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ar. and Mrs. Loxley Lee and two
.nl,nren, who have been visiting Mr..
arthur Lee for several weeks. will
return to their home In Philadelphia
tomorrow. 'i''''''
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
BA AT7LEFHIP
LINE READY
FOR SIGNAL
MINNESOTA LAST OF VESSELS
TO ARRIVE
Work Of Taking Aboard Food and
ANN unition for the Pacific
Cruise Is Nearly
Completed

BY Aszoc,ated Press. ,f''t-- i.,- ~ < 4
OLD POINT COMFORT. Va, Dec. IL
The last vacant berth in the imposing
double line of Pacific-bound battleships
was filled this afternoon, when the heav-
lily amored Minnesota, the flagship OF
Rear Admiral Thomas, steamed into
Hampton Roads and took her place at the
head of the outward column.
The Minnesota is the ranking member
of the second squadron. and Admiral
Thomas, who commands this squadron,
has duties and responsibilities second
only to those of the commander-in-chief,
Rear Admiral Evans. The size and dig
nifty of the fleet is best emphasized by
the fact that no less than four rear ad-
mirals are in command.
The last supplies of food and ammuni-
ton were being placed aboard the ships
today and the roadstead was filled with
craft of every description.
That the ships are ready to set sail,
and that all the more serious work of
preparation has been accomplished is
shown by the shore liberty given the
sailors this afternoon, when football
games between teams from the various
ships, and sometimes with artillerymen
at the post, are played.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12

SAVES S. p.
COASTER
WHEEL. BREAKS, TRAIN NEAR
WRECK
Railroad Mans Keen Sight Prevents
Disaster That Might Have
Brought Death to Many
Passengers
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 11.-Train No.
q, the northbound coaster, narrowly es-
capped being wrecked today at Concep-
cion, when wheel broke on the tender,
1t stopped just as the wheel of the front
truck flew off from the axle.
The San Luis Obispo local was on a
siding at Conception. The conductor OF
the local was standing on the platform
and suddenly gave frantic emergency
signal to stop as the engine of the coast
er passed him.
AS the train drew up the wheel on the
tender broke and flew to one side. The
axle was found to be white hot and the
ties were torn for hundred yards.
Train No. 81 does not stop at Concep-
cion and was booming through when the
conductor signaled. A hundred feet more
would have meant disastrous wreck.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS TO
MEET TODAY
NATIONAL COMMITTEE WILL
n ASSEMBLE
Denver, Failing to Secure Republican
Convention, VIII Try to Induce
Opposing Party to Choose
Colorado Metropolis
pu Associated A Press.

Ry Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-All the pre-
liminary preparations for the meeting OF
the Democratic national committee, which
will be held at the Arlington hotel be-
ginning at IL o'clock tomorrow, have
been completed and it is now believed
that it will be possible for the committee
to complete tomorrow its work of select
ing a time and place for holding the con-
venton.
The meeting will be held in the large
auditorium at the Arlington hotel, which
will accommodate not only the committee
but also spectators. The only contest
will be over the place of meeting, and
the present Indications are that it Will
be pretty hard fight.
So far there has been no active can
vass in the interest of any place except
Denver. The delegation which came to
washington in the hope of securing the
Republican convention for Denver has
remained over and it's members are urg-
ing upon the Democratic committee the
advantages of the Colorado city.
The delegation has been strengthened
by the addition of c. f. Wilson, who
holds the proxy of the Colorado members
of the committee and who is devotlng
all of his energy to secure the convention.
Denver is making the same offer of $780,
publican committee.
Many, of the committeeman seem favor-
ably impressed by this offer and the only
point urged against Denver is its distance
from the center of population. 1t is
stated that Louisville and Cleveland Will
also be active candidates and some menu
bers hope Chicago will extend a substan-
tial invitation.
So far, Chicago occupies apparently the
same attitude toward the Democratic
convention that 1t did toward the Hepup-
lican, and many members believe the lake
city will make the same proposition that
it made to the Republicans, which was
that 1t would furnish hall and pay all
the expenses of the convention. In that
event it will secure the vote OF many
of the committeeman.
Kansas City has decided not to extend
an invitation, and the same is true OF 81.
Louis.
Chairman Taggart, accompanied by
Tom l.. johnson, Roger c. Sullivan ana
other prominent committeeman, arrived
today.
Mr. Taggart said that in addition to
Denver, Cleveland, Louisville and Chi
cago st. Paul and Cincinnati had been
recommended.
Chicago and Cleveland are tavorites,
but neither has yet raised q large fund
and both may fail on fhat account.
There is no talk of any candidate ex-
cept Mr.. Bryan. Some members OF the
committee think It is too early 10 say
any one man is certain of the nomina-
tion, but they admit that the probabili-
ties point to the Nebraskan.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12

REFUSES THE
NOMINA TON
REITERATES STATEMENT OF
"NO THIRD TERM"
PRESIDENT DECLINES TO AGAIN
BE CANDIDATE
Refers to Declaration Made When
Elected In 1904 and Asserts That
He Has Not Changed
His Mind
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-President
Roosevelt will not be a candidate for q
third term. All doubt on this point
was dispe1led tonight by the authorita-
tive statement from the White House
that Mr. Roosevelt still adheres to the
declaration of renunciation made on the
night of election three years ago.
In the statement issued tonight
President Roosevelt says he has not
changed and shall not change the de-
cision delivered to the American people
in 1904.
It appears that President Roosevelt
had been awaiting the call for the Re-
publican national convention to afford
the proper opportunity for making his
position clear and unmistakale. thus
leaving the field clear for Fairbanks,
Taft, Cannon, Knox. Foraker and other
declared or receptive candidates for
the Republican nomination.
Presidents Statement
The presidents statement follows:
"In view of the issuance of the call
of the Republican national committee
for the convention the president makes
the following statement:
"On the night after election I made
the following announcement: I am
deeply sensible of the honor done mo
by the American people IN thus ca
pressing their confidence in what
have done and have tried to do. 1 ap-
preciate to the full the solemn respon-
sibility this confidence imposes upon
me, and shall do all that in my power
lies not to forfeit it. On the 4th OF
March next L shall have served three
and half years and this three and a
half years constitute my first term.
The wise custom which limits the prest-
dent to two terms regards the sub
stance and not the form, and under no
circumstances will I be a candidate for
or accept another nomination
'T have not changed and shall not
change the decision thus announced"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
DA Wis MAKES
FIERY ATTACK
ON 7RUST rs
SENATOR FROM ARKANSAS TO
THROTTLE THEM
In Passionate Address, southerner
Denounces Present System Un-
der Which Corporations
Rob People

BY Associated Press.
WAsHINGTON. Dec. 11.--senator JEFF
ferson Davis of Arkansas today delivered
an address on trusts.
All of the senator's, both Republicans
and Democrats, were in their seats and
they gave strict attention to his remarks.
The galleries were filled with spectators.
Senator Davis delivered a passionate
address. After declaring that his bill,
vigorously enforced, would kill the trusts,
with dramatic effect he challenged any
senator to step forward and contest the
issue with him.
A domestic corporation found fixing
the price of any article would, by his
bill, he said. have its charter forfeited,
and a foreign corporation guilty of such
an act would not be allowed to do busi-
ness in the United States.
He spoke OF the Sherman antitrust
law.
HAS it proven effectual?" he asked,
HAS it destroyed single trust? Under
its operation have they not grown
stronger, more defiant and arrogant!
Almost for seventeen years the Sherman
antitrust law has been upon our statute
books, more than four times as long as 1t
took the north to wear out the south
upon the bloody, fields of battle.
Nearly seven years of Mr.. Roosevelt S
strenuous term have passed, with all the
machinery of the government at his back,
with the great power of the CHIEF eX-
ecutive in his hands; yet, 1 ask, will
some Republican senator upon this floor
tell me one trust that ever has been
tameds much less destroyed.
Calls Them FeIons
what is needed by the trust magnates
of this Union in order to make them re-
spect the law and obey its solemn man
dates, is that they be treated like ordi-
nary felons, that the strong arm OF the
law be laid against them just as it would
be against horse thief or anyone else
charged with crime. Land them in the
penItentiary; place felop's stripes, the
doxology of misspent life,' upon them,
and you will see the trusts are busted
and the people will get relief
Speaking of the great expense of the
government Senator Davis said: Our
president, and l speak of him in the most
respectful terms, besides his salary OF
$50,O00 year, and 1 say this is not ex-
cessive, is paid by this congress $4,000 a
year for travelling expenses and approx
mately $4,000 annually for living ex-
penses.
"Ah, Mr.. President, this is enormous.
This is unreasonable. The president 'of
the United States has five children, l
believe. 1t is true he should live in ac-
cordance with the dignity of the posi-
ton, the greatest executive upon the face
of the earth, but, Mr.. President, | have
the president skinned a city block in
the matter of family. l have eight chill
dren and it does not take $4,000 for my
living expenses. No sir, the greatest
president that ever lived upon this earth,
that was ever inaugurated In this capi-
tol, in my judgment, was Old Hickory
Jackson. who rode his horse to the White
House, dressed in a suit of bluejeans."
The senator denounced stock gambling
and said he would do away with gam
bling in cotton, grain and the necessities
of life.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
LOCAL

Jewish orphan asylum to be established
in Los Angeles by members of Hebrew
organizations.
Pasadena couple celebrates sixty-sec-
on wedding anniversary.
Physicians testify that $4,000 is reason
able charge for operation performed on
boy
Police asked to seek for Seattle mer-
chant who disappeared recently with
$4,000.
Two new kinds of street car tenders
are shown members of city council.
Partners in legal tangle. Secretary
sues president for $50O,OOo.
Police will arrest proprietors of all
pool rooms where minors are found.
Daughter of Ollie Watkins arrested,
charged with mortgaging property twice.
Medium tells in court of clients love af-
fairs.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
ELIMINATION OF ROOSEVELT
BRINGS HUGHES TO FRONT
,u..,.,,,toa pres,

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE official an
nouncement from the White House to-
night that President Roosevelt would adj
here to his earlier determination not to
accept a denomination was received with
interest, but hardly with surprise py
party leaders here. The president geper.
ally has been taken at his word and those
in whose political judgment more con-
fidence is felt had anticipated the state
ment.
1t was generally agreed that the elm
ination of Mr.. Roosevelt's name brought
that of Governor Hughes as New York s
candidate sharply to the front.
Governor Hughes never has permitted
(Continued on page twO)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
.QUAkRELS WITH WIFE,
JUMPS TO HIS DEATH
Newly Married Pair Have Disputes
Over His Desire to Spend Even-
lngs Away from Home-He
Commits Suicide
Ry Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. I-Because he and
his wife of two months quarreled over
his desire to spend his evenings at his
bowling club Jacob Victor killed himself
last night.
Victor, who enjoyed local reputation
as a bowler, told his wife at supper that
his club was to bowl a match game that
night and needed his help. She burst into
tears at his desire to spend the evening
away from her. Victor, saying that if
she was tired of married life so was he,
dashed from the room. She followed him
up five flights of stairs, where he burst
into the apartments of family he did
not know, threw open the door of the
dumb waiter and jumped in, His wife
was so close to him that she grabbed
his feet, but he kicked himself free,
plunging to the bottom of the shaft.
He was instantly killed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
REPUBLICAN MAYOR HAS
COUNCIL OF DEMOCRATS
George HIibbard, Who Won Closely
Contested Election in Boston, Has
Members of Other Party as
Law Makers
BY Associated Press.


BOSTON, Dec. --Mayor-elect George
A. Hibbard, Republican, will have in Of
flee with him during his two years ten
hre board OF aldermen composed of
seven Democrats and Republican and a
common council with forty-six Democrats
and twenty-nine Republicans.
The complexion of the board of alder
men is the same as that of the past two
years, while the Democrats lost two MEM
bers in the common council.
The tabulation of liquor license vote,
completed today. shows the vote was:
Yes, 44,S03; no, 1854.
The vote in 1906 was: Yes, 1922: no,
1850. The increase of about 5000 votes
for no license materially increases the
total prohibition vote of the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
EASTERN

President Roosevelt notifies Republican
party that under no circumstances will
he be a candidate or accept the nomina-
tion for a third term.
Senator Davis of Arkansas makes fiery
attack on trusts in the senate.
Democratic national committee meets
today to make arrangements for the
national convention.
President Roosevelt sends commission to
Investigate trouble at Goldfield.
Father and three sons. New York
bankers. indicted.
Western Union dividend to be paid in
stock.
Theater horror averted in Chicago by
GOODNESS of the managers of the house
New Jersey man says spirit of wife
warned him Of danger and saved his
life.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
MRS. LONGWORTH I'LL
WITH APPENDICITIS
Daughter of President Roosevelt Is
Stricken--Is Now at White House,
Where Operation May Be Per-
formed Today

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.-Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth. wife of Representative Long
worth of Ohio and daughter of President
Roosevelt, is i'll at the White House, suf-
fering from appendicitis.
1t was stated tonight that DR.. Finney
of Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, will
perform an operation probably tomorrow
morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
COAST

Blame for looting of California Safe
Deposit G. Trust company in San Fran
cisco is laid on ]. Dalzell Brown.
Miners entombed at Ely, Nevada, are
alive and probably will be rescued.
Big Improvement projects are broached
in San Francisco.
Physicians wife in San Francisco kills
herself with pistol.
Conductor saves Southern coast train
from being wrecked at Conception.
Manager of branch of wrecked bank in
San Francisco kills himself.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
Heavy Sea at Ensenada

BY Associated Press
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 11.--A special from
Enseneda Lower California. says that
the sea was running so high yesterday
that the passengers on the steamer Nellie
were compelled to remain on board be-
cause of inability to land
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
Construction Work Resumed

BY AssOcldIeu FIeas'
OMAHA, Dec. 1.-TWO hundred and
fifty men have begun construction work
ON the Lane cutoff of the Union Pacific.
The Lane cutoff was one of the pieces
of work abandoned during the financial
furry. Additional men will be put on
Immediately.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
Niobt Riders Die Of Wounds

MAYFIELD, KY, Dec. 1.-two night
riders. Will Gray and Ed Cook, died yes
terday as the result of wounds received
during the visit Of the 800 night riders at
Hopkinsville on Saturday morning. Both
are young men and reside on Muddy fork
in Trigg county, near Welloma.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
workman's Legs Cut OFF
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press .
SAN JOSE. Dec. 11.-James Sullivan,
car repairer in the local Southern Pacific
yards, was knocked down by train at
noon today and both legs were cut oft at
the ankles. 1t is believed that he will
recover. He is a single man.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
Keystone Express Wrecked
BY Associated Press.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Dec 1.-THE first
section of Panhandle train No. 20, the
Keystone express, was wrecked last night
at Frazysburg, thirty miles east of Co
lumbue 1t is stated that half a dozen
passengers were injured, none fatally.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
Eire Causes Heavy Loss

BY Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, w., Dec. 11,--Early today
fire almost completely wiped out the big
plant of the Pfau Manufacturing COM
pany makers of plumbers supplies, in
Reading road. The loss is $125,000. partly
insured.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
FOREIGN

Chinese stronghold taken by insurgents
recently have been recaptured.
German Emperor leaves London for The
Hague, where he will visit Queen Wilhel-
nina.
American and Japanese diplomats
pledge peace of two countries at banquet
In Toxic.
Japan plans extensive changes in her
consular and diplomatic forces
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
To salIa Another sImpIon runneI

BY Associat'1 Press.
BERNE, Switzerland. Dec 1.-the state
council has approved a plan for tho inn
mediate construction OF a second SiInplon
tunnel through tho Alps by the adnlinis-
tration of the federal railroads.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
DUTY on Sugar Reduced

BY Associated Press.
VIENNA, Dec 1.-THE budget commit
ice OF the reichsrath today approved the
ill reducing the duty on sugar by eight
kronen.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
ROOSEVELT SENDS COMMISSION
TO INVESTIGATE TROUBLE
Ry AssocIated .Fresa.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.-Assistant
Secretary Murray of the department of
commerce; Labor Commissioner Charles
er of corporations. left Washington at
8 o'clock this afternoon for Goldfield
to make thorough investigation of the
trouble between the miners and the mine
operators at that place.
President Roosevelt is anxious to as
certain the exact conditions at Gold
field
He has given to the commission a let
ter of instructions. broad in it's char
acter, and will enable the commission to
make such investigation into affairs at
Goldfield as it may determine.
The letter is brief, simply directing the
commission to proceed to Goldfield inn
mediately and to make an inquiry into
affairs as they exist there and report to
him personally.
The letter also directs all civil and
military authorities to furnish the COM
mission with any information they may
have.
Members of the commission have no
idea at present how long they may be
engaged in the making of the inquiry
but regard it as improbable that they
will return to Washington much under
two weeks.
To Act as They Think Best
While the president discussed the
matter informally with the members OF
the commission he gave them no con-
crete instructions, beyond those contained
in his letter. leaving the method of the
inquiry to their discretion.
The following instructions were sent to
the commanding officer of the troops at
Goldfield today by order of the presi-
dent:
''The troops are not sent to take part
of either side in purely industrial dis
pute. as long as II is kept within the
bounds of law and order. They arc 70
be neither for nor against the strikers
or the employers. They are to prevent
Constrained ON PAGE tuoD
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
SUMMARY OF THE News
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and Vicinity:
Fair Thursday; probably light
frost in the morning.; light west
wind. Maximum temperature yes
tereay, 6s degrees; minimum tenn
perature, 81 degrees.
Morris tribune., 1907-06-22

on the Philadelphia stock exchange as
a result Of his effort to illustrate the
virtue of the Lawson recipe for putting
the exchange out Of business He had
dumped about $4,000 shares of United
Gas Improvement stock upon the mar
ket, thus forcing the price down three
points, but the break was not what he
had predicted, as the traders, being
suspicious, had called upon him for
deposit Of security or money against
his sales. This was what caused his
failure. If within six months he does
not settle his Indebtedness he will be
expelled from the exchange, and the
proceeds from the sale of his seat will
be divided among his creditors. It will
be recalled that the hero Of Lawson's
story made fortune by selling stock
short without capital, a plan which
Lawson contended was perfectly pos
sible under the rules of the exchange
He offered $1,000 to any one who should
prove that it wasn't possible. Apple
yard was at the time of his plunge I'M
der indictment for completely in the
wrecking of the German Bank Of Buff
faiO
Morris tribune., 1907-06-22
THE WORLDS TREND
A GRAPHIC PICTURE LARGE EVENTS SHOWING THE
WORLDS PRodREss.

The same applied to tIle public range
Of the west Reviewing the recent tax
laws or European countries, the preSr-
dent emphasized his well known views
in favor of the graduated income and
inheritance taxes to compel the big
fortunes to bear their share and to
limit their size. This, he said, could
not be in any way tax on thrift or
industry, but, on the other hand, it
offered one method for preserving "a
measurable equality of opportunity"
for the coming generation. Neverthe
less he hoped that our "superbIy self
reliant individualism'' would never be
exchanged for s'deadening socialism"
Day AssaiIs the President.
In his baccalaureate sermon at SYRIA
cuse university Chancellor Day charg
ed that the courts, congress and legis-
latures had been overridden by the
Roosevelt administration, saying that
the lines between the different depart
ments of the government were fast
disappearing under an 0utocracy ''as
tyrannical and supreme as the world
has ever known" The constitution has
become a "mere elastic band to hold
the states in compact at the adjusting
will Of the chief executive The same
sort of criticism Day applied to New
York state in it's recent enactment Of
the public utilities law at the behest
of Governor Hughes. "And ours is
government by commissions" remark
ed the chancellor sarcastically. He re-
ferred to the recent shrinkage Of six
billions in values as warning.
Railroads Oppose Two Cent Rate.
The representative Of eighteen Mis-
souri, railroads has asked the United
States district court at Kansas City to
restrain the state from enforcing the
2 cent passenger rate law and also
from enforcing the live stock rates en-
acted by the last legislature. The new
passenger law was to go into effect
June Il.
Recount Bill Goes Through.
Notwithstanding the mayors veto of
the bill authorizing a recount of the
New York city mayoralty vote in the
election Of 1905, both branches Of the
legislature at Albany repassed the bill
and also adopted supplemental act,
according to the wishes Of the govern
or, to overcome the objections Of Mayor
Mcclellan by authorizing him to desig
same to be done at the states expense,