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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
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, ERECT GAS TANKS
GREATER THAN
FLATfORN BUILDING

8 BY Associated Press. 4
o NEW YORK, Dec. 5.--The Rrat
@ Of the great tanks Of the Con-
q soIidntcd Gas company Mt Astoria,
@ l.. l., has been completed and Is Z
o now In operation.
o This marks the opening of the Z
@ greatest gns plant in the world. Z
@ There will he Ave other tanks Of Z
@ equal capacity when the system is (
@ completed. Each tank has cnpn- (
q city of i5,OOO,OOO cubic feet. when (
o all six are In operation the plant &
@ can produce OO,OOO,OOO cubic feet Of (
@ gns. Each of the tanks cost in the
@ neighbOrhoOd of sI,OOO,OOO. (
q When fully extended the tanks {
@ are only fifteen feet lower than
o the Flat Iron building. Each g
. holder In 26O feet high and 800 feet {
@ In diameter.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
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. FRENCH OLIVE OIL
3 INDUSTRY ASKS
. ron PROTECTION

o BY Associated Press.
o PARIS, Dec. 5.--COtton seed and
. cotton seed oil, Of which there Is
@ nm enormous importation from
@ America, are threatened with al
@ most prohibitOry duties.
9 The subject is being pressed for
o consideration not only NJ new
o source of revenue but ON the de-
o mand of the olive oil industry for
o protection against cotton seed oil,
o which is extensively replacing
o olive oil.
q The customs commission Of the
@ chamber of deputies had decided (
q TO propose rider TO the budget (
o increasing the tariff Of cotton seed
% 10 o francs and the duty on cotton (
@ seed oil TO II francs per 100 kiIo-
@ grams.
@ The commerce commission of the
q chamber has protested against the
o inclusion of the proposed new (
@ duties in the budget.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
WHERE THE PRESIDENT ERRED
President Altman Put All Facts at
MetcaIf's Disposal
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Sin an in
terview today President Altman of the
board of education said:
with all due Difference to President
Roosevelt | must say that it surprises
me that, with all the instances of
detail of information furnished Victor
FL, Metcalf who came to San Fran
cisco as the special representative of
the president in this matter and who,
upon his return to Washington, must
have undoubtedly placed all of this
information at the disposal of the chief
executive of this country, there should
be such display of ignorance on the
part of President Roosevelt as to state
i'm his message that Japanese pupils
are barred from the public schools of
this city.
"This would lead people outside Of
San Francisco TO believe that we re-
fused an education to the Japanese
children. japanese children have, not
been excluded from the public schools
of san Francisco. This impression al
ready gone forth that the Japanese
children were indeed excluded from
our local institutions of learning, arises
from the fact that a section OF the
school law of the state of California,
providing for a separate school for
these children. has been put into force
and effect.
"In other words, far from barring
the Japanese children from the public
schools OF San Francisco the board Of
education has merely said to them;
ATTEND this particular school and
there find all of the advantages and
facilities which are provided for our
own white children
A"rhe board of education holds that
the government has no authority In
the matter over the schools OF Cali
fornla nor any other state AS proof
OF this we refer to the tenth amend
ment Of the constitution of the United
states The control of our schools, We
(COntinsed on Page Two.)
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
CHICAGO WOMEN
DESP0IL FLATS
BY Associated Pre- SIS.

by ASSOclRECQ PreS SIS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-The mystery of
score or more oe flat burglaries on
the north side was solved in the arrest
of Mrs. Elsie Klein and Mrs. Margaret
Nagle, two married women with chill
dren. Stolen goods to the value of
$4,000 were recovered, but the value of
the property taken by the two women
during the last two years is estimated
at over $4,000.
Mrs. Klein is the mother of four chill
dren, the youngest of which is IA
months old and the elder years. Mrs.
Nagle has one child, a boy 2 years old.
Frequent complaints had been made
of burglarieG in the neighborhoods
inhabited by well-to-do working peo-
pie. In every instance the robbery was
committed in the afternoon while the
family was away from home, and no
trace of ingress or exit could be found.
Detective Phil Weinrich noticed Mrs.
Klein approached ever,i small fiat
buildings. knock loudly at the door,
listen intently and then walk away. In
each instance some one came to the
door in response to he knocks.
At one place no one answered the
knock at the door. and then Mrs. Klein
was seen to take a key from her
pocketbook and open the door. She re-
mained inside for an hour. When she
came out she had bundle under her
arm. The detective quickly captured
her. Then he examined the bundle and
found miscellaneous stolen property.
He also found an elaborate set of skel-
eton keys in her pocket.
Mrs Klein made a full confession,
duplicating . RS. Nagel. WHO was ar
rested half an hour later in her own
house.
Part of the property was found in
the two womens rooms.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
OIL
MAGNATES
SERVED
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 5.-The clerk OF
the United States circuit court here
today received notification from the
United States marghal's office i'm New
York that service lad been ordered on
John d. Rockefeller and others in the
government suit against the STANDARD
Oil company, recently filed in ST. Louis.
In addition to Rockefeller the follow
ing joint defendants with him were
served: H. H. Rogers, William Rookie
feller, John d. Archibold, Henry NJ
Flagler and oliver H. Payne. They
will be required to enter an appearance
here.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
Shea Devised Scheme
of Hurting Eggs
at Tea1nSterS
Break Legs and Arms
Of Strike Breakers"
Was Command
Startling Exposure of Methods Used
in Chicago Labor Trouble Made
by slugger Who Turned
States Evidence
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-A startling ex-
posure of the methods employed in the
teamsters' strike was given in the trial
of Cornelius B. Shea and his fellow
leaders before Judge Ball, in the crimi-
nal court today when Joseph Schultz,
an alleged slugger, who with Albert
Young turned states evidence, was on
the stand as a witness for the state.
Schultz declares that Shea told him
to break the legs and arms of the strike
negro strike breakers.
When this means of bringing about
definite results did not work satisfac-
torily Schultz asserted that Shea
ordered the hired pickets to throw eggs
filled with acids at the horses and
driver 'ey non-union men.
Schultz was asked by Assistant
States Attorney Miller:
What did Mr.. 1ea say concerning
the negroes?"
"He said break their legs or their
arms so they won't be able to work"
DO you remember in the early part
of April, 1906, seeing three negroes COM
ing out of the alley bac,- of the store
of Montgomery Ward & Coz"
Yes replied Schultz, II saw the
men, and Shea was there. AS they
passed us Shea said to me: There is
one of the finks. Get lin when he gets
g. little further II We caught him q
| block away and slugged him. A man
named Scully was with me-"
Business Agent Busy
After that where did .-ou go?"
81 went down 20 South Water street.
/ We saw some finks' and followed them
to a street car in Wabash avenue. I
saw there Jerry Mccarthy, the busi-
ness agent of the Truck Drivers union,
on the car and told him He said:
," Get one of them if you cam / took
the car brake and beat one of them up.
After that we went to the barn of
Montgomery Ward G. Co.
What did .'ou do there?"
I'VE threw a few bricks
Did you ever talk with Shea con-
cerning the delivery of coal?"
ST did about ten days after the date
I have told you about. 1t was at the
picket on Madison street. Shea said
that attempts might be made to deliver
coal to Montgomery Ward & Co. and
we had better be sent there. Tom
Finn picked out fifteen men and tolN
us to get busy and do something in the
work.
1--WE hung around until about 4
o'clock in the morning and went back
to headquarters"
Schultz later in the afternoon said
that during the strike the strikers and
pickets were hurling things filled with
vitriol and other acids at horses in
the streets to make them run away
He said sometimes syringes were used
to squirt the acid.
"They gave us the acid at picket
headquarters, he said.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
COUSINS, NOT SISTERS,
IN SUICIDE PACT
BY Associated Pross.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec SIT devel-
oped today that the two girls known as
Ida and Minnie Hill, who committed
suicide I'm this city last evening by in
haling gas, were not sisters, but eous-
ins, and that their names were Ida A -
Erickson and Minnie Mattson.
The parents of the girls reside at or
near Quincy. Ore.
The two girls, with their sisters,
Hilda Erickson and, Pearl Mattson,
come to Portland some time ago and
earned preearious living. Hilda Err
-ickson is now In local hospital suffer-
ing from hysteria. Pearl Mattison re-
turned to her home several days ago
Dependency over love affairs is be-
lieved to have been the incentive for
the suicides
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06

FRAUD used in Second.
2-Monon train is derailed.
3-Eleard around the corridors.
4-Machine rebuked at polls.
5-Jews furnish high comedy.
6-EdltoriaI.
City news.
S-Sports.
s-Wife lunches on husbands ear.
1o-Markets.
11-classifled advertisements.
12-Rallroad news.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
MOTHER W IRES
GILLETTE TO
TRUST GOD

BY Associated Press.
HERKIMER, N. ", Dec. 5.-Chester
e. Gillette, who last night was found
guilty of the murder of Grace Brown,
today reeeiyld. a telegram from his
mother, Mrs. s. A. Gillette of Denver.
The mother urged her son to have
courage and trust in God, adding that
she had wired to MS attorneys to ap-
pe6 the case.
She promised that she ana his father
would be at Chester's side when his
next trial took place.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
LOST MOOSE HUNTERS
FOUND AT LAST
BY Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Dec. 6-News came TO
Chicago concerning the fate OF ]. S.
Lincoln and ID. r. Caldwell. lost while
moose hunting above Lake Superior, not
far from Grand Marais. They are
alive and have been rescued.
Mr.. Lincoln is vice president of the
Abbott Machine company, this city.
Mr.. Caldwell is a travelling salesman
for the same company.
When It was learned that they were
lost and thought to be dead II. IL,
Smith, treasurer of the company went
to Duluth and from there started a
search. He telegraphed from Port Ar
thur, Ont, yesterday that the missing
men had been found IN good health,
but weak.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
ENDEAV0RERS WANT
SALOONS SHUT DOWN
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. O.-Members of the
Chicago Christian Endeavor union,
representing 300 church societies of all
denominations, went on record in favor
of compelling Mayor Dunno to close
the saloons on Sunday.
At a meeting of the union a strong
resolution was adopted urging the
mayor to begin the immediate enforce
ment OF the Sunday closing law.
The recent conviction of a saloon
keeper for selling liquor on Sunday
was cited as proof that the law can
be enforced when the violators are
the Christian Endeavor movement In
Chicago demanded that all saloons and
other places of vice be closed on Sum
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
LOCAL

Fraud discovered in election in Second
ward and non-partisans will contest.
Non -partisans have majority of eoun-
Gil.
Young woman killed by gas.
Police commission listens to high
comedy.
Constable De La Monte starts crusade
against 'cussing."
Baptists are in convention at Temple
auditorium.
Fasteners pay fifty cents for names
of dry goods merchants.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
ARE IMMIGRANTS
TO HAW All
FREE?

HONOLULU, Dec. J.-United States
Commissioner of immigration Sargent
is making a close inquiry into the con-
dltions attending Portuguese immigra-
tion in J the Hawaiian islands.
He is endeavoring to ascertain
whether the immigrants are actually
free, or whether the planters have fur
nished money for their importation.
on this point Governor Carter and
questioned.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
CA N ADA Sc N DIS
COLD WAVE
SOUTH

BY Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 5.--A cold wave is
headed southwark from the Canadian
northwest.
At Winnipeg, Manitoba, the ther-
mometer was at zero at 8 O'clock
The coldest place in Canada tonight
was Prince hilbert, where it was Ia
below
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
London Times ReOrganlzes

LONDON, Dec. 5.-The chancery
court today granted an order allowing
the reorganization of the London Times
as a joint stock company, This marks
a notably departure in the traditional
methods of the representative English
journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

For Southern CaIifornla-Falr
Thursday, light west winds. Maxi
mum temperature in Los Angeles
yesterday, 6a degrees, minimum, 4s
degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
FoREIoN
COAST

France moves to protect olive OIL IN
dustry.
Immigration inquiry is on at Honolulu,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
EASTERN

President Shea's trial shows sensational
methods used IN Chicago strike.
Wrecks In Utah, Wyoming and else-
whore.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06

Federal district attorney at San Fran
Disco arranges Japanese school test case.
New insurance interests seek business
on the coast.
san Francisco gangs Of workers level
dangerous walls.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-06
Llssner Praises Younkln

''The committee has discussed the
question. but It has notNreached de-
cislon 1t is possible that merely the
official canvass of the vote will be suf-
ficient to settle the contest In the Sixth
lCOntinued ON Page Two.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-04
TO SEEK SPANISH woRKMEN.
Mission Of. Representative Of the
Canal Commission.

Spain is to be drawn upon by tho isthmian
canal commission for laborers. Leroy Park,
who has been In the employ of the COM
mission for some time. sailed Saturday for
Gibraltar and will make thorough In
vestigation of labor conditions in Spain
with view to obtaining workmen there to
supplement the force drawn from the West
Indies.
Peninsula Spaniards recruited in Cuba for
work on the canal were so satisfactory that
the commission decided to draw on Spain
TO. large number of workmen and Will
get them direct from Europe rather than
from Cuba, where the Spaniards of Euro
pean birth have proven themselves such
good workmen on railroad development
projects.
The decision of the commission to re-
cruit labor from Europe does not indicate
purpose to abandon the iaborers from
Jamaica and other islands In the West In
dies Only a week ago $50 laborers from
Barbados reached the isthmus. But the
commission does not believe II Is wise to
rely on the West Indian labor alone and
believes that good results will be Obtained
by having variety OF workmen.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
New Haven Astir Over Big Conven-
ton This Week,

NEW HAVEN, Conn. June 4-This city
bestirred itself early today in anticipation
of the great influx of Knights of Columbus
who are arriving here for the first events
OF the big program to be carried out at the
national convention OF the order which
lasts the entire week. The preparation for
the reception of the thousands Of visitors Is
complete, and there will be no difficulty in
accommodating the great out-of-town
throng
The display OF the national colors through
out the city forms one of the most imposing
sights in that line ever seen here: flags,
streamers and bunting showing from almost
every building in the center of the city.
The arrival of delegates from all parts OF
the country, and the registration of the
guests at the national headquarters occu-
pied greater part of the forenoon.
Interest today will center In the arrival of
Cardinal Gibbons this afternoon. He will
be escorted from Newark by about one hun
dred members of the order and. after well
come at the station, Will be escorted to st.
Johns Church. where he will be given a
reception. This evening the time will be
given over to the entertainment OF the visit
ors and their reception at the city hall by
the city officials. ...
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SUPPLIES FOR DEPARTMENTS.
Action Taken on Bids by the Board OF
Awards,

The board of awards for the different de-
partments of the government met at the
treasury today and passed upon bids for
furnishing supplies for the next fiscal
year to the various departments. Not all
of the work has been completed. The board
consists of Assistant Secretary Taylor.
chairman: P. v. DeGraw. Jesse e. Wilson
and w. w. Ludlow. secretary.
For furnishing II 900 tons of bituminous
coal to the treasury for the next year, the
contract was awarded to Bury, Davis &
Co.. at $3.22 per ton. For 300 tons to the
War Department of the same coal, William
J. Zeh & Co.. got the contract at $3.50 per
ton. For anthracite coal for the same de-
partment the various grades were awarded
to Johnson Bros, at prices ranging from
$500 to $3.50 per ton.
The Treasury Department Is the largest
consumer of ice in the city, using 2020,000
pounds a year. The contract went to the
American Ice Company. at TN cents for
manufactured ice and % cents for natural
Ice The Home Ice Company gets the con-
tract to furnish the 100000 pounds used by
the War Department at 1911 cents for either
natural or manufactured.
The Home Ice Company was likewise
awarded the contract for supplying the Dis
triet government, the bid being 40 cents
per hundred pounds, either natural or ar
tificial This high price is due to the fact
that delivery has to be made to so many
different places, police stations, schools, fire
engine houses, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-04
WOMAN ACTED QUEERLY.
Police Express Opinion That Her Mind
is Affected

Mrs Kate r. Taylor, formerly of 229
West Chestnut street, Louisville. KY. and
daughter of DR.. Dudley 8. Reynolds OF 30S
West Chestnut street, the same city, was
arrested yesterday afternoon by Crossing
Policeman Hollis at the Baltimore and Ohio
depot and was placed In the charge of De-
tective vermillion of the sixth precinct.
Her conduct about the depot was such as
to cause the belief that her mind was af-
fected and she was sent TO the house OF
detention until the police surgeons could in
vestigate.
Mrs Taylor says she has been away
from Louisville for a long time. She
stated yesterday that she is the victim or
a conspiracy to take her life. and exhibited
unusual interest in the Goebel assassina-
ton She added that she is expecting
Former Gov. Taylor of Kentucky here to
assist her. While at the Baltimore and
Ohio depot yesterday she wanted to con-
verse with President Roosevelt over the
telephone, thinking he would render her
assistance.
She was first placed in witness room
at the sixth precinct, but had been there
only a short time before she stood upon
the bed and smashed every window IN the
room. Later she was taken to the house
of detention. where a matron TOOK charge
of her She spent quiet night at the
house of detention, giving the matron no
trouble.
The police learned that Mrs. Taylor canio
here about a month ago and engaged
room at 23S New Jersey avenue northwest
She told her landlady that she had been
studying In Cincinnati all the winter and
that she had come here to get some rest.
During the time she has been In this city.
It is stated, she paid frequent visits to the
Capitol. She seemed to be suffering from
nervousness, and yesterday morning she
told her landlady that Ahe was going out
10 enjoy a walk in the fresh air. She did
not return home, and late In the after
noon the landlady learned OF her arrest.
Capt Amiss sent a message to her father
telling him of her whereabouts. She Will
he cared for at the house of detention until
the arrival of a relative from Louisville
fonorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-04
KNEW TT ALL THE TIME.
Packing House Disclosures No News
...se to Gen. Miles

$500 to Gen. Miles.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 4.-Gen Nal
son A. Miles, on his way to Colorado. last
night said:
ne disclosures about packing house
pfooucfs now being exploited are no news
TO me. 1 knew 1t several years ago. told
what knew then. Had the matter been
taKen up at that time thousands of lives
would have been saved.
believe that 5000 United States SOL
diers lost their lives because OF aduiterated
impure, poisonous meat. There is no way
OF esfimating the number of soldiers whose
lie ..1 was ruined by eating impure food
a.. nave barrel Of testimony on the sub
FJecs IN the way of affdavits which / col
iected when made my Investigation seven
years ago. The Investigating committee
closed the case and refused to hear 900
witnesses whom l had ready. At that time
coulu nave secured the testimony of 100 :
wv men that the canned beef sold to the
army was impure, adulterated and un-
wholesome.
In my investigation of embalmed, beef
during the Spanish-American war / found
poisons were used to preserve meat. NV
nrst intimation Of the practice came to me
IN reports from commanding officers to the
eHeet that the rations were not wholesome
ana were making the soldiers sick | or
dered an investigation and learned from
the reports brought to me that canned
meats had been sold to the army that had
been for months in the warehouses of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad and at the
docks In Liverpool
This meat had been relabeled and sold
to the United States for soldiers rations.
turned, the reports over to the war de-
partment. and withdrawing investigation
was Instituted and successfully carried out.
The official report was that colossal err
ror' had been made. As a matter of fact
1t was colossal fraud, and the persons
4 md iDfn
1t should have been sent to the penten-
tiary."
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DORY CAPSIZED.
One Drowned and Three in Serious
Condition

Condition
NEW YORK. June 4.-One young woman
was drowned and three others were dragged
out of the water unconscious and hurried
TO the Washington Heights Hospital early
today as result Of the caps!zing of a small
dory that had put of from the steam yacht
Diana, owned by a DR. Halgren. In the
North river. opposite 15sth street The
yacht had returned from a trip Up the Hud-
son and was bound for Its anchorage down
the bay When off 1Jsth street the yacht
was stopped and a boat lowered so that
five Of the party could be taken ashore.
Those that left the yacht were Walter An
derson. Charles Conway. Miss Madge Zaun-
er and Miss Bessie Hoop.
a man, who was the fifth member OF the
party and the last to climb down into the
boat, stepped on the gunwale, upsettlng the
craft. The crew OF the yacht went to the
rescue. but Miss Hoop was carried out by
the tide and drowned before she could be
reached.
The others were dragged to the deck OF
the yacht and hurriedly placed in the
yachts tender and taken to shore Ander-
son. Conway and Miss Zauner were in q
very bad condition and were taken In an
ambulance To the hospital. 1t was said at
the hospital later that Anderson was in a
critical condition. and that II was feared he
would not survive many hours.