Evening star., 1928-05-09

and recommend an increase in prices?"
mo. sir The suggestion that the De-
partment of Commerce recommended
any increase in prices is grotesque."
did you recommend an increase in
prices Of chinaware Of IS per cent?"
Barkley pursued
Il did not And can say that most
emphatically. l wonder If the gentle
men of the committee are not getting
down to dealing In pretty low type
of street Slander?"
This aroused the ire Of Senator Bark
ley who said the questions he was
asking had been suggested to him by
responsible persons. Chairman SteiWer
interrupted to say that it had been re-
ported that the chinaWare manufacture
ers had contributed TO Hoover's cam
paign and that 1t was for that reason
that he permitted the questions to be
asked.
Resents Duplication.
Senator Barkley asked whether any
idea on the part of some men that they
might be members Of Hoover's cabinet
in the event Of his election was to be
credited to anything except their own
optimism
Il don't resent you asking that" the
secretary said. But rather resent the
implication"
Hoover was excused after being on the
stand a little more than a hour. and
then the Reed manager was called.
Giving his figures as TO total eXpen-
ditures. Villmoare presented a list
showing contributions by 33 persons. all
OF whom he identified as personal
friends of Senator Reed There were
three contributions Of $4,000 each from
Adolph Busch, and Otto Mathi of ST.
Louis. and Fl. f Drake of Kansas City.
Asked to identify Mathi. Villmoare
said he was connected with the Busch
organization in st. Louis.
Niles Gave $4,000.
Frank Niles of Kansas City gave So
900. while E. White and a man named
Baldwin, both of st. Louis, gave 81 500
each
Those who contributed 81 900 we're
Fred D. Gardner and S. Edwards of ST.
Louis. Charles Howell, A. Waldheim.
G. j. Mann and S. Rosenfield Of Kan
sas City and j. Carroll and II. Carroll
of Washington.
Villmoare's expenditure statement
showed that $4,000 had been sent into
California to aid Reeds campaign and
that Sl1 900 had been sent by him to
Washington for paying expenses of the
headquarters maintained here.
Other items listed showed that S501 .i8
went to pay of a bank note, $3.50
went to Ed A. Glenn of louisiana. Mo.
to defray expenses OF Reed organiza-
ton work in Missouri: 1880 was sent
to the chairman of the Reed commit
tee in Missouri for organization work,
81 .239 went into Texas, 81 900 into Ok
Ill q tot utf int N
Florida, $3.50 into Alabama, S9l2,l8 for
Office expenses in Kansas City. S883.54
for, organization work in Kansas. and
the balance was expended In holding
meetings and other activities IN South
Dakota Wisconsin. Illinois, Nebraska
and Minnesota.
Quiz Smith Tomorrow.
Present plans call for departure OF
the investigators tonight for New York
TO examine Gov Smith tomorrow. re-
turning here Friday 10 hear Senator
Watson of Indiana and James w. Good,
directing head of the Hoover for -Presi-
dent organization.
After the committee had heard Gov
Ritchie of Maryland in Baltimore yes
terday. they returned here and took the
testimony of Senator Reed of Missouri.
From Reed who has gained promi-
nence as a campaign funds investigator
himself, and who has been the most
active of the Democratic candidates,
the committee determined that he had
spent only about 81 200 or $500 for
travelling expenses on his stumping
tours, and that his organization had
been formed voluntarily by his friends
in Missouri Reed asked the commit
tee to call Villmoare for examination as
to details OF the financing of his cam
paign
The Missourian answered most OF the
questions in conversational tone, but
when asked by Chairman Steiwer II ne
had made any patronage promises IN
return tor convention assistance he
flashed some Of his familiar fire.
No Campaign Promises.
Absolutely none" he replied hotly.
"A man would be a scoundrel 10 do
that. II any one has made any prom
ises on my behalf It was unauthorized
and l would stake my life that none of
those in my organization has done any
thing ike that"
Replying In less heated tones To a
question put by Senator Barkley, Demo-
crat Kentucky Reed said he had en-
tered into no agreements for division
OF convention delegates or for switch"
ing OF his strength at Houston.
Reed said he had heard rumorS
about large expenditures on behalf OF
other candidates. but did not think 1t
was fair 20 repeat them.
As 10 his own campaign he said he
personally had received only $3.50, He
could not recall the contributor. lie
suggested Milton X. Young. Los An
geles attorney. could give the facts as
to his expenditures In the California
primary, in which he ran second to
Smith.
Requested TO make his statement In