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and that the only thing which could
be construed as such was the converse
ton with Dunbar"
This was all Bywater had to say,
and Mr. Dickson said that the defense
would rest.
Evans wanted the committee to re-
consider its action on the Cannon evil
dence, but the committee did not see it
that way.
Senator Shurtliff announced that the
Cook-Farr case would be taken up and
that the committee would handle it and
the attorneys would be dispensed with.
But you 1won't exclude u.s." pleaded
Mr. Dickson; I'VE viii promise to be
quiet"
I'm afraid it's not possible for you
to be quiet" Mr. Shurtliff replied,
laughingly, but we'll try you"
Mr.. Stewart examined Representa-
tives Cook and Farr. Their story was
very simple, and the two absolutely
contradicted each other ON the material
points. Cook said that on the train
from Logan some weeks ago Farr had
said that he would bet anything that
if Cook and the Nebekers and one other
voter would come over to McCune, they
would get $40, 900 or S25,O00 He added
that he himself had got what he went
into the fight for, meaning, Mr.. Cook
Thatcher.
WAS Farr speaking in jocular
way?" asked Mr.. Stewart.
mo more than usual. We never knew
when he was speaking seriously"
Cook said that Farr had not stated
that he was authorized by McCune to
make the offer.
Farr said that he h4d stated on the
floor of the house that there was nc
truth in Mr.. Cooks charge.
II said once" said Farr, "to a num-
Der of legislators that they were going
| to tap the McCune barrel pretty soon
and that they'd better be around about
| that time. That's the only thing
| have ever said that could be construed
! to mean what Cook charges"
GREW VERY INTERESTING
! It was when the committee began to
! call the other members of the legisla-
/ ture whose names have been mentioned
! in connection with bribery charges that
| the session began to take on it's most
/ interesting aspect of the day.
| Representative T. c. Callister had ex-
| ploded the first bomb. He stated that
| on Tuesday, Feb. Il, one w. D. Thomp-
son, an old friend of his from Scipio
came to his room and said that he
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CAUGHT IN THE MACHINERY
JOHN DAVIS LOST HIS LIFE AT
THE DAISY MILL.
Drawn In By the Belt and Crushed
BY the Pulley-His Life Was In
sured For $4,000.
tsneciaI to The HeraIdl

Mercur, Feb. 2S.-An accident occurred
at the Daisy this morning about a. M,
whereby John Davis lost his life. The de-
ceased undertook to throw off belt in
the mill without slowing down the ma
chinery, but was caught in the pulley and
crushed by the machinery. Drs. Castle
man and Woodward We're telephoned for,
but could render no assistance. The de-
ceased survived but q short time.
Mr.. Davis was married a few months
ago, and lived On the West Dip. He came
from Provo. and at first worked on the
Golden Gate mill, leaving there to assist
in the erection of the Daisy mill, and hav-
ing held the position of blacksmith at the
mine ever since. He was 81 years of age,
and respected alike by his employers and
his fellow WOrkmen.
About two months ago lie took ot,t on
insurance policy with the New York Life
for $1,000. The remains will pe taken to
Provo for interment
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THE HERALD BULLETIN,
PAGE ONE.


The Bribery Investigation.
alt Lake Building Bill Passed.
John Davis Crushed to Death.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
At the University.
PAGE SIX.
Germany's Clever Stroke.
Mark Hanna Escapes.
PAGE SEVEN.
Senate Passes Many Bills.
Typhoid In Cuba.
Beef Court of Inquiry.
PAGE EIGHT.
Fortune-tellers to Pay License.
John Beck's Bankruptcy.
The House Is Struggling With
Bills.
The 13Oth Joint Ballot.
PAGE NINE.
Occupation of Guam Island.
Rushing Bills Through the Senate.
The Register Divorce.
PAGE TEN.
In Railway Circles.
State News.
PAGE ELEVEN.
New Style Book Agents.
PAGE TWELVE.
Working the Rollins.
Financial and Commercial.
Mitchell Declared Not Guilty.
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should come, but he refused to do so
unless SubDoenaed."
On motion of Mr.. Whitney a subpoena
was ordered issued, and Mr.. Nebeker
will. appear this morning to tell his
side of the story.
On motion of Mansfield, W. w. Ritter
was also subpoenaed, it is understood
about some matter in connection with
the non-partisan movement of two
years ago. He was subsequently eX-
cused from attendance.
David Evans offered the Tribune's
copies of the Heber j. Grant letters in
evidence, saying that he considered
that in them it was shown that i'm
proper influences were being brought to
bear to influence voters for A. w. Nc
Cune. But the committee saw the let
tiers in a different light and by unan-
imous vote refused to admit the letters.
The committee then adjourned until
9:30 this morning
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time candidate for reelection, wasn't
Yes" said his brother. uncomfort-
aA!v.
And Senator Whitney was a candi-
date for the legislature?"
Il believe So"
But to pay him 500 to write Frank
Cannon's biography, you did not regard
as an attempt TO bride or corrupt him,
did you?"
Not by any means"
The case is exactly parallel to that
of Mr.. McCune That is all we wish
to ask" and Hugh Cannon thankfully
departed.
This concluded the rebuttal testi-
mony, although Evans said he might
want to call john Q. Cannon later.
Then the Lapish case was taken up,
Judge Powers appearing as attorney for
Mr. Lapish. On the stand Alr. Lapish
said that he had paid a visit to McCune
headquarters early in the session and
had there had a talk with d. c. Dun
bar about a patent air brake he had
invented. Dunbar had told him, he
stated, that if Mr.. McCune was elected
to the senate he would be glad to
prosecute this invention and that as
! he was a railroad man, he could do
( this easily.
J Il regarded the statement" said
/ Lapish. "as an offer of valuable con-
sideration for my vote, and with this
incident IN mind / have felt that to
expeI Representative Law would be a
great injustice. ] felt as though I
must fight the report of this commit
! tee il it was of such nature as to
demand the expulsion of Mr.. Law
Mr.. Dunbar told you that If Mr. Nc
Cune was not elected he could not help
You. did he not?" asked Arthur Brown.
Yes
'sThen he meant that he would give
his influence and not his money
toward the Introduction of your inven-
tion?"
81 suppose he might have meant that,
but 1 thought he meant TO buy my
vote"
Mr.. Dunbar did not hint or suggest
what he would pay did he, or say
by what means Mr.. McCune would as
sist your
by prosecuting my invention, L
understood him to mean giving me pc
cunia1y assistance"
Didn't you say to Representative
Bywater last week that you had no
charges to make against Mr.. McCune?'
No: I did not"
Didn't you say that what Mr.. Dun
bar had told You might be open to
two constructions?
az don't remember"
PROPERTY OF POWERS PRES
ENCE.
you don't consider it improper for
Judge Powers to come here to repre-
sent You. when you've been voting for
him all the time?"
II would think it improper, perhaps,
if / were not voting for him and
might" Mr.. Lapish replied. But if 1
had been voting for him, it would be
all right. 1t would be proper for can
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didate to send me home by special
train to see a sick relative if l was
voting for him, anyhow, but it would
not be proper for him to do SO If, there
by. l might be influenced to vote for
hina.'
And right there said Judge Dick
son, you destroy very neatly one OF
Mr.. Evans strongest charges"
Hugh Cannon was recalled and said
that Senator Whitney was we'll paid
for the work he had done on the his
tory.
WHAT DUNBAR TOLD 'LAPISH.
d. C. Dunbar related his conversa-
ton with representative Lapish anent
thought that if Mr.. McCune were
elected" said Mr., Dunbar, ''he would
not take any interest in the people here,
because he was too heightened L
assured him that if Mr.. McCune won
the fight, there was nothing in Wash
ington that he would not do for his
constituents, and that he would not
pigeonhole any letters that Mr.. Lapish
might send him with reference to his
that Mr.. McCune would aid him TO
have his device adopted by the rail-
roads,"
At the afternoon session Mr.. Dunbar
was cross examined by Mr.. Dey. He
was asked about the Lloyd suDscrip-
ton to the county campaign fund,
which Mr.. McCune was alleged to have
paid, through him. The facts in that
matter Were.' said Mr.. Dunbar, that
Lloyd, as county chairman, had a lot
of bills on hand against the county
committee. and he had tried hard TO
get some Democrat to settle them.
went to see Mr.. McCune about them,
and he authorized me TO pay them, and
did so with his money. They
amounted to about $500, including a
balance due on the Dale campaign OF
1920. The bills were contracted by the
county committee, and were made out
in Lloyds name, as chairman"
Representative Mansfield was here
excused, after some little demur or
the part of Representative Sorensen
who thought that all members of the
committee should be present at all ses-
sions.
Representative Lloyd was called t.
/ tell of his conversation with Dunbar
but there was objection, and he wa
excused.
Then there was a cessation of hostili
ties for a time. Mr. Evans had sum
moned John Q. Cannon, but it APP
peared that Mr.. Cannon was i'll AM
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REPRESENTATIVE REDD'S
STARTLING STATEMENT
Says AQuila Nebeker Brought Him An Offer Of a
$4,000 Bride
Senator Nebeker Explains That Redd misunderstood His
Repetition of a Bit of Gossip.

Representative L. H. Redd OF San
Juab county charged Aquila- NebelSer
yesterday before the investigating COM
mittee with having brought him an Of
fer of $1,000 for his vote, purporting to
come from the supporters of A w. Nc
Cune, although Senator Nebeker has
most vigorously opposed Mr.. McCune's
candidacy from the beginning.
Mr.. Reid is an old schoolmate OF
President Nebeker, and it was with evil
dent reluctance that he implicated his
old friend. He had been summoned be-
fore the committee. and there was
nothing to do but tell the whole truth.
His statement was, in brief. that Pres
ident Nebeker had come to him early
in the session, claiming to bear a mes
sage from the McCune men. TO the
effect that Redd could get $1,000 if he
would vote for McCune. Mr.. Redd in
dignantly refused the offer, but out of
regard for President Nebeker, had kept
the secret until he was called before
the committee to state whether anyone
had improperly approached him. Then
he told the story. MIR. Redd stated his
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Should you have known it?"

SHOULD you have known it?''
Il should naturally expect So"
"Has it not been left to me to decide
who shall appear III the book?' asked
Senator Whitney.
Yes: entirely
Have done anything improper in
soliciting Biographies"
Not at all, if you reported to US
later"
Have I reported to you that I was
preparing biographies of Benjamin
Cluff, jr., J. M. Tanner, ]. t. Kings
bury or C. E. Allen?"
No: ! believe not"
az have all those in hand, partially
ready TO present to you with Mr. Nc
Cune's, when completed"
Judge Dickson put in a word here.
You did not consider it wrong, did
you, for Senator Whitney to accept
money for writing Frank J. Cannon
biography" he asked.
"Oh, no: not at ALL" but the witness
squirmed, for he saw the pit he had
dug for himself and how to keep out of
it he could not see.
A PARALLEL CASE.
But Senator Cannon was at that
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hence could not appear. Mr.. Dickson
announced that there would be Obiec-
ton anyway 10 the admission of Can
mons testimony. Senator Shurtliff sug
gested that two attorneys and Mr..
Stewart might go to Mr.. Cannon's
house and take his deposition, but the
attorneys for the defense announced
that should object to its Introduction,
and hence it would be time wasted.
Mr.. Evans was asked to explain
what the testimony would be, and he
said that Cannon would tell of a con-
Versation two years ago, in which Nc
Cune said that if he went into the race
he would buy the votes necessary for
election.
The attorneys on both sides talked
at length on the relevancy Of the testi-
mony. Mr.. McCune's lawyers held that
it was utterly irrelevant, as it was in
reference to a two years old conversa-
ton, while Mr.. Evans contended that
it was admissible as showing a dispose
ton on the part of Mr.. McCune to buy
votes,
When the committee voted on the
admission of the evidence the result
was tie, 3 for and against Senators
Shurtliff and Howell and Representa-
tive Stewart voting for the admission
of the testimony, while Senator Whit.
ney and Representatives ,Sorenson and
Cummings voted against it. Represent
tative Mansfield was summoned from
the house, and after balancing the two
/ questions decided to vote against the
! admission of the evidence, and it was
] excluded.
! Fred Kellar, bookEeeper of the Her
! aid company, was called and asked by
| Mr.. Evans to tell what the losses to
! the paper had been during the past
| four months, but this he refused to do;
| the question was promptly objected to,
! the objection Sustained by the commit
tee, and Mr.. Kellar was excused.
BYWATER AND LAPIsH.
Sur-rdbuttal evidence was then in or
der, and Representative Bywater was
first called. He related several inter
views with Representative Lapish, in
which the latter's invention was dis
cussed, and he told of going TO Mr.
Lapish's house at Lapishs request tc
see the devise.
Mr. Lapish had asked me early in
! the session." said Mr.. Bywater, ito as
sist him in bringing the invention tc
the attention OF the railroad people OF
the city l told Mr.. Dunbar about it
and suggested that Master Mechanic
Hickey of the Rio Grande Western be
consulted, and Mr.. McCune's attention
be drawn to it. Mr.. Lapish had a talk
with Mr.. Dunbar about the matter, and
on the day l visited him at his house
he told me that Dunbar had said some
thing to him about his invention which
he thought was susceptible to two con-
structions, and that Mr.. Dunbar might
not have meant what he had under.
stood him, to say. This was on Tuesday
and he said that he understood tina
it was stated that he had charges t
prefer against McCune. He told mi
then that he had no charges to make
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MORNING SESSION.
Judge Powers Admitted to CORRIDOR
ate P. H. Lannan-

ate Z. II. Iannan-
Mr.. Dickson-Mr Chairman and Cen
tlemen of the Committee-At the con-
clusion of the evidence on the part of
the defense yesterday, to the charges
which were filed by Mr.. Law. it was
proposed by the prosecution, if you
may so style it, to go into an investiga-
ton of an entirely new charge, that of
Mr.. Lapish. We objected at first, and
finally stated to counsel in view of the
statement that was made as to what
was expected to be proved by Mr.. La
pish, that if they would file a sDecifi-
cation, Notwithstanding the lateness of
the day, and have it verified by any
body. that we would withdraw the OBJ
lection. We have received no specifica-
ton, verified or unverified, and al
though still we are opposed to. it, We
Will withdraw all objection to it.
Mr.. Brown-We still think our objec-
ton is we'll taken, but on account OF
the peculiar insinuations we withdraw
that.
Mr.. Stewart-Mr. Chairman, Judge
Powers is here present this morning,
and would like to make a statement be-
fore the committee before beginning on
this case.
The Chairman-will the committee
hear Judge Powers?
Mr.. Stewart-I move that he be al
lowed to make statement before the
committee.
o. w. Powers, being first duly sworn,
testified IS follows:
The Witness-The statement desire
to make is this: Immediately after
these charges were made senator of
the state made the statement that they
We're the result of job put UP by
Judge Powers and Aquila Nebeker:
that he could see through it all. That
was followed by a statement in The
Salt Lake Herald to the effect that the
| day previous l had run from the Cullen
to the Knutsford, from the Knutsford
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belief that the purpose of the offer was
to make him hostile TO McCune.
President Nebeker was summoned by
a messenger to appear before the COM
mittee but misunderstood the message,
he says, and refused &c appear until he
had been subpoenaed. Asked last even
ing for his version OF the story, Presi-
dent Nebeker was at first somewhat
10th to make any statement in regard
10 Mr.. Redd'S charges. ! shall appear
before the committee tomorrow" SAID
he, land can then explain it all l had
an important engagement this after
noon, or [ should have gone back when
that clerk came after me. He did not
tell me the Importance of it, or should
have gone back anyhow.
The whole thing came up like this:
/ was taking over the senatorial fight
early in the session with Senator Peery.
lie told me that he had heard that
votes for McCGne were worth $4,000
apiet,e. 7 simply repeated the conVersa-
lion l., Redd and he must have put an
erroneous construction on it,
JUDGE POWERS APPEARS.
suG,,e Powers went upon the stand
at the onslipg of the morning session,
TO explsin that he knew nothing what
ever about the Law case, except what
he heard UP town after the charges
were brought
Mr.. Evans then said he had few
more questions which he wished To put
10 Senator Whitney. He asked If the
money paid TO AIR. Whitney for Frank
cannon's biography was not paid
through George @. Cannon & Sons, and
Mr.. Whitney said it was.
You think you can pass on this case
fairly and without Drejudice?" asked
Evans
- do
My opinion Of this line of question
ing IS" interrupted Mr.. Brown. that
My. Evans is simply trying to influence
the minds of the committee. He is at
lacking the members personally.
1T is not question of attack. ="
Evans replied. I'm simply utterinS a
palpable truth. ! want to ask you IL
these members who have been for Nc
Cune would be eligible to sit as jurors
on this case?"
NO; nor neither would those who've
been voting against him, nor any mem
Der of the legislature. retorted Arthur
Brown.
i don't think it possible for them to
act fairly just the same, Evans said.
I'VE object to this line of questioning
and argument" said Judge Dickson.
The objection is sustained" Mr..
Shurtlif said Il don't think you ought
to say anything about who was voting
for whom.
. Hugh Cannon was called by Evans,
and was asked whether Senator Whit
uey was empowered to receive any
money for biographies. The question
was Immediately objected to, and the
objection as Immediately sustained. al
though Senator Whitney asked that il
be answered.
Did you know that Mr.. Whitney had
been paid by AIR. McCune for writing
his biography"
NO"
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Especial to Tho Herald.

Washington. D. c.. Feb. 2s.-The
Rawlins bill for the public building at
Salt Lake passed the house this after
noon. with the appropriation reduced
to 100000.
On the return of the measure to the
senate that body, on motion Of Senator
Rawlins, concurTed in the house
amendment, and the bill now goes to
the president. There is no doubt that
he will give the bill his approval. and
that Salt Lake will have her new
building well under way within very
few years.
There may be an effort in the new
congress TO raise the appropriation to-
half million dollars, but the massage
of the bill in its present form can well
be regarded as d very great. victory.
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SALT LAKE GETS
LUSCIOUS PLUM
Three Hundred Thousand For
Public Building.
SENATOR RAWLINS
PUSHES IT THROUGH
Senate Promptly Concurs In the
House Amendment.

Bill Now Goes to the President and
There Is No Doubt About his APP
proval-Next Congress May In
crease the Limit of Cost to Half a
Million-Sixty-one Bills Passed,
Appropriating Ten Million
Dollars.
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The steamship Gaelic. from China and
Janan via Honolulu. brought 40 cases OF
nrepared opium, consigned to Chinese
merchants at San Francisco, and valued
at $4,000.
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CRISIS AT MADRID.
Cortes May Refuse to Cede the Phil
ippines to United States.

Madrid, Feb. 2S.-A ministerial crisis
is imminent. The cabinet is convinced
of the impossibility of avoiding defeat
in the final vote on the bill flor the
cession of the Philippines, as the Op-
position may increase. while the gov
ernmnt cannot hope to gain single
additional suporpter.
The senate, by vote of 100 to 11e.
today rejected the amendment to the
bill ceding the Philippine islands to the
United States.
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you could get $1,000 for your vote if
you'll vote for McCune." He said that
message had been given him for me.
l spurned the offer and he said he knew
[ would.
who did you say it was told you
this, brought you this messenger" asked
Senator Whitney.
1t was with an evident effort that
Mr.. Redd replied. The man was an old
friend and an old schoOlmate, and 1t
was hard to tell these things about
president Aquila Nebeker of the SEN
ate"
There was not man in the room
that was not dumbfounded, absolutely
taken aback. The lawyers on both
sides put their heads together and
whispered excitedly and supposedly,
and a perfect babel OF questions salut-
ed Mr.. Redd from the committeeman
He answered them all calmly and ac-
curately.
1.-THE conversation took place about
two weeks after the session opened,"
he said. Il could not be mistaken
about it, He told me with his own lips
and no one else has ever approached
me on the subject"
Senator Whitney asked: "Did- you
think it a bona fide attempt to get
your vote?"
Il didn't believe it was. 1 thought
it an attempt to injure A. w. McCune-"
Whom We're YOU voting for at the
time?"
For Judge King and Senator Neb-
eker was voting for Judge Powers?"
Since then you have changed to Mr..
McCune?" asked Howell.
Yes, because I believe him to be the
| right man for the place and L thought
| the proposition made me was to pre-
! JUDGE me against Mr.. McCune."
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WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED
M'CUNE.

Clerk George Crosby was dispatched
to bring Senator Nebeker in and in the
meantime Representative Larsen was
called, but he averred that no one had
attempted to buy his vote, and after
testifying that he had intended to vote
for A. w. McCune on the memorable
Saturday, if his vote would have elect
ed him, he was excused.
Presently Clerk Crosby returned with
the information that he had found
President Nebeker, but that he had
refused to return without a subpoena.
II told him. said Crosby, that it
was only in justice to himself that he
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Former Governor j. Madison Wells. of
Louisiana. notable character in the re-
construction history of this state, died at
his home in Lecompte.
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SILVER AND LEAD.

-@94-
Bar silver, 591s cents.
Lead, brokers', S4.2o.
Copper, casting, 161a cents.
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But Senator Cannon was at thai
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Forecast for Salt Lake Today Is:
Occasional Rains, Warmer.