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The Ely miner., 1908-01-03

practice he hung out his shingle in
Weatherford, and forthwith he began
to win cases in the local courts. The
suavity of manner that distinguished
him proved to be one of his chief as
sets, and the quick wit which gives
him advantage over his opponents at
the present time aided him then in de-
feating his older adversaries. Two
years in Weatherford put him at the
head of the profession there, despite
the fact that he was still beardless
youth who had cast but one vote.
Bright Career in Dallas.
Dallas was the scene of his next en-
deavors. He was unheralded, but it
was only a short time before he be-
came recognized as lawyer of ability
and boundless ambition. In two years
he became assistant district attorney,
and in that capacity he made reputa-
ton as a prosecutor which extended
pretty well all over Texas. His grasp
of criminal law was described as re-
markable and his handling Of a jury
was said to be little short of mar
velous There was just enough of the
old southern fire in his oratory to
make juries bow before him.
During his career in Dallas he was
constantly fondling his ambition to
come to New York. He had never
been east of the Texas line since his
father had moved over from Tennes-
see, and he had never met more than
a half dozen men from the metropolis.
But he had read of 1t and dreamed Of
it and he was determined to make a
clean jump across the continent as
soon as he could scrape together
enough money to pay the expenses Of
himself and-of Mrs. Littleton.
Winning Wife.
There wasn't any Mrs. Littleton at
that time, but he was determined there
should be-. 1t has been said that the
greatest oratorical effort of his life
was that put forth when he induced
his wife to marry him, give up her lux
urious home in Texas, and come to
New York with him. He had made
splendid success as lawyer, but had
little money; he had no friends in New
York, and not even a suggestion that
he might obtain work. Mr. and Mrs.
Littleton, nevertheless, bade goodbye
to Dallas in 1896 and a short time
later arrived in the city, which the
youthful bridegroom-he was then but
"a years old-had dreamed of conquer
ing.
The young lawyer, despite his Texas
laurels, did not make the strides here
he had made in the southwest, but he
was neither surprised nor dispap-
pointed. He sought work in the Of
fees of various lawyers and finally OBJ
tanned a position with the firm of
Peck e Field. Later he found place
with Sheehan & Collins. Still later he
became attorney for the Brooklyn
Heights Railway company, and it was
while there that his star began to
rise. He attracted attention in the
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The prospects for Princeton-Har-
ward football game for 1908 are very
bright. Circumstances which have
arisen in the last year point to it with
the greatest certainty. Nothing def
mite will be announced until after the
Christmas holidays, but the confer
ences which have been held between
the powers that be, at both Harvard
and Princeton, indicate that all that
has been said about the possibilities of
the game is fact. There are just three
men, as far as Princeton is concerned,
who have the decision Of the matter.
They are j. B. Finn, director OF ath-
letics at the Tiger institution and a
member of the football rules commit
tee; Capt Eddie Dillon of the 1908
team, and the head coach. But there
comes the hitch. The head coach for
next year has not yet been engaged.
Bill Roper has held down the job with
great success for the last two years,
but it is understood that some Difficult
ty is being experienced in getting him
for 1908. Just how it will end up is
only matter of conjecture, but indi,
cations are that influence will be
brought to bear to secure the great
head of the Tigers for at least another
year, for prospects are brighter than
ever for 1908, and Princeton feels a
sort of semi-confidence that she will
beat Yale then.
The Ely miner., 1908-01-03
ONCE TRACK WALKER,
NOW GREAT LAWYER
The Career of Martin W. Littleton
Selected Leading Counsel for Harry K. Thaw, 1t Is
Predicted That District Attorney Jerome Will Find
in Him Worthy Opponent at Coming Trial

New York.-It was back in 1885
when the following dialogue took place
between the foreman of little rail
road down in Texas and rosy
checked, smiling young trackwalker
whose good nature and ready tongue
had earned him a reputation extend.
ing clear across a Texas township.
You're pretty bright young man, -
said the foreman. Il suppose some day
you expect to be the conductor of a
freight train, don't you?"
mo. sir" replied the trackwalker,
Il never expect to be that"
"You don't? You ought to aspire to
something like that. What do you
hope to be?"
Il expect to be big lawyer in New
Yok city"
After the foreman had recovered
from his laughter he said:
Pretty far cry from trackwalker to
a metropolitan lawyer, isn't it?"
"Yes, sir, but no farther than from
rail splitter to president"
Martin w. Littleton was the rosy
checked trackwalker. A few years
later when the whole country was
ringing with his speech at the ST..
Louis rational convention in which
he nominated Alton B. Parker for the
presidency, Mr.. Littleton went back
to his old corner of Texas, and met
the railroad foreman who had sketched
out for him the brilliant future of a
freight conductor.
Part of Ambition Realized.
We'll, Martin" said the foreman,
you've changed some since / was
your boss, amt you?"
I'm older"
And you're a big New York lawyer,
too, amt you?"
We'll, don't know about the big
but I'm New York lawyer, anyhow"
1t probably caused some talk down
in Texas, when it was learned that
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in fact, which led to his selection "a
the man to nominate Alton B. Parker
for the presidency at the st. Louis
convention of 1904. William F. Shee
han heard his Academy Of Music
speech, and in looking for some one
to make the supreme effort at the st.
Louis convention he suggested Little
ton.
Studied Address Carefully.
1t is not necessary to recall the SEN
sation caused by Mr.. Littletons speech
in st. Louis, but it is interesting to
recall the preparation made for the
address. Unlike most orators, Mr..
Littleton does not profess to be an
impromptu speaker. He can make an
impromptu speech, but he never does
so if he can help it. He prepares his
sentences with great care and then
commits them to memory. In fact, he
does not have to put forth any effort
to memorize them. When he has writ
ten speech he has learned it. He
can repeat it with practically no varia'
tion.
He prepared his st. Louis speech
weeks ahead of time. He rehearsed II
at home, and when he needed larger
place in which to train his voice he
went out to the cathedral in Garden
City and practised for hours. After he
reached st. Louis he went to the con.
vention hall one Sunday afternoon
and in the presence of two or three OF
his friends went through the speech
two or three times to get the proper
pitch for his voice. His oratioH
created a sensation and put him In
stantly in the front rank Of American
orators. .....
Never a Seeker for Office.
Although possessing the attributes Of
a successful politician and having po'
litical ambitions, Mr.. Littleton has not
been seekerfor Office. He was perman.
ent chairman of the Democratic state
convention in 1902 and was borough
president of Brooklyn in 1904 and
1905. He was urged to accept renom'
ination for borough president, but he
declined. He had two reasons for do
ing so. One was that he wanted to
leave the Office before he had been
criticised; the other was that he was.
as he publicly expressed it at the time,
unable to make both ends meet"
He retired from public life to build
up law practice, and he has been
busily engaged in doing SO ever since.
He left Brooklyn a couple Of years
ago and set up in Manhattan, and he
has been prominently before the public
since in his legal capacity. In the mat.
ter of earnings he is said to rank with
the leading lawyers Of the city.
Not yet SO years of age, he may
truthfully be said to have glowing
future, and his close friends intimate
that it will not be alone in the field of
law. After he has accumulated COM
Portable fortune it is said he may seek
again to re-enter public life.
Younger by many years than any
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other lawyer who has in recent years
been in full charge of case SO inn
portant as the Thaw tria!, Mr.. Little
ton will be eagerly watched during his
conduct of that trial. His friends say
that his experience as a prosecuting
attorney in Texas and in Brooklyn will
greatly aid him in his fight, and they
predict that the pitting of his ability
against the cool, unerring methods of
District Attorney Jerome will furnish
one of the most interesting contests Of
its kind seen in New York in many
years.
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It's Chief Use.

These" said the inventor proudly,
'are photographs of the finest aero
plane the world has yet seen."
We studied the remarkable-looking
object.
"And how is it supposed to work"
we asked.
"Oh," he rejoined, "it isn't supposed
to work at all; but you can see what
splendid newspaper and magazine
articles it will make"
The Ely miner., 1908-01-03
Mrs. Evans, Claim.

Mrs. Evans, of Richmondon.
Thames, England, claims she is the
only woman entitled to wear the Alma,
Balaclava, and Inkerman medals, per-
mission having been granted on the
death of her husband, whom she ac-
companied through the Crimea She
was often under fire.
The Ely miner., 1908-01-03

Francis Hardon Burr, captain OF
Harvard's '0S football team, has had
a remarkable football career at Har'
ward. He came from Phillips acad'
emy at Andover, where he spent few
months before entering college. Be.
fore going to Andover he had played
a year or two at guard on the Noble
and Greenbough team, but had dis
played no particular football ability
When Burr entered Harvard there
was a dearth of big men for the
varsity line. Freshmen were still al
lowed to play on the varsity teams
and the coach picked Burr out fol-
his powerful build. He gave q won
The Ely miner., 1908-01-03
Discovered Prehistoric Ruin.

In Spruce canyon, near Cliff palace,
Colorado, Prof E. l.. Hewitt has dis
covered prehistoric ruin six
stories high, one of the finest examples
of the cliff dwelling ever found.
The Ely miner., 1908-01-03

derful exhibition of punting and the
coaches started to develop him for
guard. In his first Yale game his
work stamped him as wonderful foot
ball player. Last year he was the
general choice for all-American guard.
This year Burr was moved to tackle
and the change of position threw him
off his game little. Next year he
will probably be found at guard again.
Beside being a football player Burr
made the varsity baseball team in his
freshman year and last year he took
to rowing. He is popular at Harvard
and was president of his class in his
freshman year. He is member OF
the institute of ITO, D. K. E., Sphinx,
A. D., and Hasty Pudding clubs. Burr
one-half inches and weighs 1876 pounds
Now that the football season is a
thing of the past college men about
the various clubs in New York are
looking forward to the rowing season
next spring. 1t has developed that fol
lowing the army and navy football
game in Philadelphia an informal con.
ference was held by rowing authori
ties from Pennsylvania, Cornell and
Annapolis. The navy men stated that
the academy was anxious to extend
it's participation in rowing events as
fas as possible, and had no idea of
dropping out of the Poughkeepsie re-
gatta in spite of the poor showing
made by the middies' crew last year.
Participation in any athletic event
away from the academy, however, is
dependent on the permission of the
navy department. This, it is believed,
will be easily obtainable when the
time comes. 1t is expected that the
middies will enter four-oared crew,
as well as an eight, but it is unlikely
that there will be freshman crew en-
tered.
At a meeting of the members of the
naval academy football tetam Percy
w. Northcroft of Pawtucket, r. L.,
was elected captain for the season of
1908. Northcroft has played left
tackle for two years and has been
in two winning contests against the
army. The previous season he was d
substitute Northcroft kicked field
goal in the game of 1906 against
West Point, which was one of the
navy's two scores. He weighs about
1S0 pounds and is a fast, strong
player.
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trial courts and was regarded as q
conner" in criminal law.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24

Rival Ice men Of Sioux City. Iowa.
manage to keep even by dynamiting
enc another's ice fields.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24
HeaIthfuIness of Fruit.

II people ate more fruit they would
need less medicine land have better
health. There Is an old saying that
fruit is golden in the morning and
leaden at night. AS a matter of fact,
1t may be gold at both times, but
then it should be eaten on an empty
stomach and not as a dessert. when
the appetite is satisfied and digestion
is already sufficiently taxed.
Fruit taken in the morning before
the fast OF the night has been broken
is very refreshing, and 1t serves as a
stimulus to the digestive organs. A
ripe apple or an grange may be taken
at this time with good effect. Fruit,
to be really valuable as an article of
diet, should be ripe, sound. and in
every way Of good quality, and, II
possible, it should be eaten raw.
Instead of eating a plate OF ham
or eggs and bacon for breakfast, most
people would do far better if they
took some grapes, pears or apples
fresh fruit as long as it is to be had,
and after that they can fall back on
stewed prunes, figs, etc. If only fruit
of some sort formed an important
item in their breakfast, women would
generally feel brighter and stronger,
and would have far better complex,
ions than is the rule at present.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24
M,LENDoh TAXES RESPONSIBILITY

For Issuance of That Muchly- Discussed
Free Transportation Order.
Chairman McLendon, OF the Geor-
gia state railroad commission, Friday
made reply to the criticism of Pres
ident Duckworth, of the Farmers Un-
ION. who charged that the state admin
istration was apparently behind a
scheme to foist immigration upon the
state. whether or not the people want
ed II.
Chairman McLendon, In his state
ment, assumes full responsibility In
hebalf of the railroad commission, but
says "that Governor Smith had no
more to do with this order than Mr..
Duckworth had"
But President Duckworth looks at 1t
in a different Hight. and takes the po-
sition that as Governor Smith had
proclaimed the policy that he would
fire any member Of the railroad con-
mission who did not agree with his
views, he must share the full respon-
sibility Of the orders emanating from
that body. especially as this particu-
lar order Is In line with the governors
well known views on immigration.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24
JAYNE HILL EPISODE
Aired In House and Members Criticiss Rich
Ambassadors--G Discusses
Disfranchisement. :


Disfranchisement.
A Washington dispatch says: The at
titude of Emperor William and tle
Berlin court toward David Jayne Hill.
named by the president to be ambas-
dor at that capital, was the subject Of
comment In the house of representa-
tives Friday during the consideration
of the diplomatic consular bill.
Both Mr.. Perkins. of New York, and
Mr.. Slayden, OF Texas. expressed the
opinion that the objection to Mr.. Hill
was due to no other. cause than that
Mr.. Hill was financially unable to
maintain a certain standard of social
representation. Each of them con-
demned the practice which they said
had grown up Of selecting men Of
great wealth to be the nations diplo-
matte representatives abroad, and
urged, as a means of counteracting
the effect of such policy, the housing
OF our diplomats In buildings owned
by the government and the allowance
to them of salaries sufficient to enable
them to maintain the dignity OF their
high Offices. t
Under license OF general debate, Mr..
Griggs, of Georgia, spoke in advocacy
of the disfranchisement of the southern
negro; Mr.. Burton, of Ohio. discussed
the causes of the recent financial de-
preston; Mr.. Hill. OF Connecticut. reit.
Grated his views in favor Of the Fowler
financial bill; Mr.. Bird. OF Mississippi,
attacked the protective tariff policy
Of the republicans; Mr.. Thomas. OF
North Carolina, made plea in support
of the proposition for an inland water
way from Cape Cod to Beaufort, N.
c., and Mr.. Saunders, of Vir-
ginia, urged governmental aid to vari-
Gus schools of the several states.
In his argument favoring the dis
franchisement of the southern Degroes.
Mr.. Griggs declared that such disfran-
chisement was necessary to insure
while control and the peace and pros
perity of the north.
In consequence Of such action, he
said, the negro would be no less fac
tor than he is now. "At present" Mr..
Griggs said, ''he Is only menace and
a scarecrow-not factor. in determin-
ing political issues" The rights OF
the negro of the south, he maintained.
were guaranteed only through white
judges and white jurors and those
rights were not changed by disfran-
ehisement.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24
NO SETTLEMENT OF STRIKE.
Negotiations Between Strikers and Rail-
way Company FAN Through

Announcement was made in Pensa-
cola. Fla, Thursday night that all ne
gotiations looking to a settlement Of
the street car strike had failed and
the fight settles down to struggle
between labor and the street railway
company. Street cars are operated
under protection of the state troops.
there being 60 on duty.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24
MILITIA TO AWE srRIkERs.

Troable in Chester, ps Gets @sy--l c.
troll of Local Authorities
Following early morning scenes Of
wild disorder in Chester, Pa, Thurs
day. during which two men were
slightly injured by bullets and others
were beaten by crowds. request was
sent to Governor Stuart asking him
to send two companies Of state police
to the city at once to preserve order.
The governor granted the request
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24
WILL DEPEND ON NOMINATION.

Secretary Taft to Resign Only In Case He
IL Chosen for President.
Secretary of War William H. TAFT
will resign from the cabinet II he Is
nominated by the republican conven-
ton in June. Otherwise. he viii con-
tinue at the head Of the department
until the end Of President Roose-
velt's term.
Mr.. Taft took occasion Friday to
deny q story printed in the east to
the effect that he intended to retire
from the cabinet at the close Of the
present session Of congress.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24
TO SHUT DOWN TWO MONTHS

Is Agreement Reached By the Southern
Hard Yarn Spinners.
Although resolutions we're adopted
at the meeting of the Southern Hard
Yarn Spinners' Association, held at
Charlotte Friday, to withhold from the
public the conclusions of the confer
ence. It Is reliably learned that a
virtual agreement was reached to shut
down all plants for period of sixty
days. At the end of that time another
conference will be held to consider
the situation and decide whether fur
ther curtailment is necessary.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24
FOR PROHIBITION
Throughout State Of Tennessee Ex-Ssna-
tor carmack Begins Fight In Joint
Debate With Gov. Patterson.

~e8k~ We>A SS"s @<>>s~~>@s
Ex-senator Edward w. Car{hack and
Governor M. R. Patterson opened their
joint debate In the Tennessee guber.
material campaign In Chattanooga on
Thursday night. Thousands were
turned away from the auditorium, be-
ing unable to get inside the doors.
This campaign is the hardest fought
since the period Of the civil war. The
contestants are giants In politics and
masters In oratory, and their followers
are worked up to a high pitch OF en-
thusiasm.
Train loads of people flocked to Chat
tanooga from all sections of Tennes-
see, Alabama and Georgia to hear the
debate.
The issue in the campaign Is state
wide prohibition against local option.
Ex-senator Carmack has come out for
statewide prohibition.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24

- 80 = = irs sl-lN II
House Committee on Banking and curren-
ey Shys at Measure.
The Aldrich financial bill will not
be reported to the house. The COM
mittee On banking and currency. which
has-had the measure under considera-
ton since 1t came from the senate.
Friday unanimously voted to lay It on
the table.
The discussion In committee was
brief. The only point debated was
as to whether the committee should
make q formal report giving its rea-
sons to the house for its unfavorable
action, and the conclusion finally
reached was that no reasons should be
given. Consequently the committees
report win be q mere statement oi
the action Of the committee.
RECOMMENDED T0R LIFE SENTENCE
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24
FREE HAND GIVEN SECRETARY.
Head of Navy Can Contract for Amy Type
of Submarine Torpedo Boat.

7 Of Submarine Torpedo Boat.
The long existing controversy as to
whether the United States should have
submarine torpedo boats of the Hol-
land type, as recommended by the
committee on naval affairs, was set
tied In the house Of representatives
Thursday when, after lengthy and
lively debate, the proviso limiting the
secretary of the navy to purchase only
boats of the Holland type was strick-
en- out The effect of the action was
to give the secretary a free hand In
the selection Of submarine boats.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24
One Of Negro Murderers of Atlanta Pawn
broker Quickly Convicted.

broker Quickly Convicted.
Jim Madden. the negro who was
charged with having shot Jacob Hirso-
witt. the pawnbrower, on the night of
February 20, was found guilty of MUIR
der in the criminal court at Atlanta
Thursday, and recommended for life
sentence.
) The jury was out only few min
utes, bringing in the verdict of guilty.
Booker and Williams will be tried
shortly. The detectives state they
have q better case against Booker than
they had against Madden.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24

Much Cash Secured.
Two men entered the Citizens State
bank, at Chautauqua. Kans., Friday
morning, and after forcing Cashier
Walterhouse and Del Easley, busi-
ness man. to enter the vault locked
them in, and secured all the currency
in sight, amounting to ABOUT $1,000,
and escaped into the Usage hills
across the line in Oklahoma.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24
CERTIFICATES ARE SIGNED UP.
VIII Be Used to Pay Obligations Of thu
TalluIah Falls Railroad.

Taiiuah faiis Railroad.
Colonel A. B. Andrews, first vice
president of the Southern railway, re-
ceiver for the Tallulah Falls railway,
spent Thursday in Atlanta signing up
100000 worth of receivers certificates
which are to be preferred debts Of
the railway which he is endeavoring
20 set Alright financially.
This issuance of certificates was re-
Gently authorized by the United States
court
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24
TAXES HIS OWN LIFE
et Infousn brain because
Business Troubles.

Sent Bullet Through Brain Because Of
Business Troubles.
j. D. Martin, postmaster at Leaks
Vile, N. c., killed himself in the post
ONCE building at an early hour Friday
by sending a bullet through his brain.
No reason is assigned for the deed,
except business troubles.
Mr.. Martin was about forty years
old. and leaves family.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-24
Great Honor to Andrew Jackson.

Secretary Taft has ordered that the
national cemetery at Greenville. Tenn.
be designated and hereafter known
as the Andrew Johnson national GEM
etery, in honor of the former president.
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