Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23

Of Nations in your bookT' Senator Ken.
yon inquired in gentle voice. =.
mo" Barnes answered. ut didn't
seem to me to be an issue.'
This brought another laugh ana n
moments rest.
Senator Kenyon finally demanded:
HAS this book any sinister sig
nifcance?"
''Boss" Barnes came as near an in
gratiating smile as possible, and an
swered in smooth, even tones, very
politely:
"Wcll, Of course. senator, / am no,
the one to declare that, as i am the
person, under suspicion" As, Barnes
proceeded and Reed cross examined, the
temperature Of the room rose. Barncs's
voice rose with 1t. His tones got higher
until they reached a sing song pitch,
almost n falsetto. He tried to mask q
rising anger under an elaborate courtesy
to senator's of the Coipmittee, but sue
ceeded only partially. Senator Reed
finally cased the strain by observing,
not for the record, that he had dis
covered Chauncey Dcpew's picture in
the Barnes book, among the dead ones,
including Washington, Henry Clay.
history.
II think he's misplaced" Senator
Reed remarked. "In my Judgment, he's
the livcst thing In the party"
Boss Barnes held an unlightrd
cigarette In one hand and dangled one
of his two pairs of glasses in the otnci
as he testified. He did not light the
cigarette until excused from the stand.
Liquors Call Unheeded
George r. Carroll, Of Elizabeth, y.
j.. president of the National Retail
Liquor Dealers Associa ton. and also of
the federated liquor industries of New
Jersey, brought rich Irish brogue to
the witness stand and entertainment ~
the committee. He told a sad. sad story
OF the liquor dealers situation. 1t Is
organized in six states. he said. There
was time when it was organized in a
few others. But for some reason the
other states did not respond to the call
quite seriously.
Shouts of laughter ut this explanation
| seemed to mystify him for moment
lie testified rather ENORMOUSLY that
he had approved letter sent out to
members of the association boosting Cox
for President. but said he hadn't ap
| proved the paragraph containing Cox :
name and identifying him as a pro.
hounced wet The letter he said, was
signed with his rubber stamp sigma.
ture.
Rubber stamp" Reed remarked.
You could qualify as member of Con
grcss."
Yes agreed Senator Kenyon, "un-
der this administration"
Ihere was momentary misundpr
| standing when Senator Kenyon asked
! how many copies Of ".Justice." the
liquor dealers official publication. had
! been circulated. "since the convention. 3"
! You mean our state convcntonT
| Carroll asked.
! No"
York ~Hgr " national convention in New
NO" Senator Kenyon elucdatcd.
lit was perhaps not so important rs
your convention. hut meant the Demo
| cratic national convention in San Fran.
CISCO"
| Liquor Knows No Party
| When Senator Edge persisted in Oucs @.
tlonng the witness as to the views #
| liquor dealers On the respective preSI-
| DENTAL candidates, Senator Reed OBJ
jcctcd OH the grounds that "if followed
up we will have the witness testifyirg
to. how much whisky both OF theul
drink"
"As a matter of fact" Sehator Reed
| u'IluHuVU. NlU you ever III your pN-
pcriencc find that tho consumption OF
liquor was regulated by party lines?''
mo, SIR the witness answered.
without trace of a smile.
Hasn't it been your observation as
an expert" Reed pursued. that some
! Republicans occasionally take lrink-
Republicans who are going to vote rol
Hardingi"
Yes. sir" replied Carroll.
"Wcll, which candidate is the
drycst?"
~ couldn't sav as to that"
''lIavc you tvcr heard that Senator
Harding had issued any manifesto or
! the liquor question. saying he was in
! favorso Of keeping the country bone dry
| forcvcrY'
"No. SIR
| mo" agreed Reed, "and he looks
! like an oyster and has the same inter.
esting expression on his face whenever
| the subject comes up"