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- THE MORNING OREGON IAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1908.
MOTHER FEARED "
"FDR THAW'S MIND
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Writes Extremely Pathetic
Letter to One of His
Schoolteachers.
HOWLED LIKE AN ANIMAL
Littleton Piles Up More Evidence of
Insanity Story of White's Threat,
to Kill Harry Thaw Is Again
Related In Courtroom.
NEW YORK. Jan. 16. The non-arrival
of important witnesses, who are
hurrying to New York, caused aban
donment of the afternoon session of
the Thaw trial today and cut the"
morning sitting down to less than two
hours. Mrs. William Thaw, mother of
the accused, arrived from Pittsburg to
day and, if strong enough, may take
the stand tomorrow. She has been ill
for more than a menth and at one time
it was feared she would not be able to
attend the trial. Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw will not be offered as a witness
until some time next week.
The elder Mrs. Thaw figured in
directly In the evidence taken today.
A letter written by her in 1S81 to the
master of the little Pennsylvania
frehool where her son was a pupil, was
Identified by the master and read to
the Jury. It told of the mother's great
anxiety over 'the conduct of her son
and the! tear entertained that his mind
even then was unbalanced.
Benjamin Bonan, formerly door
keencr at the Madlson-Sauare Theater.
where Evelyn Nesbit played in "A Glrll
From Dixie" In 1896, repeated the
story he told at the first trial of a
threat made by Stanford White to find
and kill Thaw before daylight. i
Butler Calls Him Irrational.
August Weber, the former Thaw butler,
who yesterday testified to various Inci
dents In the life of Harry K. Thaw during
the early months of 1903, was recalled to
tne witness stand when the trial opened
today. He was asked by Mr. Littleton, of
the defense, if Thaw's actions as he ob
served them while employed In the Wash
ington and Pittsburg houses, impressed
him as rational or Irrational. ,
"Irrational," replied the' witness
promptly.
District Attorney Jerome then began his
cross-examination, iie had the witness
repeat several of the incidents he related
yesterday afternoon and asked If he
considered a ti tip from Thaw an ir
rational act.
"It seemed queer for what I did," said
the witness.
The witness declared that Thaw was not
. dissipating and seemed healthy when he
knew him, but always was nervous and
excitable.
Christopher Baggan, steward of the New
York Whist Club, was recalled to give the
dates of Thaw's visits to the club in 1904,
1905 and 1905. Mr. Jerome brought out
from the witness the fact that ho was
nhle on each of these occasions to play
bridge whist with the best players In the
club.
(lave Xo Coherent Reply.
Raymond A. Brown, a music publisher
and eye-witness of the killing of Stanford
White, was called and testified to Thaw's
irrational appearance on the roof garden.
Mr. Brown said he knew Thaw per
sonally and spoke to him during an
Intermission In the performance, but
could not get a coherent reply.
"Did you ever try to get a coherent
reply from any other man twenty min
utes before he took thellfe of a fellow
human belng7" asked Air. Jerome.
"No," replied the witness.
That's all."
Abraham - R. Beck, of Lancaster Coun
ty. Pennsylvania, uncle of ex-Assistant
Attorney-General James M. Beck,
was called as the next witness. He said
that Harry Thaw was one of 15 boys In
his school in 1SS1 and 1SS2. The memory
of the boy'-Thnblts had always lived with
him, the witness said.
"The hoy was excessively . nervous,"
paid Mr. Beck, "and was very unso
cial and sullen and abstracted. His
eyes were, most striking. One , of the
principal things I remember about
young Thaw was the spasmodic and
startling outbursts of animal-like
howls. Those howls would stop as
suddenly as the turning off of a foun
tain." Mother Thought Him Unbalanced.
Mr. Beck identified a letter he had re
ceived from Mrs. William Thaw, the
mother of Harry, about the boy's con
duct at school, and It was read to the
Jury. The letter was dated October 25,
1SS1. It was in reply to a communica
tion from Mr. Beck complaining of
Harry's conduct and speaks of the dis
tress the letter caused the parent. The
letter read:
Can you not bear wilh him a whllo
longer? To yield to his wishes now and to
send him home, I hid afraid mlEht ruin
him. I begin to fear that his conduct and
hi outbursts are not all th results of
temper and rebellion, but perhaps his mind
is more or'lesi unbalanced. Do you think
there Is any danger of that? His uncle,
who became weak-minded, was subject, as.
a boy. to Just such outbreaks of temper,
and I have a fecllnc of dread. Won't you
deal art-ntly with him. for my sake? How
would It do to avoid notlclnc him for one
day? ! really do not know what to sut
Best: Harry is so different from the other
children. .He oug"ht to have been more care
fully watched and trained. Mr. Thaw will
be home soon and will be able to advise
with me.
Mr. Beck said he had had many years'
experience in teaching and training boys,
but Thaw's conduct was different from
any he had ever known.
"I couldn't help but think him irra
tional." declared the witness.
Mr. Beck is now 79 years old. His
testimony was Impressive and Mr.
Jerome asked but one or two questions
on cross-examination.
White s Threat to Rill.
Annie Baggan, a sister of Christopher
Bnggan and housekeeper at the Whist
Club, told of several instances of what
she termed Irrational conduct on the part
of Thaw.
Benjamin Bonan. former stage director
at the Metropolitan Theater, testified
that Kvelyn Nesbit. on Christmas eve.
HUM. was appearing In "A Girl from
Dixie." He appeared at the first trial
and testified that after Thaw had called
at the theater and taken the girl away.
Stanford White arrived. When he found
that Miss Nesbit had gone away. White
displayed a pistol and vowed he would
"kill that Plttsburger" before morning.
This testimony was repeated todal.
Bonan said he communicated the-threat
to Thaw. 1
At the afternoon session Mr. Littleton
announced that some of his most impor
tant witnesses,, on the way here by
steamer and train, had failed to arrive,
and asked for an adjournment until to
morrow morning, which was granted.
RESENTS CHARGE OF THIEF
Director in United Wireless Cmu
pany Sues Rival for Dan-ages.
SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 16: As the
result of a bitter rivalry between the
Massie Wireless Telegraph Company
and the United Wireless Telegraph
Company, suit was riled today by W.
W. Tompkins, a member of the board
of directors of the United Company,
for J50.000 damages from the Massie
Company and its Pacific Coast man
ager, Arthur Isbell.
The suit is based on .a long letter
alleged to have been written by Is
bell to the . Maston Navigating Com
pany on October 14, 190,7. In this let
ter Isbell stated that his attention had
been called to an anonymous letter
upon the letter' heads of the United
Company "emanating .from the brain
or a dishonest writer employed by the
worst gang of thieves that has infest
ed this ctmntry for a long time."
BATTLE RAGESTEN HOURS
French Troops Finally Gain A'ictory
Over Tribesmen.
TANGIER, Jan. 16. News- has
reached here of a terrific ten-hour en
gagement in a ravine near Settat yes
terday between a French column under
command of General d'Amafe and a
column commanded by Mulai Rachid,
one of the .chiefs of Mulai Hafid's
forces. The French gained a splendid
victory In the face of heavy odds, dis
persing the enemy and occupying
Setlat.
ROUSED FROM ITS SLEEP
(Continued from First Page.)
Ing to learn is whether the enormous
stock investments made with Union
Pacific funds amounted to a waste of
the assets and impairment of the fa
cilities of an Interstate common carrier.
and whether the matter of such invest
ments could be made subject to the
regulation of Congress."
The Unanswered Questions.
In regard to the $28,000,000 of Illinois
Central, purchased at f 175 a share, the
question which Mr. Harriman declined
to answer, are as follows:
Were the 90,000 shares sold by yourself.
Mr. Rogers and Mr. Stillman pooled?
Was it acquired for the purpose of selling
it to the Union Pacific?
Was the stock purchased by you at a
much lower price than $175 with the in
tention of turning it over to the Union
Pacific?
Did you have any interest in the 105.000
shares sold at the time by Kuhn. Loeb &
Co. to the Union Pacific?
Were the 105.000 shares acquired by the
same pool for the purpose of selling to the
Union Pacilic?
On the subject of the Union Pacific
dividend, which advanced from a' rate
of 6 to 10 per cent per annum on Au
gust 15, 1906, with a consequent rise
in the stock, Mr. Harriman declined to
answer the following:
Were you directly or indirectly Inter
ested In any stocks that were bought- be
tween the 19th of July and the lTth of
August that appreciated? " 'V
Itd you or any dlroctor buy. amaUnlon
Pacific and Southern Pacific stocks In an
ticipation oJ lha.1 dividend'.'
t Grounds for Refusal.
The grounds assigned by Messrs.
Harriman and Kuhn for their refusal
are thus summarized by Judge Hough:
1. The questions propounded are not per
tinent, relevant or material to any Inquiry
stated or defined by the - resolution of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
2. Said resolution or order was an Im
proper method of originating Inquiry by the
Commission.
3. The Commission Is not empowered
either to pass the resolution or make the
order or ask the questions by a statutory
grant of Dower.
4. If, however. Congress has assumed to
delegate statutory power authorizing such
procedure, then such congressional grant is
unconstitutional. inasmuch as Congress
Itself could not address these Questions be
cause they do not relate to commerce
among the several states.
Judge Hough sayVs:
Whether the language of the petitioners'
resolution is broad enough to Justify the
questions depends upon the view taken of
the interstate commerce law. It is clea.-ly
stated that, inter alia, the commission
wishes to ascertain whether the relations
existing between carriers subject to the act
and community of interests, if any. exist
ing among them, tend to defeat the aur
pose of the act.
Hough Sweeps Away Objections.
Judge Hough states that he considers
Mr". Harriman's position to the effect
that the Union Pacitic could mortgage its
interstate railway for anything it pleased
and invest the proceeds of the hypotheca
tion in anything permitted by the laws
or Utah at prices and rrom vendors not
open to investigation or criticism by the
commission is its own confutation, inas
much as from such premises it must fol
low that any interstate carrier created
by state law may ruin itself through
improvident investments , and become
wholly unable to fulfill its carrying func
tions. All questions, says the opinion,
relating to the purchase of stock are,
therefore, within the purview or the reso
lution. The question relating to possible specu
lation in Union Pacific shares seems, says
the Judge, to stand in a different light.
He says:
The dividend had been declared: Its
amount or rate Is not in question: presum
ably had It been earned, but whether ad
visedly declared or not. the deed had been
done and the corporate act completed. I do
not see how the withholding of information
from the public after dividends are de
clared tended to defeat the purposes of the
act or Impair the ability of the Union
pacific to perform its duties as an Inter
state carrier.
Of the opinion, Mr. Stlmson said:
"I regard it as a sweeping victory. The
one question concerning the dividend,
which Mr. Harriman Is not directed to
answer, is one on which we did not even
expect to win."
LOW RATES TO PACIFIC COAST
Two-Cent Fare Will Not Affect Col
onist Ticket.
CHICAGO. Jan. 16. That the 2-cent
fare regulation recently enacted by sev
eral Western states will not operate to
do away with colonist rates on the rail
roads leading to the Pacific Coast was
announced yesterday. Independent no
tice to this effect had been given by the
Southern Pacific, and . other Western
roads are expected to follow the lead.
From the beginning, March 1, and con
tinuing until April, it is announced, the
rates of $38 from the Middle West to the
Pacific Coast will be In effect for home
seekers. From the Missouri River territory, trie
rate to California will be $30.
Tomorrow and Monday positively will
be the last days- for discount on East Side
gas bills. Portland Gas Company.
Eye glasses $1.00 at Metzger's
POLITICS FIGURE
. IN HALL TRIAL
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to show that Hall knew of the alleged il
legal fence as early as the Spring of 1900
although i was not finally removed until
1305. It Is also preliminary to establishing
trie existence of a conspiracy among
Steiwer, Hendricks and Zachary with
which th nrnKeciition exnecta later to as
sociate Hall with other testimony. I
Hall said yesterday that he and May
have decided to take the stand in their
own defense when the proper time comes.
Hall says he has ben waiting three years
for an opportunity to vindicate himself
and he is determined to take the stand
and make a statement of the facta.
Pleads Usunl Statute.
At the opening of the afternoon session,
when the Government began the introduc
tion of testimony. Attorney Wilson, for
Defendant Mays, objected to the Introduc
tion of any testimony ante-dating Feb
ruary, 1902. or three, years prior to the
filing of the indictment on the grounds
that the statute of limitation had operated
against it. He also Interposed a general
objection to all testimony under the in
dictment, which he alleged, charged more
than one specific offense. Replying,
Heney admitted that more than one
charge was contained in the Indictment;
that It charged the defendants with keep
ing persons from entering and filing on
the lands by Intimidation and threats;
that they had prevented persons from
crossing over the lands and that other
settlers were prevented trom grazing their
herds on the land that had been illegally
fenced. t
He contended that the Government had
the right to prove all of these charges
and to lntroduc testimony In support of
either one.
Objection Is Overruled.
In overruling he objection, to which
the defense took an exception, Judge
Hunt hel din conspiracy cases the prose
cution should be given every opportunity
to establish "the beginning of the con
spiracy with which the relation of the
different defenda'nts might be associated
afterwards by more direct testimony.
John Withycombe and Edward B. Ken
dall, of the United States Surveyor-General's
office; Charles W. Moore, Register
of the United States Land Office, at The
Dalles, and J. P. Lucas, Register of The
Dalles Land Office from 1897 to 1903, were
the first witnesses called by the prosecu
tion. They identified a number of maps
and blue prints showing the area alleged
to have been Inclosorl by the construction
of a fence by the defendants.
James G. King, a stockman residing
near Fossil, was the first important wit
ness -for the oGvernment.' He testified
that in the Fall of 1899, a three-strand
wire fence was constructed on one side
of the Butte Creek grazing lands. Wit
ness testified that on March 14. 1900, he
wrote a letter to Hall, who was then
Us trie t Attorney, complaining of the
fence which had restricted his grazing
privileges and inquiring what steps would
be necessary to take to effect it re
moval. Rancher Takes Stand.
To this letter Hall answered, informing
King that it would be necessary for him
to prepare an affidavit setting forth the
facts together with a description of the
lands affected and when this affidavit, re
QUlred"by law, had been filed, he. Hall,
would take steps to have the fence re
moved. King also testified that because
of the fence it was impossible for him to
range his cattle in the enclosure between
the Fall of 1900 and 1905 when the obstruc
tion had been removed.
The cross-examination of King was con
ducted by Judge Webster but developed
nothing material aside from the admis
sion that there was but little difference
between the land within the enclosure
and that outside for grazing purposes.
lid Putnam, who has been in the
stock business in the vicinity of Fos
sil .ror the last 25 years, was the last
witness for the day and his examina
tion had not been finished when court
adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning.
Putnam was a neighbor of King, and
testified that all of the settlers sur
rounding Fossil had small herds of cat
tle and were dependent on the pastur
age privileges adjacent to their lands.
He identified a second letter that had
been written by Hall to King on April
C, 190S, in which the District Attorney
had advised King more in detail as
to how to proceed in preparing the
necessary affidavit presenting the
facts of the illegal occupancy of public
land by the Butte Creek Company.
Putnam also said he had received a
letter from Hall, under date of April
S, 190"), which was quite similar to the
first one Hall had written to King. It
contained general instructions relating
to the filing . of an affidavit setting
forth the character of the' complaint of
the settlers against the fence before
the District Attorney could proceed to
have the obstruction removed.
Wrote Hall Again.
Witness said he again wrote to Hall
and Informed him that the blank
affidavits Hall had promised to for
ward had not been received. In this
letter, Putnam assured Hall that the
settlers were In earnest and demanded
some relief from the curtailing of
their grazing land because of the
fence. Witness then said that with the
assistance of other neighbors he pro.
cured from the Land Office a map
showing the area included by the
fence. This map yas presented and
Identified by Putnam from pencil
marks he had made at the time:
Judge Webster objected to the Intro
duction of the map in evidence for the
reason that it had not been properly
identified. Heney Insisted that the
witness had recognized the drawing
from his own pencil markings, and
said it would he shown by other testi
mony that the map In question was in
the possession of Hall in 1900, the
year the witness had testified he had
forwarded It to the District Attorney'.
Judge Hunt held that the map had
been identified sufficiently and it was
admitted.
On resuming the examination, Put
nam testified further to having re
ceived another letter from Hall, dated
April 27, 1900. in which th District
Attorney said the affidavits had only
partly been prepared and that , before
they could be completed . it would .be
necessary for him to be furnished with
the true name of the corporation
GREAT
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Equally liberal price reductions in all lines bargain-buying opportunities of importance to every homefur
nisher. ' Mail orders and out-of-town inquiries will be given our careful and prompt attention. .
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Good, dependable, practical pieces Davenports, 'Settees, Arm Chairs and
Rockers, upholstered in and equipped with large loose cushions of leather.
The designs displayed on our floors are the products of the foremost makers
and designers of furniture of this character. .
$12.50 Chair in fumed oak; speeial. .$8.25
$15.50Arm Chair in fumed oak; sp'l $9.50
$18.75 Arm Chair in fumed oak;
special $12.50
$23.50 Arm Chair in weathered oak;
. . special $15.75
$53.00 Settee in the fumed oak; special... $35.00
$65.00 Davenport in the fumed oak; special $48.00
$69.00 Morris Chair in fumed oak; special $46.00
$24.00 Library Table in the
$27.00 Library Table in the
$36.00 Library Table in the
$39.00 Library Table in the
$45.00 Library Table in the
$49.00 Library Table in the
$57.00 Library Table in the
GREAT CLEARANCE SALE
LACE CURTAINS
THIS WEEK IN THE
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which, in Putnam's letter, had been In
dicated only by initials.
Letter Is in Kvidence.
Tq this letter Putnam answered, re
ferring, Hall to the Jou-fiy Clerk of
Gilliam County for the desired Infor
mation, Wheeler County having been
created from a part of Gilliam County
subsequent to the time the Butte
Creek Company was incorporated. For
thai reason the witness had written
that the incorporation papers of the
company "undoubtedly were on file
with the proper authorities at the
county scat of Gilliam County.
Just before court adjourned, still
another letter was introduced that
had been written by Hall to Putnam
under date of May 22, 1900. In this
letter Hall acknowledged the receipt
of a letter from Putnam In which the
writer had submitted inf-jf matton of
supposed land frauds in Wheeler Coun
ty. Hall notified his informant that
the matter had been referred to C E.
Loomis, a special inspector attached
to the Oregon City Land Office, and to
whom Putnam was referred ror fur.
ther Information.
All of these, letters were Introduced
in evidence, either the originals or
copies having been obtained from ex-Congressman-
Binger Hermann, to
whom they had been sent fol lowing
the correspondence between ilall and
Putnam:
TOWN BURIES ITS
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List of Boyertown - Victims May
Reach 100.
BOYERTOWN, Pa., Jan. 16. This
little borough, which lost one-fifteenth
of its population in the opera-house
horror Monday night, today turned to
the task of burying the dead. Because
of the condition of most of the bodies,
the borough authorities have asked the
bereaved relatives to bury the dead
within three days. All night long
scores worked at the morgues prepar
ing the identified bodies tor removal to
late homes or the cemetery.
As early as 5 o'clock a long line of
death wagons moved here and there
about the town distributing corpses and
before nightfall, most of the dead will
be ready for Interment.'
It is a common sight to see men car
rying through the streets charred bo
dies on boards covered by a blanket or
quilt.
More than 60 death certificates were
Issued up to 10 vA. M., and most of
these bodies will be buried during the
day, most of them without any -funeral
ceremonies. There is not a clergyman
In town able to conduct services.
A force of workmen started to dig
graves in Fairvlew and Union cemeter
ies this morning and they will be re
lieved at intervals. ,
It is believed that more than 50
bodies will never be identified.
The death list continues to grow, and
it is now feared that the number of I
victims will reach 180, and possibly 50 I
higher.
Today Mrs. James Fryer, who wu in
jured by leaping from the burning
building, died, making the total num
ber of known dead 173.
"I have every reason to believe." said
the Coroner today, "that the number
of dead may reach 200.. A number of ,
the bodies, how many we will, never be ;
able to know, were burned to a crisp."
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Another Moving-Picture Panic.
ST. CATHERINES. Ont, Jan. 16. ;
Fire following, the explosion of a moving-picture
machine occurred last eve- :
ning In the Hippodrome, a small the- i
ater. The audience numbered about j
5U principally women and children. 1
several of whom were painfully hurt
by being trampled upon in a mad rush
for the streets. Loren E. McDermott,
aged 15. was fatally burned. The fire
damage is 14000.
Mrs. H. R. Rosenthal Beau.
Mrs. Harry R. Rosenthal, who ' had
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$28.00 Settee in fumed oak ; special $18.00
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$34.00 Arm Rocker in fumed oak;
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$44.00 Arm Chair
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0MPLETE-H0U5E-FURI1I5HER5
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been suffering for four months with
valvular heart disease, died at 1:15 o'clock
this morning at St. Vincent's Hospital.
She was well known in this city.
Result of Harrisburg Election.
HARRISBURG. Or.. Jan. 16. (Special.)
The annual city election resulted In the
selection of Barney May for Mayor; T. J.
! Anderson, Recorder; I. J. Stephens, Mar
shal; George Wllhelm. Treasurer; J. G.
Kelsey. W. W. Cantlm. H. R. Sherill,
Jacob Marguth. -R. A. Glthens and O. I
Scott, CouncIImen.
The vote was light.. The temperance
people had. nortlcket In the rield.
Close Election in Victoria.
VICTORIA. B. C, Jan. 16. Dr. Lewis
Hall was elected mayor In the municipal
elections today by 117 majority over
Mayor Morley, who held the office for
two years. Six of the progressive ticket
supporting" Hall and four supportors of
Morley were elected Aldermen. The elec
tion was very closely contested.
All Fake About Mrs., Macy.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Jan. 16. A pri
vate telegram was received today by
Warren Tyson, of this city, brother-in-law
of Helen Keller, from John McKay,
of New York, which stated that the
printed story of Mrs. Macy's losing her
eyesight was all rubBlsh.
French "J -cs to Chicago.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 16. Colonel
George French, who for several years has
naa cnarge oi me oaivaiion Army won
i on this Coast, leaves next week with h!s
family for Chicago, where he will as
sume the duties of territorial secretary
of the army.
Indiana Republican Convention.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jiyn. 16. The Indi
ana Republican state convention has
been called for April 1-and 2.
When you buy Lard you
you bargain for It's
yourstomach than on
Lard is a foe to digestion. s If you
had the stomach, of an ostrich you could
hardly withstand the ravages of lard
soaked pastry. You have probably
found this out and already given up the
eating of pastry. 'Tis wholly unneces
saryl Anyone can eat and digest food
cooked with COTTOLENE, the perfect
shortening. It is a pure vegetable
product, made from the best beef suet
and choicest vegetable oil.
When you buy lard you have no pro
Cottolene
.
is
in case you're not pleased
Never Sold in Bulk cJTOLEPrisaPa 'fjt
with a patent aur-tignt top, to
keep it clean, fresh and wholesome; also to prevent it from ab
sorbing the disagreeable odors of the grocery, such as fish, oil, etc
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$26.00 Seat in golden oak; special.. $17.00
$32.00 Seat in mahogany; special $19.00
$33.00 Seat in weathered oak; special; .$22.00
$35.00 Seat in mahogany; speeial . . .$23.00
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MIS' MUST GIVE VIEWS
POPE HOLDS UP APPOIXTMEXT
OF CHCRCHMAX.
Approves Action of Propaganda. De
laying; Until Position on Modern
ism Has Been Fully Kxpliiincd.
ROME, Jan. 16. Cardinal Gotti, Prefect
of the Congregation of the Propaganda,
has presented a detailed report to the
Pope of the meeting at which the question
of appointing Rev. Edward J. Hanna
coadjutor archbishop of San Francisco
was considered. The Pope inquired of
Cardinal Gotti as to the minutest details
of the whole question. Interrogating the
prefect with regard to the information
favoring Dr. Hanna given by Monsignore
Falconlo, apostolic delegate at Washing
ton, the wording and substance of the
charge and the explanations given by Dr.
Hanna together with the arguments pre
sented by Dr. Hanna's supporters to the
propaganda.
At the conclusion of the lengthy con
ference between the Pope and Cardinal
Gotti, his holiness approved the decision
of the propaganda which holds the mat
ter of the appointment In abeyance and
requires Dr. Hanna to publish an expla
nation of his articles involved in the
charge of modernism and asked the car
dinal to keep him Informed as to devel
opments. Favor Opening Indian Land.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. The Senate
committee on Indian affairs today re
ported favorably a bill to open for home
stead entry the surplus lands of the Flat
head Indian Reservation in Montana,
which have not been alloted to the In
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dians. It provides for -a proclamation
from the President prescribing the tints
and manner in which the land will be set
tled upon.
FAVORS WIDENING LOCKS
President Approves Rcrunicnda
tlon Made by Tart.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. President
Roosevelt has annroved the recommenda
tion of the Isthmian Canal Commission
by Secretary, Taft. Increasing the width
of the locks of the canal from 100 to
110 feet. The President simply approves
the recommendations for the increase of
the width of the locks but makes no
comment thereon. .
Placed on Retired List.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. It was an
nounced at the War Department thftt the
following named officers of the Army
will be placed on the retired list because
of disabilities' incurred in the line of
dutj;:
Lieutenant-Colonel John C. Muhlenber
ger, of the Pay Department, stationed at
the Presidio, of San Francisco.
Captain Solomon P. Vestal, Ninth Cav
alry, now in the general hospital at Fort
Bayard. N. M.
Major Pierce M. B. Travis. Eleventh
Infantry, now in the general hospital at
Washington Barracks. Washington. D. C.
Captain Frederick K. Jrug. Twentieth
Infantry, stationed at Honolulu.
New York Leo g lie Tor Bryan.
NEW YORK. Jan. 16. Resolution
pledging the support of the progressive
Democratic League to the candidacy of
William J. Bryan for the Presidency
were adopted at a mass meeting held
under the auspices of ' the league at
Cooper Union tonight. The principal ad
dress was made by Senator Davis, of
Arkansas. .
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