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Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
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Franchises and Other Privileges by
Street Railways and Telephone and
Gas Companies.
San Francisco, March 21--The long
looked for indictments in the munich
pal graft cases have been returned
The grand jury has filed with Presid-
ing Judge Coffey of the superior court
seventy-five indictments charging
bribery. These were found on evi-
dence presented to the grand jury
after six months probing into the
municipal affairs Of this city by AS.
sistant District Attorney Francis J..
Heney and Secret Service Agent Will
lam J. Burns.
OF the indictments sixty-five are
against Abraham Ruef charging him
with bribing the board of supervisors
to grant franchises to the United rail-
roads, the Home Telephone company,
the San Francisco Gas and Electric
company and the so-called "prize
fight trust" Ten are against T. ".
Halsey, former general agent of the
Pacific States Telephone and Tele.
graph company, who is charged with
having bribed the supervisors not to
grant franchise to a rival company,
4 One indictment against Ruef and
four more against Halsey, which, it is
understood were also returned, were
not filed in open court. Several more
indictments, the exact number and
against what persons Heney and
Burns refuse to divulge until the ac-
cused persons have been arrested,
were returned by the grand jury but
not filed. -. ~ -........&
Charges Against Ruef.
OF the sixty.flye counts of bribery
against Ruef, seventeen are in connec-
tion with the granting Of the over
head trolley franchise to the United
Railway company Immediately after
the disaster of last April. Seventeen
are based upon the money alleged to
have been spent by the gas company
to secure an 85-cent gas rate as
against the 75-cent rate; thirteen re-
fer to the passing of money by the
Home Telephone company to obtain
franchise for a bid Of $25,000 and
which it has been declared was worth
at least 81, ,000, 900, and eighteen indict-,
ments are based upon the alleged
bribfng of the supervisors by Ruef to
grant fight permits only to the So
called flight trust composed of Ed.
die Graney, Norris Levy, James Cot.
froth and Willis Britt. ....2... @
The money in all these cases Is al.
legged to have been handled by Ruef
who, according to Heney and Burns,
was the agent between the public
service corporations and the board of
supervisors and sort of general dis
tributing agent for all who desired
privileges from the supervisors. a.
The indictments against Halsey
charge the agent of the Pacific States
Telephone and Telegraph company
with having bribed fourteen members
of the board Of supervisors to refuse
the rival company franchise.
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THA4W A is NOW INSANE "A !
sUcHifs THE OPINION OF SEVEN
ExPERTsAs SUBMITTED TO
~as COURT BY JEROME.

New York, March 22.--District At
torney Jerome presented to Justice
Fitzgerald eight affidavits in support
Of the suggestion he made Wednes-
day In the case of Harry K. Thaw that
the defendant is now in such a state
of lunacy or insanity as to be incapa-
able of understanding the proceedings
against him or making his defense.
The court was in session for less than
an hour, Dolphin M. Delmas for the
defense stating that their answer to
the district attorneys proposition was
not ready. Justice Fitzgerald allowed
both sides until Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock to file such affidavits as they
desire with the clerk of the court.
Mr. Jeromes afidavits submitted
embraced the opinion of his seven ex
perts who have heretofore testified
and a statement by Irwin 8. Cobb, a
newspaper reporter, who gave the text
OF the statement which Thaw issued
ct the conclusion of Mr.. Jerome's
long and severe cross-examination Of
his wife,
Six of the alienists in their aff1davits
declared that Thaw was suffering from
form of paranoia; that he should
not be discharged from custody; that
if he should be discharged he would
be dangerous to public peace and
safety and that it is reasonably GER
tain that he will not recover. The
seventh alienist, DR.. Hirsch, agrees
| with his colleagues except that he de-
clared that Thaw cannot possibly re-
cover. n. g..s.<<s:
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u usekeeping is q pleasure when:
You cook with gas. sss5 &
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27

Grafton OF the day by games, races OF
any public sports. 5Is. u.
Messrs. Gray and Webster, who
have charge Of the .establishme q
b q dairy testing station for the burea1
of animal industry Of the federal gov
ernment for the states OF Minnesota
consin, Iowa, N ebraska and North
and South Dakota, have decided 3ste
locate the plant Il ert essS'o-s' ~
s lave to 81 el, t.
ion with the creamery there. 5ss5
While Mrs. Hins sGnan Of Lake
/ Itasca, near Warren, was returning
+ through the wood S to her home she
/ was confronted by monster lynx
Mrs. Hinseman was armed with a re-
peating rifle and without hesitation
she fred at the animal She fired
+ eight bullets into its body before She
(. finally succeeded in killing it. he
lynx measured six feet in length
ssS ssS Il. Watson, "a farmer living four
/ miles north OF Lambe ton, was aWak,
sened early in the morning BY dense
I smoke pouring into the bedroom where
he and his VIII fess8 and little children
were sleeping. He leaped from bed
and found that the house was ia
I flames. BY hard work he managedsto
{ save his wife and four children, but
his household effects, ncluding all the
family y,s wearing apparel, was : total
! loss, with not q cent ofs Insurance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
FOR NEGROES DISCUSSED

The mucn-mooted question OF the To-
cation of the new public school build
ing at Brool7land for colored children
was again the subject of a hearing be-
fore the Board of Commissioners this
morning.
A delegation OF colored citizens ap-
peared before the Commissioners.
Engineer Commissioner Morrow said
as Congress had only appropriated s26,
900 for four-room school building.
and that sum being insufficient to put
up such building. after paying for q
building site, he thought it best TO sug-
gest to Congress to authorize the cree
ton of two-room building such as
had been erected at Brightwood and
DeanwOOod, and that rather than erect
a cheap building the Commissioners
would for the present abandon the
project
The original contest for the erection
of the school in Brookland was brought
BY the Brookland Citizens Association.
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NATURALISTS LEAVE
AFTER SEEING CITY
Geological Men Delighted
With What They Saw
of Capital.

After three days spent in seeing the
sights Of the Capital Of the United States
The majority OF the foreign visiting
scientists who came 10 this country as
delegates 10 the Seventh International
Geological Congress IN Boston. left
Washington shortly after noon today for
New York Many Of the visitors will see
New York and Niagara Falls before
starting for Europe.
Although the sightseeing tours proper
were concluded with a visit 10 Mount
Vernon yesterday afternoon and a view
OF the collections IN the Smithsonian and
National Museum last night. quite a
number Of the scientists spent this morn
ing in making short exploration of the
Government Laboratories not yet visited.
the Bureau Of Printing and Engraving.
and other points of nearby interest
The visit to Mount Vernon yesterday
afternoon was a most impressive one for
the visitors and one Of them perhaps
expressed the opluion of ali when he
said: I am surprised 10 find I'm this
hard-Working, pushing, commercial
America, so much sentiment as is shown
in your devotion for this spot. Mount
Vernon IS in itself a place Of repnse and
beauty. but 1t is the memory Of the
man. the Father Of his Country, which
adds much 10 its natural charms and
which makes the place-a hailowed one
for Americans"
After the return from Mount sVernon
a short visit to the National Museum.
followed by an informal gathering in
the adjoining Smithsonian building COM
pleted the events Of the day.
Before dispensing last night the scien-
lists, individually and collectively. OK
pressed their appreciation Of the man
ner IN which they had been entertained
while here and although this was the
first visit for a number of them. all de-
noted their desire 70 some day return
and see lro1c o. what they termed a
most " wonderful country.
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AUTO TAKES SWIM,
TWO SERIOUSLY HURT

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-vhne the own
er. two friends. and the chauffeur jumped
for their lives. Hamilton W. Cary's au-
tomobile ran amuck yesterday on the
East river ferryboat Maine. The ma
chine. suddenly started by q NEEDING
boy, lunged over the guard chains,
crashed through the closed gates and,
pushing an unfortunate passenger ahead
Of IT, plunged off the bow and buried
itself at the bottom of the river.
Cary and his friends escaped injury.
The chauffeur, knocked unconscious
against the boat rail, and then into the
water, is badly hurt John Olsen. the
passenger. went TO the bottom with his
coat tangled in the great machine. He
was pulled out of the water fifteen min
utes later with a broken arm.
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in ValiSe
Won't Pay Bill
At Chicago Inn

CHICAGO. Sept. 5.-Bricks in fancy
leather suit cases will not pay for ac-
commOdations in Chicago hotels. This
was learned by Thomas J. Gfnnand, son
Of wealthy Birmingham. Ala, family.
Instead OF living at ease in a sump-
tuously furnished apartment at the
Lexington. Gilliland is occupying a cell
at the Harrison street station while
awaiting money from home
Young Gilliland, whose father is a
Southern manager OF a big manufac-
turing company, came to Chicago a
week ago. The contents of his grips
are said TO have found their way into
pawnshOps. Gilliland then, il is alleged.
filled his satchels with paving blocks,
went 10 the Lexington and engaged
rooms.
The hotel manager became suspicious.
found the bricks, and caused Gillnand' s
arrest. at the Harrison street station
the young man said that he could get
the necessary money by writing his
father, and was given two days to
do SO.
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One of Oldest Clerks inl
Service of Treasury
Department.

Byron o. Billingsley. sixty-fcur years
OF age, ano for thiTty-five years an
employe in the Treasury Department,
who was stricken yesterday afternoon
with congestion OF the brain while at
his desk In the Bureau OF Internal Reeve
nue., died this morning at the residence
of his son, Thomas Bilingsley, I0Z3 La
mont street
Mr.. Bnlingsley was for many years a
member Of the committee on the de-
struction Of money, and was one Of the
oldest men IN point Of service in the
department
He leaves a wife and three daughters.
Mrs. George p. Coll. Mrs. Paul Fish
bough. and Miss Hattie BHlngsley. and
two sons. Oscar Billingsley. Of Fails
Church. and Thomas Bulingsley.
The funeral win be aeld from the
residence OF his daughter, Mrs Pau!
Fishbough, at u . street. Sunday at
ternoon, at ? o'clock and his remains
will be taken 70 Paris, Ky. for inter-
meut.
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RAILROAD SHARES
LEAD ADVANCE
Buying Orders Many.
Shorts Find Stock
Scarce.

NE WORK, Sept. 6.-FractionaI de-
clines at the New York Stock Exchange
were shown virtually throughout the
list, ranging from y to 2 per cent at
the opening.
An exception was found in St Paul.
which advanced s. An extreme decline
of q was recorded in Great Northern
preferred and Amalgamated. The lat
ter subsequently losing rs in all Union
Pacific and Northern Pacific were Z
lower, Erie and Southern Pacific i
lower. Anaconda fell a full point and
Reading lost y per cent.
By the end OF ten minutes trading the
market had scored quite a substantial
recovery.
II a. m.-RumOrs that the Northern
Pacific directors would declare IN ex-
ira dividend OF per cent were used at
the end of the first hour as a reason for
buying stocks for both long and short
accounts Northern Pacific advanced 5
points, 81 Paul following and both sell
ing at the highest range reached on
this movement Commission houses gen
orally reported that they had received
many buying orders AT the market IN
the active groups OF railroads and in
oustrtals. Government bonds unchanged;
other BONDS quiet.
The market continued strong al
through the last half Of the forenoon
and further gains were made IN Union
racine ST Paul, Reading and the Hill
stocks, II Is current gossip that I'M
pOrJa1t bear operators have made
urgent efforts TO cover short contracts,
but the supply CT stock was so scant as
10 give lJt'S opportunity Tor buying any
large amounts around current quota
lions. one OF the speCialties in Union
Pacific said he had no selling orders or
his books. and the same statement was
made by specialists in other stocks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
RACED TO WE'D,
FORGOT LICENSE

After leaving their home, at York, Pa,
and violating all Of the speed reguIa-
tons on the Glen Echo road in their
effort to be married by Mayor Garrett,
Maynard T. Ennis and little Miss Hay
den were finally doomed TO disappolnt.
ment last night because Of their failure
to procure a marriage license.
The party which was to play the cen
trail part in a romantic wedding consist
ed Of four people, the prospective bride
and bridegroom, Mr.. Sudworth. and
Miss Russell. All are from prominent
York families. The quartet climbed
big touring car last evening and start
ed of at a forty mile-an-hour clip for
their destination.
Upon their arrival they pulled the
mayor out of bed only to learn that no
wedding bells would ring unless they
had their license with them
Today no record Of their license could
be found in the city hall records. and il
Is supposed that they have left for a
cline where Cupid is more appreciated
than in Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
STRANGE ROBBERY
ON RIVER STEAMER

Central ONCE detectives are investigat-
Ing mysterious robbery early Tuesday
morning from the pUrser's office Of the
steamer jamestown while the boat was
lying at the Seventh street wharf.
Joseph D. Huntington. the purser. re-
ported that $40 in bills was stolen from
the safe in his room between 2 and 7 q.
m. The bills were in cigar box, which.
ne says. was placed in the safe. Under
meath the bills was a large amount in
silver and several hundred dollars in
bills in package which was not dis
turCed. nj another part Of the safe
lhtre was 2,O09' which was found intact
A night Waterman on the hoaf NH, "a
signed the next day has been placed nm
def arrest but the police admit there is
nothing 70 connect him with the rob
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
COTTON MARKET SLOW
TO ANSWER BULL NEWS

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Considering the
strength Of the cables and continued
dry weather in Texas, the opening Of
the cotton market was disappointing TO
the bulls. There was no aggressive sup
port and as a rule traders were in
chned TO operate on the bear side The
pit believed tnGt considerable long stuff
came out on the early advance Of 8 to
. points. Private letters and messages
from Texas were generally pessimistic.
regarding conditions. owing to the
dTouth, while papers in Georgia and
Alabama confirmed the report of storms
In Georgia which were not shown on
the weather map.
Opening prices; September, II. SO; Oc-
tober. l236dl23I; November, 12.42; De-
cember, p 45a12.46; January, u. 536I2 "a +;
FEBRUARY. 1888; March l2.62Q12. 63; May,
u 70d12U
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
Holds Costume.
Restraints Art,
Asserts ActzeSS

NEW YORK. Sept. 6.-That be IS
holding her costumes in restraint OF
art IS he charge brought today by
Claire do Loris in the YorIzville court
against Harry y. Emmett he. former
partner In a vaudeville sketch.
You see I can not appear without
my costume" 5he told Magistrate Ross.
obviously" replied the magistrate. I
will order a summons issued for En-
nett
Claire de Loris, fully aware Of the op-
portunity to get a little advertising. 80
told the magistrate all about her
sketch, "A Modern Trilby," in which a
Hoosier girl is hypnotized by a modern
actress who makes her sing grand opera.
and. right before the whole audience.
takes OF her Indiana pinafore and
dresses her in the costumes now the
subject Of litigation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
NEWFOUNDLAND PROTOCOL
TO BE SIGNED NEXT WEEK

LONDON, Sept "a modus vivendi
TO cover the operations OF American
fishermen in Newfoundland waters dur
ing the present season has been agreed
upon BY the governments of Great
Britain and the United States, and
both have expressed approval OF a draft
OF a protocol which will be signed early
next week
Pending the modus vivendi all the
points at issue in the Newfoundlan I
fisheries controversy will be submitted
10 The Hague tribunal and final adiu-
dication and settlement win be made
OF them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
FISHY FISH STORIES
AT CHESAPEAKE BEACH

Fish stories. and FISH stories all over
again, are what the traveller hears at
Chesapeake Junction every hour these
days.
The ones who tell the stories are the
men and women who have been 10
Chesapeake Beach for the fishing, which
IS now Of the finest sort. Frcn the
extended pier Of the resort catches Of
marvellous size have been made bv many
people. II the FISH" stories are TO. be
believed. The resort did not close La
Dor Day. but is still open, and hundreds
of Wasningtouians make the trip daily
20 FISH from the pier OF from boats.
there now
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
DULLNESS AGAIN
ATTACKS MARKET
Business Falls Away and
Prices Hold Barely
Steady.

The bOomlet Of yesterday which made
everybody feel good on the local stock
board and gave promise of a steady mn
provement in business swith better prices
was counted among the missing today
From generous total of nearly 100
shares the trading fell away TO but one
fourth OF that amount. and prices fol-
lowed suit by sagging away. and In one
case that Of Telephone losing a full
two points over yesterdays record.
Meme OF the favOrites were at all IN evi-
dence except Lanston. which went
through the same performance OF swap
ping jack knives on a couple of hun
dred shares.
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WASHINGTON PRICES

Sales OF the board. including the after
cali. amounted 10 500 shares Of stock
and s., 500 in bonds.
Following are the sales. and quota
tons OF tOdRy's market:
Capital Traction Sc, s1,O0oa1101s, 5000
ll0IS
Columbia Railroad 5 s, 81. Oo0d1027s
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
ferTed, 10G727s
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone,
25055Ik, 1Id56. 3Q56-
Lauston. l00G121s.
Greene Cananea, 1912.
After Call-Washington Railway and
Electric preferred, 5G74
Capital Traction, 10q13f, 20G131. 5dI3l.
Lanston, IG0d12tt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
PRESIDENT JONES RECEIVER
FOR REFRIGERATOR CO.

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-F. H. Jones. presf-
dent of the American Trust and Savings
l5ank, was today appointed receiver for
the Belding-Hall Company, manufactur-
erS of refrigerators
The assets Of the concern were given
as $4,000 and the liabilities ct $50, 400
II. II. Hall, president of the company.
has been missing for some time,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
HARVESTER COMBINE
FINED; ADMITS GUILT

AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. s.-The Interna-
tional Harvester Company. of Wiscon-
sin, pleaded guilty today in the anti
trust suits brought by the State OF
Texas The company paid a fine OF
$500 assessed by The courts and sub
scribed 10 a perpetual injunction for
bidding il 10 operate in the State
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
HIS FOOD NOT SCREENED,
GR0CERYMAN IS ARRESTED

Another case OF the violation Of the
food ordinance providing that screens
shall be placed on food products in
wholesale and retail grocery and pro-
vision stores was brought before Judge
Bundy. In the Police Court. this morn
ing, when Inspector Mothershead furn-
lshed an information against Peter
Chaconass proprietor Of the Center mar
KAT Chaconas requested a continuance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
Still Want Their Wells.

Association viii meet this evening in
Home Life Association building TO dis
cuss further the recent action of the
Commissioners in ordering closed the
public wells.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06

VIII please you. It contains more than
i59s butter fat, which assures a High
Standard OF purity. Hartung's Sanitary
Dairy. los Florida ave. Phone North 1881.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06

The boom on Telephone yesterday
seemed rather precipitate. and brought
in orders to sell attracted by the high
price paid. The first sale today went at
JG17, followed by others at 56 and a. fur
Their reduction in the bid TO 551z- Brok-
eTs who have followed the matter state
that much higher prices are due as a
dividend on the stock in the near fu-
tuTe is well assured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
Hungarian Gypsy orcbestra q.

Park Hotel Summer Garden. Rathskeuer,
N z Ave. and Lth st. =. Endres. Prop.
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Sales 10 noon today. $4,000.
Total sales yesterday, 2s5. 200.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
Hartung's Vanilla Ice Cream

A red, coarse. unsightly skin made fair
Satin skin cream and powder. 25c
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-06
LOCAL MENTION.
The Sooner You Realize

the Importance of ordering Schneider's
Malt" Bread the better II will be for the
health of your family Light. delici-
and nourishing. &c loaf at your grocer's
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Capital Traction may be said 70 have
held barely steady, as after the selling
Of three lots at l31 the bid dropped TO
1870 In the Washington railways small
sales Of the preferred and d steady bid
in both IL and the common was the
only interest shown.
The Greene-Cananea Copper Company
is the largest owner Of operative mineral
land in the world II owns from $4,000
10 375. 900 acres of surface rights In one
solid block, or about $40 square miles.
including its mineral lands. on its
mountains are enormous Quantities or
timber valua bic for fuel
The Washington Stock Exchange viii
resume its Saturday sessions tomorrow
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STOCKS, BONDS, AND MONEY
NEH YORK STOCKS

TQuotations furnished by a. o. Brown a
Co. Munsey Buildings Members New York
Stock Exchangel