Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-30
FOR GEN. WOOD HAS
 BEEN OBTAINED
All But SJ, Has Been Spent His Treasurer
 Says
DECLARES WOOD KNEW
 NOTHING OF FUND
Money Was Paid Out on Order of Col Proctor on "N. E. Burtt," Says Campaign Financial
 Head

Washington, May 29.A campaign fund of approximately $t ,200,000 has been raised for Major General Leon and Wood, A. A. Sprague of Chicago, treasurer of the Wood organization, testified today before the senate in- Vcstigating committee.
 MT. Sprague handed Chairman Kenyon d detailed statement of re- ceipts and expenditures. It showed receipts of $l l,1S0,0i3.20 and expendi- lures of $1,174,919.19 with q balance of $5,124.01
 Expenditures on state organization were placed at $432 2,926; for postage, speakers. travelng expenses circu- larizing, bill boards and telephone and telegraph $377,437; and for newspaper advertising $204 $50. Un- der a general head of expenditures $160,o05 was included. of which the largest item was "salaries-Chicago ! $d2 977.63.''
 The Chicago headquarters expen- ses was listed at $111,798; the New York headquarters noted as cover ing Maine, New Hampshire, Ver- mont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island New York Pennsyl- vania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland" si37,500 and Washington headquarters covering Virginia, North Carolina South Carolina. Flori- da, Georgia and Alabama $31 ,O00" By states disbursements were list i ed as follows:
 Ohio $12s,300; Illinois 'S120, 300: Nebraska. $46,200; Indiana, $45661: | Oregon $39003O; Minnesota, S2y,720; 1 Pennsylyina, $27 ,400 West Virginia, $26. 900; Montana. S22,800, Colorndo, $1d,800; Missouri $10450; 1dsho $9,- 050; Washington and Alaska $t7,su0; Maryland $7,s00; Michigan $9.8gQ; Tennessee $s,000; Wisconsin $7,300; Iowa S7,400; Louisiana $4,550; Mis- sissippi $4,50O; Texas $3,700. Other states including Oklahoma, Kansas, California. Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Arkansas. Wyoming, Utah and Kentucky, $65,559. The totals for each state includ- ed totals for organization work, newspaper advertising and postage, crcularizing, etc.
 The report showed that in Ohio where charges of excessive expendi-l lures in the Wood Harding primary contest had been made befor the committee, $60,000 was spent on "statc organization" $32 1000 on news paper advertising and $26,000 on postage, speakers travelling expen-' sos. crcularizing, etc. In West Virginia the item "state 1 organiza tions" showed $7.O00: news paper advertising $3,7OO," postage, speakers travelling expenses, circu- larizing. bill boards, telephone and telegraph $15,300."
 Mr. Sprague testified that the money was paid out from headquar- ters Con order from Colonel Proctor or "W. B. Burtt.p
 "Did General Wood know anything about ths?" asked Senator Reed, democrat. Missouri.
 | "He did not"
 "Did he know Colonel Proctor had advanced over $500, ,00O?" T don't think he knew anything ! about it."
 "Did he ever ask you about the fi- nance of the campaign 2" Senator 1 Pomerene, democrat, Ohio asked.
 "He never did"
 l. "And you never told him."
 "I did not, though he has probably read the papers by this time."
 "T went into the army to do my duty" Mir. Sprague said "I went into politics for the same reason. and have intended to stay in neither one. These are not business loans.N