The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28
Investigate Charges
Of Convention TRIPS

Republican Committeeman Delye In.
+, to Questions Which Involve Cox.
Draft Exemption Ono Of
Features.
Washington, Sept. discharges
that Governor Cox urged draft ex-
emption for one of the two sons OF
E.. C. Scripps, head of a chain OF
newspapers, and that government
employees went 70 San Francisco at
public expense at the time Of the
Democratic national convention
there, were inquired into today by
the senate committee Investigating
campaign expenditures.
Robert P. .Scripps, one OF the TWO
brothers mentioned IN the draft ex-
emption charges, told the Committee
that beyond recently published re-
ports, he knew nothing of any inter
est shown by Governor Cox in behalf
of himself or his brother during op-
Grafton of the draft. He acknowl-
edged that the Newspaper Enter
prise association, which he said was
an 'sallied organization" OF the
United Press news service in which
he asserted his father owned the ma
jority stock, had sent out Cox prop
aganda sheets along with its news
matter to 70 newspapers. The, inter
est shown by himself, as editor of q
scripps newspapers, and by his fanai-
ly in bringing about Governor coS's
election, he said, was purely public
interest" - II
Call fosaVo1chers::' -.
The inquiry into alleged travel at
government expense Of federal en-
ployees to San Francisco will be pur-
sued by the committee on the basis
of the information received today,
the committee calling for records
from the department of justice and
agriculture to show what employees
had gone to the Pacific coast city
about the time of the Democratic
convention and had their expenses
paid by the government. Several
vouchers showing such trips were ex-
amined in detail at today's session
and Chairman Kenyon indicated that
all departments of the government
might be called upon for information
>ef this character.
ssDo you know of any trip, by Off
ciaIs Of other departments, the navy,
for instance?'' the chairman asked
!. Don C. Fees, an employee Of the de-
partnnent of justice who had present
ed vouchers of Frank K. Nebeker and
R. P. Stewart, assistant attorneys
general, E. J. Hoover, assistant to
the attorney general, and George M.
Montrose, an examiner of titles
whose expense account showed he
had travelled with the attorney gen.
eraI."
"Were there any official meetings
held or. battleships?" Senator Ken
yon continued, and the witness ans
wered that he did not know.
Fees was directed to supply by
Saturday morning a list Of all en-
ployees of the department of justice
who had turned in vouchers covering
trips to San Francisco during the
convention period and also any
voucher submitted by Attorney Gen
eral Palmer himself. Previously
vouchers dealing with the San Fran
cisco trip of Floyd R. Harrison, as
sistant to Secretary Meredith of the
department of agriculture, had been
obtained from Almorico P. Zappone,
disbursing officer of that depart
ment. There was no record, Zap
pone said, that the secretary had
submitted expense accounts for his
own trip to the convention city and
Harrison's papers were certified to as
covering a trip on official business.
Baruch Backs Picture.
From Harry Levy, a New York mo-
ton picture producer, the committee
) learned that B. NJ. Baruch had ad-
vanced him $4,000 to date to cover
production Of the motion picture,
''Uncle Sam of Freedom Ridge"
which kas h6en mentioned several