Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-24
Publisher of Stars and
Stripes Admits Demo
cratic Ownership.
SAYS REPUBLICANS
CONTROL RIVAL
lAmsriean Legion Weekly, Says Wit
ness, 10 Dominated by 6. Q. P.
National committee-senate sIush
Fund Committee Digs Up New
Angie in United States Politics
offiosholders on Public Expense.
BY Associaaed Press.

and Stripes. soldier publication, is
controlled by the democratic national
committee, and the American Legion
Weekly, another soldier publication.
Is controlled by the republican na-
sttonal committee, Joseph l. Hef-
fernan. secretary treasurer Of the
Stars and Stripes publishing Com
pany testified today before the sem
ate campaign investigating commit
zee.
The right Of Senator Edge, republ-
can, OF New Jersey. to participate in
any investigation by the senate cSm-
paign investigating committee into
the political activies OF the Stars and
Stripes a soldier publication. was
challenged befored the committee to-
day by Joseph Heffernan. secretary
OF the publishing company. He said
no had Information that Senator
Edge was involved In "some scheme.
whatever 1t Is, against u.s." Heffer-
nan previously had testified that his
paper, despite a bona ffde calculation
Of 100, 900, had been unable to obtain
advertising.
HS aid he had information that
eenator Ndge had recently partici-
pGted In = conference with men In
toreeted IA yreventing the Stars and
stripes from obtaining advertising.
een9tipr Edge demanded the name
sof The person who had informed Hef-
ferlsan, and was finally told Nthat
sRichArd Fl. Jones, an associate In the
Stars and Stripes office, was the
man. Jones Mas ordered subpoenaed.
& Dslspass Wsnt West on Business.
Il T. Htewart. assistant attorney
general, whose name was mentioned
yesterday before the senate investi-
gating committee in connection with
tho democratic national convention
at San francisco and his travel to
that city ct public expense, told the
committee today he went to the Pa
cific coast In connection with fraud
cases. He was heard at his own re-
quest.
Eve had number Of shipyards
cases in the northwest" Mr.. Stewart
said, Involving frauds, and frequent
requests came from attorneys in
charge locally for. assistance. I talk
ed Il over with Judge Deems and he
{ decided Il was necessary for me to
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Tho witness also mentioned the
proceedings started against John
Grunau, leader OF the outlaw switch
mems strike. On his trim he said,
he stopped In Chicago. wfnt to Sc
attic, and later arrived at San Fran
cisco, comforting with local attorneys
at all three places.
"At San Francisco, after clearing
up the matters in question, 1 took
my annual leave beginning June rs"
he said. land made no charge to the
government for the period following"
Palmer's Aides There.
Chairman Kenyon asked the wit
ness IL he 0 saw District Attorney
Clyns. OF Chicago, at the San Fran
cisco convention working for At
korney General Palmer"
T presume he was," aid Mr..
Z Stewart.
Chairman Kenyon questioned the
witness as to the number Of en-
ployes Of department Of justice he
saw at San Francisco at the time of
the democratic national convention,
whore Attorney General Palmer was
candidate for the democratic nom
ination for president.
Others named by the witness were
John LAsky, district attorney for the
District of Columbia, who was a
delegate: Robert T. Scott, private
secretary to the attorney general;
Thomas spellacy, an assistant attor-
ney general, and j. p. Creighton.
How many district attorneys did
you see there?" asked Chairman
Kenyon.
I saw Mr.. p. s. Wertz, of Cleve-
land" Mr.. Stewart replied. "Mr.
Clyne, also, and John Merton, assist
ant district attorney at Detroit
Chairman Kenyon asked for the
number Of United States marshals
attending.
Mr.. Stewart said he knew only
Marshal Mccarthy, Of the southern
New York district.
Did they pay their own ex-
penses?" Chairman Kenyon asked.
IT presume they did, those who
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