New-York tribune., 1922-05-26
Daueg,herty to
Head Fraud
Hunt Himself
Continued from paue onol

tGnhNnUso No pRu" o""l
Attorney General will himself direct
the work He has decided that the
work would probably proceed more
satisfactorily if he assumed direction
as the Attorney General Of the United
States with number OF distinGuis shed
lawyers from all parts of the country.
selected for their special fitness for
the posts, working under him.
Salary Limit $4,000 Yearly
"Under this plan the Attorney Cen
eral will usc the salary Of perhaps
S25oOO or $4,000 n year which other
W se might have been paid in the &C
tux prosecution Of the cases This de
termination means that all Of the prin-
cipal assistants employed ia these cases
will receive salary Of only $4,000
per annum. Those whom the Attorney
General has already selected are men
whose incomes in private practice are
probably five times as large as the
amounts which they will receive for
the conspicuous service they will rem
der to the government and the people
Those cases in which the value falls
within the District Of Columbia will be
presented to the grand jury drawn un-
der the new law as soon as IT is or
roni2cd and prepared to hear the tcst-
morv now in possession Of the de
partment. In directing all the cases
..FA >,enc.al H.i continue to
have the assistance Of Guy D. Goft
assistant to the Attorney General, as
we'll as each Of the various Assistant
Attorney Generals in their respective
capacities.
"The appointment of three special
assistants in the fraud cases are an
nounced. Representative c. Frank
Reavis. Of Nebraska, has consented to
resign his seat in Congress n order to
become one of the additional attorneys
which it now becomes necessary for the
government to summon to assist in the
prosecution of these cases.
Experienced Investigators
"The willingness of Mr. Reavis to
render this great public service means
that the department viii have the as
sistance and cooperation Of two of the
men who were closely identified with
the whole work Of the recent (Graham)
Congressional investigations the other
being former Representative Roscoe c.
McCulloch, Of Canton, Ohio, who
served six years in Congress from the
old Mckinley district, and was a candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
Governor in his state in 1920. Mr. Nc
Culloch was the ranking Republican
member Of the committee which inves-
tigatcd camps and contonments.
Colonel Henry w. Anderson, Of
Richmond. Va, one Of the most emi-
nent lawyers of the South. and prob
ably the acknowledged leader Of the
Virginia bar, has also Joined forces
with the Attorney General Announce-
ment Of the special line of work Of
which he will have charge will be made
later.
"Mr Reavis, Mr.. McCulloch and
others who will assist in the govern
ment's cases, have been in consulta-
tion with Attorney General Daughertv
with regard to these matters for many
weeks past. There has been a thor
ough study Of these cases extending
over a considerable period, and the spe-
cial assistants will go to the Depart
ment Of Justice with a complete knowl-
edge of the Attorney Generals plans
and purposes.
The Attorney General could an
nounco others who have been en-
ployed, but is not willing to make
their names public at this time. The
Attorney General said:
Keeps Track of Proceedings
Il have been personally informed
of every step taken in these cases
and have either given or approved
every order Of action taken in them.
| shall continue in charge of the new
bureau. or division. to be known as
the War Contracts Section. The work
of investigating and collecting evi-
dence in the so-callcd war contract
cases has been carried on under my
direction, with the assistance of the
regular force in the department., ever
since | became Attorney General. 1t
is not until the audit comes from the
department where the matter orgi-
rated that the Department of Justice
has any jurisdiction in the premises.
This department has no right to 90
to any other department of the gov
ernment and examine and audit either
its books or its claims. Such claims.
however, as have come to this depart-
ment during the last year have re-
ceived immediate attention and either
been sent to the proper United States
attorney for appropriate action or they
have been turned over to the investi-
gational bureau of this department
with directions to gather all available
evidence. to the end that such actions,
criminal or civil, as the facts Justify
might be begun. Up to the present
time it has been possible for the de-
partment to make all the preliminary
Investigations essential to the prose
cUtion of these cases with its regular
force. No additional propositions we're
required for this work, which has been
in progress for more than year. The
point has been reached now whAre it
is necessary to have an additiona. corps
Of experienced attorneys and auditors"