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Show ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY. " Utah Millionaire and Associates Charged With Land Frauds. Portland, Ore. Charged with conspiracy con-spiracy to defraud tho United States of a largo acreage of timber lands, David Eccles, Utah millionaire traction trac-tion magnate, lumberman and sugar king, Is hurrying to Oregon to submit to arrest and furnish bond for tho appearance ap-pearance of himself and employes who will bo brought to trial in the federal court here. All of the defendants who were within the Jurisdiction of the Oregon courts were reported to havo been placed under arrest Friday. Frank M. Shurtllff, Fred M. Andor-son Andor-son and William Green waited at Baker City for the coming of officers. Grant, Gcddes, Joseph Barton nnd James Smurthwalte surrendered hero nnd furnished bonds in tho sum of $5,000 each. Covering a hundred pages of typewritten type-written mntter, tho Indictment returned return-ed against tho officers and employes em-ployes of the Oregon Lumbor company aud the Sumpter Valley Rail- j- road company recites the samo char-actor char-actor of conspiracy to defraud tho X government as has been frequently stated In court. It charges that all tho defendants undertook to sccuro a largo body of valuable lands for tho uso and benefit of two corporations, which aro really owner by tho sama man. Eccles. |