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Show 1GB TALKED j I OF VOLUME TO I GET ATTENTION I Barnes Directed to Produce Subscription Books for Committee jt EDGE HOLDS WORK H IS G. 0. P. PROPAGANDA Head of Scripps Papers ;, H Quizzed on Support Given to Cox H WASHINGTON Sept. 23 Complete H investigation of the financing of the book -Republicanism in 1 -0 . ' pub-llshed pub-llshed bv the Albany (N Y ) lournal. was ordered today b the senate cam-pnlgn cam-pnlgn Investigating committee Wll-Ham Wll-Ham Barnes Jr., head or the'eompany, 'H was formally directed to produce sub- rlptlon lists of (he book, although he ,B contended that the venture was .i purely private commercial transaction and not proper matter lor investigation 'H bv the committee- Mr. Barnes agreed to telegraph his office for the data required and said hi- Moped it could be furnished to th committee by Saturday The agree-in. agree-in. nt t,. Investigate subscription lists H for the book was reached by the com-nuttce com-nuttce at a conference which preced-eo preced-eo the hearing. Senator Iidge, of New Jersey said it had been unanl-mously unanl-mously decided that the publication was "Republican propaganda" and . I diould be Investigated on that account. Mr Barnes had testified that none of the funds derived from he transact tlon hid gone to the Republican na-tional na-tional committee. ILLV Mr. Barnes denied that he had bad eH any conference with Chairman Hays. nf tin Republican national MimmitU-e, lB lu regard to the book but said he be-lieved be-lieved Mr. Young a solicitor, had talk- LLl i d with Mr Haj Lsel Before the committee ruling was LLl announced. Senator Reed, Democrat. of Missouri, questioned Mr Barnes He LLl lead from the committee's record made at Chicago, the language of the reported subscription list which said H Ithat the signers "appreciated the ne- I , Iccsity of - restoring the Republican LH party to power," and classed the book I Itself as ' militant Republican propa- ; ganda John L Rockefeller was not- JJ I IB ed as .-icnlng $ 1000 subscription IIBsbV blank and J I eonard Reploglc one for sssB During tie- examination by Senator I Reed, Mi Barnes said there would be IfiUO or 00 names in the subscription 'lists, which he agreed to send for. Ho ;-lso promised to telegraph for the copies of a letter of indorsement of the J ibook written by Chairman Hays and i which it was alleged solicitors used. RECEIVED S7S.07S. PflH Mr. Barnes testified that he had ; been informed by hia business man-Inger man-Inger that $73 675 was the total rccelv- 1 ed from subscriptions to the book "Re-'f-u hi truii ism in 1920." Dr. P P Claxton, L'nlted States commissioner of education was ques- j Itloned bv the lommlttee .'oncerning ar editorial about Governor Cox and I his Interest ln education which up- ! i I pea red In "School tife." a government ; publication M j The witness said as soon as he saw I the editorial he knew It was partisan f :and had tried to slop It hut found I that 'he alread) bad becu , H !prlnte.l He explained that the editor L of the publication was on vacation and I declared that School Life" w as "ub- 1 Lbbbbbi Isclutely non-partisan" ritip w s OFPICIAI Almoiico P SSappohe, chief of tlm i bureau of accountants of the depart-ment depart-ment of agriculture, was questioned about .i trip made b I !o d K Harri-'son, Harri-'son, assistant to the secretary of ag-I ag-I r (culture, to Chicago on June 18, and also to San Francisco at the time of he Democratic national convention. M I Mr Zappone said he hud every reason j H to suppose that Mr. Harrison's visit H to Sun Francisco was official ! H The secretary of agn ulture," the Witness said "was there. I under- ' stood there were several agricultural 'lost of the conferences were down H 'at convention hull, weren't they?" ask- 'ed Senator H "You are out of my realm now.'' It H Is'fild the Witness "My duties are pure- H !ly fiscal." I . H j Secretary Meredith. Mr Zuppone iSajd, only charged a part of his San ; H I ranclscp expenses to the department. H i.di iok on sn'AND BBy . Distribution by the Newspaper En-Iterprlse En-Iterprlse association of what wus de- isiribed us "propaganda for Governor H ox, the Democratic presidential nom-luce, nom-luce, was inquired into today by the .senate committee investigating cum- ljj palgn expenditures. H Robert P Scripps, editor of the Sctipps newspapers which ho said H numbered .'1. with circulation of 1,- i-.i0.000. whs the witness examined. H Replying to questlpns he said that his H father, E. C. Scripps, owned the ma- H stock in the t'nited Press News LsbbbV Service and he Identified the Ncvvspa- sf1 per Enterprise association us an "all- sLVr Ind urga nization. LBe DRtT EXEMPTION LETTER. LsHk Mr Scripps told the lonnaittee thai Hffi ihe had no knowledge of h ictttr writ- Hsw jten by Governor (.'ox urging exemption IbBBI fur himself or hl.s brother from th bbbsbbF draft during the world war H. di LbbLk i tared he had never heard of such a ibbhP letter until it appeared in newspaper a account- of the com millces bearings isflHE. I at Chicago LimB Mr Scripps snil that his interest "BLsH and that of his family in tho election fsflsstt of Governoi Cox was purely "public Lesbh After the witness had said he had H complete responsibility" foi th.- edl- flBu :..r:.i' poliCJ Ol the Scripps newspa- BS9n pen hair man Kenyop lntroduceii a 'HiE quantity of printed mutter, on pink -heels sen' oul by the Newspaper En- liHiB terprixe association. "In sending out these you are car- (Continued on page 9. 'liasBBBBBsl Much Talked of Voknie To Get Attention (Continued I rom Pngc One ) i.1 Ing on a propagandi for flovernoi COX " naked Senator Kenyon. "Ves," replied the witness. Kl i n BS No MONE1 . "Are you receiving any mone from thi Di moi ratlc national committee for -.liis"" "None." fDolng it nt yoUr own expense a. part of oiii campaign for Qoverno!i Cox '" "That is right 1 Chaifman Kenyon read from th p. nk sheets editorials about the sen- ute oligarchy." 'Wish you would t. II us about this oligarchy," said Senator Reed, Democrat) Demo-crat) .Missouri. OL1G K in THIS BUNK," 'Most ..f the nivvspap rs using the word refer In St-tKiiuis Pernose. Sinool, Lodge and otheis." Mr. ScrippS replied re-plied "That's a wide term others " said Senator itced. "Who do they bOStf' 'They aie supposed to boss the senate." sen-ate." ' A men w ho says that doesn't know about the senate." naiil Senutor ReSd "I think it means they control the Republican party," Mr. Scrlpps continued. con-tinued. I lust want to say that I consider bhls 'aik about senate oligarchy' is rot, whether It comes from presidential candidates or nbC said Setratoi Reed oo |