Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-02

and whose employers insist upon pay.
ing their way. He said the trip OF
Franklin Roosevelt, vice presidential
nominee, cost approximately $3.50.
Republican Bureau Budget.
Senator Kenyon asked Mr. Marsh if
he thought the $255.000 which the
republican budget provided for the
speakers bureau was. in his opinion,
excessive.
II wouldn't think So" the witness
replied.
How about the republican budget
of S750,514.20 for headquarters eN-
penses. Does that seem out of the
way?"
at does to a democrat"
How about the expenses OF your
Washington financial headquarters,
with it's 400 employees and $50 electric
typewriters? What are they?
II couldn't say"
Mr.. Kenyon attempted to bring out
that the democrats must have spent
$3e0.00O on the Washington office
alone, but the witness said the amour.
was much smaller.
publican budget?" Senator Kenyon
asked.
Il don't think it is excessive for
republican campaign. 1t would pc
very excessive for the democrats; We
have always got along without much
money"
"Barncs' Book" Up.
The William Barnes book bobbed up
again when Mr.. Marsh produced new
copies Of the photographs OF ailegeo
subscription lists to the expense OF
publishing the book. Copies intro,
duccd two days ago had disappeared
from the committee records.
He also produced individual pledges
from a number of prominent men.
pledglng definite amounts to the
Barnes book. fund. He read one.
signed by Jacob Rupert. New York
brewer and base ball magnate, prom
Using to pay $1,000.
"Is that the same Jacob Rupert
whose name appeared In the publish
ed list of the reception committee for
Gov. Cox at New York last Satur-
day." Senator Edge asked.
lection against this fishing around"
and demanded that Mr.. Barnes be
subpoenaed. Senator Kenyon agreed
and said the, subpoena would be is
sued.
of pledges to the book fund, suggest
cd they violated the law against cor
porations subscribing to political
campaign as some OF the SignerS
were by individuals on behalf Of cor
porations. He pointed to a subscrip.,
Company by L F. Loree. president.
He also called attention to the name
Of Christian FieEenspan. New Jersey
brewer. who, he said, "the alien prop
erty custodian uncovered as having
passed the money to buy one or two
Of the leading newspapers of the
United States" during the war.
Pledge sheet Read.
From the pledge sheets Senator
Reed read the following contributions
into the record:
John D. Rockefeller. $1,000: John
D. Rockefeller. jr.. $500: ]. Leonard
Rcplogle, $4,000: Jacob Rupert. $1,000;
Peter Cooper Brice. $500; Samuel H.
Colt; $3.50: John D; Rockefeller. jr.,
$1,000; H. T. Sinclair. $1,000: Murray
Crane. $1,000: A. Mcneil. $1,000; Fa-
nous Players-Lasky Corporation,
$500; w. p. Jackson. Salisbury, Nd.
$500: w. r. Colt. $1,000: Z. w. Rice.
jr., $500; c. E. Danforth. $1,000;
Clarence H. Mackay. $1,000; c. NJ.
Warner. $1,000: Walter c. Tagle,
$1,000; L. F. Loree. $4,000; John NJ
Bowman. $500; ]. l.. Livermore
$1,000: Percival s. Hill. $4,000: Will
liam H. Rogers. $1,000: Chauncey NJ
Depew. $1,000: Edwin J. Berwin
81. 900; C. l.. Anger. Paterson. N. J..
81. 600: Dunlap Morrow. $1,000: H. A
Van Zant, 81 900.
The twenty-eight subscriptions to-
tailed sal $50.