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Arizona republican., 1908-01-05
THE TRUTH C0MlN6 OUT
IN IHt WHITMlRE CASE
The Crime Of Murder Is Being Firmly
Attached to the Husband.

Newark. Jan Am important dis
cOvery which the police state viii en-
able them to name the SLAYER Of Mr.
LenS Whitmire. the victim Of th-
Lampblack swamp murder near Har-
rison. y. J.. whose husband. TheodoT-
Whitmire. is now held in custody
pending Il further investigation Of The
crime. was made TODAY when all tn
jewelry Of the dead woman was found
with Harry Z. Radin. saloon keeper
Of Brooklyn.
Radin said that Whitmire had Civ n
him a box containing the jewelry sev-
eral days after the body Of the woman
was found in the Harrison ponI
Whitmire had previously told th- I-s-
lice that his wife had worn all h.
jewelry when she left home on Christ
mas afternoon
Radin informed the p"lice that
Whitmire had told him that h. wanted
a safe place To keep his jewels until
his wife returned Whitnire was sub
jectcd to searching examination to-
day H broke down and cried Nhtu
he was told that hc would probably
be arraigned later. He declined Co
discuss the case.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05
MUNCIE is QUIET.
But the State Militia Is Sitting on the
Lid.

Muncie. Ind. Jan. 4.-With proc
lamation from Gov. Hanly declaring
martial law, coo state troops are
camped in the very heart OF the city.
The citizens of Muncie tonight are
quiet and peaceable after the riotous
outbreaks of the past three days.
There is a normal condition so far as
violence is concerned. although the
city is far from normal in a business
or industrial sense.
With the arrival of the militia before
daybreak today the evidence Of mob
rule passed away. Not one arrest was
mads today in connection with the
strike situation. Late this afternoon
Governor Hanly issued a proclamation
declaring Muncie under martial law.
but the proclamation made little
change in the conduct Of the affairs.
The soldiers keep the streets clear OF
loiterers and we're particularly vigilant
along this line after night.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05
AS HAYWOOD EXPECTED.

Denver. Jan. f.-William ID. Hay
wood, secretary OF the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners. arrived al Denver
tonight from the northwest. When
he was shown an Associated Press
dispatch announcing the acquittsl of
George \. Pettibone at Boise. he said:
Il feel like | had been acquitted again.
This is a more complete vindication
than the previous trial. There was no
evidence introduced: no argument was
made by the defense; the prosecution
was cogniZant Of everything we had
and mad months TO strengthen its
case.
1T affirms what has always been
contended by the federation: that
there was a conspiracy afoOt, engaged
in by the mine owners. to convict us
and thereby weaken organized labor
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05
He Had Taken 1t to Avoid Collisions With
Former Cripple Greek Miners
He Had Been An Efficient Officer In That Turbulent
Camp-A Touching Letter Received Yesterday From
the Little Son ofthe Murdered Man.

The principal development Yesterday
in the case of the murder OF \. ].
Daggs and George Hunter was the
fact that Hunters name was assumed
and that his real name was George
Ditmore. This was disclosed by a
friend of the dead man who feared
that If it should later be learned that
he had passed under an assumed
name here. his motive for doing so
would be misunderstood and misrep-
resented.
As was stated by The Republican Of
yesterday, he had been deputy sher-
if at Cripple Creek. Colo. during the
troubles there between the mine own
ers and the Western Federation. He
had received his appointment at the
instance Of the Mine Owners Associa-
tion and he was assigned a foremost
part in preserving order in the camp.
II was his business to board incoming
trans and otherwise inspect new ar
rivals in the camp and ascertain their
business. If they were agitators or
others whose presence he believed
would be inimical to good order he
took charge of them and later they
NfAf ANppA Atu II AAltk tbulu llhN give
good account Of themselves they
We're held in custody until more could
be learned about them.
70 Avoid Collisions.
This business acquired Tor him the
enmity OF the members Of the West
ern Federation. Notwithstanding his
administration OF his office was as
free as possible from acts which would
have given offense to the miners. for
it is said that though a fearless Of
ficer and a quick and deadl- man with
a gun. he never abused or misused any
man in his custody. But he was
marked by the miners and when he
left Cripple Creek three years ago Ia
come 10 Risbee and other Arizona
camps, where he would likely meet
members of the federation. he changed
his name so as to avoid possible and
unnecessary trouble. He explained
that the name Of Dtmore being an
unusual ore. would he easily recalled
by miners. who though they had never
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05

his father would be marked by just
five other small circular figures-the
kisses of bullets and buckshot.
An examination OF the BODY of Dit
more was made yesterday at the
morgue of Mohn & DriscoU by Drs.
Wylie and Tonev. 1t was only brough,
out that the missile which had torn
away the jaw was buckshot and not a
rifle ball as has been supposed. That
establishes that the murderers were i'm
closer ambush than had been sup
posed.
Deputy Sheriff Adams. who went
from here the morning following the
murder. returned yesterday evening
from Florence. saying that the pre-
liminary examination of, the murder
ers, Stewart and FOndren. which il
was thought would be held yesterday
had been continued pending the arriv-
al of George J. Stoneman of Globe.
who had been retained for the defense
A Possible Third Man.
In The Republicans story yesterday
of the killing. it was stated that at
first some suspicion had attached Ia
a cabin-mate of Stewart whose name
had not been learned. This suspicion
was based largely ON the circumstance
that bullets of three different sizes had
been found in the bodies of the muir
dered men. II was also mentioned
that this man prOfessed to know
nothing about the killing. saying that
he was out quail hunting at the time.
Ii was learned yesterday that Hoe
stadt. who had seen two men drag
ging the body Of a J. Daggs away.
said that he had seen at the same
time a third man going along the trail
not far away and that he believed this
man to be the cabin-mate of Stewart.
The latter has since admitted that he
was there about that time but that he
heard nothing Of the shooting and
knew nothing about it. That story is
regarded as unreasonable. 1t IS point
ed out that no man could have been
where this man says he was and not
have heard any Of the score or more
of shots that were fired in the course
of the slaughter.
Deputy Sheriff McMurtie of ella
county. who arrived in town yesterday
with an insane man. said that he met
and talked with \. J. paggs on the
morning Of the murder. He was then
in that vicinity and spoke Of his trou-
bic with Stewart and Fondren. saying
that he was determined to hold pos
session Of the property IN dispute.
No arrangements have been made
yet for the funeral Of either Of the
men. None will be made pending the
n tr-ixa1 ~ IN. CON 80 Mr. nagpS Uttf
now that instructions have been re-
ceived from the wife Of Ditmore di-
recting burial here it s probable that
some disposition will be made OF his
body at once.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05
The STOCK MARKET
GIVEN A SIIMULANT
Its CITATIONS Yesterday Suggested to
Onlookers an Artificial Activity.

New York. Jan. 1.-THE stock mar
kct today had the appearance OF be-
ing whipped into activity by artifi-
cial means, owing to the extreme U-
regularity and Inconsistency Of move
ments. Upward and downward fluc-
tuations were constant. Northern Pa
cific was in focus for buying move
ment and rumors were revived of a
coming extra dividend disbursement
for which there was no official sane
ton. Reading on the other hand was
affected bv profit taking. y number
Of industTials were prominent in
strength. including coppers. Anticipa-
tion OF a favorable bank statement
was a factor in buying stocks but
the tone Of the market was persisted
i'm To the closing.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05
The Closing of the Final Act With the AC-
quittdl of PettibOne
On the Motion the State the Case Against Presi-
dent Meyer of the Western Federation is Finally
Dismissed.

Boise, Jan. 4.-The end of the pros
ecution of the men charged with the
murder of Ex-Governor Frank Steun-
enberg. with the exception of the cases
Of Harry Orchard and Jack Simpkins.
came today with the acquittal of Geo.
A. Pettibone. Charles II. Moyer. pres
ident Of the Western Federation OF
Miners. was formally released this af-
ternOon and will return with Pettibone
in few days to Denyer. The case
of Orchard is in the hands of Prose
cutting Attorney Van Duyn OF Canyon
county. No statement as to the fu-
ture procedure in the case has been
made. but it will be called during the
next term of court at Caldwell. when
il Will probably be finally disposed OF
Simpkins. a member Of the executive
board of the Western Federation.
charged with completely in the crime.
is a fugitive from justice. and the
charge against him will stand.
When the Meyer case was called
this afternoon, james II. Hawley. rep
resenting Van Duyn. -iSnificd the de-
sire of the state to have an order Of
dismissal entered. At the request os
the state the cases against Dr. Magee
and G. W. Aller. charged with per-
jury in the testimony given by them
in the Haywood case, was also dis
missed.
Although the PettibOne Jurors
agreed that their deliberations be kept
secret. on the first ballot the vote
was to 4, the majority for acquit-
tai. The second was to 3. The third
stood 10 to and SO remained all
through the night. The two holding
out for conviction We're finally won
over
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05

the earnings in maintaining their
property. The fact that railway earn
ings in the past six months nave
shown increases over the same period
of the previous year does not seem TO
strengthened railroad securities or
make it possible for the most stable
systems TO borrow money. Although
the Hepburn bill after being, enforced
almost two years has increased rather
than decreased the earnings of rail-
roads. investors do not have the faith
in railway securities that they held
before the enactment of this legisla-
tion. HUNT.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05
THEY THAWED DYNAMITE

SpraEuc. Washington, Jan. A. Two
laborcrs were killed and eight badly
injured b. a dynamite explosion at
the construction camp Of the Portland
and Seattle railroad. twenty-five miles
south of Sprague yesterday. The men
are all Bulgarians. They were thaw
ing dynamite at a kitchen RANGE.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05
BANK OFFICERS ARRESTED
They Received Deposits When They
Knew Il Was Too Late.

Durango. Colo. jar Following
the report of owen BOYLE. receiver Of
the defunct Colorado State Bank.
which was eilcd in the district court
TODAY. warrants were sworn out.
charging Benjamin Freeman, presi-
dent: Frank Eidredge Evans Hampton
and w. Chapman. directors. with hav-
ing received deposits when they knew
tho bank to be insolvent.
Thev were arrested and gave bonds
for their appearance for trial. Ac
cording to Boyle's report the bank
will be able to pay denositors % cents
on the dollar o. an outside estimate.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05
METALS.

New York, Jan. 4.-There We're no
important features in the metal mar
ket today. Business was quiet in the
absence of cables. Tin was weak at
s26.00m26.5O. Copper was quiet and
unchanged with lake at S13.62i.G
1851. electrolytic S13.5OG13.75. and
casting S13.25G13.50. Lead was un-
changed at s3.e0d3.7O. Spelter was
quiet at s4.SOd435. Iron was quiet
and unchanged. Silver 555s, Mexicans
a.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05
GRAIN.

Chicago. Jan. Wheat was strong
all day. May opened 4 a sc higher
at SLOTS a u. sold between $1.06A n
1.GSi4 and closed strong at s1.0S1z a .
May corn opened u a 2sc to q a y c
higher at 612 a lAc. sold between 60%
d6112c and closed firm at 81 q a &c
May oats opened hc higher at 547sc.
sold between 54l2 a55c and closed at
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05

seen him, would probably have heard
of HIM
Ditmore was a native of Bryson. y.
G. but he had spent the greater part
Of his life in the west He was mar
ried. but some years ago there WAS an
estrangement between him and his
wife and she went east. taking their
little boy. 1t was rot known where
the wife was but il was learned from
letters that had passed between Dit
more and the child that the latter
was at Adams. y. Y. going to school
and that Ditmore was keeping him
in school there and otherwise gener-
ously providing for him
telegram was therefore sent to
Adams conveying information OF his
tragic death. and asking what dispo-
siton should be made of the body 4
reply was received at the office Of the
sheriff last night directing that 1t be
buried here
A PitifuI Letter.
Since his death letter for him from
his little boy was received and opened
by a friend. 1t is a pitiful espistle in
a boyish hand and boyish words, con-
veying boyish thoughts. The letter
reads:
Adams. y. Y. Dec. y.
Dear Papa: I got your letter all
right and also the check. was sit
ting on the bed when ] opened the
letter and was so tickled that | turn
ed ard rolled over and over. am
going To school every day. 1t is good
sleighing here now. There is ndthing
doing in Adams much now. I haven't
been out skating this year but once.
So I will close for this time.
From your boy. Dallas. with kisses.
VIII write more next time
Papa: I can't thank you enough
for the present lou sent me.
Your boy.
DALLAS"
The letter is decorated with five
small circular figures which the boy
meant to represent kisses. 1t could
never have come to him that the letter
would never be delivered and that
when it reached Phoenix the body OF
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05

in the west | am equally a. jubiiant
over Pettibonc's acquittal A. at ms
own. Notwithstanding the reiterated
statement Of GoOding. IL - now safe
To presume that We viii ALI leave Ida-
no alive"
Haywood said that Pettibone would
probably go 10 the coast for his health
The action Of the state in disrnissins
the case against Meyer. he said. Was
just what he expected.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05
CATTtE AND SHEEP.

Chicago. Jan. Cattle receipts 400
market unchanged
Sheep receipts 10000; market weak.
Natives s3.O005.15. westerns S3.00m
SIS. yearlings s4.70d $50. lambs $4.75
16.S0. westerns S475G6S0
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05
STOCKS.

Amalgamated Copper 40. American
Smelling 20. Atchison 69%. St. Paul
1064 New York Central 92%. pfd
I'll. Reading 9S. Southern Pacific
727k Union Pacific 1I91s. T. s. Steel
25%. pfd 50.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05

MONEY TO LoAN.-If you want TO
build and need some money. come and
see me: my rates are the lowest. Il. Z.
Psscoe. 11o North Centsr Street.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-05

FOR RENT-Five-rOom hOuse on
north End Avenue. unfurnished. z. Z
Pascoe, Real Estate Loans and InSuT-
ance. 1l0 North Center Street
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-06
Accident Qualifications.

Run over by an automobile, was
he?" said the city salesman. TN bet
he was big man-six feet high and
weighed 200 pounds, or something like
that"
Five feet 11h and weighed $780,"
corrected his informant.
Il knew it." said the city salesman.
I'm casualties of that kind you may
generally figure on unusual physical
proportions of the victim. In fact, IL
proof is needed that large bodies move
slowly, it can be found in the stats.
tics of street accidents. Barring the
children, most persons who figure in
such accidents are heayyweights. OF
course. little people are by no means
immune, but in the majority of cases
where pedestrian has got tangled up
with an automobile, a horse car. or a
street car, the description OF his per.
sonal appearance brings out the face
that he was five feet IL inches high
or more, and was possessed of unusual
ayoirduDois."
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-06
21,424 TONS OF GOLD DUG.
Since Columbus Discovery Over $12,.
6o0ooo,oo0 Has Been Mined.

Since Columbus found his new
dug from the mines of the earth.
Their value is over $500, 100000. OF
this vast total 10 per cent, or nearly
one-fifth Of the whole, has been mined
in the last ten years; 80 per cent, or
almost third, in the last 20 years; Al
per cent in the last 80 years; 81 per
cent. in the last 40 years, and 6S per
cent, or over two-thirds, in the last
half century.
Assuming that an increase occurs in
the annual output, this amount will be
doubled in 80 years, while II an an
nual increase OF per cent. is OBJ
tanned, the doubling will take place in
less than 20 years. II. f. Van Wag-
enen predicts that as a result of the
creation In so short a time of so i'm.
mense an amount of indestructible
wealth as this, general advance In
the market price of all commodities
may be expected. Interest rates will
certainly decline.
Wages should rise, for with this
amount of new capital arising in the
brief period every department of hui
man activity Is bound to be stimulated,
and this will create an enormously in
creased demand not only for all those
things that machinery and art can
produce, but also for those that can
only be brought into being by human
hands and human service.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-06

Hinke says that ut is the finest ELL
hymn which has been found thus far,
fifty celebrating the majesty and power
of the god of Nippur. In some of its
expressions 1t approaches the psalms of
the Old Testament"
The inscription recites the historical
circumstances under which the land
was given to Nusku-ibni, high digni-
tary of Ekur, the temple of Ellil at
Nippur, declares curses upon any of
fetal who appropriates the land or
interferes with the rights of the own
er, and offers an invocation to the
gods and asks them to mete out GER
tain punishments to an offender. The
names of IA witnesses of the grant
are given. The symbols at the top of
the stone are outlines of shrines, orna-
mented with spearhead, pointed
shaft, a skepter, a tiara, the head of a
lion, the head of vulture, scorpion,
a five-pointed star, crescent, a sun
disk, lightning fork, serpents, a tor
toise, etc.
The translation given by DR.. Hinke
of the hymn to Ellil is as follows:
Ellil--the lofty lord, the ruler of heaven
and earth.
the prince, the lord of all,
the king OF the great gods, whose equal
as a god
upon the giving of whose command the
PROSTATE themselves, reverently pay hon.
age,
and upon whose decision the Anunnaki
wait in submissive awe, stand in humble
fear,
the lord of lords. the word of whose
mouth
no god can set aside,
the potentate of the Anunnaki, the lord
of the blackheaded,
the sovereign of lands, the ruler Of king
doms.
The god whose splendor is overwhelming
90 and filled with brilliancy,
with whose glory the whole extent of
all habitations and all dwellings, are
clothed
with whose majesty the lands are COW
cred,
whose rule cannot be rivaled, whose d.
vinity cannot be equaled.
whose decision is weighty, whose com
mand is lofty,
whose law is supreme whose ways are
| wonderful,
who rules heaven and earth, who sus-
| tans the lands,
who calls the faithful shepherd, who APP
points the governor of the earth,
| forever-with the light of his gracious
countenance, with his shining face
he looked faithfully upon Nebuchadnez-
Ear, the prince. his favorite,
who is devoted to his sanctuarles and
that he might shepherd Shumar and
Akhad.
that he might renew the sanctuaries OF
the city OF dwellings.
and regulate the tithes of Ekur and Nip
pur,
he broke the weapon of his enemy and
the scepter of his enemy he placed in his
hand,
a life of eternal days he granted to hin
and
above any preceding king he magnihet
his name.
Because OF the regulation OF the tithei
OF Ekur, because OF Ws magnifcen
sacrificeAs
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-06
Peculiar Features.

There is an immense amount of
very curious Information about the
formalities OF land cessions in Dr.
Hinke's book, but In view of the ma
ture of the controversy regarding the
Temple library" at Nippud the lit
erary features of the inscriptions are
of most immediate interest The
boundary stone erected under Ne
buchadrezzar l.. which is under special
consideration, contains transcription
of "a magnificent and typical Baby
lonian hymn" The stone was found
at Nippur on the northwest side OF
the Ziggurat within the temple area,
by DIR. Haynes. in February, 1896, at
the close of the third Babylonian ex-
petition of the University of Pennsyl-
vania. 1t is conical block of black
limestone, 40 centimenters in height
and 1872 centimeters in circumference
at the middle The inscription con-
sists of heading Of two lines placed
among symbols at the top, and 1856
lines of text, arranged in five columns.
The stone is slightly damaged, but
the few lines which have been partly
lost have been almost completely re-
stored from the context. The stone
has several features not found in
other monuments of this kind. One is
drawing Of the piece of land to
which the inscription relates. The
second is a beautiful hymn to ELL at
the beginning of the inscription. DR..
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-06
SCIENTIST TELLS OF
FINDS AT NIPPUR
FLIGHT ON ANCIENT SYSTEMS OF LAW
Discoveries Made by Prof Hiprecht Declared to Be
Among the Most Valuable Ever Made-Work of
Translation Going On at the University of Penn
aylvania-The Hymn to Ellil

This subject, I believe, have already
treated sufficiently in my book, New
Light on the Old Testament from
Babel
"The advanced state OF the systems
of law in those old cities, for instance,
was remarkable. The now famous
code of Hammurabi is based upon
presidents, proving the existence of
systems of law long prior to his time.
There may also have been codes even
earlier than his. There must surely
have been in the time of Abraham ex-
tensive legal libraries. Think also of
the wonderful Babylonian system of
writing! We know that the Chinese
have from 10000 to 10000 values for
their written signs. One scholar has
already collected about $4,000 values
for the Babylonian written signs, and
another list is being compiled, which
will, in all probability, contain as
many more. Given these premises,
it stands to reason that there must
have been immense collections of
documents and books In all the Baby
lonian cities. Some of the books must
have consisted of thousand tablets
each. OF course, there were vast
storehouses or Libraries to hold them.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-06
Curses unon Offenders.

Then follows the statement of the
grant of land. Here is the curse di.
rected against him who shall deny
the legal giving OF the land:
May Anu, the king. the father OF the
gods, in anger overthrow hira
and annihilate his life
ELL, the lofty god, who appoints
the fate of gods. appoint for him
an evil fate, so that calamity, misfor.
tune
and the commands OF men may Cypress
him.
Ea, the king OF the ocean, the lord Of
wisdom
take away from him gladness OF heart
happiness of mind,
abundance and fullness. so that
lamentation may seize him.
Sin, the lord OF the crown of splendor.
darken his face, so that he may not have
merrimeut (?)
Shamash and Ramman, powerful gods.
the lofty judges give him
evil plans. and with u judgment OF
justice
and righteousness may they not judge
him
Ninib. the lord OF confines and bound
aries tear out his boundary stone.
Gula. the great mistress. put lingering
sickness
into his body, so that dark and bright
red blood he may pour out as water.
Ishtar the mistress of lands, whose fury
is like flood,
reveal the difficulties to him. so that
he may not escape misfortune.
Nuska, the powerful lord, the mighty
scorcher,
| (the god, my creator, be his evil demon
and may he burn his root
The inscription apparently estab
| fishes the fact. says DR.. Hinkle, that
Nebuchadrezzar was usurper and
that the first kings of his dynasty
were contemporaneous with the Cas-
site kings. AT first he battled in vain
| against the Elamite and Assyrian su
premacy, but after repeated reverses
| and late in his reign he was able to