New Britain herald., 1926-06-19
REED HIMSELF IS
 TARGET FOR SHOT
 CONCERNING FEES
UpshaW, Who Admits Getting Pay From Anti-SalOOR League,
 Turns on Cross Examiner
MEANWHILE WHEELER IS
 AGAIN BEING EXAMINED

High Total in Primary Campaign
 in Penn. Now Believed to Be
 About Three Million Dollars,
 With the Senate Committee AL
 ready Having Traced About Two
 and One-Hal Millions.
 Washington, June 19 lPe--A new round of the first face-to-face com- bat between Wayne B. Wheeler, le- gal and legislative knight of the Anti-Saloon league crusaders, and Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, champion Of an opposite cause, was the dominating event on today's card Of the senate campaign in- vestigating committees tourna- ment of inquiry.
 Reed, as chairman of the corr mittee. altered the program yester- day to turn his lance anew toward the financial vitals of the political groups that fought for supremacy in the $3.0oQO00 Pennsylvania re- publican primary. Wheeler had been directed to be on hand for resumption of his testimony. begun Thursday, but was not called.
 Wheeler to Be Quizzcd
 He was informed after the six hours of financial probing had end cd, however, that he was expected to be ready today for a fresh en- counter with the senator's Ques- lions about the political activities of his organization. These had pre- ceded, when they were stopped Thursday night because of Wheel or's health. through the policies and methods of the league general ly 10 it's activities in Pennsylvania during the primary campaign.
 At that time. while engaged with the subject of payment Of "cx- ponsas and sometimes an honorar- iuln" 10 members of congress for making prohibition speeches, Reed drew from Wheeler eight names - four senators and four represent atiyes -- in connection with this practice. Since then. five of those named have made replies Of vary ing nature.
 No Apologies to Make
 Senator Willis, Republican. Ohio, asserted he had never been on the leagues payroll" Representative Lowry Democrat, Mississippi. had Tho apology to make" Representa- tive Shaw, Democrat. Georgia and Barkley Democrat. Kentucky. the two credited by Wheeler with malI- ing the greatest number of prohibit ton speeches. and Representative Cooper. Republican, Ohio, also made public their views last night.
 Barklcy declared he had never re- ceiyod pay from the anti saloon league for any speeches, although local organizations arranging for them some times had reimbursed him for his expenses and occasion- ally had added "a modest amount as an expression Of their apprecia- tion."
 Cpsh,tw "confessed" to accepting 9 modest honorarium" and coun- tered with q challenge to Reed to please enlightcn the public how many thousands he has made trying famous cases since he became a sen ator." Barkley, likewise, said he had received "modest honorariums" from local organizations and churches" and described as being as far fetched as it is contemptihle" Reeds 'insinuations that senators and members of congress have been in rluenced to support the dry cause because of any speaking fees"
 S175,000 Mentioned
 Chairman Reeds efforts 10 uncov- l ar further financial facts about the ! meanwhile. added about . s17H,000 to the committees total ] for the Peppcr-Fisher coalition or ganization. but this left it still sev- i aral hundreds of thousands of dol ! lars below the tentative total of re- ! turns filed by campaign committees i with the state authorities at Harris | )urg. Calculations and estimates ] made there last night served to l change the designation Of the con- i est from Q $2,oOQ,000 primary, as i t has come to be known in Wash ] ngton. to a $3,Oo0, O00 primary.
 Expenses Filed