New Britain herald., 1928-03-08
CHICAGO MERCHANT. SAYS HE DISPOSED. | 0F S25,O00 BONDS
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(Continued from First Page.) Patten said he did not own q share Of stock ''in any oil company in the world" He presented to the committee a statement and cancel led checks. showing that from 1920 to 1924 he contributed a total of ss1.o0o to republican campaigns, To- cal. state and national. Included in the total were contributions of s6,- 200 to the 1923 primary campaign of Frank o. Lowden. and s2.00O to the primary campaign of the late Major General Leonard Wood, and $500 to the Hoover campaign in the same year. The Hoover donation was paid to F. H. Rawson. William V. Hodges, of Denver, treasurer of the republican national committee. the next witness, said that when he took office Tn 1924. upham turned over to him a check for S6,7s0.95, representing the bal ance to the account of the national committee. This was on June os after President Coolidge had been nominated at Cleveland. The witness testified that Upham did give him some memoranda as to contributions prior to 1924. Among the Chicago contributions during 1921, 1929 and 1923 read from this memoranda by Senator Walsh were from J. Ogden Armour, S1o,oO0; Samuel Insult, s5,o0o: Albert D. Lasker, s5,ooo: Edward r. Carey, sS,ooo: B, A. Eckhart. ss.ooo: James A. Patten. sS6.ooo: George Getz, s1l,ooo: Geo. M. Reynolds. $1,ooo; E. M. Rosenthal. s25.Qoo: Julius Rosenwald. sl.ooo: Silas II. Straw, s1.ooo; Fred w. Upham. sls.75o: William WrigleY, s1o,ooo and w. X. Warner, s4,o9o.
 Hodges examination was inter- rupted while Patten was recalled for questioning as to a contribution Of sS7.S5 appearing on the Cpham memorandum.
 Erred came to me and said 'Jinl there is a balance due of S37.S5 and l want your check for it" Patten said. T thought that cleared it all up and so l gave him my check"
 "I sec that after that you gave s5,o0o.' observed Chairman Nyo
 Well, that was for the succeeding campaign" Patten replied. You know they need money every year.
 You asked about democratic con- tributions," Patten volunteered That last so.5oo on the list 10 Frank s. Peabody was for the dem- ocratic party"
 Tt was for the states attorney campaign" asked Senator Walsh.
 "les." Patten replied.
 Recalled to the stand, Hodges handed the committee a book show ing the New York contributions to the republican party. This record was for the years 1919, 1920. 1891, 1922 and 1924. Hodges explained that the records for 1923 were miss mg.
 These are not the official rec ords." Hodges said. Some one just took them off a card index and there may be errors"
 The lists showed a contribution of S2,ooo by Sinclair in 1919 and q do- nation of sl,000 from Mrs. Harry F. Sinclair in 1920.
 There also was listed & coutribu- tion of 1000 from Robert W. Stew art in 1919. and Senator Walsh as- sumed that this was the chairman of the board of the Standard Oil company of Indiana, now under in- dictment for contempt Of the senate in refusing to answer certain ques- tions in the oil inquiry.
 Hodges said he had no informa- ton about the disposition of the Liberty bond profits of the Conti- mental Trading company.
 DO you know Mir. II. M. Black mer?" asked Senator Walsh, re- ferring to tho former chairman of the board of the Midwest Refining company, and 8 moving spirit in the Continental deal. who now is ill Europe.
 "Yes." Hodges replied. adding that he had had no business trans actions with Blackmcr.
 Walter G. Malatesta, formerly as- sociated with Upham in the Con- sumers company. of Chicago testi fled that be knew nothing of the Continental bonds.
 Testimony that Senator r. Cole man Dupont of Delaware. William Boyce Thompson of Chicago and the late John T. Platt of New York. bought the American Association of Foreign Language Newspapers, Inc. in 1919 for S20o,oOo. was given to the committee by M. J. Possin, of New York. He said that an addi- ton they assumed obligations amounting to approximately s4oo,- coo.
 Pessin said he became president of the association early in 1924 and at the request of Dupont and Pratt. He added that there then was a de- ficit of s7o.o0o which Pratt paid off with two checks, one dated January 16, 1924 and the other dated Febru- ary IS, 1924.
 What was the reason for Dupont. Thompson and Pratt acquiring this organization 2" Walsh asked. Well. it was understood it was for political purposes" Pessin replied. How could it help politicallyo'
 Tt was supposed to have great influence with the foreign language newspapers" Pessin then explain cd the organization placed advertis- ing with the foreign language news papers i'll New York and elsewhere.
 From Flora H. Johnson of Chica- go, secretary to E. A. Eckhart, head of the Eckhart Milling company. inc committee learned that the total