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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-23
Conference Committee e
Will Likely Make Its
Report Monday.
TALK OF FLANK MOVE.
Free Raw Materials Supporters
: Are Still on the Firing
Line.

Washington, July 23.-Indications
this afternoon are very strong that
the tariff conference committee will
report in favor of the following rates
on articles which have been the
cause of so much recent controversy:
Coal, As cents per ton. E.
Iron ore, 25 cents.
Hides, z per cent ad valorem.
Lumber, SIPS per 1000.
Petroleum, free.
There will be more opposition to
hide reduction than to any other of
these adjustments.
In Executive Session.
Washington, July 23.-The most
striking sign of the approaching quick
and decisive action on the tariff bill
appeared this afternoon when the con-
ference committee excluded the clerk
and everybody else except the con
ferees themselves. They went into
strictly executive session. 1t was un-
derstood the committee would stick TO
it's task, with possibly n brief recess
for dinner this evening. until iron
hides, coal, lumber, wood pulp, print
paper and structural steel were dis
posed of. There are good signs for Il
finish of the conference work tonight.
Flights over Says Elkins.
Washington, July 23.-.'We are
going to have bill and soon," said
Senator Elkins, after 4 brief call at
the White house today.
THE fight is over" said a mem
Der of the house who was an earlier
!; caliervat the executive Offices.
All the congressional callers at the
White house today left the impress
sion the president would win suf-
ficient concessions in his fight for
downward revision, especially on raw
materials, as to make it sure a bill
will be devised which will warrant
his signature. Free raw materials
senators and representatives are still
on the firing line and are deyoting
their energies now to a flank move
ment against schedules on manufac
tured and finished products.
May BE Ready Monday.
In the hope that the conference
committee on the tariff may be abl'
to report by that time the senate
today adjourned until next Monday
instead of Tuesday.
Corporation Tax Feature.
Washington, D. c., July 23.-The de
termination of Congressman Payne tt
have the tariff schedule on wool re
vised; the determination of the MlchI
gan senators and their followers lot Il
bulge on the iron ore duty; muttering
against the new tariff bill by the hous'
stand -patters, and President Taft
unyielding determination to have HI
own way on downward revision OF
raw materials, all contributed 10
brewing storm last night in the tarli
conference which threatens to end Il
the discharge of the conferees and al
pointment of an entirely new body.
The most important development
the day was Senator Aldrich's tacl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-23
CONDITIONS ARE
ON the IMPROVE

New York, July 23.-Dispatehes
to Dun's Indicate a seasonable dull
ness in some branches of trade, but
the tendency is toward continued
expansion of orders for future re-
quirements, showing satisfactory
increase. Many manufacturing plants
are operating up to capacity. indus
trial conditions record steady i'm
provement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-23
JEROME AGAIN TO
ENTER IN THAW CASE
District Attorney Will Attend Hear
ing as to Mental Con-
dition.

New York, July 23.-District At
torney Jerome has decided to lake o
hand in Harry X. Thaw's case Cuce
more. Despite the fact the case IN
its present aspect, is outside of his
immediate jurisdiction, Jerome an
nounced today he would go to White
Plains Monday and appear at the re-
sumption in the supreme court there
of the hearing as to Thaw's mental
conditit n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-23
FIGHT FOR LIFE
THROUGH NIGHT

Cleveland. July 23.-JInable to Sc
cure help, Miss Eliza Warren, dra-
matte teacher, fought for her life
all of last night against Mrs. Marian
Sutton Story, her sister, who became
suddenly insane.
eliza, must kill you; the spirits
tell me to- said the demented wo-
man.
Miss Warren finally overpowered
her sister and just as her strength
gave way and she was being stabbed
with a penknife man broke down
the door Miss Warren was not badly
hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-23
OFFER A. BRAND
POST OF PREMIER

Paris, July 23.-Aristide BRAND,
brilliant scholar, orator, avowed soc
ialist and architect of the final chap
ters of the separation law. was sum-
moned to the Elysee palace last night
and asked to reconstruct the Clemen-
ceau cabinet.
NJ BRAND promised his answer to-
morrow stating in an interview that
unless he could unite the republi-
can groups he would go no further.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-23

were rescued from the bay alive.
Among the identified dead is E.
Chaffner of Eagle Lake, formerly of
Waterloo, Iowa.
Bodies Are Found.
New Orleans, July 23.--All doubt as
10 the fate of Captain r. l.. Bettison
and wife, reported drowned when the
tarpon pier was washed away near
Galvestoh was removed this after
noon when their bodies were found
floating in the water near I.aPorte,
Texas, 20 miles away. The Alternately
family of Is persons. reported lost, has
arrived at Stowell safe and uninjured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-23
May LOSE REASON
OVERLOvER'SSUICIDE
Olga Menn Of Chicago Reported i'm
Serious Condition in
New York.

New York. July 23.-Olga Menn, the
pretty Chicago girl for whose love
Baron Oskav Rothschild committed
uicide by shooting himself in Vienna,
arrived in New York on the steamship
Koenigen Albert.
The young woman is in a state of
collapse as the result of the tragic
death of her titled and wealthy wooer,
and 1t is said she may lose her reason.
She is being brought back from Vienna
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-23
ROOSEVELT TO RUN
FOR MAYOR 6OTHAn7
Gives Promise to His Friends He
Will be Back for the Cam
paign.

Paris, July 23.-John S. Wise. of
New York. says Colonel Roosevelt,
Just prior to his departure from New
York on his African hunting expe-
dltlon. promised him and other re-
publicans in New York that he would
return in time for the mayoralty
campaign. Wise says he has not
given up. hope that Roosevelt will
head the mayoralty ticket in New
YORK. this August. i.-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-23
TARIFF BILL FIGHT AT END;
CONCESSIONS TO PRESIDENT

consent to the corporation tax as per-
manent measure instead of limiting its
life to one or two years. The n"'-
ferees as a result rejected limitation
proposal and obeyed the presidents s
behest to make the tax regular feat
ure of the bill.
Payne Calls In Cotton Experts.
The announcement at noon that the
house conferees had decided to meet
by themselves set afloat all manner of
rumorS.
Payne called the separate meeting
to go over the cotton and wool sched-
ules and prove his contention that the
change by the senate of the ad valorem
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-23
AMERICAN FALLS
CHOLERA VICTIM

koenigsburg. Prussia. July pa
young American, whose name for the
present is withheld by the authorities,
and who arrived here with his wife
Wednesday from Russia. is dead from
a archaeological examination today
shows to have been cholera
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-23
Choir Bows Drowned.

Michigan City, Ind, July 23-George
Staiger, aged 10 years. and Harold
Banks, aged IS, members of Trinity
cathedral choir of this city. We're
drowned in Lake Michigan here yes
terday afternoon while bathing with
eight other choir boys in the charge of
Dean +. E. Atkins. Both bodies were
recovered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-23
SURRENDERS THRONE
RIGHTS FOR HHRESS
Prince Migul Sees Better Future O.
Husband of an American
Girl.

Lisbon, July 2S.-Prince Miguli of
Braganza today renounced forever
his rights to the throne of Portugal
in order to marry Miss Anita, daugr-
ter of Mrs. James Henry Smith OF
New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-23

Continued on Page Eighty
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
STATE DRUGGISTS
HOLDCONVENTION
THIRD ANNUAL MEETING TO
OPEN FRIDAY
Delegates to One Gathering Will Serve
in the Same Capacity at One
Following Its Con-
cIusion

The third annual convention of the
California Pharmaceutical association
will open in Los Angeles tomorrow
morning and continue through Friday
Already delegates from all parts of
California are arriving in Los Angeles,
many coming in parties in order to
nave an opportunity of visiting Los
Angeles and suburban cities before the
business of the convention opens.
The delegates will make their head
quarters at Hotel Alexandria during
their stay and tie Los Angeles men,
bers of the association have arranged
to send reception committees to meet
the various delegations as they arrive
The San Francisco delegation is ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow morning and
an enthusiastic reception is planned
City.
AS the convention of the American
Pharmaceutical association will be held
in Los Angeles next week, the major
ity of the delegates are planning to re-
main until that time.
The delegates to the American Phar-
maceutical association are expected to
arrive Sunday and all overland trains
will be met by committees and escort
ed to the registration headquarters.
Los Angeles will be filed with pestle
pushers, pill rollers, apothecaries and
dope dealers" from various parts of
the country next week, the arrange
ment of dates for both the state and
national conventions having been made
in a satisfactory manner of sequence.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
FACTORY DISTRICT
BASIS FOR PROTEST
HUNDRED PROPERTY OWNERS
FIGHT PROPOSED CHANGE
Neighborhood of ThIrty-flfth Street
and Grand Avenue Wrought Up
to Fighting Pitch by
Application

More than 100 property owners and
residents of the district in the vicinity
of Thirty-fifth street and Grand ave-
nue. appeared before the city council
yesterday and made a vigorous protest
against setting aside a block in their
neighborhood for Industrial purposes.
The block in question is bounded by
jefferson street, the Southern Pacihc
right of way, Grand avenue and Hope
street.
The property in this block admit
tedly is inferior for residence purposes,
as it is located on the Southern Pacific
tracks, and several persons, among
them i. NJ. Blinn, the lumber man, had
expected to start industries
But the home owners in the district
would not consent to what they feared
would disturb the peace of their homes.
The matter was of such consequence
that every member of the council ex-
cept Blanchard felt called on to make
a speech. Even President Pease issued
a warning from his throne.
The council was as evenly divided
on the matter as nine men could be.
-Four were in favor of the protestants
and four believed the district should be
industrial. Only Pop" Blanchard
was non-commttal.
Barney Healy, who wants to sue
had been playing politics. In the mat
ter, something he processes to abhor in
other city officials, although Healy
playing politics in the Fifth ward is
almost incomprehensible. But Healy
declared he attended the Indignation
meeting Monday night held by resi-
dents and property owners who would
be affected by the new industrial dis
trict and he moved that the protest be
sustained.
Mr.. Wallace, who represents the dis
trict in the council, thanked Healy for
his assistance and said he would have
made the same motion had he had a
chance.
Councilmen Pease and Wren sounded
a warning to the property owners and
said they believed they were stand
ing in their own light; that their prop
erty would be much more valuable for
industrial purposes than 1t is for resi-
dences. Councilman Dromgold said
that 1t was certain that in year or
less the same persons who were pro-
testing against the industrial district
would come before the next council and
ask that such a district be fixed
Some alarm was expressed by mem
bers of the council that in denying
the petition for an industrial district,
a precedent was being established that
would work hardship AS matters
now stand the whole city, except the
river-bed and the territory within the
fire limits, is under residence district
ordinance and the only way industrial
districts can be fixed is by petition to
set aside certain property for that pur-
pose. Several councilmen thought that,
unless industrial districts were set
aside frequently, manufacturing would
be hampered.
Decision was postponed for two
weeks, when the question will come up
for consideration.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
UNDERTAKES
IN CONVENTION
FUNERAL DIRECTORS MEET AT
ANGELUS
WILL VISIT PASADENA AND MT.
LOWE TODAY
Officers Will Be Elected at Thursdays
Session and Gathering Will
End with Banquet at
LeVy's

Leaving aside their funereal appear
ance, 15O delegates to the fifth annual
convention of the California State
Funeral Directors association arrived
in Los Angeles yesterday morning and
at once went to their headquarters at
the Angelus hotel.
A spectator would never imagine
that d gathering of undertakers was
taking place If he should visit the
Angelus hotel or attend the sessions
of the convention, which are being
held in the old Masonic hall on Hill
street, between Fourth and Fifth
streets.
The convention was opened at 10
o'clock yesterday morning, with invo-
cation by Rev. Eli McClish, which was
followed by an eloquent and witty ad-
dress of welcome, given by Fred E.
Pierce of Los Angeles.
w. l.. Woodrow of San Jose, presi-
dent of the association, responded
briefly to the address Of welcome, and
the business session followed. The re-
ports of the various officers were read
and referred to the auditing commit
tee for further action.
After a luncheon at the Angelus ho-
tel the meeting convened at O'Clock,
and a legislative session was held,
WHICH COnCIuu6u liIG Itcli bhoillO9S VI
the first days session.
To Mt. Lowe Today
Last night the delegates with wives
and friends were guests at the Or
pheum theater, 200 seats and boxes
having been reserved for the party.
This morning the delegates will be
guests of the undertakers of Los An
geles and Pasadena, and after being
shown the sights of Pasadena, will en-
Joy a trip to Mt. Lowe.
The party will leave the Pacific Elec-
trio building at o'clock this Uorning
and will make a brief stop at the Cav
ston ostrich farm Automobiles will
take. the party about Pasadena and
luncheon will be served at La Casa
Grande hotel.
At the business session Thursday
officers of the association will be
chosen and the business details of the
meeting closed.
The real celebration of the delegates
will take place tomorrow night at a
banquet at Levys cafe.
The present officers of the associa-
ton are president, w. l.. Woodrow,
San Jose; first vice president, Fred E.
Pierce, Los Angeles; second vice pres
ident George II. Clark, San Francisco;
secretary, H. w. Mas, San Francisco;
treasurer, S. A. White. San Francisco;
sergeant at arms, B. c. wallace,
Stockton.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
LABOR LAW VIOLATED
ON HALL OF RECORDS
SUPERVISORS DISINCLlNED TO
REMEDY MATTER
May Be Necessary for Carpenters to
Carry Protest to Courts and
Ask for an lnIunc-
tlon

That the board of supervisors is dis
inclined to compel Contractor Carl
Leonardt to comply with the provisions
of the eight-hour law was shown yes
terday when it was learned that the
protest of the carpenters district
council in connection with work at the
county hospital last week and with
reference to the hall of records Monday
has not been submitted to the district
attorney for a ruling.
When j. w. Miehaels of the council
made his protest Monday and asked for
an investigation in regard to the num-
Der of hours worked by men employed
at the hall of records, 1t was stated by
member of the board that the pre-
vious protest had been referred to the
district attorney and that the second
complaint would also be submitted for
an opinion.
Now it is learned that no such action
has been taken concerning either pro-
test, Chief Deputy District Attorney
Shaw, legal adviser for the board of
supervisors and to whom all legal ques-
tions coming before the county body
are submitted, stating that he knows
nothing about the matter other than
what he has read in the newspapers.
Meanwhile, II is said, the law is be-
ing violated, and it may be necessary
for the council to carry their protest
to the courts and ask for an injunc-
tion.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
THREAT TO KILL RESULTS IN
ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT ]

The legal contest between relatives
of Miss Sue de Botiller heiress to a
large estate left by her late father
and a number of other persons who
seek to have the girl declared 1ncor-
rigibIe bv the juvenile court, for the
purpose. it is claimed by the relatives
of partaking of her fortune, developed
a new feature yesterday, when Will
lam Reyes caused the arrest Of John
McGivern on a charge that the latter
threatened to kill him August 8.
"I'Il get you some time; I'll kill
YOU" is the threat made by McGivern
according to the story told Deputy
District Attorney Harmon by Reyes.
McGivern was unable to give $1,000
bail and was sent to the county jail
to await his preliminary examination
in Ju-tice Summerfield's court Friday.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
BANK PRESIDENT
IS IMPLICATED
CONNECTED WITH OPERATIONS
CALLED SWINDLE
ALLEGED TO HAVE PRoFITED BY
FORGED MORTGAGES
Detective Sent by District Attorney
to Search for Missing Paso
RobIes Financier in
Mexico

F. Jones. president of the Bank of
Paso Robles, Paso Robles, Cal, yester-
day was connected with the alleged
ington and w. G. Carpenter now held
in the county Jail on charges of pro-
curing large sums of money through
the sale of forged mortgages, and an
officer from the district attorneys
criminal bureau was sent to Mexico 20
effect Jones arrest, if possible.
The preliminary examinations OF
Warrington and Carpenter, which
were scheduled to take place in JUS
tice Summerfield's court at 1870 o'clock
were continued to August 21. owing to
the absence of the complaining wit
ness, Miss Jessie c. Skewess, while the
hearing on two. other complaints in
which the men are accused of swindling
James Mlhouse and Henry Genther
out of $500 and $1,000. respectively,
were postponed indefinitely.
Investigation for the purpose of con-
Meeting l.. c. Whaley, a real estate
broker now awaiting trial in the
superior court on a charge of obtain
ing money by false pretenses from
stephen d. Savage of Monrovia, with
the Warrington deals is still being
made by Detective Browne of the dis
trict attorneys criminal bureau.
Whaley's attorney, William f. Pal
mer, instituted habeas corpus proceed
ings yesterday to obtain the release of
his client, on the ground that the
prosecution failed to show at the pre-
liminary hearing that a public offense
had been committed. Hearing on this
matter was set for 10 o'clock Saturday
i'm Judge Davis criminal court.
Facts connecting Banker Jones with
the alleged illegal transactions or
Warrington and Carpenter were dis
closed yesterday when an examination
was made of certain records in the Of
flee of the county recorder on request
of w. D. Osgood, proprietor of a meat
market at 110 East Fifth street. This
investigation showed that Warrington
and Carpenter had carried out the
same plan as in other transactions,
copying a mortgage from the record
book to mortgage blank and selling the
worthless paper % Osgood for S29OO.
The mortgage in this case was original
ly made by Mrs. Mary Louise Steger
and given to E. C. Conner. According
to the purported Endorsement it was
assigned to Warrington and thence to
Osgood June is, 1908.
AS soon as the facts were commune
Gated to Deputy District Attorney John
North a complaint was issued, charg-
ing the three men with forgery and
filed in Justice Summerfeld's court. a
warrant for Jones' arrest was placed
in the hands of one of Detective
Brownies men with instructions to
search for the banker in Mexico, to
which republic Jones is said to have
fled following the first publication OF
Warmington's arrest
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
PRESIDENT TAFT WILL SEE
DEVELOPMENT OF HARBOR
viii Be Able to Ascertain for Himself
Amount of Work Necessary
by Government

A special feature of the visit of
President Taft to Los Lngeles will be
the opportunity presented to show him
the new basis on which the business
of Los Angeles will be founded through
development of the harbor. The i'm
portance of this move in giving the
city a chance for manufacturing
base will be demonstrated to the pres
ident through trip to the harbor. He
will thereby be able to see for hlm-
self the amount of work the govern
ment should do in the next six years.
President Taft will be at Los An
geles October II and IL, and by that
time the municipal plans will be we'll
outlined, and he will be able to com
prehend the magnitude of the harbor
work which Los Angeles purposes to
have completed before the opening OF
the Panama canal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
FOURTEEN PEDDLERS FINED
FOR HAVING NO LICENSES
Justice Rose Refuses to Accept Plea
of Ignorance of Law and
Issues Warning

That peddlers plying their trade in
Los Angeles must comply with the city
ordinance and procure licenses or be
liable to arrest was what Police JUS
tice Rose told fourteen defendants who
were arraigned before him yesterday
morning, charged with selling vege-
tables without license.
The peddlers were arrested yester-
day at the corner of Third street and
Central avenue as they were about to
start on their daily routes. They at
tempted to plead ignorance of the law,
but the cases were quickly disposed of,
these defendants being assessed fines
of SO EACH L. A. Hanning, Peter
Kostopulos, Peter Papas, j. B. Gold
berg, H. e. Staples, P. Greenburg. V.
Dollas, Chris Demas, Chew Wing,
James Dumas. David Brunson and e.
Warwig. E. Rues was taxed S. for a
similar offenSe.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
DID SOME FAGIN TEACH
HIM TO STEAL WATER PIPE?
oliver Twist Arrested with City Prop
erty in His Possession and Must
Serve Three Months

Justice Rose yesterday morning that he
had been caught with the goods on,
and pleaded guilty to a charge of petty
larceny, and for $50 days will work for
the city of Los Angeles without finan-
cial recompense.
Twist had loaded number of water
pipes belonging to the city water de-
partment on his wagon and was about
to drive away from Tenth and King
streets when apprehended. He admitted
that he had not paid for the pipes and
could not explain satisfactorily why he
was carting them away.
The aforesaid oliver has his name
written on the court blotter for pre-
vious infringements of the law and his
plea for mercy was unheeded and he
was sentenced to work $50 days on tile
chaingang.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
When Reciprocity Terminates

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O-The exact
dates on which the reciprocity agree
ments with the several governments
under the Dingley tariff act will ter
inmate was made public at the state
department today. The agreements
with France, Switzerland and Bull
garia terminate October 81, those with
Germany and Great Britain February
next, and those with Portugal, Italy.
Spain and the Netherlands August 7
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
WRIGHT Goes to Germany

NEW YORK, Aug 1O.-Orville Wright
sailed today for Germany, where he
will take up a series of flights to COM
ply with the arrangements made last
winter with the company organized for
the manufacture of the Wright aero
plane in that country. He will stop in
England on a mission which he would
not discuss.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
Juror Drunk; Case Proceeds

HONOLULU, Aug. 1O.-The trial of
the Japanese strike conspiracy cases
was resumed today with II jurors in
the box, the twelfth juror being drunk.
When court opened, it was found he
was unable to take his place in the
box, and counsel consented to proceed
without him. This is the second time
he has delayed court in this manner.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
Retired Saloon Keeper Kills Himself

OAKLAND, Aug. 1O.-Despondent
over his wife's i'll health, Paul Yost,
a retired saloonkeeper of Yreka, en-
tered the basement of his home, 727
Myrtle street, in this city, after break
fast with his family this morning, an1
sent bullet through his head. Pow
erty and inability to procure work are
given as reasons for the act. The
family, widow and five children, are
practically destitute.