Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
KING PRESS DENIAL
CALLED UNOFFICIAL
Senator Robinson Concludes
Evidence in DyeStuffS
Lobby Quiz.

Senator Robinson of Indiana, Repub-
lican, who brought witnesses before the
Senate lobby investigation to charge
that agents Of the German dye and
chemical cartel had contributed $4,000
to campaign funds of Senator King,
Democrat, Of Utah, said yesterday he
would call no further witnesses in the
episode.
Kings Denial Unofficial.
Unless Senator King volunteers to
take the stand the committee will re-
port the incident to the Senate as it
now stands. Senator King denied the
charges in an interview to the press,
but this evidence cannot be q part of
the committees record or considered
when it makes its report to the Senate.
Samuel Russell, former secretary to
King, testified Wednesday that 81 900
in cash had been contributed to the
1922 campaign by Herman A. Metz,
former controller of New York city,
who was at that time a chemicals man
ufacturer and importer, and that a
81 900 check had been sent in 1928 by
Metz while an oficial OF the American
Dye Stuffs Corporation. a subsidiary of
the Germany company. King received
but tore UP the check. ne told report
ers, and said the allegation that he had
received the cash was false.
Senator Robinson was asked II he
would cali Samuel King or Metz or
ask Mr.. Pickren to return to the stand.
He said that he would not, that he
would have expected that they would
volunteer to take the stand.
Metx Volunteers to Appear.
Metz, however, has VOLUNTEERED To
appear, II was learned later from Sen.
ator Caraway of Arkansas, Democratic
chairman Of the committee. Caraway
said that as far as he was concerned
the incident would be reported as Il
now stands. Robinson, the only reOu-
lar Republican member of the COM
mittee, has been given q free hand
~ tne investigation Of low tariff
During Russells testimony before the
COMMITTEES his charge that King had
received the check for $1,000 in 1928
was evidenced by q letter to Russell
from Eugene r. Pickrell, an associate
OF Metz, who inquired WHY no &C.
/ acknowledgement Of the coloreI's check
nad been made. Pickrell recently be-
AoIe Inc commlCtee denied that he had
used Kings ONCE as headquarters here
Tor lobbyist activities in behalf of lower
tarln rates on chemicals. Russell. how
ever, asserted that Pickrell had used
the King ONCE. This phase of the
PickreH-Ktng incident will remain as
II now stands in the record the COM
mlttee plans, unless Pickrell himself
returns. The committee will not call
him again.
Metz has admitted he made the two
contributions charged before the COM
mlttee by Russell. He pointed out, how
ever, as did King, that the two had
been friends for many years.
The committee on Tuesday will nro-
coed with its inquiry into the activities
OF the American Tariff League, further
questioning Arthur L. Faubel, the
leagues secretary and q professor at
New York University. It was Mr.. Faubel
who Friday aSSailed the committees
Investigations as quite generall, dis
approved"
To Probe Educational Fund"
The committee will also question other
witnesses concerning the S43OOO '"edu-
cational fund" of the league and its
proposed 100000 year tariff CAM
paign. which it is believed never even
tuated. Before the end of the week a
short inquiry will be made into the eff
forts OF the National Association Of
Wool Manufacturers.
Senator Caraway said yesterday that
these two organizations would be fol-
lowed by those E'lo have been active in
the protracted dispute over the dis
poSal OF Muscle Shoals.