The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-31
vANDERvEER DISPROVES
CHARGE OF MISCONDUCT
All ATTEMPTS TO DIS
CREDIT HIM
FAIL.
F.lsisy Of Charges Proven
by Afiidaviss From
All Parties.

$40 drpaty pFusccutins attorney
- candidate on the republican
.s ~ ~ that office. By the Times
!. sennertlon with the arrest Of
-. Harding. are disproved
u .lnaavits signed By Harding
u Powell and G. y. Peyton,
1spsg sheriff
rrtssrnore. Mr.. vanderveer in
..s.s hat the charges were made
srrsiy for political purposes. and
~, he reliability OF the accusa-
,,pns can be Judged by the fact
-, ne Tines reporter who wrote
her Is A. d. Fairhairn, an exon.
sirs
D. A. n Harding was arrested
~ p.aeficing medicine without a
nesse. and Thursday the Times
sr,ptad 4 sensational article OF the
a-utsl treatment Harding received
I, ~ hands OF MIR. vandervceE
r..ess.f that there was no truth
4 ~ charges. and that they we're
r.sss d defeat him in election. Mr..
v.~Asrxssr yesterday brought
uersssk d his office. Hardinr. In
80 r-e.su<s q Dr, Powell C. n
pevten George friend, Hardlngs
.ssarnsv ara Niss Whitehead.
s1~nsd A. sffIdsFi, denying in de
MI al TIE Tines charges
Hsrains's Affidavit.
n be affidavit Harding recises
,kas ne only conversation he had
x,rA NJ. vxnderveer was az Ninth
a. ~ lanes Il. after he had been
srr~xsss The conversation vas q
i-,uuzly oae. IN which Mr. Van
srxvsr nae Harding advice about
49, ~ hsnd Mr. Van6erveer
~ ans 10 xlse Harding his
}nr< address,. 20 that Harding
ugux b zffe Il rwaeh htm Mr..
pux1srxvsr fzxed fhe bali ~ $500.
- En4ufF5nx ~a<kheg Hnrdins
N 81 ~ conlA raise shat sum-
Il - coassrr4tinn Mr. Wander
~ u91ssd him with courtesy
nrua<hout
h regard ID The article printed
s a. Time~ Hardlng says that
- reocrfe4 dictated ne story over
IL selephens IN his pfe.snce The
xrNrier made charges which Hard
~ ka<r 10 be falss. and when
nAr1Iax attempted % correct them
a. n5orter repised N Substance
ar 4; woald make a good politi'
q storY anyway The reporter
1or<ed not to pnblish the Inter
Hsp until Hnrding had seen u.
~ fkls promise was oroken.
klxo Denies Charges
Dr.. T 1. Powcn. vho arranged
ar HaFtihas hail and visited him
in isii. sizo makes an aflidavii
A. 10 the falzity Of the shArKes In
The Times Dr. Powell sxears he
vas present phen the Times a.
porter Interviewed HARDING. lie
heard Harding protest AGAINST eor
s2in statements. and heard the r.
pprrsr say n would make good
pclttieal gAnndeF against Wander
user
6. = Psgson. the deputy sheriff
WIN arrested HARDING. makes affl
ezris TIA; b. Was present at Nsnth
o. and James 81 when Mr.. Van
<<FFesF md Harding had a brief
Nngsfsatson. Peyton swears that
= meeting vas purely b. chance
b fBrthef svears that the con.
Hrzstion which took place was In
ketanee that reeltcd ia HardlnG's
Ndasii. and thar the demeanor
- eouduci o. Mr. Vanderyeer az
- time vas absolutely a. de-
frit<d ~ Harding
al these affidaVifs we're Sworn
y ~ - presence 81 r. D. Ogden.
t1t<rl mbiic.
inr Afiidavits we're yesterday
ssr' Z Ne Times. IN The hope Of
H<fiAs ialr Treatment but they
ssis . distorted that they only
.s''snisf he former charges. and
anfthing made them worse.
FslfbsiFn an EEconyics.
Ihe article IN the Times vas
written. Or the Information furnish.
= y A p. Fairhalrn. a reporter
" ms nan Mr. vanderveer says
Ihefs = only one man who con.
.ssalcu tAis That man IL A. ID
AsDaifn, the Seattle Daily Times (
.s1oitef who "a discredlted hy DR.
az'ainxs and Dr. Powelrs repudla.
i H. upon this one mans
!: .pifobofated statement that the
- pFesumea 10 dlsoredlf and /
:. 60 y 70 public contempt one Of [
80 eountys public officials
u order that the public may the |
z.,fi ladge between us. 1 will /
y. 80 mat, about December. 1905 |
e =. D. fairbairn was released /
- ne state penlfentiary at
ss'.a Aalla. where he served a
: a year sentence fof the crime /
I oD'AtnlHg money By false pre-
' se ana that previously he
$3.50 q term IN the OREGON state
.ss''''entiary tor some crime. with
=. 4. stact nature Of which / am I
!. = familiar. That there may be /
4 weston about this statement I
:. efna you herewith hts photo. I
wv saken at Waila walla. This /
49, 49, ~ once and Tor all time 10 /
~ 81 this controversy"
,s.. ~. mornings P~L prints a
.s s'e'e OF Falrbairu IN prison