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Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
FORMER CHIEF
BEHIND BARS
ELT0N'S WIFE CAUSES HIS IN
CARCERATI0N
Failure to Provide Funds as Ordered
by the Court Results In the
Arrest Of Charles
Elton

Charles Elton, former chief OF police
Of Los Angeles, is locked in a cell in
the county Jail on charge of failing
to provide for his wife and a second
failure to comply with the orders Of
the police court. Several months ago
he was arraigned before Judge Cham
bers on a similar charge, but was dis
missed on his promise to meet the
courts orders.
Late yesterday afternoon the former
chief was arrested on the streets and
taken to the county jail. For the sec
ond time within short period Elton
has heard the bolts slide into place and
make him prisoner, fate to which
he had subjected many hundred Grim
inals during his local career.
Eton's fate is the result of domestic
differences. For a long time he has
failed to contribute to the support of
his wife and his arrears are said to
have reached more than 5000.
Mrs. Elton is said to have pleaded
with him faithfully to supply her with
sufficient funds to meet her most neces-
sary expenses, but Elton was appar-
emily determined to meet her overtures
with scorn and compel her to almost
suffer starvation.
When the case was brought up be-
fore the police judge Elton was ordered
to give his wife maintenance. His fail
ure to do so was ruled to be a con-
tempt of court by Judge Conrey of the
superior court and a warrant for his
arrest was issued upon the application
of the attorneys for Mrs. Elton.
When arrested yesterday afternoon
the former chief demonstrated, but was
dealt with as on the former occasion
when he attempted to refuse a ride in
the police patrol-forced in.
Elton's Incarceration in the city and
county jails is the first experience with
the local authorities where a former
high officer of the law has been placed
behind the bars.
The prisoner will be taken into the
superior court in the near future and
asked to explain his attitude toward
his wife,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
PART l

1--Former chief behind bars
2-Lodge sustains railroad bill
3-Angels greet northern saints
4-EditoriaI.
5-City news.
6-7-cIasslfied advertisements.
8-Press pilgrims are due today
PART II
1-Schoo board Is still undecided
2-Sports
3-Markets
3-4-5-6-7-Public advertising
9-Southern California news
EASTERN
Government preparing for war in
Senator Lodge makes speech in ia
vor of railroad rate bill.
Mrs. Zeizler, famous pianiste, disap-,
pears for eight hours from home in
Chicago, causing great worry to
friends.
Unemployed hold another parade in
London but arouse little enthusiasm.
Balfour principal speaker at dinner
given by the conservatives.
Large land owner in Germany
makes speech urging commercial
friendship with America.
COAST
Bakersfield boy is found guilty OF
burglary.
-Four persons killed. several injured,
in fire at Portland.
Pardee issues extradition for return
of James T. Dunn to Goldheld.
LOCAL.
Mayor returns list of names of board
of works which he submitted two
weeks ago.
Bond election for benefit of fre, po-
lice and park departments will be
called
Council will fix rates for public utlli-
ties next Monday.
Dock Houghton tried hard to have
gas inspectors job taken from him.
shriners plan big initiation and
banquet
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
WANTS AMERICAS TRADE
Large Land Owner Speaks Before
the German Agrarian
Association
BY Associated Presa


BERLIN, Feb. 1.-THE annual con-
vention of the Agrarian association, in
Guiding in it's membership 100000 pro-
prletors of estates, large and small, and
forming one of the most powerful polit-
ical bodies in the empire, opened here
today at the hippodrome. About 5000
owners of estates were present. DIR.
Won Flocker, a large land owner of
Hanover and until recently secretary
of legation at the City of Mexico, made
carefully worded statement upon the
trade relations with the United States
He said:
"rhese relations have now become
acute because up to the present time
we have not been able to conclude a
new commercial agreement with the
United States. You all know that we
take twice as much from America as
we send there, but, unfortunately, the
principle of closed home markets
has the upper hand in the senate.
President Roosevelt, in spite of his ad-
miration for Germany, cannot alter the
intention of the senate. We might
argue that with the exception of cotton,
maize and lard we could get anything
else we buy from the United States
from the other countries. But firm as
we must be in our negotiations, it
would be fatal If we did not do all we
could to make an agreement possible.
1.-THE English and French would be
the chief gamers were we to engage in
a commercial war with the United
States. Such war, therefore, could
have only one result on our side, and
that would be to weaken us. But that
must never be the aim Of our policy.
Upon the other hand, we have every
reason in the present complicated world
situation to strengthen our ties with
America, which is the only world power
that can remain passive toward Great
Britain and at the same time frame a
closer friendship with US"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
ELEVATOR CARRYING
FIVE OCCUPANTS FALLS
ALL RECEIVE INJURIES BUT NONE
FATALLY HURT
One Man Steps OFF Just Before 1t
Drops-Accident Occurs at the
Preston School on Campbell Street,
Oakland
BY Associated Press.

OAKLAND Cal, Feb. 12.-Six men
miraculously escaped death in the fall
of freight elevator at the Prescott
school on Campbell street between
Ninth and Tenth early this morning.
One man sustained a compound frac-
ture Of his left arm and may lose that
member. The others escaped with
minor injuries.
The elevator dropped from the third
story to the bottom of the shaft, dis
tance of more than thirty feet, where
the men were found piled in heap.
The injured men are:
James Barry, 118, Chattanooga street,
San Francisco, aged "a years; COM
pound fracture of left arm, long cut
in same and several bruises.
L. Carroll, son of Contractor M.
Carroll, aged 20, residing at 563 Fifth
street; confusion of left leg and slight
confusion of the brain.
William Rurnford, As years of age,
residing at 722 Eighteenth street; frac-
ture of small bones in left foot.
f. A. Burton, 46 years old, residing
at 1927 Myrtle street. injury to left
ankle and back sprained.
George Sherman, 69 years old, resid-
ing at 1911 Delaware street, Berkeley;
chest strained.
Harry Rumford, another workman,
was also on the elevator but stepped
off just before it fell and consequently
was uninjured.
An exciting incident in connection
with the occurrence was the rescue of
+. A. Burton by Councilman William
Baccus, foreman on the job. BaccuS
was standing near the elevator when 1t
fell and noticed that Burton was just
in the act of stepping off on to the
floor. When he saw that in doing so
Burton was apt to be crushed to death
by the falling elevator, he grabbed
at the man quick as a flash, and re-
tanning hold on the mans cloth
ing with a vice-like grip, he pulled
time to escape the falling head piece
of the elevator.
The accident occurred at about 7:45
o'clock. The men were going from the
ground to their work on the third floor,
where they were laying brick.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
JOHN D. COULD NOT ATONE
HadIey Says If He Left His Wealth
to Nation Wrongs Would
Not Be Righted
BY Associated Press.

by Associated GreSS.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 12.-Her
bert S. Hadley, attorney general of
Missouri today in an interview here
is quoted as saying that if John D.
Rockefeller at his death should leave
his entire possessions to the nation it
would not atone for the wrong which
he alleges the Standard Oil company
has done to the country.
Suppose that John d. Rockefeller on
his death left all his Standard Oil pos
sessions as a gift to the nation to be
held in trust perpetually for all the
people, what then would the people
think of him?' was asked of Mi.
Hadley.
"If Rockefeller did that" replied the
attorney general, he could not atone
for the almost incalculable moral
wrong he has done the country. 1t
would not atone for the distinctly dis
honorable and commercially immoral
trend the success of Standard Oil
methods has given the trading and
financial organizations of America. In
my recent Investigations / have had
the most positive and actual proof of
the demoralizing influence of Standard
Oil in Missouri. Railroad preference
still exists. 1t costs cents more to
freight oil from st. Louis to Kansas
OlIy lHdll II uO6S ANolSeto (ity "
St. Louis. But Standard Oil has re-
fnery at Kansas City. Standard Oil
is shipped in iron barrels and indepen-
dent in wooden barrels. Iron barrels
are heavier but the rate on wooden
barrels Is one class higher.
RAILROAD officials have been bribed
here The spy system is common.
Every trick and turn that can be
adopted to evade the law is used with
out scruple.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
ON
MOROCCO ENDS
GERMAN-FRENCH BREACH TOO
WIDE TO MEND
Question Of Police Is Cause Of Dis
pute-Emperor William Blamed
for the Present
Situation
cable 10 INC TIerald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
PARIS, Feb. 12.--It was learned In
official circles tonight that the Alge-
ciras conference has been practically
ended. The breach between the Ger
man and French commissioners on the
subject Of policing of Morocco is so
wide that other conferees have aban-
doned the hope of being able to post
pone the break-up of the conclave to
the end of the week.
The situation, which is laid to En-
peror Williams desire that the confer
ence shall fail, leaves Germany and
France exactly where they were six
months ago, when the two nations were
on the verge of war.
The kaiser is blamed for bringing the
conference to a deadlock and French
men do not hesitate to attribute to
him the subtle plan to let France con-
tinue policing the frontier of Algeciras
until a serious rising takes place in
the sultan's country and menaces
Frances colony.
In such an event, Frenchmen say,
the kaiser would issue an ultimatum
the very moment France would move
to suppress disorder, and then France
would be forced to permit the kaiser to
have half interest in the country or
go to war.
Great Britain and a majority of the
other powers represented at Algeciras
are indorsing the French contention
that she alone shall police the country
and are urging the kaiser'5 delegates
to agree to such clause in the agree
ment.
Though the kaiser's ENJOYS know
they will fail, they are so steadfast In
their contention it would not be sur
prising if an actual official ending of
the conference should come tomorrow.
There is a bare possibility that those
delegates at Algeciras who have not
taken decided stand may intervene
and demand compromise, though 1t
is stated on high authority that both
the German and French delegates have
ironclad Instructions that they must
not consider a compromise under any
circumstances There is distinct feel
ing here tonight, now that 1t is seen
that the kaiser has brought the con-
ference to the verge of failure, that he
never desired it to succeed, and he
merely consented to it in order that he
might gain delay.
For what purpose did he want de-
lay?
That is a question the Frenchmen
are asking tonight.
Never project yourself into foreign
situation unless you have power be-
hind you to keep yourself there" was
one of Bismarck'S sayings Perhaps,
says official Paris, the kaiser six
months ago was not so confident of
1.-The power behind him" as he is now.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
FOUR PERSONS KILLED
IN PORTLAND FIRE
MANY OTHERS INJURED, SOME
FATALLY
Many Lives Saved by Heroic Work
of the Firemen, Two of Whom
Were Partially Suffocated-Prop-
erty Loss Estimated at $4,000
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 12.-Four
known dead, eleven persons seriously,
some possibly fatally injured and a
financial loss of $4,000, briefly sum-
marizes the results Of an early morn
ing conflagration which wiped out the
little business district close ito the east
end of the Morrison street steel bridge
today.
The known dead are:
EDWIN DALEY, aged 9 years.
NATHAN P. YOUNG, aged 35 years,
watchman.
Two unidentified bodies, badly
charred, unrecognizable; one may be a
woman.
Ira Cooper, proprietor of a lodging
house, is reported missing, and it may
be that one of the unidentified bodies
now in the morgue is his.
The injured:
Mrs. M. Daley, face and hands seri-
pusly burned.
Floyd Daley. II, face and hands seri-
ously burned.
Mrs. Nettie Brown, dislocated hip.
Walter Browneson, severely burned
and bruised.
Mrs. Nan Edmunds, fractured several
ribs in jumping from second story; also
burned about the body.
Mrs. Male McIrvin, lodging house
Keeper jumped from second story win
dow; back and hip badly sprained.
r. III. Babcock, left hip crushed;
jumped from second story window.
Fred Kruger, Detroit. left wrist
fractured and back sprained; jumped
from second story.
Mrs. L. Hicks, badly burned about
face.
Miss Hicks badly burned on hands
l.. I. DALEY, badly burned about
body and head; not expected to re-
cover.
That the loss of life was not much
greater was due to the work of the
hremen, who rescued many persons
from precarious positions. Firemen re-
moved several injured persons from
the burning buildings. Two firemen
were partially suffocated during the
progress of the confagration. The
cause of the fire has not been deter
mined.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
TURKEY TO MAKE AMENDS
Will Apologize for Insult Recently
offered to Two American
Women


WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Represen-
tative Ryan Of New York was advised
today by Secretary Root that the
Turkish government had assured
United States Minister Leishman at
Constantinople that everything possi-
BILE was done to wipe out the insult
recently offered to the United states
III the arrest Of Miss N. B. Stern Of
Buffalo, N. Y, and Miss Anna Snyder
OF Cedar Rapids, Iowa. These women
were taken into custody by Turkish
officials and held at a Constantinoplc
police station for four hours, regard
less of the fact that they were pro-
vided with the necessary passports
visited by the Turkish consul at New
York.
Mr.. Leishman demanded the dismiss
sal of the officer who made the arrest
and the chief Of police. He also de-
manded that the governor of Para come
personally to the American legation
and apologize The Turkish officials
have agreed to comply with all these
demands.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
UNEMPLOYED" PARADE
Hold Procession in London but DEM
onstration Meets With Little
Enthusiasm
Rv Assncla ted Press.

Py Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 12.-There was an
other march of the unemployed"
through the streets of London today
with the object of impressing the new
government and Legislature, but the
demonstration fell fiat. The procession
was hardly half the length of the pre-
vious demonstrations and the attitude
of the public toward the subscription
collectors showed that interest in the
poverty parades" has been decidedly
waning since they took on a distinctly
political character.
The men marched along the Victoria
embankment to Hyde park, where they
listened to speeches delivered by labor
party members of prominence and
adopted the usual resolutions demand
ing that the government come to their
aid
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
FIRE ON STEAMER TEXAN
Vessel Now Lying at Dock in Honolulu
and Sailing Will Probably
Be Delayed
5y Associated Press.

BY Associated Cress.
HONOLULU, Feb. 12.-Fire was dis
covered yesterday burning between the
decks Of the Hawaiian-American COM
pany's steamer Texan, which arrived
on Saturday from Puget Sound and is
lying at wharf here. Steam has been
pumped into the hold through hatch
No. ever since the fire broke out, but
without result. 1t probably will be
necessary to flood the entire compart-
nent with water. The vessels cargo
includes 1000 barrels of lime and a
quantity of shingles. The damage will
be considerable and will cause delay,
though it is not thought that the ves-
sci is in serious danger
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
BOY GUILTY OF BURGLARY
Fourteen-Year-OId Bakersfield Lad
Sent to Preston Reform
School

BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 12.-Joe DON
nelly, IA years of age, was sentenced
today in the superior court to confine-
ment in the Preston reform school un-
til he shall become of age for burglary
in the second degree and for being inn
plicated in recent acts of vandalism at
the Fairfax school house.
The boy, with two companions, broke
into the school house and completely
wrecked the interior, heaping Valu-
able library in the middle Of the floor
and pouring ink over it. The boy
showed no concern when sentence was
passed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
PAT GROVE IDENTIFIED
Liveryman Recognizes Him as the
Man Who Telephoned to
Mr.. Cudahy
nv ASSOCIATED Press.

OMAHA, Feb. 12.-The most import
ant witnesses in the Pat Grove trial
today were w. S. Glynn and his son
Frank, liverymen, from whose stable
it is said Grove telephoned to Mr.. Cud-
ahy on the morning after the kidnap-
ing of the latter's son, asking him If he
had found the letter in his front yard
and advising him to make an imme-
date search for it. The letter con-
tanned the demand for $3.50 ransom.
Both the Glynns positively identified
Grove as the man who did the tele-
phoning.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
MADE DESPERATE
BY POPULAR SONG
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
DIES MONIES, Ia, Feb. H.
Twice within a half hour Robert
Lehman attempted suicide, first
. by poison and then by drowning.
: "You see, it's this way" he said
when brought into court on the
charge of inebriety, as the tears
trickled down his cheeks, II used
. to have wife and four children.
; Whenever 1 went home ] heard
them sing Everybody Works but
Father
"They kept it up so long that
, began to think they We're making
; a personal attack on me; then 1
commenced drinking. About three
weeks ago my wife got divorce.
. thought l could not give her up.
. Things have been going from bad
) to worse ever since"
,*.E* &*.S.s : !. X
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
St. Louis Woman Wins Suit

By AssOcIated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. ia jury in
the St. Louis circuit court today re-
turned a verdict of $27,S54 in favor of
Mrs. Appolonia Blair, widow of the
former general counsel of the worlds
fair in her suit against the Provident
Savings and Life Assurance company
of New York on policy on her hus-
bands life. The company refused pay
ment on the ground that Blair contem-
plated suicide when he signed the pol
icy contract
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
WILL NOT ISSUE BONDS
Proposal to Buy PorterviIIe Water
Works Turned Down by
the People
BY Associated Press.

BY ASSOCldIeu ITeSS.
PORTERVILLE, Feb. 12.-On the
proposition of incurring bond in
deptedness of $50OOO to acquire the
water system now owned and operated
by the Porterville Water works. the
people of this city today Hafused to
vote the bond by majority of five
votes against the issue. A two-thirds
vote was required to carry
1t was intended to operate the plant
under municipal ownership. The Por-
terville Water company had offered to
turn the plant over to the city for $780,
COO, hence the election.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
Southern Pacific Wins Suit
" Associated Press,

BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 12.-The $50, 900
suit for damages brought by Roy Ho-
bart against the Southern Pacific COM
pany has been decided in favor of the
defendant company, no damages being
allowed the plaintiff Hobart claimed
damages for the loss of leg suffered
in an accident which occurred in 1900.
The defense proved that Hobart was
stealing ride when the accident oc-
Cured and had been repeatedly warned
to keep off of trains.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
LOS ANGELES LEADS
BIG COAST CITIES
.special to The Herald.

Especial to The Herald
I WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Los
+ Angeles shows bigger gain in
c postoftice receipts for the month of
( January over the same month last .
/ year than any Of three largest :
+ cities on the Pacific coast. The
Tpostal receipts at San Francisco
Z during January were $161, ,253,
Z against $139059 in January 1905.
! Los Angeles receipts for last .
I last year.
Z Portlands receipts last month
Z were $44.795, against $36.444 last .
\ year.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
Assessment of $. p. Reduced

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 12.--The
county board Of equalization has re-
duced the assessed valuation of the
Southern Pacific railroad from $780,
600 600 to $5OO,OOO The Southern Pacific
* incorporated in kentucky, and its
legal home is In Beechmont, Jefferson
county. Therefore, 1t was sought to
assess it for Jefferson county on all its
property of whatever description, but
recent adverse decisions of the high
courts have shown the futility Of this,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
New Jail for Alameda County

BY Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Feb. 12.-The board OF
supervisors today unanimously passed
a resolution providing for new jail
for Alameda county. The cost will not
be ascertained until the plans are
drawn. w. B. Miller was appointed
architect. 1t was decided that the
building must be completed inside OF
three wears
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
Wanted on Forgery Charge
BY Associated Press.

:
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. ia war
rant has been issued for the arrest
Kaston, alias p. OConnell, on a charge
of forgery Sartor succeeded In Vie
timizing the Mission bank with a check
for 5000, which is alleged to have been
forged.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
Gen. BaIdwln's Assignment

WASHINGTON. Feb 12.-Orders
have been issued at the war depart
ment assigning Gen. Baldwin to the
command of the department of the
Dakota. Gen. Baldwin is now tenn
porarily in command of the Southwes-
tern division and will be relieved there
by Gen. Greeley The changes viii
take effect about March l.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
Sign Painter Attempts Suicide

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 12.-W. A.
Richmond, sign painter, attempted
to commit suicide this afternoon by
shooting himself in the head. It is
believed he will die. He is a married
man. He left note attributing his at
tempt to take his life to drink and
gambling.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
Alleged Son of Count Arrested
BY Associated Press.

Dy ASSUVIdFVU I-ItoS'
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Feb. 12-Henry
Angus Rogers, claiming to be a son of
Count Angus of Denmark, is under ar
rest here. The prisoner has confessed
to. embezzling money from the Benton
club Of st. Joseph, Mo.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
Standard oil Hearing Postponed
BY Associated Press

by Associated IIeSSs
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Examination
of witnesses at the Standard Oil in
ouiry instituted by Attorney General
Hadley of Missouri, which was expect
ed TO go on today, was postponed until
tomorrow. When today was set for the
resumption OF the hearing the fact that
1t was holiday was overlooked,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
Murdered by a Chinese

STOCKTON, Feb. 12.-Juan Rod
riguez. who was shot last night by an
unidentified Chinese after quarreling
over the payment of bill for noodles,
died this afternoon of his wounds. The
murderer has not been located Two
bullets were fired into Rodriguez's
body at close range.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
MINE OUT OF COMMISSION
Air Blast Shocks Cause Serious DAM
age In Workings at Hans
cock, Michigan
Ry Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. ia special
to the Dispatch from Hancock, Mich,
says:
THE quincy mine is again practically
out of commission as the result Of ex
tensive earth disturbances last night,
called air blast shocks. In 40. shaft
falling rock broke the air pipes and
the men were unable to descend Nos.
2, and shafts are also out of COM
mission as the result of the caving in
OF drifts and falling Of tons of rock
In the wreckage levels.
one shock at O'Clock last evening
shook buildings in Hancock and
Houghton.
The people are worked to a high pitch
of excitement and many are making
arrangements to leave the district. So
far the quincy Is the only mine where
serious trouble has occurred.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-13
Llfeboats for Vancouver Coast


VICTORIA b. c., Feb. 12. - An
ottawa special says the marine depart
ment has life boat to be shipped to
Victoria for the equipment OF a life
saving station for the Vancouver island
coast. Another life boat will be built
and arrangements will be made to have
modern life boats.