Evening journal., 1922-07-10
j. 5. GRAND JURY
CALLS GARVAN
To Appear Tuesday With
Chemical Foundations
Books
BITTER IN ATTACK
ON DAUGHERTY

NEW YORK, July iV.--i u
Chemical Foundation has been sub
poenaed to appear tomorrow will
its books and papers before the Fed
eral grand jury in Washington. Thi'
news was contained in statement
given out by Francis P, Garvin
president OF the Foundation and
former Allen Property Custodian.
Mr.. Caravans latest broadside. di-
rected against Attorney-General
Daugherty was in reply to state
ment from the Department Of JUS
tice Saturday
Each paragraph in that state
ment is a falsehood." Mr.. Garvan
charged in his formal reply. He al
legged that the only investigation
made by the department into the
transaction between the Alien Prop
erty Custodian and the Chemical
Foundation. which the statement
Of the department said had been
under way for many months" has
been under the direction OF CASTOR
y. Means. who Mr.. Garvan accused
of having Served Germany" prior
10 this country's entrance into the
war.
Pursuant to its policy OF secrecy
and Of representing only German in
terests." the statemente said. the
Attorney Generals office is planning
TO begin grand jury proceedings on
Tuesday next. He has served a sub
poena for the production before the
grand jury Of all the books and
papers of the Chemical Foundation.
Il assume that this action is taken,
either a. to frighten us with a
threat Of Indictment into a Betrayal
OF our trust: ar (2) realizing that
their proposed civil litigation is
baseless. they believe they can extri-
cate themselves from the position in
which the discovery OF the influence
Of the Oppenheim Commission has
left them. by imposing upon the
grand jury and inducing il TO file
Indictments which they will never
dare bring 10 trial.
They will neither frighten me
nor any one connected with the
Chemical Foundation. and ! have
FUN trust that grand Jury Of the
citizens Of Washington will Insist
that America be given a hearing be-
fore them as well as Germany"
. THE only investigation. Mr.. Gar
vans statement continues. made by
the Department. OF Justice was in
i;iafed and has been under the d.
rection of CASTOR r. Means. Z-13,
as he was known during the period
when he served Germany under
Captain Boy-E to the time that we
went into the war. at a salary OF
81 900 a week. and whose whole ser-
vices in producing perjurious afii-
davits and assisting Germany In
many dark ways were boastfully
shown by him before the Overman-
O'Gorman German Activities Com
mittee. With that record public
property. he was made assistant
chief of the Bureau OF Jnventigation
of Department OF Justice. and as
such has been investigating all fan
cied injuries 10 his former en-
pIoyers"
Mr.. Garvan alleges that despite a 1
recent expose Of Mr.. Means employ /
ment with the Department OF Justice I
in relation to his past connection. 7
he was "only moved next door to
the Department. OF Justice. where he
has continued In fun control OF his
alleged investigation and others be- /
ing conducted with a similar pur'
pose.
Chief among the arguments COM
posing the Department OF Justice I
statement which Mr.. Garvan called .
is one to the effect that /
he return of the patents in ques-
ion to Allen Property Custodian |
Thomas W. Miller would in no sense I
benefit their former German own |
,rs. Mr.. Garvan also attacked the /
statement that the Foundation is I
,laiming royalties under the patents !
while they were in the trusteeship /
4 the Alien Property Custodian.
"Our suits" Mr.. Caravans state .
nent said. "only apply to the royal /
les accruing subsequent to the time I
when the Alien Property Custodian
rad parted with all his right, title |
md interest to such patents"