Evening star., 1935-07-17

sending by Heron of hundreds OF
anti-utility bill kilograms to Repre-
sentative Driscoll, Democrat, OF Penn
Sylvania and other members OF Con-
greSs.
She said Heron had dictated many
of these kilograms in the office where
she worked and signed names from
the directory.
Miss Loding, dressed in dark blue
and a checked white hat, said she did
not know who destroyed the tele-
grams.
Less than a dozen spectators we're
in the air-cooled committee room as
Chairman Black opened the hearing
by reading a telegram from Heron
saying his summons arrived too late
last night and, due to lack of funds"
he could not arrive here until tonight.
A ripple of laughter swept the room
as the telegram was read.
Half q dozen witnesses mentioned
by Fisher yesterday were then sworn,
but told to leave the room while Miss
Loding testified. Among these were
F. r. Veale, Western Union official
who investigated the burning of the
messages; Christensen, the Simplex
operator, and p Elmer Danielson,
messenger boy in the Warren office.
Miss Loding said Heron gave sew
eral kilograms lover the counter" in
her Office, but dictated most OF them
to Fisher, using the telephone di-
rectory for signatures.
She said she helped search for the
originals when it was discovered they
were missing.
Miss Loding testified that Heron
was in the Office almost every day"
between the time the kilograms were
sent to Representative Driscon and
the time when they were burned.
Speaking calmly but in voice so
low it was at times almost inaudlble.
the girl told the committee she had
not been invited to help in destroy
ing the records.
when Heron came to the oftlce
at these times" Senator Schwellen-
bach, Democrat, of Washington, asked,
what was he doing?"
HE was conversing with Mr..
Fisher
. Did Heron talk to Christensen"
Nothing secretly"
She said she was rarely in the
Office at $3.50 pm. and was not there,
she said, when Christensen and Her
ron reputedly discussed the records
on July 10.
She explained that the kilograms
left on file with the company by Her.
ron we're sent in groups, 40 or so
periodically during the day.
Recalls Payments Made.
She recalled that Heron paid $50
or $50 in cash, on two occasions, TO
Western Union.
After the messages were burned,
Senator Black asked, "did Fisher tell
you of finding the remnants?"
"a few days after that. I didn't
see it but Mr.. Fisher told me of ind
Ing part of one with the name OF Drls-
coll on it."
Suddenly Senator Gibson, Repub-
iican, of Vermont, broke in to ask:
You have a suspicion who did 1t?"
mo"
John S. Bayer of Warren, one of
those whose names had been attached
to a telegram, took the stand after,
Miss Loding.
did you send telegram to Mr..
Driscoll?" Black asked.
mo"
did you authorize one?"
"No."
ibid you discuss sending one?"
mo"
He declared he didn't know any
thing about the telegram until Repre-
sentative Driscoll acknowledged in a
letter he had received one.
Later, he said, Montgomery Nc
Clure, president Of the Warren XII
wants Club. had interceded in behalf
of Fisher. Mcclure described Fisher
as ION the spot" because of loss of the
records, Bayer related.
Refused to Aid Fisher.
He said he refused to take any part
In an effort to save Fisher from a
censuring He told Mcclure, he add
ed, that two wrongs viii not make a
right"
Bayer said Fishers reputation in
Warren was good, that he never heard
anything wrong against him. Fisher
has been suspended until he proves
his innocence in connection with
burning of the records. He denied