The Washington herald., 1920-02-03
FILMS ABUSED
BY NEWBERRY,
JURY INFORMED
Posings in Uniform Mingled
In Navy Recruiting
Picture.
SAID TO COST $500
Attorney Intends to Charge
Senator Knew of High.
Expenditures.

Grand Rapids. Mich. Feb. THE
gentleman who became ruler of the
Queens nav-ee" after an assiduous
period OF polishing doorknobs was no
better land sailo- than was Truman
H. Newberry during his service as
naval lieutenant commander, it ap-
peared from what special Assistant
Attorney General Frank c. Daley
told the jury in the United States
District Court here today.
Mr. Daley. when court recessed
this afternoon had only half finished
his opening statement, calculated to
outline the evidence upon which the
! government expects to prove that
Senator Newberry and 122 political
Hdherents are guilty of violating the
corrupt practices act relative to cleo
tion campaign expenditures.
The Federal attorney outlined a
number of methods in which the al
legged huge sum was spent to make
Newberry's election to the Senate Dos
si6le. One of these money spending
schemes had to do with the circula-
ton of what was termed patriots"
movie film-a picture entitled. Our
Navy" and shown throughout Mich
igan with the ostensibIe purpose o,
aiding navy recruiting"
Purchased Old Film,
Paul II. King, Neweberry's cam
paign manager, sent to New York Tom
Phillips. one of the defendants and
publicity expert of the Senator's cam
paign committee Mr. Daley told the
jury.
Mr.. Phillips purchased 1,O01 feet OF
old film showing navy scenes.
Theen. according to Mrr. Daailey's
statement. Mr.. Phillips and a movie
photographer accompanied the then
lieutenant commander to a recruit
Ing battIeship set up on dry land in a
New York park. In full uniform Lieut.
!, Com. Newberry stood upon the bridge
of this pseudo Ilan-o'-Wsr Ssn., while
the camera man clicked off a close up,
Scanned a suppositional deep blue sea-
FINALLY he slowly turned and al
lowed the camera to catch a full view
OF his face" the government prose-
cutor said, 'and that's not all. He
was filmed while inspecting a gun.
and he was taken while he walked in
front of a line of sailors, the impress
sion sought being that he was review
inG them"
liked in CIose-Ups-
On hundred and twenty-five feet of
Newberry ciose-ups were taken and
judiciously interpolated into the 1000
1set of old navy film purchased by Mr..
Philips. Mr.. Daley charged. This
film. with copies. cost the Newberry
campaign committee $500, with an ad-
concern for its circulation, according
TO Mr.. Daley.
This was mentioned by Mr.. Daley
as one instance Of campaign money
'pending. by way of laying founda-
tion for the charge that Senator New
berry was cognizant of the expenditure
in his behalf of a greater sum than
the law allows.
Much of the Newberry money was
spent for banquets. flowers. enter
tainments, liquor and in many in
stances to pay personal debts"
bailey said.
when Lieut.. Governor Dickinson
exposed the barrel campaign before
the primary election, there was a
scurrying in the Newberry headquar-
tiers. County chairmen who had re-
ceived 1.CGO. LOO and $4,000 were asked
to file only 800. $50, ETC.
Daley said the scheme to purchase
a United States Senatorship" was
planned by Newbery and his personal
friend. Frederick Cody. of New York
Cody. he said. was the agent of nu
merOus large corporations. Cody.
Daley charged. was to hire a cam
paign manager.
Advised Against Barrel"
Jay c Haden. Washington corre-
spondent Of the Detroit News, was
offer<d the job at $50 a month. Daley
said. Haden rejected the offer. ad-
vising Newberry not to run a barrel
campaign. Daley said.
chine in Detroit was sought, ac-
cording to the statement. and Paul
II. King was made manager of the
campaign.
More than 500 troops were used
bin the advertising campaign which
followed. according to Daley.
v The address of T. Daley, which
SiII be continued with the opening
Of court tomorrow morning. con-
stitutes the governments first def
mite statement as to the nature and
extent Of the evidence which will
be carried before the jury.
I'VE will support our charges
with testimony of at least 400 wit
nesses." he said tonight after court
adjourned.
1t was promised that the defense
will have as many witnesses of fact
as the government proposes, with
the addition of three character wit
nesses, each for the 12 respondents.
II these promises are made good
the trial holds prospects of contin-
uing for two months or more.
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