The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-17
DID NOT LIKE JONES
why LABOR COMMISSIONER pow
ERS WANTED TO RELEASE THE
GOVERNORS APPOINTEE.
FRANK CASSERLYS STORY
MUSES., IF 1T DOES NOT EDIFY,
THE LABOR BUREAU IN
VESTIGATORS.
Work on Farmer Hayseed" Is
Shown Up in EXtensO Before
the Senate Committee.

rol about it either.
1t was not quite o'clock when Mr..
Erwin called Miss Alice Bevans, for
merly employed as stenOgrapher in the
labor bureau. During her service there
she had looked after some of Mr.. Pow
hrs private correspondence, but only a
letter now and then. She had also
typewriter the department reports Of
1894 and 1895, and Farmer Hayseed,"
d financial book.
This was Mr.. Powers private en-
terprise, was it not?'
II think So"
"a reply to Coins Financial SCHOOL,"
Eyes, sir
How long did that take?"
"A month, as nearly as I can recall,
It may have been longer"
She was not working regularly in the
labor bureau then. In April, 1895. she
received $50 from the state. She re-
eeived $15 if she remembered, from Mr.
Powers, for work on Farmer Hay
seed She, with Mr. Casserly, had also
read proof on Farmer Hayseed," while
h the department.
She did not recall doing any work on
the family tree. Mr.. Powers, so far
rs she knew, went to Chicago once, in
connection with Farmer Hayseed."
Miss Bevans also testified as to the
duration of Mr.. Powers visit at Leech
lake, about three weeks, as nearly as
she could recall.
ross-eXamined:
On the first Of April she wrote an
article on Indian Corn and the Sill
yer Question"
The $15 paid her for work in April
was S. in check, and $40 of the $50
which she received from the state,
which Mr.. Powers explained was turn
ed into the state in postage or SOME
thing like that.
He said he couldn't take all the pay
from the state for his private work
work of the bureau; from April l to
May l she was doing some of Mr.. Pow
ers' private work.
The itemized bill furnished Mr.. Pow
ers at the close of April, 1895, was gone
over in detail, without eliciting any
further material evidence.
Frank j. Casserly was then called
and asked permission to make a state
ment which turned out to be frank
admission that he thought Commits
Bioner Powers did not like him. had no
use for him and thought the committee
might not care to hear his testimony
In view of that fact. He was not ex-
cused, however.
He had been with the bureau six
years, as a factory inspector. He had
inspected the condition Of machinery
elevators, cables, etc. as to safeguards,
ordered safeguards where needed. and
investigated as to the employment of
children in violation of the law
He made it q point to return to all
factories objected to some time before
the preparation of the biennial report
1t might be eighteen months in distant
communities before the inspector re-
turned to see if the owner had com
piled with the orders of the depart
ment
DO you know of any violations of
the law that have not been enforced %
Il do"
Name some of them"
"St. Paul Sash, Door and Lumber
company"
"Of what nature?"
Every order I ever left there. 7
remember at least three written or
ders'
why did they refuse?"
They did not refuse, but they did
not comply with the orders"
This neglect has continued how
long?"
Il should think two years"
How many men do they employ 2"
Thirty or forty"
Have they ever been prosecuted?"
mo, SIR
Amy others?'
"Bohn Manufacturing company"
How many cases of this kind were
there in 1S93-4?'
The report of that period was sub
mitted to exhibit this
Mr.. CaSSerly testified that he had
hauled up three offenders during the
four years of the law Senator Nc.
Hale asked if the witness reported
these to the head of the department. or
If they were in his sole charge. Mr..
Casserly said they were all reported.
Mr.. Erwin then offered testimony to
show that one Jones was appointed
inspector, and that Mr.. Powers directed
Casserly to instruct Jones as to his
duties wrongly and Improperly so that
he could be discharged 1t was ad-
mitted by consent of Mr.. Evans, Mr..
Powers counsel. Casserly testified
that Powers said:
The governor has forced this man
onto me, and / want to get I'D some
scheme to get him out, and have him
fall down in his work How is your
wind, Frank 2"
Witness testified that he told Mr..
Powers he thought it was all right
ana then the commissioner suggested
that he take Jones into an elevator.
one of the grain elevators and run IN
the stairs with him. and make him
believe that he, Powers, was a hard
man to work for, so perhaps he'd quit.
Mr. Mayo at the time said: You
could do that yourself. Mr.. Powers;
you're one of the WirieSt men ] know
When we were up at the camp you
used to beat us ALL if you remember. -
Casserly said that he and Mayo after
ward told Powers that they had decided
not to show Jones wrong for fear he
might know more than they thought
and might catch them at It, Powers
then told him to get Jones off their
hands as quick as they could and let
him go out alone
He had collected some of the millinp
statistics, which had not been printed
and While in the service of the state
had read proof on Farmer Hayseed. -
He testified to the commissioner
visits to Rainy lake and Leech lake
He also testified that Mayo had gotter
a horse and buggy, and if witness
was during the collection Of milling
statistics. Mayo still had the horse
and buggy the last witness knew OF
It,
On croSs-cXamination, Mr.. Evans
asked Mr.. Casserly to name some more
willful and persistent violations of the
law beside the two named. He said
he would not like to brand any OF