VOL. XLVIXO 14,513.
PORTLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DIVIDED HIS GRAFT
WITH THE MAYOR
Ruef Directly Contra
dicts Schmitz.
PAID HIM THREE AMOUNTS
Dethroned Boss Admits Prom
ise of Leniency.
MANY TALKS WITH BURNS
Trap Into Which Schniltz Jumped Is
Sprung on Him Argument Be
gins and Extortion Goes
to the Jury Today.
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SA
KVF.N BETTING OX CONVICTION.
SAN FRANCISCO. Juno 12.
(Special.) In the poolrooms and
other resorts In Fillmore atreot to
night beta were made at even money
and 10 to 0 that Mayor Bchmits
would be convicted. Mr. Heney and
Mr. Burns are genuinely confident.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12. This was
an carburning day for Mayor Schmitz.
Rented1 at the counsel table before the
altar In the Jewish synagogue on Bush
street, ho heard Abe Ruef, his former
politi. nl friend, philosopher and guide,
practically call him a perjurer to the
jury, and with that same burning he
listened to n scathing denunciation of
himself nt the hands of Special Prose
cutor.Hlram Johnson.
And if there was balm for scourged
feellnyrs in the speech that closed the
day, the speech of his own attorney,
Mr. Barrett, he took no open heed. In
deed, during most of the two hours and
2.1 minutes Mr. Barrett was speaking,
the Mayor was either glancing over
newspapers or burled deep in typewrit
ten pages of testimony. But no word
tf-tlio prosecutor's address escaped his
sensitive ears.
Ruef was, of course, the sensation
of the day. His appearance on the
stand as a witness in rebuttal for the
prosecution is now credited to the tac
tical error of the defense In letting the
Mayor testify, for it was to refute the
Mayor's denials under oath that he
had participated In Ruef's "fee" that
the prisoner's ex-boss was called.
Says He Gave Schmitz Money.
Ruef told the 'jury that he went to
Schmitz' former residence and there
handed to the Mayor at stated Intervals
one-half of the "fees" of JoOOO and
paid him by the proprietors of the
five foremost French restaurants of
San Francisco before the fire.
'1 said substantially this: 'Mayor. I
have received the $5000 from the
French-restaurant men and I would be
glad to hand you half." Then I handed
htm $2500 in currency," is the way Ruef
put It to the jury. This was after the
defense had exhausted Its best efforts
to shut botn quesion and answer out
on the ground that the former was not
properly rebuttal because in his direct
examination no such matters had been
broached to the Mayor. Judge Dunne
decided that the pertinency of the
question could not be doubted.
Arguments Are Begun.
The opening address for the prosecu
tion by Hiram W. Johnson, son of ex
Congressman Grove L. Johnson and
one of the foremost criminal lawyers of
the state, occupied one hour and 15 min
utes. It was masterly In argument and
in eloquence. Mr. Johnson avoided
anything like an attempted resume of
the evidence In all its voluminous de
tail. He selected rather the main
peaks and, steering by them, endeav
ored lo pilot the jury over a short
course to conviction.
Mr. Johnson was followed by J. J.
Uatrett, who spoke for two hours and
one-half In behalf of the defense, mak
ing much of tho argument that, had the
court permitted Ruef to tell the whole
story, he would have testified that the
restaurant men came to Ruef and be
sought his services as an attorney, and
that no threat was made to or held
over them that they would lose their
licenses If they did not pay him money,
and that Ruef's contention would have
necii that he did not exercise any con
trol over the license board.
Mr. Barrett told the jury that under
the testimony adduced the most that
might he proved was that money was
extorted by Ruef from the French res
taurant men by threat to close the bed
rooms on their upper floors.
"The indictment," commented the
Mayor's attorney, "charges this defend
ant with extorting this money by
threat to take away their licenses to
sell liquor. You cannot, gentlemen, ac
cuse a defendant of one crime and con-
it t hint of another. Remember that."
When Mr. Barrett concluded the
court adjourned for the day. The fol
lowing arguments will be made tomor
row a:id the case will probably reach
the Jury before night.
Ruef Ordered to Answer.
When the trial was resumed Judge
Uunne's temporary courtroom was
crowded from gallery to altar, as It
was recognized that this was the cru
cial day In the trial. Ruef looked
pale and a trifle apprehensive as he
took the witness stand. He had him
self apparently well under control,
however. Schmitz looked better and
seemed in better spirits than at any
time since the trial began. As soon as
court had fairly well opened argument
as to the admissibility of the pending
question was begun, Mr. Campbell, of
the defense, arguing against Its admis
sion, and Mr. Heney, of the prosecu
tion, arguing for it.
The question was:
"Did you in January, 1905. in the house
at 2S4H Fillmore street, give this defend
ant, Eugene E. Schmitz, $2500 In cur
rency?" A
When the court ruled in favor of the
state, Ruef in a hush that was almost
painful answered the question clearly
and distinctly:
"I did."
"How much?" asked Mr. Heney.
"Twenty-five hundred dollars in cur
rency," was the reply.
"What did you say when giving him
the money?"
"I said I had received $3000 from the
French restaurants and I would be glad
to share It with him and then 1 gave it to
him."
Second and Third Payments.
"Did you in January, or February, 190S,
give Mayor Schmitz at his house any
money, and If so, how much and at what
time?"
"Some time after January, 1906, 1 hand
ed him $1500 In currency at his home at
Vallejo and Pierce streets. I told him
that the French restaurant keepers had
paid me a second installment of $3000,
which was $2000 less than they had agreed
to pay. I gave Schmitz $1500 in currency."
"Did you at any time give Mayor
Schmitz any money you received from
what is known as the little French res
taurants?" '
"I am not positive. My recollection
is that I gave him $250."
Ruef said that he did not recollect
having given Schmitz one-half of the
$500 paid him by the proprietors of the
old Poodle Dog, Jack's and Frank's.
''Take the witness," said Mr. Heney.
"Mr. Ruef," asked Mr. Campbell,
without a moment's pause, "where do
you reside now?"
A ripple of laughter ran through the
room.
"In San Francisco," was the Imper
turbable reply.
His Temporary Abiding Place.
"But In what particular place?"
"My temporary abiding place Is at
No. 2849 Fillmore street," he answered,
with a half smile of amusement.
Again the audience tittered.
"And how long," persisted Mr. Camp
bell, "has that been your abiding
place?"
"Since Elisor Biggy selected it as the
place for my detention," said Ruef.
"Now, Mr. Bailiff," declared Judge
Dunne sternly, "if there Is any more
disturbance here, I will adjourn court
In order to allow you to clear the
room, then we will proceed."
This put a quietus on the risibilities of
the big crowd.
"And how long has that been?" asked
Mr. Campbell.
"Since the latter part of March of the
present year."
"Do you know Detective William
Burns r."
Frequent Talks With Burns.
"I know him."
"Have you met him frequently since
you became an inmate of Mr. Blggy's
house?"
"Yes, and before that at the St. Fran
cis as often as twice a day."
"Do you know what relation he has to
this case?"
"Yes."
"Kindly statei what It is."
"He is employed in securing and at
tempting to secure evidence to assist the
prosecution."
"Do you know by whom he is em
ployed?" "Not of niy own knowledge," said Ruef.
"As a matter of fact, do you know
that he is employed by Rudolph
Spreckcls?"
Mr. Heney objected to this. "The
witness says he doesn't know," re
minded Mr. Heney.
"Ah, yes," responded Mr. Campbell,
"but I'm not bound by his answers.
Addressing himself to Ruef, he
asked:
"How frequently have you seen Wil
liam J. Burns in the last 60 days?"
"Do you mean how many times he
has visited me?"
"Yes."
"Probably one hundred and fifty
times."
"What has been the character of
those visits in regard to the testimony
to be given in this case?"
The objection of the prosecution was
overruled.
"lo you mean." asked Ruef, "what
has transpired at those visits?"
"Y.-i, sir."
"I have spoken to Mr. Burns about
this case, but only two or three times."
Long Talks Before Testifying.
"Where were you last night?" de
manded Mr. Campbell, sharply.
"At home," answered Ruef, calmly.
"In whose company?"
"In the company of William J. Burns
from 5:30 to 7:30 P. M., and from 8:30
to 11 P. M."
"What was said last night about the
testimony you would sive in this case?"
"Nothing."
"Anything said Sunday night?"
"Yes Sunday or Monday."
"All right; Burns was with you that
night until 3 o'clock In the morning,
wasn't he'?"
"No, I think he left between 1:30
and 2."
"You were talking to him about the
testimony?''
"It was being discussed, yes."
"Mr. Ruef." asked Mr. Campbell, com
ing about abruptly on a new tack, "you
are under indictment, are you not?"
The witness said he was.
"About 100 times, eh?"
"Well, a very large number of times."
Responding to other questions by Mr.
Campbell, Ruef said that during the last
60 days he had been guarded in the Fill-more-street
prison house by Elisor Biggy
and eight guards.
Promises of Leniency.
"Did Burns say to you that if you
testified in this case it would go easy
with you?"
"He did not put It that way. He said
if I would make a full statement, he
would do what he could to secure lent-
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GERMAN ROYALTY
Kaiser Banishes His
Cousin Frederick.
VILE ORGIES AMONG HIGH-BORN
Zu Eulenberg Slapped by the
' Kaiser and Dishonored.
SYBARITIC ROUND TABLE
Daughter-in-Lav of Von Moltke
Starts Exposure, Which Stains
Names of First Families and
Convulses the Empire.
BERLIN, June 12. (Speeial.) Court cir
cles and the entire empire are shaken to
the foundations by the Eulenberg scan
dals, the most recent development of
which Is the degrading of Prince Fred
erick Henry of Prussia by the Kaiser,
who has ordered him to remain out of
Germany forever 'because of his extreme
Immorality.
When undisputed evidence of the
Prince's guilt had been presented, the
Kaiser summoned his cousin to the pal
ace. There the charges were read to
Frederick.
Emperor William personally tore from
his relative the orders and decorations
he wore, struck him in the face and or
dered him to leave Germany and never
return, under penalty of being thrown
into prison. ' . . . .
In tears Frederick departed and is
now on his way to Egypt.
Sybarite Affected Piety. ;
The scandal is all the greater for the
reason that Frederick has always posed
as a pious man and was reputed- to be
the most moral member of the imperial
family. He Is the son of the late Prince
Albrecht, regent of Brunswick, and In
herited $7,000,000.
Frederick's younger brother, Prince
Joachim, recently figured in a scandal
when he proposed to marry Marie Sulzer,
a music-hall singer. He was banished
to Africa to prevent him from carrying
out the plan.
The scandal which has resulted in the
social ostracising of several of the lead
ing young men of the German seml-royal
nobility, a couple of divorces, a suicide
and the dismissal from the army of a
young officer whose name is famous in
the military history of the empire, Is
known as "Prince Phillip zu Eulenberg'8
Round Table," and was first exposed by
Maximilian Harden, a Berlin editor. The
story reveals tm unparalleled condition of
sybaritic debauchery practiced by a
cheque of men whose names are proudest
In the empire and whose circle includes
as Its dupes and prey the Emperor him
self. How Scandal Came Out.
Berlin is ringing with accounts, ex
travagant and distorted in many in
stances, of the black rites and excesses
SGANDA
AMONG
PUGET SOUND SEES AT LAST THAT IT IS EASIER TO GO AROUND A HILL THAN OVER
practiced by Zu Eulenberg's "Round Ta
ble." as the coterie was known.
The climax of the revelations comes
In the assurance that the information
which has crept into the newspapers
and so inflamed the country Is given
by a lady of nobility, who divorced
her husband, one of the. Round Table
Knights, for the species of offenses
against his marriage vows which does
not figure in ordinary court records.
The tirst breath of trouble came on
November 24, 1906, when Maximilian
Harden, a noted publicist and friend
of 'Bismarck, published in his paper,
the Zukunft, a cryptic dialogue, veiled
to the uninitiated, but sufficiently il
luminating to the Round Table Knights
to strike terror to their hearts.
Crown Prince Informs Kaiser.
No one else had the courage to
broach the matter to the Emperor, and
finally the Crown Prince brought the
matter to hts father's attention. The
Emperor believed . that Harden was
actuated by personal malice against Zu
Eulenberg until within the past few
weeks, when his eyes were opened to
the practices of his associates.
A few days ago Kuno von Moltke,
dismissed from his position, challenged
Harden, who refusod to fight him. Von
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Abe Ruef, Whose Testimony Clinched
Charge Against Mayor Schmits.
Moltke then applied to the public prose
cutor to prosecute him for criminal
libel. The prosecutor refused on the
ground that it would involve other im
portant people.
All Denounce Round Table.
The newspapers then grew more ex
plicit. The Berliner Tageblatt and the
Cologne Qazette, the most powerful
semi-official organs in Germany, re
ferred to the Round Table in vigorous
terms. Following this General von
Poenau, of the Round Table, a blood
relative of the Emperor, being the son
of the Emperor's youngest brother by
a morganatic .marriage with Rosalie
von Rausen, handed in his resignation.
But the most striking of all was the
resignation of Zu Eulenberg, who, since
his return from Vienna, has remained a
member of the diplomatic corps with
an ambassador's salary.
Von Moltke's divorced wife, now
Frau von Elbe, is credited with being
Harden's informant. A great beauty
and the daughter of Herr von Hayden,
of ' Butsow, a wealthy landed pro
prietor, she took Von Moltke as her
second husband.
Wholesale Execution at Kiga.
RIGA, Russia, June 12. Eight politi
cal prisoners were executed here today
for participation in the recent disorders
In the Central Prison, which was the
subject of an interpellation in the lower
house of Parliament regarding the tor
tures inflicted on prisoners at Riga.
HAYWOOD'S CASE
HURT BY LAWYER
Richardson Injures His
Own Theory.
STILL PRODDING ORCHARD
Scheme to Kidnap Children of
Wallace Mineowner,
C0ATES DRAWN INTO CASE
Ex-Lieutenant-Governor of Colorado
Implicated by Assassin Direct
Evidence Coming That Petti
bone Supplied the Money.
FEABODY RKABV TO TESTIFY.
BOISB Idaho. Juns 12. Ex
Governor Peabody of Colorado, who
will be a witness for the state, ar
rived In Boise tonight. Mr. Pea- .
body declined to discuss th case at t
the present time, preferring to watt J
until he la put upon the stand.
BOISE, Idaho, June 12. (Special.)
Again today the almlessness of the de
fense In the Haywood case was illus
trated on several occasions. It has been
apparent all through the cross-examination
of Orchard and has been commented
upon by all observers that Mr. Richardson
flounders around sadly and leads into
contradictions.
This afternoon, when he was asking
Orchard about the plot to kidnap the
Paulson children at Wallace, one of these
blunders was made. Orchard had nar
rated that the enterprise had been sug
gested to him by Coates and Slmpklns.
Finally Mr. Richardson asked if It were
not a fact that he had suggested it to
Coates and afterward to Simpkins and
that the latter warned Mr. Paulson. Or
chard answered, "No." Yet in a short
time Mr. Richardson asked if he had not
borrowed money from Mr. Paulson on
which to leave town and Orchard said he
had. According to conflicting theories,
Mr. Paulson loaned Orchard money after
he had been warned of the plot to steal
the children
Richardson's Dates Mixed.
Again, at his climax, Mr. Richardson
asked Orchard If he bad not conceived
the plan of murdering Steunenberg after
revisiting his old friends at Wallace, and
finding Mr. Paulson and others had
grown rich out of the Hercules mine.v in
which he had owned an interest; whether
he had not then become Imbued with a
desire to kill the man who had forced
him to. sell out and leave the country.
The fact is that, earlier in the cross-examination.
Mr. Richardson brought out
the fact that Orchard sold his interest In
the mine long before the outbreak in
1809. . He could, therefore, not hold
Steunenberg responsible for it.
When Mr. Richardson brought out from
Orchard the story of having been Invited
to spend a month at Pettibone's house
as a companion, he made a blunder. At
that time the federation officials knew j
that Orchard had the dealings with the j
detectives which have been testified to
here, and they knew he was accused of
blowing up the Independence station at
the instigation of the mineowners. ac
cording to another theory of the defense.
Yet this agent of the mineowners was an
honored guest at the home of Pettibone.
Hull McClaughy, assistant postmaster
of San Francisco, Is here with the record
of the receipt of the registered letter
which Orchard says he received with
money from Pettibone. The Denver rec
ord of sending will also be set forth be
fore the jury. Further, th Postal Tele
graph Company has found the record of
the transmission of the money which Or
chard saysj he received In that manner
from federation headquarters while he
was in San Francisco. Some correspond
ence will be introduced showing that
Moyer and Pettibone agreed to send
money to Mrs. Orchard while Orchard
was on that same trip.
Finish With Orchard Friday.
There will be about three hours of
the redirect examination of Orchard
on Friday morning, according to pres
ent plans, but it may require much less
time. Most everything has been
brought out in the cross-examination
that the state wants, but the relations
of the witness with the Cripple Creek
deectives will be gone over to some
extent, and several other matters will
be fully explained which have been
only touched upon by the cross-examination
and were not gone into on
direct examination.
'
ORCHARD TELLS MORE CRIMES
Desperate Kidnaping Scheme Attrib
uted to David Coates.
BOISE, Idaho, June 12. The defense to
day carried the cross-examination of
Harry Orchard down to the actual crime
charged against William D. Haywood
the murder of Frank Steunenberg and as
it progressed, assailed the testimony and
theory of the state resting upon it. The
Steunenberg crime was reached at mid
day and counsel for the defense directed
their efforts to an attempt to cloud the
earlier purposes and movements of Or
chard with uncertainty and lndeflnlte
ness. Then they emphasized the aban
donment of all effort to kill after Orchard
first tracked Steunenberg to a hotel in
Boise and with a skeleton key had gained
entrance to the very room In which the
Governor was living. Here they delayed
for a moment to prove that Orchard
twice wrote and once telephoned to Bill
Easterly at Silver City to urge him to
come and Join in the crime, and the di
rect Implication was that Orchard was
endeavoring to Inveigle another Federa
tion man into the crime, which would
bring discredit and dishonor to the or
ganization. Plot to Kidnap Children.
Then the Steunenberg crime was tem
porarily thrust Into the background and
the witness was carried over his long
diverting Journey into Northern Idaho
and his crimes there, including the dark
plot to kidnap and hold for ran
som the Paulson children, were
forcefully emphasized. . Orchard swore
that David Coates. ex-Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado. and then a
publisher in Wallace, Idaho, first sug
gested the kidnaping to Pettibone and
himself at Denver. Paulson, once a poor
miner, had made a fortune in the Her
cules mine, in which Orchard held, an
Interest when the property was valueless,
and it was believed that, if his children
were stolen, he would "come through"
with $50,000 or $60,000 in ransom. Orchard
said that, when he went to North Idaho,
he got Jack Simpkins to come in on the
plot and together they went to Coates to
renew the scheme.
Coates, who was in court, was asked to
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
Tho Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 61
degrees; minimum. 40.
TODAY'S Showers, followed by fair and
warmer weather; westerly 'wind.
Foreign.
Kaiser disgraces Mb cousin for Round
Table orgies, and Germany la convulsed.
Page 1.
Salvadorean rebels backed by Nicaragua
severely whipped. Page 2
Deadlock In Prance caused by winegrowers'
strike. Page 2.
National,
President goes to Oyster Bay for Summer.
Page 4.
Suit begun against anthracite coal roads.
Page 4.
Japan clamors for redress for San Francisco
disturbances. Page 3
Politics. What may happen if Roosevelt goes to
Senate. Page 3.
Result of primaries In Oklahoma. Page 3.
Domestic.
Hearing on opening Portland gateway
shows Hil I and Harriman divide terri
tory. Page 1.
Search for missing middles and sailors
proves vain and Evans gives them up.
Page 4.
ra rifle Coast.
Richardson continues cross-examination of
Orrhard and develops kidnaping plot.
Page 1-
Ruef testifies be paid graft money to
chmlts and evidence Is closed. Page 1.
Million-dollar rain In the wheat belt.
Page 6-
Large class graduated from Agricultural
College. Page 6.
Heavy Increase In land value since rail
ways were built In Washington. Page 6
Commercial and Marine.
Hopholders firm In their views; good prices
paid at Shaniko wool sales. Page 17.
Wheat prices break sharply at Chicago.
Page 17.
New York stock market stagnant. Page 17.
Shlnudzy now a port of call for Portland
bound steamships. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland merchants to hold pure-food show
next September. Page 12.
Graduating exercises held at Columbia Uni
versity. Page 12.
Masons elect new grand lodge of fleet a
Page 10.
Cornerstone of1 new Commercial Club build
ing laid by Masons. Page 10
Score of furniture trust members fined.
Page 11.
Idaho man tells about trial of Harry Or
chard. Page 11.
Thomas McCusker talks about conditions in
East. Page 16,
PARCEL OUT U
1
LIKE EMPERORS
Hill and Harriman Di
vide Territory.
OREGON GETS WORST OF II
Car Shortage More Acute Than
in Washington.
SEATTLE WANTS ALL TRADE
Seeks to Vse Oregon Bond to Invade
Portland Territory Relief From
North Bank Koad Cotton
Offers Reciprocity.
OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU, Wash,
lngton, June 12. From evidence given to
day before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission It is very plain that J. J. Hill
and B. H. Harriman have mapped out
the Northwest, each taking a distinctive
territory, from which the other is ef
fectively barred.
Particularly Is this true of the lumber
business. It is . practically impossible,
under the existing freight rates and ar
rangements, for Oregon lumbermen to
compete with Puget Sound in markets
tributary to the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern, and likewise Impossible
for Puget Sound manufacturers to Invade
territory tributary to the Harriman lines.
Both Systems Are Swamped. I
And so far as the respective railroad
systems. are concerned, neither has any
desire to Invade the other's territory.
Both acknowledge their utter incompe
tency to handle the business that Is of
fered them and each objects to being
compelled to take care of the surplus of
the other. Oregon lumber manufacturers.'
while suffering intensely because of the
Inability of the Harriman roads to get
their produce to market, are apparently
content to hold the markets open to them.
If they are only enabled to supply these
markets with dispatch. Puget Sound,
which now has three cars to one at Port
land, is eager to invade Portland terri
tory and is clamoring for a joint rate In
this way to dispose of its surplus pro
duct. Seattle Wants the Earth.
, This fact was brought out yesterday,
but was even more strongly emphasised
at today's hearing before the Interstate
Commerce Commission. It was merely
an exemplification of Seattle hoggishness.
Not content with three transcontinental
roads as compared , with two In Portland,
Puget Sound wants to secure further ad
vantages by having an equal right with'
Portland to the use of the O. R. & N. and
connecting lines in order that it may ship
its entire lumber output, cognizant that
any such concession will still further re
strict Portland's market 'in proportion to
Puget Sound's gain.
The hearing on Puget Sound's petition
for a joint rate will conclude tomorrow
morning, after W". W. Cotton, has had
one hour for argument against the is
suance of a joint rale.
Oregon's Plight Worst.
A. C. Dixon, vice-president of the Ore
gon Manufacturers' Association, proved
the best witness who has yet testified in
this case. He described the damage that
has resulted to the lumber business of
Oregon in consequence of car shortage,
which he declared had been more acute
since January 1 than ever before. He de
clared that Oregon mills were being sup
plied with only 23 to 50 per cent of the
cars they ordered and could have used.
The officers of his association had made
a careful investigation of the lumber '
Industry in both Oregon and Washington,
and found the Oregon mills In much,
worse shape, largely, he declared, because
three cars were being supplied the Wash
ington mills where one car is being fur
nished the mills in Oregon. Smaller
mills had been forced to suspend, while
the larger mills were operating on bor
rowed money.
Would Paralyze Oregon Mills.
Mr. Dixon was decidedly opposed to
granting a joint rate ' on Puget Sound
lumber, because it would mean the diver
sion, to Puget Sound of many cars now
supplied to carry Oregon lumber to mar
ket, and it was his opinion that the es
tablishment of such a rate would produce
financial paralysis In Oregon lumber
circles. He said Oregon mills now have
on hand more lumber than the mills of
Washington, due solely to the fact that
fewer cars are furnished to transport
lumber to market. Mr. Dixon believed
the car shortage was partly attributable
to lack of competition.
Philip Buehner, of the Eastern West
ern Lumber Company of Portland. f.'fl
next put on the stand, but was not given .
much opportunity to be heard, as his
testimony in the main was Intended to
corroborate what had been said by Mr.
Dixon. He said Portland was shipping
very little lumber by the Northern Pa
cific, because it could not get cars. It
was apparent that the road was reserv
ing the markets tributary to Its line for
Puget Sound mills. He contradicted
statements made yesterday by the pe
titioners to the effect that Oregon con
trolled the lumber market of the Middle
West, insisting that In Denver alone 75
per cent of the lumber was purchased on
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