Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-04
LEMONS.


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custody of John r. Wayiand, assistant
sergeant arms of the Senate. These
papers which Mulhall claims show that
lie represented the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers iii attempting
To control legislation will be gone
over by the committee members and
a large part of the correspondence in
troduced as evidence.
Demands for a wider lobby inVes-
tigation had been made at the House
end of the Capitol and the rules com
mittee. today. took up its task OF
framing a resolution 10 provide for
an investigation of a far reaching
character. Although unable To- secure
a quorum, Chairman Henry began
Work with those members who APP
peared and an urgent call was sent
out for the absentees. 1t Is probable
that the committeeman will give up
their holiday, tomorrow, with the hope
of having the resolution ready for the
House. Saturday Rep. TaVenner Of
Illinois has prepared a resolution of
his own demanding an inquiry into
any lobby operations designed To in
flnence currency legislation: and into
all efforts by corporations. great In
terests" or influential organizations to
mould public or to influence congress
sional action.
David Lamar the Wall Street "op-
orator." whose sensational disclosures,
yesterday, showed how he had mis-
represented public men, did not testi-
f. again, today. Instead Henry J.
Martin of Washington, the active fig
nre in an Antitrust league" took the
stand and admitted that he and La
mar had had many conferences, had
agreed on a resolution for the inyes-
tgation of the United States Steel
Corporation and had taken an active
part i'll trying to exert influence in
many Washington matters. Martin
asserted that the resolution under
which the Stanley Steel Trust inves-
tigation was begun. was introduced
principally as he and Lamar had
drawn it, although Rep. Stanley who
introduced the resolution. knew moth
ing of Lamars connection. He vehe-
mently denied that he knew that La
mar had "Hawked the resolution
about New York before il was in
PRODUCED in the House
G. Harold Powell, manager of the Cal
ifornia Fruit Growers Exchange, testi-
fled, late today, as to his activity to pre-
vent lemons being placed on the tariif
free list. Mr. Powell, for many years an
expert in the department of agriculture,
said the fight in favor of free lemons had
been conducted by the Lemon Exporters
of Palermo, Sicily, and the lemon i'm
porters of New York. He said the CAN
fornia citrus interests had spent a total
of sl4 1853 for research work in Italy and
California, travelling expenses and air
other charges connected with his effort to
keep lemons on the dutiable list Sena-
tor Reed questioned Mr.. Powell at length
to determine whether local agents of tie
California Fruit Growers Exchange fixed
the prices for California lemons through
out the country.
The witness said the agents had no
authority to fix the price of lemons, but
that the price was determined by the To-
cal associations in California. MIR. Powell
was asked If he knew anything or a
'slush fund" collected by the lemon mn
porters for tariff purposes. He said that
for IL time a tax of five cents box was
collected on all lemons coming into New
York. but he did not know how the fund
was expended.