, 1908-04-07
THE BooMERANG's INTEREST.

Viewed from any standpoint, tne
only interest Mr.. Corthell's paper ap'
pears TO take in university matters,
or any other public matter, is a pc.
litical one-a trouble-breeding inter.
est for partisan ends, For small po-
litical advantage II would sacrifice the
best interests OF the city, the county
or the state.
January 9, 1908, 1t printed under
flaming headlines, the wilful, mali
cious libel that DR.. Tisdel had blocked
n pet scheme" that because he would
not use his power as president of the
state university to transfer certain
lands of value belonging to the uni
versity for lands of lesser value, that
certain members of the Union Pacific
gang might profit thereby, DR.. Tisdel
had been asked to resign his position
as president of the institution"
Although Mr.. Corthell has made a
deep study of university questions AMI
all the law pertaining thereto for the
express purpose of defending 1t against
the attacks Of its enemies, he permits
his paper to publish such a libel as
the foregoing. He knows now and
he knew then that the power to trains
fer lands or to block transfers was
moi vested in the president of the uni
versity.
Then, in the same article, follows
,ht- tntA,,A,t. a. I,sAT n, Tt~lA1
several months ago was asked to
transfer certain land belonging to the
university to certain members of the
gang, among the certain members be-
ing Governor Brooks and Otto Gramm,
in exchange for lands of inferior quail
ity and of less value. This scheme
had been worked to a nicely time af'
ter time previously and when DR.. lis.
del fatty refused to assist in defraui
ing the state out of anything of value
there was CONSERVATION among the
gang leaders. The certain members
got their heads together. is this the
right kind of a man to nave In our
midst?' With one accord No"
NN"' u0 o"h' " 'hO ~"s
was well aware nat 'he
suory was d pure iaprica'loh hiaue Vi
"hoie cioui' ne hne" 'hat lhis
scheme" had not been worked to a
nicely time after time" for he was we'll
aware Ihat no university iahus hau
eNei oeeh u"hsieiieu az any LIN poi
otnei iahus' Whelner Vi ihieiior Vi
greater Vaiue' because the ia" had not
oeen passeu permitting such uahsle'
many nnohuls and had not oeeh con
siuerea before But lItie innings ilhe
Gaining III question the honesty OIL the
soNerhor OIL the s'ate VI III neihueis
OF the BOARD o. trustees uoes not DUN
MS ape LOT d moment NOT VIII II
stand by an ahesed friend more thah
lorty-elsht hours at d streIch' IL DF'
llsdel thousht ne was to nave d chah''
ploh IN the boomerang ne was MS
taken.
ON January IL Mr.. Corthells paper
LOOK a Inherent tdck' IL theh came &
the conclusion mat lts course was
1901 one II said: Many good aem
oerats oeiieVe Win the poaru OF re
gents lhat Ilsdei is not the man lo'
the pace ana hence crluclse us 10
our altilude III uhe matter uhuer 'h'
MISTAKEN ldea ina the boomerang Il
aglhg patue lot PRESIDENT lls4ei
Our lrlehds are mistaken Inc Boom
erang a no AK TO grind TOT lhe pres
ldepI neither mas II any anlinosit.
against hlm. frespoeht llsuel lids d
ways peer courteous "heh asked ~
news items oy reporters Tor t"s pa
per, there our reiauohs ave ehueu'
Inc ohIy lhterest II hau' the ON,
relations II haa' was IN m salherln
OF niue news llenls' anu Ill satherih
them II appears that II run on 10 on
OF the most maiiclous hpels ever put
llShed IN tms state by THIS ume' to'
II discovered, through It's reporter
AFTER news Items, that It's SLOT
ABOUT the land fraud was a taise
mood, Tor 1t made TINS explanation o
that matter: IN regard to the ma
ter OF the school lahds, our arucle g
the past week IN whlch we gave Pres
dent Ilsdel all credit FOR saving thos
lands TO the university Is SAID TO D
in error. We are rellably lnforme
that at least part of the board worke