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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.
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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.
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Po Hand, Or, Dec 31. "Woll, If
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day declaicd J. A. Finch, tho lawyer,
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