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TRIPS ABROAD FOR TEACHERS WATCH THE WOMAN V VOL. 1.—No. 2C9. THE WEATHER—Fair. RICHMOND, VA, W E I) N E S I) A Y, DEC E M B E R 7, 1910. 10 PAGES •tat* Etfttlaa_I ■7 Mall Oa* Tear. DENIES "PORK NHT TAINT President Randsell Says Riv ers and Harbors Congress’ Policy is Meritorious .. - LARGE INCREASE OF APPROPRIATIONS! Influence of National Body! } Shows Itself in Larger Ex- j penditures by the Gov- i ernment f : WASHINGTON. U. C.. Dec. T.— J Thirty -five hundred delegates to the k> venth annual convention of the Na tional River* and Harbors Congress met to-day, to be praised by President Taft for what they have done, and to hear from th*'|r president. Representa tive Joseph E. Ransdell, what they are to try to do In the future. The eon vent Ion Is to extend through three days, during which the delegates hope to map out a program which will ntd them In securing appropriations. The work of the congress thus far is largely responsible for the fact that i appropriations have been increased i from l"0,000,000 seven years ago to f52,000,000 last year. Projects, the fulfilment of which will cost J30.000.000 additional, have been , approved and will go before the present , < "on grew*. To Work for Regular Appropriation*. The main efforts will now tie directed toward making the appropriations reg ular Instead of Intermittent. The greater part of the morning session v. as taken up by the address** of President Taft, Representative Hans dell, and Senor I>e hi Harm, the Mexi can ambassador, who (Inscribed the ex it naive harbor improvements con structed by Mexico during the last twenty year*. At the gulf :port of Vera Crux, he raid, his government has built a series of wharfs at which thirty snips t itn he alongside and be loaded or un loaded at the some time Meritorious Without Exception. I lenounclng the critics who intimated that the work of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress lias sometimes l een tainted by too dose a contact v. 1th the "pork barrel." President Jo m.pit K. Ransdell to-day declared the bills of the organisation have been meritorious without exception "I suggest to the critics that they prepare a bill at particular* Instead of ; peaking In general terms, said he. RajisdeH's address dwelt mainly on Itn necessity of regular annual ap propriations from Congress and on the . dvisnbillty of adopting a continuing ■ ontract system in putting through Im portant projects. "Without continu ing contracts," he said, "it will be possible for Congresses to check the work, change the plans, or diminish tin annual appropriations, thereby making ■ t Impossible for the work to be far med out a* originally intended. Public Ownership of Tsrminsls. Ransdell also urged that the public resume ownership of all terminals now owned by private corporations. Ripa rian rights, he declared, are precious end should be given to all citizens without charge. "The slogan of the congress Is ‘A policy, not a project.' " said Ransdell. "It has never favored any special pro bet. Inn always a national policy JUSTICE DAYTON PASSES AWAY NEW YORK, Dec. 7 Supreme Court Justice Charles W. Payton died at his borne In this etty to-day after an ill ness of nearly a year. Karly last spring he suffered a nervous break down and continually grew worse. Several weeks ago he developed pneu monia and for a week hi* death has been looked for. Justice Dayton wu sixty-four year* old and had been prominent In New York politics for many year*. While Grover Cleveland was president he was postmaster of this city, and he was elected to the Supreme Court bench In 1»0«. COAL FROM STOVE SETS RUC ON FIRE I AMILV OK HR. UOIISOX AW.VkC TO mil KUAMUS C'OXM'SI I.\(» THl'Tit HOMK. Klre which broke out in the home of Mr. Howell Hobson. of »02 North Thirty-sixth street. Tuesday night for some time threatened to destroy the building, and It was only after the most heroic efforts on the part of the Richmond tire department that the building was saved. As it was, the loss Is nearly 11,000. The lire occurred shortly after mid night, and was occasioned by a coal railing out of a stove on the rug where for some time it smoudered and finally burst into flame. For some time the fire raged with out arousing the family. When It was discovered it had made such headway that the Inrnatea of the house were forced to rush from the building clad in only their night clothes. Being some distance from a tire box, some time was required before an alarm could be sent in. and when the engine arrived the captain In charge found the house so far from the nearest plug that every foot of hose had to be run out before the water could be thrown on the fire. Practically all of the furniture had heen saved by neighbors and the Hob son family was given shelter for the rest of the night. Workmen are now doing what they can to clsar out the debris, and with in a short time It Is probable that th« building will be habitable again. / WAS MURDERED BY BROTHER-IN-LAW CHARLKS CANNON SHOT BY JAS. LYNCH, WHO SURRENDERS TO OfTlOEH. • ] (Special to The Richmond Virginian.^ BRODNAX. VA.. l»cc. 7.—Charles cannon, a young white man. *»« shot and Instantly killed Sunday afternoon near White Plains, Va., by Jamei Lynch, his brother-in-law. it seem* there was bad blood between the men. and Sunday afternoon they met near White Plains and engaged in a tight. After being separated Lynch, with several more men. went up the toad several hundred yards from the scene of the fight and were followed by cannon and hi* brother. The dif ficulty was renewed and Cannon was shot through the head by Lynch. It Is said that several besides Lynch were implicated In the crime. Lynch escaped from the scene of the kill ing. but later surrendered to Con stable Wright. TELLS HOW EACH SI PKRINTKNDKNT KNOWLES UE ( I.AHES THERE W »* NO ACCI DENT IT tiA* not SE. OBVIATbS AN INQUIRY « Ot V II.MA N VONDEH1.KHH DE CLARED HE VNOt LD ASK FOR IN n estimation—workmen lit rt AT DIFFERENT TIME*. Rj giving cut a complete statement ■ f the facts In the so-called "ga*-house mystery," Superintendent 3\ illtam Knowles Wednesday morning unwlt tshgly forestalled a ^councllmanic in vestigation, for Councilman A. I.. Von oerlel.r. ot Henry ward, had openely announced tliat units* the matter were fully explained immediately he would demand that a special committee bo appointed to find out what was wrong. Superintendent Knowles knew noth ing of this, however, but gave out the li-cts freely end declared that they could have been had much sooner If anyone had taken the trouble to »»k for them. The men v etc not hurt in any cx plosiou <w "dare-back.” There have been nothing of the kind at the gn» work*. Each of the five men was. Injured, however, but each was Injured separately and In different parts of town. According to the re. ords of the gas department, the men were hurt He fol lows : Charles Mavnes. burnt while remov ing a metter at 4!5 East Franklin street November IS He mas absent from work as the result of his inju rte* sixteen days aid was allowed $30.2.' George Samuels wa* hurt near the gas works November 2. A brick fill on his foot, severely rrushmg it He was absent twenty days and was al lowed 140. Robert Pockiington was injured Oc tober 1.1. He was in the report house an.l m s* struck by the heavy iron ltd He was allowed sixteen days' time and given 140. Charles Itutler fell from a heater i H-tober IS and injured his right leg. 11c was given leave for twentv-'&he days and pain $37 75. James Enroughty was hurt while at w ork on the boiler October 13. He was absent nine days, being allowed I is. Superintendent Knowles indignantly denied when seen Wednesday morning that there had been any attempt at concealment. He declared that those i who claimed to be Interested In the ! matter had gone Into hysteria without I making any effort to ascertain the 1 fact*. The records of the office aro always open, he said, and no effort Is ; ever‘made to hide anything connected ! with hts department. bkvuxl Oty Physician. «’HAKL< •TTE8VTLLE. VA.. Dec. 7. i nr. R. Lindsay Robertson was elected | city physician at an adjourned rneet ' ing of the City Council held Tuesday SERIOUS BLOW TO THE_DEFEHSE Miss Gallant on Stand in Trial of Hattie Le Blanc For Murder SAW WORRY ON PRISONER’S FACE Attorney Tries to Ascertain Inducement Which Caused Witness to Return From Nova Scotia CAMBRIDGE. MASS., Dec. 7.—Kim Zellia Gallant, the interpreter, who examined Hattie He Blunt in the po lice station the night the. girl wm arrested on the charge of murdering Clarence Glover, was the first wit ness in the Be Blanc trial to-day. Miss Gallant s appearance <>n the stand wSs a severe blow to the defense, which has tried to exclude her. She went •to Nova Scotia, her former home, and for a long while refused to return to testify for the prosecution. Mlsa Gallant, who was perfectly at ease, told of visiting the IjO Blanc girl in the prison. Saw Worry In Her Hue. "I saw worry In her face." she tes tified. "Her hair was uncombed. Her hands were very black. I saw her given food." Miss Gallant then Identified the ste nographer s transcript of the questions put to the Be Blanc girl, and her an swers. The questions and answers were not read at this time. Kecelird Onlp Her Kxpensr*. Attorney Johnson, for the defense, took Miss Gallant in hand in an ef fort to find what inducement she was offered by the prosecution to return to Cambridge to testify. She de clared she received only her expenses. Miss Gallant wag temporarily ex cused, and Miss Emily Bowers, the stenographer, who took down the Le lilani girl's statement as translated to Miss Gallant, was called. Miss Bowers declared Hattie was told she need not answer questions unless she chose, and added that no promises or threats hnd been made the girl. « OF BOYS ! MOST BE FOB SELF PVKKVrs OK CHICAGO IK) \UT WANT IT I KIR SONS MADK MOL.LV CODDLKS. CHIOAtJO. ILL.. l)e. 7.—That no , Moll) Cuddle* are wanted among Chl i oago boys is the imbalance of a howl being pul up to-day by Windy City father* following the discovery that local aehool ma'ama hate been trying to rub off the "rough and virile man nerism*" of their charges by having them sew pretty little mu*lin dlKiads. whate'er they are. in school. Mrs Ella Flagg l ining, superinten dent of tin city schools, has heard the wail of the papas through the medium of several hundred protest i ing letter* and ha* taken a hand. In a letter to her subordinates Mr*. Young declares emphatically that If boys must sew they should not be put to work on articles other than those they might use for themselves. She suggests coarse marble bags, bags for skates, carpenter's aprons and heavy mittens. May Organise Military Flub. NORFOLK. VA. I>ec. 7.—There i.« stxotig prospect that Noitfolk will shortly have a military club, the mem bars of the Norfolk Light Artillery Illues being behind the movement It is proposed that the club shall ao i quire desirable water front property i erect a substantial and attractive club. * house and establish its own rifle range. WATCH YOUR COUPONS OR THEY WILL RUN OUT I Contestants for European Trips Must Keep Their Eyes Open .»r Votes May be Lost—Interest Growing Every Day I The coupon which we printed on | 1 December 1 will expire to-day. so j if you want to have them counted In the contest for the Teacher*' Euro- ' pran Trips don't fall to semi them so they will reach the Travel Manager not later than Thursday morning in the first mall. Coupon No. 2 will, expire tho following day. so watch ( tho dates closely from now on. as i the coupon* are only good for one \ j week and one coupon will expire every \ day. They will positively not be count- j i P,i if not received by the time aped- j 1 tied. for the benefit of the teache.a their friends and contestants. we again print the rules and regulations. Rules and Regulation*. I In cases of a tie between two or more candidates living In the same division, prises of an equal value will ! be given. 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Don't forget the coupon !n thb Friday’s Issue will be good for five votea Cash subscriptions count si follows: 3 months. *0£ « months. 1.006 0 months. 1,600 1 year . 2.500 2 years .............. 4.000 3 yesra .. 10,000 Coupon No. 4 Will be found on tin second page of to*day's issue SHOW YIEUIS TO | RAYS OF 010 SOI! ————— . j But Temperature Will Con tinue Same, Says Weather Bureau ONE MAN FALLS AND FRACTURES HIS ARM Teams Have Hard 1 ime Climbing Hills—Charity Associations Helping the Poor There won't be an) more snow for ! the time being. but the temperature j will continue about the same, according ( ! to the weather bureau. Richmond’s first anow of the season bid* fair to disappear soon under the tempering rays of Old Sol, who came j out from under the clonus Wednesday morning several hours after he had t begun his dally ascent tthrough the. h< arena. It was rather slippery during the ear- ' 1) hour* or the morning. Just as It was Tuesday night People w ho had passed the youthf stage walked with carc , fu! ste. lest they might fall and break . a hone or two, while the youngster j tripped along careless of his fate ant] . delighted at th«i snow. Snowballs didn't come in very handy . 1 because of the hardness or the snow, ! | and consequently pedestrians suffered 1 little annoyance from this source. Hard on Tssmt. | The snow was not deep enough to , | interfere with traffic to any extent, but , in the down-town hilly section of th*‘ city it made travel rather hard for | ! teams. Rough-shot horses managed | to climb the hills with comparative < use, except when they were drawing , j heavy loads. lu cases where they were 1 not rough-shod it wa* with great diffi- I j cult) that they could pull their loads j up the hills and In Some Instances they , ' fell to the ground. j It seems, however, that neither anl i niut nor human bones suffered mate rially as a result of the slippery add uncertain ground. Special Agent Tajr- : lor, of the Society tor the Prevention of \ Cruelty to Animals, w as busy most of I the morning seeing that animals got a square deal from their drivers and were j not subjected to abuse or ill treatment, j No report of any poKkcslar accidents ! had been received at his office up to ! the noon hour. One man fell down at Ninth and Franklin streets on his way to work and broke his arm The fracture was quickly set b) a physician residing near by. f'arlns For 11m* I*o«>r. The continued cold weather has caused the charity organizations to become more active than usual, yutte a number of appeals for fuel and food supplies have been answered within the pan day or two and no effort "ill tie spared to furnish the poor with all the necessaries of life possible. In one case the Associated Chari ties Is helping u family whose main support Is a youth of twenty-one who . recently lost on*? of hla hands In an J accident. Though earning only one ; dollar a day In hi* crippled condi I tlor., he is attempting to provide for : his widowed mother, who is ill In lied with cancer. He alao contributes toward the support of a sister who Is nursing another sister out of the city suffering from tuberculosis. Still another case is that of a little j thlrteen-year-old fatherless girl, who i works In a factory and earns hardly more than $1.50 a week. Several rear* ago her mother remarried, but , her stepfather drinks and is no as sistance to tile family. The mother | has an elghieen-months-old l>aby by her second marriage, and the stork will soon visit the family again. The little girl, while brave and determined, is far from being strong and Is now under the care of ti doc tor. though still able to work. These are typical cases of charity ; which the people of Richmond arc helping during this cold winter sea son through the Salvation Army. As sociated Charities and other charitable means. VOt NO M AN MKITKX BV KKtiRO WITH Ol’IT AH. | Madly beaten up by a negro armed 1 with a bottle and it guitar Herbert Er j neat, of 50* East Franklin street. re 1 ported bin condition to the police Tnea ilay night, and the chief of detective* j now have several men trying to run down the young man's aaeallant. Very little hop.- is expregaed, how I ever, of getting the man. aa but little ; description could l>e furnished. The police were not given the negro's name nor possible whereabouts. They mere ly know that he If a tall ".caller rig ger who had a guitar." NOW IN EIGHTIETH ! ANNUAL SESSION ! NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HE i ELECT \\. C. I»< tWO PRESIDENT _I OE CONVENTION. HENDERSONVILLE, N. C.. Dec. The eightieth annual session of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina convened Tuesday night, W. O. Dowd, of Charlotte, presiding. 1! The annual sernion was preached ! by Rev. J. J. Hull, D. D„ of Fayette jvlllo. The theme of his sermon was "The Christian's Obligation to liu 1! manlty." 11 The election of president and sec 11 retaries followed. W. C. Dowd was ! re-elected president; N. B. Broughton |and C. E. Brewer, of Raleigh, were j re-elected secretaries. Mr. Dowd ap I pointed a committee to nominate the i other officers. Addresses of welcome wera dellver jed by C. F. Toms and R. H. Staton, i Johnson, of Wake Forest, responded to the addresses ot welcome. J HIHt THEIR PART II THE UNVEILING Richmond German Americans; Given Prominent Place in Big Parade THEIR BAND AND FLAGS ATI PACTS ATTENTION| .. .. —. Given Royal Welcome in Nat ional Capital—Von Steuben j Monument Unveiled bv Miss Helen Tatt (Special to The Richmond Virginian.) WASHINGTON, D. Dec. 7.— Kli'hniund German-Americans mcu pleil a conspicuous place In the pa rade. and exercises attendant upon the unveiling of the statue of General j Baron von Steuben here to-day. The Richmond delegation, about two hun dred strong, reached Washington by special tra.n at 10:30 o'clock. Imme diately after arrl\al Keasnich's Band j rendered a volunteer concert in the j big rotunda of the Union station, j playing patriotic German and Amerl- | can airs. The delegation then formed ! In ranks of four and, headed by Mar- j shal A. von N. llosenegk, marched : direct from the station to Herzog s | Hotel, which will be the headquarters i of the Virginians while here. Three | members of the delegation, on behalf j of the various German societies of ; Klchmond, were delegated by the mar shal to proceed to the Von Steutwn j statue In order to place thereon a I laurel wreath brought from Klch- ; mond. Carl llllg, Henry W. Stein and lean Mueller were designated as wreath l-arers Bnd conveyed • Rich mond s offering to the base of the statue before the beginning of the ex ercises proper, with the wreath, be d-eked with white ribbon, bore the following inscription: "Klchmond, Virginia. Gemidmet Von Den Deuts H Ann Ik Nern." Make Inspiring Plcturr. Ur. Theodore Schondeau, assistant adjutant of the civic division, met ihe special train at the station and assist ed In directing the parade through the capital streets. The band played continuously on the way to the hotel, and the display of American and Ger man tlags by the marchers made an ' inspiring picture. At one o’clock the Virginia aivision formed at Tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue for the parade, which began a few* mtnutas later. The Virginia Germans formed the fourtli subdivision of the great parade of eight thousand Germans ana Americans who marched up tne avenue to 1-afayette Park, where the unveiling exercises began at 2:30 o'clock. The formation of the Vir ginia division was as follows; Marshal, A. von N. Kosenegk; aides and Vir ginia (lag: William Grtmmell, Fred Sltterding. Jr., Carl Ituehrmund. Jr.. E. Bromrn, music. First Regiment band. Virginia l'. R. V.; President Can Ruehrmund, C. Illig. A. Moll. K. K \ Vletor. German consul; flags: Amerl- ■ can. Virginia, .Steuben, Gesangvereln, German; bearers T^lbrock, Duncker, I/cehr, Battlge, Rutterlln: In line: Oer man-Amerlcans of Virginia. The march was at full distance, platoons of eight, and guide right. Uniform, dark overcoats and dark hats. The 1 marshal and aides wore high hats. 1 A dozen or more of the wives and daughters of those w ho participated in the exercises accompanied the Uor man-Amerlcans of Richmond to the capital The delegation will return late this afternoon. Undaunted by Snow. Undaubted by a heavy blanket of snow that almost blocked traffic, thou sands of German-Amerlcans from all parts of the United States gathered a; 1-afa.vette Park to-day to do honor to the German hero of the American , Revolution, Baron von Steuben, whose i statue was unveiled by Miss Helen i Taft, daughter of the President. A military parade of several thou sand soldiers and sailors struggled through the snow under the direction ! of the General Curter, assistant chief of staff. With ardor undampened, a chorus of one thousand voices of the Kiedercrantz Society sang the songs of the fatherland, and the Star-Span gled banner. Tribute was paid the memory of the German military leader by Preai \ dent Taft, the German ambassador. I Count von Bernatoff; Representative ! Richard Bartholdi, of Missouri, and Charles A Hexamer, president of the I National German-American Alliance. Secretary of War Dickinson presided j at the ceremonies. WOHMli LOSES LIFE POUGHKEEPSIE, N. V.. Dec. 7.— i One woman wm burned to death, an other fatally burned and a score of j others forced to flee to thp streets In tltmsy garments as the result of a lire which early to-day destroyed the Thompson House. a fashionable boarding place, Mr*. Susan Jenkins, seventy-six years old, and her daugh 1 ter, Louise, sixteen years old. were hemmed In by the flames on the fourth floor. Mrs. Jenkins died while on the way to the hoapltal and her i daughter Is dylrfjj at the Vnssar hos pital. The fire started In the furnace | room. GIVEN THREE YEARS IN PENITENTIARY j DANVILLE, VA.. Dec. 7.—Charged ; with a felonious assault upon William Milam, a watchman for the Southern i Railroad, S. B. Thompson was on ; Tuesday afternoon found guilty and give na term of three years Ih the penitentiary. —————— Rev. George H. Wiley and wife left I Saturday for Baltimore to conduct an evangelistic meeting In Unit city. I FIRE AT DOVER DESTROYS STATION WILMINGTON, DEL., Dec. 7.—A •pedal from Dover. Del., say*: Fire caused by spontaneous com filiation late Inst night gutted and wrecked the Pennsylvania railroad freight station here, entailing a loss if $10,000. Two hogsheads of petro leum stored within the building aught tire and dense clouds of smoke, driven about by high winds, almost blinded the firemen A rumor was circulated that 200 pounds of dynamite was stored within the structure, but this proved to be untrue. VOT MVHDKHKU, HIT VICTIM OF TRAIN j DURHAM. N. <Dec. 7.—A second inquest Tuesday resulted In a decl don that Walter Taylor, believed to nave been murdered yesterday morn ng. met death by falling from a tratn. Ftuoben Uarbee gave evidence that •atlsfled the court to the effect that raylor had .lumped from the train rhe conductor of the train said he had ordered Taylor to get oft. CUTS HIS THROAT THEN GETS SCARED . B. n. BRARLFA, tF.F.IMi BUIOD FLOWING DECOMF.1 FRIGHTKA KD A\U CALLS FOR POMCK. SAW WOMEN AFTER HIM Ilf: Al.SO THOVGHT I> HIS VIS IOVS th at tiif. police HERB PI RSUNG HIM. Believing that ali kind* of things such as women and police were after i him, E. W. -irndley. a machinist about forty years old. made two unsuccess- i ful attempts to kill himself Tuesday j ntglit, and was Wednesday sent to I jail by Justice Crutchfield to await j a hearing before a commission of lunacy. Bradley lives In the attic of 1729 East Main street. He has neen suf- ; fertng from hnlluclnatlons for some time, and his friends say he has been acting queerly. He has declared that ■women and police were always fol- ; lowing him around attempting to do him bodily harm, and he has for the last week or ten davB worn an uneasy, frightened look. Hla effort to end his life Tuesday night came after a spell of unusual duration. He says he was tired or living and opening his jack-knife de termined to cut hi* throat After several unsuccessful trials he found that the blade was so dull that 1t would not cut. He Immediately got out hi* razor strop and after treat ing the knife to a sharpening process tried again, this time meeting with brilliant success in nearh severing the jugular vein. Seeing the blood spurting out from the arteriea, Bradley became uneasy. He stood It as long as he could and then rushed out to call the police. Borne of the other occupants of the house met him In the hall, and ap preciating his condition. Immediately had the ambulance summoned. Dr. Turman responded, and by quick work saved the man’s life. Four or five stitches were required, however, before the wound could be closed. When he appeared in the police court Wednesday morning he was In a very weak condition, and Justice Crutchfield ordered that he be care fully watched and cared for until the commission hud passed upon his men tality. CAMPAIGN WARM Bill NOT BITTER BOTH “VVET*” A\D “DHVS" PI T TING I\ HARO WORK IX CLOS ING DAN'S OF LYNCHBURG CONTEST. (Special to Tl « Richmond Virginian.) LYNCHBURG. VA, Dec. 7.—Over all of the thirty-two judge* of elec tion met tht* afternoon and decided to permit all person* qualified for the No vember erection to participate In Fri day’s local option election. This action will eliminate challenges from both side* of voters registered on both “wet" and "dry” aides and It win also leave ground. It 1* held, for a blanket challenge should either sld* determine to contest the election. The recent charge on the part of Rev. J T>. McAlister that there are over four hundred Illegally registered voters In Ls’nchburg has caused no end of comment. Various opinion* have been renoered by attorney* on btth sides. The ground of the charge. It in understood Is that these alleged il legally registered voters failed to make application In writing for registration. It Is also charged, but not openly, that aome of the judges have deliber ately violated the constitution In this respect even though they fully under stood and new the constitutional pro < visions The “wets" have so far made a sum shoe campaign, but to-night Randolph i Harrison and John L. late, both among ithe bast known attorneys of the city. will speak to * masN meeting for (he i “wet” side. Rev. George It. Smut t Is slated for Thursday night to speak | for the "dry's" and to close the cam I palgn, although It Is possible that this I program may tie changed and other i speakers for the dry* put on to answer ;the speakers of the evening before should It be deemed necessary. I Both Bide* uppeHr confident of vic tory. but neither has made any claims j in figures of the majorities. The cam , palgn has been without Incident, ei 1 cept the pistol shot Into the antl-sa | loon league headquarters, which was fired by accident and caused only amusement on both sides. Judge Waddlll Ini proving. The report from St. l.uke’a Hospital Wednesday was to the effect that j Judge Edmund WaUdlll. of the United . States Circuit Court, is improving rap ! Idly, and H is expected that he will be allowed to leavifr the Institution within a couple of weeks, THREE REPORTS OR BALLINGER Majority Report Declares HcJ is Guiltless on Every Charge WHITE-WASH IS FREELY APPLIED Hot Contention Between Ma*» jority and Minority as to Which is Real Ma jortiy Report WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 7—Wit* three reports by member* of the Btl< linger-Plnchot Investigating comrattte* submitted to Congress to-day thw prospect opens for n lively tight otl Capitol HIM. Chairman Nelson (Kepubllean), of Minnesota, tiled the reports in the Sen ate. There was a majority report, signed by seven Republicans; the re port signed by four Democrats and one Republican at Minneapolis last sum mer, and another presented by JudgW Madison, an Insurgent Republican rep resentative from Kansas. As to th« rank of the two more largely signed reports there Is a decided difference of opinion. It flashed up In the meeting of the committee held before the lea-| sion to-day and will be heard of again on the floors of the Senate and HoUSe£gS Nelson Submitted Report. Nelson submitted to the committed what he called the majority report, the ' one signed seven Republicans Sena* tor Fletcher (Democrat), of Florida* immediately took exception, declaring that the report condemning Balllngeiy made public at Minneapolis last sum mer and signed by five members, watt the real report of the committee. Ig had been adopted at a regular session and was the only legal expression of the committee’s opinion, he asserted, Fletcher's Motion Voted Down. Nelson overruled Fletcher. The lat ter moved that the Minneapolis report be substituted for the one presented, by Nelson. Fletcher’s motion was vot- . id down, 7 to 5. Fletcher then hotly declared that that Minneapolis report should not be call ed the minority report of the commit tee. It was the real report, he asserted, and if any other* were to be presents# they should not rank above it. A lively Interchange of opinion was followed by an agreement tliat the three reports should be printed to*, gather and that the Minneapolis pro duction should not be designated aa tt' minority report. Madison's report is similar to that of the Democrats and finds Balling*# guilty of the charges. It was pub* lish'-d last summer. j Report Presented to Congree*. Absolutely exonerating Secretary of the Interior Ballinger of all chargee, th* report of the Balling. r-Binchot in vestigating committee was presents# : to congress to-day. The report as framed bv the ma jority members of the committee sum# up its findings as follows: That Secretary Ballinger is not aa enemy or hostile to a reasonable an# Judicious policy of conservation anti that no ground whatever has bees shown justifying the opinion that ha. Is not a faithful and efficient publta officer. summary of Report. The summary of the report Issue# a by the committee says In part: "The report of the committee ta voluminous, I pages. ,vTh* uitaining Si prints# evidence presented to wa committee related In the main t#, charges of various kind* against 8**»1 retary Ballinger, and It was only tn cluentally and to a limited extang that the conduct of the other s#s^ dale was questioned or In Issue. 'j| "The charges against Mr. Balllg. came chiefly from two sources—A j Glac is and Air. Plnchot. Origin in Mtroug Feeling. The enarges appear to have their origin in a strong feeling ; animosity cieated by a supposed " ference in policy respecting the nervation of natural resources, accusers evidently had this poU j 'erj deeply at heart and were | riently disposed to take a most 1 favorable view of the character motives of any one whom they 1 posed to be opposed to their vi They thus came to regard Mr. linger with suspicion and to the most natural and Innocent occurring in the ordinary courei | department administration, an nisning evidence of some sinister pose. A great mass of evidence" been produced in the effort to port this view of Mr. Ballinger's duct. "That the whole Held of evid* has been covered we cannot since for weeks we listened to all i petty squabbles and jealousies of ! subordinates in the interior merit and the forest service, nod eten furnished with the info secretly secured from Mr. Balllj confidential stenographer, who charge of his private correspo Failed to Make Out Cat “The evidence has wholly fall, make out a case. Neither an proved nor all the facts proved. I the facts put together, exhibit Ballinger as being anything buti petent and honorable gentleman, , estly and faithfully performing') duties of his high office with single to the public Interest.*’ S|Mvifif Findings. The report makes the followfi : oific findings: I That the charges against In connection with the Cum I Alaskan coal land claims W« justified; that the restoration ter power sites by Balling*/ good faith; that he was jg revoking the Indian agreement: that his aban (water users' co-operative (were justified; that hie cr i the reclamation service was land that he *.s not an enemy i 1 dlcloue conservation." The Cunningham In reference to the | claims, the report saya; I "The entire known Alaska, covering mo# acres, ia still In i