Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 17, 1910, Page 6

A juusfnhn 0N LAWLER CASE| Writes to Nelson Explaining How the (lavis Tetter Was Written. INSIDE HISTORY OI' MATTER Interfor Department Offictal Was Or- deved by Ezecutive to Make Draft, Which Was Submitted and Uned tn Part S8IHINGTON, May 164-President Taft in person last night took a hand in sit ation whick has arlsen concerning the *in lde’” history of his letter of September 13, exonerating Secretary Ballinger from the charges of Speelal Agont L. R. Glavis and awhorizing the dismissal of Glavis. Over his own signature he nddressed a long letter to Senator Knute Nelson, chair- man of the Ballinger- committee, setting forth in minute detall the sequence of events following his celpt at Beverly, on August 15 last, of the charges of Glavis. The president makes nchot Investigating re- no direct mention of the st ment of Fred M. Kerby, the office, In which the stenographer declared that the president's letter of exoneration was prepared in Ballinger's office by Oscar Lawler, assistant attorney general for Interior department. Tonight's utterance of Mr. Taft was, however, obviously voked by Kerby's statement. Mr. Taft declares not only did prepare such a letter as Kerby the that Lawler did, but that he dié so by the president’s specific divection. When he received it he found, he says, that it was not what he wanted to issue, and he wrote the letter himself in the form In which he desir using from Lawler's draft only one or statements. “Back Dating’” of Letter. The president goes still farther and takes up the question of the “back dating’ of Attorney General Wickersham's summary of the Glavls charges, to which Attorney Louls D, Brandels has drawn attention. Mr. Taft says that the attorney general's let- ter was In fact “back dated,” and that this also was done by his specific direction two Following 'Is the full text uf the presi- dent's letter: “THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, May 15, 1910.—My Dear Senator Nelson: the hearings before the committee to vestigdte the Interior department furestry service reference has been mado my decision upon the complaint and arges of L. R. Glavis, flled with me on August 18 last against Secretary Ballinger and certain other officlals of the Interior department. The majority of the commit- tee have sald that my action in this regard Wwas not within the jurisdiction of the com- niltice o investigats. In spite of this ruling references to the matter have crept into the record. For this reason I deem it proper to write you and state with such accuracy as my memory permits what tho facts are. “Glavis’ statement and charges were left with me by him on August 13, 190, 1 turned them over to the attorney general, Wwho happened to be fn the nelghborhood, aud he made notes upon his reading. Wo both had personal kKnowledge in respect to Secretary Ballinger's attitude toward the Alaska coal claims, which was the chief subject of innuendo and complaint, for Mr. Ballitger had very early in the ad- ministration consulted us both regarding them, Jealousy Detween Bure: “Within two or three'auys after the filing of the charges, at a meoting at which the secretary of the treasury, the attorney gen- eral- and. the secretary of the navy were In in- and ] present, a full discussion of the Glavls statement was had. It resulted in a general conclusion that jealousy between the bureaus of the Interfor department and the forestry bureau probably explained the atti- tude of the Interlor department officlals, but that the Intimations of bad faith t Glavis against Mr. Ballinger and the others required that the statement by submitted to them for answer. Accordingly, copl of the statement were sent to Secretary Balinger, to Assistant Secreta Plerce, to Commissioner Dennett and to Chief of Fleld rvice Schwartz. “Mr. Ballinger was at Seattle, but upon receipt of the charges he came to Wash- ington to preparc his answer. On Monday. September 6, Mr. Ballinger reached Bever- ley, accompanied by Mr. Lawler, tho asstst- ant attorney general of the Departmont of Justice assigned to the Interlor department Mr. Ballinger sent to my house on that day the answers of the varlous persons con- cerned; together with a voluminous record of exhibits, I had l con¥erence. with him 1ho evening of the day came, September 6, and th on the fo] tember Talks with Ballinger. “I talled-over-the -charges with Mr. Bal- linge: the first evening and asked such questions 08 suggested themsslves, without intimating any eonclusion, and said 1 would records and :\v.lm» the anewers ‘and the buld sge him ihe next day. I sat up unt¥! 3 o'clgek _that night reading the answers and exhiblte, o that at my next conference I was advised of the contents of thg Qutire, record, and had made up my 2 d_that there was. nothing in the charges on_ which Mr. Ballinger or the others Bccused coull be found gulity of either ingompetency, Inefficlency, disloyaity to the ntevests of the Kovernment or dishonesty. In the discussions of the xecond evening Mr. Lawler, who was prescnt at my sug geslion, alscussed the cvidence at me length, 1 sald to Mr. Lawler that T was very anxlous, to write a full statement of the easc and sct out my reascn far my declsion, but that the time for my departure on. a long western trip, occupying two mguths, was just one weok from that day; that X had six or soven specehes to deliver ut the beginning of that journey and th 1 could not give the time to the prepari of such a detalled statement and as I would lke to render In the opinion matter. I By Certification and the improvement of ur milk supply through a Milk Commission * Omaha is profiting by the experience of eastern cities. Our Prices Unchanged Friesland Certificd Mk, quart, 19340 Alba Certified Milk, quart 100 Pertcct Pusturized Milk YA ALAMITO original Oma certitied mili pro- | id he | 1 1t, | ther requested Mr. Lawler to prepare n opinfon as it he were president | Conwulta with Wickersham. | “Durlng the Sth, 6th and 10th 1 gave such { consideration to the Gia vrd as was | consiatent with previous engngements, but {9(h I telegraphed the ney general to come to Beverly In order that I might eon [sult nim in respect to the case. He ar ed there Saturday noon, Scptember |11, ana, pursuant to an appointment ma { by telephone, he came to my home on Sun | day morning, September 12. He then dellv ered to me the draft of opinion, prepared [ by Mr. Lawler, and said that he had had | an opportunity on coming from New York to rend the answers of Mr. Ballinger and | others. 1 then sald to him that T had made [ up my mind as to my conclusiony and had drafted part of my opinion, but that 1 wished him to examine the full record and bring me his concluslons before 1 stated | mine. He took the whole record awy “During the day I examined tha draft opinion of Mr. Lawler, but its thirty pages did not state the case in the way 1n which 1 wished it stated. It contained references | to the evidence which were useful, but its | critictem of Mr. Pinchot and Mr. Glavis 1 d1a noc think it proper or wise to adopt. I {only used a few paragraphs from it contain- 1 Ing merely general statements. Stgnn 1 ent, “The attorney general returned evening with notes of the on which he had made, and reported to me the | conclusions which he reached, which were |in substantial accord with my own. We [ then discussed the matter at some length | particularly in points of law which were in- | volved, and took up the opinfon which I had finished and made a number of altera tions; and as the result of that ston | I determined the final form which 1 em- ployed, and signed the same on Monday | September 13. Ninte in the examinat 'he conclusions which 1 reached based upon my reading of the record, and was fortified by the oral analysis of the evidence and the conclusions which the at- {torney general gave me, using the which He had made duking his reading of the record. 1 was very ¥bfry not to be able were notes |time did not permit. I therefore directed him to embody In a written statement such | analysis and conclusions as he had given me and file it with the record and date it prior to the date of my opinion, o as to show that my declsion was fortified by the summary of the evidence and his conclu- slons therefrom. Sincerely yours, “WILLIAM H. TAFT. “Hon. Knute Nelson, Chalirman Committee to Investigate the Interior Department and Forestry Service, United States Sen- ate.” Mountain Shakes | From Earthquake ' Prolonged Shocks Experienced in Los Angeles and Also Upon Mount Wilson, LOS ANGELES, May 16.—This city and surrounding territories were. visited by a serles of eurthquake shocks that alarmed many people, but did little damage beyona breaking dishcs, aestroying house orna- ments and cracking walls of the lighter houees. The shocks began about 6:50 thls morn- iIng and were felt as late as 7:63 at the beach resorts and in Pasadena, Riverside, Redlands and San Bernardino, where trem- blers occurred last Thursday night. Pasadena suffercd the heaviest damage 80 far as reported., Saverai bulldings were cracked and on Mt. Wilson, where the Carnegle observatory is situated, the tremors alarmed many tourists who had climbed the peak to view the comet. The quake came as a double shock, with a swaying motion, which gave the climbers a sensation ot sea sickness. The mountaln top rocked perceptibly. Long Beach was washedd by a small tidal wave Just after the first shock there, shortly before 7 o'clock. Another tremor followed, and then the ocean, which had been bolsterous all morning, fell suddenly |flat and became absolutely calm for more | than an hour. In this city and in Riverside no serious damage was reported. A second shock shook Riverside at noon. Both tremors were heavler than the quake that shook the orange belt on Chris:mas day, 189, Opposition Comes to Mrs. P.N. More | Women Will Present Name of Mrs, Platt-Decker and Mrs, Max- | well Against Her. | | | CINCINNATI, May this was the Sabbath and but one day meoting was held by the General Federa- tion of Women's club, an unstinted supply {of politics was belng threshed out in cluh circles. Prospective contests over the election of officers, which takes place Tuesday and over the selection of the cfty. which shall entertain the next blenpial, meeting of the organization loomed strongly into view within the last twenty-four hours. Mrs Phillp N. | general, More of St. Louls, the president so far has no announced op- | ponent, but it was glven out tonight that | the names of Mrs, Sarah Platt Decker of ‘L'ulornllu and probably that of Mrs, | Lawrence Maxwell of Clneinnati will | presentea. | For the next convention city, Los Angeles | 1s expected to be favored generally by the | western delegates, while Indianapolis Balti- more, Chicago, Rochester and New Orleans, lall have strong support | Tho Mississippl delegation announced to- | day that “because of the servant prolem, | none of the towns ot that state wouid bo | presentea \Several Hundred “ Jews Must Leave Commission to Act Upon Those ‘ Entitled to Stay in Kiev | Finishes Labor be May 16.-The commision ap- pointed Apri! 23 to fquire into the ques- ton of the expulsion of Jews residing tlle- gally In Kilev and elsewhere outside | pale has finished its labors. Eleven hun- | dred and fitty cases have been Investigated and 170 fumiifes Wil be allowed to remain and possibly an additional thirty whin the st hus been revised. | Many Jews entitled to reside here {as merchants of the first gulld, but after |the publication of Premicr Stolypin's olr- the were cular, which Instructed the'local authori- ties Dot 1o eviet the Jews ‘who had ille | gally settled outside the pale prior to Au- | gust, 1905, pen the it of gn {eral Jewish rcforms. stopped paying | the guild fees apd ‘engaged in other occu pations not ertitling vesldence The eircular issued pulsion left them without enactm they them with forence Ights. to ex | | | 1 The Key to the Situation--fles Waat Ads! to embody this analysis in my opinion, but | 16.—Notwithstonding | THE BEF TUESDAY, MAY 17, OMAHA, |MEN TRAIN EYES ON COMET, Hal‘d work : . \ | Batteries of Telescopes Will Be | — 66 [ ” Leveled on Heavenly Visitor. [ prlng ever i . ¢ NO DANGER OF POISONOUS GAS | AN w th \ e 1 — eatner Consensus of Opinton s that Deadly | . . ——— » | Vapor Will Not Touch the Earth /’————‘J Wearlness and thlrst follow. m Theorles Are Be- y y ; o AR ; “Bracers” won’t do— there’s a \ 4 I vt RON, Sy Sesaltig s o] come back. Water doesn’t satisfy ADDroth 15 (He GARIH by & IR k% | —it’s not “wet” enough. ] ‘ tery of telescopes flanked by rapid-fire | " Drink have been made as to the minute and sec- ond the comet will be at glven places in| | the heavens, where it will be observed | |and photographed | \‘ll)‘-vltn:‘ n.'-}l.h‘nualx there s some dl(—‘ ' ference of opinion as to the effect the| great star will have upon the earth, but| | the differences are minor Prof. Asaph | Hall of the naval observatory would not| |be surprised it there were showers of | meteorites, the same calmness that he would proph a shower of rain. Others—and they appear in the majority—expect no ‘Hd\\ln F. Naulty nor of meteoric bodles and that such | shower as Prof. Hall deems possible could not follow. “Halley's comet, to ail intents and pur- poses, Is a celostial searchlight,” said Mr. Nuulty today. “It is nothing more than sunlight condensed from solar energy and pressed by the solar system, precisely as a lens focuses, lgne.” No Gas in Tail, He asserts that the tall of Halley's comet, to all Intents and purposes, is not | composed of gas or of minute particles of matter or of meteoric bodies. solar system, Mr. Naulty says, is filled with gases in varying states of density. All these gases, polsonous and non-polson- ous, are present in the earth's atmosphere In dense form. The changing spectrum of Halley's comet, according to Mr. Naulty's theory, is to the fact that as the comet's great ‘tall” of light sweeps through various parts of the solar system it lights up dif- fering layers of gas, conveylng the im- pression that the tail itself Is gaseous. Mr. Naulty says the spectrum of reflectcd light Is always present in the tall of the comet, thus proving that certain parts of it are by sunlight alone made visible. “The sweeping of this cometary cone of solar force does cause disturbance in the solar system,” sald Mr. Naulty. “The earth and all the planets are affected that only come within the actual cone as the earth will do by etherical waves set in motion by the comet's tail. It is the constant at- tempt of the earth’'s mass and its atmo phere to adjust themselves to this dis- turbance that has caused the prevalant earth tremors, storms and other pheno- mena. Climax This Week. “The climax will be reached this week. There will be no collision of the earth and the comet, nor will the earth be envelopd in poisonous gus. The effect of the pas- sage may be to cause condensation of atmospheric vapors, so that automatically the earth wlll be provided with a sort of shield, which will act like a lead screen used to protect Xx-ray operators.’ When the comet approaches nearest the carth on May 18, the moon will be full and the conflict of its rays will make observa- tions of the comet more difficult than would be the case if there was no op- position. No Cause for Fear. | earth through the tail of Halley's comet, New England astronomers_appear not to oncur as to the possibility of a luminous display similar to northern lights. Prof. pavid P. Todd of Amherst college thinks the aurora effect probable. Prof. Robert W. Wiilson of the Harvard college observa- | tory declared today that there may be a darkening of the atmosphere, while Prof. Edward C. Plckering, head of the Harvard Cyanogen exists only near the comet's head and the tail Is a good vacuum. Prof. Todd declares that there will no more sensation than that caused by the rays of light from a distant candle on a person’'s hand, A proportionate amount of cyanogen gas is radlated from each, he says. Leon Campbell, another of the Harvard astronomers, thinks a luminous display probable. The increasing brilliancy of the comet as it approaches the earth was shown today, when Harvard astronomers found that the body, with the coma or envelope, had| If there Is concerted action I think the reached proportions of nearly a zero mag- | members of congress in both houses will nate, the highest stage of stellar brilllance, | Se¢ the justice of our complaint over the | The rate of Increase in brilitancy is indl-|mall pay. I understand that there is | cated by two photometric measurements | Universal complaint among the enumera- talen at the Harvard observatory. tors over the United States at the actio: The first, on May 6, showed the nucleus|°f Hon. E. Dana Durand in cutting ow 7.6 magnate. Another on Friday, showed the magnitude an increase in apparent size ot to be of | just a week later, o be 441, 2,65 degree: ASIATIC EXCLUSIONISTS WILL a He advanced this theory with | disturbances. | of New York takes issue | with Prof. Hall and contends that the tall | of the comct is composed neither of gas| a condenses and transmits The entire aue BOSTON May 1b.—Agreeing that no|was bankrupt and short of funds it would g harmful effect Is to be experlenced on|be different, but when it is called the rich- N d m tw | next Wednesday from the passage of the |est natlon on earth, I see no use of its W maae 0 observatory, said: 1 doubt if there will|of 6 cents. And I did it a good many times be any of it at all.” Prof. Willson sald |in many other cases, further ‘“‘that there may be showers of| I wish that your paper would use its lgnited particles, very small but numerous, | Influence to see that the enumerators are which may affect wireless telegraphy, | better paid for the work done, There is no cause for alarm or fear.| If we had been paid even 4 cents a name be | It refreshes mentally and physically—relieves fatigue and quenches the thirst. Wholesome as the purest water and lots nicer to drink. DELICIOUS — REFRESHING THIRST-QUENCHING 5¢ Everywhere THE COCA-COLA CO. Atlanta, Ga. Send for our interest- ing booklet, "'%hc Truth About Coca-Cola”’ Whenever you see an Arrow think of Coca-Cola 2-B Our Letter Box || ©Contributions on Timely Subjects, Wot Exoseding Two Hundred Words, Are Invited from Our Readers. Pay for Enu SOUTH OMAHA, May 12—To the Editor | of The Bee: When the examination for census enumerators was about to be held a letter was issued from Hon. E. Dana Durand stating that we would be paid an average of about 4 cents a name for taking the census. After we had taken the exam- ination and when only a small per cent of those taking the examination had been il § deemed competent to take the census, an i N § o order v e by Hon . Dame Duract, / a car load enroute to everywhere. ¢ e irector ol e census, in ‘ashington, . 4 b ‘ LA e abould DA THHINS Hiote AL ¢ Each time the clock ticks some one 7 1s lighting an cents a name at a time that we could not very well decline to act as enumerators. The 2% cents is to be pald for making practically thirty-two entries to each name, Nif:kel smokes come and go but s - 3 the Owl’sells“on forever. Best ; gl - by test with'the rest. which is no pay at all. It is the same pay that was granted to the census enumera. Wi ) shapes. know. PR Three millio tors in 18%0, thirty years ago, when there were no examinations held, when the entrles were much morg, simple and much fewer in number and when, as we all know, the cost of living was not near as high as it is now. It looks to us that it is a funny deal for the Unite. States government to be a party to and it Is hoped that the wrong will be righted. If the United, States government iy belng stingy in case of taking the census. A much higher. class of enumerators would have been secured it the pay had been half way what it ought to have been and those who did the work would have taken more Pains to get the names completely. In my district 1 remember that 1 went to one house four times to get just a man and his wife. So that I walked nearly a mile several ‘times to make the magnificent sum The Perfecto you it would not have been any too much, for it was the hardest work ever done by in- | telligent people for the amount of money in it. In fact we have not been paid yet and it will be at least a month, probably | more, from the time we completed our, work before we will get the very smal amount allowed us by the census director. 1 would urge the census epumerators whe may see this letter to write to the senator and congressmen from Nebraska and asi for more pay and that they write to othe: members of either house that they know from other states. | pay down when tc in the first place. Compelled fo Locate in Larger Quar- . ters on Account of Increased Business was plenty low enough FRANK A. AGNEW, NIMBLE THIEF STEALS METAL FROM A STEEPLE BIG BLAZE HITS IDA GROVE Hard Fight Required to Save District—~Loss of Tw Business “Ive Thousand Diollars, PREFER CHARGES ON NORTH | Bartist and Catholic Churches nt — | Philadelphis Suffer Loss of IDA GROVE, la, May 16—(Special Telex | — Metal. < eh s S T S | 3 gram)—Fire at midnight Saturday de- | menent Admission of Numb o sy | stroyed the D. ¢, arnes saloon, the Smit, | LATger Quarters Necessary to Accommodate the Constantly In. | Mindus Into Country, Claiming PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 16—Charged | Bros.’ llvery barn, the Sauer garage and ing Strea f People Sufferi : Law Violation. with stealing the metal roofing fron, the |[the Martin Sauer implement warehouse. ereasing Lire| o eople Sullering With - steeples of .the Roxborough Baptist chureh [ At one time the B. & Noble and William i i SAN FRANCISCO, May 16—Following &|and St. John's Roman Catholic chureh, | Deverics lumber vards were both on fire Chronic Ailments.. strong protest against the policy of the|marl Knoll, a steeplejack, was arralgned |but they were saved. Bar had a loss - | government in admitting alienists to this | in police court here today and held in |of $9,000 building ana stock and $4,000 NE:‘/‘/ O ATION HAND E:R | country the executive committee of the|ba'l for further hearing insurance; Smith Bros., $2,000 loss and $1,000 | roc I I Aslatic Exclusion league was instructed to-1 1t was testified that during the night |insurance. Messrs. Sauer's loss will be up-) . N aa day to make formal complaint against|pe had climbed 110 feet on St. John's church | wards of §10,00, only partly insured. Five "Jl" .“-,l”‘, JOOIR M i ”: Ehe- abian Al '““',M TR el vk K AL g Hart H. North, commissioner of Immigra- | steeple, from which 168 pounds of copper|head of horses were burnel in the livery o n; 'xl.m:r as :‘vm‘.. rers ‘n Ramgé -”;:"-‘ \-""’l _patients 3 tion at the port of San Francisco, and 10 | sheathing were removed. From tho sixty: | stable. The origln of the fire is a mys- | oo ¥ 10 B3 South Sixteenin, He ls now| ' Br. Milen mukes no chatge for con charge him with violating the laws in giv- [ foot steeple of the Bantist church, forty- | te 1t otk & Joas, Batd Clght 10-98%6 8 | quiise’ hiriata RAREon. cals " 11 1o lost nasey on And exsminalien s6d secepts be ng entry to diseased orlentals elght pounds of metal were stolen | 1arge portion of the bus alstriet ORmhall BICel aGuth. f. Biateanth and. cen’ ourm.' Tiils . etibeet Lol oidntlie The recent influx IATEe numbers of| 2 e Araal am sireets, on the east side of the spent thirty years in the treatment and Hindus was laid at the door of the officlal | - - ” . — |street. The new offi 1 reception cure of chronic diseases only. T Ired | as detrimental to the interests of American 9 room are much larger and Dr. Milen will people whom he has cured, ofter | 1avor. i be betier cquipped than ever to care for times after other physiclans had failed, | those suffering with Rheumtisf, Gall are sending’thelr friends and neighbors INDIANS WELL IN RIGHTS | Stones, Golter, Epllepsy, Paralysts, Ca- so that Dr. Milen and his cfficient aids tarrh, diseases of the Liver, Kidneys, are among the busiest people in O | | peoy a | Fences of Settlers Encroached on | Stomach, Blood, Bowels, Heart and other If you are in need of the services of a . vo | chronic and nervous allments of men and specialls v pay you 1o call ¢ me sy { , 4| women same fair, liberal terms and ) temember the new address—315 g | Not only is Mother’s Friend a safe and simple remedy, but the effilent treatment which has bullt up Dr. South Sixteenth street, Hansen building | wasniNu May 16—The threatencq | YOMfort and healthful condition its use produces makes it of ines- | | Indian uprising in New Mexico fs over and | timable value to every expectant mother, Mother's Friend relieves s 3 # e [ il danger s avolded. Reports from sup.| the Pain and discomfort caused by tho strain on the different liga Stel‘ll ne Bl | erintendent Crandah to the commissioner| ments, overcomes nausea by counteraction, prevents backache and numbness of -~ ue u es glve more of Indian affairs convey the Information limbs, soothes the inflammation of the breast glands, aud in every way aids in pre- . | that the Taos Fkueblo Indlans were well within thelr rights n cutting the fences of SeFVillE the health and comfort of prospective mothers, Mother's Friend is a lini Servlce than anv Oth Cr. I heV | settiers, for the i 8 encroached on the Ment for external massage, which by lubricating and expanding the d!fferent mus- are the strongest tubes made, are never and d o ln;llnn: lands. The courts ..rxmu territory | cles and membranes, thoroughly prepares the system for baby's coming without grow biittlo when not in use Id('n::‘:!‘»i‘:; ’I;"\:',’:;’ ‘:’l“ 1‘.“ "',i!""f"ll”" and efused to prosecute the red man. 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