Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-04-11 | Page 2 | Kahn Discounts Farm Bureau Charges

KAHN DISCOUNTS FARM BUREAU CHARGES i . Fails to See Bribery in Offer Of-fer Made to Alabama Body in Shoals WASHINGTON'. April 11 (By United lreaa, Representative Julius Knhn, California chairman of the house military mili-tary affalra committee, today said he waa "not Impressed wl'h the chars; es cf the American Farm Bureau federation, federa-tion, made by Gray Silver, Its Washington Wash-ington representative, that General R. K. Hieiner had attempted to "bribe"1 the officials of the Alabama Karm Bureau Bu-reau federation In connection with the MttrI Hh(..il pro.1tct. Kahn mad this statement after Stelner had m.ide an emphatic denial of the chargra in testimony before the committee. "Mr. Stelner denies the rhargfs made by the farm bureau officials." said Kn-hn. "He has corrolMtratlng evidence evi-dence from most reliable men to back up his statement. As far as I am concerned that aettles the matter." Stelner in testimony before the committee com-mittee said ho would bring; suit agalnit Silver, because of a prew statement Sliver Issued charging that Stelner had promised the Alabama Farm Bureau federation "a payment of 12.500. (Kn) from a company purchasing the Muscle Shoals project" If It would obtain the Irase to nitrate plant No. 2. Stelner made an emphatic denial , that he had attempted to bribe any- i one. "The charge that I attempted a bribe la Infamous." Stelner said. "It la a He out of the whole cloth." "Upon what wre these charges of bribery based?" Stelner w.ia asked. "The basis of the article was a statement state-ment of Ihe American Farm Bure.au I federation," Stelner said, holding up a copy of Silver's statement to the press. ' Stelner said the Sliver statement waa based on alleged Information from Roy C. Bishop, aecretary manager of the-Alabama the-Alabama Farm Bureau federation. He j then said the charges Silver alleges Blahop made were denied by Bmhop and he presented to the comimittee at statement to that effect from Bishop, J "I made no proposition to the Alabama Ala-bama Farm Bureau federaion." said I , Stelner. I merely made a suggestion. which previously had been published , In the Montgomery Advertiser. This ! suggestion waa made in the presence of the officers of the federation, all of shorn have corroborated Mr. Bishop's deniul of these Infamous charges. "All these officials deny that 1 made any Improper suggestion.