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The Authorities Now Have Definite
CI A Freh Start Is Taken.
Me Been Skulking About Gaines
vllle Some Money Found on (he
CJrowMl. '
Gainesville, Ca., Feb. 20. After
posse bsd been mobilised at the eoun-
tjr Jail last night to start on th trail
of tore jnea believed to be membera
of th gang which held op and rob
bed the Southern railway fast nail
- train near Whit Sulphur Springs
earjy .Saturday morning, the man
bunt was suddenly called off by the
facer in charge,. It was stated that
. a fresh start would be made early
this morning under the direction of
J. Vf., Connolly, chief special agent
of the Southern railway, who arrived
bare last aJght ... .
White the offloers here are relunc
tant to discuss any Information, It is
learned they have reliable clues to
the identity, of the bandits and ar
rests are expected within the next
Say or two. Suspicion still points to
three men who were seen skulking
Into town early yesterday morning.
These men were followed by several
, citizens but when one of the strang
ers turned on his shadows and show
ed fight, they retreated and the
traocer mad their escape. It Is
believed that the officers at work on
the rase have Information as to their
w hereabouts, y
Several paeses which hav been
routing the country around the
, scene of the bold-op all day returned
U tile city fast night snd reported a
tVntiVs Hunt- ' The country Is hilly
stud i t.v.r wooded a4 affords ex
cellent means ' for the robber to
cover their tracks. , la addition It
baa been relnlng'all day and the man
banting dogs hsve beet enable to
pick op the scent. It la believed,
however, that the bandits still are la
this section of the country.
Information received here late last
alsbt Is to the effect that one of the
package taken from the express car
safe contained 114.000. la addition
to this a quantity of foreign money,
the amount of which Is not stated,
also I missing. Several foreign sil
ver piece were found on the ground
shortly after the robbery and these
are believed, to hav been in the miss
ing package. -
Carnival la the Philippine. .
Manila. Feb. '20. Manila's annual
varolval week ba arrived and for
eves days, beginning today, the resi
dents of the capital, reinforced by
thousands of visitor from all parti
of the islsnds snd from China, Japsa
and other countries as well, will de
t vote themselves to pleasure and
Bierry-mak,lng. The carnival this
year promises to eclipse all similar
affair of the past In addition to
' the amusement attraction special
patns hav been taken thta year to
provide aa elaborate basaar .and
other features that wilt attract and
Interest the business man.
Hanker Charged With Larceay.
Alexandria, Va., Feb. 20 C. Jones
Rtxey was arraigned la court here
today to answer to charge mad
axalnst him aa , result of the failure
of the Virginia Safe Deposit and
Trust corporation, of which be wss
president. The concern went Into
tbu hands of receivers December 21
last, together with Its eight branches
scsttered throughout Virginia. The
Indictment charged Rlxey with lar
ceny, making rats statement as to
the financial standing of, the bsnk
ana insuring ins accounts oi ine in
stitution. . ;
' West Tlrrlnls Labor Bodies.
Charleston. W. Va., Feb. 20.-8rv.
ersl score of delf-gates representing
trades unions throughout the stst as
sembled la this city 'todsy for the
fonrth annus) convention of the West
Virginia branch of the Amerirsn
Federation of Labor. Ths convention
will isst several diys and will con
sider legislative measures and other
matters of Importance In the cause of
Ubor. ThB annual reports of the offi
cers show that lbs state federation
msd gratifying gains la membership
during tb psst ysr, ,
What Has Brca raid la.
Raleigh, Fsb. 20. A siateracnt by
Stst Insurance Commissioner J. R.
Young shows that his department has
paid into the stste treasury sine
Christmas IM.Sll. making 2l9,filt
paid In since last April, and $23,309
' more tbaa wss psld In during the
corresponding period of last year. lis
estimates that the recclpis of the u
partment for this flsoal year will be
$1711.000, as compared with 21fl,K6
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: RECIFRuCITY
f-wtwi ivn ivih p i.
fcfsb ca Wetaesiay
"Washington, Feb. 20. While. Presi
dent Taft does not believe that the
opposition of the farmers of this coun
try to the, proposed reciprocity agree
ment with Canada is nearly to deep
rooted or so widespread as some per
sons are endeavoring to have it ap
pear to be, be nevertheless recognises
the fact that such opposition' exists
and is likely to prove very trouble
some lo bringing about the consum
mation of the proposed sgreement
unlesa it Is overcome. Consequently
his most urgent appeals and bl most
persuasive arguments In behalf of the
measure are now being directed to
the American farmer.
In itn with the president's reci
procity campaign will be the trip of
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson to
Buffalo tomorrow, where be 1 to, de
liver a Washington' birthday address
before the Elllcott club of that city.
Secretary Wllsou In his address will
pursue the same line of argument in
regard to reciprocity used by the
president in hi recent speeches In
Columbus and Springfield, but wilt go
more Into the details of the plan and
the manner in which it may be ex
pected to affect the interest of the
American farmer. His upeech will be
s direct reply to the arguments going
the rounds that the farmers and
farmer organisation of tb country
are opposed to Canadian reciprocity.
President Taft believes the secre
tary of agriculture is probably the
hest-luformed . man in the entire
country on all that affects the Inter
est of the farmer, snd ha Is sure
that hi arguments on reciprocity will
be valuable. It is declared by sources
close to the administration that the
National Grange, which ha been
widely quoted as opposing the agree
ment, has not acted aa aa organiza
tion, and that the entire clamor ba
beta mad by a few of the officers of
tb organisation who are personally
opposed te reciprocity, and are seek
ing to bar the organisation endorse
their view. . , ....... -, . t--.
rTashisgtea Xateale Memorial.
Alexandria. Va.. Feb. 20.-H!b de
gree Masons from tnsny section of
the country hsve Journeyed to Alex
andria to take part la the meeting
called to form a permanent Masonic
Memorial association, which . aba 11
commemorate George Washington's
connection with the order. The meet
ing betrsa today and will continue
until Wednesday, on which day the
Masons' will make a pllgrlmsge . to
Moent Vernon to pay their respect
to Washington on the anniversary of
hi birth. Returning to Alexandria
late on Wednesday afternoon the
delegates will bold a reception in
honor of President Taft who will de
liver aa address.
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Cincinnati Auto Show.
Cincinnati, Feb. 20. Cincinnati's
first large auto ahow opened la music
hsll todsy and will cotlnue through
the week. The exhibition I held
under the auspice of the Cincinnati
Automobile Dealers' association. In
dications point to a Isrg attendance
of visitor from points In Ohio, In
diana, Kentucky and West Virginia.
BIG COTTOnjmi MERGER
gJ0.OOO.000 WOItTH of mop.
ERTV AND 400,000 BriXULKS.
Charlotte, Feb. 20.- Tb plan of
the Parker Cotton Mills company,
capital 110,000.000, with headquar
ters In' Columbia, 8. C, were an
nounced Saturday. In view of the
fart that those interested are well
known In Charlotte and throughout
the south generally and In view of
the further fart that there are many
of the opinion that this combination
la but a beginning or others that will
follow, the plan of the new corpora
tion will be of- more than ordinary
concern.
, The mills Included In the merger,
which with the exception of the
Greer Msnufsrturing company have
been under the direction and control
of Mr. Lewis Vf. Parker are a fol
low: ,
The Victor Manufacturing com'
pany, of Green; Monagsn milts, of
Greenville: Apstarbe mill, of Greer;
Olympla mills, of Columbia: Granby
Cotton mills, of Columbia; Richland
Cotton nil I Is, of Columbia, and Beaver
Dam mills, of Edgefield.
The prospectus of the company
gives the following reason for con
solldstlon: "The, present system
whereby the mills sre operated as
different corporations tinder varying
officers Involves an economic waste
in both executive and manufacturing
departments. My unifying them un
der one organisation, this waste ran
be eliminated, and by tystematlxlng
the work the productiveness ot the
plant can be Increased. The power
to buy cheaply raw material ard sup
plier and to market produrta to ad
vantage will likewise be increased ny
combination of the financial strength
of the several corporal looa,
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Effort of Stole Tar Cor.islsskia
cf lSS Eeisj Clrcclski
HQtVDIOITGET TO PfiKJTER
Order Printing Endorsed bat o Order
Found AutborUIng Sack an Ex.
pcndlture The Record of It a Fux
Ie Favorable Report en Bill for
rrelecllon of Employees. 1, v
Raleigh, Feb. 20. Senator Barber,
of Johnston, has introduced a bill re
quiring the Atlantic Coast Line to
run an additional local passenger
train to leave Rocky Mount in the
morning between 7 and 8 o'clock and
go to Fayetteville, returning in the
afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock, for
the accommodation of people desiring
to make point south of Selma and
return the same day, r
A Report Caaslng Speeslation.
Tba appearance today of reprinted
copies of the report of the state tax
commission of 1S86 Is causing much
speculation among legislators and
employee ot the general assembly,
in view of the fact that a Joint resolu
tion ordering 1,000 copies ot this re
port reprinted was introduced and
passed the senate, but failed to pass
the bouse after a speech by Repre
sentative Turlington, In which he in
sisted that the report is obsolete, and
that the reprint would be a waste; ot
money to be mae, aa be Insisted, to
gratify a personal whim of "probably
one man. It . develop that the
printers presented to the state for col
lection a bill for $78 for the printing,
which Is endorsed on the reprint as
by order of the general assembly of
.However no set or order for
the printing could be shown to au-
horlxe the expenditure of the money,
and the warrant on tb state treasury
it held op for Investigation, - , ,
The most speculation is as .to how
the old print of the tsx cotumteslon
report could have gotten to the
printer aa it did without legislative
enactment.,;
Bute Senator J. W. Orabam was
chairman of the l&it stale tax com
mission, and when the general as
sembly convened in January no copy
of this old report wss to be fonnd.
Tax. adjustment and tax equalisation
were all the talk, and there were
those who.ffc-nght that the 18SS re
port migh.jt-j beneficial. An appeal
for a copy was made through the
press, and Mr. A. B. Andrews, Jr.,
found a copy among hla old papers
and documen and presented it to
Senstor Gratram, who In turn reported
it to tb sedst. .
Makes Favorable Brpert.
The house judiciary committee No.
2 votes to report favorably the Connor
bill for the protection of employees of
common carriers, the bill hotly con
tested in committee for two weeks
psst While there were no votes in
committee against the bill the at
tendsnce was exceedingly small, and
th bill baa a big Dght ahesd assured.
It makes Inroads on the present
status of construction contributory
negligence, and brings oa a special
fight with the Atlantic Coast Lin by
prohibiting exemptions from liability
for Injuries such as are used in the
Atlantic Coast Line Relief associa
tion, the Insistence being that the en
srtment of this section would put th
relief department the only one in this
part ot the country, and especially
successful, toot out of bits lues.
A Chess Tourney on
at San Sebastaln
Madrid. Feb. , 20. San Sebastian,
the faraoua watering place where the
king of Spalu apends bin holidays, is
:odsy the cynosure of alt eye In the
chess wor'd. for there have gathered
the greatest chess expert of Kurope
and America to take part in the Inter-
national stealers' tournament It is
gentrally admitted that the tourna
ment 'jrhlch began today has a
stronger entry list than any alinllar
event that baa taken place In years.
The contestants Include Msrshslt, the
American champion ; Capablanca, the
Cuban champion; Rubinstein, Bern-
em snd Niomsowitsh, the famous
Russlsn masters; Schlehter. Vldmar
and Duras, of Austria; Teichmann,
Leonhardt Tarrasch and Splelmann,
of Germany; Burn ot England, atd
Janowskl, of. France.
Beardmaa-Xana Wedding.'
, Wsshlngton, Feb. 11 At on of tb
most fssblonable weddings the Cspltsl
has seen this winter Miss Carrie
Louise Munn. who wss at one time re
ported engaged to Theodore Roosevelt
Jr., this afternoon became the bride
of Reginald Bosrdmsn, a member ot
one of th lending families of Roston
The Wedding eereinon was performed
st St John' Episcopal church by tb
rector, tba Rev. Roland Cotton 8ml! h,
t) B, Following th ceremony at the
rhurch there waa a large reception at
the home of the, bride's mother, Mrs.
Char A. Muun In Scott circle.
DTJBHNC. TUESDAY; FEBBURt21-fU
lllltl;: L0i!G TRIP FOI) LIVELY TIMES BIHER AHISCK
OIEKS OFF .THE SPEED OOYS III CMU , Oil SECRETARY
LET Se-Wide Legislation Yet
j ; ; Enacted
L!TTy CILLSOMJCALEKDAHS
XoUiing Heard From the Proposed
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Constitutional Amendment Im
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portent Matters to lie Passed on
Tuesday -Asxcmbly May Have to
r Run Over Allotted Time.
Raleigh. Feb. 20.--Although the
60 days alloted by law for the meet
ing ot the general assembly will be
out Saturday., March 4th, Just two
week off, remarkable little legisla
tion of state- lde Importance bas yet
been, enacted. The calendar of the
house contains 69 bill of general in
terest in addition to a large number
of local bills that are pending. In
the senate . the calendar contains
nearly aa many bills of state impor
tance and the legislators . will be
among the busiest people to be found
anywhere for the next two weeks.
There will be night sessions galore
and the legislative clefk and news
papermen expect to be rushed to the
limit of human endurance. Although
the session Is nearly over nothing Jias
beea reported from the committee as
to the proposed constitutional amend ment..
Early ia the session the
Stubbs bill to hold a constitutional
convention waa voted down on the
ground that amendments to be made
would be prepared by committees on
ratification by the voters of the state
at the next general election, but It
seems impossible thus far to get even
a quorum of the committee present
at the several meeting announced to
consider, the question. ; , .
Several anti-trust bills have been
introduced and the Judiciary commit
tee have announotd a hearing for
Tuesday , hfteruoJu -to consider all
antl-trurt bills. Representative
Kooncc who has been the most In
sistent for anti-trust legislation, says
he will make a fight for the appoint
ment of a sub-committee to tske un
der advisement all of tho bills and
draft a composite effective anti-trust
bill.
New! county advocates bave been
here la force since the first day of
the general assembly and now that
the Piedmont county bill was killed
and the Hoke county passed and was
ratified. Interest centers in the Avery
county 111. which baa passed the
senate and Is set for speclsl order
Tuesdsy night in the house. The bill
to create Ransom county out of por
tion of Wake, Franklin, Nash, Wil
son and Johnston counties will be
beard before the Joint committee on
counties, cities and towns Tuesday
afternoon, Ftbrtiary 21.
Observant people who have watch
ed tho work cf many former leglsls-
turcs are frank in saying that it will
be Impossible for the present general
assembly to get through with neces
sary legislation and 'adjourn on
March 4. and that It may remain In
session well Into another week in
order to wind up it affairs.
Raleigh Will Ask lor
A Commission Form
Raleigh, Feb. 20. The board of
aldermen of Raleigh will have Wake
county's representatives la the gen
eral assembly put through a bill pro
viding commission form of govern
ment for Raleigh similar Jo the one
passed for Greensboro, and also some
further legislation that will enable the
people to choose between the (teneral
Improvement of th present market
bouse on Fayetteville street and sell
ing the present building snd site and
erecting a new , market house In a
square to be formed on Wilmington
street back ot the, present market
Exhibition ( Aerial Craft
Boston, Maat.. Ftb. 20. Aeroplanea
of every type. Including several ms
cMnes that h..v established records
for distance, speed or height either
In tbls country or abroad, ar In
cluded among the exhibits at the
second nstloti.il exhibition of aerial
craft, which opened In Mechanics'
building today and wilt continue to
hold forth ther until the end of the
week. In ad lltion to tb various
type ot air craft the show comprises
a wonderful display ot accessories,
which illustrate almost as much si
the machine themselves ths amailng
progress In the field ot aeronautics
during the past ftw years.
T lanlall Jiew ArrhbUhop.
Ottawa, , Out, Feb, ; 20. Arrange
ment. ar practically completed for
the formal Installation ot the Most
Rev. Chsrles Hugh Gauthler ss Ro
man Catholic archbishop of Cltawa,
la succession to the Lite Archbishop
DubsnteL . The ceremony Will take
place Wednesday and will be sttended
by many dignitaries of the church In
Canada and th United States. Mgr.
fttsgnl, th new pitpat delegate to
Canada, will officiate.
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Boston Anc ricxa Lcajae Team
fistjrf Aar Cedent
GOTO REDODO BEACH CAL.
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Will There Practice; Before Work Is
; LaM Out for tuVBeUra" TrlpWIH
Divide Iuto Two Squads Trip Will
Cost la the eIghborbood of
$15,000. . ..
j Boston, Mass.. Feb. 20. The van
guard of players of the Boston Ameri
can league team, accompanied by club
officials and others, numbering, in all
nearly forty persons, started from this
city Saturday on a spring train
ing trip that has never been . ap
proached In the completeness of its
arrangements, the distance traveled,
the comforts provided tor the players
and the expense of the undertaking.
Hall a dozen other players will Join
the party In New York tomorrow and
the rest of the team will be picked up
in Chicago, from which city the whole
delegation will start westward in the
Red Sox Special" next Monday.
The objective point will be Redondo
Beach, near Los Angeles, where the
players will bave their first work-outs
ia preparation for the long series ot
exhibition games, which will be played
during the stops ot the return Journey.
On March 26 the team will divide
into two squads, one of which will
return east over the northern route
and the other over the sou 'hern route.
The first squad will play exhibition
games in Reno, Salt Lake City, Grand
Junction, Puebloj Denver,. Lincoln,
Omaha, Sioux City and Chicago. The
second team will fill dates in Tuoia,
Tucson. El Paso. Oklahoma City, El
Reno, Wichita, Topeka, St Joseph
and Kansas City.. , ,
The special train will "carry ap
proximately seventy-Bve persons on
its long Journey across the continent
It will be the most luxuriously equip
ped and decorared trains that has ever
served to carry a party of baseball
men In this or any other country. The
trip will occupy eight weeks and will
cost not far from $13,000.,
Will Place a Bust of
Governor M orehead
1 Raleigh, Feb. 20. A bust of Gov
ernor Juo. M. Morebead 1 to be set
up la one of the niche in the rotunda
of the state bouse during the present
year. This announcement is Just made
by Secretary R. D. W. Connor, of the
state historical commission, through
whom th bust I to be placed. It
will be given one of the two niches
remaining vacant on the first floor of
the rotunda. Morebead was governor
wo terms, bis elections having been
In 1S40 and again in 1842. He was
the president of the North Carolina
railroad, which he organized and put
through aa one of bis greatest under
takings for the stste. The state his
torical commission Is to select the
artist to execute this bust at an early
date. . .
LOCAL OPTinX BILL PASSES.
When Geterner Mams It AU Prohibi
ts. Laws Will be Bepealed.
Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 1$. By a
vote of 21 to 12. the Alabama senate
last night psssed the Parks' local Op
tion bill.
When Gove nor O'NVIl signs the bill
every prohibition law on the books
wilt be, repealed and a peculiar situ
ation will arise. There will be no
law prohibiting the sale of liquor on
the ststute books and none allowing
It. The Parks bill does not become
effective until bills' are passed regu
lating th sale of liquor, and no wet
or dry election can be held until these
regulation statute are enacted.
ADMIT OS THE PACIFIC.
Caplala and Crew f Hctteeaer Kelp
ie Before 1 srloss bale.
Seattle, Wash, Feb. 20. The
schooner Edward R..Wet of Ssa
Francisco, which wss picked up
wster-logged and In distress off De
struction Islsnd Tuesdsy, arrived In
port last night in tow of the Standard
Oil company's steamer Alias.
Capt J. J. Jansen and hi wife, and
the nine men of the West's crew, had
been Uken aboard the Atlas." AU
showed the effect of severs exposure.
They drifted helplessly tor four days
before the furious gale. For three
day they had nothing to eat or drink.
Xprrlal Term for WHssn.
; Raleigh, Feb. 20. Governor Kltchln
Orders a special term ot WUson
county court for the trial ot Lewis
West, the slayer ot Deputy Sheriff
Ifunford, the pursuit and final cap
ture of whom stirred such a sensa
tion a week ago, to convene la WU
ion March 12 for one week, with
Judge J. V. Adams presiding.
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Mayoralty Cactpal$a Enters on
IVbirlwisd Stage
. Chicago, 111., Feb. 2Q, One of the
liveliest mayoralty campaigns that
Chicago bas seen in years entered
npon the whirlwind stage today, with
but one week-remaining before the
candidate . ot tho two .parties are
chosen at the direct primaries. The
election will take, place early In
April. . .. . .. .
; The primaries are attracting a vast
amount of . public attention. The
candidate favored by the republican
organization is John P. Thompson.
Besides him the two strongest repub
lican candidates are John F. Smujskl,
who has long been a prominent fig
ure in republican city politics, and
Alderman Charles ,E. Merrlam. Mr.
Meriam is a professor in the Univer
sity of Chicago and a writer on politi
cal science. As head of the so-called
Merrlam commission he laid hare the
graft in the city administration and
brought about the removal ot several
city officials. ,
The democratic, contest brings to
life against the old rivalry between
former Mayor Carter H. Harrison
and former. Mayor Edward F,. Dunne.
Mr. Harrison, who was mayor for
several terms, following in the foot
steps of his father, is again a candi
date on an Independent democratic
ticket. . : ,
Ex-Mayor Dunne's campaign has
the slogan, "Nobody wants him but
thp people." Mr. Dunne is a lawyer.
When mayor be made 1 good record.
He lowered the telephone rates, and,
although he vetoed 75-cent gas, an
ordinance waa passed giving the peo
ple a reduction from $1 to 85 cent.
Another leading aspirant for the
democratic nomination 1 Andrew J.
Graham, who is the choice of Roger
S. Sullivan, member of the demo
cratic national committee. . Mr. Gra
ham ia a private banker and la cred
ited with corporation leanings. His
opponents for the mayoralty nomi
nation allege that he has spent up
ward of $300,000 in the ante-pri
mary .campaign. - -.
Among the issues figuring more or
less prominently In the campaign are
graft and vice, cheap gas, .ower tele
phone rates, subways, and universal
transfers, the smoke nuisance, and
cold cars.
Newark's Automobile Show. 1
, Newark. N.' J., Feb. 18. With a
much greater number and variety of
exhibits than In 'previous years,
Newark's fourth annual automobile
show opens todsy and will continue
through the coming week. The show
this year is held in the First Regi
ment armory, where 50.000 feet ot
floor space are filled with attractive
exhibits, ranging -from the smallest
automobile part and accessory to the
luxurious touring car in Its nnlshed
condition.
Breeders at Sloai City.
Sloox City, Ia Feb. 20. Delegates
from Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and
South Dakota have arrived here for
tb annual convention ot the Inter
state Breedera' association, which
will meet tomorrow for a session of
three day.-. ...... .. . s j .
.1 ROLLER COASTEB TO BE IX.
STALLED THIS SE.tSOX. i
The Durham Traction company
closed a contract late Saturday night
for the installation of the latest model
roller coasting device at Lakewood
park. . . ,
The track tor the coaating car will
be something like one-half mile In
length. Each car will be large
enough to sest 24 people and will ope
rate by gravity.
This popular means ot amusement
will without doubt be a great drawiiTg
card at tbe park this summer. The
coasting device furnishes a method of
thrilling amusement on tbe hot sum
mer night thst is a balm for aching
nerves and tired brains, wnicn no
other form of recreation Is able to
equal.
The track and equipment ot tbe
coaster will be of the late: model
tnd will be furnished with every safe
guard, so as to make accidents almost
impossible. The work of construction
will be begun at once, and the coaster
will be ready for operation by the
time the park Is opened tor the
summer.
Old Officer Ile.t:ierteL
Richmond. Feb. IS. Stockholders
of th Soo;hera Bell Telephone and
Telegraph company, at their annual
meeting held her yesterday re-elect
ed th old Officers, a follows: Prest
dent, W. T. Gentry; vice-president
J. M. R. Hoxsey; general commercial
superintendent, J. R. H. Hobson.
Progree ot th company tor the
year past wss pronounced to be ab
solutely satisfactory, and plana for
development and extension in, the
stat "were discussed.
NUMBER 52
Graham Declares BaDIiiger Was
Caught Red-Banded in Act . '
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Says the Secretary Is Untrue to Hi
Trust Representative Graham
Contends That the : Evidence I
Sufficient to Remove the Cabinet
Officer Acts Against Newell.
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Washington, Feb. 20. Declaring
that Secretary Ballinger had been
caught "red-handed In exploiting the
ery property be held in trust," Rep- ,
resentative Graham, of Illinois, a .
member of the special Ballinger-.
Pinchot ' Investigating committee,
made a spirited attack on the official '
conduct of the secretary of the In- ,
terior In n speech on the bouse floor
Thursday night ; . 1 .
Mr. Graham is one of the members
of the special committee who signed
a minority report when the' majority -of
the membera of that committee
decided adversely on the. Information ,
presented to it by Gilford Pinchot
and L. W. Glavis. ;
f Declared Unfaithful.' '
An unfaithful public servant" has
been Mr. Ballinger, according, to the
Illinois representative in his bitter
arraignment of the secretary In con-
nectlon with the Cunningham claims.1
."Is it not a most humiliating situs- :
tlon," Graham said, "that a cabinet ;
officer, one of the president's official
family, the trustee of public property ;
of untold value, should be caught ,
red-handed . In the work of secretly 4
aiding selfish and powerful Interests
In the work of exploiting the. very ' ,
property held in trust? And then to
thipk that in spit of this exposure, ,
and -la disregard of outra ed public ,
conscience, he is still permitted to
hold bis position and continue to ad
minister a trust be secretly endeavor-
ed to betray. . .
I have no personal feeling what
ever in this matter. I am influenced
only by a desire tor the public good,
by a desire to see this great govern
ment of our administered for the
benefit of the whole American people.
poor as well aa rich, rather than tor
the benefit of great Interests, already
too powerfuL . s.
Convinced by Evidence.
'If I have exhibited any feeling
in discussing this matter it t only
because the evidence convinces me
that Ballinger has listened to the
siren song of those who are seeking
to obtain property rights and public
advantages to which neither the
moral law nor the law of tbe land en
titles them, and that he has adopted
a course ot policy In the administra
tion of his great office, which, If fol
lowed generally, would reverse tbe
wheels of political progress, would
give the lie to the Declaration of In
dependence, and eventually place tbe
American people in the position of
drones producing wealth for the en-
Joyment of a favored few."
Acts Against Newell.
While referring to Secretary Bol
linger's general administration of the
Interior department, Mr. Graham
said: . '
"One of Mr. Ballinger' first offi
cial acts after be became secretary
of the Interior - was to call In Mr.
Davis, the chief engineer of the
reclamation service, and try to alien
ate him from Director Newell, bl
Immediate superior. " The evidence
shows persistent and deliberate at
tempt on his part to undermine and .
detriment of tbe service. The bead
the service, and thia to tbe great
dertlmcnt of 'he service. The bead
of it were frequently Ignored alto
gether, and orders Issued direct to
subordinatea, of which order their
superiors had no knowledge until It
came to them Incidentally or acci
dentally later on.
"The effect of this conduct was very
demorallzln to the reclamation ser
vice, sod It can be explained only as
an attempt.to force Mr. Newell to re
sign. , V ''
"The evidence shows it had been
Mr. Ballinger' intention from the
beginning to displace Newell and re
place him by one R. H. Thompson, a
personal friend of the secretary."
, TBAMP CI T OIF HtB HAIR.
t nocked Xrs. trUt Bow When She
Tsrned te Get Him Fie.
Byesvlllp, O.. Fe. 18 "Have yott
got a piece ot pie to sparer asked
tramp ycslcrday morning when Mrs.
M. C. Krist answered a knock at th
door.
She told hint to 'stop Into th
kitchen.
There, while her back wag turned,
the tramp knocked her dowa and cut
off her hair.
The woman's screams brought a
crowd and the tramp was chased, bu(
be eycaped. . j