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SPORTS
Moran Wants a CKance to Fight
Attell at Reasonable Weight
R. A. Smyth
Owfi'i .'Moran and Abe Attell vrere
uibout town yestfrday looking but lit
tle the worse for th*>ir enrounter of
th^'prevSous day in the ring at Ocan
View.. TJirfe «as_a lot of talk in th^
rporting r^KOTts about th<» battle, and
the consensus of opinion wan thßt Ref
**re-G «loff rics .would have acted unjustly'
had he nanfifd either man a winner.-
The <lypd .in. th«> wool boxing cranks
sa_w,.much -io .«:rlticisi» \a the way the
ni«n. fought. ".but tlie average spectator
was^satisfied that he had seen a great
\u25a0\u25a0• It -is coVwTf'cled that the men w^re no
evenly martcKed at the weights that it
\ras" IsapossJrbTM for either' one to gain
s decided"* l?ad ovr th<» other. Moran
evidently b^d made a deeper study of
his opp<>np«*):'-R style than AttHl imag
inc-d. To the*. surprise of everybody.
Moran. boat-- Attcll.to- the punch several
times aftor .thfy had tried »o outfeint
one another.- NorOthor boxer has been
able to do' thia \u25a0with Abe in | year*.
Moran also. =niad» Attoll miss on nu
m^rouß occasions. \u25a0 fomothing unusual
with- h'fmi" Again. Then Attell tried
Borne big right hand swings Moran
Bteppe4.-ln «it}i a left to the lf^ad that
sliook the clpver Galifornian. 3S9sl
".'Had. Moran b^fti allowed to weigh
12i pounds " thore undoubtedly would
h»ve br-ru another-ontcome^to the fight,
;Js-thi,s H.«ldca weight would have made
him- a • •'nrtivii moro formidable fighter,
Moran' wauls a c+tane* at Attell at this
w^isrht a-nd tho rt\alch can be made if
.Ui'c lattor'-Us satisfied. M/>ran has of
fVrod .also-. to fiftht Battling N>lson if
the latter/ will make 328 pounds. This
Ik "m>t li.koly to- appoal to Nelson, as
tho*o who. Know him best say that he
<-annoi make anything like that weight.
. Moran, trret Referee Jeffries in the
\Vilfis last- .night and told the big fel
\6jpr that the decision -was a good one.
tlf alp© told Jeffries that he suited him
as a. refrre*\ as he let them fight. Jef
fries said that .when Attell complained
to hut] tlm Moran was using unfair
tactics .he told the Californian to go
o»> and fight, as he was the' one who
started the rough work.
•\u25a0 The English boxer blame* himself for
not having. tested the eoaies upon which
lie had- to weigh fn. . He said last night
that wh<»n fie left San Rafael on the
morning, of the fight he weighed 118%
pounds. lie., thought this ample leeway
to kllow.' as he had only an egg and
some coffee for breakfast. He was aur-
I>i ised.'when he found that the official
si-ales- ajid .those upon which he had
been weighing did not agree.
..The spectators did not know how
«lose the weight dispute came to hav
ing the fight declared off. After Cof
froth found himself unable to change
Attr'.Ks .opinion about the forfeit he
returned to. the .arena and ordered the
ATHLETIC BARBER WINS
HEIRESS FOR HIS BRIDE
Former" San FrancisccYßox
ing. Instructor Marries
..... Missouri Girl
special" -dispatch to the call
• ST. LOUIS. Jan. 2.— The athletic
physipue and" handsome lace of H.
John WJiSpwrisht, ag:ed 26, ; a
barber, at Jthe Washington hotel, won
the heart ; of "Miss Ree Wilson Daby,
aged' it, who is reputed to be •worth
between 590,000 and $100,000 and who
teves "In* Dixon. Mo. As soon as . Hies
l»ubv saw-'Wainwright she felt sure
she, loved him. The wedding: occurred
at Dixoß^th*?. last day of the war.
Waftnwrigrht* ntft long: ago -was box
ing instructor Jn a San Francisco ath
letic vlub. "Amons his fellow barbers
v^as € Ohri« McManus, who married : a
Miss Imboden of Dixon. Miss Duby
came 'from Dixon to visit her old
friend. Mrs. MoManus. at 3621 Laclede
avenue. H«* John Wainwrlgrht was in
vited to call, and Mr. and Mrs. It
John Wainvrright will reside In Dixon
on the Duby estate.
."JUST OFF ON A TOOT."
'SAYS DESERTED WIFE
Mrs. Dunn Takes Charge of Savoy
Hotel and Refuses to Credit
Elopement Rumors
Mrs. Janaes Dunn, wife of the missing
manager of the Savoy hotel, returned
to San •FrSfndsc© from Los Angeles yes
terday morning- and at once* took charge
of the hotel deserted by her husband.
Mrs. Dunn, who was. formerly "Mrs.
Doxic" Rosenbaum and afterward, Mrs.
Rogers, took the. dissappearance of the
husband with perfect composure and
asserted c that she had "not. the least
doubt In the world that he would re
turn in a short time."
. "A! I Mr. Dunn's friends are aware of
his little falling — his disposition to go
off on «n occasional toot and the proba
bility is that he has been hitting things
up a bit during the holidays. There is
nothing new about that nor the fact
Uiat he has slipped out for a time.
He did both so frequently that no
one thought anything about it This
woman talk— well. I do not believe
that* he went with a woman — that is
all I have to say." •
10, TAP, UTAH /OIK FIELDS
A company headed by R. L. Johns
George Wingfield, United States Senator
Xi.\on of Nevada and, T. F. Bonneau of
Goldfield, has been organized for the
purpose of tapping, the Immense oil
fields which have been discovered -in
southern. Utah; some 300 miles south of
Salt Lake City. Bonneau. who arrived
at the St. Francis yesterday, said last
night in speaking bf the field that there
were already two wells on the ground
owned by his ' company 'which were
turning out respectively 60 and 70 Bar
rels of oil a day. The company, has &f.
ready invested several, hundred :thou
sand dollars and expects to put."more
into the.v enture. , \
ARIZO.YAXS REPORTED SLAI.V
/ PHOENIX; : Arj£. Jan. 2.— A telegram
.from Sheriff /McOee: of Florence says
that A. J. pigge ' of Phoenix has been
murdered I'Vear Superior.- and George
Hunter, itt his employ, is also supposed
-r,o havo* bren killed, but his body" lias
itet-W-n found. Daßg* in-well known
in Amon«. being on-> of sev-ral broth
ers reading in Arizona fur a 5 quarter
of a century. .
Feather Weight "Boxers May
. Contest in a Return Match
sale of tickets stopped and made/prep
arations to pa.v; off. the spectators wlio
had already entered t li •» gallery. Ho
knew he would lose a lot of money, but
he was determined to make Attell suf
fer financially. /Charley . .Harvey.
Moran's manager, finally opened the
diplomatic negotiations which resulted
in Attell compromising . for $250. He
\u25a0would have had no grounds to. lay claim
to. this had the proper officials, been
present to witness the weighing in, as
they would have pronounced the weight
correct.
Manager Coffroth's tailor mado tent,
which fitted the Ocean View arena like
the creation of tome fashionable
French dress maker, shared the honors
of the day with the fighters. It was
so much better than, was expected in
view of some recent . experiences .'of
fight goers in this; respect that it took
the fancy of all the spectators.v
Ooffroth announced last night that ho
would bring off an- Important fight on
Washineton's birthday.,F"bruary 22. It
is possible that Moran will he one of
the principals or that Ketchol will
meet some good man., With the tent
in place fights can bo held without any
thought being \u25a0 given to the weather.
It would be possible to give a fight at
night if one big enough to warraht it
developed.
Stanley Ketchel wired his manager
yesterday asking him to get a match
for him with either Hugo : Kelly or
Billy Papke. He asked that the weight
bo 154 pounds at 3 o'clock on the day
of the fight. Ketchel Is still at De
troit. Mich., where he went to spend
the holidays with his relatives.
Joe Thomas has gone, to Lob Ange
les to meet Jack (Twin) Sullivan before
Tom McCarey's club. The men arc to
meet at catch weights at a date yet
to be selected.
Battling Nelson has received trans
portation from Ogden promoters and
will leave for there this morning. He
has the offer of a match with Jack Clif
ford and is guaranteed $3,500 for his
share. . If the. money is not forthcoming
he will retrace his steps and go to L.os
Angeles. "Ha has agreed to 'fight Kid
Sealer there, articles having been
signed for January 14. * It is under
stood that his match will be held In
abeyance. Willie Britt also is trying
to get him for a meeting with Jimmy
in Lrf>s Angeles. The diplomatic Willus
is feeling out public sentiment here as
to Jimmy fighting in this city, but up
to the present time he has not received
much encouragement, the incident of
the Gans fight being still fresh in the
memory 'of "those who were stung.
HARRIM AN'S MERGER
SOON TO BE ATTACKED
Bonaparte Promises Definite
, Announcement Within
Ten Days
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.— Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte said today that In the
course of the next 10 days he would
be prepared to make an announcement
concerning: the action to be taken ,by
the grovernment against the Union Pa
cific and the Southern Pacific railroads,
owned by E,H. Harriman and alleged
to be operated in violation of the Sher
man antitrust law.
'The department would be in a posi
tion to make a, definite statement how,"
said the attorney, general today, "but
for the fact that ... one of our. special
counsel in this case has been called; to
Europe unexpectedly. 'We expect him
back shortly,, and I think that in 10
days or a fortnight we >hall be ready
to say something definite on the sub
ject. :\u25a0 - :\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0-- -^ : \: \u25a0 - --.\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0• :\u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:
"It is, of course, no secret "that « the
matter has been under consideration by
this department for several months; in
fact, ever since the / meeting; at .the
White House, at which the whole thing
was. discussed. We havejbeen consider
ing the case here ever s*in*ce the inter
state commerce commission made its
report. There has been no unreason
able delay. It has taken its regular
course, and we are almost ready v to
make a definite statement. I am not
prepared to say now what we will do or
say.'t :: . . . ;; \u25a0. . \u25a0 .•:\u25a0;.-<.,, : . ;-'. ..-
Despite the" reticence of the attorney
geueral it Is .-known" that the govern
ment" purposes to begin a suit'.to, bring
about the dissolution; of the present^ar
rangement under which Harriman op
erates the Southern; Pacific and- the
Central Pacific. • It will be contended
that this, is in ; effect a combination in
restraint of ; trade; and competition,' just
as the \u25a0 Northern » Securities .company
was. held to be a combination in viola-;
tlon of the. Sherman law. ~.fA -
Bonaparte would give no,' indication
whether the proposed action ''• was to . be
civil, or criminal. / When.: he 'was; asked
where the suit would be filed he' re
plifd: \u25a0MpgJMßßMßfcßiOimnfi'Vi
"If a proceeding of the character sug
gested by the interstate, coriimerce com
mission :1s" undertaken ;.it would seem
natural : that 1 * it should; be brought 1 at
some place west of the Mississippi." \.
SAN QUENTIN CONVICTS
HOLD MINSTREL SHOW
Tears of Laughter Run Down Cheeks
of Tirey L. Ford, Who Is .
Present
SPEOIAIADISPATCH TOVTHE'CALL
KSAN QUKXTINV Jan. 2.— The "con
show" , given - b>*..thef prisoners here* last
evening .wasTa'success.i much talent be-
Inff£ shown :~<ky/ : the convicts. "W ' .', first
part minstrel^ show, with R. Douglas
as- Interlocutor^' was: .received-- with
much riferflnVent. Ti. , Thompson, .JE.
Davenport..- David ..Decosta, Billj; Sari
born;'and others tofadvah; 1
tageV in • songs ..and - t sketches, Kanborn
winning, especial -applause^ .Music- by,
the* San .: Queutln; mandolin , club".' was
a* feature' of {iKe evenlng'v
Warden Hoy le had as, guests; a num
ber; of prominent San Francisco "peo
ple," among". .them '. Mr. . and Mrs. Tirey
II" "Ford." Ford." who* is on the board
of* prison? director)", took" special I ne
lipht in itbe: show,^ {ears running; down
his- cheeks> at^ Sanborn'a song... '"ilar*
iutch."
THE? ;SA^
Dr. Jordan's Charges
Denied by Yost
Michigan Coach 'Demands fyoof.
That H e; Purchased tjie Serv
ices of ' Athletes
- DKTJ:on\^J<l6h : .. Jan.. 2.— Coach
Yost of.the' L'riiyeVsity 'of Michigan, in
an inte^iftw ; today, -natly. denied, the
charge. oT*F > residentjf'Jordan of Leland
Stanford ;*urijyeriltyfthat Yost offered
G/ \V. G r e « o r>' v 3f ; Ca lif om i a :. $ 1 . 5 00: to
enter the IJnl.verslt.v.of Michigan.: Yost"
brings for.wftr.l -a; telegram from Greg
ory «übstantiating;this denial.
. "For five years,l'had 'endured with
out reply the aspersions of ' President
Jordan." ;sald Yost. ;.*'lt seems tome
that the time" has arrived when I.must
demand that Dr. Jordan produce some
sort of proof for the numerous state
ments he has made challenging my
personal Integrity and methods. ; ; *•
"Dr. Jordan states that while . George
Gregory was in the AYashburn prepara
tory school at Sun Jose, .-Cal.,; there
came an offer from- me,' through a
local agent, of $1,500 to begin with,
if he would enter Mfcliigan. -Gregory
accepted, and .went, ; I will give. $1,000
to any charitable institution in. Detroit
that he may name if he can prove there
is one word of truth in this state
ment. ; .
"In order that I might first give. Dr.
Jordan an opportunity to vouchsafe the
proof of ar?y such statement.. atf my re
quest two Detroit friends asked him
for. the name of my agent. in the Greg
ory matter. Dr. Jordan replied that
he hail no thought of reviving old is
sues, I)ut would place all information
with President Peixotto of the Pacific
athletic association for fullest investi
gation: that he-could not make public
his sources of information without per
mission. . :' ;- N :,
"/."My denial is backed "up as strongly
as I can lpake It. I have a telegram
from Gregory, in which he say?:
»---7, \u25a0 : '."Seattle. Wash.. Dec. 21.
"'To F. H. Yost. Detroit, Mich.:
"'Yost never offered me $.1,500, nor
any part thereof, to enter Michigan.
" 'G. W. GREGORY.'
"Dr. Jordan has also assailed the
scholastic/eligibility of Martin Jluston
and Ralph Rose. , Huston entered
Michigan as a graduate of -^San \u25a0 Jose
normal, from which. Institution Iceland
Stanford admits . graduates, not only
without examination, but also "with full
semesters' credit. Rose' entered Mich
igan on his high* school diploma, and
Michigan deserves credit for dropping a
man who holds seven j world's records,
and this without protest' from any one.'
President Jordan -fell -flat when / re
quested by- the amattxjr athletic, union
for proof of Rose's professionalism.. -
"Such" statements as those made by
Dr. Jordan have, poisoned the minds, of
many prospective students of athletic
ability;.. They may perhaps? be par
doned- for .drawing the inference that
some one is waiting with open, hands
INSANITY TO BE SOLE
DEFENSE OF HARRY THAW
Counsel Will Contend ;He
Was Not Responsible
for Killing White
SPECIAL DISPATCH: TO THE CALL
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. YORK. Jan. .2. — A conference
was held in Martin ,W. Li ttleton's office
today at which Harry 'K. Thaw's de
fense was completely outlined. Beside
Littleton there were present v ex-As
sistant ;, District .Attorney ; Daniel
ORellly and A. .Russell Peabody, the
latter two of counsel during the first
Thaw trial. V
It was agreed '"that' the only defense
to be, introduced'. would be insanity* at
the time Stanford White was slain: ' r ;
It will .be insisted: that '.Thaw, at pres
ent is /perfectly sane. .Expert- alienists
in the employ of the. district attorney
will be asked tostudy Thaw that they
may. be': convinced he is ; now: . sane.
Thaw's mental condition has very, much
improved since -he .has*: been in : 'the
Tombs. He is in splendid phvslcal con
dition.
A) reporter who saw » Thaw, in /the
Tombs yard ; today v noticed t his , great
change for the 'better. -.His eyes were
much clearer; ; there: is v'not the slight
est ; sign' of aj 4'brain storm." '. He was
playing "diabolo.V; the new game.- which
his wife brought him 'some weeks ago.*
Little "Tony"!; Bones. 1 who" is .waiting
his r turn ; to J>e tried I on; the s charge \of
murder,; was "Harrys Thaw's playmate in
the Tombs yard: 'The: reporter talked
with,- Thaw, who appeared absolutely
rational. V
The defense will offer, much new t'es
•timony-^-testimbjiy-., that r was;
brought !> out > at ; the -trial. There' will
be" a score of new' ej'e witnesses ' to • the
shooting :of yrhite^and all will testify
that in their/ opinion). Thaw was Insane
omthe. night of *the murder. 1 ; .-; , ! \} : \'
';;.. ''Littleton .has|a?list'ofj the * 300; tales
men V who, havei been^summoned ;', to 'I ap
pear; Monday,'? Tuesday/ and
in the criminal I branch \ of : the ;. supreme
court;; and 'detectives are investigating
the. record, of 'each. .',.
\u25a0'. -, O'Reilly. ; arid i: Peabody ': called at \u25a0;. the
Tombs early Atodayjto see \Thaw. They
consulted with /.him' in. the counsel
room on 3 the ( second; tier iof > the -Tombs
prison. .-.The ; rumor:: that - Mrs. ;; Evelyn
Thaw quarreled - with , her husband was
denled^f.vy \','. \u25a0;-.', \u25a0;"!'.'\u25a0 \u25a0.' . . \u25a0\u0084 - "\u25a0 ' . \.
contracts ;.to ; sell oil* ;
it doe;s\ not; possess
SPECIAL; DISPATCH TO THE CAM.
BAKERSFIEE.D. ;, Jaii: i.-rThe -As
sociated j company'has ; niade,<acon-;
tract;- with -the; Mount^Diablo i 'company,
• for, a mil lion" barrels" of oil \u25a0'atiSTH' cents
a": barrel.'? VtThe'; :\u25a0'. fact ; that Z t\ie ,? Mount:
Diablo company • lias mo 'oil ' to : deliver
at the'< present. time rdoes : n6t^atTect^the
value ;of -. the :' contract^ In ;-.th"e^'Vy'eJs s of
the 'Associated; fas; it 'As' presumed; among
Oilmen • that such ?a: contract, was^sought;
by, tiie -Associated j^f or the effect it -,would
•have' in" making> public? the" fautlthat- it
is able '\u25a0to'^biiy/almlllibn barrels [of ; oil
at': so; low,' a; price". %3, • "'-"' '. "':. "'.". \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'"''
' ,Tlie : Mount k-Dlablo~people.k -Dlablo~people. have
able' holdings at MidwayV ; but aside; from
three wells; that be "j called Cdis-;
cov*>ry .wells/ aV»daireinotfy et' producers;
i\ has '» never 'been'^a":;'seller' X of | oil 1; so
far_ as ' 1 ts ; Mid wa>-.; lands J are, concerned.'
(Wells < areiito sbe ' sunk^on'Sthe^ Mount
Diablo), land v and: that: development^wi II
begin*.! a t"> a n ;ea rly/"> day. 4 Bu t"'» even ;;' so,
it; is^falriyTcertain?thatjlt'rwtli'be>:sofn«
tiin^ b*»rorc^tho/A'ssbolated .will (receive
much, oiii on j its f million barrel con
tracu'OßMßßßggiK;''- *:' \ ';\u25a0':>\u25a0 ;"'.'.."-\u25a0 \-: %
EDITED? BY
R. A. SMYTH
Eddie Kelly Seeking
a Match Here
Buffalo Feather Weight ' Bars
None of the Pugilistic) Stars
in Hie, Class
.'^r' Eddie Kelly. th»; Buffalo
weislit boxor wli>». came to this coast
In search of a match- with unc.of 'the
best men in his class, has lost no time
in> settling^ down to' training at Joe
Millett's place near-Colma. , .He is fly
ing for high game.' as he -challenged
theiwlnner of tho Attell-Moian fight.
As there! was no winner- he isiwilling
to stand by -his proposition to meet
either" of them. , . v< 1
•i' Manager- Silver,/, who accompanle.d
him to* this_ coast. ; believes /that he
should show" his quality befp re the
public would I accept | him and has of
fered to meet any of the boys of 'his
class. .; It is possible that ho: will] be
glven.a chance with Krankie Kailsbe
fore -the Ileliance cJuo V.of Oakland.
MatchMaker Kddle Smit.h is willing to j
stage, "the: bout ; and it only remains I
for Nell to sfty the word. \u25a0 .Veil has
been anxious for a return match with
Attell. but , in view .;" of his recent de
feat It is not likely ..that he will be
accommodated • for", the present.
\u25a0i Kellyjacted" as sparring partner' for
Battling Nelson when the latter wns
on: the ('astern- circuit. ITe knocked
out eight boys "in \ four" weeks' in '.Now'
York. Among them wns . Kid Abel,
who'-gave Attoll- and Kenny \u25a0'. Yanget
the -hardest flghtsi they over had. Abel
lasted only a round and a* half with
Kelly. He also fought Tommy O'Toole
aya v 20 round draw.- O'Toole Is consid
ered the best boy of his weight- In the
east. Kelly knocked out a well' known
welter. weight, in two rounds.
.YEW om,KAXS WIX.VKIIS
>LW. ORLEANS, .Tan.,?.—City park results:
. First, rnce.-tiirpp furlonsrs —Shone won,. Patriot
second.*.-Rosebnrjrnr- third. \u25a0. Time. ::3H3-.V .
•Second rncf.'nteeplechaßP,: Phort ooi:rse —Full
of Fun won;: Flying I'lotpr second. I»ncre third.
TiniA. 3:oc 4-5. . # , - . >
- Third trace. fly» jind «: half furlones—Rnrat
Boy iron, .V*rlet.r .second.'Lori-lmcr. third. Time,
Fourth racp. »\\ furlonjrs—Olortner won. Too
Bpnclr second. Emergency third.; Tlmp.lru.
Fifth r»cp; mil* and «' furlong—.Jupglcr won.
Old Honesty: Becond. "Halbard- third. Time
1:53 .IS.
V Sixth race, mile and thrpp-sixteentbs—l>nubt
won. Bclleriew second, J.D. Uunn third. Time.
2:0.1. \u0084 • •-,
on every corner.., of every campus to
help ' them , through their university j
course." Perhaps i^S but natural -that |
they are 'disappointed when they 'find
that. such.comliUohs.'.pre'vall largely In'
the imagination."- \v; '.\u25a0«':
LESS FOR.P RECIOUS. STONES^-New ' York.
Jan. 2. — Americans, ,.sprut- 911.000,000 Ipsr for
preclmjß stonrs and pearls durlnx 1907. thi^n they
did durlns JOOO. according, to j the- lipurps Rl»en
out by t,he. collector of customs. Mn^lOOC the
Importations amounted -to $43,573,488.
THREE MEN MANGLES BY
EXPLOSION IN OIL WELL
Premature" Discharge of Dy-
; riamiteiin Kern River
Fields
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE~ CALL '
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j BAKERSFIELD. Jan. 2.-— Two . . men
are' dead; and ' another.- is -not expected
to L live out' the night as. a result of' a
premature explosion of dynamite yes
terday, at .an- oil \u25a0; well on the Nevada
countyilease ln.-the Kern : rivervflelds.! :
ii s The;dead: George{Hunter and Isaac
Cook, tool dressers. : .'
- Louis * Feather, a driller, is not ex
pected ;to live."
?• .The';' three.- men sustained badly shat
tered ileft \u25a0 legs, and^ in each; instance'
amputation , was V, performed.-f^; Hunter,
dled^last night and Cook idied this af
ternoon, p The- latter suffered " internal
I injuries. '-".J \
In ; addition to : Feather's amputated
leg-he; is '$ suffering from his rightileg
being badly . mangled , by. a ; piece ' ; of
pipe, which was driven \u25a0- into; the flesh
by 'the force of the; explosion.- i \u0084
<A 1 Hunter,' aibrotlier of oneof the
dead | men, was Working .with j the three
others wh«Jn',;the explosion /occurred."
His escape .wasTmiraculous'andihe ' is
fble; to tell the frightful story .without
having, suffered- an; injury. , The four
men {had -Just, -dropped \u0084a' : dynamite
bomb * with .which to ; shoot , a string 5 of
tools ; wedged in :the bottom, of.*" the
well," the} powder .being but" a few feet
below .thej surface of the derrick -floor,
when? it i exploded.
WIFE OF ELLIS SCOUTS
THE THEORY OF SUICIDE
V ' ST. ' LOUIS, - Jan. : l 2.— Mrs. " David ;B. :
Ellls, T > wife rofrDavid'B.: Ellis," who was
found- with fa bullet /In ;- his!? heart a
clump, of 'weeds - : about; a , mile west of
Mount. .yerhori.^lil.Vitoday, r ;believes?that
herjhusband wasmurderedi 'Mrs.': Ellis;
who .lives"- here';? did riot .'learn' of ;' Ellis',
deathiuntiUtonight; ; Oflicials;"at" Mount
tVernon" believe that he^committedf'sul
cide.". ; ; She said^tonight: ! ; : :'.,,; ;"»
•'.. : Vl.was married: to Mr.iEllis about two"
months ; abo. V He , was! s8 v years; old. He
had.a^s3oo 'diamond I stiid; in "his 'Shirt
front .when "he > loft?. St."; Louis
morningjand.iaOO in money, ;in the hope
ofibuying a stoqk of.goods. - .7 "".
'\u25a0<\u25a0: "Mr.. Kllis-, wrote toj mo'from- Mount
.Vernori -i saying ', that- he,,- had -been^fol-^
lowed; from J East; St.' Louis ..byia^'istfange
man; J- I* received r ( f our -letters - f rom r nim;
V n i e X e O" -oneVofiwhicir he^said^that ! >a
s trariger i was i shad owi rig Shl m. '\u25a0;>*. In \ one
letter^ he^'saidulu^i was 'afraid 1 to 1 leave
hisihotel.'J^HetAvasin^the'bestfof -health
and' hail frioj reason', to take :his lifer .We
er e? planriih g; to H. go • to , Fresno, Cai;r
where he*;, owns" a J large ; fruit \u25a0 ranchVaridi
ajwiritorj'home." >~['f; ; :"". , •.. : " : ; ;' .v'^.^
;,\u25a0! No'i money, or. diamonds were -found in
;Ellis'?cl6thlne.;V : \u25a0" ,-."• . ' .''\u25a0"•
E l l is'- ' ; bod y .will She >, take n 'to Arcola,
in:.';;wl/fcrel:EHls|f\v^s^b^ru^;r;Ellis£liad
two-brotlu:fs:in>AVcola'and*brie'-iri^Deri
yer:;;All|ofsthenuaretwealthy;^" Three
si3ters{suryive>hiniatheihusbandfdf;orle
oT; them : beings af millionaire' banker) at
Tuscola,':lll;* : '\u25a0 >v *'.;:.•\u25a0 ->:-:\u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0 '; :\u25a0-'.-\u25a0_. Uj \u25a0\u25a0;
KILLS CLAIM JI7M PER
';. BASns*.%Morit.;^'JaiV.V.t2lv4 Eugenet'G;
>Inddeh,*V well known.?- mining ma n;-, was
s ] i .?>.^J}'d.?kJJl^d^sJio*rtl3r,;afterVniidnigh't'
XeAV^Year'seyeln^arihefe^aftor.'lKvhrtd
jumped i a cfa ini Z belongings -tii George
riattJr;;,Thcnatter;is,injaiL L :- V: : f..?
Michigan; University Coach
\u25a0Makes Reply to Accusation
*. j Eddied Kellyl Buffalo feather
\u25a0 '.weight,, who is in "quest of match
with; any one bf his weight.
.TWELVE, CENTS HIS REWARD
'£ FORiRETURNING VALUABLES
Poor: Man Restores : $400 in Money
and Jewelry Worth Thousands
of Dollars
-ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 2.— Douglas
Gibson, a chair pusherjfound a pocket-
book on the- board walk containing $400
in money : end jewelry ..worth several
\u25a0thousand iilollars. lie was just count
ihgi^.theijinoney " when: the owner, \u25a0 a
woman s ,^appeared.* ' She praised Gibson
fbr.i'hhvjjhoriesty when *he. turned L her
properiy) t bver to her and said he should
be^feward.ed:" She carefully counted
the 'bills.Waijd then gave Gibson '.two
nickels ,and two pennies as *a reward.
RACES THROUGH VINEYARD
WITH CLOTHES ABLAZE
Rancher's Young Wife Seeks
Husband in Vain While
Terribly Burned
SPECIAL: DISPATCH: TO "THE CALL
: SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 2.— With
flames her garments sweeping
highabove her head;- Mrs. John Lafour
cade raced ja: quarter of a mile : through
a vineyard ; in search ': oV: her -husband
and? fell- exhausted with almost every
stitch - of : her clotihng burned from her
body. --* '.>; ; V -,-'••\u25a0*'\u25a0- ;' : \u25a0'\u25a0'.\u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0,-'.;.\u25a0 "•*'' .• : ;
":: Hearing her screams'her, husband and
the ? ranch • hands ' rushed to " her assist
ance " and found j her : a quivering mass
in J the sand.'; * She T; lived two- hours in
intense agony,»and. between spasms ; of
pain told \u25a0"\u25a0* her 'i, husband ;\u25a0 that ',- she ;,\u25a0 had
gone to lightKthe fire in the' kitchen
stovei Finding no fire; she used .kero
sene oil-, on- the J kindling. But. there
were /Smoldering ' t embers -beneath "the
dead "ashes, and . an ; explosion followed,
which! blewl off tthe bottom -of the can
and threw ! the burning oil'over her.
i V* She ; was : ! 23 ; years ' of ; age) and a : wif e
of a few years,. having come from Spain
to wed Lafourcade.v whose -family. -are
owners of \u25a0imlle'slof s vineyards and 'sev r
eraljWineries near ; Vivento, this county.
LOCOMOTIVE STARTS
WITHOUT AN ENGINEER
v~: ELKO, New Jan. 2.— ln a train wreck
In the west of theElko yards at 11:45
o'clock this forenoon two men were
killed and :. three . injured and 11' cars
are/crushed* to splinters -and piled up
In' a, heap.:
j X\ local . f rei ght train ..west bound,\was
standing :-'on ; the sidetrack j- waiting* for
freight?, train"' l 7 28.y lsngineer;Kein-had
leftj.r hisj;'-sehginc,*:when;^it suddenly
started. The -fireman* was" J on V^to'p'*: ot
the .'tender, ..passing j coal ~ to - f the '. front,
and • believed i that" the engineer was
thecab. \u25a0
- Train .No.; 172S .was \u25a0pulling. ln'at;the
rate-of 25 'miles an hour. Its [engine
Jfour 'cars- had passed the " ; switch
when , the ' engine •- struck ": the
rear-end \ of ;;• the ,?> fifth' ~car, ! plowing
trirough*it!and?the next four cars/ ' t %-.*. :
; //Five'* tramps - were'.;in 'the .sixth i and
seventh*/ cars ;of .the .east bound train.
TwoTwere so ; badly; man gled ; that ithey
bouldi; hardly be^recognized -as •] human
bein gs;fc another, 'i was *f injured j; on -.the
head and2body.'vanother's;hip;was;bro
kehTahdHheiafthi escaped "uninjured.
; One / of '; the ; : men' killed was ; G.*;. T.
Mallard {of ,lloore,> Mont.V* The -name -of
i the j other- has:-notvbeen' learned.
. .; \u25a0; The \wreck \ lsy believed ; ; to j have - been
the resultrbf carelessriesson.the part of
Engineer^Kein/ ' '".'"> . . ; 7
(lOODiKXTHV, FOR DOG SHOW
U Tlie; one day;." dog show which; will
be;;heM;in the; open air at Hotel Del
Monte, to'inorrow/ attracted V more j th?n
200 ; ?g. 'entries,;- representing 160- dogs.
'Ju'dging\. will be .commenced at-10 a. : m.
J-ornorrpw.'"^";:. The .''heaviest '"entries.*' are
among J^the * fox' terriers; "collies* cocker
spanielsjand; bull >terriers.>;;A< special
baggagef car^will^ be 4 provided* for ] tho
'dogs •.Jon]* the ;\train> leaving: VThirdfand
T^wnsend Tstreetsja t7 ; 3" fc 6'clockfctHlsTaf t^
Well' knovi-"nVdog: fanciers 'have
b eenjselectedfasl judges "andi the!alJot
.riientfoflthellribbonssand*specials will
be^maae'eipeditiousliV **- ' '-..: - .'\u25a0 :; v-
Amateur Tournament
Aor Boxers
Olympic Club Athletic, Commit-
I tee Will Fix Date for Big
Meet^norlly
.:\u25a0 . ; The athletic committee of the Olym
pic club will rV>clde at Us next meeting
on Monday night the date of the ama
teur boxing tournament, which will be
held possibly this month. There are a
great number \u25a0 of boxers who want to
'take part, so that the success of the
affair "from the competitive standpoint
is assured. , .
The fl:ial tryout ' of th» candidates
will be held nex\ Wednesday night In
the handball court of the club attacb^l
to Its 'Eddy home. This will be
the last chance for boxers to qualify
and a large number, of them will be on
hand to show their skill with the
gloves.
' Work- was. commenced yesterday on
the Post /'street , building of th« club
and all Its activities will be centered
there within? the "next month. A cafe
will be provided, the gymnasium will
be enlarged and th»re will be card and
billiard rooms provided for the mem
bers. -When 'this work is completed
the Eddy street house will be turned
over to its owner. Work is progress
ing on the retaining walls on the Post
street .property, and when these are
completed and paid for the officials will
I take up the problem of a permanent
building. «
ciiX.Mrio.v iiou.xns to course
Sixty-four greyhounds will start in
two stakes Sunday at Ingleslde
coursing park. The champion event
has attracted the fleetest of the dogs
in training, including' Richard Anton,
Mr. Lonjers and others. . The drawing:
- 'Champion Make — Our Porto ts. Rlrbarrt An
ton: Gallant Boy t». Cheypnne; To* Howdy ts.
Lady Honesty ; .Tralee'a Best tp. Roman Act
ress; -Golden . Tralee :t». The OoTernor: Uear
Admiral ts. Bon Ami: I-ady Kelp \r. Princpxs
I.lfhtfotit: The Crew«l t<i. Cousin Jack: Ro
man - Money t*. Wallu Walta: Wild (Scs ts.
, Clyde:- -t.ertr.ii7e ts. May Boy; Onoodago-TS.
Wild Mamie; Conntry Girl th. Myrtle; TraVo
Girl ts. * Mr. I-onJem; Uttle WedgewooU ts.
Race ,Kln*: Wlidwood ts. Real Rocker.
- Open stake^ — Hollywoo<l ts. ~ady I^eeds: Colo
nel \u25a0 North ts. EHbe Royal: OakWy Boy vs.
FrlendJeM Boy: Burton ts. Sequoia; Four Paw
ts. Young Hocker; White Rojme ts. Mtss 1.0
zon: Iron House t«. ..mamlan: Astle Spurt ts.
Miss- Flora: The Limit ts. BrUht Flower; The
Mint th. Primrose: Waubanaukee ts. Bill Mul- '
lally: Rose of Gold ts.' LUtle, Stood: Presto t«.
Russell J;. Ottawa t«. Cnrry: Nora Alto w.
'Young Geraldlne; Raby Aurora ts. Fair Maid.
FORMER JOCKEY ACCUSED
Frank Riley. alias Ridley, who says
he ~ is; an ex- jockey, was arraigned in
Police Judge Shortall's court yesterday
bnTa charge of attempt to commit
grand larceny. Henry C. Winter. 3372*ri
Twenty-fifth street, accused Riley of
endeavoring to take fSS out of his
pocket at Fillmore and Ellis streets on
New Year's eve.
URGES POSTAL SUBSIDY
FOR SHIPS ON PACIFIC
.Gotham; Chamber of Com
merce Indorses Bill Now
Before Congress.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
(NEW YORK, Jan. 2. — At the regular
monthly meeting today the chamber
of commerce -took a strong position in
favor 'of "the postal subsidy for ships
running to South America or plying the
Pacific ocean, in the hope that govern
ment aid may restore the American
merchant marine,: which, is fa3t dis
appearing -from the high. seas. The
resolution adopted .was as follows:
"Resolved, That the chamber, approve
of/ bills "S.- 28. Introduced by Mr. Gal
linger, :and;H. R. 4,068.* introduced by
Mr.Y' Humphrey, authorizing the post
master general to pay for ocean mall
seryice^under, the act of March 3, 1891;
In^vessels of; the second class on routes
across the "Pacific ocean or to ports of
the south Atlantic 4,000 miles or more
in 4 length -and outward voyage, at a
rate ",' per. , mile not exceeding the rate
applicable to vessels of the first class.
as provided in said act."
;Gustav o -M. Schwab said the govern
ment already; paid a mall subsidy to
all - trans-Atlantic ; lines. \u25a0
"TRIERS" FIND VERDICT
AGAINST DR. SHAEFFER
' .PHILADELPHIA,' ; Jan. 2.— The nine
."triers", appointed to hear charges pre
ferredtagainst;,Rev. William. H. Shaef
fer.'f presiding elder of the west dis
trict : of ; ; the Philadelphia , Methodist
Episcopal -conference, returned a ver
dict; tonight against the'accused. While
no specifications have been made ofA~
clally/as Ho : the .nature "of the charges.
It £is X believed , that -Dr. Shaeffer \.;ls
charged "with '.'conduct unbecomirig* a
friiriister" . in his relations .with Mrs.
Martha' peichleyr postmistress oC Mor
gantown.'lW. ;,Val
oThe " "triers"; simply.' decided > that the
chargesfjha'd been substantiated, and
Dri Shaeffer is \u25a0 suspended; from all min
siterlal services and all church privi
leges, pending .the 1 meeting of the Phil
adelphia f conference . in" March, before
which -he^ will 'be", formally tried.
The charges "against ; Dr. Shaeffer are
based' ; principally upon .the, finding of
an- { unsigned letter, which if is
he * received Z from ; Mrs.' _ Delchley •: while
he occupied rooms at the home of. Mrs.
L.;M.CShaw of . this city. - Dr. Shaeffer
and;his]friends" contended that 1 the let
ter Lwas \ not *. written -by • Mrs. ' Deichley,
as alleged. ' -.
1 Dr. , Schaeff er • refused to comment
upon f the I verdict, . though "he admitted
the^result 'was :a - surprise. "The'-'case
has ibeepl; the ; sensation of the {year in
church' circles." ." '
BOXAPARTE IS MUM
;\u25a0 ;WASHINQTOX.- Jan.* 2.— Attorney
Gerieral Bonaparte, when questioned tc>
day as to the truth of .the statement that
suit [ would "'soon be • brought to 'dissolve
, the • relationship . between the iUn lon - and
Southern railroads, .known as
the';fHarrimahv'systera,',*.would- only,' say
that- the matter was under .considera
.tidn^bu't^he^was-nbt prepared to either
affirm ! or deny' the ; report. i r
\u25a0 ";-:.:::- :zZi:~" '"'; ' >" "••" ' . " :i: i
->\u25a0 B^ srS^F?F ST X Alto. Jan.
2.--H w . Mmkins has sold a half lntetwt in the
nai^.TlmfsUnd the Wefklr, Palo Altan to W.
H. KeUy^wbo has bwa nunwer <rf the oUnt for
liu.iut ii; month*, . ...
Ikuiomobile Dealers
_ __ .T;. T ; ,'""\u25a0'..*
Are Kepi Busy .
lyew Year Brings Many Laslom*
ers to the Salesrooms and
Trade Is Booming
R. R. l'Hommedieu
If the flrst business day of the neir
year Is* a fair example of what . is to
follow in the automobile trad». the sea
son of 190S will be a banner one. It la
har*l to realize that 45 hours would
make such a change. With the passing
of 1907 went all fea/ of adverajty In
business and producing circles. Ther»
was activity along the row yesterday
that reminded one of the beginning of
last season. Every one seemed to hav^*
something to do. Demonstrating car*
from most of the salesroonts were, on
the street, hunting tho festive cus
tomer. A number of scales were re*-'
ported, many other -purchasers mada
deposits, and numerous prospective
customers were on hand. If the optim
ism that prevailed yesterday continues
until the end of the week, the number
of sales will be ;ho largest since money
t i gh ten cd.
Bets are being made on Automobile
row as to whether the dealers will have
a fjuorum at the anhual meeting next
Wednesday night. Whether, the asso
ciation will continue in existence ap
pears ttJ be a problem. President Max
Hosenfeld has been unable to Induce
enough members to attend the meet
ings to transact any business, and
those that have been faithful and "an
swered aH the calls are saying that
now they are going to give the others
a chance.
Years, ago. when the motor ca^
emerged from its swaddling clothes
and became something more than an
experiment, the progressive -.salesman
of a. car that had somewhat mastered
vibration would throw his pencil on the
chauffeur's seat to show how the build
er had overcome one or the objections
to the gasoline car. If the pencil was
not bounred off the seat the cax was
considered a success. While several
newspapermen and the representatives
of^the Mobile Carriage company were
discussing the 1903 little six cylinder
Pierce Great Arrow . yesterday this
story was told. The engine was run
ning- smoothly, and one of the news
papermen stood his pencil up on the
mud guard. To the surprise of all.
even the representatives of the car. the
pencil stood upright. Several other
pencils were put on the guards, and
the engine was run from Its slowest
speed up to more than 1.200 revolu
tions without any of them being
knocked over.
Not every one receives an automo
bile for a Christmas present. Mrs. J.
W. Leavltt received a letter from the
R«?o company yesterday. In which the
compliments of. the season were pre
sented, and It was announced that In
the last carload of Reo automobiles
shipped to her husband's company, was
a Reo roadster, fully equipped, even
with top. which, it was hoped she
would accept with the company's best
wishes. : _ \u25a0-;.
The Maxwell-Brisco Pacific company
reports the arrival of two carloads of
two cylinder runabouts, which are now
on exhibition at its new salesroom in
Golden Gate avenue.
J. W. Leavitt & Co. report the sale
of a Reo touring car and roadster to
Walter Hanson of Stockton and a Reo
runabout to Mr. Raisch of this city.
One of the best fields for the sale or
automobiles that has been developed in
the last few months is Fresno. Vir
tually every car that has been repre
sented in that section has found a pur
chaser. Edward Waterman, when In
the city a few days ago. said that his
automobile sales for December In
Fresno, Instead of falling off. were 100
per cent better than last year. He re
ported that his .company, which had
taken- on the Oldsmobile and Thomas
cars, expected that this year Trould
break all records for automobile sales
In that territory.
Roy D. Chapin. general manager of
the E. R. Thomas Detroit company,
says that the .Thomas Detroit more
nearly meets the general requirements
of the majority of American automo
bile purchasers than any other car Re
cently several of the motor papers
called upon their readers to outline
their, ideal touring car. and Chapin
says that In every case the Thomas
Detrolt..came nearest filling the re
quirements. In most instances a wheel
base of 112 Inches was specified, 40
horsepower. three speed ' selective
transmission, shaft drive, with floating
rear axle, and leather faced cone
clutch. - -
, A. Hoffmaaa. watch maker. Jeweler, form 3d
«nd Miirfeer. naxr ZiCX Mlswton. bet. 21st and 2M. •
Not a Dollar Need Be Paid Until Cored
\u25a0The X-ray used to find the seat of
the trouble.
«ii W 2i Cure Bad « ri positive guarantee
all diseases of men. VARICOCELa
NERVOUS DEBILITY. -B^AJDOEr!
TIONSp AND C^ TRACTE I>^^DL:
XOTE THESE PRICES* V
.'ARICOCEL.E V tlo_«M
onsTßi'CTioxs ...... 'I' all is
NERVOUS E.THAUSTIOJI.* &H ia
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so \u25a0\u25a0 88 -
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-SAX FRAXCISCO. CAUFOR.XI %.
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t f£s@jg\~y ßxi^*?l C*» Bu O for ana*tur»l
y^rWT t> «*Wll<ff^3 ' i7J! Ivr ***' T»re»»W, tat'
li- 00 * •' ' bottle* $2.71. - .
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