Show LOBBY l B rR CAll N. N Linen Importer to Try Star Gazing Rather Than J Publicity I WASHINGTON WASH INGTON J 11 i. i 14 Associated Associated atod Press Press Concluding Concluding I ily ly its examination of E E. E R R. R Pickrell Pick- Pick roll rell of the General Dye Stuff corporation corporation cor- cor of N New w York the senate lobby obby committee committee- today turned to toa to a a group of New York importers importer which I it t has called as witnesses and heard heald Peter Fletcher president of the Na I I ional Council of LInen Linon Importers and Traders Inc say that he was very much interested in jn the tariff i on linen in tho pending tariff bill Fletcher t testified that a a. delegation lon tion had been sent enl to Washington to o appear before belore congressional com com- and Senator Robinson Ke- Ke n Indiana read rood from Crom records that hat hind bad lm been rai raised ed by onci at after r an ap- ap I Continued on page pabO 7 LOBBY CALL N. N Y MEN I Continued from Crom page No 1 I II I peal for tor funds Tho The importer said ald that list monc money hud bud been spent qt to prepare prepare pre pre- pare rare briefs brIers for i lL rc rf M before the tho congressional JoDal and that expenses 1 of ot delegations J e who appeared had b been cn 1 paid Ho lie al also o said that a publicity campaign cent cam had been cond conducted but that It had 1131 proved pretty n much ch of ot a a. hout Did you Ott ever try a a. stir star gazer o or OJ palm reader Caraway asked I 1 think the th next time I 51 shall Jt Fletcher replied He Ito w vaa followed d by Samuel Samu l Kr- Kr del a commercial bank banker r of ot N New w York wh whO said h he did a bu business In silks estimated at yearly t and that his business was both both with importers and dome domestic tlc prod producers Ho lie told of ot the organization of ot silk manufacturers r to submit briefs to congress advocating ocl maintenance of oC the the- present lilts iiI duties s and arid that he lie was named chairman Kridel t testified that 1500 was as to have havo been paid A. A C. C Stapler r. r a n tariff expert crt of ot tho the silk defense fund and that th tins the committee had collected about to date Ho lIe added th that t a a. campaign conducted on the tho tariff bill of ot 1 had cost and that a a. prohibitive rate rato of dul duty was prevented |