Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-23
SCHM|Tz Still IN,
BUT power is Gone
MAYOR GIVES WRITTEN AGREE.
MENT TO CARRY OUT RE- s
QUESTS OF ADVISERS.
President Calhoun of Traction Com
pany Asserts Ruef Lied About
Franchise Bribery-Latter Tells
of Huge Conspiracy.

@. Pe''J HSSSilS noSI Lieu HUOUI
Franchise Brbery-Latter Tells
of Huge Conspiracy.
San Francisco, May 20.-Notwith-
standing many contradictory stories
sold about the scope and power of the
committee OF seven, it is now general.
~ conceded that the administration of
municipal affairs in this city is to some
extent at least in it's hands. In writ
ten agreement Mayor Schmitz has
bound himself, it is said, to carry out
any request which this committee,
made up OF representatives of the five
leading commercial organizations of
the city, may make of him. .-
Already the committee has begun an
investigation into the conduct of the
police department and will gradually
extend the scope of it's actions to the
works board, street department and
other branches of the municipal GOV.
eminent
Its purpose it to make a thorough
enquiry into the conditions that exist
I'm various branches of the city gov
eminent and to make such changes
In personnel and methods as shall be
Judged necessary. '~~
y, = Promise BY Mayor Sweeping.
: We hold Mayor schmitz' written
promise t9 carry out the wishes and
instructions Of the committee in ad-
ministering the affairs of the city,"
said F. W. Van Sicklen, member of
ethe committee of seven, Friday. "The
loommittee's agreement with Mayor
'Schmitz, in short, embracing barely
ten lines of writing, contains his
Sweeping promise to act absolutely
and completely as the co9mittee may
direct Mayor schnaitz has not re-
signed. All reports to the contrary
are erroneous. The only writing be-
tween him and the committee is this
ten-line agreement
III we demand the removal of the
chief of police, of any commission or
hny official connected with the city
government he must remove those
whom we designate or go back on his
written promise. The only hold we
nave on him is his promise If he
disregards that we can do nothing, but
u believe he will do anything the COM
mittee asks. l believe that he is not
only willing but anxious to do what we
want
Mayor Schmitz denied the statement
of Ruef before the grand jury that he
1.-THE mayor) got $4,000 bride for the
street-car deal. ~
Calhoun Says Ruef Lied.
Patrick Calhoun, president of the
United Railways, in a statement de-
clares that Abe Ruef lied if he told the
grand jury that the United Railways
distributed 100000 in brides to Sc
cure a new franchise. Mr.. Calhoun
further declares that the whole bribery
Investigation is part of conspiracy
in the interest of the men who organ
Szed rival street-railway system more
than year ago. He names the men
who are interested in the rival COM
pany. -.Hselx.,,.,
/. Ruef Confesses.
San Francisco, May 16.-Abraham
Ruef, better known as Abe Ruef, the
acknowledged adviser of Mayor
Echmitz and once the recognized die
tator of municipal affairs in San Fran
cisco, pleaded guilty to the charge of
-extortion in Judge DUNES depart
ment of the superior court Wednes-
Nay. Sentence will be pronounced
Apon him two weeks hence. -.
,.. How Doodle Was Divided.
+ Ruef himself, it is understood, told
the grand jury that he pocketed $751;
1900 as his fee out of the 100000
bride fund paid by the United Rail-
roads, and $4,000 went to Schmitz.
The rest of the money, $4,000, was
divided among IS supervisors, 16 of
them getting $4,000 each, one $4,000
and one $4,000. .-..
The man who Ruef says got the
$4,000 was Chairman Gallagher, of
the finance committee
In return for the 100000 so distrib-
Nted the supervisors granted the
United Railroads change in it's char
ter allowing it to electrify it's $50
miles of street railway in this city.
The foregoing information as to the
testimony given by Abe Ruef to the
grand jury is given by Special Agent
Burns.
! Ruef was on the witness stand from
1920 o'clock until after five He re-
fused to make any public statement
when he came from the jury room.
/ Mrs. Yerkes-Mizner Free.
New York, May 18.-Mrs Mary
Adelaide Yerkes- Miner, widow OF
Charles T. Yerkes, the millionaire