Show WITNESS IS CHAlLENGED ED EDBY BY PALMER Attorney A General Starts Fiery Word ord tlc at Session Session Session Ses Ses- sion of Committee i g gating ting Primary Campaigns By Associated Pr Ir Press n j. j W WASHINGTON June A 2 2 A fier fiery V V cross cros table verbal battle between Attorney General Paltrier Palmer and Eugene Bonn Bonniwell of Philadelphia bristling with direct charges of the misuse of federal l power to Jet let down lown tire the liquor bars during durin the tile Pennsylvania Penns pres presidential presidential primaries on the one hand and of attempted character assassination assassination tion on th the other marked Senate in inest investigation in- in est g today o of n campaign expenditures The attorney general generl appeared un unexpectedly us- us expectedly l In tho the committee room durIng during during dur dur- ing Ing- the tho luncheon r recess aft after r Mr Ir Bon Bon- had launched 14 a broadside of charges including including- a sweeping assertion asser 1 tion that the whole Palmer campaign In l had been a and debasing tl degradation of or law Mr r. r Bonniwell JJ ita t the stand Island to finish his hiE- t. t testimony n and Mr 11 Palmer r th lh the first lr t. t for tor a presidential nomination t to appear at the inquiry took a se seat t across the table from Crom tho the witness who It Jt was brought out wa was a apolitical political o of long o standing Replies News Nev s of the Impending verbal erbal Jash before the committee spread rapidly and the hearing room soon noon was crowd ed When Mr tr Bonniwell concluded Mr Palmer replied opening his statement with tho the charge that Mr Ir Bonniwell had employed character assassination methods against him hint in Pennsylvania for tor years oars and concluding it with tho the assertion that in Pennsylvania Judge Bonniwell's word Is not evidence of fact act Echoes of oC the tho combat had hardly died away awny before a R new element Clement was wall In In- In d Into tho the committees committee's deliberations delibera with the flat refusal refu nl of or Senator Edge Republican New ew tn Sr o attend nt- nt tend lend further sessions In announcing hat rat he had nad notified the chairman o of the full tull committee and the subcommittee tee of or Iris his decision the senator sal said ho believed cd approximate figures o-i o ona ill a I I pre Co nyc n t I e n cx expenditures p e n d I t u tee had h ad been obtained anti and that further m n would result only In the airing of or charges chargeR countercharges intimations and ind insinuations Ho added that thit no federal law n had bc been n broken as theta was ivas no federal tc elal presidential primary law to break Je loc loc- It Is Iro d Before Mr Ir Palmer appeared in the tho committee room the tho committee had In- In into the activities of oC the Plumb Continued on Pago Page 3 t S PALMER CHALLENGES I WITNESS AT INQUIRY Continued from room Pa Pago Paco c I 1 Plan league made mado further efforts to lc torun t I trun run down clown a a. presidential campaign fort for V. t G. G McAdoo oo and had heard two o of officials officials of ot oil companies who had been beene mentioned e e in to previous t testimony t n na as S j l large jaree contributors to 10 political campaigns I Edward dward Keating manager of ot the Plumb Plan Ifan League declared the J league ague had taken no part pars In an any cn lion political activity had not contributed contributed con- con an any mone money an and did not plan to participate In the convention lIe He added however howe that It ft seek geek to defeat members of Congress who voted tor for the transportation act Mia firs Antoinette tlc Funk of ot Illinois ac active active ac- ac tive In Liberty loan Joan drives es and later for tor the Democratic national committee commit commit- tee declared po positively that no campaign campaign cam carn pal n for obtaining th the Democratic presidential nomination for MAdoo M 1 Adoo di direct dl dl- or Indirect existed much to her regret I If H. I I Sinclair New ew York of ot the oil company compan bearing hi his name declared d dho dho ho he had made macIc no campaign contributions contributions lions or been otherwise active I politically and rind Norman Bridges cs connected with the Dehony oil Interests testified fled fied that he had contributed 1000 1000 to General Woods WOOdA candidacy but otherwise other wise knew chew nothing of ot an any campaign Liquor Flo Flows After the tho oil company compau officials had been heel excused ed the committee came cime to Mr 11 Bonniwell The Pennsylvania man who was candidate for Cor Democratic national national na na- na- na from Crom that state Hot at t the recent primary and opposed the Palmer Palmor movement rno with a sticker campaign n for tor McAdoo delegates was called In connection with this McAdoo oo activity H He testified flatly natty that h ho had conducted that campaign n over the direct personal ref refusal of Mr McAdoo I Ito to havo o his name used d which prevented it Its It appearance on tho the ballots und and necessitated necessitated ne ne- stickers In dC describing the tho interview with Mr tr tho the witness first touched on hi his charges char about tho the Palmer P Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania campaign and thereafter thc they fell tell thick k and fast Ho Ito asserted that It was general knowledge in the tho state to that when tho the Palmer movement mO was threatened the tho bars bais had d been lot Jol down suddenly 1 that liquor warehouse waro- waro house doors were thrown wide v open suddenly under time the eyes of or tho time department depart lepart- mont ment of or Justice aud and prohibition enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment officers of tho time federal government govern orn mont ment particularly in n the tho coal counties counties' counties counties' coun coun- ties ties' and that tho the whole Palm Palmer r campaign campaign cam cam- n not only was a a ghastly and an debasing de do- basing degradation dos of ot law r but but- nn an in invitation invitation In to J law Jv v violators Some direct ct references b by Mr Ir Ron Bon on- on to Mr r. r Palmer wore stricken out by the committee a. a as personalities 4 and Mr cH was still un In tho the midst of ot his accusations when a 3 recess was taken at noon W When cn the hearing resumed Mr Ir Bonniwell Bon Bon- resumed the stand Senator Pomerene Democrat of ot Ohio went di directly directly dl- dl to examination cross of or Mr Bonniwell Bonniwell Bon- Bon after Mr II Palmer when offered a n chanco to question the witness said he had come merely to make mako a 0 statement statement statement state state- ment to the committee The Tho senator ro- ro demanded to know knot if well wen had personal knowledge that te fed federal eral oral officers in Pennsylvania were wore conniving at nt violation of ot prohibition laws A statement that the witness ss was satisfied that such was the case was put aside and Senator Pomerene in insistently In- In repeated his question until tho time witness finally answered No sir ho lie added that if It tho the committee committee committee com com- would give gl him two tavo weeks weeks' time he would furnish legal evidence o Makes Plat Flat D Denial ulal Mr Palmer then voiced his charge chargo that had employed character charac ter tel a assassination efforts against him himIn himin himin in Pennsylvania for tor years ears This brought a warning from Senator Reed Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat of or Missouri against personalities personal ties but was as set at III rest when air Mr Il Palmer was permitted to continue his statement under tion Tho speaker denied flatly flath and without without with with- out qualification qualification what he characterized d dal as al' these stale charges harges that he ha had granted ranted Immunity to prohibition violators violators vio vio- in Pennsylvania an He lie de declared lared that on the contrary arrests had been made mado and the cases prosecuted during the election period and an an T asserted also that he tae lacked power pO to grant such tm- tm had he ho so desired After Arter the close dose of ot the Pal mor mer statements John IL II of ot ofSan ofSan San was heard In connection with Senator mator Johnsons Johnson's campaign In California Mr was waa chairman of ot the tho California committee which raised the funds for tor Senator Johnson Wo We raised approximately Mr air rr said I understand the books will bo be produced here Johnson Detailed cl clA A budget had hind been heen made ur up he continued continued con con- in the expectation that tat 2000 would Mould bo spent in each ench of ot ten primary state states and altogether that would be needed We e started out to get contributions of ot 1000 1000 each bl but t found that Impossible ble Mr continued So we tried 1 to neo seo how man many of OC 2 2500 OO each I we wo could get We e got ot eight I We e finally Inan organized a 3 committee of ot ten each ench undertaking to raise 10 As time went on and Mr Ir Hoover came In In we e found man many people we wa relied d upon wore contributors ther there I had given 2500 2600 and subsequently raised m my ray contribution to which was the largest single sins amount coming to my knowledge Delegates Deles from southern California Califor Califor- nia got a little pool of ot their own up I dont don't know how muchAs muchAs much I As the tho Hoover t campaign campal n developed de I we asked the southern people to take I I care caro of themselves On May Ia 1 IS 13 S Mr tr said 15 the total Johnson fund just failed tailed to reach Utah Co Company pan lamed am d dI I had nothing to do with the small man subscriptions he added which were still coming In when I left leCt Ho not noted J. J E. E Smith of or the King Coal company Utah and Mr Ir Miller of tho the Owl Drug com company pan each as of or 2500 in addition to others named by previous witnesses i A. A W TV Crocker and Herbert hacker he le said had finally ended b by 1 raising their 2500 subscriptions to Mr was asked If It he knew anything of ot the expenditures made in inthe inthe the campaign for tor Herbert Hoover in California I am not informed he responded except that we e of ot the Johnson committee committee com com- were ere aghast at the coming under our notice notice notice-in In the Wn way t tl of ot newspaper advertising ad and other l things s. like the report of at workers hired at tho the polls With Ith the completion of or Mr Ir Posse Rosse- ter's testimony only onh two names are arc left on the subpoena list of ot the committee committee com com- one ono of ot which Is Warren n Gregory Gregory Greg Greg- or ory reported as a's th the California Californian maa manager man man- a aCer ager of or f the e Hoover campaign The committee adjourned until tomorrow |