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LETTERS OF TAH ARE MADE PUBLIC They Show Action lie To.-!-; in Case of Major Beccher B. Ray. WOMAN'S NAME SHIELDED Says Political Influence Mad Nothing to Do With His j Reo initucndatioiis. Washington, February 12.?The al? leged political iiiltticiicc oi Major llcecher it. Hay, the uriiiy paymaster,' who ah iie lareil to have enjoyed trof ttuunt changes of station and lintnu. | hlty from varloi.ti troubles because o? I tn? Cniluenc' oi President Tuft, was; attain u subject of Investigation to- j day before the House Committee on! Expenditures in tin- War Department.] I'aymaster-Gen-.ral Whipple tcstl-j lied loai Major Kay has established a record in Iii? service for frequent changes m station, in thirteen yens he had been successively stationed at eighteen pointsi whereas, the average assignment Of a paymaster nt any eta- i lion la between three and four yearn. | Chairman Helm asked General Whip-1 |d?- if any ol tin- uslgiimunts had j been made at the direction ol I'resl dent Tail. "V".".' he answered. "In 1505 the President naked that Major Ray be tent to Atlanta, and In November. 1511, that he be Sent to New York." "At whose request was it that Major I flay was sent to Chicago from Atlanta, lather than to New York?" "1 got orders from the chief of staff't Office to make the change to Chicago. The chief of etaff said that Mrs. Hay was ill and a surgical opera? tion was to be performed m Chicago. General Carter said this change wan made at the request of the White House. Taft's Letter. One of the letters of Pre?dent Taft to Paymatter-Gcneral Whipple put In i evidence In the cane and made public | to-day, follows: "Beverly. July s. 1310. ("Personal und confidential.! "Dear.General Whipple: "I ha"..- read the; letter of - rc gurd'ng Paymaster Ray, which you have shown frio because In times past j I had had a personal Interest In the : welfare of Major Hay. I have t.o1 ? elation.- with Major Hay that prevent) toy directing Von to take the sime ' f.lscipliiiary action in respect to h'in as in the case of any of your aubot-i dlhstes, "It seems to me that It would be ( wise to Bend General Oarllngton cr a I trlisted assistant to inspect Hay's ac-J counts, and those of his cl'-rh a? well, as the charges-makes, and if the f icts turn out to he as - States, to r.?;<ar:jte-from Ray at once. "While Ray's conduct. If Chargen are true., could subject him lb tae severest condemnation. th->re I seems, from-language and tele gram, to be such a condonation by him j and ills wife that it would bo well to avoid the demoralising scandal fir the j army involved in the court-martial ARE YOU DRIFTING into the crowd of weak, weary, depressed; or are you filled with vitality and energy? Health is the founda? tion of success. Nerves, Brain, and Body should be staunch? dependable. Scott's Emulsion the best of food-tonics, is the firm footing for health. 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Ray could be told that his superiors knew his fault, and have provided against it, and In the interest of hlg victims aa.j the army. It was deemed best not to present It to a board, on the con? dition that he avoid such conduct In the future. ?Thtee suggestion, are up oh the as? sumption that - charges are true, and that General Garllngton knows them to be so. I don't favor c.ourl in.irtial proceedings in tuen cases where there 1? condonation. In order to prevent scandal. The army suffers, the parties suffer, and only the pru "rlent readere of such trials receive any advantage. The discipline in? volved doe- not outweigh In its bene? fit for the army the. Injuries to the prestige of the army ind the demorali? sation it causes. "You can show this letter to Gen? eral Ua/llngton and General Oliver, but I would prefer that it do no*, go on your official flies. "Major Ray aid me some j.crvlcc of .?>. political eharacte-r years ago. at the Instance of my brother, and he Is disposed to a.-.5unie milch, too much, on that score. I wish him treaud <?s any other officer in the service, and I would make the .same suggestion aa to any army officer In a similar ease. "Sincerely your.?. (.Signed; "WILLIAM H. TAFT." A year later President Taft sent this letter to General Whipple. "The White House. Washington, July 14. 1911. "My Dear General Whipple: "1 write this that you may show it to Mr. liny and Mr. Sweet, of the Mili? tary Committee. You have come to me at your own Instance with the state? ment that you have learned that Mr. Sweet is indignant because he thinks he has been misquoted In regard to an omission of two or three paces of the War Department report called for bv u. n. :os. Record 1? Omitted. "The part of the record omitted re? fers to a charge against Major Beech er B. Ray, of Illicit relations with a certain married woman. In respect to which 1 was consulted by you at the time the charge was made, and also at the time the resolution was passed. I saw Mr. Sweet In New Haven and told him that I deprecated Its being brought out. as I thought It would tend to blast the reputation of a married wo? man, who, as I understood, was living Aapplly with her husband, and was not probably what the committee was ?earchlng for. I asked him to see Mr. vOVlngton, who had prompted the rem ?ution and find If that part of the re x>rd might be omitted. "I understood from the Secretary of! War, and also from General Woo,j. thot Mr. Sweet had consented to an ?miii-sion of that port of the record. Illlcss, upon its being brought to the mention of the committee, a full re iord was desired, and that in accord-j tnee with that understanding the par? ticular pages of the record wore omlt ied from the return until further no-j lice was received from Mr. Sweet. "i don't desire any misunderstanding snd 1 wish that the whole record shall go to the committee It the committee desires It and to know what the cir? cumstances are. 1 will ask you there? fore to take the pages of the record to Mr. Hay. the chairman et the Military Committee, and to Mr. Sweet, Show them the pages und such cor? respondence, confidential o: otherwise, referred to In the record. "You have also a loiter from me written July last, w.icn you consulted me about this matter which 1 Intended to be confidential and net to be put on the Mos, but I have m> objection lo your showing that letter to Mr. Hay and to Ml'.-, and if they desire to bring that out, you may muku it a pare of the record. You will please explain to ihetn Ine elVk-umstanccs thit according to your understftdlng with nie> and the fact thut Mr. and Mrs. -were living togotnOr hap plly. und the appeals which ho has made to you to withdraw his oriRlnal letter, in which In- mad.- the charge, and then leave to these gentlemen the decision as lo what course he shall lake. "Very sincerely, (Signed) "WILLIAM H. TAFT." Messrs. Sweet and Covlngton, re? ferred to in the President's letter, are Representatives in Congress from Michigan and Maryland respectively. Genera] Whipple tcstiitod Saturday that President Taft' i letters had "fcuppresecd" charges against Major Ray. , Adjusting Grievances. Norfolk. Vs., February 18.?Tao senoral hoard of adjustment of the Brotherhood of Locomotive lOnglnoern of the Seaboard Alt' Line Railway la In biennial session here for considera? tion and adjustment of grievance. It I was slated that the wage scalo was I not under consideration. STItVlSON TALKS OF CANAL TOLLS Says United States Can Make Repayment to American Ships. Washington, no uouuts uk i oeeiotu ry ol \ nousc inteisoi jbruary 12.?"I have. UCbtluii ot law," Said ? niiinsoii he tore tiioi . in ,1111. io-u.1.., mm uouer mi- iiay-Puunce lotc treaty nie uniien biittcs tun pay Horn us treasury t?. any American t>tiips any reuppropi iatiou or repay* iiient ol tolly tiiut it seed lit. Wliciner we can discriminate in lt.vor ot aui. rl. ' Uli snips, olrcctly is another question, it an involves a question of national policy. I am not discussing inui quus lion now. .\iy opinion is, however, mat the IIrat method would be the Haler." In tiim manner secretary Stimadii dismissed the question of American preferment in Panama Canal toils be? t?r ihn committee. He was question? ed by members of the cotilmmc. but de? clined to be drawn into a on-cus.-oon of an academic or legal nature. "Wouldn't the repayment to Amerl c-?. mips be a violation of the spirit ot the- Ilay-Pauticetote treaty and would not the words 'directly or In? direct'*/' in that treaty be considered superiluous?-' asked Representative) Bims. "1 do not care to go Into that discus? sion here." said Mr. Stlrnuoh. Two I uudnuicntul Requirement!.. The Secretary laid down two funda? mental requirements for the progiess of the (anal. Colonel Gocthalg, chief engineer of the canal, who was a wit? ness, agreed with him. The lirst leg? islative necessity, Mr. STimson said, was a law organizing tho administra? tive work ol the canal, so that the construction force can be organized Into an operating force. The next question is. that of tolls, he said, and he declared that the United states owed it to the commerce of trio world to inform It as to what to expect In me matter of tolle. He deprecated the establishment ot a minimum toll by law, premised on the operating expense and cost of the canal. Ho said the. primal purpose ol the canal wm the development ot com? merce, and that such questions as re? imbursement for costs of construction should be deferred. He thougnt tnat It the future shows that the Income from toils ein be applied to ihe cost, that tills should be uone, nut rirst of all he said he thought the $300,000,000 paid for the canaj should bo disregard? ed In the broader view of helping the commerce of the world. Ulsiutrcen With Mr. Knoveland. Mr. stirnsoti disagreed with Repre? sentative Know land and others over trie necessity of a provision in the hill to prevent the stilling of competition In transportation rates by reason of a combination of shipping interests using the canal. He laid he would leave these matters with ihe President rath? er than Congress. The Interstate Commerce Commission, with broadened powers to cover coastwise traffic, he said, could rnet-t the situation. He t-aid he preferred to postpone the cure fo:- evils until the evils actually exist, although h0 recognized the sit? uation In California and the fear there of the prevention of freight rate relief bv combinations on the. canal. Mr. Stlmson said he would keep leg? islation for the encouragement jt American shipping apart from Panama Canal legislation. He also would not cjitrato government owned steamships to the canal, and In this cor-cection ad. vised that the corporate entity of the Panama Railway Company be main tu'ncd. He said that the pressure brought to be.ar by the country for lower rates, if tho government oper? ated the steamships, would be tre? mendous. He preferred that the Pres? ident have final disposition of such questions. "Would not political pressure operate against the President as well as agiiin.it congress.:" asked Representa? tive Stevens. "Not as much." answered Mr. Slim son, and the committee smiled. Ulrthday of IIoiisk Celebrated. 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Plttsbnrg, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Birmingham, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Omaha, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, Brantfoid (Ontario), London, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Dusscldori.Mtlan. Roues was celebrated to-night under: the auspices of the Charley Itoues Tire Company. "??:th a banquet tor which covers were laid for nearly 3(".' guest?. Circuit Judge T. W. Harrison presid? ed as loaatmaster, and toasts were re? sponded to by Professor Charles \V. Kent, of the University of Virginia; former Internal Revenue Commission? er John G. Capers, of South Carolina, and George C. Cabell, of Norfolk, Va. FATAL FIRE IN COAL PIT Twenty Men Relieved to Have Per? ished In SllcMuu Mine. Antohiensuctte, Prussian Silesia. February 12.?A large number of fa? talities was. caused by a Bre which broke out in one of the pits in this coal mining cntre last evening. Seven corpses of miners have been brought to the surface, and the authorities be? lieve that at least twenty more men have perished. The number of. men In the pit when the lire broke out Is not definitely known, but all except tho.se in the Im? mediate vicinity of tho bottom e>f the shaft were- cut off from escape, and are. almost certainly dead. TRAIN CRVSHB9 BUtiftY; tit < I PANTS JUMr FOB LIVRS [Special t.. The Tlmei-Dlspatch.] Oordonsvllle, V?., February II.?On Sun? day evening me buggy In which .1. It. cow? herd and John Camper were driving from Gordonsyllle to Orange was jtru.-k by the westbound train at Leo's Crossing. The young men saw their danger In time t? jump. Tin buasy was crushed, out tie nurse escaped unhurt. The train was stop? ped i,n<i th. young men taken buck to Oed ilonsvllle. Mr. Camper escaped with a few bruises. Mr. ?'o"h?rd vas less fortunate foi some tiin- hi Mas unconscious, but was able to go to his home later. Ills injuries r.ro not ?crlo?s. He Is a son of M. O. Cow? herd. Made Jury Commissioner. [Special to The Times-Dispatch.] Lynehburg. v.' . February iS.?Because of the change In the Kcdern; laws on January I, by which nil of the clerks' offices of tho federal court: are grouped under one clerk In a district; Judge McDowell lias entered an order here naming Major A. H. Percy Jury commissioner for the entire- district, nnd the appointee has qualified under the appointment. W. V. Martin Made Clerk. LSpeelaS to The. Times-Dispatch.1 t.ynchuurg, Vs.. February ll.?Judgo IL C. McDowell, of the United States District Court for the Western District nl \ Irg to-day appointed Williams V. Martin deputy clerk of that court at Hoanoke, and the sppo|ntee has niia)iilc-,l and win enter upon the discharge of his duties without delay, ??Fusion" Democrats Appointed. (Special to The Timea-Dlspalch.J Norfolk. Va.. February 12.?Judge Joseph T. Lawless to-day appointed GeorKo Lindsay Commissioner of reve? nue of Norfolk county to BUCCced Jn'O. P. Moore, Republican, who died n few days ago. Mr.- Lindsay is n "fusion" Democrat. The "stralghtotits" urged the appointment of .1. S. Trotld Hopc-r, who was th* candidate npralnflt Mr. Moore in the election last fall. I.enuue lintes Chosen. Albany. Ga., Uebi'tiary |2,?Opening and clositiK dates for the. double, sea? son In the South Atlantic League's 1012 Pennant race were adopted by the league directors ' at a meeting here to-duy. The first session will open April IS. with Savannah at Jackson? ville. Columbus at Mucon, and Colum? bia at Albany. The first half of the season will close June 27. and th6 sea? son will end Labor Day with double- j headers at Savannah. Columbia and Columbus. The ofllelal schedule will be announced Sunday. Player and salary limits tentatively agreed on at Macbn in October were agreed on. Pole Defeats Itnllan. New York. February II.?Stanislaus Zb.VSZkO, I lie big Polish wrstler, de? feated Olovan.nl Ralcevlch, the Italian, in a bout at Madison Siuare Garden to-night. It was to have- been a tin Ish affair at catch weights, best two lails in three. Only one fall was re? quired, however, for after the Pole had ilown the Italian with a half-Nel? son with i? lt and Inside crotch hold, Kaicevitll was not abb- afjaln to come to the Bernteh, and Tom Jenkins, the referee, declared /Chyszkn the winner. \Cures Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Hesrtbura EOC PACKAGE ASK AT ANY DRUG STORS Cylinders Re-Bored AT YOUR PLANT WIl'.l. SAVE YOU TIM 13 AND BXPKSSB. Richmond Machine Works, Inc. Successors to Mono Iron Works, Inc., Mod. USD. -nil ISast Main Street. FIGHT FOR RIXEY IS NOT ABANDONED Attjrneys Hope to Get Him. Be? fore Court of Appeals on Habeas Corpus Writ. [Special to The Tlmcs-DIspatch.l Alexandria, Va., February 12.?C. Jones Rlxoy, former heucl of the col? lapsed Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation, was brought into the Corporation Court at noon to-day tor the purpose of being formally sept to the Asylum for the Criminal Pnstinc, at .Marlon. Rlxey, however, was re? turned this afternoon to the asylum at Staunton, from which he came, in charge of Dr. J. W. Freed, assistant superintendent of that Institution./ The proceedings took place before 1 Judge L. C. Barle}' In the Corporation Court, and the court entered au ordi r turning Rixcy fiver to the custody of sergeant n. H. Con, under section ICS of the Code, and directed that tho sergeant make application to the Hos? pital for the Criminal Insane at Marion for a place for htm. and that pending Rlxcy's being received there to have him returned to Staunt.ui. The attorneys for Rtxcy made ap? plication for bom) and also for to set aside the order, both ot which wore overruled by tho court. Itixcy appeared very Well, find seems to he Improving lie returned at I o'clock to Stauuton in custody of Dr. Treed. When P.tvry Is formally transferred to Marion his attorneys, it is under? stood, contemplate having a writ of habeas corpus proceedings sued oul I fore the State Court of Appeals, mil when he arrives |n Richmond Ihe plan Is to hnvo him released pending tin disposition of the proceedings befori the higher court. It is reported, thereby preventing his transfer to Marlon. The attorneys In court this morn? ing representing the accused banker included John S. Barbottr, Jarnos R. .in.i 11. n. Cat on. For the State appeared Commonwealth's; Attorney s. CJ. Breul Rlxcy's son, C. Jones Rlxoy, 1 r. was also present during the progress 'f the proceedings, which were brief. Mectlns Opens nt \1 Inston-Snlem. (Special to The Tlmos-Dlspatch.3 W'hston-Salcm. X. C. February 12.? An audience that crowded its ut? most capacity thn large auditorium of the Centonarv Methodist Church w.is present at* tho openlho'.of the Laymen's Missionary Movement this evening. It t* probable that every Protestant de? nomination in tho Stntii Is represent: ed. and the attendance f'f men from Wlnston-Salem and tho nearby towns Is especially large. The snenkers of the evening were 1 \Y. Ri Doughty, of New fork, who led the devotional service Professor J. T 1 Henderson.' of Bristol. Vn.. and J 1 Campbell White, of New York. DETERMINED TO CONTINUE PROBE Judge Skeen Wants No Vote Sellers in Lee County to Escape. [Sp?e!ni to The Times-Dispatch.] Brifto!, Va.., February 13.?When Judge Sltccn convened Circuit Court in Leo county to-day he snve positive evidence of hi* pur? pose to continue a rigid investigation Into th< election of 5aet November in that coun? ty by having summoned a special gran* lury, which he instructed to brine; witnesses and continue the Investigation along the same lines as the Jury that served during: December* lie announced hi* purpose to prosecuto only the vote *e!!er.?. and Instruct ert the Jury to conduct u thorough and. rigid Investigation. The Jury will begin its work to-morrow. Judge Skcan announced that the trials Of 111 persons now under indictment for al? leged election fr-iud? would be commenced February Good Shampoo for the Winter Months "The hair and scalp require sham? pooing nearly as often Iii winter as dtirkns stihimcr." writes Mrs. Mae Mar. tyn. 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