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jgj^gjTOIBER 18,858._RICHMOND, V?Tm?NDAY, J'AL'UARY 8, 19l? -?HE WEATHER TO-DA*-C.oa*r. PRICE TWO CENTS. BOVERHOR'SHAND MAY SAVE SLAYER Not Believed Foss Will Let Richeson Go to Chair. MORE DETAILS OF CONFESSION I To His Lawyers Minister Tells How He Prepared Fatal Cap? sule and Gave It to Avis Linnell That He Might Wed Violet Edmands, Heiress. Boston. Mans., January 7.?Specula? tion wan rid: to-day as to what ultl-l matcly will be tho rate of Rov. CDr-! ence V. T. Richeson, who yesterday. :n a written statement, confessed to '.ho murder of his former sweetheart, A?'lsJ Mandl. 1'roiu a source close to Governor) Foss tbo statement camo to-day that, the attitude of the Executive, prob??!/' would be In favor of a commutation of aor.tcuc.; of death In tha electric chair to one of life Imprisonment, it the law's fullest penalty Is imposed by tho court. Members of the Governor-t Council are known nlrcady to have been approached concerning their atti? tude In ease tho death penalty Is Im? posed and a petition for commutation is made. No Leniency K* pec ted. No leniency for Richeson on the part of tho district attorney Is expected.'] and c loss pico than that of murd-;:' ?in tho llrst degree will meet with h'i approval, according to a stateme-t which he reiterated to-day, so that tbo only hand that seems able to iuy Itlchcson'a march to tho electric chs:r Is that of Governor Foss. acting ur.<'.' :' the advice of the council. Kichern Is expected to appear I" court late to-morrow afternoon anl ask to be permitted to change his for- ? inor pies and be adjudged guilty ?(! murder. Whether .ludge George :? Sanderson and District Attorney Pelle? tier will accept this change or will! put aside the confession for futuri I consideration. In order that the reguli proced'Jre may be followed and a Jury called upon to pronounce tho verdict i was not announced to-night j ItlchCAou learned to-day from t l? papers thnt blr. confession was knows throughout the land, but while he rtti<! the various accounts he made no com? ment upon them. He passed a qui<-: ua>'- 4 Rlchcson's confession, as mi';r pub !'.' yesterday, was bare of details. It understood, however, that he en 1 at god on it In conversation and pos.M |>iy In writing to his counsel, and that The district attorney is now In po?e<? t of most of the Information which has come to the defense. hlle no pen-on can bo quoted as responsible for it. the st*tenicnt Is made on high authority that Riehe, r-on's amplified confession to his cot?n sftl was on the following lines: After purrhnflrg a qtiaiit't:* of cy sn'.'le cf potassium from William llalin. r. Newton Centre druggist. e>n October 10. the minister took the poison to hts rooms In Cambridge A few days lat *r he borrowed from Mrs. Krank H. Carter, In whose home he was s lodger, en earthenware mixing bowl, "to mal:? some book paste." Returning tho bowl to Mrs. carter an hour or two later, be warned her to be sure and wash It out thoroughly, say? ing: "I have been mixing poison In It.'' It w?s in this bowl and at this time. It Is said, that the minister, by mix? ing cyanide of potassium with flour and water, made the capsule which ul? timately caused Miss LinnelTs death. This was Thursday, October II. Given fler Cntot Capsule. On Saturday. October II, Richeson met by appointment bis one-time fiancee, who still believed herself his intended wife. Following their custom, tho couple had a short walk and then went Into a Byleston Street cafe. Here they had luncheon, after which the* took another walk, this time to the Fenway. It was while seated In a He eluded bench In the park, after the girl again hod told him of her worry over her physical condition, saying she feared it was becoming apparent ' to her friends, and once more had entreated him to procure some remedy for her that the minister Is said to: have handed the girl the capsule, de? claring It w-as a medicine which would' certainly act In Ihe manner desired. Ho directed her as to the manner of taking It, and then the pair walked to the car line. Miss Ltnnell went to her room In the Young Woman's Christian Association house, while Richeson boarded a trolley car for Brookline, going to the home of Miss Violet UTd mands, the wealthy heiress, whom he was to have married a few weeks later. Meeting her chum, Miss Lucille Zeigler. Avis sn'd she had been walk? ing with her "friend'" (by which Miss Zelgler understood she me^i,. Riche? son, and complained of a headache ua her excuse for hurrying lo her room.. A few hours later she1 was found un? conscious In the 'bathroom, and died . without regaining consciousness. Judge Sanderson was Interviewed to-] day as to what action probably would! follow Rlche.sbn's plea of guilty to-, morrow, but he refused to make any prediction or comment upon the caso in any way. It lies wholly with th.i court to accept or reject the expected plea, and his decision Is awaited Willi much Interest. If the plea of guilty- Is accepted sen? tence may bo imposed Immediately o. Vttcheson may be remanded to Jail to nwalt sentence later, or both court and district attorney may refuse to ac ecpt the change .of plea and .-way send the prisoner bock lo jnll to await trlsl by Jury a week from to-morrow. Believes Him Insane, That Richeson is a man'of two per. sonalitlcn and Is Insane was the belief expressed to-dny by Frank IT. Carter; of Cambridge, one of the loading mero 7 {Continued on Second Pog?T) *" Panama Legislative Ma? chinery WillBe Started To-Morrow. FIRST MEETING OF COMMITTEE Question of Treatment to Be Given American Shipping and How Much Power to Accord President Will Be Threshed Out Before Bill Is Drafted. Washington, January ".?Legislative machinery to provide for operation of the Panama Canal and control of th'i Canal zone will be started Tuesday, wh'.n the House Committee or. Inter? stiit? '"ommeree will hold Its first meet? ing to frame a program for hearings and other preliminary work as a basis of the bill which will be reported out to the House latpr In the session. Chairman A.lamson and hl* commu? te' have Just returned from a trip to Panama, where they conferred with Chief Enrlneer Ooethals and other offi? cials who working to put *<e grant Isthmian due:) into active operation by January 12, 1913. and perhaps, as they say, a year earlt-r. Mr. Adam- ! son has voiced the opinion that the j progress and quality of the work done | there |k entirely satts'artory. The in? tention of the committee is to seek as | much liitht as possible. Mr. Adamson ;.a:,| Colonel Ooeihals mljrVit he sum? moned to Washington, and that if th? Secretary of War or the fecretary of tnc Navy could give the committee any Information they would he aslcd to appear. The question of the treatment to be accorded American shlpptne?whether to slve craft flying the American tlag. in service either coastwise or to for? eign port-'-. preferential rate? In con nertlon with the passagi through :hc canal, etc.?and the problem of whether to vrst wide discretion In the President ?p 10 the amount of tolls or to make spe.-lflc legislative provision (V tr.2 rates in th: bill, will be foutrht out in the committee. The Senate Commit? tee on Inter-Oceanic Canals has made no plsr.s. being disposed to wait upon the House. nilT? Nenrly Ready. Two appropriation bills arc about ready (n -merge from committees of the. House. The District of Columbia | hill, which Isst year carried 112.000,000, will be completed r?id reported lo the Hoa.-e early this v.-oek. and will he fol? lowed quickly by the pension appro? priation bill, which runs usuallv close to ?150,000,000. Even with this Mg pension supply mosfarr. a formidable supplement to the penrion expenditures, Cie Sherwood eo-rsllcd dollar-n-dAy bill, will he con? sidered in the Senate Committee on Pensions to-morrow. The Sherwood I hill, which already Jibs passed the House, has few friends In the ?enate. and the. 'ilspojltlon Is to cut any expen? diture aiong- that lln? to at least S2S, 000.000 or ?30.000.000. Chairman Mc Cumb<--r, of the Senate Committee on Pensions, has a bill of his own em beJylng both age ane; service features, wivioh he will urge as a substitute. His estimate of the annual cost und*r nls bill Is approximately $17.000.000, while the Sherwood bill is estimated at .-.bout $75.000.000. Action thus far has iieen delayed to await revised cost estimates trcm the Pension Bureau. Th'p arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France probably win be called! up in open session of the Senate within a fortnight. Friends of the treaties have, held up action pending a marshalling of the strength necessary for '.heir ratification. This strength h3s not doveloped sufficiently yet, hut there are indications of a gain among the Democratic Senators and a senti? ment inrreaslncly favorable to Senator ftoot's proposal to provide directly that nothing In the troatleis shall bo con? strued to bind the United States to ar? bitrate such questions as the Monroe Doctrine or control of immigration. Lorlnier Will Te?t!fy. iv^ator Lrorimer to-morrow will trs UfSun?er oath for the first time since th'senate ordered an investigation of his election. Judge Hanecy, his coun? sel, intends to let the Senator tell his own story In his own way. He may take two days to do so. Then the r?ross-exainlna;lon will begin. Following his testimony the com? mittee Is expected to begin work on its report to the Senate, where tho llnal fight Will come The House sugar trust Investigating committees arc scheduled" to resumo hearings to-morrow, and the National Monetary Commission will make Its final report to Congress on Tuesday. .Senator Dupont will speak In tho Sen- I ate Tuesday on a bill to ral?e volunteer I military forces In time of actual or thrsutcned war, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee the same day will j act on tho bill making effective the International protection of fur seal; and otter in the North Pacific. An? drew Carnegie is expected to tostlfy before the House 6tcol committee on Wednesday. ELKINS EULOGIZED Lauded an So'dlvr. Stutesrunn, Lawyer, Friend aud Mnn. Washington, January 7.?The lato Senator Stephen B. Elklns, as soldier, statesman, lawyer, friend and man, was eulogised to-day in the Houso of Representatives. The rlvo Representa? tives from Wost Virginia?Davis, Brown. I.ittlepage Hamilton and Hughes?praised his achievements; Minority Deader James n. Mann mar? veled St his constructive statesman? ship and Representative Sulzer charac? terized 'him as a wIbo councillor, a champion of the good and a man of clean thought and clean speech. Ah assemblage of distinguished: friends of Senator Elkine occupied the door and galleries of the House, among them being former United States Sen? ators Henry O. Davis, Nathan B. Scott, Charles J. Faulknor and Stephen B. Elklns, Jr.. and former Governor At? I klneon. of West Virginia. TerriblyMutilatedBodies of Aged Couple Found. NO MOTIVE FOR CRIME IS KNOWN] Isaac Futterman and Wife, Wealthy Residents of East Side, Are Believed to Have Been 1 Victims of Religious Ma? niac?Murders Discov? ered by Son. New York. January 7.?A coro ? ?:* j double murder found In ah East S-d - ! house to-day Is one of tha most s . .<ek- ' in? In details of any since th"S Oulde:; Huppc dismemberment and '.he ".'ark tau Ripper" scrle* of crimes Isaac ' Futterman. eighty years 'old. anl nil wir?, Rachel, seventy-two years old. were found dead In their room.', their bodies terribly mutilated. The polb:c believe the aged people i were practically torturid to death, an i. ' In th? absence of any well ?-Etablishcd : motive for such a crime, think the : Futtermans were victims of a religious maniac Futterman was a retired manufac? turer, who had accumulated a sm.%11 I fortune, but always had refuse,] to , leave. the East .Side neighborhood, where he settled when he ca-ne fr-'Ui Russia many years ago. He wa<; a r.salous church worker, and aict-.d '.'.t founding the synagogue In his disi-rlst which he and rhis wife attended. The couple live] alone. Their thr^e (fell dren dwelt In other parts of the c:iy. One of thes;, Aaron Futterman, super? intendent of a brass factory. ,lls;ov sred the bodies on his weekly >Mlt to his pircnts. The father's body lay eti i snfa and the mother's on a bod Each was only partially dressed. Thar* were de?p gashes across both f;>cs and bodies, and the eyes of both were terribly mutilated, one of the man's having b?en torn from its socket- The man's abdomen was terribly slash*)') and there were cuts running length' wise from head to foot. The nature of the mutilation led the police to be? lieve that It hail been begun -r.-hlle the Futtermans wore alive, and that death actually had been caused by hlovs over the head, which fractured both .hulls. Tile bodies bore finger prints, e.f which the polic; experts took photo? graphs. A small neck hag. In which Mrs. Futterman Is said to have carried money and Jewelry, and which Mr. Futterman Is said to have worn, conld not be found. Tha police, however, scout robbery as the motive for the crim?. Aaron Futterman said he did net know that his father had an enemy. H1E father kept practically a'.l his money In a bank. Tho police believe that the murder occurred several days ago. as decom? position hRd set in. Neighbors do not remember having seen the aged couple since January Z. DauKhtrr Is Suspected. As a sequel to the finding to-day of the bodies of Futterman and bis wife. Elka Futterman, the forty-years old daughter of the nlain couple, was taken to-night to the Bellevue Hos? pital for observation as to her mental condition. She had becomo hysterical when Informed of the double killing, and a search of an apartment In the house where she lived, some distance from her parents' home, revealed, ac? cording to detectives, a blood-stained shirtwaist and various other articles of apparel atalr.ed with blood. No charge was preferred against the distraught woman, who declared she was tnr leant of tho crime. Elka Aitterman's removal to Belle? vue was at the request of Aaron Fut? terman. her brother, who declared that she was confined In an Institution for the inssne several years ago. DEFEND COTTONSEED MonufBctnrcr* Wo No? HeHcve It Is Responsible for I'ellaffra. Washington. D. C, January 7.?Cot? tonseed oil manufacturers are gathering evidence and statistics to refute a the- , ory that cottonseed oil might be one i of the many suspected contributing causes to pellagre. Assistant Surgeon General Eong, of the Public Health Ser? vice, in a public address recently, men? tioned the names of some investigators who were Inclined to that belief. Pas'ied Assistant Surgeon lavender, writing In one of the recent public health bulletins, says the theory is all out of harmony with the facts and his? tory of pellagra. Dr. Charles C. Bass, of Tulane University, at New Orleans, also ridiculed the Idea. Dr. George A. Zellcr. of the. Illinois State Hospital,! at Peorla, has studied the thoory and pronounced It absurd. All three seien- I tists are recognised students of the { subject. Th% cottonseed oil makers point lo the feet that the theory Is In no way! supported In any government publica- i tlon reporting tho official Investigations 1 which the Public Hoalth Service Is con? stantly conducting In tho South. HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE Fort Worth Tlas Bad Sundsy Blaze, end Six Persons Arc Injured. Fort Worth; Tex., January 7.?Six persons were Injured, one fatally, In a fire which destroyed tho Long room? ing house and damage^ adjoining buildings here to-aay, with a total property loss of $126,000. The blaze started In the rooming house. Al? berta Williams, a negress, was fatally injured when she leaped from a third-story window, missed the life net and struck the pavement! An? other woman leaped from tho same window, but landed in tho net with slight injuries-. The U?nperature was 11 abort sero. Both Bryan and La Fol lette Say It Was Accidental. THIRD PARTY TALK QUICKLY STARTED Politicians Wonder if Something Was "Pulled Off" When Pro? gressive Republican Leader and Many-Time Presidential Candidate Confer?Com? mittee Meets To-Day. Washington. January 7.?Col. Wil? liam Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, and Senator Robert M. La Kollctte, of Wis? consin, had a conference at the Union Station to-night upon their Joint' ar? rival here, tho former from the South anil the latter from the West. Tho meeting between the three-time presi? dential candidate of the Democratic party and the progressive Republican, who is seeking to wrcBt the Republi? can nomination from President Taft, was said to be accidental. No sooner was It known that the progressive leaders of the two parties had come together than tongues be? gun to wair. and third party talk flew thick and fast about the hotel corri? dors. It was not wholly routined to members of the Democratic National Committee, who were gathering for the meeting to-morrow. Republicans, too. showed a lively interest. All Depend* ou Bryan. All day the Democratic committee men had been seeking methods of deal? ing with the severnl perplexing ques? tions scheduled to come up at to-mor? row 3 meeting, bui. nearly every possible solution advanced seemed to depend ?jpon the probsbie attitude of the Ne? braska leader. Progress was slow he r.ausp of the general desire to consult Mr. Bryan, and his arrival, scheduled for 4 P. M., was awaited with great im? patience. Finally it was learned that his train had b.-cn blockaded by a wreck and was two hours late. Shortly before 6 o'clock the Nebras kan'e train arrived. Mans- prominent Democratic leaders were at the station. After handshakings, Mr. Bryan sighted Senator La Foilette. or to bo exact, they Bccrued to Eight each other about the some time. They rushed toward each other and shook bands, and then sat down on a bench and conversed with evident earnestness for several minutes. "What's being pulled off:" was the question the waiting Democrats seem? ed to be asking each other as they watched the. two men. This interroga? tion. In the vernacular of the street, was r. t actually propounded, but that there was some consternation in the party was apparent. Sbon of Good Feeling. When Mr. Bryan and tho Senator | parted there was another show of good feeling. Mr. Bryan then ex? plained tersely that Senator La Fol iette and he had talked about tho resolution pending In Congress pro? viding for the election of Senaton-i by popular vote. Senator La Folletto to-night gave tho same explanation by telephone, hut In the minds of some there remained n little sk- ptlclsm. It was reported that Senator La Fol lette had gone to the station to meet Mr. Bryan. Senator Lu Follctle later said thnt the meeting was purely ac? cidental, resulting from tho fact that their trains happened to get In at the. sr.me hour. "We only talked about the direct elections resolution," said the Senator. "We are both deeply interested in the subject, and Colonel Bryan agrees with me that the resolution should be passed." Colonel Bryan drove from the station to the home of Cotter T. Bride, his closest friend In Washington. He de? clined to talk about nny of tho prob? lems the national committee eill have to solve. It was evident that he want? ed to get his bearings tbefore plunging Into what promises to be a stirring gathering. Colonel Bryan drove to the hotel apartment of Norman E. Mack, chair? man of tho national committee. Tdie colonel dined with Chairman Mack. IVebrosknn Reticent. At the hotel Mr. Bryan was met by a large number of newspaper men. He would not discuss candidates, contests, presidential primaries or any of the (Continued on Second Page.) Snow, Sleet, Cold Coming This Week AVBsblnBTton, D, C, January 7? Snow and nlect nnd unseasonably eold weuthcr throughout |bc entire country will usber In this week, ac? cording to the special forecast Issued to-night try the Weather Dureuu. A general rcuctlon to warmer mid Irsn intolerable conditions will mark j the close of the week The forecast continues i "The first general storm to cross the country lo now central over 1 i mil, whence it will move cantwarri and cross the great central valleys Monday ulgbt or Tuesday and thr Kl?stern States Tuesday or Tuesday night. It will be preceded by mod? erating temperature and rnlti or snow In southern nnd snow In north? ern district*, and be followed by a I widespread change to colder wrnth : cr. The cold wave wll| nppcur In j the Northwest Monday night. ? "The nest general disturbance to cross the country Will appear on the Pacific Coast Wednesday, ctosh the Middle West about Friday nnd the Kastern States at the close' of- the week. It will be attended .by wide? spread cloudiness and precipitation nnd n general relief to warmer weather. "Stormy weather will prevail the coming week over the North Atlantic ateamsblp routes, the British Tales and Europe." j Centrai Figures in Letter Episode W. J. BUY AN WOUDROW WU.S?ZV Believes It Will Promote and Protect Public Interests. BETTER LAWS ARE NEEDED Present Statutes Xot Suited to Rapid and Proper Develop? ment of Federal Domain Washington, January 7. ? Enlarged I application oi the leasing principle' as applied to the public dumain, espe- I daily a liberal leasing law tor tue' development of the mineral resuurcus o? AlusKa, particularly iis coal land*, and immediate consideration by Con? gress 01 inc who.u subject of wau-r power development und control are tlio most important recommendations contained In the annual report of bec rttary of the Interior Fieber, made public to-day. I A general overhauling of conditloiis ; In Alaska Is needed, the secretary says. He favors a law for the retire ment ot government employes, placing it on the ground of goud business policy. He urges tho creation of a bureau ot national parks, each of them at present being "a separate and distinct unit for administrative pur? poses." There is also serious need, lie declares, for the enlargement Of tho work of the Bureau of Mines. Kut Opposed to Oevelopiucut. "The. great public movement for tho conservation of our national re? sources," suys Secretary Fisher, "Is not in any way opposed to prompt and wise development of the publlo domain. The cssentlnl thing Is to oeo that, under the guise of settlement we do not permit more exploitation, which in the last analysis retards both set? tlement and development." Ho recom- | mends, therefore, certain modifications i of existing laws relating to the public : domain so as to permit Its proper j development. Many of the restrictive provisions, | which now, irrltato and hamper tho ' 'bona fide settler and industrial pioneer, j should be removed, he says. "The man on the ground should (be the objoct of our solicitude, and wo | should protect hlra against thoso who | would place upon his shoulders any. unnecessary burden." In regard to agricultural land set? tlers, Secretary Fisher holds that the law should insist absolutely upon cut- ; tlvatlon. but "should permit the relaxa? tion of the fute requiring residence during tho first two years." in some cases on account of conditions there being "no reuson whatever for Inaist- | lug upon the requirement of actual residence at tho outsot." Some modification of the law in re- | gard to repayment of reclamation 1 charges is recommended, and a change In tho law Is proposed to permit the settler at any time after five years from thn date of entry and after lie has lived for three years upon his land, to acquire title to the property. Miould Aid Iloiaeiuakers. "No land should be open to home? stead entry," he declares, "except that which Is really suitable for homes; and then the homemnkor should be a id od In every proper way. "The timber end stone act should be Immediately repealed, and also the act authorizing the cutting of timber on mineral lands. They hold out a con? stant invitation to abuse and to mere exploitation. "The public range cannot be prop? erly administered under the existing law. It should be leased for grazing purposes under the broad administra? tive discretion of the Secretary of the interior, so that the leases can bu adapted to actual conditions and the legitimate Interests of the sheep and cattlemen. At presont the range itself is being destroyed and both sheep and (Continued on eighth Fag*.) Cruiser Prairie Ordered From Hampton Roads to Assist Damaged Vessel. OTHER SHIPS IN TROUBLE Fears Felt for Safety of Torpedo o Flotilla Cruising With Atlantic Fleet. Norfolk, Vu_. January T.?In response to appeals for help from the torpedo boat destroyer Terry, which is said to bo in. distress near Cape Hutteras. the i cruiser Prairie, which was lying at I anchor in Hampton Roads, was ordered to *ca to-night. Tho cruiser Salem, herself crippled us a result of Friday night's storui. and creeping up the coast en route to th. Norfolk navy yard, was or? deret, to look for the Terry and ren? der assistance. The machinery and steering gear on the Terry arc out of ordor as a result at the severe storm she en? countered while endeavoring to keep u,. with the Atlantic, fleet on its cruise to Cuba. Several other ships o. tho Atlantic, fleet ere reported to have sustained more or less dnmage. Tho battleship Delaware is reported to have lost sev? eral 1'i'e boats, and tho cruiser Dixie wns so badly damaged it is said that she put in at Bermuda, convoyed by two lattlcshlps. The cruiser Salem lost two men at sea, and had all her life boats torn away The names of tho dro nod men are Taylor Bagwell, or Bellehaven, Vs.. and Herman Goldstein, of New York, both seamen. Several other ships of the fleet are reported to have lost lifo boats and somo fears are felt for the torpedo flotilla, which went to sea with the tlect. It Is reported here that sev? eral torpedo '.man have put Into- Ber- i mud.: more or less damaged as a re? sult of their encounter with the storm. Coudltlon of Che Terry. New York, January 7.?Wireless mes? sages indistinctly received here to nlg '. report tho United states torpedo boat destroyer Terry In trouble. The vessel's position was given as 38.21 north, longitude fi7 west, which Is a llttlo .tortheast of Cape Hatteras. The vessel was In communication with ttie steamrr Tagus and tho battleship South Carolina. No other details were received. Further wireless advices from ves? sels In communication wit': tho Terry were to the effect that the destroyer's turblnu onglnes and pumps were out of lommlsslon, that all her stores were ruined and her wireless apparatus not working. A message received from the battle- j ship South Carol'na indicates that the disabled craft is somewhat further north than reported by tho Tagus in a previous message, the battleship re? porting tho Terry's position as latitude U8.21 north and longitude ?7 west. The Tagus left Hamilton. Bermuda, at 11 A. M. Saturday, and is duo at New York nt 2 P. M. to-morrow. At noon to-day on her regulnr seht dole she' would have been about sixty miles from tills port, to tho .southeast. The revenue cutter Onondagu was reported by tho South Carolina to be in the immediate %'ictnlty of tho Terry. At Mercy of High Seas. Baltimore. Md , January 7.?After having lighted their last signal torch and given themselves up for lost. Cap? tain i' W. Harrison and his en w of three men were rescued by a passing schooner last nLvht off Hooper's Island from the disabled schooner Klolse, (Continued on Seventh rajroj KNQCKMR.BRYAN INTO COCKED IIAT -WOODROW WILSON Words Were Written in Letter to Adrian Joline. NOW THEY'RE USED BY HIS ENEMIES Recipient of Epistle Chances to Be Collector of Autographs and Preserved It, Not Sus? pecting Importance It Would Assume in Jersey Man's Future. [Special to The Times-Dispatch.J New York, January 7.?The letter from Governor Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey. In which he had occasion to say a harsn tning on the subject of William J. Uryan. now may be read us It was written back in the days when tho writer was president o? Princeton University. Cor the lii3t tv.u days politicians and political onlook? ers the country over have been specu? lating ns to Its tenor and its possible effect on the fortunes of rrionusnip* of the New Jersey candidate tor tno preslucncy on the Democratic ticket. Very reluctantly and tnrough a fear that as It went the rounds by word Of. mouth It would expand and accumulat e undue significance. Adrlun II. Jonhe, to whom the now fatuous letter was written, allowed a transcript lo ba mitdo to-night. This Is it: "Princeton l.nlvcrnlty. Princeton, X. .1., April -U. 11)07. President's Itoum. ?"Sly bear .Vir. Jollnc: "Tbauk you ^cry much for nctnllu-; inc' jour udikrcsH at I'ursous. Ivuimni, before the hoard of directors of tho Missouri, lvnusa* and Texas Itnllrond CouiimUy. i buvc rend It with relish und entire ugrccnicut. Would that v?o I could do BOtuctbluK nt once difjulUcil Iand effective to kuock Mr. Uryuti oueo. tor ull Into n cocked bat. "Cordially uud sincerely yours, j (Mgucdl "WUOUIIOW WILSON," Why It Was Written. Air. .lollne. was chairman and presi? dent of Ihe Missouri, Kansas and Texua hallway Company at tho time he madii to the board of directors, on April 1. 1307. the address which is. referred to in the letter and which in? spired It. Mr. Jollnc discussed tho epidemic of enmity to the railroads and said what he thought of the opin? ions expressed by some ot t he railroads' leading critics, lie took isuue. with Mr. Bryan, classing him among the "badly Informed," and among those who do not appear to have given the subject ' "any intelligent attention." Ho him? self called the address "what Is per? haps a feeble protest against the blind and foolish outcry against all rail? ways." The speech was reproduced in a St. Louis newspaper. It was the spring before tho panic, and. many people, were acutely Interested In the su-ojeet. A number of men wrote. Mr. Joiine to nsk fur a copy. In response he Issued the address In pamphlet form. Dr. Wilson, in Princeton, received a copy and was minded to write the lcttev which has now risen out. of the past to confront him. That It was still abla to rise thus spectre-like; that such a casual note of acknowledgment ami expression of sympathy In viewpoint, should have been preserved through the passing years, was due to no one's foresight as to the significance and interest It would acquire later on. Uesides being a lawyer, a reor ganlner of railways and a writer, Mr. Joliuo happens to bo a collector of autographs. In the course of years he has gathered together a collection of tremendous value, and the "Medita? tions of an Autograph Collector" was from his pan. So, Instead of destroy? ing the little note, he paid Mr. Wilson the compliment of preserving It as an Interesting autograph. Spectre Starts Walking. In the early months of last year, at, a time when It seemed to Mr. Jolinu that Governor Wilson was fraternising wlth Mr. t>ryan In an Interesting fash? ion, when It struck him that the two men were patting each other on the back, speaking on the same platform and generally harmonizing, he hap? pened to chance upon that forgotten letter of four years before. He wbs mildly diverted at the contrast. It just goes to show, ho thought, how his views will change wtth tho yens, and perhaps with one's becoming a, candidate for otllce. It was with some such amused reflection as this that ho took tho letter out and showed It to a friend. But that started the spectre walking- It stalked abroad through the land. The anecdote spread and spread. It was too jjood to keep, and the nrst thlr.rc Mr. Jollnc. knew hints as to the contents of the letter wore In the newspapers, with the story that Otto T. Bur.mud had reported It to President Taft, und later, with the story of it.-- circulation among tho gathering clans In Washington, yes? terday's papers were out wltH the ver? sion that was In the air. somewhat twisted and diluted In the process ot retelling. Mr. Jollnn was much dlsturhcd. He had attached no such Importance to the Utter. It hail not seemed to htm a startling thing that Governor Wllsun should show; a change of heart toward Mr. Bryan once he hod changed his po? litical principles, us illustrated In the mutter of tho Initiative and referen? dum. He certainly did not wish to be put in tho position of ono-who would seek to harm Governor Wilson In any respect or err-broll him in a squabble with tho Nobraskar. leader. When ?visited on Saturday he. slatly declined to Show the letter or to quote (t. It was not until to-day, when the quqta'-, tlon wns taking on extreme propor? tions in aorne quarter*., that It seemed fulror all around to furnish the rts.l