The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-19
Associated Press Manager Is Wit
ness Name Of Ex-President
Taft Mentioned Tn. Pac.
Head Probably Appear
PRCMINENT PIIRIIC
AsVMAlVklVA / QWkAV
men ARE MENTIONED
Lobby PrObers May Summon More
Witnesses and Additional Time
VIII Be Required--I4essers
Play Important Fart
Telegram BY United Press

Telegram by United Press
Washington, June 10. Every pub
lie man whose name has been ban.
di-d by the sugar protectionists Id
their written discussion on how ID
get the right kind" Of men on the
house and senate committees may be
subpoenaed, Senator Oyerman stated
when the lobby investigating commit.
tee convened today.
The first step was to investigate
the facts cited in the letters that we're
discovered.
NJ E. Stone, manager Of the Asso-
ciatef Press, took the stand on his
own request to explain references to
publicity through the Associated Press
to sugar men.
If the committee calls all mention-
ed in the letters an extension Of time
for hearings win be asked. Among
those named are ex-President TAFT.
VIM. Loeb. Dr. Wiley. Senator News
land, former Senator Teller and others.
Senator Cummins wants to call rep
resentatiyes OF the boiler plate news
agencies who printed news" Tor tae
sugar interests for $500 a month. A
subpoena win probably be issued for
Lovett head Of the Union Pacific. who
said he had been approached BY lobby
lists.
The senates investigation reached
out into new fields yesterday when
the senate, acting on a resolution pre-
sented by Senator Norris, ordered the
Overman committee to subpoena Judge
Robert s. Lovett chairman Of the
board Of directors Of the Union Pa
cific. to explain a published statement
credited to him in New York that lohy-
byists had sought to secure employ
ment from the Union Pacific on the
ground that they would be able to in
fluenoe settlement Of the Union Pa
cific-Southern Pacific dissolution case
in Washington.
Late in the afternoon the committee
abandoned temporarily tho 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 admitted be was employ.
ed by the Federal Sugar Refining com
pany, and under questions by Senator
Cummins admitted that free sugar
would benefit the cane sugar refin-
ers.
D The Oxnard-Palmer letters. produe.
/ ed at the close Of the committees
2 morning session. were the chief fea
1 ture OF an exciting day They cover
r. ed a period from 1905. when the phil
s. ippine free trade came up, through ths
y balance Of the Roosevelt administra
e ton, the political campaign Of 1907
\ and into the Taft administration.
d Most Of the Oxnard letters warl
le written in long hand and siene.
% "Henry r. Oxnard. Some Of tn
Palmer letters were typewriter eaE
bon copies, but were identified b.
Harry Austin, clerk IN aIr. Palmer
offices
Assurances that certain senator
n would be on the senate Phllippin
" committee that mo stone was bein
left unturned to get real protection
lists" on the house ways and mean
committee; and that strong pressuI
RI could be and was being brought
no bear upon members Of both houses
IA accomplish various ends. appears
M frequently In the series Of letters