Evening star., 1936-03-29
counts there. Clements told the com
mittee on Friday.
Receipts Beliefs Differ.

Receipts Beliefs Diner.
Early questioning by the committee
brought statements from Clements
that s77l 900 had been taken in from
January /, 1894, to December 81, 1895,
and that approximately $4,000 more
had been received this year. Sullivan
contends that receipts for the final
quarter of 1885 were much heavier
than Clements indicated.
A second line of inquiry will deal
with the practice of Clements and
Townsend drawing reimbursement for
virtually all living expenses while their
salaries remained as almost entirely
clear profit-"velvet." according to
Sullivan.
Clements testified on Friday that
o. A. R. P. paid apartments rents,
grocery bills, maid hire and numerous
other Incidental living costs for him
self and DR.. Townsend.
In addition to the points already
under development, the committee ex-
poets a complete audit of the o. A.
r. P. records here-followed by a
similar study of material in the re-
gional Offices in Los Angeles, Chicago
and New York-will reveal other in
teresting facts about financial opera
tions of this highly organized pension
movement.
Following that, it was said, may
come q similar inquiry into the books
of the Prosperity Publishing Co.. pub
fishers of the Townsend Weekly. 10
Gated in indianapolis.
Political Pressure Involved.
With these sizeable auditing jobs
still ahead, it was reported yesterday
that pressure from House members
facing primary election opposition
from Townsendite candidates was re-
sponsible for what has seemed some
what premature start Of open hear
ings. Members Of the investigating
and auditing group have made ii
plain during the past three days that
they have had insufficient time to
complete their work as a basis for
committee questioning and it is said
that full review Of the local records
alone may take another month.
I'VE know they had AZ separate
methods of raising money" Sullivan
said, "and some of the figures we are
beginning to uncover now are sweet
ones"
DR.. Townsend Is expected back in
Washington this week after a long
sojourn on the West Coast. He board
ed a plane for the East yesterday at
Los Angeles. Although he may be
called for questioning as soon as the
committee finishes with Clements
both Bell and Sullivan have said the
committee undoubtedly will want fur
ther information from the two main
witnesses after the audits are COM
pleted.
Upon his return here. Townsend
probably will confer with Sheridan
Downey, his personal attorney. who
has been in Washington during early
stages of the congressional investi-
CATION. Downey, who ran for Lieu
tenant Governor of California on th'
EPIC ticket of Upton Sinclair ir
1884, has been mentioned as success
sor to Clements in the higher rank
of the Townsend movement.
Downey is reported to have per
suaded Townsend to favor a thire
party movement for Townsend politi
cal candidates, an issue which opened
the rift between the doctor and hi
colleague.
Clements, whose resignation from
o. A. r. P. becomes effective or
Wednesday, went to New York yester
day morning with Mrs. Clements, VIII
also has been on the o. A. r. p. pa,
roll.
PROFITS SHOCK FOLLOWERS.