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VOL. XXXVII.
NUMBER 130.
PHYSICIAN HELD
AS SUSPECT IN
BOMB MYSTERY
Strange Crime at Santa
Rosa Results in Arrest
of Dr. Burke
BAIL FIXED AT $20,000
Supposed Attempt on Life
of Woman and Infant
Child Investigated
[Associated Preps]
SANTA ROSA, Cal., Fob. 13.—0n a
rlmrge of having used an explosive
With intent to do Injury to a human
being. Dr. Wilfred Wlllard Burke, own
er of Burkes sanitarium, one- of the
largest health institutions in the state,
was arrested hero today.
The arrest is a result of tho investi
gation that ha.s been conducted into
the ease of the explosion that oc
curred over a week ago in a tent on
the hospital grounds, severely injuring
Luella Smith, a former nurse in tho
sanitarium, and endangering the life
of her Infant child. The warrant was
sworn to by Sheriff Smith, who is now
making an effort to learn where the
explosive was purchased.
Another element in tho camp is tho
effort of the authorities to establish the
paternal parentage of ]jiiella Smith's
child. The Smith woman and her baby
arc being cared for at the county hos
pital.
A local capitalist and a patient at
the sanitarium furnished bonds for Dr.
Burke In tho sum of $20,000, and he
was released. }|i.s attorney! advtaed
him to make no statement, and he
denied himself to newspaper men.
Assigns His Property
Dr. Burke turned his proporty over
to his trustees as surety.
William Maxwell, an attache at the
sanitarium, wu arrested this afternoon
for drawing B revolver on a newspaper
reporter who attempted to enter the
grounds of the hospital. The news
ij paper man took the revolver away from
w Maxwell and gave him Into the cus
tody of the police.
Dr. Burko has been hero for many
years and has borne a good reputation
generally.
The explosion that engaged tho at
tention of the officials occurred early
in the morning of Saturday, February
5, in a tent house occupied by Luella
Smith and her babe, Just outside the
main building of the sanitarium.
The Smith woman was blown from
her bed and severely wounded. The
child was uninjured. .
Place Badly. Damaged
The force of the explosion blow the
side out of the tent house, and badly
damaged the place. - *■■ ,' •
Luella Smith had been living at the
Burke sanitarium for about a year.
District Attorney Lea stated tonight
that the investigation' would bo con
tinued and that Ills action today was
necessary, ill view of the Information
that had come to hand in the matter,
lie said there would be no more ar
rests, nor any further developments in
the case tonight.
- "The nature of the offense and the
condition of the case at this time
make it imperative that we proceed
slowly," said Lea tonight. "I cannot
tell what will come with tomorrow."
CRY OF BABE SAVES
LIVES OF TWELVE
Infant Screams Lustily and Thus
Summons Aid to Others Who
Are Nearly Asphyxiated
by the Gas
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.—The cry of a
baby alono saved twelve people from
asphyxiation today. The twelve had
remained to sleep at the residence of
Henry Kolkey after attending a party.
The family and relatives had retired
after dancing until almost daylight.
While they slept a defective gas pipe
poured fumes Into the crowded quar
ters. The gas became .so dense that
they atill were asleep at 1 o'clock in
the afternoon. At that time a baby
sleeping 1 in another room by a window
became hungry and began to wail
loudly. This aroused Henry Kolkey,
the only one In the house not com
pletely overcome. In a dazed condition
he managed to crawl to a window and
CB,II for help. Outsiders soon smashed
open the door. They found members
of the Kolkey family and their visitors
all unconscious, some apparently dead.
They were taken to a hospital, where
it is thought they will recover.
Today also. In a hotel, the police
found Annie Miller, 24 years old, dead
from the effects of gas, and Annie
Evans, 20, in the same room, dying.
CITE JEFFERSON'S ACTION
AS PRECEDENT FOR SENATE
Father of Democracy's Refusal to
Submit Papers in the Burr
Trial Is Recounted
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Tho fact
that Thomas Jefferson, when president,
declined to appear In court and pro
duce certain papers in thn trial of
Aaron Bun* for treason, taken in con
nection with tho attitude of the senate
rind housa in the mandamus of Judge
Wright to the Joint committee on print-
Ing to appear in the District of Colum
bia supremo court last week, aroused
Interesting comment among officials of
the department of justice.
Mr. Jofteraon was asked to brlnpf ii
letter from a general who was bolievod
to have knowledge of Burr's allied
treasonable designs upon tho south-
VMti but ho contended tbat, as th(!
executive officer of the government, ho
was exempt from the process of tho
court.
Tho documents do not disclose just
how the incident ended, bul one of
ficial said it was Ills recollection, from
reading the history of tho trial, that
tho president's attitude was uphold by
tile courts.
LOS ANGELES HERALD
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
. FORECAST
For Los Angeles and . vicinity:
Cloudy Monday; light southwest wind.
Maximum temperature yesterday, 77
degrees; minimum temperature, 57
degrees.
LOS ANGELES ,
Sheriff Hammel develops Important clews
j in Mops murder CABS; arrests momen
tarily expected. * PAGE 3
Thespians plan to dedicate new club—
Hlkli jinks will begin at midnight
■Wednesday. PAGE 3
Refused transfers, angry passengers at
tack crew of street car. PAGE 3
Rev. Dr. W. E. Til roe preaches first ser
mon to congregation ait Boyle Height! .
Methodist Episcopal church. PAGE 0
Dr. C.E. Locks condemns Vatican episode
in which Pope Pius X refused to receive
former Vice President Fairbanks. PAO3O 9
Mayor Alexander discusses effort of Good J
Government forces at church service.
PA file 0
Dr. T. W. Brmieher InaußUratos "win one"
effort at Temple Baptist churoh. PAGE 9
Railway employe accuses policemen of
making unlawful arrest. PAGE 12
Hlncon road will be a boon to motorists.
PAGK 12
Mrs. Sage enjoying balmy weather of Ijos
Angeles and already feels beneficial ef
fect. • PAGE 12
Two policemen suspended fl-i result of
making report that disorderly house
claimed protection, . , 'PAGE D
Mining congress date in Los Angoles
to he set Tuesday. PAG 13 5
Cream puffs luro three, little boys to
enter and rob bakery. ; ; PAGE 3
Naval militia Ho be strengthened and
quarters are bolng remodeled. FAGTC 12
Editorial and Husk I n't* letter. PAGH 4
City brevities. "PAGE 5
Classified advertising. ■ . At IKS 10-11
Mines and oil fields. PAGE 8
Shipping. . PAGE 9
Sports. PAGKS 6-7
Church*!. PAGE 0
Theaters nod dramatic ■ criticism. PAGE C
letter Box. . ■ • ■ PAGE 10
Autoniifcllea. PAGE 7
SOUTH CALIFORNIA
13. J. Campbell of Pasadena 13 building a
biplane which he says will fly. PAGE 10
Anaheim entertains thousands of Knights
of Pythias during two-day festival. PAGB 9
Long Beach councilman says there are too
many bosses for working crow. PAGE 10
Drastic automobile regulations urged In '
Bail Bernardino as result of fatal acci
dent. PAGE 10
COAST
Physician arrested In connection with
■ explosion mystery at Santa Kosa. PAGE 1
Terrorism falls to chock crime Fays
Alameda county probation officer. \
PAGE 2
Hermann Jurors after nearly two days
in considering evidence unable to
reach verdict. PAGE I
Aviator runs biplane second tlm» Into
fence at Muri'sville and wrecks the
machine. PAGE 1
Nineteen survivor* of wrecked steamer
Farallon taken to Seattle. PAGE! 2
Sailors rescue body of •■ suicide - in ■ ,
I'iiKct sound only to have it swept
■ from their launch by storm. PAGE 2
Oregon soldiers to pass before woman
who says one of regiment attacked
her. ■ _■ 'j**\> PAGE 3
Aeroplane defeats automobV' 'i> race dur
ing Phoenix aviation meorv 9,*' PAGE 10
Track walker sacrifices his life near
Walla Walla to prevent train run
ning Into landslide. PAGE 1
EASTERN
Anti-trust law to be considered by U.
8. supreme court as soon as several
cases pending are decided. , PAGE 2
Cry of baby saves lives of twelve per
sons in Chicago. PAGES 1
Senator Clark and Representative
Parker stand sponsor for incorpora
tion bill. PAGE 2
Thirty-story hotel In heart of Chicago
Is planned. PAGE 1
Grand Jury to hoar evidence in Swope
poisoning cawe, at Kansas City, and
indictments depend on revelations of
specialists. PAGE 1
President Taft determined to make
colons do his bidding, and will en
deavor to get party pledges re
deemed. PAGE 1
President Taft outlines party pledges he
wishes for early consideration by con
gress. PAGE 2
Slump In prices In New York stock e&
change due "to excessive speculation in
rjt'9. la opinion of financial authorities. -'
PAGE,2
Doctors Inoculate rats In Albany In
hope of securing positive . cure for
cancer. I'AGK 3
Anniversary of battleship Maine dis
aster to be observed Tuesday. PAGE 1
American Automobile association. de
sires uniform -legislation In states and .•;.■
will urge congress to pass law com- '/
pelling federal registration of ma
chines. . PAGE 2
Colorado at ate boiler Inspector faces
graft charges. PAGE 3
FOREIGN
Socialists and police clash In many
German cities; scores Injured. ~ PAGE 1
Further tails received in regard to
the Dr. Jean M. Charcot'g antarctic
expedition. - , PAGE 1
Chile rushes warship to aid survivors ,
on board doomed steamer Lima at :( \
Straits of Magellan. PAGE
Explorer and Mrs. Cook arrive at Valvidia,
Chile, aboard German steamer from Mon
tevideo. Uruguay. PAGE 2
One hundred persons killed in riots at
Canton, China. - PAGE 1
MINING AND OIL
Deep well tost in Kern river Roll termi
nates in accident. ■ : PAGE 8
Templor Ranch will be tapped' by pipe
line. PAGE 8
Building of proposed Lunlns smelter de
pends largely on report of London en
gineor. •._ ■ PAGE 8
Santa Paula company brings la ISO-barrel
oil well. PAGE 8
Standard Oil will test now refining process.
PAGE 8
SPORTING
Fans unable to ileeido upon i favorite for
Memslc-l'owell scrap Tuesday iilglit.
• . • PAGE 6
Long shots shower at. Juarez, I form belnjr ■
discarded in practically every race. PAGE 7
Amateur ', and semi-professional baseball
clubs play many games of winter sched
ule In Southern California. VAGUS 6-8
Long Beach high school track tram ' de
feats U. S. C, preps. In Saturday truck
meet at seaside. PAGE 8
IRISH BELIEVES MURDERED
WOMAN IS FORMER CLIENT
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.—Former
State Senator John P. Irish visited the
morgue at.Ban Rafael this afternoon
and informed Coroner Sawyer that he
believed the woman whoso body was
found on Mt. Tamalpais several weeks
ago • may ! have ' been a former client
whom he represented in, an action in
which -a ' man - was involved. Ho ; re
fused to give further' Information sat
this-time. . - ■'■.
MONDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 14, 1910.
SOCIALISTS AND
POLICE CLASH;
SCORES INJURED
Serious Rioting in German
Cities Follows Effort to
Stop Meetings
SABERS USED FREELY
Officers Charge on Crowds
with Swords; Stones
Are Hurled
[Associated Press}
BTCRLIN, Feb. 13.—Demonstrations
by Socialists throughout the
kingdom, after mass meetings
held today to protest against the suf
frage bill, resulted In serious affrays
between the demonstrators and the po
lice in many places.
In Berlin leveriU policemen were se
verely wounded by stones thrown by
rioters, and scores of Socialist sup
porters received serious injuries from
sabers of the police.
Report! from places outside of Ber
lin gave a number of casualties. The
worst affair occurred at Ncumunster,
in Holstein, where a workman was
mortally wounded by a knife thrust in
the lunss; another's hand was cut off,
while a third lost an ear.
At Halle, after the el >?■; of the meet-
Ings, 2000 .Socialists attacked the po
lice, who drew their sabers and wound
ed many. At Koenißsberg, where the
Socialists returned in a body from
suburban meetings, thn police In at
tempting to divert the crowds into Hide
streets used their side arms, They also
made several arrests.
Clash with Police
At Duisberg, on the Rhino, Social
ists in a series of street demonstra
tions came into collision with the po
lice. Tlie latter used their sabers and
several manifestants wero cut and
bruised.
At Cologne hugo crowds assembled
in Cathedral square, intending to
march In order to the meeting places
in the suburbs, but strong cordons of
police held the chief thoroughfares
and forced the crowds to take to tho
side streets. The meetings wero so
largely attended that the authorities
closed tho hulls after they were filled
to prevent overcrowding.
Speakers urged the Socialists not to
offer resistance to the police. Sharply
worded resolutions of protest wero
adopted.
In the suburbs of Kerlin forty meet
ings were liejd in crowded halls. Tho
majority were peaceably conducted,
but in Rixdorf, a southern suburb of
nearly 100,000, an immense crowd gath
ered in tho public square and listened
to speeches by several leaders.
Try to Break Up Meeting
A police lieutenant called on the peo
ple, to disperse, but they refused to
obey. The police thereupon tried to
break up the meeting, and some of the
crowd responded with a shower of
stones. After the meeting several
large processions paraded through the
principal suburban streets singing the
worklngman's "Marseillaise." Home of
them tried to reach the central sec
tions about the Sehloss platz, but the
police held all the approaches and dis
persed the crowd without serious dif
ficulty.
Later the police saw a crowd, com,
posed largely of youths, at the Kron
prlnzen bridge, and ordered them to
disperse. The officers were greeted
with shouts of "Bloody hounds!" and
a shower of stones. An officer ordered
the men to charge with drawn arms.
At Kssen several Socialists or their
supporters received cuts from the sa
bers of the police, but no one was dan
gerously hurt.
HUNDRED KILLED IN
RIOTING AT CANTON
Chinese Naval Force Landed and
Shoots Down Many—Officials
Believe That the Trouble
Is Now Over
(Special Cable to. The Herald)
CANTON, China, Feb. 13.—Petty
troubles between foreign-drilled Chi
nese soldiers and the city police has
culminated in serious street lighting.
A Chinese naval force was landed
and killed and wounded more thun a
hundred rioter*.
The city la closed to foreigners for
three days.
Many Chinese are leaving for Hong
kong, fearing a general outbreak.
Officials, however, believe that the
trouble is now quelled.
AVIATOR RUNS AEROPLANE
SECOND TIME INTO FENCE
Becomes Entangled in Guard in Front
of Grandstand and Wrecks Bi.
plane—Several Are Hurt
MARYSVILLE, Cal., Feb.. U.—Frank
Johnson, jr., of Los Angeles, who has
been making exhibition Mights here in
a Curtlßl biplane, met with an accident
this afternoon Which wrecked his ma-
He had marto a successful llight qf
four miles and was about to start on
a 20-milo trip around the Suiter buttes
when ho collided with the fence in
front of the grandstand.
In the scramble to get out of the way
of the sweep of the tailing machine,
several spectators were knocked down,
but no one was Injured seriously. John
son extricated himself from tho wreck
age safely. v
In a Might yesterday Johnson hit a
fence and broke one of tho planes of
his machine.
JAPANESE WOMAN KILLED
SAN JOSE. Feb. 13.—Kuml Okumura,
wife of. a Japanese restaurant keeper,
wan shot and killed during tho celebra
tion of Chinese Nevt.yoar".* In China
town tonight by 1. K..iki. a Japanese
gambler, to whom she, had, refused to
serve food. Koikl (.scaped.
GRAND JURY TO
HEAR EVIDENCE
IN SWOPE CASE
Testimony Given at Coro
ner's Inquest Will Be
Repeated
DOCTORS TO TESTIFY
Indictments Depend on
Examinations Made by
Specialists
[Associated Press]
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 13.—The - spe
cial grand Jury that is to Investi
gate the death of Colonel ThotnM
H. Swope, millionaire philanthropist,
and his nephew, Ohrisman Swope, will
begin its work tomorrow.
The testimony which was given by
nurses of the Swopo household, by
physicians and by relatives of the dead
man at the, coroner's inquest, will bo
repeated before the grand Jury that
is to decide if an indictment shall be
returned against anyone in connection
with the Swope deaths. ,•
Dr. J,udwig Hektoen and Dr. Walter
S. Hainea of Chicago and Dr. Victor
Vaughn of Ann Arbor, Mich., the
scientists who examined the Internal
organs of Colonel Swope, will tell the
details of their investigations which
ended in a report to John O. Paxton,
executor of the Swope estate, that
poison had been found in the, viscera
of Colonel Swope. —',
It is also understood that the spe
cialists have finished their examina
tions of the organs of Christian Swope
and that they will report the result
to the grand jury. The reports of the
scientists at the Inquest consisted of
only sworn statements and affidavits
and these cannot be accepted by the
grand Jury.
Scientists to Testify
Drs. ■ llektoen, Hams and Vaughn
will appear before the grand Jury
Thursday and it is expected their tes
timony will occupy the entire day.
It is expected they will make a report
on the contents of the stomach of
Margaret Swopo, a young niece of
Colonel Swope. • .
According to Mr. Paxton, Dr. Halns
examined the ejecta and reported no
trace of poison, but, in a subsequent
analysis. Dr. Vaughn found poison.
Mr. Paxton says that later Dr. HaJnes
explained that his analysis was not
sufficiently thorough. .-
The, scientists, it is believed, will
tell whether the poison that was in
the stomach of Miss Swope exceeds the
quantity of strychnine | usually given
in a hypodermic, injection for medic
inal purposes.
The taking of depositions by counsel
for the plaintiff In the $100,000 libel
suit filed by Dr. B. C. Hyde against
John U. Paxton will continue tomor
row.
Robert Howard, a member of the
grand jury, was a Echoolmuto of Dr.
Hyde in Lexington, Mo., in 1887.
OBSERVE DATE OF
MAINE DISASTER
TUESDAY IS THE TWELFTH AN
NIVERSARY
Memorial Services Will Be Held in
Washington and Other Cities
Throughout the United
States
WASHIrfSTON, Feb. 13.—Next Tues
day, the twelfth anniversary of the de
struction of the battleship Maine in
Havana harbor, is to be made the oc
casion lor memorial services extending
over several days in this city, and oth
er cities throughout the country.
A movement is under way to erect
at Arlington National cemetery a suit
able monument to the sailors who
lost their lives in the explosion.
The services began in this city to
night at the First Congregational
church, when a meeting arranged by
patriotic organizations was held. Rear
Admiral Charles D. Kigsbee, comman
der of the Maine on the night of tho
explosion, made the principal address.
On Tuesday services will be held at
Arlington, where the Cuban minister
i 3 expected to be one of tha speakers.
On February 20 a Maine memorial
meeeting will be held at Carnegie hall,
New York, with Jo3eph Choate as the
presiding ofllcer, and Admiral Sigsbce
as one of the speakers.
Plans for a national subscription for
a memorial have baeen perfected, and
headquarters for the receipt of contri
butions have been established in this
city. One hundred and sixty of the
Maine's dead are buried at Arlington.
The membership fee in tho memorial
aamclation has been fixed at $1, for
which t lie subscriber receives a cer
tificate of membership mid :i black silk
navy cap ribbon, .in which, instead
of the name of a ship, there is worked
in gold wire the inscription:
"Member Maine M. A."
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
TO PROBE AGREEMENT
TO ROB HOG RAISERS
Cllir.ViO, ll'>b. 13.— Whether any
agreement has ovbteil to keep down the
prim of hog» when bought from farmer*
liv the paeklng houses is to be the line
of inquiry when the federal grand jury
tomorrow resumes Its hearing of the
not eminent'■ Investigation of the meat
Industry. . , -*
.' Kinplojen of the Schwarjehilrt * Hull
berger company from t'blcago and west
ern cities are to be. questioned as to the
method* of their firm, known as an "in
dependent."
,' At the tame lime books of the other
parkers are to lie (tone, over to ascertain
prior* of hogs for the last tire yearn.', "v
DEFENDANT IN FAMOUS LAND
FRAUD CASE TRIED AT PORTLAND
jpg^-|y^i
HERMANN JURORS
UNABLE TO AGREE
NEARLY 2 DAYS OCCUPIED IN
CONSIDERING CASE
Jurymen Request Court to Re.read In.
structions as to What Consti.
tutes Reasonable Doubt
and Conspiracy
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 13.—At It
o'clock tonight' no word having been re
ceived from tho Jury In the cane of Rin
ger Hermann, Judge Wolverton ordered
that body locked up for the night. The
Jury \v(M still arguing the cane at 8:15
p. in. but about 8:30 Iho light* In the
jury room were extinguished.
[Associated Press]
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 13.—After
nearly two days passed in the consid
eration of the evidence in the case of
Blngcr Hermann, former commissioner
of the general land office, tried for con
spiracy to defraud the government in
connection with the establishment of
the Blue mountain forest reserve In
this state, the Jury had not reached a
verdict at 6:30 o'clock tonight.
Judge Charles K. Wolverton an
nounced at that tlma he would an
swer any call from the jury room up
to 11 o'clock, and that if a verdict had
not been agreed on at that hour he
would lock up the jurors for the night.
The jurors, haggard and worn from
their ordeal, made but«one appearance
in court today. A short time after 10
o'clock this morning they asked to
have read to them again the instruc
tions of the court as to what consti
tuted reasonable doubt, and what con
stitutes conspiracy.
Following a consultation with the at
torneys. Judge Wolverton reread from
his instructions the portions asked for,
and in addition also read that portion
of his instructions bearing on the
credibility of witnesses.
Armed with the additional Informa
tion which the rereading of the instruc
tions imparted, the jurors again re
tired.
All day long groups of interested per
sons loitered about the corridors hop
ing for some word from the jurors, but
they were doomed to disappointment.
Even rumors as to how the jury stood
were lacking, about the only report
which was bandied about being one
which stated the jury stood 9 to 3 for
acquittal.
The court will meet again tomorrow
morning, and unless there are indica
tions that the deadlock will be broken,
Judge Wolverton will order the dis
charge of the j.ury.
This is apparently no hope that a
verdict wil be reached, and both sides
fully expect that the jury will be dis
charged.
Heney Still Hopeful
Prosecutor Francis J. Heney has not
determined what course he will pursue
in the event of a disagreement. His
future course, it la understood, -will
depend largely upon the jurors' stand
At any rate he has stated, in the event
of. a disagreement, he will not rush
immediately into a retrial of the case.
"I am not altogether heartless.
Heney said, "and I realize that this
trial has been a tremendous strain on
Mr Hermann. He is an old man now,
and I do not want to force him to a
second trial immediately. It would be
too much for him."
Attorney Worthington, chief counsel
for the defense, said it would bo im
possible for him to remain here for a
rehearing of the case should the jury
disagree. He has already made prepay
rations to depart for Washington to
morrow night.
"My affairs in Washington demand
attention and I must go back. It prob
ably will bo several months betore the
case could come up again," ho said.
Hermann remained at his hotel most
of the day, surrounded by members
of his family and a coterie of friends.
In splto of the long deliberations of
the jurors, he has not lost all hope of
an acquittal. Ho nrai encouraged in
tliis belief by fhe reflection that In his
trial In Washington in 1007 the jury
returned a. verdict of not guilty after
being out twenty-one hours.
COL. JEWETT IS DEAD
"KANSAS CITY, Feb. 13.—C01. Edwin
S. Jcwett, general passenger accent for
the Missouri Pacific railroad, died to
night, aged 71. Heart disease m th«
cause. Col. Jewett attended.- church
this morning. " Two sons. Charles-C.
Jewett or Los Angeles, and Thomas >'.
Jcwett. paymaster: in ■ the 'Brooklyn
navy yard and a 'daughter Mrs.. Al
bert E. HoUnes. dl this. city,jsurvivo.
■>-: CTXT<~<T 1? /^OT>TI7G • DAH.T, Bci SUNDAY.'So'
OliN KjiLiLi L/UJr IJiiO. ON TRAINS, 5 cents
BINGER HERMANN
CHICAGO BOASTS
30 STORY HOTEL
COST OF STRUCTURE IS ESTI
MATED AT $5,000,000
Value of Site, Together with Building
Itself, Classes the New Place
as the Greatest In the
Country
rspeclal to The HrraM.l
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Hotel Moir, lo
cated one block from the recently com
pleted example of hotel magnificence,
the Hotel La, Salle, and erected at a
cost of more than twloe that of the
latter, will soon rise on tho sits of tin;
present Morrison hotel, at Madison
and Clark streets.
The structure is to be bult by Harry
C. Molr, and will be the tallest build-
Ing so far erected in the city of Chi
cago.
Already architects have formulated
plans for a thirty-story building.
The structure propoied is to be ex
clusively ,i hotel, the largest, tallest
and most magnificent in America. Al
together its cost is to represent an in
vestment of approximately 16,000,000.
Its site is ono of the most valuable
locations in the Loop district on ac
count of its acessibility to transpor
tation facilities and business houses
and its closeness to points of interest
and entertainment in Chicago.
POLE SEEKERS MEET
SERIES OF ACCIDENTS
DETAILS OF POURQUOIPAS
VOYAGE RECEIVED
Men Who Went Into Antarctic Suf
fered from Scurvy and Heart
Disease, but Object Is in
Part Realized
PtINTA ARENAS, Chile, Feb. 13.—
Further details have been received of
the voyage of the Pourquolpas, which
is now returning- with Dr. Jean M.
Charcot's Antarctic expedition.
The Pourquoipas, on reaching the
region of ice on her trip to the south,
stranded on tho coast of Grahan'land,
but was refloated after threo days. On
the resumption of the voyage the
steamer met with a long series of acci
dents. She was in collision with a
number of icebergs and lost her rud
der. The crew constructed a jury
rudder. ,
There was much suffering In the Ant
arctic regions, scurvy and heart disease
being the chief ailments.
Scientific observations were conduct
ed with the greatest care, and thus tho
tho object of the expedition was, in
part, realized.
Many journeys were made over the
Ice, but it was impossible to use auto
mobiles because of the bad condition
of the ice fields.
Collisions with icebergs caused a leak
impossible to repair in the ship at the
outset of the oxpedition. Water flowed
in at nil timea and the pumps were In
constant use until tho end of the
voyage.
The steamer was exposed to violent
storms on the return trip as far as the
Straita of Magellan and was compelled
to put into an obscure harbor for two
days to repair the engines. A scarcity
of provisions and coal, the damage to
the ship and the exhaustion of tha men
necessitated the return.
SACRIFICES HIS LIFE TO
PREVENT WRECK OF TRAIN
Track-Walker Discovers Landslide
on 0. R. & N. Road and Runs
to Warn Passenger Crew
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Feb. 13.—
John Lewis, track walker for the. Ore
gon Railroad & Navigation. company,"
was run over and killed by passenger
train No. 4 early this morning near
Btarbuck while running along the
track In an effort to prevent the train
from crashing into a landslide.
Lewis discovered the elide and,
knowing the train was due at any mo
ment, ■ began running up the track ,:> to
give warning, of the < danger. ■Ho met
the ; train *on - a curve and i was : unable
to leap asido before being struck. The
train was stopped within a few feet of
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CEIVTS
'GET IT DONE;
LET 'EM YELL'
INSISTS TAFT
President Determined to
Compel Congress to
Do His Bidding
SOLONSTAKE NOTICE
Chief Executive Has Noth
ing to Say About New-
York Politics
[Associated Press]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—After a
quiet morning in New York
President Taft returned to
Washington tonight to find that his
speech last night before the Republican
club at Its Lincoln day dinner had kept
national legislators bu.sy talking tho
whole day long.
The president had planned the speech
a week or more ago. It was one of
the. longest lie ever made and covered
ills attitude on practically every Issue
ponding In congress or that has come
up since his administration began.
Mr. Taft felt that a statement of his
views was wanted.
Now that he has had his say it is
declared his purpose is to get to work
on congress in the interest of measures
he has recommended.
In fact it Is said in connection with
bis speech and his plans for tho im
mediate future the president today
quoted a saying by .Icwett, head mas
tor of Balliol at Oxford, when he ad
vised a young man: "Don't excuse;
don't explain; get it done; lot 'era.
yell."
Ko far as he can, the president said,
he was trying to get it done and in
tho meantime would let 'em yell.
No Choice for Governor
News reached Washington of tha
conference of the Republican leaders
in New York yesterday participated in
by the president and by Governor
Hughes tends to confirm statements of
last night that possible candidtaes fop
governor of the state did not enter into
the discussion. It Is said tho president
and Governor Hughes occupied posi
tions that are almost identical in that
both are deeply interested in the can
didate to be named, but that neither
will take an active part in iiis selec
tion. Neither Mr. Taft nor the gov
ernor, it is positively stated here, has
indicated a choice.
Governor Hughes assured the presi
dent that the outlook in tho state, as
he viewed it, was not so bad as had
been pictured. Ho declared that the,
scandal at Albany must be goim
through -with and that excision must
he. made, of any cancerous growth in
the party. With this done the governor
thought the people would rally to the
party, and BO declared in his speech
last night.
Much sentiment was found in New
York that nothing- should be done In
the way of settling possible candidates
until the return of Mr. Roosevelt. To
many this was indicated as a .strong
"boom" for Collector of Customs Wil
liam Loeb, which would undoubtedly
call Mr. Roosevelt to the stump. Whilo
in New York Mr. Taft consulted Mr.
Loeb regarding- plans under way for a
homecoming reception to Mr. Roosevelt.
In his cablegram to the. Republican
club of Now York city, which had un
dertaken the arrangements for a recep
toon, the former president, after stat
ins; that whatever was done should bo
done on the day of his arrival, con
cluded with the advice, "See Loeb."
Mr. Loeb told President Taft posi
tively that no arrangement had been
made so far, and that none, would ba
made until after Mr. Roosovelfs ar
rival in Europe, when there will ba
plenty of opportunity to consult his
wishes.
President Taffs participation In any
welcome to the former president will
be decided on later.
TAfT PASSES QUIET
SUNDAY IN NEW YORK
NKW YORK, Feb. IS.—President Taft
had a quiet Sunday in Nesv York. Ho
posed leisurely for a sketch or two be
fore a young woman artist, Lois A.
Swan, while going through his mail
this morning; saw two callers and
started for Washington in the private
car Olivette, leaving Jersey City at
3:55 o'clock p. m.
Otto T. Bannard, president of the
New York Trust company, and de
feated candidate for mayor In the re
cent municipal contest, and Lloyd O.
Griscom, president of the New York
Republican county committee, were tha
persons besides relatives and tho
artist whom the president saw.
After the banquet of last night, tho
president returned to tho home of his
brother, Henry W. Taft, and did not
get up until nearly 10 o'clock today. A
number of churches had extended spe
cial invitations to Mr. Taft to attend
services today, but he declined, ex
plaining in each instance that the ac
tivities of yesterday necessitated se
clusion and rest.
Mr. Bannard arrived at tho Taft resi
dence ti few minutes before 11 o'clock
and a moment after ho had entered
the house he came out with Mrs. Taft.
The president followed, and ttw
three, accompanied by secret service
agents, were driven in an automobilo
in Mr. Bannard's homo. After dinner,
at Henry W. Taft's house, the secret
.service men called with two automo
biles, and tho President and Mrs. Talt
were taken to tho train.
At tho conference yesterday In tha
house of Mr. Griscom, Mr. Bannard,
Governor Hughes and Mrs. Griscom
v.-ere of ono mind in insisting that tho
Republican party In this state should
be purged, and that tho AUds-Congor
charges at Albany should be sifted to
the bottom.
Wliile President Taft did not com
mit himself at tho conference, he Is
said to have told several loaders that
the "situation looked very bad," and
it was common belief that ho sided
with Messrs. Hughes, Bannard and
Griscom as against State <7hair=
■\Yncxlruff, Senator Depew and Speaker
worth of tho assembly.
s Mr. nannard would not say that pot-,
itira was not discussed today, and theS
inference \ was • that ■ tho prralaont'Shas»
taken an ai'tivo lntprest;ln,the Kepub-/
llcuii uituation in this atate,'