The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-21
GARFIELD is BACK
Holds Significant Conference
With Judge Pollock.
Says There Isn't Anything to
Be Given Out.
LATE AT WASHBURN.
Was to Have Addressed Students
This Morning.
Commissioner viii Leave for
Denver Tonight.
LATE AT WASHBURN.

Commissioner James Rudolph Gar
field, hot on the trail of the Standard
Oil company, arrived in Topeka from
Kansas City today on the noon train,
and put in part of this afternoon con-
sulting with Judge J. c. Pollock and
United States Attorney Dean at the
federal building, and Governor Hoch
at the state house.
The object of these conferences re-
mains q. mystery. Mr.. Garfield him
self declined to talk about it. He
merely said he wanted to consult with
the federal and state officers.
Does your visit to Judge Pollock
signify that the federal court officials
will be called upon to take some part
In this Standard Oil Investigation %
he was asked by reporter for the
mo, there Is nothing of that sort"
plated?"
There is really no significance
whatever in my visit to the federal
building l merely wanted to talk
with the officers"
Mr., GARFIELD took dinner at the
Copeland, and then went directly to
the federal building with Judge J. c.
Pollock. United States Attorney Dean
was sent for. and the three men We're
closeted in the judges chambers for
long time.
w AAAAC AAA41 conference was IN progress.
Dit GARFIELD was called up over the tel
ephone by DR.. Norman Plass, president
OF Washburn college. Mr. E7ardel1 had
partially arranged 10 arrive in Topeka
at 1910 this morning, and make a
speech to the Washburn students bur
decided to stop over in Lawrence and
visit the State university. This brought
him into town too late to meet the stu
dents Of Washburn.
DR.. PlaBs is a classmate of Mr.. Gar
HeIN'g at Williams and rhnvr nra 4.,A
mately acquainted. It was arranged w
the telephone that Mr. Garfield shout
visit the Washburn college grounds this
afternoon when he had finished his
visits to the officials here whom he de-
sired to meet.
DR.. P1ass says of Commissioner Car
field. My acquaintance with Mr.. Car
field at Williams was of a very please Mt
nature. and I know him to be d ve1y
affable and capable man regret ex-
ceedingly that he was unable to meet
our students this morning. as he had
planned but we Will do the next best
thing, and show him through our col
Iege buildings"
After Commissioner Garfield had fin
ished his conf ersa ce with the court sfi-
Gals at the Federal building. he went
to the state house aa1 called uUon ts..v-
ernor Hoch-
To state Journal reporter Mr.
Garfield said Tonight / will leave
for Denver. I stopped of here mere
iN TO TAX over a rev IlldLlGIa Win Ntl6
governor and the officials at the fed
eral building.
THE results of our work in Kansas
have been very satisfactory. I leave
a number of M assistants here t.
carry on the Investigations which
have been commenced. I don't know
how long it viii take them; that de
ponds on what they are able to find
We have found that Information il
easy to get; everybody seems to bs
willing to tell what we want to know
am very well satisfied with the re
suits"
"Can you say what the outcome o
the investigation is likely to be2"
mo, that can't be told yet, simpl
because we don't know. From here
go to Colorado, and viii conduct in
designations there. Then I 60 on t
California and after completing tn
Investigations of the great oil field
there, I viii be ready to return t
Washington. I dong have any ide
how long it viii take to do this.
''L have been much surprised at tn