Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-15
MYSTERIOUS
DAY VOUCHER
Secretary Knox Can Only
Add TO PePpIeSitg
WELCOMES INVESTIGATION
He Accounts to the Salts
faction of the Expendi-
lures Committee for the
Amount Paid a Son OF
Former Senator Hale.

Washington. June 14-The mystery
surrounding the sudden discovery IN
the state department Of the Day
portrait voucher, found a week ago on
the floor of the office of Disoursing
Clerk Morrison, was not cleared up
when Secretary Knox appeared TO-DAY
before the Hamlin committee III re-
sponse to a subpoena issued yesterday
The secretary explained, apparently u
the satisfaction of the committee inc
oavmrnt Of $1,000 to Frederick Haze
son of former Senator Hale Of Maine
for services in connection with the Ca
madam boundary negotiations.
Mr.. Knox produced sections of the
treaty of 1908, which authorized nego-
tiations with Canada to establish lne
through Passamaquoddy bay. Hale was
employed for this work, and performed
the duties to the satisfaction % Secre-
tarv Root. and Secretary Knox ap-
proved his bill of $4,000 a few weeks
after coming into control of the state
department
Hale was not employed actually to
locate the boundary but for the diplo-
matte work cf agreeing on line
through Passamaquoddy bay,' said
Knox. when he failed to reach an
agreement. with Great Britain. the mat
ter automatically went to arbitration.
Congress then appropriated $4,000 Tor
that work, but Ambassador Bryce and
7 sat in nv office one day and settled
the matter. not regarding it Of enough
value to 90 to the expense Of arbitra-
ton. We reduced our agreement TO
writing. and il became a treaty between
the United states and Great Britain,
and as such was ratified by the SEN
ate"
As TO the voucher signed by Albert
Rosenthal, the portrait painter. calling
for s2.45O. of which sum Rosenthal got
but $3.50. Mr.. Knox could give no new
data. He only knew that he started
a search for it as soon as he heard
about the case and the search failed
to reveal any trace Of the voucher or
letters supposed to be with it. week
ago. said NJ. Knox, Mr.. Carr, chief
Of the census bureau, brought the
voucher and papers TO him. saving they
had been found on the floor of Disburs-
ing Clerk MOrrisOn's office.
Did you make an inquiry to find
out how they got there?" asked Chair
man Hamlin.
L did" said Mr.. Knox. "and could
learn nothing. All l know about the
whole case is embodied in the voucher
and papers attached to it."
At this point Secretary Knox added
new element to the mystery.
You viii be interested in another re-
ceipt from Rosenthal that is attached
to the papers" he said. 1T was signed
January IS, 1904. and is for $3.50 with
notation that $50 for a frame for Sec
retary Days picture had been paid to
Washington picture dealer"
Hamlin grabbed the papers Where
did this second receipt come frOm?" he
demandedA
4 found it with the papers; that is
all know of it," said Mr.. Knox
Members Of the committee upon ex-
animation found that il was not actual
ly dated January IS, 1904, but read:
Received January S, 1904. the sum OF
$3.50" with an explanation Of its pur-
pose.
Chairman Hamlin declared that he
believed there was something wrong
with the receipt. He intimated that
he belived it had been fixed up, at least
as to the explanation written in ink
across the bottom, after the present in
vestigatiOn began.
DO you mean that you suspect some
one in the state department is guilty
of committing perjury" demanded
Secretary Knox with heat
There is no intention to reflect upon
you personally, Mr.. Secretary" replied
the chairman, but / am strongly Of
the opinion that this was prepared after
this inquiry began"
Then you think Rosenthal mas writ
ten at least a part of this receipt since
the time indicated by it," said Mr..
Knox
Mr.. Hamlin replied he thought it a
curious receipt and he intended to
probe the circumstances
Il will welcome such an investipa-
ton" Secretary Knox said. "and if YOU
can corrobOrate your theory and can
show that some one in the state depart-
ment was cognizant of such an act.
there viii I've some vacancies in the de-
partment"