The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-31
Secretary OF Commerce, stung
by Criticism and Hints at
"Whitewash," Offers to In
vestigate Bureau.
SCOPE OF INQUIRY
WILL BE wIDENED
Lieutenant Governor 0'Hara
Demands That Every Act Of
Inspectors for Last Fifteen
Years be Scrutinized.

Chicago. July sl-secTstary VI
Commerce william G. Redfield,
stirred by criticism % hls inquiry into
the steamer Eastland disaster by local
public officials. declared today he
would make thorough Investigation
OF the entire United states steamboat
inspection service u proper charges
against individual Inspectors or the
department are filed
The secretary said thai both he
and the federal officials whose duty
II was TO give a square deal ~ aif
had been preindged and mot given a
chance" by Chicago officials and 9TH
ers
The statement made BY the seere-
, tary followed demand by Lieuten-
ant GoyernoF Barratt O'Hara. aeting
governor Of illinois,. that he federal
fntrlry be ,sidene1 no cover every
activity of the United states steam
boat service during the last fifteen
years"
Allen L. Thurman. solicitor of the
| department OF commerce, replied TO
the acting governors request In
heated speepch In which he said.
1T cannot be done; Il Is imposai-
b.e-this request OF the lieutenant
governor. The statute does not al
low it,"
At the close Of the morning session
secretary Redfield adjourned the in
auiry until 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing and aaid that before that time a
meeting would be beid, Ak Lieutenant
Governor O'iiara' had suggested. TO
consider ways and means Tor widen
Ing the ;nvestigation.
Solicitor Thurman advised Secre-
tary Redfield that the law does not
authorize any such investigation as
= that asked by Lieutenant Governor
. O'Hara.
, At noon Federal Judge lands la-
. sued an order prohioitiug Witnesses
, subpoenaod oy the federal grand Jury
: from testifying nc any other lnyeati-
, cation without special permission
from the court. until after the Ted.
a erai body has concluded us work.
! solicitor Thurman and states Al
. torney HoyAe declined 20 comment %
!, Judge Lands order further than q
!. say that they did not believe Il woui'
Interfere with The other investiga
tions under way.
states Attorney Hoyne today ob
> tanned "A court order authorizing "a
> July state grand jury. whose term ex
!. pires at midnight 20 continue the IN
Vcstigation OF the Eastiand wrecl
=, into the august term.
when the inau,fy which Is belni
'e conducted by Secretary Of Commerc'
:" Redfield into the Eastiand diaastei
convened today Captain Frank A
Dority. commander Of the Eastians
from 1893 TO 1905. was called 90 th'
4 stand.
Captain Dority testified that abou
the middle of 1904 the Eastland ca
reened while crossing the bar outsld
OF South Haven. Mich.
n consider the Eastland "A sat
yeHsel under all circumstances, n sh
has water in her ballast tanks ana
Il is properly distributed said CAP
tain Dorlty. who now commands IN
steamer city of South Haven. q
deemed the water ballast properl
:, distributed when /, was In the nldd
tank. The water In the tank shin
/ with the list OF tae vessel In n
opinion water Is the most dangeToL
{ form OF ballast"
The Inquiry OF the federal gran
jury into the causes Of the Hastlan
catastrophe was resumed today RHd
ts score OF witnesses we're snrnmone.
- including members OF the crew, "a
"a cursionists who we're on the veas'
TO aud others who saw the boat so ovel
F The state grand jury, under the d
* rection of states Attorney Hoyn'
az continued with 'ts examination 8
witnesses. and questioned members ,
We the Eastland crew.
III Expectation that indictments woul
he be returned before adjournment 4
10 tho close OF the day WAS Expressed 3
as some in touch with the states atto'
10 ney's office.
The request os the Chicago cll
"a council tor special commission
p be appointed hy the president TO y
IL veatiEate the Eastiand disaster ",
ed forwarded today 10 Washington VII
"A personal letter from Mayor Thoml