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INDEX OF
THE HERALD'S
NEWS TODAY
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair
Sunday, except foggy in the morning;
light west wind. Maximum tempera- j
ture yesterday, 68 degrees; minimum
temperature, 55 degrees.
j__ LOCAL
States public has option to reform
cities; supreme court Justice addresses
City club. Section 8, PAGE 7
Find Indian murderer, Willie Boy.
dead where last stand was made.
' Section 1, PAGE! 1
Street car collides with automobile and
chauffeur taken to police station. PAGE 1
Man Injured by autolst sues In endeavor
to find responsible chauffeur.
Section 1, PAGE 7
league ordinance to be submitted to
people. Section 2, PAGE 1
Police find no trace of extensive
thefts by Ocksroider. Section 2, PAGE 1
Arrest man as he Is cashing check.
Section 2, PAGE 1
Jefferson club speakers attack Taft's no
pollcy administration. Section 2, PAGE 1
Wife disputes divorce right, but couple
agree they are tired of married life.
Section 2, PAGE 1
Store employes hold high Jinks. Ham
burger's clerks have fine minstrel
show. Section 1, PAGE 7
Prominent attorney's suit for divorce con
tested by southern wife. Section 1, PAGE 2
Three advertisements win writer wife.
, Section 2, PAGE 12
Aged woman hurt while alighting from
car; probably will die. Section 2. PAGE 12
Re-election of mayor assured at meeting of
precinct workers of Good Government or
ganization. Section 2, PAGE 12
John Phillip Sousa will play at Auditorium.
Section 2. PAGE 10
News of labor world. Section 1. PAGE 11
Editorial, Letter Box and Haskln's
Letter. Section 3, PAGE 8
Marriage licenses, Births and Deaths.
Section 2, PAGE 5
Society and Music. Section 1, PAGES 8-9
Fraternal and Lodges. Section 3, PAGE 10
Theaters and dramatic criticisms.
Section 3, PAGES 8-10
Markets and financial. Section 2. PAGE 11
Classified advertising. Section 2, PAGES 4-9
City brevities. Section 3. PAGE 7
Real estate and land Investments.
Section 2, PAGES 2-4
Motoring news. Section 3, PAGES 1-4
Music. Siction 1. PAGE 10
Art notes. Section 1, PAGE 9
SOUTH CALIFORNIA
Kan Pedro ready to tight tor terminal rates.
Delegates will be named today,
Section 2, PAGE 10
Ashes of Mrs. Alma D. Ditson to be scat
tered on waves today. Section '1. PAGE 10
Child loses life when home at Baa Ber
nardino Is burned. . Section 2, PAGE 10
COAST |,
One man killed and four Injured in fat
explosion In Santa Ynez water tunnel.
Section i. PAGE 2
Exposition at Seattle closes, and the 160,000
electric light* are extinguished, previous
to which final exercises are held.
Section 1, PAGE 4
( EASTERN
Short interest much curtailed, and stock
market in New York shows effect In
rapid and substantial recovery of prices.
Section 2, PAGE 11
Love letters lost forty*-three years are re
turned, having been found on battlefield
of Gettysburg. Section 1, PAGE 1
PHtsburg ' baseball club wins world's
championship from Detroit by score of
8 to 0. Suction 1. PAGE l
Taft and Diaz meet and exchange greet
ings at El Paso, and then a second meet
ing takes place at Cludad Juarez.
Section 1, FACSE 1
Debt Is blamed by widow for raid on bank
end subsequent suicide of Lamar A.
Harris. Section 1. PAGR 8
Kidnaped children of St. Louis have been
returned to their fathers, who will bend
every energy to capture abductors.
Section 2, PAGE 1
Lczler car wins twenty-four-hour automo
bile race at Brighton Beach.
Section i, page 2
\ FOREIGN j
American has narrow escape from death
at Doncaster aviation week,
Section 3, PAGE 7
Taft meets President Diaz In Cludad
Juarez, Mex., where great ovation Is
given both rulers of republics.
Section 1, PAGE 11
———————^———————
MINING '
Make wire in .Los Angeles for oil fields,
and local company steals march on trust.
Section 1, PAGE 11
Myers confirms reported sale of Rlckard-
Ely mine In Nevada, and stockholders
receive 154.000 for property.
Section 1, UAQE 11
> Would establish sign boards on desert
roads. Section 1. PAGE 11
I SPORTS
Basketball warm at Occidental; Draden
posts schedule of game. Section 3, PAGE 1
Suction 3, PAGE 11
Expect protest from U. S. C. Law team
on score of 18 to 0 piled up by Occi
dental. ' Section 3, PAGE 11
Stanford freshmen win Kugby football
game over U. of C, by score of 9 to 0.
Section 3, PAGE 11
Occidental Preps are defeated by Long
Beach high school by score of 5 to 0.
Section 3. PAGE 11
Southern State baseball league has four
speedy games scheduled for today.
Section 3. PAGE 6
Johnson with sudden blow in twelfth
round stops Ketchel at San Francisco.
Section 3, PAGE 5
Heavies will feature card and four big
men to fight at Los Angeles Pacific
Athletic club. Suction I, PAGE 5
Angels divide honors with Senators In
speedy games played In city.
Section 3, I'M :10 5
Mrs. Belmont 111—Mrs. O. H.
]■ H.lmont, head of the new Political
Equality league, is HI at her hum. al
" ii, mpatead, 1.. 1., with whai threaten!
t,, )„■ pneumonia as a result "i h '
zeal for the oauie. II is denli
her home she is suffering from any
thing more serious than ■ heavy cold.
It Is supposed win! contracted a chill at
a meeting last Tuesday
LOS ANGELES HERALD
PIRATES TAKE
WORLD HONORS
IN BALL GAME
DETROIT TEAM IS DEFEATED;
BY SCORE OF 8 TO 0
MEANS THIRD STRAIGHT DEFEAT
FOR AMERICAN LEAGUE
To Charles Adams, Formerly of Louis.
vllle, Is Given Lion's Share of
Credit for Smoky City's
Victory
[By Associated Press. 3
DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 16.—Pitts
burg won the world's baseball
championship at Bennett park
today by defeating Detroit by the
overwhelming score of 8 to 0 in the
seventh and decisive game of one of
the greatest battles ever fought for
the world's title.
This gives the National league cham
pions the victory by the count of four
games to three. It is the third suc
cessive defeat of the American league
champions in the world's series, and
consequently the third straight vic
tory for the National league, the Chi
cago team having defeated Detroit in
ml in 1908.
To Charles Adams, the phenomenal
young pitcher from the Louisville
American association te.-im, belongs
the lion's share of the credit for the
victory, and his wonderful pitching
lms crowded Wagner, Leach, Clarke
and the other Pittsburg stars into the
background.
Third Victory for Adams
Today's victory was his third of the
series, and he held Detroit safely
throughout the game. lie aJlowed but
»lx hits, and in only one inning—the
fourth—did Detroit get more than one
safety. Adams allowed only one base
mi balls, and in four innings he re-
Ured the hard-hitting American
leaguers In one-two-three order.
The crowd was a distinct disappoint
ment, as there were only 17,562 paid
admissions. It was expected that the
game would break all attendance rec
ord« because of its importance. The
receipts were $10,877. and this was di
vided as follows: $11167.70 to the na
tional commission and $ssrj4.6i> to each
club owner.
This brings the total attendance foi
the seven games up to 146,444 and the
total receipts up to 1188,802.80.
Poor Baseball Weather
The weather was far from ideal for
baseball, inn was butter than thai
which prevailed for the other threy
games played her.'. The thermometer
was close to fifty degrees above zeio
and not too cold for the spectators or
players.
Thi t a-o twirlers upon whom Detroit
had pinned its faith in winning the
great scries were lacking when the
critical time came.
"Wild Bill" Donovan lived up to his
nickname by passing six batters and
hitting another in the first two in
nings." While this lack of control al
lowed Pittsburg to scon- only two runs,
it had a bad effect on the Detroit de
fense and Plttsburg scored often aftei
that. Bonovan allowed a two-bagger
and a single In the third, but a snappy
double play stopped Pittsburg from
scoring.
Mullin to the Rescue
George Mullin was sent in to bat for
Donovan in the third inning and took
up the pitching after that. The Detroit
man was unequal to the task of pitch-
Ing four games out of seven and was
for the Pittsburg batters after
Donovan had given them their start.
Mullin was hit hard In the fourth and
sixth and Plttsburg soon piled up a
commanding lead.
Robert Byrne and George Moriarity
were injured in a collision at third
base in the first inning and both were
forced to leave the game, although
Moriarity remained until after he had
hit a two-bagger In the second.
With Byrne on second and Clarke at
bat in the first the Pittsburg manager
passed a hit-and-run signal to Byrne.
The third baseman started for third
on the signal, but Clarke missed the
ball.
Moriarty Spiked
Byrne made a desperate slide for
third and his spikes hit Moriarity in
the leg. He was called out, but both
men fell to the ground after the play.
It was round that Byrne had sprained
Ills ankle and be was carried from the
field. Leach was then shifted to third
and Hyatt went to center.
Moriarity's leg bothered him. but he
remained in the game until the next
inning and when he went to bat In
the second he hit a two-bagger into
the right Held crowd, but could hardly
limp to second base. O'Leany was
sent In to run for him and finished the
game at third base.
The outlook for Detroit was decided
ly dark from the first. It could be
seen that Donovan was wild, as he
pitched a couple of balls to Byrne,
and then hit him. Leach sacrificed,
Donovan to Tom Jonos, and then
came the play at third which resulted
in the injuries to Byrne and Moriarity.
Clarke drew a base on balls and stole
second. Wagner also drew a base on
balls and Miller forced Wagner at
second, Bush to Delehanty, ending the
inning.
Donovan Getting Worse
The poor work of Donovan was even
more pronounced in the second, and
Pittsburg was presented with two runs.
Abstain opened by drawing a base on
balls and stole second. Wilson bunted
in front of the plate and Abstain beat
the throw to third, while Wilson was
safe on first. Gibson popped to Bush,
but Adams was given another pass, and
the bases were filled. Hyatt sent a sac
rifice fly to Crawford and Absteln
scored. Leach received another base
on balls and the bases were again filled.
Still another pass was given to
Clarke and he. forced Wilson across the
plate. Cobb saved Detroit by making
a great catch of a hard drive by
Wagner.
There was no scoring in the third, but
it was prevented by a speedy double
play. Miller opened with a single to
center and when to third when Abstein
drove a two-bagger into left field. Wil
son hit a l^iunder to Hush, and Bush's
throw to Schmidt caught Miller at the
plate. Uisteln gol too far off second
base and was doubled up, Schmidt to
Delehanty.
Gibson forced Wilson. Bush to Dele
hanty, and the inning was ended. Mul
len went on the slab in the fourth in-
(Continued ou *"■«• Xureej
SUNDAY MORNING; OCTOBER 17, 1909.
COMPANIONS SAY
COOK COULD NOT
CLIMB M'KINLEY
jTHREE MEN WITH DOCTOR
MAKE AFFIDAVIT
FOURTH PERSON DECLARES AS.
CENT IMPOSSIBLE
Forestry Service Official Insists Ex
plorer Could Not Have Reached
Summit of Mountain In
Time He Claims
[By Arsoclated Press.]
■VTBW YORK, Oct. 16.—Four more
\ affidavits were made public here
•' today In connection with the in
vestigation of Dr. F. A. Cook's expedi
tion to Mount McKinley.
Three of them are by members of the
Cook party— Fred Printz, a guide; Wal
ter Miller, photographer, and Samuel
Bereher. Their testimony relates in
detail to movements of the party, ex
plaining that Cook nnd Barrill wero
alone together at the period in which
Dr. Cook says he reached the summit
of Mount McKinley. All three say that
Barrill assured them later Dr. Cook's
story was false.
The fourth affidavit is that of Dr.
John E. Shore, a physician of Leaven
j worth, Wash., who tells of a conversa
tion with Oscar E\ Blankenshlp of the
United States forestry service in which
Blankenship said Dr. Cook's claims co
having climbed Mount McKinley were
fals., inasmuch as the feat was Im
possible in the short time during which
Barrill and Cook were absent. Blank 1
enshlp was located near Mount McKin
ley at the time Dr. Cook's expedition
was there.
Printz 1 Affidavit
The affidavit of A-ed Printz, the
(guide, is dated October 4. It says at
| the time of Dr. Cook's alleged ascent of
I the peak he and several others had
been sent on a aide trip to hunt speci
ments for the Smithsonian institution.
The affidavit continues:
"Then the doctor picked up Dokken
for.a cook, and taking Barill left in the
launch for Bhualtna station. From
there he said they were going up Bhu
gltna, up the Culitna and up the Toko
sitna to the head of navigation to ex
plore the country for the route to
Mount Mi'Kinley.
"Miller and I returned to Shusitna
station September 11, where the doctor
Joined us with Barill September 22,
saying that they reached the summit of
Mount McKinley.
"From there we left for home. On
leaving the doctor at Beward lie prom
ised that part of my pay for the sum
mer would be at Seattle for me, but
on arrival there and not finding it 1
borrowed money to get home on, and,
having written the doctor several
times since for the amount due, have
received $100, leaving a balance of
$825 due me at this date.
"In about one month after Barrill
and I returned home from our trip
I with Dr. Cook in 1906 Barrill laughed
| and told me he and Dr. Cook never
got to the top of Mount McKinley."
Miller's Affidavit
Walter P. Miller in his affidavit sn.ys
he was with Printz on the side trip
during the time in which Dr. Cook
says he went to the summit of the
mountain. His testimony continues:
"Dr. Cook and Barrill took the
launch and went down the Yetna, an
nouncing their Intention of ascending
the Shusitna, the Schuletna and ex
] ploring the Talshetna glacier for a
I possible route for future attempts to
ltd to the top of Mount McKinley.
| Printz returned to the Shusitna sta
tion. September 22 we met Dr. Cook
and Barrill at the station, and thence
we 'all came together to Seward.
"I was called east by Henry Dlsston
of Philadelphia, the backer of the ex
pedition, to whom I related all the
circumstances of the trip.
"So far as I am advised, Barrill Is
the only man who has personal knowl
edge as to whether or not Dr. Cook
ascended to the summit of Mount Mc-
Kinley.
"In May, 1908, I met Edward N.
Barrill at Missoula, Mont. He then
informed me for the first time that ho
and Dr. Cook had never reached the
summit of Mount McKinley. I then
said to him, 'Where were you?' when
he remarked, 'We were only on the
first ridge this side of the mountain.'
I asked him about his picture shown
over over opposite page 227 In Dr.
Cook's book, and he replied, 'That is
my picture, but that is not the top
of the mountain.' "
Bereher's Affidavit
The affidavit of Samuel Bereher,
after describing the early experience
of the party, tells of a trip which he
and several other members of the
expedition took from their "base
camp." He said: "July 23 we reached
our nearest point to the mountain,
the point being, as R. W. Porter said,
fourteen miles from the summit. On
this trip we were mapping and taking
i observations of the country.
"At our last camp the elevation wai
In the neighborhood of 5000 feet, and
from that point I could readily rec
ognize all the pictures shown by Dr.
Cook In his magazine article on the
ascent of the mountain with the ex
ception of the pictures shown as being
the summit and the one on page 830,
which are such as might have been
taken at elevations of 5000 or 6000 feet.
"Pictures that I recognized could
not have been taken at an elevation
I of above 7000 feet.
"The point located by Edward liar
rill as being the point claimed as the
top of Mount McKlnley from my po
sition had an apparent elevation of
approximately 7000 feet.
"From our camp I had a view of
nearly the whole route as stated by
Edward BarrlH. I was present at all
times when Mr. BarrlH made his affi
davit of even date herewith, and all
the facts stated in his affidavit cov r
i erlng the period I was with him are
correct.
"From my point of view T recognised
all the points mentlonad hv him, and
from my knowledge "f the oondltloni
at existing them it would have been
Impossible for the climb of the moun
tain to have been made In the time
as claimed by Dr. nook.
"The reason for my making this af
fidavit is not from any personal ani
mosity or ill will against Dr. Cook,
but from a .sense of justice to the
public**'
Shore's Affidavit
John F. shore's tMttmony follows:
"During the summer of ISO 7 I was
(Continued cm I'ugo Six)
Views of Key West, Where Big Hurricane
Caused Large Loss of Life and Property
■*.
JOY RIDE ENDS
ON STREET CAR
CRASH WAKES ECHOES AT
FIFTH AND SPRING
Local Salesman Finally Extricated
from Wreckage and Taken to
City Police Station With,
out Bail
While under the influence of liquor,
H. T Randall of 2124 EJlßinore avenue,
who was a salesman for the Haas-
Baruch company, wholesale tobacco
dealers, drove a big Moline touring
auto down Spring street last night,
narrowly escaping hitting pedestrians
and vehicles and finally crashing into
a Hooper avenue car at the corner of
Fifth and Spring streets.
The hood of Randall'* auto was bad
ly bent and twisted, the lamps broken,
but Randall, uninjured, attempted to
start his machine again, when a pa
trolman appeared on the scene.
It was seen that the man was not
able to drive his auto ami a chauffeur
was called, and Randal) was given a
slightly slower ride to central police
station in his nuto, which, though bad
ly damaged, was able to run under its
own power.
The machine bore the California,
registry number, 5459.
At police headquarters, while being
searched, a Colts automatic pistol was
found on Randall, who maintained that
he had a permit to carry the weapon.
The records show that Randall ob
tained a permit two years ago, which
is Invalid at thr present time,
Randall was booked at police head
quarters on a charge of drunkenness,
to be held without bail. It Is probable
that charges of exceeding the speed
limit, reckless driving and carrying
concealed weapons will be lodg;ed
against Randall Monday morning.
AMERICAN CITIZEN HELD
BY GERMAN AUTHORITIES
Writes Letter and Says He Is Detained
on Charge of Evading Military
Service
PHOENIX. Ari*, Oct. 16.—Attorney
E. B. O'Neill of this city has received
a letter from Adolph Schreck, a farmer
I whose home is a few miles from
I Phoenix, but who went to Germany
: this summer to visit relative!, saying
I he is detained by German authorities
j on charge of having evaded military
I duty in Germany, his native land.
Schreck came to America with hia
parents at the age of 4 years and con
' tends he could not well hava served
.in the German army previous to his
emigration, and being an American
citizen now by the naturalization of
his f.it her he does not want to. O'Neill
will take the matter up with the state
department.
GERMANY LOOMS LARGE
IN EUROPEAN WAR SCARE
OVER MOROCCO MINES
PARIS, Oct. 10. —The Uattn'i corre
spondent at Oran, Algeria, telegraphs
that Mulul Ilu/ld, th« Kullun of Morocco,
liiih Holtl the Riff nilnci., which 1 were the
cause or the trouble between Spain and
the Moon, on the Riff coast, to a Ger
man company.
The correspondent »ny» * lint as the
SiHinish held the mine* by rea»on only of
a payment of ¥1,1,0011 to Hoklil. the pre
tender, who nn« put to death recently by
the mi Inn, that ahould the fact be con
firmed, consequences of the gravest cn»r
ac»er would appear Inevitable.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 16.—
Key West and the islands along
the west coast of Flortda wero
cut off from the outer world for many
hours following the great hurricane
that swept in from the West Indies,
destroying many lives and millions of
dollars' worth of shipping and other
property. Practically every house in
Key West proper suffered damage,
according to the first reports, and the
heaviest loss of life was on the keys
FIND INDIAN DEAD WHERE
LAST STAND WAS MADE
SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. 16. —
Willie Boy is dead, and with his
death is ended the meteoric ca
reer of probably the most famous In
dian renegade of late years, whose
trail was blazed by two of the most
cruel murders in the criminal annals
of the two counties In which they
occurred and by the most thrilling
man hunt in the history of the great
dreary desert, in the desolate midst
of which, huddled in his lonely rock
protected garrison, the desperate Piute
murderer, broken in spirit by the hard
ships of the long chase and weak from
the exposure and hunger, cheated his
pursuers from their ambition of cap
ture by using his last cartridge to end
the life sought by a horde of officers
whom he thought would, in a lew
hours, close in on him.
For eight days following the des
perate battle between the fugitive and
the little party of trailers on the slope
of the bleak granite peak, only the,
lifeless form of the murderer guarded ,
the little fortress. Becreted in the j
brush and boulders overlooking the j
seemingly endless stretch of burning}
desert waste, Willie Boy, by his own
hand, had put a terrible end to his
bloody career. The solitary shot that
rang out in the distance and which fell j
faintly on the ears of the little group
of trailers picking their way down
the steep canyon carrying t hell
wounded comrade, ended the life of
the fugitive.
Find Dead Body of Indian
Cautiously circling down on the i
scene of the battle from the higher re
gions of the peak, Indian Marsh il Hen
DeCrevecouer with a posse of twelve
men, jointly led by Deputy Sheriff,
George Hewins of this city. Friday
morning, a week and a day after tho i
battle, came to the scene of the fugi
tive's last stand, and there, his sight
less eyes gazing heavenward and his
deadly rifle lying across nil breast.
the body of the murderer was found.
Calling for his men to dismount. De-
Crevecouer tired once at what he at
first supposed to be the reposing form
of the fugitive, and then tho officers,
as the Indian, stirred not, swarmed
down Into the little garrison where
Willie Roy, one- a brave desperado,
lay where he had fallen after pulling
the trigger of his Winchester.
Seated behind a towering boulder,
over which he had directed his deadly
tire, tlu- Indian, after he had tired al
but his last cartridge, which he had
treasured t" use In ending his own lire,
finally, as the night were on. placed his
title just below his heart, and taking
off the shoe of his right foot pressed
his big toe against the trigger, sending
the fata] leaden bullet through his vital
organs. Death was instant, the shot
passing through his heart and coming
out Ju^t below his shoulder. Falling
i.a.-k hfdess, his arms outstretcher and
hi* rifle resting across his breast, Willie
back lifeless, his arms outstretched and
i exposure, passed out of this life, stop-
CfXir^M 17* /'VIPITC'C! • DAILY, *ci SCNDAT, Jo
SliNGl-.lil CUI llilD. ON trains. 6 < -KNTH
along the coast. The damage In Key
West and its immediate vicinity was
estimated at $3,000,000. The hurricane
visited Havana with great fury, driv
ing several vessels ashore and de
stroying a large amount of property
in the city. The Florida East Coast
railway also came In for considerable
loss. Martial law was at once declared
in Key West, and all vagrants along
the water front were arrested to pre
vent looting. The storm left a trail
of ruin as it crossed the peninsula.
Special to Tie Herald. 1
ping the career of the most feared crim
inal ever sought in this county.
Desert Brush His Funeral Pyre
His funeral pyre a heap of desert
brush, the body of Willie Boy was
burned toaahea where it was found, the
officers surrounding the flaming mass,
watching the remains of the man for
whom they had hunted through the
dreary wastes of two counties as the
flory tongues licked about it until, with
the smoldering coals of the brush, it
became undiscernible in the glowing
heap
Without waiting for the appearance
of Sheriff John Ralph!, who witii his
posse had evidently become delayed be
tween Big Bear valley and the stated
meeting point at Rock Coral, the com
bined party made up of the Victorville
and Banning posses, which included
thirty-three men and horses, was di
vided. A dozen men, including Ben
DeCrevecouer and George Hewins, the
leaders, together with Sheriff Wilson
■ of Riverside courfty, who was a mem
ber of the Banning posse, struck out
I for the scene of the battle, a few mllosl
[ distant, leaving the remainder of the j
party scattered about the country to I
'run down tracks which had been dis
covered. Striking a point far aboi
■ df [lie encounter a week before,
the officers picked their way dira ■
i slope of the peak until overlooking
canyon In which the trailers were am
bushed, and then coming suddenly from
j behind an Immense crag, DeCreveeouer
sighted the form of Willie Boy below,
firing once to make certain that he was
dead.
Three Weeks Since First Crime
Riding all day and night, the lead
era of the party, together with a por
| tlon of their posses, a number of men
I having been left to bring in the
1 wagons and notify Sheriff Ralphs of
the discovery of the body, arrived at
Victorville shortly before sunrise this
morning, coming on to this city by
train, bringing the first news of the
Uniting of Willie Boy.
The shells scattered about the floor
of his fortress were gathered up by
the officers and are now treasured as
relics of the hunt. The shoe which
bfl had taken off. together with the
rinV, have joined the famous collection
of souvenirs of memorable captures
in the sheriff's office in this city.
Three weeks ago tomorrow Willie
Boy, crazed with drink, murdered Mike
Bonaface, the father of the uirl whom
he loved. Creeping on him as he
slept in the open on the Oilman ranch.
near Banning, In Riverside county,
the iavage shot the old Indian through
the eye, killing him instantly. Tak
ing liis 15-year-old daughter, Isileta,
the murderer then fled, under the
cover of night, directly through the
town of Banning. It was not for
twclv.- hours that the hunt was start
ed, due t>> the fear-stricken Indians
failing to make known the murder.
Sheriff Wilson of Riverside county,
with a posse of deputies and trailers.
(Continued on I'Jge Four) ]
i PJciSXTH
TAFT AND DIAZ
MEET IN BORDER
CITY OF TEXAS
TWO PRESIDENTS EXCHANGE
GREETINGS AT EL PASO
U. S. CHIEF EXECUTIVE AFTER.
WARD GOES INTO MEXICO
American Ruler Clad in Simple Attire,
While Head of Sister Republic
Is Resplendent in Gilt
and Decorations
[By Associated Press.]
FL PASO, Texas, Oct. 16.—The lon*
expected meeting between Presi
dent Taft and President Diaz of
the Republic of Mexico occurred here
today, outwardly attended with a dis
play of soldiery, a (iarj of trumpets,
a boom of cannon and pomp of cere
mony suggestive of supreme author
ity, but in the actual hand clasp of
the two executives and in the ex
change of courteous words that passed
from lip to lip there was simple but
cordial informality.
President Taft was the first to speak.
He assured President Diaz of his warm
personal regard. President Diaz as
sured President Taft of his high esteem
o[ the man who had accomplished so
much in the Philippines, in Cuba and
elsewhere and who had n-nv the honor
to be the chief executive of so great
a nation as the United States.
President Taft, in simple American
fashion, declared he "'as glad to meet
President Diaz. He was glad to know
the president of men a great nation.
especially glad to know the president
who had made the nation great. Both
presidents dwelt on the cordiality of
the relations between the United States
and Mexh ". (
Strength of Friendship Shown
President Taft declared that today's
meeting was not necessary to mako
stronger the bonds of friendship; it
merely typified the strength of the.
bonds as they already exist. Leal than
a score of persons were permitted to
witness the meeting of the two execu
tives.
Even these were excluded later when
President Taft and President Diaz
withdrew into an Inner room of the
Chamber of Commerce building, where
the historic meeting occurred, and
were only attended by Governor Creel
of the state of Chihuahua, former am
bassador to the United States, wha
acted as interpreter.
The scene of the clay's ceremony
shifted from time to time from this
thriving little American city, across the
shallow, wandering (;>■' Grande t,, the
typical little Mexican Kettlemer?
Ciudad Juarez. 11l the customs house
there President Diaz received a return
call from President Taft, and asaln late
this evening he entertained the Ameri
can president at a large dinner party
at a state banquet which in all its sur
roundings of lavish decoration, of brti
llant color, of wealth of silver plate
handed down from the time of Maxi
milian, probably was the most notable
feast over served on the American con
tinent.
It was at this banquet the more for
mal and public expressions of regard
between the executives as the re
sentatlves of the people of the UniteJ
States and Mexico were exchanged.
One Accident Occurs
The day was marred by but one un
toward Incident. A boy It years old
was stabbed to death by a school com
panion just as President Taft was step
ping from his special train on its ar
rival in the center of the city at B 30
o'clock this morning. The two boys
were In the crush of ] pie gathered
in the plasa, and in pushing forward
to catch a glimpse of the president be
came Involved In a fight Noll Morgan.
14 year old, pulled a knife, and bi
bystanders could realize what was hap
pening Lawrence Wimlier, 16 years old,
was lying mortally wounded a 1
feet. Before an ambulance could reach
the scene the boy was dead.
The crowd about the place was HO
great even the wagon from the morgue
could not make its way through, and
during most of the time President Tafl
was at breakfast the body lay on th ■•
pavement not forty rods away. Som ■
thoughtful person finally took down
two American flats from the di
tlons about the plaza and spread them
the dead boy's form. Morgan was
arrested and II held In the county Jail
tonight. He is an utterly crushed and
'heartbroken boy.
Vn interesting incident of the „..■
was the declaration of neutrality owr
El Chamlzal territory, a part of the
city of El Paso over which Mexico was
contending for sovereignty.
Th- ChamUal territory was former!
when the Rio C.rande river took one of
its periodical spells of contrariness
changed its course a mill Or two to the
westward. .
Territory Regarded Neutral
The matter still is in dispute. It
agreed between the governments oi
Mi xieo and of the United States t
that this territory, which lies on this
side of the international bridge, should
be regarded as neutral, and that neither
the American nor the Mexican flag
should anywhere be displayed thereon.
The day's ceremonies began this
morning when President Diaz in a state
carriage, with gold hubs, gold mounted
dcors, black horses and gay cockades
crossed the international bridge with an
escort of soldiers. President Diaz was
driven at a smart pace through the
ChamUal territory to be met at the
boundary by the American troops and
Secretary of War Dickinson.
A salute of twenty-one guns was fired
and President Diaz stepped from his
own carriage Into one provided by the
American authorities. With an BBCort
of two squadrons and three batteries of
American field artillery, the vl
president was taken through the streets
nf the city at double-quick time, to the
Chamber of Commerce building, where
President Taft awaited him.
President Diaz was attired in full
dross uniform. Gold lacs was at his
throat and his cuffs and a broad gold
sr.sh was around his waist. The presi
dent's left breast was a mass of glitter
ing decorations. All along the line of
march President Diaz was cheered by
the crowds. With plumed ehapeau in
hand, he acknowledged the greetings
with bows to left and right. Secretary
of War Dickinson rode beside him and
I (Continued as Pa*» Foar)