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10 PAGES PART ONE The 'tonight and Sunday; light went winds. Vol. xxn CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, JANUAKY 10. No. BALLOI Received 92 Votes to 21 for Spalaing the Regular- Demo-! crats Support Works FRED HALE Forty Five Millions Added in Pensions SACRAMHNTO, The total votes for senator in both houses were: Works, Spalding, 21.

Mesorve, 1. Uaker, Kent, 1. Necessary lo elect, PLACES K2RN ASSEMBLYMAN HONORED BY MANY GOOD APPOINTMENTS. WASHINGTON, Jan. house pension liill which granted pensions passed today the Snlloway general ranging from $12 to a month to all soldiers who served ninety da.ss in the Culled Slates army In the Civil War or sixty days in the Mexican War and have reached the age of li liycars.

The bill adds about a year to the pension roll. HE TOOK UP HIS BED AND WALKED AWAY And Then Officer Blake Took to Jail to Think About It ARE BUYING IY LOIS REAL ESTATfc MEN REPORT GREAT ACTIVITY IN RESIDENCE SECTION Names of Many Who Have Purchased Lots Within the Last Few Days C2. 4 SACRAMENTO, Jan. John Works of Los Angeles was elected by separate voles of the senate and bouse of representatives today to succeed Senator Frank P. i Flint I'nlted States senator froir California.

Work received 02 votes in both houses; A. O. Spulding, 2t; Kdwin II. Meserve, and John Uaker, The house gave Works fi2, heads the jiidlciary commltti Assembly Committees NMined to Carry on Work of the Session. SACRAMFNTO, Jan.

membership of ilie sixty-six standing committees of the house were announced by Speaker Hewitt at this morning's session. Assemblyman Coggswell of Monte received the chairmanship of tile committee- on ways and meana, considered the most important of the The saying, "It Is easier to move Mian to pay rent," may be reserved in the case of Juan Tores, who war, 'arrested yesterday morning Officer Hlake after be had moved out of a local iiiui.iing hou.io, taking with bin 1 the blanket that had served as a cover for him on the previous night Tores had paid his lodging for tbu night in advance and as he left the house he took the blanket wlih him, which ho deposited In saloon with the intention of placing himself IncV pendent of lodging houses. The sight of a man going along the Lot buying has stvwl; a gait dur ing tho past few days that remarkable building activity for at least the first half of P.m. In the Weslpatk tract, in v-Hrh Is located the gift lot of THE CAUFOKNIAN, Eighty Five Fishermen carried Out to Sea ASTRAKHAN, Hnssla, Jan. KiglmHflve llsheniien were carried out Into the Caspian Ken nil an ice line Into the, Caspian sea today.

A ste.mier WIIH requisitioned at Haku and sent to the rescue of the men, lint chances that any of the men will escape death are poor. MERCHANTS NOW READY FOR AN ORGANIZATION. By-Laws Committee Met Last Night Full Meeting Called For Friday Night. list. Assemblyman Kehoe of Eureka! street with a new blanket at trader! aiidOnker Dlnke's attention and after Spalding 1C and 1.

In emblyman Chandler of Fresno the I smne inquiry senate Works received Spaldiiifi committee on roads and highways, (house In which Tores 5, Raker and William Kent 1. Democrats Vote for Works The Democrats In caucus Mils' morning decided not to support Congressman-elect John E. Uaker, but that each member should vole as Ho pleased. Three supported Raker aad the others, including Hall of Kern, for Works. In the Senate the senate resumed its ses- sion at noon, Walter N.

Parris, sen secretary, read the legal provls- ions for election of a senator, mid Lieut- Cov. Albert J. Wallace declar- ed nominations for a United Stales senator in order. Senator LeRoy Wright of San Die- go placed in nomination A. O.

Spald- i ing-, his fellow townsman. No opportunity was offered for sec- i onding speeches at this point, Lieut. 1 Oov. Wallace calling immediately for i further nomination speeches. Senator dates of Los Angeles p'-ic- i in nomination John D.

Works, fol lowing Senator Wright. Interest in the cnpllol has (entered in the Wot ks-Spalding senatorial con test, since the opening of the legislature. Works and Spalding both became candidates for senator on tho Kepuldican ticket at the first elec lion held under California's new reel primary law last August. Works was the candidate of tho form element of the parly and a leader of good government movement in J.os Angeles. In the primary election Kpaltllng received the advisory vote of majority of the senatorial districts of the state, although Works re a plurality of the total vote cast.

The contest for the senatorsbip was fought on the contention as (Assemblyman Hall of Kern is on i the following important, commlilees: t' ie proprietor. Counties and county boundaries, county and township government, lisli and game, irrigation and drainage, manufactures and internal improvements, mines and mining Interests, oil industries and oil mining linen-Ms.) Amon.i; ilio committees are: Agriculture and fruit and vine (chairman), Lynch, Mendenhall, Wyllie, c.uill, Hamilton, the lodging had stayd. and afterwunfs restored the blanks UNO FOURTEEN DIE whether the advisory clause of Hie I'i red primnrv law placed either a legal or a moral obligation on the legis-'a tors. 1'ntil the last hour of the contest both sides claimed victory and the overwhelming defeat of Spalding a surprise to many who believed the would lie close. The of both houses weio crowded and I' 1 1 frequently interrupted by cheers and applause.

McLean In Connecticut IIARTFORP, Jan. mer Oov. Cleorge P. McLean was the choice of the Republican caucus of: (ho general assembly this afieni'ion for the I'nlted senate, defeat- ing pMvonl senator, Morgan Hulkli y. McLean will be formally! elected by the legislature next The nnellieial vote was: Mcl.ea.' I fil.

GOT TEN DAYS' STAY IN EXECUTION OF JUDGMENT The execution of the judgment by default in the i'-'o ol the Winter-; Brliige-fiimpson company against It. McOonalil and H. Armstrong been stayed for ten days hy0.ludgc Mnhnn nil thn nflldavit of Attorney Cicorue K. Whitnker. who allege 1 was busy with another case out of the- city and was not able lo be present when the case was set for trial.

Thl rt a Htllt recover from the of A. Armstrong sum alleged to be due for rome furniture purclri--- ed a short time before thn death rf Armstrong. The defendants allege the action was prematurely brough'. Common (chair iiuiii), Flint, Ilinrliaw, Joel, Telfer lllissi, (ierdes, Deiic-n, Smith Mcndcnhull. (chairman) lionetl.

Lyon of Los Angeles, Slither- 1 land, Caltell, Harian, Kennedy. Corporations---Joel (chairman), Hutler, Mcndcn'iiall. Nolan, Sutherland, Telfer. Polsb-y, llarlau. Counties and county liishop (chairman), Hall, Farwell, lir'inink, Held, Ryan, Sbnigia, Walker, Callnghun.

County and township Rogers of Alameda (chairman), (irlf- litl's. Heunink, Illiss, Hrown, Hall, Lamb, Prlc-sker, Polsley. tec Fitzgerald, llinshaw. l-'isli and (chairman), Rutherford, Cronin, Cunningham, Held, Flint, Jones, Malone, Ilin- Lie, Halt, i.yon of Los Angeles. Insurance and Insurance (chairman) lle.itly.

Farwell, Nc.lan, Kodgers of Sail Francisco, Selimill, llinkle, Hiushaw, Mcdowan, Alleges Lynch, Marian, Slater, Mullailey. 1 and drainage----Lyon of Ln-i Angeles tcbnlrmaii), Farwell, I'McwTfan, (Irillin, Hall, Judson, Men- jdciihall, Cuill, Wilson, McCowan, Walker. i Labor and capital- Tell'or (chair- I 111:1111, Chandler, Mullailey, Mulono, Maher, Kehoe, Mines and mining interests Ruth- crli-rd ((balrmati). (lajord, Tibblts. Stevenol, Walker.

Williams, Farwell, of San Fr-'iicisco, Hall. Oil industries and oil mining interests- --Farwell (cliairman Walker, illull, Feeley, Cunningham, Chandler, i Callughaii. lleiiedict, Pitldie (cliairman), Caliell, Kehoe, Slrnckenbruck, Rogi-i's of Alameda, Young. Reapiiorilonmeni-- Hull net I (chair- Hli Ltilliii, (i 1 Go On Rocks on the Massachusetts Coast and Sailors Lo 8e Their Lives i lilC.HLAND LHillT, Jan. Id.

men, comprising the cap- 'tain and crew of the coal barges Cor- tl.in. Pine Forest and Treverton, bound east In tow of the tug l.ykcn:-, were drowned today. The barges were driven ashore on the Peaked Mill hero early in tho day and witbi.i a few hours had gone to pieces. A iju-mile gale directly from the north wag blowing and made the Peaked Hill, on the knuckle of the (ape, the worst kind of a lee shore- Two life saving crews stood on the Smith. Sla-jsands, powerless to launch the boats or reach the barges with a lifeline.

At o'clock two bodies had been thrown up on the beach, boih with life preservers on, which had si elicited "Treverton." heel WASCO SALOON MAN BEGINS SUIT FOR DAMAGES. That He Was Wrong Lota in a Real Estate Transfer. Alleging that, fraud was used in the transfer of certain lots in Wasco, whereby he was given lots in, 11 and instead of lots ii, lo ami 11, W. A. (iilbreath has entered suit in Hie Sn- I perior Court against T.

H. Mcdov- i eni et al to reenver damaues which ho alleges is the different in the value of lots and 12. for the of trees cm the property and damages lie alleges be lias suffered 111 a business way. AccnnMng lois i) und in are the only ones in Wasco In which no clause as to the sale of liquor is made in the deed. He alleges lie purchased the 'wo lols the addition of lot II on Octo- 25, agreeing 10 pay $ln(in eich for lols 0 and 1" and for lot II, Bisliop, Itmler, Ilinshaw, i ing therefor the sum of for iHiihs.

llinkle, Kehoe Uan-jiiH, and wlien the deed lingers of Alameda, Rutherford, was delivered. Some Young, Slater, denies, Joel, Heal ly. vember he noticed (hat lime hi Nohe iiad been Revenue and taxation--Held (chair-; man), Smith, Urifllu. Molt, Caliell. Co- Selimill, lloseiidnle, Weil, (lllill Kehoe.

Ri I herford, Joel, Crandlor, P.ohuelt. Roads and -Chandler' ((''airman Caliell, Hrown. Pri'-sker, Flint, Judson. Siruek-; McDonald, Caylord, Jasper, lleckeit. Ways and (chair- mam, Chandler, Heckelt.

Film, (lerd'-s, tlrlfllths, (Iiiill, Hayes, lllrkle, Kennedy Cunningham, Me- tSowan, Slater, Selimill. Wyllie, Lynch. Him haw, Youir. 1 Telfer. Malone.

Kilmondn confined to his home by illness, which not thought to bo serious. Riven lots I I and 12. CHAS. COHN BUYS PROPERTY Some leal ei-tato In the Lowell addition belonging to the o' 1 Joe V.indrose, deceased, was mid to Charles Colin for he be- Im; the highest bidder. several good sales have been made by the agents, llallagh Nlghhert.

and i he H. C5. Parsons agency also has had a customer for two lots there, Mrs. A. Jenkins buying for the purpose of building.

A wave of thrift has struck th" stall of the Southern hold, members of which are putting their surplus arningji into house lots. Miss A. C. Nicholson, the stenographer there, has bought a on street In the Soiitlimorelaiui tract, through H. C.

Parsons and J. A. Lynch, and will erect a cottage there. F. W.

Tupimin, clerk at the Southern, has building aspirations, to sat Isfy which he has purchased from the PnrsoiiH agency two lots at the corner of California and streets, and three more on IJtienn Vista street, it: the Southmoreland tract. Stanley Mcdill, a familiar figure on the bellboys' settee at the Southern, has purchased three lots on Hank and jll hire'-i through the same agency tand will put a bouse on one of their right away. Charles McMillan, at I the Hakersfield garage, through Parsons an Lynch a lot on Hnena Vista street in tho VVestmore I trad. and will build. The JapaneM- mission Intends t'i put up a modern mist-inn building on street, near Twenty fourth stroc-'.

and has purchased the site through the Parson company. C. II. Nesbet IMS purchased the same nveney, the house i and lot at the corner of Twentlc'l land streets and will build a I lodging house there. Already three lots in the Dohert.v tract, put on the market only a fev I days ago by the Parsons agency, havi been sold to Sol Mori is, who has be igiiii the construction of three cot itagen there.

They are on and Sov en ih streets. There Is renewed activity In Eas Rakersfleld, also, and Woody O'Omeara sold several lots ycsterda and today for home builders who wil put up cottages without delay. M. R. Van-it purchased thirty-twi lots in the Keith addition, near th Halter street of the Siimne company.

This is a sightly location for homes and yesterday l')'s were sold to W. II. Farley, Mrs. Alice Kiwln, Mrs. Mattle Kearns and OoJ A.

Tilton, all of whom will build. C. K. Parkhtirst has purchasei' throng!) the II. C.

Parsons agency frontage on oleander avenue, just north of tin- palatial home ol Sam Johnson, and will put up a flee ''house there. Andrew S. Reed, an oil fields purchased two lots having ion frontage on and Hank streets, ir the SouUimorehinil tract, wil 1 build several there. Tills sale was negotiated liy J. A.

Lynch. The J. H. Unstick and lot, I) stre by II. Parcons phen Valenllcli.

'I he Max (liimll'i slteel, near first street, l.pf-n through th'- Parsons agen cy to Mrs. C. II. Fairchild. who will tb(i properiv and make he" hoiii there.

W. T. Moore has purchased a fi.oi fi'onlage on Third street, in the Soiithnioreliind triiel, from C. H. Par A lot in the ramo tract, front Ing on I street, between Third airl Hani; streets, was purchased liy T.

II GOIDFIEIO MAN IS CHIEF 0 NKERFEU FIRE DEPARTMENT A clear-eyed, light complcxioned, Iness In man of medium height, who was outi wils riding on the tail end of a chemical lt engine this afternoon with Max lach, Is the new chief of the llnkersfleld fire department. uis name is Henry Sbaffnlt and be recently retired from the chieftaincy of the Ooldlleld, department to become chief of this one. lie is a man of large experience in tiro- lighting, Cioldfleld and there never trouble In It. He was elllc- a disciplinarian." Chairman Muthick of the trustees is confident that ShalTnit will give H.ikersfleld first class department. He probably will be formally elected hursday night, I he chairman said.

Frank Whlteslde of the San Jose department, who was to have been chief of the nakersfleld department, tailed in give the trustees the date Hnvlns: upi a code of bylaws for the new Merchants' Association, the special committee appointed by Temporary President Solomon will be ready to report at a meeting called for Friday evening at ICagles' Hall. The by-laws committee Is composed W. K. Drury, A. Weill and C.

Jaer. These gentlemen, with N. II. Solomon and H. C.

Katze, bold meet- ng last evening, and their draft of governing rules are thought to be the test paragraphs that eonltl be nb- traded from the by-laws of similar In this state, with clauses added to meet peculiar ocal needs. Permanent officers probably will bil hosen Friday evening. equipment and departmental man- which be would arrive here. The ser- anement. having been a llteman In ions illness of bis mother made It lisas City and elsewhere, and he hard for him to leave home.

The trus- was recommended to the Bakcrslleld tees wailed until a few days ago, Hoard of Trustees by the Hoard of when, upon the recommendation of Fire Underwriters. the lire underwriters and others, they Several men now In business here agreed upon Shaffnlt. Max Onnd- In business here knew Shaffnit in Cioldfleld. J. K.

Landsman said of him: "Ho had line department when I was in lins-i lach, will transfer the department to him Thursday night or Friday I plant on Deeded 50 MEN RUSHING NEW POWER LINES ARE JAILED ON FORCE WORKING BOTH WAYS ON LINES TO THE WEST SIDE FIELDS Tlie San Joaquin Light and Power orporation now has a crew of men work building ilie power line lirough the West Side fields, and rom this end. An equal crew irf working from the Fresno end of (be ine and the two crews will me 0 '-somewhere in I he West Side field when the work is completed. The crew this end began the work of construction from the power plain north of the city and Is now busy erecting poles along Union -ive- nne. Resides the men there are six six-horse teams which are used the distribution of the poles. The poles have been unloaded at Wlblc, Conner's Station, Mllux and other tlons between here and Tal't and are to be distributed from these points In ii similar way the poles for the whole system are lo be distributed.

The surveying party now has th line mapped out to I be Lake and arc pushing along as rapidly as possible. Their camp is now located In the Panama country. ELKS WILL HAVE ANOTHER SPREAD AT MARICOPA. Hussell and (leorgo Williams, pose charged with the crime of counterfeit-I cuing I'nlted States coins, were brought' to the county jail last evening by Marshal 13. 1).

Woods of Tal't where they will he held to answer for the offense. The men were arrested in Taft yes-. tenlay when they were playing slot machines with bad coins. After their arrest, the room where they were stay ing was searched an da complete out- tit was secured. Tho moulds or dies were mado of plaster of parts and while simple In construction, they answered the pur In every respect.

The dies by sinking a coin, a half doli.ir or a quarter, in a piece of wood for half Its width. Tile new plaster of paris was poured over II and allowed 10 dry, forming one haul of the mold. The coin was then turned over new planter of purls applied and tho other side of the mold was formed. Hesldes a half dozen or more molds or dies, quantity of white metal and pewter, together with vans and oilier equipments which made up complete, out lit, were found. A number of coins were found In their pockcis when they were arrested.

OIL COMPANIES .45 INCH OF RAIN IN LITIGATION 3.59 FOR SEASON S. OIL AND MINING COMPANY IN SUIT WITH OIL AND INVESTMENT COMPANY property, house et, has been sold Frank and Ste Ii home on 1" January 25tH Enjoyable is Set Function Side. Delighted with the Christ mas spread at Klks in that vicinity for a second function Carter's Hotel on the nary (iood music and an enjoyable spread will be provided and Klks everywhere are invited. Those who wish to attend are requested to leave their names with Pat Reardon by January 22. The price per plate is The committee consists of Pal Reardon, Al Clark, C.

M. McLaughlln, W. Woolridv.o. Hen Howe. The mqlion of the defendanl in the case of the IT.

S. Oil and Mining com pany against the Oil and Investment company to have the judgment by default In which the plaintiff was to re. cover llfiim damages set aside, vus heard by Judge Hennelt of depart ment 2 of the superior court yester- 'jday afternoon. An order was Issued to have the motion submitted on briefs within live days, the plaintiff lo lie allowed five days in which to answer and the defendant another five days In which to tile Its Tliis is the case In which a judgment by default was given the plain For Second tiff after the -stipulated time d' three on West days had expired. The company alleges the answer was irl made account of a misunderstand -j Ing as to the allotted time for (ho 'answer, the assumption being tuk 11hai thirty days would lie allowed -1 'that the summons was not read ui'U' alter the notice of judgment by default bad been received.

GENERAL STORM (C.IVES MOUNTAINS AND VALLEY MUCH NEEDED MOISTURE. The welcome rain following the long dry spell, came, at dark 'last night, and liy morning the precipitation was of an inch, making the total for the season as uyalual 5.42 l.o the same datu last year. The record for the season Is: September -I October November 1.44 December January 4ft Total 3.19 Tim Btorm was general throughout the and locally tho fall at dlt- I'cient points for the night was follows: Delano, Tehaclmpl, .15: Tulare, Poso, Lake, San Kiuldlo, 1.05. success of the Maricopa, Ilie have arranged to be held at evening of Jan- OIL STOCK SALES of Thorn Morrison, BASE CLAIM TO LAND 'ITe I'efendan 1 in the as L. Moran S.

M. Charles Colin et al have filed an swer in tin 1 conn'. 1 clerk's office, ('ci'eiidants i.lhvo tba' they were dee I lo the southwest quaiter of section 12, 2.1, the land in question, en November Dr. Cicorce p.nehiier has purchaso'l i the Parsons agency two llnena Vista street and will haw i built Ihere. Mrs.

Susan While and Mrs. Ada 1 1 CM have pun based le.ls in the South inoi'ckind tract, the latter at Third and II Hirer-lit, and have neat deiiiMiod for I hem. hree lots In 1 Dnhertv tract, Sevenlh rind I sired--, were sold today liy the Par'i-ns agency to Frank wlio will build cottages. CARLOAD OF REGALS FOR THE LOCAL MARKET. Bakersfield Garage Brings New Cars of the 1911 Model Which Are Much Improved.

The Hakci'slli-ld Cnragi- and Auto Supply Company has given an order far a carload of model Regal cars which will anhe in a short time. These machines will have a number of Improvements over the lull model. The little Regal "2d" will be much lielier equipped ih.in Is Ilie 111! I model in that ilie lire will be 1-2 ins-lead of It will also have a lamp and kcnenilnr. four brakes Instead of but 1 and will also oilier eqniiimenls equal lo the The suit was to recover damages for the alleged abandonment of the weft half of the northwest quarter; of the southeast, quarter and the east i half of the southwest quarter of th') i northwest quarter and the west of the southeast quarter of (be norlli- west quarter of section I1D-22. Tho land was leased liy tin- plaintiff to II.

Quinby. who assigned the lease I') the defendant. Distribution of Estate The dual accounting of the estate of William (1 Slump, deceased, ha been approved and sell led and (he petition for distribution has been granted by Judge Mahon of depai'- mem 1 of the superior court. Change of Venue The case of L. K.

Doan against 0. Cillette et ill has been Iransferrfid from department 2 to department of the superior court. Delano Property Suit The c-aso of Mrs. C. Mi-Harvey have' agaltiKl 10.

Curlis Clark Is lining iriod litljj before Judge Hennell of department SAX FRANCISCO. Inf oil sales lu Associated Too Four Oil iDDti Illinois Crude 2nd Illinois Crude UTiO Palmer I'nion Street lino .21 LOCAL ARCHITECT MAKES LOS ANGELES PLANS. Archilecl Olio Janssen of tho erslield olllce of Train Williams, has drawn plans in accordance wltli which a brick store and rooming house will lie creeled on North Main sireni. Los Angeles. The building will cover an area of feet.

GEORGE PETTY INJURED BY UNSHOD HORSE. dciirge Petty, a young man who connected with Hie ofllc.o of Dr. Kills Hast Bakerslleld, Iwtis painfully Injured this afternoon at the corner of Chester avenue and Nineteenth street. I In was riding an unshod horse, which slipped and fell upon his right 103, Injuring it badly. He was taken into the Arlington and then to his home.

lit 12 announced. The equipments of the an 1 "4u's'' have not been of the superior court. The r.ult Involves the possession of property Delano. R. here.

FrlKselle of Fresno Is visitor.