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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-10
GOLDFZELD MNNES no Be REOPENED- -TROOPS ON GUARD
BREWERIES UNITE
WITH REFORMERS TO
FIGHT DRUNKENNESS
Beer Makers Realize That Prohibitions
lists May Sweep Country II
Present Wave Con-
tinues

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-"Americas fore
most brewers are prepared to join with
reasonable temperance reformers In
movement to abolish the dive and the
drunkard, the saloon that caters to wo-
men and children and every sort that
does not obey the strict letter of national
and state legislation"
This, in substance, is the result of
conference between representatives OF
the great brewing interests in this city.
No secret is made by these interests
that the w;.ve of prohibition which, In
local option or other forms, has swept
over the south and is making deep in
roads in the north, inspires their move
ment.
They aver that 1t will do no permanent
harm to them, but that on the contrary
it will give to them an opportunity that
they have long sought, that of taking
their product away from dive keepers
and habitual drunkards.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-10
GERMAN ADMIRAL
ASKS BETTER NAVY
FAvoRs REDUCTION IN TERMS
OF SERVICE
Says vesseIo Are Built Mainly for
Short Range Fighting and De-
cIarea This Is Great
Handicap
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
BERLIN, Dec. 9.-Speaking before the
reichstag committee on the budget to-
day Admiral Won Tirpitz, secretary OF
the admiralty, defended the proposal to
shorten the age limit on German battle
ships from twenty-five to twenty years r
He made reference to what was done
in the American navy, declaring that
there sixteen years was regarded as the
greatest possible term of service. He
said the introduction of telescopic gun
sights had considerably enlarged the ef-
fective fighting range of battleships.
The battle of Tsushima had proved that
the range of large guns would have to be
increased, and consequently upon this
greater displacement had become neces-
sary.
Germany's older warships were built
for short range fighting, and this would
constitute a point Of great weakness on
the German line of battle. Other coun-
tries were taking these changed condi-
tions into account, the admiral continued,
as, for example, France. where entire
squadrons of new warships had been de-
manded.
Herr Bebel, the Socialist leader. de-
manded that the revenues covering the
increased naval expenditures be provided
before any vote on change in building
plans was taken.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-10
STOESSEL'S FINAL
TRIAL FOR COWARDICE
MAY BE FATAL TO HIM
Last Stage of court-MartiaI of RUS
sian General VIII Begin
s, in ST. Petersburg .,.
Today
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 9.-The final
stage of the court martial of Lieut-Gen.
Stoessel will begin in this city tomorrow.
Gen. Stoessel is accused of having sur
rendered the fortress at Port Arthur be-
fore he had exhausted all the resources
of defense.
The punishment for this, under the Rus
sian code, is death. He is to be tried also
on the charge of lacking initiative and
with having exceeded orders.
General FOX and General Reiss are CO.
defendants with him. The first is accused
of having conspired to the surrender or
the fortress and the second with having
executed the order of surrender.
Gen. Smirnoff, Gen. Stoessels most bit
ter enemy, is to be tried on minor count.
The court will be composed of nine gen.
erals under the presidency of Vice Admi-
raj Doubasoff 1t will include Generals
Kuropatkin Bilderling, Myloff and others.
Gen. Stoessel is in pitiable state of ex-
element over the final hearing of his case,
and the doctors are apprehensive of the
effect upon the veteran officer, who has
suffered two paralytic strokes since the
fall of the fortress.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-10
CORTEL YOU'S
ACTIONS ARE
QUESTIONED
SENATOR TILLMAN CALLS FOR
INVESTIGATION
LEGALITY OF ISSUE OF BONDS
ATTACKED
Secretary of Treasury Requested to
Inform Congress as to Motive.
culberson Asks for
Information
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator Till
man today introduced resolutions direct
ing the committee on finance to investi-
gate the recent proceedings of the Sec
retary of the treasury in connection with
the financial crisis and also to make in
quiry concerning clearing house certifi-
Gates.
The resolutions were presented in two
series, the first dealing with the opera
tions of the treasury department and the
second with clearing house certificates,
both being divided into three subdi-
visions.
The first of the resolutions directs the
committee on finance to investigate the
report to the senate as follows:
First-Whether the issue of certificates
of Indebtedness bearing 3 per cent inter-
est bids for which were invited by the
secretary of the treasury November 1S.
1907, were for the purpose Sof borrowing
money "to meet public expenditures,
as provided by section 32 of the act ap-
proved June 15 1899. and If not whether
there is any warrant of law for the issue
of said certificates.
Second-Whether the issue of $4,000, 900
on bonds of the Panama canal loan, bids
for which were called for by the secre-
tary of the treasury on November Is.
1907, was required to uefray the expendi-
ture on said canal, there being at that
time when both of these loans were made
upward of 5000, 100000 in the treasury for
current expenditures.
Third-Whether any legislation was
necessary to protect the people and busi-
ness interests of the country from the
issue of unlawful money, if clearing
house certificates are such, and to pre-
vent the illegal increase of the public
debt in time of peace.
The second series of resolutions direct
the finance committee to investigate and
to report to the senate as soon as prac-
ticable:
F'irst-Whetlier clearing house certifi-
Gates. with which the country is now
flooded. are being used under authority
Of law or contrary to the same.
Second-Whether the issuing of such
certificates by an association of banks.
both state and national. and the use of
the same as money, subjects such notes
to the tax of 10 per cent provided in Sec
ton 3412 United States revised statutes.
Third-Whether it would be possible
under the law as it is for an association
OF banks, warehouses anu elevators 70
issue for the certificates based on cotton,
wheat and tobacco stored in such ware
houses or elevators, and to be used as
money in marketing said crops in the
same way as clearing house certificates
are now used.
Senator Culberson also called up his
resolutions asking for information con-
cerning the issue of s5O,0OO.O00 for Panama
canal bonds and the total number of
banks in operation on December 1 and
November IS. 1907. and the amount of
public money on deposit in the banks of
each state and territory on those dates.
The resolutions were also allowed to go
over The same action was taken in the
resolution concerning deposits OF public
money in national banks.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-10
MRS. TAFT
NEAR DEATH
IN STORM
SECRETARY'S WIFE HAS TER
RIBLE EXPERIENCE
VESSEL TOSSED ABOUT BY A
FURIOUS GALE
Harbor Tender Misses Steamer, and
with Broken Rudder, Is Buffeted
Off Boulogne by Heavy
Seas
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
ON BOARD THE STEAMER PREsI-
DENT GRANT IN THE ENGLISH
CHANNEL. Dec. 8, by wireless Tele-
graph to London.-Mrs. Taft, wife Of
the American secretary of war; 3olned
her husband on board this steamer
early this morning at Boulogne.
On the trip out on a harbor tender
the party had an exceedingly marrow
escape from wreck and disaster MIS-
Taft and Mrs. George Post Wheeier'
wife of the second secretary or the
American embassy at Toxic, and tne
other passengers on the President
Grant boarded the steamer Hollah9 q
last night within the harbor WORKS OIL
Boulogne. or+.
sida and this delayed the departure OF
the tender. but at 1870 this morning II
being supposed that the Presloeht
Grant was inside the breakwater tne
Holland started out to take the pas
sengers alongside.
soon after leaving it was discovereo
that the President Grant had not come
inside. The Holland got caugnt IN 1ne @
heavy seas A giant wave proke ner
rudder and the small tender drifted
tossed about on the waves ike a corA
and rolled almost on her beam enos'
There was danger of capsizing or OF
being dashed upon the rocks. Inc
messengers were thrown ABOUT IN ever
6irection. Mrs. Taft and Mrs. wheeler
were in the captains cabin when Some
fixtures above them came down Win d
crash. Fortunately the women were
not injured.
managed to get grip with an anchor
and this improved the situation. Re
nairs were hurriedly made. The Presi-
dent Grant came in at o'clock ana the
nasseneers from the tender were trans
ferred without further incident.
The experience on board the Holland
came as the elimination OF DAY OF
much discomfort and some danger MIS-
raft and Mrs. Wheeler arrived at Bou-
logne Sunday noon.
In the afternoon the women Went
shopping. AS they were leaving store
a. large window, broken by the wind,
crashed at their feet. Both escaped IN
iury. The trip out on the Holland was
a terrifying experience. There We're
fifty passengers on board. The women
among the passengers were termed
and everyone thought that the tender
would he driven against the rocks.
When the Holland first threw her an
chor it would not hold and the waves
broke over the tender as she dragged
her hook Another anchor was thrown
out and finally one of them caught and
the tender swung. The crew then set
to work to fix the rudder.
While Mrs. Taft and Mrs Wheeler
were alarmed they were calm
The passengers on the tender by the
time they got on board the President
Grant were completely exhausted by
the strain and fright.
The message announcing the death of
Secretary Tafts mother was received at
/ 80 o'clock this morning The secretary
was aroused and the message communi-
Gated to him. He was greatly affected.
He had hoped to reach America before
his mother passed away.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-10
DAMAGE SUIT AGAINST
MRS. HART M'KEE DELAYED
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 9-The damage suit
brought by A. Hart Mckee, formerly of
Pittsburg, against his wife and her
father, Colonel Baxter formerly of Den
yer, Colo, charging alleged defamatory
declarations made by them and published
in American newspapers, was today post
poned until Wednesday to permit the
production of certain evidence.
This suit is in connection with the
divorce suit of Mrs. Mckee against her
husband. The court today ordered Mrs.
Mckee to allow Mr.. Mckee to see their
child twice a week.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-10
STATE SENATOR GUILTY
IN LAND FRAUD CASE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
CARSON, New, Dec. BIN the United
States court this afternoon Senator w.
w. Williams and his brother, George b.
Williams, indicted for illegally appropri-
ating government land, through their at
torney entered plea of guilty to the five
indictments against them.
Sentences will be passed on them by
Judge Harrington tomorrow morning.
The federal grand jury has brought in
indictments against A. r. Hardin, one
of the richest cattle owners of Humboldt
county for the Illegal fencing of govern
ment lands An indictment was also
brought in for the Same offense against
c. w. Riley. heavy land owner of the
same county.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-10
Presidents Nominations
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-The presi-
dent today sent to the senate the fol-
lowing nominations: Envoy extraordi-
nary minister plenipotentiary to Nic-
aragua and Costa Rica, William L.
Merry of California; interstate COM
merce commissioner. Charles A. Prouty
of Vermont; attorney general Porto
Rico, Henry M. Hoyt OF California;
register OF the land office at Vancouver.
Wash, Hugh c. Phillips of washington.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-10
SUMMARY OF THE News
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Fair Tuesday; light east wind.
Maximum temperature yesterday,
72 degrees; minimum, so degrees.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-04
PLATE FROM
q MOTHERS HOME
President Receives Gift as Me
1nento Of Georgia Day at the
Exposition.

WASHINGTON, d. g. June 3,-Pres-
ident Roosevelt was to-day presented
with handsomely engraved plate Of
solid gold, taken from mine near the
home OF the Presidents mother, In
Georgia The plate. which is valued at
over s406, Is six by ten inches in size,
and bears reproduction OF Bu1loch
Hall. the Bulloch coat OF arms, the
Georgia coat Of arms, and the follows
ing inscription:
..rheodore Roosevelt. President Of
the United States. Georgia Day.
jamestown Tcrcentennial Exposition,
June 10, 1907. W. NJ Mitchell, presi-
dent Georgia Commission. Joseph M.
Terrell, Governor OF Georgia."
Tho box in which the plato is in
cased is made OF Georgia wood, lined
with velvet and covered with white
satin, tho lid being handsomely trimmed
with gold, and bearing the United
States coat Of arms. The plate Is In
tended as n souvenir OF Georgia Day
at the Jamestown Exposition, and was
presented by w N. Mitchell. president
OF the Georgia Commission, The Pres
idcnt said he appreciated it very much,
and 1t had touched him more thany
anything he had received during his
administration.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-04
MURDERED#TW TWO,
THEN HIMSELF
Triple Crime in a Pittsburg
clearinghouse Over a
Woman.

PITTsBURG, PA, Juno 3-Two men are
lying In hospital in critical condition
from bullet wounds. and a third. who fired
the shots. is dead. having committed suicide
after doing the shooting. siS
The dead: Patrick Reardon tw enty-eight
years OF age, shot himself in the head. In
jured: Thomas Morton, shot through the
right eye; M. NJ. Moorehcad, shot In the
back OF the head.
The attempted double murder and suicide
occurred late this afternoon ut a boarding
house on Larin1er Avenue. Reardon called
on the two injured men for the purpose Of
inquiring about woman named Mrs. Anna
.vortlsh. Roardon had been drinking, Both
Morton and Moorehend denied knowing the
whereabouts OF tho woman. and Moorehead
left Morton and Rearaon In the formers r.,
suddenly drew q revolver, and alleging Nor
ton knew where the woman 'a,an vas. hr 9aoS at
ing the room Renrdon met Moorehead, who
was coming back to investigate the shoot sE,oo!.
ins. Renrdon shot him three times. Then
with the last shot In tho revolver. Rear
don killed himself.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-04
GREEN AND GAYN0R
LOST OUT ON APPEAL
Federal Court;at New Orleans At
firms Verdict Of Fiyc-Year
Term.
TO PAY HALF MILLION FINE.

NEW ORLEANS. June 3.--The sem
tence OF the Savannah Court In the
Green and Gaynor case. involving over
half million dollars fraud in govern
rent contract work in the Savannah
harbor. was affirmed In an opinion
handed down by the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals day The
sentence is four years Imprisonment
each and fine nggregatinE $oI5,oO0..
Judges Shelby and McCorn.ck handed.
down tho opinion. which was on an
appeal, and Judge Pardee adissented.
On the ground that they were fu-
Eitives from Justice the court dis
misses the defendants plea for bene-
1T Of <he statute Of limitations.
Benjamin ID. Greene and John T..
Gnynor. the defendants. appealed on
193 assignments Of error The most.
Interesting OF these was the claim
that their cxtradition from Canada, Il
case which went to the Privy Council
Of England before being finally tried,
was Illegal. They asserted they We're
cxtradited upon one offense and tried
on another. Upon this point the court
sCys:
ct is not usual nor would it be ex-
pcdient or practicable for n warrant
% fextraGition to describe the crime
with all the fulIness that would be re-
CURED in an Indictment.
while extralition end indictment
must be for the same criminal acts,
it does not follow that the crime must
have the same name in both countries
Question Of E1tralition.
The court held that the defendants
were extraditcd for an offense for
which they had been twice indicted.
Replying to the contention that their
offensc was not eXtradltable under the
treaty, Tho court holds, first, that 1t
was extraditable.t and then argues that
even II the treaty did not on Its face
allow cxtrnditions for their offcnse,
nevertheless the parties to this treaty
could have taken action to make this
instrument cover the ofiense, and that
such action would have applied to n
previously committed ofYcnse. Green
and Gaynor can now&cither apply for
rehcaring or go to the. Supreme Court
on a writ of certiorar. I
Will Appeal to high Court.
SAVANNAH. GA, June 3.-Whlle the
attorneys for Greene and Gaynor vii
not discuss their future action in the
case. pending tho receipt Of the full
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-04
DOCTORS MEET
AT EXPOSITION
Especial to The rimes-Dispa tch. ]

[specialto The Times-Dispatch.]
] AM Il S T OW N Il xPO SIT I o N
GROUNDS, June 3.-The Tri- State Med
ical Association, composed OF some 200
physicians from the States or Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina,
met In annual convention to-day ut the
Jamestown Exposition. The associa-
ton Will be in session through to-
morrow. and it Is expected that many
of the physicians and other visitors
here in connection with 1t will re-
main over for several days to enjoy
the attractions offered by the exposl-
ton.
The meetings Of tho association are
being held in Convention Hall No. 2.
Auditorium Building.
The local entertainment committee
entertained the visiting physicians and
others in the Virginia Building to-
night.
The Virginia Building on the Ex-
position Grounds will be headquarters
for the physicians and ladies' accom-
pnnylng them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-04
THREE PERSISTED IN I.
A tenement FIRE .
Janitor, His Wife and Child Vic.
Tins Of an Early Morning
Blaze.

Gg NEWARK, N j.. June 3.-Three lives
were lost and thousands Of dollars OF Il
damage was done in fire which
started shortly before 2 o'clock this
morning in Newark Turnvcrein Hall,
No. 1ss Williams Street The known
dead are joseph Hoeneke, janitor Of
the Turnverein Hall; Mrs. Joseph Hoen-
exc, wife Of the janitor, and child OF
the janitor
Eight families occupied the floors
above the hall, and the policemen were
kept busy rescuing men. women and
children.
Soon after the alarm was spread tho
janitor and his wife were seen frantl-4
cally running abohSr on the roof Of an
extension searching for some means
to reach the ground. They must have
entered tho building again. for shortly
afterwards 3Hoeneke was seen through
the smoke In the window Of his apart
ment. as though meditating Jump to
the street The spectators shouted to
him to wait for the arrival q tie fires
men. lie disappeared lin ~ smoke.
and neither he nor his w4ss or child
We're seen afterward.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-04
MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN
ON WAY TO JAMESTOWN

BOSTON. MASS. Juno a.-The Massa-
chusetts delegates to the council meeting OF
Club Women at jamestown. Va. arc on
thor way to Virginia, and viii reach Nor
marty arc Miss Helen a. whittier. president
Of tho Massachusetts State Fedora ton; Mrs.
May Alden Ward second vce-pres!dent OF
the General lrederatlon: Mrs, n. A. Whit
man, president of Cantnbrigla; Mrs. Charles
~ Bonney, Vice president OF cnntnbrig!aj
Mrs. u. w. tWhithelr. president OF the Dor
chester Woman's Club; Mrs. Leila G. Pen-
neck, presidcnt OF tho HcPtoleah Club; Mrs
Marcia plummler, president Of jNorumbesa
Mrs Emmons Croker, OF iFitchburg: Miss
Mary j, Reilly, OF GleaBondnlo: Mrs Q. Fl
Merrick. OF Brookline, ana Mrs. J G. God
ding, OF Boston.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-04

rated with crimson streamers, some
thing over a foot long. proclainlng
their nativity, and after shaking hands
with the President assured him that
they could ride and shoot Just MS we'll
as they ever did. and If he had any
use for Rough Riders theyEwere ready
to volunteer.
Mr. Kennedy said the reason he had
como with tho delegation Yves that
Morgan was captured in ibis district
over In Ohio. but the members OF the
crowd to whom he was acting as guide.
philosop her; and friend. said the only
reason Morgan was feca ptured at all
was because. he did not have his troop
along with him.
The President told his visitors sew
eral good stories. and they came away
highly pleased, with their CALI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-04
GRAIN MEN TO MEET
IN CHICAGO JULY 18TH.

4 NEW ORLEANS. LA, Juno 3.-Tho
grain committee of the New Orleans
Board of Trade announced tonight that
1t issued call for a convention of grain
mon from American export ports to
meet In Chicago June nth. The object
Is to meet complaints from Europe
about poor quality Of some American
grain shipments by enforcing better
grain inspection rules at export cities.
The New Orleans board has been In cor.
respondence with other exchanges and
announces that the plan Is favored by
New York. Boston. Philadelphia. New
port News Galveston anf Port Arthur.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-04
MOTLEY GOES TO JAIL.
Ilnornnt Preacher Put Under Bond for IIslns
Indecent Language on the Street -

Rev. ". p. Mobley. the itinerant preacher
OF the Gospel Army who was arrested
Sunday afternoon for creating disorde err on
Broad Street and using indecent language
during his DISCOURSE appeared in the Police
Court yesterday morning, and was put u!y :.
der 500 bond to keep the peace for 81
months No one could be found to go his
security and he was remanded to Jail,
where he spent the night. Mrs. Mobley,
Smith would handle her husbands case
and that tho lawyer would make an effort:
to-day to have her husband bnlcd. sSs
Mobleys defense in court yesterday morn
ing was that he was quoting from the Bible,l
and that he had uttered nothing worse than
what Is contained in the Scriptures. He
was defended by Attorney Gordon OF tho
firm OF Smith, Moncure & Gordon.
Several witnesses testified as to the char
acter OF Mobloys language, and Justice
Crutchield felt constrained to put him
under bond.