Evening star., 1935-05-14
SENATE DEFEATS
PROBE OF FARLEY
Votes 81 to 20 After Long
Offered New AccuSa-
ti0ns.
Continued From First Page.)

not complaining at the use against
me of steps I have used against my
opponents on other occasions.
"I am sorry that the vote took what
appeared to be party lines.
Farley has apparently been ex-
onerated by this vote in the Senate.
That's the way 1t will be carried In
the newspapers. He will be intro
duced at one or two more banquets-
not many.
"You say he'll retire to run the
next Democratic campaign? Oh, no
We fixed that part. You'll not dare
to undertake that. You've covered
the grave, but you have dug the
corpse very deep. Next time we bury
him it will be face down"
The vote today was regarded as q
slap at Long, the Democrats standing
stoutly in support of the Postmaster
General. Their contention was that
Long had produced no evidence OF
wrong doing and nothing to warrant
q senatorial investigation.
Earlier. Republican members OF the
Senate Post Once Committee and
Senator La Toilette had filed minor
ity report agreeing that Long had
submitted no evidence Of wrongdoing
on Parley's part, but, nevertheless,
they maintained that the investiga-
tion should be made.
Called for Letters.
In her affidavit, Miss Koch said
she was called by A. M. Stewart
to bring in any letters from Far
ley. She added she went to the
private files Of Harry D. Watts, vice
president, who Mrs. Humphreys had
charged threatened to throw business
to Stewart competitors through his
influence with Farley unless he was
given an increased salary to s25, 900
a year, and got two letters" and
gave them to Stewart.
One letter. she said, was signed,
Jim" and contained a short para
graph reading as follows:
The matter is in abeyance. Con-
tract Is yours"
Willing to Testify.
Long, while Mrs. Humphreys looked
on from the Senate gallery, reac
another statement from her saying
she wished to "reiterate" all she hac
said in her affidavit regarding Farley''
telephone conversations with Watts
and expressed willingness to testify
under oath
In further support OF his charges
Long produced lengthy mimeo.
graphed document, copies of which h.
placed on all Senator's desks, regard
ing the Public Works Administra ton.
investigation Of the New York cour
house contract. He has charged thi
was changed at the instance Of Earle,
to save the Stewart firm 1923 900. o
which the Government got onl.
| $4,000
Correspondence between Loui
CLAWS, director of P. w. A. investiga
tions, and the Treasury did not men
tion Farley However, one letter
dated July 81, 1894, from Wharton
Green, special agent in charge at Ney
York, to CLAWS, said:
We may not be able to secur
proof there were irregularities in con
nectlon with the award Of contract
or subcontracts on either the cour
house of post Office annex. but tn
circumstances that those connectet
with same appear greatly concerned
Is indicative of something"
Miss Koch said she made her afh
davit today in the office OF Senate
Long Of her own free will.
Makes Charges.
81 was an employe Of the firm o
James Stewart g. Co., Inc.," she said
from May 27, 1918, until Novembe
29, 1884, in the capacity as file clerk
While there knew Mrs Helen Hum
phreys, who was q confidential attach
and telephone operator in the oflc
Of the concern. Along about June o
July, 1894, it was reported that Fed
eral Investigators were coming to lool
into the files of James Stewart & Co.
There was great excitement in tn
Office. I was called by Mr.. A. M
Stewart, instructed to bring him an
letters in the files from Mr.. jim
Farley. 1 went into the private file
OF Mr.. Watts and got two letters from
Mr.. Farley and carried them to MI