The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-06-03
a SENATOR'S GRAVE CHARGES,
Demands an Accounting Of the Fifty
Million War Fund.

A Washington special to the St.
Louis Republic says:
Senator Jones of Arkansas sew
erely arraigned the Paris exposition
commission in the senate for
its apparent extravaganza, and in
connection Herewith demanded
that the books be opened, so that
the public may know in detail how
the 81 ,44S. 766. appropriated at
various times for the expenses OF
the commission, had been expend-
ed. The same demand was made
regarding the $50,000.000 war
fund, placed at the disposal of the
president.
GRAVE CHARGES.
AS reasons for demanding de-
tailed account of the $50. 900, 900
expenditure, Mr.. Jones cited sew
eraI incidents of extraordinary |
prices paid for vessels purchased
during the war. He read press
dispatch from Buffalo yesterday, |
setting forth that John r. Hazel,
recently nominated for judge Of
the Western District of New York,
had received $4,000 as rake off
for his influence in securing the
sale to the government of Mr..
Conner's yacht, the Inquirer, at
cost of $4,000 more that the
yacht cost Mr.. Conner originally,
and $50, 900 more that the govern
ment recently offered to sell the
same vessel for.
Mr.. Jones declared that he had
assurance from a trustworthy
source that three other vessels
were offered to the government in
the early part of the war for
reasonable price; that the parties
owning them were unable to make
a sale until parties with influence
afterwards took hold of the matter
and brought about the sale of the
vessels at a much higher price than
originally asked. Senator Jones
was unable to give the names of
the ships or of the parties who had
brought about the sale, but said
that his informant was a trust
worthy person who had promised
to furnish particulars.
PRESIDENT INVOLVED.
Il want to find out what the
president did with the $50, 100000
placed in his hands by congress at
the outbreak Of the war; said Mr..
Jones. want to know how he
spent this and to whom he gave it.
/ have heard all kinds of stories of
boodling and extravaganza in this
matter and | want a full and COM
plete accounting.
Il have heard that the war de-
partment says: Go to the state
department, when the figures are
asked for in this matter. and the
state department says: Go to the
navy department. Now the presi-
dent ought not to be afraid to tell
us what he did with the $50, 0,000,-
600. If there has been boodling
his report will show. Let MIN
send us a detailed account of ex-
penditures showing to what use the
cash was put.
AS an instance, the Hazel case
will show that there is need of an
investigation, especially when a
republican with pull can sell
yachts at big commission. Hazel
sold yacht valued at $42 900 for
$4,000 and the government later
listed the yacht at SO ,000."
"Who was responsible for the
purchase of the yacht" asked
Mr.. Tillman.
THE navy department, l sup
pose," said Mr.. Jones. but the
fund came out of the $50. 900, 900.
Why, l have been told by man
in this city that he had engineered
a deal with the navy department,
whereby he used his pull with the
administration to sell three old
barges to the government at prices
oe ocean liners. This deal came
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