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Show ECCLES CASE IN THE Ul COURT The following regarding the caa against David Eccles and his aBsocl ates i:i the Oregon lumber deal is taken from the Oregon Joiirra of Portland, Ore,: TJnllod State Judgecan todav spi fr hoarlng arguments :' the coses ag.iinst David Eccles, the mlllloriairp lumberman and railroad' builder of Ogden, Utah, and hlB associates, charging fraudulent securing of timber tim-ber lands, for next Monday and .1 week from next Mondaj A petition to have tho first count of the Indictments Indict-ments against Eccles, Grant Gedrics, Joaoph Barton, Frank M. Shurtllff, Fredorlck H. Atkinson, James R Smurthwalte and William A Green dismissed on the plea that the statute of limitations had run In the cases, was denied by the court-Next court-Next Monday L. R. Webster will argue ar-gue a demurrer to the Indictment against Atkinson on the grounds that tho dofendont's wlfo was compelled to testify against him before tho grand Jurv. A week from noxt Monday mo tlons for a change of venue will b argued. The defendants want to bo tried In Pendleton, whon the I'nlted States circuit court meets there In April, claiming greater convenience of holding (he trials there. The change will be oppoped by I'nlted States Attorney At-torney McCourl on the grounds that such n move would unnecessarily do lay tho cases. |