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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, 3IAY o, 1910.
PUTER SWEARS HE
WOW TELLS TRUTH
Declares Statements to Heney
and Roosevelt Were Out
of Whole Cloth.
FORCED SMITH TO PAY
X.and-Fraud KInff Declares He Used
Government as Agent to Collect
$10,645 From the Min
nesota Millionaire.
PEV ELOPMTNTS IX GOVERN
MENT sriT.
United States Attorney McCourt
eloped the prosecution of the, cass
against Charles A. Smith, the Minne
sota millionaire, and the Linn-Lane
Timber Company soon after noon,
yesterday.
The litigation Involves recovery to
the Government of title to 8000 acres
of timber, now valued at $S02.O00.
It has been proved that the land,
was secured through a conspiracy
between Horace G. McKinley and
Stephen A. D. Puter.
The conspirators secured saloon
men, laborers and farmers to file on
the lands under an agreement to pay
them from 50 to $100 each. Puter
testified that the "dummies' were
representing; him In the deal.
The entrymen testified that they
took the lands for themselves and
that they were at liberty to sell them
to anyone who would purchase.
Sidney Scan Ian and Samuel Pick
ing have been arrested, charged with
perjury.
Puter arrived In Portland Monday
night, was whisked from , the train
at the Bast Side depot and spent
hours In the city before the Govern
ment could find him.
On the witness stand Tuesday
Puter repudiated his statement to
President Roosevelt, Prosecutor He
ney. Secretary of the Interior Hitch
cock and District Attorney McCourt.
Testerday Puter announced that
he had used the Government to col
lect a bill of $10,645 from Smith,
and that he intentionally misrepre
sented the facts to the President and
court officers.
To gratify a spite against Smith,
the witness announced that he had
padded his story In order that the
Government might be induced to
bring the suit.
Frederick A. Kribs will be the flrst
witness for the defense this morning.
The case will then be adjourned to
Minneapolis, where evidence will be
taken by deposition.
Cross-examination of Stephen A. D.
Puter yesterday established the inno
cence of Charles A. Smith and the Unn
Iine Timber Company of having been
parlies to the conspiracy leading: up to
the filing of entries by dummies. Filings
we re made in January a nd February,
1PO0.
Puter testified, in response to questions
from Government Ijind, that he inten
ft tonally stretched the truth concerning
the orlsrln of the conspiracy and the
connection which the Minnesota million
aire had with McKinley and himself, in
order to make siure that President
Roosevelt and the United States At
torney -would prosecute.
The witness admitted that the only
time he had ever told the truth about
the case is at the present trial.
Attorneys for the defendants and the
Government last night agreed that the
only question left in the case is whether
prior to the purchase Charles A. Smith
can be charged with knowledge, of the
frauds by which the lands were acquired
from the United States.
On resuming the witness-stand at the
opening of court Puter was confronted
with a bunch of letters written by him
self to Horace McKinley, and which the
latter recently turned over to the Minne
sota attorneys'.
The documents proved that the first
time that Puter met Smith was about
February 8, 1900, when Smith sent Puter
to see his agent, Frederick A. Kribs, at
San Francisco, Smith told Puter that if
the lands in Linn and Lane counties
would cut 75,000 feet per acre he would
buy them on recommendation of Kribs,
The first time Puter met Kribs was
about February is. at San Francisco, and
the correspondence made the fact plain
that Kribs had not agreed to accept the
lands until after the first visit Kribs
made to Ttock Creek and Roseburg in
April of that year.
Pater Gives Testimony.
Letters written between February and
April constantly urged McKinley to ehow
the lands to other prospective purchasers.
Puter explained them by saying he was
"afraid that Smith and Kribs would fall
down, and I wanted other strings to pull
if that vhould develop." I. X. Stevens
and John Tanton were men whom Puter
wanted, McKinley to take to Hock Creek.
On February 20 Puter wrote McKinley
that he had not at that time mentioned
the Rock Creek lands to Kribs, but was
trying to sell thlm lands in Coos County,
1t I can get Kribs up to Coos County
I will then take him on to Unn' wrote
Puter. "I don't think Kribs will buy
the Coos County tract, and when he
turns that down I will offer him the
Unn County timber.
Asked if he ever talked with Charles
A. Smith at any time prior to selling
him the lands of the conspiracy and
fraud by which McKinley and himself
were securing them, Puter replied:
"Well, I should say not.'
In March, 1900. Puter sent a letter to
McKinley urging the latter to hunt up
some school land winch they could se
cure and sell the serip in the East, his
plan being to raise moftey in that way
for the Linn County deal, should Kribs
and Smith fall them.
Scared by Heney and Burns.
Coming down to the investigation of
the lands arising from a report sub
mitted by Colonel A. R. Greene, then a
fpecial inspector for the Secretary of the
Interior, "Witness Puter recounted how
Heney and -Burns scared everybody who
h ad eve r bee n en gaged in th e 1 He pal
practices, and the manner in which his
alleged confessions were secured.
Puter complacently stated that in the
investigation of t-hs Smith lands he mis
represented the facts, and when it be
came apparent that Smith might be
brought from Minneapolis as1 a witness
before the grand jury, Kribs aided in
the collection of the money due Puter.
Criminal prosecution of the cases was
barred by the statute of limitations and
Puter wanted a civil suit brought. Puter
admitted that Heney secured an affidavit
from Kribs on the promise that no civil
action would begin.
'Ha ney was si ways trying to get
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evidence to convict Mitchell," said Puter.
"and womlsed to not urge these civil
suits if Kribs aided 'him to j?et Mitchell."
Cross-examination of Puter did not
pro into the question of the connection
iV.h!ch Kribs and Smith had with the con
spiracy after the advent of Kriba early
in ADril. 1900. Puter had informed the
Government that Kribs was at Kose
burg on April 18. when the first proofs
were submitted and when the Northern
Pacific contested the lands. At that time
Kribs was said to have decided that he
would not put up the money for the
mortgages and would not purchase the
lands.
'I went after him and cot him to see us
through," said P,uter.
It is believed that the evidence to be
submitted by Frederick A. KribB today
will bo a flat denial of any knowledge
of fraud in connection with the l&nd
locations.
The Government will contend that the
fact that 23 claims at one time and ten
at another were proved up on, mort
gaged to Kribs and deeded to Wilid on
the same day is proof of an understand
ing between Puter, Kribe and Smith
which cannot he explained away.
The case will be concluded today and
on June 25 depositions will be taken at
Minneapolis. Argument will he sub
mitted July 15.
3 JOIN STARVATION CULT
Albert S. Houghton, First Local Ex
ponent, Weak but Happy.
Upton Sinclair's "Starving-for-Health
Brigade" has been increased by the addi
tion of three new advocates in Portland
since Albert S. Houghton commenced his
fast, 13 days ago. The new converts to
the starvation cult are G. H. Howell, a
printer employed by the Evening Tele
gram, his daughter, Clara E. Howell, and
Mrs. Phoebe Bingham, a friend of the
family.
The trio has taken no food in any
form since Sunday, and expects to con
tinue the fast until the end of the week.
Mr. Howell says that aside from a severe
headache on Tuesday, he has been feeling
excellent both mentally and physically.
"I expect to continue to fast for at least
a week," said Mr. Howell, "and perhaps
'longer. The desire for food is largely a
matter of the mind for the first few days,
and after the first pangs of hunger wear
off I do not expect to be troubled by
hunger."
Mr. Houghton had eaten nothing up to
last night, which made 13 days he had
been without food. "I am feeling some
what weak and have an occasional at
tack of dizziness," he said yesterday,
"but thus far I have had no desire for
food. So long as I am able to attend to
business I shall fast until my appetite
returns."
Mr. Houghton, when seen at his studio,
appeared somewhat weak and unsteady
on his feet, but was In the best or
spirits. He weighed exactly 130 pounds
last night, having lost 14 pounds since
ho commenced his fast 13 days ago.
appointed by President Iawrence for the
ensuing year, a follows:
Municipal committee, dealing with the
relationship of the architects and the
municipality. Joseph Jucobberger, chair
man; A. E. Doyle, John Wilson.
Civic improvement committee, dealing
with legislation and direction of civic
betterment. D. L. Lewis, chairman; W.
C. Knighton, Martin Sebact.
Educational committee, direction of lec
tures, for the public and for the club.
H. Goodwin Beckwith, chairman; C. II.
Kable, W". H. Crowell, W. S. Clausen.
Scholarship committee, direction of all
student affairs. Morris H. Whitehouse,
chairman; John Hatton, X. IX Root.
House commutes, dealing with enter
tainments and direction of library and
rooms. Frank Logan, chairman; C. L.
Linde, F. AV. "Webber.
Dramatic committee, dealing with the
club's dramatics. W. P. Dawson, chairman.
KINGS
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A home on Kings Heights means much more than
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smith put into the line:
"Creation's Heir! The world, the world is mine!"
as he viewed the wonderful panorama from the top
of the Alps. s s
The owner of a home on King's Heights practic
ally is heir to all that he sees and feels. Beautiful
Portland, the silver-ribboned Willamette, the fir-clad
ever-green eastern slopes and hills, the snow-capped
mountains all, all are his for the looking.
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Sample Snfttw wftfc
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Rates to FamSlfe
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All front rooms without bath. $1.B0 per day, single; $2.50
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H. E. .FLETCHER,
Manager.
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LAWRENCE HEADS CLUB
Portland Architects Hold Annual
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At the annual meeting and banquet of
the Portland Architectural Club, held at
the Commercial Club on Tuesday night.
Ellis F. Lawrence .was elected president
of the orsaniatlon' ravid L. Williams,
vice-president, Fred Allyn secretary and
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was made that from June 3 to June 19
the annual architectural exhibit would
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In reviewing the work by the club
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under the direction of the Beaux Arts
Society of Xw York. Drawing? have
been submitted by the local draughtsmen
in competition for scholarships.
A number of standicg fnmmittges were
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