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hews offtiie V' Do you know that tha Courier-Free Praia la tha only papar between CMco and Madferd pahllahlng tala graphic nawaf It maana-you gat the news off tha world tha day It happens NUMBER 149 REDDING 8 HAST A COUNTY CALIFORNIA MONDAY APRIL 15 1912 DECLINED A DRINK WILLIAMS NIGHTWATCHMAN IS IN VICTIM MAY DIE WILLIAMS April Dave Ryan a night watchman shot Todd a ranch hand through the neck in a saloon here last night Todd is still alive but it is thought that his wound may prove fatal Ryan had been drinking and invited Todd to have a drink with him Todd replied that he was particular who he drank with This angered Ryan who drew his gun and said Todd would have a drink with him It is believed that Ryan intended to put up a bluff but in his excitement the gun was fired and the bullet lodged in neck Ryan was placed under arrest and a charge will be placed against him as soon as the consequences of the shooting can be determined A Head of Manton is in Redding today a witness in the case on trial in the superior court TWO COUPLES WERE' MARRIED TODAY i Two marriage licenses were issued by County Clerk Wltherow today The first was to Frank Buckhart and Mary Ingram both reBldnts of Redding and each aged 50" The second license went to a San Francisco couple: William Casement aged 24 and Louise Dobbs aged 18 Judge Barber married the first couple Rev Heady married the second couple Mr and Mrs Casement will live at the Golden Leaf mine where he is employed WILLOW8 12 REDDING 0 It was an awful drubbing the Redding Tigers got in Willows Sunday The score of 12 to 0 in favor of Willows tells the story TO REPORT AT 5 The Joint committee from the league and the Redding chamber of commerce appointed to take up the matter of saving the state highway for bringing it through the town if possible will report to the league at 6 this afternoon The committee is composed of Reid Schoonover Saeltzer and Harrington They have investigated the feasibility of bridging the Sacramento at the northern extension of Market street and will present rough estimates at the meeting 8CHAEFER BURIED The funeral of Max Schaefer was held from the parlors of the Redding Undertaking company Sunday afternoon Interment was made in the Redding cemetery I VOLUME XV TAFTS TOTAL IN COUNTRY IS 843 WHILE ROOSEVELT HAS ONLY 183 United Press Dispatch PITTSBURG April Primary re-turns are incomplete hut it is certain that Taft got only nine delegates in Pennsylvania Roosevelt captured the rest or sixty-seven NEW YORK April Reviewing the contest fof nominations for the presidency the New York Herald today Champ Clark leading with 97 more delegates than his nearest rival Governor Wilson and rapidly forging ahead Governor Wilson still a great popular favorite and ieadlng in many states but Just at present making no gains and gathering in no delegates Governor Hannon running third describes the present situation in the battle for the democratic presidential nomination as indicated by an Impartial country-wide canvass the republican side the President has continued to gather in delegates He now has 334 or a lead of 218 on his nearest competitor Theodore Roosevelt During the week Just ended Mr Roosevelt made great strides and captured 73 delegates as against 57 garnered in by Taft managers can be no doubt that Speaker position in the spectacular democratic race has been made more advantageous during the laBt week than that of any of his rivals Reports from correspondnts show that he has gained in many states among them Iowa Massachusetts Texas West Virginia Kentucky and Mary- Masons to San Diego CITY IN GALA ATTIRE IN HONOR OF GRAND LODGE THAT 18 ASSEMBLING 'United Press Dispatch SAN if JO April The city is in gala Jre today in honor of the Californf Masons who will be in session he all this week Hundreds of Masons'are here already and Incoming trains and steamers are packed Mayor Wadham welcomed the delegates today A reception and ball win be given tonight PAID ON ARRIVAL 'The Esqulmo gives his doctor a fee as soon as he comes If the patient recovers the fee is kept if not it is returnd If you want other people to look down on you look up to them Allan liner Parisian Others were tar ken on board the Cunarder Carpathia The Parisian and Carpathia are standing by and the Baltic is approaching: NEW YORK April Vice President Franklin says the Titanic will be towed safely to port After the women and children were transferred the Virginian passed a line to the Titanic preparing to tow her to HALIFAX April Latest wireless reports say the Titanic is approaching here All tbe passengers were taken on board other vessels and will be transferred this afternoon to the Baltic which will take them to New York where they are due next Thursday THE DOORS DEMOCRATS IN to his order as head of the Cook county election machinery Colonel Mori-arty commanding one hundred and twenty militiamen had defied the police and sheriff and refused to open the doors for the convention under Judge McKenley's injunction Three hundred police entered Soldiers standing at attention Inside did not resist Election Commissioner Antony Czarneckl (republican) prepared to call the democratic convention to order under its own protection agree with those published the day after the election July 8 at midnight wag fixed as the day upon which the saloons must close that jbelng the ninetieth day after the election T1BBITS IN EUREKA Tibblts who is connected with the state engineering department arrived In this city yesterday on the Bteamer City of Topeka says the Eureka Times of Friday last Mr Tibblts comes to make an investigation of the rights of way on the Trinity state highway which will connect Eureka with tbe Sacramento valley Tibblts is a leading political figure In tbe state He is a member of tbe Assembly from Shasta county John Barnes was a passenger on the morning stage for the Silver King where he has a contract to retimber the mine CLOTHIERS SUCCOR TO OCEAN LINER TITANIC BY PARISIAN AND CARPATHIA United Press Dispatch MONTREAL April The Titanic ocean liner badly disabled is crawling slowly towards Halifax The weather Is clear and the seas calm The pumps are working The Titanic struck an iceberg at 10 o'clock last night nine hundred miles east of New York NEW YORK April Captain Paddock of the Olympic wirelessed that twenty boatloads of tbe Titanic's passengers were taken on board the CHOP DOWN TO LET CHICAGO BOURBONS PROTECTED BY 300 MILITIA AT ATTENTION United Press Dispatch CHICAGO April 15 County Judge Owen tody personally directed the police In chopping dowwn the Seventh Armory door so the democratic convention could be held there according HOOPER DOT 1 SAN QUENTIN Tbe board of parole did not recommit Frank Hooper to San Quentin after all Hooper was taken from Sacramento to San Francisco but the ofHcer who had him in charge did not have the necessary affidavits upon which the board of parole could take action Hooper was bidden to go his way on parole Just as though nothing had happened CANVA8SED RETURN8 The board of supervisors today canvassed the returns of the local option election held last week in supervisor district No 5 The official figures CLOTHIERS DELEGATES TO THE TWO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS Republican Taft 343 Kooseyelt 183 La Follette 36 Cbmmins 4 Uncertain 2 Needed to nominate 540 Democrats Clark 131 Wilson 34 Marshall 30 Harmon 4 Uncertain i 101 Needed to nominate 729 These figures take into con- sideration the vote in Pennsyl- vania land His sweep of the Illinois primary the feature and sensation of the week sent his stock booming and indications are that it will continue to go up for a time at least who only a short time ago did not regard the Speaker as a formidable contender have changed their opinions since the Illinois nominations Mr Clark now has 131 delegates 58 having been added to his column by the Illinois victory At the same time although there are many indications that the WllBon boom has touched its highest mark Governor Wilson according to reports has a strong hold on the rank and file of Democrats and it would still appear that be is a popular PHILADELPHIA April Revised advices show that Wilson got a solid Pennsylvania delegation The anti-Guffey people will control the state democratic delegation Increase In Wages CONCEDED TO BITUMINOU8 COAL MINERS AND PEACE SURE FOR TWO YEARS United Press Dispatch INDIANAPOLIS April 15 The bituminous coal operators and miners have affected a compromise which has been approved by a referendum vote of the miners The agreement assures peace in the bituminous fields for two years It provides five cents a ton increase for mining screen coal three cents a ton for1 unscreened coal and five and one-quarter per cent Increase for other mine work TO NEBRASKA United Press Dispatch NEW YORK Aprir 15--Uoionel Roosevelt will leave at 4 this afternoon for Nebraska and Kansas WIFE KNOW IT MR8 DORA WILSON JU8T LEARNS OF THE EVENT OF SEPTEMBER 7 1908 Mrs Dora Wilson 1023 Sixth street Bakersfield has Just learned that her huBband Wilson died in this county two years ago and has written to the Courier-Free Press for particulars Wilson was Btabbed with a candlestick in the Gladstone mine late in August 1908 He and his partner A Reed had a quarrel of some kind underground and Reed stabbed WllBon over the heart The wound appeared to be trivial Wilson came to Redding and was doing well apparently However eating a hearty meal aat the Temple hotel in the evening of September 7 1908 he fell over dead The coroner's inquest cleared Reqd of all blame for it wbb shown that he had acted wholly on the defensive Wilson was buried here September 11 1908 a brother in Texas directing the interment and paying the funeral expenses GEORGE BARRAT George Barrat a prospector who House came to Sheriff Montgomery lives alone in a cabin 'near Tower House came to Redding this morning to complain to Sheriff Montgomery that persons in his neighborhood are blowing acid upon him greatly to his discomfort Mr Barrat Is held as an insane suspect JOHN REIDY IS TO BE CITY Ham i The city trustees will meet this evening and the new members will take their seats with the board The most important business to transact is to appoint a city marshal and a city attorney It is understood that at a caucus held Sunday the trustees practically settled upon appointing Officer John Reldy two favoring the reappointment of City Marshal Seng and three centering on the promotion of Officer Reldy WATER SUIT WILL BE OK TRIAL 111 WEEK The trial of the water suit of Ignatius Scharsch of Shingletown against the Northern California Power company opened in the superior court this morning- The trial probably will last all week Reid and Francis Carr are attorneys for the jiower company Bush Hall are Mr Scharsch's attorneys FAIR WEATHER Fair tonight and Tuesday has ever been placed before the motion picture public'1 Dante's consists of five reels with approximately 5000 feet This has no connection with Dante's of two reels BEfBlIVUHl DANTE'S INFERNO at Dreamland Tomorrow Night Reasons Why you should buy your next suit from us IVe are the largest dealers in Northern California: therefore you have the largest variety to choose from We are exclusive agents for Hart Schaffner Marx The System and Society Brand Clothes recognized as the Best Makers IVe will make good any Suit that should not be satisfactory i WE WILL KEEP YOUR SUIT PRESSED FREE FOR THE LIFE OF THE GARMENT IVe Want You To Come In And Talk With Us About It Tront Season Opens April 1 Rods Reels lines Leaders Hies Baskets i Everything In the fishing tackle line Rifles revolvers shotguns and all kinds of ammunition A DOBROWSKY MARKET STREET REDDING CAL 9 8CENE FROM AT DREAMLAND APRIL 16th The mammoth production of licensed by the Motion Picture Patents company will be shown at Dremland tomorrow night only one night Donte's Is pronounced "the greatest production that.