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Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
BIGELOW DEFIEs
CANAL COMMITTEE
REFUSES THE INFORMATION
DEMANDED
Declines to Furnish Names Of Enai-
neers He Claims Would Not
Accept Situations on
the Isthmus
BY Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-Poultnev
Blgelow. the magazine writer. whose
arraignment Of the administration and
management OF the isthmian canal af-
fairs in an article published in the In
dependent. was denounced by Secretary
of War Taft, proved to be a contuma.-
cious witness before the senate commit
tee on interoceanic canals today. and
involved the committee in n contro-
versy which caused two executive ses-
sions and must be considered again
tomorrow before action can be taken.
The recalcitrancy OF the witness was
shown as the result of a statement by
him that many eminent engineers had
declined to accept the employment of
the government because of physical
conditions on the isthmus. The COM
mittee demanded the names Of such
engineers and Mr.. Bigelow declined to
give them on the ground that to do
so would be to violate confidence and
subject these persons to embarrass-
ments. He intimated that the dis
pleasure of the administration would
be exhibited in such manner that Their.
regulations would be worth nothing
after the official replies had been con-
cluded."
Two opportunities were given Mr..
Bigelow to answer, but he persisted in
mis- refusal. Senator Morgan, who
conducted the last examination, warned
the witness in such manner as to conn
init the committee to punishment OF
the witness If he continued to bring
himself into contempt, but the advice
was of no avail and the doors were
n tt,z.A
executive session it developed that the
committee was agreed that the Of
tense of Mr.. Bigelow was of such a
nature that there could be no doubt
of the committees power to have him
dealt with summarily.
Senators Knox, Hopkins and Morgan
favored a certification of his recall
citrancy to the vice president for sub
mission of the case to United States
Attorney Baker for the district of COL
umbia. This course met opposition
from Senators German and Simmons
on the ground that it would prevent
further examination of the witness on
other subjects mentioned in the mag,
azine article, which makes charges
against the canal management.
Urge Action Against BlgeIow
Several members of the committee
! said that Mr.. Bigelow's usefulness as a
witness was at an end, and urged and
argued so vehemently against any de-
lay in proceeding against Mr.. BigeIow
that Senator German and Senator
Simmons declared that their purpose
seemed to be to interfere with the
thorough Investigation of the affairs of
the canal which was ordered by the
senate.
When it was apparent there could
be no action today motion to adjourn
nor iAI
This was with the understanding
that the record of t9day's hearing
should be printed and in the hands of
the committee at tomorrow's meeting.
Mr.. Bigelow was commanded to hold
(Continued on Page rwol
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
MIKADO'S ENVOY
IN Los ANGELES
FINANCIER VISITS BIG CITIES
ON CONTINENT
Japan's Special Commissioner Taka-
hashl, Too Diplomatic to Talk,
Admits That He Is Hur-
rying Home

korekiyo Takahashi, member of the
house of peers, vice governor of the
Bank of Japan and special financial
commissioner Of the imperial govern
ment of Japan, arrived in Los Angeles
In the private car Texas" over the
Southern Pacific railroad yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. Takahashi left this morning for
San Francisco and from there will sail
Immediately for Japan. He has been
IN Europe for several months and
visited various continental cities,
among them being Paris and London.
When seen in his car at the Arcade
station last night the commissioner
begged TO be excused, but finally gave
permission that his secretary might be
interviewed, after admitting that he
was hurrying home
When questioned as to whether their
visit to Europe had anything to do
with securing loans for the Japanese
government, the secretary only smiled
and said that their trip was entirely of
business nature.
Mr.. Takahashi has only been in
America since December 30. when he
landed in New York city, and his Sec
retary said last night that their visit
to this country was not of an official
nature and that they were only pass
ing through America on their way to
their native land.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
MANY LIVES ARE
SAVED BY A BOY
TRACK WALKERS SON AVERTs
SERIOUS WRECK
Flags Train at Risk Of His Own Safety
and Prevents II Striking
BouIder-GiVen Big
Purse
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
RENO, New, Jan. 1S.--But for the
brave act Of John Calhoun, the six
teen-year-old son of Track Walker Ed
Calhoun Of the Virginia & Truckee
railroad. the local between Virgin and
Reno would have been wrecked yes
terday afternoon near American Flat
tunnel and many passengers would
have lost their lives.
The boy discovered a rock Weighing
at least ton on the track which at
that point skirts a deep ravine He
sent John to flag the train which was
due in few moments. The boy had
no flag but running up the track
about an eighth Of a mile, he pulled
off his coat and waved it.
The engineer thought it was boyish
prank and did not slow down until the
lads life was imperiled.
The passengers collected purse of
considerable value for the boy and the
train was delayed until the rock was
blasted from the track.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
AR0USES IRE OF JEWS
Principal of Brooklyn School in the
Hebrew Section Accused of
Outstanding Pupils
By Associated Press.

Dy ASSOCldleu FIeS5.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-For four hours
last night Frank F. Harding, principal
of public school No. 141 in Brooklyn.
was put through a rigid examination
on charge of systematically chris
tianizing his pupils,' rs per cent of
whom are said to be Hebrews.
The excitement reached such a pitch
that the chairman threatened to call
the police to clear the room of every
person but those directly concerned
The charge was made in writing and
signed by the heads of sixty families,
all Hebrews. 1t was said that Prlnci-
pal Harding read the Bible, spoke of
Christ and held holy pictures on the
wall.
one little girl testified that the princi-
pal said every person but a hypocrite
believed in Christ. The principal adj
mitted part of the charge; he denied
the rest. He said he read quotations
from the scriptures, but not from the
Bible, the quotations being In a small
book entitled Gems of Wisdom" He
did not deny that there might be a
few holy pictures on the walls.
Did You read the Lords Prayer to
the children?" the attorney for those
making the charges asked.
NO the principal answered with
enthusiasm. II know the Lords Prayer
and recited 1t to the children"
The hearing is to be continued to-
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
TO EXCLUDE CONSERVATIVES
Steps Are Taken to Remove Tubercu-
Ious Children From WASH
lngton Schools
Nv Assoclated Press.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The first
decisive step toward excluding victims
of pulmonary tuberculosis from the
public schools was taken by the board
of education last night. when that
body instructed all principals and
teachers to report the names of "sus-
poets" to Superintendent Cooley. The
board called upon Superintendent
Cooley to notify the parents or guard
fans of the children suspected and also
to direct the child study department
to examine each such child.
The child study department in turn
was ordered to report the result of the
examination in each case to the COM
mittee on school management. 1t is
left with the committee whether or not
to exclude the pupil from the regular
public school classes. A large number
of the board members believe means
should be provided to give victims of
the disease educational opportunities
equal to those enjoyed by the healthy
child. AS a result a recommendation
calling for segregation will be made as
soon as data has been collected re-
garding the number afflicted
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
DELEGATES AGREE ON
QUESTION OF CONTRABAND
MOROCCO CoNFEREES HOLD A
PRIVATE SESSION
Proposition Is Submitted by Spain,
Designed to Reconcile Differences
Between France and Germany.
RadiWitz Immediately Accepts
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
ALGECIRAS, Jan. 1S.-The delegates
to the Moroccan conference held a
private session lasting two hours this
afternoon. The session resulted prac-
tically in an agreement on the main
lines of a plan for the repression of
Contraband entering Morocco. 1t was
feared that this question of contra
band might lead to F'ranco-G German
tension as to who would carry out the
repressive measures proposed, but this
situation happily appears to have been
avoided. The only divergence was a
statement made by the Moroccan dele
gates that they could not permit the
repression of the hunting for arms
without first referring the matter to
the sultan.
The delegates were in accord upon
the need Of all the powers, assisted by
Morocco, in passing laws penalizing the
introduction of contraband. This fol-
lowed a proposition submitted by Spain
which was designed to reconcile the
difference between France and Ger
many.
The Spanish proposition comprised
eight articles, the sixth of which point
ed out that France and Spain, having
territory contiguous to Morocco, should
be charged with the surveillance of
contraband along their respective from
tiers. When the Duke of Almodovar
read this article Herr Won Radiwitz
Immediately rose and said that 1t would
meet with the approval of Germany.
The French delegates expressed
themselves as highly gratified with
the attitude of Herr Won Radiwitz as
1t had been anticipated that Germany
would be likely to raise difficulties
concerning the control of the frontier.
A committee of five was appointed
to study and report on final project
at the session to be held Saturday.
Todays meeting has strengthened
the feeling that the results of the
conference will be satisfactory One
danger in the conference is consid-
cred to be in the stiff attitude of
Great Britain. France, 1t seems, is
disposed to discuss with Germany the
basis of an agreement, but whether
Great Britain will favor such an agree
ment Is not known. However, nearly
every one thinks that the longer the
preliminaries are kept up. the less will
be the danger and that time alone will
aid in harmonizing the various differ
ences.
Active telegraphing is going on be-
tween the ambassadors and their re-
Spective capitals.
something of a hutter was caused
among the dplomatists today by the
news that smallpox exists here Rear
Admiral Sigsbee, who learned this
fact from the authorities at Gibraltar,
issued an order forbidding anyone be-
longing to his squadron to go ashore.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
REUNITED AFTER BEING
SEPARATED SINCE 1845
BROTHERS. LONG SEARCH FOR
EACH OTHER REWARDED
The Fact That One Was Mistaken for
the Other on the Street Brings
Them Together - Were Living
Only Five Blocks Apart
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1S.-By being mis-
taken for his brother, whom he had not
seen for sixty years, DR.. James E.
Morrison has been united with the sur
viving members of his family, not one
of whom he has heard from since he
left his fathers home in Buffalo, N.
Y, when eight years old.
Since 1S45 the brothers have made
constant but vain efforts to find each
other. The end OF their long separa-
tion was brought about by their re-
markable likeness.
DIR. Morrison lives within five blocks
of his brother, John c. Morrison, in
Chicago, but neither was aware of the
fact until yesterday when the doctor,
who was walking near his home, was
accosted by a woman who addressed
him as Grandpa"
You must have made mistake, I"
he said.
The woman scrutinized him closely.
why" she exclaimed, "this must be
grandpas lost brother"
'I have a brother whom am hunt
ing for" said DR.. Morrison.
What is the name?"
After explanations had been made,
the woman, who was Mrs. Christina
Morrison, daughter-in-law of John
Morrison, took DIR. Morrison to the
home OF Martin N. Clark, another
member of the family. John was sent
for, and the rest of the day the two
brothers spent telling "reminiscences
and trying to grasp the fact that they
had found each other.
John Morrison has ten children, all
of whom live in Chicago These, with
Mrs. Eliza Newman, a sister, DIR. Nor
Il I.
Sim OF Topeka, Kan. Mrs. Hattie
Steele of Chicago and George e. Nor
rison of Grand Rapids, Mich, and an
aggregate of twenty-seven grandchil-
dren, will make up a family reunion
which will take place Sunday.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
TO KILL PURPLE SCALE
California Orange Trees Sent to
China and Bring Back Live
Parasites
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1S.-Some
months ago a parasite which kills the
purple scale, a deadly foe of orange
trees in Southern California, was found
III China. Many of it's eggs were sent
to this city by an agent of the state
horticultural department of California,
hut unfortunately the eggs did not
hatch.
This failure suggested an attempt to
bring the parasites here alive and in
shape to do business, so a number of
orange trees were shipped to China
from this state and upon their arrival
there they were transported several
hundred miles into the interior to the
province that is the home of the enemy
of the purple scale. There the para
site made it's home in the imported
trees, which were then taken back to
the seacoast and after a time were
placed on the last steamer in good con-
dttion after their long journey by sea
and land, and are now being watched
with constant care.
If the parasites on them live and
thrive, the problem of relief for the
Southern California orange groves has
been solved. If not, second shipment
of trees to China will be made.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
TO COMPLETE SEA WALL
Supreme Court Sustalns Act Author.
lzing Its Construction at
San Francisco
By Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1S.-The su-
preme court this afternoon handed
down decision which is of great i'm
portance to San Francisco as it means
that funds will soon be available for
the completion of the sea wall. The
court sustained the validity of the So
called sea wall act passed by the legis-
lature in March, 1903, which authorized
the state board of harbor commission
ers to issue $4,000, 900 in bonds to COM
plete the San Francisco sea wall.
The harbor commissioners proceeded
to issue bonds under this act but Stats
Treasurer Reeves refused to approve
the issue. The commissioners there
upon applied to the supreme court for
a writ Of mandate to compel the state
treasurer to sign the bond issue. The
court by its decision today directs the
state treasurer to sign the bonds. Il
Is understood that the harbor commits
sion will now issue bonds under the act,
from time to time, until the full ST.
100000 is on the market.
Charles Speer, president of the har-
Dor commissioners, said this afternoon:
This gives us $2,0O0O00 with which
to complete the sea wall from Channel
street to Howard street, with the
necessary docks, piers and the like.
We shall issue the bonds only as the
money is needed. The action brought
against the state treasurer was, of
course, a friendly suit to establish be-
yond any question the validity of the
bonds. The bonds that will be issued
at once amount to $250,000. These Sc
curities run twenty years and bear in
terest at 4 per cent.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
18 KILLED IN
MINE DISASTER
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN WEST
VIRGINIA
Accident Occurs at Noon Hour--At
Any other Time Of the Day
Hundreds Would Have
Perished
BY Associate l Press.

BY Associate Press.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. Jan. 49,
Eighteen men are believed to have been
killed I'm a terrific explosion today in
one of the mines of the Detroit e. Kan
awha Coal company at Detroit, on
Paint creek, this county, twenty miles
from here.
The explosion occurred at 12:3C
o'clock. Had it been either before OF
after the noon hour the death list
would have been still more appalling
as hundreds of men would have been
killed. The force of the explosion was
so great that the hills trembled. Tons
of wreckage and debris was hurled
from the mouth of the mine, blocking
the entrance and making the work OF
rescue difficult.
The first body reached was that OF
j. 2. Neal, which was discovered LOT
yards from the entrance.
The mine superintendent says that
the other men were working much
farther back than Neal and he has
no hope of reaching them until tomor-
row morning. Even though the I1ner
survived the explosion, it is almost
certain that they will fall victims tc
the deadly afterdamp. The cause OF
the explosion is not yet fully de-
termined, but it is believed that blast
ignited the dust which accumulated
in the mines.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
TRIAL OF BEEF
MAGNATES OPENS
LEADING PACKERS AMONG THE
DEFENDANTS
Their Claim In Present Issue Is That
They Are Immune Because Forced
to Testify Against
Themselves
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 1S.-The trial of the
special pleas of ]. Ogden Armour and
the other packers and attorneys now
under Indictment for conspiracy to
restrain trade and commerce was
opened late today before Judge Hum
phrey In the United States district
court. Among the defendants in court
at the opening of the case were J.
Ogden Armour, Charles w. Armour, r.
j. Connors, Edward Norris Charles r.
Swift Edward Swift, Edward Cudahy
and A. H. Veeder.
The issue in the present case is the
contention Of the packers that the gov
ernment should not prosecute them un-
der the indictments found because they
are entitled to immunity under a sec
tion of the law which grants freedom
from prosecution to any person who is
compelled to produce discriminating
evidence against himself. 1t is claimed
by the packers that they were COM
PEELED by Commissioner of Corpora
tions Garfield to give such evidence,
and that they were moreover promised
immunity by him. The result of the
hearing which began today will de-
termine whether or not the government
has the right to proceed to trial under
the indictments returned against the
packers,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
CHARGE AGAINST WHALERS
Sailor Accuses Officers of the John
and Winthrop of Extreme
Brutality
BY Assoclated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. ia search
ing investigation is being made by
United States Shipping Commissioner
G. f. Bassett and Deputy Collector
John T. Farley regarding the alleged
brutality of officers of the whaler John
and Winthrop during the recent Voy-
age of the vessel to the waters of the
North Pacific.
The charges were made by Hub
Dirksewager secretary of the board
of trade of Holland, who alleges that
his son. who shipped as a sailor on
the vessel was harpooned by the mate
of the whaler, A. S. Hitler of Oakland,
and that the crew was starved and
beaten by Hitler and Captain Shorey.
The charges were transmitted to Col
lector Stratton by President Roose-
welt, and today the hearing of evidence
regarding the alleged cruelties was be-
gun. MARTIN Dirksewager. the young
sailor whose father made the complaint,
testified that he had been treated with
extreme brutality and on one occasion
had been struck with a harpoon by
First Mate Hitler. The hearing will
occupy several days.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
ACCUSES UNCLE
OF PRESIDENT
U. S. CIRCUIT COURT MAKES
GRAVE CHARGES
Declares That Col. Robert 3. Roose-
Welt ls Solely Responsible for
Wreeklng Holland Build
Ing Association
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Jan 1s.-The United
States circuit court of appeals in an
opinion holds that Col Robert B.
Roosevelt, uncle of the president, is
solely responsible for the wrecking OF
the Holland Building association of
New York. The decision handed down
today declares that Col. Robert B.
Roosevelt has been guilty of a de-
liberate act Of "spoiation" to the ex-
tent of $127,9S4.
The language of the opinion is harsh
and arraigns Roosevelt for having be-
trayed the financial relations between
him and his business associates and
for having violated his duty in not
protecting the interests of the Holland
Building association, which was
stripped of every dollar" through
division holds the uncle of the presi-
dent solely responsible.
The complainant is I1lbert A. Brinck-
erhoff, a stakeholder in the ruined
Holland Building association. His spe-
cific complaint Is that Roosevelt sold
the Holland Building association to the
Holland Trust company for securities
which later proved absolutely worth
less.
Roosevelt at that time was president
of the Holland Building association
and the Holland Trust company. The
purchase price agreed upon was $685.
900, but the Holland Building associa-
tion, 1t is alleged, never saw any of
the money. 1t received instead Sc
curities of doubtful value" in enter
prises that Roosevelt was trying to
float
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
FIGHTING TO GUST SMooT
Eighty Volumes of Women's Sigma
lures to Be Presented In
the House
BY Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Jan. Is. - Eighty
volumes containing the signatures of
American women who desire to see
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah ousted
from the United States senate will be
sent to Washington this week. Six
months ago the National League of
Womens Organizations sent an appeal
to every state in the union asking the
women to help in the fight against
Smoot by signing a memorial to the
United States senate asking the ex-
pulsion of Senator Smoot on the ground
that he pledged his first allegience to
the Mormon hierarchy, thus setting it
above the United States government.
The question of polygamy is not raised.
The eighty volumes are to be dis
tributed among the senators and the
protest they represent will be presented
by Senator Burrows of Michigan, Then
each senator in turn will present the
signatures from his state.
The names of New York women fll
seven volumes, of Pennsylvania six
volumes, of Ohio four, of Iowa three,
of Illinois three and of other states
from one to three. All OF the western
and southern states, 1t is said, sent
long lists of names. excepting Utah. in
which state only AIS signatures were
secured.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
TRY TO CAUSE BANK RUNS
Unidentified Persons Telephone De.
positors in Chicago, Warming Them
to Withdraw Funds
By Associated Press.

by Associated PreSS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1S.-Complaint has
been made at several banks that de-
pcsitors are being called by telephone
and advised by persons whose identity
is not known to withdraw their de-
posits from the institution. The de-
positor is told with much evidence of
concern that he had better get his
money out of the particular institution
in which he happens to have it lodged
Depositors in three Of the richest banks
i'll the city have been given this un-
solicited advice.
John H. Mitchell, president of the
Illinois Trust & Savings bank, said
yesterday:
This business is to me inexplicable.
There is absolutely no occasion for
alarm and the persons telephoning or
advising depositors to take their money
out of the banks are either foolish or
malicious. We have been trying to
run down the source Of these stories.
Three banks have had the expert
ence with their depositors. There
should be some way to put an end to
these unwarranted efforts to frighten
timid persons"