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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-13

agents are having men sent from other
cities. For the latter the wages offered
are said to be an advance upon those
pronered men who ship here.
There is said to be bountiful supply
OF oysters on the Potomac beds, and the
season, it is thought, will be a good one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-13

morning. 1t is thought the boys went to
Virginia to gather chestnuts and decided
to remain over night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-13
RELEASED BY COURT
Pr0priet0rs of Indianapolis
News Win Victory.
PANAMA CANAL HEARING
Dismissal of Proceedings and the
Defendants Discharged.
VIEW OF CRIMINAL LIBEL
Declares Government Should Not
Have Power to Select Place
of Trial.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, October, 49,
Judge A. B. Anderson of the United
states court Of this district yesterday
dismissed the proceedings against Della
van Smith and Charles r. Williams.
proprietors Of the Indianapolis News.
who were resisting removal to the Dis
tr1ct of Columbia for trial under Il
grand jury indictment charging them
with having committed criminal libcl
In publishing articles alleging there
was corrupt profit of $2s,OOO,0OO in
the sale of the Panama canal to the
United States.
That man has read the history Of
our institutions to little purpose" said
Judge Anderson, in concluding his de-
c1slon, who does not view with appre-
hension the success of such q proceed
ing as this to the end that citizens
could be dragged from their homes to
the District Of Columbia, the seat Of
government. for trial under the circum-
stances of this case. The defendants
are discharged"
At the close of argument in the hear
Ing of Messrs Smith and Williams.
Judge Anderson said he was too busy
with other matters to write a long
opinion in the case. though it clearly
was one of great public interest and
Importance and involved several COM
pick questions of procedure in tine
United States courts. He would pro-
coed, he said. to sum up at once his
view of the evidence and the argument.
Il am Of the opinion" said Judge An
drson. that the fact that certain per-
sons were called thieves and swind-
lers does not constitute libel per Sc. A
newspaper has certain duty to per-
form. AS a former President has said.
1t is the duty of a newspaper to print
the news and to tellE. the truth about
it, 1t is the duty of a. newspaper, to
draw inferences for the nennle =:
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SeRtidos meRsa-
jes de pesame.

De todas las Cortes de dis
trito y otros tribunales de la
isla, continua recibiendo la
distinguida viuda y sefiorits
hija del que fue ilustre- COM
patricia LIDO. Jose Severe Qui
nones, sentidos mensajes de
p6same.
Las banderas de Ia casa
ayuntamiento de Ia ciudad,
Ateneo y de otros edificios
publicos continuan q media
asta durante los 9 dias de due
10. La Corte Suprema y las
dos secciones de la de distrito
suspendieron sus sesiones en-
sehal de duelo.
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NADo DE INSTRUCTION,
Queda 10 mismo S $500 en-
junto.
Sueldos escuelas publicas.
80 maestros preparedness to-
tai 1880
812 rurales con 312.620.
514 graduados con 339.24O.
IA principales con total de
1850
100 de ingles con total de l23.
2OO..
7 de agriculture; S $685..
2 inspectores de. primera
clase IS 1920
3 de segunda 5 1920
80 de tercera S $4,000
Total de estas partidas
S864.040. Figuraban S72l.700
Gastos eventuales, lIbros de
texto Y demas, 10 mismo que
figuraban; S $4,000
Maestros principales escuelas
superiores, Sc hace un reajuste
de sueldos; pero figura la mis-
ma partida de 26.440.
Gastos eventuales escuelas
superiores, INSTRUCTION y
practics de jovenes puer-
torriquenos en- los Esta-
dos Unidos, las mismas parti-
das de $780, 900 y 1880 s
Lo mismo para instruction
de iovenes en- atlas escueIas
ly de mujeres jovenes en- los
Estados Unidos quedando los
S 5000, ,10.S00 y 1000 que
figuraban en- el presupuesto
Bibhoteca insular. Suprimido
el sueldo del Bibliotecario s
l.20O Y rebsisdo el del Auxi-
liar, de $40 z500.
Portero, 10 mismo s 4S0.
Los gastos eventuales de Ia
Biblioteca sc dejan los mis-
mos Y son $500.
Aqua Y alumbrado 10 mismo
| S $50.
I SANDAL, BENEFIcENcIA Y co
RRECCIoNEg.
Compensation del Director
del Departsmento adicionaI
! 4 Ia que recibe como conseje-
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v|AJE ALREOfOOR
de PueIto-Rico.
Lo ,endis an los ''spor-
man maYaguezanos
Panzardi y Pie.ran-
toni. =
Lievaran eI record del on.
!laJe que recorra So auto
TsmbiaB tarap anotsciODes del
eslSdo de lss earreleras pa
70 nD informe al comisjoEs.
Dc del Interior.

Nuestros amigos .os j6ve-
nes E. Panzardi y R, NJ. Pie
trantoni, manager este 1lti-
no de la firma A. Panzardi,
saIleroD e) lunes de madruga-
ds para Yauco, en- un magni-
fico automovil marca "Pope
Hartford" de cuyos autos es
agente en- Ia isla el Sr. Panzar-
di, para de ALI continuar su
viaje alrededor de todo Puer-
to Rico, desde Mayaguez.
Los distinguidos sportman,
llevaran el record del millaje
que recorra su auto, como a.
demas la cantidad de gasoli-
ua que Sc caste, en- los diferen-
tes trayectos.
Tambien haran anotacio-
mes del estado de las carrete-
ras para ell servicio de auto
movies, q grande y pequefa
velocidad. con objeto de pre-
sentar up informe al comisio-
nado del interior.
He aqui el itinerario que
seguiraD los jovenes automo-
vilistas.
Mayagiiez 4 Yauco carre-
terra.
Yauco 4 Ponce-tren.
Ponce a Guayama-carre-
terra.
Guayama a Caguas. D
Caguas a Humacao "
Humacao a San Juan u
San Juan a Ponce "
Ponce q AreclbO.
:Arecibo' a Aguadilla
Aguadilla q San Sebastian
y, Lares. "
Lares q, Arecibo. "
Arecibo: q Ponce "
Ponce q Mayaguez.
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Interes en- las discuslones.

En- estos ultimos dfas de la
legislature Sc We muy concu-
rrida la CAmara y Ia mayor
parte de los empleados de las.
oficinas del gobierno insular
concurren a los pasillos de Ia
Camara a DIR los debates que
Sc llevan q efecto alli. Las re-
bajas hechas por 10 comision
de hacienda de la Camara al
Presupuesto de gastos han
despertado ell interes que pue-
de suponerse en- los empleados
y Sc espera con gran interes ell
informe de las comisiones de
conferencia de la Camara y
ell Consejo respecto dc esa ley.
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AURORA TR|STE..
La linda jovsn Fer
nandez yGil de Ru-
bio, sallecio sn Ba-
2amon,
Eta ana sensitive sus Sc
eleeo doIieate d toque
del lniortuaio. y
La bueDs csridsd llegd tarde, =
iriuDf6 Ia muerte.
tDs nussfrs corvesponsol,)

Marco 1O.-Ep mi cr6nica
anterior me ocupabs de Ia
gran obra de carload lleva-
da q cabo por el doctor Fer
nandez Mater en- una joven
de Catano, enferma de ena-
genacion mental.
Aurora Fernandez y Gil
de Rubio era la enferma que
ha sido en- estos dias la conmi-
seracion general, por tratar-
Sc de una nina, como de Is a
16 amos que pierde la raz6n,
no por motives de amorios,
no por vanas ilusiones, 6
quimeras irrealizables, no por
causa alguna en- que a la edad
de Aurora, puede ser causa
de esa cruel enfermedad.
Aurora, puede decirse que
fue una Aurora venida al
mundo, no en- una manana
primaveral, sino. en- una de
esas tristes mafianas oto1ales,
en- que la naturaleza Sc mues-
ira rigurosamente triste, IRA
diando sobre los seres su iris
teza.
Aurora, fue una flor, que
apenas pudo alderman Ell pensil.
No tuvo las caricias del &C.
fro, y ST ell halago de vientos
huracanados que condujeron
huracanados que concluye--
ron por destrozarla, porque su
debil tallo no pudo resistir
ell tormentoso turbi6n.
Y cuando la carload Sc le-
vantaba en- todos los corazo-
mes, para prestar auxilio a la
infortunada joven; cuando su
m6dico alimentaba grandes
esperanzas de salvarla, la
muerte, inexorable siempre, y
quizas siempre justiciera, la
arrebat6 sIbitamente, dejan-
do en- nuestro amino profundo
pesar, no por su perdida,
solamente porque creiamos,
que ell uiacruSis de Aurora,
Sc terminarfa, quedando ella
entire nosotros recibiendo ell
premio de sus dolores y SUI
frimientos.
Pero quizas en- la mansion
celeste reciba ella ese premio
entire seraficos mantos y de
manos de angeles como ella.
Ante ell idolor immense de
la madre de Aurora, nos des-
cubrimos con respeto y deia-
mos en- la tumba de la j6ven
infortunada la siempre viva
de nuestro recuerdo.
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proyectar los rayos luminosos.
iCual es Ia naturaleza
de esta luz? lEs I'm sencillo
fen6meno de fosforescencia /?
sEsta originado por la cleo
tricidad, 8 tiene por causa eI
misteno de Ia radisctividad,
de que habla el ilustre fisico
Becquerel?
Los sabios occeanogrzficos
sc ocupan actualmente en- el
estudio de una observation
interesante, que puede ser de
gran trascendencIa.
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Preguntaronle al mozo 81
eonocia a sus padres y
contesto negativamente.
Fus entonces cuando le conta-
ron que habia heredado tres
millones de duros.

San Sebastian, Espafia Fe-
brero 4.-Esta noche Sc pre-
sentaron los albaceas de una
sonora americana, que habia
fallecido en- Mundaca, pregun-
tando por un joven llamado Je
s1s Lejabeitia.
Como este Sc hallara depes-
ca, no tuvieron mas remedio
los albaceas que esperar su
regreso.
Apenas lego, eI mucha-
cho fue interrogado 4 bordo de
su lancha, pregunt&ndole 81
conocia d sus padres.
Ell pescador contest6 mega
tivamente, y entonces fue,
cuando los albaceas Ie conta-
ron que su madre habfa fa-
llecido en- Mundaca, dejan'
dole una fortuna de tres mi
llones.
Esta noticia asombr6 al
muchacho, que de tan ines
perada manera Sc convertfa
en- potentado.
Inmediatamente Sc visti6
su mejor traje y, acompaha-
do de los albaceas, march6 q
Mundaca en- I'm automovil.
Ell suceso es muy comen-
tado en- todo San Sebastian
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MoReda maIaya

Los habitantes de Ia penfn-
sula Malaga tienen en- circula-
ci6n la moneda mas pequeha
que Sc conoce en- ell mundo.
Esta es una especie de oblea
formada con el jugo resinoso
de un arbol, y su valor es las
l20 avas parties de un centa-
vo.
La moneds mas pequena
que hasta el presente Sc hs
conocido es Ia portuguese de
tres reis que vale 6 centesimos
de centayos-
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.ro; del .OOOa $50.
Director Auxiliar de 1900 a
1850.
Ofieinista Y traductor de 1.5OO
q |. $50.
Taquigrafo de 1000 q 1850.
Mensajero Y portero 10 mismo
q 800.
Tenedor de libros de 1.5O0 &
1850.
Agente comprador de 200
aI.0S0.
Oficinista de 1000 q $50.
Copista 10 mismo $50.
Mensajero 10 mismo s 800.
Yease mahana) .-
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Conferencias.

FL director de Ia compsAia
de ferrocarriles celebr6 syer
mahana una breve conferen-
cia con el presidente del con-
seio eiecutivo sr. Willouhby.
Tambi6n confsFnciArOu en-
los pasillos del conseio el al
eaIde de Ia ciudsd y los mism-
bros republicanos del Conse-
10.
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OBS[RvACIONES
0CEANOGRAF|CAS
J .-----.--~
La luz en- Il mar, no
pasa de euatroeien-
tos netros dc o:o-
tundidad.
Sostienen a!gunos Ia .mpo'
sib,l,dad 5s ls vida en-
la' p,ofundi5sdes 8 e /
mar.
Mas ess error fui recsi6csdo
.euando 81 primer cable sub.
nsrino fue recogido.

Las aguas del Ueceano, que
contienen en- disoluci6p 8 en-
suspension todos los cuerpos
conocidos, no sop ipdefinida-
mente transparentes pues los
rayos del sol no penetran en-
sus grandes profundidades.
Experiences realizadas con
placas fotograficas, por medic
de un ingenioso mecanismo,
han demostrado que la luz
no pasa de 400 metros en- la
profundidad, las placas no han
sido impresionadas por Ia luz
del sol. .f
AL realizarse esta eXperien-
cia, como Sc habfa creldo STEM
pre- que la luz era necesaria
para la vida de las plantas, Sc
afirmo por algunos que no po-
dfa haber vegetaciones en- los
mares, pasados los 400 metros
de profundidad, nj tampoco
desarrollarse la vida animal,
encontrandose los abismos oc-
ceanicos enteramente tenebro-
sos y desiertos.
Tambien Sc invoc6 como
razonamiento ,para sostener
la teorfa de laS imposibllidsd
de la vida animal en- las pro-
fundidades liquidas, la presion
de las aguas. Diez metros de
aguas del mar ejercen sobre un
cuerpo sumerjido preston de
una atm6sfera , y por 10 tanto,
5000 metros de aqua, 500 at
m6sferas de preston.
Fundandose en- tales razona
mientos, ,ademas del citado de
la luz, sostienen algunos la
imposibilidad de la vida en- las
grandes profundidades occea-
nicas.
Pero las observaciones cien-
tificas han rectificado los erro-
res. Cuando fu6 recogido del
fondo del mar el primer cable
para hacer en- el reparaciones,
fueron encontrados fuerte-
mente adheridos a aquel mu-
chos animales perfectamente
organizados para la vida. Ell
cable habfa estado varios amos
$4,000 metros de profundidad
en- ell fondo de los mares.
En- ell buque ingles "Cha-
llenger", dedicado mucho
tempo q observaciones oceo-
nograficas, Sc han hecho SON.
deos, y en- todas las profundl-
dades han sido encontrados
animaIes vivos: unos ciegos,
que viven en- las cavernas, prl-
vados de toda luz, pero otros
con ojos.
La estructura de los 6rga-
nos luminosos de muchos de
los animales submarines, es-
tudiada por el Principe de
Monaco y otros observadores
oceanograficos, es maravillo-
sa. Estan formados q manera
de Iinterna, y la substantial
fosforescente que emite la luz
Sc encuentra colocada en- una
cavidad cubierta por una mem
brana, fernando un reflector
V una lentfcula analoga al cris-
talino del ojo', destinada a
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Sc su prime eI cargo
de bibliotecar;o ;asu-
lar y seis emp.eados
en- Ia oticina de ms
peccion de escuelas.
Sc separa Ia detective de
Ia poho,s tnsuJaJ con un
iefe 5 sub. leles y so guar
dias.
Sc sumeuts la eonsigDscjtu ps'
"a instruction pdhlics en- mas
De l40, 600 dollars.


De l40, 600 dollars.
Vsasa 10 edici6p del martes 10 ' IS
plsnss
Telegroto tnsutar Superinten-
dente de $4,000 1.500.
AuxiIar de $500 & 1850.
Official primero de 1900 a
1850
Escribienee traductof-taqui'
grafo, de 1900 q 1850.
Los 5 empIeados siguientes de
esta partida quedan con los
mismos sueldos.
EI capatas de concervacI6n
de lineas con ell mismo sueldo
de 720 y rebajados q S $40 los
dos reparadores que figuraban
con 600 y $40.
Director jefe-telegrafista, 10
mismo 1900 S.
Director a 1000 en- ves de
1900.
Telegrafista con 900 ep veg
de 1000.
5 telegrafistas de zoos (Se
designan los puntos en- donde
han de prestar servicio)
5 telegrafistas de $40 S. II
s telegrafistas de 720 S.
5 de 600 S.
l de 480 S.
2 mas de q 4S0 S.
~ mas de 4S0 S.
2 escribientes uno con 900 y
otro con 4S0 en- vez de 480 y
800.
Tn mensaiero con 300;3 con
240; 6 con S 120 y SIS con 60 S.
2 mensajeros para telefonos
con 800 cada uno 7S mas q 24O
7 operadores de. 180 SIS tele-
fonistas de 180 5 y Is mas
| q 100. :.
TodO 10 demas suprimido.
Las partidas para alquiler de
oficinas, alumbrado, transpsr-
tie impresos y demas, quedan
en- 10 mismo con un total de
13.2O0
P!oIiciG t1SuLar:
l. jefe con $500. un ayudante
con 1000; l guarda almacen
con 1900; y jefe de contabili-
con 1.20o;y un musico mayor
con l. 200 S
3 jefes de distrito con 1920
cada uno; 4 mas con 1.500
q mas con 1.080; 4 mas con
$50; cuatro con 900 y 19 sar-
jentos con COOS
- cabos con 4S0 y 700 guar
dias con 42O. Yncluida la par
tida que Sc habia Dorado, de
S 10000 para pago de reenga-
ganches de guardias.
DEPARTAMENTo DE INsTRUC-
cI6N.
Comisionado el mismo sueldo
de 1000
Auxiliar de 5000 a 2.55O.S
Secretario taquigrafo de 600
/ q 1.0S0.
Portero 10 mismo 480.
Mensajero 10 mismo 800.
Jefe division coDtabilidad, ,en
$500 q g.. 125.
Oficinistas de 1000 q 1.0S0.
/ Otro de 1.400 1.260.
Encargado de almacen de
1000 q 1.0S0.
Escribiente de 720 q $50
Peon 10 mismo 240.
Jefe division iuntas escolares.
De 1000 q 1.S00.
Oficinistas de archives de 2.
900 al. 800
Escribiente Y taquigrafo de
1000 q $50.
Escribientes de 900 Y 600 a
IS55 y $40 respectivamente.
Borrada Ia division de Inspec-
ci6n con un total de S $500
V 6 empleados
/ DIVISION DE DETECTIVES"
PoLICIA INsULAR.
| l jefe con l.50O
| 3 sub-jefes con 1000
30 puardias con 600.
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do sbozlio fiscal, ST. Ptres Mar.
tin, y a deiensa CORE 1 cargo del
ST. Ortiz Area =
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-27
(By one who has worn II off,

Peculiar Institution, Commence
ment Day.
1t is the ending of school, and
the stereotyped attitude prescribed
for graduates is that of sorrow that
school is no more.
Undergraduates are permitted tC
be honestly glad that vacation has
come How this is changed in the
senior! His mood is replete with
pangs, with a poignant sympathy
for the alma mater about to be de-
prived of him.
What causes this grand reversal
OF emotions?- Is the student not
rejoiced at cutting loose? Yes, he
Is. But established custom requires
a bit of acting. 1t is comfortable
opportunity for the exercise of the
human dramatic instinct, and it is
seized with all the playfulness of
youth.
The world falls" for the heroics
of Commencement Day, the while
that 1t appreciates the subtle
humor thereof. II is sort OF
pleasant myth, like Santa Claus.
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WICKERSHAM GIVES.
SUPREME COURTPAN

right, but he had never heard of
such a thing as STIMULATING that a
company building p railroad into
city should hold those tracks
open for rental to another line
that might also want to get into
the city and that the city might
want.
North Coast representatives
were not particularly fighting the
common user, in fact Attorney
Hamblen said that If the city
could compel the S. P. & s. to
use the, North Coast tracks it
would simplify a good many prob
lens. .sa .,ssis,, Ill
4 But Mohr couldn't see into 1T
at all and neither could he see
into the justice of the city requir-
ing the Great Northern to pay 25
per cent of the cost of the Wash
.ington street viaduct before grant
ing 1t another franchise. Mohr
argued against the proposition of
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Special Correspondence to The Presf
NEW YORK, May 27.-Will
young Henry Rogers II rule over
the domains of Rogers, or will a
regent be appointed until he reach
es his financial majority? This is
one of the first questions Wall
street asked when it learned of
the death of Fl. H. Rogers, the
elder.
The general belief is that the
new king will take the scepter
himself.
Henry H. Rogers, jr., is the first
of the circle of second generation
oil-copper-stee milliCnaires to be
tested. The Rockefellers, Morgan,
Stillman, Perkins are still in the
harness. The eder Rogers death
is the first break in the old crowd
which has made itself dominant in
finance within the last 80 years.
But it can't be very many years
before they are all gone. What
after? Will the second oil-copper
generation follow the example of
the Astors and go in for foreign
titles, leaving business to man
ayers and clerks-and new million
aires rising from below? Or is
there another Cornelius Wander
bilt in Standard Oil to follow a
commodore?
Henry H. Rogers, ir., has been
best known to the world through
his ambitions to be a military man
via the national guard route. He
figured in the court-martial of
Colonel Dyer while he was cap
tain in the Twelfth regiment of the
New York militia.
The court-martial released Dyer,
and Rogers, finding the regimental
mess unpleasant, jumped to the
Twenty-second engineers. From
there he went to the famous Sixty
ninth regiment, where he made a
fight for the lieutenant colonelcy,
which is reputed to have cost him
$4,000 He was not elected.
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HARD BLOW FOR
STATE CASE
SOLDIER WITNESS JUST DIS.
COVERED ESTE RDAY
SWEARS THERE WAS NO
DEAD BODY ON KNOLL AT
IMPORTANT DATE.

Dramatic incidents married the
closing hour of yesterdays session
of the Clein trial. After a some
what unsatisfactory examination
for Clein of medical experts called
by the defense, his counsel intro
duced the most startling and effec-
tive testimony yet heard in his be-
half when Private Wheeler Boyd
of Fort Wright swore that there
was no dead body ON the knoll at
the fort on March 9 or 10.
The states case is predicated on
the theory that Saudawski was
killed on the knoll on the military
reservation on the night of March
/ and that his dead body lay there
undiscovered until March 81.
After the delivery of this body
blow to the state, Prosecutor Pugh
in turn sprung little sensation by
asking Boyd how much he had re-
ceived for giving this testimony.
Boyd said he had received nothing.
Pugh then asked If Attorney Wins
ton had given Sergeant Young OF
Boyd's company $40 to secure tes-
timony in the case, to which Boyd
said he did not know. Pugh further
asked if the witness knew whether
or not Winston had donated $40 to
the company fund of Boyd's COM
pany, to which the witness said he
did not know.
Attorney Winston, after these
questions had been asked, re-
quested of the court the right to
call Sergeant Young, who was I'M
der subpoena as a witness for the
state Court granted the request.
The inference gained from
Pugh's final questions TO Boyd was
that there existed some sort of con-
spiracy among the soldiers at Fort
Wright to Job" the state in order
to free Clein.
Boyd was subjected to a most
rigid cross examination by Prose
cutor Pugh, but he chung well to
the vital points of his original
story. Boyd seemed little con-
fused as to the point at which he
entered the reservation and his
general movements in going over
the ground, but could not be
shaken as to his positiveness that
there was no body on the knoll on
the day of his visit.
Boyd said that he had not been
subpoenaed as witness until yes
terday and could not explain why
he had not sooner come to the
front with the important informa
ton possessed by him. Boyd left
the stand with perspiration pouring
down his face in streams.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-27
special Correspondence to The Press

special Correspondence to The Presl
WASHINGTON, May 27.-Attor
ney General Wickersham's friends
are still joking him about what
would have been an objectionable
breach of the etiquette of the
highest court in the land had il
heen committed by anyone else
than the head of the department
of justice of the United States.
Mr.. Wickersham actually APP
peared before the supreme court
the other day in d light colored
suit of clothes. 1t was an ofdin-
airy business SUIT. such as an} man
might wear TO his office on warm
summer day. But no Q1e had
ever before been alloyed TO .ap-
pear in the supreme courtroom
dressed in any other than dark
clothing.
The attorney general had been
very busy at his Office. He had
donned his summer suit that
morning as a matter of course and
it did not occur to him until he
reached the capitol that he was
not attired according to the I'M
written law of the great tribunal.
The doorkeeper, whose chief
duty is to keep "flashily dressed
persons out of the courtroom,
WINGED when Mr.. Wickersham
passed the door. The attorneys
in the room looked at him
aghast Then the assistant attor-
ney general, Wade Ellis, mention
ed the matter to him. But moth
ing could be done. The hour for
holding court had arrived and the
presence of attorney general was
imperative. The matter was ex-
planned to the justices before they
entered the courtroom and they
overlooked the attorney generals
offense. But Mr.. Wickersham was
manifestly uncomfortable through
out the session.
The supreme court is very in
sistent that noone shall appear be-
fore it in any garb that might pos
sibly be construed as showing lack
of respect for the black-robed JUS
tees.