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MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1908.
DAILY, S7.00 A YEAR.
COMMERCE COMMISSION RAPPED
BY U. S. SUPREME COURT IN CASES
OF E. H. HARRIMAN AND OTTO KAHN
CaiM Press Questions Rela
tive to Private Trans
actions, Rales Court
POWERS OF COMMISSION
REFERRED TO BY COURT
In Course of His Opinion* Justice
Holmes Asserted That the Powers
Conferred in the Interstate Com
merce Law Exceed Any Which
Have Ever Been Delegated by a
Constitutional Body of Lawmakers—
In a Dissenting Opinion by Justisee
Harlan and McKenna it is Stated
That the Decision Will Materially
Narrow Scope of Commerce Law.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.—In decid
ing today the cases of Edward 1L
Hurritnan and Otto H. Kahn vs. tho
interstate commerce commission, tho
supreme court of the United States
held the commission Is not entitled
under the Interstate commerce law to
press questions relative to. private
transactions, even though they involve
dealings in the securities of Interstate
railroads when the investigation of
which such questions are a part has
been begun upon the commission's ln-
f itiative.
Powers of Commission Very Broad.
The opinion of the court was an
nounced by Justice Holmes and dealt
with the refusal of Messrs. Harriman
end Kal>n to make reply to questions
put by the commission in the oourse
of an inquiry concerning the dealings
of Mr. Harriman as president of the
Union Pacific railway in the stocks of
other railroad companies, many of
which are competing lines. In the
course of his opinion Justice Holmes
6aid that, tho commission’s inquiries
should be* confined to. cases In which
complaint had been made. He said
that privacy should be properly re
garded in proceedings begun by the
commission for'own purposes. He
also said that the powers conferred
in the Interstate commerce law’ exceed
any which have ever been delegated
by a constitutional body of law
makers.
The Dissenting Opinion.
In a dissenting opinion concurred
In by Justices Harlan and McKenna,
Justice Day declared the effect of the
opinion, of the majority of the :court
would be to materially narrow the
Bcope of tho Interstate commerce law.
Theso three justices took the* situation
that the questions of the commission
bo far as they were sustained by the
United States circuit for tho southern
district of New York wero entirely
proper under the law nnd should have
been answered by Harriman and Kahn.
Justices Harlan and McKenna went
eveq farther and held that all of the
commission’s questions should have
received responses.
Justice Moody did not participate In
the case.
Commission Not Surprised.
No surprise was expressed by the
Interstate commerce commission at tho
decision. It la not felt by the com
mission that the decision will affect
seriously Its powers of railroad regu
lation. The question passed upon by
tho supremo ’court Is considered by
the commission to be largely academic.
Inasmuch as the questions propounded
to Mr. Harriman and to Mr. Kahn did
not effect materially the determinations
of the so-callo.l “Harriman cases.”
this week on the insatiable public cu
riosity anent the Elkipsesque love af
faire, the etealthv action of a smartly-
got-up woman who was strolling by
the residence of Senator Elkins on K
street. The only grounds to the man
sion consist of a small semi-circular
plot in front of the house, fenced in
by a low iron railing, and occupied
entirely by trailing English Ivy and
a few rhododendron bushes.
Two sections of a letter, tom through
its envelope, lay suggestively in the
middle of the space on top of the ivy.
Ah. potent the-temptation! Mightn’t
It be a billet doux from Abruzzi. waft
ed through some window! What wom
an could resist? This one glanced
about furtively, and, believing herself
unobserved, took her umbrella and
through the bars of the railing vnnk-
ed tho tom missive within reach. Eu
reka! A* guilty glance at the super
scription, then disgustedly the contra
band trophy was flung to the pave
ment. Tho letter was directed to the
fire department Immediately across the
street from the home of the might-
have-been Duchess of the Abnuzl. A
looker-on snickered.
JUVENILE COURT
il
BY GRAND JURY’S RECOMMEND-
ATION IT BECOMES OPERA
TIVE IMMEDIATELY.
Mr. Harriman Net Surprised.
NEW YORK. Dec. 14.—Mr. Harriman
Mid In reference to the decision of the
supreme court at Washington today that
biiu v» uuiu iiuvq urun
rather glad to have don«- so If It had
been proper, hut his relation to bli corpo-
MISS KATIE ELKINS
WEARS NO WILLOW
WHETHER OR NOT ENGAGEMENT
IS OFF THIS CHILD OF FOR.
TUNE GAY AND HAPPY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—Whether
her royal engagement or near-engage
ment Is off for fair or not—and thOre
are those who misdoubt It—Miss Kath
erine Elkins, the stately and statu
esque, certainly Is not wearing the wil
low. That is, of course,- unless It be
a willow plume. She wears plenty of
those—such beauties, too. Sho was
the apotheosis of radiant, triumphant
girlhood in a box at the National
Theater the other night in becoming
decolletage—It’s the thing to do now—
go low-neck to the show*—in a tightly-
swathing gown of soft black aitln,
very much en train, with an opera
cloak carelessly draped over the back
of her chair, of satin, the tint of
nn American Beauty rose, richly em
broidered In gold. The ensemble was
magical. Miss Elkins has unusual
length of limb and an imperious car
riage. Sho Is veritably a daughter of
the gods in physical architecture. Her
face la sweet and winning, without
rule and compass beauty. Her mouth
I* not small, and her eye* are not
large, and her nose Is a very every
day tort of an affair—not a bit elastic.
Yet somehow she’s there with the
looks, all right, this favored child of
fortune. Her soft, dark brown hair
she arranges most simply, parting It
end drawing It back on each side of
her low brow In two pretty curves.
Miss Elkins and Mrs. Loncworth
both. In their respective euHTurse, give
a wide berth to the prevailing mon-
• rtro»!ty which makea the fashionable
tress arrangement reaemblt a little of
well-regulated frankfurter* circling
armnl a dish of sauerkraut In the
middle.
Insatiable Cur»e*’ty.
it *„• sc rusting commentary
SAVANNAH, Ga.. Dec. 14.—With a
second grand Jflry’s recommendation
today, the law passed by the legisla
ture providing for a Juvenile court
for Chatham county becomes opera
tive. Judge Walter G. Charlton is
empowered to create the court and
appoint the necessary officers.
Cows Poisoned.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 14.—Fearing
that the cattle in tho vicinity of
Clio were being stricken with tho
disease that caused the cattle quaran
tine* In several northern states, Dr. A.
Jasmco, of this city, has Just finished
an examination of a dozen or more
cows there that had died suddenly.
He declares that despite the unusual
number of deaths, there was no epi
demic but that the cows had been
poisoned eating decayed grass.
Central's Bond Case.
SAVANNAH, Ga.. Dec. 14.—Argu
ments In the suits brought by Cen
tral railway bondholders for back In-
teroat_ot income bonds were begun be
fore Special ' Auditor Col. William
Garrard today. It Is acknowledged
that the attorneys, Judge S. B. Ad
ame and Judge W. N. Cohen, for the
bondholders, and Col. A. R. Lawton
and T. M. Cunningham, Jr., for tho
railroad, will not conclude before
Thursday evening. Even wbjle this
suit Is pending another is being be
gun, with auditors going over tho
railroad’s books. The last bills filed
against the rallrond aro for Interest
on first, second and third Income
bonds for the year ending June 30,
1908.
Soldiers Promoted,
SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 14.—First
Lieutenant R. W. Baughan, Second
Lieutenant George D. Semken and
First Sergeant John 8. Rancho, of
the Gorman Volunteers, First regiment,
were advanced to the next higher po
sitions tonight. Tho captaincy was
vacant through the elevation to be
major of Capt. J. D. Helmken.
m. TAFT HAS HIS
PICTOREJ'TOOK”
Also Gives First of Series of
Sittings to a Portrait
Painter.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—President-
elect Wllltan) H. Taft .found thl, tho
quietet day he hna had ,lncc leaving
Hot Spring,. During the morning
end afternoon were received a num
ber of caller, at tho home of hi,
brother, Henry W. Taft, and this
evening he attended e performance at
one of the uptown theatre,. During
the day Mr. Taft found time to alt
for ieveral photograph, and al,o glvo
the flnt of n eerie, of elttlng, to a
portrait painter.
Mr. Taft', molt protracted confer
ence of the day wa, with Frank R
Kellogg, the prosecuting attorney for
the government In the Standard Oil
and ,0-called Harriman coses. Mr.
Kellogg frequently ha, been men
tioned for attorney-general In Mr.
Taft's cabinet.
Other ealler. Included Booker T.
Washington, 'whose visit was purely
personal, and State Chairman Tim
othy L. Woodruff, rwho took tho pres
ident-elect for & long automobile ride
during the forenoon.
Mr. Taft said' today the name of
former Governor Franklin Murph'/, of
New Jersey, had been presented to
him for a cabinet position by the New
Jersey senators and other men of
promlnenco In the party.
Congressman Fowler,, chairman of
the house committee on currency, dis
cussed financial legislation with Mr.
TsfL
Ovation for Presldont-Eloet.
Mr. Taft was the object of a hearty
demonstration tonight at the Aator thea
ter. which he atundMt with a number of
friends, tasking up a bo* party. At the
end of the first act the entire audience
wee And cheered the presldent-eleet for
a full half mlnuts while the orchestra
ntayad the "*»r Kransim Danner.’'
Ther. was a similar drmenttration after
the third art. coupled with rails far a
rpeach, to whMi Mr. Taft responded only
by smiling and bosrlng.
■ Ssveensh Club Intertables.
NEW YORK. Dec. I4.-A numi-er
members of the Ms van ash AgromnMIn
Club teas enUrisIned at ittnanr tonlsht
at the Cafe Martin. There were no
speeches end at the ennHueion of the
read a theater party wee funned and
§j»s ‘ -pen* thn evening at
Wants Law Changed—Glad
Taft Is Elected—A n A in us
ing Situation
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 14.—Dr. Len G.
Broughton's political sermon of last
night at the Baptist Tabernacle was
the subject of considerable good-natur
ed discussion In Atlanta today, par
ticularly his remarks anent nvar-beur.
But wo are to enforce the law as we
have It until we get another session
of the legislature, and then change
the law so as to prevent this near-
beer evil, which stands Jn the way of
demonstrating to the world the great
est blessing that could come to our
civilization,” he declared.
Pledge of tho Candidate.
It Is recalled that during the guber
natorial campaign, Dr. Broughton with
several other leading prohibitionists,
called on Governor-elect Brown and
asked that ho sign a pledge to veto
any bill looking to the repeal of or a
change In the prohibition law. To
prove that he was a sincere prohibi
tionist. Mr. Brown signed a statement
to that effect, while at the same re
senting the sinister Implication of his
political opponents. This statement
from Mr. Brown was pronounced by
Dr. Broughton and such other prohi
bitionists ns Seaborn Wright as en
tirely satisfactory. Despite the can
didate's generous act. their opposition
to him on tho score of tho “whisky
question” was continued. From Gov
ernor Smith they accepted a pledge to
veto any mcasuro affecting the pro
hibition law. except “to Improve” the
same; but fearing a difference of opin
ion as to what "to Improve” might
be construed to mean such a condition
was not acceptable from Mr. iRrown.
The prohibition law was nt that time
satisfactory, as the opinion of the
court of appeals by which thn near-
beer business was given legal sanction
had not been handed down.
*Mr. Brown Released From Pledge?
Many are of opinion that after Mr.
Brbwn gave satisfactory assurance
ovor his own signature to flvo of tho
most representative prohibitionists In
the south, that his statements to tho
effect that he was In favor of the en
forcement and the retention of tho
prohibition low had been sincerely
made, when all but two of them as
well as others promlnontly identified
with tho prohibition movement, broke
their Implied pledge and continued to
oppose him ns “tho representative of
the liquor Interests,” he was released,
ethically and morally, from his prom
ise. It will be recalled that It wan
after Mr. Brown’s word had been given
that Dr. Broughton let forth a tlrndo
of nbuso and denunciation against the
Brown candidacy, referring to the
strong support that candidacy had In
Chatham county ns coming from ’’Ger
man beer-bellies.” Dcsplto tho pur
pose of tho sermon. It may bn ntjtted
parenthetically as a political fact now
recognized by the leaders on both sides
of the recent contest, that It contrib
uted largely to Mr. iBrown’s success. i$
was also after this that the Georgia
Anti-Saloon League gavo what
amounted virtually to Its endorsement
of Governor Hoke Smith’s candidacy
for re-election. And this contributes
to some extent to tho Brown cause,
and dealt the league a blow from wh!c«t
It has not yo* recovered.
Ignoring these incidents the state con
vention which nominated Mr. Brown em
bodied his pledge In tho state platform,
by the adoption of the following plank:
Pledge Embodied In Platform,
"Tho successful candidate for governor
having by his political utterances remov
ed the prohibition question from tho
field of loglsletlon for the next two years,
we should, therefore, dlsenuragn by nil
legitimate means, any jeffort to repeal,
emasculate or weaken the present law,
nnd favor Its honest and strict enforce
ment.”
This slone would probably .prevent Mr.
Broun approving nny legislation affecting
tho present law.
It’s a Poor Rule, Etc.
How Dr. Broughton can expect nny
legislation to prevent what he terms tho
near-beer curse, in faco of pledges from
the guliematorlal candidate nnd the state
convention, exacted In large measure bv
himself. Is not known. If Mr. Brown Is
released from Ids obligations sufficiently
to appeove an amendment eradicating
the near-beer evil, he will be released
from all having to do wl'h the prohibi
tion question nnd will be free to exercise
his own Judgment as to other amend
ments submitted for hie approval.
An Amusing Condition,
The situation illustrates the amusing
condition Into which the prohibition ques
tion has been forced by the prohibition
ists. By reason of their own excursion
Into the realm of politics. It is probable
that more beer saloons than there were
whisky saloons in the old days, will con-
tlnuo to flourish for two more years nnd
cause every visitor to Georgia to laugh
at what was termed to be "the strong
est and best prohibition lnw every writ
ten into & book of statutes.”
Broughton and Taft.
In addition to his comment on prohibi
tion, Dr. Broughton congratulated tho
nation on tho election of William If. Taft
and Atlanta on the success of Robert F.
Maddox. He had only words of eulogy
for Gdvernor Hughes, who won his cam
paign for re-election in New York state.
The sermon was heard by one of the
largest audiences that has filled the tab
ernacle tills season. It was known that
the doctor was prevailed on during tho
recent municipal campaign to withhold
his comment until after the election,
and many wanted to know what he had
to say. His pre-election comment on the
contest consisted of nothing more than
generalities, refraining to mention the
names of either cadidate.
Raps State Supreme Court.
He took occasion to roast the state su
preme court for holding that 4 per cent
beer Is intoxicating—something that
court has not dona. The decision wml
handed down hy the court of appeals,
and the question was based on a four per
cent beer. This was not held to be the
minimum amount that would cause In
toxication.
Answer in Thomas' Suit,
ATLANTA. Ga.. T)ee. 14.—An answer
was filed today by Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Hpter to the suit for 9100.000 brought
by Russell A. Thomas for allenstlng the
affections of his wife, who was Miss
Hllvty Spear, and was tak-n from him
the day following their marriage.
A general denial of Thomas' allegation
Is mad*, and charges of duress and fraud
made, against him at In the Speer suit
for annulment.
The answer say*. In pari.
A* to paragraph 1, defendant* admit
that on the Wth day of Heptember. IMS,
a marriage ceremony was performed be
tween the plaintiff and Rllvey Adeleno
•peer, bat the said marriage ceremony
was performed as the result of dvraes,
for<-*, fraud, menace*, and threats on
th*- paffmf the plaintiff and his father
end was Void end the Mid Rllvey
l*es filed a petition to anneal the same, in
Fulton superior court, and th*M defend
ants aver that «h* said pretended mar- 1
Hag* ceremony did not result In giving
BRIEF SUMMARY
- CONGRESS DOINGS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14^-Tho
Brownsville affair consumed
nearly tho entire session, of tho
senate today. Sonator Foraker
obtained the floor early in the
day and read letters from a for-
mop soldier of the 25th rogiment
telling of the procedure of gov
ernment detectives fh attempts to
got a confession from him. Mr.
Foraker introduced on amend-
ent to his original bill for tho
re-enlistment of these soldier*,
providing that a commission of
three retired army officers ba
created to determine whether the
discharged' soldiers are innocent
of complicity in the shooting up
of Brownavillo as a prerequisite
for their re-enlistment instead
of leaving that duty with the
president as provided by the
Warner bill.
Following closely upon these
remarks the president’s message
giving the results of the war de
partment’s investigation of the
Brownsville affair was read and
Mr. Foraker again took the floor
to comment upon the message.
Senator Carter announced that
tomorrow ho would speak on the
postal savings bank bill and
would ask that it be made the
unfinished business of the sen
ate.
At 3:14 the senate adjourned.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—
While considering bills dealing
with affairs in the District of
Columbia, the house today pass
ed a measure providing for 85-
cent gas in Washington. The
bill now goes to the senate # a« ..
well as another bill abolishing ••
"bucket shops” In the District.
A bill providing for free lec
tures in the publio scYook was
voted down.
An attempt by Representative
Henry, of Tex*** to obtain a
chanqe in the reference of a bill
prohibiting the making of fu
ture contracts on agricultural
products brouqht forth the prom
ise from Chairman Scott of the
agricultural committee that his
committee would soon grant
hearings to farmers’ unions nnd
others on this subject. Tho
house voted to adiourn Saturday,
December 19, to Monday, January
4, and adjourned for the day at
5 p. m.
the contrary, the aald marrlago was
tiff's having threatened ttye raid Sllvey
Adeleno Speer nnd having entered Into
a conspiracy with his father to force tho
said Sfivey Adeline Speer Into a marriage
ceremony was consummated. Plaintiff’s
father falsely rcnrosSnled himself In Ful
ton court of ordinary “
of raid Rllvey Adelenn
try to be the guardian
mo Sneer, nnd likewise
to thd -minister per-
tho consent
represented falsely ...
forming the ceremony thgt t
of the aald minor’s points had been
obtained. She wu but 16 years old. mere
child, nnd the numerous threat* of vio
lence that would be done to her father
If she did not marry the said plaintiff,
worked upon her youthful mind nnd, to
gether with the .other ftuydulent not*
herein described, brought about
marrlngp. which these defendant* snv
nn-1 1* absolutely void.
Further answering, defendants say that
they Imvo never alienated tho affections
of «nld Rllvey Adeleno Speer for the plain
tiff. hut on the contrary tho said SJIvev
lmd no affection for the plaintiff, that
she whs entrapped nnd forced into wild
pretended marriage, and was only too g’ad
of th«* first opportunity offered to leave
the plaintiff.
Epidemic of Burglary.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. 14.—The epidemic
of hurglarv which has prevailed In At
lanta for tho past week, bus not ceased,
but new crimes are being brought to tho
attention of the police every day. Dur
ing the past three days nearly n doxen
places have been entered. One of the
oddest of all the crimes was committed
In tho yard of Judge 8. H. Landrum's
home. The judge, who Is a magistrate,
was marrying a couple In the parlor.
with tilt * —" '
wltncsxc
formed.
id cart ,v„ .... ....’ ' ■ ■ ■ —-~—. .
C. T. Buchanan was held up nt the
point of a pistol nnd robbed of 116
his home last night.
Richard Ltnkmar. of Oakland city, was
held up and robbed of *5 at the corner
of Courtland street nnd Forest avenue nt
about tho same time.
Text Book Question.
ATLANTA, Gn.. Dec. 14.—The stato
text hook commission heard from repre
sentatives of a dozen or mors publishing
houses this afternoon regarding the mer
its of the different pub»‘ca*lcn,« offered to
supply tho three vacancies left in tho list
of books to bo adopted for use In the
schools during tho next flvo years. Ex
cepting tho three to he selected, all tho
bonks now used will be continued.
Tho majority of those who appeared
before the commission were agents of
publishers. One author Lawton B.
Evans, superintendent of the schools of
Richmond county, was present, to ex-
R laln ft grammar recently prepared hy
Im. nnd which has been offered to sup
plement Hyde’s First Course, which has
Vt-nnC fllitnrv nt
been dropped.
W w |n .u- Mr. Evans’ Hlstorv of
Georgia has bePn retained and will ho
continued.
In addition to the new grammar,
commission will select a primary and In
termediate arithmetic, nnd n work on ag
riculture. as well ns a series of writing
books.
- Cattle Tick Prpblem.
ATLANTA. Gn., Dec. 14.—Because of
alleged lack of co-operation from the peo
ple of this state, the fedeml government
threatens to erase Its effort* to drive
tho ’’’cattle tick” from Georgia. During
the past few yesr* the .national depart
ment has expended nearly Sir,,000 In this
work, keeping nbout a dozen men here
nil the time, but those who have been In
charge report that 111tlo actual progre**
has been made. This, they say. Is dt:o
to popular apathy or outright opposl
The "cattle tick.” by which Texas fov
or and other disease* common to cattle
is spread. Is sntd to cont the south more
than, ir,0.000.000 every year. Several
ycayt ago. tho federal government began
n systematic campaign to drive It from
tho country. The plan was to begin At
th- nortbom boundary of th, tlcJt rrjtlon
and work notifhwairl. A. ft eommuitty
Is rid of th- ilnnrrr. It I, quarsntlnud
npahirt other romniunltlo,.
Nothin* mold ho don# without tho
-Support of tho ntnto *ovoromont;. nnd to
Klvo old on npproprlfttlon of ,400 war
tnftdo by tho »tM« Ircbdaturo. Govern
mont'roprorrntoMvo* hnvo worit.il under
deportment of ,«rieultu™ hui Riven nioh
ftoilotanoo no within It, power to render.
Reven eoiintleo hove been eftnv»»oed ftnd
the rattle exumlnrd nnd thOM Infeetnd
they rnmplotft th, work of
oradlofttlen In n dloirlet. nil I, mode un
ion, hr thn roIntM'duotlnn of thn trout.!
by monnn of rattle Imported from un
lourhed dlatrteln Th»v ftll-ne that tho
««n«r«l putillr linn no, alone been npnthe
counties thst have
are located In north Gw
owing to the non-existence i
latlons. It has been natural
keep the effected cattle ft
... ... __ , affected. Authorities MTS
the plaintiff the rights of a husband, out I to think that this has lx
T
Addresses Senate in Behalf of
Discharged Soldiers, Scor
ing the Detectives.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—Senator
Foraker today Introduced an amend
ment to tho bill providing for the re-
cnllstmcnt of negro troops discharged
without honor because of alleged par
ticipation in the affray at Brownavllle,
Texas, and addressed tho senate con
cerning the amendment. Ho pro
poses in his new measure to estab
lish a tribunal consisting of retired
army officers, naming theso officers
In the bill, before whom evidence may
bo submitted as to the guilt of de
fendants, and before whom the de
fendants themselves might appear to
unswer charges.
The measure Is so drawn as prac
tically 1o tako out of tho hands of tno
executive nnd give to a tribunal ap
pointed by congress full authority to
consider the Brownsville question, and
b*y; its findings provide for tho ro-
enltstment of tho discharged negroes.
Mr. Foraker** Address.
In addressing tho senate Mr. For
aker said it wa* nn elementary prop
osition In law that the accused may
have an opportunity to confront tho
accuser nnd to appear In person and
answer evidence with evidence. He
said that ho had not expected it would
bte. accessary to enter ui»on a now
Investigation of the nrownsvllle
question, but that during tho summer
letters had been coming to him from
theso discharged negro soldiers de
claring that detectives were con
stantly engaging thorn In conversa
tion. “These iqon,” said Senator
Foraker, “are not secret service de
tectives, of course, for they u'ould
fiuv4 no right under the law to en
gage in such service.”
Continuing, the senator spoko of
'the activities of the detectives, as
outlined by his correspondents, say
ing that In many cases they went so
far as to tnko up their dwelling with
thA discharged soldiers for tho pur
pose of. securing their confidence ond
spying upon their movements. Tho
senator read some extracts from tho
letters, a hutch of which ho held In
his hand ns he spoke.
One of the soldiers wrote to Senn-
ator Foraker that he was questioned
by a detertlvo In respect to nny let
ters he might have received, from tho
senator.
“There seems to be a good deal of
Jnterest about my correspondence,”
added Mr. Foraker.
President's Message Read.
Upon the conclusion of Mr. Forft-
ker’a remarks Mr. Culberson asked
that tho president’s message on tho
Brownsville affair be read. Vloo-
Prcsidont Fairbanks directed that that
lie done, nil senator* present remain
ing In their seats and listening atten
tively to tho rcudlng. *
Senator Foraker took tho floor as
soon as tho president's message and
the accompanying reports had been
read. He, rend ft letter from >Boyd
Conyers, a discharged sold lac, who Is
alleged to hnvo made a confession to a
colored detective named Lawson,
whose report accompanies other con
tained In the document made up by
the war department nnd read today.
In his lettor to Senator Forakir, Con
yers speaks of tho visit of Lawson to
Monroe, an., Where Conyers has been
living. Conyers says he learned that
Lawson was there to “pick” him and
that he had the “high sheriff” arrest
Lawson. An Lawson had not had an
opportunity to have a private talk
with Conyers, according to the latter’s
letter. It made him ungry ami Conyerh
says Lawson “told lies” to the sheriff
about him,
Negro Detective and His Mark.
At, this point Mr. Foraker ref4»rred
caustically to this colored detective,
calling attention to tho fact that his
“high sounding, smooth, logical report
In signed with his mnrk,” and pausing
to look around tho senate, tho senator
added:
“When this thing Is gone to the hot
tom of. all honest mon will be ashamed
of It.”
Mr. Foraker said the statement of
tho president concerning this investi
gation by detectives showed tho pro
priety of adopting such a provision as
that embodied In his amendment.
“It seems to me,” he said, ’’that one
of tho worst features of this who’.t
unfortunate bunlncss is that tills man
should now be pursued In thin wiy
by accret detectives In tho' manner 1
have described.”
Senator Foraker rend a letter he had
written to Conyers, In which ho said
ho (the senator) would “look after”
the detectives who wore visiting him
”at tho proper time.”
'That promise will be made good,”
declared Mr. Foraker.
“Enough bos been shown,” bo assert
ed, "to make It the Imperative duty of
the senate to create a tribunal before
which these men can go and receive a
hearing. Is there anything more stro-
clous than this proceeding against
these men.
“This Is tho sixth time they have
been put on trial and flvo times they
have been acquitted, In my opinion.”
To Guard Chatham 8hoale.
BOSTON, Dec. 14.—Additional safe
guards will bo placed on Chatham
shoals Immediately as aid to navlfi-
tlon as a result of a hearing at the
chamber of commerce today by a spe
cial government commission appointed
to Investigate Improvements by navi
gation facilities In Vineyard nn<r Nan
tucket sounds and around Capo Cod.
Dr. Robert H. Davis Dead.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14—Dr. Robert
Henry Davis died bodsy at the resi
dence of his daughter, Mrs. Adolphus
Rutherford Andrews In Brooklyn. Dr.
Davis was related to Jefferson Davis,
president of the Confederacy, and
fought with the Confederate army dur
ing the civil war. He was bern In
Mississippi In 1827, but previous to
coming to Brooklyn a year ago lived
in Texas.
ourre of the government's riiff|rult| rN(
and believe th* opposition complained of
CONSPIRATOR OF BROWNSVILLE
DISCOVERED RESIDING IN MACON
HIS IDENTITY CLOSELY GUARDED
DID DETECTIVE
FIND HOLLOMAN?
Documentary Evidence in
the Hands of Local Au
thorities Contradictory
Anent tho Brownsville shoot-up case,
aired Ih tho United States senate yes
terday, tho question is asked by tho
local detectives. In view of the report
of Detectlvo Herbert J- iBrowno, ns to
tile negro. John Holloman, being In
Macop:
Did Lawaon, tho negro detective,
who made his report to Detective
Brown, really see Holloman In Macon?
It Is known to the locul detectivos
that Detectlvo Browne, who came to
Macon In October to verify tho re
port niado In September of the nogro
detective, Lnwsdn, could not find Hol
loman, after n diligent search, und at
the place where ho was said to bo Of
Lawson.
Hero are the facts ns brought out
by Investigation yesterday: Detective
Herbert Janvrlu Browne, of Washing
ton. camo to Macon In tho ourly part
of October las|. Ho hud a conference
with License Inspector Leo Herrington
nnd City Detectlvo Torn Jones, during
which he told them that he hr.d been
Informed thnt the man. John Hollo-
mnn, who was said to be the chief
conspirator In theiBrownsvlIle shooting
affair, lived in Macon, and wax run
ning a small grocery store on Middle
street, on Pleasant Hill, ond that ho
w*ns very anxious to see this Holloman,
and secure from him certain Informa*
tlon. Ho also talked with Chief West-
cott. giving him Ills card nml writing
upon It the places he was going to vlaii
nml the hotels ut which he would stop.
Chief Westcott assured him that he
would render him v/hnt assistance ha
could, nnd detailed Detectlvo .Tones for
that purpose.
Llcenso Inspector Herrington said
* was nt the service of Detective
Browne also, and together thoy went
to the store on Middle Htreet, on Pleas
ant HUI. nnd found that It was nnd
had been kept for some tlmo by nn
entirely different person nnd one well-
known to tho officers, and had been
for a long time.
Detectlvo llrowno satisfied himself as
to this, and a further search was made
for Hollonmn without? success.
Finding Hint Holloman was not In Ma
con. so far us could be found, nnd telling
Detective Jones that lie must hnvo been
wrongly Informed by hi* Informant, De
tective Browno mndo arrangements to
leave Macon, but desired tho city detec
tive to ninke a further search, and If
found to communicate with him at nnco.
Before leaving ho went to the law office
of Miller. Jones A Miller nnd lmd a num
ber of questions written, the same ad
dressed to Detective Jones, to guido film
uh to the hind of Information dbslred
from Holloman.
This done, and again requeHlIng Detec
tive .lone* to keep him Informed, ho left
for Atlanta, and on the 11th held a long
distance talk with the detective eoce
more requesting him to mako a further
search for Holloman. On the samn day,
on a note heed of the New Klmnall, ho
wrote to Detective Jones as follows:
-, Mv Dear Mr. Jones:
"Confirming my telephone talk with
•eu, please let Sheriff Claude E. Arnold,
of Monroe, Ga., know when anything
. _ **-’|oman.
President’s Special Message
Discloses Facts of Live
Local Interest,
JOHN HOLLOMAN'S CAREER
RELATED IN VIVID DETAIL
Mr. Roosevelt Presents to the Senate
Report and Documents From tho
Secretary of War Which Establish
Clearly the Fact That tho Negro Sol
diers "Shot Up” Brownsville and Fix
With Definiteneas 8ome of tho Crim
inals Who Took Lead in the Mur
derous Shooting of Private Citizens—
Story of the Discovery of John Hol
loman in Maoon and His History.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—In the
spoclul message of President Rooso-.
volt transmitted to tho senate today
on the IJrownuvlllo raid, tho fact wus
disclosed that John Holiomun, tho
chief conspirator and organizer of the
raid. Is now a rcsldngt of Macon, Go.,
where he lives with a woman who
pusses us his wife and runs a mpiall
grocery In u nogro suburb. Tho most
singular omlsHlnn in the record of tho
raid la In hln caso. These facts wure
transmitted to tho president by the
secretary of war and come from the
spuclul report of Mr. Herbert J.
Browne, employed by the department
in conjunction with Capt. W. G. Bald
win. to investigate ua tar as -possible
what really happenod ut Brownavllle
on the 13tli end 14tli of August, 1906,
Tko report of the Investigation as
transmitted by tho secretary of war Is
attached to tho president's message.
(Continued on Pago Four)
street, or wns It the men who came out
inter from Company B?
Did Herat. Juckion open tho gun raoks
of Company B ufter the men had beea
dismissed from the roll call and special
guard duty so that the guns could ho
cleaned, or were they cleaned while the
men wore lined out behind the fort wall?
DM Quartermaster 8. rgt. Walker Mc
Curdy give Holloman or Sergt. Reid extra
cartridges to supply the deficiency, or
were they all obtained by holding them
out at target?
DM unv of the raiding harty use revol
vers? If so* who?
Who had Blanny's gun? It was not In
the chest as claimed, hut was In tho
hands of ono of tho raiders?
lag Into ih
T claimed, th
SfftNE
is tuna tad. They
atter and will do all they
• work continued, as. It Is
Tsdbatlon of the tick In
dec gtv-1 before
definite develops nbout John Holloman.
Arnold Is watching a man nt Monroe who
Is talking ami who trl’s us that Holloman
was the 'head devil.’ Also notify mo at
209 Bond building, Wnshtn :lon, T>. C.
Pm called bock on an Important wire to-
n W „. Tour, truly,.^ ^ b R OWNI5."
An nothing was ever seen of Holloman,
although a complete search of the city
wits made by Detectlvo Jones end License
Inspector Herrington, tho ms tier passed
out of the minds of tlu-se officers until
recntlod by the Introduction of the affair
In tho senate yesterdsy, end the state
ment of the mani Uwson that he had
been located In Macon. In the tele
graphic report of tho affair printed this
morning. Il will he seen that tho report
algned by Lawaon does not aay that he
Haw Holloman, but thnt he had located
him nnd that he could not got nothing
out of Idm. . . . ,
The duties of Inspector Herrington
carry him to every place of business
however email, to keep track of licenses,
and he makes, several visits to each
place. He Is thua In a position to find
Holloman If he Is In the grocery or any
other kind of busings* In Macon. He
aald yesterday that Although he hud look
ed for a men who would fill the hill he
had no knowledge of any iuch man in
M This* Is why the detectlvea aak the
question: Did Lawson really see Hollo-
man when he was In Macon?
It will bo noticed. In the telegraphic
account this morning, that Lawson ssys
he was In Macon on September!; taat on
the 4th he could not got anything out of
Holloman whom he had loeated. and
ngaln on the 8th he oould get nothing.
One month later Detective Browne cornea
to Macon to verify the work of the negro
detective, and falls to find Holloman at
the place where he was located by Law
aon. according to his report.
On Detective Browne’s leaving, lie had
'.ho following written on the Miller. Jones
k Miller typewriter and left with ueteot-
Ive Jones.
r. T.’H. Jones, Macon. GA.
Dear Sir: Th# following questions will
Indicate the line of Information which
W What 1 men were In the AIM son saloon
the afternoon .before the rail borides
Allison, John Holloman. John Brown and
Was them* a negro bf tM name of
jas Powell formerly of the Tenth Cav
alry. In Brownsville at the time of the
ild, nnd did he have any part In it?
Were the cartridges obtained to sup
ply the deficiency caused by the shooting
on the raid?.
What whs done with the empty ahells?
Where did John Holloman get hla gun?
Did he have false keys to the run
rielM? . .ft ..
How many men knew about the raid
before It took Place?
DM Beret. Jackson know tho raid was
coming off? _ .
How manv men fired their nuns from
tho upper gallery of B barracks, and how
many men and what men fired from the
ground and followed tho rsldors up the
* H \YhaU other men besides Holloman.
John Brown and Royd Conyers fired Into
the Cowen hour- and the Tillman saloon
where Frank Natua was killed?
Who answered to Holloman's name on
the roll call?.
Did the duty sergeant of GOm
panv C refuse to open hU gun niece in,
order to prevent the Company C m*n
I from retting their guns and firing on the
returnlnv raiders hy tnlriaks?
Did the raiding party cross over th
I wall down bv tho guardhouse Into tb
road before they fired the first vnlle\
»
REFLECTIONS ON
THE DETECTIVE
Walton Sheriff Says Herbert
J. Browne Misrepresents
Conyers.
ATLANTA, Ga* Doc. 14.—Sorlous re
flections were cast upon the evidence
of tho agents of the war department
transmitted to the aonate teduy by tho
president, by Sheriff E. C. Arnold, of
Walton county, Ga., tonight. Ho do- ,
dared that he had known Boyd Con
yers ull his llfo and did not bolleve
him guilty of complicity In the Browns-
vllki riot.
“1 was present at all the conversa
tions between Herbert J. Browne and
Boyd Conyers,” said Sheriff Arnold,
"and wns anxious to get at tho facta
In the case. Conyers did not state the
things attributed to him by tho dqtac-
tlvo. Conyers has a good reputation
hero and 1 would believe what he said
about the Brownsville affair. I did
everything I could to aid Browne and
Lawson to get at the facts.
”ln his conversation with Brown*
Conyers was axkod to namo tho mem
bers of thu bn mo ball club of tho troops
stationed nt Brownavillo and ho read
ily compiled. Next he wan asked to
namo the 'roughest and toughest'
members of the company, of which hs
was a member, and this he did. Thai
la all ho ever .told any detective. The
story of hla having gone to Galneavlllo
with Lawaon on June 15 Is untrue.”
Sheriff Arnold ridicules the idea that
Conyers attempted aulclde after hla al
leged confession to Lawson.
"Boyd Conyers had told tnp tho same
story over and over without variations,
concerning this Brownavllle affair, and
I believe that he Is innocent of the
nhanma muiln ntrilnil him." Mmnlltried
BOLD ROBBERY .
AT DESOTO, GA.
Eight Hundred Dollars Aro
Stolen From Residence
^ of E. A. Luke,
A’MGRICUS, Ga., Deo. 1«^-E1ght
hundred dollars In currency end bank
checks wore stolen mysteriously last
night from the resident of .EL A. Luka
at Desoto, near AmeTlcua.
The money and choeks were taken In
Saturday, very largely at hla store
and oerrled to his rerido/vee over Sun
day. During tho night uonu. one dis
covered the treasure and stole It. Five
hundred dollars of the amount was in
bills.
The pollen department hero was no
tified this afternoon and payment of
stolen ch*->k* on local banks counter
manded.
Grind Sire Noli