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ONLY DEMOCRATIC
rv#*r«ii*n*r In i.«« Angcle* I* The
rt«Tnid. Re anre and tnlc« It till
election.
VOL. XXXIV. NO. IS.
MACHINE BOSS IS
AGAIN IN THE FIGHT
PARKER
OPPOSES
COMBINE
Wants It a Straight
Republican
Ticket
Boss Comes In on Train |
:^:iiiWithii Candidate";
Ruler of Machine Doesn't See How the
Convention Can Possibly Sup
port the Non-Pa rtlsan
Nominee
Walter Parker Is home.
This announcement doubtless will be
received with, heartfelt' thanks by many
Republicans \ who for the past two
months have been praying for the re
turn of the boss.
On I the contrary, It may ; cause dis
may among certain other Republicans'.
"I am glad to know there are those
who will be pleased at my return. This
feeling counterbalances the knowledge
that there are others Who ! may regret
my homecoming."
,_Thus spoke "Walter Parker laßt night
and if the statement • does not mean
that there is going to be war in cer
tain quarters the art, of reading,be
tween the lines la lost/ , ' '.'.. "
But seated lri his handsome home on
Alvarado street last night Mr. Parker
gave no i outward Rlgn of being per
turbed over, the local political situation
and he did not openly commit himself
on ■ any of the questions which have
been agitating his followers and lieu
tenants, f° r 'the past two ■weeks."'-'"-'-:':,*--
Came Home with Smith
VYes; I came down on the same train
today with Mr.' Smith,", .admitted Mr.
Parker, .which would, seem; to: explain
his knowledge of certain recent events;
but -he continued: "Mr. Smith, you
know, also has been away, and he does
not seem to know the exact situation.
If I possessed what Mr. Smith feels cer
tain he has In the mining region of
Nevada I - don't think I would worry
about anything else. -.. ' '
j "As to the political situation, I don't
pee that It is anything else than friends
of candidates trying to, help their men
■win the nomination. I don't see any
thing wrong in that, and I hope the
best man will get It.
.: "Ab far as I know, Mr. Smith . has
made no announcement that he is a
candidate for mayor, and I do not think
any one can say that he is my candi
date. I have heard that Dr. Lindley has
out a petition looking to his nomination.
"I'have known George A i Smith all
my life, and he would make a good
mayor. I . have also knwn Dr. Lindley
many years, and I cannot say any
thing against him, 'Undoubtedly he
would make a good mayor.
("If either or any other Republican
is nominated I will be glad to give him
any support I may have 'ln an effort
to secure his election. . ■ -. . ■ .
"I am a Republican In national, state,
county, municipal, ward and preclnt
politics, and I will support the ticket
to be nominated at the coming city
convention.
Calls It Conglomeration
"I* do not see why . the Republican
convention should nominate a non-par
tisan candidate any more than it
should nominate a Democratic candi
date.", ■ ' ' ■ .
'Asked the point blank question
whether, in- his estimation, the Repub
lican convention would nominate Lee
C. Gates, - the non-partisan nominee for
mayor, Mr. Parker said: ' .
■■i "I do not see how ." the Republican
convention can nominate Mr. Gates,
although I do not. deny that he -is a
good | Republican, for . the reason that
he has declared, by accepting the non
partisan nomination, that he has lost
confidence in the Republican organiza
tion and is willing to take his chances
with, a party without a platform. :
''If this conglomeration of Republi
cans, Democratls and I whatnot should
be elected the Republicans will spend
the nexftwenty years In vain regrets.
"If the Republicans are defeated with
a straight : ticket they l will go down to
defeat honorably and with a knowledge
that they have preserved their organi
zation and will be prepared to make
the next light a winning one.
"For my part I can't see that there
Is anything that requires reforming to
any great I extent and that the Repub
licans are' not capable of reformnlg.
Reformers Want a Machine
"All that these 80-called , reformers
are trying to do Is to build up a ma
chine of their own. ' ■ ■:
"One thing I oan Bay with pleasure,
and that Is that'l have never yot sup
ported a ] man who should have been In
Jail Instead of, ln office and that, not
one ever became a defaulter or be
trayed a trust.
"People may denounce the Venlco
convention as having been controlled
by the .so-called Southern Pacific ma
chine, but how Is it that the non-par
tisans Indorsed 75 1 per cent of that
ticket? .'-.•••
."Speaking, of ' this- so-called reform
movement. Mayor McAleer Is the logi
cal candidate for renomlnatlon.
"Two . years ago „ a committee .of g
hundred , prominent . Republicans — these
reformers are always prominent. ' you
know— selected Mr. J Hitler as < the best
man for mayor; but a newspaper which
had watched the antics' of Owen Me-
Coutlnurd on punt Iwu.
Los Angeles Herald.
ppipp. JOally br r«ffl«» f cc prii-fn
WALTER PARKER SAYS :
"I am a Republican in national, state, county, municipal,
ward. and precinct politics.
"I will support the ticket to be nominated by the coming
city Republican convention.
. "I do not see why the Republican convention should nom
inate a non-partisan candidate any more than it should nominate
a Democratic candidate. ' * ' '
"I have known George A. Smith all, my life, and he would
make a good mayor. I have also known Dr. Walter Lindley
many years and I cannot say anything against him.
"If either or any other Republican is nominated I will be
glad to give him any suport I may have in an effort to secure his
election. „ -
"Mayor McAleer is the logical candidate for renomination.
"As a matter of fact, however, I really know very little about
the local political situation." '
PIECE OF PAPER
HALTS CONTEST
NOTED WEIGHTMAN WILL CASE
ENDS ABRUPTLY
Women Contending for $60,000,000
Estate of Late Chemist See Their
Finish In Orphans' Court,
,' Philadelphia;
By Associated Press.
' SHlt. ADELPHIA. Oct. IB.— The fight
between the two women over the dis
tribution of the $60,000,000 estate of the
late William Welghtman, .the chemist,
was abruptly halted today by the pro
duction, of a small piece, of note paper
that had turned yellow with age..' i
'; What the piece of paper contains was
not made public, and the few persons
who have seen.it have pledged them
selves never to reveal Its contents. ■
"The halt In the proceedings was made
at the- suggestion of counsel for, -. Mrs.
Jones "Wifeter.'who is acting as guardian
tor" "hw* daughter JMartha,* the;, contes
tant '-. . >::~.-,;\-W: :~.-,;\-W- .:*«*»i U%oCl^A^i
William Welghtman. in. 1884 .made 1 a;
will leaving: his vast: estate equally be
tween William Welghtman Walker, his
deughter, and two s sons, , and
John. ■ ' ' . ' ',
: 'i >n years later he made a new will,
Uaving his entire estate to the daugh
ter, the two sons having died, leaving
eight children.
. The widow of "William Weightman,
the mother of five of the children, mar
ried Jones Wlster, and when Mr.
Weightman, her father-in-law, died
she contested the will on behalf of her
minor daughter, Martha, on the ground
that he left a codicil In which he pro
vided for his .grandchildren. . Mrs.
Walker denied - that her father had
made a' codicil. ,* '
The ■ contest was \ begun nearly two
years ago and was called for trial be
fore Judge Ashman In the . orphans'
court today.
$1,000,000 DAMAGE
BY LATEST
STORM
By Associated Press. I
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 15. — Damage
of fully $1,000,000, including the partial
demolition of one town, was done by
the hurricane on the coast of Central
America which was reported by a brief
wireless message received here- last
night. "
Wireless and cable advices today to
the United Fruit company I say that
probably no loss of life occurred.
The hurricane appeared to be central,
near Bluefields. on the coast of Nica
rauga. It swept in from the sea, Its
first fury striking Little and Great
Corn islands, which. were swept bare of
vegetation and the topography evon
altered by the waves.
On the mainland the storm's damage
was ctmflned mostly to a path about
thirty miles wide In which banana and
rubber crops were destroyed and plan
tations blown down.
Great damage |Is reported from
Rama, a town on the coast about forty
miles from Hlue fields. •
Port Llmon, Costa ,Rica, also suf
fered damage. ■
Late • dispatches say that among the
heavy I losers from the hurricane were
the Manhattan Rubber company of
New York which has a plantation with
100.000 rubber trees, and the' Waldron
rubber and banana , plantation, owned
In Toronto, Canada. • ••
The telueflelda Steamship company
lost a dock.
BECK-WAKEFIELD FIRM
FORCED TO THE WALL
By j Associated I-resa.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. . 16.-The
Beck-Wakefleld . company has filed Us
schedule of assets and nubilities In the
United States district i court, having
been forced Utfo . bankruptcy by Its
creditors who , some two ■weeks ago
field a petition asking that it be de
clared Insolvent: ■ ■ • . „
The company, which deals In safes,
refrigerators and . Ice making machin
ery, owes $90,138, and < has. assets
amounting to jss.'.ui Including a 125.000
fire Insurance policy, $8,000 stock In
trade and $66,884 due on open account.
Of its liabilities, the secured claims
amount to $47,8X5 and the unsecttured
to $42,224. ■'«««mSWII»*a»N|PaJM>»P»
Among, the largest: of .' its '< secured
creditors U tlie State Bank and Trust
com pa ny, ' Los Angeles $»,&« 1.
TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16, 1906.
TROOPS TO DRIVE
UTE WARRIORS
WYOMING GOVERNOR CONFERS
WITH WASHINGTON
Several Hundred Renegades Are Ca
rousing and Disturbing the Peace
Near New Castle, Refusing
to Go Home
By Associated Press.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 15.— 1t was
reported here tonight that troops will
be called out immediately to 'drive the
Ute Indians back to their reservation. ,
Governor Brooks has been ''ln^ the
vicinity of the Indians' camp near New
Castle for. several days and has com
municated with the . authorities.- at
Washington regarding the situation. ■
The Indians are the larger part of the
band which encamped near Douglas a
few weeks • ago, numbering then | 600
or 600.-..- ,'.-.: ;■ iV>,,< i! .;,■•',.'.-' •' ■ ■
. After leaving Douglas 100 returned. to
Utah, with. the, :Jn(yanj , agent: ■•. Ha could
suet- persuad* . t lV* ot hws to : bo .with rhlm
and they .started iffor ■-, the < Black J Hills
country, stopping near New Castle on
the' way. - .- -. - „,'.--,. „: .'• '■
Troops Are Tendered
By Associated Press.
"WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.— Governor
Brooks of Wyoming has been, prac
tically notified by Secretary Hitchcock
that he can secure the assistance 'of
the TJnlted ' States troops In ' the mat
ter of the renegade Ute Indians, whose
home Is In Utah, If he so desires, v
There are about 300 of the Indians
encamped near Glllett in the north
western corner of the state . and - the
governor has notified the . secretary
that they are drinking, insulting the
people and stealing. He added that
yesterday they , defied the local police
officers and he suggested that "serious
trouble Is certain unless prompt ac
tion is taken.".
SWEPT TO BRINK
OF NIAGARA
FALLS
By Associated Tress.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. V., Oct. 15.—
A naphtha launch containing a party
of six men and women was swept into
the rapids within a half mile of the
brink of the falls. late tonight.
They were saved from a plunge over
the, cataract by Albert Greenwood of
Chippewa, Ont., who brought then,
ashoro In his launch.
The party consisted of Captain
Charles B.Lentz and Mrs. Lentz. Mrs.
Charles Clapham and daughter, Nellie;
Dr. C. W. Clendan and Engineer James
Herschel. > ■■ ■
'It Is said- Lentz lost his bearings In
the dark and struck a bar, smashing
the launch's rudder and leaving the
little boat helpUss.
The first anchor chain snapped and
the boat started down the river In a
seventeen mile current.
The second anchor chain ' dragged
along the bottom of the river for some
time, the occupants of the boat fran
tically calling for help.
Nothing, could' be done for them.-..
The second anchor finally caught on
a ledge near the Canadian shore and
within the sound of the falls.
Captain Lentz • attracted attention
from shore by using the launch's flash
light.
Word was sent to Albert Greenwood,
owner of a . small I steam launch.
Greenwood volunteered to attempt a
rescue, He. made two trips through
the dangerous channels and brought
the party safely ashore.
DRAINAGE CONFERENCE
MEETS IN OKLAHOMA
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 18.-A call has
been Issued ' for .the national drainage
conference, to •be , held at . Oklahoma
City, ' Okla., from ' December 6 to .* 6,
Governor Pardee Is requested to - ap
point ten delegates to represent this
state. , ■ , ■ •■-....,
* The drainage question Is one of vital
importance' to , the section, and it Is
probable that the delegates will be
named at once. Owing to the fact .that
Governor , Pardee Is out of the state,
Acting Governor Alde'n Anderson may
name * the representatives. $|lftf33
Shortrldjje Run* Independently
- SAN JOSE, Oct. 15.— State Benator
Charles M. Shortildge filed Ills petition
today, with the county. clerk (or a place
on the official ballot us mi Independent
candidate 'for . re-election ■■ from , the
Twenty-eighth senatorial district.,
CALIFORNIA
INTERESTS
THE EAST
Ny Afttoclnted Fr*M.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15.— Rufun
P. Jennings, chairman of the Callfor?
nla Promotion committee returned to
day after five weeks sojourn In the
east. ■
' Most of lila time was spent In New
York City, where he established thn
eaitern bureau of the committee, and
en route to California he visited Wash
ington, Chicago and other cities.
Mr. Jennings states that he founJ
unusual Interest evinced In California
and In Ban Francisco affaire.
RICHEST WOMAN
WEDS DIPLOMAT
KAISER ATTENDS YON BOHLEN
KRUPP NUPTIALS
After Simple Ceremony Happy Pair
Go from Castle to a Rhine Re
sort to Pass Their
Honeymoon
• BIUDE HAS (13,000 ■ v
EMPLOYES ON ROLLS
• While In no icme ■] beauty
' Frnulelm Krupp la a hrnlthy-look
• in* and robnat Klrl who does not
1 itlficF «. In , chrrnot^r or ' manners
' from thousands of other caref ally
'reared' young German women j In
' aSlnent clrcumataneea. , .
' Sixty-three thousand employes are
<on her payrolls. ;~ . '
>i In Germany alone she has 660
' mlnea, while a fleet of powerful
' steamships convey* . coal and iron
'to Hamburg . from her mlnea In
' Spain.' '
■ tribute to her wealth, j ,;
' . She has ship yards at Kiel and
' Dun and armor works at Mngde
' berK, besides the Riant steel and
' gun works at Euieo,' whose eajtl
• mated value Is $75,000,000. '
' | Miss Krupp, who la SO yeara, has.
> been. reared with « simplicity that
■ would compare Wtriklncly^with. the
>.jcoin p 1 lent ed , luxury of most ■ Am«
x leftn „ households "_ of :'-. <he ' money
> cliisesvh? .'■''?♦; 'V.'''i- •'■;•'"•).•'',• >'•'■''■ ■•'.'.' V ■■''
> With her 18-year-old sister Bar
> bars, she was brought . up In the
> seclusion of their father's beautl
> bul country place on the river,
■ Ruhr.;. -This palace occupied 000
' said to ' surpass In splendor many
' royal residences.
• Here the girls vrere educated by
■ special .tutors and • governesses
■ seldom visiting the city' of Eaan,
• three miles distant and never, the
■ Interior of the monster work*
■ wlier their colosaal fortunes were
• being; forged. . . . ■ • ' ■
• j Dr.' Yon Bohlen first | met ■ Miss
'Krupp In Rome, whim he was) first
• secretary of the Prussian legation
•' at .- the Vatican. He 'Is nbout 36
' years old, studying; lat Lausanne,
■ Strnsaberg and . Heidelberg. r' He
' has «lnce resigned from the diplo
matic service with the Intention of
' i nklnK | nu active part in the ad
ministration of the Krupp works.
Til JO BRIDE GIVES TO . HER
HUSBAND UNCONDITIONALLY
9100,000 A YEAR "PIN MONEY." ■
By Associated Press.
ESSEN, Prussia. Oct. 15. — In the
presence of Emperor William and 140
guests, ' Frauletn Bertha Krupp and
Lieutenant Gustav Yon Bohlen under
Halbach, were married today in a lit
tle improvised chapel adjoining , the
bride's birthplace, the villa Huegel-
Huegel. The ceremony was performed
by the pastor of the neighboring vil
lage of Krupp, where the bride has
long worshipped.
The emperor sat with the family
while the simple Lutheran ceremony
was performed and then stepped for
ward and congratulated the bride and
bridegroom. .
The bride wore a princess robe and
heavy ivory-tinted crepe de chien, with
panels of point de Venice, and a four
yard train. -The veil was of .Brus
sels lace and tulle. The bride wore
myrtle blossoms on . her head and had
a few sprays of those llowers at her
waist.
Arthur Krupp gave away the bride
who was attended by her sister Bar
bara. Lieutenant Yon Bohlen's broth
er acted as his best man. V
Drink Bride's Health
At the wedding breakfast which
was served at the conclusion of the
ceremony, the . emperor drank . the
health of the bride.
His Majesty Bald: "Honored' couple
Cnntluued on pa«» two.
TAllI.il! OP liMH'EIIATUUES
City. ■ ■ . Max. Mln.
l.im Angeles 08 KJ
Ilenver 84 00
Kpukant :t(l 00
rillx)>ur X 40 72
lloHtou '42 50
Salt. Lake 44 04
At Inn tit .." '. 4tt 64
( 1.i.-luiiull 4S 7a
t hnrlestuo DO (is
l,llll<> llui-k BO M
jft.l'uul .............. .12 74
Omnlin 54 70
t 1.1.i.u.. BM 73
St. l.wuU OH 70
New OrlruuK 00 ON
Forecast:
For Southern California: Fair
Wednesday; light weit wind. Maxl.
mum temperature in Los Angeles
yesterday, 83 degree*;, minimum, 68
degrees.
BETTER PAY FOR
POSTAL WORKERS
SAN FRANCISCO CHECKS RECKLESS CAR SERVICE
By Associated Presa. „ ,
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15. — A street railway ordinance,
drastic in its provisions and designed to prevent both the over
crowding of cars and their reckless operation, was passed to print
by the board of supervisors today and will in all probability be
come a law on Monday ntxt. The ordinance provides :
The companies must operate no cars unless equipped with
fender at both ends.
A guard rail must hedge in the motorman or gripman from
the pressure and interference of passengers.
All cars at all times must come to a full stop before crossing
intersecting lines.
Passengers must not ride in the gangways or upon the lower
running board or upon any guard rail or fender.
The maximum penalty enforcable against the company, or
both the company and the passenger, for the infringement of any
of the provisions of, the ordinance is to be a fine of $500 or six
months' imprisonment, or both.
COMSTOCK RAID
RETOLD IN COURT
CATALOGUE OF ART LEAGUE
DEEMED DEMORALIZING
Woman In Charge of Raided Offices
Breaks Down on Btand— Wash. '
' ington Declares Books . ,
Mallabls ■.
By Ansodated Press.
NEW YORK. '^ Oct. ; 16.— : The much
discussed descent ; by.' Anthony Cons
stock,, secretary of the society, for, the
suppression of vice,- last August, upon
the Art Students' league and" his'seiz
ure of scores of , copies ;of the ■ Amer
ican, Student- of : Art, 1 a catalogue, pub
lished, by" the league, charging: that re-
.prpa_uctl6ns ,\iri > them*. pt_ J-, studies^ >y v
pupils In 'the"life',class*were de"moral-
Izing! to;the v youhg,""came ;UpVln court
today ; before Magistrate Mayo.
' Mr. Comstock,' appeared . as com
plainant against Miss Anna' Relbling.
who was in charge of the office of the
league in West Fifty-seventh . street
when it was raided. - .' ' ■
Miss Relbllng was on the stand, and
under Mr. Comstock's examination
broke down and sobbed. , •
Mr. Comstock took the witness stand
and gave an account of his raid. He de
clared that Miss Relbllng : told him
that the catalogues were given free
to anyone who asked for them. Whsn
Miss Reibllng was en the stand she
testified that she could not remember
having given catalogues to anyone
who had not first expressed an Inter
est In the league, except Mr. Com
stock and his agent. . : .
The questions put to < the young wo
man brought out that the local post
office authorities held up a number of
copies of the publication and that' the
authorities at . Washington had decid
ed that they were mallable.
■Magistrate Mayo adjourned the case
until October 29. !-';:
TORONTO BANKER
ADMITS A BIG
SHORTAGE
By Associated Press.
TORONTO, Oct. 15.— General Man
ager . McGlll of the wrecked Ontario
bank admits a shortage of $1,250,000.
Bankers In estimating the probability
of their guarantee being enforced place
the | loss through . McGlll's speculations
at $500,000 more. McGlll also admitted
that the speculations were carried on
without the directors' knowledge, but
he declared were for the ultimate good
of the . bank. The directors say the
manager's operations ran the gamut of
the most speculative stocks on the
New York market and were even car
ried Into the wheat pit in Chicago.
MRS. DAVIS NEAR DEATH
Widow of Confederacy's President Is
Reported Sinking Fast Under
Relapse ■
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.— Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, widow of the president of the
confederate states, Is dying of pneu
monia at the Hotel Majestic here.'
It U not believed she can survive
more than a few hours.
Mrs. Davis has been: ill for .several
days, but It - had been believed that
she would recover up to last night,
when a sudden change for the. worse
was noticed. '."'..
Mrs. Davis went to the ; Majestic a
short time . ago upon her return from
the Adirondacks where she spent most.
of the b mmer. ■ Soon after she reached
the city she was stricken with a cold
which Induced pneumonia. Her mar
velous vitality, however, gave hope of
ultimate recovery until last . evening
when her physicians announced that
death was near. Nearby relatives
were at once summoned to the hotel
and those at a° distance were notified.
Mrs.', Davis , had her. eightieth • blrthj
day on May ,.7. last. ,
•.The late years • of her life had been
saddened by the loss of. her daughter
.Winnie, who; died In September, XB9B.
at Narr-.arißett Pier.
PRICE! SINGLE COPY 6 CENTS
JUDGE'S RULING
TIES OHIO'S HAND
STANDARD OIL CONSPIRACY
TRIAL NEARS END
State Precluded from Offering Line of
' Evidence Showing Corporation
':'■ ' Gave Secret Rebates to';-.-: ;
Local Dealers . . , .
By Associated Press.
FINDLA Y, Ohio, Oct. 15.— The end of
the trial of the Standard Oil company
of Ohio .for alleged conspiracy against
trade, came ■ suddenly ■ in ' sight at ■ the
conclusion of the session lof the court
today. -■■,' iKi ' - ; : '.•: ■' ; •■ " '-',■■■ :"■"■
The state .was precluded' by the rul
ing. of Judge : Banker * from offering, a
line of evidence Intended to show". that
the. Standard Oil company pave secret
rebates . to | local | dealers "' ln. oil. >< v* .' '
•i" M.'< Ph.elpsV-.for- the -prosecution,,, ad
mitted that , the. state had no -means, of
showing -that the ' Standard -Oil com
pany authorized'. lts, agents to. offer... or
glve,rebates.' : v'..','"Y... ■:...'■ .r, '.>.•. :,';..'.
The court said it was a fundamental
rule of evidence , that ' the authority
of the agent must be 'established. ','.-.
""Then the .'state will close its case
In ten.. minutes .tomorrow," remarked
Attorney Phelps and the Jury, which
had been excused for this argument
of • counsel was- called In and court
adjourned. ''. , ' ■ • ■ * i
A few witnesses for the defense will
be called, but it is said that the tes
timony will be all In on ; both . sides
before court adjourns tomorrow; that
the argument of ■ counsel to i the ! jury
can be completed Wednesday, perhaps
In time for Judge Banker to make his
charge to the Jury. and. place the' case
In its hands. .. , : „:. '.
An . agreement was reached between
Prosecutor David and the attorneys for
the Standard Oil . company today,
whereby the case ! against John I D.
Rockefeller will not be set for trial
until the. present case has been finally
disposed, of. whether,'. in: the probate
court now conducting the trial -or
before the supreme court of the state
after all appeals have been taken. .
THREE KILLED IN
A WRECK IN
MONTANA
By Associated Press.
SPOKANE,: Wash., Oct. 16.—Passen
ger train No. 4, eastbound, and a freight
train I on' the j Great Northern ! railroad
near Whltefish, Moat., collided Sunday
night, resulting In the death of three
persons. " '
The dead:
ENGINEER LEE.
FIREMAN KING. : . N
A student fireman whose name has
not been ascertained.
Engineer Schuett and Fireman King
of the passenger train, were Injured and
several passengers were badly shaken
up.
Failure on the*part of the freight to
take the siding until No. 4 had passed
Is given as the cause of the collision.' ■ ■
ANGELENOS ESCAPE
IN TRAIN WRECK
By Associated Press.
' SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 15.— An ex
cursion, train carrying' 190 members of
the Oredr of the Eastern Star, who are
In session In this city, ran Into a num
ber of : freight cars . standing on the
track of the coast line three-quarters
of a mile from San Mateo ■at - 10:30
o'clock this morning.
The train was running at the. rate of
twenty-five miles an hour at the time of
the collision, and although the passen
gers and train crew were considerably
shaken up nobody was Injured, i
- The engine of the. special and one of
the freight cars were wrecked.
< Engineer. Wlndus applied the brakes
as soon as he saw the danger und re
mained at his | I iHllMUllsVP 1 "'t '.* i-
The- passengers • were .transferred 'to
another ■ train and brought to this city.
The special left Loa Angeles at S o'clock
yesterday morning. . ' '."
Fire In Cincinnati
. CINCINNATI,, Ohio, !■ Oct. ■ 15.— Kirs
completely destroyed ; the plant of the
John IV 'Dramp t company, ., manufac
turers 'of ? ateamboat furniture. Loss
$50,000.' partly. Insured. .
DON'T SCRAP
With yonr mmpH l ror. * Adv»r«l««
In Th« Hernld >ad ff#t nho»« his
elsss.
CLIiBMG
HIGHER
Postoffice Depart
*;■ ■• JL ..',■■■ ■ ■'■■ ■
ment Swamped by
Besignations -
Cost of Living Higher}
and Old Salaries :
Inadequate
Congress Will Be Asked for Increase
of Pay for Thousands ' of
' 'Employes of the Gov-'.
. * . ernment •
By Associated Tress.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.— An important
announcement was made in this city to-?
night by Assistant Postmaster. General i
Frank jM. Hitchcock which I will I bring j
Joy to thousands of the United States'
postal employes. •■.'■•- ■ • j
It was to the effect that In the postal:
estimates for the next fiscal year . to be I
submitted by the postofllce department'
to ) the treasury ( department ja' j radical -
change will be made In the recommen- .
dationsaflecting salaries.! •■.;f- r-'.-.:<>>J.3/r -'.-. :<>>J. 3/
. Betterment In pay involving the entire ',
postal system of. the United States will;
be advised, Mr: Hitchcock said." v n^.': ;i -
The . statement followed a prolonged
conference ; today ;■ between : Mr.' * Hltchi ;
cock . and < Postmaster , William . R. WII-".
cox of New Tork. '■■'•■} \ •' ■ ■ ' <
„ One iof . the • most I mportant I matters '
discussed \byi Me tzrs. ; Hitchcock ■ . and
wiicox ; was **~* if tV > e_t'mreas.t"C-rßii l ff-?
nation of postal employes owing largely
tp low: salaries. \i,M «;- i~t ,-, ;•' : ' ; ' • •».;- ,•' ,'.;; v
s t Postmaster, Wllcox for, months urged,
onjhe postal authorities at.Washlngtpn
that the pay of the- postal force in this'
city must either sbe,-augmented«or>ihe'
service must suffer.' •He Insisted ; that I
the j resignations I had ..reached ,?a i ratio;
that ■ was j alarming, ':. and he finally ■ In ; 'i
duced the postofßce department.* to Con- »
slder the matter from that standpoint;;..;.'
:. Mr. ; Hitchcock told; Mr. Wiicox i that';,
similar reports ' had » reached V the .' post- 1
ofßce - department ..from • all | the larger^
cities in the country. jln ! these 'centers,
the cost of living had greatly increased;
during" J the lasts few years without! a;
corresponding Increase In the salaries
of the employes of ; the postal service.'^
. Mr. j. Hitchcock', said ;■ tonight:, that, ho^
had ■ confidently I expected . his I -. recom- 1
mendatlon would fbe approved • by. con-'^.
gress, r. after .which , he ■ belleved-,,there ;
would ;be a : decided Improvement ■in I
the service o wing 'to : the ' greater ' .ln- ■■
cen tlve . to . capable men '. to . enter j It. Ifl
While ' definite information ,V as :■, to ■
the 'nature- of I. the >, recommendations :
could not be ascertained It was under
stood that It Is proposed *to * regrader
the salarle-i particularly those . of i the I
lower grades In which the salaries are
now $1000 per annum and less.'- • •
BAN FRANCISCO HAS TROUBLES
Postmaster Unable to Hire ' Help at
Prevailing Scale
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO.'. Oct. 15.— Many
complaints have . reached Postmaster
Arthur Fisk regarding the delay. in de
livering the ' mails, especially | newspa
pers and other second class matter. "*".*>
The | postmaster,^ in an interview to
day, says that things will get worse
than they are. ■.• «v .. '•■'■. •"' '
He has ;., received . permission from
Washington to advance $600 .and . $700
men $100 a year, * but ; he • cannot get
men at that price, or hold those he
has. ■ •■;. „■■ . < , „..',...;. • .;•;;.■ * •.•; ... ■
Skilled clerks and capable - carriers,
receiving $900 and . $1,350 a year, ■ are
resigning because they can ' get ; better
pay outside. :■*". „'.'. .... t ", ,.. „^*
He is unable to' hire ■ men .to take
their places as what new men he can
put on are incapable of , doing the
work, and will not be of actual ■ ser
vice ■ until they have had months of
training. '.--•. ,\-.
MANY PYTHIANS ENCAMPED
Every State Represented at. Order's
Biennial Gathering in Cres. '.'■ ,
cent City ' „' .
By Associated Press! ,'• '
NEW ORLEANS,: Oct. 15.— Every
state in the union was represented to
day by uniformed companies > when the
Knights of Pythias biennial ■' encamp
ment opened with the formal transfer
of Camp James It. Carnahan. .
The transfer was made by ; J. Zach
Spearing, on behalf of the encampment
to Charles . B. • Shively, supreme coun
sellor Knights of Pythias, who In turn
transferred It to - Major General»Uni
form Rank Arthur J. Stollbart »tf«g(tfßflg
Uniformed companies were still com
ing in tonight. '
DIAMONDS WILL BE
/ JIIGHER HEREAFTER
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK. " Oct. 15.— Wholesale
dealers ' In diamonds have sent notta*
to the retailers that diamond* will co it
20 per cent more thta aeason than tin y
did last year.iMI^IBHiMPMaWIBMWiMM
• The reasons riven are that the rough
stones received from South ' Africa are!
Inferior to those other years and do
not < yield on ; cutting as < high :■■ grade ■
gems In the commercial sisea aa for*
merly. Again, the cost of cutting and -
pollahtng stones <■ Is ' greater ■ because ;
cuttera and pollahera are getting high
er wages than , ev«r before.