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Horace White Some Men and Women of the Hour o ::V.CS J Chief Kohler. jai JVDGE CRANE. Tnr. trial of tte Hnins broth ers nt Flush- Ins. K. W tor tlie slaying of William E. Annls at tle P.riyslde Ynclit club hint summer In n proceeding tint nnt- cmlly excites more tlmu local Interest :n account of the prnwlnen. e r.f tho families ennecrncd nnd the sei--iiionnl chnrncter of the tracredy. Military, society and literary circles are espe cially nbsnrbed In the outcome of the trial, for the name of Hnlns lias been an honored one lu tho army and a noted one In literature, while In lend ing social circles In Washington, Bos ton and New York the families now enjoying bo much undesirable public ity were formerly conspicuous. Tho rllctltinttttii it xvfmi lurr nt lit In legal annals-belongs to one of the .b,rousht notice In younger judges of the supreme bench of the state of New York, Frederick v r 4.1. n 1. ..9 T... ,.,t 1 T-n il. i.t i ili,. Hit, UK HUB UCCU 1U IUiU Ul M ploy the Golden Rule In treating with crime, so to him belongs the credit of whatever success It has attained. The Golden Rule policy was put Into effect a year ago, and statistics for the first nine months, which hare Just been coniplkyl, prove it to be an un qualified success. The Earl of Warwick, who Is on a visit to this country and who has been talking over with President Roosevelt the subject of game In Africa, has made n numlxT of hunting trips to the Kection the president expects to visit. He prophesies that Mr. Roosevelt will have j no end of sport and I would not be Eur j prised If he bagged ' nn elephant, though I the earl himself has not been fortunate ououh to got one. The British noble- tuis country more on his wife's ac- earl of Warwick. count than his own. The Countess of On the opening morning when the court attendants rapped for order the standing audience saw Judge Crane ndvance In bis black robe, very fair In complexion, clean shaven, youthful looking and lndlcat- i lng by every action that he was briin- ful of energy. The lawyers had al- ready learned that be did not purpose I tolerating nny delay that could possl- bly be avoided. He had Informed I them that he would hold night ses- slons, and from the outset he expedlt j ed the preliminaries. J Judge Crane Is a graduate of the Adelphla academy and the Columbia I Law Bchool and before elevation to the bench was counsel In many noted civil and criminal suits. . ' .v 1 1 it, tit. v J'.llttt.l t.' "'lu I .uu SiK-lalist advocate, visited this country not long since for the especial purpose. It was said, of studying the condition of the Socialist movement here. It was reported at one time that the earl had n leaning toward socialism, too, but his utterances during his American visit do not bear out such a view. In deed, he intimated that his wife was like a good many women, somewhat changeable In her ideas, and therefore he did not like to define her position on economic questions because It might have shifted a little by the time of his return. The earl and his accomplished wife expect to entertain President Roose velt at Warwick castle during his stay in England, and the earl has undertak en the commission of having a pair of hunting boots built in London for Mr. Roosevelt specially suitable for serv ice In the African jungles. Douglas Robinson, President Roose- J Joseph Pulitzer, who is accused by 4 President Roosevelt of libeling the United States government through publications in his newspaper, the New York World, celebrated the tweu I ty-fifth anniversary of his connection i -with the World onlv a few weeks ago ! As the nresidenfs recent special mes- I velfs brother-in-law, whose name fig' jeage to congress was devoted chiefly ores in the Panama caual controversy, to the alleged offeuses of the World j has made specific denial that he had ' in connection with the charges of scan- dul in the negotiations associated with ? the purchase of the Panama canal. i the personality of Mr. Pulitzer Is thrust into the foreground. It is an unusual thing for a private citizen to t be mentioned specifically and singled ' out for criticism and denunciation as ( the proprietor of the World was lu this message. Mr. Roosevelt's action was j based on his belief that the clrcum- stances of this case justified a de 1 parture from precedents. I Mr. Pulitzer was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 184" and, comhig to this country In 1804, entered the army and , served until the end of the civil war ;ln a cavalry regiment. Taking up his : residence in St. Louis at the close of the war, he Joined the Westllche Post, ' ' German, as reporter, rising to the managing editorship. In 1878 he bought the St. Louis Dispatch for a price said to have been 5500, "and ex- I leusive at that." lie united It with j 'i the St. Louis Post, and by application of his ideas he turned the Post-Dls- ' : patch Into one of the best paying and I strongest papers in Missouri. In 1883 j .he bought the New York World and ' wis DOUGLAS ItOBINSON. anything to do with the transactions regarding the sale of the canal prop erty to the United States. He Is con nected with banking and railway en terprises in New York and Is at pres ent corecelver with Adrian H. Jollne of the Metropolitan Street Railway company. He Is a brother of the pres ent Mrs. Roosevelt and Is reputed a man of considerable wealth. ' l JOSEPH PULITZER. f . duplicated his Post-Dispatch success. Vile served lu the Missouri legislature end In 1885 was elected to congress r from a New York district, but resigned After a few mouths' service. Frederick Kohler, chief of police In the city of Cleveland, O., Is the best . chief of police In America, In the oplu - Jon of President Itoosevelt. That irlme In the cities ean be reduced to a minimum, if not actually checked, by tbe simple observance of the Golden . atule Chief Kohler thinks he has prov- ed. A year's trial of this policy In pealing with crime and criminals In (Cleveland has convinced him of It, iind now other cltie3 are preparing to follow the example of Cleveland In In stituting tho Golden Rule policy. It la fjnly n question of time. Its advocates ha, until ' will be adopted every iwher? thr ughout the United States. Chief Kohler was the first man to em- Much general Interest attaches to i the investigation of methods of finance In Wall street which is to be made by a commission recently appointed by Governor Hughes of New Y'ork. The I commission Is charged to report if any : changes are desirable in the laws bear ing upon speculation in securities and commodities or relating to the protec tion of Investors. At the head of the commission Is the noted author and editor Horace White. Mr. White was born in Colebrook, N. II., Aug. 10, 1834. and was gradu ated from Beloit college, Wisconsin, In 1853. He early went into newspa per work, becoming city editor of the Chicago Evening Journal in 1854 and Chicago agent of the New York Asso ciated Press in 1855. In 1857 Mr. White Joined the Chi cago Tribune' In a position which i brought him frequently Into relations with Abraham Lincoln. He reported the entire scries of Lincoln and Doug las debates for the Tribune and In 1800 was secretary of the. Illinois RV publican state committee during the presidential campaign. During the civil war be spent four years iu Washington and with others formed the first syn dicate of newspapers In this country for the reception of a Joint news serv ice from the front. From 1805 to 1874 he was chief editor of the Chicago Trib une, resigning because of ill health. He Joined the New York Evening Post on Its reorganization by Mr. VUlard in 1881. He has for years been known as one of the greatest financial author ities in the United States and is the . author of a half dozen scholarly works. PRESIDENT ANSWERS BUIUUXK srOCF.EPS W1TII THE THORXLESS CACTlf SENDS SPECIAL MESSAGE ON USE OF SECRET SERVICE EMPLOYES. Umbrage Taken by Congress at &e Worling of Parts of the Mes sage Unwarranted. Washington, Jan. 4. Replying to the resolution of the house of repre sentatives asking the president to ex plain the references to the secret ser vice in his r?csnt annual message, Mr. Roosevelt sent a special commu nication to the house.. He declares that the representa tives are wholly unjustified in assum ing that the language of the message, 1 which commented on the prohibition placed by congress on the use of se cret service men in cases other than those of counterfeiting ("and one or two other matters which can be dis regarded"), is Intended to cast a slur upon them. The language which the represen tatives wanted explained is as fol lows: "The amendment in question oper ates only to the advantage of the criminal, of the wrongdoer. The chief argument in favor of the pro vision was that the congressmen did not themselves wish to be investigat ed by secret service men. A special exception could be made in the law prohibiting the use of the secret ser vice force in investigating members of the congress. It would be far bet ter to do this than to do what actual ly was done and strive to prevent, or at least to hamper, effective action against criminals by the executive branch of the government." The special message -declares that, notwithstanding the umbrage taken by congress at this wording, "a care ful reading of this message will show that I said nothing to warrant the statement that 'the majority of the congressmen were in fear of being Investigated by the secret service men' or 'that congress as a whole was actuated by that motive.' I did not make any such statement in this ! message. Moreover, I have never made any such statement about con gress as a whole nor, with a few in evitable exceptions, about the mem- . hers of congress in any message or article or speech. On the contrary, I have always not only deprecated, but ' vigorously resented, the practice of indiscriminate attack upon congress ' and indiscriminate condemnation of all congressmen, wise and unwise, fit : and unfit, good and bad alike." Mr. Roosevelt declares the evi dence that members of congress did : not wiBh themselves investigated by secret service men is found in the j debates recorded in the Congression- ' al Record. He denounces as wholly unfounded a newspaper story to the effect that he wishes to make Chief Wllkle of the Becret service a second ' Fouche, modeled after the notorious chief of police of Napoleon. The real Issue, says Mr. Roosevelt, Is, "Does congress desire that the government shall have at its disposal detection of criminals and the pre vention and punishment of crime, or does it hot?" He cites cases in which the secret service has secured evidence enough to convict offenders against the fed eral laws. j A letter from the president to Speaker Cannon protesting against the cutting down of the approprla- j tlon for the secret servicg, two let- ; ters from Secretary Cortelyou on the same subject and the newspaper ar ticle already mentioned are append ed to the message. Los Angeles, Jan. 4. The official reports on the first Summer's field cultivation of the Burbank thornles cactus were issued Saturday by thf Western Empire, an agricultural journal which has had charge of ex tensive experiments on the new for age plant. The largest tests were nude upon the hardy thornless varieties, which Luther Burbank collected from .all parts of the world, and of these va rieties large quantities will be dis tributed this year to those who will make experimental tests with them. The report concludes that thorn less varieties have to be fenced to protect them from rabbits. The uses as a fodder for the family cow and for poultry upon the small tracts where psonal attention is given seem to have been fully established. WIDOW SAYS ERU TRIED TO KILL HKll WITH PISTOL Media, Pa., Jan. 3. Mrs. M. Flor ence Erb, who with her sister. Miss Catherine Beisel, is charged with the murder of Mrs. Erb's husband, took the witness stand Saturday and told SUFFERERS RELIEVED WORK I EARTHQUAKE DIS T1UCT REDITED TO SYS TEM HY KING. Latest Ksttair.tcn if Vai! Exceed SOO.OOO More TImn Half Const Population Is Exterminated. MRS. J. CLAYTON ERB. a sensational Btory of extreme cruel ty on the part of her husband as one of the causes leading up to the shoot ing of Captain Erb. Mrs. Erb ap peared nervous, but told her story in a straightforward manner. BURTON FOR SENATOR Ohio Republican Caucus Nominates Hi in by Acclumutiou. ColumbuB, O., Dec. 4. Theodore Burton was named as the next Sena tor from Ohio by the Republicans, to succeed Senator Foraker, by accla mation in the Republican legislative caucus Saturday afternoon. Storm King Grips Alaska. Nome, Jan. 3. The worst stormB which have ever swept the peninsula are in progress. The mercury is steadily falling and much suffering results. During the storm four Es kimos were stranded on an Ice floe. Rescue was impossible and they per ished almost in sight of the city. HARRIMAN CASE REOPENEI LABOR WILL PROTEST Mass Meeting Planned in Every City on Lincoln Day. Chicago, Jan. 4. Mass meetings to protest against the alleged inva sion of constitutional rights of work ingmen by the courts are to be held in every city and town in the coun try on Lincoln's birthday. The move ment was started here Sunday by the Federation of Labor. Hot resolutions from ft number of unions bearing on the jail sentences imposed on Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison stirred the delegates. Speakers on the floor likened Judge Wright to Pontius Pilate and declar ed the Imprisonment of Gonpers and his associates would as surely bring about redress for the workers as did the crucifixion of Christ establish Christianity. Goveriini) nt Continues Dissolution Suit Against Union Pucliie. New York, Jan. 5. Hearings of the government's dissolution sua against the Union Pacific railroad were reopened In this city today be fore Examiner Sylvester G. Williams. One of the points which the gov ernment is using in the suit against the railroad Is the arrangement whereby the Southern Pacific became a half owner of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Santa Fe and a traffic agreement was made whereby each side agreed not to change Its rates without the consent of the other for 99 years. The issuance of stock and bonds In 1901 to finance the purchase of Northern Pacific stock, the subse quent negotiations and the Chicago and Alton deal also figure in the suit. Rome, Jan. 5. Although graphic stories are coming Into Rome of the horrors in Southern Italy and Sicily, those are but i loti lons of individu al tragedies already recorded. What chielly concerns the government anj the people Is the progress that Is be ing made toward the relief of those who have suffered by tho dread visi tation. Considerable advance la this respect has beeu made at Messina, where, according to otlicial reports received hers, the supply service Is oeginning to work satisfactorily. The minister of Justice has tele graphed from Messina to Premier Oioliul that large bodies of troops have arrived and are now recti py lng all parts of the town. The appalling extent of the. disaster renders any thing like a systematic Beunh of the ruins, but persons are being dragged out continually and are being trans ported to the relief ships as soon as their wounds receive attention. Dead Exceed UOO.OOO. The latest Investigation on both sides of the straits make It cortain that many more than half tho popu lation of the coast towns and villages have been kiled. Professor Rlcco, director cf the observatory at Mount CHINESE BEAT JAPANESE IX FOOTBALL UAME, 10 TO 0 Oakland. Cut., Jan. 4. In in ex citing and unique football contest, the first to have been held In the history of the game between the Jap anese and Chinese, the Imperials, picked Celestial eleven and all na tive sons, defeated the FuJIs by score of 10 to 0. The oddness of the affair created a stir In sportdom. Both teams showed an Intimate acquaintance with the American game and put u; a good exhibition, considering tha sloppy condition of the gridiron. The signals were In English. Many Chi nese girls and boys were on hand and took a keen delight in the contest. s V CHINA SITUATION BAD Attaches f the Foreign Legations Four m Crisis. Pekln, Jan. 3. Following the dis missal from office yesterday of Yuan Shi Kal, grand counsellor and coni-mander-lu-chlef of the forces, and the appointment of Na Tung, an edict was Issued today appointing Liang Tung Yen, customs taotal, to the po sition made vacant on the foreign board by the advancement of Na Tung. Tho representatives of Great Brit ain, tho Unlnted States and Germany view the regent's action as tanta mount to an affront to the powers, on account of Yuan Shi Kal's posi tion abroad. The dismissed counsel lor has long been recognized as the medium cf fair and equitable treat ment toward the nations. Japan con curs In the opinion that the dismissal Is certain to result In International Injury, but trat representations to China would be dlfl'.cult. The court's action a fortnight ago In Increasing the palace troops and forbidding the entrance to the pal ace, even of the highest oltlcials, without passes, was taken ns an In dication at tint time of the alarm felt In court circles, and It Is now believed that there was fear also of an anll-dynat'tic plot. STANDARD OIL CO. WINS POPE PIUS X. Ktna, estimates that the victims of the earthquake exceed 200,000. Public opinion is greatly concerned with regard to the safety of the King and Queen and tha possible danger from tottering walls. The King fre quently has tried to pnrsuada the Queen to return to Rome, but she has always refused to leave her hug band. Pope's ApiH'iil to World. It Is stated that the Pope has de cided to send an appeal to the Cath olic bishops throughout the world to obtain subscriptions to the earth quake fund. Ho will place particu lar dependence on the generosity of Americans, English and Irish. An American recommends that through the co-operation of Ameri cans in Rome, steamers be chartered at Naples to carry provisions, cloth ing and medical supplies of all kinds as well as doctors and nurses to tho Straits of Messina. The United States Is far ahead of other nations In the relief work. Am bassador Gris3om, has chartered a vessel for two weeks at a cost of $50,000 to carry medical supplies, doctors, nurses and provisions to the devastated district. Uncle Sum's Petition for Writ of Cer. tliii-arl Refuted. Washington, Jan. 4. The $29, 000,000 fine case of tho Standard Oil Company will not be reviewed by the supremo court of tho United States. The decision of the court, to this effect as announced by Chief Jus tice Fuller Boon after the court ad journed today. The caBe came to the court on a petition filed by the gov ernment asking the court In a p tltlon for a writ of certiorari to or dor up the record In the case for n review of the decision of the United Sttitcs court, by which Judge Landis' original decision imposing a fine of $2U,000,000 agulnst the Standard OH Company for accepting rebates from the railway companies was reversed. e.amiv::!;s of wf.s'ierx banks convf.xh in miodfori) Mcdford, Ors., Dec, 5. A confer ence of ull tho National bank exnm- i lners west of Denver are In session j In thin city today, In pursuance of an I order recently made by tho Controll I er of Currency. Medford was select ! ed as tho placo of meeting for the I reason that it la centrally located, j Tho hank examiners will come from practically all tho states west of the j Rocky mountains. The purpose of the conference U the disciisslo i of methods of con ' ducting bank examinations, cotnpar- ing and combining Information Be i cured from the banks, etc. About 12 or 15 bank examiners are present. Millions to Fight Plague. New York, Jan. 4. A million dol lars In round numbers was spent in the United States last year in the campaign against tuberculosis, ac cording to the annual report of the National Association for the Preven tion and Study of Tuberculosis All classes of people are taking up the crusade, including labor unions, churches and laymen. An important factor was the Red Cross. During the year more Institutions and organ izations for the cure of tuberculosis were established than the total num ber of such institutions in existence prior to January 1, 1908. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Track prices: Club, 90c; red Russian, 88c; bluestem, 96c; Valley, 92c. Barley Feed, $26.50; rolled, $282S. Oats No. 1 white, $32; gray, $32. Hay Timothy, Willamette Valley, fancy, $15; do. ordinary, $12; East ern Oregon, mixed, '$10; do. fancy, $18; alfalfa, $12.50; c'.over, $;2. Butter Extra, 36 & 27c; lancy, 3 3 ft 3 4 r, choice, 30c; store, 1 Sc. Eggs E-tra, 4043c. Hops 1903, choice, 6 "c; prime, 5GCc; medium, 4 & 5c; 1907, 2 4c. . Wool Valley, 1415Mtc; lb.; Eastern Oregon, 8ijl6e, as to shrinkage. Mohair Choice, 18 19c. CongrcvH Will tliw 5()0,K)0. Washington, Jan. 4. Resolutions were Introduced today In the senate and house providing for an appro- liriatlon of S.rf)n (10(1 for Itnllun re lief. The resolutions provide that the money shall be used for provisions, clothing, medicines and other neces sary articles and the president Is au thorized to employ any vessels of tho United States navy or to charter and employ otlu-r suitable steamships to carry out t'ua purposes of this government. Earth Shakes in North. Copenhagen, Jan. 3. There were earthquake shocks last night at Branca Leon and Caltagtrone. At the latter place a portion of the cathedral tell, killing the watchman. SEATTLE MARKETS. Wheat Bluestem, $1.04. Oats $32 (ft. 33. Barley $27. 50 28. Hay Eastern Washington timo thy, $18 per ton; Puget Sound bay, $13j.l4 per ton; wheat hay, $13 par ton; alfalfa, $13tfj-14 per ton. Butter Washington creamery, 37-: per lb.; ranch, 23c per lb. Eggs Selected local, 42 4 3c, ATLANTIC FLEET AT SUEZ Ahead of Schedule, After Next to Longest Hun of Voyage, Suez, Jan. 3. The United States 1 Atlantic battleship fleet, completing two days ahead of Us schedule the 1 next to the longest run of Its world ! girdling cruise, arrived here this j morning from Colombo, a distance of 3840 knots. The fleet called on December 20 from Colombo. The loss of a seaman from the battleship Illinois, who fell overboard and was drowned, was the only accident to mar the voyage from Colombo. COUNT LANDS IN JAIL Hleged Kflon of Nobility Passed WorllilesH Check. Sau Fmuclf -0, Jan. 4. After wan Icrlng a'loui the s reels of San Fran ;lsco for 4 8 hours without, a penny 11 his pockets and suffering from '.lunger arid exposure, Count W. von Gasssndorff, claiming to ba the scion of a noble German house, whose es ates are valued at about $2,000,000, was lodged in the city Jail Saturday ifglit. Tin count wl!l be held at the ,'liil, ponding udvicc, from Portland, : hf,ra ba la wanted on a charge of ; Valuing money under falud pre-..asos. Train Hobber '011 f ruses. Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 4, Undue haste to purchase a ticket and the nervousness displayed by K. Burke, who gave St. Louis as his home, led to his arrest P'.inday and to the dis covery that tho sate aboard the train conveying a wild west circus to Fort Worth had been blown and robbed of $15,000. Castro Very Kick Again. Berlin, Jan. 4. Sonor Castro, ex presldent of Venezuela, has grown suddenly worse and wilt undergo an operation in a few days. Brady Heroines Mulio's Governor. Boe, Idaho, Jan. 4. James 11. Brady was Inaugurated governor of Idaho today, following which the tenth legislature was convened. JANUARY 1909 I C'imiK (j'ivfn !2.1 Years. San Francisco, Jan. 4. In Whan Chang, t!)e Corean who shot and killed Du'bun: Wh'te Stevens In this r:ity last March, was sentenced Sat urday to serve a term of 25 years In the state penlteutiury at .in ; Sun 1 $ 10 2 44- 1 Mon 4 11 18 25 Tus 5 12 19 26 Wed 6 13 20 Tnu 7 14 21 27 28 Fri Sat 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 r