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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-05
OIL TRUST FACES
$34.OOO,OOO FINE
Federal Judge OveruIes
Demurrers to Indictments
of LOO Courts.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Jan. 4.-By over
ruling today the demurrer of the Stand
arc OIL Company Of New York, and
the Vacuum Company, a subsidiary
concern, to the seven indictments for
rebating returned by the grand jury il
jamestown last spring, Judge John r.
Hazel, Of the United States district
court, makes it possible TO impose a
hne aggregating S34. 100000 on the great
oil trust headed by John D. Rockefeller.
There are 100 counts in the indict-
ments, and the maximum fine in each
is $40, coo. IN the event of the company
being found guilty on al counts and
the maximum fine for each offense be-
ing imposed, the total would exceed by
"a 100000 the fine imposed on the Stand
ard Oil Company by Judge X NJ.
Lands, in Chicago.
The indictments viii be tried In the
March term of the United States dis
trict court IN Buffalo.
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annuIment takes place 100000 set
aside as a settlement on the noble
couple would be released so that the
funds might be used IN the Thaw de-
Tense.
There Is no denying that great inroads
have already been made on the Thaw
fortune and that probably unless some
ready cash can be raised, holdings OF
the family VIII have 70 be disposed OF
at great eacrifice in order to finance the
defense OF Thaw during the present
hearing.
Under a new arrangement Of the
courtroom Thaw will not be permitted
this year to sit SC close 70 his family
as to be able 10 pass notes to them as
he was during the previous hearing.
Neither viii he be able to pass them as
he enters and leaves the room. Instead
he VIII be seated within a railing d.
rectly in front OF the bench and some
enter and leave the court by new and
specially conslructed aisIes az the out
side edge OF the courtroom.
Women to Be Barred.
No women Will be permitted IN the
court room except members Of the
family and activeI> engaged newspaper
writer's. It is probable that al sketch
artists viii also be barred from the
court, though a ruling 10 this effect
last year did not prevent pencil WELD
ers from making sketches.
Except for Mrs. William Thaw, all OF
the principals in the case are in good
physical condition for the opening Of
the trial. Thaw is said 10 be in splendid
health, snd Evelyn, having weathered
the first shock of the tragedy. is now
said to be IN better health and TO be
well equipped for the ordeal that IS
before her.
The first jury panel OF three hundred
men has been ordered to report Monday
morning. There are no legal stumbling
blocks IN The way, and unless the IN
fOreseen happens, the opening skirmish
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NEW YORK, Jan. AIN the same
room where a year ago one Of the Bit
terest legal battles in the history of
New FORKS criminal courts was waged
for three months, with the fate o. the
same prisoner at issue, the second trial
of Harry Kendall Thaw for the murder
of Stanford White will begin at 10 80
Monday morning.
The hearing win be a revised and I'M
proved presentation Of the fist legal
spectacle. There viii be NJ stage
waits" New thrills will be In Introduced.
Long, ambiguous portions of he origl-
nal production viii be eliminated.
That internationally famous heart in
terest theme-the story of love. hate,
and revenge-which formeI the basis of
the first drama viii b. produced and
elaborated on, but the production will
be under a different stage management,
Martin ". Lttleton, chief counsel for
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She was suddenly plunged into sorrow
oy her husbands death. The disposition
OF his millions had hardly been settled
before Harry ThaW began his esca-
pades. Smau-sized fortunes were given
him to pay his way out OF difficulties
Then came Evelyn Thaw, the beautiful
chorus girl and artists model The
young milI.onaire's mother worked
strenuously TO prevent his marriage.
but she failed. Then came Stanford
Whites murder.
This was followed by the Countess OF
Yarmouth's arrival at her brothers
trial, when she unburdened herself to
her mother and minated that things
were not as they should be between
husband and wife.
The blow that crushed Mrs. ThaRs
spirit came with the announcement OF
the disagreement Of the Thaw jury. She
confidently expected RcQuittaI on the
first ballot
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SEEK PURSE SNATGHERS
IN STREETS OF CAPITAL

AS first step in the crusade which
the local police department intends TAX
ing against purse snatching in the Dis
trict, Captain BOardman, Of the Central
Office, had over half of his force scat
tered all over the downtown districts
yesterday evening.
Besides the regular members OF the
detective force, six or seven policemen
in citizens clothes were assigned to
different districts where this crime has
been prevalent.
The locality about Massachusetts
avenue and Fourteenth street was
guarded by three or four Of the most
efficient members Of the force. A num-
Der Of men were also detailed TO patrol
the streets included in the shopping dis
tricts.
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SENATOR TURNED DOWN.

Senator Stephenson OF Wisconsin was
turned down by the War Department
yesterday IN his efforts to have former
Lieutenant Charles d. Mccullough. Of
wisconsin, reinstated in the service. Nc
Culough is in the penitentiary for fnan-
cial Irregularities while with the Fiji
teenth Cavalry IN Cuba
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BURGLARS MELT 4 SAFE.

1IhRSEILLES, Jan. "A sensation has
oeeu caused here by the exploit OF burg
lars in melting down a safe by means
of an oxygen lamp and a blowpipe.
The police authorities declare that II
burglars take TO using oxygen and
acetylene lamps with blOwpipes safe
manufacturers have q new and very
formidable prospect TO confront
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mother and his young wife viii be IN
the court room every day. together with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie,
the latter 4 sister OF Thaw. During the
early stages of the trial the Countess Of
Yarmouth. also Thaw's sister. will not
be present.
There is considerable speculation as
TO what effect the action of the Count
ess of Yarmouth yesterday on the fling
suit for an anEulment Of her marriage
10 the Earl Of Yarmouth viii have on
her relations with her brother during
the trial
Harry ThaW and his titled sister al
ways have been close and II was the
latter's devotion to her brother in his
hour of trouble that is believed to have
been responsible for the rupture be-
tween her and her husband It is ru-
mored that once the countess adjusts
her legal affairs in her suit against her
husband she will hasten 70 America
and be at her brothers side during the
closing days Of the trial at least.
Trial Influenced Suit.
There was a rumOr afioat today. evil
IDENTIFY of Pittsburg origin, that the ap-
Iroach of Harry Thaw's trial was d.
rectIy responsible for the fling OF the
countess suit for the annulment OF her
marriage at the present time. II this
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q great deal of time on rebuttal as he
did last time.
Numerous Insanity Experts.
Following this line of evidence will
come that Of the insanity experts. a
regiment of whom viii appear on each
side. It is expected, however, that this
phase of the trial will be much briefer
than in the previous case.
In the first trial, days were consumed
by District Attorney Jerome in his
batting and cross-examination Of the
defense's experts. While the one OBJ
ject of this action was, of course, to
break down the testimony. the prime
object Of the prosecutor was to spar
for time to enable J. c. Smith, brother
in-law of Stanford White, to get back
to this country from Europe IN time
to testify for the prosecution.
Smiths story in the last trial was the
most stunning blow dealt the defense.
He testified as to Thaw's GOODNESS,
caImness, and apparent sanity during
the few minutes directly preceding the
tragedy at Madison Square Garden June
.. 1906.
Every effort viii be made by the at
torneys on both sides and Justice Vic
tor J. Bowling, before whom the case
will be tried, to facilitate d speedy trial
OF the case. Owing to the difficulty ex-
pected in the attempt to secure jury,
night sessions for the examination Of
talesmen Will be held, and it is pos
sible that if the case threatens TO drag
out too long night sessions for the TAX
ing of testimony win also result.
Handling Curious Crowds.
Special arrangements have been made
by the police for handling the crowds.
and as an indication of the fact that
there has been no lessening of the In
terest in the famous case. telephone and
telegraph companies are making prepa-
rations to Landle a volume Of news
from press associations and special cor
respondents almost as great as that
turned oIt at the first hearing Of the
case.
Special artists and writer's have been
engaged by all the New York papers,
and numerous special correspondents
and human interest writer's from out-o1-
town papers will be on hand.
AS at the previous trial, Thaw's aged
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PRESIDENT TO TELL
HOW HE REGARDS
BROWNSON'S ACT
Two Letters UNFOLDING
RiXey to Be Given
Public TOmOr-
row.

The now famous Brownson-Rixey
controversy, which has stirred the navy
more than any occurrence since the
Sampson-Schley feud of the Spanish
American war, gives promise of becOm-
Ing a cause celebre in American naval
and political history. President Roose-
welt promises TO tell his side OF the case
tomorrow.
II can he said upon authority Of SEN
ators and Representatives who have
discussed the case with the President
and Secretary Metcaif. that President
Roosevelt in his letter accepting the
hasty resignation Of Rear Admiral
Brownson as chief Of the Navigation
Bureau, charged Brownson with con-
duct so prejudiciai TO good order and
discipline as to make him liable to
court-martiaL
BrOwnson Continues Quiet.
Brownson still has the Presidents
letter securely locked up IN his private
safe and declines 10 make it public He
refuses to affirm or deny, what public
men now claim. that the President holds
him guilty Of disobedlence Of orders in
rendering his resignation rather than
promulgate orders placing DR.. Stokes
IN command of the hospital ship Relief.
To inquirers at the White House the
President has indicated mis- determine
ton TO withhold both Browuson's letter
of resignation and his acceptance Of il.
Announcement was made last night,
however, that two letters written by
the President to Secretary Metcalf, de-
Tending the policy of placing surgeons
in command of hospital ships, author
izing the order for Surgeon Stokes 10
command the Relief, upholding the
attitude OF Surgeon General Rixey, and
repeating the terms OF his letters &C
cepung Brownson's resignation, will be
given TO the public tomorrow.
BrOwnson's friends are claiming con-
fidently that Congress win call for the
complete correspondence.
Rixey Preparing Statement.
Rixey is preparing a statement from
the records TO sustain his position. It
is understood that IL viii show that he
knew the Presidents plans for sending
the battleship feet 10 the Pacific be-
fore Secretary Metcalf or anyone else
IN the department. Il was in the mid
die of June. before news Of the pro-
iected cruise had leaked out, that Rixey
laid plans for the fitting out OF the
Relief as a hospital ship.
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the defense, having suppLanted Dolphin
NJ Delmas in that role.
Spectacular Features Retained.
4 decision of the attorneys for the
defense. Littleton. Daniel OReilly. and
Russell Peabody, to rely on a straight
Insanity defense-that Thaw was insane
al the time of the shooting, but has
since recovered his reason-will not ron
the hearing Of its spectacular fea-
lures.
The orgies of millionaires and chorus
girls in Stanford Whites studios. the
side lights on night life on Broadway
and in New YorII's TenderIoin. the visit
Of principals to romantic spots through
out Europe, and the nights IN the Latin
Quarter OF Paris will all be rehearsed
in the attempt 10 show that these va
riOus epi5odes al played a part in
Wrechng the mind of the young mill
liOnaire
As in the first trial, the direct case Of
the State viii be brief and to the point
and probably will only consume a few
hours, just enough witnesses being in
PRODUCED to prove that Thaw actually
did the shooting. Then viii come the
presentation of the defense's case with
al its many details.
Evelyn 10 Tell Story.
There is every reason to believe that
as in the former trial the master stroke
Of the defense will be the story of
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, fer story of her
great wrong at the hands Of White.
This narration, which. first made BY
Evelyn to Harry Thaw in Paris In 1904, Is
said by the defense to have wrecked
the latter's reason, will again be heard
There will probably be new develop
ments as the result of her story, for
District Attorney Jerome has not been
idle since the last trial. Last summer
he had Assistant District Attorney
Garvan 90 all over the ground which
Thaw and his wife traversed on their
European trip before their marriage as
sic told In detail while on the stand.
Mr.. Garvan, t is said, has brought
many new facts TO light, The district
attorney has said his case will be brief
He viii not occupy more than two hours
in presenting Il, but he will consume
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Slayer Whose Life VIII Be in a Tury's
Hands a Second Time.
MARTIN W. LITTLETON,
Thaw's Chief Counsel.
MRS. WILLIAM THAW,
The Prisoners Devoted Mother, Who Is
Sacrificing Fortune in Sons Defense.
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EVELYN NESBIT THAW

Cause Of Harry Assassnang Stanford White and the
One Person Thaw Expects Jury Believe He was
Insane the Time Of the Tragedy.
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the defense. having supplanted Dolphin
NJ. Delmas in that role.
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a great deal of time on rebuttaI as he
did last time.
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WILLIAM T. JEROME,

District Attorney, Who VIII Make Sec
ond Battle to Send Thaw to the
Electric Chair,
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STAMFORD WHITE,

Architect Shot Down by Thaw on
Madison Square Roof Garden.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-30
SCR|bER'sGAME
PLAYED OUT

PORTLAND, Oct. 30.-J. w.
Scriber, former cashier of the Far
mers' and Traders bank in La
Grande, now confined in the Multi
nomah county Jail, today declared
he had not made up his mind
whether to plead guilty to embez-
element or fight the case and has
mot engaged his attorney yet"
He said one night in jail had COM
pletely changed his appearance.
His debonaire air and nerve are
gone.
He denies the wrecking of the
Sumpter bank had anything to do
with the La Grande crash.
1t is the theory of those investf
eating that Scriber spent a great
deal of the banks funds keeping
his nephew from trouble. Scriber
declines to say what he did with
the missing funds of the Farmers
bank
His face is sallow and lines have
etched his countenance overnight.
Coatless and collarless nhis cell.
with hair disheveled, he appeared
the embodiment of encouragement.
He seems to realize at last the
game is played out and that he has
lost.
He denied a story that he was
spirited away from La Grande We'd
nesday to escape angry depositors
who were determined to lynch him.
He said:
81 was on the street much of the
time Wednesday and saw nothing
indicating the people would lynch
me.
He made no effort to get release
on $4,000 bonds fixed in Pendleton
yesterday, realizing that If he gets
out he will be rearrested on other
charges.
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LITTLE STORK WANTS
TO ESCAPE FROM
BIG STORK

The domestic road of Charles F..
Stork has been a rough one. He
has been compelled to cry for help
when his wife, who weighs 212
pounds would start to pummel his
little bulk of. 1872 pounds and he is
determined to get out of her reach.
Stork originally filed his COM
plant for divorce at Colfax in Whit
man county but the attorneys for
Nellie Stork, who lives in this city,
and who has decided to contest her
husbands action. have succeeded in
getting the case transferred to this
county. Mrs. Stork says her hus'
band owns land in Stevens. Spo.
kane and Whitman counties, Is
worth 100000 and is the prosperous
proprietor of store in Rosalia
which nets him $500 a month.
The couple were married at Mis-
soula, Mont, a little over two years
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-30
the ELKlNS DUKE DEAL AS A WOMAN SIZES r UP|
BY DOROTHY DALE.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The
greatest International romance
America has known in century is
about to play the final scene of its
first act in the mountains of West
Virginia, where, according to the
latest reliable information. the
duke of the Abruzzi, prince of the
royal house of Italy and cousin to
Italy's king, is now fastening to
offer, for the third time, his name,
fame and fortune to Miss Rather
inc Elkins, youngest daughter of
the millionaire Senator Stephen B.
Elkins, and granddaughter of ex-
Senator Henry Gassaway Davis.
There are dukes and dukes.
Miss Elkins' sutton is of the first
rank. already famous in the world
of science. the greatest explorer of
his age. 81, and an admiral in the
Italian navy, which rank he has
just achieved.
AS one of the four sons of the
late Duke d'Aosta of Italy, one
time King Amadeo of Spain, he is
the possessor of a large fortune
and an ancestral castle at Turf
80 that the idea that he seeks an
American bride to replenish "a fall
ing house is without foundation.
His Inheritance has been increased
rather than diminished, by careful
investments in British securities.
Prince Luigi is regarded in London
as one of the richest as well as
otherwise eligible royal bachelors
of Europe. He might seek a bride
among the royal princesses of any
European court. That he has not
done so is due entirely to his boy
hood determination to marry for
love, or to die a bachelor.
According to his own frank state
ment, he fell in love just IS months
ago, while on an official visit to the
jamestown EXPOSITION, in command
of the battleship Regina Elena.
The first meeting with the young
American girl who proved to be his
ideal took place in this city, at
reception in the palatial home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson. Miss
Elkins, then in her second season
and having no special taste for GER
yemonious entertaining or visiting
royalties, accompanied her parents
rather reluctantly and arrived late.
AS she entered the tapestry hung
salon OF the Andersons, which is
handsome enough setting for even
q royal reception, the duke was en-
gagged in conversation with a mem
Der OF the Italian embassy staff. He
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-30
MR.. CA[BRA[TH
GETS CAUST|C

'If l have anything to say III
say it to mans face where 4 can
get hit" said County Assessor Gal
braith this morning when asked if
he were going to reply to the
charges of his opponent, Jay Dan
iel, recently made.
81 don't want any newspaper con-
troversies. They are the political
tactics of the old school and are
not INDUCED in by thinking men.
My Office is open to inspection and
any one can examine my record
that wishes to do so. If l chose to
precipitate ewspaper fight for my
election l could give out some mat
ter that would make very interest
ing reading"
Mr.. Galbraith speaks tonight at
Hillyard. Regarding his election he
says things are looking very good
for him just now.
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KEPT TAB ON
bull / SACK

Figures compiled by an adding
machine on which c. e. Horton ana
c. B. Sheldon, clerks charged with
embezzlement of $4,000 from. the
city. are said to have daily com.
piled the amount of money they di
vided, are in possession of the pros
ecution and will be introduced as a
part of the chain of evidence
against the accused men.
These figurec are totaled with the
machine numerals, then in pencil a
line is drawn underneath and the
result of an equal division is made
in pencil. These slips of paper
were found by detectives in the
case in the waste paper basket, fol-
lowing exposure of the water de-
partment shortage by the expert
accountants, LeMaster and Cannon.
The prosecution claims they form
the connecting links in the chain
of evidence establishing the divis-
ion of the bull sack" as the
long" cash found after each days
receipts were totafed.
On these slips and the cipher
code used by Horton, as we'll as
Horizons mode of living, it is said,
will rest the bulk of the states
case.
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ding-will probably take lplace in
America and in the coming, month
with Cardinal Gibbons. to officiate
and the ceremony will be attended
with as little pomp as: possible
Should the unconventional bride
have her way in this the company
witnessing her transformation to a
princess who may some, day be
queen of Italy, will be limited tc
the members of the Italian EN-
bassy, her immediate relatives and
few special friends.
She may or may not accept the
dukes religion. There has been
much discussion on whether she
could be induced to become a
Catholic. .-
Three Italian warships will come
to American waters when the 70
mantle international courtship Is
consummated in marriage, and one
will carry the new American
princess to her new home in Italy
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-30
TWO MEN SAVE
$250,000 PLANT

ANACORTES, Wash, Oct. 30
To save the city from what seem
ed like certain destruction by fire.
Marshal J. T. Millett and Charles
Leon, responding to a call for vol
unteers, this morning took row
boat and after a hard battle with
flames enveloping the oil-laden
steamboat Energy, towed the
burning craft from a dock into
the harbor.
The Energy was drifting to a
wharf of the New Russian Cement
Co, where 1t would have destroyed
a $250,000 plant. The boat was
entirely burned.
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MISSING DAUGHTER
ONLY WITNESS


TILLAMooK. Ore. ! Oct. 30
Just week before the time she
was to be called befprp a grand
jury to testify against her father,
Evav Wolf. high schooE student,
disappeared. Her fatheT William
Wolf. is confined in jail IN default
of a $4,000 bond. He is accused of
a serious crime. and his daughter
is the only witness. -.
Wolf first achieved no$oriety In
this section July 4 when he flaunt-
ed a red flag over the Stars and
Stripes. For this offense he was
arrested and was awaiting trial
under $500 bonds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-30
SWEDISH GIRL
HAS BAD LUCK

Lydia Soderberg, en- route. from
Sweden to Seattle, had apparently
met with foul play in this city.
The police today were working
hard trying to find some clew to her
whereabouts. Her handbag con-
tanning railroad ticket, clippings
from Swedish newspapers, a reli-
gious tract in Swedish, letters, and
a letter of introduction to ohm Lar.
son, Ell Baldwin, were found yes
terday afternoon by Edward Pass
more in the rear of the Lambert
Plumbing Co. shop on Wall street.
The girl never called on Mr.. Lar
son.
On an empty envelope in the
handbag is the address of M. Sod
erberg, 80 Alaska building, Sc
attle,s to whom wire has been
sent acquainting him with the cir
cumstanoes. ~ .5 ,y.4s.
The Press ascertained today that
she had arrived safely in Seattle.
A thief snatched the handbag from
the girl while she was on the train,
and she did not stop in Spokane,
but continued her railroad journey.
Ordinarily it would be necessary
for her to show this ticket to
travel further than Spokane, but
on account of her unfamiliarity
with the customs of this country
she was carried to Seattle without
the ticket