New-York tribune., 1908-11-22
On THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Attempt on He~cgs Life BIo1r to
Ruefs Case.
B Telegraph toTns 7rfsune.

RHeTs Case.
rBv Telegraph eoTne Trfbunel
Ca, Francisco. Nov. 91---he shooting down n
-e--- ef Special Prosecutor Francis J. Reney and
sh. sensational events that followed have given
ssn Francisco S week OF surprises such as it has
mt seen since the great fire. Heney had predicted
So some Of hfs enemies would attempt his fe and
:. not orly went heavily armed himself. but two
r,ecsaI officers accompanied him everywhere This
h.1-x7.s-d wss sitting only few feet from Heney
whea Morris Haas cr-pt up behind him and fred
-. hn,Tler thar pzss@d through his head and neck
r-thcrt any serious injury An effort has been
-a6. 70 show that Haas was acting IN the interest
- others who indicted and feared conviction.
- +re mans own Ecory and the facts n fss case
SHOW clearly that he driven TO the deed y re-
vsnEe for wrong he fancted ne had sustained az
F7sn.v's hands. The special prosecutor exposed
F5aazs convict record n open court and had him
-oa out OF the first RUef fury last summer. This
ypos1r- ruined EaAss business and seemed TO have
unsettled MS mind Neither Ruef any Of the
other indicted could have been back OF Haas
ss they knew well enough that such attempt on
Fenev's life would greatly Strengthen the p1osecu-
tton Ruef recognizes tia damage this Incident has
co,s 70 his prospects, he cannot hope TO escape
conviction Many who were sukevarn n suppsrt
of NJ Heaey have had Iheir eyes opened by this
zine sac although they may act approve OF some
q Esneys methods they believe thai all The forces
o. lKE srd pubic cptnio1 should be On the side Of
hose whs prosecuting TIE s-zcre-H
Nary prelsc rs<S1ngz have been held and there
has ban
municipal --to-m Asauwh4sA curing AenAys
-o-vsIssosrca Erz-n Tahnzon- Matthew Sullivan
G-c :. :. Dwyer. three abls criminal lavye% VIII
so1roct tia sgzt1st Ruef Counsel for Ruef
s-pEss6 csr chaaEz ot v-nue on the ground q Bit
nsr heczI rreordscs against him stirred Up hT ne
saoScnr e. Esney. but Judge LAWYER csnieo his
Eae srts-~d me trial % proceed
vnnn = ptnsee who practically oeu--eA sns
Yorn.zd oz1sut surut Of c1,s oount-g. has been tn
sna,c.sI STRAITS s.ncs ths lAtn E-tngncy, and this
wv<k Wa 1or-e6 70 pool al his properties WIN the
r.--os.Y rettunzI Bank ror funds % carry On his
.s-ezs rszars Z this state and Pennsyivazla- Dnsee
IN --ru--6 . Be worth s. 100000 which he has
r.aSs r<- q cerasut and real estate speculation.
ss u ans of re G-1ncipsl b0ndEn1en fer e1-Mayor
sch-uftz and his financial difficulties nay 1orcs
Sdh-rtts 20 Est surety or 20 back 70 jail
rns he.vv real estate transactions OF the
weak -as gne sale of the o-heagt corner of sacrs-
r-e-1o and Montgomery streets % J 7 Ae-y' q Los
Angeles capitalist He VIII build SIX stoTy Ouiio-
rs ~ Re rot Tor tas Pacific Mutual Lie insurance
Germany Tbs price paid was $4,000, OF which
s-1c coo wzs allowed TO remain OF mortgage
~. most noteworthy event OF the week IN real
estate IS the decision of che German Savings Bank
= 1uk. loans OF real estate Up 10 100000 Since
N. 1-- al savings banks have limited loans 20
s2s ooo N etngls parcels Of real estate This "a
--n 70 cid conditions marks the restoration Of con
f6e1ce n san Francisco real estate values ana VIII
p-ove z great srt-11lus 70 rebuilding
-wo noteworthy weddings occurred here this
week one was that OF Miss Constance De Young
5a-,rh-s- OF II Il De Young. proprietor Of The
Chronicle 70 Joseph O. Tobin, OF the wealthy fam
rv -hz1 controls the Hfbe-nta Bank The ceremony
tex place II St Ma-y's Cathedral and was cele-
--ated ~ Archbishop RtOrdan
--re other was The wedding OF Mss Pa-sy Per
srs 5aughter OF United States Senator Perkins,
s85 Cleveland z Baker, q young lawyer, formerly
st TITS city but now Of Godfed. Nev
Supervisor Mrrdock IS making strong effort 70
Increase the price OF liquor licenses IN san Fran
r,=co from $500 70 81 GOO q year and 70 make the
hotel OF restaurant license $500, where no bar IS
r-sf--sf,ed Afurdock estimates that the citTs
rsver,e would be increased by this measure from
$3.50 coo 10 100000 year Z IS doubtful whether
tr,s measure viii receive much support, as II IS
onlv since TIE fire that the liquor license has been
s66e year
-ocz1 Chinatown ccmTnemorated IN imposing
fashion the death OF the Emperor snd Empress
Ylowaxe- Services were held IN the reception hall
o. ne Six Companies, where two immense wax
candles burned n front OF an alta1. peslce llree
tai incense tzpers great crowd OF ChlTese Iiiieu
rhe pLsce The Railways and the street below anu
for several hours there wafling for the dead
Stores were drzped in mourning and business was
suspended
r.-ee+ p-.pa-zttous have been made for the re-
= OF MS arrival here. but the date IS uncertain
ss ne official wfu wait at Honolulu Un-A he re-
cave. word from TIE new government 20 VIII be
received hv Captain Edward Donnely or me Isl
Fed Artfler-- who viii travel with him 70 WASH
.ng-on \ detail OF troo-s VIE be a. the steamer
dock and the national salute vii be nred
Most of TIE grape groEers of california H-'7
,atsd -Ie association formed procure legislation
his winter thai yin protect their industry Fresno
COUNTY Is the largest grape growing section n the
United States having over 100000 acres II FilFS'
&c GOO acres being planted 70 raisn grapes me
ls-xaxt vineyard an eouchern California Is inc
ysaI.an Vineyard Ccn2anys a. Cucas1onsa NHlcn
Las Ageo acres u v1nse
rwutvs rhousard hundred Sa-1o2os OF gTsSn
--ni havs been shipped East from sscr1-aento tnN
ssssor srztrsy T4oo carloads last year 70 tn!s
date This is gain OF Y per cert The frlit
shipped consisted of pears, pUT1s' peaciles APl--
cots and table grapes. The heavy shipments VIII
De increased next year should the crop De goco, a
r1a1gv ner orchards VIII come into bearing me
Hartman roads are doing ali IN their power %
encourage .bese fruit shipments. as they ado largely
% The -e.enrles Of tlse Central ard Union Faclnc
reads
Ny boy is undecided about what collegiate eoa-se
to take
I'm
What woUld you advise
That eepends Does ne want 10 onAa Up i--9
back muscles or his wind7'-LOuisv1ns CoaIlef