Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-09-24

Robert Z. Scripps. one of the two
brothers mnetiOned in the draft execp-
ton charges, told the committee that
beyond recently published reports he
knew nothing Of any interests shown
by Governor Cox in behalf of himself or
his brother during operation of the draft
He acknowledged that the newspaper
enterprise association, which he said was
an allied organization of the United
Press News Service in which he asserted
his father owned the majority stock. had
sent out Cox propaganda sheets along
with its news matter to 20 newspapers
The interest shown by himself, as editor
of twenty-0ne Scripps newspapers. and
BY his family in bringing about Govern
or Goxs election, he said. was purely
public interest"
Officers Accounts Asked
The inquiry into alleged travel Of
government employees at government ex
pense to San Francisco will be pursued
hy the committee which called for re
cords from the department of justice and
agriculture to show what employees had
gone to San Francisco and had their
expenses paid by the government.
Several vouchers showing such trips
were examined and Chairman Kenyon in
dicated that all departments of the gov
ernment might be called for information
Of this character
DO you know of any trips by officials
Of other departments, the navy. for in
stance" the chairman asked Don q.
Fees, an employe Of the justice depart.
ment who had presented vouchers of
Frank X Nebeker and r. Fl. Stewart,
assistant attorneys general. r. ], Hoo
and George VI. Montrose, an examiner
Of titles, whose expense account showed
he had travelled with the attorney
general"
Were there any official meetings held
on battleships?" Senator Kenyon con
tinued, and the witness answered that he
did not know.
Fees To Supply Lists.
Fees was directed to supply By Sat
urday list Of all employees Of the de-
partment 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
Uncle Sam" Advance.
From Harry Levy. a New York motion
picture producer. the committee learned
that r. M Baruch had advanced him
S25. 900 to cover production Of the mo-
ton picture Uncle Sam of freedom
hearings as Democratic campaign ma
terial The total cost would be 100000,
he said.
MIR. Baruch contributed his money
to n business enterprise which be en-
tered because Of his interest in the
League Of Nations. asked Senator Reed.
That is about it,, said Leslie.
Postmaster Queries
Another phase Of alleged federal gov
ernment political activities taken up was
that involving charges that postmasters
and other officials had been solicited for
funds by the Democratic national com
mittee Loren G. Talbot. who described
himself az "a letter writer for the com
mittee. denied use Of any special form
Of letter for postmasterS
IF they got letters. it was just as
other Democrats got them" be said and
added that because of postal regulations. |
letters of solicitation addressed to fed |
ara officers had been marked for de |
livery to home addresses
The maximum sum asked in any letter |
was 81 900. Talbot said. and he thought 7
about S2OO,O had been subscribed as
4 result Of this solicitation.
Federal Publications.
The committees guns were also I
brought TO bear on charges that federal 1
had been used for Demo (
ratio political propaganda purposes. i
H. r. CIaXton. head Of the federal bur /
nau of education, insisted that the bur
,aus semi-monthy paper. school life, " .
lad been conducted in a non-partisan t
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