Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-25
STARS AND STRIPES
FINANCING IS TOLD
SENATE |NQU|RERS
Committee Hopes to Com
pIete Sessions Here This
Afternoon.
~ "G.ET" CHARGE
WAITS ON WITNESS
n. E. Talbot Is Hunting and Can
not Be Reached Easily,
Says Son.

The absence of witnesses having
halted it's inquiry into implied
charges that Gov. Cox in 1918 re-
ceived concealed campaign con-
tribution of $4,000 from the Dayton
tOhio) Metal Products Company. the
Senate campaign Investigating COM
,nittee turned it's attention today to
The financing of the Stars and Stripes,
u soldier publication.
In response TO its telegraphic sum
,r-ons sent to H E. Talbot, formerly
president of the Metal Products Com
pany, the committee received a tele-
gram today from H. Z. Talbot, jr.,
saying that his father was hunting in
North Dakota and could not readily
be reached.
The committee planned to conclude
its present session here today, and it
has not yet decided when it will go
into this matter. Chairman Kenyon
indicated that the committee would
= meet next on October is at st. Louis.
Mrs. Parks Questioned.
Mrs. E. NJ. Parks. assistant and sec
retary to w. ID. 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 committee by Joseph L. Hef-
fernan, secretary-treasurer of the
Stars and Stripes Publishing Com
pany, and said that she had under
taken to underwrite s4s.000 for the
publication. OF this sum, she said, she
furnished $4,000. and she obtained
The remainder from friends.
She said these friends were demo-
Gratis. but she refused absolutely to
give their names to the committee on
the ground that the transaction was
however, that neither the democratic
national committee nor any member
of it as such ever contributed a dol
lar to the paper or lent her cent.
Mrs. Parks on stand. 4
Mrs. Parks took the stand at the
opening of the hearing. She said she
had been employed four years by the
$500 year salary. Her husband
was also employed by the committee.
Her position, she said, was that of
assistant and secretary" to w. d.
Jameson, director of finance for the
committee. She told of the negotia-
tions opened up with the national
committee by Joseph 1. Heffernan.
secretary-treasurer of the Stars and
Stripes Corporation. ---ss>s-ss1-ssss<<sessszAss
L had an intense desire, like most
thing for ex-soldiers," she said 81
tried to help.
No Democratic Aid.
May 1 state that the democratic
national committee, or any member of
it as such. has never contributed a
dollar to the paper or lent me cent?
Mrs. Parks said she had furnished
$4,000 of her own money, and the
balance came from loans made by per-
sonal friends.
'Who were they?" Chairman Ken
yon asked.
81 don't care to say" Mrs. Parks
said. That is my personal business.
Some of it came from friends"
Chairman Kenyon said the source of
the funds was of Importance. Mrs
Parks refused to change her state
ment. The money, she said, had all
been put in during the last year and
three months. to finance the paper"
Il did not buy any Stock she tes-
titled. 1T was given to me for my
services in financing the paper"
Given 81 Per Cent OF Stock.
Senator Edge. republican, New Jer-
sey, pushed the examination on the
point. Mrs. Parks said that 81 per
cent of the stock had been given
me-"
There was reason for this" she
; said, I'VE had a clear understand
ing that I was to have control of the
paper, SO that it should never take
'It seems to me that our whole in
terest in this transaction" Senator
Edge said. sis the question of who
financed this publication.
Mrs. Parks said that she had given
personal and joint notes.
Have you any arrangement with
Mr.. Jameson to pay these notes?'
Chairman Kenyon asked.
None" Mrs. Parks said.
Did he advance any?" the chairman
pursued.
Jameson Lent $4,000.
"Mr. Jameson lent me personally
$4,000" Mrs. Parks replied. "I intend
to pay every cent of these obligations
personally" Mrs. Parks declared later
"It is my personal affair. and I have
} always paid my own debts"
! Il ask you again for the names OF
men who have advanced money for
the publication of this paper" Chair
man Kenyon asked.
II don't care to state"
Then you refuse to answer"' Chair
man Kenyon persisted.
Mrs. Parks repeated her answer.
II think this is persecution. directed
toward my own personal business
Mrs. Parks declared, when there is
40 connection between the paper anC
the national committee. or the cam.
] Taign financing. There have been in.
numerable implications against it
Republicans have come to me ant
said in a threatening way that WI
/, would be put out of business unles:
ave gave it up
Republican Named.
"Who are these republicans?" the
chairman asked.
Mr. Richard Waldo for one" Mrs
Parks replied. "He said he represent
ed himself and some other interests
He said We could never get any ad
vertising from the big four advertis
Ajng agencies
He wanted you to come out agains
the bonus plan?" Senator Reed demo
crat. Missouri put in.
He did, Mrs. Parks replied "Oul
position always has been to print thu
opinion on these subjects of the boy.
4 themselves, as the letters come to u:
from them"
Senator Reed asked series of aues
tions.
Not a dollar" Mrs. Parks said, an
swering. came from any democrat ii,
' committee, campaign organization. o.
party fund. All of it came through
personal, commercial transactions
There is no possible control of tn,
paper, no suggestion from anybody
and my chief object has been to pro
tect my own money"
Offers Names I'm Confidence.
- Mrs. Parks agreed to furnish tn
names of lenders in confidence.
80 far as I'm concerned, l dom
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