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VOL. 1.—No. 170. THE WEATHER—Fair and Cooler.
RICHMOND, VA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1910.
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-Br Bail, On iMf.
MIGHTY HUNTER
AFTER BIE GAME
Is Stealthily Stalking Presi
dential Nomination in 1912.
Doesn’t Fear Taft
NEW YORK DISASTER
WOULD ASSIST HIM
tie He Will Take No Part in
State Politics Unless Moun
tain Comes to
Him.
NEW YORK, Auk, 19.—The con
tributing ed'.tor of The Outlook did
▼ery little “contributing" to-day, for
politic*, long distance and otherwise,
erupted intermittently about the mag
azine office.
Following yesterday's war council of
the “Roosevelt wing1' of the New York
State Republicans at .Sagamore Htll,
friends of Colonel Roosevelt are con
vinced that there ie practically no
chance that Colonel Rooaavclt will
make a tight In the State campaign
thla fall. The Colonel la really thank
ful that he will be able to escape the
responsibility for the conduct of th*
campaign. Ha is eald to feel that
New York Republicans are riding for a
fall—that defeat ta almost certain tn
the State election—and he I* glad to
he out of It, It t» even hinted that
he believe# hewould be at lengthened
by the election of Democrat# through
out the State, ae he would then be able
to taka an "l told you go" attitude.
Then if the party ahow# algr.a pf
drifting on the rock# of destruction,
welcome Roosevelt. He wffl board the
vessel, take the helm and attempt *°
bring her to a Roosevelt port, aafe and
■ound Whan the Roosevelt adherent#
aay, “Take iximmand," they will mean
take the Republican nomination for
president In 1»12. And In hie present
state of mind Roosevelt is not averse
to such an outcome.
But yesterday'# conference with
J_A>eb, Urteooro, Congreesmen Cocks end
Calder. and Navel Offioer Brack#, the
Brooklyn leader. Just about daolded
him against making any fight In th#
Suite convention. CJrlaoom wants to
make a tight just to revenge Ills un
ceremonious throw down b> the State
committee, hut Roosevelt*# other advls
ers are oppoaed to it.
Might Bolt,
They know that they would have the
utmost difficulty in controlling the
convention, and that even If they won
there would have to ooufront an
alnosr Sartam bolt by the old *uard
«n - day. They calculate that
a (ky l at vh* polls would be more
diso/puia to Roosevelt atm the Roaae
velt v'lcloa than earthing that a
convent! wt could do.
Ho It a eatrentely likely that there
will be no Roosevelt taction In evi
dence at Saratoga September *7.
Colonel Roosevelt’a .feelings are that
If he refuses to enter any factional
troubles this fall he will be much
stronger two year# hence to make a
real fight. Thus# dose to the Colonel
have no doubt that be means by thl#
a fight for the control of the national
organization with a campaign for the
presidency, Many sgeucle# ere at
work to defeat any ambition Taft may'
have for a second term, and three
agendas Colonel Roosevelt thtnke n ay
place the national situation In such an
involved condition that he will be
unable to refuse a nomination in 1911,
This culmination may be assisted
by Roosevelt’s travels about the coun
try between now end the neat prsal
dential campaign. Three trips will
take him Into almost every State In
the Union outside of New England
within the heal year. H« leave# N#w
York ngat Tu#«day on hla first trip
that will take him to Wyoming, Colo
rado, Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakota#,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and
Pennsylvania. In October he will tour
the Bouth, and go to Indiana to make
a speech for Senator Beveridge. In
March, 1911, « trip of a month or more
la projected that will take btm to the
Pacific coast and back through the
Central and Southern States,
Mine Own Ideas,
To the reporter# who hailed him
when he entered the Outlook building
to-day the contributing editor dented
make tn the We»t would be under the
auspice* of the Republican congres
sional campaign committee.
The colonel said:
"Sly speeches will represent my own
views”—patting himself on the chest
•—‘‘and those of no one else,”
Among the more Important callers
©f the day were John A. Stewart, Gen
eral James S. Clarkson, formerly sur
veyor of the port of New York, .and
George Woodruff. Stewart Is the pres
ident of the State League of New York
Republican Clubs, and he It was who
went to Washington several months
ago and Induced President Taft to fur
ther the plans for giving Roosevelt a
monster "home coming” when he re
turned from his African hunt.
After leaving Roosevelt's office,
Stewart declared to a United Frees
representative: -
"The State League of New York
Republican Clubs waa organised sole
ly under the Issue of the furtherance
of the Roosevelt policies, and will so
continue.”
Stewart’s talk indicated that he had
pledged the support of the league to
Colonel Roosevelt as against Taft and
the Taftltea.
. BRING REGULARS AND
militiamen TOGETHER
In order to bring about closer re
lations with the War Department and
the mlUtta of all the States, Acting
Secretary of War Robert Shaw Oliver,
has issued an order making the divi
sion of militia affairs an office «( the
department, requiring the eblet to re
port directly to the secretary. Notin
eatton of this order has juct been
received at the office of the Adjutant
General.
Schooner Breaks the Record,
. (Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
NORFOLK, VA„ August 1#. -The
ocean schooner Ruth K. Morrill broke
all sailing records from Portland, Me.,
to Norfolk, when ehe arrived ahead of
five other schooners after making the
trip In ft bourn.
SHORTSTOP BAKER
IS OUT FOR SEASON
Suffers Another Attack of Appendicitis and Leaves an Once
for Home in Baltimore—Will Submit
to Operation.
Shortstop Charles Baker of the
Colts' Is out of the game for the rest
of the season. It la permanent this
time and the popular little player will
not be seen again In the local uniform
this year.
He sultered another attack of ap
pendicitis Friday and Dr. W. P.
Mathewa the club physician was
called In. He made a thorough ex
aruination and afterwards advised
the player that he had better not try
to get back In the game this season.
Baker will leave for his home In
Baltimore at once and shortly after
his arrival there he will submit to
an operation to have the trouble
some appendix removed.
TUla la the second attack Baker has
had of late. He was kept out of the
lima for a week following the last
aeries In Lynchburg. When he was
stricken In Lynchburg It was stated
by the doctors that an operation was
necessary. He recovered from the
attack, however, and came back
home. He has been In the game
j about a week but he has not shown
' the same speed that he had earlier In
. the season. ' ,
The loss of Baker at this critical
period of the season will prove a
severe handicap to the Colts. He has
always been wide awake and of great
help In- keeping up the spirit* of the
other players by his fast play and con
tinuous chatter of encouragement, j
DIVORCED WIFE
HTTEMPIS LIFE
Heart That Husband Hat Killed
Himself—Buys Carbolic
Acid.
MARRIED THREE TIMES
Man Was “Out of Money and Out
of His Miud”—-Nearly
Killed by Ga*.
NSW TORE, Aug. 1*.—-On hearing
that her husband, Louts O. Hauduy,
a real estate agent, formerly of St.
Lotus,‘ bad shot and killed himself In
a hospital at Marmaroneek, lira Leo
nle Vilet Bauduy, his third wife, from
whom he was separated, attempted sul- ;
tide.
The body of the man was Identified |
In the Mamaroneuk morgue last night
tw a woman said to hare been Mr*-1
John CeaU Clay, wife of the well - I
known artist and a sister of Btiuduy.
When reporters railed at the home,
of Mrs. A, ATbretoht, mother of Mrs.
Bauduy, early to-day, they were told :
Mrs, Bauduy waa at a neighboring
drug store. A reporter who saw her !
purchase a bottle of carbolic add fo>- 1
Sowed her home and declares he struck i
the bottle from her hand just as she '
triad to swallow the poison.
This was the third attempted sul- ;
ride of Mrs. Bauduy. Last Friday she
tried to leap In front of an elevated
train. Later, when arrested for at
tempted suicide, she tried to kill her
self by Jumping from a window in the
police station, She declared she was
driven to attempting suicide by her
husband's cruel treatment and the fact
that two of his fanner wives, who had
oomnattuxi suicide, had been haunting I
her day and night.
A friend of Bauduy declares the dead
man was "out of money, out of em
ployment and out of his mind.”
On February It, 1*0*4, the first Mrs.
Bauduy shot herself, leaving this note:
"The only person in the world who
made life worth while Is dead. 1 do
not oars to llvs longer.” The day she
shot herself. Ralph Tilton, son of the
man who sued Henry Ward Beecher on
chargee that created world-wide sean
d#l, we» burled.—He wag" klMrtrn to
have been friendly to Mrs. Bauduy. '■
The second Mrs. Bauduy area killed !
by gas on December 16, 1S9S, Bauduy, j
unconscious, was found at her aide.
Ha was saved only because his brother
John gave up a large amount of blood
to him. The death of the woman was
declared to be aaoddental.
Porperty Transfers.
Property transfers were listed In
the Qhanoery Court Friday as follows:
Executors of Joseph Bryan, deceas
ed, to W. H. and A. A, Tyler, two
lots la Howard's Grove, Henrico coun
ty. with a total frontage of 67 feet
on Bryan street, near Llttlepage
street (342.
R, E. Peyton, Jr., and Thomas W.
Gardner, special commissioners, to Al
fred E. Watts, improved land fronting
to feet on south line of Llttlepage
street, near Baker street MOO,
Bollding Permits.
A building permit was Issued by In
j spector Beck Friday to J. W. John
I son, to build « two-story brick store
> and dwelling on the east aide of Sec
I ond street, between Clay and Leigh
j streets, to cost 11,500.
A repair permit was Issued to George
I W. Dandrldge, to repair frame dwsll
’ Ing No, I1T East Leigh street to oost
i *1.000,
MEAN, MEAN THIEF ROBS
MR. POUNDMASTER ILLIG
Victim Doesn't Know How Many Times He Has Been Vis
ited, or How Much Has Been Taken, and Barking
of Charges Keep Him From Thinking.
Ths mMOMt of mean and the moat
persistent of persistent thieves is male
Ins Ufa inaufterabla for Poundmuate*
ctHjfcig....
Throughout the past two or three
weeks—Mr. Oils doea'nt know which—
the o;oe baa bean broken into many
tlmaa—Mr Ults doesn’t know how
many—and on every occasion two or
three artlciea have bean Stolen.
Neither does Mr. Wig know why he
has been tingled out for such mali
cious persecution, nor does he know
why the mysterious thief dots not take
ell he areata at one haul and ceaae hie
visits. In fact, the poundmaeter le
all at aea retarding the matter, and.
as be mid Friday, "Darn doge, day
bark mtt such a loudness dot I can’t
hear myself tlnk It out. I can’t hear
dsr Information dot you vast ma to
give It to you. I can't do nodding*
Dot *m and dasa dogs haf got ma
vorrtsd atraaOy,’* * (v.
The Sal of artlctas whlch jtr. UUg
Knows h# baa lost are many and va
ried. Other things may be among th«
missing, too, for the thief, either t»
accident or by malicious design, btok*
Mr ling's desk ,with the result that ii
cannot be opened. Just how much
is missing therefrom will consequent!)
not be known until a desk expert hai
officiated at the pound office.
The poundmaetar does know, how
ever, that an extra fine saw that h<
particularly cherished is gone from iti
familiar resting plane. Also, a rnsor
which has long helped out the facia;
beauty of the poundmaster, is gone
Also, a number of tools, some valuable
others not so costly, have vanished
All these and more have been taker
from the poundmaster.
Small wonder that the latter is no)
only "worried already,*' but desolate
Mr. Ullg declares he intends to re
port the matter to the mayor.
"DU tleflng must stop fta.” he do
file punt closes
F0BJ0M5
Locomotive Works Has to Sus
pend Work for Short
Period.
FOUR NEW ORDERS TAKEN
Arrival of,Material for Those Will
Insure Resumption About
September 5.
back of material with which to
work and scarcity of order* have
forced the Richmond branch of the
American Locomotive Works to close
down for two weeks. An order to thl*
effect was posted In the plant Friday
morning by Mr. J. R. Marshall, the
manager.
It la not thought the men will have
to remain out of employment longer
than the 5th of September. They read
the notice below when they came to
work Friday morning and many were
sorry they nad to lose any time. All
were assured. however, that they
would be taken back within a fort
night.
The order reads:
"We regret that the lack of work
wycassltate* the closing of the shop*
for » period of about two weeks.
Wfu the completion of order K
wi. we are out of new work, with the
exception of orders for thirty-four
engines from four different road*
which wo have this day received.
"Those were taken at an exception
ally low price to enable us to hold
our organisation together and also In
the hope that there will be a resump
tion of business In the near future,
"This explanation Is given out In
order that all may be Informed as to
the condition which now obtains, and
we trust that during this period we
may have the co-operation of all the
employes.
(Signed) "J. R. MARSHALL,
' 'Manager.1*
There are about nine hundred men
employed at the works, and at least
seven hundred of this number will b«
laid off.
The order referred to as R- 184
in the order above Is the big contract
fur 104 engines for.the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad.
Manager Marshall said Friday after
noon that he hoped work- would b«
rsaumed within two weeks, enough
material having been ordered to reach
here In that time.
PROBABLY INDICT
BUY OFFICERS
Former Members of Illinois Can
tral Acused of "Repair Car
Graft”.
CHICAGO, Aug, 1»,—It was announc
ed this afternoon at the States at
torney office that warrants had beer
Issued for the arrsst of several of the
former officers of the Illinois Centra
Railroad who are acoused of partial,
patlng In tho ear repair graft
Qualifies as Executrix,
Margaret M. McNamara qualified ft
Chancery Court Friday as execntrii
for the estate of Mary McNamara
Tha estate la valued at (4,000.
1010 BUSINESS
SINS MIN'S LIFE
I „ :
| Mexican Infuriated Because
Physician Labored to
Help Patient
--—
GOT NO PROTECTION
FROM OWN COUNTRY
Doctor Now Asks That Secretary
Knox Be Required to Ex
plain Why He Refus
ed to Act.
--
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Aug. 19.—
| Reading like a page out ot Dante's
••Inferno" or a chapter on the Span
ish inquisition, a petition was hied In
; the Supreme Court of the United
| States to-day by Hr. James Edward
, Buckley, a Chicago physician and min
! ing man, praying for a writ of man
1 damus to compel Secretary of State
| Knox to produce records in the De
partment’ of State in regard to the
controversy between him and James
| G. Bailey, charge d'affaires In Mexico
i City, last December, when Bailey is
alleged to have ignored an appeal for
aid from the physician.
As told in the length petition Dr.
Buckley treated a Mexican, Francisco
Caatila, for appendicitis, taking the
case under protect December 23, and
in the course of his treatment gave
the .man two hyperdermic injections
of cocaine. Another physician, Greg
De La Puente, then threatened bis ar
rest. and the physician appealed to
Bailey by telegraph, but he alleges the
appeal was ignored.
On his return to America to took
. up his grievance with Senator Jones,
of Washington, and Congressman
I Townsend, of Michigan, who In turn
complained to the Department of State
and asked for an investigation. (
eluding parts of a letter from Bailey,
was furnished by Acting Secretary
Wilson, but Dr. Buckley characterizes
the report aa "ridiculous, slanderous
and garbled," alleging that the state
menu given out was a great injustice
to him He avers that the Depart
ment of State has refused to give him
a copy of the "full defense" of Bailey,
whom the department exonerates In
Its statement.
Begs for Lire.
Dr. Buckley states that ho was at
Ajuchitlan, State of Guerrero, when
called by the Mexican suffering from
appendicitis; that the sick man fell
on his knees, clasped him by the hand
find begged him to save hi* life. Dr.
Buckley adds--" -•
“Kor a moment l studied the unfortu
nate man. begging an American phy
sician to sacrifice his private Interests
and save his life. Then the battle
against death was waged continuously
for thirteen hours without sleep."
Dr. Buckley asserts that the Mexi
can recovered sufficiently to sit up.
whereupon he used the cucalne. He
asserts that the Mexican authorities
were Infuriated because he aided the
suffering matt,
“Only the fact that the telegraph
wires were down saved me from a tor
tuous death in a Mexican dungeon,”
says the petition. HMy appeal was
arrogantly Ignored and treated with
contempt. leaving me to the mercies
of the local Mexican authorities, whose
hatred for Americana Is ill-concealed."
Dr. Buckley says he disregarded the
dangers threatening his life and lib
erty and remained with the patient,
"an act of God intervening to save the
. petitioner's life
Buckley later demanded an expla
nation, and says he was told by Bailey
that "the embassy would pay no at
tention to such a message, nor to an
; American until he was actually in
! prison."
1 Buckley then recall* “the unfortu
j rate railroad conduotor, Jemes A.
j Cook, who suffered untold tortures in
i a Mexican prison," and comments
1 upon the conditions prevailing In Mex
! ico.
CONVICTS CfTCH FOX
IN CAPITOL SQUARE
Negro “ Trusties” Have Exciting
Chase Near the Governor's
Ai anaion.
With a <lo»tn yelling negro con
vict* beaded by Tom Chirred I, one oi
the penitentiary guard*, at hi* heels
a young, three-legged fox afforded an
: exalting chase i-'riUey morning in
; Capitol Square. For nearly ten min
ute* the active little animal eluded
hi* pursuers, but one of the prisoners
Anally cornered him in the ea*t wing
of the capitol.
Several times Guard Carroll and his
<tru*tlaa" were done upon their
quarry, hut It skillfully managed to
escape each time until it wan trapped
Id a corner, One of the convict* Jump
ed- forward and fell bodily on Reynard.
The catch wae presented to the
mansion,
Where the fox came from Is a
mystery. Secretary to the Governor
Ben P. Owen Is of the opinion that
It was chased Into the city during
the night by a hound. "I saw a fox
hound roaming about here J-Viday
morning," he said, “and I'l bet any
body a hat that he chased that fox in
from the country;” 'J
More conservative opinions are that
the captive is a pet, owned by some
one whol Ives In the vicinity of the
capitol.
The right fore-leg of the animal is
missing, having evidently been snip
ped off by a trap. It 1* apparently
less than a year old.
BROWN STRUCK BY CAR
RIGHT ARM CUT OF*
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
ROANOKE. Aug. I».—H. G. Browp
was struck by cars on the Norfolk
A Western at noon today and hh
right arm was out off near th* elbow
Thrown under the ears, he was kepi
from being crushed by H. N. Stott, s
railroad man, who ran alongside hold
ing Mr. Brown away from th* wheel!
until the train stopped
LATEST HERO OF AVIATION
JOHN B. MOIS81ST.
UPCHURCH, ENG.. August 19.—The broken aeroplane of John B. Motssant,
the Chicago aviator, was repaired to-day and Molssant hope* to complete
hi* Paris-to-London flight this evening. He Is being held back by a fierce
g A new propeller was put on the machine and the framework mended. The
monoplane was damaged yesterday by the breaking of a wire which inter
fered with th eworklng of the motor. This caused an abrupt descent which
' smashed the propeller and damaged the chassis _
TWO IMPORTANT
Woman is Killed—Anto Speeds
Merrily On, But Millionaire
is Xow Locked Up.
NEW YORK. Aug- 9.—jield with
out ball at police headquarters, Ed
ward T. Rosenheimer, a millionaire,
la to-day accused ot running down and
killing Mias Qracs Hough last night
and seriously Injuring Oeorge Veddgr
and Miss Anna' McCabe.
According to Witnesses, the car
which struck Miss Hough and her
companions, who wore riding in a
buggy, was running fully sarrenty miles
an hour. The buggy was literally
torn to pieces, but the automobile dis
appeared.
When arrested early to-day Rosen
betmer dented that his automobile had
been In a smash, despite the fact that
the lamps and the front end were bad
ly damaged.
PLACE FOR WOMEN
IS IN THE HOME
-Prcaidfat—Baker—l V>uJt Want
Them hi Conservation Con
gress and They Are Mad.
BT. PAUL* MINN. Aug. 19.—Wo
men's Interest In the conservation pro
blem Is property oonnnen to that of
conservation of fh# home, Is the be
lief of Bernard N, Baker, president of
the National Conservation Congress.
He says that if women attended the
congress to be held in Bt. I^ul from
September 6-9 In the interest of the
conservation of natural resources they
would have to neglect conservation at
home. Therefore, says he, why should
women want to be invited as delegates
to the congress
But the suffragists of the country
are rising up In protest against this
attitude of President Baker’s and (ire
knocking for admission as accredited
delegates. Balter’s mall Is flooded with
: protests from women who insist that
their national suffrage organization
I should be entitled to representation.
I
ALREADY DISCUSSING
CANNON’S SUCCESSOR
! Several Are Named, But Regulars Will Have to Enlist Sup
port of Insurgents—Madison of Kansas
is Most Prominent,
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 18.—
The selection of Cannon’s sucoessor as
; speaker, if the next house should be
i republican, promises to-day to be ode
! of the hardest problems that has con
fronted a party in congress for years,
i There is every prospect that the regu
lars will be in the majority lu the re
publican caucus, where the new can
didate, for speaker will be chosen, but
they will be unable to elect him with
out Insurgent votes.
if Cannon’s succesor should be an
insurgent, the man now appearing
most likely to be ehoeen would be Rep
resentative Edmond H. Madison, of
Kansas. Madison Is a thorough Insur
gent, but. has a Judicial mind, and It
Is thought would command more sup
port for the speakership than some
Insurgents who have been prominent
as leaders.
Represents tice Walter T. Smith, of
Iowa, was mi st talked of as Cannon’s
successor last winter when the un
seating of the speaker was in contem
plation. and now that the place is ex
pected to be open. Smith’s name Is
i prominent In speculation as to the new
| presiding officer.^ Smith was favored
by the insurgents over other regulars,
despite the fact that he was a mem
bar of the eld committee oa rules.
Hl» ability Is recognised, and he li
popular with members of the house
The fact that he is a regular froir
insurgent Iowa ig said to have in
fluencpd insurgents to regard him witl
less disfavor than would be given anj
i regular from the east.
James R. Mann, of Illinois, prob
ably the best fhfortned man as to th<
business of the house, wiU also havt
strong support for the speakership
Mann is satd by his friends to t>e less
influenced by party or political con
siderations than most members ir
j taking his stand on questions ol
i legislation, and for that reason h<
would command the confidence ol
many insurgents.
A boom Is being nursed In the in
terest of Ebenezer J. Hill, of Con
necticut. a regular and a member whc
has taken an active part in the ho'UM
in eight congresses. Hill is one ol
the financial experts In the house, anc
had a prominent part in the construe
tlon of the new, tariff law. Charles
IN. Fowler, of New Jersey, may alst
enter the list, but there is no indica
tion that he could win.
Champ Clark, of Mtsouri. accord
Ing to all present indications, wil
have the right of way to the speaker':
rostrum if the next house is demo
c ratio.
NOT BORNE BUT
Justice John, After Long Hear
ing, Dismisses Case Agaiust
Motorman Bottoms.
After a hearing lasting from the
time police court opened until after 1
6'clock In the afternoon, R. H. Bot
toms. morterman for the Virginia Rail
way and Power Company, was aeqult
| ted Friday «t the charge of having
, curaed and abused ffowfcrd Wagner
, chauffeur. Captain A. S, Qnigon and
Mr. Thomaa Bryan reppsseated the
street oar company and the motor man,
It being tacitly understood that out oj
the charge would result a action,
and Mr, N. T. Mosby ant) J^r, Kirk
Mathews appeared for Wagpdr.
Mr, Wagner, with a party of friends,
left the Jefferson Hotel last Tuesday,
add after driving to Broad afreet turn
ed tn front of the eleotrio car hist
opposite the baseball park. They
claimed that the car struck the ma
chine. graatug the front of ft After
securing the trtimber of the car, go
Mr. Wagner said, he drove his ma
chine west on Broad. The car ap
proached from the rear and, after the
exchange of a few words, the motor
man turned on full current, knocking
the automobile "a quarter of a block.*
Four witnesses testified to this.
Motorman Bottoms said that the au
tomobile had first run into the "great
car and that afterwards ha though)
the machine was going to turn out oi
The way and turned on the current
The warrant for the arrest of the mo
torman, however, did not charge tha)
he had struck the machine, but that he
! had cursed Wagner.
! ___________
AFTER FOUR YEARS
CAPTURE MURDERER
Governor Issues Requisition Pa
pens for Man Wanted in Lee
Countv,
Requisition papers were issued Prl
4»y by Governor Mann for Jamet
Frost, charged with the murder ol
Jasper Pace, four years ago Ip Lei
j county. Frost was recently captured
In Spartansburg, B. C. The papepi
were forwarded, to the sheriff of Ce«
county and he will leave at onae foi
his prisonec,
IS HOLDING BUCK
BEIL TRIIMP CH
Unpublished Report of Expert
on Indian Affairs in Chair
man’s Hands
MANY CORRUPTIONS
ARE POINTED OUT
Shows How Rod Men Were Be*
ing I sed by Others
for Personal
Gain.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 19.—A .
trump card, unplayed, It was leametf-s
to-day, Is in the hand* of Chairman j
Charles Henry Burke (Republican
South Dakota), ot the House come
tee now Investigating the Senator Gore
charges*, -which involve in a general
way lands worth hundreds of million#^
of dollars.
This card is a sensational unpubllah* !
ed report made by an expert of the
Interior Department, J. W. Howell. L.
upon conditions surrounding the mait-;%
ing up of the "citizenship rolls'* of the 8
live civilized trlbee There ia great;?
Interest among those on the ■'inside**
as to whether Burke will ever play the
trump.
The report was made after a
nonal investigation of methods” ob-v:
I talning in Oklahoma for admitting as
citizens the Indians of the live trit
i making them participants in the
| land •’jack pot,” the remainder
i which some- day te to be divided !
them, and the methods of those
1 ready admitted, and their counsel,
J keep the others out."
Howell was called at last session ok'fl
Congress before the House Commute* ;
on Indian Affairs to tell of these facts. "
The meetings were In “executive se*. |
sion,” and Howell's testlmoay was net •
made public. The full report
by Howell to James K. Garfield, then §
Secretary of the Interiorv upon (Bhf i
subject was laid before the committee
at that time.
Ridiculous Uailutlou*.
Howell, It was learned to-day, _
serted that ridiculous limitations, a^'*®
to time, were placed on the Daws,
commission which adjudicated the lit*■
dlan claims. This rendered an ade
quate consideration of each Indian ™
case impossible. He showed how Con»
gress further legislated to restrict tha - 9
membership of the roils, and [>v* tfcv '
as hearsay that a member of tha
hon, reaummeodtd the puw(« of th*
Uw restricting the membership. He . ,
everred further thet Congress com* ■
ipeUed the commission to b*a* tte <Je* fc*
detop upon the tribal rolls to the «*» •:
elusion of all the United States gor. ■:
eminent rolls, when the -mmisstnn
Itself had reported, according to How*
el, that these tribal rolls were belay
used m a football for Iwisdlction and
rw leuiouvil »Ut|
per ho n*l reasons" bp the tribal so- a
thorltles. -:-T'
Howell produced evidence of tta* v
grant eases the otter disregard of th*
rights of live Indian olaimants for cltl*
sensblp. Seven hundred and forty* .ft
one gaaeg were presented by Howell ft-5
as worthy of admission, or at toMU'il
further Inveetlgatl
He presented to
ion,
formation
Mansfield,
to the committee la*
:fS
firming
cSfurray
the activity of
. „___ ____, g Cornish, the -I
Oklahoma attorneys Involved In the
to- keening the—rotOT
y In
closed age Inst as many
aible.
Cot f
disns as poa»
"They enterqd^fntd a contingent
ijontract," said Howell, "at a fee of m
i per cent, of the total value of each
allotment, which they might defeat,
That contract was predicated on
500,000 op that contract If they
received the full amount, The clt
senshlp oourt allotted them f 7&Mpi.
As an evidence of the manner 1
which the cases were handled, Howe
testbed;
e have made calculations to find
out just how much time the Dawsg ;
commission realty had (under the
of 18*8) in which to take up each e
and we find that for each person the
was less than one minute. ’
A {second act passed in 1888
ted the Dawes commission to
nate persons wrongly enrolled, put <
not permit the addition or persona
wrongly excluded. This was the “Ns
sUdetlTe" act. ft'gL
It was about this time that lfaaaift
field, McMurray and Cornish were tn<
ployed br the Choctaw and Chi
saw nations to
eliminate'
crease the roll.
Act at 1800.
Then cam a the act of 1909,
ad to have been recommended byjji
of the Dawee commissioners,
act "made perfect for juried!
purposes, the Imperfect and
rols. made by careless and
trlbnal pActals. which rolls wera
sparingly condemned by ths
commission in its early reports.'
Apropos of the seemingly in'
ency of these rolls by tbe Daw,
mlttee and the reported recoi
tlon alleged to nave been made lei
by McKennon In favor of using |th
as a basis for decisions, Howell stal
to the House committee that he a
of the Impression that the person
of the commission had bean obaa|
somewhat between the periods of c<
damnation and recommendation.—
Meat came the a<rt ■ of fifth. ^iwMI
limited the lime for the filing of d
zenshlp applications and wiped 4.1
names off the rolls.
it is firmly believed here that lie
ell's investigation made at a time wt
no one was on the defensive, produc
many facts unobtainable at this tig
Before the House committss Ho
ell testified:
“I tiled my report with Qtrfil
March 3, 1*09, and he went ottt
office March 4. He did not. take S
action, but wrote a letter stating t|
t had filed my report and that
would be on file in the departtW
subject to the inspection of the Mi
mittee at any time they wished tot
if ijl
It is known that sines then ajg
of the report warn pet te M
hands. At the Interior ri| sr1s»|M
is filed as ‘ confidential." *a£ in y
available to the pubUo, 'v “l|g