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PART ONE VOL. XXXV. ' . T>T» fi YE* . BY OARHIBIR '; A(\ ViFINTS NI'MBKK *73 ritlKjMl* . ; PER MONTH .W V 1 fP- BOARD PROBES SHOCKING SCANDALS AT WHITTIER STATE SCHOOL U. S. TROOPS TO GUARD MEXICAN BORDER REGION TEXAS SOLDIERS ORDERED AT ONCE TO DEL RIO MEXICAN FEDERAL FIQHTERB TAKE FIELD IN COAHUILA Situation Reported Much Improved, and Hope I* Expressed That Revolutionary Leaders Will Be Captured P» AHOciatad Frew. • ■ • n WASHINGTON, June 20.—8y direction of > President Roosevelt Secretary of War Taft hu tuned order* to the commanding- gen eral of tba department of Texa* at Ban An tonio'tosend a .uirielent number of troop* 'to i Oel : Rio, \ 151, Paso and other point* to IXezaa to aid the civil nuthorltle* to preserv -Ins order. - ' , ■; -.'. '■'.'..; '■ > This action was decided upon a« a 1 result of the request from the Mexi can government that the United States I do its utmost to prevent any violation ' of the neutrality laws.' The request of the ' Mexican govern ' ment was referred to the attorney gen eral by the state department, and the governor of Texas in the meantime wm asked to aid In compelling obedience to the law. " . ' The ;older of the president sending troops to the border Is. understood to * have been made upon the recommenda ; tion of . the attorney general. : v Brig. Gen. A. L. Meyer, in command ■ ot the department of Texas, Is ordered Ito ( ascertain t the . number of troops necessary at Del Rio and El Paso and ' also -.o ■ send troops 'to other points alcng the Mexican-Texas border If \ found .'advisable, j * ■'! The federal troops will act under the direction of the United States marshal f and the United States district attor ney. The troops' presence will also do much to prevent any outbreaks within United States territory and will be of material assistance,in the event, that revolutionists shoftid cross the border. ' Del Rio is directly opposite Las Vls < cas,- Mexico, where ■ the principal dis * turbances have > occurred. »,> ; 2500 MEXICAN TROOPERS IN FIELD AFTER LE/SERS EL PASO, Texas, June 29.—Accord- Ing to information from a reliable source official advices have bean re ceived In Juarez, across the Rio Grande river from this city, to the effect that the 2600 federal troops sent to Tor reon, Coahulla, have taken the field in an effort to surround the parties be lieved to be responsible for the attacks on Vlesca and Hacienda Matamoros. Gen Vlllar of the Third military aone Is In command of the troops In the field, and according to the Mexico City Record, arriving here tonight, "vhe war department has left It en tlK'ly to his discretion to conduct the caivjaign and to distribute the various forcej over the field." Gen. Villar's plan of campaign, it is reported, will be to hem in if possible the members of the bands which at tacked Viesca and Matamoros and to close in his forces until they have sur rounded the entire party. Juarez officials are positive In their expressions that the Insurrection has been squelched by the prompt dis patch of troops from Mexico City to Coahuila and Chihuahua points. They declare that the last of the revolu tionists will be overtaken In a week or ten days and that the forces of the federal government will be able to keep the situation well in hand. In the next breath they declare there are no revolutionists. * 'Passengers arriving on the Mexican Central tonight from Torreon say the situation there is greatly Improved since ths arrival and distribution of troops. Guards that had been estab lished at business houses and homes have been removed and a general tone of confidence in the militia is shown in the city. The townspeople generally are quieter than they have been since the report reached them of the army of Invasion headed their way. Troops under Colonel Ballerstoa, which arrived Sunday in Juarez, have been distributed about the city and a detachment of fifty troopers was sent out today to Casa Grande. The hearings of the six alleged revo lutionists arrested here last Thursday, set for today before United States Commissioner Oliver, have been con tinued pending the arrival of Assist ant District Attorney Englekin from San Francisco. ( DIAZ REGIME; ANXIOUS TO BELITTLE fIEXICAN REVOLT CITY OF MEX'CO, June 29.—Up to this evening no t sws of any sort had been received at the capital that would Indicate tli it there had been a repetition of the disorders similar to those which occui red at the towns of Viesca and Las ' lscas. On the con trary, at the dep o-tments of the In terior, war and st. te comes the report that absolute quiei reigns in the region where the two sm» 1 bands of malcon tents had been op« kttng. Through private \ legrams of Inquiry received here thla nl rnlng it was made evident, it Is claims \ that "untruthful and sensational reft Us relating to al leged captures and* assaults were in circulation in the A Ited State*." One story was to is effect that the town of Jlinlnez, a n te of about 11,000 Inhabitants, had be\ I assaulted and captured by revolutlcl tets. At the in terior department an* Vt the office of the president of the \ axlcan Central railroad the correspond Int of the As sociated Press was us* ted the report was absolutely "untrueA 1 A telegram sent to jrt Unez was an swered by one of the oncers of that place in the following laconic lan guage,' it Is said: "Have not seen any revolutionists around In the last few days. If they ;aptured the town they overlooked the wlegraph otflce." LOS ANGELES HERALD PROHIBITION TO BE BONE O' WAR FOR DEMOCRATS WEAVER OF IOWA TO SEEK A "DRY" PLANK ANTI-INJUNCTION FIGHT 18 NOT ALONE ON TAPIB Latter Provoke* Great Amount of Dis cussion—Bryan to Consult Leader* Before Decision —Oregonlan Mentioned for Mate By Aaioclatsd Freu. DENVER, Colo., June 29.—The fight over the anti-lnjunctlon plank In the Democratic platform 1b not the only struggle In which the committee on resolutions and possibly the conven tion itself may be Involved. It developed today that the prohibi tion question is to be brought to the front and that a desperate effort will be made to have a plank declaring In Its favor placed in the platform. The prohibition movement will be headed by General James B. Weaver of lowa, who demanded of the recent Demo cratic convention in that state that It declare in favor of prohibition. General Weaver and his followers were not successful In their efforts in their own state, but, nothing daunted by their failure, have made krrange ments to bring the matter before the Democratic national convention. They claim, moreover, to have strong backing from a number of the southern delegations, which have recently passed prohibition laws, and it Is de clared confidently by General Wea ver's adherents that If the Democratic national platform does not contain a prohibition plank it will only be for the reason that the hardest kind of fighting has been unable to secure Its adoption. The anti-injunction plank continues to provoke a large amount of discus sion among such party leaders as al ready have arrived for the convention. While opinions differ as to the exact nature of the plank which should be adopted, all are of one mind in saying that It shall be a definite and up*.. statement. Wording Must Be Plain Bucfl members of the national com mittee as have discussed the matter are a unit in saying that the wording of the anti-injunction plank shall leave no possible doubt in the mind of any reader as to where the party stands on this question. It Is not generally believed, however, that the anti-injunction resolution will not provide for trials by Jury in cases of contempt of court or favor In any way measures which might be con- Btrued as Interfering with the pre rogatives of the federal courts. The friends of Mr. Bryan say that such of his critics as are already ex pressing themselves In fear of a radical anti-injunction plank are fighting the air. The plank has not yet been writ ten; it has not been drafted and its form is still a matter which is under deep and careful consideration. It Is said to be the desire of Mr. Bryan to consult as many of the prominent members of the party as is possible before decisive action in for mulating this resolution is taken. Chanler Boom Weakens The vice presidential situation re mains, to all appearances, just where It was yesterday, although the boom (Continued on Fas* Twill THE NEWS SUMMARY FORECAST v For Los Angeles and vicinity: j Fair Tuesday, with fog in the morning; light west winds. Maximum tempera ture yesterday, 79 degrees; minimum, 58 degrees. ; _____,- ? |i, <Y. '.'X t , .■; uooal ■ S'r';j Shocking scandals discovered at Whittier reform school. ,•■•.■■".,. j New York bankers want entire issue of aqueduct bonds. - > » Audience at Temple auditorium startled by , denunciation of Dr. Keyes. City attorney , sues for losses sus tained by city over outfall sewer. m Nance O'Neil leaves Alexandria hotel .on account of her dog. . ■ ' •' City offered donations of free drink ing fountains. ■ ■ fv'.^'-f 1 ..'•/' '.vv; ;". . '/COAST' , ; ~V,' Runaway handcar v strikes : powder mill and causes explosion near Auburn, resulting, in death <of , one and injury of another employe. •« ■ ?-.':■. . ; ; - Incendiary fire destroys business sec tion of Verdi. ■ %Sfe^^^*iW@!*(g^!*^Sfe •;'.. Four j meet terrible death in myste rious explosion in San Francisco; dam age $30,000; two buildings demolished. Fierce ■ prairie : lires sweep valuable grazing lands I north of Tehachapi and hundreds fight flumes in vain.' ;■.:'. v San Francisco , .*■ hospital. matron, locked in Jail with raving maniac, has terrific fight for life in dark cell.;'. •.■•"• / Oakland woman ends life while hus band is out hunting for a Job. EASTERN '- Gen. Weaver of.' lowa ,in - Denver to make ' powerful ', fight ■ s for ii prohibition plank in Democratic platform. "*. ,:. : -,' Secretary; of , War Taft , retires; from office today to take up race for presi dency; .- is ■ succeeded by Gen. Luke X Wright.. ■■ '■ ,\:-r./j^.'_ . ■.. .■■ . ■ .;■ " Sensational murder of doctor in Phll adelphia just brought to light. ■-,»!■.'•.' :.-■< Thaw f is : denied t application • for • re moval ito private sanitarium. . '•■V '-'■'■ ■'.." FOKElON,'.■'•■■'"' ,1 Princo 55u: Eulenberg yon. trial behind closed doors in Berlin for alleged per jury in : famous "round ; table" trial. \?t j vßevolutionary .'uprisings ■ in ":■ Mexico reported less I violent; Diaz regime < de nies ; revolt; \ United' States. troops j or d^edtoguard^order."'--.; • . - TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 30, 1908. Hall in Which National Democratic Convention Will Be Held in Denver and Men in Charge of Preliminary Arrangements ;:;::-X'i: ;'■':■:'':■:'■■:■:■:■■■.':■ :■■':■■■ ■\-:':':';-'■■■■■■''■■■.-;i ■'■■■■:;^ ' ■■'';"■: ' ' ' ■ BT ' ":I'^'9H9n Bj WF R MILLS SECRETARY OF ' *§£ ik. '" O4 HON THEODORE A. BELt TEMPO DWVER CONVENTIONLEAOUE.,.. X i!; J^HHk ' T JSSIeR^qS^NoV^HN^E. ' jgSBBffISM^P ~ OBBORNE, CHAIRMAN SUBCOM. jAttß&ffißmr "^ MITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS <) < ' .' '.' ..MAYOR ROBERT W. BPEER OF DENVER : .. :'I:'CA.: V-1^ BOSSHARD STILL PURSUES NOISY FOWL,' BISMARCK' City Council Asked to Pass Ordinance Making It a Misdemeanor to Keep "Boisterous" Rooster With a persistent energy and relent less purpose worthy of the cause Ru dolph Bosshard, 1367 East Forty-eighth place, took a determined step yesterday In his pursuit of a certain siren voiced Plymouth Rock rooster owned by John Vonk, his neighbor. Falling in his petition to the police commissioners and in his application to the prosecuting attorney for the suppression of the bird he has peti tioned the city council asking for the passage of an ordinance making it a misdemeanor for any person to keep a "boisterous" rooster. In his petition Bosshard points out that while some roosters start the day with notes in which there is some cadence and harmony, others produce a rasping sound with mere volume to it, and these birds he designates as "bois terous," thus creating a fine distinc tion. He alleges that the crowing of these roosters is responsible for many hours' loss of sleep to those living in the neighborhood which in the aggregate mounts up to thousands of hours. If the city council should pass the ordinance it is quite certain that John Vonk's rooster "Bismarck" will be the first victim to fall. WIFE ENDS LIFE WHILE HUSBAND LOOKS FOR WORK OAKLAND, June 29. —While her hus band was out in search of work today Mi-3. Bessie Campbell, 24 years old, shot herself In the stomach at the home of fcer sister, Mrs. Grant, at 1240 East Twtnty-flrst street. She died almost instantly. Mrs. Campbell left her home at 1076 East Sixteenth street this morning with her one-year-old baby and went to the home of her sister. She told Mrs. Grant that her hus band again had taken up the search for employment, having been out of work for a long time. Despondency due to poverty is be lieved to have been the motive. NAVY MEN TO CHEW PLUG TOBACCO TO DECIDE BEST ♦ NEW YORK. June 29.—T0 de- * ♦ termlne which of a great variety of 4> ♦ chewing tobacco will serve the <• ♦ needs of the United States- Jack ♦ ♦ tars for the next year, a board of ♦ ♦ paymasters will begin today at ♦ ♦ the Brooklyn navy yard a solemn ♦ ♦ conclave to last a week. A force ♦ ♦ of bluejackets detailed from the <fr ♦ several ships at the yard will act ♦ ♦ as experts. ♦ ♦ On the result of the tests will <fr ♦ rest the award of a contract for ♦ ♦ 100,000 pounds of tobacco. That no ♦ ♦ chicanery may creep In the sam- <fr ♦ pies will be freed from identiflca- ♦ ♦ tlon marks, save numbers, before ♦ ♦ being admitted to mastication by ♦ <*> the testers. ♦ ♦ Although the rules governing ♦ ♦ competition do not require segre- 4» ♦ gatlon of the several Judges, It is ♦ v prescribed that the chewing arbl- ♦ ♦ ters shall proceed with their work ♦ ♦ In silence. ♦ ** + * + * + + *♦***'.•***+♦ TAFT TO QUIT OFFICE TODAY RETIRES AS SECRETARY OF WAR FOR BIG RACE Successor Prepared for Strenuous Job. Presidential Aspirant Will Spend Fourth at Hot Springs—Has Many Callers By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, June 29.—When Wil liam Howard Taft leaves his office In the war, state and navy building: to morrow he will have finished his labors as secretary of war. His successor. General Luke E. Wright, will take up and continue this work along the same general lines of policy. A good deal of routine work still re mains to be disposed of, and even be fore he left his residence this morn ing Mr. Taft had plunge* into the work ahead of him and hair- consulted with his brother, Charles Taft, who arrived yesterday from Cincinnati. The secretary, Mrs. Taft and their young son, Charles, will spend the Fourth of July at Hot Springs, Va. There they are expected to remain practically continuously until Septem ber. Among the big: tasks with which the secretary was confronted today was the signing of thousands of letters in response to congratulatory corre spondence. General Wright, who arrived from New York last night, appeared at the war department shortly after 10 o'clock today and had conferences with Gen eral J. Franklin Bell, chief of staff, and General Clarence R. Edwards, chief of the bureau of insular affairs. Expects to Work Some "I understand," said General Wright, "that this position of secretary of war is something of a job, and I propose to try and familiarize myself with Its details. "I do not expect to take a vacation In the ordinary sense of the term, but will remain right here during the greater part of the summer. Mrs. Wright will remain at Memphis for a few weeks and then will go to the home of our daughter up in New York state. I may Join her for a brief period." It was expected by Secretary Taft that Frank H. Hitchcock, the Wash ington manager of his preliminary campaign for the presidential nomina tion, would have a conference with the secretary later in the day or tomor row. No new developments have been dls- • (Continued on Fax* Two.) LOCKED IN JAIL FIGHTS MANIAC SAN FRANCISCO WOMAN HAS TERRIBLE BATTLE Is Rescued Unconscious After Terrific Struggle for Life — Assailant Placed in Strait jacket. May Die By Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO. June 29.—Locked in a cell with a raving maniac bent on murdering her, Matron Ellen Swett of the detention ward of the Emergency hospital engaged in a terrific struggle for her life yesterday. The maniac was I.:aud Torchoi, a woman brought to the hospital Thurs day night. She is an Italian woman of great strength. Dr. Reuben C. Hill and two stewards finally heard the sounds of the strug gle and succeeded in rescuing the mat ron just in time to save he"r life. She had lost consciousness and the grasp of the insane woman was on her throat. Matron Swett heard a noise In the room occupied by the Insane woman and entered with no thought of danger to attempt to soothe the patient. She locked the door behind her as she en tered. Immediately she was set upon by the maniac and borne to the floor. The struggle that ensued was terrible in its intensity. For several minutes the pair battled ferociously and then the mat ron lost consciousness. Help came just at this instant. After being subdued by the stewards and physician and placed in a' strait jacket the woman became raving mad and It Is thought she will die. OAKLAND BARTENDER ENDS LIFE BY STRANGULATION STOCKTON, June 29.—Early this morning the body of a man was found hanging to a low rafter in Simpson & Gray's lumber yard by a shawl strap. In a notebook was a missive signed "J. Ig. Perrerla," to the effect that he was sick and tired and that the best thing was to end all. It was dated June 29. The request was also written that John C. Silverla, secretary of the I. D. E. S. at Benlcla, be notified. A letter showed that the Oakland address of the deceased was 673 Twenty-seventh street. A paid-up card showed the deceased to be a membor of the Oak land Bartenders' union. The coroner has taken charge of the remains. . A watch and some copper coins were found on the body SINGLE COPIES: THUNDERS WARNING TO STARTLED THRONG IN BIG SANCTUARY Dr. Keyes Appears on Platform of Temple Auditorium and Shouts Denun ciation Declaring he had a divine commis sion to warn Temple Baptist church to flee from the wrath to come, Dr. Henry S. Keyes, former superintendent of the emergency and general hospital, startled the large congregation Sun day morning by suddenly appearing on the stage of Temple auditorium and delivering his denunciation. "Ye have made my house a den of thieves," he shouted. "Woe unto you, ye hypocrites." Inasmuch as President Gates of Po mona college was about to begin his sermon, ushers finally persuaded Dr. Keyes to leave, but not until he had delivered the following warning: "The word of the Lord came to me and said, 'Go to the Temple church Sunday morning; continue there in prayer, and when I tell thee stand be fore them and say: The Lord my God sent me here to say unto you these words, ye say ye come together in my name; beware, it is not so. " *Ye have made my house a den of thieves. " 'I have not established my church here. " 'Repent ye and turn unto God. " 'Thou hast grieved the very heart of God, and there is no room for Jesus here. " 'Thou must repent and turn unto me, and if thou wilt not turn unto me thou shalt suffer for thy sins.' "How many of you come to hear the gospel or for your own pleasure? "Woe unto you, ye hypocrites, for ye seek not the living God. "Put away these idols and carnal things anil turn to God, for ye cannot serve God and Mammon. "Thou art a false shepherd. "I have not ordained thee. "You shall suffer for your sins in the day of judgment. "You are not preaching Jesus and him crucifled. "Wilt thou bring them here and give unto them carnal words of this world? "Thou art not feeding my sheep. "Repent thou. "In the day of judgment you will say theae things I did in thy name, and I will say I never knew thee. "Cry for mercy. "I will require these souls at thy hands in the day of judgment. "Take heed lest thy soul be lost." Dr. Keyes yesterday asserted he had been' notified by divine command to appear at Temple auditorium and warn the Baptist congregation. He expects to leave for England soon, where, he declares, he will preach until the Lord comes. Dr. Koyes' daughter, who gained some fame recently by professing to have received the "gift of tongues," is on the way to China, where she will work as a missionary QcENTS DESMOND AFTER SCALPS AT THE REFORMATORY BANDMASTER AND WIFE ARE ACCUSED BOYS ENTERTAINED BY WOMAN 18 CHARGED Gross Immorality Allowed Full Sway, Declares Trustee—lnmates Bru tally Beaten and Under, fed, He Asserts CHARGES PREFERRED Wife of bandmaster accused of Im proper conduct. Bandmaster U Him accused of writing questionable letters to girls. Head Farmer McLouth said to hare brutally kicked boy. Inmates underfed, ■naeamlc. Boy severely beaten. Boys stuck headfirst in mod. Boy tied In cow stanchion. Following: sensational disclosures concerning; the conduct of some mem bers of the official staff of the Institu tion the board of trustees of the Whit tier state school yesterday sent charges to Governor James N. Gillett calling; on the state board of charities and correc tions to make formal inquiry into the management of the big- industrial school. This step is the sequel to the dis charge of four members of the faculty, and the disclosures are such that pros ecution of two men, Bandmaster L. Eugene Willes and A. L. McLouth, head farmer, is threatened. Both the bandmaster and fanner were dropped from the pay roll and their wives also were discharged. In Whittier and in political circles in Los Angeles it Is common talk that there has been a serious split in the board of trustees, President T. E. Newlin of Los Angeles and James Clarke of Pasadena favoring a con servative policy and C. C. Desmond uring radical action for a shakeup, be ginning with Superintendent J. P. Greeley. After Greeley's Scalp It is an open secret that Trustee Desmond has tried to have Greeley dropped for months, that political in fluences prevented It and that Trustee Desmond has repeatedly denounced the superintendent to his face as incompe tent, untruthful and lacking in dis cipline. Matters had reached such a stage that if the board had not taken cog nizance of the scandalous situation Trustees Desmond would have In itiated prosecutions himself against the guilty parties. Gossip has leaked out from the state's big 160-acre reservation, where hundreds of growing boys and girls and one of the finest dairy herds in the United States are lodged, showing that there was internal dissension for months. Apparently the recent chap ters of events have taken this chronol ogical order. Twenty-eight months ago Dr. Walter Llndley urged Mr. Desmond to go on the board and take the presidency. He declined. Some weeks later Mr. Des mond consented, though refusing to take the presidency. Rumors gained circulation this year that Mrs. Grace O. Willes, wife of bandmaster, had a stormy interview with trustees because she entertained cadets in h«r room in the administra tion building. Result: Mrs. Willes finally was discharged. Next Bandmaster Willes was sus pended for three days by the superin tendent, though Trustees Desmond de manded his discharge and bandtsn ment from the reservation. Letters at tributed to WlJJes sent to a girl ward of the state on parole are in the hands of the trustees on which prosecution is threatened because of their Im proper character. Later this ward was taken from a questionable house and Is now back In the school. Head Farmer McLouth was accused of swearing at boys, especially those of dark hue. Climax comes when he is charged with kicking and Jumping on a boy, Rodriguez, on whom Dr. Claire W Murphy had three week Rgo ope rated, the brutality loosening the stitches in a hernia wound. Other charges of brutality against McLouth are made by cadets. Trustees discharged McLouth and his wife, Mrs. Jennie McLouth, assist ant housekeeper. Trustees Unload Burden Yesterday the trustees decided to put the responsibility of straightening out the shocking condition on the state authorities. In the filing of the charges Trustee Desmond brings to a climax three works in iniquity on his part, sifting the charges which seemed to him as most beyond belief. Only a state in vestigation will bring out all the horrify ing details of affairs at the Institution. Most of the sensational rumors had their origin in the statement of paroled students —boys and girls of the grown up variety—who whispered this and that to their employers or foster par ents. Thus the dread tidings got to the ears of Trustee Desmond, who from the outset has taken a radical and un compromising stand for ousting all the incompetents at the Institution. Prosecutions Next Judging by what Trustee Desmond said last night more summary punish ment than mere dismissal Is In store for some of the marked individuals. Aside from the gross brutality and Immorality alleged to have existed ■within the walls. Trustee Desmond makes the sweeping charge that many of the cadets are anaemic and under fed. Although butter from the world renowned Holstein-Frlesian herd at the school farm Is sold at highest prices, the cadets sometimes do not get a bit of butter for weeks, seldom any sugar rj^tff^ (Coutlaued sa Fag* Thr*e> mftMtM