Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-03
q. Mr.sPaddock. Xxi

Q. Mr:sPaddock, this document
which you have Just handed mo, and
which is marked Committees Exhibit
! ts.the order that you have references
t. on which o are acting?
A.. Let me see the exhibit, and see
how 1t is' marked and I will tell you.
Counsel hands exhibit to witness. }
This document marked Exhibit I. c..
G. w. and Elk. I. C.. CIV. is the one,
q. Is the one upon which you were
acting when YOU declined to produce,
the records of the. Industrial CoIx-
mission which happen to ke in your
possession?
A. That is the order on which L
am acting. Yes, SIR.
Q. note that this order ihtimates
that II the records are produced the
institutions would be compelled to
suspend operations. Would you con-
strue that to mean that II you brought
the minute book here the Industrial
commission would be forced to sus-
pend its operations?
"a. The order leaves me no option
Of construction.
O. You construe 1t to mean, then
that the construction must come from
tho industrial commission?
A. The order gays that l shall not
r. kA1O ll6IcN
or any of that property. 1t doesn't
give men any option of interpreting it.
Q. Would you bring the minute
book here and let us read that portion
OF 1t that is material and. pertinent
to this inquiry into the record?
A. Mr.. Murphy, the order orders
me not to take 1t out Of those institu-
tions.
Q. Then I understand you decline
to produce any Of the records. or
books or papers in possession of the
industrial commission pursuant to the
subpoenae served upon you?
A. l, cannot produce those without
5 violating the order Of the person un.
der whose control I am, n in whose
possession that property is.
@. And you will not do it?
A. l cannot very we'll do it; no
Q. And you will not do it?
A. I say l cannot do it without VIC
lating that order and it is In thei,
| possession. s
Q. I will ask you now, withou'
? as a matter of fact, the production o.
the minute book for the inspection O.
this committee in this proceeding ant
hearing would suspend the operation
of,thc industrial commission or in an,
way interfere with 1t?
A. I am not prepared to pass al
opinion upon the decision made b,
those in charge of the business.
Q. You misunderstood my ques
ton. I am not asking you to constru,
the order or decision of the commits
sion. / am merely asking you from
your own knowledge whether as
matter Of fact the production of tina
minute book here would in any wa,
suspend or interfere with the opera
ton of the industrial commission?
"A. 1t might very seriously inter
fere with 1t for the reason that tn,
industrial commission is at the pres
ent time holding very frequent meet
ings and 1t Is necessary that they hav
that minute book to hold meeting
whenever it becomes necessary to hol'
n a meeting.
: A.. The Industrial commission j
s not. Sc far asrI know, this morning
n @. Did they hold II yesterda
d. A. I couldn't tell you as to that.
. believe they didn't. The recor is tn
I best evidence Of when they hold meet
ings.
o 9. I assume that it is. Well. as
I t saane So !, t1 for i yen ass1,nf eo p Of hi
j. Committee? ~ =
n A. That is not correct at all. TIL
: order is -
@. Well, will you produce it?
l A. Just a second. The order
IS that 1 shall offer all. the cooperate
e I can to this committee in inspectin
e the books where they belong in tn
" institutions and Lam ready to do tina
81 6. But YOU will not bring it her
before the committed.
IL A. L canno do that because it
5. Fin the. possession of the industria
commission and they have ordered nj