The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-12
S165,9O5 PAID
DEMOCRATIC
HANDBOOK
Smell to Base Demand
For Probe on Big Sums
Volume Realized
international News Service

House Republican Leader Ber-
trand H. Smell, of New York, today
announced he would base his de-
mand for a congressional investiga-
ton of the Democratic National
Committees financing schemes on
the committees official financial
report filed late yesterday with the
clerk of the House. ~
The report listed more than IT'S
corporations as purchasers Of the
Democratic "de luxe" handbook in
sales totaling $165,905 for the
three-month period ended May 81.
Smell said he would offer an in
vestigation resolution in the House
as soon as he completes gathering
additional information which is
pouring In from all corners Of the
country" His resolution would
charge the probers with discover
ing If the Democratic National
Committee is violating the corrupt
practices act in selling the books
to corporations. ,.
Bear Roosevelt Signature
The books, according to Smell,
bear the autograph Of President
Roosevelt and sell for $3.50 o copy.
The purchasers are given the
right to return the books to the
committee for resale, Smell said.
A White House statement this
week declared the President had
autographed the volumes at the
request of Forbes Morgan, de-
ceased treasurer Of the commit
tee, adding that Mr.. Roosevelt was
unaware Of the use his signature
would be put to.
Biggest purchasers Of the books
in the past three months, accord
ing to the committees report,
were Walter p. ChrySler, automo-
bile magnate, $12,500: the Joseph
Schlitz Brewing Company, Mil.
waukee, $4,000, and Anheuser.
Busch, Inc, st. Louis brewers,
$4,000.
Other Purchasers Listed
Other purchasers listed as hav-
ing spent $1,000 or more for de
luxe books follow:
C. ]. Devine, jr.. New York city, S2,-
500; California Portland Cement Co., &3,-
600; Monolith Portland Cement Com
pany, Los Angeles, Calf, $3.50; Medus
Portland Cement Company Cleveland, o.,
$4,000; Hammermill Paper Company
Erie, Pa, 32,500; The Carborundum
Company Niagara Falls. N. z. $1,000;
Amalgamated Meat Cutters. Chicago,
ILL.,. $1,000: Automatic Voting Machine
Corporation, jamestown, IN. Y, $1,000;
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Enginefnen
and Firemen, Cleveland, Ohio, $1,000;
Deere and Company, Moline, ILL.,, $4,000;
Robert R. Young. New York city. $3,7S0;
Bethlehem Steel Company, Bethlehem,
Pa, $4,000; Struck Construction Com
pany. Louisville, KY. $1,000; Lay Inn
provement Corporation, Detroit, Mich,
$2,5O0: American Federation Hosiery
Workers of Philadelphia, $1,000: I. Fried
man, New York city, $1,000; George R.
Cooke. Detroit. Mich, $1,000.
8. Klein, New York City, $1,000; In
washington. D. C.. $1,000; 8: A. Healy
Company, Chicago. ILL.,. $4,000: Wofford
Oil CO.. Atlanta. Ca, $500: Mead John
son Co., Evansville, Ind, $1,000: Inter-
national Brotherhood of Paper Makers,
Albany, N. Y. $1,000: L. P. Bonfoey.
Quincy, ILL.,. $1,000; General American
of Philadelphia, $1,000 Raymond N.
Beebe, Washington. D. c., $1,000; Inland
steel Co., Chicago. ILL.,, $1,000; John
Jacobs (no address listed. $1,000; Bell
niger Realty & Construction Co, San
Antonio: Tex, $1,000; Brown & BiSelow,
fury Fox Film Corp. Beverly Hills.