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AUSTIN STATESMAN
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ESTABLISHED 1871—VOL 42, NO. 156.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 15, 1911—TEN PAGES
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roads in the Lake Superior
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RAIN IN NORTH TEXAS
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of Englieh Ports is
Strike of
Declared by Lenders.
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WILL CONSIDER CASES.
The Governor is especially interested
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JAndabury.
be
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Stubblefield
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TEXAS MIDLAMD PLANS.
come into the movement
STORE FRON'T SMASHED IN.
was found crouched
Guadalupe Larp,
this session to the
pur-
Neither did he know whether
THr. WE ATMEn.
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PROGRAMWILLPREVAIL,
DEMOCRATS'PLANFAILS
Busy Day Is Spent by Executive
and His Prison Commissioners
large sums and keep its well equi
•hops at Terrell going at full blast
WOMAN RELATES STORY
OF RAILROAD’S LOOTING
MR.W.E.D.-
STOKES.
throughout the system and have proven
effective means of maintaining disei-
little
chased.
visit every convict camp and to ascer-
tain personally that which is needed
and that which his administration has
WILLIAM
NELSON.
failed completely tonight at a eaucun
of the Domocratie represntatives. The
result is a reinforced determination of
the Democrats to confine their legis-
man.
The
REBUFFS STEEL
TRUST PROFFER
be punished for the
piray in stocking tl
Receive Diplomas
Delayed 25 Years
by Ohio College
7 ANTONIO
PRISKIGN:
Visit of Governor Colquitt
to Their Camps.
Washington, June 14—An attempt
to extend the legislative program of
the Democratic majority In the House
many years of their sentence In prison
in thorough conformity to the rules
He had his stenographer take their
names as he learned them, and noted
their cases for further consideration.
He also discussed at length with Com-
missioners Tittle and Brahan reforms
that are to be Instituted immediate'y.
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Messrs. Adams brothers and The States-
man correspondent.
night and will continue the inspection
of forces in the neighborhood of Sugar-
land tomorrow.
have visited the walls of Rusk and
Huntsville, but none since the Incum-
bency of the late James 8. Hogg has
made an inspection of the entire sys- I
tem.
It is Governor Colquitt's purpose to
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Regular Meeting Hour of
, Senate Changed to Ac-
celerate Disposal.
a member in opposition to the reci-
procity agreement
tween raw and refined sugar so that
the duty would be 15 cents per 100 on
sugar testing 75 degrees and 3% cents
for each additional degree.
Senator Gore obtained leave for the
printing of a speech made in the Ca-
NAVARRO WITH
FAULTY ARMS
BRUSH OVER RATI nOURW.
Th. ateel oorporation oounmel ana lk,
chatvmap brumhea nkatn over th. la.
troduetion »r nome raltena rate tie-
■h> relatine 1. lha ataat treat rati-
Dallan, Tax.. June It— Beginnink al
7:30 o'clock tonight, a sood rain fell
In Dallas and was ■till talling nt 9:30
o'clock, with Indication, that It would
continue through the night
The rain was preceded by much thun-
der and lightning as well as wind, but
as far as can be leared no damage was
done.
This is the first rainfall of any con-
sequence in Dallas for a long time.
In vestigating Committee Will
Use Discretion Concern-
ing Its Witnesses.
Deteetives Believe They Thwarted At-
• tempt at Burglary Lnst Night.
lative effort* at
tariff.
Among matters
WHILE PICTURE
PROBE IS ON
Washington, June 14.—The first day
of the consideration of the Canadian
reciprocity bi by the Senate was char-
acterised by several events.
In addition to listening to speeches by
Senators Curtis of Kansas and MeCum-
ber of North Dakota, in opposition to
the measure, the Senate made the bill
the unfinished business on the calen-
dar and without opposition changed the
regular hour of,meeting from 2 o'clock
to 12 o’clock noon, which is expected
materially to assist in disposing of the
speeches.
Tomorrow Senator Nelson of Minne-
sota will speak in opposition to the
Hill
en-
in Looking Over Penal
Institutions.
Counsel and Prober Clash Over
Prices Charged by Corporation.
Owned Roads for Freight
Services Rendered.
+ Nioodemus, a New York attor-
♦ nay. at Palesttna mesterday.
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SEE FRIEND IN
STATE’S CHIEF
Warriner
fully attem
posure of
njed that t
Clarence Murphy of Hamilton County,
F. P. Blackford, a Findlay attorney; S.
R. Greer, a St. Louis Iumberman; F R
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Suspicion points chiefly
others, while charged wil
being held as witnesses.
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WILLIAM'
DE GRAFF
e KtDsox5s
} interest of the American Suger Re-
fining Company had In the National
Sugar Refining Company. He said the
former owned $5,000,000 preferred stock
in the latter, or a little more then one-
half. but he had no idea of why just a
remove the differential be- |
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chief of
wegian deckhand, and Antonio Pris-
kich, 27 years old, of 2614 Richmond
and then declared
husband.
Conditions prevailing at camps in-
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A Maxtcan who euve Nia name
more than one-half
Bristow introduces an Amend-
ment to Original Bill That la
Designed to Reduce Present
Duty Rate.
Governor Colquitt
again registed success-
ipts to lead him Into an ex- ,
"men higher up."/ He de- i
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et the
which the caucus
Predecessors of
had told her
Washington, June 14.—investigation
of the "causes of excessive trans-
portation rates charged by the express
companies" is called for in a resolution
slstant Secretary
Denmark will
who had served seventeen years of a Ti
life sentence faithfully and in the trust 1
that "some day a frien' might turn up -nunes „ wyman. years (
of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal '
WOULD PROBE EXPRESS RA’TEI
SECOND OLDEST PAPER IN TEXA« _
In a
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the strikers who thus far
Company's barge Glendover, who was
beaten to death while the barge was
being towed from Philadelphia by the
tug Monacacy, the crew of the barge
are prisoners at the Charles street jail.
The men who are held as federal pris-
oners are: William Graff. 65 years old,
Texas Ginners la Session.
Waco, Tex., June 14.—The Central
Texas Ginners' Association convened .
here this morning for a two days' ses-
slon. Several members of the State or-
ganization wore present J. L. Brown-
ing of Dublin spoke on the necessity of
argan f sat Inn and President E. R Rotan
of the First National Bank of Waco
spoke on the relatioh of the banks and
ginners. A big banquet was held to-
eight.
beside the wall of the Hill A
Grocery Store last bight after the
. Delaware, Ohio, June 14.—Five bad
boys, who twenty-five years ago left
Burleson Wamts to Know Whether
Chargee Made Are Exeesufv,. it
Ran Antoni". Tex.. June 14—Fore-
cast till 7 pm. Thursday for San,
Antonio and viinity: Tonight and
Thursday increaning cloudiness.
Mrs. Ford was then cail
ith useless armament sine
session of Congress
Germany. Norway
her residence as a hospital.
"Who is maintaining you there?"
was asked.
"My bills have not been paid, but I .
have some furniture which I hope, to i
sell." she replied
"How many children have you?’
"Two, a boy and a girl They are1
now with friends," was the response
accompanied by facial twitchinge that
showed how soreiy Iba guestion had
pressed bam*.
apparent con-
he garrison of
Cincinnati, Ohio. June 14 —Charles
L. Warriner, defaulter to the extent
of 1643,000. stepped from the court-
room in the trial of Edgar 8 Cooke to-
day back to his cell and there en-
tered Jeanette Stewart Ford. once a
veritable Du Barry, now a pretty, pal-
sled invalid.
In a low voice she admitted hav-
ing hidden 132,000 ih money for Cooke
of 46 Church street. Boston. a powerful “enuenU woug .tris, out tne -
hunchback. who was born in Holland; duMes ntandard provislon ot th, present 2
... . _ . William Nelson. 24 years old. of 2541 law ana
alreadi acsomplished towara remedy- Richmond street, Pniladelphia, a Nor-
In iong-me men who have xeryed norInner history *» the company
ticularly in the years when H. O. 1
Shops at Terrelf te Continue la Opera-
Ilea During Snmmer..
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Terrell, Tex., June 14.—‘Te maintain
its high standard of excellence. th’
Texas Midland Railroad will expend
Washington. Juno 14.—Forecast:
Rast Texas Fair in south, showers
In north portion Thursday and prob-
ably Friday moderate south winis.
Went Texas Fair Thursday, ex-
cept showers and cooler in after-
noon or night in northeastern por-
tion; Friday fo*r
Dallas, Tex., June 14.—Jurge ♦
A. P. McCormick of the United ♦
States Circuit Court today en- ♦
tered a formal order confirming ♦
the sale of the International and 4
Great Northern Railroad to the ♦
third mortgage, bondholders, ♦
represented by Frank D. B ♦
the American Sugar Refining Company
was cognisant of the claim, now under
litigation, that $10,000,000 of common
stock in the National was in existence
at the time it purchased the preferred
stock.
missed a quarter of a century ago.
The five men are: Probate Judge
spected today have been pronounced
aatisfactory. although Governor Col-
quitt has noted need of further im- Irwin, a Piqua, Ohio, banker, and E. D.
provement. Particularly pleasing to Stout, a Circleville, Ohio, banker. •
Governor Colquitt was the informa- i ***
Washington, June 14.—Five hours
was spent today by Charles R. Heike,
for several years preceding last July,
the 120,000 secretary of the American
Sugar Refining Company, in telling the .
House Sugar Investigating Committee
that he knew nothing about the policies
with having murdered Captain :
Charles D. Wyman, 60 years old, i D 11-
Senator Penrose, in charge of the bill,
tonight expressed satisfaction at the
■ outlook. saying he believed there would
MYSTRRY ABOUT ACCOUNTANT.
"The man was an employs of mine."
said Mr. Stanley. "I might say he la
thorougnly competent and was formr-
ly in the service of the Carnegie Stool
Company and the United States Steal
Corporaion."
"Might I ask If be K Mr. Mondenr
WITNESS IS RETICENT.
Little of the inner history of the
Pennsylvania Sugar Hefining Company
was obtained from the witness. He ad-
mitted the American Sugar Refining
Company Ibaned to Adolph Segal
11,264,000 and that a majority of the
stock of the Pennsylvania Sugar Re-
(continued oa Page s.)
•aid Mr Knox Mr
the consular bureau.
Texas Convicts Welcome
tire front glass panel of the building
had been smashed In. He was placed
in the city jall
Detective Griffin and Mounted of-
fleers White and Stsrr made the ar-
rest.
WITNESS IS RETICENT:
m-r-PROTECTS SUGAR TRUST
Can Meet All IndehtednesA.
New York, June 14.—The assets of
the United Wireless Company are
placed at nor. tfan 110,000,000 or
ample, the complaint states, in a bill
filed today, to meet its debts, although
it is claimed that their value would
be merely nominal if disposed of at a
forced sale. Debts aggregating $65,000
are named in the petition. The credi-
tors also assert that the company ha’
but 3100 rash on hand to moot its •
ligations. Decision was reserve
the court.
i be general co-operation in bringing the
. discussion to a close as speedily as pos-
aible. T
Senator Bristow today introduced an
1 amendment reducing the sugar duty.
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Washington, June H__Th, Untted
States Steel Corporation intenas t
nugwest to the Stanley Steel Trust In
ventigating Committee that it call wit-
nesbes whom the committee max over-
look and who may throw light upon
matters lit question m the inqutry ana
also to sugsest that questions be asked
of certain witnesaes, it the committee
falls to bring out facta possesned b
such witnesses.
R V Lindabury, couneel for the
ateel corporation, ao declared before
the committee today. At the etose of
the examination of James Qayles. far-
mer vioe president of the ateel cor-
poratlon. Mr. LAndabury "aid he would
make the wuggestion.
-It la out intention." mala Mr. Lan-
dabury. "to suggest questions over-
ABOUT PonTRArT vovcirEn
Ks to the voucher signed by Albert
Ronenthal, the nortralt painter., call-
ing for $2450, of which sum Rosenthal
got but into Mr Knox could give no
new facts. He only knew that he had
started a search for-it as soon as he
heard about the case and the search
reveal any trace' of the
or letter supposed to be
Governer Colquitt WII Sen Requlal-
tion for Man Meld la VIrginin.
London. June 14.—The Seamen’s
atrika was formally deciared tonight
In London. Glasgow, Liverpool, Cardiff,
Bristol, Southampton and other British
porta and also at Belgian and Dutch
ports, but the chances of any real In-
terest in the strike being declared
seems remote Mo far aa tonight's
indications oho#, the confidence of the
shipping federation ia well placed for
at. ai&y ot.thesa poits was enthusiasm
displayed for the strike and the ship
owner* rgglntaip an attitude of indif-
ference, seemingly satisfied they will
have no trouble in filling the places of
ing* along the Brazos River, into which
the camp will be moved upon the struc-
tures‘ completion.
A part of the.Imperialtoree1snow.Ohio Wesleyan University one'night
occupy nE a build , which, ha The to go to the theater and were expelled,
condemne y eicommig .nd Ih must have changed their "wild" ways.
Governor visited five camps and trav- f •
.M ox.r iana by automobde more than for today two banker. . lawyer, a
125 mile. He returned to Houston to- ; probate udge and • st Louis lumber:
— - man received the college diplomas they
pline. The Governor remarked upon
the prevalence of files at one camp and
instructed the commission to purchase
fly-traps at once in the effort to ex-
terminate the pests.
. find out abgut, but concerning which
aur. i Mr. Hike eldimed to know but little.
.. . I were many. One of the things was the
ing the summer months this year In 1
renovating its rolling stock and pre-
paring for the heavy movement of cot-
ton and qther traffic this fall.
The roadway, buildings, equipment
and general service of the Midlani are
considered superior to anything usually
found on a short independent road, and
notwithstanding the removal of its
president, Colonel E II. R. Greon, to
New York, the road will he maintained
at its beat.
AN EXCELLENT BEGINNING.
The Governor made an excellent be-
ginning. Arriving at Houston early
thia morning from Austin, he was met
by Penitentiary Commissioners. Tittle
and Brahan and escorted by automo-
bile* to the Harlem State farm. This
force was inspected, together with the
force at the Bassett -Blakely plantation
nearby The Governor was then hur-
ried to the Dyer and Bertrand camp
and thence to the Imperial State farm,
where he personally Inspected camps
Noe. 1 and 3 and the site of new build-
Accompanying Governor Colquitt
were Colonel R. M. Johnston, editor of >
the Houston Post. Judge William Mas-
terson. Dr. H. 8. Dew, Bassett Blakely,
Commissioners Tittle and Brahan. As-
turned down were the bill providing
for a change from three to five years
as the enlistment period in the army
and other reorganization bills intro-
duced by Chairman Hay of the Com-
m Ittee on Military Affair*. Bills which
i he Committee on Naval Affair* wishes
to have pressed at this session and
« ther minor bills and emergency meas-
ures were voted down.
"The action of the caucus simpiy
means that we will go ahead with the
tariff program as originally outlined
at the opening of the session," said
Democratie leader Underwood.
After the caucus several member*
declared there might beanother cau-
cus later to determine upon a short ex-
tra pr gram, but the party leader* eg
pressed the opinion that nothing fur-
ther would be added to the legislative
program.
at thia
(—=-
e bee wp,egmmuwe
quarters in Dauphine street after a
hard fight with Plummer’s sole com-
panions—three dogs. When officers at-
tempted to enter the room the dogs at-
tacked them and not until the dogs
had been beaten senseless could Plum-
mer's body be removed. There la no
suspicion of foul play.
ny such men
led She gave
in essential details her testimony
supplemented that of Warriner War-
rlner had related that when be dis-
covered Cooke was short the defend-
ant visited Warriners home and gave
him 12000 Mrs Ford today said she
had accompanied Cooke to the War-
riner residence one night, but. had
remained outside until the latter ban
finished his call; that Cooke then said,
"It is all right; we will both go to
New York," and that they there opened
a deposit box and aied Cooke in count-
ing bills to th* total amount of $22,-
000 According to the woman, Cooke’s
explanation of his methods in acquir-
ing this money was that he "just
helped himself.1’ •
Mrs Ford's eroe* examination will
begin tomorrow Attorneys for the de-
fense were willing to undertake it at
an afternoon session, but the woman's
physician objected.
"She is testifying at the risk, of her
life" he told the court, and the respite
was granted her.
countd by hundreds.
Tom Mann, at IAverpool; Ben Tillett
at London and Havelock Wilson at
Southampton, are doing their utmost
to galvanize the movement but with
small succens They demand chiefly,
a conciliation Ward and the establish-
ment of a minimum wage and com-
plain bitterly of the whoiesale employ-
ment of Asiatics by ship owners
There seems smell chance that either
"Yea, you may ask," said Mr. Stan-
ley, "but I assure you the name |* of
no consequence in this record. It was
as if T had don* it mynelf. I am re-
sponsible for the figure*. If they
are wrong they may be corrected."
The committee will not meet again
for neveral days, probably until next
week, after the passage sf th* wool
bill in the House
tion. The chairmen had secured rates
per ton on ore hauled by the Duluth
end Iroa v Renga and the Duluth.
Menaba end Northern (steel trust
roas) from the Interstate Commerce
Commiswion end had employed en en-
gineer to compute from these figure*
the rate per ton per mile.
The purpose was to show that the
rates charged for hauling ore over
the steel trust roads were exorbitant
The charges, he said, wore paid from
one steel trust pocket to the other,
but resulted in unjust coat to Inde-
pendent owners and thus increased un-
fairly the cost of production.
Mr LAndabury objected to the intro-
duction of the figures computed with-
out the identity of their author.
"Who is the authority for those fig-
uresr" he asked.
"An engineer and expert accountant
whom T employed to make the me the-
metical calculations," sold Mr. Stan-
ley.
"Well, it should not appear In the
record that these figures are authori-
tative end I think the record should
show the author," sald Mr. Lindabury.
Introduced today by Representative J
Burleson of Texas. The Secretary of i
Commerce and Labor is directed to I
furnish all information he has bearing,
on the subject
Representative Cdx of Indiana Intro-
duced a resolution asking the Post-
master General to report whether any
private express company is transport-
ing mail matter in competition with
the United States postal service.
See Myster> ia Finding Body.
New Orleans. La.. June 14.—Attracted
by the dismal howl of dogs, policemen
yesterday found the body of L J.
Plummer, 61 years old, in secluded
Washington, June .The mystery
that surrounds the sudden discovery
in the State Department of the Day
portrait voucher, found a week ago
on the floor of the office of Dsburs-
ing Clerk Morrison, was not cleared
up when Secretary of State Knox ap-
peared today before the Hamlin Com-
mittee of the House In response to the
committee’s subpoena issued yenter-
day
The Secretary explained apparently
tn the satisfaction of the committee
the payment of 15000 to Frederick
Hale, son of former Senator Eugene
Hale of Maine, for serrices in connec-
tion with Canadian boundary nego-
tiations. Mr. Knox produced the sec-
tions of the treaty of 1908, which au-
thorised negotiations with Canada to
establish the line through Passama-
quoddy Bay.
Mr. Hale was employed for this
work, performed his duties to the
satisfaction of Secretary Root and Sec-
retary Knox approved the bill for
15000 a few weeks after coming into
control of the State Department
"Mr Hale was not employed actually
to locate the 'boundary, but for the
diplomatic work of agreeing on the
line through Pasnamaquoddy Bay,"
said Mr. Knox "When he failed to
reach an agreement with Great Brit-
ain the matter automatically went to
arbitration.
"Congress then appropriated 911660
rorthatworK, Mr Bryce andI
sat in my office one day and settled
the matter not regarenr ft of enough
value to. go to the expense of arbi
tration We reduced nur agreement tn
writing, it became a treaty between
the United States and Great Britain
and as such* was ratified by the Sen-
Mexico City, June 14-When Gen-
eral Navarro is placed on trial before
a military tribunal and asked to ex-
plain why he surrendered Juarez, it
is not Improbable that the evidence
may show a lamentable weakness in
the Dias military machine.
In almost all of the engagements
during the late revolution it was nota-
ble that the casualties In the ranks of
the rebels were small in proportion to
the number ot shots fired. Ordinarily
this was ascribed to poor marksman-
ship on the part of the federal*, but
according to Manuel Urquldi, one of
the advisers of Madero at Juarez, the
captured armament at that point goes
far to explain the apparent weakness
of the federal defense.
Urquldi said that when an Inventory
was taken of the armament used by
Navarro it was found that five boxes
containing 160,064 rounds of ammuni-
tion showed, he *ald. that these cart-
ridges contained such a small amount
of powder that' the projectiles were
carried not more than twenty meters.
Whet appears to be boxes of this
same consignment are in Chihuahua as
well as in Juarez and the number of
cartridges is estimated at half a mil-
lion The ammunition was manufac-
tured at the government cartridge fac-
tory
Among other armament capturedeat
Juarez, according to Urquldi. were 366
• halls of eighty mill’meters which were
ebnolutelr waste se so far as Navarro
was concerned, because the mortars
with which hr was--aupplied were of
seventy millimeters caliber.
If these facts are' substantiated in
the trloi of General Navarro, it is as-
sumed by military men that tne honor
of the general will be vindicated. It
may also be assumed that none will
witnesses whom we think !■ all tatr-
ness shoula be called."
"Th* committee will exeretm Ite ata-
oretion a" to whom it will nummon,"
Mid Chalrmaa Stanley.
"Of course I assume," Mr. Lndabury
replied, "that the committee will not
refume to summon witnemses wo aug-
■oM."
"That will be determinea Whoa the
wuggentions are made," replled Mr.
Stanley.
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BY GEORGE WAVERLEY BRIGGS.
Staff Correspondent.
Houston, Tex., June 14.—"I sho’ du*
want ter see him, for I ain’t seen no
Governor in fourteen years."
This striking reference to the pres-
ence of Governor Colquitt at the Bas-
sett-Blakely convict force in Fort Bend
County today was typical of the major-
ity of commentaries which the begin-
ning of the chief executive's inspection
tour of the penitentiaries elicited from
the prisoners.
It was varied by a gray-haired negro
Richmond, Va., June 14 —Governor
Mann toay received a telegram from
Governor Colquitt of Texas asking that
he hold H. W. Vanzandt, Milas Duck- --
worth, sila* West, now in the County
Jail at Norton, Va., until a requisition
can be sent for him. It is alleged the
men operated here, swindling a menu*
fact tiring concern making printing
machinery, out of about $1000. He has
also pulled off hl* game. It ta said, in
Texas, California. Ohio and other
States.
The man’s scheme I* to order prnt-
ing machinery to be aent to an address
where he is supposed to be promoting
a publishing concern and then mH the
machinery for what he can got for it
the party benefited is that now in
power.
I HURRYSPEECHES STOKa Shooting gotham sensa tion
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brought the voucher and papers to
1 him. saying they had been found on the
1 floor of Disburwing Clerk- Morrison’s
1 cffice
"Did you make inquiries to find out
how they got thereT’ asked Chairman
Hamlin.
"I did," said Becrethry Knox, "and
could learn nothing All I know about
‘the whole case is embodied in this
। toucher and th* papers attached to it."
At this point Secretary Knox added
t a new element to the mystery.
’ "You will be interested in another
I receipt from Mr Rosenthal that la ate
j tache to the papers," he said to the
; committee. "It wan nigned January
| 18, IM. and I, for 1709, with a not,-
tion that $60 for the frame of Secre-
' tary Dav'a portrait has been paid to
j a Washington picture dealer."
Mr Hamlin grabbed the papers.
"Where did thia second receipt come
| from?" he demanded.
। "I found It with the papera; that is
! all I know of It." said Secretary Knox
| The members of the committee upon
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• T IB SAID that New York society is gasping over the possible revelations that may come when Millionaire W. E. D.
I Stokes, hotel owner, club man and well known patron of sport*, faces the two young women the New York nolle*
* are holding on a charge of shooting Stokes, in a fashionable West Bide apartment house. Mr*. Stokes in oka of
the socially prominent women of New York and it is Mid that her husband's predicament has prostrated her.
me yer was its president. ___
The witneM described his position
with the company as that of a "stock
transfer man, bookkeeper and letter
He ridiculed the idea that he was
the confidential agent of President
Havemeyer, saying he was not big
enough a man for that. He declared
the Government had picked him out as
the "mischief maker” In the alleged cus-
toms frauds charged to the American
Huger Refining Company, simply be-
cause it had to have some one' to fasten
them on
The position of "stock transfer man"
was a responsible one, however, he
gave the committee to understand For
instance, he said, he had signed enough
ftansfer certificates to stretch fifty-
four miles, if these certificates were
pinned together.
The matters the committee tried tn
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