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\(y PAGES J voi. XXXVII. P1'1Y1?- A(\ n^YTQ BY CARRIER MMBKII 111. XlXi-Kjlll. tV. KjlUlX X>3 I'ER MONTH ARREST LEADER OF CAR STRIKE IN QUAKER CITY National Organizer Pratt Accused of Conspiracy to Incite Riot CONFLICTSCONTINUE 100,000 Union Men Threat en to Walk Out in Sympathy PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 21.—The po lice at the city hall tonight refused to reeogniie a discharge bnwd by .Magis trate Gormnn for C. O. Pratt, before whom friends of the strike leader had entered ball in the Mim of *1000. Pratt will be obliged to remain In a cell all night. It Is reported warrants h»vo also been issued for John M. Murphy, presi dent of the Central Labor union, and Peter Oriscom, head of the local car menV union. An attack was made late tonight on Uie elevated railroad. . As the train ap proached the Forty-slith street station. in West Philadelphia, three bullets were llred through the windows of the fore most car. No one was Injured. [Associated PressS PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21.—Police officials took the initiative to night in the war being waged be tween the striking carmen and the of ficials of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company when they arrested Clarence O. Pratt, the national organ izer of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Em ployes on a warrant charging him with "conspiring to incite to riot." The warrant was served on Pratt Just after he had attended a mass meeting of the union carmen. He was locked up in the city hall and held to await a hearing tomorrow morning. It is rumored that warrants have been issued for other labor leaders as B result of a conference late today be tween District Attorney Rotan, Direc tor of Public Safety Clay and Magis trate Beaton. The police force was augmented to night by the swearing in for riot duty of the state Fencibles—an independent military organization of about 200 members. Plans are being discussed tonight by the commanders of three local regiments of the Pennsylvania guard to mobilize their troops at a minute's notice. The mayor has au thority to call on those troops. Governor Btuart and Adjutant Gen eral Stewart are here tonight, and If nececaary a call for outside troops can be made any time, but this is not anticipated. Police Augmented The regular force of 3500 police and 3000 specials was enlarged today by swearing in 6G park guards and 500 city employes from other departments. Five carloads of strike-breakers reached here late today and were load ed "ii trolley cars at the Pennsylvania railroad station in West Philadelphia and taken to car barns in that section. A large squad of mounted police es corted the cars and prevented a threatened demonstration by a mob of several thousand. Trouble is expected to follow the use of these men on the cars tomorrow. Keports vary as to the number of care in service today. Tho company claimed 100 cars were in operation, but the pickets watching the car barns re ported only. Vli cars were in operation and that nine crews of strikebreakers who left the car barns this morning had deserted. Cars were withdrawn at 6 o'clock to nlh'ht, the company stating it did not desire to endanger the lives of its loyal employes. Rioting in tho very heart of the business section of the city, the at tempted burning of another car and many potty attacks by sympathizers led the police officials to enlarge their force and consider calling out state militia. Arrest Causes Sensation The arrest of Leader Pratt also caused a sensation and resulted In re newed rumors of a general sympathetic strike of all tho 11)0,000 union men in Philadelphia. The first serious disturbance occurred in tho center of tho city In front of tho Reading station, within a stone's throw of the central police station. As a car was proceeding out Market street a small boy Jerked the trolley pole from tho win?, causing a block ado of cars. A pile of building material on the street provided ammunition for the lawless boy element, and soon the standing cars were showered with bricks. An attempt was made to ar rest the leader of the boys, and this was the signal for a violent outbreak. In the meantime a wagon of an elec tric company had been robbed of in candescent lamp globes. They were used also as missiles and exploded with pistol-like reports. Workmen on tho roofs of nearby buildings joined in the bombardment. The exploding globes startled the timid and there was a mad rush for safety, as the cry went up that dynamite was being used to tear up the tracks. After a battle of nearly an hour the police drove back the rioters and tho cars went on their way, with scarcely a whole pane of glass In the long line. One of the most serious outbreks oc curred in the northeastern mill dis trict, where all traffic was suspended early in the day. Strike Breaker Seriously Injured William Malonoy, said to be a strike breaker from New York, sustained a fractured skull, being hit with a brick bat. Dynamite caps were used by striko sympathizers in many sections of the city, but did not cause serious damage. After stopping a car with one of these explosives the mob started to set the car on fire. A squad of police with loaded revolvers dispersed the mob, but not until Edward Morgan, conduc tor, had been beaten severely. Although 6000 persons were In the crowd, only about five arrests were mil'le. Keeling the police were too sympa thetic with the strikers and sympa- Vaizert) In their home localities, the di- I,'outlnucil uu rujfo , Two) •; ) LOS ANGELES HERALD INDEX OF HERALD'S NEWS TODAY FORECAST For Los Angeles and vicinity: Light north winds, changing to south. Max), mum temperature yesterday 57 de. greee, minimum 46 degrees. LOS ANGELES Mother of stolen babs *ues head of maternity home. PACT] 5 Woman receives rent for houso she has abandoned, Is testimony given In suit. PAGE 6 Woman acred 73 tvants to sue man for breach of promise. PAGE 1 Los Angeles will celebrate Washington's birthday In gala 'style. PAGE 3 Clubman brooding over domestlo trouble take.! his life. PAGB 3 Woman fearing loss of eyesight com mits sulcldo In hotel. PAGB 3 Trolley linos are grilled for speeding; . PAGB S Business men respond heartily to T. M. C. A. plea to become members. PAGE 8 Government engineer completes surveys of two Ttah rivers. PAGE S Kohler street has mad wildcat hunt. i PAGE R Former Governor Pardee declares he will support Hiram Johnson at the coming state election. PAGE) 8 3600 corporations fall to obey provis ions of federal tax law; only seven days open now. PAGE 8 Chaplin brothers sentenced to 9 months In county jail and fine, of }1000 each, for land frauds. PAOE 9 Pupils of West GlendaW school form an aero club. ' PAGE) 9 H Leslie Harris, charged with rifling t-afe, saya he only took his own 5 money. l AljB 5 Council bound to grant franchise for street cars on Ann and Alpine- streets. PAGE 5 Washington's birthday exercises held at Polytechnic. PAGE 3 Tickets all taken for annual dinner of chamber of commerce. PAGE " W N. Crandall awarded contract for construction of county hlg-hway from Toluca to Hollywood. PAGE 6 Secretary Fleming of the harbor com mission discusses importance of »n'P ping Industry to Los Angeles. PAGB< 9 Business men by tho score are Join- Ing V. M. C. A. TAGB 8 Yuma homeaeekers fleeced by "lo cators" is charge made by men in line. PAGES 1-6 Editorial. letter Box. Hasktn letter. 4 1 A\J Cj 4 Officers nab fourteen Chinese that v, ere being smuggled in from Mexico. PAOK 1 Mnrrlage licenses, births, deaths. PAOffl 14 News of the courts. PAGE 6 Municipal affairs. PAGE S Markets and financial. I'AGIO 13 Society and music. PAGH U Theaters and dramatic criticism. PAGH 16 Automobiles. PAGE 11 Sports. PAGE 10 Building psrcnlta PAGE 13 City brevities. PAGB f> Classified advertising. PAGES 14-15 Women's clubs. PAGE 16 Shipping. PAGE 12 Citrus fruit report. , AOE 12 COAST Swears bankers cheatert public; Clar ence Hobnett turns atato's evidence In land fraud trial at Boise, Idaho. • PAGE 2 Relief home at Los Angeles Is voted an ' appropriation. , FAGE 3 Seattle police claim unidentified man - was killed by fellow criminal over a division of spoils. PAGE 2 Captain of the steamer Homer, worried by two accidonts to vessel, says he will re sign. ' r PAGES EASTERN Father of Paymaster George P. Auld ex- Dlalns rcaaon for reopening court mar tial. PAGE 8 Jackson Goraua, famous Now York club man and husband of former ■ Aimce Crocker, dies suddenly. PAQH) 1 Striko Leader Pratt arrested in Philadelphia accused of conspiracy to incite riot. PAGE 1 U. S. supreme court deeiden railroads must pay tax on gross earnings In state of Minnesota. PAGE 5 Noted actor. Clay Clement, dies In Kansas City after few hours of ill .ness. , PAGE 2 North nakotnn who claims portion of estate is either Impostor or lons lost son. PAGE 2 Wlckersham before senate committee; Cummins questions attorney general on bill. I'AGB 16 Interstate court plan Is approved by commissioners at Washington. PAGE 16 Coal carrying railroad!* accused of con spiracy to. stifle, trade In the anthra cite nelds of Pennsylvania. I'AGE 1 Scandal in New York* growing; su preme court seats sold at auction, says Conners. PAGE 1 FOREIGN King Mwaid in speech from throne pre- FajfPS certain fall of house of lords. FAGK 16 Kaisfr BWItM President Wheeler of Uni versity of California to accompany him on trip to North sea. PAGE 8 German physician charged with trylnff to polton King Menellk ejected from Abys sinia. PAGE 8 French contention In regard to dis crimination In tariff rates downed by figures. PAGE 16 Powers refuse to act as advisers to China. I'A'IE 16 SPORTING Monte Attnll and Franklo f?onlcy In fine condition for their 45-round battle at Yernon this afternoon. PAGfi 10 Bnttllng N«*lson is a 10 to 7 favnrlte over Ad Wolgast for their chnmpion shlp oonteat at Richmond today. I'AOE 10 Jim Jeffries arrivea home and an nounces no change in his ulanfl for ft t lire. PAGE 10 CANADIAN WAGE IS NOT SATISFACTORY BALTIMORE, Feb. 21.—President Garretson of the Order of Railroad Conductors and President Lee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen to day affirmed the correctness of a New York dispatch and contradicted the statements of the railroad officials contained in a dispatch from Montreal regarding revision of wages on the Canadian lines. Speaking for both organizations, Mr. Ijee declared that efforts had been made to obtain satisfactory wage con cessions from the Canadian Pacific, from the Grand Trunk and from the Toronto, HamlHon \- Buffalo, but these attempts had failed. Ho said tin; trainmen on these roads through out their entire length were being polled on the question of a strike. The negotiations, he said, fell through about February 11. Tho vote is re turnable February U8 and will bo can vassed at Toronto TUESDAY • MORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 191 C COAL CARRYING ROADS ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY Stifling Trade in Anthra cite Fields of Pennsyl vania Is Charge TRUST LAWS BROKEN Seven Companies Alleged to Have Combined to Kill Competition rAsnoelated Press] PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21.—Stand ing in the United States circuit court five hours today, James C. McTieynolds, special assistant to the attorney general, unfolded the alleged iniquities of the so-called anthracite coal trust, and charged that seven of tho nine coal-carrying railroads enter ing tho hard coal ftY-lds of Pennsyl vania are in & conspiracy to stifle trade. On behalf of the government he asked the court to issue an injunction to break up the alleged monopolistic control of coal and also pleaded that some of the acquisition by railroads of stock in competing roads be declared in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. Mr. Mcßeynolds laid great stress on the part the Temple Iron company has played in the joal fields, declaring that its organization clearly showed a conspiracy among the coal roads to control the anthracite trade to tide water at New York. When independent mining companies, tiring. of high freight rates, proposed building an independent railroad to New York, government counsel said, the Temple Iron company, a small concern with a limitless charter in Pennsylvania, was purchased by the anthracite coal-carrying roads, they taking stock in proportion to the quan tity of coal handled by them. The Tempre company, in turn, acquired the largest of the independent mines, and the proposed railroad to tidewater never was built. This act, Mr. Mc- Reynolds said, was one step in tha alleged scheme to stifle interstate com merce In the coal trade. He also told of the acquisition by the Reading company, a holding con cern, of the Reading railway and of the Reading Coal and Iron company, and of the acquisition by the Reading company of the Jersey Central, a com peting line to New Yark harbor, which in turn owned the Lehlgh and Wilkes barre Coal company. This Reading- Jersey Central combination, he said, owned 63 per cent of the unmined coal in the anthracite regions, and Its for mation was another step in the con spiracy. Mr. Mcßeynolda will conclude his ar gument tomorrow. SCANDAL IN NEW YORK GROWING Chairman of State Democratic Com. mottee Hints That He Will Tells How Much Judge chip Brought [Assoclated Press] NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—William J. Connors, chairman of the Democratic state committee, fighting for hie po litical lire against those who are try ing to oust him as chairman, an nounced tonight he stands ready to testify at Albany at the proposed in vestigation of the charge* that places on the supreme court bench of the state, have been "auctioned off" in Greater New York. Conners heard privately tonight that such an investigation would be de manded. Almost simultaneously came an announcement from Albany that resolutions to this effect had boon in troduced. Before hearing the resolutions had been formally introduced, Conners commented with satisfaction on his private message that such action would be taken. Ready to Testify "Good," said he, as he read the tele gram. "If they want me on the stand I'll be there. I'll tell 'em what I be lleve and " after a pause, "perhaps what I know." "What price was asked for a Judge?" Mr. Conners was asked. "Some of them came pretty high," he said. "That will all come out if they appoint a legislative committee and put the judges and their friends on the stand —I'll tell them whom to | call." Conners was cheerful tonight. "Last! night," ho said, "I hoped I was going to win; tonight I believe I am going to win." Tho prospect of scandals in his own | party, the recent visit of President Taft to confer on the situation with the Republican party brought on by the Conger-Allds bribery charges, and i the hot fight that waits the state chairman at Albany next Thursday | seemed rather to whet hifl appetite. Likes to Fight "I'm not in politics for my liveli hood, like some of these fellows," he said. "The world does not owe me a living. To tell you the truth, I like fighting." An amplified description of the move ment against -him, as Conners Bees it, followed. "What Murphy is trying now." lie said, "has never been tried before in the history of politics, and the people up state are not going to stand for it. They're trying to TammanylEe the state. I notice this Democratic league shows a fondness for direct primaries up state, but they don't see any de sire for direct primaries down here. Maybe it might interfere with the business of auctioneering. "Now, I'm for direct primaries all over the state, and what's more, I'll say that tho up state Democrats are behind Governor Hughes in that wish." ■» ■ » TAFT TO GO TO NEW YORK WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—President ( Taft will leave Washington tomorrow for New York, where in the evening he will be the principal speaker at the Washington's birthday banquet of the New Jersey Society of the Cincin- i natl at the l'laza hotel. Committee of Three Which Will Lead the Fight for Lands in Behalf of Yuma Line s'i^i^^»/^ . i^*^~ jiCif* '^j^'.^P *^?j^ i v^^i^^^y1 x? '■-*j 'T^'^b^y*?'S^b!ji">^^^^^"/'v tf n^'^^'S^v .v^S^fet '■'■■' afts^ *¥j^y^^^^l^v-^f^l^' '^$'-'^'*^' I"^jJKSHsßS^^^fr3^!S*S'"^^'^"!s^'^ ■■" '■ ■''y^■ *ii''^v^^s^§ff k. ti J ft X I w Im. aft flB R^^lk J^^v 3? * LEFT TO RIGHT—C. C. CLARK, DAN ORRILL, C. R. BUNKER OFFICERS NAB 14 CHINESE IN CAR FOIL EFFORT TO SMUGGLE CE LESTIALS Thomas Montez Arrested on Charge of Attempting to Bring in Orientals from Mexico Fourteen Chinese, rudely awakened from their repose In a sealed box car of the Southern Pacific railway at River station late Sunday night, are confined in the county Jail charged with being smuggled into the United States from across the Mexican border line. The apprehension of the celestials, which was effected by Los Angeles im migration Inspectors, was kept secret until last night, when Thomas A. Montez, said by the police to be an old offender in smuggling Chinese into the United States, was arrested and locked up at central police headquar ters. • The word that a wholesale attempt to smuggle Chinese into the United States was received from an immigra tion Inspector of Yuma, Ariz., and plans were made to stop the train as it pasted through Los Angeles. That the work might be done quietly and without arousing suspicion, the through freight bouhd for San Fran cisco was stopped at River station where a number of immigration offl ceis and attaches of the sheriff's office were in waiting. After searching, a sealed box car, labeled "From Mem phis, Term.. to San Francisco," was located and an odor of opium per meated the atmosphere. The lock was broken, and huddled on top of a number of barrel staves fourteen Chinese were found. \t the point of revolvers, they were ordered to leave the ear, were hand cuffed two together and taken to the county jail. In the sealed car five five-gallon cans of water were found, and bread, rice and enough edibles to have kept the prisoners from starvation tor many days. The immigration officers, under lead of Inspector W. A. Hutchins, then pro ceeded to look up the two men sup posed to have been responsible for the attempted smuggling, and who are well known to every immigration in spector in the west. The rwiult was the arrest last night of Montez, who was caught nt the Santa Fe station by Inspector Hutch ins and Patrolman Johnson as he was waiting to board a train for El Paso. Montez «vas Indignant •at his arrest and stoutly denied he had anything to do with conducting the "private excur sion" of the Chinese from El Paso. He stated he was on his way to look up record! concerning the itrrest of his brother who was sent to San Quentm six years ago from that city, charged with killing a man. Mont,/, said he had never been en ffaged in the Chinese smuggling busi ness and declared his arrest an out- Inipector Hutchins said that accord ! ing to information received at the local ! immigration office, Montgz and a com panion, whose arrest is expected at any time, made the plan to land the : Chinese in San Francisco, having re ceived $250 for each celestial, or JSuOO for the carload. He said that Montez and his asso ciate whose name is known, but not divulged were seen and recognized at Yuma by an immigration officer. The men were acting suspiciously about the i Southern Pacific tracks find paying particular attention to the sealed ear tagged "From Memphis to San * ran- It is believed the Chinese were placed aboard the car at Xl Paso, and when i released Sunday night showed the ef fects of their cramped positions during the long journey. DIME NOVEL YOUTHS BUILD SUBTERRANEAN RENDEZVOUS Police In Denver 'Discover Series of Caves Where Boys Feast on Stolen Poultry DENVER, Feb. 21.—Denver police! this afternoon discovered a system of caves extending under almost half of a vacant block that had been the ren dezvous, as they believe, of a large gang of boys of dime-novel ambitions. The discovery followed the loss by residents of the neighborhood of poul try and other property. In the cave were found evidences"that the boys had been feeding on roast chicken. The police assert that many of the boys in the gang belong to well-to-do families in the neighborhood. No arrests were «iade. WOMAN, 73, MAY SUE HER SUITOR, 60, FOR BREACH OF PROMISE SAYS HE COAXED HER HENS TO LAY EGGS FOR HIM Mrs. Eiberson Believes Thompson Did Not Intend to Marry Her and She Wants All of His Money When Mrs. Angeline Elberson, 73 years of age, and William K. Thomp son, 60, halted at the entrance to the court house Saturday afternoon only to find the doors locked on account of the usual half holiday, a condition was brought about that may lead to the filing of a suit for breach of promise and a demand by the woman for all the money that has been saved by the man during several years as proprietor of a fruit stand. Mrs. Elberson believed Thompson knew the marriage license bureau was closed and told him so, nnd that his failure in making an earlier visit to Cupid's domain was in line with previous trilling on his part. The woman submitted her complaint to an attorney yesterday. She met Thompson three weeks ago at the lat ter's fruit stand at Ninth and San Pedro. They met again two days later and Thompson asked her hand in marriage. "I demurred, as a woman should," said Mrs. Elberson, "but he was in sistent. Even when I suggested a marriage with my daughter, who is about his own age, he declined, saying he would have nothing to do with giddy girls. A few days later he came to my house as a boarder, but he hasn't paid his board. Besides he used to entice my hens into his room and keep them there until they laid eggs. And that was three weeks ago when eggs were nearly fifty cents a dozen." Finally, said Mrs. Elberson, when patience ceased to be a virtue she de manded a marriage ceremony or the opportunity to hang out the sign "Room for Rent." Thompson post poned the application for a license un til Saturday afternoon and was round ly berated by his companion when she found the doors barred. Thompson, she said, has since closed his little store and disappeared, in order, she believes, to avoid service of the threat ened breach of promise suit. MRS. BATONYI OBTAINS FINAL DIVORCE DECREE Daughter of New York Millionaire Al. lowed to Resume Name of Former Husband NKW YORK, Feb. 21.—What is pre sumably the last chapter in the marital difficulties of Mrs. Frances Burke- Rochc-B.it.myi was written today by Justice McCall when he signed the final decree of divorce separating the society matron from hrr last husband, Aurel Batonyi. .Mrs. Burke-Roche-Batonyl is per mitted to ussurae her former name, the Batortyi portion thereby being dropped if she should so desire. Mr. Batonyi is forbidden to remarry. Mrs. Burke-Roche, daughter of the millionaire horseman and banker, Frank Work, married Batonyi in 1905. She sued for a divorce, charging her husband with improper conduct and a jury a lew months ago found in lior favor. DAUGHTER OF AMERICAN DIPLOMAT TO WED TITLE LONDON, l'>b. 21.—The engagement is announced "f Miss Mildred Carter, daughter of John Hldgely Tarter, for merly lirst secretary of the American embassy here and now minister to Roumanla, to Viscount Acheson, for merly a lieutenant in the Coldstream guards and a veteran of the South African war. Miss Carter is one of the most popu lar Americans in London society. She remained In London after the depart ure of her father for Bucharest. Vis count Acheson is the eldest son of the fourth earl of Gosford. He was born in 1877. PRESENT WIFE ENJOINS FORMER NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—An Injunc tion was granted in the supreme court today restraining Mrs. Grace Herbert Guggenheim Wahl. the divorced wife of William Guggenheim, from bring ing further proceedings in Illinois to contest the validity of her divorce. The Injunction was granted on appli cation of the present Mrs. Guggen ijeirn. ; . . ijrliJl* L/Ux 1 JliO . on trains, i cdrs i ATTACK FATAL TO JACKSON GORAUD FAMOUS NEW YORK CLUBMAN IS SThICKEN Acute TonsUitie Causes Death of Hus band of Former Aimee , Crocker of San Fran. CISCO [Special to The Herald.] NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Jackson Goraud, husband of the former Miss Aimee Crocker of San Francisco, the atrical "first nighter," clubman and man about town, died suddenly today. As husband of the beautiful Mrs. Henry Gillig, who before her marriage was Miss Crocker, daughter of the late E. B. Crocker of San Francisco, and aided by unlimited wealth, Goraud be came one of the leading figures in the fashionable set of New York. The entertainments at the Goraud home attracted international attention because of the lavish display and unique character of the festivities. Goraud's death was caused by an acute attack of tonsilitis, followed by blood poisoning. ; t rs. Goraud was the widow of the former commodore of the Larch mont club, when Goraud married her. DEPUTY NOT NAMED FOR CAIRO KILLING Coroner's Jury Brings in Verdict That Is Impersonal—One More Militia Company at Riot Scene CAIRO, 111., Feb. 21.—N0 individual deputy sheriff was named in the verdict of the coroner's jury that investigated the death of Alexander Hallldaj', who was killed in the mob that was seeking the life of John Pratt, tho negro purse snatcber, Thursday night. The verdict was returned tonight. It found that Halllday came to his death by a gunshot wound caused by a weap on in the hands of one of Sheriff Nellis' deputies, tired from a north window In the court house. The happening! of the day did not tend to allay excitement of the eiliznis of Cairo. The arrival of company H of Shelbyville made the number of militia men on duty here about 350. Because of the great excitement pre vailing here, and to lessen the danger of further violence, Circuit Judge ltut ler adjourned court for two weeks. The grand jury probably will be dis solved today. J. \V. Wenger, the fore man, will ask to be discharged becauso his wife is a cuusin of Alexander Halll day, killed in the attack on the Jail. Sheriff Nellis also aßked that the jury be discharged, on the allegation that at least one member was present in the crowd during tlie attack on the jail. The hunt for the supposed cnnft.d. r ate of John Pratt, ihe. negro purse snatcher whose rubbery of two women precipitated the present ruce trouble, was continued today. CLARK WINS $100,000 CASE IN THE COURT OF APPEALS Federal Judges Decide That, as Ro. sario Company Could Give No Title, He Was Exempted SAN FHANCISCO, Feb. 21.—Declar ing that no court of equity would en force the specific performance of the contract, tha United Bt&tea circuit court of appeals today reversed the de cision of the circuit court which award ed $100,000 damages to the ltosario Mining and Milling company for the failure of F. W. Clark and his asso ciates to pay $400,000 for the Kosario mine in Chihuahua, Mex. The court In its decision said the mining company could not establish a clear title to the mine and that Chirk could not be mulcted for his failure to take up the option. DE SAGAN BECOMES DUKE PAHIS, Feb. 21.—Charles W. Fi-ed erick Hoson de Talleyrand-Peiigord, fourth duke of Talleyrand and father of Prince de Bagan, who married the Countess de Castellane, formerly Anna Gould, died here today. With Ills death Prince De Sagan succeeds to the. titles of Duke de Talleyrand and Herzog Zu £agan and becomes a sereno highness. QcENTS HOMESEEKERS ARE 'FLEECED' BY 'LOCATORS' Famous 'Line' Decides to Fight Order Given by Ballinger NO. 44 IS CANCELED Ticket Said to Have Been Held by Capt. Dixon Is Destroyed THAT certain real estate men In LO9 Angeles who are not overscrupu lous planned and executed a coup in which several seekers after farms in the Yuma allotment, residents of Los Angeles, were deftly, if not neatly, de frauded of amounts of money ranging from $30 to $50. possibly more, is tba belief of many of the men and women who have determined pluckily to keep their line intact despite the ruling- of Secretary of the Interior Ballinger that the line and the police card numbers will not be recognized. The story of "How we were stung" Is not discussed publicly by those wbu assert they were among those who went from Los Angeles to Yuma to Inspect the acreage which they hoped somu day to call home. No, indeed. They are afraid that their chances for winning one of the forty-acre parcels of land might be Jeopardized were they to admit to the public that they had paid alleged "lo cators" a stipulated amount of money to assist them in winning a home and a ranch. However, alleged dupes talk of the affair to those who came to Loa Angeles to stand In line, and through these the rumor took the form of goa sip. Yesterday the report was con firmed by one man who admitted he had paid money to a "locator," believing that the scheme as described to him. was legitimate, and not only admis sible, but was a practical solution of the problem of a sure pathway to one of the land allotments. He intimated there were others In the line who might, if they dared, relate similar experiences. Easy to Get Fees The scheme held out »as, so the story goes, to bait thr homeseeker by telling the person, man or woman, that the "locator" had inside informa tion concerning the Yuma allotment, and that after the land had been In spected arrangemerts would be made to rent or lease rooms in the Chamber of Commerce building, adjoining those occupied by the United States land office, the better to enable their clients to form in line at the door the moment a signal waa given. There being no known ruling against such a plan, the "locator" had little or no difficulty in obtaining advance fees. > While the party of homeseekers in question was at Yuma one of the "lo cators" or a representative rushed into a saloon where a number of Los An geles citizens were discussing the land they had that day Investigated. He thrust a slip of white paper into the hands of one of the homeseekers, say ing, "Here's a message I Just received from the boss." The message, type written, was intended to be construed as a bona fide telegram. However, it contained no date mark, place of sending or receiving and no signature. What it contained in the reading was, in substance, this: "Impossible to rent, lease or occupy rooms in tha Chamber of Commerce building. Line is forming in street, where priority will count." Needless to say, the Los Angeien crowd of home seekers interested In this particular "locator's" scheme took the first train steaming toward this city. They arrived here in t'me to find places awaiting them in the lino well along in the first forty or fifty; persons who had remained in Los An geles. Had Heard of Plan Those who discussed this yesterday did not hesitate to express the opin ion that the "locator" know he could not successfully fulfill his promise to his clients to safeguard their interests by placing thorn in rooms near tha land office where they could bo among the first in line. Others declared tha belief that it was this that caused Secretary of the Interior Balllnger to order a different way of disposing ot the Yuma allotment. Register Buren of the Los Angeles branch of the land department admitted he had heard ot a plan to rent rooms adjoining his of fice by homeseekers or speculators, but he said he did not know their Iden tity. "I had heard of the scheme," said the register, "but such a thing would not be permitted, as it would work a hardship on those who would be crowded out, and when I learned that the agent of the building would not rent rooms for these purposes I was relieved." The scene yesterday at 31S West Sec ond street, where the 159 men and women who formed a waiting line on, South Broadway February 17 have de termined to remain until March 10, if necessary, to preserve what they be lieve to bo their rights as "first com.', first served," resembled an army camp of "rookies" more than anything else. Every earmark of camp life ex cept the tent and the camp fire was there. Men paced restlessly, halting now and then to watch a number of men playing cards on an upturned cracker box. The women—there are a dozen or more in line —taking chances with their stronger competitors, lolled back in comfortable porch (hairs, read novels, periodicals or the newspapers, or else sat in :i group and described the kind of a home they planned to build on their "forty." Here and there a gray beard was ob «erved in the motley but patient crowd. Chewing on a toothpick, tug ging at a pipe or puffing a cigar, tha older men appeared philosophers. It was among these —men of calm mind, but determined mien—that the discus sion first arose to carry their fight for the forty-acre parcels to the United States courtß, if need be, to protect their rights. Don Orrill, well known in Los An geles real estate circles, who has an office with his son, Ade Orrill, in tho Merchants Trust building, is the chair man of the "the first-come members ot the prospective Yuma project colony," was one of these. Orrill is a fighter, and looks it. He is No. 2 in the line. 'Continued! on I Fafo i Sisj