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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12

given to him through the love of AL
mighty God. 80 that the people of
NirSihfa might know" In nm nfter-
noon paper OF yesterday he Is quoted
us saying on the same subject: "God,
III Ills Infinite mercy, has delivered
'nen' into my hands I'm the interest OF
inc people of this old state" MIR.
Jones snid Inst night that he did not
thihk he used the name of God, hut
hhh nnde some comment regarding
the interpretation of Providence
Sent to Montague.
The statement made yesterday by
Weli-knosvn Richmond man, who
ala not desire his nnme used unless
."e hccurncy OF HIS assertions should
ne assaulted, Is as follows:
81 remember In the summer of 1909.
TWO years ago, TINT X. Lynch Nom
f"Sue, brother OF Governor A. j.
Montague, cnme into my Office and
Threw uPOn my desk n package mnde
up or pnGes of tissue pnpcP cut from
letter copy hook. The sheets were
pinned together. r. l.. Montague snid
to me: what do you think OF this.'
~ then read the letters, about
eight In ALL FIVE of which were rcnd
by William 4. Jones nj woodstock
on Mondny. After rendiuE the letters
huin 40 MOntuGuc, In reply to HIS
question:
"'Lynch GIontague), they look to
me TO be nothing moro or less thnn
responses to requests for campaign
funds, FOR the reason TINT I see TINT
MT. Ellyson, who Ia chairman of the
state Democratic COMMITTEES, IL mem
TONED ms having received certain
contributions, md know that II WINS
The custom of corporations to con-
tribute to the campaign funds of the
Democratic party
81 then asked Montague where he
got the letters. He replied thnt some
one whose nume he called. but which
l cannot now rernem bcr, Ind gotten
them from the copying hook in which
the originals were copied. HE SAID
THAT THE MAN WHO SENT THEM
HAD ACCESS TO THE PRIVATE
PAPERS OF j. S. II. THOMPSON.
THE EDGES OF THE TISSUE pa
PER SHOWED EVIDENCE OF HAV-
ING BEEN CUT FROM A BOOK
zone of the lettera, recall, WINS
addressed to IN officer Of banlS in
Alexandria, ordering him to honor
or pny draft for n certain nmount
to some one whom did not know
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
MUST REACH ITS
0 WIN CONCLUSIONS
All Information Relating to
Controller Bay Will Be Re
ferred to Congress.
CABINET MAKES DECISION
Departments Will Be Urged to
Complete Reports on Case as
Soon as Possible.
CABINET MAKES DECISION

washington. D. c., July 11-Althougb
'Gahy denials have been made that gov
eI"H'eht olnclals intended to hermit the
GuSgenheim interests to control Alas
kan transportation through a monopolv
on the water front OF Controller Ray,
IN mat territory. the administration
mas decided TO let Congress reach its
own conclusions. and every scrap OF
information relating to the matter will
be sent to the Senate as soon as nos.
sible as po'
While President Taft and the mem
hers of his Cabinet have voiced the
! opinion that an investigation will show
nothing even remotely resembling such
an attempt to favor the Gueeenheim
interests. an attempt in which the
names of c. P. Taft, the Presidents
brother, and former Secretary OF the
Interior Ballinger have been COUPLED
they determined that every effort
should be made to clear the situation.
Discussed by Cabinet.
AT the regular session of the Cab
met to-day the Controller Bay affair
was discussed at length. It was de-
cided that ali the departments inter
ested--lnterior. Commerce and Labor
and War Departments-shou be urged
10 make their reports on the case AZ
quickly as possible
1t was stated tonight that all the
documentary evidence In the case prob.
ably Will be in the Presidents hands
early next week. and that II then Will
be sent immedia tely to the Senate. in
answer to resolution adopted late In
June calling for all such informa ton,
y list OF witnesses. made up late to.
day by the committee conducting the
inquiry. Is said TO include the follow
Ing:
Charles p. TAFT brother OF tine Pres
ident; Daniel Guggenaeim, head or the
Alaska syndicate: Frank RI. Hitchcock.
Postmaster General: Walter l.. Fisher
Secretary Of the Interiors Richard s.
Ryan. tho alleged promoter. and large
number of Land Office clerks. The in
Qutry promises TO be long one
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12

und whose name do not recall.
"Thc Impression made upon me was
that the letters were responses TO
solicitations for campaign funds, md
the names that were Impressed upon
me were those of Messrs. ElIyson,
Myers, Munford, AxtelI aud Martin.
Those nre the only ones I recnlI.
did not then know who J. S. u.
Thompson was."
Montague Confirms Statement.
II. l.. Montague, ufter reading the
following account of his connection
with the lettersi
BY r.. L. MONTAGUE.
"Some OF the letters read by w. A.
Jones mt Woodstock on Monday were
sent to my brother, Governor A. J.
Montague, In the summer of 1905. He
was then In south America, attending
the Fnn-Amcrtcnn Conference.
The letters were Kent by a person
from Virginia whom had never
heard of. I could not. II my life de-
pended on Ii, recall the name of the
sender. recall this much, however.
He snid he WINS In the employ of the
southern Railway Company, and de-
sired the letters to he returned
promptly. showed them to n few
friends. and the letters were returned
az requested. recall thnt the note
which accompanied the letters WINS
written I'm pencil.
"My brother never saw the letter., to
the best of my belief. kent n MEM
ornndum of the letters, hut did not
keep copy. never mentioned the
letters to William A. Jones, and I
don't know where he got them. i
don't know how long I kept the let
tiers, for 81 Inns been NO long ngo. 1t
looks to ME if MIR. Jones had some
letters which were not vent to my
brothers"
Jones Remains Silent.
,Ir. Jones said last night, MT tho
Headquarters of the Virginia Demo-
cratic LenEuc;
''l did not secure the letters rend
by me Mt Woodstock from Mr.. Lynch
Montague, nor were they ever I'm his
possession, so far us I am Informed.
They were given to me by n man who
does not live I'm Richmond. do not
wish TO give his hume. md think TINT
In view of the fact that no one has
questioned their Authenticity, their
source tx unimportant. / nm willing
to leave the case with the people,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
LIZ lERS WERE TAKEN FROM
IHOMPSONpS PRIVATE, FL ES
Enpoye OF Southern Railway years
original opybook of read by Woodstock
Edges OF originals showed they book Jones

Since the publication on Monday of
the letters read by Representative
"'i'ihm A. Jones In his woodstocIS
speech, I'm attempted conhr nation of
his charges TINT Senator Thomn. s.
Martin "ns a distributor twenty years
ago or "yclIow dog fund contrib
uted by the railroads, the sole ques-
non on eVerybody's lips has been.
"Where did Mr.. Jones get the let
ters.v
evidence secured yesterday by The
Iines-Dispntch indicates TINT they
were taken from the private lilies of
d. ). Barbour Thompson, former di-
vision superintendent of the South
ern Railway, by nm empJoyc of that
rood, and were sent by him some
years ago to former Governor An
drew jackson Montague. In the NIB
"ence of Governor Montague the let
ters were shown by his brother md
law partner, II. Lynch Montague. TO
some of the lutter's friends. Later
they were returned TO the person
who originally cut them from Mr..
Bnrbour's Ietter-copying book, and
were by him, presumably, delivered
to Mr.. Jones.
Montague Returned Them
II came TO the cars of The Times,
Dispntch on Monday night that these
letters were mt one time in the nos
session of Mr.. Montague. On yester-
dry citizen of Richmond told of
how the communications, eight In
number, including the five read by
Mr.. Jones at Woodstock, were shown
him by II. Lynch Montague In the
summer of 1000. Mr.. Montague him
self told how they were sent to his
brother while the Inter was abrond,
and were returned 10 the sender.
Dir. Joncs, who WINS in Richmond Inst
night, snid TINT he knew nothing of
Nr. MontnEue's knowledge of the
letters, md that he secured them
from n nun who does not live I'm this
city. He declined 10 give their SOURCE
snytng that this wny OF no Impor-
tunce. in view of the fact TINT no Mt
tempt had been made To nssaiI their
authenticity.
To reporter for The TImes-Dis-
pntch. after leaving Woodstock on
Monday evening. MIR. Jones nude n
remark to the effect, ns quoted, that
the letters were furnished him I'm
AN honest why, and that they were
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
MASTER KEY STOLEN
orders for Extra Guard. of Hon,
Omlce Building Given.

:, Washington. July 1.-THE master
KEY 10 ALI the door locks in the House
office building has been lost or stolen,
Sihcials are much disturbed, guards
nave been doubled, and orders for ex-
ira vigilance have been given
Atter o'clock at night no person
can enter the building without a writ
Ten consent OF Congressman. Per-
sons found in the buildings after that
nour, unless known to the guards, will
presence are known
some OF the chairmen and members
OF the special investigating committees
"hiGn meet there regard the affair as
significant but claim to have no
dehnite suspicious. The person in nos
session Of the master key could rum
mage every Office In the building I'M
less caught by the guards.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
MIDNIGHT VISIT TO WIFE
Is. Frank Smith EIud.s Officers nnd
Gets AMny in AntomnhIIe

Is. Frank Smith EIudes Officers md
Gets Away In Automobile.
uniontown, Pa, July lib Frank
Smith. who escaped from the Fayetta
county iail on July 3. where he was
held TO inquire into his sanity, he
cause he shot and killed his father ana
brother in law. paid a midnight visio
to his wife. who lives near here. while
the sheriff and seven deputies were hot
on his trail The sheriff arrived at a
y NJ but Smith had been gone nj.
teen minutes. according to his wife.
He came and fed In an automobile
Mrs Smith related the visit 20 the
sheriff, and said her husband was
armed with two automatic reyolvers.
and declared ne would not be taken
alive Since his escape he had been In,
West virginia, Maryland and Ohio. Hen
husband. Mrs. Smith said. Is plsnti !
fully supplied With money and watches
the newspaper accounts OF himself ana'
the search for him
Tho sherif trailed the autornobi,si
for several miles. but lost the fraclJ
In the muddy roads
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
ADVANCE UNREASONABLE
southern Tnnnerfcs Win Context
AEnInst RnllrOnd Comnnnics

washington, July ll.-Eight compa-
MICS operating tanncries in different
test against the Southern Railway
company and other North and South
carriers. when the Interstate Com
merce Commission held that the re-
cent ADVANCE Of two cents a hundred
POUNDS on the products OF Southern
tanneries 10 Northern and Eastern
markets was unreasonable The de-
store the former rate,V- Leave g.,
granted the tanneries to file compiaints
Tor reparation upon the basis of the
Old rates. the broad intimation OF the
opinion being that such PREPARATION
would be granted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
Opponents Cnught Nnpp,ur.

washington, n. c.. July lt.-Only tho
lnterposition OF a three-hour speech by
Senator Bailey, OF Texas. and the sub
mission OF one Of his amendments Ia
the Canadian reciprocity bin prevented
that measure from coming 10 final
passage in the Senate to-day. The op-
ponents of the bill were caught napp!ng
by the Senate leaders. with no ono
ready to speak against the measure and
no amendments ready to be offered
Senator Bailey the chief Democratic
opponent OF the agreement, was finally
Continued on Third Pagal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
LOOK FOR NO TIGHT MONEY
Diminishing Probabilities of stringcucy
Indicated.

estimates made by Treasury officials
lndicate diminishing proba bilities of a
money stringoncy during the crop
moving months this year
In July the banks Of the central ro.
serve cities will finance dividend and
interest payments aggregating $3.50.
oVo.ooo The banks of New York City
alcrc have furnished s34.0oO.0g0 for
Panama bond payments, and about
SsS0.o00O00 for the corporation tax.
treasury officials think this financing
may result in some hardening OF
money rates. but they look for no
tight money
In addition to the trade balance
winch aggregates s5l5.o00.o00. accord,
Ing TO last estimates 500. O00, 600 more
IL considered available from Europc on
account OF the sales of American Sc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
STEAMER KERSHAW FLOATED
starts for Baltimore With Passengers


S'"rts ior baltimore with Passengers
md Cnrgo.
vineyard Haven, Mass. July 1l.-Ap-
patentiy In the best OF condition. the
steamer karshaw, which was Heated
late last night. after being aground on
Shoyeiiul Shoal Zip more than TWEEN
- Tour hours. arrived hero to-day.
%lter stop of an hour or more the
steamer left this harboI on her be-
lsted trip from Boston for Norfolk
and Baltimore
rs the kershaw appeared TO be as
seaworthy as ever, the otticials ~ The
Merchants and Miners Line deciied
mat the vessel would take her thirty.
Sven passengers to Baltimore instead
OF transferring them here to her sister
Emp. the Juniata. The 100 tons Of
cargo lightered from the Eershaw In
order 10 float her was put back INTO
her hold last night
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
TAFT GRANTS PARDON
Orders RcIense of Hnlf-Brced Sentenc.
cd Thirty Yenrs Ago.

Washington. July 11.-President Taft
to-day reviewed the action of Prcsi.
dent Hayes in a pardon case in 1878
and extended executive clemency TO
Joshua Wade. 4 half-breed Choctaw In
dihn, who has spent the past thirty
three years in jail for a crime against
woman
President Hayes in 1878 saved Wade
from hanging. and commuted his SEN
tence to life imprisonment The man
is old and feeble and still protests his
Innocence. President Tart ordered
him released al once. The crime was
alleged to have been committed near
Caddo, Indian Territory
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
Will Be Nations Guest

Admiral Togo, the distinguished
japanese naval officer, will arrive
soon In the United states to he the
gnest of the mutton. He VIII he
entertained at Uncle SANS expense.
There VIII be nm interesting story
in Sundays Times-Dispntch on this
forthcoming visit, which also Will
tell of other distinguished forefgri-
ers who hive played with us the
official game OF "Come to See"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
SAILS FOR PANAMA
Judge Acknowledgement of Army to

Join Secretary Stimson.
Washington. July il.--General Enoch
Crowder. judge advocate general Of
the army, sailed for the isthmus to-
Gay from New York TO join Secretary
Stimson. and to advise him concern
ing Cuban affairs before Mr.. Stimson
visits Havana on the North Carolina.
on mis- way home. The attention OF
so-called improvident and reckless
grants of concessions by the Cuban
government. General Crowder from
his long residence in Cuba. was regard
ed by Secretary Stimson as peculiarly
htted TO enlighten him as to recent
developments in the Island
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
NO TIDINGS OF zELAYA
Central American Exile Probably stin
In Brussels.

Washington, July 11.-No word In
regard to the reported activity of Ze-
lava in revolutionary movement
against Nicaragua has reached the
State Department. So far as is known
mere, the Central American exile is
stin in Brussels. There have been nu-
merous rumors of threatened trouble
In Nicaragua. however. some indicating
unrest within the country and Others
stating that 1t was about to he the
victim of intrigues from without In
view OF this situation. American naval
vessels have been within touch Of both
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts OF Mic
aragua for some time past
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
GREAT BUILDING PLANNED
VIII Contain 100 Stories and Re 1000
Feet High.

Cleveland. o.. July 11.-Addressins
the convention of the National Associa-
tfon of Building Owners and Managers
hero to-day, George T. Mortimer, Of
New York, said that plans for a 100
story building, 1920 feet high, have
been drawn. and that such a structure
IS probability of the near future in
New York. Reginald p Bolton, also
of New York. discussing modern Of
fee buildings, said that many of New
York's buildings are monuments Of
useleSsness'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
RUMSEY WILL RECOVER
Injuries Received I'm Polo Game Not
Serious "a Reported.

New York. July lit was learned
to-day that C. c. Rumsey. the sculptor.
who married Miss Mary Hartman
daughter of the late e. H Hartman,
will recover from injuries received in
polo game at the Rockaway Hunt
Club yesterday
1t was found that no bones were
broken. and his condition this morn
ing was reported improved.
Rumsey was hurt in a collision with
Malcolm Stevenson. of the same team
the Cooperstown, which opposed the
Meadow Brook Magpies.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
PhoneM onroeNo. l

And ask that The Times-Dis-
patch follow you on your va
cation. We will do the rest.
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CONTINUED on Third Page.)
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tcontinued on Seventh Pagel
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-08-18
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Gunnison news-champion., 1911-08-18

Goaausesws, 0Aiss, e4ssrt Aosse.
|ouHssior nas1AD NJ t1e Poster
YlseisasNe ava me Eas and fsie
tric building, Denver. the Rialto
building at Kansas City. the
Rainbow hotel at Great Falls,
Montana, the Boston and New
house buildings, both twelve
story structures in Salt Lake
City, the Union Pacific building
and the court house at Omaha.
the :. T. building and nion VA
tional bank at Houston, Texas,
the Daniels A Fisher tower in
Denver.
Contracts now ON hand will
furnish work for many wears to
come. On the day the writer
Was at Marble - .OOO contract
for interior marble for the W. q.
W building at Omaha was un-
dertaken Among other con
tracts are the Otis building at
Chicago, the Schubert theatre in
Denver, jobs at Hot Springs,
Ark; Shreveport, La; Tulsa,
Okla; at Minneapolis. aud exte-
rior work for the Colorado State
Museum and the magnificent fed
eral building the contract for
which calls for about hall mil
lion in marble.
This wonderful structure now
in it's third story is but a block
from the Albany hotel in Denver.
The sun upon its SNOWY pillars
and glistening walls dazzles the
eve of the beholder. Denver peo-
pie are very proud of the splen-
did edifice abuilding and much
more should Gunnison county
citizens be proud to own it as tine
product oi our hills. The federal
postoffice and the state capitol.
one erected of Gunnisou marble,
the other of Gunnison granite,
the finest buildings in the West,
why should we not be prompt To
claim them
Other details OF the quarry, the
mills and the town are given un-
der photographer this page, the
pictures being supplied through
courtesy OF Mr. Phillip Meek and
DIR. Swift of Marble.
All lines of business are well re-
presented in Marble, its principal
need being more residence houses.
Indeed. since its growth started in
1906, the difficulty has been TO secure
homes for tine constant stream Of
new citizens. Six hundred employ
ed in the mills and quarries would
seem to Justify even larger esti-
mate of population than li00. but i,
will be remembered that quite per.
centaee of the workingmen are mar.
bic cutters receatly from Italy
The Marble band of fifteen mem
bers is quite an advertisement for
the town. Under leadership oi
Mayor P. j. Tischhasser. it is doinf
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-08-18
shss1s - uunusues leGD hss~
- - nIl.Aes: - :.

49,. ~ - 49, - -
eSoassI TO . qnartes a q bR5Ie "
length and average width of 1tA,
feet. Their equipment has l.en
II the hest, one shipment of thir-
ty Hve carloads of machinery
eossing from eastern nianufac-
turing centers. The quarries
have been Opened. and the knocks
a croakers silenced by the flaw
less glistening blocks OF marble
secufed. The railroad rolling
stock has been increased to han
dLe all business resulting. A mod
era city has been built in the
wilderness, a city destined TO be-
come one of the large industrial
centers of Colorado.
Since 1870 the price OF white
marble in this country has dou-
blet every ten years. Whv9 Be
cause OF increased demand and
failing supply. Our nation il be-
coming wealthy. Marble is the
most beautiful and enduring oi
building stones. Its Use is multi
plying in thousand ways for
public structures, offices, temples,
interior and exterior finishing,
monuments and sculpture This
marble has an average crushing
str~ngth OF 10000 pounds, or
stronger than granite II disin-
tegrates at IL temperature oi
lSW degrees Granite goes to
pieces at 600 degrees. What is
marble WORTH Pure white mar
ble turned from the finishing de-
partment sells at from - to sic
a cubic loot or better than slO0
ton. Statuary marble climbs
TO S12 a cubic loot. Why then
do not other quarries open?
There aren [ anv Others. Pure.
white marble is very rare. There
is n small vein in Vermont. diff
cult to quarry and getting small
ler That quarry is several mil
lion dollars behind with its
orders. Carrara marble from
Italy is becoming very scarce
There are quarries in Tennessee
and Georgia but the marble Is
not white.
Among officers of the Colorado
labe company at Marble are Col
Z. r. Meek, president and gener,
al manager; ] u. Manning, 2nd
vice president and soon to take
management of the Chicago office
u. 4. Li>ton, mill superinten-
dat; +. -. Pratt, superinten-
deat Of construction and ". W
CoPP, superintendent OF quarry
Many officers and directors live
ia New York city.
Large contracts which the
company has completed are the
court house at Cleveland, Ohio
Using interior marble amounting
to 95DO,VO0 in value. ths
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-08-18

This industry is OF very recent
growth. In 1908. according to
the report just issued by George
Otis Smith chief OF the | =. Ge-
ological survey, our production
was valued at x4ss,311.O 90. This
placed it fourth among marble
producing states, with Tennessee
and Georgia, but slightly ahead
No doubt Colorado was second
in 1910 and pressing close upon
Vermont, with her production
of above four millions.
IL is the Colorado lnle Marble
company that started this. that
developed the largest single bo-
nanza in "A state OF bonanzas, !,
and turned the town of Marble
from a deserted mining camp in
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to the liveliest mining town in
Colorado to-day. Back of the
Colorado-lule company stands
its president, Col. Claiming +.
Meek. "A man OF affairs. who when
his attention was called to the
vast industrial possibilities which
lay here untouched, had the bust
Hess acumen to sense the future,
the business experience and the
acquaintance with men and fin
ance to organize the company.
pilot it through stormy years OF
building a gigantic enterpIise.
aud manage it's intricate parts
when under full swing.
This development started with
1906. when the railroad WAS en-
tended mp the rocky gorge from