The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
as acceptable to Roosevelt.

was acceptable to Roosevelt.
 Did MT. Bliss ever tell you that he had told Colonel Rooseveit?" ask ed Jones. "Oh, yes," said Archbold. ''He said he had told both Colonel Roosevelt and MT. Corte1you."
 Was the matter of contributions to the Democratic campaign fund ever before the Standard Oil board ?" Jones asked. No sir, do not think so. Certainly such a contribution was never made"
 The witness said, as he remember ed. the $l00,000 paid to Treasurer Bliss was in $10,00O bills. MT. Bliss told me that Mr. Cortelyou wanted to talk with me and made the engage ment, Archhold said. reverting to his along and said that MT. Cortelyou thought it advisable not to keep the appoint tment."
 Did you or your company ever re- ceive any word from Colonel Roose- Welt thanking you for your money?' asked Jones. Mo-" said Archbold. He concluded that another course against us-would be more popular. !"
 Archbold said he did not know if MT. Cortelyou had any talk with any Standard Oil men,
 "A year later, MT. Rogers and I spent the evening. with President Roosevelt, at the White House' ;, said
 
 cial reference to our contribution but said: There has been some criticism put there always is. That is to be expected
 He was exceedingly kind and cour- teous," Archbold said.
 The witness said not a cent was given by the Standard Oil in the 1907 -Os campaign Senator Penrose then asked Archbold:
 Was this s1Oo,oOo ever returned to you or any request ever made for it's return?' No" said Archbold, em- phatically
 Penrose then added, aMr. Archbold has engaged passage, tomorrow, to leave for two weeks trip to Europe, and want him to make a search for any records in his office and also have William Rockefeller and other direc- tors of the board to appear to give testimony regarding this contribution. ''
 T can't speak for MT. Rockefeller ,'' said Archbold, He is in very precari- oue hea1th.''
 Then ask if Mir. Rockefeller is unable to come here that ub-comnnit- tee go to him and take his testimony" suggested Penrose.
 Three of the directors who authoriz- ed our contribution are dead" said Archbold. MT. Rogers and MT. TiI- ford and one other. They were wor- ried to death"
 The committeeman gave no intina- tion whether they would comply with Penrosess request to take Rockefeller's testimony.
 Archbold identified published letters which he said were stolen from his office, including some addressed to Penrose. One urged Penrose to be- come chairman of the industrial com mission.
 Clapp said the committee might take up the letters published in Hearts Magazine.
 '-In my statement,'' said Penrose, "I referred to a letter and a cipher tele- gram sent by William Flinn, of Penn sylvania, to Archbold in regard to his being before the Senate.''
 T asked Mr. Archhold if my state- ment was correct and whether he haA the original g.
 Your statement was right and 1 have the originals, answered Arch bold.
 Clapp announced that the commit tee would take recess subject to call He shook hands, formally with Arch bold and assured him that he wae "entitled to the expenses he incurred in coming to Washington to testify before the committee,
 The hearing room was then cleared and the committee held an executive session. It was finally decided to meet egain, this afternoon at 2:30, to continue Archbold's examination.