Indiana daily times., 1920-07-20


permitted Goodrich's statement to be-
come a part of its record. the admins
tration members refused the same cour-
tesy TO Senator Cravens.
MEANT SIMPLY AS
WARNING TO SENATE.
The Cravens statement reads as fol-
lows:
"On last Saturday, when the bill now
under consideration was before the SEN
ate, l made the statement, that before
final action was taken on the measure
or any other measure, concerning the
fuel situation, and the execution OF
which was left to the governor or his
appointees, that the senate should have
information from some friend of the bill,
or from any one who had the facts. on
certain queries / put to the senate.
Il am not a lawyer-I do not know
whether or not the facts of which
have knowledge constitute an offense
against either the federal or state stat
utes.
1T was not my purpose to charge
criminal practices against any one.
My sole purpose was to bring TO the
attention of the senate the fact that II is
about to enact certain laws and to place
the execution OF them in the governor,
lily. Is interested in the coal mining busi-
ness and whose skirts are by no means
clean OF the practices these proposed
measures condemn, IL the information
have is true.
TAKES GOVERNOR
AT HIS WORD.
Saturday the governor. before the SEN
ate. made a semi-denial OF the queries
propounded by me.
"Iu his statement to the senate, the
governor invited me to lay such informa-
tlon / have before the United States dis
trict attorney for Indiana.
Il now inform the senate that ], on
last evening, gave TO Mr.. VanNuys the
information l have at hand, and 1t is
now in his possession.
I'm his statement, the governor says it
is reasonably certain that Justice will
be had in the federal court.
Il can assure him that from my knowl-
edge OF the operations Of the federal
court that It is not only reasonably GER
tain that justice will be had, but that
1t Is absolutely certain.
Mr., YanNuys assured me that the mat
ter, will be speedily investigated and that
II Will be presented to the next grand
jury"
VANNUYS SAYS HE
HAS ALL INFORMATION.
Senator Cravcns has turned over to
me all the information he has in regard
to the alleged activities of the governor
and his associates concerning the LenoIr
Coal Company affair" Mr. VanNuys
said when informed OF the Senator Cra-
vens statement
The matter viii be presented to the
grand jury, which probably win be
called when the fall term of the court
opens in November.
Meanwhile an investigation will be
made in order that all available facts
may be placed before the grand jury"
Gov. Goodrich declared that Senator
Cravens' action was Every good"
THAT is exactly what he should have
done In the first place." he said.
The governor said he had no further
comment to make.
HAS BEEN TARGET
OF INSINUATIONS.
Ever since James p. Goodrich became
governor of Indiana his relationship to
the coal industry has been a matter of
open criticism and there have been many
insinuations Of improper conduct on his
part as chief executive of the state.
There have been many insinuations
that Goodrich, members Of his family
and his close business associates were
proflting in the coal business by reason
of his influence as governor.
These matters were common knowledge
when the attention of the general assem-
bly, was called to them officially by Mr..
Cravens in a statement to the senate
while consideration was being given to a