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RUEF IS ANXIOUS
OVER HIS CONTRACT
Who Will Produce Promise of!
Immunity First Is the
Puzzle
Rabbi Nieto and Detective Hold
the Keys to the Safe
Deposit Box
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Abe Ruers contract for Immunity j
from prosecution on the many graft In- \
dictments that have been returned
against him is securely locked In a safe
deposit box in the vaults of the First j
national bank. The document which has
figured co prominently in the recent de
\u25a0vclopments of the graft situation and
"W'hicii is likely to become an Important
feature of the legal controversy when
Ruef is brought to trial has not been
brought to light, even though Its an
nulment by the prosecution has had.
euch direct bearing on the destinies of
the ex-boss.
Who will finally secure the contract
and produce it in court? That is the
Question that is puzzling Ruef and his
attorneys, who hope to make it the
foundation for a technical fight, which
\u25a0will at least result in a long delay, j
\u25a0n-hen Ruef s trial is imder way. The ;
contract is in a safe deposit box to
\u25a0which Rabbi Xieto. Ruef's friend and
adviser, holds one key, while the other
key is In the possession of Special
Agent William J. Burns. Neither can
secure the document except in the
presence of and with the consent of the j
other.
When the now famous contract was
drawn last May, it was executed by
District Attorney Langdon, Assistant
District Attorney Ileney and Ruef him
self with the understanding that it was
to be held In escrow. The paper was'
dujy signed and was placed in the de
posit vaults of the Western national
bank for safe keeping. . One key to the
box in which it was contained was then
given to Rabbi Kaplan and the other to
Burns.
KEY GIVEX TCKAPLAX
Rabbi Nieto's absence on a European
trip shortly after this time caused
Rabbi Kaplan to be selected by Ruef
as the man to act in his behalf in the
matter, but when Rabbi Nieto returned
to San Francisco the key was trans
ferred to his keeping. The box in the
Western national bank was also given
up about this time and a new ' re
ceptacle secured In the vaults of the
First national bank.
When District Attorney Langdon
; finally annulled the contract because
Ruef had failed to keep his part of the
covenant to testify against the higher
up bribe givers the original contract
was not produced. Langdon had re
tained a copy of the Instrument in his
possession, and it was this copy which
Iwaa made public. The original contract,
which alone can be of any value as evi
dence in any trial, is still in the safe
deposit box to which Burns and Rabbi
Nieto hold the keys. Who will finally
secure the contract? That is the
Question that is worrying Ruef.
An interesting side light on the
graft situation was shown by the
questions asked last Saturday by At
torney Samuel 1L Shortridge, who ap
peared in behalf of the indicted mem
bers of the fight trust in Judge Dunne's
court, while he was questioning the
members of the Oliver grand jury. At |
that time Shortridge made several ef
forts to find out whether one or two
votes on the matter of the fight trust
Indictments had been taken by the
grand Jury prior to the time the indict
ments were finally voted and returned,
but his questions along this line were
-overruled by Judge Dunne.
THINKS RUEF MADE REQUEST
It has developed that Shortridge's in
terest in this phase of the question is
not primarily due to a desire to find out
If the matter of the fight trust indict
ments was pending for so long a period,
but is based on the theory that Abe
Ruef was directly responsible for the
final voting of the true bills against
himself, Schmitz, Graney, Coffroth and
Britt.
According to Shortridge's belief the
fight trust Indictments never would
have been returned had not Ruef de
.manded it. His theory centers on the
"fact that Ruef's immunity contract
called for the ultimate dismissal of all
indictments returned against him by
the Oliver grand jury. Shortridge
argues that when the fight trust matter
was first investigated a vote was
taken, but that no Indictments were re
turned because the grand jury did not
believe that the evidence was sufficient
to. warrant the finding of the Indict
ment.
Then, he avers, the time for the dis
missal of the grand Jury became near
at hand and Ruef. fearing that If the
matter was allowed to rest there the
next grand Jury might take it up and
return Indictments against him, de
manded that indictments be returned
against him at once in every matter
concerning which he had given testi
mony.
So far as the evidence given In any
trial or in connection with any pre
liminary examinations is concerned,
there is nothing to bear out Short
ridge's contention. His explanation of
the fight trust matter is based simply
on a theory which he Is now attempting
to substantiate by the answers of some
of the men who cast their vo^es in
favor of the true bills on which the
former fight magnates now are about
to be brought to trial.
GRAFT DEFENDERS
TRY OBSTRUCTION
ConHnurdf from Page 1, Column 8
Schmitz. fresh from the county Jail, and
the other United Railroads ofScials
were grouped close to Ruef. The four
United " Railroads officials left early
during the proceedings with the con
sent of Assistant District Attorney
O'Gara, but Schmitz and Ruef remained
to the end. A stipulation was finally
signed permitting the single deposition
to cover all nine cases involved in the
trolley matter and the hearing went
forward after every defending attorney
had filed all the objections he could
think of. and Ach had Included them
all In a broad objection "on all the
grounds named by everybody else."
Burns told of the two visits of Tirey
L>. Ford to ,the subtreasury on July
Si and Augrust 23. 1906, describing how
he had been siven $50,000 In gold cer-:
tiflcates in exchange for $60,000 in gold
on the first visit and $100,000 In gold
certificates in exchange for" $100,000 in
gold on the second visit.- The direct
examination and the cross examination
—the latter conducted by ; Attorneys
Stanley Moore' : and Ach— practically
were the same as the direct and cross
examination of the same witness dur
ing the two trials of Tirey L. Ford.' The
taking of the, testimony, was concluded
and the transcript will be signed by
Sums this afternoon..
THAW'S SISTER TO
BE GIVEN DIVORCE
Earl of Yarmouth Will Not Con
test Suit, as He Once
Announced
Default Will Relieve Court From
Need of Absolutely Se
cret Trial
SPECIAL CABLE TO THE 'CALL
LONDON, Feb. 4.— The suit for nulli
fication of her marriage brought by the
counteas of Yarmouth against -the earl
is on the calendar for a hearing in
camera before Sir Justice Porel Barnes
tomorrow afternoon.
Despite the earl's original intention
lo defend the countess' suit, it will not
be defended. The earl has agreed not
to interpose any objection to the
countess' demand, so tomorrow she will
get a divorce by default. Owing to the
nature of the countess' grounds for
nullification the case would have been
heard In a secrecy so pronounced that
even the official stenographers would
have been excluded had it been con
tested.
The earl and countess today signed a
compact agreeing to a settlement on
terms satisfactory to both parties, so
tomorrow's proceedings will be purely
formal. Despite the nature of the
countess' charges the earl could 'have
made a defense and might have alleged
counter charges. While none of the
lawyers concerned in the case will talk,
it is obvious that the countess has made
come satisfactory financial arrangement
with the earL
LITTLETON OUT OF CASE
Lawyer Fails to Attend Meeting
to Discuss Thaw
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
NEW \ORK, Feb. 4.^-Daniel O'Reilly
and A. Russell Peabody, who had vis
ited Thaw during the day, met at the
Belmont hotel by agreement, hoping to
discuss with Martin W. -Littleton means
by which the young millionaire's trans
fer from the hospital for the criminal
insane could be brought about.
It was observed at the time, although
the fact then attracted little attention,
that Littleton did not attend this coun
dL Later It was said upon good au
thority that Littleton, angered over the
refusal of his client and family to
take his advice, had withdrawn from
the case. . .
Thaw spent last night In a private
room Immediately adjoining the ward
in which he has been since he was
taken to the institution. He said
today, however, that the slightly
changed surroundings had not relieved
him of the sleeplessness with which he
had been troubled since he has been
at the asylum. Daniel O'Reilly was
accompanied by Mrs. Evelyn Thaw
when he visited the hospital today.
Aft^r they had left and were about to
return to this city, Mrs. Thaw said:
"What a terrible place it is! I think
it Is awful. I would be crazy myself
if I stayed there a week. If the law
yers don't make a move to get Harry
out right away I shall do something
myself. During the day he has to sit
with all theE/> unfortunate people, and
I don't wonder he becomes excited."
Dr. Allen Ferris, president of the
lunatic commission, who visited Thaw
yesterday at Matteawan, said that the
Thaw prisoner appeared nervous and
excitable, but that on such a short no
tice It would be impossible to come to
any conclusion as to his permanent
mental condition.
MAKE MORE DISCLOSURES
IN CAPITOL CONSPIRACY
Accuse Furniture Contractor of
Collecting $90,000 and Pay
ing Only $2,000
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 4.— ln the
capitol conspiracy case today, in order
to further illustrate that in paying for
the capitol furniture the state was
made to pay for air space, new exhibits
of furniture and photographs of the
rostrums in the senate and house cau
cus rooms were olfered in evidence by
the commonwealth. J. H. Henderson
collected $90,748 and paid the subcon
tractors whiTmade the furniture $2,000.
Fred H. Potter of the Audit company
of New York was called to identify
from his inventory of the capitol
nishings the furniture In the house*t>f
representatives. The testimony devel
oped that in the general crowding of
the capitol with surplus furniture no
system was observed, no record was
kf-pt and as a. result some of the sofas
cannot be found.
Potter produced an inventory of all
the furniture in the capitol and testified
that the measurements were false. The
speaker's chair from the house was ex
hibited. When it was announced that
the chair had been billed at 59 feet at
$12.90 per foot, totaling $761, specta
tors gave a prolonged whistle of amaze
ment. The chair measured 37 inches
front, 29 inches deep and 92 Inches
high. Potter said the only possible way
of getting the number of teet charged
for by Sanderson for the chair was by
computing the contents of a box that
would cover It.
LIKENS MR. ROOSEVELT
' TO THE PROPHET ISAIAH
Rev. Dr.' Dixon Also Compares
the President to John
the Baptist,
CHICAGO. Feb. 4.— Rev. A. C. Dixon,
pastor of Moody church, one of the
largest congregations in CfiTcago, In an
Interview last night, compared Presi
dent Roosevelt to the Propnet Isaiah,
crying the. nation's, sin, . and declared
that Roosevelt was the first of all pres
idents to apply uninterruptedly Chris
tian principles to everyday life and to
the enforcement of the law. . './
At a prayer meeting ' in the Great
Northern theater Rev. Dr. Dixon de
clared before an audience of 1.000 per
sons that President Roosevelt's mes
eage to congress was one of the great
est sermons ever written. ' Later Dr.
Dixon followed the reference to Isaiah
by likening tho president: to John the
Baptist 88 the precursor of a new and
purer life for the nation and the world.
KIDNAPERS SENTENCED
NEW YORK, Feb. 4— Francisco
Reiccho and Comino Varledo were sen
tenced to 12 years' imprisonment in
the Kings county court yesterday on
a charge of attempting to. kidnap Mrs.
Angela. Arena at the Jnstlgatlen of a
former suitor, who now, lives in Cali
fornia. The men . threatened Mrs.
Arena and announced . to h/jr that they
would take her by force' to her former
suitor unless she consented to -go
peacefully. ' :The , two men w.ere ar
rested after ; the j police Tiad : overheard
their/ threats. They were heavily
armed and attempted "to resist
TO PREVE.VT: THE GRIP
laxative Bromo Quinine - removes ' the . cause.
There Is only one •"Bromo Quinine." Look ' for
\u25a0isnature'of E. .W. Grore. 25c , > •
T^ V SAN "TO^
TORPEDO FLOTILLA
REJOINS THE FLEET
Battleships Will Stand in Close
to Valparaiso on the
Voyage North
Admiral Evans Cables of the
Hearty Reception Accord
ed by Chileans *;-
CAPE VIRGIN. Straits of Magellan.
Feb. 4, 5:45 a. m. — Six American tor
pedo boats have just /doubled Cape
Virgin and are . making for the strait.
No other vessels are in sight at
present, 2
PUNTA DEL GADA, Straits of Ma
gellan. Feb. 4, 9:30 a. m.— The Amer
ican torpedo boat flotilla, under com
mand of Lieutenant Cone, has just
passed here, going west.
PUNTA ARENAS, Straits of Ma
gellan, Feb. 4, 4:10 a. m.— The Amer
ican torpedo boat flotilla has just, been
sighted from this port.
The American ""battleships, under
Rear Admiral Evans, on their way up
the west coast of South America will
make an Informal , call at Valparaiso.
They will not anchor, -but, steaming
chose In shore, the . vessels will salute
the city with 21 guns and proceed.
This is in response to an urgent j re
quest that the citizens be given op
portunity to see the famous flotilla.
The British steamer Towergate, with
coal for the fleet, arrived here today.
It left Philadelphia December 25.
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. . 3. — The
American transport Arethusa left here
yesterday for Punta Arenas, following
the torpedo flotilla.
CHILE'S WELCOME HEARTY
Admiral Evans Cables of Gen-
erous Offer of Coal
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.— Rear Ad
miral Evans cabled today that the re
ception of Xhe fleet 'by the Chilean
authorities at Punta Arenas and by the
people has been most hearty and
gracious. A special commission headed
by' Rear Admiral Simpson is at Punta
Arenas on board the Chacabuco to ex
tend a welcome to Chilean ports.
The Chilean government has placed
its coal supply at Punta Arenas :at the
disposition of the fleet, but ' It has not
been necessary to. use It. Daily enter
tainments are being given for the
officers and men of the fleet.
A contract with the Lake torpedo
boat company for'theiconstruction of a
submarine torpedo boat was signed; by
Secretary Metcalf - today. The " vessel
will be built at the Bath iron works at
Bath, Me. The inventors claim the
boat will be the ' largest and swiftest
of submarines. •'
PRIZE FOR A POSTER
WELCOMING THE FLEET
Aspiring Artists Have Oppor
tunity to Win Fame and
Financial Reward
Persons with artistic leanings will
have a capital chance to show their
patriotism and win $75 by entering the
prize poster competition that the com
mittee for the reception of the fleet has
decided to hold. To attract attention
to California's entertainment of the
battleship squadron will be the purpose
of the posters, .and prospective prize
winners must have their work in and
ready to be judged by 11 o'clock
Wednesday morning, February 12.
The posters must bear the words,
"California's Welcome to the Fleet, San
Francisco, May, 1908," in three or four
colors. _ Lithographed copies of the
winning poster will be sent all over the
state and posted conspicuously. -
The jury which will decide as to the
most effective one of the posters re
ceived at the committee headquarters
in the California building. Union square,
will be: Captain Robert Fletcher of
the Art association, Charles S. Aiken
of Sunset Magazine; Albert Pissis, ar
chitect. William Keith, artist, and Earl
M. Cummings, sculptor.*
NEVADA BEGINS ARMING ,
STATE POLICE FORCE
Fifteen Hundred Men Apply for
the 300 Posts at Cox's
Disposal
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
RENO, Nev., Feb. 4.— The first work
of arming the force of 300 state police
men who are to guard the peace of
Nevada started today.. Lieutenant
Governor Dickerson, who, in addition
to being adjutant of the new force also
has been made commissary, announced
last night that he "will open offices im
mediately at Carson and proceeed with
the work of outfitting the men. .
It is estimated that the initial outlay
for arms, ammunition,, horses, harness,
feed and other equipment will- amount
to $20,000, perhaps more. In the
opinion of Dickerson, who as first ser
geant of an Idaho troop of cavalry
served through most of the Spanish-
American war.
W. L. Cox, upon whom the duties of
directing the police will devolve, is en
gaged in passing upon applications if or
the 300 positions at his disposal. It is
stated that -in the* neighborhood iof
1,500 citizens, all willing to serve the
6tate, already have offered, their ser-
HIGH SCHOOL SOCIETIES
CONDEMNED BY OFFICIALS
Tendency to Exclusiveness Not
for Best Interests, Says
/Superintendent
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
SANTA ROSA,' Feb/ 4,-^The board of
education: received ;, an/exhaustive -re
port from » Superintendent ;B. Morris
Cox last night- strongly?, condemning
sororities - andc fraternities* in ; the : Santa
Rosa high . school*/ and; ; recommending
that . steps . be taken /to; abolish: them. ;
At ' present there ; are C four; Greek let
ter -'. societies. Phi - Lambda jTheta.' Phi
organized more • than; - a/- dozen .; years
ago/ then came. Phi Lambda 'Epsilon,
Gamma Phi : and -the # Delta\sororlty.
Wlth.'all;of \u25a0these;Greek i letter
zations inVtbe i fieldicanie 'rivalry and
exclusiveness. :;While;therefhavo\ ; been
no \u25a0.-, outbreaks {.in/.: or; • out -i 6f ?•\u25a0: school
which'; could be /condemned, ; Superin
tendent Cox decided that ;tt was for Uhe
best" interest ; of the school; to'.calljla
halt.!-:,The -, resolution ;.which'. the ; board
is asked ; to . adopt ;is I based - upon/one ; in
use in 'Seattle, and \which ••has-been up ;
held* by. the supreme 'courtHhere.* -
FAST TRAIN .TO' REMAIN'
SALT -LAKE, Feb.f 4.^-Publlshed J re
ports /that/ the' San/ PedroJ/sLos An
geles "'and7*Salt:Lake >iroad.^.was about'
to ; discontinue ,• the* running/or ; the tf ast
overland \i train i^Chjcagq,iand
Los Angeles,- via" the Salt', Lake* route,'
known \ as .thel;'Los?Angeles|;L.lraited, >^
: were? strongly; denied by ' General
Passenger .'Agent |^T.; C Peck of • thjs San
Pedro route. /
Punta Arenas, .southernmost' city in America, where
Chilean officials ; extended : hearty .welcome to '- Admiral Evans'
fleet, v from photograph /taken f rorri : hill ; in outskirts of town.
LAND FRAUD CASE
NEARS A DECISION
Heney and Webster Will Begin
Their Final Argument at
Portland Today
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 4.— Final ar
guments in the John H. Hall conspiracy
case .will be begun tomorrow morning.
Francis J. Heney announced this after
noon that the government rested its
case and an hour later Judge Weber
closed the case j for the defendant. He
ney will make 'the opening address t«
the Jury tomorrow morning and will be
followed by Judge Webster, who will
not conclude until late tomorrow "or
Thursday morning. After that Heney
will- finish his address. Judge Hunt
will give his instructions and the case
probably will go -to the Jury early
Thursday afternoon.
An attempt by Heney to . prove that
United States District Attorney W. C.
Bristol was mlstaken^in, everything that
he testified to on the stand when' r givlng
evidence for the defense enlivened the
morning proceedings. Heney i had /to
take | this course in order to induce the
Jurors to believe the testimony; of-for
mer Commissioner - H. H. Hendricks.
who had been Indicted with Hall 'and
others and testified against Hall under
promise- of leniency from the govern
ment... . ' ,>.T ;' ./ " , \u25a0-.;.•-.. .:.V . /
Judge Webster recalled Bristol today
and he, testified substantially- to the
same facts as on' his first examination.
He again denied emphatically ever hav
ing talked with Hendricks ; when, the
latter made an overture^for- immunity
from the government.
On cross-examination by Heney the
witness became coftf used as to the date
of Hendricks' return, from : San Fran
cisco in August, 1906. On direct exam
ination Bristol . had testified that, the
verdict in the Hendricks case was re
turned at tfßout midnight, when the
records showed that the jury -reported
its findings to the court at 8:30 o'clock
In the; evening. Because of these Inac
curacies in ,the testimony of the.wit
ness, Heney asserted, it was barely pos
sible that Bristol might have been mis
taken as. to his conversation with Hen
dricks. "/// -\, '.''"'/ // \u0084'
: During the afternoon the testimony
of former Assistant District Attorney
Edwin Mays was further discredited by
that of Captain J. A. Slayden, who was
called by Heney and testified that In
October, 1901, Charles B. Hayes of Til
lamook called at the federal building
and requested of the witness permission
to file a criminal Information against
Thayer and his associates for making
fraudulent \u25a0 timber entries. Captain
Slayden said he took Hayes into the of
fice of the -United States attorney and
Introduced him to Edwin Mays, who
was then assistant district attorney.
On direct examination; Mays had testi
fied. that he did not' know anything of
the alleged Thayer frauds until he took
charge of the grand jury which made
the \u25a0' investigation in October, 1902, a
year later.v. : .
Invalid Woman Caged
in Carriage Wreck
Mrs. Benjamin Gunn and Web-
ster Jones of San Francisco
Hurt in Runaway
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL /
SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 4.— Webster
Jones, a member of the San Francisco
firm of Jones & Paddock company, was
seriously, injured and Mrs. Benjamin M.
Gunn, wife j of^ Colonel* Gunn," the San
Francisco. real "estate, broker,;. was pain
fully | bruised ;in \u25a0• a runaway .. accident
in Fourth, street, near the Union .depot
here last evening after the arrival; of
the 616 1 o'clock train. , Jones "j and Mrs.
Gunn were • riding' from the station '\u25a0 In
the former's carriage when the accident
happened which turned / the carriage
bottom up, seriously hurt the occupants
and caged ; them in the wreckage. ;
'. At ! the -station Jones was* met with
his 'carriage, which was driven by -Wil
liam' Helems, his coachman. He offered
to take Mrs. Gunn to ; her home. V ; Jones'
horses were, high spirited: ' : In driving
out of the 'station inclosure ;a wheel
of \u25a0 the* carriage "', was ; broken : and' the
body of the vehicle fell to \u25a0 the ground;
The horses: started" to -run with? the
wrecked" conveyance:; and ; promptly it
was overturned. Then the horses kicked
themselves :\u25a0 free. : ; Helemsi? the driver,
was * badly: injured ; in^ :the ; hand. - l
: , When t Mrs. . Gunn : and' Jones were;ex
tricated-.from'.-: the wreck ; it .was i found
that \ the - former ".. suffered a ; severe *, cut
on .thel head and' Jones had sustained! a
dislocated shoulder and 1 was also' badly
cut about the \u25a0 head/. Both were' removed
to the j Cottage hospltal.N where ] Dr. W.
F. J ones. Dr. Wickman ; and : Dr.i Ho wi tt
treated /them." ," , : - ; ,
\ Mrs. Gunn is an Invalid./ She' has : two
children, Dudley;, and. Kenneth. '" Jones
is married. ; His; first iwife 'and he .were
div.orced; and '-'she' subsequently i-mar
ried ' avßussian.';;Jones'-Vsister-isa v ßussian.' ; ; Jones' -V sister- is :• me
wife of H.i M.TA.'' Miller.Uhe .San ; Fra
ncisco"' capitalist, v '.Both ; the Jones 'and
Gunn families are well-known socially.
TWO COMB 'TO ? GRIEF
: OAKLAND, -Feb. ;4.^-ln ; a melee .with
the police , following i a'^ attempt ; to - ter^
rorizeTa 'saloon \u25a0 in >High i street shortly,
bef ore^'S midnight •:;;/: tonight. .'/•" Andrew.
Sohneikel.':* a / laborer, jwa» ] snot v in/ the.
leg \u25a0: and : his i 1i 1 brother ? Fred /was ; oearen"
severely, j ßoth; men ;WeretaKenlto ; jail.;
On ; each r^when^ searched? was : found ;. a
brace'' of r revolvers,; a7 blackjack 'and /a
pair : of E brass ,'t- knuckles./ ,; Both- ; were
charged^ with /disturbing- the peace and
carrying^flrearms;=- ;// - y "
/wLIBEABY; MEMBERSHIP— AIameda, Feb. , «."
The I memberfihlp - of » the | free I library I at I present
is '. 8.410.^ according Itov a . report v filed with ? the
library ytrosteess by ' Mrß.t-Marcella.H.'- Krauth,
acting "'\u25a0 librarian/. ' Last \u25a0> month •' 18,704 ~ volumes
were : issued *to \ patrons./ an ; average ; dally drcn
latlonof 475. . ' ' \u25a0 .''' */ \' /'\u25a0
CUTS OFF 18 CITY
PENSION BUREAUS
Offices in San Francisco, New
York and Other Centers ;
Abolished
WASHINGTON. Feb. . 4-^The house;
committee on appropriations reported j
; favorable today en the. pension bill for
the year ending- Junex 30, 1909 i' The
• bill as reported abolishes the pension
agencies at Augusta, Me. ; 'Boston, Buf
falo, Chicago, Columbus, O.; Concord,
N. H.;Des Moines, Detroit, Indianapo
lis., Knoxville, Louisville, Milwaukee,
New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh San
Francisco and Topeka and consolidates
them in one central distributing agency
at Washington.' •
VThe bill reported carries a total pen
sion ; appropriation of $150,869,000.
whlcfi is $174,000 less than the aggre
gate estimates. . ..
WILL ; NET BIG SAVINGS
The radical change In the pension
agency system '/was decided upon after
James R.~Garfleld, secretary, of the. in
terior, had told the committee that
by centralizing. the 18 pension agencies
$200,000 .w0u1d be saved to the govern
ment in -expenses in the first year of
operation' and $225,000 annually there
after and | that all pensioners could be
paid as promptly as they are now paid.
The immediate saving will be $63,000
in salaries of pension agents. - .
. There ; was paid to 967,371 pensioners
in" the last fiscal year the total sum of
$.138.030,894. v
"There is now living," says the re
port, "no; soldier or-soldier's widow of
the revolutionary war, and there is no
pensioned soldier living of the war
of 1812, but : there are; 55S widows of
soldiers of that war."
PASSES D EFICIEXCY BILL
The senate passed today the urgent
deficiency bill, carrying an appropria
tion of more than $24,000,000.
Deficiency appropriations for the
Panama canal gave rise to democratic
criticism, of the publication of a paper
by the canal commission. Incidentally
Senator Teller declared that he be
lieved ' the lock j canal at Panama would
be declared a failure and a sea level
canal would- take its place.
The democratic senators held a con
ference on the financial situation to
day, but came to no conclusion as to
the -exact nature of the substitute bill
the minority will support In the delib
erations upon the Aldrich. bill In the
senate.
BERATES DEMOCRATS
President Roosevelt's recent message
to congress on the relations of capital
and labor and . of " corporations and ' the
public again, was the theme of discus
sion in the house today. Interest cen
tered in a speech by John. Sharp Wil
liams,, the minority leader, who, while
lauding the president' for some of his
sentiments, expressed his belief that
others were dangerous.
, After, briefly discussing, the financial
question Bonynge of Colorado called at
tention to what he said was "the ab
solute insincerity and hypocrisy of the
democratic party as an organization in
its -present attitude toward the presi
dent." He 'quoted * several passages
from the last democratic campaign book
antagonistic to President Roosevelt and
inquired if they accorded with the pres
ent democratic comsnendation. . ,He j
charged that ."these. utterances of dem- j
ocrats made at this time are simply
made for political purposes."
FAVOR CHURCH CLAIMS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.— A bill appro
priating j 1403,000 | for the payment of
Catholic church claims in the Philip
pine islands was reported favorably by
the house committee on insular affairs
TEACHER MUST CEASE
HIS RELIGIOUS WORK
Principal Reprimanded for En
couragingiY. M. C. A. in j
Nonsectarian School
SPECIAL" DISPATCH TO , THE CALL
\u0084 LOS ANGELES, I Feb./ 4.— Principal G.
Walter; Monroe was found guilty, today
of - teaching denominational and : sec
tarian doctrines ; f at^ the jWhlttier Union
high j school rand was ordered' by" Coun
ty, School' -.Superintendent Keppel to
cease the .practice. It was shown by
the* federation of; Catholic .societies
making.' the complaint that \u25a0 Monroe had
encouraged the formation of Y. M. C. ! A.
and" Y.VW.\C. A. societies ' in; the .school.
i Monroe * contended ' that no sectarian
teaching ; was i Intended : and fought the
case .'bitterly : : for", several months. \u25a0 The
principal lwaa'i : reprimanded' at ; the close
of 'the : trial 1 today. * Monroe' and Keppel
have been /political ,; enemies \ fort; sev
eral 'years," : the \ fight f starting when
Monroe attempted -to secure the nomi
nation T for (county superintendent over
flve^years; ago.V.^* : \ < : ~
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I WILL I- BREAK UP A. COLD IN
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compounded {from , the active principles
of^f orest ; trees^thatjls/lntended for.; in-;
ternal ;,useV..'/ Itypefmeateo I the whole
system -with: the \u25a0.wholesome, /healthful
atmosphere 1 - of "!the" pine woods, healing
any/; irritation ,;df the/ mucous ; surface
that mayj be present. .Its action [on , the
kidneys ris r roost I beneficial, affording
speed-yi relief in" cases " of rheumatism
due to uric /a'cld . in: the system. \
/.Put vUp'forrdisperißinV, through drug-;
"gists f only/ In C% or. vials, ; each :yiar;se^
curelyV* sealed ' In ; a , round .wooden case.
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RUSSIAN TROOPS
WILL AID PERSIA
Czar Rushes Soldiers to Fron
tier to Menace Threaten*
ing Forces of Sultan
Dispute Over Boundary Lines
Brings Danger to British
and German Interests
ST. PETERSBURG,:. Feb. 4.— Five
thousand troops have been ordered
'_from the northern Caucasus to the
Persian frontier, whither soldiers In
small detachments have been proceed
ing steadily for several weeks past.
This concentration Is due to the ag
gressive attitude of the Turks in their
frontier dispute with the Persians.
It is believed in St. Petersburg that
Russia is about to undertake a mili
tary demonstration against' Turkey.
The governments of Turkey and Persia
have been disputing about the bound
ary line near. Tabriz for some time,
and the situation is a serious one, as
the Interests of Germany, Great Bri
tain and Russia may ' be gravely af
fected by j«.n outbreak of hostilities.
Turkish troops have occupied Per
sian 'Turkey and have been devastat
ing. There also have been* serious dis
orders at Tabriz. Russia is bound by
a treaty to help Persia and for several
weeks there has been evidences that
the czar was preparing to send troops
from various points.
PIONEERS' DAUGHTERS MEET
The February calendar of the daugh
ters of California pioneers calls for
three Monday meetings, the last of
which will be of a social nature, with a
program in charge of Mrs. Kathryn D.
Boyns., Monday, February 10, at 3
o'clock, there will be.a regular business
meeting of the organization" at Pioneer
hall. On February 17 the directors meet
at 3:30 o'clock at the same place, and
on February 24 there will be held the
social meeting, beginning at 3 o'clock.
TO DISCUSS PURE MILK
Delegates from various civic organ
izations about the bay will gather at
11 o'clock this morning in the rooms of
the California club at 1760 Clay street
to discuss the question of pure milk.
Addresses will be made by those inter
ested in the work.
How silk threads are in-
terwoven in bank-note paper is
a secret known only at, the
Crane Mills, where paper for
the United States Government
is made. U-- -"
The security of this silken
fibre fs now duplicated in the
planchetted paper which the
Crane Mills are making exclu-
sively for usv
You can have this planchet-
ted paper in your checks, drafts,
letters of credit and similar in-
struments at no greater cost
than for paper we customarily
use in security work.
American Bank Note
Company
T. R. COLLIXS, Dist. Sales Agt.,
1220 Merchants* Exchange Buildlnar,
I SA>' FBANCISCO.
Telephone Kearny 5771. '
RIJCKER DE3K COMPANY
Largest Exclusive dffice Furniture House West of Chicago.
Sole Agents for the Celebrated j
ORRIS V OJhnblvsD
Closing out some odd lines of Desks, Tables and Chairs, at
Great Reductions
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. This is to certify that I have been cured by The Fidelity
/ Rupture Cure. Mine was a case of fourteen years' stand-
ing. It is now five years since I was cured and never have
had to wear. a truss since T was cured.
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HOJKIKE COMFORTS
Hotel St Regis, New Yort, Offers
Unnsna! Attractions
A NEW PHASE IN LIVINO
"God's blessing upon the man whs
provides you with the comforts of bom«
when away from home!" was the «x-f
clamatlon of a well known personage
whose business compelled him to bo
much: away from his own fireside.
"When or where this man found enter-
tainment so enjoyable as to call forth
this' benediction Is not recorded, but
such an expression might naturally fall
from the lips of any one of the many
thousands who have had the good for-
tune to share the bounteous and com-
fort t giving hospitality of New York's
leading hotel, the St. Regis, at Fifth
Avenue and Fifty-fifth Street.
Home comforts reach their climax In
this hotel. "Whether your tastes be
moderate or extreme, \u25a0 the St. Regis, by
reason of its perfect construction. Its
matchless equipment and Its excellent
management. Is prepared to satisfy and
please to the utmost. A vast expendi-
ture of money, combined with rare fore-
sight and. good judgment, have pro-
duced "a veritable marvel" in the St.
Regis Hotel. Every requisite, for per-
sonal comfort and restful enjoyment Is
at hand. - v ' : '
Expensive, do you ask? Such a false
report once gained, circulation. .Where
the idea originated Is a mystery, but it
must have been In the mind of aoma
one who knew nothing about th» St.
Regis by actual experience. '\u25a0Compara-
tively speaking the cost of living at ths
St. Regis is most moderate, as all who
have experienced the pleasures there
offered will bear witness. A single
room, beautifully furnished, may bs
had for $4 a day; or the same, with
private bath, for $5 a day; or a parlor,
bedroom and bath for $12 and upward.
Furthermore, the- restaurant charges
are no higher than in other first class
hotels.
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PLANTS AND TREES
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47 Jackson St., Saa Francisco.
Retail Store, 123 Market. St.
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FAIRMONT HOTEL
Management Of
PAUCE HOTEL COMPANY
EI'ROPEAX PL AX
RATES:
Single: *2.50, $3. $4. $5, *«, »7. $3.
Suites: $10. $12. $14, $1«. $18. $20.
I^ery Room "With Bath.
W. T. HESS, Notary Public
ROOMS 407-400 CALL BLDG.
At Residence, 1480 Page Street, . Be-
tween i p. m. and 8 p. m.
CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMIHEE
- (OBOANIZED 19C2)
"PROMOTION — Th«;act of promotlas: a4T»nc«-
ment; encouraxemwit." — Ctataxj Dictionary.
' The California Promotion committ c* bas for
Its object the PROMOTING of California as a
whole. It baa notblag to s«U. Its enerj!** ari
Cb toted to fa*t«riDZ all tutnss that lut* ths
ADVANCEMENT of California as their obj«^t-
It eITW rtllablo Information on erery »übj«<*t
connected with the lndai tries of California. It
gtres EXCOCR-i.OEME.NT to | the tttabOaameat
of new lr.dustrte* and larttes dsalrabl* tmialgn-
tlon It Is sot aa Employment Agency.' although
it x'.ir* Information regarding . labor > conditioaa.
1 1 presents ' the opportunltiea and ' ueeds In all
fields of business and professional actirlty. Thia
commlttoe Is supported by popular subscription
and makes no chars* tor any . service rendered.
Affiliated with ; the - committee in 130 comai«r-
clal organizations of the state, wlta ' a member*
ahlt> of o^er 30,000. Meetlnss are held seml-
annnaHy to dlflerent parts: of California, whm
matters of state Interest are dlscnssed. 'Head-
auarters ' of the \u25a0 committee - are : maintained la
Saa Francisco In .California baltdinft. Union
sqnare.^CORREaPONDENCg INVITED.
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