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Show Alabama Representative Claims La Follette, Mason, Britten, Norton Nor-ton and Baer Have Acted Act-ed Suspiciously in Con- ; nection With the Bern-storff Bern-storff $50,000 Slush Fund. RULES COMMITTEE MAY ORDER PROBE Sentiment in Favor of a General Investigation Increasing at the Capital; Cap-ital; Some of the Thing3 the Southern Congressman Wants to Know. . By D. M. EDWARDS. International Nows Sorvlc Staff Correspondent. Cor-respondent. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. RePr-sontatJvc RePr-sontatJvc Thorn aa Heflln of Alabama broko the Btrnstorff $50,000 slush fund scandal wide open ?n the house of rep- rescntatives today. He na.mod five legislators leg-islators and demandod information of what connection they had, if any, with pro-German activities. With hi startling aee.tations he immediately im-mediately removed all doubt thnt there will be a congressional investigation. Nothing can prevent it now, whether the administration wishes it or not. Goaded to excitement by the men ho attacked, ho named thepo five men: Senator Ia Follette of Wisconsin, Representative Fred A. Britten of Chicago, Chi-cago, Representative William K. Mason of Chicago, Representative Patrick K. Norton of North Dakota, Representative Representa-tive John M. Baer of North Dokota, Inquiry Demanded. Theso names were brought out by Heflin when he appeared before the house rules committee, which is considering con-sidering resolutions of Norton and Fordney of Michigan to probe tho Horn-storff Horn-storff fund and its application to congress. con-gress. When word euine that ho had mentioned these five, sentiment demanding de-manding an immediate and exhaustive inquiry spread like wildfire through the membership of the house. Republicans Republi-cans nrul .1 Je itinera ts joined in demanding demand-ing that the house take up the mttter 1 j:.i .....1 ..11 ir Ik, and find out once and for all if Representative Repre-sentative Heflin had n ny ground for ment ioning na mes in connect ion wi th his German propaganda cause. f U ie rules commit, iff report tho resolution tomorrow It will K" IhroijKh In a hurry. If Hie resolution Is not te-porierl te-porierl soon any onfl of the fevernl members mem-bers in likely to nil He, a point uf Mulies" prlvtletjp iind fone ell her Heflin "3 pr oof or hie expulsion ftom the houc. Make Warm Retorts. Ot the men iimneil, four were In Wash-i Wash-i n kI on loMri y. Semi t or I ,;i Kollel 1 1 'liiif;il to answer 0 u--," I ioiip eoneeriilnif the Heflin rha 1 'i:.es. Norton. Hiitten jiikI '.tier ifsijf-ii warm retorts. M;ison wum In ( hi-' hi-' a y.it. In no )trtpnf;!loiM'l sj)efh Heflin ) maii'l"i! tluii the mien lornmitteo wsk fur a Ki-iHoal in vet lat ln, o thnl h mlKlit km n: Klrsi Where Hip irioney eprn from 1 hu ( pro I ij' d 11 1 era t u f v ki ipport I ok the mmiI-dr mmiI-dr f I tiiM df He present n live Mh hum, Ki ' oinl - W'Ii'to id" money rmne from tint P'O'Ju'-pm literatuie Hiipportin(r 1 hi I-lThten rtsolut ion to exempt, 'Jerman-Auierlfanj 'Jerman-Auierlfanj from n)Httry rvl'-e Mirnd. Tnirtl Wti;d connreK.mnen fire pl;t unio 'n line ui'h the Non - j n it 1 vn n le;iin liirt t elp'terl P.acr and which 1m bs h Io nppowe the v. a r. KouM h ho wn In ! he nrpa rwn thm "I M Koiiet I e rh;i tnpioniliK tno t w)l) leave the president without an army." Kiflh U'liv Norton ins'intf on 'urnijiR (lie proposed slusn fund Investigation atc:i itiHt I. mi ( Heflin 1. Heflin's Threat. N'oiton w;iu present at fhe enrmni i t pp meet ! ok w In 1p I I ef I ) n v.n making !ii5 rpeefh. It '' i 1 1 he underwood t r V P r I oiiL'k-pfiiii ii wauled him expeller) bp-rfii;tp bp-rfii;tp he m ei 1 1 i o 1 11 (1 f 1 1 1- ij -io U H mTnlie-n, Heflin tinned t o Nor: mi nnd (In red him to vol for t h" e , pi iido-;. "I II Iihvp rniPt hlittr tr mv a hout yon hefnre trie llfr-u! i Www o ! n n ) oo, if )t jk cj ej led," lle.'lln det-hirvd. fn-inK Norton, Nor-ton, IJf.flin then wont mi :o deitiamj that n 'omtr.i t ' "c he Pleelr-d in thrH"-')i out t r wi,fiie F '.' rn:'Ui! f f fnii'i V.nrv. I In ;(.id hu -A-ouid jn i ko hemre I'nmnil 1 1 en a p. po-iiteij h S:.e;ii;et C JLrnp I Im li, but (Continued on Pae Nlno FI MEN 110 IS SUSPECTS BfJPM (Continued from Page One.) j wou-d insist, on a committee elected by t the members of the house. He accused ; the speaker of unfairness toward him in i the house sessions la-t Monday, when he was hootci on failing to substantiate his charges that members received German Ger-man money by gambling. When t'.ie meeting ended and the 'committee 'com-mittee adjourned for a further session tomorrow, at which newspaper men will testify on Heflin's charges. Representative Representa-tive Britten went to the committee room lo investigate charges against himself. He was informed he could not see the record until Mr. Heflin had 1 made corrections cor-rections in it. "T shall insist on the rules committee's resolution calling for a complete Inves-j Inves-j ligation." said Hritten. "with a view to , severely censuring Heflin before the house. lie admits that his slurring re- i marks n re based entirely on persona! , opinion and are without one scintilla of ; proof." ! Mr. Britten declared his record on war , measures superior to that of Heflin. i "Heflin has done more than any one 1 man in congress to destroy the efficiency of the army and navy,' he declared. ! "During his long service in the house he has been a confirmed pacifist of the lowest low-est order." Representative Baer resented tne insinuation1: in-sinuation1: of Mr. Heflin. .pointing to the resolution adopted by the Non-partisan league last week. ! Denounced Heflin. "Here is our policy," he said, in quoting the resolution : " 'We join our allies In this struggle and to the end that Justice, liherty. equality and democracy. polittcaJ and industrial, shall be the heritage of all mankind. We pledge our lives, our fortunes for-tunes and our sacred honor to our country coun-try and our flag in this our war.' "That doesn't look a-s though Germany were behind the Non-partisan league, does it?'' Baer asked. Representative Norton denounced Hef -tin. repeating his declaration that either Heflin would make good his charges or he expelled from the house. Members were thoroughly aroused by the developments of today and will insist on action if the rules committee shows signs of trying to smother the case. Heflin has threatened to implicate others besides the five already named. He dpclnred he would name more of the "ruspicinus thirteen or fourteen before the committee." and. falling that, before the house itself. These threats, with friinq so high, make an investigation certain. Representative Scott Ferris of Oklahoma, Okla-homa, prominent in uncovering T. W. W. ; plots in his state, voiced the sentiments of many other Democratic leaders tonight when he favored a "general investigation." |