New-York tribune., 1920-09-12

to give $40 each. Miss Burchurd said
Did Mr.. Waterbury fix that as the
amount" Senator Kenyon asked.
he mentioned it," replied Miss Bur-
chard.
is that the way you all happened to
give $40"
Il supposed" the witness answered,
1T was because one girl gave the $40
".~st"
-,ur witnesses who failed to appear
ss-day will be heard in the East. They
are William Wrigley ir. and Charles
Piez. of Chicago; W. A. Woodford. Of
Cleveland, End George T. Carroll, of
Elizabeth, n. J.
Chicago Drive Described
Frederick Coursenay Barber, Of New
York. testified that he was brought to
Chicago to organize a seven day drive
in this city for the S500,0o0 which
quota. Mr.. Barber said he had con-
Quoted about sixty similar campaigns
for political, civic and philanthropic
funds. He then described the method
of organization, saying there were sew
en- divisions and forty-fve teGms Of
about a dozen men each, SO that nearly
four thousand workers all told were
provided for.
He said the "tituar head" of &he
drive was Charles Piez, chairman oY
!an executive committee of twenty-five.
He said there was "preferrad list"
of between seven and eight hundred
names, these prospects all being men
who were considered capable Of giving
$1,000 each.
Did you ever hear 100000 men
toned as the amount to be raised in
Chicago" Senator Reed asked.
Only casually, once or twice" said
Mr.. Barber, and he added that he did
not recall who made the remark.
Senator Reed then asked if that
amount had not been named in au-
thorized statements sent from headE
quarters to Chicago newspapers. The
witness said ne had no definite
kncwlcdge of that circumstance.
Caleb EniX. assistant city editor of
The Chicago Daily News, was then
called. He said he had received an an
nouncement from Republican head
quarters naming 100000 as the Chi
cago quota and had used the informa-
tion in news story.
Mr.. Barber returned to the stand to
turn in lists of team captains and other
workers in the Chicago drive, and took
occasion to modify his previous testi-
lie said he had heard that amount
discussed by several persons around
Republican headquarters and remem-
bered also seeing It in proofs of an
Eouncements and in The Chicago Daily
News article OF the last he said:
That probably was mistake on the
part of some OF my subordinates.
never dev;ated from $500 900 in my own
mind, and when others talked of larger
am""nts | let them rave on"
''What did Fred W. Upham, Repub-
lican national treasurer, say you could
raise p ked Senator Reed.
MIR. Cpham may have mentioned
'5ToO 600. but whether he used that
mount in connection with Chicago
? one or tEe whole State Of Illinois. /
do rot recall" said the witness. "He
IS hard man to contradict and when
he talks usually listen"
Piez Real Generalissimo"
Mr. Barber said Mr.. Upham was
"s1tular head Of the Chicago drive as
matter of courtesy" and he then
called Mr.. Piez "the real generals
simo"
Where is your generalissimo to-
day." asked Senator Reed, and the wit
ness replied he hoped Mr. Piez was
with an excursion of Chicago business
men on the way to Marion.
Mr.. Barber objected to being called
an employee of the Republican COM
mittee, saying:
II make contracts With my clients to
raise given amount in certain time
forsa definite fee. In this instance
have taken the very reduced compen-
satlcn of $500 week for expenses"
He said he had been in Chicago
since July and that his next engage
ment would be to raise S3,000,000 for
commercial proposition" at a ye-
tainer Of $4,000 and a minimum of
81 o0C a week and expenses"
Low much do you think United
7f9S Senator ought to get" queried
Scrator Reed.
II think a Senator has perauistes
winch cannot be measured in money"
responded Mr.. Barber.
II think that is true, if he conducts
himself uprightly and with the proper
DIGNITY, said the Senator.