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MAYOR SCHMITZ IS RELEASED
Canadian Pacific Gets Control of Great Western
MlfM POLITICAL BOSS JAPAN
WHO IS NOW fALLENj AIMING
Fnfft nf a Talented Man Who Pursued the Mistaken! . A I InllA
Idea of Plundering the Public Through Politics
(Ualted Prose Leased Wiro.)
San Francisco, Jnn. 9. Abrnlinm
Rief, but llttlo moro than n yonr ago
;tb bos of Snn Francisco, has mndo
Mi t doperato fight to nvold tho
whiting Ignominy of lncarcorntlon
a a prison cell and lost. He spoilt
at night In a narrow call In tho
MDty Jail, hemmod In by stool bars,
ltd with only the momory of his ono
ilme power to koop him company
trough tho long vigil of tho night.
Where tho fallen aro now lmpris
il: Cell No. 1C9 Abo Rnof.
Cell No. 101 J. Dnlzoll Brown.
Cll No. 1C4 James Troadwell.
Cell No. 181 -Walter J. Dartnett.
Cell No. 182 Louis Glass.
Cell No. 194 Eugene E. Schmlta.
torforonco, lias passed forovor. In
his plnco is Rnof, tho mcok, tho
whipped, tho felon conviot, tho com
panion of potty criminals. Tho flnnl
fall did not como, howovof, without
a strugglo, and it was a strugglo In
which Rsiof summoned to his aid ov
ory vostlgo of Inlluonco and friend
ship that remainod to him. Emla
snriOB sought audleiico with every
niiui whoso official position might
servo as n lover in his bohnlf, nnd it
was only with ovory resource exhaust
od and with tho peremptory ordor of
tho court placed In his hands by u de
termined officer of tho Inw that Ruof
at Inst bowed his head in submission
to tho inevitable.
Truo to his declared determination
of vacating tho ordor of ollsorahlp,
Ruef, tho dominant, tho mastorfu'.'mado ton tnonths ago yesterday, ns
he serene, tho scoffer at human in- soon ob Sheriff Lnwronco J. Dolan
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CI11CAG0ST0RE
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
OUR CLFARING SALE
is i hummer. Every department is busy; wc are selling
Ihe goods regardless of cost. We must have room for
our spring goods. If you want bargains in this season's
best merchandise come to the Chicago- Store the store that
makes the prices and is always busy.
THE THAW
JURY NOT
SECURED
THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME
COURT UPHOLDS SCHMITZ
TOLD A FACT ONGEICNE IS ARCHITECT
OUN MANUFACTURER DECLARES
THAT THE ORIENTALS ARE
FEIGNING POVERTY, RUT ARE
SECRETLY 1'HEI'AHINO TO
STRIKE A IILOW AT US.
San Francisco Boodle Mayor Barely Got Into Jail Be
fore He Will Be Released On Bail
(Unltod Pross Leased Wire.)
St. Petersburg, Jnn. 9. Mon high
In Russlnn court and army circles, ns
well as tho St. Petersburg press, aro
openly ridiculing Okumn's repudia
tion of tho version given of his Kobe
speech, In which he was quoted a
urging India to rlso against British
rule.
Tho reportH of the speech fell into
tho hnndB of Russian diplomats di
rectly after Okuma delivered his ut
torancca, and wcro forwarded to the
capitnl. It is Bald they do not agree
with tho press reports, In which Oku
ma declares ho was misquoted.
Dealer in Flreuniw Is Talking "War.
Washington, Jan. 9. "Japan Is
miBhlng preparations for war, nnd
may strlko us at nny mlnuto." This
was tho stnrtllng announcement
made today by HudBon Maxim, n
mombor of a big company thnt mac
'ufactures arms, who is visiting In
Washington.
"It Is n sad mistake to think that
Japan Is financially embarrassed,"
lio continued. " It Is Japan's old
gamo to rush war preparations, nnd
complain about being poverty strick
en at tho snmo time."
Now York, Jan. 9. Shortly after
tho Thaw trial roumod this morning
Frank Manning, an Insuranco brok
or, qunllfled ns the tonth tontntlvo
Juror.
Thero Ib a strong likollhood thnt
liVInn r2rm.?ttAll flirt nn(idui tt.llr. 11.
troducod Harry Thaw to Evelyn No-1
bft, will be hold for contompt thnt
la If tho story that reached Justice
Dowllng today, is triue.
According to "the stop, Edna was
Bitting in the audience of tho Grand
opora hoiiso last night whon bIio was
served with a subpoena taken out by
Attorney LIttloton.
SAN FRANCISCO, JAN. !. THE APPELLATE COURT THIS MORN
1NG REVERSED THE DECISION IN THE CASE OF E.Y-MAYOR
SCHMITZ, WHO WAS FOUND GUILTY OF EXTORTION AND SEN
TENCED TO FIVE YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.
AN IMMEDIATE EFFORT WILL HE MADE TO SEUURE SOIIMITZ'H
RELEASE ON RAIL, WHICH, IT IS RELIEVED WILL RE GRANTED.
St'luuKz Overjoyed.
When Informod that tho appellate
court had rovorsod the doclston of
tho trial court, Sohmltz was over
joyed. He said that ho bolloved all
along thnt tho caso would ho decldod
CLEARING PRICES
29c fancy plaid dress goodB, pret
ty Btylea,
Clearing price, yd . . . IDC
75c fine wool dress goodB, every
Clearing price, yd ,.. ODC
Batter dress goods at the Bame
reductions.
5e bleached table damask nr
Clearing price, yd Zt)C
Bter table linens at the same re
dactions. ,
"0 jardi 0f pitm nnd fancy
iress and walstlng sl)ks at
tearing prieee.
" ards of 7o dark and light
colored outing flannela
Coring price, yd d
Yon Wll! fln.i .i- , .
" auima gooas in me
different departments, caused
t Ki-trtatmftnt during pur fall
ru", at half prlee and less.
Ladle
' $13 suits now.... 7.90
?2Q suits now.... u.90
112 coats now
Udiee
Udies'
Ladies" lis no
ey all must go.
V
6.90
9.90
CLEARING PRICES
On ladies' suits, coats, millinery,
furs, underskirts, shirt waists,
raincoats, men's and boys' cloth
ing, men's underwear, hats and
suspenders.
Be Store That Dees tke Bsiess
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was Installed In office, Judge Dunnt
terminated tho ell6orshIp yesterday
'afternoon, and issued an order of
! commitment to Sheriff Dolan.
I Schmlt zhnd not tostlfled in roganl
to this matter on direct examination,
but Judge Dunne not only allowed
tho prosecution to question blm in ro
gard to It, but demanded that ho an
swer and thoratened to Bend his
counsel to Jail for contempt of court
(for advising him that he would be en
tirely within his rights In refusing to
answer the questions,
Tho Contract for Immunity.
Tho court also reversed tho rulln?
of Judge Dunno In refusing to allow
J tho attorney for the defendant to
quosiion uuei wiiiiu an 1110 nmm m
In his favor. This wns particularly
Tho man who g00,j n0W8 to tho convicted ex-mayor,
served tho writ roportod today that, hn vlow of tho fact thnt he spent Inst
Bho tore It In halves, and threw it in night in tho gloomy cell thnt tho now
tho Btrq$, doclarlng Bho would pay
no attention to It.
Th Jury box was flllod again, with , torvlow on tho enso until "ho could
hnlf of tho number eubjoct to por- B0t the complolo toxt of tho'tlocfslbn,
omptory challenge John Delimit , Abo Ruef was bIbo apparently idoaHOd
an architoot, was cnoson as tno.at tho uows.
Bborlff hnd provided for him.
Although not wIlllmMo glvo an ln
wolfth Juror.
Tho prosocution ohnllongod Jurord
sovon, ton nnd elc.von, nnd tho dc
fonso olght and twelve, leaving only
bIx of the originals In tho box.
Lincoln A. SUiart, a bank tollogr,
was accepted as tho tentative seventh
Juror.
lucyIs-
GONE FAR
OUT TO SEA
(United Pross Loasod Wire.)
San Podro, Cal., Jan. 9. Anxiety
Is felt for the safety of tho schooner
Lucy, Captain Paterson, now out 40
days from this port, bound for Ump
qua river In ballast. Tho schooner
Caroline, which loft this port at tho
samo time as tno Mioy, lias sinoo
made a round trip to and from the
Umpqua rlvor, and is once more on
her way north to load. The last re
port from tho Lucy camo sevoral
weeks ago, when Bho was sighted by
the Carolina off tho Umpqua, as the
regard to hlB contract for Immunity JaUr waa bound ouir for Han
I'euro. smut mm muv (.aritmu
with tho dletrlot attorney's office and
tho question directod to him in ro
gard to whothor or not ho had prom
ised to testify in relation to certain
facts upon a promise being given him
that ho would not be sent to the pen
itentiary. "The cross-axamination was en
tirely Improper," the deolslon says,
"and espocinlly so in regard to the
question addressed to tho witness,
Ruef, In regard to whether or not ho
storms have prevailed oft tho Orogon
coast, and It is possible tho Lucy
may havo boen blown many hundred
miles to sea.
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MJCHIGAN MOTHER
WHO LOST CHILD.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Plalnwell, Mich., Jan. 9. Charged
with manslaughter, Mrs. David Ne-
had ever given part of his $5000 fee ;'' ot Sacramonto, Cal., mother of
tha .IftfAtiflAn Tt wns not non- B - vs-ywar-uiu uuj uu vwu .
i fined to the matters wpon which thejuy 'rom Pe"nionla, after baying
.defendant had been examined during n feated by Christian Soiontlsta.
his direct examination." ,jw.au oi u. VUi ,, . u , .-
0 (rest. She Is held under $6000 bonds
PETITIONS FILED Totlmony beforo the coroner's Jury
SECRETARY OF STATE 8hows tnat Wrs eV did not call
CharleB W. Fulton for United P" "'"" i w
a. t 1. 1- I. ..t. . u .1 11.AM In Hi 1 .
States senator from the state of Ore
' I'olnfH of Det'islon.
Tho decision not only revorsos the
enso of ex-Mnyor Eugcno E, Ssohmltz
convicted of tho orlmo of extortion,
nnd sentencod to 11 vo years In Sau
Quontln penitentiary by Judgo Dunno
but ordorod tho trial rourt to sustain
tho domurrer of tho dofendant upon
tho ground thnt the Indletmont did
not state n public offenco or an un
lawful Injury, nnd ordorod that tho
dofondnnt bo dischnrgod upon this
Indictment.
It Is probnbl'o that, 'as n rmult tif
tho dnalslon, Schmltz will novor again
bo tried upon any of tho extortion
indictments, nnd thnt tho othor four
now rosting ngalnHt him will bo dtt
mlssod In the nonr future Whothor
or not tho decision of tho appellate
court will In nny way nffoot tho
standing of Abe IlMef, who ploaded
guilty to tho snmo ohargo upon whioh
tho appellate court has ordorod
Sohmltz to be set at llborty catmot
be statod,
Ruef May AIwi EeniM.
However, the fact remains that
Ruef linn ploaded guilty to an not
which tho appollato court hns doold
od Is not criminal In Its nnturo, and
tho only point to bo doolded Is
whothor or not In ploadlng guilty
Ruof forfoltod all right of appeal.
Ruof at tho time ho pleadod guilty
to tho charge doclarod his Innocence
of nny crime, but ndmlttod that he
was willing to plond guilty.
Honey Hntlly Reatou.
Tho doclslon,of tho appellate couri
reversos nearly every Important rul
ing mndo by Judgo Diunno during the
trial of tho case.
IJeforo ontorlng Into tho morlta ot
uic VIIHU II1U U1)JUIIUIU cuuri uuuiuu
tho motion made by tho dlBtrlct at
tornoy'H olllco to dlHtnlus tho npponl
upon the tuohnlcal ground that It wna
promntttroly filed boforo tho ontry
of tho Judgment hnd buon made. One
of the llrnt grounds glvon by tho
court for tho revorBiil Is tho fact that
Judgo Dunno nllowod tho proBOcuUoiL.
to pQromptorlly chollongo .cortaln
Juror nftor tlioy had HiKJcoBsfully
pnssod tholr oxamlnntion at tho tlirio
tho box wns filled. v
PointH of Roveiwil.
Tho rofiiHiil of Judge Dunno to al
low tho nttonioya for tho dofoiiBo ro
make a showing to tho offoot that
William J. lllggy, tho ollHor, appoint-
od to tnko chargo of tho Jiury, wna
projudloed against tho dofondnnt,
wnH doolarod to bo ontlroly orron.
ou "Fair donling and th aright of tho
dofondnnt required thnt ho should
ho hoard upon this proposition," lit
tho way In which tho doclslon roads,
Another strong rovornl was upon
tho .mass of hoarBay evidence ad
mitted by Judge Dunno. Especially
wns this so In rognrd to tho testi
mony of Loupy Dlnnco, Malfantl and
Dobret, tho Fronoh restaurant koop
ors, who el u I in od that Ruof anJ
Sohmltz had blackmailed thorn.
Another point mado by tho appol
lato court wan the fact that Judgo
Dunno nllowod tho prosecution to nsK
Schmltz during IiIb croiB-oxamlna-tion
whother or not ho had rocoivol
any part of tho $5000 foo which tho
tostimnny hod shown hnd boon glvon
to Ruef by tho Fronoh rostauraut
koopors.
CroHH-Exanilnatioii lUul,
The court roforu to that lootlou of
the pounl code which doelnroH that n
wltnetM when taking the stand In hla
owji behalf can he cross-examined by
tho prosecution only In rognrd to all
matters upon which ho teatlflod on
direct oxamlnntion.
In regard to Judge Dunne's refm-
'sal to allow the defendant's attorneys
to crowi-exninlne Ruof In regard to
(Continued on pace flvo).
gon.
Hal D. Patton, of Salem, for repre
sentative. Takes statement No 1,
to do so by her husband, then in Cal
Jfornla, and by her parents, at whoso
home sho has beon visiting.
The Jury Is expeotod to return a
B i
and stands for good common sohoolsivord'oi tday
for all children.
Gms Newberry, of Jacksonville,
for prosecuting attorney, first dl
trie, comprising Jackson and Jose
phine counties. j
Andrew Carnegie offers $14,000
towards a free public library at Sa
lem. Mayor Rodgers thinks $25,000
or $30,000 would be more like it.
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Waters Bros. Investment Co. offers a Hoiked
number of bonds for sale, drawing 5 and 6 per
cent interest. Security A1 , seml'anmial interest.
A BOND IS A FIRST MORTGAGE
Waters Bros. Investment Co.
Rei 16 ad 17 over Burt's Bart, Salem, Ore.
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