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Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
JOEL KINNEY PRACTICALLY
IGNORED IN FATHERS WILL
Son of Cigarette Manufacturer Must
Worry Along on Three or Four
Thousand Dollars a
Year

NEW YORK, July 2s.-While his two
brothers and sister will share more of
an estate conservatively estimated at
$12, ,000, 900, Joel Kinney, son of Francis
Sherwood Kinney, who made his for
tune by the manufacture of cigarettes,
will receive only the interest on $4,000,
and not even that should he make any
contest or objection.
Mr.. Kinney died on April 4, in his
home, and his will has just been ad-
mitted to probate in Morristown, N. J..
Joel kinney has been missing for fif-
teen years, AS the result OF a disagree
ment with his father, he was sent on a
trip around the world in a specially
constructed sailing vessel, and his
relatives have known little or nothing
of him since. When his father died
the other heirs sent lawyers to look
for him and one OF these traced him
to Los Angeles, Cal.
There he met two men, he said, who
told him Kinney had been virtually a
prisoner on the ship and was then in
his custody and they obtained $500
from him on a promise to surrender
him. Then they disappeared and he
heard nothing more.
Warren, Morrison and Beatrice Kin
ney will share most of the fortune.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
PULLMANS DEFY
THE STATE LAW
FREQUENT REQUESTS IGNORED
BY COMPANY
REFUSE TO REPORT EARNINGS
IN CALIFORNIA
state Controller Nye Says Action OF
Corporation Is Deliberate Attempt
to Confuse Board of
Equalization
sy Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, July 2s.-State Con-
troller Nye at the meeting of the state
board of equalization today Informed
the representatives of the Pullman Car
company, WI were being heard by the
eoualizers, that in his opinion the Pull
man people have deliberately violated
the law of California, in that 1t mas
purposely refused to render report to
the board of equalization showing us
gross annual earnings in this state.
Controller Nye declared that the
Pullman company had been requested
to submit a statement showing What
its income from cars operated by 1t IN
California and that 1t has failed this
wear. as it did in 1907, to comply with
the wishes Of the board. The controller
said that he believed the Pullman peo-
nle failed to send in the required state
ment. not because 1t was unable 10
compile the requested figures, but be-
cause it aimed to confuse the board or
equalization and violate the law for It's
own gain.
The charges of Controller Nye were
made in the course of a strenuous ex-
animation which the Pullman repre-
sentatives were compelled to undergo
at the hands of the equalizers.
T. c. Cooper of the Pullman COM
many claims that only two-thirds of
the company's cars should be assessed,
one third of them lying Idle in the
yards at Oakland.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30

guns were shooting away at US, but
we won out with flying colors. We won
because we were in the right. We had
paid over $1Ss,000 in cash to land
owners and were entitled to certain
rights which we stood up for and won.
We were attacked from all quarters,
but we never wavered. The Title
Guarantee and Trust company will
now act as trustee, receiving all
moneys from now on, executing deeds
and making releases according to the
terms of the trust papers signed today
by George H. Peck, M. N. Newmark.
Q. ]. Rowley, w. H. Jeffers, Seaside
Realty company and the Los Angeles
Securities company.
I'VE agreed to make the Title Guar
antee and Trust company the trustee
for the various Redondo Villa tracts
in order to protect the lot buyers there
in. This we have now accomplished
and at the same time made certain
that everything will come out ali right
without any future liability or ques-
tion ever arising. as the Title Guaran-
tee and Trust company will hereafter
issue all deeds. The expense of said
trust, amounting to $4,000, will be
paid by the Los Angeles Securities
company before 1t receives back the
residue. 1t agreed TO said expense for
the welfare Of the lot buyers. thank
my friends who stayed with me. l
thank the lot buyers who could not
be stampeded. II was the fight of my
life. We won"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
SLAP OCTOPUS
ION THE WRIST"
GOVERNMENT PROSECUTORS
DECIDE TO ACT
STANDARD OIL CASE is TO BE
PUSHED AT ONCE
After All Day Conference Attorney
General 6onaparte Announces Ef-
fort viii Be Made to obtain
Modification of Opinion
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
LENox. Mass. July 2s.-After an
all day conference of the leading gov
ernment prosecuting officers and Frank
B. Kellogg of Minnesota, special coun-
sci for the government in certain civil
suits. Ii was announced by Attorney
General Bonaparte that every effort
would be made to secure a revision of
the recent decision and opinion of the
federal circuit court of appeals In the
case of the Standard oil company of
Indiana, and that an application for
re-argument of the case and motion
for q modification of the opinion would
be submitted to that court.
Although no time is fixed, this action
by the government viii be taken at the
earliest possible moment and the pend
ing prosecution against the Standard
oil company and all other prosecutions
in which the giving or receiving of re-
bates Is charged will be pressed to
trial.
The decision TO take this action was
unanimous on the part OF the five men
who participated in the conference
Attorney General Bonaparte called TO
the conference solicitor General H. Nj.
Hoyt OF Washington, Edwin NJ. Sims
of Chicago. United states district at
torney for the northern district of
Illinois. James Wilkerson of Chicago,
Mr.. sims firsr assistant. and Frank b.
kellogg Of Minnesota
In discussing the various aspects OF
the case Attorney General Bonaparte
took occasion 10 refer to the report
puriishsd in certain newspapers 10 the
erect that ". Parmslea Prentice, the
son-fn-iaw Of John p. Rockefeller, had
given o. was 20 give a dinner TO the
attorney general. Mr. Rockefeller and
Judge Grosscup. The story was brand
ed as false
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
STATE ABLE TO
MARKET CROP
CASH AVAILABLE TO HANDLE
SEASONS FRUIT
Report Sent Out from San Francisco
Is to the Effect That Workers
Are Needed Throughout
the State
b. Associated Press,

By Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. July 2s.-cali-
fornia will be able to finance the hand
ling of the great fruit crop OF this sea-
son without calling on eastern or Eu-
ropean money centers for aid, accord
ing to prominent bankers.
Frank B. Anderson, manager OF the
Bank of California, said today:
California financial interests are
amply able to supply the 81. .ooe or
more necessary to handle all the crops
of the west, including the salmon pack
and also to handle the sugar crop,
which will amount to about SIS. 900. 900
additional. The season will be a profit
able one and there seems no danger OF
any financial hardships this fall
P. N. Lilienthal of the Anglo-C Cali
fornian bank. reiterated Anderson's s
review of the situation.
j. K. Armsby of the commission drm
stated the California fruit, vegetable
and bean crops will bring sSe.212, 900
for this year, while last year the re-
turns were about $36,000,000.
THE farmers won't make as much
individually this year as they did last, I"
said Armsby, "but the state will get
more.
''It will cost ten times as much to
harvest this years apricots as it did
last year, and twice as much to handle
the peaches, and that increased cost
will benefit the labor of the state.
There is call for workers throughout
the state.'
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
HARD BLOW FOR
PACIFIC COAST
STEAMSHIP LINES TO ORIENT
AFFECTED
Declares Rates So Arranged Tramp
Boats viii Be Able to Put Reg
ular Vessels Out of
Business
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PORTLAND. July 29.-"I have had
no intimation that the regular steam
ship lines from Pacific coast ports to
the orient will be suspended" said w.
E. Conan, assistant general freight
agent of the Hartman lines here, to-
day, but l have realized for some time
that the outlook for the steamers was
gloomy, indeed. Just few days ago
we received a circular naming proper
tionate rates from the Pacific coast
terminals, and the shippers will see the
strange sight of two sets of rates to
Portland, one of which is 33 per cent
lower than the other in some instances
The ruling of the interstate COM
merce commission that we can not
make q through rate to oriental ports
but must publish the portion that ac-
crues to the rail carrier, Is responsible.
That rail quotation will have to be
the same to all shippers and hence the
regular steamers will be at the mercy
of tramp steamers. A tramp steamer
at Hongkong that has a charter to
load wheat at Portland can now bring
a half cargo of freight at a little over
the actual cost of handling and get 1t
shipped east from Portland at the same
rate that the regular line can. The
regular line keeps schedule whether
there is freight or not, so it may come
to it that the regular lines will be
forced out of business.
THE whole thing is a blow to the
Pacific coast. The interstate COM
merce commission has ruled that 1t
has no jurisdiction on ocean-going
lines and consequently the steamers
going by way of the Suez canal will be
in a position to dominate the oriental
trade hereafter, if the interstate COM
merce commission sticks to it's ruling"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
TWO TRAINS COLLIDE;
ONE WOMAN INJURED
Hundreds of Passengers Thrown Into
Panic as Result of Accident
on the Ocean Shore
Railroad
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2s.--Farol-
lones station on the line of the Ocean
Shore railroad was the scene today of
a headon collision between a special
train bearing 400 members of the Mis-
sion Improvement association and their
families and a southbound passenger
train.
One woman was injured and there
was a panic among the passengers.
The special had the right of way but
the engineer of the southbound train
misunderstood his orders and proceed
ed on the way to Granada, from which
point the excursionists were return
ing. The collision occurred at sharp
curve.
Although Engineer Stark, on the spe-
cial, applied the airbrakes promptly,
the engines came together with con-
siderable force and many of the pas
sengers were thrown from their seats.
All escaped injury, with the exoep-
tion of Mrs. James de Sucea, who was
badly shaken up.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
REACHED
IN CARLSON TANGLE
TITLE GUARANTEE AND TRUST
COMPANY HANDLES FUNDS
Lot Owners VIII Pay Money to lnde-
pendent Concern and Receive
Deeds and Releases
from 1t

To safeguard buyers of Redondo
Villa tract lots all payments in future
will be made to the Title Guarantee
and Trust company, acting as trustee,
and deeds will be executed and re-
leases made by this company.
This course seemed to be the best
for all concerned; for the lot buyers
1t insures the releases Of their lots
when payments are completed, to the
original owners of the tract 1t means
payment for their land, and 1t re-
lieVes Carlson and the Los Angeles
Securities company of the work or
attending to the payments and execut-
ing the deeds.
Charging that officers Of the Los An
geles Securities company have collect
ed and appropriated to their own use
considerable sums OF money, which,
according to an agreement, should
have been turned over to the Title
Guarantee and Trust company as
trustee of the proceeds from the sales
Of lands in the Rancho Sausal Redon-
do tract, George H. Peck yesterday
filed in the superior court complaint
for injunction, praying that these Of
ficers be restrained from collecting
any money for the sale of any or the
lands described and that temporary
restraining order be issued pending a
foreclosure suit filed some days ago
by Peck.
Peck in his complaint says that on
September 4, 1906, he agreed to trans
fer to the securities company $40 acres
in the Rancho Sausal, but the company
failed to live up to the terms or the
agreement. He recites the 1act Lhat
two suits have been filed as result
of the alleged on-performarlce OF the
agreement, and later, In order TO avola
delay, title to the land was conveyed
to the trust company, the latter 10
pay Peck from any sales mace sums
due him on the first sale OF the prop
erty. Notwithstanding this agree
ment, he says, considerable sums nave
been collected by the securlties COM
pany. He also states 1t as MS peier
that the defendants named are lnsol-
vent.
One Signature Lacking
w. IL. Carlson, manager Of the Sc
curities company. who is named as
one of the defendants, said yesterday
that all the signatures TO the trustee,
ship agreement had peen attacpeu
with the exception or one-en1t u ..
III. Strine. He expressed the belief tnat
Etrine would sign the agreement ana
stated when thta is done the trust WIN
hacovna effective. "As soon as this is
done /" said Carlson, "the trust agree
ment will be completed and VIII pc
ready to pay over all the money ue-
naanded by Mr.. Peck" a.
The defendants named py fech IN
yesterdays complaint are, pesloes w
Doe'' Longwell. president; 9. Y; Carl
son. vice president; p. r, Smith, sec
retary. and William H. Carlson man
ager Of the company.
Carlson was In a happy frame OF
mind last night. He said:
''We won the battle. All kinds o.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30

LEAGUE in COURT
Attorney Dam Argues for Permanent
injunction Against Organization
Faetlon-DecisIon Expected
by Saturday
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2s.-The
application for a permanent injunc-
ton sought by the Lincoln Roosevelt
members of the county committee
against the organization faction was
argued today before Judge Muraskey,
who intimated that he might render
a decision Saturday.
#. H. Dam presented the claims of
the league. while John J. Barrett and
Henry c. Dibbel appeared for the
eighteen members who organized at a
recent meeting. Barrett argued that
it was not a matter for a court of
equity to decide, but rather one for
the Republican state central commit
tee, it being purely political in charac-
ter.
Attorney Dam. held that 1t was not
a dispute of two committees, but of
one, and that property rights were in
volved. headquarters having been es-
tablished.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
USE DYNAMITE TO
KILL LARGE WHALE
Fin Back Enters Salmon Trap with
Her Calf and After Young Is
Killed Refuses to
Leave
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
BELLINGHAM, Wash, July 29.-Dy-
Mantle is being used this afternoon to
kill a finback whale which entered the
salmon trap of w. A. Lowman at
Smallpox bay, San Juan island, Mon
day last.
The mammal entered the trap with a
young calf, and in attempting to drive
1t out the calf was killed with the rifle
shot. The body sank and the COW re-
fused to desert the corpse.
The whale viciously attacks every
boat that approaches. An attempt to
kill the whale by rife fire was tried
yesterday but without erect.
Fears are entertained that the beast
may destroy the trap in her rage. She
Is forty feet in length.
More than $4,000 worth of fish per day
has been lost to the packers through
the capture of the whale.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
DECLARES SYNDICATE
MADE $22,2O2,393

ST. PAUL, MINI, July 2s.-That J.,
p. Morgan e. Co. and others in the syn
dicate that reorganized the Northern
Pacific in 1905 made a profit of $22,202,-
1893 was what the attorneys for the
state attempted to establish today at
the Minnesota rate hearing.
The attorneys for the railroad con-
tended that these figures represent the
par value Of the stock involved and
that the stock at that time was not
worth par. They further contend that
the question OF whether j. p. Morgan
Il CO. made large fee in connection
with the reorganization has nothing to
do with what the Northern Pacific rail-
road is worth today. 1t is on the pres
ent worth that they expect 10 earn an
adequate return.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
OPEN MARKET FOR PRINT
PAPERS AT NEW YORK

NEW YORK, July 29.-It is hoped to
establish an open market for newspa-
per print paper in this city.
An auction sale of 100 tons of print
paper in carload lots is announced for
August by John Norris of the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers association.
Frequent similar auction safes are TO
follow.
1t is believed 1t will have the effect
of making a fixed price and stop the
business of selling at secret rates.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
BRYAN TO BE NOTIFIED
AT LINCOLN AUGUST II

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 29.-Con-
gresham Henry d. clayton of the
Third Alabama district, who was chair
man of the Democratic national con-
vention at Denver, announced today
that the committee on notification will
meet In Lincoln, Neb., at noon on Aug
ust IL, and that Mr.. Bryan would be
formally notified of his nomination
during the Afternoon of that day. Mr..
Clayton will deliver the notification
sDeech.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
FIND CLUB MAN DYING
IN GOLDEN GATE PARK

SAN FRANCISCO. July 2s.-samuel
P. Middleton, a local mining broker,
was found in Golden Gate park in a
dying condition last night and removed
to the emergency hospital. but the doc
tors have not decided what the cause
of his ailment is, though he appears
to be suffering from a stroke of apop-
lexy.
Middleton's friends are aware OF
nothing in his life that would substan-
tiate any suicide theory. He Is a club
man and we'll known locally.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
CASHIER OF HEINZE
BANK IS MISSING
Several Bondsmen, Responsible to
Court for $12,5oo, Instruct Sheriff
to Arrest w. q, Clements,
If Located
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BUTTE, July 2s.-U. B. Clements.
formerly cashier of the defunct Aetna
bank, a Heinze institution, is being
sought by the sheriff.
Mr.. Clements Is now out on a bond
aggregating $12,500, and his sureties to-
day withdrew and instructed Sheriff
Henderson to arrest Clements as soon
as possible. Besides the two felony
charges on which he is out on bond, a
new suit was filed against him late
yesterday by receiver Robert Lyons, In
which II is sought to hold him respon-
sible for about 100000, the amount the
depositors are said to have been de-
frauded of by the wrecking of the bank.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
CRUISER MARIETTA is TO
REMAIN AT PORTO C0RTEZ

WASHINGTON, July 29.--It Is ex-
pected the cruiser Marietta will remain
at Porto Cortez, Honduras, for con-
siderable time, although no trouble is
indicated there at present.
Stores needed for the cruiser will be
sent on the Tacoma, which is about to
return to Panama to bring to the Unit
ed States another detachment of ma
rines from the isthmus.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
PREFER WALKING TO
UNRULY ARMY STEEDS

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-col. S.
]. l.. Glen, c. l.. Anderson and G. H.
Torney and Maj. w. A. Bethel, all OF
the United States army post at the
Presidio, will take the test prescribed
by President Roosevelt. choosing to
walk rather than mount unruly steeds.
They are supposed to make fifty miles
afoot in three days, and to accomplish
this will hoof it to San Jose and back
to Palo Alto.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
RACINE BANK TELLER
AND MONEY MISSING

RACINE, Wis, July 2s.-John Schulz
te, paying teller of the First National
bank, is short $4,000 in his accounts
and has disappeared. A hank inspector
had entered Schulte's office. when sud
denly Schultz left the bank, saying he
would return in a minute. He failed to
return. The money in the vault was
counted and found to be short SIS, 1000
Schultz had been with the bank twenty
years.
He is from one of the leading families
of the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
TWO EASTERN AUTOMOBILE
THIEVES NABBED ON COAST

PORTLAND, Ore. July 29.-For the
second time within fortnight an ar
rest has been made within 100 miles of
Portland for automobile thefts alleged
to have been committed In Chicago.
A special to the Oregonian from Che
halls, Wash, says that Ernest Deibler
has been arrested there on a charge of
stealing an automobile in the Illinois
metropolis. The machine he is accused
of stealing was In his possession at the
time.
A few days ago man was arrested
on a similar charge at Independence,
Ore
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
BELIEVE RAILROADS
WILL NOT BE FINED

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2s.-The
state railroad investigation will be re-
sumed on August IL. At that time the
state board of railroad commissioners,
eral Webb and Raymond Webb, his
deputy, will take up once more the ex-
animation of the officials of the Santa
Fe. Testimony in the case of the
Southern Pacific has been completed.
After a day or two of testimony ar
guments will be begun and the matter
submitted to the commission for de-
cision. The belief has grown that the
state board will not assess a fine
against either of the corporations.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
FLIES AND MOSQUITOES
ATTACK AGED WOMAN

MENOMINEE, Mich, July 29-Mrs.
John Smith, 70 years old, wife of a
prosperous farmer of McAllister, is ly-
ing in a precarious condition at her
home, as the result of exposure and
being terribly bitten by mosquitoes and
flies while lost in the woods for three
days and nights.
Owing to her advanced years, 1t is
doubtful that she will recover. Mrs.
Smith lost aler way while picking ber-
ries, and It took searching party
three days to locate her. She was fin
ally discovered lying unconscious near
a pool of water, with flies and mos
quitoes swarming about her body.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
SERVES UNCLE SAM 81
YEARS BEFORE RETIRING

WASHINGTON, July 29.-Col. Thorn
as w. Symons, corps of engineers, was
placed on the retired list of the army
today on his application, after more
than thirty-seven years of service, Col.
Symons is now employed on the New
York state canal commission. He was
formerly superintendent of public
buildings and grounds in this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
NEW COMPANY WILL
ASSUME BANKS DEBTS

SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.-Articles
ity company have been filed with the
county clerk. This company, which is
incorporated for $1,000,000, will endeavor
to assume the assets of the defunet
Market Street bank, and discharge the
debts of the bank, after which it will
do business at the former location of
the Market Street bank.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
RAILROAD PROPERTY VALUED
AT $2,500,000 IS SOLD

VANCOUVER, B. c., July 2s.--All the
railroad, land and foreshore holdings
of the Vancouver, Westminster & Yu-
kon railroad in Vancouver and New
Westminster, and the railroad line con-
Meeting the two cities have been form
ally conveyed by the Vancouver, West
minister e. Yukon Railroad company to
the Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern
railway, according to a conveyance
fled In the Vancouver registery office.
The value of the property involved
in the transfer is about $2.500.000.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
SEARCH FOR SECURITIES
BANKER WALKER STOLE

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, July "a
Now that Walker, the bank embez-
zeler, has been placed in states prison.
some of the clews as to the where
abouts of the stolen securities of the
Savings bank of New Britain are being
followed.
1t is understood that two weeks ago
coupons of $4,000 worth of bonds were
presented TO bank in Buffalo.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
START CRUSADE AGAINST
KANSAS CITY LOAN SHARKS

8 KANSAS CITY, July ga system &
<S attic crusade against a money lender Z
8 was started yesterday when Isaac
8 Drake, q negro train porter on the &
q Union Paciac railroad, brought suit {
8 against Patrick j. Hughes for $26,2O0 4
q damages.
8 Hughes and others who operate sim 8
8 iIarIy have given the railroad COM
q panies so much trouble that the inter
8 est Of the companies has been aroused. s
Is The Union Pacific is supporting the 8
8 suit and its local attorneys are also {.
8 brakes attorneys.
q MIR. Watson, one Of the company's
b attorneys, said that two similar suits &
<3 were now in preparation for other en1-
8 ployes.
q The company he said means to rid ..
q its employees of usurers.