New Britain herald., 1926-06-21
REED SAYS GRAND
 JURY SHOULD ACT
Thinks Conditions in Penn. PTi-
 maries Too Mysterious
CONTINUES HIS PROBING
Only Partially Successful in Getting Ali Details He Wants From Ware Backcr-Whceler Not Called As Witness Today.

Washington, June 21 (Pl-A grand jury should consider some Of the things that occurred during the Pennsylvania republican primary, in the opinion Of Senator Reed of Missouri, chairman of the state campaign fund committee. With Albert NJ. Greenfield, 6 heavy financial packer of William $. Ware, on the witness stand. Reed today sought with only partial sue cess to get at the details regarding operations of the Business Mems committee which supported Ware, and finally turned to the witness and said
 If I were prosecuting attorney. you would make that explanation to a jury"
 The observation followed Green fields statement that money sent to the business mems committee was ! turned over to Thomas r. Watson, central treasurer or Nare's organiza- ton ill his successful fight against Senator Pepper and Governor Pin chot for the republican senatorial nomination. Reed Reads Law.
 Reed read a section Of the law providing that funds collected by campaign committee must be turned over to their own treasurors, ! but the witness protested that the | business mems committee "disburscd no money" and that i've were not doing anything that wasn't right"
 'I think undoubtedly you were, ' 1 Reed retorted. Greenfield then started a long re- . ply but the Missouri senator cut him off.
 'I want you to be up on the sit uation," the witness said.
 I'm perfectly up on the situa- tion and I'm up on you, too," Reed snapped.
 Wants Direct Answers.
 Just previously Greenfield had been cross-examined about a casf contribution of $15.O00 made by Jules F. Mastbaum, president Of the 1 Stanley Company of America, anC | had convulsed the committee room by remarking that it seemed to bt 1 the "custom" in Philadelphia tt make such contributions in cash Reed had dissented from the form Of the witness replies and hat warned him he must make "direc i answers"
 Did you ask Mastbaum for th' money in cash ?' Reed demanded.
 T don't remember definitely ol specifically"
 Well, did you ask him indefinite Iy or unspecifcally?"
 Well. I saw him every day, don't remember"
 Greenfield presented list Of col! lections by his committee.
 Tt does not show the $t5,O0l given by Mastbaum,' Reed asked.
 No"
 Tt doesn't show any contribution by you?"
 No"
 When did you first make 6 con tribution?"
 Tells of Contributions,
 The witness said that on April 2 he paid $10,0OO by check to Watson He produced the check stub, whicl Reed examined carefully.
 When did you make a secon' payment?"
 "On May f. that is, I drew tn check on May A
 This time the amount was S30, 1 O00 and the check was drawn ol the Peoples Bank and Trust com pany.
 Examining the stubs of his checl book, the witness said he drew ou SS5,0OO on May 10, one check fo S15.000 and two checks for $35,oOC
 The stubs were labelled "Charg 10 the William s. Ware campaign general"
 That was my investment in th Ware campaign" the witness ex plained.
 Where did you get the hrst Sou' COOP" Reed demanded,
 T borrowed it on q joint not signed by MT. Ware and myself borrowed $3O,OOO from the People Bank and Trust company, on Ma 10 I borrowed $35,OO0 from th Peoples band, and on the same da I borrowed S35,O0O from the Metro politan Trust company" Did Ware sign that sS5,000 O the Metropolitan Trust company