The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 1

1. .0 cat in to 1 Fer 1 to EVENING PAPER 1S BEST For Advertisers People Read it When They Slave Time to Read All VOLUME LIL. JOHN BROTHER HIDING (By United Press.) NEW YORK. Dec. 27.

-House Sergeant at -Arms Riddell is here today determined to serve a subpoena on William Rockefeller to appear at the money trust investigation which is now in progress at Washington. As vet all attempts to find the Standard Oil magnate have proved futile, and it is said that he is in hiding in the forests of his private Taserve in the Adirondack mountains. The forests are now SHOW bound. vet it is believed that an will be madeto discover him there and serve the paners. WILL INVESTIGATE COAL.

COMBINE WASHINGTON, Bee, 27. ing investigation of the hard coal trust and the men who operate it is going to be made by the interstate commerce commission between now and March Every fact pertaining ton to the history, capitalization. real value, the production of the hard coal the mines and the netual amount money paid for the vast organization of consisting of railroads, nines, stent ships, docks, coal varda and all the appurtenances thereto used in the production. transportation and sell ing of hard cont will be brought out either by means of answers front. the men who control that part of fuel supply of the country, Or other means the interstate commerce commission has at its disposal, The answers to these questions will he placed in juxtaposition to the facts found by the commission's agent: who have been at work on the mat ter since early last summer.

V. M. C. N. PETS ON SONGS WASHINGTON, Dee.

27 Members of the Young Men's Christian 88800. lation and visitors to the lion's building will please refrain from playing or singing music of the following kind in Or about the sociation building: 'Row. Row. Doing Got You Alone Such songs are not La keeping with the ideals of the association. "WILLIAM KNOLLS COOPER.

"General This notice appeared today on the bulletin boards throughout the Y. C. A. building. "For many years past." said Cooper "1 have noticed steady lowering in the moral tone of the average pop par songs.

Formerly street must WItS derived from the operas Gilbert and Sullivan; nowadays poems to come mostly from the bar losque stage. Twenty-five wears popular SONES possessed conmany rideralle merit: today many of then are There are fewer baunted house: than formerly, but spirits that con in bottles continue to make a good deal of tromble. THE MODESTO OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THECITY OF MODESTO MODESTO'S LEADING NEWSPAPER MODESTO, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY DEC. 27, 1912. Looking For "Short Cut," Patterson To Modesto G.

L. Finster of the road and bridge committee, of the chamber of commer, and J. E. Steger of the engineer ing force of the Patterson Ranch company, made a trip across the riv1 last Sunday to spy out route for the proposed road to Mos desto, and returned with a most ellcouraging report, says the Patterson Trigator. Einster states that there is a fine route for the road along the section line, beginning at the river about a thousand feet south of the bridge site al the intake, and thence going directly east to meet the Turlock road, which point is about two and a third miles from the river.

If built alone this route road would be on fairly high ground most of the was and there, would be only two small channels 10 cross. both of which could he bridged at small expense. Alter nia return, Finster had a talk other members of the bridge and road committee, and thought that they could go over the ground neain with Steger or Ward and get all the points without waiting longer for the county surveyor to furnish, maps, PATTERSON TO VOTE ON NEW SCHOOL HOUSE The trustees of the Patterson school Histrict bora calted an election for 17 to vote 01 the ques of issuing bonds in the sum of 635,000 for building an addition to school, SAY'S the Patarson Irrigator. It that the original plan the building called for a structure inst twice as largo 38 the present building, but a8 the district WEE bonded for only $25.000 the plans lave to tr reviged to some inside that ft is proposed to carry 001 the original elan 119 far as possi bull additional rustens as set decided which will he best ROGERS HANGED AT SAN QUENTIN 4 United Press.) SAN QUENTIN. Doc.

27-Jotu togers was hanged at the prison here o'clock this morning. To (be 'ast he calmly protested his inno-1 of Te murder of Benjamin toodman, the offense for which he aid the death penalty Death of C. B. P.Mc Gown Charles Rate Metown. rotibition candidate for this county at the recent election.

lied in Oakland Christmas dav. lie vas native of Ohio. 56 years of 1n-t October pad leaves 11 wife no Mrs. J. 1.

Rhodes of OnkThe time and place of his fan ral have not vet been determined. Mr. and Mrs. McGown cate to lodesto four vears ago last March 1141 purchased a farm: in Paradiso, Salons lust west of town. living there bout month ago Ha health broke down and he moved to Oak believing 1111 the change of limate would benefit While in Modesto Mr.

McGown took prominent part in church affairs, was the Prohibition candidate, sumervisor of district No. 3 in the general election. lle made many tends both band volitics nd his death will come spork to all who. know him. Judge Falkerth today gave a inde of Incoh Faulk in his auginet Peter Paver of Oakdalo ease Involved the boundaries to lots in Kahn's 'arden Tracts near Oakdale, WILL COMPEL GUESTS OF HOTELS TO REGISTER NAMES At the rennest of Chief of Police Dallas the city council last nght instructed it attorney 10 prepare ordinance compelling all guests at hotels and lodging houses of the 10 register.

Dalias explained that at only a few of the botels in Modesto are enesta required to register. and that this is handicap to hia office in tracing contain persons stop here. The application Stanisinas for a permit to have a spur creamery the main af line the 1 Tidewater Southern to the cream building coived. The application will granted, but the council made ably be that herontter all such apa ruling shall be in writing and that plications shall ho accompanied by blue ther exact route of the prints showing the of spur tracks, proposed extension Attorney J. W.

Hawkins appeared be of the fore the council in behalf creamers, appropriating $1. The ordinance chamber of commerce to 000 to the aid in the publication of the Modesto booklet WAS passed. The council allowed the demand of the Worswick Paving company for NEWS UNITED PRESS WIRE SERVICE Supreme Court to Settle Corporation Tax Issue WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. -A cotporation tax issue involving the right of the federal givernment to collect hendreds of thousonds of dollars it ttxes from thousands of corpoora tions whoich have leased their prOPeriy will be argued in the United States Sureme court January 6.

The case, according to announcement of Solicitor General Bullitt today, is that of the Minehill and Schuylkill Haven Railroad company which sued the collector of interna' revenue in Philadelphia for $5000 collected by the government under the corporation tax law. This $4,000,000 corporation, by the authority of the legislature of Pennsylvania, leased its property to the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad company at an annual rental of $252. 000. The supreme court has held the the corporation tax is imposed upor the "doing" of corporate business and the point involved in this case is whether corporations which have thus leased their property are really "doing business. SUSPEND FINE FOR KEEPING VICIOUS DOC A fine of $25 was imposed this morning upon C.

0. Edwards, whe was convicted by a fury in the police court yesterday of keeping a vicious dos. In consideration of the recommen dation of City Attorney E. R. Jones and the statement by Edwards he had disposed of the animal that caused the trouble, the sentence war suspended.

In discussing the action of the court in withholding sentence. Judes Jenings said the aim in prosecutins this case and all similar cases war not to get fines for the city but tr do away with the dog nuisance. Sine Edwards had disposed of his dog. an since the jury had recommender the judge felt justified in suspending the execution of the sent ence. Death of Mrs.

Sheffer Mrs. Mary Margaret. Sheffer, wher came to this city from Lookeba, Oklahoma, about six months ago, died last night at the home of her sonin-law David Myers at 302 Maple avenne The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the fun oral chapel of Bowker and Wood Rev. Grant Keith will 60 and the interment will made in the Citizens' cemetery, Mrs. Sheffer was 75 years old he time of her death.

She is ent vived by five children. Mrs. Lillia: Myers of Modesto, Frank and Job Sheffer of Oklahoma, Louis Sheffe of San Francisco and Jake Sheffer of Illinois. REHACHAPI ROUTE FOR THE SOUTHERN PACIFI SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27--After three years of effort the Southern Pacific company has finally acquired the last right of way for a low grade line over the Tehachapi moun tains between Mojave and Kern Cite and instead of making any effort double track the present high grad line as it planned originally, wil proceed immediately with the con -truction of a low grade at an ex penditure of $10,000,000.

The construction of the low grad line is furthermore not only going THE EVENING PAPER IS BEST For Readers It Prints the News Fresh on the Day It Happens NO. 175 VERDICT IN DYNAMITE CONSPIRACY TRIAL WILL PROBABLY NOT BE REACHED TODAY (Es Taited Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, Dee. At 3 o'elock this afternoon the jury in the trial of 44 members and officers of the iron workers union on dynafinite conspiracy charges had not yet reached an agreement, and the court was adjourned until tomorrow morning. The fact that an agremeent has not been reached though the case was given to the jury last night is not atken as indicating final faillure to reach an agreement. The opinion prevails among those who have (been following the case closely that an entire disposal could not possibly made of the case by the jury be tore tomorrow morning.

due to the fact that each of the defendants must be given separate consideration in enchng a verdict. Today but few besides the wives and relatives of the defendants have admitted to the court room, and very precaution is being taken to seen the building cleared of spectators. one is permitted to reach the Jury room, and the delibrations of the jury are being kept the strictest secrecy, and 10 in ormation as to the probable verdict being allowed to leak out. While no trouble is expected in! ase of a conviction Marshal Schmidt admitted this morning that special preparation has been made in the securing of deputies to prevent any demonstration in eevnt of a convicion. It is generally believed that there will be a conviction of at leas.

part of the defendants as no attempt WILS made to defend some of them, and a general disagreement is not thought likely to occur. Friends and attorneys for the tense look upon the charge to the jury by Judge Anderson as favorable to the defendants, especially the porton of the charge ordering the jury before deciding upon conviction to he sure that the defendant was guilty of conspiracy and committed sente overt get in pursuance of the plot. Confidence is being expressed by them in a verdict of acquittal. New Facts Brought Out. New facts in the twice told tale of dynamitings which reached a climax in the murder of nineteen persons in the Los Angeles Times explosion.

Were given -in- the ended here. Herbert S. Hockin, former sporetary-treasurer of the international association of Iron Workers. who Ortie McManigal said started him on his dynamiting career. was branded by three government witnesses and numerous exhibits as the betrayer of his fellow unionists.

The "great" detective work of WilWm J. Burns WItS shown to have consisted in Hackin telling L. L. Jewell. manager for a structural steel concorn, who it was that was doing the "jobs" all over the country, and Jawell told Burns.

Later per sonally "double crossed" his fellows to Burns. WIERD DIRECTION TO BURIED MONEY MAYFIELD. Dec. te the Pald Peak and wait until the Setting sun casts the shadow of the dead redwood: then dig where shadow ends." These were the directions received today by Stove Perkins, a wood chopbor of the Alpine district; tonight is richer by $500 because he ructions. Twenty years ago Perkins saved the life of Nathan Comstock.

an ec centric rasident of Woodside and the received today was written by letter Comstock who died sixteen years 280. Today Perkins became So years of age and while the letter bore 110 identification otter than a San Francisco date stamp affixed yesterday in the rostoffice ef that city. Perkins be lieves it was posted by the adiminstrators of Comstock's estate. Anyway he is certain that from the place designated he took after dieging to a depth of three feet $500 in: eagles and double eagles. MUST PAY BALANCE ON LAND CONTRACT The Los Angeles Denair Farm's company was today given judgment; in the superior court against Mrs.

Pelle Wilson and Melvin Kirchbaum who tailed to fulfill their part in a contract to buy certain pieces of real estate inthis county. There was a balance due of $1040 011 Mrs. Wilson's contract and she was ordered to pay this. In case tails to pay 1 quit claim deed wilt Do given 10. the company.

The same order was issued in the suit against Kirchlanm, $4190 being date his contract. 'Attorney Fred Morrison represented the plaintiff in the action. INTOXICANTS BARRED FROM PARCELS POST Hockin's motive was said to have been a desire to displace J. J. MeNamara as secretary-treasurer of the union.

When McManara went to jail a confessed dynamiter, Hockin was given the office. When the ment's guns were trained on Hockin during the present trial he was foreed by his fellow officers to resign. William J. Burns and his son Raymond both admitted that while they shadowed Ortie McManigal and J. B.

McNamara, then known guilty of the Times explosion, in hopes of getting men "higher up." the two dynamiters other jobs and destroved hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of private property and elldangered human life. Ortie McManigal testified that the McNamars were planning to blow up the city of Los Angeles and fire it, "as a lesson" to open shop advocates there. The stories of the one hundred Gynamiters in various sections of the United States, told at the McNamara trial in 1,05 Angeles, where rehearsed in the conspiracy trial, J. B. MeSamara's claim on the train that was bearing him from Detroit to Chiunder arrest, that the American federation of labor was behind him, was repeated also.

The government presented through nearly 500 witnesses, mostly hotel and telegraph employes, evidence covering the movements of the defendants. With this testimony, Ortie McManigal's confession and the close relation shown between Herbert Hockin and J. J. McNamara and the indicated iron workers, besides mass of incriminating correspondence, the government built up its case in support of charges of conspiracy and of unlawful transportation of explosives. The defense was a general denial by thirty-one of the 50 indieted mien together with numerous character Land alibi witnessos.

a Two witnesses for the defenseWilliam Quigley, a union carpenter of Detroit and Fred W. Zeiss, a union man from Chicago, were arrested for alleged perjury. Quigley impeached an important government witness against defendants Wachmeister and Kline. Zeiss was called in an effort to discredit MeManigal's confession. District Attorney Charles Miller also caused four of the indicted men -Hockin.

Buttler, Ray and Smytheto be into eustody by raising 'their bonds beyond their resources. At the very opening of the trial a bomb was thrown in the defense ranks by the plea of guilty made by Edward Clark of Cincinnati. He gave LA FOLLETTE WILL STAND BY WILSON (By United Press.) INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 27-Addressing the Indiana State Teachers' asso ciation at the convention held here last night Senator- Robert M.

La Follette in the course of his speech took occasion to discuss political matters as well as pedagogical and declared that Woodrow Wilson can rely upon the support all trite progressive republicans to aid him in legislation toward interests ot the people. "If Woodrow Wilson trine to seri the interests of the peonte. I shall be one to support hum, and am Can. 1 fident that other progressive repah licans will stand with me." was direct statement of the Wisconsit senator. hen the strain it Wilson vields or compromises.

tor 0110 will also be ready to turn the hammer on him. Word was received from Frost by Sheriff Dingley that A Bettencourt. a Portugese dis. appeared from Westport district Inst November working neat that eitv. A brother of the man 18 no tified and went to Presto, the turned today without the brother the man 111 question a Swele the name or Bettencourt.

2n.1 Mrs. Ivan Whi Francisco spent with former's Res Cram Keith, pastor of the Methodist Frisconal church of Modesto. Katharen E. Keith. A sister of Keith was also a guest of the Keith home over Christmas.

WEATHER FORECAST Following is the weather forecast for the San Joaquin valley. sent out by the Fresno office of the Weather Bureau of the U. S. Department Agrienlture: Fair tonight and Saturday, heavy I frost in the morning. demaging testimony for the government.

In the closing arguments the gOTcrument excoriated every one of the forty iron workers, particularly Ryar Tveitmore, Clancy, Cooley, Smith and Anderson. The defendants who testifled in their own behalf were called and "perjurers." Distriet Attorney Charles Miller and his special assistant James W. Noel. could not find words to express their contempt for Hockin the "double crosser." "The defendants Were not jonky guilty," said Noel, "they were calloused to crime." Much emphasis was laid by the government on the support the defendants gave to J. J.

McNamara after his arrest. The eircumstances of the explosions taking place after visited by Hackin and some of the other defendants and always on non-union contracts was emphasized also. The defense attacked Ortie McManteal's life, citing his conviction for petit larceny in Chicago. The alleged incriminating letters Were given lawful interpretations, The trips taken by the international officers were said to be lawful and necessary in the performance of their union datles. What troubles did take place during strikes were said to have been unavoidable, and not always to have been started by the union men.

Attention was called to the testimony of the defendants that they believed in peaceful methods. The government's circumstantial evidence was bitterly attacked and the weakness of this kind of evidence was pointed out to the jury, The defense lawyers picked out the vitriolic statements of the prosecutors from the evidence in the record and tried to show unusual prosecution. As strongly as the prosecution played on the jury's respect for the law, the defese appealed to the jurymen's sympathies. The support given the McNamaras after their arest. was.

fended on the ground that the men believed J. J. McNamara, their fellow officer. Was innocent. until hie pleaded guilty.

Over five hundred witnesses and nearly a thousand exhibits were introduced by both sides. The cost of the trial was conser. vatively placed at $150,000 to the government and $75.000 to the iron workers, Since the indictments were returned against the men the ten thousand members of the internstional association have heen assessed $2 per month for the defense of their leaders. Besides, the association had a large sum in its treasury at the opening of the case. PROBATE MATTERS IN SUPERIOR COURT A decree of distribution was issued to Mrs.

Matilda C. Claypool in the matter of the estate of the late William Claypool today in the superior ourt. Among the other orders issued b' Judge Fulkerth in probate matter today was a decree establishing no tice to creditors in the matter of the estate of the late H. A. Bates.

The petition of J. W. Husband for the probate of the will of the late Mrs. Harriet Husband was granted. and the sale of certain real estate Was ordered in the matter of the esthts of the late Borland.

Burton, MOCk WEDDING ENDS IN DIVORCE Jeronimo S. Alameido of Newma was granted a divorce today on his cross complaint filed immediately aft Airs. Pose Alameido bad brought him suit for divorce against 011 grounds of non-support some week 820. Mameido alleged that he wAS married 10. the plaintiff under false regresentations, thinking that marriage ceremony was simply ioke.

claimed that thes Mrs. Alameido were married 15. 1910. Vedford. Massachusetts 000 later moved this AL Mire in Mar lunette Tesorted cond refused support The deferdart in stilt they Were really married.

that ceremony WaS gotten 111 28 toke, and that be wont throngh the under roaresentation that it was merely 3 take to amuse the crow who were gathered 011 the occurred. He said that he was intornied that he WAS married after ceremony but that be did not robabitate with the plaintiff in the case. nor did he at any time supnort her. He produced proof and WaS granted 3 divorce. He WAS represented in the action by Attorney George Whitehurst of San Jose.

Mrs. Alameido was represented by Attornews Griffin and Garson of this city. Don't have your friends in Stockton send you "booze" by parcels post. It's against the law and there would be trouble for some one if the bottle is broken. Postmaster Moris and his assistants at the office here have been studying the rules and regulations of the system and all will be in order for the inauguration of the parcels post at the first of the year.

Nearly everything that doesn't weight more than eleven pounds and that can be tied with a 72inch string going both ways around can be shipped. Intoxicants. flammable materials, revolvers," animals (alive or dead), obscene printed matter and articles which violate crimfinal acts are tabooed. However, there are exceptions on the aboo list. One may mail a live queen hee and other insects if properly caged, or a stuffed animal.

Poisons to be used as medidines are admissible. Here are some of the regulations: Distinctive stamms will be used on parcels post packages--stamps not 200d for any other class of mail. Packages must be wrapped so that he contents may be examined easily. Packages will not be accepted, uness they bear the name address the sender preceded by the word from. Inscriptions such as "Merry Christnas.

"Happy New Year," "With best wishes" and "Do not open till Christnas. may be placed on the covering. Fragile articles must be labeled "fragile" and perishable articles "perIshable. Eggs must be packed against any possible chance of breakage and must labeled Fresh meats will not be accepted for shipment beyond the first zone. Perishable matter decaying in ransit may be destroved by postmasters, Perishable matter which may decay before it reaches its destination may given to charitable institutions by postmasters.

A parcel may be insured against loss in an amount equivalent to its getual value, but not fa exceed. $50, on payment of a fee of ten cents. Addresses must sign a receipt for insured mail. Parcels post matter will not be admitted to mail. These given: registered, First Each Eleven lb.

add'tnl lbs. Rural route and delivery $0.05 $0.01 $0.15 50-mile zone .05 .03 .25 150-mile: zone .04 .46 300-mile zone .07 .05 .57 600-mile zone 08 .06 .68 1000-mile zone .09 .07 .79 1400-mile zone .10 .09 1.00 1800-mile zone .11 1.11 Over 1800 miles .12 .12 1.32 Parcels post and express charges compared on 5-pound package: Parcels. Pres. post. exp.

Zone distance- rate. rate. City and rural route. $0.09 $0.25 50 miles .17 .25 150 miles .25 300 miles .27 .45 600 miles ,50 1600 miles 1400 miles .75 1800 miles Over 1800 miles .60 .89 Men think they are pretty smart, but a lot of them have to get. maried to learn that milinery costs more that haberdashery.

constitute a factor in the development of the San Joaquin valley, but it is also going to plunge the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific into a keener competition for both freight and passenger business than they have aver experienced. BEAVERS BECOME PESTS UNDER PROTECTION IN OREGON $5.274.65 for paving. intersections along street. Pate work to the atpount of 4900 chargeable 10 individuals has been completed, according to Super intendent of Streets Kinnear. Some ratel ins work is be made on down streets before the machinery company is taken away.

The railroad company having ag red to nave one half of the intersection of and Ninth strets. the clerk was authorized to advertise for bids for the paving of the northeast one hall of tho crossing. The council ordered the erection tobn Harrison at Tenth and streets. hit posts near stare Gl tp The application of City Attorney E. B.

Jones for 11 man of Modesto for his office was granted. The offer of 11. Kittrel to trade 3 triangular block bounded by Needham. Eleventh and streets for the alley hack of his home was rejected as the coun oil thought that the city might want to lav a sewer along the alley some time in the future. No action was taken on the request that the conneil appoint a delegate to the irrigation meeting to be held in Fresno January 4.

PORTLAND. Dec. 27-Beav ers as protected pests, so ungrateful under the protective law as to become destrovers of irrigation system: and crops in the Tygh valley of Ore- 201. may soon lose their reign of un lisputed sway. When the next legislature meets 210 of the first bills to come before 1a protocting the animals.

When law is passed, a campaign which will extend from one border of Was- body will be one to abolish the co county to another and then throughout the state wherever the beaver has made its destructive inroads will be undertaken, the purpose of which is to rid the state of the pest and its ravages. Tygh valley, one of the first districts in Oregon to be put under the charm of modern irrigation. is infested with the animals with the resnu that the irrigation ditches have been diverted from their course in a night others made absolutely useless, young and tender trees sawed off or peeled and eventually killed and pother crops ruthlessly ravaged, while the destroyers impudently continued their havoc under the protection of the law. There is a $100 first offense penalty for killing a beaver in Oregon. The state game warden has been appealed to and A.

A. Bonner, large landowner in the Tygh valley is in Portland now making arrangements to have the new bill brought up. Bonner, at the Perkins last night said: "Unless we are permitted to legally rid our section of beavers, all that we have done and expect to do will be wasted time, money and labor. Following the buyers came the 1 muskrats, which do equally as much damage and these are also new to the district. If the beavers were taken out of the way the muskrats could be exterminated easily.

If the legislature will pass a law this winter to permit the killing of beavers in the state our district will provide several thousand pelts and the land again will be redeemed.".