The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
SENATE COMMITTEE
HALTED IN PROBE BY
ABSENCE OF WITNESS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. rs. -
The absence of witnesses having halt
ed its inquiry into Implied charges
that Governor Cor in 1918 received a
$4,000 from Dayton (Ohio) Metal Pro-
ducts company the senate committee's s
investigation turned its attention to
the financing of the Stars and Stripes,
a soldiers publication.
In response to it's telegraphic sum-
mons to H. E. Talbot, formerly presi-
dent Of the Metal Products company,
the committe received a telegram
from II. E. Talbot, Jr., saying that his
father was travelling and could not
readily be reached.
The committee planned to conclude
It's present session here today and it
had not yet decided when it will go
into this matter. Chairman Kenyon
indicated that the committee would
meet next on Oct. IS, at ST. Louis.
League Doesn't Solicit.
Herbert G. Houston, treasurer of
the League to Enforce Peace, told the
committee that contributions to the
league during the past five years had
totalled $4,000, all of which had been
expended. Since last May the witness
q,
ne continued none will be accepted un-
til after the November election as po-
lltlcal propaganda of partisan char
acter is forbidden under the league S
articles of Incorporation.
Mrs. E. NJ. Parks, assistant and
secretary to w. D. Jameson, director
OF finance for the Democratic National
committee, was questioned as to the
financing of the Stars and Stripes. She
told of negotiations opened with the
national by Joseph L. Heffernan, sec
retary-treasurer Of The Stars and
Stripes Publishing Company and said
that she had undertaken to underwrite
S4S.O0O for the publication. OF this
sum, she said, she furnished ten
thousand dollars and she obtained the
remainder from friends.
May | quote, the witness said,
that the Democratic National COM
mittee nor any member of it, as such,
has ever contributed dollar to the
paper or lent me a cent" | had an
intense desire, like most other men
and women to do something for ex.
soldiers. tried to help"
Asked who were the friends who
loaned her the money, Mrs. Parks said,
q don't care to say. That is my per-
Chairman Kenyon said the source of
the fund was important, but Mrs.
Parks refused to change her statement.
Il did not buy any Stock the wit
ness testified. 1T was given to me for
my services in financing the paper"
Questions by Senator Edge, Repub-
llcan, New Jersey, developed that 500
of the stocks had been given Mrs
Parks. There was reason for this"
she said 1--WE had a clear under
standing that I was to have control of
the paper so that it should never take
any partisan political policy" The
witness said that Mr.. Jameson person
ally loaned her four thousand dollars
and added Il intend to pay every cent
of these obligations personally"
When pressed again for the names
of the persons who loaned the money,
she repeated her answer that it was a
personal affair. Republicans have
come to me and said in a threatening
way that we would be put out of busi-
ness unless we give it up
"Who are these Republicans ?" Chair
man Kenyon asked
"Mr. Richard Waldo for one," Mrs.
Parks relied. HE said he represented
himself and some other interests. He
said he never could get any advertising
from the Big Four Advertising agen-
cies.
'But he wanted you to come out
against the bonus plan?" asked Sen
ator Reed, of Missouri, Democrat.
He did," replied Mrs. Parks.