The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-15
Lumberman and Secretary
for WrigIey Called to
Tell of Bonds.
ROY WEST SUMMONED
Many Middle West Party
Leaders Will Face
Senate Quiz.
BY c. G. NICOLET
United Press Stan Correspondent

CHICAGO, March ia SubcOnl
mittee of the Senate Teapot Dome
investigating committee came to
Chicago today in search of the trail
of $4,000 in Liberty bonds.
Edward Hines, wealthy lumber
man, was called as the first witness
Senator Nye (RepO, North Dakota
and Norbeck (RepO, South Dakota,
arrived from Washington this
morning to conduct the hearing.
held in Federal courtroom.
Many of the forty three witnesses
summoned by the committee were
out Of the city.
Thomas E. Wilson, packer; e. F.
Carey, president of the Pullman
Company, and George F. Getz, CO.
promoter of the -Tunney
fight here last September, we're in
the courtroom waiting to testify.
Political Leaders Called
Roy o. West, secretary of the Re
publican national committee, and
Homer Galpin, chairman of the
Cook County Republican commit
tee, were added today to the list of
witnesses subpoenaed. James Con-
nry, coal dealer, also was asked TO
testify.
Hines said he contributed to the
Republican national committee in
1920. He was not sure of the
amount, but thought $4,000 was
about right.
He said fire in his lumber Offices
destroyed all his records previous to
the fall of 1924, and he had no rec
ords OF contributions in 1921, 1922,
1928 or before October of 1924.
He said he contributed $4,000 OH
Oct. 8, 1924, and $500 on oct. "a. He
did not remember a $1,000 contribu-
ton in 1921, 1922 or 1928.
Hines at times had possessed Lib
erty bonds, but never had received
any from Upham, Harry F.. Sinclair.
Col. Robert E. Stewart, chairman Of
the Board of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana, or any other
prominent Republican, he said.
Attended no Conference
Hines said he attended no con-
ference in 1923 at which Repub-
lican party deficit was discussed.
The second witness was William
Henry Stanley, secretary to William
Wrigley, Jr., who offered records of
contributions Of $1,000 and $4,000
to the Republican national COM
mittee by Wrigley in September and
October, 1920 Stanley said he han
died all Wrigley's personal finances
and securities.
Stanley said the chewing gum
magnate contributed to the G. o. P.
$4,000 in September 1922, and So
600 later in the year. There was
no contribution in 1923, but $4,000
was contributed in June, 1924, he
added.
do you know whether Mr.. Wrig-
ley was reimbursed for any of his
contributions" asked Nye.
Il know he was not" said the
witness.
Wrigley formerly owned Liberty
bonds of the 80 per cent issue.
which Included Sinclair's $4,000 al
lotment, he said. He promised To
provide the serial numbers later.
Tor comparison with the Sinclair
bond numbers.
Reynolds Denies knowledge
Isaac Mayer, attorney for both
Wrigley and George M. Reynolds,
asked permission to make a state
ment.
Mayer read a telegram from
Reynolds, president of the Con-
tinental National Bank. Chicago.
who is in California, in which
Reynolds said he knew nothing
whatever of any nature OF character
concerning the Sinclair bonds which
/ note by the press The committee
is trying to trace"
II never saw or heard of any of
these bonds" the telegram said. 81
never was approached by anyone
upon the subject of these bonds in
any way or form"
John F. Jelke Jr., president of
the John F.. Jelke Company, testified
in lieu Of his father, who was out
of the city.
The elder Jelke contributed $500
to the Republican national COM
mittee in 1922, and $4,000 in 1924.
but made M contribution, Il. moo