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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
EXPERTS DEFEND CONSTRUCTION OF AMERICAN BATTLESHPS
JUDGE BELIEVES EDITOR
IS GUILTY OF l'o>N>'
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Case Against crof' os> a1SN'
the San Fra % - ~ :"
Already De II
Court
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO March 3.-Judge
M. 4. Dooling of San Benito county,
sitting for Superior Judge Frank IL.
Dunno in the trial of r. A. Crothers
and Fremont Older, charged with crim-
inal libel of w. s. Tevis, president of
the Bay Cities Water company, dur
ing ruling this afternoon said in as
many words that he would instruct
the jury to bring in verdict of guilty
"The alleged libel consists of three
parts" said the court. First, the al
legged conspiracy to foist upon the city
an inadequate water supply; second,
that Abraham Ruef was to receive one
million dollars from Tevis; third, that
Ruef's testimony before tho grand Jury
was the foundation for an Indictment
by the grand jury against Tevis. Should
the defense prove the truth Of the two
former and not the latter the two
charges proven then form no justifica-
ton in law il the latter is untrue; 1t
leaves 1t libel and / would so instruct
the jury, but the jury being judge of
both the law and the facts Is not bound
by my Instructions"
This statement by the court was
made just before the adjournment this
afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
DEFENDERS
OFU S.NAVY
IN EVIDENCE
DECLARE CRITICISM is NOT
WELL BASED
CHARGES OF COMMANDER sIMMs
ARE REFUTED
Four Officers Appear Before Commits
tee of Senate and Give Testimony
Regarding Alleged Imper-
fections
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Four
naval officers, all experts in turret
construction and ammunition manu-
facture, today testified before the SEN
ate naval committee in defense of the
American navy, against all forms of
criticism.
Three of the witnesses, Prof. H. r.
Alger, instructor in mathematics at the
naval academy and " member OF the
board of turrets; Commander e. F.
Fletcher and Lieutenant Commander
V. o. Chase, spoke in detail concern
ing turret accidents and the methods
that have been adopted to make tur-
rets safe. None of these officers
seemed to think there was great dan
ger in the direct hoist if some changes
were made to provide for effective
screening between the ammunition
handling room and the big guns
Prof. Alger defended the American
navy as to criticism by Commander
Simms, that poor Workmanship was
own at Santiago. He declared
American gunnery was as good as
that of any navy at that time, and at
the present time there was no navy
in the world that would surpass the
Americans in straight shooting.
Commander r. F. Fletcher, naval
expert on the subject of turret con-
struction and particularly on the
subject of ammunition hoists, contra
dicted much of the testimony given by
Commander Simms yesterday.
Defends Hoists
1.-THE American device of straight
hosting" he said, "is similar to five
lr5ix !, -.
| fore is not the senseless experiments
some critics have charged"
| All that is required to make turrets
safe, he thought, is to provide proper
screens between the guns and the
handling rooms.
"Under the present system there is
NJ danger whatever to the powder
magazines" he said.
| He told of the Missouri accident,
where 400 pounds of powder burned in
the handling room and a large guam
tity in the open door of the magazine
without any damage or much danger
to the air-tight powder tanks.
"One course that is somewhat more
of chance than we like to take, how
ever" he commented.
He said that there had been forty or
fifty accidents in the French and 9TH
er foreign navies where powder had
burned in the handling rooms of ships
without causing explosions. He agreed
with Admirals Converse, Capps and
Mason that the turrets can be made
safe in accordance with designs at
comparatively small cost
Senator Perkins questioned Com
mander Fletcher about a statement of
Commander Simms that the American
navy at Santiago gave a poor exhibi-
tion of Workmanship. The witness
said that from all records he had seen
or heard of no navy could have done
better shooting at that time.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
MISS HARTMAN
BRIDE OF GERRY Y
Dauuhter of Multi-Mil lIionaire Weds.
Women Crowd About Church
to Get View of
Couple

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK, March BIN the
presence of a notable assemblage oi
persons prominent in the social life OF
New York and many other cities Miss
Cornelia Hartman, second daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Hartman, to-
day became the bride of Robert Liv-
ingstone Gerry, son of Commodore ano
Mrs. Elbridge Gerry of New York.
The ceremony was performed In
Grace Episcopal church at Broadway
and Tenth streets, in or, of the busi-
est sections of the city, and SO nu-
merous were the automobiles and car
riages of the guests and so great was
the throng of sightseers that traffic or
Broadway and adjacent cross streets
was practically at a standstill for over
half an hour.
A squadron of mounted police pres
ent pressed their horses back and
forth along the curb line in a vain
endeavor to confine the throng to the
sidewalks, and the unmounted police
finally were compelled to abandon the
attempt to keep traffic moving and
confine their efforts to maintaining a
clear pathway for the wedding party
and guests.
The line of equipages and motor
cars extended down Broadway and
into the side streets for long dis
tance, and as the hour of noon APP
preached many of the guests left their
vehicles and with the assistance of
the police made their way through the
jam on the sidewalks to the church,
the beautiful costumes of the women
contrasting plainly with the plain garh
of the closely pressing throngs.
When the ceremony was over hun
dreds of women in their eagerness to
catch a glimpse of the wedding party
forced their way past the lines of po-
lice and disregarded the menace of the
powerful motor cars which slowly
made their way along.
The interior of the beautiful church
was superbly decorated with a mass
of palms and other greens and cut
flowers in profusion. the distinctive
feature of the scheme being a number
of beautiful floral arches thrown
across the center aisle up which the
wedding party passed.
A pretty feature of the ceremony
was the novel musical program. In
addition to the choral numbers and
the organ solos, -there were pieces by
the organ with violin and harp and a
violin solo with harp accompaniment.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
EMMA GOLDMAN ASSERTS
SLAYER WAS NOT ANARCHIST

By Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, March 3.-Em-
ma Goldman, the anarchist who lee
tured here last night, said this morn
ing when informed of the identity OF
Chief Shippy's assailant:
Il never heard of Lazarus Averbuch,
but l know that he is no anarchist. He
is not a member of our society, and
further than that, no anarchist would
attack a boy or girl. The son and
daughter of Chief Shippy were in the
room and the son was shot-no an
archist did that. The fact Is the Chi
cago police have been so active and so
bitter in digging up plots that they
have got a faction of foreigners against
them, but they are not anarchists.
1.-THE Chicago police" said Miss Gold
man, "are absurd. Immediately after
the assassination of Father Leo in
Denver they startled the world with
the discovery of simple plot in Chi
cago. They are always discovering
plots after it is all over.
IF Chief Shippy got into trouble with
any faction 1t was his own fault, but
know Averbuch was not an anarchist"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
LOCAL

Patriotic reception is planned in hon.
or of visit of United States battleship
fleet to this port. Elaborate exercises
are being arranged by committee in
charge.
Fight for custody of Schilb child ends
with decision in favor of father, and
mother faints when announcement is
made.
Mexican is victim of strange poison
administered in manner unknown to
police; victim dies at receiving hospital.
Socialist speakers are arraigned in
police court on charge of violating city
ordinances in speaking without licenses.
They plead not guilty and their trials
are set.
General Chaffee returns from trip
along route of owens river aqueduct
and is enthusiastic regarding success
of big venture.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
POLICE RAID
ANARCHISTS
RENDEZVOUS
CHICAGO OFFICERS TRY TO FIX
CRIME
scoUR CITY FOR AccoMPLIcES
OF RUSSIAN
rrested-Student at Uni
versity Of Chicago
Taken
BY Associated Press.

Aoy ASbOclaleu ffess-
CHICAGO, March 3.-While city,
state and federal authorities put plans
on foot today to stamp out anarchy in
Chicago, the police department pur-
sued with new vigor its search through
the haunts of radicals in the Ghetto
district for anarchists who might have
a possible connection with the at
tempted assassination of Chief of Po-
lice shippy yesterday
The net result of police activity dur
ing the day and evening was the round
ing up of nine suspects. Three arrests
which the police considered important
were made late in the afternoon.
A man who gave his name as Harry
Goldstein, and who is said to- be an
agent for the Edelstadt society, an
anarchistic organization ct 427 Union
street, was taken into custody at Hal
sted and West Fourteenth street while
distributing handbills of a rabid an
archistic nature.
Two other suspects whose names were
withheld were arrested and subjected
TO rigid examination at the city hall.
One was taken at Halsted and West
Taylor streets, and the other at Wash.
loop district.
Police Admit Error
A clue secured early In the day led
TO the arrest of Isidore Maron, who for
time was believed to be the "curly
haired" companion of Averbuch, the
would-be assassin, as described to the
police by Olga Averbuch, sister of the
dead man.
This was later decided to be not the
case, but Maron admitted sufficient as
sociation with Chicago anarchists to
warrant his being placed iii a cell.
Another clue led to the arrest of Will
liam H. Abramovitz 20 years old, a
Russian Jew, student at the Univer-
sity of Chicago night school and en-
ployed as a printer in the daytime.
His sweating by the police lasted un-
til late in the evening.
The others under arrest were Held
more because of their Affiliations with
anarchist societies than from any ex-
pectation of connecting them with the
attempted assassination of the police
head.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
currency am in Senate

Speeches on the currency bill were
made in the senate today by Senators
McCumber of North Dakota and New
lands of Nevada. Each of these sem
ators contended for notifications of
the emergency currency bill and each
declared in favor of legislation adding
confidence on the present depositors in
the banks as a prominent featrre of
any plan for preventing panty
The senate also passed on
by Senator Tillman, calling the
attorney general for all inf, Ation
concerning court proceedings m the
Indian Territory affecting the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw tribes.
A number of bills of minor impor-
tance We're passed and at $3.50 the
senate adjourned.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
OUT OF WORK, ASKS
TO BE "0SLERIzED'
Former Clerk Applies to Bellevue
Hospital in New York and Re-
quests That He Be
Chloroformed
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 3.--John Coe,
who described himself as a clerk out
of employment, applied at Bellevue
hospital yesterday to be "oslerized."
He said that he had outlived his use
fulness and that recent experiences
with chemicals and destroyed all the
organs of his body save his lungs.
He expressed great admiration for
DR.. Osler and asked to be chloroformed
in connection with the ideas which he
had heard attributed to him. He was
taken to the psycopathic ward for OBJ
servation as TO his sanity.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04

To a number of associates she said 1--WE win see
smoking will stop. smoke at court and defy any
me-
the czarina firm. She went to the czar and
laid him. She asserted that she, and not
her n-law the lady in Russia, and de-
manded that will be supreme The upheld her
position and the order went worth that smoking
must STOP Protests from the dowager empress were
This is not without political significance in
matters Importance where the older woman has
the czarina will be consulted and her wishes
che
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
BABY JOHN TO GET
AN IMMUNITY BATH
District Attorney of Oakland Says He
viii Not Prosecute Youth Who
Blew Up Judges Home
with Dynamite
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
OAKLAND, March at was Off
ciaIly announced this morning by the
district attorneys office in Oakland
that no charges of any kind will be
brought against "Baby John" Martin
In connection with crimes he commit
ted under threats from his mother,
Mrs. Isabella Martin, whom the grand
jury indicted yesterday on charge
of attempting to blow up the residence
of Judge Ogden
The district attorney grants immu-
nifty to Baby john under section 26,
subdivision of the penal code. which
provides that no person acting under
threat or menace is responsible for any
crime committed.
The youths full confession yesterday
to the grand jury brought out this de-
fense.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04

OT. PETERSBURG, March 3.-After battle for SUI
~ premacy the Russian. court between the czarina
~ and the dowager empress the former has won, and
her will is supreme.
She chose cigarette a test of her power. For
the court including the dowager en-
press been addicted to cigarette smoking and no
thought interfering with the habits of the noble
ladies until the czarina announced that she disked the
of tobacco and that in the future she would not
tolerate empress, who has assumed the
position lady land protested She thought
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
Huae Steamship Launehed

BY Associated Press.
BELFAST, Ireland, March 9-The
steamer Rotterdam, the 24,150 ton Hol-
land-American liner, was successfully
launched here this morning. At at
tempt was made February 90 to launch
the Rotterdam, but the liner refused
to take the water owing to the tremen-
dous pressure on the ways, which had
not been properly oiled.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
YOUTH Nov DENIES HE
MURDERED HIS MOTHER

BY Associated Press
OAKLAND, March 3.-Erland H. So
derburg, accused of heinously murder
ing his mother by butchering her with
a knife testified on the stand in his
own behalf today, saying:
an my own mind / am now satisfied
did not kill my mother. / thought at
one time that l might have done so.''
His testimony startled the spectators,
as the defendant had previously testi-
fed at the coroner's inquest that he
had killed his mother.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
EASTERN

Four naval experts declare United
States battleships are constructed on
proper lines and are equal of any fight
ing vessels owned by other nations.
E. H. Hartman wins decisive victory
over Fish in fight for control of Illinois
Central railroad.
Police force of Chicago is raiding
meeting places of anarchists in hope
of connecting some members of these
societies with attempted murder of
Police Chief Shippy.
Governor Hughes of New York urges
need of law to suppress race track
gambling.
Daughter of f. H. Hartman becomes
bride of prominent youth of Boston.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
COAST

Judge declares his belief that proprl-
etor of San Francisco Bulletin is guilty
of libeling Teviss
Bank directors in Carson, Nevada,
are under indictment. They are ac-
cused of removing their deposits and
accepting others when they knew the
bank was insolvent.
Baby John" Martin granted inn
munity by district attorney in Oakland
on condition that he testifies against
his mother.
Youth now on trial for numbering his
mother in Oakland says he did not kill
her. Had previously confessed that he
did slay her.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS
TO DEPoRT ANARCHISTS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The sec
retary of commerce and labor today is
sued a sweeping order to all commits
sioners of immigration and immigra-
ton inspectors in charge, directing
them to confer with the police in their
respective jurisdictions with view to
securing the cooperation of the police
and detective forces in an effort to rid
the country of allen anarchists and
criminals falling within the law relat-
ing to deportation,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
Railroad Wreck Fatal

ALVORD, Tex, March 3-Bailey
Stevens of Alvord was killed and sew
G: al others injured in the wreck of pas
songer train No. 10 on the Fort Worth
a. Denver railroad, two miles south OF
here last night. John C. Cunningham
OF Ballinger, Tex, was fatally injured
and Otto A. Lehmay of Cincinnati seri-
ouslY hurt.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
Well Known Priest Dies
by Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.-Rev.
Father John p. Coyle died in this city
tonight from a disease of the stomach
from which he had suffered for some
time. Father Coyle was the first ma
tive of California to be ordained Cath
olic priest, and at the time of his death
was in charge of the Star of the Sea
church in the Richmond district.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
MISS CAROL HARTMAN
IN DANGEROUS CONDITION
By Associated Press,

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 3.-Miss Carol A.
Hartman, daughter of E. H. Hartman.
was said to be seriously i'll today of
mastoiditis at her fathers home in this
city.
Miss Hartman was operated upon
in Baltimore a. short time ago for mas
toiditis.
1t was said today that the wound had
reopened and continued so serious that
a consultation of ear specialists was
held last night.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
Woman Shoots Negro

by AssOcIhIeu IIts9
KANSAS CITY, March 3.-Mrs. Callie
M. Long fired five shots from her re-
yolver at a negro who entered her lit
tie restaurant at 516 East Fifteenth
street late last night. Two of the bull
let's took effect, but the negro escaped
The negro had saluted the woman with
"How do honey?'
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
Biz Plant Resumes Work

BERWICK, Pa, March S.-After hav-
ing been shut down for the last two
weeks in all departments. the Berwick
plant of the American Car and Foun-
dry company has resumed work, affect
ing 1000 men.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
.,RRMAN
oSIEFEA rs FISH
IN l. c. FIGHT
UNION PACIFIC MAGNATE WINS
BATTLE
FEW sTocKHoLDERs PRESENT
AT MEETING
Long Struggle for Control of Rail-
road Results in Favor of
Southern Pacific's
Owner
By Associated Press.

BIZ Associated Press
CHICAGO, March 3.-The long
struggle for control of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad was ended, at least tenn
porarily, today when the officially adj
journed meeting of stockholders was
held and four directors were elected.
With only formal protests recorded
by the interests headed by Stuyvesant
Fish, which have been opposing the
administration of the road, e. H. Har-
riman and John Jacob Astor were re-
elected to the board; A. G. Hackstaff,
who has been serving as a director
since the death of John c. yelling,
was chosen to fill the unexpired term
and Joseph f. Titus, assistant to
President Harahan, was elected 10
succeed Stuyvesant Fish upon the di-
rectorate. Mr.. Titus, however, is to
serve only a few weeks, President
Harahan announcing to the stock
holders that J. Ogden Armour of Chi
cago will be chosen to the board as
soon as the stock owned by Mr.. Ar
on the books, thus making him a
stockholder of record.
Fish Not Present
Mr.. Fish was not present at the
meeting and only few of his allies
were there to watch his interests.
The comparatively small representa-
ton of stock at the meeting had one
effect which was a bit disappointing
to the administration forces. With less
than two-thirds of the outstanding
stock voting 1t was found impossible
to ratify legally the action of the
board of directors in agreeing to pur-
chase two small branch lines-the
Kensington & Eastern and the Men,
phis & State Line railroads.
Mr. Fish said tonight: II refrained
from taking any part in the meeting
because [ deemed it best for those
stockholders whose proxies hold that
neither they nor 1 be In any manner
bound by anything done at the meet
ing. Those who have left .Aeir proxies
in my hands vested me with dlscre-
ton to act for them as to their shares
as 1 might act for myself"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
EnREIGN

Venezuela ordered to settle claims
preferred by Americans against gov
ernment of republic.
Prussian diet passes Polish land ex-
preparation bill.
France decides. to send more troops
against tribesmen in Morocco.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
SUMMARY OF THE News
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy, unsettled weather Wednes-
day; possibly showers. Maximum
temperature yesterday, 81 degrees;
minimum, ~ degrees.
Arizona republican., 1908-10-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

buy a tough pony for about $20 or S25. one that will drive to a cart Will also buy a strong cart. Phone main 47 or call for An derson at The Republican office at the noon hour or between : and 6 m
Arizona republican., 1908-10-19
BARGAIN BUYS

the absolutely accepted COTTAGE-Mdern bath electricity 5ox14o each fine shade large brick barn. alfalfa with indefinitely free of Place $5O00; S35Oo-haf 5 close shade ideal home of the kind The terms on this reasonable Price SoO with fine shade big palms.
  
 
 
    TEN-ACRE of in
  alfalfa
  
 TWENTY TRACT-Locatcd southeast
  ditch plenty of
  
 TRACT-Located chicken land
   SEVENTY ACRES-West of O a ranch and S2O HUNDRED TWENTY ACREs-Wet of the city well a ranchng this S1OO O One Nothing equal 1t in nfurnshed Houses for rent in the Largest of Furnish ned andU
Arizona republican., 1908-10-19

SALE. Thurs. oct 22, com mencing at lO:30 am. Having sold my ranch. I will hold a general clean up sale at the ranch. which is f miles west oe Five Points on the Yuma road. 3l head of cattle which con sists of fourteen extra fine milch COWS. as good as can be found in the valley. Seven steers two years of age Nine calves, six months old. Two young calves one Holstein bull two years of age. Span of work horses, S years of age Implements and vehicles. wagon 9 1-2 inch old Hickory, with box and hay rack com plete. 9 1-2 inch Bain wagon with hay rack Buggy. Three sets dou- ble work harness. Set of double driving harness. Set single harness. Two Adrian Moving Machines, near ly new Hayrake. Three blows. Cultivator. Farm tools of every sort. work bench and tools. Household furniture. consisting of Parlor. Din ing, Bed Room and Kitchen furniture. Lunch served at noon. Terms: Six months time will be giv- en on all sums over $25, purchaser giving bankable note drawing 10 per cent interest from date, or ? per cent discount for cash on sums over SZJ. Less amounts cash in hand Outside stock may be brought for sale. \. Marten, owner, Hammond, auction oer
Arizona republican., 1908-10-19

x. Center st.
Arizona republican., 1908-10-19
Advertissments running fo
FOB SALE.


 PUBLIC SALE-Wednesday Oct. 21, at 1880 pm, 5i4 miles north of Phoe- nix on Center street and Is mile west l will sell book case, and 30 volumes, Encyclopedia Britannica, bed room sets. iron beds. extension table, Moore steel range, cook stove, heat CTS, refrigerators, washing machine rugs, kitchen cabinet, dining chairs, rockers, dishes and glass ware. 250 10. Tubular separator. complete milk tester. about 40 of 30 laying hens. IS turkeys. buggy, spring wagon, runa- bout. harness and many other ar ticles. Will also sell, one team of matched double and single drivers, one family mare. surrey and harness, one 1900 ID. saddle gelding, s years old. Terms cash. Mrs. A. :. Dysart, owner. Rodgers Auction Co., phone red 2GIl