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VOL. XXXII, NO. 224.
SAYS ANDERSON
TOOK REBATES
CHARGE MADE AGAINST THE
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
NAFTZGER'S NAME BROUGHT IN
Witness Declares That He Handled
the Rebate Business for Armour
In California — Secret Cods
Explained
Special to Tho Herald.
CHICAGO, Muy 12.— Important testi
mony was given before the Interstate
commerce commission by 11.
Streyckmans, formerly employed as
stenographer by the ' Armour company.
Most sensational was his answer
when he was asked If he knew per
sonally of any shipper who had re
ceived rebates from the Armour car
lines.
"Yes," said the witness positively,
"at the very time that Lieutenant Gov
ernor Alden Anderson of California waa
declaring in the newspapers that he
was not getting: rebates, I was making
out his rebate statements, which
showed that he got rebates amounting
to about 65 per cent of the tariff
charges."
The man who handled the rebate
business in California for Armour, ho
said, was A. H. Naftzger. Contrary
to the testimony of others at the form
er hearing, Streyckmans said the Ar
mour car lines had scales of rebates
and that he knew of some rebates larnf
er than those given Lieutenant Gov
ernor Anderson.
Describes Secret Code
Testimony as to an alleged secret cole
used by the Armour car lines in making
rebates was given by Streyckman3.
Witness read from a book some of th«
code words and their meaning as fol
lows:
"Laughsome — Rebate.
"Launch — Better arrange rebate
there.
"Launching — Can make rebate.
. "Laura— Handle rebate matters very
carefully.
"Lavada — Pay rebates from cash on
hand. .
.."Laveallo — Rebate must be confiden
tial.
"Woodpath — Interstate commerce
commission."
Here there was a ripple of laughter
among the shippers present. The in
terstate commerce commissioners
smiled. Mr. Streyckmans continued:
"Footnote — Meet interstate commerce
commission.
"Imprinted— Judson C. Clements of
Georgia.
"Imprintings — J. C. Yeomens.
-"Imprison — Charles A. Prouty.
"Imbrobitas— J. W. Flfer.
"Improbity — A. R. Moseley."
Shippers Are Amused
When the code words standing for
the names of the interstate commerce
commissioners .were read, laughter and
handclappinp among the shippers
caused Chairman Clements to rap for
order.
i Questioned regarding prices paid by
various railroads for icing cars, Mr.
Streyckmans replied:
jj , "The Northwestern billed ice at $1 a
ton. That furnished by the Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul was billed at
$2.50 with a rebate of $1. being granted
on a counter claim.
"In the case of the Erie it was $1.25.
This gave large profits to the Armour
lines. *
• "Among those who received more
than 50 per cent rebate," said the wit
ness, "were Frank H. Buck of San
Francisco, the Karl Fruit company, the
Porter Bros, company, the Producers'
Fruit company and others. Those who
paid and received less than a 60 per
cent rebate were Stephens & Hum
phreys, S. R. Roper, Schnadel Bros.,
George D. Kellogr and others."
He said the net cost of Ice to the
Armour car line on the New York Cen
tral was $2 a ton, on the West Shore
roads $2.60 a ton, on the Baltimore &
Ohio $2.50 a ton, on the Pennsylvania
lines $2 and $2.50 a ton. Streyckmand
declared that the profits to the Armour
lines on the Icings ran as high as 500
to 600 per cent.
"The profits per car on shipments
from California to New York," said the
' witness, "were on an average of $86.50."
Would Give Commission Powers
A. B. Stlckney, president of the Chi
cago & Great Western railway, has
riled with the senate committee on In
terstate commerce a statement In favor
of giving the interstate commerce com
mission power to fix rates, j He says
that the commission would be the most
satisfactory arbitrator possible. Speak
ing of rebates, he says that "sinca
' the injunctions tho traffic director*
have Btopped paying rebates on grain
shipments but in lieu thereof have pal.l
elevator fees, which Is another way of
giving rebates."
A government commission would ha
untrammeled I%' competition or a ile-
Blre to secure tonnage for tiny partlcu
lur Una anil could frame an equltuble
ich/>ile.
Los Angeles Herald.
A. H. NAFTZGER
SEVERE BLOWS
TO TEAMSTERS
CHICAGO STRIKERS ARE GIVEN
- THREE SETBACKS
LOSE SUPPORT OF OWNERS
Joint Council of the Union Men to
Meet Today and Decide as to
Giving Up the
-Fight
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 12.— Three sever*
blows were dealt to the cause of the
striking teamsters tonight, and as a re
sult the governing body of the organi
zation, the Teamsters' Joint council,
v.-ill meet tomorrow to decide
whether or not the strike shall be called
off. The decision to call this meeting
of the council followed a two hours'
session between the officials of the
teamsters' union and the Team Own
ers' association. The members of the
latter body have all through the pres
ent strike been favorable to the team
sters rather than to the employers' as
sociation. Tonight, however, the team
owners informed the teamsters that
their cause was lost, and that the best
thing they could do was to call off the
strike and do it at once. The teamsters
demurred, but the team owners were
obdurate, and the meeting- of the coun
cil was set for; -tomorrow morning."
The second blow came from the Team
Owners' association when the' resigna
tion of John C. •Driscoll, its secretary,
was tendered and accepted. Secretary
Driscoll has been an official of the as
sociation since Its inception several
years ago, and during: the present
strike has been a potent factor on the
side of the teamsters. There was much
dissatisfaction among the members of
the organization with certain actions
of Secretary Driscoll in connection with
the strike. The' exact nature of the
difficulty that led to his resignation is
not known.
The third blow was administered at
the meeting of- the Illinois Manufac
turers' association, which is made up
of business men from all parts of
the state. At a secret meeting held to
night the members of the association
decided that they would uphold the
cause of the employers' association,
which has been conducting the fight
against the strikers, and that they
would do all In their power to make the
employers' association a permanent In
stitution.
Some employers laid off union team
sters today on account of lack of busi
ness. More thiin the usual number of
teams, about 1800 it was said, made de
liveries today, guarded by 2100 police
men and about the same number of
deputy sheriffs. A large number of the
negro strike breakers . have been
dropped and their places taken by
white men. The health authorities have
decided to vaccinate all the negro team
sters brought here from the south as a
precautionary measure, as there are
100 patients in the smallpox hospital.
There was practically no Interference
with the non-union drivers and but
little disorder today.
Socialists of national reputation, in
cluding Wllllaan Mullly, former na
tional secretry of the Socialist party,
and Seymour Stedman, prominent In
the party, arrived in Chicago. It is
said they came here to argue with the
union labor leaders on the power of the
ballot. Up to this time the Socialists
never have been cordially welcomed by
tho teamsters, who, relying on strikes,
looked upon the ballot as something of
no value in correcting their grievances
But, as a result of the crisis in the
teamsters' affairs, the Socialists w.ere
received cordially today by President
Shea of the teanißters and an amicable
conference followed the arrival of the
visitors. ■ .( \
"It Is just such conflicts as the team
sters' Btrlke that proves that wugn
workers must control the powers o{
government If they would get Justice,"
said Mr. Mallly.
SEVERELY INJURED BY
FALLING FROM TRAIN
SALINAS, May . 12.— Herman H.
Freese, whose parents reside In Los
Angeles, full toiluy while boarding the
north-bound train at Pajaro. His left
leg was crushed btilow the knee.
LOS ANGELES, CAL., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1905.
RUSSIA KEEPS
TO GO SUPPLIED
FOUR MUSCOVITE TRANSPORTS
ARE SEIZED
MUCH AMMUNITION CAPTURED
Japanese Learn of the Vessels Leav.
Ing San Francisco and Inform
Their Government, Which
Acts Promptly
Sprelftl C*ble to The lternM.
MANILA, May 12.— 1t can be said on
the highest authority that Russia has
been supplying Japan with munitions
of war since March 16 of this year, tin 3
that the supplies have been all suffi
cient for the Japanese squadron guard-
Ing the straits of Sunda and operating
north of Sulu sea. Confirmation of this
can be had from the Crown Distilling
company of San Francisco and from a
banking firm of worldwide fame, with
houses In London, New York nnd Paris.
The Japanese, under the command ot
Admiral Kamimura, have seized four
steamships sent from San Francisco
with provisions, guns and ammunition
for Rojestvensky's fleet.
Tho St. Petersburg government made
a $3,000,000 war deal with the head of
an American banking house, by which
cargoes were to be sent in seven mer
chant vessels from San Francisco to
the French-China waters for the relief
of Rojestvensky. The Japanese learned
of this deal and promptly informed
their government, which took the re
quired action. Of the seven ships only
four sailed from San Francisco, and
they were captured by the Japanese.
The Russian admiralty then realized
that its plans had been betrayed and
stopped the other vessels from sailing.
The names of the captured ships
cannot be obtained, either from the
Japanese consul or from the American
commander here, Admiral George C.
Reiter, but it is admitted that four
Russian ships are In the possession of
Admiral Kamimura.
SEARCHING FOR PASSAGE
Vladivostok Warships Trying to Dis-
cover Route for Rojestvensky
ST. PETERSBURG, i May 12.— The
admiralty declines to divulge any in
formation about the ships 'of the
Vladivostok division, which are re
ported to be off the coast of Japan,
but the impression prevails in naval
circles that, ucting under the instruc
tions of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky,
they have passed through the Suguru
straits into the Pacific ocean on a
reconnolssance to . ascertain If the
passage Is free of mines and feasible
for Rojestvensky's squadron, and also
to threaten Japanese commerce. All
the Russian naval divisions now in
the far east are acting under Rojest
vensky's orders.
M. Vronski, the military expert of the
Novoe Vremya, explains that the fail
ure of Field Marshal Oyama to under
take an advance, as well as the failure
of the Japanese to send an expedition
to the island of Sakhallen, is due to
the appearance of Rojestvensky's
squadron in Chinese waters.
"In his hands is now the destiny of
the far east," the paper says. "May
God grant him success."
The Slovo reproaches the Imperial
guard for not going to the front, say
ing: "Its place is on the battlefield. In
all of Russia's wars the guard has won
glory. It Is composed of picked men of
the empire and should show the world
what Russia can do."
RESULTS WERE INDECISIVE
Linevitch Reports on a Series of Minor
Engagements !
ST. PETERSBURG, May 12.—Gener
al Linevitch in a dispatch from the
front, | dated May 11, reports a series
of small engagements for the possession
of a pass seven miles southwest 6*
Chimlotse.
On May 5 the Russians retired to
Chimlotse and on May 6 the fighting
was resumed nnd lasted till day long.
The result was Indecisive. Simultan
eously detachments were engaged
seven miles from Ufangu.' The Jap
anese advanced up to the Russian
bayonets but were repulsed.
The night of May 7 a third Russian
detachment advanced to Tavangau pass
and met the Japanese, against whom
it operated successfully for possession
of the pass.
On May 7th Japanese resumed the
offensive agulnst the Russian right
flank but were repulsed.
Japanese Transport Sunk
CHBFOO, Muy 15.— A merchant ves
sel which hus urrlved here confirms the
report that the Japanese transport
Sheyutsu, with 1800 tons of provisions,
bound for Newchwang, struck a mine
May 4 near the Mlatao Islands. The en
tire after part of the transport was
blown away.
The Sheyutsu signaled the merchant
man that she was in distress, but Bhe
refused aid when she ascertained that
the merchantman was a Chinese ship.
The captain of the merchantman
Btutes that it seemed Impossible that
the transport could live In the storm
that waa prevailing at the time, and he
believe* that she sank.
BRIDE OF SIX WEEKS MURDERED BY REJECTED SUITOR, WHO THEN KILLS HIMSELF
FLAT IN FRONT OF WHICH DOUBLE TRAGEDY OCCURRED. CROSSES INDICATE RELATIVE POSI.
TIONS OF GIRL (TOP STEP) AND MAN (LOWER STEP) AT TIME OF SHOOTING
ABOVE ARE CHARLES H.GURNEY
AND HIS MURDERED WIFE. BE.
LOW •IS A. BRIGHTMAN, THE
MURDERER AND SUICIDE ;
TRIES TO ENTER
WHITE HOUSE
DEMENTED ITALIAN CAUGHT
BY POLICEMAN •
PUTS UP DESPERATE FIGHT
Claims That Spirit Assured Him That
His Murdered Wife Francesca
Was to Be Found
There
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 12.— A . man
who said his name was Daniel Consta
ble, an Italian, was arrested by Police
man Hopkins while trying to force an
entrance at the rear door of the white
house, about midnight tonight. He
was locked up at police station.
When questioned as to the reason
for being on the white house grounds
he declared a spirit had entered his
head and told him that his murdered
wife was to be found in the white
house.
The man was hatless. He was first
seen by a negro climbing over the Iron
fence surrounding the grounds of the
white house, and attention was attract
ed by the sound of an attempted en
trance at the rear door. He was tug
ging frantically at the door and shout
ing "Francesca. it Is I."
Policeman Hopkins ruehe'd up and
hurled him to the ground. He made
a dash for liberty and six men were
necessary to hold him.
SECRETARY HAY SAYS
HE WILL NOT RESIGN
Is Greatly Improved In Health and
Will Return to This Coun. .
try June 7
By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 12.—Spen
cer M. Eddy, secretary of the American
embassy, has returned here from Bad
nauhelm. lie found Secretary Hay
greatly improved. After completing
the cure the secretary will go to Lon
don, sailing for the United States
June 7. Mr. Hay Informed Mr. Kddy
that there is no truth in the reports
that It U his intention .to resign the
secretaryship of state.
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TAFT INDORSED
BY PRESIDENT
Roosevelt Thinks He Did Good by
Reminding the Managers That
Public Also Has Its
Rights
Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 12.— At
the cabinet meeting today Mr. Koose
velt praised Secretary Taft for his
Bpeeeh at the railway banquet a few
nights ago, and declared he was more
than ever convinced that the people
of the United States were determined
to exercise a greater measure of con
trol over railways and all other public
tervlce corporations.
The president also remembered that,
during his absence from the capital,
Mr. Morton, his secretary of the navy,
had dallied with the railway question.
Various exaggerated reports had been
put in circulation, and Mr. Morton
had been regarded by some as having
given the president's railway policy
a black eye and earned an early dis
missal from the cabinet table. To the
surprise of all the president praised
Mr. Morton's speech.
Among other things he said that all
were trying to get to the same place
by different roads, and that he thought
Mr. Morton had done good by urging
the managers to remember that the
publlo has its rights and Hint It would
be good . policy on their part, not, to
stand out against the general good.
PRICE:: DAILY, BY CARRIER, 65 CTS. PER MONTH '
COUNT CALLS ON
MRS. VANDERBILT
Was Adorned With a Magnificent Dis.
j play of Bogus Jewelry— ls Re
moved to Bellevue
Hospital . . . .
Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, May 12.-*\. man who
averred that he was Count Adolph
Rodel of Germany, and that, he had
just arrived from San Francisco, called
at the house of Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt in this city today. .
"I come," he said, "on Mrs. Vander
bllt's special Invitation, extended to
me last summer when she visited my
castle on the Rhine." The butler gen
tly led the count to the street and
turned him over to a policeman, who
Immediately sized up the situation.
"Come with me, count, and we will
see the president of the United States
about this," he said. At the police
station the sergeant became the presi
dent of the United States pro tern, and
listened to the count's complaint and
threats to appeal to the German am
bassador. | '
; "Count" Rodel was landed In the
psychopathic ward at Bellevue. ■ He is
about 83 years old and wore a daggling
array, of bogus jewelry,' gifts *of Eu
ropean sovereigns, he said.
JEALOUSY CAUSES
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
REJECTED SUITOR KILLS GIRL,
THEN HIMSELF
CRAZED BY UNREQUITED LOVE
Mrs. Charles H. Gurney, a Bride of
Six Weeks, Is Victim of A.
Brlghtman, Her Former _
' '.*vV.; • Admirer
Crnxed with jealousy nnd unrequited
love, A. Brightman of San Jose shot
and killed Mrs. Charles H. Ourn«y
yesterday morning while standing on
her own doorstep and then turned tho
weapon ion himself, sending a bullet'
Into his brain.
With hardly a moment's notice,
Brightman Is said to have stepped up
to Mrs. Ourney, who was sitting on the
porch of her residence, 619 Loomls
street, .drawn from his pocket a pistol,"
pressed the muzzle to the young wo*
man's left temple and fired the fatal
bullet Into .her brain which caused her'
death an hour later in the receiving
hospital.
Stepping back from the prostrate
body at his feet, Brlghtman looked for
several seconds In a kind of stupor at
the result of a crime Into which he
had' been led by the blind passion of
jealousy. Then rousing himself he has
tened, with wild-eyed frenzy, north
ward, in front of a row of flat build
ings on Loomis street, meanwhile
clutching frantically at the smoking
pistol which he held in his hand. When
In front of F. G. Ludlow's residence, 607
Loomis street, he turned sharply Into
the front yard and there sent a bullet ',
crashing Into his own brain, dying in-,
stantly. ',: ' ■;>■■;{.
Was Rejected Suitor
Brlghtman was the rejected suitor of ■
Miss Donna Vincent, who six week 3.
ago was wedded to Charles H. Gurney,
a- local newspaper man now In San .
Francisco. Brightman's affection for
Mrs. ; Gurney was; an old attachment
and is said to have been approved by
Mrs. Vincent,' -the mother of the mur- :
tiered: girl. £ '■;</ • ' ' /,:
A Syear , ago • Mrs. Gurney's former >
suitor left Loa --'Angeles and went Ito
San Francisco and later to San- Jose. '
Shortly after he left Los Angeles Miss
Vincent met Charles Gurney and the
meeting culminated, six weeks ago, in
a marriage ceremony, solemnized at tne
court house in this city.
From letters found in Brightman's
pockets it appears that he heard of the
wedding! but wishing to have it veri
fied, communicated with Justice Pierce,
who performed the ceremony. An an
swer to this communication. In which
the Justice states that Miss Vincent
and Gurney were married on March 27,
was found.
Thursday morning Brightman called
on Mrs. Gurney for the first time In
several months at Miss Mary York's'
residence, 619 Loomis street, where she
was staying while her husband was ill
(Continued on Pace Three.)
THE DAY'S NEWS
FORECAST
Southern California: Fair Sat.
urday; fresh west winds. Maxi.
mum temperature in Los Angeles
yesterday, 68 degrees; minimum,
49 degrees.
I—Jealousy1 — Jealousy causes double murder. .
2 — Victims of the tornado buried. -
3 — Hatfield tells of ralnmaklng.
4 Cries for mother, who is arrested. -
5 Southern California news.
6— Editorial.
7 — City news.
B.9— Classified advertisements.
10 — Sports.
11— Markets.
12 — Chinatown almost desolate.
EASTERN
Pr«idont Indorses remark* made to railway
mon by both Taft end Morton.
Richard Croker's s:>n touud dead on board a
Negro, accused of robbing whits man,
lynched at Balmunt. Mo.
FOREIGN
Official announcement of. recent antt-Semttlo
riots lays the blame on the Jewa and agitators.
Vladivostok warships searching; for feasible
passage for Itojestvensky.
Japanese capturo tour transports with aup
piles for ltusatan squadron.
COAST
Mrs J. Serrurler of Pasadena painfully In
jured In bravo attempt to stop runaway horse.
Santa Monica nljht wutchman drowned
while HbhliiK off wharf.
J. W. Wilson retires from former Senator
French's bond.
• LOCAL
Crazed with Jealousy, A.' Brishtman kills i
Mrs. Charles 11. Uurney, a bride of sis weeks.
because alie rejected him, ■ and then ends his
°*Miliop' lilbert of Hawaiian Xslaads tells of
spread of Mormomsm there.
Leader of mystio cult says »he can cure Atv
tcrney Blak». ....
Policemen take olmge of baby girl • whose
mothtr occupies drunkard's cell.
Local tlorleU exhibit fragrant , products of ,
■unny clime.
Rainmaker Hatfield give* flr«t lecture. •-
■UiiiiHii obtains dtvwoe after testifying that
her huxband had cursed his baby and sold the
bed clothes to obuin gambling money. ■■
Disagreement In the management of united
States Uiiuld Air comvaay. cause* suit In
Wild boy swoops down on ' hl» companion* '
from retreat in the hills, but nwwl* Ignominious
defeat at hands of deputy sheriff. .-• ■
Jvwek-r rides bicycle > into •. uovlng switch '
engine and ia dragged seventy f«et, «scai>lug
with but slight injuries. . -
c Council may, adopt new . apaelncatioo* for .
street lmprgvemeut . which , uum ' prevent -UM
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