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Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
COMMITTEE ON AVIATION
TO HOLD MEETING TODAY

Members Of the aviation COMMITTEES
will meet at $3.50 this afternoon in the
committee room of the chamber of
commerce to transact important bust
ness in connection with the aviation
meet which it is planning for Los An
geles. Action probably will be taken
on the request of san Francisco that
dates be selected which will not con-
fict with those chosen for the meet in
that city. San Francisco's meet is to
last from January Is to 81. Members Of
the committee are:
Mayor George Alexander, Raymond
T. Blakeslee, Lieut.. Gen Adna r. Chat
fee. George Chaffey. e. r.. Earl Motley
II. Flint, Todd Ford, jr, IT. c. Fryman,
r. e. Gibbon, Buel H. Green, George
p. Harrison, Marco II. Hellman, Roy p
Human. w J. Hogan, NJ. F. Damsen,
w. H. Leonard, D. NJ, Linnard, Martin
c. Neuner W. c. Patterson, {. II.
Plummer. Walter Raymond. Earle
Remington, H. f. Rhoads. Charles E.
Riniet, II. Law. Twining.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
DELEGATES IN ARIZONA
ADOPT ELECTION PLANS
Initiative and Referendum Meas
ure Passed After Long
Speeches on Government

PHOENIX, Ariz.. Nov. 2S.-A flood
of oratory broke in the constitutional
convention today when just before the
initiative and referendum measure was
placed on final passage Judge Wells,
Republican member from Yavapai,
gave the Democrats an opportunity to
deliver long speeches on popular gov
ernment by attacking the constitution
ality of that doctrine At the conclu-
sion of the speeches the initiative and
referendum were passed by a vote of
Sc to 6.
DEMOCRATS OFFER ARGUMENT
The speeches of the Republicans
against the Oregon system" had been
unanswered, but today there were
many Democrats to reply to attacks on
the principle on which the majority
were elected. Cobb of Greenlee and
Parsons Of CoChise made the principal
speeches in answer to the Republican
arguments.
Cobb charged that the speeches of
the Republicans were made with a
view of filing them with the president
as briefs against statehood, while Par
sons held the initiative and referendum
was not a matter for judicial settle
ment, but wholly political matter and
necessarily for congress rather than the
supreme court.
Before the final passage of the meas
ure the advocates of a high initiative
percentage for constitutional amend
ments made an ineffectual attempt to
have it raised from Is to 20. The lower
figure carried by a vote of 27 to %.
The initiative percentage in county,
city and town elections was fixed at 10,
and the referendum at 10 per cent. The
anti-blacklist measure was finally
passed.
The recall, executive, judiciary and
legislative measures will come up to-
morrow for final passage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
Hot Engagement at Chihuahua Is
Reported as Following Bat
tie at Fresno Sunday
AMERICAN OFFICIAL MENAcED
United States Military Man and
Mexican General Confer
About Border Patrol
Associated Press1

BISBEE, Nov. 2S-To confer on the
international aspect of the revolution
in it's military bearing Gen. Earl D.
Thomas, U. S. A, commander OF the
department of the Colorado, and Gen.
Louis Torres, governor of Sonora
Mexico. and commanding officer of all
of the troops of that state, met on the
United States side of the international
line at Naco on the edge of this county
this afternoon and talked over the sit.
uation in private for at least half an
hour.
Gen. Torres expressed thanks and
gratitude of his government for the
prompt action taken by Gen. Thomas
in putting a force of United States
troops on the line to enforce the neu-
trality laws. He gave it as his opinion
that with American troops on the bor-
der the danger Of arms being snug
gled into Mexico will be greatly mini
mized.
Gen. Torres displayed a telegram
from official sources saying that
battle at Chihuahua occurred today
between federal troops and revolution
lists. The message declares that twen-
ty-one revolutionists were killed, many
wounded and a large number captured.
The remainder of the band was put to
rout.
The battle is evidently a sequel to
miles west of Chihuahua at Fresno
yesterday. Two thousand reinforce
ments were expected before the gov
ernment resumed its attempt to reopen
the Mexico &J Northwestern railroad
line, which was tied up as a result of
the Sunday fight.
REBELS INTRENCHED
The insurrectos were said to have
been reinforced by bands from Parral
and to the number of 1000 they occu-
pied fortified positions at various
points and lively fighting was expected
when the campaig' was resumed.
That Francisco 1. Madero is safe and
uninjured is the news brought TO his
family by a courier who comes direct
from him today. The man is a native
of Mexico City. He says Madero is
now gathering his forces in the La
Guam district, near Laredo and Parral.
The Nuevo-L Laredo postal and Gus
toms authorities seized 300 pistols to-
day. These weapons, which came from
the United States by registered mall
have been accommodating for several
days and were returned to this coun-
try today with the statement that they
constituted prohibited shipments.
An American official of this port to-
day received an anonymous letter writ
ten in Spanish, saying if he did not
desist in his efforts on behalf of the
Mexican government he would be
killed. He takes the threat as a joke,
but several friends have warned him
to exercise caution.
Dick Evans, galley boy" on the FL
Paso Herald, who was arrested in
Juarez, Mexico, last night for shout
ing "Madero can whip Diaz" was re
leased at noon today. He was. kept in
Jail over night
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
THIRTEEN DIE IN
MINE EXPLOSION
Only One Man Survives When Gas
Ignites in Depths of
Oklahoma Shaft

ANTLERS, Okla. Nov. 2S.-Thirteen
miners were killed in an explosion at
the Jumbo mine, twenty miles from
here. today, and one of the fourteen
men in the workings at the time was
brought out alive, but is unconscious
tonight.
Five men were blown to the mouth of
the shaft by the force of the explosion
and the other nine were entombed at
depths varying from 225 to 2e0 feet
The bodies of eight were brought out
of the mine tonight, after rescuers had
dug in the workings all day. The names
of the dead are:
J. w. CARPENTER,
EWDARD PALMER,
CHARLES SELF,
WILL BROWN,
w. Y. JONES,
HENRY SELF,
DAN McARTY.
J. w. GOULD,
FARRIS LAX.
TOM STEPHENS.
OLIN MALONE,
WILLIAM HAWKINS,
j. N. GILLENWATER.
The Survivor is Gerrold Roberts.
Every man who lost his life or was
entombed was married.
The explosion is believed to have been
caused by gas ignited from the lamps
of the men.
Fifteen minutes after the explosion
news of the disaster had reached TINS
city. and physicians, nurses and citt-
zens were hurrying to the scene.
The mine has been worked ten years
and is the property of the ChoctaW
Asphaltum company of st. Louis.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
SEEK RESPONSIBILITY FOR
FIRE TRAP AT NEWARK
Prosecutions May Follow Trag-
edy in Which "a Lost Lives

NEWARK, n. j., Nov. 2S.-"If find
any city or state official guilty of neg
lect in the inspection of this building,
said County Prosecutor Mott today, as
he stood by the ruins of the factory in
which twenty-four girls lost their lives
by fire last Saturday, there will be
the bitterest sort CT prosecution"
A coroner's jury was sworn in, the
first of it's kind to sit here in twenty
years. County physicians ordinarily
perform such tasks. There also will
be separate inquiries by the grand
jury, the state labor department and
the city building department.
The destroyed building was the
property of Miss barbara Glass, who
has issued a statement that the struc-
ture was adequately equipped with
fire escapes.
Funerals of many of the victims
were held today. Many of the girls
and women killed were supporting
their families. One woman left blind
daughter almost penniless, and there
is much actual want il other house
holds.
A relief fund has now reached $1,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
Executive of Montana Speaks of
Conservation at Land Con-
qress in Chicago
WEST RESENTS INTERFERING
Men Living on Atlantic Coast Re-
buked for Debating Pol
icy of irrigation
Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, Nov. Ex-Governor Ed
win L. Norris of Montana delivered
the principal address at the opening
Of the United States Land and Irriga-
tion congress today He rebuked the
east for its attitude regarding conSer-
walton and declared the west was COM
petent to carry out all necessary
measures and stood ready to do so.
He said in part:
TT seems eminently fitting that a
land and irrigation congress organized
for the purpose of exhibiting products
of the soil should be held in Chicago.
This is the gateway between the pop
ulous centers of the east, wherein
there is an overcrowded population
striving for mere existence, and the
great undeveloped west, where there
are prosperous homes for millions of
people.
WESTERN GOVERNORS AROUSED
Several western governors jour
neyed to st. Paul in September last
to take part in the deliberations Of the
National Conservation congress, of
which they were members. 1t was
found on arrival there that delegates
attending from the west, where al
most all the unappropriated natural
resources are to be found, were eX-
pected to sit at the feet of eastern
on conservation eXpounded. Men
from the mountains grow restless
from inactiOn, and the western gov
ernors returned home.
Notwithstanding their departure. it
was announced in the newspapers that
the governor of Kansas would remain
on hand to see that the western gov
ernors did not start something. The
western governors did not withdraw
from the conference, but will be on
hand at the next meeting.
Let it here be said that western
men will not sit supinely by while this
important problem is undergoing solu-
tion. We cannot admit that those
who have proved themselves to be in
capable of protecting their own are
more competent than we are to for
mulate plans for the administration of
resources that of right belong to us.
Let there be no misunderstanding
concerning our position on the con-
servation of resources. We favor con-
servation and will approve of any plan
best calculated to accomplish that
end"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
PRESIDENT TAFT PRAISES
CHARACTER OF PILGRIMS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-President
Taft eulogized the character of the Pill
grim Fathers at the eleventh annual
banquet of the Society of Mayflower
Descendants in the District of Colum-
bia, tonight, the occasion being the
celebration of the two hundred and
ninetieth anniversary of the signing of
the compact in the cabin of the May
flower.
President Taft is a descendant of
Francis Cooke, one of the pilgrims in
the Mayflower, and a certificate of
membership was rendered him by the
president of the local society, former
Associate Justice Henry Brown of the
United States supreme court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
FORMER MINISTER OF LOS
ANGELES DIES IN THE EAST
Mr.. Starr Is Stricken Suddenly at
Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2S.-The Rev.
NJ. A. Starr, former pastor of the
Grassaway Methodist Episcopal church,
Los Angeles, was found dead in his
room here today. Gas was escaping
from a stove, but a physician declared
death was due to heart disease.
Mr.. Starr was rs years old and came
to this city after the death of his wife
six years ago. He had no regular
charge, but acted as a missionary
among the poor.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
FIND $3.50 ON ME- NOTE
OF SUICIDE FOR CORONER

SANTA BARBARA, Nov. 2S.-"Find
$3.50 on me. Lay me away decent. 1
thank you while I can. Old, alone and
seeking rest" This note was found on
an aged suicide on the Granthurst bluff
overlooking the ocean this afternoon
No mark indicating his identity was
found. A pistol in his right hand and
a powder burn showed he had neld the
muzzle against his head and fired. The
body was that of a workman about So
years old. The police say he came from
the south several days ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
WRIGHT TEAM SIGNS TO
FLY AT SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2S.-The
Wright team of aeronauts will appear
i'm the aviation meet to be held in SAN
Francisco in January. Contracts for
the appearance of Walter Brookins
Arch Hoxsey and Phil Parmalee We're
signed today In addition negotiations
were closed with James Radley of
England and Hubert Latham OF
France.
been assigned by the war department
to represent the government at the
meet. Major Ernest V. Smith, L. $.
A.. was chosen today as one of the
Judges for the competitive events. The
other two judges will be selected from
the faculty of the University Of Cali
fornia and Stanford university
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
STANDARD OIL DIRECTOR
PREDICTS TRADE RECOVERY

NEW YORK. Nov. 2S,-Among the
men in the financial district who COM
mentcd today on the pessimistic trade
prospects credited to James J. Hill,
president Of the Great Northern rail
way, was H. T. Bedford, director of
1hc Standard Oil company and presi-
dent of the Corn Products Refining
company,
"I cannot share the pessmstic
views Of MI. Hill. I believe we are
going to have slow but healthy re-
covery i'm business with a gradual
strengthening Of confidence"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
ASKS REFORMS AT YOSEMITE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S-Strongly
urging the acquisition by the govern
ment of the timber and homestead
claims in the Yosemite national park,
approximating 10000 acres. Major Will
liam Forsythe, acting superintendent
of the park, in his annual report to
the secretary of the interior, published
today, declares these lands will be de-
nuded of their timber ''unless they are
purchased by the government and all
private rights eXtinguished
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
TWO RICH GIRLS TAKE UP
H0MESTEADS IN MONTANA

AURORA, ILL.,. Nov. 28.-Niss Winnie
BenschbauCh, whose father, William
Benschbach of Princeton, is one OF the
Weaithest men in Central Illinois, and
Miss Catherine smith, daughter Of w.
/. smith. a wealthy resident of Prince
ton, have taken up claims in Montana
and will go sixteen miles from Round
up, Mont. 10 work their homesteads fof
fourteen months
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
DREAM ABOUT EXPLOSION
CAUSES TIEUP IN MINE

TRINIDAD, colo, Nov. 2S.--A dream
has resulted in the severe curtailment
of The output of the Frederick Coal
mine of the colorado Fuel and Iron
company. the output showing a decline
of several hundred tons in the last
three days.
Juan Mestas. a Mexican miner,
dreamed that the mine blew up. He
told the story TO his fellow workers,
and in less than an hour $50 men had
quit work. Some have returned, but
many have refused to take up their
picks,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
GERMAN BANK is CLOSED

FRANKFORT ON THE ODER,
Germany, Nov. 2S.-The Verinsbank
suspended today, pending an examina-
ton of its affairs. a run on the insti-
tuition was begun last Wednesday,
since which time depositors had with
drawn S625, ,000 the exact amount of
the capital The deposits totaled
81 o5O 0O0
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
GIVES VAssAR $15o,ooo

POUGHKEEPSIE, n. Y. Nov. 2S.-
James b. Taylor of Vassar college an
nounced tonight that Mrs. Russell Sage
had given Vassar S150,000 for the con-
struction of a new dOrmitory. 1t will
be called the "Olivia Jasselyn Hail."
after Mrs. Sages paternal grand
mother
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
INDICTED CASHIER ENDS LIFE

ROCKPORT, Mass, Nov. 2S.-George
Tufts, former cashier of the Rockport
National bank, who was recently in
dicted for the alleged larceny of about
$4,000 from the bank, committed suicide
by shooting late today. He was out on
bail pending an examination as to his
sanity.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-29
EvY's CAFE CHANTANT

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Have You Reserved Your New Years Table? A sWA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-12
REVIVE HORSE
RACING IN
SEATTLE
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.
SEATTLE, April 12.-It is now
practically certain that there will
be racing this summer in Seattle
and within the next week James
McElroy is expected to announce
definitely the dates that have been
allotted the Meadows by the new
California Jockey club, the con-
trolling organization of the coast.
THE expected race meeting
will last forty days, and will open
about the first week in August.
The anti-betting law of Wash
ington is similar to that of New
York and California, under which
it is possible to operate the oral
system of betting, and the recent
decision of the California supreme
court legalizing a regular stake
holder for wagers is said to have
banished the last doubt as to
whether the "oral" system could
be used.
The Meadows has been idle since
the summer of 1908.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-12
SUIT MAY CLOSE ALL
STREETS E55,4!H|o!,N| INDIAN

statute provided any road out
side of a municipality which after
being ordered remained unimprov-
ed for five years, should by that
lack of usage be vacated and re-
vert to the adjacent realty.
The supreme court in a case
taken up from Seattle two Yeas
ago went a long way and held
this referred also to plated prop
erty outside a municipality. Good
lawyers thought the court was off
in it's holding but the court hal
the last say.
The next legislature amended
the law exempting plats from the
Operation OF the law but the street
railway in this contention holds
the law came too late that the
vacation had already become eff.
fective and streets could not be re-
stored by legislative enactment
If this Is true then there are
no streets in the Indian addition,
except possibly Puyallup avenue
and a few that were open and
used.
The fact that there were some
Judge Stiles hopes will enable The
city to show that the plat wa
recognized and legally effective
and a fight will be made for his
contention.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-12
How Street Railway Claim Agents
Defeated Legal Claims5of Victims
STARTLING EXPOSE FILMING" METHODS IN NEW YORK
WHERE POOR AND IGNORANT WE'RE AT MERCY OF
COURTS FRIENDLY TO co MPANY.

NEW YORK, April 12.-From
documents made public in an in-
vestigation of the methods o.
claim agents for the Metropolitan
Street Railway company, durin5
Is years, 1t appears that the duty
of a lawyer for a traction COM
pany Is to defeat the claim Of al
injured person by almost any
means.
Disbarment proceedings have
been brought against Henry y.
Robinson, appointed general coun-
sci for the Metropolitan by rne
late VIM. c. Whitney, president OF
the company and former secretary
of the United States navy, and
continued in the work until 1908,
when the company went into tn =
hands of receivers because of will
finance methods.
The Bar association is in pos
session of III vouchers of claim
agents during Robinson's admin
istration, and these are held to
prove that the company made cor
rupt expenditures to escape or de-
| lay damage suits.
In this great city where sur
face street cars are chewing some
body's arm or leg off or otherwise
injuring them at the rate of q
dozen a day, the Metropolitan PAL
out nearly as much to prevent
paying damages as it did in judg.
ments.
For instance, in 1901 suit:
aggregating s5S4,063 wer'
brought against the company
Fighting these suits the company
spent s438,S32.
The documents also show thai
it's a pretty hard proposition tc
win a lawsuit against a street ca
company, at least, in New York
In 1901 there were 4,S06 suits
brought. Lots of them were roi
more than $4,000, but the aver.
age of judgments was $121.5o.
Something of the way the CLAIM,
agents work to forestall suits Is
shown by the vouchers.
Two items show $500 disbursed
Eat the county court house, for In
formation" and Especial ex
penses."
An agent was reimbursed $1G
expended with three city judges
presumably for refreshments
There are many items such a.
this:
"Kippert case, disbursement,
preparing trial, night work, rop.
ing plaintiff, locating and inter.
viewing his witnesses, learnir e
the strength of his case, $1S.25.'
Two vouchers show expendi
lures of $255.S6 and $519.33 fol-
hats which admittedly were given
to court attendants at Christmas
time, with the compliments of the
street railway company.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-12

There Is a long list OF money
amounts given to policemen who
were witnesses to accidents for
which suits were brought. Law
yer Robinson says that the police
grated on the company. They
would turn in at the police sta
ton false names of witnesses OF
accidents and then for a price
would give the company the true
names. But there's no denying
that the company went into the
graft business.
OF course the hospitals had to
be kept pleasant, for It's there
that claim agents often get In
iured persons to sign away their
rights, and there's one voucher
showing how the company made
semi-annual allowances to tne
clerks of two hospitals and rat
ronized an entertainment at au-
other.
The most sensational feature oil
1.-THE vouchers, however, regards
the amounts spent about cour.r
Judges, jurors, clerks and wit.
nesses are mentioned as benefi.
lciaries.
The Bar association charges
Robinson with gross unprofession'
al conduct and malpractice in ap
Iproving vouchers which were fol
corrupt purposes, resulting in tn,
delay or defeat of claims of suit
ors against the company.
II Just how much of a chance te
succeed in lawsuits against tn,
company poor and ignorant vic
tins of the railroad company hat
in New York for Is years is made
pretty clear by the exposed prac
tees.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-12

In seeking to escape a small as
sessment for street Improvement
ON East @ street the Puget Sound
Electric Railway company has
raised a question that may wipe
out every street in the Indian ad-
dition and obliterate the plat.
The company holds in fact that
the plat has already been wiped
out, that the city has no streets
there, that everything has been
vacated by the operation of
statute backed by the supreme
court decision and that the city
has no authority to improve any
street there.
The suit is the most important
thath as been started against he
city for months. If it holds good
then the people in the Indian al
dition will either have to rededi-
cate the streets or they will have
to be condemned. In the mean
time the assessments would prob
ably all be wiped out and might
be saddled onto the city.
The Stone-Webster company
bases its contention on a supreme
court decision rendered two years
ago. Under an old law passed &c
compel the building Of county
roads when they are laid out, tn:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-12
ATHLE TIL;
CLUB FOR
TACOMA

Tacoma is to have a real ath-
letic club, If the plans of the in
corporators of the Puget Sound
Athletic club materialize. Accord
ing to an announcement made by
President e. e. Quinn of the Ia
coma Baseball association today,
the new athletic club will open its
list of membership applications
Immediately. The incorporators
are James H. McMenamin and
Lee ]. Hartnett.
Several locations are under con-
sideration for a permanent home
for the association. Mr.. Quinn
will probably be chosen as mana
ger. He was in charge of the
Spokane association for some time
and enjoyed a very successful ad-
ministration.
A football team will be organ
lied and maintained by the associ-
alton and all legitimate sports
will be encouraged, the incorpora-
tors say.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-12

Penton is the Cleveland, o., man
who was arrested at the door of
the capitol in Washington, charged
with criminally libeling Con-
gresham Stevenson of Minnesota.
Some 10 years ago Penton became
interested in trade papers, among
them marine and iron and steel
journals. AS Cleveland, an inland
city, is, singularly, the headquar-
tiers of the ship subsidy boomers,
Penton became a high champion
of subsidy, and he began the pub
LEGATION of the American Flag, In
which, 1t is charged, he libeled
lSteenerson.