Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-10
W0MEN'S CHARGES
| CLOSING PROBE Of
! CAMPAIGN ACTIONS
Senate Committee Plans to
Disband Temporarily
Tonight.


ST. LOUIS. Mo. July 1o.-The SEN
ate investigating committee planned
to disband temporarily tonight after
examination today of several wit
nesses who may be able to give In
formation concerning the pre-conven-
ton activities in behalf of Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer.
After today's hearing Senator Ken
yon will return to Washington. wnife
Senator's Reed and Spencer said they
would return to their homes Tor
while. Senators Edge and Pomerene'
the other members, are not present.
Three more women were subpoe-
naed for today's hearing. They are
Mrs. John r. Rutledge, Mrs. Frank
HAYES and Mrs. Anna l.. Meehan, all
of ST Louis and connected with the
Missouri woman's high cost of living
bureau. which. witnesses yesterday
charged. had been used primarily to
advocate the candidacy of Palmer.
Hearing May Resume Here.
A. c. Stuevers wealthy st. Louisian;
Edward r. Goltra. democratic ma :
tional committeeman. and Joseph T.
Davis, St Louis attorney, are eX-
pected to testify before the commit
tee at future hearings. probably In
Washington. since they were not aDle
TO reach St. Louis for today's session:
Charges that persons employed
through the Attorney Generals office,
ostensibly to aid in reducing the cost
OF living. really were working to have
A Mitchell Palmer nominated for
President at the democratic national
convention, were made before the
committee by Miss Olivia Brueggeman.
Miss Brueggeman. formerly was ex-
ecutive secretary of the Missouri
women's committee to reduce the high
cost of living.
Miss Brueggeman said workers sup
posed to address meetings on the high
cost of living actually spoke only on
Palmer. telling what a fine man he
would be for President.
These workers frequently Travelled
at government expense. she declared
II was dismissed from my office be-
cause i was republican,, she said.
Called to Washington.
Miss Brueggeman asserted that the
Missouri office did very little work on
the high cost of living. She said that
after three months in office she was
dismissed and summoned to Washing
ton where she conferred with Howard
Figg, assistant to the Attorney Gen.
eral-
He previously had asked me-" Miss
Brueggeman continued. ito INCLUDE
literature favorable to Palmer in the
H c. L. literature sent out.
THE H. c. L. office was purely a
political enterprise.
This literature ostensibly was H.
c. L. literature. but much of 1t was
not published. This caused complaint
from Mr.. Figg.
Miss Mary Scott drew 5000 a
month and was seldom in the office
more than two hours a day. A Miss
Halsey Wilson was sent here by the
Department of Justice to speak on the
H c. L. She addressed several meet
ings and did nothing but boost Pal
mer for President.
The only time Miss Wilson men
toned the H. C. L. was when she
said the way to reduce it waste elect
Palmer President
when talking to Mr.. Figg at Wash
ington 1 told him / did not know it
was a political organization. but that
it did not make any difference who
was boosted. republicans had to have
some one to run against"
Miss Brueggeman said she was
never told she had to support the At
torney General for President. but that
il was made plain to her by Ffgg that
such support was desirable.
Senator Kenyon, who conducted the
questioning of Miss RruePRemau, the