The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-18
ONE FOOLISH LIE
NAILED
FALSE STATEMENT OF SEATTLE
TIMES STRONGLY REFUTED BY
GOVERNOR REGARDING THE
PURCHASE OF CLARK HOME.

Spokane, June ia year age
did not know that there was a |
bridge at Wenatchee, and had never
heard Of any proposition which had
been made or would be made to sell
the bridge to the state"
That is the statement made by
Gov. M. E. Hay over the long dis
lance telephone last evening.
''The statement that either myself
or any of my relatives or associates
had any interest whatsoever in the
sale of the bridge is absolutely false. |
"It has been limited in some of the
coast papers that my purchase of the
w. T. Clark residence in Spokane
had some connection with the bridge
deal. but the absurdity of this is
shown by the fact that I made this
purchase in April of last year, before
was even a candidate for the office
of lieutenant governor, and before
any one had an idea that I would
have any power to either sign or
veto any of the bills passed by the
recent legislature.
AS shown by the records of the
Big Bend Land company, the sale of
the Clark residence to Governor Hay
was made more than year ago, the
deed bearing date of April IA, 1908,
and having been filed for record the
| following day. The deal was made
| through E. T. Hay, brother of the
governor and his partner in business,
who said this morning:
"The Clark property was offered
| to us through an agent, and at that
time neither my brother nor myself
had any acquaintance with Mr.. Clark
nor knew that he was connected with
the company owning the Wenatchee
bridge.
"My brother was not here at the
time I closed the deal, and did not
know that I had made the purchase
until several days afterward. He had
looked the property over and decided
that the price asked was too high,
but had left instructions with me
that I might buy it for him If l
could get it at certain price. and
that if not, he intended to purchase
some lots and build for himself
! The dispatch which was sent from
Olympia to one of the Seattle papers
and which called forth the above
statement by the governor. was as
| follows:
"Been Touched Gingerly."
Olympia, June 15.-From sourc-
es of unimpeachable authority, it is
learned that the legislative investi-
eating committee is taking the full
count with respect to the Wenatchee
bridge, the sale of which to the state
was authorized by the last legisla-
ture at a price somewhat in excess of
$4,000
"The purchase of the bridge,
which has been connected in an in
direct manner with the sale to Gov
ernor Hay of w. T. Clark's $4,000
residence in Spokane, has been
touched gingerly by the committee,
resembling the treatment accorde1
the state college of Pullman.
at appears to be one of the sub
jects which the committee would
rather leave alone.
Nevertheless, it is question that
will almost certainly come before the
extra ordinary session of the legisla-
ture. In favor of the bridge deal are
advanced the arguments of those who
favor the building of great high
way across the state, on which the
bridge would be a connecting link
between the west side and the east
side. Against it are the contentious
of those who insist that the price is
excessive, that the governor showed
undue haste in signing the bill, and
that the purchase of the Clark resi-
dence in Spokane is matter that
must be explained to the satisfaction