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HONBSDALB, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1910.
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nUJEER. PROBE
Alaska Coal Glaimants
Boasted of "Influence."
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SOME OF THE FUTURE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN OF WAYNE COUNTY.
GLAVIS AGAIN ON THE STAND.
He Says James R. Garfield Missed)
Cabinet Position by His Hos
tility Toward Grabbers i
of Land.
Washington, Eeb. 1. An Interesting
bit of testlmouy given before the cou
Kress committee which Is Investigat
ing the allegations invulvliig Secre
tary Mellaril A. Ballinger's ndiiilnls
tratlon of the Interior department was
that Donald McKenzle of Seattle anil
Nelson, Alaska, had boasted to Louis
II. G la vis and II. D. Jones, special
agents of the general laud office, that
Alaska coal claimants had sullicient
Influence through friends in congress
and in polities to dissuade President
Taft from keeping James It. Garfield
in the cabinet as secretary of the inte
rior. Glax;is, who brought the charges that
resulted In the present Inquiry, was
the witness who testified of MeKen
zie's boast. He i-uid Hint McKunzle
had told the story to Jones and him
self prior to Glavis' dismissal from
the land service for making what
President Taft and Attorney General
Wiekershani regarded as false charges
against Secretary Ballinger.
Referring to McKenzle, Glavis testi
fied: "He said that because of Secre
tary Garfield's hostility toward the
Alaska coal claimants Mr. Garfield
was not made secretary of the Inte
rior." Glavis went on to explain that he
and Jones had taken the affidavit of
McKenzle, who was a coal claimant,
and after this was finished McKenzle
fell to talking of the history of the
A'3?ta -slniniof iu Hue course' of his
talk be made the boast, said Glavis,
that the claimants had prevented Mr.
Garfield's retention In the cabinet,
Glavis asserted that the disclosure
impressed him so forcibly that he and
Jones made a Joint affidavit imme
diately after leavlug McKenzle In
which they set out the main points In
McKenzIe's informal statement.
Glavis was questioned closely by
members of the committee of Inquiry,
and this phase of the examination
brought from him repeated disclaim
ers of any Intention to Imply that Mc
Kenzle meant that the Alnska coal
claimants had directly influenced Pres
ident Taft against Mr. Garfield. lie
said that, on the contrary, McKenzIo
made It clear that the Alaska coal
claimants through influences in Wash
ington had brought indirect pressure
to bear upon the president
Glavis said that he reported the
Alaska cases first to A. C. Shaw, land
oUicer of the forest bureau, July 10,
190'J, and defended his action in Ignor
ing his superior ofllcers.
He would havo made public the
whole matter and resigned, he said,
had not Glftord Pinchot advised blra
to first lay the facts before President
Taft,
Nothing in the testimony of the wit
ness created ns much interest as ills
statement concerning the alleged cause
for the elimination of Secretary Gar
field from official life. The sharp ques
tioning of the witness on this lwiiit
lutlicnted the Importance attached to
(his testimony.
"Mr. Glavis, why did you think it
necessary to make this affidavit about
President Taft's cabinet'" inquired
Senator Itoot.
"I thought the president might like
to see It," Glu vis replied.
"Did you send It to the president ?"
"1 did not," replied Glavis. "1
thought 1 would keep It until Mr. Taft
came to Seattle and then show It to
him."
further questioning brought out that
the affidavit was sunt in the usual way
of oflicial correspondence to the chief
forester and not addressed to Mr. Pin
chot personally.
"Mr. Glavis," said Mr. Itoot, very
much In earnest, "you swear that your
only motive in making that affidavit
concerning the makeup of President
Taft's cabinet was. for the Information
of the president"
"I thought he would like to Bee It
and also thought it would Interest Mr.
Gnrfleld," replied the witness.
"Do you swear that your motive was
not to injure President Taft's admin
istration?" asked Mr. Hoot.
Glavis Bald it was not. Representa
tive Denby volunteered the suggestion
that it was an Imputation on President
Taft. Glavis declared he had not
meant It, and Representative Madison
defended the witness, saying Hint Gla
vis was right.
The inquiry was then adjourned to
Friday, and Glavis was ordered to be
present on that day for further cross
examination.
Photographed by Clwrhxxrurth.
Representatives of the following families in Honesdale:
Penwarden, Stegner, Dix, Holland, Nicholson, Pohle, Hubbard. Braccy, Reifler, Katz, Schuerholz. Harris, Birdsall, Denk,
, MacMullen, Haggerty, Daniels, Hattler, Myers, Bartholemus. Knapp, Herman. Bayley, Fritz. McLaughlin, Lanibcr
ton, Heft, Dittricli. Dein, Cade, Perkins, Bates, Smith, Tegler, Vincennes, Ashby, McCann. Glossenger.
Eudd, Melville, Gilchrist, and Grimstone.
SENATOR ELIHU ROOT.
He Cross Examines Glavis at
Ballinger Inquiry In Washington.
Mr. ICinkald stated that he had pur-1
chased an assignment of a coal claim
iu Alaska and, what Is considered even
more Important, stated that Mr. Hal
linger had acted ns his attorney in
the transaction. This occurred in the
Hummer of 100S after Secretary Hal
linger had left the ofllco of commis
sioner of the gcnernl land office mid
before he became secretary of the In
terior. Tho statement of Iteprcseutatlve
Kinkald is a verification of testimony
given by Gluvis In which he stated
that as special agent of tho land olllce
ho secured an affidavit of Harry White
of Los Angeles, n former mayor of
Seattle, that Mr. Ballinger bud acted
for Iteprcseutatlve Kinkald in the pur
chase and consolidation of a coal claim.
Mr, IClnkald's statement confirms
the White affidavit alleged to have
been secured by Special Agent Glavis.
"I own one of the coal claims." said
Mr, Kinkald in his statement. "I
bought this fn the summer of 1003
from a gentleman in Seattle. I wns at
the time in Nobraska, and I employed
Mr. ltallluger, now secretary of tho In
terior, but then engaged In private
practice, to look after my intehists In
thc matter. He did so."
DR. HYDE SUES FOR $700,000.
Indignantly Denies Any Hand In
Swope Family Murder Plot
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. i. -There are
surprising developments iu the mys
tery surrounding the death of Colonel
Thomas II. Swopo, the millionaire phi
lanthropist, aud his nephew, Chrisnian
Swope.
Thc oflicial statement is made by
three surgeons that toxieologlsts had
found strychnine In the bodies of Colo
nel Swopo and his nephew.
Promise of Immediate criminal pros
ecution is made by John G. Paxton, at
torney for and executor of tho Swope
estate.
Suits aggregating 5700,000 have beeu
filed against Mr. Paxton, Dr. Frank
J. Hull and Dr. Edward L. Stewart by
Dr. Bennett Clarke Hyde, husband of
Colonel Swope's uiece, alleging slander
in statements that he poisoned tho two
men and inoculated other members of
the family with typhoid fever germs.
The petition in the first suit for
$100,000 alleges that Mr. Paxton made
statements that Dr. Hyde wns guilty
of poisoning Colonel Swope and Chris
man Swope. The second suit names
Drs. Hall and Stewart with Mr. Pax
ton and asks $000,000 for alleged
i defamatory statements.
j Dr. Hyde married Chrlsman Swope's
sister. He has been associated with
i some of the lending physicians of Kan-
sas City nnd of the state. He said:
"I cannot and do not believe any
person of fair mind could consider me
such a monster as to have even wished
the death of any or all of these un
fortunate people, who were near nnd
dear to me, much less to have hnd a
hand In any of their deaths."
TEST CORPORATION LAW.
8upremo Court Advances Seven Cases
to Be Argued March 14.
Washington, Eel). I. Tho supreme
court has advanced and assigned for
argument on March 14 as one case
seven suits brought to. test tho consti
tutionality of the federal corporation
tax law and granted tho government
the right to take part.
Three of these cases originated In
New York city, two In Chicago, one In
Cleveland and one In Vermont nnd
brings Into question tho validity of
thc provision requiring corporations to
make reports of their business to tho
collectors of infernal revenue.
All phases of the effect of the provi
sion on corporations arc represented In
the seven casos-natlonaI banks, insur
ance companies, street rnllway compa
nies and state corporations.
HBEEF TilUST KEN HEARD.-
Withdrawal of Detectives Cause Ru
mors of a Poor Case.
Chicago, Feb. 1. Eight employees
of Armour & Co. and Swift Sc Co.
were summoned before the grand jury
here totell secrets of the beef trust.
This action followed the hearing of
Italph Crows, attorney for the Na
tional Packing company, who entered
the grand Jury room with a large
bundle of books and papers of the
trust which had been seized under a
subpoena duces tecum.
The withdrawal of the heavy force
of secret service men from Investiga
tion of the packers Is taken by some
to mean that the government lias de
cided that it good case cannot be
made.
Oliver E. Pagan, assistant attorney
general, who was another member of
the Ellis expedition sent to Chicago tu
take charge of the prosecution, has
also left for Washington.
150. MINERS ENTOMBED.
Second Disastrous Explosion In
Pri-
mero Colliery In Colorado.
Demer, Eel). 1. An explosion In the
mine of the Colorado Euel and Iron
company at Prlniero. Colo., has en
tombed ir0 men, and nil are believed
to be dead.
Eighteen dead were found near tile
entrance to the mine. These mon
were entering the mine when tho ex
plosion occurred nnd were thrown
backward nnd Instantly killed.
The explosion occurred Just before
the change of shift. Ten minutes Inter
tin; 150 men entombed would have
beeu out of the mine.
This is the second disaster at Prl
mero, the former costing twenty-six
lives. It took place on Jnn. 23, VMS.
HOUSE PASSES BOND BILL.
It Provides For Payment of Panama
Canal Bonds In Gold,
Washington, Eeb. 1. The house pass
ed the Payue bill provldlug for tho
payment of principal and Interest of
the Panama canal bonds In gold coin.
The bill further provides that any cer
tificates of indebtedness hereafter Is
sued shall bo exempt from nil taxes or
duties of the United States as well as
from taxation In any form by or un
der state, municipal or local authority.
The measure was Introduced by Bep
resentatlve Payne In compliance, with
a recommendation of tho secretary of
the treasury.
MRS. LAWRENCE C. PHIPPS.
Pittsburg Millionaire and Wife
Reunited After Long Separation.
MRS. PHIPPS HAPPY, SHE SAYS
Wife Confirms Report of Her Recon
ciliation With Millionaire.
New York, Eeb. 1. Mrs. Genevieve
Chandler Phlpps, divorced wife of
Lawrence C. Phlpps, the Pittsburg
millionaire, arrived here today and
confirmed tho report that they have
become reconciled after u separation
lusting live years nnd after bitter liti
gation over the kidnaping of the chil
dren from tho Hotel Majestic here by
Mr. Phlpps.
"I return to New York very happy,"
said Mrs. Phlpps. "Mr. Phlpps Is here,
and wo expait to go to Europe next
week."
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PULLMAN COMPANY WINS.
U. 8. 8upreme Court Reverses Deci
sion Ousting It From Kansas.
Washington, Eeb. 1. Tho supreme
court has reversed the decision of the
Kansas supreme court ousting the
Pullman compnuy from doing domes
tic business In that state for failure to
pay the Ucenso tar based on Its entire
capital stock.
Tho court holds that the so called
Bush law requiring the company to
pay fees based on its entire capital
stock representing property outside
the state Is void in violating the fed
eral constitution and being a tax oti
Interstate commerce. '
i Story of Fight Over Miss
' May Hosier's Photograph.
TOLD ATAULD COURT MARTIAL
'Dr. Cowles Swears Paymaster Called
Him a Cowardly Cur and Felled
Him to Ground by Blow
From Behind.
Boston. Feb. 1. At the navy court
martial here of Paymaster George P.
' Anld it came out that Dr. Edward S.
Cowles received more than an affront
, at the Chnrlestown navy yard dance,
' Dee. 11 last. On that occasion Pny
i master Auld floored Dr. Cowles. a
j brother of Bear Admiral Cowles, who
Is a brother-in-law of Theodore Boosc
: velt. Dr. Cowles and Paymaster Auld
went to the floor together.
The following letter from the pay
master to Bear Admiral Swift was In
troduced in evidence:
I approached Dr. Cowles on tho floor of
the ballroom in company with Passed As
sistant Surgeon Robnett, V. S. N., and.
stated to him that his presence was high
ly objectionable to Surgeon Robnett ana
I myself nnd that wo would be very glad It
he would refrain from attending the hops.
Dr. Cowles asked my reasons, and I
staled thn' I did not core to enter Into
them He asked If Miss Ames was aware
of the fact Hint I had contemplated ad
' dressing him In this way, nnd I replied,
as I believed truthfully, In tho nfllrma
tlve. His language then became abusive. I
stated to htm that he was a guest In tho
navy yard and that 1 was precluded from
resenting the offenslveness of his re
mai ks.
Sirs. Cowles appeared and joined In the
j conversation. I stated to her that I re
' gretted exceedingly that this affair had
! come to her Tmowledge, as It was a mat-
ter In which I wished to deal only with
I Dr. Cowles as a man.
I Dr. Cowles" nbusUe remarks continued,
and 1 begged to be eicused Jn nrrtr to n
kjp' r iinn''" . i,j:i,T:i.iivi.t -nd u..lul
away.
Dr. Cowles then called out, "You are a
contemptible cur." I turned back square
ty to his face and. with a warning, aa
follows, "What In hell do you mean by
that?" I grappled with him about tho
shoulders and threw him down. We both
went to the lloor tpgether.
Dr. Cowles then took the stand. Ho
admitted that after Auld repeatedly
refused to him nu explanation of his
attneks he called Auld a "common,
cowardly cur." Some minutes later,
said Cowles, as he and his wife were
leaving the hall, Auld ran up and
struck him from behltid, knocking hla
head against thc door. He grabbed
Auld ns he stnggcred and fell. Both
went down together. They were sep
arated almost Instantly.
Then caine questions about the pho
tograph of Miss Dorothy Hesler, which
Miss Hosier has stated was the cause
of the whole trouble.
"Did you ever purloin a photograph
! from Miss Hesler?" he was asked.
1 "No. 1 took a photo from her home."
"Did you return It after being badg
ered to do so?"
Dr. Cowles stated that the picture
was mislaid. It was found and was
about to be returned In response to a
courteous uote from Miss Hosier.
Miss Margaret Ames, daughter of
Dr. Ames, who was the hostess at the
dance where the fuss occurred, testi
fied that Dr. Cowles aud his wife
had been invited to the dance by her
father.
She said sh had seen the picture of
Miss Hosier on Dr. Cowles' dresser
and that she told Dr. Bobnett It wan
there.
Dr. Bobnett, who Is to be tried later
on charges similar to those made
against Paymaster Auld, testified that
the whole affair was due to Dr.
Cowles' boast that MIs,s Hosier was In
fatuated with him and that he had re
ceived Information concerning these
remarks from Miss Margaret Ames.
He Insisted that Miss Ames herself
had nsked Mrs. Cowles to send back
Miss Hesler's photograph and declar
ed that at' a tea at Admiral Swift's
resldeuce, among those present being
Paymaster Auld and Miss Virginia
Swift, daughter of the ndmlrni, it had
been agreed that Dr. Cowles would be
an undesirable guest at the hop.
PREVENTORIUM WAR GOES ON
Court May Dissolve Injunction
Ob-
tained by Nathan Straus.
Now York, Feb. 1. Supreme Court
Justice Gerard has reserved decision
on the application of Nathan Straus
to make permanent nn injunction re
straining Max Nathan and bis son Al
fred nnd thc Lakewood Hotel compa
ny from dispossessing the preventori
um In the Cleveland cottage at Lake
wood until the determination of a suit
brought, by Mr. Straits to prevent the
forty children now In the cottage from
being ejected.
Justice Gerard expressed an Inclina
tion to dismiss thc suit ou the ground
that the gift of the cottage was not
legally complete and that Mr, Straus'
title In It Is doubtful,