The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-17
HEARST
PRODUCED
Letters
N. Y. Publisher First Witness
on Stand Today
Produced Famous "Archbold''
Letters From London Man
John P. Bray Of N. D., Appoint
ed by Taft to England
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.

Senate.
Convened at noon.
Senator Kenyon spoke on the
interstate liquor shipment bill.
William Randolph Hearst, tes-
tifying before the campaign
funds investigating committee.
produced severaF new letters bear
( ing on the political activities of
. John D. ArchDold and the Standard
President Taft submitted for
I approval nine names for members
: of the commission on industrial
The court OF. impeachment re-
sumed the trial of Judge Arch
bald. ..}
The House.
Convened at noon.
Resumed the considera ton of
the 8urdett literacy immigra-
ton bill.
Money trust investigation com
mittee resumed It's hearing, with
Frederick LewIsonn on the stand.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 17.-Will-
lam r. Hearst, who published the now
famous "Archbold" letters, today
gave to the senate campaign funds
Investigating committee Photographic
copies of the letters in his posses
sion, indicating the connection between
John D. Archbold OF the Standard Oil
Co. and the legislative and campaign
activities.
Mr.. Hearst appeared as the first
witness at the re-opening of the cam
paign Investigations which had come
to a halt before the election.
The New York publisher told the
committee at the outset he had some
others which had not been made pub
lie. He first produced Photographic
copies of the letters already pub
lished and identified them for the
convenience of the committee.
Senator Ciapp asked Mr.. Hearst il
he ever saw the originals of the let
ters published in his magazine. He
said he was not certain, but he be-
lieved he had only seen the photo
graphic facsimile copies.
"Of whom did you get these?
asked Senator Clapp. ...
ants. Hearst Hesitated.
Mr. Hearst nesitated a moment.
Il am anxious" he began, Ito testify
very fully to everything in which
am personally concerned and every.
thing of interest to this inquiry. Dc
you feel that this is essential to th'
inquiry" #a
Senator Clapp replied that the au
thenticity of some OF the letters haC
been questioned.
Secured From London Man.
After the members OF the COMMITTEES
had insisted upon the information, Mr.
Hearst responded he got the copies o
John Eddy of London, author of tn,
four articles published in his magazine
He testified he did not know of whom
Eddy procured the letters
Mr.. Hearst produced several new
letters bearing upon Mr.. Archboldj
political activities and the STANDARD
Oil Co. Mr.. Hearst said he knew moth
ing of the incidents related in tn
letters, nor the circumstances unde
which Mr.. Archbold might have sen
the money to former Senator Forake
of Ohio and former Representativ,
Sibley of Pennsylvania, to whom tn,
letters were addressed.
Mr.. Hearst was chief witness at th
short session today. The committe
will meet when recalled by Chairman
CIapp.
Later in the day former Senate
Foraker asked to be heard immediate
ly. and Chairman Clapp called meet
ing of the committee for that purpos
tomorrow morning.
Taft's Appointees.
Among the nominations sent to tn
senate today were, to be consuls:
John p. Bray of Grand Forks, N. ID
to Manchester England.
John w. Dye of Minnesota to 81
Johns, Quebec.
william Dawson, jr., of Minnesota
to Sierra Leone, Africa.
Money Investigation.
The attraction or money from tn
small banks throughout the country t
New York when the money shows
high rate for loans, was taken up to
day by the money trust committee. J
B. Niven, the committees accountant
produced mass statistics showing tn
amounts held for the country bank
by thirty two New York City bank
and the amount of money loaned ol
the stock market securities in New
York for these country correspondent
Frederick Lewisohn answered TIL
questions he refused to answer yes
terday.