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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 282.
CONSPIRACY
IS ALLEGED
BY DEFENSE
Darrow Endeavors to
Prove Evidence
Concocted .
Testimony of Newspaper
Man Is Not
Admitted
Haywood's Attorneys Allege Reporter
Was Significantly Urged to Re
call Incident and Become
Witness in Case
By Associated press.
BOISE, Idaho, July P.— The defense In
the Steunenberg murder case today
Charged that Detective James McParland
has been guilty of an attempt to manu
facture testimony against William D.
Haywood, but was unsuccessful In get
ting the basis and details of the charge
before the court and Jury.
Alva A. Swain, a newspaper correspon
dent, who represents the Pueblo Chief
tain at Denver, was called to the stand
und questioned as to a conversation he
had with Detective McParland in Den
ver last fall. 1 Senator Borah of the state
objected to the conversation on the
ground that no foundation had been laid
for it. —
Clarence Darrow, for the defense, who
was examining Swain, explained that the
testimony was offered for the purpose
of showing that there existed a con
spiracy between the mine owners and the
Plnkertons to secure the conviction and
execution of the prisoner.
"McParland approached this witness in
an attempt to manufacture testimony,"
he declared, "and I believe we have a
right to show It."
Judge Wood snld there was nothing
in the evidence that furnished a proper
foundation for the introduction of such
testimony and sustained the state's ob
jection. The defense took an exception
and said that it would later make another
attempt to secure the admission of
Swain's testimony. Counsel for the de
fense are evidently counting on reaching
the matter through McParland himself,
but it Is quite probable that the state
will not call McParland as a witness.
Denies Improper Suggestion
It Is claimed by the defense that Mc-
Parland told Swain that he had a letter
from Harry Orchard saying that when
Haywood paid him for the Vindicator
Job he took him to one of the Denver
banks to draw the money and that when
they came out of the bank Swain was
standing at the door and saw them. It
Is said Swain told McParland that he
could not remember the incident, where
upon McParland impressed him with the
Importance of It as evidence and sig
nicantly urged him to recall it and be
come a witness In the case.
Detective McParland denies that he
ever suggested anything improper to
Swain. He says he got the letter as
described by Orchard, who wrote that
Swain was at the door of the bank on
the day in question, there being a run
on the bank, and that he believed Swain
might remember having seen them. He
says that when he went to see Swain
the latter said that he would not tell
whether he remembered the incident or
not, and asked for another Interview.
McParland declares that he then dropped
the ,matter and did not again see Swain.
Allen GUI, former master mechanic of
the Tiger and Poorman mine, and later
city engineer of Spokane, and wife, Mrs.
Gill, were also witnesses for the defense
today. They Jointly related that Harry
Orchard attempted to sell them his in
terest in the Hercules mine in February
and March, 1899, which was Just prior
to his departure from the Coeur d'Alenes,
and Mr. Gill, who saw Orchard In Spo
kane a month before he killed Steunen
berg, testified that Orchard said that it
was because of Steunenberg that he lost
his Interest in the Hercules mine.
Read Deposition
Other than for the interest and relief
afforded by the Introduction of three
witnesses named the entire day was
given over to reading the rest of the San
Francisco depositions. The men who
built the Ltnforth fiats, the plumbers
who put In the lighting system, the fire
men who came after the explosion and
the contractors and; their men who made
the repairs all deposed to great length
and detail. The weight of their tales
seemed to favor a gas explosion, but
none of the testimony was conclusive,
and the whole question involved will be
fought before and decided by the Jury.
The last of the deponents knew Harry
Orchard and from him heard the story
of the Hercules mine, with the usual
threat that he was going to fix Steunen
berg for driving him out of the country.
Charles H. Moyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners, will be
brought from the county Jail tomorrow
to give testimony tn behalf of his co
defendant. It is expected that he will
be called shortly after 10 o'clock, and it
will take about all the rest of the day
for both sides to complete their exam
ination of him.
There is a chance that he may .finish
in time to pormit the calling of Haywood,
but the chances are that the defense
will shape Its arrangements to call him
Thursday morning, rather than at the
close of a possibly trying day.
Aoki Going Home
By Associated Press.
TOKIO, July 9. --The Nlehl Nichl prints
the statement this morning that Viscount
Aoki, Japanese ambassador at AVashint;
ton, is expected to return to Japan next
October.
Los Angeles Herald.
PRICE: ID"Xl D "X, b i o c ."t rr hrl"!h rl "! 65 CENTS
BLIND MAN SECURES
CHICAGO POLITICAL JOB
WORTH $2000 A YEAR
By Associated Press. -„ . '.V, <
* CHICAGO, July 9.— Frank K. ♦
* Rlttenhouse, "the blind coffee *
4 * man," who runs a coffee shop in 4*
4 * the front part of his residence, .♦
4 * was appointed as a member of the 4*
* city board of examining engineers *
* yesterday, with a salary of *2000 ♦
4 * 'a year. 4*
* Mr. Rlttenhouse is the only blind 4*
* man ever appointed to a city posl- 4*
4 * tlon In Chicago. For twenty years *
* Mr. Rlttenhouse was head en- ♦
4 14 1 glneer In a large lumber mill. One *
* day three years ago there was a *
* break down in the plant. In his *
* efforts to expedite the repairs he *
4 14 1 lifted a driving shaft and strained *
* himself, rupturing a blood vessel *
4*4 * back of his eyes. The result was 4"
4 * blindness. ♦
4 * Two years ago he opened a *
4 14 1 coffee store and now is known *
* throughout the neighborhood as *
* the "Blind Coffee Man." He is *
4*4 * 40 years old. '' *
4>*4>*4»4>*4>4»4'*4'4>4'4'*4'4 1 4'
THREE DROWNED
BY BOAT ROCKER
Hilarious Sailor Gives Yawl a Sudden
Lurch, Capsizing Boat and Pitch.
ing Seven Into Hudson
River
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 9.— Three members of
the steam yacht Yaeona, belonging to
Henry Clay Pierce, were drowned in the
Hudson river early today when a small
yawl carrying six of the yacht's crew and
a dock man was capsized by a sailor
who rocked the boat. Four of the party
were picked up by a passing tug. No
traces have been found of the three miss
ing men, and the police are convinced
that they were drowned. They are:
RUDOLPH JACKSON.
FREDERICKSON YON BORSEN. ■
HERMAN YON BORSEN.
The yacht came into port yesterday af
ter a week's cruise In Long Island sound,
and Captain MacDonough gave several of
the crew short leaves. Six of the Ya
cona's crew came down to the landing at
Eighty-sixth street early today after an
all-night frolic and hailed the Yaeona for
a launch. There was no answer from the
yacht, and the sailors induced Gus Ap
pleman, a dock man, to take them out to
the yacht. The dock man wanted to di
vide the party and make two trips, but
against his will all six piled into the yawl
and started for the yacht. Several times
during the trip Appleman warned his
boisterous passengers to remain quiet, as
their movements threatened to overturn
the boat. Within a dozen boat lengths of
the yacht one of the sailors gave the
yawl a violent lurch and it capsized,
throwing all seven men Into the water.
Applemaa succeeded In not only clinging
to the keel of the overturned boat but
also assisted three of the sailors. All
four were finally picked up by a tug which
had been attracted by the shouts of the
men. The crew on board the Yaeona,
hearing the cries of distress, threw a
powerful searchlight over the waters and
lowered a boat to search for the three
missing men. No traces of them could be
discovered. The police searched the river
without success.
Henry Clay Pierce, the owner of the
Yaeona, Is chairman of the board of di
rectors of the Waters-Pierce OH company
of Missouri.
MAKES REPORT
ON S. P. WRECK
Facts of Smashup at Sentinel, Arizona,
Made Public in Official Statement
by Railroad's General
Manager
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.— Vice Presi
dent and General Manager Calvin of the
Southern Pacific has made public the
final report of the accident occurring at
Sentinel, Ariz., 8:45 p. m., July 1:
"Freight extra 2728 ran into the rear
end of freight extra 2785 while taking
the siding in order to permit the passage
of eastbound passenger train No. 4. It
is shown that the responsibility for the
accident is divided between the rear
brakeman of the freight train which was
on the siding and the engineer of freight
extra 2728.
"There was a clear view of rear lights
of 2785 for a distance of three and a half
miles and the engineer of 2728 stated that
he knew that the preceding train was
not in the clear and had applied air to
reduce the speed, but owing to the flag
man of the preceding train not dropping
off at a sufficient distance back of where
his train had to take the siding train
No. 2728 was not under control soon
enough to prevent the collision.
"The caboose of extra 2785 was de
stroyed and four or five oil cars dam
aged, resulting in the loss of several
thousand dollars. Action will imme
diately be taken with the parties found
to be at fault."
FIGHTING 808 EVANS
REFUSES TO COMMENT
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 9.— Rear Admiral
Evans, who Is at the Brooklyn navy
yard, has declined to comment on the
remarks attributed to Admiral Sakamoto
of the Japanese navy to the effect that
the American naval officers were dandles
with no technical training and that the
enlisted men had no patriotism and would
desert in case of war.
Admiral Evans smiled when Sakamoto's
remarks were shown him. He said it
would be the height of impropriety for
him to reply to a foreign officer, espe
cially when he had no means of knowing
If he really said the things attributed
to him.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1907.
OLD TIME
BURGLAR
IN TOILS
Police Arrest Head of
a Local Crime
Syndicate
Recover $5000 Worth
of Loot in Man's
Rooms
Daring Criminal, Said to Have Perpe.
trated Countless Burglaries, Finds
Himself Trapped by a Talk.
atlve Parrot
In the small tank of the city Jail, a
steel clad room reserved for the most
desperate and Important prisoners, Is
Charles Young, alias Joe Nelson, alias
Adams, alias Cooper and alias a dozen
other names, the leader of one of the
most daring and successful gangs of
burglars that has ever operated in Los
Angeles.
Young has been a prisoner since Sunday
afternoon. He is said to be guilty of
more than fifty burglaries committed
within the past six weeks, the loot of
which amounts to more than $10,000. Of
the stolen property the police have re
covered something like $5000 worth. The
balance has been disposed of through
various pawnshops and fences in this
and other cities.
Five other members of this gang, all of
whom are ex-convlcts, are now being
sought by the police, and it is believed
that two or three of them will be in
custody within the next twenty-four
hours.
Young was arrested Sunday afternoon
on Broadway by Detectives Cook, Bot
torff and Ingram, working out of Cap
tain T. H. Broadhead's office. He had
been under constant surveillance for
nearly three months, or ever since his
release from San Quentln prison, where
he had Just completed a term for a like
crime.
Promised to Be Good
When he first came to Los Angeles,
as Is customary with professional thieves,
he reported at the police station and
made the usual talk that henceforth he
was going to lead a straight and honest
life. The police, however, did not place
much faith In his story, and orders were
issued to keep a watch on him.
It was not long until he was found
consorting with five or six other ex-con
vlcts, and then the watch was doubled.
Less than two months ago a series of
burglaries commenced which the police
believed to be the work of this gang.
Robbery after robbery was reported,
chiefly from rooming houses, family ho
tels and office buildings. Acting under
the police rule that a thief never knows
the police are after him for a robbery
unless tho news of It is_ printed in tho
paper the reports of all these robberies
were suppressed.
In the meantime Young, with the ef
frontery born of success In his chosen
profession of burglary, reported every
day or so at the police station and re
lated where he had worked at this small
Job or that: or explained he had this
or that position In sight. He told pitiful
tales of the struggle he was making
to stay In the straight and narrow path,
and all the while the police were gath
ering evidence of his complicity In most
of the robberies which had been reported.
Commit Fifteen Burglaries
Saturday of last week, between 3 and
6 o'clock in the afternoon, the gang, led
by Young, committed fifteen distinct bur
glaries, their operations being confined
to the rooms of lodging houses at Ninth
and Main streets and Eighth and Main
streets. Kvery room which was without
an occupant In these two buildings wns
looted and a large amount of valuable
property, jewelry and money was se
cured.
It was the robbery of rooms occupied
by Mrs. G. M. Ritchie in the building
at Ninth and Main streets which gave
the officers the clew for which they had
been looking. Mrs. Ritchie was absent
from her rooms for about half an hour.
While she wns gone two men, of whom
Young wns one, entered the rooms and
ransacked the place.
They secured a pocketbook containing
a small amount of money and had Just
commenced work on a dresser In the
locked uppor drawer of which was a
chamois bag containing $3000 worth of sot
and unset diamonds and other precious
stones when a parrot In the next room
began calling In a raucous voice, "What
do you want? What do you want? Get
out of here. Get out of here."
When this voice foil on the robbers'
ears they were frightened off, and so
quickly did they leave that Young
dropped a heavy, short blnded knife,
with which he wns trying to force the
locks on the drawer. This knife had
been seen In his possession by the police
at the station, and as soon as they raw
It tn the room of Mrs. Ritchie they knew
that he was connected with the robbery.
Find Much Loot
All of Saturday night and Sunday Of
ficers Cook, Bottorff and Ingram looked
for Young, and they finally located him
Sunday afternoon In a rooming house
on South Broadway. In this room and
an adjoining one the officers found loot
to the value of more than $5000, consist
ing of jewelry, silverware, watches, furs,
silk and various articles of rare and
cpstly bric-a-brac.
Pawn tickets and shipping receipts for
other property and packages supposed to
contain rich loot were also found, and
all of this will be traced as speedily as
possible.
In some manner the companions of
Young who had been working with him
learned of the arrest of their chief and
they have disappeared. Word has been
sent to various police departments
throughout the western country.
Young, or Nelson, as he is best known
in Los Angeles, was last arrested here
three years ago by Patrolmen Jack
Mart and Andrews. These officers were
thpn walking the South Main street beat,
and at about 8 o'clock one morning they
saw' Nelson and a companion coming up
(Continued am !•■«• »'wo.»
OLD GERONIMO ATTEMPTS
TO BREAK HIS PAROLE
AND GO ON WARPATH
By Associated Press.
* CHICAGO, July 9.— A dispatch *
4* to the Tribune from Cache, Oak- 4*
4» lahoma says: <fr
4* The old Apache warrior Geron- 4*
4> Imo, who terrorized the southwest •*>
* for many years with his blood- 414 1
4> thirsty band, while attending a 4»
4> celebration at Cache under parole 4>
4* as tho guest of the Comanche 4*
4» chief Quanah Parker, made an at- 4>
4> tempt to escape across the Texas 4>
4» Panhandle into New Mexico. 4*
4* Geronimo was missed from the *
414 1 Indian camp for about eight hours 4*
4» and a detail of soldiers from Fort 4>
4* Sill captured him several miles out 4>
4* from Cache yesterday. 4*
4* The old warrior had heard of the 4>
4* trouble of the Apaches in Arizona, 4»
4> who according to reports, have 4*
4> threatened to go on the warpath. 4*
4* The chief says he wanted to go 4*
4» with his people and help them 4*
4» fight. *
4* He has been having family 4*
4> troubles lately, his eighth wife 4*
4> having left him. Recently he 4»
4> drank liquor to excess and lay out 4*
* of the reservation all night. This 4*
4> Incensed the church-going people. 4>
4* Geronimo recently Joined the 4»
4* Dutch Reformed church, to which 4>
4> President Roosevelt belongs, in 4*
4> the hope, it is said, of obtaining a 4*
4* pardon. 4*
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RICH LAND IS
WATERY WASTE
FLOODS CONTINUE WITHOUT
RESTRAINT
Level Expected to Be Reached in Two
Days, but It Is Impossible to
Tell How Much Damage
Will Be Done
By Associated Press.
BAKERSFIELD, July 9.-Without the
shadow of restraint the millions of gal
lons of water released from the Buena
Vista lake by the bursting of the levee
last Wednesday continue to render one
of the richest sections in the state a
watery wilderness again.
The water in the Buena Vista reser
voir Is still some inches higher than that
outside, and it may be a couple of days
yet before the waters within and without
reach the same level.
During this time, the, floods ,wlll con
tinue to pour out and V> cover the land,
but It Is ;ih yet impossible to say how
far the waters will run.
Henry Miller, 78 years old, is dally on
the scene and is offering suggestions to
his engineers and superintendents.
W. S. Tevls, president of the Kern
County Land company, arrived this
morning and Is in consultation with the
officials of the corporation.
WESTERN PACIFIC
TO OPERATE SOON
First Freight and Passenger Trains
to Run at the End of July or
Early in August is the
Present Plan
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.— lt is an
nounced that the Western Pacific will
begin running its first dally freight and
passenger trains by the end of this
month or early In August. It will be
operated for 156 miles, between Salt Lake
City and Steptoe, Nev.. a station on tho
Nevada & Northern road. The latter
runs between Toane on the Central Pa
cific and Ely. The Western Pacific
crosses it at Steptoe.
Between Oakland and a point fourteen
miles northeast" of Steptoe, the present
end of the track, the Western Pacific
has 7000 graders and soiio teams at work
and is rapidly accumulating at Oakland
and Marysvlllo In this state and Wlnne
mucca and Wells in Nevada large quan
tities of ties and rails. The new road
will cross the Central Pacific at Pali
sade, Nev., and will olosely parallel the
latter for the 187 miles between Wells
and Wlnnemucca. While the UOOO-foot
tunnel In tho Ooshut mountains of Ne
vada is being bored the company will
lay temporary rails over the range In
order to expedite track laying. It is the
Intention by the end nf this summer to
have track laying machines, which can
lay rails at the rate of a mile a day, at
work at Stockton and Marysville in this
state and at Winnemucea and Wells In
Nevada.
TABLE OP TBMPEKATUIIES
Temperature.
City. • . . Win. Mnx.
lvo» Angeles .......... 58 80
Boston 70 84
' Ilull'iilii 64 74
' Charleston ' .'.......... 80 100
Chicago ......... 72 i 84
Cincinnati 74 02
Cleveland .. 70 82
Denver . . ; 00 02
Dulutb 64 70
El Paso 70 02
Gulveston 82 88
Kanmis City 74 84
Mttle Hock 72 04
New i Orleans 78 04
New York 70 00
Norfolk : i 76 84
Oklahoma 70 00
Omaha 78 00
Phoenix 74 100
I'lttvburi? ...:.:., 72 . 86
Portland, Ore .. 1 ..... .is 86 ;
Reno 46 76
St. I,onl» i 78 04
St.' Piiul .............. 60 . .78
Salt : Lake ; 68 .88 :
Son Antonio .....' 72 82
San Diego .:.......... 64 72 .
San Francisco ........ 52 ' 62
Suoknne •¦•.". T. : VW.V. .... t>2 ¦ ¦80 .:
Tncoma >...:;..:....... ««>',. 84^
WiiMliluKton „.;.'.• ;;-.•.•;; 76 84 ,
Vuiiiu ¦• . . ... i..... ¦, :78 / „• 102 ij
OPERATORS'
STRIKE MAY
BE EXTENDED
Small Declares All
Honorable Means
Exhausted
Telegraphs Roosevelt No
Settlement Is
Possible
Intimates It Will Be Necessary to Call
Out Telegraphers Elsewhere
In Order to Bring
Adjustment
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-Indications
tonight are that the telegraphers' strike
will spread and that the next walkout
of operators will occur in some large
eastern center. A committee of Western
Union operators called today upon I. N.
Miller, jr., assistant general superinten
dent of the Western Union Telegraph
company, for the purpose of discussing
grievances. The committee was met by
Chief Operator H. J. Jeffs, who read a
note conveying what Mr. Miller had to
say to a committee, which was as fol
lows:
"Mr. Miller declines to meet represen
tatives of the union, but is willing to
extend a courteous hearing to each op
erator now out on strike and will con
sider favorably the reinstatement of any
and all who come to him. giving assur
ance of their personal desire to be re
instated In their positions the same as
they were before the strike was called.
But he reserves the right to refuse to
receive or reinstate anyone to their po
sitions who are undesirable, and that
matter must be absolutely left to his
Judgment as assistant general superin
tendent."
Telegraphs Roosevelt
After the result of the meeting was
made known to President S. J. Small of
the Commercial Telegraphers' union hv
sent a telegram to President Roosevelt
claiming that every honornbln means had
been exhausted to secure an adjustment
and that he had no hope of a settlement
without an extension of the strike, and
that In answer to the demands of the
telegraphers throughout the country that
the strike he made general, he would
leave for Chicago tomorrow.
It was announced yesterday that United
States Labor Commissioner Neill would
leave Chicago for this city to Investigate
the local trouble.
President Small telegraphed National
Secretary Russell of Chicago to wire
Commissioner Nelll that If he desired to
see him that he would be In Chicago
next Sunday. President Small also sent
a telegram to H. B. Perham of St. Louis,
president of the Order of Railroad Teleg
raphers, to meet him next Sunday n
Chicago, if possible to do so.
LOCAL TELEGRAPHERS
ARE NOT SURPRISED AT
LAST TURN OF AFFAIRS
Telegraphers of Los Angeles grimly re
ceived the news last night of President
Small's telegram to President Roosevelt.
"Nothing about this affair surprises
us," said an official of the local organi
zation. "The Western Union officials at
San Francisco have been doing all in
their power to make the strike spread.
It was Inevitable that I. N. Miller should
refuse to arbitrate. They don't want to
continue the war alone. The public Is
not filing over 10 perc ent the normal
volume of business at San Francisco.
Even with this reduced traffic the
scraped together force of has-beens and
never-wasers are worn out and the of
ficials seek relief through involving other
points. Men h:ive been discharged in Los
Angeles and Chicago on flimsy pretext. 1 ?
with this end In view.
"We are prepared for anything and an
order to strike In any city from Kej'
West to Seattle, Los Angeles to Boston,
will be received with universal Joy. We
seek but a chance to live; we have that
right and we demand It.
"News received at our headquarters
tonight is most encouraging. Chicago
boys notify us that the American Fed
eration of Labor will assess their 1.500.000
members sufficient tn keep all commercial
operators on strike for one year. The
married telegraphers will receive $10 per
week; single men $7 per week. This will
only require a very small assessment
from the American Federation of Labor
because of its immense membership.
"This amount seems small, but it will
suffice, as In many places plans are per
fected for telegraphers and their families
to go Into summer camps where their
funds can he pooled. It will be the first
vacation some of these workers have ever
had."
The night chief operator at the West
ern Union said business was moving
briskly:
"We are close up on all business. As
far as Los Angeles is concerned no
strike is noticeable."
GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO
ON WAY TO HIS OFFICE
Ey Associated Press.
HONOLULU, July 9.— Governor Curry
of Samar, who recently was appointed
governor of New Mexico by President
Roosevelt, arrived here today from the
Philippines on the United States army
transport Logan. He is on his way to
New Mexico to assume the duties of his
new office.
ENGINEER KILLED IN
REAR END COLLISION
By Associated Fress.
MOBILE, Ala., July 9.— ln a rear end
collision on the Mobile & Ohio railroad
near Whistler, Ala., today, five miles
from Mobile, between passenger train No.
6 and a light engine, Thomas Deare, en
gineer of the passenger train, was killed
and the fireman and a mail clerk injured.
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TERRIFIC WINDSTORM
BRINGS DEATH TO ONE
AND INJURES SEVERAL
By Associated Press.
♦ LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 9.— A 4>
4* terrific windstorm which burst on 4»
4* the city shortly before 5 o'clock 4*
4* this evening brought death to one 4>
4» man and injury to seve: .1 other 4*
* persons. The man killed was 4>
4» Frank H. Lehmann, an employe of 4*
4» the National Casket company, who 4>
4> was crushed by a falling cornice. 4»
4» The property loss is roughly estl- 4>
4* mated at a quarter of a million 4»
4» dollars. 4*
4> Many horses and mules were ♦
4» killed, buildings unroofed, small 4*
4» structures blown down anr 1 unpre- 4*
4> cedented damage done to shade 4»
4> trees all over the city. The records 4*
4» of the weather bureau show that +
4> the maximum velocity of the 4>
4> wind was sixty-eight miles an hour 4»
4> during the height of the storm, 4>
4» and the wind blew at the rate of *
4» eighty miles for fifteen minutes. 4*
4» Several streets are impassable for 4>
4> blocks tonight owing to the trees 4*
4* which litter the roadways. Street ♦
4> car service was suspended. 4»
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FOUR CHILDREN
DIE IN FLAMES
Hired Man Jumps from Window with
Boy in His Arms, but Child Runs
Into House and Perishes
with the Others
Ey Associated Press.
SUISUN. Cal., July 9.— The four chil
dren of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Camp
bell of Suisun valley lost their lives last
night In the burning of their home, and
the parents barely escaped.
When Mr. and Mrs. Campbell awoke
the house was a mass of flames. They
made frantic efforts to suve their chil
dren, but could not do so.
The parents are badly burned, but will
recover.
Frank Chirm, an employe, also had a
narrow escape.
Burned to death:
CECIL CAMPBELL, aged 12.
RUTH CAMPBELL, aged 11.
FRANCES CAMPBELL, aged 7.
DONALD CAMPBELL, aged H4.
Injured:
Charles Campbell.
Mrs. Campbell.
Frank Chlnn.
The origin of the fire is not positively
known, but it is believed to have been
caused by the explosion of a coal oil
lamp which was kept burning all night.
The flames were first discovered by
Frank Chino, a hired man, who slept
In an upper room with the eldest Camp
bell hoy.
Jumps to the Ground
When awakened by the fire, which was
raging fiercely, he grabbed the boy and
leaped from the window. When he
struck the ground he fell and on at
tempting to rise found that he had
sprained one ankle. The boy broke from
his grasp and In an attempt to warn the
rest of the family ran back into the
house, where he perished.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were aroused
by flames breaking from their baby's
crib. They attempted to remove it, at
the same time calling to the other chil
dren to run for their lives. The efforts
of the parents to save their little ones
were in vain, for their clothing became
Ignited and they were forced to break
through a window into the open air.
Thehy suffered very serious injuries and
Mr. Campbell may never recover the use
of his hands.
The child victims were a boy 12 years
of age, his baby brother 18 months old
and two girls aged 11 and 7 years, re
spectively. Their home, a two-story
frame structure, was flimslly built and
was quickly destroyed, the property loss
not being large.
The bodies of the children were taken
from the ashes and conveyed to the ad
joining residence of their uncle, George
Campbell, where the injured father and
mother found refuge.
PACIFIC ISLANDS
TO BE PROTECTED
Fortifications of Hawaiian Depend
encies to Be Hastened — Philip,
pines and Hawaii to Be
Benefited
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 9.— A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington says:
There is to be no delay upon the part
of the war department in utilizing the
appropriations made at the last session
of congress for fortifying the American
dependencies in the Pacific ocean.
In order that the keys to these posses
sions may be put In condition for defense
as rapidly as possible, the department is
arranging for the transportation of ord
nance material purchased for American
coasts to Hawaii and the Philippines, and
will replace it at once with funds which
became available on July 1.
The appropriations Include $200,000 for
the construction of sea coast batteries in
the Hawaiian islands and $500,000 for the
same purpose in the Philippines. For ac
cessories $130,000 was granted, and for the
construction of mining casemates, etc.,
necessary for the operation of submarine
mines, $200,000 was authorized. For the
purpose of submarine mines and the
necessary appliances to operate them an
appropriation -of $206,400 was made.
It is understood that orders have been
issued to the transport Crook to make a
special trip to Honolulu and Manila. The
transport will carry mines for Pearl har
bor and Olongapo in Subig bay, the two
points which would have to be defended in
the event of war.
Heat Kills Five
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 9.— Five persons died In
Chicago yesterday from the heat. Ten
more were stricken and three of these
may die.
The maximum temperature was only 84
degrees, but excessive humidity combined
with tho sun's direct rays waa too much
for flesh and blood to bear.
GLASS JURY
IS COMPLETE
AND READY
Expect to Conclude
Bribery Trial
in Week
One Talesman in Doubt
and May Be
Excused
Jurors Allowed Personal Freedom for
the Night to Close Business, but
Not Permitted to See
Families
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9— The Jury ta
try Vice President Louis F. Glass of the
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph
company on the charge of paying Super
visor Charles Boxton a bribe of $5000 to
vote for the withholding of a franchise to
the Home Telephone company of San
Francisco was completed shortly before 5
o'clock this evening. Six Jurors were
chosen and sworn yesterday and six were
selected and sworn today. The Jury is
composed of the following men:
Patrick Lyons, retired merchant; Joseph
H. Robinson, grocer; Michael A. Samuels,
photographer; George A. Kohn, merchant;
John G. North, manufacturer of ma
chinery; John W. Shields, retired ser
geant of police; Jacob \V. Wertheimer,
wholesale liquor dealer; William War
neke, manufacturer of preserves; William
Walcom, retired carriage manufacturer;
Hugo Schessel. mechanic; Charles P.
Fonda, manufacturer; John H. McCallam,
lumber merchant.
The total number of venlremen exam
ined was forty-eight— eighteen yesterday
and thirty today. Twelve of these quali
fied yesterday and fourteen today. Six
were excused for cause yesterday and six
teen today. Two by the prosecution and
four by the defense were challenged per
emptorily yesterday, three by the prose
cution and live by the defense were arbi
trarily dismissed from the panel today,
the defense making no use of its tenth
peremptory, while the prosecution ex
hausted the five allowed by law.
Change in Jury
One change may be made in the Jury as
it stands. A doubt has arisen as to
whether Hugo Schessel's name appears on
last year's assessment roll. If any exam
ination discloses that it does not he will
be withdrawn and another selected to
tnkp his place. This would give the det
fense an advantage over the prosecution.^
as the former still has one unexerclsed ]
peremptory challenge. I
Juror North (5) put up a strong plea to
Judge Lawlor to be excused from Jury
duty, saying his business would suffer
severely if he should be forced to serve.
This statement, made in chambers before
North was examined, was brought to the
attention of counsel by the court imme
diately after the Jury had been sworn in.
Judge Lawlor suggested that if the at
torneys were willing to let North go and
select a substitute the court would not
object.
Assistant District Attorney Heney con
sented, but Mr. Delmas said he could not,
In the Interests of the defendant, "sanc
tion such an invidious proceeding." So
Juror North had to stay. But Judge
Lawlor agreed in his behalf and extended
the same privilege to the other eleven,
that an agent might report to North once
a day In open court to confer and receive
instructions.
Judge Lawlor allowed the Jurors their
personal freedom over night in order that
they might arrange their various business
Interests, but he admonished them partic
ularly that they must hold no communica
tion with their families, either by word,
note or telephone. Each promised to
obey. Tomorrow Sheriff O'Nell will for
mally take charge of the Jury, and there-
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THE DAY'S NEWS
FORECAST
For Southern California: Fair
Wednesday, warmer; light north
wind. Maximum temperature In Los
Angeles yesterday, 80 Hngrees; mini,
mum, 58 degrees.
I—Old-time1 — Old-time burglar In toils.
2 — No freedom is granted Schmltz.
3 — Ask change in car distribution.
4 — Editorial.
6 — City news.
6.7— N. E. A. news.
B—Sports.8 — Sports.
10 — Classified advertisements.
1— Markets.
12 — Ralph Marcher pleads guilty.
EASTERN
Three drowned by sailor rocking boat.
United States dependencies to be well
fortified.
COAST
Defense in Haywood case alleges con
spiracy.
Metcalf deprecates warlike aspect given
fleet maneuver.
Mayor Schmltz is denied bail.
Jury to try Vice President Glass com
pleted.
LOCAL
Police arrest chief of burglar gang and
recover $5000 worth of loot.
Shippers ask Interstate commerce com
mission to compel change In Southern
Pacific methods of car distribution.
Girl who escapes from Whittler and who
is now a brido will be returned by the
authorities.
National Educational association con
vention accomplishes much wrok.
"Dr." Moore, spook faker, is denied a
permit by the police commission.
Douglas Dawson, accused of larceny, Is
adjudged insane and ordered committed
to Patton.
Federal court rules against walnut
g rowura iii Important patent case. ...