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Can You Dance the Gayety?
The new measures San Francisco
must learn to tread will be described
In The Sunday Call Tomorrow
VOLUME CVIIL— NO. 81.
McCARTHY AND
CURRY CHANGE
PLACES? NO!
Mayor Pierces Gubernatorial
Boom and Primary Loser
Won't Run for Mayor
m w
Secretary of State to Keep His
Hands Off San Francisco
Political Fight
Head of City Administration
Nettled by Reports, but
Would Keep Place
GEORGE A. VAN SMITH
PERSISTENT post primary rumor
to the contrary, Mayor. P. 1L Mc-
Carthy will not desert San Fran
cisco to become an independent candi
date for governor against Hiram \V.
Johnson. McCarthy is and intends to
be a candidate to succeed- himself.
Secretary of State Charles F. Curry is
not a candidate for mayor of San Fran
cisco.
One of these momentous questions
raised by the politicians, wearied by
their discussion of the primary elec
tion returns, complete and incomplete,
•was settled yesterday by Mayor Mc-
Carthy. The oilier was answered by
Secretary of State Curry before he left
for Sacramento Wednesday. By their
decisions McCarthy and Curry have
spoiled the political busybodies' visions
of sanguinary political combat.
Blossomed Like a Rose
Rumors connecting Curry's name
\u25a0wit"h the mayoralty fight of 1911 were
afloat before the primary vote was cast.
The McCarthy governorship boom blos
somed like a rose bright and early
"Wednesday morning. On Wednesday
afternoon, when Curry announced that
lie was not out of politics, he informed
The Call, and with marked emphasis,
that he was not a candidate for mayor
of San Francisco. . Yesterday the mayor
punctured his own governorship boom,
declaring-, that his duty to San Fran
cisco would not permit him. io^heed
the call from the state that he enter
the governorship fight. He said:
"I am not a candidate for gov
ernor. I will not be a candidate,**
said the mayor in response to two
direct questions. "Yes, lam aware •
I that there is a movement in San
Francisco to -make me a candi
date for governor. - That movement
is not confined to San Francisco.
The demand comes from many
points in the state. 1 will not be a
candidate. There is not a part of
California that needs my services •
more than San Francisco right now.
And I am going to do what I said
I would do, for San Francisco. I
love San Francisco too well to leave
it now. San Francisco' needs my
services too much for me to leave
*Tm Making Good," He Says
During the time I have been in
office I have done more for the per
manent improvement of San Fran- \u25a0
cisco In its streets, sewers and
otherwise, and more for the insur
ance of its permanent peace and
prosperity than any one in my
memory. The tax payers are get
ting a dollar's worth of labor for
every dollar of their money. P. H.
McCarthy is making good for the
people and the people knowf it,
too.
When I get the Stockton street
tunnel built. Market street run
through and four or five other tun
nels that will put this city on a
3 p*r cent grade, so that business
can. be done all over the city, some
of the politicians will not be so
anxious to run 1 for mayor.
It is not unlikely that Mayor Mc-
Carthy appreciated the personal com
pliment conveyed by the demand that
he enter the lists as an Independent
candidate t for governor. It may be
considered, as beyond question that he
was nettled by the talk about Curry as
a candidate for mayor of San Francisco.
Can't Beat McCarthy
While he declined to* discuss that
phase of the situation for publication,
the mention of Curry's name caused the
mayor's mind to revert to the Lane
mayoralty campaign following his
fight for the governorship, in which
Lane polled about a third the vote for
mayor that he had polled in San Fran
cisco as a candidate- for governor.
Mayor . McCarthy >is not given to com
paring other men with himself, and
besides all that, while it is too early
for hurling delis* Mayor McCarthy does
not know the name of- the. man whom
he believes can beat Mayor McCarthy. -
PENCILED VOTES MAY
RESULT IN CONTEST
STOCKTON, Aug. 19.— LoJt; candi
dates for constable on' the republican
ticket are to have a contest which; may
have a bearing on the result' in some
of the very close figures on the:state
'ticket. . ..\u25a0\u25a0'.-.;
According to the official count,'Burk
holdeV defeated Dutschke for the re
publican nomination for constable by ' 4
votes.. .It- transpires, howtver, that .35
votes were thrown out by, the; election
board becausaja lead pencil had been
Continued on Pagre. 2, Column 7
The San Francisco Call.
University Student
Is Injured by Fall
With His Aeroplane
NEW YORK, Aug. 19:— Philip J.WII-'
cox, a young Columbia* university stu
dent, nearly lost his" life at Mineola to
day In. an- attempt to fly across Long
Island sound,, for which flight a prize,
had been offered. . \u25a0\u25a0_ \u25a0 , .v. v
Wilcox" had announced his Intention
of trying for the prize. and had, made
the start, but had v not got off the field
when something went wrong with his
biplane arid he- was dashed to the
ground. His machine'was-wrecked.and
the engine displaced and fell within six
inches of -his prostrate body.
The engine- weighs 250 pounds and
the aviator' declared that if. It had fallen
on him he would not have survived. As
it was, he was picked up senseless.
LAW FIRM FATTENS "
ON .WEALTH OF : -.INDIANS
Further Testimony of Fees Paid
to Me Murray
SULPHUR, Okla., Aug. .19.— 1t \ was
brought out in the testimony of \J.\F.
McMurray, before the congressional
committee investigating Indian, land
affairs today,, that he held as many as
half a dozen, contracts with the'^lri
dians for legal, services, all -covering
the same period of time..
McMurray testified,, under question
ing, that for general services he had
two contracts with the Chickasaws,
about . $5,000 ji year each, two .with the
Choctaws at $5,000 a year each, an
other contract for special services at a
fee of $15, 000. ; only. $3,000 of which was
paid, a yearly' expense allowance of
$2,700 under one contract, -and other
general expenses amounting to $180,000.
All of this money was in addition to
the $750,000 allowed his law firm as a
contingent fee in what are known as
the citizenship, cases,' anJ-in addition
also to the contracts .by which he now
seeks to obtain 10 per cent,. or $3,000.
000, as a contingent" fee on the' sale of
$30,000,000 worth of asphalt and coal
lands. "v : fi^ !
Many, of the .expense .allowances.- the
witness said, had been collected by
hinv without the knowledge of the de
partment \of the Also, .he
said, many acts passed -by. the tribal
legislature were not submitted to th'i
president of the United States as A
was asserted was required." . • -
It was also shown that, the Indians
haJ employed other attorneys besides
McMurray, each- triba paying $6,000 a
year -and one of -the., tribes $12,000 a
year for special counsel; . ; • *
COURT REFUSES TO
... C OUST CITY; CLERK
E. D. Eby\of Healdsburg Con
. tiniues in Office I
{Special DUpalch to The . Call] '
SANTA ROSA. Aug. 19.— Judge J. E.
Prewett of Placer county, .who heard
the. proceedings instituted by. Attorney
A. M. .Ewing of Healdsburg to oust
City Clerk E. D. Eby of that city from
office on the ground of, his alleged fail
ure to furnish' certain" copies^ of con
tracts and other documents when re
quested by the " attorney^ to do so, has
filed an opinion denying the motion
and ordering judgment In favor of the
defendant. : \u25a0. ,
The court holds that the written .re
quest for the desired Information .'had
practically been withdrawn . and that
the oral request had been compiled
with with reasonable dispatch!; i \u25a0- .•
Continuing the court says: . :,
Xo duty d<rolred upon the defendant until
the proper fees had first been actually paid*
to him. He could not be compelled to per
form tbe work on credit nor to wait* until :
Up completion before receiving bis fees. .
The complainant did • not paj- the fees nor J,
make anj^ deposit to corer the mid*. '- '•
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND
SUED BY AN INVENTOR
Trouble Over Patent Rights to
Cotton Grader
WASHINGTON". Aug. 19. — Daniel J.
Sully of New York,' the "cotton king,"
John Hays Hammond .of New. York and
Washington and his son, Harry Ham
mond, were cited today by -Justice
Gould of the, supreme court of the dis
trict of Columbia; to ishow cause next
Friday why they -should not return
to Lemeul. A; Greene,, of .Greenville,; S.
C, certain letters patent; issued to him
for improvements in cotton /grading. .
Greene has assigned his 'patent to
John J.- Welch," of New' York, as; trus
tee, pending the formation of: a cotton
grading company, in consideration, >he
alleges; for the payment -to :him of
$50,000 In cash on the organization of
the company and a" block of > Stock
.worth $50,000. ; . • .
He declares that Sully and the Ham
monds had* the: trustee 'transfer* the
patents to the, company, and Issued. him
the $50,000 in stock, .but did riot make
the cash payment. . . . -
JOY RIDER HELD FOR
VGIRL VICTIM'S DEATH
Coroner penounces ; VVealthy
Motorist and Wife Faints \u25a0
NEW YORK. Aug. 19— The ;- police
took into custody today. E. T. Rosen
helmer, son of a' weal thy \u25a0 needle manu
facturer, in connection -with the death
of Miss Grace -Hough, rwhoV was -hurled
from a carriage which 'was struck \by
an automobile going* 50 miles. an ihou'r.'
Rosenhelmer said he ;was/lnVhis ma
chine, but denied that: it; struck^ a car
riage. \u25a0 ; ... . .. \u25a0\u0084' . ' ... :, \u25a0. ": -v'-
, ; _A.t the inquest into . Miss .Hough's
death, held. later, Coroner fSchwanecke
denounced : Rosenheimer. as ; "ith'er most
brutal and heartless joy sri'deryhe" 'ever
had before^ him." >He declared , ; it to'' be
his intent topiitr the facts before the
district attorney.- # •' :' ?"- \u25a0\u25a0' -\u25a0'. '
":" Itosenhelmer's wife, who ,' had been
listening to" ;the; proceedings, - fainted
when 'the ; emergency Scoroner,-- sent 'her
husband, who .was "held" in > $25,000; ball,
back'toa cell;' : _ ;\/r'i~_.
SAN DIEG AN PHYSICIAN -
ENDS? HIS: OWN^ LIFE
SAN? DIEGO, Augr. 19.— Dr. D. ;G.
\u25a0Foster jot^San'/:T)lego,\: who * wentV'-to
Cirfnpo,- 40; miles ; east' -of (San'; Diego^in'
the hope of benefiting- his health. Tcom-J
mlttedr. suicide' last -, : night!* byj shooting
hlmself/f"i;He'f left'a note t'rejquestlrig.that'
his*; brother,'- Ross : : Foster ''of tCraf ton;? a
Pittsburgh Pal ) 1 subufb.-'ahd !:"v7.;,! :"v7.;, F. s , Bal £
ley/of- Fair roaks.v Sacramento Jcountjr;
be notified : and'» thatl his ybody > be [buried
atCampo, "'\u25a0- \u25a0•'\u25a0;.-;""'? "." '-'J~- -,\u25a0•\u25a0 'Pv^ 1 ,.^-';-:
SAN^R^^ISGO-o^TU 20/ '1910. '
VAN LIEW WILL
BE FORCED OUT
OF THE SCHOOL
President of the Chico State
Normal Has Option of
C; ; Resigning
Trustees Meet With Governor
and Decide to Take Siim= •
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mary Action
Gillett Produces Additional
Charges Reflecting :on:the
Record of Educator
SACRAMENTO, Aug. -19.— 1f Dr. C. C.
Van L.iew, president 'of the Chicbstate
normal school, docs :not. resign die '.will
be removed and a new head, appointed
to the institution, probably when the
board meets, Friday next.- V \
; This was decided ata; meeting of the
normal .school board of trustees ;in the
office of Governor Gillett! this^after
noon- after- a discussion: lasting more
than an hour and a ' half, -when" the
testimony and evidence \u25a0 in/ the ,_ recent
investigation held .after; charges .had
been- preferred by. Miss Ada Clark of
Zumora, Yolo county, that Van Liew
had tried to hug her* in his -office and
others charging unprofessional ./con
duct were reviewed.-
Other Charges Presented
Not . only was 'the, Clark- case taken
up, but Governor. Gillett presented
other charges he has, in which Van
Llew's character is assailed. .
This action followed' closely upon
the acquittal, July 28, last, of Van Liew
of five charges mentioned by Governor
Gillett when he called for an investi
gation. Van. Liew - was acquitted' by
the" votes of Trustees Clifford Coggins,
E, A. "Warren and" J.F. Campbell.
Florence J. O'Brien' and Edward Hyatt
voted to sustain -the. charges. ; :
Successor of Warren- ; :
• Upon, the ;,death of Trustee vWarren,
whb'.was'one of Van .Llew's supporters,"
shortly • after the acquittal.' the'govcr
nor appointed Frank' M. Rutherfbrd.of
,Trbcb«e i*o fiir^tiio' \u25a0' vacancy* * arid ' his
first appearance at. a meeting of the
board »was that of todayl-. It was-given
o u t t hat t h e m c e t { n g . was *fo r; th e" p'u r
pose*6f having" Rutherford meet his as
sociates, and; that there would be a
general discussion on .several matters
of importance to the school. Trustee
Campbell -was not present-on account
of illness, but Rutherford met the oth r
ers and took an active part In the dis
cussions. '
Meet With Governor
Called together .by Governor Gillett
this afternoon^ five -members' ;of;the
board met in* the -governor's offl.ee.
Those present were .Governor Gillett,
Secretary Florence. J". ,O^Brien, Clifford
Coggins, Edward Hyatt /And the new
member, Frank' M.v Rutherford. Attor
ney ' General : Webb was < also ' present,
but he' happened -to be i ln the gover
nor's office v.when the" other: trustees
came,; as "Governor Gillett was \u25a0asking
legal advice upon certain matters.rela
tive'tb the proposed extra session- of
the legislature. '.'''\u25a0', <
While there was ', no, definite action
taken, and the trustees did not organ
ize -for the transaction, of business,
there ->«'as .a --lively, session -for more
than an Hour' and a half.- The discus
sion waxed warm and all of the.trus
tees present participated. -
Attitude of Coggins
Trustee "i Co&gins was shown .where
Van Llew stood as . far. ; as the other
liiembers of the board are concerned,
and ; this '\u25a0\u25a0 evidently. 4 was r the reason: for
the calling off of: the, meeting. :'Cog
gins was. given to .understand, that
Van Liew did not resign he would be
removed,. and J as;Coggins is .the. stanch
friend of Van; Liew; and has been di
recting-'the; president's movements \ in
the controversy,*; it looks as thoughV he
will'have to have;a talk with Van Liew
in which \u25a0 the; question of resignation
will be- thef chief; topic. -::? : .^:
The -governor,, presented evidence, at
hand which shows .that the Clark mat
ter is not the only one, wherein: Van
Liews.reputttlon. has been assailed., He
did not mince matters in' the -least and
he • has : the support' of Trustees p'Brien^
Hyatt and Rutherford. 'Trustee Camp
beli.Vwho was ; not ipresent^on^ account
of ) illness; is : counted" on ; the- t governor's
side^ifthe" removal of i Van- Liew comes
to^a;/vote^agaln. ' "- '- r v . •\u25a0'\u25a0-' "'"tV-
. Asked Jf he; thought that .Van, Llew
would \u25a0 resign before the ; meeting* called
for* next ; Friday. . Governor Gillett ; said :
-.v. v "I ;'. hope ; so, j as, that would clear the
atmosphere ; for the •- board.",' - ; .-V; \u25a0'-_ :\u25a0 *,' ;_'\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0<;\u25a0
JAPANESE ARRESTED AS I ;
CAZADERO MURDERER
Suspect Proves Innocence and Is
; ;'. \ ; '- r :. ...Given •\u25a0 Freedom X:^. •
\u25a0' _.V SACRAMENTO. Aug. 19-^A Japanese
believed; to be^Yamagnu'ehi, ''the- alleged
slayer- of ".the; Xe'ndair. family" at :Caza
dero, \u25a0; was (arrested 'in: a 'hop; field ; near
Perkins sheriff si tqday?£s-'of
>^The-|marivanjßwered^the!;generalide
; scrlptionjof ; the T f ugltlveYand dhad|been
acting; T queerly7 since^v heYwen t ! to f work
In"; the/ fields Sunday. %i He^ gave^theloffl-t
cers "a?chase\when % they Japproached j to
arrest; hinif,; He? said 'his* name' wasj I.*
s Sakauye^ :J: J^ '"\u25a0 J ! .7;V.V-; ; - \u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0• > .'s'": : •;•' ;\u25a0'<*- ';-';T- "•;*\u25a0\u25a0;•.;•
*^The;suspectedlman?provedshis^inno- J
cenceyt6,theisatisfaction\of|the^ author
i ties; and ..was -released 1 , tonight.^ • ' . r \u25a0-.
WATER FLUMES
OF TWO CITIES
Supervisor of Tahoe National
Forest Calls on/MinersT tc is;
Fight Conflagration ;
More Than 3,000 Acres Burned
Over Seveir Miles East of :
;£: Grass Valley "
Fire Turns Toward DeervCreek,
Where Municipal Lighting
Plant Is Located
- Git ASS VALLEY,; Aug. I^— Messages
received. this afternoon from the scene
of the; forest fire., in "tthe Huntjs" Hill
and /Quaker -Hill five miles
east of here,, state 1 that it was im
possible to check; the flames.
•After battling all night a forced of
150 men succeeded,^by, back firing, *in
saving'for a time Fowler's" sawmill and
preventing the destruction of the -Spilth
Yuba flumes, which supp'iy: Grass' Val
ley and -Nevada City with water. ; r
Whenit was believed that the flames
were under control:; the -wind sprang
up and 'fanned the fire Vto renewed
vigor. The blaze, is sweeping ; toward
Deer creek, where; "a number of large
power plants are' located. '•
*. Supervisor Bigelqw/of the Tahoe na
tional forest has- issued a. .call for the
miners employed ,in district to 'go
out to '.: fight' the fire.? .** v^ J - \u25a0\u0084 -\-
More^ than aA thousand acres :'; have
been burned over, and it is not yet pos
sible to estimate the loss. : ; .
| The mining companies haveco-oper
a**d.:; ™}}h Bigelow in tur
nl sh in gg _ m en to fight the fire,;, which has
been -already, the Tmbst - destructive in
the. history of the county!' - . .
Four Miles Burned Over-
> REDDING. : Aug. 1 9—A "forest fire,
which : is \u25a0"still, raging, has burned over
an area four miles" square' on Jh*eseast^
ern^slope of Mount Bally, 15^mlles fro*in j
this .city: The : 'farrio us > resort -at Oak
bottom' was saved -by b.ickflring. 'The
flam es ha v«*^pr ea d „ to Mo jijryj '\u25a0'ss?&»&s. a r-
French ;: gulch, "and are* not' yet Jundeir
control. \u25a0< . - ' '•'\u25a0.• '-\u25a0'\u25a0»: •' ' • :
Many ;Canipers]in Danger
KLAMATH* FALLS. 1 /Ore.; 'Aug. 719.^-
Ah;" immense forest; fire <is raging east
of Mount McLoughlin, \u25a050 miles
west of this :city, -in the Crater; Lake
national. forest. Last night. W. C. Neff,
chief forester, phoned to this" 1 dity, to
his agent here -to. send 50. men. with
shovels ; and .supplies . for three weeks
to.fiKht^thefire^which is said^to havea
frpntilß-inileslong"--- j ; .'\u25a0"—\u25a0' ;
/The, meh : . were 'sent .up^to: Odessa on
this j steamer V this and ± from
there , wiir be- taken' to the scene' of the
fire -in. wagons." r-'>
A number of the . forest rangers in
the reservation are .said to be hemmed
in by the flames and'to -fighting for
their lives. : Many campers who \ \u25a0 have
been spend! rig ; : the vacations in t the
Blue canyon country: are said to bein
danger. -.-\u25a0-•:•.;/,-: \u25a0 \u25a0 p . -
Soldiers Sent to Fires
I PORTLAND, Aug. 10.— Five .hun
dred "more •\u25a0 troops - have been called
for by, the- fofestVy^service* to fight the
forest; fires now spreading, in - southern
Oregon. ';\u25a0'„=• Two. hundred and fifty 'men
will .leave^the" American lake; encamp
ment, tomorrow; Including
two companies ,of x mounted infantry.'
Horses •; which have - been hauling ar
tillery at the maneuvers will be used
as pack animals. :'!-;: '!-; / ;".
' The soldiers will be divided between
the_ fires now ravaging the' Crater Lake
national forest" and/ another fire .at
Buck lake, 35 . miles -east, of "Ashland,
where, "fanned 1 by, a fierce ,wind,*- the
flames haye :• 'endangered the" lives and
property;df a' number of settlers.; ,
v, The Crater 'lake .reserve .fires :
being attacked from both the Medford
side ; and from .- north ; of , Klarnath : Falls!
jMariycattie are! reported to have p*er
ish s ed- In the flre^ burning along; the
Snake - river, in . the- Wai lowa reserve,
Oregon; . The : fire at Medical '"\u25a0 Springs,
Ore., -which v oner company •of soldiers'
have ; been : combating- since; August J l3,
has "broken .from control. .. 7 - \ .\u25a0'\u25a0
' iln 'the- midst of {the Crater lake fife
district are -several'- promlnenttPortland
and Klamathvi Falls"-; people, including
former United States ' Senator C'W. Ful
ton and wife and -Whitney, L. Boise and
wife;;who. were, on an : trip.
{'The fire at.Larch ),'mountainj..-.near
Camas, 'Wash., , has, .burned two dams
and caused 1a" lossfestimated : at $15,000.*
< :- A' : call -was \u25a0 rnadeUonight by) the for
estry service for/joO isoldlers for Pine
.Valley < near < Huntington.'^Ore., V where
a ; ; fire was"; discovered'- today )\u25a0 that -is
causing ' much; 'damage.- • '_ ; -" l;-."'.='-
Montana Blazes Increase
in Montana are 'spreading 'and .'[lo. addi
tional: companies of s,troops are .needed
.to- meet the situation, according ;ito ;a
joint . telegram received) today" by- the
Interior \u25a0department ; arid j forest T service,
from? l their/ field ;. '.i \u25a0:•.\u25a0 V -' ;
•!'-. Supervisors ; Logan -of Hhe' Glacier ; na^
tlonal'park/and' Supervisor iHaineg and
Bunker ' of the r Flathead v aridv Blackf oot
national', fo rests ;'re"spectlveiy,^ reported
rhatjthefoldf fires tarej practical lyV»Tnder
;coritroi,^but i^tha_t^new^ones j were fcon-^
;stantly.;appearing.H'-J i 4.' ;;^".t: %.i-i?i~' : t% i: j'-%*i
tvj Chief j Clerk (Ucker.Vof ithe -Interiorr:de
, ; - : Continued orifP«Keta,tc'olumn 2*
TALE OF GIANT LOOT
RAILROAD THE VICTIM
\u25ba . — . : ; ; ; |
iwho'has been arrested; pn^alchargelo'f conspiring to defraud' the company. '"
TUNNEL CONVENTION
FAVORS BOND ISSUE
Twin Peaks/ Improvements Gaih'
erlngriJnah imouslyTpeter-"!
mines^oii This Policy
That the proposed Twin peaks tunnel
be a . municlpar; property andVthat^tlie"
board of .'supervisors call a- special: elec
tion.'.to' determinG"on';avbond,issueffor
its conslructron of more -.than $2,000,000
was t|ie una nlmous- decision of .the Twin
Peaks tunnel : and ; \u25a0improvement' | con
vention last r. night "lin '.-• New" Era I hall,
Market 'street -.near'.. Church.. •v." . f
j•- The report of- the ;ways ! and- means
committee "which '.wentjf into . detail Fre'
garding theicost, difficulties an"d : beneflts
to be from : the' hiigeysuggested
thorougrhfare/'mor'e'*. than a' mile': and i a
quarter; in length, - was adopted by the
convention.^ ' ' . "-'.•'. ' *^.' . ! \u25a0 ' ,- ..' V
Enthusiasm ran * high; -and following
the adoption of f ; the motion of -Johnjll
Poll to -asking- the :' board of \u25a0 supervisors
to call-an elect lon^aVdozen- suggestions
of improvements •ranging) all 'the Way
from tunnels to viaducts ;and ; subways
were ''made' by"deiegafes! -'Among' these
werel embraced 'theiStockton'StreeUtunf
n'el,' Montgomery? street , tunnel*; subway
under J Golden" GateaJark-between^Rich
mondand^Kunset 'districts;*- Seventeenth '
btri^Btmine^Eolso^fstreqtltunn^V^PqT
t^r&i ! *averiu"e^tun,nel, T ;Twentleth;i street
tunnel.N Hayes ¥street^cuti';_*Turk : Ls{feel
extensi6n, i aj i viaduct!ih > thejpotr'ero;'and
the cons'tructioh " of r a'- oonventipn
vilion in !a- central place. r-'VTheVprbjects
werej referred jj:o_jjio^advlsory ?bo'ard 'to !
be . gone , in itb"?nf ter"t:Ke.rTwih^peaks;'tun
nel,wasiwell/under»wayV/^.'^ : :« |,l
r.The.* report t of •; the«committee' dealt I
wlthi. three - methods •* of - building • the ;
tunnel: - : Theycreatl6n!of-"an assessment !
district,"': [private f v 7 enterprise-- \u25a0;and' ff * t a :
municipal bond tissue.' ;It -.was 'reported
thatSa; fair^assessmeht': districtTcduld !
not.'be"mapp6d f out.t v PrivateVenterprlse
could fndt.lbe sinduced-tokcbnslder^'the
pro J c ct " unless^ a'7s 0 : yea r ' f ran eh" i sfe \wa s
guaranteed.--.*- Thejplan- of>'the««borid^is
s^ z was 'I then, detailed.*-!! if-* 1 - \u25a0 "\u25a0-£'*]
-..;:? It' was> shown ? that the'.area^tpV.b^
\u25a0ben'e'fitediwasT-so -great 'i that 'the"- result-. |
ant? Jump fin, 'values Xwduldtnibre^tHari
pay j the^-r Inte res t - on i the through
the - 1 n creas e; in ? y earl y " t ax c s."t\T|i c"; tun
nel cost vwas .- estimated'- atrjs2,3oo;ooo;
includlrig^approacheSl and'Tdeslgried
acconimod_ate<-BtreetcarUrafflc*jand'gen^
'eral, thoroughfare.' -^The! '•interest »on vthls
at '4 % \u25a0'•• perjeentj /would :be^lO3,sOjo lyeai"^
ly;Cwhlle"ithejestlipated)increaseJinnaxf
atlori '•inlA' the bl'lmprovedr? region ;i was
placed'at' 's3oo,ooo 'yearly; .;,.:; . :.i i>i;j i
: -pjr^sidedv^nd
CHiarles"F.*rA\3a'ms^was:'secr'eta"ry."r- r The
[commltteeVthaty submitted nthei^report
was : .-, Hartland " Law,";, Gus ta v/f Brehner.'
D.' O. 1 Crqwley7 'l David - Livingston! { Louis
H.'*Petersqn^ Paul'T/f Carrol.tE.* E; sVari
der^Nailleh,-iT.*E.? r Treacy, ;^Dewe3rtCof<
fin;?B.*;Burns,^P.'V*D>" \u25a0Bfoderick}- . *'\u25a0\u25a0 ' f.i-. 4 ?"
N A VAtS)FHICER J REDUCED^ f
; Secretar^|Pubiicly^Re"primaVds
?3f> *;.;' .! : ;/LwuteMn^?-Beall _^_:-i;;^UI
; TV^SHINGTOX, * Aug. =1 9^Foiind" guii-":
ty [6t 'ieavlng". his tp'ost^of
being ; , relieved ;;"a"nd yj, of tsleepingr'on
,watch, V ; :-L r i^utenan^\Graf,t^
U.£S. '^^i^h^^Ypz^^yrM^tod&y^^-
ducedVS2l nuriibers '.'and? publicly. >i ep'rl- r
i manded .by^the secretary ' of 'the \u25a0 navy.t |
SUICIDE \u25a0 OF:i COWßO*— Merrill.^B.', C.,~ \ag .%lo:
\u25a0•y.".Rob'^' : Patten,". one|o<{tbe«b*st; known .cowboys
:; In the.cHßtrkt.. today slashed -an Indian; with; a
§ I knife i ancj 5 then 1 , klUcd'r himself iwjthya ; reTOlrer."
v^TheStr*K«dj p i<>ccurre<line«r > ' l the>reßerT*tlon"i ; at
;U; U Qnelchena.Tjf Shapplona, ;. the *Indl«n/5 will ? likely
THEWEATHEK*^
YESTERDAY^Maximum^e^at^^^
1 ;52!' $f^ ** V*' "
[FORECAST \* FOR TOlM^fi&z ' forg£
ttind, changing* to mpd<&itc vfcsl. "^0
CEMENT FREIGHT
RATES SUSPENDED
AdyanieS;^Scheduled: Ao-zßegin
rFin WesF September HWith- |i
drawn Pending Hearing
Aug. 19.— Advances
on the freight" rates oh'cementi ranging
.pounds tf rom spointsTqf origin In _Okla:
homaand ..Kansas to. points in Colorado,
California and other states- have been
'Suspendedjvoluntarlly by. the railroads
, until November ' 1.
The advanced tariffs were to have
become effective, on : September 1 . The
Interstate "commerce commission- re
ceived many, protests against the pro
_pbsed" increases", it being urged that the
cement manufacturers in the "central
west.would'be put out of business prac
tically'lf "trie 'advanced rates should be
."exacted.: When -the; matter' was . pre
sented to the railroads, - Including ' the
Atchlson, and : Santa-»-Fe, -the
Missouri -Pacific,*- th*er'Rock : Island r and
the' Missouri,.K ansas and* Texas ." they
agreed- to, suspendithernew: tariffs until
Noyemberfl.,.' Meantime the commission
wlilCinstitute .an* inquiry Jnto jthe' pro
"pbs"edTadvances.'".The^hearlhgl'.of ;,the
case Tprobabljv will !be s held'j ln . Kansas
City, Mo.", about the middle ot Septem
-ber. \u25a0•--. \u25a0\u25a0-.'.\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 .' ..;\u25a0-.-"\u25a0 •* L y;-^.'V"
.- Through" 1 routes . and "'joints freight
Vatea* between- 1 points .east of -the.tndi
.ana'.state line and interior' towns fand
cities, o/ lowaT;are:requ^s^ed'iinYa'com
j plaint . filed , today ;by -^the '. stated of flQwa
j through- Its "attorney^ general, "" HJ.'WI
?'the cinterstate:' : .commerce
commission;. O/.V :;• "' ".-"" X [i;. .\u25a0:;.-?-, .-\u25a0. i.
I Freight 'rates -on \u25a0 fresh -v and cured
meats fronvCedar;Raplds,;la,,' : to points
'.In; the 1 , east.- .especially; seaboard,- points;
{are.*att*acked . In- a t j filed 'today
cwithvtliei interstate^ebmmerce jcommlsf
•"siona^wihlch; alleges. discrlmlna,tlbn- - in
;fayor.>bf» Chicagp i meat..packers. .* .'
-ASTRONOMERS i WlliU »^»||
: VcONFERt^TV; PASADENA
Distinguished ~ Savants ito Dis^
.jV^cuss'-Solar * Research
W. LOS 'J, ANGELES' ; : - Aiig.f 1 9^— A ' dis(
ftihgillshed.-.! party /of >. astronomers - from
*all~parts-of rthercivilized-;worW.*-rwlll
"lekv^Bbston^ to raorrowV.for.r- Pasadena,
*'w.Kere"-^ith"i^*f durtfi'*: [conference J^of 7 the
Jinternatlonal'.unloh sfor •\u25a0cof-operatlon ' In
•'solar fre'search -.wi 11 %bi^h'^ldl C 'Z% -. , ,- ;
? »!jThe^. party Awl 11 f arrlye^riext.'Sunday.
an<^'"August:3l' .will' repair to ! th"e top'of
[Mount "r" r Wl ls'on ; \, wJi er e" the \ conference
iWlllVbe -heldinitherObserv^tory.' * ;
i.llThetiheetiriGs^will^cqnttnue until, the
; following and "three ' : day's
• L later ; the| astronomers;, willAleaVe'! to
rvis-itl: : 'Lick ;'; fobserVatqry.'*- Stan ford "arid
; Berkeley.^C : -' - \;-if *v : .V-f --Vh'-,- \u25a0\u25a0''• r -.-
\u25a0INtERIORIDEPARXMENT
; SENDS^OIirfDEIiEQATES
Go ver nnien t o fficials)a Is ) Investigat
• \\ iirigi Claims :at^Balcersfield \.
|«:BAKERSFTELD.^;rAug:. : l 9..^ Several
:agents :•; of -the ~ lnterior » departinent' are
investigation
and" securing •all<possible fdata7 relative
jto,the r statusfof£exls;trng,"oil:claiiris{and
;the ' ; history,"- of, .operatloris; tfiereon -to
:-girtdeJ the jdepartmeritHn'pasrslrigj upon
ithe-.applications^for,^patents':and other
.matters ' that'^may.; come'; before: the ' gen -
jßral!larid(office-^Reflecting- the anxiety
local ''jp)linen;qaus"edZby J> 'the>'refasal
.>of-Jthe>generaljland;'"ofßcerto"'. > of-Jthe>generaljland;'"ofßcer to"' recognize
, a 'mln\raiyocation^ filed? oh iland". prior
c thefdlscovery|of roil.iaTgerieral -. con
•.ventlbn"of'*oilmeny interested \ln*. public
jlandslt has-been f'called -f toTmeet ,'in -,' Ba
jkersfleld!Septemberj4:i\ ; :; :. c - £ ' r . .'
PRICE
HUGE FRAUDS
BASIS FOR
ARRESTS
Three Former Officials of niinols
Central Railroad Accused
of Conspiracy 1
STEALINGS MAY BE
MORE THAN $1,566,000
Frank 6. Harriman, Charles L.
Ewing and John K. Taylor
Taken Into Custody
GIGANTIC SYSTEM OF
C?j2r ; GRAFT IS UNEARTHED
GHICAGO, Aug. 19.— Three for
mer officials of the Illinois* Gen
" trat railroad company were, ar
rested today ? in connection with the
alleged huge frauds by means of
which the railroad asserts' it was de
frauded: out of $1,500*000. .The men
arrested were:
, FRANK B." HARRIMAN, former
general manager of the road.
CHARGES L. EWING, former
manager of lines north of the Ohio.
JOHN K. TAYLOR, formerly gen
eral store keeper of the road.
Conspiracy Charged
The warrants were sworn to by
President. Harahan of. the \u25a0 railroad
concerned. . They charge the men
with conspiracy to cheat and defrand
the railroad by false pretenses and
with operating a ; confidence game.
Harriman and Ewtng were taken to
the -Harrison street police station.
Their bonds of $10,000 each were
signed by a professional bondsman.
The allegations in the so called graft
case are among the most sensational
in< which high officials of a great cor
poration ever have been named. The
investigation began 'over a year ago.
It ( reached "a crisis last spring-, when
President Harahan began actions to
recover .sums . said to aggregate more
than $1,000,000. alleged to have been
secured by car repair, companies in
connivance with high officials of the
road. Harriman, Ewing. Taylor and a .
large number of others of lesser mag
nitude resigned their positions.
'\u25a0 \u25a0 . " - : • , \u25a0\u25a0 f- ?• ; -
Rawn's Name Involved
- .- • .
Much of the money is said to have
been repaid privately. The name of "
Ira G. Rawn, vice president of the road.
; who resigned to become president of
the Monon and who was found dead
recently at his home with a bullet
; wound in his breast.. was brought into
' the scandal. , Murray Nelson Jr., at
torney for the. Illinois Central, stated
; today that .Rawn's death headed off
; war rants, which would have been issued
for him. «
-Private detectives who are working*
under the directions of President Hara
nan, are said to have unearthed frauds
other than those connected with padded
car repair bills. These are said to In
volve ' the diverting', of , $1,000,000 or
more from new construction. ' The In-;
vestigatqr3 .'declare .they/have secured
several. confessions which will be used
in 'their attempt to fasten the guilt on
culpable. persons. . .
Ewing Is Reticent
• Today developments bring the name
of _ Ewing into the case for the' first
time. He was seen at his residence
by reporters. but declined to discuss the
charges against him. Harriman em
braced the opportunity to declare his
Innocence. . ' ~
1 "I -have never been approached by
an attorney or detective engaged in
this case." said Harriman. '"I am per
fectly innocent of any and all charges
made against me. I will admit* that
I have been awaiting some such •ac
tion as this In order to refute the
charges. Lam glad of the opportunity
to clear my name.- I have always been*
•true to my friends and I want them
to. know, as will I , be shown in court,
that I always was true to the Illinois
Central." . ,
\u25a0 Harrlman's connection with the Illi
nois Central covers a period of 31 years.
He began as a civil engineer's appren
tice, served three years' as an assistant
roadmaster and rose, through the
grades of construction engineer, train
master and division superintendent to
the general managership.
dither Warrants to Follow .
An official of the road Intimated that
other ';" warrants' would follow those is- %
sued today.. He declared ; that , the sys
tem s bf .graft unearthed by the. railroads
Imakes ": political graft look trivial.
T-'We will' get the la3t man in ' this
conspiracy, if .it takes us down . to the
! lowliest, section hand," he declared.
'."The mass of evidence we have se-
cured -Is so. great that it demonstrates",
that political r graf t in its palmiest con
ditions passes into insignificance
sidefthe hoodwinking^ of. railroad exec-'
utives "\u25a0by* designing: underlings.; I pre
dict that other roads will wake up and