The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-08
C. G.O.P.BOOKS
FAIL TO SHOW
SINCLAIR GIFT
Hays Story of Bond Deal
Cannot Be Verified by
Records.
CONCEAL OTHER FUNDS
Chicago Grain King Tells
How Oil Donations Were
Hidden.
CONCEAL OTHER FUNDS
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press STAFF CorreSpon dent


WASHINGTON. March 9.-The
Harry F Sinclair contribution Of
$l60,000 Liberty bonds does not
show on the books of the Republican
national committee, William v.
Hodges, committee treasurer, re-
vealed to the Senate Teapot Dome
committee today.
None Of the intricate financial
details related by VIII H. Hays,
former chairman of the committee,
who obtained the contribution from
the oil magnate, could be confirmed
by the national committee records.
Hodges showed.
Only a $4,000 contribution from
Sinclair in 1919 was recorded on the
books and another Of $1,000 from
Mrs. H. F. Sinclair in 1870.
One way in which recording of
the Sinclair contribution may have
been avoided was related by James
A. Patten, Chicago wheat king.
Patten testified that the late Fred
Upham, then treasurer of the Re-
publican committee had induced him
to take $4,000 of the Sinclair
bonds and pay cash to the COM
mittee.
Bought Newspaper Concern
The transaction was shown on
the Republican books as a cash con-
tribution from Patten.
Hodges record Of Upham's books
did not show either a $4,000 con-
tribution which Hays said was given
by the late John T. Pratt of New
York.
M. j. PeSsin of the PeSsin Adver-
tiSing Company, New York, revealed
that Pratt; william Boyce Thomp-
son, Chicago Republican leader, and
Senator T. Coleman Dupont (Rep)
Delaware. bought the American AS
sociation Of Foreign Language News
papers In 1919
They paid about s400 900 for the
association of which PeSSin then was
head, he said, giving $4,000 of the
amount in Liberty Bonds. He did
not know the serial numbers of the
bonds, so could not inform the
committee whether they were Con-
tinental Company Liberties.
Banker Is Qulzzed
I'VE never knew why they bought
the concern. but there was lot of
talk about using its influence over
the foreign language press of the
country" Pessin said. Between $50
and 400 newspapers received serv-
Ice from the company, he added,
but 1t was not profitable enter
prise"
The list Of stockholders of the
company submitted by PeSsin In
cluded Secretary Of Treasury Mellon:
Swift 81 Co., Armour 81 Co, Pratt,
Dupont, Thompson and others.
Walter j. Malatesta, investment
banker. testified he formerly was as
ISOLATED with UphAm but knew
nothing Of the raising Of Republican
funds.
Flora H, Johnson, secretary of E.
B. Eckhart, of the Eckart Milling
Company OF Chicago, said Eckart
had given $4,000 or more. To the
Republican party since 1920. Eek
hart Is in California and too Ill to
appear, she said.
Il have no data indicating he re-
ceived any Liberty Bonds" she said.
Miss johnson said she did not
bring records of Eckhart's con-
tributions, but promised to get them
by Saturday.
Walsh told her the Republican
record showed Eckhart had given
$1,000 In 1920; $4,000 in 1921, 1929
and 1928, and $4,000 in 1924.
II made out the checks and sent
them to Upham," Miss johnson
added. II usually see all the
securities that come into the office.
The only Liberty Bonds we have in
our office are those Eckhart per-
Sonally subscribed for I know of
no bonds coming from Upham."