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You have heard of the Hindu invasion.
| What the Hindus are really like is shown
I by photos taken on shipboard in this port,
which will appear in
The Sunday Call
VOLUME CHI.— NO. 46.
Prosecution Is unchecked in Battle Against Municipal Grafters
WHO PURLOINED
LETTER? QUERY
BOTH FACTIONS
Governor, Unable to Produce
Missive From Roosevelt,
Blames Miners
Accused Point to Operators as
More Likely to Spirit
Epistle Away
Sparks' Call Asks That Vote of
Thanks Be Given President
for Prompt Action
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
RENO, Nev., Jan. 14.— War is on
at the special session of die legis
lature. President Roosevelt's letter
to Governor Sparks, in which the
chief executive of Nevada is severely
criticised for appealing for troops for
GoldScld when no reason for such a
call existed, has been stolen. This
was announced at Carson today when
the legislators were preparing to ask
the governor to present the communi
cation to the session for considera
tion.
Sparks avers the letter was stolen
from his office andrthe charge is now
made by the union men that the letter
•was stolen to prevent the 6ca.ndal that
would follow its publication In full,
and that the crime has been committed
by friends of the mine owners" asso
ciation. On the other hand the mine
owners allege that the letter has been
taken by friends of the miners.
Indignant denial is returneji by both
eldes, the miners claiming that th>y
have insisted upon the letter being
made public in full. Arrests are threat
ened unless the communication Is
found before the opening of th<» morn
ing's session. The affair promises to
develop into one of the bitterest politi
cal scandals in the history of the state
and may involve those high up in both
parties.
At the opening of the session today
an attempt was made to reorganize and
oust Speaker Skaggs. It was plainly
an issue of mine owners against min
ers, and with* the decision to retain
Skaggs was determined the fact that
the frlfnds of the miners are in the
majority. This gives the Goldfield
sympathizers the leadership in both
houses, for Lieutenant Governor Dick
erson strongly condemns the use of
federal force to handle the affairs of
Nevada.
The session, it is now believed, will
last uotll next week, and most of fhe
time until adjournment will be taken
up with discussion. A strong effort Is
being made to effect a compromise and
agree upon the appointment of a state
warden with full power to appoint as
many deputies as he needs at any time.
Arbitration of the differences between
the western federation and the mine
owners is also talked of and may de
velop something before the week ends.
SPECIAL. >ESSIOX CONVENES ,
CARSON, "Sew. Jan. 14. — The special
session of the Nevada legislature met
et noon today. Both houses were or
ganized in caucus last evening, retain
ing a.l of the old attaches. There is a
rumor out that the state ranger bill
•will be introduced in the senate as
soon as that body is in working order.
The following is the complete message
of the governor to the legislature:
To the honorable. th« s«jat» «nfl aweb'r of
tb* etate of Nerafla. in extraordinary *«i!oa —
Gentlemen: I haTe tbe honor, under the coa
•Utction, to sebmit to your honorable bodie* a
statement of the purpoae for which you have
been convened, reterrlnß the rifht to call year
attention to other legislative business wbile In
eessloa. A* indicated in tbe call issued to tbe
n-enibers bearing date of December 30, the ob
ject «n<s purpose, now to be atated, U legislative
action concerning contentions between labor
union* sad mine operators la tbe mining district
of Goldfield. In tbis cttte. , From statements
presented by reliable cltliens, representing both
eides of the cootrorersy. and from my own
personal knowledge outside of frequent rlalts
to Goldfield for the purpose of using snch In
formation as I possessed to prerent loss and
tzoul-e occasioned by strikes, a letter of inquiry
mt indited by myself and Attorney General
Stoddard to President Roosevelt, explaining con
<Jltic=« according to Information and asking If
he could consistently «end Ccited State* troops
to GcMfield to eepprecs riots or violence in case
*uch should occur. The' president promptly and
klxt£!v replied that lie would •do wd, . prorldiog
proper application be made, stating the require
ments, which were compiled with, and the troops
came Immediately, under Instructions not to in
terfere with the civil authorities so long as
they were able to preserve order.
PEOPLE APPROVE POL.ICY
This policy, has been continuously observed, to
tbe satisfaction of a larre* percentage of the
people of the state, as evidenced by the popular
desire for a tpecUl session of the legislature,
expressing the hope that your honorable bodies
n ould by petition prevail *on : tbe pret Went 7to
retain the 'troops at Goldfield temporarily,'; If not
permanently, end further ; that ' a . military " post
Continued on Page 2, Middle Column 4
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 15, 190S
TELEPHONE KEARXY S8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY— Northwest wind; clear; maxi
mum temperature. 56; minimum, 50. j
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair; fre«b nortU
winds, diminishing. Page 11
Confusing the argument. Paste 6
Mr. de Young'e theory of morals. Page 6
BANK FAILURE
Grand jurr traces Colton securitips from
Brown and Barnetfs bank to E. F. Hutton
& Co. Page 14
Judge Coffey appolats E. J. Le Breton re
ceiver for tbe defunct California ssfe deposit
and trust company. Page 14
GRAFT
Judge Dunne and District Attorney I.angdon
confer regarding motions proposed by Ruef -Id
extortion cases and Judge Donne d<*ol»res he, will
never consent t-> an immunity contract for- im
' v^l X x
Lie is psssed at hearing cf Spear street spur
trark permit before mayor. Page 5
Woman clerk of tbe bank commission defies
it* members by refusing to ' resign and make
way for another. Page 1
- Att<>rneys Moore and Cost-110 battle in
courtroom after one Is called hoodlum by nig
i opponent. . Page 14
George Fairbanks, lore crazed messpuger boy.
shoots and seriously wounds Mi*s Tlllfc Burton.
19 yesr old girl, and commits suicide Page S
National banks throughout the city report
prosperous year and re-elect officers for
19OS. . Page 7
Chaxlts C. Moore, machinery manufacturer,
elected president of the chamber of com
merce. Page 5
Rppair of streets discussed at banquet given by
directors of merchants* association to 'supervisors
and beads of public service corporations. Page S
SUBURBAN V ;r
Youngest knight templar on Pacific coast
Is student at the University of Cali
fornia. ' Page 4
David P. Crawford, the Stanford athlete,
elected president of the Junior class -at-tte
university. Page 4
Mrs. Nusbtum denies husband's charges of
neglect and untidiness In her cross com
plaint. \v..:v '. . Page v 4
- Saloon question stirs . Hsyward and escltlng
city campaign Is 00. ; • - - Page 4
: ' Former ' grand Juror . to: submit foothill.boole
vardscaaaal to. district, »ttorney.Vt- Page 4
Girl defies stepfather, elopes, weds and car
ries out request, of dying"niother._ I'- Page 3
;On* neV- pfek'ea'ror'' Alamecii* grand * Jury" by
five' Judges of | superior': courts depends reveal
mint of graft' skeleton. " >Page"4
COAST : '.-: : ..^-«Vj
VTbo ttole Roosevelt's letter from ' Sparks*
desk absorbing topic in Nevada capital. Page 1
EASTERN \u25a0 . .
Many physicians tell of Thaw family's insanity
and nurse from San Mateo testifies to actions of
defendant. • ." '. . Page 5
Cortelyou is rumored to have resigned from
cabinet after clash «Hh president over inter
ference in Taft campaign. Will become h*sd of
Knickerbocker, trust company is report. Page 1
FOREIGN
Member German relcbstag blames RoosC'
vlet's "threats" against trusts as responsible
for financial troubles. : Page 5
Dr. Hanna murt disprove charges against blm
before he can be elected coadjutor archbishop
of San Francisco. Page 5
Japanese cabinet Is cut to two ministers and
premier by^ resignations of financial and com
munications' secretaries. Page 3
SPORTS
Miss Officious wins. tbe Richmond handicap at
Emeryville after an exciting brush with A.
Muskoday. Page 9
Emeryville stewards restore Jockeys Chris
Miller and Pendergast to good standing. Page 9
Jockey L :gan set down for three days for foul
riding at Santa Anita. Page 9
Formal articles are signed for a 25 round
fight between Stanley Ketcbel and Mike (Twin)
Sullivan. . . "Page 8
Tflf^nlon - I-yons wins an exciting match at
handball in the Olympic club lourna
m»nt. Page 8
Packy McFarland outpoints , Bert Keyes In 12
round boxing bout In Boston. Page S
Widely Tcoown Californian coursing official will
witness the running of the English ' Water
loo. Page 8
LABOR
Right to do tilf setting work rend*
the Santa Cmi convention of state bulMing
trades. . V Page 3
MARINE .
Greek passenger on Tolosan requests captain
in storm to let him know when sblp is sinking,
so he can cut his throat and avoid discomfort
of drowning. . Pavge 14
Despite continuous gales liner AJameda makes
quick run from Honolulu and ' arrives here on
schedule. ,/; Page 11
Seams of ancient schooner - Orient . open In
heavy gale, pumps are drowned out and lives
of crew are imperiled when rotten rigging car
ries away.. . Page B
MINING (
Leading mining stocks :. advance on eastern
buying and report : is circulated that Wtngfield
and Nixon have lost control "of tbe
merger. \u25a0 Page 8
Aoki Opposes Japanese
Exodus to America
HOXpLULU, Jan. 14.— A local .Jap
anese newspaper prints an Interview
with Viscount Aokl. late Japanese . am
bassador to America, .in . which Vis
count Aokl; is quoted as follows:
"I do not approve of : manual laborers
going to America. They cannot ex
pect after Japan's long isolation; to es
tablish themselves In any ' western
country. Their destiny a,nd" opportuni
ty are in Asia, properly in Korea and
Manchuria."
Viscount Aokl also expressed him-;
self as opposed tb-Js.panese seeking
naturalization in America for the rea
son . that citizenship was , only, needed
by ''those who contemplated a perma.
s«nt'resldenc*./ .^ r~ '\u25a0--'' :': ' :-~:~^~~: -~ : ~^~~- 7r\
NOMINATION OF
FISK IS SENT
TO THE SENATE
President Takes This Action
Without Notice to Hayes
and Kahn
Californian Led to Expect That
He Would Await Result
of Investigation
Postmaster General Announces
That Confirmation Depends
Upon Exoneration
SPECIAL DISPATCn TO THE CALL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.— The
nomination of Arthur G. Fisk to be
postmaster at San Francisco to suc
ceed himself was sent to the senate
today by the president This action
was taken without notice to Repre
sentatives Kahn and Hayes* and was
a severe shock to them, as they had
been given to understand that no
action would be taken pending the in
vestigation of the charges against
Fisk. Postmaster General Meyer
caused it to be understood today that
Fisk's name- was sent' to the senate
with the understanding, that it would
not, be acted upon until the investiga
tion had been finished and Fisk cleared
of the charges against, him. - ..;-\u25a0
The' astonished Californians profess
to.accept this, to mean that' th^* inves
tigation of Fisk . ,wlir«havft _t>ut Ulttle
effect-/ There was much sarcastic coni-l
meut among -the 'representatives . from
other states when the Californians told
the story of Fisk's appointment with
charges hanging over him. -The' ap
pointment of/ Fisk is, credited to' Sen
ator Flint.
AS A "PERSONAL. FAVOR"
As. , lntimated .' by the president the
other day Senator Flint has.m ade a
personal matter" of Fisk's appointment,
and it would have been extremely em
barrassing-to him as well -as to First
Assistant Postmaster General Hitch
cock if Fisk had been turned down.
Both are warm friends of Fisk and
they impressed it upon the president
that they wanted Fisk appointed "as. a
"personal favor."
Neither Kahn -nor ..Hayes would talk
of the Fisk appointment. They were
apparently too' full for' utterance. An
other member- of the delegation said:
"This astonishing, proceeding" iscvi
dently taken as a desperate method 6f
saving Fisk. Now \u25a0 that his ' name has
been sent- to* the senate it is probably
calculated that ... the persons -making
charges ' against him will lose hope, 'or
be frightened .and fail to press ' : _ their
allegations.* If- the , charges, are not
pressed the investigation is likely, to
be perfunctory and result in a white
wash of Fisk. • Then he will be con
firmed without trouble. If there* are
really any serious charges against
Fisk now is .the time to press them.
So long as the matter was in the hands
of. Hitchcock, Fisk ,.was v immune. Now
if there is anything "wrong:- with him
he can be shown up and his friends in
the department cannot prevent i- the
truth c3ming to light. If -the. charges
are true it .will, be ia sorry day for Fisk
that his' backers were so : eager toiin
duce the/ president to send his '"name
to the senate.".
ATTITUDE OF THE SENATE
\u25a0With the senate' apparently organized
solidly against the president,' as was
shown : today in the . matter of , four
Ohio postofflce appointments, ; the : Cali
fornia'b's . optimism about /the senate's
refusal- to confirm Fisk seems : ground
less. Foraker -managed to carry sen
atorial courtesy to _the length ; of secur*
ing the rejection -of: four presidential
appointments' today.' '.". If . Foraker Jean
induce ; the . committee on postofflces to
reject . four presidential' \u25a0• appointments
on the'ground. that; they, were made {to
benefit t Taft.\ Perkins and Flintshould
have little '"difficulty *Mn securing the
confirmation of one - postmaster, a, eo
prominently.: identified { with . the Hefrin
machine as Fisk nas always -been;
A demonstration*. of the strengthjof
the .-senatorial cabal was given .today
when the four, .Ohio .'postmasters; al
leged ;. to have been ; appointed f oV-the
sakeof' a'sslstingj the VTaft boom, "were
'rejected by." the 'senate at the Instance
of Foraker. * Senator; Dick ; of Ohio" is a
member; 1 of . the ; postofflce committee,'
which reported- the nominatiorisY"ad
versely.When^his; report was made
Continued on Fae« 3» Middle Column 3
CORTELYOU OUT
AFTER QUARREL
WITH PRESIDENT
Rumor ' : i Says He Will Become
Head of the Knickerbocker
Trust Company ,
Secretary's Interference in the
Plans for /Taft Campaign
Causes; Clash
Announcement of Resignation
Follows Visit With Morgan
in Gotham _
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CAIX
WASHINGTON,;; Jan. 14.— Secretary
Cortelyou has resigned. , This Js . the
announcement that came coupled with
his return, from .' New, .York tonight."
The story current-* hes-e' is that -the
presidency of 'the 'Knickerbocker trust
company was offered, to him.
As.a matter.- of|fact, ; the 'best in
formation ; obtainable\hero" is "that Cor
telyou "v resigned :"at.- the close \; a
stormy private session 1 " with* President
Roossvelt following ; after a \u25a0 cabinet
meeting ". some '; time ;'. ago. •_ Cortelyou's
tenure of 'office in" tho \u0084 cabinet -was
madevimpQssible by the' quarrel which
he^liad with President Roosevelt - fol
lowing . representations made to the
president of Co.rtelyou's alleged Intsf-.
ference with the Taft plan of cam
paign. > Immediately after that Cortel
you ; left the treasury department and
.went, home, explaining that he was ill
with- the / grip. : ' ;".\u25a0 '
Slnce;thcn hd has recovered from the
grip," but has \u25a0 not^been near the ' de
partment; He 'received visitors' at his
home.' One of these was J. Pierpont
Morgan, who /called -last week. .Cor
telyou denied that Mr. Morgan's visit
had political meaning. ;
According .to the story , current to
night, Cortelyou .resigned some time
ago, his resignation to take ' effect
whenever, the president should find a
man i suitable^ for. tlfe place. The pre
mature, publication of it.tonight is not
authorized and Ms "very likely to , be
denied./ However that may be.i the
best "of 'authority : is that Cortelyou's
resignation :has* been. in the president's'
hands for some » time. ! .
\u25a0^When": Cortelyou .' was , asked . about it
tonight he- made/a;general;denial,.l)ut
would Tnot go into^partlculars nor ' sub
mit .to cross questioning. He f directed,
the telephone exchange at \ 9 • o'clock to
call him "; no more until B 'o'clock : in' the
morning." ;_; _ . . ;
CORTELYOU SEES'MO^^AX
NEW YORK, Jan? 14:^^ecretary Cor
telyou • came to , New 'York .'today and
was closeted; with J. ; P. Morgan; at Vthe
iatter's.Wair street office.. It was after
his; return. 'to 'the national capital .that
the report of -hi s ' haying .\u25a0 agreed Uo - be
come the . head: of $ the Knickerbocker
trust company was;made*public. "
; Though 'ho. one could be found here
tonightwho '; had / positive confirmation
as/ to Cortelyou's -acceptance "" o f the
Knickerbocker \u25a0 company presi
dency the report -was - given credence
amongi financiers.: ;
Postmasters \u25a0 Norn ii n ate d
.WASHINGTON; TJan- /_ 14.— The V fol-"
lowing ; nominations , ; for ' , the appoint
ment of .postmastersjh/aye been sent^to
thefsenate: %wmikmjil
City ;'•. Thomas .*'. E.'^ Knox.v- LivermbreT
/Gcnelly, £ vLos v Banos ; ' Ale N."
Shank, s :, Calexico; S, Charles v; A, v Stilson.
!Ocean*'^Park.^Jbhn IL §.Ti Hunterjwas 3 to
day^appointed:po>tmaster;atiHammbnd,"
• Tulafej countjv '• vice' G rant Kiddman,;re
eiamed^^ 1 ! :-'/'v";of"-. /" :^--; r vf :.-;:\u25a0•
Agnes Boch, 'for eight years clerk of the bank com
mission, who refuses to resign at request of Southern Pacific
hehchman who wants the job for young woman he t has sum
moned from Los Angeles, and Henry E.Shcrer, whose action
may cause split of board. {
Woman Defies the State Bank Board
: :-•.»,'\u25a0.-. V' \u25a0\u25a0-.---\u25a0. '\u25a0:•'»>..\u25a0"."\u25a0.- •\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0'\u25a0•.\u25a0' \u25a0" (•( • • • \u25a0-. ; -' ' \u25a0..-.-.. \u25a0 :--.. . '-' - ''.' ?^^^Mn|
Agnes BocK, Clerk of the Commission,
Blocks SHerers Patronage Grab
It has remained for a young woman,
slight of figure, pretty of face^arid
barely ; five feet in height, to defy • the
bank commission/ and set at naught
the dictates of r.the big * machine in
control of' California politics. She is
Miss Agnes Boch, telerk of the bank
board, and there is nothing in . her
wavy brown hair, \u25a0 her soft* blue . eyes,
nor her winsome smile to indicate that
she. has '; the ' courage to" resist and : to
oppose with all . her ;. strength' an . at
tempt to make \ her ;the Jnhocent '-\u25a0 vic
tim of the grasping game « of politics.
Notwithstanding '/that /' Miss Boch
has been in the employ . of ' the com
mission for eight; years; /more than
twice Vas long" as -any.* member* of ' the
present "board /has been in office, ma
chine ".' politics .has-, ordaiped that -she
must \u25a0 give 1 place ; to some • new, inexpert
enced'appointee, !but r the young woman
has refused to .yleld.'^and,, believing: in
the. justice ' of : her. caused Is- prepared \u25a0to
contest '.her right^to' theT'oflSce." \u25a0 "'
•'. . Miss Boch has served through, a dozen
changes in the board ; and ". has become
en expert: in' her work. The president
of ;a "local bank said of her recently
, that i she; knows 'more about the banks
of - the state than any other person Mn
California/-- '''\.<&: '.
_ }. C. : H. '. Sherer, the ap
pointee from;: Los Angeles, has under
taken to act' as the personal representa
tive of the .machine on the board and
has already selected the young woman
for whom he Intends -the $1,200: a year
position which Misa Boch. now holds.
Believing that his plans would •* go
through . without a hitch' Sherer; wired
yesterday to the": young;. woman, In Los
Angeles", /and > she; \u25a0 will .arrive in San
•Franciscb'this,, rnbrnihg, . only to find
that ". the" place : intended f or ' her is not
yet /.vacant.; \u25a0 Sherer "has .not yetfdl^
vulged 'the name of . his proposed ap:
pblntee and -the young .woman herself
Is in Ignorance of the situation here;
, /.Up r in .' the, rooms of the bank com
mission "It; is said: in whispers [', by } the
young; women' that Sherer Is a 'horse
trainer - ano> ; not a; banker. The - com-
Vnissioner denies ;, that "he was ever a
jockey ; arid '; points - to 'his .weight as
proof I conclusive "i of ' his assertion," .but
heTadmitsithat'he'used to i train 'horses'
\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0"•\u25a0 In/ much '.the* •Vnie* position as Miss
Boch is* M^sS;May;Kramer, stenographer
of -the* board, '.and^ she:, and Miss; Boch
jrUlf^kVco^monfoiu**!'-;'.
f Jiw painters have caught the real
/ ,<£alijornia Spanish days. One has. - Re
'mpQuctions of his best paintings "and his
•*story will be found in
THe Sunday Call
"I have been in office for eight
years," said Miss Boch yesterday, "and
I" don't see an^y reason why I should
resign: Evidently I have given - satis
faction, ; for ' my. salary was raised only
last i September." . m
Friends of Miss Boch have learned
that : she is employed by the year and
not by the 'month. They contend that
when her salary, was raised last-Sep
tember .it constituted a new engage
ment for another year. Even if this
were not so her term would not expire
until June. These friends of the young
woman will carry the matter, to Gov
ernor. Gillett, and If necessary engage
lawyers to - safeguard her rights.
Since the opening of the year Sherer
and the. other admins tration members
of . the board have be^n casting about
for a^means of 'enlarging thelr>patron
Continued on Page 2, Bottom Column 1
Impertinent Question No. 34
IVftafs fhe Matter Wtth the Appellate Court?
For the most original or wittiest answer to this ques
tion—and the briefer the better— The Call will pay
EIVE DOLLARS- For the next five answers
The Call will pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize
winning answers will be printed next Wednesday
and checks mailed to the winners at once Make
your answer short and address it to
:: IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
v--~3BHiv --~3BHi THE CALL
Wlnßlna- Ansvweri to tv tV*liat-I» Tour One B«st B«tr» r
-|5 prize to Georg* Maas.' M Fulton street, city.
$1 prize to Mrs. - May Bausman, • 1306 Ma sonic avenue, city. . -
' , ; That get^^ theirs notwithstanding .quibbling courts.
?1 prizo to C. JLemmlng. .197? Bash street, city. ' -
" \u25a0•.* Schmitz ": for place— in'; SanV Oucntin.
: ; : Si . prlz^to F. J..Mahon*y.Lemoo Cot«. Tnlar* eounty
-$1 prize to J. Bemhardt, 1570 UjUy streot. city. .'..''\u25a0'\u25a0
Circulation sweepstafees, Call to win.
• $1 -prize to Helen Hines. sft Woodwarti, arena*.' city ."* '
•That there -»vill- be better '^'answers .than this.
PBICE ; - FIVE CENTS:
RUEF NOW
THE ONLY
OBSTACLE
Prosecution Is Confident of Se
curing Conviction of the
Indicted Grafters
Imprisoned -, Boss Seeks Every
Avenue of Escape From
Sen-ing Sentence
Judge Dunne Declares That Tie
Will Never Consent to .
Immunity Pact
District Attorney and Trial
Judge Confer Concerning
Proposed Motions
Though the principal event
of yesterday in the matter of the
graft cases was a display of op
position '. by Superior Judge
Dunne to overtures from District
Attorney Langdon relating ' to
motions affecting the judgment
of extortion against Abe Ruef.
the prosecution is going ahead
with unabated vigor and with un
diminished faith in its ability to
; srecure convictions* against the
higher ups.
"District r Attorney Larigdon's
visit to Judge Dunne in his
i chambers^is' ' a "matter . which
Langdon refuses* to . discuss.
Judge Dunne talks freely about
it, saying that he told the district
attorney flatly that he would r.ot
countenance any • proposition
looking to complete or partial
immunity for Ruef or anybody
else. : It is regarded as among
the possibilities that Judge
Dunne may have mistaken the
drift of Langdon's talk, inasmuch
as the only Ruef cases in that de
partment of the superior court
are • those, based, on the extortion in
dictments, . upon which Ruef has al
ready pleaded guilty^ and the Parksld*
franchise cases, -which are by no means
the most Important as far as the
fallen boas is concerned. One thing Is
certain, and that is that Judge Dunne's .
attitude does not at all distress the
prosecution. Whatever may be . the
status of Ruef as a prospective wit
ness, the prosecution la not, cast down
by the recent developments, or doubt
ful of the -outcome.
The.-same silence that has marked
the attitude of Ruef and the members
of the graft prosecution while all th*
negotiations have been in progress be
tween them since the appellate court
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