, 1907-06-05
BOOMERANG MAKER
MAKES BOOMERANG
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Morton did considerable s~ide-stepping
and was forced to admit hat he could
produce no evidence on the point, that
it was merely his personal opinion that
such trips were of doubtful value. He
was ignorant of the fact which Mr..
Henderson brought out that Mr..
Gramm's presence on at least one OF
| these trips had been requested by
| Washington.
Founded on Jocular Remark.
Going again into the matter of the
| Walter A. Wood reaper, Mr.. Morton
admitted that his only objection to the
purchase of the machine was founded
on a ~jocular remark of Prof. Buffum,
with reference to the person from
whom it had been purchased; that he
had no objection to the make of the
machine, was ignorant as to the price
paid for it, and did not allege any cor
ruption in its purchase.
Mr.. Henderson then took up a line
of questioning to show that 1t was the
policy of the experiment station to
new work or to farmers or ranchmen
who were doing pieces of work too
| small to warrant their buying a ma
chine of a particular class, for example
a thresher.
Machinery Not Repaired.
Mr.. Morton admitted that this was
customary. He also admitted, on be-
ing further questioned, that in no in
stance had any farmer or ranchman
ever repaired any machinery before
returning the same. Then questioned
as to why he should critizise the loan
of a thresher which Morton said had
been made to DR.. Stevens, and why
he should put DR.. Stevens in a differ
ent class from any other farmer or
ranchman, Mr.. Morton could give no
satisfactory reason. Furthermore, it
was stated by Mr.. Henderson that this
thresher, which Mr.. Morton alleged to
have been loaned to DR.. Stevens (but
the allegation he admitted was found
ed on no personal knowledge) was not
loaned to the doctor, but to one Max
well.
Corthell In on Graft" Too.
Pressed further again on this line,
Mr.. Morton grudgingly admitted that
he never knew of anyone who had
been refused a loan of machinery.
Questioned as to repairs, he further
admitted that no one had ever repair.
ed any machinery before returning the
same; that a machine returned in a
damaged condition by N. e. CorthelI
had not been repaired by him.
Morton Backs Down.
Mr.. Henderson then abruptly asked
Mr.. Morton if in the absence of any
positive information that injustice had
been done, would he still insist or
charging a board member with cor
ruption when he sold goods to the
institution. Again Mr.. Morton backed
down and said he did not charge cor,
ruption in the scale and Wood ma,
chine purchases, but he merely
thought it a matter of improperly.
Sauce for One and Other.
From the next quiz of mfr. Hender
sons it was evident hat even to Mr.
Morton sauce for the goose is sauce
for the pandarp opd on Lo ,d~;+tol
isn't it hard to draw the line between
a member of the faculty not asking
for bids and a member of the board O.
trustees doing the anne thing?" quiet
ly asked Mr.. Henderson.
Morton Brought to Book.
1T is" said Mr.. Morton. There
isn't any difference" Mr.. Henderson
then followed up this line and it de
veloped that Morton had bought fenc
ing from the Holiday company with
out bids and yet thought his actor
} In the premises was proper. Going in
to the matter of grain and feed pur
chases, 1t was brought out that onl,
us G . year WeTl DluS IOr the sam,
advertised and that previously srair
had been bought in small uuant:tie.
at retail prices. In other words Mr.
Morton admitted that he had fire.
quently made use of practices which
when he alleges same on part Of
members of the board of trustees. are
reprehensible and proper subjects o
criticism.
Frank King Mas Present.
During the previous colloquy Prof
Bunum had entered the room and alst
Frank King of the firm of King Bros
company, n j. S. Atherly. Mr.. Hen
derson continued his questioning O.
Mr.. Morton for some time, n ther
called on Mr.. King, to find out hi:
version of the charges which Morton
had made on the previous day relative
to the King brothers having taken 8
prize at the last state fair on wool
a Part of which at least was ~universit,
wool.
Prize Wool Belonged to Kings.
Mr.. King testified in regard to the
teeces shown at the Good Roads con.
vention in Missouri and at the state
fair at Douglas, that but one fleece