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found against him by the grand jury In
connection with the French restaurant
cases. After weeks of delay a jury had
finally been obtained, and the actual trial
of the indicted boss was to have beg
today.
He made an impressive address to the
judge, stating that he had commenced his
career in politics with high ideals for him
self and for the city, but that conditions
had broken him down, and he now de-
sired only an opportunity to make repara-
ton and restore his character before the
world
When he concluded his address he fell
back into his chair almost fainting and
the tears coursed down his cheeks
His health, he said, could not endure
the strain of the trial which he was facing,
and the torture was beyond the endurance
OF those who were nearest and dearest
to him.
Before Ruef arose his attorneys Henry
Ach, Samuel Shortridge and Frank MUIR
ply, one by one arose and stated that,
owing to a grave difference of opinion
with their client, each Of them must with
draw from the case.
Ruef in his address spoke with emotion
Of the fidelity of his counsel.
Dramatic Scene in Court,
A more dramatic scene was never wit
messed in law tribunal than that which
took place In Judge Dunne's court room
at noon. when Ruef pleaded guilty to the
charge as 1t was made against him, and
inferentially through statement, he
pleaded guilty to all the crimes that have
been alleged against him. Sustained only
by Judge Charles Fairall, Ruef stood at
the counsel table and read his statement
to the court, in which he virtually con-
fessed that he has been guilty of all the
offenses against the law that have been
laid against him by the grand Jury
The spectacle OF a man confessing his
guilt in an open court which daily has
been thronged with his sympathizers and
cence was pitiable to the onlookers.
Throughout the reading of his statement
Ruef called for draughts Of water which
were handed to him by the bailiff. When
Of his family, whom he declared were on
the verge of collapse the defendant could
not restrain the tears which welled up in
his eyes and finally poured down his
cheeks. He looked lonesome indeed with
the three vacant chairs of his attorneys
beside him. Whether through intention or
not. the court room was crowded with
spectators at the time of the reading.
Throughout there was GREATNESS silence.
Judge Dunno listened to the reading with
downcast eyes. Messrs. Murphy and Fair
ALL who were all that remained of the
forces for the defense, listened with droop-
ing heads, while District Attorney Lang
don and Francis ]. Henry watched every
motion of Ruef
''Under Spell Of Temptation"
The statement read by Ruef was quite a
long one and in it he referred to his having
been raised In this city and the pride he
had taken in Its civic welfare until, in the
campaign of 1905. he fell under the spell OF
temptation and did things which he ad-
mitted were wrong. In feeling words he ex-
pressed contrition for these acts. and went
on to say that his only hope in life for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-16

New York oface: Tribune Building.
Chicago ONCE: First National Bank Building.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-28

That remarkable substance, radium, is
the modern philosophers stone. for by
means Of its emanations Sir William
Ramsay. the eminent British chemist. has
succeeded in accomplishing the transmu-
tation Of metals-not, as the ancient al
chemists hoped, from a baser metal into
a higher, but from a higher metal into a
baser, or a transmutatOn Of degradation.
Reversing the medieval theory, Sir Will
lam has degraded copper to the first men,
Der of its group. namely. lithium, thus ac-
complishing a genuine transmutation of
elements. This achievement, In the opin-
ion Of the London Lancet, marks an
epoch IN the history of chemical science
since his Investigations have shown that
a given element, under the powerful in
huence Of radium emanatons. undergoes
transmutation into another"
The Lancet, rejecting on the signlf-
cance Of this discovery, foresees a time
in the far distant future when the noble
metals may disappear altogether. Cold
and other metals exhibiting high atomic
weights have, after ALL" says that Jour
nal, "a complex. unstable constitution,
tendencies which resolve into simpler sub
stances" The tendency of the higher to
resolve itself into what were apparently
its original constituents suggests TO the
Lancet the conviction Of the ancients
that there was primary matter from
which all other elements We're formed by
various condsnsations." It also suggests
the titanic quality of the chemical forces
by which the noble metals We're formed in
natures laboratories
Sir William Ramsay may degrade cop
per into a lower metal, or he may reduce
gold to its primary elements, but no mod
ern alchemist has produced either gold
or copper. The modern alchemy is no
more successful in that respect than the
ancient.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-28
The Essential Unity of christendom.


Abbe Klein, a French eccleslastic whose
account Of the Land Of the Strenuous
Life" will be recalled as a singularly ap-
preciative impression Of American social
conditions and manners, has begun a no
table series Of lectures at the University
Of Chicago. The first Of these on THE
Common Greed of Christendom," strikes
an irenic note as refreshing as it Is un-
usual. Without attt npting to link the
differences Of Opinio,s that separate the
Christian bodies, he declared that these
do not prevent agreement on many COM
mon points. We know" he said that
we have the same Holy Scriptures. and
that our moral system, cur ethics. is
equally based on the Dccalogue and the
Gospel And. above all, we know we can
recite together. with one heart and one
voice. the Apostles Greed, that sublime
and simple summary Of Christian doc
trine"
If we emphasize the Ikenesses, the diff
ferences do not loom so large, an axiom
applicable TO political as well as TO re-
lgious opinion, and, indeed, to all forms.
shades, and varieties of human belief.
1t is an axiom by which divergences Of
faith may be reduced 10 some common
ground upon which all may stand, and
upon which differences as to all other
matters may be tolerated as Of secondary
Importance. And IN pointing out the com
mon elements of the Christian creed,
Able Klein has also declared its funda-
mentals. As to these there is essential
unity among all followers Of the Naza-
rene. The thought is one conducive to re-
ligious tolerance. to harmony Of religious
effort. and 70 the discouragement of the
odium theOlOgicum.
But Able Klein carries the idea of unity
of religious belief a step further. "AH
our dOgmas," he tells US, lead up to the
one single affirmation and the one inn
mense phenomenon Of which they are
separately only phases or aspects This
phenomenon consists in the participation
of the world with the life Of God" The
comparative study Of religions shows that
the dOgmas of other faiths than the
christian lead up to a like conception Of
the relations of man TO the Power behind
all things; so that the religious beliefs Of
the greater portion Of the human race
may be brought, conceivably, within Able
Klein's all-embracing formula.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-28
Americans at Home and Abroad

If our rich Americans cannot travel in
Europe with greater security. we venture
TO predict that the time viii come, and
come soon, when they win not travel
there at all
It is too much to ask them to change
their habits when they so abroad. They
cannot thoroughly enjoy a foreign tour
unless they feel the same sense Of safety
and freedom that they feel at home. We
ell know it is their habit to go well
heeled" without incurring the slightest
risk. It is rare indeed that the where
withaI is rudely taken from them. John
MES on the spot when it comes to ready
cash, they go about their business in the
care-free manner characteristics Of this
growing type OF rich American.
Only the other day, one Of them-a lady
carelessly dropped her shopping bag, con-
taining little matter of $4,000, In one
Of the big stores of Gotham. She was
Il trife perturbed for the time being, but
the bag was quickly restored to her. It
was found where she had dropped it. She
did not mind the money-of course not
she was out TO spend il anyway; but the
thought of losing It, or suffering 1t to be
purloined. was naturally quite ANNOYING.
Who can blame her? Every reader Of
ours who has had a similar experience
VIII readily appreciate the ladyss feelings
on the subject Every reader, too, we
are sure. will commend the American
policy Of patience and self-restraint pend
ing the disbursement Of such idle sums
In the regular and orderly course Of af-
fairs.
But how different it all Is abroad! We
were forcibly struck with this difference
a few days since in perusing a little
cablegram chronicling the annoying ex-
perience Of one Of our American tour
ists-this time a young man-who was
innocentiy seeing the sights Of Paris.
Maybe It was Berlin, or Vienna, or Brus-
sels-we do not distinctly recall; but the
cablegram told us that while he was out
enjoying himself, as Americans do when
they so abroad, a pickpocket relieved him
OF ell his spending money. Think Of the
outrage! The loose change in this case
amounted to only $4,000 paltry sum.
simply sufficient to see him through. tt
was not the money he cared for. but
the principle Of the thing: it was this
that annoyed him. Like the lady Of
Gotham, he was out to spend it anyway;
but to be robbed ruffed his feelings. As
We said before, no reader of ours who
has gone through such an experience will
blame him in the least
If Paris, or Berlin. or Vienna. or Brus-
sells wishes TO maintain friendly relations
with US. il the tide of European travel
which sets in every summer is to con-
tinue, in the very nature Of things greater
security must be given to the visiting
American. Episodes such as the one
here noted viii inevitably hurt our
The Washington herald., 1907-07-28
GOV. HUGHES STRENGTH.
HIS Disregard of Republican Ma
chine Wins Public Favor.

HIS Disregard of Republican Ma
chine Wins Public Favor.
From the New York Times
The governor has been extraordinarily
successful Confronted by an unsympa-
thetic, even an unfriendly legislature. he
has managed 20 get upon the statute
book the bills he favored. The series of
his triumphs was broken in no important
matter save in the failure to remove
Superintendent Kelsey. The people like
him for his cool disregard of the old Re
publican machine. He has not gone out
Of his way to make enemies in the or
ganization. he has simply kept TO his way,
his own way. Coy. Roosevelt consulted
much with Boss Platt. Gov. Hughes be
haves as though he We're ignorant Of the
uses the functions, or even the existence
of bosses. He has had nothing whatever
to do with them. and has got on" mar
vel0usly well without their advice or
consent.
II is, therefore, as we have said, natu-
raj that his name should be much heard
when men talk Of next years nomination.
II is heard in Ohio. 1t was intimated in
our Washington dispatch yesterday that
Senator Foraker may attempt to secure a
Hughes delegation from that State Signs
Of uneasiness in administration circles
about the New York delegation afford
pretty good evidence OF Gov. Hughes
strength in his own State. There is good
reason for uneasiness. The discreGited
Woodruf-Parsons machine would find it
very difficult to-day to control a State
convention against the friends and sup
porters Of the governor. It may be even
mare difficult next spring
The Washington herald., 1907-07-28
New Proposal for Trust Regulation

Charles G. Dawes, former Comptroller
Of the Currency, referred to the unfor-
tunate influence upon business Of the
sweeping prohibitions of the Sherman
antitrust law, in n recent address before
the Wisconsin Bankers Association. The
law. he pointed out. makes equally Illegal
an agreement in restraint of trade that
is injurious to the public, and one that
may be beneficial, or at any rate not
harmful Not all agreements among
manufacturers or distributors are for the
purpose Of extorting higher prices. even
though they may be for the maintenance
of a uniform price or for the restriction
Of competition. Competition, Mr.. Dawes
says. is running riot in this country. and
some reasonable control of il bv trade
agreements IS really to the general ad-
vantage Yet all agreements affecting
trade relations are illegal and criminal.
no matter what their purpose o.. actual
effect. This failure to discriminate re-
suits in uncertainty as to what is right
and what is wrong a fact Of which the
INSCRIPTIONS take advantage Mr.. Dawes
+'f~o IAAN Nk'NAf fttlbiA VI lilt law tHuS-
The scrupul0us man refrains from entering any
combination Of trade. however beneficial it may be
to the public or however necessary it may be 10 his
business for he does not desire TO take any risks
with the law The INSCRIPTIONS man violates that
law With greater mpunty. for experience has shown
US IN this country and every other country.
that any law which makes equally criminal any in
nocent act with a guilty act is inevitably difficult
Of enforcement The result is that the Sherman
antitrust law to-day discriminates against purely
useful beneficial agreements in restraint OF trade.
and encourases-drecty encourages-iniurious agree
ments in restraint Of trade"
Mr.. Dawes does not advocate the repeal
OF the law, but favors its amendment so
as clearly TO diherentiate between legal
and proper trade agreements and those
which are or ought to be illegal and in
furious He makes, in addition. very
interesting proposal apparently looking
toward government supervision of all such
agreements. He would have the law
amended so that trade agreement.
whether an agreement in restraint of
trade or not, may, prior to its consumma-
ton, be considered by a commission In
The Washington herald., 1907-07-28
Cardinal Gibbons, Portrait

II is explained that the delay in srrang-
ing for the transfer from New York Of
the portrait Of Cardinal Gibbons. which
Is 70 be presented TO the Catholic Uni
versity in this city. is due 10 the fact that
the committee which is to present the
picture has not been completed, and be-
cause, too. considerable time has been lost
as result of frequent changes in secre-
taries Of the informal organization. a
number Of very prominent citizens. In
cluding such men as ex-President Cleve-
land, Levi p Morton. Gen. Frederick D.
Grant, Joseph II. ChOate. Henry Waiter
son, Isaac y. Seligman, Jacob Riis. Rev.
\. d. Hills, Henry Van Dyke. and Dr.
Felix Adler, have expressed desire 10
honor Cardinal Gibbons by acting on the
committee. The portrait has already been
painted. the artist being Harper Penning-
ton, and is the property OF Mrs Elizabeth
st. John Matthews. Mgr. McCready, pas
tor of the Holy Cross Church in West
Forty-second street, New York. is chair
man Of the committee. and he announces
that he hopes to have the presentation
made this autumn, In the event that
sufficient amount for the purchase Of the
picture is not raised by popular subscrip-
ton. Mrs. Matthews says she will do
nate It.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-28

its relations TO the public interest. "Bene-
fetal trade agreements could then be
legally sustained and indorsed. and bad
ones forbidden and, If consummated,
punished"
Mr. Dawes criticism of the Sherman
law represents. we believe. the feeling Of
many Federal officials concerning the op-
GRAFTON Of that measure, as well as the
sentiment of most of those who have oh
served the welI-meaning but not always
effective attempts of the Department Of
Justice 10 break down combinations in
restraint Of trade. The fact is that the
Sherman act IS a very clumsy effort TO
regulate the complex productive and dis
tributive machinery of the country by de-
structive methods, and while partial en-
forcement may put a clog in the wheels,
any attempt 10 apply its principles uni
versalIy would make the conduct of. busi-
ness according to modern methods i'm
practicable. This is one of the considera-
tons that stays the hand Of the admin
istTation in the prosecution of the trusts
a consideration easily open TO miscon-
sTuction-
Whether government supervision of
trade agreements would correct abuses Of
the modern tendency to combination
without introducing into the situation the
possibility Of stin grayer abuses of gov
ernmental authority is a serious question.
Governmental regulation of corporations
would be carried much further than any
one now anticipates II Mr. Dawes pro-
posal were enacted into law.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-28
PLAIN DEALS.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
CHARGE OF GLIDDEN BRIGADE.


Half a month. half a month
Far have they ridden,
over all sorts Of roads.
Touring the Glldden.
forward the Chug Brigade"'
We saw the start they made
When they began the raid,
Touring the GHdden.
Forward the Chug Brigade!"
Was there a man dismayeG?
Not though each chauffeur knew
Speed was forbidden.
Theirs not to make delay.
Theirs not 20 lose the way.
Nothing their course must stay,
Touring the GHdden.
Ruts 10 the right Of EN-,
Rocks 10 the let Of EN-,
Eillocks I'm front OF 'em.
Kept 'em a-guessing.
Stormed at with wind and rain.
Bravely they stood the strain;
ffdlJlng, men on again
Always progressing.
Plunging along in dust.
Making the time they must
Wow here's an awful bustI
That hole was hidden.
Stormed at with hail and rain.
Brayely they stood the strain.
Hitting the pike again;
Into New York they rode
All that was left of them,
Touring the GIdden.
When VIII their glory fade?
Oh, the great dash they madei
Far have they ridden.
Cheers for the ride they made.
Rah for the Chug Brigade!
Ne'er viii their glory fade,
Touring the Glidden.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-28
MEN AND THINGS.
Honors for Root and raft.


High bonors, which win emphasize' the
friendly feeling that exists between the
three countries on the North American
continent. will be paid United States Off
cials by Mexico and Canada this
year. It is announced from the City Of
Mexico that when Secretary Root ar
rives there this fall he. with Mrs. Root,
VIII be the personal guest Of President
Diaz. The summer home OF the Presi-
dent of the neighboring republic is Cha
pultepec Castle, the magnificent pile
which fell before the onslaught OF Aneri-
can arms in the Mexican war. Il tops a
high hill, and is reached by a winding
road It is by no means usual Tor even
such a distinguished foreign guest as
Mr. Root TO be thus honored. and persons
interested in the Pan-American situation
are pointing 10 the matter as another in
dication of the cordial good will which
the Mexican President entertains for this
nation.
Secretary Taft is expected TO make a
trip up the St. Lawrence River before
he leaves Murray Bay next month. and
Hon. r. w. Scott, Canadian secretary Of
state, is arranging to have him a guest
of the Dominion government. 1t is pos
sible that a government vessel viii be
placed at the disposal Of the Secretary
Of War
The Washington herald., 1907-07-28
SUNDAY. JULY %. 1907.
Phases of Government Rate.making.

PnaSes OF government kate making,
The North Carolina rate tangIe has
naturally revived discussion of the ques-
tion whether State regulation Of railway
rates does not interfere with Federal reg
ulation, and whether. if rates are TO be
regulated by government. they should not
be regulated by a single authority in
stead of by forty or more The point is
made that any alteration in State rates
necessarily, in many cases. affects inter
state rates, and is in effect a regulation
OF the latter, and so beyond the bounds
Of State authority. A case involving this
question has been brought before the Fed
eral courts by a Western railroad presi-
dent, and remains TO be thrashed ont by
them. 1t is one OF the undetermined
issues Of the railway rate problem, and
IS obviously of extreme cOmplexity.
Another aspect Of the problem has ap-
peared in Iowa, where the State railroad
commission reduced rates on dairy prod
Ucts and live stock with a view to build
ing Up local industries. Application has
now been made TO the Interstate Commerce
Commission for the application Of the re-
duced rates 70 interstate commerce in the
same products for the benefit of Industries
Of the like character without the State.
The Iowa railroad commission will oppose
any reduction In the interstate rates on
the ground that its object in lowering the
State rates would be defeated That IS to
say, Iowa industries would be deprived of
the protection and favor which they now
enjoy by reason Of lower freight rates
than are enjoyed by their competitors just
outside Iowa boundaries. Thus arises a
new State right-the right to protect local
industries by special freight rates
The Washington herald., 1907-07-28

brothers across the sea. A bad impress
sion is created. In the end the worm
viii surely turn.
Gotham sets the right example. Pa
tience and self-restraint! These are the
prerequisites Give the rich a chance to
spend their money. Don't rob them out
right It doesn't pay.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-28
a Refreshing Issue.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
1t would be refreshing TO see the Demo-
cratic party take hold of a question with
which its name has been so closely cou-
pied in the past. It found success with
able leaders on this platform in other
years when economic conditions were not
unlike those which prevail to-day. More
over. the men who direct Republican
destinies evidence no desire to evade the
issue. and there can be little doubt thar
a tariff battle would bring out the in
telligence. capacity and skill of the best
elements within each party.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-28
RenI Trust busting.

FrOm the BaltIm0Te sun.
The antitrust laws of the Federal Gov
ernment have been on the statute books
for years. and they have helped no one
but the lawyers. as far as the general
public IS able to judge by a comparison
of housekeeping and living expenses. To
make them effective they should be sup
plemented by tariff revision, and should
be enforced by a party not friendly 70 the
trusts
The Washington herald., 1907-07-28
Good American Golf.

From the New York Times
This week Mr.. Travis has played the
is holes Of the long and difficult Garden
city course in - strokes. beating his own
record Of 20 on the same course. He has
thus established a new and admirable
golhng record for the country. The course
measures 6,43S yards, its putting greens
are rolling. and its fairway well guarded
by traps. The 'bogey" is IS, and the
skill Of a player who can habitually so
over it in fewer strokes than - IS highly
esteemed by his fell0W-golfers.