Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-14
USE SENATOR'S NAMES
TO CORRUPT EMPl0YE
John Norris Makes This Charge
in Letter to Aldrich as to
Paper Schedule.

Washington, May S.-John Norris. chair
mar OF the paper committee of the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers association.
has made public the following corre7
sp~ondence:
Washington. D.. c., April -. 1909 Hon.
Nelson w. Aldrich, Chairman COMMITTEES
on Finance, United States Senate.-Dear
Sir: The American Newspaper Publishers
association has that your
name and that of Senato Frye, of Maine.
have been used In an effort to corrupt the
employees of the Laurentide Paper com
pany. OF Canada, and to secure affidavits
about the cost OF making news print paper
in Canadian mills. The copy OF a letter
from Allen Curtis. acting manager of the
International Paper company, upon the
letter heading OF that company. Is FUR
niShed as confederation.
A person representing himself to be A,
III. Purcell. OF Buffalo, and claiming to
act for the United States government.
called at the office OF the American consul
general in Montreal and presented a let
ter purported TO be signed by Senator Frye
TO the effect hat Senator Aldrich had di-
rected Senator Frye TO send Purcell to
Canada TO obtain Information relative TO
the cost OF manufacturing paper there.
and asking the consul general to give to
Purcell such assistance as he could. Pur-
cell told Superintendent c. A. Woodcock
and j. Orley Mason, OF the Laurentide
mill that he knew their positions In the
Laurentide mill were In jeopardy. and he
the International Paper ompany II they
would give to him the cost figures OF the
Laurentide mill. The letter relating to
these matters from Acting Manager Cur
tbs was addressed to +. l.. Pottle. who left
his place as superintendent Of the Canada
Paper company at Windsor mills, province
OF Quebec, two months ago, TO take the
position of superintendent OF the Interna-
tional Paper company'S mill at Glens
Falls The American Newspaper Publish
ers' association protests against the use
= - - ItAA-H n~I
against the secrecy which has thus far at
tended the Senate committees investiga-
ton. 1t asks access not only to the recent
afldayits Of costs which have been fur
nished secretly to the finance ommitte
but to similar affidavits presented April
IA. which, 1t is understood, have since
disappeared. II asks access TO the testi-
mony given in secret by many paper max
ers during the last four weeks. Yours rev
(Signed.5 John Norris,
Chairman OF Committee on Paper.
Mr.. =. l.. Pottle, Superintendent Inter
national Paper Company, Glen Falls, New
York.-Dear Sir: Ii has been brought TO
the writer's attention through a source
which we consider absolutely reliable. that
Mr.. o. Mason, employed by the Lauren
tide Pulp and Paper company, as foreman
in their mill. Is to be dropped from their
employ within a month and to be replaced
by someone else.
There is a chance for a young man OF
Mr.. Mason's ability to obtain employment
with this mpan provided We can en-
ploy him at once, VIII you therefore not
see Mr. Masoni's brother who is at present
at Glens Falls and try and see If he cam
not arrange with Mr.. Mason to meet a
representative OF this company namely,
Mr.. Rohr), who is to be In Montreal Satur-
day morning, and talk matters over with
him. The writer thinks 1t will be TO Mr..
Mason's future interest to talk with Mr..
Rohr. Very truly yours,
Allen Curtis, Acting Manager.