Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-24

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mittee and the American Leg
publication is controlled by
mittee, Joseph L. Heffernan, /
and Stripes Publishing comp,
senate campaign investigating
Hefferman told the committee
that 'ten Of US who got out the
paper on the other side had or
ganized the publishing hero snl
owned most " the ..tocns. Effects
were made. he said to preven. the
Use of the mare. an ong others op-
posing 1t being Secretary q. Wa
Baker. When organizing the pa
per. the witness said. he went to
democratic national headquarters
as he wanted to get some assur-
ance that congress would not pass
a law prohibiting the use OF tile
name.
II saw there Mrs. e. M. Parks
told her of the situation, and ASK.
ed for some help he said.
she was the secretary Of w. D.
Jameson. director Of finance for
the democratic national commit
tee, wasn't she?" asked Senator
Edge. republican Of New Jersey.
II think So" Heffernan contin-
ued. I'VE came to an arrangement
by which one hundred thousand
shares of the icorporation stock
were issued. The ten Of us engag
ed in the publication took $4,000
shares and $1,000 were assigned
to her. She has SO fur furnished
$4s,000 for the pup,lcation..
Does that come from Mrs.
Parks personally or the national
committee?" Chairman Kenyon
asked.
II have no way OF knowing"
Heffernan replied.
$50 we have a situationsby which
this paper is controlled by the
democratic national committee n
asked Chairman Kenyon.
Yes"
The witness then declared the
american Legion Weekly, is COR
trolled by the republican national|
committee.
How can you make that state
ment 4" demanded Senator Edge.
Heffernan mentioned Theodore
Roosevelt Jr., and other organiz-
ers of .he American Legion anc
declared that Scott c.. Bone, direct.
or of publicity for the republican
national committee. had stated
that the republican comruit.se COZ
trollel the legion weekly.
Senator New Accused.
The right of Senator Edge. re-
publican of New Jersey. to partici-
pate in any investigation by the
senate committee into the political
activities of the star and Stripes"
soldier publication, was chal-
tienged by Heffernan. He said he
had information that Senator Edge
was involved in some scheme.
whatever 1t is against u.s."
Heffernan previously had testi-
fled that his paper, despite "a bona
fide circulation Of 100000 rad
been unable to obtain advertising.
He said he had information that
Senator Edge recently had partici-
pated i'm conference with men in
terested in preventing the stars
and Stripes" from obtaining ad-
vertising.
Senator Edge demanded the
name of the person who had In
formed Heffernan. and was finally
told that Richard s. Jones. as asso-
ciate In the stars and Stripes Of
flee, was the man. Jones was or
dered .subpoenaed.
Stewarr Explains
r. p. Stewart, assistant attorney
general, whose name was mention
ed yesterday before the senate cam
paign investigating committee in
with the democratic ma
tional committee at San Francisco
and his travel to that city at public
expense, told the committee today
that he went to the Pacific coast in
with the prosecution OF
fraud cases. He was heard az viz
own request.
I'VE had a number of shipyara
cases in the northwest" Mr.. Stew
art said, Involving frauds and fire.
1uent requests came from attorneys ,
in charge locally for assistance.
talked it over with Judge Ames aid {
ne decided 1t was necessary for me
70 CO." II
The witness also mentioned the 4
stated against John
5runau Of Chicago, leader of the :
,witchmen's strike. on his trip, he
aid he stopped in Chicago. went to q
seattle and later arrived at San r
Francisco comforting with local at /
orneys at all three places. /
Used Own Money. O
"At San Francisco. after clearingI
i'd the matters in question, took ,
nv annual leave, beginning June l
s." he said, 'and made no charge
o the government fer the period
Chairman Kenyon asked the wit
ess II he say District Attorney
lyme of Chicago at the San Fran
isco convention working for At e
orney General Palmer" s
II presume he was" said Mr.. Il
tewart- a
Chairman Kenyon questioned the G
ritness as to the number OF depart b
aent of justice employees he saw at v
an Francisco at the time OF the p
emocratic national convention
here Attorney General Palmer
ras a candidate for the democratic
oninatIon for president. Mr. Stew j
ri replied that Mr.. Foster and Il