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Show NEWBERRY CASE TO BEjEOPEMED QROSS USE OF MONEY GIVEN AS REASON FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION INVES-TIGATION OF 8ENATOR Automobile Builder Claims He Is Able to Prove $176,000 Spent In Election; Investigation to be Thorough And Final ' Washington. Notnwlthstnndlng the supreme court decision freeing Senator Truman II. Newberry of Michigan, the senate privileges and election committee com-mittee decided Tuesday to reopen the case and thorougly Investigate the charges that ho won hls)cat In the sun-ate sun-ate by extravagant and unlawful expenditure ex-penditure of money. I The supremo court set nslde the con-ivletlou con-ivletlou of Senator Nowberry on the ground that the section of the law reg-tilatlug reg-tilatlug senatorial primaries was uncoil-' uncoil-' stltutlonal. Tho Investigation now to be mado will cover the cxpendlures mnde in Senator Newberry's behalf I In tho election campaign, Alfred Lucking attorney for Henry Ford, the nutomoblle manufacturer of Dotrlot, told the privileges and elec-tlnos elec-tlnos committee thnt ho would be nble to prnvt thnt "two or three times $170,-,000 $170,-,000 was spent In Sir. Newberry's bo-1 bo-1 half." It had previously been charged that Newberry's expenditures were $170,000. Lucking declared thnt evidence evi-dence would nlso.be supplied to show that practically iill the money camo from the Newborry estate. Senator Townsond of Michigan vrged tho committee to drop tho caso. Ho declared that Sonator Newbsrry was tho victim of persistent persecution. When the Investigation was completed, ho predicted, there would bo no proof of wrong-doing on Newberry's part. Scnntor Townsend asserted thnt nenry Ford's demnnd for a senatorial Investigation wns merely a scheme to get Senntor Newberry on tho stand nnd cross-examlno nnd humttlato him. A special subcommittee was appointed appoint-ed to conduct tho Inquiry. It will consist, con-sist, of Senntor Spencer of Missouri, chairmen ; Senntor Watson of Indiana, Senntor Edgo of New Jersey, Sonator Pomcrno of Ohio nnd Senator Wolcott of Dclnwnre. Tho subcommittee will hold Its first meeting Frldny to organ-izo organ-izo tho plan of procodure for tho Investigation. |