The new South-news., 1905-07-15

" Washing. on ~ the tfNtNt OF t-e
Investigations Of the secret service
agents into the charge made by Rich-I
ard Cbeathsm. secretary Of the South
era Cotton Growers Association. that,
information had been given 30 cot.oa
brokers ia New YORK By SOME person
lr persons connected with Che bureaa
lf statistics Of the department OF as-
-iculture. Secretary Wilson made pno-
lie ar olneial report IN which be states
'hai Edwin :. Holmes. the associate
;lailsiieian. has been guilty of "Iug-
sling" il has been found that Mr..
Holmes communicated advance infor-
nation TO /. c. Van Riper. New
York broker. and NJ. Haas OF New
York who. MIR. Van Ripper said. acted
As a go-between to conveying informa-
ion from Holmes 10 o.her New York
brokers', including Theodore Price
Steps have taken by Secretary VII
IN to prevent any further leakage Of
he department figures and an entire
reorganization of the bureau of stat
Is,ies and manner Of preparing month
Y crop reports has been outlined by
aim. The papers in connection with
he investigation were referred TO the
United States attorney for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and he has report
ed that in his opinion a criminal pros
scution will not lie against Holmes
Holmes has been dismissed from the
service of the department.
The charges by Mr. Cheaiham were
backed up with evidence that certain
information had been given 10 cotton
brokers in New York by some person
or persons employed in the bureau of
statistics. relative to the acreage and
condition Of the cotton crop of the
United States prior to the official pub
lication of the information and that
the crop figures had been tampered
with in the department in the inter
est of ceriln cotton speculatiors
Secretary Wilson determined at ones
upon a thorough investigation and fui
nished the officers of the Unite,
ssa,o- -, sar;roo o,, 90 tho ev;
- ,'A;ah haa haon r;roo ,o Tho de
aertnon, Tho aoe,ts ,ben were mn
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- - nsa ororv nos.;h,. oaor. I,
ao.,.;, n-hoAor ,her. haa heen
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- ~ a,ar,. ,,;,h ,ha r,,
- ~ -, 80 norsors rc>nonsibl,
TT a.. II. a,nlove ~ N
..'n.a, ~ has hoo, founa ,
a. I'd our oo,nee,;o, with su,
.I..;n. :.s-.-aa,;on % h,.Ler- y,c,or
f's~~zss ~ cIeWing The fhargtr s,e
retary Wilsos gives summary of iei
tinony addnced before secret swvic
. f4en :. Mr.. Van Ripper. the New lor
boxer, under examination saA he b'
, cfme acquainted with Holmcs IN Ne
= lprk IN August. 1904 through
mutual friend. Aeeoning 10 I'M
testimony, Holmes told Van hiper h
? eouh get information concerning tn
government crop report probabl
fhrugh the report of the genera
agdis and the reports OF the sta
asn's. Van Ripper said Holmes fur
ni'hed nm with information iron
tine 10 time, Tor several months IN al
vance OF the publication OF o'licia
h'ures ana that the information fur
nisned py Holmes corresponded exact
win the hgures aiterward puolish
ed Dy the bureau as the o'llciai crol
reports van hiper stated that haa
Oh NeW YORK. acted as go petweef
lor homes ana nimseli' ana was CAV
en- 10 understand inai liaas was secur
'hg information ior theodore frice
cotton broker OF New York I'M
t4itne,5 saln inat ne mct haas AT ih'