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Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
MEXICAN TROOPS
MOVING TOWARD
GUATEMALA LINE
Possible That Trouble
Will Follow
Believed by Many That Revolutions
in Central American Republics
Are Only in Their
Incipiency
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CITY OF MEXICO, May 2O-Mexican
troops are being moved to the Guatemalan
frontier over the Pan-American railroad
according to advices received today.
In what numbers or for what purpose
these soldiers are being moved southward
are not known outside of official circles
1t was also learned today that the war
department had countermanded the order
dispatching the Mexican gunboat Tampico
TO Tile port of San Jose de Guatemala and
there take on board Senior Gamboa, the
Mexican minister to Guatemala, who was
to have gone to San Salvador.
The Tampico is still in the harbor at
Salinas Cruz, and the Mexican minister is
still in Guatemala City.
An American business man now in the
city, who arrived from San Salvador b
few hours ago, says it Is only question
of time when President Figueroa of Sal
vador will be confronted with formid-
able revolution.
An authority says conditions in the lat
ter republic are rapidly approaching the
chaotic stage now existing in Guatemala.
Open war is being waged in Honduras
among political factions, each led by a
presidential aspirant.
While many believe the threatened revo-
luton In Salvador is secretly backed by
Zelaya, who wishes to name a successor
to President Figueroa, all are agreed that
the TROUBLES of the Central American re-
publics are as yet but in their incipiency.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
TRA|NMEN TAKE
SLAP At CANNON
Delegates Believe "uncle Joe" Is Hos-
tile to Measures Which Would
Benefit Labor Unions
in General
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, May 20-The Brother-
hood of Railway Trainmen completed its
business today and adjourned. Columbus,
Ohio, was selected as the place for the
next biennial convention. The order to-
day elected the grand executive board as
follows:
B. H. Rhodes, Toledo, Ohio. chairman:
r. ]. Powers, San Leandro, Cal; Arthur
w. Evans, New York; o. A. Cash,
Roanoke, Va, and f. c. Lockwood, Chi
cago.
Among the resolutions adopted today
was one denunciatory of the action OF
Speaker Cannon of the national house of
representatives in his attitude toward
labor, and opposing his reelection:
AS ground for this, the preamble re-
cites that I'VE have reason to believe
that Joseph Cannon has, as speaker OF
the national house of representatives,
used the influence and power of that
great office to defeat the passage of legis-
lation sought by the railroad employees
and working classes, both in the way of
appointing as members of the house COM
mittee to which such legislation would
be referred men who are known to be
hostile to it's enactment, and by the use
of threats, intimidation and force COM
pelling members to vote against our leg
islation contrary to their own convic-
tions.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
MOTHER DEMANDS
DAUGHTER BODY
Rv Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 20.-A pitiful little pre-
cession wound its way into Oak Hi! cene-
tery, Indiana Harbor, Ind, yesterday.
The occasion was the reinterment OF MISS
Aurora Wuettebert, the young musician
who perished last week in the fire at
Kansas City University building while en-
gagged in heroic efforts to save the lives
of her pupils
The young girl had first been buried IN
Kansas City, but the mother, In grief, had
gone to the grave and refused to leave
until the body was disinterred ana
brought back to her home at indiana
Harbor A week ago Mrs. Wuettebert left
Indiana Harbor to pay visit to her
daughter in Kansas City, and when she
arrived her daughter was dead and
already buried.
The shock proved almost fatal to the
unfortunate woman. She hastened to the
cemetery, and throwing herself on her
daughters grave demanded that she be
given the corpse of her child.
The body was disinterred and Mrs
Wuettebert returned with the remains to
her home in order that the burial might
take place where she might go and sit
by the grave every day. Her grief again
overwhelmed her, and she threw herself
on the grave, calling again and again on
the daughter, who could never hear her.
1t was necessary to use violence before
she could be led from the cemetery, and
at late hour last night it was feared that
the tragedy would become a double one.
Mrs. Wuettebert's condition is extremely
critical, and she has to be carefully
watched in order to prevent her attempt
ing her own life in the frenzy of her grief.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
HUMMEL DONS
PRISON STRIPES
Well Known New York Criminal Law
yer Keeps His Word and Proceeds
to Penitentiary-Trip Made
In Automobile
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 20.-Abraham Hum
mel, who for nearly third of century
was one of the most widely known and
successful criminal lawyers in this city,
today began the service of one years
sentence upon a conviction two years ago
for conspiracy growing out of Hummel's
connection with the Dodge-Morse divorce
litigation.
Hummel fought the conviction through
several courts, but the final decision was
adverse. He has also been disbarred
from practice in the courts.
Hummel started for the penitentiary
from his home in East Seventy third
street in an automobile and without
guard. He had been at liberty on bail
and had given his promise that he would
voluntarily go to the prison today.
A big crowd was gathered in front of
the Hummel residence when the little
lawyer dashed out of a basement door,
holding a large handkerchief in front Of
his face. He ran to the curb, jumped
into the closed automobile and moment
later was whirled away toward the
prison.
The automobile did not go direct to
Blackwelrs island, and for hours after
it sped away from the house no trace
of it could be found.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
BLODGETT WANTS
POLITICAL FIGHT
TO THE KNIFE
Calls on SouthernerS
to Stand Firm
Administration Is Taken Severely to
Task for Appointing SO Many
Lukewarm Republicans
and Democrats
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, May 2O.-Chairman
Blodgett of the State Republican league
which was formed to fight the present
administration, today issued an address
to Republicans of the south in which ne
takes the administration severely to task
for the appointment to offices OF Demo-
Gratis and lukewarm Republicans, ana
urges that no federal officeholder be ap-
pointed delegate to the next Republican
national convention.
The chairma4 says:
LET us make this fight to the knife,
to see that no federal officer, regardless
of his party affiliations. shall be elected
delegate from this southern district.
The issues on which this league. .,s is
founded are bound to win. Al @ tne
money, efforts and influence which can
be brought to bear by the officeholders
cannot stem the tide, or prevent a COM
plete revolution in Republican politics
in the SOUTH
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
Geary Street Railway
Will Be City'S
Property
San Francisco to Under
take Experiment as
a Last Resort
Decision Is Arrived at by District
Attorney Lansdon Following Cons
ference with Supervisor
Gallagher
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.-San Fran
cisco is to have an experiment In mu-
nicipal ownership of public utilities. The
city will take over the Geary street rail-
way.
This decision was arrived at today by
District Attorney Langdon, after a con-
ference with Chairman Gallagher OF the
board of supervisors.
That body will at once appropriate the
sum of 100000 for the purpose and this
amount will be added in the June budget
to the $35O,OOO already appropriated for
the assumption of the railroad.
The board will employ competent en-
gineer to draw up plans for the conver-
sion of the road from cable system to
an electrical conduit system.
About two years ago the franchise of
the Geary street railway expired. Appli-
cation for renewal was refused. But un-
der an agreement that the company
would surrender it's road to the city on
demand, the supervisors granted a tenn
porary license to operate, carrying the
proviso that during the life of this per-
NIT the company should pay to the city
a percentage of its gross earnings.
Bond Issue Voted
simultaneously with the expiration of
the franchise the question of municipal
acquisition was agitated. The result was
that the people voted a bond issue of
$3.50, 900 to take over the road. This was
to be followed at once by municipal con-
troll but the supervisorial board neg
lected to take action and since that time
the road has been operating under its
temporary permit.
The recent strike of the car men, which
completely tied up the street car systems
of the city, caused the introduction in
the board of supervisors of a resolution
calling for the surrender of the Geary
street road. This was at the instance of
labor union leaders.
The resolution was not acted upon.
Fearing that the incorporation of the
road would result in it's absorption by the
city, Secretary Harper signed an agree
ment with the car mems union to pay the
union demand of So for an eight-hour
day. But the board of directors, instead
of indorsing this contract, repudiated II
and dismissed Harper. The charge is
made that the determination on the part
of the district attorney to cause the sur
render of the road to the city is a blow
aimed at the United Railroads, whose Of
ficials in addition to fighting the present
bitter strike, have on their hands the de-
fense of probable indictments on the
charge of brtbing the supervisorial board
and Mayor Schmitz to grant the trolley
franchise under which the United Rail-
roads system is now being operated,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
COMMITTEE OF SEVEN
DECIDES TO CUT LOOSE
FROM MAYOR SCHMITZ
BY Associated Press.

3y Associated Press.
; SAN FRANCISCO, May
2o.-The committee of seven Z
! appointed by the five COM
! mercial organizations of San
I Francisco to take over some
! of the power of Mayor
I Schmitz with the latter's
/ consent for the purpose of
T bringing about some order in
{ municipal affairs in conse-
!. quence of a general disor-
T ganization and lack of har-
!: mony in the city govern
!. ment, resulting from the SEN
+ sational bribery-graft ex-
T posures, resigned tonight.
!. The reason assigned by
!. the committee for with
. drawing was that it had
{ been unable to secure the co.
!: operation of Rudolph Spreck-
!. els and Francis ]. Heney,
Z who are at the head of the
: graft investigation.
!. This action was taken by
T the committee after meet
: ing which lasted nearly the
+ entire afternoon and at
+ which Governor Gillett
T sought in vain to dissuade
I the members from taking the
+ step that they did.
(. The committee was to have
. acted in an advisory capacity
I to the mayor, and the latter
T had promised to carry out
{ whatever it recommended.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
KICKS OUT HIS
W|FE'5 BRAINS
San Francisco Horse Dealer Commits
Murder and Later Calmly Seeks
Sleep Near Dead Woman's
Body
By Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.-Frank Muir
ply was arrested this morning by the
police on the charge of killing his wife in
their home at 20S RISE street. He is said
to have dragged her from the bed by the
hair and kicked out her brains with his
heavy boots. Murphy had been drinking
heavily.
The crime was committed before day
light this morning. The police, summoned
by a neighbor who heard the dying
woman's groans, forced open the door of
the house and CROPPED their way to the
bedroom where on the floor they found
the dead and horribly mangled body or
Mrs. Murphy.
The face had almost been kicked away
and the skull had been crushed Murphy,
fully dressed, was huddled on the bed
sound asleep and snoring. His feet hung
over the edge of the bed.
His heavy boots were smeared with
blood. He was stupid and refused to talk,
but was able to walk to the police station.
Murphy was horse dealer by occupation.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
BLACK HUNDRED
RUNNING WILD
Streets of Odessa Are the Scene of
Riots in Which Scores Are
Injured by Ter
rorists
Ry Associated Press.

ODESSA, May 2O.-Following. the as
sassination of three police officials here
today serious rioting occurred and at s
o'clock in the evening the Black Hun
dreds were running wild through the
streets, mercilessly beating people, par,
ticularly Jews, more than "a hundred OF
whom were seriously injured
The police apparently ed remained inc plsn pas Is,
Hundred continued their work of revenge
unchecked.
The tragedy which led to the rioting
was openly enacted. While, the super
intendent of police and other officers
were in the central police bureau this
morning two men and a girl entered the
building deposited an Internal machine
in the office and went away.
The maGhine explodedf ef al amSSt noicd imTe3 fwo
chief detectives Of the city and seriously
inturing seven other, persons. ~,
The police pursued and captured the
two terrorists, but the girl who was with
them escaped The leaders of the ter
rorists were subsequently Identified as
man named Tchertoff:
The two detectives killed were bitterly
hated by the terrorists for their activity
against the latter's organization.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
CANADA TO REVOKE
REMAILING RATES
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, May 20-Through
Postmaster General Lemieux the govern
ment of Canada has notified the United
States that it will not be possible for the
Canadian. postoffice to handle second
class mall. matter sent to that country
by the United States by either express
or freight, or mailed there.
Postmaster General Lemieux in a let
ter to Postmaster General Meyer says:
1.-The department has come to the CON
clusion that it will be absolutely impos-
sible' to continue the rennailing privilege
except at the rate of postage between
the two countries; that is 4 cents per
pound. - .r..--'.-- ..---'.-
The Canadian second class rate is lower
than the second class rate of this coun-
try. Postmaster General Meyer ex-
explained today that as soon as a spe-
cific case of refusal on the part of the
Canadian government to handle Ameri-
can second class matter was called to his
attention he would be forced In the cir
to handle Canadian publications in this
country at the second class rate.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
| class rate is lower
ONE THOUSAND KILLED
ON EASTERN FRONTIER
By Associated Press.

CONSTANTINOPLE, May 2O-No con-
firmation has yet been received here of
the annihilation reported May of seven
batteries of Turkish troops during bat
tie with rebels In the province of Yemen,
the, troops was known to have been
perilouS.
According to mail advices from Da-
mascus there was an engagement the lat
ter part of March on the eastern frontier
of Yemen between the Muntefik and Rou-
ala. branches of the Anaseh tribe, in
which 500 of the former and 200 of the
latter were killed
The Arab tribes of the Euphrates and
Tigris are again in revolt, and the Turk
!sh authorities have proved themselves
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
LAORERS DEMAND
S1.65 FOR DAYS WORK
By Associated Press.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. May 2O--All track
men employed by the New YORK, New
ber of about 1000, went on strike today,
following the refusal of the road to grant
a demand for a 10 per cent increase In
wages, which are now $1.5O a day.
the New York Hartford and Highland.
The strike is centered in Hartford, though
gangs of Italians at other points refused
TO take up their work today. The strikers
the road.
1t is said that the strike may extend
from New York to Boston, though at
present its actual scope is not known by
the railroad officials.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
PRICE: SINGLE COPY CENTS; SUNDAY 10 CENTS
COLORADO FARMERS
CLAIM TAILlNGS ARE
INJURING CROPS
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
+ COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, !.
4 May 20. Injunction suits and !
+ actions for damages are imminent 1
i against the various reduction !
i mills at Colorado City because of !
4 the damage being done to ranches !
+ in the Fountain valley by the +
+ dumping of tailings into Fountain I
i creek. =
4 The contention of the ranchmen =
i is that the chemicals dumped into i
i the creek are killing alfalfa and =
+ early vegetables and that thou :
+ sands of tons of sediment from !
i the mills fills up the irrigation =
!. bitches. =
i The chemicals soak into the j.
+ ground and continuance of this )
4 process means that thousands of !
+ acres of fertile land will eventu- =
+ ally become desert. y
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
FURNITURE TRUST
MUST PAY BIG FINES
By Associated Press.

CHICAGO, May 2O.-Judge Landis, In the
United States court today, fined A. b.
Hoibrook the American Seating company
and the A. H. Andreas company $4,000 each
and nine other furniture companies the
amounts ranging from $500 to. $1,000 for vio-
lation of the antitrust act in forming a
conspiracy in school furniture business
in restraint of trade. The defendants
pleaded guilty.
Judge Landis preceded the pronouncing
of sentence by a scathing denunciation of
the methods adopted by the trust, declar-
ing that the punishment fixed by law is
inadequate to fit the crime.
Holbrook acted as a sort of clearing
house for the combine, which called itself
the Prudential club.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
RAILROAD PAYS TWO ......
FINES FOR REBATING
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 2O.-The Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railroad company,
through it's attorney B. A, jackson, To-
day in the United States court, pleaded
dictment charging that the road had
granted rebates on shipments of coffee
made by the Woolson Spice company of
Toledo.
A fine of $4,000 on each of the two counts
was imposed and paid. The other ten
counts were nolle pressed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
MONEY LENDER
SENT TO JAIL
BY Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY, May 2O-Patrick j.
Hughes, a money lender, who formerly
had branch offices in dozen of the prin-
cipal cities of the country, must pay a
fine of 800 and serve thirty days in the
county jail for exacting usurious interest
from H. Williamson, a printer.
Hughes was convicted in 1906 on collect
ing 71s per cent for several months on a
loan of $40. He appealed, and the court of
appeals today decided against him on
every point. Hughes appeal was made on
technical grounds.
Patrick ]. Hughes is a well known
money lender throughout the United
States. He is wealthy
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
SEVEN LOSE LIVES
IN A COAL MINE
By Associated Press.

TRINIDAD, Colo, May 20.-Seven min
ers, including Supt. Alexander jacobs,
We're burned or suffocated last night in
The bodies were recovered during the
day. The men went to work last night,
and as they did not come out this MORN
ing an investigation was started 1t was
discovered that fire which broke out in
the mine year ago and was still burn
ing in some sections, had suddenly spread
and swept across the incline tunnel, cut
ting the men off and preventing them
reaching the outside.
The point where the flames crossed the
tunnefsis fully three miles from the open
ing and 1t was necessary to dig tenn
to reach the bodies of the Inflated miners.
The Engleville mine is one of the old
est coal producers in Colorado, having
been operated fully thirty years.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
STOREKEEPER IS
SHOT AND KILLED
BY Associated Press.

BY ASSOcIaIeu FIeSS'
SAN DIEGO, May 2O.-P. S. starkman,
storekeeper at Rincon, about five miles
from Valley Center in the northern part
of the county, was found dead today
in the roadside about 400 feet from his
home and store, with a bullet wound
through his head and neck.
1t is believed to have been a clear
case of murder, though it is not known
that he had an enemy.
The body was found by Miguel Clapp.
o'clock this morning. The store was
open and a lamp still burning on the
counter, indicating that Starkman met
death some time after dark last night:
1t is not believed that anything in the
store or the house was disturbed. Stark
man was about 30 years old, unmarried,
ana had lived alone for sixteen or eight
cen years. He was an Englshman.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
JUDGE RENDERS
DECISION AGAINST
UNION PICKETlNG

By Associated Press.
i MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May 90 i
!. sweeping decision against union !
!. picketing was rendered today by +
j. Judge Sanborn Of the United !
i States court in the case of the I
j. Allis-Chalmers company against !
!. the striking union moulders. !
!. The strike began about year !
i ago and last fall Judge Quarles !
!. issued a temporary injunction re- !
i straining the unions from inter- !
!. fering. Later Judge Sanborn con- !
!. victed several union men of con- !
i tempt in violation of the injunc- !
!. tion and suspended sentence as to !
!. the greater number Of them, sixty !
y or more. =
X Now he makes the injunction i
!. permanent and sweeping in its !
!. provisions. so that concerted pick !
!. citing will be practically impos- !
]. sible.
;. So 4 i T. i i i i !. ). ]. i
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
VICTIMS
ARE LAID TO REST
By Associated Press.

READING, Pa, May 20.-With the
mutilated remains of seventeen of the
victims Of the Shriners wreck In CallIor5
to bury it's dead. Because of the condi
ton of the bodies two of the victims were
buried this afternoon. They were Mrs.
w. w. Essick and her son, Richard.
They were placed in one grave. The
husband and father was not in the wreck
His wife and son were accompanied by
his brother, W. S. Essick who was chair
man of the committee on arrangements
for the California tour.
The funerals of the other victims will
This afternoon the city fire alarm bells
were tolled seventeen times.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
BELIEVE THAT WEALTHY
MEXICAN HAS TRACH0MA
special to The Herald.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2O-Cecino
Ocon, a wealthy young Mexican, with
drafts for large amounts on him and
bearing letters from President Porforio
Diaz and Vice President Ramon Carroll,
is being held here on board the Kosmos
steamer Ammon until DR.. Drew of the
United States quarantine service shall de-
eide whether or not he has trachoma.
The Ammon arrived here yesterday.
Ocon claims to be on diplomatic mission
to Washington
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
FORTY-NINER PASSES
AWAY AT HELENA
Rv Associated Press.

HELENA, Mont, May 2O.-A California
forty-niner, Civil War veteran, Oregon,
Washington and Montana pioneer John,
Murphy, died here today, aged u.
He came overland to Montana from Fort
Dalles, Ore, by way of Walla Walla in
1866 and has been very successful as a
miner and rancher.
He is survided by widow and one son,
and will be buried here tomorrow with
Masonic honors.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
PHYSICIAN ACCUSED
OF POISONING HIS SON
Ry Associated Press.

RALEIGH, N. c., May 20-Dr. R. S.
Rowland, prominent physician here, was
arrested today on warrant from Hen
derson, Vance county, charging him with
poisoning his 11-year- son near Kentrell
TO obtain money and property left to the
boy.
The boy died after taking walk in the
woods with his father, and it is alleged
that the lad said his father had given
him an orange which tasted bitter.
Rowlands wife, to whom he was mar
ried last week, was arrested as an accom-
plice.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
MRS. HOWARD GOULD
SEEKS SEPARATION
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 20.-Counsel for Mrs
Howard Gould said today that Mrs.
Goulds suit for permanent separation
from her husband had been filed but the
papers in the case have not been served
on Mr. Gould.
Attorney Shearn said that Mrs. Gould
brought suit upon the grounds of cruel
and inhuman treatment covering period
of more than three years,
The lawyer also declared that the suit
would be tried in open court.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21
CONDEMNS THE MANNER OF
IDAHO PRISONERS ARREST
BY Associated Press.

DETROIT, Mich, May 2O.-Grand Mas
ter Frank r. Hawley, in his annual ad-
dress at the opening here of the biennial
convention of the Switchmen's union of
North America, urged that resolutions
be adopted by the convention condemn
ing the manner in which Meyer, Haywood
and Pettibone were taken from Colorado
to be imprisoned in Idaho. characterizing
their arrest as kidnapping and questioning
the justice of the trials now begun at
Boise, on the ground that they rest as
the foundation upon an unjust possession
of the persons of the prisoners.