The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-17
Expects Sugar People
Will Find Means Of
Combination.
FRANKLY TELLS
OF HIS DEALINGS
For Years He Has Been Fighting
Against Reduction of Duties
on Sugar-Relates How Wall
Street Insisted on Put
ting 100000 "Water"
in Corporation.

Washington, D c., June is.-
Henry l.. oxnard. known as the
Father OF the Beet Industry" and the
vice-president of the American Beet
sugar Company, was the principal wit
ness to-day before the Senate lobby
investigating committee Mr. Oxnard
was on the stand for several hours.
ana proved an entertaining witness
He told the committee how New York
bankers. VINO helped to organize the
beet sugar company. insisted upon put
ting In about $4,000 900 water In
that s20.oO0.00o corporation: how he
and his brothers had made about n
million by the sale OF much of their
share of this watcred stock. and gave
warning that the Underwood bill with
IT'S Tree sugar provision would result,
in his opinion. in the formation of a
new sugar trust" which would not
violate the antitrust law
The committee took Mr. Oxnard over
most OF the ground that other antifree
sugar witnesses have covered He told
them he received $4,000 n year in his
oh'ciai capacity bat that it was not
Tor Legislative york" The question
crs learned that he had been fighting
reductions ii sugar duties for many
Years. and heard with interest that he
knew something about Sugar at a
Glance. the celebrated pamphlet that
was made Senate document and sent
over the country postage free, under
the frank Of Senator Lodge.
Surprise for Committee.
The committee got surprise to-day
when y. Y More. owner Of the Fargo.
y. -. Courier News. and A NJ Baker
general manager Of that paper. gave
their testimony about an editorial re-
Gently printed in the News. which
senator Gronna thought was a refec-
ton upon him and which led TO their
being subpocnacd.
Both men made the long trip TO
Washington in answer TO tho Senate
summons, and then held under oath
that they knew nothing Of the cdi-
torial until they saw j, In print. Ii
was written, they said. by James A.
Metcalfe. OF Glenn Live, Mont. tenn
porarily employed while Baker was
Baker said they had no reason 10 doubt
senator Gronna's political and private
integrity and honesty" and More said
that retraction might he printed
Mctcalfe had written the editorial.
they thought merely in a fippant way.
Another witness was Hiram Cove OF
Denver. employed al $4,000 a year by
the Great Western Sugar Company.
who said he had given up the last
eight years 10 a study of the economic
side OF sugar and to convincing Con
views for 3 duty on that article
Mr.. Cove testified that before his
employment by the sugar company he
had been superintendent of schools of
Denver. Although the thermometer
outside the committee room was try
ing hard TO step over the 100 mark and
two electric fans were kept busy all
day long in an cndeavor to make a cool
spot IN the surrounding heat. Mr.. Cove
sat for half an hour in the witness
chair with an overcoat over his knees.
He had talked with many Senators.
he said. but he remembered a dinner
with senator Bristow. at which he had
tried 10 convince the Senator of the
necessity Of the duties standard" in
sugar Instead OF convincing Mr.
Bristow. nc explained. he came away
convinced that the duties standard
was unnecessary. Twice in eight
years he had appeared before com
mittces OF Congress. and he had de-
livered addresses on the sugar uucs-
ton.
Gets Little information
Harry a. Austin. employed by Tru-
man q. Palmer. the Washington repre-
sentative of the United States beet in
dustry. was the last witness. The com ;
mittee spent nearly two hours in an
attempt TO find out just what happened
to sugar at Glance" after the Senate
ordered much OF the material in il
printed as public document, and its
actual appearance in pamphlet form
The Senators endeavorcd to find out
what he knew about an alleged order
OF the senate regarding the printing
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