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The evening world., 1912-12-19
HEA RST REPLIES
TO FORAKER STORY
OFARCHBOLD LETTERS.

The following statement was made
to-day by william Randolph Hearst In
answer to Senator Foraker's statements
before the Senate Investigating Com
mittee:
Ex-senator Foraker made another
frantic and futile effort to distract at
tention from his own guilt. Ex-senator
FoMker's ex-reputation is too COM
pletely compromised to need any fur
Their attention from me.
Senator Foraker alleges that the
Standard OIL letters which convict him
and other statesmen OF his character
were stolen from Mr. Archbold's Office
by one negro and ono other thief. and
the ex-senator suggests that the Sem
ate committee summon these two wor
thies to learn whether the letters really
came direct from Mr.. Archbod's office
This 10 AN excellent suggestion and
should be acted upon. Nothing could
better establish finally and forever the
absolute genuineness of the Standard
OIL letters than convincing proof Of
the fact that they were secured d.
rectly from Mr.. Archbold. and the moro
the absolute genuineness OF the stand
ard Oil letters Is established the more
Senator Foraker and Senator Penrose
and Senator Bailey and Mr. Sibley and
tho rest OF the standard OIL in public
life are convicted OF their Standard
Oil connection.
ITO be sure. Mr.. Archbold has at
various times directly and indirectly
admitted the genuineness OF the letters.
To be sure. Mr.. Foraker and other
Standard OIL stipendiaries have on varl-
Gus occasions confessed to the receipt
OF secret certificates OF deposit. Blu,
the words of men of this character need
substantiation. and the public would
probably put a great deal more cont
dence in the statements OF the negro and
the other thief than they repose In the
utterances of some OF tne gentlemen i'm.
plicated In this Standard OIL CORE
spondence.
THE negro and the other THEFT
he be a thief-have committed a small
crime compared with the treason al
those highbinders OF high finance who
seek to enrich themselves and their cor.
porations through the Government,
favors secured by the subsidizing Ct
public men,"
The evening world., 1912-12-19
BROTHER
ACCUSED Of Theft;
IS ARRESTED FOR It
Grand Jury lndicts Sidney Falk
as Accessory in Crime Al
legged Against George.

Suppose you had a brother who had
been your best friend. had nursed you
when you were sick, had stuck to you
through adversely. who himself fell by
the wsyside and became a thief. would
you try ana save him from the penalty
Of tho law7"
This II the question sidney II. Falk,
a vocalist. OF No. 420 Riverside Drive
put to Assistant District-Attorney Del
ehanty In General Sessions to-day
whom Falk was arraigned as an Access
sorry to the theft of $4,000 stolen by
his brother George from his employer.
Sidney Falk was indicted by the
Grand Jury yesterday because the po-
lice had Information which led them
to believe he had aided In the escape
Of his brother. George, who disappeared
Nov. 1 from his Job as bookkeeper
for the Auto Pneumatic Action Piano
Company OF No. 6is West Fiftieth
street.
1t was not until few days ago that
tho police received information tina,
Falk was harbored In the home of his
brother. the brother. when questioned
refused to reveal anything as to tn,
fuGitive's Whereabouts Assistant Dis
trict-Attorney Embree laid the matter
before the Grand Jury. with the result
that that body accused the steadfas.
brother with being an accessory to th,
crime George is alleged to have com
mitted. by feloniously concealing him.
Detective Edmund Leigh OF the Dis
trict-Attorney Delehanty told the Cour,
George Falk had been indicted on one
The evening world., 1912-12-19

SMILES of the letters were written IN
typewriters manufactured long after the
dates Of the letters. The copies OF the
letters which the Hearst publications
had. he said, were dim and time-stained
and were duplicated on a new type
writer to make them reproduce better
Old Photographic copies often become
dim Mr.. Hearst also said he got the
letters from Mr.. Eddy. a writer" He
did not mention that Mr.. Eddy was at
the time city editor OF the American
Or explain where Mr.. Eddy laid hands
on the large sums Of money paid out
for them.
MONEY PAID TO THE THIEVES
SOON soUANDEREo.
Money that stump and Winfield got
an that way. to quote the old tale,
didn't do them no good
wilkins confessed that his share of II
went In shooting craps and on women.
Stump said that much OF his ahare was
spent In negro resorts on the west side
and at the racetacks. With the ieav.
ings. wilkins and stump, in late born
enort to make some sort OF a permanent
Investment. bought a saloon at the
southeast corner OF One Hundred and
Thirty-fourth street and Seventh ave.
nue.. Clinton wilkins. a brother OF the
notorious Baron wilkins. the host OF
Jack johnson when the pugilist was in
the city. managed II for them and
bought them out.
When the theft OF the letters was dis
covered some time after their abstrac-
ton In 1904. Winfield and Stump were
The evening world., 1912-12-19

pensation to railways carrying mails,
especially In view of the conditions
which will exist under the Parcels Post
law.
A revision Of the land laws to secure
proper conservation and at the same
time assure prompt disposition OF land
that should be turned over to private
ownership.
Legislation affecting Alaska which
would provide for leases of coal lands
and In respect to mining claims. the
disposition OF oil, phosphate and potash
lands In the United States.
TRIBUNAL OF APPEAL IN PURE
FOOD CASES.
An act OF Congress which would
legalize court authorized to review
decisions on the Pure Food law such
as are now made by the Remsen board
In this connection the President APP
proved the creation Of the Remseu
board by former President Roosevelt,
but said that the time had come for
Congress to recognize the necessity for
"a tribunal of appeal In pure food
cases.
while we are struggling to suppress
an evil OF great proportions like that OF
Impure food" said the President, I'VE
must provide the machinery In the law
Itself to prevent It's becoming an instru-
ment OF oppression. and we ought to
enable those whose business Is threat
ened with humiliation to have some
tribunal and some form OF appeal in
which they have complete day In
court"
The President closed his message with
a recommendation that Congress appro-
pirate money for n Government build
ing at the Panama-Pacific 1nterna tional
Exposition at San Francisco and for
the beautif'cation of Washington. In
his discussion of the capital he said
that public utilities commission was
needed. The President expressed oppo-
sltion to the granting of the elective
franchise to citizens OF Washington and
Endorsed the plans of the Commission
Of Fine Arts for city improvement.
The evening world., 1912-12-19
STUMP ALSO CONFESSED SHARE
IN THE THEFT,

Stump supplemented this with a con-
fession In which he told OF taking let
tiers to the Hearst offices and selling
several OF them at different times. He
said he and Winfield got $4,000 mot
$4,000 for the letters.
The three men I did business with
in tho Hearst Offices" Stump was
quoted as saying In Golfers at that
time. were. first. Eddy. the city editor;
then Mooney. who later took charge OF
paper out OF town (the Chicago Ex-
aminer): then Eldridge. the present
city editor OF the American"
Some OF the letters were taken back
10 the Standard OIL files after they had
been photographed at the Hearst offices.
Others were kept. The Standard OIL
Company apparently had no means az
forwards OF knowing how many Of the
letters safely back in their files had
been distracted and photographed.
In his recent statement before the
committee. Mr.. Hearst explained how
some Of the recently published fac
The evening world., 1912-12-19
JUSTICE MAREAN H0N0RED.


Justice Josiah T. Marean OF the Kings
County Supreme Court. who. having
passed his SEVENTEEN birthday, Will
close his service of fourteen years In
Part OF the Trial Term tomorrow.
was honored to-day BY his fellow-Jus-
tees and court attaches with whom he
has been associated since he stepped
from the Kings County District-At-
torney's ONCE to the bench.
With the Justices grouped behind him,
and the attaches, headed by Chief Clerk
James s. MCGEE. In front. Justice
Marean received a six-foot bronze group
by Drouot, THE Triumph of Science -
To Mrs. Marean was given something
that pleased her even more than the
bronze-a bunch Of seventy Killarney
roses. one for each Of her husband g
years.
The evening world., 1912-12-19
Negro PugiIist Released.

LONDON. Dec. ls.-Frank Craig, the
negro pusilist. known as 1.-The coffee
cooler" was discharged from custody
when he was brought up In
connection with the killing OF Jessie Nc
lntyre. a pretty actress. by Mrs. Anna
Gross. an American negroes. on Dec. I.
The evening world., 1912-12-19
TAFT DENIES ANY
POLITICS IN ORDER
ON POSTMASTERS
President in Message Answers
Charges of Congressman
on Civil Service.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-Prestdent
Taft to-day gave Congress his opinion
of the charge that he had been playing
politics In his recent executive order
putting thirty-six thousand fourth class
postmasters under the Civil Service.
The President made the counter charge
that his accusers on the floor Of the
House were telling 'untruths' and de-
o1ared that he deeply regretted the
failure Of Congress to pass legislation
which practically would destroy the
"spoils system
"Crit1cism has been made OF this or
der on the ground that the motive was
POLITICAL" said the President. "Not:i-
ing could be further from the truth.
The order was made before the cleo
ton ana In the interest Of sfncisnt pug
No service"
II have several times requested Con-
gress to give me authority to put, nrs:,
second and third class postmastcrs and
ali other local officers. including internal
revenue officers. customs ofsoers.
United States marshals, and the local
agents Of the other departments under
the classification Of the Civil Service
law by taking away the necessity for
confirming such appointments by tho
Senate"
WOULD CURE EVILS UNDER THE
PRESENT LAW.
deeply regret the failure Of Con-
grees to follow these recommends
The change would have taken out of
politics practically every local ofYicer
and would have entirely cured the evils
growing out Of what. under the pres
emit law, must always remain . remnant
OF the spoils system"
The Presidents advice to Congress
was contained In his third message of
the year sent In to-day. II was devoted
largely to a review Of the accomplish
ments Of several Government Depart
ments not touched In previous messages
and to recommendations for legislation.
The President advocated:
Legislation which would permit mem.
hers Of the Cabinet TO sit In either
House Of Congress, With the right TO
enter into debate ana answer cues.
tons, but without vote.
The adoption Of the Postrnaster.G Gen.
erals plan for readjustment Of COM
The evening world., 1912-12-19
THEFT Of LETTERS
BOUGHT BY HEARST
IS AN OLD STORY
Foraker's Evidence Confirms
Evening Worlds Publication
of Four Years Ago.
WHO PUT UP MONEY?
Hearst Employees Are Named
by Two Who Confessed to
Archbold Robbery.
WHO PUT UP MONEY?

The statement OF former Senator Fora
ker that william Randolph Hearst or
his agents paid 10 a negro or two
negroes $4,000 for the Standard OIL let
ters which Mr.. Hearst's various publ
cations have been printing from time to
time to the dlspieasure OF Mr.. John ID.
Archbold and other Standard Oil mag
nates. on the one hand. and Senator
Boise Penrose and former Representa-
tive J. G. Sibley and other politicians
on the other. Is borne out by reports
printed In The Evening World Oct. q,
1908, from advance proofs Of an article
in Golfers Weekly published in the
issue Of that publication dated Oct. q,
1909.
William w. Winfield. a stepson Of the
aged negro butler OF John ID. Archbold.
and n white messenger named Charles
stump. employed In the Standard OIL
Company. gave their version of the
theft and sale OF the letters at that
time. 1t was not then denied by Mr..
Hearst or any of his employees.
Winfield In 1904 was messenger and
file clerk In Mr.. Archbolds offices in
the Standard OIL Building lie made,
according to Arthur II. Gleason OF
Golfers. n statement confessing that he
stole the letters and turned them over
to Stump, who was the kind OF man
who gets into negro company. and.
looked down upon by white men and
his negro associates alike, goes to
pieces.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27
WOULD JOB PEOPLE
ON THE COURT HOUSE

was through, and until half of the di-
rectors present, none Of whom knew
that the question was to come up, had
left, then he introduced his resolution
you can't put over anything like
that on me-" said J. B. Kitch, himself
from near Troy, on Big Bear Ridge,
who left the meeting when Jessup
started to talk.
]. I. Strong, Bay Clark, M. L. Hand
lin, and several others got up and left,
because the meeting had adjourned,
and there was nothing before the
house
Since there was no chairman Jessup
put his motion and counted the votes
on it. He said it carried by 16 to 8.
That makes 25. There were over 60
directors present during the official
sessions of the trustees.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27
Packing Trust in 1t.

SAN ANTONIA, Feb. 27.-Three Am
erican cowboys were reported killed
in a battle with Mexican troops to-
day at the Nelson-Morris ranch, op-
posite Sierra Blanca.
The men, it is said, were shot down
in an attempt to relieve the employees
of the ranch which was besieged when
Pascal Brown, the manager of the
ranch, and several employees refused
to supply the Mexican rebels with
horses, saddles and arms.
Eight MeXicans also were slain dur
ing the clash between 81 cowboys at
the Nelson Morris ranch which was at
tackled by MeXicans surrounding the
ranch house. 1t is reported that more
Americans will cross the line tonight
for the purpose of fighting.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27
Story of the Fight.

Ell PASO, Feb. 27.-Juarez surrend-
cred to the rebel forces today follow
ing brief but fierce clash between the
insurrectionists led by General Capa
and 400 citizens who offered resistance
Shortly before 10 this morning the
rebels advanced to the outskirts of the
city
The citizen guards opened fire from
the house tops, the rebels replying.
The battle ragged furious for a few
minutes, hundreds of shots being ex-
changed. The number of casualties, if
any, has not been learned
Realizing they were hopelessly out
numbered, and could not cope with the
superior force. the citizen guards re
treated, abandoning Juarez to the rev.
olutionists.
The fighting then ceased.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27

A daring attempt to make it appear
that the school trustees of Latah cOun-
ty had gone on record as being op-
posed to a new court house, was made
this morning, after the close of the
school trustee meeting, when G. w.
Jessup of Juliaetta, got up and moved
the adoption of resolution condemn
ing anything more than patch-up i'm
provements and a new Jail.
The e-facedness of the deal was
manifest in the fact that only yester-
day the secretary of the Court House
Committee" had mailed out copies of
the committees reports. When the
delegates would have reached home
they would have gotten the reports
and there would have been no chance
for snap judgment.
Jessup waited until the meeting
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27
Before the Court.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Feb. 27.-The
cases of those strikers arrested Satur-
day will come up for hearing today
dence against the strikers and if the
defendants are discharged, the strikers
assert, damage suits will be filed.
The situation is today quiet. The
strikers are jubliant over the fact that
three children of the workers were
allowed to leave Lawrence.
Sullivan, the strikers declare, would
have used violence had he caught the
children and the parents before they
boarded the train.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27
Mill Owners Collapse.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Feb. 27-Th
collapse Of the mill owners ''starva
ton" plan to hold the children of thu
striking textile operatives in Lawrenc,
came today when successful deflanc,
of Marshal Sullivan was made ant
three children were allowed to leave
for Boston.
The children, accompanied by theil
parents boarded an early train.
The parents declared they intended
taking their children to. an undisturb'
ed city and defied the police officer to
do his worst.
Marshal Sullivan cajoled and threat
ened but his efforts failed, and he
finally left the car.
Further persecution Of women came
today when five girl pickets were ar
rested and charged with disor.lerly
conduct. The strikers alleged Il cir
only offense was to plead quietly with
several strike breakers not to go in
to the mills.
Charigan Akochuk an alleged strik-
er, was arrested today, charged with
throwing pepper in the eyes of sew
eral strikebreakers. He resisted ar
rest with a knife and was finally over
powered.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27

LINDEN FARMER OBJECTS
TOBONDED INDEBTEDNESS

John I. Alexander, farmer of Lin
den, in the extreme eastern part of the
county, who has been in Moscow the
past two days, attending the session
of the school directors of the county
paid the Star-Mirror a call and chang
ed his weekly for the daily. Asked as
to the sentiment in his neighborhood
relative to the proposed new court
house Mr.. Alexander said:
'If the proposed bond issue is put
at this time it will not carry. The
taxpayers have had about as much
bonds as they can stand. Here we are
just paying off the last of those other
court house bonds, and they were for
$20,000 We would never get through,
many are afraid, of five times this
amount"
Are the people opposed to a new
court house? Was asked.
NO." said Mr.. Alexander "The tax
payers generally favor a new court
house, but they want to pay for it
some other way than by issuing bonds.
They are afraid of being jobbed. They
are afraid that it is going to cost them
two or three hundred thousand dollars
before they get through with it.
think the majority of the people would
favor some plan that would enable
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27

them to pay in so much each year, a
sort of sinking fund, and then pay
for a new court house and be thorugh
with it. 1t is not opposition to new
court house, but opposition to bonds
that is troubling the taxpayers in my
end of the county,"
The Star-Mirror will repeat what it
has said before what it has said be-
fore relative to this matter The tax
payers have right to know in ad-
vance exactly what it is going to cost,
and when this assurance is given lit
tie opposition will develop. 1t is up
to the county commissioners to give
this assurance. The county board
can see that plans for hundred thou
ed: the board can hold the architects
to this limit, and make their pay for
plans conditional on their ability to
keep within the limit agreed by the
taxpayers. After the plans are in
the county board can again protect
the taxpayers by compelling the sue
cessful contractor to put up a bond to
complete the court house within the
specified bid, say for the 100000. The
taxpayers owe it to themselves to take
every precaution to the end that no
larger debt than the agreed amount be
ultimately contracted for
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27
Trust Would Block Action.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-To protest
to congress against the persecution b.
the militia and police of the Lawrence
women, a delegation of the textil,
workers including men, women, and
children are due to arrive here Fri
day and Saturday.
The house rules committee has all
nounced that it will listen to the dele
cation at a special meeting.
Congressman Gillette of Massach-
usetts, objected to Congressman vii
sons request for the unanimous con-
sent. of congress to consider his resolu-
ton calling for an investigation of the
strike This blocks immediate action
on the resolution.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27
JAUREZ FALLS; MADER0
MAY COME BACK THERE

Ell PASO, Feb. 27.-Juarez today
surrendered to the rebels. At o'clock
this morning force of 100 rebels un-
der the command of Colonel Campo
took up position near Juarez.
An attack was Immediately prepared.
The American cavalrymen were moved
to point opposite the rebel camp on
the Rio Grande side. Ell Paso prepared
to protect the Americans.
The clash, while expected, today
came suddenly.
At $50 o'clock all preparations by
the rebels for the attack ceased. At
that hour the entire force was lined up
on the Mexican side, opposite the union
station in Ell Paso.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27

pany to compel him to allow it to keep
tho men it desired on the board of di-
rectors of the Waters-Pierce company.
The fight the Standard is making
is to place men of its own selection on
the board of directors of the Waters
Pierce company and is taken to show
that despite the recent decision of the
United States supreme court dissolving
the Standard Oil and ruling aga. .st
colluson between the parent and sub
sidiary concerns, the Rockefeller in
terest. intends to still control these
branches of the main corporation
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27
STANDARD OIL IS
"BUSTED" BUT ACTIVE

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27.-Striking clear
at the root of the Standard Oil COM
sweeping investigation of that coypor-
alton, will be made as the result of a
decision in the Waters-Pierce Co.
Standard Oil fight in which it was rul-
ed that the parent company couldn't
control the directorate of the Waters
Pierce company.
Judge Kinsey today decided he
would take the depositions in the man
damus suit of the Standard Oil conf
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27
FRANKLIN PLEADS GUILTY
TO BRIBERY CHARGE

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27.-Bert H.
Franklin, charged with bribery in
connection with the Mcnamara jurors,
pleaded guilty today to the second
count of his Indictment, which charg-
ed him with corruptly influencing one
drawn as a juror. The individual re-
ferred to was Robert F. Balm.
Of the two counts in the Balm in
dictment, the first which charges the
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27
Johnson Will Lead.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-That Gov
erner Hiram Johnson of California,
will lead the issue with Roosevelt In
thelatter's plan of recalling the decision
of judges rather than the judges them
selves, is believed to be almost GER
tain when the Californian addresses
the Ohio constitutional convention.
johnson today accepted the invita-
ton, He will explain the recall of the
Judiciary In California and will declare
that the recall makes the judges more
careful in their decisions.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27

meet Friday in this city and complete
the organization of a club that will
work to secure the selection of dele
gates in California pledged for Champ
Clark to the democratic national con-
vention in Baltimore. Hundreds have
already signed the rolls
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27
CONGRESS AROUSED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-In the
house today Representatives Berger
and Wilson, the latter the chairman of
the house committee on labor, are urg-
ing the adoption Of their resolution
calling for an Investigation, while in
the senate POindexter's resolution call
ing for similar action is pending.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27

General Campo is seeking to restore
order.
Hundreds of residents of Ell Paso
witnessed the conflict The American
troops stood in readiness across the
border to drive back the rebels bad
the battle endangered American lives.
SO far as is known no stray bullets
crossed the border
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-02-27
Cart Hold Family.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27.-Invita-
ticns are being sent out from here to-
day to prominent republicans all over
the state to meet Monday in San Fran
cisco to form an organization of the
Taft republicans OF California. They
were sent out in the name of Colonel
Chas M. Hammond, brother-in-law
of Colonel Roosevelt.