The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-11
MR.. KENNEDY APPEARS.

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MR.. N APPEARS.
Librarian Vigorously Denie,
Statements of Bell and Evans.
Librarian j. P. Kennedy came in a
4:2o o'clock, and Mr.. Eggleston suspend
cd and Mr.. Kennedy took the stand.
lie apologized for being away and ex
pressed his pleasure that the chairman'l
telegram reached him, for he said he wa!
glad of The opportunity to answer Thu
statements that had been made concern.
Ing him.
i would like to say first" he com.
menced, that not a cent is paid out O,
tho library fund until the account Is thor
eughly scrutinized by the board, and no
board is In closer touch with any de.
partment h the Library Board.
NO purchase Of over s25 il made with
out consultation with and the fun con-
sent Of the board
Mr. Kennedy had n marked COW of
inc Ilmes-Dlspatch before him and he
used 1t in his statement, often reading
from 1t.
Referring to Mr.. Bells statement stout
Miller & Rhoads selling books cheaper
than tho same books had been bought
py witness In New York, tho latter said
.his may nave been true OF f.tion. and
that department stores used these az adj
Ve'usements. and did not expect to make
money on them. They would sell them
cheaper than Mr.. Bell could do.
Not a single title" he said. "wbich
was referred to, as 1 recall. was any
thing but a novel;
We have paid Bell s1.0s .or all the
novels we ever bought from his house
ana all these books can he bought in New
York for n~inety-ive cents.
Nearly All Spent Here.
have spent eighty-two per cent. OF
the money appropriated to the library
iund IN the state of Virginia"
"A large part Of that wa for salaries.
was 1t not?" asked Mr.. Byrd.
NO, sir; l think not. Some OF 1t was
for salaries, but not a large art. we
pupnshed the records of the House OF
pureesses In Richmond at a slightly high
CT nsure mar we could get the work
uone lor eisewhere. The fact that you
can buy books for fifty cents at n de-
partment store by piecemeal ia not sr,r-
,icient answer when a large quantity ~
DOCKS should be bought at once.
ne department OF Public Instruction
inaue up the list. and we got II on,v
tIirty days after the schools lad started
~ was an admirable list, and will stand
me TEST anywhere. There were then nina
apphcations for travelling libraries. and
rs man brought inquiries every dav az
~ Will me books were coming. This
largely determined the coursa =, tha
poard TO send me to New York. without
Waiting to advertise. which would have
caused delay. This delay would hive NO
ne u from putting out these libra
res Tor at least six weeks.
Eliminating the matter OF calling for
D,us, no DOCKS were ever bought on ,
,no'e clearly defined system. We rot tha
,s from the highest authority. and / had
oA'1Iseion whatever in the natter,
Couldn't Get Service.
ma.hsss denied that $1,000 had been
spent Tor books for travelling libra yies
anu saln $500 would exceed the amount
re sad only about $1,000 worth of books
mad been bought of Putnam g. 90. IN
the last five years. !"
49, nave a statement here" ho said.
snoWins that we have bought books
rom 10 firms. I ave been to Mr.. Rell
,thd Mr. Hunter often. and asked them
" estaolsh agencies in New York and
YOU'D patronize them. but it was not
zone. have been to Bell often for
DOCKS, and he did not have them.
wire New York at night and get a
mere the next day. We can't get
nat service here, 1t isn't here to get"
Offer Not from Putnam.
Witness vigorously denied that he had
lo, per cent. profit on books bought
SAID Sharply, "and / am prepared to dis
Grove II. | now call upon Mr.. Bell to
prove his statement, and until he does.
nave nothing further to say on the /,
:.
Witness praised the Putnams MS a bust
less concern. but said in some respects ]
le did not like them. He now took IN
ir. Berkeley's testimony. and denied that
my of the bills for books for the travel
hg library had been paid.
Now, MI. Evans makes the state
nent,' he said, that Putnam offered mo
-,oW TO write n history OF Virginia, and
ent me a check for $500. Z
MT. Evans's m Is terribly at z
ault. did state In the presence Of Mr.. +
vans and others that I had had such {
n Offer; that n check for $500 had been [
eht, and that l had returned the check. L
'tie asked me If it was Putnam who I
iaue me offer, and l told him 1t was nor. !
land | now say to YOU thai neither \ !
'utham nor any other concern from \
nom we haYe bought books made mo o
ny such Offer, T.
- nave u right to write II history If II +
we 10, IN my own time. but ] would not 2
'ntract with a firm with which we are =
ing b~afsiness to write "a book without "
rst getting the consent of the hoard v
ld me advice of the Acknowledgement, y
whohi nave great confidence.
Sharp Colloquy.
a nave such an offer. but, T repeat. it
q not come from any concern from 2,
nom we had bought books NJ
AT KENNEDY interposed Chairman
yrd, would you object to telling the =
fhhllt'ee what firm or person made you a
. OFFER TO write the history?,,t m
! was approached by a friend of mine n.
private enterprise. | do not care to =,
u known. | do positively say, -
viewer, TINT It was not any publishing
lnnany We have ever bought any hooks A
'n' ! refused positively to write 1t,