The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09

Q0arter s9ooQoue TOT q price not sssding s1.sp psr acEs. In that stats- s- kad bought auy land anywhere In the west, and nc dscisfsd further that he had not undersa1rsn to buy any.
 At the reques< eof Senator Tfllman, the mali eddreased to HBrysn R Dorr and to the timber syndicate was with : held. pending an investieaticn of their buBinsss by Postofl1ce Inspectors Q, rc. Rfches and E. c. element The inspec. tors report is to e. D. Linn. inspec- is siven by the President It shows thatA very thorough inquiry. was. made of the operations Of Dorr and a num- ber Of other Oregon real estate agents who were.recefving applications for the lhnda held by the Coos Bay Wagon Road Company.
 cther Persoss Impiicated.
 AmohE the persons and firms mem toned in the report as Interested in Marshfieid. and George J. Schaefrer of Portland. and Rseder and Watkins. Marshfeld. The Tiiiman letters were addressed chiefly to Reeder q Wat kins. r $ s,s' iss>
 In their report to the Inspector in charge at Spokane. Riches and Clement found that there was no evidence that Reeder q Watkins were not acting in good faith in receiving applications for the land. As to the action of Dorr against whom the case was more spe. ciHcally directed. 1t was found that he was sufwaxrantably extravagant both in his statement of conditions and his terms. This was attributed to hts fncxperience in husiness, his energy and enthusiasm. and desire to make good in the West. The inspectors. however. were convinced that Dorr had no criminal motive In his actions and sincerely believed he would be able to make good his promises.
 As to use of Senator Tiliran's name by Dorr. the Inspectors found that the facts concerning the applications of Senator Tiilman and family to pur- chase nine quarter sections of the land justined the real estate agent in using the Senator's name as an advertise
 The action of the Posto1sce Depart ment in witnho,ding from delivery mail addressed to Dofr was reeom- nlended to be reseinded.
 Exhibits which foTiow the report of the Inspectors are copies of the envei- opes in which letters from Senator Tifiman and liis agent. Lee, were sent to Feeder and Watkins. It is shown that the letters written by Mfr. Tiiinaan were 'franIed. and that a letter writ ten by Mir. Lee was upon Senate sta tTonery and encfosed in a Senate en- yslope. although postage was placed
 The most striking passages from these letters are contained in exhibits quoted by the President in his mes- sage to senator Hale. The final ex- hIbit is . letter written by Dorr, to the Postmaster General, under date November 22 1908, in which he, re- quests a full copy of the report ok inc uostofflce inspectors to use In set ting himself right with the people. He declares that fie used the name of s9iaator Tfliman without Knowing that the Senator desired his operations to be kept hidden and secret from gen. erai public knowledge. He mentions the fact that although he was found to be innocent of any attempk to de- ceive or to defraud any one that the inyestiKatfon all but ruined his busi- ness and destroyed much of the conf dence which his clients had repossd in him. tH
 |, He says:
 ,sskfr. Riches now tells me eonfdenti- ally that his investigation clearly showed that Senator TiIlman had sin- terested himself in the Coos Bay. lanes. as stated by me, and that the denial was unwarranted and false. The inc jury whtpn Senator Tiliman did me taking advantage of his olficiAl position, Is. almost ifrenarnbie.. and will be- fife- long in fts eoneequenees to my bust. nesv prospects. and also to my polit- icai future, if I attempt at any time fo enter the fieId-o9 -p0litics. There is only one wny~Byf whfch I may 0b- tain reparatinn; that Is by publishina the facts in full The only thing which win enable me to do this Ia the report Of Inspector Riches, whose position truth in writing