The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-07
ALPENA AGOG
OVER SCOTT
AFFAIR
City Awaits Developments at
Trial to Be Resumed
In March
BY FRANK BOGART,
international News service.

ALPENA, Mich. Jan. This
city Is composing itself today to
await as patiently as it can the
resumption on March 10 OF the
divorce hearing in which Congress-
man Frank D. Scott has charged
that his wife. Edna James Scott.
drank and nirted with many men.
from army officers to q hotel clerk.
while she countered with tales OF
alleged extensive drinking and
gambling by Scott and his col
leagues in Congress.
Congressman Scott lis preparing
to leave at once for Washington.
With him will 20 his secretary for
the past fifteen years, Miss Jane
Kennedy. who broke UP their home,
Mrs. Scott charged on the stand.
by false and malicious tale-bear-
ing"
Mrs. Scott has returned to De-
troit.
1T am determined to fight to the
end with the limited funds ! DOS
sess to prove that my husband has
treated me unfairly and cruelty" "
she said.
The washington fast set is not
the Congressional set, according to
Scott, who expressed himself as in.
describably shocked at the testi
mony Of his wife relative to alleg.
ed drinking and gambling by Con-
gressmen.
Claims Picture Untrue.
1.-THE picture she has drawn of
the life Of the average Congress
man is entirely out OF reason" he
said. Gay parties and bizarre af-
fairs are not the rule in Con-
gressionaI circles. Neither is
gambling the chief avocation Of
Congressman. Nor are they given
to the importation of liquors in
violation of the Volstead act for
which the majority voted.
According to Mrs. SCOTS testi-
mony our life moved for eight
years In conservative channels. our
associates during that period being
confined largely to people of the
Congressional group. You will find
in her testimony covering these
years no mention of drinking
parties. There were none. There
are none now.
sour life was typical of the
average Congressman life during
those eight years and it was not
until we moved to an apartment
hotel that there was a change in
our style of living. Then Mrs.
Scott sought out the new and dit
ferent circle-the so-calsed Wash
ington fast set.
"I regard it as entirely unfair
to drag in and blacken the reputa-
tons of the entire Congressional
membership and their families.
MRS. Scott has given the public
Ro1G
who are above reproach."
Keeps Silent On Plans.
Scott would make no statement
about his plans for continuing the
fight for decree, or the threatened
libel suit against him and Miss
Kennedy by hotel cashier. whom
he accused his wife of flirting with.
He was asked If his wife's testimony
about alleged drinking and gambling
in Washington had had any part
in the decision of himself and his
lawyer not to offer further testi'
mony at this time.
"It did not" he said. II expect
to prove that she has tried from
the outset to gain publicity that
would be injurious to me and
feel certain that she will not stop
now in her effort to blast my name
and reputation"
Judge Frank limerick stated Tues
day, when cross examination of Mrs
Scott was finished, that he believed
mo good can be accomplished by
further testimony at this time on
either side"
Scott's counsel objected to allow
ing sixty days for further deposit
tons to be taken by Mrs. Scott
| but this time was granted, together
with an allowance Of $500 for this
purpose, and the temporary alimony
was continued at $50 a month
There will be further testimony
given in March, aside from the
danoaifiopG