Evening star., 1924-05-17

NN'lAlIutu from flrSt iagp,O
, the testimony of Burns is that Mr..
. Daugherty ordered the guns returned
after a cabinet meeting, where the
matter was discussed"
Senator Wheeler suggested that
Fall was then cabinet member,
Don't YOU know your files show
i mat $4,000 went to Cantu from the
Il don't know Grimes said. 1T
may be there"
Senator Wheeler had lot of rec
ords which purported to be copies
from ne Department of Justice files.
Reading from a report written by
. tirimes, the senator suggested that
crimes had recommended that "Dato
be carefully handled" to get him to
( testify against Gershon.
"Dato can't be handled like an or
dinary crook Grimes said. HE is
understood to have paid money to
Gershon. Let me say that the Cantu
rebellion hasn't been taken seriously
oy the State Department or anybody"
Wrote Letter for Burns.
There was a case of bribery OF a
! United States officer to be followed
up. Grimes said.
so your sole purpose was to prose-
cute Gershon?" Senator Wheeler
ask ed
My sole purpose was that which is
held in hundreds of cases" Grimes
said, Ito get evidence for preparing a
case"
Wheeler read him another extract
from the files, signed by w. ]. Burns.
IT said that GerShon was posing
around as a moral uplifter and house
: cleaner of the government service"
and directed $. c. Wheeler, agent in
charge at Los Angeles, to prepare a
case against him.
Grimes said. We wanted to get ep(Hsr Ger-
. shon because we felt he was a crook"
Moses Objects.
Senator Moses, Republican, New
, Hampshire. objected that Senator
! Wheeler was 'impugning the motives
, Of Grimes.
. Its about time that somebody did
,, some impugning of motives" Senator
. Wheeler returned. They are indicting
and soaring every witness they can"
Senator Moses replied that he hadn't
objected to the Testimony of men
. dragged out of Jail" but did object to
attacking AN honorable man.
haven't been trying to protect any
fbody, Grimes said after the row had
Z olieted. 81 didn't meet Mr. Daugherty
4 but once, and 1 was there long before
she was"
i3 Senator Wheeler then called J. E..
sBoover acting director of the bureau
Spf investigation since w. ]. Burns re-
fsigned.
st;l. Attorney General Stone has directed
sthat no new Investigations be instituted
hby the bureau except with his personal
napproval, said Hoover. as examination
.began. He said he knew nothing about
Ssthe prosecution against Gershon.
80 DO you know anything about per-
isonal files having been taken out of the
department by MIR. Burns?" asked SEN
,ator Wheeler.
I'll II know nothing of what Mr.. Burns
aniay have done with personal files
fHoover replied.
~ Orders Force Reduced,
~ The witness also said the Attorney
General had directed him to reduce
! fhe personnel of the bureau, now
Numbering 6o7 employees, "as rapidly
tas / can"
sa."Im glad to hear that" said Senator
tJones, Republican. Washington.
itHsAt to ''under-cover men," Hoover
iaccounted for twelve at present, and
ssisaid that by order of Mr.. Stone, the
i1ist was being materially reduced u
irestricting activities of the agents
salso had been issued, he declared, and
ia policy of employing no one bu,
fIyoung graduates Of law schools had
been initiated.
- The bureau is ready to respond to
ANY request of this committee for
.sfiles or information" Hoover con-
lciuded.