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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
BOY OPERATOR IS
BLAMED FOR WRECK
Investigators Of Rock Island Disaster
in Kansas Exonerate Dispatcher
and Throw Full RESPONSE
biIity on Youth
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kas., Jan. 4.-General Su-
perintendent w. S. Tinsman and Divis-
ion Superintendent G. w. Rourke of the
Rock Island today held conference
regarding the cause of the Rock Island
wreck at Voland in Mr.. Tinsman's s
office here and definitely fixed the
blame for the wreck.
j. II. Schumate, the dispatcher who
sent the order for trains Nos. 20 and 30
to meet at Volland was exonerated
from all blame, and the entire blame
was thrown onto John Lynes, the OPP
orator.
Mr.. Tinsman said today:
1--WE wish to emphasize the fact that
we have exonerated Mr.. Schumate, as
we are satisfied that he did his duty
and that he is in no way responsible
for the wreck"
Mr.. Tinsman exhibited an application
for a position which he had secured
from the Santa Fe and which Lynes
had filed with the Santa Fe December
"a, in which he stated that he was 90
years old at his last birthday.
Mr.. Tinsman stated that in his ap-
plication for a position with the Rock
Island he also gave his age at %. In
Lyne's sworn statement he gives his
age at 18.
Mr.. Tinsman said that he has re-
quested that Lynes be brought to To-
peka today to appear at the investiga-
ton. but the county attorney at Alma
had refused it.
Lynes is still in custody and will be
given hearing before the county at.
torney soon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
SEVEN BENEFIT BY
GOVERNOR S GRACE
Communications of Sentence Granted by
Executive to Convicts for Many
Reasons-Chinese Must
Leave Country
BY Associated Press.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 4.-Seven COM
mutations were granted this afternoon
by Governor Pardee, as follows:
Guam Sick, who committed murder
in San Francisco in May, 1888, and was
given a life sentence in San Quentin,
was paroled last year by the state
board of prison directors. Since that
time he has lived an exemplary life
and Governor Pardee has consented to
grant him a release on condition that
he returns to China within thirty days.
Jung Waung was implicated with
Quan Sick in the murder and he also
received life sentence at San Quen-
tin. He must return to his native land
within thirty days or forfeit his COM
mutation.
In May, 1902, Roland Edwards of San
Francisco was brought to trial on a
charge of rape and after being con-
victed was sentenced to seven years
Imprisonment. Since that time he has
been in the county Jail at San Fran
cisco awaiting the outcome of an ap-
peal for a new trial. Governor Pardee
commuted the sentence to one day in
San Quentin, after the serving of which
Edwards is to be restored to citizen
ship.
John McPhie committed robbery in
Yuba county in 1898 and was given
twenty-five years at Folsom. In 1908
he was released on parole Dy the state
board of prison directors.
Wong Fook of San Francisco, given
a sentence of three years at San Quen-
tin for perjury in 1904, has had his
term commuted to one month and will
be released at once.
Patrick Ryan was convicted of a
charge of robbery at San Francisco in
1885 and was given life imprisonment
at San Quentin. The governor has de-
cided the punishment was too severe
and he has commuted the sentence.
Ryan will be released on January IA.
j. l.. Taggart, convicted on charge
Of grand larceny in Riverside county
in August, 1905, and sentenced to three
years i'm San Quentin, has had his sem
tence commuted to expire on the first
day of February.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
FAST TRAIN IN
TERRIFIC CRASH
Owl Passenger from Los Angeles Is
Ditched While Speeding at Fifty
Miles an Hour-Tramp
Hurt
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
TRACY, Cal. Jan. 4.-The Owl train
from Los Angeles was wrecked at Man
teca station, five miles south of Lath-
rop, early this morning. The baggage
car and three of the forward sleepers
were completely ditched. The second
sleeper was thrown on It's side cross
wise of the track and all the cars were
scattered around in confusion, yet not
single passenger or trainman was in
jured beyond few minor scratches.
A tramp stealing a ride on the rear
of the tender escaped with a broken
arm and some bruises. The accident
occurred at o'clock. The train was
more than an hour late and was run
ming fifty miles an hour. Most Of the
passengers were in their berths and the
jar by which they were so rudely awak-
ened was terrific. The chair car, the
diner and the Fresno sleeper, all of
which were in the rear, did not leave
the tracks. The forward truck only of
the next sleeper left the rails.
The remainder of the train was all
most transformed into kindling wood.
The engine and tender We're almost
buried in the earth and the fuel oil
ran out into the ditch. Many of the
passengers had to be assisted to gain
their freedom from the coaches.
The accident was caused by the burst
ing of the tire of one of the wheels Of
the engine tender The broken wheel
dropped into a cattle guard and the
crash came. The train was in charge
of Conductor Fillmore and was pulled
by engine 146S Engineer Stine. The
passengers wer picked up by a train
from Lodi and forwarded to their des-
tinations after about two hours delay.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
MOST COLOSSAL SWINDLER
OF THE AGE is CAPTURED
Nv Associnted Press.

Rv Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Ar. C.
Flower, alias c. G. Dalny, who has
been a fugitive from New York since
1903, where he is wanted to answer
charges of grand larceny and swind-
ling credulous investors out of about
81 ,0O0, 900 in alleged bogus mining op-
erations, was arrested here today.
Flower, who the detectives say is
the most colossal mine swindler of the
age, was captured in a big office
building, where he has been located
for some time.
Under the name of Prof. oxford he
was seeking according to the officers,
to secure money from investors by
representing that he had a wonder
full chemical process whereby he could
make diamonds and other precious
stones and a patent brick.
The arrest of Flower ends a chase
through Mexico, Central America,
South America and Canada. besides
many points in the United States. Fol-
lowing his operations in New York
through which it is alleged many So
ciety women lost money, Flower
jumped $4,000 bail after indictment in
May, 1908.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
FORTY JAPANESE
FIGHT WHITE MAN
Resist Arrest When Officers Attempt
to QuelI Disturbance-Race
y Feeling lis Cause of
Trouble
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PORTERVILLE, Cal, Jan. IA
crowd of Japanese laborers working on
the tracks of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road company near this city assaulted
Roy V. Clark today, striking him over
the head with a shovel and attacking
him with sticks and clubs.
Clark escaped by running, and came
to this city to notify the local officers
and swear out warrants for the arrest
of the Japanese, forty in number.
An attempt to arrest the japanese
was sent asking for assistance, and a
rushed to the scene. After consider
able difficulty fifteen Japanese were ar
rested, taken to ViSalia and placed in
the county Jail.
1t was not considered safe to keep
them in the Porterville Jail on account
of the local feeling.
During the fracas the Japanese are
reported to have raised the Japanese
flag. Great excitement prevailed in this
city for a time.
Because of the bad feeling existing
further trouble is feared. There are q
large number of Japanese working on
the railroad in this vicinity.
Clark, who was attacked by the Jap
anese, is not seriously hurt He was
somewhat bruised and received a bad
cut on his hand.
The trouble had it's origin in the
strong feeling growing out of the San
Francisco school trouble and the anti
Japanese sentiment in the community.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
BIBLE SANCTIONS
Sins, He CLAIMS
universalist clergyman Attacks Or.
thodox Belief In Inspiration of Holy
Books Authors-Says State
ments Are Unscientific
BY Assocbted Press.

By AssocHted Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-The Rev. DIR. Eel
leck, Universalist clergyman of Prov
idence, r. l., has just written book
entitled THE New Appreciation of the
Bible" issued by the Chicago Univer-
sity press, in which he tears down
many of the popular fancies of ortho-
dox Christianity, lauds the higher crit
icism and presents a new view of the
Bibles value.
Many of his theories are identical
with those of Prof. George B. Foster
of. the University of Chicago, whose
recent volume, "The Finality of the
Christian Religion" caused a stir in
theological circles.
by false methods of Interpretation,
or the absence of all method" his
book says, "the Bible has been made
to teach almost every conceivable doc
trine and to support many terrible
wickedness-slavery, polygamy and the
subjection of women-and the tap root
of all these erroneous teachings, dark
ening counsels and unholy sanctions
has been the idea of the plenary in
spiration and infallibility of the scrip
lures.
when this idea shall fade out of
the popular mind, being replaced by
the more valid conception, some of the
perversions and absurdities of religious
doctrine will pass away which have
claimed and still claim their tens of
thousands of adherents; some hoary
superstitions and cruelties which have
darkened our world will disappear and
opportunity will be offered for the up
springing of fairer, more beneficent
type of religion and civilization"
DR.. Zelleck declared the Bible should
be considered merely as a piece of lit
erature. as. a collection of ancient
writings. not a single book, but a Ii
brary OF sixty-six different books"
DR.. Zelleck states that the Bible is
full of inaccuracies, historically and
scientifically. that nearly anything can
be proved by the Bible, that the real
authors of many of the books of the
new and the old testaments are un-
known, and that Christ was not quoted
until a generation after his death.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
KAISER PLANS WORLD
BEATING WARSHlP

LONDON, Jan. 4.-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says the
kaiser has decided to eclipse the world
so far as armored cruisers are con-
eerned. After elections the govern
ment will ask for authority from the
reichstag to greatly increase the tom
mage of the cruisers already authorized,
so that the new ship will have dis
placement of 10000 tons.
The vessel is to have turbine engines,
which, II Is planned, will make her
the speediest cruiser i'm the world. 1t
is also designed TO make the ship more
powerful than any other battleship.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
ARMY OFFICERS
FIGHT FIERCE DUEL
French Lieutenants Exchange Shots
and One Is Seriously Wounded
In the Abdomen-Cause
Is Unknown
BY Associated Press.

PARIS, Jan. 4.-News of a duel be-
tween two French officers, one of whom
was seriously wounded, is being circu-
lated here. The principals were Lieuts
Splitter and Andreal, at one time close
friends, and the scene of the affray was
near Versailles.
Regulation army revolvers were used
and the agreement permitted each of
the combatants to fire as many of the
twenty-five cartridges with which each
was provided as he could.
After six shots had been exchanged
Lieut.. Splitter dropped his revolver ant
fell into the arms Of his seconds. Wher
the injured man was taken to a nearby
house 1t was found that he had beer
seriously wounded in the abdomen.
Lieut.. Splitter, who is now said to be
in private hospital in Paris, is the sor
of a st. Petersburg banker.
The cause of the duel has not tran
spired.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
SPEAKERS URGE GRACE
OF CHARITABLE GIVING
pv Associated Press.

PACIFIC GROVE, Jan. ACQUISITIONS
OF finance occupied the attention of the
students conference of the Y. M. G. A.
this afternoon.
A short practical talk on the subject
by ivan Rhodes state secretary of Ore
gon and Idaho, not only urged on dele
gates the grace of giving but advised
them that they were doing spiritual
service to others in getting them to
give. He recommended them to Guilt
vate an outside constituency among the
faculty, alumni and others rather than
to beg from church pulpits.
G. ID. Hurry of the University of
Michigan gave an interesting account
of the country Y. NJ. G. A. work, as he
had found It in his state. Dr. Clampett
addressed a platform meeting on the
subject of "Clean Living"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
PEARYS SHIP FOUGHT
ARCTIC ICE BRAVELY
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4-Commander r.
f.. Peary's especially constructed Arctic
exploration vessel, the Roosevelt, which
was put into dry dock yesterday by the
Shooter Island Shlpyard company, is
found to be in fairly good shape, not
withstanding her stru6 'es with the ice.
An examination of her hull showed
that her rudder is broken, the skeg is
gone and her false keel stripped off her
entire length.
Her under planking shows the effects
of the dynamite which was exploded
to free her from the ice, but her sides
are in excellent condition. The full ex-
tent of her damage inwardly cannot yet
be determined.
Several changes in her hull are to be
made. The company is awaiting in
"uctions as to these from Commander
Peary.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
Strolls to Hospital
After Taking
Poison
Laughs at Doctors While
Death Slowly APP
proaches
jung Man Is Dead from the Effects
Of Strychnlne Twenty Minutes
After Asking for
Bed

II have taken big dose of strychnine
and shall die in few minutes. VIII
you kindly prepare bed for me?''
This astounding statement and re-
quest was made to Miss Alice Stone
head nurse at the Angelus hospital al
10 o'clock last night.
Within twenty minutes after the dra-
matte occurrence the man was dead.
William Rayhen, 20 years of age, who
is believed to have lived on Maple ave-
nue., near Twenty-first street, calmly
walked to the hospital, accompanied by
an elderly woman and two young men,
who seemed to be his friends.
The youth showed no signs of excite
ment, and after few minutes subdued
conversation the persons who accom-
panied him to the hospital withdrew
saying they would call and inquire
about him.
Rayhen was conscious until a few
laughed and joked with the physicians
and nurses until the end.
Considers Death a Joke
The dying man chuckled as if the
affair was huge joke. DR.. c. B.
Nichols, chief surgeon. did all he could
for the man.
Rsyhen refused to make any state
ment regarding the act other than tc
say he had purchased the strychnis
down town.
When Rayhen's friends left him he
bade them pleasant good night and
turned away with a knowing smile
He chuckled- aloud when one of the
young men called after him:
''We'll see you in the morning"
Yes, perhaps you WILL" was the
dying mans reply. Then he turned and
followed the nurse into the operating
room, where a futile effort was made to
get the poison out of his system.
"They think the doctors will arrange
this all right was Rayhen's remark
to the nurse as he entered the room
where he was to die within a few min
utes. "Well, we shall see about that"
1T was the strangest case 1 ever
saw" said Miss Stone after the body
of the man had been removed.
He didn't take the affair seriously,
and his attitude was that of man who
had perpetrated a particularly good
joke on his friends.
Deao In a Few Minutes
within a few minutes after we re-
ceived this singular patient the synp-
Tins showed Enthusiastically that his as
sertion that he had taken strychnia
was the truth.
Everything was done to save the
mans life, but he died in less than half
an hour.
mo motive was given for the deed
and to every question asked him he
either gave an eVaSiVe reply or an
swered with laugh"
Rayhen had the appearance of being
a foreigner, possibly a Russian. His
clothes were of poor texture and his
general appearance that of working
man.
At the hospital the impression pre-
walls that Rayhen or those who accom-
panied him gave his address as Maple
avenue, between Twenty-first and
Twenty-second streets. The attendants
are inclined to believe Rayhen lived at
some "home" there.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
Commission Uncovers
Great Magnate's
Holdings
Exposes Ownership of
Big Railroads
of Nation
Modern Trust Methods of COMBINING
transportation Companies Re-
veaIed at Hearing Before
Investigators
By Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Jan. 4-Modern meth
DDS of combining and consolidating
mammoth railway systems and extend
ing the principle of community of in
terest were investigated here today at
great length by the interstate commerce
commission, which began an inquiry
into the so-called Hartman lines.
The commission goes next week to
Chicago. Several other cities may be
visited before all the desired testimony
is in the hands of the governments
representatives, whose object is to de-
termine whether any of the railroads
of the country are consolidated or COM
bined in restraint of trade.
AT today's hearing it was brought out
and admitted that the Union Pacific
Railway company, the Southern Pacific
company, the Oregon Short Line and
the Oregon I;ailroad and Navigation
company are practically under the same
administration, Mr.. Hartman appear
ing as president of each company. with
only slight variations in the list of
| other officers.
| 1t was further shown that the South
ern Pacific company owns the Pacific
Mail Steamship company; that the
Southern Pacific company and the
Union Pacific together hold a majority
of the stock of the Occidental and Ori-
entail Steamship company, and that the
Southern Pacific and the Hartman in
| tha
Steamship company.
1t was shown that the Occidental is
in liquidation, but still operates two
steamers. On the Atlantic coast ii was
shown that tie Southern Pacific owns
the line of steamers running between
New York and New Orleans, which are
known as the Morgan line.
Agreement with Salt Lake
The Union Pacific, by means of an
agreement signed by Mr.. Hartman and
Senator William A. Clark, has a traffic
arrangement with the San Pedro Los
Angeles d Salt Lake railway lasting
ninety-nine years.
This agreement was entered into in
1903, and by it's terms the San Pedro
cannot raise or lower it's rates with
out the consent of the Southern Pacific
The Union Pacific exercises joint con-
troll with the Rock Island over the Chi
cago & Alton railroad. The agreement
is that the Union Pacific shall have
charge of the road one year and the
Rock Island the next. This agreement,
entered into by Mr. Hartman and w.
B. Leeds, extends for a period of ten
years from 1904.
The Union Pacific owns $2S, ,123, 100
worth of stock, or 29.59 per cent, of the
capitalization of the Illinois Central
railroad
The Union Pacific also owns $5,0S2, 300
worth of stock of the st. Joseph &
Continued on Page Four.)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
MISPLACED SWITCH KEY
CAUSES TRAIN WRECK
BY Mssociatcd Press.

i'N WNNSW'l1TcG ffeNe.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. 4.--Through
the dropping of a pin which should
hold the switch key in place, three
cars OF the Owl train from Los An
geles left the track this morning at
Ladrilla, q station seven miles north
Of the city. II is customary for the
Owl to meet freight at the station,
the passenger train taking the siding.
AS the train was leaving the siding
the movement was slow. and as soon
as the engineer felt that something was
wrong he stopped his engine In time to
prevent the last car, Pullman, from
leaving the track. Passengers were
thrown from seats. but there was no
serious injury. Three cars left the
track and toppled part way over. Men
were Immediately put to work. but the
track was not cleared before the middle
of the afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
WOMAN TIES SHEET
AROUND HER NECK
AND HANGS HERSELF

The second suicide last night occurred
when Mrs. Hattie Flemming, aged 49,
of $50 East Thirty seventh street ended
her life by hanging. She was found by
her daughter Freda at about IL o'clock
In her bedroom lying on the floor at
full legnth with a sheet tied about a
bureau top and wrapped around her
neck. She had evidently attached the
sheet and then flung herself backward,
with the result that she was strangled
to death. Her face was swollen and
black.
Mrs. Flemming and two young Chill
dren, who were all that remained In the
house, retired about o o'clock 1t is
supposed that Mrs. Flemming became
Respondent while alone in her room and
in fit of temporary mental alteration
took her own life. The children say
they heard no sound in their mother S
room.
The daughter Freda had left home
early In the evening to attend dance
When she returned about II o'clock she
found the door locked, and was unable
to arouse anyone by knocking. She
then went to side window opening on
her mothers room and shouted for. her
mother to let her in. No response
aroused the girls fears that all was not
well, ana she pulled herself above the
window sill and peered In.
Finds Mothers Dead Body
The sight that met her eyes chilled
her heart like Ice. In the dim light OF
the half-burning gas she beheld her
mother lying prone on the floor with
the ghastly moose about her neck and
silent In death. She shrieked agoniz-
ingly and reeled backward Neighbcrs
who heard the girls cry fastened &c
1n"ntinued ON Page uwo.)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
FLOODS INUNDATE THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
BY Associated Press.

PORTLAND. Ore, Jan. Especial
dispatches from the Willamette valley
to the Evening Telegram report that
streams and rivers are running bank
full in many places with every indi-
cation of higher water.
The Willamette river has risen eight
feet within twenty-four hours and is
still rising rapidly. AT Cottage Grove
the main business street is under
water today and residents in some
sections of the city were forced to
vacate their homes.
A large area in the southern section of
Eugene is under water and number
of residences are flooded.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
LOCAL

Dunkards are granted first divorce ever
demanded by members of the sect.
Auctioneers will have to pay higher
license fee.
Two are severely burned in incendiary
fire.
Old offender is sentenced to his ninth
term In states prison
Democratic club Is To be enlarged.
Councils EFFORT 10 grant liquor license
thwarted by oyer-zealousness.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
JUVENILE COURT SOCIETY
FORMED IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Jan. 4-The International
Juvenile Court society was formed here
today. Judge Ben Lindsey of the ju-
venile court of Denver, who issued the
first call for committee to consider
the plan, presided at the meeting today.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
TALK WITH SWlNB0RN'S
FLEET BY WIRELESS
By Associated Press,

SAN DIEGO, Jan 4-The wireless
station ON Point Iona was in conver-
sation with Admiral Swinborn's fleet
last night as the vessels passed south
to Magdalena bay, where several
weeks will be spent in target practice.
The squadron will then return to San
Diego for a month.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
SELECT JURORS IN
GAS PIPE THUGS TRIAL
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated tEeSs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.-Twenty-
two talesmen We're examined today
when the trial of John Siemsen, ac-
cused of gaspipe murdersA was re-
sumed. OF this number all but two
were excused on account OF prejudice
or aversion to the imposition of the
death penalty.
Five Jurors have now been chosen to
try the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05

1-considers his suicide a huge Joke.
2-condemn wars gIoriflcatIon.
3-Ninth sentence for aged man.
4-Editorial.
5-City news.
6-Sports.
7-southern California news.
8--Markets.
e-CIassified advertisements.
1o-Pranyama stunt fails to work.