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VOL. XXXII, NO. 197. TOGO MAY AVOID OPEN SEA FIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RELY UPON \ TORPEDO ATTACKS % WILL NOT RISK HIS FLEET Russian Naval Officers Think He Will Launch a Series of Night As. ■aultt and Trust to • _ Spted By Associated Press. ST. PETERSBURG, ' April IB.— The week closes with the government's hopes centered on Vice Admiral Ito jes'^/nsky and something like genuine enthusiasm has been aroused by the Russian admiral's hardihood in sailing straight for a combat with the Jap anese. " ■ There are many naval officers who do not believe that Vice Admiral Togo will ■ accept the challenge. In their opinion the Japanese will be too pru dent in such a crisis to risk the de struction of. their fleet. They believe that Togo's tactics will be to avoid an open sea fight and that her will launch a series of desperate night torpedo at tacks in the hope of throwing the Rus sian fleet into confusion, scattering the line of ships 'and giving his faster bat tleships and cruisers an opportunity to surround and destroy them Individ ually,: and, if some of Rojestvensky's ships escape to Vladivostok, to 'bottle them up there. ■ "The conservative counsels of the peace 'party | are rudely thrust aside. The admiralty clamors for a chance to retrieve Its reputation and their party generally seems to be convinced that the emperor of Russia's position will net' be worse if the battle Is lost, while the destruction of Togo's fleet would spell ruin for Japan. .< | The emperor himself expresses great confidence In victory and, should it come, he . will undoubtedly fix the Imperial seal to the big naval program prepared by the admiralty. The, possibility of a complete change in the fortunes of war has had an ap preciable . effect in strengthening the reactionary influences about ' his majesty. ■ JAPANESE HAVE RESET '.'W&?L T : . NUMBERS OF MINES By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, April \15.-Informa tion has reached Washington through Europe that the Japanese' navy has, within the last four days, ordered ten new torpedo boat j destroyers built in Japanese ship yards. It is believed that within six weeks twenty-five ad ditional' destroyers, now being built under, rush orders, will be put In com mission. • ■ r*s ■■'• 1 Three, hundred and eighty one mines planted by the Japanese in front of Port Arthur have been taken up and replanted : elsewhere. .'':■'■. * MUBT WAIT PATIENTLY - > FOR COMPLETE VICTORY ■By Associated Press. .... CHICAGO, April 15.— A special to ; I the : Daily . News from Toklo says: ' ."That Japan is certain to lose trading vessels and commercial steamers of all" kinds, the Jlji Shlmpo thinks in exitable, because the Baltic fleet Is traversing the path of navigation* . "Nevertheless," it says, "the enemy will be allowed some latitude without . molestation t > its movements. Even ': marauding in the open seas will be un noticed, while the Japanese complete .their plans to catch .the enemy's fleet and effect in a' single engagement the " annihilation , of Rojestvensky's squad , ron. Meanwhile the Japanese should ,bear slight losses 'of ' commerce with equanimity,, awaiting Togo's ultimate glorious victory." .;/;;.•. ROJESTVENSKY'S MESSAGE BRIEF AND ELOQUENT By Auoclated Press PARIS, •; April 15.— Gaston Dru • tele graphs from St. Petersburg to the Echo de Paris that Admiral Rojestvensky's last telegram before leaving Nossibe was 'singularly laconio and eloquent. He wired: "Will not telegraph again before the battle. If I am beaten you, .will learn it through Togo. If I defeat him I will announce it to you." jj M. Dru adds that the telegram was accepted •to mean that the Russians seek victory or death. */ : '* »■;;>''>' Big Preparations Afoot By Associated Press. •-'"' ■ GUNSHU PASS. April 15— The ex pected Japanese turning movement is not developing, but preparations, it is \ said, are progressing. Reinforcements, - food and ammunition are being brought up from New Chwang. The Japanese 'outposts extend thirty miles In either /direction from the railroad. FOLK GRANTS REPRIEVE ' TO MURDERER RUDOLPH By Auoclated Press. ,-■" y ST. LOUIS, Aprll'lß.-^overnor Folk today granted a reprieve , to. Bill Ku- Uolph, the bank robber,' until May 8, to' allow, time for presentation of his case to the United States supreme court. Rudolph was .to have been executed Monday at Union, Mo., for the murder of Schumacher, and the sheriff , had Just arrived to take him when the notification of Jhe' reprieve vat received. <°3sHflflft9u SRBSffflh Los Angeles Herald. EARLY CALIFORNIANS HONORED AT MONTEREY GOV. GEORGE C. PARDEE GIRLS ON STRIKE AT OCCIDENTAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS AT OUTS WITH FACULTY MEN BARRED FROM GAMES Athletic Maidens Say That Boys Have la Right to See the Play — Fac. ulty Says "No" — May Form .Town Team No boys, no basketball. So say Occi dental girls. The faculty has issued an ultimatum, the team has struck, the "subs" have gone out in sympathy, and the result, no play. Trouble has been brewing In the Prea byterlan college between the fair co-eds and the faculty and things have come to such a pass that' the girls have de clared , a strike and decided to accept no half measures. When school opened for the fall term a court ' was laid out upon which to play basketball. A high fence sur rounded, and, by the way, the fence contained very few knot holes. No man was allowed to enter and the sacred ground was kept only for maidens in basketball suits. AH went well apparently until the team took a trip to the University of Southern California to play a match game with the girls of that Institution. Here the girls play on an open court and the faculty has never issued a mandate ordering the men to shut their eyes, consequently a large crowd had gathered to witness the game. Boys Ordered From Field Just before the scheduled time for beginning %. member of the Occidental faculty 'stepped out to the field to see how the land lay, and— horrors! boys- Just lots of them everywhere. J She de olded that It would never do and said that the team should not play until the obstacles had been removed and the men students were invited to leave. I They demurred, then some one had a happy thought and they left. The game progressed.' Ten minutes later some one pointed to .the bleachers which surround the football campus and a Bea of black hatted heads met their eyes— the happy thought had been Introduced to make a happy reality. The boys saw the game, The Occidental faculty passed over the question and bided Us time. The girls were indignant, for they declared that the order of the faculty had made them doubly conspicuous. A short time afterward the students were raising money for a Capltola fund and one of the projects for securing part of it was a basketball game. Boys are always Interested in this, and* a petition was sent into the faculty signed by the co-eds, requesting that the boys be allowed to come; Just for that one game. The petition was introduced In fac ulty meeting and a discussion ensued. The question came to a vote and it is rumored that there was only one vote favoring the move. Other j members brought their lips tighter together and a second vote was called, resulting In the same count. The petlton was de nied. The president addressed a letter to the players conveying the decision, and also stating that henceforth no male ofliclala of other teams would be allowed at any of the games. • Glrla Indlgant "It ' would not have been so bad," one young woman was overheard to say, "to have them refuse to allow the boys to watch us practice; we did not object to this, but when It comes to such a pass that the faculty says we shall not accord the customary courtesies to other teams It Is time to strike. "We do not want to have the boys watch us play, but we do object to the Implication placed upon us. Why, it (Continued ob fu< Tw«J LOS ANGELES. CAL* SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, 1905. COMMuuvnC SLOAT BIG FAIR FOR LOS ANGELES IN 1909 CIVIC BODIES DISCUSS GREAT EXPOSITION COMMEMORATE PONYEXPRESS Members, of. the City Council Agree That Such an Exhibition In Los Angeles Would Be Great Success A world's fair In I>os Angeles In 1009. This Is the proposition which Is be ing discussed by the members of civic organizations In the city, and also by several of the councllmen and all who have heard of the ( scheme have expressed themselves as being in favor of it. ; The subject was discussed at length In an informal manner by councilmen yesterday. - The fact that Los Angeles is more in the public eye than any other city in the United States of its own size, or even twice its size, together with the fact that annually thousands upon thousands of tourists visit the city to enjoy its world famed climate, has suggested to a number of prominent citizens the propriety of holding a world's fair In Los Angeles, as in Portland to commemorate some notable event in the history of the west. The history of the southwest Is com paratively short and holds but few events of national importance which occurred more than fifty years ago. The event Informally chosen Is the es tablishment of the now world famed pony express between St. Louis and San Francisco, which first coupled the east with the west with a regular mail service and thus knit the country more firmly together. The proposition has been discussed by Councilman Houghton with several members of the council and all have accepted It enthusiastically. It has already been approved by the execu tive committee of the Municipal Own ership club of which Benjamin Fay Mills, pastor of the Los Angeles Fel lowship, Is a leading member, and the Good Government league. President Norton of the latter society Is enthusi astic in, regard to the subject* as Is Walter Helneman of the Municipal Ownership club. MUST NOT FREQUENT BALOONB OR GAMBLE By Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, April 15.— Four thousand conductors and motormen of the Union Railways company were notified today that frequenting saloona or race tracks would subject the offender to Instant dismissal,' MEMORIALS AT SLOAT MONUMENT STONES IN HONOR OF LARKIN - AND BURNETT SEVERAL ADDRESSES MADE Among ths Prominent Figures at the Ceremony Are Governor Pardee and Mrs. Elizabeth ' D. Keith By Associated Press. SAN JOSE, April is.— Stones to the memory of Peter Burnett, first governor of this state, and of Thomas O. Larkln, United States consul at Monterey, were laid today at the base of the Sloat monument at Monterey. The Burnett stone was laid by Governor Pardee, as sisted by Peter H. Burnett of San Fran cisco, son of Governor Burnett, and the Larkln memorial was laid by Miss Shallenberger of the State normal school at San Jose, daughter of a clerk of Larkin. Addresses were made by Mrs. Elizabeth D. Keith, past grand president of the N. D. G. W., by Gover nor Pardee, John M. Burnett and others. Governor Pardee was accompanied from this city to Monterey by United States troops. NEW CONSUL TO CHINA HERE SPENDS SEVERAL HOURS IN, LOS ANGELES EN ROUTE TO POST IN ORIENT Will Sail With Minister Rockhlll, Who Succeeds Mr. Conger, and Oth er Distinguished Officials • From' Ban Francisco . Hon. . J. L. Rogers of Columbus, 0., recently appointed consul general at Shanghai, China, ,by President Roose velt to succeed John Goodnow, spent several hours in Los Angeles yester day en route to his new post of duty In the Orient. Mr. Rogers left for San Francisco on the Owl last evening, where he will join Mr. Rockhlll, the new minister to China, appointed to succeed Mr. Conger; E. B. Morgan, who goes to Korea as the American ambassador, and other newly appointed consuls and diplomatic-* representatives In the Orient. This party of distinguished Ameri cans, who are to safeguard- the j In terests of the United States in the far east, wllV sail from . San Francisco on the steamship Manchuria April 18 and •will arrive In the Orient about the middle of May. Mr. Rogers Is a well known news paper man in the east, having for many years been managing editor of the Columbus Evening Dispatch. He waa private secretary to Governor Bushnell of Ohio for four years. Meets Old-Time Friends While in Los Angeles Mr. Rogers met several old-time friends whom he had not seen for many years. He expressed himself as particularly well pleased with Southern California, saying j'he would like to spend some time sojourn ing about the country. Mr. Rogers' new post of duty Is sec ond only In importance to that of the minister to China, and he Is vested, perhaps, with more powers than any of our foreign consuls. This is due to the fact that Peking, the seat of the Chinese government, is so remote from the coast, and often the consul general at Shanghai has to exercise ministerial powers. Mr. Rogers will harve charge of all American postal affairs in China, as weil as act as judge of the consulate court in Shanghai. "Shanghai Is a place of wonderful importance, commercially viewed,' 1 said Mr. Rogers, "and there are great American interests there. The Ameri can quarter has a population of about 10,000, so, you see, the task of the con sul general Is no easy one." Speaking of Minister Rockhill. Mr. Rogers said he is, perhaps, the best posted American on oriental affairs. He was secretary to Former Minister Denby at Peking, during which time he had an opportunity to acquaint himself with Chinese conditions. He was also one of the first to explore Tibet, going almost as far as Lhassa. Mr. Rogers Is taking a Japanese aer yant back with him to the Orient. DEFAULTING CABHIER BURRENDERB AT LINCOLN By Auoclat«d Presa. LINCOLN, Neb.. April 15.— C. M. Chamberlain, cashier of the Chamber lain banking house at Tecumseh, Neb., 'who defaulted a few years ago, and. after getting away with about 175.000. became a fugitive, surrendered here today. DISPOSES OF NORTHERN SECURITIES STOCK E. H. HARRIMAN LOS ANGELES MAY BE ORDER'S HOME WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT TO MAKE HEADQUARTERS HERE COSTLY BUILDING PLANNED Membership In the Auxiliary Society Now Numbers Fifty Thousand in . West ,and Many Choose the Angel City Los Angeles will In all probability become the official headquarters of the Women of Woodcraft, which organiza tion has reached a total membership in the western states during' the past eight years. of over 60,000. 'A" handsome new building to cost between $50,000 and $76,000 will be erect ed, if the present plans are adopted, and in it • will be housed the grand officers of the order. So far have the plans progressed in this direction that architects have been consulted and a complete outline of the proposed new building submitted to the present officers. According to plans the structure will be three stories in height. On the third floor will be a large auditorium, where gen eral sessions of the Women of Wood craft may be held regularly. Mrs. C. C. Van Orsdall, grand guar dian of the order, arrived in Los An geles from her home in Oregon several days ago and is enthusiastic over the prospects of making Los Angeles gen eral headquarters. She says the ques tion will be submitted to the visit ing delegates this week. Th^re. is every indication that it will be carried In favor of Los Angeles almost unani mously. ] • '". Salt Lake, Denver, San Francisco; Portland and other cities have been pulling for the general headquarters, but so strongly Impressed have the of ficers who have already arrived b«en with Los Angeles that they feel as sured this city will capture the prize. REPORTS OF DEATH IN TONOPAH EXAGGERATED Town Is Being Cleaned Up and Dis- infected, and Residents Feel No Alarm By Associated Press. TONOPAH, April 15.-/ The reports published about health conditions in Tonopah are greatly exaggerated. There have been only eighteen deaths in April, fifteen dying from pneumonia with complications and three from other causes. There were twenty-four deaths in March, eight of which were from natural sickness. The population of Tonopah is 6000. The town is being cleaned up and disinfected. The residents are not alarmed and business Is going on as usual. ALBERT WILL BE NAMED HEIR TO BELGIAN THRONE Is Nephew of Reigning King and Takes His Father's Place In Succession Special to The Herald ANTWERP. April 15.— 0n the sev enth anniversary of Belgian Indepen dence, which occurs this year, Prince Albert, son of King Leopold's brother, the Count of Flanders, will be public ly proclaimed heir to the throne. The health of the count himself is not sufficiently satisfactory to admit of his succession. This has been tacitly understood for years, but has now for the first time received official sanction?. PRI3E: DAILY, BY CARRIER. 65 CTS. PER MONTH DECLINES TO GIVE AID TO JAPANESE MRS. CARNEGIE HAS NO MONEY FOR WIDOWS - STEEL PLATE KING'S WIFE Says That She and Her Husband Are Opposed to War Except In the "Holiest of Causes" Special to The Herald. NEW YORK, April IB.— Mrs. Louise Carnegie, wife ■of Andrew Carnegie, has written a very blunt letter, de clining on her own and husband's be half to contribute to a fund for relief of families of Japanese soldiers killed in the present war. The letter says in part: i "I am afraid you have come to the wrong people with your project. Mr. Carnegie and I may have strange ideas, but we are so Btrongly opposed to war, except for holiest of causes, that we believe men ought to be made to see the terrible consequences, and that they cannot plunge lightly into war, and that their widows and chil dren will be cared for when they are gone." The Japanese consul general here placed copies of the letter before Min ister Takahara and Baron Keneck, both of whom are here. These high Japanese officials expressed astonish ment over the letter and decided to have It • translated and sent to every newspaper published in Japan. CASSIE L CHADWICK IS ADMITTED TO BAIL Is Under Other Heavy Bonds and • May Not Be Able to Raise , ' V , the Amount By Associated Press. CINCINNATI, 0., April 15.— Mrs. Cassle L. Chadwlck, who has been con victed and sentenced to prison for ten years on charges of procuring money by false pretenses, was today admitted to ball in the Bum of $5000 by United States Circuit Court Judge Lurton, after consultation with the other judges of the circuit . court. She is already under heavy bonds in other cases and the $5000 is additional and In no way affects the other cases. The ball is allowed pending appeal proceedings, which are to come up next October before the United States cir cuit court of appeals. Judge Wing, counsel for Mrs. Chadwlck, said It was not yet certain whether ball could be secured, nor could he tell Just how soon the papers In the appeal could be filed. STATUE DEDICATED Bronze Figure of Hall McAllister Un- veiled In San Francisco By Associated Preu. SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.— A mon ument to the memory of Hall McAllis ter, one of the former leaders of the California bar, was unveiled today on the City hall grounds facing McAllister street. It Is a life-size bronze figure of the late attorney, modeled by Robert I. Aitken, the California sculptor. Su perior Judge John Hunt presided over the ceremonies, which were simple. At his side stood Hall McAllister, son of ihe deceased, now a member of ' the theatrical profession. Thousands of people were in attendance. After the unveiling of the statue an ' eloquent eulogy waa delivered by D. M. Delmas. HARRIMAN SELLS MERGER HOLDINGS DISPOSES OF HIS NORTHERN SECURITIES STOCK IS A HILL-MORGAN VICTORY Many Believe the Equitable Bcan4al Contributed In an Important Degree to This Result . Special to Tlin Herald. CHICAGO, April 15.— The retirement of K. 11. Harriman from the Northern Securities board of directors was au thoritatively explained today by a La- Hallo street banker who is high In the confidence of eastern financiers. The statement by this Chicago banker is to the effect that early this week Harriman sold to J.P . Morgan and James J. Hill $20,000,000 par value of the Northern Securities stock 'at $175 per share and disposed of all his personal Interest in that big railroad combination. - His I personal j interest is aside, I of course, from the Union Pacific's in terest In the Northern Securities. If these reports of Harriman's sale of his ', Securities stock and his, losing control of the Union Pacific be true, it looks like a grand victory for the Hill- Morgan party in the battlefield of ! railroad finance, a victory to .which the Equitable scandal contributed probably not a little." Mr. Harriman's vigorous champion ship of young Hyde in the Equitable controversy and his bitter antagonism to Alexander created at . once a sus picion that he ' was ' largely indebted to the Equitable. Did Morgan know that Harriman .was being carried . by the Equitable, ■ and did he start s the fight on Hyde to smoke Harriman out? There are people who are usually very well informed on matters of high fi nance who believe that Morgan exe cuted Just such a program. THE DAIS JEWS FORECABT, Southern California:- ., Cloudy on Sunday; possibly light showers by night; light west winds, changing to south. Maximum temperature in Los' Angeles yesterday, 67 de grees; minimum, 48 degrees., I—Big1 — Big fair for 1909. . 2 — Los Angeles boy the winner. 3 — Rushing outfall sewer work. 4— Hook held to superior court. ; s— Woodmen to attend session. 6 — Cultured Filipino visits city. ' 7— Education Is rabbi's theme. _ : B—Founder8 — Founder of Minneapolis here. 9 — Southern California news. 10 — Leaders here for work. 12— Yearns for hills. _ 13 — Cares nothing for kaiser. ' 4.7 — Classified advertisements. 6— City news. B—Books8 — Books credit to city. Magazine section. EASTERN 13. H. Harrlman disposes of holdings la Northern Securities company. I Mayor Dunne discontinues his peace confer ences on Chicago strike. Mrs. Carnegie, wife of armor-plate kins, de clines to aid Japanese soldiers' widows lu> ' cause she and her husband oppose war. __________ • . > FOREIGN Russian naval officers think Togo will trust to nlKht torpedo attacks. Japanese have transplanted numerous mines ; formerly at Port Arthur. Revolutionary students tamper with picture! ot Imperial group In popular weekly. COAST Btones In honor of Peter Burnett and Thorns* O. Larkln laid at base of Bloat monument at Ban Jma. Pasadena plumbers accused of stealing stock In trado. - ■ University of California crew defeats Wash- . lngtort university eight. LOCAL; *--;■'}:+. New consul general to' Shanghai, ChlnK spends several hour* la Los Angeles, en route to pout of duty. ' • • • ♦ Girl basketball players «o on a strike b« oauue boys are barred from the games. Bupcrvlaors may make large appropriation for repair of rouds and bridges. Dentist killed by a car at Hants, Monica. More tronbte In automobile camp. L,oa Angeles may have a world's fair In Women of Woodcraft to make headquar ters In Los Angeles. Five tliiiuMiinil Woodmen to attend conven tion In Los Aiikulvm. Leadors of W. C. T. U. work In America arrive In Los Angoleiu _ * W. O. Emerson »ays what the mining r» ■rton needs Is a railroad. .:»«V;iMjsnMi*«XM Uarbee S. Hook hold to superior court! on charge of manslaughter. ■ Pog poisoner at work In southeastern sec tion of the city. Child tires of her ■easldehome and runs More ralnr weather in store for Los An- • > gales, say* Franklin. •■.•■• ■ ■'■•--■ Filipino surprised at eultur* ot Ameriew*'