Evening star., 1936-04-16

he had been employed by sugar firms.
He was asked why he had told the
Finance Committee one thing and the
Lobby Committee the opposite.
Grunwald said he had told the
truth before the Senate Finance Com
mittee and wished to correct himself
if he had testified TO the contrary
before the Lobby Committee.
Before today's hearing began Chair
man Black characterized as lust a
skirmish" the action OF the House
yesterday in denying his committee
$4,000 for legal services. At the same
time Black indicated the committee
would press its court fight for tele-
graphic correspondence without let-up.
"I can't believe Congress will let
Mr.. Hearst win by default after he
has lost in the lower court" Black
declared.
William Randolph Hearst, pub
Usher, recently instituted injunction
proceedings in District Supreme Court
to restrain the committee from ex-
amining Hearst kilograms.
Senator Minton, in a radio speech
last night, indicated the investigator
intend to pursue an inquiry into activi-
ties Of SilaS Strawu, anti-New Dealer
and former president Of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States
Strawn recently obtained an injunc-
ton preventing Western Union from
turning kilograms of his Chicago law
firm over to the committee.
Dawes Name Involved.
Bringing the name Of former Vice
President Charles G. Dawes into the
controversy, Minton declared Strawn's
kilograms were sought Ito see what
his activities, if any, were with refer
ence to influencing the r. F. c. to
loan the Dawes bank in Chicago $90,-
100000 before the New Deal came into
existence and what, if anything. Mr..
Strawn had to do in attempting to
influence the actions of public Off
cials in Washington with reference to
this loan"
After a close floor battle yesterday,
the House turned down, 153 to 1877,
the appropriation Of $4,000 to pay
lawyers fees in the Lobby Committee
fight against Hearst.
Bankhead for Funds.
Representative Bankhead, Demo-
crat, of Alabama led a vain fight for
the appropriation, while Represent
ative Smell of New York, the minority
leader. took the floor against it. Many
Democrats joined Republicans in op-
posing it.
The $4,000 was alternately de-
Tended as a justifiable expense and
attacked on the ground the Lobby
Committee was violating private lib
critics. Many members also resented
the action Of the Senate committee
In bringing the names Of House mem
bers into its inquiry, including six
who were disclosed to have shared
house with a lobbyist.
The committee yesterday had
lively tilt with 6-foot, f1orid Vance
Muse, manager of the Southern Com
mittee to Uphold the Constitution,
who proved to be belligerent witness.
Muse was threatened with citation
to the Senate after he engaged in a
heated debate with Chairman Black
over activities of the organizations
with which he is connected. The wit
ness declined to divulge his affiliation
with the Order of American Patriots
on the ground that it was a fraternal
order, the secrets of which he had
sworn on the Bible and the American
flag not to divulge. Black finally gave
up trying to force this information.
Black did succeed in securing from
Muse names of many prominent con-
tributors to the Southern Committee
to Uphold the Constitution, among
them four members of the du Pont
family. The witness also admitted cir
culating papers containing pictures of
Mrs. Roosevelt being escorted at How
ard University by colored men. He
said he did this as "a Southern gen.
tleman interested in white suprem-
acy."
LOAN CONNECTION DENIED.