The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-07
STANLEY GOES
HIGHER UP
Requests Presence Of Gates
and Rockefeller
DESIRES THEM TO APPEAR
Before Steel committee-They May Re-
ply to Charges by Merritts-Hear-
ings on Mesaba Ore Property
Next Monday.
DESIRES THEM TO APPEAR

Washington, Dec. John ID. Rookie
Teller and Rev. Fred d. Gates manager
OF Mr.. Rockefeller's charities. were yes
terday invited by Chairman Stanley OF
the House steel trust investigating com
mittee to appear before the committee
next Monday, if they care TO do so, to
reply to charges by the Merritt brothers
Of Minnesota, concerning the S20,00O000
Mesaba ore properties in Minnesota.
Chairman Stanley's letter to Mr..
Rockefeller and Mr.. Gates read:
"The committee investigating viola
tions of the antitrust act of 1890 and
other acts will resume its hearings on
Monday, Dec. IL, at 1880 a. m.
"If you care to appear before this
committee, an opportunity to do so will
be afforded. Kindly advise me OF your
pleasure in the matter"
denominations Scheduled.
President Taft yesterday sent to the
Senate the names of James s. Harlan
interstate commerce commission, and r.
c. Mansfield, postmaster at Boston, to
continue in those positions. Mr.. Harlan
who is son OF the late Justice Harlan
of the supreme court, will be renominat-
ed for seven-year term.
Suffers Hearing.
Chairman Sulzer of the House foreign
affairs committee, which is to begin
hearings Monday on Mr.. Suffers resolu-
ton for the abrogation of the treaty OF
1882 with Russia, yesterday declared at
the White House that his committed
would bring witnesses TO Washington
to prove violations of the treaty by
Russia in the cases of many present
American Jews. He said that negotia-
tions and the passport question with
the Russian government at st. Peters
burg would not interfere with the COM
mittee hearing.
1t was said yesterday that Congress
probably would not act on the Persian
incident.
Lorimer Investigation Resumed.
The Lorimer investigating committee
resumed its sessions yesterday with the
prospect OF hearing long list of wit
nesses called by the defense to disprove
the testimony OF Charles A. White that
Sidney Yarbrough was with him in
Springfield, ILL.,, on the night of May a.
1909
Prices of sugar in all parts of the
world were inquired into yesterday by
the House sugar trust committee. w. p.
Willet, sugar expert, was again sum
moned to tell the committee what he
knew of sugar prices in foreign coun-
tries and foreign markets.
Fitzgerald's Charges.
Chairman Fitzgerald of the House
committee on appropriations yesterday
charged that Secretary MacVeagh had
sent to Congress many misleading esti-
mates of the needs of the government
for the next fiscal year. Instead of con
shutting a saving, as it was indicated
by the face of the figures, Mr.. Fitzgerald
says the treasury departments esti-
mates call for aggregate appropriations
of $50 033922 more than last year.
Estimates in excess of billion dol
lars said Mr. Fitzgerald, "are notice
to the Democratic House that so far
as the administration is concerned no
help viii be given to effect the econ
omies admitted to be essential"
He attacked the army, navy and post
office estimates as somewhat shocking
| in view of the protestations of the adj
ADMINISTRATION that it was seeking to re-
j trench public expenditures"
Representative Sims claimed yester-
tday his bill abolishing the commerce
court would be passed.
A railroad physical valuation bill was
introduced by Esch of Wisconsin
The mine rescue work government liza
hility bill was passed.