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THE SUaDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 12,1908. CONFLICT JILL SHAKE THE. WORLD White and Yellow Races Must Fight for World Su premacy. GET READY,-SAYS HARLAftf March or While Kate Will Always Be Westward and Japan May; Soon Call a Halt We Must Protect the Philippines. I WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. (Special.) Justice John M. Harlan, of the Supremo Court of the United States, peered into the distant future at the annual dinner of the Navy league of the United, States and told of a day when the white and yellow races will meet in a conflict that will shake the earth. The distinguished jurist was speaking in the Interest of a mlshty American navy. "He said: "If I had the opportunity, I would vot for an appropriation of 450,000,000 a year for a period of ten years for a larger navy. The great importance of a navy Is shown in the Constitution, which re strlctH the appropriations for the Army, but sets no limit to those for the Navy. There is no such thing as friendship be tween nations as between men. Nations make no sacrifices to presprve friendship and do not forbear to do certain things because it does not meet with . the ap- proval of another nation. Do you think England cares a cent for what we think of her navy, or Germany cares a cent for what we think of hers? Japan Will Say ."Get Out., "The . trend of 'the immigration of the white people in the past has been from east to west. There has Deon none from the west. Just across the water there is -a country with an immense population, whose commerce , we are seeking. We refer to the people' of Asia as the yellow race. There are 400,000.000 Chinese, as strong physically and mentally as we are. There Is 'over there another nation whose people are progressive and ambi tious. We may some day see a skilled army in Jupnn of 5,000,000 to 10000,000. They will say: "'You ctalm Kurope as your country. This is oura. Get out.' "I don't think they have any such Idea row, and we have no hostility toward them. But there will be a conflict be tween the yellow race and the white race that will shake the earth. When it. comes I want to see this country witlh A NaVy on both oceans that will be' strong enough." Mut lie Keady for War. The unmatched resources of the United Slate in men and wealth make' it not only possible, but, in the opinion --of Jus tice Harlan, not only the duty of the Vnited States to discharge its responsi bility to its citizens, but from a humani tarian standpoint its duty to the world. The American people are no for conquest end do not seek war, the eminent jurist says. They have all the territory they de sire and probably more than most of -ttjrm wish. Had the Philippines been 'of fered to this country as a gift, instead of an accident of war, the people would overwhelmingly have opposed their ac ceptance. The responsibility having been atnimed, the United States must. Justice Harlan believes, proceed to discharge its duty by affording the people of the archi pelago ample protection. " Fortify Every Port. If he had his way. Justice Harlan would not stop with the building of the great est Navy in the world, but he would for tify every seaport under the American flag and render them Impregnable. War, when it cmc, comes suddenly, the Jus tice points out, and without much warn In A CLEAR SKY . SOOX IX SIGHT Karon Takahira Optimistic Over the Present Outlook. ROMK, Jan. 11. Baron Takahira, Japa nese minister to Italy, has received .offi cial iintillcHtlou from Toklo of his. ap pointment us Ambassador to the United Stater. Jpraking of his appointment- to a representative of the Associated Press tonight he said: - "While I am not insensible to-the re sponsibilities Involved In my mission, owing to the growing importance of the relations between the United States and Japan, I am exceedingly well pleased' to return to Washington, where . I believe I have a large number of friends, whose sympathy I always appreciated most highly. "What I shall have to do there re garding which I have- been often Inter rogated of late. I do not think I am perpared to say, nor shall I be until after my arrival in Washington. W(th regard to the disquieting and alarmist reports that have 'so often appeared Jin the newspapers concerning tiler Japanese American feeling, I am convinced that there Is no ground whatever for them.. I have never attached any importance -'to them, as I fully believed indisputable the sincerity of the friendship existing be tween the' two .countries, as it existed before any talk of antagonism arose. . "Already it begins to be evident what nonsense are all the threatening pro visions concerning the voyage of the American fleet to the Pacific, declared so indiscriminately as a menace to Japan. "Note my words," concluded Baron Takahira, "the sky will be completely cleared beforn long " Baron Takahira will leave here about the end of January or the beginning of February for London, taking passage immediately on his arrival in London for the United States. Tightens Grip on Peninsula. TOKIO, Jan. 11. An imperial or dinance lias been gazetted which pro vides for the reorganization of the government of Kwang-Tung peninsula In Manchuria. Directors-general of foreign police affairs have also been created. Japanese Cansuls at Mukden, Kin Chow, Chang Chun and Antung have been appointed commissioners of police for South Manchuria. The purpose of the ordinance, it i believed, means the organization of an active .reform administration for the entire district. Must Xot Mine on Strip. t ' HELENA. Mont.. Jan. 11. An injunc tion restraining tho Montana Mining Company. Limited, from mining the "compromise strip" during the pendency of the suit concerning its possession, in wlucb. the BL Louis Mining & Milli Company is the plaintiff, was granted to- J Court, just before his departure for Port land, Oregon, where he goes -to try the alleged land fraud Cases. Tife amount involved- h3 51,0(10,000. FORTS ARE WELL DEFENDED Foreign Foe Could Xot Send Ships i ' into P u set Sound. SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 11. "If any hos tile flee should try to, pass the forts at the entrance to Puget Sound on the the ory that -the fortifications are not effec tive. Its officers would have a sad awak ening here or in some 'other sphere. No foreign power can afford to take for granted, the 'stories . that the batteries, there could not defend the Sound from attack." Thus Colonel Frederic V. Abbot, . U. S. A., put a quietus on stories derogatory to Forts .Flagler, Casey and Worden this morning. Colonei Robertson has for eight years had personal charge of the forti fications of the United Statee. Ke is said to be one of the highest autho'ities in the world on 'deferise. He arrived here last night, after spending- two days down the Sound making ' his first official. Inspection of the forts. Colonel Abbot has just re turned from inspection of ths fortifica tions on the Philippine Islands and an Inspection of the Coast defense works at the mouth of the Columbia River and in California. He has been traveling for 102 days without rest. Colonel Abbot was or dered to make a' hasty trip to the island posseaeiens of . the Nation and to car--fully examine the effectiveness of the coast fortiilcations. " . Practical Work by Students. KKEEWATEH, Or., Jan. 11 (Special.) - The students of College Place, Walla Walla College, are taught practical work with their other studies. They have nearly finished the carpenter work on the new wing "which is being erect ed, doing ajl the work under the direc tion of a competent man. Others under a practical printer are editing a very creditable paper. Warrants Ought to Go at Par. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 11. (Special.) State general fund warrants need not be discounted,, declare members of the State Board of Finance, although some etate banks are shylocklng on these. Presi dent Lord, of the Capitol National Bank., announced today that he will cash at par all such warrants, as he . has done since no-fund warrants were issued. Must Have Insurance License. . OLYMPIA. Wash.'. Jan. 11. (Special.) According to an opinion rendered the In surance Commissioner today by the Attorney-General, it is a violation of law for- a -warehouse company to ireue stor age receipts insuring the grain from dam age by tire unless the warehouse com pany has been regularly authorized to do an insurance business. Renew School Land Lease. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 11. (Special.) On payment of $1000 back rental, the State Land Commissioner today reinstated the lease to H. Hanson of 160 acres of state school land near Ellensburg. Reinstate ment was under the Supreme Court de cision that notice of cancellation must be given the lessee. 1 . Freshman Ball January 17. UNIVERSITY OF ORKGOV." Eugene. Or., Jan. 11. (Special.) The. Freshman class of the University has announced its annual ball, to take' place January 17. Many out-of-town people wffl 'be in at tendance and an exceptionally' large, num ber of Portland' preparatory students is expected. CANNOT NOW BE CHECKED Mrs. Cohden Sanderson Says Wom an's Suffrage Is Gaining. NEW YORK, Jan. 11. After a visit to this country to investigate the movement for woman's suffrage, Mrs. Cobden San derson, the English suffragette, sailed foe home today on the . steamer Lusitania. Mrs. Sanderson declared that she believed the movement had such an Impetus hers that It could not be checked. She said: "My trip to America has shown me that the best women in America are making valiant efforts in the movement for woman suffrage. By the best women I mean the women of the woring classes. I do not. mean the women of the upper classes, because .the latter are indifferent to the work. They are comfortable them selves and care little for others, though there are some exceptions. "The chief obstruction here is the Indif ference of the upper classes, but that can be overcome. The -chief obstruction in England Is -the politicians-. 1 think, how ever, that woman's suffer ge in England will be an accomplished fact - in Ave years. I shall only come to this country when I am a voter in my own country, t should be ashamed to do so before." UNITE TO CRUSH TURKEY Congress of All Oppressed Nation alities in Paris. PARIS. Jan. 11. Representatives of the different peoples who are being oppressed by Turkey, including the young Turks, Armenians, Greeks, Bulgarians, Albani ans, Kurds, Jews and Arabs held a secret congress in this city today. It was unan imously decided to organize in common action to overthrow the present Turkish government and for the substitution of a liberal, constitutional and parliamentary regime. The details of this revolutionary programme were not published. Armeni ans, Turks and Bulgarians in - America were represented at the congress, , t . Chinese Riots Against Taxes. WASHINGTON,' Jan. 1L The State Department is informed in a dispatch from Consul-General Denby at Shang hai, China, dated tomorrow, that the American Presbyterian School property was destroyed as a result of tax riots In Northern Cheklang. but the mission aries are safe. He also states' that protection is promised them "by the Chinese authorities. . . Holdup Man to Be Hanged. i L.OS AN'GuLKS, Jan. 11. Judge B. A. Smith of .tne Superior Court, today sen tenced Daniel F. Meskil, convicted slayer of Patrolman Lyons, to be hanged at San Quentin Prison at a time to be designated later. Meskil killed Lyons while tne lat ter was trying to arrest him, following "a holdup which Meskil had. committed. . Rain Averts Indian Famine. LAHORj Ind., Jan. 1L The drouth which has prevailed for - the past six months has been broken by copious" rains throughout the Punjab and the threaten ed repetition of an acute state of famine, which had caused such terrible mortality in recent years, has. thus been averted. Whltemore Held for Grand Jury. NEWARK. N. J., Jan. 11. Theodore S. Whitemore, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was to day committed' to jail to await the grand Jury's investigation of the murder of his wife, Lena, whose nude body was found in a swamp at HaxrUua, K. J., Decem ber A STOPS WORK Gloomy Forecast as to the Re sults of Wave of Re form. MONEY TO COME SOMEHOW Union Pacific's General Manager Says if Reform Work Does Not Stop So Capital Is Protected, Road Extension Must Cease. LARAMIE. Wyo.,. Jan. 11. "The Union Pacific has purchased for the . year 178 miles of 0-pound rails for additional sec ond tracs,'" said. A. L. Mohler, vice-president and general manager of the Union Pacific, at the opening session of the Wyoming Woolgrowers'. Association here, in the course -of an address on the prom ised improvement of . facilities for. his road. But Mr. Mohler deprecated the wave of prohibition as a possible means of reduc ing traffic, -the recent reform legislation and the determination In various quarters to enforce the new tax systems upon railroads- all these as elements that might deter the progress of railroad de velopment in the next year. He admitted I. L. Mohler, General Manager f of I nlon Pacific Railroad, Who T Predicts That Wave of Pro hi- I bltioH and Reform Will Stop I Expansive .-Work on Railroads. J that . millions should be employed in the work of extending railroads, but asked where the money was to be obtained un der such conditions. Prohibition Means More Taxes. "With the prohibition wave gradually spreading and with the probable, tariff reduction it would seem ultimately that the Government will desire to tax inter state business," -Mr. Mohler said "The amount .of money expended - on second track alone and taxes in the States of Wyoming and Nebraska far exceeds the gross earnings derived in these two states and allows- nothing whatever for the maintenance of the old lines, nor interest, nor dividends. "It is quite within bounds to say that during the next five years thi3 country should spend many millions. In .the enlargement of its railroad fa-' cilities. How this money., can be ob tained with the restriction, applying to transportation lines is a difficult question to answer. ' Face Issue Squarely. "Reformers and agitators and 'the, people may as well face the situation and meet It squarely with-full recog nition of tlie present condition of af fairs, which prevents needed capital from Investing. There cs.n be no thor oughly marked revival jpf new rail road construction on a scale commen surate with the necessities' of this Western country until securities re ceive greater protection than at pres ent, notwithstanding it is easy to say that railroads must be forced to ex pand; that they must be capitalized at exact cost and that the promoters' and bankers' profits must be eliminated, there still 'remains the practical part of the whole question; who will ob tain the money and- how -can" It be ob tained? "The constant attacks on over-capitalization seem, In the case of the Union Pacific system, peculiar. In view of the. fact that when the United States "Government was Its partner in tho original incorporation in 1870, It was capitalized for $112,000 per mile, while the present capitalization of the Union Pacific Railroad Is less than $90,000 per mile. In other words, the inflation has been backwards." BURLIXGTOX WFLIj RETREXCH Decrease in Business .Enforces Wholesale Discharge of Men. OMAHA, Jar- ll. General Manager Holdredge, of tiie Burlington Railroad, stated today that a large number of the employes of that company in all departments will be laid off at once on account of the great falling off n business following the recent financial flurry. Said he: "Business on our line is from 15 to 20 per cent less than it was a year ago at this time. We are compelled to lay oft a large number of men, but what the number will be I cannot state, as I have' not the figures at hand. A cut will .Je made in- departments in which the business, is less and natur ally the first men to be affected Tvill be in the track departments, the ma chinists and the train and englnemen," LONG GAUNTLET TO RUN MineVs Have Trouble Going to Work. More Mines -Open. GOLDFIELD, Nev., Jan. 11. Repre sentatives of the smelter trust have an nounced that they - are now prepared to take all Goldfield ores offered up to $100 in value and pay cash therefor. On ores running higher .they will pay $100 cash and the remainder in 45 days. Encouraged by this new ruling of the smelter trust, several mines are prepar ing to start up. Nearly 200 new men took Jobs in the mines today, most of them former members of the Western Federa tion of miners. All the active mining dis trict is picketed by hundreds of Federa tion men. who swarm the hills in droves. attempting to influence the miners to quit work. The miners have to run gauntlet nearly a half-mils long to set 0IBIT1 AO to the quarters provided by the mine owners, but so far very few have, se ceded. . SHOW MIXERS CAUSE TROUBLE Affidavits in Injunction Suit Read in Goldrieid Court. CARSON, Nev., Jan. 11. The United States Circuit Court today took up the matter of the injunction against the Miners' Union of Goldfield, asked for by the Mineowners' Association. Affl-. davits covering many pages were pre sented and read to the court by attor neys for the operators. -All tended to show that the Miners' Union had been the prime factor in all the labor trou bles of the camp since Its discovery. The union was accused of coun tenancing the action of the "high graders" and protecting them by their fight against tne change-room system that was adopted by the- operators for the protection of their high-grade ores. The case will be again-taken up Mon day, when it is expected that Sheriff Ihgalls. of Esmeralda County, will bo' ; present and will testify in behalf, of ! the Miners' Union. Other peace offi- cers will be called to . prove- the 'con- ! tentlon that the troops are unnecessary ! and 'that Goldfield is neaceful and In ' no need of injunction or otbei meas- Xot So Many Idle Workmen. CHICAGO, Jan. 11. Statistics gathered by the Chicago Association of Commerce tend to alleviate the pessimism felt con cerning the' local industrial situation. In response to letters sent out to 616 busi ness firms which a year ago gave em ployment to 97,000 persons, it Is stated that these firms are now employing 86,400 persons, a decrease of less than 12 per cent, and within 60. days will have added 4920 hands. David R: Forgan, presi dent of the association, declares that the statistics were gathered from every branch of industry and that by the be ginning of March not more than 7 nrr cent of the resident working population will be without employment. ' On the basis of 700.000 employes at gain ful .occupations' In Chicago, the statistics presented by Mr. Forgan would tend to show about 80,000 persons out of work. It is pointed but, however, that a large percentage of the idleness is due. to the wintry season and not to Industrial condi tions. " TO MARRY RICH AXD BEAUTI FUL' MODESTO WIDOW. Has Been Paying Regular Week-End Visits and Xow Comes Announce ment ' of Coming Marriage. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11. (Special.) The engagement was announced today of Mrs. Myrtle McHenry, a beautiful and wealthy widow of, Modesto, and District Attorney William H. Langdon, of San Francisco. Mrs. McHenry Is only in her twenty-sixth year. She Is a graduate of Stanford University and attained high honors for her scholarship. Shortly after her graduation she - married Mr. Mc Henry, a Modisto millionaire. McHenry' owned several ranches, vast herds of cattle and- valuable city real estate. He was a great many years older than his bride. Mr. McHenry died a little more tlrcin a year ago and left his entire estate to the young and beautiful widow.- Mr. Langdon has 'long been a friend of Mrs. .McHenry. Despite ' the arduous work- of the graft prosecution, he has found opportunity to pay regular week end visits to Modesto. When it was sug gested six months ago that he contem plated matrimony, he entered emphatic denial. Today the engagement was for mally announced. WEDDING LICENSE ISSUED Gladys Vanderbilt Allowed to Marry ,' ' Count Szechenyl. 'NEW YORK, Jan. 11. A ma'rriage license was issued today to Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilt and Count Laszlo. Jeno Maria Henrik Simon Szechenyl, of Hungary. There were few persons in the marriage license bureau at the City Hall when the couple arrived in a public carriage, and they were not obliged to stand long in tie waiting line of prospective brides and grooms. The application blank had been made out in. advance, and was ready for presentation when they were invited to the City Clerk's office. Miss Van derbilt's age was given as 21 years In the application. Count Szechenyl in dicated himself as 28 years old, by oc cupation landowner and Imperial and royal chamberlain, a native of Hun gary., and not previously married.' In an official copy of the publication of the bans in Ormeao, Hungary, which was shown at the time the application for the license was filed, the Count gave his religion as Roman Catholic. Miss Vanderbilt's religion was not given- FAMOUS SINGER ARRIVES Mme. Xuise Tetrazinni, Soprano, to Sing in Sew York. NEW YORK, Jan. U.-Mme. Lulse Tetrazinni, the soprano, who has been acclaimed by an enthusiastic public as the greatest singer of the age, arrived today on the steamship Lorraine. She is here to join forces with Oscar Hammerstein's company, and her premier next Wednes day in "Traviata" at the Manhattan Opera House is awaited with tense inter est by an expectant and critical public. This is not her first appearance in Amer ica, for three years ago she sang with an opera company In San Francisco, where her art was quickly recognized. Mme. Tetrazinni will sing here about fifteen times. While- in San Francisco three years ago the singer made a con tract with Heinrich Conreid for three seasons at the Metropolitan Opera House. Mme. Tetrazinni laughed when asked if she thought this contract would prevent her from singing at the Manhattan Opera House. ATTACKED BY BLACK HAND Italian Dodging Blackmail Fights AVould-B Assassin. NEW YORK, Jan. lWAn alleged Black Hand affray endangered Uvea of many Dersons and created a oanlc on a Four teenth-street croes-to'wn car today. The principals are Giova Giano and Casino Polomeno. Poiomeno, who. is a laborer, said that after he hafi succeeded in ac cumulating SSOO he began to receive let ters signed by members of the Black Hand demanding that S500 be paid. He purchased a ticket for Italy and started today, for Hobo ken to take passage. After he and his friends had boarded a car Giano got on with a stiletto in im hand and is alleged to have attempted to stab Polomeno, who fought back with a revolver. TV- shots were fired in the RiKht Bp atralnat It!? We've too many Milts In the tore for this season. - Out tbej- &-o. Two hundred1 brovfra and pray mixtures, also a few blacks and blues, rejrularly sold at $15, $18 "and $20 special SI 1.85. 'utSt LION CLOTH TOG CO CusKuhnProp' 166-1S8 Third St. crowded car, but no one was hit. A po liceman disarmed both men and arrested them, Polomeno as a witness. IX STRIKE RIOT THREE OFFI CERS ARE BEATEX. Enraged Because Their Places Are Taken by Nonunion Boys, They Roughly' Handle Policemen. "' BOSTON, Mass.. Jan. 11. Three officers were assaulted, stripped of their badges and hats, and one officer and a bystander seriously Injured tonight in an- attack made . on the police by 200 newsboys in front of the Boston Aiherican newspaper office. Three of the newsboys were placed un der arrest. . The trouble was an incident in a strike of union newsboy called last Tuesday against a local newspaper, which it is claimed has raised the price of the paper to the boys. There was little trouble until today, however, when the paper found nonunion boys to take out the papers. At the north station and at the subway entrance the appearance of the wagons filled with papers was a signal for the union boys to attack. Thousands of pa pers were torn up and strewn in the streets. On Sumner street the attempt of an officer to arrest a newsboy led tq an attack by his comrades. The officer was having a hard struggle when two" other officers arrived. The police were severely handled. Officer Buchanan and a by stander named John Chamberlain were taken to the emergency hospital suffering from lacerations and wounds. A special meeting of the: Central Labor Union has been called tomorrow to take action upon the claims of the- newsboys. MAKE IMPORTANT ARRESTS Three. Prominent Italians Taken for ; ;V Dynamiting House. -: BALTIMORE, Jan. 11. Today ' and late tonight three arrests were made in connection with the dynamiting early last month of the residence of Joseph di ' Giorgio in the suburbs of this city. The men taken into custoay were Antonio Lapasa. Fred Constantino Goff and Colonel Curo Monteleone. The two first named are the principal owners of the Lanasa & Goff Steam ship & Importing Company. They were arrested late last night on war rants sworn out by Police Marshal Farnan on information received from Captain of Detectives Humphrey, who is in Cleveland endeavoring to secure John Scalatta. who is also wapted here in connection with the Di Giorgio outrage. Goff. who is 44 years, of ge. claims Port Maria, Jamaica, as his home, and says he is a British subject. All the three men arrested are charged with conspiracy to murder Jose dl Giorgio and his family. Lan asa, besides his connection with the Lanasa & Goff Steamship & Importing Company, is the head of a wholesale fruit firm. He is 36 years oi age and Is a son of Mv. Lanasa.-who some time ago figured as the recipient of a num ber of Black Hand letters for complic ity in the sending of which Joseph Castelano is now serving a sentence. Monteleone has been in the employ of Antonio Lanasa as a checker. The police regard the arrest just made as of the greatest importance. Goff is said to have connections occupying prominent positions In England and other countries. He Is also said to be a graduate' of one of the big Brit ish universities. GRAND DUKE AFTER KEIN Will Resign From Xavy League Un less General Resigns. BERLIN, Jan. 11. Grand Duke Fred erick August of Oldenburg has written a letter to Prince zu Salm Horstman, honorary president of the Naval League, associating . himself with Prince Henry of Prussia, who yester day, as the representative of Emperor William as patron of the League, de cided to retire from this position In the event of Major-Ueneral Keln's con tinuing as 'managing . director. The Grand Duke declares he will resign his protectorate of the Oldenburg branch unless Major-General Kein hands In his resignation. The Brandenburg group of the Navy League held a big meeting here to night and adopted resolutions calling upon Major-General Kein to resign in order to settle the crisis in the League. Electric Motors for Cascade Tunnel. . ST. PAUL, Minn.. Jan. 11. (Special.) Electric motors are to replace loco motives in the .three-mile tunnel of the Great Northern Railroad under yie Stevens' Pass in the main range of the Cascade Mountains, which was dis covered by John W. Stevens, after wards chief engineer of the Panama Canal. James J. Hill has ordered that four 100-ton electric motors be pur chased and their construction will be gin immediately at Schenectady, N. Y. Electricity will replace steam because of the danger from coal gases arid high temperatures to which engine drivers and their firemen are at pres ent exposed. Each electric motor will be equipped with four driving motors of 325 horsepower, and will be capable of hauling 1000 tons on a heavy grade. . Griffin Trial Adjourns. SPOKANE, Jan. 11. The Gertie Griffin murder trial at Ritzville was adjourned this morning jinttl Monday on account of the illness of the judge and prosecuting attorney." This O Stands in tlie Light UNPARALLELED UNEQU ALED For Regular $25 to $28 Fabrics, Made to Measure the Usual Co lumbia High - Character Finish, . Superior Style and Fit With an Extra Pair of Trousers It is the greatest value ever offered by any first-class Portland tailor ELKS BLDG. RUEF IS A PRINCE Makes Friends on AH Sides While in Jail. . . SPENDS MONEY FREELY Patronizes Working Prisoners and Provides Kiiteitainment In a Cheerful Frame of Mind About . Approaching Conference. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. - 11. "My conferences with District Attorney Langdon Monday afternoon will deter mine my future course of action,'' said Abraham Ruef to the . Associated Press today, when Interviewed at the county jail. "Monday will decide the 'fate of nations,'' he added, jocularly. "Until then I have nothing to say." Asked about the reports that a seri ous breach had occurred between him self and the prosecution attorneys conference and that the DiV..rj,ct At torney's office was now determined to prosecute him on- every charge and "give him the limit," Ruef said: "No one was present at that con ference but Langdon, Special Agent Burns and myself. It is admitted thac none of these gave out the slightest intimation of what- tooK place. ins logical conclusion is that the news papers do not know what fhey are talking about, which is not unusual." Cheerful in His Mind. The" ex-political dictator appeared to be in a cheerful frame of mind and reiterated his declaration that he was innocent of the charges against , him "not Innocent on mere technicalities and interpretation, but innocent upon the facts," he said. He declared- that he was actuated by strong personal considerations when he pleaded guilty, although in nocent, and woud explain to Judge Dunne at the proper time in court. Although but three days in the county jail, Ruef .has become very popular with the 400 odd prisoners. He spends much of his time interest ing himself in their troubles, giving advice and not infrequently some thing more practical. Unlike Schmitz, Glass, Brown and Bartnett, who sel dom speak to any. of their fellow prisoners and to few of the guards. Ruef has a cheery word for every body. Good to Fellow-Prisoners. It was learned at the county jail that, finding that many of the prison ers had no matches. Ruef ordered 20 dozen boxes, bought all the tobacco, cigars and cigarettes in the commis sary departmet of the jail and dis tributed them. He Is the . principal customer of a few prisoners who eke out a few cents by making beadwork and various little knick-knacks, pa tronizing them to the extent of sev eral dollars a day. Today Ruef sent to his house for a large valuable talk ins: machine with several boxes of records, and tonight gave a concent at which Caruso, Tomagno, Melba and other famous singers sang for the prisoners. Two large boxes of cakes, ordered by Ruef, were distributed to the inmates while they listened to tha music, - Application for the release on ball of Eugene E. Schmitz, who has been confined in tha county jail for eight months, was made to Superior Judge Dunne this morning. At the request of Assistant District Attorney Will lam Hoff Cook, who declared that he had not been advised of the intention of the defendant to ask for bail until late last night, and on account of ab- ffef " '! Out 7th and STARK sence from the city of District Attor ney Langdon, Judge Dunne postponed the matter until Monday morning. OPPOSE, LEASING OF RANGE Idaho Woolgrowers Also Criticise Government Forest Policy. POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) After- adopting -resolutions vig orously protesting against any change in the administration of the general land laws, opposing bitterly the leas ing of the public domain, severely crit icising the forest reserve policy of the Government, and demanding the imme diate, removal of tlie Federal quaran tine against Idaho sheep, the Idaho Woolgrowers' Association in conven tion here, adjourned this afternoon to meet next year in Boise. The attend ance was close to 200. State Repre sentative Thomas Standford, of Carey, was chosen president, and Sam Ballantyne, secretary-treasurer. Thirty-eight delegates to the National con vention at Helena next Tuesday were chosen and Instructed to use every ef fort to bring the next N&tlonal Wool growers' convention to Pocatello. D'ANNUNZIO MAKES A HIT New Opera After Greek Style Wins Hoy a I Favor. ROMK, Jan. 11. The first presentation of Gabriel d'Annunzio's "Nava Shippy," symbolizing the greatness of Venice, met with great success tonight. The Theater Argentina was overflowing, tne audience including all the notabilities. King Victor Emmanual and the Queen occupying the royal box. Toward the close of the even ing, the king called d'Annunzlo into the royal box and congratulated - im. The production Is a revival of the Greek type, comprising recitation, singing and dancing and excellent music. Its success was due chiefly to its spectacular tea-. tures. The author and the principal play ers were called before the curtain a score of times. .... FLIES WELL; MISSES PRIZE Committee Is Xot Present, to Give tlie $10,000 Award. ' - , PARIS. Jan. 11. Henry Farman twice completed the one kilometer cirele with his aeroplane this afternoon, but did not win the Archdeacon prize 6f $10,000, as the committee having the supervision of the award was not present. Great Find of Stolen ' Jewels. NEW YORK, Jan. 11, In a room in a tenement house on the Kast Side yester day detectives found a valise containing ancient jewelry valued at 117,000 stolen Sunday from the home of Charles F. Brooker. at Ar.sonla, Conn. Frank Rlva, who formerly was a butler in Mr. Brook er's Aneonia home, his wife and his brother, Carlo, are under arrest, charged with the theft and are held until re-. ceipt of extradition papers from Connec ticut. . : Mr. Brooker's hoase was twice robbed after Riva left there, both times the thief getting a key from its hiding place and opening the secret safe in which the antique jewels are kept. The total value of the jewels taken was 125,000. Judgment Against Gould 'Annulled. NEW YORK, Jan 11. The appellate division of the Supreme Court, yesterday set aside a verdict for $4UO,00O obtained against George J. Gould and others by John S. Jones, an Ohio, coal operator. Jones, according to the complaint, was employed- by Gould, William l Guy and Joseph Ramsey, Jr., who composed the "Little Kanawha Sydicate" to acquire coal lands in Ohio for the corporation. Between them, , the Kmperor of China and the Viceroy of India ffovrn more than half ot the population of the world. Lime 5 c 1'irr;;i"'ji"ii;i"''i!g3