Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-11
RELATIVE OF NEWBERRY
7ESTlFlES IN SENATE PROBE

WASHINGTON, June 9.-Henry
Ford's contest against the seating Of
Senator Newberry, of Michigan, wa;
resumed today before a senate com.
mittee. A. Victor Barnes, a brother.
in-laW of Senator Newberry testified
as to contributions or $4,000 tc
the campaign, $1O,Ovv of which he
forwarded through Lyman Smith, OF
New York.
Did you know that this $4,000
was reported officially IN the New
berry campaign reports as Mr.
Smiths own" Alfred Lucking, Ford
counsel, demanded.
II did not"
Did you know you were on the
books of Mr.. Blair, the campaign
treasurer. as contributing $4O,0O0?"
MI r. LueGking pursued.
Mr.. Barnes said MS own records
showed $4,000 additional to the
Smith advance. Mr.. LucKfng said
the Smith transaction was "fraudu-
lent and demanded the privilege of
going into it fully.
The inquiry began Wednesday
and ran through brief but
stormy session. John S. Newberrv
prother of the senator. testified tina.
because of "love. affection and low
atty" he had opened his bank ac-
count through an agent for unlim-
tied and unsupervised campaign ex-
penditures. = concerning the amounts
OF which he had never inquired, and
the manner of which he knew moth
Ing except as I read it in the news
papers" The total drawn was placed
at $4,000 by the witness.
Henry B. JOY, a Detroit capitalist,
was called. but an attorney pre-
sented a physicians certificate as
sefff1ng that the absent witness was
su11erlng from a heart 2ilment which
might kill him if he were put on
the stand. Alfred Lucking, counsel
for Ford. jumped to his feet, with
the demand 1--WE want Mr.. Joy. ;" "He
was out on his Yacht when the
Lucking continued. Tie gave 1000
to this campaign and hA is a brother
ln-law of Senator Newberry I'll
never agree to proceed without his
presence
After three lawyers and five sena-
tors got into the discussion a tenta-
tive agreement was announced by
Chairman Spencer, under which two
heart specialists will be deputiZad
whether he can be called without en-
dangering his life. Mr.. Lucking de-
manded that the committee pick the
doctors.
mo, we will not" Scna,or Watson.
Republican. Indiana, declared. I'VE
might pick horse doctor"
The lawyers Were told to select
the medical authorities
There was a. partial agreement to
the effect that the NeWberrY cam
paign and advertising expenditures
were to be classed as very large"
and that the committee should take
the record of the criminal cas-.
against Senator Ndwberry. which
was invalidated by The supreme couCt
last month, as to the facts. with Mr..
Lucking permitted to prove larger
amounts thar the $4,000 admitted
there, if he could. Paul H. King,
the Newberry campaign manager
was called for a preliminary state.
ment, but was excused temporarily
All of the expenditures, he said. were
never accounted for. because of delay
in the presentation of bills after til :
election.
Thomas Z. Phillips, Detroit pub
licity man. told of the taking of mo-
ton picture photographs during the
campaign of Senator %ewberry, then
a naval officer. standing on the deck
of a wooden imitation of a battle
ship. engaged in inspecting war
gardens in Central park, New York.
Mr.. Lucking further produced copy
of a Michigan farm paper. with half
a dozen NeWberry campaign adVer-
tisements in one issue.
THAT was one on us" Judge Muir
fin, counsel for NeWDe"ry. explained.
During the campaign a monthly
paper got by mistake on the weekly
list of the publicity and they sent it
copy each week Being thrifty. the
publisher used it all"