The Washington times., 1924-05-29
MELLON BANKS
ACCUSED IN
RUM DEALS
Means Tells Senate Probers
They Are Worst Boot
leggers in U. S."
tcontinued from First Page.,

pany. and representative of J. r.
Morgan q Co. were prominent IN
the organization, the witness said.
'They made patriotic speeches all
over the country, trying to lead the
masses astray," he added. "Their
methods were worse than bootleg
gers and train robbers"
Wasn't Cole in the employ of
Cantu?'
HE was allied with Cantu."
Estaban Cantu was governor Of
Lower California.
Was Cantu's agent here with
ColeT'
Traced Trunk Of Papers.
Eyes. I traced a trunk, filled with
papers about revolutionary activi-
ties in Mexico, to the Washington
Hotel here" Means replied. "Just
as was about to get the trunk,
l was suspended from the depart.
ment."
Means related that Cole had nu-
merous conferences here with ex.
Secretary Of the Interior Albert B.
Fall.
"At the time nearly all the promi.
nent oil men in the country were in
washington because OF the troubled
situation in Mexico" Means said.
Means then read q memorandum
written by Samuel Blair, lone Of
the propagandists for. the associa-
tion," Blair charged that 1.-The Mex.
lean revolutions were kept alive by
American capital"
Blair further alleged that Amer.
lean recognition of the Obregon
| H.
right into the hands Of American
oil capitalists"
IT know this" Blair's statement
added, because I got 1t from Sec.
rotary Fall through Willis, Obre-
CONS confidential man in the United
States"
Suspened, But Stayed.
Blair. who is a Chicago minister,
said full information about Mex
lean activities could be obtained
from Senators Bursum. Republican,
If New Mexico and Cameron, Re.
publican, Of Arizona, or ex.Gover.
nor Curry Of New Mexico"
Henry Lane Wilson, formerly
United States Ambassador to Mex.
leo; Thomas Lee, an officer Of the
association, and Mexican hevolu.
tionary agents, frequently were
together in Washington, Blair
charged.
Before he could finish the inves.
| tigation Of American financing Of
Mexican revolutionary activities,
Means said he was suspended from
the department.
But although I was suspended,
stayed right in the department,
worked on the bread investigation,
and filed reports to the Attorney
General himself"
you said before that a cabinet
officer asked for your SUSPENSION
asked Wheeler.
Sally Rouses Laughter.
II never was able to determine
who the officer was"
did you say that Mr.. Rowland
or Mr.. Holland had a part in your
suspesion?" interrupted former Sen.
ator Chamberlain Dem.) Of Oregon,
one of Daugherty's counsel.
Paul Rowland il one Of Dough.
erty's counsel, and Rush Holland,
an assistsnt attorney general.
Not Mr.. Rowland. We never
had trouble until the other day."
Rowland said he wouldn't hire
you to clean cuspidors," interposed
Wheeler.
Before Means could answer, Scna.
tor Moses (Rep.), of New Hampshire,
interrupted: You hadn't applied for
the job. had your"
mo, but 1 heard the other day
that was the kind of a lawyer that
Rowland was in Ohio" snapped
Means, as the crowd roared with
laughter.
During the Daugherty impeach.
ment proceedings in the House,
didn't you work for Burns?" asked
Wheeler.
Watched House Committee.
YES" Means said.
| II was sent to watch that com.
mittee I got copies Of the charges
a few minutes after, they were off
the typewriter. turned the
charges over to Mr.. Rowland. ;"
Means declared, pointing his finger
at Rowland.
Rowland was in the Attorney
Generals office when / turned the
reports over to Burns"
Means said all information he got
he gave to Daugherty at the latter 8
apartment in Washington. How
land here read from the record Of
the Wheeler committee, where as re.
| Gently as last March Means testified
under oath he never before had seen
Rowland.
Before Means could explain the
dlfference in his testimony TODAY
and last March, Senator Ashurst in.
terrupted saying:
The answer is a little obscure.
l construe 1t as meaning"
Don't interrupt" suggested Sena.
tor Moses. ''
rupt."
Let the witness answer" How.
land requested.
Another Rowland Meant.
Il shall interrupt right now and
construe this as please" Ashurst
said. 1T is doubtful to me whether
Mr.. Means meant he had not seen
Mr.. Rowland before the house nro.
ceedings or before the day in March
when he testified"
Means, after porting over the
record, said he had thought ut the
time Tin March) that the question
referred to a Mr.. Rowland who
represented the Standard Aircraft
Corporation.
Reverting again to the Daughertv