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CHIEF OF POLICE
THREATENED WITH
CRIMINAL CHARGE
Mayor Alexander Challenges Dis
trict Attorney to Proceed
Against Galloway
COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE
Head of Department Says He
Dislikes to Yield $2 a Month
for the Pension Fund
Distrlct Attorney Fredericks Issued a
statement yesterday to the effect that
if the police commission iliil not maka
some investigation of tlia charge!
against Alexander Galloway, chief of
police, made by H. 10. Dean, until re
cently executive secretary to the chief,
he would Issue a complaint anil Initiate
a criminal procedure. Mayor Alex
ander answered the district attorney
at the meeting of the commission last
night, challenging him to start an in
vestigation. He said:
"I want to make a public statement.
The press and certain citizens have
made serious charges against the chief
of police and a momber of this com
mission. Aftor conferring with the
other members of the commission, in-
eluding the chief of police, 1 will say
that this commission and the chief In
vite a most thorough investigation by
the legal authorities. We have nothing
to hide,, gentlemen. We want this
thing hunted to *be very bottom.
"The commtsHlon proposes to make
this investigation for itself and it also
invites an investigation in a legal
way."
The commission decided last night
that Chief Galloway has been receiv
ing $2 more a month than he is en
titled to and ordered his secretary to
dock his salary $2 every month here
after as long as he is head of the de
partment and to take $18 out of his
next month's pay.
The city attorney has decided that
the chief is a member of the police de
partment, according to the charter, and
the charter requires that all members
of the departrment must pay $2 a
month Into the police pension fund.
All policemen pay this amount, and
to cover the pension fund the council
increased the salaries of three-year
service patrolmen to $102 a month.
The chief has escape 1 the payment
of this pension fee for the nine months
he has been at the head of the depart
ment and now he must pay the $2 a
month >4ie owes the pension fund.
"We hate to take the money," said
Commissioner Wellborn, "but under
the law I suppose we must."
"You don't hate to take it half as
much as I hate to give it up," the
chief responded.
But while lie has to pay $2 a month
into the pension fund he is entitled to
the pension benefits. For instance, if
he serves as chief for twenty years ho
can tie retired on half the pay he now
receives. Also if lie is injured in the
discharge of his duty he draws full
pity. There are also death benefits.
NEBRASKA GIRL FOUND IN
MEXICO WAITING TO WED
Relatives Appeal for Arrest of the
Lover as Kidnaper
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 28.—Grace
rtolph of Pender, Neb., -who for a time
was believed to have been kidnaped
from a hacienda in Tamaulipas )>y
Segundo Severo, a Mexican cowboy
.ttrnployed on the place, was found
alone in a small town near Tamplco,
several days ago, according to advices
which reached this city today.
She declared she had not be£fi kid
naped, but went of her own accord
and that she had not been deserted,
but that Severo had gone to make
peace with the authorities. When that
VMS accomplished, she said, they in
tended to be married.
The American ambassador was ap
pealed to by relatives of the girl for.
aid in effecting the capture of the al
legeil kidnaper, and the assistance of
the Mexican authorities has been en
listed.
CALIFORNIA WIDOWS MUST
PAY INHERITANCE TAX
Supreme Court Renders Decis
ions in 25 Cases
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.—Cases from
nearly all sections of the United stales
were passed upon in twenty-five decis
ions announced today by the supreme
court of the United States.
One decision held the court could not
review the power of a legislature to
"'gerrymander' 1 a state for consress
ional purposes, because the question
had been raised in connection with the
election of 1908, long since past. The
court gave a decision that no constitu
tional rights of widows in California
had been violated by the assessment of
an inheritance tax on the wife's ■ban
of "community" property owned by
Mife and husband before the latter's
death.
BEAVERS BUILD DAM AND
BEAT MEN AT THE WORK
Jersey Reports Tale of Revenge
Wreaked by Animals
NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 28.— tale of
how a colony of beavers was able to
heap coals of fire on the heads of
those who had harmed them comes
from Stanhope, N. J. A land company
there decided to build an artificial pond
In a section being developed, ami In
shutting off. the water the engineers
ruthlessly tore out the dam the beavers
had built 'and let the water in.
One day last week there appeared an
other and a larger dam of beavers bo
low the masonry dam, attf before the
men awoke to what w&l going on (inn
new masonry dam was out of sight.
inasmuch as the beaven have ptade
a larger pond than the engineeri bad
planned, their man enemies are in
clined to accept tho gift
LOS ANGELES HERALD
RUBS RHEUMATISM WITH
GASOLINE IN FRONT OF
FIRE; BING! HELP! HELP!
riTTSntJRO, Nov. —Jamei. Fal«-
Rlver, 47 years old, «at before an open
flr«> tonight rubbing; a rheumatic ankle
with what he ffupponed was tnrpentlae.
It proved to be gnßoline, and when It
exploded It hurled Falifrlver from hi*
< .'nil. Met fire to the house and w
riounly burned him. 1-iremen extln-
KiilHhed the blnze as I'iilm/Jvit was taken
to the hospHal. [*£>
PAULINE WAYNE'S SON DEAD;
GLOOM SHROUDS CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—The per
plexities of the tariff, the forthcoming
tnesaan to congress, the mixed condi
tion of affairs in the Republican party,
all were lost and forgotten In the gloom
tliat overspread administration circles
today.
"Big Bill," Pauline Wayne's aristo
cratic young calf, Is dead. The end
cume suddenly last night at the White
House stables. Brain fever caused
death.
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
LOS ANGELES
Chief of Police Galloway Is threatened with
criminal procedure by district attorney.
PAGE 1
City and county taxpayers pay $428,474.34
into treasury in one day. PAGE 1
Ellin Terry refuses to follow Bernhardfs
rootatepi and appear in vaudeville, though
tempted by alluring offers. PAGE 4
Former Inlted States official who fouitht
land frauds In Dokotas admits taking
funds of Carpenters' union, but will seek
probation. PAGE 12
Four children of convict adopted In court
at tho same time. PAGE 12
Roy Rehart obtains divorce decree on state
ment wife deserted him Immediately after
marriage ceremony. PAGE 12
Los Angeles' police woman declares condi
tions are Improving here. PAGE 12
K. irrsentatives of arts and crafts In city
open «econd annual exhibit at Ebell club.
PAGE 3
President Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
mail arrives here with party. PAOB 8
City sains oartlal victory in suit
against contractors who threw up out
fall sewer Job. PAGE 3
Board of education decides against is
suance of more bonds. PAGE 3
Arguments begin In circuit court on de
murrer In case involving railroad lands
worth $50,000,000 in San Joaquin valley.
PAGE 3
Consolidation commission names committ**
for work and decides to sell Owens river
water to cities on partnership basis. PAGE 12
Man found guilty of obtaining money under
false pretenses Is sued on another fraud
charge. PAGE 6
Editorial and letter box. PAGE 4
Society and music. PAGE 5
Sports. PAGE 8
News of the courts. PAGE 6
i Municipal affairs. PAGE 3
Mining and oil. PAGE 7
Markets and financial. PAGE 9
Theaters. PAOB 5
Building permits. PAGE 6
Citrus fruit report. PAGE 7
Shipping. PAGE 7
Marriage licenses, births, deaths. PAGE 10
Classified advertising. PAGES 10-11
Weather report. PAGI3 10
SOUTH CALIFORNIA
Long Beach woman painfully hurt when
her automobile hits cow. PAGE 10
Young woman, lacking employment,
takes her lifo at Santa Monica.
PAGE 10
Carnival club at Pasadena effects per
manent organization. PAGE 10
COAST v
Washington governor signs proclamation
giving women the right to vote.
PAGE 1
Anti-prlzo tight agitation Is revived as
rcHiilt of Mornn-Nelson battle In San
Francisco. PAQE 2
Delegates in constitutional convention at
Phoenix pass initiative and referen
dum measure. PAGE 2
EASTERN
Thirteen men meet death in explosion
in Oklahoma mine. PAGE 2
111 •■!' Rat! third place in census of
states. PAGE 1
Interstate commissioner advocates val
uation of railroads as basts of con
trolling stock. PAGE 2
Governor Norrla of Montana, at Irrigation
congress, rebukes east for Its attitude on
western conservation. PAGE 2
Juror who voted to acquit Nan Patterson
ll on trial for accepting liribe while on
jury trying millionaire. PAGE 8
FOREIGN
Ma<!'Tl:-ts muted hy Mexican troops In
ruKagcmcnt lit Chihuahua following
Sunday's battle at Kresno. PAGE 3
lister Irish organize armed regiments
for revolt if home rule wins and
a Dublin parliament levies taxes.
PAGE 1
WHAT'S GOING ON TODAY IN
LOS ANGELES
\ AMUSEMENTS
.Auditorium—Orpheus club In concert. 8:15
p. in. , -■<.
Belasco—Blaekwood-Belasco stock company
In "The Test," S:IS p. m.
Burbank—Stock company In "Texas," 8:15
p. m.
Grand—Ferris Hartman and company In
"The Office Boy," 2:16 and 8:16 p. m.
■ Levy's Cafe Chantant—Continuous vaudeville,
3:31) p. m. to 12:30 a. m.
Log Angeles— Vaudeville, 2:30, 7:30 and 9:15
p. m.
Luna park—Outdoor amusements, band con
cert, vaudeville, moving picture*, etc., con
tinuous from 10 a. in. to 12 midnight.
Olympic— Musical farce, "Tim Follies of 1911,"
7:30 and 9:15 p. m.
Orpbeum—Vaudeville, 2:15 and 8:15 p. m. '
Pantagea—Vaudeville, 2:30, 7:80 and 9:15 p. m.
Princess—Musical farce, "The Undertaker,"
7:15 and 9:15 p. m. ■ /
/ BAZAARS v {.?''•'4~.
Women« guild, Pilgrim Congregational
church, Normandle avenue and Forty-sixth
street, bazaar and -supper. Afternoon and
evening.
' Annual bazaar of St. Mark's Episcopal
church, Towne avenue. All day.
WOMEN'S CLUBS . ' ':''.
Hlghla/d Park Kbell club, reception for new
members, 2 p. m.
Woman's Health club, meeting, 10:30 a. m.
Ebell club, arts and crafts exhibit, all day.
MISCELLANEOUS
Address, "Non-Attachment, or The Separate
Lock," Blanchard music hall, 233 South Hill
stret, 8 p. m., by Reynold B. Blight, minister
of the Los Angeles Fellowship.
city ci unctl meeting:, 9 a. m.
Mis. w. Fl. Parry and llr*. C M. Wood en
tertain ul lump. St. James park,
Aviation eomrnlttM niceties, Chamber of
Commerce, :J:3O p. m.
TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1910.
U.S. RECEIVERSHIP
FOR $230,000,000
SUGAR TRUST ASKED
Combine's Dissolution Is Sought
in Federal Action Under
the Sherman Law
TWO YEARS' FIGHT PREDICTED
Uncle Sam Asserts Monopoly Is
Built on Customs Frauds
and Grinding Out Rivals
[Associated Press]
NEW YORK, Nov. 28.—The federal
government began today one of its
most important actions against great
corporations which are said to have
violated the Sherman anti-trust law.
Henry A. Wise, United States district
attorney, filed in the United States dis
trict court for the southern district of
New York a petition asking for the
dissolution of the American Sugar Re
fining company and twenty-nine other
corporations which compose the so
called sugar trust.
The petition charges an illegal com
bination in restraint of trade, and asks
for court relief in whatever form may
be necessary, including a receivership,
If deemed advisable.
The thirty companies composing the
sugar combine have an aggrepate cap
italization of $230,000,000 and control a,
large percentage of the output of sugar
In this country. This combine is also,
the government alleged, able to fix
prices arbitrarily.
The petition charges that for years
the companies have vlvolated the law
and suppressed competition and ground
rivals out of existence. Raliroad re
bates and customs frauds are men
tioned as devices which were employed
to raise the combine to the command-
Ing position which it occupies today.
It is estimated that the suit will be
In the courts two years before a final
adjudication Is reached.
James M. Beck, general coilnsel of
the American Sugar Kenning company,
made this statement:
SAYS IT'S NO MONOPOLY
"The company's reply to the various
charges will be seen when its formal
answer is filed in court. For the pres
ent it Is sufficient to remind the public
and the company's stockholders that
the supreme court has already declined,
in a similar proceeding by the govern
ment, to hold that this company was
an illegal monopoly under the Sher
man law, and the court has deprecated
'the challenging of the justice of their
well considered and solemn Judgments.'
"The company has no monopoly In
the sug^r industry; it produces no'raw
sugar and does not and cannot control
the price of the raw material; It has
no agreements, direct or Implied, with
other sugar companies, and is subject
daily to competition of the keenest
character.
"It has, including its beet sugar in
terests, about Cl per cent of the coun
try's sugar trade, and it requires a
liberal stretch of the imagination to
call this a monopoly. It does not seek
to stifle competition or oppress the con
sumer by advancing the cost of a ne
cessity of life. Its refinery profits last
year averaged less than 1-6 of a cent a
pound. During the last decade, wheni
the prices of nearly every necessity of
life have materially advanced and
when the cost of this company's labor
and supplies very largely increased, it
has continued to sell sugar at a lower
margin of profit than formerly."
EAST AND WEST ROADS
DIFFER IN RATE HEARING
Mr. Lane Explains Idea of Long
and Short Haul Clause
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28,—The com
plexities of the long and short haul
were threshed out before the Interstate
commerce commission, and interpreta
tions of the interstate commerce law
governing tho same were taken under
advisement today.
All day counsel for railroads argued
on interprets. The western lines, in
cluding the Union Pacific, the Southern
Pacific, the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific, contended that the
export and import rates are embraced
in the long and short haul clause,
while the eastern and southern roads,
headed by the the Pennsylvania sys
tem, took the c ontrary view. The
fundamental idea of the long and short
haul clause was explained by Commis
sioner Lane.
SAYS FOREIGNERS OPPOSE
AMERICAN SHIPPING TRADE
Editor Norton of Marine Journal
Explains to Congressmen
new YORK, Nov. 2S.—A committee
of congressmen appointqd to Investi
gate charges that certain steamships
have maintained a lobby to defeat
legislation at Washington begun an in
quiry here today.
George L. Norton, editor of the
Marine Journal, who wrote an article
attacking the alleged lobby, was the
only witness. He admitted ho had no
personal knowledge of the matter, but
ho believed there were grounds to
think that foreign shipping interests
wore opposing American shipping in
terests.
"Can you name a congressman?"
asked Representative Longworth.
Capt. Norton sn id he could not.
R. R. PIONEER HOLDS
RIGHTS IN NEW CITY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Because a
railroad happens to be on the spot
first is no reason why it should not
build and maintain bridges at cross
ings if a city should come along later
and settle down on both sides of the
road. Such, in effect, was the hold
ing today of the United States su
premo court In the dispute batwaen
the Cincinnati, Ht. I.,ciuis & Western
railroad and Oonnersville, Ind. r over
the construction of a street.
Property Owners in Line, Waiting to Pay Taxes to
County Collector and Avoid Penalty Effective Today
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ILLINOIS IS THIRD
IN STATE CENSUS
New York and Pennsylvania Lead
While Ohio Falls Million
Below Rating
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—With a
population of 5,638,591 and a gain in
the last ten years of 817,041, almost 17
per cent, as shown by the announce
ment today of the result of the recent
census, Illinois is assured continuance
as the third state of the Union. Only
New York and Pennsylvania outrank
her, while Ohio, which occupies fourth
place, falls almost a million below.
The increase in Illinois is somewhat
greater than that of any of the mid
dle western states whose populations
So far have been announced. Mich
igan shows only a little over 16 per
cent, Missouri 6 per cent, Indiana
something more than 7 per cent, Kan
sas 15 per cent, Ohio not quite 15 per
cent, and lowa indicated a loss.
Illinois, however, is outdistanced by
New York, Massachusetts, Connecti
cut arid Rhode 'Island.
The announcement for Illinois em
phasizes the fact that the greatest
gains are in the cities. Of the 817,041
additions to the population of that
state, 486,7f$ were in Chicago alone,
and a study of the map of the state
shows that the principal counties in
which increases were indicated were
those containing cities of 10,000 and
upward. Chicago is shown to Have
about two-fifths of the state's popula
tion.
Forty-nine of the 102 counties of the
state showed decreases In population.
The state should gain at least four
•congressmen if the proposed new ap
portionment law should be based as
at present.
DECADENCE IS THE SEQUEL
OF WAR, SAYS DR. JORDAN
Stanford's President Addresses
Boston Unitarians
BOSTON, Nov. 23.—The danger of
war to the progress of Civilization
were described by President David
Starr Jordan of Leland Stanford uni
versity in an address before the Uni
tarian Ministerial Union here today.
He said all race progress was made
through natural selection and that
therefore war meant the reversal of
selection. -
"The sequel of war," said President
Jordan, "is decadence. Our republic
shall endure as long as the human
harvest is good, as long as the move
ment of history, of the progress of
peace and industry leaves for the fu
ture, not the worst, but the best of
Bach generation."
EXAMINER CLOSES TWO
BANKS IN NORTHWEST
Stockholders of an Institution at
Basin, Montana, Overdraw
BUTTIC, Mont., Nov. 28.—The Hewitt
State bank at Kasin, Mont., was closed
by the state examiner today. A state
ment said the stockholders have over-
drawn and the bank has failed to pay
as an investment. M. L. Hewitt, min
iiiß promoter, is president, and former
Governor A. E. Spriggs is vice presi
dent. The capital is $30,000 and the
deposits $35,00n.
The banking firm of Friday & Jen
nisons, at Harlowton, was closed today
and as a result several Harlowton bus
iness firms have passed into receivers'
hands. The extent of the liabilities
and assets is not known, pending a
statement to follow an examination.
MAINE BANK CLOSED
BY STATE OFFICIAL
BATH, Me., Nov. 28.—Inability to
compete profitably with other financial
institutions is the principal reason ad
vanced by State Bj.uk Fxaminer Skel
ton for the closing today of the Peo
ple's Safe Deposit :ind Savings bank
after a career of forty-two years. The
bank had liabilities of $870,418, inelud-
Ing deposit* Of $542.786, when the last
iCiclal statement was made in April.
The eHtimated market value of the re
teurces was $871,91u.
REFUSE TO PROBE M'CARTHY
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 28.—The
grand Jury declined tonight to con
sider the rumon of corruption, in
Mayor McCarthy*! office, to which ils
attention hed been called recently in
a letter rlgned by the mayor himself,
courtlag an investigation
CHICAGO SENIORS MUST
CULTIVATE MUSTACHES IN
ORDER TO GET DIRLOMAS
CHICAGO, Nov. 28.—Senior* who
"■have will not be graduated at the Uni
versity of Chicago. Diplomas will be
given only to upper classmen who wear
muHtaches. A* proclamation to thin ef
fect was Issued yesterday by senior
leaders, and the result will be noted In
the morning's classes.
According to the new scholastic re
quirements, the sixty senior men of the
university must refrain from shaving
their upper lip for the rest of the col
lege 3 ear, which ends next June. All
students who disobey the order will
be ducked in the swimming pool at the
gymnasium In full costume. The stu
dent who raises the finest mustache by
December 16 will receive a "valuable"
prize at the class dance.
SUFFRAGETTES WIN
BUT CAN'T VOTE
OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 28.—Women
of the state of Washington 21 yw.rs of
age or over now have tile right to vote
at all general or special elections. Late
today Governor M. E. Hay issued his
proclamation putting- in force the con
stitutional amendment adopted by the
male voters at the election held No
vember 8.
Complete returns from all counties
were received by the secretary oC state
today and promptly certified to by the
governor, who at once proclaimed the
result. The returns show the suffrage
amendment carried by a majority of
22,623 votes, 52,299 votes having been
cast for and 29,676 against the proposi
tion.
Although women now have the right
to vote they will be unable to partici
pate in any elections until next year,
as the registration books have been
closed for the year, and the attorney
general has ruled that women who
registered prior to the issuance of the
governor's proclamation are illegally
registered.
LOS ANGELES WIDOW HELD IN
OAKLAND ON FRAUD CHARGE
Sister of a Wealthy Mining Man
Passes Night in Jail
(Special to The Herald)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28.—Mrs.
Alice C. Clemshire, widow of Jack
Clemshiro, a former prominent club
man of Oakland, was arrested this af
ternoon in that city by Deputy Sheriff
Sweeney on v telegraphic warrant from
Los Angeles accusing her of obtaining
property and credit under false pre
tenses. She is now in the county jail.
Her friends declare her arrest is due
to spite, and that the transaction giv-
Ing cause for the charge was an inno
cent one: that she borrowed money
and obtained Credit, intending to repay,
but found herself unable to do so. Mrs.
Clemshire is the lister of Henry P.
Squire of 2571 Carlton street, Kerkeley,
once well known as a newspaper man
and now a wealthy mining man. Squire
made an attempt this afternoon to ob
tain Mrs. Clemshire's release, but as
the bond he offered had to be approved
by the magistrate in Los Angeles who
issued the warrant, she was compelled
to remain in prison.
The amount involved is $95, and the
warrant was sworn to by M. H. Wells
•>l" I.os Angeles and issued by Justice of
the Peace W. S. Balrd. Mrs. Clemshire
herself declined to discuss her arrest.
Fhe has been living for some time in
Berkeley.
iOKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE
MEETS IN EXTRA SESSION
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., Nov. 28.—
Both houses of tho Oklahoma legisla
ture, which convened in extraordinary
session today, ratified the governor's
act In culling the session and placed
on file three bills.
The first bill provides for locating
the state capital immediately at Okla
homa City; the second Is for the ap
pointment of a eapltol commission to
have charge of the erection of build
ings, and the third provides for the
per diem of representatives and sen
ators.
FAIL TO SEND* RUEF TO JAIL
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28.—That
Judge Lawlor has no right to remand
Abraham Ruef to jail pending the su
preme court's action on his I petition
for a rehearing, was the decision to
day of the first district court of ap
peals. it held that Rouf had been re
leased on bail by Judge Cabanlai and
that another, Judge of the name rank
had no right to revoke this action.
CTAT/1T V l" iOT>TIT"<»J • DAH.Y 2c. ON TRAINS fir.
011 l IjrJuHi Lvl JLJUZD . SUNDAYS sc. ON TRAINS 10
$426,474,34 PAID
IN TAXES IN DAY
Only One Bogus Coin Passed
During Grand Rush at
County Treasurer's
Tax collectors of the city and county did
a good business yesterday, the lust duy on
which property owners could pay their taxes
without adding a Hum to cover the penalty
fixed by law for delinquency- Here are
Home statistics:
County collections yesterday....! IM,SSB.M
County collections to date M76,1M.M
City collection)) yesterday I'ili.iUK.lß
City collections to date 1,474,81U.»4
When the office of the county tax
collector closed at G o'clock last night
$2,976,133.92 of the first installment of
the levy of 1910-1911 had been paid, an
amount highly satisfactory to W. O.
Welch, county tax collector.
That sum, however, does not repre
sent all of the taxes to be credited to
the first installment, as there yet are
to be reckoned with large amounts
sent by mail from corporations Which
want the use of the large sums of
money they must pay the county as
long as possible.
The amount received yesterday was
$296,555.86. The payment was made
with extraordinary rush and bustle
and the office was a mass of breath
less taxpayers and their representa
tives from morning till night, whilf
some of the clerks could not iind time
even to eat a sandwich as they took
in the gold, silver, currency and
checks.
Next to the amount paid in Satur
day, $300,388.38, yesterday represented
the largest day's work ■inoe the time
for paying the first installment, Octo
ber 11, arrived. Although It did not
reach the high mark, from the cash
point of view, yesterday was a record
breaking day in a way. That was in
the number of eleventh-hour payers
and in the number of pages—eighty
seven on the cash book alone—re
quired to make official note of their
payments.
From one viewpoint the payment of
the first installment of taxes was
really remarkable. That was the bo
gus money viewpoint, for in all the
speed of receiving payments only one
50-cent piece was found not to be coin
of the republic. And that 50-cent
piece—a Canadian one —was received
in a roll of United States half dollars.
so nobody is credited with wrongdoing.
No clerk is blamed for not spying it
and no taxpayer is accused of commit
ting a breach of honesty.
According to law, the Beoond install
ment of the tax levy is due and pay
able January 1, but it is the custom of
those desiring to do so to pay it at
any time after the first installment Is
due. Those who fail to pay when the
time for responding to the tirst call
is ended are taxed 1S per cent extra
and those who are delinquent at the
expiration of the period of payment of
the second demand— ln this case, tin
last Monday in April—will be taxed
another 5 per cent. So those faiilng
to do their duty both times will be
forced to pay 20 per cent more.
As more than 10,000 letters were re
ceived by the tax collector yesterday
and more are expected in the next day
or two containing checks for taxes.
It Is not expected that there will be
much delinquency for the first install
ment. Mr. Welch and Capt. H. D.
Alphon.su. his chief deputy, are sat
isfied with the tirst great installment
of the total levy of approximately
$7,800,000 for 1910-1911.
Figured compiled by C. M. Taggart,
city tax aru! license collector, at th«
close nf business yesterday show that
on the List day before taxes became
delinquent $103.. riS7.2O less than the
amount collected for the same period
last year had been paid in. "But these
figures are deceptive, for the taxes
of the lin corporations are in the
mails, and the payment of these will
bring the total well above that of last
year. The total sum collected to date
is $1,474,848.94. Yesterday the collec
tions totaled 1129,918.4 a.
Mr. Taggart'S figures show that al
though apparently less money was
collected, much more work was done.
Thin wa:- due to the fact that much
territ' annexed previous to the
last assessment, and many of the tax
bills are for small amounts in these
annexed districts. But it takes ai
much time to collect 15 cents as it
does $160,000, when only one taxpayer
It Involved.
GERMAN STEAMSHIP MISSING
STETTIN. Germany, Nov. 28. — Tho
German steamer lirriin from Bunder
land for tins port las not boon report
ed tot ■eventeen days and i* supposed
to hav<- foundered In tho Norti.
The Berlin carried ii craw oi MVentaen
men and a cargo of coaji ,
THE HOME PAPER OF
GREATER LOS ANGELES
IRISH ORGANIZES
AN ARMED FORCE
TO COMBAT TAXES
Ulster Men Will Fight Rather
Than Obey Decrees of
a Dublin Parliament
HOWIE RULE CONTEST BITTER
Redmond Charged with Control
of Asquith Through Ameri
can Dollars
AMERICAN DOLLARS ARE
SENT TO AID HOME RULE
BOSTON', Nov. 28.—-The rnlted States
Irish league of America determined to
meet squarely the issue of "American
Dollars" raised by the unionist!* in the
campaign just begun for the election of
a new parliament today issued an ap
peal for funds to be. sent to Ireland
to assist the home rule party.
Thl« action was taken at a meeting
here today of the Rnston members of
the national executive committee of the
league.
[Associated Press]
LONDON, Nov. 28.—With the disso
lution of parliament today all formal
ities preliminary to the election of a
new parliament were completed.
The proclamation of dissolution
summoned the new parliament to as
semble January 31, 1911.
Among the first of its members to
be elected unopposed, will be Arthur
J. Balfour, the opposition leader, the
Liberals having decided not to contest
his seat for London.
On the stock exchange, where regu
lar dealings have been instituted in
bets on the election, the feeling today
seemed to anticipate a reduction in
the Liberal majority.
In Ireland the struggle is growing
more bitter. A meeting of delegates
representing every Ulster constituency
was held in Belfast today, at which a
resolution was adopted on motion of a
Presbyterian minister to draw up a
solemn declaration refusing to pay
rates or taxes imposed by a Dublin
parliament or obey its decrees, while
$50,000 was subscribed on the spot to
organize the Ulster men into regi
ments and purchase arms.
HOMSTKB MKETIXi HM.D
At night a monster union demonstra
tion was held at Ulster hail, Belfast,
an overflow meeting of 20,000 persona
being held in the open air.
Both aroused tne greatest enthu
siasm.
Lord Londonderry declared that
American dollars enabled John Red
mond to hold Asquith in the hollow of
his hand. If a home rule parliament
were established, he laid, it might be
found that Ulster would utterly de
cline obedience to the law.
Sir Edward Carson, formerly solici
tor general and Conservative member
of parliament for Dublin university,
said they never would consent to their
country being sold for American dol
lars.
Walter Hume Long, unionist M. P.
for Strand, spoke in the same strain,
and other speakers advocated stern re
sistance to the law if home rule were
forced upon Ulster.
The first independent woman suffrage,
candidate is announced in the person
of William Mirrloos, who will contest
a division of Glasgow. The Socialists
have decided to run a third candidate
in Battersea, thus seriously endanger
ing John Burns' chance of re-election.
QUEEN OF GYPSIES DIES
IN SANTA MONICA HOME
Scion of Spanish Nobility Quit
Roving Life to Wed Yankee
SANTA MONICA, Nov. 28.—Siella do
la Cortez, scion of Spanish nobility
and queen of a Kuropean tribe of Gyp
sies, died last night in the cottage home
of her soldier husband. Thomas C
Downs, n veteran of the Civil War.
She was 4~> years old and had been
married three years.
Queen Stella, the daughter of a mar
quis, was born in Spain anil educated
iv a convent in Paris. She spoke seven
languages, and was at one time a well
known society leader of the French
capital.
Fifteen years ago. through the death,
of a relative, she inherited the crown
of a tribe of gypsies numbering many
thousands. Fascinated with her new
position and the gypsies' mode of life,
the woman evolved a. plan of founding
for her tribe a colony in America, and
came to this country. She traveled
its length and breadth with a chosen
band, but when she reached California
she met and fell in love with Thomas,
who was at that, time an inmuto Of
the soldiers' homo at Sawtelle. Her
marriage banished her colonization
plan, and they settled in Santa Monica.
A new queen, it is said, will be chos
en by the gypsy band, when the ne\VJ
of her death is Hashed over the seas.
TROOPS JOIN SEARCH FOR
BANKER LOST IN WILDS
BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 28.—Hope of
finding is. B. Corbin, vice prealdant ot
the I nlon Bavlnga Building and Trust
company of Boise, who became lost in
the mountain* west of Yellowstone
park a week ago, has been all but
abandoned. A heavy snow lias fallen
since Corbin disappeared.
Search, however, has not b< »n
abandoned, and today United States
troops stationed in Yellowstone park
were ordered to Join in the apparently
vain hunt.
Corbin became separated from tlm
party November 18. Tho party was
hunting; big; game.
SAVE 3 FROM WRECKED SHIP
ST. JOHN. N. i:.. Nov. Three
men were rescued from the dismasted
and abandoned -■'■> ooner Lone Star in
the bay of Pundy today by the Cana
dian Pacific liner Mutant Temple,