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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
GOVERNMENT TO BE
ASKED TO INTERVENE
IF STRIKE OCCURS

CHICAGO, March 27.-The United
States government will be asked to in
tervene to prevent a strike of the con-
ductors and trainmen on the western
railroads and If the plans of the general
managers do not miscarry the whole
controversy will be submitted to arbi-
tration for settlement.
Late tonight the general managers
gave out a statement declaring they
will demand arbitration under the Erd-
mann act. A strike of the men would
interfere with interstate commerce. The
railroad officials believe that they can
prevent a strike by asking the gov
ernment to step in and take command
of the situation.
The Erdmann act, passed in 1898, pro-
Vides for the arbitration of labor diff
culties where interstate commerce Is
involved by the chairman of the inter-
state commerce commission and the
commissioner of labor.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
TEARS JEWELS FROM
EARS OF HIS VICTIM
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
PORTLAND, March 27.-A masked
robber entered the home of Newton
Roundtree, a member of one of the
most prominent real estate firms in
Portland, about o'clock last night,
beat Mrs. Roundtree over the head
with the butt of a revolver, and after
dragging her from her bed choked her
into insensibility and tore a valuable
pair of earrings from her ears.
The vandal then ransacked the house
for other valuables but Mr. Round
tree says none of the rest Of his wifes
jewelry was taken.
Mr.. Roundtree was absent from his
home till about 10 o'clock and when he
returned found his wife still insensible
from the treatment she had expert
enced. Mrs. Roundtree was able TO
give but meager description Of the man.
The police believe from the manner
in which the crime was committed that
1t was the act OF a foreigner. Mr..
Roundtree has offered $500 for the cap
ture of the robber.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
COMMISSION
TO EXAMINE
THAW TODAY
Jury Excused Until
Next Monday
Morning
Prisoner in Good Health
and Ready for Try
ing Ordeal
Justice o'Brlen Resigns as Member OF
Commission and David Mcclure
Is Appointed to FIJI
Vacancy
RY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 27.-After the
jury which has been trying Harry K.
Thaw for two months past was ex-
cused today until next Monday morn
ing and the members of the lunacy
commission named to inquire into
Thow's present state Of mind had been
sworn in, there came the sudden an
nouncement that former Supreme
Court Justice Morgan ]. O'Brien had
resigned.
In letter to Justice Fitzgerald
Judge O'Brien stated that on reflection
he was forced, because of the condi-
ton of his health and professional en-
gagements previously entered into, to
decline to serve as a member Of the
commission.
Justice Fitzgerald Immediately made
a new order appointing David Nc
| Clure. well-known attorney Of this
city and a member of former Police
Commissioner McAdoos advisory
committee of citizens, to fill the va
vancy.
Mr.. Mcclure met the other members
this afternoon and was chosen as
chairman Later he announced that
the first session of the commission
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2
O'Clock. The commissions inquiry in
general will be open, although there
will be executive sessions from time
to time.
Comes as Surprise
The announcement of Justice
O'Brien's resignation came as a COM
plete surprise. When the jury re-
ported this morning at 10 o'clock JUS
tice Fitzgerald was engaged in his
chambers with the members of the
commission appointed yesterday. These
were former Justice O'Brien, former
District Attorney Peter B. Olney and
DR.. Leopold Putzell.
Justice Fitzgerald administered the
oath of office to the commissioners
and talked with them concerning the
committee and their duty in connection
with the inquiry. Their conference
lasted for more than an hour and then
the justice convened court. Harry
Thaw was brought in and found all
the members of his family awaiting
him. He looked exceedingly we'll
physically.
Justice Fitzgerald, in discharging
the jury until next Monday, warned
them to be caretul not TO discuss the
case in any way or to read any news
paper accounts of what is taking place.
Following the proceedings in court
Justice Fitzgerald had another con-
ference with the three commissioners
originally selected and when they left
the criminal court building at the
luncheon hour it was announced that
they would assemble at p. m.
At that hour Mr.. Olney and DR..
Putzell put in their appearance. Mr..
Mcclure arrived soon afterward.
His presence was unexplained, how
ever, for more than an hour. Then
came the announcement of Judge
O'Brien's resignation and the appoint
ment of Mr.. Mcclure as his successor.
The commission hopes to get under
way without any delay whatever and
will press the inquiry to the speediest
possible conclusion.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
CELESTIAL SHOOTS TO
KILL WHEN C0RNERED
By Associated Press.

STOCKTON, Cal, March 27-James
Bullock, a young man of Lodi, was
shot in the neck by Sam Lung, a
Chinese restaurant keeper. early this
morning and is in precarious condi-
tion. The Chinaman is in jail, but it
appears that he shot I'm self defense.
Information from Lodi is to the effect
that Bullock, who is a delivery man
for a meat market, called at the res
taurant about O'clock this morning
with a young man named Cleve Nc
Griff, who started quarrel with the
Celestial. Bullock took a hand and
grappled with the Chinaman, who.
when being pressed against the wall
by the throat, drew a revolver from
under his blouse and fired.
Bullock fell to the floor, crying with
pain. He was promptly accorded med
ical assistance, but 1t is believed he
viii die. The officers are investigating.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28

CALIFORNIA ORANGES
BRING HIGHEST PRICE
IN EASTERN MARKETS
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
4 NEW YORK, March H.-Or- =
4 anges are In the lead in the metro :
i. politan fruit market, with a big =
!. supply, an unusually large de- !
= mand the average quality high =
:. and prices slightly above the aver =
! age early spring figures. Both =
i California and Florida are sending !
= large quantities and the shipments Z
I will increase for the next fort =
4 night. =
4 Auctions Of oranges were well !
+ attended yesterday and bidding 4
!. was spirited, particularly for the +
!. high grades. For three days deal 4
!. ers have been paying from $2.75 to !
I $3.75 a box for California navels \
!. and as high as $5 for choice !
= fancy Florida "brights," ordinary !
i "brights" selling from 81 to $3.50. 4
i Retail prices for oranges this !
!. morning will range from thirty to 4
\ eighty cents dozen. Choice Cali !
L fornia fruit leads, with the best j.
! Florida stock little behind. Navel i
i oranges bring seventy-five cents a 4
i dozen, extremely large ones going i
i for eighty cents. Large thin \
4 skinned specimens from Florida i
+ sell for seventy-f1ve cents. The i
i average price Of tangerines is i
4 forty cents dozen. +
i There Is no difficulty in getting j.
i extra quality of lemons. The re- J.
\ tail prices today will vary from +
\ twenty-five to forty-five cents a !
! dozen. choice grapefruit is on i
! sale at from ten to twenty cents +
4 each. !
:, i i i i j. 4 4 4. i = !. 4 4. 4 4 4. Il =,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
STARTLING
EVIDENCE
PRODUCED
Twelve Witnesses in
Jury Room Tell
Secrets
San Francisco Graft and
Bribery Charges
Piling Up
All Concerned Refuse to Give Details,
but Attorneys Admit Important
Disclosures Have Been
Made
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March IT,
Twelve witnesses were examined to-
day by the grand jury in it's investiga-
ton of bribery and graft during a ses-
sion which lasted from o'clock in the
afternoon until after six. These were
in the order named:
DR.. Ferdinand Butterfield, represent
ing interests allied with the United
States Independent Telephone COM
pany, the concern which desired to but
did not bid for the competitive fran
chise awarded to the Home Telephone
company, it is charged, after approx
imately 100000 of bribe money had
been paid to administration officials,
$4,000 to the city of San Francisco and
$4,000 to the earthquake and fire re-
lief funds.
William Meade, president of the Cen
trail bank of Los Angeles and stock
holder in the Home Telephone company
of that city.
Mr.. Sloan of Los Angeles.
Frank N. Brown, broker of Los An
geles, who had to do with the forma--
tion of the Home Telephone company,
and who, it is said, has furnished the
grand jury with evidence respecting.
secured the San Francisco franchise
after, as claimed, it had been iIlegit-
imately bought by the Pacific States
Telephone company.
w. c. Patterson, vice president of the
First National bank of Los Angeles.
who was financially interested in the
operations of the Home company.
j. Torrance, Los Angeles broker.
A. b. Cass, president of the Home
Telephone company of Los Angeles.
7. S. Parkhurst of Los Angeles.
Mr.. Dole of Pomona and Supervisor
W. w. Sanderson of this city, one of
the several supervisors who are al
legged to have furnished the grand
jury with much of the groundwork
for its indictments by confessing TO
Wholesale bribery practiced upon them
selves by the two telephone companies.
the local gas company the United Rail-
roads and other corporations.
Each witness as he came from the
inquisitorial chamber refused uneouiv-
ocally to answer all queries put or TO
diVulge in any respect the nature of
the questions asked him or the an
swers given in the jury room. Each
either declared that he had been re-
quested by the grand jury to keep it's
Continued on Page Two)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
FEDERAL REGULATION
OF THE RAILROADS
IS TOPIC DISCUSSED
IN Assoclated Press.

BY Associated Press.
4 WASHINGTON March 21-An 4
= important conference was held at !
i the White House tonight at which =
i the railroad situation was dis 4.
4 cussed. President Roosevelt, Sec 4
+ retary Cortelyou, Secretary Gar i
= field Assistant Secretary of State \
! Bacon and all the members of the y
! interstate commerce commission 4
I except Messrs. Prouty and Cock i
= rell, who are out of the city, were i
\ present. The conference lasted 4
4 two and a half hours. 4
I Marvin p. Hughitt, president of i
! the Chicago e. Northwestern rail- !
i road, arrived in Washington to- i
\ night and will call at the White /
! House tomorrow to discuss the /
: railroad situation with the presi- !
4 dent. !,
4 After the conference adjourned \
= 1t was stated that the meeting <
! was called to outline scheme to \
! be presented to the next congress \
! for the federal regulation of rail- !
= roads. The plain proposed by ia /
= cob H. Schiff for remedying the i
! railroad situation which has at \
! tracted a great deal of attention, \
= was not taken up at the confer \
! ence. Mr.. Kellogg, who has charge /
! of the Hartman investigation, de- /
! MED that the question was !
: brought UP at the conference. !
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
OFFICERS BODY
is TORN TO
PIECES
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
BERLIN, March 27.-According to
the Czernowitz correspondent of the
Lokal Anzeiger the situation in Wal
lachia grew worse yesterday.
The number of persons killed daily
is growing enormously. Three hun
dred persons have been killed in an
encounter between peasants and the
military at Starskie and there have
been two bloody battles at Nastanes-
tir, in one of which Lieutenant Jonisou
was killed.
The peasants tore the body of the
lieutenant to pieces and danced around
the bloody remnants to wild music.
Similar atrocities are reported from
the districts of Dimitrovitz and Dolji,
where numerous villages and farms
have been burned down,
The longshoremen are fraternizing
with the peasants. The prefect of
Galitz has ordered all the shops closed
for three days and the people are in
wild panic.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
LOCAL

The Mysterious Mr.. Raffles calls upon
proprietors of several rooming houses.
Coroners jury returns verdict In case OF
fatal Santa Fe wreck.
Woman fails to have marriage annulled
on strength of story of wondrous love.
Administration plans to regulate the So
cial evil,
Col. Joseph d. Lynch, founder OF the
Los Angeles Herald, Is dead.
Alleged violator OF anti-lottery law
caught after two years search.
Many Chinese are smuggled into CALI
fOrnia at ports near Los Angeles.
Lower temperature follows passing OF
rain storm.
Proprietor Of "club" convicted OF violat-
ing liquor ordinance.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
VICTIMS BURNED
OR HACKED
TO DEATH
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
LONDON, March PA special dis
patch from Sofia, Bulgaria, says that
according to some of the Roumanian
refugees who have arrived upon the
Bulgarian side of the Danube the in
surgent peasantry have been guilty
of the same ruthless cruelties which
have usually marked the feuds In the
Balkans. Many of the landlord class
nave been burned to death after their
bodies and limbs have been rolled In
thicket twists of hay and straw.
The children, the refugees report,
have been hacked to death by the re-
volted peasantry
Order has BEEN restored in the
provinces OF Moldavia, but fresh dis
turbances have occurred in the Dolji
district and several other places in
Wallachia.
The disorders at Nzaceni have been
suppressed by the killing or wounding
of twenty-five men. At this point the
troops dispersed 500 incendiaries. There
is still serious fighting in the Vlashka
districts, where bands Of plunderers
who have taken refuge in villages are
being shelled by the troops.
The measures proposed by the gov
ernment to meet the demands of the
revolted peasantry and end the civil
"ot' WiiSi 10 ueNaSlaIIlS MoludNld
and Wallachia, were announced in to-
days issue of the Official Gazette in
the shape of a proclamation issued in
the name of King Charles.
The royal proclamation appeals for
the patriotic cooperation of the people
to secure the re-establishment of tran
quillity. and announces that the SOW
ereign has agreed to the immediate
suppression of some of the heavy
taxes, while hereafter lands will be
cultivated by the state or leased direct
ly to the peasants. None of the larger
syndicates hitherto engaged in farming
vast tracts of land will be allowed to
hold more than 5000 acres.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
Forty-fve Thousand
Men Threaten
to Strike
Conference at Chica 90
Without Definite
Results
Another Meeting VIII Be Held Today,
but Railway Officials Declare
They Will Never Give In
to the Men
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March N.-The $4,000
trainmen of the western railroads seem
nearer a strike tonight than at any
time since the negotiations with the
general managers for an increase in
wages and a shorter workday were
started two months ago.
The conference today between the
representatives of the men and the rail-
road officials lasted four hours, but was
a failure so far as bringing about a
solution of the trouble.
The railroads offered the men in
creases of per cent to passenger con-
ductors and 10 per cent to the minor
employees, including brakemen, firemen,
baggagemen and allied workers. The
men had demanded an increase of II
per cent and a nine-hour workday, and
when the officials claimed that the best
that could be made the conference end
ed, as men, by referendum vote talk
en- last week, had decided not to accept
anything short of their original de-
mands.
Immediately after the conference
broke up the representatives of the
men got together to consider the ad-
visibility of calling a strike in order
to bring the railroads to terms. Just
what decision was reached is not
known tonight, as the union men de-
clined to discuss what had taken place
at the meeting.
They were a unit, however, in declar-
ing a peaceable settlement of the con-
troversy can only be reached by the
general managers Offering concessions.
Another Meeting Called
Another meeting of the union men
has been scheduled for tomorrow morn
ing and the general belief tonight is
that a strike will be called within the
next forty-eight hours unless the rail-
road officials request another confer
ence to try to settle the matter without
resorting to strike.
P. II. Morrisssey, chief of the train
mems organization, said:
1--WE have been instructed by the
men we represent to call a strike un-
less the offer of the roads was satis-
factory to us. The vote by which this
attitude was reached carried the strike
by a tremendous majority.
I'VE are not satisfied and the men
are not satisfied We are not going to
ask for any more conferences with the
general managers. 1t Is up to these
gentlemen now to prevent the men
work and the only way they
can do this is to accede to our de-
Have Given UItlmatum
A. B. Garrettson, chief of the con-
ductors, declared that no further con-
ferences would be held with the gen.
eral managers.
a The railroad officials are not quite
so pessimistic over the situation. When
the men were declaring a strike was
inevitable Secretary Thompson of the
General Managers association said:
I'VE have not yet given up hope of
a peaceable adjustment of the difficulty.
We have conceded a great deal to the
men already and it would seem to be
but matter of a short time until the
union officials will see their way clear
to accepting the general managers
1 am of the opinion that the
which ended in nothing to-
day will be resumed again within the
next two days and some sort of an
agreement will be reached"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
OIL WELL STILL
BURNS F|ERCELY
Sheet Of Flame Near Sapula, |. T., Is
Twenty Feet Long and Fifteen
Feet Hlgh-No Sign of
Abatement
BY Associated Press.

by <A5bUUIdIUU IIV99,
SAPULPA,S I. T., March 27.-The
great oil we'll two miles east of here
that caught fire Saturday is still burn
ing fiercely. After fourteen days of
work the we'll was capped but the
great volume of gas found another way
out through the crevasses and for half
a mile it spread open the earth.
At one place a hole three feet wide
and twenty feet long was torn. Then
the gas caught fire and has been burn
ing ever since.
At one place a sheet of flame twenty
feet long and fifteen feet high is blaz-
ing.
Great pools of oil upon the creek
and ravines are also on fire and there
is no sign of abatement.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28

1-Trainmen ready to walk out.
2-All trains will soon be running.
S-Wreck Inquest places blame.
EMany Chinese are smuggled In.
5-Good government Is their desire.
6-Editorial.
Ncity news.
s-Sports.
9-Southern California news.
advertisements.
12-Social evil to be regulated.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
RURALES PURSUE
AN OUTLAW BAND
Numerous Robberles and Murderous
Attacks Are Charged to Mexican
Bad Men-Amerlcans Ask
for Protection
By Associated Press.

DURANGO, Mexico. March 27.-In a
desperate fight between rurales and a
band of outlaws under Gumersindo
Ortega, in the San Juan del Rio noun
tains, Ortega, who was considered one
Of the most dangerous bandits in north
western Mexico, and his band We're
driven into the mountains with the
rurales in close pursuit.
From the district in which Ortega
and his band have been operating
numerous reports have been received OF
murderous attacks and robbery.
The American colony at Corieto, a
mining camp in the San Juan noun
tains, have made frequent appeals for
protection and have urged the Amer
lean consul at Durango to intereede In
their behalf.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
Earthquake Recorded

LONDON, March H.-An earthquake
Is reported by Professor Belar of the
Laibach observatory to have occurred
shortly before 1 O'Clock Tuesday after
noon at a distance Of something over
5000 miles from Laibach
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California: Fair Thurs
day; brisk west wind. Maximum
temperature In Los Angeles yester-
day 60 degrees; minimum, SO de-
grees.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
COAST
iurY hears eVI-

San Francisco grand jury hears evi-
dence of twelve witnesses.
Flood conditions at Sacramento and
elsewhere improving.
Riverside visited by the hardest snow
storm in twenty-five years.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
EASTERN

Lunacy commission to examine Harry
Thaw today
Threatened strike of trainmen may
ence.
Butte newspapers to resume publica-
tion at once.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
AGED Woman burned to Death
BIZ Associated Press.

MARYSVILLE, Cal, March 27.-Mrs.
Catherine Scott, aged SO years, was
burned to death in her home at oregon
house on Monday. Her clothing be-
came ignited from the kitchen stove.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
Enters the Dlppy Aunt

Before 1 get any further in deep
water l will pause long enough 10 tel
you what happened during my rambles
about town yesterday.
Ever hear tell about my crazy auntE
No! Well you want TO get In line
right quick, in case / should try ana
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21
A BOLD PROJECT.
The Scheme by Which Malet Nearly
Captured Paris In 1912.

Che Scheme by which Malet Nearly
Captured Paris In 1872.
A bold scheme was that engineered
BY Malet, a Frenchman. Malet had
been a republican general, was ruined
by the rise of Napoleon, betook himself
to plotting, was arrested and finally
put in a madhouse. During the en-
peror's absence in Russia in 1912 Ma
let escaped one night from his prison,
obtained a generals uniform and with
an accomplice dressed as an abide
camp made his way to the prison Of
La Force where the unsuspecting gov
ernor released on his command two
other ex-republicans, Generals LabOrie
and Guidal, prisoners on a like charge
to his own Together they proceeded
to a neighboring barracks, announced
to the commandant that Napoleon was
dead and that they were acting by the
decree of the senate. ordered the troops
to be paraded and dispatched bodies OF
men upon various duties. Some ar
rested Savary, the minister of police:
others the police project. Another bat
TALON seized the Hotel de Vile. Ev-
erybody obeyed Malet implicitly, even
the project of the Seine, and he WOULD
undoubtedly have gained possession Of
Paris had he not been recognized by
Laborde. chief of the military police,
as an escaped prisoner. He was ar
rested after a scuffle. the plot was IN
raveled. and in due course Malet, with
twepty-three of his abettOrs, was shot.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21
CITY news IN BRIEF

son was born Saturday to Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Louden of Louden sta
ton.
Marion Sample, VINO has been suffer
ing from rheumatism, has gone to Hot
Lake. Ore. where he will take treat
ment.
Walter Hill was taken in charge by
Bicycle Policeman Jack Lambert yes
terday evening charged with riding
without a light.
Rudolph Clark. now a Touchet farm
~, but formerly a Whitman college
student. is the proud father of a To-
pound boy. born Saturday
Several new members We're added
To- the owls yesterday evening. Aftel
the regular work was finished and H
l. Leavitt, the grand executive hat
read the regular report. which showed
IN" order to be in prosperous con.
huon. an interesting musical program
WAS given,