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FAIR GATES OPEN
TO GREAT THRONG
Clouds Part and It Is
Perfect Day. .
CROWD ANXIOUS FOR SIGNAL
Flags Unfurl and Benediction
Is Lost in Cheers.
BANQUET DURING EVENING
C. X. MrArthur, Representing Ore
gon's Executive, Responds to
Toast to Governors Exposi
tion's Opening Auspicious.
SAYS ATTENDANCE 89.286.
SEATTLE. Wash.. June 1. -The
first day's attendance at the Expo
sition, according to figures Riven out
by the management tonight, was
R9.2SR. The greater part of this
was In the daytime, more than 79.OU0
persons passing through tbe turnstiles
hetween the opening hour and 6
o'clock tnnlght. The night attend
ance was cut down by a severe rain
storm. SEATTLE), Wash., June 1. (Staff Cor
respondence.) Seattle came into her own
today, and in spite ot threatening skies
opened the exhibition that has been the
dream of her existence for the past two
years. Aside from this. Seattle demon
strated to the world that she had be
come a full fledged city, capable of caring
for exposition crowds as well as airy of
the more Eastern cities that have wrest
led with !he problem. In fact Seattle
surprised herself, as well as her thou
sands of visitors today, and acquitted her
self well in everything. ,
Crowds on (.rounds Early.
The gates at the fairgrounds opened "at
g o'clock this morning and there was a
crowd on hand to rush in them, though
there was nothing on the day's pro
gramme until 10 o'clock. But the crowd
didn't care, it surged through the gates
at a rate that promised well for the at
tendance figures, and it kept on surging
in Just that way for the rest of the day.
At 10 o'clock the military and naval
pageant commenced, soldiers and sailors
ot the Union as well as the Washington
guardsmen acting as escorts to the Kx
posltlon officers and visiting naval Japa
nese officers in a parade about the
grounds. The parade pleased all. and
passed the reviewing-stand in the best
of order.
Amphitheater Filled With Gaiety.
Long before this, however, the crowds
had flocked to the amphitheater w here the
foimal opening exercises were to be held.
Its tiers of seats, se-t on the natural
slope of a wide gulch in the midst of
wild forest on all sides, were soon packed
with men and women all dressed in Sum
mer attire and most of them carrying
American flags, which they waved on the
slightest provocation, turning the great
amphitheater into a mass of blending
colors. Estimates by those seated in the
lower portion where the full crowd could
be seen, ranged from 17.500 to 26.0(h) as to
the number present. The former num
ber Is probably more nearly correct.
Crowd Is Over-Anxious.
Regardless of the number, the crowd at
the amphitheater was In no sense a
serious one. It was there to celebrate
the opening of the Fair that was ready
and it intended to do it its own way. It
kept reasonably quiet during the invoca
tion b' Bishop O'Dea. of the Catholic
diocese of Xlsqually and it applauded
wildly the brief address of Dlrector-Gen-
ral Nadeau. of the Exposition.
With the close of the director-general's
addre. the bandsmen under the direc
tion of Loader Innes struck up "Gloria
Washington." This set the crowd in such
a humor that it wanted more. It wanted
things to begin, wanted the guns to go off
and the huge flag to fall as a signal that
the Exposition was open.
Mob Heaps Insult on Hill.
Therefore, when James J. Hill got up
and faced the audience with a roll of
manuscript in his hands, that represented
three columns of closely-set agate type,
the audience was not exactly happy. It
listened to Mr. Hill with respect at first,
then It looked at its programmes and
fidgeted, then it commenced to make re
marks. Mr. Hill was advised to lessen
the length of his speech. Finally he' was
asked to "cut it out," "break it off."
"forget It."
Mr. Hill paused and looked at the Im
patient ones, and then went on with his
address.
Mr. Hill had just finished his address
nd President Chilberg; of the Exposi
tion board was introduced. Mr. Chilberg
knew that he would not have time to de
liver his address, and so did not. try to;
he merely read a telegram of congratu
lations from President Taft. which hed
been ticked to the platform a short time
before, the ticking of the sounder inter
rupting Mr. Hill s address.
Congratulations From Taft.
President Taft'e messng was:
t TiSnOWMl ,HVJM Washington. June
Ai.i2T"ilr- V? ,K Chilberg. president
Alaska- Tuk.n-rclnc Exposition. Seattle.
Concluded on Page 6.)
UNITE IN PRAYER
FOR HORSE'S LIFE
PREACHERS OFFER FERVENT
SUPPLICATIONS. I
I
Think They Will Cure Billy's Lock
jaw and Give Horse-I.augh
to Skeptics.
CHICAGO. June 1. (Special.) Prayers
for the recovery of a sick horse at Elgin
were begun today by four Methodist min
isters -who are visiting that city to at
tend a conference of clergymen. As yet
no change for the better has been ob
served in the condition of the animal.
The object of the parsons' prayers is the
property of Byron Bean, 628 Lincoln ave
nue, Elgin. It is a big brown horse named
Billy, and it has lockjaw. It has had
lockjaw since Sunday and many of the
old residents of Elgin, despite the prayers
of the ministers, are of the opinion that
it will continue to have lockjaw for the
rest of its shortening span of life.
The four ministers do not think so. They
think that a little piety will cure Billy and
return to hira the ability to indulge in a
horse laugh.
They are guests of Mrs. George Pratt,
on the floor above that occupied by Mr.
Bean's family, and every hour or so when
two or three of them are together, they
fix their minds on the restoration of that
horse's health and pray as if they were
getting their last chance at a repentant
sinner.
OBJECTS TO HUNTING LEASE
George Vanderbilt Repudiates Act of
Agent for Estate.
ASHEVILLE, X. C, June 1. (Special.)
George W. Vanderbilt maintains that
the head of his forestry department, Dr.
C. A. Schenck, exceeded his authority in
executing last April a 10-year lease at' a
rental of $3000 a year of the fishing and
hunting rights on SO.OOO acres of his
Pisgah forest to X. F. Addicks, Jr.. of
this place, who assigned the lease to
James A. Pugh and J. M. Chiles, of Chi
cago, who paid two years advance rental
required by Dr. Schenck, and negotia
tions are now in progress between them
and Mr. Vanderbilt's attorneys for a con
firmation of the lease with modifications,
or a new lease.
The lessees declare the lease executed
in Mr. Vanderbilt's name by Dr. Schenck
is valid, but they are willing to make
concessions to please Mr. Vanderbilt, who
first consulted counsel here and then
went to Xew York to consult his at
torney. The lessees had planned the
f nrtnajLi in of a hunting club with several
hundred members.
HEROINE WEDS CHAUFFEUR
Woman Received Medal foi; Services
During Boxer Rebellion.
SAX FRAXCISCO, June 1. Mrs.- Ann
L. McCartney, who as Mrs. August Cha
mot, received a decoration from the
French government for heroic services In
Pekin at the time of the Boxer rebellion,
was quietly married here today to her
ex-chauffeur. August Rhenstrom. Cha
mot was an interpreter for the Chinese
court and also owned a hotel in Pekin
where the legationers and other foreign
ers were fed and sheltered.
In return for their services the Chamois
received $450,000 from the allied powers,
and August Chamot was made a Man
darin of the Chinese Empire.
Mrs. Chamot was awarded a decree- of
divorce three months ago.
SAILORS ESCAPE BY FORCE
One Has Trachoma and Captain Is
Liable to Fine.
SAX FRAXCISCO, June 1. Four sail
ors of the British ship Mussel Crag,
lying in the bay, made their escape
from that vessel early today by bind
ing and gagging the watchman and
rowing to shore in a small boat. One
of the men has been denied admission
to this country, because he is .a suf
ferer from trachoma, a contagious di
sease of the eyes, and Captain Fraser,
of the ship, is liable to a heavy fine
for allowing him to land. The boat
taken by the sailors was found upside
down and there is a posibility that they
met with an accident after leaving the
ship.
JUDGE ROSS IS MARRIED
California Jurist Weds Wealthiest
Woman in State.
LOS ANGELES. June 1. A wedding
ceremony of unusual interest was cele
brated at St. Vibianna's Rectory at noon
today, when Erskine Mayo Ross, United
States Circuit Judge for this district,
was united in marriage to Mrs. Ida
Hancock, widow of a. former well
known citizen and one of the wealthiest
women in Southern California. The
ages' of both -were given to the license
clerk as "over 60." The ceremony was
a very quiet affair, only the children
of the bride and groom and one or two
intimate friends being present.
GOULD JEALOUS OF PRINCE
Objected: to Wife's Hiding With Khe
dive's Brother at Cairo.
XEW YORK, June 1. That Howard
Gould made" complaint when his wife
rode with Prince Mohamed All, brother
of the Khedive of Ejgypt, in Cairo in
1902 was one of the declarations in a de
position filed today in Mrs. Gould's suit
for separation. The deposition was made
by Mrs. Alice S. Bankhead, wife of
Lieutenant Henry M. Bankhead, of Fort
McPherson, Ga., who was formerly a
ward of General John G. Long, then
American Consul at Cairo.
BULL RUN UNE TO
BE LAID AT ONCE
Definite Action Taken
by Water Board.
CONSULTING ENGINEER HIRED
R. H. Thomson, of Seattle, to
Help in $3,000,000 Project.
THIRD TUBE . UNDER RIVER
West Side Will Be Given Another
Pipe to Provide for Future and
Guard Against Accident Me
ter System Is Costly.
ACTIOX OF WATER BOARD.
Decides to proceed Immediately
with laying of second pipe line to
Bull Run River, augmenting water
supply, and employs R. H. Thom
son, City Engineer of Seattle, as con
sulting engineer.
Instructs City Engineer Taylor to
draw up plans and specifications for
additional pipe line for Bull Run sys
tem to carry supply for West Side
across the Willamette River.
Gives an additional clerk to East
Side office, as business is rapidly in
creasing there.
Finds meter system Is growing very
expansive, but feels public reaps bene
fit of the cost by saving of labor and
trouble, but does not grant Superin
tendent Dodge new meter inspectors.
R. H. Thomson, City .Engineer' of
Seattle, was employed by the Water
Board, at a special meeting yesterday
afternoon, as consulting engineer in the
construction of the second pipe line to
Bull Run River, which is to augment the
excellent supply for Portland, and for
which the people two years ago voted a
bewJBWt! .-$8,000,000. Mr. Thomson
will be asked to come here in the Im
mediate future to confer with Chief En
gineer Clarke, of the local department
Mr. Clarke has his plans and. specifica
tions, both for wooden and steel pipe
line, ready for inspection by Mr. Thom
son, so that everything is ready for the
consulting engineer as soon as he can
arrive to take up the work.
Draw Plans for Tube.
In addition to taking the action that
will put the great project "of building
the new pipe line from Bull Run River
under way at once, the Water Board yes
terday passed a motion, directing City
Engineer Taylor to draw plans and speci
fications for another large tube across
the Willamette River, for the purpose of
furnishing an adequate supply of Bull
Run water for the West Side districts for
many years to come. Mr. Taylor will
probably turn this piece of work over to
Chief Engineer Clarke, of the Water
(Concluded on Page 18.)
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HIGHWAYMEN GAG
AND THEN R0BHIIVI
WILLLAM PARKER FOUND IN
SENSIBLE IN GUTTER.
Highwaymen Pounce Upon Man in
Dark, Then Take $15 and
Gold Watch.
Gagged and his hands bound behind
his back, William Parker was found in
a gutter of Kern Park, on the Mount
Scott line, at 1:30 o'clock this morning.
Upon being revived he stated he had
been waylaid by two men who evidently
after beating him into unconsciousness,
had placed him in'the position in which he
was found. The victim of the highwaymen
asserts he was robbed by them of $15
and a gold watch.
Parker is still in a serious condition,
and it was with great difficulty that the
police gathered snatches of his story,
as he would lapse in to . a state of coma
after the slightest effort to speak. He
was unable to tell his place of resi
dence, his occupation or anything about
his experience. save that he was
pounced upon in the dark by two men.
The highwaymen's victim was found
in his precarious condition by a resi
dent of Mount Scott named Gunn, who
took him to his home. Parker, though
badly beaten, is not thought to have
fatal Injuries. -Detectives have been
detailed on the case.
STEAMER IS OUT OF ICE
Admiral Borreson Puts In at Cape
Breton, Badly Damaged.
. NORTH SYDXEY. C. B.,' June 1 Af
ter eight days' imprisonment in huge
ice floes near the rocks of Xewfound
land, the Norwegian steamer Admiral
Borreson, bound from Cardiff, Wales,
for Wabanam, N. F.. arrived here today,
unable to reach her destination.
Captain Wlarsner said he feared for
48 hours the great masses of ice would
crush and sink his ship any minute. A
shift in the wind made a path and the
steamer was able to work herself clear
of the Ice.
DALLES HAS CLOUDBURST
Fifty Chickens Swept Away In Flood.
Wheat Is Benefited.
THE DALLES. Or.. June 1. (Spe
cial.) Heavy rains, which were .gen
eral throughout this district, fell last
night and today. This city was visited
by an electrical storm last night, the
rain belt exreflflrga'fB?I-as Xine-Mlle.
There was a cloudburst over Thompson
Addition this afternoon, but no serious
damage resulted. One man lost 50
chickens, which were washed away:
The benefit to the farmers from the
rain is estimated at thousands of dol
lars. WAGES RISE IN PITTSBURG
Republic Iron Company Gives Ad
vances Frlck Coke Ovens Start.
PITTSBURG. June 1. Several thou
sand employes of the Republic Iron &
Steel Company received today an advance
of 10 per cent in wages, effective at once.
It is said virtually all other concerns
which cut wages the 1st of April will re
store the former scale before July 1.
Orders were Issued today by the H. C.
Friek Coke Company for the firing of 1200
additional coke ovens in this district
Wednesday. This will put into ooeration
om oi tne company s L'0,000 ovens.
E
IN LEWISTON BANK
Books Show Loss of
$137,000.
FORMER EMPLOYES ACCUSED
Names Clarence Robnett and
J. E. Chapman Drawn In.
BANK MAKES LOSS GOOD
Stockholders Come to Rescue Soon
as Shortage Is Discovered by
Bank Examiner Claude Gatcli.
Capital Is Not Impaired.
LEWISTON. Idaho. June 1. Defalca
tions amounting to $137,00fl have been
found in the books of the Lewlston Na
tional Bank by National Bank Exam
iner Claude Gatcli.
Clarence Robnett, former teller, and
J. E. Chapman, former bookkeeper, are
accused of responsibility for the al
leged shortage. Robnett was convict
ed of Idaho land frauds three years
ago, and is said now to be in St. Paul.
Chapman is thought to be in Tacoma.
Pittsburg dispatches about ten days
ago accused Robnett of passing worth
less checks to cover land deals near
Spokane. It is alleged that his short
age in the bank is due to speculations
in irrigated lands.
Shortage Dates Back Five Years.
Beyond the statement that the stock
holders of the bank have made good the
alleged shortage. Bank Examiner Gatch
refused tonight to discuss the situation.
The shortage was discovered some little
time ago by the bank and when the
matter was placed before Robnett it is
stated he made a complete confession,
and while Chapman is said to have ad
mitted doctoring the daily balances to
cover the shortages, he denies having
profited by the transactions. Immediate
ly after the condition became known to
the bank officials, a meeting of the di
rectors was called and the entire defal
cation made good.
Examination of the books . show the
alleged embezzlement has been carried on
for the past five years and has been made
possible without detection only through
the alleged conspiracy between the teller
and bookkeeper, and, the manipulation- of
the adding machine used in computing
the daily balances.
Bank's Capital Is Ample.
The Lewiston National Bank and the
Idaho Trust Company were consolidated
about a year ago, and at that time the
capital and surplus of the Xational Bank
was $200,000 while the capital and surplus
of the Trust Company was $400,000. The
aggregate deposits at the present time
are about $900,000, of which amount $450
000 is subject to check. The cash on hand
is $280,000. The earnings of the bank
for the. past year were $60,000, of which
amount $32,000 was divided among the
shareholders.
SHORTAG
FOUND
HIS LOVE WORTH
MORE THAN RICHES
YOUNG GERMAN TO GIVE UP
FORTUNE FOR GIRL.
W
ill Make Horne in Southern Cali
fornia Instead of Serving in
German Army.
SAX FRAXCISCO. June 1. Otto E.
Schroeder, formerly clerk in a Los An
geles, hotel, thjt the. son of . wealthy
parents in Germany, the recent an
nouncement of whose engagement to
Miss Ida H. Taggart, of Monrovia, was
quickly followed by a summons for
him to return home and serve in the
army of Emperor William, has decided
to sacrifice the fortune awaiting him
in the old country and make a home
for himself in Southern California.
He made this announcement today
after visiting Consul-General Franz
Bepp. He came to this country, he said,
to satisfy his father, a copper manu
facturer of Plau, who wished him to
undergo a physical examination for
admission into the German army, but
he has fully resolved not to go back
home, where a fortune to which he has
fallen heir awaits him.
He will take the examination, how
ever, before returning to Los Angeles,
where he expects soon to be married.
BETRAYED BY HIS CUPIDITY
Man Arrested in California for
Rhode Island Murder.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., June 1. Charles
Barr, who claims to be a bricklayer,
was arrested tonight on suspicion of
having strangled to death Laura Regis
ter, 26 years old, in Providence, R. I.,
on the night of May 10. Barr was try
ing to sell a bracelet to a pawnbroker
In order to secure money to attend the
prizefight when arrested. It is said by
the officers that the bracelet has been
identified as one worn by Miss Register
when she was murdered.
Rewards of $1250 are offered for the
arrest of the murderer.
ROCKEFELLER HAS NO KICK
Not at All Perturbed by Added Valu
ation to Property.
TARRYTOWX. X. Y., June 1. Action
of the Tarrytown Tax Assessors in add
ing an item of $150,009 to the assessment
of John D. Rockefeller, did not perturb
him ' in the least. This was grievance
day for the taxpayers here, but Mr.
Rockefeller not only failed to register
a protest, but through a representative,
announced he was well satisfied with the
valuation of $545,808 on his country place.
The new stone mansion just completed
is assessed at $250,000.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 77.9
'degrees; minimum, 61 degrees.
TODAY'S Showers, followed by fair: west
to northwest winds.
Foreign.
Zeppelin says Kaiser was hoaxed about air
ship going to Berlin. Page 3.
Xational.
Delavan Smith resists transfer to District
Columbia in Panama libel case; import
ant rulings in favor of defense. Page 1.
Senate begins holding night sessions on
tariff. Page 5.
Many Oregon postmasters get increase in
salary. Page 4.
Treasury deficit much less than estimated.
Page 4.
Tennessee lynchers before Supreme Court
on contempt charge. Page 2.
Domestic.
Young German prefers to give up fortune
rather than girl he is to marry. Page 1.
Prosecution almost completes case against
Calhoun. Page 3.
Chicago preachers pray for recovery of sick
. horse. Page 1. '
Hlll-Harrlman agreement signed in New
York. Page 2.
Official of Helnze'a United Copper Company
Imprisoned for ' contempt, another to
share fate. Page 4.
Philadelphia car service still badly crippled
by strike. Page 9.
Ambassador Jusserand in Southern Cali
fornia. Page 2.
California militia ordered to scene of strike
at McCloud. Page 3.
.Dr. Clemlnson, of Chicago, accused of chlo-
.uIU,u1Uig wiie mrougn love for another
woman.' Page 9.
First contempt case up in United States
Supreme Court. Page 2.
Important decision in favor of betting men
Page 9.
Sports.
Vernon will meet Portland today for first
time on local grounds. Page 8.
Northwestern League scores: Aberdeen 1
Portland 0: Seattle 5, Tacoma 3. Page 8.
Coast League scores: Oakland 4. Sacramento
3: San Francisco 4. Los Angeles 2. Page 8.
New-York-to-Seattle race started with five
entries. Page 8.
Northwestern League scores: Aberdeen 1
Portland 0; Tacoma 8. Seattle 5; Vancouver-Spokane,
no game, Spokane fail
ing to arrive. Page 8.
Jeffries says he win fight Johnson next
March if Johnson is not beaten mean
while. Page 8.
Pacific Northwest.
Gates at Seattle exposition swing open to
vast throng. Page 1.
Mayor of Estacada cited for contempt of
court. Page 6.
Oregon Supreme Court reverses Itself in
land title decision. Page 7. '"""
Washington Railroad Commission may cur
tall rate favors now enjoyed by Spokane
Page i.
i Commercial and Marine.
Strong demand for all kinds of bops.
Page 19.
Wheat prices continue to advance at Chi
cago. Page 19.
Steel and Union Pacific features of stock
trading. Page 19.
Gulf Stream arrive, after being ut almost
year. Page IS. .
Portland and Vicinity.
Work will start at once on new Bull Run
pipe line. Page 1.
Calvin Helllg at work to secure erection
of new theater. Page 20.
F. I. McKenna endeavors to show where
Excuse Board law has been misrepre
sented. Page 12.
Hanley convicted on one count; acquitted
on second. Page 14.
Purchaser of patent on harness buckle de
clares he was victimized. Page 20.
President Joeselyn. of the P. R., I,. A p.
Co.. answers State Senator Dan Kellaher.'
Page 13. ,
National Convention of Retail Grocers to
open here today. Page 12.
J. C. Alnaworth home from Bankers' con
vention, says money la "easy" In Eat
Page 13.
EDITORS WIN ON
IMPORTANTPOINTS
Evidence Denying Mal
ice May Be Brought
YACHTING CRUISE IS EXCUSE
Owner of Paper. Absent Not
Responsible for Articles.
M0TJVE WAS NOT SPITE
Alleged Libelous Editorial in News
paper Shown by Smith and Mem
bers of Staff to Have Been
Written as News Only.
IXDIAXAPOLIS. Ind.. June 1. Dela
van Smith and Charles Williams, edi
tors of the Indianpolis Xews. success
fully resisted today, for the moment
at least, their removal to the District
of Columbia to stand trial for criminal,
libel for publishing articles intimating
there was enormous graft in the Pan
ama Canal purchase.
Lawyers for the publishers denied
malice in the stories and editorials com
plained of. They gained from Judge
Anderson a ruling that evidence should
be introduced to this effect. The de
fendants had committed no offense for
which they could be removed to another
district for trial, they said. Attorneys
for the Government vigorously resisted
the introduction of testimony, but were
overruled.
Civil Malice Differs.
Judge Anderson, in his ruling, -declared
that malice in a civil action was
different from malice in a criminal
case. Implied malice in a newspaper
publication might be sufficient to justi
fy a judgment for damages against the
publisher, but in a criminal action . a
different degree of malice was required
It must be express malice, he said.
"Of course, tlrere 1a back of this the
intent." said Judge Anderson.
"The owner of a newspaper might well
be held civilly for anything that appeared
in its pages, because the men who put it
there are his agents, but when it comes
to a question of criminal liability for
publication of an article it is different.
Yachting Trip Excuse. ..
"As, for example, if the proprietor of a
newspaper in Xew. York (I could not cite
this illustration for a Western paper, be
cause, rich as they are. they, are not
rich enough to own their own yachts)
but suppose the proprietor of a New York
paper should be off for six months, cruis
ing in his yacht, and in his absence " a
vicious article appeared in his paper.
Should he be held criminally? It does not
occur to me that he could be held crim
inally liable.
"I am speaking about the ultimate facts.
If the owner is not present, he actually
knew nothing about the publication and
could not possibly be held guilty of the
crime." - - - . -
Questioning Charles R. Williams, editor
of the Xews, Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney McXamara drew out that
Mr. Williams had not written the edi
torials complained of, in which it was de
clared to be desirable that the part of
C. P. Taft. Douglas Robinson. William
Xelson Cromwell and J. Plerpont Morgan
in the Panama transfer should be Investi
gated. He had. however, approved them.
Mr. Williams said the publications of the
editorials, he thought,-was In the interest
of public morality and integrity.
Editorial Writer Testifies.
Louis Howland. who wrote the edi
torials and handed them to Mr. Will
iams, told the court he wrote them be
cause he thought the subject was "the
biggest thing in the campaign." He
had .made no personal Investigation
into the records of the Senate inquiry
and he did not know personally that
C. P. Taft was interested in the Penama
transfer. A newspaper did not have
the time to make such Investigation,
he maintained.
Delavan Smith testified he had no
personal knowledge of the editorials
before they were published, as Mr.
Williams had full charge of the edi
torial department.
Ernest I. Lewis, a staff correspond
ent of the Xews, declared he had no
Instructions from his paper as to how
he should handle the Panama Canal
matter in his dispatches.
Extracts Read From News.
Alleged intimations that a profit of
$28,000,000. fraudulently obtained, had been
divided among the members of the "Pan
ama syndicate." as published in the In
dianapolis Xews, were read by District
Attorney Miller in an effort to show the
defendants were malicious. One of the
editorial sentences was. "some day the
thieves that robbed their country will be
discovered."
Delevan Smith was a witness today.
He stated at the opening of the last Pres
idential campaign he instructed his man
aging editor the activities of the two
parties should be treated in the paper
strictly on their news merits. He gave no
instructions to Mr. Lewis as to the Pana
ma Canal matters. He was at Lake
Forest at -the time of the publication of
the cartoon and most of the editorials
upon which the indictment was based and
had no knowledge of their preparation,
he said.
The answer of the Xew York World to
Mr. Roosevelt's denunciation of the Pan
ama charges, he testified, was carried as
a part of the regular report of the Asso
ciated Press and he did not know of the
article until he read It In the newspaper.
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