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NUMIIKIt Ml - J.l.V.lAj.lil. O\J V^lillNJLQ I'IJR MONTH
FLAMES SWEEPING
WESTERN FORESTS;
LIVES ARE LOST
Vast Wooded Areas in Montana
and Washington Becoming
Smoking Wastes
LIGHTNING STARTS FIRE ANEW
Four Men Suffocated and Woman
and Child Lose Lives in
Conflagration
[Aimoctatnd PrcssJ
KALISPELL, Mont., July 18.—More
and worse forest fires are reported to
day. Ono is north of Ashley lako, on
new territory, and twenty men were
sent out this afternoon in response to
an urgent request by telephone from a
ranger.
A flre twelve miles north, near
Bouser lake, this afternoon was threat
ening state timber.
Up the Stlllwater, where forest of
ilciuls went Saturday, several bad fires
were reported by telegraph yesterday
afternoon, and a desperate call for men
was sent today.
Late this afternoon a flre on Yakan
ka ireek, a branch of the North Fork,
near the Canadian lino, was reported,
and Supervisor Halnea is gathering
thirty men to send north In tho
morning. This fire was set by light
ning, as have been all but ono of those
In Hlackfoot forest. In ono Instance
ji settlor was caught setting fire to
brush.
The valley Is full of smoke. There
■were strong winds most of yesterday.
Tho fair weather Hag Is flying to
night.
No new word has been sent from Big
Fork ond Swan Lake districts. Deputy
Supervisor Clark yesterday said that
the lires Wede so bad that he had no
hope of stopping them except by "back
firing" from Wolf creek, far in ad
vance of tho flre line.
WOMAN AND CHILD LOSE
LIVES IN FOREST FIRE
Rescuers Fail to Reach Cabin of
School Teacher in
Washington
SPOKANE, July 18.—A forest flre,
driven by a sweplng gale through the
dry pine forest on Mill creek, eighteen
miles northeast of Colvllle, yesterday,
surrounded the homestead cabin of
Miss Pearl Brown, aged 22 years, a
teacher In school district 158. Before
assistance could reach her, she and
her little niece, the 1-year-old daughter
of J. S. Wyman of Plains, Mont., were
burned to death. Dozens of determined
men vainly sought to reach the cabin,
but were driven back. W. A. Trow
brldge, a homesteader, who set flre to
slashings Sunday morning, starting
the big fire that swept up tho valley
for miles, has been arrested. Sheriff
Graham Is prepared for emergencies}
Millions of feet of timber have been
burned in the last two days.
FOREST FIRE OVERTAKES -
FLEEING MEN; FOUR DEAD
SPOKANE, Wash., July 18.—Fleeing
from Sunday's forest lirea near KfLSlo,
B. C, four men escaping Into the
mouth of the Lucky Jim zinc mine
were suffocated with tho choking and
sickening smoke that followed them,
the open mouth of tho tunnel shaft
acting liko v forced draft to the smoke
and flames. The names of the d.:ad
are: David Norman of Sandon, Colo.,
fcj. W. Pierson, Charles Norman of
Sandon, a brother of David, and W. A.
Cliicsnay. Tod Lucas is missing.
Four bodies have been recovered
and the remains are at the undertak
ing parlors at Kaslo The fire burned
the building house, tho compressor
building, the ore houses and a powder
magazine of the Lucky Jim, only tho
office and small buildings at tho por
tal of the tunnel being saved. Tho
flre has swept everything from Three
Forks past Whitewater. Nobody was
injured at Rambler, but several build
ings are reported destroyed. The
Payne and Rambler mines lost all
their buildings. All bridges between
Bear lako and tho Payre and all
buildings at McGrUlgan and White
water are gone. Bridges are threat
ened east of Whitewater.
FOREST FIRE FIGHTER
GOES MAD; DISAPPEARS
SPOKANE, July IS.—Driven mad by
worry over the safety of his wife and
children and by the heat encountered
in lighting forest fires, George Thomp
son, a homesteador In the Ptne creek
district in northern Ida.hu, ran away
from tho flames Sunday afternoon and
has not been seen since. He started
toward St. Joseph, but at last report
had not reached that town.
The homes of live settlers In Pine
creek district were dntstroyed by
flames Sunday afternoon and night.
Four square miles of the best white
pine wore wiped out. Thirty men are
making .in apparently hopeless fight
again.st the flro while homesteaders
with their families are racing to es
cape the (lames. Fifty more lire light
ers arc being rushed to the front.
FOREST FIRES DESTROY
MINING COMPANY'S PLANT
WALLACE, Idaho, July IK.--A lire of
■erioui proportion! !• raging near Pine
Creek and Is making its way with
great cupidity toward Kellogg peak.
The buildings of the Dalnatla Mining
(Continued on fugs Two)
LOS ANGELES HERALD
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
FORECAST
For I.o« Ait*ri» and vicinityi Cloudy,
nnxHllcil wcutlicr Tuesday, llßht north
wind, .luinuliiif to iiniit.li. Maximum tem
perature x-Htrrrlny, 92 degrees; minimum
temperature, 64 degree*.
LOS ANGELES
Attorney Thompson to bo arraigned today.
PAIJE 3
FlKUoroa, accused murderer, faces
court unflinchingly. . PAOB 4
Thrown buttle at son-in-law; hits wire
In face. ' PACIB 4
Charles antes. Kitlt I.ake employe, dies
at California hospital. ' PA<!H 4
Factions In church at Redondo at war.
PAGE i
Commissioner makes arrangements for visit
of Tlrazirs president-elect. PAOB 4
Los Angeles pwelters In high temperature
and oppressive humidity. PAOK 4
City claims greater share In Cahuenga road
tax. , , . PAOB 8
Assessments of P. E. railway are low
erod by county board of equalization.
PAOB 8
Booted by passengers, man sues P. E.
railway. : PAOB S
Mrs. Heron piles up charges In two suits
against her husband. PAGES 8
Bullets atop chauffeur stung by "speed
bug." PAOB 9
Hallways clash with board of publlo util
ities. PAOB 9
Supervisors, by vote of S to 1, accept bid
nald to bo $1(10,000 In excess of lowest for
furnishing, hall of records. - PAOB 9
American Hnnkors' association In Los An
geles October 8. PAOB 9
Negotiations practically concluded for
ample funds to rush Owens river aqueduct
and completion at maximum speed.
PAOB 9
Judge John D. Works sends letter to ma
chine candidates. ■ PAOB 13
Vltrlo Balladlno, newsboy, run down and
Injured by aulo at Third anil Uroadway.
PAOB M
An«releno returns from 6298-mile trip on
foot. PAUR 16
Wife Slayer Lultwleiler closely watched to
prevent suicide. Will not discuss kill
ing of spouse. PAOB 16
Welcome extended to Dr. Burdette at Tem
ple auditorium. FAOB 4
Motley Flint chosen to lead Convention
league. FAOB 13
Striking brewery workers threaten to make
city "dry" in tight against owners.
PAGBI3
Nathan EJlory, candidate for governor, ar
rives for campaign In Southern Cali
fornia. PAGE 13
i'ollee commission cites Helm Schmidt to •«
show why caloon license should not be
revoked. k PAGE 18
Los Angeles Qas and Electric company
asks franchise assessment reduced.
PAGE 16
Theaters. PAGE 5
Society, clubs, muslo. PAGE] B
Mining and oil fields. PAOB 6
Building permits. PAOE 6
Shipping. PAOE 6
Citrus fruit report. PAGE 6
Markets and financial. I*AGB 7
News of the courts. . PAOB 8
Municipal affairs. PAGE 8
Sports. PAOES W-ll
Editorial. .' PAOE 12
Politics. . PAGE 13
City "brevities. PAGE IS
Marriage licenses, births, deaths, PAOE 14
Classified advertising. PAGES 14-15
SOUTH CALIFORNIA
Santa Ana landmark Is destroyed by light
ning. PAGE 14
liuferto Saragoza shoots Pedro Talclde, his
brother-ln-luw, while defending his sis- .
.ter. PAGE 14
Son kills wildcat as It springs at father.
PAGE 14
Pomona city trustees dismiss rock work
Inspector. PA.OE 14.
Thief rifles bather's clothing, but leaves
return ticket. PAGE 14
Carl Mangel of San Bernardino killed by
police officer. PAOB 14
Civic bodies strengthen fight for school
bonds. . PAOE 14
COAST
School teacher and child lose lives In
Washington forest fire. PAGE 1
Forest flrts rage In Montana and Wash
ington, devastating great areas; several
lives lost In flames. g PAGE 1
Gilford Plncbot, formerly chief forester,
arrives to begin campaign for Hlmm
Johnson. • - . * PACE 13
Spreading rails wreck Oregon express near
Marysville, Cal. PAGE 1
Sacramento police hold two men Identified
as pair who held up China-Japan fast
mall on Southern Pacific. PAGE 11
Trial of Bkelly, accused wife murderer. Is
. begun. PAGE 13
EASTERN
Interstate commerce commission announces
set of "administrative rullnas." PAGE 8
Ellis out for chairmanship of Repuhltrim
national committee. PAOE 1
Cannon In defiant speech refuses to quit
race for speakershlp of the house. FAGB 1
Western Federation of Miners plans to
form union labor parties In New Mex
ico and Arizona. PAGE 1
Pennsylvania railway and Its employes
reach agreement on wage scale's PAGE 1
President Taft starts on ten-days' cruise
In Maine waters.-, PAGE 2
Itev. W. H. Bundy declares conversion of
world Is far from realization. PAGE 3
President Jordan of Stanford university
declares several federal supervision of
railways Is good thing for roads.
PAOE 3
Interstate commerce commissioner's report
shows railways worth 117,487,868,035.
PAOE 3
Government again confronts "what con
stitutes whlnky" question. PAOE 3
Senator Brlstow says Kansans are not
taking Speaker Cannon seriously. PAOE 3
Trick Jumpor does turn In court to prove
case. PAOE 2
Peace advocates want Roosevelt to head
commission. PAOE 2
Sister of Mrs. Toung, victim of Chicago
suicide, admits Identity and relatives are
members of Norwegian lisatlon at Wash
ington. PAOE 11
FOREIGN
Trainmen on Orand Trunk railroad open
sealed orders and walk out on big strike.
PAGE 1
Cltizinß at IM*a, Italy, fear famous lean-
Ing tower will fall Into ruins. PAOE 2
Clews In case of Dr. Crlppen valueless.
New York detectives to search steamer
Kroonland today. \ PAOE 11
MINING AND OIL
Capitalist says Consolidated Midway will
eclipse Lakeviow ginmer as all-around
well. m PAOE 6
Mining Congress Issues attractive book de
scriptive of Southern California. page 6
FILES APPEAL IN DAM CASE
EL PASO, Tex., July 18.—Tho Victor
Land and Cattle company him filed an
appeal from the report of a condemna
tion board awarding it $200,000 for the
si to of the Elephant I'.utte dam. The
land !■ now In possession (if the gov
ernment, the award having been de
posited with the district court at So
coito, N. M. The territorial supreme
court will review the case.
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TUESDAY MORNIM*, JULY 19, 1910.
LABOR PARTY IN
NEW STATES IS
PLAN OF MINERS
Western Federation at Denver
Convention Will Hear Presi
dent Moyer's Method
EXPECT VICTORY IN ARIZONA
Not Certain About New Mexico,
but Propose to Hold
Balance
[Associated Press]
DENVER, July 18.—"Surrender—
h—l! The Western Federation of
Miners has Just commenced to fight,"
declared John McLennan, president of
tho Colorado State Federation of
Labor In welcoming the, delegates to
the annual convention of the Western
Federation of Miners which opened
here today. •"
McLennan predicted an unrelenting
war by capital against labor unions
and declared he co,uld hear "mutter
infes of the coming storm which labor
could not afford to Ignore." He warned
the delegates against internal dissen
sion and declared the Western Federa
tion of Miners would never: hoist tho
flag of surrender.
Anniiwssiw OF welcome
Today's session was devoted to ad
dresses of welcome and the appoint
ment of a committee on credentials.
President Charles H. Moyer outlined
his annual report, which will be made
tomorrow. He stated he will recom
mend the appointment by'tho conven
tion of a committee of seven to assist
In organizing a labor union party in
Arizona and New Mexico. An effort
will be made to secure control of the
constitutional convention and force the
adoption of measures favorable to or
ganized labor in tho constitution.
President Moyer said thnt If the com
mittee Is authorized and he is given
power to appoint Its members, Joseph
Cannon, member of the executive com
mittee of the federation from Arizona,
would be named as chairman.
President Moyer Is sanguine of suc
cess In Arizona because of the strength
of labor unions in that territory. Ha
Is more dubious about New Mexico,
but hopes to divide the constitutional
convention so that the labor delegates
will hold the balance of power.
I,IMITKI> INJUNCTION
The federation will demand that the
constitution of Arizona and New
Mexico limit tho power of the district
courts to grant injunctions against
labor unions.
President Moyer's report will advo
cate the bringing of a suit In South
Dakota to determine the legality of tho
card system by which a miner is com
pelled to sign an agreement never to
affiliate with a labor union before he
can secure work in the Deadwood dis
trict.
Moyer •will also attack the law creat
ing a bureau of mines, declaring that
the measure was so amended In the
senate at the instigation of the smel
ter, interests as to except Alaska from
control of the bureau.
President Moyer declares the federa
tion has a paid up membership of 52,
--000 and a membership of 74,000 whose
dues are less than three months In ar
rears. •
SENATOR DENIES REPORT
ON THE BALLINGER CASE
Findings Will Be Iviade Public
After September 5
KANSAS CITY, July 18.—Represen
tative W. H. Madison, a member of
the joint congressional committee, in
a message today to the Associated
Press from his home in Dodge City,
Kansas, declared that no conclusion
had been reached in the Investigation
affecting Richard A. Ballinger.
"The committee meets at Minneapolis
September 5 to make its findings and
conclusions. No conclusions can be
reached or announced until after that
meeting. All reports or rumors as to
the findings of the members of the
committee are unauthorized."
The message from Mr. Madison was
made in response to one calling the
representative's attention to a story
printed in Chicago. This story stated
that Secretary Ballinger would bo ex
onerated by a majority report of the
joint committee; that a minority report
also would be returned; that in addi
tion Representative Madison had writ
ten his own opinion, but that he would
also sign the minority report.
SENATOR NELSON REFUSES
TO TALK OF THE CASE
ST. PAUL, July 18.—United States
Senator Knute Selson at his home in
Alexandria, Minn., refused to be inter
viewed in regard to the report that
Ballinger is to be exonerated in the re
port of the Ballinger-Pinchot investi
gating committee, of which he is chair
man.
A close friend, who answered tho tel
ephone call, stated that the senator
had purposely planned his trip home in
such a way as to avoid interviewers.
This friend gave it as his personal opin
ion that the published account of the
alleged findings of the committee was
absolutely unauthorized.
NO REPORT MADE
SALT LAKE CITY, July 18.—"It Is
not true that the members of tho
Balllnger-Pinchot investigating com
mittee have agreed upon thoir report,"
said Senator George Sutherland today
in commenting 1 on the statement pub
lished in Chicago that a majority of
tho committee would declare In favor
of Beoretary Balllnger. Senator Suth
erland is ii member ot the committee.
No action will be token, Mid the Sena
tor, until September 5, when he will
go to Minneapolis to confer with his
colleagues and sign a report.
AUTOMATIC ORDER
CALLS BIG STRIKE
ON GRAND TRUNK
Trainmen Open Sealed Instruc
tions at Appointed Hour
and Walk Out
DIFFICULTY IS OVER WAGES
R. R. Officials Say They Offered
18 Per Cent Raise and
Will Give No More
[ Apsoclr\tPd Press]
MONTREAL, July 18.—Conductors
and trainmen of the Grand Trunk and
Central Vermont railways obeyed an
automatic strike order at 9:30 o'clock
tonight. Sunday, when the members
of the Htriko committee left hero, each
man carried a sealed envelope to be
opened at that hour calling a strike
unless a telegram had previously been
received, which, upon comparison with
a copy enclosed in the envelope, stat
ed otherwise. No such telegram was
sent and the strike became effective at
9:30 o'clock this evening. Under the
terms of the strike order, trains which
began their runs before 9:30 are to be
taken through the terminal by the men
in charge. After that the company Id
expected to look after ita own inter
ests.
Grand Trunk officials tonight issued
a statement in part as follows:
"Messrs. Berry and Murdock, with
a committee representing the Grand
Trunk trainmen and yardmen, met the
officers of the company this morning
and advised that they had received tho
authority of a large majority of our
trainmen to order a strike if a settle
ment was not reached with the com
pany.
RAISE IS OFFERED
"A general discussion of the situa
tion took place, during which we ad
vised them we were not in a position
to do more than had been offered in
our former proposition, giving tho
men an increase of approximately 18
per cent with the further promise that
they Bhould be given the same standard
rate of pay as the Canadian Pacific as
soon as the Grand Trunk, through its
relations with the Grand Trunk Pacific,
is in a position to participate in the
higher rates obtaining on traffic in the
northwest by reason of the competi
tion of that road, and the obtaining of
through rail connections between tho
Grand Trunk and the Grand Trunk
Pacific, which should ba accomplished
within two years.
"It was explained that If there was
any question of indefiniteness as to tho
date when the standardization was to
take effect, we would agree that it
should not bo later than January 1.
1913, or earlier if the board of rail
road commissioners, upon hearing the <
facts in the case, should so determine. I
WILL FIGHT STRIKE
"This was not considered satisfac
tory and the conference was adjourned
until the afternoon, -when we were
handed the schedule of rates of pay
and rules, which are practically the
eastern standard.
"The reply was made that we could
do no better than what had already
been offered, and we have no future
propositions to make.
"Should a strike be ordered, we feel
confident many of the employes of the
company in the train service will dis
regard such strike orders and will con
tinue with the company. -We have
many applications from other parties
for employment, and shall also recruit
largely from our other departments.
"In the meantime, we shall make ef
fective the rules and rates of pay of
fered the employes. Pending settle
ment, all shops on the system will be
closed."
To this President Hayes added:
"We have done the best we can, hav
ing regard to the interests of the share
holders and of the men themselves. Wo
have offered substantial increases in
wiiges. For instance, we give conduct
ors between Montreal and Portland an
increase from $110 to $135 a month, be
tween Montreal and Brockvllle from
J9O to $140 a month, between Montreal
and Toronto from $110 to $140, and bag
gagemen from $70 to $85 and brakemen
from $55 and $60 to $SO.
. OFFERS TO ARBITRATE
"On mileage rates conductors or
through trains are to be raised from
2.80 to 3.36 cents a mile and brakemen
from 1.90 to 2.95 cents.
"On the runs between Montreal and
Ottawa, conductors are raised from $110
to $140 a month; baggagemen, $70 to
$85, and so on.
"When 1 put this to thp men I said
further that tills was a largo increase,
but that if they did not think it satiK
factory there was still another alterna
tive. I said I was willing in such case
to go to the arbitration of a board of
expert railway men as to whether or
not the preposition was still fair, and
would be willing to abide by the decis
ion.
"Further, I said to the representa
tives of the men: 'Suppose a strike is
brought on with all its disturbance of
conditions and business, what shall we
do eventually but settle as I have pro
posed? You will have displaced a
great many men, created great losses
all over, and have got no farther
ahead. 1 But they refused to listen to
th'S' TIiAINMEX'9 VKHBION
Vice President Murdock of the Bro
therhood of Trainmen said:
"The company's proposition which
Mr Hayes said was its estimate of
the award of the board of conciliation
was very fiir from being: anything like
the board's award, wo thought, and
in the great majority of cases where
rates had been speciiied these rates
are very much below those suggested
by the board.
"For instance, on the Portland-Mon
treal r"uns we find Mr. Hayes offering
12.26 i»-r 100 miles 1" a passenger con
ductor instead of $2.45 S-10, as filed in
the hoard's award; wo find in Mon
treal-TorontO passenger run he offers
conductors $2.31 per 100 miles Instead
Of the board's award of $2,45 8-10.
"Mr. Hayes ignored entirely the
board's recommendation to standard
ize conditions on the Grand Trunk
and its reconmendatton to imt into
effect the mileage ba is or pay in either
passenger or local In igW service, In
si.;i.l he proposes to perpetuate ex
isting conditions and In some ways to
(Continued un Vuito Two)
Taft's Ohio Political Manager Who
Seeks G. O. P. National Chairmanship
WADE ELLIS IS OUT
FOR NATIONAL JOB
Wants Agreement to Be Made
Republican Committee
Chieftain Fulfilled
COLUMBUS, Ohicr, July 18.—Wade H.
Ellis, trust buster and Taft Poo-bah
In Ohio, Is spreading his nets for the
Republican national committee chair
manship, according to statements made
htre today by party leaders.
Following Mr. Ellis' avowed retire
ment from Buckeye State politics, It
was understood he would resume the.
practice of law at Cincinnati, at which
profession he is assured of a fat in
come.
Later indications, however, show him
to be aiming at a national target. He
has refused many good offers, his
friends say, to remain with the Taft
forces. When Kills resigned from the
attorney general's office to take full
charge of Ohio political affairs it was
agreed that he was being slated for the
next chairmanship of the Republican
committee. This agreement, it is said,
he now intends to have fulfilled.
ZELAYA SUPPORTER QUITS
THE CABINET OF MADRIZ
Pittman, American Engineer, 111
in Prison
WASHINGTON, July 18.—Chlco
Baca, who was one of Zelaya's closest
supporters, has resigned as minister
general of the Madriz cabinet in Nic
aragua, according to advices today to
the state department.
William Pittman, tho American en
gineer, captured by Madriz and con
fined in a prison in Managua, Is re
ported by American Consul Olivares
at Managua to be ill with malarial
fever, although his condition is said to
be not serious. Although the Blue
fields Steamship company has sent
another protest to the state depart
ment because of the Norwegian gov
ernment's recognition of the Madriz
order declaring tho harbor of Blue
fields a closed port, the state depart
ment has taken na action in the mat
ter.
DEFUNCT BANK'S OFFICERS
NOW UNDER INDICTMENT
President and Vice President of
Nevada Bank Jailed
TONOPAH, Nev., July IS.—Frank
Golden and J. J. McQuillan, president
and vice president respectively of tho
defunct Nye and Ormsliy County bank,
which voluntarily suspended operation
a year ago, were Indicted by tho Nye
county grand jury today.
Golden was indicted on two counts.
One charged embezzlement and the
other receiving deposits when the bank
was known to have been Insolvent,
McQuillan was indicted on a charge of
embezzlement, it being asserted he in
structed the cashier of the bank to re
ceive deposits when it was insolvent.
Golden was liberated on two bonds
of $5000 each and McQuillan gave a
bond of $5200.
MARIETTA MASONS HONOR
BOTH TAFT AND HARMON
MARIETTA, 0., July 18.—Honorary
membership waa conferred upon Presi
dent William H. Tan and Governor
Jud.son Harmon of Ohio tonight by
American Union lodge No. 1, Ancient
Free ajid Accepted Masons of Marietta.
The lodge conferring this honor was
Instituted In the year 1776 and Is the
oldest Masonic lodge west of the Alle
ghenles,
President Taft was made a Mason
"at Sight" by Kilwinning lodge of Cin
cinnati last year. Governor Harmon
has been an active Mason for some
years.
VIV I' I !<' ('(IP I h" I*"*' DAttT •«. ON TKAIXI Be.
O±i>L»J-il-< V-'V^-l ll«l. DAYS Be. ON TRAINS 10*
WADE EIXIS
OREGON EXPRESS
GOES INTO DITCH
Spreading Rails Near Feather
River Bridge Approach
Cause Wreck of Train
[Associated Pressl
MARYSVILLE, Cal., July 18.—The
spreading of the rails at the approach
to the Southern Pacific bridge across
I the Feather river, two miles north of
this city at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon
caused the wreck of the Oregon ex
press, No. 15, southbound, the death
of Engineer C. A. Congdon and Train
Dispatcher D. W. Corcoran and the
serious scalding of Fireman A. D. Ol
son, all three of Sacramento. Engin
eer Congdon was instantly killed when
be wont over the bridge with his en
gine and Corcoran was so badly scald
ed by escaping steam that he died
within a few minutes.
Though the mail car wont partly
over the embankment and the first
coach was badly shattered, only one
injury besides the ciew was represent
ed. Mrs. J. H. Scnulz of Fruitvale
was cut above tho light eye and se
verely bruised." Running slowly to the
approach of the bridge the express
reached a point where the track was
being reballasted.
The weight of the engine as it loft
the spreading rails just as it came onto
the bridge caused it to sink in the soft
earth with the tender and a portion
of the mail car toppled over a twenty
foot embankment, carrying the crew'
with Dispatcher Corcoran, who was
riding in the engine cab. Seated in the
cab of his engine, Fireman Walter
Congdon, son of the dead engineer,
was halted at the scene of the wreck
when his train, No. 36, pulled up
northbound from Sacramento. Swing
ing down to assist the wreckers, he
found the body of his father lying to
one side, where It had been placed
when taken from the mass of twisted
steel and iron.
Congclon wns almost ready to retire
after many years of service on the
road.
SECRETARY OF WAR OFF
FOR THE PHILIPPINES
Leaves Kobe, Japan, and Ex
presses Thanks for Honors
KOBE, July 18.—The American sec
retary of war and party sailed from
here shortly after midnight for the
Philippines. On his arrival at Kiyoto
yesterday Secretary Dickinson was re
ceived by the mayor and municipal
officials. He was shown the sights of
the city and later issued a public ex
pression of thanks for the innumer
able courtesies which had been ex
tended to liim. The secretary said he
had been greatly impressed by the
friendliness shown by the people of
Japan, both high and low.
The American visitors were also
given a hearty reception here.
REP. GILMORE DEAD
NEW ORLEANS, July 18.— represen
tative Sam Lewis Gilmoro of the Sec
ond congressional district of Louisiana
died at Abita Springs, La., this morn
ing after an Illness of several weeks,
lie was elected without opposition to
the sixty-first congress March U to
fill a vaconcy caused by the death of
Representative R. C. Davis.
COMMISSIONER WILL HEAR
CLAIMS MADE BY INDIANS
ARDMOnK. Okla., July 18.—An In
vestigation of claims ugrcgating $300,
--000 made by Individual members of the
five civilized tribes against the Klowa
and Comanche tribes, where in depre
dations committee by the latter are In
volved, Is to be made by Assistant
United States Attorney General Craig,
who reached here toniffht from Wash
ington. Depositions ara to be taken
before Commissioner F. V. Klncalde,
representing the court of claims.
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CANNON, DEFIANT,
REFUSES TO QUIT
SPEAKERSHIP RACE
Aged Leader, in Typical Speech,
Says Enemies Can't Prevent
Him Being Candidate
DEPENDS ON PARTY CAUCUS
Denounces Insurgents and Says
He Will Again Wield Gavel
if Given a Chance
fAssoelated Press]
BUniJNGAMK, Kas., July 18.—
Joseph G. Cannon will not abandon the
race for speakership In the next house
of representatives. This he made
plain at the conclusion of his speech at
Emporia, Kas., this afternoon. He said
he would abide by the will of the Re
publican caucus If the Republicans
control the next house, but. that no
"muckraking magazines" could make
him say he would not be a candidate.
In other words, he said he would not
make an effort to win the speakership,
yet the emphasis with which he spoke
made it plain that if the Republican
caucus should nominate him he would
be willing to serve.
Speaker Cannon's remarks on thii
speakership were made just before he
left the platform at Emporia to catch
* train lor Burlingame, where tonight
he makes his third political speech in
the Kansas primary campaign.
Speaker Cannon's utterances on tho
speakership follow verbatim:
"I am speaker, and in March next I
will have been speaker for eight years,
a longer continuous term than any
man ever served as speaker since tho
foundation of the government. There
was only one man who has had a
longer nrvlcea s speaker than, I have
had, and there was an interim of four
years in his service. That was Henry
("lay, who In the aggregate served ten,
yean as speaker.
"Somebody has got to be the scape
goat through magazines and letters.
Candidate! for congress are asked:
'Will you pledge yourself not to vote
for that old czar for speaker?*
BTANUB PAT ON REGUtiAKITY
•'On, the scapegoat. This little 154
pounds of clay cannot bear many sins
off into the wilderness. If my con
stituency is as kind to him as it has
been for thirty-six years, I will go back
if God spares my life, and be In the
next congress, either In the majority or
in the minority, and I would rather be
there in a Republican minority, a real
virile Republican minority than to be
one of any apparent majority that
could not take account of stock and
know from one day to another whether
it was the majority or the minority.
"They wanted me to pledge that I
would not be a candidate for speaker
if the Republicans have a majority
of the next house. They will meet In
caucus and select a candidate for
speaker. I will be in that caucus and
I will vote for the man caucus selects.
I know of no crime I have committed
that should bar me from entering a
Republican caucus. If you ask whether
I want to be speaker of the house
longer than for eight years, I have,
been speaker that long because my
friends thought that I could be most
useful as a member of congress in,
that position. But aa long as God
lets me live the muckraking periodi
cals and the so-called independent or
progressive. Republicans shall not make
me say that I will not be a candidate
for speaker any more than they shall
make me say, if I am again elected
to congress, that I will not vote when
my name la called."
At the meeting here tonight Speaker
Cannon showed no sign of weariness
despite the warmth of the tent In which
he spoke. He confined his remarks
largely to the tariff. After the meet
ing here he went by motor to Topeka,
twenty-eight miles distant, where he
will remain until tomorrow morning.
He will speak at Alma tomorrow fore
noon, at Herington In the afternoon,
and at night will close his Kansas tour,
with a speech at Marion.
CANNON DEFENDS ALDRICH
IN RUBBER TRUST MATTER
Speaker Bothered by Heat but
Talks at Emporia
KMPORIA, Kan., July 18.—Speaker
Joseph O. Cannon, before beginning: a
speech hero at 4 o'clock this after
noon, again suffered much discomfort
from the heat. While Representative
Miner was making an Introductory
speech, Mr. Cannon rubbed his head
and neck nervously. However, ho
gh >wed no signs of collapsing: when his
time for speaking arrived and he began
his speech on schedule.
After beginning his speech, however.
Speaker Cannon proceeded with his
accustomed vigor. He said in part:
"I am asked whether a man shouhl
he Independent In congress. We've got
Taft, a Republican senate by the skiu
of our teeth, and part of the time a
Republican house. When we began it
was said we had forty-six majority.
If twenty-six of that majority vote
with the minority that would gl\ c them
a majority of one. If the Republican
party Is not to have full power and
responsibility It were better that the
other party have full power."
repiAes to ijiustow
Speaker Cannon closed his speech by
replying to Senator Bristow's recent
charges concerning the tariff on rub
ber. During this portion of his speech
Mr. Cannon read from typewritten
manuscript, as follows:
"Senator Brlstow In his speech at
Wlnfleld charged that Senator Aldrlch
and others organized a rubber trust I
do not know whether Senator Aldrlch
and others organized a trust. Being
uninformed, I neither deny nor affirm,
but If Senator Aldrlch, occupying his
groat position, did organize a trust,
then under the Sherman anti-trust law,
provided that trust Is engaged Id In
terstate commerce, he la liable not only
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