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The Detroit times., 1908-12-18

FLUSHING. N. Y. Dec. 1S.1The
trial of Thornton ]. Hams, charged
with melting the shooting of VIM. q.
Annis by his brother. Capt. Peter G.
Hams, was continued today before
Justice Crane In the Flushing court.
Because OF the heavy storm but few
persons were on hand when the pris
oner was led, shackled, from the troll
ley car to the trial chamber.
To produce evidence necessary to
Its case. the state was compelled to
call in locksmiths to open a safs
In the district attorneys ONCE. In the
big steel vault Mr.. Darrin had placed
the pistol which II is alleged the au-
thor trained on eye-witnesses to the
shooting
When it came time to produce the
weapons Darrin was unable to spring
the locks.
Mr.. Darrin gave instructions to 6yna-
mite the safe IL necessary and when
the session opened experts were hard
at work.
Frederick A. Storm. lifelong friend
Of Annis, was called for Lawyer Nc.
Intyre's cross-examination. Mr. Mr..
Intyre Is the defendants chief
counsel.
How long did you know Annis?"
Went to school with him at the
Flushing high school"
How long did you know his wife?"
Il don't recall; l met her at TIE
club"
Your family visited the family Of
the late VIM. Z. Annis?'
They did"
Your wife knew Mrs. Annis?"
Yes; but don't know how long"
do you know, and will you tell me
what you knew OF the moral character
Of VIM. f. Annis?"
Darrin objected and again the court
ruled out the question which was in
tended as an opening wedge to the
dead mans relations with Claudia
Hams.
Mr.. Mcintyre scored a point for the
defense through Witness Storm, who
testified for the state, by securing
from him the reluctant admission that
the Hams brothers may have been on
their way TO call on a Mr.. Bugg. q
real estate agent, when Annis was
shot. Under close questioning Storm
said that Bugg generally could be
found across the bay at Douglas Manor
and that the only way TO get there
was to cross from the Bayside Yacht
club float. Bugg, II was brought out.
is the agent for the realty south OF
Bayside owned by VIM. A. Teller, but.
Storm declared, he was not the agent
at the time OF the shooting.
Storm first met T. Jenkins Hams
on the float when. on a trip from
Birchfeld he went from the clubhouse
CONTINUED ON Page se,r ieeu.D
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
PRESIDENT-ELECT TAFT
ARRIVES IN AUGUSTA

AUGUSTA. Ga. Dec. 1S.-President-
elect Taft, Mrs. Taft. their two sons
and the, Taft retinue, including score
taries. stenographers and newspaper
correspondents, arrived In Augusta on
a special Pullman coach over the
Southern railway from Washington at
1911 this morning.
Immediately after having acknowl-
edged the ovation in his honor, Judge
Taft and the members OF his family
were escorted by Mr. and Mrs. Landoh
Thomas 10 their villa in Summeryille.
where the Tafts will visit until Mon
day.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
SHIP IS SUNK;
EIGHT DROWNED

LONDON, Dec. 1s.-According TO
report received here this morning the
steamer Lindholn, an English freight
er. was sunk In a collision In the chan
mel this morning While definite in
formation is lacking, IL Is known that
eight of the crew persisted. The ac-
cident is attributed to the fog and
snow which obscured the channel dur
ing the night and morning hours. The
Lindholn piled between Cardiff and
Sweden.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
MunleIpaI Laundry Planned.

The city will have municipal
laundry at which all the towels OF
the CITY hall, municipal courts and
other public buildings can te wash
ed I'm case the appropriation for the
new west side public bath house Is
allowed by the council and esuma,
tors The residents of the neighbor-
hood around the bath house would also
have the use OF the Laundry. Aid.
Brozo. who is working for the build
ing OF this bath house wants II locat-
cd I'm the central portion OF the
Twelfth or Fourteenth wards. pre-
sumably In the vicinity OF Myrtle,st.
and Roosevelt-ave.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
HANGED for Murder.

SPRINGFIELD. H., Dec. lS.--"Into
thy hands. o Lord, | commend my
spirit O Lord Jesus Christ. receive
my soul"
With these words on his lips. Frank
Bryant was dropped into eternity at
1925 O'Clock this morning at the coun-
" jail for the brutal murder OF aged
Thomas Brady. Aug "a last.
Bryant's love for a volunteer lassie
and his desire not TO be outdone by
"A fellow sutton was the self-confessed
motive for the Staying OF Brady and
the direct cause OF his paying the life
penalty for murder today.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
TAGGART PAYS FINE
AND LEAVES PRISON

Francis c. Taggart. veterinary sur
geon. paid In his fine OF 5000 In the
federal district court, Thursday after
noon. and thereby secured freedom.
The money was raised by his father.
Taggart had served his sentence In
connection with his elopement to this
country with Mabelle Gwendolyne
Webb. but was warned by the district
attorney that he would be prosecuted
for perjury II he took the poor debtors
oath to secure freedom without paying
his fne.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
$4,000 IS GIVEN
AUDITOR GENERAL
MONEY WILL BE USED FOR PAY
ROLLS ON MONDAY-cAPiTOL
EMPLOYEES DELIGHTED.

LANSING. Mich. Dec. 1s.-Checks
for $750.000. received from the rail-
roads to help out the state treasury,
were this morning turned over to the
auditorgeneral by Attorney General
Bird, to whom they were Transmitted.
Later II was announced that the
money would be available for pay
rolls next Monday. The capitol EN-.
ployes are delighted.
No reason exists In the opinion OF
the attorney general why this money
cannot be used for state expenses, as
1t cannot be considered as primary
school money until after the railroad
taxes are assessed and collected.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
GIRL OF EIGHT
SUES FOR DAMAGES

Helen Zywicki. aged 8 years. is
complainant In a suit for damage
fled against the Packard Motor Co..
in the circuit court. Friday. Little
Helen was knocked down and per-
manently injured. she claims, by a
Packard car being tested on Warren
ave- east. She alleges the car was
going 40 miles an hour. AZ a result
OF the accident the hearing OF her
right ear was totally destroyed, the
girl claims, and her whole nervous
system 80 shocked that sho has been
able to sleep only few minutes at a
time since The accident occurred
Sept 20. 1908.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
assessment Appeal Too Late.

A case OF every mixed assessment
was up for hearing before the coun-
ell committee on taxes. Friday. b.
Verstine asked TO be relieved OF an
assessment OF SAL 900 but was denied
The Tivoli Brewery Co. bad. In Its
statement of last spring, STATED that
this amount was owed by the brewery
TO Verstine. He was sent a notice
that he wouldd be assessed and did
not enter a protest then. Friday morn
ing he told the committee that the
amount was wrongly assessed to him.
but the aldrmen refused To take ac-
ton, taking the view that his appeal
had come too late
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
FALLS RESULTS IN
TRIPLE FRACTURE

George l.. Powell, oil years Old
slipped on an icy sidewalk near his
home. No. 16 Ledyard-st. Friday morn
ing, and sustained a triple fracture
OF his left leg. One OF the bones was
broken in two places and the other
in one. He was taken to Grace hos
pital
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
BLOOD STAINS ON
SUSPECTS CLOTHES

The case against James Williams.
alias Walter Hall, awaiting examina-
ton on the charge OF assaulting Gil
bert Sampson with intent to rob. has
been materially strengthened by the
finding OF blood stains on the hat and
coat worn by Hall when arrested and
also on the hammer he carried. Coun-
ty Chemist Clark has made this report
TO the police.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
Forth Likely TO Land Job.

August F. w. Forth, who made a
fight for a place In the council from
the Ninth ward and was defeated by
narrow margin. may be taken care
OF by the new administration. He has
been mentioned as a possibility for
the position of ward foreman. but IL
Is thought that this will remain In
the possession Of John b. Polbitzki
who hustled for Breitmeyer through
out the campaign.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
AMBASSADORS DEATH
SHROUDED IN MYSTERY

ROME, Dec. 1S--Despite the denials
OF physicians that Count Mouravieff.
the Russian ambassador 10 Italy, was
poisoned following his visit upon a
mysterious young woman at the Hotel
Splendid. his sudden and strange
death has caused great activity among
the police OF the Italian government
and the secret agents OF the Russian
government In Italy.
The sons OF the count are hurrying
TO Rome. summoned to the bier OF
their father by telegraph Immediate
ly after his death
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
WRIGHT MAKES
NEW RECORD

LEMANS, France. Dec. 1S.-Wilbur
Wright, the American aeronaut, to-
day established new worlds dis
lance record for aeroplano flights
travelling 81 IL miles In one hour flf
ty.three minutes and fifty nine sec
onds.
Todays flight was made In compe-
tition for the Michelin prize OF 10000
francs. which will go TO the daring
Americvn unless another aeroplanist
beats the mark he set before the end
Of the yea. This Is considered ex'
tremely improbable.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
THREE KILLED AND
FOUR ARE INJURED

NEW YORK Dec. lS.-Blinded by
snow and slcet three men were killed
and four injured on the Central Rail-
road OF New Jersey at Crawford. n. j.,
today.
They were members OF a section
gang employed by the railroad and
were sweeping Of the switches. When
they stepped out Of the way OF pas
seuger train they were hit by a freight.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
ARTILLERY CAPTAIN
IS ORDERED REMOVED

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1S.-Capt
Solomon Avery. Jr.. of the coast ar
tillery, has been ordered dismissed
by President Roosevelt. A message
was received at the Preside to that
effect today. Capt. Avery was twice
court-martialed on charges alleging
misapplication OF army funds.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
DEFENSE CLAIM s.
STATES CASE IS
fL|MSY
LAWYERS FOR T. JENKINS HAlNs
SAY STATES WHINE ssEa
PROVE THAT SHOOTING OF AN
MS WAS NOT PREMEDITATEp.

Y OSTON, Dec. ls.-In a statement
made today. Mrs. Claudia Libbey
Hams said she expected to be called
upon TO testify at the trial of 4.
jenkins Hams before Justice Crane
In the supreme court at Flushing
and that she would probably tell
every detail OF the tragedy.
This means that Mrs. Hams will
tell OF her acquaintance with WILL
lam L. Annis during the time that
her husband. Capt. Peter G. Hams,
was In the Philippines. and also OF
the admission she made TO her faith
er-in-Iaw, Gen. Hams.
The testimony given by Mrs. An
mis- caused Mrs. Hams TO say that
she thought she would appear at the
present trial.
Il feel very deeply for Mrs. An
MS" said Mrs. Hams today IT feel
very sorry for her. She is in a bad
position. poor woman. husbandless
and her little ones fatherless-all
through the act OF "a coward-or let
us say two-even though I don't
count Peter as the worse offender"
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
Kills Beautiful Girl.

BOSTON. Dec. 1s.-Miss Maud
Hartley. the beautiful 17-year-old
daughter OF Dr. r. Agnes Hartley.
was shot and almost instantly killed
as she was about TO board a car at
Highland-ave. and Cherry-st.. In Som
erville. early today, by James Har
mond. the son of police sergeant OF
that city. The rejection III her part
OF the young mans advances Is said
to be the motive for the crime.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
CHARTER WOULD BE
SCHOOL INSPECTOR

Edward f. Charter has gone out as
Democratic candidate for school in
spector In the Thirteenth ward. Al
bert Hely, a Democrat. is the present
representative OF the ward Charter
is now in the county treasurer's office
and was formerly in the department
OF public works.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
$4,000 BAIL FOR
Mr.. F0GELSANG

JACKSON. Mich. Dec. 18.-Henry
p. Gogelsang. cashier of the Spring
port State Savings bank, was arraign-
ed In court this morning. He demand
ed an examination, and this was set
for Dec 81. The prisoners bail was
fixed at $4,000. II was said that this
amount would be furnished today.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
BEVERAGE KILLS
TEN SOLDIERS

MANILA, Dec. 18.-Ten soldiers OF
the Eighteenth infantry. U. s. A.. in
camp at Kelthley, Mlndanao. drank an
acid that was served as "bino." na'
tive beverage, in camp on Dec. Is. and
died from the effects. some on that day
and others on the day following. No
details OF the matter are obtainablc.
Army officials blame the anti-canteen
law
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
LONGb0AT AND
SHRUbb MATCHED

NEW YORK. Dec. l8.-Alfred
Shrubb. the great jsaglisk runner.
and Tom Longboat, the Canadian In
dian, were matched today to race the
full Marathon distance, 26 miles 3S5
yards at Madison Square Garden on
Jan. 8 or g.
Promote Pat Powers clinched the
race today when he secured Shrubs
name to q contract
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
press is Muzzled.

UNION CITY, Tenn. Dec IS
Judge Jones at the reopeaing OF the
trial of the alleged night riders here
this morning. announced TO the news
paper men In court that a censorship
of the press had been ordered.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-The pres
ldent has appointed sherman More
land. OF Elmlra, ". Y, 10 be associate
justice OF the supreme court OF the
Philippines. succeeding James ).
Tracey, who has resigned.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
THE WEATHER.

Detroit and vicinity Friday night
and saturday, cloudy with snow fur
rtes, colder tonigbti Hight TO fresh
westerly winds.
Lower Michigan snow nurries to-
night and Saturdays colder tonight,
winds.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
cHRJsTMAs turkey FREE

with every mans Suit or Overcoat.
Prices $40 TO s25. Just what he wants
for Christmas; neckwear. shirts. caps,
hats, bathrobes, smoking Jackets. etc.
can be had at Hartz's. 1874 Monroe
ave.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18

One year ngo today Maximum tenn
perature, All minimum, 2tj mean, ISL
cloudy with Hight snow during the day
amounting TO 10 inch.
sun rose st et55 n. Sun sets mt
AsO3 d. nm.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
QUARANTINE MAY
Be LIFTED BY
CHRISTMAS
SECRETARY WILSON DOESN'T
SET DEFINITE DATE, 6UT Gov
EMINENT INSPECTORS WILL
LEAVE STATE SOON.

Charles B. Sawyer, Secretary De-
troit Board OF Commerce:
VIII modify quarantine on your
state at earliest possible moment
1t can be done with safety. Care
full investigation Is being made OF
conditions. and as soon as the in
vestigation Is finished we Will be
able to give you more definite in
formation as to the time.
JAMES VIII SON
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18

Standard Trunk Co.. 143 Jefferson
ave-, will be open evenings until
Christmas.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
Bicycles and Photographs for
Xmas. Metzger, 2s2 Woodward.

Standard Trunk Co. las Jefferson
ave, will be open evenings until
Christmas,
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18

Forced on. sale. Laughlin Fountain
Pen Co., 1873 Griswold-st
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18

New Christmas Post Cards
at Dietsche's, SO Woodward. See them.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18

Commercial Credit co. Rattan.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-18

HOURLY TEMPERATURES.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-21
WORK OF ROBBERS,

Robbss held several citizens at bay
early yesterday In Attics, Ohio, while
they bler open a1d robbed the fafe be-
longing to Renninger & Silcox OF Sc, 900
In cash. The robbers were fred upon,
but escaped.
A psrt OF the safe was blown through
wall of the store and into the Meyers
Hotel, the fragments landing in a room
where q guest vas asleep. The roboer'
we're discovered while at work upon the
safe. Help vas called, and many towns
men responded. The citizens surround
ed thest bot the ssfe-crsckers would
not leave. O5e robber, with a revolver,
held back the crowd at the front door, q
second did likewise ct the rear door,
while q third continued on the safe.
When the safe was opened and the money
ootaned, the robbers made DISH for
the street, still leveling their revolvers
at the crowd. A few shots were ex-
changed, but no one was injured. The
men vent toward Chicago Junction. a
posse quickly wss formed and is pursu-
ing them. In making their escape the
robbers made use of horse and buggy
which they had stolen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-21
THE mRREEOaES BIBLE.n

A dispatch from Montreal says: A
copy of the famous "Breeches Bible"
published in London in 1899, and said
to be the identical book on which George
Washington was obligated as a master
Mason, was last night restored to Lodge
of Antiquity, No. l, Q R., A. F. and
A. NJ, the oldest Masonic lodge in Osn-
sds, to which it originally belonged. Az
tlquity Lodge received its charter from
Ireland, aud was instituted by officers Of
the Forty-sixtb British Regiment, Of
which Washington was also member.
The initiation took place in New York
on q visit of the Forty-sixth Regiment.
The book has since been kept In vault
under The care of various Ms,onic
bodies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-21

New All Linen Table
Linens, yard SOC, 75c, 81,
SI.50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-21
AIexanOria Gazeffe.
Entered at the Postoffce ofAexandris4 Vir
Rinia, IS second-class mattsr.l
LIVES LOST IN EXPLOSION.

LIVES LOST IN EXPLOSION.
Twenty-Five persons are believed to
hav, lost their lives In the explosion Of
gas which tore up great ssctiou Of
Gold street, Brooklyn, yesterday, al ac-
count Of which was published in the
Gazette of that day. Il is definitely
known tha! Is persons were buried
under the hundreds of tons of earth and
timber that we're thrown into the cir
BY the explosion, and 10 more persons
are reported ss missing.
The explosion. occurred In 6fty-foot
deep excaS alton that had been made 10
Gold street between York aud Front
streets, where q water main was being
laid. The gas main recently sprung a
leak. aud 10 a manner unknown spark
came 10 COD act with the escaping gas
Yesterday. Immediately there was a
terrific explosion that lifted the surface
of he street for half block in both
directions aud hurled dirt, paving stones
and debris into the sir.
When the smoke and dust cleared away
It was seen that the street had been
opened from doorstep to doorstep over
an area of nesrly block. The loos-
ened earth and debris had fallen iut)
the excavation, burying the score Of
laborers who were ct work when the
accident happened. Great tongues OF
fame shot ont OF erevices In the street
and beside them geysers OF water leaped
into the air from a main that had been
shattered by the explosion.
Gold street was crowded with school
children when the explosion occurred,
aud that scores of children were not
killed VI Injured was remarkable. A
woman and three ohildren we're almost
opposite the excavation when the earth
crumbIed under their feet and they we're
swept down into the hole under tons Of
wFeckage. Two other children were on
the opposite side of the street when the
sidewalk caved in and they lost their
lives.
Samuel Trout, foreman OF the gang of
laborers who we're laying the water main
wa, near the wonaa AID three children
who lost their lives. he rushed forward
as he felt the street tremble from the ex.
plosioD, in an endeavor to cave them,
but he, too, was drawn into the death
bole. Trout was roasted to q cindeF.
OOly four of the men working In the
excavation escaped and their escape was
remarkable. These men wtrs digging
near t1e opening Of four-foot sewer and
the force of the explosion blew them to
the entrance of it. One of the meu was
hurled farhes. In and be pulled the
other three after him. Waer from the
troken main began to pour into the
sewer and the four men, in danger of be-
ing drowned, iaa toward the liver,
where there was au outlet to the sewer
and escaped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-21

New White Linen Dim
ner Napkins, dozen Sl.OO,
$I.25. $1.5O, $500, $3.50,
$3.50, $5 90.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-21

On account of Thanks"
giving we will have our
remnant sale next week on
Wednesday andup to noou
J thursday, at which time
the store will be closed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-21
How to Treat a sprain.

Sprsius, swelliDgs and lameness are
promptly relieved by Chamberlain's
Liniment. This liDiment reduces iD-
famma!ion aud soreness so that sprsiu
may be cured In about one-third the
time required by the usual treatment.
25 and 80 cent sizes for sale by W. F,
Creighton & Company and Richard Glib
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-21
List Of Unclaimed lettsrs.

The following is list Of the letters remain
ing in the Alexandria, Va, postoffice up to
November 81, 1908:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-21

You can cure dyspepsia, indigestion, sour
or weak stomach, or in fact any form of stom-
ach trouble If ycu will take Kodol occa.
sionally. Try it today on our guarantee.
We know what it will do for you. Sold by
w. Z. Creighton d Co.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-16
CHOOSING
NAMES FOR
THE BABIES
Reason That Should Govern
Parents in What Names
To Fix on Them.

We are badly in need of something
new in names. Perhaps the reform Is
beyond the courage of parents; but IL
they will not dare to invent, what Is
to be said against the revival of the
beautiful old names that have alto
gether died out?
Naming the baby is a great respon-
sibility-one of those responsibilities
that are held very lightly. It some
times seems pity that parents should
be allowed to name their children as
they do and yet escape the punishment
meted out to wrong-doers in this just
and fair land
At the same time, 2 merry-eyed.
roguish young lady ought to bless her
parents for having named her Mollle
instead Of Esther, though doubtless
the maid with any other name would
be as sweet.
When the weighty problem of NAM
ing the baby arises, there are often
family considerations to be taken into
account. 1t is possible that mamma
and papa have eyes upon the property
Of Uncle John, and think this an excel
lent opportunity for securing a place in
the will. 1t has been done before. And
bachelor uncles, wide awake as they
may be to ordinary tricks of COM
merce, receive these fattering comph-
ments with an righteousness that Is
truly touching.
II Uncle John be so easily impress
ed, how much better it is that the
newborn babe receive q slice of his
property than that it should fall to the
lot of INSCRIPTIONS adventures.
Let us then, by all means, look
around, and, before we follow our
own fancieS in Nancy Or Nathaniel,
see IL we cannot find Jack or Julia
that carries an inheritance with 1t.
To come down to the plain question
of choosing a name without mercen-
airy motives. Here we run against the
old problem which declares that tastes
differ. Proof of this is found in the
dreadful examples we see in any news
paper or directory, and the only saving
grace we find is the charm of variety.
The beauty of these names is that
one can bear them ana shine or re-
main obscure. Thomas Hardy has
never seemed to be name uniting
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-16
quietly eats them when 1t rests from
its labOrS
KANGAROO.


The Kangaroo is a native of Aus
tralia. The average Dimensions Of
the adult male are generally as fol-
lows: The total length of the animal
is about seven feet six inches from
the nose to tip of tail. The circum-
ferance OF the tail at its base Is
about foot. Its body and head ex-
coed four feet, the tail. length taking
up the remaining measurement.
The Mother Kangaroo arries her
baby, or babies. in a pouch in the
vicinity of her abdomen. When the
little Kangaroos are born, they are
extremely small, and are succored In
the pouch Of the mo1.aer.
Pitfalls, snares, nets and other de-
vices are employed In the capture of
the Kangaroo.
The adult male Kangaroo is dam
gerous antagonist to man and dog, .