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Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-04
$4,000 OFFERED FOR
EACH Of DYNAM|TERS
Council Increases Mayors Re-
ward-WiII Spend 100000
to Catch Guilty Ones

Ten thousand dollars reward for the
arrest and conviction of every indi-
vidual criminally implicated in the
Times disaster was offered by the city
council yesterday. The city attorney
was authorized to draw up a resolution
to that effect and present it to the city
council this morning for passage.
No limit is set on the total amount
on the heads of the incendiary assas-
sins and if there are 100 implicated
and they are all brought to conviction
and punished the council will gladly
pay a million dollars as reward. But
it is considered improbable that any
such number are implicated.
"If 1t costs the city 100000, or more
and the guilty persons are caught and
punished, no money could be better
spent" said w. J. Washburn, chair
man of the finance committee yester-
day.
The $4,000 reward offered for each
individual connected with the outrage
in a criminal way is to take the place
of the $4,000 reward offered by the
mayor for the conviction of all. The
mayor offered this reward from the
S25. 900 fund the council has appropriat-
ed to his use to be spent in inVestl.
eating the horror, but the action OF
the council increases the reward TO $1O'-
000 for each person.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-04
COUNTY OFFERS $4,000
EACH FOR CAPTURE
Supervisors Put Prices on Heads
of Men Who Destroyed
Times Building

The board of supervisors of Los An
geles county offered a reward of $4,000
Yesterday morning for information
leading to the arrest and conviction OF
each person responsible for the blow
ing up of the Times building Saturday
morning. The action was taken dur
ing the session of the board and was
carried by unanimous vote.
The board placed no limit upon the
number of rewards to be paid.
Supervisor Pridham first brought the
question of offering reward betore
the board. His original suggestion was
to offer a reward of $4,000 for the
arrest and conviction of all parties
concerned in the outrage. Supervisor
McCabe objected on the grounds that
more than one person might be respon-
sible for the arrest of several con-
cerned in the plot and that to avoid
confusion and insure just dlstrlpu-
ton of the reward it should be seq
gregated.
A question arose as to the authority
of the supervisors to offer a reward
and Hartley Shaw, deputy district at
tornev. was called before the board.
"I have not looked into the question
carefully" he said but I think an
opinion was filed by Judge Wilbur sew
eral years ago objecting to the offering
of rewards by the supervisors. How
ever I believe that 1 can find way
out of it,"
Supervisor Pridham said he thought
that the reward should be offered at all
hazards and that he believed 1T the
duty of the board 10 the public. "The
people wish it done and II is our outS
to do it." he said.
Pridham then suggested $4,000 reward
Chairman Nellis declared it too small
but said he would support a sum Tor
S25. 900. Pridham, in 3. formal notion
incorporated this amount, but on the
SUGGESTION of McCabe, who declared
that he thought there was more than
one person connected with the out
rage it was changed to read individ-
ually.
that il was his opinion that the dyna-
hitting had been done by foTelgners
and not by Americans or residents OF
TOa Angeles,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-04
DEMOCRATS DENCUNCE
DYNAMITERS OF TIMES
County Executive Committee
Adopts ForcefuI Resolutions

The executive committee Of the
Democratic county organization yes
terday adopted the following resolu-
tions relative to the Times disaster
"Whereas, The crimes of arson and
murder have been recently perpetrated
in our midst against the personnei
and property of the Los Angeles
Times, whereby at least score of IN
nocent and unsuspecting workmen ana
employees lost their lives and their
bodies incinerated by the flames, which
also destroyed a half million dollars
or more of property. committed by the
hands of cowardly, skulking assas-
SINS using dynamite explosives to ac-
complish their fiendish purposes; now,
therefore, be 1t
"Resolved That the Democratic eX-
ecutive committee in session assem-
bled hereby denounce in unmeasured
terms the preparation of the outrages
as diabolical and colossal crimes, and
express the sincere hope that swift and
certain punishment may overtake the
guilty persons to the end that our COM
munfty may be permanently purged
of such undesirable and heinous char
acters: and we hereby pledge our
earnest and active assistance in aiding
the officers Of the law in bringing the
offenders to justice.
"ResolVed, That to the widows, or
phans and relatives of the deceased
we extend our deepest sympathies in
this the hour Of their greatest sor-
row."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-04
2 PATROLMEN
ADDED TO FORCE
Police Commission ExhauStS the
Civil Service Eligible List Be-
fore Enough Are Secured
EXAMINATIONS OCTOBER IS
Chamber of Commerce Requests
Increase of Force by 200.
Press Matter In Council
EXAMINATIONS OCTOBER is

The police force was increased last
night by the appointment of twenty
two patrolmen, and eighteen more
would have been appointed, but the
police commission exhausted the civil
service eligible list. six of those that
were appointed were not on the eligi-
Bile list, but were men who had applied
for the civil service examination for
patrolmen, and they were appointed
emergency men. This appointment
will give them a certain percentage
for experience when they take the
examination.
And still there may be more police.
n delegation from the board of direc-
tors of the chamber of commerce,
headed by President Joseph Scott, told
the police commission last night that
at least 200 more patrolmen were
needed to police the outlying districts
especially, and declared that the cham
ber of commerce was ready to go be-
fore the city council and demand more
money for the police department to
hire more patrolmen, if the police
commission gave the word. The COM
mission adopted a resolution asking
the council to allow for an increase in
the force if 1t could do so, and the
chamber of commerce will probably
go before the council today to press
the demand.
Mr.. Scott highly commended the po-
lice force, the police commission. and
especially the mayor, for the way in
which the Times disaster had been
handled He said the membership or
the chamber of commerce represented
a majority of the assessable property
in the city and that as they paid the
bills in taxes they were willing to nave
the money spent in police protection:
Commissioner Wellborn assured the
delegation that there would be no riots
or troubles that would require an ex-
ira large police force, although he
freely admitted that Los Angeles need
ed more policemen.
The delegation was composed of Jo-
seph Scott, Arthur Kinney, Carl Nc
Stay, Bradner w. Lee, John S. Mitch
ell and Judge Saeger.
The commission voted thanks to Mr..
Mitchell, who is manager of the Hol-
lenbeck, for furnishing coffee and
sandwiches to the men at work on the
ruins of the Times building.
F. M. Dee, examiner for the civil
service department, announced yester-
day that an examination for patroImen
will be held October 10, and those VINO
want to go on the force must make
their applications at once. Applicants
must be at least five feet nine inches
high, between 21 and 80 years old ana
of good moral character.
Patrolmen appointed iast night from
the eligible list are: Frank c. Bran
don, Edward F. Hodge, Earl r. VIII
son. Walter Nader, Alfred A. Sayles,
Wilbert C. Hamilton, Hiram Carpen-
ter, Albert A. Crooks, Carl G. Gilpin,
Ralph r. Carr, Frank A. Pfaff, Jo-
seph L. Minghini, Wendell o. Hawes,
George E. Bustillos. James M. Camp
bell, Chester G. Smith.
Emergency appointments: w Brock
man. w. A. Koehn, J. Becker. Joseph
Myers, w. A. Cornwall and A. G.
Johnson.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-04
UNIONS INNOCENT,
DECLARE LEADERS
State Federation of Labor Meets,
and Delegates Discuss
Times Disaster
WILL PROBE THE EXPLOSION
Gallagher, Tveitmoe, Gunrey and
Bowen Give Views on
Catastrophe
WILL PROBE THE EXPLOSION

Delegates to the convention OF the
State Federation of Labor. which
opened yesterday morning in Labor
temple, say they are positive that no
one connected with labor unions or la
Dor unlonlsm participated In the de-
struction of the Times plant Saturday
morning which brought death to twen-
ty-one men.
Andrew ]. Gallagher, secretary OF the
San Francisco labor council. scouts the
theory that the explosion was caused
by human agency and inclines to the
belief that the ignition of gas or gaso-
line started the destructive blaze.
This terrible outrage" said Gala
CHER yesterday when seen In conference
with o. A. Tveitmoe, secretary treas
urer of the state Building Trades Coun-
Gil; j. h. Bowen, first vice president of
the State Building Trades Council, and
George Gunrey, trustee of the Interna-
tional Moulders' union and secretary
and treasurer of the strike committee
of Los Angeles, ''is not the work of
union labor men.
1--WE are not assassins," he continued.
IF the Times plant was destroyed by
human agency, the perpetrators of the
terrible offense had no affiliation with
the cause of labor unionism."
WILL PROBE EXPLOSION
o. A. Tveitmoe said:
1--WE will take action at tomorrow's
meeting of the convention to appoint
a committee to investigate the explos-
ion which snuffed out so many inno-
cent lives. We feel grieved that re-
sponsibility for this affair should be
laid at the door of union labor.
when it becomes necessary for Ia
Dor to fight, we fight fair and never
descend to the level of anarchy. We
want to lend our aid in seeking out the
responsibility for this holocaust, for we
want to free unionism from the asper-
sion which has been cast upon it."
"The labor forces OF this city have
offered a reward of $500 for the arrest
of any person or persons responsible
for this explosion" said George Gum
rev, and to this amount 1 will add
$1,000. We feel that the Metal Trades
council should be represented on the
committee appointed by Mayor Alex
ander to investigate the explosion"
The state Federation of Labor con-
yention was called to order at 10 a. m.
and after the acceptance of credentials
of the delegates, the body adjourned to
convene at 10 o'clock this morning. The
afternoon was passed by the delegates
and the members Of their families ac-
companying them in trolley tour, of
the beaches. cS
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-04
TIMES FIRE is DEPL0RED
BY BAPTIST MINISTER'S

The Baptist Minister'S conference at
it's monthly meeting yesterday morn
ing in Berean hall passed resolutions
regarding the great calamity and fire
as follows:
"Resolved: That we deeply deplore
the loss of life and property in the
destruction of the Times building.
THAT we extend sympathy to Cen
eral Otis, the Times staff and all the
families distressed. by the calamity.
THAT we express our appreciation of
the worthy and timely action of the
mayor and other city officials in as
certaining the cause of the catastrophe,
and that we denounce any person or
persons guilty of the crimes as arch
enemies to our common civilization"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-04
SEEK TO IDENTIFY CRAFT
THAT CONVEYED DYNAMITE

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct SIT has
been learned that the name Peerless
on the launch which conveyed the dy-
Mantle from the powder works at
Giant. was not the real name of the
little craft. The aluminium letters
spelling the name Peerless" were pur-
chased from firm in this city on the
evening of September % the day before
the launch went to Giant for it's cargo
of high explosive. They were sold to
two men whose descriptions correspond
with those of A. ]. Bryson and William
Morris, who bought the dynamite.
Two detectives were detailed on the
case today to discover the Identity of
the craft.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-04
GILLETT RESENTS COAST
PAPERS MISQU0TING HIM

SACRAMENTO Oct. 3.-Although he
is looking into the matter it is not
likely that Governor Gillett will issue
a state reward for the capture of the
persons who are guilty OF dynamiting
the Tinoes building at Los Angeles.
THE governor resented the published
rennarks attributed to him by coast
papers, which made him say that labor
would be considered guilty of dynamite
ing the Times building until 1t had
proved itself innocent.
"What 1 did say" he declared, rs
that labor unions will be blamed for 1t
unless they make rvery effort possibleI
to cause the arrest OF the parties.
oy;ltv This the unions will do, as id
Shown by their action in offering re
wards for the arrest of the guilty per
sons"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-04
HANDLE CITRUS CROP

The Semi-Tropic fruit exchange was
by the board of supervisors
yesterday to handle the citrus crop OF
the county farm again this year Twen-
ty-elght acres of the county land yield
ed twenty-four cars Of fruit last year.
]. A Reid of the fruit company esti-
mates that the county land will yield
thirty acres of fruit this coming year.
The packing plant Of the farm will be
improved to handle the years crop.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-04
Big Theatrical Benefit Planned

great theatrical benefit for the benefit of the families OF the
~ explosion victims being planned and definite announce
nent will be made tonight tomorrow morning 1t is be-
be raised in this The theatre
cal folk willing their services and it is certain an all
program presented General H. G. Otis when inter
viewed yesterday regarding benefit said that he appreciated
the spirit that prompted the suggestion and it was understood
definitely that the be devoted entirely to the
relief families of the victims and not contribution to the
Times owners the project would have his sanction
Manager Will Wyatt of the Mason yesterday offered his
for the benefit and Dick Ferris poffered his services in
arranging and promoting the performance An auction sale OF
probably will be conducted at the Alexandria hotel and
will be sale all the theaters and department stores
in i.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-04
TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS

LONG BEACH, Oct 3.-The three
leading civic organizations, the cham
Der of commerce, realty board and civic
Improvement association, will meet in
Joint session tomorrow afternoon to
adopt resolutions extending coincidence
to the Los Angeles Times and the
families of the victims Of the explosion
and fire, and to condemn recent an
archistic acts. The meeting will be
held at o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-04

IT'S IA easy TO secure a bargain in q used
AUTOMOBILES through went advertising. as II
used to be-and stiil is--to secure horse
and carIia iaGa.
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Tbes. %. Price - New vsrk AgraagMea
In WaaaaAmwaea.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3s.-Thsodors ".
Price Of New York. the cotton broker.
was arraigned to-day in Criminal Court
ON an indictment charging him. Moss
Hans and Frederick A. PeckhAm with
having cOnspired To secure advance
information respecting cotton reports
from Edwin =. Holmes. Jr.. who was
associate statistician OF the Department
Of Agriculture.
Through his attorney. Thomas 3.
Fuller Ut New York city. Price filed aix-
teen pleas In statement alleging among
other things that certain members Of the
GrandPJury were disqualified TO serve.
United States Attorney Baker objected
TO the fling OF the pleas. MIR. Baker told
the Court that while the defendant had
bcen indicted in 1908 he had resisted re-
moval to this Jurisdiction. carrying the
case from the United States Comma
sloner through the courts Of New York
To the Suprsrle Court Of the United States,
which tribunal had ordered his removal
To this district for trial
Justice Gould allowed the pleas 10 he
filed. remarking that any objections to
them could be- raised in q motion to strike
them from the record, Bail was gwen by
Mr.. Price In the sum OF $4,000. with the
Fidelity and Deposit Company Of Mary
land as surety.
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HEIkE'S CtSE ~ GOI NJ.
GssN eminent Nsks the Suprr'as TVIhunaI
10 Nacate writ % Error

SssN eminent Nsks the Supreme TVIhsnaI
20 Vacate writ % ErTor.
WAsHRoroH Feb. - 4 most unusual
course was taken Nv the Government
| to-day when Solicitor General Bowers
asked the supreme Court To vacate the
allowance on Saturday by Justice Lurton
OF a writ Of error in the Case Of Charles
Y. 3eike the officer 81 the American
Sugar Refining Company Who. with
Ave Of his clerks - under indictment at
New York for underweighing imported
sugar. During the course ~ the ar9l-
meni which followed the presentation
IT the Government motion there was
rather sharp verbal encounter between
the Solicitor General and Mes~rs Graham
and Stanchfeld. counsel for Heike. over
the question whether the writ % error
Of the trial court
The outcome was that counsel got
week % present printed briefs in
reply To the motion Of the Government
and no decision will ~. reached Nv the
court until that tame. although Mr. Bowers
urged action at once because the trial
oi HeIke and the tive clerks indicted with
HIM. which had lD~en s"t Tor tomorrow
'."- '.I
VA presenting h'- i""'"h VT boNers
~ "a that while II Was unusual To permit
a regiments upon such mot lans. he thought
,I.. ,,... ,,l,sr ,;r,up.st.pr.s ~ ,h.. 60,
.--..,,.-I, -. .,.,.... = - -.
- '"' I'',~'
anu ne b~sged 'I'' Indulgence ~ the
court lie went on - set forth tho pro-
ceedingS in the case. including the indict-
m~nt " Heike aud tn" five clerks and
IL Heik~s plea Ot immunity from prose-
cutl0n through having been compelled To
'estliy before the OTsnd Jury which
the oVerruling Of the plea by the trial
court. Counsel for H-lke. Mr.. Bowers
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says zee o. Demied the Rlght 60 Name
PNstma.iers IN lsls slassrtrt.

wAAHIKGToN. Feb. fs.-Representative
Charles ". I.indb-rEh Of Minnesota, n
Republican insurgent who jumped the
reservation at the first call to arms early
IN the SESSION. and who " impatient over
the present uuiescent state az Affairs In
the House to-day addressed q letter to
Postmaster General Hitchcock In which
he characterized Mr. Hitchcock as n -po-
litical dictator denounced Aldrichinm
and Cannonism. and charged In substance
that the Postmaster General had entered
into a conspiracy With -stalwarts' in HE
district to prevent the denomination ot
Mr.. Lndbsrgh.
Mr. Lindbergh began his letter by re-
citing the history OF number of post
oIf'csl CASES that have been the subject 81
controversy between himself and Mr..
Hitchcock lie intimatss that he has
reason TO bslicve that the Postmaster
General has dsnisd him the right 10 name
postmasters in his district because he
uindberghl has e-poused the cause Of
The professional politicians. I am in
formed writes Mr.. LindoerRh. have
endeavored To make Il appear to you
and that | do not act upon matters that
come into the House for confederation
in line with the wishes Of the President.
No one should doubt that ! favor pro-
gressive legislation. ] favor tbs PreSi-
dents progressive ideas. hut ] cannot
trust with implicit confidence CannOn's
and Aldrich's espouSal Of the progrsasive
cause. I have evidence that makes me
believe they are not favorable 90 the
ESSENTIAL features of the Presidents BEST
idaAs and should scruvinize very closely
any bill drafted Ivy them or their agents.
Your Obiection to uae seems ln some
things to date hack to a period when
made AN AT tack onCannonlsm and Aldrich-
isIa. I now feel that my bssng In dis
favor with YOUR Department Is due TO my
opposition to the leaders of the House
and the SENATE. | a-sutEs.. si-sI ihai you
are ia good faith in thinking that. because
they are the apparent leaders Of the
party I q Republican. should act ia con
Crsrt EIth these so-called leader. II that
il - ths.re ~ an irreCoNoilable conflict on.
for ] do not recognize these gent lemen
a. the leaders Of the Republican party.
GOu must reslis. thar both these men
aud a few OF their most ardent follower
are "A great Gurden to the party and a
greater burden TO he people. and The
sooner their leader ship ceases tn" safer
the future 81 the Republican party
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JEHISB EDTTOES ser TIFT.
Talk tbaBt How Russia HSnoSS Passports
ts Jews WhS Are American citizens.

WAsHIS0 toS Eeb p Leon Kamaiky
of the JeVlsh Dniiy N'Es ard Jacob
Saphinstein of the Jewish Morning jour
Sai. both OF New York. were saIred by
President Iait Today that tho Chief
Executive ~ greatly Interested in the
question OF how passports granted to
J@ws who have become citizens Of the
United States are honored nv the RtI=sian
Government The President told his
callers that he was not only Interested
himself but that he had asked the State
Department To look into the question
The President received q large deleRa-
ton from the Arm erican Association Of
Foreign Language Newspapers before he
talked 10 the two editors alone about the
passports The delegation protested
against legislatiO 20 limit immigration
20 tins United states. They thought
that the present regulations providing
for tho exclusion Of -undesirables" were
sufficient and wanted no new qualifications
imposed.
The President made a brief reply IAN
can say about this said the President
-becRuss ! cannot commit myself to any
particular form Of legislation. 10 that
N 20 FAR ~ ] an concerned shall sign no
biH without giving you gentlemen full
opportunity 20 be heard az to the details
Of the btu and its Justice"
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PRESIDENTS CLEMENcI.
Shortens senteAce eG one sS Caaaie Chass.
wtes's vIctims-Frees . VIE slayer.

sh0rtens senteNce eG one sf Caasie ChAss.
wiet's Victinss-Frees . VIE slayer.
WAsHINoroN. Feb. President Taft
to-day cOmmuted the sentence 90 Arthur
u Spear. cashier Of the Oberiin. Ohio. Ma
tiooal Bank. who was sentenced 90 serve
seven years in the peUitentiary following
the failure Of that bank through the credit
it gave to Mrs. Cassie Chadwick. the
woman who startled the whole country
by her financial operations. The COM
mutation becomes effective at once. His
sentence would have expired on Juns n.
President Taft also granted Freedom to
Thomas !. Taylor. who killed his wife
IN this city iltteen years ago because
Of her intidelity. and whose ease has
attracted wide attention because he was
once noted in the baseball world Among
thnzs. who sought oleTnency Nere many 81
the hest known baseball players ot the
country The President commuted the
sentence OF Taylor who had been in the
Atlanta penitentiary, to expire at once.
Taylor was convicted OF murder and
sentenced To- hang On July vi. isss
President Cleveland, after hea ring AL
the facts aud being convinced that
TRylor'S provocation was great. COIN
nu'sd the sentence TO life Imprisonment.
Taylor was sent To prison in New York.
later beng transferred 10 Atlanta. The
prison authorities were UNANIMOUS m rec
Ommending his commute ton.
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now ar MENEws THEArRE
nBsancsr Clubs @ne 90 q tIsssn Bex rRrtS
Ire and Others Arrested.

Comment came so fast from the left
stage box at Miners Bowery Theair'
yesterday afternoon that special Pclicc-
man John Nozzia went down severa,
times 60 check 10. The nine young men
in the boz talked hack.
When the show was over Nozzia, wh,
was standing near the door. found him
self surrounded by the nine men he hat
spoken to. They pushed him toward
- stairway leading tn ths bassmen'
Nozxia says he was afraid they wer'
going 20 toss him down stairs. He pulle,l
his revolver and dubbed one OF the men
over the eye. The others ran away,
but a detective arrested one % them.
In the police station the man with the
cash in his forehead said he was Abraham,
katlsr OF 81 Williams avenue. Brooklyn
He complained that Noxxia had assaulted
him and whan a physician from Gou-
verneur Hospital told Lieut.. Donohue
that possibly the man had fracture
skull the lieutenant had NozziA locked
up. Katler was taken 10 Gouverneur
Hospital under arrest.
Samuel GoAdstsin OF IOi Allen street.
the man whom tho detective arrested.
also was locked up.
They say at Miners that young men
who hook like the ones who made the fuss
yesterday have been doing the same sort
Of thing every little while for the last
four weeks.