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ROBIN CONFESSES,
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WILL EXPOSE ALL
Evidence Against 'Higher-Ups
in New York Bank Fail
ures Promised.
INSANITY PLEA DROPPED
Jrronve Abandoning Case, Bank
Wmlrr Offer to- Tell Whole)
Troth and More Indictment
of Ilnnnclers May Come.
NEW TORK. March L-Joseph O.
Robtn. ex-president or the Washington
Savings rnk and the Northern Ban of
Nw Tork. today pleaded guilty to the
larceny of CT from the Waahlngton
Savin? Ilank and wilt soon testify free
ly about tha collapse of hie backs.
Within the next lw days District At-
n-i,itma win auestion Rob'.n
about tha aiiara of others' not under In
dictment In tha collapse of tha banka It
Is understood the prisoner baa rrofessed
willingness to talk freely and ha ha al
ready said persona higher In authority
scit mora guilty than he.
Hob In Tired or FWlnR.
Tha collapse of Robin's defense of In
sanity Put forward by bl 1,"'..,r'
l.ou!s Roblnorttch. and Ms counsel. Will
lam Travera Jerome, aas foreshadowed
last night when It waa
Robin said he waa "tired of al this
fooling." but It caused a silr In tha court
room, none tha less.
When Robin announced his plea. nr.
Jrrcrme announced his withdrawal from
I be case, eaytnr: .
"1 maintained tha attitude I did not
through obstinacy, but because I sin
cerely believed Robin was lnane.
As Jerome sat down Robin arose.
"Tour Honor." he began. "I wish
make a statemeat concerning tha amcia
In soma of the morn.nr papera."
Mr. Jerome motioned him to sit ow
ard Jus'.lce Seabury Interrupted him be
fore ha could say any more.
-It seems strange to me," Interposed
IS. court, "that what was a private con
rerence should have been spead In tea
montlnt paper It la shameful and 1 It
I unfortunate tbera la no law to en
able tha court to protect Its own dignity,
as there la In England and other statea,
-AH alone Robin has maintained that
he la sane. Not tor one tnlnuie did ba
.ay that ba waa mentally unbalanced In
the least. Robtn la not responsible for
what tha alienists testified to."
Robtn on his plea may ba given an. In
determinate santrnca of not less than ova
years and not mora than 10 years.
Insanity Scheme Falls.
On the nteht before tha Northern Bank
ot New Tork went Into tha bands of tha
State Superintendent of Basks. Robin
waa committed to a prleate sanitarium
na affidavits sworn out by hla sister and
two physicians. The sanitarium reject
r.l him and ha returned to the Jurisdic
tion of tha court and submitted to ar
rest. On the day ba waa arrested Robin
attempted aulclda on tha way to court
br swallowlar polaoo. but tha prompt
use of a stomach pump saved htm.
On motion of Mr. Jerome, physicians
were appointed by tha stata and defensa
lo examine Into his sanity and reported
unanimously that ha was Incompetent
to undertake a defensa. A Jury anting
orvW Judge Swann rejected the findings
of tha allenlsta and Judge Swann cam
p.lmentsd tha jury on Its -horse sense.
Jerome Gives l"p Case.
Tha case came to trial Monday and Mr.
Jerome's preliminary motlona to dismiss
on tha ground that tha defendant waa
Insane were overruled by Justice Sea
bury. Mr. Jerome followed by a search
Ire examination of each talesman and atl
Indications ware that the case would ba
fought to tha last dltrh. Then Mr.
Jerome decided to withdraw from tha
d-fense and Robin, throuxlj other coun
sel, pleaded guilty.
Through Robin's operations tha Wash
ington Savings Rank, tha Northern Bank
of New Tork and the Caruncle Trust
Cotninnr and a string of minor concerns,
which ha promoted, went Into Insolvency.
No full statement of the larcenies baa
yet been made public by tha stata ex
aminers. NET GETS COUNTERFEITERS
i
Fire Men in Three Slates Accused of
MaLInc Bofna Bills.
WAinilNCTON. March 1. FIts men
trapped In a raid which covered threa
states are charged by agents of tha
ecret service with counterfeiting 13 bills
on tha German National Bank, of Belolt.
Kan.
Thomas Clark. In Jail at HunUrllla.
Ala: J. O. tturham. under arrest at
, larking-. Mo.: Burt Talne. caught at
Roila. M; Carl II. Ecers, nnder arrest
In Chlcaso. and Harry Burke, arrested
at Alton. 11U axe charged with maklnj
and passlnr the notes.
Acting Cfclf Moran. of tha secret serr-.-e.
estimates that about Ul of tha
lgus bills were put Into circulation.
ROBBERS SACK VILLAGES
(Centtased From First Pace.)
p;a of China. American Consul-General
Wilder at Shanghai cabled tha Secre
tary of jitate an urgent appeal to tha
Amertcmn people for tha contribution
ft lisa.eaa more to ba sent by cable to
the strlrkeo people.
Mr. Wilder makes It plain that that
amount wltl be needed before the army
transport Buford. now loading at Seat
tle, ran reach China wlh aupplles.
The situation. Mr. W ilder .adds. Is
desperate. While soma relief has been
given, thousands are dying of starva
tion. Bark and weeds, tha Consuul
Oneral says, provide tha only food ofr
thousands.
lm a statement Issued by tha Stata
Department today h'pe was expressed
that the American public would make
a generous response to the appeal for
f inds by tha American National lud
t'r.
The Red Cross today cabled 11904 In
Mr Wil ier making a total of IJJ.soa
which tha Society baa dlsbused. tli.eOt
having been cabled directly to the
stricken districts and ITtfOa having
been spent for supplies for tha Buford.
Mr. Bowers In New Hotel.
If. C Bowers yesterday, as head of
tie Hi were howi crnnpanr. masirnei
the management of tha Bowers Hotel,
formerly tae Nortnnla. at Eleventh and
;trk street a Tha first step of ths
new management was to change tha
style of operation from American to
European. The work of altering tha
hotel la keeping wita ita new preten
sions will ba begun today. Tha formal
opening will ba Saturday night.
"CURLY BOSS," VTHO GETS SEVEN DAYS' EESPITE BEFORE
BEING TAlLLii iu
RUEF GRANTED STAY
Court Gives Boodler Week to
Arrange Private Affairs.
EX-BOSS DOES NOT TALK
Man Sentenced lo It Years In Cali
fornia Penitentiary Spends Day
In County Jail at San Fran
cisco, With Friends.
BAN FRANCISCO. March 1. (Sp
claL) After the announcement that
Abraham Ruef. the boodllng political
boss, would go to San Quentln at l:t
o'clock today, a stay of execution was
granted by Superior Judpe Lawlor to
Kuef for seven days. In which to ar
range his private affairs.
Ruef. whose rehearing order was va
cated by tha Suprema Court yesterday,
after that body had granted a rehear
ing, waa taken to tha county jail last
night
Under-sheriff Hamilton announced at
noon that Ruef would take the 1:45
boat for San Rafael, but tha stay of
execution Intervened at the last mo
ment. Attorneys Ach and Dozler ap
peared before Judge Lawlor shortly
before noon, and without argument
submltted a motion for tha arrest of
execution of the sentence to 14 years
In San Quentln for one ween. T ne
court within a few moments granted a
stsy until next Tuesday. March 7.
In San Quentln for one weeK. The
x? .. .i ini.,ir.ii nt hi. Inst hone In the
c... PAiipt. isv the action of the Su
preme Court, spent the morning today
at tha County Jail wun me moors oi nia
family, attorneys and trienas. arrang-
Iliniiji siiuiucji i ir iiti.i . i ......
Ing his personal and business matters.
. . i.i t . A V. hi. hl.r
Neither Ruef nor Henry Ach. his chief
counsel, would make any statement
additional to that made by Kuer last
night, or Indicate whether the caae
would be taken to the supreme court
of the United States.
The decision of the Supreme Court
yesterday vacating on technical
grounds Its own order created much
comment. Following the original or
der granting Kuef a rehearing an up
roar was raised in the legislature ana
a resolution adopted providing for a
committee to Investigate the Supreme
Court. The ruling waa made the fea
ture of the propaganda for a constitu
tional amendment permitting the ap
plication of the recall to the Judiciary.
In tha first public statement that ha
has made during the last two years.
Ruef voiced sympathy for his family
and gratitude to the friends who have
stood by him. It was a home full of
poignant misery that he entered for
tha last farewells before surrendering
to the (Sheriff last night.
HARRISON'S LEAD IS 1556
Panne Still Has Hopes Merriatn'a
Republican Plurality 28.120.
CHICAOO. March 1. Complete pre
cinct returns from yesterday's pri
mary gives Charles E. Merrlam. Re
publican, a plurality of :S.129 votes.
Carter II. Harrison Is given a plurality
of liJi over ex-Judge Dunne for tha
temorratlc nomination.
Mr. Dunne declined to accept tha pre
cinct returns as final.
The official count may make me tha
candidate.- ha said.
BAND TO PLAY FAREWELL
Second Meld Artillery Men Leave for
riUllpplnra Today.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. WaalL.
March 1 tspaclal. Wlta tba band
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rtinJ.'i""
Vl..t Tnfnntrv nlavlna mill
tary music and tha latest hits of ths
..am ti 1 1 -! .a a anA R of tha Sec
ond Field Artillery, comprising i65
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corted to a special train in this post
at noon tomorrow. The train, witn one
standard j sleeper, five tourist, two
. . i - v. . ill tm Aver the
Southern Pacific to San Francisco and
tha passengers there will be trans
ferred to the Government transport
Sheridan bound for Manila.
Tha officers who will go to ths
Islands are: Colonel John Conklln, in
command: Lieutenants A. T. Bishop.
Taliaferro. K. S. Perkins, G. S. Seaman
and If. E. Marr.
ii. i . v. and F. which will renlaca
Batteries A and B. are now In the
Philippines and will start for this post
as soon as these batteries reach there.
SO they are aue xo arrive nero iu
Captain Francis E. Lacey. First In
fantry, has been detailed as Acting
Adjutant-General of the Department of
the Columbia, succeeding Major Beau
mont B. Buck, who has left for the
Philippines.
MOX1S AXXOVXCES FORMATIOX
OF FRENCH SIIXISTUr.
Dclcasse, Who Almost Caused War
Over Morocco, Told by Newspa
pers to Stay In ObllTlon.
PARIS. March L The new French
Cabinet, so far as at present constituted.
j tolne Ernegt Moms; Minister of Foreign
, rninnl: Minister of War.
Premier and Minister oi interior, Jin-
' n,nrr Maurice Berteaux: Minister of
jtenry Maurice Berteaux: Minister of
Mnrlne Theophyle Delcasse: Minister of
Finance, M. Calssaux: Minister of Pub-
lie Works. Charles Enimont; Minister or
Agriculture. M. Masse: Minister of Colo
nics. M. Messlmy: Minister of Labor. Taut
Honcour. unaer necreianes; interior,
i r.miitx v viiBiauti m...v. . . ..w.....i.
I Louis Malvy: Posts and Telegraphs,
I i 1 ... miDiimAf Pesn-r Arts Henrv
Kmlle Constant: Justice ana orsmp
Charles Chautnct; Beaux Arts, Henry
t..l.l..C..in.l.
tr.n,i.r Unnl, anent the liir in efforts
to get his ministers together. His labors
appeared to be crowned with success snd
tha nfl r ministers was sent to the
Journal Oniclel. At the last moment.
however, came the rerusai oi jean janeiy
and Francois l'orrler to accept, respec-
i.iv h. rwirtftillrtA nf Justice of Com
merce. This necessitated a hurried re
call of the list. The Premier then prof
fered the portfolios to Senators Louis
Develle and Jules Pama Their answer
will not be made known until tomorrow.
The ministers met at the residence of
Premier Monls and outlined tne princi
...... H V. . nfAerammfl. tha flrnv.
pal ivmwim v . . . - " m
ernment will submit to the Chamber of
a ih. .n rl nf ttia conference.
M. Monls said that the Ministry could be
considered as definitely constituted and
there was no probability the list, as It is
now made up. would be modified.
The sppearance of Delcasse In the Cabi
net baa causea ajarai in oi
nf tha newsnaners declare it would
ba better If be should remain In ob
livion, rharrlnc that he menaced the
w.na and the rteace of the
..t.t v. .tt.mntlne- the Isolation of
tieraanr In connection Tlth the Mo roc- I
can Question In 19ux
BROKEN SKULL IS FATAL
Cnldentlfled Man Found on Streets
Vnconscloas Dies in Hospital.
An nnldentlfled man found In an on-
M...inii. rondltlaa In front of the
Eagle lodging-house, at Second and
Burnalde streets, Thursday noon by Pa
trolman Wade, died at St. Vincent's
Hospital last night without regaining
consciousness. At the hospital yester
day It waa found that the man was
ffrin- from a fractured skull.
Considerable mystery surrounds the
i . Pairnlmm TVn n V . . nAP
IDUuriii. ..
the Eagle lodging-house when he saw
a man sudusniy come mrougn xne aoor
and fall on me siuewaia. Aoe man
waa apparently lntoaicated aod tha of-
NEW CABINET IS HUE
RHEUIIATISM
prmrFYIKG THE BLOOD
THE ONLY PERHAKEHT CUBE
T c- nf Penmatism was CVCt
m-rrmt riv a thnmnell Tnrifica-
r.t tli klnnH Inst &a loner as the
! blood remains charged with ferment-
e J?
lag uric acia poison, tne paimui uaa
will mntintie. The cains'and
1 aches of Rheumatism are simply su-
irnlntion and sometimes Stay
I oe temporarily relieved by the appli-
. . ; 1 .
tion oi piasters, nmmcnu, nub
sloths, etc. But the person who trifle3
jeith this dangerous disease by de
pending on local treatment alone, is
zertain to pay for the mistake with
ronstant suffering later on. S. S. S.
rnres Rheumatism in the only way it
Is possible to cure the disease. It
goes aown jnvo iuc uiuw, auu it
tiie nnV arid from the circula
tion, so that the nerves, bones, mus-
;les and joints are lUDncaiea ana iea.
W1U1 uuuiiau
i n g elements
instead of being
continually ir
ritated and In
flamed with the
sharp, uratic
I mpurity.
When S. S. S.
has cleansed
and purified the
-i 41. . irt an A arhp ceace. all
Iuiuuu, r '
inflammation disappears, stiffened
muscles are maae pimnw, auu.jr
hnikiii nrtnntran of Rheumatism
IUUUUIWVM.. J.
is permanently corrected. Boole on
Kneumuusm ana any mcuitiu "uv.
trei t" all too wrne.
ZH IWZFT SPECUIO CO AUSBta, IrS.
fleer took him to the police station.
City Physician Ziegler waa called In
. i. -...nnn hut u nnaoiB u lclci -
i ir k. .Villi had been fractured.
I There was an abrasion on me lureucau.
but It did not appear to De oi a seri-
... v.flit.rHav morning, when
I . i. - M.u V. . tint i-iralnAd consclous-
. :r -r. ...
ness. he was removea io
Hospital.
PRINTERS BACK AT WORK
Strike In Chicago Newspaper Offices
Is Ended by TJnlon
'TrTi-Afin. March 1. The Chicago Ty-
nneranhlcal Union late today declared off
the strike of compositors on the Chicago
Examiner and Chicago Evening .amer
i This action was taken by a unan
imous vote In response to the order- of
th executive, council or tne interna'
i Tmnrranhleal Union."
As the meeting was held late, some
difficulty was experienced In getting the
composing room force of the Examiner
restored and organnea u n
xeciivw wora. .
AH Chicago papera wilt resume norrnm
else tomorrow.
ma mnmlnir Darters' issues toaay. oj
...n.il mralfr1 of fOUT DageS Onl
-l .Hnins nan.ra nromtsed the same.
The morning papers made no attempt to
print advertising, and news matter was
condensed so iar as poeiu'.
Lynch Scores Chicago Strike.
WASHINGTON. March 1. President
JSinei a-. UJ "V"t
-r. ...Itlnal TTnlni.. who ! in WaBll-
i J,rVrSr"UM ava- a .
Ington. gave out m-wiu. V,"
in which h wUd that the atrike of
. .r,air.a (h. riainit newsDapers
In Chicago was unwise, illegal and.lr-
t-espectlve or the outcome. '
otherwise than disastrous to the cause
He added that when the memoera i
the International Typograpnicai
. . .v. .... th.v would be
UI1UDI DIWU . . .
i Minitamnnllan of the Ul
UQAOiniuuB it .
cago demonstration against, a i"i"
of eight union newspapers.
ar.. TntarnHTinnai a ar uva awu --
II TJ aaw- - - . -
iM would stand xor me
H, II IUM, saw ra-e-" -
a Una .r. 11 1 f 1 1 1 TT1 C 11 1 Of ItS COQ-
, prWICVMWU ... -Was.
r a iL.. a.. mum .eT Of tile
I tracts ana .
Chicago Typographical Union would be
. a.i iLla at a nri wfi sari Inrt
the IIMt to iaao in. " Z
i .n.jitinn were understood by
them.
Miss Wilson Charms With
Yoice and Presence
Former Belle of Washington So
ciety Glvea Recital or .
Songs and Baliaa inomoci.
Miss Flora Wilson, who is the daugh
. th secretary of Agriculture,
ter
Jan
James Wilson, and who for several years
...nnt nf the reigning belles ot wasn-
Ington society, presented a programme
of pretentious numbers at women
T.-Hrf,ft uail last night. Singing be
fore an audience that for quality could
Mlaa Flora 'Wilson.
hardly have been Improved upon, al
though In Quantity It was not up to
standard.
Miss Wilson's voice Is a coloratura
soprano of -wide range and she uses It
.iv. . v. .l.r.rn.,1 TTer nersnnalltv
captivates and she graces her art with
fine charm and gracious demeanor.
M1SB prisons repenuire nca
the classical masterpieces and their
difficult Interpretation to a series of
English. German and Scotch ballads.
Particularly commendable is the excel
lent hlstrlonlsm displayed by the
songstress, which lent a more than
convincing note to the recltaL
Mrs. Carrie E. Beaumont was the
accompanist
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Seasonable Suits
for Ladies and
Misses
BANK BOOK GIVES CLEW
PORTLAND DOCUMENT BETRAYS
FERRY MAIL THIEF.
Man Arrested Over Mexican Border
Charged With Robberies Which
Puzzled Authorities.
SAN FRANCISCO. March L-(Special.)
P O. Gallagher, a follower of tlw
races during the Emeryville meeting,
whose real name to Charles Sells, waa
arrested this morning at Juarez. Mexico,
by City Postal Inspector Madiera, of
San Francisco, and Is now In jail at El
Paso, charged with the theft of four
sacks of registered mall from ferry
boats while en route, from the Ferry
building to the Oakland mole last De
cember and January. Advices to this
effect were received today oy
.rpector Hall, who Is Jumiani over
capture. irranrlsco
Sella win ne orausui w
as soon ss possible. In the J"""
. . inaoector Halls
win be P-aetheofth,
United Btaies ailui ircy "
to the Federal grand Jury. .
i- th rnsult of what Is
considered, the cleverest ork ever done
by postal inspectors on i -r""
In the sack stolen on January 5, there
, i.v i, iuhbH hv a Poortland
was a uiiiii f"1"' - -
Savings Bank, which was being returned
by the owning depositor. Through Gal-
laghers attempts J
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LEADING CLOTHIER
mris-iia aft Fousirftlta
the bank book, his identity was estab
lished and detectives put on his trail.
Linemen to Have Clubrooms.
Clubrooms for linemen of the Port
land Railway, Light &. Power Com
pany will be established in tne store
house building to be erected by the
company on the half block on East
Water 'street. between East Clay
street and Hawthorne avenue. xne
building Is to be 100 by 200 feet, two
stories high of reinforced concrete.
Contracts for constructing the bulld-
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of the writer, and never has the company allowed these
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Out of the vast volume of experience which Mrs. Pink
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New Spring Attire
for Men of
Fashion
lng have been signed. Carbarns have
club facilities for conductors and mo
tormen, but until now no provision had
been made for employes of the light
and power departments. The club
rooms will have pool and blllard
tables, bowling alleys and baths.
Snuff Company Cuts Melon.
NEW TORK, March 1. Directors of
the American Snuff Company sliced
another "melon" today, declaring an
extra dividend of 2 per cent ''esldes the
usual f per cent quarterly dividend.
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