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SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1012.
NO. 154.
FillilLIN SIS Oil)
BRIBE KY
SAYS ALSO DARROW OFFERED
TO GIVE HIM $3000 TO PLEAO
GUILTY DARROV IS FINE MAN
Franklin Admitted He Had Never Told His Attorney, Davis,
of Darrow's Giving Him Money for the Purpose of Bribing
Jurors Witness Denied Having Made Statements Before
Entering His Plea of Guilty, to the Effect That Darrow Was
Innocent His Story of Darrow Telling Him the Money
Came From Gompers is Fishy.
Hall of Justice, Los Angeles, Cal ,
June 4. "Clarence Darrow told nie
that he got the money direct from
Samuel Gompers," testified Detectlvo
Hert H. Franklin, referring to the
$4000 alleged to have been paid Mc
Namara Talesman George N. Lock
wood for the purpose of bribery, dur
ing the morning session of the trial of
Darrow, who Ib charged with the brib
ery of McNumura jurors.
The statement was made, Franklin
swore, when he told Darrow that he
read in a newspaper that the district
attorney had been able to trace the
money direct from the vaults of the
bank through Franklin's hands, the
bills being numbered.
Darrow, he said, laughed at the
Idea, saying that was Impossible, as
the money had come direct from the
president of the American Federation
of Labor.
Before this startling allegation was
made Franklin had contended that
''Clarence Harrow told me that If I
would plead guilty and take a flue, he
would see that I got $3000."
On direct examination, Franklin tes
tified that Associate Counsel Le
Compte Davis, of the McNamara de
fense, Mid made such a promise to
liini. Franklin could not fix the date
of this alleged conversation, but per
sisted, when questioned further, that
Darrow had made such a statement.
The witness further testified that at
various times Darrow had Bhown
solicitude for his family, and asked
lilm how they and his friends we f tak
ing his arrest, and the developments
that followed. Franklin displayed con
siderable spirit, and fought Attorney
Rogers, often when cornered answer
ing "I don't remember.''
The witness testified that Darrow
POLITICS
GOT JOflES
HIS PARDON
HENEY, WHO PROSECCTEIf THE
CASE, AXO WAS ONCE IX THE
LIMELIGHT, HAYS TAFT'S EX.
I'LANATION AM) CHAIKiE OF
JURY FIXIXfi IS "ROT."
L'xiTtn mess liased wise.
San Francisco, June I. "Political
pull alone was responsible for the ac
tion of President Tnft In granting an
unconditional pardon to Wlllan
of Portland, convicted of land frauds,"
according to the declaration here to
day of Francis J. Heney, who prose
cuted th erase agaluBt Jones.
"President Taft's explanation," con
tinued Heney, "that he was moved to
act on the ground that Improper meth
ods were used In filling the Jones
jury box Is all rot. Former Congress
man Wheeler, of Pennsylvania, K mil
lionaire lumberman, heavily Interested
In timber lands in Oregon and Califor
nia, Is the man who brought great
pressure to bear In Jones' case.
Wheeler has wonderful ixilltlcal Influ
ence, and knows how to make It count.
He hns been working In Jones' behalf
for months, and I was not surprised
at the president's act."
The late t'nlted States Senator
Mitchell, of Oregon, and Dinger Her
mann, former commissioner of tlv?
general land office, were alleged to
have been Implicated In the land
frauds for which Jones was convicted.
'asked him on one occasion:
j "How large, are the cells at San
Quentlu, and what are the accommo
dations?"
"I told him," suld Franklin, "to the
beBt of my ability, as I was thinking a
good deal on the Bubject myself at
that time."
Franklin was required to relate cer
tain conversations he had with Attor
ney Davis, who acted as his attorney,
following his arrest, despite his reluc
tance, and the strenuous opposition of
the district attorney. Rogers waB evi
dently laying a foundation for Attor
ney Davis' testimony, when the Mc
Namara counsel Is called to the stand.
Franklin admitted that he had never
told Davis that Darrow had given him
money for the purpose of bribery. Rog
ers then referred to various conversa
tions Franklin is alleged to have had
previous to the entering of his plea of
guilty with various parties In which
he exonerated Darrow from any
charge of bribery. The witness denied
making such statements. Relative to
one conversation, Franklin said:
''I did say that Mr. Darrow was one
of the kindest, best men I ever knew,
and I'll say It again to his face."
Darrow smiled nnd bowed to the
state's witness.
COMiRESS DECIDES TO
INVESTIOTTE REEF TRUST
united rnua it'ASKD wma.J
Washington, June 4. Qule't pre
Inary Investigation of the beef trust
was decided upon by the house com
mittee on judiciary, In executive ses
sion here today. The committee
agreed to report the Kdwards reso
lution which callB for the Investiga
tion, hut members of the committee
wish to make a private Inquiry on
their own account beforehand. None
of the big packers will be called, and
there will be no sensational fea
tures. WILL TAKE I P MONEY
TRUST INVESTHIATION
UMITIU ritBHS LEtSED Willi. 1
Washington, June 4. That the
"money trust" investigation will be
taken up In New York Thursday was
the decision reached today by the
committee on banking nnd currency
of the house. Preliminary hearings
will be held In the stock exchange
nnd at the clearing house.
He Was "Near."
UNITED I'HEHS LEASED WISE.)
' San Francisco, June 4. Claiming
the stingiest man for a husband, Mrs.
J. Carson got a divorce. He stopped
the baiiy's milk because It cost five
cents a day, refused his wife fire
end made her stay at home to save
shoe leather.
Court Hot Hiihj, Too.
DKIT1D mM LEASED WISS.)
Portland, Ore., June 4. "Things are
going to be pretty lively In athletics
In the Rose Festival, and I ought to
lie ready for work," said Dow Walker,
a well-known athlete, in an endeavor
to escape Jury duty. "We're going to
be busy here, too," said the court or
dering Walker to prepare for duty.
JI IKJE WESTCOIT CHOSEN
TO NOMINATE WILSON
Ternton, N. J., June 4. At a meet
ing hererfoilay of Democratic delegates
to go to Ilaltlmore, Judge John West
cott, of Camden, was unanimously se
lected to present the name of Wood
row Wilson to the national convention
as a candidate for the presidential
nomination.
There Is profit In farming, but It
takes business ability to turn that
profit Into a bonk account.
017 TOLD llll
li
Thirty Prospectors Drown.
Winnipeg. Man.. June 4.
Thirty persons prospecting
along the line of the Grand
Trunk Pacific construction
work In the mountains, are re-
ported to have been drowned
today while crossing the Fraser
t river on rafts and in row boats.
They were caught In a raging
current,
TflFT GETS
MANAGEMENT RUNS THE ROAD
ROLLER OVER ROOSEVELT DEL.
EHATES AND THE PEOPLE Of
OHIO, AND TAKES A REST,
ONIT1D PRESS U1UD WM8.I
Columbus, Ohio, June 4. Controll
ing the Ohio state convention here to
day by a good working majority, ad
herents of President Taft elected for
him the six delegates at large from
the state, and desire desperate en
deavors by the Roosevelt clans, ob
tained a clear-cut endorsement of the
present chief executive for the Repub
lican lioniinutlon for the presidency.
After the Taft victory It was Imme
diately rumored that the Roosevelt
men would bolt the convention.
The first test of strength between
Taft and Roosevelt came on the ques
tion of endorsatlon. The Rooosevelt
men attempted to substitute for the
majority report endorsing Taft, a
resolution lauding Colonel Roosevelt.
On a division, Taft won by 3!"Vi
votes to Roosevelt's 359 4 .
On the vote for the delegates at
large Roosevelt Bhowed a trifle more
strength, the vote being for delegates
390 W against, for Roosevelt dele
gates 3(12. Every large county In
the state, excepting thoBe containing
Columbus and Toledo supported the
Taft delegates, the Roosevelt strength
being largely drawn from the dole,
gates representing the rural' sections.
After electing the Taft delegates nt
large the convention ordered a recess
until July 2, 'when a state ticket will
lie named.
Eugene dined President Young nnd
other officials of the Oregon Kleclrlc
Monday night.
RAILROADS
Ifl ISLANDS
A SDGCESS
(UNHID PRESS LEAKED Will.
Manila, June 4. Thut the oiwratlon
of railroads In the Philippine islands
is a success Is evidenced in the large
dividends that were declared for the
stockholders of the Manila Railroad
company, with lines In Luzon, during
the fiscal year. None of the four ier
cent interest guaranteed on the bonds
by the Insular government bus hud to
lie paid, as the dividends fur exceeded
that rate.
In the entire archipelago there have
been completed to date Mm miles of
railroads, all of which Is in active op
eration. According to plans which
have been filed with t lie government
supervising railway expert, 4fl0 miles
mora of track w ill be laid by Seplem
her, 1918.
A Woman's Way.
flan Francisco, June 4. llecatiRe
her tenants refused to move, Mrs. J
T. Roberts smashed all their windows
and carried away all their doors. The
tenants took the hint, and Mrs. Rob
erts, out $1.10, is reientlng at leisure
SIX ME
HUB OHIO
, Archbald Case Ended!
Washington, June 4. No wit-
nesses in his own defense were
presented today by Judge Rob-
ert Archbald of the commerce
court before the house commit-
tee on Judiciary, which Is In-
vestigating charges against him.
The examination of witnesses
ended this afternoon. -
4-
Attorney Carson Thus Summar
izes the Object of the Suit
Brought by L H. McMahon
Aganist His Tenant, Lope
Sing.
THE LEASE IS 20 YEARS OLD
Testimony Today Though for (lie
Plaintiff, Docs Sot Show a Very
Strong Case, and the Defense In.
slsts it Will Introduce Testimony
That Will Knock Plaintiff's Conten
tions Into a Cocked Hut, and Then
Sonie,
Charging thut the moving spirit of
the plaintiff In the case of L. II. Mc
Mahon against Lope Sing, an Orien
tal, was to have cancelled a lease on
a hop yard owned by the plaintiff,
and which lease had been in opera
tion for 20 years, bocause he de
Blred to ,oust the defendant, as hops
were at a high price, and reap the
financial harvest that the crop for
this year would bring, John Carson,
o." counsel for the defense yesterday
afternoon made the opening state
ment In Judge Galloway's court.
The plaintiff Is represented by
John AIcNary, and he had preceded
wllh the opening statement for his
client. The hop yard Involved Is sit
uated about nine miles north of the
city and wus formerly owned by Oli
ver Heers, from whom Lope Sing
leased tho yard. The original lease
dates back for a orlod of 20 years
but a renewal of It was made In lat
er years and McMnhan contracted for
tho Heers ranch In 1909 subject to
tho lease.
McNary In making the opening
statement declured that lxipe Sing
had violated his part of the lease by
fulling to cultivate the land properly;
fulling to keep up the kilns and
warehouses, and to repair the fences,
and also by falling to keep up the
yard. The result had been, he de
clured, that but a scant crop could
be grown. The plaintiff, lie assert
ed, had offered to provide the defen
dant with proper Implements to work
the yard, but ho had declined. Ho
also declared that the defendant had
torn down fences surrounding a tim
ber and pasture tract belonging to
tho plaintiff permitting his cattle to
escape, and thut geese and hogs be
longing to the defendant, hud Injured
a clover patch belonging to the
plaintiff. These and numberless oth
er offenses were charged up against
the Oriental by the Whltenmn plain
tiff. "I want to cull the court's atten
tion to the inconsistency of tho com
plaint." said Attorney Carson upon
making the opening argument.
"They declare to begin with that be
ciiuse of failure of cultivation and
unskillful farming by defendant,
that there bus been s failure of
crop, and then, In the second cause
of action, they declare that there
was n large crop and desire an ac
counting." "I'ntll the price of Imps soared
heavenward, there wus no complaint
against the defendant's manner of
tunning this hop ranch," he contin
ued, "For the past 20 years, the de
fendnnt has operated this yurd and
pot until the lust yeur was there any
complaint, and we expect to show
that the moving spirit of this suit Is
tc oust the defendant from his prem
ise and that falling to do so by an
noying and harassing hi in. the plain-
(Continued on page t.)
IS TliYlOG
TO RECALL
THE LEASE
TAFT WILL
O THE ROOSEVELT HO VJILL
Clark (lets Nevada.
Fallon, Nev., June 4. Nam-
Ing six delegates with Instruc-
tlons to vote for Champ Clark
as long as he remain candidate
and referring" to Roosevelt as
Insincere and dangerous, ' the
Nevada Democratic state con-
ventlon adjourned this after-
noon after a strenuous two days
session.
MARRIED A YEAR AMI, HER HI S-
HAND WENT TO ALASKA AND
MADE A FORTUNE WAS
KILLED IN A SNOWSLIDE.
Seattle, Wash., June 4. Mrs. An
na Madge Iammers, bride of a yeur,
learned today thut she lu a widow
and worth a million dollars. She
married J, Franklin Lammers In
liutte to May, of lust year, and they
moved to Stelluoooin, near Tuo'i'ii.
Lummers left his bride there to go
to Alaska to make his fortune.
He wus killed In a snowsllde near
Kennccott, In the Copper river dis
trict, and his body was recovered,
though that of his companion, J.
McCarthy, was not found. Mrs,
Lammers read of her husband's death
in the Tacoma Times, with tho addi
tional information that T. M. Cart
wright, n business man of Cordova,
Alaska, was In Scuttle looking for
the dead miner's heirs. Cartwrlght
did - not know that Lammers hud a
wife.
Rev. J. 14, Noflslngor, formerly of
liutte, but now living In Souttle,
called on Mrs. ljiimiiors today in
this city and Identified her nn the
young woman he had married to
Lammers a year ago. He also lden-
lll'ed Laimners' photograph which
tlx widow carries In a gold locket.
Ijiinnierx recently sold two mines,
one of them the Anna Mudge, named
arter his wife, for $225,0110. He left
enormous holdings In the north.
When told that she wus a rich wo
man, today, Mrs. Uunmers said:
"I would willingly give up the
money If It would only bring Frank
buck to me."
EXECUTIVE ,
COMMITTEE
ENDORSES
The officials and executive commit
tee of the BuIimii Hoard of Trade today
it a lunch lit the Marlon endorsed
the proposition of Messrs. Iiwenbeig
and (Reiner to establish the Northwest
stove foundry at Salem for a bonus of
$."iO'lO, to lie operated with free labor.
President Albert, T. II. Kuy and Jus.
It. Linn were appointed a committee
to receive a guarantee that the Indus
try will be permanently locuted here
and operated to Its full capacity. The
money will be raised this week.
SHUCK A HE Er
os Hill TRIAL TltlP
(united rum mased wins )
Washington, June 4. The Dew
ilreailiiuiiglil. Arkansas struck a sunk
en reef off the coast of Maine today,
while on her trial trip, according to
a report received at the navy de
partment. No details ncre given, but It Is not
thought the battleship Is In dunger.
The trial trip will be discontinued.
It Is stated.
SEAllLE
QUAD IS
HOE RICH
GOOTIiOL GBDIfll
THIS HOW SEEMS CERTAIH AS
IT HAS DEEtl DECIDED TO USE
STEAM ROLLER 00 ROOSEVELT
New Says Taft Men Will Be in Full Control, and Will Run the
Convention in His Interests, and Points to Ohio as a Sam
ple of What Will Happen Roosevelt Followers Are Full of
Fight, as is Their Leader, an d Will Make Any Who Sit on
Them Realize There is Such a Thing as Tacks.
(UNITED PUISS LIASED WIRE.)
Chicago, June 4. That the Taft
men Intend to remorselessly tun the
steamroller over the Roosevelt boon,
at the nutlonal convention wjj In
dicated here todny by Natlona'. Com
mitteeman Hi.rry S. New, of Klltm
cpo'is. vlit, dpclured that President
Taft would be In absolute control cl
tho Republican national commutes
when U n ects hero next Tuuridny to
heni' con'iKe
The flist ,tt of the commltte"), New
Oiciurcd, vculd be to refuse to seal
Uoom:t men elected as nutimul
committeemen from states curried by
lliu iormer president In the primar
ies I'.ew, who Is chairman uf the
rub-connnlltee appointed by the nu
tionul committee to make arrange
ments for the ChlcwijO convention,
Insisted that the Roosevelt commit
teemen will not be given seat) until
the national convention adjourns
tho old members acting until the Re
publican nominee for president- Is se
lected. Killer Fight Expected.
Indication that the Roosevelt men
will wage a bitter fight on this
method of procedure came todny
when Robert Howell, who Is favora
ble to Roosevelt's candidacy, chosen
a member of the national committee
from Nebraska In the recent, presi
dential prlmurloB stated thut he will
demand Immediate admittance to the
committee on the ground that he
holds a certificate of election from
the governor of Nobruska.
When Informed of Howell's Inten
tion, New doc I a rod that Howell's de
mand would be tublcd nnd that Vic
tor Rosewuter of Nebraska, a Taft
man, would be elected chairman of
tint national committee to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Com
mitteeman Hill, of Mulne.
Tuft Men Jubilant.
The Tnf tpeople here are Jubilant
over the president's victory in the
Ohio convention, Insisting this fore
casts triumph for Tuft at Chicago.
(leneral Charles Hick, of Ohio, who
will act as contest manager for
President Taft before the committee
on credentials, has arrived here and
tiinounced that ho expected every
contesting Taft delegation to be
sealed. Hi declared that everything
would lie open and above board, pre
dicting that the public would he ad
mitted to Hie contest hearings. Most
of the committeemen, he suld, fav
ored holding open meetings,
Says Contests Are Flimsy,
"We have the right on our side
nnd Intend that the public shall real
he this," said Hick. "The majority
of the lloosevelt contests are so flim
sy that any Impartial body would re
ject them. , We only ask for a square
deal at the hands of the nutlonal
committee."
(Jcnei'itl Dick personally will han
dle each of the Tuft contests, with
the nsHlslance of local attorneys In
f lie li of the districts affected, lie al
ready has established headquarters
hi re, anil will slnrt real activities to
morrow. As a 'result of New's announce
ment nnd the fact thut the Ohio con
vention bus endorsed Tuft delegates
ut Urge, despite the fact thut Roose
velt curried the state by a plurality
or HO.OOO, the Colonel Is expected to
come here next week und assume
personal charge of his forces.
A Hull Seems Certain.
Roosevelt men here privately sny
that the "regularly elected delegates
In Ohio" will not ahlde by the re
sults In the Ohio convention. Talk
of bolting the national convention Is
tuard on all sides, and It Is general
ly believed that If the Taft people
(i-ntrol the national commute,
Hi
which the Roosevelt men openly ad
mit tlioy fear will come to pass, that
the only hope for Roosevelt Is to get
pledges from delogates to upset tba
temporary roll of delegates whenthu
national committee submits this list
at the opening of the convention. If
the vote Is adverse to Roosevelt on.
the first reul test, It Is believed the
Roosevelt men plan to bolt In a body,
go to the Auditorium, organize a sep
arate convention and nominate Colo
nel RooBevelt. If the Roosevelt men
should find It necessary to bolt, It
Is believed that former Senator Al
bert J, Ileverldge will be his run
ning mute,
Tuft men here today Insisted that
the president will control the con- '
ventlon by a plurality of 80 votes.
The Roosevelt men flatly disputed
this claim, asserting that Roosevelt
will still have a plurality of 100,
even If all the contests &rf decided
ugulnst the former president.
Roosevelt Undo Ho Comment
New York, June 4. Theodora
Roosevelt declined today to comment
when shown the United Press report of
the Ohio state convention. The Col
onel merely said:
"I am Interested but have nothing;
to say. I must refer you to what (
said In my statement ubout Ohio ast
night,"
Taft Was Pleased..
Washington, June 4. President Taft
wus In conference with his cabinet
today when a direct wire brought him
news of the result of the Ohio conven
tion, The president was pleased but
declined to comment. For a few min
utes the cabinet held a Jollification.
President Tuft probably will Issue a
statement later,
Thomas II. Wells, 35, was drowned
In the McKenzle, neur Vlda, Sunday.
KERI! GETS
VIRTUOUSLY
I
DKNOCNCES THE LLKCTIOX OF
SENATOR LORIMKR AS THK
FLOWER OK POLITICAL CROOK
EDNESSWILL eONTINTK DE
0I N( ING FOR TWO UAYS.
UNITED I'KESS I.S1SED WIRI.1
Washington, June 4. Hotly de
nouncing the election of Culled States
Senator William Uirlmer, of Illinois,
as the flower of political crookedness
In America, 8enntor John W. Kern, of
Indiana, today, lu the somite, opened
Hie renewed fight on l.orlmor, by an
nouncing thut he Intended to consume,
two days lu his denunciation.
Senator Kern represents the. minor
ity of the senate Uirlmer committer,
which favored unseating the "blonde
buss'' from Chicago. In opening he
ridiculed the majority of the commit
tee's argument that, as Ixirliner was
once exotieruled, nnd no new evidence
had been presented In his case, It was
res ailjudlcatii, and could not be re
opened. ,
She Ntmid the Heat.
Redwood City, Cut., June 4. "It's
loo hot to get married," objected
Miss Ruby Wheeler, but John Fletch
er Insisted. Just as the bride was
about to say, "1 do," she fulnted from
the heat. John and the minister re
vived her with n electric fan and
completed the Job.
LiDIGlUT