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Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
INTERSTATE Commission
RULES FOR RAILROADS
Decides Rates Were Reduced on
Account of Competition
by Water Couriers

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Inter-
state commerce commission today de-
cided that water competition forced
down rates from interior points to the
Pacific coast terminals.
Inc situation was peculiar II inc
case in point. Carriers had increased
the rates on farm and dump wagons
from Missouri river territory to the
Pacific coast from SIPS a 100 pounds
to $1.35. the reason announced being
that the former rate was abnormally
low. Subsequently it was discovered
wagons were being moved TO the Pa
cific coast terminals by water, and the
81 25 rate was restored. The restora-
ton of the rate induced the Kentucky
Wagon Manufacturing company ana
the Millburn Wagon company of To-
ledo. Ohio. to institute complaints be-
fore the commission, demanding repair
alton on shipments on which they had
paid the s1.35 rate.
The commission denied the repara-
ton. holding the railroads were forced
bv water competition to restore the
lower rate in order to get business and
not because the higher rate was un-
reasonable.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
TkFT'S FRIENDLINESS FOR
WEST SHOWN AT DINNER
Draws California Exposition
Delegation About Him
Especial to The Herald)

WASHINGTON, May 11.-Members
of California's exposition delegation
and the states representation in con-
gress were guests of the president at
dinner tonight. That Mr.. TAFT shoulu
have invited the visiting Californlans
to dine is considered a fine tribute as
there are few White House precedents
for his act, and is but one more IN
stance of his friendliness for the west
The eighteen members of the dele
CATION and the eight representatives
and two senators from California at
the table were Governor j. w. Gillett,
P. H. Mccarthy, former Secretary OF
Navy Victor H. Metcalf, n. II. De-
Young. w. e. Dargie, Associate JUS
tice f. w. Henshaw, William Lewis
Gerstle, James Ralph, jr., E. c. Coop
er, G.. e Cooper, Charles Sedgwick
Aiken, William e. CARRIER, NJ. F. Tar
pey, 7. c. Friedlander, Luther J. Ev-
ans, William M. Garland, F. j. Zee
handelaar, Edward B. Lane, Senators
Frank p Flint and George Perkins
and Representatives McLachlan, Smith,
Needham, Hayes, Kahn! Knowland,
McKinlay and Enge!brecht.
Governor Gillett, NJ. H. DeYoung, p.
H. Mccarthy and James Ralph, jr.,
will speak before the house foreign af-
fairs committee on the exposition res
olution tomorrow. Members of. the
house will be Systematically inter
viewed by a thorough personal can
vass made by campaigners. Today's
results were that Senators Burton of
Ohio and Hale of Maine promised aid.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
BANG! GAS BLAST BLOWS
WOMAN FROM HER BED
Explosion in Hotel Makes One
SkyroCket; Others
Sorry

, OAKLAND, May 1.-Two persons
were badly bruised and a hundred
guests at the ST. George hotel were
thrown into a panic early this morn
ing when an explosion of gas blew out
the walls of two rooms in the hotel
doing $1,000 damage
Mrs. E. George, who was occupying
a room near the scene of the explo-
sion, was blown from her bed and
badly bruised.
B. A. Banks, a janitor, who was
sweeping the hall, % feet away, was
thrown heavily against the wall and
sustained cuts and bruises.
The occupants of the hotel, nun ber-
ing 10, fled from the building in theie
night gowns
A number of persons waiting for a
train at the southern Pacific narrow
gauge station opposite the hotel, We're
shoWered with broken glass from the
hotel windows. No injuries were re-
corded here.
Fire that threatened to gain head
way after the explosion was confined
to the rooms near the explosion.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
PAYNE LEADS OPPOSITION
TO TARIFF REVISION MOVE
Will Fight Proposed Appropriation
of $250,000

WASHINGTON. May 11.-Renewed
opposition, headed by Representatives
Payne, Dalzell and Fordney, with other
high protectionists, is said to confront
the presidents effort to secure an ap-
preparation of $3.50 900 to ascertain the
cost of production at home and abroad
on which to found a new tariff re-
vision.
The insurgents are backing the pres
ident up and the appropriation is
viewed generally by Republicans as an
element of hope in the coming congress
sional campaign.
The opposition, it is said, will de-
velop when the appropriation clause in
the sundry civil bill is reached. Rep
resentative Payne will open debate on
this bill tomorrow in defense of the
Payne Aldrich law.
1t is believed point of order Will
be made against the appropriation
clause on which the speaker will not
pass as it will come up in committee
of the whole with some one else in the
chair.
Chairman Tawney of the appropria-
tions committee declared today that he
did not believe a point of order would
lie against the appropriation, but II
It should an effort would be made to
get the appropriation in some other
way.
Messrs. Payne and Dalzell and Mr.
Tawney with Senators Crane and Aid
rich were at the White House today.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
NEW YORK HOLDS RECORD
FOR SUPREME JUSTICES

WASHINGTON, May 11.-When Gov
ernor Hughes takes the oath as a men,
ber Of the supreme court of the United
States, Massachusetts and Ohio will be
compelled to take seats of honor a lit
tie behind New York. With Mr.. Hughes
on the bench, seven New York men will
have reached that high honor, greater
number than any other state of the
Union has furnished.
Massachusetts, and Ohio each has
sent six sons to this bench.
From one point of view Massachu-
setts still holds the record The length
of service of her sons is only two years
shorter than the life OF the court. Only
six years since the court was organ
lied in 1890 has there been a bench
without a jurist from Massachusetts
upon it. During the last four years it
has had two.
New Yorks sons have been on the
bench a total of 1O2 years, while the
sons of Ohio total but 20 years,
Considering the place of birth, Vir
ginia leads all the states. with nine Of
the boys born on her soil having sat
on the bench Of the supreme court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
SON CHARGES J. A. BENSON,
NOW DEAD, WAS BIGAMIST
Attacks Fathers Name, He Says,
for Mothers Sake

SAN FRANCISCO, May ll.-Charg-
ing that his father, John A. Benson
had added bigamy to other crimes for
which the federal government pur-
sued him for years, DR.. Ernest A.
Benson yesterday filed a petition for
letters of administration in his par
ent's estate.
The elder Benson, who had just
completed a years sentence in the
Alameda county Jail for land frauds,
dropped dead While motoring last Sun
day.
DR.. Benson says that the reason his
father was not prosecuted on the big
amy charge was because his Ghe phy-
sician's) mother had a horror Of in
volving the family in additional dis
grace. The physician disavows any
desire to profit by a settlement of the
estate, declaring the suit has been
filed for 10 other purpose than to es-
tablish the legality Of his mothers s
claims
Besides DR. Benson. a daughter who
died about twenty years ago, was
born to John A. Benson by his first
wife. Benson's second marriage took
place about seven years ago when he
married Mrs. Grace Gates, widow Of
swift Water Bill" Gates Of Klondike
fame, without the fornality, DR.. Ben
som alleges, Of securing a divorce from
Mrs. Mary T.. Benson.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
rs MILLIONS IS FRUIT
OF CORPORATION TAX
New York Internal Revenue Dis
trict Is Biggest Contributor

WASHINGTON, May 11.-Figures
showing the number of returns, as
sessments and penalties on account
of the tax on the net income
of corporations under the new tariff
act were made public today by r. E..
Cabell, commissioner of internal reVe-
nue.. They show the total number of
returns to have been 231 ,243, total as
sessments $25, ,709, ,405 and penalties for
failure to furnish returns by March
$101,570.
AS was expected. the second New
York internal revenue collection dis
trict, comprising Manhattan lying
south of West Twentyfourth street,
will pay the largest assessment under
the corporation tax, amounting to
$3,274,74S.
The first Illinois (Chicago) district
will pay the next highest amount, the
assessment being $2,2S67S6, while the
twenty-third Pennsylvania (Pittsburg)
district comes third at 1866, ,O9S.
San Francisco will pay $4,000 tax
and the st. Louis district $675, ,666.
The Montana district sent in the
largest number of returns, 1872, but
the assessments aggregated only
$204, 261.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
HIGH COURT To SIT
ON SOME BAD EGGS
All the Hen Fruit Has Vanished,
but JuriSdictionaI QueS-
tions Remain
BORIC ACID CAUSES SEIZURE
PreServative Used to Retain Egg
SeIent Flavor of Youth
Called DeIeteriouS
BoRIc ACID CAUSES SEIZURE
Associated Pressl


WASHINGTON. Navy 11.-With
summer fast approaching. the supreme
court of the United States will be
called upon next Monday to adjudicate
a case involving fifty cans of eggs.
Nearly five months ago the United
States district court of Illinois reached
the conclusion that the eggs were not
just the thing for human consumption,
and directed its marshal ITO totally
destroy them."
Now the supreme court will be
asked to pass on jurisdictional ques-
tions, but the eggs themselves will not
be brought into court. The marshal
may have performed his duty.
The eggs came into this vale of tears
probably some time in the early part
of 1908, long enough ago. had not
destiny been against them, to have
permitted their strutting around the
barnyard by this time with chicks of
their own by their side.
They made their way to the Hipolyte
Egg company of st. Louis. Mo. There
the shells were stripped from them and
Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns were
as one in five-gallon cans. They were
preserved in borie acid.
When they were shipped to Thomas
& Clarke, bakers, at Peoria. ILL.,, in the
fall of 1909, the government procured
an order to seize them. The court held
the boric acid was a deleterious in
gredient.
The Hipolyte Egg company wants the
supreme court to dispose of the case
at once. One of the reasons given for
this request is that this is the first
case in the supreme court that involves
=
the national pure food act, and the
extent to which the law applies to an
article of food after it has been shipped
into a state.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
SEEES CARS FOR TAXES
THEN HAS To BACK DOWN
Seattle Co. Turns Trick on Coun-
ty Treasurer Who Takes
Drastic Steps

SEATTLE, May 11.-County Treas
urer Matt H. Gormley today forced the
Seattle Electric company, operating the
principal street car system of this city,
to pay $167 900 delinquent taxes by seiz-
ing 125 of the companys cars, but by
this act he invalidated the county's
claim to the Is per cent interest penalty
provided by law and lost to the county
the sum of $4,000.
The Seattle Electric company made
no effort to prevent the seizure of its
cars, and it was only after the treas
urer had taken charge of 125 cars and
tied up three north end lies that an
official of the corporation offered a
check covering the amount of the tax
and the cost of the distraint proceed
ings.
Treasurer Gormley refused to accept
the check, because no provision was
made for the payment of interest.
Attorneys for the street car company
declare that by seizing the cars the
county invalidated it's claim for inter
est. After hearing from Attorney Gen
eral Bell at olympia, County Attorney
Vandeveer notified County Treasurer
Gornley that the car company's con-
tention was correct, and advised him
TO accept the check for the tax and
cost of the proceedings.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
'HELP!' Bees SUGAR CO.
OF COURT; SAVE US!'
American Refining Corporation
Fights for Preservation of
the Immunity Bath

WASHINGTON, May 11.-Fighting for
the preservation of the immunity
bath" the American Sugar Refining
company today appealed to the SUI
preme court of the United States Tor
protection against the government
The controversy arises from an in
vestigation by a federal grand jury in
New York. The jury desired to eX-
anime two specified books of the cor
poration. Instead of issuing a sub
poena to the secretary of the corpor-
alton or other official requiring him to
appear with the books, United States
Attorney Wise procured subpoena
from Judge Holt directed to the cor
poration itself
An attempt was made by the cor
poratioh to have Judge Laeombe quash
the subpoena. He declined and when
the CORPORATION failed to comply fined
it $500 for contempt.
Judge Lacombe said the procedure
was no doubt a wholly novel practice.
He added that it seemed to be logical
outcome of the distinction that cor
porations. unlike individuals, were not
protected by the fifth amendment to
the constitution, which provides that
no persons shall be compelled in any
criminal case to be a witness against
himself.
Judge Lacombe said he was not pre-
nared to assent to the proposition that
the officer producing the books is en-
titled to VOLUNTEER testimony as to what
the books contain, nor was the judge
impressed with the argument that the
corporation could not physically pro-
duce the books.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
RLUNDERS? YES, TEDDY
MADE 'EM; so HAS TAFT
Civil Service Chiefs Chalk Up
Evils to Appointments

NEW YORK, May 11.-Neither Presi-
dent Taft nor former President Roose-
Welt escaped criticism in the report of
the executive committee of the Civil
Service association, made public to-
night at the annual meeting of the
association. The committee believes
responsibility for the custom frauds
here rests upon the customs officials,
whom, under Roosevelt, it charges,
were products of the spoils system.
Instances cited are the appointments
of Surveyor Clarkson (now resigned)
and of Deputy Surveyors Vail and
Bishop. both of whom, it is said, were
appointed by General Clarkson through
waiver by President Roosevelt of civil
service rules, and both of whom have
since been dismissed by Collector
Loeb.
Taft appointments of which the as
sociatiOn complains are those of Ed
mund Voorhies, postmaster at Brook
lyn; DIR. Nathan A. Warren, as post
master at Yonkers, and w. ]. Maxwell,
as collector of internal revenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
.BALL|NGER OWES
HIS RISE To 7. R.
Senator Piles Says Roosevelt
Coaxed Judge Into First )
Federal Office
TAFT'S FRIENDSHIP FOLLOWS
Denial Made That Men Interested
in Alaska Claims Caused
Appointment
TAFT'S FRIENDSHIP FOLLOWS
Associated Press1

WASHINGTON, May 11.-Rising to a
question of personal privilege, Senator
Piles Of Washington today explained
to the senate the circumstances under
which Secretary Ballinger had received
his appointment as secretary of the in
terror, and also those under which he
had been appointed commissioner of
the general land Office.
The explanation was called forth by
the intiInatiun of Attorney t5randeis,
counsel for l.. r. CLAWS at the Ballin-
ger-Pinchot investigation today, that
Mr.. Ballinger's appointment as COM
missioner had been influenced by Mr..
Piles at the instance of persons who
were interested in the Cunningham coal
claims.
mo man in the state of Washington
or elsewhere ever suggested to me that
| should recommend Judge Ballinger
for either position" said Mr.. Piles.
president Roosevelt said that if Mr..
Ballingers appointment would not be
Objectionable to me, he would be glad
to have me wire him. because, as he
said, Secretary Garfield, who had been
schoolmate of Mr.. Ballinger, was
most anxious to obtain his services.
t. r. URGES BALLINGER
HE asked me to urge him strongly"
continued Mr.. Piles, because he said
he really needed such a man in that
Office
Complying with the presidents re-
quest, l sent a telegram strongly urg-
ing Mr.. Ballingers acceptance. On the
next day l received a message from
Mr.. Ballinger declining the appoint
ment. President Roosevelt and Mr..
Garfield then said they would wire
Ballinger"
Two or three days later, Mr.. Piles
said, he received a message from Mr..
Ballinger announcing his acceptance
because of the urgency of the president.
There are the facts, the absolute
facts, and they would be verified by
Mr.. Roosevelt under OATH" asserted the
senator.
In respect to the appointment of Mr..
Ballinger as secretary of the interior by
President Taft, Mr. Piles said it was
through the newspapers he had re-
ceived his first intimation that such ap-
pointment might be made.
Il subsequently saw Judge Balm
ger" he said, "and 1 asked him if he
desired the appointment. He replied
he did not, explaining that he hoped
his friend, Mr.. Garfield, would be re-
appointed. subsequently 1 heard Mr..
Ballinger was to be called into the
cabinet, but when l spoke to my col
league, Senator Jones, on the subject
l found he had not been consulted any
more than l had been. We came to the
conclusion the selection of a cabinet
officer was a family affair with the
president, and no concern of ours
Mr.. Piles concluded with the state
ment. that the president himself would
verify all he (Piles) had said.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
FAMOUS SHIP SAVES
INSANE CREW OF IS
Brazilian Government Presents a
Medal to Captain for Res
cue of Fishermen

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE steamer
Tocantines, a famous vessel which ran
the mined harbor of Port Arthur to
escape from the Russians, swings
gracefully at her dock in Brooklyn to-
day after a trip from Brazil bringing
new tale of adventure and rescue.
A gold medal won by the captain ana
presented by the Brazilian government
commentaries the latest achievement
of the little ship-the saving of sixteen
fishermen off the Brazilian coast on
March %. The first of the sixteen men
was sighted by the lookout before
dawn. He was clinging to plank in
the open sea, and was waving a weak
arm to the oncoming ship. A school OF
sharks swan about him, and his res
cuers found that his legs had been bad
ly torn by the big fish. The man had
been in the water tWenty-four hours
and had eaten his last meal six days
before. He had set out from Rio ia
neiro with fifteen companions. A squall
took their rig and left them to drift
helplessly. All went crazy but this
one man, and he was compelled to take
to the water to escape his companions
frenzy.
After hearing his story the Tocan-
tines cruised about for several hours,
finally locating the wreck and rescu-
ing all the fishermen
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
D. A. R. ELECT MRS. FlTZ
AS PRESIDENT GENERAL

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May IL
The Daughters of the American Revo-
luton elected the following officers:
President general-Mrs. Adelina
Francis Fitz, Boston.
Vice presidents general-Mrs. Cora
Rogers Blakely New York; Mrs. Mary
II. Bancroft, Colorado; Mrs. Ella w.
Boyd, Maryland; Mrs. Mary Snedaker
Ward, New Jersey.
Recording secretary general-Mrs.
Florence Scott Henry, Long Island.
Corresponding secretary general
Mrs. Nellie Starr Crump.
Treasurer general-Mrs. Helen E.
Wakeman, New York.
Register general-Miss A. Todd,
Massachusetts.
Historian general-Mrs. Louise l..
Kent, Pennsylvania.
Librarian general-Mrs. Susan A.
Viles Massachusetts,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
INDICTED PHONE MAN
ASKS FOR TRANSCRIPT

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11,-When
A. X. Detweiler appeared in Judge
Lawlors court today to plead to a
charge of bribery in connection with
the obptaining of a franchise for the
Home Telephone company from the
Schmitz board of supervisors. his at
torney asked for the transcript of the
Devidence taken before the oliver grand
jury on which thirteen indictments
were returned against the telephone
magnate. Access to this testimony by
the defense was refused by the dis
trict attorney. The question will be
argued tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
J. M. CHATEAU'S ASSAILANT
CONFESSES INTENT TO KILL

AUBURN, Cal, May 11.-Mike
Leahey, who shot j. M. Chateau at
Roseville yesterday morning, made a
statement today to Sheriff McAuley
and District Attorney Tuttle. He de-
clares that he meant to kill Chateau;
that he told Mrs. Chateau, with whom
he was infatuated, that he would kill
her husband, and said he deliberately
laid for Chateau at the latter's house
yesterday morning and aimed at his
heart
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
CELIFORNIANS WANT FOUR
SUBMARINES BUILT HERE

WASHINGTON, May 11.-A delega-
ton of Pacific coast senators and rep
resentatives in congress called at the
navy department today and urged Sec
retary Meyer to build all the four sub
marine torpedo boats for which bids
were recently submitted on the Pacific
coast.
Secretary Meyer did not make any
promise in the matter, and it is prob
able the question will be determined
nv the naval experts.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
5000 CLUB WOMEN OPEN
CONVENTION AT CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI, May 1.-THE biennial
convention of the American Fedora
tion of Women's clubs opened in this
city tonight before a crowd of visitors
and delegates numbering 5000.
The Rev. c. F. Goss of Cincinnati
was the principal speaker of the even
ing, and Governor Judson Harmon
spoke briefly.
The Rev. Mr. Goss spoke on Con
servation." In this he pictured the
conservation of the nations natural
resources; conservation of achieve
ments: conservation of civilization and
finally the conservation Of MANHOOD
womanhood and childhood.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
RIPLEY SAYS ALL FREIGHT
RATES WILL NOT ADVANCE

DENVER May 11.-That the pre-
dicted advance of freight rates by the
railroads will not affect all freight,
but will be confined to certain COM
modities, and viii apply only to GER
tain parts of the country, was the
statement made here today by E. p.
Ripley, president Of the Santa F'e sys-
tem on his way to Chicago from Cal
ifornia.
To the fact that wages have been
increased 80 per cent and cost of ma
terial so per cent, President Ripley at
tributes the necessity for the rate ad-
vance
Passenger rates, he declared prob
ably would not be affected.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
RATS SHOW FREE SILVER
BENT BY EATING DOLLARS
Two Coins Lost in Corn Crib Are
CheWed by Rodents

ST. LOUIS, May 11.--Missouri rats
at least some Of them-believe in free
silver" as food.
E. B. Allen, collector of internal
revenue here, today received two sill
Yer dollars from Murley Smith, a
farmer, near Laclede, Mo, which bore
unmistakable evidence that rats had
been chewing upon them.
Mr.. Smith says he lost the coins in
his corn crib last fall. Nearly one
fourth Of one of them had been eaten,
and the marks of the rodents teeth
were plain on both of them.
The tellers at the subtreasury re-
fused to redeem the coins, and said
they were marketable only as old
silver.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
HARTMAN LINES GIVE
SCHUMACHER FAT JOB

CHICAGO, May 11.-Thomas Milton
Schumacher, vice president in charge
of traffic of the Denver & Rio Grande
and the Western Pacific railroads, with
offices in San Francisco, has bene
named assistant traffic director of the
Hartman lines, with offices at Chicago,
was announced yesterday.
Mr.. Schumacher who is now in the
city, will succeed Ernest o. Mccormick,
who for nearly six years has been as
sistant to Traffic Director j. c. Stubs,
and who will leave in few days for
San Francisco to assume his new duties
as vice president of the Southern Pa
cific.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
PAINTING WORTH $25o,ooo

NEW YORK, May 11.-Collector
Loebs art experts are puzzlng their
heads over painted panel of unpre-
possessing appearance that has been
brought from Trieste on the steamship
Oceania by a steward and captured by
a customs Waterman at the docks in
Brooklyn, The painting was addressed
to A. ID, Gereis OF this city, who de-
clares that it is a Michael Angelo and
worth S25Q.00Q
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
BOY SHOOTS AT FLYING
BIRD IN MOVING PICTURE
SHOW; PlERCES SCREEN

ANN ARBOR, May li.--sO realistic
were the pictures of birds flying at one
of the moving picture shows here yes
terday that n small lad with an air
riff. got excited. took aim and fired. The
youngster "plnked" the birds breast
just rs IL was seemingly flying across
the stage, but II kept on flying, the bui"
let passing through the screen.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
DR.. WILEY is HoNoREp

WASHINGTON, May lin recogni-
ton of his work for the higher stan
dardiation of food and drugs. DR.. Har-
vey w. Wiley, chief of the bureau of
chemistry of the department of agri-
culture, was today elected president of
the United States Pharmaeopoeial con-
Vention to serve a term of ten years.