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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
MISS sIMoNToN WARNED.
Threatened With Instant Death if
She Appears Against Thaw.

She Appears Against Ina".
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PITTSBURG, Pa. January 6.-Some one
hes threatened to blow the head off Ida
Veronica Simonton If she appears against
Harry Thaw in his second trial for the
killing of Stanford White
Miss Simonton, who. Is at present stay
ing with her mother at 263 10th street. has
been mentioned frequently in connection
with the Thaw case. Her name was intro
duced into it by the testimony of Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw, who said Miss Simonton
was the only woman who could control
Stanford White.
Miss Simonton asserts that ever since
her return from Africa she has been re-
ceiving letters containing threats against
against Harry Thaw. The latest of these
letters was received yesterday from
Philadelphia 1t reads:
Madame we understand you are about
to take the stand for Stanford White.
criminal who destroyed women If this
be true, and you speak against Harry
Thaw. your head will be ours. Beware,
madame. that you do nothing in this mat
ter for vengeance because you have lost
your furnisher of money! Our vengeance
will Immediately follow any utterances
by you against Harry Thaw-s Do not think
to escape. for we are many in number.
We send you our salutatiop. (Signed)
The Camorist, successor to the black
Hand -
The fact that the letter is written in
French may, Miss Smonton believes. fur
nish a, clue as to its writer. The person
who sent it evidently knew she could
read French Miss Simonton Is inclined
to believe it came from a former chauf-
teur. She called attention to the fact
that when the Black Hard sends mes
sage to any one it is usually written In
broken English. While this letter was
written in French, the signature was in
Italian. ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
GoTHAM's RENT WARFARE.
Police Used Their Clubs to Quell
Riots Yesterday.

NEW YORK, January 6.-Incipient rent
riots broke out on the East Side yesterday
as a. result of the tension between the
landlords and the striking tenants. and
before the disorders were quelled by the
police reserves. which were called from
several precincts, many combatants were
injured and five arrested. The police used
their clubs freely but there was no way
TO obtain the number of injured, as they
wera hurried away and cared for by
friends The disorders were general
throughout the affected district.
The most serious trouble occurred on
East nth street. where a landlord who
had been unable to collect rent. ordered
his tenants to remove the American and
socialist flags with which tine strikers had
decorated the tenement. The landlord was
hooted and jeered by the tenants and
other strikers. who were holding a mass
meeting in the house. and he called the
police. The striking tenants resented the
appearance Of the officers and in the clash
that followed the reserves used their night
sticks vigorously. Five protesting ten
ants, somewhat battered were arrested
The offending decorations were removed.
Police Used Their Sticks.
Hardly had order been restored at this
point when the police reserves were hur.
died to East 18th street, where striking
tenants were making a demonstration
against a landlord who had objected to
the flying of red flags over his property
The chowd failed to obey the police
order to disperse and was set upon with
night sticks One woman. il is reported
was rendered insensible during the fight
in which wives and daughters as well as
fathers and sons, participated The po-
lice tried to gain entrance into the tene-
ment, but the strikers barricaded the door,
and, Semblance of order having been
restored, the officers withdrew Ambu-
lances were summoned to care for the in
jured, but the strikers declined to admit
the physicians, stating that they would
call their own doctors.
There were several other outbreaks
which We're checked by the police, and
all during the day the teeming East Side
swarned into the streets and held i'm
promptu meetings. There were many
alterations between landlords and ten
ants. and the reserves of four precincts
were kept in readiness to respond to
hurry calls.
Several mass meetings were held last
night by the strikers. 1t was announced
at the headquarters Of the strikers that
the work of organizing the tenants in
Hoboken and Jersey City was going on
rapidly. and that by February 1 over
$1,000 tenants in those cities would be
ready to enforce their demands for lower
rents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
THREE BURNED TO DEATH.
Laundry Building at San Francisco
Hospital DESTROYED.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 6.-Three
persons lost their lives by a fire which
destroyed the outbuilding at the French
Hospital used as laundry and electrical
power plant early today. The third body
was discovered after the flames had been
extingushed. 1t is believed to be that of
the wife OF Michael Franco, who. with
Jean Pona, two laundry employees, was
found dead by the firemen on their first
search of the burned building.
The laundry building was two-story
brick structure. The fire is believed to
have started through defective fiue. The
loss is more than $4,000 on the building
alone in addition to the damage done to
electrical apparatus which was stored
there.
The main building. which held many pa
tents, was for time seriously threat
ened.
There was panic among the patients
for a time but they were removed as fast
as possible by the nurses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
TWO WELL.DRESSED MEN
Wore Silk Hats, Kid Gloves and
Carried Gold.Headed Canes.
REAPED A RICH HARVEST
Caught With Suit Cases Filled With
Plunder-Put Up Bluff About
Being Club Members.
snecial pispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, January g.
In the arrest of two acknowledgement
young men. who wore silk hats and kid
gloves and carried gold-headed canes and
who posed as clubmen, the police of New
Rochelle believe that they have cap
tured the burglars who have been reap
ing rich harvest of late in New Rochelle
and Mount Vernon. The prisoners gave
their names as James Taylor and William
Harland of New York. Although they
carried suit cases filled with plunder, they
loudly protested against their arrest. say
ing that they were members of a New
Rochelle yacht club.
This bluff failed to work, and they were
taken to the New Rochelle police head
quarters. where it was found that their
suit cases were filled with silverware,
jewelry and other plunder, valued at about
So, 800. In their rich fur-lined overcoats
the men under arrest carried a large
amount of additional plunder.
1t is believed that the prisoners are the
two men. who. on Friday evening last,
entered the house of DR.. George A. Lyon,
at No. 46 Bank street. New Rochelle, and
when disturbed in their operations by Mrs.
Lyon Unjust Il TeNOlNer III H6r 1dce ana
then choked her into insensibility.
Caught Red-Handed.
Shortly before the arrest was made
last night the home of Mrs. Atwood, at
II Woodland avenue. a fashionable sec
ton of New Rochelle. was robbed of sew
eral thousand dollars worth of jewelry.
Mrs. Atwood and her family were at din
ner. and the burglars gained entrance by
climbing to the roof of the veranda, en-
tered a second-story window and ram
sacked all the rooms in the upper part
of the house.
When captured the men had evidently
just come from the Atwood residence, as
much of the plunder found in the suit
case was identified by Mrs Atwood as her
property.
At least a dozen robberies have taken
place in fashionable sections of Mount
Vernon and New Rochelle during the past
few weeks, and the chief of police is posi-
tive that the silk-hat prisoners have been
committing all these crimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
QUIET AT MUNCIE.
Street Cars Running Today on Reg
ular Schedule Without Trouble.

MUNCIE, Ind, January Gears on the
local street railway lines began running
without interference today on regular
schedule, manned by local men and with
out guards. The twelve companies of
infantry and one battery of the Indiana
National Guard are resting in quarters,
Tie streets are patrolled by 500 business
and professional men, who have been
sworn in as deputies
There were no disturbances of conse-
quence at Elwood Marion or Anderson
during the night. No cars are running at
Elwood. About one-half the men at
Marion are striking and cars are running
with small patronage. Cars are running
at Anderson.
Several features of the situation today
are favorable to peace. Forty-three
strikebreakers left for Chicago early to-
day and local men have taken their places.
Several factories reopened after the holi-
day shutdown and 1000 union men idle
last week are busy today.
Other factories will open this week. The
strikers have made proposition for ar
bitration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
Col. Goethals' Trip.

Col George w. Goethals, chief engineer
of the Panama canal. has gone to Massa-
chusetts to inspect the Wauchusetts dam.
at Clifton. and the operation and con-
struction of the sliding gates i'm the
Charles river. The latter are of the type
that will be followed In the construction
of the gates of the canal locks. He will
return to Washington Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Second Session Opened Today at Co
lumbus-Governor Message.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. January 6-The sec.
ond session of the seventy-seventh gen.
eral assembly of Ohio opened today. the
house being called to order by Speaker
Pro Tenn. Freeman T. Eagleson of Guern-
sey county. and the senate by Senator
James Williams of Cleveland.
The governors message was received as
soon as the assembly convened The
house is republican by a majority of one.
The senate is evenly divided. Senator
Lamb independent, Toledo) holds the
balance Of power In the senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
COMMANDER HosLEY DEAD.
Conveyed Dry Dock Dewey From
Newport News to Manila.

NEW YORK, January 6.--Comnlander
Harry II. Hosley of the United States
Navy died today after a lingering sickness
in his rooms in the New York Yacht Club
Commander Hosley attained distinction
in 1906 by safely conveying the great dry
dock Dewey from Newport News to Ma
nila. 1t was one of the greatest towing
feats on record, both for the distance
sailed and the character Of the tow-a
huge. clumsy, non-steerable dock
The Dewey was the first dry dock ever
towed such distance and through the
waters navigated. The trip was made
through the Suez canal, and included a
small fleet of towing craft as well as a
supply ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
WILL WAIT FOR SENATE.
House Not Disposed to Take Up
Local School Matter.

There seems to be no disposition in the
House to take any action in regard to the
local school situation. The idea seems to
be to leave everything to the Senate SO
fas as legislative action is concerned. and
consequently the members of the House
District COMMITTEES do not expect to nave
ANYTHING before that body with reference
to the school situation. certainly not until
after the Senate completes its work OF
inquiry, if then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
SENSATION IN IOWA.
Lemars Woman Sues Husband for
Divorce-Member of Legislature.

Special Dispatch TO The Star. IT
LEMARS, Iowa, January 6.-DecIaring
that while her husband attended the Iowa
legislature last winter he fell in love with
another woman named Mrs. A. W. Hough,
the wife of Representative John c. Cot
trell filed petition for divorce. Besides
being Plymouth county member of the
legislature. Cottrell is mayor of Kingsley.
The plaintiff alleges that she found in
eliminating letters and has evidence that
her husband and the Des Moines woman
made trips as huband and wife to Chicago
and Kansas City.
Cottrell is prominent socially and polti-
cally and has been frequently mentioned
as a candidate for governor on the demo-
cratic ticket. He Is rich The plaintiff de-
mands heavy alimony. The case has Gre
ated a tremendous sensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
RESERVES NOT RECALLED.
Secretary of Embassy Denies Report
Emanating From Vancouver

Mr.. Miyaoka, the secretary of the Japa-
nese embassy. called at the State Depart
ment today and had an interview with
Secretary Root. He authorized a COM
plete denial of the statement emanating
from Vancouver, British Columbia, to the
effect that the Japanese government is
recalling to Japan the army reserve men
now in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
THE MoNoNGAH DISASTER.
Joint Investigation and Inquest Be-
gun at Fairmont,

FAIRMONT. W. Va, January 6.--The
joint investigation and inquest on the
death of 355 miners in the recent Monon-
gah mine disaster was opened today in
the county courthouse here.
There are about 100 witnesses to tes-
tify and 1t is expected that the inquiry
will last from three to five days. The
presiding investigators are Coroner E S.
Amos. Prosecuting Attorney S. S. Lowe
and State Mine Inspector J. W. Paul of
West Virginia.
Three witnesses testified this morning
as to the identified ton of the dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
HARTJE APPEAL REFUSED.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court De-
clines to Consider Case.

cI1ueS TO OouSauet OdSc'
PHILADELPHIA. January 6.-The
Pennsylyania supreme court today re-
fused to permit an appeal to be taken to
that tribunal from the superior court in
the famous Hartje divorce case. Angus
tus Hartje was refused "a divorce from
his wife by the Pittsburg courts and the
decision was affirmed by the superior
court. The highest court in the state
having refused to hear the case, it is said
United States Supreme Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
Gain, 3,457 copies.

The Stars great delivery system
alone furnished 23,677 Sunday
Stars to Individual subscribers di-
rectly to their homes.
The Sunday Star has larger
circulation within the District Of
Columbia by over 5000 copies than
that of Its nearest cotemporary.
Advertisers in recognition of this
fact have steadily Increased their
space in The Sunday Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
Guide Comes Here April 1.

CHRISTLANIA. Norway. January g.
NJ. Guide. who has been appointed min
lister of Norway to the United States in
succession to M. Hauge. will take UP his
duties April 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06

IAN other Washington Sunday
papers showed losses in advertis-
ing compared with the correspond
Inc Sunday last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
Advertising:

Sunday, Jan. 5, 1908. .e7Ie columns
Sunday Jan. 6, 1907. .s2Le columns
Gain, S columns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06

read That the defendant was insane at
he time the deed was committed"
Thaw was seated at the counsel table
with Mr.. Littleton,- \. Russell Peabody
and Daniel o'Reilly. District Attorney
Jerome and Assistant District Attorney
Garvan represented the people.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw, attired in the blue
schoolgirl dress which became familiar
during the first trial. was in the court
room when the proceedings began. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Carnegie and
Josiah Thaw.
Justice Bowling. announced that until
further notice there would be three court
sessions each day as follows: From 1O:l5
from pm. to 10 pm. He also announced
that the jury would be locked up through
out the trial.
Selecting a Jury.
After a somewhat informal discussion
as to the methods of selecting jurors. the
work of filing the box was taken up
without further delay. District Attorney
Jerome undertook the examination Of the
first talesman called to the witness chair.
He was William F. Miller. a decorator.
casually and had formed an opinion upon
what he had read of the case. He felt
he could render fair and impartial ver-
dict. and upon this statement Mr.. Jerome
announced that he passed the juror or
cause. MIR Littleton. for the defense.
brought out the fact that Miller had had
some business relations with the archi-
tectural firm of which Stanford White
was a member, and that he had been
called but not accepted as a juror at the
last trial. Mr.. Littleton challenged on
the ground of actual bias and was sus-
tanned by Justice Dowling.
The three talesp1en who followed Miller
under examination we're excused because
of the unqualified opinions they declared
they held. Justice Dowling himself took
a hand in examining some of the proposed
jurors. and was inclined to cut the ques-
tioning short. Thomas Fl. Harmer. who
was foreman of the second Nan" Pat
terson jury and voted for acquittal was
excused because of illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
The Sunday Star
Starts the New Year
Well.
Circulation:

Sunday, Jan. 8, 1908. a7,545 copies
Sunday, Jan. 6, 1907. .a4,oss copies
Arizona republican., 1908-05-20
DIRECTOR or CENSUS
 SPtAKSlN SELF DfftNSE
He Explains How He Got Into the News Print Controversy.

Washington, May 19.-The taking of evidence was not concluded today by the wood pulp and print paper inves- tfgating committee of the house as was expected. It will be resumed to- morrow. A number of Independent manufacturers testified today and> a great deal of statistical evidence was placed in the record.
 Director of Census North was the first witness today He appeared 10 reply to 2 letter sent by Herman Rlo- der to President Roosevelt. The letter accused the director of the census or having issued a false and misleading series of figures regarding news print paper prices.
 MT. North said his figures were sent to Congressman Dalzell, in private letter after Mr. DalZell had told nm he wanted information for the publlsh- CT in h,> district Mir North said ne told MT. Dalzell that the census bureau had no official figures on the supJect' and in reply to further request rom MT DaIzeH he said he would try to get the information from other sources.
 He claimed that MT Ridder ignored narts of the letter and he was Of the opinfon that MT. Dalzells figures rep resented more accurately than dlu Bidders figures, the prices paid on the open market on the dates named bv 2 customer who had no special contract. Open market quotations ne said, were a safer index to tluctua- tions than private contracts.
 Clifford Pinchot, chief of the forestry | service. said that at the present rate
Arizona republican., 1908-05-20

Sterry. Ltd, where he had been closet ed rorea few moments with the mur- derer. The son immediately afterWard shot himself and both men We're dead when others hurried to the room.
 The determination of the fa;ner t2 re- rlarfy. led to the tragedy. A let ter. left by the son, made plain that his act was deliberate. and the result of a deranged mind. The senior Ster- rv was = years, socially prominent and active in religious affairs.
 TEe son was 40 years old. His wife had known of the unpleasantness in the family, but received no intimation that her husbands mind had become unbalanced as a consequence. Sterry's wife died four years ago, and last January he announced his in- FtcnJfon of marrying Miss Rachael Blaillie. a public school teacher of East l orange. His sons disapproved of the alliance. but were unable to influence .-the father against it.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-20
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Arizona republican., 1908-05-20
HE MERELY FEARED DISGRACE

Indianapolis, May 19.-John Mc- couqbev. former county commissioner sbot himself dead today. He was ,,ron,inent in republican politics. The grand jury recently indicted one Hieii Der of the board but McGougheS was not indicted He was connected III nublic accusations with the library charges.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-20
GOVERNOR JOHNSON
 WAS NOT FOOLED
Less Optimistic Than His Friends as to Alabama a-d California.

St Paul. May 1s.-Governor John son took his defeat in Al-bam2 cheer fully and is quoted as say that it was nothing more than Ea expected.
 "I ana practically unknown d-7zFH there he said. and had ] received 40 Der cent Of th- vote. | wouId have looked on t as cutie victory and 23 per cent would have been compliments arv. My friends tried to make me be- Iieve l would win there but l was sat fsfied I could not. They tried ta make he believe I Was solid in California; but l was not SO saug"iue as some oi my friends have Ecen.'
Arizona republican., 1908-05-20
PRESIDENTS HANDS OFF
 ALBANY LEGISLATION
A Denial That He Has Interested
 Himself in Anti Race Track Gan1b-

Washington. May 19.-That the pres fiynt has authorized no one to speak for him regarding the anti-gambling lepislation pending at Albany, was the .onIv comnfent obtainahle at the White House regarding the report from AL bany that the president has privately expressed himself on the subject.
 President Roosevelts policy it is
Arizona republican., 1908-05-20
THE PHOENIX BONDS
 PERMITTED 10 ISSUE
Other Legislation Enacted Yesterday
 Affecting This County and Territory.

Washington. D. C., May 19.-(Spe- cial)-The house passed the senatorlal omnibus bill which includes the fol lowing bills: authorizing an issue of bonds by MohaVe county. Arizona Tor the erection of a court house and jail; that Phoenix is authorized to issue bonds for. funding its floating indebt- edness: for the erection of court house and jail in Yuma; authorizing road district No. 1. in Maricopa city to issue bonds.
 Committeeman Sturgis is here.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-20
4 MARRIAGE PRtYEkEFD
 BY MURDER AND SUICIDt
George ?. ste-ry. Millionaire Druggist Killed by His Son.

New York. May 19-A family os-. arrangement which had driven one oi the members to insanity Cuiminat"d today in the murder of George H. Sterv, the millionaire drug exporter by his son. George F. St"rrE. Jr-, and the suicide of the latter.
 The Elder Sterry was shot down at the Pine street office of Weaver G
Arizona republican., 1908-05-20

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 in New York in eight and half years; in Minnesota in nine years and Tn
 Maine in twenty eight and a half
Arizona republican., 1908-05-20
LAUNCHING OF A COLLIER.

New York, May 19.-In the presence of 2O.O0O persons in the New York navy yards the big United States col Her VestaI was launched today.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-20

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Arizona republican., 1908-05-20

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