Show HOUSE SCANDAL IS SMOTHERED BY LEADERS LEADERS' I Heflin Issues Statement and Norton Makes 4 Vain Efforts to Speak By I International onal News Service WASHINGTON Sept 29 There There was no fight in the house of ot representatives representatives today todar The rhe galleries were crowded More members were present pres ent eat than usual The question of or German propaganda aimed at congress congress congress con con- gress came up but those who gath gath- ered expecting a repetition of Fridays Friday's battle between Representative o oi 01 Alabama and Norton of North Dakota Dakota Dakota Da- Da kota were disappointed Majority l leaders with the aid of tho the state department contrived to cover I up once more the much mooted in investigation investigation in- in I of the Bernstorff slush fund and Heflin's charges regarding regarding re regarding re- re garding suspicious congressmen Soon after the house was opened the air tUr was full tuIl of excitement over expected I clashes clashes Chairman Pou Pon of the rules committee obtained the floor He Ho I asked and obtained unanimous consent consent con eon sent to read without comment a letter letter letter let let- ter he had Just received from the department of state Th The letter follows fol fol- lows My dear Mr Pou In response to your inquiry over the telephone today addressed to the department I beg to Inform you that the state department depart ment mont has no evidence that could iu in any way conn connect ct a member of congress congress congress con con- gress with the payment of money by bythe bythe bythe the German e embassy in propaganda activities I take the liberty of quoting a statement issued by the secretary of or state on September 22 which Indicates indicates Indi lad cates his opinion on this subject subject- f 4 If there l is any misunderstanding misunderstand misunderstand- ing I wish to say very emphatically I do not see how the Bernstorff message message mes mes- sage in any way reflects upon congress or any member Apparently it was mes-I mes the purpose to employ agencies to influence influence influence ence them of which they ther would have no knowledge and In case they were influenced would be entirely InnocentI Innocent I I dont don't know what the organization was This expose is apropos of German German Ger Gel man methods of peace propaganda I and there is no intention of casting any suspicion on members of con con- I gress Believe me my dear Mr Pou I Yours very truly I signed FRANK 1 L. L POLK POLI I Acting Secretary of State Republicans and those Democrats I favoring some seine kind of an In investigation tion Hon were taken by surprise They found themselves s g gagged gg d by their I unanimous cons consent nt to refrain from comment on it Before th they Y could find a way to bring Up a demand for tor foran toran or oran an Investigation l majority leaders had asked for the regular order of business business bustness busi bust ness and started the days day's parliamentary n- n tars tary grist Norton of ot North Dakota who had hadI tried yesterday to get the tho floor several several sev sev- eral oral times Umes made four tour successive attempts attempts attempts at at- I tempts today On the fourth wh vh when n none nono one ono member was asking unanimous consent for or consideration of a measure measure meas incas ure Norton w was S recognized He asked for ten minutes to address the house when the proposed business I was finished Speaker Clark ruled him out of Order Norton th thereupon objected blocking contemplated leg leg- This was the thO only tilt of ot the day Heflin today issued a statement de- de I daring there are re men In the house whose actions do not square with his I ideas of loyalty Before th the house convened sentiment senti senU I ment blent was strongly tor for an tion Uon Even Claude Claud Kitchin majority leader was quoted d as being In favor of ot a probe He Issued a formal annal denial however After adjournment the de demand domand do- do mand for an investigation recovered I from the Jolt it received in the form formo o of the Polk letter and became stronger than ever eYer Further efforts to bring Dring I about a thorough probe are expected I I Monday when the house reconvenes |