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Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
ERROR MADE A GIRL
PRISONER TWENTY YEARS
Death DiscIoses Sentence Was for
Twenty Months Only, but Court
clerk Made a Serious
Mistake
snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
MONTGOMERY, Ala, July A.-Rena
Rivers. who died few days ago at one
of the state prison mines, had served the
state as a convict for nearly twenty
years on sentence that was for only
twenty months.
The clerk, when the papers were maze
out. made a mistake in calling the num-
Der years instead of months. she was
only II years of age. and was sent up
from a poorly settled part of the state,
where the courts at that time were
crudely administered.
She was arraigned for larceny and
went through the trial and was given
a sentence of less than two years. In
a few days she was sent away to the
mines, and there she remained until her
death recalled who she was.
The man for whom her mother worked
became interested in the case and 1t
occurred to him that the sentence was
a long one for so small a crime, so he
looked it up. He discovered the mistake,
but too late to help the girl. However,
her mother, who is now old and i'll and
needs help, has had a bill presented to
the legislature to have the state pay for
the difference in the time the daughter
served and the time she should have
served.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
PALACE GARRIsoNED
AND GATES WATCHED
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SEOUL, July 20.-At 11:30 O'Clock last
night Gen. Hasegava's troops garrisoned
the palace and were setationed at the
gates of the city and all important places
during the night
The Ping Yang regiment, said to be the
best in the Korean army, was disarmed on
account of having furnished yesterdays
mutineers and also because 1t was sus-
pected of plotting to capture the palace in
attempted coup d. etat.
The students of the military school are
reported to have attempted to collect milf
tary supplies on hill overlooking the city.
The Korean army is widely distributed
over the country and is not feared.
Yesterdays disorder extended to tho
suburbs for distance of two miles, where
a station master on the Chemulpo railway
is reported to have been killed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
cRozIER CONFIRMS PLANS
FOR ARSENAL AT BENlclA
Extensive Construction Work to Be
Done on Pacific Coast

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July eo-General Gro
zier, chief of ordnance, has returned from
the Pacific coast, where he examined the
Benicia arsenal in California for the I'M
provement of the plant of which congress
has made an appropriation.
General Crozier found the affairs of
the arsenal in good shape and confirmed
the plans for it's improvement.
Owing to the high price of material
and labor upon the Pacific coast, 1t has
heretofore not been 1ound advisable to
undertake the manufacture of small
arms or big guns on the Pacific coast but
now, to maintain the force of trained me-
chanics and keep open the line of supply
of ordnance material necessary to make
the Benicia arsenal of greatest value to
the war department, General Crozier has
planned to have constructive work under
taken there to a moderate extent.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
SEND RIGS
TO OIL LAND
EXPERIENCED MEN WILL TEST
UTAH LANDS
CITY OFFICIALS ARE READY TO
INVEST HEAVILY
Drilling Will Be Begun at Various
Points in Virgin River Valley
to Learn Extent of Rich
Deposits

With almost enough stock spoken Tor
to float the initial expense Of sending
machinery to the new oil mesa at Vir-
gin valley, Utah, the city hall coterle
which struck it rich in oil in Utah mas
decided to send three standard rigs TO
the scene instead of one.
incorporation papers were signed yes
terday for the Los Angeles Utah OIL COM
pany of California, they having been
drawn up in the law offices of Rogers %
Schenk. These papers will be forwarded
to Sacramento tomorrow for incorporat-
ing the organization by which mayor
Harper and his associates propose 10 10
commence drilling wells on their 5oUo
acres OF this land. 1000 acres mas peeh
put into the new company.
Charles H. Fuller, president OF tne
Pioneer Truck company and member OIL
the police commission, has accepted the
presidency of the new oil company. Paui
w. Schenck will be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
I'VE plan to raise and spend $4,000 at
once in sinking a couple of wells at far
separated points on our holdings.
"I have heard nothing but oil since
the big well was struck at Virgin City
last week, and this new field has already
caused a big awakening among Los An
geles oil men.
"a score of local oil men have Joined
the rush that is going into the new heid
from Moapa, Modena and Lund, on the
Salt Lake railroad. We have two men
on the ground to protect our original
locations, which are reported to be In the
heart of the oil producing mesa. They
know every foot of the country.
CIampitt Will Superintend
ED Clampitt will go up to superintend
the preliminaries for us as soon as the
council finishes it's work of tax equaliza-
ton on Thursday. The fire at his wells
here this afternoon was unfortunate but
this can be attended to by others.
81 cannot give a definite answer TO my
many inquiries until Monday or Tues-
day, when our proposed directors will
have an official announcement to make.
"It Is likely that we shall hold onto
the proposition pretty closely among our
selves, although we have evidence enough
now so that we want to go right ahead
putting down wells.
'The new Utah field is directly tribu-
tary to Los Angeles, being just halfway
to Salt Lake and about forty miles off
the Salt Lake railroad. Our oil well ana
machinery houses should keep an eye on
tho trade.s -,
.'We have received word that over 10000
acres has been located the past few
days, but the oil-seekers are having
trouble in getting to the Virgin river
country. Several automobiles have been
shipped to Lund from here, and the con-
gestion of travel inland will doubtless
soon be relieved"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
WILD MAN LASSOED
AND PUT IN JAIL
HAS OPENING IN WINDPIPE MADE
BY BULLET
Wind Wheezes Through Hole When
He Talks-Possession Consist
Only of a Few Rude
Utensils
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
OAKLAND, July 20-Lassoed like a
mustang of the plains, after an exciting
chase through the underbrush and over
the hills near Pleasanton, Jacob E. Wei
golet a veteran of the Boer war who
has been living wild for months, was
taken to the county Jail and booked on
a charge of vagrancy today.
When searched his possessions were
found to consist of fish hooks and lines,
a crude knife and a battered tin for use
in cooking.
1t was also discovered that Weigolet
had an opening extending outward from
the windpipe to a point below his chin,
through which the air rushed with a
wheeling sound when he breathed or
talked.
So annoying was this sound that he
wore a cloth about his neck and when
he talked pressed the fabric against the
opening to close 1T.
The wound was made by British oul-
let during an engagement among the
kopies of South Africa, and though the
wound healed the opening never closed.
Weigolet took to the hills some time
ago, where he lived in the brush.
1t was believed that his mind was af-
fected and fearing that a destructive fire
might result from one of his camp fires
his capture was determined upon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
ATTEMPT TO
KILL CABINET
REIGN OF TERROR EXISTS ALL
OVER KOREAN EMPIRE
JAPANESE TROOPS ARE BEING
SENT TO SCENE
People Arc InfIamed by Successful
Murders, and Riots and Blood
shed Are Looked for in
Any Place
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SEOUL, July 20-The streets were be-
ing cleared at moor when desultory rifle
firing was heard in different parts of
the city, presumably by the deserters
from the Ping Yang regiment whose
plotting continues.
A concerted effort was made at 2
O'Clock this Saturday afternoon to MUIR
der the entire cabinet
After haranguing at the Temple Of
Heaven a mob of 1000 marched a miie
to the mansion. of Iwanyung, which they
sacked and burned.
The same fate was then visited on the
homes of the prime minister and others.
The mob then proceeded to the home
of the minister of war, near the old
palace, but here they were met by Jap
anese guards, who repulsed the visitors,
wounding and killing many
Marquis Ito delayed his arrival at the
emperor's audience an hour, while the
foreign consuls- general awaited
Ito Heavily Guarded
He approached in great state and with
a heavy guard, especial precautions be-
ing taken while passing the palace,
where the suspected battalion of Korean
imperial guards was closely intrenched
in the barracks opposite the l2lace.
The number of machine guns was
doubled, covering all the main approaches
to the palace.
Troops are patrolling the main streets
of the city ir the face Of a mob in
famed to frenzy by students.
The anger of the Korean mass appears
now to be directed less against the Jap
anese than against the Korean ministers,
all of whom they have vowed to kill.
The environs of the American and
British consulates are guarded on account
of their proximity to the palace.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
OIL EXCITEMENT REACHES
FEVER HEAT AT VIRGIN
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. GEORGE, Utah, July 20.-Oil excite
ment is at fever heat. Petroleum locations
made in the vicinity of Virgin during 1905
and 1907 number 925, covering an area ol
about 231 square miles.
But some ground is probably covered by
more than one filing and other rush of To-
cations has been begun since Oil was
struck.
Most locations heretofore made have
been in the region above and east or Hur'
ricane Fault. Many locations are now
being made west of the fault and east
of ST. George in the vicinity OF Purgatory
Flat and Washington Field.
FORMATION there is similar to that in the
oil fields.
Development work is being done by the
Virgin River Oil and Development COM
pany of Rhyolite, New
Superintendent Holohan says that ma
chinery arrived at the ground May IL and
drilling began June "a.
Oil was struck July 13 at a depth of 566
feet They have since passed through
sixty-five feet of oil bearing sandstone.
Conservative estimates of the product or
the we'll would be seventy-fiVe barrels per
day by pumping.
1t is high grade illuminating oil, para
fine base specific gravity AZ.
Dimensions of well: Inside of pipe,
115s inches; at surface, 99s inches at bot
tom. The only water encountered was
shut out by thirty-seven and half feet
of casing at top of well, using standard
rigs, complete string of tools seventy-two-
foot derrick.
The well is located two miles northeast
of Virgin and twenty-eight miles from st.
George. Drill passed through alternate
layers of limestone and shale, lime being
thin. Oil was found in hard, close grained
sandstone. Will drill still deeper Forma-
ton is similar to the Trenton lime in Ohio
and oil sand similar to Gordon sand in
Ohio oil regions. Company claims about
11,000 acres of oil land.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
MAIL CARRIER CRAZED
BY BUG IN HIS EAR
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
ALTO PASS, ILL.,, June 2o.-When Ed L..
Hagler, rural mail carrier, was mile
from town junebug blew into his ear
His efforts to dislodge the bug proved
futile and he turned and drove back
toward town, but the bug meanwhile
boring deeper into his head The pain
caused Hagler to become irrational.
His ponies came into town IN "ild
gallon with Hagler whipping them at
every jump, the lines hanging free, while
he held his hands to his head. AS he
passed the livery stable Jesse Dufrain
captured the team and took Mr.. Hagler
to physician, who used probe to XIII
the bug.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
STREET CAR
CREW SHOT
FOUR OTHERS INJURED WHEN
BUILDING is WRECKED
STRIKE BREAKERS ARE FIRED ON
FROM AMBUSH
Deserted Car Turned Loose and Runs
Down Hill with Fiightfu Speed,
DemoIishine Small
Building
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2O-As a re-
suit of an attack upon the strike break
ing crew of d car late tonight two men
were shot and wounded, four persons
were injured in the wrecking of a build
ing by a runaway car, many others were
severely clubbed by the police and more
than a score of arrests made for rioting.
While car of the United Railroads,
in charge of ]. Taltskong and Motorman
Morris Fellel, reached the end of its run
on top of the hill at Twenty-ninth and
Noe streets about 80 o'clock and the
crew was just starting on the return
trip, three unknown men standing in the
darkness about fifteen yards away opened
fire on the car with revolvers.
Conductor Taltskong had just raised
his left arm to signal the motorman to
go ahead when a bullet smashed his
elbow. Almost at the same moment Mo-
torman Fellel dropped to the floor of
the car with a bullet in his right thigh.
Another car was coming up the hill at
the time and upon arriving at the top the
crew left it standing and took the car
with the wounded men with all possible
speed to the car barns at Twenty-ninth
and Mission streets.
Runaway Jumps Track
AS they turned the corner at that point
Jney saw tnelr car coming DOWN the
hill at terrific rate of speed.
Arriving at the turn the runaway car
jumped the track and plunged into a
small toggery store owned by H. Bern
stein, completely wrecking the
building.
Sophie Bernstein, daughter of the
proprietor, Ralph D. Hoff, wife and
child, customers, were painfully cut
and bruised by breaking glass and
falling timbers,
An Immense crowd Immediately gath
cred and fire alarm and riot call were
turned In.
The police reserves charged the
crowd, which had become turbulent,
and used their clubs freely.
Many heads were cracked and twenty
arrests were made for rioting.
Police Sergeant Lane was struck IN
the back of the head by stone and
seriously hurt.
He fired three shots at two men, one
of whom he charges threw the missile.
The two wounded men were taken to
st. Luke's hospital
Their injuries are not dangerous.
1t is supposed that the men who at
tackled the crew released the brakes on
the car and started it down the hill.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
FEDERAL JUDGE FINDS
JURY HAS JURISDICTION
Refuses to Quash Indictment Brought
Against Standard Oil Company

BY Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 20.-Judge Nc
Call of the federal court today decided
that the federal grand jury which re-
turned an indictment of 1924 counts against
the Standard Oil company was acting
within its Jurisdiction.
The Standard Oil company attorneys had
moved to quash the indictment, alleging
that the grand jury had not power to in
dict officials living in other states. even
though the alleged crimes were committed
in Tennessee.
This motion Judge Mccall has overruled.
The effect of the decision will be that
officials living in Indiana may be brought
here to testify. 1t is believed that John
D. Rockefeller will be brought here as a
witness in the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
Compliments New Makeup

"The Herald is simply fine in it's new
dress and tasteful makeup" said Robert
Marsh of the real estate firm of Robert
Marsh & Co. of the Hellman building.
II am proud of The Herald. and we will
give it lot of business in the near future.
Save space for us.
'I am personally acquainted with the
new owners of the paper. They are in the
front rank of our business people and will
make The Herald a winner"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
Mlnlster Is Encouraalna

Rev Thomas F. Fahey the popular
pastor of the Holy Cross church, said:
"The days when The Herald was just as
good as any other paper have passed
away. Now 1t enters the field as leader
of its platforms and principles
keep up the energy and progress and
keep down exaggeration and misrepresen-
tation.
II am glad to see The Herald branch out
with new vigor that gives promise of
widening influence and success"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
JAPANESE WILL
TEACH oRIENTALs MOTORING
Buys Four Fastest Automobiles He Can
Find in All England
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press
NEW YORK, July OK. Okura, son
of the steel king of Japan, who has been
studying at Cambridge, has arrived here
from Europe with four of the swiftest
automobiles he could buy in the London
market.
They are mostly of French make and
he is going to take them home to Japan
via San Francisco and show his country
men how to drive a car.
Okura had secretary and a retinue of
servants.
At recent race in England he ar
ranged with Wagner, the expert chauf-
feur, to drive his car.
Wagner hurt his arm at the last min
ute and coulu not drive.
The little Japanese jumped in and made
the race as owner and driver, finishing
second.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
JOAN OF ARC OF CUBA
DIES AT HAVANA HOME
Woman Welded Machete in Islands
Struggle with Spain
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 2O.-Cable advices
from Havana, Cuba, announce the death
of Sonora Juan Quesada, the Cuban Joan
of Arc, at the age of 10 years.
Sonora Quesada was the best known
woman in the island.
She came of good family, but despite
the comforts and luxuries which her cir
cumstances gave her she chose to aid
her countrymen in the field and welded
a machette in the ten years struggle
against Spain.
Patrick sarsfield Gilmore, who in those
days conducted the Twenty-second regi-
ment band at Manhattan beach, often
publicly honored the woman patriot by
playing Cuban national hymns whenever
Sonora Quesada was in the audience.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
FRENCH ARE oRATIFIED
AT EXPORTS EQUALITY
Bv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PARIS, July 20-The formal notification
from the American government that the
French chambers of commerce in the mat
ter of certificates in relation to the viola
ton of exports to the United States has
been received with qualification.
Assurances that 1t was the purpose of
the United States to take this step had
been previously conveyed to the French
authorities.
This equalization will have the effect of
strengthening the conciliatory attitude
that both governments will observe In the
pending tariff negotiations.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
Herald PIeases the Mayor

Mayor A. G. Harper said:
'I have heard nothing but good words
of The Herald under it's rev management
and 1 want to add that they are de-
served.
"In both news and editorials the paper
Is clean, crisp and satisfactory
'I read The Herald faithfully and
more so since / have read it's splendid
platform and know the men who are
now in control.
Judge Gibbor is a tower of strength
here and his associates or the board are
men whom the community hold in high
esteem,
1.-The Herald has been consistently ad-
vocating greater and better city and
pointing out the way For the help 1t
has given my administration I am deeply
grateful"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
Neatest Paper in West

E. j. Louis of the Newport Bay Invest
ment company, with offices in the Douglas
building, was generous in praise of the
new Herald.
'I regard The Herald as the neatest
Journal in the west geographically, and
It is always bright and newsy. Success to
The Herald" said Mr. Louis as he hur-
ried away to join the crowd bound for
Covina.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
Hundreds Voice Approval of New Herald

already warmly indorsed the platform of
The Herald, said yesterday:
"The new dress of The Herald is mighty
pretty 1t is fine paper and 1 like the
new style exceedingly. 1t is very fine
new gown with which to open its newer
career. The clear-cut policy announced
will win thousands of friends among the
best people of Los Angeles"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
OF ALL-ISRAEL PLANNED
Jews Will Form Order to Protect Their
Oppressed Brethren
BY Associated Press.

By ASSOcldteu fIess
NEW YORn, July 2O.-Delegates from
all the Hebrew organizations in the Unit
ed States will be invited to attend the
meeting in Carnegie hall next October to
establish an international Jewish confer
ence.
Arrangements to this end have been
made by .-.e executive committee, of
which DR.. Jules Weise is chairman.
1t is expected that fully 2CO0 delegates
will attend.
Abraham s. Schooner is the promoter
and president of the organization which
is to act as bond of union for the He
brews of the world.
1t is proposed to call the body the in
ternational congress of all-Israel.
The advantages urged are that 1t will
be able to act authoritatively in case of
oppression or massacre and be entitled to
recognition from the czar of Russia or
any other ruler.
Headquarters probably will be in Lon
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
FRUIT SPoILS ON TREES
FOR LACK OF LABoRERS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
MARYSVILLE, Cal, July 20.-A labor
famine Is causing heavy losses to local
canneries.
Firms began advertising throughout
the valley weeks ago for women and
girls to work during the fruit season,
but there is a shortage of 500 hands now
Peach canning is now on and fruit Is
ripening so fast on account of the con-
tnued warm weather that 1t cannot be
handled fast enough by the present forces
to prevent spelling.
Many carloads are being shipped away
but some of the fruit has spoiled en-
route, causing heavy losses.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
CHAMBER OF MINES
TO INVESTIGATE OIL

OIL properties as well as mining propo-
sitions, are to be investigated by the
Los Angeles Chamber of Mines. Origin
ally organized to list and furnish infor-
nation to investors regarding mining
properties, directors of the chamber have
decided to enlarge the scope of the or
ganizatior sufflciently to take in oil as
we'll.
The new department will be opened as
soon as the chamber gets into its new
quarters. Recent discoveries in Utah
prompted the move.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
Herald Brightest Looking

e e. Leary, superintendent of the City
Rescue mission. COG East Fifth street said:
'The Herald is now the brightest looking
newspaper in Los Angeles. Its headlines
are pleasing to the eye and its whole
makeup is great credit to any newspaper
enterprise.
THE Herald is great representative of
rapidly growing city and country, and
may God speed its worthy efforts"