The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-07-27
Washington Grand Jury at
Work on Cotton Scandal.
BROKERS ARE SUMMONED
Rumors Current at capitar Of Sensa-
tional Disclosures Vet to Come.
Bottom of the Affair Not
Yet Reached.

the cotton reports of the department
of agriculture was begun at Washing
ton Monday by the federal grand jury
In accordance with the call of District
Attorney Beach, the jury assembled
and promptly entered upon the work
before it. AS Mr.. Beach entered the
room he declined to express an opin-
ion as to how long the inquiry would
continue, to state how many witnesses
would be called, Or to give any in.
formation whatever except that he
would personally conduct the inves.
tiga1ion. There we're no witnesses
present when the jury was called to
order.
Persistent rumors of new evidence
regarding the cotton leak, and of prob
able disclosures equally as sensational
as those of the past, are to be heard
in interested quarters. Anything like
official confirmation of such stories is
lacking; however, the grand jury in
vestigation was conducted with unus-
ual secrecy, and nobody around the
department would talk.
Advices received in the city indi-
cate that the southern producers are
by no means as excited by the situa-
tion as are the spectators, and some
others who have nothing to do with
the growing of the staple. Everybody
who has the best interests of the
south at heart, however, is insisting
ON full and complete Investigation,
and On the punishment of the GRIM
inals responsible for the Juggling and
leakage of the crop reports in the
past.
Mill Men See Wilson.
The delegation from the American
Cotton Manufacturers Association, ap-
pointed at the recent meeting at Char
lotte, N. c., to take up with Secretary
Wilson the question Of issuing new
June cotton acreage report, called at
the department of agriculture Monday
and were in lengthy conference with
the secretary.
At the conclusion of the conference
Secretary Wilson gave out the follow
ing statement:
"The department Of agriculture has
determined that the statistical board
shall meet Wednesday, June 26, to coz
slider whether revision of the cotton
acreage should be made from existing
data or from a new inspection and I.
make public their findings or esti-
mates at II o'clock, on that date, or
the earliest convenient date thereaI-
ter"
The cotton men informally discussed
the question of ordering new report.
No representations of inaccuracy were
made against the June report, and the
members of the delegation appeared
satisfied with the decision of the sec
retary, announced in the statement Is
sued. The suggestion was made that
a. weekly report of the condition OF
cotton sherA>be issued. but it was
not urged upon sae department.. 1,
was said that most of the cotton men
realized that more frequent reports
cannot be had under the present ap-
preparation for gathering crop statis-
tics.
Cotton Brokers Summoned.
Subpenas requiring the presence OF
several New York cotton brokers be-
fore the grand jury were issued Mon
day. The attendance of those named
in the subcenas is required in Wash
ington before the end of the present
month.
A federal Official said that all the
men upon whom subpenas have been
served have made statements, both
signed and sworn, in which they tell
all they know of the .so-called cotton
scandal. 1t was upon these statements
forwarded to washington that District
Attorney Beach caused the subpenas
to be issued. When, where and DE-
fore whom the statements were made
could not be learned.