Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-11
ATTORNEY GENERAL, I
DEFY|NG SENATORS!
REMAINS IN OFFICE
Leonard Wood, Jru Among
Witnesses Already Called,
Attempted Bribery Charge
to Be Probed

WASHINGTON, March 9. = While
awaiting developments in connection
with the expected resignation of At
torney General Daugherty, the spe-
cial senate committee appointed to
investigate him Saturday disclosed
some outlines or the many-sided in
quiry to begin next week.
AS indicated for he first time.
these include:
Charges that former Secretary
Fall and the Doheny and Sinclair
oil interests aided the de la Huerta
revolutionists in Mexico through
the shipment Of arms and annual.
ton from the United States.
Charges that department of JUS
tice secret agents on the Mexican
border were called off by Wash
lngton' when attempting to break
up gIn-running in violation of neu-
trality laws.
Phases of the Leonard Wood and
Harding campaigns of 1920 in con-.
nection with possible ''oiP' influence.
The charges of attempted bribery
Of Mr.. Daugherty and New York
federal authorities in connection
with Fridays indictment of Gas
ton b. Mears, former department.
of justice agent, and Thomas b.
Fielder. associate of Mr.. Daugherty
in the Charles w. Morse pardon
case. ~
Woods Son to Be Called
witnesses expected to testify
along these lines of inquiry already
have been subpoenaed, it was dis
closed nv a1.I ,o
publican, Iowa, chairman of the
committee, and Senator Wheeler,
DEMOCRAT Montana, active manager.
or the Daugherty inquiry. Among
those called are Means; Leonard
Wood, Jr., son of General Wood,
MI. Hardings opponent for the 1920
Republican presidential nomination.
and former department of iustice
agents having knowledge of the
charges in connection with the
Mexican revolution. In addition.
Senator Wheeler said that half
dozen prominent Ohio politicians.
who, originally advocated General
Wood. probably would be subpoe-
naed later.
Taking Of testimony by the COM
mlttee Will begin early next week
PROBABLY on Mexican gun-running
aftalr TIE committee received word
that some of the witnesses had
started for Washington and would
arrive Monday, but probably not
in time to open the hearings before
Tuesday or Wednesday.
That the senate investigation is
to be pressed whether Mr.. .Daugh.
erty is in or out of the cabinet is
clearly indicated by senator's behind
IT, Even # the expectations of an
early resignation from Mr.. Daugh-
erty should be realized senators say
there is much evidence on hand
which must be gone into.
Cabinet Situation Unchanged
with the committee actively MAX.
ing preparations for the inyestiga.
ton, the situation as to Mr.. Daugh-
erlys cabinet tenure today outward.
ly was unchanged No sign came.
either from the White House Or the
attorney general, indicating any
shlft in the situation under which
MI Daueherty is holding on while
the administration is known to be
canVassinS eligibles to succeed him.
ar. Daugherty today spent much OF
his time at his offices
Inc line of committee testimony
relating to the Mexican revolution
- o"CHHou To-Day by Senator
wheeler. Referring to the half
uoAeh subpoenaes served in the
southwest, mostly upon former de.
pdrtneht or justice agents, he said:
we expect to show that oil in.
terests of the United States former
/ Secretary Fall and the Dohenv and
Sinclair interests, furthered the revo.
luton in Mexico through viola fion
OF United States neutrality laws bv
the shipment of arms and amm,1ni.
tlon TO the revolutionists. We ex-
pect 20 prove that this was in fur.
tnerance of an agreement with tbe
OH interests of the United States In
VOCATION of neutrality laws. and
ILat department Of justice agents
VINO were working on the border
seeking to prevent such Violations
ington.' ~ "asn'
Inc testimony expected from Gas.
ton Is. Means would not be Indicated
ny senators Of the committee. but in
view of indictments against him n
cohnectlotn with the New York bri-
pery charges and also alleged Iiouor
withdrawal conspiracies, together
with his past friendship with vii.
nam j. Burns, chief Of the denart.
nlent OF justice bureau of investiga.
rlon' and his activities elsewhere it
was believed that his examination
would cover a wide field and furnish
lnnumerable developments.
Political QUESTIONING
Ahother and political line of
committee work relates to the Wood
ana Harding pre-convention cam.
Palshs, flrst in Ohio and possibly
developing later into the Chicapo
convention itself.
The initial base is the statement
Of Leonard Wood, Jr.. relating to i
reported offer coming to his fathe-
from oil interests. The late Jake
ramon millionaire republican ma
tional committeeman of Okla NOM.
first hacker of General Wood. and
later prominent in the Harding
campaign presided over by M.
Daugherty is prominent figure In
this line of industry 90.