Evening Star Newspaper, July 2, 1926, Page 4

3 = THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO! D. 0. FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1926 the Ant!-| d k . 4 the State disbursements of the Antl-|dertook to establish that a small WHEELER DENIES HE WROTE Sioon T shon 0 - iher £y or “oriciis contct oo Tt | K€€ Would Bar Senators Who Assist |KELLOGG URGES AIRPORTS | GERMAN CHANCELLOR % ports presented today, included: | Saloon League organization, both na- o . SEee— Illinois, highest total disbursements, |tional and State, and that while the Declares Mississippi Valley Is ACT PRESENTED BY VOLSTEAD [l biries sl dhhurremsrss | ot ans B bt tiaf'vble ) In Submerging Negro Vote in South o wi valey 13 FAILS [N COMPROMISE e disbursements, $180,002 m‘ (13355); of propaganda for the dry cause year e Backbone of Future System. Towa, $67,090 (1920) and $41,464 (1926); | in and year out, it regards i AG . e e TR (Continued from First Page) | and how much of the expense money | Indiana, $61647 (1924) and $44.851 | obligated to mako reports under the |7, the Associated Pross. primary. he also would be barred ity CUGAA0 Julv, £ UR e back | £ oed to Withd i i you will have to pay him. (1921); Kansas, $51,899 (1922) and $28,- | corrupt practices act only for sums di.| ‘The old argument over the exercise| he had been a party to “submerging | PP, of the Nation's growing commer: ced to Withdraw Modified Bill ncluding Representative Upshaw, | When Mr. Wheeler was asked di. | 027 (1925). e rectly spent in election campaigns. of voting rights by negroes in thethe electorate.” A S i e ey Disposing of ex-Rulers’ mocrat, Georgla. rectly whether he wrote the Volstead | ~Massachusetts, $57,655 (1920) and| The committee also made a couple | SOUth was brought into the discussion| In supporting his amendment Sena- |y jioon: <% e i i g 5 T believe you brought the word|act and “picked out Representative $41,983 (1922); = Oklahoma, $13,119of side excursions into the operations [DY the Senate rules committee today|tor Reed declared it to be just as| s SSBEL Taiese = 0 P ti ‘honorariums’ into this matter,” Reed | Volstead to champion the measure in | (1920) and $2,987 (1925); Wisconsin, | in Pennsylvania of the Association |f the La Follette and Neely resolu: | honorable to go out and buy votes, if [, 75 S7VICE 10 SO LS At Topertes. g, ey Congress,” the witness replied in the | §65,232 (1921) and $34,650 (1926); North | Against the Prohibition Amendment |ton8 to regulate expenditures of|that has been done, as it would be to| 08 (% o bulld wirports and more alr- —_— Yes,” respondad Wheeler. negative and added: y Carolina, $29,000 (1920) and ' $6,931 | and the discharge from the Govern. |Senatorial candidates. prevent voters from exercising thelr|™upiuq piore arports—s By the Associated Pr *“They don't take vulgar money, just We consulted with Mr. Volstead | (1925); South Carolina, $7,640 (1924)|ment service of Joseph A. Tatro, now | Senator Reed, Republican, Pennsyl-|rights at the polls by grandfather |, . =% "0 points eve BERLIN. 1 onorariums,” Reed observed. frequently and $2,068 (1921); Virginia, $68,108|special agent for the Pennsylvania | vania, o leader in the debite yester-|clauses and other measures, which he | {pNh ot key points = everye BERLIN neellor Marx Wheeler replied that Representative Did you not dictate what amend- | (1921) ‘and $24,048 (1926). alcohol permit board. day In the Senate over expenditures in|said was practiced in the South. Secretary during & stomover an hig | 042y announced in the Relchstas that ¥il, Republican, Maryland, a wet | ments should be adopted to the bill [ It was explained that other State| Charles S. Wood, national campaign |the recent primaries in that State,| ¥inally, the whole question was hin 'lL ;‘r; v'l' '_r];' “" his government had withdray it 2 feader in the House, had been paid [When it was being considered?” Reed | totals would bo made avalalble later. | manager for the wet organizatlon, pre. | offered an amendment to the ‘Neely | referred to a subcommittee with in it i 0 oo ShG Seta, asked. For the stx-year period Illinols | sented reports to show that the total | Fesolution providing that, in addition | structions to consider both the Neely |5t il = 0 compromise bill on disposition of “Paid By Opposition.” “Only In part.” topped the list among the States|expenditures of the Pennsylvania |t0 barring from the Senate a candi-land La Follette resolutions and re- |y, nq "y Ghiiins $erial commerce S84 the propertios of the former ruling vy F2ld By Opposition.” But you got all you wanted? named with a grand total of $1,856,439 | branch from last February 1 to June |date spending more than $25,000 in a | port back to the full committee. theso times appear something com. | houses of Germ T SR Skels iaRther Chianges. in dishursements Tho Wisconsin |1 were $1376616, o part of which purable to miraculous.” ; At the special request of President ., he was paid by the opposi- s - o o s Vi ,| went to - 4 Lo, equest o eside; . “Nob by 'a lonk shot. “We had toiget | 2 1° SEERC BTN 0I8: e RO I on. e ol s AL (AT O expenditures were in_the neighbor-|said ho would be hers when the sena- —_—— ihe srescnt icabinel i oW, doctor, why do you have to | corrective changes two vears later|g37634; the Indlana league, $347,202,| Defending himself against previous [ 2003 0f $225,000 instead of theapprox-jtorial committee wants him. Baldwin Censure Vote Fails a o ako refuge under the coat tails of [and we still are seeking changes and the Kansas league, §$218,835. testimony that he hnd been dismissed |iMately $1.000,000 in the charges| <“Since my name was firkt mentioned gk & the villainous wets?" i So you still ave bringing pressure . : as an agent of the Internal Tevenus Which Senator Caraway, Democrat, |in connection with a proposed sena- | LONDON. July ? .—A Labor ‘Well, the wets did it first,” the |through personally button-holing Pepper Contradicts 0’Connor. Bureau “for the good of the service,” Arkansas, called to the attention of | torial inquiry into the recent primary | motion, equivalent to a vote of dry leader returned. members of Congress to get legisla- [ pogiinony that Frank X. 0'Connor, | Tatro presented a serics of letters, in | the Senate. . election In Tilinols I have made only | sure on the Baldwin government for Reads Upshaw Letter. “We are hore doing everything we | Philadelphia magistrate, had told him | 0% of which he charged that there fod e e e et e L LDkt eal sulke wad G8 ’ ) 5 ol 75 - S cons 0 remov ,000,” Mr. 3 sald. " ated in the House of Commons to. Senntor Reed read a letter from M. | can to get proper legislation enacted.” | 0f &0 affer of $75,000 for his support| 3 o 1,(foke to let. certain impor. | Green was quoted by the Daily’ News| “Ono'was: ‘I have nothing to say. | (i} the Honse of Commons by G. Kelser, the head of the Speakers'| [That's vour opinon,” sald Reed. |70 1 "Re i lican primary. was given | tant prohibition cases on which he 48 saying. “We actually spent con-| *The other was: ‘I'll be right here |} " eryhelming vote of 256 to 95 Bureau League, showing that Rep) ell, 4t the ligquor interests wiilf 2 L was then working to “evaporate.” siderably more than that, but it was|when they come to serve it (the sub- 95. . sentative Upshaw had asked for $75| Withdraw from the fight we will with- l(;l!jt _n'iuh‘l\.tl;» t::e C?P'mmwat:% -"{L'&“é"v ‘ far from $1,000,000—much less than |poena to appear before the senatorial — . — for a speech at a field day meeting|draw,” countered Wheeler. e ey Ceren Y| McKINLEY READY FOR INQUIRY. | half of that, as nearly as we can de- | committee.) According to university authoritles |as string here on December 14, 1924. Kelser| Senator Reed said the liquor inter- | Va e . A termine now. *— in Spain, the work of woman students nsked Upshaw to s kK without pay because the other kers were re- celving nothing. Upshaw pleaded that he did not have enough money to go home for Christmas and he finally got $25 plus $1_for taxi fare. _Under date of December 16, 1924 Upshaw wrote Kelser that he thought he would ave to shell down the corn and admit that your Georgla friends made a pretty good speech | on ‘America’s greatest battle.’ " “I am sure the cash would have been decidedly larger if it had not been s r Christr * the letter referring to collections of at the meeting. *“Remember the $1,168 collection cost you no ad- wertising, only $1.00 taxi. In sending check let your conscience be your guide.” Referred to H. B. Somers. Kelscr wrote to H. B. Somers about the mattc “Upshaw said he will not speak for e for less t $75 for a Sunda; of two service: that letter said, #aid that is too much. Wheeler re- marked he thought Upshaw would ‘pot ask so much right there in Washington. “However upon Wheeler's insistence took the matter up with U ®nd told him very frankly ©f the men who were spe doing so without renumeration and that we felt since he lives right there in Washington he ought to be willing to speak for the league without charge. “I told him that his political succ was due 95 per cent to the leagu, “He granted evervthing I said pleaded poverty. He said it was 1 sary for him to depend upon ever ble resource in order to get hy. Of course I took-all he said with a ‘grain of Boyd P. Doty, of the league wrote Kelser on Decembe 4 asking him to arrange more meetings for Upshaw, adding. “I think there ought to be a definite ests were not represented in_Wash- ington until the Anti-Saloon League began its activities. Cites Record on Point. “Oh, no; the record will show differ- ent.” Wheeler said. “I don't care shows,” returned S heen here 16 years I'm what the ator Reed. and I know. not defending the liquor sts. I'm examining you.” Later Reed wanted to know if Con. gress “would go plumb to the devil it it wasn't for you and your pald record “I've But inter- agents “If we did not stay here the Vol stead act would be wiped out,” Wheeler returned. ‘Wheeler agreed with Reed that the Anti-Saloon League had recommended men for appointment as Federal pro- hibition officers, ome Senators are so hostile that they would recommend men who would be ineffective,” he added. “Give us the names of these Sen- ators.” “Well, there was New Jersey and Maryland. Senator Wadsworth re- fused to make any indorsements at all.” Wheeler said the league also co- operated with the Federal officers in the enforcement of the dry laws. “You interfere with the appoint- ment of these men?” Reed asked. ‘We interfere when we think there is an effort to put across crooked men,” Wheeler retorted. “We fight the men whom we think will not en-. force the law, and back those we think will.” With his coat off and shirt sleeves pulled up, Reed was standing beside the committee table as he hammered home his questions, and Wheeler sat back in his chalr, fingering a pencil, as he replied. “Isn't there a special fund known the Wheeler fund?” the Missourian ked, No. There was a library fund started when I began to library." uinderstanding regarding the p Other Feather- weight Suits Two-piece Flan- nel Suits, in popular grays and tans....$28 Seersucker Suits Palm Suits Mohair Suits & .1.8.’».00 Fancy Mohair Suits ....$25.00 Mode White English Linen Suits ....$15.00 Striped Linen Suits $18.00 Hop Sack Suits ....$20.00 Mode En Trous | A man who wea: Feather-weight Suits can swing down the street per- fectly sure that he is groomed to the minute, and that his Clothes reflect his good taste in dress and his good judgment for comfort. | 1 and low point Dress Independence Fashion Park or Tropical Worsteds are comfortable in the most extreme Washington weather Tailored at Fashion Park $ 4000 Tailored for The Mode $25.00 Glenkirk Tweeds . 818.50 tailored Poplin Silk Suits PIR R 345.00 Shantung Silk Suits Mode tailored tailored A Special Feature for “The Fourth” ' 8875 glish Cricketing Cloth ers—striped and plain. The Mode—TF at Eleventh. - 32500 ] Testifying a few hours after O'Con- nor himself had denfed telling such a story to any one, Senator Pepper re- called for the committee the magis- trate's conversation with him, and emphasized it with the declaration that “this thing is o clear in my mind that it {s as if it happened yes- terda . O'Connor was not present to hear the contradictory testimony, having been excused earlier in the day, when Chairman Reed agreed with him that he was not well. The magistrate had been recalled to answer the testimony of three Philadelphia newspaper men who said O'Connor told them of the offer to buy his support for Vare. He denied their testimony in general and in detail, and added that he had told the story to no one. Advanced $20,000 to 0'Connor. At the night session. Senator Pep- per testified that during the primary campaign he had several interviews will O'Connor, “three of which stand out in my memory.” He said that the records showed his organization ad- vanced $20,000 to O'Connor to assist him in this campaign for Congress, and he explained that this was the result of the flrst call that O'Connor made on him At another visit to his home, Sen- ator Pepper said, O'Connor related that Vare and Albert N. Greenfield had called on him. “He even simulated how Vare and Greenfield approached him,” the Sen- ator said. Connor sald that $75,000 had been offered to him to go over to the Vare organization, Pepper sald, and that there had been some talk, too, of naming members of the Legislature. “Senator Reed this thing is so clear in my mind that it is as if it happened yesterd: ' Pepper declared. r. 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