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Emperor William of Germany has a
decided opinion as to what President
Roosevelt should do when he leaves the
White House. The emperor expresses
The Sunday Call
VOLUME* CIEL— XO. 69.
RUEF BEGINS
GAME WITH
MISSING WORD
Corly Boss Bases Battle for
Delay on the Omission
of "Intent"
Technicality of Such Flimsy
Gossamer That Trolley
Attorney Smiles
Lawyer Ach's Plea Makes His
Client Grin at "Anxiety to
Be Arraigned"
Thrcrgh invoHag a hideous s-oclc
ery cf the Izw Abe Ruef began his
;b«ttle yesterday to avoid beiag
j t rcught to trial oa the indictrsent
charging him with the bribery of for
mer Supervisor Jennings J. Phillips
in connection with the trolley fran
chise steal. Goaded on by the des
peraden vrhich the knowledge of un
avoidable conviction *at the hands cf
a jury has caused, Ruef and his at
torneys. Henry Ach and Frank J.
Murphy, have sought cut the most
absurd possible technicality as a
ground fcr righting off the trial which
they so fear.
On the absence of a single word
c£ six letters from the copy of the
ircictsjent which was served apoa him
at the ilnae. of his aj-ralanjeat on the
trolley briber}- charges Raef is basing
h> attempt to turn a. legal proceeding
into a farce and crown justice vrtth a
fool's- csp. So utterly bevoad the
realm! t>f all reason !s the contetitioa
• -jvanced by Ruef and his' attora*ys
that «rw Patrick Calboan aad Ills at
ric-ir tronna of objecUon. thousrh . in
tetvlicg tJiroujrh tfce preliminary pro
r»«Hs!r.irs in their ras*s they clutched
* ':-~. lie illy at *v*ry *trair of hop* af
for<!»<S by f^-bsk-a' iwlfts ol lie law.
"'•lVTEyr* I* OIITTED
Intent"— 4hro-js>. the oversight of a
U-J. Ilitle -crd '«._ once
fcTnitfi from ih- tr*ns^rir-:ion of the
lor.^ lejraJ dor«n«xt cbargias: Ruef and
hi* coflefendants with b rib err. and, on
tills ©rsissica in ihe cot>s" of ihc Sndlct
raest wiUj irfcich be xis served Raef
centers hU'liope^ of- fatnre liberiy.
Htnry Ach has lor,£ since delved deep ir.to
the mire cf technical bickering? in his
endeavors to rcre Ruef from just pyn-
Sshiaertt for his criiaes. bat he socnd»jJ
the -w-err depths yesterday when h*
brasenly demanded that all proceed-
In^s s^aiast Rutf be fn«nedlat*lj;
stopped by Judge Lawlor on the ground
that Rcf Imd "never b*en arraigned."
In brief. Ach based h!s convention on
«e<rtion' ?^S ef the penal code, which
laakes the essentials of arraignment
the reading of the charge to the de-;
feECant. the delivery to him of a copy
of the indictment in •orfclch he" is
charged, ard the asking of the •Question
as Jo -whether. or not he is guilty. It
is claimed that Ruef iras sever 'served
\u25a0o-ith a copy of the Indictment, for the
reason that tbe par^r handed him does
not contain c ay allegation of Intent to
conwnJt bribery, which Is an ftsstaiial
It Is not \u25a0 even chimed in RueTs be
half that the sense .of - the indictment
*w*s cbanged or that the measiae of
-
the copy served on hita was obscure,
bet simply that through the error of a
copyist a sisgle -word vu dropped out
of one line of the docanient. The copy
served on Reef reads In this particular
connection as follows:
COPY LACKS O\B WOnD
\u25a0w-lllfally. unlaarrallr. feloniously,
knoiringly end corruptly give and oJTer
• to said Jennings J. Phillips, while said
Jennings J. Phillips was such inesbcr
cf eaid . board of supervisors, a bribe,
to wit. the ssza of four thousand
*«"54.000> dollars In lawful money. of the
United " States of America as a bribe.
with the willful, unlawful, felonious
£Bd corrupt • in them, said Patrick
Calhoun. and ThornweH Mullally. and
Tlrey L. Ford. Aad WllHam iL.Abbott.
and Abraham Ruef and Eagene EL
Schmltr. to then and there willfully,
felon!oa?ly and corruptJy inSaence"—
Where the • app^irs^lnrthe' above
excerpt the word Intent" ha* been
drossp^ from the .copy of the Indict
xnent served on , Ruef, . though it ap
pear* in ti2e original Indictment. From
:he cos:ev.t the ntcaning i* so ci«*sir as
to defy any construction but that in
tended, yet it s*H<n this abseace of a
single word that tie ex-boss: pins his
' hope cf defeating all efforts to bring
For two hours yesterday afternoon
Ruefs attorneys argued" in support of
their contention that this error iru
fatal wfth a ; simulated sincerity" that
at the oatsel znnsxd the spectator* in
the courtroom End theji caused scores
„ of .them to »"itbdraw in diEgust.
EVEV " -MOORE IS AMAZED
Even Attorney A. A. Moore, chief of
Calhoun's iegaJ counsel, who nottd th!s
.omission month* ago, but treated -it
then u*too InsigniScint to warrant
twtfiMe4fiSlr«rc a, cou«. l «
The San Francisco Call.
Register NOW, Republicans
// you don't want Her'
rin to rule you, get on tbe
register before April 15.
Old registration has all
expired — you must register
again before April 15 or you
can't vote at the May
>\u25a0 primaries.
Registration closes April
Last day on which reg*
istered voter can move to
another precinct and not
lost bis primary vote,
April 6.
Registrar's office in the
old city hall open from 9
a. m. to 5 p. m.
Register NOW, Republican
\u25a0
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHOXE KEARXY S6
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7. ISOS
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TKSTEHPAY — Clvatij; tenth wiw!; aixtiasa
F* 'RECAST FOE TODAY— OooSt. sjaettled
metier. -w-JtS! sfcrrwiert; torih roctheriy wind*, f
ch*=£l=s ip ucrtfc. Page 11 ]
EDITORIAL ~~
C»!hoca'« cry of irpcisb- Pace A \
Tbui vbzU be n*> effezrs*. race 4 j
The HezTft psrry iizKce^orxvet). Pace 4
Xn fcETTT ZiiOZl ti* t*llZ. PlgC 4 j
An sifortarate KuZ. P«se 4
GRAFT
Boef t>?riss battle cf <selaj *-iti isissing
\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0ore «r<cßi«*t as - tisz.fr tecbiJtxllry to q^a*b
* — \u25a0\u25a0*'*""*» I"*** ST#* 1 '
MIJIicEs <exrort«l fer Soctbera P»ci£c raUrotd
is efcxrjre ia eonpliirr tied wltii interstate cooa
lE^rc* cc~iV ; « Soo/^gj!^! Page 1
P-o>!}c» crenslatlflug. > crje mxyur to »ru> feSjrfc j
li<;3or Jlmss" « — * idca^tt. Pige <5 '
-itflfsJdp j*ll net fit fat is^s, derftre* Jodp* j
Carroll Coot, w^o isxj orter prtssarrt re- j
E. E. Szz'zz'. fonsvr htrk pr»*l4prt. "aiuast j
roulspap* ia j<-i<-* eocrtr&esi «t tlracpbt of 1-m*x |
«*t«y--., — ! . _:_. c-- f . -P«ge 14 j
oT»r<is» #<-i»r<&*r William N<wti2S3s»C!i.;:«'s£.l
©early a r*»r f rca» Xrw Yorfc. t^»vi-~ sad start 1
«"-f ('( '* T *.v.:v t . ptxis isto Itls p**rt in 41*- .
Ir*«. ' Page 14 J
Tn»"re is Mi» Elizabeth rarter lUttlass?
asfc triatiTT*. st« «erV to lan i=<ls < s forr*
ibre: . cpsa beirw* wbc*e doccscCe is 3X»ir
Ej-tJcTj. Page 14;
>:.-.:-•; place blasar for tsrmt cT t'Vr»i !is
port coodirioßs oo lucaiers* ur ; \u25a0c s. Pa^e 14
Vv;cf r. r. ;;: ijc la <- r^fiie iriii-: rzts . axul ;
=fsi»r« cf .Califtssla clsb will rraftr «ltJ»j
t-liixf^i*' fc*«ltb cosEsiirt«« en extersJa^tlca cf
f**t*. P«se 5 :
FHixcr* Ftnp*t stcrrs. t2s««tPTS aad kxSsis; i
i»iw*-» f TPteM ifaisrt the Tlce *"d^td j
I**-" ' • P»se ; «j
SUBUR3AN j
Vrai f«»l is Wl cp lr!iB(!it« of Otl
"b- C. .\:.".:i Wtitaej 1 rr«i?ia i« *ecr* i t«ry
*a<S rirtcal rswitire bexd of tb* OaUzcd tf»»
cUI!?<J «-fc»riti<es. - Pscf «
Mxrtta S'akort-cfc. a r**t»sraat teeprr rpported
l-:»':: in . Oa&land. , ir umSed ta Sarracaeaio
f«r CBBwr^c^ bor?!*ririk. . . Pace^B
Pi«ik^ *»t VS"i:iißSj Hssli. U>e nsistte? Bertlt
\?T ml ««ate CS.S3. lus b*ea fcWdea frr»ai U«
irife ir t&e f«=say- cf tH sink«a!»
ftfber. Pase 3 !
COAST :
«ran<t \ Pase 2 j
Xrra«l« pewit Waos. iaeladlss toop ,a>cati>er»
c* tb# ir-eitlstuir, k»* f f&,C*& la " atirapi :to
j«rfit : t-y " laaaipcJitiss GoM2«M : Cos»«ll
£*:<•£. i Pase 1
EASTERN
i'Ur>. W. Mortr. - f «ritiTe X«tt Ycrt • £aaa
' : «-'_ >•-> aboard- :t: 1!m: Ciajna. ararin;
•»•-'\u25a0•'-*•'\u25a0* t- vSI rrts^a to tie United SUtee oa
jtdT ; \u25a0\u2666 of tv s«?in»T. Paire 8
Sratte posee* ti>e A!*«L--y=Vca *ip«::io2
bill, poririthyf Hading Bcr»e:;"s oppocittoo \u25a0' \u25a0 :•>
work of "Seattle boosa^rt." \u25a0 . P«^e 3
U'-7.;H;rt:« of Florida, £rrt Mate ft» elect
•7.*-'»-?t :»->. bold two factiocal cocTgatlocg. - ooe
tßdor^a; Taft aad the , ether adoptlrs soscota
cilttrl rev.-I-iicrs. Pa^e S
>«-\u25a0- 1 : : r Perklss - iftrxV.j rf^ceU ateassre
Usat Buy lead to .rsUtlisSsest cj tSTeris-est
f»*Efti? I!=e %eta-eea Saa FitKiKO , tad .
rasaxaa. _ Pace 1
X!rE. Clio A . XTaHca. irho lect a f^rtsae la
:- f- Saa Frasdsco Cie, commit* rs!ci£e la Xcv .
Ytck. Pace 1 '
;_\u25a0!?•• Juaes Hsrrif . it* aotcriosi Eestsckjr
frofl rhirf. H xsnrfered by kit sea. ' Pase S
FOREIGN
I': f :t '< r Dnbe lf>snel cf ' Brafasza Taalsb?«
f '-\u25a0 ' Rocoe *r.u Yaticaa tteani br fax* rFsanarFd
daia to thrcae asd p:*e to Greece. Page 1
Popoeed Dk-tstcr Prase© . arrixe* ia MtdrSa.
\u25a0-- V.:- ; r paie asJ iIL sad beniet <a ia Ciptt i->
Pari*. Pope 3
Et»b« t^*?ay« depcrtapp: cf . feattles&lpt t» re
rsTß -roortesje* nf CtHear*. aad fleet -Bill : begia
Jnar»<Y" tkros?b.: the " strait «?t • MzcolUa
:^:ii>-. ' >^ Pare 2
SPORTS
m::i Clara coUr^c . <>Hu Stcsf crd \u25a0 at baae- '
baO.^2 t« J. • pjjfji
S. C. IfHSnetV* frrat S year c-id fi3y. Achieve, j
»-<»t»>» brr fe»nrtfc cav^etMfc > tictcry at - Saita \ i
>-:•.-. m|^' : \u25a0:: Pase 9 j
"Trort** Eapaa- »-;s3» to remaia wita Jt^
C«Bißn!ei> tJsU «^a««."_ , Pase S •
Fr*><J Beat asafies tie Oacord sasdiircp'ai ! \u25a0
EDrtyrUle-I •_\u25a0 Pase" 9
llcjpt Cabolt ii «-sp»-rte<l here today VlthVloe
Tbcai*» twl but br isdoced to sigjj fora matic^i i
ttfc axwti. . >"-P»S* 8
T.» :*. l:r.r NeHon j-1 Jjmrsr Britt are matcfcHl •
ittr a 10 rooad It»x1b? cos Jest In Ix» Anyi^j
«« Febm*ry 2j. \u25a0 Pase 8
LABORj; j
- Painter*" irakae ! X«. . 13 H net d;storbed fey &* i
*':r-t: r -t of manrr painter* as to wares Pase 5 1
MINING 'j :: "\-:- j
TV'*io«** prer*ll» aaoßjr'tbe isisis; taxre*;'.
dt». It . It " *»M. J" tie (tale of a t4s TiV-*V . >f I
«««-k by Nrr* js pc4iUdafi« . : ; Vmgti 13 1
MARINE- I ]
: Tia»e!y tara" ef ; t*« kead «*tp« Jiaer ladlaea'* ) .
f rrtsit «4ert frcca . Vr.if* •of . Ten^eaaee ' **»kias j ;
Mfk>r- fPagre ll]
SOCIAL
"Mxliaad Mr*. Gews* r.'C«(.tl* ar* -la-lac
rttyew ; ?r>Bt» : t«>tielr b«me in Ho»ohil«.rfc«»las ,
be^-a ia Dcrtre fcr » n*^- |^^*niipii-«! ;
SAN FRANCISCO,: r^W^Y^FJ^RTJ^^I^I^:
POLITICIANS BUY
SHORT AND LOSE
THOUSANDS
Attempt to Manipulate Goldfield
Consolidated Results
in Big Loss
Nevadans, Including Members
of Legislature, Plunge
on Margins
Drop in Stock Follows Passage
of Police Bill Instead of
Expected Rise
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
RENO, Nev., Feb. : 6.— Nevada
politicians, some of -them members
of the legislature, together with ; oth
ers prominent in state affairs,
are said to have lost in the neighbor
hood of $40,000 in an attempt to
profit by manipulating Goldfield Con
solidated last week. Acting upon ad
vance advice, it is claimed, that the
legislature would pass the police
measure, they pooled their savings,
amounting to nearly $40,000, and,
through Harry Epstine of Goldfield |
and odier brokers, placed the money
to buy Consolidated on a margin.' : -
The "inside crowd" took on a block j
of 15.000 shares on a margin when it
was selling at $5. They were called
upon for a fresh margin Saturday,
when the stock dropped to $5.50. and j
not being- able to come through- the i
brokers sold ; them out, the stock dc- j
dining to J5.-0. * } \u25a0
Tuesday Broker Young, .who it is
said, was acting ; for Webb Parkinson, j
9. Gold field broker. ; who in turn .was
believed ; to be - acting for a Goldiield
bank, threw another block of 12.000
shares on the market. This forced
the price down to $5.15. -Under New'
York "offerings the loss in Goldfield
Consolidated : j'esterday _ was only f rac- 1
tlonal' from the closing Quotation - of '
Tuesday. Today the stock sold down ;
to $5; at which-price . Barrett, believed ,
to .be representing Barney Baruch and;
the eastern ; syndicate that' is now in
control of GoldSeld Consolidated, bid '\u25a0•
for the stock in 5.060 share", lots.-.-. It;
closed firm around Js.l2**.' : »t» t
- The names : of several state pollti-i
dans, some of them very close to Gov- !
ernor Sparks, are connected with the '
talk that Is now in general circulation.:
Sparks !s ill at his home and could not
be seen, and other state officers tonight:
could sot be found to discuss the mat
ter. One of tbemV it is elated, has lost
practically all of a lifetime's savings in
the slump.,* v
BRITISH, WILL NOT SEND
SQUADRON TO PACIFIC
Official Denial Made to ? Report
That Navajk Force Would
Be Scot \u25a0 . -.;
I-OXDON", Feb. «.— lt.is officially^ta ted
that there Ss absolutely no truth in the
report teleirraphed from "Halifax yester-'
day that the •British squadron In the
Pacific is ti> be materially increased. v
Xo chins;«s whatever are being made
or are?coEt<en3plated : -. In" the ; Pacific
squadron,' and. the^BriUf h ' government
has not the sllghteia Jntention of r re
placinK the'old Pacific fleet, which for
raerly had its base at Esqulmault. B. C 4
and which is notr representc-d by* a
military sloop of war.
VO.V STEXGALtRESICXS
BERLJX, Feb. t--Urwas announced
today that Freiherr yon SteneaL sec-;
retary of r the imperial « treasury, had
resigiied o£3c*. His , successor, has l not
been named. The -retirement of .Yon
Stenga! undoubtedly o« connect*^ with
tno financial em^arfasa^leite o: ih«?
German empire and the iUfficulty in
ending « solution satisfactory; to the
various state; and political parties; \u0084
; Views in; Oporto, , where revolutionists raised* the red flag of anarchy after . capturing the city
hail | Above is -the- square of -DomfPedro IVy with beautiful [mosaic pavement." Below^is a general
view, of this; great seaport city of ' Portugal and a < portrait^ of , Duke Miguel \u25a0 of : Braganza, the pre
tender to the throne,, whose sudden :• departure; frora-^ Rome lis - causing : speculation in European
capitals. * .......
| Unearned Millions Are
Taken by Railroads
Traffic Association Files. Com'
I plaint With the Federal
Commission
The •\u25a0 California -TraSc : association
forwarded yesterday r its /first corn- j
I plaint to the ' interstate commerce |
» cbmmissicru It charges that the j
J Southern Pacific 'and th j Santa Fe i
! have been collecting ; without legal j
j right a \u25a0 switching s charge of . $2.50 Ja 1
j car. It is stated that, San \u25a0' Francisco j
is the only city in America., as far as ]
}is \u25a0; fciovm, that is T thus ciscriirinated
against. _ . |
The complaint asks that _ the com
panies be prohibited henceforth ; from !
charging this ' switching fee ~on any I
consignments that come under - inter- ]
state trade.; The -Southern ; Pacific ]
alone is said to have collected $i,60Q,-j j
OCO . in '\u25a0 the _; past ' year from the . mer- 1
[chants of San;' Francisco in -Illegral i
switching: . charges. \u0084 !
-The system of charging for switch- )
ing ears was Introduced after the fire !
and is ; something ;aew in railroad :
methods! The California Traffic asso- \
ciation chaXfeCo ;-; that- the switching ]
fee 'comprises y an addition".. to the 1
regular tariS' and is thus in direct
violation of r the rate bilL
Another complaint will i be lodged- by'
the^ local tariiff a^fociatlon ae-ains t the
Southern Pacific in regard to .the load
in c: ; and • unloading ;• charge of - 10 cents I
I a ton. This Is -sSio I*.1 *. a feature of dis
1 crimination directed especially against;
» San,: Francisco. The; Southern. Pacific ;
I Introduced - ; this . objectionable '^ tax '
j shortly^ after - the Sre of April. ISO -
I It" lias' ;. remained in force despite -: -~, the
iproiestofthe local merchants.
! TAX SAID fTO >BE REBATED
j means of; this tax the ' Southern;
| Pacific ha?.. collected 1 an extra charge!
| of *0 centi=. a ton for-nfarlv aHfreightl
JpaysinET through its" sheds. The feel
J.has been coll'fctftdifor ioadins 1^ as \u25a0 "\u25a0well
I as* for "unloading-. Furthermore,. ItTlsj
I c*harged' that; this had been -nsedi
I by/th« Southern^ 'Pacific-.-; for the purr |
| poses ; of rrebat!n^.- rLarsre shippers, it !
\is -alleged. ; hay* '\u25a0 e ? n exempted from"]
\ the '""fe*- while; .the: : smaller. deileirs- have '<
j been .forced -to -subniit: to it.- : , ;
| '-,'* After- the complaints have, been: filed j
1 with the interstate .comrne'ree board I
{ Coinrnissibnt r 1 ranklin K. -Lane will i
i'cora«;io';Saa Francisco to make an In- j
Robed as If for a Ball
Woman Ends Life
Mrs. Clio A. Walton, San Fran'
cisco Fire Victim,' Commits
, Suicide in New York
SPECIAL* DISPATCH TO THE CALL
, XEYT YORK. Feb. . «— Viewing^ life;
death aad the hereafter'-with the phllos-^
ophy of a stoic, iirs. Clio Ai \Valton!..a
handsome and accomplished Troroan of
43, who had come to New York to bnild
up another fortune on] the ruins of the
one she Jost ia the San tFranclsco^ fire."
coolly a drop of cyanide of 4
tassium " on! her * tongue today and -sras
'gone. , . •
: She had written to Undertaker A. E.
Canipßeli l of j Twenty-third street, from"
Mrhoin' she : bought ' a" coffln a moa th a&o.a &o.
and to. Drl J. H-f Shields." telling the'in
! that she ", -would be . dead * when the % let
ters i reached . them. -Both .rushed * for
I the Hotel I . LangrrldgeV.the^phrsJcian, first
| telephoning, to the police. > The .under
; taker, •' the >- doctor--,^ and " ; Patrolnian
j 6'Grlady reached ; the place at the same
| tlme^- .but they* Were !»too^ late. She : had
| clothed heWeif -as if for- a ball,' in a
I blue decollete^gbwn, and reclined on, a
| couch." She left a letter^sayinr: ,
j "This ' is": a ? suicide; .'pure •' and simple.
aad the reason is nobiody's
business but •nir.own."*- \*: •- .-• '
I The : suicide .was a * widow. -
S;P/ REPORT- SHOWS
GAINvOF $6,778,135
Despite-: Heavy 'Expense j Harri
j ' ance Sheet _ /\u25a0 -
* ' srEciAL~: bii?pvvTcn \ to . the calc
1 '\; XEW'TOKK. Feb! «.— The annual re
j port of i the -Southern' Pacific, company
[for the^ year, foded^inne 2<». }Ml, was
j feceiv ed .in Wall . street :j: j today .with
j much- interest, in view of "the -notoriety
j which the;Ksirriraan properties have re
jceived ''recently., especially^ through the
I'government suit to separate tfae^ Sooth-;
1 emu- PaciSc i from Union ' Pacific. ,-*,;\u25a0',
r¥ Despite SheavyA increases JnVejcpenses,
| duet- to"f various 5 causes.'^ £?!<$ •eompaxiy's
| net 'i earnings i- amounted t- t^i^41.92M95.
I an" i ncre ase o f :r: r I 5.7 7 8.133rA*T%wt6t aj f ref
ceiptSj.bfj the? year f roan "rail a&d : water
lines>am6untedi to I ?124,94S^9Ii*ant in?
«Vease Xof Sl3.3l«.2<S.^ Operating ex
penses t increased : 1 12,555;11?i '.% * ! " ; "\ ,
: sThe expenses of the. year were largely
Increased * by^ the* enormous vwork i which
thercompajiy/assumedr'atitheirequest'of
Presldent^Rooseyeit^iin:,;r«losln& . the
Colorado; river icrgvasse.;the ; opening: of
which j bad ' rVsul ted in the \ f orroation ; of
tbeJSalton^sea. '.-.' ; Under \u25a0 Ha rri man's di
rectiqn^theJwork.-.was accomplished suc^
cTessfuliylinllS fdays.ibut *lt - cost, .his
r6a.iisf 93. 152,9 2«« i^ ; @^^^M^B
Great men of several nations who are
prominent in the world's affairs give
their .ideas of the best future for Roose
velt in two pages of remarkable inter-
The Sunday Call
Favors Establishment
of Panama Line
Perkins Reports M easure That
May Lead to Government I
Operating Steamers
I - "SPECIAL' DISPATCH TO T^ECAJX. !
I WASHINGTON, Feb. «.'— Prellmirsary |
jst<?ps'to the establishment of a govern-
jrnent steainshJ? lire beitreen San Fran- j
! cisco and Panama' were taken today. 5
fwhen Senator Perkins from the cons- 1
I mlttee' 4 on commerce favorably reported}
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PRETENDER
BRAGANZA
VANISHES
Valican Hears He Has Gone to
• iSreece, Renouncing All r
Claims to Throne
Sadden Departure From Rome
Raised Fear He Was on
Way to Lisbon
Threats of Death Are Given
as Cause of Dictator
Franco's Flight
Vengeance Vows of Subjects for
Slaying of King Spurred
Him On
SPECIAL CXSLS. TO THZ CAIX
ROME, Feb. 6.— The sud
den departure for an un
known destination of Duke
Miguel of Braganza was in
terpreted in many quarters
in southern Europe to mean
that he intended to seize ths
Portuguese throne. The
news has now reached the
Vatican that the duke was
practically renounced his
claims and gone "to Greece.
IN FEAR OF DEATH
LISBON. Feb. 6.— The secrtt
and sedden fiirht af.Ser.hor Fran
co, the lorrricr premier. irom-Lis-.
bon across the frontier" into Spain,
accompanied by his wife and <bn.
was caused by the threats of 'death
which had been made against him.
Since the murder of the kins
Franco, has b«en in receipt ot
many letters, all threatening
vengeance.
Already Franco, as dictator, had
been plotted against and had
ibout protected by armed guards,
who also walched his house. les.t
those who oppot ed his iron rul«i
should do him harm, and of late
to these w*rt adhJei. the enraity ot
ttose trho, h^Jd that Fraaco Tra.? ;re
sjonsible. iacUr^ctJy at least, far.. the
Two o* Fras<-f»"s m!n!st?rs also hrnr*
disappeared. Senhor^ Carvalha. It it
said, fearirs reprisals after the mur
""ders. hid himself ia the garret of tint
nilniatry of finance aniil he saw an op
portusltx to 3*e from the citj. an«l Dr.
Abreu, the former minister of JuJtic*.
it is believed, took Ms d-eparture^ sev
eral days ago.
srSPECTs ARE FREED
The releass of several* deputies and
other leadins republicans froza- prison
today did sot occasioa. aay trouble, asd
otliers xrCl be released tosSdrrow.
Thirteen . p«rsoas arrested at th« . tl=a*
of the ass2«sinatioa have been released
after a most - rigid examination. 20
proof being foand against thea. .
Various foreign >: missions to attend