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VOI,. XXVII NO. 3.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY .MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BEE IS BUZZING
1 HUGHES' GAP
Governor Not so Very
Great a Sphinx.
EAGER TO ADVANCE IF HE CAN
Has Not Been Ehtirely Silent
About Presidency.
OPPORTUNITY MAY BE LOST
Antithesis of Roosevelt, He Makes
Associates, but No Friends Is
Stubborn, Rather Narrow, Very
Strong . . and Very Able.
BT WALTER WEL.L.MAN.
NEW TORK. Jan. 18. (Speclal.)-Gov-rrnor
Hughes Is a very ambitious man.
From personal friends of his who have
recently talked with him during his pres
ent visit to this city I learn that the
Governor is, to use the colloquial phrase,
"beginning to sit up and take notice."
He wants to be President. The busy
little bee -which stings so many public
men has visited him and left its mark.
He is not indifferent. His assumption of
indifference Is more or less a mask. He
is eagerly watching the Presidential
game. He wants to get Into it. He is
not sure that lie can get into it. But
if there Is any chance at all, he is will
ing to try.
Spblnx Talk Sometimes.
The New York papers, most of which
have done, everything they could to press
the Hughes movement, are fond of rep
resenting the Governor as a sphinx, as a
public official who attends strictly to his
public duties and refuses even to think
of politicis. But this Is not quite ac
curate. He refuses to talk politics for
publication. He refuses'to- take political
leadership. But he does not stop think
ing. He does not stop aspiring. To his
close friends he talks. They understand
very well that he is eager to go up
higher, if ho can.
As generally understood, his attitude
is that ho will have nothing whatever to
do with ways and means of making him
President. But he lias not boen alto
gether consistent In that role. Ho wrote
a letter asking the state committee not
to pass a resolution indorsing him lor
Frcsklrnt. He asked his friends not to
press a similar resolution before the
Brooklyn committee, which met last
night, because he knew it would be a
blunder, as the resolution would be laid
on the table. And now he comes to the
metropolis, makes a number of speeches
and holds various political conferences,
among them one with Senator Crane, of
Massachusetts, whose ambition It is to
be the Mark Hanna of 19"8 to some man's
McKlnley.
Has Let Opportunity Slip.
If Governor Hughes Is really ambitious,
it Is high time he were rousing himself.
All the probabilities are it Is now too
late; he has waited too long and the
golden moment appears to have slipped
by. Under existing conditions it does not
seem possible for him to get his state
behind him in an effective way. While
he was waiting and his friends were
dawdling, other Influences were at work,
and at work very effectively. New York
public opinion is largely for Mr. Hughes,
but Taft sentiment is growing here and
growing rapidly.
'In all this talk of Governor Hughes one
fact a tan da out conspicuous. Here in New
Tork men favor him for President on the
ground that he 1 the antithesis of Mr.
Roosevelt. Out West the people have
been told that Mr. Hughes would be a
good man to put in the White House be
cause he is "Just like Roosevelt."
Obviously ene or the other of these
theories is false.
Does Nat Make Friends.
Governor Hughes is said to be a man
without any Intimate friends. ITe does
A Good Friend, bat Oat f Job.
not make friends. He has associates and
acquaintances, nothing more. I asked
one of Hughes acquaintances for an esti
mate of his character and his reply was
interesting.
'I have been associated with Mr.
Hughes in a professional way for fifteen
years," said this gentleman, "but I can
not say that I really know him; I do not
know any one that does know him. His
brother-in-law, who is supposed to be
his most intimate associate, frankly con
fessed that he does not know the Gov
ernor, and that he stands a little in awe
of him. He is one of those men who
cannot 'warm up' to other men, and for
whom no' man can acquire warmth of
feeling. Mr. Hughes can be genial, suave
and smiling, but only for a minute, then
it stops. After that It is ousiness and
nothing else.
Sticks to His Opinion.
"His mind is a bit narrow, as is often"
the case with men of his temperament.
He is very -stubborn. What he believes
in, he believes is right, and everything
elso is wrong. He takes his own point
of view and hangs to it; he cannot take
the other fellow's point of view. He has
no broad sympathies, but within his
limitations he has great strength of
character and great ability."
Whether or not Mr. Hughes, if elected
President, would carry out the Roosevelt
policies or anything like them, no one
knows. Nor Is any one likely to know
till Mr. Hughes gets ready to tell, and
he may never get ready.
ITS HIS PARTY UNITED
OTHERWISE BRYAN WILL NOT
ACCEPT NOMINATION".
Surprised at Strength of Rivals Re
vealed by Hoii.se Cauvass, He
Declares Himself.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. (Special.)
Information has reached Democratic lead
ers here that William J. Bryan will not
permit his name to go beforethe National
Democratic Convention at Denver unless
he is assured that he is substantially the
unanimous choice of his party. The In
formation reached them, it is stated,
through a Democrat known to enjoy inti
mate political relations witli Mr. Bryan. '
Prominent Democrats in Congress have
been given to understand that Mr. Bryan
expressed surprise over a recent canvass
of House Democrats, which disclosed that
there are other Democrats In the" field
who have a respectable following, innu
merably speaking.
Mr. Bryan is repoj-ted anxiously to
await reply as to the accuracy of the poll
and to have declared that, if real, re
spectable Democrats oppose his nomina
tion, he will not bo a candidate. In re
ferring to the comment upon the poll, to
tile effect that, should the states vote at
the convention as their delegates in Con
gress voted, ho would not have the neces
sary two-thirds required to nominate, Mr.
Bryan is quoted as saying:
"It will not require the votes of a third
of the delegates at the convention to pre
vent my nomination. I do not want any
more Parker campaign?. A candidate
should be selected who can command the
earnest support of an' undivided party. I
do not want the nomination if it will
split our party. I would much rather see
some one else nominated.
"There are several spoken of as candi
datesGovernor Smith of Georgia: Gover
nor Johnson, of Minnesota, and Senator
Culberson, of Texas any one of whom I
could heartily Indorse for the Presidency
and actively support."
CORTELVOU STILL CANDIDATE
Disagrees' With Roosevelt, V ho Ad
mires Him lor Saying So.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. (Special.) All
through the week the trumpet of trouble
between Secretary Cortelyou and Presi
dent Roosevelt has been sounded. Mr.
Cortelyou, however, will stay in . the
Treasury Department until the regular
order of events shall call him out. He
lias no more intention of resigning than
he had six months ago, before the first
whisper that he was at odds with his
chief found echo , In print.
Mr. Cortelyou still is a candidate for
the Presidency. He has told Mr. Roose
velt flatly tnat he does not agree with
the belief that It Is possible for the chief
executive to favor one candidate to such
an extent that the people of the country
shall get the impression that the candi
date is the Presidents choice first, last
and all the time.
There Is no question at all about the
fac that the Secretary of the Treasury
(Concluded on Page 2.)
Of Court, the io Want Peace All
the Time.
RUEF FORFEITS
MMUNITY CLAIM
Langdon Says All Ne
gotiations Over.
TRIAL WILL BEGIN MONDAY
Sought Full Immunity After
Schmitz Decision.
BROKE FAITH WITH HENEY
Refused to Testify Against Ford and
Therefore Agreement for Partial
Immunity Is Annulled The
Curly Boss Sheds . Tears.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IS. (Special.)
It was announced late tonight that the
graft prosecution had determined to dis
continue all negotiations with Abraham
Ruef, the central figure in the graft
cases, in the matter of granting him im
munity. It was further stated that on
Monday the prosecution would demand
that Ruef be put on trial before Judge
Dunne on one of the many charges of
bribery for which he has been indicted.
This . determination of the prosecution
came at the end of several days' fruitless
negotiations with Ruef. It is said that
some time ago the prosecution promised
Ruef partial immunity, in consideration
of his taking the witness stand and truth
fully testifying in full to all his transac
tions with public service corporation of
ficials ' to be tried on the charge of
-bribery.
Ruef Holds Out lor Liberty.
When the District Court' of Appeals
rendered its decision declaring void the
indictments for extortion against ex
Mayoi "ScTifnTtZ; t6 which Ruef had al
ready pleaded guilty, it is charged that
Ruef, realizing that the decision placed
him In an advantageous position, de
manded full Immunity. This the prose
cution would not consent to grant and
there followed a serios of conferences
in which Ruef endeavored to secure
better terms.
A statement was given out by Dis
trict Attorney Langdon tonight, which
is in part as follows:
No New Immunity Contract.
"Since the recent decision of the Dis
trict Court of Appeals in the Schmitz
case, holding that levying blackmail on
French restaurants does not constitute
the crime of extortion under the laws
of California, many statements have
appeared in the press about alleged
negotiations between the District At
torney and Abraham Ruef looking
toward a contract of immunity in his
behalf. I desire to say that since that
decision iio new agreement or con
tract of any kind has been made.
"A written agreeme.it was made with
Ruef in May of last year before he plead
ed guilty to indictment No. 305. charging
him with extortion in one of the res
taurant cases. This is the same indict
ment in which Schmitz was Jointly
charged with Ruef in the case just decid
ed on appeal. A separate trial was de
manded by Schmitz, and the District
Court of Appeals has now decided In the
Schmitz branch of the case that the crime
to which Ruef pleaded guilty was no
crime at all.
Former Contract Annulled.
"The discussion between Ruef and my
self the past week had reference to
whether or not Ruef had fulfilled the
agreement on his part, and whether the
agreement, so far as it required anything
to be done by the District Attorney, was
such that it could be carried out com
pletely under the law or without the con
currence of the trial judges. Some time
prior to the execution of this agreement
Dr. Nieto and Dr. Kaplan, accompanied
by Francis J. Heney, called on Judge
Dunne and Judge Lawlor separately con-
LAST WEEK'S
tm tho Jury ffcrstem a Pathrref One
Mia Wbe Mnks Sow
cernlng applications by the District At
torney for clemency to offenders who be
came witnesses for the state.
"But for. good and sufficient reasons
this contract has been annulled and is
now at an end. It has been kept on
my part. . Ruefs case will be set for
trial Monday in Judge Lawler's court."
Broke Faith lu Ford Trial.
Then follows a copy of the "partial
immunity contract" with the signatures
of Mr. Langdon, Mr. Heney and Ruef.
It provided that Ruef, in consideration
of a full confession, was to be given
immunity on all charges except that of
extortion, to which he had pleaded
guilty. When it came to a showdown,
however, Ruef refused to testify in
the Ford trial unless given complete
immunity. In doing this he violated
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the terms of the contract and will now
be prosecuted to the limit.
Ruef Weeps and Asks Mercy.
Ruef broke down today after he saw
that his last opportunity had gone.
With tears in his eyes he begged to
be allowed another chance, but Mr.
Langdon refused to reopen the matter.
STORY OF LOADED DICE
SOCTILERN JUDGE DRAWS PAR
ALLEL WITH .-JURY.'.
After Fifth , Disagreement, Court
Locks Up Jurors Tells Them He
Expects Verdict on Monday..
LAKE CHARLKS, La., Jan. 18.
Somewhat of a sensation was created
in the Slate Circuit Court here today
when the sixth jury in the contest case
to remove Sheriff D. J. Reld from of
fice reported that, like its five prede
cessors, it .could not agree. The case
has now been extended over a period
of four years.
When this report was made to Judge
Lee by the jury, he declared he was
surprised that after 72 hours of de
liberation they were unable to bring
in a verdict.
"It reminds me," said Judge Lee,
"of a story I once heard related by
Judge White. He says that if a man
throws two sixes In a crap game, it is
not surprising; if he throws three
times in succession, it - is rather cu
rious. If he throws tiiem four times
successively, it is a little remarkable.
If he throws them five times hand
running, it ' is wonderful, but if he
throws them six times there is noth
ing either curious or remarkable or
wonderful about it -'the . dice are
loaded. - -
"Gentlemen, retire to your room.
Mr..' Sheriff, adjourn court until 9
o'clock Monday" morning. I hall ex
pect a vordict by that time."
The judge's story created a sensa
tion. PORTLAND BOY ELECTED
Kennlc Fern ton Chosen President of
Senior Class at Stanford.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11 (Special.)
Kennie Fenton. of Portland, has been
elected president of the senior class at
Stanford ITniversity. Fenton has won
honors on the football and baseball field.
He will be field coach at Stanford during
the next football season.
EVENTS, VIEWED BY
But Perhaps MY. Heney Conlda't Pieue
Tham Any Better hr Try ins Them
AU mt Once.
CALLSSETTLERSTO
PROVE CONSPIRACY
Slow Progress Is Made
by Prosecution.
END MANY DAYS DISTANT
Testimony So Far.Not Damag
ing to Hall and Mays.
STEIWER TO BE A WITNESS
Absence of Co-Defendant From the
Courtroom Taken - to Indicate
Fact Greene Iietter Ruled
Out by Judge Hunt.-
Neither Prosecutor Heney nor the
lawyers for the defendants will
hazard a .prediction as to the time"
that will be required to conclude the
Hall-Mays conspiracy trial. One
week already has been . consumed and
the Government has scarcely made a
beginning, only one of its many im
portant witnesses having been exam
ined. More than 70 witnesses for the
Government are In the city, summoned
to testify against one or more of the
12 defendants named in the1 indict
ment, but since the prosecution has
decided to try- only Hall and Mays
at this time. Mr. Heney says he may
not call all of the Government's witnesses.-
- -
In this way the trial may be short
ened somewhat, but if all of the wit
nesses take the stand, the case will
drag along for weeks. There is little
doubt that between two and three
weeks more at the least will be re
quired to complete the introduction
of testimony and submit the case to
the jury. Thus far the testimony has
not been damaging, to- Hall or Mays.
When the trial is resumed tomor
row morning, D. M. Walton, who was
on the stand when court adjourned
yesterday, will conclude his testimony
as to the alleged fraudulent character
Of the homestead entries bordering on
the Butte Creek pasture. . He will be
followed by a number of other set
tlers who will' tell ' of threats that
were made by representatives of the
Butte Creek Company by which set
tlers were Intimidated and prevented
from gaining access to the unlawful-ly-fenccd-ln
Government land.
Settlers 'to Testify Next.
The settlers who filed on the home
steads will then be called, and will
testify that they acquired these lands
for the purpose of transferring them
to the Butte Creek Company as soon
as patents had been issued. They will
tell the jury that they were influ
enced in their action by the Butte
Creek Company, which afterward took
the land off their hands and con.
structed the remaining line of fence
that was necessary to complete the
enclosure of the vacant land.
W. W. Steiwer. ex-State Senator
and president of the Butte Creek Land,
Lumber & Livestock Company, will
undotbtedly be called as a witness by
the Government some time this week,
after the men who proved up on the
alleged fraudulent claims which were
bought by Stelwer's company, have
told their story. When asked yester
day when Steiwer would probably be
called to testify, Mr. Heney merely
smiled and would neither confirm nor
deny the report that Steiwer would be
one of the Government's witnesses.
But It Is considered practically cer
tain that Steiwer will go on the stand
and tell all he knows, including the
details of the alleged understanding
between him and his associates and
Hall, under which they were granted
immunits' from prosecution.
'. Steiwer Quits Courtroom.
That Steiwer will be . a witness is
further indicated by the fact that al
though during the opening days of the
HARRY MURPHY
Baakwreekera: "ProMente T With
Evidence Gathered During the Holi
days? Absurd f
trial he was a constant and interest
ed spectator in the courtroom, he has
not been in attendance since Judge
Hunt requested all witnesses to ab
sent themselves from the courtroom
until after they had given their tes
timony. Steiwer is still in the city.
Mr. Heney's perennial smile broad
ened perceptibly when he was asked if
he intended to call George C. Brownell
as a witness in the case on tjial.
"I am not giving out advance in
formation as to the plans of the
prosecution," replied the Government's
prosecutor; and that was all he would
say. . '
When court convened yesterday
morning, Judge Hunt announced his
decision as to the letter . of instruc
tion from Secretary Hitchcock, of the
Interior Department, to Special Agent
(Concluded on Pave 2.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 50
degrees; minimum, 41.
TODAY'S Rain and cooler; southwesterly
winds.
Foreign. j
Revolutionary agitation In India. Section :
4. page 1.
National.
Admiral Evans thanks Brazil for hospi
tality: sure fleet can pass Straits. Sec
. tion 1, page 6.
Brownson'a argument for line officers to
t.ommand In Navy. Section 1. nag 7.
Russian naval officer following fleet on
voyage. Section 1, page 6.
Politics.
Hughes now desires Presidency, hut oppor
tunity may be past. Section 1, page L
Cortelyou's difference with Roosevelt does
not sever friendship. Section 1, page 1.
Bryan will refuse nomination unless it
comes from united party. Section 1,
page 1.
Old" line Democrats move for conservative
platform. Section 1. page 2.
California Republicans oall state primary
on Presidency. Section 1. page 2.
Senator Borah opposes Aldrlch currency
bill. Section 1. pago 7.
Dome tic.
New York hanks have surplus over- legal
reserve. Section 1, page 7.
John P. Walsh convicted on 54 counts, one
Juror weeps on announcing verdict. Sec
tion 1. page 1-
Buried Nevada miners near ttberty. Section
1, page 5.
E. c. Stedman, the poet, dead. . Section 1.
page 3.
Fatal fight on board naval training ship.
Section 1, page 3.
Italian lumbermen fight Black Hand gang
and start to lynch survivors. Section 1,
page 2.
Remarkable attack by Southern Judge on
jury. Section 1, page 1.
Pacific Coast.
Langdon annuls immunity contract with
Ruef and will try him Monday. Section
1, page 1.
California shippers will drive Railroad
Commission to make real inquiry into re-
bates. Section 1,- page 2-
Calil'ornia naturalist denounces Roosevelt as
nature faker. .Section 1, page 2-
Big real estate deal by Mrs. Oelrlchs. Sec
tion 1, page 3.
Patrons of Hood River rural phones demand
donaxramoj)th service. Section 1, page 4.
Corvallls Agricultural College will devote
more attention to industrial arts. Sec
tion 1. page 3.
Judge Snell excluded from Gubernatorial
rare because of constitutional provision;
other candidates. Section '1, page 4.
Mayor Rodger?, of Salem, makes a single
handed raid on gambling Joints. Section
1. page 5.
Sport.
Call Issued for college athletic conference.
Section 4, page 6.
Portland takes to booming game. Section
4, page 6.
George Kilcr on the career of Dixon. Sec
. tion 4, nage 7.
Athlete wins without training, and credit
Christian Science. Seotlon 4. sage 7.
Few racetrack plungers now. Section 4,
page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Oregon onion stocks reduced to 78 cars.
Section 4. page 9.
Slump of over 2 cents In wheat prices at
Chicago.. Section 4. page 9.
Fine bank showing helps stock prices. Sec
tion 4, page 9.
French bark Eugenie Erautrel chartered to
ring cement from Antwerp to Portland.
Section 4, page S.
Portland and Vldnlty.
Slow progress made in Hall-Mays case;
settlers called to prove conspiracy. Sec
tion 1. page 1.
Grand nest of owls ends- first annual con
clave; Gus C. Moser. of Portland, new
head of brotherhood. Section 1, page 10.
Democratic State Central Committee In
dorses Bryan for Presidency; convention
to elect National delegates; choose elect
ors In primaries. Section 1, page 30.
Young girl debauched In saloon confesses
revolting facts. Section 1!, page 10.
Neighboring states aid Portland in cam
paign to secure sub-treasury. Section
2, page 10.
Mayor favors leasing of streets to Inman-
Poulsen Company; opposes vacation
plan. Section 3. pago 7.
Class of 54 Initiated Into Mystic Shrine.
Section 1. page 8.
Rival acts proposed by warring salmon
factions. Section 3. page 10.
State Editorial Association elects officers
and adjourns. . Section 1. page 10.
Commercial Club holds annual meeting.
Section 2. page 5.
Colonist movement to Oregon this year
promises to eclipse 1907 record. Secrfon
2. page 10.
Sand trust quits business. - Section 8,
, page 10.
Bcheubel: "Who Would Ha-re Thought
They'd Come Baekf "
JUROR WEEPS, BUT
CONDEMNS VH
Chicago Banker Con
victed of Fraud.
DRAMATIC SCENE IN COURT
Member of Jury Does Duty
Against His Will.
WALSH SEEMS' UNMOVED
lYund Guilty on 54 ponnts and
Iylable to 540 Tears' Sentence,
He Says the Fight Has
Just Begun. '.
CHICAGO, Jan. 18. John R. "Walsh, ex
president of the Chicago National Bank,
which closed its doors in December, 1905,
was found guilty today on 64 counts of
the indictments charging misapplication
of the bank's funds. The verdict was re
turned by a jury in the Federal District
Court here. Walsh was permitted to re
main, at liberty under the bond furnished
by him after the indictment had been
returned one year ago to & day, pending
the hearing of arguments on January SS
on a motion by his counsel for a new
tria.
The penalty fixed by the statutes for
the offense of which the aged financier
was convicted is Imprisonment for not
less than Ave years nor mora than ten
for each count upon which his guilt was
established. This makes the minimum
penalty 270 years and the maximum pen
alty 540 years.
Juror Weeps Over Painful Duty.
The reading of the verdict was followed
by a scene intensely dramatic. When the
jury was polled at the request of John S.
Miller, of counsel for the defense, Elbert
Palmer, a Juror from Harvard, 111., was
overcome by emotion and wept as he sls
lnfied his acquiescence in the finding. He
sat with head bowed upon his hands dur
ing the preliminary proceedings and
failed to rise to his feet, as the others
had done, to reply to the Interrogation by
the clerk:
"Was this and is this now your ver
dict?" A bailiff touched his arm when his turn
came to answer. He apparently had not
heard the question and it was repeated.
Mr. Palmer rose and stood unsteadily,
with eyes downcast, -and muttered some
thing unintelligible to the court and at
torneys. Under prompting by Judge An
derson, the Juror then replied with appar
ent effort and while the tears coursed
down his cheeks: i
"Yes, under the instructions as I under
stand them."
When the poll was completed,. Mr.
Palmer was questioned further by the
court at the request of Mr. Miller, and in
answer to the question previously put to
him, replied:
"I have to say 'yes.' "
It developed later that Mr. Palmer was
largely responsible for the long delibera
tion of the Jury. So insistent was he
that Walsh be acquitted that he forced
his fellow-jurors to take separate bal
lots on every one of the 150 counts in the
indictment.
Palmer Pleads, Walsh Is Unmoved.
"He is such an old man over 70 years,"
is said to have been, the constant plea of
Mr. Palmer. "He was technically guilty,
but none of his depositors lost, and what
is the use of sending an old man to
prison?" h is quoted as having, urged
upon the other Jurors time after time. Ha
is said to havs wept at times in the Jury
room as he begged the others to consider
the age of the . defendant and have com
passion. Walsh, the subject of his compassion,
who sat at a table surrounded by his at
torneys, appeared less . moved by the re
sult of the long trial than almost any
body else concerned. He was Immediate-;
(Concluded on Page Thre-
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and (Aside) I'll Just swipe Tour
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