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GRAFT PROSECUTION
GOES ON UNCHECKED
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decisions was given in the Schmitz
case was maintained strictly after the
conference in Judge Dunne's chambers
yesterday morning. Judge Dunne, how
over, spoke frankly of what had oc
curred between himself and Lansdon.
"So far as I am concerned there is
nothing to conceal about what trans
pired in my chambers this morning,"
lie said. "Mr. Langdon came to me for
the purpose of finding out how I stood
In regard to Abe Ruef. I told him
positively that I would never consent
to any contract or agreement for any
kind of immunity, either partial or
complete. Mr. Langdon explained his
view of the matter to me as being that
if the choice must be between giving
Ruef his freedom or abandoning hope
of convictions in the eases of the cor
porate officials now under indictment
for bribe giving he believed it better
to allow Ruef to go than to send
him alone to prison and let all the
others escape. .
"Mr. Langdon did not ask me to
take any definite steps one way or an
other in the matter. He merely said
that he wanted to find out what my
attitude was, and I told him as em
phatically as I knew how that I did
not believe immunity should be ex
tended to any defendant. I said that
every man accused should be brought
to trial, even If t these trials might not
all result In convictions. I don't see
why Ruef should be given his freedom
anj* more than Patrick Calhoun or any
other man who is under indictment.
Every case should stand on its own
legs, and then if one of them falls
down for lack of evidence Mr. Lang
don cannot be blamed, for he will have
done the best he could under the cir
cumstances.
"When I believe that a district at
torney Is fair and honest in his re
quests and has given a particular case
careful study from every standpoint
and is familiar with all the details
surrounding it, then I am ready to
listen to any requests for leniency
which he may propose, but at the same
time I will decide in my own mind
and on my own judgment as to what
course I shall take. I mean this as no
reflection upon Mr. Langdon, but I do
feel that Ruef has no right to any im
munity, and if I can prevent it he will
never be given any form of immunity
but will be brought to trial on every
charge against him that is pending
in my court. If after Ruef has had a
fair trial a jury says that he is not
guilty, well and good: but the verdict
of a jury is the only thing, as far'as I
am concerned, that will exonerate him
from the charges against him.
"It is no test of any judge's integ
rity to send John Jones to the peniten
tiary for murder or to force John
Smith to stand trial on a burglary
charge. The true test comes when the
defendant before the court Is a man of
power, wealth or influence. Then see
•whether that man is accorded the
same treatment that any other defend
ant: would tave. T can see no reason
why Ruef should have immunity if he
Is guilty of a crime, any more than
John Smith should have, and, where I
am concerned, he will not get it.
"I shall take no action in any of the
extortion cases until the Schimtz ap
peal Is finally settled by the highest
court. Mr. Langdon asked me this
morning about some motions which
Ruef is anxious to make in connection
with the extortion cases. I simply told
him that any motions of such nature
would have to be brought to my atten
tion in open court. It is possible that
If Mr. Langdon urges 'motions of this
nature without cause it will be Mr.
Langdon instead of Mr. Ruef who will
be on trial."
The morning conference between
Judge Dunne and District Attorney
Langdon was the scene of another con
ference held In Judge* Dunne's court
room by Ruef, Langdon, Special Agent
Burns and some of Ruefs attorneys.
This came immediately after the short
session In Judge Lawlor's court devoted
to granting continuances in the cases
of the defendants on the trolley bribery
indictments. Ruef. Langdon and Burns
talked earnestly together for several
minutes in the hallway of the Temple
Israel and then gathered about a table
in Judge Dunne's courtroom, where the
conference was continued in whispers
for nearly half an hour. Richard
O'Connor and George Keane of Ruefs
legal 6taff were In the room and were
consulted on several occasions by one
or the other of those at the table,
Ktref constantly referred to a sheet of
yellow paper which he held in his hand
and which was found later to contain
memoranda of the motions which he
desired to make In the extortion cases
as an opening wedge for the complete
immunity he is battling for.
After the discussion at the table had
gone on for some time, Langdon arose
and entered Judge Dunne's chambers.
A little later he reported briefly to the
others the details of his reception, and
then he and Burns hurried from the
room and drove away In an automo
bile-
Henry Ach, formerly Ruefs leading
attorney, had been waiting In the of
fice of the temple while the conference
was in progress, but had left the build
ing just before Laagdon emerged from
Judge Dunne's chambers. When Ruef
learned the result of this interview he
sent Charles Heggerty, his office boy.
to recall Ach. Heggerty was weeping
as he ran, but he would give nb inkling
of the news that had been received.
Ach returned to the courtroom and
Ruef and his attorneys remained in
consultation for some time. Approached
on the question of what had taken
place, all of them were as silent as
Langdon and Burns had been. Langdon
busied himself during the regiainder of
the day in attempting to formulate
6ome new scheme of action. Instead of
returning to his office after lunch
Langdon drove back to Temple Israel
for a secret conference, which lasted
nearly three hours. He made every
effort to conceal his presence at the
temple, and when met by a Call re
porter as he was leaving the building
refused to discuss the nature of his
visit.
Rabbi Jfietd has b.een the diplomatic
middleman for Ruef and the prosecu
tion through all the negotiations that
have grown out of Ruefs belief that
he held the whip" hand over the prose
cution, but he asserted positively last
night that he had held no conference
with Langdon during the afternoon.
Another conference was held in
Langdon's private office in the Grant
building last night, but this was one
to which Ruef was not summoned. It
\u25a0was strictly a .prosecution" business
meeting, with Langdon, Burns, Ru
dolph Spreckels, J. J. Dwyer and C.
TV. Cobb In attendance : and : Francis J.
Heney in communication, by telegraph.
Again every phase of .' the matter Vas
gone over from beginning to end, the
meeting continuing until almost mid
"!?hL i fpßßHßfe6 -..;'\u25a0 ,
Langdon refused to speak concern
ing the incidents of the day, even
when informed last night of Judge
Dunne's statements regarding . the in
terview in .bis chambers. " He, listened
with interest >to a recital of what
Judge Dunne had said: regarding his
own stand in the • matter, -\ but" his " only
comment was" that he could not, dis
cuss the matter from .any. point of
view. L»angdon ~ , was -) smiling and
ehowed no trace of annoyance as he
listened to .what. Judge Dunne ' had
gaid of their interview.
JAPANESE CABINET
IS CUT IN TWAIN
Resignation of Saionji Refused,
but Finance and Railroad
Heads Are Lopped Off
Ministers of Justice and Interior
Will Assume the Vacated
Positions at Once .
TOKYO, Jan. 14.— The resignation of
the entire cabinet was narrowly averted
today. The premier, Marquis Saionji,
tendered his resignation to the em
peror this afternoon at 4 o'clock, but
his majesty, declined to receive it. while
the alternative, resignations of Yoshiro
Sakatani, minister of finance, and of
Isaburo Yamagata, minister .of com
munications, were accepted. _
Masahisa Matsuda, minister of jus
tice, will take the portfolio of finance
in addition, and Kelhara, minister of
the interior, will also assume. the port
folio of communications. This will leave
the cabinet without any new -element,
and removes the^disputants who have
been the, disturbing factors for some
time past. .
The information about the resigna
tion of Isaburo Yamagata, as minister
of communications, announced by the
Associated Press on January 11, evi
dently was correct, and the official de
nial made on the following day prob
ably was intended to tide over the pe
riod during which there was a, possi
bility of an adjustment.
The cabinet council this morning
gave rise to some heated debates. Ya
magata insisted upon the resignation
of Sakatani, who Is responsible for the
budget which will be introduced In the
diet this month and who is blamed by
the cabinet ministers and the public
because in 1907 he promised that there
would be no increase made in taxation
nor would there be any resort to for
eign loans in 1908.
An investigation of the financial sit
uation, however, convinced the cabinet
officers and- elder statesmen that an
increase in taxation, or in lieu thereof
a foreign loan, would be unavoidable.
Sakatani endeavored to reduce the ap ;
propriation of the army and navy, to
which these factions objected and
finally succeeded in carrying their
point. He thereupon attempted to re
duce the appropriations for railways
and to this Yamagata raised an objec
tion.
Sakatani then increased the general
taxation, but this found strenuous ob
jections among the leading merchants
and bankers. He finally decided to re
sign, and Yamagata also insisted that
his resignation should be accepted. v
Marquis Saionji, who was responsible
as the head of the cabinet, then decided
to tender his resignation,' and the other
members of the cabinet finally agreed
to the following program:
Marquis Saionji's resignation would
first be offered. If the emperor de
clined to accept it, then the resignation
of Sakatani and Yamagata would be
offered, Matsuda and Keihara consent
ing to combine their portfolios. *In
pursuance to this agreement, Premier
Saionji and Prince Ito waited on the
emperor this afternoon. The emperor
refused to accept the- resignation of
Saionji. but accepted the resignations
of Sakatani and Yamagata.
The whole matter Is now believed to
be settled. -There probably will? be
some changes of items in the budget,
and- possibly the government may de
cide not to increase taxation, but" in
stead reduce the appropriations for, the
army and navy. It is also possible that
a loan. may be issued. to cover the;de
ficiency.
Cable dispatches received from Tokio
during the last month have indicated
that the Saionji ministry was meeting
with growing opposition through the
country particularly because of reduc
tions made in appropriations', for: de
velopment purposes. The elections in
Japan are approaching and the opposi
tion has been endeavoring to arouse a
strong sentiment against the cabinet
by a newspaper campaign, attacking
principally the government's policy of
increasing taxation. The financial pro
gram was formally settled at a meet- !
Ing of the council of elder statesmen
b.eld December 17. It was one of're
trenchment and involved a reduction in
the expenses of the army and navy for
the next six years whereby, the: gov
ernment would save $200,000,000.
As soon as' this program became
known the opposition made .vigorous
preparations to fight it in the. diet.
Other reports declared .that a miscal
culation of $20,000,000 in the budget
had aroused widespread distrust in the
financial policy of the Saionji ministry
and three days ago there was serious
difficulty in the cabinet because of i the
reduction of the appropriation for rail
road construction. As a result the res r
ignation of Isaburo Yamagata, mins
ter of communications, was announced,
but immediately denied.
A REMEDY FOR
PIMPLES, TOO
New Discovery Cures Eczema
and Eradicates Minor Skin
Troubles Over Night
About a month ( ago the dispensers of
poslam, the new discovery : for the cure
of eczema, decided to allow the drug;
gists of the country, to handle it. Pre
vious to that time it could only be ob
tained direct from the laboratories. ;
Since this change in ; the ? method : of
distribution," poslam has" met with; the
most phenomenal success of . anything
Introduced to" the drug trade in the last
30 years. Allleadlng druggists, Includ T
ing the Owl Drug Co. in San J'rancisco;
are now carrying, the/special' 50? cent
size i recently adopted, i also ; the*' $2 ; jar.
This, great "success: is "not /surprising
when it is - remembered \ that, in* eczema'
cases, poslam stops the -ltching^with
first application, proceeds to heal ; im
mediately and cures chronic riasesj in a
few weeks. In'rnlnor'/ skin troubles,'
such as pimples, blackheads,' acne;
herpes, blotches, rash, ; etc.; results show
after an : overnight application. Ex
perimental samples of poslam are sent
to any one by mall free v of ; charge ', by,
the' Emergency . Laboratories', |:: 323 2 West
Twenty-fifth street. 1 New York City. ;•' *
No Teachers ; Schools Close
, CHICAGO, Jan. 13.— The ; situation
caused ; by, 'scarcity of teachers ' In- the
Chicago public schools .reached a climax
yesterday./ In: 73 > rooms, Vchieflyl in- ele-^
mentary schools,;: the offlcialsl fourid'it
impossible; io] provide 'teachers and; had
to dismiss : the pupils : for the'day/ ' More
than; 3.000 school children were affected*
Altogether- more " than". 140 vacancies
were reported. : : \u0084
TO = PREVENT ; THE \ G RIF^
: i*xatiTeßromo Quinine remoTes'the cansc'-.To
ppt the genuine, call for full name and look 'for
signature of K.W.Groye.' 2sc-. •
THE .\u25a0 SAN; fMNGISGO GALL,, AVEDNESD^S^I^ARY 15, 1908.
TILE WORK STILL
BONE OF STRIFE
Convention Rent Over Appeal
of San Francisco Brick-
Layers
Complaint Is Referred to
the •\u25a0 Committee*: on
Grievances
; SANTA CRUZ, Jan. 14.'— The state
building trades, council "went into ' ex
ecutive, session with closed doors this
morning.: ,\u25a0 •"- \u25a0/]'\u25a0' J ; : -
The matter of. the- appeal of the
brick layers' -union from .the decision
given by the San' Francisco building \
trades , council in i favor -"of the .tile set- j
ters in the matter, of ; facing; buildings I
was given to the, committee on appeals !
and grievances, composed « of Thomas
Graham of Santa Clara; R. . P. : Poorman
of Alameda, M. \u25a0 F. ; Connors ", of Sacra
mento. M. G. Barnhard^ of: Sanl'Joaquin
and W. E. Robertson-*' of J the Marln
county trades "council. This matter has
engrossed the attention of all the dele
gates. Last night there were groups
of delegates^whef ever they could:gath
er out of the rain, which' came down in
very generous >howers, \u25a0 . listening -to
persons interested,' on both; sides of the
controversy as to /what each side claims
is the correct view of the" contention.
FIGHT FOR CONVENTION
Santa Cruz will ask for representa
tion on the- board 'of officers in the
shape of one of the vice presidents. •
The Sonoma /county V' delegation is
still working hard to secure the con
vention of ,1909 for Santa Rosa.' Since
the opening of /the: session. President
W. A. Nicholas of j the Sonoma county
building trades council has received a
! letter from Mayor Overtone and : one
; from President R. C. Moody of . the
chamber of commerce, which are to be
read to the council in ; support of the
request to have the • next convention
meet in. the City of Roses.
San Francisco will urge that in a
short time the temple" of the building
trades councilat Fourteenth and Guer
rero streets will, be finished and it
desires labor from all parts, of the
state to see what a monument to the
cause can be erected through : the in
dividual efforts of the' men who build.
Monterey has not yet put forth any
claims why it should ask for the con
vention. »' ! - . ' r
A telegram informing'the convention
of the sudden death from heart failure
of Phil E. Kiley, flnanclar secretary of
painters' union No. 19, was read to the
convention, which \u25a0•" immediately ad
journed as a mark of respect to his
memory. Harry I. Sheehan, the only
representative from ; that union, was
asked to go to San Francisco to attend
,the funeraltomorrow.; He sent his re
grets with the announcement that there
were matters of grave importance that
required that he should attend in or
der to: cast the 1,800 votes he repre
sented. •
The union representing the greatest
number of votes in the council 13 car
penters' No. 22, which will; cast 3,500
votes, while carpenters' No. 483, which
is entitled to cast 2,400, is not repre
sented. .-•;\u25a0 " ,-.;\u25a0;
SAN FRANCISCO CONTROLS '
It is calculated: that San Francisco
with its 30,130 votes, if it desires to
vote as a unit, caa* carry ; any* propo
sition that may be •presented.* \u25a0"-. \i \u25a0,'\u25a0',
• Before; the conyention' closes for the
year i it .will > take /up >a : number of mat
ters, state and national, with the idea
of , having ; such brought • before legisla
tive bodies .to .the; end that : they may
be framed into; laws .tor the general
good as well/as for organized labor.
A. E. Toell of electrical . mechanics
No. 1, also secretary, of , the Japanese-
Korean exclusion league, and J. H. Ault
have been appointed assistants to - the
secretary.
The brick layers will urge the work
of organization for that cratt. In the
recent past the : craft has been or
ganized in Sacramento; Marin • and Ala
meda counties^ and the several unions
have been affiliated with the county
council in which they exist.
SEE FISH HATCHERY . \ r l
The delegation, under: the personal
escort of Secretary, N. C. Isaacs of the
board of trade, was taken by train to
the big trees- at Felton, where there
was a stop for half an hour, so as ' to
givja the visitors a full opportunity to
see the wonders of the ; redwood- for
ests of. Santa . Cruz county. /. They were
then taken to " the ; fish hatchery f at
Glendale, which" is maintained by: the
county by a two -mills; tax \u25a0 yearly. -
The hatchery,; is ; now V propagating
salmon trout, and - in; a- few 'years will
devote itself -to steelh^-ads. The view
of ; millions of 1 fish- in t the < troughs and
tanks, from \u25a0 the , tiny ones a day. old
to several years, and .weighing from a
ten thousandth of a pound' to" speci
mens three . pounds 'In weight, .was ":\u25a0 a
most '; interesting one ? to many,/,; who
never before : had i seen the ' propagation
of the . tiny - beauties that *ar.&} to stock
the streams" of . Santa Cruz county."'.. At
the hatchery the delegations, . by coun
ties, were' photographed' in groups, i
MAY DROP GRAY
There is some talk of dropping
James ; Al Gray of Los Angeles,?, who,
during the I last V term/was one of the
vice presidents, from, the Los Angsles
county council, which was suspended
for violation of sections of ; .the consti
tution. .' ;
The ;~ reason \u25a0 jf or " wanting to drop*
Gray <is that :" he • no's longer • represents
any, county; building; trades council; /
Tomorrow,- thd. different 'county .dele
gations wjll go into"' caucus :. to ' discuss
who ' shall .- be j nominated^ for,-- the -.vice
presidential; positions. ''\u25a0. "Up Uo- the pres
ent', none ', has been | meritioried,"
the- delegates being •tqo]muchYoccupled
organizing 'i for ; the * vote. ; that f shall be
taken ; in i. the controversy . of ; . the ' brick
layers !and\tHa setters.* . ' ' v ' '
."The. powers ; that , be", are, said to ba
against .the "tile J setters. s The' excavat
ors, - concrete and j asphalt 'workers in-,
tend to ask ,• \u25a0 the I convent! on •'\u25a0, to } have : ; a
rule 'passed % making *itl,?oDligatory. on
all^ helpers ;to have? a i union j card be
fore 5 they; can -bej employed.;' ,
< ; A moy.ementi is ton^ foot - to; have the
state ;counc^l 'change (the* date 'of l meet
lngjfromfJanuaryjtoTsomeJotherjmonthj'
but : the are^thiatHhe*meas
ure iwilljbe /
;.* The- banquet tonight will be: given .iri
the armory ion Front :street.f J. B.^Bfa- .
zelton;- chairman \*of, the "local -commit-^
tee.i will .be] toastmaster.^; He \u25a0• has ; not as
,ye tt selected y those '.who : are to "; respond
to \u25a0\u25a0 th e "'i several^ t oas tss ; v. ; '\u25a0' ,'\u25a0';';_ , / ;
.'jf President? McCarthyfs'r annual report,
which : contained 4, ooo^' words, 'reviewed
the work" of the I state | buildlngi trades
council since : its last i session.' i \u25a0 He 1 gave
the" following s interesting/ figures:: U- "
:••;: :\u25a0 \u25a0 :-.- :-":: -'.?:\u25a0\u25a0> \u25a0'\u25a0:-'. :\u25a0"\u25a0-\u25a0 '.^'p.o.'.p.c^
vCdnntlep— 1906 190T-" Inc.' Logs
San \u0084..21,780 30,125 .S8 \u25a0..*
AlamVdai. .:.....;:. 4,230;:.,; 8,265 : "94 , ..
Humboldt::.:..^.V. * 251 - 469 86 ..
Marln :v.v. .....'.;. ; ?,M \u25a0\u25a0 : 630/ 61. ..:
MontMpy .....:.... -345 V 340 ';. - j
Sacramento: ;..V...T,527 v . -1,430 .55; :.:
SanU--Cru*h :..:... -343 911 .163' . .. i
Santa Clarar: . .-.'.; ...2,450 : , ;2,640[>•.-;; 2,640 [>•.-; 1^1 '::
Sonoma f- ; r: ::. :. /; 60S ' / 475 \u25a0, \ :. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:, ; 21
San ' J0aqu1n.... ....- 6051- ; 810 ,33 /\ ./
Totals ,':.\u25a0/. ...V.. 131.938 > /48.104 44 ~~
Areraße . percentage iof J gain, 44.
Then .; he-' said:.' / • ' .. \u25a0":'. .
The : prosperity of \u25a0; our/ Btate. ; due \to the ' in
creasing \u0084 and ' ever '. enhancing -.valuer, is mi . no
instance more distinctly ; accentuated lttaa by; the
: J. BI Braieltbn- (upper right) ;'' who ; wilKserye~ as •: toast- :
master at a banquet which; will 5 ; bet given tonight (to therdele
gates; of i the state : building trades i council how in [. session at .
Santa Cruz. Others ishown are John Gerrowvlpresident of the-
Santa. Cruz 1 council;' (upper • left) , - J. - H. McMurphy, secretary of
Santa Cruz: entertainme^ and mayor
of • Santa Cruz, \u25a0 S:- A. Palmer. v(Pnbtos by- McKean.) '
magnificent strides , made In the building 'Indus- |
try of California. Tne successful, operation of I
the • building ,: industry,: dependent as It -is one i
department upon the. other, requires the*", proper ;
departmental | organization ; which has been • mala- !
tamed since the inception of this ; organization. ;
It Is the system through which this council , has .
achieved its success. -V, '\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0^\u25a0'':'\
\u25a0'-; Oh* the. necessity of care in the adop- !
tion^of trade rulesrhe -said: : \u25a0
j The* assignment,: by , the /adoption lof . trade I
rules which to the union reoeiTing ;the same ;
means the apportionment or . ownership of cer
tain : work , should ' be approved . by the .. local i
councils only after a -most thorough and search- '\u25a0
ing Investigation of such trade rules has been !
made.-"'*. -'/'.' '• ' \u25a0 '•\u25a0\u25a0''."\u25a0'•\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0>•'..-\u25a0;-'\u25a0. I \
\u25a0:, In his report President McCarthy de- ,
voted much space to' jurisdictlonal dis- i
putes and/ urged .the encouragement
and- promotion of the apprenticeship
system; He said'; that every avenue x of
opportunity, within "the boundary '; lines :
of ;.\u25a0 reasonable 'law;, should -be .thrown
open to the boys of 'our state ;to be- !
come thorough ? and proficient , me
chanics, -but that 'child labor [ should be
opposed Iby ' every , law-abiding citizen
within: the state,; for the -.merciless
treatment '-.to which the' children are
subjected ;in the - factories ; and: ; else
where, Is absolutely.repulsive, and: con
cluded ori Jthis> point! by}: saying: "Peo- t
pie- willing: to. tolerate -such; a .system
have no right to lay claim to free
dom." -; "V .' "' ; r ' '.'\u25a0' :' '
' He urged all ., affiliated l, members to |
secure homes fpr- themselves and ;f ami-; j
lies, ; and also to create a': reserve; fund, j
. principal \u0084clties" r represented at]
this • session i of* the council are: .' San j
Francisco,; Oakland, Alameda, 'Berke-J
ley, Pleasan ton,-.Stockton,,Lodi,"/ Sacra
mento, Lincoln, i. Santa Rosa,; Petaluma,' i
San Rafael, .SausalitoPalo/Alto./ Santa I
Clara, San : Jose.7 Los Gatos, Mayfleld, ;
Gilroy, "= * Mountain -i View, /'. Watsonville,
Monterey, ; Pacific; Grove, Eureka, Fern
dale,' Blue -Lakes,- Area ta and \u25a0 Tesla.
AOKI AND CONSUL PROBE
HAWAIIAN IMMIGRATION
Ambassador Puts in; All His
Time in Honolulu to Study
of the Question;
: SPECIAX,DIsiPATCHTOiHECALL '
HONOLULU, - Jan. . 14.— Consul : Gen-|
eral 5 Salto . of : the * Japanese /consulate
has | prepared E an [ earhaustive > report ion
the Japanese immlgn>ion '; question •< as
It" affects Hawaii, /which was forwarded
to Tokyo for consideration In *the« set-:*
tling ; of * the V exclusion and
questions. r :The .features of E the " report
were gone', over- : by /Sal to with
sador ; Aokl.'.whoV stayed some hours -at
the '' Japanese /consulate here on Mon-.
day while ionlhis way ' to; Japan."- " : .
>'\u25a0\u25a0; Owing); to the « fact that \u25a0 the -time of
the : ambassador was ? allr taken :up lin
this, way i there was ino^reception*. in ; his
honor by >the- local .Japanese/ . . ; r
THE SOUL OF A HOTEL
How One Manager fWitli High Ideals
Made His House Famous ;
HINTS FOR PARTICULAR PEOPLE
To people -who appreciate ;good food,'
and?that means -most. people, the. kltch-;
eh v of their" favorite [ restaurant 'or hotel
Is r an.: object ,\of ~ much "C in terest/ ; , Too
often • the : place jwhere; food', is ; prepared
and the ." methods V pursued;. there ;wlll
not 4 bear .close, " inspection, - and lone
often; feels \u25a0' that ' "lgf'nofanca' is' bllss". c m
this ;j Instance' i.'at ;. least, fi 1 1 /. Is ." a' relief
to '.know Athat i the of ?,many,
modern- hotels iare^ models ;of ''. cleanli-
nes's and hygiene^ ,; Vl: >; 1 .; - ; .
In r one'of .'the; great ihatels. for which
Ktew-- York lis t: famous, the' * Sir Regis/
perfection- in, the, kitchen : has * been
carried " to-, the -: superlative. "\u25a0\u25a0}/\u25a0 It V" is "i a :
favorite \ expression* of iMr.-R. M: Haan;
who ; presides . so well over! the destinies
of Hotel - St* Regis; s that' "The '; soul .of 'a
hotel lls 1 the; kitchen. ;; If .'that \is \wrong
all- is \ wrong." '\u25a0£ Ai visit \to»the> series Jof
great" whlt^;halls in .'.which <\u25a0 the • tempt j^
ing 5 are : prepared \u25a0+ will I i convince
the^ ; most ; : : exacting s person;; thatt- "the
soul" of this^hotel is^riglit ahcl>fight-T
ly -managed." 'Lined, "with: white; tiling,"
floored '.with ' white j rnarble,v : fitted i^wlth
glass and ' porcelain : receptacles ; for/all
kinds' of v food,; every; object -Its ispick
arid span^from J thej'grcat>; soupfkettl.es
to "v the ?; codk's tfapron .*, } -,in • ! this?; won-"
drously"* wholesomev. kitchen^' the Vven-t
tilatlon ; 4is? soX p perfect^ -that j ;dust ,- and
disagreeable » odors \ are i-Add
to j this ' the Vf act 1 , that only * the J best « of
everything -in . : the .'.way .^of f edibles lis I
provided »for use -in ;,thls- perfect's kitcli^!
en^ and ,',that:i the \chef * and . his v numer- !
'qus r asslstantsrare; L niaBterB[in3thejartrbt
cookery,"|one|cani readily ; see |why|din-*
ing, at the ; StJ Regis is so enjoyable and
so healthful^ withal: ', ; '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'• .V ' ; ; \u25a0''\u25a0'". n!
Not only is "the • ' soul" of ' the Rt. s
Regis; ,right,>.f but*;: everything "right
even \u25a0 to -the ' charges; which -are i* the
same Jas those ; of -\u25a0 other'. 1 hotels :of J the
first: elf *;t.~ ,'*"'* "\u25a0" '"" i ,'''•'.
DEFY STEPFATHER,
ELOPE AND WED
OAKLAND, Jan.44.— Obeying the dic^
tates of Cupid and complying with a
mother's dying- wish, Ml.ss Genevieve
Sharon, i; petite and pretty, and John
richwab 'defied the wrath of her stern
stepfather yesterday when they; slipped
away to'- Sausali to and were wedded ,by
a justice: of; the peace. Now they are
domiciled ; in' apartments ; at 467 Twen
tieth' street and say that they are
perfectly happy. >
' "We became engaged four years ago,
when I ', was , in short dresses,*; ; said Mrs.
Schwab ' today.' "It was 'my mother's
dying wish; that v John and I should
marry.. - : Her words to > John- were:
.'Be good ; tof my little girl* ; John, when
I am gone.; ; When (you are ;both 1 older
and find: thatyou care enough for each
other it' is; my wish that you V should
marry.' '*??£&.*?• >.. "' ; '';.'- -\u25a0-' \u25a0 ••. • \u25a0 : -
"I - have , always ? feltr that my step
fathers-objections to John were with
out foundation." : . • -'\u25a0\u25a0* -.1 \u25a0
:\u25a0\u25a0: Mrs.t Schwab \u25a0 is "19 years of age, and
her husband is. her senior by. two years.
He is ; employed by. Hemmen & ; ,Tuttle
and; has I lived .with' his* parents at \u25a0 1609
.Twelfth -street. ~
— t | I i i \ V 1 ! I V I 11^^ ** i
g" .. ~zz ' A square deal in Morris chairs. '^T^-^rtfi ll&^^zzSli^^i^/ 1
j |- We want to show you a line* of Jfffn Mil I If^^^^^^Tfitin) I
I I-. d Morris chairs two blocks long. Pi I 111 I l^^^^^KflMll 1
|^ -| -They are priced from $5.50 to \u25a0 |\ljS^^^' Wj I
h 3 We Ritturc o^ _|^^^fO j
ET "^ zGolden oak or mahoganized ' ri i : ~~' n %
-1 5»^ *^j birch. Broad arms, goocrstout >Z/ 'i^^^ 1 \u25a0 -.yK I
i ' s* ; ; v ; ;- :."2 construction and your choice of v--^ A L - v^y |
a score of cushions. . . , |
\u25a0'•-\u25a0\u25a0' \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:.\u25a0' ; - '\u25a0\u25a0 _^_ \.-^' ' It's pictured fairly well, only »the chair is a little better I
Missidiv Couch $32£5 I
r u *f™f s> _';,y.:*,y -, . Heavy frame of quarter sawed oak in weathered finish. i
Daintily designed,. but : Covered with* pantasote, a material that closely resembles the I
?thS" gan S-'yl^S -' yl^ ft - I ti- ue Spianish Jeather/and will w>ar almost forever; g
t are^'of richly* figured; A good, broad couch, with deep, pliant springs — and lots E
; irnSik^ velours; Seems hardly necessary to tell you your credit is good. |
BODIES RECOVERED
FROM RUINS, 167
Only One-Half Vpf; Charred Yic
\ tims of Opera House Fire
Xreldeiitified"
Ratio of Women and Oirls to
Men and 66ys Is Reported
as Nine to One
.. BOYERTOWN. Pa., Jan. 14.— When
nightfall put J a stop: to .the" work of re
covering -the dead from the ruins of
the Rhoades/ opvjra ; house, where last
night's i holocaust occurred, the official
rollfof^victims numbered 167.. Whether
any'l more -.bodies ; are -buried ;.beneath
the : ruins cannot be stated positively,
but' it is the beliefs of those "who had
charge . of , the : grewsome." work • that all
of the * dead : have been .removed and
that- the 'total Jlst. of victims will not
\u25a0go/over; 17.0. The ratio* of women and
girls to " rrusn and boys ,Is about nine
.to' one. ; . .?'. -./ •'".
• "So faras' can be' learn.«d, .there were
about : 42s -persons packed -In the room,
most- of .whom* were •/adults, fwhen'-'the
blaze began. 3 The number of children
present was small. -There were about
65 ; persons, all local talent, on the
stage. . The .- entertainment was nearly
over,' the audience waiting for the cur
tain to go up on -the last part, when'
performers behind, the curtain raised
it from the floor. 1 In front of the cur
tain ; and serving' as footlights; . was a
tin .tank perhaps, eight feet long. It
contained. coal oil- and about 10 lights.
In /raising the curtain the performer
accidentally turned this tank over and
it fell to the floor within a few Inches
of the persons in the front row.
.'Rev. Adam A. Weber, pastor of St.
John's Lutheran church, for the bene
fit of whose Sunday school the enter
tainment was being given, tried to
pickup the tank, but before he could
do .v> the j flowed out and caught
fire. Then'came 'the inevitable cry of
"Fire!" and what followed has been
impossible to accurately telL All at
tempW, but-few got out. Seats in
the center of the hall were of the usual
folding variety, while those aloife the
sides of the hall were loose chairs. In
the scramble to get out many persons
fell over the chairs a.nd were never
able to regain their feet, j Those who
did reach the front entrance found it
jammed. One of the double doors had
tvsen bolted shut so, as to better en
able the ticket taker to take up
tickets. Not more than two persons
could pass this door at one time, and
after the first^half dozen got through
the narrow passage it' became clogged
with the struggling mass of humanity,
men, women, boys; girls^and chairs
were tangled up in a solid mass that
no one from" jthe outside was- able to
disentangle. -
While the frenzied people were fight-
Ing to" get down the front steps the
calcium light tank exploded and fire
was spread over the entire mass of
peop!&. ' This added horror was more
than the feeble rescuers' could stand,
and in order to save the! rown lives
they were forced to flee down the fire
escapes.]
When the flames were extinguished
and the rescuers entered the building
a horrible sight met their gaze. Bod
ies were piled in one solid mass six
feet high on . the second floor. So sol
idly were they;' wedged that, pickaxes
and crowbars had to b.e used, gently
to separate i the victims: ; As each vic
tim was taken fro mthe pile a number
tag- /was ; attached and * the i body placed
on boards. , The body, vai then cov
ered with ; a": quilt, hundreds of » which
were furnished by stores and citizens,
and lowered to the street* by means af
ladders, t They were ; placed In wagons
and' taken ito ithe?- four morgues. So
rapidly were the bodies removed that
wagons were not always on < hand and
the d.cad were 'carried through : the
streets"_tO: the morgues. ,
Do-You Enjoy Your Meals?
One \u25a0 off the } Most Important Questions
to Consider in the Search for
Happiness and Health
The burning question to you'ia, "Ar^
you getting out of life all the pleasure
and the health .you . are .entitled to?"
If not. why not?"
-Xo matter whether every organ and
member • of * your body ia in a sound
state of health and strength, if your
stomach is in any way disordered, you
are ,not going „ to . be_^"yourself." .You
are going to be a worried,* out of sorts,
nervous or sullen individual, whose
actions will reflect . your condition in-
side, "and people will naturally avoid
you. qftiJB&SBSpiB
Tha world wants to smile and be
cheerful, and unless you are cheerful
and smile, at least- occasionally, you
will have few friends, fewer opportuni-
ties, no success,- and you will go down
; in defeat— defeated by dyspepsia and a
bad stomach.
A' good and thorough digestion has
a 'quick, wonderful reaction upon the
brain. . You must have noticed it many
times, for the brain and stomach are
as intimately connected as a needle
and Its thread — one can hardly b« used
to " advantage without the \u25a0 other. It
your ; stomach is slow and lazy in di-
gesting your food it will produce at
once a slow, lazy* and cloudy Influence
upon your brain." Mark it! If your
stomach has absolutely quit work, and
fermentation Is poisoning your vitals
asa result, surely your brain 'is going
to be sluggish and correspondingly de-
pressed. No one need tell you that.
But why continue to suffer all the
miseries and torments that a disordered
stomach brings you? /
If your stomach can not digest your
food, what will? Wherj&'s the relief?
Where's the cure?
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets ar© tha
relief and the : cure. "Why? Because,
as all stomach troubles arise from in-
digestion and because one ingredient
of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is able
to thoroughly and completely dlsest
3,000 grains of any kind of food, doesn't
It stand to reason that these little
Dyspepsia Tablets are going to digest
all the food and whatever food you' put
into your stomach? Science nowadays
can digest food without having to use
th» stomach for it. And Stuart's Dys-
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scientific discovery. They digest and
digest thoroughly and well anything
and everything you eat.
So, if your stomach refuses to work
or can't work and you suffer from
eructations, bloat, brash, fermentation,
biliousness, sour stomach, heartburn.
Irritation, indigestion or dyspepsia of
whatever form. Just take one or two of
Stuart's Dyspepsia" Tablets, and see
the difference. It doesn't cost you
much to prove it. Then you can eat
all you want, what you want, when-
ever you want, if you use these tablets,
and you can look the whole world in
the face with a beaming eye and you
will have a cheerful spirit, a pleasant
face, a vigorous body and a clear mind
and memory and everything will look
and taste delicious to you. That's life.
Get a package. of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets at any drug store on earth for
50c a package.
Send us your name and address to-
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mall a sample package, free. Address
F. A. Stuart Co., 150 Stuart Bldg., Mar-
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never in bulk. <
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