Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-06


Mr.. Ballou. Yes.
The Chairman. How much money
did you spend then?
Mr.. Ballou. No money at all.
The Chairman. No money at all?
Mr.. Ballou No money at all; ex-
cept for the printing OF my brief.
The Chairman. But this year you
have spent at least $4,000?
Mr.. Baliou. Yes.
The Chairman. How much more
man that?
Mr.. Ballou. Very little more than
that. 1t win not run up TO more than
$4,000 or $4,000, certainly. 1t Is
very close to $4,000.
/, Senator Reed. ! desire to ask you
number of questions, but not until
you have produced your books.
Mr. Ballou. Yes.
Senator Reed. How long will Ii
take you to get them?
Mr.. Ballou. should very much
prefer to make II tomorrow morning.
am not sure how long II will take.
Perhaps an hour or two. ] have stat
ed that I had no books. that the only
disbursements / made were lump-sum
disbursements, which I can give you
right out OF my head.
The detailed disbursements Of the
domestic sugar producers were made
by Mr.. Mead, who Is here under sub
poena.
Senator Reed. understood you to
Fsay that you had receipts and vouch-
lers?
Mr.. Ballou. Yes;~I have that kind.
Senator Reed. / will thank you II
you will bring here every scrap of
memorandum that you have to show
the collections and distribution Of
money. the amount of money on
hand, how the moneys we're collected,
to whom the moneys were paid, and
the purposes for which paid, together
with every other matter and thing
that you have in writing that will
throw any light upon this investiga.
ton.
Mr.. Ballou. can tell you right
now, all with the exception of the de-
tails of the disbursements OF the do
nestle sugar producers. can tell
you to whom and what money have
paid.
Senator Reed. prefer to get it
all together
The Chairman. ! would like to see
Bulletin No. l. Can you furnish that?
Mr.. Ballou. No. sir; can not.
There is some confusion from the fact
that these advertisements are headed
Domestic sugar bulletins" But we
always refer to them as the adver-
tisements, because they have been
published IN the papers.
The Chairman. Gov. Carter said
| this morning that Bulletin No. / gave
the plan under which you were to act.
Mr.. Ballou. No, sir; ! think 5ou
misunderstood him. It gave the PEG
pie who were represented by the Dc
lmestic sugar producers. It was IN N
formal organization Of the Hawaiian.
1.-THE Louisiana, the beet, and the OTf1
Rico sugar producers.
The Chairman. Did that state uf
Organization?
Mr.. Ballou. No further than tlr
There was no organization itrt4t
than that. Nsss
The Chairman. How long you
take you to get your papers, "a Il
Mr. Ballou. / should say
or an hour and half. hour
Senator Reed. II you cotRif
them in an hour we could d ri
get through with your exam y
might. loH to-
Senator Nelson. In the q
we could 60 on with some, canine
Senator Reed Suppose xay else.
back at o'clock and bring OF come
you have. whatever
Mr.. Ballou. / will ask
to be any examination upoe there is
yertisements Of the mar u these adj
is responsible for thenit 80 6ys he
lined Gov. Carter. who wa fbn exam
sible for them, quite az II not respon-
responsible for them. tnfth. am
4 Senator Walsh. Add
facts In them? about the
Mr.. Ballou. Yes.
Senator Walsh. Is
you care to say? hele anything
Mr.. Ballou. Yes.
Senator Walsh. All
Mr. Ballou. Only 70 right
lquestion of No. IL. dIs arose of the
that connection aa 10 say In
Senator Walsh. Tn
by you? as prepared
Mr.. Ballou. Yes, .,---ttss -
might say, IL yor Ten b.
putting II that way, xc,denhone .
Itisement. IL it is the HIN csra PRO
ling out the facts inlfchanf NJ Eort
beet sugar, | should i0.em
LITIGATION for the cam
The facts are thatsfer. l7l 8. K
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