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Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Emphatically Denies
Accusations of
Jobbing
Legislators Mournfully
Bury Moribund
Measure
Ward Representatives Shrink From
FIageIIaton Dealt Out by Mayor
in Message Vetoing River Bed
Franchise Grab

"Me job the council! How could 10"
Sententiously E. w. Gilmore, father
and sponsor of the vetoed Los Angeles
river roadbed franchise, last night an
swered his accusers among the coun-
cilmen.
They said he had "jobbed" the august
body.
ME whisper to Houghton!" Why,
never left my chair, which was thirty
feet from the Sixth warder.''
In a few more carefully worded
phrases Mr.. Gilmore answered more in
nuendoes.
Gilmore is fighting angry. He doesn't
say so, because he must not talk, His
principals have sealed his lips. Gilmore
admits as much.
But he may uncork an answer soon
and it will not make the councilmanic
body beam with delight.
Gilmore is tugging at the cork now.
Councilman Smiths charges that he
had been "jobbed" were put before
Gilmore.
"Well, that's his say so,'' he said. II
don't care to answer him in detail now.
My principals have told me to keep my
mouth shut, so beyond my asking How
could job the council? we will let that
pass.
IT don't think you can produce any
member of the council who will say
he saw me whisper to Houghton.
wasn't near enough if l wanted to.
I'm tempted to say more, but now,
really / can't.
II acted in good faith right along.
That's where l stand now. If | could
talk i might change the appearance of
things. / have played true all along.
7 have simply allowed the use of my
name.
1.-The public must draw its own infer
ence. | can better afford to be made
a scapegoat of now than to go back on
my hackers.
II advised the council to pass the
measure over the mayors veto. That is
nv statement in a nutshell L can't
afford to and I don't want to get into
a wrangle-no, I'll follow my instruc-
tions and keep still.
eff my hackers make statement
if may act as pivot and swing public
sentiment back. I'm standing whole
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Complete Suspension
BY Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2. 49, There
was a complete suspension of mine
operations in the anthracite region TO-
day. with the solitary exception of the
oxford colliery. which employs about
800 hands, with d daily capacity of
about 1900 tons. Every colliery was
opened as usual and in readiness for
the workers, but there was no re-
sponse to the blowing of the whistles
other than the appearance of the en-
gineers, f1remen, pumpmen and others
whose presence at the mines is neCeS-
sary to preserve them from injury and
who We're exempted i'll President Mitch
ellis order.
The action of the miners occasioned
no surprise On the part of the oper,
ators, Who while they offered work and
protection to any who might desire to
go into the mines, did not anticipate the
acceptance of their offer. The best
feeling between operators and miners
is reported from all sections and the
hope that IL satisfactory agreement may
be reached at the conference in New
York tomorrow is expressed on both
sides.
Significance is attached by the miners
to the fact that there is no apparent
attempt on the part of the operators
to import non-union labor, which they
regard as a favorable sign. The min
ers' leaders are careful to assert that
no strike has been declared.
There are 400 collieries in the anthra-
cite region, employing 100000 men and
boys. Miners officials tonight estimated
that 900 mine workers obeyed the
order to suspend operations. This
leaves 1900 men who are permitted to
continue at work to prevent the mines
from flooding.
The only disturbance that marked
the closing of the mines today occurred
at Mooslec, small towr near Scranton,
where John s. Sheppard was shot in
the hip by Anthony Coplosk, mine
worker. Coplosk had an argument with
mine guard, during which he shot at
the latter. The bullet went wild and
struck Sheppard, who was standing
near-by
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
SENATE SPARR|NG
OVER RATE BILL
LONG OFFERS COURT REVIEW
AMENDMENT
Legal Lights Talk Most of Time-Mr.
Needham's Wine Fortification Bill
Passes House-San Diego
Resurveys
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. April 2.-The amend
ment to the house railroad rate bill
agreed to at the White House Saturday
by friends of the bill, providing for a
limited review Of orders of the inter-
state commerce commission, was Of
fered in the senate today by Mr.. Long
of Kansas, but he was not able to
general the floor to make his speech on
the bill.
The pricipal speech today was made
by Mr.. Fulton of Oregon, who spoke
for the bill. 1t was a legal argument,
bearing upon the constitutional ques-
tions involved in the legislation, and in
terruptions were so frequent that the
speech amounted to a debate on law
points. where the speaker divided time
with majority Of the lawyers of the
senate.
Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota and Mr..
Hepburn of Idaho made brief speeches
on the bill.
Mr.. Fulton then addressed the senate
and in a legal argument opposed the
house bill without a court review fea-
ture. The principal point he desired to
make in his speech, said Mr.. Fulton,
was that it was not necessary to the
validity of the bill that it contain
specific provision for d court review.
In a brief colloquy with Mr. Teller
it was stated by Mr.. Fulton that he
desired to limit the court review to the
constitutional right of the carrier.
Court Review Amendment
Mr.. Long then offered the court re-
view amendment agreed upon at the
White House conference Saturday as
follows:
THAT all orders of the commission
except all orders for the payment of
money shall take effect within such
reasonable time as shall be prescribed
by the commission and shall continue
for such period of time not exceeding
two years, as shall be prescibed in the
order of the commission, unless sooner
set aside by the commission or sus-
pended or set aside in a suit brought
against the commission in circuit
court of the United States sitting as a
court of equity for the district wherein
any carrier, complainant in said suit
has its principal operating office, and
jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon
the circuit courts of the United States
to hear and determine in any such suit
whether the order complained of was
beyond the authority of the commits
sion or in violation of the rights of the
constitution"
Mr.. Nelson followed with an argu-
ment to show that the omission of
provision for review would not under
the proposed law be unconstitutional.
Senator Platt today presented to the
senate a joint resolution adopted by the
lpliG1atl1rn
states to cooperate in endeavoring to
amend the constitution of the United
States to more effectually punish and
prohibit polygamy.
Senator Elliins assured the president
today that with the limited rate re-
view amendment agreed on Saturday
at a conference at the White House
the Hepburn bill would be reasonably
satisfactory to him.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Ohio More Hopeful
ata

COLUMBUS, O., April 2.-Notwith-
standing the expressed determination
of the majority of the coal mine owners
to grant an advance in wages to their
miners, the prospects of averting a pro-
tracted strike in the Ohio fields seemed
considerably more hopeful tonight
Today's developments appear to leave
little doubt as to the course that will
be pursued by the executive board of
the Ohio Mine Workers when it meets
tomorrow to determine the policy it
shall follow in this state with reference
to the signing of contracts. President
Green of the Ohio Mine Workers or
ganization, who oppose,. the Perry res
olution at he indianapolis convention,
authorizing the signing of contracts
with any operators who agree to pay
the 1903 scale, said today that he would
waive his personal views and conform
his action to the spirit of the Perry
Continued on Page Eight
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
KAISER PROVIDES
BEAUX FOR GIRLS
BY Associated Press.


CREFELDT, Germany, April g.
When Emperor Wilhelm visited Gre
feldt in 1903, a group of girls COM
planned to His Majesty that they had
no dancing partners and begged him
to send a regiment of cavalry here.
The emperor promised to do so and to-
day regiment of Hussars arrived here
from Dusseldorf. and with it came the
emperor, who had decided to take part
in the regiments reception.
The young women of the city en-
Enthusiastically acclaimed the soldiers,
and handed the staff officers heaps of
floral offerings for His Majesty. The
latter, replying to the mayors speech
of welcome, said:
81 have kept my word. Today l
have given the town it's garrison, and
the young ladies their partners"
The emperor's remarks were greeted
with cheers.
The city, which is the center of the
silk and velvet industry, was gaily
decorated for the occasion, mile of
the principal streets being hung with
decorations Of velvet and silk.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Situation Expected
Will Improve
Very Rapidly
Mitchell Claims More
Than 100000 Get
1908 Scale
Almost Total Suspension In Anthracite
Region-Southweste Bituminous
Miners on Strike-Affairs in
Ohio Are More Hopeful
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 2.-The eve on the
second meeting of the committee rep
resenting the anthracite mine workers
and their employers finds the situation,
so far as the hard coal fields are con-
cerned, unchanged from that disclosed
in the communications that have been
passed between the contending forces
and which have been made public.
Neither miner nor operator tonight
could venture a prediction as to the out
come. Both sides are hopeful, how
ever, and there is a feeling that some
way out of the difficulty will be found.
President Mitchell arrived here to-
night from indianapolis and established
quarters at the Ashland house. He was
accompanied by a secretary and Thomas
Haggerty of the Central Pennsylvania
district of the Miners union, who is a
member of the international executive
board. None of the district leaders
would be quoted as to the situation as
shown by the first days suspension, but
they all admitted privately that the
utmost harmony prevails in the region
and that rumors that thousands of men
would not obtain the suspension order
have proved groundless. They report
that the only colliery working full
handed is the Peoples Coal company's s
Oxford plant in the northern field,
which Is run almost exclusively by nom
union men. The charter of the local
union 1t this colliery was annulled
some time ago. The washeries that
We're in operation today employ, the
district leaders say, only small num-
Der of men, and they are not we'll or
ganized.
Tomorrows meeting between sub
committee of the miners and the oper-
ators will be held at noon probably in
the offices of the Central Railroad COM
pany of New Jersey, and it is believed
will be of short udrat ton 1t is believed
that nothing will be definitely agreed
upon.
President Mitchell said today that
more than 100000 soft coal miners had
already been granted the 1903 scale
and it is predicted that by the end of
the week fully sixty per cent of the
bituminous workers will have been
given the 5.55 advance in wages. He
thought that within forty-five days
every soft coal mine where the men
are organized will be working on a
union basis.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
DISEASE SPREAD
BY RARE TIMBER
snecIal to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
BOSTON, April $50 strange an
effect has a rare wood brought from the
Philippines to the Cambridge Furniture
factory had on the employees that
twenty-six have been made ILL., Those
persons had inhaled the dust or their
hands had come in contact with the
wood. Its effect was asthmatic, and a
very irritating rash broke out on the
arms or wherever there was perspira-
ton.
The wood, known as tonquin. is dark
in color and resembles English oak,
with nearly the same grain, and is full
of beautiful figures which sparkle in
places like silver when placed in a
strong light.
The wood caused so much trouble the
firm has refused to have any more in
the factory.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
WESTERN PACIFlC'S MOVE
Asks New Route Through Oakland,
Probably to Make Stronger Point
Over Southern Pacific
Rv Associated Press.

OAKLAND. April 2.-The Western
Pacific tonight presented an applica-
tion to the city council asking for a
franchise down Filbert street from
Third to First. The present franchise
runs down Third street to Union street,
thence to Front, crossing but one
Southern Pacific track.
The new franchise is said to be an
emergency move to make the Western
Pacific's position in the battle now
being waged with the Southern Pacific
more secure. 1t would give the West
ern a more direct route to the water
front and to the proposed terminal on
the federal property on the training
wall to the south of the Southern Pa
cific freight yards.
It could also avoid crossing the
Southern Pacific's net work of tracks
at Chestnut street.
The application was referred to a
committee.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
MASTODON'S EYE
is SET IN GOLD
REMARKABLE FIND OF MINER IN
ALASKA
Monster Skull Dug Up
Near Dawson and Sixteen Hum
dred Dollar Metal Grave
Discovered
Special to The Herald.

TACOMA, April 2.-In the eye socket
Of the skull of a huge mastodon un-
earthed in Forty-three Gold Run claim
near Dawson a few days ago was found
gravel that washed $1,000 in gold. NAL
colin Mcconnell, owner of the claim,
received the word today in a letter.
He had just arrived from San Fran
cisco on his wedding journey. Mr.. Nc
Connell and Miss Carrie Mcguire were
married in San Francisco a few days
ago.
Mcconnell has spennt most of the
past nine years in Alaska, where he has
been successful at mining. He came
out last fall, bringing a tusk and few
of the bones of mastodon, which have
been on exhibition. The letter received
from his men today said the remainder
of the bones of a mammoth had been
found and they tell of pocket of gold
found in the eye socket in the skull.
The bones will be shipped to Tacoma.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
HOUSE HAS BUSY DAY
Personal Liability Bill Passes-Cadets
Time for Examination
f3v Assncia ted Prass
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April Q. Chief
among the measures passed by the
house today was the so-called personal
liability bill which has been favored
by the army of railway employees
throughout the country and which
practically had a unanimous report
from the committee. Members of the
house showed great interest in the
measure, and had division been called
the bill would have had an almost
unanimous vote.
Another measure changing law which
excited a filbusteing opposition was
the bill permitting the fertilization of
sweet wines and levying a tax of three
cents a gallon on all wines thus
fortified.
A number of bills were passed under
suspension of the rules.
Mr. Needham of California then
called up the bill amending existing
laws relating to the fortifcation of
pure sweet wines. Mr.. Needham said
that the bill was to permit the dilution
of grape juice used in the manufac-
ture of brandy, define the produce
commonly known as grape brandy and
permit the use of small quantities of
water not in excess of 10 per cent of
the weight of the wine to be fortified.
IL also pldCGS IL ldN OF TWO CellLS OH
every gallon of wine thus fortified.
Mr.. Clark said the bill had nothing
to do with temperance, that it would
add to the consumption of wine.
The bill was passed, 1874 to 33
Pass Other Bills
Other bills passed were:
To make the law governing the an
pointment of cadets at Annapolis con-
form to that of appointments to West
Point. giving a year for preparation
for examination; forfeiting railroad
rights of way, plats for which have
been filed in the department of the
interior five years or more, and the
lines along which they have been built,
except that in cases where construc-
tion is now in progress.
The bill to incorporate the National
Educational society of the United
States was passed 140 to AZ, after a
spirited debate.
The bill to extend the irregulation act
to the state of Texas was taken up
but went over as unfinished business,
two hours to be devoted to it's con-
sideration.
A resolution calling upon the attor-
ney general for information as to, the
number and amounts of claims allowed
in favor of claimants and against the
United States, and the number and
amount of claims determined in favor
of the United States and the number
and amount of claims now pending,
growing out of the treaty with Spain;
also resolution requiring the attor-
Continued ON Page TwOl
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
STARVED JAPs HAVE FRIENDS
New York Red Cross to Raise Money
and Food-Harriman Offers
Free Transportation
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April --latest private
advices received from Japan have
shown famine conditions in Sendai and
the northern province to be so severe
that the New York Red Cross has de =
termned to raise not only money but
food in this country for the relief of the
starving Japanese. This decision was
reached at a meeting of the japanese
famine committee held tonight.
The committee decided to accept the
offer of E. H. Hartman, president of
the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
railroads, to transport 1000 tons from
any of the freight stations on his sys-
TENS to the Pacific coast and thence by
the Pacific Mail steamships to the Red
Cross of Japan.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
TEMBLOR LASTS
FOR FIVE HOURS
COLOMBIA HOLDS RECORD FOR
LONGEST SHOCK
Johns Hopkins Seismograph Records
Greatest Tcn1hior Ever Known.
Loses Violence as 1t Trav-
els North
Special to The Herald.

BALTIMORE, Md, April 2. - The
greatest earthquake in point of dura-
tion ever recorded by the seismograph
at Johns Hopkins university has been
impressed and developed on the film of
that machine.
The record showed that the shock
began January 81 last at 10:45 a. m.
and continued five hours. This time is
almost double the duration of the shock
which has held the record until this
time-the quake that occurred March
IS, 1902, at $3.50 p. m. from Guatemala
and which continued for three hours.
Records were also made at Toronto
and Victoria, B. c., of the earthquake
of January 81. The film from Toronto
recorded four and one-half hours, and
that of Victoria a duration of four
hours, showing that the shock lost il!
violence as it Travelled northward from
the coast of Colombia, where the orig
inal disturbance occurred.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
PLOT TO KILL ALFONSO
Spanish Officers Unearth Plan to De-
stroy Royal Family-Details
Are Closely Censored
Bv Associate Fress.

BY Associated fress.
MADRID. April /. via the frontier
The Spanish authorities have discov-
cred an anarchist plot at Lebria, twen-
ty-nine miles from Seville the notori-
Gus center of the Black Hands, to as
sassinate the royal family during the
visit of King Alfonso, the dowager
Queen Christina and the sister of the
king, the infanta Marai Teresa, to
Seville during holy week.
The censorship prevents the sending
of details regarding the conspiracy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Want Tyree's Scalp
BY Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, April "A meet
ing of the California directors of the
Continental Life Insurance and In
vestment company was scheduled for
today, but only five members attend
ed, the number being two short of
quorum. The avowed purpose of the
meeting was to retire President Tyree
from office.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Killed Child by Wagon

By Associate ! Press.
SAN JOSE, Cal, April 2.-William
Tedesco, the 7-year-old son of Matteo
Tedesco, residing on Park avenue, was
run over by a lumber team this after
noon in front of the house and in
stantly killed. He attempted to climb
into the wagon and fell under the
wheels, one of which crushed his skull.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Captains Wife Drowned
Rv Assnciated Press


SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.-Mrs.
O'Brien. wife of the captain of the
headlong from the vessels deck into
the bay last night by the rolling of the
craft and was drowned. Her body was
recovered this morning from a pile
of rocks under the wharf.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
PART |

PART
Goal is making history.
2-Gimore says al stand pat"
3-LandsIides cut theater dates
4--Editorial.
5-City news.
6-7-CIassified advertisements.
a-TheatricaI news.
PART II
1-Busch may buy Venice resort
2-Sports.
3-The rat 1t was that died.
4-Markets.
5.6-7-PubIc advertising.
s-Southern California news.
EASTERN
Coal wage scale situation very little
changed,
Dowie suspended from his own church
and criticized by men friends.
Wiley Mexican adventurer entraps
wealthy widows.
FOREIGN
Moroccan conference now turns light
upon Jews.
Russia enticijates attack from Chinese
in far east.
French coal miners on strike dynamite
house
COAST
Mrs. LIE Doux is quickly indicted for
murder of A. S. McVicar.
Deputy sheriff from San Bernardino
goes to get Scotty.
Landsldes on Southern Pacific delay
trains and make passengers walk
LOCAL
silas S. Duntley, the Antelope valley
rancher, is acquitted of cattle steal
ing.
j. Mcmillan is now acting superin
tendent of transportation of the Los
Angeles Interurban and Pacific Elec-
trio railways.
Miss L4awton, despite sprained ankle
carries her role at the Belasco.
Postmaster Flint puts ON sixteen
more carriers.
Long Beach minister says Rocke-
Teller is a voluptuous ogre.
Coursers lose habeas corpus case.
Franchise sponsor Gilmore talks
back at the council.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
CHILD LABOR BILL PASSES
Iowa Legislature Directs Fire at De-
partment Stores-Children
Under 16 Are Affected
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa, April 2.-The
child labor law bill passed the house
today and with the governors signature
already assured will become law.
The law is directed at department
stores particularly and compels them to
furnish chairs for employees.
All children under 16 are prohibited
from injurious employment.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Dahomey King Privileged
Rv Associated Press.

FORT DE FRANCE, Island of Mar
Unique, April 2.-Behanseien, former
king of Dahomey, who was exiled to
Martinique when the French subju-
gated his country in 1894 sailed for
Bordeaux on board the steamer Mar
tinique. He has been given permls-
sion by the French government to re-
side at Blidah, in Algeria. Behanseien's
son was one of the victims of the
eruption of Mount Pelee in 1902.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
Prison Life Too Tame

LAWTON, Okla, April 2.-Geronimo
the aged Apache warrior today Joined
a wild west show for the season. with
the consent of the war department.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
eermanY,s Bio Warshlp

KEEL, Germany, April 2.-The gov
ernment has placed an order with the
Krupp-Germania works for battleship
of $4,000 tons.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
SWIFT MAN KILLED IN AUTO
E. o. Cowng Has Fatal Accident in
PhiIade phia-Wife Not Ex-
pected to Live
By Associated Press.

C55.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2. - While
riding in an automobile through Havre-
ford, a suburb today, T.. o. Cowing
was killed and his wife was so seriously
injured that her death is expected.
Mr.. Cowing failed to observe a rope
that had peen stretched across the road
near q building operation. The machine
ran into it, then swerved and crashed
into a telegraph pole and upset, crush
ing its occupants.
Mr.. Cowing was formerly Philadelphia
manager for Swift & company.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California; Fair and
warmer Tuesday; light north
winds. Maximum temperature in
Los Angeles yesterday, 62 de-
grees; minimum, SO degrees