The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-18
KIRBY DENIES He
CORRUPTED BAILEY
Denounces Article Appearing In
the Cosmopolitan.
DEALING SAID HONORABLE
With Former Senator and Above
8oard and Never Had Any Per-
sonal interestln Legislation 30
fore Congress.


sonal interestln Legislation 30
fore Congress.
Hon. John II. Kirby, one of Harris
county's representatives in the lower
house of the Texas legislature, rising
to a question of personal privilege,
denounced in bitter terms the story
carried in the current Cosmopolitan
from the pen of Alfred Henry Lewis
Copies of the magazine had appeared
on the desks of mem bers.
Mr.. Kirby said that in 1901 In New
York he engaged Bailey for legal
work and gave him fee OF sl5, 00o
He said Bailey later got commission
on some stock that was sold in com
pany of which he was the head. All
told, he said. Bailey had received
about $3.50, 900 from him. In that same
litigation, he said, he paid to other
attorneys s43O, 900,
He said he was now on notes for the
what Bailey is worth Said wealth
consists OF home in Gainesville,
more pretentious one in Washington
with S46, 900 mortgage on it, valu-
able farm in Kentucky and investments
not to exceed $3.50, 900.
Kirby told dramatic story OF how,
when he Kirby had informed Bailey
in New York hotel lobby OF the fact
that he was going to give him some
big commissions on sales of stocks
Bailey arose, shaking with emotion,
and walking to the telegraph desk
sent his wife this telegram: "Ellen,
our ship has arrived" o
These lying yellow newspapers say
Bailey is millionaire!" exclaimed
Kirby. ut is false; as black as was
ever printed"
The article alleges that Kirby paid
Bailey 1925, 600 at one time, and stated
he and the Waters Pierce Oil company,
J. D. Archbold and David r. Francis
of St Louis we're the men furnishing
money that made Bailey's career end
in disgrace,
Kirby said that he would not give
postage stamp for the vote Of Unit
cd States senator or a member of the
legislature.
Kirby denounced William Randolph
Hearst and men employed to write for
him, and declared they failed to in
Huence this man to desert his patriotic
purpose to serve his country with a
fidelity that was immovable, and hav-
ing pursued him during oil the years
of his public life, now invad the sane
tity of the asy lum to which he has re-
tired, lest forsooth he should again
enter the public service and be in po-
sition to upset their plans fol- the ex-
pioitation of the masses
William Randolph Hearst, but for
the accident of having had rich
father, whose millions he inherited.
would never have been heard of out
side the neighborhood in California
where he was born" said KIRBY.
House, by resolution, invited DR..
Friedman to give his tuberculosis
serum tests in Texas
Senate passed bill to prevent cruel
ty to animals and giving humane So
cieties certain power in enforcement |
of the law.
A bill providing protection to fish |
and oyster industry, in accordance |
with the views of the committee who |
visited the coast, was introduced by
Wiley.
Bailey offered a bill requiring all |
children attending public schools to
undergo a ply sicial examination.
House passed to engrossmcn bill of
Rowell substituting electrocution for
in Texas and providing that
the electrocution shall take place in
the penitentiary.
Senate passed the bill authorizing
to borrow money in ex-
cess Of their capital stock; prescribing
severe penalty for persons guilty of
in teachers examination
papers.
Bullet Endo Life.