Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-09
ASKED TO QUIZ
FORMER LEADERS
N. NJ. A. Would Have Lobby
Hunters Summon AIdrich
and Cannon.
SENATORS WILL IGNORE
REQUEST AT PRESENT
Witnesses Interested in Sugar and
Wool Are Heard by
Investigators.

4 ee>S
Investigators.
Chairman Overman Of the Senate lobby
| investigating committee announced today
that the National Manufacturers' Asso-
| citation had requested him to subpoena
former Senator A1drich, former Speaker
Cannon and about forty other men once
prominent In Congress and official life. to
testify IN connection with the charges
made by Martin N. Mulhall, the acknowl-
edged lobbyist for that association.
I'VE won't issue any subpOenas," said
Mr.. Overman, until we find out what is
proved about the association.
Baldwin Paid $50 Day.
A. d. Baldwin, an attorney of Cleye-
land. was the first witness today. He
said he Is interested in Hawaiian sugar
stock and had spent some time in
Washington talking to senators and
members Of the House about the sugar
tariff. He had nothing to do with the
literature sent out by the Hawaiian
sugar men. In Washington he said
he represented Alexander & Baldwin
Of New York at $40 day while here.
asked Chairman Overman.
i called on senators and representa-
ives. l shouldn't suppose / called on
more than twenty senators. sent
made no arguments before the sub
committee In charge OF sugar.
Reckons He's a Farmer.
A s. Smith of Tennille. Ga. president
OF the state branch OF the Farmers
Union, was the next witness.
i reckon I'm q farmer" he told the
committee as he took the stand.
The committee questioned him about
a meeting Of a committee Of the Ma
lonai Farmers Union at New Orleans
last spring at which q scheme to in
crease the consumption of cotton was
to be discussed
Was any action taken In regard to
sugar at that meeting!" asked Senator
Overman.
Il don't think so. There were some
letters written to senators. I wrote to
senator's Bacon and Smith,"
smith said he heard many arguments
AZ the meeting about the bad effect free
sugar would have on the cotton industry.
said Smith.
1T was more Of a manufacturer meet
ing than farmers" suggested Overman.
Yes, sir; 80 much so that I made q
Smith said when he got back to Geor-
s1a he found he had been mixed up with
bad crowd" He then learned, he said.
that the mesking was really called to
work against free sugar.
Some Quick Work Done.
H h Mobley Of Prairie Grove, Ark,
president Of the State Farmers Union,
said he was at the New Orleans meet
ing. He got general idea that some
quick work was to be done in tariff
matters" to boost cotton prices. He
signed q telegram to the Arkansas SEN
ators asking for q hearing for Arkan-
sas cotton interests
There IL q suspicion in my mind that
tnings were not just what they ought
70 nave been, but l don't know much
First Wool Man to Testify.
William Whitman Of Boston, former
president OF the National Association Of
Wool Manufacturers, was the first
prominent wool man to take the stand.
He IL president of the Arlington Mills,
at Lawrence, Mass: q merchant. and
interested In the manufacture of tex
tiles. The combined capital Of all the
concerns In which he Is interested, he
said Is between fifteen and twenty
He said the wool mills have not been
running at capacity on account Of poor
market conditions which he noticed
first In 1909. Conditions are worse
them to be. From 1894 to 1907 the mills
had run practically on full time.
whitman said he was q PERSONAL
member Of the National Wool Asso-
association in 1854 and resigned in
1888. was reelected in 1894 and served
until 1911. and was treasurer for a
short time before he became presiden
| the Erst time. He had bee 4 a member
| OF the executive board many years and
thought there were about twenty-five
| men. including the executive officers.
on It
winthrop L. Marvin of Boston. who
has been subpoenaed. secretary and
treasurer OF the association. told the
committee that the association heo
about loo members, representing loo
mills. He said Whitman was not
| familiar with such details, and Whit
man added that he wished to aid the
| committee all he could. but that he did
| not wish to make answers to Ques-
lions he didn't feel qualified to answer
Didn't Know About Funds.
| Whitman said he did not know just how
the association raised its funds. Senator
Reed read from what purported to be by
1 laws OF the ASSOCIATION, showing m0tn-
cd Of levying assessments on wages paid
mill hands.
He could not recollect about such q
system Of assessments when he was pres
| ident and said that the bylaws laid be-
fore the committee were adopted after he
quit office.
| TT Is pretty difficult for a man Of az
fairs to recollect all the little details, :
he explained.
| Examination Ended.
The examination of David Lamar and
Edward Lauterbach was concluded yes
terday afternoon by the committee and
they were permitted to go with the
understanding that should the commit
tee require them to return they would
do so.
| David Lamar summed up his whole
remarkable story In few words when
he said: 1T was the Wall street game
liz was playing. In Wall street they
don't act like they do on q New Jer-
sey farm"
| Lamar described the wall street
frame Of mind" as where the thing to
do was to win as long as nothing GRIM
inal was done"
Were you in the Wall street frame
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