Evening star., 1926-06-19
PROBE POSTPONED
IN "SLUSH" FUND
Reed viii Question Wheeler
Again When Hearing Is
Resumed Monday.

Further investigation of the Repub-
lican senatorial primaries in Pennsyl-
vania and of the political activities of
the Anti.Saloon League was post
poned today until Monday morning at
10 o'clock by the Senate investigating
committee.
Senator Reed of Missouri, chairman
of the committee, announced that the
postponement was found necessary
because of important legislative work
requiring the attention of members OF
the committee, because some of the
witnesses who have been summoned
were not on hand and because Wayne
b. Wheeler, general counsel of the
Anti-Saloon League, had informed
him that he did not have all the data
on hand which the committee had re-
quested.
Among the Pennsylvania witnesses
still to be heard are Mrs. Ella NJ.
George of Beaver. president of the
w. e. T. T., who supported Gov.
Pinchot in the senatorial race, and
Mrs. Maud Seymour, vice president
of the same organization, who broke
away and supported Senator Pepper.
1t is expected that these witnesses Will
be questioned about fund of S250,O00
raised TO help enforce the prohibition
laws In Pennsylvania and in the rails
ing of which the w. c. T. L. took a
leading part.
Asked Enforcement Money.
During the session of the State Leg
islature in 1923 Gov. Pinchot asked
for an appropriation to aid in the
better enforcement of the prohibition
laws, but the Legislature failed to
make it. 1t was then that the move
ment to raise this outside fund was
started. 1t is expected that the COM
mittee will inquire about the collec-
ton of the fund and how it has been
expended.
Judge F. y. O'Connor of Philadel-
phia, Senator Reed was informed, will
be here Monday to testify. An inter
view with Judge O'Connor was print
ed in Philadelphia the morning after
the primary. in which he was alleged
10 have said that the Ware organiza-
ton offered him $150,000 to withdraw
from the race for Congress in the dis
trict represented by Ware. The COM
mittee yesterday heard four news
pa per men from Philadelphia corrob-
crate this report. Judge OConnor
earlier in the hearing denied that he
na0 ever maze SuCU d SCdItIIlCHt'
Another witness still to be heard
bv the committee is Representative
NORM of Pittsburgh, who was chair
man of the Ware organization in the~
western part of Pennsylvania.
Sends for Estimate.
The Senate committee has sent to
Harrisburg to learn how much 1t
would cost to obtain photostatic copies
Of the reports filed there by the vari-
ous committees reporting their collec-
tions and expenditures, during the
primary. If it is not possible to OBJ
tain the photostatic copies, the COM
mittee probably will send represen-
tative to Harrisburg to examine these
reports and make copies of them.
The total amount of expenditures In
the primary already developed by the
Senate committee has passed the
50 900 900 mark. The sum total may
20 much higher.
When Wayne B. Wheeler is again
mt on the stand 1t is expected there
will be another vigorous examination
bv Senator Reed into the political
activities of the AntiSaloon League.
Reed. as chairman of the commit
tee. altered the program yesterday to
turn his lance anew toward the imam
cial vitals of the political groups that
fought for supremacy in the recent
SO. 900 900 Pennsylvania Republican
primary. Wheeler had been directed
10 he on hand for resumption of his
testimony begun Thursday, but was
not called
He was informed after the six
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