The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
ROOSEVELT GOES
 TO MASSACHUSETTS,
WILL MAKE ADDRESS AT COL. LEGE coMMENcEMENTs AND WILL RECEIVE DEGREE OF DOG TOR OF LAWS.


 Washington, June 20-President Roose- welt left here at 3 o'clock tonight for | Massachusetts to attend the commence ment exercises of Clark university at Worcester and Williams college at Will liamstown.
 He travelled in a special car over the Pennsylvania railroad and from Harlem river the route will be over the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad
 The President was accompanied by Secretary Loeb, pr. P H. Rixey sur geon general of the navy. IT. A. Latta, his personal stenographer, two secret ser vice officers and representatives of the press associations. The Presidential par ty will arrive at Worcester at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. Soon afterward the President will be escorted to Clarke uni versity, where the commencement exer- cises will be held He will deliver the principal address of the occasion.
 He also expects to visit Holy Cross college at Worcester, and probably will make brief address there. Early in the afternoon the party will proceed to Will liamstown, where the President will be the guest of President Hopkins of Will Hams college. At the commencement ex- ercises on Thursday President Roosevelt will receive the degree of doctor of laws and deliver an address. Afterwards he will make an address to the general pub lie. Early in the afternoon of Thursday the President and his party will leave for Washington.
 had not known of it before. and even if he had been so neglectful of his duty as not to inquire what cables had been sent in the matter, with which he was deal ing. As a matter of fact the Looms cable in question was sent by direction of MT. Hay with the assistance of MT. Penfield, anu was signed by MT Loomis. simply because on the day that it was sent it happened that Mr. Hay was confineG to his house and could not get down to the State Department. It is on its face an absurdty to suppose that MT. Hay who returned to his duties in the State Depart ment within a day or two and who was repeatedly going over this whole Venezue- Ian matter and cabling to Bowen about it, receiving cables from him in return, could have been ignorant of such cable as had been sent by Looms during his (Mr Hay's) absence MT. Bowen's allegation on this point is in reality charge against Mir Hay rather than against MT. Loomis.
 "Mr Bowen furnished his charges against Mir Loomis and some of the doc uments in reference thereto to represen- tatives of a New York newspaper. The names of the representatives of the news paper to whom he furnished this infor- nation were John Grant Dater and Nich- olas Riddle.
 MT. Dater testfies as follows:
 Testimony of Dater.
 Secretary Taft-That you subse- auently saw Mir. Bowen and that in the course of the conversation MT. Bowfn. possibly without your invitation. con firmed the statements that you had here tofore heard rumored with respect to MT. Loomis, and his relation to the asphalt company
 MT. Dater-Yes, sir. and other mat ters.'
 Secretary Taft-rhat MT Bowen was very full of the subject?
 MT Dater-Absolutely.'
 Secretary Taft-And talked it with a great deal of earnestness?
 MT. Dater-He certainly did,
 Secretary Taft-And he expressed the hope that some day his side of the story would be printed?
 MT. Dater-Yes, sir.
 Secretary Taft-Mr. Bowen showed you no letter?
 Secretary Taft-Did he show you copy of the letter which he sent to me?'
 MT. Dater-He did not
 Secretary Taft-Or any of the docu- ments on which he based his claim of MT. Loomis' guilt?'
 MT. Dater-I do not think I could an- swer that directly. I would rather not answer
 MT. BddIe's Testimony.
 ''The testimony of Mir. Riddle is as fol- lows
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