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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1908)
. THE SUNDAY OBEGOSIAX. PORTLAM), yoVEMBEK 1, 19QS. .... - : KAISER RETAINS HIS CHANCELLOR .,,...,. ik. t .ft- the California laws IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED MEN WILL WEAR THIS SEASON ASK BEN SELLING I were explained to him, he approved and lined them and that He was men ana still thoroughly convinced that the In dictment! correctly and sufficiently charged the offense of extortion under our statutes. The remainder of the Assistant Dis trict Attorney- letter Is larg-ely devoted to extracts from Justice Beatty'a letter, discussion of point of law In the case and arguments and lengthy citations from other courts supporting his con tentions that the Indictments were good ana' that the Supreme Court could have taken Judicial notice of the fact that Hchmltz was Mayor without It being; alleged in the Indictments. Von Buelow Offers Resigna tion, but It Is Prompt ly Declined. .t FINAL APPEAL IS MADE DUE TO ENGLISH INTERVIEW Bryan Voices Efforts of Party to Make Honest Politics. i iu..r.t. - . ttin msrussea in mi i Chancellor Says He Would Hue Opposed Publication, but As sumes All Responsibility. Emperor Is Sponsor. BERLIN. Oil SI. The publication of an Interview with Emperor Wil liam in the London Telegraph, aimed to improve Anglo-German relation culminated in the offer of Prince von Buelow to resign the office of Im perial Chancellor, but the- Kaiser not only declined the resignation but au thorised the publication of a statement explaining how the Interview came to be published. Although he had not read the interview when submitted to him prior to its publication, the Chan cellor assumes full responsibility. The Chancellor is more firmly in his seat than ever. Prince von BueloWs explanation In the Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeltung is as follows: English Interview With Kaiser. "A great portion of the foreign and International press publishes criticisms directed against His Majesty relative to the articles In the London Dally Telegraph. .These criticisms are founded on the assumption that the Kmperor permitted the publication of the article without the previous knowledge of the Government authori ties responsible for the Imperial policy. This assumption la unfounded. "Hi- Majesty received from a pri vate Englishman with a request that he e permitted to publish it, the manuscript of an article In which a series of conversations between the Emperor and several English person alities held at various dates were put together. The reason given for the request was in order to make known His .Majesty's utterances to the largest possible number of English readers, thus serving to Improve Anglo-German relations. Would Have Opposed Publication. "The Emperor forwarded this man uscript to the Chancellor, who in turn sent it to the Foreign Office with a note requesting careful scrutiny. The Foreign Office ilid not report anything objectionable In the contents and pub lication thereupon followed. "When the Chancellor, as a result of the publication In the lolly Telegraph, became aware of the contents of this manuscript, he explained to the Em peror that he personally had not read It and that, had he done so. he would have hesitated and advised against its publication. He holds himself alone responsible and he desires to protect the officials unir him. Kaiser Declines Resignation." "At the same time he offered to resign, but the Emperor would not accept his resignation. On the request of the Chancellor, however. His Ma jesty permitted the publication of this explanation, so that Prince von Bue low would be in a position to meet un justifiable attacks on the person of tiie Emperor." SCHMITZ CASE UP AGAIN HENEY DEFENDS HIMSELF AGAINST JI DGE BEATTY. Bay City Prosecutor Tells About Oversight In Drawing Indictment Against Former .Mayor. SAX FRANCISCO. Oct. Jl. Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Heney. who has prosecuted the bribery graft esses which have occupied the San Francisco courts for the past two years, from the police court to the highest tribunal In the state, today gave out an open letter, con taining words, in which he replies to a statement from Chief Justice .Beatty. published In the Sacramento Bee on April IS. in which the Chief Justice defended the decision of the Supreme Court in hold ing that the indictment upon which Mayor Kugene E. SVhmlts was convicted was improperly drawn and. faulty, in that it did not state that Bchmitz was Mayor of the city, a fact which the Supreme Court eouid not go outside of the indict ment to take judicial notice of. Mr. Heney begins his lengthy letter by saying: "It has wel! been said by a number of prominent speakers and writers that the law Is now on trial in San Francisco.' It might well be added that the efficiency of our present Judicial system and the ca pacity of our people for Intelligent self government Is likewise on trial. "We have long since psssed the period," continues the Assistant District Attorney, quoting Judge Freeman, "when it is pos sible to punish an innocent man: we are now struggling with the problem of whether It Is any longer possible to pun ish the guilty." Mr. Heney refers f the action of the Supreme Court as the "widely criticised decision in" the Schmita case.'" and says that Chief Justice Beatty practically conceded in his letter that had It con tained the allegation that Sohmitz was Mayor and as such had power to Influ ence the Police Commission in the grant ing or withholding of liquor licenses, the indictment would have been good. The Assistant District Attorney consid ers It such an "extraordinary proceed ing for the presiding member of the highest tribunal in the state to defend one of Its decisions through the public press, that it must be accepted by every one that the decision needs explanation. to say the least." Ever1 since the publication of the let ter of Justice Beatty. who announced that he had wrlttei. it to explain the decision so that the "man In the street" could comprehend J Mr. Heney says that he has been as - ed by "the man In the street" why tv.e allegation that Schmltx was Mayor was not put in the Indictment, and that the attorneys In the graft cases had been attacked as utterly Incompetent and that he be lieved the time had arrived when the prosecution was Justly entitled to place. Itself right before the public on the question. Mr. Heney then st ites that he "had nothing whatever to do with the prep aration of the indictments in the extor tion cases." that t.i-y were prepared by Hiram W. Johnsi r. with the assist ance of another la-.vyer. both widely known throughout t-e state for their knowledge ot criminal law; Uial U la- TV ESTCH ESTER, Ind., Oct- 31. W. J. Bryan, the Democratic candidate. In grinding- up his tour of the state to day, made public the following: Anneal to the Public: As the campaign draws to a clote certain lftus stand out clearly. The Democratic party attempts to inaugurate an era of honesty in politics or compelling- mm puo liratlon of campaign contributions before the election. It seeks to bring the Gov ernment nearer the people by securing the election of United States Senators by di rect vote. It seeks to restore competition through legislation which will make a pri vate monopoly impossible, it eeks to rec oncile labor and capital by legislation which will bring the employer and employe to gether In co-operation, and to this end It proposes the creation of a Department of Labor with a Secretary of .bor In the. Cabinet; an amendment to the anti-trust law which will exclude the labor organize tfon from the operation of that law; thi limitation of the writ of Injunction so that It will not be issued In a labor dispute un less conditions are such as would Justify an Injunction even If there were no labor dispute, and trial by Jury in cases of indi rect contempt. It seeks to secure legislation which wilt create a guarantee fund sufficient to Insure all hank depositors against lose. It seeks to secure a reduction of the tariff by grad ual steps until the tariff laws will no longer be made In the Interest of the few and at the expense of the rest of the people. The Democratic party. In other words, seeks to secure honesty In government through honest policy, and popular govern ment through direct elections, it desires to secure peace In Industry, competition In trade, security to depositors and Justice to taxpayers. The Democratic party appeals to the awakened conscience of the Nation and the sense of Justice in the human heart, and to the growing desire of brotherhood. With a Democratic victory for the Na ttonal ticket, with a Democratic Congress, and with the moral force of a popular ver dict. I believe we can compel the Senate to yield to the expressed will of the people and permit tne passage or ine more urgent of the reforms. The Democratic party offers the only prospect of remedial legislation, and while it does not do as some reformers would like to do. a Democratic victory will secure as much of reform as is now attainable- in fact, the only reform that Is within reach. We 'have a right to expect, there fore, the co-operation of those who favor the reforms set forth In our platform. The attempt to terrorise the American voter by the threat of a panic will not suc ceed. We have had three panic in 48 years the panic of 1573. the panic of 1S3 and the panic of 107 and two of these panics came under high tariff, and each of them came under Republican Pres idents. Mr. Tart- says that a panic will come If I am elected. Let him give bond that this panic will go if he Is elected. When he says that a Democratic victory will bring a panic, he expresses an opinion. When I say that a disastrous panic came last Fall without waiting for a Democratic victory. I state a fact that cannot be dis puted. Our platforrr hss a plan for restora tion of nrooeritv udoo a permanent basis a prosperity In which all will share. The Rcnubitcan Darty has no plan that con templates either the present relief or the continued welfare of the peopje. The ReDubllcaa candidate has the pre tire that comes from the fact that his nartv Is In newer. He ha the aid of an army of office-holders; he has the support of all the monopolies and law-destroying trust; he has a large campaign fund, the source of which his committee refuses to disclose, and most of tne leaning newspa nmn are with him and the Interests which he reoresents. I Insist that It 1 not fair for the President to use his office an ofTlce that honc to a'l the people a If it wers a party asset, or a personal asset, and drag It Into tne campaign. u onynui me piiww of Justice and ought to arouse a protest from thos who believe that In the selec tion of the Chief Executive the people should be absolutely free to choose whom they please. W. J. hkiaa. INVADE SORORITY JINKS Male Students Captured After Wild Flight Through Roof. RENO. Nev.. Oct. 31. After Invading a sororltv Darty at which only women were admitted, five male students of Nevada I'niverslty, K. B. Tllllston. J. A. Houlihan. Ralph Dlgnowlty. C. Q. Schrapns and L.yle Selby, were cap tured by the police, after an exciting iiir.se last iilgnt. At the party, the annual "Jinks" giv en by the Theta Epsilon Sorority, some of the young women were dressed In male attire, others In fantastic cos tumes, all of them In costumes that were not meant for male gaze. Just when the fun waa at Ha height the Intruders were discovered. In the pandemoni m that followed. Dlgnowity was scalded with a pot of boiling water. Others had their clothes ruined with milk and punch thrown by the members. Police who were guarding the en trance to the hall were called and took the Intruders. After a wild flight, they reached the gallery and climbed Into the rafters. When the police secured ladders, the students broke through the skylight, slid down the roof and dropped some 15 feet to the ground, only to be captured by extra police, who had been summoned. One man alone escaped. The five captured were taken to the police station and their names regis tered. Punishment will be left to the uni versity faculty. It Is expected that five suspensions will follow. Only Suspicion of BusybodJes. RENO. Xev., Oct. 31. Following the Investigation of the report that a 14-year-old girl was on a train that left Ogden yesterday morning. In the cus tody of a white woman and a China man and being held against her will. T. F. Rowlands, superintendent of the Oregon Short Line at Sparks, this morning, sent the following explana tion to Charles S. Fee at San Francisco. "I have received a reply from Con ductor Secard stating that Special Agent Cordon got on the train at Pali sade, Nev.. last night and after inves tigating the case found that the woman was hound direct from New York to San Francisco. He says the little girl is blind and wrong mentally, but that the woman is evidently her mother. Both seem to be under a great nervous strain, but there is nothing to arouse suspicions. . No Chinaman figures In the case. The agitation was started by other women passengers and none of them seems to be able to give an intel ligent reason for having suspicions aroused." Take Month to Count Money. NEW YORK. Oct, 31. Following the resignation of Hamilton Fish as as sistant treasurer of the United States In charge of the subtreasury here. corps of bookkeepers under the di rection of United States Treasurer Treat today began checking over the books of the office. While this task is a big one. It does not compare with the work required to count the cash In the vault, which work, will be taken . - - , : . .'- W I ' r- ,'y.i-y ' - - THE TIME THE PLAGE and THE MAN YOU are the man NOW is the time HERE is the place to purchase your aincoat or Overcoat My prices are no higher than the ordinary sorts sold elsewhere My stock is the LARGEST and quality the BEST in the city My salesmen will esteem it a privilege to show you Pri rice d $15- to $50 MY JUVENILE DEPARTMENT Contains all that is newest and best at usual modest prices IBM LEADING CLOTHIER up as soon as the checking of . the books has been ' completed. There Is In the vaults approximately 3173.000,000 In gold coin. $17,000,000 in currency and $80,000,000 In silver coin and all of this must be counted and verified piece by piece.-, JThe money Is In sealed bags and packages but the mark on each of these must be' verified by the actual counting of the contents. The work will probably require at least a month. The counting Is only done when an as sistant treasurer leaves the office. Mr. Fish resigned as assistant treasurer in order to accept a nomination for Congress. Young Roosevelt Not Engaged. HARTFORD. "Conn., Oct. 31. "There is absolutely and positively not the slight est foundation in fact for such a re port." was the way which Theoaore Roosevelt. Jr., took or emphatically ana Anally disposing of the report from Washington that he was engaged to marry Miss Carrie A. Munn. daughter of Mrs. Charles A. Munn, of Washing ton, when he was seen at his board ing-house in Thonipsonvllle last night. He had Just returned from the carpet factory where. Tie Is now working In the worsted room. Young Roosevelt did not deny that he knew the young lady mentioned, but intimated that that was the extent of his acquaintance with her. He said he liked his new job of segregating worsteds at the mill very much. Woman Aged In One Day. CHICAGO. Oct. 31. In one day after a broken trolley pole fell on the head of Mrs. Julia Konold, her hair, naturally a chestnut brown, was turned completely white, and the expression of her face changed from the bloom of middle, age to that of a woman IB years her senior. The accident occurred on December 21, 1904. In Judge TuthlU'a court yesterday a verfiict for 119.500 was rendered in her favor against the Union Traction Com pany, owners of the line on which she was Injured. The verdict is one of the ku-gest ever returned In favor or a woman In a personal Injury case. th 0 Ind ft Grindstones and pulptonf produced In . , . . . ,rt. .1 . OA . I nilPa pisira in ipvi weir, j -.. lustry. Ohio produced nearly 55 per cent Independent Furniture Company WE ARE POSITIVELY THE MOST REASON ABLE PRICE FURNITURE STORE IN PORTLAND COMPLETE HOUSEFURNISHERS CASH OR EAST PAYMENTS 104-106 First Street Between Washington and Stark Sts. THIS IS THE STORE THAT BUSTED THE FURNITURE TRUST. WE SO LICIT YOUR PATRONAGE Full size Yelour Couches; full spring con- tfC CQ struction, claw feet; special Uiu nrnm SPECIAL NOTICE We have just received a large shipment of high-grade Library and Parlor Tables, in mission oak, golden oak and solid mahogany. We invite you to see them and then price them at some of the old Trust Stores. You will find our prices from 25 to 50 per cent lower. This fine' Rocker, special S e w i n g 51.45 This fine large Rock er, special tfl QC 4jr l ew v Kn matter where von so for a Ranpe, you cannot get a better Range than COC ff our "Renown" at lUJ.UU I We have a complete line of Metal Beds, Springs, Mattresses and Beddins:, at lowest prices in the city. I 1 ' . ., m '
