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Fourteen Pages
IN' TWO SECTIONS
VOL. XXXII, NO. as 3 .
LEGISLATURE OF
NEW YORK ACTS
LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS TO
BE PROBED
JOINT COMMITTEE IS NAMED
This Action la Determined Upon
Shortly After the Receipt of a
• Letter From Governor
- By Associated Press.
B -ALBANY, N. V., July 20.— There will
: be a legislative Investigation of life In
surance business as carried on In this
state, both as to state corporations
and by, those In other states. The In
vestigation .will tie made by a special
Joint committee with ample , powers,
, of .which the chairman, will be Senator
William Armstrong of • Rochester, a
■;; Republican. The other senators on
;-.the committee will be W.-J. Tulleyfcf
Corlnto, . Republican, . arid Daniel J.
Rlordan of New York city,' a Demo
crat. ' •',' . . . "
;\.The institution of the committee fol-
■; lowed .hard upon a moisage of Gov
ernor Hlgglns to the legislature, which
' came as a surprise. ' The message was
i received' In the senate after' the con
: I elusion of the Hooker case : and - was
I pot] read j until late in the afternoon
session. In his message ' Governor Hlg
- gins said:" ' ' '" " '.""
•'/.■ "The unfortunate scandals already
/ niadeji public by the internal dissen
, slons of the Equitable Life Assurance
and ■by the investigations '.by
S the 'superintendent of ■ Insurance ■ have
\ ; v not without Justification aroused a
.'.feeling of, lntense alarm in the breasts
:' of * thousands of ; good /'citizens 'J who
have"; Invested their money In 'policies
1 of .life insurance and for thousands, of
I nonresidents who have 'been'tau'ght .to
.' ' respect, the , New ; York « companies f as
.'■siife'ahd secure. ' Though' tHe*busiheM
I of," life v insurance ' is | subject* to ;-.state
"■'supervision and regulation - ifcj ; Is; evi
dent* that the earnings \ which Vsho'ulfl
" bo ' credited to. the policy-holder's .may,
■';. be diverted to other purposes, s .that.ex-
I penses jof I operation may l. be : extra va-'
, gant and wasteful, that unwise _lnvest
)'. jnentß^rnay Ibe legaUy7mad«T and' that
I j the I triis tejssj may .deal . Indirectly with
•A the,.' tnist' funds for their ;persbnar ad
v. vantage." '■ :■:■' '■■'■ " - .'■ .■■-,. .. \
?.L;j;';That : ' such; condition: of affairs^can
lexistI exist «a.st« upon: th<B-J state.'. It
is apparent that bur. insurance law is in
■'■some j particuiarsT inadequate : and,- that
ir.the ; management = of the . funds of these
;-j great companies is not sufficiently safe
?\ guarded. ..The state owes a duty to.pol
;lcy.jholders and, beneficiaries beyond
;' that "of comparing, assets .and- llbaill-
, ties; and - permitting the, companies to
■Justify, i their '■ existence ; b'y . exhibiting
•".satisfactory balance sheets and prompt
'/-payment^ of losses. Investments .must
ibe restricted, salaries held to a: stricter
/'accountability and ' the ,_ policy, holders
!l"giveh"a more effective share in the gov
" ernrhent of the companies^ It -may well
i;. be" that the v harsh and arbitrary remedy
fof dissolution 'and ; receivership , should
3be made ; not '• only a penalty j for Insol
vency, , but also a summary correction,
Tupon t a solvent company j when it be
comes irredeemably the .plaything of
I lawless | greed. j| The j state ■ cannot per
,'mlt the 'subjects of its supervision to
; exist as licensed prodigals of other peo
ple's 'money without ; becoming an ac
complice; to the oftense. /, ; ,-,..-,
fi,-*'^ Revision of Law Necessary
'^.r;we "cannot Judge all life Insurance
by the sins of one. A.re-
X'^/tpn' of our,' lnsurance law is neces
■:;Y/Ar7"b"t ll should be made after care
rljL study." „ • / , ,/'■.--• ■' .-. ■ ■ ■■'
'///'lt'; is : ,of course of., the highest im
fjt fcrtance,".: says the governor, "that .a
,|/eylßlon of the. insurance law should be
made as promptly as is consistent with
ja thorough knowledge of the subject.
7 In*; order that you may be. free to con-
' ' elder , and . act 'on the i subject at this
, ' session '$ I , therefore , herewith . present
'i\tor . your consideration the", appointment
'of a Joint committee of the senate and
with _ the* usual powers^ of
such committees to Investigate the op
erations • of life insurance.' companies
{doing ; business in this state, for the
purpose of preparing and recommend
ing to the regular session •of the leg
islature such proposed : legislation as
£ may '. be 'adequate and proper to re-
? store f public confidence and compel life
'.'insurance companies to conduct a safe,
fi honest ' and open business for . the bene
■ ? fltfof (their* policy holders." - ' .
';'; Senator Armstrong Introduced, a res-
S olutlon 'providing for the] appointment
; t 'of ' a 'joint ; committee to r Investigate
/and ■', examine ' Into the business • affairs
of Ufa; insurance companies doing bus
;• inessV in !. this ' state with V, reference 'to
'.' the iin vest meats of Raid companies, the
• relations' of the officers thereto to such
• ' investments/, the relations of such cor
■:poratlons' to subsidiary corporations,
,|. the .-government: and control of such
.'corporations,' the cost of life insurance,
the expenses of , said companies , and
other Phases of the life insurance bus-
Jnefls <l*emod proper for, the -purpose of
: determining and reporting to the ; next
session rof 'the ' legislature ' such , a re
■ vision of the laws regulating , and '■ re
: \ latlng ' to I life insurance 'In this state
as said committee may deem proper.
- This -/was • alv ' passed by ■ both houses
' vltb ; an < appropriation of ; $SO,OOO,
Los Angeles Herald.
WED ON PIKE'S PEAK -
AFTER PERILOUS TRIP
YOUNQ PEOPLE NEARLY BLOWN
'.'/>, OVER PRECIPICE
Burros Run Away and They Make
... Their Way on Foot Back to Manl
tou—Husband Daclarei Hs Would
Do It Again
Special to The Herald.
COLORADO SPHINOS, July 20.— An
all night ride up Pike's peak on bur
ros with her lover, nearly blown over
a precipice by a terrible gust of wind,
married In the steel tower on top of
the grand mountain, while clouds cir
cled about them, having their burros
run away during the ceremony and be
ing forced to walk back to Manltou,
are the romantic features that attend
ed '. the wedding yesterday of Miss
Grace Post, a pretty young woman of
Cmporia, Kas., and John 11. Ballard,
a well. known young business man of
Colorado Springs. J'« /,/
,"My wife wanted to break the mo
notony, of the average wedding/ said
Mr. Ballard .this morntng, smilingly,
"and I guess we did it and came near
breaking our necks too, but I would
go through it all again to win the girl
I have.' I guess we have established
a j high altitude marriage record, 'all
right." , . . „ , \ ■ „-_ . ,
TELL TALE OF CRIMES '
. COMMITTED YEARS AGO
Skeletons Discovered In Old House on
an Island In the Kankakee
- . River
By Associated Press.
"HAMMOND/ md., "July 20.— Men en
gaged in dismantling an old house 'oh
Drake -island in the Kankakee river,
which , was occupied during .the Civil
War by. a trapper named Steele, today
found in- the cellar -wall 'of. the house
one male and • two female skeletons.-
'The finding- of the skeletons ■ recalls
stories j of .- the j old settlers, jj 'who de
clared that an attempt to lynch- Steele
was made In 1861, after the disappear
ance of a i government "> agent named
Barrlngton, who, . while j having : in S his
; possesslon- $10,000, with 'xyhlch he;, was
commanded to buy horses for the gov
ernment, passed the night wlttr Steele.
The-next mornjng his horse;was found
irt - ( thfe^wobds but no trace of^thernan
was ever. found. In* 1861 Steele's .wife
and -'.'daughter . disappeared. | Follow
ing _, the _ threatened * lynching Steele
fled.'' Since s that ; time the house has
bfen'unjicc;upJe<!lU.':i. v -»-'^-J« ' '• ' "
IS PAID ONE CENT FOR
FOUR YEARS' LABORS
Rural. Mall Carrier Gets the -Smallest
i. ',i Government Warrant Ever, - ;> ■'
.],'.'. ; .' laaued . . .• '. ' /:■: '
Special to The Herald. , , .
.WASHINGTON, . . July ( 20.— Auditor
McCordy of the .postoffice, department
today . signed , the smallest government
warrant ever, issued in payment of ser
vices actually, rendered.. It was ' for
one cent and , will ' pay for ' delivery, of
mall over a postal route In New Hamp
shire for, a period of four years/The
warrant was made to the order of Ad-
V'el If., Stuart of Freedom, N. H.; who
was the lowest bidder for the contract
"for carrying' may from that town to
a village seven and one half miles dis
tant. ■'■ The ■ terms of the j contract call
for .a dally service except, Sunday, so
that Stuart was required to cover fif
teen miles .six days a week. ■
KNIAZ POTEMKINE TO V
BE AMERICAN FARMER
Son of the Man for Whom Battleship
Was Named Cornea to \
- '■•; ;.:.. ■' This Country ■' ' '
Special to The Herald. - ■ : .
| NEW YORK. : July 20.— Knlaz , Po
temklne, son of the man for. whom the
rebel j Russian- battleship- was named,
arrived: lnt the steerage of a liner to
day. He came. in the steerage because
It was cheaper ' and '■ other Russians
were there. ;. . .
.He 'says that owing to the disturb
ances in Russia , he has sacrificed , his
estate, and brought the proceeds, about
$25,000, to America, where he expects
to buy a farm and settle down in one
of ; the western states. He is 35 years
of age and unmarried.
WYOMING RANCHMAN
ROBBED BY BUNCO MEN
Matches Coin .With "Son of a Rich
Banker"' and la Arrested by
Bogus -Policeman
By Associated Press.
' ; SALT ' LAKE, ' July 20.— T. s B. Thue
son, I a ranchman- from- Wheatland,
Wyo., reported to the police today | that
he had been robbed of more than $1000.
Thueson met an affable stranger, who
Introduced | him .to the .''son of a rich
tanker," and when he began matching
coins with the: latter a bogus police
man swooped down upon them. When
the bogus officer left the j Wyoming
man .. had ■■ been separated from his
money. 1
HOBSON'S WIFE LYING
, . BICK IN IOWA HOSPITAL
By Associated Press
DBS MOINEB. lowa, 'July 20.— Mrs.
Illchard Pearson Hobson, wife of Cap
tain Hob«on.,the hero of the Merrimac,
U l\\ at Mercy hospital. Captain Hob
son is at her bedside and it Is possible
that some of his v l«etur« date* may ' be
LOS ANGELES, CAL., FRIDAY MORNINO, JULY *ai, Tftos-'
CHICAGO STRIKE
ENDS IN FIZZLE
TEAMSTERS MAKE ABSOLUTE
SURRENDER
NO CONCESSIONS GRANTED
Drivers Will Apply for. Work as Indl.
viduals, Without Any Agree. '
ment of Any Kind With. ,;.
Employers , , :.;•.: .;•. ','
By Associated Presw. .■ . ( , : t . - , .'
j CHICAGO, July , 20.-: The', teamsters'
strike, that has .so,,greatly<"dlsturbed
business conditions in this city* for the
last 105 days, . was, at ,12:30, o'clock to
night officially declared off by the mem
bers of the Teamsters 1 ..;. /olht '/unions.
Members .have ,been -'ordered /to '• seek
their old positions and It Is estimated
that less than one-naif of them will be
re-employed. '. .'►''■' l j ..'..'
.The strikers have ; made a; complete
surrender and . wjll . apply, f or .work *s
Individuals .and | without, an .agreement
of any kind with their employers. /,:,,/»
, -The, action- of . the teamsters'j-! Joint
council was taken at the end of 'a' day
whose events clearly, foreshadowed the
collapse of the strike. | ; Three 'of . the
unions had already .voted , to "return to
work as far as possible, and it; was cer
tain that the unions 'which had not yet
voted on the : question . of ending .'the
strike would^: take simitar j actloni ' ! The
councll.^b'ellevlng that /further effort
was useless,-*, decided . toy call ' ott ' the
strike at once.;/./'. i-^iiu;i •■ • ;/',' ( :? i
- The .first break in the ranks of the
strikers came, this afternoon, when the
lumber .'teamsters--. voted. rtor ..return 'to
work, regardless of, 'what ; aptlon might
be taken by any other union. -, :
, : T'onlght ; the depaftment^ stores/ rail
way and express (driverajyoted to call
off the strike and seek, their old "posi
tions in the . morning, g It ' Is said .that
about 60 ■ per ' cent, of \ he; department
store drivers 'Will be reinstated and the
express drivers „ declared \ tonight that
they believed that' about ioo' of, their'
number would , be ,' taken . back '• by the '■
express companlejs/. ;*. j', V .V.'' „
'The express companies, have declared
all ■ through" the ' strike,'- however, that
not'one of the mien 'who struck would
ever,, 1 ., be_^jeinatated«.'^ Tomorrow^! the.
trtick/ drivers ' arid. "6'ne or", two "sjhailer
unions :. will t vote) ■on \tlie ,' question L-. of.
calling off ( the strike, - but \ there , is. no
doubt that', they .will -i' decide"'" to seek
their old places again. . \'\\7:: r f," ■
. .The officials of/tfie .Tea'msters',union
declare that ) they!" expect i such a,ction
t^>. be .taken. t „ „■.;■•/:'. ■„ '< •.; !
. The only., concession .that , .the', men
have gained by 'going! back* to 1 ,, work Is
in" 1 " the case of the lumber drivers,; who
are granted the ■ right i to wear.;" the
union button. , In. the case of all [other
unions the men, t by seeking their : old
places, tacitly agree -to .the ] terms -of'
the employers, jj which were that only
such would be taken .back j 1 as . 4 were
needed, and that the. question of wear-
Ing ', the .union • button should be left
to the decision . of the employers.
TOWN TOPICS BOOKS ■•
UNDER INVESIGATION
Examination Develops Fact That New
■ York Justice. Constantly Received-;
Money; Contrary; to Law:
By Associated Press/, ■ '„] ; , '.r~X»\.
NEW YORK,' July, 20.— Assistant Dis
trict "Attorney' Krptel,'- with , the assist
ance of j another^ official, ] today began
an j Investigation {of -.the Town Topics
books jn' the' cases growing, out or. the
prosecution of Charles H.,'Ahle on , the
charge< of, blackmail. Ahle acted as
solicitor for the book,'. ''P'ads and Fan
cies," subscriptions, to which ranged
from $1500. t0 $10,000. ■ ..,'/ '".' / r . /■ . .;'
■- The ' assistant I distrlv'. attorney's- ex
amination developed 'the fact, that Jus
tice Deuele of the .court of special, ses
sions, j who . has | admitted \ his • associa
tion .wlth^ the Town Topics, company,
appeared on . the. books as /drawing
Claims each year ranging from $1200
down. When Justice Deuele's atten
| tlon was called to the fact that the
I New York charter : provides that ,no
justice shall' carry on any. business or
receive fees . of perquisites, he - said:
"I have heard for weeks', that charges
are to be preferred ': against me. I have
nothing to conceal. .1 [ shall meet 'the
charges at the -proper time. 'Until 1 then
I shall not discuss the matter,"' •/ ]
STEVENS AND SHONTS *
;,:/; SAIL FOR THE ISTHMUS
Chief Engineer Expresses Himself' in
Favor of Chinese
„. • Labor ■:$
By Associated Press. "■ '-".': ■ ■
: NEW,YORk,'JuIy"2O.--Johri R. Ste
vens, '.' the ■ newly V appointed ■ chief .'en
gineer of the* Panama' 1 canal, sailed'to
day • for Panama i on * the !, steamship
Mexico. Chairman SlioiUb of the canal
commission aocompanled Mr. Stevens.
' Mr. Stevens . said ; that ' he is : going to
reorganise' matters and with an open
mind make, this best of conditions as tie
finds them. He said concerning Chinese
labor: "I have tried-the Chtneae in this
country and found them good workers.
I ;wIU; try * manyrexperlmenu (until , we
get the very, best kind* of labor." /
MILLIONAIRE KILLED IN ACCIDENT
• MAUSOLEUM ViBUILT.'. BYj; MJ ; T.
AT .INSTIGATION OF
•y-:8PI RITUALISTS'.' :;!•!*; - v ;.i
ANOTHER BANK
CLOSES DOORS
CITY^- NATIONAL;;;qF j KANSAS'
' -CITY SUSPENDS i^^
HELD MUCH DEVLIN 'PAPER
Institution; Compelled.' to Cease Busi
ness :by. Order of , the i Comp. -.• •■
; troiler r of Currency— No /.' !
;-•, Flurry ResHltr
By Associated Press. , •.'.''' J ,' /■/ '
- t KANSAS -CITY, - Mo., - July 20.-The ',
City : National bank failed 'to bpeh'its '.
doors today, ,' The ' bank held > paper, of ]
C. J.-Deylln : of >Topeka to the amount' ;
or. upwards- of $100,000 and .the failure 1 .;
is* the \ direct result >of ■ the closing . of '
First ' National .bank of »Topeka,;of .;
which i Mr. ;• Devlin was .the principal .
stockholder. 1 , ' ; ; i .;••■'-• .■•. i : .'. "
t Some time ago the; comptroller .of
the : currency at Washington , Instructed
the /officers of the City National bank
t.^l repair , its capital. I; This , was | done
by borrowing from a .local -capitalist.'
Following failure of the First National
bank at Topeka the. Kansas City cap
italist became f insistent upon repay
ment of t his j loan and this j demand
caused the officers of, the City National
to decide upon, closing .their institu
tion. .-■.■;. .-; » ■'. , /./ ./;■
,The only other bank in Kansas City
which was caught, in the failure of the
First National/, bank, of .Topeka I, was
the American National bank, , which _Is
said to ho^ upwards of $200,000 De'v
lin paper. It was stated positively to
day, to the" Associated Press,by a lead
ing banlter that the other Ka'nßas City
institutions would ,' not, permit Vthls
bank, to fall. ,'','... . ■ , > ' : - 1,
The City National . bank was" organ
ized In' 1900 an<i* is one of the youngest
of the national banking In'stltutlonH
in-th'e city. Its', capital 1» $300,000^ and
it has deposits',, of $1,676,648. ( Its offl
cers are: Hdward ./ Creboi , .president;
James O.'.Blreatri, cashier; John Moore,
vlc'e-presldent; | Charles Loomis,' 'second
vice-president;. .'•
Closed by Comptroller's Order
\ The bank was closed by B.E.Ames,
bank examiner, under lnatructlons from
the comptroller of the currency/ The
comptroller yesterday, it ' Is : said,' ; in
formed : the officers of the bank t that
they must take up $100,000 In bad paper
at once or,they»would not be permitted
to • open , today. '
The ' bank wai \ examined , last > night
by a committee , of i,Jac«l * banker ■ who
reported at * meeting early today; that
M.T. -HANCOCK
the affairs of the "bank : were, in such
shape j that they did not' feel' Justified
in extending assistance. -' Though, the
National City bank was nota member
of the. local clearing house association,
the association, it was stated by one of
its officers today, I would' have" extended
aid had they not found jso much bad
paper.'' • - ; / • / ' *
'^ Although < the holding" of Devlin paper
upon .which .no immediate, realization
could ,be made' was the . prime cause of
the .'failure,. It Is said ~, that \ the general
knowledge that the bank held other
bad paper and was in a weakened' con
dition has led to a! gradual .withdrawal
of deposits. At no time had a run of
any , big 'propoYtlons , been j on, but it : la
stated withdrawals had . . been made
quietly, , for, several ■ months | and ■ that
within sixty, days $600,000, . had . been
■taken out. • . : . {
..The majority of the bank's depositors
ure- personH In medium circumstances,'
two-thirds of whom live outside of Kan
sas-City. - - . '■. , » . ■••'■, ,■ ; ■ ■-,< •.
i Ed ward \ Crebp, the , president, , who . is
a railroad contractor, la also president
of ,the,Cltlsens' bank of Eureka, Ktis.,
and the First National bank of Toronto.
Kas/ ;' ■•-;•/..• :■■ ;. ,'.;. ';:;.'.;:,: \\\
.' Up to the close of banking hours no
Hurry affecting other local institutions
had followed the ' failure ' today of . tho
CUyV; National I bank • of » Kansas /City,
Nothing bordering on a run was experi
enced 'at i any iof / the local s bank* and
according to , the officers at each • place
none was expscteU. >
PRICE: DAILY, BY CARRIER, 65CTS. PER MONTH
GERMANY SUFFERS FROM ,i
'INCREASED MEAT PRICES
Constantly Rising Scale Productive of
' Much Clamor and Appeals for
' , / Government Assistance ,
By Associated Press. ' •
' ' BERLIN,' July 20,— The price of meat
has ■ risen 'in Germany t roni j twenty to
twenty-flverper.ce'nt during the :iaat
six t months, so' that; now J prices" are
higher, by. thirty,' to thirty-five per. cent
than;- In , the; neighboring , continental
states. -Popular .appeals, r directed, by
the; organized ; meat, dealers, are ' being
made to the, government, both here and
»i the \ provinces,^ to . raise': the prohibi
tion ;• against; the '/'lmportation of live
cattle. ,i The( butchers'' association of
Berlin is planning national assent
blagea.-;, •■■■.• J-, '■/•;.] '-•'.■■',.■-• , •
.The, prlces N of tmeatisupplied by the
retailers i today, , allowing: for differ
ences ,in j; weights , and. money, were;
fllletyof.' beef :;• forty-twbr ' cents , per
pound; ''boiling ■: beef, twenty-seven
cents; ''pork," ' thirty-one i and a half
cents;- veal,', thirty-seven and a half
cents. ■
SENATOR CLARK'B CONDITION
' ■ CONTINUEB TO IMPROVE
By Associated Fresa. *
'• NBWYOBK/July : JO.— Senator Clark
con t lues to Improve from the effects of
the opera t lon recently - performed upon
him', i He suffered ' greatly from the ex
cessive, heat < ■ '
.■. i , ■
Main News Section
iMMßttCMtaMttsMMtflMllMMV'? i -
AUTO CRASHES INTO
M iICR
Wife, Three Children;
and Man Hurt
Car Running Thirty-flve
Miles an Hour
Chance for Other Victims
toKecover
Plow Manufacturer and Family Were
Scorching North on Main Street, ■
Near Forty-eighth ' Street, '■
and bashed Into Dairy., i
''. '; .; man's "Rig * . • ■ ' . .
KILLED ■
|; M. T. Hancock. ■''.'.
;;•' ' " ' injured.; :;
>► 'Mra/M.'T.. Hancock, two frac. i
| [ tures of skull and body bruised;'
II may die. . . -/
!!,'-. Eugenia, Hancock, left arm |
"t" t broken, concussion of brain; may'
-.die. ■-'■/" . .'/ •', '■■;■ '//I
\\ J. A. Saul, scalp wounds and In- *
• > ternal Injuries; may die. / "../;] <
I \...Milton\ ...Milton .Hancock,' cuts' about face \
I 1 and \ body; not serious. " ;:'.■!': •
it..: Newton. Hancock, cuts about!
))face;and body; not serious. .',.,-;
fTTT»'I"ITT»I',TTtTtT»TWmTT» !
• .-. ■•. ■ ■ ■• ... i■■ • —^* • ?. . ;•,»••• .- ■! -.
"Dashing north'^n-Main' Street * -With.,";,
the speed cf ;a ' JCJiirJwinrt;* thet ailtifmW;' : ;'«
bile of ' M." T. ! .lJtf'oMck/, lh« ;' n)Jl)iojrflf e, ; .•'■
plow manufacturer, crashed Into a buggry
driven • by v J, A. Saul, a' dairyman, at
Forty-eighth, street.'. as 4 ',bothyr vehicles
turned; in rthe. same ;'dlrection ' to avoid
the -collision; which occurred, in which
Hancock received Injuries from '.
hV« died "jtwo"; hours 'later and his 'wife
and -.- three fchildreri; and! the '-dairyman
Werefseverely injured..." %;.! /-^ /
■The automobile and buggy were.pro-;
ceedlng in the same direction, the auto
mobile .going' at ';'a speed of thirty-flve
miles an: hour, -belfig driven. by, Milton,
the ■ 16;yea'r-old. son ; of • Mr. • Hancock
Saul heard the noise of the approaching
car and turned to the right to get cleat
of its pathway. As he turned the auto
mobile .'turned: in. the' same
less than /twenty.: yards /distant- and
before : either vehicle could avoid It thY
collision occurred. "; , .' ./ :f:: f :
■•■ "Thrown on His Head', /
!J! J "When ; the ■ automobile l " struck J the ,
buggy the car swerved to : the'' left .'arid ['•:
ran Into : a'~ telephone >■ pole, -'-slightly/ .
grazing- , it, ; although '■? with • sufficient
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Southern California: ' Cloudy in
the morning;, fair during the day;
light west wind. Maximum terru
peraturein. Los Angelea yesterday,
73 degrees; minimum, 61 degrees.
I—New .York legislature acts.
- 2— Russian press indorses Wltte.
3— Adopts radical constitution.
'4^-Edltprlal. ;'; '/ ' y;"~ ;/ s; ;'
s— Child beaten' by brother.
6— Lightweights battled tonight. ' ;
1 7 — Southern California news. ,';
B— Action demanded In library f us* ;
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ii— Scores exclusion law.
, 2.3— Classified advertisements.
4— Public', advertising.
s— Markets. ,
6 — McAleer to make peace.
EABTERN
New. York' city and east generally. gets
cooler weather. •» . , . ■ . j ':'
Chicago teamstsrs'. strike ends in abso
lute surrender by the strikers. ■ ■
Examination of Town . Topics > books
shows New York ' Justice constantly re-,
telved tuing of - money,
7 FOREIGN
Zematvo , congress adopts constitution
and denounces tyranny, of officials.
Russian press indorses utterances > of,,
Wltte as published In American papers.' ;
Spain suffering from labor riots, lv
which bakeries and shops are looted, r
COAST -
.Couple married . on i eummit ' of '; Pike's ;
Peak have exciting experience.
Alleged San Bernardino forger captured -
In Louisville. . . „,>.,.■
. Portland • Jury/ disagrees in ■ land , fraud
ca "!-: 'local •
Mayor favors building of; new city, hall
on North Main street. ■-.••
Library dispute again before mayor and
council. &***>'*'H/o''i£!&'! l BI&* l 6lMtF*wMtfji
Great ' debate at ..Venice over:- Chinese
exclusion laws. ' . '
Council will oonflrm ■ mayors appoint
ments for 'board of: public works when
he comes to understanding with commer
cial organisations. . . ■ < , . .
"Chlropractto" arrested for mistreating
■ <A>l. W. 11. Bonsall dies suddenly of
. Little • girl: pleads : for . brother, who <»
charged with having cruelly bea.t*n her.
.Charlotte Perkins Oilman tells audience
at Venice assembly that * mother U not
lit to care tox her child,