The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-19
GOVERNOR
SILENT ON
JURY PROBE
Jurors Must Hear More
Witnesses Before TAX
ing Action.

Springfield, Ill, July 19.-Princi-
pals in the grand jury investigation
of the state treasury were back in
Springfield this morning, "a hours
in advance of the resumption of the
inquiry tomorrow morning.
Governor Small, whose record as
state treasurer is being probed, and
States Attorney-General Brundage,
leading figure in the investigation,
returned to the capital on the same
train, riding only a few seats apart.
When the questioning of wit
nesses is resumed tomorrow morn
ing after a recess since last Friday,
the testimony of Harry T. Luehrs,
assistant state treasurer, is expect
ed to be completed. Treasurer Mil
Ter, whose disclosures of evidence
of alleged Irregularities in the Office
before his term began last January
are said to have furnished the at
torney-general with material for
starting the investigation, will be
recalled Wednesday or Thursday
for additional testimony.
When the inquiry started a week
ago yesterday, it was expected that
it would be finished by the end of
last week With several more wit
nesses yet to be heard, it is appar-
ent that several days will be con-
sumed in presenting evidence be-
fore the jury decides whether in
dictments shall be returned against
Governor Small, Lieutenant-Gover-
nor Sterling or others.
New Angles Bring Delay.
tSate's Attorney Mortimer whose
Office is conducting the inquiry, in
dicated that the investigation, once
started, brought out additional an
giles which necessitated more time
and he refused to predict just how
much longer the grand jury will be
held.
So far it is believed that the in
quiry has been devoted largely to
the 100000 900 loan to Chicago
packers through the agency of the
Grant Park Bank" operated by the
late Senator Z. c. Curtis, but the
Curtis estate, following the death
of the senator more than a year
ago, gave no evidence, it is said,
that Senator Curtis received any
such amount as the interest on the
packers notes.
There was still possibility, it was
said, that the grand jury will turn
its attention to charges made dur
ing the closing days of the legisla-
ture that appointees of Governor
Small used irregular methods in
lobbying for administration bills.
These charges created a sensation
during the last hours of the Sind
general assembly. Persons in close
touch with the inquiry indicated
that the charges may be taken up
for investigatation when the treas
ury probe is finished
Political eyes of the state are
ready to turn to Governor Small as
soon as the result of the investiga-
ton is known. The governor has
remained virtually silen. since The
inquiry began and the state is wait
ing for his next move In the po-
lltIcal war which he and Attorney
General Brundage are waglng
against each other.
Sterling Says Nothing.
Lieutenant Governor Sterling.
also involved in the treasury proSe,
has maintained silence sinca de-
claring at the start that he had
violated no law to his knowledge
Three burglar alarms of different
sizes standing near the door of The
state treasurer's office have caused
much jesting in the state house the
past few days. None of the alarms
have been attached.
Treasurer Miller has been rear
ranging his office and number Of
safety deposit boxes are piled in The
corridors near the entrance to the
office
us the Grant Park bank in any
of those?" a guard was asked.