Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-22
CHARGES VIOLATION
OF 4TH AMENDMENT
Curran Holds Lobby Probers
Committed Act in OBJ
tanning Records.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senate lobby Investigators today were
charged by Henry H. Curran, president
of the Association Against the Prohi-
bition Amendment, with violating the
spirit of the fourth amendment to the
Constitution prohibiting unlawful search
and seizure in obtaining his records
to ascertain If the organization had en-
gagged in lobbying activities.
The charge was made as Curran was
testifying for the fourth day concern
ing the activities of the association in
advocating repeal of the prohibition
amendment. " .....-
Walsh Invites Test.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Of Mon
tana told Curran that if he thought the
committee had violated the Constitu-
ton he could test the matter In the
courts.
1--WE have nothing to conceal and the
responsibility is on you" Curran re-
piled, adding that he had no intention
of appealing to the courts. He insisted,
however, that the committees action
was beyond the pale Of what is proper
procedure"
The records were subpoenaed by the
committee after members announced
that Curran had refused access to all
the records.
Curran testified today that the as
ISOLATION had spent $4,000 In Wis
prohibition enforcement law and had
contributed $1,000 in behalf of the
1925 campaign of Senator Blaine, Re-
publican, Wisconsin. .,4
Sum Spent Independently H
Questioned by Blaine, the witness
said the money was not paid to. the
candidate or to his campaign fund, but
was spent independently. He added that
he thought it went for advertising.
Questioned about the new liberal
party which he said is being advocated
by Samuel Harden Church of Pitts
burgh, president of the Carnegie Foun-
dalton and a director Of the Anti
Prohibition Association, the witness ex-
pressed the opinion that If the Repub-
lican party in the North and the Demo-
cratic party in the South become pro-
hibition parties something might pop
out of q wet third party.
He said the liberal party had no con-
ISOLATION Against the Prohibition
Amendment.
Curran was directed to reappear again
tomorrow for further questioning.
j. j. Seaman represented the asso-
citation at the Wisconsin Legislature
for $4,000, he added.
Nine Votes Needed for Repeal.
The witness also said Walter G..
Hooke, representing the association, had
been present at the Illinois Legislature
were needed In the Senate to repeal the
State enforcement laws.
I'VE got only four" he said.
Questioned about the Wisconsin cam
paign, Curran demanded whether the
"Anti-Saloon League and Bishop Can
non" were going to be investigated.
"They outnumber us 10 to in every
Legislature" he asserted.
Walsh told him the drys would be
Investigated later.
Curran appeared today before the
Senate lobby committee for his fourth
day of examination concerning CORE
Spondence of the organization.
At the outset, he said, his association
had expended only 1892 in promoting
the 1928 campaign of Representative
Whitley of the thirty-eighth New York
district. He said $4,000 had been ap-
propriated, but it had not been spent
The 1892 went for printing cards ad-
vocating Whitleys election, he said. but
none was given the candidate or his
campaigne committee.
Whitley had denied that he received
any money from the association after
list introduced into the lobby COM
mittee records from files of the or
ganization said he was given $4,000.
Membership Of the association
against the prohibition amendment the
first of this year was placed at H.
098 today by Curran.
Denies Black Duck Charge.
Questioned by Senator Robinson, Re-
publican, Indiana, Curran denied the
organization had attempted to promote
"high feeling" in connection with the
capture of the Black Duck near Provi-
dence several months ago by the Coast
Guard, during which three men were
killed.
1.-THE whole of New England was in
high feeling over it," Curran asserted.
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