Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-10
COST Of LIVING
WAS PRETEXT To
BOOM PALMER IS
WOMAN s CLAIM
Bureaus Established by Jus
tICe Department Mere
II Political Enterprises De-
CIareS Witness at Probe.
FIRED BECAUSE SHE
WAS A REPUBLICAN
Asked to Include Attorney
Generals Publicity Matter
When Sending Out H, c.
of |, Literature.

VI II lllGI dluI u
tsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL IEssso w,ssl
st. Louis. Mo, July 9.-Question-
ing of dozen witnesses by the
senate committee investigating
campaign expenditures today re-
suited In charges that high cost OF
living bureaus established by the
department of justice were ''politi-
cal enterprises" intended primarily
to bring about the nomination of
Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer for president by the demo-
cratic national convention"
Witnesses also declared that Ed
ward Goltra, democratic national
committeeman from Missouri, dis
tributed $3.50 checks to ST Louis
delegates to the state convention
which was instrumental in the
ousting of Senator James Reed of
Missouri from his national eonven-
ton seat, Goltra was declared by
witnesses to be n supporter of
Palmer but lew also admitted re-
ceiving expense money from Tony
Stuevers, a local capitalist, said to
have been supporter of Governor
Cox.
The charges against the attorney
general and the department of
justice were made by Miss Olivia
Brueggeman, formerly executive
secretary of the Missouri Women's
high cost of living bureau, who de-
clared she was dismissed because
she was "A repub lean"
Mrs, j. X. Leighty chairman of
the bureau, and Miss Mary Scott,
It's publicity director, partly COP
tradicted Miss Brueggeman's testi-
mony. declaring that while its rep
resentatives had attended state
democratic and republican oonven-
tions partly at government ex-
pense, they did so TO organize coun-
ties in the anti high cost of living
campaign.
Admit Talking Politics.
Questioned by senator Kenyon
they admitted that nj counties were
organized at these conventions and
that they also talked politics with
the women there.
Miss Brueggeman, answering
questions without hesitation, told
ti,e coiil.i',tee ,iiat VIZ NJ a..
pioSeu oy tie uepal ''ieh. " jus
tlce 10 euutate .ie peopie ~ p"
erlns lViiis tos's, eo'iI,ieu sns ne,
speeches 70 uooseis ra,ii,ei au
seheraliy the on'y tllne iipihs pus
were nlehtIo',eu WIZ Wil.h ~
tion of Palmer to the presidency
would mean lo"er plioeS. ,,
we were asker 10 .,c w IL
Palmer puohclty matter IN me -
e. L. puphci,y, anu W uee
such way tnat "o
quickly detecteu as .,e1aa a uVos. io ..,rhis MI,
FOR president she .eslil.eu ~
was zone. Sueli popa'I,,y S..,,., 20
quehtiy h'ai'eu " 90
pers, ,au how
I ""1 tta;s .anead m investipa-
ever, and TINS caused an lnVest.sa,
uon py howard rnss, an a -amt
attorney general - eneh ra" 80
that ! was = repuplican @ anu &C.
dismissed Mrs' iahA ,,so
mer chairman OF tne o,eau, a''
was aisInisSe" peo"u'e Oh" ~
repuDncah. u.
Wheh oui pa.;ana op'es; Tho
'ehueo 'ne s -. rati.oad faro
government !,aiu 'no aa, ox
ana aIlo"eo ioui uo. .i,, ~,
ira 1hey "eht apt" ,aaI;,y IN
game counties put ~
boost Palmer lor vles'u ld .hora
Miss Bruesseihan sa,u n.ns
were eighteen r. - ~ nae. ~
in the country, run AT "a tbot
Mt least sloo,VoV yeai' - ao sci
she understood tney a,so s,Sa.,., NJ
TO advocate Iaiire ,ss.. no,,al
Miss Scott fh,ers nc, nub
Miss scott dehlea ,nat sny ~,
Iicity matter In support on .'ie ia
torney generals cahu,uaey "a
been sent out IRON tne auas.
senator hehSoh -, ,imes she
tions so fast thal at s', ,ing
seemed on the verge oi o'ea