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Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
HER RED SKIRT SAVES
PARTY FROM DISASTER
Garment Is Used as Distress Signal
with Good Results and
a Tragedy Is Thus
Averted

NEW YORK. Aug, H.-With her red
skirt tied to broomstick as signal of
distress. Miss Beatrice Hewitt saved
herself and a party of nineteen young
men and women from drifting out to sea
yesterday.
The young folks, members and guests
of the Borough Palace Bowling club OF
Bath beach, left Bath beach for Atlantic
Highlands on the sloop Adeline, COM
manded by Capt. Charles Fincke. AS
they were approaching the Atlantic
Highlands pier the boat struck spile
and broke her mast and rudder.
Gradually the sloop drifted out toward
the Hook. Those aboard shouted in vain
to passing craft. Finally Miss Hewitt S
red skirt caught the eye of the yacht
Helvetia. which rescued the party and
landed them, soaking wet and still in a
panic, at Bay Twenty-third street, Bath
beach. There were eight other young
women in the party.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
ASH FORK SIEGE is OVER;
"FRAME-UP," SAY STRIKERS

"All is quiet at Ash Fork. The officers
have the situation well in hand. The
siege is lifted and our force of brave men
are still at their posts A squad of dep
uties is guarding the office. We do not
anticipate further trouble, said Man
ager Holt of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany last night
"There were three men who went out
on strike. We sent two men there to
open the office. Some arrests were made
today The strikers were not arrested
We do not suspect them of doing any
shooting. The government has been APP
pealed to for protection. Troops may
not be called out. No one was hurt
Thirty shots were fired. No attempt was
made to break down the doors. Our men
knew in advance the shooting was to be
done They barricaded the doors. We
are well up on business and there is lit
tie delay"
Says It's a Farce
cts so ridiculous as to be hardly
worth a statement said member of the
local strike committee last night.
ash Fork postal operators on strike
number three. 1t has been proven they
were not near the office and had moth
ing to do with one lonely drunken cow
.;The hysterical call for troops shows
how hard pressed the telegraph COM
panies are for some pretext to impli-
cate peaceful and law-abiding men in
trouble.
Our cause is just one and we have
universal, public sympathy.
emo violence and non-resistance' IS
our, motto.
1--WE are at loss to understand why
the persistent attempt is made to repre-
sent our members as vicious, rioting, law
breakers Our enemies may hope, by
suggestion, to lead someone to commit an
overt act We shall not fall into any
such traps.
.'Most of our boys and girls have left
town, many of them on the first vaca-
ton they have had for ten or fifteen
years. Several of our number have such
good positions they will not return to the
business.
sat headquarters today the Ash Fork
incident was deplored. but no RESPONSE
bility was taken for the act Of a half
crazed Individual who might have shot
half a dozen operators at any other time
without an appeal to anyone but the
town constable
.'The man who frightened the strike
GContinued on Pare Two.R
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
UNITED STATES JUDGE PASSES
ON NATURALIZATION DISPUTE
BY Associated Press.

BY AssOc1ated Press.
HONOLULU, Aug. 21.-Judge Sanford
B. Dole of the United States district
court has decided that the new naturali-
zation law of June 20. 1906. does not re-
peal the section of the act creating the
territory of Hawaii, which provides that
aliens residing in the Hawaiian islands
for five years previous to the passage
of the act creating the territory of
Hawaii may be naturalized without
previous declaration of intention to be-
come citizens The decision was rem
dered in the applications of George Ro-
dick to become a citizen without making
previous declaration of intention. The
application was resisted by the United
States attorney on behalf of the depart
ment of commerce and labor.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
NURSES HEROINES
or BURGLAR RAID
ONE FIRES SHOT AT MIDNIGHT
INVADER
Fair Defenders Of ChIdren's Hospital
Put Man to Flight and Report
Affair to Police
Officials

The Children's hospital at CASTELAR, and
Alpine streets was entered by burglar
shortly before midnight last night and
while he was a big, burly Individual he
was driven off by two small women, both
nurses in the establishment. The burglar
secured no property and was lucky to
escape with his life AS 1t is, the police
have a very good description of him and
promise to have him in jail in short order
unless he has already made his escape
from the town.
Miss Amy NJ Smith and Miss Catherine
Murphy are the heroines of the adven-
ture. and to them Is due the credit OF
driving off the robber and protecting the
property of the institution.
The burglar effected an entrance by
breaking open front window of the wing
of the building used as a dormitory ano
executive offices. The offices are located
on the first floor of the building and the
rooms of the nurses are on the second
floor.
The thief ransacked two lower rooms
without finding anything of value before
venturing upstairs On the second fool
he tried door which readily opened t.
his touch. 1t proved to be the room o
Miss Murphy.
The opening OF the door aroused her
and because of her training she was full,
awake in an instant, and seeing the form
of a man standing In the doorway realized
at once that it was burglar.
Screamed for Help
The young woman first got out of bee
and then moved toward a dresser or
which lay revolver. The burglar saw
her moving, and with an oath called tt
her to keep Quiet. To the contrary, she
screamed for help and he ran. AS he
hurried down the hallway Miss Murphy
ran after him, and in moment she was
joined in the chase by two or three Other
nurses.
Near the head of the stairway is the
room of Miss Smith, the head nurse She
came to her door with revolver in he1
hand and as the man ran down the stair
way she fired a shot at him.
AS the shot was fired the burglar
screamed, but whether from pain of a
wound or from fright is not known. The
next moment he had plunged headlone
through a window, carrying sash, glass
and all with him.
An alarm was at once sent to the police
station and two detectives were sent out
on the case, but after careful search OF
the premises and the surroundings no
trace of the man was found.
Miss Murphy gave a very accurate de-
scription of the man to the officers and
they hope to land him in Jail within the
next twenty-four hours
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
GIRLS PAY FOR CANDY
WITH SWEETER KISSES
PiIfer Taffy from Vendor and Reward
Him with Hearty Smacks
for His Good
Nature
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Aug. IA vendor of
cream chews and taffy was extremely
perturbed last night when two young
women who were leaving this city for
San Francisco jumped down from the
Pacific Electric car which they had
boarded at the Pine street station and be-
slowed upon him two healthy kisses
Two hundred people gathered in and
about the depot sent up howl of de-
light.
The young women boarded the car again
and were soon on their way.
1t seems the girls had been teasing the
candy man by pilfering from his tray
good sized hunks of sweets.
He was so good natured about 1t that.
after giving devoted "smacks" to the
friends gathered to see them off the young
women decided that he. too, was worthy
of couple of kisses.
The girls who so surprised the candy
man gave their names as Della Simpson
and Hannah Mathison
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
NO VIOLENCE
BY STRIKERS
OPERATORS NOT IMPLICATED IN
ASH FORK RIOT
CALL FOR TROOPS ABSURD, SAYS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Telegraph Companies Apply to War
Department for Soldiers to QueII
Trouble Caused by Drunken
Cowboy
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PRESCOTT, Ariz., Aug. 21.--Attorney
General Clark, who was advised today Of
the request made by the telegraph COM
panies that President Roosevelt send
troops to Ash Fork to protect the Offices
there states that there is no necessity for
such action.
Clark is in touch with the situation and
is advised that the rioters are under ar
rest and that the town is quiet.
Citizens of Ash Fork, including the strik-
ing operators, denounce the attack on the
ance to officers to preserve order should
there be any further outbreak, which is
by no means expected.
None of the strikers or their friends
participated in the riot, which was started
by a drunken cowboy who was convicted
of homicide in Flagstaff in 1885,
Clark says the call for troops is absurd.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2L-Representa-
tives of the telegraph companies visited
the war department asking for soldiers
at Ash Fork. Ariz., to protect the teie-
graph operators against another attack.
Gen. Bell advised them to apply to the
governor of Arizona If the governor de.
cides that the troops are necessary he can
SO request of President Roosevelt.
Refuses to Meet Small
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Some of the
striking telegraph operators said today
that the object of President Smalrs visit
here on Saturday will be an endeavor to
bring about arbitration. The general
superintendent of the Western Union
Telegraph company, however, said that
he would not meet Small under any cir
cumstances, and added that he had moth
ing he cared to discuss with him.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
BLAMES OIL COMPANY
FOR EMPLOYEES DEATH
General Manager of Concern Refuses
to Go to Expense of Re-
covering Body of
Victim

BY Associated Press.
BAKERSFIELD Aug 1.-A coroners s
jury, inquiring into the death of Shack
Wheat we'll digger, who was killed by
the cave-in of we'll which he was dig
ging on the property of the Southern Min
ing association at Rosamond, reached a
verdict that death was due to the care
lessness of the deceased and of the mining
company
The association is composed of Los An
geles men. Charles Poore is the general
manager, and when the cavern occurred
the company refused to go to the expense
of recovering the body.
H. c. Wheat, brother of the deceased,
came up from Los Angeles, bringing with
him a digger, who recovered the dead
mans body. The brother and the wife of
the dead man say they will bring suit
against the company.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
BANKERS REPRESENTED
AT BIG IRRIGATION CONGRESS
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.-The fol-
lowing delegates have been appointed to
represent the California Bankers asso-
citation at the National Irrigation congress
at Sacramento: w. G. Patterson, vice
president of the First National bank of
Los Angeles; G. w. Peltier, vice-presi-
dent of the California National bank of
Sacramento; w. B. Cahoone, president
of the Bank of Tehama county, Red
Bluff; /. G. P. Schafer, vice-president of
the First National bank of Modesto; and
T. c. White of the First National bank
of Fresno.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
PHILADELPHIAN HELD UP
AND ROBBED OF $4,000
Paymaster of Big Textile Manufacture
ing Company Attacked by Thieves
Who Take SatcheI and
Money

BY Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21.-Wililam H.
Hicks, paymaster of big textile manu-
featuring company, was held up this aft
ernoon by three highwaymen in the
northeastern part of the city and ropped
of a satche containing $600O-
A pursuit ensued and one of the rob
bers was captured after several shots
had been fired The others escaped with
the satchel. Hicks is suffering from a
bullet wound in the arm inflicted by the
robbers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
CITIZENSHIP Is NOT FOR
NATIVES OF INDIA
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.-United
States Attorney Devlin recently received
several applications for naturalization
from natives of British India. Being in
doubt what action to take ne asked AT
tornev General Bonaparte for ruling
on the subject He has just received a
reply in which the attorney general
states that the nations referred to can
not be classed as white people and there
fore are ineligible to become citizens of
the United States.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
s. ?. plans Electric servIce

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. M.,-Vice- Pres
ident and General Manager Calvin of the
southern Pacific said today that trans
bay suburban lines radiating from the
Oakland and Alameda piers to Berkeley,
completed and ready to replace the pres
ent steam car service as soon as the big
electric power plant is completed
1T will take ten months" he said, ito
complete the electric power plant"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
President at Home

Fy Associated Press
OYSTER BAY, Aug. A.-The naval
Yacht Mayfiower, with President Roose-
Welt and party on board. dropped anchor
in oyster bay at o'clock this Afternoon
II required five hours longer to make the
return from Provincetown. Mass, than
was anticipated, owing to heavy fog.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
HAWLEY RETURNS, READY
TO PROSECUTE PETTIB0NE
Idaho Attorney Who Conducted Hay
wood Case for State Is Home
from His Trip to
Hawaii

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.--J. H.
Hawley, the Idaho attorney who con-
Quoted the prosecution of Haywood for
the murder of Ex-Governor Steunenberg,
returned to the St. Francis from the
Hawaiian islands on the steamer Ala
media today and will go directly to Boise
to take up the work of preparing the
case against Pettibone, who is to be
tried for the same crime.
Hanley's health has been greatly i'm
proved by his trip to the islands
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
Comes to Investigate Pests

BY Associated FresH.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug a.-Prof. W.
w. Groggart government entomologist
of Australia, arrived here today on the
steamer Alameda from Honolulu on a
tour of the world for the express pur-
pose of investigating all insect pests and
fruit flies. After remaining in this vi
cinity for week Prof. Groggart will
leave for the south.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
CAVE MAY FURNISH
BIG SUPPLY OF ICE
Southern Pacific Employees Near sisson
Discover Cavern In Which
Temperature Is of Arc
tic Quality

REDDING, Aug. H.-The Southern Pa
c.hc rock crusher employees have dis
covered a mammoth cave of natural ice
$50 feet long, in Black Butte near Sisson.
The air from the cave passing through
a subterranean cavern is so cold that
the men seek shelter and 1t is strong
enough to operate a windmill placed at
the mouth.
Hundreds of people have visited the
scene. Explorations are in progress with
view of getting out ice for commercial
use.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
Maxor,s Mother Fails Dead

BY Associated Press
SALINAS, Aug. M.-Mrs. w. II. Clark
mother of Frank Clark, mayor of Salinas
dropped dead this afternon at the home
of a friend Heart disease caused her
death. Mrs. Clark was 6S years old and
come from New York forty years ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
SCHMITz RESIGNS FROM
NATIVE SONS PARL0R
-Deposed Mayor of San Francisco With
draws from Organization.
Resignation to Be
Accepted
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. A.-The resig-
nation of Eugene E. Schmitz. former
mayor of San Francisco, was received
last night by Mantle parlor OF Native
Sons. After a resignation is received g.
week is allowed to elapse before any
action is takeny The Schmitz resigna-
ton will take the usual course and at
the end of the week it will be accepted.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
HARTMAN ROADS ARE
FORCED TO BUY COAL
Scarcity Of Laborers in Railways
Mines Causes Management to
Purchase Fuel InsAus-
tralia
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
OMAHA, Aug. 21.-The scarcity of labor
has resulted in such curtailment Of
coal mine work that the Hartman lines,
which have an abundance Of fuel in their
own mines, are compelled to order coal
from Australia. They also have con-
tracted for 1000 tons a week from Illinois,
paying 81 a ton and 81 freight to Gar
field, Utah. The Union Pacific is paying
Japanese miners as high as $170 monthly
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
WAR EXPERTS TO LAY OUT
AREA FOR COAST DEFENSE
General Murray and Commander Wood
Start for Paclfic-WiIl Visit
Seattle, Portland, Frisco
and San Diego
nv Associated Press.

/By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Aug. H.-Brigadier-
General Murray, chief of artillery, and
Commander Spencer WOOD OF the navy
started today for the Pacific coast, where
they will lay out so-called defense
sea area, similar to those established on
the Atlantic coast They will visit Seat
tie, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
mink Prisoner Bicycle rhIef

By Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Aug. 21.-A man believed to
be at the head of gang of bicycle
thieves that has so far eluded the vigil
lance of the police of San Francisco,
Oakland, Los Angeles and this CITY, was
arrested last night by the local police.
His name is Arthur A. Adams, alias c.
H Wright.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
Farmer is Transferred

BY Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO Aug. N.-Edwin Farmer,
until recently employed in the customs
department at Honolulu, has arrived in
San Diego. and is now associated with
the emigration bureau.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
Main Sack Robbers Esoape
d AaeocIated Press.

OMAHA, Aug A.-There is no clew
to the perpetrators Of the quarter-mililon
dollar mail sack robbery. Every postal
inspector and secret service detective In
the west is workingron on the case
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
TO TRANSFER MAIL AND
BAGGAGE AT FULL SPEED
By Associated Press,

BY Assoclnteu Fress'
SPOKANE, Wash. Aug. N.-Francis H.
Cool. a Spokane pioneer, has secured a
patent on a device for transferring the
mail and baggage of railway passengers
to and from moving trains without stop
ping or Stacking speed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
FIremen Declare strIke
nv Asaoclated Press.

BY Associated FfesH.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Thirty firemen
on the Long Island railroad boats have
struck for an increase in wages. Traffic
on these boats is badly hampered.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
TABLE OF TEMPERATURES

For Los Angeles and vicinity;
Cloudy today; light west wind.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
INDIAN KILLED BY
DRINK-CRAZED TRIO
Jose capistrano Murdered Near Julian
When He Refuses Liquor to
Redskins from Another
Reservation
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 21.-Jose Capistrano,
an Indian 60 years old, belonging to the
Santa Isabel reservation, was attacked
and killed near Julian Monday by three
Indians of the Anahuae reservation.
According to Capistrano's wife, the as
sailants, who were drunk, demanded wine
from her husband. He refused and the
men attacked him. He defended himself
until one of the Indians seized an ak
and struck him on the head. Capistrano
died the next day.
The Indians who attacked him are
under arrest, and there is strong proba-
bility that the tribal feeling between
the two reservations may result in
further trouble.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 21.-After a quar-
rel at the Cottonwood camp of the South
ern California Mountain Water COM
pany this evening, an Indian named Gre
gorio was shot to death by Joe Mesa,
another Indian. Mesa first emptied a
shotgun into his victim and when the
latter shot him with a pistol. Struggled
liquor from Lower California was the
cause of the trouble After killing Gre
gorio, Mesa stole a horse and made his
escape across the border.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22
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The Washington herald., 1907-12-21

indianapolis, Dec. 20.-The Supreme
Court to-day affirmed a decision Of a
jury in a lower court which gave Mrs.
Vivian Hadley a judgment against the
Big Four Railroad Company for $4,000
because a ear window fell upon her arm
and injured the nerves in the elbow.
Judge Montgomery thus replied IN his
decision TO the contention that the YER
dict was excessive:
"A more grievous misfortune could
scarcely be presented than an accident
to a cultured young woman. in perfect
health and or joyous disposition, just en-
tering on an independent career Of use
fulness and honor by which she is, in a
moment deprived of the use OF her at
tainments for profit or pleasure. Her
ambition is destroyed, her disposition
changed, her countenance rendered bag
gard, her temperament nervous and lr-
ritable. and she is left a dependent in
valid to bear a burden OF pain by night
and by day with no assurance Of cessa-
ton except by death"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21
DEAD MINERS NUMBER zoo
Only Eight Bodies Have Been Re,
covered from Darr Pit.
Rescuers Seek scores Stll En-
tombed-TroOps Close saloon
at Van Meter.

West Newton, Pa. Dec. 20.-Only eight
bodies have been taken from the Darr
Mine, which was destroyed by an ex-
plosion yesterday morning. In which pos
sibly 200 men lost their lives.
George ". Schleuderberg. general man
ager of the Pittsburg Coal Company, to-
night said he believes that from 170 TO 1SC
bodies remain in the mine.
one hundred men are working I'm shifts.
removing the debris from the nine. one
man, Conrad Schultz. became insane and
committed suicide to-day because of the
disaster, and Mrs. Carrie Delano. who lost
her husband and two sons. attempted TO
throw herself into the Youghiogheny
River.
Six of the bodies brought out have
been Identified. The body OF Solomon
Hough. electric motorrnan. was found
under his four-ton motor. COO feet from
the entrance The car had been turned
completely over by the explosion.
a squad OF troops and State constab-
ulary arrived this morning 10 maintain
order The troopers closed the only sa-
loon at Van Meter.
General Manager Schleuderberg had
fifty collins shipped 10 the mine to-day
and more viii arrive tomorrow. \ tent
is being erected TO be used as morgue.
Alexander Blake, formerly superintend-
ent of the Darr mine, to-day said he re-
signed a year ago because Of the gas IN
the mine. David Wingrave who was fire
boss at the Darr mine until four months
ago, said he had resigned because he did
not feel safe.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21
60 TO SUBSIDY CONVENTION.
Senator'S GaIIiESer and Foraker and
Others TrnveI In SneciaI Chr.

Senator'S GaIIiESer and Foraker and
others Travel In Special Car.
Senator Galinger. OF New Hampshire.
chairman or the Senate Committee on
the District of Columbia. and Senator
Foraker. Of Ohio. with party. including
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy New
berry, Assistant Postmaster General Nc
Cleary, John Barrett. director Of the B,i-
rcau Of American Republics. and Repre-
sentative ". Z. Humphrey. OF Seattle.
Wash. left Union Station at 5:l5 O'Clock
last evening for Cleveland. Ohio, where
they win attend the convention OF the
Merchant Marine League Of The United
States. 70 be held in that city to-day
The party Travelled IN a special car.
While in Cleveland, Senator GaIIinger Will
be the guest OF senator Foraker. All OF
those named above. save the two Sena-
tors viii make addresses before the con-
vention, and Senator Gallinger will speak
at a banquet TO be given By the league
this evening in honor Of Senator Forake-
and himself His topic viii be The out
look for ship subsidy legislation The
Senator from New Hampshire. who is
deeply interested in this question has
already introduced in the present Con-
gress a bill providing for subventiOns to
ocean mail lines.
There will be two sessions O. the con
ventiOn. one al 10 a M and the other al
2:30 p. m. The banquet viii begin at o
o. m
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21
Handling of Christmas Nail.

Tomorrow morning the delivery divi-
sion of the city post-ofice will be open
for the delivery of mail from $3.50 10 I
O'Clock. The carrier stations will be
open for the delivery of mail on that date
as follows: Station A, $3.50 a. m to l
p. m; Station b. 10 a. N. to p. m; Sta
uon ID, 10 a. m TO l p. m; Station f, 10
q. m TO l p. m; Station G, 9:30 a. m. to
p m; Station II. $3.50 a. m TO 1870 a. m.
80 70 p m; Station X. $3.50 a. m. 10
H:3O a. m. p. m. to p. m: Brooxland
Station. $50 a. m. TO 1870 a. m. D IN.
to p m; Takoma Park Station. $50 a.
~. 20 ll:30 q. m, p. m. to D. m: Ben
ming Station. $3.50 2. m. to 1880 a. m. The
registry division of the main office will
be open all day and all night for the re-
ceipt and delivery Of mail irom now until
after Christmas.