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VOL. XCI NO. 96 ;
CRAIG sounds
OF HIS
Inaugural Address ffeiy to
INortn tarouna Va
eral Assembly.
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CEREMONIES WERE IMPOSING
Idsal Weather Conditions and Largest
Crowd on Record Military and
Civic Features-Many Re
' form's Advocated
(By Wa J. Martin.)
Raleigh, N . C . , January 15 1 With
ideal weather conditions and throngs
o! people from every part of .'. the
State, outnumbering aqjr crowd ever
gathered to participate in such '-an.
event in North Carolina', the inaugu
ration of Hon. -Locke .Craig as Gover
nor and the induction of, all the other
State officers into office, took place
today with ceremonies" eminently be
fitting the occasion. Not since Vance
was inaugurated .Governor in 1877, ac
cording to many old-timers, has the
State witnessed such an inspiring cere
monial. .'
The ceremonies began with the im
posing street- parade, "- military and
civic, that moved at 11:15 o'clock! from
lower Fayetteville and Martin streets,
headed by the Third Regiment Band.
In line were 14 military companies of
the North Carolina National Guard;
the A. & M. College Cadets, the Ra
leigh Boy Scouts, anions- Jine of 'auto
mobiles and carriages, in the first of
which were Governor-elect Craig, Sen
ator Weaver- and .Representative Buhn
and after the line passed the mansion.
Governor Kitchin, . the- other carriages
being occupied s by State officers and
members of committees.. .'
The parade v moved-up Fayetteville
street to .Capitol Square, thence via
Morgan, Wilmington v. and - North
streets to the Governor's mansion, on
Blount street, whefeiGpvernor'Kitchin
formally received and ' greeted ;G6ver-iior-elect
Craig and .ithen .too&.4xis jlace
in the carriage withHiwMeur Governor
for the returrt'tnarch- to . the -new au
ditorium. ', This was via Blount, Eden
ton, Salisbury,'; Morgan" and. Fayette
ville streets, thfe long line of paraders"
passing into the auditorium in time
for the inaugural ceremonies at jioon.
All along the line of march there were
throngs of people - enthusiastically
cheering the new Governor and many
others in the long Jine. . "
The military companies in line were
Companies B,' Raleigh; C, Henderson;
D, Louisburg; F, Franklinton; H, War
renton; I, Burlington, and M, Durham,
of the First Regiment; - Companies D,
Goldsboro; E, Goldsboro; 'F, Fayette
vilie; G, Washington, and H, Clinton;
Company K, Asheville, of the First
Regiment ; Third ' Regiment Goast Ar
tillery, Greensboro,- and- Ambulance
Corps. Salisbury; Coast Artillery Band
and Raleigh Ambulance Corps. ,
The inaugural . ceremonies began
with the stirring strains Of "Dixie," by
the Third Regiment Band. There was
a fervent prayer, by Dr. R. T . Vann,
president of Meredith College, and
then the singing of -"America,", by
the Raleigfc Choral Society. Thereaf
ter Chief Justice Walter. Clark admin
istered the oath o office to the State
officers in their' turn. When these
caths had been administered and sub
scribed to "The Old North State" was
sung by the Choral Society and then
Hon. W. W. Kitchin, retiring Gover
nor, fittingly presented Governor
Craig to the vast audience amid wild
est applause, and the inaugural 'ad-'
dress followed... '
Governor's TAddress
Governor Craig spoke as follows :
Gentlemen of the General Assembly
and My Fellow Citizens:
Democracy gives to the people the
pledge of progress. The thought of
the age has created a nobler, purpose
in government. The Democratic par
ty intends to effectuate- this purpose
by legislation in - recognition of the
equal rights of manland for the pro
gressive welfare of" all the ranks of
lift,.- ' 5- -
In our material prosperity, privilege
has been substitutedy for justice. .The
vast wealth of modern industry, the
products of labor and genius have not
teen divided in equity, but have been
gathered into the 'enormous fortunes
f the few. '.-'': '.-- --; 'V-yO .':- - ..
.We have not realized the moral ben
effis that should have, resulted from
mod.-rn progress. Avarice has) been
stinnaiaied; hope and opportunity
tave been denied; antagonisms ; and
resentments have been generated.-' AU
'iasses have suffered.? We realize ;th6
conditions; the Injustice has been un
covered, it cannot stand' in- the Clear,
' aim and resolute gaze of the Ameri
can people. They ' 'are - determined
that our law shall be based upon ' a
njgher conception of 'social obligation
id that our civilization shall mean a
Etcher social life. Th.ey have put their
;iands to the plow and wiU 4 not look
!'H-k. '; , . . i
A new era has dawned; the last
oction marks the beginning - of ' an
.i'och m our government The Repub
i.can party had the prestige of victory
tradition ; it had the power of
1'idce and of organized wealth; but it
atoou for privilege it .took., from ; the
public its highest meaning, 7 that
'ai justice is the inalienable heri-
,v men; stood for that prosper-
. "icn is not the handmaid nf moral
and
intellectual growth; it stood in
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the path of the progressive thought of
the age; with all its power and pres
tige it-was crushed. : Likta the leaven
which . the womanhid in three meas
ures of me4I, 4he leaven of democracy
has been at work. ' . f
In this time of difficulty and hope,
the Gountry turns for guidance to the
Democratic party.
- The spirit of progress pervades . the
Union ' and the people demand legisla
tion responsive to the impulse of the
age.. ' , -:' . '.-:',.
.North Carolinawill not continue to
march in the rear of the procession of
the States. She is impatient for . the
advance. Throbbing with energy, po
tential with accomplishment she looks
expectant- to this administration and
to this General Assembly. I believe
that you Senators and Representatives
will perform your task with wisdom
and courage and that your" work will
be for the welfare of this generation
and of our posterity. The responslbi-
ty is ours, the opportunity i ours.
Constitutional government and! the
ideals of the; fathers have ever been
sacred :to the . Democratic party; but
these' ideals must be vital, for practical j
accomplishment and militant for 1 jus
tiee. - It' was said of the 'celebrated
opinion.' of Chief Justice Taney, that
it gave the law to the North and the
nigger to the South. . Tve are not
content Ttith Que forms and ceremon
ials, of the law uThe ideals of our. gov
ernment must , he applied to present
conditions. .
The first duty of the State is to pro
tect the citizen, in the enjoyment of
his rights, to protect the weak from
the oppression of the strong. This is
what the men-were doing at Runny-
mede. ' - .-
The discrimination which the rail-
roadshave made against North Caro
lina in freight rates is the injustice of
arbitrary power. It has already work
ed irreparable injury; it has already
cost our people millions of dollars and
driven" from our territory industries.
the value of which we cannot estimate.
These corporations have the protec-,
tion of our4aws, they, operate by our'
license, they enjoy privileges and ex
ercise the sovereign power of eminent
domain granted by the State. They
collect excessive rates from our peo
ple that cheaper rites may be grant
ed ;to the: people of adjoining States.
I reel no antagonism to railroads.,- i
know that 'our welfare to a large ex
tent, is dependent upon their efficient
operation, which-can only result from
just remuneration.' I know, that their
prosperity is co-existent with our pros
perity. -I Besides, for no consideration
can the State afford to be unjust.'. I
intend, as the . chief executive, of this
State," Coadminister her laws with im
partiality and. with evenhanded jus
tice to corporation and" to, individual,
to the great: and to the lowly. But
when any corporation or any person
shall persistently and defiantly by ar
bitrary wrong cripple the industries of
this State and despoil her people, such
person or-corpOratioh may expect rer
lentless resistance and resentment. ,
Vance' said of those who were exr
plotting the State in 1876, that it ought
to .be more tolerable .for Sodom and
Gomorrah in' the day of judgment than
for such in NorthXarolina. The spirit
of Vance and -1876 lives today.'
The city of High Point is to be con
gratulated, that in the shipments of Its
iurmture ro me west, it.wuiiave me
same freight rate as rival cities of Vir-
gihiaJ The same rule must apply to
all our cities and to all Our commerce.
This administration is ready to put
into operation the executive power of
the State to prevent the continuation
of this : wrong. .' I. feel sure,, 'that this
General 'Assembly is ready to exercise
any - constitutional ' power to compel
justice. ' ; : v-;. ' ' '
IS it possible that any person or. any
industry" within our territory shall not
be accorded' by common carriers the
same rights- that are enjoyed, by : the
people of other States? If this be so,
then r otirs is' a .territory to move out
of. T" And hundreds of industries have
moved.' ' We occupy the land and boast
of the lineage and bear the names of
the Englishmen of; Halifax and of the
Scotch-Irish of Mecklenburg.. We have
inherited .Magna . Charta, but it .is
worthless without ' the- spirit, of the
menwho' made it.
We will win. The State will receive
immense benefit. Our industries will
feel the " Impulse : and . new ones will
spring up. . ,- ;
: North Carolina has , paid,-. too, her
quota of tribute to the rapacity of un
lawful monopoly. ,We ; have been
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WIIiMmGTON, 1ST . C., THUUSDAYi
GEORGE W. PERKINS
TALKS
Says ' 'He Doesn't Know
Whether There j is Money f
4-OTrust at Present' 1
ROCKEFELLER WON'T APPEAR
In" Executive Session Pujo Committee
Votes" to Secure Oil Magnate's
Testimony by Deposition.
';-Chairmanf' Opp'oses.:-''-
-Washington Jan. 15,--In a . hypothe
tical question put to" George -W. Per
kins, Samuel Untermyer7 counsel for
the - Money Trust . Committee, today
outlined from records of the commit
tee a fponcentration of. money and
credit,"J and asked whetheir Mr: Per
kins considered, it a "menace and peril
to the prosperity of the country." -;
The question was generally, accept
ed as MrUa term yer's j conception - of
the ?elusive so-called money trust, of
which the committee is In search.
Mr. Perkins, -after -declaring that the
query reminded him of the conundrum
"Why is a mouse when" it spins," as
serted that he could notvsay,- whether
at! the point outlined in the. discussion,
concentration is .a.peril.jc.In a lengthy
discussion on economics, Mr. Perkins
took the position that after concentra
tion had progressed to a 'certain point,
it'?' should be subject, to government
regulationv - But he would not answer
tne hypothetical question categorically.--
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After' today's hearing, the commit
tee, in another heated executive, ses
sion, determined to have Chairman
Pujo and Council Untermyer visit William-Rockefeller
and take his testi
mony.;. Chairman Pujo opposed; the
scheme - without avail. A resolution
Instructing Mr. Pujo and Mr. Untermy
er to make arrangements for the ex
amination was ; passed with but a sin
gle vote in opposition, that of Chair
man Pujo. ;fi i . Vt-.:. ." ',..-
The determination of the committee
lottI6wfid iitec ,'ftestjnfony of Dr. T C. "W:
Richardson, who after examining Mr.
Kocketeller, - told the committee today
that despite his Illness the oil mag
nate could submit to a "brief examina
tion . without immediate .. serious " re
sults' No plans were made today for
the manner or place of examining Mr.
Rockefeller. .
Thomas W. Lamont ;and H. P. Da
vison, of the First National Bank of
New York and George. F. Baker, Jr.,
who were on hand to testify today,
were excused until Thursday. The
committee tomorrow will examine Ja
cob H.' Schiff, of .Kuhn, Loeb & Com
pany, of New York.
Mr. Untermyer's hypothetical "mon
ey trust" -question came after Mr. Per
kins had fixed publicity as a cure for
financial -evils; the incorporation of
the New; York Stock Exchange under
a Federal "charter, a closer responsi
bility among bank directors and the
according of representation in the di
rectorate to minority stockholders in
corporations'.
The "hypothetical question, which
embraces conclusions drawn from
much of the testimony already before
the committee, was .as follows:
I call your attention to exhibits be
fore the committee from whteh vmi
will note the following seven Institu
tions have total resources of $1,398.
000,000: ? . -
J. P. Morgan & Company (and Drex'
el & Company), deposits $163,000,000;
Guaranty Trust Company $292,000,000;
tsanKers Trust company $205,000,000;
First National Bank $149,000,000; Na
tional City Bank $274,000,000; Chase
National Bank $125,000,000: -National
Bank of Commerce $190,000,000.
That the Mutual Life and Eauitable
Life have combined resources of $1
091,000,000, -making a 'total in these
New York institutions alone and with
out regard to other affiliations of $2,-
inn r.et tr -
"Assuming now the situation to be
as described in these exhibits and as
suming further that the! business of
making large issues of the securities
of the great, inter-State corporations
has- during the past five J years been
conducted mainly .on joint account be
tween Messrs. ,J. p Morgan & Com
pany, the First National Bank and the
National City Bank, of New York; Lee
HIgginsoh & Company, and Kidder,
Peabody & Company, of Boston ; : and
the Illinois Trust & Savings Bank and
the First National Bank, of Chicago,
and 'knowing what you do as to the
methods of-business ami to the finan
cial power and ; affiliations of these
banksahd banking houses and their
control of : financial, railroad and , in
dustrial, cof p'orations, please state
whether, and if so to what extent this
concentration;.; and control of, money
and credit constitutes a peril to -the
progressand prosperity of the coun
try, and state also if you will the Tea
sons for your. conclusion."; j
f In reply Mr. Perkins delivered ::: a
long talk, on economics, the gist of
which was: ' ' . J
;. "Everyone will agree that at a cer
tain point; concentration would be a
peril, but whether at the point you say
it has reached it would be a peril I
cannot say.- I .have been out of touch
with these affairs for two " years and
I would -want to study these questions
very, carefully. -1 am opposed to the
concentration of money power, brain
ppwer;or ; energy where ; that concen
tration .Is :likely to result in harm.";-
BOARD OF .INQUIRY
EXCLUDES GASTRO
Immigration
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orities Will
Not Allow
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APPEALITO SGjiltARriNAGEL
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Former Venezuelan Djtatbr ls Alleged
To Have CoitnittiEd; Perjury at .
'Exairiination-Connected
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New YorkJiiafylll.ei special
board of Inquiry at Ellis Islaad ; today
decided that Cipriand Castro, former
President! of . Venezuela, should; be .ex
cluded from enteribtg the ; United
States. Castor's attorneys immediate
ly announced - that; th$ I decision of the
local immigration authorities. -would be
appealed to the Department of Com
merce and Labor. i-'j
The .reason given' by the board 'for
Castro's! exclusion- was that . during
his examination- he - had frequently
committed perjury and pretended igno
rance of matters concerning which he
had knowledge. .
Harold A. Content, -Castro's lawyer,
said that ; if Secretary Nagel upheld
the board ho would again take the
case into the courts, t :
Citing specific parts of Castro's ex
amination, the statenient of the spe
cial board; of inquiry says.: J ;i
"Speaking of Louis Varela, who. sent
him frequent telegrams In regard to
the capture and deaths of General An
tonio Parades, he says '
" T do not know who he is.; We con
sider him an unreliable witness. ; His
testimony I to the effect that no. for-
eigners suffered -losses f - property
through his actions daring the years
when he was Preside, we decline to
believe. His refusal tf reply to many
questions put to him brearing upon his
right . to land convinc us that there
are damaging facts, wjiich he desires
io-:conceaE"V':r-;
The statement jontinues with .' the
declaration that upon information
from official sources he was charged
with responsibility for the unlawful
killing off Parades, but declined re
peatedly to offer any information or
to give the government any. informa
tion in regard to the latter's : death.
He refused to either affirm or deny his
guilt even after he had beenltwarned
that unfavorable inferences would be
drawn from such refusal and that he
must take the consequences.
"Such refusal," the statement says,
"together-'with his manner and de
meanor when asked concerning these
matters, constitute in our opinion, an
admission of the truth of the charge.
He is, therefore, excluded on - the
ground that he has admitted the com
mission of a crime and felony - involv
ing moral turpitude."
In conclusion the statement says
that General Castro may appeal from
the finding of the board of special in
quiry through the commissioner of im
migration to the Secretary of Com
merce and: Labor, and adds that "he
has signified his intention of doing
so." '
The next move in the case- will be
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OUTXINES
North Carolina must deposit $7,200
for preparing and. pointing the record
in the case against Tennessee in re
gard to boundary dispute.
The. Irish Home Rule "bill entered
on its final j stage in the House of Com
mons yesterday, . brilliant ' speeches
marking debate-on the measureN ;
No evidence was introduced "at the
Ways - and 1 Means Committee's ; hear
ings on the sugar tariff yesterday to
cause a change in the tentative plans
for a free sugar bill, v .. v,-3'-: -!;
The U.' S. cruiser Denver was yes
terday despatched to Acapulco. on the
Pacific coast of Mexico, where Ameri
can lives are in imminent . danger, be
cause of a threatened attack on "that
Cityr- '; '-- ..;'---:-s ..-
Although the Balkan allies have not
weakened
in their determination , to
re-open the war unless Turkey-accepts 1
their terms, they ; may withhold then
execution of their -threats a fewdays
longer.--.. -- ;-;' V-;" '-'
; The, inauguration of Locate Craig as
Governor Of North Carolina;' at Ra
leigh ;yesterday, was attended by-ones
of the largest crowds in the history of
the State; brilliant ceremonies mark
ing the event. .. -'--;,-. '.
George W. Perkins, who testified at
the money trustshearing yesterday,
was unableto say, if there is a money
trust. - The committee in v executive
session . decided i to secure the - testi
mony of Win.' Rockefeller by deposi
tion. ' ! ' " '';;' : :.''".'- ":.;
That- the Warren Live Stock Co.,
of which Senator Francis E. Warren,
of Wyoming is the- head, ' was ; in
1906 maintaining1 illegal rences on pub
lic; lands, .Was the substance' of a re
port" adoptfed yesterday by the Hottso
Committeef on Expenditures in the In
terior Department. - - i . "
New. York markets: Money on call
steady 2 3-4 to 3 per cent ; ruling
rate and closing bid 2 3-4;- offered at
3. , Spot cotton closed quiet . ' Flour
quiet. Wheat firm;. No. 2 red 1.08 1-2
and 1.09 12. Corn 'firm, . "Turpentine
and rosin quiet.
, JANTJAltY 16, 1913.
(THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY. '
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Former President of Venezuela, Excluded from Entering the United States.
STATE MUST DEPOSIT $7,200
This Amount Necessary for Printing
Record In N. C. vs. Tenn. Bound
ary Dispute News From
Nation's Capital ..
Wilmington Star Bureau,
23 Wyatt Building.
Washington, D- C, January 15.
The Clerk of the Supreme Court of
the United States today notified Attorr
ney General Bickett that it will be ne
cessary for the State of North Carolina
to deposit $7,200 for preparing and
printing the record in the case of
Northi Carolina against the State of
Tennessee, . in the boundary -line dis
pute involving the location of several
thousand acres of land on the western
boundary line of the two States. ,
The case has . been pending for.!, a
long time and arose over the original
survey, when what is known as the
State of Tennessee was taken from
the North Carolina "colony, at being
contended - that the - survey ' was not
correct. Senator Overman has-5 the
matter in hand and has asked that the
amount be - reduced, the junior Sena
tor - contending" that a State - should
not be compelled to make a cash de
posit of so large a sum. Unless ' Mr'.
Overman can have the amount reduc
ed, an immediate deposit of $7,200
will be necessary. ;o..-! '?f:-
Robert L . Thomas, of Thomaavilie,
who shot and killed .-Roomie v Steven
Monday night, ; was today held , for the
action of the grand'jury by a coronlsr's
jury here today. Thomas claimed Self-
defense, 'but the jury evidently deem
ed the evidence of sufficient Hmpor'
tance to hold the young man. -'.Thomas
is how at the District jail, though it is
expected his attorney; will be able to
secure bail for his release.
' Word was received here today an-
nouncing the death at sea of DeWitt
Talmage Ellsworth,a son ofMr, and
Mrs. Goodwin D. Ellsworth; of ; this
city. From the messages received, at
the? Ellsworth home it appears that
young Ellsworth, who was arpassen
ger ton the steamship . Panama, ..from
the 'canal zone, disappeared January
11th, and is supposed to have" jumped
overboard. The onlycause assigned
Is ill-health and a nervous breakdoft,
brought about -by overwork ;anr;;ex-
posure. :. ' .. .- 'v.
D . G . Ellsworth, father of the miss
ing young man, isa native of Wallace,
Duplin county, and ? is ; weUhown
throughout .North Carolina. As- chief
law agent in the supervising; archi
tect's office, Mr. Ellsworth has .super
vised plans, etc, of many of the- Fed
eral buildings in the State, r r;?7-''-t'5''."
" Senator -Simmons called, on: Secre
tary of Agriculture Wilson today arid
asked him to provide $30,000 for road
construction -In North. Carolina By
an act passed last year,' the ".Federal
government is to supply one-thiraoi
a sum - to ; be used in - building model
roads.- The -State is to furnish the
other wo-thirds. Gov., Craigr wtfl-be
asked to see that the State jcarries
out its part of the contract. B. R. .A.-
FREE SUGAR BILL PROBABLE
Little Evidence. Given at Tariff Hear
ings to Cause Democrats to
Change Tentative Plans
Wine'Producers Heard.
Washington, Jan. 15. The sugar re
fineries, beet sugar men, California
wine producers, mineral water import
ers and others descended in force up
on the House Ways and Means C6tn
mittee today to fight out the tariff is
sues. The net result of the' hearing was
the acquisition of a little new informa
tion and the repetition of much data
that has figured in hearings which led
up to previous tariff, bills. Nothing in
the committee's' examination 6f the
varying shades of sugar rate views in
dicated any weakening of the Demo
cratic tentative plan for presenting
another, free sugar bill for action by
the House at the coming extra session
of Congress. ; ' ;
Some of the leading men in the su
gar industry were present Edwin H.
Atkins, the vice president and acting
head of the. American Sugar Refining
Company, ;proposed a moderate reduc
tion in the sugar tariff. Henry T. Ox-
nard, of California, and a dozen wit-
nesseSjfrom Cahfornia, Colorado, Mon
tana, Wisconsin, Michigan and other
States were present to fight for tariff
protection for American beet sugar in
terests, i R. E. Milling of Franklin,
La.5, pleaded for tariff bars to avert the
death knell of the sugar -industry of
that State,.. Former Governor B. M.
Fernald, df Maine, speaking for 75 per
cent of , the: fruit canning Industry of
the country, advocated either free su
gar or a reduced 'rate, -while " the Ar-
buckle Brothers, of Brooklyn, through
William. A.v Jamison, and the Federal
Sugar.v Refining Company. ' through
Frank C. Lowry, pleaded the free su
gar cause. ; ' ; ". - 1 : .';-
The Californlt wine business was
rpictured as in a deplorable condition
when the committee took up schedule
H, wines, spirits and other beverages;
Former Commissioner of internal Rev
enue tJohn W. 'Yerkes contended that
whiskey, was a necessity, but that im
ported wines were a luxury, and there
fore should bear - the burden of tariff
taxation. -"-: . '-"-i.""'; - y-y : ' ;- .;-;
Victor. E. Whitlock,, a New York im
porter,, would not agree that beer was
entirely a luxury. He suggested that
the tariff of-some well known brews be
cut from 23 cents a gallon to 15 cents
a gallon, its rate under the Wilson,
tariff law, or at least to not more than
20 per cehtiy its assessment, under the
Dingley law. "Protect the bottles and
the 'mineral waters, , too" advocated an
pther importer, Henry Melville, of New
York, who urged 30 percent, as ample
for both. s ... - ; ;,; ' - -".'''"
l-:William" fTnllman for -t.hfl Rftlifomla.
Wipe -Association- claimed . that - the
lowest wages paid in-.- Southern Cali
fornia were double those paid abroad
and that American wines were infinite-
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WHOIiE NTJMBBB 13,22.
SENATOR WARREN'S
FENCES JtW
Maintained Illegal Inclosures
on Public' Land Com- .
mittee Says. . ';'
N. G. WHISKEY- FRAUD CASE
Fight Between Judge Boyd and Corm
missioner Cabell May be Aired
' . In House Committee Pro-" -.
ceedings in Congrew. - "
. Washington, Jan. 15.That the War;
ren Live Stock Company, of which
Senator Francis ; E.; Warren, of Wy-
oming, was the head," was ' in 1906 ;
"maintaining . unlawful inclosuses" on
public lands in Wyoming and Colora- V
do, . was the; substance, , of- a report o
adopted today by ; ;the HdUsel Commit
tee on Expenditures i the Interior ..
Department. The committee's conclu- ;
sion was based on inspection records
reports and correspondence - procured -
from the Interior Department covering
the investigations by the government
in 1906 and l907. ' - " ,
No action is recommended by 'the
committee, the report being limited to
the statement of the conclusion that
his company was. maintaining : illegal.
fences. " . ; -'-; ' " ;
Included In the documents made ;
public today are some sharp letters
sent by President Roosevelt to Ethan
A. Hitchcock, Secretary of the Inter- v
lor. .. - . ' ' "
Special Inspector" t3: B." Linnen made
the report September 7th? 1906, charg-., --
ins the Warren company -with main-:, v
taining fences around ,46,3S0 acres f of !.
public lands in Wyoming ; and ; 1,120
acres "in Colorado. r -v .-;. 1 ; ' ;
In a letter . to t President - Roosevelt ,
October 5th,r1905, Senator Warren ' de-. i
ared his' company 'twas- observing the
law; that her personally had no illegal
fences, and that, he protested, against .
the- "assassinating ; aaaark lantern ,
procedure of mespeial agents Of the:'
Interior' IJepartmeht j-" w i: . ? ; ..;
The records made public, today "show-. "-"
ed President Roosevelt' held.. Secreta
ry Hitchcock of the Interior i Depart-;
ment responsible . for much ' of .the
newspaper attack ; on Senator Warren.1
One letter from thei former President-; .
contained bitter denunciation ;of -In- .
spector Linnen for including in' his re-'
port of the Warren Investigation a file;
of newspaper clippings . -and reports
that denounced Senator .Warren. ...
The second investigation- oft the-;
Warren operations made by Assistant- .
Attorney General Purdy was report-
ed upon "January 25th, 1907. , Mr. Pur-
dy's report held it had not been shown" ,
that Senator Warren's- company, at
that time had any public land en-,
closed. ; ?. . " ' . . .
"I am of the opinion that no suit
should be instituted "against the War
ren Live Stock Company,", said Mr.'
Purdy's report, "or " Its' officers ; or
agents, upon the report. In my opin
ion the report does not contain suffl-'
cient information and data to justify; .
the department in directing the . suit
against the Warren Live Stock Com-'
pany and I recommend tl)at the whole'
matter be referred . back to. the Inter- :
lor Department." : ; v ; '.;. .; ' . ;
In sending this report to Secretary
Hitchcock of the Interior . Department
January 26th, 1907, President Roose
velt said: -v-M'-'-'' -;'.. ''-j
"Mr.. Bonaparte, - (this" attoritey gen- ':
eral) feels as of course I do, that there
has been a complete ; breakdown, on ',
the part of the agents of the Interior' ;
Department In this matter sb7 far as '
making any case against Senator War
ren ,1s concerned. Theease is par-":
tlcuiarly bad for Linnen. ' j
President Roosevelt directed a new. ;.
examination by a man "of a very dif
ferent type from MrvXilhnen and his
associates. : '. ; y ;-;?: yK":':
The documents made - public today
contain no report of such another in- ,
vestigation. v r '; , '
Will Take Up Seftur Case.
Washington. Jan. 15 bitter fight
between United States District Judge
Boyd, of North Carolina; and Commis-
sioner Cabell, of the - Internal Reve
nue Bureau; over attempted govern-
mental seizures in an alleged, whiskey,
fraud case, probably will be aired be- ?
fore the House Committee f on Expen-; '
ditures in the Treasury Department.
The committee today ' subpoenaed -
Mr. Cabell to produce !the 'papers in
the case which' revolveabout the ef-
forts i of Collector of Internal Revenue
Brown, at Statesville, N. C.' to seize
and sell for alleged : revenue taxes, '
whiskey owned by D. C.; Foster, a dls- ,
tiller, near Winston-Sale'mr Nl; C.y and '
later said to have been turned' over to ';
N. Glenn Williams, as, ab 'alleged pur- t
chaser,. . ' ; ' ' .';-: . ' -J '
Commissioner - Cabell i nrst; ordered ;
Foster to give a new warehouse bond ,
and , then ordered the whiskey, sold be
cause of alleged fraudsV . He was en
joined In this procedure ;by - Judge -
Boyd. When the new. hdndvwas not '
given, he again ordered the. whiskey ,
seized arid ' sold for tales.. For the
second time Judge Boyd enjoined the !' ,
revenue officers, but he was reversed ; ;
by the Circuit Court pf .Appeab3.. ' !; -
Mr. Cabell as a third, move ordered "
the whiskey transferred 'to a bonded t
warehouse and in another jurisdiction. ;
For -the' third time-Judge Boyd in-'
tervened with an ' injunction. ' ? The
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