Evening Star Newspaper, February 4, 1933, Page 3

BARRY WAS NOTED FOR“BRASS NERVE” Veteran Senate Official Made Career in Newspaper Work. By the Assoclated Press. An old time newspaperman, known for his “brass nerve,” is David 8. Barry, the Senate's veteran sergeant-at-arms, who today found most of the Senators pointing accusing fingers at_him. Day in and day out for the last 14 years, the stern, erect figure of Mr. Barry, bristling white mustache and all, has decorated the Senate rostrum. As sergeant at arms, his was the job of rounding up recalcitrant Senators to provide a quorum for doing business. He was the embodiment of Senete dis- cipline. Summoned for Trial. was as though one of the statues 17 “Withe in the Gapitol walls had been called down to face the wrath of the Senate when Barry was summoned yesterday before that body, sitting as a ccurt of trial, to answer for a maga- zine article in which he wrote that “not many” members of Congress “sell their votes.” Before that ordeal was ended, Barry had been suspended to await further action by the Senate next Tuesday. This newspaperman of the old school 1s 73 years of age, although he doesn’t look it by at least 10 years. His associat®s of long standing regard a certain cocky aggressiveness as his cutstanding trait. Barry himself liks to tell of how he got h’s first newspaper ob back in 1879 on his “brass nerve, acked up by a demonstrated capacity to do his work. Started as Page Boy. Fifty-eight years ago he started in at the Capitol as a page boy at $2 a day. As sergeant at arms he draws an annual salary of $8,000, less the Fed- ral pay cut. S In pbe};ween is a story of a versatile newspaper career, including a period as chief of the Washington bureau of the New York Sun in 'EE dn};lsl :vhen Dana was making journalistic history. To the l’sel{ around the Capitol, Mr. Barry is a kindly old gentleman with nothing of the gadfly about him. ‘The Senators of the present and others who know him find it hard to picture him 25 a maker of biting phrases and pun- gent comment on m=n and personalities. But those who remember the Dave Barrv of three or four decades ago re- call that his was a sharp and pene- trating pen. Page in Michigan Chamber. The rough outlines of Barry's career are sxmplegbut arresting. Born in De- troit in 1859, he went from a school- room in Monroe, Mich., to become a page boy in the Michigan Legislature, after coming to the Senate as a page on recommendation of Senator Chris- tiancy of Michigan. After serving as a stenographer to various public men and clerking in the Post Office and Treasury Depart- ments, he became a Washington news- paperman in 1879, serving successively the Detroit Post-Tribune, Chicago Times, Detroit Evening News, Detroit Evening Journal and New York Sun. He Jater became editor of the Provi- dence, R. I, Journal and was its Wash- ington correspondent when the Senate elected him sergeant at arms in 1919. In 1912 and 1916 he directed publicity for the Republican National Committee. SONGFEST WILL BE HELD AT TAKOMA PARK CHURCH Junior and Senior Cheirs to Lead Services Tomorrow Night With Religious Hymns. The evening service at the Takoma Park Baptist Church will be observed as a songest, led by the junior and senior choirs as directed by Mrs. Isa- bel P. Middlekauff, organist. At the morning service the pastor, Rev. William E. La Rue, will speak on “Baptists, Who Are They?” Among Northern' Baptists, February 5 is ob- served as denominational day. Pastors have been requested to present facts and suggestions concerning Baptist his- tory and principles. % The Lord's supper will be observed and new members will be received. At the weekly prayer meeting Thurs- day evening the officers and teachers of the Sunday School will hold their monthly meeting following a devotional period conducted by the pastor. PLAN LOYAL’.I'Y CRUSADE Petworth M. E. Church to Begin Drive Tomorrow. A loyalty crusade will begin at the Petworth Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow and continue until Easter. The loyalty communion service will be held at 11 a.m., with Rev. R. L. Wood, paston in charge. The evening service will be conducted by the pastor, with W. R. Schmucker leading the song service. The junior vested ghoir of 40 voices will sing, and there will be a gramatic interpretation of the hymn “I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord,” directed by Miss Martha Stauffer. The minister will preach on “I Love Thy Church.” Due to the absence of the pastor from the city, attending the council of cities held by the board of home missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church in De- troit, the official board will meet Mon- day evening. Miss Martha Stauffer, assistant to the pastor, will be in charge of the midweek service Thursday eve- ning. The Epworth League cabinet will be the committee for the evening, as- sisted by A. J. Marsh and Mrs. F. R. Church. 43 POLICEMEN SICK Six of Those Forced to Quit Duties Are in Hospitals. Forty-three members of the police force were on sick leave yesterday, six of them being in hospitals. Thale in the hospitals are Lieut. Frederick Sand- berg. Detective Sergt. A. T. Fihelly, Precinct Detective L. M. Wilson and Pvts. J. C. Broderick, R. L. Harper and E. S. Grayson. SPECIAL NOTICES. Text of Barry N\ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1933. ’s Examination QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN SENATE INQUIRY. The ezamination of Sergeant at Arms David S. Barry by members of the Senate yesterday follows in full: | President pro tempore. chair is about to administer oath to the sergeant at arms. (Sergeant at Arms Barry rose raised his right hand.) The President pro tempore. You do solemnly swear, in reference to the cause now on hearing before the Sen- ate, that you will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, 50 help you God? it at Arms Barry. I do. The President pro tempore. The Sen- ate is now resolved into a court of trial to hear the sergeant at arms. Mr. Ashurst. Mr. president, I re- specifully move that any and all ques- tions to Mr. Barry be in writing. The President pro tempore. Does the Senator ask that any time be given Mr. Barry in %hich to consider his answers? Mr. Borah. Mr. president, I suggest that Mr. Barry state whether or not he desires to proceed at this time. If he desires time to consult counsel, the Senate ought to give it to him. After that we can determine how we will question him, if he does not desire time. The President pro tempore. Very well; the Senate will hear the sergeant at jarms. Sergeant at Arms Barry. I have no desire to have counsel. ~There is no real explanation to make. The article stands for what it says. Any further statement that is desired I will be glad to make about it, but I have no desire to_make one. ‘The President pro tempore. Very well. Then the question recurs upon the mo- tion of the. Senator from Arizona, namely, that any question to be pro- pounded by any Senator to the serg- eant at arms in the course of the hear- inz now being held shall be submitted {to him in writing. | The motion was rejécted. h’[ze P:psirrlemh pro tempore. The chair awaits further action on t] Of‘;:'le ‘%enll& e iomt . Watson. Mr. president, may I be permitted to ask Mr. Barry - tion or two? & 1o «The President pro tempore. The chair assumes that the Senate for the minute has resolved itself into a court of in- quiry, and, having rejected the motion of the Senator from Arizona that ques- tions to the sergeant at arms be pro- pounded in writing, the chair holds that any Senator may rise and orally propound to the sergeant at arms any qu stion which he has in mind. the article I the New Ouiont. et icle ew t] - lished this month? S Sergeant at Arms Barry. I did. saMr. ‘Watson. In that article did you y— “There are not many Senators or Rep- resentatives who sell their vote for money, and it is pretty well known who those few are.” gergeant at Arms Barry. Yes, sir; I The the Mr. Watson. Who are those Senators | and Representatives who you know have sold their votes for money? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I have not the slightest idea. I had no Senator in mind, and I do not know that there is sug;l leegl!m’.Wh r. Watson. at, then, Mr. Barry, did you mean by that language? gl “No Crooks in Congress.” Sergeant at Arms Barry. My idea in writing that was to defend the Senate from the popular belfef that there are crooks and grafters here. I have for 30 years taken that view. I have written i@ great many times and said a great many times that there are no crooks in Congress; that it is a mistaken popular belief, but it is the general beliet; and I meant by that, of course, that if there | were a few men here who did take money for their votes they would be | very well known to their colleagues. I | meant nothing further than that and‘ my motive was entirely in the way of | defense of the Senate. I will say that I wrote this article| some time ago and never knew it was, published until Mr. La Guardia spoke today. I never received a proof of it.| I never had an opportunity to revise it. | 1 do not say that I would have changed | the proof, but I might have done so, and I certainly would if my attention had been called to the meaning of these words. I should certainly have changed it, because I do not know of any such g:an and did not mean to imply that I | Mr. Barkley. Mr. President, I should | like to ask the sergeant at arms if he received compen:ation for the publica- | tion of this article? | Sergeant at Arms Barry. I have not | received any compensation, but I pre- sume I will: I expect to be paid for it. Mr. Barkley. Did you write it at the | r‘fqu:‘n of the publisher of this maga- ine? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Yes, sir. I did not write this particular article— but I agreed to write them some articles, but not to have any mame. I submit- ted this article, along with another ar- ticle, and that is the last I heard of it. Mr. Barkley. You wrote it under a contract with them? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Yes, sir. Mr. Barkley. To recelve compensa- tion? Sergeant at Arms Barry. The ar- | rangement for compensation was made | after I had written it and submitted it. Mr. Barkley. How many articles are you to write for this magazine? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I have not any idea, sir. Mr. Barkley. Will they all be on the Senate? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Oh, no, sir. Mr. Barkley. What are you to be | paid for the article that has been pub- lished? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I do not exactly know. I supposed that before this article was printed there would be a definite arrangement about that, and I was very much surprised when it was printed. T did not know it until today. Mr. Barkley. You said you prepared it in pursuance of a contract you had with the publisher, did you not? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Yes, sir. I had a general contract with them. Mr. Barkley. What were the terms of the contract? $250 An Article. Sergeant at Arms Barry. They were to pay me $250 an article. Mx;. Barkley. That is what you ex- pect? Sergeant at Arms Barry. That is what I expect; yes. Mr. Barkley. You do not know how many will be published? Sergeant at Arms Barry. No; noth- ing was said about that. Mr Barkley. At that rate you will keep on as long as they will print them 1 suppose? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I do not T WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY debts ' contracted by any one other than myseif, FRANK BECKERT, 2531 Que st B.W. LONG-DISTANCE_MOVING BETWEEN Eastern points. ‘“‘Service since 1896." vidson's Transfer & Storage Co. 111 Stomw. Nat. 0960. A Da 7 H e R BRI L voneid ree : Facted by 1 ?“{»mn.gy. "BERNARD . J. NOT BE RESPON: @ebts contracted by any one other than myself. JOSEPH AMANTE, 926 Oth st. n.w. WHEN YOU NEED AN ELECTRICIAN, CALL the Electric Shop on Wheels, Inc. A com- lete shop on wheels brought to your door. 5 job too large. none too small. 24-hour service. _Wisconsin 4821. 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In other words, gather- ing the opinion from the context of the first paragraph, your intention was to defend the Senate and Houte by stating that only & few men sell their votes? Sergeant at Arms Barry. That is the motive that I had in mind. I have for a great any years heard these charges as to members of Cenj being crooks. It is taught in the sc! here and in the universities. They teach them that. I know one young man Who, since this matter came uz‘wdny, told me that his professor taught him in school that en were crooks and took men they could be easily known? Why did you not use that language instead of stating— ‘There are not many Representatives or Senators, who sell their vote for money, and it is pretty well known who thess fow arc. Sergeant at Arms. Barg. I think, DAVID S. BARRY. —Harris-Ewing Photo. Senator, that was thoughtlessly used. I did not intend to say it definitely. I did not have in mind any person when I wrote it. Mr. Barkley. You have had long ex- perience as a writer? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Yes. Mr. Barkley. You know, of course, what the ordinary citizen reading lan- guage of that sort would infer? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I do not think they would infer what seems to have been inferred generally here. I think they wculd have gone more on | what it says. Mr. Barkley. Reading that language now as it is published in the first par- agraph of your article, what other in- terpretation would any ordinary intelli- gent person put upon it except that you knew of certain members of Congress who had sold their votes, although there were only a few of them? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I do not know that they could make any other inference, but I did not intend to say that I knew them or that others knew them. My intention was to carry the statement that they would be so few that they would all be known to every- body, and probably were. Mr. Barkley. In other words, you think the fewer they are the better they would be known, rather than if they were all guilty, it would be secret? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Certainly it would be known if there were a few of them. but I had no other intention than as I have stated. “The Natural Inference.” Mr. Norris. Mr. Barry, you say in | this article: There ar2 not many Senators or Rep- | resentatives who sell their vote for money. i Could you draw any other implica- tion from that than that there were several who did sell their votes for money? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Well, T be- lieve that would be the natural in- ference. Mr. Norris. Do you mean to say that is true? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I do not. Mr. Norris. Well, why did you say it in this article if you were honestly trying to defend Congress against at-| tacks which you believed to be false? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I can only say that I think it is rather thought- | lessly and carelessly written. If I had had an opportunity to correct it—to | correct the proof of it—I think prob- ably that would have been changed. It certainly would have been if anybody had called my aftention to the lan- guage. 3 Mr. Norris. Following that language I bave just read, you say: And it is pretty well known who those few are. Can you give any intelligent reason | to the Senate why you used that lan-| guage unless you wanted to convey by the language I first read to you that | there were some Senators and Repre-! sentatives who did sell their votes for | ‘money? | Sergeant at Arms Barry. No, sir; I cannot. | Mr. Norris. Well, what explanation | have you to give for that language—is | it true or false? | Sergeant at Arms Barry. I carmot‘ say. iflr. Norris. Then, if you cannot say, why did you make the charge which on the face of it leaves no doubt what-| ever? You have said here that— | “There are not many Senators or| Representatives who sell their votes for | money, and it is pretty well known who | those few are.” Sergeant at Arms Barry. I may have been mistaken in making that state- | ment. | Mr. Norris. Is that statement true? Sergeant at Arms Barry. It may not be; I have no way of proving it. | Mr. Norris. You made such a state- ment without having any evidence—is | that true? | Sergeant at Arms Barry. able to say. Mr. Norris. If it is true, then give us the evidence. If you know anybody | in the Senate or House who has sold | his vote for money, give the name or | the names of those Representatives or | Senators now. Sergeant at Arms Barry. I do not think I shall do that, Senator. | Mr. Norris. I did not quite under- stand; speak a little louder, please. Sergeant at Arms Barry, I say I do not think I shall do that. Mr. Norris. Do you mean to say, because you will not do it, that there are such men? Sergeant at Arms Barry. No, sir. Mr. Norris. And you refuse to tell who they are? Sergeant at Arms Barry. No, sir; not at all Mr. Norris. Then what do you mean? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I do not know any. Mr. Norris. Do you have any knowl- edge of any member of the House or Senate who sells his vote or has sold his vote for money? Sergeant at Arms Barry. No, sir; I have not. * Mr. Norris. Do you have any knowl- edge of any Senator or Representative who has sold his vote for anything else besides money? Sergeant at Arms Barry. No; I have not any knowledge to that effect. Mr. Norris. The Senator from In- diana did not read the portion following what he read to you. I had better read all of it, so as to get the sense: “There are not many Senators or Representatives who sell their vote for money, and it is pretty well known who those few are; but there are many demagogues of the kind that will vote for legislation solely because they think that it will help their political and social fortunes.” Repeats Demagogue Charge. And then you follow that by this lan- e guage: . That is what passed the constitutional amendment providing for the popular election of Senators, it is what passed the amendment giving suffrage to women, it is what passed the prohibi- tion amendment, and it is what has made possible the almost successful at- tempt to hang the bonus on the Amer- fean taxpayers. Is it true, in your judgment, that there are demagogues in the House and Senate, and it is because of the votes of those demagogues that these amend- mlg;u have been submitted to the peo- o] I am un-| who voted, amendment providing for the popular election of Senators was a demagogue? - Sergeant at Arms Barry. I certainly lo_not. Mr. Norris. Then how do you clasify them? . In various ways. I classify them. I have classified them in the ariicle, as I have explained, from my viewpoint. Mr. Norris. 1 4o not get your mean- ing. You say now that you think that it is because the votes for that amendment cast by di that they were enabled to pass it? If that be true, does it not follow that those who secured the passage of the amend- ment were, in your judgment, dema- gagues? Sergeant at Arms . That de- pends. That seems to be your judgment, sir. T have not said that. Mr. Norrls. Yes, that would be my judgment if I made the statement you have made. Sergeant at Arms Barry. I have not stated it. Mr. Norris, What have you got to say about classifying those who favored those amendments as demagogues? Sergeant at Arms Barry. 1 have not anything to say, sir. Mr. Norris. Dou you not think this language classifies them as demagogues? Sergeant at Arms Barry. It depends upon how 1t is read, how people read it as it is written there, but I have not any further classification to make. Mr. Norris. Do you think that the members of the Legislatures of the va- rious States that approved those amend- ments were demagogues also? &) Sergeant at Arms Barry. Well, T have not any means of knowing, and I was not writing about the members of those Legislatures. I was writing about what passes here. Mr. Norris. It is your opinion, as I understand, and you so stated here, that that is what passed the constitutional amendment providing for the popular election of Senators. It is stated just above that there are many dem:gogues, and that that is the reason those con- stitutional amendments were passed. Is that your idea? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Well, I think that is my idea; yes. I think the people so understand it. There are a certain number of demagogues and a certain number of demagogic votes that were cast for it. * % x % Mr. Barkley. Mr. President, I should like to ask Mr. Barry one question, if 1 may be permitted. A while ago, Mr. Barry, in response to a question of mine, you stated that this article appeared earlier than you had expected it to appear in the magazine. Am I to understand by that that your real intention was to have this article appear after your term of office expires, S0 that the Senate would have no juris- diction over you? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Not at all. T expected it to be printed this month, but I did expect to receive the proof of it. and I did not know what date it would be printed. I knew it would be printed in the month of February. Mr. Barkley. Did I understand you to say a while ago that you actually wrote this article physically, yourself? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Yes, sir; I did not say so, but I did write it. Mr. Barkley. Nobody else wrote it and used your name? Sergeant at Arms Barry. No, sir. Mr. Barkley. It is your production? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Yes, sire Mr. Blaine obtained the floor. Mr. Walsh of Montana. Mr. Presi- dent, will the Senator from Wisconsin | yield to me to ask a question. Mr. Blaine. I yield. Mr. Walsh of Montana. Mr. Barry, the article says that these Senators and Representatives who have been guilty of bribery are well known, but I under- stand you to say that you do not know who they are? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I did not mean to say in the article that any- body could name them, but they were so generally known that they would . be known by their colleagues and by everybody in Washington. Mr. Walsh of Montana. not know who they are? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I do not. Mr. Walsh of Montana. Can you tell us any any one who does know who But you do | they are? Sergeant at Arms Barry. No, sir. Mr. Walsh of Montana. How could you say, then, that they are well known, if you do not know of anybody who knows them? Sergeant at Arms Barry. That was just a general statement. It was made carelessly and thoughtlessly, and, I say, might have been changed. Mr. La Follette. Mr. President— ‘The President pro tempore. Does the junior Senator from Wisconsin yield to his colleague? Mr. Blaine. I yield for the purpose of permitting my collcague to ask Mr. Barry a question. Mr. La Follette. Mr. Barry, who first approached you about this article for the New Outlook? Sergeant at Arms Barry. The man that owns the magazine. Approached by Tichenor. Mr. La Follette. I cannot hear you. Sergeant at Arms Barry. Mr. Tiche- nor, the man that owns the magazine. Mr. La Follette. Did he interview you personally, or address you a_letter? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I have for- gotten. He did both, but which was first, I do not just remember. I think he saw me before he wrote me, but I |am not sure about that, Senator. Mr. La Follette, When you discussed the matter with him, did you discuss the subject matter of the article? Sergeant at Arms Barr No, sir; not this part of it. anyhow. I might have gone over it in a general way, but this subject matter was not discussed with him or any one else. Mr. La Follette. Was the title of the article discussed at that interview? Sergeant at Arms Barry. No sir. Mr. La Follette. Was the subject ractter of this article, or anything re- lating to it, suggested in the corre- | spondence which you had with the gen- tleman subsequent to your interview with him? Sergeant at Arms Barry. No sir. Suggested by him, you mean, to me? Mr. La Follette. Yes. Sergeant at Arms Barry. No, sir; it was not. Mr. La Follette. Then it was entirely your own idea, and was not suggested to you by the owner of the magazine, the publisher, or by anyone else con- nected with it, or by any other person, that you should write this article which now has appeared in the publication? Sergeant at Barry. Yes, sir. Mr, La Follette. I did not hear the response, Sergeant at Arms Barry. I said yes; meaning that it was not suggested by anybody, by him, or anyone else. * Kk % Mr. Watson. Mr. President, I went to Mr. Barry a moment ago, on my own personal responsibility, and asked him if he wanted to say anything fur- ther or if he had anything further to say, and if he wanted to say it here or if he wanted to go before a com- mittee to say it. I also asked him if he wanted somebody to represent him. I said, “I am sure that the Senate will be willing to give you every pos- sible opportunity to explain or extenu- ate the article or the words that you have written.” He said, “Well, I should like to make a further statement.” sald, “Do you want to make it before the committee?” He said, “No; I will make it right here.” I will inquire of Mr. Barry if that was not his state- ment? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Yes sir. I merely want to state— Mr. Blaine. Mr. President— The President pro tempore. The Senator from Indiana happens to hold the floor. Mr. Blaine. I beg pardon of the Sen- ator from Indiana. I will not interrupt m t Arms Barry. In the af . statement of Senator Blaine I under- stood him to have said that I admitted this article was false and untrue. I do not think I made such an admis- sion as that. I did not mean to make it. I made the statement that I had no unity to see the proof of this article, and that if I had and had gone over it more carefully I might have seen that these words said what I did not intend to say. that portion of the article in reference, to members of Congress accepting bribes —is false or true? | Sergeant at Arms Barry. matter of opinion. I can not prod | evidence to show that any men were bribed or that any men might have been bribed or that they were not. That is only a matter of opinion. Mr. Blaine. You say it is a matter of Well, what is your opinion? I am not expressing my opinion now. Mr. Blaine. Have you an opinion? Sergeant-at-Arms Barry. I think not ¥ Mr. Blaine. Not today. Would you have tomorrow? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Well, I do not think I would have tcmorrow. I might have. Mr. Blame. Did you have an opinion yesterday? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Not except as stated in that articie. Mr. Blaine. When will you have an opinion? H Sergeant at Arms Barry. I do not understand the quesiion. Mr. Blaine. You said it was a matter of opinion whether the article was false or true. Sergeant at Arms Barry. I can not produce evidence on that. “True as Written.” Mr. Blaine. I am inquiring what your opinion is as to the truth of falsity of the article? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I do not think the article is faise or untrue. tl_Ml;. Blaine. You think the article is ue? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I think it is | true as written. Mr. Blaine. Then you plead the truth as justification for the article? Is that correct? ! Sergeant at Arms Barry. I have not ' done so. What extenuating cir- ‘That is a ot luce Mr. Blaine. cumstances do you present? Sergeant at Arms Barry. None, except as I have stated tihem (o the Senate. M. Blaine. Have you any? Sergeant at Arms Barry. No more “han I have statea. Mr. Blaine. No more than what you ! have stated. Who is the editor of the magazine? Sergeant at Arms Barry. Smith. Mr. Blaine. When did he first con- sult you respecting this article? Sergeant at Arms Barry. I never saw him and never talked to him. Mr. Blaine. Did he write you? Sergeant at Arms Barry. He never wrote me. Mr. Blaine. How did you come in contact with the magazine? Sergeant at Arms Barty. I explained 1 all that to Senator La Follette, that the | owner of the magazine came over here | to see me, but the editor of it, Mr. Alfred E. Smith, I know nothing about. Mr. Blaine. Who is the owner of the magazine? | Sergeant at Arms Barry. Mr. Frank | A. Tichenor. Mr. Blaine. Where does he live? Sergeant at Arms Barry. In New York. Mr. Blaine, He came to consult you? | Sergeant at Arms Barry. Yes; about this matter. Mr. Blaine. And what was the agree- bent between you and the owner of the | magazine? | Sergeant at Arms Barry. I agreed to write a certain number of articles. | The number was not stated, but this | and ore other—two of them—were sent | to him. He wrote back, and I think I saw him and he accepted those two articles, and that is the last I heard of it. I never received any proof of the article. Mr. Blaine. What was the price that | you were to receive for writing the | articles? | Sergeant at Arms Barry. As I told | the Senate, $250 apiece. Mr. Blaine. I did not hear the an- swer. Sergeant at Arms Barry. The price | was to be $250 apiece for these articles. He did not say how many of them or on what subjects they should be. He talked with me in a general way, but there was nothing said about this article. He did not discuss it. ! Mr. Blaine. Was there any other | individual other than the owner who inspired you to write this article? | | Sergeant at Arms Barry. No, sir. I answered Senator La Follette all those questions. Nobody spoke to me about it. | * % x x Mr. Bulkley. Mr. President, before we vote T would like to inquire whether the sergeant at arms has anything fur- ther to say to the Senate. The President pro tempore. The | sergeant at arms may proceed Sergeant at Arms Barry. I think not, except with reference to Senator Bark- ley's suggestion a moment ago. I ex- plained earlier in the discussion that I knew the article would be printed in February, and so I thought it was rather unfair that he should have in- sinuated that it might have gone over until March, when I would no longer be sergeant at arms. I knew it was to appear in February. Mr. Barkley. Mr. President, in that connection, I understand the sergeant at arms in his first statement, before | I interrogated him, to say that he was surprised that the article was pub- lished as soon as it was. Sergeant at Arms Barry. I knew it was to be published in February. Mr. Barkley. If there is any con- troversy about whether he said that, I would like to refer to the notes of the reporter. Mr. Barry's statement was the basis of my inquiry. Sergeant at Arms Barry. I had been | expecting it, but I had not received SENATE DISMISSES ELECTION CONTEST Charges of George M. Pritchard Against Senator Josiah W. Bailey Declared Not Sustained. Alfred E. 1 By the Associated Press. Following a report by an Elections Subcommittee, which declared the charges of George M. Pritchard, Re- Ppublican, against the election of Sena- tor Josiah W. Bailey, Democrat, of North Carolina had not been sustained, the Senate yesterday dismissed the contest. Senator Moses, Republican, of New Hampshire, in presenting the commit- tee’s findings, said they found no evi- dence of irregularities in the election. The committee’s recommendation to drop the case was approved without a record vote. Senator Reynolds, Bailey's colleague, ! began a protest against paying the $12,000 expenses of the contest de- manded by Pritchard, but when Demo- cratic Leader Robinson suggested this was not. involved in the pending re-| port, Reynolds sat down. Moses then submitted a resolution for reference to the Audit Committee on what expenses should be allowed Pritchard. —_— MILLS HITS “PADDING” IN U. S. ISSUES DEMAND Accepts $277,516,000 of $7,802,- 843,600 Subscription for 2 5-8 Per Cent Treasury Notes. By the Associated Press. Secretary of the Treasury Mills, again’ warning against oversubscription of Government issues, has accepted $277,- 516,000 of the$7,802,843,600 subscrip- tion for the offering of 23 per eent five-year Treasury notes. The subscriptions were so large, the Secretary said, that they apparently were heavily paddegd, and the Treasury would have to take action to prevent repetition of such occurrences. Bidders asked for much more of the | . securities than they actually wanted in getting their requirements *x A—3 - BARRY SUMMONED | ®ices Tomoreore | REV. | W. BABBITT FOR QUIZ MONDAY Norris Says Judiciary Group Will Consider Charges of Graft. apprehend that if that is done it will be taken by the country as a hot-headed action. more in revenge than after sober consideration.” During the course cf Barry's trial, Senatcr Watson, Republican, of Indiana, asked if he wrote that “there are not many Senators or Representatives who =ell their votes for money and it is pretty weil known who those few are.” “Yes sir; I did.” “Who are those Senators and Rep- resentatives who you know have sold their votes for money?” “I have nct the slightest idea. I ‘'had no Senator in mind and I do not know there is such a Senator.” Explains His Meaning. “What, then, Mr. Barry, did you mean by that language?” “My idea in writing that was to de- fend the Senate from the popular tellef that there are crooks and grafters B . Barry then explained he had not seen a proof of the article and that he wculd have changed the meaning of his words “because I do not know of any such men and did not mean to imply that I did.” Later Nerris read 2 line from the article which sald there were “man demagogues in Congress who vote for legislation—because they think it will help their own political fortunes.” He ?sked Barry if he thought that was rue, “I certainly do.” Sometime later Barry was allowed to make another statement. “I merely wanted to refer to the statement by Senator Blaine that I admitted the article was false,” Barry sald. “I don't think I made such an admission. I do not apologize for that. I have to stand on the article as it is. But I did not mean to say it was mis- leading or false.” Then under persistent questioning he said, “I think it (the article) is true as_written.” The unprecedented action suspending Barry was taken after one of the most arresting scenes in congressional his- tory. The motion to suspend, offered by Scnator Reed, was adopted after the alternative proposal by Senator Norris for immediate dismissal had been re- Jected, 40 to 31. Roll Call on Norris Motion. The roll call on the Norris motion to dismiss Barry summarily follows: Democrats for: Bankhead, Barkley, Black, Bratton, Bulkley, Bulow, Byrnes, Clark, Con- | nally, Coolidge, Dill, Fletcher, George, Gore, Hull, Kendrick, McGill, McKellar, Pittman, Reynolds, Robinson of Ar- kansas, ' Russell, ~Sheppard, Smith, Thomas of Oklahoma, Trammell, Walsh of Massachusetts and Walsh of Mon- tana—28. Republicans for: and Nye—3. Total—31. Democrats against: Ashurst, Cope- land, Glass, Hayden, Lewis and Ty- dings—6. Republicans against: Austin, Bar- bour, Bingham. Blaine, Capper, Couz- ens, Dale. Dickinson, Fess, Frazer, Goldsborough, Grammer, Hale, Hast- ings, Hatfield, Johnson, Kean, Keyes, McNary, Metcalf, Moses, Oddie. Reed, Schall, Schuyler, Smoot, Steiwer, Townsend., Vandenberg, Wal- cott, Watson and White—33. Farmer-Labor against: Shipstead, Minnesota—1. Total—40. Watson Demands Inquiry. The Barry matter first was brought up in the Senate by Watson in the midst of a quiet debate over govern- mental economy. He read the first two sentences of the magazine article and demanded an immediate investigation. He moved to call Barry before the Senate bar at once and ask for an ex- planation. Seconded by Senator Robin- son, Democratic leader, the motion went through without a dissenting vote As Senators rushed onto the floor from nearby cloak rooms and the gal- Brockhart, Norris leries filled with excited spectators, | Barry, who was in the chamber, was sworn by President pro tempore Moses, presiding officer. After some discussion over procedure, Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, sug- gested Barry be asked whether he was ready to proceed or wanted time to ob- tain counsel. Moses put the question to the serg- eant at arms, who rose to his feet and in a halting voice replied: “I have no desire to have counsel. There is no real explanation.” Standing near his desk, Watson then began to question Barry about the article. Facing the chamber, one trembling hand fingering papers on the clerk’s desk, just below that of the Vice Presi- dent, Barry told the Senate his pur- pose in writing the article was “to de- fend the Senate from a popular belief | H that there are crooks and grafters here.” “I have for 30 years taken that view,” Barry continued. “I have writ- ten a great many times and said a great many times that there are no crooks in Congress. That is a mistaken popular belief. “But it is the general belief and I meant by that, of course, if there were a few men here who did take money by their votes they would be very well known to their colleagues. I meant nothing further than that and my mo- tive was entirely in the way of defense of the Senate. Debate Rages an Hour. For more than an hour the debate raged back and forth, with one group of Senators urging swift action and contending the evidence was all in, while others said the Senate should be more deliberate. Finally Moses interrupted it by saying Barry wanted to make another state- ment before final action was taken. He was allowed to proceed. “I merely wanted to refer to the state- ment by Senator Blaine, that I ad- mitted the article was false,” he said. “I don't think I made such an admis- sion. I do not apologize for that. I have to stand on the article as it is. But I did not mean to say it was mis- leading or false.” Questioned further by Blaine, Barry said he had not discussed the article with former Gov. Smith, the editor, but had made_the arrangements with the publisher, Frank A. Tichenor. Copeland Pleads for Delay. Before the Reed motion could be voted, Senator Copeland, Democrat, of New York, a physician, took the floor and pleaded again for delay, saying “no man knows what physical dis- ability might serve to warp temporarily a man’s jucgment.” “What is to be gained by this speed?” Copeland . _“We are not dealing with a mad dog. Here is a human being who has made a mistake. It won't hurt us to take time to inquire into his physical condition.” Conviction of Barry for libel would make him subject to a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for five years, L Barry has been sergeant at arms of the Semu.mo“umlmpamt' He was elected officers, for 14 TS, oy trol of the when Republicans_took Senate in 1919. He Senate LY pw,,m Norbeck, | | __REV. J. WOODMAN BABBITT. as a clerk in several Government de- partments. During his long newspaper career, he served as assistant director and then director of publicity for the Republican National Committee. I “PUBLISHED IN GOOD FAITH.” Tichenor Defends Acceptance of Barry’s Article. NEW YORK, February 4 (#)—Frank Tichenor, publisher of the magazine { New Outlook, said_last night that an j article written by David S. Barry, ser- geant at arms of the Senate, was pub- , lished in good faith and that the maga- zine editors were cognizant of Barry's “long record for reliability, accuracy and integrity.” ‘The article, “Over the Hill to Dema- goguery,” published in the February issue of New Outlook, was the cause of Barry's trial on the floor of the Sen- ate yesterday. Tichenor said it was the first of a series of articles which Barry had prepared for the magazine. “In accepting this story * * *,” Tich- enor said, “we were cognizant of his long record for reliability, accuracy and integrity which was developed and recognized during the years in which he was correspondent for the Detroit Evening News, New York Sun, Provi- dence Journal, of which he was editor at one time; and as political confidante of such men as the late Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and also of many men now active in the legislative and other branches of the Federal Government.” Alfred E. Smith, editor of the maga- zine, had no comment to make. CONSUL TOLD ENGLAND WILL DEPORT HARTZELL ! American Ten Years in Country “Prosecuting Claims in Sir Francis Drake Estate.” By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 4—The Ameri- can consul has been informed by the British authorities that a deportation order has been issued against Oscar M. Hartzell, who has been in England for 10 years, describing his business as the prosecution of claims to the estate of Sir Francis Drake. It was understood by the consulate that Hartzell was born in Monmouth, Ill, and came here from Iowa. MRS. KENDR'ICK BETTER ! Daughter of Surg. Gen. Cumming Recently Under Operation. Mrs. Manville Kendrick, daughter of Surg. Gen. and Mrs. Hugh 8. Cumming pital here after an operation for acute appendicitis. Physicians described her condition as satisfactory. Mrs. Ken- | drick is the daughter-in-law of Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming. —_— Plans Lecture on Christ. Rev. Edward Slater Dunlap will de- liver an illustrated lecture on “The Life of Christ” at St. Mark's parish hall, Third and A streets southeast, Thursday, February 9, at 8 p.m. —_— Can Vou S\'olve%t ) Dr. Fordney is professor of criminology at a famous university. His advice is often s { many citles when confronted with particularly bafing cases. This problem has been taken from his case- book covering hundreds of criminal investi- gations. Try_your wits on it It takes but ONE MINUTE to read! Every fact and every clue necessary to its solution are in the siory itself—and there is only one answer. ow good a detective are you? Death Calls the Hand. BY H. A. RIPLEY. NE card,” snapped dark, (13 nervous Joe Salvi. “Play these,” quietly as- serted big, granite-faced Jake Schultz, “Bet 500,” growled the dark one. “Raise it five,” responded imperturb- able granite face. The four players who had discarded their hands uncon- sciously leaned for- ward in their chairs. ‘There was an of tenseness in the smoke-filled room as Joe Salvi bark- " ed, “Call it—" With that the lights went out. ‘There was scraping of chairs, curses, a shot, a shriek, then the sound of a fall- of the four players, literally ran inte the arms of Officer Ryan hurrying up the stairs. “Somebody’s just plugged Salvi through the head. I'm going for a doctor. For Gol's sake, get up there!” he shouted. As Ryan stepped into the room, gun In hand, the lights went on. “What's goin’ on here?” he demanded. Prof. Fordney and Inspector Kelley stood in the room questioning the six players, two attendants and the solitary onlooker. Schultz was slowly explaining his part when John Barber, one of the players, interrupted with, “Listen, Jake, we ain’t gonna get in wrong because of you, see!” “Yeah! You had it in for Salvi!” broke in Roddy. “And——" “What're you doing?” bellowed Kelley as Spike Morely, one of the attend- ants, put a plece of paper in his mouth and chewed it to bits. The inspector jumped He , the dealer at the the trewe ped & card into the on WHO WAS HE? (Solution on Page A-5.) SHERIDAN, Wryo., February 4 (#).— RITES TOMORROW Covenant-First Presbyterian Assistant Pastor to Be Buried at Morristown, N. J. Rev. J. Woodman Babbitt, assistant pastor of Covenant-First Presbyterian Church, who died yesterday in Emer- gency Hospital, will be buried Monday in Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown, N. J. his native city. Funeral services Wwill be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the church where Dr. Babbitt served, with Dr. A. J. McCartney, pastor, in charge, assisted by Dr. Bernard Braskamp of Gunton-Temple Memorial Church, Dr. Frank Niles of Georgetown Presbyte- rian Church, Dr. Isaac Steemson of Clarendon Presbyterian Church and Dr. Joseph Sizoo of New York Avenue P ey Suren: e body will be taken to Morris- town, following services here, for rites at the First Presbyterian Church there by Dr. James E. Howard, Dr. William l;zllr;l‘n P!:z‘utlek;s. Dr. R. R. Bryan, Dr. . M. son, Dr. Warren J. - nt;.‘ Dr. JameslA, Pratt, a5 onorary pallbearers at here will include Dr. Joel T Boous. Dot Harry C. Davis, Charles C. Haig, Ells- worth Hibbs, William C. Ingleton, Ed- ward C. Potter, Justice J. A. Van - del, William H. Wagner, Lloyd B. Wight, Otis Johnson, J. R. Van Fossen, Carl P. Ruth, Maj. John W. Loveland, Wil- son Compton, T. H. B. McKnight, C. A. Aspinwall, Charles J. Brand, Charles Henry Butler, Bruce E. Clark, William J Flather, Albert J. Gore, Charles G. Lamborn, John ¥. Williams, William J. H‘l:::,“n‘ggu“;i {i{ Fellows. . Bal been with the Cove- nant-First Presbyterian Church since September, 1931, coming here from New York City, where he was pastor of gle‘vfizumfoom] Church for six years, also served v Neflwbursh, St in Calvary Church, e Wwas a graduate, with the cl of 1913, from Princeton ’I'henlogl’:: §emmary and from Columbia Uni- :;l:lt‘,y] ‘1an :EDCIOA He had traveled widely, &S an outstal Sh}.[':fi?“m‘? scholar. s survived by his sisters, 3 T. Fred Sowers, Mrs. Nelson J. Allbt{afi. Mrs. Charles B. Jennings, and by his m&:’sbcmrl\evs A. Babbitt, Fred E. . Pe - - e ey Babbitt, all of Mor FIVE NAVY MEN PICKED TO STUDY CONSTRUCTION Officers Designated to Take Special Course at Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology. Announcement was made yesterda: at the Navy Department that five om{ cers have been chosen for post-gradu- ate instruction in naval construction at Massachusetts Institute of ‘Technology. 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