New Britain herald., 1924-03-27

held in contempt of the United States senate for refusal to obey the sum mons, or turned over to the United States attorney for indictment by a grand jury"
 The committee agreed to take up the matter in executive session.
 Scaife read, memo from A. r. Meyers. then special assistant attor- ney general in charge of war fraud cases, which he said showed how he had been blocked in preparation of fraud cases.
 The memo had to do with an air craft case audit the witness was then seeking from the War Department where Q. s7,QOo,00O oyer-payment to two Aircraft companies was indicated.
 Scaife said he "presumed"~ those over payments were s5,0o0,00o to tho Wright Martin company and s2,o0o,- 900 10 the Dayton Wright company.
 \ memo to Scaife from Meyers denying any purpose to block the air craft Investigations was read.
 "They have never got the audit yet" scaife said.
 Scaife said that Gaston E. Means had been put on to assist" him by Burns.
 investigated Means
 "The first thing l did on this inves- tigafion was 10 investigate Means. Scaife said.
 Means was later suspended, the wit. ness said
 Why" asked Senator Ashurst.
 "Because we were getting at these big crooks" declared Scaife.
 How else were you blocked?"
 scaife said he had arranged with the war department 10 continue the audit"
 "f would work up the cases gcn- orally, and the war department would do the audit" he said. "One Of the first troubles--l went to the two scry- ices and they told me they had orders not to give me any further informa- ton"
 This report drew an answer on Feb | ruary from Meyers who said he | could not allow to pass tho statement | hat the aircraft investigation was blocked" by the air services refusal Q continue audits.
 The Hearing Today
 Roxie Stinson, divorced wife of Jess ! 'mitl. submitted herself today to a TOSS examination by counsel for At orney General DauEherty, against rhom she has made a long series of hargcs before the senate investiga DTS, winding up in the assertion that he attorney general was morally re- ponsible" for her former husbands nicide.
 Millions Not prol,cd Paul Rowland, long time friend of ie attorney general. conducted the which was de- ded upon after the committee had cid that further inquiry into the ory Of n sSS,o0o, ,o0o profit 10 five len from a deal in oil stocks vas ithout its scope. Howland said he had ''only a few 1estions to ask" and first took ID le White Motor stock which Miss inson has mentioned in her testl- ony as being received from Jess nth.
 "1'his certificate for 25 shares Of Thite Motors. which you sold in olumbus in September. 1922." Mr. owland began. Would you say that ,u did not buy that stock in october, 'z1, yourself?"
 Miss Stinson besitated
 Was Given By smith ''To be frank about it. that ccrtif- .te was handed to me by Jess nith," she said.
 She owned at several times ceTtih- tes of White Motors stock, she said, d would not be certain as to the sposition Of any particular lot. Did you have a 25 share certificate gistered in your name which you Id September IS. 1s22?' Rowland ked.
 T may have" Miss stinson said. Pressed to say that this was the 'ck that Smith gave her with in- 'uc'ions to sell quickly and quiet " Miss stinson said mo Mis- Stinson said the business deal which A. l.. Fin's had called her fo .velsnd was q reorganization of the