VOL. L NO. 17.20X
PORTLAND. OREGON. TUESDAY. JANUARY 11. 191G.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
4000 BIG GUNS
WARSHIPS TALK BY
RADIO 2500 MILES
BOOTLEG BOOZE IN
SEATTLE KILLS II
WOMAN'S COURT IS
OPEN; MEN BARRED
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INNOVATION IS TO DE'TKIED
IN IX5S ANGELAS.
50 STUDENTS LEAVE
IRVINGTON DAIRY
AND 28 COWS BURN
ATTORNEYS ARGUE
AS TO SIZE OF FEE
ACTION
FORD PEACE PARTY
ix.u.miii or .ruTic and
iac ii ic ixi-ET ix Toccn.
LOSS OF SEVERAL THOUSAND
DOLLARS IS CAUSED.
GALIGIA
Russians Drive Enemy
From First Trenches
ELECTRIFIED WIRE REMOVED
Ciar's Forces Use Insulated
Grapplers on Barricades.
GIGANTIC BATTLE RAGING
I rl IVaMuVd trf Grtmmmt sad
r Trmmta' flat )Uir4
tn Of T1mh for Trrajrlara.
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e-foa, rf4vffif a avaa ke:.
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b--a rwM br Ika KtuUM aed ara
ki-l r tkene la anaay r vt la spite
a eikrte df.v rawatalleg
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pili.i al It. 'mii af Iki. kal
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kfi atra kv cr.fi tut r.hkar
at4 at'l- a.taa4 arffa atp.v.
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tP'a -k lnak. awi t. .ai la ik
ra.-fc f'a. akita Ikal af mrartnc
a.:itr to rain.4 aa Ika lliwua
f-aal.
k. k..a rrRmtt aa a far. a-at
k I. Iavr of aaaaala fram lha
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FOX TROT CLUBS ACCUSED
rU"A'r4 Jm W Tutu lnti-
fota 4 tf- m mm promt! a4t
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i tap tml'i f iwnmfl eftfimom al
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ERITISH SUSPECT AMERICA
lr..k,a kr IW Itallird "Oar Mora.
tar. Nrwapaiper.
oxr-X. Jan. ta T i:eaiag
.!. rum an ting l taini i :
? reported e.ct:meat af tka i-ia. (
m.rina t.i nmf., kli Uernvaar Krupp werk at Kaeaa by a Br. that
an. I tk tait4 Slataa, aai. ocrnrred aa Saturdar.
II u aaid Ikal a . ikal Am.ru. ) -j-, kroke aut la a abed ued for
le"1"'! are rri-i. aa-aia. t- j oalia aad apraad t. aa aJiomins
land ka la b b.;u pm. a.pe tor in- j .B,m,BtJ that contained Ika wheal
t.rf.r.ns with Aov.pie. a war- prof ita. i wa.aa. both balWing being com
If l Briiiak aerra.al nf-eeta 'ka;ui,,y 4..tr.,ad.
H'm.'i aaaalax UuMtioa will kr i
m at miatiaa IrMtka fraa I k ta sale
. .k. A.aatk H0PE FOR HUERTA FADiNG
BROTHER OF PIUS X DEAD i1"""' '-"',' M"-",h-
. ) IIIbm-m al Hkral Mage.
Aajrk aaraea. of Ile rNw' I'aaa-
Hi. Pa,
al .
rJAvr Jaa ll-lll.l aarta aalv
be-VHer ef la-a r.r. n.a X. a ead
alt..M..ll T
Tar y.ep be waa Ik atnalr af
lie U: al Or:.
Mraaafra. Mruai and laalljr Rad.
tabllii -w lUeord for Irc
Iraa front Mil. rx I -and.
WAJllllN.JTOSk Jaa. !. r;a.Mp
f lha Atlantic and fartftc fWla war
la radio connana-allaa lodajr aeroaa
about :m rnllaa of Iniarvaaiac land.
Tfca batitaahla WyvoilDS. aaar Capo
Kaarr. rportad la tha Na Ipart
imat Ibal (irhanrad with
lha Vaa al Gaayaraa. Mazlco.
f lrxD aad aaally raad.
I'aoaual atatte eoadlUoaa probably
Bad aooaJbto thl coavaraaUoa. tha
faat af eoiaaalatioa batwaaa tha two
nata eaar each aa aslant of land
arr bafara baainc baaa anonplUbad.
tmproaad apparalua racaatly lnta'.ld
aa tha bi ahlpa of tha Nary alao aldad
to tha IIKT.M af lha IO.L
DUO SENTENCED BY MAIL
! mwarn Prrad bailty by
rtaM Jad(f olra similar iNvlaton.
IJCWIHTO.V. Idaho. Jan. I. ipa--lat
Aatkorliy ky mail o a.nimra
laro 4 rUoaar aaa aa t ut araah from
Moarow br Juda Crfcar C of
lha fitrtct Coorl. TTia raaaa '
trtoM Bsalaat T5om Knapp aad ft-
H linos, of N IVrro Coualy. aha
Fi44 i'T lo halna liqaor la Ibrlr
po.aa.a and w r anlmad lo 30
d; la ).' Tk aathorny fr Jud
lo air. aainrj by mal a aa a bill
.aari.d br Ika laat Lasl.lalura
Tfc. laar pr.ura thai prlanaor may
Pt.ad a-Hty br mall a ka tha praald-
ia futrlrt Jadsa I la another county.
Th. J4a. maha Ma ordar of niaara
aad and. It la tha prionra by malL
AUTO MAKER'S TO BE TAXED
fmpmrd I'rorral In; fkora o
Alaa lo Mabr far tHioirra.
Aj.HIMOTV. Jaa. I T pro.
p.4 lav 00 h.rap..r of a uloa
kit, aatstd k. Impm4 on lha aakl
tflxt and at aa a anr. arvord
i. .. a .iai.m.ai ....d oaiShi by
li.rf.iaPt bfaAdoo.
-a ftr laiaiiaa af aaloraobllaa
aad rariory rtrt aimiiar la tha Ita-aaaa
r piaia aad muairir.iin.. la roa
lamp'atad.' aald Ika taiaraanl. aor
baa II al lt I nva ka tia(atd that
a r.aVfal b. lrapoad aa aatao
ki la by prinaia aar
MARKET MAKES S350.40
lrreaabrr lU-atal of ftoolha rbirta
IVofil lo cm.
fnr Niab'r l. V . n, a It l-t rl
rkiia Xark.l to.h la Diata mora In
raclpla far raaial af booiha for I
r.aia a-a thaa Ik ml af oparailnc
ka mark'1. arrepd'na lo lha innnth'y
tamat mad public jolarday br
l nfmlu)nr l!Uur.
Tka raralpl. .rrHuntd to fSia i and
lha dnbarxn.ani. la ro month
na-p lha maPh-i a atart.d hara I
pcipta bra la thaa tha rmprndl
l ar a
T. R.'S NAME NOT ON BALLOT
Mlihldk (Mllrlal lo Notify f'olnnel
Thai Hkf Will IW- ltrpeeed.
UXal'J. MKk. Jaa. la. .Haeratary
af at.ia Vaakan anaoun-d today
Ikal ha sjttl rtellfr lraaidal ThaO
4ra Hao.irplt lhal Ika lallar'a Bam
.ill at appar on nhr lha National
rrop.iit. ar rtppoMh-an lr.idaital
primary ball. la In lthlcan.
Tk a-trr a anno"inmnt aaa
mat ImiMdlalalr af'P ha bad rripltrj
. Iwtl.r f nm olonr rtMa.vlt ra
rllfi him la withdraw hia nam.
fram lh National l"rolrl ballot.
IKING PETER STILL HOPES
IjKvhlaB) Itale-r Walling Patiently fr
fleorsanlsalrnsi of Aran).
PARI. Jaa I "Klrg Teler of fer
bia. who la atitl In Salon Ik I. la foil of
roeiflrtewc. acrardmc lo the HerMan
Mkatr lo tlre-. h baa Jut re
turned from ralonthL" sat a Have
a .ratrfc from Athena tadat.
Tha Kin I waiting patiently for
the rompletloa af lha rear saniaatloa of
tka !rblaa armr. tka dispatch adds.
" lhal ba mar put himeetf at Ita
bead.
KRUPP PLANT IS DAMAGED
Baildlnga al Worke at !"- De
stroyed by lire.
AMiTirRPAM. via Loadon. Jaa I
i. ika I'rankfurter ZellungL
rvat4ereb:e damaar. be ba.a doae thai
:l. r A.-. Ta. Jan. I mkt bop
f.e tha roopr af ;e..ral Vie-toeiaaa
11 .an . M.ii.Ml InnlehL
. , v, r- ak..ler .aid
. ..." i, i
pat l -a. S'.d.allr !'
',"" mm 4
Irecbd a trm.al slag.
Wood Alcohol Sale Is
Traced to Japanese.
ORIENTAL DRUGGIST IS JAILED
City Prosecutor to .Prefer
Manslaughter Charge.
VICTIMS FRIENDS INFORM
lrn and Uomrn I'all III After
Irlnklnc rolaonoaa Spirit Ven
dor la Trapped by Poller Ex.
trnalve Trade I Alleged.
BATTLE. Vub. Jan. Fpaelal.)
araad with alllnkT a quantity of
wood alcohol, whrrh baa raaultad In tb
death of raral men lnr January I.
T. Tahana. a Japanr-a. it yaara old.
manaser of a dmcatora at kv3 Plilh
aranua "oulh. waa arraatad Ihla aftar
rooa. City rvlaciivaa Tori and
Waarhlar aay thy aaw tha aala by
Tahana of two pint bottle of tha
polaon. A apoclflc rharn of man
elauchlar will bo preferred as-alnat tha
drncclt by lha rrnearutln Attorney"
offir.
Arroaar t re Meld.
Tha pharmacy oparatrd by Tahana.
- ordinal lo tho delarllire. ha bean
mad tha baaa of aupply alnra tha dry
law want Inie effect. January I. for a
numbar of boollecrer. many of whom.
It ta allea-ed. overat'd and-r the direc
tion of Ibo Japane.. k'lra man. who
aaeert they bouahl bottle of wood al
cohol from Tahana. ara held In the
City Jail aa wllneaaea.
Twa mora victim. Joi n llurna and
a unidentified man. died of wood al
cohol polaonlnkT today. Thla makea a
total of 11 who bar died of alroholl.m
from wood alcohol or cheap whiakr
ubetiluira alnra lha dry law want Into
Ifccl
other k Ipalma Ilk
John Alma. year old. laborer, and
William liurhe. 1 ear old. tealtnaiar.
ar Bl tha City lloafltal In a prtcarloua
cooditloa a the rult of drlaklnc
wood alcohol, baliercd lo baro been
(orplled by Tahana.
Mr. K. Itodrrland. who w found un.
conacloua In the rar of a rrult aland
at nre4 a'rtoa and Telr Way Hun
day Blshl. be resalned cvnarlouaneaa.
It I bellared aha wi: rocoarr. Ir.
K. II. Kmllh. of lha City Hoepltal. aay
a'' a drank cither wood alcohol or eornc
cheap wblaky.
Frank William, who llva .1 the
Oron llouae; Jam Oardner. Daar-
born llouaa. X Laraon. lunisboraman.
and K. A. atone, atraraboat man. ram
to police headquarter thla afternoon
and told Pollr lieutenant Had He of
lha artlrlllaa of Tahana. All aald they
had boas hi one or mora pint hot lie of
wood alcohol from Tahana. Tha men
threatened lo "eel" Tahana If the po.
i . :udt o. I' a 4. Column I I
.NOTHING
I a . . r . , . r , - - t
Kcx-lal Worker lo Be Present lo
Offer Aid to Any Prlaonrr
Kxraplns; ConTklloa.
1-OS ANUKLES. Jan. 10. Arc auxili
ary Pollc Court for woman offender
waa siren A tlral hare today, with only
women permitted to attend a specta
tor, and men wltnoaae excluded from
th court except durlna; tha taklns; of
their teallmony.
Th Idea, sponsored by club women
and aoclal workers of th city, was said
to b ona which Police Juntlc Thomas
P. White asreed to (Java put Into prac
tice la connection with his court.
Aa Improvised courtroom waa ued
though it was arranred to resemble
a courtroom as little as possible, and
with a woman, bailiff in attendance.
A committee of Los Anreles women
octal workers has arranged a schedule
which calls for the presence of at least
three of Its number at all sessions, the
object being" to exert an effort In each
rase to ascertain the adaptability of
lha offender for particular kind of
work, and obtain employment atueh
work for uch women as escape pun
lahmetvt and need assistance.
GRAZING BILL IS FAVORED
Mr. Mnnott'a Amendment for Road
Reaerrallons Adopted.
ORRGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
Inerton. Jan. 1. Tho Hou public
land committee today favorably re
ported lha ilO-arre atockralalng- home-
aired bl!L On motion of Represent
lira Binnof t an amendment waa adopted
authorizing- th Secretary before desiccating-
areaa for entry In (la-acre
tracts to reserve stock drlremays
quarter of a mile wide across these
areaa In order that llvextock may be
drlren to ana from th Summer range
In forest reaorrea.
Tn bill also was amended to permit
the reservation ol water holes and wa
tering places along stock drlrewara.
TEUTONS IN FRANCE ATTACK
Berlin Report Start of Hrlre and
Capture of Alllea' Pool lions.
FKRU.V. Jan. I By wireless to
Kayrille.) An offensive movement has
been I than gu rated by the German forces
In the I'hampssne. Announcement was
made by lha Wsr Office today that a
Trench position extending over several
hundred yard at a point northwest
of Meeelges had bean captured by tha
German.
The conquered positions are near
Malaona Iw-chsmpagne.
A French counter attack made to
the east of the poaltlona taken by the
trermana failed.
ASSASSINATION IS DENIED
Ir. km Say Tuan Chl-Jol
Vaan Shi Kal Are Well.
and
NKW YORK. Jan. !. Dr. Welling
ton Koo. Chinese Minister to the United
(late, announced through hi secre
tary tonight, that the reported -aaaalnatlnn
of Tuan Chl-Jul. former
Chines Minister of wr In reklng-.
waa erroneous.
He also said that the health of Tuan
Shi Kal. to whom he referred a the
new Kmperor was good.
DOING; THE MULE HAS THE HOOKWORM.
Ship for America to Be
Tolnn T
af'. .
nti TO SAIL SOON
r "of
Permanent Board Is to Re
main in Dutch Capital.
ARMY BUSY ABOUT THEM
Military Activity In Neutral Hol
land la Subject of Constant
Comment Ilrst Meeting at
Trie Hague Is Held.
THE HAGUE, via London. Jan. 10.
Fifty students, members of the Ford
peace expedition, left today for Rot
terdam, from where they will sail to'
morrow or the steamer Noordam for
New York. About 100 American mem
bers of the expedition remain In Th
Hague. Most of them will sail for th
United States Jsnuary la.
The members of the permanent peace
board will remain here with the mem
bers of the board from the other neu
tral nations.
A crowd that filled the large audi
torlum In the Zoological Garden tonisch
attended tha Ford expedition's first
public meettnir In Holland.
Iurh Arsay Activity Aaaaaea.
Speeches were made by civilians of
various nations. These called the at
lentlon of the audience to the neces
slty of ending the present war and pre
venting future wars, because they are
burdensome to netitrsl nations which
ara compelled to mobilise, and remain
In a state of constsnt fear.
This subject win provoked Isrgely
by the scenes of bustling' military ac
tivity witnessed In The llsgue when
the pesce advocates arrtved here. The
speskers Included Judge Lindsey, of
Ienver, and Hev. Jenkin LJoyd Jones.
of Chicago, and Hoakin Luken, District
attorney of Christian!,
Sewtrale Devlared SaBTerers.
Mm. Italia Van Emden. a prominent
Holland clubwoman, described the great
suffering which had been inflicted on
the smaller neutral nations.
The platform from which the ad
dresses were delivered was decorated
with American flags, and every refer
ence to the desire of the Americans for
an early peace was greeted with loud
cheering.
Scene of much military activity are
lo be witnessed in the capital, where
the parks snd streets are utilized for
the drilling of recruits. The military
activity In Holland was made the sub
ject of constsnt comment by the peace
advocates.
Surgeon-General Bine Renominated
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. President
Wilson today renominated Surgeon'
General Blue of the Public Health Serv
ice for another term of four years.
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Horse Is Also Lost In Blaze and
Sparks Endanger Other Build
ings in Neighborhood.
Twenty-eight valuable dairy cattle
and one horse were burned to death
in a spectacular Are which destroyed
the Irvington Dairy barn at 'i-i Fre
mont street last night, causing a loss
estimated by the proprietors at be
tween $1500 and $5000. The barn and
livestock, which were owned by L. A.
Grimm and E. J. Bruns, of the Irving
ton Dairy Company, were insured for
about 13000.
How the Ore started is a mystery
which fire officials were unable to solve
last night. The flames were not dis
covered until they had gained such
headway that it was impossible to save
any of the livestock or the building.
The flames lighted up the entire vi
cinity. Sparks were blown two blocks
and threatened other buildings.
Mr. Bruns last night said that the
cattle formed the big loss, and placed
their value at J4000. In addition to the
horse killed, the flames also destryed
a carload and a half of hay and about
half carload of grain. The barn was
old. and Mr. Bruns placed Its value at
S00.
An automobile owned by the propri
etors of the barn practically was the
only thing saved.
AMERICAN FLAG MISUSED
British Steamer I'lies Stars and
Stripes in Mediterranean.
BOSTON. Jan. 10. The British
steamer City of Lincoln went through
the Mediterranean Sea flying the
American flag as a protection against
submarines, members of the crew said,
when the steamer arrived today with a
valuable cargo from Oriental ports.
They said the ship's name was altered
to read "Lincoln." Officers of the ves
sel refused to discuss the matter.
The City of Lincoln carried 4000 tons
of rubber and 2400 tons of tin, which,
with large consignments of oil and
other freight, made up a cargo valued
at $5,000,000.
NOT GUILTY PLEAS MADE
Salem Young Men Give Bonds and
Are Released.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) Rex
Turner, - J ounr Salem attorney, and
Cleve Slmpkins, a senior at the Uni
versity of Oregon, were arraigned in
Circuit Judge Kelly's court tonight on
charge o-' larceny of public moneys.
They entered pleas of not guilty. They
gave $500 bonds and were released.
Both young men were employed on
the gate during the State Fair.
BOMBS DROPPED IN SOFIA
Bulgarian Capital In Panic Follow
ing Air Raid by French.
LONDON. Jan. 10. A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from
Salonlki says that a flotilla of French
aeroplanes have dropped bombs on
Sofia, causing considerable damage.
An indescribable panic among the in
habitants of the Bulgarian capital fol
lowed, said the dispatch.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAYS Maximum temperature.
I?
degrees; minimum, ol degrees.
IODAre Probably fslr and cooler; north
erly wmas.
W
Four thouaand big Buna in action In Galician
came. rue I.
Fifty atudenta leave Ford
peace party.
Psga 1.
Both aides claim victory in Mesopotamia.
Page 3. '
National.
Western view cn Ferrla waterpower bill un
availing in liouae committee. Page 4.
Supreme Court upholds Illegality of falsely
Dranaing aruga aa curative. Page 9.
Growth of financial resources in 1915 never
equalled, page 2.
Domestic,
Murderer of Denver hotel man. found sane,
must hsng. Page S.
Warship of Atlantic and Pacific fleets com
municate by wireiesa. page 1.
George W. Perklna declares Progressive party
very mucn anve. rage .
Jury chosen In trial of Mrs. Elisabeth Mohr
rage 2.
Labor leader accuses ateel intereats of Incit
ing l oungtown riots. Page z.
Woman's court Is opened tn Ixa Angeles.
rag 1.
Sparta.
Sommers snd Mlebu mix tonight St Rose
City Athletic Club. Psge 12.
Mater's team ready for IfllO fray, but Mc-
creuie s isn i. page 12.
O. A. C. defeats University of California
basketbsll team. Page 12.
Deal for Cleveland club hangs fire. Page 12.
Pacific North west.
Heavy snow In Southern Oregon demoralizes
traffic Page 6.
Puree Sound mills are closing for want of
logs. Page 4.
Balance In State Fair fund Is $S20g. Page 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Eastern orders for wheat cease temporarily.
Page 17.
Chicago market weakened by Increase In
visible statement. Page 17.
Reaction In atocka due to out-of-town sell
ing. Page 17.
Higher cattle snd hog prices st North
Portland etockyarda. Page 17.
Channel In North Portland harbor com
pleted. Page 10.
Part land and Vicinity.
Stockholders of defunct American Life In
surance Compi-ny win first round in ISO.-ix-o
suit- Pag 1.
Seattle educator sees dsnger In Johnson
road bill. Page 14.
Million letter to go to tourists Page Is.
Epokane man psya $1."0,000 for Haradon
candy factory, rage v.
W. c. A. opens publicity campaign to
day. Page 18.
Northweat delegates to M-thodlPt confer
ence will dtacupa plans tooay. page
Mrs. Minnie Lee ahot only once by GabeL
Page 11.
Bank lo change dlrectora to avoid inter
locking. Pa. 17.
Author of 50 bad checks Is csught. Page .
Weather report, data aad forecast,- Page 17. 1
Depositors Willing to
Let Court Decide.
LAWYERS ACCUSED OF GREED
American Bank & Trust Com
pany Troubles Aired.
BAD FAITH IS CHARGED
Cashier Pleads for Stockholders in
Case, Committee Named to Rep
resent Depositors Before Jude
Kavanaugh Tomorrow.
Depositors in the defunct American
Bank & Trust Company are willing to
allow the courts to determine the rea
sonableness of the fees to be paid to
the attorneys who are handling the
civil suits against the stockholders of
the bank.
A group of representative depositors
met in the Courthouse last night. Aft-
listening to "a long and wordy
wrangle between L H. Van Winkle, C.
M. Idleman and Sidney J. Graham, the
attorneys employed in the case, and
G. L. MacGiljbon, cishler of the bank.
they appointed a committee to repre
sent them before Judge Kavanaugh to
morrow morning, when the hearing on
the petition to approve the employ
ment of the attorneys is held.
- Instructions Are Limited.
This committee consists of P. Stev
ens, A. R. Wollenberg, C A. Hoy, Pan
E. Powers and John C. Neill. No in
struction excepting to consent to an.
allowance by the court of a "reason
able fee" was given the committee.
The fee fixed by the state bank ex
aminer at the time the attorneys were
retained was 33 1-3 per cent of all the
judgments collected through the suits
against the depositors. This contract
was made on' a contingent basis, how
ever, so that if nothing is collected, the
attorneys get nothing.
Mr. Hoy presided at last night's
meeting. Mr. MacGibbon and all the.
attorneys were there. While it was in
tended to give the depositors a chance
lo air their views, the attorneys and
Mr. MacGibbon did most of the talklmr.
The attorneys on one side and Mr. Mac-.
Gibbon on the other accused each other
of. bad faith and failing to represent
the interests of the stockholders.
Bank's Troubles Aired.
All the details of the defunct bank's
misfortunes were paraded, once more.
before the crowd. Each of the attor
neys in turn accused Mr. MacGibbon
and his associates of mismanaging the
bank's affairs., while Mr. MacGibbon
Insisted that the greed of the attor
neys to earn a big fee for themselvea
precluded the possibility of recovering
the money of the depositors in full.
Mr. MacGibbon profusely explained
that for four years ever since t'.ie
bank was closed he has been laboring
in the interests of the depositors,
meanwhile depriving himself and his
family of their necessities, in the hope
of realizing for the depositors in full.
"I did not know that these lawyers
were hired by the bank examiner to
be paid for with the depositors' money."
he said, 'until I was served with a
notice at Salem on December 23.
"I thought that Mr. Van Winkle was
acing in his capicity as Assistant
Attorney-General of the state and that
others were employed by the state."
Fee Deemed Too Large.
He insisted that the attorneys' fees
of 33 1-3 per cent is exorbitant, and, if
allowed. Will wipe out a large volume
of the money that really Bhould be
paid to the depositors.
When he concluded there were cries
from the crowd for an explanation by
the attorneys.
"This man." sneered Mr. Graham,
turning contemptuously to Mr. Mac
Gibbon. poses as your friend and cham
pion, but he is the man who wrecked
the bank."
"That is a pretty broad - statement,"
put in Mr. MacGibbon.
"Yes, but I make It deliberately,"- an
swered -a.r. Graham.
"You are man who wrecked the
bank," he repeated, pointing his finger
at the ex-cashier.
Mr. Graham then went on to review
some of the alleged irregularities found
in the bank's books. A block of stock
of the Montana Water-Power Llec-
tric Company which is carried on the
books of the bank at $84,000, was re
ported to the bank examiner to be
worth $150,000, he said. At the same
time, continued Mr. Graham, the stock
was worthless for the filings were re
jected by the local land office, by the
general land office and the Secretary
of the Interior.
Controversy I Personal.
'It never was rejected until you fel
lows got holfl of it," snapped Mr. Mac
Gibbon, interrupting.
After the personal controversy had
been 'carried on for nearly two hours
Mr. Hoy summed up the feelings of the
depositors when he bluntly demanded
of Mr. Graham:
As an attorney, what did you get out
of it? That's the question. That's what
we are here for."
Boise Man Gets Public Post.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. President
Wilson today nominated Frank B.
Kinyon. of Boise. Idaho, for P.cceiver
of Public Moneys at Boise.
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