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Fifty Pages
IN SIX PARTS
VOL. XXXIII,* NO. 225.
LOOTERS
WORK ON
STREETS
Criminals Compelled
to Clear Away
Deijris
San Francisco Saloons to
Be Reduced Over
300 Per Com
One Thousand Instead of Four Thou,
sand Licenses to Be Issued— Reful
gees May Be Confined In
Two Camps ,
Iv AMoorlnted Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.— A novel
method of stamping out the evil of loot
ing, which has been on the Increaso fle-
Kplte the stern measures taken by the
civil and military authorities, has been
Inaugurated -by Chief of Police Dlnnn.
That officer has Issued an order that
whenever a looter Is caught he Is to be
put in a squad, under the command of
Detective Sergeant Charles Taylor.
Members of the squad are compelled
to labor nt clearing away the debris. Al
ready Sergeant Taylor has seventy-five
men under him nnd the number Is con
stantly growing. The taskmaster of
this chain gang Is given discretionary
powers as to the term each of the mem
bers shall serve. Already the streets
about Portsmouth square and the Hall
of Justice are beginning to assume their
old time appearance of cleanliness, the
result of the work of tho, captured
looters. . /
Expects Good Results
■-. Chief Ulnan lipllovps that when the
existence of Sergeant Taylor's army be
comes generally known- looting will
greatly decrease.'
Tho liquor question was again dis
; cuased by the authorities- and-it Is pro-
t posed, that the charter of the city be
amended so that the license-whlch has
heretofore been* $84 a year be raised to
$500. ■ '
. Before tho fire there were 4000 sa
loons in this city, and it is believed that
the Increased license will reduce this
number to 1000 without in any way
diminishing the revenues of the city.
.'Today, the board of police commis
sioners Issued an order that all private
clubs cense dispensing liquor to mem
bers.-Most of the clubs were. burned
out, but all have secured temporary
quarters in the unburned section.
To Favor Two Big Camps
A proclamation has been Issued by
Mayor Schmltn directing that all refu
gees be concentrated in two .great
camps, one to bo located in the Potrero
In tho south- side of the city, and the
other at Golden Gate park. This action
has been made necessary for sanitary
reasons, as military discipline must pre
vail in these tented cities if the health
of the inmates is to be preserved.
;At present every. square in the city
and many vacant lots are covered with
the tents of refugees. The military are
now. moving these people to the central
camps. Last night and today have been
the coldest since the recent catastrophe,
and uome of the refugees living In the
smaller camps suffered considerably.
As soon as concentration can be ef
fected it is believed that all will leave
In ' comparative circumstances. .
WOULD SAVE SMALL DEBTORS
San Francisco Board of Trade Wants
-Present Conditions to Continue
By Associated Press.
' SAN » FRANCISCO, ■ May 12.— An
urgent appeal twas mnde by the San
Francisco board of trade to the sub
committee on special session of the leg
islature at its meeting this morning
not to interfere In any way with the
present rtlations that exist between
debtors and creditors.
The fear hail been expressed at
previous meetings of the sub-committee
that many men, especially small deal
ers, would be forced into involuntary
bankruptcy or harassed beyond endur
ance by hard hearted creditors as Boon
as the governor shall declare the pres
ent holidays at an end.
Court Must Be Consulted
Finally 'Gavin McNab suggested that
no garnishment or attachment should
be Issued before the applicant had made
a showing before a superior judge and
his signature obtained.
Joseph Kirk, attorney for . tho city
board of trado, appeared to oppose any
change, whatever- in the laws as they
are at present. \ .;' . , •
"The wholesale merchants of this
city," he said, Vhavo no Intention of
harassing those of their debtors who are
honest and Indicate an intention to pay
their 1 inOebtedness eventually. | ,
VAny such act as you propose will
mot be of any advantage to such men,
but it wlll.be seized upon by dishonest
men and, of course, It is not the desire
of your committee to protect these.
Leave the laws as they are and we will
be content." '
CITY'S FUNDS GROWING SHORT
San Francisco Begins Cutting Down
Working Forces " .• £«
By Associated Press.
BAN KUANCISCO. May 12.—He
trenchment in nil municipal depart
ltientH Is the order that has gone forth
and- there will be a great reduction In
the '■ ctty'B . working forces within the
next. thirty days.
Mayor Bchmltz made the announce
ment this iniiruiiiK that plans already
are under dißcusalon whereby the most
rigid economy muy be enforced. -It is
estimated 'that about 800 city employes
either will lose their positions or suffer
v material. reduction in salaries.
Small Re-elected
Hy Associated Vrenu
CINCINNATI. Alay 13.— The convpn
tlon' of the 'Commercial -Telegrapher*'
Tlnton of Ann-ilcn adjourned tonight af
ter electing iiilk-t-iK. President Hamuel
■\ Small uf Chicago was re-elected.
Los Angeles Herald.
rKll/fc: I I»«* Month I DO UtNlb
STEINMAN OFFERS DEFENSE
Militiaman Accused of Murder at
6an Francisco Produces
Eyewitness
By Associated PrPßd.
"SAN FnANCIfICO, May 12.— The pre
liminary examination of Jncob flteln
ninn. the militiaman accused of the
murder of Joseph Meyers, superintend
ent of the children's plnyground, was
continued before Superior Judge Gra
ham today.
The prosecution completed ltd case
and the dpfenso began with the testi
mony of Wllllnm Hush, a one-lpgged
man, whom Htelnman declares he was
protecting from his victim.
Several of the witnesses for the dn
fense ha,ve (inserted that the trooper
waa intoxicated. Hush, on the other
hand. Insists that Meyers wns under
the influence of liquor, which was plen
tiful In Columbia square during the
fire.
He testified thnt Meyers, when or
dered away on account of his disorderly
conduct, cnlied the Ruardsman ft vile
name ftnd showed considerable trucu
lence, whereupon he was shot.
FEMALE UMPIRE
IS THE LATEST
CHICAGO GIRL WANTS TO GET
INTO GAME
She Is Pretty, Athletic, Has Plenty
of Nerve and Believes Players
Would Abide by Her
Decisions
Special to The Herald.
CHICAGO, May 12.— Can a young
woman umpire a ball game, keep fnns
and players happy and escapo with her
life?
Grace Grant of Chicago firmly be
lieves that a young woman— especially
if she Is athletic and pretty— can be
como a professional umpire in the big
gest league, give fair and equitable de
cisions and leave" the field uninjured
every evening,
She wants to try tho work and made
n formal application to President Harry
Pulllam for a place among the umpires.
Miss Ornnt Is 1!) years old, 5 feet. 6
lenhes In height and weighs in umpire
togs 160 pounds. She haß already um
pired sevrral amnteur games.
BRITISH DEMANDS GRANTED
Sultan Weakens as Warships Ap.
proach and Agrees to Tabah
Boundary :
By Associated Tress.
LONDON, May ■ 12. — In a manner
characteristic of Turkish diplomacy the
porte has made an eleventh hour sur
render to the British demand concern
ing the Tabah boundary.
It had been believed In many quar
ters 'that the sultan would not yield
until actual force was displayed, but
his decision probably was hastened by
the knowledge that none of the'powers
supported his attitude and the com
bined fact that British naval prepara
tions had kept pace with her diplomatic
demands,
WIRE TAPPING IN THIS CASE
Litigation Over . Bankruptcy Reveals
Peculiar Allegations Involving
Brokerage Firm *
By Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, - May 12.-Securing
Chicago board of trade quotations by
means of wire tapping is one of the al
legations made : by John Hill, jr., in a
petition filed asking the United States
court to allow, more time for the Chi
cago board of trade in Its suit against
the "W. J.Odell commission company
of this city. ,
The petition also outlines the story of
the alleged discovery of an office in
Philadelphia from which the Western
Union trunk line cable was tapped.
HOOSIER EDITOR IN JAIL
Alfred Purdy of the Indianapolis Sun
Sentenced to Thirty
Days
By Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 12.—Al
fred Purdy, editor and publisher of the
Indianapolis Sun, was today sentenced
to thirty days In jail and to pay a fine
of $250 by Judge Fremont Alford of
the Marlon county criminal court, for
editorial criticism in the. paper of Judge
Alford's course in connection with the
recent Indictment of Robert Metzger,
chief of police, for assault and battery
on prisoners.
Mr. Purdy was taken from the court
room to the jail and locked up.
SMALL GEYSER BREAKS OUT
Phenomenon at Yellowstone Park, Fol.
lowing Earthquake, Attracts
Considerable Attention
Uy Associated Press,
BUTTE. Mont.. May 12.— George
Beck, Btiperintendent of the Park
Transportation company, is authority
for the statement that the only new
phenomenon In the Yjllowstone park Is
v small geyser or hot spring which
broke out übout the tlmo of the San
Francisco earthquake.
Ne,w hot springs uro reported In this
region every year, and this late 'flow
undoubtedly was in no way connected
with the recent disturbances on the
Pacific coast.
CARL SCHURZ IS
i REPORTED BETTER
Oy Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 12,— Carl Schuns,
who Is critically ill at his home in this
city, . rallied durlngr the day and to
night 1h somewhat bolter. The follow
ing bulletin was issued at 6 p. in.:
."The patlentfß • condition hun somi>
what improved. Pulse and respiration
lower. ' The patient had neveral sleups
and seoms brighter." . i
. Thij bulletin was accompanied ,by a
statement from a. representative of the
family,* who said that Mr. Hchurz's con
dition-wan. considered so much im
proved lhat'n° further, bulletin* ..would
be Issued durinar, the night.
SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1906.
OCTOPUS CALLED
SCHOOL OF CRIME
STANDARD OIL PAINTED IN
TRUE COLORS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Shoots Grape and Cannister Into
Rni-rlat to The Herald.
CHICAGO, May 12,-An amnzlnfr
story of Standard Oil corruption and
bribery; of the systematic training of
employes to commit deceitful prac
tices, If not actual crime; wholesale
debauching of human character— a
story that disclosed a business record
so black bs scarcely to be descrfbable
in the twentieth century— such a tale
was told upon the witness stand to
day before the Interstate commerce
commission.
The story was the climax of a three
daya' Investigation, during which for
mor employes turned Informers on
Standard Oil. It was the day of the
Independent dealer, and if the record
goes for anything It serves to even up
a long score In which the debit side
heretofore was largely in favor of the
Standard company.
Men's Honor Purchased
After hearing the revelations of al
leged crime committed to drive inde
pendent, dealers out of business; of
deceit practiced to convince dealers
that there was no virtue save In
Standard Oil products; of men's honors
purchased by wholesale that the
Standard Oil monopoly might be
strengthened and Increased; of a well
kept school for crime, the commission
adjourned to meet again In Cleveland
May 24. , ,
■ In the latter city will he h«»ard the
Independent rpflnerlea' side , of the
Standard's alleged oppression/ and sin
ister, if not illegal, methods 'employed
in securing a firm grasp upon the oil
trade.
STAR WITNESS TAKES STAND
Tells How Standard Oil Bribes Men
to Gain a Victory
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 12.— The Investiga
tion of the interstate commerce com
mission Into the relations between', the
Standard Oil company and the • rail
roads was concluded this afternoon as
far as this section of the country Is
concerned and -vylll be resumed in
Cleveland May 24. i ' ■•■ : ■■■ :
F. S. Hibbs of Peorla, who was for
fourteen yearß In the employ of the
Standard OH company, was the star
witness of the day. He demonstrated
how the agents of the oil company
were accustomed to trick customers
into thinking. that the product of their
company waa superior, when, in fact,
it was Inferior to the product of .the
independent companies.
Many Names Given
He gave the names of men whom he
had bribed to give Information of the
business of competitors and on cross
examination declared "the Standard
Oil company Is . doing all of these
things today."
| Other witnesses told of bribing em
ployes of railroads and manufacturing
companies, and one instance .was re
lated where a wire and nail mill In
Indiana was compelled to shut down
because grit had been placed in the
oil purchased 'of an Independent con
cern at the instance of a salesman of
the Standard Oil company.
FEAR ANOTHER REVOLUTION
Reports Reach Washington to This
Effect From Porto
Rico
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 12.— Reports
have reacheVl the state department of
the organization of another revolution
ary movement directed against the
government of President Caceres of
Santo Domingo.
It Is expected that the' Island of Porto
Itico is the base of operations and it
is supposed that ex-President Morales
and Jimlnez are the leaders of the
movement. Instructions have been sent
to the insular governor of Porto Rico
to take steps to carry out the neutrality
laws, which would prevent the organi
zation and departure of any hostile ex
pedition, and the American warships
surrounding the island of Santo Do
mingo will also be Instructed to prevent
any landing of hostile forces and to
co-operate in preserving neutrality. '
DEWEY RESTS UNDER CHARGE
Court ; Ref uoes to Discharge Trio
From Charge, Though Dis
missing Murder Case
By Associated Press.
TOPKKA. Kan., May 12.— According
to the decision of the supreme court,
Chauncey Dewey and his two ranchmen
will have to live the rest of their lives
with a charge of murder hanging over
them.
The court refused to discharge them
from the charge, though it concurred' ln
the dismissal of the ense In the Norton
county district court. ;.,■;;?
TAYLOR DEFEATS CARMACK
Out of Twenty.flve Counties Heard
From in Tennessee Latter Car.
rled but One
By Associated Tress.
NASHVIIjIjH, Term., May 12.—Gen
ernl W. 11. Brandon, Taylor's campaign
manager, has Issued a statement claim
lug that Taylor Is nominated for United
States senator by 16,000 plurality ovur
Carmack.
Out of twenty-five counties heard
from, Shelby Is the only oife to give
Carmack a, substantial majority.
Thirty Rebels Killed
Br Associated rrtu. . v
DURBAN. Natal, May 13.— Natallsn
troops under MhJ. Murray Smith, have
had a brush with the Kuluh tribe in the
ilelpmaker; district. The rebels were
badly beaten, thirty of ■ them being
killed. The ' Natallani •'- no
losses. , . ' .
COURT REVERSES DECISION
Famous Zeckendorf*3telnfeld Suit «t
Tucson, Arizona, Is
Ended
Pj' Ai«oelnted Pr»s«.
TUCBON. Ariz., May 12.— The supreme
court of Arizona today handed down
nn opinion reverting the decision of
the lower court In the famous Zecken
doif-Stelnfeld milt.
The case involved About a quarter of
a million dollars and grew out of tlie
dissolution of Zeckendorf & Co., the
largest mercantile house in Arizona.
Btlenfeld is a nephew of Zeckendorf
and therp wnn much hltterneaa of feel
ing and the Issues Involved in tho suit
Intereotcd mining and commercial In
terPHta throughout the country.
The case hinged on thfi recession of nn
agreement made with Rtelnfeld. It wm
per company with Stelnfeld. It waa
held by the supreme court that ft por
tion of Rn ngreement could not be
rescinded nnd the remainder allowed
to gtnnd. The lower court held a con
trary view.
WILL LEAD THE
LIFE OF A GYPSY
CHICAQOAN HOPEB TO FIND A
CURE FOR CONSUMPTION
Union Man to Travel Across the Coun.
try to San Francisco, Llv.
Ing In the Open
Special to The Herald.
CHICAGO, May 12.— A trip from Chi
cago to San Francisco in a wagon,
leading. the life of a gypsy and sleep-
Ing as much as possible in tho open
air— such is the undertaking that, has
been planned by Matthew McCiie, a
member of the Steam Fitters' union, In
an effort to cure himself of pulmonary
tuberculosis.
Among the cities McCue intends to
visit are Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Mar
shalltown, Dcs Moines, Omaha, Colo
rado Springs and Denver. He intends
to meet' a part of the expenses of the
trip by selling copies of a pamphlet
treating on the subject of non-union
ism. <
In order to aid him. In this under
taking a large number of the Chicago
labor unions have furnished him' with
letters of recommendation. ; I
NAVY WILL BE REPRESENTED
Lieutenant Leigh C. Palmer of Battle.
ship Missouri to Attend King
Alfonso's Wedding
Special to The Herald.
ST. LOUIS, May 12.— Lieut. Leigh C.
Palmer of the battleship Missouri has
been appointed to represent the United
States navy at the wedding of King Al
fonso of Spain. He is the son of Mr.
and' Mrs. Knrlque Palmer of 3946 Del
mar boulevard.
| At the recent target practice In the
south seas, In which the crew of the
battleship Missouri stood first. Palmer
was In command of the forward turret.
His guna made the best record of the
fleet and won the prize for the Mis
souri.
At the nuptials of the king a grand
eon of Gen. U. S. Grant will represent
the United States army.
Lieut. Palmer was appointed to the
United States naval academy at An
napolis 'by former Congressman Seth
W. Cobb in 1892. He was graduated in
1896. During the Spanish-American war
he was attached to the cruiser New
York, and waß In all the battleß In
which It took part.) After the war ho
was transferred to the battleship Wis
consin, and was staff officer for Ad
miral Sterling in the Philippine Islands.
He was in St. Louis on a visit last May.
Since then he has been assigned to the
Missouri.
Lieut. Palmer will be granted a two
months' leave of absence to travel In
Spain, and will be present at the mar
riage ceremony. He will leave his ship,
which is at New York, at 6nce, Joining
the United States minister to Spain In
Paris, and they will proceed to Madrid.
Lieut. Palmer Is only 31 years old.
, - < ■ » v ■■•
IS WATCHMAN ASSAILANT?
Old New Yorker Choked at Home and
His Wife Brutally
Assaulted
By Associated Press.' .\"..'":J:
NEW YORK, May 12.— A powerfully
built man entered the home of August
Hupfer, 76 years old, choked him Into
insensibility, and assaulted Mrs. Hup
fer. 60 years old, causing her death.
The police have arrested on suspicion
James McPartland, a night watchman
employed in the building:.
Hupfer's condition is critical.
The police | charged that nine years
ago McPartland was convicted of a
similar offense, which caused the death
of an old beggar woman, and was sent
to Sing Sing for seven years.
SUSPECT A FORMER BUTLER
Philadelphia Banker's Wife Loses Col.
lection of Rare Jewels From
•;.■-■;■ •••■ ■■• Suburban Home
By Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. May 12.— Mrs. Ed
ward Lowber Welch, wife of a promi
nent banker, has notified the, police . of
the loss of rare and costly jewels, val
ued at $10,000, which were stolen from
the Welch suburban home at Chestnut
Hill.
"A former butler Is suspected. ,
Bank Cashier Enters Prison
By Associated Press.
MIL.WAUKKE, Wis.. May 12.— Henry
G. Goll, assistant cashier of the First
National bank, found guilty of misap
plying funds and making false entries
In the books of the bank, was taken
to Fort Leavemvorth, Kan., this after
noon to begin his ten years' sentence In
the federal penitentiary.
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SENATOR BAILEY SAYS PRESIDENT
HAS SIDESTEPPED RAILROAD BILL
SAYS "ROOSEVELT IS ONLY COMMON CLAY"
"But let us have no more talk in the senate and talk in the
country about this iron man. He is clay and very common at that.
"Mr. President, I love a brave man, I love a fighter and the
president of the United States is both on occasions, but he can
give up witli as much alacrity as any man who ever went to battle,
either civic or political.
"lie fights furiously when it is a physical contest, I grant you,
because that is a question of courage as well as endurance, but he
seems to have no endurance in the political contests here.
"Why, he was going to revise the tariff and his friends called
him off, and then that great voice that was filling the nation with
a demand for tariff revision suddenly sank into the gentleness and
weakness of a whisper.
"Then he was going to have the railroads regulated and it
was announced that congress would be convened in extraordinary
session to deal with it, but the great leaders assembled with the
president, prayed with him a little while, and no call was issued
for. an extraordinary session of congress.
"He waited until the regular session and five months of that
has elapsed and still no legislation. And when we do get a bill
God save the country from a bill as it will be." — Extracts from
speech in senate by. Senator Bailey.
WOMAN'S BODY IS
FOUND IN TRUNK
Wilhelr.i Meyer Accused of Crime
Upon His Arrival From Germany,'
Aboard Hamburg-American
Steamer
By Associated Press.
FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, Ger
jnany, May 12.— Details of a mysterious
and revolting tragedy by which Wilhelm
Meyer and a woman named Christlanl
will be arrested on the arrival of the
Hamburg-American line steamer Graf
Waldersee at New York today, I ' were
revealed this afternoon. .
Meyer came to Frankfort, April . 24,
and left a trunk and other baggage with
an express company, .saying that the
trunk contained, clothing and that he
wanted it kept for three months, as he
was going abroad. • . ■ -.
The, trunk was finally opened by the
police and found to the half
decayed body of an aged \voman, ; cov
ered with chloride of lime. The body
turned out to be that of a Mrs. Vogel
of Wildungen, In the principality of
Waldeck, who had been missing since
the disappearance of Me.yer from that
place. , <
, Murderer a Furniture Dealer
She came from San Francisco to
Wildungen with Meyer two years ago.
The latter Is a furniture dealer, 31 years
old and born In Germany. Mrs. Vogel
was reputed to have been rich. Latterly
she quarreled with Meyer and asked for
police protection.
The murder ; was committed by
strangulation.
Meyer spent several days In Frank
fort and wrote to the Chrlstiania wo
man, who comes of . a good family, to
meet him here, whence they disappeared
together. Inquiries made by the police
established the /fact that the couple
bailed for New" York from Hamburg,
April 29, registering as from New Or
leans.
MAN AND WOMAN UNDER ARREST
Latter Denies Any Knowledge of the
Dastardly Crime
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 12.— Meyer and the
woman were arrested_ by federal offi
cers at Hoboken when the Graf Wal
dersee reached her dock there today.
They were brought to this city and
arraigned before . United States Com
missioner Shields, who had issued the
warrant for their arrest. The man re
fused to talk and the woman professed
not to know why they had been ar
rested. . „
The Waldersee was met at the dock
by Deputy United States Marshal Bern
hard and another deputy, who at once
put Meyer under arrest. He made no
resistance when the handcuffs were
placed on his wrists.
Registered as Wife
The woman who accompanied him
was registered on board the ship as his
wife, but confessed to the authorities
that her real name was Christian!. As
soon as she realized what had been
done she began asking the marshal the
reason of the arrest and from her ques
tions It seemed as If she was entirely
Ignorant of the crime of which Meyer
was accused.
During the drive from Hoboken to
Commissioner Shields' office In New
York she made several attempts to
comfort Meyer, but her advances were
rebuffed.
Meyer is of medium size, dark haired
and with Irregular features. When asked
if he had lived In the United States be
fore, he replied in German that it was
no one's. business. - .• • ■■
The woman speaks some English, but
Meyer apparently does not understand
a word of it They were both searched
by the authorities, who found nothing
of a suspicious character. Mr. Meyer
had with him in German money a sum
equivalent to (150. '
The murderer and the woman were
committed to jail 'without ball until
Monday, when , the German consul in
this city will appear against them.
PULAJANES BREAK LOOSE
Enter Inabangan, Killing One, Wound*
Ing Seven and Looting
ttffl Thlrty.six Houses
i?y Associated Press.
MANILA, May 12.— The following dis
patch has been received from Acting 1
Governor Clnco of the island of Bamar:
"A band of twenty-four Pulajanes,
having five rifles and other weapons,
entered Inabangan by the Barrio
"Wright (Wright Ward), named in honor
of ex-Oovernor ': General • Wright, . to
day, j killing , one ' and . wounding . seven
residents; » burning and looting thirty
six houses and taking over twenty reel
dents prisoners. ■
PRICE: SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
FULL AMNESTY
IS DEMANDED
M. Rodicheff, a Constitutional Demo
crat, Insists That the Death -
Penalty ■Be Forever ■
> Abandoned'
By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 13.-Wlthout
a dissenting voice and with evidences
of the deepest feeling, the parliament
of the evening session adopted a reso
lution instructing the committee, which
will draft the reply to the speech from
the throne, to include In It a request
for full amnesty for political, agrarian
and military, crimes,' and a recom
mendation for the' immediate abandon
ment of . the death • penalty for all i of
fenses, criminal as well as political.
The committee, which is composed of
eleven • members, constitutional Demo
crats, ; peasants, : nationalists, (Poles)
Letts, Tartars, etc., was not hampered
with further Instructions, but was asked
If possible to submit a report at • the
opening of the session at 2 o'clock to
morrow. • ■_ ■ • ' I; •;
Eloquent Debate
The debate on the resolution, which
followed a long ~ day 'of routine busi
ness, was simple but eloquent. M./Eodi
cheff: (constitutional I Democrat), ■• the
author of the motion, made the only
extended speech.-.' , .
This was followed by a dozen or more
stirring two-minute addresses by peas
ant and -labor representatives, whose
eloquence will compare favorably with
that of any parliamentary body in-the
■world. ,
The tenor of the whole debate was
expressed in the words of M. Rodlcheff,
that the opportunity ; for a reconcilia
tion of the people. by acceding to their
prayer for amnesty was now knocking
at the emperor's . door, i but that what
he' failed to give the people with ele
mental force they would take. ' -
M. Rodlcheff s speech was most elo
quent and In part was as follows:
Greeted With Cheers
"Pardon is the - prerogative of I the
monarch, and I -will not submit a bill
for pardon. During the electoral cam
paign and even here the only word we
heard was the word amnesty. The Ju
risconsults of Russia maintain that the
death penalty is non-existent in Rus
sia, but In April alone there were
ninety-nine executions. The ghosts of
the victims, dripping withstood, crowd
this hall and we cannot work In this
place until they'are laid. (Cheering-.)
"Must Not Repeat Error"
"Pardon is necessary, but it must be
general. We don't need • partial am
nesty. The error, of October 30 must
not be repeated. All the persons -who
have committed crimes must be . for
given as the Apostle Peter was for
given.
"A general pardon will constitute the
seal of union between the people and
the emperor." (Prolonged cheering.)
The adoption of the resolution was
due to the peasants, who not only voted
down the motion for a two hours* re
cess for dinner, but went hungry in or
der to obtain immediate action. .
They also insisted on working Sun
days in order to expedite the solution
of ■ the burning problems before . the
parliament.
At the moment when the parliament
was adopting the resolution favoring
amnesty Cossacks were breaking up a
student demonstration in the Kevsky
prospect. They charged a crowd of .a
thousand men and women carrying" red
flags and singing: the Marseillaise.
OLDEST TWINS
TO CELEBRATE
Slaters Who Were Bom In 1821 Live
to Ripe Old Age Surrounded
by Forty. three Descend.
ants
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 12.— The oldest twin
sisters in the, United States will cele
brate tomorroY/ their eighty-fifth birth
day anniversary with a reunion of the
forty-three living- descendants.
The twins are Mrs. Martha Krlekson
and Mrs. Bertha Fuglestad, who were
bora in Norway in 1821 and came to
America eighty-one years ago.
The reunion will be held at the home
of Mrs. Brio Roas, the eldest daughter
of Mrs. Fuffleßtad, ' 217 Moaart street;
and nearly all of the eight . children,
nineteen grandchildren ■ and sixteen
great-grandchildren now living will be
present.
Among Mrs. Fuglentad's , eighteen
grandchildren la Miss Amelia Ross ' of
the Citizens 1 association. ■
Main News Section
Shows No Endurance
in Political
Contest
Described as 'Iron Man,!
but 'Clay' Would Be
Better Word
Texas Orator Shows How, Why and
When Chief Executive Has
Failed to Btand
tiy Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 12,-In one; of
the bitterest attacks that has beon
made upon President Roosevelt during
the debate on the railroad rate? bill,*
Senator Bailey : charged ; that the.exe
cutive had surrendered \ his '• position
advocating "an effective measure"? and
abandoned his demands for tariff re
vision.
'• The Texas senator charged that tho
president's arraignment; of trusts ' had
been made after, hla '■ election and ! . that
before that time he had been as "silent
as the grave" • on the subject of ' reg-'
ulaling tho railronrlp. MpCSgBaMMf
The senator , closed' with this state
ment: "But let us have no more talk
in the senate and talk In: the: country,
about this iron man. He Is clay ami
very common at" that."; .:
Replies to Carter
The speech was •in reply to Senator
Carter, who , had defended the , presi-'
dent against criticisms, saying that 'no 5
one could charge him with cowardice. "\;
'In, the course of 'his remarks'- Sen--)
ator Carter referred to the Democratic-".
party as a party ; ' of ,-■ negation,' x and 'I
nothing more. He declared 5 that \ the %
party had been frightened into ' a' 1 chill £
at the prospect of action. -He charged'^
that neither Senators Bailey nor 'Ray- >
ncr in all their congressional j| careers '
had done anything to: secure "effective*
railroad rate legislation.' •; • : . : ;
■ When Senator--' Bailey t gained '.tho*
floor he charged that the Montana/
senator ebullition, '.was due -L to ; -.the»'
fact that he • had . not been ". mentioned *
by „■ Senator , Rayner : In , his ! speech *as *'
one of the '. president's special ; amban
sadors.' He defended his own -record'
on ■ the ' ground ; that; during" 1 his : con- »
greßslonal service his party; had ',,been|
in power, only the .flrst four, years. ,
Repeats Inconsistency. Charges
: If, during .the time the Democrats
were In the minority, he had introduced
a bill to regulate, the railroads'; the
senator , said he would | have ■ been j per
forming an act of buncombe. ';
He repeated charges of inconsistency
on . the - part of . the president in ; the
legislative program, .saying 'that 'the
"absolute rate" first contending.; that
THE DAIS NEWS
FORECAST
Southern California: Clear and,
cool Sunday with westerly winds.
Maximum temperature In Los An.
geles yesterday, 64 degrees; mini,
mum, 49 degrees.
I—Looters,1 — Looters, work on streets.;'
2 — Ferris wheel blown to pieces.
3— Famous California singer.
4— Boom in wholesale business.
s— Out for all , conventions. v
6— Cable news.
B.9— Public advertising. . "
2.3— Real estate news.
4— Veterans' will encamp. here.
6— Southern California news.
6— Markets.
7.7.9 — Classified advertisements. "
Magazine section.
Children's section.
Colored comic section.
Senators Bailey and ■ Tlllman . score I
President Roosevelt because latter has
not stood firm in railroad ratn measure.
Btandard Oil receives body blow .at r.
hands of Interstate commerce commls
sion. w j-.jc«je|
Chicago man declares he recently con
versed with Krlch Muenter. v
FOREIGN
Russian parliament makes effort ..to"'
have death penalties done away • with.
Cablegram from : Germany brings i New
York detectives to the wharf In time to ,*
arrest man who / murdered ■ former ■ wlfa .
and placed her body In a trunk. ,»-.(,'.,:
Sultan of Turkey ' accepts the terms >
Great Britain demanded.
COAST
. Three thousand salooos may never
again open doors In San Francisco. . •- ;
lllverslde > srlrl arrested In Loa Angeles
by deputy sneriffs. i i uiifiiLißTr>fi»ir**^~tii*t)fl
Ban Francisco looters compelled : to ■
work on streets clearing away, debris.
LOCAL
Sunday school day at Long .Beach ;»'•
notable sucoeaa. . < :
'Water companies out oft supply ; from
East San . Pedro squattrrs. .
(Jane- Pro ven»al • nuptials . postponed at
the altar. ' -• •■■
Albert O. Bradley, friendless. I seeks to
end his lir«t. . . ' .- ■ • .' -
hns Angeles invites conventions to com* *
here. :.«,■ mWM«MMl lr ir.MlJl '" U\ m w*****?Wf
City attorney declares bond election
will lw held May 17.
•• Alhambra > man's . death under trestle
being lnvestlnted.v4KMM|MpVMgMlonM
- City likely, to start * municipal cerasnt
tlant. ■