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DECLARES DAV TS FALLEN DOWN Tockwood usists He Hag Failed {6 Prove Changes ‘Washington, Oct. 17.—~George B: Lockwood, former secretary of the republican national committee, yest- orday t phed John W. Davis that t) ‘s public statement is« sidd 1ast night in lllinols had falled to establish proot of the charges made by the democratio presidential can- didate regarding the indietment of fonator Wheeler of Montana. In his statement Mr. Davis quoted testimony before a senate commite teo touching on Mr, Lockwood's (connection with the case ‘and de- clared that if Mr. Lockwood were | “a person of sufficlent consequence | to-deserve a reply” to his telegram on the subject, the tone of that mes- made a reply unnecessary. “Replying to your statement,” sald the telegram sent by Mr, Look- wood today, “any citizen important edough for you to attack on the stump s important enough to be ontitled to a fair answer when he demands proot of your chargos, which you have failed to give." { “You charged without justifica- tfon, in your Terre Haute speech, that 1 was involved in a criminal conspiracy to ‘frame up' on Benator Wheeler. When challenged for proof you merely cited evidence that upon learning that Wheeler was aecused of selling his officlal influence to a fraudulent oil company, I sent a newspaper man to Montana to sécure material for publication; that upon learning this ~correspondent had found several witnesses having first hand knowledge of the transaction, T instructed him to give the names of thess witnesses to the department of justice; that these witnesses Yesti- mony along with evidence previously developed in an investigation of Senator Wheeler's oil company clients for using the mails to de- fraud, went before a grand jury which decided that it constituted a syfMcient basis for indictment. “This of course no one has ever denied or has any disposition to deny since it is the duty of every good 2itfzen to reveal and not hide the crimes of public officials, You know as & lawyer that Senator Wheeler wag regularly indicted by a grand Jjury composed df his Montana neigh- bors, not in Washington. “Do you really think it a crime to cover evidence of a democratic sen- ator's malfeasance and turn it over to the legally established tribunals for prosecution of crime, while a virtue for your friend Wheeler to | ® 1% air the testimony of criminals against public officials in a court of inquisition, governed by no rules of law or évidencd? Do you believe that when & public official is charged with trayal of his trust he ought to be r rom prosecution. becanse he is a member of your political party, and that those who bring to t notice of the public and the cour the official misdoings of public o fclals should be branded as crim. inkls for doing it? This is the only falr coMciuslon ‘that can be drawn from your statement," ' Japan Does Not Want ' Philippines, He Says Manila, Oct. 17, = M. Inouye, member of the house of representa- tives of Japan, who is here to in- vestigate business conditions in the hemp reglon of Da province where Japaneso have lurge interests, has declared that Japan had no in- tention of grabbing the Phillppines in the event that America grants them independence, “As & member of the parliament of an, I know my country has ntertalned a thought of add- he Philippines to her colonies,” sald M. Inouye. “All talk about Japan taking over the Philippines the moment the United States grants them independence is absolutely groundless, “1 know you are capable of run- ning your own government, but I think you should first develop your natural resources because, when a { country is economically self-support- Ing, she will be able to stand on her own feet, As managing director of the South Islands assoclation of Japan, I am here to foster better relations with your people,” MYSTERY MANSION PASSES Chelsea’s mystery house, in Lon- don, for years a spot of morbid curi- osity to bus passengers, is soon to be replaced by seven modern residential buildings, This old mansion con« tained a magnificently fitted bridal chamber, prepared for a wedding that never took place, The house was designed by the eccentric vir- tuoso, Dr. Phene for his future bride who was taken by death on the morning of the wedding. The heart. broken bridgegroom gave orders that the room he sealed up ever af- terwards, which it was until the doctor's death about 12 years ago. The mansion is being torn down. BUTLER TO SPEAK Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia university and vice- presidential candidate on the re- publican ticket in 1912, will' speak on “The Political Situation of To-. day” at the rapublican rally at the Palace theater Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Professor Butler has spoken here before and is known as a fine speaker. This will be the only address which he will make in Con- necticut. Why Stay Fat? You Can Reduce er of most fat people Is that. it 0 troublesome and too dan- e the welght down. Mar- tion Tablets overcome all these dificulties. 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