The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-21

NEWBERRY WAR
RECORD Barred
Campaign Advertising Said to
Have Stated He Was "Dis-
trict Commander
ACTORS JOKED OF SNAPS
While Senator Was Personnel
Officer at n. Y. Station In
vestigation Was Made.
ACTORS JOKED OF SNAPS
(By Harry 3. Hunt)

Not only will the campaign methods i
of Senator Truman III. Newberry or
Michigan, be scrutinized in detail dur
ing his trial and the trials Of 134 of his
political workers
Those who insist that the senate
should at once investigate the charges
against the senator are also prepared
to go deep into Newberry's war record.
Letters in the navy files contain the
evidence on which such an investi-
cation would be based The confess
sion Of subordinate that bomb-proof
berths were obtained by brides has
given the senator's opponents much
material.
In speeches. posters and newspaper
Newberry was referred
to as Commander of the Third Naval
district with headquarters in New
York.
His opponents-Bt vgO( n
His supporters compared Newberry's
services with those Of Henry Ford and
son, Edsel. Ford was Newberry's rival
for office and EdseI had been granted
exemption in the draft. Ford declined
to spend a dollar for his campaign;
Newberry is charged in a. federal in
dictment with spending between $780,
600 and 100000.
Actually, Newberry was not COM
mander of the Third district, but was
chief personnel officer, in charge OF
enlistments and assignments. He was
never at sea.
Major John c. Muir of the Marine
corps, who was detailed to investigate
the rumors that rich mems sons Were
purchasing safe and easy posts during
the war at $50 Broadway, reported that
several young men were brought into
New York, and subsequently enrolled
headquarters by Frederick Cody of
under peculiar and suspicious circum-
stances
Cody is one of the men now under
Indictment with Newberry in the Mich
igan election scandal.
Repeatedly Major Muir drew at
tention of Senator Newberry to the
grave charges made against his sub
ordinates during his services as Lieut.
enant-commander in the Third Naval
district, but never was able to obtain
the cooperation of Newberry in the In
vestigation, according to Muir.
Lieutenant B. J. Ellert, an immediate
subordinate of Newberry, confessed
that he received brides ranging from
500 to $4,000 for placing timid young
men where they would be safe from the
terrors of the draft and German pro-
jectiles
Conditions in Newberrys department
became fragrant that vaudeville
comedians TESTED about the traffic in
soft snaps at ESQ Broadway
In Major Muir's report he states that
because Senator Newberry was I'M
available for an interview. at Is i'm
practical for me to go further into this
phase of the case
1t is said that Newberry was warned
of Ellert's practices.
The Muir report also states: Insofar
as those holding positions Of RESPONSE
bility are concerned. Rear Admiral
Nathaniel r. Usher and Lieut-Com
Truman H. Newberry are more or less
directly involved, the former as
commandant and responsible for all
that transpires with reference to his
command. and the latter as the i'm
mediate superior of the officer most
implicated and having direct supervis-
ion over his duties and work.