Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, May 26, 1920, Night Extra, Page 17, Image 17

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IN BERGDOLL CASE fc?$
Edmonds .Says Ho Will Ask
Probe if War Departmont
Doesn't Catch Slacker
JJjESTIONSANSELL'S ACTION
Mj a Staff CorretnotitUnt
... i.i.itfiii Alnv 121. Congressional
ln"tlS "ton of t'w' Howl" s
P!?.1.. n.lnv from two sources. .
,n n, rrVntatlvr George W, Ed.nm.ds,
" 1 e i of PJ lladelphla hi wh
?.rf,C?fc llrgllls formerly 11
Itpprpspntn
ill wllOSO
vol
district ,'" r. . r.i,icCP. ,1c-
" L.. i unnlil Introduce n resolution
?. .mid,'Bir
K Hoi o pnlllng for a tlioroRli In
ln Iti.m into 15crg oil's escape itnd
1 Vile War Department soon showed
1" ". :?.." in.vm-il imnrc icnuitig
ten-,"f l-Vogrcf-s toward apprehending
n,HViirrpntntlvp Edmonds nn d He
i ,. nil it few dn to give the dc-
ri e " cbum-e to lln.l ll..loll be-
V", asking, n congressional probe mill
nuHlW nroi'y offlccrH. Wnr Department
ffinls and RcrRdoll's attorneys on tie
slnnd in effort to fix icsponsibllity
for hi" escape.
Interested In Ansell
rioplv following till development,
It whs le'iirneil Hint Representative 1 Inis
I Gorictt, of Tennessee, one of the
Democratic leaders of the House mid
liiliinrit member of Hie selcrt House
committee investigating the eduduct of
the win1. Imt under consideration a, sim
ilar resolution nlmetl nt discovering the
lelittloiis between Hergdoll and his ut
toiiicx.s iiikI their knowledge. If liny, of
the family plnus for the dlsposul of
large property interests nbout the time
of HcrgdoH's second disappearance.
CnriPtl is understood to be pnrtkulnrly
Interested in the connection of former
Judge Adxocnte (Jcncrnl William T.
An-ell with the cae. In view of his
employment by the Ornhnin investigat
ing loiiimittce ns spcclnl counsel ut n
alary of IJL'O.OOO n yenr, to assist the
cniiiinittce's wnr investigations.
I Imve no desire, to embarrass the
Wnr Department or Ilergdoll's attor
neys in their efforts to apprehend him,"
lleprcsentutivp Edmonds said. ,
"At the same time I think n con
gressional investigation might servo to
throw -nine light on the case nud llx
responsibility for Ilergdoll's escape more
oVliiiitely than it bus been fixed bv the
vbiIoiim conflicting statements tlint'huvc
bien issued.
"It is my intention to give the au
thorities a reasonable opportunity to
find llprgdoll or develop some cine-that
pus promise of his rapture. Should
he fail in their efforts, or should in -trrrst
in the pursuit appear to log, I
slinll present a resolution in the House
In a few days providing for a full in
nuiry into nil the facts and connection
of nil individuals with Jlerg'doH's af
fairs " ,.
Is Considering Probe
Itrpi (".putative .Garrett admitted he
jins "considering" a demand for mi
iniestigatinn. but icfuspd afherwlsp to
jlisi.isN thp ,.Hct He has lpcu follow
big flpvplopincnts since tiie escape, anil
is known to bo interested iir AhhpII's
mtivities in obtaining Ilergdidl's tem
pornry release from prison, while still
iiinnccted with the Graham cominit
top. So far ns tlio Washington develop
ments nie concerned, tho' slliiation
tnmls now- a! fAllows : ' ,
Ansell admits hi arranged for lierg
nll'H trip to Philadelphia, believing his
Hrj that he wanted to rccoer S1.",0.
(100 in gold supposed to have been hid
den nciir nagprstown, M,l.
Ailjutnnt (icnernt P. C. Harris nilmits
srnntiiig permission for Hergdoll's trip.
Imt says it was specifically understood
Jleigiloll was not to bo tnken .to his
001110.
Secretory of M'up Hoker, nlthough
flnijiiig all knowledge of the plnn for
JiergiliiU's tiip until after he had cs
capeil, nd-nits official responsibility as
mil of the War Department for" tho
.'Hotels subordinate.
"Moitil responsibility" for Ilergdoll's
cjiitmc is iilaced by Adjutant General
i ,r.,,,on Allso11 ll"(1 Colonel IOdward
h ll.iiley, his lnw partner, who have
;ITereiI a total of 1000 reward for in
Inrinatioii leading to Ilergdoll's cnptuic
or ln ictiirn to milltnry custody.
Department of .lustice officials declare
i.n officers were informed beforehand
' Ileigdoll's hope of cscaiic and of n
rl';' to iiiuke his getaway.
Tins Keciptary Itaker'and other War
I'fpiiitiiieiit officinls deuv.
I'nlnnel A. I'.. Coxp, 'director of the
misliui of iiivcjtigntiou of the filitiu-v
JiitPlligence Service, is conducting in
investigation into the case for the Wnr
j'epartincnt, under order of Secretary
The Wnr, State nnd Xnvy Denart
mnits and the Department of Justice,
to operating in efforts to find llerg
nil nnd return him to prison' to serve
ciiMus five-jcar sentence.
iMl and Jlailey dlsdnim any con
nwtioii with Ilcrgdoll'H affairs other
mi; that they were retained for his
J"l and to arruuge for his lelenso
J'fior to his escape. They are obviously
"iiicli worried by his JllRht. Ansell and
i'nilev also declare .ludgo John W.
"""Hi was associate counsel in the
ilercdoll ,.n p. despite his denial of nnj
oiniciti.in witJi it.
Diriiials evpiess eoiifidpncc Hint Ilcrg"
floll will he captured.
, 'eilirnl agents investigating Iterg
?,''';. '"""Pe have xirtiinlly discarded
'thoorj that he innyhnve escaped bv
h.,.'i , "!''' roucpiilnitlnK on the
"ipntliesis t,t 10 liud nn rpnnP fn
a ttng for ,im llm t,,ri,y nPW ,mt
" "ie country
th,!,.r ''"''''tnod Hint f'mmdinn au-
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Wescott Accepted
Bergdoll Case Fee
rllnu from ! 0nr
hMtc,i T ,0, ",('"t Mr- As,11 ""' s,,
V ''l?'"!' f bll.l.
' Mr v i rl)n,p old me he thought
h .',,', i1.'1 b,'""'"'t man, mid that i
prp; '"r1" x"' how 1 would be im
ifft J ,'lm - matter of friend -Mr
!,1"i;i,!),,,l,"iw' -Mf. Glbboney to
'J ;. Ho lis ofiiee. There T met Mr.
Mi ,', "ns v,'r.v Pienspd to make
."' exeeiitiniinl nllilitv.
oiwi tnl,L ''.','." .i""'''.1 " various subjects
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IhoiiKh r,!'t rTJ. U "m' Mr" ,U,nt '
1'iiff ' ' '""'K'1' H very able
'iot i . xt','itlo.!nly nble brief-anil
""t that u!orp h,,vrr,,l l"l brought
"Tl.o , P " "'"tUHweruble.
"it I , i1,. IV' of ,l"' ''uversatioii was
"H'M t Lllom I" ''rlpf was so ex
" "nn ' r py.rotr.v linker should see
JJUr i ,.i ', ,l,',,ntC(1 ,l'" lflt- f Ir.
r """losing tl,o brief.
Was Not KiiRagnNn Caso
wi uJT Wl,s of ""tlonnl inteiest
' ifi'M ncJth. ,lr '"'VcrHntlon. 1 ,.
I aiji '"-'lUCr llionev nnr .l..ll.. J ..
IfWAt nW? i'.' "V. way, It
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.NlltS. I'UHODA STKCIIKH
,lolal wife of Grnvrr Ucrgdoll's
rlmulTfui:, wlio drplarps she does
not bpllevc "hpr 'Gpnc" Is fleeing
with escaped draft dodger
ceived the Impression I wns retained by
Mr. (tibboiiey. but Hint was untrue.
'i.Mr. Ansell, In his lettpr to the Wnr
Dppartnipnt. hod no right to bring mv
iininp in as counvpl. I merely discussed
dlffprcnt iinlnts in the ense with Mr.
Glbboney. with whom I hnve been as-,
soclnted in various other legal matters.
It wns in Hint wny that Mr. Gibbonev
cntue to dlscus the, IJc.rgdoll case with
me.
"After this meeting I renclvpil a letter
from Secrrtnry linker, acknowledging
receipt of my letter with Mr. Ansdl's
brief inclosed.
Would lime Ashed Large Fee
"I would not have connected myself
with this case without having demanded
a large retaining fee," Mr. Wescott
continued, switching his trend of
thought.
"Attempts were made to have me be
come counsel for Ilergdoll. I rpfnspd
nil ovrrturps. I objpctpd, my wife
objected. 1 hud a son In the' nrmv.
I am n good patriot, and I didn't enre
to .Ninnpc myself with Hie case of n
darker. Now Hint my name hns been
I'cnlionpil In this wny. I am going to
light. 1 resent the insinuations mode
because of the effect on mv fnmilv
nnine." ,
Here the former judge turned lmpk
to the- letter, he sent linker.
"The fact of securing Ilergdoll's re
lease from Castle William." he declnrcd.
"wns never mentioned to me. Hod I
been retained in an advisory rtipneity
I would most certainly hnve put my
foot down on surh it plnn. Understand
ing the idiotic tendency of this Ilerg
doll boy. 1 would not have approved
of such a thing.
Callrd On Mrs. Ilerndoll
"Anothenjirason why I would not
(tnlni, tin. ...... ....... .!... r .
......i ,.,,- k.-v ,,;, mm ! inn seventy-
two years old and I felt Hint the Ilerg
doll case, when I wns asked to tnke it,
wns too much for me to bother with.
"Early in the ense Mr. Gibbonev
flsK'efl fn'n t u.i,. At..., II.... 1ll nn.A
"'- " ' ....-.. riKUi,ll. J.11HI
was when lie was trjing to get me into
nn- i-u-.,.. i couspiiipu jo see Jirn. Ilerg
doll. I consented to tell Mr. Gibbonev
what my opinion of the uoninn wns. I
wns informed 1 would be paid for mv
services in going out to Hie IScrgdol'l
home."
"Then the only wny you were con
nected U'ltll tint ,.,iLn t
were pn id for going nut to the Ilergdoll
Hume.- .in-, n cscou wns nsKCU.
"Vnj tin .,..illl T rt, ..- Li
received nn letaining fee as advisory
iiiiiiisei. ni m.v visit to .ill's. Ilergdoll
I wiih surprised to find her so kindlv."
s .Mr. .Wescott said Hint when (Sib
I. i.,,. .',,1,1 i,:, m.. w..:..i 1....1
'wn, j i'.i. .nil. ...it i, i-,iii;ci jici JUKI
lippn rptniupd ns trlnl lawypr for the
f,milt .tnurtifl I lit. iininmnnlinl ti f!!K
boncy :
"You have n fellow who will antag
onize your case instead of helping you."
The former judge closed his discus
sion With the renuirls he did not believe
Ilergdoll was given "a square deal."
Ilr snid there was no proof Hint Ilerg
doll had icccivcd notice from the draft
board and that he was given only eight
days' notice, instead of the legal ten
days, before being classified ns n
deserter.
The Westcotl Letter
A copy of the letter Judge Wescott
scut to Secretary linker follows:
"M.v Dcnr Secretary I beg to in
close j on n brief in the case of Grover
C. Ilergdoll.
"This brief is exhaustive and conclu
sive. There is not the slightest doubt
in the world but Hint the wnr million
ties made n mistake. 1 am cnormoiislv
interested in the situntion and wiint. if
possible, to have it kept out of the
courts. There is ery little question
Hint the judge advocate general will
properly dispose ot the case.
"I liopn that you nre well. Tt hns
beeu n long timo since I Inst had tho
plcnsure of seeing you, but I hnve kept
a very interested gnzc upon your work."
Depnrtment of Justice ngnnts, led by
Leo Gormnn, nssistnnt superintendent
of the bureau of iuvp-itigation, nnd J.
J. O'Connor, who wns nrcredited with
Ilergdoll's capture in January, invaded
Hie Ilergdoll home Inst night.
llelieviug the escaped convict might
bo in hiding nt his mother's home, the
agents procured n search warrant and
made a' minute inspection of the Over
brook home. They found no trace of
the draft dodger.
Tip fo Watdi llnrdrr
Ileigdoll nuiv lie expected to clots the
('aiiiidl'in border nnv time, according to
Information iccpipl by Hip htirriiu of
investigation of the Depnrtment of Jus
tice here.
The infoimntion comes fiom a mem
ber of the American Legion, hut the
possibility of patrolling it .'1000-mile
border nppcurs stupendous to the au
thorities who will wait for more definite
directions.
I. W. Ilrock. treasurer of the Penn
svlvnniii American Legion, culled on Leo
Gorman, iissistant supervisor of the
bureau of investigation, this morning,
nnd lurried over to the autlioritics n rp
porr from a member ot the Legion, con
(crnliig the whereabouts of Ilergdoll.
The report indicates Hint the fugitive
is milking his wa to the Canadian
l)lorc Contradictions
in Ilergdoll Caso
"I ino limit somebody's scalp
for the incut ion of my name as as
sociate counsel for Ilergdoll. 1 hnvP
nothing to do with the ense."
.ludgo Wcscott's statement on Mon
day. "Mr. Glbboney Introduced Hip
Judge to us in our ollices ns such
'counsel, and he hud confencd with
us upon the case twice, ouco cry
fully nnd once ny brielly. Tho
brief which wo filed with Hie War
Department was submitted to Judge
Wescott, who went over It care
fully, approved it and submitted a
copy of it to Hie secretary of war
Inclosed in a letter which was dic
tated by Judge Wescott, copy of
which is on file in our office."
Ansell & Ilnllcy
v'l om
wny." Ju
"I om interested in a hiiinnnc
dge Westptt tody,
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border; and tho Depnrtment of Justice
lias asked the Informant continue the
investigation of the tlji and mhke n
''"" "eiiiuie report Friday to Harry
II. Pierce, supervisor of the bureau of
Investigation.
A former srtuicr who snys ho hns in
foimntion Hint will lead to the capture
rf the slacker hns been promised a ie
Vnrd of $1000 If his "tip" brings rc-
.uiin. i
The promise wns mnde. by Glbboney
HtPr Ansell nnd llnllpj agreed to share
a payment of the rctvnrd.
The ex-service mnn, whose nnmc and
prevent occiipnthyi nre not kimwn, wns
aken to Glbboney's ofllce by .Major
Ail lain G. Murdoek, of the American
(Legion, who had charge of Hie selective
I Iraft in this state. Major Murdoek was
;i witness nt Ilergdoll's court-niurtlal
urn .iiiucn.
Hontig to Testify Again
"Judge" Jnines K. Itomlg, former
ity mnglstrnte, a lifelong friend of the
Ilergdoll family, nnd Glbboney, the
family lawyer, will be summoned to
nppenr nt Port Jay, X. Y., next week
to attend Hip court-mnrtlnl of the two
sergennts from whose custody Ilergdoll
escnped. it wns nnnouncpd today.
Itomlg wns quizzed for three hours
jestcrdiiy by United States District
Attorney McAvoy nnd Colonel T. O,
Dnnnldsnn, of the lusppctor genernl's
department: Cnptnii.Iohn T. O'Hnre
and P. T. Grndy, ot the military intel
ligence division.
Wide discrcnnneles were found be-
tween the tale of the escape told by
Itomlg and Glbboney's testimony the
day before. Itomig's testimony wns
characterized as "iiidefinltc, evasive
and elusive."
MRS. BERGDOLL BAKES
AND CHATS OF SON
Says Grover Is Lihp Cleveland
Because Neither Went to
Fight for U. S.
V
Mis. Km ma C. llprgdoll. baking
cIippsc cake, pound enke nud crullers
in Hip kitchen of her home nt Fifty
second street and Wynnefield nvenuc
today, talked of buried treasure, of gov
ernment ngents. nnd of her slncker son,
Grover. now n fugitive from justice.
i ne iiurlcil treasure, slip thinks, is
somewhere in California, nnd not in
Ma rj land.
The federal ngents. she snys, are per
secuting her, nnd won't let her iilone.
Her son. slip deelnt'PA. ninv nntslhlv
be like Grover Cleveland, the' President
lor whom lie wns named.
"Grocr Cleveland." she snid. "was
one of the best Presidents we pypr had.
In Hip Civil War he didn't go to war.
I hnvp a book upstairs that tolls me.
And later he was made President one
of the best we ever had. Wc never had
nny bloodshed when he wus President"
or mi) wars or nn thing."
Mrs. Ilergdoll wns asked if the conn
trj did not cxpcrinicc "hnrd times"
during the Cleveland ndminlstrntion.
"Well, look nt now." she snid. "Wp
have hard times now. Look nt the taxes
uud the profiteers und everything.
"Who knows," she added. "Grover
may turn out to be like Grover Cleve
land." The slacker's niothcFfcwns asked ncain
nbout the treasure her son is reported to
nave buried.
Ilreahs Into Sobs
"I don't think it is in Hngerstown."
she said. "I think it's further away
thnn that, perhans in Cnlifornin. I
don't know, though, but I think it's out
in California, mnybp."
Then Mrs. Ilergdoll spoke of the
senrcn oi ner home last niglit by th
police and government agents: "What
nni'l going to do?" she sobbed. "No
peace for mc now. They won't let me
njoiie."
She said the searchers went through
epry pnrt of the house looking for lyr
son, who , they thought, might be in hid
ing there. In the basement they found
a iinltorm ot n United Stales sold er
nnd a rifle. Mrs. Ilergdoll snld they
were the property of Edward Stringer,
one of the employes at the Ilergdojl
nome. who lias been worKIng there for
two months.
The uniform, she said, hnd been worn
by Stringer while serving witlr Com
pany L, fH.'tli Infantry. In France.
The rifle wus brought home by him, she
said.
Troves She Is Good Cook
The federal agents took the uniform
nnd rifle nwuy with them. Airs. Ilerg
doll said, announcing that the owner
would have to call for them at the
Fcdcrnl lluilding
.Mrs, Ilergdoll first finished the pound
cake. She cut it. gave a piece to each
interviewer, and took some herself.
While they ate she told of Stringer.
He went to Camp Mpndp, May 2(5.
1018. and sailed for Frn'ncc with the
.'tirith Infantry. In September. IMS.
lie wns gnssed in the Argonne Forest.
Later, after he lecovered. he wns sent
back to this country and wns dischnrged
January 0, 1010.
Bryan Dominant
Assembly Figure
Cnnlliiuril from I'nsp One
En. Wyoming, a converted Jew. to en
gnge iipHvpIi in efforts to lighten the
lot ot Jews in the Near Knst und enst
ern Europe, pnrticiilurly in the Ukraine.
He asked that protests be made against
Hie alleged massacres of Jews.
Women .Make Progress
Miss Maignrrt Hodgp, npwlv ppclcd
president of the Woman's boa id of
foreign missions, told the assembly of
progress made bv the women in' the
last twelve months. A jpnr ago. she
snld. thej sp( for their gonl bq 1020.
$500,000 in (lonnUons. a one -third
membership increase, nnd 100 young
women for the foreign missions field.
Actunlly they contributed $000,000.
curried their membership far be; nnd
their expectations, and got nearly 200
jo'uug women for missions.
The ltev. Dr. Stanford White, noted
mlssionui'), lately back from Syria,
warned Commissioners that "the war
would not be over until thp Eastern
qupstion was spttled."
Me said the only satisfactory settle
ment would ionic "thiough Christian
izing the individual, to do this ou
imis! Christlnnbe his environment." ' uii-imr siu-ri or me imimi ui mm-
lie said the Near East had been one'11'1 J 'anr Heed nked
of the piincipill causes of Hip war, i 5l,-,1.fril1 ,V '' i'. bud been taken
through th eugenics of European nn- "I' " ' "; '"" s as.istaui bu.
thins to, exeicise control Iheie. and
finally Geimuin s attempt to take In
force' what she could not get by
diplomacy-"
The speaker suid we must protect
America b protecting her interests in
all pnils of the world. "China is dis
trustful of the l.pogiie tit Nations," lie
sold. "Japan, who expected great
tilings f i om the league, has gone back
to her old game of might is right."
The important question of where the
nct ussembl.v shall meet was considered
lodiiv b a special committee com nosed
of the moderator, stated clerk and per
manent clcik. lliey hud three invita
tions to consider, from Seattle, Wash. ;
Winona Luke nnd Atlantic City. No
decision wns reached this morning, nnd
it wns decided to meet iigaln this after
noon, this evening tue committee will
visit the ltev Dr W II Huberts, (he
lenerablc stilted clerk who has been hent
awnj fro nitke assembly by Illness, and
will put I lie innicr ot mr next mpcttng
pbice up to him for n decision,
Ycsleiduy those, who fuvored Hip
world movement managed to kuvo the
'LEDaJDlHiLADliiLJfHiA, VVEJDJS'ESUAr, ALtV.iT 26, JLU20'
Presbyterian Assembly
4 Program for the Day
II! jit. Devotional services.
1U:.'!0"i. m. Kccess.
2:.",0 p. m. Opening prayer.
Itenort. 'Standing committee on
publication nnd Sundny-school work.
v :S0 p. m. Itppnrt, spcclnl com
mittee on work In Hurope.
I p. m. Keport, spcclnl commit
tee on the New Kra mngn.lne.
4:!10.p. in. Keport, spcclnl rom
mlttee on chaplains in United States
nrmy nnd navy.
5 p. m. Iteport, special commit
tee on nntlonnl service rominhsion.
Tteport, special committee to ml
mirtister the co-.opprntlve fund for
our rcturnrd soldlprs and sailors.
Iteport. special committee to ad
minister fund for nld of the Prot
estant churches In Europe.
ritltt) p. m. Adjournment.
S p. in. Popular meeting in be
linlf of home missions.
mettcr of pnrticlpntlop referred back to
the executive committee, which first
submitted it with nn adverse recommen
dation, to find some grounds whereby the
Presbyterian Church might aid the
movement.
Dr. Mark Matthews, of Seattle,
Wash., pnstor of the biggest Presby
terian church in the United States, nnd
known ns the "toll cedar of thu Sierras,"
admitted that the movement wns
ttronger nmong the commissioners than
ne unit thought possible.
But he wns confident of better suc
cess when the fight Is resumed today.
Carlin's Testimony
Kills Palmer Boom
rent Inn m1 from race Onp
the attorney genrrnl is on onp side nnd
his cnmpuigu manngcr is on the other.
This urrnngpinpiit between Du Puy
and Cnrlln wns entered Into in Febru
ary by nn ngent of Air. Du Puy's. At
that Hpie. Cnrlln wns either already
Palmer's campaign manager or vai in
dicted for a prominent place in the Pal
mer campaign bv the close political as
sociation with Palmer.
Republicans .Much Ilcllced
It was a gieat relief to the Republi
cans on tlio'Kcnjon committee to shift
Hip unpleasant limelight to the Demo
crats toda. The development with re
gard to Palmer relieved the minds of
senators like Edge nnd Spenecr. who
wprc worried by Hie extent to which the
Inquiry was dpcvlopiug into n drive
upon Wood.
Todnj they feel the innuirv will dom
inate nil Hip Republican candidates who
nnd vurticipntcil in the primnrics and
open the wny for Knox or some dnrk
horse.
The Palmer evidence will strencthen
the determination of tho committee to
go to the bottom of cnmpnigu expendi
tures. Whiel it rpfipcts only on Pnlmer nnd
the administration, it will tend to ninkc
the pieliniinary campaigns generally
smell bud. to fasten public attention
upon cnmptiign methods and to make
unlikely the nomination ot nny of the
big spenders.
The committPP shows n disposition
not to stop with thp expenditure of- the
in t ion ill 'irgunizntions of the various
candidates, but to go into the states
where there were contests nnd cnll the
state managers to find out what they
spent.
For cxnmplc. Congressman Crnmton,
Senator Johnson's innnngcr in Alirhi
gnn, wns in the committee room with
the figures of Johnson's, expenditures
in Michigan. These totaled about $12.
000, of which none came from .Man
ager AIcSAppii. Congressman J. A.
Elston, of Culofirnin, had contributed
StiOOO of this $12,000. Alost of the rest
of it wwis still owed, was a deficit.
Twilight Zone In Campaigns
There is n sort of twilight zone in
campaign expenditures. National cam
paign mnnngers do not know whnt
money was raised locnlly in the state.
Air. AlcSweeii knew nothing about
Air. Cuimton's $12,000 in Alichigan,
nlthoiigli it wns one -sixth as large as
AIr. AlcSween's fund.
Similarly ex-Congressman Carlin did
not know how much hnd been spent for
his enndidate in Pennsylvania. He bad
been warned by Mr. Sterling, Palmer's
Pennsylvania manager, to keep out.
When this wns testified. Senator
Iteed interrupted the witness to make a
few remarks upon campaign managers,
which he assured the witness were not
"personal."
"The surprising thing to me," suid
Heed, "is how iittle ininpnign man
agers know. If I were a iiimpnign innn
ngcr, I should know how much wns
spent in the home state of the candi
date, and I don't think I'm different
from othpr men. Hut we haven't yet
found n campaign manager who did.
For example,' there wos Air. Hitchcock,
whom wo Intel before us rhe other day.
If n campaign ninnnger who knew nbout
the enmpaign were worth SI. 000,000.
Air. Hitchcock would be worth nbout
$2.50.
Colonel Proctor. Wood's cninpniRn
innnngcr, is another one who does not
know, in his case, it is said, even the
total nntionnl expenditures of his can
didate, leaving out of consideration the
additional stnte expeiidituies.
As the Iteptiblicuiis are going to dig
into Air. Palmer's fund in Pennsyl-
Minin. and ns Senator Edge i going to
nig into .-senntor .loiiiison s .tiicnignii
and California funds. Senators Keu-
nn nnd Heed will insist upon digging
into the Wood expenditures, cspcciollv
in the larger states where the coutest
was sharpest.
Wood's Manager
Advanced $500,000
Conl Iniiol from Pnco Onp
ally claims pending." Mr. Cnrlln re
plied. "And you nre willing in behalf of
your client to pn .$.'511,000." Senator
Iteed asked.
"Yes."
"Has Attorney Geneinl Palmer had
limtlllnir tn ill. iior.niiit!v with the
ICiucihle Steel or the Diil'lix tux min
thai i! was largely 'V to Hie colleelor
of internal loveime, who wns Air.
Roger."
Law Permits Comprise
The statute expressly allows the In
tel mil Revenue Department )" com
promise all these matters. een after in
dirtmcut hns been found," the witneis
added.
"Wus Air. du Pin cinwded our of
Crucible Steel on account, of this taK
lelllin?" Senator Rpctl asked.
"I don't thtuk he had anything to
do with it," Air. Carlin said. "He was
taken sick and the control passed out
of the hands of his friends."
Tells of Contribution
Frank L. Crocker, of New Yoik. was
the second largest contributor to the
Palmer campaign fund. glWng .$2500
Air Carlln snld In his testimony on
campaign contributions. Former Federal
Judge J. Hurry Covington, treasurer
of the Palmer orgiuiiiatlnn. gave $2000,
Air. Cnrlln reil from ,u list of con
tributors, ft '
"Thin roan vCovluKtan was formerly a
federal Judge nnd resigned to go with
the alien property custodian's office
when Mr. Pnlmer hnd that office, wasn't
he?" asked Chnirman Kenyon.
"I don't know exactly," wns Hie
reply.
"And the size of the fee Mr. Coving
ton got nt the time caused public com
ment," Chnjrmnn Kenyon continued.
"I've only henrd a little nboift that,"
Mr. Carlln said.
Itesumlng the rending from his list,
Mr. Cnrlln snld John V. Crosby, Ilnrt-
rford. gave S1000; O. Michaels, $1500;
William C. Devltt, Pennsylvania,
$1000; P. .1. Marrow, New York city,
R500; W. II. Caldwell. .friOO: Itobcrt
Law. Jr., New York city, $1000; F.
P. Gnrvlji, nssistnnt nttorney general,
IflOOO.
iccps uii rennsjivnnm
Committee members sought to get
to iiiiiiiu-i- nii-iuuvin BuiiKiii ... -i i
(leinns huuiii i lie i cnusjivi inn. mn,
flffht over the Palmer candidacy. Mr
Cnrlln said he had not participated.
"Let me tell you something, not in a
personal way," said Senntor Heed,
Dcmocrnt, Missouri. "This committee
hns had too many mnnnge'rs who hnve
no Information about things like this."
"I would havp known, but I was In
structed to keep my hnuds off Pennsyl
vania because the men there would
hnndle the situation tliemsehes," .Mr.
Cnrlln neplied.
"Who told you that?" asked Senator
Kenyon.
".Mr. Sterling nnd the committeemen
there." Cnrlln snld.
rolled
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"Tho committee hns bis nnme," said
Chnlrmnn Kenyon, referring to Mr.
Sterling.
McCormlck Gave 91000
"Mr. Cnrlln fixed the total of the
campaign fund for Pnlmer nt 50,010.
Vance 'McCormlck, of Pennsylvania, be
said, gave $1000, nnd othpts named
were P. F. Nelson. Minnesota. $."00;
Fred V. Lynch, Mlnnpsotn, $1!50; 12.
M. Ilrnnchfipld, Pennsylvania, $1000;
whllo n number of others gnvc amounts
ranging down to $10.
Senntor Kdge asked nbout Georgia
nml Mlclilznn nrlmnrv elections. Mr.
Cnrlln snld $.'000 had Keen contributed
to election expenses under the state lnw
In Georgia. Clark Howell, of Atlanta,
he said, assisted in the enmpnign. i
In Michigan, he snld $1000 hail been I
Authorized by the nntionnl organization
- advertising
. .,,,, ,. . t,- n
love feast and not n money fenst," Air.
Cnrlln snld when the committee began
going Into state affnirs.
"T'iplinna flinrn (u iintlilniv in fnntnst
nbout." Chnlrmnn Kenyon interrupted
a...u,'j v..-m .....v.. n .. .w..-
In Georgia the contest ngnlnst Mr.
rnimcr was nccKicntni, .Mr. t,arnn
said, while In Pennsylvania nc classed
It ns "unexnectpil,
H...I..- .." to -iit.l
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committee ranks Senntor Heed said i
"that In the history of the Democratic!
party no mnn hns started out to get a
presidential nomlnntlon by the process
of spendlug S 100.000 of his own money."
Air. Carlln reported ,$15.12111 spent
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on salaries by the Pnlmer organization.
"Who managed your Georgia but
tle?" Senntor Heed inquired.
"I should sny Clnrk Howell nnd Mr.
Stovnll, former minister to Switzer
land," Mr. Carlln said, adding that
.Mr. uununr, formerly oi the nucn
property office," had been sent in.
'Wasn't there somebody else who
held n government office down there?"
asked Senntor Heed
"No," wns the reply. "Mr. Dunbar
resigned a few dnjs before hewcnt to
Georgia."
GUFFEY REAPPEARS
AFTER LONG ECLIPSE I
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7 '
fames M. Guffey s reappearance In
t)ln poiti,.n flr(.Mll , nn ''nngel" of A.
.Mitchell rainier s presidential boom is
one of the Ironies of n fascinating gnme
that might be denominated "out agin, In
ngln." Air. Gtiffey's exit from the stage
ns Democratic boss of Pennsylvania wns
far more drnmntlc and exciting thnn his
re-entrnncp in the form of a money
bags for the man who moro thnn any
OIlr, oNp ,np lt bp VnnrP McCormlck,
.... ....h,,,,,,,,!!,!,, for i.i, nll.,pr frnm th'
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place of party power be occupied fbr
nliotit n score of yenrs.
,. , , . " , ,
eA Judge James Gay Gordon wns nn
Tnr V1';1"' "f ,h? (,!!ffc-v,,?,,onl,,r?,.,cr
back In Hie DO s. when the Philndclphlnn
was u condldnte for the Democratic
nomlnntlon for Governor of Pennsyl-
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vnnin, his ambition being rudely crufe4 ' t
nt the dlslnte of Hie Pittsburgh ore,
magnate who lind lately nmumed tho
sent of the mighty in Democratic coua-'' .
cils. ' 'j
Mr. Guffey was n millionaire 0Terl' '
Uotncthlng of n dent w-nj snld to h
. fc , , ,,, f t ,,
,,.. ,. rptnn..i i.i. .in nn th
times over in those, days, nnd although
v '
seitrs
back, he retained his grip on th patty ''
organization until the Palmer-McCor ,,'
mick uprising of perhaps half n acor" .'
of yenrs ago, when, under the sloH -'
of "reorganization" those icniiers wan vt
fnm1et In ify.lnfl. Ihf, wlitn frnni tliiV .
Guffoy grasp nnd retiring that Demo- ( .yj
rrntir r hinfinin rrnm inp DAiuicni saze. ',s.-i
P "Ileownlilnit Democracy Of
Palmer and McCormlck became the rul
Ing power nfter n lively scrimmage. In
which Mr. uuftey rougntn stcauuy lot
i log fight which culminated in his defeat
' tor nntionni commiuccinnn ny mo very
snmp Pnlmer whose campaign for tho
presidential nomlnntlon It now appears,
he hns now boosted with a $10,000 con
tribution. For tho Inst several years Mr. Quf
fey hns been nn eclipse, nlthough his
nephew. Joseph F. Guffey, only last
wee kwns elected to succeed Palmer an
national committeeman. Joseph F H
hns been supposed, was not In sympa
thy with his uncle James AL. but with
the news Hint he hns come to the acrntch
with n $10,000 check, it is not Impos
sible Hint the latter hns been tnken Ihto
the fold by the Fnlmer-AfcCorniick "re
organizers." are
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