Fifty Pages
IN SIX PARTS
VOL. XXXIII, NO. 218.
MINERS
URGED TO
RETURN
Mitchell Says There
Will Be No
Strike
Such Action at This Time
Would Be Height
of Folly
Prediction Made That Men Will
All Be at Work by May
14 on a Three Years'
Contract
liy Associated Press. . .
; SCRANTON, Pa., May 8.-On the
advice of President Mitchell, repre
. sentlng the subscale committee, the
t miners' convention today unanimously
voted-, to adopt the first proposition of
the operators for a continuation of the
award of, the anthracite coal commis
; sion \ with the ' modification that the
term for which It is to continue shall
be mutually agreed upon. The opera
tors' suggestion' was that it should
be at least three years.
.\: The action of .-the convention, to
gether' with a request for a conference
on Monday, was telegraphed by Presi
dent i Mitchell to Chairman George F.
, Baer ; of the operators' committee. An
' answer • was received agreeing to a
- conference at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon at the Jersey Central offices in
this city. ,
■ t j£~ '; '.'-. T nree "Yeap 'Agreement
h The only matters to.be discussed at
' the j conference are the length of time
the awards shall continue and the pro
visions that there shall be no discrim
ination ; against . the men who obeyed
, the Mine -Workers' suspension order.
It is practically certain that the opera
tors '.will not accede to any suggestion
for •: a> two-year . agreement, as that
would throw the next conference into
a ; presidential year, and as the miners
not; want a long term agreement,
chances are that ■ a three-year
"agreement will . be eventually entered
upon." .. • -. ... C ■•■
■ ' An intimation has reached here from
President Baer that the operators will
: not i discriminate , against the, miners
; now; on suspension, , and the local rep
. resentatlves of the coal companies say
the'same thing. " It looks therefore as
;lf< a; strike had. been averted and the
■ miners j will • return .to I work probably
; on. Monday,: May 14.. . . • . • . .... .
' ■' - " President Mitchell's Address
C.!-"ln';hls address to the convention, In
presenting, the report of the scale
• committee, r Mr. t Mitchell said: ."•
.. ; v.l am In favor of raising the low-paid
'men; to the standard of the high-paid
:men.\ During the six or seven years
„ that i I have been In , the movement in
• the anthracite region, I have learned to
; know, much about ; conditions here.. I
want to assure you that I am not at all
pleased with the' wages or conditions.
I believe they should be Improved.
y ."In considering the policy of the or
ganization we must consider its possi
bilities. \lf . I , were : sure such a strike
.would be' successful.' that it could win,
Ithat you would stand together, I would
i advise -you to . strike and stay away
;from the mines until we got better con
• ditlons. , ■.-;.. ;::
Not in Shape for a Strike
"But from the information I have re
•celved:'from all parts, of the region I
any, fearful that our people are not In
' shape for a strike.
-j. VI know that there are many among
us who are not ; In sympathy with a
strike movement. We must retain what
• we have rather.than lose what we have
'.gained In. the last two strikes. g~
„ :,"In^deciding this question, • may . I
' ask you. to do "it, 'without passion or
sentiment, but .with due regard to
.what is best now. ' Whatever your de
■ clslon is, whether It be strike or whether
it.be work, I ask you to stand together,
accepting without reservation the con
, elusion 'of the majority." •
Statement of President
i..At the close of the convention Presl
: dent -Mitchell made the following
statement:; : "'
'' ',' For. several months -we have been
.endeavoring to negotiate a wage scale
.and 'adjustment of conditions of em
■ ployment ■ with the • representatives of
..the; anthracite coal mining companies.
During' these, negotiations we have
made a number of propositions, each of
which materially modified our original
.'demands., We, did this not because we
•were convinced that our. original prop
'osltlons' were •■ unfair . or. wrong, but
purely for • the purpose of finding a:
common ground upon which we could
• reach an agreement: that; would secure
and. maintain; peace in, the anthracite
' coal' lndustry. "
'/,,l"We still believe that our first prop
osition j was, reasonably fair, .notwith
standing; the modifications ,we have
'..rnade sinee -In the interest of peace.
•;iS,-'Now, however,' we are face to face
■with- the alternative of continuing at
work ; under ' our ' former conditions or
v declaring a strike.. In this crisis your
]} committee. recommends the following
•policy: • - , •. ■
*■ . Bases of. Agreement
;. "First— That we agree to work on the
basis ; of ' the , award ■ of the anthracite
,roal strike commission' for such per
iod >. of . time • as ; may ■be agreed upon
mutually, between >the representatives
of. the anthracite coal mmmg 1 com
panies -• and our' scale committee, pro
vided that all men who suspended work
on April 1 or since that time or' who
have been dismissed, are reinstated in
their former positions and working
places.} . •'
• the scule committee
proceed, at once 'to meet the represen
tatives of ; the ' coa,} ; companies, with a
view ■ to . securing an agreement . upon
this basis. .;"..,. ■ '. .
<V,'Thlrd— That ,th« convention remain
Ir.' session until Tuesday and the whlh
committee . shall report , to ■ the . conven-
J.IOII at that time. \ •■■?. •
','Fourth->-That the- suspension .' of
work shall continue until an agreement
'has been, made and Its term* approved
by the convention." l
Los Angeles Herald.
noire, f | Dally hr Cuttttt I gg priiTC
PRILt: I ivr Month ) OO CENTS
MEXICO TO HELP COUNTRYMEN
President Roosevelt's Rejection of
Proffered Aid to Sufferers
Causes Indignation
Br Aduoclftted Press.
EL PASO, Tex.. May R.— According
to A. N. Daguerre, secretory of the
Mexican district of Uravoa, Mexico Is
polntr to nend a commlsßlon to Ban
Francisco to look into the needs of her
citizens there.
He says President Roosevelt's rejec
tion of Mexico's proffered aid has
caused Indignation In Mexico and she
will send a commission to help her
own people.
DRAM SHOPS GO
OUT OF BUSINESS
SALOONS, 1000 OF THEM, CLOSE
DOORB IN CHICAGO
Beneficial Results Become Apparent
When License la Raised From
Five Hundred to One Thou,
sand Dollars a Year
Special to The Herald.
CHICAGO, May €.— The beneficial ef
fects of the raise of saloon licenses
from $500 to a thousand dollars a year
were shown today when it was an
nounced that more than one thousand
saloons had gone out of business and
that the revenues to the city from this
source would be over three million, dol
lars more than under the old system.-
The best feature Is the fact .that the
saloons wiped out are the cheap, low
groggerlcs, the haunts of thieves,
which must make a living by this
means.
The city also gains twelve hutjdred
additional policemen through increased
revenue.
Altogether there is much satisfac
tion all over the city as to the work
ing of the plan, which was so hotly
contested by the saloon Interests.
OFFICIALS AGREE ON '
PUNISHMENT FOR HAZERS
SUPERINTENDENT TO IMPOSE
PENALTIES.
Thirty Midshipmen May Be Assigned
Various Unpleasant Duties as a
Result of Pranks In Which Other
Young Men Were Mistreated •'
By Associated Vress.'
WASHINGTON, ' May b'— After con
sultation between the officials of the
navy department and Admiral Sands,
superintendent of the navnl academy,
the fate of thirty midshipmen has now
been settled. ' ' .. •
When the hazing investigation was
at its height the special board ap
pointed by Admiral Sands collected
much evidence against many of the
midshipmen of which the latter never
knew.
Had the old law remained un
changed each of the boys would have
been hauled before 1 the court-martial
and If convicted of hazing would -have
been dismissed from the academy. The
board worked In secret and consequent
ly none of the boys knew Just how
far he had been incriminated by the
testimony being taken from their
ranks.
Causes Youngsters to Worry
Meantime many of the youngsters
lost ground In their studies because of
secret apprehension under which they
Buffered.
. Now, ■ however, all doubt has been
removed, the law has been applied and
the superintendent has been allowed
to fix the punishment to be meted out
to each of the midshipmen found by
the board -to have been implicated In
hazing.
These punishments consist of the Im
position of demerits, of reduction In
classes, confinement to the limits of
the reservation and other penalties of
minor degree, all of which have been
welcomed by the culprits as inflntely
to be preferred to tho harsh sentence
of expulsion, which heretofore has
been the only punishment according to
law.
SCRIBES FIND MISS MUENTER
Sister of Alleged Murderer Located
by Reporters at Rogers
Park, Illinois
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 5.-The Inter-Ocean
today says:
"The mysterious disappearance of
Miss Bertha Muenter, sister of Pro
fessor Eric H. Muenter, who Is
charged with poisoning his wife, was
solved last night when reporters lo
cated the young woman at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Farmer, in Rogers
park.
i Miss Muenter denied that she was In
hiding from the police; declared that
she desired to conceal nothing, and
asserted that she only sought ■ freedom
from annoyance by the police. She
denied having any information of her
brother's whereabouts. ]
ASYLUM PATIENTS
CRUELLY TREATED
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May s.— lnquiry
Into the conditions at St. Elizabeth's
asylum for the insane was begun to
day by the special committee of the
house of representatives appointed by
Speaker Cannon.
Nearly a dozen witnesses were
heard. Evidence wag adduced Hhow
lng that some of . the patients who
worked in the hospital laundry had
been cruelly treated, and some . of the
witnesses teatitied that Foreman Ed
ward K. MueiH'li of the laundry was
frequently Intoxicated while ,on • duty.
The testimony showed that Hendy
Setter Field, one of / the employes, in
the • laundry, lashed : the patients and
then choked them for becoming angry
and excited. •
None » of • the . patients, • accordiiifr ' to
the testimony, was severely hurt.. The
Inquiry will In 1 continued next week.
SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 6, 1906.
WOULD DECREASE
SIZE OF THE NAVY
REPRESENTATIVE BARTHOLDT
THINKS IT TOO LARGE
Amendment Will Be Offered Deferring
Building of $10,000,000 Ship Pro.
vlded for In Approprla.
tlon Bill *
By Aosoclfited tress.
WASHINGTON, May 8.-General de
bate on the naval appropriation bill
terminated with the close of today's
session of the house, one paragraph of
the bill being read In order to make the
continuing order before the house ad
journed. •
International arbitration, a reduction
of our armament, a carefully prepared
address on the achievements of the
navy and a defense of the naval pro
gram for 1907, together with a speech
In favor of a monument on King's bat
tlefield, were the features of today's
legislative session. Those who ad
dressed the house, formally were Mr.
Bartholdt of Missouri, Mr. Johnson of
South Carolina, Mr. Webb of North
Carolina and Mr. Tyrrell and Mr.
Weeks of Massachusetts.
Mr. Foss of Illinois, In charge of the
bill, stated that the naval budget prob
ably would be completed after two
days' debate under the five minute rule,
Mr. Payne, the floor leader, saying It
would take a day longer.
Says Navy Is Too Large
Mr. Bartholdt of Missouri argued for
decreasing the size of the navy and
gave notice that at the proper time he
would offer an amendment to the naval
bill providing that the secretary of the
navy should defer the building of the
$10,000,000 ship provided for in the bill,
until after the forthcoming meeting of
the International Hague convention
and should the conference adopt a reso
lution at that session recommending
the gradual naval disarmament, the
ships are not to be built. ' - .
PRESIDENT TALKS "RAILROADS"
Makes Public His Views on Amend.
ments to Rate Legislation Bills
By Associated Press.
' WASHINGTON, May s.— ln view of
the publications today regarding tho
president's position on the question; of
railroad rate legislation and the amend
ments proposed,- an authoritative state
ment was issued at. the White House
today defining the president's position.
The statement follows:
"The so-called Allison amendment, In
the president's judgment, simply states
affirmatively what the president be
lieves Is already contained ln+he Hep
burn bill; but, If there is the slightest
doubt as to its being thus already con
tained in the bill, the president would
insist on its being put In, because un
less it Is therein contained, the bill un
doubtedly would be void. ' •
Would Include Amendment
"Therefore, as incorporating the Ai
llson amendment under no circum
stances would do anything but good,
and as there is an honest doubt on the
part of some sincere adherents of the
bill whether It is or is not already, by
implication, contained In the bill, the
president Is clearly of the opinion that
the Allison amendment should be put In,
and this without regard to whether
other amendments are or are not
adopted.
"If the Hepburn bill, therefore, passes
In this form, which is practically the
exact form in which If passed the
house, it will be satisfactory to the
president, who from the beginning has
stated that the Hepburn bill itself
would be satisfactory.
'Also Favors Overman Amendment
"But the president would like. If in
addition to the Allison amendment, the
so-called Long and Overman amend
ment were adopted. While the president
regards these amendments with favor
and would like to see them adopted, he
does not in the least regard them as
vital and feels that ■ the Hepburn bill
would still be in excellent shape even
'without them."
COMPROMISE NOT SATISFACTORY
Democrats Would Prefer Railroad Rate
Bill Without Amendments
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May s.— Assurances
were today given to the president that
practically the Republican strength
would be cast for the Allison amend
ment to the railroad . rate bill. Many
senators called at the White House and
not a few at the apartments of Senator
Allison, and In this way messages have
been exchanged.
Senator Allison hopes to be well
enough to be in his seat Monday, but It
Is likely that the compromise will not
be offered until the rate making and
court sections of. the bill are reached.
Probably this will not be before Tues
day or Wednesday. After that Is voted
upon there will be few amendments
pressed, and the final vote on the bill
may come as early as Wednesday, i
Discuss President's- Statement
Comparatively few senators were at
the capltol today. Instead of having a
conference, as had been suggested, the
leaders seemed to think that the gen
eral welcome | given to the statement
that a compromise had been agreed
upon made such a gathering unneces
sary, , • ■ .
The few who did meet at the capltol
discussed the president's statement
again Indorsing the Allison amendment,
and expressed the opinion that his ac
ceptance of the proposition eliminated
all prospects of a contest.
Democrats Not Satisfied
Many of • the Pemoc.rats, especially
those, who advocated Senator Bailey's
plan for a limited review, were In.
clincd to look with some doubt upon the
compromise proposition. They would
have preferred the bill without amend
ment as the alternative of the Galley
amendments. Nevertheless they con
cede that the Allison amendment will
go through.- -,•■••
A suggestion was made today* that
the Democrats should all vote against
the 1 amendment,' not.wlththe idea of
defeating it, but simply to show their
disapproval of its terms. The minority
It la believed will, vote unanimously. for
the passage of the bill on Us final vote.
RICH AND POOR DRINK MOST
Middle Classes, Say* John G. Woolley,
Use Less Intoxicants Today
Than Ever Before
By AssoclAted Press.
CHICAOO, May B.— The drinking of
Intoxicants In decreasing among the
middle classes of the world, and Is in
creasing among the very poor and
the very rich. -vi '■■'
Such Is the conclusion drawn from
a foreign tour by John O. Woolley,
once Prohibition candidate for presi
dent, who has returned to Chicago
after n. thirteen months' trip abroad.
"Taking nil the countries together,"
said Mr. Woolley yesterday, "the main
body of the people, the great middle
classes, who do the most of the busl
nens and form the backbone of the
people, are drinking less liquor today
than ever before. I am forced to the
opposite conclusion, however, with
reference to some of the other classes,
the Idle classes, both poor and rich."
DRINKS FEW AND
FAR BETWEEN
EVEN "PRESCRIPTIONS" FAIL IN
SAN FRANCIBCO
Doctors, Druggists and Police En.
gage In Controversy Concerning
Chief's Orders That No
Liquor Shall Be Sold
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.— A con
troversy is likely to arlse'between the
chief of police and druggists and physi
cians in regard to the regulation of the
liquor traffic. . .
Chief Dlnan, acting under the instruc
tions of the police commissioners, has
Issued an order in relation to the seiz
ure and removal of liquors, In which he
directs that i druggists must refuse to
sell liquor even upon the prescription
of a physlclani v ;
The druggists say that they are net
in a position to refuse to sell liquor
when the purchaser comes with a pre
scription of a duly licensed and reg
istered physician. - They declare that
by refusing they would lay themselves
liable, and that the physician who ' is
sues the prescription to . his patient
would have grounds for civil action un
der the law.
No Decision Reached as Yet
The druggists have not yet .decided
whether they will abide by or refuse to
obey the orders of the chief of police.
Police Commissioner O'Grady admit
ted this morning, that the police com
mission had no legal right to stop drug
gists from selling liquor on physicians"
prescriptions, but he called ' attention
to the fact that under the day-to-day
legal holiday' system now in vogue, the
druggists could hope for no relief from
the courts.
■'"Police rule." he said,, "ls all power
ful, and It is the purpose of the depart
ment to exercise its authority until en
joined by law.", •
KILL TWO CHINESE FOR GOLD
Placer Miners of British Columbia
, Hacked and Mutilated With
•Pick and Hatchet
By Associated Press. '
1 VANCOUVER; B. C, May 6.— The
two Chinese,, Yen Hlngand Fah Chow,
have been murdered near Llllooet. The
bodies terribly hacked and mutilated
have been found In their cabin.'
| A hatchet and pick, both covered
with blood, were found. The men had
been dead a week. Robbery was proba
bly the motive for the murder, for the
men are supposed to have hoarded a
supply of placer gold, the result of
several years' work in the Fraser.
MEXICAN SHOOTS BRAKEMAN
Popular Santa Fe Employe at San
; Bernardino Will Die From '
Wound Inflicted
Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, May s.— Mike
Rennahan, a popular Santa Fe brake
man, was fatally wounded tonight by
a Mexican, the bullet entering his head
through the left eye.
■ Rennahan had attempted to stop a
fight between two Mexicans. They had
just come from a dance in Damron hall,
In front of which the shooting occurred.
The Mexican who fired the shot escaped.
LIVES TO BE 114 YEARS OLD
Elizabeth Gates Dies at Brunswick,
1 Ga., After Passing Five
- Score and Ten
By Associated Presa.
BRUNSWICK, Ga., May s.—Eliza
beth Gates, 114 years old, said to be the
oldest person In the state, died here
today. She had been married three
times and leaves four children, twenty
three grandchildren and nineteen great
grandchildren.
GERMANS KILL 400
NATIVES IN AFRICA
By Associated Press. , . ' > ..-'
BERLIN, :May 6.— The latest news
received from German East ■ Africa
completely contradicts the official, ant
nouncement of February 25 that '■ the
insurrection had been suppressed. V
The Lokal Anzeigers Dar Ksh Salaam
correspondent in a cablegram gives
reports of a series of engagements ex
tending from March 13 to April 26, in
which he says the natives lost over
400 men and the Germans 13.
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FOOD SUPPLY IS
BECOMING SHORT
SAN FRANCISCO SUFFERERS
FACING A FAMINE
Total of 261,000 People Call Dally for
Provisions— Flour," Coffee, Pota.
toes and Rice Will Last
but Ten Days
By ARnrwlnlmi Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May I.— An Im
portant conference, devoted to the
problem of husbanding food supplies,
was held at the Presidio today. Among
those In attendance were Gen. Greely,
Gen. Funston, Dr. Devlne and Allen
Pollack.
The situation, as made public dur
ing the committee meeting last Thurs
day, was discussed in all its details
and all present agreed that rigid econ
omy should be practiced In future dis
tribution. At the conclusion of the
conference Gen. Greely said:
"The condition of the food supply
will render It possible to issue very
little except flour, .which will last ten
days, potatoes, coffee and rice.
Big Appropriation Exhausted
"Meat we are buying In small quan
tities. I have been officially, notified
that the appropriation of $2,600,000 has
been exhausted in the purchase of sup
plies, and I may state that the money
allotted to my use is gone for the same
purpose. It has been agreed that the
supplies now on hand must be carefully
husbanded In order that they may be
diverted Into the proper channels for
aa long a period as possible,
"We are Issuing but two-thirds of
the quantity of food that was dis
tributed prior to the time the regular
army took charge of the system. The
tennis engaged in hauling and dis
tributing have been reduced from 1 800
to 252 in number. The last official re
port showed that supplies were issued
on Thursday to 261,000 people. . I hope
that today's report' will , show, rations
issued to iess than 200,000. .
Many "Repeaters" at' Food Depots
"The census of each district . is be
ing.carefully computed. I am convinced
that • there Is . considerable repeating,
and since thousands of men are report
ed to have obtained employment there
should be a material reduction in the
number of those entitled to relief. .
"I am willing to put on the screws
and diminish the food supply at any
time, but I shall not take such a step
until I am so advised by the commit
tee. " '
"We have recommended the patron
age of cheap restaurants, which , may
be located In many places throughout
the city and are" certain to prosper. By
furnishing a wholesome meal for- 15
cents they .will be assured of support
by . the, working- population and will
greatly relieve the situation.
CHEAP RESTAURANTS WANTED
Relief Work Committees In San Fran.
* Cisco Welcome Them
By Associated Presa.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.—Follow
ing a conference of citizens and offi
cials . prominent In relief work, the
finance committee of the general ' re
lief committee this afternoon approved
the plan of Dr.' Devlne to encourage
the' establishment of cheap restaurants
by private parties.
" Whenever there Is a surplus of per
ishable food it will be sold to these
restaurants and the proceeds devoted
to the purchase of staple supplies.
James D. Hague, representing the
New York chamber of commerce, an
nounced that he would ! ask the body
for which he spoke to hold the $500,000
remaining of Its . $750,000 subscription
for the use of the .citizens' committee,.
After the meeting Chairman Phelan
said that the last $700,000 of the gov
ernment's appropriation of $2,500,000
had been expended by the war depart
ment, but that the citizens' commit
tee is turning back tents and blankets,
for which there Is no further need, and
getting food supplies In return.
TURKS KILL TEN BULGARIANS
Following Fight at Kaplan Whole
Band of Latter Are Exter.
mlnated
Ry Associated Press.
SALONICA, European Turkey, May
5. — After the fight at Kaplan, near
Uskuba recently, between Turkish
troops and a band of Bulgarians, In
which three Turks and two Bulgarians
were killed and several Turks wounded,
the troops were reinforced and pursued
the band, which consisted of ten men,
and exterminated it. ' ■
At Teresla, near Fiorina, on May 4, a
Greek band murdered nine villagers,
members of the Greek church.
CAMPAIGN CLOSES IN PARIS
Great Interest Shown Because of An.
ticlpated Separation of Church
, and State
By Associated Press.
PARIS, May s.— The election cam
paign closed tonight and the polls will
'be opened throughout Prance tomor
row.
' Great Interest Is taken In the result,
owing to the fact that It will mean
the country's opinion of the course of
the ' government In connection ' with
the separation of the church and. state
with the recent labor agitations.
Boston Cigar Makers Restless
By Associated *-ress.
BOSTON, May 6.— Cigar Makers'
union, 97 voted to order a strike on
Monday for an Increase In wages,
varying from 60 cents to $2 per 1000
cigars. Perhaps 2500 persons will be
Idle unless a settlement Is reached.
Elizabeth, N. J., Is Scorched
By Associated Press.
ELIZABETH, N. J,, May s.— Fire of
undetermined origin destroyed three
business buildings at' 96, 98 and 100
Broad street, entailing a total estl*
mated loss of )f>o,ooo. ,The Y. M. C. A.
building adjoining. was badly damaged.
Train Kills Aged Alamedan
By Aasqciated Presa.
AI.AMKDA, May 6.— Patrick Kelly,
owner of a. water cart In the employ of
the city, was killed by a collision with
an. Oakland bound -train*, on Railroad
avenue ami Kish t li ' street. • '
PRICE: SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
BOYCOTT SAID TO BE BROKEN
United States Again Bhlps Flour to
the Orient Prom Ban
Francisco
By AftsocfAted Pr««s.
SAN FRANCISCO. May s.— On the
Pacific Mall liner China, which sails
today for the orient, is a shipment of
1000 tons of flour to China, whither for
the past few months no flour has been
sent from this coast.
Steamship officials nay the recent
boycott In China, has been broken and
that this Is the first flour shipment of
any note to be sent to the orient for
months.
The remainder of the cargo consist*
principally of raw materials from the
eastern coast consigned to Japan.
CLAIM. BISHOP
HAS TWO WIVES
WYOMING MORMON ARRESTED AT
BABIN
Sensation Created When Head of Big
Horn County Settlement, Number.
Ing 5000 People, It Charged
With Polygamy
By Associated Press.
BASIN, Wyo., May 5.— A sensation
has been created I here by the arrest
yesterday of Bishop J. Jolly, head ' of
the Mormon settlement In Big Horn
county, numbering over 5000 members,
on the charge of sustaining polygamous
relations with two ■wives.- ' '
The arrest of Bishop Jolly will bfe
followed by the prosecution of nearly
a score of. other prominent members
of the Mormon church in this county,
on similar charges, it is said.
The alleged discovery that the Mor
mons, who now almost control Big
Horn county, the largest in the state,
had planned to divide the county and
create a new one which they could con
trol, aroused the Gentiles and influenced
them to institute ■ criminal proceedings
on charges of polygamy. .
HERO OF QUAKE MAY DIE
San Francisco Policeman Who Ren.
j I dered Valuable Service Following
' '. Big Shock Badly Injured ■
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May s.— The man
who saved the lines of police communi
cation from being utterly demoralized
during 'the Immediate days following
April 18 lies at the park emergency
hospital, probably In a dying condition.
He Is Policeman E. J. ! McKeavitt,
popularly known as the "Motor Cycle
Cop." McKeavitt -.was the only mem
ber of the. police i force .who owned a
motorcycle, . and jit was he who kept
the various police stations informed of
Chief Dlnan's orders. Last night Me-,
KeaVltt, mounted on his machine, was
riding near the park delivering a mes
sage, to one of the stations. • ■; . ■■; ' , ',
• 'A runaway team suddenly swerved
In, upon him and the force of the col
lision, was such ..that .he. was. thrown
30 feet: in the air. and fell on his head
on an adjoining asphalt pavement. The
physicians say . that' besides concussion
of .the brain he Is probably seriously In
ternally \ Injured." . . '
TO COMMEMORATE: MARRIAGE
Sanitarium to Be- Erected at Cienfue.
. ''gosjln Honor of : King ' ; .
' . ' 'Alfonso, . ■
By Associated Press. . I
MADRID, May 6.— Premier Moret has
received a communication from the
Spanish club at Cienfuegos, Cuba, an
nouncing that It Is the intention of that
organization to erect a sanitarium at
Cienfuegos to commemorate the mar
riage of King Alfonso. ■
It was added that the sum of $10,
000 had been subscribed for the pur
pose and the premier | was requested
to permit the Spanish consul to lay
the corner stone.
BUTCHER COMMITS SUICIDE
Soledad Man, Fearing - Brother Has
Been Killed, Fires. Bullet
> Through Brain
By Associated Press.
SALINAS, May. s.— John Beglnl. a
well known butcher of Soledad, com
mitted suicide last night by shooting
himself through the head with a pis
tol. , •',-•■
He v/as despondent over . the fact
that he had heard nothing from a
brother, who lives In San Francisco,
3ince the disaster. .
He was a native of Switzerland and
40 years of age. •-■• . , - '
RHODE ISLAND GOES ASHORE
Battleship Which Recently Went Into
Commission Grounded In .
Chesepeake Bay
By Associated Press.
NORFOLK. Va.. May 6.— The battle
ship Rhode Island Is ashore off Torke
Spit, in Chesapeake, bay. Three tugs
from the navy, yard have gone to her
assistance.
The Rhode Island recently went into
commission at' Boston and was on her
first cruise in - command of Captain
Perry Garst. She was going to York
town, Va., . and is supposed to have
grounded on her I entrance from . the
Chesapeake bay 1 1nto Yorke river.
FIND INDIANS NOT
GUILTY OF BIGAMY
By Associated Press.
VAN COUVKR, B. C, ' May s.—Un
der conditions governing the marriage
relations of Indiana on this coast, the
petit Jury at the court of criminal ses
sions today found It Impossible to con
vict Ko-ka-nup, , a northern Indian
charged with the crime of bigamy.
Ills lordship, Chief Justice Hunter,
held the same; opinion and so charged
the Jury, remarking that If they found
the prisoner guilty as charged their
verdict would, ha v* the effect of, de
claring Illegitimate , the whole tribe to
which the man belonged.
'.The jury did not even leave the. box
to consider . the evidence >of ■ the wit
nesses.' They returned a verdict of not
guilty.
Main News Section
UNION OIL
OFFERS A
DEFENSE
Explains Eebate Book
to Those Who Are
m
Interested
SpecialFromWasliington
Scores California
Companies
Declares Associated la Virtually Con*
trolled by the Southern Pacific
Company— Railroad Men Out
With Denial
"The Union Oil company has ' never r
received rebates. We do not even ridf ■
on passes."
That is the statement made tby
President Lyman Stewart last night to'
The Herald. Then Mr, Stewart : plead
ed unf amiliarlty with the details >of
the concern that ho directs and called
upon his son, W. L. Stewart,' who has
charge of the field and pipe line de
partment. '
"When Mr. Garfleld's representatives '
were here," said W. L.. Stewart,! "we
aided them in every way within 1 : our
power to arrive at the . true state Sof
facts. As a matter of fact, cast my
father says, we do not believe ; or i In
dulge in rebates. Several ? times ? the
gentlemen who. were conducting^*'
investigation came to' us ;.wlth; rumors'
that . they had heard . upon < the \ street ]
relative to our business, and. we: gave
them all the aid within our; power; to
enable them to prove '- the ! truth for
falsity of the reports.; Not only did we"
help ■• them ' In every " way that V was
within our power, but we also gave
them facts to work upon so that their
report could be complete. . ■ ; " : , ■
' "Our Rebate Book" ■
"In common business usage we keep
a book that sets forth the overcharges!-/
made against us by the railroad com
panies. These . overcharges '■: are*;. very?
common. We , call this - book ! our j re-t
bate book. It embodies ' the . bona fldo
mistakes made against :us and is ta V
memorandum ' accoun t against - the •
railroad companies, which is :, open ' for,|
Inspection at any time to. those, whose £
Interest is legitimate. ■ This '.book' was §
seen by Mr. Garfleld's representatives,
. who viewed it with distrust; » because v
we called' it our rebate .book.;-; But v
fwhen its real use was made; plains to I
them they were quite satisfied. ?fi¥3a@©
< "There was ■ one point, I am j quite
free,- to admit, that was not satisfac
tory to the commissioners. .> It' was so
trivial. that I do not recall: it i clearly,'
but . iit involves some business : detail
that arose at Long Beach, and was,' as
Ij . understood- the matter j at | the ; time,'
entirely disposed of. • One of our agents
in a minor matter ' had ■ probably j ex-"
ceeded -his authority, .; but whatever; It
was we are ready to explain It in such
a manner as to set us -right.".;-" 7:,;s;i-»
, The statements given tend toward
an explanation of ■ the charges . em
bodied ! in,' the report of | Commissioner,
Garfleld,, who ' Includes ' the -.Union'; Oil'
company in'a list of those that are re
ceiving, rebates 'from railroad' f com-"
panles. ■• . • .: ■•..-:'■;. ■•:";■■; ■':s:',
. The company of which -Mr.' Stewart
is president has been producing oil in;
California' for ' many years ' and .; has ;
been granted valuable rights across the;
isthmus' of Panama by. Secretary Taft."
who says the representation .was made;
at the time the permits were asked for'
(Continued oa !■«• »w»)
THE DAFS SEWS
FORECAST
Southern California: Fair Sun.
day; cooler. Maximum tempera,
ture in Los Angeles yesterday, 65
- degrees; minimum, 54 degrees.
'ZX&$ PART- I ,',;■.
I— Miners urged to return.
2— Ten killed and twenty Injured.
S— Veterans may coma In 1908. „
A — Six thousand ask annexation.
5.6.7.8 — Sports. > .; •.
9 — Public advertising.
PART II
10 — Scientist's wonderful ■ predictions?
PART 111
1.2.3 — Real estate ; news. ,
4 — Southern California news. , :
. s—Shrlners5 — Shrlners find warm welcome.
6 — Depicts dessert: life 'on canvas.'^>
7.8.9 — Classified advertisements. : '
10— Venice season will open May 13.
PART IV
Magazine section.
PART V
Children's magazine.
PART VI
Colored comic supplement
EABTERNV :;. ',:
Northern Trust company of, Chicago?
goes into hands of a receiver , becauia ,
of large losses at Ban Francisco. , ;< -» ... . '
Pennsylvania railroad man says Oar-:'
field report contains false accusations.
FOREIGN
Germans kill 400 natives :in ■ East '
Africa.
COABT
Impending food ■ famine - still '•• com-!
mn nils attention of Ban . Fruncisco ■ r«- ; '
lief committee.
■ Communication with Interior . towns V
shows that much dumugo was dorm
by earthquuke In Sonoma county.
B|^g; LOCAL
Baptists attend convention at nivai'-
Blde. >«4nsln««<««B>*Ma|
More than tOOO sign petition for Cole.
grove, . < Kast • Hollywood i and otber '
auburba favoring- annexation.
O. A. R. Commander-in-chief Tanner
In entertained by comrades.
Sbrlnera arx arriving by every train.