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."
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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.
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