VOL. XXXIV. NO. 189.
MEET RAFFLES AT THE CITY HALL TODAY
THREE FAIL
IN CORRECT
SALUTATION
Raffles Is Caught;
Not Properly
Greeted
Man of Mystery Barely
Escapes Detection
at Chutes
Had Trio of Persons Who Caught the
Thousand. Dollar Man Been More
Particular in Details, Game
Would Be Over
BY THE MYSTERIOUS MR. RAFFLES
(George Hurrls Donotaue)
Just as I expected.
I CAME WITHIN AN ACE OF BE
ING CAPTURED ON THREE SEPA
RATE OCCASIONS AT CHUTES
PARK LAST NIGHT— AND I CAN
NOW DISTINCTLY SEE THE EAR
MARKS OF MY SPEEDY CAPTURE
l IN THIS CITY. . ' V ; i- v
Had those who journeyed to Chutes
park followed the advice I have taken
great trouble to hand out daily the
chase for the mysterious Mr. Raffles
would now be at an end, as I was com
pelled three times last night to turn
down three different people who failed
to give me the proper salutation.
For me to operate at night under
artificial light is suicidal in so far as
. maintaining -this game successfully Is
concerned. I could not do it under
ordinary circumstances and I would not
bc writing this sort of a story right
now had those on my trail not been
so frightfully excited they failed to get
any part of the salutation correctly
when they addressed me.
Expected Capture
Before consenting to take a chance
at Chutes park I notified my business
manager and the management of the
Los Angeles Herald that it was about
ten to one I would not be able to evade
capture in the park, but my business
manager has such unbounded confi
dence in my ability he prevailed upon
the management of The Herald to per
mit me to take the risk.
All I can say right now is that I am
more lucky than I deserve, to be able
to outwit those who started after me
last night. It is the third time in my
history during the presentation of this
work that I have been compelled to
turn possible capturers down because of
the fact they have not properly com
plied with the conditions imposed by
the management of the newspaper for
which I am operating.
As a matter of fact, Ido not suppose
any one of the three persons who held
mcm me up have the slightest suspicion
they actually had me in their clutches
and it will not be until they read this
story this morning that they will learn
just how close they were to collecting
1000.
The How of it
This is the way it happened:
Just inside the main gate, within ten
feet of the turnstile, at precisely fifteen
minutes past 8 o'clock, a short, thick
Bet man with a black moustache, wear
ing a dark blue suit and black derby
hat, who was accompanied by a tall,
slender young woman who I think
was his daughter, stepped up to me,
with this remark, "Ah, if I'm not mis
taken, you're Raffles, the mysterious
man for whom The Herald offers $1000
reward."
Noting rapidly that he had failed to
give me the proper salutation I an
swered in an assumed angry tone:
"Aw, shut up; you're the tenth man
that's told me that tonight." All of
which was enough to satisfy the would
be captor that he had made a mistake,
and he hurried along with his com
panion.
Over in front of the Katzenjammer
palace at 8:35 an elderly woman wear
ing a black dress and a black hat
trimmed with some kind of lace, ap
proached me timidly in this fashion:
"Excuse me, sir, but aren't you Mr.
Raffles?" . .
Rings In Another
For an answer I pointed to another
smooth-faced man standing not three
feet away, who seemed to regard the
old lady's challenge as a Joke, and re
marked as I started to move away:
"Try it on him; he looks like the man
you are after."
Then came the party of three young
women, all armed with copies of the
Los Angeles Herald, who corralled me
as I was passing the Wonderland show.
One of these girls, who seemed to be
the ringleader, seized me by the arm
as she shouted: "Here he is, girls; I
know him; bring up the receipt."
Turning on her suddenly i caused her
to release my an as i asked rather say
agely: "What's the matter with you,
anyhow? Are you all going crazy?"
ln confusion the tall girl hastily said:
"Oh, i beg your pardon, but I thought
you were Mr. Raffles of The Herald."
Some people In this town who read
thin will undoubtedly declare i should
have Insisted any one of those who
half way held me last night. Had I
done so there would have been a beau
tiful ' howl emanate in lurid voiur ■«
Los Angeles Herald.
PRICE: rK, St. o Yh r! "l 65 CENTS
rnlCc: j p« M«Kh I do LtNlb
MAN OF MYSTERY IN SIX DIFFERENT POSES
from among those who have stuck to
this trail since its Inception. It is im
possible for me to | aid any person in
any manner ■ whatsoever to gain this
money and it is up to me to evade you
in any way possible just so that Ido
it legitimately. ■• - - ■■' — * — • .— IV > ■- ■
\ Remember the Salutation
lf you give me the improper saluta
tion it is up to me to throw you off the
scent and prolong the chase until some
one actually approaches me with the
proper salutation— will mean an
lmmediate end to this chase.
I am not much in favdr of working
under artificial lights, as it Is a cinch
I cannot keep myself properly posted
on all that's going on about me in the
semi-darkness. ,) , . ' ' .".'
However, there Is Just this one thing
about It. I have carried this game
along over the time ' limit— and that- it
good enough for me. . I came, into Lob
Angeles with the boast that I could
successfully keep my identity for a
period of ten days without .being de
tected by either your professional or
amateur sleuths. . The ten days are
past and I have covered myself with
all the glory or ignominy — whichever
you prefer— necessary to my existence,
and I am now waiting the password
which will release me from this lone
some sort of existence which is now
my lot.
Cannot Aid In Capture
Under the contract which I have with
the Los Angeles Herald I. must remain
at large until I am legitimately cap
tured by some person In this city. I
cannot aid any one in the capture, or
do anything rash which would look as
though I had practically given myself
up at the last moment.
I was supposed to observe all the pre
caution at my command, to elude cap
ture for at least ten days In this city
and then leave it up to. the sleuths to
Jump In and get the money. ■ •
The time limit has now passed and I
have already made arrangements to
present this game in another city, so
I care not how soon some one in this
town steps forward and says to me:
"YOU ARE THE MYSTERIOUS MR.
RAFFLES OF THE LOS ANGELES
HERALD." But remember, BE SURE
AND SAY THAT AND NOTHING
ELSE.
Will Take More Chances
However, as the ten days are up I
can now afford to take more desperate
chances, which I will do every day this
game is In existence.
TODAY, FOR INSTANCE, I WILL
TAKE A CHANCE ! WITH EVERY
BODY IN THIS TOWN IN FRONT OF
THE CITY HALL BETWEEN NOON
AND 1 O'CLOCK.
I will be there arao*ng you at least
fifty minutes of that time, and as I
am making the appointment for an in
between-the-block gathering some one
ln this city should go home tonight
richer by at least one thousand dollars.
Just remember that to capture me
you will have to do It on the fly. I
will not be posing around for any one's
particular benefit, but following my
usual custom I will go through my reg
ular work with an ear on the alert
every second of the time I am among
you for the proper salutation.
lf you hand it to me wrong I WILL
PROMPTLY TURN YOU DOWN.
<Ten Words to Say
There are only ten words In that lit
tle sentence, and as each word Is worth
one hundred dollars in cash, it strikes
mcm me that you should have but little
difficulty in committing It to memory.
I Intend making these appointments
every day this week until I am cap
tured. If I am not caught by Thurs
day night 1 WILL AGAIN GIVE YOU
A CHANCE UNDER ARTIFICIAL
LIGHT AT CHUTES PARK, WHERE)
I FEEL ALMOST CERTAIN THH
GAME WILL UK BROUGHT TO A
SUDDEN END.
I am in hopes I will be picked up
before then, but if the chase Is pro
longed until that time you can practi
cally count on It that my chances for
escape will be practically eliminated.
Again, If I am compelled to maintain
(Continue* front Pug* o««»
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1907.
CLEVELAND URGES
HIGHER SALARIES
INSURANCE PRESIDENTS HAVE
RIGHTS, TOO
As Counscel for American Association
Former President Would Curb Pol.
icy of Some Western States
to Limit Pay
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 7.— Former Presi
dent Grover Cleveland, counsel for the
American Association of Life Insurance
Presidents, has just submitted to that
association a brief in relation to the
matter of salaries paid by life insur
ance companies.
The occasion for its presentation, it
Is stated, is the fact that certain west
ern states have now pending before
their respective legislatures bills that
would limit the salaries of life insur
ance officers to $50,000 a year, while In
others the limit is fixed at $25,000 a
year.
The brief, it is announced, will be
filed tomorrow with the Wisconsin
legislature by Robert Lynn Cox, who
will appear as attorney for the Asso
ciation of Life Insurance Presidents In
opposition to the bill providing for com
pulsory investment of reserve funds In
the state, largely increased taxation of
premium receipts and other subjects.
Calling attention to the fact that in
surance compunies are private corpora
tions, Mr. Cleveland said In part:
"It has been Judicially established
that in legal contemplation these com
panies are within the definition of per
sons and so fur as their rights are
concerned they are on the same foot
ing as citizens of the United States and
of the several states.
"The fourteenth amendment of the
federal constitution provides that 'no
state shall make or enforce any law
which shall abridge the privileges or
immunities of citizens of the United
States, nor Bhall any state deprive any
persons of life, liberty or property
without due process of law.'
"It is clearly the intent and Inevitable
effect of the contemplated legislation
to abridge these 'privileges and Immuni
ties' of corporate citizens of tho United
States by imposing upon them limita
tions concerning the compensation to
be paid their officers and employes In
the face of tho law of their creation
and domicile, which makfs them free
from such limitation."
After arguing that the doctrine of
comity forbids one state from seeking
to interfere with the affairs of citizens
of other states except where absolutely
for the protection of its own citizens he
concludes:
"These corporate citizens of tho
United States huving entered states
other than their own, exhibit In their
defense the certificate of fitness and
approved equipment granted them by
their states.
TWO WOMEN DROWN
IN MEXICAN RESERVOIR
By Associated I'ress.
E L FABO, April 7.— Two women were
drowned by the breaking of a reservoir
dam at San Ramon, >;ui Jalisco.
A babe in the arms of one of the wo
men was cast on the bank of the arroyo
by the wa>t*r aad »»v«*k
SELECT CHICAGO,
LATE IN MAY, FOR
TRUST CONFERENCE
By Associated Press.
♦ NEW YORK, April 7.— The ex- *
♦ ecutive council of the • National *
♦ Civic federation has decided on *
•*> Chicago as the place and May 28, *
♦ 29, 30 and 31 as the dates for hold- *
♦ ing the national conferences on*
♦ combinations and trusts, which re- *
♦ cently was announced by that or- *
♦ ganization. - ■ *
♦ The purpose of the conference *
*• is to consider the trust and com- *
♦ bination problems, especially the *
♦ question of what amendment, If *
♦ any, should be made to the Sher- *
♦ man anti-trust act. *
********* •i,*******.;,
JEWS IN FEAR OF
FRESH OUTRAGES
Municipal Election in Odessa Results
In a Way That Removes Safe.
guards for Peace* for
Community
By Associated Press.
ODESSA, April 7.— A sensation has
been caused by the results in the
municipal election just ended which re
sulted in a victory for the ifhton of
True Russian people. .' '
Out of seventy-two memoirs of the
town council sixty-seven are now mem
bers of the union.
The previous liberal council was re
garded as the only safeguard against
anti-Jewish disorders and the only body
capable of interceding with the authori
ties against the Black Hundred.
The Jews are In fear of fresh out
rages and believe these will occur if
parliament Is dissolved.
PROMINENT WOMAN OF
CONFEDERACY DIES
By Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va., April 7.— Mrs. Chas.
Bruce, daughter of Thomas Seddon of
Frederlcksburg, sister of James A.
Seddon, a member of tho Confederate
states cabinet and widow of Charles
Bruce, a prominent legislator and sol
dier of South Side, Va., died her.: to
day. She was the mother of Thoraaa
Beddon, Albert Casson and Charles
Morell, former secretary and governor
pro tern, of Arizona territory.
SEVERE STORM DOES
DAMAGE AT COLUMBUS
By Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, 0., April 7.— A severe
storm swept Columbus and vicinity this
evening, causing much damage to
property. A Bhed at the plant of the
Columbus Tea company collapsed dur
ing the storm, burying four boys who
had sought refuge there. Daniel Car
roll wim killed.
RELAPSE RUMORED
IN CASTRO'S CASE
By Associated Press.
\ ii.i.kmstap Curacao, April 7.—
Private ivnd from Vuiieisuula
say that President CutTO l.as suffered a
rtfsnat
Ills condition Is said to bo trltkul.
TORNADO OFF
HATTERAS DOES
GREAT DAMAGE
Vessels Bring Tales
of Destruction
Thirteen People Saved from Death by
Liner Blucher as Bark Is on
the Verge of Going
Down
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 7.— Nearly every
vessel that has arrived from southern
ports during the last week brought
some story of maritime disaster
wrought by the tornado off the coast of
Hatteras. The Blucher arrived from
West Indian parts today and she was
on exception. Standing- in disconsolate
groups about her decks were thirteen
people whom the liner had saved from
their foundering bark, tho Gulfport, as
the vessel was on the verge of going
down. The rescue was witnessed by
Speaker Joseph O. Cannon and others
of the congressional party on board the
Blucher.
Those taken by the lifeboat of the
liner from the waterlogged wreck were
near starvation as for nearly a week
they had had nothing to live on except
a few watersoaked biscuits.
Thursday morning the Blucher altered
her course to head for a wreck that
had been sighted. The passengers hur
riedly quitted the beautiful table and
gathered on deck to see the crew of the
bark clustered about the aft rails. Little
difficulty attended the work of rescue.
The lifeboats in charge of Chief Officer
Beyer was lowered from the Blucher to
the wreck. Into this went Capt. Larsen
of the bark and twelve members of his
crew and in a short time had the refu
gees safely on board the Blucher.
CUBANS WELCOME
TAFT AND PARTY
COMMITTEE WILL INSIST ON
PLEDGES BEING KEPT
Revolutionists Say Secretary Promised
to Hold Elections In June
and They Want This
Fulfilled
By Associated Press.
HAVANA, April 7.— Secretary of War
Taft and party arrived here today on
board the Mayflower. The trip from
the isthmus was uneventful. All the
members of the party are well.
Governor Magoon, accompanied by
Brigadier General Barry, commanding
the army of pacification; General Rod
riguez, commander of the rural guards;
the mayor of Havana, the heads of de
partments and prominent Cuban offi
cials, set out in launches to welcome
Secretary Taft. The secretary sur
prised the Cubans greatly by needing
no introduction to them and calling a
majority of them by name. He refused
to discuss politics or his plans in Cuba.
Mr. Taft and his party are stopping
at the palace as the guests of Governor
Magoon, who has made special arrange
ments for their entertainment. They
will remain here until Wednesday
night, when the Mayflower will sail for
Porto Rico.
The committee of the last revolu
tionary army with which Secretary
Taft made peace terms last year met
here last evening and decided to insist
that tho secretary fulfill the promises
he made at that time, including one,
according to the committee, to hold
elections in June.
PURE FOOD EXPONENTS
TO MEET IN CHICAGO
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 7.— An international
pure food exposition will bo held in
Chicago November 19 to 25 this year.
This announcement was made upon
receipt of a letter from Dr. Harvey W.
Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry
of the United States department of
agriculture, who accepted an invitation
to act on the committee of tests at the
exposition.
in addition to the exposition, It is
planned to have a conference of pure
food commissioners of several states.
THREATS BY MAIL AN
OLD HABIT OF PRISONER'S
By Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex., April 7.—Mar
cos Fores, who was arrested Friday In
New York, charged with writing threat
ening letters to the federal pension de
partment, was formerly librarian of the
court of civil appeals in thin city.
Later he was an Inmate of an insane
asylum, and It Is said that some years
ago ho wrote threatening letters to the
local court of civil appeals.
Ten Thousand Quit Work
By Associated Press.
B HUYA, Russia, April 7.— Ten thou
sand factory hands have quit work and
demanded the release of the noted revo
lutionist Arzenlus, whom tho police
have arrested. ' * '■
PRICE: SINGLE COPY R TMTS
ITALY WANTS HER
SONS IN AMERICA
PROPERLY PROTECTED
By Associated Press.
+ ROME, April 7.— Francesco C. ♦
♦ Materle, member of the chamber ♦
♦ of deputies, has made public a let- *
♦ ter In which hp urges the govern- *
♦ ment to extend Its protection to ♦
♦ linn Immigrants, not only on ♦
♦ board steamers crossing the ocean, +
♦ but even after they have dlsem- ♦
♦ barked in the United States. *
♦ He expresses the belief that em- ♦
♦ Igrants to America are exploited ♦
♦ and used for work In unhealthy ♦
♦ sections of the country. . *
♦ The writer points out that In *
♦ 1906. 800,000 Italians emigrated and *
♦ that 600,000 went to the United ♦
♦ States. *
♦ He estimated the total number *
♦ of emigrants for 1907 at 1,000,000 *
♦ persons. *
♦ ♦*****♦**<•♦******'.•
DIES INSTANTLY
FROM KNIFE
WOUNDS
By Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, April 7.— Gen. Manuel
Barrillas, former president of Guate
mala, was assassinated here this even-
Ing as he sat in a street car. As the
car stopped a young man, 17 years of
age, climbed aboard, and rushing to
the general stabbed him twice, the first
blow severing the jugular vein, the
second cutting his face. The general
died Instantly.
The assassin was captured and gave
his name as Jose Estrada and his home
as Ocos, Guatemala.
Former President Barrillas was gen
erally considered as strongly opposed
to the present government of Guate
mala. He was 62 years of age and was
a strong possibility for the next presi
dency of the country.
Members of the Guatemalan colony
think the assassin was paid.
LETTER TO CARDINAL
CAUSES FRENCH SURPRISE
By Associated Press.
PARIS, April 7.— The Measidere, the
new Republican newspaper, today
prints a letter from Mgr. Montagnlni,
ex-secretary of the Papal nunciature
here, to Cardinal Merry del Val, papal
secretary of state, which has caused a
sensation.
The letter is dated February 19 and
describes Protestants and Jews as most
discontented over the separation of
church and state because It deprives
them of the official status on which
they had set much store.
Certain leading lights in Jewish
finance, it declares, had dared to say
that after having made the republic
they did not enjoy those special privi
leges they had a right to expect. In
addition their material interests were
seriously menaced by the Socialists and,
after all, they would be better off-under
an empire.
SAVE TEN LIVES
OFF CAROLINA
Line Shot Over Sinking Schooner En.
ables Life Saving Crew to Bring
Five Women and Others
Ashore
By Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va., April 7.— Ten per
sons, Including five women, were res
cued from death by Captain Etheridge
and his crew of life savers at the Nags
head, N. Ci station early today when
the four-masted schooner Louis Res
sart was blown ashore by the heavy
gale that has prevailed along the Vir
ginia-Carolina coast for forty-eight
hours.
A line was shot over the schooner and
the breeches buoy ran out.
One by one all on board were hauled
to safety through the seas and on the
last trip Captain Fletcher came in.
WOMAN PRISONER HANGS .
HERSELF IN FORTRESS
By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 7. — A
woman prisoner hanged herself today
In the St. Peter and St. Paul fortress.
She was arrested last November for
taking part In the plan for tho robbery
on October 17 of the cashier of the cub
toms house here while he was proceed
ing in a carriage from the sub-treasury
with a sum of money estimated at
$120,000 to $350,000 and of which $193,000
was secured.
Dies of Injuries
Borna De Mann, the Slavonian who
was struck by a Southern Pacific
freight engine beneath the viaduct at
Ord and San Fernando streets late
Saturday night, died at the Bisters'
hospital yesterday morning. De Manna
legs were crushed In such v manner
In the accident that It was necessary
to amputate both of them.
Car Victim Dies
c E. W. Robinson, 718Vj Crocker street,
the man who was struck by a south
bound Maple avenue car between Sev
enth and Eighth streets on Maple aye
nue early Saturday night, died at the
emergency hospital yesterday morning.
A coroner's Inquest will be held today.
Morgan Reaches Rome
ROME, April 7.— Plerpont Morgan
of New York has arrived here for a
abort visit.
JAIL EDITOR
FOR ATTACK
ON DIPLOMAT
Chihuahua Officials
Stir Northern
Mexico
Drag Enrique C. Creel
Into the Diaz
Plotting
Work of Agitators Is Causing m Pro.
found Sensation Throughout the
Republic, as Constitutional
Questions Are Involved
By Associated Press.
EL PASO, April 7.— Because he had
been arguing that Enrique C. Creel,
ambassador of Mexico to the United
States, could not be elected the consti
tutional governor of the state of Chi
huahua, Silvestre Terranzas, edlto «
El Correo, a daily newspaper of high
standing published in the city of Chi
huahua, Is in jail.
Mr. Creel's father was an American
citizen, which fact, according to the
constitution of the state of Chihuahua
renders Mr. Creel Ineligible for the of
fice of constitutional governor.
His father-in-law. General Terran
zas, has been the constitutional gover
nor of the state for many years and
Mr. Creel has been "substitute"' or
acting governor and is now an avowed
candidate for constitutional governor. '
El Correo is opposing his candidacy '
and has quoted from the constitution
those sections which show his ineligi
bility.
Closing an appeal to Mr. Creel to
withdraw as a candidate El Correo in
its issue received here last night says:
"Will you accept an anti-constitu
tional governorship which is almost
treason or will you decline such an act
without parallel in your native
country."
After this article appeared Editor
Terranzas was arrested and thrown
Into prison.
The arrest has caused a profound
sensation throughout northern Mexico
and Is being used not without effect by
the agitators against the Diaz govern
ment, the so-called "revolutionists" on
both sides of the government.
Sees Trouble Brewing
By Associated Press.
LONDON, April 7.— The correspon
dent at Shanghai of the Morning Post
says that trouble is threatened at Tal
Yuen in the province of Shan Si. A
large portion of the population is
of the opinion that the Roman Catholic
navies are supporting what is known as
the Pekin syndicate fights between
Christians.
THE DAY'S NEWS
FORECAST
For Southern California: Fair
Monday; light west wind. Maxi.
mum temperature In Los Angeles
yesterday, 76 degrees; minimum, 49
degrees.
I— Jail editor for attack on dlplo~-i*.
2— Want system in their work.
3— "Two Orphans" Burbank success.
4— Raffles to be at city hall today.
s—Mining5 — Mining news.
6— Editorial.
7 — City newa.
B—Sports.8 — Sports.
9 — Relics will be preserved.
10 — Classified advertisements.
1 — Sunday sermons.
12— Railroad news.
FOREIGN
Panamanians give departing En
gineer Stevens rousing sendoff.
Cubans welcome Americans headed
by Taft.
Mexican editor thrown Into jail for
attacking Ambassador creel.
Unrest continues among Jews over
danger of fresh outrages tn Europe.
EASTERN
Former President Cleveland defends
high salaries for Insurance presidents.
Final week of Thaw trial opens to
day.
Harriman's financing: is basis of re
port by Illinois attorney general,
Taft and party arrive at Cuba. .
Dead men's votes counted in insur
ance elections.
Panama makes gifts to Stevens.
COAST
President Jordan gets interesting let
ter on systematizing scientlflo, experi
ments in agriculture.
LOCAL
Raffles will be at the city hall be
tween noon and 1 o'clock Unlay.
■ California's relics will be preserved
ln magnificent museum, yffcgafcj
lnsane man believes himself to be '.
Caruso.
Engineer Warmington dies of injuries
received In wreck at Colton. ■■ .*
. Hplrltuttlißts reiUt high license fee
and circulate petition* with fictitious
names.
• H. K. Huntington return* After many
month*' abMnMi -