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l'KlOEi-O, CENTS „.<____
NORTHWESTERN
STATES SWEPT
BY BIG FLOODS
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS LOST
BY INUNDATION '
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REMARKABLE CLOJDBURSTS OC.
CUR IN WYOMING
7* vvO*V _——_———
R'vers in Colorado, Utah and Montana
' ; Also Bankfull—Lives Believed
" Lost and Homes Washed
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[Special to The Herald.]
T\ENVER, Colo., June 7.—Reports re-
I I: e'eived in meager dispatches from
ceived in meager dispatches from
Xv various parts of the northwest to
night indicate that the rivers of at
loast four states are on the worst ram
page in many years and that damages
already exceeding possibly $2,000,000
has beep done by sullen streams and
cloudbursts. I . _,
In Wyoming a series of remarkable
cloudbursts seems to have crippled all
.telegraphic communication, but reports
from several points—received in a
number of Instances by courier—show
that thousands of dollars' worth of
damage has been done, many homes
laid In waste and millions of dollars'
worth of 'property endangered.
At Pueblo, Colo., the worst hail
, storm on record was reported late this
afternoon. ' . ,
Dam Threatened
The great government dam in Wyom
ing, known as the "Pathfinder" project,
Is threatened. Nearly every river In
the state Is bankfull and many are
overflowing on the state's most valua
ble farming and grazing lands.
Thousands of head, of cattle and
horses, according to one report, have
been drowned. It also Is feared many
lives have been lost in the Green River
valley. - ■ ;';•■
Reports ..from Utah and Montana
show similar conditions. The rainfall
in most parts of the northwest has
broken al records. Over two inches
of rain fell in many sections yester
day. ' ■
Many portions of Colorado report
three inches fell in the space of two
hours. Cloudbursts were frequent. •-■-
STREAM OVERFLOWS
SAND RUINS BRIDGES
■ SALT LAKE CITY, i June Condi
tions arising from the high water In
City creek are hourly taking on a graver
aspect. : ' .' ...
■ ■ A force of 200 men .is at work . this
' afternoon fighting against the onrush
of the creek, which Is constantly threat
ening to leave its channel. "Already In
numerable bridges In the path of the
stream have been swept out, railroad
tracks, conduits and sidewalks have
been submerged and many houses on
each side of the creek are in imminent
danger of being undermined.
The new Oregon Short Line terminal
station and the switch tracks which
surround it are unapproachable by
reason of the high water. The fair
grounds race brack, where the present
meeting is being conducted, was the
latest property of consequence to suffer
today. The water In City creek has
reached the highest mark ever • re
corded. .
.Rain is feeding the .overflowing
streams In and about Salt Lake to
night, ahd there is no prospect of the
recession of the flood waters which have
already Inflicted damage to the extent
of $80,000.
- The torrent has filled the bed of City
creek with sand and gravel, and roads
In the vicinity are under. two feet of
water. Sidewalks are buried in mud
and lawns are quagmires. Street cars
have been operated with great diffi
culty along North- Temple street.
Jordan river Is overflowing .at many
places and driving residents .in the
west part of town from their homes.
The Oregon Short Line yards are still
inundated at some points, and the "wa
ter is high around the new Short Line
depot, although the dykes built by tho
railroad are a great protection. ..,.
GUNNISON AND GRAND
RIVERS RISE AT RATE
OF AN INCH AN HOUR
. GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., June 7.—
Both the Gunnison and Grand rivers
are at flood stages and "rising at the
rate of an inch an hour.
• Much property is ■ threatened and a
number of pumping plants, Including
the municipal plant of Grand Junction
on tho i Gunnison river, may be tem
porarily -abandoned.
The flood waters have eaten their
way into the banks on either side of
the Redlands dam just above the mu
nicipal plant and a large gang of men
Is working to stop the steadily widen
ing gaps. * -
According to warnings of the weath
er bureau the highest stage of the flood
may be expected within twelve hours.
HEAVY RAIN CAUSES FEAR Mil
OF OVERFLOW.IN MONTANA
MISSOULA, Mont.', June 7.—Rain has
been falling almost continuously in this
.section of the- state since early-last
night, causing uneasiness lest a repeti
tion of the floods of last spring may be
experienced; i - •
, The Missoula river Is rising and | re
ports indicate that streams tributary to
the Missoula are on the rise.
Considerable damage to bridges and
lowlands has - already resulted . from
high water In the upper end of the Bit
ter Knot valley. ■•."'.-■ <
The Black Foot river above the Ban
ner mill is jammed with logs for a dis
tance of a half to three quarters of a
mile. • '■:.-. ' ■ •"- ■ . .;, 'J
CHEYENNE FLOODED BY ONE
OF WORST STORMS IN YEARS
CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 7.—Chey
enne was flooded .by a • cloudburst of
extraordinary violence at 9 o'clock to
night. Man? sidewalk* were destroyed
and other damage done.«-_i?. „"■•
Bad floods are reported from Carbon
county • and many ■ bridges have * been
washed out.;'. The Platte river is higher
than for many years. \" ■ ';",'■■
LOS ANGELES HERALD
ARMY OFFICER IN
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BRIG. GEN. FREDERICK FUNSTON
FUNSTON HAS DUEL
WITH HIGHWAYMAN
Bandit Attempts to Invade Command,
ant's Quarters at Post In Leaven,
worth' and Is Promptly t
Routed
LEAVENWORTH, Kas., June 7.—
Brigadier General Frederick Funston,
commandant of the army service
schools at Eprt Leavenworth, , engaged
In a revolver* fight with a supposed
burglar In his quarters at the post
early today. '■' '
The man escaped and General Funs
ton was unharmed. General Funston
had retired late and remained awake.
He had been in bed perhaps an hour
when a closet door opened and a man
stepped forth. .
The general saw him and reachel
under his pillow for a revolver.
The intruder, saw the motion and
fired. The bullet pierced the mattress
near the general, who j leaped to his
feet.
He turned on the lights and fired
three shots at the man as he fled.
THE NEWS SUMMARY
..\ - ''.'-' FORECAST
For Los Agneles'; and vicinity:
Cloudy Tuesday; light north wind.
Maximum temperature yesterday, 67
degrees; minimum, 57 degrees.
..^ LOCAL . - '
Man brought from Kan -Francisco la held on
charge' of passing fictitious draft. I
* County-supervisors are. to advertise for rock
with which to construct new system of good
roads. ; -
Murder . charge . may . result from ' finding
strychnine in viscera of woman who died in
Ijos Angeles and was burled In Illinois. ..
Los Angeles-Pacific street railroad leaves
dangerous trench in public highway.
Alleged forger wanted In Oregon for passing
bogus checks admits he Issued valueless paper.
Aged soldier at Sawtelle charged with arson
declares he can establish his Innocence.
Charge of passing fictitious check is added
to the accusation* already filed against H. D.
Browm the "300-pe.r cent" broker.
Jury in case of John W. Allen, accused of
slaying constable at New-hall, deliberates on
case all night. . . A ' .
Spooks fall to reve_l themselves at assembly
of spiritualists at Fdendale.
Clergyman speaks .of Presbyterians' work
among Spanish people.
Seeks divorce from wife because he says her
voice was rasping and her manner dictatorial.
Council Is asked to make parks safe for
children to visit.
City council will have big audience at Its
special meeting for discussion of liquor ques
tions.
Los Angeles. Is said to be certain to" secure
National Medical . association's convention In
1910.
Bohemian charges three fellow' countrymen
rcbbed him of »345 in poker game.
lawyers only ones who appear in school
bund case, complainant and instigators of suit
being absent from court. _
Consolidation committee to present plans to
city council which call for harbor for j Los
Angeles-. San Pedro and Wilmington, to cost
$10,000,000. ,
.'■■'', coast : ■; ;
Woman fatally hit by alleged drunken man
with stove lid; victim dying in hospital at San
Francisco. . -
Legislative committee of Washington state to
Investigate financial conditions In hospitals
and colleges. - - ■ ° — ' J „■ .
Man arrested at Duarte alleged to have com
mitted murder three years ago.
Heavy rains cause fear of floods In Montana.
Contract signed for railroad from Fresno to
Hanford. '"■.,'
Wealthy wool dealer ends life with gas.ln
San Francisco. - : ' ,-*',"* i
■ Streams overflow and cause much damage in
Utah. ' ,■*-■'
Admiral Sebree at Portland advises Immedi
ate construction of more vessels for navy.
Strikers at McCloud prepare to desert cabins
and seek employment elsewhere.
Indians near ' Yuma • cremate one. of : their
number on pyre with weird ceremonies. j
: Admiral ijlchl of Japanese navy given elabo
rate reception at Portland.
Witness In Calhoun case tells of graft con
spiracy. ;.. . ,
:'=,■•' EASTERN ' >
I Chicago aeronaut will attempt trip across At
lantic.' . *-. ' '-' ■
Son of John D. Spreckels meets father in New
York and promises to defer his marriage. ■
■■ Doctor in session of National Medical asso
ciation! In Atlantic : City scores some methods
used by specialists. -
: Statistics show number of persons who are
obliged to stand/in street cars In Chicago total
60,000,000 yearly. •'• - . ■ ■ ■'.
, Physicians will attempt to cure man held at
Washington supposed to be leper.
Man fatally. wounded In New York pursues
one of his assailants.
■ Man at Springfield. . Mo., suspects wife, fol
lows her and shoots man with whom he finds
her talking. ' ■■•"';'-; ' '■' '
Prominent labor leader dies of yellow Jaun
dice in Denver. "■ «.'■_•' ""■ ■- ,
Manufacturers of powder complain of favorit
ism shown In awarding contracts for supplies
for Panama canal.' *'"
Former Secretary of State Bacon may go to
France as ambassador. '
Brigadier. General Funston has duel with
highwayman at Leavenworth. •/ . . - .
Senatora • Beverldge and Aldrlch have clash
over tariff on cotton fabrics.
Politicians In St. Louis cheer when they
hear man on trial for murder has been assassi
nated. ( :. ■ ' v
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■' Professor at Paris praises highly the Ameri
can school system.
Powder explosion' In Austria-Poland Injures
600 = persons, < comparatively few of whom are
killed outright. * '
j Russian i organization >at St. Petersburg finds
jtmailng, deficit in the accounts kept at Port
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- Frenchman leaves »I.oilii.oiHl to the poor and to
employe* and his great art collection to the
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TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1909.
AUTOISTS DROP
INTO RIVER AND
4 MEET DEATH
WOMEN DROWNED AS RESULT
OF ACCIDENT
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RESIDENTS OF WOODLAND ARE
AMONG VICTIMS
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Wives of Editor and Postmaster and
Lattcr's Relatives Perish In Waters
of Sacramento—Chauffeur
Loses Control
... [By Associated Press.]
KNIGHTS LANDING, June 7.—Four
women were drowned tonight In
the • Sacramento ' river when a
large automobile in which they were
riding toppled into the stream after the
driver had lost control of the machine.
The chauffeur was rescued. The dead:
MRS. W. F. MIXON, wife of the ed
itor of the Woodland Mail.
MRS. J. H. DUNGAN, wife of the
postmaster at "Woodland. ; : ....
MISS MERYL DUNGAN, daughter
of Mrs. Dungan.
MISS JULIA DUNGAN, Mrs. Dun
gan's sister-in-law.
J Joseph Armstrong, the driver, also of
Woodland, was thrown into .the water,
but was rescued by a boat. ■ ', ' i
The party started from Woodlawn
tonight on fa pleasure trip and. arrived
here at*"9:3o o'clock. ii-
While attempting to turn' his car on
the levee road, which runs on the bank
of the river, Armstrong lost control of
his steering apparatus and the machine
was overturned and rolled Into the
water. ''..'■■■' • '"■■'■ '
All five passengers were flung free
of the automobile Into the river.
' The women were dragged down by
the weight of their clothing, but Arm
strong . seized a boat moored I nearby
-and crawled ashore.
Girl's Body Found v
Miss Julia-Dungan's body was re
covered at 11:30.
. Armstrong spread the alarm as Boon
as he reached shore. At once a swarm
of men rushed to the scene, but they
arrived too late to be of any help to
the women. Of I whom j they ■ caught no
sight until Miss Dungan's body was
seen and brought ashore.
The point where the accident occurred
is right in the town. . '• ' .1
The levee road follows the embank
ment, and crosses a bridge Just beyond
the town. '
; Armstrong did,not wish to cross this,
and turned his car. to return the way
he had come. l. '■; r .'• ' . >-'*'.
, To make the ''turn with a large ma
chine requires close 8 figuring, ' and , it
was just as he swung his wheel to
head sharply around that he last con
trol and the car overturned.
Dropped Fifteen Feet
The distance frdbi the levee top to
the water is nearly fifteen feet, down a
sloping bank. : The , machine with Its
screaming passengers toppled off this
into the water. ..'.•'
The depth of the river at this point Is
nearly twenty feet, and the car disap
peared from sight. *
.It Is possible that some of the dead
are pinned down by the machine.
Miss Dungan's body was found some
distance below the bridge, where it had
been carried by the current, .
Mrs. Mlxon was the wife or W. F.
Mlxon, ■ editor and proprietor of the
Woodland Mall. She was widely known
throughout this section and was prom
inent in social circles in Woodland.
Mrs. Dungan was the wife of J. H.
Dungan, postmaster at Woodland, and
a sister of Mrs. Nixon.
Miss Meryl Dungan was 17 years of
age, and was about to graduate from
the high school at Woodland. She was
extremely popular with the younger
set of the town,
. Miss Julia Dungan, sister; of J. H.
Dungan, had been his assistant in the
postoffice for some years.
As soon as word of the accident
spread through the country many peo
ple hastened to the scene In automo
biles and carriages. The banks of the
river were searched for miles in the
effort to find the bodies and the search
ers are still out. .'.. • s_ „*:,«■•*','■,*."
PORTLAND CITIZENS
ELECT SIMON MAYOR
Amendment for Charter Based on Dcs
"'•. Moines Plan Defeated at Elec
tion In the Oregon
■_ Metropolis '
PORTLAND, Ore., June .7.Former
United .States senator Joseph Simon,
Republican, was elected mayor of
Portland today by an overwhelming
plurality, and possibly a majority. The
Oregonian estimates that Senator Simon
has exceeded the vote of former Circuit
Judge M. D. Munly, Democrat, his
nearest competitor, by 4000.
. At midnight less than one-third of
the 17,000 votes polled today had been
counted. These showed: H. C. Albee,
independent Republican, 974; ■■' M. . ('..
Munly, Democrat, 1399; Joseph Simon,
Republican, 2994. '
"An initiative amendment providing
for a charter based on the Dcs Molhes
plan and an Initiative law providing for
a municipal lighting plant, were de
defeated. No figures have been comp
iled so far on the result of the- various
bond Issues proposed, except that for
municipal lighting; plant. -. - „' • "
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Detective Dies
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7.—Detective
Sergeant, Robert Graham, *. one of the
best known men on the police force,
died early , today. Although Ihe had
been* in poor health for some time, he
was on duty Saturday,', and his death
caused rurprise. ,'._.'-
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' . Revolutionists Expelled I
* CAP- HAYTIEN, I Haytl; June 7.—
The Domingan revolutionists who last
week were driven over the frontier to
HayUen territory, have been' expelled
by 'the Haytlen government ' and will
leave here June 14 for St. Thomas. '„ , "
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Septuagenarian Dies
*. BOSTON, June 7.—Charles W. Kel
logg, eastern manager of the Firemen's
Fund Insurance'of San' Francisco,. is
dead In Brookllne. : He, was,. 70 years
old. -
Former Secretary of State
Who May Be Ambassador
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SAY BACON HAS
ACCEPTED OFFER
FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE
MAY GO TO FRANCE
Report in Paris That He Has Agreed
to Act as Ambassador to
.•'_',* Succeed , Henry ". ',
' White ;'
(By Associated Press.4 .
PARIS, June 7.— Private advices from
Washington say that Robert Bacon,
former secretary of state, has accepted
the ambassadorship to France and will
succeed Henry White at the end, of the
year. ' , .-': •'
- According to these J advices, Mr.
Bacon, when he first was offered the
post, declined, . preferring that Mr.
White should be retained, but finding
that i President Taft had resolved in
any event to replace Ambassador White
he finally accepted. ''i"' .
Rumors'* of Mr. White's retirement,
which have been current here for
months, cause genuine regret, especial
ly in official circles, where he is esp_
cialy persona grata, -*md among the
members of the American colony, where
it was felt ■ that his experience would
count for much' In the difficult turllt
negotiations between • the countries,
which are considered inevitable after
the passage of the new American tariff
bill. ' ..-_ • •• ■ , . £,*•'■«
WOMAN SHOOTS HER SON
AND THEN KILLS HERSELF
SALEM,: 0., June 7.—Mrs. Elizabeth
Sharp, a prominent society woman and
wife ofG. V. Sharp, a politician and
manufacturer, killed her 12-year-old
son Harold last night and then her
self with a revolver. * ■--■i -' \
The tragedy occurred when the two
had retired, after spending the even
ing together playing the piano and
singing. ■ - •
The-motive for the tragedy is be
lieved to be the woman's sorrow, over
the Incurable nature •of her son's
malady... He had been mentally de
ficient from birth. ;',>
Mrs. Sharp was 38 years old. ,
STRAP HANGERS NUMBER
FIFTY MILLION IN YEAR
CHICAGO, June 7—ln the first sup
plement report of the subway, bureau
there Is Included the. census of the
army of strap-hangers. The roll shows
that on an average day 136,861 Chlca
goans cling to the loosely hung bits of
leather In street railway and elevated
trains. '. ■ :
... The total for a year would show that
about ■ 50,000,000 passengers had failed
to • find vseats In trolley or elevated
trains. »__■"• .
JOAQUIN MILLER WILL
START COLONY FOR
DEVOTEES OF POESY
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,-• SAN JOSE, June 7.—Henry Meade
Blonde, a teacher In the State Normal
esliool of ' this city, and Herbert | Bash
'ford ! have '. been presented . by ■, Joaquin
Miller with an acre of land apiece and
expect to build cottage* near the poet's
home at Frilitvale. : . ■ ".-.',. \
I It Is understood that Miller Intend* to*
establish a colony of poets about himself
und at some time In the future to con
duct a school of poetry. . . '
The ' Pacific ' Short Story club, of which
Miller la an honorary member, has been
Informed that a number of men promi
< nent ' In: the literary world of j the coast
| are to be given a plot of land and follow
' the example of Ba*hford and Bland."' 1
ROBERT BACON
ARSON CHARGED
AGAINST WOMAN
"HEROINE" OF KELSEY FIRE
g\ IS ARRESTED -
Trained Nurse Given Credit for Res.
cuing Mother and Daughter from
Flames Protests Innocence , -
of Accusations / .
[Special to The Herald.] !
PASADENA, June 7.—Miss E. Pearl
Dubbs, who was given credit by some
persons for rushing into , a burning
house last week,; and at the risk of her
own life, rescuing Mrs. Helen. Kclsey
and her daughter from death in the
flames, was arrested yesterday after
noon on the charge of robbing and then
setting fire to the house on North Lin
coln street, Altadena, occupied by J.
L. Clark and family. The young
woman, who is 25 years old and hand
some, protested her innocense at the
time of her arrest In her , home on
Crescent drive, North Pasadena, but
was unable to account for the pres
ence In her room of a watch Identified
as one stolen from the Clark home.
When arraigned before Judge Robert
Dubbs still asserted she was innocent
Dubbs still asesrted she was innocent
of ■ the charges of robbery and arson.
She was unable this afternoon to fur
nish the $1000 bond required in each
case and passed the afternoon In jail.
]',■'"■ House Fired Three .-Times
While Clark and his family were ab
sent from their home' Sunday after
noon' it was entered, ransacked and
then fired In • three places. A watch,
pin, . ruby, baby's ring, cameo ring, a
$5 gold piece and 30 cents were t*lren,
besides a nurhbr of photographs. The
Clarks' returned . just in time to dis
cover the three blazes in the house.
A brush flre^was burning in the foot
hills just behind Clark's home. The
constable' who arrested Miss Dabbs
asserts that the young woman was
seen In the vicinity of the house Just
before the fires were discovered.
Miss Dubbs, who is a trained nurse,
was on a street car the day last week
that the Kelsey house was destroyed
by , fire. The . conductor left his car
and entered the burning house in time
to drag Mrs. Kelsey and her daughter
to safety. Miss Dubbs followed the
conductor; from the car and in some
quarters was given credit for rescuing
the two women.
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TELLS HOW IMAGINATION
RESTORED VOICE OF GIRL
Doctor Relates Amusing Incident Illus
trating Possibilities of Faith
In Electricity
NEW YORK, June 7— a recent
meeting of the County Medico society
in Philadelphia, says the Medical Times
In its publication today, Dr. De Sajour
related how a man brought his daugh
ter to him for treatment.
She had lost her voice. '
"- "I tried the battery on her," said the
physician, "and her voice returned per
fectly In a short time.-The father was
In such glee that he hugged me. , - •
I ■ "When they had gone I happened to
look at the battery and observed that
the current had not been turned on."
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Accused of Robbery ■
ALBANY. N. , V., June 7.—Barney
Rellly, a' prize- fight promoter, , and
James Brennan, both of Albany,. were
held in $12,000 ball today in police court,
charged with being two of the . three
men who recently held up and robbed
Fred Archer, a negro horse dealer, here.
Many Turks Arrested
:,! CONSTANTINOPLE, June 7.— of
ficial telegram received, here _.' today
from Adana, Asiatic : Turkey," says 445
moslems and 17 non-moslems have been
arrested there In , connection I with the
rioting and massacres of April. : . I" 1
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COMMITTEE'S PLANS, TO BE PLACED
BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY, CALL FOR
BUILDING OF $10,000,000 HARBOR
Report Approved by Los Angeles Business
Organizations Giving Hearty Indorse
ment to Work of Body of Fifteen.
Ground Is Swept from Be- v
neath Obstructionists
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PLANS for a $10,000,000 harbor for the united cities, a harbor
which in the opinion of Capt. Fries and other experts wilL be
the equivalent of an $80,000,000 port on the north Atlantic or J
the English coast, will be set forth, together with the basis for consol
idation of Los Angeles, San Pedro and Wilmington, to the city coun
cil this afternoon by the Los Angeles consolidation committee.
With a.510,000,000 bond issue Los Angeles can do more to furnish
one of the great harbors of the. world than several times that amount
has accomplished for any continental harbor, and the first compre
hensive step in that direction will be possible immediately following
the-committee report today. ,
The report has been approved by the
Dos Angeles business bodies instru
mental In the appointment by the con
solidation committee, and members of
the chamber of commerce, Municipal
league, Associated Jobbers and the
harbor commission who have been
privileged to examine the report, agree
that it justifies in every respect the
confidence reposed In the fifteen men
chosen to thresh out the consolidation
question. The Associated Jobbers, the
organization most intimately concerned
with the business phases -. of harbor
activity, went over the report yester
day afternoon, giving special atten
tion to the granting of terminal rates
to the harbor section, and heartily ap
proved the statement of the commit
tee. The . Municipal league likewise
concurred, the directors giving unani
mous approval to the system of gov
ernment which has been worked out
by the committee. »
Will Silence Opponents -
This phase of the report will set at
rest the strongest objections which had
been planned against the | election by
the opponents of# consolidation. They
had figured on asserting that the
"strip" section had been * neglected
since its annexation and that both
Wilmington and San Pedro must also
suffer by becoming only the tag end
of a big city. An argument to be used
in connection with this Is the assertion
that the city will not be able to make
any improvement in the inner harbor
for several—possibly years, be
cause the tldelands titles will be in
the courts for that time. ;'
The consolidation committee, how
ever, springs a neat joker which knocks
out the strongest a;__ment of the op
position. What Wilmington and San
Pedro will receive as sections of the
greater city in the way. of education
al, lighting and water, police and fire
department facilities: have , been •• con
sidered by the committees in Joint con
ferences, and the scheme given 'in the
committee's report embraces this point.
If it goes through as suggested and the
election is carried accordingly the har
bor portion of the city will be fully as
well equipped In this respect as any
other section. , '-"j; ■:■
In addition the harbor section is to
receive the direct benefits of expendi
tures of a $10,000,000 bond issue, a mag
nificent keeping of faith with the har
bor cities for their refusal,to listen to
the seductive suggestions- of Senator
Savage and the machine politicians
that the harbor should be placed in
their hands through extension of the
state's credit for a $5,000,000 harbor. At
the time the legislative committee vis
ited Los Angeles and the harbor cities
and the proposal to create a board of
state harbor commissioners , for San
Pedro harbor was made, the strongest
argument against any such diversion
of the harbor into the grip of the ma
chine was that the credit of the united
city would be sufficient to build a great
public harbor on a more adequate and
satisfactory scale than might be hoped
for through state aid. Through the
labors of the consolidation committees
the harbor plans have assumed an Im
portance even greater than was sug
gested at that time. . ■ , ■ ■'„■.'■ —
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Must Seek New Plan
■ Arguments which have been calcu
lated to prove effective In San Pedro to
defeat consolidation are most effectu
ally squelched by the pain of union
detailed. In the report. The hardest
fight was to have been made against
consolidation In San Pedro, but when
the committee report is made public
an entirely new plan of campaign must
be laid out by the opponents of a pub
lic harbor. -_; '• - K*f
Members of both the San Pedro and
Wilmington committees are confident
that consolidation will carry in both
the harbor cities with safe majorities.
They are ready to act as soon as tho
campaign takes definite shape in Los
Angeles, and the necessary steps will
bo taken In the two | cities this week.
.With favorable consideration of the
committee report by the city council
today the Los Angeles campaign will
be opened In earnest tomorrow morn
ing. The first step is the securing of
is.noo signatures of qualified voters to
POWDER EXPLOSION
INJURES HUNDREDS
Bolt from Skies Explodes Several
Thousand Pounds of Powder and
Scatters Projectiles Among
Great Crowd
LONDON, June 7.—A .dispatch re
ceived here from Cracow, in' Austrian
Poland says that 500 persons were in
jured ; by J the explosion of an j army
powder magazine there Saturday night.
Three soldiers were killed, forty houses
were wrecked and hundreds of other
houses damaged. "■■'■■'' .. . '•*_"
The magazine, which was situated
near the railroad. station, was struck
by lightning. The bolt exploded sev
eral thousand; pounds of, powder i and
1500 of the projectiles were scattered
among people who had assembled at
the station awaiting a, tram.
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Harrlman at London „
.'. LONDON, June i 7.— E. H. Harrlman
arrived:here today from New York on
his ; way ito Paris. .-/ - : \ \.
*^ CUNTS
two petitions, one calling for an elec
tion on consolidation between Los An- 1
geles and San Pedro and the other for j
consolidation between Los Angeles and
Wilmington. This procedure is legally J
necessary, but a voter may sign both I
petitions and the ■ canvassers will j se- j
cure signatures to both -at the j same I
time. |In all respects the work of j ar- 1
ranging for the elections will be car
ried forward as one proposition. "•.„'-'
- ■ John :P. Steele, who . so. successfully.
•handled the canvassing for signatures
to petitions In the charter amendment
and recall elections, will : have I charge
of the consolidation petitions. He al
ready has obtained headquarters at 105<
North Broadway, and will have every
thing In readiness to start canvassers '•
out tomorrow morning unless.-some?
hitch now unforeseen intervenes. The
consolidation law requires 20 per cent'
of . the , registered vote, j which J means j
13,000 qualified : signers or a 1 total i of !
15,000 signatures to.be on the safe side.
; To Begin Canvass at Once
The task before 5 Mr.' Steele is "that
of completing the j canvass at' as 1 early j
a date as possible.' He Is confident that
a start Wednesday morning will enable
him to secure the necessary . number ;
by. Saturday night. . Every thing J will '
be ready to • canvass \ the , city syste
matically . tomorrow morning and i the.
men will be assigned to sections of the
city where they can secure the largest
number of names In the shortest pos- j
sible time. It is proposed to check up -
the names secured daily, beginning,
Thursday. », ■' . ;*
■ Mr. Steele believes It will.be possi
ble ".- to have the petitions verified and
ready for the city council's action In ,
calling the election at the i meeting *_,
week from today. In: that 'event, the'
date for the consolidation election will
likely be fixed for some time In Au
gust. .-.'■'.,'■ '■■*^_^Kf_ti£'ViKf^Xs\
A similar procedure will probably be
■followed in San Pedro : and Wilming- :
ton, and the friends of the movement,
for a great harbor expectr to 'see-the.
three cities united before the close, of
the summer. The only other source of
delay in the progress *of the harbor
movement is expected in the courts by.
technical obstacles to determination of:
the tldelands : titles, r The : cases ";. will j
come up before Judge Bordwell In the
first week of October, when every effort
will be made by the attorneys for tho
defendants claiming title to : the < inner :
harbor and its approaches to entangle
the issues and put off a determination.
It Is said that another joker will be- i
sprung :by Secretary Fleming of. the ,
harbor commission and the consolida-,
tlon committee which will as effectually,
dispose of delay In the matter,; of I the
tldelands as the committee's report ;to
be submitted today promises to handle
opposition arguments In other direc
tions.
Jobbers Give Approval .;..
A feature of the consideration of the
committee's report. which adds spe- ,
cial strength to the : campaign Is : tho j
unqualified Indorsement yesterday *by
the Associated Jobbers. *; Some feeling
had arisen in San Pedro and Wilming
ton that the jobbing ■ Interests of Los .
Angeles would not be a unit in advanc
ing . the movement for a j great harbor
because* of the question ■of terminal j
rates. This question was made a para
mount one by the committees of j both I
harbor cities at the initial conferences
with the Los Angeles committee.'» The
conferences resulted In a ' declaration I
for terminal rates for the harbor points
through consolidation, and now- that
the Associated Jobbers 'of Los Ange
les have approved , the consolidation.'
committee's - ; recommendations . : any j
doubts on this score will be set at rest
at San Pedro and Wilmington. .-;. v*.
The plan on which the LOs Angeles
committee has worked has been unique
in many respects. The fifteen men com-,
prising /he committee ; were . selected >
by the business bodies as * the most i
representative and public spirited men
who could be found. , In - practically;
less than two months they have formu
lated a basis for consolidation which
has united widely varying '„ interests '
and which disposes of questions Involv- '
ing the rights of residents of all three
cities In a , way apparently satisfac- .
Tory to all sides. -
JACK LONDON TELLS
OF SERIOUS ILLNESS
Letter to Friend in Honolulu Apprises
; Him That Author Will Start
for .' Home in the
Snark
HONOLULU, June 7.— a letter
Dr. E. 8. Goodhue ' of. this city * Jack
London, the novelist, outlines a gloomy,
sketch ,of s his' physical \ condition. .*» He
specifies . five / different _• diseases >• from
which he has suffered, and tells 'of be- :
ing relieved of .two of them*by i opera
tions > in ■ Sydney,'- but '<4 he _*, still * has
malarial fever, while. nervous affliction
has wrecked his strength and prevents
him from doing any work.'.v.*-••";--■*>'.*\
„ London says the < doctors • understand
one <of i the > nervous diseases,'. 1 but t the;
other i the ablest Australian | specialist
confesses he , doesCnot 1 understand I and '
books contain;nothing-about;lt." yLon
don had hoped when the operation wis
performed he 1 would i recover; his \ nerv
ous equilibrium, but admits this mys
terious malady; when the attack comes,*
makes him helpless. He expects to sail
on the Snark and go home at once.