Show tpASSED HAT FOR WOOD Gamblers All Chipped Into the Fuud HIGHLY FLAVORED RECORD I More Affidavits Regarding 1 Gen orals Cuban Graft Secretary Roots Report Unices Now No-w Reference to Gen Woods Career Iv on tho Island 1 Washington Nov 21 When the Senate Sen-ate Military Affair committee resumed Its Investigation of the charges In con fj ncctlon with the protest against the confirmation of gen Leonard Wood to i he MajorGeneral Herbert J Brown a newspaper man who was In Cuba during dur-ing the American occupation was called as a witness Sir Brown told the committee that ho had obtained the aflidavits made by shareholders of the Jal Alai company which had been filed by Maj Rathbone In the affidavits the shareholders declared de-clared their stock had been assessed for the purpose of paying the cost of presents pres-ents which were given by the gambling establishment to Gen and Mrs Wood Members of the committee tool great Interest in these charges and questioned the witness concerning the nllldavlts KNEW THE GAMBLER Mr Brown was questioned also in regard re-gard to the charges that Gen Wood knew the character of the Jal Alai company com-pany when he argued in favor of grantIng grant-Ing It a concession to operate When reference to this charge was made by Mr Brown he was asked by i Senator Cockrell to substantiate hla assertion as-sertion lie did so by directing attention atten-tion to ofllclal publications in Havana newspapers showing the nature of the Jal Alai establishment The statements Included a copy of the companys bylaws by-laws and It was declared that these had been suppressed by Gen Wood in his statement to the War department concerning con-cerning the establishment The ground gone over by Mr Brown is covered In the general statement of charges filed with tho committee by Maj Rathbone It Is expected that Brown will again be called before the investigation Is concluded con-cluded USED UNDUE INFLUENCE After Mr Brown left the committee I room Maj Ralhbone resumed his statement state-ment whero he left off yesterday lie was examined closely in regard to his charges that Gen Wood used coercion and undue Influence with the courts in getting Instructions which wore unfavorable I un-favorable to Maj Rathbone on his trial in connection with the postal fraud cases One member of the committee stated today that he believed nearly a month will be consumed In the inquiry into the charges filed against Gen Wood In the three hearings given Maj Rathbone the committee has reached only the 11rst specification of his charges Ernst Lee Conant a New York attorney attor-ney who went to Cuba as an attache of the evacuation commission was called by the committee this afternoon and told of his connection with Gen Wood in the capacity of a legal adviser SILENT ON CUBA Secretary Root In response to a request I re-quest from the Military committee presented pre-sented a report uuon the military record rec-ord of Gen Wood It J Is a strong commendation com-mendation of that officer The Secretary Secre-tary reviews his career pointing out I that betas first a line officer and then became a surgeon When a surgeon he I asked and obtained command of troops In the Geronimo campaign and In this capacity Mr Root appends letters of commendation by Gun Miles and the late Gen Lawton Ho also points out Gen Woods services during the Span ish war and calls attention to the fact that he luis been five times named as a ir general olllcer twice as a Brigadier i General of Voumteors once au a Major r General of Volunteers once aj Briga t dierGeneral In the regular army and again ItS MajorGeneral Jn the regular army Secretary Hoot In his letter does not make any reference or reply to the charges that have been mado against Gen Wood as Military Governor of Cuba |