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Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-19
COAST

Four days celebration OF Mexican CEN
tennial at Tia Juana closes with bull
fight and ball. PAGE
Charles M. Schwab declares steel trust
will not build Chinese battIeships in
San Francisco plant because of labor
conditions. PAGE
Joint maneuvers OF 1000 soldiers at
Camp Atascedero begins with shrap-
mel fire and ball cartridge attacks
today. PAGE
Santa Barbara bids farewell to South
ern California Editors association fol-
lowing banquet and entertainment by
mayor. PAGE
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-19
EASTERN

Commander Van SAINT. @. A. r., Gen.
Hilary A. Herbert, Confederate, grasp
folds Of Stars and Stripes at Atlantic
City. PAGE l
Capt Klaus Larsen makes successful trip
through whirlpool rapids at Niagara in
motor boat PAGE !
Snow -buffeted, one OF 1s balloons which
aseended at Indianapolis was forced to
land at Indianapolis. PAGE !
Secretary Ballinger declares he is going
to Washington to attend cabinet meet
fngs and again denies resignation story
PAGE
Eugene V. Debs denounces American
courts and declares Roosevelt dis
honest. PAGE 2
Men of Atlantic feet ordered to battle
and change underwear daily in action
10 avoid blood poisoning. PAGE
DR., Douglas Snyder claims that incubator
babies died because electric current was
not strong enough. PAGE 2
Call issued to states for delegates to
Transmississippi Commercial congress in
'' PAGE 2
Former Lord Mayor Treloar OF London,
friend Of crippled children. coming to
Los Angeles on tour to study hospital
methods. PAGE 6
President Taft, on leaving Beverly. an
nounces plan for construction Of two
new battleships and for fortifying Pan
ANA canal PAGE 10
MINING AND OIL
mine operators PAGE 8
Newspaper men feast on huge ostrich eggs
from Arizona. PAGE 8
western steel corporation buys Nevada
Iron property PAGH
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-19
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
FORECAST

FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity. Fair, Mon
day; light north wind, changing to south
Maximum temperature yesterday, SO de-
grees; minimum temperature, SO degrees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
TO GUARD THE MINT.
Company of Artillery Is Ready to Go
to Philadelphia.

Washington March Under arms
and ready to entrain at a moment g
notice, the Forty-fifth coast artillery at
Fort Dupont, Della, is waiting the flash
from the war department to hurry to
Philadelphia to protect the United
States mint and other government
property A rrain stands ready to con-
vey the soldiers to the scene of the
disorders.
This preparatory action was taken
at the request of the secretary of the
treasury and so far as can be gathered
there has been no appeal from the
municipal authorities at Philadelphia,
or the state officials of Pennsylvania
for national troops.
Upon the receipt of the request
from the treasury, Adjutant General
Ainsworth to whom the secretary of
war referred the matter promptly tele-
graphed to MAJOR General Leonard
wood, commanding the department Of
the east in New York to have troops
ready to protect the mint.
It is distinctly understood these gov
ernment troops if they enter the city
will at least in this phase of the rioting
take no part in the police work beyond
defending the mint and other govern
ment property
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
Harlan Town Thrown Into Street
When Team Runs Away.

Hurled headlong from the bed of a
wagon in which he was seated, when
the vehicle was overturned by his
frightened team, Harlan Town, son of
r. H Town of Valencia, had a narrow
escape from death this morning. AS
result of the fall from the wagon
Town is suffering from several scalp
wounds.
Young Town was loading a plow
onto his wagon in front of a plow con-
Germ at Eighth avenue and Quincy
street.
A team of spirited horses were at
tached to the vehicle. In placing the
plow in the wagon bed, Town pushed
the seat over the dashboard. 1t struck
one of the horses. Frightened by the
sudden blow the animal and his mate
dashed up Quincy street at breakneck
speed.
The Hines flying in the air.. Town
clung to the wagon sides unable to
stop the team Rounding the corner
at Tenth street the horses turned
sharp and the wagon turned turtle.
Town was thrown out but strange to
say only slightly injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07

more Republican papers in the state
did not print his famous speech made
at the business meeting of the Kan
sas Day club last January. He has
written letter to Senator Curtis and
Congressman Scott Campbell, An
thony, Miller, Reeder and Calder
head urging them to brace up and
make an aggressive fight against Gov.
Stubbs. If they stay on the defensive
Hackney warns them that their scalps
will "dangle at Stubbs belt" The
following is a part of the letter, which
is characteristic of the writer:
''They don't hesitate to skin our
fellows and you fellows. and that
viciously, and whether you want to
or not, you have got to defend the
administration and Joe Cannon, or
you will go to the wall. If you un-
dertake to dodge Joe Cannon now,
and you mark what I tell you.
II dictated this speech in my office
before I went to Topeka, and there
were just two men at Topeka who
knew what was in it before I deliver
ed it, and only two One was Tom
Botkin, assistant secretary of state,
and the other was Tom Kelly. I said
what I meant and meant what / said.
My intention was to cut out the fight
ing and open the way in this conflict
If you fellows think you can win this
battle by laying down and letting
Stubbs get the nomination without
having anybody against him, you are
just dead wrong, because unless you
fight him with a candidate, fearlessly,
might say, reclSlessly, because he is
reckless, he will be free to go into the
various districts and hammer each of
you Severally, whereas, if you put up
a candidate against him, one who will
go after him without gloves, and in
the same way that he goes after other
people, he will be compelled to devote
his time to himself and let you fell
lows alone, or at least it will minimize
his efforts against you individually.
You ducxed before when you
ought to have fought, two years ago.
You duck now and he will dangle the
scalp of every mothers son of you to
his belt, and don't you forget it, and
we used to say in the war in the midst
of battle. to encourage the men: God
hates a coward 1 think that is true
in politics too"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
SHOT HIM Down.
Insane Woman Assaults Con-
ductOr L. III. Daniels.
Puts Bullet i'm His Back With
out Warning.

AS he was in the act of setting his
register on a cemetery car, at the end
of the line. L. H. Daniels. a conductor,
vas shot through the back and proba-
bly, fatally wounded by Mrs. Mary Voll-
stedt, an insane woman shortly after S
O'Clock this afternoon. The bullet from
the wOman's revolver entered the small
of the back. making a Yer serious
wound from the effects of which Dan
iels may die at any time.
The woman boarded the car down
town and rode to the end of the line.
Daniels walked through the car and
was in the act of turning his register
and shot him. Following the shooting
the woman made no effort to escape,
but submitted to arrest quietly.
The police were notified at once and
on arriving at the end of the car line
they entered the car and made the ar
test, Mrs. Vollstedt was sitting in the
seat from where she had shot the con-
ductor moaing to herself but saying
nothing that could be made out by the
other passengers.
She was taken to the police station al
once by the police officers. When asked
her name by Chief Eaton she said:
MARY Vollstedt."
where do you live?" asked the
chief
AT 612 Lawrence street. she answer
ed in moan.
Are you married?" he enquired.
Yes she said after an outburst of
sobs.
When asked why she committed the
crime she would say nothing. After
series of questions she would only
answer:
"Oh, Iwish that could kill myself!"
Mrs. Vollstedt is the wife of Herman
H. Vollstedt, who lives at 612 Lawrence
street. She says she loved Daniels but
n would mt sneak fO her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
WANT $4,000 IN 10 DAYS
Black Hand Writers Threaten Fruit
Dealer With Death.

New York March 7.-Threatened
with death unless he pays $4,000 with
in the next ten days, Joseph Floren-
tine. an East side fruit dealer, is bar
ricaded in his home in Third avenue,
while detectives are searching for the
writers of the black hand letters which
he has received.
Five letters have come for Floren-
tine through the mails. One was dated
at Hoboken, another at Newark, and
the others wore mailed from various
parts of New York city. The earlier
letters allowed him thirty days in which
to meet these demands for money, but
the latest letter, received yesterday,
reminded him that inasmuch as the
first letters had been ignored, he had
only ten days of life left to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
RARTJES AT PEACE.
Family Differences Have Been settled
Out of Court.

Pittsburg, Pa. March Augustus
Hartje, the millionaire paper manu-
facturer, and his wife. Mary Scott
Hartje, are reported to have settled
their marital differences, ending to-
day a series of litigations that has oc-
cupied the attention of the courts of
Pennsylvania for over five years. At
torneys appeared. in common pleas
court this morning, asking for a with
drawal of Mr.. Hartje's plea to be
heard by a jury and also requesting a
postponement of the case until April
IL From an authoritative source it
was reported that the Hartjes have
reached a compromise agreement and
that their affairs would no longer be
paraded before the public, a feature
which both are said to very much re-
gret.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
COwley County Lawyer Known
All Over State.
COMING OF M'KINLAY
Looked Forward to With Glad
ness by Kansas Regulars.
Bill Hackney Writes Red Hot Let
ter to Regular Congressman.

W. L. Cunningham of Arkansas
City. Cowley county, today announced
his candidacy for railroad commits
sioner in his home paper. the Daily
Traveller. Mr.. Cunningham wan one
of the square deal leaders in the last
legislature. He is a lawyer of ability
and is sure to be a formidable candi-
date for railroad commissioner. His
friends tried to get him to announce
his candidacy on the occasion of the
Kansas Day banquet, but at that time
he had not made up his mind to enter
fha race
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
PLATT is DEAD.
Old Time Political Boss of New
York State
Expires Suddenly at the Age
of "a Years.
HAD LONG BEEN ILL.
But Was at His Office During
Past Week.
UnintentiOnally He Made TheO-
dOre Roosevelt President.

New York. March Thomas Col
lier Platt, formerly United States sena-
tor from New York and for many
years a national figure in Republican
politics. died at 3:45 o'clock Sunday
in the apartment of Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
tave Adele on West Eleventh street,
from whom h. had rented three rooms
for the last four years. Mrs. Adele
had been his nurse. DIR. Paul Auter-
bridge, his physician. said that the
cause of death was chronic and acute
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
WITH HIS AFFINITY.
Charles Porter and pretty Woman Ar
rested This Morning.

Caught with her affinity, Mrs. Mary
Geiser was arrested at 4 o'clock this
morning at a Kansas avenue rooniing
house together with a man who gave
the name of Charles Porter. The wo-
nan is a pretty, attractive type and
had the money to pay her fine this
morning. Wnen liberated she went to
her sweetheart's cell and through the
iron bars that separated them kissed
him a fond goo6by for few minutes,
she said And sure enough, an hour
later she was back with the money to
nav his fine. She left the money at
the iailer's Cesk. met Porter on cor
ner two blocks from the police station
and they went away arm in arm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
BOAT IN A C0RNFIELD.
steamer Virginia Stranded and in a
Perilous Position.

Gallipolis, O., March THE steamer
Virginia, which ran into a cornf1eld at
Willow Grove, 40 miles north of here
yesterday and was stranded, was in a
perilous position today owing to the
water falling.
Strenuous efforts are being made 20
draw the steamer into deeper water.
The boat belongs to the Pfttsburg e.
Cincinnati Packet line and is valued at
S45. 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
WANTS WIFE ARRESTED.
Skinner Alleges She Is Going to Elope
With Another.

Alleging that another man was pre-
pairing to elope with his wife and that
they were going to take his eight-year-
old child with them. o. B. Skinner
today appeared before Police Judge
Urmy and asked for warrant for his
wife's arrest. She has left his home,
he said. and g said 70 be stopping at
a Tenth avenue boarding home. He
was sent to the city attorneys office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
REALLY DOWN To FREEZING.
Mercury Takes a Drop But Doesn't
Go Very Low.

The coolest temperature of the month
was recorded at o'clock this morning
thermometer sa5k to 80 degrees. This
IS the first time freezing temperature
has prevailed since the last morning in
February. At o'clock today it was Z
degrees warmer than at the same time
yesterday and indications are for re-
turn to the warm weather of last week.
The wind is blowing II miles an hour
from the south. Following are today's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
ICE CLAIMED MANY.
Thirty-Seven Persons Perished in New
England Last Season.

Boston, March 7.-F'ewer persons than
in any recent year were victims of thin
ice on the lakes and rivers of New Eng
land during the winter season now clos
ing. Nearly y score short of the an
nual average. the total for this season
is 81 persons. OF this number. "a were
children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
LIKE A HOLIDAY.
Many Industries Suspended in
the Manufacturing District.
Supreme Test for Union Labor
in Philadelphia.
VARYING ESTIMATES.
Strike Leaders Claim More Than
100000 Are Out.
Police Say There Are Not 80, 1000
UniOnists in the City.
ESTIMATES.

Philadelphia, March 7.-Philadel-
phias great labor walk out to help
the striking trolley men began to settle
down today to a semblance of order
and big and little manufacturing
Establishments and employers in the
other line of industry are beginning
to see where they stand.
The best information at hand is
that the strike has not effected to any
extent unorganized labor, which large
ly predominates in this city, and the
large Industrial establishments are
seriously disturbed Business gener-
ally however. is seriously interfered
with by the abnormal conditions and
there appears to be no relief in sight.
1t is still impossible accurately to
gauge the extent of the Walkout, few
persons in a position to know being
able to agree on the number of men
on strike. The labor leaders declare
that the sympathetic strike this morn
ing has effected more than 10000
persons while director of public safety
Henry Clay declared he had no reas-
on to change the announcement made
on Saturday that not more than 20,-
600 workers responded to the call of
the union leaders. With the excep-
tion of few instances or attacks on
cars in widely separated districts of
the town there were no disturbances
reported.
Reports that the city administra-
ton contemplated the arrest of strike
leaders on a charge of conspiracy
were denied by Director Clay. The
committee of 10 of the Central Labor
union, which is conducting the strike,
held a long session in the forenoon
and then adjourned to give its mem
bers an opportunity to attend a large
number of mass meetings.
The Police Estimate.
The police say there are not $4,000
united workmen in Philadelphia. While
the city do II 1t appear to be seriously
affected by the general order to quit
work, in the mill district of Kensing-
ton, where trade unionism is we'll en-
trenched, many industries have sus-
pended operations. 1t looked like a
general holiday in that great manufac-
turing center Special diSpenSatiOnS
to the union drivers of milk and bread
wagons enabled all householders to re-
ceive their usual quantity of these
necessities, but the fruit and produce
dealers are handicapped by the joining
of 500 of their drivers in the general
walkout.
According to the figures of the union
leaders, more than 1000 drivers have
ceased work. The hack drivers are
conveying people to weddings and fu-
nerals, but are refusing all other fares.
Cabs are scarce and there is practically
no vehicle service from the railway
stations and ferries.
Building Trades Out.
The most largely affected trades out
side of textile workers in KenSington,
F'airmont, Fails of Schuylkill, Mana
yunk and Port Richmond which claim
1000 men out, are members of the
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WRECK IN KANSAS.
Seventeen injured ON the Missouri
Pacific.

Fort Scott. Kan, March 7.-Seven-
teen men were injured, six seriously,
by the derailing of a Missouri. Kan
sas & Texas work train today near
HiattvilIe.
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Weather Indicarions

Chicago, March 7.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Tues
day; warmer in north portion tonight.
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Building Trades Out.

The most largely affected trades out
side of textile workers in Kensington,
Fairmont, Fails of Schuylkill, Mana
yunk and Port Richmond, which claim
10000 men out, are members of the
various building trades, the leaders of
which claim to have almost an equal
number of strikers in their ranks
In addition to these two large
branches of organized labor, leaders in
the movement claim there are 10000
men in the miscellaneous unions on
strike, together with many nonunion
workers who have quit work from
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Bill Hackney of Cowley county,
Fighting Bill is pretty sore because
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Continued on Page Eight,
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CcOntinucd on rage Eighth
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-28
LOCAL OPTION is SOUGHT
BY PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
Committee Adopts Resolutions Be-
cause of Failure of Brewery Men
to Join in Walkouts

PHILADELPHIA, March 27.-De-
claring the passage of a local option
law would hasten the settlement of
the trouble between the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company and its en-
ployes the Central Labor union at its
meeting today adopted resolutions
calling upon the members of the trades
unions of this city to agitate and vote
for local option at every opportunity.
The failure of the brewery workers
to join in the sympathetic strike, 1t IS
alleged. was practically responsible for
the passage of this resolution. TIC
aye and nay vote on motion to tablr
the resolution was "a to SO.
The general strike i'm sympathy with
the striking street car men, which has
been in effect for more than three
weeks. was officially called off at
today's meeting. A majority of the
workers who had responded to the call
have already returned to work.
The committee Of ten which had
charge Of the sympathetic strikc'made
its report today and recommended that
the strike he discontinued and finan-
cial support be given to the carmen.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-28
NOVEL EASTER SERVICE
IS HELD ON MOUNTAIN
One Thousand Persons Gather on
Rubidoux Before Sunrise and Hon.
or Memory of Missionary

RIVERSIDE, March 27-One of the
most novel Easter services ever OBJ
served in Southern California was that
witnessed this morning on the summit
of Mount Rubidoux, at which point
fully a thousand persons had gathered
before sunrise. The exercises were
held about the sunset cross, planted
on the mountain four years ago by the
Franciscan fathers in honor of the
memory of Father Junipero Sierra.
An interesting feature of the OBJ
servance was the singing of the Hal
lelujah Chorus" by the members of the
Messiah chorus of this city, containing
100 voices. Two original hymns, one
written by A. b. Benton, a Los An
geles architect. and the other by the
Rev. James NJ Ludlow Of Orange. N.
J., were sung by the chorus, whose
members were conveyed to the sum-
nit in automobiles over the famous
road that winds about the mountain.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-28
THINK HANGING CORPSE IS
WOMAN STANDING BY TREE
Residents of Phoenix Pass Body of
Suicide Two Days, Then Discover
lt-From Chicago

PHOENIX. Ariz.. March 27.--For two
days pedestrians have passed Wom-
an hanging to an umbrella tree near
Grand avenue, two blocks from the car
line, thinking her to be standing on
the ground looking into the branches.
The discovery was made today and
it was learned upon investigation that
the woman was Ellen Torgonson, ma
tive OF Sweden, So years old, who came
here from Los Angeles March Is. Her
feet nearly touched the ground.
She disappeared from the room she
had rented last Wednesday and the po-
lice have been searching for her ever
since. In her rooms was found a let
ter i'm which she provided for the dis
posal of her effects lin case anything
should happen to her" She was for
mcrly of Chicago and among her be-
lodgings were bank books showing a
balance of approximately $4,000 in Chi
tago institutions. She is not known to
have any relatives.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-28
EXPECTS QUAKE IF
LAVA IS BLOCKED
MT. ETNA'S INTERNAL ACTIVE
TY GREATER, SAYS PERRET
Terrific Explosions Continue, but OBJ
structions Apparently Have Ina
prisoned Molten Mass in
Craters
Associated Prsssl

CATANIA, March 27.-While the
quantity of lava from the craters of
Mt. Etna continues to decrease the in
ternal activity of the volcano was
stronger today than yesterday.
Frank A. Ferret, the American au-
thority, believes the decrease in the
flow of lava is due to distractions in
the new craters which prevent its flow
ing freely. and that in a few days the
molten mass either will force passage
or an earthquake will result.
MIR. Porrct went today from Nicolosi
to the Alpine club refuge, which Is sit
uated near the craters, and later tele-
graphed down as follows:
"Thc activity OF Ftna today is
stronger. but the lava is slower. Ter
rife explosions in the interior of the
mountain continue"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-28
PRES. EVANS OF WELLS
FARGO DEAD IN GOTHAM
AZ Head of Big Company Since 1902,
AGED New Jersey Man Sue
cumbs to Operation

NEW YORK, March 27.-Dudley T.
Evans. president of the Wells Fargo
Express company since 1902, died in a
hospital here tonight, following an
operation last Monday for gallstones.
He was 72 years old. Mr.. Evans was
born I'm Morgantown, w. Va, ana
graduated from Washington and JEFF
ferson college in 1853. On the outbreak
of the Civil War he fought with the
armies of the Confederacy as lieu
tenant colonel of the Twentieth Viz
ginia cavalry, and from 1863 to 1865 was
a member of the Virginia legislature.
At the close of the war Mr.. Evans
went west and entered business in
Chicago. There he married Miss +.
Zelic and rose rapidly in the service
of Wells-Fargo & Co. lis home was
at EngleMood. n. j.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-28
TUBERCULOSIS PREVALENT
AMONG ISLANDERS
Revenue Cutters Surgeon Declares
Lack of Water Contributes to
Disease at st, PauIs

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Declar-
ing GO per cent of the natives of Una
laska and st. George and St Paul
islands are suffering from tuberculo-
sis. Surgeon Simpson of the revenue
cutter Manning says the disease exists
in all forms and there are only few
children who do not show some evil
dence of the disease. lie adds, how
ever. many of them improved under
treatment during the summer of 1909.
Efforts, he says. are being made to
instruct the natives how to prevent the
disease. If the natives of St. Paul had
an abundance of water, which now
has to be hauled some distance in
wagons, according to DR.. Simpson,
they would keep their houses cleaner
and the danger of the spread of infec-
ton would be greatly lessened.