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hs ia. t v SECOND EDITION I'nrljMmrmiil Yt'nr. Oitllv Hnvi'lilli Yriir, Sit(nr Comianlc,s Stihsltlary to and Part of American Sugar Refinery Company, Capitalized at Billion, Dc(ln Fight for Llfo Procccillnu Is One In Equity and Contemplates no Criminal Punish mentDissolution Fniiijlit HAN FRANCIKCO, Cal., Julv 33. Tim Hiigar tcdncrlon of California, Hiilmldlnry to ami part of tint Ameri can Sugar Itoflnory Company, gen erally known iik tlio Irunt, capitalized n( n tilllmi (lollurH, began (odny their fight nRnltint tint dlnnulutluu nult htnught by tint government In tho fed irl courts of Now York, but trans ferred horo for tho limn being. Hnforo Special CnmmlHnluunr WIN noli II. Ilrlro of Now Vork In tin' UiiINmI Slates rlrcult court of appeals Wltlln in Hniiuniu, secretary of tho Wentorn Sugar JNiflimry Company and tho Sprcckoln Refining Company, the flrnt wliui'HH to liu called, began relating Hi" ntory of tho part played by tho wont count refineries In throt tling competition nml In forming tho coloKMal roniblnatlon In restraint of trmlo against which llio government ban net Us hand. Tho proceeding I ft one In oijulty and I'ontomplalnn no crlnlal piinlnhmont, Iho only object dcnlred by tho gov ernment being tho dissolution of tins truttt. In this Htnto tho following Miliar companion aro Involved oh dofmidautM Tho Wenlern Refining Company, tho Alameda Sugar Compnny, Sprcckoln Sugar ttcf InlttfC Company, California Sugar Refining Company nml tho Union Bugnr ronipauy an well a eov orn) Individuals, Tho aggregated capitalization of these conroniK m given an $0,500,000. Tho American Sugar Refining com. puny of which theno ronrnrtm aro nub nhllarlcn controls fully 45 por cent of Iho nugnr output of tlio country and Mho llnvomoyor Interests, inoro or lens confederated with Iho American, together with tho later, control 73 por cent, Tho Western and tho California Sugar Refining companies uro mnn aRod by tho namo dlroctorato, namely John I), and Adnlph aprcckolM. W. II. Ilnnuam, Alex K. Morrlnon nml (I. A, HnuRlaH. Practically tho amo ill recloralo controls tho Hpreckola coin puny n wol. Tho Han Fmnclaco hearing, which Ik expected to develop Kunimtlonal tentlmony, promlnen to IiihI about ten dayii. FLEE GUADALAJARA niTADALAJAHA, Me.i Inly iM. Moid than 1(1,0(10 put-rtourt up to to ilnle luivo left tlio (liitKliiliijiue tii. triut Iiui'iiiihii of llm Hoverity of tlio t'ii'(uoutly reciirrliiK eiirllnpuikeri. A heavy tliiiiiilorHtorm ytwlonliiy iuM"(l to tlio teiToc of tho iuliiiliituulH, oailli tiiinbloni iiHuully following thumler HtoiuiH, A (oiiiiiiIhnIoii from tho Mexico City HiiiKiuoloKicilI iniililiito sent liero to hIiiiIv the eaiihti of tlio iiumei-ous qiMikcH lut is bun iiuulilo to itiicIi u I'oiieliiHioii, VIOLATING NEUTRALITY HAN ANTONIO, Tex., July 33. Charged with violating Amorlean noutrallty lawa, Hinlllo Vnaauox floiunx, for a uhort tlmo provlfllonnl proMldont of Moxlco, wiih given u hearing horo totlny hoforo n Unl.tod Btatou commUHlonor. Klvo othora woro nrroHtod with Oonioz. Tho npool flo ohiugo iigalhat Cloiuoz and IiIh compauloiiB u that of nttomptlng to Htart n revolution ngaluiit iv friendly IIU9i CALIFORNIA scenes ano frincipals in ciu REFINERIES F&-':&&mM W " "X UNDER FIRE JMFTK MHHl W : " H 0.000 MEXCANS Medtord rMI 11 rULIbt HK M FRQM rvpnoynr mill MnnQf K Bm SAY$ Ni:V YOltlC. July 23 - Tlio ln hlilo ntory of (ho gambling ultuatloii In Now York wan laid Imro to tho grand Jury today by tho widow of Hernial! Itononthal who wan uhot to death by five ilhiuikhIiih 1oh than 18 houra after lie had tourned tho Hpnt light on tho mothodrt of tho New York police In protecting gambler In return for monthly paj ineiitn. Mm. Itoseuthal, It lx roportotl, testi fied coucoriilug her btinbaud'H opera tloiiH, naming n pollen captain, and two Inspectors, Ut whom bor lnmtiamt had paid "protection" money. It In uncortnln whether Mm. Hon euthnl'n ntory can bo niihHtantlatcit, an nho undoubtedly painted tin black a picture an possible. Deputy I'ollro ('ommlnnloucr Dougherty admitted thin afternoon that a general alarm had boon sent to tho police In tho big cities to round up tho gangntorn who have been men tioned In tho rami. It In believed that Home of Itononthnl'n annuitants aro hiding on Iho 1'aclflc Coaut. Tho fugitive lucludo "Dago" Frank, Whitney l.owln. Kofty I.oowy, Hnrry llorrowltx, nllan "Olb tho rtlood," "lted" Wagner nml "llumir Juek koii. i f if TO BATTLESHIP BILL WASHINGTON, July 33. -Demo, cratle leaderH today uro trying to end tho deadlock between tho bonne and tho netiato over tho naval appropria tion hill. Hen a I or Tillman and Con gressman Cregg aro urging u compro mlao between tho position of tho Honato two battlonhlpH and tho re fusal of tho Iioiiho to unnctlou tho conntructlou of any. Tillman uud Cregg urgo tho con Htructton of tho faHtont and mont, powerful lmttloHlilp afloat which la to bo capable of making 35 knota ait hour. Tho Iiouro democratic caucim to morrow will consider tho propotial. N1'.V YOUIC, July 33,- Tho stock market opened with a reactionary tendency today, United Htatoa Htool was down fractionally on publication or tho Stanley report and Canadian Pnulflo ,' (loiiornl l.loctrlo and Atclio son woro lower, whllo Itoadlng, Amalgamated, Union l'nclflo mado flight gains, 'llio outlro list was hoavy and trading was dull. Tho market closed o.ulot. IJopiJb w9ro somly, TRYING N DEADLOCK m REACTIONARY MIODJTORD, WILLIAM w.o SEATTLE, Wu.. July -J3. -That VluuKUUu, oAlO i. ..!... ii 1 1.... r..x ..... ;.t i i.. MITCHELL GIVEN 2X2rj:s: COLONEL TEDOY A 9 MONTHS JAIL WASIIINOTQN. July 23. John .Mlluhull, vice pronldonl of tho Ameri can Federation of Labor, today wna nontonccd to iiluo montlm In jail on tho charge of contempt of Juntlco Wright's court In which Samuol Oom porn and Frank Morrison also aro In vol veil. Mltohull was absent when sontonco wan panned, having waived tho right to appeal Immediately. It wan noted after sontouuo wan pronounced that Juntlco Wright offerud to auspend sentence If Mitchell would promise hereafter to obey tho orders of tho court. Thin (SomporH, Mitchell and MorrlHon have already refused to do. Tho neiiteuco of Mitchell and tho two other labor leaders grow out of alleged contempt of Juntlco Wright's court through a convict proceeding out of the boycott of the Amorlean Federation of Labor on tho Hucks Hlovo and Itnngo Company of St. 1.0 II III. THE MOFFAT ROAD TO BE AUCTIONED DHXVF.II, Colo.. July 33. Reports apparently authentic, aro current hero today that tho Denver and North Western Pacific railroad (Tho Mof fat road) will ho sold under tho ham mor at tho mooting of tho directors hero tomorrow. Tho sale, It Is said, will ho mndo to satisfy tho demands of creditors In Iho east who hold $3,500,000 of tho road's overdue bonds. Tho Una Is likely to fall Into tho hands of tho Uuiilon Pacific, n representative of which Interest nccompauiod tho bond holders of tho Moffat rond on a trip of Inspection yestorday. IMPROVED TODAY TOK'IO, July i:i. Greatly refresh cd after sleeping- nil morning,, the Mikado uwoko this ufteniooa with his temporuturo redueed to (18.7 This wiih considered a hopeful sign and tho members of llio I'mnilv are greatly em'ournged. Otherwise the patient's condition is unchanged,, BY JUDGE WR GHT Mail Tribune OltMOiN", 'ITKKIMV, .IV. EGTIl WITH A SENSATIONAL CUE IN SBATTI.K, Wiu. .Inly '."5.- -Tli.it Judge ('. 11. Ilunfonl was induced to tender Ills 'reJognation to shut olf congressional iii(iiiry that tended :o inuilvf furiouti!yfniMu of hi moit intimate Hipporlurs i- the only tcu nlile e.Nplanutioii credited hero tod iy fr liin ucliou. J tlut ut the time when Iliiuford nml Ills ilufendorrt were expecting tlm probe l bo i:10nrTr"th6,ctm'imincic P1 iiinile ilrt moit imc.xiK.'ctcd move. Tlii move clearly hit upon a trail which had hceii hitherto covered up. There wm. no inthtnl.iiig llie surprise it ciuiMPil to the Ilauford ilcfeute ami there was no denial of the report that the probe in that direction would have involved other th.in Hnufoid. Two blanket subpoeuns is-ued by the committee Sntiirdny culling for n doyen wilne-MS iind for nil the private hooks, icooriK ami steno graphio notes in the nt'lice of At torneys .McCoy and Kerr, HnnfonlV oloset advisor;!, wnS lesponsihle, it secns, for the hnt.tly negotiations which resulted in Unn fold's resignu tion .Mon flay moruiiii. It is believed also (hut the com mittee on its pa it, agreed to discon tinue the probe if Iliinford resign si. Chairman Graham's telegram lo Congressman Clavton, urged that- llio probe lie discontinued. This it ap pears, was nil llnnlonl and hit friends desired and this was the only concession ihey nked. Chuirmuu Graham admitted (hut the Committee had oVis;ooercd import n nl evidence when, instead of clos ing tho probe Saturday, they began vigorously to open new channels up into Ilunford's business affairs. This was to he taken up again Mon day morning. As u elimiix to (lie investigation the committee nKo intended to call At torney John II. Perry, who fled the supplemcntarv impeachment charges ngninst llunford. Perry's testimony which had been withheld purposely until the close ot the investigation was nnother cmi-o of worry to the Ilauford delciise. GIRL HORSEWHIPPED L MACON, Ca., July 23. Dragged from hor homo at midnight, stripped of hor clothing and brutally horse whipped by three men, Miss Elsie Carter, a comely young woman of Dublin, Ca., Is In a dangerous con dition In a hospital hero today with her body from tho waist down cov orod with welts. ,s Although Miss Carter rofuscd to dlsoloso tho Identity,; qf her assail ants, 1ior sister told , tho authorities 'raj v that bIio was whlpjiciLby tho men bo- causo sho spurned" Uk&Jovo of V. O. Dozler, aged IS, who. was Infatuated with hor, NN LY 2:5, 1912 NKW YORK, July 23. Full off "pepper" Colonel Roosevelt enthus iastically grouted his workers' when ho arrived at progressive headquart ers today, "l.-bcftjlje bull moose Is a very vigorous animal." ho with the characteristic grin. sal(' The new party is the pcoplo's party. Is a protest against tho corruption and Insluccrlty controlling both tho dominant parties. Our party differs from those existing In that it will be the party of equal opportunity. "I think Humes, Penrose, Guggen heim ami Company mado a poor swap when they exchanged tho delegates from California for tho completo elec toral voto of California. They mad anothor bad bargain when thoy ex changed tho electoral voto of Massa chusetts for two Massachusetts dole- gates to the convention nt Chicago. "Harnes and Murphy nro willing to divide things In Now York, ench to take half. Rut wo Intend to tako tho state from both and also to tako tho nation from tho bosses. Wo In oud that tho government shall be come what It was Intended to bo a government of equal opportunity for all where all shall bavo tho same treatment nml not bo forced to seek their rights through tho employment of a boss or through a party organi zation." Sham Naval Battle. NEWPORT, Ii. I., July 23. Man citcrs which amount to a .sham Initio, in which fifteen battleships, 20 destroyers and 0 submarines nro participating, started near lllock Island early today. YELLOW PERIL THING OF THE PAST HONG KON, July 23.' Tho "Vol low Peril" Is a thing of tho past, ac cording to Dr. Sun Ynt Son, lit an in terview given out lioro In response to numerous questions asked him In tho course ot tho tour ho has been mak ing ot tho now Chinese republic) slnco his retirement from tho provisional presidency. Under tho old reglmo tho doctor admits that he thinks China was a porll to tho world. Alauohu methods woro such as continually to threaten tho nocesslty for Intervention by the foreign powors In Chlneso affairs, with tho Incidental danger of clashes among tho Intervening lntorests, Moro than this, Dr, Sun adds Mnnchu backwardness and anls-govornment rendorod It barely possible for the Chlneso to wring a living from their country's soil, ultimately It must liavo fallon short ot supporting all ot them, and then thoro must bavo followod an overflow which the Occidont would Orenon Historical Seclrty NEW IK CITY W WILL KEEP AFTER IFI WASHINGTON, July 211. That the men whom he believes forced United Stolen "Judge Hupferd of Seattle "to' resign when they them selves became in peril of exposure through threatened disclosures bc- , fore the congressional sub-committee i which investigated the nets of the It , Seattle jurist arc not to he allowed to escaiw it lie can Help u was me statement hero today of Congress man Victor L. Hcrier, on whose ini- tiative in purt the impeachment pro- ccedings npainst Hanford wc,rc begun. Uergor, to the United Press today, threatened that if Attorney General Wiekorshnm does not continue the probe into Hanford's record he will introduce a resolution in the house to hae the United States grand jury ut Seattle probe Iho Ilauford affiliations to their depths. Merger said : "I inn informed that Hanford and his 'secretary friends' got rich while Ilauford was on the bench. Then the millionaires associated with him imiuoed Hanford to resign to save themselves from exposure. I propose to show them up, although the im penohmcut procedings against Han ford himself are dropped." JUROR'S ILLNESS AGAIN P0SP0NESJJARROW TRIAL LOS ANGKLES, Col., July 23. The Harrow trial was again posi tioned today on account of the ill ness of Juror L. A. Leavitt, who is at his home in Elmontc, threatened with appendicitis. Judge Hutton will wait, and if the juror does not show signs of recovery ho will consider resuming tho trial, calling tho thirteenth juror into tho box. bavo found It hnrd to etiecit Uio "Yellow Porll" concerning which wesotorn statesmen have- worried so much In rccont yoars. "But with tho dovolqpinont which has alroady begun slnco tho revolu tion has becomo an accomplished fact," Dr. Sun said, "anothor ton years will boo China amply ablo to support not only its population ot ten yoars hence but for many generations to como. Thoio, will bo no need for Immigration, for the Chlneso prefer tholr own country to any other In tho world and bavo never loft It ox copt tindor the, spur of dire nocosslty, and oven thou at tho dotormlnatlon to return nt tho earliest oportunlty. "With tho revolution, tho 'Yellow Peril' passod. Tho world may oven speak of China today as tho 'Yollow Hopo,' for tho development of so great a nation along modern linos cannot but bo of Immense advantage to overy othor nation on, earthi" WEATHER" Hhowr-rs tonight and tamer row Max 711 j MIr B-l. NO. 104 STEEL H labor system is So Declares Democratic Majority of ' the Steel Investigating Committee Headed by Chairman Stanley Which Completed Report Today Three, Bills Which Recommend Radi cal Revision of Sherman Anti Trust Law.' Prepared . WASHINGTON, July 23. Char iu:t; rising, the present labor system in tho mills of the United State Stcl corporation n "inhuman and uijfjiiitous" fbc. .democratic majority r the steel investigation committee headed by'Chtiirmnn Stanley, which probed the operations of the slccl trust, completed its report todny and has prepared thre bills which recom mend radical revision of tho Sher man nnti-tnist Inw. Congressman Gardner announced that one and pos sibly two republican minority rcporio would be presented. Congressman Littleton of New York will present nn individual report, in which he will oppose tho plan to im jiose the "burden of proof" upon corporations sued as monopolies and requiring them to fchow that their combination is not an unreasonable one in restraint of trade. CAVALRY WPS NOGALES, Ariz., July 23. Three troops of tho Fourth United States cavalry reached here today and wont Into camp. Three moro troops are expected within tho next few days. Extra Mexican soldiers have been added to tho garrison at Nogales, Mexico, In anticipation of a rebel at tack. A largo body of lnsurrcctos have reached Dolores Pass, which marks tho bordor lino between tho states of Chihuahua and Sonora.-and passed through without lnterforenco by tho federal, troops, desplto tho re ported massacre ot BOO rebels at that point, which Is now discredited. Railroad oflclals are making what preparations they can to bo ready for tho expected troublo which they be lieve may Involve tho American bor der of Sonora and tho west coast of Mexico. JOHNSON TO STUMP ILLINOIS FOR TEDDY CHICAGO, July 23. Announce ment was made hero toduy that Gov ernor Johnson of California will stump Illinois in (ho interest of tho progressives who uro aligned with Colonel Roosevelt. It is stntcd that the adherents of Governor Denen, who aro out for Tuft, are planning to gain control of the state progressive convention horo on August 3 and to prevent tho nomi nation of any progrossivo president ial electors. CALLS UP FRIEND TO HEAR SUICIDAL SHOT SAN FRANCISCO, Cul July 23 "I am tired of life doar and urn. going to end all my troubles right now. Listen a moment." This was tho message given over thq tolophono early today by Mrs. Elizabeth Konimitzor to a friend, Miss Helen Ruhr. Then u revolver shot rang clear through the receiver. Tho lifeles body of Mrs. Kemmitzsr was found lying close to tho, tele phone. 'Excitement Ciwts Life. REDDING, CalJuly 23, Ueoause by-stundors tlod a bandage bolow the wound lnstoad of above when he slipped and severed an artery below tho knee while handling a butcher knife, tho llfo of A. Mazzl was for feited here today. Maul bled t d.oa,t!i before a phyajoUn arrfv?, INIQUITOUS MBH H l i v I Ifl At iv