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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 288. PRICE: r AI^ RR n Mo c^r RR HIEIIH lEII {65 CENTS
OPENS ARTERY
WITH KNIFE
NONOGENARIAN PIONEER
KILLS HIMSELF
PREFERS DEATH TO SEEING
HOME DEMOLISHED
Thomas John Dye of Sunset Boulevard
Anticipates Approaching Disso
1 ition — Attempt Made to
Suppress Pacts
Preferring death to seeing his old home
dismantled by the wreckers paving the
Way fnr the Harriman subway, Thomas
John Dye, past 90 years, opened an artery
With a penknife and bled to death before
medical aid could save him.
Though the venerable man's frenzied at
tempt to curtail his fast-waning life was
made Saturday no report of such a case
reached the police or the coroner till the
health department, inquiring into the
meaning of "sulc selfoado" written Illeg
ibly on the burial certificate, discovered
that It was the Latin for "self destruc
tion."
An accommodating physician had taken
this means of screening from an over
curious public knowledge that the old man
had hastened his declining years. It was
done, he sald.Vat the son's request.
As burial on the regular certificate took
place yesterday morning before the facts
leaked out awkward complications are
likely to arise today.
Dye lived at BHi Sunset boulevard twenty
years In an old structure, rambling in
architecture, flanked by verandas an:l
barked by a hill through which In August
graders for the Los Angeles-Pacific trolley
line will pierce a tunnel.
Artery Drained
There, in an unusued room, the old man
was found Saturday morning weak from
the loss of blood, and a crimson penknife
lay on the floor.
Dr. S. A. Austin, who was called, said
that every drop of blood in the man's
arteries had probably been drained. He
said, too, death from old age would have
probably happened within a few weeks
anyway, as Mr. Dye was poorly nour
ished.
To the nelghhors the case caused no sur
prise, because several times In his loneli
ness he bad expressed a wish to die so
that he might he with his helpmeet who
had passed beyond within the past year.
Dye had become deaf, and as he was
alone much of the time the shadows crept
over him menacingly.
With him in the old house lived his son,
Charles T. Dye, whose grown son was
also a member of the household. The only
cither tenant of the landmark soon to be
effaced was an aged woman living on the
ground floor too feebleMo help and who
last night seemed to be unnware of The
tragedy of old age enacted in a room
overhead.
The late Mrs. Dye is said to have been
¦h Miss Cook and to have lived in Missouri
and New York In year* past. In one of
these two states the wife of Charles T.
Dye is visiting now.
Sorry He Sold Home
Recently the elder Dye sold his Sunset
boulevard premises for $20,000 to the Los
Angeles-Pacific company, which has ac
quired a private right^pf way to Templo
.street for a tunnel.
Though he parted with his property at
what neighbors call a- fair price he rued
the bargain the day after he affixed his
signature to the papers.
It was his death warrant, he had signed,
he said, and the> prophecy proved true.
The aged man drew more and more within
himself, wa« seldom seen evvi on_the
veranda, and when legal notice was 'sent
him that before August 1 the premises
must be vacated the old man prepared to
anticipate fate.
Dr. Austin was notified yesterday by the
health department that he should have
reported the case immediately to the cor
oner. He said in reply he notified the
undertakers, Bresee Bros., and that a cer
oner's O X Bhould be procured before the
permit was presented. It developed that
the undertakers sent a man to the health
office who was unfamiliar with city hall
routine and those In charge there failed
to notice the Latin phrase and assumed
that "hemorrhage, exhaustion and Inani
tion," given as causes and contributory
causes, covered the case. Hence the per
mit was issued, and by the time they
made the discovery of mystery Bresee
Bros, had interred the corpse in Ever
green cemetery-
Dye's age Is recorded as 90 years, 6
months and 3 days. He was a native of
Kentucky, had lived in California twenty
five years and In the same house twenty
years.
As far as known his son is the only
heir to thej estate, which amounts to about
$50,000.
Decedent lived for a time on Jefferson
street and recently sold his old holdings
there for a small fortune.
LOS ANGELES GIRL
WEDS N ALASKA
Special to The Herald.
BERKELEY, July IB.— Letters from.
Alaska bring ihe news of an interesting
romance that has led to the wedding at
Nome City of Miss Marie Dyer of Los
Angeles and Herman George Martens of
Berkeley.
Rev. Dr. Wood of the First Congrega
tional church was the officiating clergy
man.
The bride was beautifully gowned in
cream chiffon over cream taffeta, trimmed
with point lace.
She carried a bouquet of Alaska-grown
bridesmaid roses tied with pink tulle.
The ceremony was performed under a
canopy of white satin ribbons.
The bridegroom, who is president of the
Alaska Mercantile company, is the son of
Mrs. Anna Martens of 2320 Webster street.
His bride was a well known society
girl of Los Angeles. The ycung couple
met in Nome while Miss Dyer was on a
visit to her brother, who is a prominent
business man mere.
Mr. and Mrs. Martens were, of course
unable to take a wedding trip in Alaska!
and they expect to make a visit to the
coast in the very near future.
BOMB EXPLODES NEAR
AMERICAN EMBASSY
By Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 15.— A bomb
exploded last night in front of the
\ summer quarters of the American em
bassy at Yen! Keui, a suburb of this city.
Four persons were slightly lijured.
Otherwise no damage was done. The
author of the outrage has not been
traced.
Los Angeles Herald.
MAYORALTY UNDECIDED
San Francisco Supervisors Adjourn
Until This Afternoon
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15. — The
board of supervisors met tonight, but
the mayorlty situation was not brought
up. After the transaction of routine
business adjournment was taken until
4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Subsequently District Attorney Lang
don, coming direct from a conference
with Rudolph Spreckels and Francis J.
Heney. made the following statement:
"We hoped to put a new and clean
mayor in office tonight, but we're com
pelled by circumstances to hold tho
matter ovef until tomorrow. If our
hope and expectations are realised the
election of a successor to Boxton will
take place at the adjourned meeting of
the supervisors /at 4 o'clock. The con
sent of certain interests to action de
cided upon by us tonight must be ob
luined and we expect to obtain it be
fore tomorrow's meeting. After the
election I shall have a detailed state
ment for the public, explaining and
clearing up many things about the
mayoralty situation that until now we
lmve felt It necessary to keep secret."
GERMANY IS DRENQHED;
MANY DEATHS OCCUR
HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAUSE
GRAVE DISTRESS
Crops Are Utterly Ruined in Some
Parts — Floods Are Especially
Severe In Western
Germany
By Associated Press.
BERLIN July 15.— From six to eight
inches of rain have fallen throughout the
greater part of Germany during the last
three days, and as a result a number of
rivers have overflowed their banks, car
rying death and destruction in the sur
rounding country.
N" less than a dozen minor railroad ac
cidents from washouts have been reported
and dispatches coming in from the coun
try traversed by the swollen streams re
late i the destruction of crops, dwelling
houses and out buildings.
The floods are especially severe In West
ern Germany.
Casualties to the number of fifty have
been reported, principally single persons
caught by the waters, chiefly in the vil
lages of Poland and Silesia.
The capsizing of a boat near Berlin
resulted in two deaths.
Odar Out of Banks
BRESLAU. July 15.— The Odar is well
out of its banks. The water. Is three
feet deep in the market place and neigh
boring streets.
Soldiers in the garrison have been or
dered out to assist the fire department in
building a series of dams to prevent the
further spread of the flood.
Immense damage has been caused to
the merchandise and the warehouses on
the river bank. The railroad station can
be reached only in boats.
Farm lands for a distance of 100 miles
from Breslau are Inundated and the grape
crop is ruined. Cattle have been swept
away and several persons have lost their
lives in the water.
Poland Streams Overflow
POSEN. July 15.— As a result of the ex
ceedingly heavy rain of the last few days
all the streams of Poland have overflowed
their banks. The water is damaging the
crops, a number of persons have been
drowned and many small houses have
been, carried away.
Glatz Under Water
GLATZ, Sicily. July 15. -Almost the en
tire city of Glatz Is under water from the
flood. The depth ranges from a few
inches in some places to six feet in others.
Traffic Delayed
DRESDEN, July 15.— The Elbe and
Westritz rivers are in full flood. The sta
tion and the track have been damaged
and traffic has been delayed.
BEAUTIFUL MATRICIDE
. BURIED AT PITTSBURG
Special to The Herald,
PITTSBURO, July ln.-Bertha Bell
stein's ashes now rest in Voegtly cem
etery, Troy Hill, near the graves of the
father whose sudden death destroyed her
mind, the mother she killed, and of the
brother and the old friend of the family
who killed themselves after me tragedy
of eight years ago. The ashes were in
a copper lined mahogany casket, six by
eight inches.
After brief services at the undertaking
rooms of Joseph Voltz at 233 South High
land avenue, yesterday afternoon, the
undertaker and George F. Vogel, sr., N.
A. Voegtly in a carriage, carried the
ashes to the cemetery.
There a shallow grave was rapidly dug
and with bared heads, but with no cere
mony, the casket was deposited and the
earth replaced.
TAKE DOWN WALLS
TO GET WOMAN OUT
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 15.— Mrs. Margaret
McMahon, the biggest woman in New
Jersey, Is dead at her home in Newark.
In order that her body may be taken
out of the house this morning for In
terment, one of the window frames has
been removed and sixteen inches of brick
work at the side of it.
It will take twelve men to carry the
coffin to the street and as here is not
a hearse large enough 'to Ijold it, it will
have to be conveyed to the cemetery in
a wagon. «
Mrs. McMahon wolglied nearly 500
pounds.
NEWSPAPER MAN DIES
OF HEART DISEASE
By Associated Press.
OTTUMWA, lowa, July 16.— W. A. Lee,
president of the Lee syndicate of news
papers, Including the Ottumwa Courier,
the Davenport I'lmes, the Muscatlne
Journal, the La Crosse Tribune and the
Hannibal Courier Post, died of heart dis
ease today, at Nottingham, England, at
trie home of his brother-in-law. Frank
Mnhln, United States consul at that plaec.
Appoints Postmaster
By Associated Press.
OYSTER BAY, L. L. July 15.— President
Roosevelt .today appointed L.' C. Mo»
Wards postmaster at Fullerton, Cal. /
ZIMMER IS
SENT TO JAIL
JUDGE COMMITS WITNESS
FOR CONTEMPT
REFUSES TO GIVE TESTIMONY IN
GLASS TRIAL
Attitude of Second Vice President of
Telephone Company a Serious
Blow to Prosecution
of Glass
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15.— The first
serious blow to the bribery graft prosecu
tion was struck by the Louis Glass de
fense in open court today through Emlle
J. Zimmer, second vice president and di
rector of the Pacific States Telephone
and Telegraph company, who first re
fused to be sworn, afterward accepted the
oath and took the stand, answered two
or three questions put by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Henwy, then refused to
testify further.
Judge'Lawlor committed him for con
tempt to the county jail "for "a term of
five days and until the question -is an
swered."
Under the law as interpreted by the
court, this means that Mr. Zlmmer must
stay in jail throughout the progress of
the Glass trial or until he signifies his
willingness to testify.
On Zlmmer the prosecution relied as its
most Important witness against First
Vice President Glass, accused of bribery.
At the time this crime is alleged to
have beert committed— March of 1901! —
Louis Glass was acting as president and
general manager of the Pacific States
company, owing to the- death of President
John I. Sabin.
Testified to Grand Jury
Before the grand jury Zimmer testified
that Glass drew checks' for the bribe
moneys claimed to have been paid to the
supervisors, caused Zimmer to cash them
and Instructed him to give the money to
Agent Halsey and require from Halsey
no voucher, merely carrying these thou
sands of dollars on the current expense
account. .
Mayor Charles Boxton has told the
Glass jury that he as a supervisor ac
cepted $5000 from Agent Halsey to vote
against an ordinance granting a rival
franchise to the Home Telephone com
pany, and on this and other strong foun
dation stones the prosecution purposed
today to rear the fabric of Glass' guilt.
If Heney has other material at hand to
substitute, the building of the case may
proceed tomorrow.
About that he refuses to talk.
"We have no statement to make on any
point at this time," is the way he put It
to the newspaper men at the noon recess.
Neither would Delmas, leader of the
forces of the defense, say a word. It is
admitted that the action of Zlmmer places
a powerfully persuasive argument in the
hands of the prosecution against the time
of argument to the jury; but on the other
hand the question Is heard:
"If Heney cannot, replace Zlmmer will
not the defense have strong grounds on
which to urge an Instruction to acquit?"
Zlmmer's refusal to testify was based
on this statement by him:
"The" grand jury has seen fit to Indict
several gentlemen on evidence that seems
insufficient; therefore I have decided to
take this stand in order to protect my-
He meant that he would avail himself
of "his constitutional right not to be
made a witness against himself," though
In reply to questions by the court he
averred that he did not fear hiß answer
might tend to subject himself to a felony
prosecution, or that it would degrade his
character—the two grounds on which the
law allows a witness the right to refuse
to testify.
Business Men Applaud New Herald Policy
COMPLIMENTS for the new Herald
and good wishes fpr its success
under the new management and
new policy were heard frequently In the
business district yesterday, the first busi
ness day since the new paper made its
appearance.
Business men generally expressed much
Interest in the change, and sentiment was
practically unanimous in favor of the
course w^ich The Herald has mapped out
for itself.
Many men of high standing irr the com
munity called up the editorial department
over the telephone to extend congratula
tions. Others discussed the change with
their business friends and associates. All
agreed that the new Herald has great
business opportunities for good, and ex
pressed the belief that these opportunities
will be improved.
Even men whose names are most often
before the public through their activity in
politics announced their satisfaction with
the paper's new declaration of principles.
Prominent Democrats, admitting that
The Herald's course; had come aa a sur
prise, still salt] that the good to be gained
through a fearless newspaper, untram
meled by corporate control and without
strings of any sort, would more than coun
terbalance the loss of a strictly party
mouthpiece,
Following are a few expressions of good
will quoted briefly:
Should Take the Lead
H. Jevne. grocer;
"I believe the announced platform of the
new Herald Is right, and 1 feel confident
the paper will be a credit to the city. I
am glad to see It go ahead, because it is
the oldest paper here, the paper that
should take the lead in matters affecting
the welfare of Los Angeles.
"I have known Mr.-Glbbon many years
and shall take pleasure In calling on him
in the near future."
Likes Local Independence
George W. Grimes, vice president of
Grimcs-Stassforth Stationery company:
"The new Herald should be a success.
My political affiliations are on the other
side, but I like to see a good, clean
Democratic paper nevertheless, especlai
>y ono that Is independent locally.
'; "I know most of the men whoso
names have been made public in con
nection with the new Herald company,
and know them to be men of high abil
ity, men from whom the community will
expect much."
Merits Strong Support
W. A. Tufts, vie'e president Tufts-
Jjyons Arms company: "New blood is a
Hnocl thing in most business^ and should
'be a good thing In the newspuper busi
ness.
"The caver that always stands for the
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 16, 1907.
ASSEMBLY COMES TO END
Christian Endeavorers Close Conven
tion After Big Day's Program
By Associated Press.
SEATTLE. Wash.. July 15.-The usual
sunrise prayer meeting opened the final
day of the Christian Endeavor conven
tion this morning at 6:30. services being
held In eleven churches— topic, "Wit
neisefl for Christ; When, Where, How?"
At Westminstrr church the subject was
"Methods of Bible Study," led by William
Phillips Hall, president of the American
Bible league.
At the First Baptist church the leader
was Hiram M. Lathrop, treasurer of the
United society rif Hoston; at Pilgrim Con
gregational junior methods were dis
cussed, led by General Secretary Shaw;
at Swedish Baptist floating society work
was talked on, led by George S. Higbic
of Los Angeles; at United Presbyterian
church Miss Ethel Plckett of Kansas
City led, the subject being "Quiet Hour
Conference;" at Welsh Presbyterian John
T. Sproule of Arlington, N. J., led, the
subject being "Tithing."
Attendance Smaller
The attendance al (Tent Williston and
at the regular churchos during the flay
was a little less than yesterday. At Tent
Williston Rev. Tyler Q,f Denver presided,
the subject being "Training of the Mis
sionary Service at Home and Abroad."
Many addresses were delivered by dele
gates from various countries.
At First Presbyterian church R. G.
Banff of Wllllamsport, Pa., presided, the
subject being the same as at the Tent
Williston meeting.
The non-evangelistic meeting at the
Grand opera house at 12 o'clock was pre
sided over by William I .illlips Hall of
New York; Rev. j'ames A. Francis of
New York was the lending speaker.
In the afternoon, at Tent Williston,
President Clark presided and many
speakers on Christian endeavor, its op
portunity, and kindrrd topics were heard,
and similar services Were held at the
First Presbyterian church.
CHARGES MAN AND
WIFE WITH MURDER
PRISONERS AGREE TO RETURN
WITHOUT EXTRADITION
Chief of Police of San Diego Swears
to Warrant on Telegraphic
Advices from Illinois
City
By Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., July 15.— Acting on
the belief that the attorneys for Fred
erick H. Magill and his wife would start
proceedings this morning for the release
of the prisoners. Chief of Police Moulton
went before justice of the Peace M. R.
Thorpe and made complaint charging the
pair with murder, based on the telegrams
he has received from the sheriff of Dewltt
county, Illinois.
A warrant charging the pair with being
fugitives from Justice was placed In the
hands of an officer for service if the de
fendants now in jail change their minds
about going back to Clinton, Dewitt
county, without trouble.
Eugene Daney, their attorney, however,
has assured the officers that there would
be no attempt to stop the transfer of the
prisoners to Clinton either with or with-j
out extradition papers.
Magill this morning telegraphed Sheriff
Campbell of Dewitt saying:
"Will return voluntarily without papers.
Come after us at once."
Attorney Daney has also telegraphed
•the Clinton officials that if they will
come direct to San Diego, Mr. and Mrs.
Magill will save them the trouble and
expense of a trip to Sacramento by re
turning to Illinois without extradition
papers of any kind.
The prisoners still decline to talk to
newspaper men and say they have
nothing for publication at this time.
best man In looal politics will merit and,
I believe, will receive strong support.
"There are strong men behind the new
Herald and it should be a strong paper."
Admires Sturdy Democracy
Arthur Forrester, secretary and treas
urer of E. A. Forrester Ar Sons, Inc.:
"There should be a place in Los Ange
les for a sturdy, independent Democratic
paper. At the same time I should like
to see a strong paper, Democratic all the
way through. Such a paper would tell
us Republicans when we nre wrong and
would serve to keep us on our mettle.
"It is just like competition In business,
a good thing. The political party that
has things all its own way seldom be
haves Itself.
"I know the men who form the new
Herald company and know them as men
of ability in the lines In which I have
met them."
Admires New Platform
Al Flournoy, manager People's theater:
"I'm for the new Herald. I haven't been
In Los A'lgeles long, but I have been
here long enough to know that there is
a place here for a paper conducted along
the lines set forth in the new Herald
platform.
"I always have liked Ihe Herald. It
always has been a good paper.
"My best wishes to the new owners
and hopes that they may- succeed In
making the paper even better In the
future than it has been In the past. A>id
that, as one of my stars says, 'Is a
going some.' "
Dislikes Bass Drum Journal
Jesse O. Smith. Lyon, McKinney, Smith
company:
"I am much pleased with the new appear
ance of The Herald. I thoroughly believe
In a conservative press; and The Herald,
ANNOUNCEMENT
| All th,e capital stock of The Herald ,
company, the corporation which owns t
and publishes The Los Angeles Dally J
Herald, has recently been purchased J
from the former owners by parties '
who have no connection with any <
other newspaper in Los Angeles, and ,
who have taken over and own and ',
control ABSOLUTELY and INDI- *
VIDUALLY, and NOT AS TRUST- \
ES, every share of the issued and '
outstanding capital stock of the cor- J
poration. 1
TOKIO NOT
INTERESTED
DISCREDITS ARREST OF
FORT SKETCHER
THINKS FRIENDLY RELATIONS
TOO DEEPLY ROOTED
Korean Question Worries Government
and Suppression of Intrigues
Is Uppermost in Its
Mind
By Associated Press.
TOKIO, July 15.— The news of the ar
rest in America of a Japanese officer in
the act of sketching Fort Rosecrans,
which Is totally discredited here and
would ordinarily have Invited angry com
nirnis against the source of Information,
Is quietly left without editorial comment
In the leading Japanese papers.
The explanation of this attitude may be
sought in the fact that, despite the war
talk which Is being transmitted here from
America, the impression continues to pre
vail that the friendly relations existing
between the United States and Japan are
too deep rooted to be destroyed by nny
antl-Japimrsp sentiment, which, however
loudly voiced, is known to be limited to
a small section.
The presence in the United States of
Admiral Yamamoto at this trme is con
sidered to be most kindly, and the cor
dial reception accorded him by President
Roosevelt Is profoundly appreciated as
forecasting a satisfactory solution of the
labor question.
Busy with Korea
Moreover, the Korean question Is now
claiming the foremost attention, almost
to the exclusion of all qther topics.
The press, however, is generally re
fraining from any suggestions In defi
nite form, and even the opposition pa
pers are withholding concrete- expres
sions and opinions.
It may safely be said the whole nation
is confidently trusting Marquis Ito and
Foreign Minister Hayashl to deal with
Korea In such a manner as to extermi
nate the last element of hostile intrigues
against Japan, with the full support of
the powers.
In this connection the fact is recalled
with appreciation that when the protec
torate over Korea was signed the United
States was the first, to notify Toklo of the
withdrawal of its legation from Seoul.
JUDGE PARKER HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 15.— Friends of Judge
Alton B. Parker heard today that he
had a narrow escape from death in
Virginia Satin-day night.
While riding on a train between Nor
folk and Richmond, a bullet crashed
through the window besidn which Judge
Parker was sitting, and embedded itself
In the woodwork of the opposite side of
the car. It could not be ascertainec 1 . who
fired the shot.
USES BED TICKING
TO HANG HIMSELF
Tty Associated Press.
STOCKTON, July 15.— Patrick Tierney,
26 years of age, committed suicide at the
state hospital here last night with a rope
made of bed ticking, which he tied about
the window grating.
The coroner's jury decided that he sui
cided while insane.
The deceased, who was committed from
San Francisco last February, leaves three
married sisters In that metropolis.
in its new form, gets away from the bass
drum methods of the other morning
papers. My best wishes are extended to
the management.
"If the announced policy is carried out
honestly and consistently I believe that
the paper will Increase rapidly In in
fluence and circulation."
Good Luck to Herald
B. Desenberg, manager the Central dc
partment store:
"I certainly believe in non-partisan news
papers, and I am glad to see The Herald
purposes to take this stand In local af
fairs. In my opinion a newspaper should
make as hard a tight nationally for its
ticket as It pleases, but in local politics it
should know no Democrat and no Repub
lican.
"In my home town in Michigan I was a
director of the Municipal league, a non
partisan organization, from the time it
was founded. We thought we had the
newspapers with us, but after the old line
nominations were made we found our
mistake.
"Good luck to the non-partisan Herald."
Attorney Foresees Success
M. J. McGarry, attorney at law
"I think the new Hernld should succeed,
and I certainly hope it will. Of course I
would like to see a straight Democratic
paper in Los Angeles, hut we can find no
fault with a paper that supports the b^st
man for local office, provided it does not
Sight a man merely because he is a Demo
crat; and that, of course The Herald will
not do."
Sees Place for New Herald
A. M. Parsons, real estate man
"In the past I have doubted whether
there was place in Los Angeles for three
morning papers, but The Herald, in its
new form and under new management,
may make me change my mind.
"I will, say this: There are many busi
ness men In Los Angeles who have been
patronizing the other morning papers not
because they like them or their policies,
but because they felt they had to do it
from a business standpoint. Doubtless
many of them would like nothing better
than to see The Herald forge to the
front."
Wants Herald to Prosper*
Henry Lyon, councilman Seventh Ward;
"1 read The Herald every day, as do
most of my friends, and I hear only kind
words for it. The change in control has
caused much favorable- comment. W r e
want to see The Herald go ahead and
print the news correctly and fairly, as it
has done in the past. I believe that it
will under the men now in charge, who
represent the best citizenship."
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ARRANGE FOR REPAIRS
Southern Pacific Will Fix Break In
Buena Vista Levee
By Associated Press.
BAKERSFIELD, July 15.-Arrange
ments have been made by the land com
pany with the Southern Pacific to do the
work of repairing the break in the Buena
Vista levee, and work wan started today,
with a gang of ninety men and the South
ern Pacific regular pile driver outfit.
Materials were taken yesterday to Gos
ford station, where they were unloaded
and will be hauled to the levee.
The outfit included the Southern Pacific
pile driver, forty-foot piling and 25,000
sacks which will be filled with sand and
gravel to stop the flow of water.
Loose piling will first be driven across
the break In two rows, and on this an Im
provised platform will be constructed, the
whole forming a bridge across the break.
On the bridge a track will be laid and
a hand tram car will be used to carry
material to any part of the break needed.
MAKES SWEEPING DENIAL
Standard Oil Company Files Answer
to Injunction Proceedjngs
By Associated Press.
ST. LOLIS, July 15.— Attorneys for the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey and
Its seventy subsidiary corporations,
against which the government has insti
tuted injunction proceedings, filed an an
swer in the United States circuit court
today to the portion of the complaints in
the original bill to which the defendants
have made exception.
The answer specifically denies each and
every allegation of the government that
the Standard Oil company, its subsidiary
corporations and the individual defend
ants have formed any conspiracy or com
bination in restraint of trade.
The filing of this answer is the last
formality In court prior to the taking of
testimony in the case.
TELLS REASON WHY
DREYFUS RESIGNED
By Associated Press.
PARIS, July 15.— The Patrle today says
the reason for the recent resignation
from the army of Major Alfred Dreyfus,
the former captain of artillery who was
sentenced on a charge of treason to im
prisonment on Devil's island, was be
cause General Picquart, the minister of
war, refused to give him the rank of
lieutenant colonel.
According to the newspapers Dreyfus
thought that In addition to receiving back
pay for the years he spent on Devil's is
land, and the decoration of an officer of
the Legion of Honor, he should be pro
moted to the rank he would have held
had he continued to serve in the army.
General Picquart thought It would be
Impolitic to reopen the affair by making
this promotion and therefore Dreyfus re
signed. Dreyfus has not as yet issued
any statement.
WANTS FUEL COMPANY
TO RETURN ITS LAND
By Associated Press.
DENVER. July 15.-Charged with hav
ing fraudulently acquired coal lands in
Gunnison county, Colorado, by means of
dummy entries, the Utah Fuel company,
owned and controlled by the Denver &
Rio Grande company, and its officers are
made defendants to a suit filed in the
federal court today by United States Dis
trict Attorney Earl M. Cranston, seeking
the recovery of the land and a reason
able price for all coal mined In It.
The complaint avers that the govern
ment greatly fears that other lands may
be grabbed by the fuel company's agents,
and asks for an injunction to prevent
such seizures.
HIS TERM EXPIRES;
ARRESTED FOR MURDER
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15.— James
Courtney, alias Leadvllle Jimmy, consid
ered by the police to be one of the most
desperate criminals ever In a California
penitentiary, was rearrested today upon
being discharged from San Quentin, where
he had served a term of six years on a
charge of manslaughter for the murder of
Policeman E. C. Robinson In January,
1902.
B>- Associated Press.
Courney was arrested upon request of
the police of New York, where he is
wanted for the murder of Clara Engle
hard, which occurred In 1901.
Officers are expected to arrive in a day
or two to take him east.
FLOOD DRIVES MANY
TO HIGHER GROUNDS
Bj Associated Press.
DES MOINES, lowa, July 15.— Forty or
fifty families have moved from the bot
tom district of Dcs Moines to higher
ground.
The Dcs Moines river is higher than It
has been since 1903, when hundreds of
families were driven from their homes.
A rise of seven feet will break the levee.
Ten acres of lowlands are under water,
but the river is stationary.
The rainfall Sunday night was 3.83
inches, but lesser rains up the river re
move the possibility of general danger
unless hard rains continue for two or
three days.
FORECAST
For Southern California — -
Tuesdny, llifht east wind, cbaiiig- ¦
Inn to west. Maximum tempera- -
ture In I<ua Angeles yesterday, 75)
minimum, 61.
TABLE). OP TEMPEKATUn.ES v
Temperature. ¦
City. Mln. Max.
I.oh Angeles ......... 75- 61
BoNton 58 74
HiHViiln 70 84 •
CharleMton 74 86 -
ChlenKO .............. 72 80
Cincinnati 70. 84
Cleveland «6 78
Diilutli . . > 78
i:i Paso OH KM
GulveNton ' ha Nil
Kansas City .......... OS 84
I II 1 1. nock... 711 »0
New Orleans ......... 74 IN)
New York' (lit 80
Oklahoma 74 88
Orauha 02 si
Phoenix . .' 74 100 '¦
PlttMburK 70 86
Portland, Ore ........ r.s KM
Reno ¦ ... 42 78
St. I, null. ¦ 62 84
St. Paul :....' «2 82
Sun Antonio 74 06
San : Dlcko ........... 64 70
Sun 'Francisco ........ 52 60
San' I. ills ObUpo ..... .1« 70 "
Spokane 46 . .72 ' . •
TiU'Oinn 52 416
-\VuMhlnKton •: ; i . . ..... 64 84 :
,Yum« & . ... . . :-.'. : 7." .~:~':,x 02 s? 100 X
, . ,¦ ¦;¦,.; : -.' ¦¦• ¦ ¦¦ :..-. - -.: .
8 ARE DEAD;
13 INJURED
AMMUNITION EXPLODES
ON BATTLESHIP
THREE OF INJURED ARE IN VERY
CRITICAL CONDITION
Lieutenant and Sailor Jump Into Sea
with Intention of Drowning and
Ending Terrible Suf
ferings
By Associated Press.
BOSTON, July 15.— With eight of her
officers and crew dead and thirteen oth
ers either dying or suffering from terri
ble burns received In an explosion of
powder in the after superimposed tur
ret, the battleship Georgia steamed
slowly up Boston harbor from the target
practice grounds in Cape Cod bay late
tonight and landed the dead and injured
men at Charlestown navy yard.
With the arrival of the Georgia there
became known the details of the most
terrible naval accident that has ever
taken place along the coast of New
England.
The accident occurred shortly before
noon today while the Georgia's crew
were at target practice off Barnstable,
In Cape Cod bay.
In some manner, as yet unexplained,
two bags of powder became ignited and
In the terrible flash that followed the
entire turret crew, consisting of three
officers and eighteen men, were engulfed
In tire and received horrible burns, one
officer and five men dying before the
ship reached port.
The victims of the accident are:
Dead:
GOLDTHWAITE. FAULKNER, mid
shipman, Kentucky.
THACKER, W. J., turret captain, Wil
mington, Del.
BURKE, W. J., seaman, Quincy, Mass.
HAMILTON, GEORGE G., "ordinary
seaman, South Framingham, Mass.
MILLER, GEORGE E., ordinary sea
man, Brooklyn, N. Y.
THOMAS, WILLIAM M., seaman,
Newport, R. I.
PAIR, WILLIAM. Brooklyn.
GOODRICH. LIEUT. CASPER, Brook
lyn, N. V. ; burned fatally.
Seriously injured:
Cruse, James T., midshipman, Ne
braska; hands and face burned, very se
riously.
Schlapp. Frank, boatswain's mate,
second class. North Adams, Mass. ; back,
chest, arms and face burned.
Hanfell, Charles, gunner's mate, first
class. New York; face and hands
burned.
Taglund, Orley, «hief yeoman. Rich
ford, Minn. ; arms, back and face burned.
Walsh, Ed. J., seaman, Lynn, Mass.;
chest and face burned fatally.
Bush, John A., ordinary seaman. New
York; face, arms and chest burned; pos
sibly fatal.
Eich, Charles L., ordinary seaman,
Frankfort. Ind., face, arms and hands
burned.
Fone. John A., ordinary seaman. South
wick. Mass.; two-thirds of body burned.
Gilbert. Harold L.. ordinary seaman,
Southwick, Mass.; two-thirds of body
burned.
Maleck. John C, ordinary seaman,
Cleveland, Ohio: arms and face burned.
Meese. Louis 0., ordinary seaman, Be
rea. Ohio; arms, face and chest burned.
Rosenberger, Samuel L., ordinary sea
man, arms and face burned>
Thomas. James P., ordinary seaman.
Brooklyn, N. V. ; face and arms, chest and
back burned.
Other men received minor injuries.
Their names were not given out and they
were not taken off the ship.
The explosion occurred after the super
imposed turret where the men under
command of Lieut. Casper Goodrich, son
of Rear Admiral Goodrich, commandant
of the New York navy yard, and Midship
men Faulkner Goldthwaite and James T.
Cruse were operating the 8-lnch guns.
Ammunition Explodes
The guns in the forward turrets had
finished eight rounds of practice and the
guns of the after turret had fired one
round. y
Two cases, as the big 100 pounds of
powder are called, had just been sent up
through the ammunition hoists and were
in the arms of the loader, whose name
was withheld by the ship's officers.
The loader stood at the breech of one of
the 8-inch guns, ready to Insert the
charge.
At this Instant the turret was seen to
be smoking and two men who stood near
the loader saw a black spot on the bag
indicating that the charge had Ignited
and was smoldering.
The loader discovered the spot at the
same instant and threw himself forward
on his face, at the same time shouting a
warning to his turret mates.
The other men who had seen the smoke
were Eich and Hansell, and they also
threw themselves on the floor of the tur
ret.
Before the other men In the turret
could understand what caused the load
er's cry of warning there was a blinding
flash as the burning powder exploded.
Flames, smoke and nauseous gases filled
the little superstructure, where more
than a dozen men were confined.
As the powder was not confined there
was no report, nor did the vessel suffer
any injury, but every nook and corner
of the turret was filled wtlh flames.
Loader Badly Burned
The loader, who was of course nearest
the powder, was terribly burned, as waa
every other man In the turret, with the
exception of Eich and Hansell, who, al
though scorched, escaped with injuries
much less severe than the others.
Blinded by the smoke and flames,
choked by the acrid, penetrating, gaseous
fumes, and maddened by the pain, the
men screamed in agony.
Some staggered blindly about the lad
der to the hatchway in the top of the
turret, while others crept along the tur
ret floor, begging piteously for assistance.
Lieutenant Goodrich and Seaman Malek
became crazed, staggered up the iron lad
der to the top of the turret, and threw
themselves headlong Into the sea, in a
despairing effort to choose a death by
drowning in preference to the death by
slow, fire.
When the smoke of the burning powder
had cleared away the shipmates of the
unfortunate men rushed to their assist
ance, and tenderly the suffering sailors
were lifted out of the fire blackened tur
ret and quickly conveyed to the ship's
hospital, where their burns were dressed
by the surgeon.
In the meantime Lieutenant Goodrich
and Seaman Malek had been rescued by
a launch that was returning from, an in
spection of the target.
The surgical staff of the Georgia was
soon reinforced by the surgeons of the
other vessels in the fleet, who had been
(Continued en I'«a;c I'm,)