The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-17

ofsciai sources the committee round
 Rountree had made $3.264 on the trip ana
 asked him if he cared to confirm or deny
 these figuresso- u
 eve do not care to make statement" said dCa aldwolA- s.. ,i
 The committee recessed for ten minutes to give the executive committee time to meet, Mfr. @Yerby announcing that the executive committe would demand an itaroized statement from Mir. Rountree.
 When the investigation committee re- assembled, President Yerby announced
 that the executive committee, had met and demanded an itemized statement of the Canadian excursion and Secretary Rountree had refused. to submit 1t. Mrs Rountree said the statement was not entirely fair to him..
 MT. Judson of the executive committee exclaimed that Rountree had taken posi- lion that the investigating committee had no authority to ask for the statement de. .. claring that the executive commlt.ee naa inc authority, but he had been called be- Gore the executive committee and had
 refused to make statement A I. O'Keefe, a member of the execu-
 five committee, said Rountree had cor
 rectly refused to make a statement until
 the annual meeting. He should not be forced to report now.
 T Pennerman, of the executive commit
 tee. said he would suggest that MT. Roun- tree be given until tomorrow. This was not agreeable to Mir. Rountree. His law yer said Mir. Rountree now took the nositlon that he had admitted he made money and he could not be asked to state how much he made. If the special com mittee reported unfavorably to Rountree and it was adopted by the Association, Mr Rountree would then make an iteuized statement. If he was exonerat- ed. he would not make 3 statement. Committee Not responsible. Mir Pepperman said that he wanted Captain Falkner to know that since he had been a member of the executive com
 mittee 1t had not passed on a single ap- plication for excursion trips.
 Mir O'Keefe made statement in nature
 of defense of Mir. Rountree. He said Mir. Glass was responsible for stirring up
 the matter.
 "Much obliged to you. Mir. OKeefe,"
 ariIed MT. Glass, and Mir. o'Keefe smIl- ed.
 l The committee was about to adjourn | uvben Mr Glass made brief statement shaving attitude of The Advertiser He | rega rded the paper as fortunate In having been able to expose irregularities that have been going on for years. He be- ! lfeVeO and mas DelSNCu an dtOIlB tHdL Rountree is responsible It had grown
 and no doubt some newspaper men had
 come to regard 1t as proper. He felt MT. Rountree was entirely to blame. He was the root of the whole evil The
 result was bona fde pressmen had quit going on excursion because Mir. Rountree had made 1t too expensive. It had be-
 come a comfortable thing for Rountree
 and he was not surprised that Rountree had refused to give statement. He
 said he felt sure the committee would do it's duty.
 | The Investigation committee then at
 GEO o'clock adjourned sine die. Its re- mort will be made to the Association and
 will not be published until then. this ac-
 ton having been determined by the exec utIve committee.
 | At this meeting, the executive commit
 tee decided that hereafter all applications for membership should be passed on by
 the committee. Significantly, the execu- five committee immediately after adjourn
 ment. of investigating committee, passed
 a resolution unanimously praising Captain Falkner for his interest in the Associa-
 tion.