Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-03-28
Daugherty Investigation
Bringing Thrills
SENATE PROBERS ARE UNCOV-
ERING SOME MIGHTY INTER
ESTING FACTS
Air Craft Corporations, japanese Sc
cret Agents and Prize Fight Pic
lures Are Included in the
General Mix-Up

/Washington-Test before the
senate committee that is lnvestlgat-
ing Attorney General Daugherty is
bringing thrills to even the most blase
in Washington life. Men who are
never excited over irregularities IN
government and who know Of IDEALS
that often never come to light, are
amazed at what the committee is de-
veloping. =,
This testimony includes the illegal
transporting of prize fight films by
friends Of the attorney general; AID
ing rum smuggling and gun running
along the southwest border; foment-
ing revolution in Mexico; shielding
air craft profiteers and shadoWlng
United States senators to get some
thing on them"
Frenzied denials are made by the
accused, but in formal statement,
Senator Wheeler said evidence so Tar
presented has made complete cOnsplr-
acy cases.
Castor B. Means, former secret
agent of the department of justice,
told of collecting 100000 from the
Japanese firm of Mitsui & Co., which
financed the Standard air corporation.
This money was turned over to Attor-
ney General Daughertys friend, Jesse
Smith. who later committed suicide.
Means said that about that time the
war department withdrew from the
department of justice the case he
worked UP against the aircraft cor
poration. He said the corporation
} owed the government from $4,000, 600
to S2,5OO,0O0 and he was hot on the
trail when called off.
The Jap firm gave the secret agent
100 one thousand dollar bills. The
divorced wife of Jesse Smith told the
committee she saw money Of this de-
nomination in Jesse Smiths money
belt.
F. C. Quimby, a motion-picture
man, proved an unwilling witness, Du'
was forced to give testimony which
showed that large sums -pf money
were made by Daugherty's friends
through the illegal transportation IN
% states of the Dempsey-Carpentlel
= prize fight pictures.
Quimby said he sold the fight films
under an agreement with the attorne!
generals friends in New York an6
Washington by which exhibitors were
assessed nominal fines in fedora
courts and then exhibited the pictures
without further molestation. Because
it was feared certain federal judge:
were liable not to be guided by the
department of justice and assess
small fine on the goat" the film!
were kept out Of these Jurisdictions.
Another witness linked the attof
ney general with the picture exploit
ers. This witness testified that on
of the leading promoters Of the dea
told him both Daugherty and tn
Great Detective Burns were in th'
deal.
Captain B. C. Baldwin of the Texa
Rangers, formerly in the secret serv
ice, told an amazing tale of run
smuggling, gun running and foment
ing of revolution in Mexico. No ac
ton was taken by the department 0
Justice against these violations OF 90
nestle and international law. In fact
the contrary policy seemed to be tn
rule, as secret agents were transfer
red when they became active agalns
violations of law.
Senators La Toilette and Carawa
were among the senators shadowed b
) Burns agents "to get something o.
them," witnesses testified.