The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-01
DEPARTMENT
INVESTIGATED | | !
Grave Charges M D
Against Vice-P resi<I
of Corporation. 4, n
DENIAL is MADE
BY M. H. HOUSE
Says Report is Pro1r =
By Politics and
sign to Besrnirch
Integrity. ;s||g

~AAs$SA Aeys s sssSs4
Washington, Feb. 2s.-Failu41ssx
the department Of justice to carx3
the recommendation OF 49z
grand jury at Snokane. Washn.,
asked for a Simultaneous inveo(4
at all grain centers to preve1Se Il
nfpulation of prices on wh0Ak
81 eculators or interests direcf2S &1
indirectly connected with BoS<
the officers of the United Stat M
roration" has amazed many u1NSu1 ~
of congress here, especially thooeS1G
tesenting agricultural states III co1l
munities. .ssss I. ~ sass
The report of the Spokane I'll
has been in the hands OF the dSu&x&j
ment of justice since early In Fahr16
AIRY. 1t carried grave charges A9nf
NJ. HI. Heuser, Of Portland. Or1sy x1
Of the eighteen vice-presidents o& 3111
grain corporation. but returned
Indictment.
In addition to the charges Ha6 IL
port asked that congress make nA 1H
preparation to finance the aale1 III
wheat, -four or mill products tQ~4rg
cign countries unit. such time .akgs4 =
American people are relieved VA ~
paying tho extortionate pf1c0
required OF them by reason va
grain manipulation as herein Gf3kes
An effort to obtain " copy M 1&I
resentment from the depart1n41as K
Justice hA.e was a failure il ~ l
caared that It was not the oa1sk4 ~
sive out grand Jury report&
Of the report WAS obtained
soma e- rIel 10 Ssvcd III In q
from man III aslltnsto
When tho substauce Of the pF6
ment was first made knows 49, =
Houser wired Attorney 3eneEat 4~1
mer for eomplets islvestiszt t0tf
asked that one 10 made % taf(4 KIT
in1plicati ms contained In the W
against him could be shown II N
ASKS FOR INvESTTGAT10 as
/ julius * Barnes. head OF tnS
corporation, 1t has been LEARNS
got in touch with Attornex~<S -
Palmer with request that M0 af W
tigation u made. Mr.. Bafre1 u k61g
tention, il was said was that
charge had been made - I'D
man connected with the k4naa6 ~
ration and that another inNy1lE
necessary To determine Mh04 sss
not tho charge WEI true. xxMN
true, Mr. Barnes Is srepoEkad ~ - K
told the attorney general, 14k
er should be indicted: Il uAxE
name should be cleared. NJ Is55ISSS MI
Shortly after Mr.. Barne4
sation with the attorney.xaGu
latter ordered a new fnVG
This investigation now ID uI4a
1t Is being held in Portiah6.Sl -
under the Jurisdiction OF UtM<1
tcrney Humphreys and the
Inent OF justice has seat Z nlal8
s~siai agents West in an efkcFfs
sist Mr.. Humphreys
No explanation has vet bsen
coming from the department. Qox
CT its officials as to why the m
of the first grand Jury VAS u
garded. The grand jury'1 reQI0
n nation wide investigations az ON
wheat situation and the EfaiM @a@X
ration has not been acted upS&
archer grand jury will soon M
work to determine wi,cther, IN III
charges made By the tirst SrSl =
are true. ssa
THIS proceeding hicfl inss
is a grand jury nxsstigatinE
j,try~-is most afi{tStaal. gsss 5s aSs 55s%
A representative ~ Universe II
vice today showed to aAAaf9t&
Itarney-(sancrnl Charles E. An
directs the anti-protltAering N
rain tstered by the depArttnenk
tice. 4 copy 0f the grand 3ufS
obtained from rnenahkr of kh1I
Judge .smes said N WnN
with 1t. as IL had heens subsnftk
department several weeka W
added Sss HI
awe ordered al irsscstika Il VI "
charges summarized kn the m e.
i1osr immNdtat31y I1txtt aHl<
Humphreys 1t Portland Hza rl1
direct charge 81 the invest i m
agcnta OF the bureau Of tnye&f5l
have been supplied ~ carry oM&