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WEATHER FORECAST; Cloudy, cooler; light, north wind *<>! WXIII. M MBER 1(0. litlv^J-J. •>" L/Jvlll In PER MONTH FLINT BILL WILL MAKE CANAL FREE TO COAST SHIPS Two Measures, Carrying Differ ent Ideas on Panama Legis lation, to Be Introduced SPLIT OVER DISCRIMINATION Boats Controlled by Competing Railroads Do Not Escape !" the Regular Tolls [Associated PrpKSi WASHINGTON, Dec. Both Sen ator Flint of California, chairman of the committee on lnteroeeanio canals, ■and Representative Mann of Illinois, chairman of the house committee on Interstate and foreign commerce, ex pect to introduce general Panama canal bills. These will incorporate their differing ideas as to the needs of legis lation for the waterway—in the light of the White House conference last night. This conference developed substan tial harmony of opinion favoring fortification of the canal; presiden tial discretion as to the exact amount of tolls under prescribed maximum and minimum limitation; government oper ation of the dry dock and repair shop facilities, and government sale of all the coal, oil and other ship supplies at "'both ends of the canal to the trade of the world passing through it, and for th« safeguarding of the competition through the canal. The differences of views as to whether foreign shipping and coastwise shipping should receive equal treatment in canal charges could \ not be reconciled, and the problem is 1 still unsolved. \ Senator Flint's bill will provide either Inn unqualified free passage of Amerl -1 can ships or the collection of toll and i subsequent rebate of the entire toll, / which from the viewpoint of some of / those In the conference merely would / operate as a matter of bookkeeping. / PRESIDENT TO IIX TOLLS Senator Flint's bill will fix a certain maximum and minimum of tolls on vessels of other countries, probably from 50 to 75 tents minimum to 11.26 or $1.50 maximum a net ton, leaving the exact charge to the discretion of the president so that it can be ad justed to changing commercial condi tions. It will provide that the rebate to coastwise vessels shall not be al lowed to any vessels owned or con trolled by any railroad with which they are competitive, directly or Indirectly. It will provide that the government may take over to its own ÜB£B, when | public emergencies make it necessary. any vessels that avail themselves of the rebate, which would make all coast wise craft engaged in canal traffic sub ■ ject to naval uses on demand. The question of what treatment to accord coastwise shipping caused the principal discussion at the conference, Much of the time was devoted to the Interpretation of treaties with Eng land, as to whether the general refer . ence to all powers being treated alike \ was to be Interpreted to Include the I'niteei States or to mean all the pow ers foreign to the United States BAY CITY TO HOLD FAIR CONGRESS SANCTION OR NO Flint Says Solons' Decision Will Not Affect Exposition (Special to The Herald) 9VABIIINOTON, Dec. M.—Whether or not congresi sanctions S;m Francis co as tin? exposition iity in r.n.",, a worlil'a fair, ociUitl or greater than any other paiKinia-i'.i'lib exposition will be hcl'l tlicri", according to Benator Frank Flint, who Is spending hla hcili days here Working In conjunction with the San Francisco committeemen. ■"Whils we would like congressional sanction of our fair," sn 1.1 Flint today, "with $17,000,000 at our disposal we will have an exposition that will draw from any other fair when tho Panama canai is openod. I'm not worrying about what congress does. "All this talk Of a logical iioint be ing chosen as the offi'ial slto is fruit- Iphs, for the fact remains that with railroad rates properly reduced, where lniniirodH would brave the summer heat of Now Orleans thousands would go t& San Francisco." PEAUTY TO RIDE WITH BALDWIN IN AEROPLANE SANTA BAKBAKA, Doc. 29.— Ten pretty young women turned disap pointed from Captain Ivy Baldwin today when ho declined to make ascen sions w».'i them as pasbengers In his aeroplane at the aviation meet here Sunday and Monday, January 1 and 2. Miss Rmmn Hi Id, 19, the beautiful daughter of a San Bernardino rancher, employed on a local newspaper, saw Baldwin first, insisted on making [an ascension despite warnings of peril, and the aviator capitulated to the in sistent beauty ami will lake her up. Captain Baldwin will make trial flights Friday and Saturday. MRS. JACK CUDAHY DENIES RECONCILIATION REPORTS KANSAS CITY, Dec. 29.—A recent report that J. P. (Jack) Cudahy nnd his divorced wife, Mrs, Kdna. Cudahy, had niet in Pasadena, Cal., and were about to effect a reconciliation was de nied today emphatically by Mrs. Oud uhy. who is here. "It is absolutely false," declared Mrs. Cudahy. "I intended going to Pasa dena for the holidays hut was unable to do It. 1 shall go in two Or thret weekf. Reports of v reconciliation cither present or prospective are pain fully ridiculous." CHARLES BATTEL LOOMIS ILL ENGLEWOOD, N. J.. Dec. Cha* Mattel Loomis, the author, who has been 111 for some tlrno at his homo In B I»eola, N. J., 'ins been brought to a I hospital here for treatment. Ills ail , ment has not been diagnosed defi nitely ■' LOS ANGELES HERALD INDEX OF HERALD'S NEWS TODAY LOS ANGELES Aviator Hnxsey circled over Mount "Wil •on, K'llnß 10,000 feet Into Blr, and traveling MO miles. PAGE 1 William M. Garland anil Frank A. fiarbutt, millionaires, make flight In aeroplane with Walter Urooklns. PAOH 3 Mayor Alexander, unable to declare legal holiday on Saturday, urges all Angelenos to attend aviation meet that day. I'ACJE 3 Street committee, plans to open alleys In bualna district at estimated cost of 112,000,000, PAGE! 6 Committees named by Teachers' Boosting club to further plans for university In Southern California. PAGE 6 Society night at automobile show at Fiesta park attracts great throngs. PAOE 6 Glendale voters favoring annexation of neighboring town* hold parado and meeting. PAGE 6 County loses suit to restrain orange grow era from diverting stream from th. land to public roads. • PAGE 7 City officials pay bill for police boxes live iiilinil-'s before Injunction arrives ami are thn at- .1 "v»'lth contempt proceedings, PAOE 7 Doalh of old hermit reveals strange life of two men on Coral Harbor Island. PAGE 7 Amaze 1 witness watches holdup of Jap .iii. by three negroes on brightly lighted street. PAGE 12 Missing Inventor returns home and Is sur prised to learn he was "lost." PAGE 12 Arrests expected In San Francisco In con nection with explosion at Llewellyn Iron works. . . PAGE 12 White man threatens to fight mnrriage license clerk When called Caucasian. • , PAGE 12 Editorial and better Box. PAGE 4 Society, clubs and music, PAGE 5 Theaters. PAOB 6 Shipping. PAGE 6 Building permit*. PAGK 7 Sports. . PAGE 8 Markets and financial. PAOE 9 Citrus fruit report!, PAOB I Mining and oil. . PAGE 10 Weather report. PAOB 10 Marriage licenses, births, deaths. PAGE 10 Classified advertising. PAGES 10-11 Coronation of Pooh Bah Collins Is fea ture of Jonathan club high Jinks. PAGE IS Youth riding motorcycle, crashes Into car and meets death, PAGE 1- Trouserlais man takes a stroll down itruailwuy. PAGE 12 SOUTH CALIFORNIA Victim of thugs, beaten and robbed. Is found wandering In dazed condition 111 ■ iir Wilmington. PAGE - Dashing stranger In Colton charged with having bunkoed business men out of 180,000. " PAGE 6 Pasadena man charge aviation com mitit a with bad faith. PAGE 10 Committee has Pomona's now charter report ready for presentation to the trustees. PAGE 10 Bates A.- Cheeseborough lease the steel steamer Navajo which Is being built at Long Beach. PAOE 10 COAST Governor-elect Johnson declares he Is a La Foliette Insurgent, and demands -"loyalty to progressive cause at Q. o. 1". conference in San Francisco. PAGE) 1 Bant a Barbara beauty to ride with Capt. Baldwin In an aeroplane. PAGE 1 Prof. Jnmes at Berkeley talks on capital and Democracy. PAGE l EASTERN Joseph G. Robin, technically insane, in dicted and arrested for larceny of $!iO,OOO from bank. PAGE.I a tor Flint will Introduce a bill mak- Ing the Panama canal free to Ameri can boats engaged in coastwise trade. PAGE 1 Sixteen workmen are killed and twelve Injured when boiler in Ice plant nt Plttsfield, Mass., explodes. PAGE - Population statistics show that Rhode Island leads states In density of population. PAGE] 2 Members of bath tub trust expected to plead guilty and ask for clemency. PAGE 1 Government orders all national hanks to adopt a uniform system of book keeping. PAGE 1 Senator Flint says San Francisco will hold Panama fair, whether congress sanctions plan or not. PAGE 1 FOREIGN Attack on Cordoba by Mexican revo lutionists Is expected. PAGE 10 Detectives unearth plot In London to kill King George. PAGE 1 MINING AND OIL Midway Five gusher breaks loose three times In two days. PAGE 10 Grubstake mine on Lynx creek forwards high grade ore, going $100 a ton. PA.OK 10 Tom Reed disburses fifth dividend. PAGE 10 WHAT'S GOING ON TODAY IN LOS ANGELES AMUSEMENTS Auditorium—"The Man of the Hour," 8:15 p. m. Burbnnk—"The Battle," S:ls p. m. Grand—"The Toymaker," 8:13 p. m. levy's Cafe f'hanlant-Continuous vaudeville, 2:30 p. m. to 12:30 a. m. Los Angeles-Vaudeville, 2:30, 7:43 and 9 p, m. / Luna park—Outdoor amusements, hand con cert and vaudeville, 10 a. m. to midnight. I Majestic—Mary Mannerlng In "A Man's j World," 8:11 and 8:15 p. m. ' Mason—Lillian Russell in "In Search of a I Sinner." j Olympic—"Mr. Santa Claus Jr./ 3, 7:43 and I 9:15 p. m. Vaudeville, 2:15 and 8:15 p. m. i'antaßes—Vaudeville, 1:80, 7:43 and 9 p. m. Princess— "On the Quiet." 7:45 and 9:15 p. m. OF INTEREST TO WOMEN Ebell club, Christmas party for 250 settle ment children. 3 p. m. Friday Morning club musleale, Mr. and Mrs. Balfour, 10:30 a. m. PepltO Arrlola and Bruce Gordon Klngsley, recital. Auditorium, 3 p. m. Subscription dance, Goldberg Bosley hall, 9:30 p. in. Mrs. Guy Barbara's dinner for debutantes, California club, 6:30 p. m. j Christmas entertainment for children of the i King's Daughters' day nursery, tonight. MISCELLANEOUS Los Angeles Central W. C, T. U. meets 2 p. m. In Temperance temple, 301 North Broad ' way. Annual holiday social. Musical and literary entertainment by Chris tian Endeavor society of - the South Main Street Christian church In the church tonight. The Rev. Bruce Brown of Spokane will con duct revival services, which are to continue nightly for some time. Sunset club, high Jinks, Levy's cafe, 6:15 p. m j •. * Noon meeting, dune's theater, last of* the year under auspices of United Brotherhood. Dr. J. Whltcomb Brougher will .speak en "How to Have a Happy New Year." Women's day, aviation meet. Reception to aviators, Program begins at 1 o'clock. FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, 1910. U.S. ORDERS 7100 BANKS TO ADOPT LIKE ACCOUNTING Uniform System of Bookkeeping; in All National Institutions Insisted On TEXANS HOODWINK EXAMINER Federal Expert Fails to Detect Insolvency During Visits Lasting Two Years [Associated Press] WASHINGTON, Dec. Disclosures following the forced liquidation of the | Quanah National bank of Quanah, Tex., ten days ago, caused the comp troller of the currency today to issue j an order directing every one of the i 7100 national banks In the United States to install what practically amounts to a uniform system of book' keeping. Investigation disclosed that the bank had been doing business for the last two years, although undoubtedly In solvent, and although Inspected at reg ular Intervals by national bank <x- \ aminers. Within that time the ex aminers were unable to learn the bank's true condition largely because the management refused to keep a proper record of its transactions, It also showed that the entire capital of $500,000 and probably some of the $38, --000 surplus was paid out to stockhold ers as dividends. In a statement, Comptroller Murray says his examiners were hoodklnked for two years by the way the bank handled its notes. "Within these two years," the comp troller says, "the bank carried com- I paratively little 'past due' paper, all j the notes having the appearance of j being promptly paid or renewed. The bank had no discount register and the j various earning accounts wej;e kept In I such a manner r.s to make It practical ly Impossible to audit them. PAY CAPITAL FOB DIVIDENDS "By this method of accounting the | bank, without detection by the exam iner, had the doubtful and worthless notes renewed with the interest added i to the notes at the time of renewal., This Interest on worthless paper had i not been collected, and was credited to | some one of the earning accounts, and , as the dividends were regularly paid i this resulted in paying the capital out to shareholders as dividends." To" insure a system of bookkeeping by which the true condition of a na- j tional bank can be determined any moment, the order Issued today directs examiners, on finding a bank whose j exact condition they cannot determine to report the fact by telegraph to Washington and give the management Of the bank thirty days to install the necessary books. "At the end of that period," says the comptroller's order, "the examiner will return to the bank at its expense to de termine it' instructions have been com plied with and If the necessary books have not been installed he will remain in the bank at its expense until such books are installed under the direction and supervision of the examiner." SENATE ASPIRANT FAVORS REVISING TARIFF DOWN William F. Sheehan Announces Candidacy for Depew's Seat NEW YORK, Dec 23.—William F. Sheehan made formal announcement of Ilia candidacy for thr United States senate tonight in a letter addressed to Mayor Fuhrmann of Buffalo, who, with other leading Buffalo Democrat!, re cently Indorsed him for the seat to become vacant when tin term of Ben ator Depew expires March 4. lv defining his attitude toward na tional questions Mr. Sheehan declared his belief in the letter and spirit of the platform adopted at the last Dom ocratlc state convention. His letter opens with an expression of satisfaction at the consenting to the considering of his name Cor the sen atorship comes "from his old neighbors anil friends" in Buffalo. He. urges that whoever tin Pemo cratlc party chooses for Benator his Usefulness be not weakened by unjust criticism during hi> candidacy. Ho declares himself n. favor of a botui fide downward revision of the tariff. «-«-«>- ——— COLD WAVE ROLLS OVER SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES Snow Falls in Texas—Windstorm Along Gulf LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 29.— Un usually cold weather with freezing temperatures almost to the gulf pre vails throughout a large portion of the south tonight. The cold wave follows closely upon the heels of b genera] weather disturb ance which took the form of a thunder. Sturm in the central valleys and snow In northern Texas. Snow fell early throughout the Texas Panhandle and a severe wind and rainstorm prevailed aliing the gulf coast. Southeast Texas experienced the first | heavy rain in five months. In Hous ton several street car lines wen; put out of commission and oilier damage was noted. The storm Is moving toward the south Atlantic states from Texas, and j warnings have been displayed along the Mississippi, Alabama and Florida coasts. Communication by wire has been seriously Interrupted in many sections. PYTHIANS KEEP LICENSE ALBANY, N. V., Doc. 29.— Empha sizing the Importance of the passage by tho romlntf legislature of a bill n- Latlng i" fraternal Insurance, State Superintendent of Insurance Eiotchkissi today denied an application for the cancellation of thn licence of the su preme lodge Knights of Pythias to do! business In New York state. > Hoxsey Scales Mt. Wilson, Flies 10,000 Feet Into Air MAHBIRD NEARLY REACHES RECORD Pasadena Flyer Makes Remark able 100-Mile Trip. Hovering Over Snow-Capped Peaks BCMMAKY OF HBSWtB Orange Belt Hace—James Hailli'.v in Bier lot monoplane won; time for live laps around one and three-fourths mile course 9 minutes 35 and 3-5 seconds) best lap one minute and 51 seconds. Eugene Ely hi Cnrtlea biplane second) time 10 minute!) 17 1-5 seconds; best] lap 2 minutes 'i 1-5 seconds. Phil O. Panne- 1 lee in "Baliy" Wright biplane third; time. 10 minutes 50 3-5 seconds) best lap 8 minutes| 8 B*o seconds. Glen Martin in biplane run Into feme, disqualified. Second lup tvilli new machine by Glenn 1 Curtl&s over 1% mile course, 1:57 2-.V Altitude—Arch Iloxsey won. 10,005 feet, \ hcin;, In the air 2 hours, 31 minutes and 15 | seconds. Paxmelee attained 5200 feet; Had- I ley 1400 feet and Wlll.ard MM* feet. Passenger carrying—rl'armelee and Kna- ! benshue, longest flight. 10 minutes and 10 seconds, Garland and Brook Inn second with I) minutes and 10 seconds, and .ill ham third with (I minutes and 40 seconds. Boml» t browing ion tent—(h.irlPt V. Wll hint in Curtln biplane. 11 polntij Pannelee x points] Brooklm 7 pointsi Ely l point. Accurate landing— Brookim won, **-<» fe'*t ! (Continued nn r<in- Thre") ' INTKHKSTi.Mi AVIATION FIELD SCENES \bovc' Startled Judges Dodging an Arch Iloiwy Swoops Down Toward Them in Ills Biplane. Below, W. M. Garland Getting Out of far After 1 light With Walter Brooklns. TRUST MAGNATES MAY SEEK MERCY Members of Bath Tub Combine Eager to Be Fined Rather Than to Face Jail Term WASHINGTON, Dee. 29.— Pleas for clemency, it is reported, will be made; to the department of justice by the Indicted members of the so-called i "bath tub trust." At a conference to be held hen; to morrow, attorneys for both sides will g , into the matter in detail. Two or tiin-i days as<o. some of the defendants appeared" in court in Detroit, pleaded j not suiity and asked to reserve the i right t" change their pleas. Attorney General Wickersham pave Instructions that if such reservations were to be t made the lime in which the pleas r-.lghl '"• changed must bo limited. The court fixed January :: as the last day. The conference arranged for to morrow was i'le result, it is said lawyers for some of those Indioted aye advised their clients to plead nolle contendre in the hope of, having a court impose lines and not jail sentences. Attorney General Wickershatn has publicly declared he will insist on jail sentences for all violations of the Sher man law. lie personally renewed his instructions in the hath tul) cast. GRANDSON OF JEFF DAVIS MARRIES COLORADO GIRL Descendant of Confederacy Ex ecutive Coming to L A. COLORADO SPRINGS Colo., Deo. 29. — one of the most elaborate and Im presslve wedding ceremonies ever wit nessed i" this city waa thai last even- Ing of Jefferson Hayes Davis, s"n of J. A. Hayes and of the Uito Airs. Mar garet .Unwell Jefferson I 'avis Hayes, and grandson of Jefferson Da vs. and Miss Done Dewltt, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Dewltt of Broad moor, an aristocrat it: suburb of Colo rado Springs. Tin.- ceremony was performed at St. gtephnns Episcopal church. The Rev. Dr. .Martin H. Hart of St. John's ca thedral, Denver, read tin- service, as sisted by the Rev, Arthur N, Taft, rector of st. Stephens. The bride was gowned in heavy white duchesse satin, very plain, trilmed with rare old point lace. With It was worn an exquisite veil of rose point ami duchesse laoe tint swept from the coiffure to th 6 end of her lons court train. The veil has been worn by brides in tha family of Mrs. Dewltt 'for six sonerations. Air. and Mis. Davis left last night for a trip to California of several weeks' duration, and upon their return will seslde it Qarfleld, Utah, where Mr. Davis is with the Utah Copper com uanv. ■■■■: itffr*3sb. 1 BpSE^*l*^*-"' ■'■ ':'V-> - -.■■ .--■■■ «>-*>*■■■■•--■ h^^M "■■'■' ■ ■ ' ■'■••■ '^rf ■■ ■ ■ ' -.'■■■ ■■■-■--■. ■-V "■':'■'; ""'■ ■'■> '■ ■-■ '' ■';;■ -.'•; ' ■''■''• ARREST ROBIN FOR LOOTING OF BANKS Financier. Technically Insane. In dicted for Larceny of $90,000 NEW YORK, nor. 29.— it took the grand jury just an hour today to Indict Joseph G. Robin on a charge of the larceny of $90,000 from the Washington Savings bank, of which ho was presi dent. The savings bank passed into the hands of tin' state banking depart ment today, there to keep company with the Bank of Northern New York, of whose executive committee he was chairman and With which his name has hitherto been more prominently con nected. The district attorney explained that out of .-i mass of evidence drawn from tin" records of both institutions he had chosen the charge that he thought could be presented most simply to a jury. Robin was Immediately placed under arrest at the home of his slater, Dr. Louise Robinovlch, but his arraign ment was postponed until tomorrow, when ho must give $25,000 bail or go to jail. Technically, Robin is insane. The order of commitment, signed by Justice Amed at the request of Dr. Roblno vitch and on the certification of three other physicians, still stands, although the private sanitarium to which Robin was taken refused to receive him. 1.1 N\( V I'IMIIM; 1-1 ZZI.KS "This lunacy Rinding is the thing thai complicates the case," said Dis trict Attorney Whitman today. The indictment against Robin was based on Information sworn to by Frederick K. Morris, formerly his confi dential employe. It charges thai the Washington Savings bank, of which Robin was president, was induced to draw to his order two checks aggregating $90,000, in consideration of participating In agreements purporting to give the bank an equivalent In a mortgage ex j ecuted by the Fidelity Development company, one of the string of compa nies promoted by Robin, In favor of the Title and Guarantee company of Roch ester, N. Y. This latter company Robin controlled through his ownership of the Aetna Indemnity company. "No such mortgage," said the district attorney today, "was executed by the Fidelity Development company." Fur ther indictments are expected. • » > U. S. DIPLOMAT'S WIDOW WEDS LONDON, Dec. :-'■'. -Mrs. John Walk er IPearn, widow ot iii former Amer ican minister to Greece, Roumanla ana Bervla, and Arthur [nkersley of l.ymc. : . a will known traveler, were married In Salisbury cathedral today. The bishop ol Salisbury, a personal friend of the bridegroom, officiated, and American Ambassador Reid gave away tha bride, (•fV/il i;* cnlMl'\« D*n,T to. on TRAINS a*. nl.Mililj V> \JI- JJ-iO . SUNDAYS So OS TK.%I>!» 10« 'IT WAS FINE,' SAYS GARLAND, AFTER TRIP IN BROOKINS' PLANE WILLIAM M. GARLAND "You can never realize Los An geles' geographical situation as It relates to commerce and expansion until you see the city and the coun try surrounding from an aeroplane. "The sc.nery was magnificent and inspirinK from the mountains to tho sea. Tlip harbor 1 never saw to better advantage and it shows up great." "Flying is fine sport without the dips and snii-il curves, BrouMns gave me his word as a man he wouldn't do any blgll diving while in the air and under that consid eration f accompanied him on his flight this afternoon, lie did not abuse my confidence, but sailed along with me as though he were on a smooth sea. It was fine. I can't say too much fOi it and of it. Indeed uords fail me When 1 at tempt to express my keen enjoy ment of the whole flight. •■ft docs not set in as though you were flying. The earth just moves from under you and drops away and you seem to lie floating. "Brooking appeared a master hand at the gome 01' handling his machine and made no fuss over it. He just simply ran it along as though liv bad run one all liis life. "Allow me to add 0110 thing more. Anyone who sees this city and its surrounding country from an air ship cannot fail to sec its future. When I got up 'there and looked down on the city 1 said to myself: 'It's a million In population for Los Angeles In 1920.' " ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL AIDS UPLIFT. SAYS JAMES Problem of Great Wealth Dis cussed Before State Teachers BERKELEY, Dec. 29.- Speaking be fmv thr. convention of thu California Teachers-' association at .1 general ses sion in Harmon gymnasium tins after noon, Dr. George P. Ju.nrs, dean of the college of education, University of Minnesota, declared that capital and democrac) were the principal factors in the future progress of, the United States. "Even a cursory thought makes clear thai tlu Untted Suites Is offered an unparalleled opportunity in human progress," he said, "The vast re- Bources of a virgin continent, 1 1 n liiciiKii reckleßßly exploited, have brought our people to •> gtandai 1 ■ i living, to a material comfort, unknown 10 past ages. The pi idigloua accumu lation "i capital, however illy distrib uted thai capital may 1' present I"'. is a potential Instrumeni 1 up llft." DETECTIVES UNEARTH PLOT TO MURDER KING GEORGE I.i ixin i.v. Dec. ■ v plot i" . ■lnate King Qeorge has been uneai in connection with the disco bomb factory In the easl end of Lon don, according to secret operatives aiul officials ni Scotland Yard. The discovery of the Infernal ma« chine works is ,t sequel to the Hounds ditch crime, where three policemen were killed by burglars, the police say, Documents found at the bomb factory and at the burglars' lair, the police say, prove conclusively that a plan ex isted to kill KiiiK <J '«•■■ ILLINOIS JUDGE DROWNED SPRINGFIELD, ill. Doc. 89.—Pre cipitated into Shoal creek, when the Ice brok' under the weight of his horse and buggy. Judge Milton M. Crelghton of the Montgomery county circuit court, w.ih 'rowned today. A com panlon, another Jurist, escaped. THE HOME PAPER OP GREATER LOS ANGELES I'M A LAFOLLETTE INSURGENT: HIRAM JOHNSON TO G.O.P. Gcvernor-Elect Tells Conferees He Demands Loyalty to Progressive Cause PARDEE AND FORBES CLASH Alameda Man Fires Hot Shots for Conservation at Legis lative Preliminary [Auoclatad Press] j SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.— \ tilt i between former Governor George c Pardee and Colonel E. A. Forbes of itnento, state Republican leaders I in their preliminary legislative confer ence jt the Palace hotel this afternoon 1 threw open the conservation Issues , « men will come before the state legis lature In the next session. Colonel Forbes took exception to somo or the features of a conservation bill or which Mr Pardee grave a resume, as . chairman of the committee appointed : by Meyer Llssner, to draft the bill in ■' vein of pleasant satire Mr. Pardon 1 replied to Colonel Forbes 1 warning I against "hand-clapping capital." de ' claring: that he did not propose to take j away any of the colonel's water power but planned only to prevent his "wicked Partners" from "grabbing more water and putting: i, in cold storage. Governor-elect Hiram W. Johnson j was loudly cheered when Introduced by 1 Chairman Limner. In a short vigor ; ous talk, he declared himself committed , to ■ LaFollete Insurgency, and said he would demand loyalty to the insurgent 1 cause of all associated with him in tliu i government of the state. I The encounter between former Gov- I ernor Pardee and Colonel Forbes arose > when in a preliminary to his resume of the proposed conservation bill Mr Par dee denned his stand on the question. ! "One of the first conclusions reached by the conservation committee," he , said, -was that most of the water i power of the state has been grabbed by the big Interests and put in cold storage. There is still 6,000,000 horse power of falling water In the state not I utilized, the cream of which has burn i seized and kept from use by the big | interests, honestly and within the law The bill which he have framed is de signed to prevent the appropriation of the waters of Pitt, McCloud and Fall rivers." I The chief provisions of the proposed 1 conservation bill, as reviewed by Mr | Pardte, are: <jvn:si is to <;ivk TALK That no appropriations be made for a period of longer than twenty-five years; that water for riparian uses ba i not utilized for electric power except j by a special appropriation; that the state be empowered to fix compensa tion to power companies and that the work of development must begin with in three years of filing ol application. The bill also provides for the appoint ment of a. board of control of which the governor and state engineer shall be ex-officio members. City Attorney Percy V. Long of San Francisco discussed the proposed ap pointmpnt of a public service commis sion. State Senator Lee C. Gates of Los Angeles will speak on "Direct Legis lation." The conference will close with an evening session. Lieutenant Governor Wallace an nounced the appointment this morning of Cay C. Waring as his private sec retary. In his opening address Chairman Lissner declared the Republican party would have no spoils to distribute in going into office and would not bo hampered in its proposed progressive legislation by pre-election pledges. "We are under no obligations what ever," he said. "The state central committee is not bound to distribute jobs in order to carry out its plans. "A new line has divided the political forces of the. country. It is not be tween Republicans and Democrats, but it is between the insurgents and pro gressives on one hand and the reac tionaries on the other. The will of the people must be the guiding star, and every legislator elect In the coming ses sion must and will bow to the people's mandate." .Mrs. Lillian Harris Coffin and Mrs. Elizabeth Gerberding, prominent Cali , fornia suffragists, attended with the view of urging suffragist legislation. LAST BROKERAGE FIRM OF PUGET SOUND IS BANKRUPT SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 1!9.-The In vestment brokerage firm "i' s. C. ' <»~ born & Co., with offices in Seattle and Tacoma, and least d wires to Chicago and New York, was adjudged bank rupt in iii' 1 federal court today. 'I'll.l llabilitle . are ■ fen as $62,000 .nxi assets or $-t.:.< ii>< < born li a member of the Chicago boacd of trade and until recently handled a heavy v..ion,.- of business for fan «& Bryan hi' 1 *iii- ago. For tin- last six months, 1 >rdlng 1,, . isborn, both bin >i;' lees have 1." en run at :i loss. Tin re is now no brokerage firm on Puget sound with [eased wires to the east. MRS. EDDY WILL. REVEAL SELF, SAYS MRS. STETSON NEW YORK, Dec, 80.—In tlio first Interview Mrs. Au formerly a director ■ i the First Church of Christ, Scientist, In this has given since I ■ Mrs. Mary Baker G. Edily she madi the positive statement tonight thai she expects .Mrs. Eddy will yet "dem mstrate" over doath. "1 believe," she sriiil, *111 nt Mrs. Eddy will make a manif< tatlon that she will reveal self to me ani others— to the outside world. T situ ation cxl ts today ■■ « i en Jesi Nasareth was burled." TRAINMEN'S WAGES RAISED CHICAGO I' ■ -"• inductors anil trainmen on fifty railroads running north, south and west ■■' i go were granted a ti'i Increase In wanes of 10 per . ■■ 1 1 l today,