Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05

company, in June, 1921. This company.
he said, was seeking to sell stock to
every postmaster in Mississippi"
1t was explained to him, he added,
that "as the officers were men Of strong
Republican influence In the State, 1t
would be a mighty good thing to take
some stock"
The inference was" he said, that
unless one was a subscriber to this
stock, he could not look for support of
officers of the company"
IndianoIa Postmaster Testifes.
w. T. Hesley. postmaster at Indianola.
Miss, who said he gave $425, declared
he was shown letter written by Perry
w. Howard, c0lored, former Republican
national committeeman for that State
who is now under indictment, In which
Howard stated there would be sew
eral post Office vacancies in Mississippi
and named Indianola as one of them"
His informer, Z. p. Booze, Heslep said.
told him his share Of campaign ex-
penses would be $500, but he finally
agreed to pay $500.
c. v. Taylor, postmaster at Clarks-
dale, Miss, said that he paid $555
during 1923 to Charles Bank, colored
Republican politician" after Banks ap-
preached him with letter purporting
to have been signed by Perry w. How
ard wherein Howard stated that Banks,
a resident of Mount Bayou. wanted
$500 and that if he gave 1t to Banks
everything would be all right"
The letter, Taylor added, conveyed
the impression that If he paid the sum
he would receive the appointment, but
h, arf rSa H1o u ,anf taa-{ r.
successful applicant"
Gold Smuggling Charged.
Among the Texas letters was one from
j. G. Sullivan, president of the Winter
Garden Chamber of Commerce, in which
he said that Roy Campbell of Laredo,
collector of customs, who wrote one Of
the laudatory letters, probably would be
reappointed. and listed a number of
charges, declaring that he was thor
oughly convinced IN my own mind that
they are correct" The letter was dated
February %.
The charges included smuggling gold
and proflting thereby. smuggling intox-
icating liquor for personal use, protec-
ton of q man named Allen Walker
prior to and after his indictment in
Federal and State courts at Laredo and
committing felony by aiding and adj
vising Walker to flee the jurisdiction of
the United States courts and officialS,
of alien labor to work on his
onion farm. and Illegal transportation of
liquors.
The charges. Sullivan said, were made
after an investigation by Col. Peter j.
HenneSSy, co-ordinator of the 9th Army
Corps Area, San Antonio: william B.
Creighton, chief of the customs Office,
New Orleans, and Grover Cleveland
Wilmeth, director Of immigration, FL
Paso. They were filed, he added, by
Robert p. Coon of San Antonio six or
eight months ago with Secretary Mellon,
but mo investigation has been made
so far as have been able to learn"
G. o. p. War in Texas Barred.
In another letter from Texas Mrs.
w. G. Gardner of San Antonio said that
in a conversation with Mrs. Campbell,
the collectors wife, ''she informed me
her home was meeting place for the
Creager politicians, and at meeting
there they read the law to her" regard
ing the indictment of Representative
Wurzbach, Republican, Texas, so evil
IDENTIFY there was Matched the case
against him" Brookhart has charged
that Creager sought to obtain Wur-
bach's indictment for violation of the
Federal corrupt practices act because
the latter refused to work with CreagerS
In Texas.
Charles w. Anderson, San Antoine
attorney, wrote that Creager controls
the Federal Office holders, including the
tool, John D. Hartman, Federal district
attorney for the western district OF
Texas
Hartman" he said eonly recently
took up some cases based on not one
letter Of the law and fooled Federal
grand jury In Waco, Tex. several hum
dred miles from this city, and brought
the Indictment Of Wurzbach This was .
done maliciously for the purpose OF be-
smirching the good name and eharac-
ter Of Mr.. Wurzbach and to attempt 10
ciscredft him..
The indictment was dismissed re-
Gently.
Klnx Fnnd Laid TO Beaumont Man.
John N. Baker OF Houston wrote that
he thought Judge p. A. Dowlen, CHAIR
man OF the Beaumont, Tex, Democratic
committee, would testify that ne and
other Ku Klux Democrats MADE up
fund OF $4,000 In Beaumont and JET
feFson County and gave 1t 70 n. p.
Creager to put Dr. George G. Butte on
the Republican ticket as candidate
for governor Baker also said tnaS 2.