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The Washington herald., 1909-10-12

be telegraphed TO the indianapolis News.
The testimony was. too, that after only a
rev words OF this dispatch had been re-
ceived at the News Office, II. A. Palmer.
who at that time was acting as manag-
cling editor. stopped the message and
wired Mr.. Smith in New York that the
same dispatch was being sent by the As
ISOLATED Press. Mr.. MCNAMARA said this
showed Mr.. Smiths connection with the
publication OF the article.
Mr.. Williams, he said, testified that he
did not write the alleged llbelous articles.
but that they all came TO him for approv-
al before being published 10 the News
This. Mr.. Mcnamara said, showed the
connection OF Mr. Williams with the
articles in question.
Purpose of Publication.
Mr. Mcnamara said he referred to these
bits OF testimony to show tie conneo-
ton OF the defendants with publication OF
the articles in question and the purpose
behind the publication. He said the tes-
timony showed that none Of the parties
had tried to verify the rumors and the
charges made in the Panama Canal mat
ter. but that they had gone ahead and
published them without investigation.
Mr.. Mcnamara contended that the DO
sition Of the Indianapolis News In this
matter was that when man was
charged with graft and crime and had
made a denial OF the charge he should
be regarded as guilty until he proved his
Innocence. He said Charles p. Taft de-
MED the charge that had been made
against him in relation to the Panama
Canal deal, and yet the News said Mr..
Taft had not produced any evidence to
support his denial
Mr.. Mcnamara read al the articles
set out IN the indictment 70 show. he
said, that the libel was continuous. run
ming through the News for several DAYS.
The articles themselves. he said. stated
that the records OF the Panama deal
were all accessible IN the government
Office in Washington, and the articles
asked why the suspected persons did not
bring forth these records 10 support their
denials OF guilt in connection with the
transaction. This, he said, showed that
the defendants could have investigated
the charges before publishing the alleged
libelous articles II they had cared 10
make sure OF their facts.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-12
INSTANTANEOUS CONTRACT
Germany's First super-Dreadnought
Does Twenty Knots.

Bremen. Oct 1.-THE battle ship West
fallen, the first vessel Of the super-Dread-
nOught type built for the German navy.
In trial trip to-day exceeded her con-
tract requirements. developing a speed OF
twenty knots while her engines Indicated
$4,000 horsepower. Her contract calls for
a speed OF nineteen knots, with 10000
horsepower.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-12
SLEMP Is SCORED
AS POLITICAL BOSS
Virginia G. 0. P. Controlled
by Him, Says Glass.
JOINT DEBATE WITH McCAULL
LynchburEs Assistant Postmaster
Says that City Representatives
Speech Is FOrty-hve Years Old.
Charges Glass with Voting for
Protection While in Congress.
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Amherst, Va, Oct. lin a joint de-
bate here to-day with Capt Patrick H.
McCaull. assistant postmaster Of Lynch
burg. Representative Carter Glass, Of
the same city. in meeting the charges
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Virginia, de-
clared that the Republican party in Vir-
ginfa is "bossed" absolutely by Repre-
sentative Slemp. OF the Ninth district,
who is also Republican State chairman
Mr.. Glass then entered into COMPARE
son of the two parties in Virginia
The Joint debate. widely advertised, at
tracted several thousand people here. q
large majority OF whom were Democrats.
The debate. considering the reputation
OF the two men forceful and fiery
speakers, was not as strenuous as some
expected. although both Republicans and
Democrats are satisfied with the show
ing OF their orator.
Glass Opened.
Mr.. Glass opened the speechmalSing
for one hour; he was followed by Capt
McCaull in one hour and twenty min
utes. The former made a retoiner Of
twenty minutes.
In opening Mr.. Glass made a severe
attack upon the Republican party at
the same time defending the record Of
the Democratic party in managing the
Affairs Of Virginia. He compared the
manner in which the two candidates for
governor were placed in the field. He
said that the Democrats had named
Judge Mann In a primary In which every
Democrat had an opportunity 20 voice
his individual choice
The Republicans, on the other hand, he
said, held a convention at Newport News,
which was made OF Federal officeh0lders.
He then branded Mr.. Slemp as the Re
publican car Of Virginia. He charged
that Mr.. Slemp's power lay in control
ling the Federal patronage OF Virginia.
He said that post-ofices in his district
are farmed out TO the highest bidder.
An OId-time Talk, Says McCauII.
Capt. McCaull. in replying. asserted that
Mr.. Glass was making a speech forty
five years old The Republican speaker
then went into comparison OF the times
under protection with those under Demo
cratic administrations. He said that the
Democratic members Of Congress had IN
dorsed protection by their votes in Con-
gress during the recent tariff legislation.
He then contrasted the conditions IN
Lynchburg under Cleveland with the
present conditions. saying the former
times were hard and now Lynchburg IS
prosperous and happy.
In rejoining. Mr.. Glass held that farm
products had sold for as low rates under
the Mckinley administration as they did
under Cleveland. He referred 70 the re-
cent panic and said every panic this
country has felt in recent years started
under a Republican tariff
The Washington herald., 1909-10-12
TAFT'S LETTER AN ISSUE.
williams and SIemp Exchange Com
plimentS Over Suffrage Fight.

Williams and SIemp Exchange Com
pIImentS Over Suffrage Fight.
SPECIAL 70 The Washington Herald
Roanoke. Va. Oct u.-President Taft's
letter, attacking the Maryland suffrage
amendment, has been thrust into the Viz
ginia gubernatoriaI campaign. and Repub-
lcan State Chairman slemp Is called
upon by Judge Sam W. Williams 20 an
nounce whether he approves the stand
taken by the President on negro suf-
frage. and whether he is in favor OF negro
Acknowledgement in Virginia.
When seen tonight, Mr.. Slemp, in
statement refused to comment upon the
Presidents letter, and charges Judge
Williams with trying to seek cheap
rotoriety."
Judge Williams charges that the Re-
publicans Of Virginia are anxious to again
enfranchise the negro and control that
vote. and he believes that II the Re-
publicans triumph this fall an effort will
be made TO undue the work OF the con-
stitutional convention. which eliminated
the negro. He cites President Taft's let
ter, in which the Maryland suffrage
amendment is described 20 be a gross
mis- Justice and a violation OF the fifteenth
amendment" Judge Williams wishes to
know II Chairman Slemp and Capt Kent
approve this letter, and declares that the
people Of Virginia should know their
views Of this important subject.
Mr.. Slemp. in answering Judge Will
Jams. said:
If Judge Williams finds the issues be-
fore the Maryland voters more attractive
TO him than the defense of the Demo
cratic administration Of State affairs in
Virginia, I suggest that ne go 70 that
State. where he might draw larger
crowds than has been his fortune at
home. and where he might explain TO
them, as he has not done 10 the people
Of Virginia, why he permitted himself
70 be posted in his own county three
years ago on the insolvent delinquent
capitation list. aud IN order to vote at all
was compelled 20 avail himself OF the
provisions Of the Virginia constitution
regarding Confederate soldiers, though
after asserting on the stump in the State
that no man was to exercise the privilege
Of suffrage unless he had paid the S1.5O
capitation tax according to law.
His question. having no bearing on
any issue before the people Of Virginia.
seems prompted only by a desire to OBJ
tain some cheap notoriety for himself. or
TO divert attention from the real issues
Of our own campaign"
The Washington herald., 1909-10-12
Free Remedy for
Weak Bowels.

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For the skeptical the best way to be-
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an Interpretation OF q statute, or they
may be cases In which two circuit courts
OF appeals have held differently. /
Morse's case the matter has been so thor
oughly reviewed that 10 Is. doubtful II the
Supreme Court VII see any necessity for
taking II UP.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-12
CREATES NAVY WAR COUNCIL.
British Admiralty Announces Move
Long Contemplated by Reformern.

London. Oct H. - The admiralty an
nounces the creation Of a navy war
council. This IS a move which has long
been advocated by naval reformers.
The council will be priesthood over nv
the frst sea lord of the admiralty. the
other members being the officers directing
the naval intelligence department and the
naval mobilization department. and the
assistant secretary OF the admiralty.
Thb mobilization department is a new
one, which has been formed especially 20
deal with war plans and the mobilization
Of war ships
The Washington herald., 1909-10-12
Re-eIect Road,n offIcin1.

Savannah. Oct. HAT the annual meet
ing Of the directors of the Central OF
Georgia Railroad to-day President ]. r.
Hanson and all the old officers were
elected. It has been rumored for soma
weeks that Hanson would be retired hut
so far as can be learned there was no
opposition to hfs reelection. J. T. Hsra-
han, Of Chicago; r. S. Lovett. OF New
York, and Charles A. Peabody. Of New
York. were chosen directors as repre-
sentatives Of the Hartman interests.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-12
CHARLES ". MORSE
RETURNS TO CELL
Court of Appeals AffirmS
Conviction by Jury.
FORTY DAYS srAY GRANTED

Counsel Martin w. LtttIetOn VIII
Apply for Writ of CertiOrart TO
Must Begin Fifteen-year Sentence
in Federal Prison IL 1t IL Refused.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-12

indianapolis. Ind. Oct. 1.-THE hearing
Of the libel cases against Delavan Smith
ana Charles c. Williams. under indict-
ment at Washington, IN connection with
others. for structures on the Panama
Canal purchase. was resumed before
Judge Anderson. Of the Federal court,
this morning. Stuart Mcnamara, chief
counsel for the government, took charge
Of the case to-day.
Irving c. Sauter, a government Secret
Service man, was the only witness intro
duced by the government. He testified
that he had visited the office OF the
INDIANAPOLIS News, in Washington, and
that he had seen copies OF the News on
sale in washington hotels. Sauter was
not cross-examined.
Mr.. Mcnamara said he would Introduce
documentary evidence, and began by
reading portions Of the testimony given
by William Nelson Cromwell before the
Senate investigating committee in 1906
when the Senate was investigating the
transaction by which the United States
obtained the Panama Canal property from
Colombia.
Made Offers TO Sell.
Mr. Mcnamara read copies OF cable
grams which were sent by officers OF the
Panama Canal Company IN Paris 10 its
representative in Washington, making
offers to sell all of the canal property
and concessions IN Colombia and else
where TO the United States for $4O.OOO.OOo.
That first cablegram was sent just
two days after the House Of Representa-
tives OF the United States had passed the
Nicaraguan canal bill" said Mr. Winter,
Of counsel for the defense.
Mr. Mcnamara introduced in evidence
an article published In the Indianapolis
News on October Is under a heading.
1.-THE Canal Deal" and another published
on December 10. under a heading. Who
Got the Money! These were articles
set out in the indictment.
Mr. Mcnamara went on the witness
stand 20 testify TO the circulation OF the
paper in Washington. He was examined
by Mr.. Miller, for the government. and
answered that he found two copies of
the paper in the Library Of Congress.
and that he obtained several other copies
from James p Hornaday at the Office
OF the Indianapolis News in Washington.
Mr. Hornaday refused to supply the pa
pers until he had been served with sub
poena to appear before the Federal grand
jury with them.
Not I'm First Edition.
Mr.. Mcnamara said that when he was
here for the former hearing. he believed
the deal made by William Nelson Crom-
well and published m the New York
World on October 6. 1908. was printed in
the edition which was sent to the Indian
apols News. but that since then he had
found that the article was published In
the second edition Of the World and that
the second edition is not sent 20 the
News. Counsel for both sides agreed that
the record should show this.
No further testimony was offered. the
government resting its case. The defense
announced that It had nothing more TO
offer.
Mr.. Mcnamara took up first the ques-
ton OF whether there was probable cause
for belief that the defendant committed
the crime alleged in the Indictment
He recalled the testimony to the effect
that Mr.. Smith read a Panama Canal
article in the New York World In New
York, and that he clipped out the story
and filed It with a telegraph company to
The Washington herald., 1909-10-12
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The Washington herald., 1909-10-12
EXPRESS OFFICE ROBBED.
Bandit Binds Clerks and Carries Oh
Large sum of Money.

Seattle. Wash. Oct. u--After binding
and gagging the night chief clerk and
his assistant and carrying them to an
unoccupled part Of the building. a robber
plundered the Office OF the Great North
ern Express Company az the King street
station early this morning. stealing sew
eral sacks Of gold and silver and a large
amount OF paper money, the booty run
ming Into the thousands Of dollars.
After short time the chief clerk freed
himself and. after liberating his assist
ant, gave the alarm. II has been the
custom to keep all the money received
from the transcontinental trains In the
safe from Saturday to Monday. and It is
believed large sum was stolen.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-12
HEARING RESUMED
IN PANAMA CASE
Mr.. Mcnamara Argues from
Previous Testimony.
SOURCE OF STORIES TRACED

Government Attorney Establishes
Connection of Smith and Williams
with Alleged LibeIOus Articles, and
Claims that They Had Sufficient
Opportunity TO Investigate.
The Washington times., 1909-08-20
FRAYNE To MEET
HYLAND TONIGHT
Rugged Lightweights Will
Battle Before San Fran
cisco Club.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. %. Believing
that The winner of tonighrs battle be.
tween Johnny Frayne and Dick Hyland
viii be the lightweight who finally will
meet Battling Nelson for the champion
ship of the world fight fans have
bought up the available supply of tickets
for the coliseum. where the two little
boxers will meet in what is scheduled
10 be a twenty-round go
Hyland's recent victory over the New
York favorite. Leach Cross. has made
him 10 to 3 favorite,s but there is
plenty of Frayne money in sight, for
ths latter's prestige was greatly increas-
ed by his victory over Young Corbett
As a preliminary to this event, Monte
Attsll and Perch Cove are matched to
70 twenty rounds for the bantam cham
pionship. though from Boston. Eddie
keevin, manager for Jimmie Walsh. is
sending a daily letter Of protest, de-
claring Walsh the real champion Of that
class
The betting on AtteH Is to I. with
no Cove money in sight.
The Washington times., 1909-08-20
By GEORGE A. MCDONALD,
Baseball Expert. Chicago journal.

CHICAGO. Aug. 20.-Nothiag but
the Athletics for Chicago. The fans
here want to see an American League
champion team that can give the Ma
tionaI League pennant winners a real
battle for the worlds title. Phiiadel-
phia has a royal chance to land the
bunting.
Connie Mack appears TO hold the
winning hand. He has played the
game carefully and conservatlVely
His pitchers look good, and lie has a
well balanced team of piayers-play
ers who do the right thing at the
right time. His men are fighters, and
there is not one who can be slishted
by az opposing pitcher
The struggle of the Athletics TINS
season resembles the magnificent eff
forts of the White SoH in 1905, and
that Is one reason why Chicagoans
are picking Philadelphia to win.
The Washington times., 1909-08-20
By HERMAN MCPHERSON,
Baseball Expert, Boston Journal

BOSTON, Aug. 20.-Everybody here
admires Connie Mack's young, scrappy,
haui-hitting youngsters. Their work IN
pulling down the Tigers makes it pos
sible for the speed boys 20 get In a
little closer for that pennsnt which
doesn't look so far away.
If Detroit doesn't take strong brace
Immediately they viii take d, slide on a
well-oiled way 10 a position well down
toward fourth place This leaves II "a
battle Ween the Red SOx and thu
White Elephants, and being somewhat
of "A partisan, 1 am pulling for a win
for Lakes men.
The Boston pitching staff is 100 per
cent stronger today than it was G
month ago. college spirit in the
team is "A big asset.
Let the best team win. If Boston
can't I'm fer the Athletics
The Washington times., 1909-08-20
BY GEORGE A. FIRSTBRooK,
Baseball Expert, New YORK. Mail.

NEW YORK, Aug 20.-As near as I
can view it, Connie Mack's Athletics IS
the one best bet in the American
League race. Barring accidents there is
no reason Why Macks sterling buncn
Of youngsters should not come Under
the wire a winner this season, and by a
big margin at that.
The Athletics are fortified with the
cleanest pitching stan in the league, as
matters now stand The twirIers are
belns backed mp by consistent hitting
and snapDy fielding. This combinatio1
Is hard to beat The Tigers are handl-
capped by the erratic performances of
their pitchers. while the general an
around Worh OF the team has nos been
up to the standard
Inc Red SoX may possibly be fac
tor, but Connie Mack has a big advan-
tage over the Hubites
The Washington times., 1909-08-20

In their league. The latter team Is COM
posed almost entirely of youngsters, and
while they may show better form in their
coming games they do not, in the opln-
Ion Of amateur experts, class with
either the Brentwood or the Agriculture
teams.
record breaking crowd watched
Bethany fight its way into the post
season series yesterday by defeat ing the
Ninth Street team, and that may have
had some little 10 do with the shortage
in attendance at National Park. 1t is
estimated that 1900 people saw the con-
test
Joe Handiboe, the Independence
League umpire, worked behind the
catcher in the Ninth-Bethany game, ana
the fact that there was not a single
seems ample proof that he was very
much onto the job. Dave Venable look
ed after the base decisions
Johnny Priest, who has been playing
shortstop for the Fredericksburg, Va,
team. has returned to the city for the
Dost-season series. He will play with
ing from the Virginia town laud Johnny
TO the skies being particularly lusty
over his ability with the willow.
Those who attend the game between
American Security and Trust and Park
view at the Capital City League grounds
this afternoon. viii have an opportunity
TO see Austin Howard, the Cornell Uni
VersitY third baSeman, in action Howard
caused a big stir in collegiate circles
this spring by his sensational work with
the Red team and will doubtless be a
big help to the Trust team in the sec
tion B series.
Even the seats were in tiers when ~
Handiboe dropped Lynch's liner in tfe
BrentWood-Pension Bureau game. It's
mighty seldom Al let's them get away
and the grlefs was not altogether IN
called for.
The Washington times., 1909-08-20

lap Barbeau and StOrke Go
To Cardinals for the
lnhelder.

PITTsBURG. Pa Aug. .0.-Pittsburs
fandom is rejoicing today over the an
rouncemert that Manager Fred Clarke
has secured the services of Third Base
man Byrne. who will play with the Pr
rates for the first time this afternoon.
Clarke traded Third Baseman Jap
Barbeau and Utility Infelder Allen
Storke 10 Roger Bresnahan. of St Louis.
for the clever indelder The deal had
Seen hanging fire for eight months.
Barbeau. with Toledo last year, proved
tine sensation of the American Associa-
ton. He gave excellent promise early
Ia the season here. but Of late his work
has fallen away. IT is said that his re-
lations with several OF the Pirates are
such that he could not give the club
his best services
The Washington times., 1909-08-20
Auto Topics of Interest
By HARRY WARD.

making his neadqus rters with the VIII
son Company. local agents for the
American Simplex. The first thing Mr..
Waite die on his arrival in Washing
ton was to visit the Frank A, Munsey
reliability headquarters, ard enter A
close coupled American Simplex car iu
the MGnsey tour
r. r. Spence, of the Pope Automobile
Company, Of Washington; Joseph Fal-
coner ard W $. Rover returned yes
teTday from a trip TO Benedict, Md
They made the trip to Benedict i'm a
motor beat and then came home i'm Mr..
Spence's POpe-Hartford car, which ".
B. McBurney drove down TO meet
them.
r. b latham. assistan, manager of
the Winton branch in Baltimore was
in the city yesterday. driving over the
boulevard in a big WintOn Six" Mr.
latham viii drive the Winton Six"
entered by George J., Whiting i'm the
Munsey tour.
Jack Sperry, sales manager Of the
Motor Car Company viii leave this
evening for Cleveland After visiting
the Peerless factory in that city ne
viii go 10 Detroit to inspect the Chal-
mers-DetrOit and Hudson factories.
The Motor Car Company reports the
sale of Model y Steveus-Duryea to
Barnes r. Penn, prominent official in
the American Tobacco Company
Joseph .3erberich was among the
Neutrality-suspicious. who mOtored to Brad
dock Heights last Sunday. lie covered
1l3 miles i'm his Washington toura bout
and reports the roads TO be IN good
condition.