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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
FRISCO'S CHAPTERS.
Grand Jury Returns Host of
 Bribery Indictments.
RUFF CHARGED OK MANY COUNTS.
Wholesale Declarations of Wroug- aoins Omcially Made Against Boss
 and Omcials of the Golden Gate Cify

Wholesale DecIarationa of Wroug ] doing Omcially Made Asainst Boss !; and Omcials of the Golden i Gate City.
 SAN FRANCISCO, March 21.-Ths grand jury Investigating municipal
 graft charges against Mayor Schmitz
 Abe Ruef. the political labor boss and
 sponsor for Schmltz members of the
 board of supervisors and other city of.
 fcers has found indictments by the
 wholesale. The findings indicate .
 most amazing condition of municipal rottenness
 Of sixty-six indictments charging Abraham Ruef with bribery eighteen are for the alleged bribing of the board of supervisors in connection with the granting of fight permits to the so called fight trust. Ruef is charged with having paid each one of the eight. cen supervisors $500, and one indict. ment was returned for each supervisor alleged to have been bribsd.
 Eighteen indictments against Ruef gre for bribing the eighteen supervis- crs to vote for eighty-five cent gas in stead of a seventy.1ve cent rate, 1t being charged that each one of the su- pervisors was paid s75O by Ruef. Thir- teen indictments against him are for the alleged bribing of thirteen super visors in connection with the granting sf franchise to the Home Telephone company. The telephone company bid and paid to the city $25.0O0 for the franchise
 In connection with the same matter fourteen indictments were returned against T. V. Halsey, formerly general agent of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph company, for the d. legged bribing of four supervisors to vote against the granting of fran chise to the rival company.
 Halsey is charged with having paid thirteen supervisors S5.0OO each and to one. James L. Gallagher. $10,O00. Hal. sey it is said, agreed to pay each su- peryisor $2,50O additional if the fran chise was not granted to the Home company.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
THOMAS JEFFERSON.

Rip Van Wipkle" which will be presented by Thomas Jefferson at Polls Saturday matinee and night has been played by the Jefferson fam fly about ,12,000 times. It would ex- ceed these figures If the presentations of Charles Burke (half brother of the late Joseph Jefferson), who was the original Rip. were computed. Thomas Jefferson. the present Rip has been playing the old vagabond for the past decade and has been great success in Boston. New York, Philadelphia. Chicago and Washington. Prices, matinee 25. S5, 50 75c and $1.O0: evening 25. 50. 75c. $1 and Sr.5O. Seats on sale Friday March 22.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
Foreign Labor rdr The. Capal.

PARIS. March 2l.--Ieroy Parke. an agent of the war department. has been In Europe for some months soliciting foreign labor for work on the Panama canal. and, although he has encounter. ed much opposition. he has succeeded since October fin shipping 4.5o0 men. nearly all Spsnisrds or Italians. and they are now going forward at the rate of about 500 a month.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
weudeI's Fate Sealed,

NEW YORK. March 2l.--when the report of the court msrrial of Captain Louis Wendell of the First battery reaches Governor Hughes it will con. .sin verdict of conviction. This state nent Is made on the highest authority. A verdict in such case-Csptain Wen lei is charged with grating carries with it sentence of dismissal from the lationsl guard in disgrace.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
Labor conser.nc. at w..hins,on

WASHINGTON. March 21.--A con. ference between representatives of va rious railroad labor organizations and the executive council of the American Federation of Labor was held here. The conference was called at the recent Minneapolis convention of the fedora tion with a view to discussion of vari- ous matters of interest. FEe
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21

lures which have been brought out In the trial such as Evelyn Thaw posing for an artist. her meeting with White. her meeting with Thaw. their marriage. the tragedy at the roof garden. the prisoner, the tombs and the trial. The pictures will be shown afternoon and evening. Admission Is cents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
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DETROIT. Mich. March 2i.-Msyor William R. Thompson has prohibited the production of The Clsnsmsn." the play adapted from Thomas Dixcn's book Of the same title and which was booked for the Detroit Opera House. He ssid that the presentation of the play here would create had feeling snd possibly lead to disturbance by col pred people of the city
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
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WINCHESTER, Va. March 21-Sen. ator Benjamin R. Tillman of South Carolina. who lectured in Winchester on the race question. came near pro- voking fist fight in business mems club in Martinsburg by an opprobrIous and insulting epithet he is alleged to have applied to President Roosevelt.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
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OMAHA. Neb. March 2l. 6. F Howell president of the omsha Coal Exchange. was sentenced to pay a nns Of Sl!cpo snd serve six months in the county jail. The sentence vss imposed hy Judge Sutton of the district court. before whom Howell vss convicted of conspiracy in restraint of trade.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
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ELIZABETH CITY. \. c. March 7l. The jury in the case of Joshua Hsr- rison. charged with the kidnapping and murder of Kenneth Bessley. the nine yesr-oId son of former State senstor Bezsley. last night rendered q verdict of CrfIsy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
BONx-FARNHAM coNcERT

The program for. the Bonn. Earn. ham orchestral concert in Music hall the Buckingham building, win be held tonight beginning at S.!j o'clock. The .soloist Is Prof John l.. Bonn of. this city. formerly organist at the church of the Immaculate Con. ception. pianist. and Charles L.. Farnham is instructor. The program is as follows. Beethoven. .... Overture to Ecmont. Saint-Saens, Concert in q minor for piano.
 John l.. Bonn. Sibelius--a. The Swan of Tuoncla, b. Lemminkainen's Return. Chopin--a. valse op 42. b. Der. cense Uullaby). C. Schcrzo in B minor.
 John l.. Bonn. Tschaikowski-Waltz from "The Nnt Cracker Suite" Hauser-Symphonie Poem tDiana's Chasel.
 Good seats on the main floor of the auditorium remain for late corners. They may he had for S1 each at the box office. which will he opened at o'clock.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
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WASHINGTON. Nsrrh 2i.-Dr. n. Y. Martin is n Washington. t is sad. to enlist the sid of President Rccse- veil ia the search fsr hIs missing scn. assace.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
Hallaton Inventor nead

BALLSTON, N. Y., March 21.-Peter Schaeffer one of the oldest citizens of Ballston. is dead here. aged eighty years. He was weaver and invented a knitting frame sixty years ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
MOVING PICTURES.

Manager Steiner will introduce brand new moving picture sensation at Polls Sunday afternoon and even- ing. It is Cinderella. or the Little Glass Slipper" The film is over. L. 900 feet long. Prices 15 and 25 cents. si
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
HE LYRIC

As a special feature for Friday and Saturday the Lyric oaeTs the mossou pictures of the Thsw-white tragedy It will picture all the important fea-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24

A Bunch of Moldy ones


Family Pedigrees would be brought out and hastily rubbed up.
 Many a faithful Housewife would sit by the Preside until late at night working on a Menu while the Daugh ter, having retired to her own Apart ment, would spend sleepless hours trying to fix up her Accent
 Little groups of Stock Brokers would assemble in the Moonlight and whis- per over their deep-laid schemes for capturing the Foreigners before some body else got hold of them.
 The original Minute Men were mod erately eager to meet the distinguished Visitors from England, but their meth ods were slow and antiquated as com pared with those practiced by the wise American of this Generation who de- mands not only Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. but lot of other things on the side.
 Armed with Letters of Introduction, Check Books and Kodaks, the native born Sons of the Wilderness would wait behind Rocks and Trees for a chance to bounce out upon the naughty Britons, smother them with Invita- tions and sic a lot of Actresses onto them.
 Any who escaped would be as lucky as those who succeeded in getting away from Lexington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24
BY F. P. DUNNE
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says tn expert. Well, shud think he was. Why, can hardly imagine how he stayed feather headed long enough to take tn villan's joolry. Sane, says ye? l don't mean amy disrespect 10 tn coort or tn bar, but if ye gintlemin had half as much good brains in ye'er head as he has, me distinguished frind. ye'd not be wastin' yeer time here. There ain't man in this counthry tn akel iv this great man. Talk about Dan1 Webster, he was an idyut com pared with this joynt intelleck. No, Sir, he's fine. thoughtful, able, mag n1ficent specimen iv man an has been lver since between twelve four an twelve four -an'-ahalf on that fatal night. An a good fellow at that
 What dye propose to do to stand this here testymony off?' says tn Judge. I propose says tn States at- torney, to prove be some rale experts, men who have earned their regulations be testifyin' eight ways firm tn jack in dozen criminal cases, that so far firm bein' insane on this particular night, this was tn ony time that he was perfectly sane oh, look here, Judge, says lady iv Tn Daily Bluff, this here has gone far enough. Tn mans not guilty. an fl ye don't want a few raymarks printed about ye, that'll do ye no good yell let him off Don't pay amy Attintion to what she says, Fitzy says another lady. Her decayed newspa-aper has no more circulation thin a cucumber. We eXpict ye to follow tn instructions n vol |, is mornin'.'
 place, I'm tn Riv'rend Thompson Jubb.' Not tn notoryous shepherd iv that name?' 'Th' same. says tn Riyrend Jubb. That lowly worker in tn vineyard iv tn Lord who astonished tn wurruld be atm glass in tn pulpit an havin' tn Bible tattooed on him. wish tn privilege iv standin' on me head an playin "A charge to keep have" on tn accorieen with me feet Granted says the coort. I will now charge tn jury as to tn law an tn fact: 1 am all mixed up on tn law; tn fact is there's mob outside waitin to lynch ye if ye don't do what it wants. Tn coort will now adjourn be tn back dure' Where's tn pris says tn expert. He has gone to address a mothers meetin',' says tn clerk. Thin must be goin', too, says tn expert. An there ye ar-re."
 '1'm glad that fellow got me off" said MT. Hennessy. "but thim experts ar-re bad lot. Whats tn diff'rence between that kind iv testymony an periury?"
 "Ye pay ye'er money an take ye'er choice," said MT. Dooley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24

(Copvrieht. 1907, by George Ade in
 the United States and Great Britain) ~ UPPOSE A body of British Sol
 diery should swoop down upon N> these Shores and prepare to in wade the most exclusive Suburbs of New England?
 The company probably would include Arthur Plantagenet Beachey, B. X s., younger son of the Duke of SwoZZing- ham; Major Bromo Kelley, from one of the oldest Families in the County Skidoo. Ireland: Brevet-Col. Percy Burlington, Equerry in waiting to the Whole Thing; to say nothing of Lef- tenant Harry Spudd, of the Soho Flu sileers, with a chest like a strike breaker and a Coat reaching almost 10 his Hips.
 Would their coming agitate the rugged Patriots of the New World as il did on a former Occasion?
 It will be recalled that the Mother Country sent over the Cream of the Aristocracy, but she did not figure on dt turning out to be Whipped Cream.
 Paul Revere saddled his nag and went kiting down the Pike to warn the countryside that the First Fami lies were approaching.
 Whereupon the Minute Men and oth- CT humble Citizens, who little suspect ed that they were Ancestors, took down the Muzzle Loaders and began shooting at everything that looked Red.
 What would the present day MT Revere do if he learned that several f1op liners from England had disem- marked and were getting ready to move upon the outlying Golf Links?
 He would pour eight gallons of Gas olene into the Tank and light the big Bulls Eye and proceed to burn up the Boulevard.
 Soon lights would be twinkling in the Country Home of every Patriot rated at more than a Million.
 Men with pale, set Faces and Wo- men, trembling and hysterical, would discuss with bated breath their plans for going out to meet the British
 In the Wine Cellar all would be hur- ny and confusion,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24

Summer Kitchen and stole a Ham, he would begin shrieking about a Carnival of Crime and shake up the Police De- partment.
 If the Second Alto of the Church Choir at Lonesomehurst eloped with a Piano Tuner he would announce a Scandal in High Life and get the Sheep so worked up that they would run around in a Circle.
 He had trained pack of Disease Germs that were always on the point of rushing out to bite everybody in sight
 It was dull day when he could not start an Epidemic.
 About twice a week he would get out his Megaphone and announce that the entire Population, with the exception of eight or nine Man Eating Sharks in Wall Street, would soon be playing Checkers in the Poor House. , Every time he gave vent to this ter rified Whoop the Flock would bleat and run to the other end of the Lot and sign a Petition, and then go back to eating Grass.
 One day Friend took him to Task i for making such a Loud Noise about nothing in particular.
 Don't you remember the Old | Story?" asked the Friend. who was a l Conservative and did not believe in making a Fuss over anything whatso ever, for fear that would disturb Exist ing Conditions. 'If you keep on yell l ing Wolf! Wolf! when there isin't a Wolf in the whole Township even the most Gullible will take a tumble after a while and your name will be Swee- ney. No one will be alarmed when you l begin throwing an Epileptic Fit. Then when Wolf really does approach and l you jump up and down and tell every body to escape, the whole Drove, hay ing been fooled so often, will think you are springing another Fake, so they will stand still and be eaten up.'
 Rats" replied the Bad Boy. You l overlook the fact that the Great Amer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24
BY GEORGE AIDE
South Since Appomattox.
Address of John skelton Williams.

Address of John Skelton Williams.
 The development of the cotton milling industry in the southern states since the year 1900 has exceeded all hopes or dreams. The increase from 1900 to 1906 in the number of spindles is reported by recognized authority-the Manufacturers Record of Baltimore-to be 5,01S 000-this increase alone being approximately three times as great as the total number of spindles in operation in the south in the year 1S90, only sixteen years ago, while the capital invested in cotton mills is now reported at $250, COG, ,0OO, against $60- OOO0OO in 1890. Against a population of 16,300000 in 1SS, at the close of the dark period of reconstruction, the southern states now have a population of approxi- mately 25,000,000, with constantly dimin- ishing proportion of blacks. Our prodig- ious increase in values from 1900 to 190e is shown in the official assessed value of property, which has grown from $3000,- 100000 in 1870 and $5,266, 100000 in 1900 to $1, 750,0 GOO in 1906, an increase of more than 46 per cent in six years.
 The diversification of southern manu- featuring interests is shown in the cen- sus report of 1905, from which it is seen that of the 339 different kinds of general industries reported by this census ap- proximately 80 per cent are represented in the south. In other words of the many industries carried on in the United States, there are only about 20 per cent which are not already being carried on also in the southern states, and these 20 per cent are industries of secondary im- portance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24

head cures? I have been fir forty years in an asylum As guest or land lord? As both.' Now, doctor, I will ask you a question: Supposin' this prlsne to be man with a whole lot iv money, an supposin he wint to this house on tn night in question, an sup pose 1t was snowin', an suppose if wasn't, an suppose he turned firm tn right hand corner to tn left goin' un stairs, an supposin' he wore plug hat an pair iv skates, an supposin' tn next day was Wednesday, T obiict. says tn States attorney. "Th' statues. with which me larned frind is no doubt familiar, though I be darned if he shows It, frbids tn mintion iv tn days iv tn week. Scratch out Winsday an sub- st1choot four o'clock in Janooary,' says tn coort. Now, how does tn sentence r-readY Tn next day was four o'clock In Janooary, an supposin' tn amount ly money, an supposin' ye haven't got very large salary holdin' tn chair iv conniption fits at tn college, an sup posin' ye don't git cent onless ye an swer r-right, ask ye, on tn night in question, whin tn pris'ner grabbed tn
 
 th' roof?' I objict to tn form iv tn question: says tn States attorney. In tn eighth sintince I move to sthrike out tn wurrud 'and" as unconstitoo- shunal, unprofissyonal an contrary to tn laws iv ividince.' My Gawd, has me clyent no rights in this coort? says tn other lawyer. 'Ye bet he has, says tn coort. We'll sthrike out tn wur- rud "and," but we'll substichoot tn more proper wurrud "aloofness."
 Did ye see tn pris'ner afther his arrest?' I did 'Where?' Tn tn pa-apers. What was he doin'?' His back was turned What did that indicate to yep That he had been sufferin' firm a variety iv tomaine ex- celsis-' Greek wurruds,' says th' coort. Latin an Creek says tn ex- pert; that tn man, when he hooked tn watch, was sufferin' firm a sudden tempest in his head, a sudden eXplo- sion as it were, sudden I don't-know- what tn -divvil-it-was, that kind iv wint off in his chimbley, like storm at sea. Was he in anyway bug befure tn crime?' Not a bit. He suffered firm warts whin a boy, which sometimes leads to bozibral hoptocollographophil oplutomainia, or what tn Germans call tantrums, but me gin'rall -clusion was that he was perfectly sane all his life till this minnyit, an that so much sanity wint to his head an blew tn civer off
 Has he been sane ever since?' says the lawyer. 'Ye'd betther have care how ye answer that question, me boy says tn pris ner, carelessly jingling tn loose change in his pocket. Sane,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24
EXPERT TESTIMONY


tn coort. Yell get a certy-fcate " sanity that yell be able to show with pride whin ye'er let out iy Joliet.
 "In th' old days if a man kilt another man he took three jumps firm tn scene iy tn disaster to tn north cory dor iv tn County Jail. That still goes f'r tn poor man. No wan has tnried 10 rob him iy tn privilege won f'r him be his ancestor iy bein' quickly an completely hanged. A photograph iY him is took without a collar, he $ vanked befur an awful coort iv justice, a deef-mute lawyer is appinted to look afther his inthresss an see that they don't suffer be befn' kept in tn stuffy atmosphere iV tn courtroom, tn States s attorney presints a handsome pitcher iv him as a fiend in human form, tn Judge insthructs tn jury iv onpreju- diced iurers in hurry to git home that they ar-re tn sole judges iv tn law an tn fact. th' law bein' that he ought 10 be hanged, an befure our Droletorv frind comes out iF his thrance he's havin' his first thorough fill-up iv ham an eggs, tn clergy ar-re shown' a wonderful amount iV in- threst ill him. an he's rayceiyin at tintions firm tn Sheriff that must be surprisin' to a man iy his humble sta tion.
 "A few days later I r-read in tn pa-apers in a column called Brief News Jottings,' just below paragraph about tn meetin iv tn Darymen's Assocyation, an account iy how justice has pursooed her grim coorse in tn case iv John Adamowsli. An I'm thankful to know that tn law has been avinged, that life an property again ar-re safe in our fair land iy freedom, an that in wretched criminal lived long enough to git all he wanted to eat.
 Justice is all a poor criminal asks fr an that's what he gets. He don't deserve amy betther Iris like asllin' on'y fir a pair iv dooces in a car-rd game an havin to bet thim. If 1 done wrong. I'd say: Don't deal me amy justice. Keep it fir thim that wants it. Undher tn circumstances all ask is a great deal iv injustice an much mercy. I do not ask to be acquitted be jury iy me peers. 1 am modest man. an I'll accipt me freedom firm tn humblest bailiff in tn land l do not care to come triumphant out iv this ordeel an rapport other larceny cases fr tn noospa-apers. All l ask is a blocks start an some wan holdin' tn polisman's coattails. I waive me right to be thried be an incompatible, fair, an appropriated Judge Give me wan that onfair an prejudiced an that ye can slip somethin' to-
 "No Sir. whin a mans broke an does somethin' wrong, tn ony temple
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-24

I on even when the Door Bell begins to suspect that some one has cut the Wire.
 On the other hand, ordinary Business Sense would suggest that she had bet ter get large six-cylinder move on herself.
 Little Bo-Peep realized that the ust-Outers were putting up very keen Competition and would soon have her in the Side-Pocket. In order to stay in the Game, she adopted the Drama as Profession.
 All her acquaintances were surprised to read in the Papers that Society Girl goes on Stage.
 When they went to the Play House and saw her come out with thirty others to sing Eve Got Such a Feeling for a Girl In Wheeling" they were surely proud of her.
 Then when her Picture appeared in connection with an Article entitled What Prominent Chorus Girls Have to Say About the Digging of the Pan- anna Canal" good many Marked Copies went through the Mail.
 The Stage Door Keeper had to send for a Gatling Gun in order to keep the Trappers out of the Alley.
 She had invitations to eat, and those who had barely Speaking Acquaint ance with her sent Presents which she came very near returning.
 She married Young Man with a six and a quarter head, who was such a thorough Bohemian that the Cabmen did not like to haul him, and who found 1t difficult to get in anywhere except at Exclusive Homes.