The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
Summons Head
OfOhioFactory
Regarding Note
Gubernatorial Activities
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The trail Of the Senate commits
tee investigating campaign e1-
penditures threatens once more to
lead to Trails End"
The inquiry was headed that way
once at Chicago. but the commit
tee decided that nothing could be
gained but rumor and hearsay by
calling the Democratic Presidential
yesterday evidence was
introduced by George B. Lockwood.
Of the National Republican. which
caused Senator Walter Z. Edge. or
New Jersey. to remark that it
would require the testimony or
Gov. James n. Cox to clear up
the issue in question.
Dayton Man TO BE QUiE1cd.
First, however. the committee
has summoned H. L. Talbot. pres
ident Of the Dayton Metal Products
Corpora tion. TO sec II he can ex-
plain why his corporation took On
the personal note Of Gov Cox in
1915 for $1,000 without any record
that any service had been rendered
to the company by Mr.. Cox in this
year. which happened also 10 be
when he was running for the gov
ernCrship- The committee also
wants to AK Talbot If he knows
anything about a $4,000 fund to
which he and Col. Z. A. Deeds. OF
aircraft investigation fame. were
contributors which was spent in
tn" campaign Of that same year
This turn Of the investigation. the
relevancy OF which was questioned
by Senator William S. Kenyon. or
Iowa. a Republican. but pressed bv
Senator James A. Reed. OF Missouri.
a Democrat. will. IL is said. also
deal with the charge that corpora.
tion contributions in Ohio were
Clodked under dummy contributors
in the same campaign and throw
some light on the past political
activities -rof the Dem0cTatiC nom
incc.
Woman Owns Majority Of stock.
Members Of tho committee also
discovered that the stars ana
Stripes. a publication issued in be-
half Of veterans OF the world war.
was controlled by Mrs Z ".
Parks. an empIoye in the Wash
inEIon uflicr Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. who had paid
SfS.UoO for Il per cent or the is
sued stock Of the corporation whirh
now publishes the paper. In spite
OF evidence. the editor and scCrc-
tary and treasurer Of the publics-
ti"n insisted that il was not in
politics and had no political axes
TO grind.
During the hearing Of the evil
denco in regard to the stars and
Stripes, Joseph l. Herernan. an Off
Ger Of the publishing company.
charged that Senator Edge was a
party to the movement designed to
crush the veteran publication. and
that for that reason he should not
he allowed TO sit as member Of the
committee during that phase OF the
organization. He also charged that
the American Legion Weekly was
friendly to the Republican cam
DaiEn. Hefternsn was unable TO
substantiate his charges against
senator Edge and called as his in
formant Richard :. Jones. editor of
the Stars and Stripes. Jones said
that Mr.. Heffernan had overstated
what he JonesD had related as his
belief.
Justice Employees Testify.
At the request Of several en-
plcycs of the Department OF Justice
who were mentioned in Thursdays
testimony they were permitted TO
take the stand and relate in detail
the official business which drew
them all to San Francisco at the
time OF the Democratic convention
i. i. Stewart. Assistant Attorney
General, told the committee OF eight
or nine employees OF the Depart
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