The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-18
SHONTS UP TO-DAY
!, BEFORE THOMPSON
Peterborough President Again
Called for a New Line Of
Questioning.
TIRED DAY FOR PUBLIC

ux8nt Vndt nsb1OTc - sUDIll~, bI'E
dent Of the lntcrborough. again would
take the witness stand this morning
when the joint Legislative committee re-
Uunfes It's hearings at IL o'clock. Mr..
Shonts. IL is understood. will he aues-
toned along an entirely new line Of in
v~estigstion which the committee deems
h important TO pursue without waiting
until next week. Senator Thompson
would not indicate the nature OF the
testimony.
J. +. Morgan. who is expected to APP
pear before the committee soon after
his return from Europe. Is due to ar
five here late Tonight or tomorrow
morning. Tie Philadelphia. on which
he Is coming. will probably I've delayed
By winds. so that Mr.. Morgan may no.
land until mor Senator Thomp-
con does no. cxpect that he will have
- subpoena Mr.. Morgan to testify.
Mr.. Morgan and tieorgc W. Young. 4
FORMER ~lnterborough director. who re-
vealed before the committee the contents
Of the Gardiner NJ. Lane memorandum
relating to Mr.. Shonts's commitments
and obligations will probably he wit
nesses before the committee next week.
6enator Thompson wants TO ask both
sSSuk CIV pf's' " AN'f
written by Mr.. Morgan TO Mr.. Shonts
following a visit OF MIR. I.ine 10 Mr.. Nor
CANS office TO protest against the in
tended award OF the third tracking con-
Tracts TO John r. Stevens.
steuOgrapher IL DiaObedient.
just before the afternoon session be-
q Senator Thompson addressed h!s
former stenographer. Miss Virginia IL.
Valva. whose bill FOR services the Sena-
eor refused to u. *. Nj. Thompson had
o6ered TO approve one Item of the bill
for $l.l0i.S5. but had declared the
other item for the twen;y-three days re-
sorting. $i.S33. was too high. The rec
ord was ordered produced yesterday
morning AT II o'ciock. but both Miss
valva and hvr attorney. Meier Stein
brink, threatened TO disregard the order.
The rest OF the day was devoted TO
I'll Corners. Wesley Wait. a dentist ~
Eewburgti. whose father-in-iaw was
0en Grants chief of stan. headed the
list. He had written to President VIII
sDn and Gov. Whitman that the dual
subway contracts were Il violation OF
tho Constitution and ought 10 be de-
csred demonstrations. Mr.. Wait read
y letter Of February 80. 1916. from At
torney-Gene,u. Woodbury. which said
81 have FOLLOWED closely the inves,i-
gdtion q! the omm.tte OF the Senate
q Assembly which has concerned it.
self with the subway contracts. .
There seems 10 DO no feasible way of
accomplishing a rchearirv by IN. Court
Appeals excep. upon the appl!ca-
tion 70 the Court Of Appeals By the duly
constituted authorities In the city Of New
York. should Mayor Mitchell md II de-
sirab bic TO make such an application on
oohalf Of the city X Is not impossible
that his request might be given respect
ful attention"
Cornelius VI Sleehan. representing the
Allied Boa,d DIS Of Trade of Brooklyn. BIZ
terly denounced the commission. without
which. he said. the city would be better
on. l.. w. Mcclure. president of the
Franklin Board Of Trade OF Brooklyn.
declared the commission u hindrance to
the cause Of transit. When the Senator
asked Mcclure how he would like a COM
mission OF five men appointed by the
Mayor McGuire replied he would Ike 10
know who the Mayor WAS first.
Thomas r.. Smitn of the Forest Park
Taxpa yers Association old about o visit
To Col. Williams Of the h. X r. Frank
Moss asked Smith If col. Williams had
called him "A l!ar. but Smith said the
b. u. T. president remarked: ITO he'll
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neer. t"ii 'he committee tha' 'he com
mIee'oh nan men posHlg A. consuming
engineers wn" kne" ""'niHe ahout the
cVoJec'. Tie saId ne was uhsuc'esslui
IN ge't'ig q nearing IRON, secretary
Wnitney on Important electrical d'sFoV-
sHes nc had inahe apou' the up"d!s
Tnerc was one uphoider OF me COM
missioi' Johh ~ WalKer "' loO William
otree', VINO ASKED senator thompson 4:
For Ciods SAKE ley 'h" commission alone
20 DO SOMETHING, " you dldnt tnlnk MT,
whitney was fitted. all right, but ] beg
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