Show I t VIOLATION OF T TRUCE UCE WAS RESENTED BY INDEPENDENTS Purchase of Kansas City Home Telephone Raised a Storm Says Hubbell I CHICAGO Nov J Purchase 1 Purchase l. of ot the Kansas City Homo Telephone company by the American Telephone and Telegraph Telegraph Telegraph Tele Tele- graph company was vigorously protested aa as a violation of ot the truce between the Independent Ind and the Boll Bon system It was testified toda today In the tho govern government nent antitrust antitrust antitrust anti anti- trust suit sult against the American com com- pany B. B G. G Hubbell president of ot the Federal Telephone and Telegraph company company com com- pany of ot Buffalo N. N Y said that when the purchase became became known It aroused n a storm of ot objection in the committee appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed to consider a a. merger of at the tho Independent companies with the A. A T. T and T T. com company an or Bell system re referred referred referred re- re to b by counsel counsel and witness as Q tho the trust Theodore N N. Vail president t and N. N C. C vice president of ot the American Amert Ameri can comp company ny attended a a. meeting hurriedly hurriedly hur hur- called In New eW York to consider the protest protect testified Mr Hubbell Mr Kingsbury bury apologized for the violation violation violation vio vio- lation of the tzu truce and pledged himself that no more mergers should be mad made j. j Mr Kingsbury said that It was a a. mistake mis- mis I take talc and the contract never should have been to buy the Kan Kansas as CS City ty company I IdId Idid Idid did not riot see eee the contract Mr Hubbell continued but Its existence has box having be been n signed and as IlS being In effect was admitted by everybody In cross ero examination former Judge E E. represent represent-ing S. S Pillsbury of ot San Kan an Francisco ent- ent inc the American company indicated that he would dispute the completion of the sale Nile of the Kansas City company The truce between the Independents and the sell Ben system Mr Mr Hubbell said Mid wa akau 8 expected to last lut until appraisal of or orthe the independents could be completed and anda ande a e rep report rt made mad to tho the committee considering considering consid consid- ering the nation nationwide wide merger of ot all competing competing com com- telephones Questioned by Mr 1 Pillsbury Mr Hubbell Hubbell Hub- Hub bell eU said laId that five eighty-five Independent companie ha had been merged merced In the forma fortna- formation tion Uon of ot the Federal Telephone and end Telegraph Telegraph Tele Tele- graph ph company compan The capitalization of the tho Federal company comp was said to be |