Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-06-19
LONErr MUST EXPLAIN GER
TAIN PUBLISHED STATE
MENTS MADE BY HIM
FREE SUGAR men heard
Lowrey Tells Committee That FREQ
Sugar Would Benefit Big
Sugar Rcfinerles.


seente lobby investigation reached
into new fields today when the sen
ate acting on resolution presented
by Senator Norris, ordered the Over
man committee to subpoena Judge
Robert :. Lovett, chairman of the
board OF directors Of the Union Pa
cino railroad, to explain a published
statement credited to him Yesterday
In New York that lobbyists had
sought to obtain employment from
the Union Pacific, saying that they
would be able to settle the Union
Pacific-S southern PGcihc case IN
Washington.
Early in the day the committee
had conference over the protest OF
the lawyers of H. II. OXnard and
Truman Palmer over letters written
by these two beet sugar representa-
tiyes, showing a long continued cf-
fort to influence legislation in Wash
ingtop to control congressional COM
mittees; and TO direct national polit-
ical affairs in support of the continu-
ancc Of a protective sugar tariff.
Chairman Overman had not deter
mined tonight when the railroad
phase Of the investigation would be
opened a summons was sent today
to Charles b Warren Of Detroit the
president of the Michigan Beet Sugar
company, and one of the men TO
whom many of the Palmer letters
produced yesterday were written. Mr.
Warren is to appear before the com
mittec tomorrow and II is expected
he will be asked for more details Of
the beet sugar publicity campaign.
Free Sugar Men Heard
Late in the afternoon the commit
tee abandoned temporarily the sugar
protection lobbying and took up the
free sugar, calling Frank G. Lowcry,
of New York who directed much OF
the free sugar publicity under the
association name of the committee
Of wholesale erocers.'
Mr.. Lowery admitted he was en-
ployed by the Federal Sugar Refining
company and under questions by Sen
ator Cummins agreed that free sugar
would benefit the cane sugar rein
cries.
The OXnard-Palmcr letters produc.
ed at the close of the committees
morning session were the chief fca-
ture of IN exciting day. They COW
cred a period from 1906 when the
Philippine free trade came up,
through the balance or the Roosevelt
administration, the political campaign
of 1908, and into the Taft admins
tration.
Most Of the Oxnard letters were
written IN long hand and signed
"Henry r. Oxnard.' Some Of the
Palmer letters were typewrittcn car
bon copies, but were identified by
Harry A. Austin. clerk in Palmer's
office
Manipulated Committees.
Assura 1ces that certain senators
would be on the senate Philippine
committee. that no stone was being
left unturned to get real projections
lists ON the house ways and means
committee and that strong pressure
was being brought to bear upon mcm-
bcrs Of both houses to accomplish
various ends, appeared frequently in
lIlh series OF l'lltIN. ' thurman
Oycrmans first effort to read one of
the ONnard letters when the commit
tee began its sessions brought a pro-
test from John r. Yerkcs, an attor-
ncy representing OXnadr and Palmer.
lie declared the committees had no
right to go into private correspond
cnce" dated before the present ses-
sion Of congress. I'm a long executive
session the committee decided that
the letters bore directly upon the at
trmpts Of ONnard and Palmer to in
nuence legislation and they were at
once made public.
The committee tonight granted the
request of Melville L. stone, Of New
York. general manager Of the Asso-
ciated Press who asked to be allowed
10 testify tomorrow regarding claims
made in some of the llamlin letters,
produced yesterday as to the public
ity campaign.
The SUGAR forces, which fought
Oxnard. Palmer and other anti-frec
sugar men for years, got their first
innings when Lowery took the stand.
Makes ST. 900 Year.
He testified that he was geneal
sales agent of the Federal Sugar Re
flung company, that his salry was
$4,000 year and that commissions
brought nis total earnings up to S17,-
600 per lnnum.
He said he really was employed by
Smith g. shipper. of New York,
firm which acts as agents for the re-
fining company. He thought that the
fning company, that his salary was
the agents the remainder. Senator
Cummins who conducted his cross
examination brought out that Lowery
IL connected with the committee Of
wholesale grocers." which has figured
largely in the fight for free sugar or
a reduction in duty on that article.
Il have never received any money
for my tariff work at all said Low
cry