Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-12-27

Borrowed For AlimOny
lie said Terry had explained TO
the group that Bilbo had borrowed
the $4,000 from Shushan 10 pay on
allmony Of s2i 900 10 Mrs, Bilbo
In 1928, that BIlbo had not paid
the note, and that shushan had at.
tempted 10 sell the note to Gov
ernor Hugh White. Bilbo's oppo-
nent In the 1910 Mississippi white
Democratic primary.
Az the time. Mr.. Jackson tsSti-
fed, Bilbo had gone TO the Demo
cratic national convention In Chi
cago and was just about 10 embark
on u presidential campaign speak
Ing tour and out Of loyalty TO the
Democratic party they did not want
BlIbo embarrassed while on the
tour.
Mr.. Jackson testified that this in.
cident occurred In the latter part
Of August, after the Mississippi
white Democratic primary, but
Senator Ferguson informed him
that the Congressional Library had
informed the committee that the
Democratic national convention
was held In Chicago July IS. 1910
six weeks prior 10 the date Jack.
son had Riyen--and that " that
were true. the primary was not
over when the shushRn note was
paid.
Monkey Business With Church
The Rev. d. Wade Smith, pastor
Of the Juniper Grove Baptist
Church at Poplnrville, got along
all right with his version Of Bilbo
NJ n pillar Of the church until sena.
tor Ferguson asked him 10 refresh
his memory by reading the memo
randum Of statements he had made
10 nm agent 81 the Internal Revenue
Bureau on the same subject.
Two months before he became
pastor Of the church. Mr.. Smith ties.
tilted. Bilbo had told him he was
building the finest parsonage In
the South and that whom Il was
completed and furnished. he. Bilbo,
was going to turn II over 10 the
church.
The parsonage BllbO built on
his own land contains ave bath.
rooms and eight bedrooms. Both
the parsonage and church we're
built with funds solicited by Bil.
hO on senate letterheRda.
Senator James NJ. Mead, Of New
York, chairman Of the Senate war
Investigating committee holding
the hearings. showed Mr. Smith n
p otogrnph. which he Identified NJ
The parsonage and admitted that II
looked NJ " II had been completed,
We added that at has looked like
that ever since I have been uerc,"
Senator Ferguson directed Mr.
Smith to Rad aloud the ner'oran'
dun ~ the interview April 3,
1919, he had with the agent nf the
internal Revenue Bureau, relative
"a his knowledge % funds collected
bv Rilho for the Juniper Grove
Baptist Church and deposited in the
Bank ~ Poplarvillc IN the name II
the church. on which account Bilbo
alone was authorised TO withdraw
| funds,
In the memorandum Mr. Smith
explained he had been pastor u Ire
church only short time and he
had very little knowledge Of the
money collected by Bilbo In the
name 81 the church, but he under.
stood that collections had been
made.
Tie said the church had abso.
lutCly no access TO this money and
thrt he Rad never made inquiries
II Rilbo OF, the bank as 10 the
monies collected by Bilbo and de.
pcsited In the bank. hut that each
time he had brought up the matter
the cashier had changed the sub.
iect and indicated he did not wish
q discuss the account with him.
Mr.. Smith snid he had heard
rumors from members 81 the con,
gregAtion concerning tho collcc.
tons. hut he had No direct knowl.
edge Of the collections by Rilbo
other than he understood that hilho
Rad constructed the parsonage with
these funds az q cost Of from $4,000
to $4,000.
lie said the construction Of the
parsonage had been done before he
was made pastor Of the church and
had ucver been fully completed.
although there was very little work
TO be done on t.
Tie stated that whom he was
called TO the passionate of the
church. there was some controversy
over the selection Of the pastor and
pilho had insisted on the former
pastor, the Rev, Mr.. Nix. remain,
Ing, but the congregation voted to
'hange pastors, lie said he be.
'ievcd this was the reason Rilho
had never turned the parsonage
over TO the congregation and that
rumors to that effect were prcvN-
lent,
Mr.. smith also said the par.
soRaEr constructed BY BiIho was
on his property and the church
did not have any title TO the land
or building. he said he had no
idea Why Bilho erected an eight.
bedroom and hys-bathroom par.
sanags. and II Was entirely too
large FOR any pastor % q small
church Go keep up.
The congregation had insisted on
Bilbo deedirg the property to the