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2 Boston DryGooos Srnk So Broadway 235-237-239 So. Hill St 234-244 If you are planning your spring gowns you will want to see the new models in corsets. The spring models in "Gossards," "Bon Tons" and Royal Worcesters are ready. (Main Floor, Rear) New $25 to $50 $17.50 Street Suits . . . =* • — On Sale Thursday One of our Broadway windows shows a i few of the many distinctively new styles in women's tailored suits to be sold to morrow at $17.50 —a hundred of which we secured from a maker who over-esti mated his outlet and had to unload at a loss. Practically the entire range of fashion able cloths and colorings and all splendid ly tailored —the poorest of which are well worth $25; many would be excellent values at $50. HUNDREDS MOURN DEATH OF BANKER MRS. WHITELAW REID SITS ALONE WITH BODY Rector at San Mateo Says Funeral Arrangements Have Not Been Made —Son Hurries Home Through Nevada SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.—ln a darkened room of the -winter home at Mlllbrae, on the parklike grounds on which he lavished great care and thought in his declining years, the ■body of Darius Ogden Mills, banker, philanthropist and a man of great af fairs for more than sixty years, rest ed today, with only his daughter, Mrs. >Vhitelaw Reid, mourning beside it. Out on the plains of Nevada Ogden Mills, the son, is hastening westward as fast as the railroad which his fa ther helped to build can carry him, Ills eastward Journey having been stayed by a telegram which reached him today over the company's wires announcing the sudden death of the financier. - At the Mlllbrae house there was little definite thought of the fu ture today. Mrs. Reid remained se cluded with her grief, giving attention only to the hundreds of messages of .sympathy which poured in from all parts of the United States and from cities across the Atlantic ocean. Rev. Dr. N. D. W. Gallwey, rector of St. Matthew's Episcopal church of Han Mateo, where the financier wor shiped during his sojourns at Mill brae, represented the family to all callers today. He said no plans for the funeral had been made as yet, nor ■would be made until Ogden Mills ar rived. A simple service will be held at the house before the body is shipped to New York, where it probably will be Interred. Dr. Gallwey will conduct this service. Through Dr. Gallwey Mrs. Reid an nounced today that the names signed to the messages of sympathy would not be made public until after the ar rival of her brother. SERVE SENTENCES FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT Three Men Were Sent to Prison for Failing to Prevent Lynching cf Negro WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. — Having f rved the terms of sentence imposed on them by the supreme court of the 1 ii Led States, Jeremiah Gib.son, Henry J'adgett and William Mainse of Chat tanooga, Term., wore released from the United States jail this morning. For contempt of court in failing to prevent the lynching at Chattanooga of y.<i Johnston, a negro, under sentence t>r' dcutli, the United States supreme i on November 15 sentenced men to sixty days in prison. This time ivas shortened by ten days for good be faavior. Former Sheriff Shipp, Luther 'Wil liams and Nick Nolan, who are still In lirison, will be released January 21. TICKET AGENTS SWINDLE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT System Consisted In Reporting Sale for Shorter Distance Than Really Purchased For T'.L PASO, Jan. 4.—The Mexican rov (Tiiment has been swindled out of many thousands of dollars by ticket agents irko liad liepn carryinn' on a system of orting tickets a;! sold t'nr a ahortar ilistanco than they really were pur i hase.l for, Tne agenta ut Queretaro, lerla, San Luis Potoil and othor ,i arrested. Jt is said the scheme was devised by a discharged conductor, who sold the Idea to the Mexican agents, but the fact was overlooked that the conductors' not check Up with the agents' reports, and in thl.s way the wad detected. BANK TO BE MADE NATIONAL KAN FKANCISCO, Jan. 4.—The Bank ol California, one of tho oldest finan cial Institutions in this city, will be ' onio a national bank in the near fu accordiiif? to a resolution adopted today ai a special meeting of stock hoiden . The dlr i toi bat ■ madi plication to the controller of the cur rency alrearly and tho voto of the meeting ratified this action. Eat at tho Angelus sfill- DEATH IS SENTENCE FOR NEGRO FIENDS FOUND GUILTY OF ASSAULT ON WHITE WOMAN Jury Out Five and a Half Minutes. Threats of Lynching Made, but Prisoners Are Closely Guarded KANSAS CITY, Jan. 4.—George Rey nolds and John Williams, negroes, to night were found guilty of assaulting Mrs. AY. F. Jackson, and their sen tences were fixed at death by hanging. The verdict was returned on the first ballot. The jury was out five and one- I half minutes. Two days were occupied in obtaining a Jury, hearing the evidence and re turning a verdict. Both probably will be hanged tha first week in February. Their attor neys intimated tonight that they would | not file application for an appeal, which must be /June in four days, or the sen tence will be carried out. Every precaution has been taken tv! protect the prisoners from violence. The assault was of such a nature that intense feeling was aroused. Threats of lynching frequently were heard, The public was not admitted to the trial. Mrs. Jackson swooned when tes tifying. Prisoners in the county jail raised bedlam when the verdict became known. They had previously threat ened to lynch the negroes in the exer cise room of the jail. When the threat reached the officers they removed the| negroes to another part of the prison. COURT DECIDES IN FAVOR OF SANTA FE RAILROAD Holds Charge of Violcting Service Act in Hours Demanded of Em. ployes Unsustained CHICAGO. Jan. 4.—The United Stnte? circuit court of appeals today reversed the Judgment of the district court in the case of the Atchison, Toptka and Santa Fe railroad against the United States. The railroad is charged with viola tion of the hours <<t service act. The Judgment of the lower court Is re versed and the case remanded with Instructions to grant a now trial. The suit was started by District At torney Pirns, who charged the railroad was keeping telegraph operators on duty for a longer period than nine hours allowed by the hours of service act. In the lower court a judgment of $100 was entered against the rail road. Attorneys for the railroad showed operators appeared to have be n on duty from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p, in., but that they had been relieved from noon until 3 p. m. The court held as 1!:e men had had only nine hours of actual time on duty it was no viola tion of the hours of service set. FAKE HOLDUP TALE WAS ONLY REAL ESTATE JOB San Jose Farmer Admits That Story Was Concocted to Get Out of Bad Deal . SACRAMENTO, Jan. 4.—Frank Faria, the San Jose farmer who claimed lie had been held up and robbed of $90uU In greenbacks here Monday night, con fessed this afternoon to Chief of Police Sullivan that the tale wan a myth. lie unfolded a sensational story of :i holdup in the heart of tho city, declar ing ho had drawn his money from a •San Juse bank. Word was received that no bank in San Jose had issued such an amount of currency. Faria had paid JIOUU on a ranch and con cocted the robbery story, hoping that he might induce the owner to refund the money and call off the deal. AFRICAN HUNTING LOSES CHARM CHICAGO, Jan. 4.—Africa has lost its old-time fascination as a hunting ground for W. D. Boyce of Chicago, who gays it It Just as exciting now adays to go out in the back yard and shoot a couple of chickens, for game is ho plentiful on the dark continent that all the hunter has to do in to ensconce himself In a favorable posi tion and pop away. Mr. Boyce has re turned to the city after a trip of a couple of months through Africa and lias brought buck 899fl or '.r-ora photo graphs of wild animals in action and •"cpoae LOS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1910. TO WAGE WAR ON INSURGENTS TAFT'S OPPONENTS CUT OFF FROM PATRONAGE CANNON CLASSES ALL ENEMIES WITH DEMOCRATS Republican Reformers Who Object to Administration's Tactics May Be "Starved Out" by Various Departments (Continued from VHff Oatl tram Of the house was hinted at in dis closures today, it vu currently re ported that "rebellious" Republican members of congress soon were to feel the hand of the national party organ ization against them in their home dis tricts. The plan, according to the statement of one Insurgent, was for the nisatlon at Washington to stimu late opposition to renominatlon of those congressmen by diverse local activities, Rival Republican aspirants for their places were to be encouraged, and if the opposition were unsuccessful at the primaries the light was to be carried t" the polls. Already in Feld it was pointed out that in Congress man Cooper's district, in Wisconsin, a rival Republican candidate was already in tile tield, although the primaries there do not occur until September. Large sums o£ money arc available for the purpose, It is claimed, and much lias been expended, in the district resented by Mr. Norris ol Nebraska Republican opposition has de veloped, as -Mr. Norris acknowledges", On the other hand, inquiries among other congressmen generally classed us insurgents, failed to disclose any ap nt active antagonism to them 00 tip' part of any "lie. connected with the administration. Representatives Murdock and Madison of Kansas had not suffered from "suspended anima tion" in their patronage recommenda tions. When Mr. Madison was informed the flKht apparently had been started he said: "Good. 1 am glad of It, Nothing nults me better than a good, square tight." Congressman Hayes of California, who presided over the only meeting of the house Insurgents held this year, declared he "wan in the light to stay." "If no one will call a meeting of the Insurgents to mark out a plan <>f battle I Will do it," he said, "And if there are others who arc backward In this battle I will go it alone. 1 am an insurgent until it is over." Cannon's Views Speaker Cannon remarked that if he were to express hi* own views on the subject they would sound "chestnutty." He denied knowledge of any specific determination to crush the Insurgents. But he turned to a copy of a speech he delivered In Kansas City December 7, and quoted from it the following paragraph: "VVhen Lincoln found an army march ing cm the national capitol from the south ami a body of sympathisers In the north tiKuuraging that army ho said it was difficult to determine which ! was the most threatening to the wel fare of the nation. "History repeats itself, and when Senators Cummins, LaFollette, Brlstow and their so-railed 'progressive' fol lowing join hands with .Mr. Bryan in waging war on the Republican mem bers or congress who passed the tariff bill and on President Taft, who signed it. In that contest I know of hut one way to treat them, and that is fisht tin-in just as we tight Mr. Bryan and his followers." TAfT SCORED JUST AS CHILDREN LEAVE ADAIR SEVERELY ARRAIGNS PRESIDENT Chief Executive's Son and Daughter Go from House Gallery in Time to Avoid Hearing Bitter Criticisms WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Had the Ident's daughter and .son, Mis? Helen nnd Itobert Tait, remained in the house gallery a few minutes longer today they would have heard their father roundly criticised by K"p ntatlve Adair .>r Indiana for al leged extravagance of the executive U' iiartment. Mr. Adair said the president's salary should not have been increased to $75, --000 a year, adding that a president "with practically no expense, who could not save from an income of $50, --000 a year a sufficient sum to live In ease the balance of his life In my judg in. mi does not have sufficient business capacity to direct this great nation." Attacking the president's allowance of 188,000 for vehicles, stables, etc., Mr. Adair argued that this was $30,000 too much. He also asserted that one third of the $9000 for the care of the White House green houses would fur nish the president with all the flowers . he can possibly uye. Without depriving the president of any of the comforts or luxuries that properly belong to the White House, Mr. Adalr said the appropriations of the executive department, $329,420 last year, could be reduced at least $75,000 1 a, year. ! Mr. Adair declared that appropria tions for all purposes could be reduced ' at least $100,000,000 a year without im -1 pairing any part of the government service. Characterizing the government dc ' tective service as the "dumping ground ■ for those who had rendered political ' service," Mr. Adair said that outside ' of benefits derived from the work of '• the meat and pure food inspectors the ' $7,726,000 appropriated for that service : last year had been wasted. ACCIDENT PROVES FATAL SAN RAFAEL., Cal., Jan. 4.—James McCue, a well known resident of Corte Madeira, died today from injuries fuk talned several weeks ago when he waa thrown from his buggy in a collision with another vehicle. McCue was the chief witness against William Brad bury, the millionaire who recently was sent to Han Quentin for perjury. SUICIDE ATTEMPT FATAL LEADVIL.LK,, Colo.. Jan. 4. Dell Hedges of Kansas City, who last night ehot and kci»« soar amat*f in s. boarding houue here and then shot himself, died today. WOULD REFORM RAILROAD LAWS CONGRESSMAN MANN OFFERS SUBSTITUTE BILL PLAN VITALLY AFFECTS INTER. — BTATE COMMERCE Representative from Illinois Presents Measure in Conflict with Taft's Program—Draft Proposes Complaint Bureau [Associated Press] WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.—A bill mak ing sweeping changes in the Interstate commerce laws for the regulation of railroads was Introduced today in the house of representatives by James R. Mann of Illinois, chairman of the com mittee on interstate and foreign com merce. The bill is not in accord with tin one prepared by the committee acting under the direction of President Taft, and known as • the "administration railroad bill," but was prepared by Chairman .Mann during tho summer vacation of congress. The measure does not provide for a special court to hear interstate com merce case.", as has been reported would be the form of legislation on this subject that President Taft would recommend. It proposes, however, to create in the department of commerce and labor a bureau to be called "The bureau of transportation," where a Shipper may file complaint against a railroad. If. after investigation, the commis sioner Of the bureau finds there, is jus tice in the complaint he must report the facts to the attorney general of the United States, and if the attorney general is satisfied that cause of action exists he Is required to file a petition with the interstate commerce commis sion and prosecute the case at the ex pense of the government. Shipper's Alternative The shipper may, if he prefers, still file his complaint directly with the commission and prosecute at his own expense, as the present law provides. The bill makes it the duty, of com mon carriers to establish just and reasonable classifications and regula tions and authorizes the interstate commerce commission to prescribe what they shall be. The long and short haul clause of the Interstate commerce act would be amended so as to provide that charge for a short haul Shall in no case bo greater than the charge for a longer haul, and the charge for • a through rate shall be no greater than the ag gregate of the local rites. False or padded claims for damages by a shipper arc prohibited, as are re bates. PRESIDENT TAFT TO COMBINE MESSAGES WILL SUBMIT TWO DOCUMENTS AT ONCE Vie,ws on Interstate Commerce and Anti.Trust Laws' Amendments Will Be Embodied in Single Treatise WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 Late today nfter a conference with Senators Al drlch and Hoot and Attorney General Wlckersham, President Taft decided to revert to his original plan of com- tiininp his view:- as to amendment! to the Interstate commerce and anti trust laws in our message, wblcb he will send t" congress Thursday noon. ThU decision on tlie part of the president If said to be final. The combined message will be about 8000 words. The, president had been urged by sunn"' senators to treat the two sub jects in separate papers and announce ment whs made yesterday that thin would be done. The time that the messages should g>> to congress has been subject to frequent changes be cause ol various consultations the ).resident desired to have. These conferences have been com pleted and so have the Hies: ■ which, combined In one document, were sent to the government printing office tonight. At the conclusion of the conference between the president and Senators Aldrich and 800 l this afternoon it was announced the president's prop railroad legislation would be given th.j right Of v. ay in senate and house. Changes Assured The further assurance was given that the proposed changes in the rail road laws would lie written in the statute books during the session. There will be some opposition to the rather drastic legislation which the president will recommend, but It Will be overcome, ii is said. Senators Root and Aldrlcb went to the White House to discuss various features of the legislative program for the present session as well an tho special messages, That the discussion as to the rail mad legislation should be given pre cedence over all other administration measures was the only definite con clusion reached. As to the ship sub sidy, postal savings banks, changes 111 conservation laws and the proposed federal incorporation act, neither sen ator would .say as to when they would be given consideration. The president will transmit to con gress on Friday the report of the at torney general, and all papers con nected with the Glavls charges against Secretary Ballinger, these papers hav ing been called lor in a resolution of fered by Senator Flint of California. The special message on conservation will go in the last of next week. EVANGELIST SUGGESTS EVERY CHURCH SHOULD EMPLOY PRESS AGENT CHICAGO, Jan.! 4.— A press agent for every church and constant adver tising? In newspapers as. a means of creating Interest In religious affairs ■were parts of a plan advocated last night in a lecture at the Doremua Congregational church by K. H, Pack ard of Boston, who culls himself a "publicity evangelist." The lecture was Illustrated liv lan tern slides showing Just how the ad vertisements should be worded and the cuts and illustrations used. "It is a fact which many minister.-; inning to understand that • ■mi - merclal methods i aji be applied i" ri tlgioua work," In -'i I SHIP SUBSIDY BILL DROPPED HUMPHREY SUBMITS PLANS FAVORED BY TAFT INCREASES PAY OF AMERICAN MAIUCARRYING BOATS Measure Proposes Raise in Tonnage Tax —Author of Document Ex. plains Several Features and Gives Reasons [Associated Press] WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Represen tative William G. Humphrey of Wash ington today introduced in the house a bill providing for ship subsidy by the United States government. The measure is understood to have the approval of President Taft and the administration, and to be one upon which proponents of Ship subsidy will concentrate their efforts. Tho Humphrey bill provides an in crease in pay to American ships for carrying the mails to South America, China, Japan, the Philippines and Australasia, bringing it up to $4 per mile tor an outward voyage of 4000 miles or more. An increased tonnage tax on tho transoceanic trade is provided, and if is proposed to admit foreign built ships to American register for the for eign trade. The author of the bill, in an expla nation of its provisions, said the prop osition to increase the pay for carry- Ing the mails was the most important feature of the measure. The postmas ter general is authorized to pay second class ships for carrying the mails the name rate of $4 per mile that is now paid to first class ships. Already Have Subsidy Mr. Humphrey points out thai op ponents of ship subsidy seem not to be aware that we already have the subsidy for first class ships under a law enacted in 1891. This law. he claims, is "responsible tor every Amer ican vessel on the Atlantic ocean and if. repealed would cause the American Has to disappear from the seas within sixty days." The law of 1891, says Mr. Humphrey, defines a first class ship as one of more thai) 8000 tons and of twenty knots speed, which has been snob a high requirement that vessels of that class have not found ii profitable to engage in South American and Pacific oast trade. Mr. Humphrey proposes in his bill to give the same subsidy to vessels of 5000 tons, and of sixteen knots speed. The bill lays many requirements for ye '! J l.efore they can obtain the subsidy. The ships mud be built according to plans approved by the secretary of the navy, of iron or steel, and with a view to their use in time of war, and be able to carry four or more can non of not less than six-inch caliber, They must at all times be at the de mand of the government. They mu«t carry American hoys and train them in seamanship and be officered by American citizens and have crews com posed of 50 per cent or Itiore of Amer [can sailors. The vessel* oannot bo sold without the eon ;ent of the secretary of thl navy. TO ARM MARINE CORPS WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Appropria tion of $50.nun to equip the marine corps with rilles to be purchased from the army, is asked in an estimate the navy department pent to tWb house today. TO SUMMON LOS ANGELES PROSECUTOR TO SEATTLE District Attorney Fredericks Wanted to Tell Grand Jury About the Leavitt Extortion Case SAM ISAM |S{(), Jan. 4.—A warrant charging IS. J. I,em lit, I.us Angeles anto mobile 111:111. with giving a valueless check for $500 during a poker game was ■worn out today by James Hardman of this city. Hardman charges that !,<■. in gave the. check to settle his losings in the game, and that It was returned by the bank as worthless. The check bore the signature of Mary P. Leavitt. SEATTLE, Jan. 4.—The King county grand jury today instructed Special Prosecutor W. C. White to ask Dis trict Attorney J. I). Fredericks of Los Angeles to come to Seattle and tell the grand jury what he knows con eernlng the alleged attempt of two King county officer*, former si lal Agent C. I! Peyton and Deputy l'ros ecutor Frank Holy.heimer to extort $1000 from Ralph J. Leavitt, an auto* ue bile dealer of l,ns Angeles, as the. '■ for dropping proceedings against I him in a case of manslaughter. I.eavitt was wanted in Srattle to answer a charge of manslaughter, growing out of the killing of a street per by an automobile. FOSTER FATHER'S DEATH SOON FOLLOWS MURDER BALTIMORE, Jan. I.—Col. Charles K. Thompson, foster father of Mrs. Edith Woodill, whose murder by "Lame Bob" Eastman near McDaniel, Md., last June, created a country-wide sensation, died suddenly at his home near McDan le] today. Mrs. Woodill was the wife of Gilbert Woodill, a prominent auto mobiie dealer of I*os Angeles. Til,, murder of Mrs. Woodill, with tile resulting mystery which silll is un solved, Involving, as It did, persons of high social standing in four cities, con stitutes one of the most sensational crimes in the annals of the country. While the death of Colonel Thomp son adds another shocking chapter to the story, it is not believed, that it is In any way connected with the unre vealed mystery behind tin; Woodill horror. It Is expected that the cor oner's inquest which will be held today will show that Colonel Thompson's death was the result of his enfeebled condition following the shock of his foster daughter's murder. . He was seated at Hie breakfast table with two guests Just before his death, having been in slightlj«*>etter health than usual during the ?Tst few days, Ho suddenly slid off his chair, and, be fore any one could reach him, was dead. Colonel Thompson was 78 years old. Gilbert Woodlll, husband of the mur dored woman, is veil known in I "- Angeles society, and, with his wife, entertained frequently at their Ocean Park home, which Mrs. Woodill left a short tithe in-lore her death in Mary land. ■ ■ -• <■":•*!■■ ?]-:'j>y'i'*:.' '■ AMUSEMENTS MOROSCO'S BURBANK THEATER SST^jSSSSSI.'. Second and Positively Last Week—Matinee Saturday The Girl £ Golden West Regular Burbank Prices: 25c, 35c, 500. Matinees, :r>c. Gallery, 10c. Next Week: "THE HEART OF MAHVI.AMI." Debut of Kthel Yon Waidron. HAMBURGER'S MAJESTIC THEATER \ SffiK-"SS2!£S "Broadnay. near Ninth. PHONES—Main 7005; F1133 AXL, WEEK—BARGAIN MATINEE TODAY—MATINEE SATURDAY COHAN & HARRIS PRESENT OEO. M. COHAN'S 45 MINUTES FROM BROADWAY PRICES— 25c, 60C, 750 and |1. BARGAIN MATINEE TODAT. JOHN CORT presents a mammoth and new o™.^ ._«.*. WEEK production of the BKAT SAUB OPFNB STARTING greatest OF AIL «>medy operas. tomorrow sunday Kine: Dodo at»am XXlllg Js-^V^VJIV-/ PRICES—2SO to JAN. 9. ' -With Eleanor Kent, *!•'•• Popular matl ■Willlam Friend. Zoc Barnett an.l 50 others. neB Wednesday. MASON OPERA HOUSE i.J'iuS SZ^l Tonight Edwin A. relkln rresents the Celebrated Yiddish Players, MISS ROSA KARP and .MR. DAVID LEVENSON Supported by an excellent and notable cast of popular Ylddlßh players In repertoire• Tonight, "THE <IREKN WOMAN." Coming direct from New York City, where they have enjoyed long and uninterrupted runs. Prices: 25c to 11.00. Seats now on »ale. o__.*. • Wm. A. Brady Presents sale Wright Lorimer TomOrrOW and over 100 people in January 7256 9 5% Shepherd King . y r\. XVI. Prices 50c to $1.50. CcK\Ac^fVC\V\WW Matlne. ETery Day. >^j^Wiw«3o|^^',^*^*^^xs' Bolh Phonet—l4*7. ra>.riK t'ai'ilcular At |\7 n -m 1/ 4 £?*■*■ 71 11 J - I i'resi-ntlng always th« I tentlon to Entertaining I \/ JJ 1 If lf~*\/ I I I f-" best European and I I adlo.a and Children | » WsV W*.V* V/ V i~li.V | American attractions. | Eva Taylor & Co. Wm. H. Thompson in "Mrs Jones-Smtth-Carew." 1 & Co.. In "Prlda of Regiment" aza^- Matinee I!K£S!S* i Stella H. Morrisini a .. , Today Quinlan & Mack and Leaping Siberian Hound.. * UU*»y .^. he Travelln , D e n ti.t" Four Floods The Two Bobs Acrobatic Merrymakers. „,„,.,,,„ "Bef°re th° Party-" Olirnr-I-M MOTION PICTURES. Nights—loc, 25c, SO.-, 75.-. Matinee. Dally—loc. 2B«, liOc. T?T AOr-O TUI? ATTTT? Belasco-Blackwood Co.. Props, and Men. ELASCO 1 xljl./* 1 H.IN Matinees Tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday 2D BIG WEEK OF THIS SENSATIONAL SUCCESS lewis S Stone and the Belasco Theater Company present Gertrude Nelson Andrews" enormously '"Ul play. THROUGH A WINDOW «5 c ouncrdw a, nn.. th n .s i ß 'u gsrr s^c-r^i.^enlu^"^at a now on | pRAND OPERA HOUSE MAT|,! n ?n EeS^, T a lnß^7 Y ; a Hno d m Se UAT 3 i7 r vJT The Greatest Triumph of the Hartman Company ■ppp-DTDTO ( and his big company present a I SAN ■*• i-<A>-J-^--»-O ) gorgeous production of the. famous \ rryr m\'\T XJ ATD VIVIAN 1 English uslcal comedy success, J TOY NEXT WEEK—"HOOT MON." Ferris Hartman In "The Idol's Eye." Heats now on sal*. AUDITORIUM £Fa!FtIJ&.- ! B' '™2 -*- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMKNT-AN EXTRA PERFORMANCE THURSDAY NIGHT THHEK NIGHTS BEOINNINO^^SDAY. 6-XWO MATINEES ONIY Wm. Morris (Inc.) Presents the World's Famous Scotch Comedian HARRY LAUDER ™ -lAN E.TINOE^ AND JfM* ORCHESTRAL, CHUTES PARK Ad^bslon 10* Cents ' (Coder new management— liquor .old— danclnr) Jan 567 8, Five Days of Midwinter Fiesta -XV B^^l^iS^^rl^Ri^^fl ""•fe^MaH iiaa?"^.iaffigw.°«"" — ~~~~ "_. _„„ B|>HING ST MATINEE TODAY LOS ANGELES THEATER SS«H * shows every night . — . ~~~* I Billy Clark. Max l.'uffek. - I mm ; f -i rtt) rinTC I Mile. Martha. BRADL.EE Martin & Co. I <•«> VJUIG J B Mualcal veland!.. Tho Laugh-Q-gcope.^ r prlepa _ 20 an 30 Cents. | OLYMPIC THEATER Phones— Fl4o2; Main llli ' ~^^\TuTt^r» C°- rre"ent ■';■ £l°,th^T'h"e 'r".!^^^'^^ rsee,°e Cy ""^h. Belle of Boston." X X TALKER THEATER ™» The Le-Moyne Players. VV " ' T'THE BELLE OF RICHMOND" ,".AH PBIOB-lTe. «., Toe. MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. Box ottic. phones F5634: Main 4400; { __ ■ BAY CITY'S NEXT MAYOR FAVORS WATER PROJECT p. H. McCarthy Wants San Francisco to Own the Hetch Hetchy Plant SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.—Mayor elect P. H. McCarthy has declared him self emphatically In favor of a munici pal water system for San Francisco, but for the Hatch Hetchy project alone, refusing to consider the plan to pur chase the plans of the Spring Valley Water company, which has been of fered to the city for $35,000,000 McCarthy asserts ho will take the stump against the latter proposition, when it is made an issue at the polls. His reason for opposing tin purchase of the existing water company, McCarthy, says, is that the city would become in volved In endless litigation, while through the development of the govern. ment grant abundance of pure water can be supplied the city. The matter of bonding the city for a. water supply will be submitted to the voters in two propositions, the first for the Hetch Hetchy, while the second in cludes also the purchase of the Spring Valley reservoirs and distributing sys tem. \ _-^~ ■' BOILER EXPLODES; ONE KILLED PITTSBURGH Jan. 4.— One man was killed and several were wounded as the result Of B boiler explosion on a pump ing boat of tho People's Coal company at Industry, Pa., down the Ohio river. The explosion was caused by a Hue oollapdnff. FOUR BURNED TO DEATH FORT WILLIAMS, Ont., Jan. 4.— Four persons were burned to death to day in a Ore which destroyed ■ board- Ink house. Five were Injured by Jump ing, from windows. The temperature was L'u below zero. WIFE OF FORMER BANKER • MORSE CALLS AT PRISON Convicted Man Meets Spouse with a Smile, but Shows Emotion at Parting ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 4.— Mrs. Charles W. Morse, wife .of the financier now in the federal prison here, ar rived today. She was met at the sta tion by her husband's friend, W. 11. Held. The convicted banker met the pair with a smile and talked over with them the next steps to be taken in his behalf. It was not until the timo for parting came that he showed emotion. Mrs. Morse will not be per mitted to see him again for fifteen days. Reid, however, because of business interests of his friend and the fact others might suffer from neglect of them, will be permitted to see tho prisoner more often. Morse has not been assigned to any task. SANTA FE TO DOUBLE TRACK ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Jan. 4.— The Brit move in the Atehison, To peka and Bunta Fe railroad's plan to double track its road from Chicago to Los Angeles ia said to have been taken yo<trnl;iy, when a contract was let ti> doublo track the section from Ash Fork to Wlnslow, A. T.i a dis tance of ninety mile*. It in reported the next step will be the doublo tracking of the section from Albu querque to Gallup, 150 miles. HANGED PROTESTING INNOCENCE WEST CHESTER, Pa., Jan.' 4.—Pro testing his innocence to the la.st, John Choqwosky was hanged hero today for the murder of Harry James and his aged wife, who were found dead with their skulls crushed.