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Daily Edition &OXX mmm O') USE TIMES WANT ADS Member of Associated Press. VOL. I MARSHFIELD, OREGOX, THURSDAY, JUXE 13, 1007. No. 202 jmj. ! i,i..i3Bw ai,;iw..w .'igiyaQMaianBgwj'" " lyp r. r ?v PPUBST7 COL ULlOl G MOOT bbiiiVll i ml incUo EVSUHt Rucf Tells How He Paid Former Boss Share of $8000 "Pees" DEPENSE MAKES PBGIiT i J Ehuust.s Every Effort to Shut Out , Testimony of Witness Ki'i'or Sialic. San Francisco, Juno 12. This was an car-burning day for Mayor Schmitz. Seated at the counsel table, ho heard Rucf, his former poli tical friend, philosopher and guide, practically call him a perjurer, and with that same burning ho listened to a scathing denunciation of himself by Prosecutor Johnson. If there was balm for scourged feelings in the speech that closed the day, the speech of his own attorney, Barrett, ho took no open heed. Indeed, during most of the two hours and twenty-five min utes Barrett was speaking, the Mayor was either glancing over a newspaper or burled deep in the typewritten pages of testimony. But no word of the prosecutor's address escaped his sensitive ears. Ruef was, of course, the sensation of the day. Ills appear ance on the stand and as witness in rebuttal for the prosecution is now accredited to a tactful error of tho defense in letting the Mayor testify, for it was to refute the Mayor's de nials under oath that he had par ticipated in Ruef's "Fee" that tho prisoner was called. Ruef told tho jdy ho went to Schmltz's former residence, and thero handed to tho Mayor at stated inter vals one-half of the "Fees" of ?5,000 and the $3,000 paid to him by tho French restaurant keepers. This was after the defense had exhausted Us best efforts to shut both the ques tion and answer out on the ground that the former was not properly re buttal because in his direct examina tion no such matters had been broached to the Mayor. Judge Dunne ruled that tho pertinency of tho question could not bo doubted. Tho opening address for the prose cution by Hiram W. Johnson, son of Former Congressman Grover John son, and ono of the foremost crim inal lawyers in tho State, occupied an hour and fifteen minutes. It was masterly both in argument and In elegance. Johnson avoided anything like an attempted resume of the evi dence in all its voluminous detail. Ho selected rather the main peaks and steering by them, endeavored to pilot tho jury over the short course to conviction. Johnson was followed by J. J. Barrett, who spoko for nearly two hours and a half In behalf of thedefense, making much of the tes timony, and arguing that had tho court permitted Ruef to tell the whole story he would have testified that tho restaurant keepers came to Ruef and besought his services as attorney and no threat was made or hold over them they would loso their licenses If they did not pay him money, and Ruef's contention would have been ho did not exercise any control over the license board. Bar rett told tho jury under tho testimony adduced tho most that might be proved was that the money extorted by Ruef from tho French restaurant men was by the threat to close the bedrooms on their upper floors. The "Indictment," commented the May or's attorney, "charges this defendant with extorting this money by a threat to tako away their licenses to sell liquor. You cannot, gentlemen, ac cuse the defendant of ono crime and convict him of another, remember that." "When Barrett concluded, court adjourned for tho day. Fol lowing arguments will be mado to morrow, and tho caso will probably reach tho jury before night. PEABODY AT BOISE. Boise, June 12. Former Gov- ernor Peabody, who will be a witness for the State, arrived ero tonight. He declines to d?cuss the caso at the present tie. Orchard Though Relentlessly At tacked By Defense Continues Recital of Damaging Evidence Abduction of Rich Miner's Children to Secuie Ransom of Several Thousand Dollars. Boise, Juno 12. Tho defense to .day carried the cross-examination of Harry Orchaul down to the actual crime charged against Haywood J murder of Governor Steunenberg and as It progressed they assailed the testimony and theory of the State resting upon it. The Steunenberg crime was reached at midday, and counsel for the defense directed their efforts to an attempt to cloud the ear lier purposes and movements of Or chard with uncertainty and indefl niteness. Then they emphasized tho abandonment of all efforts to kill after Orchard had first tracked Steu nenberg to Boise and with a skele ton key had gained access to the very room in which the Governor was living. Here they delayed for a moment to prove that Orchard twice wrote and once telephoned to Bill Easterly at Silver City to urge him to come and join In the crime, and the direct implication was that Or chard was endeavoring to inveigle another Federation man into a crime which would bring discredit and dis honor to the organization. Then the Steunenberg crime was temporarily thrust aside and the wit ness carried over his long diverting journey Into Northern Idaho, and his crimes there, including tho dark plot to steal and hold for ransom tho Paulson children were forcefully em phasized. Orchard swore that Dave Coats, former lieutenant governor of Idaho, and then a publisher at Wal lace, Idaho, first suggested the kid napping to Simpkins and himself at Denver. Paulson was once a poor miner, and had made a fortune In the Hercules mine. In which Orchard had an interest when the property was valueless, and It was believed if his children wero stolen he would come through with $50,000 or $G0,000 in ransom. Orchard said when ho went to North Idaho he got; Jack Simpkins to come in on tho plot, and together they went to Coates to renew tho scheme. Coates, who was in court, was asked to stand up for identifi cation and, facing him, Orchard, said ho was tho man. Orchard was then asked if ho had not himself proposed the crime to Coates, who Immediately rebuffed him, and if Jack Simpkins had not warned Paulson the minute he heard of the plot. Orchard denied tho suggestions and reiterating his first story, insisted that Coates had consented to stay in the plot and handle tho money they hoped to get out of Paulson. Then the defense showed the wit ness In the commission of a series of mean crimes and reduced to poverty in which he had to resort to pawn shop borrowing and theft to live for a long period. First he pawned some jewelry and guns. This brought $25 or $30. Then with a man named Cunningham, whom he said Vincent St. John had recommended to him as safe and tried, ho discussed tho project to give Cunningham tho old Peabody bomb, which he still had in his trunk. It was for uso by Cunningham against some non-union men at Tiger and Poorman mine. Then ho accept ed hospitality of the Paulson homo at tho very tlmo ho was plotting to steal the Paulson children. After that, with Jack Simpkins ho broke into tho O. R. & N. depot. They wore after a trunk full of jewelry samples, but Instead got a trunk full of shoo samples. Next ho tapped the cash register at Burke for $30 or $40. It was a long era of crime and poverty and hard luck, and, summing It up, the defense wanted to know why, If he was In Idaho on a mis sion of murder for Haywood, Moyer and Pettlbone, and with unlimited credit from them, he did not send to them for money Instead pf borrowing and stealing. Orchard replied be did "JAP" PAPERS Toklo, June IS. Several papers this morning print photo graphs of the wreckage eauseil by attacks on the .Japanese lestnu ranls in San Francisco. This appeal to the eye, coupled Kit strong words describing the sufferings of their compatriots, has further influenced popular Indignation. Xlchi Xichl (newspaper) commenting on the photographs, says: "The situation Is doubtless giave and calls for prompt measures on the part of both govern ments." Hoclil (newspaper) sajs: "The stage for negotiation has passed mill the time for action has been reached." The paper says, however, it does not mean to advocate war, but comiuc-rcinl retaliation. send a letter to Moyer at Butte and got $100, but he did not send for more because he was temporarily off the Steunenberg murder, and away from where Steunenberg lived, and he did not want to send for more money until he could show he war, back at work. Lastly, there came the showing of how Orchard had bor rowed $300 from Paulson, whoso children he had gone north to steal, on tho strength of the fraudulent story that he was going to Los An geles to sell mining stocks for Coates, and that this was the money that actually paid his expenses when lie went back to Caldwell on the final mission of murder. Swiftly reviewing his meeting with ! who have been in communication his old partners, who had in the'dIrect with t,leir home government I and not through the Japanese con meantime become rich, tho defense , . asked the witness if, disappointed and angered at his own hard luck in selling out the Hercules mine when Steunenberg sent the troops Into " confirmation had been mado pub ., T , , , , , . , , , , , lie here up to last night, of the re north Idaho, he had not suddenly de- , . . . . , .. a, i poi ted capture of Acajutla Saiva- clded to borrow money enough from Paulson to take him to Caldwell, where he could murder tho man embarked troops and war munitions whom he blamed for his misfortune. at Corlnto on tho war vessel Momo .. , , , . . , tombo under orders of General Rlvas urcuuru sirouuuumy uumeu una us his own motive. The earlier part of the day was consumed with testimony from tho standpoint of the alleged plots against Governor Peabody, Judge Gabbert, Judge Goddard and General Bell. It developed during August, 19 05, when with a shotgun and buckshot ho was stalling Bern Orchard went to live at the home of Pettlbone, and the explanation of this relationship as offered by the defense in Its questions was that Orchard had come thero to keep Pettlbone company while Mrs. Pettlbone was absent on an eastern trip. A review" of the Steunenberg plot brought from Orchard tho additional declaration that when Haywood was proposing the crime ho said that Ed. Boyce, forme president of tho West ern Federation of Miners, and now ono of the owners of the Herc,ules mine, had always desired the removal of Steunenberg for his part in the north Idaho labor troubles. When seen after Orchard left tho stand, Coates said Simpkins never talked to him on the subject of kidnapping Paulson's children. Orchard did not speak to him about it In Denver, but did come to him In Wallace and out lined the plot. Orchard said he wanted to kidnap Paulson's children and get a bunch of money. Coates says he told him he was a fool, and If ho attempted to he, Coates, would denounce him publicly, nnd that ho would bo run out of Wallace. Coates pronounces It absolutely un true. Coates served a term as lieu tenant governor of Colorado, having been elected on tho Populist ticket. After leaving Colorado ho went to Wallace, and until a few weeks ago was proprietor of a newspaper there. He recently sbld out his interest. "In th prina a Lightly turns to rt " " v-J T.iPtW'nr TITHy- Av2lw?BK : Ja's . A FAN FLAME O ( JAP" NAVAL SPIES Discovery Alleged of Officers Secretly In Communication With Home Government. Honolulu, June 12. Commission er of Immigration Sargent has in structed the louil immigration ofFl- cials to continue their careful inspec- tion of Japanese immigrants, but to discontinue photographing them, and handle diplomatically all questions that may arise. Local federal offi cers are alleged to have discovered members of tho Japanese navy hero CAPTURE XOT CONFIRMED. San Salvador, June 12. Although (1m. llv NIfislrnclm fn,.efis. it is nosi- o-- , -- -- . tlvely known that President Zelaya 1 . . I and destined to raise revolutions in Salvador. CARBOLIC ACID MURDER. Indianapolis, Juno 12. Robert Jolly killed his daughter, Gladys, aged nine years, here today by forc ing carbolic acid down her throat. :He had been drinking, and when ar- rested later talked incoherently, is believed his mind Is affected. It ORCHARD'S REVOLVERS Denver, Juno 12 It was announ ced here today that the two six shoot ers found on Harry Orchard when arrested, for tho assassination of Gov ornor Steunberg had been traced to the George Tritch Hardware Co., of Denver where they were purchased by George A. Pettlbone. This infor mation -It is said was given to the Detective who asked an officer of tho Tritch company to trace tho weapons in question on Its record of sales. CALLS ORCHARD LTAR. Denver, Juno 12. Stove Adams will not testify for the prosecution In tho Haywood case. This was the positive declaration of Acting Secre tary James Klrwan to a convention of tho Western Federation of Miners Klrwan, who returned from Bolso last night and brought the following mes sage to tjie convention from Haywood. "Haywood Orchard Is tho greatest liar of the 20th century, as every man he has Implicated In the confes lon stands ready to testify. I am de terminded to tako tho stand and show where he lied. Thero will be nothing to the case but acquittal If the Jury will do as I contemplate by Indicat ions. If your convention had been six weeks later, I would be with you for by that tlmo I will bo a free man." young man's fancy thought of love." Morrli In SpokMman-RevIew. TER iLOON CJUILLE UNREWARDED Advance Man in Shane of E. A. Beckett Pays Short Active Visit But WILL OPEN AT ONCE Xcw Fixtures Purchased mid Build ing "Will Be Erected Imme diately Buckshot Goes. Coquille, Juno 12 (Special). After the severe crimp put Into our baseball team Sunday by the Marsh Held nine, and while a feeling of re morse seemed to permeate the entire populace, a ray of sunshine dropped off the train from tho Bay yesterday In the rotund figure of that pleasant faced gentleman, E. A. Beckett, the popular bartender and mixologist of tho Blanco Hotel, in the Bay city. Mr. Beckett's tlmo was short v. Jinn between trains), tut durlm? thp time he accomplished a world of business, purchasing the lot next to H. Lorenz's storo and contract'ng lor the erection of a building at once, tho same to bo occupied by the gentle man as a saloon. Tho contract for the bar fixtures has already been I placed, and will no doubt prove to ' be tho main featuro of the interior decorations. The name of tho cafe will bo "Tho Buckshot Inn." Mr. Beckett has secured tho ser vices of Wm. Cressen, commonly known as Bill Buckshot, the genial runner of tho Blanco, and will trans port him and his famous dog "Skook mii" to this place as soon as the building is completed. Tho pro prietor is known from tho Bad-ax band country In tho Panhandle of Texas to Kicklng-houso pass, in the Selkirk range In British Columbin, as a mixer of "Tods." It is his in tention to keep the best of liquors and all the popular brands of cigars. His leader, however, will bo the Brown-Buck, a smoke that is pleas ing the most fastidious lover of tho weed. Wo welcome you, Mr. Beckett. What's Marshfleld's loss is our gain, and wo feel confident you'll get the change. MEAT CAUSES RIOT Jewish AVonien In Cleveland, Ohio, Set Upon Lone Man ami Trouble Ensues. cioveiand, June 13. A riot oc curred in tho Jewish district here to day as a result of the ban placed upon tho Kosher meat shops. Jews, an gered over tho recent raise of four conts a pound for meat, refused to buy and urged others not to buy. All Kosher shops were picketed today by women and children of the neigh borhood. Delivery wagons wero stopped and meat was soaked with coal oil and shops were closed. When Jacob Bockevltch emerged from a shop with meat ho was sur rounded by women. In attempting to escape ho ran over a baby. A crowd of 500 quickly gathered and Rockovltch was being roughly han dled when rescued. Ono woman who was buying meat was severoly in jured and had all her clothing torn off by tho crowd. Several shops were raided. AVAR DECLARED. Mexico City, Juno 12 -NIc- aragua and Salvador arafcit war. Late yestorday minister Delgado of Salvador received a telegram from President FIguoroa that this morning tho revolutionists had captured Acajutla. They wero commanded by General Rives' and camo from Corlnto on the gunboat Momometombo They were armed by the pros- ideitf of Nicaragua. In this man- ner Zelaya complies, the mes- says, with tho treaty of poaco ( of Amapala. SEfiRGH GGES No Clue To Missing Midshipmen And Launch of Battleship Fair Program Cancelled iMETCALF STILL MISSING Boat Carrying lllin Disappears Con flicting Reports Regarding His Whereabouts. Norfolk, Juno 12. All day long and until late tonight tho search and dredging instituted by the nai'al au thorities for any signs of tho Minne sota's Ill-fated launch and Its eleven occupants has progressed, but tho bodies of the victims have not been found. AVJillo Virginia day was par tlclpated in, in order not to break tho programme arranged In advance, tho navy officers have declined all new in vitations to participate In the festivi ties. Secretary's Party. Newport News, June 12. Tho gun boat Dolphin, which has been wa ch Ing for the return of Secretary of tho Navy Metcalf and party from tho trip up Jamestown Island, Is still an chored off Newport News tonight. Tho lighthouse tender Maplo, on which the Secretary and his party mado tho trip up tho James river, and which was duo to return hero last evening, had not been sighted up to 11 o'clock tonight. A telephone message from Old Point Comfort says the Secretary's party has not reached that point. Newport News, Juno 12. At mid night the Dolphin was still waiting hero and a messago from Norfofik said that Metcalf was aboard Ad miral Evans' flagship Connecticut. Newport News, Juno 12. A dis patch was received hero lato tonight from a naval officer at Hampton Roads stating that Secretary Metcalf Is safo. Tho telegram further said that the Secretary is on board tho Dolphin. MAKE PIRST CAPTURE San Francisco Man Takes Active Part In Border Revolution Invaders Di hen Back. Mexico City, Juno 12. Accorllng to a telegram recelvel In this city lato tonight, tho Salvadorean army has defeated the lnvallng army which captured tho port of Acajutla yester day, and lias driven them back to the coast. Ono of tho leaders of tho Invading army was John Moissant, a former resident of San Francisco and an American citizen. Ho is reported to have been captured by the- forces of President Flgueroa. It is report ed on good authority that troops aro ready to Invade Salvalor from three sides. According to this Informa tion, General Toledo and Alfara aro on tho Honduran border ready t o strike. P- I1 '.' '! 'null .w.wMii- PHILIPPINE SKIRMISH. 6 '- Manila, Juno 12 Fnusto'AU- Jon, head chief of Tulajanos on tho Island of Lyto was wounded and capturod yestor- day by Lloutenant Jonos with a detachment of eight Infant- rymon and Phlllppino scouts. Under chiefs Uldarlce, Rota, and Lucia, who wero also cap- tured. The military and civil authorities declaro tho capture of these chiefs ends pulnjanlsm on the island of Loyte. xegol KJ m m H ! i I I ' tl !' 'N n A