The Washington times., 1913-12-14

ment did subsequently take place tn,
| lights were restored. The Judson action
was simply an economy measure, die
tated, as he and his associates on tn,
commission believed, by good busines:
poIlcy- Colonel Judson had no power
to take such action without the concur
renee of a majority of the board.
| He has been accused" says Con
| gresham Cary's charge "of being 9
traducer, a double dealer. and a motor
| ious prevaricator." no that point, il
I need only be said that Colonel Judsor
unquestionably had way of saying
what he thought about men and meas,
| ures, and that he won a good many
| enemies by reason of his frankness OF
| expression.
| pressed the Fernald bribery charges,
| involving about $4,000. That case was
| in the hands of the United States dis
/ trict attorney before Judson became
commissioner. acd the matter was ad-
| Indicated through the law officers Col
onel Judson having nothing to do with
I it. or. at most. only an incidental min
/ isterial relation to it.
1t is charged that Colonel Judson hired
man named Osborne at Columbus at
SO 600 year without authority of law.
IHEest. Sltion viii show that Judson
wanted to establish modern and more
efficient system of garbage reduction,
and had found that Osborne was man.
aver of the Columbus plant, which was
a model. Judson corresponded with
Osborne to learn at what salary he
would come here and build and inaugu-
rate such plant.
Judson never hired Osborne at all; he
wanted to hire him in case Congress
would appropriate money for an investl-
cation and the construction of such q
plant. No appropriation was made and
the matter was dropped. hudson offered
:, ,oO0 year, tentatively, to Osborne.
conditioned on the appropriation being
made. When the CORRESPONDENCE was
dropped Osborne was holding out for a
larger amount.
The entire matter was explained in
detail form the floor of the House while
the District appropriation bill of 1913
was under discussion
Eager For Probe.
The other charges which have been
filed against Colonel Judson are of the
same general character as these 1t is
generally hoped, by people familiar
with the Judson administration and the
long controversy between him and some
of the District Committee members IF
Congress, that Colonel Judson will be
brought to Washington and given an
investigation"
If so, it is promised by his -frineds. he
VIII have great deal to say about Dis
trfct affairs that is not suggested in
any of the accusations, and that will
pe or psorpng interest to Congress and
the people Of the city.
During his service at the District
Building, Colonel hudson was under 1he
necessity Of maintaining at least nomi-
nally good relations with good many
people on whose actions the District
Was oepenoent Tor legislation, appropri-
Relieved of that responsibility. there
is small doubt that he would be one of
the most interesting witnesses that has
provided edifcation for this community
in recent time.
Postmaster General Burleson and Sec
retary Redfeld are expected to busy
themselves informing President Wilson
about the other eide TO the Judson-Johp-
SSoSn-Cary feud, and the former Engineer
commissioner Will not be without sup
porters in high authority In case an in
quiry Is held.
Cary's Fifteen Charges.
The series of specific charges that
Congressman Cary has made against
Colonel Judson, fifteen in number.
most of which have already been re-
ferred to, are:
Major Judson was the prime mover !
for $4,000, tract of twenty-four acres
of worthless land in what is known
as the Klingle Valley, which. he, said.
was needed for park purposes. The
scheme was denounced as a steal and
Congress refused to consider it. Since
then considerable part of this land
has been given to the Government.
On February 3. 1911, Major Judson
before the subcommittee of
the Committee on Appropriations of the
United States Senate, and urged the ap-
Of 81, so for the purchase of
street sweeping machines, when, as a
natter of fact, the machines for which
he asked this appropriation had been
illegally purchased a month before and
'aid for out OF a fund which Congress
rad set apart for another and a specific
purpose, and at the time of his appear-
Ince before the committee were stored
the District street-cleaning stables
Says He Increased Cost. /
Major Judson was instrumental in
Increasing the cost of operating the
vrrk house rom $4,000 to $325, 900 a
ear.
Major Judson favored the acquisition
# land for parks in the northwest sec
ion of the District wholly at Govern 1
:'ent expense, oJt recommended that in
East Washington the property owners
ear half the cost.
In face of the strong protest of the
e1ple, Major Judson caused the lights !
n suburban roads 10 be discontinued {
hel eby causing great inconvenience TO