Evening star., 1928-05-15
SAYS ANT|-HOOvER
JOURNAL SUSTA|NS
$500 WEEKLY LOSS
Editor Tells Campaign Funds
Committee Former Dry Of
ficial Supports Paper.
SECRETARY'S AIDE QUIT
$4,000 POST, He AYERS
Declares George Lockwood Is Now
Assisting Candidate With
out Compensation.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
From two witnesses the Senate cam
paign funds committee obtained testi-
mony today that weekly political pub
being run at loss OF $500 week and
that George b. Lockwood of Muncie.
Ind, had given up a $4,000 job in the
movie industry to work without COM
pensation for the Commerce Secretary's
success.
Harry N. Price, editor of Politics,
which Is published here. told the COM
mittee that J. F. Hale of New York
was furnishing the funds for the paper,
which had a subscription list OF about
a hundred, but which ran of 5000
copies at q clip. These copies were
utilized against Hoover by political OPP
ponents, he said. although the paper
favored no one man against the Secre-
tary.
Says Hays Opposed Fight.
Lockwood testified he had neither
contributed nor collected funds for the
Hoover organization. Asked what VIII
H. Hays. former Republican national
chairman. had to do with the Hoover
campaign. Lockwood replied very MT
tie" Hays was active in advising the
Commerce Secretary not to enter the
Indiana primaries. he said.
Senator Bratton, Democrat, New
Mexico developed from Lockwood
that on the day the Senate Teapot
Dome committee brought out that Hays
had handled Liberty bonds loaned TO
the Republican committee by Harry F.
Sinclair. Lockwood called Hays on the
telephone at Los Angeles. but the call
did not relate TO the Hoover campaign.
Hays' secretary at that time had called
Lockwood he testified, to ask whether
Hays should shorten his visit In Eu-
rope.
Price preceded Lockwood on the
stand, and described Hale as former
prohibition ofiicial He had no details
as to where Hale obtained the funds.
although he volunteered that Hale was
III of. He also asserted that Hoover
agents had attempted 70 forestal the
opposition OF Politics. telling Hale that
Hoover might make II "hot" for him
it elected.
OppoAed TO Hoever.
Price said he was opposed 10 Hoover,
because he did not believe the Com
inerce Secretary vas q good American.
He told the committee there we're 100
naid subscribers to Politics but that
as many as 500 copies were run Oh.
The publication had bene utilized BY OPP
ponents OF Hoover he said. although IT
was supporting no particular candidate
against him.
Asked il the policy OF the paper had
been to espouse the cause In each State
OF those candidates opposed 10 Hoover.
Price said Il think that Is 50.
The witness said that when the pa
per was established In January of this
year. Hoover representative waited on
Hale and sought an understanding
whereby 1t would not oppose Hoover.
Hale told him. he said. that the Hoover
men suggested that IL the Commerce
Secretary were elected President the
country would be too hot for Hale.
He understood the Hoover men we're 4
Mr.. Richie and George Akerson.
Calls II Venture.
This is a venture" said Price. in dis
cussing his publication. az he took the
stand and was quizzed about the de-
tails we must creep before we can
run very fast"
Price said he did not know where
Hale got the money To pay the $500
week loss on the paper.
rs he satisfied" Chairman Steiwer
asked.
HE appears to be-" Price replied.
The witness said George NJ. Peak,
head Of the American Council for Az
riculture. had cornered 5000 copies
Of the paper 10 send into various States.
Peak had supplied an article for that
particular edition.
Isn't MIR. Hale a former prohibition
agentp" Steiwer asked.
Il think So" Price replied. But he
had his money before that service"
Price said there were only 100 paid
subscribers, but that 5000 copies had
been printed weekly.
what became of the other 1900
copies2" asked Senator Barkley, DEM
ocrat, Kentucky.
we sent them to all members Of
Congress, national committeeman, State
chairmen and ell delegates to the ma
tionai conventions"
Says lie In Not Paid.
This paper Ii anti-Hoover?' Bark
ley asked.
"That is apparent" Price replied.
was It organized for that purpose?"
mot at the beginning. was rec
sponsible for that"
Are you getting paid for that oppo-
sition?"
mot yet"
do you expect toP"
II don't think 50. ] am opposed 10
MIR. Hoover because ! don't think he Is
a good American
5Haye any overturea been made TO
YOU by any OF the candidates or their
frienda9"
Not an overture"
Price said that Hale had been In the
prohibition service for five years, leav~
ing year ago last month.
aHe has some business connections
now" the witness added, but / can't