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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 256. DOUBLE LIFE IS REVEALED BY ABSENCE Police Search for Stationery Clerk Leaves Wife and Child In Destitute Condition i' ' ' is Believed to Have Carried on System of Petty Thievery at the Store Where He Was Em. ployed Detectives from the central station ftnd representatives of private agencies have for more than a week been seek ing some trace of F. M. Truman, for merly city salesman for the Grimes- Etassforth Stationery company, 234 South Spring street. According to the detectives Truman has in his possession Information which would aid the offi cers greatly In running down a gang of clever thieves which has for a long time annoyed shop keepers by a petty system of thievery. One other person besides the detec tives and his former employers is seeking trace of the former salesman. This person Is Mrs. Truman, wife of the younp man, who claims her hus band deserted her and their baby girl and left them without money, food or shelter. Since Truman left his position June 4, no clews to his whereabouts have been found, despite the fact that the officers have passed many days seek ing them. Instead, tales have reached their ears which now cause them to be lieve that the mild mannered, popular young salesman was in reality a man of two lives and that while to all out ward appearances he was a model hus band and father, to his intimate ac quaintances there was another exist ence which now casts a deep shadow over his good qualities. Liked Wine and Women It is claimed by these acquaintances, as well as by Mrs. Truman, that the young man passed his nights with gay companions, drinking and gam bling. "With women of the underworld he is said by Mrs. Truman to have passed many hours each night and that he was seldom seen at his own hearthstone. Horse races are said to have been his hobby, and often when his employers supposed he was cover- Ing his route, the young man Is said to have been at Ascot park, placing his money on the ponies and Indulging in expensive fancies. It was a sad tale and one that re vealed a life of neglect by the hus band and of patient submission by the •wife that was told by Mrs. Truman to a Herald reporter yesterday. "Wo were married flVe years ago," she said, "at my father's house on the east side. During the years of. my married te my husband has been away from me about half the time. He would go away suddenly without giving any rea son for leaving and when he came back he would give no account of where he had been or what he had done. Dur ine his absence we would do the best we could, my little girl and I. My friends were always kind and they al ways helped me. I did not like to go my parents, for they have hardly enough for themselves. "Sometimes he would be gone for weeks at a time. Once, about a year and a half ago. he did nothing but play the races.' I don't know how much money he made, but he was good Gone Six Months "Shortly after that he went away and was gone six months. I had no money to keep me and went to work at the old Hotel Palms on South Broadway. I left the little girl with friends. When he came back he did not tell me any thing about where he had been and when I asked him he got mad. "I do not know why he went this time but he may come back, as he did before. He has relatives in the east. Perhaps he has gone to them. 1 Mrs Truman Is suffering from cat aract on the eyes and can see only with difficulty, but she Is looking for some thing to do. The courageous little wo man while she Is despondent, is de termined to support her child, even at the sacrifice of herself. ■ In spite of the hopes of his wife, tho detectives who are working on the case do not think Truman will re turn Mo suspicion was cast upon his •rood name until Jacob Neupoff was ar- Fested on June 4. Ndupoff is supposed to be the confederate of Truman. The attention of the police was first directed to Truman by his almost im mediate disappearance after the ar rest of NeupofC. Neupoff was arrested at 11 o'clock on June 4 and Truman left Grimes-Stassforth's place of business at 11:30 and has not been seen or heard of since. Suspicion Strengthened The suspicion of the detectives that Neupoff and Truman were working together is strengthened by the fact that the goods found in Neupoff s possession bore the mark of the Grlmes-Stassforth company and no record of their sale could be found on the books of that firm. The first Intimation that anything was wrong came to Manager G. H. Pockets from Mr. Jones, the manager of the store of Cunningham, Curtis & Welch, 252 South Spring street. This store is only a few doors away from Grimes-Stassforth's and it was here that Neupoff went to sell the suspected goods. He had between (Continued on Pace Flve.J Los Angeles Herald. PRICE: l D " 11 P 7 ., bC.-tb C .-tr er ( 65 CENTS OLD ADAGE IS WRONG; LIGHTNING DOES STRIKE TWICE IN SAME PLACE By Associated Press. REDDING, Cal., June 13.— Lightning this morning struck and shattered the cupola of the Western hotel at West Red ding. Another bolt followed, going through the cupola to the parlor, demolishing it. Shortly before this the rear of R. M. Saeltzer's residence and a corner of the court house were struck. The Western hotel was dam aged to the extent of about $300. A heavy storm with ter riff ie hail prevailed. FIVE KILLED BY QUAKE IN CHILE Town of Valvivla Seriously Shaken. Buildings and Railway Bridges Are Destroyed by the Temblor By Associated Press. SANTIAGO, Chile, June 13.— A severe earthquake was experienced today at Valvlvia. Several buildings and the railroad bridges there were destroyed and five persons were killed. CENTRAL AMERICAN TROUBLE SERIOUS Nicaragua Denies That She Furnished Gunboat for Revolutionists — Of. ficial Says Vessel Was Stolen By Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, June 13.— The follow ing cable dispatch was received today from President Zelaya of Nicaragua: "The revolution headed by Dr. Alfara has assumed significant proportions. He is in favor of the confederation of the Central American republics. "ZELAYA." Dr. Jose Gomez, secretary of state of Nicaragua, and a close friend of Presi dent Zelaya, arrived in Mexico City yesterday, bringing a message from President Zelaya to President Diaz. He said: "Nicaragua is taking no part in the revolution In Salvador. The movement is wholly a revolutionary one, without outside aid." Gomez denied that Nicaragua fur nished the gunboat Momotombo to the Salvadorean revolutionists and declared he had received a dispatch to the effect that the boat was stolen as it lay in the harbor of Corinto. KILLS WIFE, HER MOTHER AND SON Ohioan Murders Three Members of His Family and Escapes — Do. mestlc Trouble Given as the Cause By Associated Press. l IRONTON, : 0., June Charles Shafer of Symmes Creek shot his wife and her mother, Mrs. George Thacker, today. He then took his 8-year-old son upon a hill, shot him dead and attempted to burn the body. Shafer escaped. Domestic trouble is given as the cause of the tragedy. ■ *-—* HEAVY SHOWERS FALL NORTH OF TEHACHAPI By Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.— There was quite a heavy rain in this city and vicinity this morning. The rain fall here for the month of June now exceeds that of any year since 1884, when from the 10th to the 13th of that month a fall of 2.57 inches was recorded. The total rainfall for this month is 1.25 inches, and for the last twenty-four hours .71 inch. The pros pects are for clearing weather, says Forecaster McAdie of the local weather bureau, despite the fact that light showers continue to fall here and about the bay. In the Sacramento valley a light rain fell this morning and the pros pects are for continued showers, with clearing weather tomorrow. There also was quite a heavy downpour at San Jose. GRAND JURY DISMISSES COMPLAINT AGAINST PERKINS By Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 13. — A special grand Jury which is dealing with the Insurance cases returned a finding this afternoon dismissing the complaint against George W. Perkins In connec tion with dealings In the bonds of the International Mercantile company. DISPATCH BOAT DOLPHIN RETURNS METCALF SAFE WASHINGTON, June 13. — The dis patch boat Dolphin, with Secretary of the Navy Metcalf and party on board, arrived at the navy yard at 11 o'clock today. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1907. JAPANESE NEWSPAPERS CHANGE TONE Inspired Editorial Drges People to Be Calm Asks That Authorities Be Trusted to Act With Wisdom Mikado's Ambassador at London As. Bert Alarmists' Rumors Emanating from Irresponsible Sources Are Groundless By Associated Press. TOKIO, June 14.— The Jiji this morn ing In its leading editorial, which is evidently Inspired, says that the re cent assaults on Japanese in San Francisco were merely incidents grow ing out of the industrial troubles in that city and thai they do not consti tute a cause for diplomatic action. The editorial 1 advises that the au thorities be trusted to mete out Jus tice and deprecate excitement over the matter. Komura Not Alarmed' By Associated Press. LONDON, June 13.— The Japanese ambassador, Baron Komura, today Issued a statement to the press re citing the facts in respect to the at tack upon the Japanese restaurant in San Francisco May 20, and the nego tiations which followed between Washington and Tokio, concluding as follows ; "As you will observe from the state ment above, the whole matter is pur suing I*s normal course and there is absolutely nothing which would In the least Justify the alarmist rumors ema nating from Irresponsible sources." Aoki Talks with Root By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, June 13.— The Jap anese ambassador had a long talk with Secretary Root today, but pursuing the policy which he has recently adopted Viscount Aokl refused to make any statements as to what had taken place. In fact he would not even discuss any phase of the trouble nor would he admit that he had re ceived and laid before Secretary Root a report from San Francisco touch ing the trifling Incident at Berkeley, where a few panes of glass in a green house belonging to a Japanese were said to have been broken by some small boys. During his call Viscount Aokl handed to Secretary Root for his pri vate Information a copy of the treaty recently negotiated between France and Japan. IMMIGRATION LAW CAUSES ELIMINATION OF JAPANESE LABOR AT NORTHERN PORT By Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.— "The passage of the law by congress re stricting the admission of Japanese laborers In th" mainland has practical ly eliminated the immigration of that class of Asiatics," said Commissioner of Immigration North yesterday. "The arrivals have dropped to al most nothing at the present time. The arrivals from Japan during last month were ninety-four males and twenty-one females. "During May about SOO Japanese laborers arrived from Honolulu with out passports for the mainland, but they were all In transit and went to British Columbia. The border is being watched to see that they do not come back into the United States over the line. "These figures do not include the merchants, travelers, students and the other privileged classes. They have a perfect right to come and go under the treaty and rules of the depart ment." BIG SYNDICATE FORMED ON "OPEN SHOP" BASIS SAN FRANCISCO, June 18.— Local building Interests have brought about the organization of a syndicate of out side capitalists, who will advance $10,000,000 within the next month to be used in construction on the open shop basis only. It is said that a few San Franciscans have subscribed funds to the syndicate. Another combination in the building line Is composed of contractors, large construction companies and material men who favor the open shop plan and agree to build or furnish material on that principle only. PREDICTS WHITE RACE WILL AGAIN INHABIT TROPICS NEW YORK, June 13.— C01. William C. Gorgas, U. S. A., federal commis sioner in charge of the sanitation in the Panama zone, addressing the grad uating class of the Cornell university medical college, here prophesied that "Gradually within the next two or three centuries tropical countries which offer a much greater return for man's labor than do the temperate zones, will be settled by the white races, and that again the centers of the wealth, civi lization and population will be In the tropics, as they were In the dawn of man's history, rather than in the tem oerate zones as at present." , ORCHARD WEEPS UNDER LAWYER'S PITILESS FIRE Sobs When Telling of His Conversion Says He Sought to Save His Soul by Relating Truth — Denies That Confession Was Taught Him By Associated Press. BOISE, Idaho, June 13.— The men who are battling to save the life of William D. Haywood and the good name of the Western Federation of Miners made their greatest assault upon Harry Orchard today when carrying the re view by cross examination of his life of crime down to his confession they bitterly assailed his guiding motives. Six days they spent In stripping him before the Jury of every shred of morality of chp.rnr.ter and then sudden ly turning upon him in final fierce at tack, they fought with every means known to the legal craft to convince the Jury that Orchard was committing a crime in falsely swearing away the lives of Innocent men in the hope of saving his own. They carried their at tack to the very language with which the witness answered their questions and everywhere they alleged by force ful implication that it was put Into his mouth by men controlling him. The series of quickly delivered at tacks gave to the trial, amid scenes centering around the witness chair In Judge Wood's court, a depth of dra matic intensity, a compelling human interest that gripped and held every man and woman who watched and lis tened. Orchard failed when they re cited to him the tale of King David and Uriah that Detective McParland related to him when he came seeking a confession. He fought to save him self, but the tears filled his eyes and he rocked unevenly, like a fainting woman. His voice lowered to huski ness and he hid his face in a handker chief. Then ho steadied himself and went on strongly to the end. He defended his motives by saying that he had fin ally found true conversion and In peni tence had resolved to make all possi ble roparation by freely confessing all. McParland had told Him that he was doing a great service for the state and that states were kind to men who served them; there was no other promise. Hammered by Richardson "You knew that if you >' confessed to the Steunenberg burder the state would put you out of the' way?" hammered Attorney Richardson. .. '. ' ■ r : . "Yes, sir." "And would do it quickly?' "I" I believed they, would put me out of tiG w£iy«'* "But somewhere along the line the thought came to you that you could get out of it by laying it, onto some body else?" ' , ='" '■•.■; "No. sir; that was not the thought at all:" And here It was that Orchard gave a remarkable explanation of the motives that impelled him to confess. His voice fell to a low tone, but there was no other show of emotion. Complete silence gave every word to the entire room The whizz of an electric fan overhead was the sole accompaniment of the recitation. "I" I thought," he said, "of putting my self out of the way, but I thought over my past life. I did not believe in a hereafter at all, but I was afraid to die, and I thought at times that I had been such an unnatural monster— crimes had been so great— that I would not be forgiven." ' * "Who told you that?" "No one." ' "Who wrote that out for you?" "No one, but after I had been sent a Bible and had read it some I came to the conclusion that I would be for given If I made a confession of every thing. I began to think that the grave did not end everything, and I made up my mind to tell the truth about the whole thing." ' ■• "So you thought you would make your peace with , the jfuture by having somebody - else hung, did you?" asked Mr. Richardson. "His Duty to Tell" "No sir. I think any man can make his peace with the future if he wants to I believed It was my duty to tell the truth. I did not see any other way regardless of the consequences to myself or anybody else, I owed It to society, I owed it to God and to The defense suggested that if Or chard did not get the reference to his duties to society, God and himself directly from McParland or another person it was suggested to him by tho oath he took when he joined the {Continued on Past Two.) FORECAST For Southern California: Cloudy Friday; fresh southwest winds. Maximum temperature In Los Ange les yesterday. 70 degrees; minimum, 52 degrees. TABLE! OF TEMPERATURES % ■ Temperature. X City. ■ Mln. Max. <5> Lo« Angeles 52 .70 & New Orleans 74 . 88 4 New York ..... 64 68 <s> Omaha; «2 ,' 80 <s> Phoenix : <H» . 88 <«> Plttsburg 88 74 <$> Portland •• 48 •■ 00 & St. Louis 64 . 78 <f> St. Paul . 04 66 <§> Salt Lake ' 44, 66 .. San Antonio . . 74 04 & San Diego 54 ■ ... 66 & San Francisco . . , 52 60 <$» Yuma^....;...'.i.'«..i«» "™ '. 84 <» Boston .......... 50 ' 68 ..' <*> Chicago ....... ....!.. »a -s?' <§> Cincinnati ............ 02 74 <$> Denver ;..,'.....'. »2 .-• ™» , |> El Paso . '. 62 , »a ;; SCHMITZ GUILTY, IS JURY'S VERDICT MAYOR E. E SCHMITZ OF SAN FRANCISCO I. W. W. IS AT WAR WITH FEDERATION E. C. Mahoney, Acting President, Ac. cused of Allowing the Use of Slung Shots to Kill Voters By Associated Press. DENVER, June 13.— As a forerunner of the split between the Western Fede ration of Miners and the Industrial Workers of the World, it developed to day In the report of Acting President E. C. Mahoney to the federation con vention that McCabe union, Western Federation of Miners of Butte, had adopted resolutions at a local meeting charging Mahoney with having fraudu lently used the funds of the federation to help the industrial workers and with being a traitor to the federation. Ma honey denied the charges and de manded that the union file written charges against him, that the conven tion hear evidence and If he be found guilty that he be expelled from the federation. The charges are based on alleged actions of Acting President Mahoney and some federation men at the last convention of the Industrial Workers of the World. Vincent St. John of Goldfleld. Nev., a member of the executive board of the federation, was one of the four federa tion men at the Industrial Workers of the World convention, in his report said that the minority in the conven tion, supported by the officials, stole all of the offices, refused to make any report of the condition of the funds and delayed meetings in order to elect their delegates. St. John declared that the officers employed thugs to slug those who protested against these high handed proceedings. He said that he himself was knocked out with a slung shot. St. John charged that Mahoney was present when the thugs were employed and made no protest. St. John also said that John McMullen, a member of the Western Federation of Miners' exe cutive board, knew of the employment of thugs and conspired with C. O. Sher man of the Industrial Workers of the World to steal the office and run the convention with a high hand. The reports created a sensation In the convention, but up to 1 o'clock, when the convention adjourned for the day, in honor of the foundation of the Butte union, No. 1, no charges were offi cially filed against Mahoney or others. A severe arraignment was made by Acting President Mahoney of some of the officers of the Industrial Workers of the World. He said that his con nection with that organization in an official way was last July when he went to Chicago to audit Its books. HASKELL HEADS WINNING TICKET IN OKLAHOMA By Associated Press. GUTHRIE. Okla., June 13. — Follow ing is the successful ticket so far as the returns show: Governor— C. N. Haskell. United States senators— Roy Hoff man, R. L. Owen. Supreme Judges— J. B. Turner, R. L. Williams, M. J. Kane, Samuel Hayes, Jesse Z, Dunne. Congressmen— Third district, James F. Davenport; Fourth district, C. D. Carter. Lieutenant governor— George Bel- Secretary of state— William Cross. Piano Factory Burns By Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 13.— Fire today In a piano factory at Seventeenth street and Southern boulevard, In the Bronx, occupied- by Winter & Co. and Heller & Brooks, caused a loss of $150,000. PRICE: SINGLE COPY, 5 CENTS; SUNDAY. 10 CENTS LIFE SAVER IS DROWNED IN SURF Bo?t Upsets During Trial Trip and Only Man Unable to Swim Per ishes Within Sight of Friends Special to The Herald. VENICE. June 13.— Charles P. Wat son, a professional bareback rider who came to Venice with the Sells-Floto circus, but remained to accept a posi tion with the Abbot Kinney company, was drowned in the surf south of the Windward pier tonight. He was being drilled in rescue work with other mem bers of the recently organized life sav ing corps shortly before 7 o'clock this evening. Watson's drowning probably consti tutes the most heartrending tragedy that was ever enacted within sight of the beach here and took place less than 400 feet fdom where more than a score of members of the life corps stood, absolutely unable to In any way prevent his untimely death. With Capt. P. M. Grant of the life saving corps and a large number of members of the organization. Watson had arrived at the beach about 5 o'clock to parti cipate In the first drill in rescue work that the corps has had. All of the men were attired in bathing suits and they brought with them a light dory to utilize in their practice work. A heavy sea was running at the time and twice the dory was capsized close to the beach. On the third trial Andy Anderson, who is still being lionized here for having attempted to rescue the two men who lost their lives in the wreck of the launch Boston several weeks ago, climbed into, the dory and was followed by Watson, who, Anderson states, Insisted on . being the second man. It now appears to be a question whether Watson could swim, for after the frail craft had been, shot out a short distance beyond the breakers it was overturned while the men were en deavoring to turn it about, and Ander son claims that Watson appeared per fectly helpless In the water. Spectators saw Anderson swim with an oar to Watson, but little suspected that the man was in distress. Ander- Bon says Watson tried to grab at him, but that the waves prevented them from getting close enough to touch each other. Watson then sunk out of sight. Twenty minutes later his body was washed In by the sea to within forty feet of the beach, where it was recovered by Capt. Grant. Every available means to resuscitate Watson was resorted to and for three hours members of the life corps changed places in working over him, without any signs of returning life rewarding their efforts. Watson was about 39 years of age and leaves a young wife. _-^_. ROADS ENJOIN STATE FROM ENFORCING RATE LAW By Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 13.—Dis trict Judge McPherson this afternoon granted the petition of the eighteen Missouri railroads for a temporary order restraining the state officials from putting Into effect both the freight rate law and the 2-cent pas senger rate law. Shunter Telescopes Car By Associated Press. BLLINGHAM, Wash., June 13.— A special from Vancouver, B. C, Bays a heavy freight shunter and a loaded passenger car met head on between Vancouver and Steveston last night, the shunter telescoping the lighter car. J. McCall of Steveston was In stantly killed. Ten others were seri ously and four slierhtly injured. MAYOR IS CONVICTED OF EXTORTION Twelve Men Beach Decision on First Ballot Thousands Crowd Into Courtroom to Hear liesult Dramatic Scene Enacted When Panel Files Back to Submit Report. Accused Official Denies Guilt By Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, June 18.— A' jury of twelve of his peers has declared Mayor Eugene E. Schmltz guilty of the crime of extortion as charged against him by the Oliver grand jury. The jury was out just one hour and thirty-five minutes. They elected Charles E. Capp foreman and at once proceeded to an Informal ballot. This was cast verbally and stood eleven for conviction, one for acquittal. Juror Burns, a shoemaker, cast the dis senting vote. Then the twelve men began a dls« cussion of the evidence, which lasted for nearly an hour. At the end of that time the first formal ballot was cast. It was a written ballot and was unani mous for conviction. The Jurymen issued this statement to the Associated Press immediately after their dismissal by the court: "In justice to Juror Burns it should be explained that he did not vote for acquittal because he was dissatisfied with the evidence or believed there was any doubt of the defendant's guilt. Two forms of verdict were given to the jury and the consecutive reading of these momentarily confused Mr. Burns. As soon as he understood the matter he cast his vote with the other eleven and the verdict was accomplished. Mr. Burns approved this statement as correct. He said: "I'm sorry for him. ' This is a sad day's work. If there had been one point that I could honestly have said I was in doubt on I would have held out for hlr month. But there wasn't one, not Jury Agrees At five minutes after 8 o'clock vp ping on the Inside oiS the jur om floor called the attention of a <d He sent for Elisor Biggy, < wh. waiting below in a pew of the less synagogue. No one had been able to find th> trie switchboard, and the janlto gone. Biggy stumWod upstairs dark and unlocked tho juryroom Jv. There was a brief whispered co uy between him and ie white-hairec e man. Then Big fc v turned ihe ke ad made for the neui^st telephone, room on the floor below. VVW ne telephoned Judge Dunne at his b, "The jury has agreed," a cro* of newspaper men and loiterers, ex -<i from the building by the .;lisor t adjournment of court, was group >n the pavement outside, peering \ the tower room and wondering • many days and nights the Schmit: would be out. On the wings of rumor spread tl port, "The jury has reached a verdi and even before Judge Dunne reach the synagogue, hurried thither by auto mobile, nearly a thousand men had gathered in Bush street and were clam oring at the doors to be let in. They were kept out until the twelve had been brought down and seated. As Judge Dunne entered Mb chambers by a rear way the crowd surged into the building front the front. Then there was another wait of five minutes. The mayor had not arrived. He came puffing up presently In his red touring car, Metson and Falrall and Barrett and Drew accompanying him. They pressed down the aisle and quickly took their accustomed seats at that end of the counsel table farthest from th« Jury. Clerk McManus stepped to the door of the chambers and announced: "All ready for you, judge; they're here." Judge Dunne took the bench at once, walking with a light, springy step. The flush In his usually pale cheek, the un wonted brightness of eye, told of the Intense Interest he felt, but might not express by so much as a word or a gesture. . "Let the jury be polled, he said "Poll the jury," repeated Bailiff Moore to the clerk. That official told off the names of the twelve. "AH present, your honor," he re ported. Then turning and addressing them: "Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed on a verdict?" he said. Announces Verdict Foreman Capp. white haired and seamed of face, rose very slowly in his seat at the far end of the lower tlfcr. "We have," he said solemnly. (Conttaued o» I'ase Tm->