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I N SIX PARTS
VOL. XXXIV. NO. 90.
SUICIDE IS
UNSOLVED
MYSTERY
Brother Insists Body
Bobbed After
B Death
Attorney Works to Clear
Up the Strange
Case
Charles Ohde Unable to Understand
1 Method of Public Administrator
and Coroner in Dealing
\ with Affair
"1 have instructed Attorney Frank A.
Cittern to do anything ho decides is
nececWry to clear up the mystery of
my brothel's death. I have no proof
that my brother was ever buried and for
all I know to the contrary his body
maj now be at some medical college
and not in the lot the undertakers say
they purchased for it at Rosedale."
These statements were made by
Charles Ohde, brother of J. F. Ohde,
the German blacksmith whose body
was found by Mrs. A. Mendoza lying,
fully dressed on a. bed in his room at
2^30 Enterprise 3troet, September 16,
with a lulle! wound in the head and a
revolver tightly clutched in the left
hand.
Charles Ohde came to Los Angeles
recently to learn all possible about htH
brother's fate. Mysterious circum
stances surrounding the tragedy
caueed. him to think it was possible his
brother had met his death at the hands
of a murderer, and while investigating
he learned of many strange things.
"I found that the coroner was not in
terested enough in the death of a man
to even send one of his deputies," said
Ohde. "1 found that the chief of po
lice waa not Interested enough in the
death of a man to even send a detective
to investigate it. I found that Pierce
Bros., undertakers, were not sufficient
ly interested to keep track of the ar
ticles which were taken from the body,
while the public administrator did not
care enough to even visit the place and
learn what possessions the dead man
had.
"Instead of doing these things the
coroner took the word of some out
side person and decided that my
brother had committed suicide. The
undertakers took the body to their es
tablishment and when friends called to
nee it they were refused permission. A
funeral was held from their establish
ment, of that I am certain, as one of
my brother's friends was present, but
1 have no proof that my brother was
buried and for all I know some col
lege may coday have the body.
"I do know that Pierce Bros, have
a bill of $150 against my brother's es
tate for burial expenses, while there
is also a bill of $25 for digging a grave
and one of $10 for public adminis
trator's fees.
"When I complained about the size
of this bill for burial I know they at
once told me that if I thought it was
excessive it would be reduced.
Says Corpse Was Robbed
"So far 1 have located $87 belonging
to my brother. Of this $80 is deposited
in a local bank and I found the bank
book mypelf. The $7 was found by the
undertakers' assistants, so I was told
today. One oC their managers told me
' that he had found a card in the safe
which showod that J. F. Ohde had that
amount to his credit. Still they were
not able to produce his silver watch
or revolver, although they admit tho
latter was brought to their establish
ment. My brother received several
hundred dollars from the sale of his
blaoksmkh shop. Where is that money?
"I have been unable to get the least
satisfaction from the coroner, tha pub
lic administrator or the undertakers,
but I intend to have some before I get
through. I am willing to go to any ex
pense to recover the articles and money
which I do not hesitate to say were
stolen by unknown person^ from my
brother's body, and I also intend to
learn whether his body whh really
burled. If it was, I will take it back
to Freeport, 111., where my mother and
father are burled. If It was not I will
expend every dollar I possess to punlHh
the ones guilty of taking It."
When seen last night the managers
of Pierce Bros, insisted that every
thing In connection with the removul
of J. F. Ohde's body from the room
where he was found dead to their es
tablishment was carried on In the
usual careful way and that the body
waa interred at Rosedale. So far as
any articles being taken from the body
la concerned, they state this is very
improbable.
They say that to their knowledge no
person ever called at their establish
ment and was refused permission to
see Ohde's body. They state It was
possible for this to happen, however,
providing such a visit was made while
the body wai being prepared for
burial.
Charles Ohde will leave this morn
ing for his homo at Saltnii. but will
return to Los Angeles January 10 to
take charge of his brother's effects. He
was appointed administrator of his
brothtr'l estate yesterday. This es
tate is valued at about $2600. There
three heiiH, Charleis (Hide, a ulster who
lives in Chicago, and whose present
name and address ar« noi known, and
a brother who lives in the east, but
.iddiess is not known.
Mr. Ohde deloares his brother must
have had several hundred dollars upon
lii» ■ person when 'be killed himself or
was murdered. So far no trace of this
money has been found. One of . tli>
undertakers' employes Intimated last
night that , the body might have been
robbed befon the < undertakers twero
called.
Los Angeles Herald.
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BUSCH TO COME
TO CALIFORNIA
Millionaire's Crisis Past and He Will
Recover from His Illness In the
Balmy Air of Southern
California
Special to The Herald.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 29.— Adolphus
Busch, whom the physicians In at
tendance say passed the crisis of hlw
illness yesterday and is out of danger,
will be taken to California as soon
as his condition is such that he can
be moved.
The millionaire was resting easily
at an early hour this morning. Dr.
Luedeking, who was in attendance
throufl the evening, following a con
ference with Dr. Bernays and Dr.
Plßohel decided that Mr. Busch was
doing so well that it would not be
necessary for him to remain all night,
but a trained nurse was constantly at
the bedside of the sick man.
The decision to take Mr. Busch to
California was reached by the mem
bers of the family as soon as the phy
sicians stated that Mr. Busch was en
the road to recovery and that to re
main in the damp climate in the win
ter would retard Mr. Busch's recovery,
and they regard it as beat to take him
at once to the warm climate of Cali
fornia.
BOY CONFESSES
HE SLEW MOTHER
Thirteen-Year-Old Murderer Gives
Details of Horrible Crime — Killed
Parent Because She Pun.
Ished Him
By Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 29.— A special
dispatch to the Evening Telegram from
St. Helens, Ore., says that Elbert Ode
man, the 13-year-old adopted son of
Mrs. Sarah Ayres, has confessed to the
murder of his mother, which occurred
last night on the Ayres ranch, near
Warren, in Columbia county. Ore.
The boy stated that he had killed his
mother because she punished him for
not faithfully performing some duties
assigned to him.
He blev off her head with a rifle
while she sat sewing In the kitchen of
the home.
BALLOONISTS WILL START
NEW YEAR BY ASCENSION
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.— A party of
balloonlsts, headed by Cortland Field
Bishop, president of the Aero Club of
America, will leave the city today for
St. Louis, where It is proposed to start
the first of the year by an asernHlon.
The two balloons have been shipped to
St. Louis.
Besides Mr. Bishop the party will
consist of August Post, J. C. McCoy,
Allan Hfiwley and Leo Stevens. They
will be entertained at the St. Louis
club on New Year's eve and invitations
have been extended to several members
of the St. Louis board of trade to this
balloon ascension.
Another interesting feature of the trip
will be the presence of the Wrighl
brothers as members of the party in
St. Louis. They *vill join the New York
aeronauts at Dayton, O.
REPORTS ON CONDITION
OF JAPANESE IN MEXICO
By Associated Tress.
SAN ANTONIO Tex.. Doc. 29.— 5.
Watashi of Japan, en route home from
Mexico to report to his government on
(lie condition of Jupanese laborers in
Mexican mines und other works, was
here last night. Mr. Watashi said ho
found the condition of his countrymen
good In the railroad work, but in the
ml i^i- conditions were extremely bad.
He called the attention of the Mexican
government to gross cruelty and injus
tice in some of the mlnea and received
, promise that conditions would be
Improved.
Mr. Watashi says Japan does not
want another war until recuperated
from the lust, and certainly not with
tie United states.
Comstock Retains Commission
Uy Associated Hr«M.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.— Postmastwi
Ckmeral Cortelyou today said:
"Statements that have been pub
lished that Inspector Anthony ('uni
■■tock'a commission has been cancelled
and that ho was compelled to sever
his connection with the postofflce de
partment, are entirely without fotui
dation. Inspector C'omstock has been
recommtssloned for . the year 1907 and
he has been for every year since 1873.
SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, 1906.
WHOLESALE
DISTRICT IS
THREATENED
Firemen Work Hard
to Combat
Flames
Fire Confined to Three
Stories of One
Building
Loss Estimated at $300,000 — Fire Be.
lieved to Have Originated by
Spontaneous Combustion
in Third Story
A flro which broke out In tho third
story of the five-story modern brick
building occupied by Cohn, Gold
water & Co.'s wholesale men's furnish
ings house at 216-220 North Los Ange
les street last night resulted in an al
most total loss to the contents of the
warcrooms and burned out the interior
of the structure from the third floor to
the roof. Early this morning when the
fire was still raging the nearest esti
mate that could be made of the prob
able loss to tho buiHing and stock of
goods was given out by Goldwater &
Cohn, who stated that the damage
would approximate $300,000, all entirely
covered by insurance. For a time the
entire district was threatened.
At 1 o'clock this morning Adolph
Harmanson of engine company 10 fell
from the fifth story of the burning
buiding and was so badly Injured he
Is not expected to live. Harmanson is
a ladderman and was standing fn" the
window of the fifth story when a
stream of water was accidentally
turned on him. The force o£ the water
knocked him from his footing and he
fell to the ground. He was taken to
the receiving hospital and given at
tention, but is not expected to live.
Harmanson made his home with Cap
tain McMann at 233 West Twenty-fifth
street.
The origin of the fire is not known,
but it is thought by the proprietors to
have been due to spontaneous combus
tion. A clerk in an adjoining build
ing who was working late stated that
he heard a noise like a muffled explos
ion Immediately before the flames
were seen, and it is thought that spon
taneous combustion took place among
a pile of woolen blankets and comfort
ers that were stored in the central part
of the third floor where the fire is sup
posed to have started. Another theory
of the fire is that it was produced by
the crossing of electric wires on the
third floor.
■ Officer Sees Blaze 4
James Platt, a special officer, was the
first to see the blaze, and he turned
in the alarm. He said that he was
standing In front of the building about
three minutes when a volume of smoke
and shooting flames burst from the
third story front windows. He ran to
his private alarm box not half a block
away and the fire department was on
the scene within a surprisingly short
time.
Excellent work was done by the fire
department In extinguishing the fl're,
although the men were greatly delayed
In getting their streams of water on the
blaze. When the firemen were pulling
a line of hose up a ladder to the third
story the hose became uncoupled in the
middle and the torrent of water that
lushed out of the remaining joint
nearly threw the firemen from their
positions on the ladder. A great deal
of the time was consumed in readjust
ing the hoso and during the delay the
flre gained formidable headway.
Until early this morning the fire
burned with relentless fury. About U
o'clock It was thought the flames wero
well under control, for the blaze was
smothered In great black clouds of
smoke. But narrow flames Incessantly
leaped up through the volumes of
smoke and kept the firemen battling
ugainst the enemy. Until nearly 12
o'clock the flro had been confined to
the third and fourth floors, but near
midnight these floors burst downwnrd
under the terrific weight of the soaked
dry goods and the tons of water that
had been flooded upon them. The
flames instantly rushed upward with
a new Impetus and within an hour
had burst, through the roof, filling the
heavens with millions of ascending
■park! and flushing the sky with a
blood red hue. It was a glorlouß sight.
though horrible, with the billows of
smoke that rolled skyward from th«
depth of the Inferno, like the volume
of smoke from a cannon.
Water Tower Effective
The water tower was used with much
effectiveness und probably did much
toward preventing the fire from spread
ing to the adjoining wholesale build
ings. It was thought that the dd
jacent buildings would be burned dur
ing the height of the fire, but the fire
men kept constant Btreams of water
pouring on tho partition walls and pre
vented the blaze from being cominun I -
c ated any farther. The walls between I
the burning building and the adjacent
ones were flre-proof and eighteen [rtchitl
wide.
A large amount of . merchandise on
the lower floors of the Cohn & Gold
water Co.'s building were saved from
destruction by water and uniokf)
through the prompt anil thoughtful
action of Patrolmen Bartlett, Humph
reys, Joe Murray of the Merchants'
Flre Dispatch and Jnmet) Platt of tho ,
Kord Bperlul I'atrol. These, men ruslic 1
into the 'ei'iioiiis and dragged out
hundreds of bolts of oilcloth. These
they tripped up and spread out ovir
tho tables of dry goods, thus preserv
lna them from great damage.
IMPRISONED OPERATOR.
ATTACKED BY NEGROES.
WIRES FOR RELEASE
n.v Affoetattd rrrs*.
SPARTANBURG, S. C, Dec.
29. — "I am pinned up in block
house and surrounded by a mob
of negroes who have threatened
my life. They are beating down
the doors. For God's sake send
help."
This message was sent here to
night by Telegraph Operator
Porter, in charge of the block sta
tion at Mount Zion, on the main
line of the Southern railway, six
miles from Spartanburg. The
operator was shortly afterwards
taken out of his station by a
crowd of drunken negroes, who
tied and whipped him.
The mob surrounded Porter,
who barricaded himself in the
station, and shot oitt windows
lights. The operator wired the
dispatcher at Spartanburg to send
help. He scarcely had finished
the message when the negroes
broke into the station, seized and
dragged him outside the station
and beat him.
Sheriff Nichols and a party of
officers left on a special train, but
when they arrived the negroes
had disappeared. The posse is
searching the woods. No arrests
have been made.
BOY DESPERADO
SHOT TO DEATH
Member of Notorious Gang Which
Has Terrorized San Jose Is
Killed by Union
Man
By Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Dec. 29. — Pat Ortega,
youngest member of the notorious gang
Which for years terrorized the city,
was shot and instantly killed tonight
by Daniel C. Hubbard at a meeting of
the Teamsters' union at Maccabee hall.
Both men are members of the union.
Hubbard is outside sentinel and act
ing as such refused to admit Ortega,
claiming that the latter was not In
good standing. Ortega forced his way
In and is alleged at the Bame time to
have placed his hand to his pocket
With the threat "I'll get-you," directed
at Hubbard. The latter instantly drew
a revolver and fired five shots, all of
them taking- effect.
Hubbard then gave himself up to the
police. Ortega is one of the five broth
ers, one of whom is serving a life sen
tence In San Quentin for criminal as
sault, and another ,is serving fifteen
years for robbery.
OREGON COLLEGE PRESIDENT
OFFERED CARNEGIE PENSION
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 29.— A dis
patch to the Oregonian from Corvallis
says:
A dispatch received from the trus
tees at New York announces, that Dr.
Thomas M. Gache, president of the
Oregon Agricultural college, has been
elected to receive at his option the
privileges of Carnegie foundation for
the aid of teachers. Provision Is made
for Dr. Gache to receive a retiring
allowance of $1000 a year, payable
monthly whenever the president may
see fit to retire.
His intention of retiring next June
from the presidency of the college was
made known to the regents at tho
meeting of the board last July and at
that time resolutions commending him
to the trustees of the fund were passed
by the board and forwarded to New
York.
His record as a teacher will cover
a period of fifty-one years.
Whether or not Dr. Gache will elect
to begin participation in the Carnegie
allowance when he gives up the pres
idency next June is not known.
LARGEST FREIGHTER ON
COAST IS LAUNCHED
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.— The
American Hawaiian Steamship com
pany's new steamer Mexican was suc
cessfully launched at the Union Iron
works today.
The vessel, which is the largest
freighter ever launched on the Pacific
coast, was christened by Miss Kath
erlne T. McGregor, daughter of Presi
dent J. A. McGregor of the Union Iron
works.
The keel of the Mexican was laid
October 31. It will be in service In two
months. The new vessel cost $750,000
ami is a sister ship to the, Alaskan,
Tex. in and Aiizonun. It will be operated
on the Mexican Tehuantepec route, the
service on which will be inaugurated
on this side January 4. The route ex-
Unds from New York to Coalzacoalcos,
a distance of 2000 miles, across the
Isthmus IS4 miles, thence up the Pacific
coast from Salinas Cruz to San Frun
clsoo, ■ distance of miles. This
makes tli.- trip Dearly one-third shorter
than around Cape Horn.
The dimensions of the Mexican are:
Length, 572 feet; length over all, 488
feet; breadth, 57 feet; depth, 42 feet;
draft, 28 feet; displacement, 18,000 tons;
Indicated burse power, 3600; speed,
twelve knots, and cargo capacity, 12,000
tons.
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AIDED STOCK
GAMBLERS
Shaw Says Percentage
of Speculation
Is Small
Indignantly Bepmliates
Charges Made by
Southerner
Secretary of Treasury Explains Loans
of the Government's Money and
States Intent Was to Relieve
Legitimate Business
I3y Assoclntcd Prefs.
WASHINGTC . Dec. 29.— 1n a letter
to n correspondent at Nashville, Term.,
Secretary Shaw repudiates the sugges
tion that the United States treasury
ever has come to the relief of the stock
gamblers.
The correspondent, whose name is
withheld, Insists tht the relief that has
been given gamblers and money sharks
"is the real cause of high money in New
York." The correspondence was made
public at the trearury department to
day. The letter from the secretary
reads In part:
"You seem to proceed on the theory
that the monetary stringency Is caused
solely by stock gambling. In this you
are in error. Some people gamble in
stocks, some in cotton, others in wheat,
corn, pork, or iard, and some in land.
When times are good people will specu
late in anything and everything that
possesses a market value.
"The proportion of speculation, as
compared with necessary and legitimate
business, Is very small, however, and
probably is no larger in New York than
in Nashville, Term., where you reside,
or in Denison, lowa, where I live. The
best estimates I can get place the
amount of speculative transactions in
New York city ;-t from 2# to 6 per
cent of the aggregate.
Never Relieved Sto-;k Gamblers
"The treasury has never come to the
relief of stock gamblers and probably
never will, though the relief which the
treasury grants frequently aids those
who gamble on the bull side of the
market, but it Is equally harmful to
those who gamble on the bear side.
Both bulls and bears importune the
secretary of the treasury, but the real
business situation Is the sole considera
tion.
"If you will stop to consider you will
realize that more money is needed when
the crops are being marketed, when
factories are filling their warehouses,
than when crops are growing and bus
iness men are enjoying their vacations.
"There are more than 15,000 banks in
the United States. These are inde
pendent of one another and each is tq|r
iYg to make dividends. Few of them
in midsummer make provision for the
fall. They time their loans to meet
their obligations and take their chances.
"During the dull season of 1906 the
secretary of the treasury withdrew
$60,000,000 of the people's money and
locked it up. This would have been a
crime if he were not willing to re
lease it now when it is needed.
Facilitated Importation of Gold
"By appropriate use of the money In
the vaults of the treasury I have facili
tated the importation of a hundred
million of gold within tho last nine
months and have released or arranged
for the release of fifty million more.
This was done also* for the purpose of
aiding legitimate business, though it
has helped tho bull Bide of the market
ns much as It has damaged the bear
side. I care as little for either of these
considerations us do you, but I am
intensely interested in the business in
terests.
"Money Is scarce. Some business
houses with international credit are
now paying 7 per cent for money with
which to do their business. If money
could be secured anywhere beneath
the sky for less they would know it
and borrow it.
"It Is for the relief of business that
the treasury has restored to the chan
nels of trade the money which it with
drew when the people, had no use for
i except for speculation, it was then
wanted for speculation and I withdrew
it. The last $10,000,000 deposit went
almost exclusively to the cotton pro
dUCing states and the exceptions went
to cotton buying cities."
CHARGE ROOSEVELT AIDED
IN PROSECUTING UNIONISTS
By Associated Press. .";'-..
DENVER, Dec. 29. — The executive
board of the Western Federation of
Miners which held its session here for
Kovi'i'iil days, completed Its report to
day. It contains the following:
"The prosecution of Moyer, Hay
wood and Pettlbone Is not confined, to
the Aline Owners' association of the
west. The fact that In the recent poll
tical campaigns President Roosevelt
commissioned one ot his political fam
ii> to leave the nation's capital and In
vad< the state of Idaho and lift his
voice iii behalf of Ooodlng, the political
tool and chattel of the Standard Oil
company, Is eonvlnolng evidence that
the conspirators have Intrenched them*
Mlvei behind the Roosevelt throne and
are using the iidntlnastratlon at Wash
ington as an ally to bring about the
judicial murder of men who Heoriied to
prostrate themselves in submission to
the anarchy of corporate deapots."
The board met in response to a call
from Acting PrMldenl Mahoney to
audit the books of Acting Becretary-
Treauurer Kirwan. The books were <
found in excellent shape, and Mr. KW
wan In highly complimented on the re
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FORMER MAGNATE
DIES A PAUPER
"Judge" Leonard, Associate of Hutch.
inson in Famous Wheat Corner,
Brings About Downfall
by Drink
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.— A dispatch to
the Tribune from Spokane, Wash.,
says:
Once a millionaire wheat speculator,
the partner of "Old Hutch" in the Chi
cago wheat pit, C. G. Leonard died
yesterday at the county poor farm at
Spangle, unmourned and unattended
by friends or relatives.
One son Is superintendent of ths
largest ateel mills at Birmingham,
Ala.; a daughter is the wife of Pro
fessor Fisher in the University of Cali
fornia, and his wife and two daughters
reside in Chicago. Drink brought about
his downfall, wrecking his health and
breaking up his family relations.
"Judge" Leonard, as he was familiar
ly known, was born in New York fifty
three years ago. In the early 80s he
practiced law in Chicago.
He became associated with Hutchln
son In the famous wheat corner which
made him a multi-millionaire.
He had been a member of the school
board and superintendent of the Pres
byterian Sunday school. He located in
Spokane in 1886. A year ago he was
stricken with paralysis.
ARIZONA RIVERS
G O ON RAMPAGE
Two Bridges Washed Out and Inter.
ruption of Traffic Is Feared.
New Dam Goes in
Flood
By Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 29.— Drizzling
rains for the last several days culmin
ated in a heavy precipitation here all
last night, and today the Salt and Gila
rivers have been rising rapidly and
floods are threatened equaling those of
the early days of December.
This afternoon about 3 o'clock two
railroad bridges over the Gila were
swept away, and the water is still ris
ing.
It is supposed that more will go to
night and traffic bestopped indefinitely.
One train from Maricopa to Phoenix
crossed less than an hour ahead of the
breaking of the bridge, and Superin
tendent M. O. BJcknell of the railroad
company crossed half an hour later.
Though the water was high, the bridge
then seemed to be in perfectact condi
tion. Mails for California will bo sent
over the Santa Fe.
A flood of about three million Inches
is coming down the Salt river. At noon
a telephone message from Roosevelt
announced eleven feet of water racing
over the dam site, and flood rising.
Contractor O'Rourke had scarcely fin
ished repairing tho coffer dam above
the site of the storage darn swept out
in the last flood, and although all is un
der water, it is supposed this structure
is again destroyed.
The greatest damage in this incident
is the consequent further delay In tho
construction of the big storage, dam.
URGE CONGRESS TO
COMPLETE BOULEVARD
By Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 29.— The board of
directors of the chamber of commerce
have asked Senator P. P. Flint and
8. C. Smith, representative, to Bee that
the necessary proceedings are taken
by the United States government for
the grading and completion of a boule
vard across tho military reservation
on Point l.oma.
The boulevard has been completed
around the north shore of the bay
from the business center of the city
to the reservation line, about nine and
a half miles.
If the government will continue it
across the reservation to the end of the
point it will make one of the grandest
drlveß In the world.
JAPANESE PROTEST
AGAINST FLEET'S VISIT
By Associated Press.
VICTORIA, B. 0., Dec. 29.— Advices
were received today by steamer Teucer
from Yokohama indicate that consider
able opposition is being developed as a
rtßult of anti-Anieriean fueling in Japun
over the proposed visit of a Japanese
fleet to the Jamestown exposition and
I'll. i'U Slates ports.
Ar. influential member of the house
of peers is quoted a.v suiting the pro
posed outlay of $400,000 to send the
i Admiral Toko to thn I
Statew must not be approved.
Main News Section
OUTRAGES OF
TERRORISTS
ON INCREASE
Six Killed, Twelve
Injured, Is
Uecord
Russian Revolutionists
Force Factories
to Close
Feared That When Hundred Thousand
Laborers Thrown Out of Work
Get Hungry Riots. May
Result
By Associated Press.
LODZ, Dec. 29.— The situation hers
is rapidly becoming acute. Sanguin
ary encounters were frequent during
the day. Up to this hour six persons
have been killed and twelve wounded.
The authorities, at first supine, ara
now more active and are preparing
to meet all emergencies.
It is generally anticipated that the
workmen will eventually secure the
upper hand over the Socialists, drive
out the agitators and resume work
within a few days. The principal
Polish bankers say they do n6t fear
any financial difficulties among the
firms which have been forced to close
down their works.
Owners of seven of the largest fac
tories here, employing 100,000 persons,
closed their establishments! this even
ing because of the system of terrorism
begun by the extreme Socialists.
The announcement caused great ex
citement among the inhabitants and
the factory employes fear that when
this great army of unemployed begins
to feel the want of bread rioting will
occur.
The factory employes as a rule are
without any means of support of them
selves and their families during the
hard winter.
A mill owner said the employers
were compelled to close down because
tho Socialists and militia control the
entire city and are murdering all those
who do not accept their demands,
which makes the continuance of busi
ness impossible.
The Socialists yesterday murdered no
less than a score of Nationalist work
men in this city and vicinity and they
threaten to organize street riots and
compel citizens at the point of re
volvers to feed and lodge the unem
ployed.
The manager of the Scheibler's cot
ton mills and the foreman and en
gineer of another factory were mur
dered last night by Socialists and Hip
engineers of those and other estab
( Co» tinned oi Pare Two.)
THE DAY'S NEWS
FORECAST
For Southern California: Fair
Sunday; light southwest winds.
Maximum temperature In Los An.
geles yesterday, 62 d'grees; mini,
mum, 45 degrees.
PART I "
I —Suicide1 — Suicide is unsolved mystery.
2 — Gives rebates to foreign shippers.
3 — Joe Nathans in a jolly mood.
— Has important message to give.
s —Chinese— Chinese makes serious charge.
6 — Railroad news.
7— Two murdered every month.
B —Says8 — Says Imperial valley Is menaced.
PART II
2 — Society news.
3 — Dramatic news.
4— Editorial.
s— City news.
6.7 — Sports.
B C ain raised by society women.
PART 111
1 .2.3 Real estate news.
— Southern California news.
s —Markets.5 — Markets. '
6 -7 Classified advertisements. ,
B —No8 — No Interest in pure food law.
PART IV
Magazine section.
* PART V
Children's magazine. ■
PART VI
Colored comic supplement.
J Vvj FOREIGN
. Outrages of Russian terrorists lncreaiu
and factories are forced to shut down.
Serious riots feared.
Russians and Japanese discuss treaty of
commerce.
• COABT
Boy desperado, member of (ana; who
have terrorized Ban Jose, is shot and In- 1
slantly killed. .- .-•.' ■ -
Japanese revolutionary paper published'
in Oakland scores Roosevelt and xirtsu
assassination of presidents, kings and .
n.il.aci.i. ■•-•»" " ••"•■■ '■■ ■■ ''.-.■ •'.»■.•"'
' Boy confesses he %hot ' mother | because I
she punished him.
EASTERN
President in special message will chaise
that a foreign ship combine exlats which I
discriminates against American shipper*. .
"Judge" Leonard, formerly a mllllon
aire, lea In poor house. . Drink la cause <
of downfall.
LOCAL ;:
Fire does $300,000 damage to - wholesale >
house on l.i>» Angeles street. - '
City Attorney Hewitt selects his staff
of assistants. » . • •„.• -. . .-.
All Is in readiness 'for the tournament •
of roses, which will be better this year •
than ever. . .-',.• ■• „» . „.r ' v,«.'.;
Poultry, shows will follow in rapid suc
cession. (SMjMMB|jiM^MHMj