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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THXJRSD AT, DECEMBER 2, SYNDICATE'S BID HIGHEST-FOB FIGHT Coffroth, Gleason and "Tex" Rickard Combine to Make Offer of $125,000. - AWARD HELD UNTIL TODAY Picture Rights Kstlrnated to Be Worth Half Million Promoter Offers $110,000 to Be Divided as Contestants Wish It. NEW TOJRK, Dec. 1. No decision an nouncing; the successful bidder for the world's championship heavyweight prize fight between J. J. Jeffries, retired and undefeated champion, and Jack John son, negro title-holder, was made In New York tonight, because the promoters wished to avoid any possible clash with the police authorities. The decision will be made known In Hoboken, N. J., at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Sporting men gathered here were keenly disappointed in what many considered a puritanical Interpretation of the antl piiienght laws In this state, but Police Commissioner Baker had served notice that no sixch announcement could be made In New York with iropriety. Ac cordingly, it was decided to press the New Jersey city across the Hudson, where the bids were opened this morning. In . service again tomorrow for the final .ward. Alliance May Win. ' Gossip In sporting circles tonight picked as the winning bidder James Coffroth, of , the Colma Athletio Club, San Francisco; ; Jack Gleason, the California basehall . magnate, and "Tex" Riokard, the Nevada boomer, "who apparently have formed a triple alliance to get the fight. Coffroth Is commonly credited with a close alliance with the persons controlling ;he two baalo patents of the moving pic ture machine. Oleason Is known as a close cere oriel friend of Sam Berger, man ager for Jeffries. Thus, the-talk among porting men Is that Oleason and Cof : froth pooled their Interests, but that at 'the last moment Rickard. who pulled off the Gans-Nelson fight, cam In with a threat to bid such an enormous sum that It would not be denied. Cards Stacked, Says McCarey. The result, according to general belief, was that Gleason. already united with Coffroth in one bid for "Colma, Ooean vlerw, or San Francisco," also united with Riokard in the offer for "Utah, Nevada or California." Tom McCarey and Bddta Graney, both big bidders, seemed to realize that they - were not to be considered seriously. Mc Carey said before the bids were opened: 'The cards have been stacked against my Los Angeles club. But If the highest and best bid that has no private strings attached to it Is to be aooeptfd, Los Angeles will get the fight." After the bids were opened he said: "I have bid the most money, a guaran tee of M10.000 and 60 per cent -of the picture proceeds, v If they turn that down, it shows that somebody Is getting 'more than appears on the bids submitted." Huge Offer Revealed. -. The opening of th bids today, besides revealing the apparent Ooffroth-Gleason-ltlckard combination, yielded another sur . prise the fact that a promoter could offer and back it with cash a purse of S110.C00 to be divided as the contestants saw fit. While the sporting public had com monly agreed that this Is to be the greatest tight In the history of the prise ring, it was not believed that a promoter would bid more than $SO,000 and would then claim one-third of the moving picture revenue. Incidentally, It is con servatively estimated that, if the fight runs 20 or 25 rounds on a clear day, the moving pictures, if displayed through out the world, will be worth at least JjOO.000. Leading Sports Present. The bids were opened fn the presence nf Jack Johnson and his manager, George Little: Sam Berger, representing Jim Jpfft-ies. who was absent; Thomas J. McCarey, of Los Angeles; Edward M. Ciraney, of San Francisco: John J. Glea son, of San Francisco; E. M. Rickard, of Nevada, and many well-known New York sporting men. Graney, representing the Tuxedo Ath letio Club, of San Francisco, made -a bid involving three different propositions. In his first proposition, Graney offered 80 per cent of the gross receipts, with a guarantee of 75.000, the management to have sole ownership of the picture privi leges; the second was 80 per cent of the gross receipts, with a 170,000 guaran tee, and an offer of $30,000 for one-third, of the- picture proceeds, and ' the " third proposition was 90 per cent of the gross receipts, with no guarantee. Graney agreed. If the offer was accepted, to build v a pavilion seating 25,000 persona In, or within five miles of San Francisco. Combine Bids $125,000. John J. Gleason, of San Francisco, 'in combination with James W.- Coffroth, submitted a bid of JJ25.000 for a fight on July 4 at either the Colma-Athletio Club or Ocean View or San Francisco, reserv- . Ing full rights to the picture proceeds. Gleason agreed If the bid was accepted immediately to deposit a check forSSO.OOO. Gleason made a second proposition, of fering a purse of 76,000 and 66 2-3 per cent of the picture receipts. A third proposition by Gleason provided an offer of SO per cent of the gross receipts and 66 2-3 per cent of the picture receipts. Coffroth agreed-to deposit (10,- : 000 if the offer was accepted. Australian ' Makes Offer. ' .' A cablegram was received from Hugh Mcintosh, of Australia, offering $37,590 to' each of the fighters for a contest In this country, J40.000 to each fighter for a con test In either - England or -France, and S5O.O0O' to. each fighter for a contest in Australia. No check accompanied the offer,- and Mcintosh's bid was -not con sidered. E. M. Rickard, of Ely, Nev., submitted a bid, .in which he offered $15,000 In cash and a check for $5000 for a fight on July 4 In either Utah or California, as a guar antee for a cash purse of $101,000 and t6 2-3 per cent of the moving picture re ceipts. , If the bid is accepted, Rickard . will deposit within 60 days $30,000, and the remaining $51,000 48 hours before the fight. Thomas J. McCarey, of the Pacific Ath letic Club, of Los Angeles, offered the , receipts of the entire house and 50 per cent of the moving picture receipts, or a purse of $110,000 In cash and 50 per cent of the moving picture receipts. ' "Fighters Give Exhibition. Both Jeffries and Johnson appeared In a ring at the Madison-Square Garden tonight in what will probably be their last - similar display before the - publio prior to the fight, but, contrary to ex pectations, 'the garden was not well tilled. Johnson came on first and sparred with a white opponent In a mild manner. I Jeffries came on : an hour and a half later and went five snappy rounds with I Sam Berger, the fastest work he has done In public since he started tra .Uglng (fries for the fight. . The crowd sized Je up as being in good condition and show ing good form, but lila old nose trouble bothered him considerably. SALT LAKE NOT RECEPTIVE County Attorney Says He Will Do Best to Prevent Fight. . SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 1. The fol lowing telegram was received from Tex Rickard in New York tonight: "Salt Lake has offered the largest purse for fight and claims to have cinched , contest. Decision delayed 24 hours." Job H.. Lyon, the County Attorney of Salt Lake County, said, when shown the message frm Mr. Rickard: "My attitude toward the Jeffries-Johnson fight Is no different from my attitude toward any other prizefight. Prizefight ing is clea-ly against the law In Utah and I shall do all in my power' to pre vent the fight or to punish the offenders afterward." 9 The county authorities have prevented 1 "St i '-.V.. James Coffroth, Member of Bis; Syndicate Which Mnkes High Bid of $125,000 to Secure Bis Fight. prizefighting in this county for the last three years. Governor Spry Bald tonight : "This matter coram unexpectedly to me and I cannot make a statement of my attitude until I read up andi find what the law is. I will give you a statement to morrow." ATTEIL WILL FIGHT WEBSTER Twenty-Round Battle Scheduled for - San Francisco. SAN FRANOISCO, Dec. 1. (Special.) Monte Attell has been matched for a 20 round fight with Danny Webster, of Los Angeles, the fight to take place Decem ber 17. In San Francisco. The boys are to maJtA 11A TlnilnHn o , Q l t i- "Welch will be referee. Attell and Webster lougnt iwo ten-round battles in Los Angeles, both of which have been called draws by the newspaper reporters, who give decisions In that city. Webster's friends believe he has been given the worst of It and that he can whip Monte in a 20-round battle. Attell is far better boxer, but Webster Is a huskr lad and a very hard hitter. The fight will attract much attention because of Attell's greaft improvement during; the last year. COLLEGE WILL ENTER LEAGUE Whitworfh Coach and Faculty Favor Conference. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 1. It has prac tically been - decided by . the athletic management at Whitworth College that the Presbyterian Institution- will apply for admission Into the Northwest in tercollegiate conference at the next meeting of the league. Coach George Case favors this plan, and he is sup ported by the faculty. Within the last year athletics have been placed on a sounder basis at the Presbyterian school. Strict scholarship requirements are now necessary lor competitions in- athletics, while con tinuous residence at the college Is re quired of the athletes who represent the institution. HUJfT CLTJB MEETS SATURDAY Riding Organization Will Elect Offi cers for Coming Year. All members of the Portland Hunt Club, the representative riding organization of this city, are urged to attend the annual meeting of the club at the rooms of Dr. William Wood, in. the Oregonian building, next Saturday- night, at 8 o'clock, to elect officers for the ensuing year. The Hunt Club has enjoyed the most successful career since its organization. In view of the fact that the recent horse show, held under the auspices of the Portland Hunt Club, was such a success. It is also likely that plans for the next show will be discussed, and, on account of the Importance of the meeting, all members are'Yequested to attend. BKSXETT AND COUTURE TO BOX Astoria Fans to Put Youngsters On at. Home Town. Jockey Bennett and Freddie Cbnture will leave today for Astoria, where they have been matched for an exhibition bout at the City by the Sea. A number of prominent Astorians were present at the Rose City Club bouts Tuesday night, and the behavior of Bennett and, Couture im pressed them so much that they imme diately offered the boys-suitable induce ments o go to " Astoria ."and repeat their performance for Friday or .Saturday night. "Kid" Evans made such a good showing in the preliminary - bout Tuesday night that the Astorian. prompters want him to show there against one of the most prom ising lads of that place. DEMAREST WINS FIRST GAME Breaks Tie in Billiard Match by De- feat of Cline.. NEW YORK', Dec. 1. The first game of the triple tie between Demarest, Cljne and Sutton In the International profes sional' 18-2 balk-line, billiard championship was won tonight at Madison Square Gar den by Calvin Demarest, . of Chicago, from Harry P. Cline. of Philadelphia, "by a score of 500 to 388. The winner's highest run was 108, while Cline reached 102. More Football Matches in Sight. . PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1. The Penn sylvania football team will - offer Michigan a two-year contract for an nual matches and Michigan Is expected to accept. . The teams have -. played four times and Michigan won once. Spears .Heads Auto Association. NEW YORK. Dec. 1. Lewis R. Spears, of Boston, 'was unanimously re-elected president of the American Automobile Association today. Stock Exchange Seat, $96,000. NEW YORK, Dec. J. A stock exchange seat was sold today for $96,000, establish ing a new record price. 1 --.., is 1 V RESTRICT PEERS IS LIBERAL PLEA Manifesto Says Lords Have Cast Constitution Into Melting Pot. R0SEBERY WARNS AGAIN Asquitli to Move in Commons That Upper Body Has Usurped Rights. Cabinet Prepares Its Own Wrarfare.- LONDON, Dee. 1 The National Lib eral Federation tonight issued a mani festo to the country, which may be re garded as a party rally for the elections. It concentrates attention entirely on the constitutional struggle between the House of Lords and the House of Commons. It says: "If the present action of the peers is not repudiated swiftly by the people, rights and privileges won so dearly by our forefathers In the great struggle for freedom are all . surrendered." - . The manifesto declares the peers' pow er of veto must be restricted so that the last word on legislation and finance will rest with the public. Otherwise, no Liberal ministry can assume again the responsibilities of office. Electors Must Decide. "In the fight foroed upon us," the manifesto continues, "the electors will have to decide whether they wish to govern themselves or be governed at sec ond hand by a few hundred hereditary peers who have thrown the constitution Into the melting pot in order to shift the burden of taxation from wealthy land and liquor interests to food and the neces saries of Mfe." Lord Rosebery, in a letter to the press tonight, repudiates the oharge made by Lord Curzon that be led an army to the walls of a fortress and then abandoned It. Lord Rosebery reiterates that throughout he has opposed and warned against the course the Lords have taken as one calculated to Injure and to ef fect the House of Lords itself and to enhance what popularity the budget may possess. Asqnith Opens Fight. - Premier Asqulth announced today In the House of Commons that tomorrow he would move a resolution that the ac tion of the House of Lords in refusing to pass the budget was a breach of the constitution and an usurpation of the rights of the House of Commons. In introducing his resolution tomorrow, Premier Asquith will go exhaustively into the question of the respective privileges of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, and state In detail the govern ment's intentions. He also will fix the day of prorogation, which probably -will be next Friday. Former Premier Balfour, leader of the opposition In the Commons, will reply, setting forth the view that the new and important departure in public policy rep resented by the budget bill should be submitted-to the people. John Redmond, head of the Irish party, and possibly one representative of the Labor party,, win follow with speeches. The Cabinet, which had already de termined on the policy it would pursue In the event of Lord Lansdowne's amend ment being carried, met early today to confirm Its decision and consider the wording of the motion which Premier Asquith will submit to the House of Commons. The election campaign will open In earnest on Friday, when David Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Winston Spencer Churchill, president of the Board of Trade, who are held chiefly responsible for the budget, and Lord Lansdowne and J. Austin Chamberlain, the most ardent opponents of the gov ernment's measure, will deliver speeches and, with the exception of a brief re spite at Christmas, will continue the fight until election day. HELPLESS WOMAN SLAIN GRAY-HAIRED SPINSTER "AC CUSED OF DROWNING NIECE. Body Found in Deserted House in New Jersey -Llfe Insurance Furnishes Motive. NEW YORK, Dec. 1. Virginia Ward law, a gray-haired spinster, was ar raigned at East Orange, N. J., today, charged with the murder of her young niece, Mrs. .Ocey W. N. Snead, whose body was found in a bathroom In a de serted house in East Orange Monday. Death, according to the Coroner, was due to drowning In less than a foot of water. In view of many features of the case the young woman's detention In de serted houses, while having a $40,000 in surance policy on her life, the fact that she owned property In Brooklyn worth $16,000 and her apparent helplessness for months Miss Wardlaw was held without bail. Two other women, said to have been associated with the victim, are un der surveillance. The police theory is that Mrs. Snead had been In a helpless condition for months, unable to direct her own affairs, and was at the mercy of whoever acted as her guardian. A will has been discovered, said to have been signed- by the victim, which gives $500 to an Infant son and bequeaths the rest of the estate to Mrs. Snead's grandmother. Martha Eliza Warsaw. The son was born last August, but was taken from its mother and presumably placed In an institution. . AERONAUT BUFFETS GALE Latham Reaches Elevation of 1600 Feet in 40-Mile Wind. MOURMELON, France. Dec. 1. Bat tling against a wind of nearly 40 miles an hour, Hubert Latham, the French aeronaut, attained a height today of be tween -475 and 500 meters (about 1600 feet), beating the official world's' record. SENATORS SCORE REPORT (Continued From First Page.) some grazing land would undoubtedly be restored to the publio domain. The report of the Secretary shows that nothing of the sort is to be done, but that reserve boundaries will be maintained virtually as they exist today. It ia now up to Sec retary Wilson to- square himself , with f those to whom he made promises, and during the session of Congress ha proba bly will be called upon more than once to reconcile, if possible, his report with his promises. One Senator, who Is particularly piqued over the change of front on the part of the Secretary of Agriculture, Is rather outspoken In his criticism of Mr. Wilson. He alludes to the fact, as stated In tho report, that the-Secretary personally visited-only Wyoming, and Idaho, the states from which the loudest complaint was heard. Senator Scores Secretary. "In view of the character of Investiga tion which the Secretary made," said this Senator, "there Is no occasion for sur prise at the report he makes. But he cannot conscientiously say that he fairly investigated conditions in etther state. To my positive knowledge, he did not set foot on a forest reserve in Idaho, and It is my understanding that he did no better in Wyoming, though of that fact I am not fully advised. "Secretary Wilson avowedly went Into Idaho to ascertain for himself whethet or not there was any agricultural land in the forest reserves of that state. He vis ited only a small corner of the state, con versed with only a few of the people, and went away oonvlneed. In fact, he declared, soon after his return to Washr ington. that there was not an acre of agricultural land in the reserves of Idaho. "It is commonly known In Idaho, and should have been known to Secretary Wil son, that the agricultural land In the Idaho reserves is found in the north end of the state, not in the arid belt in the southeast corner, where he made a hur ried stop. But even there, the Secretary did not conscientiously Investigate the sub ject: he did not go upon the ground; he made no effort to get first-hand knowl edge. t "Instead, he addressed a meeting of sheepmen, who graze their stock upon the reserves of Southern Idaho; he got their views, and that was all he did get. These sheepmen have permits to use the grazing areas on the southern reserves. It Is to their Interest to keep homestead ers out. for every homesteader who is permitted to go Into a reserve has a preference right to the grazing land in his immediate vicinity, and every sheep taken In by a homesteader crowds out a sheep owned by come outside sheepman. "And the Secretary Hiked Away." "The sheepmen who have been favored by the Forest Service acted as allies of the department in this matter; told the Secretary there was no agricultural land available (which to some extent Is true In Southeastern Idaho), and the Secretary, without so much as driving over a single forest reserve, took this assurance as gospel, and hiked away. "I do not hesitate to say that Secretary Wilson failed to act in good faith In this matter. He gave us assurance that he would make a thorough examination. He did not do it. So, if examinations in all other states were made under conditions similar to that made In Idaho, it is not to be wondered that the Secretary failed to find lands that should be eliminated from reserves. "Either the Secretary went West with his mind made up to report adversely, or else he was grossly and inexcusably neg ligent In making his so-called Investiga tion. It Is manifestly apparent that the Secretary is not maintaining that inde pendence of the Forest Service which he showed so generally In the early weeks of the present Administration." MUSIC USED FOR GRAFT WOMAN OF PRETENSIONS HELD IN IiOS ANGELES. Alleged to Be Promoting Catholic Benefit, but Church Disclaims Connection; Arrest Comes. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 1. (Special.) With her short gray hair trembling in unison with her whole form, her eyes bright with tears and her hands clasped about a bunch of "violets, an early morn ing remembrance from her youthful hus band, Mrs. Lillian B. Peters was held in $50 ball In Justice Williams' court to day on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Mrs. Peters is accused by Miss Mar garet Orth. Miss Orth declares that Mrs. Peters asserted that the Chopin Club, a musical organization of which, she says she is the head, was to give a concert to benefit Catholic institutions. Bishop Conaty complained that no Catholics had anything to do with the plans. Miss Orth declares that to become a member of the club she paid $10 and $5 more for Instructions in singing and dancing. Mrs. Peters arrived in Los Angeles less than a year ago. She said she was a second cousin of the Czarina of Russia and of Qujen Victoria, and had been the court planlste of Austria and the piano soloist of various large orchestras in Europe and America. RAGGED ARRAY GIVES WAY Night Prowlers Clothe Selves as "Gentlemen" Burglars. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1. Two burg lars entered a large clothing store here last night and after divesting themselves entirely of their ragged array proceeded to dress themselves in complete new wardrobes selected from the stock of the place. Nothing was- omitted and when the housebreakers left they were dressed in the most Immaculate fashion, even to the necessary Jewelry that goes with a masculine outfit. The detectives handling the case reported that it was evident from the clothes left behind that the burglars needed the wardrobes which they stole. Nothing else in the store was disturbed. $600,000 IN SILK ARRIVES , Rush Order From Orient for New York Hit by Strike. PORT TOWXSEND. Wash., Dec. 1. The Great Northern liner Minnesota reached port at a late hour tonight. The vessel will be Inspected by . quarantine officers in the morning and proceed to Seattle. The Minnesota brought 28 cabin and S3 steerage passengers and 3000 tons of freight. Owing to tho railway switchmen's strike, much Interest centers In an item of 1272 bales of raw silk destined for New York and with which quick transporta tion is required to avoid loss. The shipment is valued at more tfian $600,000. The vessel also carries 9CO tons of Oriental freight for transportation to Eastern cities. PIERCE SAYS HE'S IMMUNE Texas Oil Man Resists Introduction of Previous Evidence. AUSTIN. Texas, Dec. 1. When court opened today in the case of Henry Clay Pierce, charged with false swearing, the defense filed a petition asserting im munity from trial on the ground that his enforced testimony in his previous hearings waa now offered in evidence against Pierce, . December 13th WATCH NEGRO PARSON IS BURNED AT STAKE Preacher After Fatally Shoot ing Merchant in Auto, Flees; Mob Trails. VICTIM RETURNS BULLETS Angry When Machine Scares Mules, Minister Fires Found In Barn, Georgia Citizens Chain Him and Apply Torch. COCHRAN. Ga., Dec. 1. John Harvard, a negro preacher, who shot and fatally wounded W. B. Booth this afternoon, was captured Ave miles from . here tonight and burned at a stake. Booth is a well-known business man of HawklnsvlUe, Ga., and was en route to Cochran In an automobile when the shooting occurred. He drove up behind Harvard, who was In front of him in a wagon. Harvard charged that Bobths machine frightened his mules. After a 'few words he drew a pistol and fired at Booth, three shots taking effect. Booth re turned the fire and it was learned, after the negro was captured, that he was slightly wounded in two places. He- was found In a barn three miles from the place where the shooting occurred. Booth was brought here immediately. Physicians tonight held out little hope for his recovery. He has a wife and several children. Mob Outwits Police. Policemen from HawklnsvlUe, in auto mobiles, went to the scene of the shoot ing, but a party of citizens was quickly formed and tracked the negro to his hid ing place. He showed fight, but was suffering so severely from his. wounds that he could offer little resistance. He admitted the shooting freely, and. it is said. Justified himself by the fact that Booth's automobile frightened his mules. Harvard was given an opportunity to pray, after which he was bound with chains to a stake. The fuel was piled high above his head and the torch ap plied. OCCULT CAUSES THEFT WEIRD INFLUENCE BLAMED FOR RQBBING MARSHFIELD MAN. . Delia Martell. Testifies "Astro" Forced Her to Aid His Nefar ious Schemes. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1. (Special.) The girl who was arrested with "Doctor" Claude Alexander Astro for robbing J. O'Kelly, "the towboat king" of Marsh field. Or.? of $546 and clothes and jirwelry valued at $500. Is not Stella Tynan, of Los Angeles, but a cousin of that girl. She Is Delia Martell, of Los Angeles. The police were this morning informed by wire that the mother and sister of the girl .will come to San FTanclsco by the flrBt train to take charge of! her and remove her from the Influence of the man, from whom she has made many ineffectual attempts to flee, phe says she has suffered many beatings at his hands and has been forced to participate In all of the schemes he Is said to have con cocted when her services were needed. In court this morning she said that while she was on the witness stand he placed her under a spell and made her perjure herself while being examined by the court. "If I have done wrong," she said, "and they wish to punish me. I suppose that I must be punished, that's all. I did what Astro told me to do and I could not resist- him. It seems pretty hard for a young girl, who really wants to do the right thing. I married Astro because he was nice to me at first. I wanted to lead a good life. I have never wanted any thing else. I was deceived, and I can not help it now. If the authorities see fit to be lenient with me, I will go. to Los Angeles with my mother ana will put Astro out of my mind. "Mr. O'Kelly says he doesn't want to prosecute me. H knows that I had to do what Astro ordered. He says he will spend every cent that he owns to pun ish Astro, however. Mr. O'Kelly knew that I took' the money from him and that I wanted to spend It to go 'to Los Ange les. He isn't angry about that. He knows of my plight." MINE FIRE ALARM DELAYED Coroner's Jury Takes Testimony in Illinois Disaster. CHERRY, I1J., Deo. L Witnesses be fors th Coroner' Jury lores Ugatlnff the St. Paul mine disaster testified today that the miners had been permitted to work in the burning mine a half hour after the fire was discovered. David Wright, a survivor, said the fire was discovered at 1:30 o'clock, while men in the second vein were not told until after 2 o'clock. Alexander Rosenjack came down then and told N'orberg, boss in that vein. Even then Norberg did not turn In a general alarm. "If he had I feel that every man In that vein would have gotten out alive," said Wright. Mrs. Margaret Trover said she saw the last car coming to the surface two hours after the first alarm of the Are. AUTO WRECK; WOMAN SAFE Mrs. Henry H. Rogers Narrowly Es capes Injury. NEW YORK, Dec. 1. Mrs. Henry Ro gers, widow of the Standard Oil mil lionaire, narrowly escaped serious injury tonight when returning from the opera. A streetcar struck her automobile broadsidte at a crossing. The motor car was wrecked, but Mrs. Rogers was un hurt. AUTO STOPS, TRAIN HITS IT One Man Is Killed, Two Save Selves by Jumping, 4 AIAMOSO, Cel., Dee. 1. Clyde L. Shumaker, of Blanca, was killed last night when his automobile broke down in crossing the Denver & Rio Grande tracks and was struck by a train. Two other passengers saved themselves by jumping. BEACH HARGIS TO SERVE Supreme Court Affirms Me- Sen- tence of Kentucky Feudist.. FRANKFORT, Ky.. . Dec 1. The Court of Appeals today affirmed the life sentence given Beach Hargls for the murder of his father, ex-Judge James Hargls, the Jackson County feudist. TURKJSH TOWNS WRECKED Earthquake Jars Down Villages, but Kills None. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec 1. Accord ing o an official dispatch received here today from Bitlls, Asiatic Turkey, several small villages In that vicinity have been destroyed by an earthquake. No loss of life Is reported. Favorites Beaten at Oakland. OAKLAND. Cal.. Dec. 1. Despite rain and a sloppy track, there was a good at tendance and betting was lively at Em eryville today. One of the surprises came In ithe Fresno Handicap at a mile. Bub bling Water was plunged on, going to the post at 3 to 5. The Ally did not have clear sailing, and Boggs, a II to 1 chance, beat her handily. Gilbert Rose was an other odds-on chance to meet defeat. Miss Picnic leading him home. Fernando scored his third victory In eight days, when he took the six-furlong event. Hayes Buys Road in Four Hours. :- NEW TOHK, Dec. . 3. Announcement was made .today that a flying visit which Charles M. Hayes, president of the Grand Trunk Railway, paid to New Tork yes terday, was for the purpose of purchas- I Works Wonders : KOIl ERVOV9 JIEX A?iD WOMEN, TOO; Z Undoubtedly the following prescription will work wonders for ;that great class of men r who. through dissipation of their natural strength; find them- T , ' selves In their "second child- s hood" long before the three a, score and ten alloted to life's s , pleasures and enjoyments . are s reached. It is presumed to be Infallible. - and hixhly efficient in quickly 9 restoring In "nervous exhaus- , - tion," weak vitality, melancholia a and the functions. First get fifty cents worth of compound fluid balmwort in a Cne-ounce package, and three ounces syrup sarsaparilla coin- pound; take home, mix and let stand two hours; then get one- ounce compound essence cardiol and one ounce tincture cado- mene compound (not carda- mom). Mix all in a six or eight r ounce bottle, shake well, and r take one teaspoonful after r each meal and one when retlr- T Ing, following by a drink of r water. T 4, By mixing it at home no man T 4, need be the wiser as to another's c shortcomings, and expensive fees are avoided. Lack of poise and equilibrium . in men Is a constant source of embarrassment, even when the publio least suspects It. For the r benefit of those who want a res- T toration to full, bounding health, and all the happiness accom- T panying it, the above home treatment- is given. It contains m no opiates or habit-forming 9 drugs whatever. Mix it at home , and no one will be the wiser as to your affliction. ing the Pontiac, Oxford & Northern Rail-w-ay. His errand was accomplished and he was off again for Montreal four hours after he reached New York. The railroad which the Grand Trunk has thus secured is an independent route In Northern Michigan, only about 100 miles long. It connects with the Grand Trunk Western at Pontiac No statement as to the price paid was given out. Powder Explodes, One Killed. CAMERON. W. Va., Deo. 1. With a roar that could be heard 25 miles away, the nitro-glycerln magazine of the Marietta Torpedo Company, near here, exploded today. One man was blown to pieces. How to Nip a Cold or J Cough in the Bud I To let a cold or cough "wear Itself out" is both needless and dangerous. If you will take five minutes and make up the simple remedy described below, you can wipe out a cold or cough as soon as it appears. Even deep - seated coughs yield to It very quickly. A whole pint of it costs only 64 cents, but there is no better remedy at any price. Take a pint of Granulated Sugar, add pint of warm water and stir for 2 minutes. Put !Vi ounces of Plnex In a pint bottle and fill up with the Sugar Syrup. This keeps perfectly and lasts a family a long time. Take a teaspoon -ful every one, two or three hours. The taste Is pleasing.- , Use the ingredients as given here. Granulated sugar makes the best syrup. None of the weaker pine preparations will take the place of the real Plnex it self, which is the most valuable con centrated compound of Norway White Pine Extract. Your druggist has it or can easily order it for you. This mixture la also excellent for whooping cough, bronchitis, chest pains, etc. .- Strained honey can be used Instead of the syrup, and makes a very fine honey and pine tar cough syrup.. 50 MILLION cod fish, more or less, are caught each year on the coast of Norway, the livers of which are made into Cod Liver Oil. The best oil is made from the fish caught at the Lofoten Islands. Scott & Bowne use only that oil in making their celebrated Scott's Emulsion and when skillfully combined witk Hypophosphites of Lime and Soda they produce a medicinal food un equalled in the world for building up the body. FOR SALE BV ALL DRUGGISTS Rend 10e.. nam of paper and this ad. fnr en beautiful Serines Bank and Child's Skntch-Book. Eaeh. bank contains Good Luck Psnny. SCOTT & BOWNE. 409 Pearl St.. New York Regulate the Bowels "I have been troubled with constipation for several years, and have tried a great many kinds of pills, as well as medicine, from the doctor. Nothing' seemed to help me until I be gan taking Dr. Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills. I found the little pills very effective, and I am thankful that at last I have . a. reliable remedy." . MRS. F. M. DUNKIN, LeRoy, Ills. Dr. Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills simply cause the bowels to move in a normal manner, and with out the griping effects of cathar tics and purgatives. That's why they are so universally used by women and children. The longer they are taken the less are needed. Natural conditions gradually being restored. Sold by druggists everywhere. If first package does not benefit, your druggist will return your money. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhrt, Ind. -