Show SENATOR REED AND BEC ER IN j 14 VERBAL CLASH I I Bolo Bob o Pasha Revelations Lions Are Threshed Thresh d Over ill in Pro Pro- ro Ci German Gennan 11 P Probe robe e Washington t Dec Dee 20 Nest ost Moat of or to's tos tot to- to s 's session nor of tho Senate committee W as German propaganda estl I. I Alfred taken up with tilts veon or of assistant t a attorney E general beneral Becker Reed d or of t ton w iw York j Senator or of the who Is 13 not a a. C Sen tor e. e Reed need In cross examining I the New York ti who ho had boert boen on on u tho the o stand stanl two days dars char cars carsE charged ed that of ot I E E. Loris Lewis attorney general their Becker misused and York o ew In- In official positions in public lI contained in af affidavits its ida ss ls- ls legs le legislation legis- legis war special Cured b by them under to ration lation These affidavit l. referred alleged m t s of William m Randolph Hearst with fth Bolo rash Pasha t execute x In ranee t nett us a traitor and fo former Am- Am Von on e sf 4 n ll r Denies Charge Charce e Mr Becker denied th the tho charge chars ti Fa a mado made affidavits affidavit p win In that the tho vial wore wore not secured under tinder tho the special He lIe said that certain dis- dis assoc association purposing purporting to show sho closures mado made earst and Bolo Dolo were ero tion of ot public I r frankly frankl admit were f J public for tol what nhat this Ho justifier Justified this purposes on the ground that their pug pub publication nt was as In the public Interest PUb discussion 4 it Tho The information under was JI ch to New York newspapers mainly In AU August September and Oc- Oc m when Becker Becke was a candid candidate ate for the Republican nomination for at attorney at- at York state and New of general torney Attorney General Lewis Levels was a a. candidate candidate candi candi- date dato for fot the Republican nomination for tor I r o a against Charles S Whitman hUman ll appeared from tho the exam cross cross examina Ina- Ina a that Hearst was considered a supporter supporter sup sup- porter of or Whitman on and Senator n Rod Reed ed that and Becker Beeler sought ought to show Whitman b by attacking attacking at at- at to damage damase intended tacking tacking Hearst Z ns Letter Given Glnn to io 7 Senator Reed heed rea read from a New York newspaper of or Jul July 31 1917 a story telling of oC Bolo Pashas Pasha's attentions to toa iI a a Metropolitan l opera singer a C Span- Span whose hose relations with Bolo m isit woman were declared by b Becker to be lie entire entire- 1 ly blameless tn to this thus stor story was as a aletter aletter letter nolo to the singer ment mentioning mention ing urn my friend Mrs l Millicent Hearst Mr Becker admitted having given to statement containing the tho papers the this this thi letter iW What was the purpose of or giving It out out al at his particular tune time Inquired ri Senator Reed Heed It was wag an Interesting Item of or news newl f 1 thought the public would be glad to read Mr 11 Becker replied IlIn T. T fI dr Was ns there no purpose to connect with Bolo T I r I had re regarded the tho purpose to ton ashow the connection of Hearst with n German propagandists as more Inter Inter- to the public than the tho I closure clo of or Bolos Bolo's attention to the opera singer Act ct n Declared Becker a added ded shouting to drown voice olce Senator Reeds Reed's s' s I think It should have ha been done a. a. a long time before t C. C Senator King of Utah Ulah then asked E. E Did you ou attempt to prejudice the tho public public against Whitman b by showing his nIs connection with Hearst Mr 1 Becker replied It was Lewis Lewis' campaign committee 1 which did this When the questioning cross was In Interrupted Interrupted In- In by adjournment to bo be resumed re- re tomorrow morning morning- Senator Reed Recd asked Mr Ir Becker Becket to produce vouchers showing expenses Incurred b by state secret service agents in obtaining ob oh- taming depositions in the tho investigation ob-I ob tion of Bolos Bolo's activities in the United Stags The witness stated staled with 1111 heat that ho would do 10 no such thing thinS as asa I a they were cre confidential |