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VOTERS STAMPEDE
TO SIGN PETITION
FOR REFERENDUM
In One Day 2500 Out of the 2660
Names Necessary Are
Affixed
EAGER FOR LOW LIGHT RATE
Municipal League Confident That
Question Will Be Settled
at the Polls
Fully 2500 names were signed yester
day to tho referendum petition being
circulated by the Municipal league to
bring matters of the light rate ordin
ance before the people at the election
of June 30. The league expects that
far more than tho required 2600 signa
tures will be appended to the petition
before night. Citizens are expressing
eagerness to sign the petition calling
for a vote on the light rates, and tho
Municipal league is gratified by the
number of mojt who volunteered yes
terday to circulate the petitions in an
effort to secure the required number
of names.
It Is necessary that the petitions be
turned in by tonight, as each name
thereon must bo verified. Only names
of bona fide electors count.
The petitions will be placed before
the city council at the meting next
Tuesday night Edward Edgerton, ser
retary of the Municipal league. Is con
fident that .sufficient names will be se
cured, yet he desires to secure as many
signatures as possible, as many may bo
discarded upon examination.
Thirty-six petitions were placed in
circulation at 9 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and within two hours ono of them
had been lilled, consisting of 152 names.
By noon several others were tilled with
signatures.
The light corporations did not at
tempt to block the work of the Munlcl
pa] league. Their representative re
fused to state if any action would be
taken later. Last night W. A. Brack
enrldge, who is acting as spokesman
for the corporations, gave out a state
mem wherein be claimed that the city
council had acted arbitrarily in fixing
the rate, contrary to all rules of law,
business and ordinary fairness.
COTH.SE INDETKIIMIXED
Russell 11. Billiard, secretary and as
si^tant general manager of the South
ii ii California Edison company, when
aaked what would be done with tho
referendum petition on which that cor
poration securod 8000 names, replied:
"j am not prepared to say what our
course will be. Tho corporation has
not lalil down in this light, but what we
Intend to do l refuse to stato. We do
not fear the coming vote on this ques
tion, for we feel that the business men
and the better element of the city will
stand by us, and vote that the rates
stand at the original llgure of 9 cents
a kilowatt hour. It is only tho radical
element that Is lighting us. Conserva
tive men will not permit injustice to
be done."
When Informed that the mayor had
made the statement tljat the revonues
of the company would not bo impaired
by the cut, but would be Increased
through the greater demand for light
and power, Ballard said:
"Well, the mayor has never operated
an electric light plant."
A steady stream of signers of the
petition Bowed through the rooms of
the league yesterday, and at the quar
ters of ;he Good Government league
In tho Kay building the petition was
beseiged by voters. Tho latter office
remained open until si o'clock last
night In order to facilitate the signing
of the petition.
It is stated that In order to Insti
tute leferedum proceedings the law
requires that the people "protest"
against the ordinance. The Instru
ment circulated prints a copy of tho
ordinance and then follows:
N'tiW THEREFORE, We, the
undersigned electors of said city
of Los Angeles, do hereby and
herewith protest against the pass
age Of BUOh ordinance and peti
tion your body to reconsider the
■aid ordinance, and. If the same is
not entirely repealed, to submit the
■aid ordinance to a vote of the
elector! of the f-aid city of Los
Angeles either nt tho next gen
eral election or at a .special muni
cipal election to be called for that
purpose, in accordance with the
provisions of sections i9Sa and
198b of the charter of the said
city of Ivos Angeles.
"I desire that this be fully explained
to the public," said Secretary Edger
ton of the league yesterday, "as It has
confused many. It is required that
the voters protest against the ordi
nance as it stands in order that refer
endum proceedlns bo instituted. it|
does nut mean that they are oppos
ing the original ordinance—that they
are asking that the rates be restored
tn the H-cent figure, but, on the con
trary, they are bringing about what
they desire —a 7-cent rate.
OBJECT TO FORM
"Numerous objections to the form,
and expressed fears that by signing
the petition aid is given the corpora
tions have come to me, but they are
groundless, for the law requires that
referendum petitions be drawn In this
fashion."
The Municipal league makes an
other call for volunters to circulate
the petition today, stating that the
necessary credentials, petitions and in
structions' may be had at the Munici
pal league rooms, 407 and 408 Equita
ble building, First and Spring streets;
the headquarters of the Good Govern
ment leagtie in" tha Fay building, Hill
and Third streets, and at the mayor's
office in the city hall.
"Wo wish." say;? Edgerton, "that the
friends of good government would aid
us in having the light rate matter
brought to an issue lit the coining elec
tion and not only ask that the petition
be signed but, if at all possible, citi
zens circulate a petition. %
"In order to distinguish between the
Municipal league petition and the
petition being circulated by the power
companies, the circulators of the
former arc provided with a leter from
Mayor Alexander, urging the voters to
sign the league Joaument."
By telephone and mall, Secretary
Charles H. Bent of the Good Govern
ment league has asked the friends of
that organization to sign the petition
(Continued on l'«ge Two)
LOS ANGELES HERALD
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
FOBKCAJST
For Los AjigelM and vicinity—Fair Fri
day; Muiifvhal warmer; overrant In the
morning;; light north wind, changing to
Month. Maximum temperature yesterday 79
degrees; minimum 5.1.
LOS ANGELES
Imn workers strike today; bis tlcup la
fear^l. PAOE 11
D. C. Collier tells of plans for Panama-
California exhibition. PAGE r,
Ju.lko Hutton refuses to grant divorce de
cree In Pico ciuio. PAGE 8
Dnolares wife elopes with ball player;
auks divorce. PAGES 8
Knv. Raker P. Lee chosen toastmaater of
Federation of State societies banquet.
PAGE 8
Lyceum debating team of University of
Southern California law college wln»
from University of Redlands. PAGE 13
\> Illlam K. Hlnshaw of Long Beach Is
Lincoln-Roosevelt candidate for assem
bly In Sixty-ninth district. PAGE 13
Democratic- leader protests Against con
ntiCtlllK "Hoss" H*»rrln with unrlv
PAGE 13
Democratic candidates exponents of
good government, say* Chairman
Norton. PAQB 13
Purd B. Wright of St. Joseph, Mo., se
lected as librarian of Lot Angeles.
PAOE 1
Clara Duarlng. former fiancee of Geo.
FlKueroa, now held for murder of
wife, disappears. PAGE 1
William D. Gage, roomlnghmise keeper,
!t!i-s chargus against Police Captain
Dlxon. PAOH 9
Voters stampede to sign petition for
referendum vote on Hght rate ordi
nance. PAGE 1
Bethlehem church to hold rally 1n the
Temple auditorium Sunday afternoon.
PAGE 9
Jury finds Mrs. C. E. Smith guilty on
child stealing charge. PAGE 9
Lincoln-Roosevelt league sure to back
Woolwlne. says leader. PAOE 16
Editorial and Letter Box. PAOE 13
Society and music PAGE 6
Theaters. PAGE 5
Sports. PAGES 10-U
Clat-Hiflod advertising. PAGES 14-15
Marriage licenses, births, deaths, PAOE 14
Mines and oil fields. PAGE 6
Markets and financial. PAGE 7
City brevities. . PAGE 13
Personals. PAGE) 13
Citrus fruit report. PAOE 4
Shipping. PAGE • 8
SOUTH CALIFORNIA
Deputy district attorney secures release
from "hoax" contract by paying for
dinner. PAGE 14
Pasadena to orßnnlz* a municipal league
to solve wnter question. PAGE 14
Long Beach chamber of commerce asks
for rulings on switching charges.
PAOE) 14
EASTERN
Both standpatters and progressives claim
to control lowa convention. PAGE 2
Hrnate approves rivers and harbors bill
by vote of 45 to 13. PAGE 2
Senate sustains committee action In cut
ting prohibitive clause from sundry
civil bill. PAGB 2
Aviator Mars falls 100 feet In biplane at
Tcpeka; unhurt. PAGE 1
President snubs Congressman Harrison of
New York by refusing to see him when
he calls by appointment at White
House. PAGB 1
Three states are swept by fierce storm;
damage Is great. PAGE 1
Japanese prince and princes guests of
I'nlted States senate. Will sail for home
June 21. PAGE I
Princeton college to get $1,160,000 in gtfta.
PAGE) 3
Americans have never faced supreme
test of government, declares Judge
Grosscup. PAGES S
J. P. Morgan wants to make Equitable
Life Insurance company a mutual
concern. PAGE 3
Magazine writer and former political
prisoner charge American courts used
to persecute opponents of Diaz rule.
PAGE! 2
FOREIGN
Explorer Peary question* right of German
court! to try suit aj?aln»t him. PAGE 3
I'ruHsian chancellor attacks the papal
encyclical. PAOB 3
Western Nicaragua In panic because of
of restrictions Imposed by Madrlz. PAGE 3
Roosevelt makes unostentatious depart
ure from London: sails tor home to
dny. PAGE 7
WRIGHT IS SELECTED TO
DIRECT PUBLIC LIBRARY
At a meeting of the library board
yesterday afternoon Purd B. Wright,
at present librarian of the free library
at St. Joseph, Mo:, was unanimously
elected librarian of the Los Angeles
public library. This position was made,
vacant in March by the resignation of
Charles F. Lummis. Wright will take
office within sixty days.
The new librarian is a member of the
executive board and the council of the
American Library association. He has
served as president of both the Mis
souri library commission and the Mis
souri Historical society.
N. D. C. Hodges, president of the
American Library association, says of
the new librarian:
"He Is a man of strong character, of
great executive ability and one who
makes and holds friends."
"We feel that In Mr. Wright," said
Henry M. Newmark, chairman of the
library board, yesterday afternooon,
"we have secured the best man avail
able for the position. He has made a
thorough study of library methods and
is fully qualified to fill the position
tendered him. He made no effort to
secure this appointment, and we spent
months In searching for the man best
fitted for the position.
"His plan for popularizing a free
library is to approach readers from
what we might call a selfish stand
point. He distributes literature In
various factories calling the attention
of the employes to certain books em
bracing their work, and creates a de
mand among the men for these books.
"It is his plan to put the library in
such a favorable light before the peo
ple that within a short time it is hoped
a new city library building will be
voted for."
The board which elected Wright Is
composed of Henry M. Newmark, Isi
dore B. Dockweller, F. M. Glffen and
W. C. Patterson.
SIR GFORGE NEWNES DEAD
LONDON, June 9.—Sir George
Newnes, the founder of the West
minster Gazette, Tidbits and the
Strand Magazine and the donor of the
international chess trophy bearing his
name, died today.
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, [910.
3 STATES SWEPT
BY FIERCE STORM;
DAMAGE IS GREAT
Floods After Heavy Rains Cause
Deaths in Missouri and
Arkansas
BIG GALE HITS ILLINOIS
Bridge Near Fort Smith Collapses
Letting Freight Train
Into River
MKMI'IU.H, June —At Fine Bluff,
Ark., It In estimated that the damage to
the cotton crop In that section, which
was struck by a tornado, amounts to
1,000,000.
Wires are down and Pine Bluff Is In
darkne»».
[Associated Press 1
FORT SMITH, Ark., June 9.—One
man was drowned and a train was
wrecked as a result of a storm that
passed over this section this afternoon.
In Fort Smith over an inch of water
fell in an hour. Streets were flooded
and the telephone lines were crippled.
Twenty towns are cut off from Fort
Smith tonight.
David Meadows, a farmer, rode into
Flat Rock creek, in Crawford county,
and was drowned.
A bridge spanning the same creek,
near Van Buren, collapsed under a St.
Louis & San Francisco freight train.
Nine cars fell Into the stream, but
the crew escaped.
Washouts on the Iron Mountain at
Ozark and Alma delayed trains ten
hours. Washouts are reported at Splro,
Okla., on the Kansas City Southern,
which has annulled two trains. San
Francisco trains are being detoured
over the Missouri Pacific via Clair
more, Okla.
MISSOURI RIVER IS
RISING; FLOOD FEARED
Stream Has Risen Six Feet in
Twenty-Four Hours
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., June 9.—
The Missouri river is rising hero to
night at the rate of about six inches
an hour, and a repetition of the flood
of 1906 Is feared.
The river has risen six feet since last
night and is ready to go over its banks.
The state game farm suffered the
loss of 1000 pheasants during the heavy
rains today. *••
At the penitentiary, where cell and
factory buildings were unroofed last
night, the convicts are at work clear
ing up the debris.
The Missouri Pacific resumed
through train service this afternoon,
but the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
trains are not running into Jefferson
City. Their roadbeds were washed out
last night.
ALL MINES ARE.FLOODED
IN JOPLIN, MO., DISTRICT
JOPLIN, Mo., June 9. —A heavy rain
today, following that of yesterday, has
flooded every stream in southwest Mis
souri, and serious damage to crops is
reported.
Every mine in the district is flooded.
In Joplln the water flooded the streets
and floors of downtown stores.
Interurban railways transportation
has been demoralized by washouts.
GALE DESTRUCTIVE
CAIRO, 111., June 9. —A severe gale is
sweeping Cairo and the Ohio river har
bor today, blowing down trees, tele
graph poles, street signs and chimneys.
The ferryboat Three States was
blown from her moorings and carried
down stream. It is believed that only
a negro watchman is on board. Dam
age to property is estimated at $40,000.
TO TRY PASADENA YOUTH
FOR CLIPPING GIRL'S HAIR
Harvard Student Ignores Accus
ing Miss and Refuses to Plead
BOSTON, June 9.—Stewart C. Sim
ons of Pasadena, Cal., a student at
Harvard and a well known young ath
lete, refused today to plead to the
charge of surreptitiously clipping eight
Inches from the braid of Lillian San
tangelo, an 18-year-old Somerville girl,
and was held over to the superior
court under $300 bonds by Judge Fal
lon of South Boston. Young Simons
declined to comment In any way on
the girl's allegation that he came up
behind her while she was watching
some field games and "attacked and
disfigured" her by clipping off several
Inches of her hair with a pair of scis
sors. He arrived at the South Boston
court with three friends from Harvard
and as he walked down the aisle
studiously avoided looking at, or no
ticing In any manner, the Santangelo
girl, who sat In the courtroom with
her sister. The two young women re
garded him curiously while the formal
proceedings were going on, but he did
not once return their glances. At the
close of the formal court proceedings
he gave the required bond and left the
room.
His friends regard the whole matter
as a mere youthful prank.
LONE BANDIT STOPS TRAIN
EL PASO, Tex, June 10.—A lono
highwayman held up El Paso & South
western train No. 2, eastbound, short
ly before midnight. The train was
.stopped one. mile east of KobMrt, near
rarrizojo, and one Pullman car was
gone through and every passenger
robbed.
The bandit then left the train and
disappeared acrosj the desert, headed
for the mountains.
BILL FOR POSTAL
SAVINGS BANK IS
PASSED IN HOUSE
Twenty-Six Democrats Join with
Republicans in Voting
for Measure
PARTY LINES LOOSELY DRAWN
Agreed on by Majority Caucus
Carried by Vote of
195 to 101
[Associated Press!
WASHINGTON, June 9.—By the
overwhelming majority of 195 to 101
the house tonight passed the postal
savings bank bill as recently agreed
on by the Republican caucus of the
house. Not a single Republican voted
against the measure on final roll call.
Prior to this action, the house by
113 to 196, rejected the Democratic sub
stitute for tha bill proposed by the
minority.
Tlie voting on the several motions
Involved in the disposition of the
measure followed six hours of debate
in which many Republicans and Dem
ocrats recorded their views upon the
bill of the majority and the substitute
supported by a large portion of the
minority.
A large defection among the Demo
crats was shown when the Democratic
senate bill was voted on, twenty-one
of them joining the Republicans
ag.'iinst the measure. Most of these
were opposed to a_postal savings sys
tem of any kind. These Democrats
are Brantley of Georgia, Broussard of
Louisiana, Burgess of Texas, Carlin of
Virginia, Flood of Virginia, Foss of
Massachusetts', Garrett of Tennessee,
Gill of Maryland, Glllespie of Texas,
Hammon of Minnesota, Harrison of
New York, Hay of Virginia, Jameson
of lowa, Korbly of Indiana, Lamb of
Virginia, Latta of Nebraska, McHenry
of Pennsylvania, Moon of Tennessee,
Slayden of Texas. Talbott of Maryland
and Turnbull of Virginia.
DEMOCRATS VOTE FOB BIM.
On the Republican side Norris of Ne
braska was the only member who voted
with the Democrats for their substitute.
On agreeing to the bill as proposed by
the majority of the house as a substi
tute for the senate measure the vote
was 175 to 105. On this vote twenty-six
Democrats Joined the Republicans as
follows: Alken of South Carolina, Ana
berry of Ohio, Ashbrook of Ohio, Cox
of Ohio, Foss of Massachusetts, Foster
of Illinois, Hammond of Minnesota,
Hanna of North Dakota, Havens of
New York, Henry of Texas, Hitchcock
of Nebraska, Hughes of New Jersey,
Johnson of Kentucky, Kinkead of New
Jersey, Maguire of Nebraska, Moss of
Indiana, Nlchol of Pennsylvania, O'Con
nell of Massachusetts, Pou of North
Carolina. Ransdell of Louisiana, Rucker
of Colorado, Sabath of Illinois, Sharp
of Ohio, Sulzer of New York, Taylor of
Colorado and Touvelle of Ohio.
Six Republicans Joined the Democrats
In voting against the proposed bill of
the majority, as follows: Gronna of
North Dakota, Hubbard of lowa, Len
root of Wisconsin, Nelson of Wiscon
sin, Norris of Nebraska and Wood of
lowa.
After a motion of Mr. Moon of Ten
nessee to recommit the Kill to the com
mittee which reported it had been de
feated the house voted on the final
passage, the vote being 195 to 101,
twenty-four Democrats voting with the
Republicans, as follows: Aiken of
South Carolina, Ansberry of Ohio, Ash
brook of Ohio, Cox of Ohio, Poss of
Massachusetts, Poster of Illinois, Ham
mond of Minnesota, Havens of New
York, Henry of Texas, Hitchcock of
Nebraska, Hughes of New Jersey, Kin
kead of New Jersey, Maguire of Ne
braska, Martin of Colorado, Moss of In
diana, Nlchol of Pennsylvania, O'Con
nell of Massachusetts, Ransdell of
Louisiana, Rucker of Colorado, Sabath
of Illinois, Sharp of Ohio, Sulzer of
New York, Taylor of Colorado and Tou
velle of Ohio.
HORSEBACK ROMANCE ENDS
IN SOCIETY GIRL'S WEDDING
(Special to The HeraM)
PASADENA, June 10.—Setting aside
all conventionalities and stealing away
to Los Angeles Wednesday on horse
back with her vaquero sweetheart,
Wilbur M. Brayton, proprietor of a
local saddle livery, Miss Verna Rich
ardson,' daughter of a wealthy Chicago
family, an accomplished musician,
graduate of the Chicago College of
Music and socially prominent in that
city, |was married to the young man
who had acted as escort and guide on
her numerous trips on horseback to
the mountains and other points of in
terest since she came to Pasadena, the
first of January.
Kxactly when the romance started,
no one seems to know, but intimate
friends of the young couple state their
belief that it was early in the winter,
following Miss Richardson's first visit
to a local livery, where Brayton was
employed and where she engaged a
saddle horse, as many others have
done. Brayton was detailed as escort,
according to custom. At the beginning
the trips were taken once or twice a
week, but later th,ey became more fre
quent, and Brayton's companions be
came suspicious. The young persons
kept their counsel, however, and the
wedding was a surprise.
The bride, since giving up her apart
ments at the Guirnaldo hotel, had been
residing in a cottage at 762 St. John
avenue. She formed many acquaint
ances in that fashionable neighbor
hood. The bridegroom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Brayton, 39 West
Walnut street, and recently started in
business for himself with a saddle
livery at 856 Cypress avenue, and is
popular among a large circle of young
friends. His mother states she had
expected the marriage to take place,
but she did not know when to look
for it. She dsolarei her son had stated
that he whs going to bo man led on
horseback whenever he took unto him
self a wife, but that she did not con
sider it seriously.
The young couple are spending their
honeymoon in Long Beach and are ex
sected to return to Pasadena Sunday.
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MR. AND MRS. J. C. MARS
ONCE FIGUEROA'S
FIANCEE; MISSING
Clara Dearing Disappears Soon
After Coroner's Jury Brings
in Murder Verdict
Detectives are searching every nook
and corner of Los Angeles county for
pretty Clara Dearing, 18 years old, who
was the Hancee of George K. Figueroa
before he married Miss Sarah Pugaley,
whom he shot and killed at Santa
Monica a few weeks ago, according to
v. coroner's Jury.
What part the Figueroa tragedy
played in the disappearance of Miss
Dearing is conjectural. She may have
grieved over her unhappy romance or
have dreaded the notoriety of being
connected, even remotely, with the
Figueroa case. She disappeared from
her home, 2016 Bellevue avenue, Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Detectives
have been unable to find anyone
who has seen her since 10 o'clock Sun
day night.
Figueroa, who is now in the county
jail, charged with murder, met MJss
Dearing last Christmas. They be
came engaged after a short courtship.
The wedding day was set for March
15. Two weeks before that date, after
Miss Dearing had prepared her trous
seau, they quarreled. The engagement
was broken and on April 28 Figueroa
and Miss Pugsley were married. A
few days later Figueroa's bride was
shot to death at her home in Santa
Monica under mysterious circum
stances. A coroner's jury charged Fig
ueroa with slaying his bride.
Miss Dearing was surprised on hear
ing that Figueroa had been married.
On the day of her disappearance,
she entered the dining room of her
home and requested her mother not to
get a place at the table for her, ex
plaining she had luncheon down town.
About twenty minutes later Mrs.
Dearing noticed her daughter was not
about the house, but did not pay any
attention to her absence at that time,
being under the impression that she
was in the neighborhood.
As the night waned and her daugh
ter did not come home, Mrs. Dearing
became alarmed, but did not notify
the authorities, for she believed the
girl had gone to the beach and, stay
ing a little later than she should have,
had been ashamed to return home and
so passed the night with a friend.
NOTIFIES FREIIKHK'KS
Yesterday morning the mother be
came greatly alarmed and appealed to
District Attorney Fredericks for aid.
The district attorney placed the case
in the hands of Chief County Detec
tive Brown. The latter learned that
the girl was seen at the intersection of
Temple street and Broadway Sunday
evening at 10 o'clock by a neighbor,
but nothing further concerning her
movements was discovered.
In speaking of her daughter's ab
sence Mrs. Dearing said last night:
"I can think of no reason why Clara
should leave home. She seemed to be
very happy and took a food deal of
interest in*piano lessons and singing.
Why. she only had 50 cents with her,
and if she had planned to go away I
believe she would hf.ve taken some
clothes. If she did leave intentionally
ghe did it on the spur of the moment.
She was not subpoenaed as a witness
at the preliminary examination of
George Figueroa, which was held re
cently, and I do not see that her ab
sence would help him in any way."
The missing girl is five feet five
inches in height, weighs 110 pounds,
has light brown hair, blue gray eyes,
is pretty and on tha day of her dis
appearance wore a pale blue dress with
a lace yoke, lace frill falling from the
yoke, black shoes with pearl buttons
and a dark blue bonnet trimmed with
small pink (lowers with blue ribbon at
tached, tied under her chin. She also
had a long cream-colored coat. The
dress she wore was short skirted and
came to her ankles.
The officers have questioned all of
Clara Dearing'l friendi with a view
to ascertaining whether she had in
formed them of her intentions to leave
home, but none of them has been able
to throw any light on he: disappear
ance. All day yesterday the distract
ed mother searched stores in Broad
way, thinking her daughter might have
secured a position in one of them.
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AVIATOR UNHURT
AS BIPLANE FALLS
Mrs. Mars Sees Daring Husband
Drop 100 Feet in Air
Machine at Topeka
(Special o The Herald)
TOPEKA, Kas., June 9.—Before
thousands of spectators, who covered
their eyes with their hands to shut
out what they thought was to be a
revolting death scene, a big Curtiss
biplane, occupied by J. C. Mars, the
aviator, capsized during an exhibition
flight here today and dropped to the
ground from a height of nearly 100
feet.
Mrs. Mars stood within fifty feet of
the spot where the crash occurred. Her
screase rose over those of many hor
rified women bystanders, and she, too,
sought to shut out the spectacle.
But when she looked up she saw her
husband, a broad grin on his face,
calmly burrowing his way from out
the debris.
She rushed forward and embraced
him. When she turned to face the
crowd a sunny smile had broken
through a very much tear stained face.
Mars grinned broadly, slapped the
dust from his clothing and walked
back to the aviation field.
"Hurt? Never touched me," replied
the aviator to many who pressed for
ward to find out Just how many bones
he had really broken. He did not bear
a scratch, but his machine was a mass
of tangled ruins.
Mars said the accident was caused
by an unexpected air current created
by a train which passed near the path
of his flight. Notwithstanding his nar
row escape from death he says he will
continue his flights tomorrow.
"I don't mind a little thing like
that," he said to a friend. "I'll make
a real flight tomorrow."
Mrs. Mars stamped her foot in con
tradiction; then she glanced admiring
ly at her intrepid man-bird husband.
"Oh, well, what's the use; he's bound
to do it," she said with a smile.
AVIATOR SWOOPS DOWN
ON CROWD; KILLS TWO
WORCESTER, Eng., Juno 9.—While
an aviator was attempting an exhibi
tion at the agricultural show here to
day his aeroplane became unmanage
able and swooped down on a crowd of
spectators, killing one woman and in
juring several other persons. The avi
ator was slightly injured.
SECOND WIFE APPEARS
TO CLAIM GRIGSBY ESTATE
(Special to The Herald)
STOCKTON, June 9. —The appearance of
a woman from Los Angeles who claims to
he the widow of Jack C. Grlesby. a well
known liquor dealer who died recently, has
upset the plans of Charles Light, the at
torney who has been handling the- Giigsby
ustate for the Mrs. Urlgsby who resided here
and who has always been supposed to be the
wife of the late saloonkeeper.
The Los Angeles Mrs. QliK-^by arrived
hero several days ago with her daughter
and set up the claim that she and Qrlgaby
were married several years ago ami that he
had left her without securing a divorce.
The Southern California claimant has matlo
a demand (or the remainder of the estate
by Grigsby.
BURGLARS BELIEVED TO BE
HID IN JEWELRY FACTORY
The automatic burglar alarm system
In Carl Entenmann & Co.'s manufac-
turlng Jewelry establishment, at 217%
South Spring street, sounded an alarm
at 1 o'clock this morning. The police
were notified and put a guard around
the building to prevent anyone leav
ing, should there happen to be a bur
glar Inside. The firm carries a large
stock of valuable material and stock
and yeggmen could make a rich haul
If undetected. No attempt was made
| by the police to enter the building.
QcENTS
PRESIDENT SNUBS
REPRESENTATIVE
WHO SCORED HIM
Taft Refuses to See Harrison of
New York When He Calls
to Introduce Rabbis
APPOINTMENT IS IGNORED
Executive Bars Congressman but
Admits the Delegation He
Brought to Call
[Associated Tress]
WASHINGTON, June 9.—President
Taft today declined to receive Repre
sentative Francis Burton Harrison,
Democrat, of New York, who called
at the White House in company with
two other representatives, to Intro
duce a number of Jewish rabbis, who
took up with the president the ques
tion of the expulsion of Jews from
Russia.
The president received the delega
tion and chatted with its various
members for fifteen minutes or more.
Representative Goldfogle of New
York acted as spokesman for the
party and so adroitly had the situa
tion been handled by Secretary Nor
ton that not one of the callers knew
of the incident until Representative
Harrison returned to the capitol and
there stated that he had been rebuffed
by the president.
Mr. Taft based hia refusal to see
Mr. Harrison on statements attribut
ed by newspapers to the representa
tive in connection with his resolution
in the house calling upon Attorney
General Wickersham for full informa-
tion as to the connection of his of
fice with the Balllnger-Pinchot epi
sode.
Mr. Harrison, according to the
White House version of the matter,
charged the president and the attor
ney general with having wilfully at
tempted to mislead congress In the
back-dating of the attorney general' 3
summary of the Glavis charges.
Mr. Harrison was first quoted as
having said that he could assign no
reason for the president's action today.
He hsd made the engagement with
the president soma ten days ago and
had received no Intimation that his
presence at the White House was un
desirable.
Secretary Norton was at first un
willing to discuss the incident. Later,
when he was informed of the state
ments of Mr. Harrison, he told the
story. He said the president had no
purpose of publicly humiliating the
congressman, as had been charged,
and that nothing would have been
said regarding- the affair If Mr. Har
rison himself had not made the mat
ter public.
WIUTK HOISE VERSION
Mr. Norton said it was his under
standing that Mr. Harrison expressly
desired that nothing should be said.
Mr. Norton said that during the con
gressional receiving hour he noticed
Representatives Harrison and G'Jld
fogie of New York and Keliher of
Massachusetts with the party of rabbis
at the head of the line awaiting ad
mission to the presidents office. He
spoke to all the members of the party
and a few moments later informed
the president of their presence. Mr.
Taft said ho would be glad to receive
every member of the delegation but
Mr. Harrison. He declared that be
cause of the statements made by Mr.
Harrison he did not desire to speak
with him .
Secretary Norton thereupon invited
Mr. Harrison into his office, saying ho
had some affairs to discuss with him.
Meantime, he hud the party shown
into the president's office at the ap
pointed hour and asked Mr. Goldfogle
to introduce the callers in Mr. Harri
son's absence.
SI'KKCH CAI'SES TROUBLE
It was the first time Mr. Norton had
ever met Mr. Harrison, and when the
two were alone the secretary said he
was extremely sorry that the first
meeting should be the occasion of a
disagreeable duty. He told Mr. Harri
son the president would not see him.
Mr Harrison, according to Mr. Nor
ton, said lie thought he knew why it
was—the statement he had made re
garding the connection of the presi
dent and the attorney general with,
the Ballinger-PiMShot controversy. Mr.
Norton said he had noi seen the state
ment and consequently was somewhat
in the dark.
He asked Mr. Harrison to send him.
a copy of what he had said.
Mr. Harrison asked if Representa
tives Goldfogle and Keliher and the
others in the party knew that the
president had barred him out, and Mr.
Norton replied that no one knew but
they two. Mr. Harrison said ha
thought it unnecessary for the othera
to know anything about it, and there
upon left.
Mr. Norton asserted the president
had no previous knowledge that Mr.
Harrison was to be one of his callers
today. The engagement had been made
in the routine way some ten days ago,
through the secretary's office.
Mr. Harrison was quoted on May 13
as having said of the back-dating of
the Wickersham summary.
"This confession of the attorney gen
eral amounts to the conclusion that the
president and attorney general had.
agreed to furnish to congress mislead
ing information—to supply an official
document as of a date which was really
prepared many weeks later."
$100,000,000 BATHTUB
TRUST COMES TO LIGHT
NEW YORK, June 9.—"Wall street
heard today of a new $100,000,000 com
bination which is being formed and
which If perfected will doubtless be
called "The Bath Tub Trust."
Sixteen companies are involved.
They manufacture not on!y tubs, but
almost every other kind of sanitary
enameling device. It is said a raise in
retail prices of between 25 and 30 per
cent is contemplated by the promoters.
SHERMAN TO TAKE AUTO TOUR
NEW YORK, June 9.—Vice Presi
dent James S. Sherman haa accepted
the invitation of the Touring Club of
America to be the club's guest on the
second "sociability" run, July 2 to 4.