Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1924, Page 21

. DECLARES COOLIDGE FUND APPEAL LEGAL Bay State Chairman Explains ‘Words Attacked by Mayor of Boston. DENIES CORRUPTION CHARGE Says Law Justifies Contribution of Any Amount. By the Ascociated Press. BOSTON, May 14—Chairman Louis K. Liggett of the Massachusetts Calvin Coolidge finance committee last night took full responsibility for and declared within the law the cam- paign appeal of which Mayor Curley of Boston today asked a senatorial investigation, terming it “an organ- ized plan for corruption.” « Mr. Liggett was made chairman after the resignation of William M. Butler, now Republican national chairman, and changed the name from Republican state finance com- mittee because, he said, he felt the name of Coolidge a May pole about which Massachusetts and all New England should rally.” i The committee is the official financing organization of the Re- publican state committee. Polnts to Paragraph. Mayor Curiey took particular ex- ception to a paragraph reading: “There is no limit to the amount any individual may give to this commit- tee. Large contributions will be so divided as to give full observance to the requirements of the statutes.” “This,” he said in a letter ator Walsh of Massachusetts, “has a sinister significance and indicates a cynical determination to evade the provisions of the corrupt practices laws." State Law Provision. A section of the Massachusetts general laws reads, in part: “Any individual, not a candidate, may con- tribute to political committees or candidates a_sum which in the ag- gregate of all contributions by him shall not exceed $1,000 in any elec- tion or primary preliminary thereto.” Mr. Liggett tonight said this means $1,000 can ere By the national committee. said he did not consider this in- terpretation a violation of the spirit of the law. “If he (Mayor Curley) wants an investigation, I am ready for it,” said Mr. Liggett. ' “I take full responsibil- ity for Mr. Elliott's letter. Before + that letter was mailed 1 showed it to a lawyer, who said it was within the law.” G. F. Elliott, who sent the appeal quoted by Mavor Curley, is a local chairman appointed by Mr. Liggett, \ the latter said. i SUICIDE BY GAS GAINS. Firemen Equipped With Masks Give First-Aid Service. BERLIN, May 14.—Suicide by gas ‘ has_increased to such an extent in Berlin_ within the last few months that the firemen have been equipped with oxygen tanks and the public is urged to call the firemen whenever such a case is discovered. It has been found that firemen as first aid are much quicker in respond- ing to calls than the emergency hos- vital ambulances. One morning re- cently there were ten attempted sui- cides in Berlin, each by gas, and the firemen saved them all. =g Consider Manslaughter Charges. PORTLAND, Me., May 14.—Consid- eration of charges of manslaughter against Kenneth R. 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