Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-14
Convinced Emissary That
there Was No Danger in In
dustry So Legitimate as
Theirs.
OxFARD FRIEND OF ALL
SENATORS SAVE REED
Millionaire Beet Sugar Man
Spent $4,000 Annually in
Washington for Twenty
Three Years.
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ny LEASED Wire 20 Evening Herald.
Washington. June ii-Iicnry r.
Oxnard. the millionaire Vice presl-
dent OF the American Beet Sugar
company. testified today before the
senate committee that he estimated
mat he has spent on an average OF
A2V,OuV year In Washington for the
last tweniy-three years FOR the beet
sugar industry
He declared not cent had been
spent Illegally. Each year. when he
was at hia home i'm Washington. no
declared, he came TO the capitol 10
watch legislation and see his friends
among the senators.
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 ne In that
list, declared senator Reed.
We'll. | call senator Overman one
ot my friends and senator Cummsns
there, and--I don't know 80 much
about senator Nelson" said the wit
hess.
senator Overman promptly asked
Mr.. OxnRrd II he had ever called ON
him at his office or house, or II he
had ever attended any OF MIR. OK
n0rd'e entertainments.
Mr.. Oxnard replied In the negative.
The committee adjourned until
Monday without finishing the exami-
nation.
John II. Carroll. attorney Tor the
Hiil system OF railroads. testified that
his only tarim activity was the lillng
oi = brief Tor tho Great Northern and
burlington roads. dealing with Greco
sOte Oil
Anselm Void. the senate printing
clork, testified about the orders for
tho printing OF sugar at Glance" ="
an auti-free sugar argument prepared
by Truman O. Palmer. representing
the beet sugar interests. and circu-
lated In the mails under the franking
privilege OF senator Lodge Void
told OF the procedure uf printing "a
public document and turning 20 Sem
ator Overman. referred 20 previous
conversation about the incident. and
added.
II told you then somebody had
been monkeying with orders here and
] still think 80"
Void could not throw much llght
on tho situation and other senate
employees may be called.
When F A. Hathaway. of the
Michigan Rect Sugar company, took
the stand hostuitios broke out again
between Senator Reed and senator
Nelson. Reed insisted on having tho
witness answer In one way and the
witcss persisted IN answering In an
other
Chairman Oyermsn sided with SEN
ator Reed and senator Nelson sided
with the witness, The Minnesota
senator iinally quit his place az the
committee table and took a seat with
the audience.
Senstor Nelson returned TO the
table after Reed had concluded his
examination and took Hathaway in
hand.
hathaway read several letters that
passed between himself and W. Ii.
Wallace and ~. A. Douglas, explain
ing what they understood the position
OF President Wilson 90 be on sugar
before election.
Douglas wrote Hathaway that after
a meeting in the Detroit armOry sep
tcmber 10, 1912, he had seen Mr.. Wil-
son and that he had been assured
that the beet sugar interest need
have no fear.
You need not be one biz afraid,
sir" Douglas quoted the president as
saving. In the letter 60 Wallace
about that conversation, Douglas
added after the guotation: II don't
believe that MIR, Wilson will take ans
steps that will annihilato or retard q
legitnate Industry such as ours H.
He Impressed me with his earnest
ness In this"
Henry r. Oxnard. vice president OF
the American Beet sugar company
and a large owner of lands devoted
to beet sugar growing. testified as q
his activities la Washington. lie de-
clareG he had sold most OF his stock
In beet sugar companies because ol
fear of tree sugar. lie aud hil
brother had owned Jointly $4,000, 600
uf beet sugar stock In companies op'
Grating In Colorado, Nebraska and
California, ana now had 81, 400, ,0Ot
Invested In cane sugar In Louisiana
Mr., oNnard informed the cOmmltte,
that fuvomeyer or some other persor
connected with the sugar trust In
formed him that the sugar trust
speht 375O,00O Ia the cuban recipro
city fight when asked how Il wal
spent Mr.. Oxnard suggested some o
u may have been spent lin subsidiz
Ing newspapers"