The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-13
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Pacific Fruit Express Admits
Giving Southern Pacific
Best of Deal

SACRAMENTO, Dec 13.-According
to testimony taken before Examiner
Hart of the interstate commerce COM
mission. the Western Pacific is COM
PEELED to pay one cent a mile for the
use of refrigerator cars owned by the
ern Pacific company is charged only
three-fourths of cent.
Officials of the Pacific Fruit express
admitted this was a fact The rate
is charged whether the cars are empty
or loaded.
AUTO COLLIDES WITH POLE
SANTA ROSA, Dec. 13.-Following
the collision of an auto owned by the
California Telephone and Light COM
pany, both pole and machine were
consumed by fire. One member of
the auto party incurred severe in
Juries.
ARRESTED FOR WHITE SLAVERY
FRESNO, Dec. IA. Iwata. Jap
anese theater owner, is under arrest
for the second time, charged with
harboring immoral women. An eff
fort will be made to deport him.
WILL QUESTION GRAND JURORS
A<|Ao DtC. l0.-F eQeTdl
grand jurors who recently indicted
eleven officers of the Los Angeles
Investment corporation, will be ques-
toned by Judge Wellborn Monday as
TO the influences brought to bear upon
them in their action.
PROHIBITION PETITION FILED
SACRAMENTO. Dec 13.-The first
initiative petition in the campaign
for statewide prohibition was filed
yesterday. 1t contained sixteen names
of Lodi residents.
NEW SCHOOL FOR STOCKTON
STOCKTON. Dec. 1S.-The board of
education has purchased for $4,000
a site for new school building of
fifteen rooms, to cost approximately
| 100000.
YOUNG GAMBLERS IN TROUBLE
STOCKTON, Dec. &c. w. Frazee,
a young salesman, has been held for
trial in the superior court and w.
t. Dixon, clerk, sentenced to five
months Imprisonment for embeZzle-
ment. Both are charged with having
gambied with their employers money.
PARDON FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT
SACRAMENTO. Dec 13.-Governor
Johnson has issued a pardon to James
III. Payne, on parole in Chicago, and
the document will reach the young
man in time for Christmas. Payne
was Is years old at the time he was
sentenced to fifteen years in San
Francisco in 1903 for robbery.
CITRUS FAIR CLOSING
yISALIA. Dec 13-Following a
very successful session, the citrus fair
will close tonight. Prizes for ex-
hibits will be awarded today. this
| work having been commenced yes
terday.
OLIVE GROWERS IN DISPUTE
OROvILLE, Dec. 13.-Litigation is
threatened between olive growers and
| buyers. The latter claim the crops
have been damaged, but the growers
+, say the recent rains have caused the
fruit to assume perfect proportions.
and demand prices agreed on in the
contracts, which the buyers are un-
willing to pay.
SENTENCED FOR LIFE
CHICO, Dec 13.-Thirty days fol-
lowing his shooting and killing of D.
Antonio in Sterling city, Joseph Cont
was yesterday sentenced for life in
Folsom state prison.
MANY BREAK PAROLES
SACRAMENTO, Dec 13.-According
to prison reports made to the COVER
nor, more than one-fourth Of the pris-
oners released on parole from Folsom
and San Quentin break the provisions
of the pledges required.
JUDGE REFUSES DIVORCE
SANTA ROSA, Dec. 13.-Judge Sea-
well yesterday denied a divorce to
Mrs. Isabelle Kuykendall. Clifford
Kuykendall. defendant. did not ap-
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would not oppose the decree If no
alimony was required.