New Britain herald., 1924-05-14
ATLANTA PRISONER
 WILL BE WITNESS
Relnus, BOotleSser, Called in on
 Dausherty Investigation

Washington. May fl. The senate Daugherty committee today ordered the warden of Atlanta pcnitentiary by wire, to produce George Romus. an Ohio bootlegser, now convict there, to testify before it.
 Several witnesses have told th" committee that Hemus had immense whiskey operations in progress in Ohio for some time. involving num- her of prominent people. He IS serF- ing a two-year sentence and il 9'sU has been testified that he has been given special comforts at the pcnilen- tiary.
 HarreId Again Appears
 Senator Harreld, republican. Okla homa. made a second appearance to- day before the senate Daugherty com mittee in connection with charges that George l.. Miller, of the l0l Rannh in Oklahoma, had not been proceeded against hy the department of justice to recover lands which he was charg- ed with obtaining from Indians by fraud.
 A great deal of political pressure was brought against him, senator Harreld said, because of his activities in seeking to get action against ih" Miller brothers. ]. T. NcGraW, ior- mer republican national committee man. called him over the telephone from Oklahoma, he said, and tod me the Miller brothers could he got ten off with fine, if I would ap- proach the attorney general on the subject"
 The senator added that it waste the credit of Attorney General bargherty that McGraw did not Gc' much fn- coura cement in his efforts for the Millers.
 Senator Wheeler. the committee prosecutor, asked Senator llarrNId whether McGraw had not raised cam paien funds for naugherty but tho oklahoman said he knew "only com mon rumor" on the point
 II. l. Burton, uhlo dctcc;Ne and former prohibition enforcement agent, who testified yesterday as 10 prohih'- ton law violations was recalled, He described an incident last fall when Herbert littte. representing himself IS a department of justice reent ol Pittsburgh, goughi opportunity 10 make acquaintance with tleFclahd labor leaders. Little took Burton 10 a five-story building. he testified, and showed him files of .nformation aboui Russia, revolutionary activities nnd the third international The witness said that according 70 Little, this ma tarial had been gathered by the lnit"d States government and turned over 10 one of the large steel corrorations.
 ,''rhis information wps turned over 10 the corporation, SO they would he able to combat the organized labor schemes and the ana,ehistic clcmcn',' Burton asserted. ''Litil" said he had gone 10 Russia himsolf'
 What was this steel corporation '' asked Chairman Brookhart
 "'rhe United siatss Steel" Burton replied. "I.ittle told mo he was draw ing pay from two sources--thc ftc"l corporation and the goyernment'
 .'rhe whole purpose of this was 10 prevent labor in the steel mills from organizing"
 "A short answer is Yes, hnt that's cnly conclusion on my pari
 The witness reverted 10 prohibition enforcement at Senator Nhcc'cf's re quest and took up fhe question of heer brewing al Cincinnati in lH2" Former saloons were put under watch and beer purchased by agents with three per cent alcohol iR it Brew. cries were seized as rcsuli. hut lalc ir 1921. he said, tho government ''compromsed" for mon"r payments.
 The Cincinnati breworea Burton said. according 10 hls adticcs," rtart- work again in lH2L. He wont 10 Cleveland that year and said he bought beer from the Cleveland Home Brewing comp5nY and th" "iert Brewing company whirh showed al- eehol content above iha legal limit.