Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 06, 1915, SECOND EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextuTMHHI ftffffW'f 1(1 Srcnnrt Itrtrt Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Mn. 7ii Mln. IW..1. Fair Tonight nml Friday. "3 v KorlyflfUi Yi'itr. Iintly- Tenth Yt'nr. MEDFORD. OREQON, THURSDAY, MAY fi, 1910. NO. 39. RUSSIANS HALT II Teutonic Forces Retreat From Gor llcc Tnrnow Still Held by Mutco- . vltcs Wat Mountain Bloodiest Battle Ground or All History Re sult In Doubt. GENEVA, Mny II, a Paris. 1 XA p in Tim Tribune dc Gcnovn bos te reived n dispatch rutin Vienna, buying Hint llm dospcinlo effort nt nn Aim lin.Ucimnn fnroo nf lifiO.IMKI men In )u I'll I; thtuiigh llm Russian renter lit Gnilico litis failed, Tim hisses hnve I ii heavy niul tlm Auslrn-Gcnunn fmces were compelled In ictirnt In tin' west to Neil Sunden. German tmnps continue In nrrivo nl Cracow niul the fighting iuar there Is Mllill III III till 11101 Ollicl of tlm Will'. Tim Vienna Telegram r'lnt nUn Hull nn Austrian nnnv corps under Atclulnko Eugene arrived yesterday lit Nnrnvilsa, ten miles from Hit! her liinn frontier. Tin' I'ilv of Tnrnnw till Is in Iln sinu hands, although under Austin- German uilillerv firt'. Tim fate of Tninnw niul Hint f tlm Russian line moi Ihvvur.H In tlm Vistula river dc. pcinU nn Hii Mtrnuuli now wuging for mniHHiiMi nl Wnl mntintain, which lowers In Hii' south nf Tnmnw. Tin Hussions luuo fortified this inniintiiiii until it Iiiin become n ver itublo Gibraltar, lint tin- nieluluko's mm nro attacking it with despciale vulnr niul tlii'V nro being well served liy their artillery, This struggle mny go down in history with Hint for Put. iloff Mill, In tlm smith "1" Mukden, In tin Iliissn-Jupaursn wnr. Tlio Ausl in. German ndvnnec in this region tendered n long section nf tlm Carpathian fiout iintrimlili' In the Russians, wliu rclrcnlrd front pnsi tioim in tlm Dnklii depiesiou nml en l ward In Lupknw Puss, which Ihi'v liinl onplurcd nl such n flight fill cxpcmliliiio nl 1 1 IV. Tit l.'ll-'il'l' IMCOw ill klv I'Ml't"' fiuni tlm ili'iiiiiiiilintintt caused by tin' M'lii'inmt onslaught on their Itinln line iiinilo by llm Aiistrn-Gornmn fni'i'i'M nn Siuulny, niul llmv lire nuw fighting for eerv font nf ground on their letrent. All Mil nml bridges in the renr of Hie 01 iiiuil llussinn line liml hi'i'ii rnrlifiril with triple rnws nf Ireiichos in prepiirnliuli for sui'li mi emergency utiil llm IfussiniiH with nil ndvniilnges of prcpmeil trench nml gun positioiiH nre pulling up n stuh linrn ichi'-lnnce. EI f SEA BY GERMANS LONDON, Mny It, VJi.VJ p. m. Tlui IrnwIcrSlrntloii of ClriuiNliy was mini; In Hie North sea yesterday hy Hie nun fun of n (Iciuimi submarine, Tlm crew was t ii Ujmi on hoitiil tlm Mibmnrinc. LONDON', Mny 0, l'-Mlfl p. in. The hchooncr Kmi of i.uthitui wiih hiiiiI; liy n (leniimi HiihiniU'inu off KiiiHiilc, on tlm Irinlt coitsl, Tlm vww wiih periuiltei to tnko to ilm hiiiiiII IioiiIh niul wiih lcHtmcil hy u tnivvlei'. Tlm Huliinuiiim fircil nine hluillrt nl tlm Hchooimi' heforu him Hiink. LONDON, Mny (1, 12:17 p. in. The Mcnnmr Cnlliuy, fiinn (ipeiihiincn for CliiiicHo ports, wiih either mined or toipcdocil last nilit in the Nnrth hen. Him went down in twenty nun iiti'H. Her piiHHrciiKcrH nml the mem hern of hor crow, tnliilliiu; -lid per- hoiiH ,took to tlm small IioiiIh, nml nil wero Inmloil hiifely at ltunisunte. to day. Founders' Day at Williams W1LL1AMRTOWN, Miihh., Mny fi. WilliimiB eollcRo tnilnv pmd lrihut to itH fouudtir, Colonel Kphriuin Will ImiiH, who wiih horn 200 yrnrn ao. Colonel WillluniH, who wiih mi officer in llm French mid Jniliaii wnw, left bin modcHt chtiitc. in triiHt for tho "cHliihllHlitimiit of mi iiiHtitiitlon of )oiii'iiiiif In western MiiHHiu'liiiHettH." Tlm neitiiniiiliilliiii of thin fiiml laailn poHHlhhi ilm opening of HiIh college in 17IKI. AU 0 ADVANCE THROUGH CENTER MOR RAWLERS SUNK NORTH KAISER HOLDS GAINS IN WEST THROUGH GASES Asphyxiation Now Adjunct of Ger man Offensive Persistent Offens ive In Flanders Causes British Worry New Assault on Channel Ports. LONDON, Mny 0. For llm flmt time hIiico (lie llrlllhh forced the flcr- iaiiiM from Hill No. fin, near Vpren. tlm Koldleri of Kmpcror Wllllniu Iiumi Iii'ku partly Miucciiiiful In llielr coun ter uttiickM, nud no ndvlccn (o the con. Irnry linvluit been received, It In n- miiiiiciI Hint tlm Ocriiiiin nre mill IioIiIIuk tmlio tin- ioHltlon'K tlmy oh Inlni'il Id the mm of aKpliyxlBlIni: Kiihch, In the incnnwhlle the (lcrmnn line to the cunt of YprcM In within three lulled of the town. Tlm llrltlxh in cnx doeN not M'ck to deny or mln- linlro the pcrnlnlcnc)' of thin Oer mini o(fi'nnlve hut thru In no ll ponltlon to Inuicnt the drawluK In of tli HrltlMh front to the cnntwnrd mid tlm northeniitwnrd of Yprci, which wnx Hie only nlternntlvn to n Hiicreciiful counter uttack. Confl deuce Ih expremied Hint the new Ilrlt nh nllKniimut will prove hencflclal, In view of the hnrd flKhtlnR which I expected. Nearly all the iipcclal neH dliqiiitclK-ft from northern I'rniire nml tlm IIcIkIiiii frontier iu Hie (li-ruuum are iimimlnj; men for n ni'- nnvniill In tlm direction of tlm French porlK, nml an gnu now nee inn to lm n regular ailjimct nf the fler man atlurku the allien exect It will piny nn Important pari hereafter, whenever tlm dlnictlon nf tlm wind In favorable to tlm (Irrinann, llrltlili olmervera of the war, tft Imk nil the nnwa from (ho ennlern aii-na of hoatllltle, admit thin morn lug Hint the Cerinnulc allien Imvo In flicted Hovernt ronnldernhlo local lie fentn upon the Itunnlann on the writ Cullrlnu front, hut the point to tlm fact that tlm entire front linn not been crunlicd an wnn at flint claim ed, nml Hint the ntubbnrn f IrIUIiik I" ptoreedlliK. Artillery boomed In London. Tlm nhota wero not aimed nt aircraft or any hontlle rntder, but were in lion or of the fifth miutvcnmry nf the nc coimloii of KIiik Oeorim to the throne SNOW FALLS OVER .TEXAS PANHANDLE; IN ' ' KANSAS CITY, Mny C Snow fell In nnrtliwcHt KnuanH nml n Hi!tton of the Panhandle of Tex- 4- na durliiK tlm lant twenty four 4- houm, uccoidliiK lo reports to !- tlm local weather bureau today. 4 KlllliiK froHtH provallud hurt. 4 4 iiIkIU over Nobrnalui, tho I)- ItotiiH, Montana and Wyoiuliifr. 4- I'redlctloiiH for repetition 4 tonlKht of front In Nebraska, 4 4 north central nml woatorn Kan- 4 4- hiu wero iiiado hy tlm bureau. 4 4 4 44'4' 4'4'4' 4'4'4-4-4' E BALI TO AUSTRIA PttTtlOmtAl), Mny 0. With Inter mittent activity, coiiHlHtliiR chiefly of InteiiHO artillery flro along tho wholo front from tlm Ihiltlo provinces to tho AuHtrlan crown laud of llukowlna, tlm (loriuniiH nro ilcvclopliiK a most Huiioim movement In Iiuko forco from tlm rcKloii of tho Ai'Ntrlan fortress of Cracow In the direction of tho Riv er Diiniijec, The (lornuuiH Bucccoded In forcing tho rlvor hut nccordlng to HUHnlan hiIvIccb, Hmy woro offoct Ivoly checked on tho omit bank by artillery flro, In number of troopa nml plnroM of artillery nud gonerully through tlm character of tho move ment, HiIh nffoiiHlvo ecllpnCH nil tho other Ncatterlug iminauverH which tho OoriuiiiiH have been employing In nn atlompl to dlHlodgo tho HunHlana from tho Carpathian mouiilaliu, TEUTON OFEN BUN CHEERED BY NEWS FROM EAST BATTLES Optimism Rises Witti Reports of Vic tories In Carpathians Muscovite Fcrces Begin Offensive Movement In Baltic Provinces Austria Sees Retreat From Dukla. IIKKLIN, .Mny (I, tin London, 'J'lO p. in.--The military devclopmeiitH of llm Inht week linxo hail a i.ihhi ef fect on popular feeling in iWliu, which in decidedly inoie opliiiilstic. 0)erutioiiH in Hie ItiihMiin pinvinec nf Courlaiiil, mi the Ilaltie; in Oulieiu nud in llrlcitiui, imlicute Hint Oentiun force nie Inking the offensive on larue hcnle nml Hint renter event" Ille lo be exM'i'led. It is umlerxtnoil in w. informed rpmitcih Hint the Oeniiuu troupx in (Viiirlnml nre now Hearing the port nf Lilian, which probably will he attack, ed hv hind nud mni. Field .Mnrshul von llimlenhiitv biinclf m in com mnml I hem. His dctipn uppeur to he to lake Lilian nml piobnbly Itia n well, nml use lhcc MirlH us Imisch for limuxxiuj; Ituxniau coimminicn- tioiif with I'clrorml, The lluimi already have hent from Kovnu reiiifureciuenU fur re hibtiu thchc oM'ralions, tlm rcMill of which must mhui be apparent. The llussimiH nlo me utteurpting to re Mt the Am'triu-dennmi mnvement cahtwnrd in (lalieia, liming hrnught up reiufnrcciiiculH fimn the Curpath inni for that pnipoc. Informution iceeivcd here, however, imlieute. that the ItuMniw nre bem nwept alons before llm Teutoniu nllicx, or else captured. Austrian reports slate (hut (here ih in progress n geucnil Kiis-iun ic trcnt extending from the position to the south of Dukla I'u-s in Hungary, which week ago llm attacks upon nn Imprcpnahle Austrian front, entailing frightful losc, had exhausted the initiative of llm invaders. Further development1 hi Oulicin me nwnitcd here with hi entitle interest, ami it h believed Hint the evcnlH nn this sec- lion of the f i out may give n decisive turn to the entire eastern cnmpuigii. Tlm view held here is Hint the whole Hussion Hiition in the Carpathians him now become preenrinus. It is un derstood Hint strong pressure upon tlm retreating Hussions have been brought lo hour by llm forces of Gen cm! von Mufkcnrcu nml Field Mnr- hhul Huron von Hoctxeudorf, which nro ndvnucing from the west. ON WCST FRONT niJULIN, May C Tho war offlco Isniied tho following Mtntenieut teday: "Over tho wholo front artillery ditnlH have taken place. Wo made further progrt'ns near Yprea (Hoi glum) nml have taken tho Van Ilelpo farm nud another farm near tho Men-MlncB-YprcH railway. Wo mado 100 prlBonem and took fifteen mnchlun RllltK." GERMANY FILES WASIIINOTON, May fi.-Tho stnto department has replied to tho Ger man omhnssy'8 complaint that tho Herman Hteamer Odonwnld was' at tacked when slio nttomptod to leave tho harbor of San Juan, Porto Itlco, without cloarnnco papers. Tho reply wah not mado public, but It is said, It wiih confined to tho military nml nnval precedents, and that when tho Odonwnld did start alio was brought to a halt by tSvo blank shots nml fin ally n solid shot across her bow, Snowfall at Denver Dl'JNVHK, Colo., May C Snow was falling today In Denver and ovor much of enstorn and southeastern Colorado. Tho storm did not extend to (ho western slopo. Light tmow fell In Cheyenne Inst night, ARTILLERY DUELS HIP POET ALLIES GAIN IN TURKISH ATTACK ASQUITH TELLS Premier Recounts Success of Lnndlno Forces on Gallljwll Peninsula Campaign Well en Its Way Parlia ment Told In Military Review of Near East Situation, LONDON', May , fl:22 p, in. The oiierulions in the Dardanelles nre be ing pressed fnrwnrd 1 under highly AiitUftiftory I'oudilioiiH, Premier As ipiith (old the house ofjcoimnoiw this nftcnioon in Ihu Voiircc of n slale- incut upon tho combined naval mid land nllneks on tlm (jnllipoli penin sula. The premier mid In pnrt: "At daybreak 6f April 25, the land ing occurred, tlm troopn making urn; of hIx Inudlng place. At night full, fl, 000 me nhad bcn dlxnmbarked In the face of fierce opponltlon by In fantry and artillery entrenched bc- lilnd RurcenRlve llneif'of wire entangle- llll'lllH. "The leading troop of tho fiOtli dlvlnlon wero held up all duy to tho wet of Scildul Dahr, but at Hiipnet I hey micceeded in a fine attack along the height which made poimllile the Inking of a good poidtlon covering the dUcmbarkatlon of tho remainder nf the dlvllon. "The landing brigade of tho Aun trallan anil New Zealand corp went nhhuro at Oobu Topeh nt half pant four In teh morning In' complete ali enee. Tho enemy opened a heavy flro nt point blank range, but tho beach wan ruined with good effect and tho attack carried, out with the uttnoBt dntOi up the slope. "French force efferjed a landing a Ktim Kale and ndranced with great gallantry. Kvcry report 8eaks of the magnificent co-operation of tho nnval force. I regret tho casualties were very heavy, Including tho death of llrtgadlcr General Napier. "During April 2fl tho disembarka tion continued. Tho troops ashore wero Hiihjectod to conUnuoua and de termined nttackR from tho enemy, but lheo In every caso wero repulsed with heavy losses. Tho 29th division under command of General Hunter, with great valor carried tho Turkish position at Seddul llnhr, which con sisted of rocky ravines, ruined homes and wlro entanglements. "liy veiling of April 27, tho 29th division was firmly established across tho Galllpol! peninsula, having ad vanced two miles from tho point of landing. Thoy woro Joined by Fronch troops who, having fulfilled tho task of allenctng tho hostile batteries on tho Asiatic coast, which interfered with tho landing on the Oalllpoli pen insula, had rccrosso dtho straits. Tho Australian and New cKntanil corps dofeated every counter attack and steadily gained ground." WITNESS STAND E M1NF.OLA. X. Y.. Mnv 0.-Colin Colcmuu. the ncitrn maid who U tho chief witness for Hie slate in the trial of Mrs, Floreneo Conklin Cnrniun, ehnrged with tho murder of Mrs. Louise ltailov. euucd n MHiMition on redirect exnminntion toduv hv testi fying- that n negro deteotivo mimed (icorgo Hieks luul endeavored to in duce her to chnngo her Btory of the murder mid told her that if site would do so Mrs, Cunnnn would pay her $300. ''1 licks onmo to Charleston, S. C whero 1 was spending;. tho winter," snid tho witness, "nud told mo Mrs. Co no an would give mo $.100 if 1 would change my story." Mrs,, Cnruian evidenced consider nhlo iigitution during Iter founer maid's testimony, flcorgo Tnoiner, Celiu's cousin, nud n mnn named Flood wero present when lliuks mnd Hie nllcgcd offer, tho witness further testified. At tho nflcrnoon session Tooiuer corroborutcd Iho Coleinuu womnn's statement Hint n deteotivo had tried to induce her lo clianee her lest innnv. After Toomor's tcstiiuouy Iho slalo rested. I NEGRO MAID CARMEN CAS MIGHTIEST FRAY OE WAR RAGES GALICIA FRONT Petroyrad Says Situation Serious, But Teutonic Advance Checked Berlin Claims Retreat Baltic Raid Under Von Hindenburn Alms to Capture Riga and Llbau. VIKNN'A. May .'., via London, Mny 0, (1:111 p. m. A battle nf Hie most desperate diameter continued all night Inn;; mid throughout today without n break on the west Oaliciau front. The Aii-tro-Oeriiiun iirmie.s continued In gain ginuml no the southern section of the battle front, capturing po-itiou after po-itioii from the Russian. LONDON, May ."i. 7:(ll p. in. The bnltle iii Oalieia, launched a few dliyt ago with mi Aiistro-Oerimin attack from the Craenw region, bus devcl ojmmI into one nf the greatest encoun ters nf the war. I'etmgrnd dis patches admit that the situation is a serious nne. iilthnugli it i. iissertcd there that the advance has been checked. At Vienna mid Merlin, how ever, it is claimed Hie Itusian have begun n general retrent. that their whole position in the Carpathians is preenrioiisjinil that the entire rust cm en in pa ip a may turn on the events nf the next few days. The Ocnnan invasion nf the Ilaltie provinces nf Itii'sia, uhicli is regarded lightly in I'ctrngnill, is said in llerlin to he nn important movement under tin: per sonal direction nf Field Mnrhul von Iliadcnburg. His aim is believed to he the capture nf Libau mid ltiga, which would enable him to harass Hussion columns from Pctrogmd. Further gnins hnve been made hy Hie Herman. The official statement concedes that the positions on the disputed hil No. 110, nenr Ypres, nud that the Ilriti-h weie nhlo to retake only part nf them. VIKNNA, May . via London. . The victorious Austrian advance con tinues ulenj: the entire west (liilician front, neenrdiug to mi announcement made hv the war office today. Hiissinu prisoners to the number of oO.OOO hnve been tnken. PENNSY FOE OF , LEE CALLED TRAITOR WASHINGTON, Mny G.-At Hie resumption. todny of the ledernl in dnstriul relations investigation into the labor conditions on the Pennsyl vania railroad, K. K. Fierce, orfln uer of tho Hrotherhood of llndrond Finployes, was on Iho stnnd. Fierce, questioned by Commissioner Womstook, insisted Hint Fennsylvaniu discharged in wholesale loth men who joined the Shopmen's union. "I do not snv tho Pennsylvania oh jccls to five or ten per cent of their men being organized, hut when the nrgnnmition shows grout strength, the company sets its machine in mo Hon to wipo them out of existence." Pierce nttnoked . 0. Lee, presi dent of Hie Hrotherhood of Hailwny Trainmen, for his part in tho JHH shopmen's strike. "W. O. Lee," snid Mr. Pierce, "ad dressed n joint meeting of shopmen and transportation men nt Harris burg. Leo said to those men Hint if tho Pennsylvania railroad discharged one of Iho shopmen for joining; tho union wo 'have .!."i.000 union trans portalion men nud .f.l,'r00,000 in I fin trensury, mid will use every dollnr and every mini ngninst tho railroad if they discharge thoo shopmen." Tho trainmen said to Iho shepmen: 'Striko and we'll go with .von,1 Hut tho train men didn't striko with them. If ever ii man was guilty of high treason ngninst his fellows it is fl. Lee." Capture 2000 French 11KHL1N. May (1, via London, 7 p. m. -In n flermau official statement issued today the nniiounceinent iri made (hut flemuui soldiers forced the French troops to evacuate their po sitions in the Aill.v wood nml can-l lured mote Hum 2000 Ficnuhmeii, UNIONISM ITALY GROOMS TOR WAR MOVE ASPEACELOOMS Despite Inclination of Austria to Territorial Demands, Military Ac tivity Alonp;Border Marked Pre pare Defense for Venice Art Treas tires. ON TDK ITALIAN FItONTIKIt, Wednesday, May .",, via Paris, May r. At tho same tlmo that the nego tiations between Italy and Austria are being continued, Italy's military preparations nre being completed with as muck energy as though tho country expected to participate in war tomorrow. All the carbineers qnd the customs guards, which In Italy nro attached to leh army, bare been called to tho colors and all military leaves of absence havo been suppressed. The frontier of Italy on the Aus trian sldo has boon strongly forti fied. All the passes are ppitectcd with entrenchments and wire entan glements. Concrete has been used In a number of places In the erection of barricades for tho protection of tho soldiers. Special measures havo been adopt ed for the defenso of Venice and tho art treasures In this city. The naval authorities arc of the optpnlon that long range guns of large callbro arc. sufficient to prevent any hostllo fleet from bombarding the city, but attack from aeroplanes is feared. To af ford protection against the onslaughts of aviators, antl-alrship guns havo been set up at several points around the city and It is believed they will Hiifice to protect Venice from assault above. In addition to tho troops concen trated on the Austrian frontier, an other Italian army has been brought together In tho vicinity of Drindlsl, on the Adriatic. This concentration is interpreted as a sign that Italy foresees the possibility of action In tho Near Kast. 10 GOLF LINKS WASHINGTON, May C President "Wilson was besieged ! In tho whlto Jioubo today by Mrs. I.nwrenco I-vls, Jr., and Mrs, Harry I.owenburg, two Philadelphia woman suffra- gists who refused to accopt word from secretaries that the presldetn would bo unablo to rccelvo a delegation of suffra- ) gists when ho goes to I'htladel- 4 phla Monday to address several 4 hundred newly naturalized cltl- zens. 4- U. OF C. JAP HELP LOSES TO WHITES IlKRKKLFA', Cul., May (k Five Japanese gardeners employed at the University of California havo hecii re placed by white men in pursuance of a university polioy, ltulph P. Merritt, comptroller of tho honrd of regents, snid today. White labor, ho said, would bo used wherever possible. Tho Japanese were discharged April lo, "Tho ranch is nn Atnerienn institu tion," Mr. Merritt explained. "It lias seemed proper to muko it an ideal ranch for white families. Japnncso labor has been employed temporarily in Home positions, hut only until white persons of desirnhlo chnrncter were found to take their places. "Five Japanese servnnts in the ranch houses probably will remain, bncauso they seem suited to tlm work." CHINESE DESIRE Inform Mikado That Agreement to ReRturn German Concession Must Be In Writing Damage for Injury Negotiations Still In Progress 'Twixt Nations. PEKING, May 0, 8:LT p. m. The ultimatum of Jiipnn to China reached tho Japanese legation today. It prob ably was presented to the Chincso government this nftcnioon. TOKIO, Mny 0, U10 p. m. It U understood here Hint Chinn in one nf. the recent answers to Japanese diplo mats who nre conducting the negotia tions over the demands of Tokio, in addition to uskiii Japan to put in writing the promise to restore tho Kino-Chow concession to China, wanted Japan to agree to secure from the allies the right for Chinese dele gates to participate in the pence con ference following- the greut war, to which gathering the ipiestion of tho disposal of Kino Chow should he sub mitted. Japan likewiso was request ed to reimburse China for tho ex penses connected with nnd the dnm uges arising from the campaign Ger many iniidc for tho possession of Kino Chow. Privnte advices declared to be re liable havo reached Tokio from Po-kin-r to the effect Hint Yunn Shi Kni, president of Chinn, is anxious to avoid n rupture. MUKDE.V. via Peking, May 6 The Japanese consular orders Issued May 3j-esulted ln ageneral flight of Jap anese fronrMukden the ' following day. The value of gold yen Increased thirty silver cents and a rich harvest was reaped by exchange broken. All Japanese civilians except a few bank' crs and railway officials now have left tho city. All classes of Chineso viewed tho exodus with stolid Indifference, not insulting or molesting; In any way tho persons leaving tho city. Although tho natives are deeply perturbed, the city remains absolute ly quiet. Japanese troops occupy strategic positions in Mukden, whtlo Chinese troops are reported to bo moving Into position to the souUi ot tho city. Many of the residents la that district are coming north. HANKOW, via Peking. May C. The Japanese barracks hero havo been propared for a siege. Follow ing the consul's advice, many Jap anese have left tho city, although tho Chinese appear wholly Indiffer ent. Several prominent native res idents wero entertained at dinner (Continued on Last Page.) SEBASTIAN TOLD DEATH IS FRUIT OF PUBLIC LIFE LOS ANCIKLFS, mi., Mny C lleforo lie went to court today to again go on tho stand in trial with Mrs. Lillio Pralt, Cliurles K. Sebas tian, nominee for mayor, received n letter from San rtcrmirdjuo, signed, "X. 11. Fnwlcr," warning the police chief to abandon jiublio offieo if hn valued his life, Sebastian said ho considered the letter a joke. Sebastian was not culled to tho stand immediately, the defense elect ing to reoull Mrs. Corn Funis, u friend of Mrs- Pratt, who said ho heard Edith Scrkin, tho 17-ycar-old ward of Mrs. Pratt, tell probation of ficers several weeks ago Hint thero was no truth in tho charges that shn met Sebastian in a lodging house next to police headquarters. Mrs. Funis also asserted that tlm district attor ney summoned her before tho grand jury, niter she had been called as a witness by tho defense. James MoNamara, n police detec tive, testified Hint ho was working un der Sebastian's direction the nlfclit of September 10 last, another nf Urn dates mentioned by Miw Surkiu i couut'otinn with inr hWhiI i4iinjfq with the imlictf official. .'