The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-23

virginia. L.s uatl.r state. might hay"
Peg, ided an easy anil succe@"tul hein
90 endearor. Tier" hr WAS we'll kn"wn
Ills father. Nathan N"G. - J"r'st an"
United states senator, was u" m"''
d'Y.'nEuishsd leader in stat" artiN'i'cs'
BE-. Colonel Con was hot cast IN ~"
mold which makes T." II, -; 60! H''rh "G-
van,axr= Ho dec'dCd Ia mrw h> own
way. nnA wont to Niscon'.n. lie began
his puh.ir {: resr there az district attoF
ncy for the r'ty and county OF MI.
waukee whore i, distinguished himself
by hi. relentless war on Eraft'nG'
Soon aflerw.rd 70 WAS CTr0!nte"
United Sintes at;p::.'y for tho N'iWau-
kee d!KtIiIt and n lH.h VAS niG@' 7""-
c!al assistant to tn" ..'t"ruey 8tH-Fai
and placed IN rhu!V" 80 3" prosecution
Of important Kov"rnn,Hi Asses n II"
four states. Wisc"n-juA Minnesota
Michigan and Illinois.
Hard Jobs His Specially
Th,ss case. involved wide range OF
,,raI questions. but Il remained for IN"
war 70 test 10 the utmost Co!onel CO..
yersatility Whoever there was IA.
ard complicated job ahead he was a"
signed 10 It. Ho wen; 70 Europe III
1919 as tho representative OF the jung
advocate generals office on Ia" stnn OF
General l'ershing a. Il time when lh>
,:Srcnsntion OF military justice was
3D.. ,ubjcc, OF heated controversy In the
~ Nselt md in Washington Bener-
For eight months he remained At
fremont. Thence he went TO far's'
a. 80" he took charge OK all matters
.na. laced within the Ned or rents
rr.lU:sitions and claims. At the aafno
'..., he had supervision over the al
,,.hlp n lnnn
was task OF staggering proportions.
" hon the arm!s;ire WAS declared GoH
WAS sen: to ;he occupied aren on the
Rhine, where he had Jurisdiction over
ali legal ullr,r.urs. both military ana
civil. "A fumc,iun requiring unusual tact
and discretion
rn!uucl Cnn dir not return 10 the
United States until juno. 1870. A less
reurgetiG person with his record might
have considered his public career
rounded out, and retired to less grind
ing and certainly more lucrative private
practice Flaticring offers were no'
lacking in the case Of Colonel Con bat
be declined than. He obviously in
lends. moreover. 10 kee! On declining
them for some tim" 10 come. pom hlS
return 20 lhr United states he was
made general cuun"c! - Ia" .lIeH
S.etvs shipping boat :. RI! !o'er was
spro.a,ed comriissi, me- for the Great
Lakes.
VIII Be Clsan-np.
With he advent "f The new admins
trat!un. Colonel cor vas appointed as
s!staa, TO IA" attorney general. - adm
ton 10 which he las jlSt been placed
in charge OF mo sper.a! !I:eau I" IN
vestiHaic all government var c"":Tnti -
He was picked FOR he ilh not only be-
cause o. his wide cXIcricnc" N the
army and his familiarity with govern
ment transactions. but because az me
conviction that It woUld be cleaned
up 70 the satisfaction Of the admins
tration and OF the public. In this
capacity he Is entitled to membership
in tho "Rub-cabinct." tho handful! or inn
portart mon Who arc the nl"' inE forces
behind tho house cleaning which Is now
absorbing a good dra' OF tho attention
o! the pre- sident and his advisers.
What the Investigations Of Colonel
Goa and his assistants. now in progress.
Will reveal Is yet to be disclosed. Al
ready Attorney Genera! Dlugherty has
announced some rVidcu"" O: !"reHulRrl-
,tcg has been found. l:ut IN an! event
d most thorough search is assured. and
whether tho cases Of pruhteering be
found 10 be few or many, tie prosccu-
ton OF profltcers under Coione! Cons
direction Is TO be relentless.