The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
COMMONWEALTH
OF MASSACHUSETTS
Boston. Anpnst hi. lal6


Suffolk, SIS.
Then personally appeared before
me, the undersigned, Frederick A
Crafts, notary public within and
for the county and commonwealth
aforesaid, Arthur NJ Rich, who de-
poses and says:
That he lived in the state of Yer
mont from the time he WAS eleven
years old, except for a few months
when he was in Washington. ID. c.,
until about two Years ago when he
came to Massachusetts; that he grad
uated from st. Johnsbury Academy,
st. Johnsbury, Vermont;
That he went to work in law
Office at Newport, Vermont, and con
tinued to work in law offices for a
number of years; that he was very
anxious to study law and become a
lawyer;
That he was unable to go to college
or work his way through a profess
sional school because of lack of funds
and because he had dependent
mother; that William S. Bean, of
said Newport, who was clerk of the
Committee on Standards, Weights
and Measures, of which Senator c. s.
Page of Vermont was chairman, in
formed him that Senator Page at
that time had another appointment
on said committee, that this would be
an opportunity for said Rich to work
and earn living and at the same
time attend a law school nights in
Washington, ID. c.;
That the salary paid was Sl25 a
month; that at this time said Bean
informed him that Senator Page
would like to see him in Hyde Park,
Vermont; that he Immediately went
to HYDE Park and told Senator Page
of his ambitions;
That Senator Page told him that
Mr.. Bean was his secretary and also
clerk of the Committee on Standards,
Weights and Measures, and that he
had one more appointment on said
committee, that OF assistant clerk or
messenger, and promised him the po
sition
That Senator Page told him to re-
port for work in Washington, d. c.,
on January |, 1910, which he did,
That he was enrolled and placed on
the pay roll at the Senate disbursing
office as assistant clerk or messenger
of the Committee on Standards,
Weights and Measures, the salary be-
ing $l20 a month, payable twice a
month when the Senate was in SEES
sion, and once month when not in
session;
That the first time he was to re-
Bean, told him to get his pay at the
Senate disbursing Office and take the
money to Senator Page; that he re-
ceived that day $50, being two weeks
pay, for which he receipted as said
assistant clerk or messenger;
That Senator Page then told him
for the first time, that he was to re-
eeive only one-half OF said salary,
that from that time on he only re
ceived one-half of said salary, or $50
q month, the other half going to SEN
ator Page;
That he demonstrated with Senator !
Page, but found that it was useless
and that he would have to take that !
amount or go home, and he therefore
gave up all hopes OF law school; that
he found that he was obliged to pay !,
$50 month for a small room and two |
meals a day, that his lunches at the
United States capitol, where he was
obliged to eat at noon, cost him ap- |
proximstely Sl2 a month, leaving SIS
a month to pay for laundry, carfares,
clothes and incidentals;
That when he went down there he
had to pay his csrfsre and also upon
his return;
That the latter part OF MAY, 1911, /
Senator Page informed him that he
would have no further work for him
during the summer. that it was ex
pected the session of Congress would |