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Show .... ? Probers' Report I Calls for Ban on Misuse of Funds Senate's Campaign Investigators Voice No Criticism of Hopkini; All Candidate! Win 'Acquittal' ef Accusations WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (AP) The tetuU campaign expenditure, expen-diture, committee charged today that relief fundi in several itatei had been diverted for political purposes. lt made ne apeelfle criticism of Harry Hopkins, former W P A administrator ad-ministrator who recently was named secretary of commerce, but It sailed for legislation ta "make Ira-possible Ira-possible further offenses ef thla character." Concluding a long Inquiry Into the IMS senatorial contacts, tha committee offered 1 suggestions for cleaning up elections. It cleared all tha candidates personally, however, of a wide variety of accusations, Maay Charges DUprere4 The committee report of snore than 400 printed pagee Said many charges of political activity against the W P A had not been sustained, but it added: The committee believes that funds appropriated by congress for tha relief re-lief of those In need and distress have been In many Instances di-verted di-verted from these high purposes ta politics! ends." A majority of 33 complaints 1 against the W P A admlnUtrstloa 1 In Kentucky, It said, hsd beea tin. ' tained by committee agents. Hope 1 kina previously had denied all ax- , '. cept two. I His nomination tb tha cabinet j must be confirmed by the sonata, ' and In the meantime ha may be 1 asked about ths "politics In relief" ' situation. Appropriations commit- , ' tees also may study ths report In connection wnn a lonncoming request re-quest for funds to operate the W P A until June 10. The report Included such recommendations recom-mendations as these: Prohibition against political contributions con-tributions by relief recipients and legislation forbidding relief officials to influence votes. A change In ths law to make It a felony Instead of a misdemeanor for officials to discriminate against relief workers. Leglslstlon limiting Individual contributions to candidates, preventing prevent-ing corporation donations and requiring re-quiring complete reports ef campaign cam-paign costs. Laws to prevent candidates from obtslning relief lists and forbidding promises of benefits from relief funds. Legislation curtailing the use of the congrssslonal franking tfree mailing ( privilege. Consideration of legislation to make ail political contributions by federal workers illegal. All Members Blga The report was algnsd by all five committee members Chairman Sheppard (D.. Texas) and Senators . O'Mshoney (D, Wyo.), Walsh tD; Mass.), narnaon, iu, eue.r w. Whits iR-. Mains). Ths bulky document listed campaign cam-paign contributions and expenditures expendi-tures by senatorial candidates. Tha latter ranged from aero to tha $15e,-461.37 $15e,-461.37 dlsburssd In ths primary and gensral eampsigns of Senator Taft IR., Ohio). Field invsstigstlons were made la tCeetlntHHl en P.e. Twel Column On.) GROUP SCORES FUNDnilSUSE (OeelkNMi Fiees Fee. Om II ttatea Arkansas. California, ' Ceorg.a, Illinois, Indiana. Kentucky, .Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New ' Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tsanessss, Vermont and Wleooneln. Cemplsvlirte Varied - The report aald complaint In-eluded In-eluded charges of Irregularltlca In registration and Toting, abuse of tha aenate franking privilege, exojsslve r unreported expenditures, solicitation solici-tation of federal and state offlclala and amployea for political purposes, intimidation or eoerclon of employee by federal officials, use of con-greeeionally-approprlated funda for political candidates, and promises Of employment In private Industry In exchange for promlaea of votes. The committee found that up-i up-i porters of Oovernor Albert B. Chan-idler, Chan-idler, who lost to Senator Alben W. yJ Berkley In the Kentuoky Demo-5 Demo-5 eratio primary, collected about ?0,-l ?0,-l 000 from "stats employee whoee salaries sal-aries bad been partly or wholly derived" de-rived" from federal funds. V. S. Employee Contribute At the aama tlm It eald S34.0O0 far a a aellaerse4 frmH w4rm I amnlnvia In Kentucky as "subscriptions Intended In-tended for Candidate Barkley'a campaign cam-paign committees." The committee accepted affidavit affi-davit by Senator Guffey (D., Pa.) and Governor Earls, defeated Democratic Dem-ocratic candidate for senator, that "they had no knowledge" of a letter Sent out under their name asking political contributions from federal employee. It also cleared former Senators McAdoo (D.. Cel.) and Duffy (D., Wis), defeated for second terms, I of complaints of soliciting cam- palgn funda from federal employee I In violation of a federal law. . I Tha Tenneaseee Democ ratio prl- I tnary came in for ceneare, but numerou charges by former Senator Sena-tor Berry (D, Tenn.l. defeated for renomlnatlon, war found lacking in proof. The committee added u found "no evidence Justifying any question" as to the right of Senator-elect Senator-elect A. T. Stewart (D, Tenn.) to lake hi seat The report called attention to am- eloyment of no additional men In Cook county, Illinois, on a highway -j rew prior to tha atata primary. |