The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-19

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The sen
ate's lobby investigation reached out
into new fields today when the senate,
acting on a resolution presented by
senator Norris. ordered the overman
committee to subpoena Robert S. Lovett
chairman of the board of directors Of
the Union Pacific railroad. to explain
a published statement credited TO him
Yesterday in New York that lobbyists
had sought 10 obtain employment from
the Union Pacific on the ground that
they would be able to influence a set
Gement Of the Union Pacific Southern
Pacifc dissolution case in washington.
Earlier in the day the committee had
made public. over the protests Of q
lawyer representing Henry 7. Oxnard
and Truman G. Palmer. a series Of let
ters written by these two beet sugar
personalities, showing long CON
tinued effort to influence legislation in
Washington; to control congressional
committees and to direct national po-
lItlcal affairs in support of the con
tinuance Of a protective sugar tariff.
SUGAR HEAD SUMMONED
Chairman overman had not deter
mined tonight when the railroad phase
of the investigation would be opened.
4 summons was sent today to Charles
2 Warren OF Detroit, president of the
Michigan Sugar company. and one OF
tie men to whom many of the HamIin
letters. produced yesterday, were ad-
dressed. Mr. Warren was asked to ap-
pear before the committee tomorrow.
waen it is expected he viii be asked
for more details of the beet sugar pub
Iicity campaign.
Late in the afternoon the committee
abandoned temporarily the sugar pro-
lection lobby and took UP the free
sugar side, calling Frank G. Lowry OF
New York. who directed much Of the
free sugar publicity under the asso-
citation name Of the Committee Of
Wholesale Grocers" Mr.. Lowry ad-
mitted that ne was employed by the
Federal Sugar Refining company. and,
under questions by Senator Cummins.
ETeGQ iBldL Tree sugar HOu1Q BSIIIA
the cane sugar rehners.
LETTERS CHIEF FEATURE
The Oxnard Palmer letters, produced
al the close of the committees morn
ing session, were the chief feature of
an exciting day They covered a Pc
Rod from 1906, when Philippine free
trade came up, through the rest of the
Roosevelt administration. the political
campaign OF 1905 and into the Taft
administration.
Most of the oxnard letters were
written in longhand and signed Henry
r. oxnard Some of the Palmer let
,ers we're typewriter carbon copies,
but we're identified BY Harry A. Austin,
4 clerk In Nr. Palmer's Offices.
Assurances that certain senator's
\. ol,ld be on the senate Philippine
eon,mlttee. that no stone was being
left unturned 10 get real projections
ISIS on The house ways and means
committee: and that strong pressure
could be. and vas being. brought to
bear upon members OF both houses to
accomplish various ends. appeared fire.
ouentlv in the series of letters.
NEAR on ATTEMPTS
Chairman overton's first effort to
read one of the Oxnard letters. when
the committee began its sessions
brought a protest from John T. Yerkes
an attorney representing Oxnard and
Palmer. He asserted that the commit
Tee had no right to go into private
correspondence dated before the pres
ent session Of congress. In a long ex-
ecutive session the committee decided
that the letters bore directly upon the
attempts of oxnard and Palmer to in
fuence legislation. and they we're al
once made public.
The committee tonight granted the
xquest OF Melville E. stone Of New
rk. general manager OF the Asso-
ciated Press. who asked to be allowed
ia testify tomorrow regarding claims
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