CENTS16 PAGES J LOS ANGELES HERALDVOI- XXXVII.NUMBER IHO. *PRICE: 50 CENTS gJ»°^3S WEDNESDAY MOHNTNG, MARCH 30, 1910. CTVfTIT' rV»T»TT7C! • »Air.V, «<\u25a0; SUNHAT, »•hlJXljrl^rj L*UllJiiOj on trains, s OBMH

RATE SKIRMISHESEND; LAWYERS TO

BATTLE IN EASTI. C. C. Adjourns Hearing

of Growers' ChargesAgainst Roads

GO TO WASHINGTON

Fruit Raisers ConfidentContentions Will Be

Sustained

fI^HK hearing before Interstate Com-Tiik Itaartng before Interstate Com-merce CwnnUMrtoneri Charleg a.

•*\u25a0 Prouty and Franklin K. Lane ofthe comphiint of the Oullf.or.nla cltrua

fruit grower*, Involving the orango

and lemon freight and refrigeration

rates charged by the Santa Fe, South-ern Pacific and their allied railroadlines, was adjourned at 4:30 o'clockyesterday afternoon until May 11, atwhich time the attorneys for each sidewill argun the case before the commis-sion In Washington, D. C.

The attorneys for the Southern Pa-clflo and Santa Fo were given untilMay 7 to prepare and file their briefs,and the attorneys of the fruit grow-ers were allowed until April 19 to fllntheir briefs, copies of all of which willbe sent to the various interests.

The closing sessioni of the hearingyesterday brought out little new testi-mony that might have a direct bearingon the final conclusions. Those wholiave carefully followed the case, andwho are posted as to the exact status,predict that the commissioners willask for more light as to the pre-coollngand refrigeration rates.

Railroads ConfidentThe attorneys for the fruit growers

concede there are several delicatepoints of law Involved in this proposi-tion, but the railroad attorneys areconfident the railroads will bo »us-tained In their contention.

Attorneys for the railroads also ap-pear confident that the orange andlemon rates will be made permanentlyequal, and that the rate will bo fixedat $1.15. The growers, however, expectfrom the showing they have made to

net the lemon rate reduced to $1, or,In other words, to have the presentinjunction against the $1.15 rate madepermanent. "T

Attorney T. J. Norton of the SantaFj;! discussing the case shortly afterth«s adjournment yesterday said:.

"We have made a good showing. Thecitrus, fruit men have not, introducedone scintilla .of evidence to show thatthe rate on lemons should be lowerthan the rate on oranges. In our ar-gument befor. the Interstate com-merce commission at Washington,May 11. we will attempt to show that-,-. carriers of the pioduct, held respon-sible by law for its safe livery. Itbecomes our duty to have direct super-vision of the pre-cooling and Icing ofthe shipment.

Responsible for Icing"Wo will maintain that the pre-cool,-

ing Is a part of the refrigeration, andthat as wo are legally responsible forthe condition of the fruit on Its arrival,'we ara | gaily obliged to be responsiblefor its refrigeration, and therefore therailroads and no the shippers must'jre-cool, pro-ice and re-ice the fruit."Ifa car breaks down on the desert,

and the railroads are not obliged tore ice It, who will bo responsible forthe fruit?"If the railroads are legally obliged

to re-ice It, as they are, why shouldthey not be held responsible for therefrigeration In all its stages? is ItJust that the railroads be compelled tore ICC only when the growers cannotre-Ice, and tint we should be heldresponsible for the condition of Icebunkers which are under the directcare of the shippers? Hardly! I be-lieve it will be held by the commis-sion that pre-coollng is a part of therefrigeration, -and that as such it Isour duty to pre-cool and re-Ice."

The railroads, however, yesterday didnot offer any evidence to bear up thisstatement, neither has any testimonyso far been Introduced to support It.T!-e roads overlook the fact, or atleast refused to explain it, that thewestMtund ears are refrigerated bythe various pastern shippers wlMoutobjection.

Meat Barons PrivilegeThe Armour, Oudahy, ft : .id

various other meat companies, : wella.1 numerous wholesale concern- deal-ing In cranberries, etc., are allowedto refrigerate their own cars, and hnvedirect charge of the Icing and re-lelng, without objection by the rail-roads, who admitted at a previoushearing involving rates in Missourithat they were glad to get rid of theresponsibility, although it does n<>teliminate their legal responsibility ascommon carriers to deliver the ship-ment intact as originally packed andshipped. '

Ifthis is permissible with westbound |products, why is It not permissiblewith east bound products? ask thecitrus fruit growers.

"Afew years ago sleeping cars were,not necessary," said Attorney Nortonyesterday. "A few years ago re- 'frigerated cars were not necessary.Custom and changing conditions de-mand improvements. The sleeping carand the refrigerator car now are es-sential, and if essential to railroadservice their proper maintenance alsois essential, and If their proper main-tenance Is essential then It Is essentialthat the railroads supervise that main-tenance. ' It is out of the province ofthe shippers, to tell us how we shallhandle their fruit, so long as we de-liver it within the stated time and Itarrives in good

s condition. And it Isdistinctly within the province- of therailroads to ray what the shippersshall not do if they are inclined to

do things which will interfere with ourservice and delivery.

Probers DepartCommissioner Lane left for ' San

Francisco Monday night, and Commis-sioner Prouty left for the- northerncity last night. Attorneys Durbrow,Norton, Call and other lawyers repre-senting the various interests Involvedwill not meet the commission againuntil May 11, when they will go toWashington to make the final argu-

James Peabody, statistical expert forthe Santa Fa, was among the mostimportant witnesses yesterday. Hesubmitted some' Interesting data and,proved ;to be a much, \u25a0, more > valuablewitness than was " the , Southern \u25a0Pa-

INDEX OF

HERALD'S NEWSTODAY

FORECASTFop Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair

Wednesday; warmer; light northeastwind. Maximum temperature yester.day 66 degrees, minimum 46 degrees.

Court holds that man Incompetent to handlebiulnaaa affairs wjih capable of making

will (llspimlnfr of I>lb estato. PAOK 1«

llNrmnif Idttltty IllTailtlSfttftl story of clilMwho nays Him was given away by hermother and treated harshly. PAGE 9

Hiuklll:i hold up and rob auto party con-tnlnliiK three women; return Jewels '"'\u25a0

I cause money m sought. PAGE 9Drawing for government lamia at Yuma

mi. todny and famous farm will beraffled off. PAOB 3

Stanton's gubernatorial campaign openedat big '•booster" banquet. PAGE 11

Heal estate dealers at banquet opposemerging of public offices. PAOB 9

City Council frames ordinance reducing\u25a0p**4 of trolley cars. ' PADS 0

City Attorney Hewitt given permission bycouncil to proceed against Southern Pa-cific to recover Fifth street. PAOB 5

Council forces city hall sale In new ordi-' nance. PAGE DWoman cries "Liar!" at brother-in-law In

I.ayton suit trial. PAGB 6More land In I*on Angeles bought by Mil-

lionaire Skinner. ' PA(SK 1Cornerstone for $100,000 high school at Hol-

lywood Is lnld with much ceremony. PAOB 6City Attorney answers critics of proposed

harbor bond Issue and points out fallaciesIn their contention that project Is 111advised. PAOB 8

Citrus fruit rate hearing before Interstatecommerce commission adjourned to meetIn Washington May 11. , PAGB 1

Editorial. PAGE! 4Society and music PAGE) 4Clubs. , PAOW 7Theaters. PAGH 7

Marriage licenses, births, deaths. PAQH ItNews of the court*. . PAGE] 5Mines and oil fields. PAGE 13Markets and financial. PAGE 12Citrus fruit. PAGE 11Building permits. PAGE 11

News of the water front. PAGE 11Sports. PAGE! 10

SOUTH CALIFORNIA-Venice society girl crashes Into telebone

pole with auto and escapes uninjured.

\u0084: PAOB 14Orange Blossom mining property Is' sold

under hammer to machinist for wages due 'from company. \u25a0 PAGE! 3

Association building fund In Pasadena ma-terially aided In one day's work. PAGB It

Woman taking first lessons In handlingautomobile runs down and fatally Injureschild at Long Beach. PAGE 14

COASTSanta Barbara Infant dies within fifteen

minutes after putting bottle contain-ing strychnine to Its mouth. PAGE 1

Thomas Foreman and Gertrude Selfert,who eloped from Ban Diego Mondayfor second time, captured In canyon

. near Descanso. PAOB 1State supreme court renders decision

practically Invalidating the Otis- IWalker antl-bettlnc law. . . PAOE 10

Armed women drive surveyors oft farmsIn Washington; trouble expected. I'AUB 3

Aged ranchman living near Marphfleld,Ore., wounds wife, tries to kill daughterand girl companion, and commits fili-cide. . PADa I

Two delegates to T. W. C. A. confer-ence at Santa Crui urge that cam-paign be started In Nevada miningcamps. ... PAGE 3

EASTERN .Madriz Is a torturer, says brother of

Gen. I'hHinorro. I'AQB 1Tha funeral of Justice Brewer will be held

In Leavenworth, Kns. PAGE TSenate opposition to Taft's conservation

bills Is revealed. PAGE! 2Joint conference between representatives of

300,000 coal miners and operators falls.PAQH l

Indian commissioner announces numerouschanges In management of reservations.

PAGO tJ. J. HIM predicts greatest traffic conges-

tion next fall In history of America.PAG El I

Colorado.. Utah,. Wyoming and New Mex-ico, are swept by wind, rain and snow;bridge over Great Salt Lake Is batteredby waves and embankments damaged.

PAGE 1Allds resigns from New York senate and

goes home branded as bribe taker. PAGE 1Mexican slavery make* tool of United .

States, Is claim of Pennsylvania repre-sentative. I'AOB 2

FOREIGNSeven hundred students make demonstra- \u25a0'

tion against Roosevelt in Cairo; fright-ened guests leave hotel. PAOB 1

Miidrlz regime one of torture, declaresChamorro, brother of general. PAGE 1

Fierce debate In .commons over restrictingprivilege of house of lords. PAQB 1

700 ANGRY STUDENTSDENOUNCE ROOSEVELT

March to Hotel and Make Demonstra-tion—Guests, Fearing Violence,

Leave —Former Presi-dent Out

CAIRO, Egypt, March 29.—FormerPresident Roosevelt's address before

| the Egyptian university has arousedtho extreme nationalists to a state affury.

Bevel) hundred students this evening:marched to his hotel and demonstratedagainst him, shouting "Down with au-tocracy; give us a constitution."

The demonstrators were applaudedby the many spectators, and some ofthe guests left the hotel, fearing vio-lence.

Col. Roosevelt was not at the hotel atthe time, but drove up shortly after-ward. He said he had heard the noise,

(•which reminded him of American col-i lege boys, but he had no idea that ho\v;is the cause of It.

Another protest meeting was heldthis evening, at which speeches lessviolent than at the first meeting were

I made. Great efforts were put forth to

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIATO GET $2,000,000 ESTATE

SAN FKANCISCO, March 29.—The$2,000,000 estate of the late TheodoreKearney of Fresno ia to become a partof the iand holdings of the Universityof California, according to a decreehanded down by Judge Cooper Of theappellate court.

Kearney, who was an early residentof Fresno, laid out a vast tract andplanted it In vines. When he died InEurope, In 1906, his will, filed in Fres-no, gave his entire estate, valued at$1,600,000, to the University of Califor-nia.

POSSE CAPTURESELOPERS AFTER

15-MILE FLIGHTYoung Lochinvar Fires at

His Pursuers WhenHard Pressed

COUPLE DETERMINED

John Foreman and' Ger-trude Seifert Twice

Foiled in Plans

SAN DJKC.O, March 29.—At bay in acanyon six miles from Descanso,with the revolvers of two members

(if a posse leveled at him, Thomas Fore-man was forced to surrender tonight.The youiiK Liicliit'.var and hla compan-ion, Minx (iertrude Seifert, who elopedlast night from San Diego for the sec-ond time, had covered fifteen miles intheir flight. They were forced toabandon an automobile in which they

Btarted because it stuck in a snowbank

TRpi-dal to The UoraM]

Hard pressed when they left the car,Foreman turned on his pursuers, firedseveral shota at them and threati tiedto kill both hln betrothed and hlm.splf

if driven to bay. Then tho eloperseluded the posse and continued theirflight afoot. They fled toward themountain fastnesses in which patheticscenes in the romance of Kainona andAlexsandro, those other sweethearts ofmission days, were laid, but they weronot to escape. After they had strug-gled on for miles, with bruised feet andwith faces and clothing torn bythorns and brush, they were forced tosurrender.

Deputy Sheriff Charles Ellis caughtsight of the eloping couple a few milesfrom Descanso about 8 p. m. When heconfronted the pair the boy coveredhim with a gun. Ellis tried to argueand coax, but young foreman was ob-durate. He forced the deputy to walkon ahead, and then disappeared in thebrush with the jglrl.

Reinforced by Jake Swycaffer, an ex-pert trailer, Ellis took up the pursuitanew. After going pome distance hesaw a fire in a canyon, where thefugitives were In camp, over a hang-Ing rock. The deputies covered themwith guns and ordered "hands up."

At first young Foreman refused tosurrender, but after some parley heand his companion gave themselvesup. They were taken to the hotel atDescanso, where the girl was giveninto the custody of John Setfert, herfather. Joseph Foreman, who wasalso there, took charge of his son.

The fugitives, were In a pitiableplight as a result of their rough tripafter their automobile broke down.Young Foreman's faco was badly

scratched by the bushe*. and hisclothing was in tatters. The girl hadnot fared quite so badly, her com-panion having gone first through theunderbrush.

Young Foreman, when taken, had asmall arsenal of firearms on his per-son. He .said he would yet marry MissSoifert. He declared that tholr rela-tions had been entirely proper. They

talked matters over In the canyon anddecided she should return home fortwo years and obey her parents, onthe condition that she bo not com-pelled to go to Europe with them andthat, .she be permitted to correspondwith Foreman. The latter, according

to the plan, was to go back to schooland prepare to support his bride of thefuture.

Miss Seifert, in a talk with an of-ficer, said she was willingto go backto her home. She insisted, however,that she would yet marry her youth-ful sweetheart. She said that theiroriginal plafi was to stay secreted in(amp until the pursuit ended, whenthey would go somewhere and bA mar-ried.

Mr. Foreman, sr., during a confer-ence at the hotel after the capture,suggested that probably the best planwould be to let his son and Miss Sei-fert have their wish and be married.He thought they had shown courageand determination and that they de-served to win their fight for matri-mony. But Mr. Seifert was obdurate.He declared that hU daughter shouldcome home and obey her parents.

The couple eloped last night. MissSeifert evaded the vigilance of herparents, knotted bed sheets togetherand slid down the Improvised rope tothe ground, where her youthful sweet-heart, armed with U\o big revolvers,was awaiting her. Together the pairstole silently to the waiting automobileand were away through the night inthe direction of the Cuyamaca moun-tains.

Determined to Wed

The sensational development in thelove affairs of the young couple fol-lowed tho return of the pair from San-ta Ana, where they were arrestedMarch 21 after an unsuccessful attempt

to reach I,os Angeles, where they ex-pecred to be married.

Deputy Sheriff Thomas, stationed atDescanso, was the first to see the run-away couple as the machine spedthrough the village early this morning.

He notified the San Diego police, and,

organizing a posse, took up the trull ofthe automobile, overtaking it a mileand a half beyond Descanso. The ma-chine was stuck in a snowbank.

When he saw the posse approachingForeman grabbed the girl by the arm,and the. two ran swiftly to a clump ofbrush, Into which they plunged. As heran he fired several shots at the pursu-ers who refrained iYom replying forfear of hitting the girl.

When ordered to surrender Foremanhotly declaed he would kill as many ofhis pursuers as he could and then killthe eirl and himself.If the elopers could have kept In

hiding a few hours longer, It is possiblethat they would have escaped capturathrough the assistance of anotherposse made up of friends. Many ofthe people of Descanso resented theact! ; of the posse in hunting thecouple as if they were criminals and

fifteen men were ready to go to tin;

aid of the youth and his sweetheart.Foreman Is 17 years of age and MissSeifert 15.

Second Elopement

NATURALIST AGASSIZ DIESCAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 29.—Al-

exander Agasslz, naturalist and presi-

dent of the ("alunict and Hecla Miningcompany, died yesterday on the steam-er Adriatic, Southampton for NewYork. The news was received In awireless message today.

Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Over Great SaltLake Endangered by Furious Storm

Top, left, eastern approach to main bridge; top, right, Bear river sink; bot.

torn, main bridge, eleven miles long.

300,000 AWAITWORD TO STRIKE

COAL MINERS MAY GO OUTTHURSDAY NIGHT

Immediate Increase in Wages Only

Thing That Will Avert Strug.1 gle—Conference Proves

Failure

[Associated Press]

CINCINNATI, March Only im-

mediate increases in wages will pre-vent numerous and widespread strikesIn the bituminous coal mines, Involving300,000 miners, according to action tak-en by a special committee <5f the UnitedMine Workers here late today, 'enow-ing the final disagreement and dissolu-tion of the Joint conference of the cen-tral competitive field.

The terms proposed by the miners forthe continuation of work after the ex-piration of the present agreements atmidnight Thursday will admit of nocompromise so far as wages are con-cerned.

On other questions there is room foragreement, and the general trend ofopinion tonight is that no lengthy sus-pension will be the result except in afew fields.

The most threatening aspect over-shadows Pennsylvania and Illinois sec-tions.

Briefly, the miners' demands are thatall operators agree to pay increasedwages of 5 cents a ton on pick-minedscreened coal, with proportionate ad-vances for other methods oS mining andoutside labor, as a prerequisite to ne-gotiations on other questions.

With the advance in pay assured,

work may be continued in the minesaffected pending solution of the minorpoints, provided the national executiveboard of the union approves action tothis effect by district officers.

The national board is made the finalpower so far as the union is concerned,but it is .expressly forbidden to modifythe. wage' demands.

A provision Is made that agreementsmay be signed by states, districts orgroups of districts. This may have abeneficial effect in Ohio and Indiana.Only a few operators in these states, ItIs thought, will hold out against theadvance. The provision may also workbeneficially in the southwestern fields.

Most of the operators have left thecity except the Pennsylvania men, andthose that remained tonight expressedsatisfaction with the outlook.

The Ohio and Indiana operators be-lieve each., district, will reach an agree-ment. The executive board of the min-ers will take up its work in, Indianapo-lis tomorrow. (

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INFANT GETS POISON;DIES IN 15 MINUTES

Small Quantity of Strychnine in Bot.

tie That Was Without LabelQuickly Causes Con.

vulsions

SANTA HAKIUnA, March 29.—JohnLeonardo Paigliotto, 19 months old,

died at duletu, a few miles north ofhero, iliisjnorning fifteen minutes afterhe had placed an old strychnine bottleto his mouth.

The infant was playing around thehouse and found a bottle from whichthe label had been erased. Childlike,the first Impulse was to place it In hismouth. Seeing the movement, themother commanded the child to throwIt away.

Convulsions began In a few minutes,

and the child died within fifteen min-utes. The Palgllottos are well-to-dofarmers of tho tioluta district.

[Special to The Herald]

AMERICAN HEIRESS WEDSA HUNGARIAN NOBLEMAN

Daughter of the Late Marcus Daly IsMarried in New York to

Count Sigray

NEW YORK, March 29.—Miss HarrietHolmes Daly, daughter of the lateMarcus Daly of Butte, Mont., was mar-ried to Count Anton Sigray of Buda-pest this afternoon at the home of thebride on Fifth avenue.

The ceremony was performed by Mgr.

Lavelle. The couple will travel in Eu-rope.

CARNEGIE IS GREETED BYDAUGHTER OF FORMER BOSS

TRINIDAD, Colo.. March 29.—An-drew Carnegie passed through Trinidadtonight, en route from Pasadena toPlttsburg. As Mr. Carnegie alightedfrom his private CM he was greetedby Mrs. M. W. Babcock, whose father,David Bennett, was a boyhood friendof the steel magnate. Mr. Carnegie re-called the fact that Mr. Bennett gavehim his first position as a weaver's as-sistant at a wage of $^.60 a month.

ALLDS RESIGNS;IS DISGRACED

NEW YORK SENATE BRANDSHIM BRIBETAKER

Conger, Accuser of Convicted Legisla-

tor, Remains in Albany—WillResist Being Driven

Out

[Associated Press!ALBANY. N. V.. March 2 1).—Jotham P. Allrts

went to his home, in Norwich tonight a pri-vate citizen, branded as a bribe-taker by hlnformer colleagues tn the senate, and by hisown act no longer a member of that body.

Senator Conger, who filed the chargesAUds, stayed here to fight.

The tenato indicated today, when It voted40 to 8, that the charges had been sustainedby the evidence brought before It.

Even Conger's enemies admit h« Is a fighter,and the belief Is expressed that ho will oppose

any attempt to drive him out of office aa vig-orous]/ and with as free an expenditure of

money as he attatcked AIM*.

PAYS $100,000 FORSPRING STREET SITE

Millionaire E. F. Skinner, Formerly of

Florida, Adds to His Already

Large Holdings in Cityof Los Angeles

The property at 129-131-133 SouthSpring street was sold yesterday for$120,000 cash, the buyer being Emory F.Skinner, the millionaire lumberman ofFlorida, who was represented In thetransaction by W. Ross Campbell &Co. Miss Theta Lowman, the seller,was represented by Mines & Farish.

The property has'a frontage of fifty-one feet on Spring street and is ISOled in depth, being improved with atwo-story and basement building whichi.'» leased for a term of years at a figure

that gives a fair interest on the moneym\ ested.

Since taking the option on the prop-erty three weak! ago Mr. Skinner hasbeen offered $5000 more for it than thoprice which he patd, but refused theoffer, as he purchased it for invest-ment. After a careful investigation ofthe values in that and other sections ofthe city he has become a firm believerin the future of the north end of thebusiness district of Los Angeles.

Since taking up his residence here sixmonths as" -Mr. Skinner has Investedabout $500,000 in business property,among which will be recalled his pur-chase on Los Angeles street, where haIs now erecting a building for the post-

office substation between Fifth andSixth streets, and the four-story rein-forced concrete building for the PioneerRoll Paper company, on property pur-chased on the west side of the samestreet, between Second and Thirdstreets.

LILLIS, AT CHEAP HOTELTRIES TO BE INCOGNITO

Cudahy's Victim Is Recognized at San

Antonio—Is Heading To.

ward Mexico

[Special to The Herald.]

SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 29.—Notwlth-

Ktamlliih' a strenuous effort to remain Incog-

nito. Hanker Jer« F. Wills of Kansas City,

who figured In the Cudahy scandal, was rccog-

nlied In this city. In order to lose himself hehas changed trains several times, and whilein San Antonio he put up at a very cheap

hotel. What his point of destination Is could

not be learned; It was ascertained, however,that he bought a ticket to Mexico, and thathe-made inquiries about Vera Cruz. He lefthis cheap quarters in a taxlcab and bnarded

a southbound train of the International &Great Northern, which will take him to La-

redo on the Mexican border. Part of his facets •till in bandage, and hU freshly healedwounds and a pair of blue spectacles make

.him anything but prepossessing.

MADRIZ REGIMEONE OF TORTURE

CHAMORRO, INSURGENT'S BRO-THER, MAKES CHARGES

Declares Nicaraguan AdministrationIs One of Barbarity, Under Per-

sonal Direction of the New.

ly Chosen President

NEW ORLEANS. March 29.—Bar-barities are being perpetrated inGranada under the direction of the

Hadrll government, according to Car-los Chamorro, a brother of the leadinginsurgent peneral, Emillo Chamorro,

who arrived here yesterday.Chamorro declared that a wealthy

plantation owner named Caronel wasrecently dragged from his home, whip-ped to the point of laceration undfinally killed because he refused toc'nitribute money in support of theMadrlz faction. Both male and femalerelatives of insurgent leaders, Innocentof any actual attacks on the titulargovernment, have been Imprisoned,Chamorro asserts.

A .stubborn legal fight is promised bythe adherents of the Madriz cause(.gainst the sending out of a proposedfilibustering expedition from this portIn support of the insurrectionary move-ment.

That an extensive filibustering ex-pedition from New Orleans will be sentto Blueflelds seems certain unless thereshould be some Interference on thepart of the United States. Authenticreports say that hundreds of Americanshave been engaged to carry im thewarfare against Madriz. An abundanceof arms also has been secured. Anunique feature of this expedition, ac-cording to well defined reports, Is thatit includes many repeating shotguns

and a liberal supply of buckshot.

LORDS' PRIVILEGESSPLIT THE COMMONS

Balfour Bitterly Opposes Any MeasureRestricting Power of Veto—As.

quith and Redmond

Rally Allies

I.i'N'POX. March 29.—The first day's

debate In the house of commons andPremier Asquith's resolutions dealingwith the veto power of the house oflords proved that the lords will notyield their privileges without a greatstruggle.

A. J. Ralfour, opposition leader In thehouse of commons, declared plainly theIntention of his party was to take thefirst opportunity to repeal any measurerestricting the lords 1 power of veto.

Mr. Asquith's speech put heart intohis conglomerate party, and, the.speeeches of John Redmond for theIrish party and George M. Harnes forthe Laborites, as well as those of therepresentatives of the Welsh constitu-encies, all breathed defiance to thehouse of lords.

WIFE DISCOVERS HUSBANDSHE TRAILED NINE YEARS

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 29.—Aftor trailing for nine years the hus-biin.l who had deserted her, Mrs. RosleLakln of New York city Las finallylocated htm here. The nine years' questhas not softened her feelings againstthe man, and she did her best to havehim indicted by the grand Jury. Fail-ing in this she has caused his arreston n charge of desertion, and it isquite possible that he will have to paya fine of $1000 or go to the rockpile.

Abraham L,akin, up to nine yearsago, was a prosperous manufacturer ofoveralls in Nev York city. Since hisarrival in this city he has been drivinga market wagon. Among his employeswas a pretty young woman, and withher he decided to elope. As soon asthe pair had' disappeared Mrs. I,akintook to their trail, and though shelocated them only once during the nineyears' chase, at Milwaukee, she keptto her quest, with the result that thefaithless one may have to do severalmonths on the rockpile

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THREE STATESSWEPT BY WIND,RAIN AND SNOW

Colorado, Wyoming andUtah Experience Gales

That Level Wires

CLOSE LUCIN CUT-OFF

Waves Batter Big Bridge;Filled-in Approaches

to It Damaged

OGDEN, March 20.—Ripping across(.rent Milt lake at a velocity of 70 rails*an boor, the worst gale slnco the Ogden-

I.iiiIn cutoff wag built, lashed the waterto fury today. Lear waves batteredthe eleven-mile bridge and crumbledthe banks of the approaches at eitherend. The bridge remained firm, but theapproaches were so badly damaged thattraffic across the cutoff had to be aban-

doned. ThU greatest of engineering

feats, achieved under the direction ofllarrlman, at a cost of million*. Is be-ing patrolled by trackmen tonight. ItIn believed extensive repairs will beuecehHitry before the cutoff can be usedagain.

[Associated Prwi]

CHICAGO, March 29.—A ter-rific rain, snow and sleet storm,accompanied by high winds,which is raging through easternColorado and western Nebraska,has cut off Denver from wirecommunication with the east andhas caused much delay to railtransportation.

According to reports receivedby the telegraph companies here,trains on the Union Pacific andother western railroads travers-ing that territory, are stalled inhuge snowdrifts, and the rotarysnow plows have been called intoservice to relieve the blockade.

The storm appears to have di-minished in the eastern slope ofthe Rockies and moved rapidlyeastward, the heavy snow beingfollowed in its wake by a severesleet storm.

EARTH APPROACHESTO BRIDGE DAMAGED

OGDEN, Utah, March 29.—The -.rorststorm experienced on the Great Saltlake since the construction of the rail-road across the lake early today

churned the waters into a maelstrom,

and sent waves of great height againstthe embankments of the Oeden-Lucincutoff, washing ou: part of the eastand west approaches to the bridge andcausing a tieup of all traffic on thuSouthern Pacific for an indefiniteperiod.

The railroad officials expect to makerepairs which will permit the resump-tion of traffic by tomorrow night, theysay, but are not confident. The fullextent of thu damage is not known.

The wind attained the proportionsof a hurricane at an early hour thismorning, the storm gauge at Midlake,in the center of the bridge, recordinga velocity of seventy miles an hour.Three washouts were reported earlytoday.

It is stated hero that a mile and ahalf of the Western Pacific track wasdestroyed on the south shore of GreacSalt lake.

STORM LEVELS ALL WIRES

STRUNG EAST FROM DENVER

DENVER, March 29.—Wind of al-most hurricane violence, accompaniedby heavy rain and now, today almostcut oft from the outside world the en-lire region between Kansas City andCalifornia. From Santa Fe, N. M.,well into central Wvomine the stormhas rag«d iinca last night, prostratingtelegraph and telephone poles, delayingrailroad traffic and blocking country,roads,

The Western Union lost practicallyevery wire to tlio east of Denver earlythis morning. Two telephone wires,the only ones available, were pressedinto service, but they, too, soon wentdown before the storm. The Postalhad a wire during the morning, but lostit before noon, and.for several hoursevery wire from the east into Denverwas silent. 4

Furious winds swept Great Salt Lakeand piled the heavy waters of the saltsea against the embankments of theOgden-Lucin cutoff until railroad tniftc over the Southern Pacific via 1. Icutoff was suspended.

Around Julesburg, Colo., lendstretches of telegraph poles were blov i

down, blocking overland telegratraffic, while high Wlndl, rain Isnow tore down the wires on the 101and central routes Via Pueblo a -through Kansas.

Telegraph and telephone comparira

have dozens of men out repairingbroken wires, but it will probably bamany hours before lervice is restoredto anything like normal conditions.

Heavy snow is reported iit Santa Fe,N. M.. with a temperature of 24 above,

a drop of 32 degrees since yesterday.The snow extends ull the way to cen-tral Wyoming.

SNOW BLOCKS TRAFFIC ONCAR LINES IN CHEYENNE

CHEYENNE, Wyn., March 29.—Heavy snow, driven in sheets before aftfty-mile-an-hour gale, is prevailiiißtoday over eastern Wyoming amiwestern Nebraska. Wires are down inmany places and trains are being de-layed.

Street car traffic here has been dis-

continued and many wires are downon the Union Pacific railroad. TrainNo. 2 on this road is snowbound atEgbert, and No. 5 is snowbound atBoris.

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