New-York tribune., 1920-09-26

Il came TO Washington at the in
vtation Of Mr.. Richard S. Jones, and
Mr.. Melvin Rider of tn" Stars and
SsPines staff. me: Mr.. Heffernan
and we talked the situation over. out
nothing came of it.
" Later | came to Washington again
and talked very frankly with Mr.
Jameson and Mrs. Parks. They asked
me if General du Pont had anything
to do with my effort to buy the paper
and / told them he had not They
were net prepared to sell the paper.
but explained that they needed more
money for it. then left and made an
investigation of nay own to see Il the
paper was not being conducted as a
political adjunct"
Baruch and Meredith Named
Mr.. Waldo then gave the committee
the names of Mr.. Baruch and Secre-
tary of Agriculture Meredith as two
of the four men who backed Mrs. Parks
when she took control of the paper.
Mrs. Parks, on the stand earlier, had
refused to give the names Of three of
her hackers, but had admitted that Mr..
Jameson had invested $4,000 in the
publication. Mr.. Waldo said he learned
that MIR. Baruch gave $500 and Sec
retary Meredith $4,000.
where did you get. this informa-
tiontion?" Senator Reed asked
"Mr. Heffernan told me-" the witness
replied.
Mr Heffernan had appeared before
che committee Yesterday and denied
that any one was backing the paper ex-
cept himself and Mrs. Parks, who con-
,fro led 81 per cent OF the stock.
Asked regarding the alleged threats
to shut off advertising from The Stars
'and Stripes because of the refusal to
sell the paper to him, MIR. Waldo re-
piled:
~ was asked how advertising could
be obtained and expressed the opinion
that if the paper was being conducted
as political organ they did not have
ghost of show of getting advertising"
Mrs. Parks appeared before tho com
mi.tee before Mr.. Waldo and indig-
nantly resented what she termed "per-
secufion of her private business" She
said that she was given her 81 per
cent of the stock of the publication,
except for the $4,000 which she fur
nished toward financing the publica-
tion. She obtained the rest of the
funds from personal friends, she de-
clared.
Asked to name the personal friends"
she.declined, but finally mentioned that
Mr.. Jameson had given $4,000.
Refuses to Name Backers
"Who else loaned you money" Sena-
tor Kenyon demanded to know.
II decline to state. They are per-
sonal friends and they loaned the
money to nelp me-" Mrs. Parks replied
Are they Democrats ?"
al suppose they are. have very few
friends who are Republicans"
How many Democrats besides Mr.
ss Jameson n, loaned loaned y, you money for The
Three"
who are they?"
II refuse TO say because it is a per-
sonal matter, l feel / am being perse-
cutod in wfat 10 entirely 3 personal
business matter" Mrs. Parks said. ere
rublicans have, tried to force or coercc
me into rnlnuuish my controlling in
terest in The Stars and Stripes.
Richard Waldo came to me and
thre" tened me. and told me that unless
I sold out we wouldn't get any adver-
tsing from the Biz Four which I
understood was made up of four large
advertising agencies>
"Waldo asked me to oppose the SOL
diers' bonus. His manner was so
threatening I told him our conversa-
tion would have to end"
Mrs. Parks denied that The Stars
and Stripes has taken any position po-
litically in the campaign, and declared
that it has no connection whatever
with the Democratic National Com
mittee.
Mrs. Alexander Llewelyn, formerly
employed by the Democratic National
Committee testified that when Mr
Jameson last February abandoned his
letter writing campaign for contribu-
tioas she went to work on The Stars
and Stripes.
D'Olier Asks for Hearing
Frank D'Olier, National Commander
of the American Legion. to-day tele-
graphed the committee, asking for an
opportunity to be heard and to present
the records of the American Legion
weekly to refute testimony that the
weekly was being used as an adjunct
Of the Republican National Committee
Five employees Of the Navy Depart
mens went to San Francisco son off,
:. "usiness" during the Democratic
tl-aal Convention, Frank S. Curtis,
chief clerk of the department, testified
today.
He gave the names OF Mr.. Cammil-
ler, secretary to Franklin D. Roose-
velt; DR.. L. W. tustin, w. C. Dean,
William D. Burton and R. N. Wills.
All FIVE men went to the Pacific Coast
under formal orders issued by Admiral
Grifien. who was acting secretary VIXEN
the orders were issued.
Edward Z. 'Britten. secretary to Sec
letary Daniels, appeared voluntarily
and testified that Mr.. Daniels paid his
own railroad fare to the convention, bu,
the committee questioned him at length
regarding Mr.. Daniels's return trip by
way Of Alaska. Mr.. Britten declared
that Mr.. Daniels went to Alaska with
Secretary of the Interior Payne on of.
ficial business, to inspect government
coal mines, and that it was legitimate
Tor him to have Travelled on navy
vessels.
WASHINGTON, Sept. rs (By TIL.
Associated Press).-Guy E. Mason,
Washington attorney, who assisted i,
the work of the League to Enforc,
Peace. testified to-day before the Sen
ate investigating Committee that Ed
ward A. Filene, Of Boston, had pu
$22.0OO, into the leagues work.
"Yoy went to Henry Ford and asked
Tor S20o,0oo?" asked Senator Reed.
Ford Balks on $l0e,ooo.
'No, l suggested that" Mr.. Maso,
said. "He finally was asked for 500,
!. 600. l understand, but the propositioi
n came to nothing. have always sus
81 gested that the league raise all tn
money it could and do all it could I
get the League Of Nations established.
Mr.. Mason said he had suggeste
that VI Rarurb of Naw yorL x;,,