Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-19
ANDREW MILLER
COMMITTEE TO
REPORT MONDAY
Subcommittee Will Consid-
er Afidavits Submitted
This Week.
Investigation of Citizenship
Understood to Have
Been Asked.

Washington, Jan. 19.-Menlbers OF
the Judiciary subcommittee consider
ing the charges preferred by the clean
court committee of. North Dakoa I.
against the confirmation Of Andrew
Miller to be United States district
Judge. expect to make report to the
full committee at its meeting next
Monday. :,
The members Of the subcommittee,
1t was said today. will consider any
affidarits which May lie submitted
inns week, either by The opponents or
thcr oral hearings will be held
Miller Makes Statement.
Mr. Miller in a formal statement
given out today declared that the
prosecution has utterly tailed in every
respect to substantiatc a single
charge. and asserted that 'the slate
is wiped entirely clean" by evidence
his confirmation was entirely poli.i-
CAL lie asserted ana made with the
hope only to delay my appointment
and confirmation to the end that it
might become a political issue il. the
coming primary campaign in North
Dakota"
Mr.. Miller attacked Judge \. G.
Young. who he declared was respon-
sible for the charges and who he as
serted failed to substantiEte them
with any proof Except his own state
I. ment.' e
The nominee reviewed several Of
The charges brought against him with
reference to his Loyalty during the
war, stating he had introduced doci,-
Inentary proof. consisting of Liberty
! bond subscript.on cards. a federal GER
tlficate placing his name on the hon
! or roll for services during the war,
and copies of speeches he delivered
during that period. ~
| Referring to charges OF wrongful
~ obtaining fees from Stark county.
! MIR. Miller said he subnitted the
original district court records which
/, he asserted fully refuted tlae charges.
On the charge of wrongful conduct in
! tho Nes-by ..,:sss i,,:edow:l. Mr.. Miller
stated he submitted written receipts
and statements from his clients from
/ the defendants and from the county
! authorities. which he contendcd utter
! ]y cisapproyed them.
i Question Citizenship.
/; Washington. Jan. is-The clean
! court committee Of North Dakota
! which is opposing the, nomination OF
Andrew Miller to be United States dis
tr ct judge for that state. is under
of his citizenship a. yesterdays sos
! sion OF the hearing by the se1dte
judiciary subcommitl. which is con-
sid"ring the nomination. T..
| Counsel for the clean court COM
rnitee are said to have stated that
| Mr.. Miller was born IN Denmark and
that no record could be found that
! he or his parents had been naturaliZ-
ed. ~ >'
| More Charges Expected.
Senators said unoT,cially after yes
| terdays hearing th;.. the committee
was satisfied with the replies Of Mfr.
| Miller and his counsel 10 the charges
brought against am and that no fur
ther hearings would be held.
While yesterdays meeting. like
those preceding. was held behind clos
ed doors. it is understood that addi-
tioNal charges We're filed against the
nominee by the clean court COMMITTEES.
These are said to have included the
allegation that he was instrumental l.
with the assistance of William Lenka.
former attorney general Of North Da-
kota. III obtaining a modification OF
the state inspection laws. whiie rep
resenting the Standard Oil company
IN this incident it is said to have been
charged that Mr. Miller advanced
$4,000 for defraying certain expcn~
ditures Of the state legislators called
in special session to amend the law.
the sub committee was requested to
oil company alleged to have been ia
miliar with the transaction.
Senator Ladd. Republican. North
Dakota. who was connected with he
state inspection bureau at the period
under considerat II. is understood 20
have discussed these charges at the
request Of the sub committee. He ia
said to have asserted that amend
ment of the law was widely favored in
the state at any time and that no i'm
proDriety attached to Mr.. Miller for
told the subcommittee. it is UNDER
stood. that the money referred to in
the charges was owed to the state
by the company and that appeal was
made to Mr.. Miller to have its pay
ment expedited to meet an extraordf-
nary situation in which no funds were
availab bic with which to pay the
legislators.
1t is also understood that the clean
court coE.ini:tee yesterday renewed its
charges already denied. that Mr. Mil
Ter had been affiliated with the Non
partisan lea~ue and the Industrial
workers of the World.
NO EARLY ELECTION.
(By The Associated Prefs)
Glasgow. Scotland. Jan. 1y.--Auster
Chamberlain government leader il
the house of commons today dispelled
any idea of an eari5' general election
by telling conference OF Scottish
. unionists the government had decided
that until the legal establishment o1
the Irish provisional government AMI
its equipment had been comnlete.a
there could be no sort OF dissolution
of parliament.
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