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Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
EAST OUTCLASSES WEST
IN CONGRESS, SAYS TAFT
Atlantic States Keep Same Men
as Representatives, Is
Reason Advanced
[Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, March 31-President
Taft, in an address before the Ohio as
ISOLATION of washington tonight, point
ed out that the dominating power OF
eastern states in congress lies in the
fact that they keep men in Office when
they place them there. He contrasted
the influence of the east in legislative
matters with that of the west.
why is it, asked the president,
that the small states of the east exer-
else so much power in congress? 1t is
not because an eastern man has more
capacity in the matter of legislation
than a western man. 1t is because
when the eastern states get a good rep
resentative they keep him as long as
he lives, and then he has an influence
that vastly exceeds the mere numerical
representation in politics.
Il don't know whether this is quite
germane to the subject OF this occasion,
but ii occurs to me to say this because
1 feel as though we are all interested
in having Ohio well represented and in
having Ohio make herself felt in the
legislation of this country by adopting
a system that will certainly bring
about the weight she is entitled to-"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
ELEANOR SEARS IS
INITIATING WESTON
Society Girl Now Walking 105
Miles on Wager-Covers
43 in Twelve Hours

SAN JOSE March 31.-NIiss Eleanor
Sears the Boston society girl who
startled the fashionables of Burlin-
game yesterday by asserting that she
could walk from Burlingame to Mon
terey, 105 miles, in sixty hours, is on
her way. She arrived here at 2:30 this
afternoon, rested until o'clock and
then resumed her tramp. At o'clock
she had reached Edenvale, eight miles
south, and at 8:15 she arrived at
Coyote, five miles farther. 1t was her
plan when she left here to stop at Gill
roy for the night.
Miss Sears expressed a willingness
yesterday to walk against any woman
athlete over the course she is now
covering. No one accepted the chal-
lenge, so she laid a wager that she
could walk the distance in sixty hours.
Her time from Burlingame to San Jose,
thirty miles, was eight and one-half
hours. The day was hot and she
showed some fatigue, but after resting
here she said she felt completely re-
freshed. She lost considerable time to-
day trying to dodge many camera
operators who tried for snapshots from
many vantage points.
Miss Sears expects to cover the 105
miles in fifty-fiye hours.
Miss Sears reached Morgan Hill.
twenty miles from San Jose, at IL
o'clock, and after a rest of fifteen
minutes started on her way again, de-
termined not to stop for the night
until she reached Gilroy. She is ac-
companied by a party of friends in
two automobiles. Stuart Lowry has
been walking with her during the
evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
FOREIGN
FORMER JUDGE SCORNS
BAIL AND GOES TO JAIL
Associated Pressl

COLUMBUS, o., March 31.-The
Franklin county grand jury last night
returned forty-nine indictments against
six men on the charge of rendering
false bills and collecting money thereon.
Those indicted are Judge John T. Gale,
president of the Ruggles-Gale COM
pany of Columbus; G. t. Ruggles, vice
president of that company; George e.
Wood, clerk under former Secretary of
state La. IN; Harry E. King of War
rem, former clerk under Railroad Com
missioner Morris; j. E. McCafferty
and ]. T. Paine.
Gale, a former probate judge, went
to jail voluntarily rather than give
bond for his appearance for trial. AL
though an aged man, he passed several
hours in a cell, nervously smoking a
cigar. Finally he was persuaded by
his son to give bond and was released.
The indictment against Gale charges
that he gave bribes to George E.
Woods. 1t is the sequel of differences
between the partners in the Ruggles-
Gale company. Gale has gained con-
troll of the company after much fight
ing. 1t is charged that he expended
$345 in giving bribes.
Harry E. King of Cleveland, former
clerk in the state railroad commits
sioners office, indicted with Gale on a
similar charge. gave bond in the sum
of $1,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
BRAND CONFESSES
RECEIVING BRIDE
Pittsburg Man Leaves Prison to
Tell Story-Three Take
Immunity Bath
tAssociated Pressl

PITTSBURG, March 31.-William
Brand. formerly president Of the COM
mon council, who was brought from
the penitentiary to testify before the
grand Jury, today contributed his full
confession to help the graft probers IN
trailing the men higher up"
Brands confession and that or
Charles Stewart leaves but one more
Important witness to be heard. it Is
said. This witness is Councilman Hugh
Ferguson, who was at the courthouse
today seeking an opportunity to tell
his story
More directors and employees of
banks were before the jury today, as
were also two young women, Bessie
Curry and Nellie Sherlock, telephone
operators at the Farmers National De-
posit bank.
Three more couneilmen took the ''im-
munity bath" by pleading no defense
to charges of taking bribes. These
were Samuel Poster, who admitted
getting $4OO from Stewart for his vote
on the bank ordinance; T. o. Atkin-
son, who confessed to receiving bribe
of $1OO from DIR. w. H. Weber for his
vote on street ordinance and $500
from Stewart to support the bank or
dinance, and John Mccartney, form
er selectman, who said he got $4OO
for his votes on both ordinances.
Under threats of commitment to jail
fourteen of the men recently indicted
appeared otday with bondsmen who
gave bail of $4,000 for their appearance
in court later.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
800 MARINERS STRIKE
IN N. y; HALT TRAFFIC
Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, March 31.-About $50
masters and $50 pilots of New York
harbor, members of the American~.Asss
sociation of Masters, Mates and Pr
lots quit work at midnight, putting
out of service seventy-five tugs be-
longing to four trunk line railroads
and the pilots and masters employed
by Arbuckle Brothers sugar refinery,
which owns small fleet of tugs of its
own.
Four hundred cooks, firemen and
deck hands, less certain of their
ground, decided to hold their jobs for
the present.
In a statement the companies said
they had received applications for
work from 1000 men in Albany, Boston
and New York, and that their boats
would run as usual within few hours
after the strike began.
The strike affects the freight traffic
of the harbor only.
Under the provisions of the admiral
ty law officers holding federal licenses
are forbidden to go on a strike on pen
atty of losing their licenses, without
which they cannot obtain employment.
Therefore the men chose to resign.
but it is understood their action fol-
lows a refusal of the four roads to
grant their demands for less work and
more pay.
Three roads agreed on a settlement
during the day and aVerted trouble.
The other roads have appealed to the
department of commerce and labor.
The four railroads affected are the
Delaware, Lackawanna e. Western;
the Central New Jersey, the Baltimore
& Ohio and the Lehigh Valley.
The New York Central; the New
York, New Haven & Hartford and the
Erie reached understandings, the terms
of which are not given out.
The Pennsylvania recently offered its
men a per cent advance in pay, con-
tinuing the vacation of one week with
pay which they now enjoy, and giving
them every other Sunday off.
The offer was voluntary and the men
accepted it.
From the other roads, however, they
demanded S. a month advance in
wages, one weeks vacation and every
Sunday off, and have declined a COM
promise identical with the Pennsyl-
Vania settlement.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
ONE WOMAN SLAIN,
ANOTHER INJURED
BY MASKED THIEF
Teachers Scream as She Hears
Burglars Voice in House
Seals Fate
INTRUDER DEMANDS MONEY
Enters ParIor and Uses Pistol
When Three Women Hesitate.
Makes His Escape
INTRUDER DEMANDS MONEY
tAssociated PressI

q PRINGFIELD, Mass, March 81
Miss Martha B. Blackstone,
~ daughter of j. C. Blackstone, was
murdered by a masked burglar In the
home of Mrs. Sarah J. Dow at Round
hill tonight. Miss Harriet Dow, daugh-
ter Of the house, was shot in the head
and removed to a Springfield hospital,
where she Is dying. The murderer es-
capped.
The police have no description Of the
slayer except the one Mrs. Dow and
her daughter Lucy were able to give.
The police say in a general way the
crime resembles those of the men who
terrorized the city last fall.
Mrs. Dow, her two daughters and
Mics Blackstone. who was guest for
the night, were seated in the sitting
room OF the home, about small table,
solving a picture puzzle, when the in
truder made demand for money from
the dining room.
They looked up to see masked man
in the dark doorway threatening them
with revolver. Mrs. Dow retained
her composure and replied, I'VE have
no money" but Miss Blackstone, In
fright, jumped to her feet and ran
screaming into a reception room to the
right of the living room.
III you want to be killed, keep on
screaming the burglar shouted, and
fired as he spoke, the bullet entering
Miss Blackstone's left breast. Death
followed Instantly
The murderer hardly paused to see
his victim fall before he turned the re-
volver on the group, shooting Miss
Harriet DOW in the head. He then ran
TO the front door, leaped over the piaz-
"a rail and disappeared.
The four women were alone N the
house, and the murderer probably knew
this.
The man probably entered the house
while the family was at dinner and had
concealed himself in a closet, Mrs.
Dow locked all the windows and doors
about 7 o'clock, and the police found
all the locks turned and windows fast
ened
Both Miss Blackstone and Miss Dow
we're teachers in the public schools.
Miss Blackstone was 80 years old and
Miss Dow about 30.
Miss Dow's skull was fractured, and
trepanning will be resorted to In an
effort to save her life. The murderer
escaped through a grove surrounding
the house.
Miss Blackstone graduated from
Smith college in 1898.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
FRAME BILL To STOP
COTTON FUTURE DEALS
Sub Committee on Agriculture to
Eliminate Futures in Cot
ton Exchanges

WASHINGTON, March 31.-It is
probable there will be a new cotton
anti-option bill, likewise to be known
as the Scott bill, to cover amendments
to the original measure introduced by
Chairman Scott of the house commit
tee on agriculture prohibiting transac-
tions in futures in commercial mar
kets.
1t is practically settled, as far as the
subcommittee on agriculture is con-
cerned, that the grain exchanges will
not be affected by the proposed legis-
lation, the subcommittee taking the po-
sition that there is no sentiment in
the west for such elimination of the
grain exchanges, as in the cotton eX-
changes, and the grain representatives
who testified before the committee,
made a better showing than the cot
ton exchange officials presented.
Thre was no final action at this
afternoons session of the subcommit-
tee, but probably by Saturday morning
a bill designed to stop effectually fu-
ture dealings on the cotton exchange
will be ready for submission.
The full committee will not meet un-
til the middle of next week.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
ASYLUM MADMAN
FLEES ON HORSE
Escapes from Patton Institution
by Selling Bride from
Woman's Hands
[sneeIal 10 rhe Herald. ]

SAN BERNARDINO, March 31.-
Snatching the bride of a horse from
the hands of Mrs. Edwin Waite and
leaping on the animal, Antonio Torres,
an inmate of the Patton asylum, this
morning escaped, and although fol-
lowed by a posse of attendants on
horseback and In automobiles, he has
not been captured tonight.
Mrs. Waite, with Mrs. E. Scott Blair,
wife of the superintendent of the in
stitution, and other women were
horseback riding. They had occasion
to dismount, and one of the horses
roamed away.
1t was while attendants and patients
about the grounds were endeavoring
to capture the loose animal that Torres
slipped up behind Mrs. Waite and
snatched the brldle from her hand.
She attempted to stop Ills escape, but
he leaped on the steed and rode away
at top speed.
The maniac made his escape by
crossing the Santa Ana wash and was
thought to be headed towards Cotton
and Riverside. Torres was not vio-
lent patient and was allowed the liber-
ty Of the grounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
Surety Company Official TestifieS
in New York Fire InSur-
ance Scandal
BILL IS $4,000
Henry C. Wilcox Says Statement
Startled Him-Compro-
mise Effected
[Associated Press1

nj EW YORK, March 31.-How Will
liam H. Buckley, accelerator of
~ insurance legislation, and the
late ANDY Hamilton, keeper of the
life insurance yellow dog" fund of
former years, worked shoulder to shoul-
der, oiling legislative wheels at Albany,
was brought out today at the fire in
surance inquiry conducted by William
H. Hotchkiss, state superintendent of
insurance.
Hamilton, the evidence showed, re-
ceived no less than $S999 from certain
companies in 1901. Hamiltons name
was put on the record through the tes-
timony of Henry C. Wilsox, vice presi-
dent of the American Surety company.
In 1901 Wilcox testified the fire insur-
ance companies caused to be intro
duced in the legislature bill to ex-
empt unearned premium reserves from
taxation.
Mr.. Wilcox wanted to have the
casualty and surety companies includ-
ed in the exemption and accordingly
went to Albany. He tried to get Sen
ator Raines and Assemblyman Lewis
interested, but failed. Then he hunted
up Buckley and told him his troubles.
Buckley. he said, told him that Ham
ilton was the one to help him. Buck
lev telephoned to Hamilton and said
Hamilton agreed to take 1t up.
Wilcox left Albany and the amend
ment went through as desired. When
it was all over Hamilton sent Dill
for $4,000 to the American Surety COM
pany.
"Did he tell you he had to pay out
anv of the money!" the witness was
asked.
He conveyed to me the suggestion
that he had assumed obligations which
he could not meet unless the 1ull
amount were paid"
This was as strong as Wilcox would
put it. He thought the bill too large
but as a compromise, he said ne SEM
three checks to Hamilton aggregatlhe
Se46g. Later the National Surety COM
pany paid s2530 to Hamilton.
George F. Stewards charge that Ed
ward A. Brown offered In 1892 In be-
half of Senator big Tim Sullivan, to
have any insurance bill killed for $lO,-
600 was corroboroated In some details
by e. e. Clapp, formerly of the Ftdel-
ity and Casualty company. OF whlch
Mr.. Seward is president.
Elijah r, Kennedy also testified dur
ing the afternoon session. Kennedy in
1901 got through a bill exempting re-
Insurance reserves from taxation at a
cost of $13,311 to the fire insurance
connanies. Mr.. Hotchkiss produced a
transcript of Mr.. Kennedy's account
with the Nassau bank. 1t showed the
deposit of SS311 from the underwriters
board to Kennedy in May, 1901, 1t be-
ing all but $4,000 of the 1891. The
$4,000 was afterward made up to Ken
nedy by the late George p. Sheldon,
who collected the fund from the COM
panies.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
RANCHMAN PURSUING
CATTLE HUSTLER SHOT
John Howard of Whittier Said to
Be Dying in Suburban
Hospital

John Howard, a Whittier ranchman,
as shot last night by a Mexican cat
tie rustler, whom he was pursuing to
recover a stolen horse. He is dying
in the Whittier hospital. Deputy sher-
is-s organized a posse late last night
and dragnet has been spread for
miles in the vicinity where the crime
was committed.
The Mexican, whose name could not
be learned, was discovered by Howard
in his own corral. The rustler was
leading the horse out, and when How
ard appeared he jumped upon the
horses back and dashed away. How
ard. taking another horse, started In
pursuit, whereupon the Mexican wheel
ed in his horse and fired several shots
from a rifle he was carrying. Howard
toppled from his mount, severely
wounded He was hurried to the Whit
tier hospital. but it is not thought he
can recover
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
ILLINOIS OPERATORS READY
TO coNcEDE SOME POINTS

ST. LOUIS. March 31.-Nine hundred
coal mines in Illinois closed down this
afternoon and tonight and $4,000 min
ers stopped work. The mines will be
closed until a new wage scale is
signed, the old agreement expiring at
5 o'clock today.
When the whistles blew at the end
of the day shift the miners walked out
with their implements and the work.
ings were turned over to the pumpmen
and engineers, who will be the only
men at work tomorrow morning. The
mines Will be closed for probably six
ty days and possibly for four months.
according to statements by members
of the operators executive commit
tee.
o. L. Garrison, president of the Big
Muddy Coal and Iron company and a
member of the committee, says the
operators are willing to grant an in
crease in wages but will not pay the
shotfirers, and it is upon this latter
point negotiations may fail
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01

INDIANAoOL4 o., March 31,-Three
hundred thousand organized miners of
the bituminous coal fields of Pennsyl-
Ania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ar
kansas quit work at midnight tonight,
pending settlement of a new wage
scale.
President Thomas L. Lewis of the
United Mine Workers of America de-
clared a total of 100000 men had quit
work. other officers said the walkout
was not a strike, but merely a suspen-
sion of work because no wage scale
had been made to replace the old scale,
which expired with March.
The miners demand an increase of
pay, in some instances of cents
ton and in other instances more, with
certain changes in working condt-
tions.
Confidence was expressed by the
Oh orators that there would be no long
suspension, or coal famine. as large
quantities have been stored in antici-
patton of the walkout.
While the miners predict the sus-
| p nsion will be cut short by q prompt
signing of wage scales, some of the
operators maintain the mines may be
kept closed for a month or longer.
The first settlement came in an an
nouncement from Brazil, Ind, the CEN
ter of the Indiana block field, where
the demand for a scent increase was
granted. The conditions in the various
states, reported to the national union
Lead 1uarters, follow:
Illinois-900 mines closed, 10000 min
ers out; join conference on wages
called for Monday in Chicago. oper-
ators say men demand increase of 10
cents ton; possibility OF four
months shutdown; two months supply
of coal on hand; no immediate coal
famine in Chicago.
Indianas-1S, 900 miners out; confer
ence arranged for Wednesday at Terre
Haute.
p ennsylvania-100,0O 900 men out; tenn
porary scale expected by Saturday; set
tlement of the powder question to be
held in allegiance.
Iowa-15,000 miners out; every mine
in Iowa closed pending settlement of
the wage scale.
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ar
kansas-Comprising the southwestern
Interstate field, $4,000 miners out;
early settlement expected; miners as
sert they have 100000 to carry out
fight.
Ohio-47. 900 miners out; state leader
declares 1t is a brief suspension; at
Iorain steel plant shut down and
threw out 1000 men because of coal
shortage.
Reviewing the situation President
Lewis said:
when the national executive board
adjourned tonight we all felt the pros
pect was very satisfactory for the
miners. In many districts 1t is now
only a question of the miners and op-
orators sitting down together and talk
ing over business.
''In eastern Ohio, where we expected
strong opposition, it is reported three
of the largest companies are ready TO
sign the contract we formulated at
our recent meeting in Chicago.
"In Indiana and the Hooking dis
trict in Ohio, we will reach settle
ment next week. There probably VIII
he more difficulty in western Pennsyl-
vania and in Illinois, where the pow
der and shot frers' wage questions are
involved"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
SEEK EXTRAD|TION
OF OGDEN ARMOUR
New Jersey Officials Are After In
dicted MiIIionaireS-Lat-
ter Resist
Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, March 31.-Requisition
papers for the extradition of ]. ogden
Armour of Chicago, who was recently
indicted by the Hudson county (New
Jersey grand jury for conspiracy in
controlling prices of meat products,
were filed with Governor Fort at
Trenton today by Prosecutor Garven
of Jersey City.
Requisition papers were fled several
days ago with Governor Fort for the
extradition of Louis r. Swift and Ed
ward Morris. 1t is understood that
before Governor Fort will sign the
papers he will hear argument by coun-
sci for the indicted men showing they
were not in New Jersey at the time
the Indictments were found against
them and that they are not liable to
extradition.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
EXPECT HARD FIGHT IN
SOUTHWESTERN FIELD
Miners and Operators Are Far
Apart on Question of
Fair Wage Scale
ASSOCIATED Pressl

KANSAS CITY, March S1.-Approx-
imately $4,000 union coal miners quit
work in the southwestern field, COM
posed of the states of Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas, today.
The men went out quietly. They
were ordered out from the miners
headquarters at Pittsburg, Kas.
When the operators learned of this
move they requested the men to re-
move their tools upon leaving the
shafts today. This was done.
Engineers, fireman and pump men
asft3ne remained at work. 1t is said an
effort is being made by miners to in
duce these workers to quit. The oper-
ators, however, profess no fear on this
score.
Both miners and operators predict a
long, determined fight in this field.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN
\ DEMAND RIGHT TO VOTE
Formal Request to Be Registered
Refused by Clerk

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31.-De-
manding the privilege of participating
in. the next state election and all others
to follow, representatives of the Votes
for Women Club of California made a
formal request on the local registrar
of voters today that their names be
enrolled on the great register.
C. H. King, a clerk in charge of the
bureau, explained that under the law
he could not qualify women as electors
Mrs. Keith, honorary president of the
Women's club, called his attention to
a sign outside the doors that bade all
citizens enter and register. King ac-
lxnowledged that the women are citi-
zens, but passed the matter up to the
election commission.
rhe women promised to appear be-
fore the commission on April for a
hearing.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
DEATH SUMMONS IWAKURA,
GREAT PRINCE OF JAPAN

TOXIC, April 1.-Prince Tomosada
Iwakura, minister of the imperial
household, died today. He was former
J. vice grand chamberlain, privy eoun-
cillor and director of the peerage: he
was born in 1851, and was the oldest
son of the late Prince Iwakura, lead
ing Imperlalist in the struggle that
led to the restoration.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
5000 TOBACCO WORKERS OUT;
5000 MORE MAY STRIKE

LOUISVILLE, Ky. March S1.-More
than 5000 white and negro men, women
and children. employed in the Ameri-
can Tobacco company stemmeries,
struck today for higher wages. Twice
today the police were called to keep
the strikers and their followers orderly
as they marched from one factory TO
another. Ten arrests were made.
Nearly 5000 other employees threaten TO
strike in the plug tobacco and cigar
departments.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
MANY DIE IN TORNADO
THAT SWEEPS AUSTRIA
Associated Pressl

TRIESTE, Austria, March S1.-The
fiercest tornado in years, accompanied
by a heavy snow, has caused immense
damage and loss of life in southern
Austria. A passenger train was
blown off the rails near Muggia and
rolled down an embankment, killing
four persons and injuring eighteen.
Steamship navigation has been sus-
pended and great damage was wrought
in the new harbor. Several steamers
of the Austrian Lloyd line dragged
their anchors and narrowly escaped
disaster.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
SNOW STORM HITS VIENNA

VIENNA, March 31.-This city is
suffering greatly from heavy snow
storm, which has extended over a con-
siderable part of the country. Many
accidents are reported and several
deaths, and the tramway, telegraph
and telephone services are practically
at a standstill.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
MARIE CORELLI Ill OF
PNEUMONIA IN LONDON

LONDON, March 31-Marie Corelli,
the novelist is seriously Ill Of pneu-
monia at her home, Mazon Croft,
Stratford- -on- Avon. Her condition mas
given rise to considerable alarm.