davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-14

partment Of Justice, on the jurisdic-
ton OF the rev Commerce Court %
review case where the commission
enters no affirmative orders, the
leaders In tde first today expressed
confidence Of victory
The attack OF yesterday was r.
newed unexpectedly today through
leading questions asked by the cou /.
The rule in the uniform demurraAe
CODE" by which railroads cna,se It.
murrage On private cars, was The
main question of issue. :. soap MANI
featuring concern in Ohio asked the
interstate Commerce Commission 10
annui the rule. The commission re-
fused, holding the rule was designed
to prevent railroads from discrimnat-
ing between shippers who owned pri-
Vate cars and those who did not. The
soap company asked the Commerce
Court to enloin the railroads from
enforcing the rule, on the theory thai
tee rule was unlawful because It
prevented the private car owner FROM
doing as he pleased with his propei-
y The court decided it had 1ufis-
d1efion, but taat the commission had
deeided the case correctly.
Held Up by Chief Justice.
Both the shippers and the railroads
we're anxious to overlook the poiut
N the Commerce Court s jurisdiction,
Ill order to get decision ON the mer-
its, but Chief Justice White Manifest
ed an interest in how the shipper
eou3d set q standing in the Commerce
Court on mere negative order bs
the commission. as distinguished
ftQH an affirmative order directing
! something to he done
FAae chief Justice asked if Congress
lad net said 10 the commission that
It mus control The railroads, and SO
far AZ anybody came t. it with d
a0Iaplal#t, or even on It's own ac-
cum. i Nigh amu1 any order IN >
gaitr0aa IN gat make. and if the con-
~ i0D mad an order, Congress
#asf7 axe to 3ae courts p5wer 10 en-
f9rea provided the commission ae9-
"a Xlf'iiz is power T e justice ask
~ FRI q s-iy7r9f5 1ae, f1,,+ I,a11 thu.
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PtNS|vF TO
! A CONGRESSMAN
" He is Not Seeking Re.
= declares Represen.
ravens OF Fort Smith.

Pn' D. c, Jan. 1a.-Repre-
.faVens of Fort Smith,
~ the members Of the
ho will not seek re-
| does not want to re-
he Says. and will
be practice Of lav.
r. cravens says,
house
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-14
COMMERCE COURT
GETS A LASHINC
Railroads, Commission and Depaa7
ments Of Justice Join In Attack
on Jurisdiction.

Washington. Jan. 1S.-After ~
hours Of combined assault by atto'-
neys for the railroads. the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the De-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-07-25
6as KNOW sometnfng apoul ynu.

sas know something ABOUT yru.
You are the same William Allei
White who wrote number of para
graphs, belittling the great beloves
William Mckinley. The following
was taken from your paper, the EN-
poria Gazette:
Mckinley never had an idea in hil
head"
HE IL not q thinker"
HE Is in no sense scholar"
HE has not kept anywhere near
abreast OF the economic thought OF
his time"
HE has uttered no sentiment In all
his four years of Official speaking that
has lived thirty minutes after It was
on paper"
You are the same William Allen
White who came to Washington in
| 1897 In the interest Of Mr. Ewing, one
Of the candidates for postmaster land
1t was claimed at the time you had
your expenses paid by the friends Of
the candidate), and before you had
been in Washington 4S hours you were
talking to me and requesting me to
support you for the Office, and claimed
that you already had the support or
promise of Senator Baker?
Are you the same William Allen
White, who, in 1902 and 1902, wrote
the story: "A Tenderfoot on Thunder
Mountain II so. the following ex-
tract from letter have in my pos
session might need some explaining
at your hands:
.'In 1902 and 1908 Mr.. White went
to the Thunder Mountain country as
the guest OF Louis G. Van Ripper OF
New York, the man afterwards mixed
up in the cotton statistic leak. and
several others. 1t was after one OF
these trips, the one made in 1908,
think, that he wrote the story, "A
Tenderfoot on Thunder Mountain In
these articles which we're published
IN the Saturday Evening Post, you
will see all the properties owned by
Van Ripper and his friends are de.
scribed as being mountains OF gold. |
while no otherE are spoken OF ct an, |
although ct that time there was q |
great rush to the Thunder Mountain |
country, and hundreds Of claims were |
being opened up. Van Ripper and his
friends floated more than twenty COM /
papiee. and Il was generally under. /
stood that White was IN ali az them.
With possibly two or three exceptions.
I know he had stock IN the Big creek i
Cold Mining company Of which w N.
Lucas Was president, and Fred Hoe.
Iert. Of ST, Louis, was fiscal agent
He also had Btock IN the Thunder
Mountain Gold Mining and Milling
company. of which Hon. Henry @.
Bicycle, Chemical building, St. Louis,
9 president, and has possession Of
he books. never saw the books Of
he compapies promoted By Van Riper
through bis two dummy companies. ].
y. Morehart q Co, and ]. Z. Smith a
o. o. New York, but the names Of
Iome Of them we're: Empress Gold
flniag Milling company. Werden-
loh Cold Mining and Milling company.
,rown Prince Gold Mining and MILLING
ompany. rewey Gold Mining com.
ANY. Cold King Mining company. and
iold Dollar Mining company. on both
4 the trips 10 the Thunder Mountain
ountfy Waite vent &c me guest s.
IAN Ripper re traTeItd ail the ~
ne sHe e1Efa|nt Nlif van ,nef
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up'1r vvole lndrn 80.


~ Ftoneer TOR Urinary Plan.
You know l was advocatingsthe pri.
mary plan and had it adopted in the
First district, at a time when you
were advocating the old convention
! plan. ! know the public would like
for you to reproduce your letter to
Mr.. Lambertson on this subject.
The truth ieVpu were member Of
the old machine that fought me for
years and you are now the main spoke
In a new machine that has cost the
people Of Kansas millions Of dollars
in increased taxes.
Why cant you tell the truth about
the income tax? You know the SUI
preme court held the income tax pro-
vision of the Wilson law unconstitu-
tional. You also know that In 1909
voted for the resolution to submit
the question Of amending the Con.
stitution to the legislatures Cf the
several states so that congress might
enact law on thst subject which
would be constitutional
You say | have done nothing, lust
remember Mr.. White in the fifty years
of Kansas statehood was the first
member Of congress from our state
to draw and pass bill of sufficient
Importance to carry its authors name
"The Curtis BILL"
"The Curtis Bill" has been SO desig-
mated by the supreme court OF the
United States and is so known in all
the departments
Read Section Of the tariff act or
1909, the one that enables the presi-
dent to protect our products Of the
farm in foreign markets. Then re-
member that drew the amendment
substantially as It passed Remem-
Der that / was the first senator TO
suggest It. II you doubt this write &
Mr. Alvah Sanders Of the American
Breeders Gazette or Mr. Goetzman OF
the American Millers' associations
letter viii reach them at Chicago.
There are others but il would be vast
Ing time to bring them to your atten-
ton.
A Whits Eulogy on Curtis.
You say / have stood still wish
You would read your article in the
Emporia Gazette on Republican Har-
course you have forgotten
{. II was published in 1903. / quote:
Curtis Is . good. useful, honest
congressman. He stands at the
lead Of the Kansas delegation In IN
luence and ability 70 get things done.
Il needs able men "a congress
md Curtis Il 80 nearly. in the second
lass, with show Of getting into the =
IrBt class which Is limited IA wo
oxen congfesamen. that Kanssa
would be E00iish 70 try to take him
ut Of congress And above an things
'urtia who IL 4 strong man and the
est Kansas man Ii the house Of
shoald not BE- one Of
hose Victims
How much more you could add now
you were but fair and honest
ian.
You could truthfullg. II You wonld.
~ the people Of Kansas that Curtis
,day has the best committees assign.
tents ever given % q Kansas man
IA that the Congressional Record
lcwed that be has done 4 wonderful
ora Tor ne eecNie 81 KANSAS E
" c1uutg NerN 1u
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and Van looked to 1t that he got just
what Van wanted him to get and moth
ing more"
i After you have explained about the
stock mentioned, you might explain
how you happened to write the article
about me in the interest Of my mil
lionaire opponent.
In this connection are you the same
Mr.. White who wrote Congressman
Miller, after he (MiIler) had secured
an appropriation for a government
building at Emporia, that you we're
for his denomination and would either
support him or oppose him In your
paper which ever he (Millery thought
would do him the most goodf have
been Informed that you wrote such q
letter.
You are the same William Allen
White who wrote or printed an UNI
true article against me few years
ago, and one you afterwards had to
admit was untrue. In my open letter
to you at that time | showed by diff
ferent documents that the article was
untrue, and l further stated that 1t
had been charged that you did not
write What was the matter with
Kansas
Those Pork Barrel Charges.
Are you the same William Allen
White who wrote certain Pork Bar
rel" charges against the members of
the Kansas state senate last year and
then admitted ycr did not mean 1t in
the way 1t was taken, and after an
investigation wrote q glowing eulOgy |
OF some Of the senators whom you'll
had 90 unjustly criticised?
Are you not the same William Allen
White whom the late Mr. Stone of
your city charged with having printed
in the Emporia Gazette, the following
about the old soldiers who attended
the flag raising at the postofice build
Ing at Emporia? He quoted the fol-
lowing:
From the Emporla Gazette.
! "A lot Of mean old devils gathered
around the government building and
listened to speeches at the nag rails
ing. When the flag went up they
threw their hats up and who0ped IL
up for the Tag. Some Of the old devils
cheat the government out OF taxes,
other Of these old devils are giving
their neighbors short weights and
short measuree' Il
Mr. Stone charges you over his
own signature Of having published the
above.
Personally, have no respect for q
man who uses such language about
ne brave men who preserved the
Union.
Three Glasses oF coneressNen.
llow as 10 your article: When
vent TO congress found three kind
Il members. orators, society men and
sorkers- later they added the press
lgent CONGRESSMAN.
] soon found that the men who made
'et speeches changed no votes and IN !
ny - years service do not believe !
! single vote has been changed by !
ct speech delivered il either Branch
/ congrese The Record does show
see Cong. E--s4th Cong. pp 1855 and ,
966) that I did save the government
100000 a year for ten years or ak \
aillion dollars BY IL minata \
peech.
a was ny desire q DO tha hest
ouia for M country and ala
81 |4rfl 44 NIEIn4 4EzH
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-07-25

careful Investigations In Washington
and are convinced that the Outlool
did the trainers of the bill, as well a
the protected cotton interests, an in
! justice. We asserted that the Ding
ley duties on ordinary cotton cloth o
universal consumption were increased
| August IA. 1909.
/ When you said supported Cana
dian reciprocity you wilfully and de
liberately lied. You know voted
against 1t, spoke against it and work
ed against 1t.
Not Fair on Lorlmer Case.
Why are you not fair about the
Lorimer case? You condemn my vote
in the Lorimer case and are not fair
enough to state that when it was
claimed that new evidence could be
produced l voted to reopen the case
and for another examination. You
also forgot to state that after the
new evidence was taken had an
nounced publicly that / would on ac-
count Of such evidence vote against
Mr.. Lorimer. And you rushed your
article to get it out the day or the
day after ! voted to unseat him at
the end of the second trial.
In the first case i carefully read
the record and the briefs and listened
to the speeches and after carefully
studying the case voted for Mr..
Lorfmer because there was no evil
dence connecting Mr.. Lorimer or his
managers with fraudulent conduct
The fact that the first committee
made no case against Mr.. Lorimer
was admitted by the insurgent writer,
Mr.. Welliver, who said in the Munsey
for June, 1911:
'The senate committee on privi-
leges and elections had been sent TO
investigate the (Lorimer) charges and
had utterly and ignobly failed TO pro-
duce real light" (See Munsey Maya
zine, June, 1911, page 221)
Again he says: 1T did not gather
any testimony that was worth the I'm
ger snap OF q man with both hands |
paralyzed. (Page 22S, same maya
zine.l
Labor Record Endorsed.
This second investigation brought |
out new evidence to the eject that
one Of Mr.. LorimeE's main supporters
had requested Mr.. Funk to help re-
lmburse him for money expended in
eleeting Mr.. Lorlmer and several
weeks ago after had had an oppor-
.unity 70 examine that evidence / am
nonnced that would vote against
Mr.. LoFimer.
The following from the National |
Labor Journal Of Washington. d. O.,
December. 1871. AZ the hest answer 20
FOUR charge that voted against the
abcring men.
Senator Charles Curtis Is one Of
he hard workers Of the senate His
equation Tor fairness n treating
Iuestions aflecting the wage earners
zee won him . host Of friends
Mr.. White, don't you wish some r.
peckahle publication would say &c
much for you?
When you say voted 70 enable the
indians and EaQuimos to regulate the
ale e. intoxicating liquors. you wrote
wiiiful Eaigehood. Since have baen
! congress- have reported and work
q for legislation 70 keep iitoxleat ine
Qaofs from Indians-an I prepared
b data ca this subject thak was
81 te nrerarHI sE1 Ears
e1 e
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/ a. result the s~sss ~lcrIap~ Iecorl
shows that by my own efforts have
saved the government $81, 250, 900 ant
| / have saved various Indian tribes
over SIS 100000 and that l, with 9th
ers, saved the government over 12s
million dollars. during my service
Within the last two weeks led the
fight in the senate for two days and
by that fight saved the government
nearly 100000. Would 1t not be bet
ter to have few more working con
gressmen and a few less takers?
Denies Standing Still.
Mr.. white. you say have stood
still, yet you know have supported
all the progressive policies Submitted
to congress by President Roosevelt
and that | have helped with all the
progressive legislation on the statute
book that has been written there by
congress IN the last nineteen years. !
have in five years In the senate at
tanned assignments on important COM
mittees never before reached by any
senator from Kansas, no matter how
long they served. am on the COM
mittee on appropriations, pensions,
District of Columbia and Indian af-
fairs, all of the first class and on five
minor committees
Voted With HE Party.
You charge me with voting with
certain senators. You know they are
Republicans (which you are mott and
you know was elected to the senate
as q Republican. | have voted with
my party and not followed a weather
cock like you. III reelected, which /
expect TO be, shall continue to vote
to write Republican policies into law.
did vote for the Aldrich- Vreeland
financial measure. ! did 1t at the re-
quest of Theodore Roosevelt, who told
me he considered It an administra-
ton measure. announced at the
time why ] voted for 1t and that did
not believe 1t would ever be needed, |
and four years ago in GARFIELD park, |
In the city of Topeka, Mr.. Bristow, |
whom you were then supporting, I'M
lOrsed my position on that measure.
And when you condemn Il you con-
lemn Theodore Roosevelt who urged /
ts passage and who signed and ap-
proved Il.
The Payne BllI.
I did vote for the Rayne-Aldrich
arlff measure, and you know that II
3 4 better measure than the Ding
ey law. You know that while e was
lot perfect and satisfactory 70 many,
{ was the best measure that could
% had at that time. You know Il
nave the country q larger free list
han the Wilson law. Y0uIknoW IL re.
Iuced the duty on seven hundred ar
icies, principally necessities, and it
My Increased the duty on two hun.
red articles, largely Injuries Why
idnf you tell the people that voted
Eainst twentyreisht amendments OF.
cred BY Mr. ALBRIGHT Why are you
OF fair. Why don't you tell the TRUTH
'ou further know that Il turned de-
cit Of sixty million dollars q year I
ito q surplus Of thirty million dollars ]
year.
You refer to the cotton schedule,
on use the same stock argument that /
AZ first sent cut You know 4 has j
item been rofused and now / wish
"a would reaa what ne Outlook had I
} eay about tte ncA9duIe IN
.Since commenting three EeeAa
sc o. E4 e2I1a a|c me
.H "F Fe made
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The Record Of Stubs Official Press
Agent Laid Bare--D enunciatiOn Of
William Mckinley and the SANDER
Of Ex-Union Soldiers Rscalled--
A Singing Rebuke.
Dlli WAIte's "Ihundsr Meuntaln"
stock JOhblng Operations
The etubbs' Press Agent Refers TO Ex-
Union Soldiers as "a Lot OF Mean Old
Devils Who Cheat the Government
Out Of Taxes" Curtis Gives
Fis Record In Congress.

Senator Charles Curtis, in an opeI
letter to William Allen White Of EN-
poria. lays bare the record Of this
man who has assailed the ex-Unior
soldiers Of the nation. who sought tc
belittIe and discredit the great life
and character OF William Mckinley,
and whose questionable connection
with Thunder Mountain" promotion
achemes win not bear the light Of
investigation.
William Allen White Is and has
been the Official press agent and pro-
moter Of the Stubs administration
In Kansas. The Stubs policies and
pr0clamations have always been pro-
mulgat6d BY eBill" White after CON
9erences held In the Governors ONCE.
II was at one OF these conferences
that White was instructed to attack
the record Of Senator Curtis, and this
was timed Just before the Senator's
return from Washington. That attack.
inspired BY Governor Stubs and
signed BY his oficial press agent was
y mass Of misstatements, ISLANDERS
and falsehoods. Like other articles
from william Allen White. this latest
inspiratiop By Governor Stubs seeks
% dlsctedlt Senator Curtis bSckdsS be
has faithfully served the whole people
81 The state. and especially the 6x.
Union soldiers whose services and
aacrinces made It possible for these
petripts and their sons 70 build here
enc Of the greatest states Of the ma
don. Senator Curtls' reply to the
Whitestubbs letter follows:
IF THE PEOPLE KNEW.
Ny Dear Mr.. white:
n the people OF Kansas knew ron
ns the people Of Lyon county know
Jon. OK II they knew you as ! dol /
wruid pay 10 attention 10 your false
and misIeading lstfer given 70 the
Nah'Ic under the title The Curious
Case 81 Curtis
before fIa soeE article Il D
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-01
CONGRESS Provides
EXPENSE MONEY
(By Associated Presa.l

Washington, July both the house
and senate agreed today to a resolu-
tion extending the current appropria-
tions through July. thus preventing
tie-up in the government machinery.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-01

within half mile of carrying New
York" he exclaimed amid jeers and
cheers.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-01
WOULD INVESTIGATE
CONTRIBUTIONS
Senator Works Introduces Such a Res
oIution--charges Tsft's Nom.
ination illegal.
tBy Associated Press.l

Washington, July 1.-Senator Works
of California, progressive, introduced
a resolution in the senate today for a
thorough investigation of recent cam
paign contributions. He declared
Taft's nomination was procured ille-
gally. He also said California needs
no new party.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-01
MEXICAN ARMIES
CLOSE TOGETHER
Ten Thousand Men on Both Sides
and Big Battle Expected
Today.
lBy Associated Press.l

At Rebel Front, Bachimba, Mexico
July 1.-The government troops ad
vanced north today from Consuelo
eight miles south of here. The two
armies are expected to engage in the
first big battle since the Rellano fight
during the day
It is estimated there are 10000 men
on both sides
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-01
Believed Many Killed by Mine.
TBy Associated Press.

Bachimba. Mexico. July IA gigan-
tic explosion in the federal camp near
here. accompanied by human cries
that lasted half an hour, was heard
early today. II is believed a federal
troop train moving northward ran into
a mine and many lives we're lost
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-01
stanohfieId's Attack on Bryan Bite

stanchfieId's Attack on Bryan Bitter
Delegate Stanchfield bitterly attack
ed Mr. Bryan, saying his name should
be linked with Morgan, Belmont and
Ryan He said Bryan was opposed to
any candidate except Bryan, and an
man writing for pay from the Chicago
republican national convention should
be expelled from the democratic con-
vention.
mo man branded with Bryan is
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-01
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
RESUMED TODAY
THE VOTING OPENED ABOUT THE SAME
AS WHEN ADJOURNMENFWAS
TAKEN SATURDAY NIGHT
Wilson Made Decided Gains This Afternoon
and Passed Clark on Thirty-first Ballot

The convention adjourned at II
O'Clock Saturday night at the close oi
the twenty-six ballot. From the time
The Eagle went to press Saturday aft
ernoon to adjournment there was very
little change. Several conferences
we're held yesterday, but without ap'
parent result.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-01
MANY CORPORATION
FRANCHISES FORFEITED.
IBy Associated Press

Austin. Texas, July 1.-The fran
chises of two hundred Texas corpora
tions win be forfeited tomorrow un-
less delinquent franchise taxes are
sent in today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-01
FEARFUL CANADIAN TORNADO
lBy Associated Press.l

tBy Associated Press.1
Regina saskatchewan. Canada. July
1.-Thirty-six bodies have been recov-
cred so far from yesterdays tornado
here. The death list is expected to
be confined to fifty.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-01
Discovered Rebel Mines.
[By Associated Press. ]

Consuelo, Mexico. July discover
ing scores of rebel mines, the entire
federal division advanced to within a
few miles of Bachimba early today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-01
Twenty-eishth Ballot.

cneers.
Twenty-eishth Ballot.
The twenty-eighth ballot resulted as
follows:
Clark 46S 1-2.
Wilson 437 1-2.
Underwood 112l2.
Harmon 29.
Bryan /.
Kern |. ,ss.s7'
Foss 3S. ~ = sf<vM a
Absent 1:2. -. x - ~ .
Indiana gives her ypfs wilson 2ss
Kern l, thus desertipe Msrshai ~
Little chans- on@Twehty,ninthss
The result of the.twenty-nifth bal
lot was:
Clark 46S IL.
Wilson 1876 1-2.
Underwood liz H.
Harmon 29.
Kern A.
Foss 3S.
Absent 1-2.
Wilson Leads in Thirtieth.
The thirtieth Ballot resulted as
follows:
Wilson 460.
Clark 455.
Underwood 121 IL.
Harmon 10.
Foss 30.
Absent 1-2.
Underwood gained ten from Har-
mon in Ohio.
Wilson passed Clark on the thir
tieth ballot. largely by virtue of the
action of Iowa and Vermont. Former
lily Vermont's eight votes went for
Foss, but this tine they switched to
Wilson. A poll of The Iowa delegation
was ordered and taken before its split
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-01
"Entire Faith in Presiding Officer
fBy Associated Press.1

Washington. July LIN answer 20
the attacks on Speaker Clark by Col.
w. j. Bryan, the house today adopted
a resolution announcing entire faith
in its presiding officer. The resolu-
ton was passed unanimously. repub-
licans and democrats alike heartily ap-
plauding.