Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-23
0NHELAST JOURNEY C. ". i. DEFENDED
Mark Twain Paid Mort,ary President Needham Presents
Honors in New York. Financial Statement.
BODY ON WAY TO ELMlRA lREFUTES PHILLIPS CHARGt
Van Dyke Declares Books OF University Are
neral Euogy. Open to Investigation
BRICK CHURCH Is CROWDED HAS NOTHING TO CONCEAL
SINGING and No
mel lowed to View Would Be Blow to the
Face of Dead Afters District
President Needham Presents
a Financial Statement.
REFUTES PHILLIPS CHARGE
Declares Books of University Are
Open to Investigation.
HAS NOTHING TO CONCEAL
Failure to Get Morrill, Act Funds
Would Be Blow to the
District.

The second and last hearing on the res
olution introduced by Representative WI
ley Of New Jersey, requesting the Attor-
ney General to investigate and report con-
corning the financial conditions OF the
George Washington University, was held
before the House committee on the Dis
trtct Of Columbia this morning
President Charles Willis Needham Of
the university was the principal witness,
although Dr. Elonora c. Folkmeyer and
former Representative Porter of Psnnsyl-
vania. who was once a member Of the
board of trustees of the university. were
heard briefly.
President Needham presented to the
committee a financial statement approved
by the board of trustees Of the univer-
sity. copy of which had been previously
filed with the House committee on agri-
culture In connection with the Boutell
bill. He also answered in full the criti-
day by DR.. Philips. formerly dean OF
the medical school, which had to do with
the alleged dissipation of the Corcoran
endowment fund of $4,000 and the
loan of the remaining $4,000 o. that fund
upon a house. 171O n street, the title Of
which is held by DR.. Needham and I'm
which he lives.
Just after the committee had met, but
before President Needham had begun
his statement Mr.. Wiley said he wished
to make a statement as to the commit
tees position.
Representative Wiley's Statement.
''At the banquet last night, referring to
ihis investigation, Justice Harlan is re-
ported to have said:
+" There are a few men who, like GER
tain animals that burrow under the
ground-I don't know what you call them.
but some of them seem to have entered
the halls Of Congress-have made crtti-
cisms of this institution. But l am of the
opinion that the university will come out
all right
81. do not know whether the justice. in
his natural history statement, refers to
the members of the Congress of this COM
mittee. or to our witnesses. but for that
matter l care not. What take exception
to is his final statement, If applied to this
committee, hat the object of this investi-
cation is to critic.se the George Wash
ingtOn University
II stated at the outset of this investi-
cation and reiterate 1t at the present
time. that the object is to ascertain the
and the only object is to ascertain the
truth regarding the financial status Of
George Washington University, and il
there is the least sensitiveness as to this
investigation I consider that all the more
reason why we should press it to its full
est extent.
DR.. Crafts Rebuked.
1.-THE committee Of the District of Co
lumbia frequently comes under criticism
from its residents. and while 1t is one of
the hardest working committees in Con-
gress, receives slight credit for all its
labors In that connection l wish 10 call
Ia Ia
Sunday in a sermon by the Rev. Wilbur
F. Crafts, superintendent and treasurer
Of the International reform bureau, III
which he accuses the Speaker of pack
ing the House committee on the Dlstilce
of columbia so that no bill seeking to
protect the Sabbath or aiding the cause
Of temperance would ever be reported In
the House for action and this would De
the committee which would report it.
1T is a great pity that the reverend
gentleman did not ascertain the facts be-
fore making this statement, which
publicly criticise as unqualifiedly false
and an insult to the intelligence and
reputation of every member OF the ps-
trict committee.
PERSONALLY, I may say that j asked the
Speaker not to put me on this commit
tee, knowing the hard work engendered
and the little praise which would come
from it. and during my four years ex-
perience on the committee he has never
even asked my opinion on single sub
ject.
II therefore call upon the Rev. w. +.
Crafts, through the press, to either prove
his statement or publicly retract Ii, and
silence on his part will naturally lead to
the conclusion that either he cannot
prove the one or is not man enough to
retract the other"
Justice Harlan's Reference.
DR.. Richard D. Harlan. who was pres
ent, told Mr.. Wiley that he was sure
that Justice Harlan, his father would
want him to say that i'm the remarks
made by Justice Harlan at the banquet
last evening, and to which Mr. Wiley
took exception, there was not the slight
est Intention to reflect upon Congress.
In view of the head lines in the papers
this morning" said Dr. Harlan, Il know
that my father would wish me to say
that he had no reference whatever to
members Of Congress In his imperfectly
reported remarks printed this morning.
DIR, Folkmeyer then took the stand and
pointed out what he termed a number OF
between the figures given by
resident Needham when testifying be-
fore the Senate committee on agriculture
and the corresponding figures as pub
lished i'm the treasurer's annual report
DR.. Needham explained the seeming dis
crepancies in full in his statements later.
DR.. Folkmeyer contended that If the IN
vestigation proposed by the Wiley reSolu-
tion should show that the financial affairs
Of George Washington University were in
good shape it would do more good than
even the passage Of the Gallinger- Bouteii
bill proposing to extend to the George
University the benefit OF the
Morrill, act In any event. she contended.
the investigation could do no harm.
Mr.. Needham then took the stand ana
the following statement:
Information Always Available.
.In accordance with its charter. the
university stands ready at all times to
open its books to the inspection and ex-
animation of the Attorney General Of the
United States whenever he may wish to
make such examination. either upon Its
,wn Initiative. as permitted by the char
.er. os as specifically requested to do 30
oy Congress. The trustees are also ready
10 furnish Information at all times when
-euuired by either House of Congress re-
,pecting their own conduct, the state OF
he institution or its flnances'
There is nothing about the institution
nat the whole world. and especially the
citizens of Washington. may not know.
"AH we are anxious about Is lest the