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Twenty-Six Pages
IN TWO PART 3
VOL. XXXIII, NO. 292
TWO BIG
ENGINES
COLLIDE
Passenger Trains Are
Wrecked Near
Meadows
Appalling Loss of Life
Is Narrowly
Averted
Several Persons Are Injured In Crash
and Panic Which Follows Col.
lislon— Air Brakes Fall
to Work
The Injured
Mrs. Kmlly Walser, wife of the Pull
man conductor of Los Angeles, par-
Rlyzpd from waist down, back severely
strained.
Miss Pearl Morris, Cedar Falls, la.,
contusions about the head.
Turner, negro, left hip broken.
H. R. Preston, fireman on one of the
colliding engines, left leg broken.
The presence of mind of E. Hennes
sey, engineer on No. 7, west-bound
overlar. i Santa Fe train, nnd. the
prompt action of Engineer J. C. Love of
No. 8 east bound, yesterday prevented
whnt might have been one of the worst
accidents of recent times.
At Meadows, a smnll station just
west of San Bernardino, the trains
were ordered to pass each other. When
No. 8, the east-bound limited, ap
proached the siding upon which No. 7,
the west-bound train was waiting, the
engineer of the former attempted to
slow down In order to let his hrnkeinan
throw the switch which would pass his
train on the main track. The air
brakes refused to work nnd the two
trains collided head on, with the result
that th« engines were telescoped and
the persons mentioned injured.
When the engineer of No. 7 saw that
the other train was not under control
ho started barking his train out of the
siding upon the main track, and al
though he succeeded in backing more
than 100 feet, the other t.rnln was com
ing too fnpt and the collision occurred:
Roth engines were reduced to scrap
iron, but the coaches were not wrecked.
Passengers in a Panic
When the shock occurred a scene of
Indescribable confusion ndded to the
horror of the moment. Women in a
frenzy of fear attempted to leap from
the windows of the co.-iches, . and had
it not been for the presence of a few
cooler heads ninnng the throng, the re
sults of the accident might have been
much more serious than they were.
In both trains panic possessed the
majority of the passengers and men
thrust women aside in order to get
to the windows. Heveral of the
frightened persons were cut by window
glass, which they broke in an attempt
to escape through those apertures.
Miss Pearl Morris, one of the Injured
passengers on No. 7. came on to Los
Angeles and is now at the Rosslyn
hotel. Miss Morris, who was not se
verely Injured, paid:
"fcinoe leaving Cedar Falls, lowa,
which is my home, 1 have bppn in four
wrecks. The first was at Kansas City.
There the train ran off the track nnd
I was delayed five hours. The second
wns at Oodgp City, Kas., where we
were held up by a freight train off
the track. There we waited four hours.
At that time six trainmen were injured,
all of them seriously. When we passed
the scene of the wreck I saw the engine
of the freight train in the ditch.
"A washout between La Junta and
Trlnidnrl held us up for a flay. The
rainfall there nt that time was terrible.
The water seemed to come down in
chunks. Then the last was at San
Bernardino. T was not injured very
badly, although I was shaken up more
than was comfortable. I was in the
Javatory nt Ihe time of the shock nnd
I was battered around for a few sec
onds at a great rate. A woman in the
Pullman where 1 was was very se
verely shaken up nnd wns taken out at
San Bernardino nnd sent to the hos
pital, where shn was taken care of
by Dr. Rayllß.
"I certainly had a line time getti-jg
our here, and now that I have suc
:;eeofd in arriving I hope the rh-iin
of accidents will cea3e. I am much
relieved; however, to think that tho
journey is over."
AUBURN MURDERER
TO BE DEFENDED
BY UNDER SHERIFF
By Associated Press.
AUBURN, Cal.. July 18.—n wan
learned today that Under Sheriff
W. I. May hus resigned his office. •
to become an uttorney for Adolph
Weber, the convicted murderer.
May was admitted to thn bar last
month. 110 whs one of tho most
active In the prosuoutlon of
Weber.
Judge Prewett yesterday allow
ed Weber to draw $r.OOO from the
bank to pay expense! and it Is
reported May has received v feu
of $3000.
Juilkh I'rewPtt today granted tho
petition BubHtltuthiK William M.
BluUe of Auburn us attorney for
Weber In place of Grove L John*
■on of Btturamento, und Attorney
Hltulo started ut once for Han
FruiK'iHco to paoure the name uu
tlon liy Hie Hiiin-t'iuc court.
This Is iliuii' to prevent Johnson
from urging his appeal to the
supreme court for a rehearing.
Weber dosl not wunt a rehearlnK
and his employment of May Is for
tin- purpnse of uKHlstliiK Attorney
F*. P. Tuttle in preparing a peti
tion to the governor for a pardon
or commutation of sentence,
Los Angeles Herald.
PRICE! I P*r Month I DO l»tN I b
WATERWAYS NOW SECURED
Deeds Placed on Record Transferring
Valuable Property to the
United States
liy Asunchtrrt fresK
PHOENIX, Ariz., .Inly I«.— Dfiprin
were tnrlny plnrprl on word, trnr.sffr-
Intr to the tJnltod Stntrs nf Amrrlrn
tltlr to thp proprrty of thr (irnnd Canal
rompnny. Snlt Klvor Vullpy Otnnl com
pnny, Mnrirnpn <;nnnl company nnd
the Wntpr Power f'.innl rompnny.
Twrt or thrpo wepks mro title wag
pnsppd on tho property Of the Arizona
Wntrr company. This completes tho
trmisfirtfon of t'te -, 'tihnsp by Koveri>
tnnnt of thr mnln distributing Water*
Ways on thp north nldo i.f Holt liiver
vnlley, p.rtnlilltiß the lnttrr to propped
with tho building of 9 dlvrslon rlntn
nnd the rrorßiinlan t'.on of thr pntlre dls
trlbtitlnß system for irrlKntlng the vnl
ley under equitable gf voinment direc
tion.
Koosevr.lt storns?e dntn Is up Suit river
fifty miles übove the proposed diversion
dam.
JAPAN PLANNING
BIG EXPERIMENT
MAY NATIONALIZE ALL OF HER
INDUSTRIES .
If Successful This Will Be One of
the Most Far Reaching
Moves In World's
History .
By Associated PresJ!
WASHINGTON, July 18.— According
to advices received by the bureau of
manufacturers, the Japanese govern
ment has undertaken one of the great
est pxprriments In the world's history,
which indicates a clear purpose to pro
tect, supervise, develop and nationalize
all Japanese Industries.
It is stated that the provision for the
nationalization of railways was but
a single step in the great plan of in
dustrial nationalization toward which
the country is fast approaching.
The movement of Manchurian nation
alization has received careful attention
and it is now proposed that a com
pany shall be formed by the govern
ment and private capitalists jointly
for the purpose of operating the rail
roads, forests and mines In Manchuria.
If successful along the lines Japan
is now working, It Is stated that the
Individuals and corporations of Amer
ica that are striving for the trade of
the orient will discover that they are
not competing for this trade against
Individuals and corporations In Japan,
but that they are In commercial con«
flict with the Japanese nation itself.
SYMPATHIZE WITH RUSSIANS
Meeting Held in London Brings Out
Enthusiastic Utterances Favor
able to the Revolutionists
By Associated Press.
LONDON, July 18.— In connection
with the meeting of the Socialist and
labor Interparliamentary committee
here this week a demonstration wns
held In Hyde park this evening to ex
press sympathy with the Russian revo
lutionists.
The Htidlr-nce was extremely cosmo
politan, and among it were scattered
hundreds of police detectives who were
tl.us afforded an opportunity of secur
ing dpfcrlptlons of many supposed
enemies of society.
There was much disappointment at
the non-appearance of Deputy Jaures,
the French Socialist, and Herr Kehel,
the leader of the Socialists In the Ger
man parliament, but Rrltlsh labor lead
ers and M. Anlkin of the Russian
parliament succeeded in arousing much
enthusiasm.
M. Anikln. although he spoke in Rus
sian, was received enthusiastically. A
majority of the audience were Russian
refugees.
EMPERORS FORM ALLIANCE
Germany, Austria. Hungary and Rus.
sla Agree on Plan to Con.
trol Poland
Ry Associated Press.
PARIS, July IS.— The Journal today
says It is in a position to affirm that in
the recent Interview at Scheonbrunn
palace, near Vienna, between the em
peror of Austria-Hungary and tho
German emperor their majesties* de
liberated on the means to adopt In raso
of a revolution in Russia, Emperor
Nicholas beinff advised of the general
nature of the deliberations.
It was decided In principle, the paper
says, that Germany and Austria will
intervene in Poland with armed forces
in case the Russian emperor finds it
impossible to maintain the control of
Poland, the three emperors thereafter
acting In concert for the maintenance
of the status quo of their respectlvo
Polish possessions.
The Journal further asserts that this
understanding amounts to a regular
holy alliance between the three em
perors.
STEAMER CHINO GOES ASHORE
Pounds to Pieces on Shelter Cove, One
of the Dangerous Coast
Points
Rv A««<>rtotefl Praw
EUIU3KA, Cal., July 18.— While com
ing up the coast in a dense fog lnnt
Monday the little steamer C'hino, for
merly the AUcu Blanchard, went uahore
ut Shelter Cove, und is now slowly
pounding to pieces on the rocky point
that marks tho dangerous strip of
coast.
With her bottom smuHhed and leak
ing badly there is no chance to save
the llttln craft. The crew walked ashore
easily Ht low water und are now await"
Ing v steamer to convey them to San
Francisco,
Field's Property Appraised
ll«' ArsofiHleiJ Pn»««
NEW YORK, July 18.— The appraisal
of the property owned by the late
Marshall Field of Chicago in New York
state, Hied In the surrogate's court to
day, shows that he had personal prop
erty here valued at $X,540,405 and reul
estate valued at $2,468,750.
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 19, 1906.
FOUR DIE
IN FIRE
Bodies Consumed by
Flames
Idaho Man and Children
Perish Near Boise
Out of Family of Eight Only Four
Escape From Burning Home.
Youngest but Three
Years Old
Rv AsMfxMntpri ProHR
HOISI3, Idaho, July 18.— Charles A.
Justus nnd three children of hie sister,
Mrs. Samuel Moudy, were burned to
death at the family homestead four
miles east of Mlddleton.
The parents were In a hospital at
liolse, where Mrs. Moudy had recently
submitted to an operation.
Justus remained with the seven chil
dren.
When the housp was found to be on
fire, the four older children escaped.
Justus went into the burning building
to rescue the younger ones, aged 3, 6
and 8 years.
Soon afterwards a shot was heard
and neither Justus nor the children
were seen alive.
This morning their charred bodies
wero found in the ruins. Mr. Moudy
says that a loaded rifle was kept hang
ing under the stairs and he believes
that the heat caused tho gun to ex
plode and shoot Justus.
The dead man was 39 years of age.
CLEANING TIME
SAYS BREWER
BACK YARDS NOW MUST BE
IMPROVED
Justice of United States Supreme
Court Says There Must Be Truth
and Honesty in Every Mar.
ket Industry
By Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE, July 18.— "There has
been a good deal of disturbance In the
body politic the past year and it is
likely to continue. The nation Is en
gaged In the, business of cleaning house.
Uncle Sam is disturbing a great many.
There are a great many who wish he
would not be so particular. The truth
of It is wo have been a long time fix
ing up our front yards. They make a
magnificent showing-. We have for
gotten that every house has a back
yard and have not been as particular
about it. We are going to clean the
back yards."
These are the words of Justice David
Brewer of the supreme court of the
United States in an address tonight
before a largo number of life insurance
agents who have been holding their
annual convention in Milwaukee this
week. Continuing, Justice Brewer said:
"As a result of the work now going
on there will be truth and honesty in
every market industry."
TWO INSANE WOMEN
KILLED BY A MUTE
[!i- Associated Press.
SCRANTON, Pa., July IS.-Ignatiz
Krewseyp, a deaf and dumb Pole, ran
amuck at the Hillside home this morn
ing, and before he was overpowered
hud killed two women patients and
mortally wounded one of the keepers.
Krewseyp rushed Into the doctor's
office during the momentary absence
of the keeper nnd seized an amputation
knife with a blade ten inches long.
Keeper Davis ran after the maniac
and was stabbed through the chest.
Krewseyp thon ran upstairs and
stabbed and killed two women patients
before the knife was knocked from his
hand.
BANKER COMMITS SUICIDE
Martin Flynn of Dcs Molnes Becomes
Despondent Owing to 111
Health
Ry Associated Press.
DES MOINES. July 18.— Martin
Flynn, president of the People's Sav
ings bank of this city, shot himself in
the head at a down town drug store
early today, c!; - lng almost Instantly. 11l
health is the supposed cause.
Mr. Flynn was prominent throughout
the west as a breeder of shorthorn
cattle.
He ulso gained prominence as a civil
eiißineeii for the Santa Fe In building
a tunnel which begins In New Mexico
atid ends In Colorado. He wus 60 years
of nge.
TO CRUISE ALASKA COAST
Three Portland Young Men Sail In
Small Schooner on Long
Expedition
liy Associated Press.
POItTIiAND, Oro., July 18.— Three
young men sailed from Portland today
In the small thro/»-maHled schooner
Huiitkmult to crutaa along the entire
Alaska coast on a hunting, fishing and
trapping expedition. The young men
artt Thomas H. ('line, Martin Royce and
Hert Stipes. They oxpect to remain
uway a year und return with furs and
other trophies of the chase to pay
them handsomely for their financial
outlay and compennate them for the
daiiKerg of the voyage,
The boat is but twenty-eight feet
long and fourteen-foot beam. ' '
WAS ALFRED BELT
A MAIUUED MAN
Ry AMnrl.ttpri I'ress.
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tlnn nn In ntirtlirr Vlfrnl llrli. tlir
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on hli Illi- In Isimi Mr. llrlt nnmril
fIM I III* lirurllt liirv nf lilm imiliy
••my Intended wife, Bllxnheth Hen
n.-<( llrM."
w li.-(lht thin n«n<nl Intention of
Mr, licit nna «tH curried out nna
not ttlntrd In the NlnllMl<-s fur
nlKhril thr Inntirnmi' rniiipnny,
ivlilcli Nhonpil Ilinl nl the time lie
nnliiiilll.il to n plijfllcul ctnnilnn.
tlon hrforo rfi-rlvlnu III* iiollry
Mr. tli-lt nn« iininnrrli'il.
Although Blslecn jrcnr* tinvr
plnpnpil Hlnrff Ihe polli'lrw wrrp
inhrn nut In fnvor of Kll/.tilieth
Hi-It unit ilurlnu llml time IJelt him
.-.•n ronnliniHy lirollfflit to public
nntlrei yrl In- liiim nlnnyn 1 •■ n--
Kimiril nn n lim-liHnr.
THINKS JURY IS
INTERESTED IN
STANDARD
Special to The Herald,
CHICAGO, July 18.— Investigation of
the personnel of the federal grand jury
at Cleveland, which failed to indict the
Standard Oil company or any of the
railroad companies, Is to be made by
secret service agents of the govern
ment.
A secret service agent named Mac-
Adam is in Cleveland with Instructions
to learn whether business or personal
relations of ench Juror were such that
he might be prejudiced In favor of the
railroads or oil company. It is said
that MacAdam has secured evidence
to show that, seven men were either
directly connected with the Standard
Oil company or were mixed up in that
company's relations.
What use the government will make
of thp. Information Is secret, but It
probably will have nn important bpar
ing upon subsequent investigations in
Chicago and other cities.
MacAdam today gathered information
in person of independent oil dpalprs
regarding members of the Inquisltornl
body. They are said to have been able,
to show that, private interests might
prejudice them or at lPast make them
less valuable as jurists than they
would have been in the same case.
SECURITY COMPANY FAILS
Baltimore Concern Doing Business,
However, In San Francisco — Com.
mlssioner Wolf Notified
Hy Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18.— It was
not until today that Insurance Com
missioner Wolf received official notice
of the failure of the Security Insurance
company of Rnltimore. although the
concern was declared bankrupt in its
home city more than a month ngo.
Commissioner Wolf snys that agents
of the company have continued to do
business In this state since bankruptcy
was declared.
The Security wns one of the "six-bit"
companies, and according to informa
tion received by Mr. Wolf its affairs
are In bad shape.
IDENTIFIES MURDERED MAN
Body Found at Black Diamond Now
Known to Be That of
J. O. Johnson
Hy « car rln tort Promt
STOCKTON, July IS.— The man
found dead in the water nt Tilack Dia
mond Sunday morning supposed to he
n Stockton man, has been identified by
his brother, Nicholas Johnson of Fruit
vale, as J. O. Johnson, a sailor living
at 79 Shotwell street. San Francisco.
His face was bruised, there was a
cut on the back of his head, his watch
was gone and In his hand was a pocket
knife half open, indicating that he had
been murdered and robbed.
The body is at the morgue In
Martinez.
COMPANIES INCORPORATED
Articles Filed at San Jose by Concerns
Capitalized at $24,000 and
$100,000, Respectively
Hy ARsnclntel Preen.
SftN JOSE. July 18.— Articles of in
corporation of the Peruform Manufac
turing company to manufacture anti
septic gauze, at Mountain View were
filed today, the stock of $24,000 being all
subscribed by K. T. Johnson, C. O.
Gates and M. J. Gates of Mountain
View,
The Santa Clara Fruit and Land
company today Hied articles of in
corporation with a capital of JlOO.fifln,
of which $35,000 Is subscribed by well
known local business men, to buy and
sell fruit.
MISSING WOMAN IS FOUND
liy Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, July 18.— Mrs. Sarah
Iloeslech, who escaped from a sanitar
ium in this city ten days ago, was
found this evening in Pound canyon,
near the hl«h school. She was dressed
In part in male attire. She resisted
capture stubbornly but wns finally
compelled to yield. Just how tho un
fortunate woman has managed to sub
sist since she left the (sanitarium is a
mystery.
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AGREE TO
END LIVES
Two Girls in Suicide
Tact Die
Edna Shnnk's Friend
Takes Acid
Friends Believe Agreement Was Made
In Ohio — Young Women Were
Chums and Both Engaged
to Marry
Biifulnl to Tho Herald.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 18.— That
a suicide pact existed between Miss
Cora White, aged 18, of Marlon, Ohio,
und Mlhh Kdnti Frances Shunk, aged
17, of I,ob Angeles, Cal.i Is tho belief
of many of the friends of the glrla
who were chums when Miss Shunk
lived In Marlon, and the belief also Is
shared by some of the relatives of Miss
White and the Marion officials.
After going to Los Angeles to live
Mlsa Shunk visited in Ohio, when tho
girls were much together. Both were
engaged to be married and both died
from drinking carbolic acid within a
few days of each other.
Today Coroner Brady of Marlon, a
cousin of Miss White, rendered a ver
dict to the effect that she came to
her death by drinking carbolic acid
with suicidal intent. At the same time
word arrived from Los Angeles that
Miss Shunk, her most intimate friend,
had died from carbolic acid poisoning.
Miss White left a note in which she.
begged forgivenness for the act Bhe
was about to commit, but threw no
light on her reason for self-destruc
tion.
O. d. Johnson, a well known busi
ness man of Marlon who was engaged
to her, denies that he quarreled with
his liancee, and the secret is locked
in the coffin of the girl who was buried
today.
Friends say that she oi'ten expressed
a dread of her coming marriage.
It is believed here that during the
time Mlsp Shunk was visiting in, Ohio
the suicide pact was arranged.
When seen last night, Mrs. Elmira
Shunk, the mother of Frances E. Shunk
who recently committed suicide, said
her daughter had visited Marion. 0..
and had known both O. G. Johnson nnd
Cora White. Mrs. Shunk said she had
not heard of the suicide of Miss White,
and sho was much surprised when told
of It.
When asked if . she thought her
daughter had a pact with Miss White
to take her own life she said she did
not think so, but she seemed os if she
did not wish to discuss the affair.
Mrs. Shunk said her daughter had
been away from home several times
during the last year, and she said she
believed she had once gone to their
former home in Marlon, 0., last spring.
SCALES FOUND
TO BE FAULTY
NEW YORK ICE MEN MAY BE
PROSECUTED
Many Scales Confiscated Are Said to
Have. Shown From 20 to 40
Pounds Against Purchasers
in Every 100 Pounds
Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK. July 18.— As a result of
6S» inspections, the bureau of weights
and measures in tho city hall today
confiscated seventy-eight sot scales
from ice wagons. The captured scales
are held as evidence when the corpora
tion counsel's office gets ready to pros
ecute ice vendors.
Patrick Perry, head of the bureau,
sent twenty inspectors put at the be
ginning of the week to Investigate com
plaints that dealers were robbing the
poor who bought from them. More
than 50 per cent of the confiscated
scales show from tSventy to forty
pounds against the purchaser in every
hundred pounds. Several wagons
from which the scales were taken bore
the name of the American Ice com
pany, but the greater number were
taken from small dealers who were
selling from open enrts.
STRIKE FOR EIGHT-HOUR DAY
Trolley Line Construction and Repair
Men In San Francisco
Walk Out
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18.— All work
of construction and repair on the trol
ley lines of the United railroads was
tied up today when the men In the,
branch of the electrical department
struck for nn eight-hour day. As a re
sult of the walkout the task of re
habilitating the various electric roads
has boon seriously handicapped.
Before the union men struck today
they received a letter from Tornwall
Mullally, assistant to President Oal
houn of the. United railroads, asking
them to defer artlon until the return
of President Calhoun from the. east,
when he wns sure that the differences
could be satisfactorily adjusted. Tho
electrical workers refused to postpone
action, however, and the walkout re
sulted. arnNi
Inspects Packing Plants
By Asßiiclillei rTess.
ST. PAUL, July 18.— Secretary of Ag
riculture Wlleon made a personal in
spection of the South St. Paul pat-king
plant! today. It In said conditions were
four.d very favoruble.
Eruption Continues
Uv A»snr-l!iii'il I'rexs.
PALERMO, July 18.-Thr eruption of
Btromboll continues with undlmlntshed
foroe. Mount Aetna, after a long period
..r quiescence, is emitting smoke.
PRICE: SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
SHIPS SAILORS TO COAST
Non. Union Men, However, Are Pre.
vailed Upon to Desert Agents
at Stockton
Ry A.«sorl-ti<rl T'r*>s«
SAN FHANr'lHf'n, .Tnly I«.— ftprrr~
tnry Furupnth r,f the snllorV union snld
yrstPrfliiy (hut hr< hnd posltlvr Informa
tion to thr rffort thdt thp tTnlfpfl
shipping nnd TrnrmpoftflHon nssorin
tton nf Ban franelaco iimi, by thpir
nirpnts In nhlcngo, shlpppr! from thnt
Hty Inst W'prlnosday 104 nipn to bn
plnrcd on bniird VeMeig In this port.
Of this miinhor ho snys forty loft
th" trnln before It rpnrhpfl Htorkton,
Cnl., nnd nt that plnce nil drew nut
but six.
Thpsp InttPr, Jip Hnyn, wnntPil to RPt
away, hut wrn fnrclhly rrstrntnprt
from dnltiK no by thr mpn In fharKe
of thPtn; thnt, thus intlmldntrrl. thfjr
rpnehH this city nnd hfivp been put
to work. They wprn nil unfnmlllnr
with the sen, bring mndo up of labor
ers, teumßtPrs and fnrmprn.
THAW DEMANDS
REGULAR TRIAL
WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO
INSANITY PLEA
Breach Between Prisoner and His
Mother Widens— Latter Would
Avoid Further No.
torlety
By Associated IreiM.
NEW YORK. July 18.— The chaotic
conditions surrounding the preparation
of a defense for Harry K. Thaw, nc
cused of the murder of Stanford White,
were accentuated today and apparently
the broach between the prisoner and
his mother, Mrs. William Thaw of
Plttsburg, as to the character of the
defense is wider than ever.
Following quickly upon a conference
of two hours with Thaw in the Tombs,
after the mother had twice during the
day endeavored to gain the boy's con
sent to th 3 re-employment of Black,
Olcott, Gruber and Bonynge, and to
consent to a plea of insanity, Clifford
J. Hartrldge, Thaw's personal counsel,
obtained from Justice Blanchard a
special term of the supreme court late
today an order directing Judge Ol
cott's firm to show cause next Friday
why they should not turn over to
Hartridge all the papers In the Thaw
case. Mr. Hartridge based his motion
on a petition signed by Thaw, which
was placed on record In connection with
the proceedings.
This move was a distinct surprise,
being a contradiction of reports which
had gained wide circulation earlier in
the day to the effect that Thaw had
consented to his mother's plan of action.
The rumor that the young man had
at last bowed to his mother's will un
doubtedly had its origin in the fact
that Mrs. William Thaw and Sirs.
Harry Thaw, who were in conference,
with Thaw at the same time today,
emerged from the prison arm in arm.
It was the first time that they had
been seen together.
Thaw's wifo has all along supported
him In his demand for a trial on the
issues of the case and has opposed the
Insanity plea. She has thus been ar
rayed against tho elder Mrs. Thaw,
who seems to feel that the only hope
of saving her son from death in the
electric chair is to depend upon a de
fense of insanity.
This plea would avoid the further
publicity and Ignominy of a trial
and has been urged on the prisoner,
who apparently remains obdurate.
JAPAN AFTER COTTON TRADE
Great Guild of Manufacturing Ccm.
panics Formed to Operate In
Manchuria
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 18.—Informa
tion received by the bureau of manu
factures is to the effect that a great
guild of cotton manufacturing com
panies of Japan has been formed to
capture the Manchurian trade.
In connection with the enterprise the
government has decided to make the
loan through the Yokohama Specie
bank without limitation r.s to the
amount, not only on cotton textiles but
on matches, cement, beer, marine
products, lumber and other goods to be
exported to Manchuria at the rate of
4Ms per cent per annum.
AMEER FAVORS EDUCATION
Declares High. Born Officials of Af.
ghanistan Must Become Enlight.
ened or Be Discharged
By Ansncln ted Press.
LAHORE. India, July 18.— The ameer
of Afghanistan has issued a notable
pronouncement on the subject of edu
cation in his domains.
He says education is retrogressing,
but the fault is not with the teachers
but with the government officials, who
discourage adueution, dreading its lev
eling tendencies.
The ameer worns the higrh born of
ficials that they must either change
their attitude In this connection or be
discharged. Henceforth, he says, edu
cation will be the sole path to state
service.
NEW RAILROAD PROJECTED
California Midland Will Run From
Marysville via Nevada City
to Auburn
liy Associated l'ress.
SAN FUANCIHCO, July 18.-The
California Midway Hallway company
was incorporated here yesterday With
v rupltul of $3,000,000 and $70,000 paid
in. The road Ih to run from Murys
villfi, Yubu county, In ti general north'
eiiHtwly direction- over a practicable
routu to Nevada City, thence south
ward to Auburn, Placer county, cov
ering a distance of seventy miles.
Signs Proclamations
By Assorlu U'd I'lvss.
nySTKIt HAY, July 18.— Prenldpnt
Hoosevelt today signed i rocluniutiona
Treating the lleppnur forest reserve In
Oregon and the Ulnnacles forest reserve
in California.
Main News Section
TEMBLOR
WRECKS
SOCORRO
Every Building Is
More or Less
Damaged
Citizens Deserting Homes
and Fleeing for
Their Lives
Extinct Volcano Expected to Break
Out at Any Time — Flfty.two
Big Shocks Felt Since Sun.
day Morning
By Associated Press.
KANSAS CITT, July 18.— A special to
the Times from El Paso, Tex., says:
Socorro, N. M., south of Santa Fe, has
been badly damaged by an earthquake.
Fifty-two shocks have been felt since
Sunday morning.
The city hall is wrecked. The build
ings of the school of mines are cracked
and nearly every residence in the city
Is cracked or wrecked.
More than two-thirds of them are at
least damaged or destroyed. The town,
which is largely of adobe and brick, Is
almost shaken to pieces.
The people are fleeing, but no one has
been killed. The Atchlson, Topeka' &
Santa Fe railroad has sent box cars to
Socorro to take people away, and many
have already fled to other towns.
Huge boulders have been jarred down
on the railroad track and tralni. cannot
enter the town. They stop several miles
outside the place.
The water in the hot springs' near
Socorro has increased several degrees
In temperature and the inhabitants fear
that the ancient extinct volcano ten
miles from the town will break out and
begin spurting lava again.
The people nre fleeing- without any
thing, locking up their houses and
getting out as soon as they can. The
entire surrounding country has felt the
shocks and much damage has been
done, especially at San Marclal and
Magdalcna, but not bo severely, as at
Socorro.
A cloudburst occurred near Carlsbad,
N. M., today and three inches of rain
fell in an hour. -iv- v .*> ,»-v,-\.^
All streams and canyons are over
flowing and there will be much damage
to crops and fields.
REFUGEES LEAVING SOCORRO
Alarmed by Severe Temblors, Citizens
», Seek Safety in Flight
By Associated Press.
SANTA FE, N. M., July 18.— Two
more earthquake shocks occurred at
Socorro this morning. The shocks were
felt distinctly as far south as El Paso,
Tex., where yesterday a street car was
thrown from the. track by a shock.
Refugees from Socorro and other
towns in the Rio Grande valley are
dally coming to Santa Fe and Albu
querque.
THE BAY'S NEWS
FORECAST
Southern California: Fair on
Thursday, with fog In the morn
ing; fresh west winds. Maximum
temperature In Los Angeles yes.
terday, 78 degrees; minimum, 60
degrees.
PART I
I—Two1 — Two big engines collide.
2 — Uncle Sam's boys ready for war.
3 — Elks buy Crocker mansion.
4— Editorial.
s—City5 — City news.
6 — Sports.
7 — Southern California news.
B—Markets.8 — Markets.
9 — Classified advertisements.
10 — Corporations get few reductions.
PART II
I—Denies1 — Denies franchise to L. A..Pacific.
2 to S) — Delinquent tax list.
10 — Increase heavy in registration.
10 to 15— Public advertising.
16 — Negro slayer is acquitted.
EASTERN
Temblor wrecks or damages nearly
every building in Socorro, New Mexico.
Harry Thaw, Stanford White's slayer,
refuses to enter Into an agreement with
his mother and attorneys looking towards
a commitment to nn asylum.
Reported that members of tho grand
jury which tailed to return Indictments
iiKiilnst the Standard Oil company at
Cleveland are Interested financially.
FOREIGN
Prominent Now York people seriously
injured in automobile wreck In France.
Lady Curson claimed by death.
Japan plans the greatest experiments
in the world's history.
COAST
War temporarily ceases In Central
American republics.
Portland threatened with street car tie
up.
Pacific coast to have additional wire
less stations.
LOCAL
Two overland passenger trains collide
near San liernnrdlno.
Methodists arrange for large camp
meeting.
I.i.s AiiKi'lcs-l'ai'liU- denied railroad
franchise.
Young man declares firemen assaulted
him.
Rbrimrs will have elegant country
club.
Attorney rebuked by judge.
1.,0b Angeles people to Inspect Nevada
mines.
|s>«rro player of Henry Elton acquitted.
Mrs Anna A. !.'• Huron Is granted dl
vorce.
Heavy Increase shown in registration.
Knuinwrlni company makes offer to
complete outfall sewer.
Many boys beonme burglars