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Show GAVE TIPS ON CO HON . 1 ' i ' . p i w; --..- . H - f " WASHINGTON, July 8.-As the. result of the '. Investigation -by jecret -service gents into the charges Vnad'e by Richard Cheatham, secretary of the Cottpn'.Plant-ers' Cottpn'.Plant-ers' -association, that Information- had been given to cotton brokers in .New TTork by some person or persons In the bureau of ; statistics of the Department' of Agriculture, Agri-culture, Secretary Wilson today made public an official report In ; which he btates- that Edwin - S. Holmes!- the 'associate 'asso-ciate statistician, has " been guilty," of "Juggling" ; the - official report. The! report-says:', t i . . , "It has been found that Mr. ' Holmes communicated advance ' Information to ' I. C- Van Riper.' a New.-York broker and M., Haas of New.Tork. who acted as go between In conveying information from Holmes to other: New -York brokers.? in- j eluding Theodore Price. Steps have been taken bv Secretary Wilson to prevent any further leakage of the department figures., and an entire reorganization of the bureau of statistics ' and manner of preparing mqnthly crops has been outlined out-lined by him. The papers in connection with the investigation were referred -to the United States-Attorney for the! District Dis-trict of Columbia, and he' has -reported that' In his opinion 'a criminal' prosecution prosecu-tion will not lia agalnst-Holmes. Holmes hHs.been dismissed from the -service of the department.".. .... - - l. i ' - . " ' ;' . |