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CHOICE FALLS
N W DIVERT 11 N
He
Is Appointed Fed
eral Judge.
SELECTION OF ROOSEVELT
Fulton Says Prompt Confirm
ation Is4 Assured.
HENEY HASTENED ACTION
Wanted Way Cleared for Land-Fraud
Trials Governor Chamberlain
Applauds Choice Hailcy
for Supreme Bench.
CHARLES EDWARD WOLVERTON.
Born Des Moines County, Iowa, May
1C, 1831.
Settled near Monmouth with father,
John IVolverton, 1853.
Graduated Christian College, Mon
mouth, 1872.
Graduated law department, Kentucky
University. Lexington, 1674.
Admitted to Oregon bar, 1S74.
Began practice, Albany, 1S74.
Delegate to' National Republican Con
ventlon at Minneapolis. 1832.
Elected Orecon Supreme Court, 1834.
Re-elected Supreme Court, 1000.
Appointed United States District
Judge, to succeed C. B. Bellinger. No
vember 12. 1005.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Nov. 21. Judge Charles E. Wolv-
-non, of Albany, now sitting on the
Jr.egon Supreme" bench, was today ap
. pointed United States District -Judge for
Jregon to 1111 the vacancy caused by the
icath of Judge Bellinger and the subse
quent declination- of W. W; Cotton, to
whom the office was- tendered. Judge
Wolverton's commission, after , being
signed by the President .and Attorney
General, was -forwarded fb him today, and
t is presumed that he will, upon its re
"dpt. promptly take the oath and enter
upon his new duties at Portland. His ap
pointment, coming at this time, will re
quire reappointment when Congress con
venes, and his nomination will be sent to
the Senate the first wee of the session,
but this will not Interfere with his duties.
He will be confirmed.
He Is Roosevelt's Choice.
Judge Wolverton owes this appointment
very largely to President Rooscvolt
While he was strongly indorsed by Cir
cuit Jude Gilbert and by prominent mem
bers of the Oregon bar, and while he was
on Senator Fulton's list, and was highly
regarded by Attorney-General Moody, his
Indorsements were no stronger than those
of several other candidates. As has beon
stated before In these dispatches, Mr.
Moody recognized morlt in several candi
dates, but his choice was Judge "Bean, of
Salem. Mr. Fulton, while he named both
Wolverton and Bean on the list which
was submitted to the President after
Judge Cotton declined, preferred and
strongly urged the appointment of Judge
McBrlde.
Candidates Evenly Matched.
Before making his selection, the Pres
ident gave his close personal attention to
this matter, determined to choose the
best man available. He went deeply into
the record of each candidate and exam
ined each one's indorsements. He also
had several conferences with the Attorney-General
and Assistant Attorney-General
Robb, and finally conferred with Mr.
Fulton. This morning the President. In
formed Mr. Fulton of his decision, saying
he found it difficult to make .a choice, as
the candidates were very evenly matched,
but he was convinced that Judge Wolver
ton's appointment would be most desir
able, and he determined to name him.
The President had no other objection to
offer to Judge McBrlde other than his age,
which, apparently, counted against him
with the Attorney-General as well. "Why
the President preferred Wolverton to
Bean Is not known. The Attorney-General
says either would have made an ex
cellent Judge; in his opinion, one is about
as well equipped as the other.
Mr Fulton said today that, when Judge
"Wolverton's nomination comes before the
Senate. It will be confirmed. He further
more expressed the opinion that Wolver
ton will make an .excellent Judge and will
fill his new position with, credit to him
self and to the vstate.
Heney Induced Action.
The appointment of Wolverton was
hastened by a request recently made by
District Attorney Heney. Mr. Heney will
return to Portland very soon, and Is
anxious to resume and conclude the land
trials. He found that no other district
judge was available for service at Port
land at this time, it being Impossible for
Judge Hunt or Judge De Haven to leave
his court In the immediate future. On
this suggestion the Attorney-General took
the matter up with the President, who
then hastened the appointment. "While
Mr. Heney urged the early appointment
of a judge, he declared a few days ago
that he had not Indorsed anyone for that
office, nor "had he taken any hand what
ever in the selection. All he wanted was i
to hare a judge appointed so that the l
trial 8 might be resumed. Judge Wolvcr-i
ton's appointment today makes this pos-1
slblc, for he will be able to" qualify" be
fore Mr. Honey 'can roach Portland.
SELECTION' OP "WOLVERTON
President Acts Independently Iif
Choosing Successor to Bellinger.
In choosing Wolverton for Federal
Judge. President Rooscvolt showed the
same independence as in choosing C J.
Reed United States Marshal. Both ap
pointments were made against the ln-
fluences of the Fulton-Carey-Matthews
organization in Oregon, though the fight
against Wolverton was not of the mili
tant kind as that against Reed. Senator
Fulton included Judge Wolverton In his
list of recommendations, but did so only
diplomatically, for his real pull was in
favor of Thomas A. McBrlde and R. S.
Bean, one and then the other, according
as the scones shifted.
Senator Fulton, on after Judge Bel
linger's death, announced himself for
Bean, though he said that bis real pref
erence was for McBrlde, whom he did
not deem it expedient to boost. at that
time for reasons which cropped out to
the disadvantage of that candidate when
his appointment was urged later. At that
time Senator Fulton forwarded to the
President a list of men. each, of whom
he said would fit the position with credit
In addition to the two Just mentioned
were W, W. Cotton, of Portland, counsel
for the O. R. & N.; Charles E. Wolver
ton; L. R. "Wobstor. of Portland, County
Judge of Multnomah. Stephen A. Lowell
of Pendleton, and John L. Rand, of Ba
ker City.
"When W. W. Cotton gathered strong
support, it included that of Senator Ful
ton, and when it was announced that
Cotton would be the Judge, a sigh of
relief wont- up from all sides, owing to
the tension that the delayed solcction
made in political circles. At once the
politics of the state" prepared to adjust
itself to the now arrangement. Just as
yesterday, after the appointment of "Wol
verton was announced, for the fortunes
of .candidates for various state officers
ospoclally for Governor and United States
Senator, are directly and indirectly af
fected.
Then came the startling news that Mr.
Cotton had declined the appointment be
fore It' had been actually conferred on
him. The news" came from New York,
whither Mr. Cotton at that time had
gone, to confer, it was said,- with the
Harriman railroad men about the mat
ter. Various reasons for this decision of
Mr. Cotton were given. By some persons
it was said that the " Harriman people
had persuaded him that his best Interests
lay with their railroads; by others that
his intimate connection with railroad In
torests. when examined by the Presidont,
caused the Chief Executive to change his
mind and to have the fact tipped off to
Mr. Cotton so that the latter might de
cline. Be this as It may. the scramble
was reopened by Mr. Cotton's .withdrawal
arid political tension was ronowed,as be
fore it seemed Tic would be the ap
pointee. . .
Judge Bean became then the foremost
candidate, yet all the while ii wasevK
dent that Senator Fulton personally pre
ferred McBrlde. At this stage. Judge
WTolverton was not an active candidate.
He Indorsed the candidacy of Judge Bean.
as did also the other Supreme Justice.
Frank A. Moore. A steady stream of
recommendations for Bean coursed its
way to Washington through malls and
telegraph wires. Once It seemed that
Bean would surely be the lucky man; ln-
deed, dispatches were received from
Washington, based on good authority, an
nounclng that the President would prob
ably name him and that Attorney-General
Moody was chief of his supporters.
A lull In the fight followed, the appoint
ment was not made, tho boom of Bean
seemed to diminish and that of McBrlde
grew larger. Senator Fulton made known
that he was pulling for McBrlde and the
skids appeared greased for McBrido's
slide Into the position. Again the news
dispatches from Washington announced
the probable appointee, this time Mc
Brlde.
Influences were working again for Bean.
His friends in Lane County, where his
homo is. were pr&sing Senator Fulton.
When the Senator made his last trip
East, whence ho was called back to
testify in the land-fraud trial of Willard
N. Jones, he was understood to be ex
erting himself In behalf of Bean.
In tho meantime, the Wolverton boom
had grown to big proportions. Juds-e
McBrlde and Judge Bean -were fought
oy me opponents of tne Fulton-Carev
Matthews eloment. -who alleged that the
selection of either man would mean
undue recognition of that nominal
camp. United States Attorney Francla
J. Heney was . one of the men who
threw his wolght against both Mc
Bride and Bean, and his presence at the
National capital in the last few days
is oeneved to have nad some connec
tion -with the appointment made yester
day. Another strong pull In Wolver-
on's behalf was exerted by Judge W.
uiiDcri, senior Justice of the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals for this
district
Other candidates appeared In the
course of the fight, among them Henry
tu. .aicuinn, or Portland; M. C. George
and A. F. Soars, Judges of the Circuit
Court; E. B. Watson, of Portland. ex-
Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court;
Ralph W. Wilbur and.G. G. Gammans,
or Portland.
Judge Wolverton was in the city
csterday in attendance at the session
of the State Bar Association, and re
ceived many congratulations. He said
mat ne greatly appreciated the honor.
especiallj' since ho had not waged a
campaign for it Members of the bar
swarmej thickly around him at the Im
perial Hotel, where he and Mrs. Wolver
ton wore staying, offering tokens of
meir good will.
3IEETS TJXIYERSAIi APPROVAL
Democrats Join with Republicans.
Governor Gives High Praise.
SALEM, Or.. Nov. 2L(SpecIal. The
appointment of Justice Wolverton to suc
ceed the late Judge-Bellinger on the Fed
eral bench has met universal approval in
Salem. Governor Chamberlain and tl-v
er A. Bush, the two leading Democrats of
the state, give theappolntment their un
qualified Indorsement Among Republi
cans there is no hesitation in commending
the President's choice. It is here consid
ered certain that T. G. Halley, of Pendle
ton, will be Wolverton's successor on the
State Supreme bench.
On learning of the appointment Gover
nor Chamberlain said:
The choice is an excellent one. Justice TVol-
erton Is thoroughly capable and la a man of
the strictest Integrity. I ha-e been intimate-
acqualnted with him since 187ft. when we
Cobc1u4i ea Pas i. j
DRAWING LINES
ON RATE BILL
Senate .Committee Meets to
Consider Grat Issue
of Session.
REPUBLICANS 'ARE DIVIDED
Majority Opposes President's, Policy
and Democrats Lcatvc Them to
Fight It Out riay.-.Otfcr
Minority Report. -
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. (Special.)
The first formal steps., toward the begin
ning of the great battle that it Is be
lieved, will be fought this WJntor between
the Sinat.and the Presidont. were taken
this afternoon, .when, the 'Senate commit
tee on interstate commerce assombled,
with nine out 'of 13 members present, to
consider .the. subject, of railroad rate regu
lation. This .was in accordance with the
direction of the Senate at the last session,
and -was in furtherance of alms of the
committee, when, in the early Summer, it
heard several hundred witnesses for and
against the bill proposed by the President
to give the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion the'power to fix a rate, whore a dis
puted rate had been found unreasonable.
Those present were Elkins. chairman;
Cullom. Fbraker, Millard. Dolllver "and
Kean,- Republicans, and Tillman. Foster
(La.) and NewJands. Democrats. The ses
sion was behind closed doors.
After the situation had been Informally
reviewed, the Democratic members re
tired, and the Republicans entered-upon
an earnest discussion.
. Division Among Republicans.
Of the six members attending the con
ference. It developed that Senators El
klns, Aldrlch, Kean and Fbraker were
nearly in accord on one side, and Senators
Cullom and Dolllver were on the other.
No propositions were advanced, but the
four Senators in the first group mentioned
indicated their desire for harmonious ac
tion and not too radical legislation. Sen
ators Cullom and Dolllver insisted that
the only way to have, harmonious Repub
CHAKLES E. "WOLVERTON,
I ' - I I i r ' '
lican action was for all the Republicans
to get in line with the President and sup- j
port his recommendations. The' other
Senators suggested that the proposition or j
the President had not been crystallized I
sufficiently to determine Just what he
wanted. - . .
After the conference adjourned, some
members of the committee expressed the
opinion that a bill should be agreed on.
but the opinion was also expressed that
the majority of the full committee would
report a bill in line with the recommen
dations of the President'
An effort will be mauo to keep the Re
publicans together, They -will take up the
consideration of bills at once. A com
promise measure is expected.
How 3Icmbcrs 'Line Up.
A leading member sizes upon the com
mittee as follows:
Against railroad regulation Aldrlch. --Elklns,
Kean. Forakcr and Foster.
For regulation Cullom, Dolllver, Clapp.
Newlands and Carmack. . .
Uncertain Tillman. McLaurin and Mil
lard. Of the latter, Tillman is classed "as bit
terly opposed to the President, and Mil
lard is said to be very friendly to the rail
road interests.'
It Is the Intention of the Democratic
members to stand aside for the present
and let the disagreeing Republicans fight
it out. If a satisfactory bill Is decided
upon, they will not prepare a minority
report
Bill Offered by Commission.
The committee will meet tomorrow, at
which time a bill prepared by ' the Inter
state Commerce Commission will be con
sidered. It contains these salient points:
Empowering the commission to fix a
maxium rate- whero a rate has been com
plained of and found to be unreasonable.
Giving the commission the right and
power to fix a maximum and minimum
rate, where there is unreasonable discrim
ination between competitive points under
section 3 of the present law.
Granting the commission the power to
examine the books of railroad companies.
Making tlje refrigeration of private cars
a part of the freight-rate charge.
AFTERMATH OF FAILURE
Devlin's Bankrupt Partner Takes
Poison and "Will Die.
LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. Nov. 21. W.
E. Thomas, who was associated with C.
J. Devlin, the coal-mine operator and
one of the principal, stockholders In the
defunct First National Bank of TopeTca,
Kan., took carbolic acid in the bathroom
of his home in- this city tonight at 9
o'clock. His condition Is very critical
and he. is not expeeted to survive the
night
Mr. Thomas had been In ill-health since
the failure of the Topcka bank and of
the Devlin Interests, as he was heavily
Involved, his liabilities being about 41S0.-
CQ3 and his, ats. about. lT5.0pQ.t .
AFrXIVTED UNITED STATES DISTRICT
EVIL INFLUENCE
AGAINST OREGON
Hitchcock's Advisers Block
Northwest Irrigation
Projects.
THEY STIR UP DISSENSION
Hostility Causes Secretary's Advis
ere to Prevent the Adoption or
Perfectly Feasible Projects-in
Oregon. '
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
Ington, Nov. 21. Unless there Is an im
mediate change In the method of appor
tioning money out of the reclamation
fund for the construction of Irrigation
works. President Roosevelt or Congress
will be compelled to step in and make
change similar to the change that was
made in the management of the Panama
Canarwork. ...
During the first two or' three years the
reclamation law was in force Its terms
were carried out in a manner Which gav
general satisfaction. There was some dls-
grunUcment because large sums were
uiui-uuticjy set aside for work In Ne
vada. Arizona. Wyoming and a few other
fata tea and Territories which had
trlbuted very little to the fund. but. -when
It was shown that the Government was
not ready to. build in other states, this
oisgruntlement died out.
xui me reclamation law has been in
force three years arid aSialf ; during that
time engineers of the Reclamation Ser
vice have been developing projects- In
states which were not recognized at the
start, and the service is anxious to give
each state a fair show. In fact the rec
lamation engineers have developed one
or more reaslble projects in almost even
state In the West where work is not now
in progress, but beyond that they cannot
go until these projects are approved
Their approval rests entirely with the
Secretary of the Interior, and it Is In
his office that much projected work
held up.
Worthy Projects Tied "Up.
. As is well known, the Reclamation
JUDGE TDK OREGON
Service has developed several projects in
Oregon and In Washington; it has an
other feasible project in Utah, but it can
not build any of them, because the Sec
retary will not authorize their construc
tion, nor set aside money for their con
struction. And until he does the Rec
lamation Service is powerless to act; its
Rands are tied. The Reclamation Ser
vice, as shown by Its recommendations. Is
anxious to build those projects which it
has mapped out and planned, but its rec
ommendations are being regularly sot
aside, and., work has come to a stand
still, except on projects which wero un
der way during the past Summer.
The responsibility for this delay rests j
on tiie shoulders of the Secretary of tha
interior. It Is not altogether proper to
hold him entirely responsible, yet the
only his signature to make them opera-
. iiuuuiu vuuen iea to tne noid-
"f u' not start with the Secretary: it
started- with men who are his advisers
on matters of this nature. These men
have assumed authority which did not
belong to them: they have made srlev-
Z ?ST'Z?i rf?ti.n rner .out oC
uuu. iiiij nun- cuscrim-
n.-u hi iavor or some states and
against others, and they have norsiiaded
the Secretary to sign orders and Instrue- I
tions which they prepared, without due
knowledge of the facts and condition,
In other words. Mr. Hitchcock has placed
confidence in men whom he should not
trust, and these men have led him Into
Jnlnf. 1. 1 t.. ...
..,.83 wnicn win not stand close
Bad Advisers. Block Progress.
The National reclamation law create
the Reclamation Service to plan and
construct National Irrigation DroleeL,
but. It gave the Secretary of the Interior
authority to say what projects shall be i
built, and the further power of allotting
uiunej. it tne Secretary and the
Reclamation Service Jiad worked together
In harmony, without outside interference,
progress would have been satisfactory tn
all parties concerned. But the manner
in wntcn tnis reclamation work is con-
trouca savors of red tape and bureau-
cracy to a marked degree; the Secretary.
Instead of dealing directly with the Rep-
tarnation Service has wvomi ,
betweens. subordinates In his own office-
these men are all hostile towards and
jealous of the Reclamation .Service, and.
enjoying tne confidence of the Socreuiry.
they have aroused In his mind a suspl-
clon that the Reclamation Service is in-
competent If not crooked. Tho result Is
tnat, instead of working In harmonv h
Secretary and Reclamation Servi ,.
working at cross purposes; what the one I banning had been In possession of lnfor
recommends. the other disapproves. The mation that was suppressed during this
(Concluded on vase 3.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TB3TBRDATS Maximum temperature. 48
ucK.. mipiraum. i. r recjpitation.. none.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer. Winds 'h!f t
ing to southerly.
Rum!.
Leaders among- Zemntvolsts favor support of
inc. face j.
Wltto seriously 11L Page 3.
Mutiny of ICOO reserves. Page 3.
Trooprt kill many riotous peasants. Paxe 3.
DUorder among sailors returnlnr frem war.
I'm re s. .
Twenty-four provinces In anarchy. Page 3.
Foreign.
British army starts reform move. Page 8.
Allied fleet Catherine against Turkey. Page 8.
Leader of Cuban plot discovered. Page 4.
National,
Senate committee line up on rate bill. Page 1.
President appoints Wolverton Federal Judffe:
iiaiiey or Kamsey Ms successor on Supreme
oenen. Face 1.
Hitchcock's advisers cause him to Injure Ore
gon Irrigation by enmity to Reoiamatlen
Service. .Page 1.
Burton's letters in evidence against him.
Page Z.
Impending- revolution.- in Panama. Page
Politics.
Courts lis Nei York unearth perpetrators of
election frauds. Pare 5.
Choatc halls Koovelt as peacemaker. Page It
Roosevelt congratulates man who defeated
Whitney. Page 5.
Domestic.
Piatt testifies In Insurance inquiry. Page 1.
Interchurch Conference ends with resolu-
tions. Paxe S.
Labor Federation condemns souvenir pro
grammes as fakes. Page 4.
Vanderbiit system extending to Pacific Coast.
Paze 11
Terrible shipwrecks on Nova Scotta'and Vir
ginla coasts. Page 4.
Pacific Coaat.
Struggle for the control of the Pacific k
Idaho Northern. Page 6. ,r
First "Oriental Limited" on Great Northern
arrives on Puget Sound. Page 6.
Chehalls City Council protects Itself In
granting- electric railway franchise.
Page 6.
Montana man quaffs quart of gin on wager
and drops dead. Page 6.
Sudden lifting of fog prevents terrible rail
road wreck at Tacoma. Page 6,
Sport
Sherman defeats Chemawa on, the gridiron'
to 0. Page 11.
Pacific Coast Scores Los Angeles 3, Port
land ii Tacoma 3, San Francisco 3; Seat
tle 8. Oakland 3. Page 11.
Commercial and Marine.
scarp decline in local wheat prices. Page 15
Flurry in cotton markets. Paxe 15.
Stock trading broad and active. Page 13.
wool operators watching foreign situation.
Page 15.
Chicago wheat closes lawer. Pare 13.
Oversupply of oranges at Sao,. Francisco.
Page 13.
Falla of Dee arrives after exciting experience.
Page 5.
Overdue Cskaaonl is off the bar. "Page 5.
Crew of whallnjr Bchconer Gotama. almont met
starvation. Page 5.
Portland asd Vic laity.
Jobbers ask readjustment of freight rates j
at conference with railway agents so as
to have an equal chance with San Fran
cisco. Page 19: gr
Friend of Eddy swindles local musician.
Special prosecutor In disbarment proceed
ings asked of Bar Association by griev
ance committee. Page 7. "r
Merit system is killed and principals and
grade teachers of six. years' experience
will get raise in salary. Page 3.
Captain Bruin asks warrants for arrest;- of
ex-Special Policemen and Is refused.
PR m -
Bishop Morris requests aid In the Way of
a Thanksgiving offering- for Good Samari
tan Hospital. Page 14.
Tax on franchises sustained by Equalization
Board. Page 7.
Railway activity on the Sound not due- to
Gould, say local men. Page 10.
How it is proposed to pay for making the
East iilde fills. Fige 10.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PLATT PINNED
DfllTfl- FACTS
Aged Senator Has Fried
Fat Out.
GOT INSURANCE DONATIONS
Admits ComnflniPQ FYnnntorl
" ' 15 UUmPdnieS tXpeCted
Hlm to Defend Them.
"MIGHT HAVE IWFI IIPMPF"
m,un ' HMVC INrLUtNUb
I 1 r .
canning Bought Ofr From Attacks
on Companies - Tnrbcil Tells
Secrets of Commissions,
Rebates, Twisting.
XEVfr YORK. Nov. 21. The identity of
ocuaior uepew's "cnntanlccrmw Mn,i
from UP the river" was disclosed in the
?sIon of the state legislative insurance
Investigation committee todav hv- thi.
t,mon of John A. Nichols, a lawyer under
reia,ner by the Equitable Life Assurance
society. Ir. Nichols had written Senator
DeP' a letter referring to an Individual
,n tne above terms, and this letter was
I read at the session of the nnmmit-t -cv
when Mr. Depew was on the stand
The Sentor was unable to recall who was
meunt " the "cantankerous friend." but
louay Jir- -cnols disclosed a series of
Payraenta to W. S. Manning, of Albany
a former actuary, who had been connected
wlth tne Investigation of Insurance cora-
Panies m lbu.
Mr- Hughes Inquired as to a renort tha
investigation and that would have, been
I detrimental to the Equitable. Mr. Nichols
I could not recall the
rna,lon but he detalled payment of
""".i i 'ui:j uvci a. i-uiisiaeraDiQ period
to Planning as an Inducement to give up
his business as aotuary. In which capaclty
he believed Manning was a menace to the
Equitable Company.
Piatt's Campaign Funds.
Aside from the disclosures made by
Nichols on the witness stand, the feature
of the day was the appearance of United
States Senator Thomas C. Piatt, who did
not hesitate to tell of the contributions of
insurance companies to state campaigns.
The Equitable, the Mutual and the New
York Life were the only insurance com
panies that made such contributions. The
Equitable contributed regularly $10,000 to
state campaigns, the Mutual Life the
same sum frequently, and the New York
Life a sum not as large, and occasionally.
These moneys were always delivered In
cash to Mr. Piatt's office by messenger
and he turned them over to the state com
mittee. The Senator said he was expected
to influence the Legislature when any
legislation appeared that was hostile to
the Insurance companies. Mr. Piatt said
he believed he had asked President R. A.
McCurdy of the Mutual Life for a contri
bution when the needs were very great
He had. however, never been asked to use
his influence on any measure before the
Legislature, nor had he ever done so. He
knew nothing about contributions to the
National campaign.
Gage E. Tarbell. the second vice-presi
dent of the Equitable, was also a witness
again today. His testimony Friday was
Interrupted by the adjournment, and to
day he continued his explanation of the
agency system, of which he had charge,
and the manner of arriving at the com
missions.
One part of his testimony caused much
amusement to the committees as well as
to the spectators when he described a
fight with the New York Life over the
taking of agents. In th'Is statement Mr.
Tarbell told how he had won over a gen
eral agent and 2C0 subagents of the New
York Life In this city without the cost
to the Equitable of so much as $1. The
only inducement offered was that the
agents could make more on a commission
basis than under the salary of the New
"Cork Life. Mr. Tarbell detailed this deal
with the agents, the various steps, and
said that- he closed the deal on a Sun
day. He thought it was a god job, and
it was done on a good day.
Paid Manning to Keep Quiet.
Mr. Nichols said that Manning, who had
been an actuary, was employed by cer
tain people to bring charges against the
Equitable, that the reserve was not so
large as it ought to be. Manning was
paid 51S0. Mr. Nichols said, so that he
would be favorable to his company.
Witness later said that this was not to
keep Manning from being employed
against the company. He thought the
payments had been made for over a
period of 15 years. Sometimes the pay
ments reached 5650. Other payments were
made to a man named Kerr, acprre-
spondent of a New York paper, ncv
dead.
The vouchers signed by Mr. Nichols
were produced. A payment of 56000. Juw
3," 1SS9. witness could not remember, but
he said he thought it was to enable hinv
to pay somebody else.
Vouchers dated October. 18SS. for J6714.
and July L 1SS0. for jeow, witness was
also unable to explain.
Manning, according to Mr. Hughes,
claimed that he had information of the
investigation of 18T7. wnich. If published.
would seriously effect the Equitable So
ciety. Mr. Hughes asked Mr. Nicholas it
that was not the reason this money was
paid to Manning: Witness said he had no
recollection of this point
Witness said "Manning wanted to foi-
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