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VOL. X.
WCUMBER’S TALK
ON RECIPROCITY BILL
- CAUSESMUCHMIRTH
Members of Both Congression
al Houses Are Having Unho
ly Fun Over Latest Issue of
the Congressional Record
BY BALFK SMITH
WASHINGTON. June 22.—Th* support
er* of Canadian recoprocity are reading
Friday’* i**ue of th* Congressional Rec
ord with unusual relish. Also with much
cackling and other evidence of glee. Sev
eral of them ar* carrying a copy of that
issue about with them, and losing no
occasion to show it to anybody who may
care to have a laugh at the expense
of Senator McCumber. of North Dakota,
the fiercest opponent of reciprocity m
either house of congress.
• a f>w days ago Senator 5 cCumber
occupied the time of the senate for most
of an afternoon while he made * des
perate attack upon the reciprocity agree
ment tn the name o fthe American farm- <
er generally, and of the North Dakota
farmer eepecially. The picture painted
by Senator McCumber of the ruin and
desolation this reciprocity arrangement
with Canada will bring to the American
farm w*g a very sad thing. He showed
by figures and price quotations and a
whole lot of other device* that nothing
bat death and desh tction for Amer
ican agriculture lingered in the agree
ment
When the senator finally brought his
doleful effort to a close. Senator Gore
arose and requested the indulgence of
the senate for th* publication in the
Record of a speech delivered in the Cana
dian parliament on the same subject
covered by the senator from North Da
kota. The senate gave its -consent, but
Senator Gore artfully refrained from tak
ing advantage of it until he could as
certain on which day Senator McCum
ber* speech would appear. The McCum
ber speech appeared on Friday, and
directly after it Gore caused to be print
ed the Canadian effort. It is in com
paring the two that the friends of reci
procity get their fun.
THE CANADIAN SPEECH.
The Canadian speech was delivered tn
parliament at Ottawa on April 12 by J.
A. Sexsmith, member for East Peter
borough. Ontario. Mr. Sexsmith is a
farmer and he is as positively opposed
to reciprocity as Senator McCumber, and
for the same reasons except that he
puts on the reverse English. If both Mr
McCumber and Mr. Sexsmith are right
tn their allegations and predictions no
doubt at all remat** that the farming
bum®*** tn both Canada and the United
State* win go out of existence with the
ratification qf this Reciprocity agreement.
Mr. McCumbee s speech wse couched in
the language made familiar by the faijn
ers and near farmers who have appeared
before the senate finance committee. It
pictured Canada a* a large and rapa
cious Goliath, poised upon the border
and only waiting for the word to jump
■cross the line to smite the American
agriculturist and spare none; and no Da
vid. no sling and no pebble in sight to
save the day.
On the other hand. Mr. Sexsmith looked
across the boundary into the United
States and saw fully as formidable an
apparition a* any Mr. McCumber has
seen. It is a question whether the terrors
of his vision were not even more poig
nant than those flitting before the eyes
of the senator from North Dakota. But
Mr. Sexsmith’s speech has made very
favorite reading among the senators, for,
the reason that he so completely re
futes the cry of alarm raised by Mr.
N. -■ Hull, of Michigan, master bachel
der of the national grange, and others
who believe as they do. It ha* been a
real novelty to many senators to find
that all the scare i* not confined to the
American side of the line.
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a AKZMXCAKB AT a
a THE COBOXATIOK a
a America ia represented at the a
a coronation by the American am- a
a bassador, Whitelaw Reid, the a
a American Special Envoy John a
a Haya Hammond, apeny American a
a wives ot English members a
a of the American diplomatic corps, a
a and many unofficial Americans, a
a including Charles P. Taft, brother a
a of President Taft. a
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a a
a OOBOWATIOM a
a KHTG GEOIQE V. a
a King George V, crowned today a
a with impressive ceremonies In a
a Westminster abbey, is the eighth a
a ruler of the House of Hanover, son a
a of the late King Edward VII and a
a grandson of Queen Victoria. He is a
a *5 years old this month. a
a a
a OOWM OF BOLXD GOLD a
a The crown placed on King a
a George's head today is of solid a
a gold studded with precious stones a
a of inestimable value. including a
a 3,000 diamond*. 300 pearls, and a
a hundreds of rubies, emeralds and a
a sapphires. The queen’s crown con- a
a tains the famous Koh-I-Noor dia- a
a mond with its legend of bringing a
a good luck. a
♦ IOTIL GUESTS a
a Over 40 members of royal fami- a
a lies. 3SO rulers of foreign states, a
a I.fcO earls, dukes, lords and ladies, a
a 380 ambassador* and ministers, 1.- a
a SOO representatives of the army, a
a navy, judiciary, clergy, etc., form- a
a ed part of the ".<**) guests at a
a Westminster abbey today. a
♦ TB3 COBOMATIOW OATS a
a The Archbishop of Canterbury a
a administered the coronation oath, a
a saying: "Will you solemnly prom- a
a ise and swear to govern the people a
a of this United Kingdom and the a
a dominions thereof according to the a
a statutes in parliament agreed on a
a and the respective and cue- a
a toms of the earner’ a
a Toe king: "I solemnly promise so a
a to do." ♦
| Head of Farmers
B F. DUCKWORTH
Who has been named president of
Georgia division of farmers.
DUCKWORTH HEADS
GEORGIA DIVISION
. FARMERS' UNION
Farmers Kill Proposed Amend
ment to Allow State Officials
to Hold Office and Will Fight
Shy of Politics
BT RAYMUND DANIEL.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
FITZGERALD. Ga., June 21.—The
' I Georgia division of the Farmers’ Educa- I
i tional and Co-operative Union went on i
record here this afternoon to keep the '
I organisation out of politics and refused ,
to consider any steps that would mean |
the amending of the state constitution
to allow a state official to hold the of
| flee of president of the Farmers’ union.
' Thia decision made it unanimous that a
! successor be elected to President Emmett |
, Cabaniss, who on next Wednesday will ,
I take his seat in the Georgia legislature |
I as a member of the house of represen
tatives.
Immediately following its refusal to
consider even a motion for the amend
ment of the' constitution the convention j
elected Hon. R. F. Duckworth, one of •
the foremost leaders of the national and
state orgapixation as president of the
Georgia division for the ensuing year.
I President Duckworth defeated Hon. Fred
I Wimberly, of Pulaski county, by practl
-1 cally a two to one vote.
The election of President Duckworth
I ! was unanimous.
II The convention immediately adjourned
until 1:30 o’clock, when the election of
■ vice president, secretary, treasurer, ex-
, *cutive committee, and representatives to
i the national union was taken up. ' The ■
ielection of a new president came Wed-;
nesday afternoon after a busy morning
I session
POLITICS RULED OUT.
| The convention at this session determ
ined beyond all shadow of a doubt that
I it would not allow politics to play a part
las it refused >he consideration of any
j amendment that would allow state offi
cials to hold office in the Farmers’ un
ion .
By this action th* Georgia division es
tablished the fact that politics would
not interfere with the union’s policy of
education and co-operation for its mem
ber*.
Although President Cabanls F had made
the union one of its best officials, the
reinforced sentiment in regard to the
constitution prevented his name being i
presented to the convention as he will i
soon qualify for hi* legislative* duties.
The name of President Duckworth was j
presented to the convention by John I.
FuHen wood. of Polk county, and was |
honored by a number of delegates. The .
namebf Lawson Brown, the well known
farmer of Washington county, was also j
presented, but Mr. Brown declared that 1
’ he could not be a candidate as he would ;
support Mr. Duckworth.
ELECTED ON FIRST BALLOT.
The withdrawal of Mr. Brown left Mr. ‘
Duckworth and Mr. Wimberly as the ony
opposing candidates and Mr. Duckworth ;
, was elected by an overwhelming vote
on the first ballot.
Following the election of the other of
ficers of th* convention, the delegates ad
journed at 3 o’clock for an automobile
■ ride over the fine roads of Ben Hill coun-
■ ty. It is possible that the convention
• will adjourn with Its session tonight.
A number of late reports are to be
■ submitted at the evening meeting, in-
• eluding the annual statement of th* com-
■ jmlttee on agriculture, which is one of the
• most interesting reports of all th* com-
■ mlttees. A meeting of the bonded ware-
■ house company will also be held this
• evening to hear reports.
The present session of the convention
• will go down in history as being one of
• J th* most interesting meetings for the
■ I launching of plans and campaigns for the
■ advancement of the organization. The
• consideration of vital measures for the
■ education of the farmer occupied most of
• I the session’s time. On the official pro-
• gram they were mentioned as "official
■ business discussions," but in the execu-
► tive sessions they developed into heart-
■ to-heart talks, where each one gave his
■ views.
► TO KEEP MONEY AT HOME.
► The convention had brought to its at
►' tention the fact that the farmers of the
► [ south were spending millions of dollars
► I for firm implements and products in
► eastern and western markets when the,
• • same items could have been bought at
■ ; home. The profits the tarmers receive |
• for their cotton crop seem insignificant
■ when the money they send away is count-
- j ed. Th* prices they pay for products in I
► other sections of the country far exceed
• 1 th* profit* they make on their crops by
• i millions of dollars.
► j Methods by which the cotton crop could
- be more perfectly marketed were also
- i taken up. This does not mean that there
■ i will be any fight upon the middleman or
upon any business agency, but that a
“ I plan will be reached by which the busi
■: ness man as well as the farmer will be
“ > aided.
” Under the new plan th* crop will be so
• marketed that th* market will become
neither overstocked nor deteriorated.
’ There has been much complaint in the
’ past that there was too much delay be
“ tween the producer and the consumer. It
’ is for the purpose of correcting this delay
” that the new methods were brought up.
’ DIVERSIFICATION URGED.
’ The diversification of farm products
k was also urged. Land that has grown
” poor on account of th* continued plant
’ Ing of one product will be sown in other
k product* that will not only enrich the
” land, but will aid the planter*. The bow-
(Conti>a*d on pag* Two, column 3.)
SIMPLE SOLEMNITY
MARKS CROWNING OF
ENOLATS RULERS
Impressive Ceremony in West
minster Abbey Culminates in
Actual Coronation of George
V and the Queen Consort
LONDON. June 22.—King George V.,
eighth king of the house of Hanover,
was today consecrated to the service of
the British empire and in turn received
the public homage of his world-wide
i subjects.
With his consort. Queen Mary, his
majesty was crowned in the abbey of
Westminster with all the wealth of re
ligious rites and royal ceremonial pre
scribed by historic custom.
Th* picture within the grey-walled
abbey was one of medieval splendor.
The coronation services, solemn an 4 Im
posing, were , these handed down from
I the earlier centuries and the actors In
' the principal and secondary roles of the
i great function today were garbed In re
i productions of the multi-colored gold
I embroidered trappings worn by thir an
cestors.
' Outside, the usually dull streets had
I been transformed into a mass of color
The king and queen’s progress to the
abbey and the return to Buckingham pal
alce was one unbroken ovation. The
I route was hedged with a vast polyglot
host with a background of bravely deco
rated vlewisg stands an<} roofs, all of
which were crammed to their capac
ity.
Hundreds of thousands of spectators
| shouted themselves hoarse at central
points, like the Mall and the entrance to
j the Admiralty archway, where the gov
! ernment stands held a score of thou
i sands. Trafalgar square was so densely
' packed that It would have been possl
; ble to traverse the square walking on
I the heads of people. Parliament square,
j Clubland and Constitution hIU held their
countless thousands.
DEAFENING WELCOME.
[ The tumult of thunderous welcome was
almost deafening as the king and queen
passed of the outward and homeward
journeys proceded in the first Instance
and followed on their return by a state
ly superb cavalcade, of eminent princess,
many times heirs to thrones, statesmen,
diplomats, courtiers, soldiers, sailors and
men of atl flues races and creeds, from
the four quarters of the globe.
The ceremonial passed off unmarred by
untoward incidents. When dawn broke
the skies were heavy and showers fell
j during the progress of the processions of
I th* royal guests and the junior members
I of the royal family to the abbey; but
as the king and queen left Buckingham
palace to be crowned th* heavens smiled
and a flood of sunshine brightened th*
splendid pageant.
At Sandringham palace Queen Mother
Alexandra, who, 46 years ago this month
gave Britain a king, received th* news
thsut her son had taken his place in the
long line of British monarchs. v ,
A DRAB MORNING.
A drab sky and smart showers early
this morning, though they dimmed the
' freshness of the lavish decorations, did
not dull the enthusiasm of the multitude
I who for months had been planning to
I make /he 22d of June a red letter day
in their lives. >
■ Those who think th* Britisher too cold-
I blooded to enthuse should have seen him
“coronate” today.
■He Is flt to stand beside the most
j rampant American "Fourth of Julyer"
ior Gallic celebrator of the anniversary
, of th* proclamation of the republic .
Hundred* of thousands of Americans,
| Germans, Frenchmen and native* of all
| lands from China to Peru, joined the
i hustling throng and yielded themselves
I up with magnificent enthusiasm to the
coronation glam-
Th* weather was about the only thing
that had not been prearranged with ex
actness and it was the one thing likely
to mar or to jnake supremely delightful
the day that was to give Britain a new
king. ,
Fair weather had been promised and
when John- Bull looked from his window
upon leaden skies this morning he ex
perienced a pang of disappointment, but
thi* did not dampen his spirits to a no
ticeable effect.
Later hi* stolid optimism was reward
ed, for as the royal coach bearing the
king and queen to Westminster abbey
for their crowning, emerged the yard at
Buckingham palace, the clouds gave
way an<i the sun burst through In all
its glory, permitting what might have
been a bedraggled procession to become
a spectacle of splendor.
After the early morning rush of en
thusiasts, mainly of the humbler classes
and great numbers of ticket-holders
eager to secure places of vantage from
which to witness the royal procession
before the expected crowd* arrived on
the scene, there was some falling off
observed and as late as 5 o’clock, when
the front gates at Buckingham palace
were closed there was little difficulty in
moving freely any point between the
palac* and Westminster abbey.
Thence forward the crowds rapidly in
creased and by the time the troops be
gan to take up their positions along
the line of the processional route at 7:15
I o’clock there were dense masses of
spectators at every corner.
General Kitchener, who is in com
mand of the troops and 12,000 police
hurried here and there was everywhere
cheered. It was a great day for Tommy
Atkins. Sixty thousand of the empire s
picked men lined the processional route
and as they swung along to their as
signed places with a cocksure stride
they were cheered from all spectators.
Entertained by the bands, the sight
' of the troops and the scurrying about
' of officials, the crowds were well en
gaged and before tney realized it the
processions from Buckingham palace to
Westminster abbey were getting unde*
way.
Equerries to the king, escorts of co
lonial and Indian cavalry, the colonial
1 In khaki and the Indians in bright col
1 ors, passed in rapid succession.
As the first division of the sover
eign's escort of the royal horse guard
I passed slowly through the gates the
' I booming of cannon announced that the
| royal coach with the king and queen
was drawing near. _
ATTjANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1911.
/ T ll s/e the
/ I K IN)
A ’ l l l /
THE KING CROWNED!
HARROWING STORV TOLD
OF MASSACRE OF CHINESE
r
Chinamen From Torreon Says
Countrymen Were Slaugh
tered By Mexicans
NEW ORLEANS, June 22.—A harrow
ing story of the massacre of the 303
Chinese In Torreon, Mexico, by soldiers
of the revolutionary army, May 15 last,
when the rebels took that city, was re
lated by Wang Loo, a former prosper
ous merchant of that city, who passed
through here last night, en route to New
York to start life anew.
“On May 15, the day after the city fell
into the hands of the rebels,” said Loo,
"Men were running wildly about the
street*, crying ‘death to the Chinese!’
Hundreds of the rebels joined the mob
and made for a restaurant kept by Jan
Jong. The mob killed every one In the
building and wrecked th© place. Chinese
flags were torn into shreds and trampled
on.
STORE IS LOOTED.
“Then the bloodthirsty mob ran to the
dry goods store of Hoo Nam, with whom
I was associated. I tried to get Nam
to fly with me, but he was too frightened
to take one_ step and the employes were
paniq-stricken. I escaped and was given
refuge by Wentworth Conduckt, vice
president of a rubber company. I after
wards learned that Nam and every em
ploye In the store had been killed. After
they were massacred their heads were
cut off and the rebels threw some of the
mutilated remains into the street. Other
stores were completely stripped of every
thing. Every employe of the Chinese
bank and the store of the Shanghai com
pany were slain. In the store and bank
known as th© Wah Ylck company, 25
Chinese^ were killed. Whole families were
killed In some places.
DRAGGED BY HORSES. (
"Some were tied to horses and dragged
through the streets by th«ir queues until
they were dead. The mob showed the
most savage cruelty, the most fiendish
barbarism was practiced and so far as
I know the leaders of the rebels did
nothing to stop the murder and pillage.
Some of the victims were actually quar
tered. The massacre was directed whol
ly against the Chinese. No one else was
molested.” .
Lo made his way to the City of Mex
ico, he says, where h* secured money to,
get away. He reported the matter to the
Chinese charge d’affaires, who in turn
reported to the imperial government. He
is confident China will force Mexico to
pay full indemnity.
GIRL SHOOTS AT MAN;
THEN DRINKS POISON
BROOKHAVEN, Miss., June 22.—After
firing on Morris Mendle, a merchant of
this city, Miss Annie Goldstein, of New
Orleans, committed suicide at a local
hotel today by swallowing an ounce of
carbolic acid. Mendle was not Injured.
The shooting occurred at Mendle's store
and followed a conversation between the
two earlier in the day at the hotel where
Miss Goldstein was stopping. Passersby,
attracted by the report of the revolver,
found Mendle and the girl scuffling for
possession of the weapon. The young wo
man was escorted to her hotel and short
ly afterward attaches of the hotel found
her in her apartments In a dying condi
tion from the effects of the poison.
The girl was formerly In the employ
of Mendle. She returned to New Orleans,
however, some months ago, and since has
made frequent visits to Brookhaven.
GOOD ROME CAMPAIGN
LAUNCHED IN ELBERT
ELBERTON, Ga., June 22.—The coun
ty commissioners of Elbert have Inau
gurated a road Improvement campaign.
They have requested the office of pub
lic roads of th* department of agricul
ture to send an expert engineer here
and go over the situation with them and
tel Ithem how to proceed to get results
desired. L. ,W. Page, director of this
PAYMASTER'S CLERK
CAUGHT IN BUFFALO
ISIORMICHttL
Edward Valentine Lee, Who
Looted Battleship Georgia, Is
Same Man Who Scattered
Coiri So Lavishly Here
BUFFALO, N. Y„ June 22.—Carrying a
suit case containing $25,000 of the $46,000
he took from the vaults of ithe battle ship
Georgia, Edward Valentin© Lee, alias A.
W. Carmichael, was arrested here last
night while he was enjoying an automo
bile ride.with a young woman of recent
acquaintance.
His arrest followed a search that took
secret' service agents from Atlanta
through almost every state in the coun
try. /
‘ Following his arrest, Lee was taken to
police headquarters where he coolly told
the police of his movements, and de
scribed how he absconded from the battle
ship Georgia with $46,000. Lee told the
police since his departure from the battle
ship he had lived lavishly and that it had
been customary for him to spend as
much as SSOO a day.
WOMAN BETRAYED HIM.
Lee’s arrest is the result of placing
confidence in a young woman whom he
met in Toronton, where he lived in th*
royal suite at the King Edward hotel.
While out for a ride with the Toronto
girl he explained the presence of a mag
azine revolver in his possession by say
ing he was a defaulter and was in con
stant expectation of being apprehended.
The girl told her brother, who informed
the police. Lee learned that secret serv
ice agents were close on his track and
came here, where he registered at one
of the hotels and occupied the most ex
pensive suite.
Detective Sergeant O’Grady was detail
ed on the case and traced Lee’s baggage.
He was registered under the name of
Evans. O’Grady followed Lee all day
yesterday and was standing on a street
corner when he noticed him speeding
along in a big automobile.
' Is Again Re-Elected
W \
JOHN T. M DAHIEL
On* of th* most popular official* of
th* Georgia Farmer*' union, who Dum
ber* hi* friends by th* thousand*, and
wa* again re-elected ■*cr*tary-tr*a«ur*r
at th* Fitzgerald convention.
GEORGIA RED MEN
HOLD MAGON. WIEWiM
, Greatest Attendance in Histo
ry Ushers in Annual Ses
sion of Convention
' MACON, Ga., June 22.—The first annual
meeting of the Red Men of the state
convened in the Shrlners’ hall this morn
ing with the largest attendance that has
ever attended one of the state meetings.
At least 300 members of the Sun Coun
-1 cil from Griffin, Atlanta and a number
• of south Georgia cities were in attend-
> ance. Mayor Moore made the address
of welcome, following the calling of the
. meting to order by Great Sachem Henry
’ Ward, of Savannah.
The response to this address was d«-
'■ llvered by Thomas H. Jeffries, of Atlan
ta, who is the great representative of the
: order. Nothing other than matter* of
importance was considered at the
L business session which lasted part of the
morning.
At 3 o’clock In the afternoon a barbecue
> was tendered the Indians at the Georgia
[ Industrial Home, and upon the return
to the city, a big parade was given on
th.e principal streets of the city, which
' was no doubt, the largest and best ever
1 held at one of the Sun Councils.
> The council chose Griffin as the next
I meeting place after a warm fight with
Atlanta. E. A. Baughn, of Atlanta, was
elected great sachem; Sam Bell, of Jef
ferson, great senior sagamore; C. F.
Stroberg. of Macon, great junior saga>-
! more; M. J. Daniels, of Griffin, re-elected
1 great keeper of records; Henry M. Ward,
' of Savannah, great prophet.
Pocahontas elections were as follows:
' Mrs. Florence Hubbard, of Augusta,
great Pocahontas.
Mrs. Fred Hudson, of Atlanta, great
• Winona; Mrs. P. L Coleman, of At
lanta. great Minnehaha; Mrs. Frank F.
1 Smith, of Atlanta, great keeper of rec
■ ords and great keeper of wampum.
! COMMISSION TO SEE
FORESTS OF GEORGIA
: Inspection Will Be for Tract
to Be Included in
Reserve
KNOXVILLE. Tenn., June 22.—A con
gressional commission, consisting of Con
gressmen Hawley, Lee and Austin, pass
de through Knoxville today en route to
Blount county, this state, where in com
pany with a representative of the for
estry department of the United States
they will inspect a 70,’000-acre tract of
land which its owners desire made a part
of the Appalachian forest reserve.
They will also proceed into Georgia
and investigate a 40,000-acre tract in that
state. It is expected that the entire
amount of forest lands can be purchased
for less than half a million dollars out
of the park reserve fund, advantage of
which must be taken before June 30. The
land lying in Tennessee will be sold at
$3 per acre, the present owners reserv
ing the right to cut the timber for a
term of years. , .
NEW $500,000 HOME FOR
ROCKEFELLER’S SON
NEW YORK. June 22.—John D. Rock
efeller will build a new $500,000 home for
his son this summer on part of a plot
which he accumulated recently as a pos
sible site for the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church. The trustees of the church de
cided not to build a new edifice. The
land cost Mr. Rockefeller $475,000 and he
has just conveyed a generous slice of it
to his son, the deed specifying that he re
ceived "SIOO and other lawful considera
tions.”
On this plot the new home will be
built, adjoining the elder Rockefeller’s
home on 54th street. Plans are now being
drawn for the structure. __ _
NO. 79.
GOV. BROWN DENIES
REQUISITION FOR
THOMASB. FEEDER
Governor Takes Action Imme
diately Following Hearing on
Thursday--Says He Doubted
Requisition From First
Governor Brown refused the Felder
requisition at 1:45 o’clock Thursday after
noon, immediately at the conclusion of
the hearing.
In stating his refusal, the governor said
that he had referredt he papers soon,
after he received them from Governor
Blease, of South Carolina, te Attorney
General Hewlette A. Hall, of Georgia,
and that the attorney general discovered
practically the same defects in them a»
were pointed out by the opposition Thura-i
day.
Ait 11 o’clock Thursday morning Gov
ernor Brown began his hearing of the
pros and cons upon the requisition from,
Gov. Cole Blease, of South Carolina, for*
the custody of Hon. Thomas B. Felder,,
member of the Atlanta law firm of An- 1
derson, Felder, Rountree & Wilson. '
The charge against Mr. Felder, as stat-l
ed In the requisition, is that in 1904 ha
attempted to bribe H. H. Evans, a mem-1 J
ber of the board of control of the South
Carolina dispensary commission, and
so doing conspired to cheat and deiraud
the state of South Carolina.
Mr. Felder's answer was a flat denied
of the charge, and the offering of a
counter charge that Governor Blease
actuated by malice and spite. The de
fense was further that a South Carolin!,
grand jury has been In session in New
berry county since the requisition wat.
granted, refused to indict Mr. Felder for '.l
the offense charged, and that the requi
sition is based solely upon an unsus*.
ported warrant. •
Some weeks ago Governor Blease ar -
nounoed that h* would honor no morn
requisitions from Governor Brown, of |
Georgia, as they were being made simply
to enforce the payment of debts.
The hearing began by Spencer R. Ab- |
kinson, on* of the attorneys representing
Mr. Felder, introducing Alex King, who *
presented objection* to th* requisition
papers against Mr. Felder.
MR. KING’S OBJECTION.
"Among the prime requisites to the re
moval of a man to another state for
trial,” h* said, "is an affidavit setting
forth the offense alleged against him.
This is necessary for the executive air- '
thorizing the requisition to know that th-»
charge that has been made is based o-i
a certain, unequivocal allegation.
"Th* warrant that has been issue I
against Mr. Felder is merely .vague. It
recites that a Mr. Kelley on information g
or belief charges that Mr. Felder wa«
guilty of bribery. No Indication is given
of the source of this information or be- y
lief. The date of the offense is indifi
nitely given as some time in October, in
1904. The amount of the bribe is not in- ■s
dlcated and th* purpose of the alleged
bribe is almost as indefinite. It is stated
merely that this supposed bribe was to
induce H. H. Evans to vote or pass judg- j
followed by George Johnston, of New- j
bery, who also spoke in Mr. Felder’s fa
vor.
LAWYERS AT HEARING.
The following lawyers attended th*
ment or take other action—the warrant
never says what.
BASED ON CONCLUSIONS. g
"The entire charge la based merely on
conclusions.”
He read several decisions to sustain
his contention -to show that the charg€S (
against Mr. Felder are insufficient to' |
warrant Mr. Felder’s being removed to
South Carolina for trial.
The incompleteness es th* charges
against Mr. Felder was further explained
by P. H. Brewster and by J. D. Kilpat
rick. Each contended that unless Mr.
Felder had been in South Carolina at th*
time the offense charged against him
was committed, that he would not be a
fugitive from justice and thait he, would
not be extraditable.
Mr. Kilpatrick reviewed several deci
sions to establish the contention tha.t
an individual shall net be extradited un
less reasonable proof of his guilt Is fur- 1 j
nlshed, unless it is proved that he wsjn
present in the state to which he is to b*‘
extradited at the tlm* of the offent»*|
charged, and unless it is proved that he
has fled from justice.
NEVER BEEN INDICTED.
He brought out the fact that th* oniY|
charge against Mr. Felder 1s in a war
rant, and that he has never been in
dicted by a. grand jury, though the of-!
sense alleged against him is said to
have been committed six years ago.
Mr. Atkinson raised the objection to.
the requisition papers that certificate® I j
it contained had not been attested and
that no proof was furnished that they! z
were authentic. An act of congress wsa
produced which requires that records |
presented by one state to another shall
be attested by a judge and a clerk ofi
his court.
■‘Measured by this act of congre*«,’j
he declared, “there is no authenticated,
record in these requisition papers.”
AFFIDAVIT NECESSARY.
Mr. Atkinson further discussed the ne- J|
cessity of requisition papers being accom
panied by a definite'affidavit; and pre- •-A
seated a recent ruling of the supreme ■
court of Georgia in which it is held that . f
a request for extradition is insufficient
unless It contains such an affidavit
“Under this record,” he declared, lay-, -5a
ing his hand on the requisition papers,
“we, the Bar association, do not think
this’requisition should be honored.”
Mr. Atkinson s statement concluded th* /
opening objections to the requisition, and
W. A. Holman, of Charleston, special at
torney for the state of South Carolina,'
rose to present his reasons why the re
quisitlon should be allowed. Before he
began, Mr. Felder demanded to know by
whom he was employed and who was re
sponsible for the charges in the requisi
tion papers.
EMPLOYED BY GOV. BLEASE.
Mr. Holman answered that he was em
ployed by Governor Blease to represent j
South Carolina, but that he didn’t know J
who caused the charges against*./Mr.
Felder.
The seal of the state of South ; -
he maintained, was sufficient to
lish the authenticity of the
papers* and, in face of this seal,
contentions that the requisition
were not properly attested were not
isled. He insisted that sufficient
davits were contained in the papers.
Several times, he declared, that, a*
as he was concerned, there was no
sonal fe>ling in the case. Mkkh
In reply to a question from Mr.
kinson. he answered that since a
rant was sworn out at Newberry, th*
county grand jury has met there and al- 9
journed without indicting Mr. Felder. 9
