The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-26
SUB COMMITTEE
"|NVEST|GA TES'
SOLDIERS PAPER
Woman Majority Owner Of
the Stars and Stripes
Grilled by Senator
Inquisitors

WiEElnBlon, sept III tHS
exception of a subcommittee inquiry |
into financing Of the campaign of
Governor Cox in Ohio in 1918, and
completion Of its investigation into
conditions in Missouri, the senate
committee looking into presidential
campaign funds had cleared its slate
today when it adjourned to reconvene
in st. Louis, October IS. The Ohio
inquiry will be CONDUCTED by Senators
Edge and Pomerene in Dayton, be
ginning October Z.
Lacking testimony of Il. II. Talbot
OF Dayton, Ohio, summoned in con
nectlon with the implied charge that
the Dayton Metal Product Company
had taken up note for $4,000 for
Governor Cox in 1918, the committee
conducted hard drive toward closing
up loose ends of previous hearings.
Sweeping Investigation
lHt lOhdg WtiN ptNoh'd ~
further inquiry into activities of the
league to enforce peace; the connec-
ton between Stars and Stripes" a
weekly newspaper for former soldiers,
and the Democratic organization; the
inter.racial council and the association
of foreign language newspapers, with
T. Coleman Du Pont, Republican ma.
tional committeeman from Delaware,
on the stand; and into trips of Navy
| Department officials and empoyes TO
San Francisco during the Democratic
convention.
No Evidence
Incidentally the committee heard
details Of what was described as
| "quadrenial row" between Republican
| factions In North Carolina and apol-
ogized for having summoned Clarence
X. Pugh from Elizabeth City, that
state, for examination. 1t found no
evidence OF any 10000 fund provided
by Chairman Hays of the Republican
national committee TO organize North
Carolina textiel workers as polit
cal opponent of Mr.. Pugh.
Another witness told of Republi-
can fund OF $500, raised in Penn
sylvania, but denied knowledge Of any
fixed quota, although pressed closely
| by Senator Reed, who drew out the
admission that a Harding and Coolidge
club also was raising funds In Penn
\ sylvania.
Stars and Stripes
Richard II. Waldo of New York
b. NJ. Baruch and Secretary Mere
dith had helped finance publication OF
the Stars and Stripes. Waldo said
! Baruch had come through" under
pressure with $1,000 and Secretary
Meredith with $4,000.
| Earlier in the day. Mrs. Ethel NJ.
Parks, secretary to w. ID. Jameson,
| financial director of the Democratic
national committee, said she had ii.
nanced the paper on her own account
and borrowed money. She testified
that she had put "a total Of siS,p0O
into the publication.
Waldo says his information came
from Mr.. Heffernan, the young law.
yer who grabbed the name" Stars
and Stripes"
Hefferman testified yesterday that
he had put through the organization
of the paper and obtained the backing
Of Mrs. Parks for 1t.
Explaining his connection with the
matter, Waldo said he had been part
! OF the "tSars and Stripes organiza
tion when that name was originated
for the paper published in France
by the American EXpedltionary Forces
on his return to the United States
he said, he had been prominent In
American Legion work and had
fought executives OF the legion by
opposing soldier bonus legislation.
To Carry ON Fight
To carry on that fight, he added
he had sought to purchase the "Stars
and Stripes" but had found II TO be
in his opinion so closely affiliated
with the democratic political ma
chinery that he believed Il was beine
built up for ultimate" partisan po
litical purposes. Waldo said he hat
dropped the deal for that reason.
waldo denied that his attempt tC
purchase the paper had any connec
ton with Republican national politics
He also denied that he sought to pur
chase the paper rs "a representative oi
the Du Pont interests.
Renewed investigation of books ant
activities OF the League to Enforc,
Peace, was conducted by Senator ReeC
with Guy T.. Mason, Washington. rep
resontative for the league as wit
ness.
Senator Reed demanded the sub
mission OF so many Of the league
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