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4 THE MORXING OKEGOmX, THURSDAY, alAKCJtt '09, 1WUT. SUDDEN CHANG E COMMISSI Justice O'Brien Unable to Join in Inquiry About Thaw's Sanity. NO TIME WILL BE WASTED David McClure Takes His Place and Work Begins Today Jury Jfot to Be Discharged Till the Result Is Known. KHW YORK, March 27. After the jury which has been trying Harry K. Thaw for more than two months oast was excused today until next Monday morning and the members of the lunacy commission named to inquire into Thaw's present state of mind had been sworn In. there came the sudden announcement that ex Stipreme Court Justice Morgan J. O'Brien, the chairman of the commission, had -.resigned. In a letter to Justice Fitzgerald Judge O' Brian stated that upon reflection he was forced, because of the condition, of his health and professional engage ments previously entered into, to decline to serve as a member of the commission. Justice Fitzgerald immediately made a new order appointing David McClure, a well-known attorney of this city and a member of ex-Police Commissioner Mc Adoo's advisory committee of citizens, to fill the vacancy. Mr. McClure met the other members this afternoon and was chosen as chairman. Later he announced that the first session of the commission will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Session Will Be Open. The commission's Inquiry will be open, although there will be executive sessions from time to time. The announcement of Justice O'Brien's resignation came as a complete surprise. "When the jury report ed this morning at 10 o'clock Justice Fitz gerald was engaged in his chambers with the members of the commission appointed yesterday. These were ex-Justice O'Brien, ex-District Attorney Peter B. Olney and Dr. Ieopold Putzell. Justice Fitzgerald administered the oath of office to the com missioners and talked with them concern ing the case and their duties in connec tion with the inquiry they were about to undertake. The interview lasted for more than an hour, and then Justice Fitzgerald convened court. Thaw Healthy Physically. Harry Thaw was brought in and found all the members of his family awaiting him. He looked exceedingly well phys ically. Justice Fitzgerald, In discharging the jury until next Monday, warned it to be careful not to discuss the case in any way or to read any newspaper accounts of what Is taking place. It was said that, in directing the jury to report next Mon day, Justice Fitzgerald did not wholly ex pect that the commission will be ready to render an opinion by that time. If the commission's inquiry is prolonged, the jury will be called into court every few days in order that it may be intact for a resumption of the trial should Thaw be declared sane. Commission to Waste So Time. Following the proceedings' In court, Jus tice Fitzgerald had another conference with the three commissioners originally selected, and when they left the Criminal Court building at the luncheon hour It was announced that they would reassem ble at 3 P. M. At that hour Mr. Olney ana Dr. Putzell put In their appearance. Mr. McClure arrived soon afterward. His presence was unexplained, however, for more than an hour. Then came the an nouncement of -Judge O'Brien's resigna tion and the appointment of Mr. McClure as his successor. The commission hopes to get under way without any delay what soever, and will press the Inquiry to the speediest possible conclusion. Thaw prepared for the day with more than usiml .care, believing he would be under the scrutiny of the members of th commission at some time during the day After breakfast he read over the news papers, taking a keen interest In the vari ous reports of the appointments a com mission to examine Into the question of Ms sanity. Tie appeared puzzled at the different conflicting stories told as to the method of procedure, and asked Mr Peabody, of his counsel, to explain the procedure prescribed by law. Mr. Peabody remained for an hour with Thaw. . HONORED NAME SMIRCHED (Continued From First Taffe.) W. Sanderson, of this city, one of the several Supervisors who are alleged to have furnished the grand jury with much of the groundwork for its Indictments by confessing to wholesale bribery practiced upon themselves by the, two telephone companies, the local gas company, the United Railroads and other corporations. Strict Silence Observed. Each witness as he came from the in quisitorial chamber refused unequivocally to answer all questions as fo information or answers given in the jury room. Each either declared that he had been requested by the grand jury to keep its secrets or that he had no statement to. make- and hurried from the Native Sons' building at Gough and Geary streets where the in vestigation is being held. At the conclusion of the session Dis trict -.Attorney Langdon . was asked to make a statement regarding the day's In vestigation. " He replied: "This was one of the most important days thus far before the Grand Jury a day respecting which if la necessary for the officers of the prosecution to -observe the strictest silence. I shall simply say that this was one of the most satisfactory days yet." '. Evidence Is Corroborative. This was taken to mean that the wit nesses called, or some of the more im portant of them, had given testimony tending to corroborate the . bribery and graft evidence on which 65 indictments have been already returned against Abra ham Ruef, nine against General Manager Louis Glass . of the Pacific States Tele phone Company, 13 against Abraham K. Detweiler, outside agent for the Home Telephone Company, 10 against T. V. Hal sey,. outside agent for the Pacific States Telephone Company, five against Mayor Schmitz and one against Chief of Police Dinan. Assistant District Attorney Heney, when asked for a statement, re plied: . , "It would be a big mistake to maKe one. This is one of the days when it is our business to guard especially against publications." Glass Will Plead Today. Hddy Graney, of the fight trust. Graney lias Deen given every chance to avoid indictment, but has refused to tell the prosecution what lie knows. A boodle sack of .ono was raised by the mem ners of the fight trust. All the other members of the combine say they gave the money to Graney. From Graney the money found its -way into the pockets of Ruef, the Supervisors and Mayor Schmitz, AMi ABOT.T TELKPHONE GRAFT Grand Jury K.xamines Array of Bankers and Promoter. PAN FRANCISCO. March 37. Twelv witnesses were examined today by the grand jury In its Investigation of bribery and graft, during a session which lasted from 2 o'clock In the afternoon until after 6 o'clock. These wero. In the order named: Dr. Ferdinand Euttcrfleld. representing interests allied -wiih the United States Independent Telephone Company, the con cern which desired to bid, but did not, for the competitive franchise awarded to the Home Telephone Company, ' it is charged, after -approximately 300,000 of bribe money had been paid to administra tion officials. $35.00 to the city of San Francisco and $75,000 to the earthquake and Are relief fund: B. Oppeheimer. of Pan Francisco: William Mead, president of the Central Bank of Ixs Angeles and a stockholder in the Home Telephone Com pany, of that city; Mr. Sloan, of Los Angeles: Frank M. Brown, a broker of Los Angeles, who had to do with the for mation of the Home Telephone Company, and who. it is said, has furnished the grand Jury with evidence respecting the manner in which that corporation secured the San Francisco franchise after it had been Illegitimately bought by the Pacific States Telephone Company; W. C. Pat terson, vice-president of the First Na tional Bank of Los Angeles, who was financially interested in the operations of the Home Company: J. S. Torrance, a Los Angeles broker; A. B. Cass, president of the Home Telephone Company, of Los Angeles; T. S. Parkhurst. of Los Angeles; Mr. Dole, of Pomona, and Supervisor W. APPEAL TO ILLINOIS Winchell Asks Respite From Railroad Laws. Judge Lawlor, in the Superior Court. will call Glass to plead to the nine bribery Indictments tomorrow morning. Glass was asked tonight to state what his intentions are to plead guilty, plead not guilty or evade any plea at this time- and attack the val idity of the. indictments, as Ruef has done in his own case. He replied that he 'had no statement whatever ' to make and referred the questioner to his attorney. The latter said: 'It would be unwise for us to make any statement now. Whether we shall plead to the indictments or resist them by demurrer will become known tomorrow morning when the cases are called. This is all we are prepared to say tonight." Ruef In Schmitz's Old Home. Elisor Biggy announced tonight that tomorrow be will remove Ruef from his quarters at the St. Francis Hotel to 2849 Fillmore street, where Biggy has rented an entire floor and made arrangements for board. This house was formerly occupied as a residence by Mayor Schmitz. It is within few blocks of the present residence of the Mayor and also near the home of Ruef. SCHMITZ TO PROVE INNOCENCE Says He Will Then Give no Quarter in Libel Suits. SAX FRANCISCO, March 27.-ln statement today to the Associated Press, Mayor Schmitz denies the truth of charges published in local papers to the effect that the prosecution has abundant evidence that Schmitz profited to the ex tent of not less than $662,009 from par ticipation in the boodling operations now being investigated by the grand jury. J nose cnarges," said the Mayor, "are maliciously false, and as soon a I am afforded the legal opportunity, I shall prove them to be so." After declaring that he Is anxious for a speedy trial, he says: 'It is notoriously unfair that I should be brought to trial before any Judge in this city and county," all of whom he alleges to be biased, and declares it is outrageous that ha should be kept "for months under this foul cloud with the prospect that the trial will be delayed lor anotner tour months. The Mayor says this is no time for libel suits, but, when he has been tried and judged by a jury, he will give no quarter. He explains that his annual income is JM00; that he Is not a high liver, and that he has not neglected opportunities for Investment. He says that he has never made Improper use of these in vestments and will show in court where he got every penny since he has been Mayor and what he did with it. CORNER IN LAKE COPPER Opponents of Consolidation Say It Would Violate Sherman Law. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. March 27. Ar guments were completed today before United States District Judge Knappen on the question as to whether a temporary injunction 8haU be granted to prevent the Calumet & Hecla Copper Minim? Company from Toting the stock it owns in. the Osceola Copper Mining Company. At present a restraining order has been is sued a pa i net the Calumet & Hecla and the hearing today was on the question wheth er a temporary injunction should be is sued during the pendency of tTie suit for a permanent Injunction, which has been brought against the Calumet & Hecla by the present Blgclow management of the Osoeola mine. Herbert Boynton of Detroit, represent ing the Bigelow management of the Os ceo la, argued that the intention of th Calumet & Hecla Company to corner the supply of lake copper was clearly shown by its action and by a speech of its vice- president. Mr. Livermore of Boston. Mr. Boynton argued that a corner of the IHke Superior copper output would be a viola tion of the Federal anti-trust law and in restraint of trade. iHm't Make Rural Carriers Trouble WASHINOTON, March 27. A decision rendered today by Fourth Assistant Post master-General Degraw insists upon an adherence to the regulations requiring that boxes on rural mail routes shall be erected by the roadside, so that carriers can easily obtain access to them withou deviating from their routes or dismount ing from their vehicles. Failure to com ply. the decision states, is likely to re sult In the discontinuance of the delivery or man. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth. B sure uhI use that old and well-tried rem edy. Mj. vtnslow a Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It aootbea the child, eoftene the gums, allays all pain, cure wind colio and diarrhoea. After typhoid fever, pneumonia and otner prostraung enseases. iah.e nooa Sa rKA rMLTl II j LEST . DEPRESSION COME Rock Island President Tredicts Seri ous Consequences If Every State Hestricts Investments and Im poses Other Restrictions. SPRINGFIELD. 111., March 27. Presi dent B. N. Winchell of the Rock Island Road advised the railroad committees ot the Illinois House and Senate to be con servative in the matter ot railroad legis lation. If the judgment of legislators is influenced too much by the present outcry against railroads, asserted Mr. Winchell, measures might easily De passea which would endanger the prosperity of the country. Mr. Winchell was one of the many railroad officials conferring with the committees today on the subject of important measures pending in the As sembly. The primary purpose of his ad- MAYOR AND BACHELORS OF FOBT DODGE WORRIED BY EJiFXJRCED MAK 1UAUE LAW. : demands of the manufacturing- and) mercantile industries of the country. It was shown to the President that the manufacturers, in the enjoyment of their unprecedented credit, had large ly extended their business in the making- of purchasers necessary to fill or ders which require many months for their completion; that the manufac turers and mercantile interests were apprenhensive that a feeling of dis trust was getting a foothold which would lead to financial curtailment and to such restriction of credit as to threaten dangerous results to the great prosperity that now existed in all avenues of industry. "It was urged upon the President that very great good would1 come to all interests alike if he would signify his willingness to express, in a public address, as soon as possible the key note of his creative and constructive policy. The President was informed by- the committee that though the country's prosperity was very great, it soon would become seriously impaired by the creation of an uneasiness on the part of the banks and investors, and would lead to such distrust as to prevent the supply of the necessary money to satisfy existing wants, as well as to meet the unparalleled de velopment of the manufacturing and transportation interests of the coun try. The President inquired careiuny into the prevailing mercantile condi tions, and expressed himself as most anxious and determined to do all in his rawer to protect, preserve and en courage all legitimate business inter ests of every kind. "Th President thanked t-ne commu tes for its frank statement of the ex isting conditions as they appearea to the committee. and promised inai within a- few days he would determine whether his present engagements would permit him to accept the com mittee's invitation. wnicn ne ex pressed himself as anxious to do, if he possibly could." :,,:lv.-' Wr jrattAaaaeiaaMiaMiiraM ' Mayor Sidney J. Bennett, Fort Dodge, la. Mayor Sidney J. Bennett, of Fort Dodge, la., has become alarmed over the results of the ordinance passed by the City Council demanding that males between the ages of 25 and 40 must marry or pay a fine. The wide spread publicity given the ordinance is bringing strangers to the city seeking matrimonial ventures. Mayor Bennett explains that he offered the ordinance as a joke, that the Coun cil passed the measure during his ab sence, and that he would endeavor to have the law repealed. The Mayor says, however, that he will enforce action as soon as the ordinance be comes effective, April 1. NO ADVANCE IX LX'MBEK RATES Northern Roads Ieny Present In tention, but Are Investigating. ST. PAUI Minn.. March 27. (Special.) An official statement was made by traf. fic men of th Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads today that it is not contemplated to make any immediate change in lumber rates from Puget Sound to St. Paul and Missouri Rivee. cities, as lumbermen have advised the Interstate Commerce Commission in "Washington. A joint statement was made by the lines as follows: "We have not considered an increase in Pacific Coast-Missouri River lumber rates. except as they may have been involved in discussions covering the general rates and cost of service. No immediate changes are contemplated." While the statement gives generally the situation, it is asserted the lines are closely investigating conditions govern ing the transportation of lumber, which have changed considerably since the in dustry on the Coast started. When the lines put in the present rate, they did so to load empties eastbound, while it is said that the lumber traffic has grown so much that empties have to be hauled west to take care of it at present. dres3 was to ask the committees carefully to studv the situation before acting on the administration bill providing that the State Railroad and Warehouse Commis sion control the issuing of stocks and bonds by railroad corporations. He said: If an Illinois corporation serving in 14 or 15 different states. Is obliged to secure permission in the State of Illinpis for raising money to expand- in Texas or uKianoma, x am not sure that we can always know that those in charge of affairs in Illinois will be willing that we should raise the money. It is a subject ao big that it ought not to be approached in any spirit of hurry up, but to he carefully investigated. There might easily be a tendency, willingly or unwillingly, to strangle the whole business of the whole country. Thore are 500 blls in 14 states that we are interested in and they are calculated to toll us what must be done. Sonic 70-odd of these have been introduced in Illinois, and I want to ask you if all the legislators in all of the 14 states really know the consequence of these 50t bills. I submit that 300 bills put through in a hurry and without clear Idea of consequences might be a. pretty se rious thing at a time when a great many people wonder whether we are on the up grade commercially or on the down grade. I think a great many people in the coun try and I think I may include the Presi dent of the United States feel that too much agitation of certain questions is al most as bad for the country's interests as too much legislation. Some of our friends today will talk to you about so-called de murrage laws. I can only say in passing that I can imagine, if every state has its own demurrage law, that we are going to have a strange condition of affairs after those laws become operative. Any discrim ination in shipments of railroads will be a serious thing against the business of this country. 1 I do not believe that we all cart escape the responsibility for what happens In the next two or three years. I believe in the common sense of the people, that th legislators and railroad officials will rise to the emergency and that we will get through without a cri sis. I am not sure we will get through, however, unless we are all very guarded in our actions for the next three months. I urge that we should not do anything that we wiU be sorry for one or two years hence. D. R. Willard, second vice-president of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail road, spoke against the passage of the reciprocal demurrage bill. J. Hiland, vice-president of the Chicago, Miiwaukee & St. Paul, in opposing the S-cent fare bill, produced figures -to show the average passenger rate received by the railroad companies is slightly under 2 cents a mile. A number of questions were asked by members of the committees on the vari ous topics under discussion, but no action was taken. COAL ROADS BROUGHT TO TIME Indiana and Illinois Lines Adopt Government "Suggestions." WASHINOTON, March 27. Prompt action by the Interstate Commerce Com mission has averted what might have de veloped into a serious clash between the coal shippers and the railroads or Jndi ana and Illinois. On March 15 the Indi ana Railroad Commission, the United Mineworkers and representatie coal ope rators of Indiana and Illinois complained to the Commission that the carriers had given notice of an advance of 2 cents ton on coal from Indiana and Illinois points to Chicago. Such an advance, they pointed out, would seriously affect both miners and operators. The question of tiling a formal complaint against the rail roads was considered by the delegation. An intimation also .was made that pro ceedings would be instituted against the carriers for violation of the anti-trust law. Since that time the Commission has been in communication with all the presi dents interested and in the words of Chairman Knapp, "certain suggestions were made to the railroads. It was aiv nounced by the Commission today that replies to the communication had been received from the interested lines and that the determination to make the pro posed advance in the coal rates had been reconsidered and abandoned. BY FORGED MARCH French Troops Advance to Oudja, Morocco. SURE SULTAN WILL YIELD to Interior, Tangier,' While Army Marches Warship Threatens Where Hostile Moors Terrorize Europeans Germany Alert. PARIS. March 27. In official Quarters here it is recognized that the Moroccan situation is serious, but the consensus of European opinion beinpr favorable to France's action, a solution of the diffi culties is regarded as being very simple and not likely to produce complications. The Sultan of Morocco is expected to yield promptly all the claims formulated by the commander of th French armored cruiser Jeanne d'Arc, now at Tangier, as soon as he is convinced that the French attitude is Inflexible and that France has the unanimous support of the powers. . A dispatch received from General Llau- tey, commander of the column of occupa tion, today announced that a squadron had been ordered to make a forced march to Oudja. The Spahis cannot reach Oudja before March 30. A battery of artillery and a battalion of Zouaves have left Tlemsen for Llala Marana, on the Moroc can frontier. General Llautey has arrived at Sidi bel Abbes and has taken charge of the military operations. A news agency today announced that the headquarters of the French military mission at Fez had been pillaged. No confirmation of the statement has been received. Pure, Healthful, Refreshing Abollinaris JL The Queen of Table Waters " Mildly and pleasantly alkaline. A refreshing tonic and restorative. Mixes admirably with Wines and Spirits. irigly to friends tbday concerning . the Moroccan situation, saying it was not so bad as reported by some people. Germany, the Chancellor said, did not look with disfavor upon the occupa tion of Oudja, if this occupation were temporary, nor would any other coun try be opposed to such a step. France was acting for the protection of the Interests of other countries in Morocco and. the Chancellor concluded, Ger many's interests are identical with those of France. I FRANCE NOTIFIES GERMANY Kaiser Approves Punitive Measures, but Nothing Further. BEKLIX. March 27. The French Charge d' Affaires, M. Lccomto, called at the Foreign Office here yesterday and handed to Foreign Secretary Tschirsky a communication from the French gov ernment respecting the military, expedi tion to Oudja. Herr Tschirsky Is un derstood to have replied that Germany hoped the occupation of Moroccan terri tory by French troops would, be : tem porary. The occupation of Oudja by the French troops is regarded at the Foreign Office here as a- proper and inevitable step if it be confined simply to punitive measures for the murder of a French citizen and is without ulterior objects. It is as sumed here that France will observe her agreements entered into at Algercias, both in letter and in spirit. The German attitude is one of alert observation. Any modification of that attitude will depend upon the develop' ment of the French plans. The reopening of the Moroccan ques tion would be unpleasant to Germany. and there is no disposition to take un necessary offense at France's action, on which the most favorable interpretation is placed, yet it is considered impossible that Germany could accept without ob jection any action against the Moroccan government on territory not strictly in accord with the international judgments reached at Algeciras. France will doubtless carefully avoid going outside of the terms of the Alge ciras convention, but already the news papers here are filled with statements showing suspicion of the French inten tions, so that the public is certainly pre pared to treat French acts unsym pathetically. LITTLE CHANCE OF RESISTANCE Oudja Has Small Garrison All Eu ropean Resident Flee. 1UALT..A. Marina, Algeria, March 27. The French military mission has re turned here from Oudja. With it have come all the Kuropean residents of Oud ja, who report that the town is . calit and the people do not suspect the forth coming occupation. . The Moroccan garrison in Oudja con sists only of a small escort for the Gov ernor, and there is very little probability of any resistance to the French column. The Europeans of Oudja left all their per sonal property locked up in their houses. Moors Approve French Action. AN'GIBR. March 27. Prominent Moroc. cans express satisfaction at the fact thai France has decided to occupy Oudja. They declare that the Sultan of Morocco re quires a lesson. The French Consuls in the interior have notified the Moorish authorities -that they will be held respon sible for outrages on French citizens. Shiny, oily, muddy skin made fair by Satin skin cream and Satin skin powder. 20c. What tea and coffee? Schilling's Bent. CRUISERS REACH TANGIER ASK ROOSEVELT TO SPEAK OUT Illinois Manufacturers Seek Declara tion AVhlch Will Allay Distrust. WASHINGTON. March 27. A com mittee representing the Illinois Manu facturers' Association called on the President today by appointment and extended to him an urgent invitation to address, at Springfield, 111., at the earliest possible date, a convention of representatives of the. manufacturing and commercial interests, of Illinois and the Middle West. After the con ference, the committee gave out the following statement: "Tlie committee submitted to the President that the railroad and finan cial situation was creating a feeling of timidity and apprehension to such an extent that it threatened an im mediate curtailment of the banking and business credit which had hereto fore been extended to the business in terests of the -country, at a time when the greatest possible demand for the further extension of credit prevailed for tho development ot the increasing CARNEGIE WITH ROOSEVELT Says Railroads Had Better Help Him or Get Worse. WASHINGTON, March 27. Andrew Car negie, who is in Washington for a few days, today expressed the following opin ion on the railroad situation: 'I absolutely indorse the President s at titude towards the railroads. He is the best friend they have and they ought to realize it. ' The railroads had better stand with him. If they do not accept his mod erate measures, they may be confronted by a man in the White House who will approach the question of the railroads from an entirely different stand-point. I regard the President's influence as to the railroads as wholesome and conserva tive," Mr. Carnegie lunched with the President this afternoon. Others present were Vice President Fairbanks, Secretary Oortelyou. Assistant Secretary of State Bacon and Robert S. McCbrmick, former Ambassa dor to France. Hostile Bands Parade Streets and Terrorize Foreigners. TANGIER March 27. The French ar mored cruiser Jeanne d'Arc and the cruiser Lalande have arrived from Tou Ion. The commander of the former handed a list of the French claims to Mohammed El Torres, the representative of the Sultan, this afternoon. The situation at Morocco is becoming serious, according to the reports received here. Hostile bands are parading the streets and Europeans do not dare to go out of their houses without an escort. Nebraska Rate Bill Signed. LINCOLN, Neb.. March 27. Governor Sheldon tonight signed the railroad rate bill. It is Immediatdly effective, but the railroads are given 30 days without pen alty in which to file freight schedules un der the provisions of the new law. PREPARING FRENCH COLUMN Operations Not to Assume Character of Invasion. ORAN. Algeria, March 27. General Liautey has been occupied all day with preparations for the dispatch of the French column that Is to occupy Oudja. 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