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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25
Attorney Richardson, Continu>
ing His Argument in Behalf
Of Haywood, Contends
Murderer is a Fiend
HOLDS The EVIDENCE
TO BE INSUFFICIENT
Richardson Pleads With Jury
Not to Hang Client at "Be>
hest Of the Mine Owners
Association"

Boise, Idaho, July 23-Resuming his
argument in the Haywood trial this
morning Attorney Richardson revert
ed to the Bradley explosion In San
Francisco briefly to call attention 10
the testimony of a witness who said
Orchard had declared Bradley got
what was coming to him and there's
a chap named Steunenberg whose's
going to get his"
The attorneys voice was quite hus
ky today as the result of yesterday s
effort
Declaring that Orchard was man
possessed with lust for murder. the
desire to glut his disordered brain
with the blood of his fellow men, Rich
ardson told the jury the defense was
ready and willing to admit that Or
cliard accomplished the taking off OF
Gov. Steune14berg in the manner de.
sclibed by him Oh the witness stand
GIcred in e:,aeuIar crima.
Orchard was painted as man who
fancied there was glory in spectac:l.
lar crime. Day after day the oppor-
tunity was presented to him to kill
Steunenberg in comparative safety to
himself, but rather than shoot man
whose giant statue, the attorney said
offered a target as "big as the side
of a barn door" Orchard planted q
bomb and planned the deed so II
might attract the greater amount OF
attention.
Says Orchard Had Private drudge
Richardson asserted that Orchard =
motive against Steunenberg was for
the real or fancied loss of his inter.
est in the Hercules mine through be
ing driven out of the Couer De Alenes
OF Orchards story of many of his at
tempts upon the lives of men said
to have been marked for death by the
federation Richardson said it was the
most absurd thing on the face of the
earth.
Evidence Held insufficient.
He declared it would be a long
time before the law would sanction
the conviction on such testimony as
has been adduced against Haywood
He pleaded with the jury not to put
a halter about the neck of his Glen
"at the behest of the Mine Owners
association and it's representatives
Answers Hawley's Taunts.
"There is something behind this
prosecution" declared Richardson
But l do not mean Mr. Hawley OF
Senator Borah. l have no fault te
| find with them. think that the jury
the court, and every one will say tina
in the main this case has been tried
fairly and decently by the attorney:
on both sides"
| Answering Mr.. Hawley's taunt !,
| his opening address as to why the de
tense had not put Steve Adams OF
the stand, Richardson declared h
wanted to be perfectly frank.
| ut would have been a case of dot
eat dog, and Hawley and Borah knew
it. Under the same influence tina
worked on Orchard they secured
confession from Adams, which he re
pudiated. They have the confession
and we have the Reputation. TIL
whole truth, gentlemen, is that on
was afraid to put him on the stant
and the other didn't dare to-"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25
Georgia Farmers, Union.

Atlantic, Ca, July 23.-From every
county of the state the sons of the soil
nual meeting of the Georgia State Far
mers' Union. The sessions, which are
to continue until Friday, are being
held at the Peachtree Inn. Foreign
immigration and the opposition there.
to is foremost among the subjects
slated for consideration by the con-
gress.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25
OBITUARY..
kluht Funeral.

Funeral services over the remains
of the late w. w. Right were held
this morning at 9 o'clock at the late
residence on Park avenue. Rev. L. II.
Otto, pastor Of the First Christian
church, was in charge of the services.
Interment was made in the Ottumwa
cemetery.
spainhower Funeral Services.
Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon at O'Clock over the
remains of the late Sittle Yloyd Spain
hover Elder G. E. Wolw, pastor of
the Moore Street Brethren church,
was in charge of the services. Inter
ment. was made in the Shaul GENE
terry.
Barbara Carter Buried.
This afternoon at 2:3O o'clock fun,
eral services over the remains of the
late Barbara Carter were conducted at
the African Methodist church. Inter.
ment was made in the Ottumwa GENE,
terry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25
GERMANY Opposes Disarmament.

The Hague, July 23.-Baron Mar.
shall Won Bieberstein. of the German
delegates to the peace conference, has
received instructions from Berlin to
oppose the wording of the British
proposition regarding the limitations
of ornaments. Germany contends
that it is impossible to acknowledge
tho urgency of disarmament when no
practical scheme has yet been devised
for reducing the military burdens.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25

to her home yesterday for short
visit with friends in the city.
Mrs c. E. Chase, who resides at S24
West Mill street left yesterday for a
visit with friends in Mystic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dimmit Of Mil
waukee who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Parish, who resides
on West Second street, left yesterday
for their home
Mrs. G. j. Jones, who resides in
Hedrick returned home yesterday
from short visit with friends in the
city
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25
SWALLOWS GRAINOF
CORN; DEATH ENSUES
Thirteen-months-old Angelina Sinclair Of Mel
rose Dies Of Suffocation in Ottumwa
Hospital

Little thirteen months old Ange-
lima Sinclair, daughter of James Sin
clair, prominent Melrose citizen,
died at the Ottumwa hospital early
this morning from suffocation caused
by swallowing a grain of corn which
lodged in the windpipe. The child
was playing with an ear of corn at her
home in Melrose yesterday when she
accidentally swallowed a grain of It
She was hurried to the Ottumwa hos.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25

pita1 where an operation for the re-
moval Of the grain from the windpipe
was to have been performed this
morning by DR.. D. G. Brockman. The
little girl to all appearances seemed
to be resting easily until o'clock this
morning when she suddenly choked
to death before medical assistance
could reach her.
The remains will be taken to Mel
rose for burial.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25
You Exercise Your Own Mind When
You Ask for an Advertised Article

therefore, insist on getting what you ask
for when making purchase. The dealer
who substitutes relies on his ability to make
you change your mind. He will give you
what you ask for if you refuse substitute.
Substitute articles pay him larger profit.
That's why he tries to change your mind.
When your mind is made up, keep it so by
insisting on getting what you want.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-25
THIRTY ONE MEN EXAMINED
Mrs. Stanford White Orders Newspa
pers Containing an Account of the
Trial Shall Not Be Brought
Into Her House.

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Three new
jurors to try Harry K. Thaw were Sc
cured today. This result was attained
during the closing hour of an extreme
ly long session. When court adjourned
for the day five jurors, including the
two chosen yesterday, had been &C.
cepted and sworn in. Thirty-one
talesmen in all have been examined.
The jurors chosen today are Henry =,
Harney, piano dealer; George Pfaff,
dealer in machinists' supplies, and A.
thur S. Campbell, superintendent Of
telegraph and telephone construction.
The two chosen yesterday were DEM
ing b. Smith a retired manufacturer
who will serve as foreman, and Chas.
II. Gecke, shipping agent. The te-
dous manner in which the selection
of jurors proceeded today makes 1t diff
ficult to predict just when the trial
panel will be filled.
A dispatch from Boston says; Mrs.
Stanford White does not expect to go
to New York to follow the Thaw trial.
She is living in Cambridge with her
son, Lawrence, who is at Harvard.
She does not even want to see the
newspapers with the report Of the
trial and has given instructions that
none be brought into the house.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-25
s-asHsa-=~ -
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Claimant for Enormous Estate Tries
TO End His Lifc.


DALLAS, Texas. Jan. 2i.-~Followlas
conference with his attorneys rcla
tive to charge OF misuse Of the
malls pending against him. James II.
cowan. who recently has come Into
considerable prominence because Of hi !
efforts to recover large block OF lana
In the heart of the uptown district "
New York city. known as the Ha-ts-
aold estate. yesterday retired TO an
adjoining room ana several moments
later was found seated behind d book
case suffering from serious pistol
wound In his left breast, The proper
ty Cowan claims In estimated TO be
worth &go0.00OoO0.
The action brought against him N
the federal court was based on cor.
reapondence he had with other claim
ants.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-25
HARTMAN AND HILL COMBINE
Oregon Development League Expect.
to Have Fifteen Thousand Appli.
cations for Locations Between
Now and First Of March.

PORTLAND. Jan. 24.-The greatest
campaign yet inaugurated for increas-
ing the population OF the Beaver State
has been formally launched. TO be par
ticlpated In by the Hartman and Hill
railroad systems and the combined
commercial organizations of the state
led by the oregon Development
League. Tom Richardson Of the lat
ter organization, announced the com
pletion Of the preliminaries yesterday,
and the fact that the League expects
to reach n grand total OF $4,000 appli-
cants for locations between today and
March /.
The opening for concerted action has
been made possible through the re-
establishment Of the special colonists
or home seekers rates, which will be
In effect from March to April 80,
and from September / to October 81.
1t was decided by the Transcontinental
Passenger Association, at the fall
meeting to reissue the special passen-
ger tariffs, but 1t was not until this
week that the various bodies aniliat-
ed with the Oregon Development
League took hold OF the advertising
campaign. The undertaking Is no Lii
ipution one, but means the Inaugural
tion of system that will reach the
innumerable sections of the Middle
West, where beside at present thou
sands Of persons of means who have
been looking to the Pacific Northwest
and have already made inquiries re-
gardlng certain pursuits and the open
ing for different industries.
Every effort On the part of the
League workers will be concentrated
to induce colonlsts to come while thu
spring rates prevail Tho success of
the first effort will influence a con-
tinuation of the campaign for the fall
period. The same rates will be ap-
piled to Portland Tacoma, Seattle,
Everett, Bellingham, Vancouver and
Victoria, B. c., and all other points In
CONTINUED on page 81
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-25
PRICE FIVE CENTS

tors, and they have announced their
determination to express their ideas
on the subject later. These senators
contend that Senator Malarkey is ~
thering the measure In order that The
Barber company he represents viii
eliminate from the market It's success
full rival, the Warren Bltulitnic Com
pany. Also that II the act becomes
law 1t will not only be felt in publio
Improvements, but would effectively
prevent the purchase of standard AMI
recognized commodities and articles.
Under the provisions of Senator Ma
larkey's act, say those who do not
consider 1t with favor, the lowest bid
der would receive the contract, ire
spective Of whether the property own
ers wanted that kind Of street inn
provement or not. The bitulithic COM
pany would bid, the Barber peop.e
would bid, there would be a bid FIR
wooden blocks especially treated,
gravel, macadam, plansk and all the
many varieties Of paving. The low
est bidder would secure the work, al
though the interested parties might
prefer asphalt, bitulithic or brick paw
ing.
Owing to the positive opinions enter
tanned for and against the bill, 1t
promises to be discussed with consid-
erable heat.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-25
Failure 10 Extend Roads Has
Bottled Eastern Oregon
Territory.
COTTON DEFENDS RAILROADS
Consul Tor Merger Declares Neglect 10
Not Worse Than When Portland
Capitalists We're In Control OF
Part Of System.

PORTLAND, Jan. a. Portland and
Salem merchants differed only IN their
phraacology today In testlfying before
Franklin X Lane. sitting as Interstate
Commerce Commissioner In this city.
common ownership Of the Oregon
Railroad and Navigation Company the
Union pacnc. oregon Short Line and
Southern Pacific. had destroyed com
petition between the Union Pacihc'a
rail and water lines and the Southern
Pacific between Portland and the Enst
and hop merchants Of Salem asserted
that whereas up 10 four or iive years
ago the Great Northern. Northern Pa
cific and Denver a. Rio Grnnde were
also soliciting their business the two
first named have withdrawn from the
firld entirely and tho last viii take
hops only when loaded on their own
cars NJ Portland, one witness de-
clared tho concentration Of ownership
of these roads had resulted In thb
monopollzing the trade OF Eastern
oregon and by reason Of the absence
OF competition. these railroads hal
failed 10 extend their line as he thinks
they would have been compelled to il,
II they had continued under separate
management This had In his opinion,
retarded the development OF the dis
trict mentioned. In the old lays. as
they were called by Counsel Severance
for the government. before the own
ership merged. Portland men testified
that their business had been actively
solicited by agents Of both these lines
and there was competition between the
OR, a. N. water line to San Fran
cisco, and the Southern Pacific Rail
road, At present they declared they
were not solicited to ship by any spe-
ciflc Hartman line. Their testimony
was corroborated by T, w. McCusker.
n former traffic official of the South
ern Pacific, aftcrward employed In n
similar capacity by the allied lines,
who testified that prior to the merger,
he was instructed to get all the busl-
ness he could for the Southern Pa
ciflc, and after the combination was
formed he was instructed to get GER
tain business for the Southern Pacific
and try to swing other business to the
Union Pacific.
During the day, Cotton, counsel for
the Hartman system, brought out that
the neglect Of Eastern Oregon terri
tory has not been as great under the
present control as when the Oregon
Railroad and Navigation Company was
largely owned by Portland capital The
government had not finished submit
ting It's evidence when Commissionas
Lane adjourned the hearing until to
morrow,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-25

better representation. The convention
viii discriminate more than the peo-
pie, geographically, by distributing the
nominations with better proportion.
Under the present direct primary law
the heavy centers Of population decide
tho nominations.
complaint has been made locally
In MutDomah county, that the outside
districts receive no representation IN
the legislature, because the country IL
sparsey populated, and the city NOM
mates the men II knows, and the same
with state nominations. For this rea-
son state convention Ii the better
policy and It also avoids the large ex-
pense Of running for state office,
for II a man obtains the Endorsement
Of the state convention the man who
runs against him must feel that he Is
very popular.
This proposed measure takes moth
Ing from the direct primary. but adds
To 1t a convention, 1t merely expresses
the opinion Of the party leaders az to
the men best fitted for state offices.
The rank and file Of the party does not
have to ratify the selections of the
convention"
But does the convention system
open the way to party bosses and ma
chine politics." was asked.
II believe the present system is Just
az easily manipulated by politics as
the old way. while the people may not
think So The combination of the
two--the convention and the direct pri-
mary-gives better expression Of the
people--It will enable a better per.
sonnet"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-25
HAS BEEN UNJUSTLY BLAMED
Often Been Credited with His Coun-
try's Non-Preparedness for War
With Spain, for Which Ho Was
Not Responsible.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-when
President Roosevelt was informed Of
the death of General Russell A. Alger,
which occurred here today, he ad-
dressed a note of coincidence to Mrs.
Alger. Formal announcement of Gen.
Alger's death was made known to the
army in an order which, after recount
ing Senator Alger's services and pay
ing tribute to his character, ordered
the flags at all military posts to be
displayed at half-mast on the day Of
the funeral. The order says:
Secretary of War Alger was the
subject of unjust criticism because Of
his countrys lack of preparedness for
war, when war came, although for this
he was in no way responsible"
Russell A. Alger, soldier and poll
tician, was born in Lafayette, o., in
1886. His parents died when he was
IL years old. His early life was spent
on a farm. He studied law and was
admitted to the bar in 1859, and be-
gan practicing in Cleveland. He re-
moved to Michigan, and in 1851 en-
listed as a volunteer in the Union
army, serving successively as Cap
tain, Major and Lieutenant Colonel,
being brevetei first as Brigadier-
General and then as Major-General,
for gallant and meritorious conduct"
After the war he returned to Michi-
gan in 1854 and engaged in the lumber
business, when he soon amassed q
fortune. He was governor Of Michi-
gan from 1885 to 1885, was chosen
commander of the G. A. r. in 1889,
and in 1897 became Secretary of War
in President McKinley's cabinet. Dur
ing the Spanish american war his ad-
ministration was vigorously criticised.
In the main he was exonerated by an
committee appointed by
the President. He resigned August !.
1899.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-25
DRY NO MORE.
Los Angeles Authorities Compromise
With Ascot Park Management.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24.-The city
council has authorized the issue Of a
license for the sale of liquor at AS
cot Park. which has been dry since
the police few days ago ordered the
bars closed. In explanation of the Or
der permitting the sale of liquor, 1t
was said that the Ascot Park manage
ment had been promised there would
be no interference with racing or any
of the privileges enjoyed If the suit
involving the legality Of the annexa-
ton of the park was dismissed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-25

Galveston, Texas, tho Gu eT :
fields Of Texas have ,,sH their
production over ~ pc, y airing the
last week md the cas s attributed
to seismic disturbances In Jnmaica.
The sudden drop wns noticed the sec
ond day after The jamaica quake nri
seventeen wells III Texas and LouIsl
ana went dry entirely. After thc Val
parnieo earthquake many wells ceased
TO now, while an immense oil lake
appeared out In the Gulf. Tho North
Texas oil fields have increased 100
per cent since the Jamaica shocks and
tho product IL much lighter In Colo
rudo,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-25
Senator MaIarkey, Attorney for
Rival Firm Presented
Measure.
is OF INNOCENT APPEARANCE
introduction Of Proposed Legislation
May Lead to Hot Contest--Fact
That Malarkey is Employed by
Rival Company Suspicious.

SALEM, Ore. Jan. 24.--A measure
bearing the harmless title Of An act
to insure competition in the letting Of
contracts for public improvements"
introduced by Senator Malarkey, is
said to aim particularly at the Btu
lithic Paving Company in Portland and
TO advance the interests of the rival
paving concern, the Barber Company,
Of which Senator Malarkey is the at
torney The act is brief, but its ex-
tent is sweeping, and will embrace the
entire state if it becomes a law.
Opposition to the bill is already de-
veloping, and If opponents of the bill
do what they say they will, there will
be red-hot debate over it's virtues
on the Senate floor. Here is the COM
plete bill
NO municipal corporation shall
adopt plans or specifications for the
paving or improvement of any street
or highway or for any public improve
ment required by law to be made by
contract let after competitive bidding.
when such plans or Specifications re-
quire the exclusive use of any patent
ed article, or process or any article or
process protected by any trademark or
any article or process wholly con-
trolled by any person, firm or corpor-
alton or combination thereof"
According to Senator Malarkey the
measure will have the effect of giving
property owners and taxpayers the
benefits of real competition in the let
ting of contracts for public improve
ments, and will prevent the insertion
in ordinances for the paving of streets
of the trademarked brand of some
particular article or PREPARATION.
Specifying that only one certain
patented or trademarked article or
preparation shall be used in a piece of
public work creates a monopoly" de-
clares Senator Malarkey. Such
methods prevent competition, for IL the
specifications declare that only a GER
tain brand of needed article can be
used, only the people who control that
brand can bid, and they can fix their
own charges.
The ingredients of any preparation
can be learned by analysis. When the
specifications refer only to an article
by the trademarked brand adopted by
one maker or user thereof, without
naming the ingredients or qualities Of
such article, no other maker or user
of such article could comply with such
specifications without infringing such
trademark.
BY smooth manipulation, agents of
a trademarked monopoly can some
times induce members of city councils
to insert in ordinances calling for i'm
provements their particular trade
marked brand of some article or prep
aration, thus causing monopoly and
shutting out competition. The meas
ure I have introduced is similar to
existing laws in Ohio, New York and
other states"
Quite the contrary view is held on
the Malarkey measure by other sena-