Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-22
CALLED PARAGRAPHS
TO WIDEN INVESTIGATION INTO
 CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES

Washington, Sept 21.-Extension of the senatorial investigation into campaign expenditures to include inquiry into the
 charges of use of governmental pub1ica-
 tions in the interests of the democratic
 presidential candidate and the league of
 nations was announced tonight by Chair
 man Kenyon of the senate Investigating
 committee which resumes it's hearings
 here tomorrow.
 In making his announcement after a lengthy conference with Senator Reed, Missouri. democratic member of the com. mittee, Senator Kenyon said that sub poena had been issued for Philander P. Claxton, commissioner of education!
 Subpoenaes also were issued today for the appearance of several departmental heads of the government to be question l ed regarding alleged assessment of fed | eral employees for campaign funds.
 Chairman Kenyon said it was reported | Claxton, who will be asked to appear probably Thursday, would be asked con- corning an editorial appearing in ''Schoo Life" a publication issued by the Bureau l of Education which Senator Kenyon said was decidedly favorable to Governor | Cox.'' Members of the committee, it is understood also contemplate inquiry in.
 to the alleged circulation under govern
 ment frank of political speeches
 l Announcement also was made that tht committee would inquire into the alleged l German propaganda claimed to have beer 1 circulated in support of certain politica | candidates. So far, it was said, ohwever no witnesses to be questioned along tha | line had been summoned although somt | are under consideration.
 | Only two members of the committee
 Senators Kenyon and Reed. had reported | to Washington tonight in anticipation O
 tomorrows hearing. but Senator Pome | rene, democrat. Ohio, notified the chair | man today that he would be here earl. 1 tomorrow. Senator Edge, republican New Jersey is not expected before Thurs l day, while Senator Spencer republican | Missouri, probably will not be present
 l Seven of those subpoenaed will b heard tomorrow. William Boyce Thomp son, chairman. of the ways and mean l committee of the republican nationa com mittee, according to Senator Kenyon i | expected to be called first Other wit
 nesses to be heard are William Barnes 0 New York; Charles McDonald and Ed
 ward Stokes, chairnen of the New Jerse,
 democratic and republican committees
 respectively; George T. Carroll of Eliz abeth, N. J., president of the. Nationa
 Liquor Dealers Association of America James W. Gerard of New York, easter treasurer of the democratic national eof,, mittee. and Herbert S. Houston. treas urer of the League to Enforce Peace. The hearings here are expected b. members of the committee to be conclud ] ed by Saturday and Senator Kenyon an l nounced today that the committee woul visit St Louis, probably the first of neS
 week, to inquire into charges already pre- sented to the committee involving Demo cratic National Committeeman Goltra ( Missouri and alleged payment of the e1 pcnses of delegates to the democratic ne f tional convention at San Francisco. Ser ator Kenyon said however, that the con
 mittee probably would not spend nor I than one day in St. Louis