Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-05
MARVIN HEARING
WILL CLOSE ON
SATURDAY NIGHT,
SAYS ELLINWOOD
Bishop Gercke Says He Has
No Interest In The y.
Of A. Case.
SEVERAL WITNE SSES
DIR. John Mez, PrO-Admin-
istratiOn Man, Gives Sen
satiOnal Evidence.
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

T. D., bishop of Tucson, that members
! of the Tucson Ministerial association
! be invited to his silver jubilee BAN
| quet last Tuesday evening, was re-
fused by the committee in charge OF
the program, according to state
ment read before the board OF re-
gents of the university this morning,
| by Dr. William John Tucker, associ-
ate professor of English. The state
ment was signed by DR.. Tucker, HIM
self, who said that he was making it
with the authorization of Bishop
Gercke In the same document, the
Tucson prelate was quoted as saying
that he had had mo hand, act or part
in inviting DR.. Marvin to the ban
quet."
Dr. Tucker said tonight that the
Rev. Ernest c. Tuithill, rector Of
Grace Episcopal church, who is presi-
dent of the Ministerial association,
had expressed his thanks for the
bishops intentions and had declared
that he would have gone to the ban
quet had he been invited
Text of Letter.
The text of DR.. fuckers statement
to the regents follows:
Tucson, Ariz.,
June 2, 1925.
"To the members of the Board of
Regents,
university of Arizona,
] Tucson, Arizona.
! Gentlemen:
"Rt. Rev Daniel J. Gercke, d. D.,
bishop of Tucson, has authorized me
to inform you that he had no hand,
act or part in inviting DR.. G. II. Mar
I vim to the banquet given in his honor
on June /, 1926, at All Saints church,
Tucson, Ariz.
';In the interest of truth and JUS
tice, the bishop wishes you to know
that he especially requested the COM
mittee in charge of the program to
extend an invitation to the members
of the Tucson Ministerial association
"This request was refused
"He took this action for the express
purpose of removing the impression
that he was in any way showing
partiality toward DR.. Marvin's ad-
ministration.
"WM. JOHN TUCKER,
Associate professor of English.
Dean ]. o. Creager 'of counsel for
DR.. Marvin, said he wished to ask q
question, following the reading OF the
statement.
ct prefer not to answer any ques-
tions," DIR. Tucker replied.
81 am here simply as the personal
representative of Bishop Gercke."
"You are quite within your rights
| DR. Tucker" said Everett E. Ellin-
wood, president of the board OF re-
gents.
President Ellinwood stated after
| ward that the board of regents hau
not sent any messenger to Blsho9
Gercke The presiding regent mace
his statement with reference to oec-
laration by Bishop Gercke, published
| in Fridays issue of the Arizona Daily
Star, that the bishop had been asKeo
question "by a messenger purport-
| ing to come from the board OF re-
gents"
The hearing is expected to end to-
morrow after the prosecution" has
| had the opportunity to present re-
buttal evidence. Tomorrow morning
the defense" will complete the pres
entation of it's rebuttal case accord
ing to Dean Samuel M. Fegtly, "ot
counsel for the defense"
1--WE shall try to finish Saturday
night, if we have to hold midnight
session to do it," asserted President
Ellinwood at the close of today's Ses-
sion.
Sensational Statements.
! Among today's witnesses was DR..
John Mez, assistant professor of eco
monies. His statements, the exact
contents of which could not be learn
ed, were said to have been of very
sensational nature, and highly favor
able to the administration. When IN
terviewed, DR.. Mez said that while
he had had critical opinion" of the
administration at time when he had
been assured that there were very
definite proofs and witnesses as TO
the charges made against the admlh-
istration he now no longer believed
that these charges were substanuated
by facts.
The impression among observers IN
the ante-rooms at the university was
that DR.. Mez had proved strong
pro- administration witness.
Upshaw Case Mentioned.
f. A. Nathan, who said that he ap-
peared as "a citizen and taxpayer
identified for the regents certlfled
copy of letter from Dr. waiter T.
Taylor biologist, to w. d. UpshaW, as
being the copy of a letter that Nathan
had sent to DR.. Marvin by special
messenger.
| The copy of the letter now forms
part of the official transcript of the
evidence adduced before the board OF
regents.
! Continued on Page Three)