Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17

him. The reply was: TN q general way
What was McDermott's attitude on
tho loan shark biur
Il don't know"
Representative Stafford wanted to know
the time OF day when the &C, cne :, ,. MIS-
ing hours, but the witness could not re-
call. a. Il happened nine months Deck.
Not an Unusual Mission.
'"rhen you do not recall this unusual
mission Of . strange member OF Congress
whom you had not known before going
to your place to cash checkF
ut was not an unusual mission"
1T think every member Of Congress
would consider 1t very unusual mis-
siS1 t. go to Mr 70 Comment
Representative Willis asked more aues-
lions about the employment of Henry z.
Davis.
II want to know" he said. what Mr..
Davis did to get the s1'7oo which figure
:.1ie aid q lot" said the witness. He
got . hearing at the White House. Other
people also went up to see the President
during the delay before the signing OF
Mr.. Willis wanted to know II any
funds had been collected to employ
counsel in 1911, and Mr.. Burnstine was
still inclined to doubt it He told Mr..
Willis that Mr.. Tucker had appeared
did 1t ever occur to YOU. continued
Representative Willis, that you know
more about the pawnbroking business
than any attorney
ance OF q trained attorney. We need
ed q capable orator..
Mr.. Burnstine and Representative
Russell got into \ long argument
about a visit that Messrs- Horning.
Heidenheimer and Burnstine had paid
happened on the day that Mr.. Tucker
had appeared at the House District
committee room In behalf OF the pawn
brokers, and Burnstine explained that
NV went in to say "howdy" to Mr.. Nc
Dermott. But Burnstine couldn't re-
member whether the representative
had been in the Office or not.
Attorney Presents Brief.
Don't you know" asked Chairman
Garrett, ''that there never was q pub
lie hearing on the loan shark bill be-
fore the House District committee and
that all Mr.. Tucker did was to present
a brief to tho committeer
Mr.. Burnstine did not know.
Representative holland wanted to
know when Mr.. Burnstine mao nr 81
included in the BILL and how he had
learned it.
p'%%And what did you three brokers do
vhan vou got together to discuss the
I'VE did not do anything rash"
Mr.. Nolan also tried to get DEFINITE
statement az to What H ens referred
him. with all the others. to MI. Hornins
who had handled the fund.
M. Nolan expressed great surprise tnat
Mr.. Burnstine would spend several nun
drsd dollars s, and get e1n mS sdc'
TN this instance 1t was sooo DuSiheSS
to let Horning go ahead.
Mr.. Nolan asked him II he had ever De
fore spent $3.50 without se'uns an a'-
Gut this was a different proposition"
II have listened to you for two hours, :
replied Representative Nolan ana o,. ! am =,
convinced it was a different proposition.
Mr.. Nolan asked IL there was any
reason for not wanting a statement ol
the expenditures by Horning. buIn-
slime shook his head RepresenIatlve
Nolan also asked II Hor ming ana hts narn
conversation when the sergeant-aatt-
arms subpoenaed Burnstine. The Wit
ness said he had not. -
"Why should I whisper: What ala
have to whisper aboutr' he asked.
Might Change His Mind.
"If the sergeant-at-arms should state
differently would you think dinerent-
ly?"
"If he should say We had whispered.
then. perhaps. should change my
mind"
"Have you and the others any agree
ment as to 7 don't recall Z"
NO"
The witness was excused, and d.
Steinem, 1899 Pennsylvania avenue,
took the stand. He was one OF the
pawnbrokers who had been solicited to
contribute funds. he said. but he had
refused to subscribe. except. as he ex,
planned, In the event the bill had
passed without including pawnbrokers
he might be induced to contribute
something; but he said he had made
no definite promise.
The hearing closed after Mr.. Steinem
had been on the stand few minutes.