Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-05
SAYS FLASKS
were IN ROW
BEHIND RACK
Liquor Was Too Stiff
to Drink Raw, Iowa
Scion Says of Loo
mis- "Stuff"

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5-R-
The story Of the Wall street booze
party dinner" in Washington was
told to an expectant and closely
attentive senate today by Senator
Smith Brookhart Of Iowa, who said
he sat between Otto Kahn and K
E. Loomis of the Mdgan company
After throwing his invitation to
the dinner. received from Walter j.
Fahy. wall street broker, into the
waste basket. Brookhart said, he
was urged to 60 to the dinner by
our distinguished president pro
tenn" He referred to Senator
Moses, N. H., who was presiding.
Il said, Who Is Hahy?" Brookhart
told the senate in relating his con-
versation with Moses.
Row Of FlaSks
He said, He is an old friend OF
Norris and Lafollette. continued
the Iowan. And that's true, l
guess. SO / said would CO."
I was told help yourself. A con-
siderable number there did help
themselves. But I want it distinct
ly understood that Senator Smoot,
who was there, did not help him
self and was as much disguised as
I was and as much against It.
Met Kahn There
Senator Gooding didn't take a
flask, and ! didn't. As to the other
boys. they can say for themselves
whether they heiped themselves.
Then we went into the dinner
Brookhart related that when he
arrived at the hotel meeting place
the first person he saw was Otto
Kahn.
1T didn't occur to me that he
was much Of a friend Of Norris and
Lafollette.' He continued, but !
went on"
The Iowan picked UP the program
Of the dinner with the list OF guests,
but he did not read 1t. He remark
ed there were q number Of Wall
Streeters" there.
Senator Thomas Of Idaho later
reached over TO Brookhart's desk
TO take a look at the program and
Brookhart halted his speech to de-
clare get away from there" both
he and Thomas laughed.
In Beautiful Flask
During the course Of the dinner,
he asserted, E1t. Loomis took his
beautiful flask and poured out some
OF that alcoholic stuff in a glass
and mixed il with water-it was
TO strong TO take raw-and he drank
that"
Others down and around the
table" followed suit. he said. and
then Senator Gooding and I broke
away"
He said he was called back by
Senator Edge, republican, New Jer-
sey, who asked him II he did not
know he was sitting between Kuhn,
Loeb and company and Morgan
company.
Don't you think they contamin-
ated you a nttle?" the Iowan quoted
Edge as saying.
Brooxhart said he replied he was
'vaccinated" against all that and
for that reason was invited TO q
Wall street dinner again.
The senator chose for his text:
you must begin with the big TEL
lows" on law enforcement. He con-
graduated President Hoover, Vice
President Curtis and Sir Esme How
ard, British ambassador, on their
personal attitude toward law en-
forcement.
He said that unless the other
members of diplomatic corps sta
toned at Washington voluntarily
followed the lead Of the British
ambassador. he would be in favor OF
legislation to make them quit serv-
ing liquor.
Brookhart contended the three
reporters OF the Washington Times
who have been jailed for contempt
OF court because they refused 70
give the names from whom they
said they purchased liquor should
give that information to the court.