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opinion against the act and went away
Sidney A.. Lawtou went out because ne
knows Frederick +. Brewster Sanlu"L
j. McMahan, Eastern representative "l
A Grand Rapids furniture company had
read Charles :. M"llen's testimony III
Washington and had an opinion. Inc
Judge excused him
Then came Charles +, wright a car
penter. II was apparent that Mr.. Wright
aid not want to be "A juror. lie sa'u ne
did not think he had the power OF ON
centratiun sufficient to pass on the case
Judge Hut was inclined to DOUBT 'h's'
Then Mr.. Wright began to set iorth au-
ditional reasons, All went well uhti' u
came to a question by the Judge ABOUT
preiudice for or against the defendant.
Wouldn't send Man to Jail.
"Wcll. sir" answered the 'arpeh'er'
looking at Mr.. Rockefeller, when IA man
gets to be around 70 years old ana mas
spent his life In helping to develop TINS
country I would pause an awfu long
time before I would vote to SEM MN "
Jail" Wright was excused,
Sol Sewmark, underwear ana corset
maker, had "A prejudice against faliroaoS.
but Thomas n. Icll, who is secretary OF
IA corporation engaged IN INSURANCE
brokerage, went in, Sol Frledus' u r'a'
estate man Of 14sth street ana froau-
way, went out by consent, anu Ia W.
Koehler, AN architect Of 4s' F1ith ave,
nue.. sat In the chair vacated by. Dan'e'
NJ. Flanagan. No. l for nearly ,hrte days,
only a few minutes Mr.. koe''ier server
sixteen DAYS on a jury last month IN the
state courts and thought he had apout
enough.
SO it went down the list. talesInan
after talesman being called only 10 DC
excused on the ground that ne had az
opinion about the Sherman law bu'
eventually the challenges were exi'austeo
and the jury box was h'ted, CIert
Westervek. then administered the oat,
and after Thomas Thacher. on behaii OF
the defendants. had presented IA motor
signed by all his associates to dismiss
the indictments. Judge Hunt arose ane
administered a solemn warning TO th'
Jurors, who will not be segregated Oh
socked up.
Il was,t to impress upon you solemni'
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Low Wages Drive to Excess~s.

But the truth is, he is driven by low
wages and the pace of the system TO
cNcesses for which surely he is not
wholly to blame. Let us put the blame
mainly where it belongs-lct US put it
on the system
"And so in the other industries"
continued Col. Pabst. I'VE are speeded
up 10 the breaking point. Efficiency
which is merely another name for speed,
has become the slogan of the modern
industrial world, and II has been so long
and persistently harped upon as to
seem the sum total of human desires.
Now. while with legitimate efficiency
We have no quarrel. there is "A species
Of efficiency which deserves TO be-
branded with It's true name. which Is
greed-the greed of a certain class oi
employer that sets all his machines ou
impossibly high gears and then tells his
men that the reason they cannot meet
his requirements Is because they take
"A glass of beer. All drink, he declares,
even used in moderation. lessons eiii-
cheney.
Certain great industrial concerns IN
this country have become SO enthused
over the possibilities of increasing tn,
efficiency of their help by inducing alb
stinence that taey have adopted strin'
gent rules against drinking.
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After three days careful examination
Of sixty-two talesmen the jury to try the
case OF tive eleven New Haven directors
and former directors vas completed late
Yesterday afternoon in the United states
court.
There were two significant develop
ments IN the case during the day. The
first was the outlining Of the defence
in the questioning OF taicsmen by De
lancey Nicoll for tn. defendants. His
attitude indicated that instead OF being
an unlawful combination. harmful ~ the
II New England and other
States mentioned, the New Haven con
soliditloIs wer" not unlawful under the
Sherman act and were beneficial to COM
merce.
vile second feature was that OF the
talcsmen examined yesterday, men In
almcs, every walk Of lifc. more thar.
orc-half of whom declared themselves
aatly opposed t. the operations Of the
Sherman act. The ratio obtained
throughout the three days.
Twelve tentative jurors wee in the
box when Judge Hunt assembled the
beach Yesterday M ring and toe time
had arrived for both sides to exercise
.the min" pcremptnrv challenges apiece.
All the defendants Nclc ~ court, every
o7e Of them keculS Interested.
Then Special Assistant .A~tturnay-t;en-
eral Blaits told ju or ~. :. teorCe l.
Raymond, a dealer in masou's supplies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-23
ALLEGATION OF DECEIT
IN REAL ESTATE DEALS
W. Wilberforce Thomas and Har-
riette C. Coates Sue Firm for
$S0.O99.17 Damages.

W. Wiiherforce Thomas and Harriette
Z. Coates today filed suit to recover
SSe,o?9.17 as damages from James j.
hampton. James ]. hampton Company
and Chesley & Chesley, for alleged de-
ceit In connection with two real estate
deals. The properties transferred are
valued at s3o.o9a.17. and the plaintiffs
ask punitive damages of $4,000.
Through Attorney w. GWynn Gardi-
ner. the plaintiffs say they owned thir-
teen acres of land near Catonsvillc.
Md. and were residing In Virginia.
when they were visited by James j.
hampton and John r. Chesley. and adj
NlSed to exchange that property for
premises III? nth street northwest in
this city. The Maryland property was
clear of membranes. it is alleged. and
there were trusts aggregating $4,000
or the nth street property
Later they were advised and induced
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Quigg breaches a Little.

please do not feel annoyed with me
if do a little preaching. Even in my
short period of observation l have seen
SO many able men who have brought
themselves forward to important and
powerful positions finally fall down
and wander off into political retire.
ment that l have looked into the cause
of it. and l have always found sub
stantially the same state of facts, They
have been brought forward by the or
ganization, promoted by the organiza-
tion, sustained by the organization, de-
veloped by the organization until the
idea became virtually fixed in their
minds that they were the whole thing
This notion, first inspired by mug
wump fattery, and then expanded by
their own ambitions, has carried them
into opposition with Senator Plat and
into attempts to establish new machines
of their own. Then came the end. They
have collapsed because they allowed
themselves to get out of joint with that
general party sentiment which has
gradually conferred around Platt as a
leader. and which has acquired such
strength under his leadership as to
make departures under new ambitions
impra cticable. The thing I fear is that
these plausible and poisonous mug
wumps will at some time or other in
volve you in some of their good gov
eminent entanglements, intended, as
they always are. to help the democratic
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NO CONCLUSyN REACHED
IN THE E. S. MARTIN CASE
MI. Brownlow Also Reiterates De
NAL as to Moral Turpitude
Phase of the Inquiry.

The investigation being conducted
into alleged Irregularities in the Of
flee of the supervisor of Fairgrounds
of the District has not progressed suf-
ficiently to enable the formation of
conclusion on any point, Commissioner
Brownlow stated today.
He also repeated his denial of yes
terday-that he has at any time said
to any one that no question of moral
turptude is involved in the investiga-
tion.
Aside from this statement Commits
soner Brownlow would not discuss
the investigation. He was in confer
ence this morning with Daniel J. Dono-
van deputy auditor. who temporarily
is in charge of Mr.. Martins Office. De-
tectives still at work on the case,
and it is not expected that there will
be any developments of Importance be-
fore next week at the earliest
Suspension Is Regretted,
Persons in touch with playground
department matters pointed out today
that it was unfortunate that the Com
missioners should have considered it
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Hadn't Made Up Mind.

In another letter from Senator Platt
to Col. Roosevelt in August, 1900, the
senator discussed gubernatorial timber,
and said he had not vet made up his
MIND whom he would select
In his reply. dated at oyster Bay, Col
roosevelt, among other things, had this
to say:
You say that we must nominate some
republican who will carry out the
Wlshes of the organization and add
that 4 have not yet made UP my mind
who that man is OF one thing 1 am
certain, that to have it publicly known
that the candidate. whoever he may be,
VIII carry out the wishes of the Or
SanlZatlon' would insure his defeat,
Tor such statement implies that he
would merely register the DEGREES Of a
small body of men. 1t is not the bust
ness of governor to carry out the
wishes of the organization. unless
these wishes coincide with the good of
the party and of the state.
Il am a good organization man my
self. as ! understand the word organi-
cation. But it is to the highest degree
foolish to treat any man or any small
group of men as embodying the Or
SaniZation.
"Now. during your entire term of
governor YOU conferred and consulted
with Mr.. Plat. did you not, as leader
of your party"
THE whole time ! conferred and con-
suited with Mr.. Plat with genuine
purpose to do what he wished when
ever l honorably could with regard to
the interests of the party, with a gen
uine desire to keep the republican
party together and minimized the cen
trifugal influences within the republic
can party to prevent it from flying
asunder.
You had no controversy with Mr.
Barnes or Mr.. P1att because of the tact
of his organization and boss-ship dur
ing your terms as governor: asked
Mr.. WINS.
II had a good many controversies.
Now as a matter of fact the first
real difference in respect to politics
that YOU had with Mr.. Platt was con
corning franchise tax law, wasn't
it,
That was the first great difference.
That was the greatest first difference
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Efficiency Experts.

The United States Army has had
corps of efficiency experts for long
time. This small force of officers,
headed by Brig. Gen. Ernest A. Gar
lington. inspector general. does the
work that in industrial organiza
tons is done by high-priced en-
gineers. They investigate and eX-
anime to see that high efficiency is
maintained. The article is written
by Ashmun Brown. and you will find
1t in the Special Features Section of
The Sunday Star.
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il IS alleged, to exchange a house in
Elizabeth. y. j., for an equity in prom
erty at the southeast corner of 9th
street and Rhode Island avenue in this
city. The plaintiffs alleEe that they
have discovered that the properties
taken in exchange by them are not
worth more than the membranes
upon them and that the defendants.
some Of them. were the real owners Of
the properties. which the plaintiffs
were induced to buy.
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Similarity of Language.

About five months ago, I think"
Then the similarity of your testi-
mony here is due to physiological
persistence
Yes"
In fact, it comes TO assume the form
Of formula -
Nothing assumes the form of for
mula."
do YOU believe . and make A."
ooh, YES
Isn't that a formula -
In reply the witness laughed heart
ilv
In rour correspondence with Mr.
Plat didn't YOU use some of the same
language you used in your autobiog-
raphlt"
II possibly did. I don't remember
That doesn't fall within my description
of a formula
Mr.. WINS read again from the auto
biography. He put into the record an
excerpt containing the quotation ut
is easier to be a harmless dove than
70 be wise serpent" The excerpt
went on to say in effect that he tried
to get Senator Plat to come to his
(Col. Roosevelt's) way of thinking.
The colonel told also of his meetings
with Plat. which he wrote always
took place openly.
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necessary to suspend Mr. Martin at this

necessary to suspend Mr.. Martin at this
time. 1t is expected that the investiga-
ton will considerably delay the COM
pletion of the report on the recreation
al survey conducted jointly by the de-
reau. The report is nearly finished, but
there are several chapters yet to be
written and much of the data is to be
finally reviewed before being turned
over to the printer. Finishing touches
were to have been placed on the re-
port under the personal direction of Mr..
Martini
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Causes Roars of Laughter.

The colonel stepped from the stand at
the end of the day amid roars of laugh
ter he had caused. He had been answer
ing questions. and. incidentally, asking a
few Of the attorneys cross-examining
him. about Mr.. Platt's opposition to bill
in the New York legislature providing for
Il tax upon franchises. Tho witness told
how he had finally secured the passage
of the bill against the wishes of Mr.. Plat
and other leaders of the republican Or
ganization. Then he was asked whether.
upon the final passage OF the bill which
caused the break between himself and
senator Platt he had sent TO the senator
in Washington a telegram containing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-23
Admits Consulting Bosses.

Col Roosevelt at yesterday after
moons session admitted without any
hesitation that he had verbally and
in writing discussed with bosses the
question Of securing the nomination
for Governor Of the state Of New
York.
lie identified as being his letter he
wrote to Lemuel +. Quigg of New
York. republican leader, and now
delegate TO the state constitutional
convention, in which he acquiesced in
Quigg's assurances to former United
States Senator Thomas c. Plat that
he would. in the event of his election.
respect the senator's position as head
of the republican party and would
consult with him freely and fully on
all important matters"
He testified that he did confer with
Mr.. Plat. the so-called easy boss"
But. he added. he did so with regard
10 the interests of the party, with a
genuine desire to keep the republican
party together and minimize the cen
trIfugal Influences within that party
and prevent il from flying asunder.
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Permits Soliciting Contributions.

Assistant Secretary Breckenridge has
authorized soliciting in the War Dc
partment Of contributions to defray
expenses of decorating graves of Union
soldiers and sailors of the civil war
and or the Spanish war on Memorial
day.
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party and to create dishonest prejudice
against decent republicans"
Col. RooseveIt's Reply.

Col. Roosevelts reply, dated Septem-
Der l.. 1898. in part was as follows:
your representation of what I said
was substantially correct-that is, it
gave just the spirit. Eut I don't like
the wording of some of your sentences.
AT first, on account of this, / hesitat-
ed now to reply. but finally came to
the conclusion that the last sentence of
your report covered the whole mat
ter sutilclently. ! shan't try to go over
your different sentences in detail and
there are various verbal changes to
which l think you would agree Then
| wish you could have brought out the
tact that these statements were not in
the nature of bids for the nomination
or pledges by me. and that you made
no effort to exact any pledges, but that
they were statements. which I freely
made when YOU asked me what my
position would be if nominated and
elected.
Il know that you did not in any way
wish to represent me as willing to con-
sent to act otherwise than in accord
ancc with my conscience
II. 81 want to make clear that
there was no question of pledges or
promises. least of all a question of bar
gaining for the nomination. but that I
promptly told you the position would
take if I was elected governor, and
suggested what | thought it would be
best for both Senator Plat and myself
to do so as to prevent the chance of any
sma up which would be disa strous
to the welfare of the party and equally
disa strous from the standpoint of good
government.
Met Senator Platt.
did YOU meet Senator Flat few
days after that letter was written"
asked Mr.. WINS,
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ment what this means to this great city
of New York"
In his reply. which covered seventeen
closely typewriter pages, the colonel
wrote to Senator Platt:
L feel the most profound indiner-
ehce to the clamor of the yellow papers.
l think ! showed it in my attitude in
putting the militia in readiness in Buf-
falo to meet the strike. Any applause
| get from any such source would be
too evanescent for a moments consid-
erati
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What Quigg Told Plat.

As "uASS Lulu 1ldLC,
L told him that you said that You
would like to be nominated; that you
understood perfectly that If you'd were
nominated that it would be as result
OF his support; that you were not the
sort OF man who would accept a noni-
nation directly out of the hands of the
organization without realizing the OBJ
legation thereby assumed to sustain the
organization and to promote and uphold
II; and that you were perfectly pre-
pared to meet the obligation and to
discharge it justly; that if Won were
governor you would not wish to be any
thing else than governor that YOU
would not wish to be figurehead or
to accept any position before the pub
nc or In your own mind which was not
IN keeping with the dignity of the
office, or which would not allow you to
discharge your duties in the light of
your judgment and conscience, but that
you would take the Office, II at all. in
tending in good faith to act the part of
his friend, personally and politically;
to acknowledge and respect his posi-
ton the head of the republican or
ganization, and the republican sena-
tor from the state of New York: that
you would not be led into any fractional
opposition to the organization, but that
on the contrary you would aim con-
stantly to make it's interests identical
with the public interests; that you
would consult with the senator freely
and fully on all important matters.
Il said that you would adopt no line
of policy and agree to no important
matter or nomination without previous
consultation and that YOU wanted him
to agree 10 the same thing Oh his part
that both you and he could meet in
consultation with minds free and open,
each intending to reach a conclusion
satisfactory 10 both, and in that way
to preserve absolute harmony in the
organization and among the support
ers of the party.
II told him that you said that you
did not mean by this that you would
do everything that was wanted pre-
cisely as it might be originally sug
eestad. but that you did mean in good
faith and honest friendship to enter
with him upon the consideration of all
matters proposed. without prejudice
and with the intention to reach a con-
clusion which the senator no less than
yourself would deem wisest and best.
] told him that you said that it would
be grateful to you to have Mr.. Odell
or some man of similar position near
you in Albany, in order to facilitate in
tercourse and for the purpose of sup
plying general information about the
condition of the state, and finally that
while in the end, an honest man. you
would have to act on your best tudg-
ment, and in the light Of your oath,
you would seek with him to keep the
party united and the organization in
tact.
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Better Business.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
One reason why there is better bust
ness is because people are talking
better business.
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to do with invisible government and
publicity for campai cn ontributionS-
Mr.. WINS went on: Was there at that
time . law about publishing campaign
cont rIbut ions
= cont think so.
'lrld You ever mention Invisible gov
"rument before your return from NJ
ri
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instruct the witness to answer categor-
ically and not so beyond and make state
mcnts
IF the rules OF law are observed and
this witness is treated as any other wit
ness began Mr.. Wins.
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Court Rebukes Again


Court Rebukes Again
| Justice Andrews raped with his gave
and said:
Mr.. Wins. this witness is treated the
same as other witnesses. | won't per-
NIT any such language here"
| Il apologize said Mr.. WINS and con-
tinued his cross examination.
| did YOU ever give any publicity to the
| fact that You. Mr.. Plat and Mr.. Odell
conferred over a successor for Louis
| PAYNE
II didn't The newspapers did
Did Won confer with Mr.. Plat about
appointing Mr.. Hendricks as commission
CT of public works"
I No. not particularly. Senator Platt
himself offered Mr.. Hendricks the place.
lie oPiatD showed telegram of accept
ance from Mr.. Hendricks.
As the witness told this he laughed and
the spectators joined in.
How many times in 1899 did you see
Mr. Barnes alone
II couldn't say Many times Some
times ] would talk to him in the execu-
tive chamber at Albany when other peo
pie We're in the ROOM
IF Mr. Barnes said he talked to you
once would You say he was wrong
II would ] had dozen converse tons
with Mr. Barnes
Ill odIucS D1dTv w
IF Mr. Barnes diary would show he
had ono conversation with you alone
and six when other people were present
would YOU still say he was wrong"
II would. I remember conversations
in club, in the executive mansion and
in a railroad train going to New York
after | left the governorship. l had
conversation with him in the Union
League Club"
Did you invite Mr., Barnes to the
White House in Washington"
Yes"
You did that in spite of his mistrust
to the people and the invisible empire ?"
Yes"
Did you use the words invisible gov
eminent in 1899 or 1902"
NO"
Talked Politics With Mr.. Barnes.
Did YOU use the words invisible gov
eminent in 1899 or in 1902"
No
Did YOU ever discuss invisible gov
crnment with Mr.. Barnes in Albany"
Il did not discuss the specific phrase
I did discuss my official duty and con-
tributions to the campaign funds by
big business interests
Mr.. WINS picked up the autobiogra
ply. He read a sentence about Mr.
Platts most efficient lieutenants being
men of the best character and the high
est standing in the community
Did you include Mr.. Barnes in these
licutenantS in 1882"
NO
Did you include him in that class in
1899 or 1902"
No
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Appointed Barnes to Office.

Mr.. WINS read a letter written on
White House stationery by Col. Roose-
welt to Mr.. Barnes, telling him of ap-
pointing him to Office.
Did you appoint Mr.. Hyde Barnes or
Dr. Jekyll Barnes?"
Il wanted to get the DIR. Jekyll out
of him. The Treasury Department said
he had done his work we'll and deserved
reappointment"
so you tried to cut the ligaments be-
tween these Siamese twins-Jekyll and
Hyde?'
''oh. no I was trying to get one to
absorb the other"
Mr.. WINS picked up Col Roosevelt's
autobiography again and read an ex-
cerpt about some people disliking Mr.
Platt for esthetic rather than moral
reasons.
when reformers," the excerpt from
ed to oppose Mr.. Platt they put up
some big business man or some man
who bathed every day and did not
steal ! know the silk-stockinged re-
formers and the machine, too. The
silk stockinged reformers cannot be
trusted.
Several more excerpts were read
about reformers and about the witness
trying to get Mr.. Plat to come to his
way of thinking.
The witness said what he wrote ex-
pressed his state of mind at the time
of writing.
When did you last look over this
chapter about your governorship?"