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Under Withering Cross-Examinatioii By
Judge Webster Witness Unfolds His
, Own Shameful Connection ' With Ring
, of Schemers Sticks to Statements
Hamilton H. Hendricks, self-confessed
a perjurer .while holding tof-
nce unaer the united states, cou
vlcted of having induced perjury In
others while he held that same office,
but yet pleading hi lights as a de
fendant on appeal to -escape the
grilling questions of Judge Webster
on. cross-examination, -held the wit
- near chair in, the. Hall-Maya case all
during the morning session of the
federal court and for most of the at
', ternoon.
Ii Forced to tell, of his crooked
' Work while United States commls-
sioner, the -4 .witness. ,i developed
-Ijnemory, most 'wonderful In its for
getful nesa ana raced the jury witn
bis' square-set Jaw . shaken by the
heavy .beating of his heart as he
parr(ed and evaded la his efforts to
; maintain what shreds of truthful
ness possible, against the grilling
Questions of the attorney, for the
defense. -. ' '.. , -". ;
Judge Webster by his examination
attacked the credibility of the wltnes
showing hint to have' already been con
vlcted of subornation of perjury and
dmwtnir out of him that -be knew th
many claims - filed before blm were
fraudulent and not taken In accordance
with the law when he admitted the final
proof as United States commissioner.
Me also was forced to tell of agreements
between himself and Special 'Agent
Loomla, himself crooked and under in
dictment, by which Loom I a fixed up bo-
?ua reports in order to divert suspicion
rom the work of the Butte Creek Iand
and Lumber : company of which Hen
dricks was treasurer. , 'v v
Oovtrnment Witness. ' '
Hendricks was on the-stand as a pov
ernment witness into yesterday after
noon after a lona- list of non-lmoortant
( testimony and plunged at once Into a
sensational story in wnicn ne tola or a
visit made to John Hall in May of 1900.
At this time, the witness said, he had
come, to Portland In order to have a
brief printed for a case which was to
be heard by the supreme court at Pen-
aieton. wniie Here ne oaned upon jonn
Hall, then. United States attorney, and
after Introducing himself had a talk
about the Butte Creek fencing rase.
After having discussed the fencing case
the witness said he and Hall had gone
into Han s private oriice where they had
Keadrleks testified tltat he had told
KaU of at eonaeotloa wttk th BtUehall
wing- of th xapauioaa party sad of his
kaowUda-e that Xan deslnd th reelto-tloa-
of 0erg w. KcBrld. Th wit
ness said ha had snaTMted to XaU that
V14 Illegal f aria; tavstla;atla could
be used a a olab over Rttlwer, tha a
eaadidat to th sUt senate; to Influ
ence hie vt, for trait States seaatoi.
Hall, the-witness said, had suggested
tbat Hendricks "speak to Stelwer abou t
the matter but that Hendricks had de
murred because he believed it would be
more effective for Hall to speak direct
ly to Stelwer about the aubiecL t
munitls.and sections of th county feel
; : .. . ;i ...'Xeney . rtniahss. . :
This mornlnr Mr. Henev flnlnh hlu
direct examination within a few minutes
aner ma opening, or court and turned
tne Witness over , to Judra Whatr.
The attorner at ones hfiun In.itimii
the credlibility of the witness. He asked
him numerous auentiona to thn
cause 01 msjrisit to Portland, the date
vi me visit wnen ne nad gone to Hall
01 nee and wnat nad transpired there.
iifnunim aevejopea an uncertain
meraory.: He- could not nm,mhf
wnemer ne Jiad Deen In-Portland riurln
May or the last of April, nor could he
wnere Kail s ornce had luum inrai
or what he had found in ifc Ho said
he- thought he had come to Portland
aunnjr in. latter part of April liow
ever because he reached Pendleton in
lime ioe. tne hearing of his case eithe
the second or third day of the supreme
court's session In that place.
The witness stuck to his storv of tht,
uuiivH(iun wim . nan. nnvuviiF Tin
explained that he had told Hall it would
v Bi-uer lur nim 10 see Btelwer per
sonally about the political deal be.
cause Stelwer, wa a man of secretive
unuiia ana wouia not stand for a com
pact of secret nature where three men
were laminar wun tne racts.
: JUdae Webster then aalrarf tha ,.
heas.lf he had- not discussed the Hall
- wun jiia Droiner, tt. j. Hendricks,
01 oaiem. leuing nim that Hall couii'
City Legislative Body to
Hold a General Slashing
Bee-When Beport of Com
- ihittee on Appropriations
?Is Brought Up
Spasm of Ecomony Has In
vaded the Board Which Is
Determined to Save 'the
Municipality a Great Heal
of Honey.
:f (Continued on Page Five.)
YELLOW PERIL
STINGS TREAT
Stanford Prof Attempts to
; Stir Up Scare Upon Re
turn From Orient.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Stanford university. : Cal. Jan. iZ.
Japan is destined to master the Pacific,
according to the view of the situation
taken by Prof esSor. P. -J. Treat.
' Professor Treat made this statement
In the course of a lecture delivered by
him last night on the "History of
.Japan."
"If geography means anything,- he
said, 'It tells us that the destiny of
japan is tne mastery or tne racinc."
FIVE C00D .
SPECIAL ARTICLES '
for....:. :'r'VV
s i; The Otegdn
Sunday Journal :
'' " Among other special feature ;:
v of The Oregon' Sunday Journal '
- of January 29 will, be: ... l
SImplic!ty,, by ' Langdon '
; Carter. i'if
"Women Drinkers Leave
;'lgacy of Misery," by Mia.
John A. Logan. -
:" The Successful ' Man,"' - by
, John Anderson Jayne.-
i"D6 Tou Lack Friends?"- by ,
r' Irene Gardner. -. .
i. I.earn to Live In Beauty," '
by Maude Maeterlinck. ... r
, ....j,. .-...--. ? ' S':..-. 4
Oregon Sundav Journal and.
. Saturtlay Evening Journal lead'
them . all.-.-. Portland's popular -.
"papers .more , prosperous "tlian
: ver. ; .7 ; -
S W WILL FIGHT
FOR PRESIDENCY
Broke Witli Steel Trust Be-
cause of Time He voted
V to Campaign.
(United Press Leaied Wire.)
New York, Jan. 23. Leslie M. Shaw,
who Is to-retlre from the presidency of
the Carnegie Trust company on March
1 next, will devote his entire energies
toward capturing the Republican noml
nation for the presidency of the United
States. ' ,
Coincident with , the news or him re.
iireroent irom ttia trust comoanv.it be
came known today that the former sec
retary of the treasury has established
political headquarters at 11 Broadway
and is devoting a great part of his
time to his - Dolltlcal ambitions and
plana. . : - . v. :
It was. in fact, his untiring seal dur
ing the past few months toward obtain.
ing delegates that brought about a
crisis in bis relations with the Carnegie
Trust .company. -n .--r :i
ARCHBISHOP FAILS ,
TODECISION
'. -'V .,, (United Prew-Leaied Wire.) ..
Rome. Jan. 23. ArchblshoD Rlordan
of San Francisco, left for home today
without getting) from th pope a decls
Ibn regarding the Choice of a Coadjutor
In his diocese. The Done- is still con
sidering the . charges of modernism
aa-alnst . Father Hanna. f Rochester.
New York, who Is a candidate for the
place." , - ' ,
BOISE TIMES IS IJS -"
r; HANDS OFBECEIVER
tlnlfd Pim Iaenl Wlre.l
1 Boise.-. .Iri,, Jan. - 23. The Collins
Printing company, publishing; the Boise
Sunday Times, established six weeks
ago, went , into the hands of a receiver
today. 'The publication of the Times
will b ' continued by tbe receiver for
the present at least. J. H.- Hatch was
appointed to take charge of th plant.
It. will be slash, slash, slash, when
the council meets Saturday afternoon
at. S o'clock to .consider the report of
th way and means committee on the
appropslatlons for , th various depart
ments for th year.
Never before In the. history of the
council. according to Councilman
Vaughn, have the. members required
special session of the council to con
sider the appropriation of the , way
and means committee. But this, year
it is different. Kushiight is chairman
and the "Big Ten" l.ave been after
Rushlight for some time. It Is said
that If they can cut down the appro
priations to snow mat Kusnugnt has
been -wasteful of the city's money it
will reflect upon him in the future.
. . Cat Off Laboratory.
When Councilman Annand moved to
have the appropriations considered at
a special session of the council there
was no objection save from Councilman
Vaughn. Councilman Rushlight, realis
ing me mouve oenina tne action or the
"Big Ten," acquiesced In the motion of
councilman Annand. and a battle royal
is expected when the meeting is called
to order Saturday afternoon. '
Just where the council will commence
to slash is unknown, but one of the
most important things that is slated
for abolition Is the provision for a city
uovmiurf, wnicu carries an appropria
tion im (o.ito. , uut or tnis sum a
laooraiory is to oe provided for. as well
as the salaries for a city chemist and
bacteriologist.
Another cut that It is said will be
made- is In the appropriation for the
water department. Among the items
set aside' for the water rionnrtmon, !
one for 142,000 for the purchase of 800
hydrants, which the water board re
fuse to . purchase. The effect of cut
ting out this appropriation will be to
hold up th Installation of fir hv-
drant in all parts of the city, despite
ine iaci mac me city s wholly deficient
u n 10 iwivm us nrw protection.
Jfo BnbM for Chief.
Another item that will be nut nut. no.
cording to th program arranged by th
"Big Ten." is th appropriation of 00,
000 out of the general fund for a new
crematory
Chief Campbell of the fire department
will lose his bright red automobllo if
the "Big Ten" complete their program.
Th Committee set aaidn lit. KA0 far the
purchase of an automobile, but it Is
almost certain to be cut out.
Other appropriations will be cut down
to the marrow and 'the cltv will be
sent through the year on as little money
as possible. Many improvements con
templated by the ways and means com
mittee which .are classed among those
deemed absolutely necessary will be
thrown . out . when the council meets
Saturday. It Is slated to be a slashing
affair, j- , v . ..
I "FIND ME A FLAW, EVEN THOUGH WSf ICE, WEEPS'' I
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Unusual Conference Look
ing Toward Solution of
Problem of Wiping Out
the "Taft Boom", Charges
Against President, v; ;
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Another Story Is That Sena
tors Are Complaining BiN
terly of Interference With
Their Federal Patronago
Hiplomacy.May Win4 M
ACH
ASKS
6A6
E
TO HELP RUFF
Curley Boss Pleads With
Former Governor to Help
Him Fight Langdon.
SAILOR KILLED BY ' ,
" SHIP'S STEAM HOIST
(United Pre Leased Wire.) l
San Francisco. Jan. 23. Th navy col
lier Baturn,. arriving in the harbor yes
terday, from JHagdale.na bay, brought
word of the frightful death met by
Walter Williams, a bluejacket on the
armored ' cruiser - Washington, - on Jan
uary 18. while the latter vessel was
coaling th Ship. Williams was from the
eastern coast ana was engagea wun
many of his shipmates, in taking coal
aboard the cruiser from "the Saturn,
when he ventured too close to the noist
Ina machine. He was Dtcked up and
carried over the side of the Washington
and nltched headlonor - to his death in
one of the . warship' deep holds. The
body of tbe lad was badly, crushed and
death followed instantly.
Joined the Washington on- the Atlantic.
He was to inherit ttO.000 when of age.
The bpdy of the boy. Is on its , way east,
BARTNETT MUST STAT ,
, :W HIS PRISON CELL
. San Francisco, Cal' Jan. 23. After a
conference between Sheriff Dolan and
the superintendent of tbe county-Jail,
the former decided today that tho con
dition of Waiter- J. Bartnett. the in
dicted official of the California Safe
Deposit & Trust company, whose mind
was said to have been seriously affected
by his imprisonment, was not such as
to. make It advisable to ' remove him
from his Cell and permit him to sleep in
the main corridor of th Jail, as recom
mended by the Jail physician; Bartnett
alert well last night and awoke-this
morning in a better frame 6t mind. Hl
only troubl U a slight cold.
San Francisco, Jan. 23. Henry Ach,
attorney for Abe Ruef before the latter
entered a plea' of guilty to an extortion
charge, is to leave for Los Angeles to
night, where he will confer with ex
Governor Uage on the proposition of the
latter taking the position as chief coun
sel for Ruef.
This morning he appeared before
Judge Dunne for sentence In the extor
tlon case and at the request of his at
torney the matter was continued for
one week.
Acb held a long consultation - with
Ruef before court opened and after the
adjournment he again conferred with
the little ex-boss. Ruef this morning
also held a long conference with Rabbi
Nieto in the tatter's private chambers
at the Temple. While neither party
would give out the subject of the con
ference, it Is probable that the matter
taken up was the subject of the im
munity contract with which Rabbi Nieto
was concerned at the time it was
signed.;
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The Self-Styled "King of
Tramps" Declares 50,000
Unemployed Will JIarch
Despite Interference by
Police Department.
' (United Prraa Leased Wire.)
Chicago, Jan. 23. With a force of 700
policemen mobilized within the loop dis
trict and with the Socialist party de
termined ' to march 60,000 unemployed
men through the streets in spite of the
police order forbidding the parade, much
trouble and even bloodshed Is anticipat
ed in the event that the Socialist per-
(Continued on Page Five.)
HOLDUPS PULL
VICTIM'S TEETH
Spokane Bandits Yank Gold
J Molars From Mouth -of
C. E. Hedger.
(United Press Leaied Wire.)
Spokane,. Jau. 23. Three young hold
ups last night robbed U. JS. liedger.
stage manager of the Columbia theatre,
of gold teeth worth $25. The holdups
saw the teeth when Hedger explained
that h had only 12.60, and yanked
them out of his mouth. .
DIET REFUSES TO
CENSURE GOVERNMENT
- (United Ptms Leaied Wlra.)
Tokio, Jan. 23. The motion made by
the progressive Yuko partie fora fa
vorable vota on lack of connnenc-lathe
cabinet was bitterly attacked In th
diet and . finally rejected yesterday.
Flight renrftKffntatives of the parties. In
cluding Shimada and Ohishl, spoke in
favor or the motion.
(United Prase Leased Wire.)
Washington,' Jan. 2 S. A special
meeting, ; attended', by- Secretaries
Root, Metcalf, ..Straus and Garfield
and Postmaster-General Meyer, Is In
session, today. It Is understood that
the subject being- discussed Is tbd
charge that President Roosevelt has
been making appointments for po
litical purposes.- Each cabinet mem
ber was requested to bring with him
a list of the appointments made
since January 1, , '
It Is reported that th president !s
anxious to have, the charge tbat lis is
"doing Tart politics" dispelled.- The re
fusal to 'listen to charges against men
who wield political power In states that
"might be in line for Taft" and th ele
vating of men presumably for' their ar-
dent support of the administration, has
brought forth considerable criticism
throughout the country. Th president
thinks the stories have gone too fsr and
should receive a setback at the hands
of the cabinet. - " r -
Another story" as to the cabinet ses
sion is tbat repeated complaints of sen
ators regarding Interference with pat-';
ige. in tneir districts nas Drought
ut a serious condition which must bo
eliminated by diplomatic adjustment.
ELECTRIC LIGHT
Twenty-Five Thousand Dol
lar . Fire Started by Ex
plosion of Glass Bulb, v
mm BEGGED JER0ME TO '
A RR E ST ST A N W Hll
District Attorney Jerome la again
taking the 'prosecution of Harry
Thaw In person. The sketch shows
JLlrv Jerome examining the witness.
Prosecutor Refused Because
He Thought Pittsburger
Was Working Game. ,
(United Preaa Leafed Wire.)
. New York. Jan. 23. The sensation Of
the day In ' the Thaw trial was the
tartHng statement that . Harry,' Thaw
once appealed to District ' Attorney Je
rome to have Stanford White brought
to the bar of Justice, and that the ap
peal was ignored because . the ' public
prosecutor did not think the young
Pittsburger was actuated by high
minded motives. - '
v The- new development was brought
out -in - the testimony of Dr. Charlea
Wagner, i a witness for the defense.'!
The latter said he learned of the ap
peal made by Thaw to Jerome whil
conversing with the defendant directly
after the shooting. ' One reason Jerome,
according to the story, paid little at
tention to Thaw's request, was because'
he thought the latter was Jealous of
White, and that he was of the opinion
that Thaw sought to win Krelyn Nesbit
through his assistance, '
The fact was also developed while
Dr. Wagner waaxn the stand that from
tne very beginning of the-acquaintance
that aprarry up between 'Thaw and
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Martin W. Littleton, chief counsel
tor Harry Thaw. ; , " . ;
(Ublted Pteas Leased WW.- '
Los : Angeles, ' CaL'i'Jan. :2J.-r-Th
breaking , of an Incandescent bulb start
ed the most ..destructive fir that has
vr occurred in th Sherman oil fields,
seriously burned two men and blockaded
the Sawtelle branch of th Loa Angelt-
Pacific. railroad, for -several hours early
this-morning!!.-v;-'. -f.--.K- 1
Th injured 'men are Charles fcelawl,
conductor, and Ed Wellborn. ,motormaa
orarr oil train. 'f.;-:j-v,.i-".'.,.M-v.', j,
v Leland had lowered an electrlo Iisrht
bulb int the trailer tank to aseertalu
how much -oil had been taken on, when
the bulb burst.. . Tho flnnh lo-nilerl th
fas in th tank 'and a terrifio explosion
followed. Iceland, was hurled, 20 feet
through the, air and seriously bruisea
and burned;-" .' ''-.- -'...' .u ..',--.. .- . ,.' -..
. Within- half an ; hour -th? entire oil
train- wa a anass-of flames. Two large
Wooden tank anil i rmorvnlr near hv
'caught fire and burned fiercely. Agretit
tviuum ti DiacK smoke, tnat could oe
Been for HIM.hu , Oa mtmm M,
I eyral. thousand feet into the air, an. 1.
Hollywood, , making that place as daiit
as -night. i , -jvs-t i ... .
ho.loa 1 estimated at 125.000. ;
Macedonian confers
with kino of greece
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s.- (Special Mptch to The Journal.)
; Vienna. Jan.' 23.-8elim I'snlia rt
Macedonia has arrived hr with im
object pf conferring with the kin ,
Greece, and riin3o of Bulgaria. In
also wishes to induce Austria to t-'-ui .-.
Itself with the affairs of lace..ni..; .
but Austria, Russia and 0-rni)triy do n-t
Wish to intervene.' Onlv KukImU'I lr- '- i
of satisfying tbe demands f Ut't-e9 ' t
Bulgaria. '
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