New-York tribune., 1920-09-22
Senators Scan
Aid Given Cox
BY u, S. Bureau
CiaxtOn Summoned to Tell
Campaign Fund Commit.
tee of Editorial i'm School
Life, Federal Publication
DelveInto Postal Franking
Inquiry Into Assessment of
Government Employees
Also Ordered for TODAY

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21-Extension
of the Senatorial investigation into
campaign expenditures to include in
curry into charges Of use Of govern
ment publications in the interests Of
the Democratic Presidential candidate
and the League of Nations was an
nounced tonight by Chairman KENYON
or the Senate Investigating Commit
tee, which will resume it's hearings
here tomorrow.
In making his announcement after o
lengthy conference with Senator Reed,
OF MISSOURI, Democratic member of
the committee, Senator Kenyon said
1nat mat subpoena had been issued for
Education. VI
Subpenas rlso were issued to-dav
for the appearance of several dsnert
mental heads of the government to be
questioned regarding alleged assess
ment of Federal employees for cam
paign funds.
Editorial Under Inquiry
Chairman Kenyon said it was re-
ported that Claxton, who will be re-
quested to appear probably Thursdav.
would be asked concerning an editorial
appearing in School Life. publica
ton issued by the Bureau of Educa-
tlon, which Senator Kenyon said was
"decidedly favorable to Governor
Cox" Members Of the committee il
IS understood, also contemplate inquiry
INTO the alleged circulation under gov
ernment frank of political speeches.
Announcement also was made that
the committee would inquire into the
eileged German propaganda claimed to
have been circulated in support of GER
tain political candidates. So far, it
was said, however, no witnesses to he
questioned along that line had been
summoned, although some are under
consideration
Only two members of the committee
Senators Kenyon and Reed. had re-
ported to Washington tonight in an
tlclpation of tomorrow's hearing, but
Senator Pomerene. Democrat, of Ohio,
notified the chairman to-day that he
would be here early tomorrow. SEN
ator Edge, Republican. New Jersey. is
not expected before Thursday, while
Senator Spencer, Republican, Missouri
probably will not be present
Witnesses for To-day
Seven Of those subppnaed will be
heard tomorrow. William Boyce
Thompson. chairman of the ways and
means committee of the Republican
National Committee, according to SEN
ator Kenyon, is expected to be called
first. Other witnesses to be heard to-
morrow are William Barnes. of New
York; Charles Mcdonald and Edward
Stokes. chairmen of the New Jersey
Democratic and Republican State COM
mittees, respectively; George T. Car
roll, Of Elizabeth n. j.. president of
the National Retail Liquor Dealers
Association of America; James W. Ge-
rard, of New York. Eastern treasurer
for the Democratic National Com
mittec, and Herbert S. Houston. treas
urer of the League to Enforce Peace.
The hearings here are expected to be
concluded by Saturday. and Senator
Kenyon announced o-day that the COM
mittee would visit St. Louis, probably
the first Of next week, to inquire into
charges already presented to the COM
mfttee involving Democratic National
Committeeman Goltra, of Missouri, and
alleged payment of the expenses Of
delegates to the Democratic National
Convention at San Francisco. Senator
Kenyon said, however, that the com
n,ittee probably would not spend more
than one day in St. Louis.