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SENATE ADOPTS
TARIFF BILL BY
CLOSE MARGIN
BEVERIDGE DENOUNCES WEAK
NESS OF HIS PARTY
ALDRICH CLAIMS THF INDIANAN
VOICED PERSONAL FEELINGS
Father of Bill Says Senator from
Hoosier State Has No Right
to Speak for Republican
Party
(By Associated Fre»a.)
WASHINGTON, July B.—The tariff
passed the senate Just after 11
o'clock tonight by a vote of 45
to 34.
Republicans voting in the negative
Beverklge, Indiana; Bristow, Kan
sas; Brown, Nebraska; Burkett, Ne
braska; Clapp, Minnesota; Crawford,
South Dakota; Cummins, Iowa; Dol
llver, Iowa; La Follette, Wisconsin;
Nelson, Minnesota. I
McEnery of Louisiana is the only
Democrat voting In the affirmative
The vote In detail is:
Yeas—Aldrlch, Borah, Bourne, Brad
ley, Brandegee, Brlggs, Bulkely, Burn-,
ham, Burrows, Burton, Clark of Wy
oming, Carter, Crane, Depew, Dick,
Dixon. Dupont, Elkins, Flint, Fry.,
Gallinger, Gamble, Guggenheim, Hale,
Heyburn, Johnson of North Dakota,
Kean, Lorimer. Jones, McCumber. Mc-
Enery, Nixon, Oliver, Page, Penrose,
Perkins, Piles. Scott, Smith of Mich
igan, Smoot, Stephenson, Sutherland,
Warner, Warren, Wetmore — 45.
Nays—Bacon, Bailey, Bankhead,
Beverldge, Bristow, Krown, Burkott,
Chamberlain. Clapp, Crawford, Cul
berson, Cummin!, Daniel, Dolllver,
Fletcher, Foster, Frazler, Gore,
Hughes, Johnson of Alabama, LaFol
lette, McLaurln, Martin, Money, Nel
son, Newlands, Overman, Owen, Shlve
ly, Simmons, Smith of South Carolina,
Stone, Taliafero, Taylor—34.
The failure of tho senate to keep the
promise made to the people by the
Republican party respecting a revision
of the tariff downward was the themo
of Senator Beveridge as the debate on
the pending bill was drawing to a
close. •
'■'Our vote," he said, "shall bo cast In
harmony with our party's pledges aa
voiced by our party's leader and the
national president."
Mr. Beverldge wag answered by Mr.
Aldrlch. who said he had often seen
men interpret their own judgment as
the Judgment of their party.
■ "The. Republican patty is a party of
majorities," ho added,' "and the. views
of the majority In matters of legisla
tion control party policies. The senator
from Indiana dors not speak for the
Republican party. He has no right to
call hero tin- name of the president of
the United States in support of any
suggestion which he has made."
.Mr. Aldrlch declared the pending bill
was a fulfillment of the party's pledges.
It' senators wished to vote against the
bill,'tis said, they should not attempt
to speak for their party.
Mr. Crawford delivered a vigorous
protest against any attempt on the
part of Chairman Aldrlch to prevent
Republican senators from tho exercise
of their Judgment.
"It will take more than the senator
from Rhode Island to read the state of
Minnesota out of the Republican par
ty," said Mr. Nelson, amid applause,
which called down the gavel of the vice
president with an-announcement that
such expressions .were not permitted.
He said. he did not care to be lectured
by the senator from Rhode Island.
The bill was then put on Its passage
and passed, 45 to 34.
On motion of Mr. Aldrlch the vice
president announced the. senato con
ferees as follows: ■
Senators Aldrlch, Burrows, Penroso,
Hale, Cullom, Republicans: Daniel,
Money and Bailey, Democrats.
The senate then adjourned at 11:18
p. m. ' .
Protracted Session Expected
/A depressing suggestion of a pro
tracted session of the senate to con
clude the consideration of the tariff bill
was contained In a motion presented by
Senator Aldrlch as soon as the senate
convened today.
With the experience of last night's
session In mind, Mr. Aldrlch moved to
amend the order of procedure by strik
ing out the provision for.-an automatic
adjournment at 7 o'clock. This was
agreed-to without objection.
There was no effort to reach an un
derstanding; as to the hour, but the gen
eral feeling was that whether early or
,late, the measure should be disposed of
before leaving the senate chamber.
it ba.i been supposed that much time
would be consumed In the discussion
of the tobajCCO tux. but even before that
item was reached it had been arranged
that there would be comparatively little
effort to alter the finance committee's
schedule. The uncompleted corporation
tax provision was tho first subje.ct of
the day's consideration, and Senator
Daniel resumed the speech he began
yesterday. His remarks were In de
fense of his amendment levying a tax
of one-quarter of 1 per cent on the
gross receipts of corporations having a
capital stock of more than $300,000.
Source Has No Influence
. "We" have a worthy man in the presi
dential chair," declared Mr. Daniel, "a
judicial man of great mind and of great
heart." I have no sentiment of opposi
tion to the pending proposition because
of Its source. On the contrary. I look
to it as of the highest respectability."
• Mr. Bacon suggested: that the Vir
ginia senator change his plans for, tax-
Ing, corporations to make it apply also
to corporations ■ that have gross re
ceipts of more than $300,000 annually.
■. On suggestion of Mr. Daniel, Mr. Ba
con ' offered his amendment, as an
amendment to '.the proposition by the
Virginia senator. c ■
'■ "I move ■>. to - lay the amendments on
the table." curtly interposed the chair
man of the finance committee, and af
ter a f brief tilt between Aldrlch and
Bacon the amendments were gently
laid away. >.-.
.. Other amendments to the corporation
tax amendment were disposed of In the
same way.
The corporation ' tax amendment as
perfected by the ■ committee then , was
agreed to, and Mr. Aldrlch announced
that with the exception of the tobacco
tnx the ill!! was perfected, bo far as
committee '• amendments were con
cerned.
Tobacco Tax Amendment Presented .
; - The tobacco tax amendment was laid
before the senate after the disposal of
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M[M AGNES IRWIN, for fifteen
years dean of Rade.liffe college,
Cambridge, Mass., has resigned
her ofilce and will leave that institu
tion Sept. 1. When she announced her
retirement former students of the col
founded a scholarship in her
honor.
CONSCIENCE FORCES
THEFT CONFESSION
W. E. Crockett of Utah and Idaho
Says He Took Money Not His
Own and Asks to Be
Locked Up
Conscience stricken because of hav
ing embezzled more than $500 from two
music companies for whom he worked,
W K. Crockett appeared at the central
police station last night and asked
Captain of Detectives Paul Flamrner to
lock him up and notify the authorities
at Pocattllo, Idaho, and at Salt Lake
City, Utah, where, the self-confessed
thefts are said to have occurred.
Crockett first told his story to Acting
Detective Sergeant Kelly, who turned
him over to Capt. Flammer for Investi
gation. To the latter Crockett declared
i that while employed as a salesman for
the Pocatello Music company at poca
tello, Idaho, he sold a piano for $265
and appropriated the mone- to his own
Later he left Idaho and went to Salt
Lake City, Utah, where the entered the
employ of Carstensen & Hansen, music
dealers. There, he suld, he was em
ployed as a solicitor and salesman, and
disposed of a piano for $250 and kept
the money, after which he left that city
mid came to California.
Crockett told the detectives he had
been tortured by the thought of his
misdeeds and wanted to be taken into
custody to relieve his conscience.. He
also admitted to the police that he had
appropriated money received from sales
of cattle on commission in Idaho. He
was locked up in the city Jail, and the
authorities In Idaho and Utah will be
communicated with.
THE NEWS SUMMARY
i .
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity Fair,
Friday; light, south wind. Maximum
temperature, yesterday, 72 degrees;
minimum, 68 degrees.
~ LOCAL
City ( and county official* fall to explain
'why forgers of liquor petition have not
been brought to Justice. •
Dick Ferris back from Minneapolis; may
be asked to act as manager of Santa
Monica road race.
Co! Alfred B. Shan*, writer and explorer,
dies as result of overwork. ' \ .
"Uncle Joe" Cannon and other notables
come to relief of W. T. Hlxon, now In Jail
".Japanese murders wife of fellow work
man and kills himself-In Ban Bernardino.
Japanese federal prisoners are ' given a
home here; Chinese are sent to Jail.
Veteran holder of Vicksburg medal. Just
reloitsed from prison, says conditions at
Bawtell* should be remedied.
Secretary Fleming shows why Los Ange
les 1s willing to make good her promise or
110.000,000 harbor development.
Eight Jurors are obtained In Mitchell
murder trial. • S
Elks begin to Invade Los Angeles by steamer
and railroad.
COAST
Judge Lawlor announces second case against
Patrick Calhoun of San Francisco for bribery
will be begun July 19. ■" •
Sheriff at San Jose, Cal., says he has ■ not
given papers any confession of alleged election
frauds.
Portuguese under arrest in S,an Francisco re
sists extradition to Portugal for murder. i
Woman Is lured from home at Tacoma,
Wash., and Is found murdered, and »600 mlss
"Hxcurslon party to summit of Mount Eddy
In northern California barely escapes *(leath
when snowstorm begins.
Speaker at convention of Epworth league at
Seattle ■ makes pica for Infusion of younger
blood Into organization.
Native Sons of Golden West, may not hold
September festival at San Jose. _
EASTERN
Flood situation In Missouri and Kansas seems
to be improving; although Kansas and Mis
souri rivers are rising, they will recede prob
ably today.
' San Francisco is selected as next meeting
place af national educators after board of di
rectors held meeting In Denver Thursday.
Tariff bill passes senate by vote of 46 to 34,
and Aldrich calls down Beverldge for his crltl
' There will be no delay In sending tariff bill
passed by Henato to committee of house and
senate In conference. '
Defense closes In Ella dingles case of al
leged larceny at Chicago.' i.;- : ■ •
Double tragedy takes place In suburb of
Denver when man kills himself and wife.
American of San Antonio, Tex., says he was
arrested for another man and was kept In
Mexican prison eighteen hours without food
or water.
FOREIGN
President Reyes of Colombia does not believe
vice president will trick him out of th» chief
executive's position In his country. .
Minister of posts of Italy challenges deputy
for duel because of attack of latter.
English suffragettes will bo received directly
by horn* . secretary through appeal to King
Edward. -,'•■.<• r. . ' < - ,'
| President of San Francisco chamber of com
merce. In Berlin, :to , invite , Germany: to par
ticipate. in Portola, festival at Bay city.
■ Persian »crisis : anticipated * before ■ Russian
troops can reach Teheran. I
INFLUX OF ELKS
BY STEAMER AND
RAILWAY BEGINS
FIRST NOTABLE TO ARRIVE IS
J. U. SAMMIS
COMMITTEEMEN URGE HERTJ TO
REGISTER EARLY
Machinery of Reception md Entertain.
ment for Visiting Lodge Members
Runs Smoothly—"Garry" Herr.
Mann to Arrive Today
WITH a registration of 7000 mem- |
bcrs from Southern California
reported at the Elks' headquar- '■
tern during Wednesday and Thursday, i
thousands of Klks from all parts of
I In: country will arrive today and con
tinue pouring into town throughout
most of next week.
Beginning with this morning all:
members ami their famlllei from all j
parts of the country will be expected
to plate themselves on record at the]
headquarter! and be fitted out with
badges and coupons entitling them to
the freedom of the city.
The coupon and past books which
have been giving the entertainment
committee so much trouble during the
past two days will be delivered early
this mori.ing and from now on all
members who register at the head
quarters will receive their coupons and
pass books at the same time.
A special train bearing J. IT. Snmmis
of Lemars lodge No. 428, candidate for
grand exalted ruler of the Elks, and a
party of Elks from South Dakota and
lowa arrived last night over the Salt
Lake road.
Welcome by Drill Team
The pr-rty was met at the depot by a
committee of local Elks and the driil
team under Capt. Robert Atkinson,
sixty men In fatigue uniform being in
line. The drill team was headed by a
band.
Mr. Sammls Is state senator from his
district, now serving his second term.
He has been a member of the grand
lodge for eight years, being chairman
of the Judiciary committee. He has at
tended every grand lodge meeting for
many years, and as the head of this
Important committee has done much to
shape the destinies of the order. In
pojnt of service rendered there Is not a
man who has given more time and
labor to the order than Mr. Sammls.
He la a lawyer of ability and an orator
of renown.
"In so far as the contest for the high
position of grand exalted ruler is con
cerned I fetl very confident," said Mr.
Sammls lust night at the Alexandria
hotel. "The Dakota*, Minnesota, lowa
and Nebraska are solid for me. I will
get 76 per cent of the Ilinois vote, 70
per cent of the Missouri vote, 95 per
cent of the Texas vote, Arkansas al
most solid and most of the vote of the
Pacific coast states. Oklahoma will be
marly solid for me. The east will be
lightly represented, hut I expect 3up-1
port from that section, especially In |
Maryland and Massachusetts. Outside
of the New Orleans lodge I will get 80
per cent of the Louisiana vote, while
Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama I
feel that I have an equal chance. All
that I care to pay Is that I feel con
fident of success."
Mr. Sammls will open headquarters
today at the Alexandria hotel, where
"Garry" Hermann, his only opponent,
lias had headquarters established for
some time.
In the party which arrived last light
were C. P. Bates and wife, Col. Dick
Wood, president of the South Dakota
Elks' association and past grand es
teerped leading knight; C. C. Bradley,
E. A. Dalton, A. C. Colledge, ('. A. C.
Clarke. George A. Smith, R. Nicholson,
W H Bee, G. A. Whlttemore, Sam
Page, Dr. G. C. Rich, W. H. Tlmmell
and others. The party numbered about
forty and traveled In two cars.
The drill corps and band will again
be called upon to act as escort when
Grand Exalted Ruler Rush L. Holland
and party arrive at 7:30 o'clock this
morning via the Salt Lako route.
Herrmann Due Tonight
The Cincinnati special bearing 400
Elks from the Ohio valley and headed
by August (Garry) Herrmann, will ar
rive at 8 o'clock tonight and will be
tendered an enthusiastic reception
when they are greeted at the Salt
Lake depot by local former residents of
Cincinnati, civic bodies, the drill
corps and the Elks band.
The Ohio visitors will carry with
them their own forty-piece band, which
Is to be paid $3000 and expenses for
Kb week with the Herrmann party. The
musicians are assured their money, for
In the Ohio valley train wi'l be from
thirty to forty millionaires, and among
the guests will bo many celebrities of
the political and financial world.
Garry Herrmann's private car, which
is attached to'the first section of the
Cincinnati train, will contain a herd of
national Elkdom leaders. Herrmann
himself is past exalted ruler of the
Cincinnati lodge, and among his guests
will be twelve exalted rulers from
lodges located near Cincinnati. With
tins.- will be three past grand exalted
rulers who in former years have held
the office which Herrmann now seeks.
One Cincinnati celebrity who was ex
pected to be with the boosters from
that region has been forced to miss
the trip, and that is Nicholas Long
worth, whose duties In congress keep
him from coming.
During their stay here the Herrmann
party will have headquarters at the
Alexandria hotel, and the entire mez
zanine floor has been chartered for
Herrmann boosters who will conduct
his campaign.
Will Support Ohioan
What is branded ns the "hottest
bunch in Elkdom" will be much In evi
dence at the Herrmann headquarters.
This select body comprise* C. L. Doran,
R. A. Powell, Dan Murphy, John Doyle,
William Bortemer and August Herr
mann. While the headquarters fpr tho
Cincinnati boosters will be at the Alex
andria, the greater part of the remain
der of the Ohio delegation will be quar
tered in the Virginia hotel at Long
Beach, and will travel to and from
Los Angeles in special cars of the Pa
cific Electric. The Ohloans have taken
110 rooms at tho Virginia and have ar
ranged to make things lively during
their stay there.
A special train of Elks from Spokane,
Wash., will reach this city Saturday
morning via the Southern Pacific!, and
there will be about six coaches of vis
itors besides the necessary baggage and
dining cars on the train. According to
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FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1009.
Officials Indifferent to Flagrant Violation of Law
in Liquor Petitions After Evidence Is Destroyed
U-«j- IX) not recall that Mr. I.clnnde
Ei made any remark concerning
jj criminal prosecution of those
responsible for irregularities '
In connection with the wholesale liquor
zone petition, lie consulted me In re
gard to irregularities In the petition not
of a criminal nature. There were some
who signed fur one precinct and were
registered for another. I told him he
could not accept those signatures. There
were sumo whose names appeared In
affidavits, but not on the (real register.
I advised him he would have to throw
these out. He did nay there appeared
to be a number of name* on the petUlon
signed lp the same handwriting, and 1
advised him that mi a proper thlni; fur
him to Investigate and if he found It to
hi- a fact he could nut count the names.
My whole connection with the matter
was on the legality of the petition. I do
not think the matter of criminal Irregu
larities or of criminal prosecution m
mentioned between us. He prepared his
own certificate of Insufficiency and sent
It to me by messenger for approval. I
made some corrections and returned It."
—statement by John W. Shenk, assist
ant city attorney.
TAFT OFF fOR
WHITE HOUSE
MAKES FINAL SPEECH AT
CHAMPLAIN MEMORIAL
Leaves as Last Message the Statement
That Historic Celebration
Will Have Lasting Effect
for Peace
(By Associated Press.)
BURLINGTON, Vt, July B.—Presi
dent Taft's participation In the Lake
Champlain tercentenary celebration
ended today, and he left here late to
night en route to Washington, where
tomorrow afternoon he will plunge
again into the intricacies of the tariff
at a meeting with house and senate
leaders concerning the conference con
sideration of the measure.
The president declared in his speech
here today that the Champlain cele
bration would fill a unique place in
history a^s the memorial of renewed ex
pression of the amity between Great
Britain, France and the United States.
French Ambassador Jusserand, Brit
ish Ambassador Bryce, Governor
Hughes of New York, Governor Prouty
of Vermont and Postmaster General
Lemleux of Canada also spoke.
Sees Hiawatha Pageant
During the afternoon the president
saw the pageant of Hiawatha given on
I floats near the yacht club wharf.
Tonight, with the other visitors, the
president was a guest at a banquet.
President Taft, after complimenting
the people and state of Vermont fur
their history and achievements, In his
speech at City Hall park, said:
"A man who can claim Vermont
lineage has something to be proud of.
My father knew every man 1n the
state of Ohio that had come from Ver
mont. And there is something about
Vermont men, whether you meet them
in California or Ohio or any state, and
they are in every state, that makes be
tween them a bond almost equal to a
bond of Free Masonry.
"I don't mean to make that har
monious union between the governors
of New York and Vermont any more
different by suggesting a solution of a
problem about to rise In respect to the
place whore the monument to Samuel
Chainplaln is to be put.
"I do not know how you are going
to satisfy everybody unless you make
Champlaln a Colossus of Rhodes and
put one foot on New York and one
foot on Vermont soil.
A Unique Memorial
"My friends, this is a most unique
and many-sided memorial. We meet
to celebrate an event and a man on
whose life and on the nets of whose
life, turned in a way which he little ex
pected the whole settlement of this
country. We meet here to celebrate
his virtues and to congratulate France,
his country, as one that could produce
such a hero,
"But the feature of this memorial
that I think is so unique is the gather-
Ing here in amity, in peace and in a
union that cannot be torn apart, threo
great powers, England, Prance and
the United States, and with England'!
fairest daughter, the Dominion of Can
ada. I ask you where in all the his
tory of memorials can you find 0110
that in that respect will match this?"
At tho gymnasium building of the
University of Vermont President Taft
in his banquet speech tonight expressed
his appreciation of this state's hospi
tality.
Has Been Interested
"I have been a good deal interested,"
the president said, "in trying to break
up in a sense—not exactly in a polit
ical sense —but In a sense that you will
understand, that of feeling und senti
ment, the solid south. When I have
suggested that, the irreverent southern
politician has suggested that it is about
time to break up the solid north, and
references are made to the fact that
Vermont is Just about as solid as Ala
bama and Georgia.
"Well, what the effect on Vermont
would be if the south were really to
break up and some of those states bo
come Republican, perhaps we cannot
say. It Is my own theory that Ver
mont and many another northern state
has been made solidly Republican be
cause there was a solid south, and one
of the benefits of breaking up a solid
south would be that there would be
no solidity anywhere on sectional lines.
"What I am especially glad to wel
come in the intimacy of relation- that
such memorials as this are apt to in
crease between this country and Can
| ada. They have 9,000,000 people, but
the country is still hardly scratched;
It Is still undeveloped.
Bettering Conditions
"Now they are going on; they are
bettering railroad*; they are exercis
ing great discretion and they are .tak
ing from us many of our best farmers
who are in search of rich wheat fields.
All these things, if we adopted a short
sighted policy, would perhaps arouse In
us a Jealousy and a desire to prevent
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U-jr BETi;iSNKI> the petition on the
S advice of John Bhenk, assist-
M mil cily attorney. I Called
the attention of Mr. shenk to
the irregularities contained in the peti
tion and declared I would like to make
an example of some of those who hid
committed the unlawful acts. The com
missions of several notaries who took
depositions could bar* been revoked for
Irregularities and I also culled the at
tention of Mr. Slunk to this fact. Hut
h» advised me the charter required the
petition to be returned without preju
dice, and drew up the certificate, which
I signed, declaring the petition Insuffi
elect.
"It was much against my Inclination
to return this petition until some action
could lie tuken toward the prosecution
of those responsible for the criminal ir
regularities, but 1 considered Mr. Shenk'*
advice was proper for me to act on.
"After preparing the certificate of In
sufficiency I went to San Pedro with
City Attorney Hewitt, and on the way
down told him about the Irregularities
in the petition and repeated I would
like to make an example of some of the
men connected with the petition. Mr.
Hewitt did not advise me on the matter
In any way."—Statement of City Clerk
Harry J. Lelande.
FLOOD SITUATION
MUCH IMPROVED
RIVERS AT KANSAS CITY WILL
FALL TODAY PROBABLY
Several Persons Drowned in Rise of
Missouri and Kansas Rivers
and Property Loss Estimated
at $1,500,000
(By Associated Press.)
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July B.—The
flood situation in Missouri and Kansas
tonight appears to be gradually im
proving.
At Kansas City the Kansas and Mis
souri rivers both were still rising, but
the prediction was that tomorrow they
would begiji falling without causing
damage here.
Springfield, Mo., on the Jordan river,
and Ottawa, Kas., on the Marais dcs
Cygnes, were the points where moat
suffering was experienced today.
The streets were buried under.ten to
fifteen feet of water. It is hoped by
tomorrow the floods will have subsided.
Close to 2000 persons rendered tem
porarily homeless, with a property
loss estimated at $1,500,000; six persona
drowned and two others injured; rail
way traffic to the north, west and
south of Kansas City demoralised and
thousands of acres nf rich farming land
and miles of railway tracks Inundated,
summarizes the flood situation in Mis
souri and Kansas up to thb- afternoon.
The greatest suffering today was at
Springfield in southern Missouri and
at Ottawa, Kas. Both these towns wera
practically submerged. The flood
waters are receding tonight.
Kxcept at Kansas City, where the
Kansas City and Missouri rivers con
verge, most streams in this part of tho
southwest were receding this morning,
and it was believed the worst stage had
been reached and passed.
Damage Is Slight
At Kansas city the damage SO far
has been wlight and the rivers here
must come up nearly ten feet more lic
fore they reach the stage or tho, floodl
of 1903. Such a result at Kansas City
is not considered at all likely, as but
little rain has fallen since last night.
No additional livos have beer. lo;;t, TO
far as known. At Kansas City the
damage was confined to the west and
east bottoms, [n the west bottoms six
inches of water stood in part of the
quarantine pens in the stock yards
along the Kansas river, but the main
yards were not in danger. Argentine
and Arniourdalo, Kansas packing house
and railway suburbs of Kanas city,
were still safe. Harlem, Mo., across
from Kansas City on the north, a small
farming community, is partially sub
merged, but no great damage has been
done there.
At Pattonsburg, Mo., the water fell
fourteen inches during the night. The
last of the refugees had been removed
from house and treetops this morning
and the relief train from St. Joseph
which had been stalled near Santa
Rosa landed Its passengers within two
miles of Pattonsburg, and from there
the remainder of the .journey was made
in boats. The rescuers quickly went
to work. Ample food, at least for
present needs, was distributed to the
refugees. In the last two days many
persons have suffered acutely from ex
posure and lack of sleep.
OTTAWA EXPERIENCES
BIGGEST FLOOD KNOWN
- TO HISTORY OF TOWN
OTTAWA, Kan.. July B.—With the
gauge of the Marias dcs Cygnet river
standing at thirty-seven feet, Ottawa
today experienced the greatest flood in
its history.
Sections of the town never before
affected were inundated and four feet
of water flowed through the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railway station.
More than 500 families were ren
dered homeless, while frame bulineM
houses on North Main street were car
ried down stream, and the waters
reached to the second story of others.
Sehoolhouses and churches were
opened to the refugees and many were
fed at the city's expense. No loss of
life Is reported.
The tracks of the Missouri Pacific
and the Santa Fe are buried under
many feet of water and numerous
trains are stalled here. Damage to
crops and live stock will aggregate
thousands of dollars.
From upstream points it is reported
that the Marals dcs Cygnes is falling.
SPRINGFIELD AND VICINITY
SUFFER DELUGE OF WATER
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July B.—
Springfield and vicinity are suffering
the worst flood In their history follow
ing the overflow of Jordan river, the
result of the rainfall early today that
amounted to nearly seven inches. The
river, normally but twenty feet In
width, runs through the heart of the
city. The tremendous downpour sent it
up without warning, and soon the
stream was half a mile wide. Three
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(JTVpi IT 1 rf>Pn?S- DAILY, 2c; SUNDAY, Bd
,T>ii> t *J-jJ!j l^U-tlUjO. ON TRAINS, 5 CKNTS
U-«- HAD hut one discussion with
City Clerk I.elnnde concerning
the wholesale liquor petition,
and ll'.:' was a week ago last
Wednefday ni«ht on a trip to *an
Pedro. Ho called ni.v attention to the
fact thai a Dumber of Irregularities ap
peared on the petition, and declared he
trae tired of having petition! presented
to him handled in this manner. He
asked me what he should do about It,
and remarked the charter required the
petition to lie returned U- the tiler. I
tidd him 1 MM nol mire of that, that
while I could not quote the language of
the charter offhand, I believed there was
no necessity for his returning the peti
tion until lie whs quite ready to do so,
anil that If there Has anything ahout it
tliut needed further Investigation or sug
gested the necessity of prosecution, it
would be well to bold the petition until
I could advise him further. 1 was not
then prepared to give him an ofTicial de
cision on the point Involved, and my ad
vice was more In the nut lire of an in
formal conversation. When I left him
It was with the idea I would look into
the point in question, and I certainly
did not expect him to return the peti
tion until he had heard from me further.
I would certainly do my pnrt, as far as
I nm able, in any such prosecution."—
statement ot City Attorney Letlia R.
Hewitt
FERRIS MAY BE
RACE MANAGER
ACTOR DICK BACK IN HURRY
F^OM THE EAST
Suspicion That Genial Booster of
Auto Show Ma" Be Called on
to Manage the Santa
Monicr Event
Dick Ferris, actor, manager, balloon
ist and all around good fellow, who re
turned from Minneapolis last night for
the automobile race and Elks' week,
may be asked today to act as manager
of the great contest over the Santa
Monica automobile course, partly in
recognition of his efforts through the
donation of the Ferris trophy, but
mainly because of his success in estab
lishing the last automobile show as a
new mark in Pacific ecoast events.
Some dissatisfaction has been ex
pressed among the automobile dealers
because of a feeling that the magnitude
of tomorrow's event has not been fully
impressed on the Southern California
public.
"This is the first really groat thing
Of the kind that has been worked upon
the Pacific coast," said a leading dealer
last night, "and because of that It is
to be expected that it will not be ap
preciated ai fully as will be the case
i>..\t year. But everything should be
■ lone thai is possible to have it on rec
ord for what it Is—for that reason I
am sorry that Ferris was not here a
month ago."
The matter has not been taken w
formally, as Ferris did not arrive until
10:30 o'clock last night. It Is possible
that the matter may not be arranged
officially, but several dealers will ask
Mr. Ferris today to lend his efforts In
making the rate a smooth success. The
management at present is in the hands
of Leon T. Shettler.
Eastern races of much less magni
tude than that projected for tomorrow
are talked about throughout the coun
try for weeks In advance and draw im
mense crowds from long distances. As
the race draws near it is evident that
the dealers' expectations are to be
somewhat disappointed in this regard,
although the race undoubtedly will be
more sensational and satisfactory as to
time than had been anticipated.
Ferris surprised not only the auto
mobile public, but everybody in Los
Angeles, by hia handling of the auto
mobile show last January, and as soon
as there was a possibility that he
would be able to leave Minneapolis
long enough to attend the race expres
sions were numerous that "Ferris
ought to be pressed into service."
"I don't know anything about the
race plant except what I have read In
the Los Angeles papers," said Ferris
last night. "I want to tell you that I
never was so glad to get anywhere in
my life as to find myself back in Los
Angeles again. You don't know how
this town appeals to you until you get
away. They told me I was making a
nuisance of myself talking Los An
geles while in Minneapolis. That's
really all I know. T expect to stay
here until after tlie Elks' week is over
and then hie myself to Minneapolis
(main until August 28, when our en
gagement terminates. You may bet
that we have our Pullman reservations
already booked this way for August
29."
A crowd of Ferris' friends rivaling
the number present to greet the de
layed Elks' delegations was at the
Salt Lake depot last night. They
brought down a ten-foot balloon, but
in his excitement Cain. 11. D. Ryus lost
the material for filling it, and the bal
loon did not go up when Mr. Ferris
stepped from the train.
His big touring car had been re
trimmed and decorated for the occasion
und was at the depot. The party took
automobiles to the Alexandria for a
discussion of the latest local gossip on
Los Angeles, balloons, racing and other
matter! which the actor-manager In
sisted on hearing about.
JOHN CALVIN'S BIRTHDAY
WILL BE HONORED HERE
Presbyterians to Celebrate Four Hun
dredth Anniversary of Theologian
in This City Tonight
In observance of the four hundredth
anniversary of the birth of John Cal
vin, which occurs Saturday, the Pres
byterians of Los Angela* will gather
this evening In the First United Pres
byterian church to hold approbate
exercises.
Rev. Malcolm McLeod of Pasadena
will preside and the following will be
the addresses: "The Man—John Cal
vin," Rev. T. T. Cresswell, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of Po
mona; "John Calvin and Theology,"
Rev. W. W. Logan, pastor of the First
United Presbyterian church; "John
Calvin anil civil Liberty," Rev. B. s.
Chapman; "John (.'alvln and Educa
tion," Rev. Hugh K. Walker, pastor of
the Immanuel Presbyterian church,
A musical program will be rendered
by the church choir. The public is in
vited to the service. J
CEIVTS
FORGERY KNOWN
BUT OFFICIALS
PASS THE BLAME
FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF LAW
GOES UNPUNISHED
LEGAL HEADS OF COUNTY AND
CITY PASS THE BUCK
City Clerk Lelande Gives His Version,
but Law Plainly Shows What
Steps Should Have Been
Taken
BY the return of the petition
for the extension of the
wholesale liquor zone, the
criminals who forged names to
this petition have been allowed
to escape.
There has been a flagrant viola
tion of the law.
City and county officials yes
terday denied the obligation to
act in the matter. Today they
deny responsibility for the escape
of the criminals.
This is what they say about it:
City Attorney Hewitt: "When
I left City Clerk Lelande it was
with the idea that I would look
into the point in question, and I
didn't expect him to return the
petition until he had heard from
me further."
City Clerk Harry J. Lelande:
"I returned the petition on the
advice of John Shenk, assistant
city attorney. I called the at
tention of Mr. Shenk to the ir
regularities contained in the peti
tion and declared I would like to
make an example of some of
those who had committed the un
lawful acts."
Assistant City Attorney Shenk:
"I do not recall that Mr. Lelande
made any remark concerning
criminal prosecution of those re
sponsible for the irregularities in
connection with the wholesale
liquor zone petition."
District Attorney Fredericks:
"If the matter of forgeries and
perjury in connection with peti
tions presented to the city clerk
had been brought to my attention,
either by a private citizen or by
a city official, I would have acted
promptly in the matter."
Mr. Shenk says the only advice he
gave In connection with the matter
was as to whether or not certain names
appearing on the petition should be ac
cepted as valid and to correct the cer
tiihate of rejection, made by Mr. Le
lands himself. He states further that
Mr. Lclando did not mention any crim
inal irregularities except that several
names appeared to have been ■written
in the same handwriting. On this mat
ter, he says, he advised Mr. Lelande It
would be proper for him to investigate
and determine if this was true.
City Attorney Hewitt says he advised
Mr Lelande to hold the petition until
the matter of forgeries and perjuries
in connection with it could be more
fully gone into.
Mr. Lelande says Mr. Hewitt said no
such thing, or In fact anything else in
reference to the petition, although he
called his attention to the forgeries
while on a trip to San Pedro.
Either some one has erred or there
is a general misunderstanding among
the city officials. ..*.-.
Mr. Lelande said yesterday that he
returned the petition because he be
lieved he was acting on the advice of
Mr. Shenk, the assistant city attorney,
in doing so.
Wished to Make Example
"Mr. Shenk told me the charter re
quired that i must return the petition
without prejudice, and I supposed his
advice in this matter amounted to the
same thing as declaring it would ba
unwise to take up the question of crim
inal prosecutions against some of ♦' "■•
men, although I would have been
to have made an example of some
added the city olerk.
The charter doea require the r
of the petition without prejudice t
the "without prejudice" refers on
the filing of a now petition affc
the same subject. The exact wor
the charter on this matter are
tamed in article 19, second 198u,
read as follows:
"If. by the clerk's certificate, th
tition la shown to be insufficient, it
be amended within ten days fror
date of said certificate. The
shall, within ten days after
amendment, make like examlnati
the amended pet'.tion, and if his o
cate shall show the same to be insuf
ficient it shall be returned to the per
son filing the same, without prejudice,
however, to the tiling of a new petition
to the same effect."
There is nothing in this section or
any other section affecting the initi
ative, under which the petition was
tiled, requiring the return of the peti
tion on "demand" or "request." As far
as thu charter provision Is concerned,
the petition might have been kept for
an Indefinite period, and the evidence It
contained of forgery and perjury have
been used against those guilty of these
felonies.
Nearly All Faulty
Although there wero a largo number
of sections of this petition, there was
scarcely one that did not contain soma
Irregularities of a criminal or careless
nature. Some of the affidavits were
taken by notaries who attested that
certain persons had subscribed , and
■worn to affidavits. before then who
had never been near tni> notaries. .'. .
This, In itself, Is sufficient cause for
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