Evening star., 1924-03-29
SENATORS EXAMINE
SCA|FE ON ALLEGED
M||TSU| FIRM DEAL
Former Justice Agent Says
He Was Blocked by Special
Aide to Daugherty.
SAYS AIRCRAFT DEALERS
WERE GERMAN AGENTS
Managed Affairs With Government
in Interests of Enemy,
He Claims.

Taking only a passing notice of
Harry NJ. Daughertys disappearance
from public life, the Senate's Daugh-
erty investigating committee today
tried to piece out details of one
100000 deal and heard hints of
another
BY III. l. Scaife, a former Depart
ment of Justice agent, the committee
was told that investigation into the
Mitsui aircraft case, in connection
with which CASTOR B. Means has tes-
titled, Jess Smith received 100000
was blocked by A. F. Meyers, a spe-
clal assistant to the Attorney Cen
eral. after it had been discovered
that the company owed the govern
ment many millions.
Scaife said he had been told by
Guy d. Golf, then assistant attorney
general, that Meyers received his ap-
polntment through former Attorney
Ieneral George B. Wickersham, whose
law hrm, he said, was retained by the
Mitsui Company.
ood The references to the second $780,
ouu transaction were made by Nicho-
las Clmino, a New York restaurant
man, who testified that he had over
hs neard a conversation in a hotel here
timer got 100000 from a party in
Pittsburgh" He knew none of the
Details and when committee mem
Ders put him through course of
queSStl0ning TO test his memory" he
Whether he had been prosecuted in
New York for a liquor law violation.
Plan Executive Session.
Instead of examining confidential
nles Of the Justice Department in
public. as originally planned. the
committee decided to consider them in
executive session
The files in question related to all
ieged activities in this country on
behalf of Mexican revolutions in
Lower California and had figured in
the correspondence between President
coolidge and Mr.. Daugherty, resulting
IN the latter's retirement. w. j. Burns,
chlef of the Justice Departments bu-
reau OF investigation, had been sum-
moned to lay the files before the COM
mlttee, but instead OF questioning him
the committee put on the stand Mich
olas Ginning of New York, who testi-
others.
:. He said he had met Will A. Orr of
New york at the green house on X
green house." he said He told of
interceding'' with Warrington to OBJ
tain an appointment as commissioner
OF immigration for Philip Giordiano,
to see Daugherty.
Questioned by Brookhart.
Chairman Brookhart, questioning
the witness in the absence of the com
: mittee prosecutor, Senator Wheeler of
Montana, who was kept at home by
illness, asked if Warrington had asked
for money.
Nothing was ever said about
money" Cimino replied
He had acted on behalf Of Gior-
diano as a candidate, both for immi-
grafton commissioner at New York
and for commissioner general of i'm
migration, the witness said
Cimino also sought to procure
through Daugherty stenographic con-
tracts in the New York federal courts,
ne SAID for Two stenographers named
They paid me money from time
to time" Cimino said of Price and
Moore. TT ran from 81 900 to $500"
He said that he got some of the
Stenographic contracts.
BootIesging Conspiracy.
Chairman Brookhart took up the
New York bootlegging conspiracy.
The witness said he had complained
to Warrington because everybody
seemed to be getting something out
of it, and Warrington told him "to
go over to New York and see what
j could do" He then went to see
Orr who told him there was moth.
ing doing"
al Hf 10
his friends appointed prohibition
agents o,, r,s+ o,r c
ing their trial and Orr told you every
thing was fixed?" Chairman Brook
hart asked, referring to prosecu-
tions on the liquor permit transac-
tions.
Overheard Conversation.
NO, he told me it would be all
right" Cimino said
Asked if he remembered a whisky
deal where Mortimer got $780,
the witness replied:
II overheard a conversation where
one of the fellows said Mortimer got
100000 from a party in Pittsbure1."
A man named Grant" was men
toned, Cimino went on, as having
been double crossed by Mortimer
in the 100000 deal The money was
to be paid by a certain party in
Pittsburgh" he said.
Cimino then told also of having
heard of a "s5o,Oo0 deal' in paroles
from a federal penitentiary, but could
give no details.
Questioned on Contracts.
Reverting to the stenographic con-
tracts, Senator Ashurst, democrat,
Arizona, asked whether Price and
Moore were not to make notes of
grand jury proceedings and change
the notes Of the proceedings when
rich people were examined"
mo, sir cimino exploded. There
was no such understanding"
None of the money he got from
"Price" was passed on to Naming
ton orr Orr. the witness said. He in
sisted he got the money to cover
Expenses" and had sought to inter-
cede with Daugherty and other
Washington officials only in his ca
pacity as party ward captain" in
New York. That. he said, was legit-
innate political work.
Former Senator Chamberlain, Mr..
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