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EVENIN
ESTABLISHED APRIL 8, 1906.
LEADER
Bluefield, West Virginia, Wednesday Afternoon. October 13, 1909.
PRICE TWO CENTS
CASE IS
WON BY
PAPERS
Libel Cases of Government
Were Dismissed by Judge
Anderson Who Renders
Pointed Decision.
WOULD LIKE
TO KNOW TRUTH
Government lias Not Pow
er to Drag Citizens from
Other States.
I
Indianapolis, Ind.', October 13.—
Judge A. B. Anderson, of the United
States Court of this district ye ter
<Viy disntis bd the (proceedings
against Delevan Smith and Charles
R Williams, proprietors of the Indi
anapolis News, who were resisting
removal to the Di^rict of Columbia j
for trial under ? grand jury indict- j
meat charging them with having I
committed criminal libel against ex- j
President Roosevelt. President Taft, i
•Charles P. Taft, William Nelson
Cromwell, J, Pieipont Morgan and
others in publishing articles alleging
,that there war a corrupt profit of
$28,000,000 in the sale of the Pana
ma canal to 'hi United States.
Dischii'ges Defendant*.
“That man has read the history
of our institution*) to little tpuriroso.’'
said Judge Anderson, In concluding
his decision, “who does not. view
with apprehension the success of
such a proceeding as this to the end
that citizens could be dragged from
their homes to the iDlstrict of Colum
bia. the seat of government, for
trial under the circumstanees of this
case The defendants are discharg
ed.”
At the close yesterday of argu
ment In the hearing, Judge Ander
son said that he was to busy to
write a long opinion in the case, hut
he would sum up at once* his view
of the evidence and the argument.
“Now there are many peculiar clr
» vpcmstances about the whole Pana
ma canal business. 1 do not wish
to be understood as reflecting upon
anybody Jn or out of office, except
such person or Iperoons as I may
name.
"The revolution In Panama, the
circumstances concerning it. were en
usual and peculiar. The people
were Interested in the construction
of the canal It was a matter of
great public concert!; a large por
tion of the people favored the N lea
rag.i; it route; another portion those
wh i were Interested in it. officially
and per onally—Just Interested pr *
ferred tiie Panama route. A com
mttfee was appointed to Investigate
th • relative merits of the two routes
Tr.ty Investigated and reported i
favor of the Nicaraguan. Shortly af
‘erwjids they changed to Panama.
"Now, there were a number* of
Tir-ople who thought there was some
thing wrong—somethin* not Just ex
actly right about that fran action
nnd I say for mysetr that now 1 fe,d
a natural curiosity to know what the
r«ul truth was.
Mr. Cromwell's Actions.
‘ Thereupon t ie committee of the
I'nlto 1 States :t.-nate w i-. appol ’ted I
to luve tlgife these matter about
the only way ! could be fnves*igated.
The committe-* .net, a» stated In
these articles, these men "who knew
all about it." I think that Is a prop
er way to speak of William Nel-’on j
Cromwell W'll. these men were call- !
ed before the committee, and so far!
as the record has been read. Mr. ;
Cromwell, stood upon his privilege j
whenever questions were asked, the'
answer to which would or might!
reflect upon him or his associate*;
tnif whenever a question was asked i
him Which gave him an opportunity
1n say something In their behalf he I
ostentation ly thanked the examiner
nnd proe«*edrxl to answer. To inv
mind that was just grounds for sus- j
l>ic|on. | am suspicions about It
(Continued on Page Three.)
FULL
REPORT
READY
Conditions As Found by Im-1
migration Congress May
be Startling—Two Years
Spent Securing Data.
COMMISSION MADE
ACTIVE STUDY
Iifrestigatinn In This Coun
try and Abroad of
Wide Scope.
Washington, Oct. 13. At the
next Congress tho Immigration Com
mission. which wa called In 1307 to
investigate tho economic and social
»*tatus of immigrants to this coun
try, will make a full report at th.»
meeting early in November.
The commission lias not only been
investigating the status of the im
migrants, but has been looking into
the adequacy of the present immi
gration law, as coming with the
law of 1903. According to reimrts.
the commission will Yiresent to Con
gress .-.onto startling facts as to the
United States. i
The commission consists of Sena
tor W .1* Dillingham, of Vermont,
nhairman; Senators H. C. <Lodge, of
Massachusetts; A. J. Mcl^aurin, of
MississippiU prosentafives B. F.
Unwell. of New Jersey; W. S. Bennet
of New York J. L Burnet, of Ala
bama: Dr. Charles P. Neill, the pres
ent r. H. Commissioner of Labor;
Professor Jeremiah W. Jenks and W.
It. Wheeler. Assistant .Secretary <»f
the (Department of Commerce and j
Labor.
After organizing jn the Spring of
1 907. tho commission spent the Sum
mer of that year investigating im
migration in Europe. Active field
work began in this country in the
Spring of 190k Offices were estab
lished in Washington, with branch
office* in San Francisco and New
York City. Morton C. Crane was
appointed secretary and disbursing
officer.
Three superintendents or agents
were appointed and have been In
charge of the field work which was
brought to a close June 30 la.M.. They
are Prof. W. J. Lauck, Dr. It. P.
Faulkner and Prof A. H. iMilla.
Investigation of the Ini Migration
situation has been pursued along
three lines by the commission and
it agents the Individual immigrant
the family and, lastly, the communi
ty. More than 10ft communities and
more than 3X.000 immigrant famili
es have been studied, the results tab
ulated and Information secured con
cerning more than 2.500,000 person?
who were immigrants to this coun
try.
In addition to thl . information
ha , been gathered from reports, sta
tlstlcs and complications already ex
istlng in the Bureau of Immigration
and Naturalization affecting about
2,000,000 persons. The school in
vestigation alone reached 1,500.000
tenehera and children.
The commissioner's investigation
in Europe included a large variety
of subjects, medical and otherwise,
at ports of d *barkatlon. Labor con
ditions were thoroughly looked into,
e ipeelally as aff*-ctjng labor condi
tions In the Pnltad States; contract
labor for this country, cans*-* of Im
migration, assisted immigration, the
emigration of criminals, the laws'
and regulations of European coun
trt« in regard to the subject, the
padrone system and European steam
ship companies' regulations regard
ing the transportation of aliens of
this country,
In th» I'nited States the Investi
gation wai necessarily more exten
ded ff was made by races, and 1
‘boroughly covered the economic,
soch.logical and statistical features;
the re "on of ocean transportation
companies tn Immigrants and scores l
of other subjects.
I
••McoO »oc«r4>B( to Act of C<.n#rtoo, •» tko r**r ■<
«>r >*»• Poor* A colic llofc. to tho oAcc of Ike librarian f Coof rooo o\ « oth.Oftcu t
MAP OF THI ARCTIC REGION AND ANNOTATION! THCNCON SUSMrTTCO «Y COMMANDCIT PE A AY
CONCCFNtNO . P*._CQOK'9_ROUTK.
PEARY'S CLAIM COOK LAUGHS
MADE PUBLIC A TS’I A 1 EMEI\ 7
'New York, Oct. 13.—The state
lieat of Commander Robert E. Peary
which ho submitted to the Peary
Art tic Club in support of his conten
tion that I)r. Cook did not reach
the North Pole, is now made public
for the first time.
Some of my reasons for saying
lhat Dr. Cook did not. go to the
North Polo will be understood by
those who read the statement of the
two Eskimo boys who went. with
him. and who told me and other* of
my party where he did go. Several
Tskimos who started with Dr. Ckiok
from Anoratok In February. 1908,
were at Etah wh >n arrived there
In August, 190k They told me that
Dr. Cook had with him, after they
lett, two Eskimo boys or young men.
two sledges and some twenty dogs
I lie boys w re |-took-a- boo and Ali
pe-lah. | had known them from
I heir childhood. One was about
eighteen and the other about nine
<M- ru yretiirn from Capo Sherl
flan and a tthe very flr»l settle nenf
I touche | (Wrko, near Cape ffalon)
in \ugust. 1 f»05>. and nine day* |,e
fon> reaching Ktnh. the Ksklmoa
lohl me, In a general way. where
f>t Cook lad bon; that he had
wintered In Jones Sound and that
I'o had told th** white men at Rlah
I'l’it he had been a long way north,
hilt that the hoyh wlio wit > with
him. l-took-a- hoo and Ah-pe-iah
fcaid that this was not so. The E*.
klrnoa laughed at Dr. Cook a story.
On reaehlr* Ktah. I talked with the
Ka kirn oa there and with the two
hoys and a V Hi them to describe Dr
r'ook’s Journey tc mem hern of my
party an,| myself. Thl- they did
(Signed R PKARV,
The following statement In re
gard to th* testimony of Cook a Es
kintos I. made Jointly by Peary. Pro
fessor MeMlllan. Ilartlette. Dorun
and the negro, Harrison.
i h» two ICskimo hovs, I-ttok-a
"hoo and Ah-pe lah. who accompa
nied Dr. (ook while he wa* away
rrotn Artoralok in 100* and tooft.
»er.* questioned separably „n<| |n.
lepenlfy and were corroborated hy
f'anlkpah the fa»her of one of them
(l-ftok a-shoo), who wai iiersonallv
'amillsr with the first third and the
ast third of th.df Journey, and who I
(Continued From Page One..
TWO INJURED ON
ON MATZ HOTEL
WITHIN AN HOUR
Louis Fry Fell from Build
ing and Brick Fell on Car
penter Albert; Both Are
Badly Hurt.
While working on the new hotel
! building of Sam Mat/, on Princeton
Avenue Lon in Fry lost hie footing
on tin* tO|> floor of the unflnkho 1
building and foil through Dio eleva
tor shaft t■ i Die ground floor, light
ing on hk head.
Fry was laying bri< k on tim* top
(floor nrirl wa walking across tho.
floor when tin* <affolding gave way!
land In1 toll to tin* bottom a distance
•of forty fool.
lb* was taken to Hf, I,tikes hos
pital whore hr. Heolt att *nded to his'
Injuries. Ho in aorloualy Injured,
and lia not .is yot. recovered con
1 cioustiesH
An hour affor this accident, while
I. w Albert waa doing can»enler
wf(rk on tbo Mnu* building. it brink
got lose from the top floor, falling
on Albert's h‘*ad inflicting a painful,
but .tot Horlotia scalp wound, ff«•
wa tak *n to tho hospital and had
his wound dro nod.
TAFT ARRIVES
IN ARIZONA
Yuma Arizona, Oct. 13 Presi
dent Taft arived hero early this morn (
; log and delivered a brief addrn*.
Party |oft for Orand Can von and
will roach that point tomorrow He
will arrive in f*| pa*o Thursday,
where ho will moot President Diaz
of Mexico
WEATHER REPORT
Washington. D. (\ Oct 1:5
Fair and continued cold tonight.
Thursday fair with rising tem
para t ure.
Cleveland, Ohio, October 13. —“It j
is the Maine old story,’’ Haiti l)r.
Cook, when he w.im hhown the state* I
merit Issued by Commander Peary. 1
together with the map accompanying
It
"I have replied to the points rai >-|
ed a dozen limes,’' ho eontlmi<M>d.
"The map published by Commander!
Peary In Itself l.idicej s that the
Eskimos* have respited their prom
ise made to me that they would not
give any information to Peary or hin
men.
‘ 'rin* Eskimo* were instructed not
to tell Mr. Peary, or any of Ills par
ty. of our trip over the polar sea.
They were told to say that we had ■
b en far north. They have kept their
word.
“Mr, Whitney has said that dur
ing the eross examination condueted
by Commander Peary and others of
his expedition, the Eskimo» did not
understand the questions put to
them or the map which was laid be
fore them. Their replies to the.
<|UeHT IOIIS |>!l I hav<* been tWlMtOd (O
suit a pervert-»«| t itement.
I will not enter Into any argu
ment about the matter, hut I will
brin^ the t. klnm* to New York at
tn> own expense, and the, will prov ■
:ik <lid Mr VVivltney. all that I have
eimme'l.”
I>r. t'ook would not eon ent to go
over the details eontalned in Mr.
I’earvH stnt inent any further than'
thiK;
The Eskimo V ho said, "are only
too willing to nfty something that
*he\ think will please their r|iie-dion
era.'*
I he explore,- was not at all per
• itrbe<l by the accusation*. A oon
fldent smile flickered over hl« bronz
ed face w hen they were ohown to
him.
I fully expected to ,«ee something |
of the kind,*’ he W1|d, "The done,
inent look.« formidable over ro many
signatures and will probably appear
o to the public There in, however
nothin* In If. as It Is lifted upon
the distorted and evasive reptl-** of
persons who were told not to give
any details.”
He concluded:
That is nil | have to say now ”
He then proe,wind to the lecture
hail In the utmost good humor and
confidence to dellve,- his l*X*ture.
CRANE
FEELS
SORE
Chicago Man Designated to
be Minister to China
Sends in His Resignation
But Defends Position.
RECALLED ON EVE
OF SAILING FOR POST
In I .<*1 ter to I 'resident I lo
Si*ores't lie {State I >o
meuth.
Washington, Oft. 13.- Charles R.
( ratio, or Ch lo a go, tnliiistor dcsig
nuto tt> China. to,:ay was practl
<'ally il.tpo «>i] l»y a demand from
Herrotary Knoz for his resignation.
lints n now chapter in American
diplomacy was written. a citizen
chosen with special regard for IiIh
qnnliiflcnttona Tor rtte post was re
called liofore l»<» had embarked from
Han Francisco and discharged from
Ids high oillcc because of alleged In
discreet dizcloaurea through the*
l»ress. Moreover this minister, break
inK through all the old tradition*,
insisted on defending himself from
the aspersions cast upon him by the
secretary «>f state by tlie isHtirnnce
«»r a statement which most (people
here com men l upon as certain to bo
very embarrassing to the administra
tion
Tim history of tills extraordinary
affair, which began nbout a week
ago with tin* announcement that
Minister Crane had been stopped at
Han Frainelsco at the moment of
embarkation for Ills post by a de
mand from Secretary Knox for his
return to Washington readied at
if.mt its first crisis soon after noon
today, when the sorrel ary l:, a for
mal statement announced that Mr.
Crane's resignation had been invited,
and Mi • mini lor designate replied
in an equally formal statement that
while Ids resignation already had
been tendered to the President he
fell himself very unjustly treated.
Moreover, Mr, Crane in hiH state
ment reflected very severely upon
the officials of the date department,
charging that not only had they re
trailed from giving him the In Unc
tions usually Is-mei? to a minister or
ambassador about to leave for bin
post, but Hint lie hail been d< nle I 1
access 10 them oven after bo had
made repeated njppolntmo.it', with J
1 hern.
In ihin Kluiomrnt Mr. Crane aid:
"The atalement Issued by tin* de
partment ol stale in sllghtl-, Inac
curate in •ayiiiK that Ihe Heerotary
ha» Informal me (hat my leMlgnn
lieu will be accepted. The letter
which | received from Mr. Knox al
noon today any a that he h.e reeom
mended in die President that the!
President accept my re Ignalion. He
for» lliin letter had hi*en received
by me i had already Kent to the
President through Tim secretary, Mr.
I'arpenier, th ■ following telegram:
" ' Washington, Oct i 2.
• President W* II. Taft The j
atate department objects to eertaln
tilings | have done in the .-11011 to
carry out my utidend a tiding of your
wlshen as expressed b\ you to me I
have carefully con*ldere,| t ti • entire
matter, I., m\ judgment noftni 'ake
hat been made except ,ia the depart
ment hmt made a tr,Intake However
I did not ami eannot gnarante.« to
mako no mistake • « tpeeialh un
lean I have the cordial support and
co-operation of the government, t he
matter In which the department has j
proceeded an 1 Is proceed Ing la In
consistent wi'h my ow,, ae|f respect '
and my conception of the dignity ofl
the po’ltlon and with the under
v,andlng noon whkTi T have accept-1
e<| It. 1 appreciate tto personal con-1
federation 1 have received from you*
nnd under all the rlrcumstam e* have
decided to awair information an to
vour wMhr* b ‘fore taking action.
You will understand of course that
my resignation I ■, in your hands.
rilA8. R CRANK.
Many Mine Foremen and
Fire Bosses Take Exami- f
nation at City Hall in this '
City.
TO INSURE SAFETY
IN OUR MINES.
< liw'f and Assists
Men Busy An*
KWcrinp; truest ions.
The examination nr mine foremen
niul Urn bosses star tod tills morning
in (ho court room of (ho city linll.
John IjuIjIk, Stato Mine Inspector,
A. King and C, 10. Krebs are con
ducting tho examinations, assisted hy
I I Hal riot I lisped ors, Nicholson. Mitch
! oil. Martin and (irady.
I’rollmlnary deamination* worn
hold illIm morning, but there la not
Hulllolont room at tho court house
to exam I no each man Individually
and larger quartern will be Ipuud
lor tomorrows examinations.
Thero are nearly two hundred
mlno foremen and lire bosses taking
the oxuminullon, and all or them ur<>
versed on ga -eous conditions exist
ing In coal mines.
No technical qu<>stlons are being
asked, and all or tho men are glv
e-ji tho same examination
This Is tho second of a. series of
examinations being hold in the stato,
tho llrst being held at Mt. Hope,
last week.
Tho examining Hoard goes to Lo
gen Court House on Saturday and
rr°m there to Clarksburg, closing
Mie series at. Charleston on the third
or November,
Tho men are very enthusiastic
over H,.» examinations, und an agent
Tor tho Scranton rtchools has said
I lim e enrollment in mining depart
ment i,;,, increased a great deal since
the examinations have started.
The examinations or the mine *
bossoii will consume tho whole day,
and tomorrow will he devoted to tho
examination of lire bosses.
It Is the Intention or Mine In-’
Hpeetor I/mg to make tho mines as
safe and freo from foul air. as ran
possibly he done, and ihlK can only
l*e remedied hy having the mine
foremen examined every three
• Months ns to the existing conditions
m their reaped I ve mb,os.
SCORE STOOD 7
TO 3 IN SEVENTH
TODAY'S GAME.
At, the end of the seventh
inning in today’s game the
score stood 7 to 3 in Pitts
burgs favor.
Ibillowlng n tin- Hi'orf i,y innings;
ll »«*» rolr .. l u u O 0 2 0
i’itra»!irK . i i I o o o 4
fit I Ktni t K. Oct. ill Tho Piratoa
arrived in t ho <•!ty this morning at
(lire,. oYinck son* ami gloomy over
fl< 4,iii-oui rw».|v.r| Hr ijio hands
*»' »li« Tigers n» la-troll yesterday,
l h» , runic in on j* special train and
w“,p accompanied by fifteen hnn
»lr<-«i Hi'or'n who attended tho games
in Detroit, The airorta drop]** | a
bunch of money on th»- game >• -ster
dn.v, blit liko tb<» f|#*af a.id <]iimb
n in. ib<y have not got j, word to
'Oiv. They admit that Mullln pltoh
*•(1 n masterly game. and that Clark's
npiad was oufrln HPd in th.- Arid
and at tin* bat They are looking
for revenge today and with "Itabe"
Adams in tho box they will have an
cxro|lent chance of gottlng it
It is moro like foot-ball woatb.-r.
bur tho crowd I* going to bravo the
cold winds.
if Dona van can got warmod up
Manager donning* will likely 'pitch
lilin In today's game.