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The hospital ship which is going to
meet Admiral Evans' fleet— the first ship
to be commanded by a doctor— will be
pictured and described in
The Sunday Call
VOLUME OilL— NO. -84.
MONOPOLY OF
PACIFIC MAIL
IS SHATTERED
Isthmian Contract Annulled by
Government and Federal
Steamer line Favored
Ports of Colon and Panama Are
Declared Free to AH
Vessels
Bristow Contradicts Schwerin's
. Denial That Company Is
Leagued With Railroads
Ira E. Bennett
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.— Joseph
L. Bristow, who made a special re
port on the proposition to establish
a government steamship line between
San Francisco and Panama, told a
congress committee today that the
contract with the Pacific Mail giv
!ing it exclusive through bills of lad
ing on freight for ports north of
Panama had been annulled on his
recommendation and that the ports
of Colon and Panama were free to
ill steamers. H^ submitted his re
port made recently to Secretary Taft,
"in which the proposed federal steamer
service is recommended.
R. P. Schirerin, general manager of
the Pacific Mail, denies that the steam
ship line is operated in the interest
of the transcontinental railways. Bris
tow, however, said tse steady decline
In business from the Pacific coast, no
ticeable in the last four years, would
not have occurred if there had been
proper facilities offered and sufficient
effort had been made to get shipment?
by way of Panama. He found the
chambers of commerce on the Pacific
coast complaining: that the transconti
nental roads hare had so much busi
ness they have not been able to-ban
dje it. Bristow said, in closing his re
port: '*
"After reviewing the subject In all
its phases, including: the probability of
financial loss during: the early period
of its operation, and considering: it.
first, as to the desirability of having
facilities off- the Pacific coast to trans
port supplies, provisions and materials
for cse on. the isthmus during canal
construction; second, for the develop
ment of commerce over the highway
which the government came Into pos
session of by the purchase of the canal
property, not only for the purpose of
increasing our own commercial re
sources and the canal revenues, but
also In the Interest of commerce In
general; and third, to provide north-,
bound cargo to fill the empty space on
the Atlantic ships, it appears to me
that the weight of the argunwnt is
rtrongly In favor of establishing this
Berrlce."
GOLDFIELD TO STAND
AGAINST FEDERATION
Sprague Denies Any Compro-
raise Will Be Made With
Mahoney
SPECIAL DISPATCH -TO TVZ C4XL
REXO. Ner., Feb. 21.— The Goldfield
chamber of commerce has- Issued a
statement signed -by Charles S.
Bprague, president of the chamber and
editor of the Goldfleld News, stating
that, despite *t*.tements recently issned
to the contrary, the camp will neT«r
recognize the western federation .of
miners, uo matter what concessions
may be arranged by acting President
Mahoney.
Notwithstanding this utterance it is
grenerallr understood that some ar
rangement has been effected by which
the open shop will be 'maintained and
the Tonopah wage scale adopted, two
points In favor of the mine owners,
but that no miner is to be discrimi
nated against because of his affiliation
with the western federation of miners.
The adoption of such an agreement will
permit every mine In Goldfield to open
within 24 hours after it becomes effec
tive. >
HALL SWEARS WIFE WAS
INFLUENCED BY SISTER
Henry D. Hall, Flighting for Rich
Estate, Makes Serious
Charges
fFECIAL- DISPATCH TO THE CAU,
SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 21. — In the cas*
of H«nry D. Ha.II to break his wife's
\u25a0will the contestant today produced let
ters as evidence of the affection exist
ing between the two. Mr*. Hall a few
week* before her death went to Mon
rovia for her health, and Hall accuses
Mr*. Agnes Hlhn Younger, who accom
panied her. of alienating her. affections
from him in an attempt to secure her
property.
Another, letter, produced unexpected
ly, was from F. A. Hlhn. father of de
ceased, who' wrote Hall to the effect
that his daughter's mind was affected
and that she wanted a valuable .dia
mond ring returned which was given
HalL
The San Francisco Call.
Register NOW, Republicans
It you don't want Her-
rin to rule you, get on the
register before April 15. >
Old registration has all
expired — you must register
again before April IS or you
can't vote at the May
primaries.
Registration doses April
15. ... ". \u25a0
Last " day on which reg-
istered , voter can move to
another precinct and not
lose his primary . vote,
April 6.
Registrar's office In the
old city hall open from 9
a. m. to 5 p. m.
Register NOW, Republicans
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEAILVY S6
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1908
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TESTERDAX — Cloody; northwest wind; msri
nnua temperature. SS; mlnlmnm. 47.
FORECAST FOE TODAY— Cloudy; light
north wind. Page 13
EDITORIAL
An Izsporerished treasury. Page 4
- BiUrotd* In oatslde bnalnrss. Pace \u25a0*
Wt«re Taft's atrengtb lies. Page 4
GRAFT
In aciwerlox the application to the supreme
court for a rehearing of the Scfcmltx extortion
case counsel for the • boodling ex mayor striTe
to defend the obnoxious ruling of the district
court of appeal. Page 1
Eaef '\u25a0 attorney anpers Rabbi Nleto by giving
oat affidavit clergynuoi refused to sign; Murphy
etUck* Kleto'a adriser and Is censured for
wrbzurfaUy trying to make Jewish leader appear
•a friend of fallen grafter. Page 1
CITY
Xed Greenway belieres fUjmoa Reyntlcus, b
handsome Belgian of aristocratic lineage, . has
been attending bts parties without proper
credentials. Pace 1
Mrs. Mary Jaoe Bodenhsuer soes widow for
$10,000 damages for alleged alienation of bus
band's affections and also asks court for
diToree. . I'age 5
Fleet . reception committee r»-rt* \u25a0_ $100,000
to ' eDtertain the sailors and urges contri
bution!. . Page l4
•. Polir* grand -ball brilliant witb color and
nets \u25a0 com of- $15,600. I Page 14
Realty dealers predict a big rnsh to secure
quarters la the downtown section of the
city. ;; v' ; :" Ftfe3
Brilliant cotillon at Commandery hall cloves
La Amistsd club's fourth season. Paso 7
Young ilen's Institute will celebrate its twen
ty-fifth annlTersary today. Page 7
Stanford parlor, NatlTe Sons, celebrates
twenty-second annlTersary of its organization
with a brilliant ball at the Fairmont,
hotel. Page 7
Langdoo "accuses police cf arresting museum
man and dancer for refusing to buy protection
and declares Blsgy should clean out Chinatown
•quad. Page 8
Market street bank, failing to rearrange
clearing bouse relations, closes doors and state
commission will ask for receiTer. Page 7
SUBURBAN
Frank C. HaTens and.. Mrs. George Sterling
axe poisoned by eatlog' toadstools. Page 1
Committees for s»olor week at UnlTerslty of
California busy with plans * for commence
ment" Page «
Snow and plots Under - detecting gent to
Trinity county to work on case of Mrs. Isabella
J. Martin and "Baby John." . Page «
Heroic. girls save Miss Mary 'Bra ill at risk of
Urea after explosion cf dynamite. - Page •
Charles Mills, Berkeley clubman, thrown from
buggy and curiously liijared. Page 6
COAST "
Miller hoists the white flag aod ' surrenders
the Mtigatcr claim on Balloon hill; the 'sheriff
taking charge of dfepnted property. Page!
Thomas B. Rickey, indicted Ne-rada banker,
on tbe way to San .Francisco. . . j Page 1
GoJdfleld mine owners decide not lo recognize
the western federation. Page 1
EASTERN s *. % /
Gorernment annnln Parifla, Mall's Isthmian
contract; port». of . Colon . and . Panama are. de
clared free and inrestigator reports in favor, of
federal . steamer line. Page 1
' Fleet msy return by way of Su«. Root in
timates In reply 'to inritatlon of Australia's
premier. Page a
Mrs. W. P. Burden, \u25a0 who was • Ml»s Natica
RlTes, Newport belle, killed , by gas in
room. . . Page 3
Senator Perkins Joatlfle* . the expenditures for
epbulldlng tb« nary and tbe policy of sending
tbe feet to th« PaclOc. \u0084 Page a
Senator Flint' amends resolution relating to
Ban Pedro harbor and appeases - wrath ' of Lo»
Angeles people. * Page 3
Commercial agencies report rolnme of trade as
growing gradually. Page 6
SPORTS >-/
Stanley Ketcbel is a strong I to 2 public
choice oxer Mike (Twin). Sulllran for their. 25
round fight this afternoon at tbe Mission atreet
arena. Page 0
Oakland fans demand that ? three games of
baseball be played across tbe bay eacn
week. Page 9
Girls from the H»sld*btux high school de
feat " Cogswell bssket ball flre : by a : score' of
18 to 9. -. . SL' : ,Page»
A. B. Spreckels* 2 year olflO^Olly. Carmisa,
breaks American record- f«r_ tow.' and * half
furlongs, going 4*at distaiJre^at JEmeryrllle in
40 2-5 seconds. . v " -.\ \;Pageß
Three farorites win on a muddy; track' at
Eanta Anita. Walter Miller and Schilling dWid
ing riding honors. y .- Pages
Meelick the farorlte in tbe classy' Held, to
•tart thia afternoon In the historic " Cali
fornia derby. Page 8
Palo Alto' team captained by T. A. Drlscoll
scores cleTer : Tictory at Burllngame. . Page's
LABOR
Eastern molders join In demand that gorern-*
meet build its own warships.; Page 5
.MINING
". Stocks on - mining , exchange advance in price
on" report that work' will resume ' In' XeTsdadia-"
.triet«.'£jg§SE l'age 5
MARINE
Fifty, Japanese .tourists^ on a ; personally, con-,
ducted trip around the; world are coming here, on
tbe 'liner : Siberia, doe next week."? Page IS
SOCIAL
.Miss "\u25a0•: Margaret Hyde-Smith, and ; Harold Dil-.
Ungham t«». .-fr. — r — -j %»xt Monday
•T«nliV . "' Pag-e 4
\u25a0 . . \u25a0 . - * — -- -\u25a0
SM FRANCISCO, : ;: SATURDAY;;^
MILLER HOISTS
WHITE FLAG ON
HIS ORE FORT
Defender of Litigator Claims
Succumbs to Lack of Sleep
and Food
.\u25a0\u25a0... , . . .
Crowds Swarm the Breastworks
and Take Possession of
Rich Strike
Sheriff, However, Takes a Hand
and Courts Must Decide
the Ownership
SPECIAL. DISPATCH TO THE CALL
RENO, Nev., Feb. 21.— Overcome
with weakness from lack of food and
water and half dead with exhaustion
from lack of sleep, Edward Miller
gave up his long struggle against
heavy odds this morning and sur
rendered. A gunny sack hoisted on
the end of his rifle was the signal by
which he announced his capitulation.
His companions had deserted during
the night, and, recognizing his in
ability to longer hold out without
sleep, he gave up. He had hardly
raised the white flag when Miller's
five partners, with whom he claims
an" equal * Interest in the Litigator
claim on Balloon hill,' and fully two
score adherents swarmed across the
breastworks of ore and. took possession
cf the claim.
Miller was so completely done up
from his protracted watch that his eyes
closed in sleep even as the besieging
force stormed. his fort.; Miller was at
once dispossessed, but the others did
hot hold the ground very long, Sheriff
Ingalls having arrived this aftfernoon
in response to a hurry up call from
Goldfleld, and he took charge^ of the
ground. He will remain in possession
until the. bitter and protracted la w«ult
which is bound to' follow is settled, the
outcome meaning a fortune to the
lucky side that secures, the, decision.,, ,
This closes for the present* at 4 least
an incident that Is without parallel In
the state. since the famous Waller af
fray on the Comstock 34 years ago: •" \u25a0
RICKEY ON WAYirO
CALIFORNIA CITIES
Banker Out on Bond and Com-
mission's Dilatory Ways
Rouse Depositors
SPECIAL. DISPATCH TO THE CALL,
RENO, Nev., Feb. _ 21 — Thomas' B.
Rickej-, over whom hangs a charge of
'embezzlement' and who is out on 510,000
bail, left last evening for Sacramento
and San Francisco. He 'will spend three
days at Sacramento bejore going to
the bay city. His trip concerns busi
ness of the State bank and trust com
pany, of which he was president up
to a short time ago.
The State bank commission did noth
ing ,at Its meeting last evening:
except to instruct Bank Examiner Mil
ler to visit Goldfield. Tonopah, Man
hattan and Blair, and make another re
port on the condition of the branch
banks in southern Nevada. This is the
first action the commission has iaken
tfnee jt issued an alleged false state
ment several months ago that the bank
was solvent.
Aa Miller already fias made- one ex
amination of the southern t>ranch<-s
it looks as if this latest move. of the
commission, which consists of Governor
Sparks, State Treasurer Ryan and Sec
retary "of State Douglass, was only
another step in Hue with /the already
, rather, obvious policy of delay.
"VlTiat they aim at and what they
hope to ' accomplish Is ; a mystery, but
the majority of the poor depositors and
the- state press are growing; quite fe
verish over tho delayfand open denun
ciation of the commission: is /the order
of the • day.
'\u25a0' Attorney. General '" Stoddard's request
for a receiver has been turned down by
the'eommission. He is now going ahead
independently and is having an insol
vency report prepared. ;> .-
SULPHUR TREATED? WINE
IS PLACED' UNDER BAN
Use of. Fumes to Preserve
Liquor : VWil! ;\u25a0 No Longer -
Be Permitted/ ,
WASHINGTON, ? Feb. - 2 1— Internal
R«venue ' Commissioner .Capers': has
written to Collector 'Muenter at San
Franclcso notifying him ? that grape
juice treated~with the fumes of sulphur
is not "pure sweet "wine,"; and : there
fore «an not" '-be fortified with grapej
brandy, ' free from tax. The govern
ment' does not , object to' the ; sulphuring
of fcaskal;- but'. holds ' that"; the -Juse of
sulphurous acid is* to clarify and' pre
serve the wine, j and therefore can . not
be, permitted. . \u25a0 , . " ;:> r.
TO INSTRUCT 'i FILIPINOS
' . WASHINGTON,-, Feb. 1 ; 21.— Seven" Fill
pinos ;*may. receive \u25a0 instructions in ; th<
United- States rhilitary ..', academy* ac
c&rdin y ' to a bill passed ; by . t h e : senat(
today.v-;-;. ' \u25a0\u25a0 ..v;^'y;;;: ; -' : .: _
Havens and Poet'slife
JEat Toadstools
Mrs. Sterling and Brother in
Law Made 111 by \u25a0Amateur's
Choice of Mushrooms
OAKLAND, Feb. 21.^-Frank C." Ha
vens and his sister In law, Mrs. George
Sterling, wife : of »tbe; poet, atc'recov
ering from « serious illness caused by
eating ; toadstools which Havens.^im
self ' had ' gathered \h the yard of his
new home, the Knolls, in Piedmont.
,The cook and members of 'Havens'
family Insisted -that the fungi , were
poisonous when Havens brought them
Into the house to be prepared, and only
Havens and Mrs. Sterling partook of
them. Both fell ill at once and for. sev
eral days were under the care of phy
sician*. : ...
Havens and the Sterlings were pre
paring to leave for Catalina island on
a fishing expedition when the toad
stools were found. Neither has entirely
recovered, although there is no longer
any danger.
: Mrs. H. Sterling Jhad also planned
to go to Carmel, where the poet has la
cottage In the literary colony. This
trip was postponed because of the mis
hap.
WIFE OF MAN WHO WED
OAKLANt) GIRt MERCILESS
Mrs. Clara McCunc Will Prose
cute Husband on Miss Lewis'
. Bigamy Charge •;.••:••,
SPECIAL- DISPATCH TO THB CAtb
ST.fioUIS,"; Feb. 21:— Mrs. Clara Me -
Cune, !-'" J'pstofflce Inspector Sullivan's
daughter, said today that she would
aid - in ' the prosecution ' of her i husband.
George Raymond : McCune, , who is now
under arrest In Chicago charged - with
bigamy -by Miss Hazel: R. Lewis. 5899
San Pablo avenue. Oakland, whom he
married a year ago. ' \u25a0.\u25a0—'fWßß
' "My husband \u25a0 went to California in
September, 1906, to take -a i position,"
said Mrs. McCune. "He marrled'.Miss
Lewis there March 11, .1907. i.. She j Is
only 17 and he ; was . not of . age then,'
but: he represented her as 20 and .him
self as23.'f. : -' ; .;.;>\u25a0:. ... ;; ' • . : \u25a0\u0084.
"She found : letters : from me and .be
cam« suspicious. ; She sought his arrest
at Tracy, Cal., which was his -business
headquarters for a* while, but he ,was
'tipped ofl" and ; escaped.'-
\u25a0 "She r seized . his trunk and still has
It, ; l; understand. .It contains trinkets \u25a0 I
prizegreatly and would like to* recover.
She -notified the Oakland authorities
and i they- notified me.' That's how,!
learned- that- my husband was a ;blga
mist. "• \ ...,', •\u0084 . . ' -\
"When he .returned > to; St. Louis I
partially I -told him Iv would
remalnVwlth him if . he could keep out
of trpuble with, his 'second wife,, but
that : if ; the woman! hV» had -deceived fol
lowed him here I would" help her^ prose
cute him. \u25a0.-. ;"\u25a0 ". :\u25a0'\u25a0;• j,;. y.'-.: "\u25a0 \u25a0 ;}*; \u25a0\u25a0'''. ... \u25a0
' - 'TV*' moved : to Amarilla, Tex.,-and he
ran* out: of ; funds ; there,:, so fthatlii had
to . return xto^StJjLjuis. J Inquiries^ from
Calif ortiia l became i ,more ; f requen V .'and I
determined \to".hay« in otlhngr; more- to do
with' McCune. V v^.'-;. ;,"A\ V \u25a0 '•:.-" :> : 1.-y-^i
\ .'7i'Last 'week -.rhe^;, appeared \u25a0\u25a0(; at 'my
father's houseTand^ made- atdisturbance,'
! insisting on^Beeing;our^ infant son; Wil-J
lie. We had ' him -arrested* ':\u25a0\u25a0 A charge
I of s • cbn^ceale_d-.»i weapons Swa/«
piace'di against ihlixi^ and i^he Jumped' his i
bond and ;went" to •Chicayo»^. —^ -^ ! -"-tr,» \u25a0>\ i
'\u25a0 K--W, ' v \u25a0'\u25a0 '\u25a0•\u25a0'\u25a0''/\u25a0'\u25a0' '\u25a0• i. : .\u25a0 ."'\u25a0\u25a0
A National ' Monument
Greenway Vainly Waifc
for Social Belgian
Smart Set Leader Believes Ray
mon Reyntiens Has Attended
Parties Unbidden
'Tt was at the Greenway cotillon Fri
day, night and Ned Greenway : was
. w^oth. '-'He said. so and jiejlooked it- .
\u25a0j-ißaymon -JleynttensJ^a-; handsome -Be^
giaii^of aristocratic clineage,i was : 'the
catuie'.r-, Greenway believed :Reynti^ns"
had -been • attending his .parties - without
the' proper "and %was ' lying
in.wait.to demand '. an •••explanation.
"While; waiting; he unburdened -his. soul.
"It seems," he said, "as if ' every man
with : a dress suit can ' find *jhis .way into
one of my cotillons. \: I don't know half
the-.faces' that appear 'here. "Who ;is
this Raym'on: Reyntiens? - He seems -to
be a mystery. I saw, him at rmy last
; cotillon. 'but, though I have tried hard.
I can not find who invited him. I am
going Uo, wait r for him tonight, and :lf
he shows up I shall ask him flatly who :
invited him."
But Xed' waited In vain. Reyntiens
didn't show. .5r
"I can not understand Mr. Greenway
making such -remarks," said Reyntiens i
in "• languid' tones. ~VIf > true, ,; they are
inhospitable and show bad taste. -I
only attended one of his cotillons, \u25a0 and
that was at the request of Mrs. .Eleanor
Martin and Mr." and Mrs. Peter Martin,
with whom I v had been dining ; that
evening. • I ;.had "the ; honor of -meeting
Mr. Greenwayj at San Rafael and from
him , received a \u25a0 general invitation, to
his affairs/ but ; I considered > myself ; too
much of a gentleman to take advantage
of the kindness until I received a spe
cific invitation from Mrs. Eleanor Mar
tin.";" .* ; . \u25a0 r: r -' .. .
And v there ..you are.
INDEPENDENCELEAGUE -
: CALLS A BIG; MEETING
Hearst and v Followers Will' En-
deavor to Find t Out - Where
They -Stand
SPECIAL" DISPATCH [TO THE CXXA,
-CHICAGO. .Feb. ,21. -^-A. national con
gress 'of the . Independence • leaagiie will
be i held in; the ; Auditorium tomorrow.
William Randolph Hearst ; Is < expected
in f the ;mornlng. v The ; New ,Tork;dele
gateslare; still I straggling through the
gnoWi banks on ' the Wabash somewhere
In Canada. western ; states has
sent delegates ,:and the Illinois repre
sentation: will be large. , !.
:. The object of ihe conference •is .an
enunciation of j principles. • Hearst .will
make -. an. address, :and- "principles" tvlll
be set forth. - The- leaguers are some
what fpuzzled- as to the Identity of the
band y. wagon in '\ which they will land.
The : Bryan * outfit , does " not " enthuse
themr- and the Roosevelt-Taft combi
nation is impossible! . Many are search
ing- for: a; halter -on a. dark horse.
NO MORE 'OFFICES FOR
MINNESOTA'S GOVERNOR
"I Am , Not; Even a Candidate
for the- Presidency,";De
'^clares Johnsoh ; -*
SPECIAL" DISPATCH .TO THE CALL
; MINNEAPOLIS, Feb.' 21.— ri am jiot a
candidate for go ve rno r t for a thi rd te rra.
I'aminot^a'candidate^for.anyiOfflce, not
even fthV presidency." r Thus spoke Gov
ernor John A.. Johnson today when,ad
dressirig the MlnnesotW* editorial^aesb
ciatio'ri.; r *sup*posedtthat he
.would .again" be a candidate", to \u25a0 succeed
himself |i t(noti nominated * for • president
'\u25a0' J, 1$ •\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 • - \u25a0- • -
fib&ipopt is a kindly man of extraor--
humor in his conversation, say '
who tell of their experiences
upon meeting him in
The Sunday Call
Defend Appeal Court,
Not the Ex=Mayor
In Opposing Application for Re
hearing Schmitz's A ttorneys
Strive to Uphold Decision
An answer to the application of the
peoplofor.a rehearing of th« Schmltz
extortidn NcasßN casB by the supreme court
anil, a » final .ruling on th e . questions of
law, involved in tbe notorious* decision
of 'the court of appeal .'.'Was' filed with
the.clerkof the supreme court yester
day bythe attorneys for former Mayor
Eugene : X.' Schmitr. The brief "filed
yesterday does not embody; all the
arguments of tbe defense, however, as
a supplementary answer Is s to be filed
Monday.. Schmitz's attorneys would. not
state yesterday. what points ; were to be
considered In this second document.' but
I they will' uhdobutedly: relate to certain
: contentions of the "state which are not
touched upon in the answer filed yes
terday. .•
; .The answer in behalf of the former
city executive does not take the form
of an argument against a review of
the • case, : such as has been - demanded
by the attorney -general and district
attorney, /but is ratber. a" defense "o*
\u25a0 the decision . of thie appellate, coinrt .for
use • as, argument. Instead, of objecting
to r ,a hearing before De supreme court.^
which ; ' it ' is within the power of the
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not,- crimes ; in -;the state . of California.
There \ is -no -at tempt -at justification , of
this holding other,than s the,Ju3 tinea tion
arising s from : the possibilities of con-r
struingitheflanguage of the penal code
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RUEF'S MAN
STIRS IRE
OF NIETO
Murphy Bitterly Attacks Attor
ney Wise, Rabbi's Adviser,
and Is Censured
Grafter's Lawyer Acted in Bad
v
Faith fn Giving Out Un
signed Affidavit ,
Clergyman Says Effort Was
- Made to Show Him as
' Boodler's Friend
Expressly Denies He Is Parti
san of Fallen Leader of 1 \u25a0
City Spoilers
'Mr. Wises action in advising Dr.
Nieto not to make an affidavit is ex
traordinary. An attorney who gives
advice which results in suppressing
the truth . ~~. . . . deserves the con
demnation of all honest men and is
not fit to exercise the duties of an
attorney. Indeed we are seriously
thinking ' of calling the attention of
the bar association to Mr. Wise's
conduct in this case.** — Statement of
Attorney Frank J. Murphy of Ruef 's
counsel.
"I do not care to enter into any
controversy with Mr. Murphy, though
of course his statement is very broad
and ill advised. Evidently Mr. Mur
phy made his statement with the'in
tention of stirring up a controversy,
but of course I do not know his real
purpose, , He knows, or ought to
know* if he kno^a anything, why I
acted as I did, and I do not care to
pay him the compliment of a reply."
-^Statement by Attorney Wallace A.
Wise. KB
"There is no foundation for such
an attack on Mr. Wise as Mr. Mur
phy has made, and it was a breach
of confidence on Mr. Murphy's part
to make. public the affidavit which I
refused to sign. He had no right to
give it out, as it had not been finally
gone over by me and contains state
ments^ for which I would not stand
sponsor. His action is absolutely
unjustified."— Statement of Rabbi Ja
cob Nieto.
* ': Unable to force* Rabbi Jacob Xleto
to sign an affidavit relating to Ruef's.
immunity contract. Attorney Frank J.
Murphy of Ruefs counsel made public
last night a copy of the document
which Henry Ach prepared ta expecta
tion of procuring Dr. Nleto's signature,
and accompanied it with a statement
charging that "Wallace A.
TVise/ I>r. Nieto's adviser, is not fit "to
exercise the duties of an attorney.
Chagrined by the failure of the at
tempt to get an edited version of Dr.
Nieto's connection with the Ruef Im
munity contract into evidence over the
clergyman's signature. Murphy mad«_
an attack which already has rolled up
the storm clouds and. promises to de> ,
velop a hurricane. Murphy-centers hi 3
attack on TVlse, bat also makes. caustic
comment oa the attitude of Judge Law
lor and Judge Dunne, referring to th«
former's action in the affidavit, as "un
precedented," and "to the latter's per

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