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The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-25
RACE GAME DOOMED
ON COAST
CALIFORNIA PROMISES TO HAVE
ANTl.TRACk MEASURE OF
WIDE EFFECT.

San Francisco, Jan. 24.-That the
racing In the state of California Is
doomed and that the present season
at the famous Emeryville and Santa
Anita courses will mark the passing
of the sport of kings" is the opinion
of the majority of race followers at
Sacramento. The passage of the
Walker Otis anti-racetrack bill by an
overwhelming majority in the lower
banch of the legislature has spread
CONSERVATION in the ranks of the op-
ponents Of the proposed law. The bill,
as passed by the house. will come up
for action in the senate on Wednes-
day morning. Its provisions are SINH
lar to those Of the Hughes anti-race-
track bill, which has suppressed pool
selling in the state Of New York.
However, the booksellers in California
will be allowed 60 days in which to
wind up their affairs, and as this ex-
tension will date from the time on
which the governors signature is
penned to the document, in the event
of it's passage by the senate, it is
reasonable to presume that the new
law will not become operative until
well into the spring.
Of Wide Effect.
The effect of the closing of the race
tracks in California will be widely felt
and incalculable. Not only will the
immense modern courses at Emery
VILE, Ingleside, Tanforan and Arcadia
suffer, but the county fairs, at which
trotting meets are annually held in
\ various parts of the state during the
summer months, will be forced to
abandon these events.
AS there are hundreds of poolrooms
being conducted, both open and sur
reptitiously, in this city and else
where, their closing down will add
largely to the idle population of the
state.
The great breeding farms, which
have made California famous the
world over, will receive a blow, the
race followers assert, that will sound
the death knell to many of these in
stitutions.
To Fight Bill.
1t is understood that Thomas H.
Williams, Jr.. president of the new
California Jockey club, is marshalling
his forces at the capital and will or
ganize a most bitter and determined
opposition to the passage of the anti
racetrack bill.
In the event of the closing of the
racing establishments in this state, it
is fairly certain that racing will be
shifted to Nevada Or Lower Califor-
MIA Negotiations, 1t is generally un-
derstood, have been under way for
viz nF
and maintaining courses ON the Ne
vada side of Lake Tahoe and near
Tia Juana, just across the boundary
line in Lower California, about 20 |
miles south of San Diego.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-25
cORBETT RETAINS PUNCH.

New Orleans. Jan. 24.-Young Cor
bett knocked out Harry Ferns in the
18th round of a match fought this aft
ernoon before the West Side Athletic
club in McDonoughville, across the
river from New Orleans.
The fight was at catch weights
Ferns was strong in the clinches and
had an even break for the first five
rounds. In the sixth, Corbett landed
several blows to the mouth and eyes,
drawing first blood. From this time
on, Corbett had all the best of it,
landing at will.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-25
FIRE ON PACKET,

Kenmore, Ireland, Jan. 24.-Twenty-
four passengers on the packet from
Liverpool to Cork had a thrilling expe-
rience on Saturday night. Fire was
discovered on the ship and with great
difficulty all the passengers were
transferred to a passing ship. They
were landed at Holyhead this morning.
The packet was beached and burned
to the waters edge
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-25
A. 3. M'kiNlEY DIES.

Denver, Jan. PA. B. Mckinley,
national committeeman from Colo
RADIO during Cleveland's second admin
istration and one OF the leading law
yers of the west, died here toay of
neuralgia Of the heart. Mr.. Mckinley
was instrumental in passing the Aus
tralian ballot law in Colorado.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-25
FLOODS COST CROP.

Sacramento. Cal, Jan. 24.-The Sac
ramento river has fallen nearly two
feet since Saturday. The water Is still
pouring into Sherman island. No
crop can be grown on Sherman island
this summer and the loss is estimated
there at >i,500,000.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-25
Victim Was Wealthy.

Grand Forks, n. D., Jan. 24.-W. ].
Mooney, who was killed in the COLI
sion of the steamers Republic and
Florida, was 81 years old and was en-
gagged in the banking and real estate
business at Langdon, N. D. He was
considered one of the wealthiest men
in North Dakota
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-25
Quake Recorded.

Yekaterinburg, Jan. 24.--The mag
eto-meteorological observatory at this
place recorded a violent seismic dis
turbance at o'clock this morning.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-25

thick and she could not be sighted
from the station.
1t was considered unlikely that the
Baltic would come up the bay tonight,
but would await daylight before pro-
ceeding to her pier.
This,in brief, is the situation late to-
night In the stirring story Of the sea,
Of which the FIRST wireless flash of the
collision Of the two big ships was re-
ceived yesterday morning.
Six Lives Lost.
New York. Jan. 23.-The drama of
the sea, which for more than "a hours
has held the attention of the world
and has not been without tragic fea-
lures, ran through it's last sensational
al scenes with the coming of Sundays
dawn and tonight is nearing a for
tunate, if not happy ending. The
ramming of the White Star liner Re.
public early Saturday morning by the
Italian-Lloyd liner Florida off Nam
tucket, Mass, has been followed by a
series of events constituting one Of the
most remarkable ocean mishaps on
record.
A>OI less lHdn seven ocean liners
the Baltic, New York, Furnessia, La
Lorraine and Lucania and the two
ships, Florida and Republic,
are figuring in the stirring story. The
442 passengers and some members of
the crew of the Republic have under
gone two transfers on the open sea,
first to the crippled Florida on Satur-
day morning and again early today to
the more commodious Baltic
All the steamers participating in the
collision that occurred off Nantucket
Mass, early Saturday morning, in
cluding the White Star liner Republic
and the Italian-Lloyd steamer Florida,
are bound for New York tonight. 1t
Is definitely known now that six per-
sons lost their lives. These were Mrs.
f. Lynch. Boston; w. j. Mooney,
Langdon, N. d., and four seamen. All
we're killed when the collision occurred.
Two others, F. Lynch husband of Mrs. 1
Lynch, and M. j. Murphy. were in
ured.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-25
Shock Felt.

Smyrna, Jan, ga slight earth
quake shock was felt here this morn
ing.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-25
THE WEATHER

Today-Partly Cloudy.
Tomorrow-Partly Cloudy.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-25

We desire to concentrate our peo-
pie in the Orient and to consolidate
our interests in this part of the world
We are doing our best to carry out this
policy, but governmental policy can
not always be made fully operative In
day or year. We have tried. We
must have sufficient time to study the
whole question and to work out the
solution of the problem. think there
will be little complaint concerning the
emigration of Japanese laborers in the
future on the part of any government
in America"
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-25
PEOPLE THINK

OF your store ~ your "a rep
resents it. Make 1t alive.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

confident that more careful mining woulo
bring great results. The faith OF these men was
justified. for Leadville is still of the greatest
mining camps In the world.
Incidentally there IS being completed to-day at
Leadville fascinating story OF Che spectacular
mining king. Il. A. W. Tabor. whose grub stake
resulted in the discovery OF the camp. TaooTs
millions swept away and he died few years
ago at Denver, where influential friends had OBJ
tanned for him postmaster's appointment in rec
ognIton of the benefits he had conferred upon the
and its capital There only one spar laft
OF all the wreck of the Tabor fortunes, and
that the old Matchless mine, which Tabor had
given his wife For years Mrs. Tabor has strug-
gled 10 hold the Matchless mine. She has faced
grim poverty rather than sell out her interest 1t
was only few months ago that the courts finally
established the validity Of her claim 10 the mine
Now she is living in Leadville firm in the faith
that the Matchiess mine will again dividend
payer and that the term Tabor luck will be IN
vested with its oldtime meaning.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
FLORIDA EAST COAST RESORTS.

This Is the season when the Florida East Coast,
with its balmy warmth and many diversions ap-
peals to those who have free time and money
wherewith to fee the bleak winter Of the North
st. Augustine, Ormond Palm Beach, Miami. Mas
sAu. Long Key. Key West and Havana, Cuba, Of
fer well the delights of the climate, surf
bathing automobing. riding and driving, golf.
tennis, quail and doer shooting, fishing, yachting
and boating.
One finds either peace. quiet and rest or gayety
and social activity, he may desire. at any and
all OF these resorts The hotels and boarding houses
in their variety suit the purses OF all classes At
Lcng Key IN the heart OF the Florida keys fishing
grounds camp has been pitched In a grove OF
oocoanut palms. Here the fisherman will find al
most any comfort he asks for when he returns
triumphant after thrilling tUssle with the gamest
of game fish. the tarpOn- Trains run from New
York to Knights Key. with sleeping and drawing
room cars, and daily service over the Key West
extension connects with a daily steamship servics
to Havana Information and booklets may be OBJ
tained from local ticket agents, No. 3 Fifth ave-
nue. New York: No. 13O Adams street, Chicago. OF
Florida East Coast general Office. St Augustine.
Fla
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

Empire; but 1t has not as yet been able to Sc
cure these assurances. and declares that IT does
not see the advantage Of reducing the output II
such action is merely destined to increase the
Chinese product. Moreover, years will be
required before It will be possible to devise
fresh sources OF revenue sufficient TO yield the
$25.OO0.OOO or S30O00,OO0 now obtained by
means of the aforesaid government monopoly.
What with the railroads that are being
built in every direction criss-crossing all India
like huge piece of network. and the great ir-
rigation works, destined TO develop the agri-
cultural resources Of the country and to avert
those terrible famines by which India has been
visited from time immemorial-that is TO say.
work entailing colossal expenditure-the natives
are taxed quite heavily as they can bear, and
the idea Of adding to the weight OF the burden
by new imposts designed to supply the revenue
now furnished by the opium monopoly is one not
calculated TO arouse any degree of enthusiasm
IN the breasts of the fiscal authorities OF Brit
ish India. At the best. this radical change In
the economic regulations of India would have
to be put into execution with extreme delibera-
ton, and would take years to complete More
over have pointed out above. the British
would have TO satisfy themselves that in doing
away with the opium monopoly they were not
merely fostering Chinese manufacture Of the
article, and they would also require II to be
definitely proved that the drug Is really a curse
to the people of Asia and not a quasi-necessity
to their wellbeng. England, therefore, comes
to the conference in so far handicapped that
the arguments Of any Of its experts in favor of
the drug will be looked upon as Influenced by
economic conditions.
While II Is doubtful whether the impending
congress at Shanghai will fulfil the expectations
Of the leaders of the anti-opium crusade IN this
country and in Europe in the way of the adop-
tion of common legislative action by the vari-
Gus countries represented against the produc-
ton. the traffic in and the consumption of the
drug and though the British government will
in all probability refuse to naugurate any rash
and radical changes in its Indian budget bv
the sudden abandonment of profitable monop-
oly yet the paaver will at any rate have this
advantage, that it will furnish a good deal of
useful information with regard to the use and
abuse OF the narcotic.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
BEING A CAPTAIN.

How the commander OF a modern big American
batteship can feel is disclosed in the following.
taken from letter written by such officer:
There are more than nine hundred men this
ship and. the theory that official Of the
government is servant OF the people I the
servant OF these nine hundred-odd men and am
bound 10 see that they kept in food and cloth
ing and baseball bats-and abundantly supplied
with occupation Perhaps I should feel more in
dependent If 1 didn't have to listen respectfully
TO the orderly every time he comes in and makes
one of his infinitely numerous reports. and put
men in jail when 1 don't to.
Some OF these nine hundred men look more dig
nifed and independent than / feel. l wonder
whether look dignified and independent l sup
pose ought 10 do so. for to swing steel mass
604 feet long successfully around like monsters,
and TO make fifteen thousand tons writhe around
the corners of narrow channels. IS something OF
an art, after all and one not possessed by many
OF the inhabitants Of the globe.
with all that swinging OF steel monsters around
there go the responsibility and the knowledge that
II the ship runs aground the whole civilized world
will be acquainted with It inside OF twenty-four
hours. Chicago News
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

Until now its foes have monopozed popular
attention and have retained their hold upon the
public ear Newspapers and magazines which
are compelled to consider the tastes Of their
readers and the preJudices of their advertisers
have been reluctant to endanger their success
by offering the hospitality OF their columns to
anything that could be construed in the light Of
a defence Of the opium trade any more than
they would consent to champion in their pages
what is known the social evil The people,
therefore, who had some testimony to offer In
behalf Of the drug have never until now really
had an opportunity Of making themselves
heard, and 1t may safely be assumed that If
the congress We're to have been held either I'm
the United States in Great Britain every
sort of influence would have been brought to
bear to check their utterances, to close their
mouths and to disparage their arguments.
BY settling upon Shanghai-that is to say, the
most foreign city of Chna-as the place OF the
conference its organizers have, at any rate Sc
cured for the delegates a freedom of speech
which they could not have enjoyed nearer home
Shanghai is, OF all the cities which II has ever
been my lot to visit, the one most wholly free
from prejudice of any sort whatsoever. More
over by assembling the congress on Chinese
territory-that is to say, in the country of all
others which IS alleged to suffer most cruelty
cous appeals to public sentiment will be mega
tived which might prove effective here In
Europe. since addressed to people ignorant OF
the conditions Of Oriental life. Such will carry
no weight whatsoever, and will not even find
hearers in Asiatic city where almost every
one, be he foreigner or native. is enabled to
speak with experience upon the subject engag-
ing the attention OF the congress.
Let any who has ever attended meeting
In London in the now defunct Exeter Hail.
whence so many crusades of one kind and an
other have originated, imagine the sort Of re-
ception which a man would have received there
who had attempted to say good word in behalf
OF opium. 1t is probable that he would have
been hooted off the platform. At Shanghai. at
any rate. he will be able to secure a hearing
and then the world at large will be treated for
the first time to both sides of much misunder-
stood question ,
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

that of others which has come within his rsacs
has been 10 show that opium in moderation
a remedy and preventive of those nnaIarial fsvsrs
which are an even more fatal and more crus
scourge than cholera. and recalls the fact ths1
since the days OF the aucients opium has always
been esteemed as a prophyIactic in malarioD
countries. Surgeon General Moore adds that 81
countries addicted to some sort Of stiInulan'
or narcotic, and insists that II the people Of lndS
and OF China are deprived OF opium. they WI
take to other stimulating agents which coula =
named. and which would prove infinitely mo''
deleterious Nearly all who have lived for an5
length OF time in the Orient are agreed that 'ns
use OF opium in China. and also IN India NUS
be regarded from the same standpoint as "a
tional habit, as the use Of alcohol among NssF
ern nations That is to say. its use may y
tolerated and its abuse discouraged anu u.
bidden To attempt to do anything more WV-,-
be TO deprive millions Of a prOphylactc VIM"
enables them to resist disease and 1atiSu7
10 sustain prIvatiOn. Were its use foFONI- -
suffering. sickness and mortality would oe N'S-.
Increased, while there would probably IolO"
corresponding growth in the consuFp u0"
alcohol which, as source OF social Ui''- =.
organic disease insanity and suicide
neasurably more deleterious thaF opium
every respect. .sst
In conclusion. it may be pointed ou'
despite all that is being said about tiS =.
OF opium to China and India, notWltnS''''-r
the strenuous endeavors on the part OF lHS
ernment Of this country to restrict It's ms n
ton. 1t may be questioned whether the'e n
a considerably greater abuse Of the ul-S
proportion to the population here IN A'i'1, IN
the form OF morphine. than there is IN Oi''' .t,s
the form Of opium smoking and opiu" ,sst
In this connection IT is Of interest 10 h''- abo
according to the reports of Mackenzie ne. .sra-
is the representative of the Canadian !. the
ment at the Shanghai congress. there ',.rss oi
present moment in the Pacific coast -.sr at
Vancouver Victoria and New Wes'ii- q, me /.
least a dozen factories actively engassS nsius
preparation of opium. the raw ma's'-- -s.rs
smuggled into the country in coeoanat .o,vsg-
am Informed that the same means o. % S.atss
ance is often used TO deceive the UniIs thsE
revenue officers, who do not always -. ,,bsti-
the drug IS an exceedingly remunera'' =, ~ OBJ
tute for the milk which is suppose
tanned In every well ordered cocoan-- coci[-.- .rzz
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
vIGILANTEs TAKE A HAND.

Notice to all lot thieves. bunco steerers foot
pads. thieves and chronic bondsTnen for the same
and synpathizers with those classes Of criminalsl
We mean business. and let this be your last
ing Q5ere followed long list Of names of unde
sirable ctizens) Signed. Vigilance Committee. We
are 100 strong"
From this time LeadviIle became compare
lively quiet. There jumping of lots
claims and the camp prospe-ed amazingly. Mine
after mine opened. and millions down the
mountain trails in creaking wagons the smelters
The gamblers spirit seemed 10 possess the camp.
for there careful, systematic mining like
that followed to-day. No GRE reserves were blocked
cut and little Development work done. Every
thing was TUNED into dividends at once.
One example viii show the reckless character Of
the mining. The Of the Robert l. Lee mine
made a wager ghat they could take out 100000
worth Of ore IN twsnty-four hours. After twelve
hours OF work some machinery broke down but Il
was found that $l5ny0 worth Of had been sent
70 the sInelter a of SEQ. This record
never has been approached III the history of West
ern mining is strange that the whole
country bitten with the LeadViile fever. Min
fng stocks selling at reckless figures in New
York and fortunes being made IL the sale OF
bits of paper representing interests IL Lcadvil!e
1roDerties In n few months however. there came
A tremendous stump The mines could con-
tinue to stand such Z drain O their resources
Dividends shrlInk. and the word was passed
that ths I.eadvilie boom had collapsed. Little
ffftsburg shares dropped from So 10 81 in New
York Experts reported that the camp had seen
.h- end ef is glory: and the heels of the slump
came a great Strike Of miners. But many courage
esx men st retained their falth III LeadVilie and
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

Texas has been appointed professor OF history at
Stanford University Bottoms speciality is the his
tory Of the Southwest and he will lecture on the
westward movement and the history OF California
and the Spanish Southwest
Robert Emmet Fisk veteran OF the Civil War
and for thirty-hve years editor OF The Helena
Cdont) Herald died suddenly this week at his
home in Berkeley. He came here seven years ago.
when he retired from active business Fisk
close friend OF Garfield, Blaine and Harrison.
Dr. Edwin S. Belden. for over thirty years
porter in the Superior Court, died from heart
County.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Sentencing Of Ruef ReceiUed zcith
Much Satisfaction.
rBy Telegraph 10 Tn. Tribunal

San Francisco Jan 2-The sentencing of Abra-
ham Ruef to fourteen years in San Quentin prison
was received with much satisfaction this week. as
he is the first Of the grafters % be brought near
TO the penitentiary Ruef will appeal to the Ap
pelate and state Supreme courts, but It IS not
thought that either will grant him any relief. The
case against him was conclusive. He tried on
indictments for bribing Supervisor Furey to vote
for the overhead trolley franchise and the evidence
was fully corroborated. All that Ruers attorneys
were able 10 do was TO cloud the issue with tech
nicalties and TO protest that the jury was bassed
because Of the shooting of Prosecutor Heney.
The celebration of New Years Eve was marked
by amusing features. = big demonstration,
with great crowds. the feature downtown
in the old burned district. Market Kearney and
Geary streets and Grant avenue brilliantly
illuminated. and great automobile parade took
place through these rebuilt of trade. Fill
moro street had a separate celebration Prop
erty owners IL that street, who have drawn large
rents since the fire, loath to see the trade 60
back TO its old location and this New Years festi
val was designed TO show that the street still re-
tained prestige. In the Mission district, which
has been filed with refugees from south OF Mar
ket street, another celebration held There
was enough enthusiasm to spread over the three
districts
The will made by Claus Sprockels dsposing Of
his large fortune has excited considerable com
ment because. OF some Of its provisions, but mainly
because II left nothing charity. The omission of
any bequests 10 John D. and Adolph Spreckels was
justihabe because OF the large sums given to then.
by their father during his life The other two sons
Rudolph and Claus Augustus who fought their
father bitterly several occasions get the larger
share Of the estate after their mothers DEATH
the only daughter, who married secretly against
her fathers wishes, receives only the interest from
one-sixth OF the estate. What the estate Will
amount TO is uncertain, but 1t will probably not go
above S0G00,oSo the nged sugar millionaire having
given large sums TO his oldest soEs.
The police fear a revival of the long Chinese
warfare. several murders have been committed
recently by hghbinders. and reprsals are sure to
follow. The Six Companies and the Chinese Consul
have been unable to settle the differences
Thomas F. Boyle was removed by Mayor Taylor
+. this week member OF the Board OF Education
because he took ex-AIayor Schrnitz in his auto for
a ride. The Mayor declares that Boyle's open as
sociation with Schmitz is shame the city gov
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

ernment and cannot be tolerated. Boyle will ap-
peal to the courts. The Mayor will also appoint a
successor to Aaron Altman on the Board or Edu-
cation. Altman IS brother-in-law OF Abraham
Ruef.
David T. Hanbury, who was once noted Eng
lish explorer, Is in a precarous condition here.
suffering from pneumonia. Last week he executed
a deed OF gift his wife for valuable ranch on
reclaimed island near Napa and this week his wife
mortgaged the ranch for 5000 20 provide funds
for living expenses. Mrs. Hanbury telephone
girl. and recently began divorce suit against Han
bury. alleging continual drunkenness and cruelty.
She withdrew her suit before Hanbury decided the
property.
Dr. Herbert E Bolton. OF the Universty OF