Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-27

had been enormous duplication OF
bonds" which had been
printed by the bureau of engraving
and printing and had gone through
- ~: 1
Informer Was Fired.
II think Mr.. MeCarter took the
right attitude when he presented the
matter first to a distinguished Demo-
cratic senator from my state and very
properly presented the matter to the
assistant secretary Of the treasury"
Mr.. Johnson continued. He was very
quickly informed at that time by the
administration that nothing
wrong; hat there should be no
investigation and that he should keep
his mouth shut or lose his. position,
and Mr.. McCarter. who had developed
the fact that will later be shown by
official documents. that there are
probably hundreds of millions Of dol
lars of duplicate bonds in the United
States, was discharged from service by
his administration for presenting those
facts to members Of congress. I think
a man who took that attitude in the
former administration was ill-advised
in what he had done"
Mr.. Wingo asked: Does the gentle
mar say that a Democrat from his
state called h matter to the senator's
attention ?" @ y.
Mr.. Johnson said: "I will say that
that is all a matter of public, record.
I took personally all Of this data down
to the department of justice myself
early in the year 1921 after we had
from the former administration.
These letters that were written by Mr..
Leningwell, at that time an assistant
secretary Of the treasury, are easily
procurable. I have them in my 1les
and I will be glad to insert them at
this point" s.
There was objection. however.
Mr.. Wingo then said his question
was the date on which this gentleman
brought this information to you"
Has List OF Duplicates
THE gentleman sent the infofma-
ton to me in its real definite form in
the fall Of 1922 said johnson.
You did not. bring IT to the atten-
Wingo.
II did not. I brought it to the at
tention of the department Of justice,
where I think it ought to have gone"
Does the gentleman have informa-
ton upon which he can pass q conclu-
sion that there r millions Of dupli-
cate bonds printed
1 VIII bAy 10 the gentleman lIlat
I Q down seven typewriter sheets,
single space. OF; numbers OF duplicate
bonds, and some bonds running 1OQ,-
900 higher, than the bonds issued.
There is no man who car tell how
many were iAsued. :, said johnson.
Mr.. Wingo:, Tn gentleman was
furnished q list, OF them. Has not the
gentleman conducted an investigation
MOI, any one for him. TO see whether
| %h orn ~ &p,v%f Sw tkA AllGN~ kkNn ~
Mr.. johnson: = will say that I Am
satisfied there y truth In It. because ]
remember at one time It was shown
conclusively that q .colored taxicat
driver in Warrington was discovered
down In front OF the New willard with
thirty one $1,000 duplicate bonds and
he was DISCHARGED from custody IN
four days. I submitted Spasea
OF duplicate bonds"
III. Winso: What did NE. Mellon
Nj. johnson: II have never. dis:
cuDed 1t with him. The first notice
was given to the administration wher
Mr.. Wilson gwas In power; and MI Nc
Carter wasScompe1led to leave the ser
vice, because he was bringing this Il
the attention Or the administration
Houston Denied ChasageS
Ils Nj. johnson was asked II he had
any information as to what the checl
up. ~ the bartsau q snsrayfng d.
q have no Information g to that,
&c e , Tepli s.eta.. Z en- m .a net ,sssn m : pss'
vesdgation. which Wa OF an indspend'
3ent character and which not only pro.
enred some Of the facts which no ons
i denied cayneato another branch OF TIL