Evening star., 1936-05-20

caravan at request of Gerner Smith,
member Of your board and candidate
for the United States Senator"
"Yes," the doctor admitted.
"And isn't 1t fact that thousands
of dollars of o. A. r. p. funds have
been spent to further the political am
bitions Of Smith,"
we spent money for organization In
Oklahoma" the doctor parted.
And every bit Of Townsend litera-
ture sent out In Oklahoma contains Q
Smith build-up, doesn't it2"
II hope so.''
Sullivan next introduced q letter
containing an outline. Of build-up
measures to be followed in behalf Of
Smith. Radio. newspapers and per-
sonal appeals were featured.
Letter Never Answered.
A letter from Mrs. Esther Hughes to
DR.. Townsend on February AZ, 1886,
was submitted to the doctor, who said
ne never answered 1t, but burned it be-
cause there was "a lot Of poison" In 1t.
In the letter Mrs. Hughes said she
hadn't the heart to 60 on sdeceiving
the old people for years, when not
in 40 ever would live to get any re-
turn from their contributions.
The movement appears like q
come-on racket" Mrs. Hughes wrote.
THE pennies and nickels of old
people have put you on easy street.
You're not tfooling anybody" she con-
tinued. II truly believe would be
justified in obtaining restraining
order to prohibit you from obtaining
more money"
Mrs. Hughes didn't tell you that
she wanted a contract for q moving
picture that I wouldn't give" DR..
Townsend broke In.
Turning to the subject of drawing
contributions from those who have
little money, Sullivan read from the
Townsend Weekly of Florida woman
of 72 who worked at washing. She
wrote the weekly she would have saved
$6 when she received her next pay.
She was glad, she said, to send 1t to
the Townsend legion.
Doctor, this caravsu trip was o
grandstand play, wasn't it?" Sullivan
asked.
mo; should designate 1t re-
sponse," Townsend answered,
Articles Promised"
The next letter was from Peterson
to DR.. Dyer. The letter called for
petitions of a million signatures, with
Representative McGroarty to intro
duce q pension bill before the "Roose.
welt" pension measure was submitted.
Peterson then promised Golfers
article" Liberty" one and then "a
Haywood Broun."
Peterson then asked about having q
million old folks" came to Washing.
ton to get in the hair Of the Con-
gressmen.
Peterson was full Of erratic no.
tions," Townsend said.
The witness became confused as
Hoffman pressed him about admins
trative costs for any such licensing
system.
Yesterdays disclosures were numer-
Gus. as Committee Counsel Sullivan
opened both morning and afternoon
sessions with introduction Of certain
evidence. then turned the committee
loose to grill the witness In as many
directions as they saw At.
Most important. perhaps, of the
admissions made by the doctor yester-
day afternoon was the fact that all
assets of Old Age Revolving Pensions,
Ltd, and the Prosperity Publishing
Co., actually are at complete disposal
Of the o. A. r. p. membership;
namely, DR.. Townsend Walter Town
send and Gilmour Young.
Hoffman gained the admission
that no record has been kept Of con-
| tributors 50 that the money might
eventually be returned II anything
happened to the movement.
You will admit, won't YOU" Hofi-
man demanded, that this so-called
democratization Of the movement