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VOL. XXXVI.
NIiUMKIt
TRY TO KIDNAP
WOMAN IN BIG
ALIENATION SUIT
MRS. HARRIS IS RUSHED TO
AUTOMOBILE
ATTORNEYS SAY DEEPLY LAID
PLOT WAS FORMED
Detective Alleges Five Persons Con.
spired to Abduct Chauffeur's Wife
Who Has Sued Wealthy Pas
adenans for $150,000
WHAT If alleged by her attorneys
to have been an attempt to kid
nap Mrs. Jane Harris, the plain
tiff in the $150,000 alienation suit against
Mrs, Grace Velle-Harpor and her hus
band, Stuart Harper of Koek Island,
111., and Pasadena, was frustrated last
night by Goldberg and Mclly, attor
neys for Mrs. Harris, and B. L. Mor
gan, a detective employed by them to
safeguard .Mrs. Tlarris' interests.
Who instigated the supposed plot to
kidnap the woman is not known, but
the attorneys who have charge of her
case of course attribute the move to
Mrs. Velie-Harper or to some of her
friends. , .
Two weeks ago Mrs. Harris left the
Hotel Oiena, where she had been stop
ping, and took apartments at the Wil
helm on South Grand avenue. The day
she arrived there a man representing
himself as a correspondent of a Chicago
newspaper called on her and asked her
a number of questions, to answer which
would have been to make known all
the plans she had formulated and all
hi the evidence which she possessed in
support of her case against Mrs. Har
per Mrs. Harris refused to answer the
questions put to her, and within two or
three clays a woman who gave the
name of Mrs. Burke came to the Wil
helm and secured a room.
Acquaintance Cultivated
She became acquainted with Mrs.
Harris and assiduously cultivated her
acquaintance, talking repeatedly of the
damage suit and endeavoring, accord-
Ing to Mrs. Harris, to learn all she
could about the plans for the suit and
the evidence in her possession.
Mrs Burke, as the woman gave her
name, also Invited Mrs. Harris to go
automobiling with her several tiroes,
hut the latter refused to go, giving as
the reason that after her day's work
she was too tired to leave the house.
Yesterday, according to -irs. Harris,
the woman again importuned her to
take an automobile ride with her, and,
after communicating with- her attor
neys, Mrs. Harris, by their advice,
finally consented to go with her, the
destination being named as the fire
works display at Fiesta park.
Shortly before 8 o'clock thfi two
■women left Che Grand avenue house
and walked to the corner of Seventh
street, where Mrs. Burke said they
would get a car and after the show
was over take an automobile and go
riding. At the i orner Mrs. Hurke WW
joined by a man, whom she introduced
to Mrs. Harris, and a moment later
a second man walked up and was in
troduce.l.
Drinks Ordered
At the solicitation of the two men,
the women went with them to a res
tauraiU, when; some drinks were or
dered, Mrs. Harris demurring to going
to the place. Sin; drank a glass of
lemonade, and the party then left the
restaurant and took a Grand avenuo
car for the park.
As they boarded the ear one of the
men signaled two others who were
standing on the sidewalk ,and they
hoarded the car immediately behind
the party and crowded close to them.
In the meantime Goldberg and Meily,
With Detective Morgan, had been
watching the movements of Mrs. Har
ris and her woman companion from the
time they left the house. They also
boarded the car, and on the arrival at
the park intended to follow them in
side if it was the plan to go inside.
As Mrs. Harris lyid her companion
left the car the fouf men rushed them
through the crowd to a point below the
entrance to the gate and to where a
number of automobiles were standing.
Whether it was the intention to place
the woman in a machine and speed her
away is not known, as Detective Mor
gan, fearing to lose sight of her in the
crowd, called to Meily, and they too
broke their way through the crowd un
til they got to the other party, when
Meily called to Mrs. Harris and turned
her over to Goldberg, who had followed
closely behind.
Detective Says Plot Was Formed
The attorney and the detective then
accused the woman, who had given her
name as Mrs. Burke, and the four men
of trying either to kidnap Mrs. Harris
or to place her in a compromising po
sition, and ordered them to let her
alone in the future.
Detective Morgan, who has been fol
lowing Mrs. Burke and two of the men
for the past week, alleges to have evi
dence to show that a plot has been
formed to get the woman out of the
way until after the case is called for
trial, when Its dismissal could be se
cured for failure of the plaintiff to ap
pear.
By the action of Judge Hervey yes
terday In sustaining a demurrer to the
complaint of Mrs. Jane Harris, who
sued Mrs. Grace Velie-Harper of Pasa
dena for $150,000 on account of alleged
alienations of the affections of Mr?.
Harris' husband, Mrs. Harper has won
a temporary victory.
The demurrer was sustained on the
ground the husband was not Joined
with Mrs. Harris as plaintiff In the
action. Ten days were allowed Mrs.
Harris' attorneys in which to file an
amended complaint
REGULARS WILL PREPARE
FOR SERVICE WITH MILITIA
WASHINGTON, May 28.—That the
enlisted men of the regular army who
may be selected by the war depart
ment for detail duty with the organized
militia may undergo a preliminary
course of instruction to prepare them
for the work, and that uniformity of
methods may be established, classes for
Instruction will be formed.
One Of the i lasses of men selected
from the cavalry, field artillery and in
fantry will be established at Fort Leav
enworth, Kas., and one of those select
ed from the coast artillery corps at
(Tort Monroe, V;i.
The classes will be assembled about
July 1 and will continue for seven
weeks.
LOS ANGELES HERALD
TO TAKE CHARGE
OF VAST ESTATE
■
HENRY H. ROGERS, JR., will man
age his father's great business
interests. Mr. Rogers after his
first apoplectic stroke two years ago
devoted a great deal of his time to
training his eldest son In his own busi
ness methods, so that the latter could
take up the reins at any moment.
Young Mr. Rogers Is an officer in the
Twelfth regiment, New York National
guard, an organization to which many
millionaires belong.
ROGERS' ESTATE
NOT ESTIMATED
Various Trusts Created for Collateral
Relatives—sloo,ooo Goes to Town
of Fairhaven —Children Are
Equally Remembered
[By Associated Press.]
NEW YORK, May 28.—The will of
the late Henry H. Rogers was filed
for probate here today.
Tho testator leaves all his property
to his widow, children and relatives,
with the exception of $100,000 Willed
to the town of Fairhaven, Mass., for
the use of the primary and grammar
schools of that community.
The will gives to the widow the use
of the New York city residence and
{Continued on Vane Two)
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy Saturday, with showers in the
San Gabriel valley; moderate south
winds. Maximum temperature y ester,
day, 66 degrees; minimum, 52 degrees.
LOCAL
Supposed attempt to kidnap woman who
Is plaintiff in $150,000 alienation Bull
against wealthy Pasadenana made at en
trance of Fiesta park.
Eleven-year-old girl tells on witness
stand story of alleged attempt to assault
her by aged man.
Bishop Hughes given formal reception by
Methodists and is welcomed to his new
field.
Riot begun by girls at Home of Good
Shepherd quelled by patrolmen.
City officials of Pasadena Justify their
position In cutting wires of Sunset Tele
phone company.
Man sued for divorce asks for reconcilia
tion but wife refuses.
Lawyer arrested on charges of forger;'
and perjury In connection with deed to
Gertrude Urigg.i for property of late John
Charnock.
Wife of Police Justice H. H. Rose dies at
family residence.
New suit is brought against Banker W.
H. Carlson, who again must (ace charges.
Ordinance prohibiting use of Wllshlre
boulevard to heavy traffic la held to be
valid.
Mother whoso young son is under five-year
contract with horse man In Utah wishes to
recover possession of son.
Mayor Taylor of San Francisco will speak
tonight in aid of League or Justice to be
organized in Los Angeles. t
Stomach of dead woman analyzed but re
sults of testa kept secret.
Machinist for automobile company sud
denly becomes Insane.
Council hears talk on garbage matters.
Dealers in produce must screen fruit and
vegetables; several arrested.
Protection of police offered father of
Anna Poltera who was summoned to office
of Sheriff Hammel.
Children of 'Sentous school give exhibi
tion of their work for the year. _ '.'».■"
COAST
Eastern railway men disapprove of high
power headlights on locomotives.
Chicago packers' yearly business amounts
to 000,000.
Stolen mail pouches found at Omaha with
contents missing.
Presbyterians at Denver conference op
pose pension plan.
Woman and fireman leap to death from
New York buildings.
Henry H. nosers' will fails to reveal ex
tent of great fortune.
Harvard alumni discuss public school sys
tem at meeting in Cincinnati.
Deposed elder attacks doctrine of Adven
tists at Washington.
Enlisted men of United States army will
prepare for detail duty with militia.
. EASTERN
Smyrna wasps Imported to protect San
Joaquin valley tigs.
Skipper subdues mutineers In desperato
fight on voyage to Pug' I sound.
Harrlman may buy Key Route ferry at
San Francisco.
Attorneys for Calhoun resent Heney s tac
tics in San Francisco, trial.
San Francisco police search for Anna
Poltera's murderer.
FOREIGN
Moro bandits surprise and kill two sol
diers In Luzon.
Moslems in rebellion In Turkey.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 29, 1909.
WILL NOT HELP
SUPERANNUATED
PRESBYTERIANS
MINISTERS DO NOT WANT TO
RECEIVE CHARITY
ASSEMBLE DEFEATS RESOLUTION
TO PENSION PASTORS
Dr. Bolton of Philadelphia Brings
Problem to Final Issue —Aid of
Wealthy Laymen Not
Sought
[By Associated Press]
DENVER, May Presbyterian
ministers do not want charity.
They made this declaration at the
general assembly today when in an
almost unanimous vote the commis
sioners defeated a resolution prepared
by Dr. J. Gray Bolton of Philadelphia;
providing for a graded pension scheme
for disabled or superannuated minis
ters.
The trouble over the pensioning of
ministers has been one of long stand
ing, having started In friction between
the board of ministerial relief and
the board for ministerial sustentation.
Both have similar objects and Dr.
Bolton's resolution carried with It a
motion to refer the whole matter of
Joint action of these boards to a spe
cial committee.
In his address on the subject Dr.
Bolton made frequent use of the words
"charity" and "humiliation" and to
these terms the commissioners as a
whole took liberal exception.
Charity Not Wanted
He was of the opinion that ministers
don't want charity after they become
unable to work and that they should
be given pensions after twenty years'
service. He believes this would re
move the taint of "charity" from the
support thus received.
To this proposition Dr. Howard Ag
new Johnston of Colorado Springs took
exception with the support of a large
majority of the commissioners.
He rebuked those who had made use
of the term "charity" and said the
minister who receives aid after he has
given his best efforts to the church Is
not an object of charity, but rather
richly deserving of the support of the
church.
He said the plan first suggested to
the assembly that the sustentation
board should look to wealthy laymen
for contributions to the fund for such
relief, was the most unbusinesslike
proposition he 'ever heard expounded
from a committee of business men. .
He was'unanimously supported In a
resolution- that recommended the ob
jects of sustentation to the church and
urged individual gifts. Here the mat
ter ended.
Report Is Opposed
The committee on policy found its
report in trouble when Dr. Joseph A.
Vance of Chicago moved a subresolu
tion for an overture upon which the
committee moved that no action be
taken, in which it was provided that
members removing from one charge to
another who shall fall to signify within
twelve months the church with which
they wish to be affiliated shall be taken
into the Jurisdiction of the church
designated by the pastor of the church
they have left. This resolution was
steadily fought by members of the
policy committee on the ground that
alter much study they had not been
able to make a report.
However, upon a vote, approval of
the resolution seemed unanimous.
The assembly unanimously adopted
the report of the Judicial commission,
which Is the "supreme court" of the
body, sustaining the presbytery of New
York in the Westminster church case
in suspending four elders in dissolv
ing the church, In taking possession of
the property for church services and
In organizing a new church therein.
The policy committee made both a
majority and a minority report on the
subject of reduced representation to the
assembly, but because of an impend
ing lengthy debate it was ordered that
both reports be passed until tomorrow,
when the matter will be threshed out.
Try to Oust Clerk
An unsuccessful attempt was made
this afternoon to oust Rev. William
H. Roberts, stated clerk and treasurer
of the Presbyterian general assembly
for the past 25 years, from his posi
tion as treasurer.
The attempt was made by the op
ponets of Dr. Roberts during the dis
cussion of the report of the finance
committee which recommended that
the care of the funds of the assembly
be taken from Rr. Roberts' hands,
The oponents of Dr. Roberts ex
plained that they cast no aspersions
upon him or his judgment of the funds
of the assembly, but demanded the
change on the plea that it was poor
business judgment to place the dis
pensing of over $100,000 annually In the
hands of a man who was already
burdened with the cares of another
office. ' ,
After a vitriolic discussion, during
which vice-moderator C. S. Holt of Chi
cago strongly defenced Dr. Roberts, It
was voted to retain Dr. Roberts as
treasuer.
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WESTERN RAILROADS UNITE
ON LOWER RATE SCHEDULE
Barrier Erected by Illinois Legislature
Against Reductions Broken
by Corporations
CHICAGO, May 88.—The weßtern
railroads practically have broken the
last barrier which was erected against
reduced passengar rates at .the time
when the state legislature began pass
ing the 3-cent rate bills.
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Western I'axsenger asso
ciation yesterday that body recom
mended that all waster*! roads grant
a rate of one and one-half fares for the
round trip for till State fairs and tor
all large conventions which shall give
promise of sufficient business to war
rant a low rate. It was also recom
mended to Krant a rate of one and
one-half fares for the round trips for
the merchants' meetings which the
Chicago Association o( Commerce will
hold in Chicago in the early fall.
RIOT BEGUN BY
GIRLS QUELLED
BY PATROLMEN
SMASH FURNITURE AT HOME
OF GOOD SHEPHERD
YOUNG WOMEN SING ON WAY TO
CITY JAIL
Fourteen Inmates of Institution, Al
leging Mistreatment, Become
Turbulent and Strenuously
Resist Arrest
ACTUATED by what they believed
to be unjust and cruel treatment,
fourteen girls ot the Home of the
Oood Shepherd broke out in open re
bellion at the home yesterday morning,
and before the incipient riot could be
quelled doors were smashed, windows
broken and a hurry call was sent for
the police.
As a result eleven of the leaders of
the revolt were taken to police head
quarters yesterday morning, and later
three more, who persisted in keeping
up the rebellion, were taken to police
headquarters. All were later removed
io the county jail.
When the girls were brought to police
headquarters they presented a dU
heveled appearance, their dresses were
in many cases in ribbons ami their
loosened hair fell in snarls about th :ir
shoulders. The majority or the dis
turbers bore distinct marks of the
strenuous affair, with hands and faces
scratched, and one of the nun.her. Bar
bara Cran ■. had a badly lacerated right
arm, which necessitated dressing in the
receiving hospital.
Enjoy Trip to Jail
The young rioters viewed the situa
tion with hilarious pleasure and on the
way to the police station cheered and
sang and Impressed the fact on passers
by that "something had been doing."
A gr< at crowd followed tin; police
patrol to headquarters, and the noise
of the singing and dancing girls at
tracted such a crowd that it was m
sary to close the jail doors while the
girls were being booked. They all
wanted to tell their story and all
wanted to do it at the same time, and
the babble that resulted nearly drove
the officers to desperation.,
"We're pinched and we're glad of it,"
sang one of the girls, and the state
ment was greeted with a burst of
cheers and laughter that made the pris
oners in the tanks believe a wild west
circus was bt Ing enacted.
Chief of Police Dismman did not ap
prove of the levity, and when some of
the girls began to use language that
would not look pretty in print he or
dered the corridors cleared, and the
revelers were taken into Cfcpt. Dixon's
office.
A consultation was held and it was
decided the county jail Instead of the
detention home was the proper place
for the stubborn and refractory girls.
Complain of Treatment
The story the leaders of the crowd
told at police headquarters was that
they were made to work too hard, were
not given proper clothing, had poor
food, and but little of that, and that
some of the older girls had attempted
to chastise one of their number, and
they resented in force. They proudly
asserted that they had not come out
"second best" in the fight, either.
Barbara, Crane, who received the
worst mauling in the fight and who, it
it s.iid, is the leader of the set, as soon
as she emerged from the receiving hos
pital gave out a statement.
"We are out of that place, and I. for
one, will not go back unless I am
dragged back, and then the one who
tries that game will have to go some."
A mingled burst of cheers from her
( omrades greeted the speech.
"We only demand our rights, nnd we
won't ree one of our number picked on,
will we girls?"
"You betcher life!" was the response
unanimous response.
"We don't get half enough to eat, we
have to Hop on our knees and scrub
and Iron most of the time, and we have
struck tor the right of freedom. Isn't
that right, girls?"
"Yn betcher life!" was the response
aSa Girls Tease Officers
By this time the patrol was..ll was
ready, and marching two by two. sink
ing "There'll be a hot time in the old
town tonight," the girls were taken to
,1 unty jail. They unmercifully jol
lied the officers as they left the sta
tion.
But the serious side of the story puts
;<n entirely different aspect on the mat
ter. In an interview the sister superior
of the home readily told the 1 nvum-
Btances Which caused the trouble.
She rust told of the nature of the
school, which is an Industrial Institu
tion where -iris of nil religious denom
inations are taken from reform schools.
Although a Catholic institution at pres
ent of the sixty inmates one-halt ars
Protestants. „
Outside of ;i few voluntary contribu
tions the institution is self supporting,
which necessitates that the Inmates
should do some work, in addition to
working in the laundry there is also
a sewing class. The material of the
clothing necessarily must be cheap, but
she explained that the clothing is al
ways neat and well mended and the
torn appearance of those who were ar
rested was the result of the morn
ing fight.
Says Girls Are Well Treated
She explained the financial resources
do not allow fancy food, but that there
is plenty of good substantial eatables.
The appearance of the girls bore out
'this statement, for they appeared
strong and healthy, as the officers who
attempted to quell the disturbance will
testify. The sister superior said the
listers work as well as the inmates
and the hours of work are not long.
Work begins at 7:30 o'clock each morn
ing and two hours are allowed for
noon The younger inmates then-work
until 3 o'clock and none work after 5
o'clock In the afternoon.
Two hours are allowed for recreation
at 7-30 o'clock each night.
According to the sister's story, the
trouble arose during the recreation
period Thursday night, when a num
ber of those who were arrested yes
terday cursed and used vulgar lan
gutge to the sister in charge. Their
boisterous actions were stopped and all
sent to bed.
Yesterday morning, according to the
sister the undercurrent of disturbance
was evident and it broke out when one
of tile girls dared another to break a
window. The girl dared promptly put
a handkerchief about her hand and
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Dowager Queen of Italy,
It Is Feared, Has Lockjaw
' .
ALARM is felt at all the courts of
Europe over the condition of Dow
ager Queen Margherlta of Italy.
She has been confined to her bed for
nearly two months suffering from a
swelling of the neck and jaw, which her
physicians have found difficult to diag
nose. Specialists who were called in
recently believed it a rare case of lock-
CHARGES FRAUD
TO HELP TRUST
TARIFF ON SUGAR CRITICISED
BY SENATOR
Aldrich Succeeds In Having Senate
Act on Schedule —Tobacco Rates
Also Completed—Stone
Makes Address
[By Associated Press.]
WASHINGTON, May 28.—Senator
Aldrich succeeded today in getting ac
tion by the senate on the rest of the
sugar schedule, with the understanding
that the paragraph fixing a duty on
law and refined sugar should be again
placed before the senate if Senator Clay
should so improve in health as to per
mit him to move an amendment cutting
the figure in two. The tobacco sched
ule was also completed.
No changes were made in the finance
committee rates on either schedule.
The sugar, tobacco and agricultural
schedules divided the attention of the
senate, with incidental remarks by
Senator Bacon ami a general tariff
speech by Senator Stone.
Senators (lore, Brlstow and Clay crit
icised the provision for a duty on raw
and refined sugar, and Mr. Clay re
peated his allegation of fraudulent
transactions in the interest of the su
gar trust. Mr. Brlstow declared that
the trust lias benefited by the defeat of
his amendments yesterday.
Senator Bacon's remarks consisted of
a charge that the reading clerk and the
Republican leaders were in collusion
to shut off debate.
To Remove Revenue
Senator Bradley advocated the re
moval of '.he internal revenue tax of b
cents a pound on tobacco in "the hand.'
He asserted that such action was es
sential to tlie welfare of tobacco grow
ers throughout the country.
Senator McCumber spoke in behalf of
a protective duty on agricultural prod
nets, predicting great falling off in the
American production of wheat in the
near future.
Debate on the bill amending the or
ganic act of Porto Rico was continued
in the house today, it was expected
mat consideration of the measure
would be concluded, but the quorum
remained in the way, and as an im
portant amendment limiting the opera
tion of the proposed law to one year
was pin.ling, tinal action on the bill
was postponed.
The principal speech was by Mr.
Rorland of Missouri, who upheld the
Porto Kican house of delegates for re
fusing to yieid its legislative rights, and
pleaded tor a territorial government for
the Porto RlcanS.
Stone Calls Halt
Having a few remarks to make on
the tarffl Ifl general, Sen:,tor Stone
today called a halt upon the consid
eration of the sugar schedule to sub
mit them. Concerning the probable
passage of the pending bill he said:
•■The halo of victory is already shin
ing on the brow of the big chief (Mr.
Aldrich) and on his comrades of the
finance committee."
He then added that the accomplish
ment of the majority was "*i pitiable
ending of a somewhat pusillanimous
"Referring to former President Roose
velt as "performing murderous feat 3
without parallel," he continued:
•lie is only n memory hardly worth
a quotation,"but Taft is still a living
potentiality."
Saving he had a wage scale relating
to the razor Industry in Germany
which was twice as high as the Ameri
can wage scale, according to an offi
cial statement furnished by the Ger
man government and now in the state
, , 1 artment, Mr. Stone said:
"I assert that this report was in
the hands of the finance committee
long before the question of relative
paid here and in Germany was
(Continued on Page Three)
<SJT!VnTI^ POP MTV- »ah,y. 2p: scnbat. «<■
OJ.ri»».Lj.Ej K^yJlrxildO. on trains, a cents
jaw, caused by a severe cold contracted
while on a motoring trip. She suffers
excruciating pain and gets no relief
except from heavy doses of morphine.
Since tetanus usually follows a wound
of some kind, the medical experts dif
fer as to the nature of the royal pa
tient's malady. Queen Margherita Is
f)8 years of a«"p.
STRIKERS STONE
NEGRO FIREMAN
FREIGHT TRAIN ATTACKED BY
MOB IN GEORGIA
First Violence Since Strike Began
Occurs at Lithonia —State or
Federal Intervention
Expected Today
I By Associated Press.]
ATLANTA, Ba., May 28.—The first
Violence to railroad property in the
Georgia railroad firemen'i strike oc
curred tonight
A moving freight train at Lithonia,
Ga., was attacked and a negro fireman,
who "as apparently the cause of the
trouble, was rushed to Atlanta on an
engine to save him from a mob.
The train was stoned and then board
ed by men who had set brakes and
broken it into three sections, blocking
the main line and the progress of the
mails. Railroad officers declared to
night that the incident was the work of
strike sympahtfcera.
.\n engine left tor Lithonia to bring a
train load of perishable provisions into
Atlanta. Assurances have been given
that iii the Interest of local shippers
whose valuable cargoes were tied up
no demonstration would be made
against hauling these cars to Atlanta.
When the engine reached Lithonia,
however, its negro fireman was seen by
iii,,,ui -i»i persons gathered about the
station, and just as the train was get
li-it,' under way a stone hit Engineer
Downing.
Officers Do Not Interfere
According to the railroad's statement
no attempt was made by local authori
ties to intervene, even when the train
was broken up. They telephoned to
the slate authorities that the train
was stalled, but that there had been no
violence.
State or federal intervention is ex
]leeted. as the situation is believed to
be fraught with danger. It is admitted
that cither federal or state authorities
can run Hie trains and preserve order,
but if the railroad insists on its rights
to hire negro firemen, it is feared that
racial enmity and reprisals on negroes
will in stirred up. Chairman Knapp of
the interstate commerce commission
will be here tomorrow.
The rare issue has developed In what
constitutes its two strongest holds on
tin southern people. The first was the
unanimity shown by an entire com
munity in resenting the using of ne
groes in a capacity to which they ob
jected. The other sentiment was the
determination of the employers to stand
loyally by negroes who have rendered
them'a long and faithful service.
Tonight there was talk of holding
mass meetings at several places to
\oiee Indignation at the action of the
railroad today in putting negroes on
what the public calls "neutral trains."
DEPOSED ELDER ATTACKS
DOCTRINE OF ADVENTISTS
WASHINGTON, May 28.—Who Is
kins <rf the Seventh Day Adventists?
Is it Chris! or man? demanded Alonzo
T. Jdnea, • deposed elder, in a sensa
tional speech delivered last night be
fore the world's conference of the sect.
Referring to President Daniels in
somewhat bitter tones, the speaker de
clared that Dantell and the committee
of twenty exerois.-.l the power of the
inquisition in the dark ages, and had
followed methods without precedent in
the history of religion when they ex
communicated him without notice or
Before concluding- his attack, Jones
denied the infallibility of prophecy, one
of the strongest tenets of the Adventist
faith. I
CEIVT»
ATTORNEYS FOR
CALHOUN RESENT
HENEY'S TACTICS
SPIRITED AR&UMENTS MARK
TRIAL OF MAGNATE
WITNESS AUTHORIZED TO INVITE
BRIBE IS CLAIMED
Prosecutor Endeavors to Prove Con.
spiracy Existed Between Defend.
ant and William Abbott, but
Encounters Opposition
.
[By, Associated Press.]
SAN FRANCISCO, May 28.—A tor
rent of legal eloquence was turned
loose in the trial of Patrick Cal
houn today when John Helms, once a
detective in the employ of the United.
Railroads, was asked to relate the de
tails of an alleged attempt to prevent
his appearance as a witness against the
president of the corporation. . During a
period of two hours the court room
echoed with the arguments of prosecu
tion and defense, and at times the per
sonal equation entered so strongly into
the debate that the Intervention of
Judge Lawlor was necessary to restore
the customary decorum of the proceed
ings.
Helms, who was under examination
by Assistant District Attorney Heney,
had told of visits made to his ranch in ;;
Trinity county by two men who are
alleged to have been the emissaries of
the defense, and Mr. Heney attempted
to show that Helms, with the author
ization of the district attorney of this
county, had Invited the offer of a bribe.
Alexander King, Stanley Moore and
John J. Barrett, attorneys for the de
fense, interposed many objections <to
the testimony of Helms, who said |ho
had come to San Francisco in the early
part of April, 1909, in obedience to a
subpoena in a criminal proceeding, and
returned to his home after a stay of
four days.
Conference Indicated .
Mr Honey's questions' showed, > ac
cording to Helms testimony, that the.
witness had conferred with District
Attorney W. H. Langdon and W. J.
Burns, special agent of the office. Ear
lier in the day Alonzo J. Munroe, an '
attorney of Eureka, had , testified that ;
he sent Winfleld S. Lamb, a rancher, to I
Helms' residence to carry out Instruc- I
tions transmitted to Munroe by W. H. ;
Metson, an attorney who has repre- ■
sented officials of the United Railroads
In recent proceedings connected with ;
the Calhoun. case. ; : ■ _•
A. A. Moore of the defense declared
that the defendant had, up to this time, I
not 1 been represented by a . single ; wit -
ness," but that Mr. - Heney * had sum
moned one man to contradict the testi
mony of another. • .
In "reply the prosecutor said:
"You have failed to • offer a '■• single
witness in all I these cases : a"gainst
United Railroad officials. I do not be
lieve you will offer a witness in this
Mr. Heney, in the effort to establish
the theory of a conspiracy to which
Mr. Calhoun and William M. Abbott
are alleged to have been parties, then
reviewed a large portion of testimony,
declaring that reports stolen from the
office of an agent of the district at
torney had been placed in the defend
ants' hands through . intermediaries.
. Heney Challenged
Alexander King of Georgia and Stan
ley Moore of counsel for the defense
challenged Heney to produce any testi
mony to that effect, and the prosecu
tor promised to do so.
Mr. King objected to many construe-,
tions of testimony given by Mr. Heney,
declaring that the packages introduced
In evidence contained no documents
stolen from the office of W. J. Burns:
that Mr. Calhoun had never received
a stolen report from any agent of
the defense; that there was not a lino
of evidence tending to connect the de-,
fendant with Helms, and that there
was nothing before the jury in the
nature of a charge against W. H. Met
son.
"Further," said Mr. King, "If the
district attorney had In his posses
sion reports relating to the preju
dices of jurors, he was bound by his
sworn duty to furnish the defendant
with copies of those reports."
Mr. Heney Insisted that he be al
lowed to put before the jury the agree
ment between Helms and the two offl
iis who accompanied him from San
Francisco, and concluded as follows:
"If society is to be at the mercy of
men who have enough money and who
are willing to take chances, then: let
us dispense with our pretense of laws.
Experience has shown that when a de
fendant is facing justice he does not
hesitate at the bribery of Jurors or *
witnesses who may be In a position to
assist him to liberty."
Judge Lawlor finally deferred for fu
ture decision the question involving
Helms' further testimony, and the trial
was adjourned until next Tuesday, *
HARVARD ALUMNI DISCUSS
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS
CINCINNATI, May 28.—The crimson
predominates In Cincinnati today In
honor of the meeting here in annual
session of the Associated Harvard
clubs, bringing: thither Harvard gradu
ates from all parts of the country. The
meeting was opened in the Sinton hotel
this morning by Robert Gary, president
of the clubs, with all of the thirty-six
constituent clubs in attendance.
An important feature of the session
was the report of the committee on
public school administration. The com
mittee recommended that in all cities
excepting New York all boards of edu
cation should consist of five, seven or
nine members, and also emphasized the
importance of the merit system. The
program today included a discussion of
Harvard's future policy by former
President Elliott and President Lowell.
Strikers Told to Leave
HONOLULU, May 28.—At the Ka
huka plantation the striking Japanese
were given the back pay due them to
day and ordered to leave. More strike
breakers than can find employment con
tinue to offer themselves. The planta
tion companies perfected an arrange
ment today whereby the cost of the
strike will be shared. This will be ac
complished by assessing each planta
tion In qroportlon to the sugar ton
nage It produces.