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BIG FIRM OFFERS
TO BUY $500,000
AQUEDUCT BONDS
New York Life Insurance Com
pany Seeks to Invest Half
Million Here
OFFICIALS HOLD MEETING
Refuse Information on Discussion
Held Behind Closed Doors.
City Attorney Confident
At a meeting, no details of which
Van divulged by those concerned,
Mayor Alexander, members of the city
council, tho city attorney, members of
tho board of public works and the
water commissioners, for threo hours
nnd a half yesterday discussed a plan
whereby the bond syndicates handling
the aqueduct bonds may be amicably
induced to pay tlfe $816,000 that the city
claims Is due July 31 as the regular bi
monthly Installment for bonds fur
nished, but which the syndicates have
refused to pay on the ground that they
have purchased sufficient extra bonds
to free them from meeting- another
payment until January, 1911. It Is
hoped to keep the work on the aque
duct in full swing by reaching some
sort of an agreement.
As an evidence of tho confidence that
eastern capital has in Los Angeles.
Marco H. Hellman, vice president of
the Merchants National bank, received
a telegram from the New York Life In
surance company yesterday, offering:
to take $fioo,ooo of the aqueduct bonds,
subject to the decision of the com
pany's counsel as to their legality.
Whilo It was rumored that this
proposition was discussed at the ex
ecutive session of city officials yester
day there were strong denials on the
part of those present. They say tho
offer was read but not discussed.
NO SUIT CONTKMi"I-ATKI)
"Yes," said Gen. Chaffee, president
of the bourd of public works, when
questioned on the subject last nisht,
"we did hear the offer of the Insurance
company, but no decision to accept
was reached. I am not at liberty to
give out our deliberations."
City Attorney Hewitt, when ques
tioned as to the possibility of a suit
being filed to compel the syndicates to
live up to their contracts, emphatically
denied that legal action was contem
plated.
"I want the public to understand
there ia no suit contemplated by the
municipality. We hope that through
negotiations the syndicates may be In
duced to live up to the contract tiiat
they made with us. The bi-monthly
installment of $816,000 Is due the city,
and I consider that the city's conten
tion is a valid one," he said.
"What does tho city intend to do re
garding the offer of the insurance com
pany?" was asked.
"At present I am not at liberty to
Ba^^The offer certainly shows the
coStencc that eastern capital has in
tills city. In the faco of the numerous
derogatory reports that are being cir
culated about the city—reports which,
I am glad to Bay, are wholly without
foundation—one of the strongest insti
tutions on this continent expresses a
willingness to buy our bonds. It shows
that our bonds are salable, and that all
talk to the contrary Is groundless."
::OIII'A.\V BIDS l'Olt HONU.s
Marco H. Hellman brought about the
offer of the insurance company by a
telegram sent to it on Wednesday, ask
ing iliat it make a bid on the aqueduct
bonds. Yesterday morning the answer
came authorizing Hellman to make a
bid for $500,000 worth of the bonds on
v basis to net the company 4% per cent
per annum. Hellman was jubilant over
the promptness with which his ad
vances were met.
"I am sure the east regards us as
being on a substantial footing," said
Mr. Hellman, "and any injurious re
ports that have been circulated regard-
Ing us are practically disproved by this
offer to buy our bonds. Such a con
servative institution as the New York
Life Insurance company Is not in the
habit of buying bonds that are not
considered gilt edged."
Those at the meeting in the aqueduct
board's rooms in the Central building
yesterday were Mayor Georg9 Alexan
der, City Attorney Leslie K. Hewitt,
Councilmen Betkouski, Gregory, Wash
burn and O'Brien, the members of the
board of public works, the water com
missioners and W. B. Mathews, attor
ney for the aqueduct.
FATE OF ACCUSED GRAFTER
NOW IN HANDS OF JURY
Judge Issues Instructions in Lee
O'Neill Browne Case
CHICAGO, June 24.—1t has been
many years since an Illinois jury has
been called on to consider a verdict of
greater political importance than tin
one which retired this afternoon to
consider the charge of bribery against
Lee O'Neill Browne, leader of. the
Democratic minority of the Illinois
houße of representatives.
In instructing the jury Judge Mc-
Surely said the uncorroborated testi
mony of an accomplice might be con
sidered, but it should be received with
great caution. Should the jury believe
that any of the state's witnesses testi
fied because of promises of immunity
from prosecution, this should enter
Into the consideration of the case. To
find Browne guilty, the court said,
the evidence must establish beyond a
reasonable doubt that on June 16, 1909,
Browne gave Representative White in
the Bi'lggs house, in Chicago, the sum
of $850 in consideration of having vot
ed for William Lorimer, pursuant to a
corrupt agreement.
State's Attorney Wayman occupied
the greater part of the day in making
the closing argument for the state.
Receiving no report from the jury
of a probable verdict tonight, Judge
Mi Surely at 10. o'clock left. for his
home, after issuing Instructions that
the verdict, if reached, shall be sealed
and returned in court tomorrow morn-
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LOS ANGELES HERALD
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OEN. FREDTOUCK FITNSTON
GEN. FUNSTON SUFFERS
SEVERE HEART ATTACKS
Lies Critically 111 in Kansas as
Wife Hurries to His
Bedside
LEAVEXWORTH, Knn., June 24.—
Gen. Frederick Funston, commandant
of the army service schools here, is
critically ill with an attack of heart
dlaeaie at his home here.
General Funston's condition is such
that army strgeons and tho best of
trained nurses in the hospital are In
constant attendance on him.
Mrs. Funston, who Is at the Fun
ston summer home at Oakland, Cal.,
has .been informed of the general's
condition.
General Punston is suffering from an
gina pectorls.
It iv^s learned today that he had
been "Subject to slight heart trouble
for some time and It Is believed the
heat of the last week brought gn the
present severe attack.
Late tonight It was said that General
Funston's condition showed improve
ment.
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
FORECAST
Los Angeles and vicinity—Fair Saturday;
somewhat warmer; lght south wind. Maxi
mum temperature yesterday 73 degrees;
minimum temperature 68 degrees.
LOS ANGELES
Mrs. Florence Ropars declares man for
whom she left husband betrayed her to
the police. PAGE) 3
Three thousand persons In Temple audi
torium see 219 high school graduates re
, ceive diplomas. - PAGE 3
J. T. Dyer, superintendent of telegraph for
Salt Lake railway, elected head of asso
ciation. PAGE 3
Finance committee- of city council prepares
resolution urging voters to approve Bale
of city halL , PAGE 9
Sheriff to bring Brlscoe, accused realty
dealer, to Los Angeles. PAGE 9
Two hundred and seventeen graduated from
state normal school. PAGE 9
Wife charges Dr. C. N. Heron "railroaded"
her to asylum. PAGE 9
Electric companies otter citizens committee
8-cent rate if ordinance la defeated. PAGE 13
Good government forces have rousing rally
In Boyle Heights. PAGE 8
A. G. Spaldlng refuses to be O. O. P.
candidate for United States senate. PAGE 8
Council takes under advisement plan to
spend $100,000 In beautifying Central park.
PAGE 11
Reform forces backing De La Monte for
sheriff. PAGE 13
Eight thousand persons at Al Malaikah
temple welcome Frank Pierce, grand .
master Mason. PAGE 3
Ne.\r York Life Insurance company offers
to purchase $500,000 worth of aqueduct
bonds. PAGE 1
Editorial and Letter Box. PAGE 12
Marriage, licenses, birth, deaths. PAGE 14
Society. \ PAGE 6
Churohes. ' PAGE 16
Mining and oil fields. __ PAGE 6
Markets and financial. PAGE 7
City brevities. PAGE 13
Personals. PAGE 16
Classified advertising. PAGES 14-15
Sports. *.'£'< PAGES 10-11
Politics. PAGES 8 AND 13
Citrus fruit report. . . PAGE 5
Building permits. ■ . -C ; PAGE 5
Shipping, ; PAGE 7
SOUTH CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles naturalists reach port after
long struggle against storm off Santa
Rosa Island. PAGE 14
Utah man tells Long Beach police he lost
bank roll. PAGE 14
Third plan for Arroyo Seco bridge may
solvo question for Pasadena. PAGE 14
Captain J. L. Ames, chief engineer of
Surety Oil Mines company, reaches Camp
Salt Slack and brings word of companions
'lighting death in divert. > • .PAGE 1
COAST V
Court orders smelting company to de
stroy fumes. PAGE 2
Fire still raging in hold of steamer
Alaskan. PAGE 3
Fresno doctor, charged with lax treat
ment, held for superior court. PAGE 3
EASTERN
Damage to crops has depressing effect
on market, • ■ PAGE 7
Charlton, confessed wife murderer, may
go free because of question of juris
diction between United States and
Italy. ' PAGE 1
Senator Gore charges 150,000 bribe was
offered him, and Involves prominent
men. % PAOB 1
Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont to study woman's -
suffrage conditions In England; de
clares America Is not a free country.
PAGE 1
Gon. Funston critically 111 In Kansas.
-.- PAGE 1
Senate and house conferees finally agree'
on 120,000,000 , for reclamation pro
jects, PAGE 2
New York-Chicago airship line, proposed
by Ca.pt. Baldwin. PAGE 2
Gas explosion wrecks Oakland flat building.
PAGE 6
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1910.
$20,000,000 FOR
RECLAMATION IS
FINAL DECISION
Senate and House Conferees
Reach Agreement After
Luncheon with Taft
UPPER HOUSE PASSES BILL
President to Have Power to Or
der Examinations of
Projects
[Associated Press]
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 24.—
The house conferees today won their
fight for the house provision in the bill
authorizing the Issuance of $20,000,000
in certificates of indebtedness for the
completion of existing reclamation pro
jects, on which it Is proposed to spend
the money as raised.
They made the concession, however,
that the provision be mollified so that
the power of approving projects rest
upon the president alone.
The house provision would have re
quired the approval of the army ''en
gineers.
The senate opposed turning over to
army engineers the work of examining
and approving projects, on the ground
that many of the projects had been de
veloped to a point where they mustvbe
continued according to the original
plans, or all the money already in
vested would be lost.
An effort to reconcile the differences
was made at the White House today
when the president had the conferees
to luncheon. He proposed that the
question of having the projects exam
ined by the army engineers be left to
the discretion of the executive, and
the senate conferees were wiling to ac
cept this suggestion.
The matter was not settled, however,
until after another conference at the
capltol, and the agreement resulted
only after still further concessions by
the senate conferees.
After considerable debate the senate
accepted the conference report.
CONGRESS WILL NOT VOTE
IMPERIAL APPROPRIATION
Lack of Information Regarding
District Deters Legislators
WASHINGTON, June 24.—1t Is quite
doubtful If congress at the present ses
sion will appropriate any money for
the use of the reclamation service In
protecting the Imperial valley In
Southern California from the ravages
of the Colorado river.
Representative Smith of California
introduced a resolution asking $2,000,
--000 for the purpose, but it found little
support In committee, because of the
lack of lnforamtton as to conditions
in the locality where the river had
broken its banks.
PRESIDENT'S SISTER-IN-LAW
SCORES VICTORY IN COURT
Mrs. Charles P. Taft in Control
of Theater
CHICAGO, June 24.—Mrs. Anr*. Sin
ton Taft, sister-in-law of President
Taft and wife of Charles P. Taft <of
Cincinnati, scored a victory yesterday
when the appellate court affirmed the
decree of the superior court holding
that Mrs. Taft had the right to take
possession of the La Salle theater.
Lessees of the La Salle theater April
30 1909, filed a bill in the superior
court asking the court to compel Mrs.
Taft to issue a renewal of the lease
for a term of five years from May 1,
1909, at the annual rental of $8,500.
The decree entered yesterday holds
that Mrs. Taft is entitled to $7231 as
back rent for several months. The fair
annual rental value was fixed at $18,500.
EMPEROR WILLIAM WILL
SAIL METEOR IN RACE
Decides to Handle Craft Himself
to Beat American
KIEL, June 24.—Emperor William
will bo at the wheel when the yacht
Meteor again tries conclusions with
the American schooner Westward,
owned by Alexander S. Cochran of
New York. The announcement today
that the emperor would possibly par
ticipate in the racing has given new
life to the annual reoetta. In the low
er Elbe regetta the Westward out
classed the Meteor, the Hamburg and
the Germania, leading from the start.
Captain Barr and his expert crew
are sailing the Westward and the com
ing race with the Meteor and the
Germania is eagerly awaited.
CONGRESS EXPECTS TO
END ITS SESSION TODAY
WASHINGTON, June 24.—Notwith
standing the fact that action on many
Important measures was delayed by
conflicts between insurgents and n'KU
lar Republican factions in both of the
branches and that the Democratic mi
nority was an active force, congress is
expected to close its long session to
morrow with a record for legislation
that seldom if ever has been equaled.
MONTANA JURIST PASSES AWAY
HELENA, Mont., June 24.—George
R. Milburn. former associate Justice
of the supreme court of Montana, died
here today. Judge Milburn was born
November U>, 1850, in Washington, p. C.
CHARLTON LIKELY
TO ESCAPE TRIAL
FOR WIFE MURDER
Crime Outside Jurisdiction of the
State Courts, and Italy
May Not Extradite
FATHER IS PROTECTING HIM
Lawyers and Alienists Engaged
by Parent Plan Simple
Insanity Hearing
[Assonlaterl Preafll
NEW YORK, June 24.—Porter Charl
ton will never bo tried for murder in
the courts of New Jersey.
Whether he beat his wife on the head
Into Insensibility by blows with a
wooden mallet at Lake Como, Italy,
and then stuffed her, still alive, into a
trunk and sank the trunk in the water
of the lake, Is a matter outside the
Jurisdiction of the New Jersey courts.
On the other hand he will not be
released until the question of his
sanity is determined. This is assured
by the Charlton family, who announced
through counsel tonight that if the
youth's mind proved dangerously un
sound they would take the initiative in
having him committed to an institu
tion.
The father, Judge Paul Charlton, had
previously said that be believed Porter
Insane.
The attitude of the New Jersey
courts, as defined tonight by Prosecut
or Pierre Garvan of Hudson county,
Is this:
"New Jersey now holds Charlton
merely on complaint of the Italian con
sul general as a fugitive, pending a
request for his extradition to Italy. If
extradition is not demanded there is no
action the courts of this state can take.
Whether the federal courts can still
step in is a matter outside my province
and on which the United States attorn
ney general Is more competent to pass
opinion."
MAY BE SET FREE
Thus there is a possibility that
Charlton may walk from jail a free
man, without trial, for the trend of
dispatches from Rome seems to indi
cate that the Italian government will
act in the matter with reluctance, since
to demand extradition to Italy of an
American subject who has committed
a crime within Italian Jurisdiction
would imperil a cherished Italian
precedent.
Explaining the attitude of the fam
ily, K. Floyd Clarke, the lawyer -re
tained by Judge Charlton, said tonight:
"The wish of the family was to see
strict justice done as between the boy,
the facts and the public. If there
should be no request for extradition
and hence no prosecution under the
laws of New Jersey, Charlton will ask
for a commission in lunacy to deter
mine his son's sanity. If his son Is
found insane, he will be confined to
an Insane institution. If he is sane—
well, that Is a matter so far distant
as yet that I prefer not to take it up
now."
Alienists retained by the family who
examined young Charlton today are
Charles L. Dana, professor of nervous
diseases in Cornell medical school; Dr.
Edward B. Fisher, Dr. Allen McLean
Hamilton, prominent in the Thaw
trials, and W. J. Arlitz, city physisian
of Hoboken.
Dr. Arlitz said there was no doubt
in his mind that the boy was partially
insane, but questions as to where in
sanity began and partial Insanity end
ed, or as to what specific form of in
sanity Charlton had, he carefully
avoided.
Capt. Henry Scott, U. S. A., brother
of Mrs. Charlton, Is positive the pris
oner is sane.
"That boy," he said, "is as much In
possession of his full wits as I am.
He is the picture of self possession and
quickwittedness. When they asked
him yesterday, 'So you are Charlton?'
he caught up the slurring pronuncia
tion and mimicked It into a different
shade of meaning. 'Some people may
think me a charlatan,' he parried.
Does that sound like insanity to you?"
ITALY WANTS CHARLTON
TRIED IN UNITED STATES
ROME, June 24. —While the judicial
authorities say the Italian government
will demand the extradition of Porter
Charlton, the sentiment of the gov
ernment inclines to the plan of asking
Washington to have the prisoner tried
In the United States.
GRAND JURY INDICTS
CALIFORNIA PROFESSOR
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.—Jose
Hidalgo, assistant instructor of Ro
mance languages at the University of
California and special instructor at St.
Ignaee college of this city, was indicted
by the grand jury today on a eh irge of
Conspiracy against public morals. Ho
was arrested early Thursday morntnß
in company with a woman named
Grace Carter in a hotel where the two,
it Is alleged, were discussing the de
tails of a plan to enter the white slave
trade in the bay cities. The Carter
woman will be held pending the Hi
dalgo trial.
MUST WIN HUSBAND TO
GET $100,000, READS WILL
MILWAUKEE, June 24.—That she
gets $100,000 if she wins a husband,
and only the income from that amount
if she remaini a Bpimter, is the odd
provision for .Miss Alma Naunian, for
merly of Milwaukee, in the $r.00,000 will
of Mrs. Henrietta Friend, who died
recently in Germany. The young
woman is a foster daughter of Mrs.
Friend, whose axiom in life was that
a woman's place is tin; management of
a home.
HOT SPELL CONTINUES
ST. PAUL, June 24.—Today was the
twelfth consecutive day of the hot
spell. The weather bureau thermom
eter registered 1)3 degrees.
American Suffragists Who Intend to
Study British Militant Associations
■i■ ■~"^" A''~Ai r^wtiir"l |T v^vj&aifl O*-'-:> -*^^^^
MRS. O. H. P. BEI»MONT AT liEFT OF REV. DR. ANNA SHAW
MRS. BELMONT TO STUDY
ENGLISH SUFFRAGETTES
Declares America Not Free Coun
try—Will Confer with Dr.
Anna Shaw
[Associated Press] •
NEW YORK, June 24.—Mrs. O. H.
P. Belmont will pass the summer in
a study of the woman's suffrage move
ment in England, with a view to en
larging "her activities here. She will
sail Wednesday to be gone until Sep
tember.
"I expect to meet Dr. Anna Shaw in
England," she said in a farewell in
terview published here today, "and to
gether we will make a thorough study
of the suffrage associations there. We
will learn the ways of the conserva
tives and the militants, and then we
will adopt in our own work here the
methods over there that we think are
best suited to the cause in America.
The suffrage bill has already been in
troduced in England, and there seems
little doubt now of its passage. If the
English women do win, then we will
know that their victory is due in a
large measure to their methods, and
that Is why we are so anxious to give
them a closer study and bring them
back with us.
"The men make it easier for women
in England, while the men here make
it harder. All they have to do in
England is to win over a handful of
men who are in power, while we have
•to convert hundreds to make any
headway. Now, which is the freer
country? I do not consider this a free,
country."
32 PERSONS VOYAGE
ON ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP
Big Aerial Craft Travels 56 Miles
an Hour and Fights Way
Through Storm
DTTSSELDORF, June 24.—The Zep
pelin airship made a four hours' ex
cursion today over this district. The
return and landing ware made without
incident.
The machine made a second but
shorter excursion this afternoon.
The Deutschland on the longer trip
today carried thirty-two persons, in
cluding ten women, the largest num
ber transported by a similar craft and
at one time. Running with the wind,
the dirigible attained a speed of 56%
miles an hour. The trip was from this
city to Essen, Pertmund and Bochum
and return.
The airship passed over the chimneys
of the great Krupp works at Essen.
On the return the Deutschland en
countered a rainstorm and had to fight
her way ;iK;iinst a head wind. On
landing the women passengers said
they had not experienced a moment
oC discomfort.
ATTACKS RATE EXHIBITS
OF LOS ANGELES JOBBERS
S. P. Freight Agent Denies That
Discrimination Is Used
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.—At the
hearing of the San Joaquin valley rate
c.ies by the railroad commission today
George W. Luce, general freight agent
of the Southern Pacific railroad, testi
fied that the evidence and exhibits in
troduced by the Los Angeles jobbers
in their attempt to prove discrimina
tion in favor of San Francisco were
worthless, because a proper basis of
rate making had not been taken into
consideration,
He produced tables taken from the
schedules of the Southern Pacific to
show how the rates are adjusted be
tween Los Angeles and San Francisco,
and agreed with the merchants of tha
latter city in declaring that Los An
gelei has a better rate Into the Sat
Joivquin valley than is Justified by lit
geographical position.
OKLAHOMA RESUMES PAYMENTS
GUTHRIE, Okla., June 24.—0n the
advice of Attorney General West,
financial operations of the state de
partment were returned today. State
Auditor Trapp began Uwuirig warrants,
the state treasurer paying out the
state funds. Mr. West said he would
press the capital injunction cases to a
settlement In the state courts.
<<F\ Tf ir I*" 1 POPTI?Q« n\u.x «c. ON TRAINS se.
t~AJ.IVJJ-i.l-i \y\Jl. J-l^O. SUNDAYS Be. ON TRAINS lOe.
OIL MAN FACES DEATH
IN WATERLESS WASTES
Capt Ames Reaches Salt Camp in
Pitiable Condition—Com
panions Rescued
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BERNARDINO, June 24.—After
fighting his way on foot for twenty
two miles through a blistering wind
sweeping from the baking alkali desert,
Capt. J. L. Ames, chief engineer of the
Surety Oil Mines company, reached
Camp Salt Slack, ten miles from
Searles lake, carrying word of the
plight of six companions who were
fighting off death in the midst of the
waterless waste. He arrived at the
Salt camp with his feet bound in sack
ing and a screen of burlap over his
mouth.
George Putnam, superintendent of
the Salt camp, retraced the route in an
automobile and reached the stricken
men, whom he found huddled together
in an effort to protect themselves from
the merciless heated blast. They were
delirious and without water. Walter
Black, one of the party, had wandered
away and was rescued with difficulty.
Ames and his party left Kramer
Tuesday to survey oil lands east of
Searles lake. After completing the last
corner they lost their way and could
not locate their automobile. The mem
bers of the party are in a critical con
dition and are now being taken to Los
Angeles.
TWO PLEAD GUILTY IN
THE COTTON LEAK CASE
Haas Pays a Fine of $6000, and
Peckham of $5000
WASHINGTON, June 24.—Moses
Haas of New York and Frederick
Peckham of Cincinnati, after fighting
for five years against indictments re
turned against them In the cotton
leak in the department of agriculture,
today entered pleas of guilty to the
count in the indictment charging con
spiracy to effect misconduct in office.
On the recommendation of the de
partment of agriculture, Justice Gould
imposed a fine of $6000 on Haas and
$5000 on Peckham, which they paid
and were released from custody. The
other indictments pending against
were nolle prossed. Haas and Peck
ham paid their fines in $1000 bills. The
lawyers for Edwin S. Holmes, jr., the
former assistant statistician, were tak
en by surprise when Haas and Peck
hani pleaded guilty and were not pre
pared to say what course they would
take for their client.
Holmes was tried in 1900 and the
jury disagreed. He has not been re
tried because of technical litigation
over cases. It was hinted from unof
ficial sources that the government
would be satisfied with the same pun
ishment imposed on the other two men.
Charges are etlll pending in the New
York courts against Theodore H. Price,
the cotton operator, implicated in the
scandal.
GET LICENSE WHEN DARED
TO MARRY, BUT DON'T WED
Fair Angeleno and San Bernar
dino Man Near Matrimony
SAN BERNARDINO, June 24.—
While H. F. JHunker, a local detec
tive, and Miss Orvie C. Malkus of Los
Angeles, a friend of Bunker's, were
this afternoon visitors at the city hall.
Chief of Police W. A. Shay good-na
turedly dared them to get married, of
fering to pay the Judge lor perform
ing the ceremony if they would agree.
Building Inspector G. M. Flory said
he would pay for the license.
The couple atsonished the attaches
at the city hall by taking up the of
fer, and with a delegation from the
city offices proceeded to the court
house, where the license was secured
and for which Flory paid.
On the return to the city hall, how
ever, the joke grew too serious for the
couple and they called the ceremony
off. Flory secured a license but re
peated efforts on the part of Hunker
and Mias Malkus failed to persuade
him to give it up. Miss Malkus Is the
daughter of Louis Malkus of Los An
geles. She gave her age at 18.
HOUSE APPROVES RESERVE'
"WASHINGTON, June 24.—The Ap
palachlan forest reserve bill for the
conservation of tho watersheds of
navigable streams was passed by the
house tonight. The bill applies espec
ially to the White mountains and the
southern Applachlan regions.
QcENTS |
SENATOR CHARGES
A $50,000 BRIBE
WAS OFFERED HIM
Gore Springs Scandal Involving
Prominent Men In and
Out of Congress
ALLEGED GRAB IS HALTED
Blind Oklahoman Withholds the
Names but Is Eager for
Investigation
[Associated Press]
WASHINGTON, June 24.—Senator
Gore of Oklahoma disclosed in the sen
ate today what he interpreted as an
effort to bribe him in connection with
legislation affecting the fortune in at
torney's fees claimed by J. F. McMur
ray of Oklahoma for services rendered
to the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations
in land and townsite cases.
The charge created a sensation in the
senate which later extended to the
house. The house in consequence sent
back to conference the general de
ficiency bill which carried an item re
lating to contracts between the Indians
and their attorneys.
As a result of the denouement, Sena
tor Gore finally involved a member of
the senate committee on Indian affairs,
a member of the house committee on
Indian affairs, two former senators —
one from Nebraska and the other from
Kansas, but whose names were not
made public in debate. In response to
a suggestion by Senator Bailey that he
should name the senate members of the
Indian affairs committee, Mr. Gore de
murred, but declared he would welcome
an investigation, so the whole matter
might be brought out.
As passed by the senate that measure
contains an amendment that would
nullify contracts made by the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations and by in di
vidual members of the tribes with
their attorneys unless the contracts
are approved by congress.
MEASURE INVOLVES *3,000,000
The conference report had been
adopted by the senate when Mr. Gore
entered the chamber. He said he had
been informed that the senate had re
oeded from the amendment requiring
the approval by congress of tribal
agreements, but Mr. Hale explained
that the matter had been properly safe
guarded.
Mr. Gore accepted the explanation,
but said that if the contracts were to
be recognized Mr. McMurray would
receive $3,000,000. It was in this con
nection that he first declared that im
proper influence had been exerted by a
representative of McMurray in an ef
fort to defeat the provision requiring
congressional action on the contracts.
Characterizing MeMurray's claim as
having been "conceived in corruption
and brought forth in corruption," Mr.
Gore said he had been approached by
an outsider who desired to interest
him in the MoMurray claims.
Mr. Gore explained that on May 4
last he had offered a resolution similar
in terms to the amendment he had
placed in the deficiency bill in the sen
ate and that it had been referred to the
Indian committee.
On the following day Senator Hughes
had been directed to make a favorable
report on the resolution, he said.
"On May 6," exclaimed Mr. Gore, "a
man came to me with an improper
suggestion. He was a representative
of Mr. McMurray, a resident of my
home town and had been my friend in
a time of need.
FRIEND OFFERS BRIBE
"He assured me it would be to my
financial interest Jf I could call on the
Colorado senator and advise him not
to report the resolution. There was a
suggestion that $25,000 or $50,000 would
be available if the contracts were not
prohibited.
"I am informed that a similar prop
osition was made yesterday to a mem
ber of the house of representatives."
Mr. Gore also charges that "an ex
senntor from Nebraska and an ex
senator from Kansas are interested in
these contracts," and declared that a
large lobby was maintained in Wash
ington. He said he felt in honor bound
to continue these efforts to "prevent
this steal from those defenseless In
dians in Oklahoma."
The house almost unanimously re
jected the conference agreement.
When the action of the house was re
ported to the senate Mr. Hale moved
the senate further insist upon its
amendments to the bill and asked for
a further conference.
Mr. Gore re-entered the chamber at
this juncture and obtained recognition,
reiterating his protest against the pro
vision inserted in conference.
Another sensation was created when
he declared the "friend In need" had
told him during the conversation May
6 that a member of this senate, a
member of the Indian affairs commit
tee, and a member of the house Indian'
affairs committee, were Interested in
this contract.
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Mr. Gore haid he had just seen Mr.
Tawney, one of the house conferees,
and had asked him who suggested the
provision that was substituted for the
original senate amendment.
"And Mr. Tawney named the very
same representative who was men
tioned to me on May 6 as being Inter
ested in these contracts,' 1 . exclaimed
the Oklahoma senator.
"I understand that this member of
the house and Mr. McMurray prac
tically live together in the same hotel
In this city."
Senators looked aghast at the dis
closure made by the Oklahoma mem
ber. ' •
"I think the senator from Oklahoma
owes it to himself and to the senate
to give the name of the senator who
was represented to him as being in
terested in these contracts," said a
senator.
Mr. Gore declined, howover, to men
tion any names, but said he believed
there should be an investigation of
the whole matter, in the course of
which he might make the disclosures.
The bill was then returned to con
ference.
Mr. Gore had prepared a resolution
providing - for an investigation, but
withheld It on assurance being . given
by Senator Hale that the interests of
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