2 THE MORNING OREGO.MAyTRIDAr. AUGUST 5, 1910. . -
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MMIY INVOLVED IN
VICE-PRESIDENT, SENATOR WHO ACCUSES HIM, AND OTHERS PROMINENT IN OKLAHOMA
SCANDAL BY GORE
Oklahoma Senator Declares
$50,000 Bribe Was Of- t
fered for Influence.
SHERMAN'S NAME IS USED
Lobbyist Is to HTe Mentioned
Vice-President, Senator Cnrtl
and Representative McGuire
Among "Higher Vpa."
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higher" up. Hamon had replied theTVfce
Frealdent. That Kanion told him that Senator
Curtis of Kansaa waa "interested" la
the deal.
That Hamon told him that Repreaen
taure McOulre of Oklahoma waa "in
terested" la the deal.
That Hamon told him that an em
ploye of the repartment of Justice at
Washington was -Interested" In the
he (Senator Gore) knew the
name of the employe but would not
divulge hla name or the name of his
Informant, especially, because the lat
ter would lose hla position.
That ex-Senator Lone- of Kansas, act
ing u counsel for McMurrmy. had cone
to President Taft on April Si to urga
the approval of the contracts, but that
the President had said that "It would
take a rood deal of argument to con
vince him that the amount of the fee
asked by McMurray waa Justified."
Curtis Pen lea by Wire.
Senator Curtis today sent a telegram
to the committee denying- that he was
tn any way Interested In the contracts
and offering to appear before the com
mittee. Chairman Burke said that Mr.
Curtis would be subpoenaed to testify.
An account of that part of Senator
Gore's testimony referring to Vice
President Sherman follows:
Mr. Burke: "In your conversation
with Hamon. you stated he named a
very high official that he said waa
Interested In these contracts. You
omitted hla name."
Mr. Gore: "1 say again that I ahould
very much prefer not to name him.
I am. however, subject to the will of
the committee."
Mr. Burke: ""The committee la here
to s;et the facts and we must have all
of this conversation."
Mr. Gore: "He augaeated that Vice
President Sherman waa Interested In
the contracts."
Thomas H. Owen, counsel tor Mr.
Gore: "In that connection, you spoke
of an article appearing In a Kansaa
City newspaper that two gentlemen
had called on the ITesldent. I wish
you would say who was mentioned In
the article."
Question Dlnriisaed With President.
Mr. Gore: "In the newspaper ot
April 14. Vice-President Sherman and
Senator Cur Us were named aa havinic
called to discuss the egreg'atlna- of
coal and asphalt lands. 1 think before
the Senate met the next day the In
formation came to me."
Senator Gore explained that he be
lieved Vice-President Sherman waa fa
vorable to the contracts and a abort
time later he Introduced a resolution
tn the Senate that would require fur
ther action of Congress before the con
tracts could be approved.
Representative Creager did not take
the stand until late In the day. Asked
If he had ever met Hamon. he replied:
"Yea. I met him by appointment In
his rooms at the Occidental Hotel. In
Washlna-ton. He Invited me there,
saying he wanted to talk over a little
matter. At that time efforts were be
ing made to have the President ap
prove the McMurray contracts. I al
ready had gone on record as being op
posed to their approval. Well, when
I got to the hotel and was sitting In
a room with Hamon. he began to urge
me to withdraw my opposition. He
suggested I might have an Interest tn
the contracts."
Bribe Offer Checked.
Representative MUler: "Were any
figures mentioned? Ild he say how
much interest you might have?"
Mr. Creager; "No. 1 did not let It
go as far as that. I made my language
pretty emphatic that 1 was opposed to
the contracts and would not be In
fluenced." Representative Stephens: "Too mean
to say that you regarded the offer of
such a character aa to arouse your In
dignation?" Mr. t'reager: "Yes; that's It."
Mr. Creager: "Yes. thats It. I re
garded It as an offer to Influence my
attitude towards the contracts. It was
even suggested that I call together all
the officials I could and rteTeat the
measure opposing the approval of the
bills." .
Representative MUler: "What kind of
rooms did Mr. Hamon and Mr. McMur
ray hare at the hotel?"
Mr. Creager: "Oh. three or four front
rooms. Representative McOulre. of
Oklahoma, occupied part of the Hamon
and McMurray suite. I met Hamon
later at different times. When he heard
I was coming to testify before this
committee he urged me not to. He ex
pressed the hope tiiat I would make no
statement before t.ils committee."
Kniplyes Xante Withheld.
Recalled to the stand. Senator Gore
was asked to mention the name of the
employe of the lepartment of Justice
who had told him that another em
ploye or an official In that depart
ment was interested in the contracts.
"That I could not do." replK-d Sen
ator Gore. "The matter waa imparted
to me In confidence, and I regret that
It was mentioned here at all."
"Now. Senator." Interposed Represen
tative Campbell, "don't you think It
unfair to go so far before thla com
mittee and yet not tell all you know?
You know ' we are here to learn the
truth and we would like to have all
of It made known."
"No. I would rather not. It Is well
known that heretofore employes of
that department have lost their posi
tions for giving information and I
would rather that this feature ot the
Investigation be dropped."
Taft Opposed Contract.
K. P. Hill an attorney for the Choc
taw tribe of Indians, then questioned
the Senator as to whst he knew of
ITestdmt Taft's attitude toward the
McMurray contracts.
'I think some people Interested In
the contracts went to see the president
on April 23." said the witness. "The
president stated that ex-Senator Long
already had submitted the matter to
him and that Mr. Long's clients (mean
ing the McMurray Interests! might
hare their day In court. I think the
president said everybody might hare
his day In court, but that It would
take a good deal ot argument to con
vince him that the amount of fee asked
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for In the contracts (13,000.000) was
Just. In fact. I think the President
made It plain he was opposed to the
contracts."
The Senator testified that he and
Hamon had been friends and had been
Interested together In business trans
actions at Law ton. Okla,. In which
money loans were Involved. Hamon
Is an attorney of Law ton. which la
Senator Gore's home town. Hamon Is
S7 years old and married. Aside from
Republican chairmanships, he has been
City Attorney of Lawton and has prac
ticed law in Kansas. Oklahoma and
Texas.
Gore's Brother Testifies.
References to Invitatlona to "frog
leg" banquets and to assertions by
Hamon that Senator Oore was "going
back on his friends." were made In
the testimony ot 1). P. Gore, private
secretary and brother to Senator Gore.
IX F. Gore said that he waa In his
brother's private office at noon on May
when Hamon appeared.
-i mt-nnmA intn an adloinlng office
and left the Senator and Hamon alone."
he said, "except that once in a wuuo
went In and out. When they quit
talking. In about SO or 40 minutes.
Hamon came out into my room. "
..1.4 -nick the Senator Is getting
awfully' hard on his friends. I want
to make a lot of money, uicm, nu
don't care how I make It.'
"I didn't know then what they had
been talking about, but when Hamon
left the Senator said he had been talk
ing about the McMurray contracts and
Hamon had offered him $2S.O0O.
"The Senator said amon
Increase the amount. Thafa all that
was said to me about the matter at
that time. Later McMurray came to
me and said he was sure that Senator
Gore did not understand those con
tracta and wished he knew of some
may of maktng mm unamiura.
i - tn the hotel to talk it over
so I could tell the Senator. He also
wanted to know If I would attend a
frog-leg banquet wnicn ne was ar
ranging. I declined all of these Invi
tations." "Frog-Leg" Banquet Declined.
J. Leroy Thompson, stenographer to
Senator Oore. testified that he also
was In and out of the Senator's room
when Hamon waa present. He. too.
was Invited to the "frog-leg" banquet,
he said, but declined.
Representative Campbell: "Did you
hear anything that waa said at the
conference?"
"No. I did not. Usually when Hamon
called I heard everything that waa
said There never before had been
an effort to conceal It. But this time
It was different."
In what way was It different? Did
Hamon act differently T"
"Yes. he appeared not to want to
say anything when I was In the room,
which was quite opposite from hla
usual manner."
That the Choctaw Indians who had
protested against giving 10 per cent
attorney's fees to McMurray had been
asked to rescind their action formed
the substance of testimony of W. A.
Durant. a Choctaw Indian and a mem
ber ot the Oklahoma State Leglsla-
tUDurant ssld at a Choctaw council
meeting resolution had been passed
against the McMurray contracts. Later,
he said, a number of persons bad gone
out Into the Choctaw nation urging
the Indians to sign a document de
claring themselves in favor of the
contract, but most of them, he as
serted, maintained tbelr opposition.
Hamon Penle Categorically.
Mr. Hamon tonight declined to dis
cuss Senator Gore's charges and said
he would not. make any statement ex
cept In response to categorical ques
tions. The following questions In an
Interview were then put to him:
"Ild you offer a bribe to Senator
Gore?"
"I did not."
"Did you offer to give him an In
terest In the McMurray contracts?"
"I did not."
Did yeu offer to bribe Congress
man Creager?"
"I did not."
"Did you offer him an Interest In
the McMurray contracts?"
"I did not."
"Did you mention to Senator Gore,
or to anyone else that Vice-President
Sherman was Interested In the ap
proval of the McMurray contracts?"
"I never mentioned such a thing to
anyone."
"Did you say Senator Curtla was In
terested In the McMurray contracts?"
"I did not."
Are you yourself Interested In the
approval of "the McMurray contracts?"
"I am not."
Mr. Hamon declined to answer other
questions, saying he expected to ap
pear before the committee when he
would tell all he knew.
hlle submitting to the questioning.
. Himon isngnea neiruij aira wm.
i i ft. nnt 4ltftSfteri f r mh.
er Senator Gore's charges as a Joke.
yet he declined to show any anxiety over
Wl
Mi
as
sld
the developments of the day. saying he
believed his position in the investigation
would be properly set forth when he went
on the stand, which he hoped to do to
morrow. At that time, he added, he
would not hesitate cheerfully to answer
all questions put to him.
"SLAXDEB," RETORTS M'GCIRE
Oklahoma Representative Denies In
teresl In Indian Contracts.
GUTHRIE, Okla.. Aug. 4. Representa
tive Bird a McCulre. of the First Okla
homa district. In a statement here this
afternoon, denied emphatically that ha
had now or ever had any Interest In
Indian contracts with McMurray or any
one else. He said that he would go to
Muskogee at once and appear before the
Congressional Investigation committee
now In session there.
T don't know what ass said to Sena'
tor Gore." said Mr. McOulre here today,
"or whether anything was said to lilra
by any persons, but this much Is true:
"No living man who Is honest and re
sponsible will say that I have now. or
have had. any Interest In any Indian con
tracta with McMurray or anybody else.
"A man who would base a statement
In the United States Serate on what some
person may have told him in a matter
like that Is nothing more nor less than a
common slanderer."
After atatlng that he would attend
the Investigation tomorrow, Mr. McGulre
said;
"I expect they will want me to make a
statement, and to a dead certainty I'll
be ready to make one."
SHERMAN'S REPLY IS DENIAL
"Not Slightest Shadow of Founda
tion." Says Vice-President.
BIO MOOSE, N. Y- Aug. 4. Vice-President
James S. Sherman Issued the fol
lowing statement tonight concerning the
charges made by Senator Gore at Musko
gee today:
The story that comes to me about tha
charges made by Senator Gore at Musko
gee today la absolutely without the slight
est shadow of foundation."
ITALY MAKES DEMAND
PAPERS FOR EXTRADITION OF
PORTER CHARLTON ARRIVE. '
FIRES YET H
E1E
Forest Rangers Are Fighting
Flames in All Directions.
CAMPERS START BLAZES
Slate Department Refuses Action
and Refers Case to New
Jersey Magistrate.
WASHINGTON". Aug. 4. What Is as
sumed to be Italy's formal demand for
the extradition of Porter Charlton, the
young American charged with having
killed his wife. Mary Scott Charlton, at
Lake Como. Italy, reached the State De
partment today. As that case has not
reached the Jurisdiction of the depart
ment, the paper were returned to the
Italian Embassy whence they came.
Accompanying the packet upon its re
turn and explanatory of the course taken
by the department was a. note from
Acting Secretary Wilson suggesting that
as the case lay with the New Jersey
court, the papers should be presented to
the magistrate before whom the case
was pending.
Not until action has been taken by the
court will the case of Charlton reach the
State Department, when Secretary Knox
may be called to decide upon the ques
tion of extradition.
SENTENCE IS COMMUTED
Because of Good War Record, Cap
tain Hand Is Retained.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. President
Taft haa commuted the sentence of a
court-martial that Captain Daniel W.
Hand. First Artilley. at San Francisco,
be dismissed from the Army without
honor for drunkenness, violating a pledge
of temperance, end absence without leave.
Because of hla previous excellent record
and gallant conduct with the Fifteenth
Minnesota Volunteers in the war with
Spain, the President commuted the sen
tence to reduce Captain Hand to the bot
tom of the list of field artillery captains,
where his name must remain five years
and that he be cjsjiflned for one year to
the limits of the military reservation
where bla battery may serve.
Chlco, Cal., Feels Earthquake.
CHICO. Cal.. Aug. 4. A slight earth
quake was felt sn this city this after
noon about 6:30 o'clock. There was no
damage.
Every Few Honrs, Fresh Dangers
Are Reported to Forestry Office
at Wallowa Government Men
Bend AU Efforts to Check.
WALLOWA. Or.. Aug. 4. (Special.)
Reports of forest fires keep pouring
into the local forestry office. Last
night there were reported 10 very ser
ious fires and many smaller ones either
within the boundaries of the forest or
dangerously near to Its boundaries.
Practically all other National forest
work has been suspended and rangers
and Supervisors alike have their crews
at work battling with the flames. Last
nights reports showed dangerous iires
at the following 10 places, with many
smaller ones not yet under control:
Big fire on Guraboot Creek in Imnaha
district. not under controL Ranger
N. V. Downs and crew holding their
own with fire.
Big fire on Marr Flat. 10 miles east
of Joseph. Ranger Fred McClaln with
large crew making gain.
Terrific fire on west fork of Kagle
Creek (near Eagle Cap Mountain),
burning in crowns of trees, beyond all
controL Rangers John McClaln ana
Roy Hunt with 15 men unable to check
its progress.
Big fire 10 miles east of Union. Not
yet on National forest but burning
toward It rapidly, i tanner Leo nievans
and crews of two sawmills fighting
every inch.
Twenty-five hundred acres burned
on Mlnam River near Edward Millard's
place. Fire set by campers In best
nine timber In forest: apparently ma
liclously. Fire now - under. controL
Same campers set another fire, which
was discovered before headway was
gained.
Fire on Mud Creek: controlled after
burning five acres of good timber.
Fire at head of Imnaha River. Bad
fire. No particulars of controL
Fire on head af North Pine Creek
destroying timber. Rangers have no
reported success.
Brush fire near this city heading to
ward National forest. Crews of big
sawmill fighting It.
In addition to these fires, there are
many smaller fires that will do im
mense damage If not controlled soont
and new ones are being reported every
few hours. The work of fighting the
fires Is pursued under difficulties ow
lng to the extreme dryness of the fol
iage and underbrush. The only suc
cessful method is shoveling a trench
and making a backfire. This method
Is employed where sufficient men are
available and is the only resort In
thickets. In open timber, where water
is available, wet sacks are used to
good advantage, as the fire is easily
whipped out of the leaves and grass
with them.
RESIGNATION NOT ASKED
Judge Balffnger Says Topic Was Not
Discussed With Crane.
ST. PAUL. Aug. 4. Secretary of the
Interior Ballinger, while en route to
Seattle, wrote the following note to
the Associated Press:
"Please say for me that reports to
the effect that Senator Crane's confer
ence with me had to do with the sug
gestion that I resign is without foun
dation. -
"Our conference did not tn the slight
est degree relate to myself or any mat
ter affecting me. Very respectfully,
"R. A. BALLINGER."
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ZELAYA1SGRILLED
Ex-Ruler of Nicaragua Held
Ally of Revolutionists.
MADRIZ AGENTS ARRIVE
Wlckersham and XaRI Initiated.
BKAQWAT, Alaska, Aug. 4. Attorney
General Wlckernham and Secretary of
Commerce and Labor Najrel were inltl-
Brotherhood at a bi(C meeting last nlRlitJ
A social session ronowea me iiiiuhliuii,
and many speeches concerning the -welfare
of Alaska were made. President
Taft is an honorary past grand master
of the order. Into which he was initiated
In Seattle last year.
Pair Is Very Anxious to Establish
Friendly Relations With United
States Former President
Delcared Unpopular.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. Again charg
ing that the Zelaya fortune, through tha
manipulations of a son-in-law of the ex
Nicaraguan President, was being poured
into tha Estrada coders to defray the
expenses of the warfare against the
Madriz government In Nicaragua, and
reiterating his stories of the unpopular
ity of the ex-President, a statement was
made here today by Dr. Sebastian Sali
nas, who, with Modesto Barrios, came to
this country to try and establish friendly
relations between Majri? and the United
States. . .
Barrios is still in New York and the
mission of Salinas to this cltj is non
political. He came here to place his
young daughter -in school and expects
to return to New. York tomorrow. He
made no effort to see officials of the
State Department.
"Zelaya has not contributed any money
or material aid to Dr. Madriz." said Dr.
Salinas, "but, on the other harfd, I know
personally that his son-in-law, Joaquin
Pasos. holding his power of attorney,
sent money to help the revolutionists at
Blueflelds. Thia money was turned over
to the revolutionists through a cousin of
Zelaya's son-in-law. who Is now in Blue
fields. The name of this cousin la Car
los Cuadra Pasos.
"Zelaya not only contributed nothing
toward the purchase of the Venus, but
he knew nothing about thaC transaction
until after she had sailed."
Dr. Salinas ascribed to agents of tha
Insurgents the reports that Madrls was
the representative or the tool of Zelaya
and therefore unfriendly to American
Interests.
"Neither Is true." said Dr. Salinas.
"Dr. Madrli was the most powerful ene
my of Zelaya's administration."
RISK RETARDS COMMERCE
gtate Department Renews Assurance
of Protection in Nicaragua.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. Several New
Orleans trading companies complained
to the1 State Department today that,
because of the apparently indefinite
policy of this Government in Nlcara
guan affairs, steamship companies ware
adding i per cent to all chartera aa a
war risk. The trading companies com
plained that the extra charge Inter
fered seriously with their commerce
with eastern Nicaragua.
The State Department has replied
that it can do nothing and reiterates
lta previous assurancea that the United
States will protect American ships and
American cargoes against depredations
in Nicaraguan waters. n
The Department has been sounded
without avail as to what its attitude
would be if the Venus and the San
Jacinto ahould hold up the Hornet. The
two Madriz ships have returned to
Blueflelds, the probable port of the
Hornet. Although the Hornet is Bald
to carry aupplies to the Estrada forces,
she is an American owned ship, flying
the American flag.
ARMY- POLICY IS DECIDED
General Wood and President Agree
on Increase of Officers.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. Major-General
Leonard Wood, Chief of Staff of the
Army, came back from Beverly today
with President Taft'a Army policy In hla
portfolio. President Taft and General
Wood went over all the War Department
estimates for the coming year and de
cided on general expenditures for tha
maintenance of the Army.
The President and General Wood, it is
understood, are in accord as to the prob
able increase of officers contemplated in
connection with the plan to bring the Na
tional Guard of the states Into closer re
lation with the regular forces.
The National forests Tinder Government care
in thll country amount to 184,600.000 acres,
about the an me area as that ot tha state
of Texas and Ohio combined.
STORY BUYS
Tract Agent for Beautiful Murraymead Says
Hawthorne Avenue District Is the
Place for His Money.
DIDNT GET A DISCOUNT EITHER
Pays the Price Asked and Expects to and Will
Make Handsome Profit.
- Mr Geo. E. Story, my tract agent at MURRAYMEAD, Is now the owner
IS;-! 'rJst zjrz
nti district in which he is working.
t0 h"Waney, ThonLtly believe MURRAYMEAD I. the best buy on the market
t0dapretty flattering opinion that, coming from a man who is necessarily an
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and Hawthorne "avenuShigh and sightly and with a sweeping view of the en-
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HawThornHand wTlk four blocks south to my tract office, or come direct to
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