Las Vegas optic., 1913-06-14
EXPENDED MONEY LEGALLY
DECLARES He DID NOT USE HIS
FUNDS IN ANY MANNER CON-
sIDERED WRONGFUL
SENATOR'S HIS FRIENDS
Mr.. REED INFORMS WITNESS He
NEED NOT INCLUDE HIM in
THE LIST

Washington, June 14-Henry T..
Oxnard, the millionaire vice presl-
dent Of the American Beet Sugar
company, testified today before the
senate LOBBY committee that he esti-
laated he had spent OIL an average Of
$4,000 year in Washington for the
'est 20 years i'll teaalf Of the beet
sugar industry. He declared not a
cent had been spent illegally. Each
year, when he was at his home in
Washington, he declared, he came to
the capitol to watch legislation and
see his friends among the senator's.
Senator Reed demanded that the
witness give the names of senators
who were his friends.
Most all the senator's" replied Mr..
Oxnard.
you need not include me in that
list declared Senator Reed.
Well, call Senator Overman one
Of my friends, and Senator Cum
Minis there, and don't know so
much about Senator Nelson said the
witness. Senator Overman promptly
asked Mr.. Oxnard if he had ever call
ed on him at his office or house, or
if he had ever attended any Of Mr..
Oxnard's entertainments. Mr. Ok
nard replied in the negative.
The committee adjourned until
Monday without finishing the exami-
nation. Ig
Mr. Oxnard informed the committee
that "Havemeyer or some other per-
son connected with the sugar trust"
informed him that the sugar trust"
spent s75O,OOO in the Cuban reciproc-
ity fight. When asked how 1t was
spent Mr. Oxnard suggested some Of
it may have been spent ''in subsidiz-
ing newspapers"
j. H. Corroll, Hill system coun-
sci, in the lobby investigation,
today testified tnat his only
tariff activity was the filing of a
brief for the Great Northern and
Burlington roads, dealing with creo-
sote oil
Anselm Wood. the senate printing
clerk, testified about the orders for
printing Sugar at Glance" an anti
free sugar argument prepared by
Truman G. Palmer, representing beet
sugar interests and circulated in the
mails under the franking privilege
Of Senator Lodge. Void told Of the
procedure of printing public docu-
ment and. turning to Senator Over
man. referred to a previous conyer-
sation about the incident and added
Il told you then somebody had
been monkeying with orders here
and 1 still think So"
Void could not throw much light
on the situation. and other senate
employees may be called When Il,
r. Hathaway, Of the Michigan Beet
Sugar company. took the stand hos
tilities broke out again between SEN
ator Reed and Senator Nelson Reed
insisted on having the witness an
swer in one way and the witness
persisted in answering in another
Chairman Overman sided with SEN
ator Reed and Senator Nelson sided
with the witness. The Minnesota
senator finally quit his place at the
committee table and took a seat with
the audience
Senator Nelson returned to the
table after Reed ended his examina.
ton and took Hathaway in hand
Hathaway read several letters that
passed between himself and w H
Wallace and Fl. A. Douglas explain
ing what they understood the position
Of President Wilson to be on sugal
before election.
Douglas wrote Hathaway that after
meeting IN the Detroit armory Sep
tember 10, 1912 he had seen M VII