PORTLAND, OKEGOX, WEDNESDAY, J AN U Alt Y 31, 1912.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. LI NO. 13.970.
TAFT CALLS lit
OH PROGRESSIVES
Time for Mere Denun
ciation Is Past.
NATION WILL DEMAND FACTS
-President Confident Republi
cans Will Win Election.
THREE REASONS ARE GIVEN
Party Will Put In Operation Neces
sary Irislatlon and HrvtTM
Confidence, Tie Says Lunch
With Harmon Pijr'l Incident.
COLLTJBfS. O.. Jan SO. Reviewing
the achievements of hla Administration
before the Columbus Glee Club ber
tonight. President Taft drew the Una
harply between the old-line Repub
licans and the "progressives" of his
party, and said that the ttma was at
hand when the "denunciation by the
progressives' must tease and when the
Nation will demand facts.-
Me said he had not the slightest
floubt that the Republican party would
tarry the November elections.
Speech la Aaareewlve.
Th President made one of the most
utrMflv speeches be has delivered
in months.
He Indicated that he had grown Im-
patlrnt with the attacks that have been
made upon th Republican party and
upon hi? Administration. He said that
the ol.I lln Republicans were progres
stv; proicreeslve enough to adopt all
the lviclslation that progress demanded,
but that he was not the sort of roan
to promise "to make a heaven on
earth' or to reform the world In a day.
He said that In his mind there were,
three reasons why the party should be
returned to power next November. One
mas that It had done, "reasonably and
fairly well. In Its administration of
the Government In the but few years
and deserved the continued confidence
of the country; the second that It was
"progressing and would put In opera
tion all tbe necessary legislation that
It progressiva, and third, that the
party was "not chasing chimeras and
not unsettling the foundations of Gov
ernment nwmly to Indulge In the fan
cies of hope."
aeceaa la vesaber Predicted.
"I believe that th Republican party
Is going to be successful In November,
1912. and I bllev It thoroughly and
sincerely and without any mental res
ervations whatever: and I so believe
because I have real faith In the Intel
ligence and discrimination of the
American people. I believe that they
know what good success Is. I believe
that they have Intelligence and dis
crimination enough to enable the party
organization, through the press and
through political speakers In the cam
paign of education that la coming, to
convince them that the service of the
last four years la such that they can
trust It for the next four years.
"Whose lungs have been used for
years In condemnation and denuncia
tion? Were there any regular Repub
licans? Haven't they all been shoot
ing at the old Republican party and
the old Administration? Now I think
we are getting to the point when we
are to get our Innings. We'll deal not
In prophecies and not In unfounded de
nunciation, but with facts. Let us get
down to facta and then If they beat us
on the truth, we'll take our beating.
But let us have a square hearing and
a square deal and cause them to brush
aside the fogs of denunciation.
VMt ef Ceagdeare Asked.
"W would aay to you that our rec
ord at Washington la good and we are
entitled to the next four years of Ad
ministration. Why not go before the
electorate and ask for a vote of confi
dence? We do not promise to give en
try to the millennium. We will sot
make every man rich nor every man
poor who may have gained his wealth
dishonestly. We will not revolutionise
the Constitution and have a heaven on
earth, because I don't believe any man
mho says he can do such a thing.
"But we are progressing step 'by
step. We are Improving by reasonable
methods and by statutes and laws di
rected at evils, but we cannot work by
legerdemain and change human nature
over nlr.it. Keforma are not made by
hand, but by bringing effort to bear to
Improve the Individual. We cannot
ruake over a people by mere ma
chinery.
"We are progressive In the same
sense that we are making progress all
the time. Rut we are not progressive
If that means the overturning of the
Constitution and all the guarantees of
life, liberty and property and all the
checka on the momentary passion of
the people."
rwlllletaae Add Iafaratlea.
' The President second day In Ohio
developed less apeechmaking and more
politics than did his K-hour stop In
Cleveland. Many Republicans who did
not Journey to Northern Ohio to wel
come him dropped In today to have a
word or two and to add something to
the Presidents growing information
bout the political condition here.
The ITesMent spoke today at the
"hamher of Commerce luncheon on
iCeoiludcd oa 1
FIRST REGIMENT
ORDERED TO SAIL
TKOOPS AT VANCOUVER TO GO
TO HAWAII IX MAY.
Transport Ordered to Portland to
Embark Men Purpose of Pe
partment Is Keversed.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
Ington. Jan. JO. Orders were Issued by
the War Department today directing
that the First Infantry, now at Van
couver Barracks, shall sail for Hawaii
about May 1. An Army transport evlll
be sent to Portland to take on this
regiment and will later call at San
Francisco before continuing Ita trip to
Honolulu.
No definite date of embarkation at
Portland la fixed, but the transport la
scheduled to sail from Ban Franclaco
May S.
Thla order la a direct reversal of the
purpose of the department, announced
by General Wood, chief of staff, about
10 days ago. who then declared that
It had been decided to leave the Flrat
Tnfintrr at Vancouver Barracks In
definitely. The change ordered
by Secretary Stlmson. As yet no regi
ment has been detailed for duty at
Vancouver.
Orders were also Issued today direct
Ing that Company I. Third Battalion,
detailed under orders to go to Hawaii.
shall embark at San Francisco Instead
of Tortland on or about March S.
DIMES TO CREATE FUND
All IlaptlMs to Give 10 Cents Each
Week for Foreign Missions.
A Nation-wide movement, fostered
by the Baptist laymen, la under way to
Induce every Baptist to contribute at
least 10 ccnta a week toward the sup
port of foreign missions. The White
Temple will begin Its canvass among
the membera of the church at once. It
an effort to Induce them to co-operate
In the plan. If It ia auccessful It will
give a great lmpetua to Baptist mis
sions.
The White Temple haa organized a
brothorhood for the purpose of keeping
In touch with civic. Industrial and so
cial condltiona In the city, atate and
Nation. The first meeting waa held
laat Friday night.
During the 20 months Dr. W. B. Hln
aon haa been pastor of the White Tem
ple 100 members have been added. Thir
ty were received this month.
PANAMA RATE POSTPONED
rarlflo Coast Committee to Have
Further Hearing February 15.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Secretary
Stlmson. after hearing a committee
from the Pacific Coast, today post
poned the proposed Increase freight
ratea over the Panama Railroad 'and
its steamship line from New Tork to
Colon until February 15.
The ratea were Increased because
Colonel Goethala had reported that the
work of canal construction was being
greatly delayed by the amount of heavy
freight thrown on the Panama Rail
road. It also appeared that the. road
and the steamship line had a deficit of
$75,000 during the quarter that ended
September 20 last.
Colonel Goethals will be In Wash
ington soon, and Secretary Stlmson ex
pects to be In possession of much ad
ditional Information by February IS.
when he will give another hearing to
the committee.
J. J. HILL ONLY EXCEPTION
Ex-Educator Flint Save Railroad
Heads Are Wall-Street Clerks.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. 'The heads
of the railroads of the United States
with the one exception of James J.
Mill are merely clerks for Wall street."
said ex-United States Senator Flint, of
California before the House Interstate
commerce committee today.
"Practically every one but Mr. Hill
haa a board controlled by Wall street."
Mr. Flint appeared to advocate that
when any steamship line, owned by
railroads, made rates or traffic com
binations. It be barred from the Pana
ma CanaL A Government-owned steam
ship line was the only alternative, be
said.
RESCUE TUG NOW IN PERIL
Craft Saves Two Others and Then Is
Caught la Ice Floes Orf Chicago.
CHICAGO. Jan. JO. Two tuga carry
ing 19 men were reacued from Ice
floea ten miles off ahore here tonight,
but the reacuer, another tug, became
caught In adjoining floea and Ita crew
of 12 men faced the aame peril from
wind and starvation which confronted
the rescuing tuga.
The tugs rescued were the Andrew
H. Green, with Captain James Shea and
a crew of nine men aboard, and the H.
C Lydon. manned by Captain Thomaa
Snyder and eight men.
MAYOR JOINS TWO TUNNELS
Gay nor Touches Button and Fires
Last Riant In Hudson Bore.
STORM KING. N. Y Jan. 20. Mayor
Gayncr, of New Tork, today touched
an electric button and fired the blast
that Joined the two tunnels, sunk on
opposite skies of the Hudson River for
the New York-Catsklll aqueduct.
Tbe work of concreting the tunnel
will be started at once. It Is estimated
It will take about a year to complete
this tart of the work.
IS
IN PLEA FOR
y
Democrats Are Called
False Economists.
SECRETARY'S STAND FIRM
"Monroe Doctrine No Bigger
Than Navy," Says Meyer.
STRENGTH FALLING BEHIND
Single Dreadnought Built by For
eign Power Equivalent to Wip
ing Six Vessels From List
of United States.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. Abandon
ment of the programme for two bat
tleships this year brought out a state
ment from Secretary of the Navy
Meyer today. Tne action of the Demo
cratic caucus last night has also caused
activity in the Democratlo ranks In
Congress with the result that another
caucus to reconsider the subject prob
ably will be called.
Secretary Meyer arraigned the action
of the Democratic caucus as "giving an
other Illustration of government by
snap judgment."
He asserted that the "Monroe doc
trine Is as big as the Navy and no
bigger," and that the United States,
guaranteeing the neutrality of tbe
Panama Canal, must be prepared to
make good its pledge.
Navy Is Falllaa; Behind.
"Even with a contlnuoua programme
of two battleships a year," said Sec
retary Meyer, "the United States will
fall a little behind Its present effec
tive strength for tbe reason that In
another year four of our battleships
built during tbe same period will be
come non-effective.
"The dreadnought type Is the war
ship of the present day. One dread
nought built by a foreign power In ex
cess of the number built by ourselves
Is equivalent to wiping off our list at
one stroke the Indiana. Massachusetts.
Oregon, Iowa, Kearsarge and Kentucky.
"We have an enormous coast line.
We have Alaska, Porto Rico, the Philip
pines and Hawaii and we have the obli
gation to guard and protect Cuba and
maintain her neutrality. To perform
these obligations satisfactorily, we
must bave a strong sea-going fleet.
Navy Only Sore Defense.
"The only sure defense of the coun
try and the only assurance of safety
Is for tbe fleet to be able to seek Its
enemy on the high seas and to cripple
or destroy It."
England, the statement declares, has
authorized for the coming year five
dreadnoughts, and Germany three
dreadnoughts and one armored cruiser.
Japan Is said to have authorized Ave
chips of the latest dreadnought type
and 179.000,000 for new construction be
tween 1911 and 1917. The Secretary
asserts that the Democrats might have
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDAT'S Msximum temperature, 49
M..n..,m a H,rML
TODAY'S Increasing cloudiness followed by
rain; leuioeuicrij uu.
Foreign.
Strike trouble results ,ln martial law In
National.
Secretary Meyer rsps Democrats for false
naval policy, mo
First rex tment ordered to sail for Hawaii in
May. face 1.
Taft calls halt on progresslTenees." Page 1.
Domestic.
Wife of preacher who dabbles in stocks
sues stock exenenss mw.
Mrs. Moors will contest slain husbands will
giving fortune to son. Pass 3.
Madame Tlngley flies In rage at witness in
will case. Page 3.
Inquiry indicates people want Sherman law,
brought up to date. Page 5.
London newsboy may be one of heirs to
fortune of San Francisco pioneer. Page 3.
Myron T Herrlck, of Ohio, proffered Am-
. baasadorshlp to France. Fage 8.
Bert Franklin says he wtll tell truth in
Oarrow triaL Page 6.
Son of John Diets, of Cameron Dam., Wis..
begins life anew. Page 0.
Politics.
Wilson apologizes to Harvey for bluntness;
editor says gracious words heal wound.
Page 2.
Bryan says Wilson's conversion since writing
Jollne letter is undoubted. Page 2.
Pacific Northwest.
Judce sitting In "Dr.- Hazzard trial rebukes
witness signalling. Page 1.
Proposed hlghwav laws said to be pln by
Governor West to build- huge political
machine. Pace 0.
Hawley wins fight in Idaho Legislature on
tax issue. Page T.
Three new wills in Warner trial dlacussed
,n Pendleton court. Page 7.
Jackson County Clerk fined $25 on tech
nical charge; penalty remitted. Page 7.
Sport. i
Kruerer reaches terma with MeCredle and
signs with Beavers. Psge 8.
Eddie McGoorty, of Oshkosh. too much for
Coffey. Page 8.
Demetral would clear record in match with
Beell. Page 8.
Three teams of trap-shooters make better
acora than 90. Page 8.
Commercial and Marine.
Wheat buying In Northwest heavy at ad
vanced prlcee. Page 10.
Chlrago market lower on weakness at
Buenos Ayres. Fage 18.
Stocks generally firm and higher at close.
Pare 19.
Bidding for new wool clip has stsrted.
page Is.
Alaska stesmshlp 11ns finds favor with
Portland merchants. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Da Rome Wood, shielding son, sent to prison
goclal centers proposed as remedy for pub-
1 1 Hanoahall .ull Pim 12.
Mayor to dismiss Superintendent Vaughn of
Portland market for Portland-made gooda
Is theme at Kotary Club luncheon.
Page 1..
February 23 is set aside for Greater Port-
HI tUffk tn,mti,rl T'a-a S.
Edgar B. Piper is elected president of Com-
... I i-w.K la'a VJ
'ersonal - friend of Harmon visits Portland
and tests sentiment felt for Ohio Demo
crat. Page V. ;
Jamea Gleason. prominent Portland attor
ney, dlea from apoplexy. Fage 4.
Fifty-four students of Washington High
L- V. I aaa a u. a aria., alnlnnnaa t ,
Judge Gatens denies request of. state to set
STARVING PHEASANTS FED
Orchardists Buy Grain for Mongol
ian Fowls, Which Eat in Yard.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Jan. 30. (Spe
cial.) But for the endeavors of valley
orchardists, the large, number of China
pheasants here would have perished
from starvation because of the recent
heavy snow. The snowfall covering
the ground for a period of three weeks
has driven the handsome birds into
barnyards, where they have been feed
ing with the chickens.
A subscription was taken In the
Odell region, headed by Mark Came
ron, and grain bought for the birds In
the more thinly settled communities.
rVITNESSSIGNALING
CALLS OUT REBUKE
"Dr." Hazzard Would
Deny, But Is Halted.
ACCUSATIONS MADE IN COURT
Yakey Will Deal Harshly With
Future Offenders.
DEFENSE MAY REST SOON
Thursday May See State Preparing
for Rebuttal in "Fast-Cure" Spe
cialist's Case Xurse's Testi
mony Would Substantiate.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 30. Charges
that Mrs. Linda Burfleld Hazzard was
signalling witnesses and prompting
them during cross-examination were
made again today In the Kitsap County
Superior Court at Port Orchard, where
Mrs. Hazzard is on trial accused of the
murder by starvation of Miss Claire
Williamson.
The accusation was made in open
court during the cross-examination of
Miss Sarah Robinson, a nurse formerly
employed by Mrs. Hazzard, called to
the stand as a witness for the defense.
Judge Yakey promptly excused the
Jury, and In response to his inquiry
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Morford
declared that he had observed Mrs,
Hazzard signalling to the witness by
moving her lips and shaking her head.
Miss Robinson, at the time, was telling
the Jury of the food that was given
Miss Williamson after her removal to
Mrs. Hazzard's Olalla sanitarium.
Judge Declines to Take Action.
After Mr. Morford had told the Judge
what he had seen. Judge Yakey said
the matter had not been directly ob
served by him and he could take no
action.
"There have been things in. this case
that I do not like," said the court, "If
this were a civil proceeding I would
remove the defendant from the court
room. However, the court will instruct
all associated with the case that any
further complaints will be more harshly
dealt with, and that the attitude of
those suspected must be restrained in
the future."
The court refused to hear Mrs. Haz
zard's statement of denial that she had
attempted to influence witnesses.
Woman Caught 30 Times.
The court further directed the Jurors
to disregard the accusation, but said
they were entitled to observe the de
fendant's attitude toward witnesses on
the stand. Mr. Morford declared to the
court that he had apprehended the de
fendant endeavoring to signal Miss
Robinson not less than 30 times.
Miss Robinson's cross-examination
occupied nearly the entire session of
the court up to the hour of adjourn
ment for a night session.
Her testimony was mainly for sub
stantiation of what had been previous-
(Concluded on Fage 3.)
PREACHER'S WIFE
IS SUING BROKERS
HUSBAND DABBLES SECRETLY
OX STOCK EXCHANGE.
Employe of Firm Admits Securities
Belonging to Woman Were De
posited as Margin.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30. (Special.)
Speculation In stocks by Rev. Charles
A. Young, of Berkeley, Cal., without
the knowledge of his. wife, Alice Dex
ter Young, formed the basis of testi
mony filed in the Supreme Court to
day in a suit by Mrs. Young against
her husband and "the Stock Exchange
firm of E. F. Hutton & Co. to recover
securities deposited by her husband
as security for an account.
Mrs. Young got an order for the ex
amination before the trial of Edward
O'Connor, an employe in the defend
ant's office in San Francisco, who had
dealings with Rev. Dr. Young. The
defendants denied they had knowledge
that the securities deposited by Dr.
Young belonged to his wife, and she
got an order to examine O'Connor on
that point-
O'Connor said that Dr. Young told
him that certain securities ho brought
to the office belonged to his wife,
anl that Dr. Young, when he
deposited the securities as a margin.
said that ho did. not want his wife to
know that he was speculating. It is
said the preacher was unable to re
coup his losses or to recover his wife's
property.
WEIRD MALADY KILLING
Son of ex-Governor of Texas and
Witness in Murder Trial Dying.
FORT WORTH, Tex., Jan. 30. Suf
fering from a mysterious illness, Ed
ward Throckmorton, son of an ex-Governor
of Texas and principal witness
for the state In the trial of J. B. Snead.
accused of murder in connection with
the killing of Captain A. G. Boyce. is
dying tonight at a hospital.
For several days Throckmorton had
been In the company of two strangers,
said to be private detectives.
He was found unconscious tonight
In his room at a hotel. He was hur
ried to a hospital where physicians ap
plied drastic remedies but failed to re
vive him. At midnight it was reported
he probably would not live until morn
ing. What Throckmorton was expected to
tell on the witness stand is known only
to the State's Attorney.
BENEFACTOR IS SHOT DOWN
Man Oat of Work Wounds Railway
Employe Who Shared Cabin.
FENDLETOX, Or., Jan. 30. (Spe
cial.) Turned upon by a stranger
he had befriended, Charles Silk, em
ployed by the railroad company at
Umatilla, lies at St. Anthony's Hospi
tal with four bulletholes and one
leaden missile in his body. He has a
chance for recovery.
One bullet pierced his shoulder, an
other his hip, a third passed through
the cheek and the fourth through his
ear, lodging in the neck.
His assailant, an unidentified "strik
ing" machinist sharing Silk's shack
while out of work, was arrested at Ar
lington. Silk lay all night unattend
ed, the shooting having occurred last
evening.
BREWERS SEE HOP LANDS
Eastern Party Looking Into Pros
pective Western Investments.
CHICO, Cal.. Jan. 30, (Special.) Sev
eral prominent hopgrowers and repre
sentatives of Eastern breweries are In
Chico looking at land suitable for pur
chase and arranging for the care of
that already acquired. The party con
sists of J. Birkenheim, of New York,
and Flood V. Flint, P. M. Rooney and
William Woods, of Sacramento, under
the guidance of P. Frazer.
Birkenheim represents a syndicate
of Eastern breweries and is endeavor
ing to put Into operation a plan where
by the breweries will raise their own
hops. It is also understood they are
negotiating for the purchase oT lands
already given over to hopgrowing.
STATE OFFICIAL IS FREE
Ex-Highway Commissioner Snow
Not Guilty of Stealing Funds.
OL.YMPIA. Jan. 30. Former State
Highway Commissioner Joseph W.
Snow, on trial for grand larceny, was
acquitted today after the Jury had been
out all night. He was accused of fall
ing to account for J2142 of the state's
money held in trust. Tho money had
been paid to Commissioner Snow by the
Milwaukee Railroad for a right of way
through Snoqualmie Pass, and Snow
contended that he had been at all times
ready to turn over the money if It
were finally determined to whom the
money should be paid.
SAFETY BLADE IS -'DEADLY'
Police Judge Decides Part of Razor
in Drunkard's Hands Is Weapon.
BAN DIEGO, Cal., Jan. 30. An
opinion was handed down in the police
court here today that a one-Inch safety
razor blade in possession of a trouble
some man under the influence of liquor
Is a deadly weapon.
Accordingly, Jose Marinez was
deemed guilty of carrying a concealed
apon and sent to jail for 20 days.
JUDGE REFUSES TO
SET NOONS FREE
GatensTurns Down Re
quest of State.
BANKER CONTRADICTS SELF
Technicality as to Life of Jury
Bobs Up in Case.
CASHIER'S PAST REVEALED
Convict on Stand Denies Promise of
Immunity amd Then Admits
Pact Made in Trial of
Walter H. Moore.
PROGRESS OF WILDE TRIAL IN
EPITOME.
Presiding Judge Gatens refused to
dismiss pending Indictments aganlst
W. Cooper Morris, as requested by
District Attorneys office. In state
ment. Judge Gatens declared his be
lief that Morris wrecked the Oregon
Trust & Savings Bank and for that
reason refused to be a party to any
proceeding that would place a pre
mium on dishonesty.
Lawyers do not think the statute
terminating the life of a Jury at the
end of a court term will Interfere
with 'the progress of the Wilde trial.
Kelther aide has indicated that it
will take advantage of the technical
ity. Counsel for defense in cross-examination
of Morrla reviewed his record
before coming to Portland in 1904
and left the Inference that his ca
reer haa been unsavory.
Morris in cross-examination made
contradictory atatements aa to or
ganization of proposed syndicate to
purchase a $500,000 block of Omaha
telephone bonds. Direct testimony on
the subject waa refuted by a former
telegram from Morris to Wilde.
Morris denied that he received any
promise of Immunity for the state
for turning state's evidence and tes
tifying against Wilde. He declared
he did not know that the prosecution
would ask for the dismissal of other
indictments against him. He told of
a proposal of immunity offered him
by the prosecution in the trial of
Walter H. Moors.
Presiding Judge Gatens yesterday re
fused to dismiss 11 pending criminal
Indictments against W. Cooper Morris
as requested by Deputy District At
torney Fitzgerald Monday, when Morris
pleaded guilty to the indictment charg
ing him and Louis J. Wilde with em
bezzling $90,000 from the Oregon Trust
& Savings Bank and for which Wilde
is now on trial.
In refusing to comply with the re
quest of the District Attorney, Judge
Gatens said he was convinced that
Morris wrecked the Oregon Trust, and
for that reason he would not acquiesce
in any proceeding which would place
a premium on dishonesty.
This decision by Judge Gatens pre
cedes his retirement tomorrow as Pre
siding Judge. Next in line for the vlace
is Judge Kavanaugh, but he wili not
assume the functions of, the ofttce ac
tively until the Wilde trial is con
cluded. In the meantime. Judge Mor
row will fill the position temporarily.
Testimony -Not Affected,
Refusal of the Presiding Judge to
grant the motion of the District Attor
ney's office, which undoubtedly was the
state's part of the agreement with Mor
ris by which the ex-cashier pleaded
guilty in the pending trial and became
a witness against Wilde, in no manner
affects the competency of Morris as a
witness or the testimony he has given
in the case. It merely means that Mor
ris stands guilty by his own confession
of the alleged embezzlement for which
he was jointly indicted with Wilde, and
that the other indictments pending
against him will stand until their dis
missal can be procured through an
other Presiding Judge.
In declining to dismiss the indict
ments against Morris, Presiding Judgo
Gatens said:
I tried the case of Thomas C. Devlin vs.
the directors of the Oregon Trust & Savings
Bank, of which thiB man Morris was cashier.
During my investigation of the affairs of that
institution I came to the conclusion that it
was wrecked by this man Morris; many of
tne depositors were forced to accept bonds
in lieu of their claims against the bank,
which bonds netted them a substantial loss,
Morris Held as fnfaltliful.
This man Morris has pleaded gutty to the
indictment In which he Is Jointly charged
with one Wilde, who is now on trial, with
thu crime of embezzlement, and no doubt
one of the conditions upon which he pleaded
guilty was that all Indictments cow pend
ing against him be dismissed.
1 wiah to say now that 1 will not dismiss
the indictments against Morris, for the rea
son that any man who was unfaithful to
the trust reposed in him by those with whom
be was associated, and by that I mean the
officers and directors of the bank them
selves, to say nothing of the manner in
which he converted to his own use the
money ot the unsuspecting depositors, there
by wrecking the bank. Is not entitled to be
rewarded by having indictments pending
against him dismissed, as a condition to
testily again-t a man t. ho had no direct
connection with tbe institution and who
owed no official duty to either the deposi
tors or the officers of the bank. It was the
duty of Morris to protect the assets of the
bank
For the court to acquiesce in dismissing
these Indictments under such conditions,
knowing, as It does, this man's responsibility
.Concluded on Page 14.)