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THE WEATHER.
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It shows common sens nd b ring's com
mon cents to use and read the Morning Star
Want Columns. They are simply alive
with Opportunities.
VOL. XCI NO. 72.
WELMIKG-TON, N. C, THURSDAY MOKNTtfGr, DECEMBER 19, 1912.
WHOLE NUMBER 13,198.
FIGHT BEGUN
CONFERENCE WILL
WATERWAY CASE S REOPENED
MAN LINES
WILSON IS PICKING CABINET
aOyes turned 'Pi110"
HAFIR
HOW W. R. HEARST
GOT "Oir LETTERS
Foraker Claims Correspond?
ence Was Stolen and
Sold to Publisher. J
"yccessful in Preventing
RESUME SE
General Bixby Orders Another Investi
gation of Beaufort q Key West
Project As Result of Hear
ing Tuesday
TO ASK FOR HELP
President-elect Holds Conference With
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QIPCUTTa
ion of Senate,
' v the Encoun
McCombs and Takes Up Task In
Earnest Bryan's Name Is
Mentioned
But RetT -
ter Arv-MJncertain.
SOS
Uli iimu ui ununi
J. P. Morgan Holds Center of
Stage at the Money
Trust Investigation.
HIS TESTIMONY PRELIMINARY
Says He Favors Allowing Inter-State
Corporations to Deposit Their
Funds in Hands of Pri
vate Bankers.
Washington, Dec. 18. J. Pierpont
Morgan occupied the center of the
stage today before the so-called money
trust, investigating committee of the
House of Representatives. The noted
financier reached Washington last
nidit in response to a subpoena from
ihe committee, but it was not until
' 40 o'clock thiai afternoon that the
way was cleared for his testimony to
begin.
Meantime, Mr. Morgan sat for near
lv an hour listening to the mass of sta
tistics, which Mr. Untermyer and the
committee vas piling up, concerning
the colossal financial operations of
leading New York, Chicago and Bos
ton institutions through so-called in
terlocking directorates. Mr. Morgan
heard his own name and that of his
firm referred to many times as tables
were presented showing the affilia
tions of that concern with many oth
er banks, trust companies, transpor
tation and industrial corporations. He
appeared to be unmoved throughout
it all. sitting surrounded by a number
of his business associates, relatives
and legal representatives, including J.
P. Morgan, Jr., his son, and Mrs. Her
bert Satterlee, his daughter.
.Mr. Morgan's appearance aroused
the keenest interest and crowds of
spectators were on hand to observe
the proceedings. It was. to some ex
tent a culmination of much. that had
gone before in that, branch of the in
quiry under, the headjof the concentra
tion or' money and credits. v
Mr. Morgan's, testimonx-Jasted bare
ly 20 mmuteS'alKriray largely prelim
inary to the testimony to be given to
morrow when the committee re-assem-Lie,
at 10:30 A. M.
Mr. Untermyer conducted the ex-)
ruination of Mr. Morgan, asking a
rapid series of questions to bring out
The general standing of the firm of J.
P. Morgan & Company, its' branch con
nections in this country and abroad
and its affiliations with many other
financial institutions.
The preliminary examination
brousht out no clashes, Mr. Morgan
responding promptly to the various
queries or calling for data from some
of the representatives of the firm
which would be responsive to the
questions propounded.
The chief point made in today's ex
amination of Mr. Morgan was that he
favored allowing inter-State corpora
tions to deposit their funds in the
hands of private bankers without re
stricting them to institutions under
governmental supervision. He said
this was a matter to be left to the dis
cretion of the iteards of directors of
corporations in question. Mr. Unter
myer asked lengthy questions develop
ing this idea, to which the financier
replied briefly in the affirmative as to
allowing the inter-State corporations
fo o deposit their funds with private
nanking institutions.
Mr. Morgan confirmed data prepar
ed by members of the Morgan house
showing that 66 "Recounts with the
-Morgan firm in January last had de
osirs of $68,113JOOO and that 78 ac
counts on Nocember 1st, had deposits
of $51,968,000. The total capital, sur
plus and funded debt -of these deposit
ors, Mr. Untermyer stated, was $9,
Tn.Vino.ooo. Mr. Morgan agreed to
this.
Prior to Mr. Morgan's examination
'lif- committee heard testimony bear
nu on the so-called concentration of
money and credits. This was present
ed in the form of charts prepared by
I'hilip J. Schudder, which was placed
m the record. This explanation show
ed that the charts dealt with the affil
iation of 180 directors In 18 banks and
'rust companies in New York, Chica-
ami Boston. It showed that "these
1Vl men held in air 746 directorships
11 l:4 banks and trust companies,
'rui.sportation and industrial corpo
rations having a total resource or cap
ita nation of $25,325,000,000."
it also gave in detail affiliations of
' !' Morgan & Company, and other
"adin- financial Institutions in New
ft!:. Chicago, and Boston.
fv-ki borate charts were presented to
!I' -':-se Money Trust Committee todav
- ' i g lists of "inter-locking directors"
" u number of leading financial and
''iu trial institutions, also a table
"showing affiliations of J. P. Morgan
rmian Guaranty Trust Company,
Ran,;ers Trust Company. First Na
tlfmal Bank and National City Banr.
l other corporations through "inter
' kins directorates."
This was in pursuance to that
ranch of the committee's inquiry bear
on the so-called "concentration of
money an(j credits."
prepared summary of the table
- mter-locking directorates says:
This table showB the affiliations of
1 v selected financial ' institutions,
namely:
P. Morgan & Company. New
Vi
Washington, Dec. 18. The long
threatened' fight in the Senate over
the confirmation of President Taft's
nominations for office, broke on the
floor of the Senate today and in the
first skirmish the Democrats were suc
cessful in preventing an executive Ses
sion demanded by Senator Cullom, Re
publican. The results of the encoun
ter were uncertain tonight, but the
Republicans threaten to continue ef
forts to secure aij executive session
for action on the scores of appropri
ations now pending. A Democratic
caucus early in the day, in w&ich the
Democrats agreed to permit the con
firmation only of Army and Navy ap
pointments, paved the way 'for the
fight on the floor. In the midst of a
speech by Senator Hoke Smith, of
Georgia, Senator Cullom, representing
the Republican forces, who refused to
accept the ultimatum of the Demo
crats, made a demand for an execu
tive session. The Democrats filibus
tered against the motion, rushing out
into the cloak rooms on the roll call
to break a quorum, and succeeded in
delaying action until the court of im
peachment convened for the Archbald
trial.
Republican leaders said tonight
they would continue the demand that
all appointments be treated in execu
tive session on their merits.
"We were not going to let the Re
publicans put us in a corner without
warning," said Senator Hoke Smith.
"The President has dumped upon us
the nominations which have been ac
cumulating for the past six months.
We have a committee making an in
vestigation of them, but there are
hundreds of them and we have not
been able to procure the information
necessary to enable us to act upon
them intelligently. We are willing to
take the responsibility if that is want
ed. The Democrats are anxious 'for
the confirmation of the army and navy
nominations. I have prepared a mo
tion for an executive session for ac
tion only upon those appointments,
which I. will offer as a substitute for
any motion the Republicans may
make." - ---'
On the basis of figures they have
compiled from the records, Republican
leaders are claiming that their Demo1
cratic colleagues are violating all pre
cedents in holding up the nominations
of President Taft. During the final
sesions of the Arthur, Harrison and
the two Cleveland administrations,
they cite figures to show the bulk of
nominations were given approval by
the Senate.
The figures show the precedents in
American history," said Senator
Smoot, of Utah. "The Republicans
are not attempting to have confirmed
officials whose terms expire after the
new administration begins. They
are insisting that the Senate follow
the custom and confirm nominations
to fill places where commissions have
expired, or which become vacant be
fore the Taft administration is ended.
15 AMERICANS FIGHT 150
Hold Off Mexican Bandits Until Fed
eral Troops Arrive
El Paso. Texas, December 17. Fif
teen ranchmen defended the Dumbre
ranch, an American property in Chi
huahua State, for nearly two days
against 150 bandits, who later were
dispersed by Federal troops.
Troops sent from Parral. nearby,
through appeal from American Con
sul J. J. Long, routed the .bandits,
killing 32.
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS
Senate
Senator Kenyon concluded
his speech on inter-State liq
uor shipment Jill.
Committee investigating
campaign fund contributions
continued its hearing, with
former Senator Foraker tes
tifying. Court of impeachment re
sumed trial of Judge Archbald,
with expectation of concluding
testimony in defense before
adjournment.
Democratic caucus reached
decision to permit only con
firmation of Army and Navy
nominations before holiday re
cess. Senator Bourne elected
chairman joint Congressional
Committee to promote Federal
aid in highway construction.
Senator Hoke Smith spoke
in support of Lever Educa
tional Agricultural bill.
Senator Bristow introduced
bill for preference primaries
for appointment of postmas
ters. House
Money Trust Investigating
Committee resumed hearings.
Banking sub-committee de
cided to report unfavorably
Levy bill to relieve stringency
in money market by placing
$50,000,000 from treasury -in
National banks.
Passed Burnett Literacy Im--migration
bill to "bar immi
grants over 16 who. cannot
read. .-.-.
Resumed consideration of
Indian Appropriation bill.
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It Is Thought That Turks
May Be Allowed to Treat
With Greeks
THE ATTITUDE OF RUSSIA
Premier's Speech In Duma Regarded
As Peaceful Factor, But His
Country Stands Firmly Be
hind the Balkan States
London, December 18. The nature
of the decision which the Turkish gov
ernment arrived at today is not known,
but is believed to be such as to en
able the Turkish-Balkan peace confer
ence to resume its deliberations.
Considering, that under the terms
of the armistice Turkey is debarred
from revictualling her besieged fort
resses, she has little to gain by un
due delay. The growing strength of
the military party, in Constantinople,
may, however, bave an unexpected in
fluence on the development of the situ
ation. The Russian premier's speech in the
Duma, which was awaited with much
interest, is regarded as a peaceful
factor, but at the same time it is a
plain intimation to the world that Rus
sia stands firmly behind the Balkan
States in support of their securing all
the legitimate fruits of their victory
and therefore, may be regarded some
what in tne light of a warning to
Austria.
The Servian government, meanwhile,
is doing its utmost to avoid needlessly
provoking Austria. Premier Pa-clutch,
according to a Belgrade despatch, has
written to the editors of the leading
newspapers urging them in the inter
ests of peace to refrain from publish
ing articles provocative to Austria,
and two Belgrade papers have been
seized for attacking Austria.
. In accordance with the request of
the delegates to the peace conference,
Sir . Edward Grey has appointed Her
urair Cauieroir Norman, first -secretary
of the British diplomatic serv ice, ' to
take charge of the secietariat of the
conference.
The ambassadors of the powers at
their, meeting this afternoon confirm
ed their decision to maintain impene
trable secrecy concerning their dis
cussions. Russian Premier's Speech.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 18. A desire
for the preservation of European
Ipeace,
combined with the determina-
tion to defend witb the Nation's whole
strength Russia's vital interests, was
the keynote of a speech on Balkan
affairs made by Premier Kokovizoff,
in the duma today.
M. Kokovizoff paid a tribute to the
warlike virtues and the unanimity of
the Balkan peoples and continued:
"The Russian government is glad it
has not had to change its calm atti
tude. There is no ground for suspect
ing Russia of selfish designs or of a
desire to aggravate conflicts.
"The Russian government hopes
the united,' efforts by which the powers
are inspired will help them to arrive
at an agreement which will reconcile
their interests with the just demands 1
of the Balkan States."
The premier prefaced his speech
by notifying the duma of the" inten
tion of the Russian government to
ask for further credits to enable it to
perfect' its system of National de
fense. He concluded by congratulat
ing Great Britain on its incentive in
suggesting an ambassadorial discus
sion on the points at issue in Europe.
WOMAN HEARD IN SENATE.
Miss Mary Boland Testifies for Judge
Archbald.
Washington, Dec. 18. Miss Mary
Boland, o Scranton, Pa., a witness
today fof Judge Robert W. Archbald,
of the Commerce Court, who is on
trial by impeachment for alleged mis
use , of lii judicial power, is the first
woman to appear before the Senate
since 1905. In that year another tes
tified at. the impeachment trial of
Judge Swav,ne, of Florida.
Judge Archbald probably will take
the witheBS stand in his own defense
before the conclusion1 of the trial. It
is expected, that about 10 witnesses
will be-gxaltilned following the Christ
mas recess.
Miss Boland is a niece of William
P. Bolahd, one of the principal witnes
ses against the judge, and is a ste-nographjer-.in
her uncle's office. At
torney A." 5 iYorthington asekd her if
E. J. Williams -had toM her, Septem
ber 18,-1911, that he had just come
from Judge Archbald's office and had
seen there- a brief the judge had pre
pared f oh -the Erie Railroad in the
lighterageVcase. She replied in the af
firmative.. '
C. S. "Woodyilff , of Scranton, testi
fied that C. G. Boland had asked him
to use his Influence in an effort to
have Judge Archbald bring a settle
ment Of the cases pending against the
Marion Coal Company, with the under
standing that the impeachment charg
ed against Ju&ge Archbald would not
be pushed. -
M.rf Woodruff said that he went to
Judge Archbald and informed him of
the attitude of the Boland brothers.
,'t":i -Fireworks.
Nptylon Bale at Warren's, Front and
Market (advertisement)
Wilmington Star Bureau,
23 Wyatt Building.
Washington, D. C,, December 18.
General W H. Bixby, chief of the
board of army engineers, today order
ed the Board of Review to make an
other investigation and report on the
proposed extension of .the inland wa
terway from Beaufort to Key West,
Fla.
General Bixby's action today is a
result of the hearing, yesterday in
which a number of leading North . Car
olinians asked General Bixby to re
open the case. j
General Bixby today i paid high trib
ute to Hugh F. MacRae, of Wilming
ton, who yesterday made an excellent
impression upon the v army engineers.
Representative Houston, of Tennes
see, said tonight that there is little
doubt that the Webb liquor bill will
be taken up in the House and passed
immediately after Congress meets the
first of January.
WARSHIP TO CONVEY BODY
Widow of Ambassador Reid Accepts
The Offer of- Great Britain
London, December 17. Mrs. White
lay Reid has decided to accept the of
fer' by the British government of a
warship to convey the body of her late j
nusoana to the united states. The ar
rangements will be completed between'
the British Foreign office . and tlW
American State Department.
Among the first wreaths to reacfl
Dorchester House was one from Queen
Mother Alexandra.
Hundreds of applications have bean
received already from prominent per
sons for seats in Westminster AbJey
for the memorial service for the ate
Ambassador, which is to be held on
Friday.
Touching tributes were paid.t the
late Ambassador at a large meeting
today of the American Society. Many
appreciative peeches were mack and
resolutions were adopted paypg re
spect to his memory and expressing
sympathy for his. family,
The president of the gtherii;, Wal
ter Blackman, said no( name would
take a higher place tfian mat - of
'Whitelaw Reid in the T3hg Itet of il
lustrious ambassadors jent from the
United States to the Court' of St.
JaVnes. j
Consul General John L. Griffiths
spoke eloquently of Mr. leid as a pow
erful bond of union bet 'een the Unit
ed States and Great Briliin.
Charge d'Affaires Irwi B. "Laughlin,
R. Newton Crane, ex-pfcsident of the
American Society; F. . Van Duser
and Col. Ashley Cole sso spoke, the
latter as a contemporar of Whitelaw
Reid in New York jouralism.
Sir Hiram Maxim, tfc staff of the
embassy, and many prqninent Ameri
cans were present. i
A resolution of sympjthy with Mrs.
Reid and of appreciatin of the late
Ambassador's charactel and public
services was passed bjj the American
Luncheon Club,! whiclj is composed
of representative busiess and pro
fessional men and of Shich Mr. Reid
was the only honoraryjmember.
BURNETT BILL fASSES
Literacy Test Immgiralon Measure
Goes Through th
House.
Washington, Dec 18-The House
today passed the Burnet literacy test
immigration bill 178 to 2.
The measure, a subaltute for the
Senate Dillingham bill, ould bar from
the United States immkrant over 16
years old unable to reaf except those
proving to have emigrated on account
of religious prosecutioqat home.
OUTLIVES
President Taft has dqided to accept
the Kent prof essof ship If law at Yale.
The House yesterdy passed the
Burnett literary test irmigration bill.
President-elect Wilsn yesterday-
held a conference wit Wm. F. Mc
Combs, in New York ;id took up in
earnest the task of piking his cabi
net. Although the decisid of the Turk
ish government is not hown, it is be
lieved it is such that he peace con
ference will be able toresume its de
liberations. As the result of effrts of a com
mittee of Wilmington msiness men,
Chief of Engineers Ecby yesterday
ordered another invesgation of the
inland waterway fron Beaufort to
Key West, Fla.
J. P. Morgan held tW center of the
stage at the money tru investigation
yesterday, but he occpied the wit
ness stand for only a fir minutes, his
testimony being prelinnary to that
he will give today.
Following an arrangcient with At
torney General Wickeuiam, the Un
ion Pacific and Sou then Pacific rail
roads will appeal to
Court for instructions A how to work
out the dissolution pip. decreed by
the court.
Former Senator Josih B
Foraker
presented a statement
at the- cam-
paign contributions hefing yesterday
which'claimed the "Stndard Oil let
ters" were stolen fron
files and sold to a reresentative of
W. R. Hearst.
New York markets: Money on call
firta, 3 '3-4 to 5 per clt; ruling rate
4 3-4; closing bid 3 3
offered at 4
bpot cotton closed
steady. Wheat firm;
and 1.08. Corn firm,
tine easy Rosin firm.
eady. Flour
no. 2 red 1.07
3-4. Turpen-
Will Appeal to Court for In.
structions to Work Out
Dissolution.
ARRANGED WITH WICKERSHAM
Attorney General Will Not Approve
Any Plan Involving Distribution
Of Southern Stock Owned by
Union Pacific
New Yorlc, December 18. Robert
S. Lovett, chairman of the executive
committee of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroads, announced
this afternoon that he had arranged
with Attorney. General Wickersham to
appeal at once to the United States
Supreme Court for instructions iu
working out the dissolution plan of the
railroads. Mr. Wickersham, the an
nouncement continued, has refused to
ip prove any plan involving the dis
tribution of Southern Pacific stock
lowned by the Union Pacific.
In support of his contention that
Southern Pacific stock be distributed
among Union Pacific shareholders,
Judge Lovett cites the Northern Se
curities case and the cases of the
Standard Oil and American Tobacco
companies. These, he asserts, are
fundamentally comparative with the
Union Pacific-Southern Pacific disso
lution. The unusual course adopted by the
Harriman officials is taken in the in
terests of all parties, Judge Lovett
says, and in the hope that the decree
of the Supreme Court may be facili
tated. Judge Lovett's statement follows:
"Immediately after the decision of
the Supreme Court in the case in
volving the relation of the Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific, the board
of .directors appointed a special com
mittee composed of R. S. Lovett, M.
L. Schiff and Frank A. -Vanderlip,
to work out and submit a plan for
promptly and fully carrying, out and
conforming to the decision of the
court, and the matter was at once
taken up with the government. The
Attorney General of the United
States has refused to approve any
plan involving the distribution of the
$126,650,000 par value of stock of the
Southern Pacific Company owned by
the Union Pacific Railroad Company
exclusively, to the stockholders of the
latter in proportion to their holdings,
whether by sale, dividend or other
wise and has declared that he would
appeal in the event the district court
should approve pro" rata distribution.
"We find nothing in the opinion of
the Supreme Court in this case to war
rant the government in denying to
stockholders of the Union Pacific the
rights enjoyed by the stockholders of
every other corporation that has been
required to dispose of stock held qon
trary to the Sherman act, where a pro
rata distribution was practicable as
it is in this case.
"In the Northern Securities case
every stockholder of the Northern Se
curities Company received both North
ern Pacific and Great Northern stock
in preparation to their holdings of
Northern Securities stock; and this
deliberation was specifically approved
by the Supreme Court. In the Stand
ard Oil case the decree, which was af
firmed by the Supreme Court, provid
ed for a pro rata distribution among
the stockholders of the Standard Oil.
"In the Tobacco case an unquali
fied deliberation was impracticable
because of complications arising from
outstanding mortgages, changes in
plants, etc., and a division of proper
ties by the American Tobacco Com
pany with two new corporations was
made, but the entire stock of the new
corporations was sold to the holders
of the common stock of the American
Tobacco Company in relation to their
holdings.
"In the Powder case, a plan of dis
solution was accepted by the Attorney
General which involved a pro rata dis
tribution to the stockholders of the
principal company.
"As the mandate of the Supreme
Court has not yet been issued, we
have arranged with the Attorney Gen
eral for the presentation of the mat
ter Immediately to the Supreme Court,
by motion, for instructions to the Dis
trict Court in sending down the man
date to the court. We regard the
right of the Union Pacific stockhold
ers involved as so fundamental that
we feel compelled to carry the matter
to the court."
WILL PERMIT CONFIRMATION.
Democratic Senators Agree to Let Ar
my and Navy Appointments Pass.
Washington, Dec. 18. A decision to
permit the confirmation of army and
navy appointments before the holiday
recess was reached today by a caue
cus of Democratic Senators.
All other nominations are to be held
up until after the holidays.
Among those held up are the nomi
nation of Inter-State Commerce Com
missioner Clark and all nominations in
the diplomatic service, including that
of Larz Anderson, as ambassador to
Japan.
- Fireworks.
Now. on. sale, at Warren!s, Front and.
Market. - (advertisement.)
Princeton, N. J., December 18. Af
ter a three hours' conference in. New
York with William F. McCombs,
President-elect Woodrow Wilson an
nounced as he rode home tonight that
he had taken up in earnest the task
of picking a cabinet. The Governor
remained over in New York today af
ter addressing the Southern Society
there last night.
No information was forthcoming
from either Mr. McCombs or the
President-elect as to the names dis
cussed for cabinet jJortf olios. When
Mr. McCombs left the Governor he
declared that both the cabinet and
legislative policies had been talked
over. He was asked if Mr. Bryan's
name had been mentioned in the dis
cussion. Mr. McCombs answered in
the affirmative, but declined to com
mit himself further.
The correspondents in questioning
the Governor on his train later in
formed him that Mr. McCombs had
said Mr. Bryan's name was mention
ed in the long conference.
"Oh, well," explained the President
elect, "we talked about the conference
we are going to have soon with Mr.
Bryan."
Mr. Wilson intimated that no time
or date had been fixed for the meeting
with Mr. Bryan. It was suggested to
him that Mr. Bryan was due in New
York Saturday to attend a dinner in
honor of Governor elect Sulzer.
Mr. Wilson said he would be un
able to attend the banquet. He did
not know yet, however, whether he
would see Mr. Bryan on Sunday or
immediately afterward, while Mr.
Bryan was in this vicinity.
The Governor was asked by one of
the correspondents if Mr. McCombs
would be one of the men who would
go with him to Washington to help
"him to run the government?"
"Of course he will," was Mr. Wil
son's reply.
He would not say whether Mr. Mc
Combs would act in a'n official' 'or un
official capacity. -
Wbile Mr. Wilson was in New York
a number of politicians were strolling
about the corridors of the same hotel.
among thttm"-R?presentatrv: a n Mit
chell Palmer, National committeeman
from Pennsylvania, and Edward A.
Goltra, National committeeman from
Missouri. Mr. Goltra told the newspa
per men he had just come from Miami,
Fla., where he had spent a week with
Mr. Bryan purchasing some real es
tate. "Mr. Bryan expressed himself quite
fully to me on the political situation,"
said Mr.. Goltra. National Chairman
McCombs talked with Mr. Goltra,
but it could not be learned whether the
information as to Mr. Bryan's views
were communicated later to the President-elect
by Mr. McCombs.
"I did not learn that Mr. Gpltra was
at the hotel until I was about to leave
for New Jersey," said the President
elect. "We are old college friends. I
am sorry that I missed him."
The Governor saw Senator Owen, of
Oklahoma, and Colonel E. M. House,
of Austin, Texas, and talked politics
with them, but he had nothing to say
about it tonight.
TAFT ACCEPTS PROFESSORSHIP
President Will Take Up Duties at Yale
In the Spring
Washington, December 18. Presi
dent Taft has made up his mind to
accept the proffer of the Kent Pro
fessorship of Law at Yale recently
made to him and probably will take up
his duties at New Haven early in the
Spring.
The President was said tonight to
have determined upon accepting the
Yale professorship for several, rea
sons. He will not be restricted merely
to lectures to Yale students, but will
be permitted to lecture, if he desires.
in other law schools, or upon the plat
form, or to engage in any other occu
pation which he sees fit.
The analogy between the Yale pro
fessorship and Grover Cleveland's re
lation with Princeton appealed to Mr.
Taft strongly and when many of his
close friends and advisers wrote to
him approving his acceptance of the
chair at Yale, he decided to take it.
The President expects to spend sev
eral weeks after March 4th in Augus
ta, Ga., where he has"passed two Win
ter vacations.
New Haven, Conn., Dec. 18. The
news that President Taft has made up
his mind to accept the Kent profes
sorship of law at Yale, was received
with keen pleasure in Yale circles
here tonight. President Arthur T.
Hadley said he was "very glad the
President had made the decision and
Dean Henry Wade Rogers, of the Yale
Law School, said, he-was delighted.
WILL ACCEPT GOVERNORSHIP.
President Taft Will" Appoint Col. Geo.
Goethals.
Washington, Dec. 18. President
Taft has received ' assurances that
Col. George Goethals, builder of the
Panama canal, will accept the post of
Governor of the Panama Canal Zone,..
His nomination probably will be sent
to the Senate after the President's re
turn from Panama. It was said today
that Lieut. Col. W. V. Judson, engi
neer commissioner for the District of
Columbia, has been favorably thought
of for a high post in the zone govern
ment by the President.
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STATEMENT OF TRANSACTION
Two Men, Winkfield and Stump, Took
Letters from Archbold Files and
Sold Them, According to
" Senator's Statement.
Washington, Dec, 18. Former Unit
ed States Senator J. B. Foraker today
produced a statement before the Sen
ate Campaign Expenditures Investi
gating Committee, prepared by Gil
christ Stewart, purporting to be based
on a description by W. W. Winkfield,
of how Winkfield and Charles Stump
took the "Archbold letters" from the
Standard Oil offices and sold them to
a representative of Wiliam R. Hearst.
"Mr. Hearst said yesterday that he
did not know how the letters were
procured' declared the former Sena
tor. "Such a preposterous statement
as that you might tell to the marines.
but to no one else."
Mr. Foraker said Stewart In 1908
sent him a newspaper clipping in
which W. A. Ullman, "attorney for C.
P. Taft", was reported to have consult
ed with Mr. Hearst about the letters
before, they were published, and sug
gested that Ullman, Mr. Taft and John
T. Cronin, the latter formerly connect
ed politically with Mr. . Hearst, be
called as witnesses'.
Mr. Foraker declared that about a
week ago he had Mr,. Stewart go to
Chicago, where Winkfield was working
as a waiter, and ascertain what he
knew. , Upon the interview, he said,
Stewart had based . his report. What
that report contained Mr. Foraker . pro-:
ceeded. to . detail, -declaring that he.
did not Avouch ;;.fpj; its accuracy. : He
added, thathommittee couid saU
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ment presented; Winkfield and Stump
took -some letters, from the Archbold
files and wrote a letter to the New
York American making an offer of
sale and the next day called up- They
insisted upon talking to Mr. Hearst,
but were contented to meet a "repre
sentative". They went the next day
to the private' editorial office of the
New York American, where a man
named Eldridge talked to them. They
were told that Mr. Hearst stated they
were performing a great public duty.
They talked- as to the price with El
dridge, wanting f 10,000, but getting
promise of only $5,000. The next
day they delivered the letters to El
dridge to be photographed and receiv
ed 50 $100 bills.
The statement declared that other
letters were wanted and that Wink
field and Stump were given a list of
200 Senators, Congressmen, judges
and Governors, with the assurances
that letters 'from them to Archbold
would be paid for well. For one batch
of such letters they claimed to have
received $3,000 and for another $4,000.
For the Penrose, Hanna and Foraker
letters, the statement said, Eldridge
paid them $Z,000.
"Evidently we were the fat cattle,"
remarked Mr. Foraker. In all, the
statement continued, $34,000 was paid
to the two men. For two signatures
of Mr. Archbold, standing alone, they
claimed they were paid $500. The
statement said the signatures were re
quested of the two men and that they
procured them by having Mr. Arch
bold write his name in an album.
Both Winkfield and Stump were em
ployed in Mr. Afchbold's office at the
time the letters disappeared. Wink
field, a negro, is a son of Mr. Arch-,
hold's butler.
When Senator Foraker concluded
his testimony the committee adjourn
ed indefinitely without deciding wheth
er to call the witnesses Mr. Foraker
suggested.
Foraker read to the committee from
a prepared statement a resume of the
report Stewart had made to him of
his visit to Winkfield. Mr. Foraker
said that while he did not vouch for
its accuracy, he suggested that Stew
art be called to tell the story first
hand. The former Senator's state
ment first detailed the preliminary ne
gotiations for the sale of the letters,
as reported by Stewart. The princi
pal portion giving the details of the
alleged transaction aftef that point.
as to the purchase of a number of let
ters was as follows:
''They finally after about one-half
hour's parley compromised at $5,000.
Winkfield and Stump then promised
to bring the letters up the next even
ing. The next afternoon Stump and
Winkfield took the letters out one by
one from the files. They then wrap
ped up two copying books in some
newspapers, put the whole in a large
box, such as tailors deliver suits in,
and came out with it when Mr. Arch
bold had gone home. They took it-
Immediately to the "Little Savoy",
left it with the proprietor and return
ed to the office; later after the office
closed, secured it, and Stump carried
the letters and the books to' Mr. El
dridge.. J '
"Upon his entrance on this occa
sion everybody seemed expecting him
and he was ushered into a larger pri
yate office. -
"Mr. Eldridge took thenr and was
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