Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-18

who had been introduced to him week
ago Sunday night by Arnold
You knew all these people We're nm
friendly to Ballinger?" inquired Mr..
Vertrees.
Il did not"
You knew they were friendly to
Garfield"
'Of course they We're"
Mr. Nertrees asked the witness ii
he had mentioned any other matters
at the meeting at Pinchots home
kerby replied that he told Brandeis.
after Garfield left. that he knew Bal
llnger intended when he became sec.
rotary to remove DR.. NeWhall of the
reclamation service and appoint in his
stead, Robert H. Thomson of Seat
tie
kerby said his feelings toward Bal
lingar personally We're friendly: that
the latter had always treated him like
Il son.
He insisted that he did not consider
there was any inpropriety in what he
did. kerby said that he had been as.
sured by Mr.. Wilson that he would oe.
given position with the Newspaper
Association of Cleveland with which
Wilson was connected.
You made this statement from II
sense of duty to the public and to the
comrittce?" asked Senator Purcell
Il certainly did,
Senator Sutherland asked kerby II
he thought any man who was looking
for a trustworthy stenographer would
now employ him. kerbv thought n
good many would, under the circum-
stances, but admitted that good
many would not.
Did you consider that you should
conceal information in the interest OF
your superior to the detriment of tn,
country?" asked Mr.. James, Dem.
II did not. That was entirely the
basis of my action
ITO which did you consider your obliga-
ton greater, your superior or your eX-
SUPERIOR" inquired Mr.. Olmstead. Rep,
evidently meaning ex-Sec. Garfield.
"If one was right and one was wrong.
would consider my obligation greater to
the one who was right" ~sM1
When the afternoon session began the
hearing room was crowded. Kerby con-
tinued under examination by members
of the committee. He pointed out alleged
in Mr. Ballinger's testimo-
ny before the committee regarding the
Lawler memorandum. He said Ballinger
knew all the circumstances in the prep
aration of the memorandum and that Mr..
Lawler has said to Mr.. Carr in his pres
ence that he had left copy of the men,
orandum with the secretary. Kerby con-
tradicted Mr.. Ballingers statement that
on his departure with Lawler for Bower
ly to see the President, Lawler had taken
portfolio filed with data bearing on
the case but he did not know what it con-
tanned. Kerby swore that the portfolio
was packed in Ballinger's office and that
the secretary was present.
Secretary Ballinger's confidential CORE
spondence with r. H. Thompson, city en-
gineer of Seattle. upon which kerby said
he based his opinion that Thomson was
not a proper man to be made director of
the reclamation service. reached the COM
mittee during recess and Kerby read all
of the letters to the committee. Among
them were letters and telegraph ex-
changed last May regarding a trip to
Alaska which Ballinger suggested Thom-
son should take that summer with
George w. Perkins of J. P. Morgan &
Co, New York. Ballinger wrote Thomson
that Mr.. Perkins associates desired to
make some investigation in Alaska with
view of establishing railway in con-
nection with the development of mineral
lands, and that Perkins had asked him
to recommend an expert engineer to ac-
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