The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-07-04
MULHALL CHARGES
ARE UP TUESDAY
Manufacturers Of
hcials Slated for Stand
Anti Trust League Head
Swears Lamar, Lawyer,
Framed Stanley Resolu-
ton Which Investigated
Steel Combine - Resolu-
ton Used in Advance to
Influence Morgan Firm

WASHINGTON, July s.-fwo short
sessions, covering subjects from wall
street operations to lemon growing in
california, brought the senate lobby
Investigation to temporary end
again The COMMITTEES adjourned to-
night until Monday when an effort
viii be made to clear the decks for the
opening OF the "MulhalI testimony.
involving alleged lobbying operations
by the National Association Of Manu-
facturers.
G. Harold Powell manager OF the
California Fruit Growers excharge.
testified as to his activitr 70 prevent
lemons being placed on the tariff free
list Mr.. Powell, for many years an
expert in the department of agrfcul-
ture. said the fight in favor of free
lemons had been conducted by the
lemon exporters of Palermo. sicily.
and the lemon importers of New York.
He said the California fruit interests
had spent a total of s14,354 for re-
search work in Italy and California.
travelling expenses and all other
charges connected with its effort to
keep lemons on the dutiable list.
BOX TAX FOR "sLUSH FUND"
Senator Reed questioned Mr.. Powell
at length to determine whether local
agents of the California Fruit Growers.
exchange fixed the prices for CaIifor-
nie lemons throughout the country.
Tho witness said the agents had no
authority 10 fix the price of lemons.
but that the price was determined by
the local associations in California.
Mr.. Powell was asked If he knew
anything Of 2 "slush fund" collected bv
the lemon importers for tariff pur
poses Ife said that for time tax
of fve cents q box was collected on all
LEMONS coming into New York. but he
did not know how the fund was ex
pended.
David Lamar. the Wall street OPP
orator whose sensational disclosures
Yesterday showed how he had imper-
sonated public men, did not testify to-
dsv Instead. Henry b. Martin of
Washington. the active figure in an
antitrust league" took the stand and
admitted that he and Lamar had had
many conferences; had agreed on
resolution for the Investigation. of the
United States Steel corporation, and
had taken an active part in trying to
exert influence in many Washington
matters
LAMAR HELPED STEEL QUIZ
Martin asserted that the resolution
under which the Stanley steel trust in
vestigation was begun was introduced
virtually as he and Lamar had drawn
II, although Representative Stanley
who introduced the resolution. knew
nothing of Lamar's connection.
He vehemently denied that he knew
Lamar had 'hawked the resolution
about New York before It was intro
dueed in the house.
Did Lamar prepare the draft OF the
resolution for the investigation of the
steel trust?" demanded Senator Cum
Minis
1T Is my recollection that I asked
him to prepare it," said Martin. He
added that he had no specific arrange
ment with any member of congress for
its introduction.
This resolution was used in New
York as basis for attempted recon
ciliation between Edward Lauterbach
and the Morgan frm,@ said Senator
Cummins
Senators gave Martin a lively exam
ination in an effort TO disclose what the
antitrust league" was and who com
posed it,
He declined to give names OF the
leagues members, because they would
suffer "the anger of the great trusts
who would ruin, blacklist them and Sc
cure their discharge from employment"
He declared he had presented to the
secretary OF the navy evidences of
frauds in armorplate contracts and that
he had given information TO other gov
cement oficials regarding violations OF
ikw By the railroad trust, coal trust,