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I 1 SIX MODESTO EVENING NEWS, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1914. CANDIDATES ARE ENDORSED BY THE DRYS Committees From Different Church Organizations Decide on People Who Will be Supported. Some time ago an organization composed of committees from the county W. C. T.

Epworth league, prohibition party, Christian Endeavor and B. Y. P. U. union was formulated to investigate the relative positions of candidates upon the wet and dry question, and to recommend those who stood for dry principles to the voters of Stanislaus county for their support.

The joint dry committee, as it is called, realized in its deliberations that it was representative of the voters who wished a dry administration. So, after due thought and careful investigation the joint dry committee has prepared a list of dry candidates. Within the next month every voter in the county will be notified of the dry stand of these candidates. Those securing the endorsement of the "Drys" through this committee are: Assembly, 47th district, Mary M. Elmore, Salida, District Attorney, W.

J. Brown, Modesto. Sheriff, A. E. Siemensen, Turlock.

County Superintendent of Schools, F. A. Bacon, Modesto. County Clerk, A. W.

Persson, Turlock. Assessor, W. H. DeMotte, Denair. Oakdale Justice of Peace, Geo- D.

Avery. Turlock Justice of the Peace, Abel Carlson. Patterson Justice of the Peace, E. R. Leedley.

Waterford Justice of the Peace, O. J. Howe. Turlock Constable, D. J.

Weddle. Real Estate Case Probably Go To Jury Late This Afternoon It is probable that the trial in the case of Charles S. Brown, an Oakland real estate dealer, vs. C. A.

Johnson, also of Oakland, wherein the plaintiff is suing the defendant for $1160 commission which he alleges is due him for the exchange of the Mariposa apartments at Oakland, owned by Johnson, for the Stony Dodd ranch, will go to the jury late this afternoon. More testimony on behalf of the defendant was taken today. Johnson claims the value of the ranch was misrepresented to him and that he exchanged his property for the Stanislaus ranch with the understanding he could borrow $15,000 on it, whereas he was able to secure only a third of that amount. Phone Mam 1781 for meats and get, the best; we slaughter all our own meats. The City Market, Grider Van Vlear.

12-29aL SAN FRANCISCO IS GETTING BUSY IN VALLEY Contractors and Engineers Looking Over Proposed Route of Railroad Into Hetch Hetchy Valley. A party of contractors from the southern part of the state were in this county late last week to lock over the proposed route of a railroad to be constructed immediately from what is known as Hog ranch to the Hetch Hetchy valley, a distance of approximately twelve miles, by the city of San Francisco in connection with the big water project, says the Sonora Banner. It is understood that the visitors were here with a view to securing the contract to construct the proposed road, but the result of their trip has not been learned. A stretch of wagon road some twelve miles in length is being built from the Screech place to Hog ranch, where the lower terminus of the railroad will be. Though the road traverses a mountainous region its steepest grades will not exceed a three-per cent incline.

It is understood that immediately upon completion of the road to Hog ranch, materials for the railroad will be hauled in by some forty or fifty teams, and several hundred men will at once be given employment. THE DRY CREEK ELECTION RETURNS CANVASSED BY SUPERVISORS Proposition of Forming Dry Creek Ir. rigation District was Defeated by Vote of 10 to 4 The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors met in a special meeting this which was called expressly morning, purpose of canvassing the returns cast by the residents in the recently proposed Dry Creek Irrigation district, situated partly in Tuolumne and partly in Stanislaus counties, between Cooperstown and the Tuolumne river. When the election was held, about two weeks ago, the proposition was defeated by a vote of 10 to 4, and this vote was found to be correct following the canvass this morning. No other business was transactedIn the election of the proposed officers the Gatzmans seemed to have had it as the following officers were voted on: For directors--Ed Rydberg 12, Gatzman 11, R.

L. Montgomery 11; for assessor -Ed Gatzman 12; for collector-A. E. Gatzman 12; for treasurer-Walter Gatzman 12. Standing around and watching other men do the work sometimes passes for executive ability.

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S. NAVY and CUBAN ARMY Produced under the personal direction of AUGUSTUS THOMAS Collaborating With RICHARD HARDING DAVIS, The Author Regular prices for these days will prevail. Matinees each day, Coming Next Sunday and Monday "The Lion and the Mouse" In Six Reels by Chas. Klein. "Soldiers of Fortune" At Star Scene from "Soldiers of Dustin Farnum, America's foremost actor in roles of the young rugged American type, made his bow in motion pictures in the six-part All Star feature corporation production of Richard Harding Davis' great story, "Soldiers of Fortune," at the Star yesterday.

The picture has been produced upon a lavish scale in Cuba, where with the TRAGEDY AVERTED BY A NARROW MARGIN While Fishing in Dry Creek Boat Upsets and J. J. Crowley is Thrown in Water; Rescued by Companions. J. J.

Crowley of this city had a close call with death in a watery grave in Dry Creek yesterday afternoon, having fallen out of a boat from which he was fishing. That he did not drown was due to the timely assistance of Thomas Golden, who upon seeing Crowley's predicament, plunged into the water, and succeeded in keeping the drowning man's head above water until the other members of the party on the bank rendered assistance. Crowley, with Golden, Jack ick and Leo Fitzgerald composed a party which enjoyed an outing on Dry creek yesterday, spending most of their time in pursuit of the various kinds of fish which abound in these waters. Having rented a boat for the occasion, Crowley, after deciding the fishing was better on the other side, got into the boat, Golden following him. Before he had got ed in the boat, one of the party, in fun, shoved the boat from the shore with a rather sudden jerk, causing Crowley to lose his balance and throwing him into the water.

Those in the party were of the opinion that Crowley could swim, but it was soon evident that such was not the case, and en immediately went to his rescue, reaching the drowning man just in time to prevent him from going down the third time, which would have meant death. He was taken up on to the bank where his companions worked over him for several minutes, and finally had him out of danger, although for the remainder of the afternoon he was in a weak condition and was helped home by his friends. However, he was able to attend to his duties today, and is now looking for a swimming teacher. Having learned that a blow restored the memory of a man in Moberly, Short Jenks kicked Jude Johnson in the head today. Jude is still uncon-1 scious, and Short is being held in police headquarters.

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A year's foot comfort guaranteed or money refunded. GRADING SONORA ROAD BEGINS THIS WEEK Engineer Newell to Put Force of Hundred Men on Section Between Knights Ferry and Keystone. Superintendent W. H. Newell, who has been given charge of the work of grading the section of the state highway from Knights Ferry in Stanislaus county to Keystone in Tuolumne county, a distance of ten miles, is assembling men and materials at the first camp near Keystone and plans to start work there the firat of this week.

Some delay has been occasioned by the blunder in shipping the machinery ordered to Keystone in Imperial county, instead of Tuolumne county, but the shipment has been started back from the south and as soon as it arrives the road work will be commenced. May Keep Road Open Machine power drills will be used for the blasting and there will be considerable of that class of work owing to the rocky country through which the road runs. Mr. Newell says he will try to keep the road open for travel and when blasting is being done warnings will be displayed at both approaches, but if travelers do not heed the signals the road will be closed for safety and all traffic will be turned by way of Rock River ranch, which is a longer route, but smoother for auto travel. Engineer of Large Experience Mr.

Newell was the engineer in the building of the Sierra railroad from Oakdale to Tuolumne and he also built the Stockton and Linden road, after which he spent several years in charge of great building projects in Chile. He was a bidder on the highway he has been given charge of by the state, and is rated as one of the best men in the state for such undertakings. Engineer Caruthers of the State Highway commission states that upon the completion of the first section of the highway to Keystone, work will undoubtedly be continued to Sonora, and not concluded. until the entire stretch of state highway in Tuolumne county has been finished. The members of the commission and engineers see no difficulty in reconstructing the road from Keystone to Sonora, which, they say already is in a very fair con- FORMER RESIDENT PASSES AWAY AT FRESNO William P.

Stephenson Dies Suddenly of Heart Disease Yesterday; Body to be Brought Here. William P. Stephenson, a former resident and business man of this city, died suddenly from heart failure at Fresno yesterday. He was a native of Canada, and during the past year had made his home in Fresno. Prior to this, Stevenson had resided in this city for several years, being associated with the real estate firm of Johnson Drake, and also being interested in several large ranches in this vicinity.

These he disposed of, however, and moved to Fresno, where he invested in a large vineyard, but at the time of his death was negotiating for its sale, with intentions of returning to Modesto to re-invest. Mrs. Jane Devlin of this city, a daughter, was with him at the time of his death- He leaves a wife, three sons, Walter Stephenson of Fresno, Archie Stephenson of Los Angeles and George Stephenson of Esmar, near Modesto; and the two daughters, Mrs. M. A.

Fields of San Francisco and Mrs. Jane Devlin of Modesto. Also, a sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A.

W. Wilson, who reside in the Wood Colony, and a nephew, Hugh Tener, of Modesto. He was 63 years of age. No funeral arrangements have been made as yet, but it is likely that the body will be brought here for burial, as a plot is owned by the family in the local cemetery. LONG ISLAND TENNIS TITLE AT STAKE IN KINGS COUNTY NEW YORK, June 29-The lawn tennis championship of Long Island was at stake today when play began on the courts of Kings County Tennis club in Brooklyn.

Many of the players who participated in the Metropolitan matches ten days ago were entered COMPARISON OF COSTS ON TWO FILLS GIVEN -operation of the Cuban Army and the U. S. Navy, the producing pany under Augustus Thomas as director, were quartered for more than five weeks. "Soldiers of Fortune" will be shown again today and those not having seen it already should do so. For this big attraction the regular prices are maintained.

at Star Theater Tonight MODESTO THEATRE TO OPEN NEXT THURSDAY Manager Richards Makes Arrangements For Fine Vaudeville Performance For ing Night. The Modesto Theater will open on Thursday night with a vaudeville show which promises to be the biggest and best ever presented by a local show house. The program will. include seven bigtime acts, selected, from the Orpheum, S. S.

and Pantages circuits, by Manager Richards, who went to San Francisco yesterday for that sole purpose. The new six-piece orchestra, under the direction of Mint Howell, which will greet the opening attendance, has had several rehearsals and this part of the program will prove to be one of the interesting features of the initial performance. Arrangements have been made with a prominent booking concern in San Francisco whereby a first-class vaudeville show will occupy the boards each Friday and Saturday nights, excepting on occasions when large road shows can be booked. At other times a moving picture program will be presented. The staff of employes who have been engaged by the management is as follows: J.

Mint Howell, musical director, Frank Thompson, machine operator, Lem Carter stage manager and Frank Shaw assistant to Manager ichards. SOCIAL WORKERS MEETING AT UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER, June 29-The fundamental principles and practical applications of social welfare problems will be discussed in detail during the second annual Colorado conference social, educational and religious workers which began here today under the auspices of the University of Colorado. Three sessions will be held daily until Saturday afternoon. Some of the most prominent sociologists and workers in the west are on the prgram. These include President Livingstne Ferrand of Colorado University; Dr.

James H. Baker, president emeritus; Dr. Charles Hnnderson, University of Chicago; Dr. Leonard Ayres, director of the division of education, Russell Sage Foundation; Thomas J. Tynan, warden of the Colorado State Penitentiary; Prof.

Percy Davison, Leland Stanford University; Mrs. Mary C. C. Bradford, Colorado superintendent of education. The women's clubs of the state will have an entire day of the program to discuss from their point of view problems connected with dependents, defective and delinquents.

IOWA PICNIC--The Iowa residents of Stanislaus county will hold their annual picnic at McHenry Grove, July 4th. The committee in charge of the arrangements met Saturday evening and completed the final details for the event. Every former resident of Iowa is requested to be present and join in the jollification. Special rates have been obtained over the TidewaterSouthern, District Broke Even on Morton Fill But Affected a Saving of $15,000 Over Contractors Bid at Upper Dominici. In order not to mislead the people or to discredit the bid of Contractor Beard on the hydraulic fill on the upper works, Engineer Edwards of the Modesto District states that the work done by the district at Morton fill will not truly effect the saving shown by a comparison of the contractor's bid and the cost of the work as shown by the Engineer's report.

Though the district placed approximately 7000 yards more earth in the fill than the original contract called for, yet the amount of cement in the lining was materially reduced by establishing a higher grade and reducing the size of the lined section. The section as built will carry 2000 second feet of water. A comparison of unit prices at this place would go to show that the work done by the district cost practically the same as it would have cost under contract. At the Upper Dominici fill, however, the saving to the district will be in the neighborhood of $15,000 with an increase of 17,000 cubic feet of earth, the concrete lining being the same as under the Beard bid. BUILDING CANAL AROUND BREAK AT NELSON RANCH (Continued from page 1.) tour through the wheat fields.

The bluffs on the Nelson ranch have been rapidly disappearing, and the people stood in awe yesterday as they watched huge sections of the soft earth crumbling into the raging torrent. The ranch has been completely ruined as it is gullied and gashed and a mighty canyon now runs through the center of what was once a fine wheat field. The water is still cutting the main canal further back toward the reservoir and the only fear at this time is that it will cut so far back that more than a mile and a half of new ditch will have to be built; but this cannot be determined to a certainty until the water quits running out of the reservoir. All the buildings on the Nelson ranch are located on high ground, and it is not thought that they are now in any danger. Mr.

Nelson is in Turlock this afternoon meeting with the directors and probably some agreement will be reached as to the amount of damage that Mr. Nelson will be awarded. It is also necessary for the directors to secure a new right of way from Mr. Nelson, as the new contemplated ditch will have to be built through his ranch. The Huddleson place, adjoining Nelson's on the east, has also been damaged to some extent, as has also the Jamison place to the east, but the loss on these places will be nominal compared to the Nelson loss.

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