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TRYING TO INFLUENCE EUROPE
tatc Completes Its Case Against Thaw Today
FRANCISCO GRAFTER
WILL LEARN FATE TODAY
lodge Will Decide Whether Renf Shall Stay In Jail or
Be Admitted to Bail
THAW TRIAL OPENS
AGAIN THIS MORNING
(United Prow Loasod Wire.)
San Francisco. Jan. 13. The fate
Lf Ruof nnd tlio futuro policy of tho
t;rft prosecution will bo uotor
ilned today at a conforonco to bi
lld between the forinof boss and DIs-
rict Atloruoy LangJon. Ruof will
be la Judge Dunn's count, in connec
tion with some of the bribery cases,
Bitter which ho will demand an un-
i!ortanuTng with tho prosecution,
md it will bo confronted with 'tho
aost momentous question wliloli it
hu had to consider since It undor-
ook Ita investigation.
Whether Ruof is to remain in the
lounty jail luntll the remiUituro of
be opinion of tho district court of
ippoaU goes down to Judge Dunno's
t-onrt, or whether ho will be released
it onco on tho extortion charges, and
ulmltted to ball on tho brlbori
chargoa Id nn nUcrnntivo 'that tho
prosecution will have to doolde. Tho
prooeoution of Ruof on tho brlbory
charKO 1b anothor mnttor that must
bo detormlnod.
San Frnnolsco, Jan. 13. Judgo
Dunne this morning donlod tho mo
tion of tho attorneys for ox-Mnyor
Soutnltz that their client bo ndmlttod
to ball. Tho court hold thnt until
the rcmlttutciro comos down from
tho nppellato court which must bo
within 30 dayn, ho has no judicial
knowledgo of tho docislon of tho
highor court, gutting aside tho convic
tion of tho ex-mayor. Attornoy
Drew, for Scbmltz, Immediately upon
tho opening of court, mndo tho fol
lowing motien:
"If your honor, plonse, I move that
(Continued on pago four.)
STORM IS RAGING
IN MIDDLE WEST
Will Be Much Shorter Than the First Trial and Will;Telegaph and Railroad Service Crippled, Chicago the
nuM n,i : t. w,x Center of Terrific Blizzard
nuuaui) wiu in uvu it etna
Now York, Jan. 13. Assistant
District Attornoy aarvin oponod nnd
olosod his stutomont to tho Jury In
tho Thaw murdor trial ".his morning,
and Immodlntoly following the con
clusion of tho brlof romnrks Walter
H. V. Vllkomlng was called as tho
first witness. "
Gurvin simply mndo a plain state
ment of facts concorlng tho firing of
tho fatal shot. Vllkomlng was askod
nothing, nnd said nothing of much
lntorost outsldo of Identifying the
plans of tho Madison Sqiinro Garden.
Mrs. Thaw, mothor of tho defend
ant, is expootod hero Thursday. It is
not Improbable thnt sho w'll bo cnllod
to tho stand on Friday.
Jam os Clinch Smith followed Vll
komlng to t'ho stand, nftor all tho
oth-r witnossos had boon ordorod
from vtho room. Evolyn Thnw and
the modlcnl oxponts wore allowed to
romaln.
In cross-quostlonlng Smith Attor
ney Littleton brought out tho fact
that Whlto and tho witness never on-
Joyod closo relations. Howovor, tho
dofonso gained llttlo In its nttompt to
bronk down Smith's toetlmony.
New York, Jan. 13. Tho statu
rcfitod Its oaso at 3:19 o'clock this afternoon.
Chicago, Jan, 13. Chicago and
all cltlos and towns within u radius
of SO to 100 mllos are in tho dutch of
the fiercest blizzard of the season,
which began Saturday night and has
raged over since, with slowly dimin
ishing fury. All telegraph linos. nro
oUhor crippled or paralyzed. The
Postal Telogrnph Company Imh no
lines out of Chicago, but tho Wostorn
Union hnH a fooblo wlro Into Now
York by a clroultouH routo.
Milwaukee and othor cities roport
Hooded conduits and basements,
street cars stalled and much suffer
ing. The police fear thoro luivo boon
dvathi. All trains nro delayed, aul
many aro abandonod,
CHICAGO STO
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
t
OIR CLEARING SALE
is a hummer. Every department is busy; we are selling
the 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.
CLEARING PRICES
29c fancy piald dress goods, pret
ty styles, -
Cl-aring price, yd ... Jt)C
75c fine wool dress goods, every
8t,e
Clearing price, yd ... doQ
Better diets goods at the same
redactions,
45c b'eaLheu table damask c
Ckar'ng price, yd ZDC
Better We lineng at the same re
ductions.
100,J Jar of plain and fanoy
ar;S and wanting silks at
ctd.ing prices.
"00 jards of 7c dark and light
fo'ored outing flannels
Clearing price, yd 0
Yo ' . find soiled goods in the
difft-ent departments, caused
by lH-treatment during our fall
rh, at half price and less.
u1 ?15 suits now....? 7.90
Uii' 20 suits now.... 11.90
le' 112 coats now .... 6.90
Lad'' $18 coats now.... 9.90
ey all must go.
CLEARING PRICES
On ladies' suits, coats, millinery,
furs, underskirts, shirt waists,
raincoats, men's and boys' cloth
ing, men's underwear, hats and
suspenders.
The Sit re TJut Bees the Basiiess
MXJsjgP
TA THH DIlttTTf On and after January 15 the banking
1U 1I1C I UOJUIL -hours for all cSalem banks will be from
10 o'clock a. m. to 3 o'clock p. m.
JAPAN SPENDS MONEY
TO INFLUENCE PRESS
(United Pross Loasod Wlro.)
Paris, Jan. 13 Thnt Japan Is
spondlng 200,000 yon wit hcorruptl
blo Europonn nowspnpars for preju
dicing publio opinion against Amor
Ica is assertod In newepapor olroloa
horo.
Tho roport Is (unsupported by ovl
donee, but thore Is no doubt that
Journalists horo genorally attribute
'many pro-Jnpanoso articles publish
ed horo and at other capitals to till;
cause.
A largo part of the Fronoh pross
Is nevertheless friendly to tho Uni
ted States and tho government Js
doing all in its power to oncourage
this feeling.
In every recont publio speech
from an ofileial source on which in
ternational relations have been
touched on tho assertion has boon
made that nothing can shako France
and her friendship toward the Uni
ted Statoe, nnd thnt contrary asser
tions nro false.
An Ass From Missouri.
St. Louis, Jan. 13 Claudo II.
Wetmore, broke, authority on naval
affaire and auditor of morlno stores,
has nddrossod an opon lottor do tho
Prooident, Jn which ho urgoe that
Evans' fleet bo sont around tho horn
instead of by way of tho Straits of
Magollan.
Wetmore doclaros that tho ofllcorB
of tho navy foar Japanoso troaohory,
and also says that omlssarloa of "he
Mikado have boon In this country for
yonrs, seeking information of uso to
thorn in t'ho ovont of war.
Thero is reason bollove that oven
now, he says, Japan may havo sont a
swift cruiser wlt'h sealed ordors to
line tho wtrnlts of Magollan with tor
pelo"e, which will cause at leu it the
deotructlon of some of our groat est
vessels
TEXAS AUTO RACES
RESULT IN DEATH
sporting editor of tho Houston Post,
wns klllod by a collision with a
i stroot car. Drown Uottu was Injuroil
(United Pross Loasod Wlro.)
Houston, Toxaa, Jnn. 13. In an
Vi" J Jnturnally and Tthy VoIhh," ganeral
"fy salos agont of tho Klrby Lumbor
ondurauco run ln,v,iitoh. about lG.nti
tomomios parttnipatoti-ovor country fillioa Kent( of til0 Kr)y
ronds an accident ocourrod on the Company was badly brulBOd by an
nual run In which John Trentem, othor car turning over.
BRYANS DOUBLE
IS OUT OF IT
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PASSION PLAY SF
NOW ON AT THE VAUDETTE
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JUGGKI) THE AUIHTOK.
I'oijm1 in Jnll lUvnuse H Hcfusod
to Ixt Mi'xican Family Hide.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
City of Mexico. Jan . 13- J. fi.
Conger, train auditor of tho Moxlcon
Central railroad, has bon placed in
prison at Jlinlnez, Moxico, on com
plaint of a Mexican passengor who
boarded tho train with his wlfo and
i four children and only two tiokets,
' and was put off when ho declared be
hod no money to pay tor the others.
Conger Is a brother of the lato for
mer United States Ambassador Con
ger. The railroad company sustains
the auditor in his action and its of
ficials are trying to secure nl release
'from prison.
f l'l Con Oil for Kindling.
Vancouver, n. C, Jan. 13. Miss
Susan Hagan, aged 24, poured coal
oil on a blazing fire last night. The
lean burst and the young woman was
. so badly burnod sho died in a hospi
tal flvo hours later. Her hair was
burned off and tho flesh on her faoe
waa burned to tho bone.
(United Proas Leased Wlro.)
Dallas, Tx., Jan. 13. Charlos K.
Wolf, well-known as tho doublo of
Dry an, dlod of llonrt dlseasa at his
homo In this city yestorday. Ho wub
alok lose than ton minutes. Wolf's
physical, facial and vocal resom-
bianco of Drynn wns so romarkable
that ho froquontly wns mlatakon for
tho Nebraska statosman, and often
mado catchy short speeches that add
od to tho deception. Ho prnotlcod
thlfi to a notablo extent at tho nation
al mooting of Elks nt Philadelphia
last July.
PLANTER KILLED
THREE NEGROES
RUEF WILL
NOT TESTIFY
(United Pross Loasod Wire.)
Dallas, i Tex., Jan. 13. Jamos
Jones, a cotton plantor, living -10
mllos northwest of Dallas, yesterday
became involved in a business con
troversy with a party of negro labor
ers and opoued flro on them, killing
threo and wounding one.
When taken before a Juttico, Jonos
pleaded self-defense. Ho was hoid
in 19000 bail, which he furnished
and was releasod from custody.
NEVADA HAS
SPEGIAL SESSION
Upton Slay Challenge.
London, Jan. 13. Sir Thomas Lip
ton has not abandoned tho idea of
challenging Amorlcan yachtsmen for
another race, according to report re
ceived from Ceylon, where Llpton is
visiting, Tho report says that formal
notice for a cballonge for a contest
in 1909 will bo sent tho New York
Yacht CluV In tie soar future.
(United Press Leased Wiro )
Carson, Nov., Jan. 13. Members
of tho Novada legislature aro arriv
ing In this olty. Tho body is to moot
in special session tomorrow, at the
call of Governor Sparks. Lieutenant
Governor DIokerson is among t'ho ar
rivals. Congressman Dartlett is also lit
this city, and will remain during tho
session.
The governor said ho could not
stato tho time that would be occu
pled by tho extra session, but ho
hoped to see all the work done In
two weeks.
(Unltod Pross Loasod Wire.)
San FrnnciHco, Jan, 13. That Abo
Ruef will refmso to glvo ono word of
testimony ngnlnH tho "higher tips,"
ovon on tho promise of complete Im
munity, wns tho roport In circulation
thlH morning, and tho poriort crodltod
with Htartlng the report In nono othor
than ono of Uuef's moHt Intimnto
friondu.
Sluco tho nppollato court sot asldo
tho Sohmltz conviction In tho Fronoh
rostaurant casoti Ruef's onnfldonco In
his ability to not only got hlmsulf out
of trouble, but to savo tho biggor flsh
as well, has grown with loapH and
bounds, and when tho fallon boss ap
poarod in court this morning, ho
woro nn air of supromo satisfaction
and cook-sutonees.
District Attornoy Langdnn waft lata
In arriving from Modesto nnd when
Ruof lonrned that a conference witli
iLnngdon could not bo hold until this
nftornoon ho began to chnfo under
tho delay, evidently holng anxious
to have the battle begin with Lang
don as quickly as possible,
Ruof, it Is said, has been advised
not only by his own attorneys, but by
other eminent counnol as well, that
his conviction on any ono of the 1 1 7
Indlotmonta pending against him Is
impossible, and it has further been
Intimated to tho prlsonor thnt it In
only a maUer of a short time whon
he will bo reloasod on bail, if not by
Judgo Dunns, whioh Is not likely,
then by the sumromo court.
o .I
Will Delay TrlulH.
Portland, Jnn. 13. A motion for
a special trial, made by John Hall
ovor two years ago, before tho lato
Judge Bellinger, and a motion for n
ploa In nbutomeut mado by Franklin
P. Mays, at tho samo tlmo, woro
found on tho docket this morning by
Judgo Hunt, and will have to be dis
posed of before Francis J. Houey can
get down to real work of trying Hall
on the chargo of conspiracy nnd land
fraud. Tho motions in both cases
had been forgotton by both vldoe.
Judge Delllngor died before ho ruled
upon thorn, and the cases had drag"
god ever since that tlmo. Doth Hail
and Maya took until tomorrow morn
ing to decide what stops they would
take in regard to the motioss.