The evening world., 1905-12-12
RYAN, SUAVE, SMILING,
SCORES HIT ON STAND
Big Financier's Retreat from Former Position
Before Committee Accomplished With the
Gusto Of Triumphal March.

oulEng over the little Rllntlnw blus
eyes Is tempered by the comic angle of
sme sray eyebrows. They ars raised
~ nature as In surprise. Even when
ne irowns, which b seldom iI public
tney are drawn down Vnly A. the
note, thus Increasing the sngIe and
auuihs %nn, 10 the appearance Of amaze
Thus 10 the natural strength Of ,hs
face tempered until The balance 's
yson. on INST glance, Mr.. Ryan isNs
plessant, peasant elderly gentleman OF the
uvwn IOWA sort. HIS conplexion is
lnresh nssh and rudy and the skin n clear.
gray mustaohe. streaked with
Ss, AVN, ana cropped close so that il
~ hl,,rr ~. hshg over the mouth, leaves
uno,uriea n the Arm lower lip and the
proJecting but delicately moieled chin
WIN ms hng. straight nose. ana ,hs
~. Wei rounded skull thiniy coveraA
w pIoWn hair touched with gray ~
nSu,o w ps noticed anywhere as a man
He smiled pleasantly as ne explained
nls position and repeated what he said
MIR. Hartman. lie seemed nleaseS ~
have the responsibility OF breakIns a
conndence taken from his own hroad
,rnouider Dy the State OF New York
ne fingered his watch chaln with one
hand and dangled the other aver t the
uank OF the chair. Talking m A Low
weil modulated voice and with n smile
PLAYING over his features appeared 10
md real pleasure In obiging the
Took Comfort on the Stand.
He settled deep into the witness chair
and seemed 20 extract every possible
ounce OF comfort from Il. His long
legs we're crossed and one big fool
swung 10 aad fro close TO the head Of
= ousy stcnogrupher. Ills right arm
was thrown over the back OF the chair
HIS free hand played between ne dou.
pie strand OF his watch chain and the
gray mpstache.
He did not twirl the mustache. mere
topping and stroklng q with his de-
sold rings glistened.
Now aud then ne rolled his head
about. but this was not because ne was
strung by Mr.. Hughes's questions Al
was becsuse Mr.. Ryan wore a iheh
.stand-up"' collar that plnched him un-
ger the chin when he crouched down too
far In the chair.
As he told OF the interview with
Hartman. an amusing picture might
be Imagined OF meeting between these
TWO. Mr.. Ryun gave a hint OF fhls
he shid IN
.'Mr. HArriman's talks we're not al.
ways pleasant"
This suggested vision ofNthe hard.
biting tones OF the little railroad over
lord who had barked Wow, WOW,
WOW at gentle James HaEen Hyde.
MT Harriman's twarging tones were
stun fresh In the minds OF the commit
Tee and the audience. IL would indeed
have been interesting to have heard
voiced. velvety Mr.. Ryan.
But Mr. Ryan gave no more than a
bare Teeollectlon without telling what
particular growl or bark Mr. Hartman
used on that occasion. And then Mr..
Ryan smiilngiy said he had told all he
could recolleat. He was dismissed, and
for fully hve minutes he stood blushinE
and bowing and smiling like pleasel
school boy getting a prize for good CON
duct as Chairman Armstrong told HIN
the Committee appreciated bis voluntary
testimony.
u was really triumph for Mr.
| Ryan's methods with the committee
/ lust az the EQUITABLE and the Tobacco
| Trnstsand all she rest az HE belonging.
are visible evidence Of triumphs for HI.
business methods. HIS face was yer,
| red. and he seemed very pleased wher
fnally he made his last bobbing boa
20 shake hands with MIR. Hughes an(
half n.do7ea LAWYERS who pressed aboul
MIN. Thel be strode away, still smil.
ing. the bland Mr.. Ryan. who had com,
| ont Of an unUieasant situation neati,
and even ioYousiy.