Show heney sent it to poosevelt how he obtained it is not known los angeles jan 31 the evening news quotes auditor W J coaly of the santa fe as saying that the letter from edward general traffic manager to former auditor G A davidson which president roosevelt incorporated in his message to congress today was stolen from the railroad offices the news says admission was tacitly made at the general offices of the santa fe railroad company here this afternoon that the letter submitted by president roosevelt to congress today showing that president rapley and his chief advisors were well aware of the rebate system in operation on violation of the law and aided and abetted it had been sent to the former auditor G A davidson here and that it had been sent by edward chambers assistant general freight traffic man ager from the san francisco office that letter was stolen from our office I 1 have heard of it being out I 1 cannot deny that the letter was written but I 1 have never seen it I 1 have heard of such a letter and of its loss I 1 do not know who stole it or how it got into the possession of mr heney such was the declaration of W J healy who is the successor of G A davidson as auditor here mr davidson is now in san diego HARRY C PULLIAM harry C pulliam president of ane gas nasal he will resign from that office february 25 when the league holds its schedule meeting in new york unless before that time he is pronounced winner in his fight against the black list resolution adopted by the national as at its last meeting to win hla fight pulliam must whip gerry herrmann into line and force the chairman of the baseball commission to say to the minor league peo pie obey the commissions mandate in this blacklist matter if herrmann remains obdurate and lets the minor leaguers get away with their resolution pulliam will retire from baseball and then it s up to the national league to elect his successor john 1 brush and Herr roann who have always been more or less opposed to pulliam would undoubtedly turn to james A hart for they regard him as the strongest executive that could be named the chances arc that nearly all of the older club owners in the league would favor hart for abe job in case he would consider it the other possibility is john heydler at present serving as secretary of the league president johnson of the american league says ahls trouble between pulliam and herrmann comes as a surprise to my as I 1 thought everything had been settled up satisfactorily at the meeting of the national commission in cincinnati I 1 have not paid a great deal of attention to it it would be out of place for me to express an opinion tn the affair I 1 hardly think the matter will prove very serious and and herrmann will fix it between them I 1 dont think pullam ought to consider resigning as matters have been very since he nas been president of the national league and he has done much good for the game by running the league the way he has president pulliam is strongly in far vor of organized ball he says it it were not for organized ball players would be working for wages by the day instead of comfortable salaries by the month those who assail the present system of baseball government calling it a trust do not know what they are talking about condl alons were never so good tor the ball as they are at the present rime salaries are generous and they are always paid in full right up the close of the season whether the club loses money or not there Is never any belching wel ching on the part of the club owners pittsburg jan 31 miss olga nath ercole played carmen here last night |