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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1908. BURNS ID RIJEF CLASH IN ' -COURT Detective Prevents Boss From Spiriting Away His Chauffeur. ALMOST COME TO BLOWS Slan Who Took Ruef to Ford's Of fice to Get Trolley Money, Re turns to Testify Ruef Trial Begins Wednesday. SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 20. (Special.) Abe Ruef and William J. Burns ex changed heated words in Judge Lawlor's courtroom this morning, and for a few moments the spectators thought that either one would lose his temper with serious consequences. The clash came when Ruef attempted to rush Alex La tham, ex-chaufteur to' the boss and an Important witness for the prosecution, out of the courtroom. Latham was taken from the state se cretly by the enemies of the prosecution during the Ford trial. He was to have testified to having taken Ruef to Ford's office when Ruef got the trolley money. Latham has returned to the state and Was in court today. Ruef at once seized htm and attempted to turn the chauffeur over to his own agents, with the purpose of getting him out of the way. Burns saw the trick and rushed over to stop it. Ruef grabbed Latham and, turning to Mr. Burns, said: " "You let him alone." 'I'm not taking orders from you," re torted Mr. Burns. "'This is our witness." "He may be mine," said Ruef, with his . old-time air of defiance, at the same time trying to brush Mr. Burns away. "Lon't think you can stop me from talking to him," said Mr. Burns, as he drew Latham to one side. "1 didn't mean to appear as giving you orders," apologized Kuef, when he saw that Mr. Burns had the witness in hand. . "I don't care what you thought," re plied Mr. Burns, as he walked away. BEG IX RUEF TRIAL WEDNESDAY Lungdon Shows Relentless Purpose Towards Faithless Boss. SAX FRAN-CISCO, Jan. 20. Emphasiz ing the break that has occurred between the prosecution in the San Francisco brib ery graft cases and Abraham Ruef be cause of tile l&tter's alleged failure to live up to the immunity contract signed last May, the prosecution today made its first move to place Ruef on trial on one of the 117 Indictments returned against lilni. Not only is Ruef to be placed on trial but the prosecution is insistent that he be tried at once and that the case against Patrick Calhoun may be postponed. VYhen the cases of Calhoun, Tirey L. Ford, Thornwell Mullally. Eugene E. Bchmltz and Ruef in the matter of the trolley franchises came up before Supe rior Judge Lawlor this morning. District Attorney Langdon asked that all the cases be continued until January 28, and announced "on that day we will proceed with the trial of Abraham Ruef." State Senator "George B. Keane, who represented Ruef, made a vigorous pro test, declaring that this was the first of ficial information that Ruef had had that the prosecution was resumed against htm, in view f the promise of the District Attorney that all charges in the trol ley cases against Ruef would be dis missed. He asked for' two or three weeks' time that Ruef might obtain coun sel and to prepare his case. Judge Lawlor declined to give Ruef more than two days to secure counsel, and continued all the cases until Wed nesday morning. . Judge Lawlor made an offer allewlng Ruef to be absent from the County Jail from 10 o'clock in the morning till 6 in the afternoon for the purpose of obtain ing counsel and preparing his case. , GLASS' COXDITIOX IMPROVED Removal From Jail to Hospital Is ' Sanctioned by Court. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. Louis Glass, who was. removed' to the Lane Hospital yesterday In an ambulance from the County Jatl, where he has been confined pending- an appeal of. his case, was to night -reported to be somewhat improved. He is threatened with pneumonia. Judge Lawlor approved the removal of Glass, who is 6S years old, to the hospital, and said that the action was proper under the circumstances. A Deputy Sheriff will be constantly on duty at the hos pital while Glass is there. BLOW UP FLEET IN STRAITS (OEnntlnued from First Page.) police grew out of the information for warded to Rio Janeiro from Washing ton and this city. The story In brief, as given by those responsible for It, is substantially as follows: A young man of good family resid ing here claims to "have overheard snatches of a telephone conversation, in which vague references were made to the cruise of the American fleet, and of plans concerning the fleet which were being hatched at a certain cafe. Being of a Sherlock Holmes disr position, the young man carried his in formation to an American official in Paris, and also established surveillance of the cafe. Investigations at the cafe disclosed several characters holding mysterious meetings. Their movements are said to have been traced and their plans in part learned as to the shipment of explos ives to Brazil. ' When the suspicious parties were surprtsed they showed fight, and in a scrimmage which ensued the young man claims to have snatched a portion of the paper over which they were poring, containing the cabalistic words, "menaced, destroying," sup posed to mean "if menaced, destroy." Meantime, the official to whom the young man had confided the secret made inquiries as to rhe shipment of explosives to BraBil. This inquiry appeared to give some color to the story, for it showed that a mull steamer, chartered by .the suspects, nad actually sailed from a North German port with certain boxes which were at least open to suspicion. It Is alleged that the testimony of the man who loaded the boxes was secured, and it showed they contained explosives. The destination of the steamer was Rio, where her arrival early in December was established. This appeared to fit in with the disclosures at the cafe, and with the cabalistic writing which ts said to have shown that the plotters designed to plant submarine mines off Esclava Island, at the narrowest points In the Straits of Magellan, using the island as their base of operations. The existence of the Island at this -point n the Straits, where the current runs al most ten miles .an hour, was duly veri fied. How the explosives were to reach this island from Rie Janeiro is not dis closed. There were many other details unearthed In the course of the lnqulrjr set on foot. The parties responsible for the story did not neglect to make most of the "Jap anese scare," which has affected Paris of late. Vague references -were made to Jap anese names which were said to be figuring in the affair. These fantastic details were received with incredulity in most quarters, but. as stated, the precautionary step was taken to ac quaint the authorities at Washington and Rio Janeiro of tha general char acter of the story. This has brought about much cabling, during which the Brazilian authorities have been advised with a view to their taking any pre cautionary steps deemed desirable. It is this precaution, doubtless, which led the Kjo Janeiro police to take action as to supposed "anarchists," although the anarchist phase appears to have been overlooked by the ingenuous per-( sons responsible tor the story here. - ' GORGEOUS BAXQTJET AT PALACE Brazilian Foreign Minister Enter tains Officers Like Prince. RIO JANEIRO. Jan. 20. The Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron Rio Branco, gave a magnificent banquet to night to the officers of the American fleet. Fully 1000 persons attended the banquet, which was served in the grand salon of the palace. The banqueting hall presented a dazzling sight, beilrg beauti fully decorated with masses of flowers and thousands of electric lights. The ta bles, which were placed around the long rows of columns in the salon, were occu pied by high Brazilian officials and the most prominent . representatives of soci ety, in addition to a hundred or more officials from the fleet and officers of the Brazilian army and navy.- The flags of Brazil and the United States were every where draped about the walls. The warships riding at anchor In the roadstead, beautifully illuminated with lights, threw their searchlights over the city and Its surrounding hills, and upon each other, giving the 'impression of a fairy scene. Admiral Sperry, the captains of the warships and the ministers of foreign countries occupied places in the banquet hall especially assigned to them. .At the close of the banquet Baron Branco made a fitting speech to which the American Ambassador, Irving Dudley, responded. SEVERAL ARRESTS IX BRAZIL Plot Organized by Italians, Aided by ' Germans and Canadians. RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 20. Several ar rests have been made in connection with the alleged plot to destroy part of the American fleet now In this harbor. Tho band which Is supposed to have organized the plot is presum ably composed of five Italians. One Canadian and two Germans have been arrested here, and it Is believed that the other members of the 'band have been taken into custody at Sao Paulo. Tne members of the band counted on the assistance of a Spaniard named Rochero. who has lived in this city for a long time. A year ago, however, this man went insane, . and since then he has been shut up in a .sanitarium at Montevideo. DESTROYERS FALL BEHIXD Will Xot Visit Rio, but Will Go to Buenos Ayres. WASHINGTON. Jan. ; 20. Admiral Evans, In a dispatch to the Navy De partment from Rio Janeiro today, sug gests that the torpedoboat-destroyer flotilla visit Buenos Ayres. It was first feared this visit would not be pos sible because the little destroyers had fallen several days behind In their Itin erary. In the dispatch made public to day, however, he Indicated his intention of starting them at once for Buenos Ayres, where they will lay over for perhaps not more than a day, replen ishing their coal supplies and then pro ceed again, joining the battleships at Sandy Point. Admiral Evans' intention is to start tflem on their voyage to Buenos Ayres today. TWO DISTRICTS IN OREGON EEXATE PASSES BILL FOR JU DICIAL DIVISION. Present Judge and Officials for the Western District, Xew Ap pointments for East. OR EGONI A N NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, r. C, Jan. 20. Senator Fulton this morning secured a favorable report on his bill dividing Oregon into two ju dicial districts, one west of the Cascades, the other east of the mountains!. Later, by unanimous consent, he called up and secured passage of the bill through the Senate. The bill provide that the Judge and officials 6T the present District Court shall be assigned to the Western dis trict and that new appointments be made for the Eastern district. RELIEVE SHERMAX SETTLERS Fulton Introduces-Bill to Pay Them Compensation. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 20. Senator Fulton today Introduced a bill appropriating 50,000 to reimburse the Sherman County settlers for land and improvements of which they were dispossessed by the decision of the Supreme Court. This applies to settlers whose entries had been accepted and those who had secured patents and made improvements prior to the decision of the court. Try Bchrlng Sea Sealers' Claims. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. 20. The Senate today passed Senator Fulton's bill conferring jurisdic tion upon the Ninth Circuit Federal Court to determine in equity the rights of American citizens under the Bchrlng Sea arbitration and render Judgment thereon. KILLS TWO-CENT FARE LAW Pennsylvania Supreme Court Stands by Pennsylvania Railroad. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20. The 3-cent railroad fare now in force in Pennsyl vania was today declared unconstitutional by the State Supreme Court, which hand ed down an opinion affirming the decision of the Common Pleas Court of Philadel phia, rendered last Septembr. The vote of the court was four to three, the dis senting opinion being banded down by Justice Meistrezat. The railroad contended that the law was unconstitutional in that it was un reasonable and confiscatory, and the court in a decision sustained the company's contention. It is not likely- that an appeal will be taken, and todays' decision may be regarded as final. PROBE FOR GRIME AMONG BANKERS New York Grand Jury Says the Public Believes Many Are Guilty. . CALLS FOR INFORMATION Says' Criminals of Finance Should Be Punished and If. Law Is De ficient It Should Be Amend ed Without Any Delay. NEW YORK, Jan. 20. The grand jury In its presentment to Judge Dowltng to day declared that a widespread belief existed that many persons now or lately connected with financial institutions and public-service corporations in this city have been guilty of serious crimes. ' and that the guilty persons should be discov ered and punished, if the law is adequate for such purposes. Should the law be found inadequate properly to protect the community, the grand jury says that the Legislature, now in session, should amend the law. If there has only been a laxity In the con duct of business and not a criminal dis regard of duty, it is to the Interest of the public that the fact be made clear, the presentment states. m The grand jury declares that the Dis trict Attorney has informed it that he has an adequate force of assistants to handle all matters brought before it, and that the Board of Estimate and Appor tionment has provided ample funds for the investigation. All persons having information concern ing the commission of crimes of the char acter Indicated are requested to appear before the committee which the grand jury has appointed to make the Investiga tion. The co-operation of the newspa pers is asked for by the grand jury as a means of obtaining information. HE JUST MADE INVESTMENTS Walsh Says They Also Turned Out Good Investments. CHICAGO, Jan. 20. The Tribune to day says: For the first time since the downfall of his banks, two years ago. John R. Walsh consented yesterday to discuss with a newspaper man the troubles which culminated last Saturday, when a Federal court jury adjudged him guilty of violations of the National banking laws. "How to earn Interest for depositors without working their money through Investments is a matter which, I be lieve, these jurors from the country dis tricts never took into consideration," he Bald. "It is up to the president, as the chief executive of the modern big bank, to decide the merits and sound ness of the available Investments and securities. If the president makes a mistake, It Is a matter of judgment his bad Judgment and he should not be accused of intention to defraud un less there is no other way to explain his acts. i "This was the crucial point In my case the question of my intent In mak ing the investments in the railroad se curities. There was nothing in the case to contradict my testimony that I made the larger Investments to save the Chicago National Bank from losses on the original small investments. 1 made good in that effort, and I can not understand how the jury reached Its strange conclusion that I Intended to defraud the Chicago National Bank. "I am not admitting that I violated the 10 per cent limit or. If I did, I certainly did not know It. The bank got the bonds for security, and that they were good security, and not worthless, has been proved by the fact that the leading banks of Chicago have purchased them at par. It is well known, however, that the 10 per cent limit has never been enforced by ac tion in the courts, and In practically all banking circles It was regarded as a dead letter." MORGAX TIRED OF PUTTING TIP Had Lent Sovereign Bank of Canada $2,241,000. TORONTO. Jan. 20. The Immediate cause of the suspension of the Sovereign Bank was the refusal of J. P. Morgan, acting for himself and the Dresdner Bank, to make any further advances. The sum of (500,000 would have enabled the bank to weather the gale. At the same time it was owing to Morgan and his interests that the bank was not forced to go into liquidation last June. The bank owes ths Morgan interests JJ.241.000., The debt has been steadily growing since the reorganization, when the loans from the banks of Europe amounted to over $3,300,000. As these fell due Mr. Morgan advanced the money for their payment, even during . the late financial crisis in the United States. These outside institutions among them held over one-third of the capital stock of the bank. The Dresdner Bank held 6600 shares and Mr. Morgan, in the names of other New York men, shares valued at more -than 1600,000. BANK COMMISSIOXERS SUED Man Deposits on Strength of Report and Bank Goes Broke. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. Henry B. Russ today began suit against the pres ent and former Boards of Sta'.e Bank Commissioners to recover $16,374.53, which he deposited with the California Safe De posit & Trust Company on the strength, he alleged, of favorable reports regarding the condition of that institution, issued by the Commissioners. He said that he had such faith in the reports that he .made a deposit of $10,000 in the bank only two days befor its doors were closed. Holding that the Commissioners' state ments were correct, though ne admits they may have been Imposed upan by tha bank officials. Russ seeks to thold them responsible for his loss. $15,000,000 MORE RETIRED Xew York Has Now Only $20,000,- 000 Certificates Ont. NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Large block of clearing-house lean checks, amounting to about J15.O00.000, were retired today, and the amount outstanding now Is In the neighborhood of $20,000,000. The high est amount outstanding at any time dur ing the financial crisis was $100,000,000. Within a few days all the clearing-house banks will be back on a cash basis. Do it now. Attend Rosenthal's great house-cleaning sale. Perfect fitting glasses 1 atMctzger's. EES " Opera Glasses Some of the best makes to be had; Lemaire, Lefils, Colmont, La Reine and Marchand; smoked oriental or .white pearl barrels with gold or sil ver mountings, priced as follows: $3.00 values 2.25 $6.00 values $4.48 $12.00 grades 8.98 $17.50 grades ,.313.12 $25.00 Glasses, sale price. .$18.25 $1.40 Hand Saws.. 91.10 $2.00 Hand Saws. .$1.50 17c Hatchets 10 75c Hatchets ... 55c) 10c Screw Drivers .. . 12c Screw Drivers. . 15c Screw Drivers . .ll 20c Screw Drivers . .15 10c Files 7 15c Files 10 20c Files 15 50c Door Bells .30 25c Padlocks 17 35c Padlocks ., 25 30th Sale of Hardware Specialties Women's $1 Tights48c There is a special sale today in women's equestrian tights in black wool with draw string top. Two qual ities are concerned in, this offer and all sizes are to be had. Early attendance will insure satisfactory choosing. Regular $l.o0 qualities, 98; regular $1.00 ARr grades .. tGC WOMEN'S KNIT CORSET COV ERS, short sleeve, low neck style, with crochet trimmed neck. OQ Regularly 60c each, today WOMEN'S UNION SUITS, Mun sing make, fleece lined; button across chest. Pure white and nicely finished. Worth $1.25, O Q each 07C CHIIiDBEN'S MERODB UNION SUITS -with crochet finished neck; medium or heavy weight. Sizes 2 to 8. Worth $1.25, today. Morning Shoe Snaps Men and 'women benefit largely by special price con cessions made to bring them in to shop during morning hours. or pair; WOMEN'S HIGH SHOES made by Lairl, Schober & Co. Late models. . Regularly worth $5.00 and $6.00, morning $3.89 price. ........ CLEARANCE SALE PRICES CHILDREN'S SHOES. . LITTLE EGYPT DIES CLAIMANT FOR HER FORTUNE ALREADY1 ARISES. Banker Says He -Married Her 1C Years A pro Got $61,000 a Year After SeeJey Dinner. NEW-YORK, Jan. 20. Fred Hamlin, of the banking firm erf Hamlin & Co. of East Bloomfleld. N. Y., has applied for letters of administration of the estate of Catherine IJevine, the "Lit tle Efrypt" of Seeley-dtnner fame, who died alone in her flat In West Thirty seventh street two weeks ago. Mr. Hamlin asserted that he married the dancer nearly 12 years ago. The rela tives of the dancer will fight Hamlin's claim. The estate is estimated at SS200.000. ,. At the time of "Little Egypt's death It was not generally supposed that she had left a fortune. An investigation, however, revealed the fact that she owned real estate In New Tork. Long Island. Canada and New Jersey. In addition she had several bank accounts and much valuable Jewelry. She had been on the stage for more than 20 years, and her income after the Seeley dinner averaged nearly S1.000 a year. Kansas Bank Closes. GREAT BEND. Kan.. Jan. 20. Th Bank of .Blllngwood. at Elllngwood, Kan., was cblsed today by order of- the State A .71 trw Annual u The home carpenter, the man who has odd jobs of repair work to do around the house, as well as the man who makes his living by handling tools, will be interested in the special prices we quote this week on tools and building hard ware. Look through the list, and make preparations for times when you'll need these things. ' . x 50c Padlocks 40 $1.65 Rim 'Night Locks .......... $1.10 45c Box Scrapers. . . .35c 25c Box Hooks 15 75c Squares 50 90c Squares-.. 60 $1.25 Squares SOd $2.00 Squares $1.25 40c Iron Screw .Clamps 25 35c, Hammers 25 45c Hammers . . . 30 65c Hammers 50 8oc to AQ We're busy enough in the afternoon, but we would be just as busy during the early hours. These c prices make it an assured fact we will be. WOMEN'S FELT JULIETS in black, red or brown. Regularly $1.50 OQ the pair -. 07C WOMEN'S FELT SLIPPERS in black brown. wortn' Hii.zo tne trom a to x A. M. WOMEN'S KIMONO SLIPPERS; ' the latest novelty for boudoir wear. In colored leathers; usually sold at $2.00 the pair, from 8 to J.2 A. M. .$1.19 MEN'S HIGH-CUT BOOTS in black or tan 10 to 12-inch tops. Splendid qualities. Worth $6.00 the pair, from $4.29 8 to 12 o'clock. ON MEN'S, WOMEN'S AND Bank Examiner, after an Investigation of Its affairs. The assets and liabilities have not been made public. MAMMOTH SUM IN BONDS San Francisco to Expend $35,000, 000 In Public Improvements. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. The first step in a bond issue of $35,000,000 for 14 Dubllc necessities was taken by the Board of Supervisors today, when it THE SIGNATURE In bin on wraewr and jnr proves the genntn LIE BIG COftPAKYS EXTRACT of Beef rOW FORTY TEARS THE FIRST FOR SICK-ROOM " KITCHEN ws rw 15 a 7c Hammer Handles 5 12c Hammer Handles 8 25c Spoke Shaves . . . 17 35c Spoke. Shaves . . . 25 10c Strap Hinges, pr 6 12c Strap Hinges, pr 8 15c Strap Hinges, pr 10 20c Strap Hinges, pr 12 45c Strap Hinges, pr 30 80c Stanley's Planes 5ty $1.15 , Stanley's Planes ...75 $1.25 Stanley's Planes 80 25c Embroideries 10c Edges or insertions in distractingly dainty pat terns and an ensemble of 2000 yards is offered for this Tuesday sale. Pretty trimmings for undergar ments, for baby dresses and for gowns and waists Women's Suits $19.98 Women's suits in tailored effects or demi-costumes, for wear at afternoon functions. Made from the highest quality of the most approved materials and expert designers. In this lot are offered many, exclusive styles suits unlike any others possible to purchase in Portland. The need for quick clearance makes dras tic reduction imperative, hence this tre mendous sacrifice of modish garments at only a portion of their value J Q QQ "Worth to $40.00, choice ...H&&0 Suits at Half Price Artistic creations inVwhich the best fab rics and trimmings are employed and tastefully assembled. Nearly 150 ultra fashionable suits and costumes in plain or richly decorated effects. Regularly $38.50 to $125. FFCT Tuesday price. . . passed to print the declaratory ordi nance. No segregation of Items or expendi ture and no estimates of cost were in corporated in the bill, but the 35,000. 000 total was derived from previous reports of the committee. The 14 projects npon wincn uie pm- G. P. RUMMELIN 8 SONS 126 Second St.. Bet Washington REDUCED PRICES ON ALL Fur Garments Sable Fox Scarfs and Muffs White Fox Scarfs and Muffs - Black Lynx Scarfs and Muffs i Fur Neckwear and Muff in Ermine, Sable, Mink, Beaver, -O iter, Alaska Bear, Etc. Alaska Mink Coat Squirrel Coats Russian Pony Coats Astrachan Coats Fur Rugs, Robes 4 Send for Catalogue Women 'sHose 15c Ribbed "Wool Hose with seamless feet and elastic tops; a weight that is just right for the present season and a quality- that gives sturdy wear; they are sterling values at 25a the pair; Clear ance Sale price for to- j day only, is, pair .IOC earunce $2.75 Stanley's ' Planes $1.65 $3.10 Stanley's Planes $2.05 65c Stanley's Gauge 40? 60c Stanley's Levels 40 $1.75 Stanley's Levels $1.25 $2.25 Stanley's Levels .$1.50 20c Iron Screw Clamps 12 25c Iron Screw Clamps 17 you will use the coming Summer. The assortment is one we are indeed, proud to offer; a goodly selection in blind and openwork designs and widths and qualities much better than the average. Savings of unordi ary interest abound and with quan tities so large, this special should at tract wide attention. Come early to day, 'twill be mucb. more satisfac tory., Your choice of the 1 entire lot at, per vard. .:....". JC WOMEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS in white em broidered effects with scalloped or; hem stitched edges. Regularly worth 25c IQgy each, special today modeled by f i 11 A 1 J? ple are to be asked to authorize a bond issue indebtedness are: A flre protection system, fjre houses, sewer system, rcpaving of streets, city hall, schools, library, hospitals, hall of Jus tice and jail, parks, playgrounds, land near ferry for widening outlet for oMnt gomery avenue and a crematory. and Alder Established 1870 I