Show r 1 CANAL SCANDAL SHOWS ITS HEAD HUD Discrimination Attempted Attempt d Bri Bribery Bribery Bribery bery and Perjury Some of Numerous Charges WAR DEPARTMENT INQUIRY MAN MAKING COMPLAINT NOT GETTING FAIR SHOW New York Tork Oct 9 The Inquiry Into the Panama canal discrimination charges chares was as temporarily Interrupted In a sensational manner today toda when W A Brothers who brought the charges chares publicly accused Spencer Miller a representative of the Lidgerwood company of perjury Brigadier General Garlington who Is conducting the Inquiry rapped repeatedly for order but there was so much commo commotion commotion commotion tion In the room for a time that he could not make himself heard There Is only one side of ot this being heard anyway anWay shouted Brothers over the din There Is no use of ot my talking You dont want to hear the truth I will withdraw With that Brothers left the room and andas andas andas as General Garlington was unable to re restore restore restore store order a temporary adjournment of ot the Inquiry was ordered Charge of Discrimination The inquiry by b General Garlington in Inspector inspector of ot the army arm has been In progress here for several days It was begun for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of ot looking Into the merits of the charges of discrimination by the thc canal commissioners In awarding a contract for cable ways was on the Isthmus which had been preferred by b William A Brothers Mr tr Brothers who Is president of the Balanced Cable Crane company of ot New NewYork NewYork York alleged that the isthmian canal Commission In Issuing specifications for cable ways was had discriminated against his company com pan and that improper methods had been employed in preventing him from re receiving the award Acknowledged by Goethals Colonel George AV W Goethals general di dl director director rector of the Panama canal work and several other army officers and engineers en already have testified before the Colonel Goethals in his tes testimony testimony said that for good and sufficient sufficient lent reasons the specifications were so drawn that Mr tr Brothers could not bid He said the cable cuble device offered by Mr Brothers was believed to be imperfect and that the commission could not afford to experiment with it Attempted Bribery B SIr Mr Miller who Is chief engineer of the Lidgerwood company was as on the witness stand yesterday and he was recalled when the Inquiry was resumed today toda He lie had told of ot being informed when on a visit to Panama that bids were to be asked on the cable cuble ways was on the Gatun locks Did you Jou over ever offer me any an money mone as royalty for the use of ot our patented tow towers towers towers ers asked a ked Brothers Mr Ir Miller said sald There Then is a lawsuit now no pending be between between between tween the erwood company and a ai ac i c party part who bought a plant from the Bal Balanced Balanced d Cable company com pan and I have hae been by attorneys for Brothers fr five lays and I cannot go further I If refuse f unless ordered by b the court to answer any an further questions asked a ked by b Mr Brothers Then only one side of the case is to be heard said Mr Brothers I withdraw from the meeting until summoned Only one side of it Is being heard anyway I preferred charges and I am not given a chance to prove them What hat I want is isto isto isto to submit proofs that this witness has perjured himself Keep quiet shouted General Garling Garlington ton You cannot make Indiscriminate charges here I am here to sustain them answered Brothers I accuse this man of perjury perjur and I can prove it As he lie walked away from the table he turned back to General Garlington 1 I want it to appear on the minutes that I charge the witness with perjury said he I 1 will submit a written statement notifying you ou of the position I take and andI I 1 want It to go on the record |