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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
OFFICIALS
SHIFT DUTIES
Changes Of Administration Go Into
Effect in Mid-February, When
Correspondence viii
Be Divided
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.-An impor-
tant change in the administration Of
the postoffice department will become
effective about the 18th instant when
the division of correspondence will be
divided and distributed among other
bureaus of the department.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Frank II. Hitchcock recommended the
change in his department and 1t has
been approved by Postmaster General
Cortelyou.
ut is of the highest Importance to
people who use the mails" says Mr..
Hitchcock, "hat this change should
be made. Much urely legal work
now devolving upon the division of
correspondence should be transferred
to the assistant attorney general for
the postoffice department. This re-
quires careful study and application
of the law, and for an exact and COM
prehensive knowledge of many branch
es Of the law. 1t should fall properly
within the province of the law office
of the department.
"One function now exercised by the
division of correspondence belongs ap-
propriately to the third assistant post
master general. This is the statute
relative to limit Of weight of mail
matter. Experience has demonstrated
the desirability of a divided respon-
sibility in such cases.
Another function of the division of
correspondence to be transferred is the
management of the box rent and key
deposit business. This will go to the
division of salaries and allowances,
where 1t formerly was conducted"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
PASSENGERS BEAT
IRATE ITALIAN
By Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.-Police
reserves were called out this evening
to quell street car riot on Sutter
street between Fillmore and DeVlsadero
streets.
The motorman of an outbound SUIT
ter street car, obeying an order re-
Gently issued by the United Railroads,
stopped his car because -four ltanans
persisted In hanging on to the running
board on the locked side of the car.
They were finally induced by angry
passengers to come inside and the
motorman threw on the current. One
of the Italians stepped up behind the
motorman and knocked him senseless
with a blow of his fist. A quick-witted
passenger succeeded in bringing the
car to a stop within the block and the
passengers, about 100 in number pro-
ceeded to give the italian fearfnl
beating.
The police reserves were called out
and they had to use their clubs to
restore order
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
RUSSIA ELECTS
IN N |NE CITIES
Counting of Votes Postponed in Ac-
cordance with Custom of Cars
Subjects-Parl rlament Is
Anti-StoIypin
BY Associated Press.


ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1O.-Elec-
tions We're held today in nine large
cities, Moscow, Odessa, Tifis, Kazan,
Wilma, KkaterinoSlav, Astrakhan, Kish-
inev and Yaroslav, which sent men,
bers direct to parliament, Moscow hav-
ing four members and the other cities
one each. In accordance with Russian
ideas the counting of votes has been
postponed until tomorrow and election
results are not known, but indications
are everywhere for victory for the
opposition.
Many cities, notably Moscow, are
divided among Constitutional Demo-
Gratis and Socialists. Socialists in Mos
COW are favored by the results of the
workmen's elections in which nineteen
Social Democrats were chosen.
Elections of peasants, land owners
and workmen were also held today in
several provinces, but no results have
been received that change the fore
casts sent in the dispatch last night
the figures OF which are confirmed by
the statistics showing opposition vic
tories. Regg. the Constitutional Demo-
cratic organ, claims 105 seats in Euro
pean Russia, not counting four in Ros-
tov on Don City, Semi-atinsk, Turgeni
and Astrakhan, which were already in
cluded in the forecast of the Associat-
ed Press.
In spite of the evident opposition
character of parliament, Premier Stoly-
pin is quoted as saying that he hopes
to nurse along until summer before a
dissolution is necessary, but the gen.
eral opinion is that the Constitutional
Democrats will be able to hold their
radical colleagues in check and that the
new parliament's life will not exceed
two months. The expectation that the
dissolution of parliament would be fol-
lowed by a change in the election laws
is denied by Premier Stolypin, who
says he believes this would be uncon-
-ti
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
AGREE ON FASSETT
PURE WINE BILL

BY Associated Press.
@ SANDUSKY o., Feb. 10.-Wil- q
@ liam Homer Rheinhart, secretary @
@ of the National Wine Growers as @
@ sociation, tonight announced that @
@ an agreement had been reached %
9 with the American Wine Growers O.
@ association whereby certain fea- %
@ lures of the Fassett Pure Wine o
@ bill will be eliminated and all OBJ @
@ stacles I'm the way of the passage O
@ of the measure will be removed. @
g The National Wine Growers as %
% sociation had been fighting the @
q Fassett bill for over a year on the @
@ alleged ground that If made q law g
@ 1t would discriminate against q
@ many of the wineries of the middle ("
@ west to such an extent as to put @
@ some classes of them out of busi- q
81 ness. O.
@ The bill has the Endorsement of @
@ the California growers and by the o.
@ compromise which has already g.
@ been reached all the wine growing @
@ interests, it Is claimed, will be @
q satisfied. g
10000 o @ 10000 @ 5000 @ Q
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
ITALIANS REGRET
JERSEY KILLING
Hundreds in Mass Meeting Urge That
Reward Be Offered for Bomb
Senders-WlII Attend
Cortez' Funeral
By Associated Press.

PATTERSON, N. j., Feb, 10,-Several
hundred persons, mostly Italians, met
today to consider the murder of Justice
of the Peace Robert Cortez, who was
blown to death by an internal machine
in his office on Friday evening.
Circulars calling on all law-abiding
Italians and others to attend the meet
ing are to be distributed.
The resolutions to be presented later
will, beside expressing regret at the
death of Justice Cortez, call ON the
federal, state and county government
to offer a reward for the arrest and
conviction of the manufacturers and
senders of the bombs. Business men
will generally be asked TO contribute
money to be used as a fund for a re-
ward which will seek to bring about
the arrest of the murderer.
Every Italian In the city and vicinity
will be asked to attend the funeral,
which will be held on Tuesday from st.
Michaers church.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
KAISER INSISTS ON
TURKS BANISHMENT
BY Associated Press.

BY AssOciated Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 10.-The
special commissioner of inquiry ordered
by the sultan to examine into the
charges against Fehn.l Pasha, chief. of
the secret police of the palace, who, 1t
was alleged by the German embassy,
recently caused the seizure of ships
cargo destined for Hamburg, has con-
cluded it's work.
The German embassy at the sultan's
request waived a public trial. but in
sisted that Fehmi Pasha be banished,
which 1t is understood will be done. as
the sultan is convinced that Emperor
William Is strongly backing up the
German embassy's demand for the pun
ishment of the official.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11

1-Three hurt in auto collision.
2-Session may end by mid-March.
3-Dramatic news.
4-officers promise good years work.
5-Mining news.
6-EditoraI.
City news.
S-Sports.
9-Southern California news.
advertisements.
press demand for good roads.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
Chilean Minister sanguine
, Associated Press,

IAoDUNIdNNN
PANAMA. Feb. 1O.-Francisco j.
Herbosa, Chilean minister to the Cen
trail American republics, who is in this
city on his way to Valparaiso, said to
the Associated Press today:
Before my departure from Costa
Rica last Wednesday l offered my
services to arbitrate the questions in
dispute between Honduras and Mica
ragua in case the San Salvador tribunal
could not reach an acceptable decision
Both President Bonilla of Honduras
and President Zelaya of Nicaragua
that l left, believing firmly that war
between the two Republics would not
result"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
COLORADO REWARDS
WORD PAINTERS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
" DENVER, Feb. 10.-The contest @
O for the best descriptive article on @
@ Colorado inaugurated by the Den O
@ yer Press club last summer for the @
@ benefit of the delegates to the con- O
q Ventlon of the International 81
@ League of Press Clubs, held In O
@ Denver i'm August, Is closed and @
@ the prizes were awarded today. @
% From all points Of view the con- @
@ test was entirely satisfactory. @
o The prize winners were Guy L. o
o Ingalls,, Free Press, Detroit, Mich, @
@ $3.50; Opie Read, Inter-Ocean, Chi @
% cago, $3.50; Merton J. Keys. Star O
% Chronicle, st. Louis, Mo, 5000; r. @
% M. Brinkerhoff, Blade, Toledo, o., g
@ $i75; L. G. Early, Times, Reading, y
@ Pa, $125. @
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
FIND BOMBS AT
MOSCOW UNIVERSITY
BY Associated Press.

MOSCOW. Feb. 1O.-Another search
at the Moscow female university has
resulted in several untitled bombs be-
ing found.
II is reported that the eight girl
students arrested in connection with
the threat OF the terrorists to execute
death sentences imposed on Count
Ignatieff, Gen. Pavloff, Gen. von der
Launit and Govern II Alexandrovsky
have been tried by drumhead court
martial
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
BONILLA BREAKS
CORINTO TREATY
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. TO-
AdVices received here are to the effect
that 1t was President Bonilla of Hon
duras who broke the treaty of Corinto
(Which provides for the arbitration Of
questions in dispute between the Cen
trail American republics), and that as
result this tribunal, which was
sitting at San Salvador in an endeaVor
to settle the differences between Nicar-
aqua and Honduras, was dissolved.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
OHIO POLICE RAID
BY SCALING WALLS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
9 SPRINGFIELD, o., Feb. To- @
9 The police with the aid of the fire (.
q department this afternoon raided @
" saloon and with ladders scaled {.
. the walls of five story building o
9 and captured thirty-one r,en who 9
9 had escaped from the place and .
g taken refuge on the roof. @
@ The police attempted to go up d.
@ to the roof through the building g.
=" but found themselves barred by a =
@ steel trapdoor. =
@ The men on the roof refused to d.
@ surrender, but when the fire de- 9.
" partment arrived with ladders the (.
g officers ascended with drawn re- 1.
O Volvers and no further resistance Z.
@ was encountered. Q
q g g g g g q @ @ % o o o g @ @ @ % e
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
NAVAL ACADEMY
DROPS "MIDDIES"
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-A report
received at the bureau of navigation,
navy department, regarding anairs at
the Naval academy, shows that thirty
eight midshipmen will be ropped on
account of deficiencies, hfteen VIII De
tnrned back and seventy-seven slight
lv deficient will be warned and con-
tinued with their present class
The thirty-eight vacancies will be
filled by appointments between now
and March 1.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
Buffalo Catholics indignant

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 1O.-A large
meeting of Catholics tonight adopted
resolutions denouncing the French at
titude toward the church. Speakers
criticised France for what they called
"a gross breach of faith with the
church."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
LOCAL

Three are injured in automobile al
dent
Squabble over the proper hospital ma
of difficulty.
Barefoot burglar accompllshes Ave
burglaries, but gets little for his pains
Attempt 10 rob bank at Huntington
Beach frustrated by burglar alarm.
Chinese New Year begins tonight.
Delegation goes 10 Sacramento to press
demand for good roads legislation.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11

Thaw wants his wife excused from tes-
tifying today so that she can rest.
Wine growers agree on Fassett pure
wine law changes.
Naval academy drops many students
for various causes.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

For Southern California: FairI
Monday; not SO warm; light north
east wind. Maximum temperature
in Los Angeles yesterday, "a de-
grees; minimum, SO degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
MEXICAN FUGITIVE
STUMBLES AND DIES
Rv Assooiated Press.

by A55UVIutVU 7 FVo''
Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. 1O-After kill
ing one policeman and wounding an
other at Mazatlan. Mexico, Antonio
Benitez tried TO escape b., running,
but stumbled and fell and was killed
by the accidental discharge Of his pis-
toll
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
New Workers Threaten Strike
~ Assoeiated Press

by A5sUVIdleu tIVbH.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1O-The leaders
of the New York Harbor Boatmen's
union announced tonight that there
would be a general strike OF tugboat
men unless their demands for $40
month increase I'm wages Is granted.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
THREE HURT
IN COLLISION
WITH AUTO
Two Women and Bow
Injured
One Victim BIames Chauffeur for the
Accident and Says She Knows
the Number of the
Motor Car

Mrs. II. schriber, 25OG West Fifteenth
street, both ankles sprnincd, bruised
about the head and body.
Arthur Schribcr, 25O6 West Fifteenth,
street, seriously cut above the right eye
and suffering severely from injuries to
his spine.
Miss Rosa Roschcr, 25O6 West FIJI
teenth street, right wrist broken and
internally injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11

Three persons were severely injured
through the alleged carelessness of a
chauffeur at Pico and Hill streets late
yesterday afternoon and it is probable
a warrant will be issued for the mans
arrest today providing the police are
able to learn his identity.
Mrs. II. Shriber, her son Arthur
and her cousin, Miss Rosa Roscher,
were thrown from the surrey In which
they were driving to the pavement. and
when picked up the boy and Miss Ros-
cher were both unconscious.
Victim Tells Story
According to the injured persons as
well as eye witnesses to the accident
the party was driving west on Pico
street. When they neared Hill street
an automobile running at high rate
of speed turned into Pico street from
Main.
1--WE were driving slowly along on the
right hand side of the street and did
not see the motor car" said Mrs. Schri
Der last night. Suddenly we heard
crash and were flung over the dash
board and to the asphalt pavement
when l recovered l found my son
and Miss Roscher stretched out on the
pavement and a large touring car was
standing across the street Its driver
dismounted and came over to where we
were He looked at our wrecked buggy
and at us and then went back to his
car, which he mounted and then drove
away.
From what can learn from those
~ - hn1 hAA
coming behind us, but between the
street car tracks. When 1t was about
twenty feet behind us 1t suddenly
swerved and coming up struck the rear
of our buggy Whether 1t was that he
did not know how to handle his ma
chine or was simply careless l do not
know.
Knows Machine Number
"I saw the number of his machine. 1t
was a Winton car No. 3937 why the
driver did not stop to find out how
seriously injured we were L do not
know. but suppose he became fright
ened.
Residents in the neighborhood car
ried us into their houses and later we
were taken to the California hospital,
where DR.. Decker dressed our injuries.
1t was necessary for him to make ten
stitches in the cut above my sons eye.
Later we came home In carriage. so
far 1t has been impossible for us to
learn the full extent of our injuries,
but none of us is able to be up"
According to the official book issued
by the state each month giving the
names of the owners of automobiles,
car No. 1887 is owned by Ross r. Fos-
ter. II Chester place.
When asked about the accident last
night Mr.. Foster denied owning car NO.
1887 at the present time. but claims that
is the number of the car he used
year ago. He said he did not know
whose car was carrying it this year.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
FOREIGN

Hayti offends Germany.
Crispi's secretary gives out n
henlohe memoirs.
Moscow disturbed by bomb discN
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
COAST

Fifty Americans in Oregon warn.
anese railroad laborers to leave.
Suicides at Petaluma and Live
Night sessions of the Sacr
sembly IN order,
Italians and passengers
Francisco car.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
Is Anxious to Testify

Late tonight 1t was said that Mrs.
Thaw was anxious to have the ordeal
over as soon as possible and had asked
that she be permitted to resume the
stand tomorrow. This was not prom
ised, though it was said that possibly
Mrs. Thaw might be called.
Mr. Delmas' direct examination Of
Mrs. Thaw will probably consume some
hours. The district attorney has been
making the most minute preparation
for the cross examination and was in
conference today with several persons
who it is said, would be called as wit
nesses. When the trial is resumed to-
morrow morning there is likely to be
the liveliest tilt between the lawyers
that has yet marked the trial.
The defense will call to the stand
G. F. Perkins, a lawyer of Pittsburg,
who drew up Harry Thaw's will. Per-
kins arrived here tonight
Mr. DelmaS and his associate counsel
have been figuring out a way by which
they can have the will introduced and
they are confident that they will be
successful. On the other hand Mr..
jerome will strive to keep it out, and
a battle will be the result.
Tonight Captain Ricketts,, who is
now in charge of the jurors, announced
that tomorrow no woman would be all
lowed in the court room except those
who had been summoned as witnesses.
He said this would be done because
of the testimony and added that he
would have an extra detail of court
officers on hand to enforce this rule.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
THAW DEMANDS
REST FOR WIFE
WOULD SPARE HER ANOTHER
DAYS ORDEAL
Victim of Slain Architects Caprice
May Not Be Recalled to Witness
Stand in New York Till
Tuesday
BY Associnted Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw probably will not. as has been
expected, return to the stand tomorrow
morning when the trial of her husband
for the murder of Stanford White is
resumed.
The strain of the last few days, in
which she has been made to live again
the hours when, according to the con-
fession she has sworn that she made to
Harry X. Thaw, she was the victim of
the architects caprice, has told severe
ly on the young woman, and tonight it
was stated that the prisoner had come
to her rescue and demanded a respite
for his wife.
On her visit to the Tombs Saturday
Mrs. Thaw told her husband that she
had suffered greately during the ordeal
when her association with White was
laid bare, and Thaw communicated the
fact to the attorneys. He told them
that his wife was in bad shape and re-
quested that she be given an opportu-
nifty to recover herself. Attorney Del
mas then set about to so arrange the
plans of the defense that Mrs. Thaw's
presence in court as a witness would
not be required until Tuesday.
If tonights indications do not mis-
carry Mrs. Thaw will not be recalled
until Tuesday and her cross -examina-
tion by District Attorney Jerome will
begin Wednesday.
Another development today that
startled those directly concerned in the
case was the reported illness of juror.
Visions of a mistrial were soon dis
PEELED, however, for 1t was ascertained
that the jurors illness was not such
as threatened to incapacitate him. Will
bur F. Steel, 60 years of age, a manu-
facturer of New York. has contracted
a severe cold, but it is expected that
he will be able to go into the jury box
when the trial is resumed.
Today may be said to have been
Thaw's best day in the Tombs. He
arose after what he declared had been
restful night in good spirit and with
hearty appetite. He did not attend
service in the chapel, but spent the
| morning with the newspapers and in
reading the many messages brought
him. OF these one read:
"Be brave"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
EASTERN

> 12-WllI press demand for good roads,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-13

The waiting rooms where we receive
informatory visitors at Scotland Yard
are not upholstered in saddlebags or
draped with silken hangings. The
beefy, overdressed young man who rose
at my entrance wore an air Of blended
disgust and preOccupation-disgu at
the hardness of the chair upon which
he had been asked TO take a seat, "
preoccupation over the terrible bust
ness he had come to unfold.
"Chief Inspector Mitford?" he blurted
eagerly, his large, stupid face CULVER
ing with agitation.
1 bowed assent and asked him what
was wrong.
"Radford Shone is missingr he an
nounced. all short as one would tell
you that the king was dead, or the
bottom fallen out of the Bank of Eng
land-something too stupendous for
comment or explanatory remark.
Indeed" 1 said politely. cudgeling
my brain for the half familiar name he
mentioned: then, after extracting Rad
ford Shone from one of my mental
pigeonholes duly labeled as a well
known private investigator" I added
THAT is almost a national calamity, 1
presume"
Ny visitor looked me over with a
kjndling eve "Nationalr' he ex-
claimed ut will be a worldwide one
if, as / expect. Mr.. Radford Shone has
been foully murdered by the gang of
criminals upon which he had nearly
closed his iron grip. And to me, per-
sonally. his loss will be
.'Irrepara able" / suggested, as he
floundered for his word.
personally and financially irrepar-
able" he conceded. 81 am bound to
shone by ties of affection-no, not
quite that-by ties of respect for his
enormous powers. and-er-for the lit
tie bit of cash I've put into his show.
And TO think that he is probably lying
cold and dead somewhere, just because
he has met his match at last in-in
Profes ssor Malladine!
Professor MalladineT repeated,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-13

he should be able to turn them over
to the police. But the professor was
fighting him inch by inch for that link,
and the odds were about even that the
arch criminal would kill him before he
reached his goal.
Il am going to have some food now,
Martin, and then 1 am going out
again." Shone continued. Il shall in
any case be absent two days, but if
1 do not return at the end of three
you will never see me alive again. 1
shall have lost the game and paid for
felt with my life. Mallandine is not
likely TO make another mistake in Sc
lecting his method and his tools for
my undoing."
While he discussed a chop and bot
tie of Bass he had thrilled Martin with
an account of his hairbreadth escapes
of the day. He had been nearly run
down by a furiousIy driven van in
Queen Victoria street; he had been
narrowly missed by a bullet from an
airgun fired from an empty house in
Chelsea, and finally he had been
hustled off the crowded platform at
Baker street station in front of an adj
vancing train, only saving himself by
lying flat between the rails.
When he had finished his narrative
and his supper Shone had retired to his
bedroom, shortly to emerge in the dis
guise of carpenter, white apron, bag
of tools and ALL Mr.. Samuel Martin
had then accompanied him to the front
door to speed him on his fateful err
rand.
Il was a bit upset" my stout in
formant concluded. You see, we had
chummed together for a goodish while,
and it seemed hard to part with him
like that, small beer though he
thought me. | had never heard him
own before that any one could best
him at any sort of game. and it looked
as if he had a presentiment that he'd
never come back"
1T did rather" I agreed reflectively.
''Did you take his instructions against
such an unfortunate contingency"