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Show COK'GRESS PROBE , j : Charges of Representative I1 K' Heflin Regarding Bernstorff t, . "Slush". Fund to Be i; Investigated. : s : STRONG DEMANDS MADE - Who Furnished Money to P- I P Mail 0ut La Follette's, Ma- f . son's and Britton's Ac- , tivities Is Asked. I " WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. Congres- 111 h sional investigation of the charges of f Representative Heflin, in connection i j. ' with the $50,000 von Bernstorff "slush" I I fund seemed certain today after Hef-'! Hef-'! lin had appeared before the house if rules committee, considering demands i for action. . 1 ' Democratic leaders said that if the committee did not act by tomorrow s the situation -would be taken up on the M floor of the house. Leaders of both parties are receiving such insistent m demands for immediate action that it I seems" It cannot long be delayed. I Hcflin's Strong Demands 1 Mr. Heflin insisted the committee I should develop who supplied money L for mailing out Representative Mason's Mas-on's anti-draft bill and Representative ) r Britton's German-American service ' . 1 , ' resolutions and about the anti-war ac- i i tivities of Senator LaFollette. Iff. "I want to know how many are in iff this secret compact to fight the selec- lr-.. live draft in the next campaign; how 1 1 many will support Britton's bill to ex- ig empt German-American citizens, 7 said Mr. Heflin also declared that he wanted an Investigation committee i named by the Democratic caucus and t not by Speaker Clark. Chairman Pou announced that an- other meeting of the committee would I be held tomorrow. I nn |