North Carolina Newspapers

PAPER IN 'NORTH CAROLINA iL mi iCa IL Jrk tJ) IL IE i? Jl . W W il ll "Ol JPii nn EIARLO NEW H NIGHT EDITION JLL it PAGES TODAY "Greater Charlotte's Home Newspaper" Established: Daily, 1888 Sunday 1910. CHAHL(r, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1911. Price: Daily 2c; Sundav oc. THUT IE3 ID A a T 1C1 S T H" TO) (T 7 If M P TfoJ TC HE M If t1 MM Guilty Soys Juiy In Ihe J. M. Bol e jack jury Returned Verdict at 3:20 This Afternoon Finding Bole- ir.ck Guilty of Murder in the First Degree Had Killed! His Wife. I i The Jury Accompanied the! Verdict With a Recommen-i elation of Clemency Judge' Will Announce His Sentence! Later. MUPPER IN FIRST BEGREE, Guilt v of murder in ttie lirst .ir-ifr, with a recommendation i'r mercy," was the cerdict hrought in at ;':"J o'clock in the i ;i:-- of ). X. Bole jack, who shot . nl kilh d his wife on New Year's I n . The sentence means death in i he electric chair unless the crnor intervenes. ,.-.,-"..-,.- -..--,.-.-.,-1 cynunittee of senators. lie was accom-i-iise of James N Bolejack j panioc! to the Macon residence by John 1 With i he murder 'of his wife.T- Boifuillet and F. W. Stetson. The ,if-i r In. .ne mi Mori 1 ,r, v i oli New Years day and in liffii mi I rial t-'.Ai on l-i v ;inil In-1 was given to the jury today at L ' ,. 'eing prevented by important pub o.'i.m U. Judge Adams, after the at-' ,busu.,csa fro.m accompanying your . ih vs had 'finished their speeches, : husband s remains to Georgia, I have, ,.:.'i,.red his chyrue to the jury, going - the president's direction, designa n. ovi.lPncn i bill had t.een . iwi former Governor Folk, solicitor of .mttipil r4iiil in rol'nl I v pxtilamimi la v and the principle the jury .Id be guided by in reaching a - t, i't. This occupied about of an hour. three ' i Yr.r im-vmeu in the. case are: ( ......l;,s. J. A. Westmoreland. L. G. I lH-l-r. W. II. Stuart, I. W. McGinn. ' : : I. Faulkner. W. W. Xoles. T. Irwin 1 " atie. W. L. By rum, K. f Hilton ; l. Rcnfrow and .1. Walker Wil- r.dU jnck was put on the .stand yes ;i'.);. afternoon: The most remark m- t'-alure of his testimony, admit ",j .jfter objection by the prosecu Hon. was that be intended tO taKe l.t : :-wn life jutf before t he shot ife and left a note to this i. lie intended, he said, to use revolver ho had for this pur- id- 1 I'l- t t . i -1 : , . 1-. n-.iL' iiiLTTil rr I . in Ins memorandum ook, read as-. t - - T 1 e : The Note. " I'harlottr. Dec. :JO.il.n. To the pub- !''-. my ii'-' and daughter is the cause of ii I nam ail my friends to know lius. I want Mr. James Porter to :-"e that 1 have decent burial. I have insurance iu the Metropolitan. 1 want y,r. James Porter to see that my boy, llw. ood. gels a. good home and ;.' i au education, and no one is to I 1m in.- nnlv my -:tep-daugliter, and 1 - .n.i the worid lo Know it. I took niip trom down in poverty. I could .uni lots, so good bye." 'Ihe spelling of the note was de- 'iie in some places. The note wan 'i-iiiid on Bolejack's person by Ser '.',)ii l'oniugton, of the police force, II i-.io arrested him and who staled iii 1 1 he also found on the defendant ii' bottles of lemon extract, and an mui.i. purp. These were offered in t i'1enT. i he objection of the prosecution to 1 " Emission of the. note halted the i . vdiugs until the deposition of Mriv Alontooth, " neighbor of the i '')! iiek's, had jeen admitted and ":kI. She lold in the dcposiliou of ''ing seen Bolejack, on the morn i "-c oi ihe (shooting, acting in a pe '"'iyr manner and that she told her I'ir'-'aud that morning that she bc I ' L'I Bolejack was going crazy. At point Mr. C. W. Tillett, Jr., at- I 'lii.-v Tor the defendant, stated to tl" .'-ourt that the defense of ha h-iii was insanity and that the rela "on. with members of his family II '-re introduced only to substantiate ' ' 1 ' ' ontention. Bolejack on the Stand. 'I'i'm- prisoner, on the stand, said he v ;c !..: vears old. He said lie nuu ii'ei-ed stroke of paralysis in his i .iiJe, aud that he had received an - in bis forehead, which left a V ersion iu his skull, and told also -I i knife wound in his back. Both he claimed, were inflicted by step-son, Sam Hill, four, years when be and his step-son had tiUit. The defendant's testimony interspersed with "I don't know" i I don't remember" throughout. 'Maimed he did not remember the loling and the incidents leading up ' He said for almost the last two i -1 '-fi he had abstained trom Intoxi- until a short wnue ueioi .hooting, and that when he '"l-e over he teemed to have a ,:'iia for drinking anything aud ' i v thing he could get. He had a lot of lemon extract, Jamaica :-"iger and whiskey, he said, among things. He claimed that hejw. Davis, "Wilmington; Harry Skin- M.-r ! '1 been run away from his home 'j his family when he entered 'lenuous objections to the presence ""'re of a man named Harmon, who ' ' said, was too familiar with his 'ef daughter. Hin step-son, Sam "'!!. and his wife, he claimed, were ,o ones who drove him away from ,,! home. Born in Stokes County. The defendant said he was born in 'okes county, .this slate; lived in In- "ana for 11 vears. came back to "ukes county and lived for 10 years, 1 Herbert Drewry and Mrs. Robert Rid ,uci in Greensboro for 8 years and ley and a brother, Mr. James McKee tContinued on Page Nine.) Purnell, all of Norfolk, Va , . Case yrnnnpr Tn V fililHIir muunui- - u By Associated Press. Macon, (Ja., Feb. 19. A message of sympathy and condolence trom Tres- ident. Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan penned in the hand of the lat her, was delivered to Mrs. A. O. Ba i con, widow of the lamented senator, (Wednesday night, shortly after the , arrival of the funeral train in Macon, j The message was delivered in person j by ex-Governor Joseph W. Folk of ; Missouri, solicitor of the state de partment, who was dispatched on the mission by the secretary of state. For- iner Governor Folk came with the Mne iuiius. Staic Feb. 17. My Dear ivtrs. Bacon: to deliver to yuu h message 01 conuuieiice . and sympathy. uuring past year 1 nave oeen inrown Into iniimate association with the sen- IU ane-uiou 10 ..., ,,uw af..?,u "1rv appreciation o his great ability, his tireless industry and nis -onsc-ientious devotion to duty. He 110 iuih'i ui .ii vugLii iu 1111; ccmne ueparimcnc, as wen as ro rue j senate, and wiM be missed by all who jare connected with, the administration. 1 esneciallv by those who deal with for- ieign affairs. , j "His death is a personal loss and I i share your sorrow. But more sooth ing than any words must bo the con 'solalion that you find in the fact that he rendered a large, a conspicuous service to his country and won the respect and admiration of all who . ., ..,.- u;. 1HI.U UlUiJltll lliidliuiin w-iiu mm. "His life was rich in fruitage, and crowned with that 'loving flavor' which is rather to bo chosen thau sil ver and gold. His good name and his wide extended fame are to you a sacred possession, and to his children and grandchildren a priceless heritage. "Sincerely yours, "(Signed) "WILLIAM .TENMlNGb BRYAN. "To Mrs. A. O. Bacon, "Macon, Ga." CIPITSL cm Special to The News. Raleigh," Fel. 19. Officers brought Ernest Mitchell, colored, from Win ston-Salem today to await trial here on the charge of criminal assault in House Creek township, this count;-. He was captured in Winston-Salem on a warrant swont out by ustico of the Peace M. J. Carlton here. An amendment to the charter of the Hall Furniture Company, Spray clianaes the name to the vall Furni ture Company. A. D. Wall is president of the corporation. There are 164 building and loan as sociations in this state of which only 9G have made the regular annual re ports to the commission of insurance in compliance with state statute. The commissioner says that examinations of the associations show that the;- are nearly all prospering well. There is upwards of ten millions of dollars in vested in the associations. Nev asso ciations are being formed at Dunn, Harnett county, and at Troy, Mont gomery county. Tho executive commission of the North Carolina Bar Association, at a Tneetinsr hist held here, has selected Wrightsville Beach as th3 place for holding the -next annual meeting on June 29 to July 1. The committee will now give special attention to the preparation of a program that will be one of the most attractive tho asso ciation ever had. The committee con- si c-ts nf A. W. McLean, Lumberton, T. ner, ureenvine; i. jaoihud, xiduc ville, A. B. Andrews, Jr., and J. Craw ford Biggs, Raleigh. Mrs. John S. McKee is deau after a lingering illness. She died Tuesday nisrht at the home of her husband, Dr J. S. McKee. The funeral was held from the Church of the Good Shep herd this morning. The deceased was a daughter of the late Judge Thomas R. Purnell of the federal court. She is survived by her husband and a little son. also ny iwo sisters, iura. IS, BACON BRIAN ID FROM 1LS0N NEWS BUDGET FROM STATE'S A-v : AIASKAWIAQ B IlL PASSES BOTH BRUME By Associated Press. j 'Washington, Feb. P.. Administr.a- j tion leaders were confident today that' before the end' of the. week President j Wilson would sign the bill authoris ing him to build a thousand mile of railroad from ait Alaskan seaport to tap the coal lielus in Ihe interior. The-i measure has passed both branches of! congress and today advanced to eon--t'erenee on house amendments. 1 As passed by the house list night, "-'Co to S7, the bill would authorize the president to construct the rail road with $35,000,000 to be appropria ted from the treasury ami in his own discretion to have the line operated by the government or leased to pri-i vate contractors. The senate bill pro-; posed a bond issue of $-10,000,000 toi be redeemed out of Alaska's resources, ' to finance the project. Sentiment in the senate is strong! for the bond issue while in the house.1 Representative Fitzgerald's proposal to have the money taken directly from the United States treasury was' adopted by a vote of to ST. Con-j j v - j huim iittj OV'll. IV. (1 i u n i, 1 1 j vi io- j agreement as to methods would long' delay action. RECONCILE OE MHUl! ID Tl By Associated Pass. ! :' prospect that a great legal battle I is impendius and the attorneys lor Washington, Feb. 1?. Reorganiza-, Pai.n ute w ill be very careful in ac tion of several senate committees j lccting jurymen. One of the attorneys raav be necessary because, of the. t:;,se expressed the opinion , r " ,, ,. ,, ,. i todav (hat Ihe case would not be death ol Chairman Bacon o the or- . . , , . , 1.Jt. :h i concluded -be I ore next .Monday night. eign relations committee. A commit- tee on committees is charged with i looking after such matters but m a case as important as this a democrat ic caucus probably will be called to decide. It it. assumed that Senator Stone will succeed to the vacant chairman ship cot only because he is the rank ing member of the committee but because he is eblieved tc desire the post. If Senator Stone should be ap pointed the nthe committee, on In dian, affairs of which he is chairman would be left without a head. The ranking member of that committee is Senator Myers but he i.s chairman of the committee on public lands and might not care to change. if he should not the next ranking member is Senator Ashurst. lie is chairman of the committee on indus trial expositions and probably would 1 be glad to exchange. There would then have to be settled the tfuestion as to who should succeed him. Tg Senator Myers preferred to give up his present chairmanship for that of the committee on Indian affairs, Senatoh Smith, of Arizona, the rank ing member of the public lands com mittee, probably would succeed him He is now chairman of the commit tee on irrigation and reclammatioii of arid lands. Senator Italic is the ranking member of that committee aud he is chairman of the committee on forest reservations and protection of game. Almost any change suggested would necessitate so many other shifts that it is thought best to submit the en tire subject for caucuts adjustment. 1 OF FIFTEEN YEARS. m I he New- Dry Uoods Store ot J. t. !vey & Uo,, &. will throw open its doors, in The New Springs Build- & ing, Monday, February 19th,, and iiivitcs the general public to call and inspect a complete stock of Dry & & Goods bought at very low prices. , The public will get & $L the benefit of good goods at reasonable prices." This was the announcement carried in THE 3& CHARLOTTE NEWS, fifteen years ago today, by J this local store. Since the opening day this store fv, has not missed a daily issue of THE CHARLOTTE Sj M- NEWS. Mr. J. B. Ivey, the head of this store, will k tell you that he owes a large part of his success as one of Charlotte's leading merchants, to his adver- j H tising in THE CHARLOTTE NEWS. J S . The advertisement fifteen years ago was "set" in THE NEWS office by John J. Williams, the same k yg compositor, who "set" the ad in today's paper, an S nouncing this store's Anniversary Sale. The ad f if S teen years ago was only two columns, down seven x j7 lncnt" tuuav il io NEWS fifteen years ago j& pages. loaay, seven columns iourxeen pages. Charlotte Grows THE NEWS Grows THE S lg NEWS' Advertisers Grow ; w -.o w -.f- w ; .r ? f f I" O f fl 1 1 THE WEATHER. f-orecast for . North Carolina: Rain tonight, colder in south- v west portion: Friday, air, much colder. Moderate and variable windy, becoming brisk west. j r -. ..- -.. 'tr 'it -t? 'ir i r JETTON HE ST O'CLOCK TODAY One Hundred Special Venire men Present at Opening of Court, But Selection of lury Was Postponed Till 2:30 O'clock. Thirteen Veniremen From Township No. 13 Senator John Sharpc Williams Ex- . pectcd Here as Character . Witness. The one hundred special venire- ' men, summoned (o sippear at the ;ourt. house today to furnish a jury ; lo try K. .. Jetton for the murder i of Dr. W. II. Woolen, at Davidson (on February loth, were present when i court was called to order thus morn j inc. but owing to the fact that the 'case of J. N. Bolcjack was stil j unfinished, the selecting of the jury j was pui off until o'clock this : afternoon. It is expected that it will take I most of the afternoon to select the ! jury ;ud il is the opinion of some SUiat th- lark may not be finished l-c ; lore tomorrow morning, as there is r?0lj, side- are keeping their cards conccel'.d. so to spenk, and are care- fully conferring with witnesses and gjving every indication of intending to put up the best fight possible for their nde of Ihe case. Thirteen Veniremen from Township Thirteen. Another coincidence has been point ed out in connection with the draw ing of the special venire. This is th fact that thirteen of the veniremen were drawn from township No. B. which is Morning Star township. The other unusual incident of the sum moiling of the venire was that which oceiued when the names were bring drawn from a box by a little S-year-old boy, who.iVr-w out the names "It. M. Jetton." John Sharp Williams to Be Here. One of the most interesting state ments in connection with the cae today is that Senator John Sharpe Williams, of Mississippi, will be pres ent at the trial to testify as to the character of Mrs. Jetton, whose story of the tragedy at Davidson is to have such larae influence in the outcome of the case. Senator Wil liams, it is said, is expected to ar rive in the city tonight. Dr. Robert W. Shipp, a well known physician of Austin, Texas, a brother of Mrs. Jetton, arrived in the city day before yesterday to bep resent during the trial. Mr. W. T. Stewart, vicep resident of the Gulf and Ship Inland Railway, and Mr. C. R. Kemp, claim agent of the same road, hav also arrived in tho city from Gull port, Miss., the former home of Mrs. (Continued ou Tage Nine.) live iuii tuiuuixiio. was six columns, eight mm of jury E 0! nutny COMMITTEE By Associated Press. Washington. Feu. P'. With tlic re turn here of the federal reserve or ganization committee after an extend ed tour, interest was revived today in the question of the location of the re gional reserve banks. On this point Secretaries McAdoo and Houston were emphatic that, there would be no decision until after thv had thor oughly studied their data. They wero at their desks early to day beaming with optimism regarding Ihe financial situation of the conn try. They declared they found on their tour a practically unanimous senti ment among bankers and business men that the new currency law would benefit business conditions and. furth ermore, that the measure was a gretil step in advance. Secretary McAdoo. expressed the hope today that the new system would be in operation before next autumn but said that iT it should no! be the resources of' the treasury would again be placed at the disposa' of the business interests f the coun try. : GOETHALS T By Associated Prf ss. New York. I-Vh. 19 The United Fruit steamer .Moiapan. wtiieji report ed yesterday that rlu- had pausd in her voage to this txirt from Panama in an effort to aid Ihe schoomr Kineo in trouble off Cape Haiteras sent a wireless message today say lug that, she hail given us lh search for the .-ebooner and would rrah New York late today. Among tin pas sengers is Col. George W. Goclhals, who is coming to confer with Pres ident Wilson o ei -permanent jrgan- ization of the Panama canal zone. SE PISSES By Associated Press. Columbia. S. C. Feb. 19. The Miley primary reform bill, taken up after a similar measure from the house had been killed in the house by a tie vot, passed the house today and was sent to the senate. The Miley bill pro vides practically the same means of regulating primary elections as the seDate bill did and contains a pro vision that voters must be registered in duplicate hooks, which is designed to prevent "repeating." By Associated Press. Washington. Keb. If. President Wilson pressed further for repeal f the exemption clause of the Panama canal act in conferences today wih congressmen. He talked with Senator Kern, who said afterward ' that the senate first would dixposo of the ar bitration treaties promptly and take up the tolls question imniediaiely thereafter. Although Mr. Kern voted for ex emption. h said today the president bad told him of various intemation.il phases of the question wliich were not before the benate when the Panama canal act was passed. Friends of the administration claim he will be among the administration supporters. House leaders, it was understoxl today. desire some annouhcemcut or messnge by the president before te- versing themselves on tho to'As ques tion so as to be able to make clear to their constituents that international circumstances had arisen requiring a change. Representative Underwood. It is un derstood while still believing in ex emption, 'will not organize any oppo sition lo the president in the house Senators Simmons and Overman talked with the president and al though both voted for the exemption, they said they would change their po sitions because they believed foreign policy required it. Senator Shively of Indiana took the same stand. WIFE OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON DEAD Santa Barbara. Cal., Feb. 19. Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, widow of the famous novelist, died of apoplexy af her home in Monteclto ycetcrday. T WORK TO CON E W T P RE EN WILSON WILEY P I 1 SIMMONS ID OVERMAN TO SUPPORT WILSON Fi esident T Hammei Distuci Attorney-Foi West E PEOPLE PHI TRIBUTE TO '5 By Associated Press. Macon, da.. Fob. P. Thousands ol litri home people paid their final tri bute ami honor to Senator Augustus ). l'a-on. G'-oigia's senior senator. in attending bis I nn via I service 1 BACON ME! inis morning despite a heavy pen Knit with a link- delay a iHiibV trating rain which Harted carlv in! This coiifirm.K Ftatrmrr.is rontin- tin- morning and continued through oiP the servieen ai the grave. The linal tribute lo the Georgia senator was brief though impressive. I"h MM-k--s were held at Chribl s episcopal Inin h. -. John S. Bunt ing officiated. Headed bv a iiu- siion more than a mile in length in which ' were repifirciiiaiives of the nation. Hate and tho-c who admired lnm in Macon, I he Itody wmh moved to Ito.-e Hill cenicicrv. There I iy the placid waters of te j president and dicued the matter Oetiui'gee river, and in ;i grave net f'UIy. 10 where lies I lie Georgia senator's1 "I ! purMtl of what PteMl ni it eldest h. Aiicut-tus. Jr.. the lo r j " ld liaoi today a a: hanked bier was lowered to Ite Hual follows: iesii:iK place. "lljmmer a indiscrct in makin: Macon lodie of M:isiiiis nf lurh ! t h affidavit he did .T railing order Senator IW-n i;id leen a member Tor M ear. said the rile. . few minuluri later. Hie pio cession resumed ir, sorrow Oil jour ney back to the city. Macon's tribute to the memory ol Senator Bacon was unusual, livery school. Hum- iu hall and piaeiteallv all business eviabli-hmentr suspend ed during the hour of the lun'Tal. Heading tin Oiuctdl procession thin morning wan a platoon of .Maci-n po lice followed by a military detail eonipused of members of the Hits-t-ars, volunteers, and I'lo.vil Kitle. Ma-onK three mililia luganialion. Major Bridues Smith, of If)Ls cltj. and iiiembeis of the city council !ol lowed in carriages and automobile. Twenty members of the Macon Bar Association were next In order. Con federate veterans who had obejed Ihe commands of lh M.nator in the :.eetioiiat war. a half hundred in number, were next in line. Ten United States senators and the Georgia delegation in the hous appointed as a committer from Wellington to accompany the hod on a special train from Washington! to Macon, next in line sat silently with boved heads. Governor Slatcn. of Georgia, and his staff followed preceding the pall bearers chosen from associates ol Senator Baeon in Macon. The pall bearers were Roland KHis. Miiner Wimberley, R. C. Jordan. Kmery Win fhip. L. P. Hilljer. John T. BoifTHIet. Curtis Nottingham and Wallace Mill er. all of Macon. Several hundred Masons followed in carriages. The hearse pieeeded the lamily carriages which concluded ihe pro- eessioll. WILL RUSH RATE INCREASE Py Associated Press. Washington. Feb. pj. Decision lb- intvTstaif conni'rec -ommii'sion on thep roposed Ircight rate Increase is xpecteo to reactiou probauo witliin three months ami certainly DECISION lforc the eomna.ssion adjourus lor glowing f-rctioti co!Upn-J ni tcDt its tummT rc--i on July 1. This an-j floods iirling throuzh the .icbtd .. nounccment HubtantUHy was mad IntlH-ting grat dma-r. by Commih..ionT Harlan today. S-wr.l Iioim.-s flapM-d m is Commissioner Harlan mid: AngcWs and in nmnr n-izhlKrh Recsnizing the public iiniorl-j peopl ufd loats t nlU th ance of an farly disiKfc.it ion of the i Mn-etK. problenu; liefore us here, the carriers.! In New York, shipper and the tommihtlon arej New York. Feb. 1. A 8n rt;n i-sinc every effort to bring the in-hWh. fretting covered uk " quiry to an early conclusion and ( w it H a sllju-ery j-hen that rn l' thero is reason to thing tin- record! trian s k Ihf middle ol ti'i. on th main Lsmcs in the case may (began falling farly toda on t; of be closed and the arguments urd injlbn sno that ih iecn blurard time to enable the commission to! piled up. Strn car and cl"tH trtf disjiose of the questions before tb. summer reces". MANY HURT If! STREET CAR WRECK Uy Associated Preh?. Indianapolis. Ind., Feb. Pj. Thirty nr persons injured in a street ar nr. ident in which four men wro killed last night wen- rciortcd to be in an improved condition today. It was If. lived tb- death Ibt would not le increased. o Name After Fully Going Into All The Facts in the Case President Assures Senators Simmons and Overman Today That he Will Name Hammer. Long Dram Out Controversy Ends With Victory for Ashe boro Man McRcynolds Had Taken Matter up to the President. . Special to The, Xef. Washington. P. '.. Feb. I - lln W illiam t". Hammer of Afliciwuu. i to b aiiiMiiiiirl I'liiutl Si airs ili-ni-i tall onu v r,,r ,nw Werlrrn iiKli. ial t ir- imIIj made ill th-c !:-patctir. .-ine.-the controversy began. Preidnil Wil.-oii has ;ilrc.H l i cited Attorney General .M IJev nold in prepare paper for Hammer:- nnm inaiien. He ho advised Senators vermau tnd Simmon.-, who called on hint discuss Hie matter lhi- mot mug. Sen a lor Overman arranged the api-nim-llient whh I prehident alter lie .1 advised t Mr. llle nobis csterda' that th attorney general Iu?- la 14 nil the papers In the raf before lh man's moral- haraeier in an erT.r o prevent the appoint ment o Auutan as Mistmah!-r at Ash'boto. .ml f r thia he should le eritieieij. Bii l i -a use of this one Pladvi cd ,ni h should not be debarred fiom apijiui ment in view of hu other i.-e rxem plary life, and loiii'. sol -laijiet"r Hespiie his eonduet in the Aumat iuilrtivetv he is stionulj telmse by the tiar of .rtii Carubni and ' appointnu nt. i urzed bj aliro t " the conRlesnlcll and ! senator Therefore. I have diretcd Attorn-? General MelJev iidd to afeni llti nier as soon as Missible. It is reetei Hammer tl nomina l tomorio and iihim'I ji-1;-confirmed as any rhatges raitfl If the senate against bini ou'd be di cninted by the pe""--"'"1'"' inve.iiatii mad" by Mr. McRevnold and president. the HEAVY OE 0I1III DOES ERERT DAMAGE Py .o-atcd Prci-s. Ixs Angeles, l'eb. 1?. Southern California was flood bound today b a downpour that htattud at midnicb' 3u nla and yielded from fix to ckM in bos of rain in the thiriy-two hour ending at ? a. nt. loda. Railroad traflic aa denjoralue'J. In th cities tbo ttretts rre turned lnt mill races. Storm drain wrrc over taxed and irrigation canal widaM into lake. The siorni brought a rcrurn n- of 'flood conditions that attend.. lb :iamlall of a month ago. Bridge-; wi torn away. Throughout the cttw blt ahoui.s blocked 'rains. In fom frriions of ! Anxclc stn-etK were under ten feet of atf for a brief period. Fire mgin'-s er requisitioned to putup out the flooded baM-mtnts of hcvctal larg baiHinc One fatality was reported. On tl-graph -ompny rcportrl lv day that I"r rent of its wires wet" iim-1sk. Arizona a liiiual'y rut off from wire romni'iiiiatioii. Itiining kll at rios poiiU vt 1 the fooihiil rt-gioii ol t!i- -rau5" . nc wan oiaya una on - 'the Fno had l.n rmkd drfi jhorhCK f-l! eoniiniHj. Many minor : acrMpiil were rrt-d. EVERY CAR LEFT ' RAILS-FEW OORT P, Afsotiatel l-i. Albert la. Minn. Fr 1. Unl three pas--nrTh and Ihf I'Mofnoti" engineer and fiiemen -n- hurt toJi ' whn vry ar tif Ko bl,inl l-avns-r train leli tin- r.n'.- n"a D01