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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
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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
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DEADLOCK
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REACTIONARY
MIODJTORD,
WILLIAM w.o SEATTLE, Wu.. July -J3. -That VluuKUUu, oAlO
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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
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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
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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?,
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