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IPTBT TO RAISE
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Project Campaign for This
Year on Broader
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HOLD NEXT SESSION
IN FLORIDA CITY
Will Meet in Jacksonville and Dr.
-Gardner to Preach Sermon.
Boards Make Fine
Reports.
(Special to The Richmond Virgin!*®-)
BALTIMORE. MD.. May 14.—Th«
next session or the Southern Baptist
convention^ now holding a great
meeting here, will be held In Jack
sonville. Fla.. June 17. 1810. Rev.
Dr. C. S. Gardner, formerly pastor
eg the Grace Street Rapt let church.
Richmond, but now professor In the
Southern Theological Seminary.
Louisville, Ky.. will preach the ser
mon.
This morning’s session of the body
was given up to foreign missions.
Various reports were read and ad
dresses were dellversd by T. H. El
lett, Esq.. Rev. T. ». Hay. J. L. Hart
and Dr- WUUngham. At noon the
famous preacher. Dr. F. B. Meyer,
addressed the body.
At the close of the foreign mission
meeting Dr. Willingham announced
that a friend had offered to pay the
outfit expense*, and the first year
salaries of ten new missionaries pro
vided the convention would send out
twenty others. Dr. Willingham ask
ed for churches and Individuals to
subscribe $1,000 each In addition to
their ordinary subscriptions, to send
these new missionaries out. In s very
Uttl# while $15,000 In subscriptions
was secured. It was done with ut
most ease.
-- Tht# afternoon the Educational So
ciety held Its meeting, with President
F. W. Boatwright a* one of the speak
ers. The Convention Is moving on
schedule time and It Is very likely
will conclude Its work on time, it Is
beyond doubt one of the greatest and
most enthusiastic sessions ever held.
By resolution adopted Friday the body
out tu .raiae. in. their convention
year $<00,000 for foreign mission*.
1400,000 for borne missions and $500.
000 for a church building fund. The
jeM women report the meetings of
their Missionary Union as the very
best ewer held.
Horn* Mission Work.
Friday night woo given to a mass
meeting in tlx Interests of horns mis
sion*. The report was read by Rev. j
Mr. Haynaor*. of Kentucky, snd great
addresses were delivered by Rev. J.
W. Porter of Islington. Ky.: Rev. O.
W. McDaniel, of Richmond, and Dr. B
D. Gray, secretary or the board. Dr.
Otmy, by^jgray of Illustrating: the rapid
C^tngrx In population that are going
on. naked all In the great audience who
. were now living away from their native
States to rise to thetr feet. It was
estimated that four-Ilfths rose.
Friday noon a company <>f dele
Stes from Florida were driving In
uld Hill Park, when the horses ran
away, severely Injuring several of
them—one mo badly as to necessitate ,
tbs amputation of her foot.
Ths following Richmond preachers
'are appointed to HU Baltimore pulpits
Sunday. Dr. McDaniel. Rev. W. I*
BaQ. Dr. W. R. U Smith. Dr. Ryland
'Knight. Dr. W. C. James. Dr. R. J.
Willingham, Dr. J. T. Watts and Dr.
D. M. Ramsey.
Mr. Shakespeare Speaks.
Thla convention will be remember
ed, In all probability. In the years to
sosu aa that during which Mr.
Shakespeare, of England, spoke. Not
that It has been at all lacking In many
atamsnta of permanent human Inter
act, hut rather that this address, with
1U graphic story of Baptist struggle*
*and triumphs, particularly In En
|rope, made so deep an impression, was
:lao natural, so vivacious, so thrilling at
’times, that the memory of it will
haver die with those who heard It.
At Its close an offering was taken to
ha used to pay the expenses of the
Continental Baptist preachers to the
World's Baptist Congrraa. whlch la.to
mast in Philadelphia in the autumn
oof 1»11. Mr. Shakespeare's visit to
this country was particularly In this,
Interest, and also to show to our
American Baptism what the Baptist
World’s Alliance, which is a standing
committee, representing the World's
Congress, ad interim, was accomplish
ing. He gave Instances of how the
officers of this alliance had gona to
the rescue of Baptist preachers who
were suffering persecution in Euro
pean lands
Hls picture of the growth of the de
nomination in such countries aa Hun
gary. Roumanla. Sweden. Russia was
a revelation to his audience.
Chive Most* Than Asked.
When hls speech was concluded and
the opportunity was given to respond
to hls appeal a aeena unparallel In the
history of the body. Churches and
Individuals called out their subscrip
tions so eagerly, so-rapidly, that It was
extremely difficult to keep track of
them. The convention was asked to
give |4,»00. but . spontaneously and
readily their gifts poured until they
ranched a total of more than M.Od*.
Richmond and Virginia were hand
somely represented In the gifts.
Ths episode set all hearts aglow,
•day at 1 o’clock a party of twan*
ftv# tendered a luncheon to Mr.
Shakespeare. Among the Richmond -
Ms In the party are Lieutenant Gov
ernor jr. Taylor Bllyeon and Meson.
William KUyson. T. H. Eliott and R.
H. Pitt
Sndftr BffMwi Vofk.
Ths earlier part of Friday after
’s session was given mostly to ths
of ths Sunday School Board,
•rax read by Dr, Carter
of Oklahoma, and great*
the sagacity sad energy of
ran address, tat called on nay
•Id to take part In the dlsoue
A number nap ended in brief.
CUB MW
BISHOP MORRISON
Mr. Packard, of Texas and
Clay Street Church,
Back of Them
SENT TO COMMITTEE
AFTER LONG FIGHT
Nothing in Papers Affecting Moral
Character ©f Bishop—Vander^
bilt Matter to be Brought
to Settlement.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
ASHEVILLE, ' N. C.. May 14.—No
session of the general Conference hM
exceeded to-day's in Intenae personal
Intereat. The Vanderbilt University
question came up early. The com
mittee on education ytesented their
first report recommending that the
board of trustees of Vanderbilt Uni
versity be requested to meet not later
than next Wednesday to finally settle
the questions between the University
and the Church before the Oeneral
Conference adjourns. Bishop Hendrix,
the chairman of the board of trustees
of the university, spoke, saying that he
himself, and, he believed, the board of
trustees, would accept the findings of
the Vanderbilt commission, though he
could not gaurantee that this would
be the decision of the board.
Bishop Hendrix oppoaed an Imme
diate calling together of tho trus
tees. Dr. Cannon, of Virginia, urged
tho Importance of settling this ques
tion finally during this Oeneral Con
ference. He said Individuals could not
speak for official bodies.
Urges the Call.
Judge Orear, of the supreme bench
of Kentucky, who wss chairman of
the commission on Vanderbilt Uni
versity. spoke, urging the calling of
tho board of trustees. He said he
was a self-appointed peace-maker
and hoped to succeed. He eald the
situation was very grave; that If
litigation ensued. It would be bitter,
and that either the church would be
elbowed out of Vanderbilt University
or Chancellor Kirkland and others
would be elbowed out of their ofilcee.
Dr. O. B, Wlnton, the editor of
the Nashville Advocate, asked If there
was time to gplvo legal notice to the
trustees. Judge Orear replied: "Chaa.
Dickens wrote a very Interesting
book. Dr. Wlnton. on how not to no
it" {Great laughter.)
The motion to call together the trus
tees waa passed by an almost unani
mous vote.
Consolidate Mission Work.
Drs. Lambuth and Brown presented
for action the report of the mission
committee consolidating the work of
the home mission, foreign mission ami
woman's boards into one. The new
arrangement does not Interfere with
the work of the women. They still
have control of their own work, and
they have agreed to the new order,
which gives them ten members of tho
thirty on the general board. The build
ing of parsonages Is transferred from
the Woman's Home Missionary' So
ciety to the Church Extension Board.
The paper waa adopted.
Charges Against Bishop.
The sensation of the day was the
case of Bishop H. C. Morrison. The
committee on episcopacy. Dr. Denny
chairman, laid before the conference
charges against Bishop Morrison's ad
ministration from W. T. Packard, of
Texaa A motion waa mads to ap
point a committee to Investigate the
case and to bring pH charges against
Bishop Morrison before this commit
tee. If this Investigating committee,
sitting as a grand Jury, find a trial
necessary, the cpmmtttee on epts
epacy will be the trial Jury.
Dr. Christian, of Virginia, asked
Dr. Lipscomb If a charge came to
the committee on episcopacy from
the Richmond district against Bishop
Mnrrtsob. which neither Bishop Mor
rison nor witnesses who knew the
facta were allowed to meet and ex
plain. Dr. Cannon naked if the paper
from Clay Street church, Richmond,
was before the committee, and moved
hat It also be committed to the Ut
'-ostIgatlng committee. Dr. Chrls
itreet complain was addressed to Dr.
Lipscomb or to the conference. “If
to the latter. It belongs to the con
ference.” A delegate, "If so, why
la is not In the hands of the con
ference?”
After Insistent questioning from Dr.
Christian and others. Dr. Lipscomb
said that the paper from Clay Street
church, sent through him to the
bishops and members of the General
Conference, contained two parts. One
dealt with tho power of the bishops.
This he gave to the conference. The
other, complaining against Bishop
Morrison, he did not present to the
conference, but gave to the commit
tee on episcopacy. After a long and
sharp parliamentary struggle. In
which Bishop Candler showed bis skin
and remarked oh the good behavtpr
of the conferenoe, Drs. Cannon and
Christian's contention prevailed, add
both the Ctag Street paper and W. T.
Packard's charges xfiero seat to the
Investigating committee. .
Thera Is nothing against Bishop
Morrison's moral character but only
thass two complaints. Bishop Mor
rison's opponents sag he Is arbitrary.
His friends say the whole matter is
the vindictiveness of old men whom
he has removed from the presiding
eldership. W. T. Packard is n preach
er la Texas, whose moral ohanecter
was arrested before hto conference,
at the suggestion of Bishop Morrison.
This charge against Bishop Morri
son's administration to said to be
Packard's revenge. It la reported that
the committee en episcopacy had de
cided to superannuate the bishop, but
as hto health appears perfect, he de
cttaec to agree to this, and demands
ha opportunity to face tho charges
SAYS BAD TEETH
MAKES BAD BOYS
Dentist Declares 70 Per Cent of
! Students Enter Schools as
Incompetents.
NEW YORK, May 14.—That a great
percentage of juvenile delinquents are
victims of bad teeth rather than en
vironment was the declaration of
George W. Coley, of Rochester, at the
session of the Dental Hygienic Con
gress now in session In this city.
"Seventy per cent of all children
enter school as incompetents," he de
clared, “and the statement applies not
only to children of the poorer classes,
but to all. They are Incompetents
1 because their parents were not train
ed to care for their teeth.
"Bad teeth cause bad stomacls. The
body becomes filled with l>acterla dis
Tbe congress will appoint a general
committee to secure municipal co-op
eration throughout the United States
in making dental science part of the
city government.
HEUK-KI
CHOOSE OFFICERS
Posts Elect National # Representa
tives at T. P. A. Convention
in Staunton.
OPPOSE CHANGE IN LAWS
Suggested Alterations iu Consti
tution of Organization Voted
Down by Big Majority.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
STAUNTON, VA. May H.—The
second day of tho annual convention
of Virginia Division, T. P. A., found
all the delegates present when Pres
ident Semple called tne body to or
der.
Rev. Dr. J. J. Oravatt offered pray
er. The auditing committee reported
finances in good condition. The com
mittee on constitution, through T. It.
Barksdale, chairman, made a further
report opposing proposed changes in
the constitution of the national body.
The objections WCi'e Unanimously sus
tained.
There was great activity among the
delegates for votes, which caused bus
iness before the convention to lag, and
at noon Very little had been done. Mr.
J. T. Hancock, of Lynchburg, offered
a resolution thanking the .United Com
mercial Travelers and all other travel
ing men's organisations for co-opera
tion in efforts to secure needed legis
lation. The resolution was unanimous
ly adopted. Mr. J. F. Williams, of
Alexandria, in behalf of the division,
presented tho. secretary, H. I,. Har
wood. a massive loving cup. as a token
of appreciation of his services. Mr.
Harwood made a nest speech express
ing his warm thanks.
The committee on legislation,
through H. C. Featherstone, reported
the enactment of a hotel bill and of
a bill to require railroads to post bul
letins on delayed trains. The commit
tee also reported progress of educa
tional work In reference to legislation
on excess baggage.
Chaplain Makes Address.
At noon business was suspended to
hear an address by the State chap
lain. Rev. Dr. J. J. Oravatt. His ad- j
dress cam* before the election, and he
urged upon the members charity, good \
will and sympathy, so that the best
good of the organisation may be ad
vanced. He was loudly applauded.
H. C. Featherstone offered a resolu
tion providing that nothing by the as
sociation shall be construed as hav
ing committed It one way or the other
on the question of pulling mileage on
the trains.
W. T. Dabney, of Richmond, offered
an amendment providing that railroads
be requested to relieve traveling men
of the necessity of presenting mileage
hooks at stations to be puiled in ex
change for a ticket. The resolution
as amended was adopted.
Tho salary of tho State secretary
was raised to 11.000.
The resolutions committee, through
resolution thanking the papers, organ
isations and people of Staunton for
making the meeting a delightful and
happy on*. Endorsing T. 8. Logan, of
Indians, tor national secretary and
treasurer.
For national representatives: Post
B. Norfolk, nominated Messrs. H. W.
Whitehead. J. 8. Miller. C. E. Bil
lups and I* F. Cotter. Post C
nominated Messrs. J. B. Goodrich and „
ft. P, Robertson j Poet D nominated
Mr. Joeeph Btebblns; Poet B nomi
nated Mian. J. Ov Boatwright and
W. H. Jones; Post F, Messrs. A. D.
Beckett and J. O. Williams: Post a.
Messrs. D. W. Lab. R, D. Adams;
Post H. Messrs. J. E. Jones and Lee
W. Deberry; Post I. Mr. B. M.
Townes; Post J, Mr. C. T
Post K. Mr. M. S. Llewellyn: Post
M. Mr. B. R. Booker; Post N. Mr. D.
S. Qutntln: Post P. Mr. H. L. v.was;
Post Q, Mr. Tail C. Adams, alternate
at large: Post A. Messrs. Frank R.
Brown. Hampton Fleming, George
W. Rogers. J. L. Hill. W. T. Dabney.
Marlon t Valentine, W. K. Bates.
a W. Saunders.
Danville was selected as the next
place of mooting.
PHIUADWUPHIA. PA., May 14.—A
double tragedy occurred hero to-day,
whw Philo Boohm, 4* year* old, Jeal
oua becauee the woman with whom
ho warn l« low mi keeping houee toe
aaotbav man. abot and kttled Mrs.
Mery Tnrgeaon la th* kitchen Of her
homo, Oi4ia tartMd tbe r«vdlv«r oit
htmaetf and fired a buiMt into hla
temple. Ha died la a few mlnutee
n»aTim mll>4 lata the kitchen and
without a word fired two ahote at the
j Lovely Club Home in Heart
of Beau;iful West
hainpton
EXTENSIVE GROUNDS
ARt NICELY LAiU OFF
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: View in Every Direction One ft
1 Surpiiwiing Bdautv -Oojf I^nks
I and Tennis Courts—Features
of Majmifitent Building.
Raising Its pr*ud heights on an
eminence in tne aeart m weauiamp
'on, tne kkuiuuIii UHii.lry i.iuu, u>
ot lue luobi oeatifi.ui aiiu impre.sat»e
structures in or arounu me rupuui
jlll> lO-Uiti’.
! 'in# uttisiins aho have been at
worn on ine enormous unit spacious
[vluo nouse tor many luoiiins ate now
| putting tne n rustling toucans on me
I coioiuul structure! unu u t» tnuevevt
uu wm ..a m rtauiness vvnen tne
tluoinen journey oui to vVesUiumpton
to aculeate it.
Tne country Club building, eun
EtrucuVi ot uurnt brick mm white
moou, is most picturesque and attrac
tive. ana tne riue out io it is utmost
equally enjoyable. 'ine cluiimen and
meir guests wul have one of me
finest ronus in \ lrginia. ov er which to
motor to the duo bouse anil uiong
their journey scenes ot rare natural
beauty lie on all slues. The rtde
through the attractive, well built-up
suouro of tho capital city is well
worth the trip, at tho end of which
a scene whlcn quickens tne pulse nnd
commands superlative comment greets
tho eye.
View of Bare Beauty.
The Country Cluo bulining cost but
1120,000 to build, but It Is hard to
realise that such a small amount could
produce the effect, the splendid build*
ing and the beautiful architecture.
Probably equally impressive with the
building Is the view of the surround
ing country.
taxing south, with its ten tail,
Straight, severe colonial colums sup
porting the gabled roof overhanging;
the entrance, the club house overlooks 3
a valley, the wriggling, silvery, sun
played James, and tho dark wooded
hlU* -of t beaterbebi county. To the
right lies another sloping valley per
emally overhung with a soft blue haze,
through which, far in the distance can
be seen terrace *Ht«f tofrac# of dark
green hills lying at the border ot
Henrico county. On the left stretches
the rolling golf links and three of the
finest tennis courts to he found in the
State. On all sides the view' from
the club house is most commanding
and thrilling. It would seem that an
artist selected the site, and the mem
bers of the club may revel in the beau
ties and delights of nature without
moving from the south portico, or the
balcony at the western ehd of the
building.
Although neither the building nor
it* grounds have been completed, the
hand of the landscape gardner has
been busy, and many circles, crescnts.
squares and diamonds of flowers,
shrubs and other plants have been
made. A beautiful boxwood hedge
also has been started. It extend* from
the trolley tracks to tho door of the
clubhouse and runs parallel to a pri
vate path to the house.
Fire For the Cold.
At the east end ot the Clubhouse one
sees a broad spreading porch, sup
ported by six short columns, and look
ing out on the tennis courts and golf
links. A large open fireplace U built
out on the porch. This will be set
ablaze on chilly day* to warm the
visitors and for the athletes to thaw
out their benumbed and frozen
Angers.
Passing Into the building, the vis
itor encounters colonialism at even
turn. All the doors are fitted with
brass door knobs and brass fittings,
and the only solid wood in the door*
is that which holds large panes of
glass In place. Each door runs from
the floor to the celling and can bo
opened toward, so as to allow ih«
(ttontlnueil on Second Page.)
TOWNS IN MS
PORT IJMON, C. It. May 14.—Re
ports received here to-day say the
earthquake which yesterday shook
Costa Mica, destroyed the town of
Santiago, a number of persons are
believed to have been killed. The
quake was felt severely in Ban Jose.
Many buildings were destroyed, but
no deaths are reported. Inhabitants
fled from their homes.
At Cartago the quake struck with
violence. New made graves contain
ing the bodies ofthose killed' in last
weeks disaster were opened up. add
ing to the memaoe of pestilence now
hovering over the stricken city. Blight
shocks were felt to-lday. but it Is be
lieved the worst Is over.
Every member of the family of
peace court Justice Boscasergrais was
killed in yesterday. He rushed home
and when ho saw the ruins went In
sane. To-day news received here say
that he since died.
Cartago is to be rebuilt.
NEW T'ORK, May 14.—-Mrs. Cath
erlns Decker Rolilna, wife of former
Oovernor Frank West RotUlu, of New
Hampshire, was arrested to-day on a
charge of conspiring to smuggle Jew
elry and. wsgrlug apparel into thla
country. When she was arraigned be
FED HIS HOGS
ON THE SWILL
Discovery of TRis Fact Leads to
Raid and Arrest of Al
leged Moonshiner.
Walter McLean, of Wake county.
Fourth North Carolina district, was
arrested Thursday hy Deputy Collec
tor Adams as being the owner of an
Illicit distillery near Rnno.
The arrest and eelsure of the still
has been reported by Deputy Adams
to United States Kevenue Agent Chap
man. who has forwarded the Carts In
the case to the department at Wash
ington.
Mcf^ean was taken before United
States Commissioner John Nichols
and bailed In $500 bond for his ap
pearance for trial in the Federal
court.
consisting of a thirty gallon copper
tank and the usual apparatus., was
seized and four hundred gallons of
beer were destroyed.
The home of McLean was connect
ed with the alleged moonshiner's out
fit by a path. It was found that the
accused had been feeding his hogs
upon distillery swill and with this as
INDIANS WARRING;
MASSACRE FEARER
Home of New Mexico Rancher
Burned Women and Children
Assaulted.
PLAN' BIG UPRISING
Redskins Reported Dancing, |
Smeared With War Pain—
Troops Ordered Out.
TAOS, PUEBLO, N. M„ May 14 —
The entire country surrounding Taos
Is under arms to-day, fearing a general
Indion outbreak. In yesterday's raid
the home of a rancher was burned and
the women and children assaulted.
Scouts reported to-day thst the In
dians were dancing and preparations
for a general uprising were under way.
Precautions are being taken to pre
venta -massacre. :- - - --j
The Htatt troops have orders from
the adjutant-general to protect settlers
and bring in the warring Indiana The
trouble originated over the prosecution
of Indians for various infractions of
law.
GUARDSMEN SENT
TO PUEBLO TILLAGE
I
HAST I .AS VEGAS. N. M.. May 14. —
Fifty national guardsmen, on a special :
train, have arrived at Taos, a Pueblo
Indian village, to put down the threat* !
rued uprising of the Indians and pre- '
wnt a possible maeeaere of the whites
in that vicinity.
The troops have been riven orders
to bring in all Indians on the war.
path.
It is impossible to secure any news
from Taos, as the Indians hav cut all
the telephone and telegraph wires.
The depredations thus far reported
have been confined to an attack on the
wife and children of L. L. Myers, a
homesteader the cutting of fences and
the stealing of cattle.
Cavalry Troop En Routs.
WASHINGTON, I). C May 14.—One
troop of cavalry from Fort Wingate
was ordered today to the scene of the
uprising of the Taos Indians in New
Mexico, with instruction to corral
them and take them back to the reaer
vatlon. The orders were Issued by
Secretary of War Dickinson Immedi
ately arter a conference with Presi
dent Taft. Dispatches concerning the
outbreak received at the WDar De
partment are meager. They say only
fifty or more Indians have left the
reservation and apparently are In an
uglj’ mood.
MUBUIILB
Policeman and Proprieter of Joint
Fatally Shot During Row -
Following Haiti.
Jacksonville, fla., May it.—in
a saloon duel here early to-day two
persons were killed and three seriously
shot. Daniel Danson’s saloon, It was
charged, was being kept ■ open after
legal hours. Policeman Ammons In at
tempting to close the place, got into
a tight with Danson and struck him
with his club. *
The latter's son, Harry opened fire on
Ammons, shooting him through the
right hand, la Which he held the clun.
Ammons drsw his revolver with tils
left hand and fired six shots, alt Of
which entered the elder Danaon'e body,
killing him.
- Policeman Heirs, attracted by the
! shooting, rushed in and was killed by
Henry Daneon. A woman and man out
side were struck by stray bullets;
Young Danson wa\ arrested, but only
after the police reserves had saved him'
from a mob bent on lynching him.
LUNATIC AT LARGE
HEADED THIS WAY
Escaped Inmate of Eastern State
Hospital Reported En Route
to Richmond.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
Williamsburg, va.. May 14.—
Mortimer Morris, an Inmate of the
Eastern State Hospital, escaped early -
yesterday morning, and the country
round .about is being searched for
him. U wax reported, tern Bight that,
parties had' seen him headed for
Richmond.
DENIES TAFT WRO
WHITEWASH LET
Ballinger’s Stenographer Declares l etter Exonerating
net Officer Was Dictated to Him by
Oscar Lawler
FIRST PERSON USED AS IF PRESIDENT
WERE THE AUTHOR OF COMMUNICATE
No Kffort Made at Concealment of Purpose—Many Drafts
Before Finally Accepted—Expose Indicates Chief Execu
tive Passed Judgment Withmtt Personal Knowl
edge of Case.
CLEVELAND, O- May lt.—The
-Cleveland ■ -Prcas -publishes the
following from a staff correspondent:
"Washington, d. e„ May it.—
The whole truth aa to the circum
stance* surrounding the preparation
of the clean bill of health which Presi
dent Taft gave to Secretary of the In
terior Ballinger, In Taft's now famous
letter bearing date of September IS,
1909, is now made public for the first
time:
“for weeks there bar been more than
a suspicion in the minds of the attor
neys who arc prosecuting the Ballin
ger inquiry before the congressional
committee that Taft had very few of
the facts before him when he publicly
exonerated Ballinger, and over his sig
nature, a* president, assured the Amer
ican people that ‘I have examined the
whole record most carefully and have
reached a definite conclusion.’
“Up to within a few days, however,
even the attorneys ,for the prosecution
have not guessed at the amuzlng truth,
which 1s that the president of the
United States not only could not have
'examined the whole record most care
fully,’ Viut that the very statement
that Taft Issued t-> the people of the
United States, exonerating his secre
tary of the Interior was. prepared. In
large measure, by Oscar Lawler, law
officer of the Interior Department in
collaboration with Ballinger and the
high officials of the department. Hav
ing written their own acquittal, Bal
linger and his fellow officials pre
sented the document. to the pregtdent
of the United States and the president
adopted th< Ir decision as hlg own. even
to the limit of using much of the same
language. - s
"Thus did our Judicial president per
form hi# great duty as Judge between
the ninety million American people
end IMIretxrv of the Interior Ballin
ger In a matter Involving the question
as to whether the Guggenheim - Morga n
syndicate was to be presented with
public lands in Alaska containing bil
lions of 'tons of coal, valued at hun
dreds of millions of dollars.
"Thus was Bollinger, secretary of
the interior, appointed by Taft, exon
erated.
"Thu# was, Gift vis. a conscientious ■
and able subordinate in the Interior
Department, who out of a sense of duty
apprised the president of these facta,
fired from the public service.
SCO C0C-Word Report.
"Being asked bv Congress to sub
Rumored Opposition to Champ
Clark Provided Next House
is Democratic.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 14.—
The Democrats of the House, 'anion*
whom harmony has reigned during
the entire session, show signs of a
break In the ranks on the question,
of who Is to be the next Speaker of
the House in event the Democrats
carry the approaching congressional
elections. >y
A prominent Democrat, who does
not wnM hi* name used for-obvt-vu*
reasons, especially in view of the fact
that he Is nurturing a speakership
boom himself, predicts to-day that
thirty to forty votes are already
pledged against Mr. Clark. In event
there la any probability of defeating
him. After a careful count somebody
suggested that thirty-four Democrats
could be depended upon even at this
early date.
The friends of Mr.-Clark, however,
scout any such talk. Representative
Oscar mderwood. of Alabama, Is ad
mittedly the strongest man. excepting
Mr, Clark, so far as support for the
speakership Is concerned, and Mr. Un
derwood frowns upon all attempts to
connect his name wtth the place. He
In a friend to the Missourian and Is
not taking stock in the anti-Clark
sentiment.
Of course, the Democrats admit that
the first thing In hand Is the election
of a Democratic House, but they are
so optimistic on this point that a
number of them are casting covetous
eyes at Uncle Joe's seat, ao naturally
t£ere are a few who do not enter
heartily Just now Into the accepts!
plan that Champ Clark, of Missouri,
is going to be the next Speaker of a
Democratic House.
Mrs. Clydp hydnor.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
FORK VA.. May 14.—The funeral
Of Mrs Clyde Sydnor, who died
Thursday at Crewe, was conducted
from White Oak church, Dinwiddle
county. Friday afternoon. Mrs. Syd
nor was the daughter of the late .Mr.
"Tom'* Fisher, a widely known farm
er of this section, and the fifth mem
ber of the family to ‘die In the past
fifteen months. She Is survived by
her husband and little boy. mother,
”• w* -<■ :
n aw* --a 1
..'HOpmray wWm..
William McFarland, of No. UtO
Rgst Franklin street, hs* reported to
the police that. his. Doth* was enters t
Friday night and a gold wateh. value 1
at ♦», stolen.
O. K ~
mlt the ‘whole record’ to the Inve
gating cummittee—Tuft »eut iivetj
’nuns of documents and file*, that
since been printed Iti over 800 print—
pages, and which contain, In all, ol§p§
unit a million words.
“At a liberal estimate President Ti
had alxiut eight hours In which
carefully read and weigh this mao*
reel rtfs during the seven days It Wi
In his hands. It was sent to him
September ti end he dated his Bali
per letter September 13.
“When congress asked for
record which Taft had considered
included among the documents a
clslon o. over 47.000 word* by
terney-Clener* 1 Wlckersham
under the examination of Atoi
Brandels, Hal linger has read a
from Wlckersham admitting that
decision was not written for most
after the Taft letter was signed.
“More than that. Not only wd*
most important document put, ftp
in the record, but an equally 1m
ant one was left out.
"The one that was left, out was
letter written In the /ir.-it 'person
'ery substantially the Taft letter,
dtetated by Oscar Igiwler, law oi
In Ballinger's department.
"The story of this mysterious l4bfj|
lor memorandum Is totd by the mint
who typewiot* It, r red crick M. Kerb*
stenographer in Ballinger's office,. J
“The following statement was made
by Kerby to representatives of tipi
Cleveland Preei 1-rlday: .
Mory of the isetter ^
”My service with the government
began In the spring of l»0o, wrteu,
after taking the rrrtt service exarottatf
tion of February 14. 1 was appointed;.
In July. i»o«. Hugh A. Brown, Jams#
, R. OarSeld’e private secretary. jHjjj
me in as one of the i ierk» tntSf
. commissioner of curp<>mUo«^e etttpiM
"on March 4. l»el, tlarfleld 1MB
, made secretary t i the IntefMP j)H
‘ took James it Massey and myself
to be stenographer# in his dew <fOMkT
j "Massey and I both served unde#
Garfield until he retired and Ba1flflMK>|a
I was made secretary of the |Btst|lMj!W
■ Juet before he left Garfield recom* *
! mended to Ballinger that we be re tala- fg
ed in the office.
"Almost immediately after Bale >|S
linger became secretary. Oscar Uasfiyi
i ler was appointed assistant attorney* '?
general for the interior department. J‘m
On June 24. ires,. I left for a toajjffjsj
trip through the West, with 8egnh*M
•ary Ballinger. Ed A. Keys. nephtfW^I
of Jack Ballinger's brother-in-law, hadS'M
wvlouily been sent over the rselaMfff^B
tion projects by Ballinger as an t*ft';ag
spec-tor. While Keys was out Ita./§|
wrote to Ballinger a reporsfrom whldlt |;i
this is substantially 900 statement;,:.Mga
" i agree with yoh that Xear«SJ,;yla
chief of the reclamation wryie*t,<&al
• not big enough for his Job.’
1 letter Is now in the record of the tp&al
1 vesllgation where it may be ix*Ipl»SM
* ."The Ballinger party of Wl&SHsj
was a member, ravelled through ntffl
northwest all of last summer. .wigag
had been In Seattle one day and
planning to make a trip down throttj
California, and Anally to Jain T*It J
his western trip In Denver. when Bl
! linger got a letter from Taft ewnted
Ing the Olavis charges and askt
! for a reply t> them.
•immediately Ballinger switched
plans, cut the trip short to go
Washington, at once and answer
charges from there. Accordtg
Ballinger, Don M. Carr, his secret!
and myse lf Etarted back at once j
got to Washington on Friday, ■
tember S Juat before noon._
answer to the Olavis charges dnt™
our trip across the continent, andetf
were ail ready to take up the sjM
again !n the afternoon when 1 reach
the office. Alt of the officer# col
cerned were called into consultant
that afternoon We worked hard »
til Sunday. Then Ballinger and Um
; intended to be. Mot eover, there W
no attempt at concealment. The h
ter began: ,.-<58
"Sir." . ...
It referred to Ballinger as "yon**
each case, and the personal prodh
■*I" was used throughout, Fromjj
contest the “X” could be no other tS
Taft himself.
Intention Itendily Apiarrel. -Je
There coutd be no question J9
i Bowler was drafting a letter for iSj
, signature reviewing the Olavta oNUM
■ and exonerating the secretary. It-jj
i written in such form that Taft M||
. have adopted tt bodily. Si
! As I have said, the letter Kt#fl
t«te<1 in Rslllneer’s private oflhMK|
Eawler. Probably half a dosen Ml
were made before the Anal OMCjj
accepted. Ka<h time a frsdhuHl
was completed it wotald he tnkegyjB
Ls»wler. who w«tjjd revise
For two days Maasey and 11
nothing hot help rush this work*,**
ler fromivntly f .insulted* tt. C. jftgM
assistant to Ballinger.
On the afternoon of the eerCWMfl
a eonsolbuion ww» he4d b!tw<ep»JB
linger. Isiwler. FtwnSy. On in niliiM
Fred Dennet. of the I^sndOffiMkME
• of the field servl-g
rtMok. First Asslsthnt fUt’TimiffMm
Pierce. and. Privategoorsurs flpi
The draft was dinctigegfeiiaMai
and it is my memory that ltiRii