Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
LOUIS BRANDEIS HIRED
TO WRECK NEW HAVEN,
SENATE PROBERS HEAR
Wall Street Journal Editors
Charges Decide Committee
to Subpoena Railroad Head
in Court Nominee Inquiry
HEARING is ADJOURNED

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| ness for the post by Clarence W. Barron
| editor of the Wall Street journal and
the Boston and Philadelphia news bu-
| reaus
Mr.. Barron declared that his charges
\ would be substantiated by Charles f.
| Choate and Moorefeld Storey. Boston law.
yers, and he furnished the committee with
| long list of witnesses who he declared,
| would give the committee additional proof
| Thereupon the committee decided TO sub.
| poena Charles s. Melen, president of the
| New Haven.
Clashes between Mr.. Barron and mem.
| bers of the committee, particularly Sen.
ator Walsh, were frequent. At the con-
clusion of his testimony the committee
adjourned to meet again Tuesday.
Mr. Barron also mentioned Charles
Goblin, NJ. o. Adams, j. y. LeahV, James
T. Lennox and a Mr.. Collins. of the brok-
erage firm, Collins & Co., as men who
would know of the Bennox bankruptcy
case, where II is alleged Brandeis ap-
peared on both sides of a lawsuit.
ITO WRECK NEW HAVEN"
He said Brandeis whole fight had been
to stop New Haven credit, to put Mr..
Rockefeller in jail and that the men he
named could prove It,
He was asked II he would promise the
committee certain records, which con-
tained original charges and proof against
Brandeis.
~ will not" said Barron. "1've already
spent too much in this case"
EDITOR AssAILs BRANDEIs.
Mr.. Barron testified as to his papers
criticisms in connection with the Boston
and Maine Railroad.
"a banker friend of mine" he said,
told me that you could have knocked him
down with a feather when Mr. Brandeis
came to him and told him that he U3ran.
deis. was going over to the other side and
advised the banker to go over, too because
the other side had the money although
MIR. Brandes held retainer from the
banker"
Mr. Barron named william NJ. Fitz.
gerald of Boston. as the banker. He also
named as persons who could give the
committee information William S. Young.
man and Hollis II. Bailey, Boston lawyers.
BOTH HOT AND COLD.
The Senate investigators who yesterday
heard him criticised as too friendly TO
capital, today heard him criticised as too |
unfriendly to capital.
Thomas c. Spelling, of New York, was |
the first witness to the latter affect and |
he made the 1910 rate case. in which |
Brandeis appeared for the Government. |
the ground for his belief.
This reversal of attack shared interest
ing. Frank Lyon, Washington attorney,
former Interstate Commerce Commission
examiner testified that Brandeis' conten-
tion in the 1918 rate case that the rail-
roads should charge for placing cars on
sidetracks, and should increase rates for
carrying cattle cars hit clients of Cliff
ford Thorne, yesterdays witness against
Brandeis.
Preceding Spelling on the stand. ]. w |
Carmalt, Interstate Commerce Commits
ell .fs,., |
and 1913 rate cases, fatty contradicted
CLIFFORD Thorne's statement of yesterday. !
Thorne had no reason to be surprised at
Brandeis stand that the railways ought
TO nave more money, he said. and
Brandeis had not concealed his stand until
hnal argument. He said he himself had
informed Thorne of Brandeis' intention.
BRANDEIs' POSITION.
What were the terms of Brandeis' en-
ployment?" Chairman Chiffon asked.
1T was to develop all sides of the case"
answered Carmalt, "the railways side
as we'll as the public's."
In this capacity, he testified that Mr.
Brandeis had made an unusually search
ing examination of the whole subject
including questions as 10 capitalization,
earnings, the amount OF fee services
'leech" services-Mr. BrandeIs called
them.
oeHdloT w dlSn announced tnat he would |
insist on future witnesses telling only
tacts. not opinions. He said that If C.
w. Barron, Boston editor, who opposes
Brandeis, had only opinions or hearsay
knowledge he would move to limit his
testimony. Senator Clarke objected that
he wanted to hear all facts and opinions.
as this is an investigation not "A trial"
Frank Lyon said Brandeis had been
hired not to conhne himself to the ship
pers side OF the case, but 10 bring out all |
facts pertinent to the investigation. He
held position in 1907 similar to that OF |
Brandeis in 1910 and I'm 1918, he said, and
he understood his duties Just as Brandes
had.
"Those suggestions were adverse to the
interests OF some OF Mr. Thorne's clients,
were they not?" asked Walsh,
Certainly" answered Lyon.
Mr.. Spelling said he had voluntarily sent
Brandeis brief on the rate case of 1910
and had had hard time getting ii back.
When he did receive it, he said 1t was
marked with nOtations absurd untena-
BILE. ridiculous and, said Spelling. other
lncomplimentary references to my ability
10 grasp great questions" Spelling was a
vigorous, If discurslve, witness and gave !
The committee its first smiles, He had
discussed numerous subjects, when Sena-
tor Cummins asked II It was his nten-
lion ultimately TO return TO the subject.
who represented the public in the 1918
'dle nearing CHAIRMAN CnlltOn asked | ,
Frank Lyon.
mo one ever represented the public"
answered Lyon. II represented the ship
pers, but II was my interest 10 see my
clients rates were as favorable as COM
DetitoTs. II we're all equal we don't care
what rates are; we make the public pay
hem anyhow"
Clarence w. Barron, who is the owner
and publisher of the Philadelphia News
furnishing financial news, as well
rs the Wall Street Journal and the Bos-
ION News Bureau, il Is known has long
Jeen opposed to Mr.. Brandeis. On many
occasions he has attacked him through
iis three publications and in no mild
erms.
Mr.. Barron Is not so well known in !
Philadelphia as he is In Boston and New
York, more particularly the former. as
is makes his home there. The scene OF
Mr. Brsndeis greatest activities have
leen In Boston, and he and Mr. Barron I
laye come In contact many times on I
many things. D
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