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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAy. THURSDAY, MAY 28," 1914. I " .- " : " 1 : ; 2 -MERCHANTS ARE ACQUITTED BY JURY W. W. Robinson and E. K. Op penheimer Exonerated on Charges of Conspiracy. VERDICT REACHED QUICKLY Defunct Firm Members Had Been Accused or Concealing $19,000 I'roni Creditors Mr. Robinson Saye He Will Open Business. W. W. Robinaon and E. K. Oppen heimer. of the defunct firm of Robin eon & Co.. men's furnishers and hatters of this city, yesterday were acquitted on a charge of conspiring to conceal assets before oini? into bankruptcy. The Jury was out about half an hour. The case has been on trial in the Fed eral Court three days. The Government had charged Messrs. Robinson and Oppenheimer with con realingr between J18.000 and $19,000 from the creditors of the firm. Mr. Jtobinson testified that he had applied more than $8000 in settling with his creditors and $1000 had gone to his at torneys. Messrs. Fulton and Bowerman. He admitted this money had come out of the daily cash withdrawals, which he was charged with concealing from the creditors. The only witnesses examined yester day were I. M. Uolden. a San Francisco attorney, and Cieoree C. Ciuggenhelm, credit man for Stein, Bloch & Co., in rebuttal for the Government The re mainder of the day was taken up in arguments to the jury. "I have been acquitted after a tedious trial, during which all of my transac tions and those of my firm were dis closed, and naturally I am happy at the result." said Mr. Robinson last night. "The trial has been a severe strain on me and for the present I will rest a little and prepare to go into business here in Portland again. By Fall I ex pect to start again, in a small way at first, and increase my business as de mands grow. "Starting in business again after my experience is hard, but the verdict yes terday exonerates me of any wrong doing and is especially gratifying to me because it re-establishes me in the eyes of Portland citizens who have known me and for the moment may have thought the charges were true.. I be lieve now, however, that in a few years I can establish another business and the unfortunate circumstances of the last year will be forgotten. "It was for this reason that I di rected my attorneys to try to hide nothing during the trial, but to let the public see everything that was done. The books of the company were opened and every transaction shown and the quick verdict indicates to me that there was nothing questionable found in my dealings." COTTAGE GROVE CASE UP Ivigrlitins Company Says It Is Doing Its Itest With Poor Equipment. COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. May 27. (Special.) Declaration that it was do ing the best it could with inadequate equipment to give the people of Cot tage Grove a perfect electric light ser xMce was made by the Cottage Grove Electric Company yesterday In the case of the City of Cottage Grove against the lighting company. Alderman Walker, a member of the light committee of the Council, testi fied that he had heard many complaints from residents of the city to the effect that they considered the lighting ser vice imperfect and the rates for service too high and unfair. W. T. Nelll. connected in an official capacity with the commission, testified that the current was exceedingly uneven. First District, according to a state ment filed with Secretary of State Olcott today. B. F. Jones, defeated for the Republican nomination In the same district, spent $870.29; O. P. Hoff, for Iabor Commissioner, $444.47; Thomas B. Kay, who had no opposition for the Republican nomination for State Treas urer, $368.34; John Manning, defeated for the Democratic nomination for Gov ernor, $715.14. Other aspirants for party nomina tions and the amounts expended by them during the campaign were: E. L. Van Dresar, aspirant for the Demo cratic nomination for Congress. Third Ulstnct, $689.87: Syver Backey, in be half of Frederick Hollister. $300.45; H. M. Esterly, aspirant for Democratic Na tional committeeman, $85; Oregon Fed eration of Labor in behalf of the can didacies of Everett Logan, R. A. Will son, E. E. Southard, for Representative in the Legislature, $197.30, and E. B. Barber, in behalf of L. H. McMahan, aspirant for the Progressive nomina tion for Governor. $80. 7 WOMEN TRY FOR BAR OF CLASS OF 91 HAST ARE FROM PORTLAXD LAW SCHOOL. - ASSISTANT, TOO, RESIGNS Leroy St. John Quits Church and Eugene Bible University. EUGENE, Or.. May 27. (Special.) Directly following the resignation of. Rev. J. S. MoCallum as pastor of the First Christian Church, which took his congregation by entire surprise Sunday, came the resignation today of Leroy Kt. John, assistant pastor, and head o? the music department of the Eugene Bible University. His resignation from both positions cams- today wa'qnrprise to both con gregation and board. He gives no rea son for his resignation other than it is for the good of the church, and that he told his friends several months ago that when Rev. Mr. McCallum's resigna tion came his would follow. Supreme Court Library Fund Is I-:n riched 91S20 by Fees Pld by Ex amination Applicants. SALEM. Or.. May 27. (Special.) Among the 91 applicants for admission to the bar at the examination being conducted in the Supreme Court build ing by the state examining board are seven young women. The class Is an unusually large one. v A large number are graduates of the Willamette University Law School, of this city, and the Oregon Law School, of Portland. The Supreme Court Li brary fund, to which the $20 fee money goes, has been enriched $1820. Those trying the examination are: W. A. Ackerman, Henry Bauer, Edna May Bayless, VJncent Borleski. Eliza beth Braun. Aden Bristow, Karl S. Brong. Alfred T. Brown, Elmer Buch man, Edward A. Burt, Samuel J. Buz zell, Robert G. Closterman, Robert M. Davis, Maie G. Downes, Kathryn D. Feni, James B. Finnegan, Harry B. Fogarty, James H. Ganoe, Emmett J. Gillespie, Charles L. Graden. Beryle A. Green, Henry L. Hess, J. Harvey Ho bart, C. E. Holbrook, Oliver B. Huston, Ina Jaqua, McKlnley Kane, W. B. Kauffman, Paul F. Kleeman, George S. Koehn, Benjamin Harrison Lerner, Frank E. Manning, Frank E. McClure, F. Clair McDougal. J. Allison Moulton. George H. Mellen, Raymond M. Munley, W. C. Nicholas, Delbert A. Norton, John, "W. Oberender, John W. Peters, Burns Powell, Patrick J. Pryor, Clyde Hlxon Reade, Merrill A, Reed, William J. RiclTnond, Bernard F. Smith, Seth Le roy Smith, Spencer E. .Carleton, Calvin L. Sweek, Joseph Van Hoomissen, Dan iel T. VanTine, J. E. Werlein, John Haywood White, Charles C. Zwergert, James Renshall, Fred. W. Herman, Robert W. Hapgood, L. Leonard Krause, of Portland; V. Ernest Baker, Floyd A.- Boyington, Mabel G. Boying ton, Ralph WV Farrls, John R. Hart, F. S. Lamport, Ralph D. Moores, Linn W. Nesmith, E. M. Page, Edward G. Pat terson, George E. Richards, E. W. Ry ley, Edward J. Tollman, Rex A. Tur ner. Benjamin S. Via, William H. Waterbury, Murray Crawford Wheat. Raymond H. Rowland, Russell H. Stevens, of Salem; Statira G. Biggs, Prineville; Bert C. Boylan, Madras; Grover C. Birch, Dallas; Laura E. Cavers, Orenco; Leland J. Knox, Cor- vains; lienry T. Pnngsten, Oregon City L. Leon Ray, Eugene; Joel H. Richard son, LaGrande; Ben H. Williams, Eu gene; William Smith, Jr., Baker City. EUGENE IN POWER FIGHT CITV OPPOSES "BUSINESS METH ODS" OF PRIVATE COMPETITOR. LANE REPUBLICANS MEET County Central Committee Re-elects Old Chairman, I'. M. Wilkins. EUGENE. Or., May 27. (Special.) F. M. Wilkins was today re-elected chairman of the Lane County Repub lican central committee, which held its organization meeting today. Samuel Roonie was elected secretary, to suc ceed V. D. Hensill. ,1. s. Magladry was elected member of the Republican State central committee and I.. E. Bean was chosen as the Lane County member of the Congressional committee. The party principles will be drawn up by a committee consisting of L. E. Bean. John C. Mullen. E. J. Adams, L. O. Iteckwitli and M. Svarverud. FPU NDLMMG'S NAME KNOWN I'rnc-raliti Woman Will Adopt Babe Sem to Seattle Orphanatrc. CENTRAL! A. Wash.. .May 27. i Spe cial.) Mrs. .1. II. Stout, at whose home : day-old tHhy wan left a week ago and who Monday took the infant to a home for children in Seattle, announced today that she has discovered who the parents of the child are. She lias pro cured a letter from Judge Rice, of the Lewis County Superior Court, asking the superintendent of the home to de liver the infant tr, her and has an nounced her intention of adopting It. Mrs. Stout refuses to reveal the iden tity of the parents. EXPENSE LISTS ARE FILED Candidates Sr-how Amount Spent In Pre-election Campaigns. SALEM. Or.. May 27. iSneeial) Frederick Hollister expended $92S.71 in hir. successful campaign for the Demo cratic nomination for Congress in the Oregon Company Charged With Giving Concessions to Take Away Municipal Customers. EUGENE. Or., May 27. (Special.) The City of Eugene, at -a hearing be fore the State Railroad Commission to day, soug.it to force the Oregon Power Company to discontinue the practice of bonus-giving and rebating, which it charges that company with employing in getting municipal power plant cus tomers to use its power. Thirty-nine witnesses were examined in four hours and the case was then taken under ad visement by the Commission, without argument. Many witnesses testified that ' the company had induced them to discon tinue the city service by presents of flatirons. by money to be applied in wiring houses and by rebates on a previous year's contract at the time of signing anotner. The Oregon Power Company, it was also brought out, has been laying gas pipes, free of charge, to the houses where its power is used, while, if that power is not used, the gas installation cost is from $16 to $18. Attorney Richard S. Smith made the statement at the hearing that, If the company was not permitted to resort to what he termed "business-getting methods," its property in Eugene would virtually be destroyed. The power company offered to produce evidence of similar unfair methods employed by the city to obtain business. ROSEBURG GETS EXPERTS Farmers' Institute to Receive Aid From College Facutly. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallis. May 27. (Special.) Six members of the Oregon Agricultural College faculty will take part in the Farmers' Institute to be held at Rose burg on Thursday and Friday. A. G. Boquet, professor of vegetable gar dening; Mrs. Henrietta 'Calvin, pro fessor of home-economics; A. G. Lunn, assistant professor of poultry hus bandry; V. S. Brown, professor of hor ticulture; K. B. Fltts. professor of dairying, and Dr. M. M. McCool, pro fessor of agronomy, will he sent. A Farmers" Institute similar to that at Roseburg will be held at the same time at Talent. Vancouver Man Seeks Of rice. VANCOUVER. Wash.. May 27. (Spe cial.) Christian Engleman, Republi can Councilman-at-Large in this city for the past two years, has announced that he will be a candidate for County Commissioner from District No. 3, which is the City of Vancouver. W. S. Llndsey. chairman of the present Board, is up for re-election to succeed him self. 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