Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-24
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w ASHING1ONt sept. Z4.-ASslSL1utS
to Attorney General Palmer today
asked the Senate campaign fund invest
eating committee to permit them to ex-
plain trfps they took to San Francisco
:. at government expense at the time of
the Democratic national convention.
Vouchers showing that their expenses
were paid were presented at yesterday 5
hearing
Representative Stewart, assistant at
torney general, said he made a trip to
Chicago and Seattle in June in connec-
ton with Seattle shipyard cases, and to
consult local agents of the department
in Chicago regarding the outlaw railroad
strike.
He went to San Francisco, he said, be-
cause some of the departments agents
he wished to consult could mot go to
Seattle.
Stewart named Robert Scott, PaImer's
private secretary; John Laskey, United
States attorney in the District of Column
bia; Thomas Spellacy, assistant attor-
ney general; ]. ,. Creighton, an employee
Of the department, and George Montrose,
another employee, as members Of Palmer's
Washington STAFF, attended the conven-
ton
Stewart also named John Murphy. as
sis:ant district attorney of Detroit as
one Of those who were at the convention.
Frank Nebecker assistant attorney
general in charge of public lands. next
on the stand, said oil litigation involy-
ing twenty-five cases and $22,000,OO0 took
him to California.
He also desired to go into a case in
volving ownership Of an island off Coron-
ado Beach, he said
Il admit candidly that I delayed my
trip somewhat said Nebecker, so that
I could attend tho Democratic conven-
tion.nLN
On the way. ha stated he stopped at
Chicago and Salt Lake City to consult on
departmental matters that required at
tention.
All the time l was in San Fran
cisco I doubt there was a day when
was not engaged in official business"
said Nebecksr.
Fl did attend the convention and
worked for Palmer"
Nebecker added the name Of Judge
Ames, special assistant TO Palmer, to
the list OF department attaches who were
at San Francisco.
Ames voted for Senator Owen for the
nomination, Nebecker testified.
Joseph Hefferr1n. secretary of the
Stars and Stripes. next took the stand.
ASKS ABOUT RAID
ON CONTROL.
Senator Reed inquired whether any
effort had been made to wrest control
Of the newspaper from lis present
owners.
Henernan said constant efforts were
made to prevent the success of the pa
per.
He said Secretary of War Baker was
he In 81 IN ba
use OF the name Of Stars and Stripes
Leaders in fla Legion and particu.
larly Theodore Roosevelt u. tried to get
coptrol of the piper Henernan declared.
He said Richard Fl. Waldo. an EN-
ploye Of The Dupont" tried to get the
papers owners TO sell.
Heffernan didn't know which branch Of
the Dupont family Waldo represented
but said he understood those for whom
Waldo spoke were interested In foreign
language newspapers in the United
States.
"waIdo told US If we didn't sell we
wouldn't last six months and that the
big interests would not let US have ad-
vertising." Hcfernan stated, and added
that the paper is unable to get advertis-
ing.
Henerman demanded that Senator
Edge, IN. j. retire from the committee
while he testified.
HE is sitting here as both Judge and
prosecutor" said Heferman. ~ have in
formation that Senator Edge is in on
the plan to wreck our paper and has
been in consultation with those who are
concerned in the plan against US"
Heffernan named employees Of the
American Legion Weekly as having been
nd ~ ha r1a 70 b
the Stars and Stripes and said he had
confidential information that Edge
knew all about it.
AT ONCE DEMAND
NEWS SOURCE.
Edge and Kenyon demanded that Hef-
fernan tell them at once the source of
his confidential information.
Heffernan said Richard s. Jones, his
assistant, told him about the matter, and
that Jones had learned Of 1t from some
empleye Of the American Legion Weekly.
Jones was at once subpoenaed.
Edge emphatically denied Hefernan's
statements and said he knew none Of the
men Hefernan named
Because Secretary of War Baker was
opposed for sentimental reasons TO con-
tinuance of the Stars and Stripes after
the war. Heffernan said be went to Dem
oeratic headquarters here in an effort to
get the Democratic national committee
10 influence Congress not to pass a bill
prohibiting the use OF the name.
Mrs. E. NJ. Parks, secretary ofsW- d.
Jameson, finance director of the Demo
cratic national comE=.<tse. became in
terested, Heffernan said, and agreed to
finance the paper.
Mrs. Parks put $4,000 into the paper
and got $1,000 7hares of stock out Of
M nnn iss1tad HnAeorran rnid