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VOLt'ME XXV, NUMBER 46.
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. SATLRDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1908.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
SEN. FORAKER'S
ABLE DEFENSE.
The Archbold Letters. The
Administration Scored.
A MANLYREPLY?MAKES NO CONCEALMENT OF HIS CONNECTIONS WITH
THE CORPORATIONS?HE BRANDS STATEMENTS BY THE ADMIN
TION AS BEING FALSE TO THE CORE.
(< out inii4?l I rom I...-I \\..k.)
"I Biihmit 11 ould
i an.1
?*ni|)!
that mj < mploymenl then had aa
\ t liitm 11
aabllc dtiti.s. but had
,
of tho eompaay aad its Ohta Mffairs.
with ahlcb ( had aothlng
to do.
"Mr II
II
"To Hon .1 lt Foraker,
kansus. k
1 the
| tlio
nopoll . Introduceaj by hli
cember i lt reall
and Btach
>f tlu*
will t i>44ut it. aad I will he
from
yoa ? Th-- bill I
still iu romniitt
trulv
.lOHN l> ARCHBOLD
NO TRACB it
i ; ivi ao recollect
Ived such a letter, aad a
most dilh h fails to dl*
:iuy anch letter oa my Blaa or aay
rach letter
in my letter book. Bal a
that, the letter bbowb oa its
alr. Archbold did not pretend to
rlghl to addraaa me oa any
such BUbJl
might ha?
?Such reqni iy aaaar*
ator. if i ever r< uch i lat
ti*r, my Inahlllty to Bad it or to flnd
aaawar to it is doabtleaa daa to
tha laat thal i aiaaply raferret] lt to
tha judiriary committee for ci
eration la loniuotion with tha hill.
Such la thi' usual practlce* partica
ularly is it tha usual ptaotloa of a
s.-nator to iu;ik?? aach rafereai
such lettors to OOBaBaltteea Of
he ls noi a member, and I know <>f
BO reaaoa why I should not have fol
. auch practlce in this ins.
r do I know of any othe:
ratata my inability to flnd the
letter or answer to it, if I ever ra
: it
"The record shows that tha bill
was never acted upon in rti<> com
BBfttee. .M-nator Hoar was at that
time ohairtnati ..f tlu* judu-iary coni
BBlttea. Ho had witli him on the
eommtttea such assorin:
Piatt, of Ooaaactlcat; Seaator Palr
banks. Si-nator NelaoB, aa
men of the hlghest character, la BO
one of whom would any tn.ini
8 or anybody else think af
making a suggestion of killing a bill
or to oOBSfaJar it in any mauner ex
' only upon its m?-riis.
'vPIaAIXS HIS LETTERS.
"I would not dooin it necessary to
make aay explanation of tl:
of such a letter if it were no'
Mr. Hearst in reading this
ooupled lt with the following 1?
I il road way.
"New York, Jan. 27, '02.
"My Dear Senator: Responding to
your favor of the 25th, it gives me
pleasure to hand you h*>rewith cer
tiflcate of dcposit for $50,000, in ac-'
cordance with our understandlng. |
Your letter states the conditions cor
rectly, and I trust that ttie transac
tion will be successfully consummat
ed. Yours, very truly.
"JOHN D. ARCHBOLD.
"Mr. Hearst aceompanled the read?
ing of these two letters together
with comments calcnlated, if not in
tended to convey the impresslon that
the one had reference to the other,
and that they constituted evidonce
that I was, for money received, try?
ing to influence leglalatlon in arcord
? ?
"Tb?* il.r
compered show tbat tbe i
Imoal a month prlor t<> i *
:11.
M()Ni:V Tt) IHY NI-WSI'Al'l
"This of its.-lf. would or.lluarily bo
OtlOlJ:
tnlnd, imt i
Bhown in a former Btatenaent thi
count of the pro]
Joaraal. aad tbal tln*
?:i to pm
?
:ift.*r
?
epboae, 11
\r* bh<>M
from $
"Plral in order ? r of
rrlng to
in the 1*
n the
wltb Ii
I payable annually and ** itii
tbe ?) tbe enti lo the
?rtlon that tl
rtj t*>
WitllOUt II,
?\v.* rrii-t tbli wiii laapr*
'"??'?v ition. We
?rtll ; itoi. . .1 t,, s.v the
nsuinniatod. and .
BdOIB.
iirs.
OHN D ARCHBOLD.
"Hon
. Washington, D. <
BXPLAIN8 $50,000 DRAFT.
I letter of Jaaaa
hbold. This letter
j f<)"" n< over the telephone:
"Washington, Jan.
'??'"?' bboW, l: Broad
rk.
Bttet al Colnnbai
Hill be ready for conaummatlon in a
daya, aad must bo cloaed not
later thaa rehraary i. if v..u wiii
kindly sond nn your check or Nee
York draft for f , to which
aaaa ho had promlaed i*\ telephone
to laeraaaB It), i wlll tom h orer to
aeara for yoa from bln
as aooa m tha tranaaetion is .
the DOtea of tho company with \our
proportion of tha -stoefe attaeta
eollateral for repaymont of t]
mount advan:
data aad $1
ifter untn all la paid, the ?
BT int.n-st at th.
cont por annum. payable aaanally.
This. I boli.-vt*. noeeta you:
: In your last letter to bm
"If thoro should bo anything fur-'
thor that you doairo to sav or havo
r.l tO U ;- yol,
can call mo by tolophone. Ii
ilngton, i>. C leece any
mornlng until 11 o'clock or an
oning af< ,?.k v ..,., truly i
youn, j. b. FORAKER. 'j
"Thi*i, come in regul tbe
foliowlng:
* York, Jan. 2 7. 1902.
"My Doar Beaator: Reapondtnj t..
your favor of the ttth, it givos mo
pleaBuro to hand you hereaith
tiflcat<> of doposit for IfiO.OOO. in ar
cordanco with our undorstanding.
Your lottor statos tho conditioi*
*. nnd l trust tho transaotion
will be Buccessfully consummat.*d. |
truly yours.
"JOHN' D. ARCHBOLD.
"Hon. J. B. Forakir. Washington,
D. C."
U'.-iahington. Jan. 28, '02.
"John D. Archbold. 26 Broadway.
rk.
"Dear Sir: I wrlte to acknowlodgo
recoipt of your lottor of tbo 27th
inat., w!*h onelosuro, as Btated, and
to say I wlll communirate with you
agaln just as soon aa the transaction
can be closed up. I wlll see that
apon.
rely thanklng roa For
doae In l
in? J
*.. \?\i:ii
BJBTUB
"Wi
"Joba
aald: i i
form \..ii
that the i i c?.
lamb
.
ln thi*
of thi
from Mr
no* n
bill. T!
ln poinl of tlme
imably n<
Bctilt
h r for ?
them
Columbu
blm by n
v\"nl ; ndard
Ol' < "liKbt p* ? i,,,
1 tiot
round th< did not fu
to Mr.
i.l them
would
' the obje t to h
CANT RECALL OHIO BILLS.
M nt ii noa i hava ao4 mad
Mr Hearat
'?a.i at ColumbuB from Mr i\rch
,",|?, to i 1 ifarch
calllnaj my attentloo tc two bills ln
troduced la tha ohio leglslatnre by
Mr. Price. l have d
about thia letter becanae
llortion on tho sul
ertalB if i
r-ed the letter, what i did wltb
dld on a.count of it. | . .
f!!'(1 ?' m my
iu.-s. or of any anawers In i
book.
"I aare nol ?>.*.*n able to commun
altb Mr. Price, who Introduced
tbe bllla, but ba has atated in a publlc
intervlew that he abandoned tba hllls
* ?b told him that
tor Hanna and I woro both op
to thi* measures, a.- ?
I it mi^ht damage President Mc
V ln tln* national oampalga in
-toring if thelr
hould bo insist, .1 upon Mr
s atatement suwsts to ' my
that, in all probablllty 1 re
b. I
do B04 know of anv ol hor way if 1
it. to acooaal for in
a,,SO! tnv fiios, which aro
2*refu,I>' I M h a disposition of
tlio letter would bo i? aocor.lanco
with what is usually dono with all
such cominuiiicaiia
"In any ovont. r know that I took
Mon with rospeot to it. nor on
wo motion with ros-xv-t te
Other hill i?*ndlng ln tho Ohio logis
latura at that timo or at anv othor
tlme Bince I b<*onme a member of the
tarch 4. 1897.
"ln no laafaaea slnco that date
bavo I sought in any way to Influ
cnco logisiation at Columbus, excej.t
whon applied to for my opinion by
aome member. as has happenod a
Ma timos, and nevor before March
4. 1897. excopt only by arguments
before open meetings of the regular
committeee.
"While I have oceaalonally heard
from Mr. Arrhbold during the period
that has elapeevl slnce the tenoina
tlon of ir . h, the early
I di boI recall ?
r from him. except, if
ivod il. th. V,K to tno
I bill. which had any relatl
anythln-g wltb . ofii
clal duty to perfon-i, untll he wrote
me tbe letter 4>f .%?;>> 7.
with r~
to tha sults and 1
in Ohio.
NO \TION Tl ? pg,
Tn any 1 IIreesed
10 any aai ?aloy
ritl
ilnted
hlm or from
under tha
allghl a or op
I here
that
lon or
rewa
ll!t. AT"
1 lu.illy t:
r tn
thal ti
in hls a
? ?
auch
hlm
I
lhat
aaj
4(1 tl
: the
iu bis eommai
1 the
tli.it
?' ln wrli hlm.
r be
or la
' 1.. Ba ? ?.iiiiiiii.<i.i
i.M't.ov-(,i;\v.
?' *? 1 Aili tako pi.ce
at thi* residen. broth
ir. l:
' -
? l? k P M I : leoda Invlt
Silxar W.ililiu^.
Mr. an.l Mrs NaBOlaOB .lon.
? ?
theli
. obei 8, 1 ?0S A
number of fri- mbled an ,
rather aitJ
AmOBg the Visiting fr;
afra s a. Joaaa ..f N
of tha bride who oflli
attlred la white silk witb pearl
ornameata; Mrs. M. Crutchfleld of
B. B
ington. 1>
Nokiee!
will praaeai at M
doola Baptlat Chni-ch, Baaday, Octo
her II Ihnrch
is now located on Grace Str. ?
..! 18th Strr
BMITH, Pastor.
Fir?* Here.
Th-- bri. k four st,,ry I.uilding oc
capled by J. ] Ac Co. at 142 7
r was badly damaged
>r Tuesdsy at 5 P. M. The
tinri deals in croekt-ry, glass and
8. The loss was heavy. The
aatlra stock was destroyed.
Marriag** Aniiouncement.
aml Mrs P, B. Raraaey an
BOaaaa that th.* marriage ceremony
<>r tlicir daughter, Raphael Pearle
with J E.lward Harria will be sohtnn
OB Tuesday evanlng, Octoher 27.
at ?; oelock ln the Pirst Presbyterlan
Church.
Reeeptlon from 6:3o to 8 P. M.
in the home of the brid.- Prienda
are Invited. No carda. At hom*> af
t.r Naaaaahar 3, 115 e. Leigh st.
Polk Miller's Qoartette.
Grand Concert by Polk Miiler'a
Quartette at True Reformera Hall.
Monday nlght. October 19, 1908 at
8 o'clock. General admlaalon, 28
centa; Oallery. 15 centa: Reaerved
Seata. 35 centa, on eale at the hall.
DICK FAMP80N.
JONH K. MASON
AMER1CANBANKERS ASSON.
A Spirited Session. Resolutions Adopted.
Grand Reception Tendered Delegates.
riembers From Virginia.
PRESIDENT POWERS IN EVIDENCE?WILL MEET NEXT
YEAR IN CHICAGO. ILLINOIS.
Th*
order V\
!
ed. I tnam
moth auditorium ?
multl-mll n tb**
\ti: DBLEOATlOl
41 of tl .*
silk bannera
i halra
? I.*' tim* ?
and x
? *1 bn
?
THK REPRE 3 PROM
VIRGINIA.
d bul
[
nl to the
Mr M V r
! Baub of
CUfton '
'.??nt of thi
National Bank <>f A1* -\atidria ; Mr
N P
Ur. .1.
M. Tollai '
n.| Insii!.
Mr Jullea il. HUI
??f ti
mond; Mr. Joba M. Miller, \
Idenl nmi Caahler of
tional Bank ol ?nd; Mr. John
Mltchell, Jr., Prealdenl of
chanli i lank of Richmond;
Mr x. i. Araatrong, Plral National
m Martlnavllle; Mr. s h
Moore, Covlngton.
Tlll: opbning bxercii
Tho membei ad Rlghl
aread Caarlea ted, Epls
orado dallvered i i
ii*>r Htiiry A Buchtel i h>
liv.-r**.! a imipt ahla addn ?
come. it was approprlate la
*t and made .i profound Im
lon uj>a>!i t*:. itlon. Ho
loudly applauded.
Ha ahoa
curate laformatlon relatlve t<> tha
produdag j.ow.r of Colorado in par
tloular and tho country |g K**norn1. '
llowed by ?i rt W.
Ma] or ot Daarar. Tha
was folicitous and eraal
mo.-t tarorable Impraaaaoa. Although
htel is a Repuhllean ami
inocrat. there
waa no olashinK of intorosts or opin
ions in th.- di liv.ranc.-s of .-ither
DR. WIL80M BMPHATIC
Dr. Woodron Wilson, Pn?sidont of
Prinoofon Cnivorsity spoke on "Tho
Bankor and tho N'atton." The ad
dreas mis aala aad poaraifM and w;is
woll recelved by tbe bankors ap
blo.l although his vi*-ws w?*n- not al-1
toga*thor palatable to many ? r
Tho annual addroas of Preafalenl
J. D. Powors was >in abla
tion of past conditlons and a torriflc
appeal for fair play In tho gam*- af
politics that was now boing playod
by tho two **olitlcal partios. H.*
flayed tho I>**mooratir* pilans. provid
Ing for the guarantoe of bank dopos
Its. His argumont against tho
guarantoe of doposits was loglcal, a
ble and convincing.
At Its concluslon, ho was grasped
by the hand by tho many admin-rs.
who notod with raro all that h
ao eloquently spoken.
THK SECRETARYS REPORT.
'Hio roport of Secretary FroJ E.
Farnsworth showed the membership
of the American Bankors' Assooia
tion to be 9.803. There are 163
mombers in Virginia aad the income
of tbe Aaaoclatlon la ($166,365) one
hundi I three
hundred and
this amount only | i hous
! and twenty-three
dollara remalaed In 1
?
AN UM.P. ADD
a.ldl ?
bi! t.a
?
?
lenl
*?
demn
POL1 nr.S IN THK DEUBE1
TIO!
?
ar.a II.
?? much
ded In ?
ndent motion.
?
ni <>r the
ibllcana.
A CONSERVATH liVATION
Vlewed from
a cor
stltutiona of the country without
-
Ita in th.'ir laatitutlona and tb
Bnltln to add to tha gaar
antee fund. Oa th.* other hand thej
not macfa .on.- rned about the
actlon of tha gorarnmenl ln
Into th<> i
In the platform of tb
publacan i l which would re
suit in great lajory to .vings
baaka of tha country.
OFPICI ECTBD.
The Bomlaatla" oommlttea made
rad the follow
Prealdent,
of tha
Contlnental N
111.: Vtce-Prealdent, i I'i.-r
Idenl Irvlng
chaage Bank, \'<w York, n. y
P C Kr.uffman.
denl of the PldeUty Tm>
Bank, Tacoma, Waah.;
Prad E Parnsworth York;
Chalrman of the Bxecntlve Conodl,
id.-nt of
aOnal Bank. \..>l.\:il ?. T.-nn.
THi: B1L.VBR BBRVICB
.' .an.l coatly sil\.-r ser
rtoa w.i.s praaaatad to Col. J !>. Pow
ha r.tiring Prea~Meof ln a
with the aaual ca
laal s. r\-4 -s oniy ooa raar and
cannot b.* r.-.l.-eted. Thi
tlon declded to r: . ar ia
Chicago. Th.- hodj :*ien adjourn-d
after adoptmg raaolatlona thanking
tha local committee, tha hotels and
rallroads for thiir s.rvleos.
There waa no exhibition of raco
prejudlce or r
? uthland. The n<
approaeh lo lt was thi
Presid.nt Poaran to tha traatmeBt
of the ealotad dopositora by U
nited Btataa Government ln the case
of the Preedmen's Savfnirs Hank.
He spoke kindlv of the co'
ple and used the argument against
th* guarantee of deposits by the
banks of the country.
Tlie Jonet. Case in Topeka.
The case of Mr. Jones of Chicago,
111.. who formerly llved ln Chicago
and who married Miaa Marlo Thomaa
mond. and whoso
> waa
wlfe In Chi
:i To
|
lltJoa t*> tbis.
f tha
taa aa
ll tho
I
|
adjolnli
tnounl
d Tor it.
Mra. i ..-'.iii Paaaea Away.
I iii died
.
II who h
many
?
J. l:
Mt, Vea-aea it. \. p. t m,
aSllI. ;t.30
V. r
hurch beld th? ir
hymu
1'iicaii
Scrlpl Em.
JCVII.
?
Colen
cltatlon, Miss M. Royall; Baaay, Mlsa
?
meon Duoan; c<>:
REV. M. II PA1
Mr. W. IV Rurivll 111
Barrall, r.rand Worthy
Irand Po
IllI,d ? Traa Rcformors waa
carried ,
Octob
'?'l npoo. Ha rallled nlcely aad ls
BBld to ba improving. Mr. Durroll
lng colored men ta
ountry and his fr'
Miss Alherta Jenkbaa <>f \ian
pent a m* l.tful
ii Danrtlle, Va. last *.
?** *?rko and b?
fri.*ndB. J
r-J-J a Rhell of No. 415 M
?t is homo agaln after
rlp Of two montha with
ber relatlvea and friends through tho
? ork
9IAO.OO Fuajowmcnt Pai.l.
* Va., Oct. 1, '08.
Tbis ls to certify that I have ro
! from John Mitehell, Jr .
Grand Chancellor of the Grand
Lodge of Virginia, Knights of Pyth
? ? * I I and A.
(ll.oOO) Ono Hundred and Fifty
Dollars in paymont of the doath
claim of Sir Joaoph Smith. who waa
a membor of Euroka Lodge, No. 30
of Newport Xewa, Va.
Signed?G. R. Smith.
Beaeflciary.
Witneaaea:
R. 8. Brieth.
J. P. Bffaus. i