watcn, ana tud'
is to see that no man is elected 10
congress or to the legislature OF our
new state who hasn't any better
sense than to think he has moral
or legal right to dictate what terms
= newspaper shall make with a rail-
way company in selling advertising
ce-Ada Democrat.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-02

~ Joseph. Mo April aaf IS
a. StAnl.y commercial Traveller.
Waa allied h.re SunEaF nlEht hv
u eslsv Christopher
Ehrfstaph.r assaulted tmN&s
wouan Ia an alley and When ~fansei
heard her screams be ran 20 the r.s
e4. aud .zs shot IN The heart. Chris
topher ~as arrested
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-02

The burdensome tax measures be-
ing proposed down at Austin have
no terrors for those who are suggest
ing them. If this thing keeps up hap
piness will be held out as a premium
for paupers
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-02
RULING As To ASSESSMENTS
commissioners Court. Have \o
Aufhorit, to Fix Values

Austin. Tex. April 1.-THE actIe-
ity Of Capt Mcdonald with his prod
ding stick is causing some to kick
Capt. Mcdonald has been getting
bushels OF letters both from assess
ors and members OF missioners'
courts. As a rule. Capt Mcdonald
says. the assessors promise to co
operate with him in the effort to in
crease assessments, bu, many OF the
commissioners seem to think their
prerogatives are endangered Some
of them intimate that Capt. McDou-
aid rs meddling In affairs that do
NOT concern him. while others de
clare that in instructing assessors
not to follow the direction of coun-
ty commissioners in making up their
rolls he is advising them TO 20 con
trary to the law.
This has prompted Capt McDon-
aid 10 make some inquiry of the At
torney General as to what the law
is.
The attorney general has advised
him that commissioners courts have
no authority whatever to instruct
tax sxsessQr. N 10 the value at
M s'11 ~ i, - r. G5lI 1sey. the
lXssfss n 1911 tha owner to state It's
value under oath. and assessors who
do not require them to do so are re-
creant,
! For every failure to do so the as
| SCISSOR is Suhiect TO "A forfeiture of
/ So. No duty is imposed on the
| county commissioners until the com
| pleted roll is submitted to them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

president opened the meeting with re-
marks. All committees reported progress.
The chairman of the social committee re-
ported that next Thursday night tie
club would have a Christmas party at
the home of Mr.. Andersen. Arrange
ments are being perfected to make this
the GROWING event of the past year. The
initiation of the newly elected member.
DR. W. c. Killinger, was deferred until
the next regular meeting. The business
order that the club could have Il pro-
gressive euchre.
Mrs. Golden Sanderson. the suffragette
of~London. who is expected to make her
audience in the near future, is a daughter
of the late Richard Golden. When her
father died a number of years ago she
became interested in the labor move
ment. it is stated, and Immediately de-
termined to devote herself to the better
ing of the lot of the masses. Together
with her husband she became an active
worker in the independent labor party of
London. Mrs. Sanderson. il is stated
has always been believer in equal suf-
frage. but her first ADDRESS on that sub
ject was made only about two years ago
at a banquet given IN one of the COM
mittee rooms of the house of commons
Mrs SanGerSon arrived in this country
in November, since when. it is said. she
has been the recipient of much social at
tention, having been the guest of the
dean Of Bryn Mawr College and Of promi-
ncnt persons in Boston and New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

or three hours al a rate of speed sr at
enough to support the car and their revo-
.ution in Vdcuo at a diminishing speed
will not cease for two or three days. Mr.
Brennan is now constructing an expert
mental car for the British government
which will be - feet long. u feet wide
and Will carry 200 passengers.
Mr. Brennan's first demonstration OF
his gyrOScope railway was made at a din
Ter of the Royal Society in London, May
:. 1907. His invention was the result OF
long investigation, which was turned in
the. right direction by the inventor s
chance purchase of Il toy gyroscope from
pedd.er in the south Of France in 1903
f:y using two horoscopes. revolving in OPP
)Oste directions. the inventor found that
any tendency of mono-ral train to leave
the track. even at n curve was oyercome.
The gyroscope is thus an automatic bal
lncing machine, continually alert, quicker
han human thought.
The impression made by these demon
STATIONS on the scientific and mechanical
world has been marked. The foremost
engineering authorities of England-such
men as Sir John Wolfe WOlfe-Barry
builder of the famous Tower bridge, and
Prof John Perry of the Royal College OF
Science, South Kensington-haVe made q
careful study of this invention and have
reported favorabiy on it; the British wal
Offica--a cold-blOoded body not at all in
clined to give up money easily-has re-
Gently, on the advice or It's experts, ap'
propr'ated for Mr.. Brennan the sum Of
5000 to enable him to build larg
mono-rail car on the plan of his present
small model. and has offered him the use
of the government torpedo factory a.
Chatham for the pursuit of his mono-rai
experiments. in which he will have i'm
portant military assistance.
Not only is the British war office active
" supporting the inventor with view
to using his mono-rail system for military
purposes, but the great railroad manag r.
of South Africa have been quick TO ap'
preciate the importance of one-ral lines
in the vast and sparsely settled regions
of the dark continent. AS single In
stance the assistant chief engineer of the
Central South African railways, after
studying the workings of Mr.. Brennan's
single-rail car wrote to him on May IL
1907, saying: II was so much impressed
with the possibilities of your invention
that in my report to the general manager
l stated that your invention would in the
near future revolutionize travelling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
Capture of Alleged Oyster Pirate.

William Slant, alleged to be oyster
pirate on Chesapeake bay, was arrested
last week by the Virginia oyster police
steamer Commodore Maury. The capture
was made. it is stated, while the dredger
Jack Powhatan with Slant aboard, was
engaged in taking oysters illegally from
Hampton roads. When the police steam
er approached tho Powhatan Slant made
a show of fight. but seeing hat this would
be of no avail cut loose his dredge and
endeavored to escape by depending on the
fleetress of his vessel. The Maury kept
her searchlight on the sailing schooner
and soon oYerhauled her.
Slant was taken before judge ]. l.. e
more of the circuit court for Nansemond
county and was held under bond Of
81 COO for his appearance in court. he
vessel which under the law is liable to
confiscation. was released on bond Of
$500 Illegal oyster dredging is felony
in y;rgi MIA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
Revenue Cutter Service Orders.

Orders to officers of the revenue cutter
service have been issued from the division
of the revenue cutter service in the Treas
ury Department as follows
First Assistant Engineer c. S. Root,
ordered to proceed to Trenton, N. j., on
inspection duty.
Second Lieut.. G. C. Alexander. granted
twenty-one days leave.
First Lieut.. L. T. Cutter. Chief Engineer
r. E. Wright and Second Lieut.. C. f.
Howell. constituted board to examine
Acting Boatswain John Edwards for boat
swain.
Chief Engineer H. C. Whitworth, grant
ed thirty days leave.
First Assistant Engineer c. S. Root,
ordered to proceed to Philadelphia, Pa, on
inspection duty.
Chef Engineer w. E. Maccoun, granted
twenty-five days extension leave.
Chief Engineer II. F. Schoenborn, order
ed to Bethlehem. Pa. for inspection duty.
Constructor j. q. Walton, ordered to
proceed t. New York city and Boston,
Mass. on inspection duty.
Chief Engineer l.. T. Jones, detached
from leave of absence on account of sick
ness and ordered to the McCuloch for
temporary duty.
Capt w. V. +. Jacobs. ordered to COM
mand the Manning upon expiration of
leave OF absence.
Capt. j. e. R7inburg. placed on waiting
orders upon completion of duties in con-
nection with the jamestown Exposition
Company.
Chief Engineer H. +. Schoenborn, order
ed to return to Gainesville. Pa, on in
spection duty.
Capt p. H. Uberroth. granted thirty
DAYS leave.
Cant I C. MOora granted thirty DAYS
eXtens on sick leave.
Second Lieut.. j. H. Crozier, granted
thirty davs' leave.
Chief Engineer J. R. Daily. detached
from duty as inspecting officer of steam
machinery OF Androscoggin and made in
specting officer of steam machinery of
No. 10, revenue cutter service, in addition
TO present duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
Recruits for Military Service.

A party of fCrty-two recruits Tor the
army arrived in this city this morning
from Columbus barracks, Ohio, in charge
of infantry officers, and fifteen of the
party were sent TO Washington barrao S
for duty with the engineer battalion,
while the remainder. twenty-seven men,
were taken to Fort Washington by Capt.
Force and turned over to the command
ing officer of that post for assignment
among the coast artillery companies sta
toned at the Potomac forts. me re-
cruits were enlisted in the middle states
and were sent to Columbus barracks 20
receive their preliminary military train
ing The Fort Washington party was
taken to that post from this city aboard
the army tug Lieutenant I.lonzo Cushing
yesterday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
Boyds and Vicinity.
of The Star.


BOYDS, Md, December 81, 1907
The funeral of DIR. William A. Waters
will take place from his late home to-
morrow morning. The interment will
be in the family burying ground.
Miss Annie r. Linthicum, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett Ainthicum, of near
Jacksonville. and Harry ]. Green of Bal
tmore city were married recently at the
brides home. After the ceremony and Il
reception the couple LETT for Baltimore.
where they are to reside.
Mr.. Lawrence n. Wall, one of the engi-
neers on the Washington, Frederick and
Gettysburg railroad. has returned from
Frederick i'll. pneumonia being a posi-
bility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
Pirney Schools Christmas Feature

The daily routine Of work az the Birney
School. of which Miss f. j. Smith is prin-
clpal. was suspended for a short time FRI
day afternoon to allow the pupils to par
ticipate in th1ir usual Christmas exer-
cises.
The teachers and pupils of the primary
school were much interested in their
Christmas trees. which have been exhib-
tied in the robins all the week. The reci-
Ia tons ard songs of the children were re-
garded as quite creditable.
The parents manif5 sted their interest by
large attendance. and in parents
meeting following the exercises express ID
their satisfaction in the progress of the
children as well as their pleasure in the
entertainment held in their honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
TIE TWO BALANCE WHEELS OF THE GYRo-cAR>

ito
G. a
which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

The gyro-car running along length of
crooked gaspipe laid loosely upon the
ground. The wheels follow the most ir-
regular part of the track rapidly and
without slip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

EEP your eye on the gyro-
scope. 1t is going to be an
enormous factor in mechan-
zeal progress, said Emil
Berliner TO Il reporter o. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

Freon Clubs meeting was held Thurs
day evening at the home of h. L. An
dresen, G34 l. street northwest. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

The December meeting Of the Womans
Single Tax Club was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Root. l53 kentucky
avenue southeast Mrs. Mulroe. as del =
gate from the District, gaVe'a report OF
the recent conference held in New York
city for the purpose of organizing a ma
tonal single tax league. Mr.. Bolton Hal
was elected president of the league, and
the conference, which was attended by
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-05
WITHDRAW 8ALoME.


NEW YORK. March 4.---Thc Con-
reid Metropolitan Company made pub
lie yesterday tho correspondence with
tho Metropolitan Opera & Real Estate
Company regarding "saiome" Tho
real estate company offered TO bear It's
share Of the loss cntailed by the with
drawal OF the production which the
conreid company estimated at large
figure which In not named. The offer
Of tho real estate company In declined
because the directors OF the company
desire TO put themselves on record as
having withdrawn the opera In defer
ence TO the real estate directors. The
decision was accepted by tho latter.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-05
THREATEN RETALIATION.
Friends Of Meyer, Haywood and Petit.
bone Also Criticize Courts.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 4.--The
first mass meeting Of the miners de-
Tense league was held at Walton Pa
villion yesterday afternoon and was
attended by over 1000 union labor men.
Eignty-four labor unions were official
ly represented by appointed delegates
and many unions by the entire mem
bership. Indignation was expressed
over what Is termed the kidnapping
Of Meyer. Haywood and Pettibone by
the Idaho authorities with the conni
vance Of the Governor OF Colorado"
and the fact that the leader OF the
Western Federation of Miners have
been SO long without ball. A number
Of resolutions were passed which In
strong terms denounced capitalists,
criticicised the action OF the courts
and threatened retaliation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-05
TWO sERviAN kiNGS
Uncrownsd, But Heir to Throne Waits
to Claim Own.

NEW YORK, March 4.-Servians OF
this city and New Jersey are authors
ty for the statement that truly sworn
and authenticated King Of Servia,
rightful heir to the throne now occu-
pied by King Peter Karageorgevitch
Is living near New York and Is await
ing the favorable moment to 60 to
Servia and claim his own. This is
King Peter Duvanovic, scion Of the
the house OF Dusan which has been In
existence since the 18th century.
Other claimants to the Servian
throne have appeared In America since
the assassination of King Alexander in
1903, but as to this last one 1t is stated
by certain Servians here, members Of
the Greek orthodox Cathedral conse-
Grafton that King Stephen has taken
oaths here within the last three months
as ruler of Servia and that his claims
to the throne have been reviewed and
sanctioned by some ecclesiastical au-
thorities Of Servia- At the present
time, as the Servians interested say,
there remain in this city copies Of the
documents upon which the putative
King Of Servia bases his claims Of
kingship. 1t Is said among the Ser
vians here that so far the propaganda
of King Stephen advanced that this
government and all the governments
of Europe have been notified Of the
step he has taken and have had their
official attention called to the fact that
King Stephen Dusanovic is the only
lawful ruler of Servia. Those who
have faith in Stephen declare that he
is not depending upon assassination
or bloody revolution to gain the throne.
He is simply awaiting the time when
a change in thestemper of the people
who are now under Peters rule will
force that monarch to vacate the
throne.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-05
ASKS FOR WRIT OF ERROR
Declares That One Of Members Indiet.
ing Grand Jury Had Served as Pet
ty Juror Within tho Preceding
Year.

San Francisco, March Ain what
his accusers decry as an Effort to ac-
complish indefinite delay of the crimi-
nal proceedings against him" Abraham
Ruef today caused his bondsmen to sur
render him to the sheriff and then went
to Superior Judge Hibbard with tenn
porary writ of habeas corpus In the
matter of the five felony charges re-
turned against him by the grand jury.
The writ was granted and made re-
turnable this afternoon when Heb
bard denied the application and re-
manded Ruef to the custody of the
sheriff under $4,000 bonds which were
Immediately furnished. Ruef's attor-
neys then made application to the Uni
ted States supreme court through the
clerk in the Federal district court here
for a permanent writ Of error, which
should 1t be granted, would relieve the
accused from further prosecution Of
the felonies on which he stands in
dicted.
The necessary preliminary papers
were isued to the clerk, and Ruef now
has sixty days In which to perfect the
appeal and forward it to washington.
Ruef bases the appeal on ground that
one of the members of the indicting
grand jury had served as a petty Juror
within the preceding year and there
fore the indictments were legally void.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-05
DAKOTA LOST.
Big Northern Oriental Lines Goes Down
Near japanese Islands.

YOKOHAMA, March A. The cap
tair Of tho japanese steamer Tokai
who was steaming abreast of the Da-
kota yesterday, reports that whom
sighted that steamer was at full speed
heading southwest, she changed her
course quickly In order to avoid dan
ger. Just at that moment she struck
with her head down and lower screw
exposed. The passengers were panic-
stricken. but were rescued by boats
from the Tokai and from the land
which took them all ashore. The day
was very calm, but the dreaded current
peculiar to that locality was very
strong. The Japanese steamer Omi
has been sent to the rescue. but the
wreck Is unapproachable, and owing
to the heavy seas 1t Is impossible to
establish connection with the land.
The Dakota lies one mile Off shore
with her bow under water up to the
second mast. She Is still sinking
The Japanese cruiser Yaeyama and a
torpedo boat were dispatched from
Yokohama last night to the relief Of
the Dakota.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-05
What Jerome Will Be Able to
Prove in RebuttaI is
Mystery.
DEFENSE NEARLY CONCLUDED
5Brother Of Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw Will
Appear For Prosecution to Testify
Regarding Alleged Cruelty Of Thaw
to His Wife.

NEW YORK, March 4-Long stride
In the Thaw trial was taken today
when Jerome announced the conclu-
sion Of the cross examination Of DR..
Evans, one Of defense's alienists Evans
had been under fire since Wednesday.
He was Immediately succeeded by DR..
Charles G. Wagner of Binghampton.
who accompanied Evans on most of
his visits to Thaw. Jerome indicated
that he may conclude with Wagner
tomorrow. Mrs. William Thaw is ex-
pected to be the next witness and when
her testimony Is In the defense prac-
tlcally will have completed their case.
ted that he would not be allowed to
rebuttal Is a mystery. He has admit
ted that he would notbe allowed to
even show II White were out Of the
country at the time of the alleged ex-
perience with Evelyn Nesbit because 1t
would be a collateral fact. 1t appears,
though that he can call anyone to con-
tradict Mrs. Thaw in cases where she
made statements to third parties
In this connection he has indicated
that he will call Howard Nesbit to
testify that Evelyn told aim Thaw
treated her cruelty because she would
not tell lies about White.
Evans proved good witness for the
defense again today and was at all
times a match for the District Attor-
ney.
Evans however admitted that Thaw
had insane knowledge of what he was
doing when he killed White. In expla-
nation he said that as soon as the shot
was fired, the brain storm subsidized and
his senses began reorganizing them
selves. So the man knew quite we'll
what he was about. He knew he was
White when ne shot White,
but the knowledge was that Of an in
sane person and the result Of insane
reason. Wagner gave testimony Of
similar nature. Wagner created some
thing of a sensation when asked by
Jerome as to what form of insanity
Thaw Has or had" He answered,
Thaw sis suffering from symptoms in
a melancholic state of mind
and the state Of dementia praecox.
Wagner was on the stand when the
court adjourned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-05
BEGIN BILLIARD CONTEST.
Tournament. for. Amateur. National
Championship in New YORK.

NEW YORK, March 4,-The anna
teur billiard tournament for national
championship honors will begin with
the youthful player Calvin Demarest
OF the Chicago Athletic Association
meeting the Philadelphian, Mortimer
S. Rolls. This was the decision OF the
schedule committee yesterday at the
meeting OF the Liederkranz Club.
The matinee match scheduled for
tomorrow afternoon will bring to
gether the other Chicagoan, Chas F.
Conkln and the holder of the cham
pionship title, Edward Gardner of Pas
siac, N. J., The evening match sched-
uled for Tuesday will bring together
]. Ferdinand Poggenburg and DR.. Le-
onidas L. Mial, both of this city. The
Wednesday matinee match will be
played by the loser of the Demarest-
Rolls contest meeting. Further than
this the schedule has not been decided
upon. In addition to becoming the
holder Of the new challenge cup the
winner will receive a valuable Sevres
vase two feet high, of rare beauty and
richly decorated