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The Washington times., 1908-06-07
Washington Girl Will Graduate.

St NaTy's Academy OF his city Will
hold its annual commencement exer-
cises at the Opera House next Friday
afternoon. Following are the graduates:
Miss Ella Hin. Miss Agnes GilrOy, Miss
Nancy Groh, all of Alexandria. and
Miss Bernadette Allen, of Washington.
Miss Ella Hill and Miss Sallie Pat
terson will be awarded certificates for
having completed the musical course.
The Rev Flournoy Menefee, d. D.,
president Of the Washington College,
will conduct services at the First Bap-
list Church here tomorrow.
Chil6Ten's services will be held at the
Second Presbyterian Church tomorrow
afternoon at ( o'clock.
The officers of Georgetown Courcil,
Royal ArCanum. have paid 10 Mrs. ".
A. SChWaTZmau the sum of 5000 that
teiT the amount OF the policy held by
her late husband in that order.
The Washington times., 1908-06-07

The Boston committee on arrange
~men1s, TO entertain the Supreme Lodge
ana Uniform Rank. knights of Pythias,
August $40, announces that SlIO00 in
cash prizes viii be given the winning
companies of the rank in the competi-
tive drills. Washington Company, No.
!, Capt Richard T. Whiting, and Cold
well Company, No Z, Capt Thomas T..
LandOn. have entered the lists and are
new engaged in practice drills 10 pre-
pare for the national enCampment at
The great Pythian gathering.
Washington and CoIdwen Companies
of the Uniform Rank, Knights Of
Pythias, gave an excursion TO Marshall
Han on Monday. in which subordinate
lodges OF the order Co-Operated- The
day was an ideal one for the outing.
IN the evening the dancing pavilion
and other features of the resort and
bowling contests were the chief attraC-
tons
The Washington times., 1908-06-07
Saved by Fate.

The crowd barely opened for her. and
her escort had 10 force a way. The
people pressed IN about them until all
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28
HAYWOOD TELLS OF
'BULLPEN' HORRORS
President of Western Federation De-
scrIbes Conditions in Colorado
to United Mine Work.
ers' Convention
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 27-President
Mitchell announced to the convention
of the United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca today that he did not desire to hold
any office in the organization after his
retirement as president on April /.
This will stop a movement to have him
placed at the head OF an advisory board.
He asked that his friends give their
loyal and undivided support to his sue
cessor. He said:
while have been president have
been president in fact as well as in
name and my successor has the same
opportunities to carry out his policies.
William d. Haywood, secretary :
treasurer OF the Western Federation or
Miners, addressed the convention
He referred to the appreciation OF
Meyer, Pettibone and himself OF the
act of the labor element of the country,
which had contributed 100000 to their
defense. Haywood attributed all OF the
strikes and troubles in the western
lead, coal and gold mining country 10
the operators owing, to their failure 70
keep contracts with the miners. ne
charged the operators with the oe-
struction of property by the use Of ex-
plosives in order to prejudice public
opinion and lay the blame on the
miners.
lie painted graphic pictures Of the
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28
EXPERT SAYS CREDIT NOTE
MEASURE SHOULD BECOME LAW


CHICAGO. Jan. 27.-Prof. j. Lau-
renee Laughlin, head of the department
of economics at the University of Chi
cago, and one of the highest authorities
on finance in the United States, believes
the guaranteed credit note measure
brought out a week ago by the Ameri-
can Bankers association commission
should become a law.
Prof. Laughlin in 1895 framed a mon
etary system for the San Domingo gov
eminent, was a member of the Indian
apolis currency commission in 1897, and
is author of many books on the sub
1ect.
In declaring he favored the asset cur
rency measure of the bankers associa-
ton Prof. Laughlin emphasized three
important points which he considers
recommended the plan to the public
most strongly. They are;
i. The bill provides for note issues
that will be absolutely safe.
Q. The measure offers complete pro-
lection against imitation.
8. 1t would provide an elastic cur
rency for the actual needs of business.
II favor the plan developed by the
currency commission of the American
Bankers association" said Prof.
Iaughlin in an interview yesterday,
because under present circumstances
it seems to be the most feasible OF all
the remedies thus far offered. 1t is
not a perfect bill, but 1t is long step
in the right direction"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28
FUNDS SQUANDERED
BY OFFICIALS
Continued from Page one.D

banks in proportion to their deposits,
and authorizes the banking board to
make such assessments from time TO
time as may be necessary to restore
the guaranty fund when it is lowered
by the payment of money to depositors
of failed banks.
"This permits the resources of all
these banks to be the resources of each
bank and insures each depositor against
loss. The Oklahoma statute permits
national banks to take advantage of
the state law, and a national law
should permit state banks to come I'M
der the provisions of that law In states
which have no guaranty system.
Government Loan to Banks
"As to an elastic currency, 1 think
provision could be made for sufficient
elasticity in times of emergency by a
law providing for the issue of United
States notes, such notes to be loaned
by the government to the banks upon
adequate security and at a rate of in
terest which would compel the retire.
ment of the notes when the emergency
is over.
1T suppose nearly all members of
congress and senators favor some pro-
vision for an emergency currency. The
Democrats, as a rule, favor a system
under winch the government VIII ISSUE
and control the value of emergency
currency, while most Republicans fav-
or some system under which 1t would
be issued and controlled by the banks.
This presents the point in dispute be-
tween the two parties.
"The high financiers have been large
" responsible for the present panic by
reason of their reckless methods. and
/ am satisfied that a majority of the
people would prefer to risk the govern
ment rather than risk these men. Some
body must decide upon the needs of
the people, and so far as I am con-
cerned, I prefer that the concessions
be with the public officers responsible
TO the public, rather nan with private
individuals, who would be guided by
their own interests instead of by the
interests of the public"
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'sbull pens" established by the state
and military authorities, which he said
had been subservient to the operators.
Colorado" said he, 'is as mean as
all the other states boiled down." Cor
porations control the courts there, de-
bauch the legislature and run the cleo
lions to suit themselves"
Mr.. Haywood pleaded for q closer
relationship between the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners and the United Mine
Workers of America. He asked not
only for the financial support Of the
United Miners but for the moral sup
port as well.
Mr.. Mitchell declared himself to be
opposed to sympathetic strikes.
Il have watched labor troubles and
con ditions as closely as any man." he
said, land have not seen any beneflt
accrue from sympathetic strikes.
Should the Western Federation OF
Miners ask us to go on q strike to aid
their strike we would ask naturally
What will we get out of 1t? What
good will accrue to us?' do not SEQ
that it would do us any good TO have
the metaliferous miners on a strike If
we coal miners We're out on a rtrike.
Coal can be mined when gold miners
are not working, but gold cannot bo
mined if there is no coal.
Mr.. Mitchell admitted that in ex-
IRENE cases sympathetic strikes would
very materially assist in the accom-
plishment of labor purposes and in
such cases he would advocate 1t. He
thought closer relationship should ex-
list between the United Mine Workers
and the Western Federation of Miners
and suggested O commission to define
what these relations should be. Mr..
Mitchell urged the mine owners to
continue their contract system.
D. A Sullivan. secretary treasurer
of the Ohio miners and Alexander
Howatt, president of the Kansas min
ers, were elected delegates to the Inter-
national Mining congress, which meets
at Paris.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28
PERPETUAL MOTION
PROBLEM SOLVED" BY
ANOTHER INVENTOR
Young Mechanic Living Near Chicago
Asserts His Model VIII Run For.
ever and Produce Great
Power

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Jan. 27.-Charles ]. Web
Der, a young mechanic of Oak Park,
after ten years of experiment. believes
that he has very nearly solved the
problem of perpetual motion.
At his home is the working model of
his invention. which he says has run
for two weeks with no apparent dimin-
ution Of power. He believes that it
will continue to do so until the mate
rials of which it is constructed wear
out
Power is generated by the swift pas
sage of a number of steel balls down a.
double incline, built in the general form
of a triangle. The balls are held to-
gether by a contrivance of buckets,
which act as an endless chain.
The model is six inches in length,
three inches wide and eighteen inches
high. The balls used in the model
weigh only twcnty-eight pounds in all.
yet he claims for his invention the
generation of six horse power.
In leaving the highest point in the
triangle theVsteel balls pass down an
incline of 45 degrees and fall into the
pockets of circular drum which occu-
pies the acute end of the triangle. With
the revolution of this drum, the balls
pass to a second incline, set at about
90 degrees. When they reach the base
of the triangle they are hoisted again
into place at the top by the weight of
the other balls.
The spacen between the weights are
nicely calculated, SO that only four
balls are being drawn up the base of
the triangl while twelve are moving
down the inclines and over the arc of
the drum. TIL. dead weight of the four
halls is lifted by the impetus of the
twelve other balls down the double in
cline, so as to leave great surplusage
of working power, according to Mr..
Weber So far, the inventor aftirms,
the principle of friction has not seri-
ously interfere with the working OF his
machine.
BY a complicated system of cog
wheels he maintains constant rate OF
speed throughout the machine, and
transmits his power to a drive shaft.
He says he can multiply the power
many times
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28

POLICE BILL
is PASSED
ACTION OF LEGISLATURE IN
SURES PEACE
Speaker Skaggs Makes Bitter Attack
on Law, Declaring Its Supporters
Are Digging Their Own Politi-
cal Graves

By Associated Press
CARSON, New, Jan. 27.-The Nevada
legislature late this afternoon passed
the police bill, giving the state a meas
llre that provides for a system of po-
Icing in time of riot which it is be-
lieyed win quell all trouble in the
Goldheld section at the present time
and be in position to handle any future
contingency that may arise.
several members who were devout
union men have made a fight in opposi-
ton TO the bill, while the conservative
members and those standing with Gov
ernor Sparks have made a forcible is
sue and won the law.
Speaker Skaggs, who has been taking
the most active part for the union men,
left his chair and voted, leaving it to
Speaker Pro Tenn Folsom to direct the
question of parliamentary law. Skaggs
denounced the measure as pernicious,
unconstitutional and czarlike, and pre-
dicted the men who voted for 1t were
digging their political graves. He and
his followers offered many amendments
to the bill in the hope Of delay and in
order to cut 1t sufficiently down. All
amendments were lost, and the bill
went through as it came from the sem
ate.
Miner Answers Skaans
Assemblyman Williams stated from
the floor that he was member of the
Western Federation of Miners, but that
he favored the bill as a measure that
does not injure any man unless he is
unlawful, and all such should be taken
under the care of the police. His an
swer to Skaggs' assertion that the
members were digging their political
graves was: While may be digging
my political grave. yet am not bury
ing Nevada's honor"
1t took the speaker several minutes
to bring the assembly back to order.
Another instance of enthusiasm was
when Assemblyman Bray stated he be-
lieved in peace, a forced peace If neces-
sary. and the Stars and Stripes should
wave over the flag of anarchy, at the
same moment waving the American
flag. The entire assembly rose and
cheered thu speaker and the flag.
The bill was then put to vote, with
thirty-one in the affirmative and seven
in the negative.
A resolution will be sent to the pres
ident asking him to keep the troops in
Goldfield until such time as the state
can organize her forces under the law.
Another bill will be introduced en-
deavoring to unseat several officials
of the Goldfleld district who have, Il
is alleged. violated their trust. It Is
believed that with the present showing
this can be done.
An arbitration bill is framed and will
be presented probably tomorrow.
While several measures regarding state
improvements are yet to go to the law
makers, it Is believed the session will
close Saturday night.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28
TROUBLES IN GoLDFlELD
LIKELY TO BE ENDED

GOLDFIELD, New, Jan. 27.-The
action of tho Mine Operators associa-
ton in Withdrawing the card system,
by which members OF the Western
Federation of Miners were required to
renounce allegiance to that organiza-
ton as a price of employment in this
district it is believed, will result in the
early resumption of work throughout
the entire district.
While no recognition of the fedora
ton is involved, that organization is
not likely to put any serious obstacle
in the way Of its members returning to
work so long as they are not required
to sign the obnoxious agreement. This
means that the labor troubles that have
caused a general suspension of work
here for three months will soon be
thing of the PAST.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28

temper, he continually complained of
the frightful heat. There We're no evil
dences Of alcoholism" His acts and APP
pearance impressed the witness as ira
"MiId Mania"
The third of the foreign witnesses to
be called was DR.. Frederick J. Burton
Browne of London. formerly of the In
dia service and for time a pracrieing
physician In Rome. DR.. Burton Browne
constantly referred to himself as a
medical man. rather than a doctor.
1t was IN March, 1902, that the witness
called to attend Thaw in Rome. He
diagnosed the case as one of simple or
mild mania. There was no trace of al
coholism. District Attorney Jerome on
cross examination asked; How long
did Thaw's mania last?"
about thirty-six hours"
That's ALL
Next came DR.. Maurice Gauja of Paris,
who gave his testimony through the
official cour.. interpreter. He attended
Thaw in Paris in the spring of 1904, in
which he attempted suicide by swal-
lowing laudanum-
DR.. Gauja described Thaw's eondi-
ton, but said he had not diagnosed It
as laudanum poisoning. At first he
thought it was ptomaine poisoning.
Mr.. Littleton here announced that
with the exception of the testimony OF
witnesses who had just testified, the
hypothetical question for the experts
was completed.
DIR. Smithely Jeliffe of Columbia uni-
versity was sworn. and it was agreed
that the question should be read to him
and DR.. Charles G. Wagner of Bing-
hamton and DR.. Evans of Norris
Plains, N. j., at the same time.
Wagner Again Testlfies
A half hour recess followed, and DR..
Charles G. Wagner, superintendent of
the state hospital at Binghamton, N.
Y, was called to the stand. DIR. Wag-
ner said that as the result of his ex-
animation of Thaw in the Tombs he
concluded the defendant was of UNI
sound mind.
In answer to the hypothetical ques-'
ton DR.. Wagner said he believed, from
the facts set forth therein. that Harry
Thaw on the night of June Is. 1906.
when he shot and killed Stanford
White, was suffering from such de-
feet of reason as not to know the ma
ture or quality OF his act or that the
act was wrong.
DIR. Wagner was asked to explain
maniac Oppressive" insanity to the
jury, one of the foreign physicians hav-
ing applied this term to Thaw's out
breaks abroad. The witness said II
was a circular form of insanity where
periods of nianiacal violence were fol-
lowed by spells of depression or melan-
cholia and then by a period of sanity,
the same process recurring from time
to time.
Justice Bowling put a series of ques-
tions TO the witness, evidently for the
purpose of his own guidance in the
event Of a verdict OF acquittal on the
ground of insanity. when it was in the
discretion of the court to commit the
defendant to an asylum for the GRIMM
ally insane. Drs. Evans and Jeliffe
we're then called. and each stated the
opinion that Thaw did not know the
nature or quality of his act or that the
act was wrong.
Justice Downing also questioned DR..
Jeliffe as to the symptoms OF mania
Oppressive" insanity.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28
sEARcHLIeHT EDITORS HOME
is DESTROYED BY FLAMES

Special to The Herald.
SEARCHLIGHT, Jan. 27.-The home
OF ]. d. Flanagan, editor of the
s,earchlight News, and city clerk and
treasurer. was entirely destroyed by
fire this evening. The fire originated
from a gasoline stove.
With a babe in her arms Mrs. F'lan-
nigan escaped from the building, pull
ing a trunk full of valuables. Many
valuable documents went up in thu
flames.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28
EPISCOPAL CHURCH HOLDS
CONVENTION IN THE NORTH

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 27-The
fifty-eighth annual convention OF the
Episcopal diocese of California began
today. Sessions will be held daily I'M
til Friday evening. This afternoon a
conference on moral training was held
at the st. Francis hotel, addresses
being delivered by several prominent
educators. Tomorrow morning the
convention will be formally opened at
Trinity church by Bishop Nichols. It
Is understood that at the first bust
ness session the deeds to the Croker
block on Mob Hill, on which will be
erected cathedral seminary and di-
ocesan home, will be formally trans
ferred to the diocese.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28
LOUIS GLASS SEEKS RELEASE
BY WRIT OF HAREAS CORPUS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. pa writ
of habeas corpus was issued this morn
ing by the supreme court in the case
of Louis Glass, convicted of bribery.
The writ, which asks for bail denied
on the showing made before Judge
Lawlor. is made returnable on Jan
uary 30 and will be argued at the
time by the prisoners attorney.
The petition submitted to the SUI
preme court sets forth, on the showing
of DR.. Morrissey and others, that Glass
is sick and cannot live, and is there
fore entitled to bail.
In issuing the writ Chief Justice
Beatty sal dthat the presence of the
petitioner in court will be dispensed
with in this case If the prisoner is too
Ill to appear.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28
FOWLER DISCUSSES HIS
PROPOSED BANKING BILL
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The street
railway systems OF the District of Co
lumbia and the financial question oc-
cupied the time of the house of repre-
sentatives today. The latter subject
was discussed by Mr.. Fowler, chairman
of the committee on banking and cur
rency, in an exhaustive speech, in which
he opposed bond-secured currency and
the proposition looking to the establish
rnent of a central bank.
Mr.. Fowler used for his text the bill
introduced by him early in the present
month, providing, among other things,
Cor bank redemption districts, which, he
argued would meet national emer-
gencies.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28
MULTI-MILLI0NAlRE
DROPS DEAD IN STREET
D. J. Hennessy of Butte Expires Sud-
denIy-Reported to Have Been
Wealthlest Man In the
Northwest


BUTTE. Mont, Jan. I'D. J. Hem
messy, president of the Hennessy Mer-
camille company, a pioneer of Montana
and considered the wealthiest merchant
in the northwest, dropped dead on the
street at o'clock today Of heart
trouble. He was born at Frederick
town, N b., in 1854. A widow and
three children survive.
Mr.. Hennessy came to Montana in
1879 and engaged in business in He
lena with L. l.. Bonner e. Co., pioneer
firm. Three years later he established
a store in Butte, then small camp.
This place was burned in 1889, but
out of the ruins grew the present store,
the largest between st. Paul and Port
land.
Mr. Hennessy was many times a mill
lionaire
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28
FIRE SWEEPS THROUGH
SEVEN-ST0RY BUILDING
Large Structure in Chicago Practically
Destroyed-one Man Believed
TO Have Perished in
the Flames



CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-One of the fire.
men is supposed to have been killed,
more than a score of others were In
1ured and property valued at half mil
lion dollars was destroyed In fire
which devastated the Mayer building
a seyen-story brick building, and the
Hotel Florence at 163-167 Adams street
early this morning.
The fire broke out in the basement of
the Mayer building and spread so rapid
ly that when the first detachment OF
firemen arrived the entire building was
in flames. A strong north wind swept
the flames to the adjacent hotel build
ing and in a few minutes that structure
also was a roaring furnace.
The walls of both structures collapsed
about an hour later, carrying with them
an entire company of firemen. All ex-
cept one. James Gallagher of truck COM
pany No. were rescued. His body is
believed to be in the ruins.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28

others had been attended that we found
him. He seemed to be dazed by the
accident.
Engineer Hurt
Thompson, the assistant engineer.
who is about so years old and unmar-
ried. was In the engine room when the
flames leaped In long monstrous
tongues through this compartment, and
filling the room Immediately
1T all happened In an instant, and
before he or Null, who was near him,
could realize what had happened they
were afire.
"Thompson's clothing was burned off
of him to the waist. and his trousers
also were almost consumed. But I
think he has a slight chance to recover.
"A. Y. Meudell, the head operator,
who was in the boiler room at the time.
was badly burned about the face and
hands, as were Thompson and Null.
The latter is e. negro, and he was so
badly burned 1t was impossible to rec
Ognize him, although the doctors say
he may live.
"Meudell came here from Monterey
about six months ago, and was en-
gagged by c. c. Moore, the contractor
who was erecting the plant, which was
not quite finished. He Is without fam.
lily or relatives. that I know of, in this
vicinity.
THAT the entire electric plant was
not destroyed was miracle. II the
confiagration had occurred at an ear
Iier hour or when the shifts were be-
ing changed, many lives doubtless
would have been destroyed. There are
about eighty men employed at the
plant. only about twenty-five of whom
ere on the night shift at the hour the
accident happened"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28
Banker is Arrested

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Jan.
27zJohn e. Godding, president of the
defunct bank of Rockyford, Colo, was
arrested here today, being taken from
a northbound Santa Fe train on re-
quest of the ROCKFORD authorities
Godding, against whom have been
flIed criminal charges of receiving de-
posits after he knew his bank was i'm
solvent. denied that he had any inten-
ton Of jumping his bonds or leaving
tho state