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Jc- DAILY OAPCTAj JQURNAL, RALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, DBOKMBKlt gl, 1B0. LAW GOOD FOR BOTH PARTIES MAY ASK STEAMER LINE FRISCO TO PANAMA ANNIS - ' n iREAT 25 PER CENT SALE CASE DRAGS OF FURS, SHAWLS, LADIES' NECKWEAR, NECK RUCHES, MEN'S SMOKING JACK- N'S BATH ROBES PB S TICOATS AND KIMONAS REDUCED F.TS. ME 20 per cent We are not doing this be - cause we need the money, or because we are over stocked, 0 u r bills are all paid and our stock Is lower than ever before as a re sult of the great est Christmas business w e have ever had, We offerthe phenomenal reductions to protect our customers, that they will continue to be lieve ia u? and give us their patronage, iR 4?f re& is? j& ! v WH W B fifl iwff m lyp" 8 3r V3. THE WHITE CORNER . M M fAFT PULLS OUT OF SENATORIAL FIGHT (United Press Lonsod Wlro.) Columbus, 0, Doc. 31. Cuarlea Talt, brother of the Profildcni- lloat, today an noun cod officially his frttbdrannl from tbo Ohio sonntorlnl onteet PoUtc-bus my that thin neons ho w'll Biiccobd Sonntor Dick o yearn henco, Roprccntntlvo Theodore Burton, bf Cleveland, now It almost contain loBuecod Forakor. Tho wholo Ilnm- llton county delegation. Including tho Cincinnati dclegutos, will bo sollJly or Burton Thorno Dakor, who wan chedulcd to protoni Taft's nnino, ". second tho nomination of Biur- on TaU Fays ho withdrew In tho iuso of hr-rmony. YRUP COMPANY'S PLANT DESTROYED (United Press Lensed Wlro.) Los AnpelM, Dec, 31, Efforts aro Mas mpdc today to discover tho prlgln of tho fire which last night do- projod the local plant of tho Pacific pmip Comnnny Tho property loss stlnmtod today at $150,000 and uut J60,000 Ipsurnnoo was cnrrlod n V G-rM-on. manngor of tho lMor -? thnt, whllo ho oould not fwak pvM"-- atlw'y. ho hollovod tlw I'ls' vc-' J,- robullt. Tve P f Co-M Syr nj) Company V 1 rf " .old it concerns fii Los KnS V r rnvltal whloh controls V rf vkV K 11 llorger Is prot- Pe b I Baker, vlco-presldont, and ' wrirk pcrotarv. has slants In e "r-ncl o, Portland. Tacoma and auio confosBod that ho had boon ap proachod by A. S. Nowbzurg and J. Murphy, Uuof' attorneys, who, ho eald declared ithat would bo money in It for him if a Ruof juror could bo "flxod." Murphy was placed on trial on a similar ohnrgo,-but acquitted. Tho trial of Nowburgh Is oxpoctcd to be gin ooon. o Consul Doubles Ultimate. Mnnchostor, England, Doc, 31, Tho Italian consul hero estimates thu numbor of dead as tho result of tho oarthquako In Calabria and Sicily to bo 240,000. Unofficial messages re colvod by him from government of ficials nt Home say that the exact number of tho dead can never bo known. Tho consul bases his estl mato upon dispatches ho has re ceived nnd his personal knowledgo of tho cUIcb affected. Corroborate Consul's Figures. Rome, Italy, Dec. 31. Dlspatohos from tho naval oillcos at Messina to day place tho numbor of dead In that city at 135,000. Similar dispatches say thnt tho total numbor of dond at Mosslnn and Rogglo at 175,000. Tho mossagos did not stato on what tho osttmutos wore based. . n- A "Lady" Bootlegger. FUR YEARS IN PEN FOR HYING TO BRIBE-JUROR fan tC ,'coa ''"asea wire.) u'lKe, a rtnlrn 4n.. ..k. " tflnA ""K WJV4 WH Wlcd a moah aim of nffnrinn. n i.wu 10 John io-.i ... Reef I '..a prowec.tlv 'l Juror M Fontenood by Judge ihn """, r years in ton. If PM,Uen,ary. District At l0rn r V1 Ham u i . , ' PlK-.led to the court for demon f'.Irllt,nB that Wake had boon -- ,co to the prtrecutlon. Allowing his conviction, Blako San llornardlno, Cal., Dee. 3J.- Mrs. Paula Marcus, known to the government agents as "Queen of tho Rootloggeis." Is under arrest here today acoussed of soiling llquois to Indlnns. Ms. Marcus put up a sav age fight when surprised caching liquor In a gulch. Drawing n revol ver, she sprang behind a tree but was overpowered by one of tho ofllcer' before she could discharge tho weap on. Senator Forulrer, Witltdmjt Columbus, O., Dec. 31. Senator Joseph D. Forfkor announced his withdrawal from tho senatorial con test today one hour after a similar announcement had been made by Charles P. Taft. This leaves Theo dore E. Burton practically a clear field. (United Press Leased "Wlro.) San Francisco, Dec. 31. Plcdgen of financial support poured In today to tho executive comraltteo appolnteJ by tho California shippers, who nre protesting ognlnBt the proposed ad vanco lu railroad fr dght rnteo by transcontinental linos In this state As a result of the meetings held thioughont tho stato yoBtmlay bybho groweis, morohants and manufac turers the agricultural and comnur clnl Interests of California aro now united u a common cauDO and promises of aid have beon received from all foctlons of tho stato. t I p ) slble action will be taken by tho shippers to enjoin tho change In ratos before Saturdny, tho date the rato Increase goes Into effect. Resolutions at many of tho meet ings yesterday recommended that le gnl eteirt bo taken to prevent itho raise. Tho more conservative ship pers and parties Interested, howev er, are averbo to such drastic action They bellovo Injunction proceedings, If Instituted, would ultimately do tho Protestants as much harm as tho rail road i. Tho resolutions adopted by tho Va rious meetings aro very similar. Tho shippers of tho stato determlnod at their mootlngs to request tho legisla ture' and tho government to Inquire Into tho (transportation conditions In California, with a vlow to securing a bettor relation of common carriers lu tho stato, and decided to call tho attention of tho legislature, congress, tho Proaldont and tho Interstate Commorco Commission to tho protect being made. H ro, and at boiuo other places, It wa recommended tho attention of the national administration be called to th" Tact that Mio Panama Railway Company Is apparently basing Its rato upon a certain proportion of tho transcontinental rail tariff and -that, Instead of giving tho relief to tho Cal fornla shippers which tho road has given In tho past, it Is In tho ano malous condition of having its rate determined by tho transcontinental railroad'. Sontlmontls rapidly cryotallzlng In favor of tho proposal to petition for a government Blcnmshlp sorvlco be tweon hero and Panama. KAUFMAN BEATS BARRY IN SCIENCELESS FIGHT (United Press Longed Wlro.) Lo Angeles, Cal., Dec. 31. What either Sam Lang ford or Jack Johnjon would do 'o Jim Dnrry or Al Kauf man certainly would bo a hnmo, If tholr fight Wednesday night wan any criterion of tho pair's ability. Hopn les'ly bcaton Harry gavo up In the 30th round, when his second tossed In 'tho sponge. The light was a good deal of a rep etition ono tound being like tho pro ceeding affair Nolthor man rcorjd a knockdown until tho 37th round, when Harry took a torrlllc right swing flush on tho jaw and wont to tho mitt. From thnt tlmo on tho big Chicago battler had llttlo chano, other than for a Btray blow. Aftor Uio knockdown hcenmc backJjuid fought gamely, but ovoryono could boo that tho end was not far'off." When tho end can Barry was a long ways from bolng out, and Hoemol well nblo to continue light ing. Teddy Murphy, his manager, explained that Barry had broken both his hands lu tho 20th round, nnd, ni ho had no chnnco to win, Murphy did not soo tho uso of lotting Dnrry stand up nnd bo punched. Kaufman mado anything but a good allowing. Ho seomod awkward and clumsy and allowed Barry to fight rings around him. Ropoatodly Jim would wndo Into Kaufman, let ting looso rights and lofts lhat land od with great forct and compelled Kaufman to back away. Kaufman took a good many wallops In tho olghth round, when Barry tlmod Ills blows and reached Kaufman'u face with tolling effect, having tho awk ward San Francisco boy going boforo tho bell founded. It was pnly a mo mentnry flash, howovor, and Barry then settled down to his old stylo of rushing Kaufman, and thon lotting fly with both hands. Tho battlo wa3 slow, and demonstrated that tho fan? MJp notJlkoJ.no dlotanco routes' ns woll tiH they do shorter affairs. Af ter tho first 15 roll nds It was simply n ropetltlon of what had gono bo- fore. Muggsy Mullln?, n longshoreman from ono of tho bench towns, ran liv to" Jack O'Keofo In itho first and only jiiollmlnuiy, nnd took a six-round . . . ...... . . Denting, mo una tno most weird as sortmont of puncheo ovor soon In tho ring. PUT BILLARD BALL IN HIS f MOUTH, BUT REGRETS IT (Unltod Pross Leased Wire.) Oakland, Cal., Dec. 31. John Rabbins, of Frultvalo, has proved to tho world thnt ho Is such a "gnmo Bport" that ho can put a blll'nrd ball In 1iIb mouth, but he is minus sovoral teeth, half 'doad from nerv ous shock and has a big doctor's bill as a Now Year's greeting, not to mon tlon what Uio dontlst will hnvo to say. But ho won 2.50 and nobody will deny he's a "game sport," so ho Is satisfied. Ho was playing billiards nt Mel roso yesterday, whon a friend Baid: "I'll hot you $2.50 you can't pockot a billiard ball'ln youi mouth." "You'ro on," said Bobbins with out hesitation. With great difficulty ho forced tho ball Into his monith. Thon tho (trouble camo. Dr. J II. Callan was summoned, but found It Impoatlblo to romovo tho ball until oovoral of Bobbins' teoth hnd to bo extracted, and oven thon ho find to bo almost chokod ito death, and suf fered great agony. Flushing, h. 1 Doc. 31. Tho ovonts preceding tno cnooung oi William 13. Annls by Captain Potor O. Ha'na and following tho rottirn of tho captain from San Frauclsco to hlo homo, woro related today by Ma jor Hains, brother of tho captain nnd of Thornton Jenkins, now on "trial for participation In, tho ohootlng. Major HtMna (ostlflod that tho cup- tain itold him that vhon ho reached Fort Hamilton his wlfo was angry, and domandl to know, why ho hur ried ncros? tho continent. Ho said tho captain told him that ho had heard gossip nifectlng lier name. According to tho witness, Mrs. Halno said thero was nothing in tho stories, and that tho captain wna r--llovcd that ho nkod hor to " 'phone Annls," in order to show him that thero wa.'j nothing in tho gossip. Major Halns oxplalncd Urn ttho cap tain told him that next day ho found hlu wife at the itolopuono talking ox cltcdly to Annls, and thnt tho tho captain took tho tolophone away from hlo wlfo and invited Annls to dinner. Tho major toatlflod that tho cap tain related tho clrcumatanoco of an automobllo rldo taken by himself and Mrs. Halns with Annls. Ho mid that Captain Ilulns told him of mooting with tholr father, Qonoral Halns, In tho Hotol Aotor, whoro tho general told tho ccvptnln that Claudia Hnlna hnd been absent for a wcok, and that ho did not know hor whoronbouta. Tho wltnosa said thnt tho captain remarked to him that ho gucosed ho might as woll confess all, that Clau dia was In lovo with Annls, and that tnotaad of bolng away with rolatlvos, oh nho had led htm to boliovo, cho was with Annlo In Now York, and hnd an operation performed. Tho mnjor corroborated tho ntoiy of tho alleged confosslon of Claudia Halns of Improper relations with An nls, nnd ndded tint tho actions of tho captain Indlcitfod Insanity. (United Press Leased Wlro.) on Francisco, Dec. 31. Pleading , that his cllont was entitled to ns much protection from tho supremo court decision rovorslng tho convic tion of tho ox-mayor on a -chargo of. oxtortion, Attornoy Illrnm Johnson today asked tho dismissal of an In dictment charging C. A. llltlor, va saloonman, with offering a brlbo to Pollco CommlsMlonor Outlor, on the technicality that tho lndlctmont doffl not stato that Cutlor Is a public olll- clal. Johnson, who volunteered and act ed as ono of tho Bpcclnl prosocutora in. tho Ruof trial, following tho shoot ing of Francis J. Honoy, Bald: "I bnso this motion on tho suprome court'e rccont decision In tho SchmlU enno. If It i a good law for Eugene H. SohmUz, It Is a gool law for Carl Rlttor. It Is not for mo to glvo my opinion of thnt decision at this tlmo or placo. If I did I might bo ad judged In contempt of court, but If It t a good onough law for an ex-maypr It lu good onough for a saloonman." Assistant District Attornoy Cook was forced Into tho position of at tacking tho doclolon of tho higher court In ordor to argue against tho dlomlseal of tho Indictment Ho eald that if tho higher tribunal had not fotind that rcanon for reversing the -doolslon, thoy would havo found an othor. Johnson replied that ho was of the wimo opinion, but ndded thnt tho do ctslon Is now a Ip.w of California, nnd must bo oboyod. Judgo Cook Instructed Johns to begin hln .cloning argument to the Jury- Ho b? Id that ho would docldo tho point raised nt tho next b$Ijq of tho court. Made A'uvllllai-y Bishop. Washington, Doc. 31. Tho papal logatlon today was notified official ly that tho popo has appointed tho Itlght Itov. Donnla O'Connol, rector of (.ho Catholic university" hero to bo auxlllnrySblflhap-of California. Bishop p'ConnoII will becojno aux iliary bishop of California Instead of co-adjutor to tho metropolitan archbishop Rlordan, as previously roportod. Tho dlfforoncoa consists In tho right of tho co-adjutor to succood to tho nrchoplHcopnl boo In tho ovont of tho archbishop's doath, whorcas an auxllllary bishop Is not onlltlod to succession, tho nppolntmout of a suc cessor bolng loft to the discretion of thu popo. B. F. Emmort returned to hlo homo In Hubbard last night, aftor transacting buslnoss In tho city. "H H 1 I H I I 1 1 I M I I I I 6 ! i Graber Bros. I! 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"Woll, If they succood In getting mo to tho gallows I'll di game, anyway," to day declaicd J. A. Finch, tho lawyer, who lato yostordny was found gUlltj of murder In the first dogreo fon kill ing Ralph Fisher, prosecutor for tho, Oregon Bar Association, lu the latr tor's oflloe a few weeks ago. Finch's plea was solf-defonso, but he could not convince tho Jury that ho shot and killed Fisher o save hid llfo. Tho vordlct of guilty was an nounced aftor 30 minutes' del beni tlon. Tbo convicted man, who had boen drjnklng, wai angry at FlBhor be cause tlio litter had him suspondod from the Bar Association for a year ,fju- misconduct as a lawyer. Finch sayi iio will carry tho case to tho United States supremo court. Golden Rule Bazaar I The Giraffe's. 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