Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-03

Nounty ana C,ty Prinein9 - MUSK
Connect Barnes With Contracts.
Syracuse, May 3-That William
Barnes told him Charles F. Murphy. OF
Tammany Hall, had asked for help in
1911. to defeat a direct primaries bill In
chairman Of the republican state COM
nittee had answered he would refuse
the aid asked and had remarked he
would not pull the Tammany Hall lead
er's "chestnuts from the fire." was the
testimony given in the supreme court
here today by Walter T. Arndt, former
ly Albany correspondent Of a New York
newspaper. Arndt was one Of several
witnesses placed upon the stand by the
defense, Among them was Edward ID.
Platt. son of the late Senator Thomas
G. Platt. Mr. Plat produced several
bundles OF musty letters taken from
the files kept by his father from 1899 to
1909.
Syracuse. N. Y. May 3.-Edward T.
Platt, son the late Thomas c. Platt.
former United States senator, was
called as a witness by counsel for
Theodore Roosevelt today in the trial
Of the $5O,000 libel suit brought against
the colonel by William Barnes.
Mr. Platt, who was called after Mr..
Dolan, manager Of the Argus Company
Of Albany, had testified, said he had
brought letters which had passed be-
tween his father, Colonel Roosevelt and
Mr.. Barnes. He brought cut OF his
travelling bag half a dozen packets OF
letters yellowed with age.
The securing and execution In AL
bany of contracts for public printing
were the subjects on which NUM-
Der OF witnesses summoned by Theo-
dore Roosevelt were to testify in the
supreme court here roday.
I It is claimed by Colonel Roosevelt
that much money belonging to the state
and the city and county of Albany was
wasted in printing pu0lic documents
and that Mr.. Barnes benefited thereby.
The colonel charged that SO great was
the control exerted on printing con-
tracts that iE more than one case the
Albany Journal, owned by Mr.. Barnes,
received royalty on tarmed out con-
tracts.
May Strike Out Evidence.
Justice William S. Andrews has
pointed out, however, chat Mr.. Barnes
as stockholder in the Journal COM
pany is not responsible for the acts of
that corporation. Unless Mr.. Barnes
was in some manner connected with
the securing or execution OF the con-
tracts the testimony bearing on the
subject may be stricken from the rec
ords.
Michael Dolan, general manager Of
the Argus Company, Of Albany. re-
sumed his story Of the relations be-
tween his concern and the Journal
company. Mr.. Dolan was on the stand
when week end recess was taken
Friday.
Edward T. Plat, son Of the late
Thomas c. Platt, former United States
senator, arrived here last night, in an
swer, lawyers said. to subpoena. 1t
was presumed Mr.. Platt had with him
more correspondence taken from his
fathers files.
Journal Company Controlled Printing.
MIR. Dolan was quest!one1 by John
NJ. Bowers, chief counsel for Colonel
Roosevelt, upon printing contracts
awarded by the common council OF
Albany. Mr.. Dolan said that In some
cases the company figured on profit
Of % cents page for printing such
documents as the proceedings of the
common council. In others, where the
type composition was used, profits OF
$1.1O per page were figured upon.
In testifying about reports Of the
Nfr q
contract was for printing at $1.55 a
page It's regular bi-monthly reports.
The type for these reports was kept
and used in printing 1000 copies of the
boards annual report. This report also
appeared in the proceedings Of the
common council.
$50 that the report in full or in part
was printed on three separate occas-
ions In the same type?" asked Mr..
Bowers.
"That is correct" ceplied the wit
ness.
Paid Journal Company Royalty.
An item IN the book of the Argus
company showed that the Journal had
been billed for the annual report OF the
board Of education.
Were you in agreement with the
Journal company to pay Is per cent on
all work 2"
I'VE were to pay Is per cent If we
could get their extras"
Mr.. Bowers showed book with the
imprint OF the Journal company.
''Who printed it?" asked Mr..
Bowers.
"The Argus company said Mr.
Dolan.
.'In 1909 and 1911 did You pay the
Journal is per cent Of all moneys re-
ceiyed from the city?"
Yes" replied the witness.
Commissions Ars Discontinued.
Coming down to 1911. the year In
which the Balm committee investigated
the printing business in Albany the
books of the company, according to ex-
cerpts read from thu :, by Mr.. Bowers.
seemed to Indicate the practice OF en-
tering commissions given to tho jour