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Eyes Bloodshot and Face
Bloated He Faces Court
and Gives Evidence of "His
Weakness Under Fire-
Fears Conviction.
State Senator George Keane,
' Schmitz' Henchman and
Ex-Secretary of Boocjle
Board of Supervisors, Acts
as Counsel.
(TToUfd Preaa Lrtaed Wirt.)
San Francisco. Cal., Jan. 20.
Abraham Ruef, defiant and sullen1,
hut unable to conceal his fear, this
morning appeared before Judge Law-
lor In the preliminary skirmish of
the battle which Is -soon to begin to
place him in prison. Judge Lawlor
ordered the case set for ' trial on
r"'"-1" .hut tf thf iima I i
probable that a continuance until
some time next week will be granted.
when the prosecution of Abraham
Ruef upon one of the trolley cases
will be vigorously pushed to an early
completion. - ' ,
Through hi attorney. SUte Senator
Keane, lie whined out hta defiance to
the prosecution and at the came time
complained of his treatment at it
hands, alleging that It bad broken faith
with him. lie still refused to break his
Hence concerning bis plans but for the
first time in many months his air of
confidence and cheerfulness deserted
him. His eye were bloodshot, his face
bloated and his entire aspect waa of a
person In deadly fear.
Host race Trial.
When the United Railroad cases were
called this morning all doubt as to the
change of the graft prosecution In re-
ard to Ruef were quickly set aside as
Mstrlct Attorney Lansrdon immediately
asked that the case of Ruef be set for
trial next Monday.. In reply Attorney
Keane. ex-secretary of the graft board
of supervisors, in behalf of Ruef, made
the following objection:
"We would like to be heard on this
matter before your honor takes any ac
tion. The first official information
that we have had to the effect that the
state intended .to proceed against, him
aas this morning. Mr. Ruef has cer
tain constitutional rignts, many 01
which were wrung from him . by the
prosecution. I do not think tho inter
ests of Justice will suffer If he is given
a chance to place himself In a position
to meet this change of front upon the
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SENATORS FAVOR
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Judiciary Committee Recom
mends Fulton's Bill for
Division of Oregon.
part of the prosecution.
tnat it is tneir intention to proceea
against him, that he be given time-to
secure counsel who will be able to do
Justice to him in this critical situation,
ask at least a continuance of two or
three weeks and that an order be made
allowing him to leave' the county Jail as
long as may be necessary for htm to
secure capable counsel."
..,,.,'.. XaneTdoa's SeplyV
District Attorney.. Lanffdon Immedi
ately denied the statement of Keane
to the effect-that Ruef had not been no
tified that ne would be placed upon
tnai unin ims morning ana declared
that he had notified him last Snturdnv.
Keane again requested the court to al
low his client time to secure counsel,
stating that he as counsel of record had
not been officially notified of the pros
ecution's plans until this morning.
"Ruef has been acting upon the as
surance of the district attorney that
the cases of the other oOdefendants
would be disposed of first," said Keane.
indeed he nas been acting upon the dt-
prect statement of the prosecution that
the would never be tried upon any of
uthesa cases and has therefore been let-ptlng-
tho matter slide, content with the
assurances of the district attorney."
i - Judge Lawlor refused the request of
f Keane -".for a two or three weeks con
tinuance and notified him that the case
Ewould be Bet for next Wednesday.
,Howeter, he stated, that should the
that they were not in a position to go
(WMblDfton Bureau of The Jrmrnil.)
Washington, D. C, Jan. 20.
When the bill -for the division of
Oregon , into . two . judicial , districts
was presented to the senate late this
afternoon it was passed without op
position. - ' :
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Washington, . D Ci' Jan. 20. Favor-
PLASTERERS 60
OUT ON STRIKE
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Refusal of Contractors to
Continue $5.50 Scale Re
sults in Walkout.
ADMEN HIT THE
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able Report was made today in the sen
ate . on Senator Fulton's bill to divide
Oregon , into two. Judicial districts. The
senate will pass tho bill and if It can be
forced through - the house a new district
judge will be appointed . and court
opened at Baker City In the near future.
Congressman Ellis has been making
an attempt to secure the new-court for
Pendleton and in view of his efforts
Senator Fulton tried to induce the com
mittee on 'Judiciary to consent to rec
ommend one term of the court each
year to.be held at Pendleton. Althoug
he failed in this 'effort it' Is probable
that tne. reiidieton provision win ne
tacked onfin the house. The senate
committee refuted his reauest on ac
count of the additional expense of ad
ditional Duiiamgs and ,tne salary or
denutv 'clerk.
The Cascade mountains will be the
line of division between the two dis
tricts.
It is understood here that Senator
Fulton is working for the new district
In the hope that he can secure the
judgeship for former State Senator John
v.. Kand
Kills,
of Baker. City. Congressman
it, is 'reported, would not be
averse to accepting the appointment him
Self, should' the court go to Pendleton.
Will Succeed Beresford.
London. Jan. 20. The report that Ad
miral Arthur Moore has been ordered
home from the China station was prac
ticany connrmed today. He will suc
ceed Admiral Liord Beresford as com
mander of the Channel fleet when the
latter resigns.
BELMONT ACCUSES ,
ROOSEVELT OF USING
POWER OF MACHINE
(TJnlted Press lotted Wire.) . v
Washington, Jan. 20. -Perry Belmont,
president of the. National Campaign
jPublicity" league, tonight charges Presi
dent Roosevelt with . utilising- tha ; ma
chinery. of the government in the Taft
campaign. -''y-''' "
"Ilnder cover of a proolamatlof!,- pro
hibiting federal office-holders from ac
Itiylty.iin securing delegates for a third
erm,l' said Belmont, ''tke country, has
been flooded with "federal emissaries
and 'officials instructed to influence the
election of delegates pledged to support-L
Prepldent's Candidate, who nun
eventuaJly be the president himself.
' "The powe of the executive has been
and is being used for .the same purpose
even in the Judiciary branch. - Civil
service reform has gone mad In - the
nunc lor delegates. . Tne war. navy,
postof f lew ana lnUrior departmenU are
bet.g demoralised by the corrupting in
fluence of such, direct; interfereftce- of
the chief executlvn is political manage-
A general walkout of union plasterer
took place this morning as a result ol
the refusal of the master plasterers and
contractors to continue the 5. SO wage
scale. The plasterers were working un
der an agreement made early in De
cember that the wages should be $5.50
a day until January 18, when the scale
would be reduced to $5. This agree
ment Waa made at the time wages were
reduced from $6 to J5, the master plas
terers agreeing as a compromise to paj
J5.B0 until today," when a furthor re
duction of 60 cents was to go Into ef
fect. At a" largely attended meeting of the
Plasterers' union,' held last Friday
niirht. it Was voted to resist thn reritio
tlon and stand out .for a continuance
.of the old scale. When the employes
reported at the various lobs this morn
ing they were told that they could go
to work at the scale agreed on, $5 a
day. On all the big Jobs in the business
district the men refused to go to .work,
and so far as is known, the wiilkout
was-general. Probably not over 75 men,
all told, waa affected by the union
demands, as not more than that num
ber of plasterers were at work In the
city.
"The plasterers are making a mis
take, said a member of the plasterers'
local this morning. "1 voted against
the demand for a continuance of the
$5.50 scale, and think we onvht tn hava
lived up to our agreement to accept $5
from today on. Thera ia too nttiA wnrir
ana too many idle men to undertake
w ueiiiuiiuM now. I imata a r.
not what they were 12 months ago.
Nearly all the big buildings in town are
being constructed on h. nsiviti..
"""i miuun means mat uie owners, and
not. the contractors, are responsible for
mo fuuuouon in wages."
LOUIS GLASS MAY
NOT SURVJVE ILLNESS
(United Preu Leased Wirt.)
San Francisco, Jan. 20. Louis Glass.
vice-president and general manager of
the Paclfia' States Teletrranh A TaIo.
phone company, and convicted of bribery
and sentenced:, to five years' imprison
ment in San Quentin was yesterday
taken from the county Jail, where he
wis iwaiimi ma result or nia innaa
and placed in the Lane hospital, where
ne-is jymg m a critical condition.
Glass, ia suffering from a sever it.
tack of pneumonia and is now hovering
between life and death.
GRTFO INI i
Gladhanders of Three1 States
Leave Portland to Attend
Convention.
" Smallpox in .Southern Idaho.
(Snaclal Dbifwteh to Tha JanraaLi
far ma. iaa
surrounding
Ida., Jan. 20. Parma and the
country are havlnr a.
smallpox epidemic. The officers have
rounded up several persons -who - have
been on the streets, c broken out and
reading the disease. j Thera have been
least 20 cases reported within tha
last few days.; Special meetings at the
Presbyterian tchurch have - been - post
poned and all social affairs and pub! o
entejrtainmenta' have been declared off.
An enthusiastic delegation of adman,
representing the principal cities in the
states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho,
left Portland Saturday night for Oak
land, California, where, commencing
this morning, will be held a three days
convention of Paclflc coast admen.
Among those that took the California
train were: R. M. Hall, president Pa
cific Coast Advertising Men's associa
tion; J. Hi Whyte, Astoria R. C,
Rohrabacher, Lewlston, Idaho; R. S.
Bigelow and T. M. R. Keane, 8pokane;
Dan O. Moore, proprietor Moore's hotel
Seaside, also delegate from Seaside's
thriving new Commercial club; John
Hartog, Eugene; B. I. Desant. C, J,
Owen. W. J. Hofmann. Fred Johnson,
Walter M. Dalv. Claude Hicks, A. L.
Long, C. W. Black, O. W. Olson, all
from Portland.
The visitinK delegations were enter
tained with a smoker by the Portland
Ad club at the Hotel Lenox, Saturday
evening, prior to their taking their de
parture for uaiirornia.
-CENT PURE
IS NOT LEGAL
Supreme Court of Pennsyl
vania Says Law Will Not
Hold Water.
PARSONS PRAY
FORSpERS
Bishop Conaty of Los An
geles Asks Parishoners to
Aid in Securing Rain.
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(United Preit Leased Wire.)
Philadelphia, Jan. 20. The state su
preme court of Pennsylvania today de
clared, in a divided opinion, that the
2-cent rate law was unconstitutional.
Immediately following this the Penn
sylvania railroad announced that it
would put into effect the old scale of
passenger fares as soon as practicable.
Four members of the supreme court
sustained the lower court. Two of the
Justices filed dissenting opinions. Jus
tice Potter only gave a qualified assent
to the majority's decision.
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FULTON WANTS COIN
FOR SHERMAN COUNTY
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(Wanhtngtoa Barcaa of The Journal.
Washington. D.'C. Jan. 20. Senator
Fulton has Introduced a biH in the sen
ate appropriating .2250,080 for the peo-
ie of. pnerman county. v xnia money, is
o be. used in relieving settlers who took
ud lands which .. were afterwards die.
covered to . come lander the wagon road
company's grant. - ' ....
(United Preaa Leaned Wire.)
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 20. Recog
nizing the present need for rain in this
section In order that the soil may yiold
its annual harvest. Bishop Conaty of the
diocese of Monterey and Ios Angeles
has issued a letter, to all the parishes
under nis jurisdiction directing the pas
tors and the congregations to pray for
that blessing. After every mass a litany
of the saints will be said in all the
Churches and the priests will Insert 'a
special prayer in tne mass to ooiam
the much needed downpour.
EAGLES0N SENDS
IN HIS RESIGNATION
(Waahlngton Bureau of The Journal.)
Washington, D. C, Jan. 20. The res
ignation of Surveyor' General Urn O.
Eagleson of Idaho has been received
and will be presented to Secretary Gar
field today. The Idaho senators took
up with the secretary liagleson's request
to bo permitted to serve out his term,
but the secretary said there . was so
much friction in the office that tha
good of the service demanded his going
out
At a further conference the senators
reached no agreement as to Eagleson's
successor. ' except that cs Utter s Idaho
citiienshlp was In question, his name
was not to be considered.
HARTJE AFTER
HIS CHILDREN
Millionaire Will Force Con
clusion of Conspiracy
Cases to Clear Name.
BOURNE DID NOT TRY
TO HAND FULTON ONE
-- (Washington Bureau of The Journal.)
Washington, v. u.( Jan. zo. xne re
port that Senator Bourne tried to induce
the Judiciary committee to report fa
vorably on the nomination of Chris
Schuebel as united States district at
torney, is incorrect.
Senator Fulton's sub-committee which
is considering Schuebel's nomination
had nothing to report - when the Ju
diciary committee met today.
HEINZE'S CASE WILL
BE HEARD NEXT WEEK
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(United Preaa Loaaed Wire.)
New Xork. Jan. 20 F. Augustus
Helnie, accused of over certifying
checks, will be tried January 27. The
matter came up this mornlnar but was
postponed to that date-.
i'New South American Liner, r
(TJnlted, Prate Leased Wire.) v
New York, Jan. 20. The yerdL a
handsome - new steamer built for the
LamDort & Holt f lint to meet the re
quirements of the increased passenger
trade of South-America, sailed on her
maiden voyage ' from New , York today
with a 'large passenger list The Verdi
la a 11,000 ton steamer, and has saloon
accommodatns' for ISO passengers.
(Doited Pren Leased Wire.)
Fittsburg, Jan. 20. Determined to
possess the object of his ilvorce suit
his .children by any righteous course.
Augustus Hartje, millionaire paper man
ufacturer, sportsman and clubman, will
force the conspiracy cases now pending
against John S. Welshons, his Intimate
friend; Clifford Hooe, his former negro
coachman', and himself.
With the alleged knowledge that
those cases are blng held as a sword
of .Damascus to force him to give up
one third of his fortune, from $1,000,000
to Jl.600,000, Hartje now takes the posi
tion that he will force the issue to a
conclusion and no longer permit the
continual threat of a term in prison to
rest over mm.
It has been stated that Mrs. Mary
Scott Hartje has applied to her husband
for arbitration, while it has also been
stated that Hartje has been ready to
accept terms of settlement. His at
torney says:,
"In the accounts there has been only
a semblance of truth. Hartje says there
can be no settlement unless his two
children are delivered over to him. The
conspiracy cases are scheduled to come
un tne nrst ween in Februarv. IIart1
has decided to force the cases to a con. 4
elusion. These cases grew out of Hooe's
affidavit that he had had intimate rela
tions with Mrs. Hartje. If" was claimed
that this affidavit was given to Hartje's
attorneys through a conspiracy, and as
Hooe was afterward claimed to have
made a denial of this, true bills were
returned by the grand jury, charging
tiartje. weisnons ana riooe witn conspiracy."
TELL STORY
Great Victory Won by Dc-.
fense When Court Rules
That Evelyn May Repeat
Her Experiences With Her
Husband's Victim. -
Jerome Protests Against Ad
mission of Horrible Talo
in Evidence But Court
Sustains Lawyer
ton's Contention.
Little-
Chinamen on. Trial for Murder.
Boston, Mass., Jan. 20. Ten China
men were placed on trial in Boston to
day on the charge of murder. The
charges are the outcome of the bloody
tong riot last August, which resulted
in the killing of four or fiv6 members
of the Chinese colony.
(Dnlted Preaa Leased Wire.) , - f
New York, Jan. 20. Evelyn Thaw
was recalled to the stand this morning
when the trial of Harry Thaw was re
sumed. She will complete her story be
fore other, witnesses are called. : jus
tice Dowllng finally consented to the
admission of reporters to the courtroom
while the defendant's (wla relates 4ier
relationship with Stanford Whits. , -
As soon as Evelyn Thaw was called
to the stand by the defense. District At
torney Jerome renewed his ' motion to
have the public excluded during the
..v on. B 11.1 ivoiiuiuii. a.1.1 '
ing his reasons, Justice Dowllng denied
the motion, and Attorney Littleton
plunged into the examination of the
witness relative to an Interview with -
Harry Thaw in Paris, in which she con
fessed she couldn't niarrv Thaw be
cause of the alleged wrongs dons her at
the hands of White. , ,
Jerome objected when she was asked
to repeat the' conversation. Littleton
contended that the story was material
to the defense. The court finally al-
lowed Evelyn Thaw to proceed. This
was a sweeping victory for the defense.
xne story or ner relations witrt white
s a repetition of the one she related at
the first trial. She said she 'met the
architect when she was introduced to
him by a party of girls. Later she met
him several times. Then she told of her
visit to White's apartments in tha Mad
ison Square Garden building, explaining
how White showed her through the
rooms and giving a description of the
furnishings as she did in the first trial.
After that they took a ride through the
park. "' s
Btie saia tne next time sne met wnite
waa In thn same a nart merits, aha 'havlr.v
accepted an invitation to attend a din
ner tner3 after tne now.- When Evelyn
was asked if' she told Thaw about her
mother ehe said she did.-telling him
that White sent Mrs. Holman to Pitts
burg and that he defrayed all her ex
penses on that trip-. .-At this Juncture
erome objected with the . declaration
that the witness was Indulging In ton
many detailed explanations. The dis
trict attorney asked the court to in
struct the witness i to tell air she- told
Thaw. Justice Dowllng ruled to this
effect over tie, protest of Attorney IAu
tleton. Evelyn continued by saying that
she told Thaw all sho knew about he
mother's trip, stating .that Whita sent
her to the depot in a cab and later took
the witness to-. the . Madison Square
tower in the same vehicle. . - f-
Then the witness, told the story of
her posing in a Twenty-second street
gallery for ptctures. On th following
night she' accented another Invitation
from White to attend a dinner party in
the tower. When she arrived. White
was alone, although the 'table- wa wt
for four. Evelyn testified that White
suggested that before they sit down at
the table ho show her the rest of n!i
apartments. She accompanied him to
the mirror room and When they reached
the bedroom White insisted that she
drink; a glass of wine.
She drank a little of it, according tn
her testimony, and immediately lost con
sciousness, y, ,k"
returned to my hotel apartment
and I was visited there by Whitn. ti
told me not to tell my mother of what
had happened, that Buch things were a
part of life. " ;' -.'
During the recital the voice of tlie
witness broke and more than once tenr
rolled down her cheeks. . During all tha
time Evelyn told her sad atorv Harry
Thaw sat in front "of her with his
handkerchief pressed to his eyes hi
form shaklner with rbs. '
' Evelyn said she told Thaw t?-t sM
next saw White in a house in Twenty-
fourth street
"While I was talking
about Whifat,
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STRANGE FREAK OF
IMAGINATION. EVEN
FOR A "JOURNALIST
. (United Treas Ixaae Wirt.) -T s
s New York.; Jan. 20. -Alexander TJIar,
eminent French Journalist aniT foreign
editor of "L Petit Journal," which has
a dally circulation of 1,250.000. declares
that war between the United States and
Japm is Inevitable. He said:
War between the' United; States and
Japan is .. inevitable. I do not know
no one knows when It will come, but
It cannot be averted. In my opinion it
win not . be Jong delayed. ' - :
"Of course th .United Statu- would
Wja, after ft-tlmvbut it would be tHu
greatest stmgple the country ever rl
You see, America (Winnot pri''ire i t
war. , The minute pref! a' i. im
fun, that minute tliero w-ot.-l 1 im u,c
apan would not wait, If Jaj..n ' , i
land an army -of 8rt,0 0 or ! ,
trained soldiers. veUrau.i tt ii.-- (
Ida war. In Cuttfornlu, it wi-ii i
theB United .States . prhar 1 r. n
to drive them -out.-- 'I hey vv .i l f
them solve no that it w',nti -.,-. t
siU of live to ovjr"Mn . i
H. l iar reruni.-! trt , ,
toti'jj', whirr I rt frtu a .. , ...
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