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“ROOSEVELT WAS EAGER TO MEET
J. D. ARCHBOLD FOR QUIET TALK"
So Wrote Joseph Sibley to the
Chief Official of Standard
Oil Trust.
ADDED THAT PRESIDENT
URGED HIM TO COME
He Tells, in Letter in Hearst’s
Magazine, How U. S. Sena
tor Wanted SI,OOO.
Under the heading, “More Standard
Oil Letters.” HEARST’S MAGAZINE
for October, out this week, gives fur
ther astonishing evidence in the hand
writing of John D. Archbold and his
bought-and-paid-for bosses and law
makers of the efficacy of Standard cash
In purchasing legislation and debauch
ing legislators.
In the following leter an idea is
given of the flirtation carried out be
tween those “Two practical men.” Mr.
Roosevelt and Mr. Archbold:
House of Representatives.
Washington. D. C.,
Wednesday. Jan. 6, 1904.
My Dear Mr. Archbold
Your telegram received. Sorry
you can’t run over for a day. Think
it most important that you know
the situation. The president was
“delighted” to know that he had
been misled as to the attitude of
the S. O. Co., or rather “delighted”
to know' that the report was un
true. I think you can put in a very
profitable hour over here. I know
w'ho told him, but I can not repeat
it. I asked you and Mr. Rogers a
question at the lunch table yester
day, that, if you chance to remem
ber it, may afford a clew. I much
prefer that you learn the situation
from the president’s own lips and
not from me.
Urged to Meet Him.
He urges strongly that you come
over and meet him, and said he
wanted you at luncheon where he
could have a quiet talk with you.
I can not solve the motives of the
ones w’ho put him on the wrong
track, but he was there and told
me the story so far as I would let
him do so; I finally said. “Please •
do not tell me, but if Mr. Archbold
comes over you tell him.”
In official life the invitation of
the president is regarded in the na
ture of a command, and our friend
probably construes it so, as strong
ly as any one.
Should you wish to meet him, or
wish not to do so. please tell me,
and I will make excuse or arrange
ments as you indicate. If you can’t
run over this week, can you come
next? You will get a first-class re
ception and will have a great sur
prise. I shall keep track of mat
ters of general interest. The puz
zle, however, is no longer a Wash
ington but a New York one, and the
New Y’ork situation is Greek to
me. Please command me in any,
way, and believe me,
Sincerely yours.
JOS. C. SIBLEY.
The “book business" fetched
down the game the very first shot.
You had better read at least the
titles of those volumes to refresh
your memory before you come over.
The boy has just told me you would
call me at 7 o’clock on ’phone.
J. C. S.
In another letter to Archbold, dated
Vashington, November 23. 1903. and
narked “Personal and Confidential,"
Sibley says, In part:
My Dear M. A.: A "Rep." U. S.
Senator came to me today to make
a loan of SI,OOO. I told him I did
not have it but would try and get
it for him and would let him know
in a day or two. Do you want to
I make the investment? He is one
I who will do anything in the world
I that is right to his friends if ever
I n»eried Please telegraph me YES
I Written from Headquarters.
■ Likewise is given a sac-simile of
i enator Boies Penrose’s receipt to
■Archbold for the $25,000 certificate of
■deposit sertl to him on October 13.
■ 904.
S The notable fact is shown that this
■ r " "il’t is w ritten from the Republican
9 committee headquartt rs of P<nn-
■ hanla and signed by Penrose as
■hairman of the state committee of
■ nsylvania and was not. therefore,
Prntose maintained, used for the
■'■oseveit campaign.
■ H-arst’s Magazine for October also
H ms seven letters dealing mostly
B e <oi Trust traffic in lawmak-
r - Hearst’s answer to Sena-
Penrose.
■ MILL STARTS NIGHT SHIFT.
■ h ’ARTOIVN’. GA.. Sept. 24.—The
■■ cotton mill is putting on a
’’’J’co. nearly doubling the ca-
» 'f its big plant.
Low Price —BUT —High-Grade Quality
A combination that can’t be beat —and found only in
1 lb. 20c.—X lb. 10c.— X lb. sc.
All <ood Grocers sell it or will get it for you.
New Standard Oil Letters in
Hearst’s Magazine for October
The truth about Roosevelt-Archbold and
further evidence of the Rockefeller monopoly
investments in United States senators, with
Mr. Hearst’s answer to Penrose and those
false to the people’s trust.
On Sale at the News Stands This Week
AMERICAN MEN NOT
ABLE “FLIRTS,” SAYS
FOREIGN SONGBIRD
. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.—Amer
ican men, no matter what the classifi
cation, whether millionaires or Pull
man car conductors, face the terrible
indictment from the lips of Mme. del
Garcia de Paelcere, a noted singer of
Europe, of knowing nothing about flir
tation.
They are rude, not to say rough and
boisterous, according to madame. They
lack the finesse of the European gen
tleman. It is their idea to haul around
by the arm a lady they would charm,
when the lady's arm has nothing what
ever to do with her heart. They have
not manners, they can not tell Wheth
er a lady would flirt or not, and the
rich ones are the worst of all.
These accusations —and more besides
—-were voiced by the chic and pretty
Mme. de Paelcere on her arrival in San
Francisco yesterday from Madrid and
Vienna. She began her little speech
with a shrug.
"The trouble is that in America there
is nothing exclusive. The common
people—the peasants—are all so rich.
They go everywhere, they live in the
best hotels and ride in the parlor trains
and you do not stop them. It would
not be so bad, but they all seem to want
to flirt, and even they don’t know how."
SPARROW PIES SOLVE
HIGH COST OF LIVING
IN NEW JERSEY TOWN
“That little cock-sparrow
Shall make me a stew,”
Said the naughty boy. “Yes,
And a little pie, too."
Nursery Rhyme.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.- “High cost
of living" is no longer a question with
the residents of Nutley, N. J., thanks
to the ingenuity of former Fire Chief
Harry H. Stager, which has been the]
means of supplying without cost the |
principal ingredient for pot pies and |
soup.
The ivy-covered walls of the town I
hall have become the home of hundreds |
of sparrows, and the continuous noise !
made by the birds has become such a I
nuisance that it interferes with th’|
work of the officials.
Stager, who was appealed to. spread
a huge net from the roof, in which the
birds as they fly out from the vines are
entrapped. Stager has captured more
than six hundred birds and has found
no trouble in giving them away, it is
claimed that the pies made from these
birds are delicious.
TREASURY SEAL OLDER
THAN U.S. GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—The de- I
sign of the seal of the treasury of the I
United States in' all its essential fea
lures is older than the national gov- 1
ernment. I
This interesting fact has just been
developed by an investigation by the
treasury department tracing the his
tory of the seal. The continental con
gress ordered its construction Septem- I
her 26, 1778, appointing John Wither- I
spoon, Gouvenor Morris and R. H. Lee '
a committee on design. There is nj
record of the report of the commit
tee, but impressions of the seal have
been found as early as 1 782.
BOY GAMBLER KILLS SELF
BECAUSE OF HIS LOSSES
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 24. William' Te
sar. hoy gambler, who hoped to get
married on $6 a week and lost at craps
and pool the money he was saving to
buy his bride-elect a trousseau, took
carbolic acid at his home at 7:40 a. m.
and died an hour later at the city hos- 1
pital. He was seventeen years old.
In the last four days, according to his
boy friends, Tesar had gambled away
nearly $35. Most of this money was
lost in a game which is said to run
nightly on a vacant lot known as "the
hill." near Twelfth street and Shenan
doah avenue.
JESUP NOW HAS WATER.
JESUP, GA., Sept. 24.—The new water
system in Jesup is at last completed and
the water turned in the mains. A re
inforced concrete water tower 120 feet
high Is used. A two-company fire depart
ment is to be organized. The fire insur
ance rates are to be revised downward
with the Installing of the tire department.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 24. 1912
WAYCROSS TO HAVE THEATER.
WAYCROSS, GA., Sept. 34.—Rapid
progress is being made on the new thea
ter Dr. W. H. Buchanan is erecting at
Mary and Pendleton streets. The build
ing will be a modern one in every detail
and will be ready for use before the first
of the year. The new playhouse has
already been leased.
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Diagram of the slaying of Policeman Belding by his brother officer, .1. \V. ('amp. No.
I—Campl—Camp shoots Belding fatally in their room. No. 2—Belding runs out into hallway and
down to end of hall, where he drops dead, and ('amp following, goes to door of room. No. 4.
♦ o tell girl employed there to close her door, in front of which Belding had fallen. Camp
then goes down into street. No. ,'>, and to No. 6, the livery stable, from which he phoned to
the police telling of his crime.
THIRTEENTH AVIATOR TO
FLY WHERE ELY LOST LIFE
MACON, GA., Sept. 24. -The death of
Eugen l Ely on the aviation field here last
year almost prevented the Georgia State
Fair association from contracting for
aeroplane exhibitions here this fall.
After twelve well known aviators had
declined tn perform here, a contract has
finally been arranged with rhe thirteenth,
ami twelve flights, two each day for six
days, will be given.
S. A. BELDING, the Slain Officer
VINCENT ASTOR NOT
TO RETURN TO STUDY
BUT ENTER BUSINESS
LONDON, Sept. 24. —Vincent Astor,
sailing on the Mauretania, tn an interview
with a New York American correspond
ent. said:
"I am returning to consult with my
representatives on business matters and
probably may take a house and enter
business in New York.
"I have determined not to return to
college, but will not say where I will
live, when I will return to England or
whether my mother will arrange to live
in America.”
Concerning the new Astor baby he was
silent. His mother saw him off at the
boat-train, and would not be interviewed.
GREENVILLE INTERURBAN
RAILROAD BEING RUSHED
GREENVILLE, S. C.. Sept. 24.—1 tis |
expected that within the next ten days ]
or less the Greenville-Belton link of the |
interurban railway will be completed, i
with the possible exception of a cat near j
Brandon Mills, at a point where the line i
enters the city. Here the grading forces i
are now at work, cutting through a
solid bed of granite. Another force is '
grading the terminal line into the city 1
freight station. Track laying is now be
ing rushed between Greenville and Pel
zer.
Between this city and Spartanburg
about 500 men are at work.
CEDARTOWN PAVING FINISHED.
CEDARTOWN, GA.. Sept. 24.—The
West Construction Company, of Chat
tanooga, has completed the asphalt
paving of Main street from the city
hall to the Wright house. The Gaines
boro Telephone Company is moving its
poles from Main street, to give room
for the early installation of the white
way lamps. The city council has let the
contract to the Cedartown Foundry' and
Machine Works for making the posts.
Sleuths Can t Get Camp to Talk of Killing
WOMEN CALL ON SLAYER
J. W. CAMP, the Slayer "y
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MIKE DONLIN TO BECOME
MINSTREL INTERLOCUTOR
LOUISVILLE, KY.. Sept. 24.—Mike
Donliti will Join "Honeyboy" George
Evans’ minstrels in Louisville as soon
as the Pirates finish their season. He
will be interlocutor of the blackface
band during the winter. James J. Cor
bett held the same place two years ago.
It was offered to Ty Cobb, bitt Ty an
swered :
“My wife won’t let me.”
Police Believe the Prisoner Will
Stick to His Original Plea of
Self-Defense.
Chief Beavers’ investigation into the
slaying of Policeman S. A. Belding,
shot down by his friend in the room
they had occupied for five years, re
ceived a setback today with the abso
lute refusal of the slayer. Bicycle Pa
trolman J. W. Camp, to discuss the case
with the detectives assigned to it.
Two of the chief’s men called on the
prisoner in the Tower yesterday and
made every effort to have him tell just
how the shooting occurred. Camp
maintained a stolid sib nee. He refused
to say a word and it was plain that he
had decided to stand by the defense he
outlined in talks with newspaper re
porters —that he shot I is fellow officer
in self-defense. The d< >etiv< s gleaned
not a new additional fact.
A number of women called on the
prisoner yesterday to offer him sym
pathy. Several brought dainties in the
way of food along with them.
BARON VON BIEBERSTEIN DIES.
BERLIN, Sept. 24. Baron Mursball
von Bieberstein. foremost diplomat in
the German service, who was recently
made ambassador to England after rep
resenting his country at Constantinople
for a number of years, died suddenly
today.
T. R. PLANS DASH
\ INTO TENNESSEE
Colonel Will Strike Into Volun
teer State After Atlanta
Speech This Week.
T( LSA, OKLA.. Sept. 24.—1nt0 the
South came Colonel Roosevelt today to
try to win this state over to the Pro
gressive cause. Roosevelt urged a
crowd at the depot, where he spoke
from the rear platform of his special
train, to break away from the old par
ties and support the only party that is
lighting the bosses.
"Think it over and see what you can
expect from the boss-controlled Re
publican party that stole a. nomination
and the boss-ridden Democratic party
that turned down the man who carried
the primaries in nearly every state,”
said the colonel.
"If you can not see that you are vot
ing the boss’ way if you go with the
Democratic or Republican parties, then
you are not alive to the real situa
tion.”
The itinerary for the remainder of
the campaign, after the ex-president
completes this swing around the. circle,
was announced on the special train to
day. The colonel's managers have add
ed one day to the present trip to give
Roosevelt an opportunity to stump
Tennessee next Monday. He goes into
Tennessee from Atlanta. swflrrglng
through the western part of the state.
His principal speeches will be at Chat
tanoqga and Knoxville. From there he
proceeds on to North Carolina, finish
ing up his four weeks tour next Tues
day night at Raleigh
Goes Back West Again-
Roosevelt gets back to New York on
Wednesday noon and goes to Oyster
Bay for a day's rest. On Friday he
goes to Washington to testify’ before
the committee investigating campaign
contributions. The colonel will repeat
largely what he said in hte recent let
ter to Senator Clapp, chairman.of the
committee. After testifying in Wash
ington, Roosevelt will return to Oyster
Bay to stay until Monday, when he
goes upon a ten days trip through the
middle West.
On that trip he wifi visit Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michi
gan. On his way back to New York he
will likely spend two days in Pennsyl
vania. After two days of rest tn New
York, the third party candidate will
launch upon a five days invasion of the
New England states. After that he will
devote himself to New York state, giv
ing nearly a week up to the night of
election to the Empire State,
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Judge Grosscup
Joins Bull Moose
CHICAGO, Sept. 24.—Peter S. Grosseup,
former judge of the United States cir
cuit court, has joined the Bull Moose
party. The attitude of the party towards
the trust question was the particular
thing that attracted the former jurist. He
said:
“On the social justice of this new po
litical movement and its purpose to re
store to the visible a genesis of govern
ment, the real power of government, Mr.
Wilson pays Mr. Roosevelt the uncon
scious tribute of trying to successfully
imitate him.
"It is this sane, simple, sober but ef
fective method of dealing with big na
tional business that the Progressive par
ty’ has adopted. It proposes to keep the
Sherman act In force— the general injunc
tion of the law to keep to the right.
“Upon this fundamental economic is
sue Mr. Wilson and the Democratic party
are wrong and Mr. Roosevelt and the
Progressive platform are right. And so
' believing, I cast my lot with the progress
! Ive party.”
FUNERAL FLOWERS
PUT UNDER BAN BY
PRIEST; TOO COSTLY
NEW HAVEN, CONN., Sept. 24.
! Finding that the practice of giving
■ flowers at funerals has led his parlsh
i loners into debt, Rev. Father Walter
; Shanley, pastor of St. Peters, in Dan
bury. today Issued orders forbidding it.
"Money spent for flowers sent to fu
nerals might much better be expended
for other uses.” said the priest. “Many
times bills are contracted for floral
tributes which it is difficult to pay for
months, and which are finally paid only
at the sacrifice of personal discom
fort.”
Some time ago Father Shanley for
bade members of his parish bringing
funeral flowers Into the church, but this
warning failed to produce the desired
effect.
Rev. John Coyle, pastor of St. Johns
church in this city, said that he had al
ready taken similar, although not such
radical, action.
"WALKS IN” ON SUIT
TO PROVEHIS DEATH
SANDUSKY, OHIO, Sept. 24.—Chas.
Bretz, who disappeared from Middle
Bass island seventeen years ago, and
who had not been heard from in that
time, reappeared in Sandusky today’
while a suit was being heard in court
to prove that he was dead.
Bretz was divorced from his wife be.
fore he left. Two sons brought suit to
recover certain valuable property which
their father once had held and which
their sisters had deeded away.
It was argued that Bretz was dead
and, therefore, the property should re
vert to his heirs. The sons did not
know Bretz. He had been in England.
BROKER FIRM SUSPENDED.
BOSTON. Sept. 24.—The suspension
, of S. R. Dow & Co., a brokerage firm,
was announced on the Stock exchange
at the opening of business today.
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