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,THEOREGON. DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND,! . WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 88.1901
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HENErS CHIEF THEME
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nriU watnee-9. '"-rMany of
vcmH -
4- those" who, were unable to ret in. re
'' meined all tb morning In .th hall,
; where they were able .to hear Heney"
. . resonant voice, even thougn mey coum
see nothing of the courtroom. " A few
. ii . . i . .... ., naAVJul
rii imi rnun uu inui.a
'through the transoms. Within every
- nat vol taken nnd many i wer .siana-
vlnir throughout the jwaslons.
Mr. llefley-began by noting 'the fsuts
'which tended to prove. Senator Mitchell's
knowledge that he, war-receiving fees
" '.for work done by'hjm before the-de-'partment
at Washington. He analysed
the Interview of the aenator with Her
. ,'mann la regard to some of the Krlbs
the latter returned to' Washington .In
. .. ,. ...i ' . ... i mn In f hltf .
in Wlirr Ji(n . ui 'v' . .....
: prosecutor sought to convince the Jury
-that art of this work showed beyond
doubt that Mitchell fully understood
! Tne nature vi inv wm uimt m.
- flhtt was receiving- fees,' and .heWaa
aharing in the division thereof at ihe
end of each month.
. He asked the Jury to draw an Infer
. '. ence against the defendant Jbecauae-his
ttnrnavi 'had refused to Dermlt the
' prosecution to show what were the
: uatiul fa nf the firm trloe toTlie time
that it began receiving money for the
- land eases. Mr. Heney said that if the
defense had permuted mis -evidence xa.
go In, apd U was shown that the ilrrrt
.'.."division -was often represented by a
-deficit at the end of the month, prior
.' - to the time that the land case fee com-
menced, and Immediately upon the sen
,' ator's returning to Washington .and be.
meots. munificent dividends began, the
defendant could hot have any doubt al
to the source, of the payments and the
nature of the profits that were belni
sent to him. -
v Tne-jonn A. oenaon transaction wan.
recalled to note wherein this must have
'. conveyed to the aenator positive knowl-
. was being done by the firm. The letter
which Tanner wrote,- that Benson had
n -been here, and admitted that 1,200 acres
. had been passed to patent through Ben-
mtiim Ultnk-n'a li.fl.i.nna RA v ftt mi urn
poaiuvo prnui mat pum no uBnnnri
: fully understood the character of the
work being done, and the. results thereof.
The statement by Tanner that' he had
'; warned Benson that Mitchell would not
' want to confer with Benson's represen
tative In Washington Dim on d was
Referring to the dual position of the
, Menator, in which he would state that
tie could not"tappear"bfl briefs before the
. department as an attorney,- but would
. neip as a senator, Mr. Heney caustically
- .said that this was another .illustration
"'of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." -
MK Heney often grew eloquent, when
- he held the rloseat attention while the
scuffle of feet la tiie corridors outside.
- roia oi.ine intense snort made there to
hear his every word. In arguing against
. Sympathy toe the defendant because of
bis position, the attorney said; v.
"W are -facing a serious situation
lam U TT-lt. a " mwx
tn iiioBw , uiiuru ouitcs. , m' ryes or
tha worldt ir upon thm cue, Mpeclally
th wh4 Unitfl BratMi In watchlnc
nCa!e.M l.-.t .
'.because, if from" the. evidence in this
vase you reaeta the conclusion that this
- defendant is guilty, but because his
, counsel weep and cry before you- and
- appeal to you for sympathy! you acquit
him, I say to you that by that verdict
you will have convicted the state' of
wrgon, - oecause ir- you are convinced.
from thnev1dence that he Is guilty, the
Tnlted States will view It the same
clared that the cltlsenshlp of the .state
. of Oregon Is not of- sufficiently high
standard that It mar be said there that
no man Is above the law. Tou wllcran
nouncs to the world that the state "of
Oregon has no objection to graft In the
United States senate. Toff will have as
sisted fn stopping the wheels of progress
: in the United States under the guidance
.iof our-president, Theodore ; Roosevelt,
.).... ..11 W 1 . . . .
stop crime of this character through
out the United Btates."
Turning to the attaca of the defense
On Judge Tanner, Mr. Heney grew elo
quent. "V-They wbjoct to "the testimony- of Tan
. ner on the grounds that he is guilty -of
' perjury,".ha aad. "Who Induced him to
commit the perjury? Why, tha consti
tution makes the suborner of perjury
as ltirnmnetent tn tamtifv faiirp .a thm
one who commits perury, p?cng sub
ornation of perjury upon the same level
as perjury.- What dot- Tanner's plea of
guilty amount to, if it is to be ac--cepted
In this "court? It amounts to
this proposition: I, at the urgent sottcl-
tatlou of my bid partner, and to save
him, at his Instance and request, r-offj
mil perjury, rn.uu not nniyti, out 1 nave
rrty-son, who is threatened with Indict
Thi Table talks Its good qualities speakr right outtMade"
of solid, 'Selected oak. Quarter sawed and kiln-dried, itm KraSiti-
JuV design, hand-rubbed finish
wornmansnrp -appeal to au wfio know table values. Then,
look at the terms t " ,
a i.A..,MIf i
Wo.4ao Tna la at Inches diameter, extend.' tn a r.t ioh i .w..
handsomely turned awl. fluted, JuetJIke cut. The price hss been but
w re knocked off ti. and sell it toVou at tfn at 'n nt- ..k
A aq'ia re-top" costs you a dollar less.
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I. GEVURTZ & SONS'
"O-vurti Sell It for Lew"
ment,. commit perjlry also .to sav ft1s
man at this man's request.
."Which of these two. men, I k yu
deserves the greater condemnation, the
father whQ. committed nerjury-and had
hla son do the sumo, lie who was Juxt
entering upon his career of jnanhoodo
save thls defendant, -or the, man whose
guilty mind manufactured this defense
and implored and demanded that his
partner-of 13 years should stand by-hlm
and commit thrs crime forjilm, the man
who not only suborned, but who was
ready and prepared to, gojnd teatlfy to
It himself, because when he wanted theae
hooka rewritten. It must have been with,
the Intention of -swearing that to the beatT
of hlsbeljetthat the rewrltten-toouks
were the only ones the firm ever MraT
"And .-what rnoret He left Tanner
with ttte sword hanging over Ills head,
held by a thread that was likely to break
at any moment, for Tanner did not know
what-Kobertaiin-wham this defendant
had also agreed to suborn, would do.
Tanner had pledged himself and his son.
and writing to this defendant to Know
what Rotiertson would do. But Hi
Hefflshness of this man led him to let
Tanner sacrifice himself upon the
chance that Robertson would also com
mit perjury when he got here, through
the persuasion of Tanner. He let Tan
ner commit perjury, until It was too
late to turnback. Relying upon tha af
fection of - Robertson fot Tanner, he
sacrificed Tanner out of his great self
ishness, end permitted that man to de
stroy himself before his friends saw
neighbors fdrever by having the brand
of perjury placed upon his head, and
then Tubbed and stamped In-by the de
fendant's attorneys here In this court
room. Let them dare to argue that yo
ought not to'helleve the statements of
Tanner. :
fcsfeBdsjXaaner. - - '
"Why, .Tanerevn: tn his humilia
tion, la nobility. itself,-it-man to whom
we would have our children look ureas
compared to the man who sacrificed him
upon the altar of friendship; knowing
that ha waa not .carrying out his part of
the contract, knowing that he was leav
ing Tanner where Tanner would be met
by the original agreement written by
Robertson who would probably have-f!
stenographic notes of the original con
tract, and . whot jim It 'turned out, did
have a carbon copy of that made from
the origlnaUjln 1903. 'And Tanner stood
there protecting this man and ' facing
the penitentiary until his love leads htm
aside, until the - indictment had been
voted against him and against his son;
then he went Into court. . Then and not
until then, after all the bridges had
been burned, when there was nothing
left for him to do but aee his son walk
into the penitentiary before his eyes
as a sacrifice to the unutterable selfish
ness of this dofendanjt, did Tanner con
fess.7,.,... . ....... l--. -
A short -time was given-to the testi
mony of II.-C. -Robertson, the senator's
former secretary. The speaker asked
the Jury to consider what motive Rob
ertson could have in injuring a man
that had befriended him for many years,
snd Invited them to regard the fact
that he rebelled agnlnst perjury as .an
evidence for his profound convjetons.
Mr. Heney repeated 'the statements that
Robertson had-not haan approachsa by
hut one' government officer prior to the;.
time that he went into ,-tie grand Jury
room, that being Taylor, In Washington.
District of Columbia, of which testi
mony was -given. - The fact . thathe
would not commit perjury whtfrr f lull y
broiight- facejo face with facts which
he could, not evajie was repeated as a
tribute. By doing this. Robertson knew
that he would lone his poslton with
Senator Mitchell, that he would be ac
cused of ingratitude, but despite all Ire
has Sold the same story that Judgean.4WOU,l, ?lJn0 J' convict MltchelU
ner toM, and had given documentary evi
dence to-btav" t hut he spoke truthfully.
Attorifty Abbott of Seattle was
handled rotiglily in the brief time that
his name was up. - He testtfledrthat he
had heard Robertson say something not
in conformity- with his testimony be
fore the roirrts.- - Mrr Heney- broulfn't to
the attention of the Jury the statement
of Abbott .that the latter an Id- he would
not believe Senator Mitchell guilty, no
matter how many times he had been in
dicted or convleted. The government's
attorney thought this an open statement
of the friendship of the witness for the
defendant which should make all of his
testimoKyWorthless, as. the law could
not; view -ddenc In that-Ugh t. An ap
peal was titade to th Jury to censldct
this' remark. - - ,--
Judge, De Haven adjourned, for the
noon recess ..before Mr. Heney could
finish. - -
Ofths throng whleM-rrt,ed very avhll
able space In the courtroom yesterday
afternoon there was none who was not
impressed with the deep solemnity of
the occasion,." The eyes of the spectators
turned constantly to Senator Mitchell,
who sat with folded arms and unmoved
countenance, while ha listened to the
terrible arraignment of the prosecuting
attorney.
United States District Attorney Heney
-piano polish and . thorough :
NoT480
w - - - - - w v,
173-175 First St.
began hla opening argument to he Jury
mi n'cwu vasferday aftfrnoiri. and
had not concluded" jwhen court adjourned
sooa ft,tr 4 o'clock. Logically and
with Inteuse earnestness he n
the government's evidence. Step by step
he led Ihe jury ov.eF the pathway which
he expects lttofelch a verdict of guilty.
. tenalorMltchflJl listened with painful
intentness, yet wun ma ni"
r.r.tm -(III I n ll M kTl. tO PUtWSrd BP'
f-pearance. Beside Oim sat nia
on whoae akin ano perauaai -
now hang his hopea They, too, lonuw.v.
ith attention every point In
Hcney s argument.
. " ladicted Men U Court.
mi,.,, thmrm .im In the courtroom
WKoKeTOereat . was more than thatJ of
the mere spectator. In the backbround
N. Williamson,
ahm. trial la to hpaln next Monday, and
Htnt Senator K. A. Booth.also under
nied a chair near Sen
.in, Mithxhell. Hoveral attorneys who
are to appear for the defendants in the
coming trial were also present.
Mr. Heney's argument was'remark-
able, net for its eloquence and Its lorce,
hut for the extraordinary famHIarity
fsplsyed with every detail of the evi-
diie. . Heemlnrlv every iota ot iiib
nroofs waa at the attorney's finger ends.
In his own mind the facts were arraytd
In orderly seuuenoe. and he drove thein
home to the miads or the jurors wun i
clearness that left no room lor unoer
talntv- or misapprehension.
After briefly reviewing ine promiaes
made in his opening address a weuK
aao he told the Jury that to. every es
sential detail te government-Ji.ad pro
duced the promised rjoofs.
jie outiinea tne tueory oi mo pru-
rutlnn u follriws: "--r'
..w y that. John JI Mitchell en-
hered into bartnerehlp with ull knowl-
edge of what ihe law was on the sub
ject. We say that John II- Mitchell was
not prepared to openly violate the law:
We aay that John IL Mitchell, as shown
by this evidence, was glad. to accept the
opportunity to receive moneys in a way
In which he arid hoped that ir anytning
ever came of it he could escape punish-
RlCIIll UllUGr.lllBl .iaiUfcA ""t;
under this evidence, he did receive 11
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that way the firm received $5,000, about
15.000 in round numbers, as shown by
the testimony-tin this case.
... . - ,-ajhe Partaership., '- '
"Now. we say that Tanner started in
upon the theory . that,. If ha could get
business for the Arm ht Mitchell A Tan
ner, and he didn't expressly promise the
services of Mitchell Individually, It was
all right for Mitchell to go and ;do that
work, and that it waa all right lor
Mitchell to receive hla share of the fees;
and that the first case that came inio
this office that Tanner accepted, .he
wrote a most Ingenious letter to Mitch
ell: he Wrote a letter that, upon the face
of It, If Mitchell undertook .the serytca
and ..carried t out In the manner ., in
which Tanner auggested he snouia car. y
It out, Mitchell would have recorded Ills
owruS,t in a way that It could never
Hje-undoner But Mitchell, when he re
ceived that letter, saw that it" was-nec
essary to caution ' Tanner. He 'wasn't
unwilling to receive the" fees, but he was
unwilling to huve, Jjl name appear 1n
the matter, ureas' perfectly willing
that the firm of Mitchell & Tanner
ahould be employed by John A. Benson;
he was perfectly willing that the firm of
Mitchell & Tanner should be paid th
f 1,600- by John A. Benson; but ha knew
that it waa a criminal offense for hlm-t.i
take any part of that money, and
dldn t want anything to pass from Tan
ner to him, or from Tanner Into any patt
of the departments, that would call at
tention to the fact that he, Mitchell, Was
interested In those feea, or was going
to get any part of them, for fear-,thut
he mlaht be nroaecuted. Now. lei-mi
take you with me to the evldenoeVnttitrf
proposition, to show you how plain It Is
and let me aay, first, that, as soon as
M1lcJ?',t ,ounl hw Jncaujloua-JCaojltx
was, lie coinmencett io caution i anncr,
and Tanner then tried to be eareful. but
It took about tw years of education' to
get him careful. Tanner would con
stantly say. In his, letters: 'We are to
get afee.' 'Our fee in this case." He
only gradually was educated up. to the
-point where ho would always aay, 'I' and
my-ree.- so that, If the tetters fell Intc
the hands of tkjo government officers ar.d
a prosecutloavwas-oorpmenced, there wsa
nothing tn wrUlng, In those leUers, thai
Cautioned? Yesnd as all'menulo whci
they commit crimes,- Mltchell-overlooktd
the :uiH-elty- of keeplng.ahoae thine
out or the books.- That was an ever
slehtT ttiiOt m aif oversight which wa
called- to his tnlnd the moment that he
luuna mat tne grand Jury nere waa ex-'
amlnlng. Into him, not in regard to thi
matter, but Into any matter. And, as
we -will show presently? his own aulltv
conscience' told him. what matter to be
most arrald ojr. BoTore thererhad been
any rumor of any Indictment in regard
to R.riDS-Derore there Was any news
paper rumor In regard to Krlbs at all.
When the attempt -U. indict Mitchell
seemed to be confined in another matter
entirely, the first words out of Mitch
ell's mouth to Tanner, when he met him
on tne train there in answer-to his tele-
granv-were 'What Is Krlbs gobig to do
wlth-the government? How are those
entries in the booksr That guilty con
science nald to him, 'I hava.been taklr.g
ii-ea nn mm time in mis matter what
is tne recora on llr v.
Tanner's loyalty.
"Now,, let us see If .that is not the
correct theory of this case. The flrat
letter on this subject of workv to be
aone in a aepartment in Washington In
a land matter and first let me dlsnnae
of this 'Idea that Tanner was writing
miLunn nunareos or letters In re
gard to land office business. The words
were put Into Tanner's mouth bv the
attorney lor tne. defendant. -Vnn wmt.
several hundred letters, did; you not,"to;
miicneii in re.-vit ro tne- land., office
.ouaineaar ana planner said Y-fS,
' 'Tanner, loves this l partner- of 15
yeara,. He' was willing to 'afterHlce
honojf. everything fh.Vt a mnn-wfloyld
hold 'dearest he was willing to sacrlflce
to save him. ' And when he got on this
witness stand each and all of you. saw
mat, to au- matters where he was
compelled to tell the whole truth rn
order to protect his own honor, whaf
tnere is lert or It -yet. he dldn t attempt
to fitvfu- Mltcheir. ; When It came trr aft
matters' where, It was a rriatter of rec
ord, and could not be disputed, he did
not attempt to favpr Mitchell. But
toall. matVers where he could strain
a po1rtjt,i.emd express his opinio- or hi
belief, and he could help Mitchell out,
he is Just as ready to help Mitchell
out today as-he Wna-)ii the day .when
he consented to commit perjury and to
have his son a young man just enter-,
ing into manhood commit perjury, , to
save that dear old partnerijust W ready
yet, And tn weighing his evidence In
regard to these thlngav-yoti r hinund
to consider that; and wnen yoir nnd fhat
that evidence, or tha conatrueyn that
he wants to place iOn It, Is aaeolutely
changed 'by the wrltlnira which passed
botwoen 'the "partle. you are hound to
conclude Hhat Xha... writing In the aafest
and roost reliable evidence." ;
. V -' raid for Iollusnoe. . ' -
That Mitchell knew for whom ha waa
working, that Jie htade m point, of know
ing and of. assuring himself that he waa
paid for his -work, that he was selling
hla influence as senator these asser
tions Mr. Heney presented thus:1
-"'March 2'Tnnr states , that Mr.
Krlbs auggests that ht roiUi get some
Influence to, bear from Wisconsin, Min
nesota, snd perhaps. from New York. In
letting the things thrxugb, Did JJaat
tell Mitchell that Krlbs, who was paying
thla $1,000, thought he was getting the
Influence "of Mitchell to get thl
through? Whit better evidence do you
want that- Mitchell knew that Krlbs be
liaved that be waa getting the influence
of Mltchett-for the money he waa Py
Ing. Tanner 'wrltea. 'We are. to get
1,000 more when these are approved. for
Krlbs.' And Tanner writes that Krlbs
can set Influence from . Wisconsin, Min
nesota and New York. What sort of In
fluence? Is It the senators from Min
nesota, that he was going to get to as
1st Mitchell? I It the senators from
Wisconsin and the sunatora from New
York? Did Mitchell underatand by that
that Krlbs believed that he was getting
the influence' of Mitchell for the money
he paid? I ask you once again, and I
challenge counsel for the defendant to
give-any other explanation for this than
that was Krlbs' understanding of what
lis. was getting for his money, and what
he was paying his money for.
i On for Hermans. "' .
-"April 4, Mitchell ackirbweldged Thn
net's 'letter of the twenty-eighth, and
states that he will write In a day or two
In regard to these lists, 1, 2 and 3; that
he ia attending to the Krlbs matter.
April 9, l'an ner telegraph JHitehfll ask
ing his aid 'suggested In letter March
2IT that 'is. the aid from Wisconsin.
Minnesota and New Tork 'will be of any
use.-. Pnrtv nnw In WarafnTl.tnn and Van
arrange for same If desired.' What
party? Krlbs? He wires MtWheJU, I
you want that kind -of influence to help
you. Minnesota, Wisconsin and New
York to bring a political pull and' drag
upon Herniann, theeoramIsstoner.,Ho-gt
those lands to patent? '"Do- you want thn
aiar Ana wnat is tne reply I -conierrea
with department this . morning (April
10), and am Well satisfied with progress.
iso ouslda help needed.' The influence
froftr Senator-Mitchell fjrom' Oregon-1
enough, we need -nothing more while
Hermann is iri tho land office, and t will
earn that (1.00J) alone; and hs did earn t
i Keeping Tab of !. '
"Now 1- want 'to sliow you tha other
things that had happenedVhefore this let
ter asking for a - copy of -the books.
AprH-- . Tanner wrjteg Mitchell that
Benson and I quota from the letter
now "acknowledge that through your
Influence about 1,200 acres of these
lection had been passdLto pat'
Benson, who -jmployed thaftrin-, -who
agreed -to -pay the firm' 1, BOO touiet
these selections to patent, .comes hack to
Portland. Now, by that Sejiator Mitch
ell had knowledge, because the letter
fxpreasly told him Benson had employed
the flrm;"that we are t.o-gstthjs $1,800.'
Benson enmea to Portland and acknowl
edges to Tanner that through Mitchell's.
Influence about 1,200 acres of these se
lections have been passed for patenW
and Tanner writes that to. Mitchell,
showing Mitchell that the $1,600 which
Tanner is to -take from Benson,. Tanner
ia dolnr with the belief and knowledge
that.ha.ia receiving pay for th exerted
Influence of Mitchell as a senatoj-.. nq
for .nothing else. Pay Is coming in
from Benson, and Mitchell 1 told of it.
Does he write back and say. 'Remember,
Tanner- I am doing this for you per
sonally, and I want none of tha Krlbs
money; I would not -let tna jutny tucrep
come into my hands T No, . He "writes
a few days later. 8end me a eryof the.
books, so that I can see wnereau money
Is coming from and what for.' So that
he can see if hp Is getting his eimre .of
the Benson money; so that he can -see
ir Tanner la construing that contract-
that Mitchell 4a to hava ena half of alL
money that came ln ror servicea per
formed In Jaad matWrs';' thaTl what
he waala -ltortJI coma not Tvani it
for anything else. . ''.'". ; "j",
"This careless-man of huslms, -etils
man who takeJip Jntereat:in that.-this
man who. )s attending to -everybody s
business but his own writes anoT sped
finallv reuueata not only the copy of
h. hnnki hut that that copy shall show
from whom "the "money Is received and
SACAJMA STATUE
REACHES THE FAIR
After M any " Weeks of Waiting
Monument to Indian Guide
Arrives."" ,;'
The magnlflceht statue of Sacajawea,
thei Indian heroine which la to grace
a eonentcuoua" epot on the expoaltlon
around, arrived -from New-Yora-fhla
mornlnK.- There war' no , blara
trumDet. no-- sound of drum, . but
of
mlahty feelln of aatlefactlon on the
part of the women hj have etruggled
for the cauae or rtcopuHW-"r"
who aulded the exDioVfcre.
The monument waa designed by Altre
Cooper of Denver and executed by -Aft c
Henry Bonnard Broniarworka of New
York. It repreaenta an expenditure of
17,000, .moat f .jvhlch sum naa own
provided by tlja women of .ha north
Wrlflo roaat. . 7- -'
The unveiling and "dedication, of the
statue will take place at .tne Mir on
Jnlv . . Oh-fhnt occasion all children
wearlna fiacajawea buttons will be ad
mitted to the grounds free of charge.
The committee especially urges that
these be purchased by rortlanders' for
the prlca of the pedestal nas noi as yei
been subscribed, and the intention" la
to raise the sum by the sale of button!,
which cost only one dime each.
YALE UNIVERSITY HOLDS
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
' " "' IJonrn.l Ipeclkl 8rte.) ;
New Havpn. Conn., June 28. r'.Th
formal exercises of commencement day
at Yale began . thia morning. At iu
o'clock the graduares, caudlflnies for d-'
reea.-and InvHco (ruosta Bssrmhiefl on
fliecnilCgOT-ampua arm inarcin-n in pri,-eea4onvto-
Wodhridge hall, wherethn
exerclaos were. held.. In accordan-e with
custrttny-'the excrJses began iwlth the
singing ok the fir St four versAa of the
slxty-flftlf-salm, .which .wassung In
1718 orr the occanlon or? tne opening or
the flrat college erected In New Haven.
I'reslcWit Hartley personally Conferred
the higher degree .. " - - -.
The dinner or the alumni, in -tea unl
veraity dining hall followed the; mm
mencement exercises. ; Tables were (aid
for2.500 people. At the conclusion of
the dinner thre- was an elaborate fro
gram jf toasis-nnd responses. .'
H
Makes the skla soft
i-ae. velvet. c-i -Improves
aay oom-
- pleaiOB.' T :
Seal ham poo made.
tops halt from Cures most skin
failings amotions.
Cares daadraff. , arnn-rnTi'a Xal. la.
Make hair trow, , , vtgorator.
I TOftksye dyspepsia, or any liver
tronble, nse atnn.n.r. . .-. ami.
They enre aMionsnesa. Constipation aud
drive aU Imnnnti.. from the blood.
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-Credit is of great importance and -significance in the mercantile world.' A merchant values
his credit above his cash assets. To a private ndividual 'credit is a strong evidence of the
favorable opinion people have about him and his good 'character. It is safer, more satisfactory
to trade at a store where the goods y6u select are charged to you than where you pay thecash
and off you are. In theormer case you hold every statement of the "salespeople as a pledge ;
in the latter you know.- We extend credit to the honest man in the overalls as readily as to
the banker. without any extra charge, at the same prices as" charged by cash' housesc ;
: Sbkct your SUIT, TROUSERS,"h AT v
. "or SHOES and pay for same at your
'r'' conveniences-say, for instance,
A
. "THE STORE WHERE
YOVR CREDIT IS GOOD"
RINER WAS FOREMAN
0?i CONDUIT WORK
Only Interest He Had in Sewer
Was. in Getting His ,.;
". '' Wages. '
BANK OFFICIALS SAY
HE WAS PARTNER IN WORK
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L. O. RUton and W. O. "Morris
---T?tify Elliott Had InteresWii
S v1 'm Conduit.: ' 'V
it W. Hlner aat he owned a one third-,
Interest In the Tanner creek sewer con-
I tract; that "vVjC. KlllotCthen city engl-
. necr. ciw"wi - iuuiiuunuk .. . -R.
M. Rlner owntjd a one third Interest;
that the profTfa from the 'construction
of the sewer would be I1B.0007 end E.
W. Rlner offered to pledge the shares of
Mmi-elf. and Elliott as security to tho
bank for financing of the - Irv-lngton
rwer;'for which ht'tii a -bidder and
in which Elliott had an lnterestf-Testi-mony
of "U O. Ralston,, president, and
W. Cooper Morris, casnier, mo wy-
3 I k.nb - , -
Hiin Do , iiian mum.
NeUber Elliott nor myself was
partner In tha Tanner creek contracjt.
The -contractor was my father alone,
and fwas simply a wage-earner. Tes
timony of E. AV. Rlner.
:MhI-ts
a line of work in which
. i u i
.. The man or a
means to finance
ha Is an exDert may learn something by
attendlng-thetrlal-of -li.-Vi-ftiner4n-)
dieted for obtaining money from tn
city by false pretenses. Tho testimony
of the Dank otneers snowea inai a man
who wanted to be a bidder for a publlo
contract could easlfy-jobtaln rnoney from
a band if he had security to offer and
if he could satisfy th officers , that his
contract would not be a losing venture
and he could give a bonus for th loan.
" Mr. Ralston and Mr. Morris had
financed R. M. Rlner In th Tanner
creek sewer-matter. . When th Irving
ton 'contract was about to be let, so they
testified this morning, E.rWJtiner called
on them and said that' he would be a
bidder. II wanted the proposition
financed,. and he offered to pledge hi
profits and the profits of .Elliott from
th Tanner creek- contract aa a aeourtty
for a certified, chick-tor. 112.800. which
he would nave to present wun nis jrv
ington hid. Elliott' was to hava an In
rnr.it In tha Trvtnaton rnrrtrii-L
As to the flnanclngrof R.M. Rlner, thtt
hank officers said that a -bonus of 1
per cent had been charged, but they did
not tell the amount Of their profit.: The
Object of Introducing this evidence was
Id prove that a partnership agreement
exlated between. H. W. and R, M. Rlner
In the Tanner creek contract.
Mr. RalHton was the Jaat witness for
the state. The first important witness
Jjof th defense, was 9. C. Elliott, who
was expected to deny that he waa a
BSSpnar of either or both of tha Rlner
at any trmj.Tne-ataie ODjecien to him
ns a witness as he was a co-defendant
In the case and the objection -waa su-
talned. "VV. W. Tate, a foreman, and J.
M. Brijathwalt, a bricklayer, at the
scwci estlfled that no poor work was
nnp. and then K. w. Rifiar Wss cftllod
to the stand to teatlfy in his own behalf.
-Rlner ald-hF bad prepared a bid for
the' IivJngtonf contract for tha Inde
pendent Cooaiructlon company, which
was componed of hlmaelf and Morris
poned of hlmaelf and Morris
Relnsteln. A pool of confractora had
been -formed and at the Irs t minute -he
learned that th bid Would probably be
awarded to some one who wss not In
th. rrvmhlnRt Ion. He told -thta to his
father, but did not ask him to bid. Hf
had no interest in the Tanner creek con
tnutt.and he told-Ralston so when h
Bkert ,fr .finances.' 1 He 'did have an
interest In t,he ICamilfon avenu sewer.
The bonk wanted seeavrlty and he of
fere this. - '
-'Th bank - people. ? h continued.
"asked The .If the engineer had made a
liberal estimate fof th Irvlngron sewnr
and I said h had. Thfy .called hlm,up
l.ianhnn. a n .1 P 1 n mir tO AUM.
f - -; .-, -.V ' M
Eastern Outfitting
tions he said th estimaf was llbefalXtn". beyond telling some of the brick-
nouah and that he believed me qua!
Ifled to do the work if I omataea the 1
hid. The bank agreed to-f lnarlce ma.
The consideration was to b one third
of the profits. The remaining two third
werf to go 12. me." .
Tn Dang omcers, nunr - wrw
ery bitter against hint after th Timr
creek " sewer tfounle. Tne nsng had
held the qontrsct money rtue-hl fjthee
snd he hml demanded mat cinders
pax hlal hla .w aa Xortmajn. f-etJ
Closing DeparMeM
$ 1 .00 ii Week
388-90-92 Washing'ton St.
. . ..v-' - '--. . - ' : - - ' " t .'I
4
ho jnore
than a Connersville; Bike Wagon
with all its perfect appointmehtsr
and up-to-date; fixtures. It!s-npf
once in five years that you can get
I a chance to buy
H . -
for
" When you call to seethe Connersville you'll notice that In
every part there's just the latest, newest improvements. - If
you're a judge of Vehicles, you'll stare in amaiemenTwhen
you see how fine a rig it is that just now we're able to offer.
for $80 net cash. . ' -
-a?.
Butchers
Machinery", Fixtures, Sausage Casings,; Tdre Spices, Scales,
Aprons and Coats, Knives, Cleavers Saws, Blocks, Coolers, etc.
s. birkenWald CO.
" , ,: The Largest Butchers' Supply House on the Crst
Telephone Main 6361. ' ;
refuted, and he threatened to garnishee
the bank. Then they, paid him. His
only lnterest In the Tanner creek sewer
wss a wage-earner.- He had given
no -"order exoept as directed by his
in vera who- had never Worked In sewers
Ibefor . not -to "spPBoT . the "cement
mo. tar as tney wi)iii on a.nuuaing.
The storji- of ThoaMe'yNeJlLJhat he
had given carders to fay hrlrk wlthoul
mortar; wss a falsehood hf slJi,-
', Rlner was crosi-examlnei thl fter
poort. - , .....
Oh June It, "49 snd 30 th c-hvago 4
Northwestern railway jvlll sell tickets
tMWy0 ' Wta.Uni, rtr cf
4-
Conif)
any
; nobby,-handy rig
a $125 road wagon
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) Tt 186MoiTion
CP 16813DFroi5t
les
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304306 Everett. St; Portland
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l.JSfor thi round "trip, with cholc
of . routes and liberal " stopover priv
lieges, good for 10 days from date o(
sale. For further information- ball on
or address W. A. Cox, general igtnt, 1(1
Third- gtreet, Portland. Oregoa. . : ,
, Excursion Kates East."
y
Suppl
On June- 2lr 2 and 10 the Canadian - I
Paelfle win sell round-trip tickets to .
-esstern points at very te rates, Ttck
ets will b rH"l for top-ovr.prlrl!egf,
wltir final limit of 90 days from Aataja
of sal. . ror descrtptlvamstter and full .
particulars call on Or address f. R,
Johnson, y. snd P. A. Csnadlan paclflo,
HI Third street, Portland, Or,
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