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Los Angeles Herald.
VOL. XXXIV. NO. 285.
PRIfP* J DAILY BY CAnmEnj/JCfBIUTC
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ACTING MAYOR
TELLS OF HIS
OWN PERFIDY
Recites How He Was
Qaught with the
>Goods On"
AdmitsjHe Accepted $500
/ to Vote Against
j Ordinance
Boxton's Examination Concluded and
He Appears to Enjoy Sensation.
Has Written Guarantee of
.Immunity
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.— Mayor
Charles Boxton, major o£ volunteers in
the Spanish war, head of the department
of dentistry of the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, twice elected supervisor
of tne city and county of San Francisco
—the first o£ the city jfticials to fall Into
the net spread by the bribery-graft prose
cution, today on the witneca stand in the
Glass trial did much to earn the immunity
from punishment promised him condi
tionally by Rudolph Spreckels, District
Attorney Langdnn, Francis J. Heney and
Detective William J. Burns.
He told in detail the story of his en
trapment last fall at the home of one
Roy, a restaurateur, who, co-operating
with the prosecution, bought for $500 his
supervisorial vote against an ordinanoc
prohibiting child patronage of skating
rinks— only to turn him over to the law.
He told how Spreckels and Heney and
Langdon and Burns "and a dozen others
outside the doors" walked In on him and
confronted film with statements of proof
and threats of punishment; how they
offered to let him go free if he would
"turn up" his confederates and accom
plices inside and outside of the board of
supervisors; how he agreed, and a writ
ten guaranty of immunity was drawn irp
and signed and placed in Spreckels' pock
et; how, at midnight, they sent him home
under escort in an automobile, and there
after for a week watched and guarded
him like a prisoner.
, T-Hs Story of Perfidy
Tne mayor of San Francisco told the
story of his perfidy without visible sign
of embarrassment or show of unusual dis
comfort. Often he smiled at his inquisit
ors, and pa*BHgres at arms between op
pesing counsel were apparently as much
appreciated by him as by any spectator
in tlio lofty synagogue of Temple Israel,
whose richly frescoed walls, painted
windows and cushioned pews lend so
much of circumstance to a trial, the de
termination of whose Issue is to estab
lish in preat mcasirre the legal strength
or frailty of the whole bribery prosecu
lion.
Both tho direct and the cross-examina
tion of Mayor Boxton were concluded
with today. Other witnesses called were
President Homer S. King of the Bank of
California, a director of the Pacific States
Telephone and Telrgrnph company, and
Henry T. Scott and Frank T. Drum re
spectively president and director of that
corporation. The last named is under In
dictment on a charge of bribing fourteen
supervisors to fix the legal gas rate at 85
irstead of 75 cents.
Into the cross-examination of Mayor
Boxton Attorney Delmas Injected the
Identification by the witness of certain
court papers connected with i.ie attempt
last fall to remove District j.Ltorney
I.angdon from office and appoint In his
stead Abraham Ruef, the presumed ob
ject being to kill the graft investigation
In the bud.
Wanted to Prosecute
Among these papers wore Langdon's
injunction complaint and the supervisors'
answer. In the foi"ier Langdon sworo
that one of his objects in resisting re
moval from office was the prosecution of
the various members of the supervisorial
board for crimes of bribe-taking. Now
these supervisors have turned state's evi
dence and been by Langdon promised
Immunity, hence Delmas' purpose in get
ting this paper into the record, to dis
credit the prosecutor In his argument to
the jury.
In the latter— the answer to Langdon's
complaint— the eighteen supervisors, in
cluding Boxton, swore that they were
each and all guiltless of tne crimes o\
bribe-taking or of any crimes. From this
Delmas can argue to the jury that Boxton
is a perjurer and therefore his testimony
against Glass in having accepted a bribe
from Halsey of the telephone company Id
not worthy of belief.
The examination of Homer S. King was
to draw from him the statement in effect
that Louis Glass, as acting president of
the Pacific States Telephone company,
was the only official who had authority to
sign checks, or O X disbursements with
out authorization by the board of direc
tors. The attempt was moderately suc
cessful. Mr. King was very anxious to
b excused that ho might accompany his
sick daughter to the mountains near
Shasta. He finally, suggested to Heney:
'There are other directors here from
whom who can learn everything I know.
I've already told you before the grand
jury that I did not know anything. Why
can't you let me go?"
"Mr. King," replied Heney, with much
dignity, "we know our business and wo
bhall conduct it In our own way."
Frank Drum was questioned at length
about his part In the renting of rooms in
the Mills building by Agent Halsey for
the alleged purpose of paying bribe money
to the supervisors. He said that he had
introduced Halsey to Agent Cannon of the
building, merely; blit he confessed that In
a general way he knew, from Halsey, that
the rooms were to be used for the Inter
viewing of supervisors on the rival tele
phone subject and that Halsey desired
secrecy In the matter.
Represented Tevis Interests
Drum Eaid that at that time that he, as
manager of the Tevis estate, represented
. the Tevis Interests on the Pacific States
board of directors. The capitalization of
that corporation, ho said, was $20,000,000.
(Continued on Page Two.*
SEW PUPPIES TOGETHER;
HOSPITAL SURGEONS MUST
ANSWER HUMANE SOCIETY
4 * NEW YORK, July 12.— city *
4 * humane society has obtained sum- 4*
4 * monses for Dr. B. G. Lawson and 4*
4 > Dr. C. R. Brown of the Kings 4*
4 » County hospital, who recently 4>
4 * sewed two living puppies together. 4»'
4 " The doctors will have to appear In 4>
4 " court today. They have also been 4*
♦> suspended from duty by the city 4*
4*4 * hospital authorities. • ♦
4 > The doctors asserted that they 4*
4 > had sought to ascertain whether ♦
4 * blood could be transfused from *
4 * one body to another, and If skin *
* could be correctly grafted In such 4*
4>4 > a manner. The experiment was 4*
4*4 * not successful. 4»
4.*4.4 > 4,*4»4.4»4>4'4>*4»4»4'4'*4'
ROOSEVELT HAS
DARING PROPOSAL
Semi-Officlal Suggestion Made That
Government Purchase Stock in
Railroads to Control
Receivers
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 12.— A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington says:
An entirely new and radical proposition
for control of the railways has been ad
vanced to the consideration of President
Roosevelt. It involves partial government
ownership of transportation lines by
actual purchase of stock.
The suggestion has been made in a semi
official way, but whether Preslc ;nt Roose
velt would adopt the scheme, which Is ao
nearly Socialistic In its developments, may
well be doubted. It has been stated, how
ever, that he is actually considering such
a recommendation and that it Is part of
the proposition to bring the railroads to
time by securing receivers for them.
The two schemes fit each other per
fectly. It would be practically impossible
to secure the appointment of receivers or
to control in any way receivers after they
were appointed unless It has a monetary
Interest In the railroads.
Have Court Standing
If it owned stock, no matter how small
an amount, it would have a standing in
court, the same as the largest creditor of
the road.
The Idea of purchasing stock is a prac
tical one, but it is undeniably government
ownership in the long run. The theory of
those who have advanced this scheme for
the consideration of Fresident Roosevelt
Is that by a comparatively small invest
ment in the stock there might be a small
measure of government ownership, but
without any government control as far as
the running of the road is concerned.
It is not believed here that President
Roosevelt will give the new scheme favor
fible consideration. He hau declared him
self against government ownership, by
which he meant ownership outright of
railroads. He suggested that this was
Socialistic In Its tendency.
DOCK FACILITIES
SOURCE OF WORRY
Two Large Private Docks at San Fran
cisco May Be Used by Atlantic
Fleet in Pacific
Waters
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 12.-Now that the
visits of the battleships of the Atlantic
fleet to the Pacific coast is officially ad
mitted the gossip of the navy depart
ment touches on the docking facilities
available for the accommodation of those
vessels. The navy has but one dock upon
the Pacific coast— that at Puget sound,
which is capable of receiving tne large
battleships, the dock at Mare Island be
ing too small for them.
The government has another dry dock
under construction ai Mare island, which
when completed will be capable of receiv
ing the largest of the vessels now in serv
ice or contracted for. But there is con
siderable difference of opinion among
naval officials here as to whether, after
all. this dock would be available In view
of the limited depth of water across the
bar over which the vessels have to go
before reaching the navy yard.
Some of the officers think that this can
be done, and cite that the armored cruiser
Charleston went over the bar recently
drawing twenty-four feet. These officers
say that a ship of this kind has a deeper
draft than the big battleships, which can
be lightened to the extent of a foot or
more by unloading the greater part of
their coal. Other officers say that the
battleships have a deeper draft than the
Charleston when she crossed the bar.
The new dry dock at Mare island has
been under construction for almost six
years. The delay has been a source of
some disappointment to officials here and
now the probabilities are, according to
the official reports received at the navy
department, that It will be almost a year
and a half before tho dock Is ready to be
turned over to the government.
The contract called for its completion
November 20. The government declared
the former contract forfeited because of
the slow progress, and a new contract
was necessary under which the work is
now going on.
The new dock will be 720 feet long, 102
feet wide, and 30 feet deep. Naval offi
cers, however, are not giving the question
of docking facilities upon the coast any
serious consideration, for tney say there
are two large docks at Hunter's Point,
near San Francisco, belonging to private
parties, which the navy may use by pay
ing the charges. One of these would ac
commodate any American vessel afloat.
SIXTEEN MEN HURT
IN RAILROAD WRECK
By Associated Press.
SOMERSET, Ky., July 12.— Sixteen men
were hurt on the Queen & Crescent rail
road yesterday when a local freight train
crashed Into a work tr~m near the Ten
nessee line. A relief train brought the
victims to a sanitarium here.
The wreck was caused by the work
train falling to send out a flagman while
stopping to take water.
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1907.
PRETTY WOMAN
IS ACCUSED OF
BEING A THIEF
Arrested at Bequest
of Men
Three Say She Robbed Them of
Various Sums — May Refuse
to Prosecute Case
Ayainst Her
Patrolman Dorsey while walking along
Main street between Fourth and Fifth
streets last night was approached by a
man who gave his name as J. C. Lon
ders and his address as San Francisco,
and two other men, who pointed out to
him an extraordinarily pretty woman,
who was fashionably dressed, whom they
asserted was a thief and had robbed each
of them of large sums of money.
Londers stated that the woman had
robbed him of $220 in San Francisco a
few weeks ago, and the other two men,
who did not give their names, stated that
they had been robbed by her in Venice,
one on the Fourth of July of $120 and the
other yesterday of fib.
The woman was arrested and taken to
central police station and booked on a
charge of suspicion. She protested against
her arrest, but the police without any
further investigation made her a pris
oner.
Venice Reports Robberies
Tney had had a report from Venice that
such robberies had occurred there and
the woman arrested answered closely the
description of the woman said to have
committed the robberies. The woman
gave her name as Mrs. M. P. Parr. She
said she was from the east and had come
here for her health.
While the police placed her in jail.
Lieutenant William Murray stated last
night that the men who had caused her
arrest would not prosecute her and that
she would have to be turned loose this
morning unless some other bharge cfculd
be placed against her. There was a con
siderable effort made by the police last
night to smother all Information of the
case, and at first they refused to maka
any statement about the case at all.
Mrs. Parr will probably be discharged
from custody this morning. •
CATHOLICS AND TAFT
REACH AN AGREEMENT
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 12.— An agreement
has been reached between the secretary
of war and representatives of the Catho
lic church in the Philippines regarding a
number of important matters of contro
versy which will obviate the necessity of
prolonging threatening and vexatious liti
gations.
Regarding the landed properties the
agreement provides that the Roman Cath
olic church, through the archbishop of
Manila, shall possess absolute title to the
land and property pertaining to the hos
pital of San Jose, the iiospltal of San
Juan de Dlos, Uic college of Santa Isa
bella.
These properties am valued at $2,066,000.
The church relinquishes to the govern
ment of the Philippines all claims and
demands irpon tho estate of Santa Po
tenclana and upon t..e hospital and foun
dation of Santa Lazzio, except that the
archbishop Is to retain possession of the
block In which the present Santa Cruz
cemetery Is situated. The Spanish-
Filipino bank dispute was also settled by
which all claims to the exclusive privi
leges and to note Issues beyond the
amount approved by the American gov
ernment 5 are abandoned, but on the other
hand, the bank receives the confirmation
without litigation and important privi
leges.
GRAND INSTITUTE WILL
HOLD SESSIONS TODAY
By Associated Press.
STOCKTON. July 12.— Owing to a large
amount of business the grand Institute of
the Y. L. I. failed to complete all business
today, and a session will be held tomor
row to install the following officers:
Grand president, Miss May Concannon.
Llvermore.
First vice president, Miss Mary Sullivan,
San Jose.
Second vice president, Miss Marie Hag
gerty, Sacramento.
Grand secretary and treasurer, Miss
Josephine Malloy. San Francisco.
Grand marshal. Miss Agnes Lynch,
Stockton.
Grnnd inside sentinel, Mrs. Hugh O'Con
nor. Eureka.
Grand outside sentinel. Miss Margaret
Phelan. Virginia City.
Grand directors. Mrs. Sadie Garvin,
Stockton; Miss Josephine Rlordan. San
Francisco; Miss Annie Dolan. Oakland;
Mrs. Nellie Lawlor. Napa; Mrs. Lena
Parretto, San Francisco; Miss Lucy
Geniß, Sacramento; Miss Margie Pea
cock, San Francisco; Mrs. Mary Kaunitz,
San Francisco; Mrs. Catherine Mulvaney,
Alameda: Mlas Mary Curley, San Fran
cisco, and Miss Mary Eden, San Rafael.
TELLER IS SENTENCED TO
FOUR YEARS IN PRISON
By Associated Press.
ST. PAUL. Minn., July 12-Philip Kem
pien. formerly paying teller at the Capital
National bank, was sentenced to four
years In the state prison today.
Kemplen pleaded guilty to misappropria
tion of funds. He was arrested in Seattle
some weeks ago after he had left the em
ploy of the bank. The total of his defal
cation has not been made public, but it is
known to exceed $25,000.
CONCESSIONS GRANTED
FOR TWO RAILROADS
By Associated Press.
EL PASO, July 12.— Concessions were
granted yesterday by the state of Chi
huahua, Mexico, for two railroads In that
state.
Joseph Battelle gets a concession to
build from Parral to San Jose del Silo,
sixty miles, nnd Palbo Olivas Prleto gets
a concession to build from Allande to
Jiminez. Both men represent American
capitalists interested In mines.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC HAS
NO RIGHT TO CHARGE
TOLL OF 5 CENTS A TON
By Associated Prens.
* W. SHINGTON, July 12.— A ♦
4 * case of particular Importance to +
4 * San Francisco and the Pacific +
« t» coast generally was decided to- +
4 * day by the Interstate commerce ♦
* commission, the opinion being ♦
<• rendered by Commissioner Lane. ♦
4 > It Is what is known as the San *
4 * Francisco toll case, which Involves ♦>
* the right of the Southern Pacific ♦
«f> company to charge as a part of 4>
4 * Its rate to San Francisco a state •>
4 toll of 5 cents per ton. It appears *
* that the Southern Pacific reaches *
* San Francisco by two lines, the ♦
4 * Ogden route, the traffic by which <♦
* Is ferried from Oakland to San *
* Francisco, and the Coast line, 4*
* which enters the city by an all- •!*
<• rail route. *
4 * The decision orders that the de- *
4 * fendant, the Southern Pacific *
4 * company, shall strike from its *
4 * tariffs applicable to coast line *
* business that paragraph quoted in 4*
4 14 1 this opinion entitled "toll at San *
v Francisco, Cal.," and ;;hall cease <•
* and desist from making any *
* charge for toll at Sa:. Francisco, 4*
4 > Cal., when such toll charges are *
4*4 * not actually paid by the carrier. *
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BOTH SIDES OF POSTAL
MAY BE WRITTEN ON
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 12.— For years
Americans and others have been sending
to the United States from foreign coun
tries postal cards and post cards (private
mailing cards) with messages written
upon the front as well as upon the back
of the cards, although in this country this
advantage has been denied the users of
government postal cards. Some months
ago the United States postal laws and
regulations were amended so as to give
that privilege to buyers of post cards, but
such a concession was not made applicable
to postal cards.
In order to revoke this Inconsistency and
to prevent further confusion and annoy
ance to the public, Postmaster General
Meyer today promulgate an order effec
tive August 1, 190", pro' .ding that the face
side of a postal card .nay be divided by a
vertical line placed one-third of the dis
tance from the left end of the card, the
space to be used for the address only. A
very thin sheet of paper may be attached
If It adheres to the card, and such a postal
may bear both writing and printing. Ad
vertisements, Illustrations or writing may
appear upon the back of the card and
upon the left third of the front.
Postals bearing particles of glass, metal,
tinsel or other such substances are de
clared to be unmailable, except when en
closed In envelopes with proper postage or
If treated In such a manner as will pre
vent the materials from being rubbed off
or injuring the hands of the persons
handling the mails.
FIRST DEPUTY WILL BE
PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT
Ny Associntecl Press
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12— U. S. Webb,
attorney general of California, stated to
day that he had decided to promote his
first deputy, E. B. Brower. to the position
of assistant attorney general, made vacant
by the recent resignation of George A.
Sturtevant, who retired to accept an ap
pointment as Judge of the superior court of
San Francisco, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Judge J. A. Hosmer.
The attorney general has chosen a suc
cessor to Mr. Brower as first deputy, but
Is not yet prepared to make his name
public, and until this Is done the appoint
ment of Mr. Brower will not be formally
announced.
SECRETARY STRAUS
SEEKS INFORMATION
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.-The South
ern Pacific and Santa Fe railroads have
been asked by Secretary of Commerce and
Labor Straus to furnish him with data
as to the number of Japanese they have
carried during the past eighteen months
from points in Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona, near the Mexican border.
For many months the bureau of Immi
gration has had inspectors In Mexico
watching the trend of Japanese Immigra
tion.
RHINE WINE GROWERS
LOOK FOR TROUBLE
By Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 12.— Trouble is brewing in
the Rhine wine region.
In the neighborhood of Rhelngau and
Nahetal vineyard owners have issued no
tices of a mass meeting on July 21, when
the present condition of the industry and
means of bettering it will be discussed.
The situation Is said to resemble in many
ways that of the Midi In France.
Japan Feels Joyful
By Associated Prets.
TOKIO, July 12.— There was a public
celebration In the exhibition hall here to
day to mark the conclusion of the Franco-
Japanese agreement. The French am
bassador, M. Gerard, former Minister
Hayashl, and many state officials and
leading business men pprtlcipated in the
general enthusiasm.
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<$> City. ; Mln. Max. <S>
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•> Boston 58 70 <&
<j> Buffalo 60 66 9
<•> Charleston 78 88 <*>
<•• Chicago liii 70 <$>
<§> Cincinnati 04 84 <S>
<§> Cleveland 62 78 <§'
<•■> Denver , M 84 <$>
<£> Dul'ith 54 80 &
<•> El rn.4i. 70 04 «>
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<|> Juckaonville 76 : 00 ■•
<t> Kaunas City 00 80 <§>
sf> Little Rock 70 86 <§>
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$ New York 68 78 <f>
i , Norfolk 78 04 <§>
• • okliil m 66 84 ' <S>
& (inn. ln. 64 76 <••■
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4 > PlttHburg / 64 82 <$>
4 > Portlund, Ore \ r. » 78 <*-
• Ileuo SO 88 <■•>
<•> St. Louis I 64 80 <*
<>> St. Paul 58 . . <•.•
4 > Salt Lake .... .".": .... 00 •00 • A
.i> San Antonio 76 86 <$>
<*> San Diego 62 70 <$>
& San Francisco 52 62 • <S>
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DESERTED WIFE
LEAVES BABES
WITH NEIGHBOR
Charitably Inclined
to Rescue
Woman Thrown on Her Own Re
sources Finds Difficulty in
Caring for Herself and
Little Ones
Two bright eyed children, one a
sunny-haired girl of 3 years and the
second a blue-eyed boy one year her
senior, are In the care of the Humane
society while officers of that organiza
tion are doing all in their power to find
their parents.
First deserted by their father and a
few days later by their mother Is thu
explanation given by the Humane so
ciety for tho straits the little ones are
in. Without a parent's love the little
tots are now adrift on the world, hun
gering for a word of love from the
ones responsible for their being.
The little ones are the children of
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Cloud, a young
couple who wire married In Indian
apolis five years ago. Soon after their
marriage the couple moved to Los An
geles and have since lived in this city.
For nearly four years the couple
lived happily together and then, ac
cording to the story told by Mrs. Cloud
to the police, "the other woman" came
into their married life.
Wins Husband from Hep
"It was the old story," said Mrs.
Cloud to Prosecuting Attorney Guy
Eddy recently. "A now face came Into
my husband's life and he was charmed
by it. Another woman's smile won his
affections from me, and one night when
I found my husband nnd this woman
together he drove me from the room."
At that time Mrs. Cloud applied for a
warrant charging her husband with
failure to provide. It was issued, but
despite all the efforts made by the po
lice department the officers were un
able to find any trace of the missing
man. It was said he was in San Fran
cisco, and the police in the northern
city were communicated with, but re
cently a reply was received saying that.
no trace of the man could be found
there.
Mrs. Cloud had been left without any
means of support by the desertion of
her husband, and her little children
were looking to her for food.
At last the woman decided she saw a
way out of the difficulty. She could
not leave the children nnd go out and
seek employment, but one day she was
told of a woman living on East Fifty
third street who took care of children
for a small sum each week.
Has Difficulty to Earn Living
Mrs. Cloud visited this woman and
soon made arrangements with her to
take tho little ones and attend to their
needs. With this weight from her
mind Mrs. Cloud then went out to seek
employment. She was a woman of
g-ood education, refined and neat in ap
pearance, but her training did not fit
her to hold any business position. At
last she was engaged as a cashier In a
restaurant, but she was lacking in
business knowledge and soon gave it
up. Since that time she has been doing
first one thing and then another, hold
ing positions only a few days nnd then
expending her small earnings scekig
other work.
The amount of money she earned was
barely sufficient to procure for her the
necessities of life, yet she hoarded each
penny in order to pay the woman who
was taking care of her children.
Three weeks ago she found it would
he impossible for her to meet the
weekly payment. Fearing that she
would be chided If she did not have the
money the woman hesitated to visit the
place where her children were, so she
allowed day after day to pass, hoping
that she would some way succeed in
obtaining the money necessary.
She was unable to do so, and yester
day the woman who had the children in
charge decided she could no longer
take care of them.
Search for Mother
"I am an old woman." she said to
the Humane officers, "and I have a lit
tle girl at home who needs medicine
and attention. I find It is impossible
for me to attend to the wants of these
little ones, and despite the fact that I
wish to keep them find I must give
"Charitable persons who heard of the
case" said the humane officer, 'gave
Mrs. Cloud a check for $S to be used
to defray the expenses of the little
ones. The woman met Mrs Cloud on
the street this morning, and together
they cashed the check. Mrs Cloud
then gave the woman $J out of it. but
kept the remainder I suppose she
needed the money, but the chlldien
also have wants which should be at
tesSfd effortß to find Mrs. Cloud yester
day were unavailing. The woman Is
cnid to have sung In an amateur per
formance in a local theater Thursday
niirht but yesterday she was not at
her room 917 West Ninth street, or at
the home of relatives, Fourth and Hill
S Humane officers will endeavor to
find her nnd learn if It is possible for
her to take care of the children. If It
Is found she is not homes will be pro
vided for them with some family who
will givo them the proper care and
the children are being
taken care of by families found by the
Humane society and will be given tho
best of attention until something
definite is decided oir
ADMITS KILLING GIRL;
PLEADS HER INFIDELITY
By Associated Press.
PORTLAND, July 12.-Nic Claro, the
alleged murderer of Nuza Blugesi, a
young Italian girl of Mammola. Italy, on
January IB of this year, was arrested in
this city today at the instance of Giusep
pe Blugesi, brother of the dead girl, who
arrived here last night from San Fran
cisco and accidentally learned that Claro
was a boarder at the place where he had
sought entertainment.
Claro has admitted his crime and Justi
fies it by claiming that the girl was un
true to his brother.
STEEL TUG TO MAKE
TRIP TO PACIFIC COAST
By Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July 12.— Bound for a
long trip to the Pacific, the steel tug
Governor Hubbard left the Neafy & Levy
ship building plant today for a three
months' run via the Straits of Magellan.
The Hubbard was built for the Ham
mond Lumber company of California and
will be used In towing lumber rafts from
Pußet Sound to San Francisco and other
points upon the Pacific coast.
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SPIRITUALIST ELOPES WITH
MOTHER-IN-LAW BECAUSE
WIFE DISLIKES SEANCES
By Associated Press.
4 14 1 VIENNA, July 12.— A spiritual- 4*
4*4 * Ist named Bannlnger, living in 4>
4 » Budapest, eloped with his mother- 4>
4 » In-law, the wife of a land owner. 4»
4 » Banninger was dissatisfied with *
4>4 > his wife because she was not in- 4*
4*4 * terested in his seances. He found 4*
4>4 > his mother-in-law devoted. to spir- 4>
4 > Itualism. They came to Vienna
4*4 * preparatory to starting for the 4>
4 » United States. While here they 4»
4>4 > were robbed of all their belong- 4*
4>4 > Ings, and they returned to Buda- 4»
4>4 > pest. Deutsch and his daughter *
4>4 > are both suing for divorce. 4>
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ENGINEER STOPS
HOLDUP ATTEMPT
Turns on Full Steam and Negroes Are
Afraid to Jump for Fear of
Being Dashed to
Pieces
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 12.— A daring attempt
to hold up and rob a freight train on the
Pennsylvania road at Rahway, N. J., was
frustrated by Engineer William R. Law
rence. The would-be robbers, four ne
groes, were captured after an automobile
chase.
The freight train was approaching Rah
way, when the engineer saw a signal to
stop. When he did so he was surprised to
see four negroes jump from behind a
clump of bushes and climb on board. One
of the men boarded the engine, while the
other three got on the train. The negro
on the engine ordered that one car be un
coupled from the train and left behind to
be ransacked by them. He threatened
that there would be trouble if tho order
was not complied with.
Realizing that a fast express train would
be along in a few minutes the engineer
grasped the throttle and set the train
going at full speed while the negro looked
on in amazement.
Twice the men endavored to jump from
the train, but fear of being dashed to
death prevented them, and they hung on
until the train reached the freight yard
of the company at Waverly, twelve mllos
away.
There the men fled into the country, but
some policemen who were notified pressed
an automobile Into service and the negroes
were soon overtaken and arrested. Ttvsy
gave their names as Joseph Wilson, John
Johnson, Norman Tobin and Florence
Davis, all of Philadelphia.
OPENLY ATTACKS
FRENCH ALLIANCE
Newspaper Supposed to Be Serving as
Mouthpiece of Powerful Offi
cials Who Make Eyes
at Germany
By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jt?ly 12.— An open
attack upon the French government and
Ambassador Bompard appeared today in
the Novoe Vremya, which a week ago
began reviewing and tentatively con
demning the Franco-Russian alliance.
It is supposed that the paper In this
instance is serving as the mouthpiece of
the powerful court power which is work-
Ing in favor of closer relations with Ger
many: The editorial is couched In In
temperate and offensive language and
seriously compromises the position of M.
Bompard at St. Petersburg.
It says: "Tactics to the point of im
prudence have been the behavior of the
ambassador In offering advice unheard In
Russian internal affairs upon which he is
a perfect ignoramus. The French gov
ernment has also treated official Russia
strangely, almost hostilely.
"The French official press and the offi
cial utterances in the chamber of deputies
have indicated all along that Franco was
anxious to engage In negotiations with
the new born douma over the head or
behind the back of the government. Such
Insincerity and double dealing Is calcu
lated to give open encouragement to the
Russian revolutionists."
BELGIAN ARMY OFFICER
MAKES SERIOUS CHARGES
Dy Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, July 12.— Major Lemair,
who served eighteen years in the Congo
and who resigned when notified he would
be prosecuted for cruelty toward native
soldiers, retaliated today by publishing a
sensational exposure of the republican
conditions in .te native army. He de
clared the soldiers are merely brigands,
who raid the populace, assault the women
and burn the villages.
The major adds that when he attempted
to protect the natives by inflicting severo
punishment upon the troops his disciplin
ary measures were overruled by his su
periors. He Insists tuat the real t'oject
of the Congo administration In preferring
the charges was to get rid of him.
HEARING OF BRADLEY CASE
POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 12.— There was
a partial hearing in the supreme court
of the District of Columbia today on thu
application of Mrs. Annie M. Bradley,
charged with the murder of Former
United States Senator Brown of Utah,
to be admitted to bail, hut the action
was postponed until next Monday.
The hearing was held before Justice
Wright, who found the affidavits regard
ing Mrs. Bradley's health to be In
sufficient to Justify action at this time.
Raid Postmaster's Pig
By Associated I'rnss.
TACOMA, Wash., July 12. -County offi
cers last night raided a "blind pig" oper
ated by Postmaster E..H. Cooper at Lake
I?ay, an Inland settlement twenty miles
from T-icoma, seizing $300 worth of liquors
to be destroyed.
DEFENSE OF
HAYWOOD IS
ALMOST IN
State Will Begin Its
Rebuttal by
Today
Case Goes to Jury Last
Week of This
Month
Defendant Undergoes Six Hours of
Direct and Cross-Examination.
Haywood Preserves Self.
Possession
By Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, July 12.— William D. Htt>
wood, the defendant, charged with the
murder of Frank Steunenberg, left th«
witness chair thjs- afternoon. He had
been under examination six hours, the
time being equally divided between his
own counsel and Senator Borah, who con
ducted the cross-examination.
One witness will be called tomorrow
morning and his examination will take up
about fifteen minutes. Counsel for the
defense will then announce their close and
the Btate will begin the rebuttal unless
motions to strike out certain parts of the
evidence should be brought forward by
the defense.
Counsel for the state announce their
willingness to abide by the instructions of
the court to the jury and will not occupy
time with the arguments of motions to
strike.
There is now a prospect that the case
may be brought to a conclusion within two
weeks. The state expects to close the re
buttal by Wednesday or Thursday next.
The defense expresses the opinion that
sur-rebuttal will be in by Saturday. Under
these circumstances the case will be given
to the Jury by tho end of the last week of
this month.
Haywood's Cross-Examination
The cross-examination of TTaywood com
menced this afternoon within an hour
after the opening of court. By this time
every seat was taken. The announcement
that Senator Borah would cross-examine
brought out an unusually large attend
ance. It was quite evident that the spec
tators were not alone in their expectation
of something Interesting. When Clarence
Darrow, Haywood's cousel, closed the
direct examination of his client and quietly
remarked. "You may cross-examine," the
prisoner-witness turned In his chair and
faced Mr. Borah, his face pale and jaws
firmly set. There was a stir in the 'court
room and then an absolute silence. The
first questions and answers came in such
subdued tones that Mr. Richardson of
Haywood's counsel asked the witness to
speak. Borah's cross-examination, always
rapid fire, was more than usually quick
today, but from first to last Haywocl
preserved complete self possession and
control. At times his replies came as
quickly as the questions were flung at
him. Again he would hesitate and speak
slowly, with a marked emphasis. His
voice, low and musical, was seldom raised
except once or twice when a flat denial
was given. Borah's manner was courte
ous throughout, but now and then a tinge
of sarcasm or of sternness appeared as he
insisted on a direct answer and Haywood
appeared reluctant. Invariably he ad
dressed Borah as "senator" and repeat
edly asked permission to explain when he
thought there might be some misunder
standing.
Notwithstanding this subdued air of
consideration, of quiet speech and courte
K'oniiniirii on Pan Two.)
THE DAY'S NEWS
FORECAST
For Southern California: Fair
Saturday; light south wind. Maxi
mum temperature in Los Angeles
yesterday, 82 degrees; minimum, 60
degrees.
I —Tells1 — Tells of his own perfidy.
2 — Warn teachers to be cautious. •'
3 —560003 — $6000 worth of diamonds stolen. ..
— Editorial.
s —City5 — City news. '
6 .7— N. E. A. news.
B—Sports.8 — Sports.
1 0 — Classified advertisements.
1— Markets.
1 2 — Company cannot lay third rail. ,7
FOREIGN
Russian paper openly attacks aliance . with V'
France.
EASTERN /
Teachers are warned to be cautious li. laki *)
up public lands. , i l>'»Kr
President considering doling; project of joOurl
ernment buying stock in railroads. ; , Vof
Nervy engineer frustrates attempt to bold up ■]
train.
COAST
Haywood's defense is almost completed. ', i ', '<■ ;
Acting Mayor Boxton tells of his own . per- „''■
fidy. ■ . ' ■: ' ' ■• • •:'■■'.,
Negro Is hanged for double murder. •",■ . - ■ ..
LOCAL
Deserted mother forced by circumstances . to ; , .
leave children unprovided for. ...>«. •:••"■■ ••*/.vV."-\" ;
Former physician, now morphine fiend, found H
with counterfeit money. . "■' ;
Dice sharper arrested. -v.# »\- - ><.
Auto scorcher escapes punishment. ■
Sold oil with short measure. '', ;„
City selects site for workhouse.
J . W. Scott hangs himself. ■'.'.'.:' '. ;,.
Fourteen-year-old boy . loses arm ' In ' planing w
mill.' • • ,'.. ' ..-'
Protest against filing of Higgins will. „-..'
Corporations object to Assessor Ward's . fig- r '
ures. ■ .' .-..'• :■■..*• ''•.'■.'.'••.;!••■/.«.,.
Burglars secure $6000 in diamonds.' - ;
Handsome woman la accused of being thief. ' .