The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-23
ADMITS PAYING WATSON.
Miles Confirms Mulhalps Testimony as to
Employment of Former Congressman.

Washington, Aug. 23.--Herbert Il
Miles of Racine, Wis, testified to tn,
Senate lobby committee yesterday that
acting for the Tariff Commission asso
citation, he employed former Representa-
tive James i. Watson at salary Of
$3.50 week to work for tariff board
bill in Congress in 1909. He confirmed
Martin NJ. Mulhall's testimony that Null
hall advanced the first $500 paid Wat
son, who was not then member OF
the House. Miles denied that the Ma.
tional Association OF Manufacturers
sought to elect or defeat candidates for
Office.
Miles declared he would not have per.
mitted Mulhall to advance the money
had he known the National Association
of Manufacturers was to reimburse him.
The witness was asked TO explain let
ter from Mulhall, saying Miles expected
him to control Speaker Cannon. "The
only explanation | can give Is that of
exaggerated ego" said he. "Mulhall
could not lift the capitol nor control
the speaker"
Miles charged Mulhall with stealing a
letter he had written in 1909, saying
Speaker Cannon was against tariff
board. He said Mulhall used the letter
to make it appear that Miles was assail-
ing Cannon. Henry II. Davis. a Wash
ington attorney, who got $4,000 from To-
cal mone> lenders to work against the
federal loan-shark law, told the House
lobby committee he acted only in the
capacity Of lawyer presenting the case
of the brokers TO congressman and for
mer President Taft,
MulhalI. refreshed by his week Of
rest, appeared before the House lobby
investigation committee Thursday and
resumed his story of the activities of
the National Association of Manufacture
ers. The purpose of the examination
was to elicit from the witness confirma-
ton of the testimony of Isaac III. Nc
Michael as to the conversion of Repre-
sentative James i. McDermott from an
ardent supporter of organized labor 10
an alleged tool of the lobby. Mulhall
was "a bit uncertain on that point"
He had given q dinner to McDermott,
McMichael, the "Count" Luis Fernandez
and person named Hims.
WAS 'Hims' his first name or his
surname, or any namei" asked Repre-
sentative Cline of Indiana.
"'He' was female, sir" replied Null
hall, to the great giee of the big audi
ence. Il do not know what her real
name was"
Mulhall reiterated his previous stories
of the continued lending of money TO
McDermott-sums which he testified
were never repaid or even acknowledged
but he failed utterly to bring out
single instance of McDermott having re-
ceived from him any funds not of
purely personal character. Mr.. Willis
read statement from Mulhall's original
exposure in which he had testified that
Representatives Bannon of Ohio and
Yreeland of New York had been put
on the Judiciary committee at the be-
hest of the n. A. NJ. and two other
members thrown off.
THAT happened in lo0es" questioned
Mr.. Willis.
yes, sir" replied Mulhall.
You're sure of it
"Yes, sir"
Then / invite your attention to the
fact that, according to the Congressional
Directory, Mr.. Bannon had been men,
Der of the judiciary committee since
1906, two years and more before" said
Mr.. Willis, "and also the list of men,
bers of the committee on judiciary,
which shows that Mr.. Vreeland never
was even a member of the Judiciary
Mulhall exploded and told Mr.. Willis
he thought il was unfair to try to trip
him in that manner at the suggestion
of his enemies.