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Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26

1--Murders prominent club man.
2-Senator TiIIman smells a mouse.
3-Assert forger printed checks.
4-Meeting will be important.
5-Sports.
6-Editorial.
7-city news.
8-Southern California news.
9-Classified advertisements.
10-Markets.
11-Publlc advertising.
12-incline owners make protest.
EASTERN
Harry Thaw shoots and kills Stan.
ford White. the eminent architect
Senator Flint and Los Angeles dele
cation make good headway at Wash
ington in Owens river project.
Judge Lindsey of Denver refuses to
accept gift of $5.000,O00 from John d.
Rockefeller as fund for juvenile asso-
citation.
Temblor shakes Kansas town.
Senator Tillman declares Standard
Oil has got in it's work in the senate.
New York police, while investigating
murder mystery. discover secret rooms
filled with plumber.
COAST
Youthful murderer of Joshua Cref-
field, the Holy Roller" to offer plea
of temporary insanity
Burglars attempt to rob United States
bank at Portland
Bakersfield citizens cash a number or
worthless checks.
Big floods at Stockton and vicinity
destroy crops and orchards.
Accusation made at San Francisco
that relief committee sold -four at a
time when refugees were crying for
bread"
LOCAL
Minister says there can be no taint In
money
New conservator appointed for person
and estate of Pete Lohman.
Puente Oil company will soon resume
pumping operations.
School board awards contracts for
new buildings.
Heirs ask distribution of the Stewards
estate.
Police assert forger printed checks.
Wilmington woman has Mexican arr
rested on highway robbery charge.
Los Angeles rapidly forging ahead as
headquarters for big mining operators.
Northern Democrats favor Nathan
Cole Jr., for governor.
Normal graduates present two plays
at class day exercises.
Incline railway owners make protest
against taxation.
Important meeting OF consolidation
commission will be held Friday night.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
CASH WORTHLESS CHECKS
Many Bakersfield Citizens Taken In by
Former EmpIoye of Union
Oil Company
BY Associated Press.


BAKERSFIELD, CAL. June 25.-
Three saloon men, cigar stand owner
hotel keeper and Sheriff Kelly are
hard after one c. D. Loomis, dis
charged employe of the Union Oil
company, well known here, who since
Saturday night has given $120 worth
of valueless checks drawn to his ac-
count in the Bank of Bakersfield.
This morning when the papers were
presented at the bank they were i'm
mediately recognized as worthless,
Loomis having no account there and
then the hunt began. But Loomis was
nowhere to be found. He had made
good his escape and as yet the efforts
of Sheriff Kelly have not met with
success.
Loomis has a wife and two children
residing in the oil fields.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
ROBBERS MAKE GOOD HAUL
Enter Portland Jewelry Store and ABB
stract Precious Gems From
Secret Drawer
By Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Ore, June 25.-At
o'clock this morning it was discovered
by the night watchman of Joegar Bros
jewelry store on Morrison street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets, that
the firm had been robbed of between
$4,000 and $4,000 worth of jewelry.
The robbers did one of the neatest
jobs in the police history of this city.
They effected entrance through the rear
door with Jimmy and broke through
a glass door at the rear of the sales
room and abstracted a tray of precious
stones locked in a secret drawer under
the show case.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
WEARS DIAMONDS;
STEALS DRY GOODS
BY Associated Press.

BERKELEY, June 25.-Mrs Fannie
Rosenthal, a wealthy San Francisco
woman who owned cigar store on
Montgomery street before the fire, was
arrested today on a charge of shoplift-
ing.
She was taken into custody while
making purchases in a local dry goods
store. A detective has been watching
the store for some time. Two bolts of
dress trimming were found in Mrs.
Rosenthars grip and she could not ex-
plain how they got there.
When arrested the woman was Styl-
ishly dressed and wore diamonds VAL
ued at a thousand dollars. She pro-
tested her innocence.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
MURDERER PLEADS INSANITY
Trial of Youth Who Killed "Holy
Roller" at Seattle
Now On
Rv Assnciated Press.

EY Associated Fress
SEATTLE. Wash. June 25.-The trial
of George Mitchell, the Oregon youth
accused of killing Joshua Creffield,
leader Of the "Holy Rollers began in
the superior court today. Mitchell's
defense will be temporary insanity.
Many witnesses have been summoned
from Oregon, where Mitchelps family
lives and where Creffield became no
torious on account of his teachings and
practices.
ceeding slowly.
Mitchell accused Creffield of wrong
ing his two sisters at Corvallis, Ore.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
SAILORS FACING
SERIOUS CHARGES
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25-The
preliminary hearing of the five men
charged with numbering Andrew Kell-
ner began today. The five men are
Port Capt. George L. Hammer, Joseph
B. Hubbard, Daniel T. Cahill, Frank
Martin and Clarance Mcconnell.
They are each separately charged
with the murder of Kellner, who was
killed on the launch escort by bullets
fired by armed members of the crew
of the National City.
In addition there is pending against
each man three separate charges of
assault to murder, sworn to by John
Peterson, Andrew Hansen and Holger
Borgensen of the Sailors union, who
were wounded at the time Kellner was
shot
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
KILL
TWO DETECTIVES
By Associated Press.

WARSAW, June 25.-At O'Clock to-
night in the outskirts of this city a
band of terrorists armed with revolvers
attacked three detectives, of whom they
killed two and wounded the third.
When an ambulance arrived and the
doctors tried to assist the wounded de-
tective two men approached and fired
twice, killing the injured man.
The shots attracted Cossacks and IN
fantry to the scene and the soldiers
barred the street, firing several vol
leys, by which sympathizing workmen
We're wounded
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
BURGLARS ATTEMPT
TO ROB U. S. BANK
BY Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Ore, June 25.-What
appears to have been an unsuccessful
States National bank occurred last
night. Burglars succeeded in gaining
access to the cellar underneath the
bank. but were frightened off by a
detective and watchman who were
attracted to the spot by the noise of
closing steel tran doors which lead
from the street into the cellar.
A large jewelry store on Morrison
street was robbed last night and jew
ery stores in two suburban towns
We're broken into during the night and
valuable articles stolen. Several weeks
ago an attempt was made to rob an
other large bank in this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
FIRE THREATENS
SUMMER RESORT
BY Associated Press.

Ell PASO, Texas, June 25.-Forest
fires are burning in the timber tracts
near Magdalena county and the town of
Magdalena is threatened.
1t Is reported that several mining
camps have been destroyed. The reg
ion is sparsely populated with Ameri-
can miners.
the Chiraqua reservation. Arizona, is
burning and a big force Of rangers are
fighting 1t. The second fire near Cloud
croft. N. NJ, is also raging and is now
within fifteen miles of that summer
resort. The big FIRE now raging near
Magdalena. Sonora. Mexico, is said to
be threatening that city.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
CHICAGO SPECIAL WRECKED
Gladbrook, lowa-Several
Passengers Injured

BY ASSOcIaIeu t7ItSS'
~ MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, June 25,
--Southbound train No 6, the Twin
City and Chicago special on the Chi
cago Great Western railway, was
wrecked early today.
One of the cars jumped the track
at a bridge a mile and a half north
of Gladbrook, Iowa. While running on
the ties the train passed over the
bridge safely. After reaching the far
side four coaches overturned.
Several persons were injured, but
none fatally.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
PLAN BIG DRY GOODS STORE
Ry Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
LONDON, June 25.-H. G. Selfrldge of
Chicago announces the formation of a
dry goods corporation to do business
in London and to be known as Sell
fridge & Waring.
The corporation, which will have a
capital stock of $4,000. 900, has secured
a site on oxford street and expects to
open for business in September, 1907.
The new store will be modelled after
the Marshall Field store in Chicago and
will be about half the size of that es-
tablishment.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
PROMINENT MEN
TO GREET BRYAN
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 25.--Mayor Tom
L. Johnson of Cleveland has accepted
an Invitation to preside at the recep-
tion to William j. Bryan in Madison
Square Garden on Mr.. Bryan's re-
turn to this country.
Henry Watterson will deliver an ad-
dress on the part of the south and
Alexander Troup of New Haven, Conn.,,
will speak in the name of the east.
The name of the speaker for the
west has not been announced.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
TWENTY-ONE ARE
KILLED BY CARS
Mayor Dunno Says Head Officials
Must Offer Explanation or Suffer
Consequences-Even Pres-
dents May Be Indicted
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 25.-The Record
Herald today says
indictments of the presidents and
leading officials of the various Chicago
traction companies will be sought by
Mayor Dunno If immediate and salts
factory explanations are not given him
concerning the recent fatalities laid at
the door of the street railway corpo-
rations.
The mayor announced last night that
he would write an open letter to the
traction officials today presenting to
them the report of DIR. Doty, superin-
tendent of street car service, who has
notified the city executive that within
fifty days twenty-one persons have
been killed by cars in Chicago.
Must Affirm or Deny
Mayor Dunno will ask the COM
panies to affirm or deny-then to ex-
plain the charge made by DR.. Doty. He
will follow this request with one de-
manding that the officials acquaint
themselves with their street railway
equipment, with the conditions of their
lines and with the existence or non
existence of proper safeguards and
appliances for the protection of their
patrons.
When the city executive has received
the replies and explanations of the
companies he will decide if they are
adequate and if there is promise. of
improved conditions in the future.
If he concludes that the people of
Chicago are not to be given greater
protection he will at once submit the
cases to States Attorney Healy and
ask that the grand jury return true
bills, not only for the employees of the
companies, who generally are placed
under arrest and hailed into court, but
for the presidents of every company
included in his blacklist"
The list involves all of the important
surface lines in Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
Harry Thaw Shoots
Stanford
White
AutOmaticR cRevolverDeals
Death at New York
Roof Garden
Husband Of Evelyn Nesbltt, the
Actress, Declares the Man
He Shot Ruined His
Wife
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 25-Stanford
White, the eminent architect Of the
firm of McKim, Mead & White, was
shot tonight and almost instantly killed
by h7rry Thaw. a member of the we'll
known Pittsburg family, during the
performance of the musical extrava-
ganza "Mamselle Champagne" on the
roof of the Madison Square Garden.
Mr.. White died before an ambulance
could be summoned and Thaw was
ing.
The Madison Square roof garden.
which has been closed for several
years. was crowded tonight with fash
ionable audience. While Harry
Short, who fills the principal comedy
role in the piece, was singing a comic
song and the garden was echoing with
the laughter and applause of the audi
ence. series of shots ratified in the
rear of the auditorium and a man in
evening dress was seen to fall across
a table at which he was sitting with
a party of friends. The man who had
fired the shots fled, pistol in hand, to-
seized and disarmed by the police.
Panic Ensucs
Instantly the great audience was
thrown into a panic and a wild stam-
pede occurred during which chairs and
tables were overturned and men and
women fought with desperation to es-
cape from the roof
The man who was shot was quickly
identified as Mr.. White, but his assail-
ant was not positively known to be
Thaw until after he had been taken to
the station house.
Persons in front of the auditorium
where the tragedy occurred say that
they saw a man sitting with a fash
ionably dressed woman in the rear
suddenly walk down toward a table in
front.
The first intimation of trouble came
when, walking in front of his seated
victim, the man exclaimed:
You've deserved this. You've ruined
my home," and drawing an automatic
pistol fired three times. The first two
took effect, but as the third was dis
charged the pistol was struck up by a
fireman on duty in the theater and
the bullet went skyward.
The woman who had been sitting
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
PHYSICIAN FALLS IN SHAFT
Body of DR.. C. |. SpauIding of Kan
sas City Found in Office
Building
BY Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY. June 25-The dead
body of DIR, C. l.. Spaulding, aged 81
years, a prominent physician, was found
here today at the bottom of the ele-
Vator shaft in an office building at
Twelfth and McGee streets.
Spaulding, who had an office in the
is believed to have accident
ally fallen into the shaft, which was
not properly protected. He was to have
married the niece of David 7. Beals, a
banker here, this week.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
ARREST NEW YORK AUToIsTS
Squads Of Police FashionabIy Attired
Pursue Fast Drivers and
Nab Twenty-Five
by AssocIated Press.

NEW YORK, June 25--In an effort
to lessen the number of Sunday auto
mobile accidents in this city, Police
Commissioner Bingham equipped two
squads Of police with high powered
touring cars, and sent them out to ar
rest all violators of the speed law.
The policemen were attired I'm the
latest summer styles of automobile ap-
parel. Before nightfall they had made
twenty-five arrests of chauffeurs and
500 cash bail being required in each
instance.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
SAUSAGE MAKERS WARNED
New York Board Of Health Tells
Manufacturers to Leave Out
PreservatlVes
BY Associated Press.


BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 25.-within the
last two weeks It is learned about fifty
manufacturers of sausages have been
called before the board Of health and
have been warned that they will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law If they do not at once comply with
the provisions of the code and manu-
facture their product without pre-
servative
Investigations made by inspectors
and analysis made by the department
chemists have shown that practically
all the sausage manufacturers use
preservatives.
While it is not claimed that all these
preservatives are deleterious. the health
department will take no chances and
will insist that the purchaser shall
know just what he is buying.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
Suspicious of American Meat
By Associated Press

LONDON, June 25.-In behalf of War
Secretary Haldene, Mr.. Buchanan,
financial secretary to the war office,
announced in the house of commons to-
day that orders had been issued to
withhold all issue to the army of
American brands of preserved meat
until Lieut.. Col Hobbs, the officer de-
spatched to the United States to in
quire into their character, has re-
ported.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
ExTRADITIoN COMES HIGH
Government Asked to Pay Bills Aggre-
eating $1oo,ooo In Greene-
Gaynor Case
Inv Aasoclated Press.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-It cost the
100000 to extradite Greene
and Gaynor and bring them to trial.
This statement is contained in a let
ter written by Attorney General Moody
to Chairman Tawney explaining a re-
quest for a deficiency appropriation. OF
this sum he says $22500 is to be paid
TO foreign counsel in this case.
"Their services" he said, began
several years ago and were completed
during the current fiscal year by the
return of Greene and Gaynor to Sa-
vannah for trial"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
MINING SHARKS
MAKE BIC HAUL
Americans Who Do the Angling, How
ever, Land In Jail - Represent
Themselves as Extensive
Promoters
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LONDON, June 25.-At the opening
of the prosecution today in behalf of
the treasury at the guild hall police
court the case of Mark Anthony Young
the American Mining, Milling and
Smelling syndicate, who were arrested
June Is on the charge of conspiracy to
defraud the public by selling valueless
shares, r. D. Muer, counsel for the
treasury, said evidence in the hands
of the police indicated that serious
frauds had bSsn committed.
Since January 10 the country has
been flooded with fiowery advertise
ments of the American Mining, Milling
and Smelling company, purporting to
own mines in Alaska, California, Utah,
Colorado and Mexico, which We're pay
ing 1856 per cent interest.
Claim Big Profits
Documents sent broadcast announced
that the net profits of the company
for nine years were upwards of S27,-
100000 and that dividends totaling $12,-
100000 had been paid.
Mr.. Muier said he proposed to show
that no such company existed.
Mr.. Muier said the correspondence
seized showed the defendants had on
foot scheme by which certain
financiers in France were to put $780,
600 into the concern and a similar plan
was in progress from which sum not
so large was to be obtained in Eng
land
Alter the presentation of evidence re-
garding the printing of circulars the
hearing was adjourned.
Mark Anthony Young was admitted
to bail in $25,000 and Jonas in the sum
of $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
TEMBLOR SHAKES
KANSAS PEOPLE
ny Associated Press.

Topeka. Kas, June 25.-An earth
quake shock was felt at Manhattan,
Kas., at 9:35 o'clock this morning.
The shock was of short duration, but
was accompanied by a loud, roaring
noise and was quite distinct.
No serious damage was reported.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
All Is Quiet in Panama

PANAMA, June 25.-The measure
dopted by Secretary Arios last night
to suppress the election disturbances
restored complete tranquility, The
American marines did not leave the
canal zone All is quiet throughout the
republic.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California;: Cloudy, UNI
settled weather Tue,day; possi-
bly, light showers; fresh SOUTH
west wind. Maximum tempera-
ture in Los Angeles yesterday, 6s
degrees; minimum, So degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
viii Hold Court at Eureka

By AESotIdItu ITe5b.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-The senate
today passed a bill providing for terms
of the courts at Eureka. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26
-Four TembIors Reported

BY AssOcIateu FItss.
HAVANA. Cuba, June 25.-There
were four slight earthquake shocks at
Guantanamo today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-23
THIS DECISION
IMPORTANT To
CORPORATIONS

Judge Baker today handed down his de
cision In the equity cause OF william q.
Titcomb. assignee OF the Compressed
Coal company OF New England, against
tho International Trust company MasSa-
chusetts corporations.
Complainant brought the bill 10 ascer-
tain the validity OF the transfer OF leS
bonds OF the coal company 10 the trust
concern.
These bonds were delivered Jan. IL, 1900
on the demand OF the president OF the
company by Roscoe r. Frohock, treasurer
OF the coal company. as collateral Sc
curity for notes OF the coal company,
Frohock being endorser. No authority
was by the bylaws given TO Frohock as
treasurer TO make the transfer.
The same day the directors OF the
coal company au4norized the winding uI
of It's affairs.
Assignee .Tiucomb wanted the trust com
pany ordered 10 return the bonds and
Judge Baker grants the relief asked, look
ing upon the transfer as a transaction
by an insolvent debtor 10 the detrlment
OF his creditors.
Judge Baker says that the real ques-
tion is 20 whether title TO the bonds
had passed from the coal company, either
absolutely or conditionally, before the as
signment
Directors OF corporation are it's agents
and have no legal title 10 the property.
III they enter writs as unauthorized con
tract, or make an unauthorized applca-
ton OF II, the corporation is not bound
In law or I'm equity
IF the corporation or the day OF the
assignment could have assailed the pledg-
Ing OF these bonds as unauthorized or
fraudulent. in principles the assignee Is
entitled TO do so
In Judge Bakers view the coal com
pany could have contested the delivery
OF the bonds, and the assignee can do 90
now.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-23
WHAT PUBLIC OPINION DEMANDS.

Appalled, by catastrophe California busy with the
providing relief for those who suffered by it. the people
gotten existence of another conflict between
mi and mine worker.
they permitted forget for ay length of
time When they completed providing
feeding clothing and the seterng of Cafornas hum
homeless and hungry they will be forced
strike and that they the
grasp greedy who make it the
of gaining unrighteous profits.
anthracite advanced The
distributors begin the
fleeing process long themselves
they the 100000 and
they have stored up.
hoard anthracite they intend add their hoard of
their exactons will in end be mercless they
unless the aroused public opinion
reasonable and arbitration
congress placing whole anthracite mining industry
governmental supervision and thus renders abortive their
rapacious plan for the wholesale pundering of the public
congress likely find ample justification
present arrogance and greed the coal
revelations
laws during inquiry by
into the operations of the coal mining
coal carrying railroads.
crushing of that great railway trust
company The Northern Securities company bigger
than billion combine big great
mining coal carrying combine that with selfish and sinister
design keeps the greatest industrial regions the country
the constant turmoil of costly conflict
Since Securities decided gov
armed with and powerful weapons
latest investigation decision important and
potent factor.
transcndng all others will be the power public opinion
(which will demand that the coal combine be treated the
Securities combine that be smashed completely
render reorganization impossible safeguard people
apay federal supervision be established
the anthracite mining industry.