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14 PROBES INTO COAL LAND CONSPIRACY FEDERAL GRAND JURY HEARS REVELATIONS Land Department Discourages Efforts of Special Agents Seeking -vl. denee — General Railway News ■ m lated i*ress. s.m.t LAKE, Nov. 31.— Reports that. lury which h oitting in this . i 1 v and which h invcstleatiiiK alleged coal land nan. lk Indictments cannot be COnfll Drdlng to the reports the indict ments win not be returned until after tlgatlon being conducted here i>v Edward E. Clarke, nlssloner. When Commissioner Clarke resumed Ills Investigation todily AttOIH lson made the request that 1 1. Q. Williams, general manager of the ttah Fuel company, a Gould corporation. be summoned before Commissioner Clarke, as a witness, .f. T. Mar. -hand. •who Is conducting the government's iase before Mr. Clarke, flatly refused to examine Mr. Williams, stating that lie did not propose to render Mr. Wil liams immune to future action. At the. request of Mr. Marchand ! Commissioner Clarke wns excused from giving testimony at the present time, as were Frank H. Cook, a mining oper n.tor. and William D. Foster, secretary to Robert Forester, a geologist. In the employ of one of the coal companies under Investigation. It was stated that these men will be asked to appear before the grand Jury. Myendorff's Revelations Kensntional testimony wns given by Michael A. Myendorff. a special agent of the government, who began an In vestigation of the coal land frauds In Utah and who. because he had com pleted his investigations, was trans ferred to Los Angeles and then to Portland, Ore. Mr. Myendorff presented an affidavit In which he told of efforts made by several men to Induce him to cease his Investigation of the coal land frauds. He named Senators Warren and Clark of Wyoming. Commissioner Richards of t'n«. general laud office and •ieorge F. Pollock, chief of department B, interior department, Washington. He alleged that in Denver Senator "Warren told him he ought not to go after the Union Pacific anil Incur the «?nmlty of that company. He charged that the land department at Wash JuggSS Wr i^ 'GRetNWATEff i*>'v^\ I \ f ]] i 5" the Heart of the Cima District, Constitute .. t1 a^S^KgS^^^SH^^ . p-^-^ v >w .^t^ndard ' At? /v/v/£ Coppt:/? 've^V^ (I ing It the Surest and Safest Copper In- ____H Wmy^W W^/,^\^^^^^Si^N£lAßD : S' V - ; -li * vestment Among the New. Discoveries ■ ■:,■■: Hg|^^ sTLfi,? '" <^___| '/^^mr l v^l '"*'" J^C s^chuohM Here Are the Assays of Standard No. 2 W HS 1 ; ;; f _^ / 7 ///y//J _ ij£j \ X/ff)/f////2£////////////f/////f/////ZW value to the stock of this company, as silver is now at its JHpiilllp 20 Cenls _r 0 4 m ' ■ W^'Zm T °*° 4?Jw The Xin £ ot So Absolute and Positive Are We in Offering mt^i • ***A Jg Jm J&BmB J^S^^nmfertSr^ Mmr \£ if" tm Zl 71/f i *%**cy "'"""" This Stock That We Make the Follow- |__L V W JB >^i^^K > '^^ WW*^ TilC ifllTlCS •'.■'■ ■. ing Bona-Fide Tender: . •■• Hl^Mmmh __|__f • ■ jfwJUlr ;■. .. • -.....■■/•', '. '.';'' ."• We are placing sufficient of this stock upon the nun- _■■ V 4pi_V ket to perfect our e.iuipment and push the mine to its wfl s_r — Wi _V _BJ_V fullest development. The nrst lOit.oOO shares was of- ~_B Bp _M W _H Wm f. red to the Htoekholdera »f the original Standard by ~^H fkV __■ W saar riglit of preference. It was oversubscribed immedl- Jo^^^^ ■^^^^^^ itely, proving their confidence in Standard No. 2. Much valuable work was accomplished" by the means thus . f^ . ■*' • ■ .. . i ?M^-I^J&l&%SO uuide Yourself by Actual Facts and Tread the Trail to Fortune . degrees, and ore is being mined right from the start. ..... \ ... V- " >': '• ' . an.? t'hThahfncoTlver w| 7 th°tracll of PP K O r id Cen wS?k P U I'LV^r'T^J"" 00 .^' atteßt U ' tho BafeBt ' tIIG «'»«t profitable and the most permanent Investment in the world. Once discovered in rich veins the | f ,.. t „.., , ..„„ thU m>w if you B re out ot town. D?o\rres«inK There Is a new cook hoSse and the "Ine appws Inexhaua Ible and tho demand for its treasure unlimited. With tho increasing use of electricity alone, all the copper mines of tho world fall fit out ami mall thl. ■»"""*'». " : Shaft is behig timbered "so w^ll that 1 will last for £ r * h ° rt °/ " i" n| s t « e dem , a " d ; 'Thoman.W. Lawson likens a good oopber mine to safe dt-poslt vault. of .storedrup dividends which cannot be stolen or "^.ik *tas •« 'H£""r Agents. many years. Ore will be taken out as development d f troyed by Hood, flre or famine. The resources of a good copper jnlno are almost as limitless as spuce. The Rio Tonto copper mines of Spain aro us old STANUAIJD MINKS t.o. NO.V , proceeda sufficient to pay expenses and leave a surplus as tlamly, having been worked continuously for over two thousand years. Last, year tiny were the third largest producers In the world. The United 3'» *". »"»» aw l '" m "* u " l ' ' » " '.'' besides. The equipment of Standard No, -' is superior. vercle mine In Arizona Is netting to Senator Clark sis millions of . I. .liars yearly and grows better as it grows older. Capital all over the world is turning to It has a gasoline hoist, boarding house, a shaft 250 feet copper as its surest and most profitable investment. John D. Rockefeller has millions In the great copper mines of America. ... deep, a telephone line to Clma. a net cost agreement ■ ■ . . . ,-. , . • ■ . .' * ... ■ • , , v _ ■ with the company store at Standard. No. X. and water ti'&i'LV HA 3~-~ ~ Wat mi 'a w ■ ■» m • ••,<>-> ' m-< " r> ' SsaSS^S«_!^J^3Sf_tK Mines Like Men Are Largely Judged by the Company They Keep :::::::::::::::::":":""'""'";^--" . ore now on the dump. ■ . . C~ 11,, ji-. . - , »r • .«' " "'> _ ... *• ■ ii" ,kih In your re«|uc«t on nbove line*.) This is the condition of standard No. i today and • • See What Are the Near Neighbors of Standard No. 2 ' .: NAMK .....v..... Here IS Olir UnUSUaI Offer Standard No. 2is ten miles from Cima, in the heart of the now famous ciinu district. It will be directly on the new «Wchllght and Barnwell railroad v ADUHMMS • ronHdent of our holdings, secure in our assays, and anft close to . tne proposed OreenwaU-r branch of the Suit . Lake Route. This district is the core and center *uf some of th« . richest . - ] - .. . „,„ |S . lhl . Tohnnlo »■,,. certain of rich T returns from the more active develop. copper discoveries of the age. Greenwater. World-wide In Its popularity, lies to the north. The original Standard, known as Standard No. 1. adjoin* .It on the north. Adjoining H on "ureast .{£o J''hnn«o me ment of Standard No. 2. WE OFFER A FREE TRIP ing company Is operating its copper mine. The mil of Joseph Nelson also adjoins It. Next, west of Standard No. 2. conies the Copper King mine recently purchased by the owners • tl ° «™' l " 10 m '»« T O TUB MINKS with every 1600 shares of stock pur- at a cost of $120,000. Ivanpah, a few miles south, also has many well-known and resourceful mines. -i In the great, throbbing heart of all this activity lies Standard No. -'. on the same 1 identical o«»8£f is „ eon' chased at the price today— 2o cents a share.. |h Is of - ii V en Standard No. 1 its vast prestige. It is reported in a recent edition of New York Mining Topics that a noted copper expert recently mull ii (statement to eastern capltalisis that tn-t in a < '««•"« • « a °",; fer Includes free railroad fares, going and retuininK. llnuatlon of the great spur lending trout Nevada's mother-lode, upon which are also located the rich copper deposits of Gre.-nwater and Furnace Creek. Also that the surface fo™'*"lBf 0 ™'*" 18 X tin l« i .., di«iiiu & e nrt"2?d I No "' and f'rJe entwfalnment and board are *» 11la '- tl> tlle rle1 ?' thi '- '•<«••" found in Patsy Clark's famous Furnace Cr*«k mine. r> r t»ln II Is that the ore is similar In formation and vastly similar m its richness and contlnuty. Cl im s on v tho wm'i !en Fl«t '',. s.,' rday Dec! limelight among mining men, and Its wealth of copper and silver ore is attracting mwi and means. from every point of the compase. Mining Journals are devoting columns |q Us "Xcltlnß " ew s ay •.;'".';' '"' 7 v il tho Iklt like Route. Bp. in arrlvm. fcui i next 'by discoveries made there, It is estimated now that fully $250,000 worth of modern mining equipment has gone into the Clma district recently and fully a* much more is soon to he Installed on pinpoints bonded by the morning 7:30 a. m.. thence 9 miles by stage to the . Guggenheim interests and Others said to represent th. Ha mberh'-r Syndicate, . ; ■■■.. :•:. ' mines, arriving there at 10:30. This gives all day in ■ __^ ' ■■ . •■ - •' ,u%-* : .'■'':'-'•.-.'■ ■ ' ________——__———————— the mines with every facility afforded for fullest. ex- , I , . i ■ '■.... amlnatlon. Leaving at Annie's after an early dinner FORM A STANDARD COPPER CLUB ' TWO OR MORE CAN JOIN IN THIS ' '"■.V? the party will reach Los Angeles on Monday morning . ■ runm A 01/m'tz/HfU I*L,UU TWO UK mOKU fc-4/V JUin #'' .miii** at 8 a. m. without the loss of a single working hour. And. send a representative to in.: mines on th. first excursion, eecurlng share, at !'■•- [uoaent low price And by _jn<Mt__ lo take isihi shares secure a freo t ip '» the Mined lor one person i" verify every You do not need to pa] us on« cent. Deposit the cash o f 20 cents. ■ • claim w« make ■ ■ for 1800 shares or more in bank here pending abso- I -——_-—————__—__——_—_______________________ ■ **"" ww '" aKC ' ' ■ ■ ■ '■ . I lute proof that everything is just as represented or " ~~™""""" , I————————————-—-----——-—————--------------——————— o^'uiV'flrVt > c e x t cur 1 s ß lon^ ff h "y .will' be P taken" 'in" the tf^L^rXTlHO A I CTl^f^W fDJTfPC /~*r\ FISCAL AGENTS for ..'..' ssmk^- c - ;e GENERAL SECURITIES GO., standand mines co. no. 2 Offices Ground Floor 312 South Broadway Offices win Be Open /Monday Till 9 p. m. Suite 308-310 Pacific Electric Bldg., Cor. 6th and Main iJHIiMHi! Phone Broadway 4895 /. \\yZ\\l .", Phone* Home Ex. 88$ Sunset Main 9099 ( , .;._ ;'.- lnert.I Inert. had suppressed evidence secured by him. / ♦ ln two charge* which he filed against Robert Forrester, geologist of the Utah fuel cnm'pafiy, he alleged no action wan taken. The witness further a Urged that (leorge F. Pollock, chief of de partment It Interior department; In structed him to destroy four affidavits which he had made against the Union Pacific Coal company. s Mr. Myendorffs affidavit Roes at length Into the methods of the coal companies In securing coal lands by locations through dummies who trans ferred, their rlKliiH to the corporations. Seventy.seven Bogus Signers Myendorft's affidavit alleges that on one occasion seventy-seven men were taken Into the office* In the union ill' pot ii Denver before W. I. Gilford,' agent Of the Union Pacific, and signed their names to powers of attorney, re llnqulshments and affidavits which were used to acquire title to coal lands ln Wyoming. St>inc of these' men ii was asserted signed fictitious names. The ni-'n who sign. mi received *i each f..v their trouble. The Myrndorff affidavit Includes af fidavits made by a Denver saloon keeper named Bartelle and Victor I.e bat,' an expressman of Denver, stat lug how ii wagonlond of these men had been picked up on Seventh street In Denver and driven to the offices In the union depot. After they had signed the papers Bnrtelle collected $1 from each man for his trouble In getting them to gether, each man retaining $3. ■. i", in his refefence t.. Senators Warren and ClarH tiie affiimt states thai on one occasion wHeii lie met Senator Warren in Denver the senator produced confidential letters Which MyendortT bad written to the land commissioner In Washington and read extracts from them. Myendorff alleged that it was re ported to him thai in stir up th? Wwomtng coal lands nt that time would incur the enmity of the Union Pacific In this and prevent the re-elec tion of Senator <'lark. Myendorff alleged that he was re moved from Denver in 190. r > as a result of his activities, and thai pressure was brought to have the Wyoming lands turned over to Inspector N. J. O'Brien of Denver, whom the affidavit described as a confidential friend of Mucey, chief clerk of the department at Washington, and also a personal friend of Senator Warren. Senator Clark also, ho al leged, wanted O'Brien (boated on this work. Counsel fen the Union Pacific .'in tended that all tin- matter contained hi the affidavits be stricken out but the motion was overruled and the affidavit* will be included in the report to con gress. Sowers' Hands Tied Colonel P. H. Sowers, agent of the land department, was again called as a witness and told of his inability to Induce the land department to act -In matters relating to 1 coal lands. Witness told of numerous letters written to the land commissioners fend Of the submission of affidavits bearing on land frauds and suggestions thai Investigations, be made, but his letter;* were not answered. In November. 1900, lm reported in're LOS ANGELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 29. 190«. turn to lands which eventually trans ferred to the Pleasant Valley Coal company, a Oould corporation. 'Wit ness testified that he had recommended action against Robert Forester of th" Pleasant Valley Coal company, but was Informed by the department that the facts did not warrant prosecution. Following thi« In January. '" testified, he was asked by the depart ment to tender his resignation spouse he wrote to the commissioner of md office railing atten tion to the gross laxness In probing the coal i:md scandal! In Utah bin I I no reply, Sowers resigned from the service, but • ■ reinstated, he testified, ai i !)■■ rwiuept of George Sutherland, then ,t tomey for (I Valley Coal company, and now United Htates sen ator from Utah. ises teptiiw thai they had in ted as 'dummy" locators to en able the Wyoming ami Utah coal com panies to gel claims, receiving small or the use of their natni Inurnment will be taken on l'ii.l.i\ morning. CHICAGO TACKLES CAR PROBLEM Crusade Against Overcrowding Being Directed by Police By Associated Prose, CHICAGO. N*v. 28.— A record of 132 persons killed and 2271 others injured on the surface and elevated traction linen .it Chicago since January i last Rives Impetus to the crusade against the overcrowding of cars which wag begun by the officials of the city. The police, mounted and unmounted, will assume a measure of control over 'the operation of traction lines. Grant ing the expected "permission" from the corporation counsel- the force under Chief Collins will undertake the task of preventing the overcrowding of ail " L" trains and the blockading of sur face ' cars within the loop. lt Is planned, to place uniformed policemen on every' station of the loop. Just how many, passengers will bo per mitted on each* car has not been ♦- elded, but -the ,suggestion.was, suggestion .was made that not "more than one and a half times) the capacity of each car should be considered as safe. Every ear on the lodp during the rush hour has far overlapped the "safe" limit under this stipulation. The average seating capacity of the cars used in the elevated, trains Is fifty-six. The count of the passengers on board the cars showed that the average was be tween 125 and 135, while some curs, with their overcrowded platforms, car ried, as many as 150 and 160. It Is planned to divide the police forces for tht Supervision of surface, and elevated car truffle Into two squads — the mounted police to prevent teamsters from blockading surface cars and patrolmen to prevent the over crowding of "L" trains. New York Central Settles By Associated I-Tes?. NUW YORK. Nov. 28. — It was stated that the basis of settlement which will be reached between the engineers of the New York Central and the Officials of the road regarding the wages of Hiiginoerw who will run Hie electric motors will lie accepted as «». precedent by the engineers of the. other roads which are electrifying some of their divisions. ■I 1 1- imnf between t lie Krle fire men and the rHiirond reunited In the signing of an agreement l>v the Mil-. t committed »v.l the Settling I. C. Illinois Claims Hy Associated Press, NKW York, Nov. ti \t the direc tors 1 meeting .if the Illinois Central Oovernot i *eneen annoum ed thai s committee consisting of Directors AuchlnrloM, Vanderbm, Astor, Hnrri man an. i President Harahan, ex-offl cio, bad been appointed to take up the case of taxes of »:t.!MMI,(M>O (hie the state f Illinois. The governor stated that satisfactory progress was being made and he looked for nn early adjustment of the state claims. Moody Will Not Appear By Asm WASHINGTON, Nov. 2*.- Attorney General Moody tonight Mid Mint hi "111 not appear as tin i . pi . s.'ntnti' ■ of the government In the suit whloh his been filed in the United states coin I at Memphis. Term.. against the Illinois Central railroad Which Is an Action to test the constitutionality of the employers' liability act passed at the i;ist session of congreM, Worry Kills F. L. Pomeroy By Associates' Press, NKW VOKK, Nov. 2R.-Frederick Lawrence Pomeroy, freight traffic manager of the New York Central rail way, died at his home In Brooklyn from heart disease. The worry he underwent in connection with the triiil of the Xew York Central for giving rebates t< the sugar trust had told heavily 011 -Mr. Pomeroy, who was him self fined $6000 for his connection. Colorado Roads Raise Pay By Associated Press. 'DENVER. Col.. Nov. 28.— The Den ver & Rio Grande, Colorado & South ern and Colorado Midland . railroads have Increased switchmen's wages four cents an hour. Reading Differences Settled By Associated Press. UF.ADING. Pa.. Nov. 28.— The differ ences between the management of the Philadelphia & Heading Railroad com pany and Its employes In the coal, freight and yard service were settled, all train men receiving an advance of 10 per cent in wages. Big Four Grants Increase By Associated Press. CINOINNATI.Nov. 28.— The Big Four system will grant an increase In wages Of 4 cent! an hour to Hwitchnien on the road. The advance Is retroactive, going Ir.lo effect November 1. Sends Joy to Springfield, 111. SPKINdriELD. 111., Nov. 28.— The Wabash railroad has granted an In crease from tll2 tOj $125 per month to conductors and 4 cents per hour to yardmen. CHANGE MADE IN PROGRAM Third Event of Winter's Entertain. ment Given st Polytechnic High School The third event of the Polytechnic entertainment course given by the board of control of the Polytechnic High school was rendered In the school auditorium last night. The entertain ment was originally to bft a lecture on the subject of "In the Tear 2000," by Prof. Reno It. ■Wllbourn. The lecture was to treat on radium and electricity. Owing, however, to Prof. Weibourn's sickness, the school was unable to se cure his service*. Prof. H. I.aV. Twin ning, Instructor of science In the Poly technic school of science, consented to give the lecture, using the school ap paratus. At an early. hour the ground floor of the auditorium was well crowded. The Polytechnic orchestra of thirty pieces rendered • several very tine selections under the leadership of Hyron Stanley. The first piece," n ' medley, "Bounds of the Sunny South." received great ap plause. ' ' Prof. Twinning was Introduced from the stage by Victor He.ht. and the professor proceeded to explain the fun damental principles of modern science. Henry s. ,>n and .1. Taylor rigged a wireless outfit for the lecture and sent messages from one end of the auditor ium to the other. The school was Indebted to Mr. MM (hay of the Professional Supply com pany for a lnr^'c 10-Inch Indin -lion mil and also for some fine X-rny appa ratus. Some very pretty light experiments were produced with (Jyxler tubes, which were also provided for the occasion by Mr. Mntthny. Mr, Twlnnlnif's lecture proved very interesting. II- was very ably assisted by the students of the physic depart ment. All the apparatus was put up :ind connected by H. M. Calkins. \V. H. Benjamin, lOlmer c. Richardson and Harold O'Brien. NKW YORK— A gift JIOO.OOO to the Children's Aid society for the establish ment of a lodging house for friendless boys in Harlem is announced. Mrs. Willliim K. Dodge contributed the money. • GAS FOR FUEL GAS is economical and easy to manipulate; two of the argu- ments which show that it sur- passes all other Fuels. Te New Knfflander nnd all others who long for ye tine turkey dinner with hot mince. p|e and other select accompaniments, can get ye very best every evningr this week at Levy's Cafe j^X^ ■■ -— ■ ~^X . t Closed All Day Today— I \ Store Closed All Day Today— I V / • Thanksgiving I I (/ Standing well up towatrt the summit of another Vjttl'vfjjj A <Jl<ANftl3 BACKWAHD I (.Mows tm a twelve months' period of ™rn» r knb lo growth anfl I advancement. Not only havo sales far exceeded those of any I S f S4 v SvVx h ?nt h , 1 ; s^Bwaßas \ menl Store, for tho appreciation that ha* " l; " ll: this develop- 1 ""i",'.i i ;uK" f bring, to our view [«. »•«■««; I. * / i ;.";' pllwir thTßrndmr Department ,*!'•'; '""'in I / nnd we'ro utronger UiU rear than lait, will i- ■ ""♦ ; ' i.ii.i.' I / your Interest to bring you the goods you want, mlablo I / qualities at the very lowest price* i they can be fold «•'•., y t 1 / Our money back guarantee will protect you afi soiui oiy. i / Stocks will bo broadened and strengthened. Values will b<J I made to mean aa much as they can mean in a way that win i . 7 make thn Broadway Department Store. I / now the busiest store In the west, still .-....-■_ I / ' Thanksgiving today, Christmas next /s^— *^bfa!2\ f / lnontli. llollilsiy shopping I" In full f /S SnMm)* / I swing now iiml the Broudwny depart- J ///^k JSmUS^a A I inri-t Slum Is ready to hPln all gift buy- /// »MSSfiffSisSvMi\l I era. ciirlstmiiH Rift hints nro blossom- /II/ II flfyjßSßffi^jwHUdf / / ln nog"n your V gUt-buyln« 'early. Stocks f \i-WS^^%mS^\ / I nre full crowds aro sinallr.r. ■ SlmppinK I Yi^'ivjuAaiJAflfiSni 1 1 I | S mt >ro comfortable and satisfactory In V^KS^^sSu^^Sa// / I M Slay you' have tho jolllcst o( Jolly Jfl^ l I Thanksgivings Is the wish of <\biC^' I i * "\-^ y " "' *'■'"*'" "*' '"• »=»=>— q»^— »—■ ■ Js^j^ ■— 4>^ \ /jf //I 'atbiuwig cor. nnncniLiq/^ianiiiliMPy* ucjts.v*upwliOß/ I ___—_—■ y^^^^k A Thanksgiving Meal tfll^i^ifl rfu^ J^*K Of the kind you will remember many a 3ff£SS^gi£JfKSJir fiL. *f day to our credit and your own gratl- sSsSJtX&itfttif-iirt*, jf^WTn llcatlon If any one of the throe you an mpnlU '"^^ IPA\Jr thoughtful enough to procure hcrr-. JSl^c/ With the special provision wo have itA Mt^ii. made for the day It will have a nil lrt- £Di 41/ jFTSS&n^ '" r on your calendar if breakfast, din- EK Vjr^T/ Cn.lS\l J**V IKI or su PP° r has been eaten here. ,*l|Mfe McKee's Cafe " YM7s%olii4 ifefc— l,^2)b MUSIC Purlng dinner ;mr] after '■y^^^V^^^WNiMM MUoIC theater nightly. s "'• Choicest Wines. Liquors and Cißars. '^^wSl! 'ff^Plw' McKeo's Bakery (iooda sold at counter.