, 1907-07-17

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a band Of sheep" the witness said.
but l had no more to do with his
farming operations at Tie Siding than
the members of the commission or
other citizens of the state. l did not
know when he borrowed 1t, did not
know when he returned it, and be-
lieve honestly that il he had lived and
been in good health, the machine
would have been returned in excellent
repair. Mr., Maxwell was at the time
suffering from illness which later car
ried him off,"
Pasturina Heifers.
DR.. Stevens proceeded at some
length to recite the matter of keeping
some heifers at the station, He said
the cattle we're ranged on lands
leased to the university by the state
for the nominal sum Of 81 a year, but
presumed hal would make no differ
ence. He thought the bill due the
station should not have exceeded So,
but when Mr.. Morton presented one
for almost double that sum he was
ready and willing to pay it. Prof. Buff.
fun. however, told him not to pay 1t.
The professor said the doctor had
performed valuable services for the
station without asking pay, and had
loaned the station a team when 1t
a none and no money to buy. and
when one of the horses escaped he
saw 1t no more, but was compelled to
sell it for much less than it's cost.
He had made no charge to the station
for veterinary services, for bringing
the horses from his ranch two score
miles away and for their use for a
long time. The bill wa not paid,
Prof. Buffum declaring that for every
cent owed the station by DR.. Stevens,
should there be an accounting in dol
lars and cents, the station would be
found to owe the doctor a dollar.
Buffum's Policy.
Prof. Buffum said that this was one
Of the lines Of demarkation between
himself as director and Morton, the
assistant professor of animal hus-
bandry. Morton was for excluding
anything like private business and
Buffum was for making the station a
help to the people Of the state, where
such help did not cost the station in
money, and his policy had always been
to help those who needed hep when
the station funds would not be i'm
paired.
Nothing to Correct.
G.. E. Morton was recalled and stat
ed that he had examined in detail the
testimony given by him at a previous
hearing, and had no corrections to
make. The witness went over a con
v~ersation with Prof. Buffum concern.
ing the influence exerted by Miss He
bard. in which the former director
claimed that Miss Hebard was not to
be criticised, both to Morton and in
the presence of witness.
President King on Stand.
F. S. King, president Of the F. s.
King Bros. Sheep company, took the
stand to say a few words concerning
the contention between hi. Norton
and the F. S. King Bros. Sheep COM
pany. He presented a letter he had
written to Arthur G. Bell Of Washing
ton and Mr.. Bells reply, which were
read by Mr.. Maurer. The letters re-
ferred to the exhibition Of some wool
at the state fair which Mr.. Morton
had stated belonged to the station and
had been used by the sheep company
in a display for a premium at the state
fair.
Encounter at Science Hall.
Mr.. King asked Mr.. Morton to cor
rect the impression that had gone out
as a result of the charges made in the
Morton letter. In the evening. after
the close of the hearing, the Kings,
Frank and Joe, again accosted Morton
as the latter was leaving the science
hall. Mr.. King asked Morton why he
had not corrected the statement.
THE statement was corrected in the
papers," was the reply of the former
associate professor.
This brought the rejoinder that such
a correction did not suit the Kings
and Morton is said to have brushed
Frank King aside, saying that he did
not are to talk ito men Of his stripe"
Body Guard Restrained.
With that, according to those in po-
sition to know. Joe King struck Nor
ton in the face, breaking his nose and
knocking out foul teeth. A. N. Hasen.
kamp, who is said to have gone to the
hall to protect Morton, claimed that
at was none Of his fight" and de-
clined to be punched up a few blows.
He was held off by Frank King while
Joe attended to Morton. Morton left
for his home at Fort Collins last night.
Today's Session.
The commission came to order
promptly and President Tisdel was
asked to take the stand. After pre-
liminary questions he was requested
to set forth his views in regard to the
conduct Of the experiment station.
His understanding NJ hio proaonf rolo