Morning Oregonian., January 30, 1912, Image 1

. rORTLAXD. OREGOX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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STORES
SUFFER
FROM FIRE
Merchants'TrustBuild
ing Is Hard Hit.
LOSS MAY REACH $159,000
Fireman Jack Ricker Rescues
Watchman From Flames.
BIG CROWD SEES BATTLE
randy Stor. Son Shop and Jewelry
Itabllshment Chief SoMener
Onm Smoke and Water Blase
Ragra More Than S Hoars.
Fire trhlrh started Just before 1J
o'clock lt BlKtit and raxed stubbornly
aatil 3 il o'clock thla morning; In ne
Bva-etory Merchant" Savlnas Trust
Company bulldlnff. Slmth and Washing
ton streets, caused damage estimated
at Il&O.O') and threatened for a time
to devastate half a square In the heart
of the business district.
The first alarm not sent In until
after 12 o'clock, and the tire had gained
heavy headway In the basement of the
Trust Company bulldln when the flre
mrn turned their nozzles Into the
smoke.
IWore they had the Are under con
trol It had eaten through all the stores
on the Weshlnitton-street side of the
hulMini. up the elevator shaft Into the
upper floor, and through the rear to
the bak part of the building; occupied
t the Savoy Hotel and St. Nicholas
I'afeterta. on flzth street, and J u dire
Mtiiinn'a two-story frame building on
Washington.
Tbrtlllag Knrae Made.
There was no loss of life, although a
(j.yrar-old watchman In the trust
building was rescued from a room on
the fourth floor of the burning build
ing by a B re man.
The life of the watrbmaa of the
building was saved after an arduoua
trip op four fllghta of stairs by Fire
man Jack Ricker. of Engine It.
The man was sleeping In a room which
he occupies en the fourth floor and was
not awakened nnttl the smoke, climb
ing 'up through the elevator shaft, had
filled the room. The fireman, seeing
him at a window, climbed op the four
flights of stairs through the smoke and
carried the old man to the window,
where a placed ladder gave him a way
to the ground.
Coast Stare Kadaagered.
Firms mast affected by the fire are the
Merchants Savlnga Trust Company.
Race's candy store, the Jewelry store
of A. M. Delovage. The Song Shop,
or which G. S. Conway Is manager.
Tost Company, merchant tailors
the second floor, the RU-knell Photo
graphic Studio on the second floor and
the Mercantile Trust Company on the
second floor.
Breaking or seeping through the
three-foot fire-wall between the bank
building and the wooden structure rvext
door owned by Judge Henry E. Mc
Ginn, at J A. M.. the fir swept almost
to the collar of th Gunst cluar store
at Seventh and Washington street. A
hasty breaking open of cellar doors
tn the sidewalk brought a stream Into
the cellar which quickly put out the
flames.
Flaaaeo Cradaally Creep T'p.
For a considerable period the fire
was confined to tha basement, but at
about 1:30 the Games broke through
into tha elevator shaft and the draft
afforded carried them to the upper
stories. Tha Bremen poured water
into tha mass of flames seemingly
without effect and the Ore could not
ho prevented from catching higher op
in the building from time to time.
Fire broke Into tha Jewelry store
and through this to the street from the
Washington-street side at 1:40 and the
nremen concentrated their efforts on
this more dangerous aspect which the
Barnes assumed.
Lines of hose were put Into the build
ing by the Ore escapes, by ladders and
up the staircase and water waa poured
Into the Ore from every conceivable
angle, but the flames kept gaining
headwsy in the building, which la of
ordinary brick and wood construction.
Miss Delovag-. daughter of the pro
prietor of the Jewelry store, was one
of the first on the scene and policemen
found it necessary to restrain her front
rushing Into the smoke-filled store
room. Her father, arriving soon after,
prevailed upon her to leave the danger
June.
Lars Crowd rm Fire.
A large crowd was attracted by the
lire, and cordons of police had diffi
culty In keeping them outside the lines.
Rope were finally strung around to
heep the crowd within bounds.
The Ore was Orst noticed by O. f.
Conway, manager of the Song Shop, at
J21 Washington street, who whlU pass
ing with several companions saw
smoke through the front door of his
shop. An Investigation showed him
that a fir waa raging, and he turned
In the alarm.
When the fire department arrived
' they found a baffling sltu.ttlon con
fronting them. Smoke was Issuing In
thick colunms from every crevice In
tha stores and the skylight In the We-
BANK
AD
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. . I iiiiit rr-i tiii I I n nnnill HiniflTPn I
400 0UEUES CUT
AFTER ONE APPEAL
SPFIXniXDEIt MOVES CHINESE
TO CLIP "PIGTAILS
Rnh lo Oriental Barbers Follow
nrnt Plea of I -co Qnln to
Aholi.-h Manelin Cti'lom.
How Cnlnamen of Portland, mem
bers of the Portland Chinese Freemason
Society, moved by tha oratory of one
of their countrymen, marched to the
barber and bad their queues removed
In a single day is Just beginning to
find Its way beyond the confines of
Chinatown gossip.
Soon after the fete held in honor of
the new republ'j and Us first President.
Sun Tat Sen. Just three weeks ago
yesterday. Chinese enthusiasm was at
Its height. The Gee Gung Tong. tha
Chinese Freemason Society, was In ses
sion In Its quarters on Fourth street,
between Davie and Everett streets,
when one of Its members. Leo Quia,
president of the Toung China Associa
tion of Portland, delivered an address.
He took for his theme the queue and
It significance in connection with the
revolution. He recited the history of
Its advent as a Chinese custom, of how,
s run ago. when the Manchus first
cam Into power, they enforced Its
wearing as a sign of allegiance ana
-1 tha rmt of the lives of mil
lions of defiant countrymen. He waxed
eloquent In a plea for Its removal as
tha last vestige of a tyrannical dynasty.
Ills Impassioned words had the desired
effect on his auditors, and their ha
bitual stoicism gave way to swelling
pride and patriotism. Their Indiffer
ence regarding this custom waa turned
Into a living realisation of Its connec
tion with tha republican cause, and
with loud acclaim and tumultuous en
thusiasm they announced thedr Inten
tion, to the last man. to have their
queues removed on the morrow. True
tA ih.i. nrd avarv one of them and
every friend and arqualntancs with
whom thy could get in toucn. naumea
the barbershops In Chinatown next day
from morn until night, and forthwith
400 "pigtails" disappeared.
Now, as you walk the streets of
Chinatown, you will find only now and
then a Chinaman with braided hair, but
m I. ol.l and seared his look Is far
war nd he wears the offending braid
colled under his hat as If ashamed.
FALSE ADVERTISER FINED
Merchant Mr-leads Pnbllc In Offer
ing Goods for Sale?.
Conviction of publishing a false ad
vertisement was found In Justice Bell's
court yesterday against J. Leavltt. a
merchant, who was lined -o. in spue
of bis denial of Intent to mislead. The
charge waa that Leavltt inserted ad
vertisements In the newspapers that he
had bought a bankrupt stock worth
dO0 at 41 cents on the dollar, where
as. In fact, bo paid only !? for the
merchandise.
Leavltt advertised that the store had
failed and that he had bought the
goods from the receiver. He evaded
these statements by saying that any
man who sold out his stock In a short
time was a failure and one who re
ceived the jtooda on a purchase was
a receiver. The court held that tha
...Mi- wnuid rad these terms in their
common commercial acceptance and
that a falsehood had been printed.
TAMMANY WILL GO TO SEA
Delegation lo Ieniocrtlc Convention
Will 1-e-ave Aboard Ship.
NEW TORK. Jan. :. The Tammany
delegates to the National Democratic
convention In Baltimore, unable to se
cure suitable hotel accommodations,
hope to charter two or three large ex
cursion steamers which will anchor In
the bay and provide sleeping quarters
fo- the SoOO New Tork Democrats who
have signified their Intention of at
tending the gathering.
By sleeping on board the boats the
braves will escape much of the mid
summer heat and. at the same time,
will have plenty of room. A great
deal of money will be saved also. The
Tammany men will carry from New
Tork tbelr own supply of food and
drink.
FOOTBALL FIELD ROSTRUM
Churchill to Speak on Gridiron at
Noon, to Prevent Row In Belfast.
BELFAST. Ireland, Jan. i. After a
vain search for a hall, the Belfast
Liberal Association has had to be sat
isfied with the Celtic Club football
field for the holding of the home rule
meeting February I. at which Winston
Spencer Churchill Is to speak.
It also has been decided with a view
to lessening the risk of conflict be
tween the Nationalists and Unionists,
to hold the home rule demonstration
at midday Instead of at nlgnt as pre
viously Intended.
The Celtic Club football grounds are
situated In the heart of the Nationalist
quarter of the city.
PRIMARY VOTE ALLOWED
Judge Sajs Chicago Citizens Can
show Preference for President.
CHICAGO. Jan. X. County Judge
Owens, who has Jurisdiction over tha
City Board of Election Commissioners,
today declared that he could see no ob
jection to voters declaring their pre
ference for candidates for President at
the coming primaries.
Julge Owens said that he would di
rect the election commissioners to de
vise a plan for handling a Presidential
primary. (
WATTERSOH HEAPS
SCORN Oil WILSON
Editor Puts Lie Up to
New Jersey Man.
DISLOYALTY CHARGE IS MADE
"He Dare Not Face Facts," Is
Marse Henry's Cry.
RYAN YARN HELD UNTRUTH
Hentucklan, In Statement to "Demo
crats of Cnited States" Has Last
Say on "Ptstastefur Episode."
Governor Declared Vnflt.
VALIENT THRIVTS GIVES.
Following era some
tences from Colonel
salient sen
Watterson's statement:
The sole Issue Is whether I have
lied, as Governor Wilson sajrs I
have, or be has lied.
The Ryan story, . . . was. aa
far as It related to Colonel Harvey,
a He out of whole cloth.
Governor Wilson has been rattling
around as a hero because of his In
dignant rejection of Ryan, the truth
being that Ryaa has never pressed
hint at alL
Whilst It may even satisfy the
susceptible Mr. Bryan I refuse long
er to follow a man whose nomination
would in my Judgment be a disaster
and whoee election a calamity.
He who could show himself so dis
loyal to private friendship cannot be
trusted to be loyal to anything.
May God protect Democracy from
such a leader and such leadership.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. Colonel
Henry Watterson, In a statement Is
sued tonight and Intended to bring a
"distasteful episode" to an end. so far
as he was concerned, declared that the
Issue between him and Governor Wood
row Wilson waa solely Is to which
one had "Tied."
Colonel Watterson said he "had en
gaged conclusively to show" that Gov
ernor Wilson had lied and charged that
the New Jersey executive "dared not
face the facts."
Proofs Are Withheld.
Colonel Watterson declined to make
publio any proofs in bis possession. Ha
denied that Thomaa F. Ryan had ever
been approached for campaign contri
butions for Governor Wilson, but says
that the matter had been talked over
with Governor Wilson and the latter
had "expressed the fear that If the
knowledge of a contribution from Mr.
Ryan got abroad it might do more harm
than good.
Colonel Watterson's statement ad
dressed to "the Democrats of the United
States." In part follows:
"The time limit set upon my stay
In the National capital being about to
expire and Governor Wilson having re
Cone!uded on Page X
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AUNT DELIA WILL
VISIT PRESIDENT
AGED IlELATIVE TO TRAVEL TO
SEE FAVORITE NEPHEW.
Miss Torrey, of Mlllbnry, to Break
Role and Slake Hard Trip Des- .
pile Her 90 Years.
WORCESTER. Mass., Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) Miss Delia C. Torrey, of Mill
bury, aunt of President Taf t, will leave
her home here soma time this week
and take the trip to Washington,
where she will be the guest at tha
White. House of her favorite nephew
and his wife.
Miss Torrey, who Is nearing the age
of 0, has dona but little traveling the
present Winter, on account of tha ex
treme cold weather, but says she will
go to Waahlngton thla week In anawer
to the earnest Invitation of the Presi
dent and Mrs. Taft.
Robert Taft, son of the President,
who baa been a guest of hia father's
aunt at the old colonial Torrey resi
dence in Millbury. will accompany her
on the trip to the capital city. It is
expected that Miss Torrey will remain
in Washington for several weeks and in
all probability will bo accompanied
back in the latter part of March by
her nephew, the President.
GOLD FIND STIRS TOWNS
Raymond and Soulh Bend Start
Stampede to Wlllapa.
RAYMOND, Wash.. Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) Raymond and South Bend are
excited over the discovery of a min
eral vein on the South F-rk of i
Wlllapa, one and one-half miles above
this city. Returns from the samples
of ore sent to Denver for susay show
a value of $U60 in gold and $13 In
sliver to the ton.
Discovery of the ledge, which Is four
feet wide, was made some weeks ago,
but was kept secret until yesterday,
when the reports of the assay were re
ceived. A stsrapede to the discovery has been
under way alnce. and the recorder's of
fice In South Bend has been working
overtime recording the filings of the
excited would-be miners. The ore s
black, resembling coal, though much
heavier, and well seamed with quarts.
Reports from another assay are
awaited with eagerness, samples hav
lnr already been sent to Seattle.
TITLE TO ISLETS CLOUDED
America and Great Britain Botu
Claim I'almj ra Group.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Z9. Rumors
that Great Britain intended to take pos
session of Palmyra Island (In reality
a group of SO islets) lying about 00
miles southwest of Hawaii and almost
In a direct line between Australia and
the Panama Canal, resulted in the sub
ject being a matter of Inquiry unof
ficially at the State Department today.
Officials professed Ignorance of any
issue being raised as to the ownership
of the island, but admitted that the
title waa vague.
Palymra Island was discovered In
1551 by an American shipmaster, who
proclaimed it part of the Kingdom of
Hawaii in 1882 and it was annexed by
Great Britain In 1889. The question at
Issue Is whether the British annexa
tion cancelled the prior Hawaiian title,
for, if it did not, the Palmyra Island
probably will be held to have been an
nexed to the United States in 1898.
BREAKING A REAL TRAIL.
UAHhUW INUIUItU
- AS JUROR BRIBER
Two Bills Returned by
Los Angeles Jury.
LAWYER'S BAIL IS $20,000
McNamara, Attorney Protests
That He Is Innocent.
CASE TO BE HARD FOUGHT
Corruption of Bain and Lockwood in
Times Dynamiting Trial Cited in
Court Accusations Same
as Against Franklin.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29. Clarence S.
Dai row, the noted union labor lawyer,
and chief counsel for the McXamaras.
was today charged with bribery in two
indictments returned by the county
grand Jury, which for four weeks has
been Investigating allegations of cor
ruption in connection with the trial
Jury In the McNamara dynamiting case.
There are four counts In the two bills.
Two of the counts charge Darrow with
the bribery and attempted corruption
of Robert Bain, the first Juror sworn
to try James B. McNamara, the con
fessed dynamiter' and murderer, now
serving a life term In San Quentln
prison. The remaining counts alleged
the bribery and corruption of George
N. Lockwood, a venireman summoned
in the McNamara case.
Franklin Charges Similar.
Bert Franklin, the detective who is
alleged to have actually passed the
bribe money to Bain and Lockwood, Is
accused of the same offenses in Infor
mations filed some time ago in the Su
perior Court and his trial has been set
for February 27.
The maximum penalty that could be
imposed upon Darrow for conviction on
all counts Is 30 years' Imprisonment and
fines aggregating $10.0A" He is under
$20,000 ball, but tonight the former
chief defender of the McNamaras said
he was glad the suspense was over and
that he faces his arraignment Thursday
in the Superior Court with an equan
imity born of a knowledge of bis own
Innocence.
Ineocenre la Asserted.
"Guiltless of crime, I could hardly
expect anything else than acquittal,"
he said, smiling.
Darrow had several days notice of
the impending accusations, and on
Saturday he retained Earl Rogers, an
attorney who directed the first work
of unearthing evidence against the
Times building dynamiters, and who
later, as a special prosecutor, had
charge of the grand Jury Investigation
which resulted in the filing f the first
dynamite Indictments against Bryce
(James B. McNamara), Schmidt and
Caplan early last year.
Judge C. F. McNutt, formerly of the
Indiana Superior Court, and assistant
(Concluded on Page 2.)
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PUGET SOUND IS
CHURNED BY GALE
WIXD DRIVES SEAS IXTO PORT
TOWXSEXD'S STREETS.
Spray Tossed 50 Feet Into Air and
Steamer Qneen Is "Cutapanlted"
Throught Straits of Fuca.
SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 29. (Special.)
Concurrently with a southeast storm
warning" Issued this morning by the
United States Weather Bureau came
word from all parts of Puget Sound
telling of moderate, fresh, strong or
heavy gales at various points.
One of the worst "blows" was at
Port Townsend, where the wind from
the southeast attained a velocity of
60 miles an hour, sending spray BO feet
in the air and driving in the water in
an unusually high tide, which sub
merged the lower end of Water street.
Reports from Tatoosh at noon told
of a 40-mlle-an-hour gale, with rain
and mist. At 10 o'clock the wind had
a velocity of 40 miles, while a short
time before and after it raged as a
strong gale with a velocity of 60 miles.
Tn the middle of this Kale the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company's liner
Queen, with more than 100 passengers
aboard, was driven Into the Straits of
Juan de Fuca on her way from San
Francisco to this port. The Queen had
the wind behind her from Cape' Blan
co and passing in at 10:30 o'clock made
one of tho fastest passages in her ca-
The bark S. C. Allen and schooner
Alice Cooke, 'which arrived at Port
Townsend from Honolulu, were delayed
in passing quarantine by the storm.
Though the United States quarantine
officials are provided with a 121,000
.launch specially built to go out In
rough weather, none of them cared to
take a chance.
ASTORIA, Or.. Jan. 29. (Special.)
A strong southeast gale struck the dis
trict about the mouth of the Columbia
River this morning and continued
nearly .11 day, the wind at one time
attaining a rate of more than 50 miles
a- hour. This afternoon the wind
shifted to the south and subsided ma
terially. . The river entrance is very
r-ugh and high seas are running out
side. No vessels came in today and the
lly one to cross out was the tank
steamer Rosecrans.
NO APPROPRIATIONS DUE
House Democrats Strike Battleships,
Public Buildings From List-
WASHIXGTON, Jan. 29. There will
be no appropriations for battleships or
public buildings at this session of Con
gress. This was the decision of the Demo
crats of the House after a spirited cau
cus tonight.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 58
degrees; minimum, 41 degrees.
TODAY'S Kain. southerly winds.
Foreign.
Chinese rebels deal crushing blow to im
perial army. Page 5.
Duke ot Fife dies from effects of exposure
in shipwreck. Page 5.
Central America bolds trade boon, says Con
sular official. Paga 14.
National.
Revision of metal tariff schedule passes
House 210 to 109. . Page 2.
roiitics.
Watterson. in statement to close episode.
heaps scorn on Wilson and puts lie up
to him. Page 1.
Taft sounds keynote of campaign in Ohio.
Advisability ot proposed appointment of
Hitchcock as Tafts campaign manager
questioned. Page 2.
Garfield may enter Presidential race if La
Follette withdraws. Page 9.
Domestic.
Pretty Western co-ed expelled from Syra
cuse University. Page 5.
Soldier fires on crowd of strikers at Law
rence, following day of rioting. Page 4.
Aunt Delia" Torrey to visit President Taft.
her favorite nephew. Page 1.
Clarenco S. Darrow indicted in Los An-
lurv hribine charges. Page 1.
Governor's veto undoes all work of Idaho
special session. ri
Sports.
McCredie notified by Sacramento that waiv-
urr, vLin be cranted. Page 8.
Soloman picks Hoppe to defeat Sutton at
18.2 balkllne matco. ruB .
Vernon defeats Alnsworth and wins gram
mar school soccer cup. Page 8.
Pacific Coast marksmen start on Eastern
tour. Page 8.
Pacific Northwest.
County Clerk of Jackson County arrested
at Instance ot Game -Warden Flnley.
Page 7-
Witness for defense in "Dr.- Hazsard trial
admits he was hired to nurse Williamson
girls. Page 6.
Sixty-mile gale rakes Puget Sound. Page 1.
Five Salem saloons take down union signs
and refuse bartenders wage increase.
Page 7.
Convicted Bellingham banker gains stay in
beginning prison sentence. Page 7.
Third trial of Mrs. Mabel Young Warner
for alleged forgery in will contest on at
Pendleton. Page 7.
Contract let to Portland firm for second
Jetty at mouth of Sluslaw. Page IS.
Keen-tongued high school debaters ready
for contest. Page 8.
Commercial and Marine.
Flour prices will bo advanced in near fu
ture. Page 19.
Bulge In wbcut at Chicago due to lighter
supplies. Page IS.
Sharp fluctuations in stocks, which close
heavy. Page 19.
Portland and Vicinity.
Campaign committee to engage speakers and
distribute literature broadcast to publish
Taft's record as "Progressive." Page M.
Four hundred Chinese cut off queues after
appeals of Oriental spellbinder. Page I.
Police obtain further evidence against Ol
Sen Chinese woman charged with mur
der. Page 13.
Snnlsh War Veterans oppose use of monu
ment to hero dead by I. W. W. as ros
trum. Page 14.
W Cooper Morris pleads guilty and takes
'stand against Wilde. Page 1.
H. C Van Meter replies to criticism of
Christian Soience healing by Dr. John H.
Boyd. Page 13.
Civic Council renews fight against system
followed by School Board. Page 9.
Exhibition of Portland Turnvereln at Heillg
Is success. Page 12.
Stubborn fire in Merchants' Trust building
does much damage. Page 1.
GUILT PLEADED BY
MORRIS
SUDDENLY
12 Charges Against
Him to Be Dropped.
STAND TAKEN AGAINST WILDE
Convict Banker's Sister Also
Is Witness for State.
BOND RECORDS TRACED
Confessed Kmbezzler Testifies That
Promoter on Trial Proposed
Fraudulent Deal Against Bank.
Day's Sensations Many.
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RESUME OF DAY'S EVENTS IN
WILDE'S TRIAL.
W. Cooper Morris pleaded guilty
to the Indictment Jointly charging
him and Wilde with embezzling i0.
000 of the funds of the Oregon Trust
A Savings Bank and became a wit
ness for the prosecution against
Wilde. The state asked dismissal
of all pending Indictments against
Morris in return for his testimony.
Mrs. Lydia M. Jackson, of Seattle,
sister of Morris, testified that Im
mediately after the failure of the
bank Wilde told her to advise Morris
"to stand pat and to lay the whole
blame for the telephone deal on him
(Wilde) and to say that Wilde got
all the commission."
Expert Accountant Richardson
traced on the bank books the various
transactions by which tha state al
leges the flOO.OOO commission on the
bond deal was paid by the bank to
Wilde and divided between him and
Morris.
Morris testified that Wllde pro
posed defrauding the Oregon Trust
out of 1100,000 by the sale of $500,
000 of Omaha telephone bonds. Ex
cashier said Wilde Insisted that $10,
000 of the commission would have
to be paid Frank H. Stow and F. F.
Graves, his associates in the Union
Telephone Construction Company,
and that the remaining $90,000 would
be divided between Morris and Wllde.
Completely dispirited and with worry
depicted in every line of hia counten
ance, W. Cooper Morris turned state's
evidence yesterday and became a wit
ness for the prosecution against Louis
J. Wllde, with whom he was jointly in
dicted for the embezzlement of ?90,000
of the funds of the Oregon Trust &
Savings Bank.
Morris appeared before Judge Kava
naugh shortly before 2 o'clock yester
day afternoon and entered a plea of
guilty. Two hours later he became tha
star witness for the state and gave
testimony on which the prosecution
relies to convict Wilde.
Although the formal arraignment of
Morris had been planned quietly for
1:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
fact leaked out and at the appointed
hour the courtroom was filled with
curious spoctators. Following the plea
of guilty by Morris, Deputy District
Attorney Fitzgerald moved the dis
missal of all other Indictments against
Wilde's co-defendant. Judge Kava-
naugh received the plea of guilty bul
instructed counsel for the state that
dismissal of the other indictments
against Morris should be taken up with
Presiding Judge Gatens. Tins probably
will be done today. "
Dozen Charges to Be Dropped.
The price paid by tho state for ths
testimony of Morris against Wilde waa
the agreement to dismiss all other in
dictments pending against the ex-
cashier. This includes not only the 11
criminal indictments originally re
turned against Morris several months
ago, but also the indictment reported
a. month ago in which Morris and
Wilde were jointly indicted lor the al
leged embezzlement of a further sura
of $12,500 from the bank in connec
tion with the sale of a block ot bonds
of the I'uget Sound Telephone Com
pany. Judge Kavanaugh did not fix
a time yesterday for imposing sentence
on Morris.
Aside from the confession of guilt
by Morris, the Wilde trial yesterday
was replete with startling develop
ments, not the least surprising of which
was the testimony of Mrs. Lydia M,
Jackson, of Seattle, a sister of Morris,
Mrs. Jackson testified that in an inter
view with Wilde two or three days af
ter the bank closed, Wilde told her to
tell Morris "to stand pat and to lay
the whole blame for the telephone bond
deal on him (Wilde) and to be sure and
say that Wilde got all the commis
sion." Expert Accountant Called.
John Y. Richardson, expert account
ant, testified trom the records of tha
bank and showed the various transac
tions by which the commission of $.100.
000 was paid to Wilde and the manner
in which it was disbursed, including
the payment of $10,000 to the Union
Telephone Construction Company, $5000
cash to Morris, Investment of $40,000
in Puget Sound telephone bonds for
Morris and the appropriation of tha
remaining $45,000 by Wilde.
It was 4:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon when the prosecution called Mor
ris to the witness, stand. Dressed in
a neat suit of blue serge and wearing
(Concluded on rage 12.)