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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 148.
H. C. PIERCE
IS PURSUED
BY NEMESIS
Multi-Millionaire to
Make Homo in
New York
John P. Gruet Seeking
Vengeance Because
He Lost Job
St. Louis Man Also After Senator
Bailey's Sealp — Interesting De.
tails of Three.Cornered
Fight
Bppclal to The Herald.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.— Henry Clay
Pierce, multi-millionaire chairman of
the board of directors of tho Waters-
Pierce Oil company, director in nu
merous local corporations and financial
Institutions, member of the exclusive
Country, St. Louis and Noonday clubs
and owner of a magnificent mansion
in Vanderventer place, is no longer a
resident of St. Louis.
His permanent residence, according
to his son. Clay A. Pierce, now presi
dent of the Wuters-Pleree Oil company.
In In New York. His home is at the
Waldorf-Astoria.
Pierco is virtually an exile from
Missouri, notwithstanding that ho spent
many yours of his life in St. Louis and
here laid tho foundation of his present
great fortune. There is in pursuit of
Pierce a Nemesis— following him up
with the rolentlpssness and swiftness
characteristic of the ancient goddess of
chastisement and vengeance.
John P. Gruet, for sixteen years the
trusted secretary of the Waters-Pierce
OH company, tho chief lieutenant of
Pierce in the development of the oil
Industry in tho southwest, Is the Nem
eßls of the aristocratic multi-mllllon
oire. Gruet is directly responsible for
praititnity nil or tho legul troubles In
which Pierce is Involved, and his rev
elations have drawn Into tho vortex
of a legislative investigation a mem
ber of the United States senate, whose
business relations with Pierce ho has
disclosed.
Gruet Aided Hadley
When Attorney General Hadley be
gan his crusade in Missouri against
the Waters-Pierce Oil company the
Standard of Indiana and the Republic
of Ohio, charging them with being in a
combination in restraint of trade,
Gruet was one of the first men to go
to his assistance. He gave Hadley
documents which enabled the attorney
general to establish the fact that the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey
owned and controlled the three com
panies which Hadley had assailed in
the courts. These two documents also
assisted the attorney general material
ly In proving the combination In re
straint of trnde— that is the division
of territory anil the absoluto stifling
of competition in the territory allotted
to the respective subsidiary corpora
tions of the Standard OH trust.
When Hadley's case was proven
Gruet's desire for vengeance had not
been satiated. He knew the condi
tions in Texas, and volunteered to
furnish the attorney general of the
Lime Star state with evidence upon
which to base both criminal and civil
action against Pierce and the Waters-
Pierce Oil company.
Ab the result of Gruet's disclosures in
Texas the Waters-Pierce Oil company
has been sued for penalties aggregating
more than $!>, 000,000 and its right to do
business in the state has been chal
lenged; Pierco has been indicted for
perjury, the basis of tho charge being
that he made an aflldavit in 1900 to the
effect that the Waters-Piercn Oil com
pany was not owned or controlled i>y
Iho Standard Oil trust or in any way
connected with or reliiteil to It, and
charges have boon preferred against
Senator Joseph M. Bailey, which are
now being Investigated by a committee
of the Texas legislature, that he was
hired by Pierce to have tho company
reinstated In Texas after the license had
been forfeited several years ago for vio
lation of anti-trust laws.
After Vengeance
A requisition from Gov. Campbell of
Texas, calling upon Gov. Folk to turn
Pierce over to a Texas sheriff, is now
under consideration In Jefferson City.
Oov. Campbell, according to press dis
patches, Is also seeking to learn wheth
er Gov. Hughes of New York will honor
a requisition for Pierce.
Gruel is playing tho role of Nemesis
to both Pierce and Bailey for the nako
of vengeance — and because, too, of his i
desire to help a prOMGUtlng OfnolsJ Of
Texas earn thu big feel which hang
upon the success of the pending suit
against t! c Waters-Pierce Oil company.
The prosecuting attorney, under Tex
ih laws, who successfully prosecutes
a corporation for violation of the .mtl
trust laws, is entitled to 2f> per cent of
the penalties collected as ids fees, if
Judgment In the amount demanded by
the prosecuting atorney of Travis coun
ty Is allowed by the court the proHecut
tniT officer Would receive about $1,250,000
In fees.
Gruet with Standard Oil
John Penlsttm Qruet, the Nemesis of
Pierce, is 57 years old and is a native
of New Jersey. After being educated
In the public and high schools of New
ark he went to New York and became
a Wall street broker in the Gold Room
and Stock exchange in 1886. Hi 008
tlnued In the brokerage business until
1886, when he went to the Standard Oil
company aa an auditor, remaining
there four years.
In 18t>0 he came to St. Louis as audit
or and director of the Waters
oil company, was afterward mv.de sco-
i( uiilluueU ou I'M* « Tw«.)
Los Angeles Herald.
rKIUt: I IVr Month i 00 LtNTS
DECLARES COLLINS
A PHYSICAL WRECK
AND SEEKS RELEASE
N y Associated Prcn,
♦ SAN FJIANOIHCO, Feb. 2ii.— •
4 " George D. Collins, the lawyer who ♦
4 » rm recently convicted nt perjury +
4 * growing out of a bigamy charge, ♦
♦ today petitioned the superior court ♦
♦ for admittance to ball pending his ♦
4 * appeal! nnd In support of his petl- ♦
4 * tlon placed on iiie stand two phy- ♦
4 * slclans Who testified that Collins 4*
♦ Is i physical wreck and should not <•
4 14 1 bo subjected to further Imprison- ♦
4 * ment. ♦
+ In his petition Collins denounced 4*
♦ the Jail In Which he Is confined as +
4 * "no place for the Incarceration of 4»
4 * human beings." 4*
4 * ' Assistant District Attorney Cook 4*
♦ vigorously opposed the application ♦
+ for ball. 4*
4 * Ho was granted until Thursday 4*
4 * to have Collins examined by other •
4 * physicians, 4>
♦ 4*
ENGINEERS HAVE
DARING SCHEME
Seek Franchise to Build Railroad to
Top of High Mountain at an
Expense of 10,000,000
Francs
3y Associated Press.
GKNEVA, Feb. 25.— A daring en
gineering scheme is attracting much
uttentlon hero. Two engineers, well
known for their work In building
mountain roads, have applied to tho
federal council to grant them a fran
chise for the construction of a railway
from Zermatt to the top of the Matter
horn. The scheme consists of two sec
tions, the first a cog and ratchet track
from the Vlege-Zermatt depot to the
Lao Nolr (2508 metres^, tunneling
through the Hoernll peak.
The second section comprises two
funlculairoß from the refuge station to
the summit '6052 metres), the latter be
ing constructed in a tunnel with a
gradient of 85 to 90 per cent.
The whole system is to be worked
electrically and the promoters propose
to construct buildings at the summit
sufficient to accommodate a certain
number of visitors, Including, If feas
ible, a compressed air room for per
sons who suffer mountain sickness.
It is estimated that It will require
four years to construct the railroad and
will cost ten million francs. The Jour
ney from Zermatt to the summit will
require one hour and fifty minutes ami
will cost fifty francs. At present the
ascent takes twenty-four hours and the
chnrgos for guides amount to 18 francs.
Alpinists are bitterly opposing the
scheme on the ground that It would
make one of the finest and most diffi
cult peaks in Switzerland accessible to
every Cook's tourist and the Frlbourg
and Berne sections of the Alpine club
have already Issued appeals for public
support to oppose its consummation.
IMPETUS FOR
SHIP SUBSIDY
Final Action to Be Taken on Measure
Before Adjournment — Report
on the Indian Bill
Adopted
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.— Ship sub
sidy secured a marked impetus today in
the house, which just before adjourn
ment adopted a rule that will probably
insure the passage by the house of the
Littuuer substitute for the senate bill
and result before the final adjournment
in positive legislation.
The rule was reported by Mr. Dalzell
in the shape of a resolution providing
that the compromise bill shall be con
sidered with debate limited to five
hours, and that the final vote shall be
taken not later than next Friday after
noon at 3 o'clock.
The rule was adopted by a vote of 158
to 122, twenty-four Republicans voting
with the Democrats in opposition to the,
rule. The rule was agreed upon unex
pectedly by the rules committee at a
meeting held after the visit of Secretary
Hoot to the capitol, and it was very
generally understood that the adminis
tration was responsible for the commit
tee's action.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was adopted, as was
the conference report on the bill provid
ing for the allotment and distribution
of Indian tribal funds.
STEAMSHIP MILWAUKEE
HAS WARLIKE APPEARANCE
By Associated Press.
VALLEJO, C*l, Feb. 25.— The United
Sate:, Hteam.sliip Milwaukee has been
taken out of dock. Tho main battery
of the vessel, consisting' of fourteen six
inch guns, was installed aboard the
vessel wiille In the dock, so tha f she
now has her complete batteries.
With her large number of guns aboard
i lie Milwaukee presents a. warlike ap
pearanoe and will be one' of the finest
of the modern cruisers to bo added to
the PaolflO Meet.
FORTIFIED TOWN IN
HONDURAS CAPTURED
Hy Associated li .
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb.
25. — San Marcos de Colon, a well
iortined town in Honduras, which
was defended by Solomon Or
donez, the Honduran minister of
war, at the head of a strong army,
was captured by Nicaraguan
forces at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Give Cold Wave Warning
WASHINGTON, Feb. iiß. — Cold wave
warnings have been issued for North
Dakotu. Smith liakoui, Western Minne
sota ami Wyoming.
TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2fi, 1907.
CHEER IDEA
OF DIVIDING
CALIFORNIA
Development Society
Indorses Plan
at Banquet
Two Hundred Enthuse
and Only One Signi
fies Disapproval
California Advertisers Eat Dinner
Provided by Loomis Brothers
and Talk of Welfare
of the State
Ono hundred and forty-nine out of 150
representative citizens of Southern Cali
fornia lust night long and vociferously
cheered the sentiment In favor of divid
ing California.
One representative citizen out of the
assembly of 150 hissed the proposition.
The solitary hiss momentarily stopped
the cheers and handclapplng denoting
upproval of the idea of separating
Southern California from the northern
district, but the cheering then waa re
sumed and the hiss was drowned by the
vigorous signs of approval.
It was probably the most hearty
demonstration of Indorsement of any
popular movement ever inaugurated,
and it was more remarkable from the
fact that the subject was sprung in a
totally unexpected manner.
The occasion was the complimentary
banquet tendered the Development So
ciety of California by Loomis Bros.,
proprietors of the Hotel Angolus.
Sprung by Toastmaster
The banquet was given in the interest
of publicity of Southern California and
of good roads on the coast In general
and in this section of the state In par
ticular, and the subject of division of
the state was far from the minds of the
great assemblage of representative citi
zens gathered from Los Angeles, Pasa
dena, Long: Beach, San Pedro and other
nearby cities, although the question had
been under incidental discussion during 1
the progress of the dinner, but the very
mention of the idea by Thomas E. Gib
bon, the chairman and toastmaster,
acted as a torch applied to a box of
tinder.
The effect was instantaneous. First
there was a vigorous shout of approval,
then a pause, and then followed vigor
ous and long-continued hand-clapping.
Toastmastur Gibbon apparently was
astounded by the demonstration which
his remarks produced, but soon a smile
played across his features, which even
the solitary hiss was unable to efface.
After cheering which lasted fully a
minute, Mr. Gibbon proceeded with his
opening remarks, but throughout the
remainder of the evening topic which
was uppermost in the minds of the
guests was the creation of the state of
Southern California.
Men of Prominence Present
The banquet was given in the banquet
hall of the Hotel Angelus. and it began
promptly at 8 p. m. For an hour previ
ous to the timo for discussing the care
fully prepared menu the Messrs Loomis,
assisted by a committee headed by W.
Scott Smith, manager of- the Develop
ment Society of California, welcomed
the guests. Following is the list of
those Invited, who, with few exceptions,
attended:
E. H. Bagley, Dr. John Willis Baer,
William L. Brent, A. J. Bertonneau, W.
R. Bacon, James V. Baldwin, A. L. Bur- I
bank, W. A. Barker, A. C. Balch, W. H.
Baldridge, N. W. Blanchard, sr., Fred
H. Bixby, Harry Chandler, C. A. Can-!
Held, Percy Clark, George i. Cochran,
George W. Chrisman, John Chanslor,
James A. Drifflll, Charles H. Drake, Ed
ward L. Doheny, C. <'. Desmond, O. V.
Baton, j. M. Elliott, Thomas Barley,
James A. Foshay, Charles FranklHli,
George Flint, W. L. Gentle, William M.
Garland. Edward Grove, Edward R. '
Graham, A. M. Goodhuo, Arthur R. I
Briggs, Rev. R. J. Burdette, Hancock
Banning. W. H. Butters, George H. :
Bixby, Frank Burns, \v. C, Bartb, Dana
Burks, F. J. Carlyle, .Samuel Clover, i.i '.
M. Coolidge, C. C. Chapman, E. C. Die
ter, t. i>. Duqfue, w. j. Doran, F. H.
Downs, Thomas D. Ellis, Edwin T. Earl,
J. A. Fitch, H. W, Frank, Fred W.
Flint, L. C. Gates, Thomas Gibbon, W.
li. Green, J. A, Graves, Col. \V. 1,. Green,
Fred A. Hines, J. M. Hale, P. E. Hatch,
Dr. John It. Hnyties, Thomas Hughes,
J. H. Holmes, R. H. Howell, A. C.
Harper, \V. I. HollingHWorth, J. B.
Heartwell, Geo. L. Hazzard, Marco H.
Hellinan, Moses Hamburger, M. C,
Rotating*, w. J. Home, Roy Jones, n.
T. Johnson, 11. Jevne, A. P, Johnson, A.
D. G. Kerrell, Abbot Klnney, H. W.
Keller. W. G. Kerckhoff, Joseph i ).
Koepflt, H. H. Laverty, Rev. Baker P.
Lee, John Llewellyn, W. W. Lowe, H.
1. Lowenihul, Curl Leonhardt, D. M.
Llnnard, B. H. Labee, J. H. Mulhoiinnrf,
William Mead, Frank Miller, Rev.
Robert Mclntyre, W. W. Mines, James
McMiillen, James McFadden. Joseph F.
Maier, jr., J. E. Mclntyre, Frank Mo-
Cutcheon. J. McMillan, Hon. J. W. Mc-
Klnley, George Marston, J. O. MeCa
ment, P. M. Myers, Leonard Merrill, J.
A. Miller, W. C. Patterson, George C.
Perkins. W. R. Powell. John H. F. Peck,
iW. S. Porter, F. A. Powell, George C.
Peckham, Dr. L. A. Peice. E. D.
i Roberts, Kues Randolph, George N.
I Reynolds, David Rortck, W. B. Red
burn, Seward A. Simons, Frank 11.
Short, Robert Shiftman, C. E. Slosson,
Gen. M. M. Sherman, M. P. Snyder,
Frank Shaw, P. A. Stanton, J. H. Strine,
Frank Strong, J. F. Sartorl, F. Q. Story,
Stephen Townsend, E. C Thomas, Hon.
N. W. Thompson W. J. Washburn, L. J.
Wilde, M. E. Wood, Dr. L. A. Wright,
H. J. Woollacott, Morris H. Wilson,
ti uuiiuu.d (in I'j.jjt; Tmi.i
YOUTH SHOOTS BOY
WHO REFUSED TO
DANCE FOR HIM
r Associated Press.
HACRAMENTO, Feb. 2B.— H"- '
muse, hi would not (inner nt iii" '
command Leonard Waters, 12 •
yenri old, shot and seriously '
wounded \\;i I r ri Kiriloll^, JO years •
old, today while hunting near '
Washington, Yolo county, opposite ■
this city. ■
Three shots were fired by Waters ■
from a ':■ i allbre rifle, the third '
taking effect.
The bullet entered the left shoul
der and striking the big bone,
glanced Into the body, lodging In
the left lung.
The wound may prove fatal.
Several youngsters went across
the river to hunt birds.
This was tame sport, and Waters
conceived the Idea of making
young Hlmons dance, and when the
latter refused began to shoot.
PRETTY WOMAN
UNDER ARREST
Former Stenographer Is Charged with
Forgery of Check Which Sue.
cessfully Passes Through
Bank
Mrs. Hazel Rodgers, former steno
grapher for Dr. T. P. Harold, was
placed under arrest on the charge of
forgery yesterday and Is being held at
the city Jail while officers are looking
for her husband. Joseph M. Rodgers.
The woman is accused of assisting
her husband to cash a forged check
on the California Savings bank, made
payable to Mrs. T. P. Harold and
signed with the name of John E. Brink,
the local restaurant keeper.
According to the police Mrs. Rodgers,
who Is a handsome woman, became
familiar with Dr. Harold's business
methods while she Was employed by
him. Last week she Is said to have
stolen a check of the State Bank and
Trust company. This check was filled
out for $120.
The cashier of the California Savings
bank was telephoned and a woman
who said she was Mrs. Harold In
formed him that she had sent over a
check for that sum and asking him
to cash it. Soon a tall well-dressed
man presented the check and it was
cashed. Later it was found the check
was a forgery and Mrs. Rodgers was
arrested. It is claimed she was the
woman who telephoned the cashier.
i Her husband is thought to have learned
of Mrs. Rodgers' arreat and left the city.
WOMAN ARRESTED
ON THEFT CHARGE
Is Accused of Stealing $2000 Worth of
Jewelry and Checks from Room
of a Man She Had
Massaged
Mrs. Ella Cavnaugh, a pretty dark
eyed woman about 25 years of age, was
arrested by Detectives Hosick and
Zeigler last night, charged with steal
ing more than $2000 worth of jewels
and securities from the room of J. C.
Smith, 322 South Spring street, early
yesterday morning,
Smith reported to the police yester
day that he had been robbed of a dia
mond ring valued at $500, a watch and
chain valued at $410 and $1600 in checks.
He told the officers he had stopped pay
ment on the checks and that it was
probable the thief could be arrested
when an effort 'was made to cash,
them.
Detectives were detailed on the ease
and it was learned that a woman, said
to be Mrs. Cavnaugh, had been In
Smith's room tho previous night and
p,ave him a massage and alcohol bath.
Officers at once Instituted search for
this woman with the result she was
round last nisht on South Spring street.
She was taken to the police station,
where she was closely questioned. Mrs.
Cavnaugh is suid to have admitted
that she was present in Smith's room,
but denied taking the jewels. Shu was
locked up in suspicion.
Smith is an oil well owner and is
visiting In Los Angeles from Pennsyl
vania, where he is said to be prominent
in political affairs.
It was at first reported that porch
climbers had stolen the valuables and
Smith was quoted as saying lie bad
been awakened by a man leaving tho
room.
ENTIRE TRAIN SAID
TO BE IN FLAMES
By Associated PrSU
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 25.— 1t is
reported that a passenger train
on the Georgia Southern &
Florida railroad has been over
turned south of Unadilla and is in
flames.
Unadilla is forty miles south of
Macon.
BANDITS MAKE BIG
HAUL IN MEXICO
By Associated Press.
EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 25.— BancTrrt
raided the halclendas of Jesse gaienj in
the state of Durango, Mexico, Sunday
night.
After making prisoners of Salenz and
hit) Bervanta, thu banditti rubbed his
safe of $7000 in gold and gathered up
many thousands of dollars' worth of
jewelry and plate, destroying all they
could not carry off.
Officers are searching the mountain*
for the robbers.
RAILROAD MAGNATE TESTIFIES
E. H. HARRIMAN
VIGOROUS FIGHT
TO SAVE THE
CAPITAL
By Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 25.—Sacramen
to tonight made a vigorous fight before
the joint legislative committees on pub
lic buildings and grounds against the
removal of the capital to Berkeley. Fol
lowing the legislature's visit to the
university town last Saturday to view
the proposed new site, tho Berkeley ad
vocates were quick to take advantage
of the good impression made and were
l»usy today urging the passage of the
bill introduced last week.
Louis Titus of Berkeley and the Ala
meda county delegation in the legis
lature went before the joint committees
at a meeting tonight, which lasted until
midnight. Sacramento, thoroughly
aroused to the danger of losing the
capital, was also well represented to
combat the arguments of the Berkeley
enthusiasts.
Titus denied the statement that real
estate speculation was the motive that
actuated and started the movement.
He dwelt on the beauties of the site,
the advantages of the location, tho
greater convenience to state officers and
the greater number of people who would
be benefited if the seat of state govern
ment was located in Berkeley.
Terms It Economy
Mr. Titus thought it would be econ
omy to stop repairs on the eapltol build
ing and Issue bonds for a new building.
He set at rest the reports that Berkeley
would offer a million dollars besides tho
site by stating that the university town
would not offer any money as a bonus.
He was followed by Senator Lukens,
who made a strong argument for Berke
ley, and Judge William H. Waste, who
explained the legal procedure neces
sary. All the speakers urged that the
matter be submitted to the people.
Mayor Beard of Sacramento vigorous
ly opposed the removal, nnd former
Lieutenant Governor Anderson de
nounced the men alleged to be behind
the movement and read a letter from
the state university alumni protesting
against tho removal.
United States District Attorney Rob
ert Devlin deplored that certain real es
tate men had prompted the move and
would plunge the state millions of dol
lars in debt to carry out their designs."
The Rerkeloy advocates made a spirited
defense of the movement and indig
nantly denied that it waa in the interest
of a real estate syndicate.
WILL SELECT NEW SITE
FOR STATE PRISON
By Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 25.— Governor
Klbbey today signed a Mil creating a
commission <>r five me ibers to select a
new site for the territorial prison.
The present site at Tuma Is undeslr«
;ii>ie because of remote Location from
most of tlie territory, excessively hut
summer climate and because there
are no natural resources on which
prisoners may be employed adv.in
tageously.
The prison greatly needs repairs, and
i is believed II would be better to ap»
prnprlate more money and build a new
one.
Yuma people heretofore opposing the
project are now largely favoring it.
ALLEGED REVOLUTIONIST
MAKES GOOD HIS ESCAPE
By Associated Press,
EL paso. Keb. la,— Antonio Vlllarlel,
tbl alleged .Mexican revolutionist was
turned ov*r to the Immigration authorl>
ties today Cor deportation to Mexico.
While being taken toward the Mex
ican line he tried to bribe Tony Sierra,
tiit« Immigration inspector, to allow him
to escape
Sierra refused and Villariel suddenly
darted around v corner, making good
his escape. *
MURDERER MEETS FATE
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
By Associated Press.
OSSINING. N. V., Feb. 25.— George
Granger, aged 28, was put to death in
the electric chair at Sing Sing prison
today.
His crime was the murder of a farm
er, Charles Lutz, in Duchess county,
in 1905.
The electric current was applied three
times before ho was declared dead.
ADAMS' LAWYER
MAKES NEW
MOVE
By Associated press.
WALLACE, Idaho, Feb. 25.— 0n the
resumption of the Adams trial this
afternoon and immediately before the
jury had taken places in the court
room. Mr. E. F. Richardson moved that
the jury bo instructed to return a ver
dict for the defendant for the follow
ing reasons:
"First, because the testimony rela
tive to the death of Fred Tyler is not
sufficient to establish for the considera
tion of the jury ttiat Fred Tyler, as a
matter of fact is dead, and second, for
the reason though it should be suffi
cient to establish that Fred Tyler came
to his death by reason of the commis
sion of a felony upon his person in his
lifetime, and third, for the reason that,
the evidence clearly demonstrates that
the so-called confession or confessions
of Steve Adams, the defendant in this
case, were of such character and given
under such circumstances that they
were the result of fear and hope in
stilled into his mind by the person or
persons securing the confession."
Motion Is Denied
The motion was denied and an ex
ception asked for and allowed.
Clarence S. Darrow then made the
opening address in behalf of the de
fense, the jury having been called into
tho room. He gave a sketch of Adams'
life and his connection with the West
ern Federation, describing conditions
in Marble Creek and the advent of
claim Jumpers.
He showed how they located and
placed a cabin on the claim owned by
Slmpklns and how they stayed there
until August 7, when Adams attended
a birthday party at Mason's cabin on
August 7, and how Adams changed his
name to Steve Dlxsoa until he
thought all Marble Creek trouble had
blown over.
Darrow detailed all of Adams' move
ments In the Marble Creek district up
to August 8, when he left by boat for
Spokane. He returned to St. Joe about
August 17 and stayed with Glover un
til about August 20.
FALLS ONE HUNDRED
FEET TO HIS DEATH
By Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 25.— Harry
Cross, a cable rigger aged 34, of De
troit, Mich., an employe of the re
clamation service, fell 100 feet from a
cable this afternoon i.nd was Instantly
killed. Tho accident occurred twenty
flve miles east of Thoenlx.
(toss was engaged In equipping a
cable thrown across Salt river at point
Of construction of the diversion dam,
the government project auxiliary to
Roosevelt storagJ dam further up tho
river.
Cross lost hold and struck the hard
river bottom on his head.
BURGLARS MAKE SMALL
HAULS AND GET AWAY
Dy Associated Press.
STOCKTON, Fob. 25.— There were
three burglaries in this city last night,
evidently committed by the same men.
The Stockton Implement company's
place of business was entered through
a rear window, which tho robbers
smashed, and $f> was tnkeu from tho
cash register.
The RuhWQoodell hardware store was
entered In the same way and $t> taken
from the cash register.
At the Troy laundry entrance was
effected through a window which had
been left unlocked. An inner drawer
or an open safe was pried open and
$1-25 taken. The police have no clue
to the perpetrators.
HORSES AND STAGE
GO INTO THE RIVER
By Associated Press.
EUREKA. Cal., Feb. 25.— Word has
just been received here of the loss of
a stage and four valuable horses at
Newman's bluff, a point on the Eu
reka-Wlllits road, two miles south of
Dyerville.
While rounding a landslide on its
route the stage was precipitated Into
the river.
The driver ami hi.s OOtlipanlon •■•
«i,ned. Seven pouches at United Btatea
matl wore lost in the Eel river.
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HARRIMAN
CLOSES UP
LIKE CLAM
Refuses to Tell Any
More Than He
Has To
Head of Union Pacific Is
Asked Many Leading
Questions
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hears Only a Partial Recital of
Railway Magnate's Finan
cial Operations
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.— H. Harri
man, head of the Union Pacific system,
spent today In a recital of portions of
intimato history of the financial opera
tions of himself and his assistants be
fore the Interstate commerce commis
sion, which in behalf of the United
States government is investigating con
solidations and combinations of car
riers, relations between carriers and
community of Interest therein, their
rates, facilities and practices.
Special counsel for the government
made particular attack on tho reorgani
zation and financing of the Chicago &
Alton railroad by tho Harrlman sys
tem and their action, which, -with a
challenge by counsel for the railroads
of the right of the interstate commerce
commission to inquire into the private
transactions of an individual, consti
tuted the two chief events of the day's
proceedings.
Won't Tell Secrets
Mr. Harriman declined to tell what
proportion of the preferred stock of the
Alton sold to the Union Pacific be
longed to him individually, and the way
was paved for taking the question Into
the federal courts. The point raised in
volves a material limitation on the In
quisitorial power of the commission and
is of serious importance to the whole
question of interstate incorporation in
vestigation.
An effort was made to show that there
had been an enormous inflation of the
stock securities and liabilities of the
Alton and that tho Harriman syndicate
had taken unfair profits by declaring
a dividend of 30 per cent from the pro
ceeds of the first sale of the bonds,
amounting to $10,000,000; that the syn
dicate had sold itself the bonds at an
unreasonably low figure, only to resell
the bonds at enormous profits; that the
Harriman syndicate had in the Alton
capitalized the loss of former stock
holders In the road and the money
which had been spent by the old man
agement for betterments over a period
of ten years and already charged to
operating expenses; that the books of
the company had been doctored, and
that for an increase of the stock and
liabilities from about $40,000,000 to $116,
00,000 there was nothing to show ex
cept the expenditure of $22,000,000 in
improvements on the property.
Denies All Charges
Mr. Harriman's testimony was a de
nial of all the charges. He made an
(Continued on I'igr Two.)
THE DAY'S NEWS
FORECAST
For Southern California: Showers
Tuesday; fresh south wind. Maxi
mum temperature in Los Angeles
yesterday, 64 degrees; minimum, 53
degrees.
I— Cheer Idea of dividing California.
2 — Mrs. Thaw will now be excused.
3 — Trotter tells story of life.
4 — Dramatic news.
s—Frenzied5 — Frenzied patient tries to murder.
6— Editorial.
7 — City news.
B—Sports.8 — Sports.
9 — Plans high school for girls.
10 — Classified advertisements.
1— Markets.
12 — Ralhoad news.
LOCAL
Development society banqueters cheer
idea of state separation.
Woman in arrested charged with rob
bing man of (2000 worth of jewelry and
checks.
Warrant Is Issued for oil queen and she
will be arrested today,
Hospital patient m delirium tries to
murder.
Woman takes advantage of conflicting
laws, '
Anton BOSOId is sentenced to peniten
tiary for life.
COAST
Bacramento legislators declare proposed
removal of capital is scheme to bou(n real
estate.
Both hoi ■■ swamped with bills at the
eleventh hour.
Stage and horses go over cliff Into Eel
river.
EASTERN
Two dead and two dying as a result of
tragedy at Denver.
Arizona man fell* 100 feet to his death.
United States treasury at Chicago Is
robbed of |^'00,000.
Mrs. Thaw to complete testimony on
stand today.
i:. ii. n.ii i mi. hi refuses to tell railroad
secrets to Interstate commerce commis
sion,
tire train in Georgia reported to b«j
in flames.