Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-02
TIE HEMP SCANDAL
Mai. Hawks duplicates High OF.
ficers in Plan to Form Hemp
Trust.
Heistand Said to Have Had
Clever Scheme to Secure
influence.
Meiklejohn. Corbin and Other
Names DRAGGED Into the Case
..0ther News.

Washington, Oct. 2.-The senate COM
mittee on military affairs yesterday re-
sumed its hearing of the charges
against Lieut.. Col. H. o. S. Heistand.
Major Hawkes.. continuing his uesti-
mony, asked that Col. Heistand produce
| a memorandum. made in May by the
colonel himself, in which 100000 OF the
promoters stock of the Manila Rope
Company was apportioned. Counsel for
Heistand said his client had no know
ledge of such document, but would
search for ii.
Hawkes. said his recollection vas that
he and Heistand, by terms of the nem-
orandum, were to have $4,000 OF the
stock and that Gen. Corbin, George D..
Meiklejohn. Charles II. Allen. James F..
Boyd. w. w. Dudley and L. I. Michen-
Ier were to receive the remainder por-
tons. Only Heistand and Hawkes. We're
made. Hawkes. added that no testimony
he should give would connect Corbin.
Meiklejohn. Allen or B oyd personally
Win tne lTuuSactIQu.
Hawkes. detailed conversation with
Heistand in October. 1899, in which
.Heistand told him that Corbin anu AL
len had withdrawn from the combina-
tion and that Meiklejohn had asked for
the return Of Hawkes. letter of intro
ductiOn. 1t was given to Heistand.
Hawkes. said Heistand suggested to
him that he burn the rest of the ,orre-
spondence, but he did not aecede to that
proposition.
During the day 1t was developed that
the telegram from Gen. Otis relating to
sites for the hemp factory at Manila
was addressed to the adjutant general.
Aletter from Acting Secretary Sanger
said there was no record Of a dispatch
to Gen. Otis which called for the reply.
Major Hawkes. told of conversation
with Gen Corbin relative to settle.
ment with Heistand for his services In
connection With the hemp company. He
said Gen. Corbin told him the bill ought
to be paid and to make out his bill and
he (Corbin lwould forward 1t thru mill
tary channels Gen. Corbin had in
formed him emphatically that he wac
not in the company and had nothing to
do with 1t. Hawkes. said he made out
the bill, but Corbin never forwarded it.
He also said that in an Interview with
Assistant Secretary Allen. the latter de-
MED emphatically that he had any con-
nection with the company. Hawkes.
said he had numerous Interviews with
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn. to
whom he had presented his claim thru
the malls. sMeikiejohn had said Heis-
tand ought to pay It, Mr.. Meiklejohn.
he said, also appointed him in the GUS
toms service in the Philippines. and also
promised him promotion. Mr.. Aeikle-
John asked him for recommendations
before making the appointment.
4 Major Hawkes. gave the details Of his
trip to. the Philippines and his return
after his appointment was revoked. He
saw Secretary Root but the committee
would not permit him to tell anything
of what passed between them, holding
that Secretary Root Was not involved
In the case. Hawkes. said he had inter
views with Mr.. Meiklejohn. in which the
latter told him that 1t would be impos-
sible for him to secure position under
the government 50 long as Mr.. Root
was secretary Of war.