Evening star., 1924-03-24
DAUGHERTY PROBE
DELAYED TWO DAYS
Senator Wheeler in Bed With
Severe CoId-Resume Hear
ings Wednesday.

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Testigation of Attorney General
DauGherty today, were postponed un-
til Wednesday.
The postponement was due to the
illness of Senator Wheeler. democrat
Montana, the committee prosecutor
and to conflicting engagements by
other committee members.
Senator Wheeler is confined to his
bed with a severe cold. Another mem
hampshire, was engaged with the
opening of a new investigation into
Rio Grande land transactions. Still
another. Senator Jones, republican.
Washington, was called out of the
city.
Hear Miss Stinson Again.
Chairman Brookhart said that the
inquiry would proceed on Wednes-
day, even if Senator Wheeler should
be unable to return. The Montana
senatqr has been suffering from u
cold for several days
The aid of the State Depa artment
was enlisted TODAY by the committee
in its effort to secure the testimony
Of Howard Warrington. now in Paris.
and identified by previous witnesses
as occupying desk in the Little
greenhouse of X street and as the
recipient of money in the fight film
and whisky deals.
Chairman Brookhart today sent q
letter to Secretary Hughes asking his
good offices" in effecting the return
of Mannington.
When the committee resumes on
Wedne esday it hopes to conclude with
the testimony and cross-examination
of Miss RoXie Stinson, divorced wife
of Jess Smith, the dead friend of the
Attorney General
A variety of alleged deals" involv-
ing whisky permits, fight film distri-
button. narcotic drugs and political
support, remain the principal items
on the Daugherty investigating COM
mlttee's program when it begins We'd
nesday the third week of its sensa
tional inquiry.
Dispute with Banker.
In addition, .the committee had on
its hands the dispute with the Attor-
ney Generals brother, NJ. S. Daugh-
erty. over it's attempt to examine all
accounts amounting to more than
$4,000 on the books of the Midland
National Bank of Washington Court
Ohio, of which he is president
The banker has insisted that the
known to be relevant to the inquiry,
and Senator Wheeler, democrat, Mon
tana, the committee prosecutor"
has declared his intention to "go TO
the limit to enforce the demands for
an unlimited inspection of the books.
Besides Miss StinSon, William A.
Orr, who has been mentioned in con-
nection with the alleged fight film
and whisky permit deals and Fred
G. Quimby, producer and part-owner
of the Carpentier-Dempsey pictures,
which were shown in twenty-five
states despite the law barring them
from interstate commerce, are or
dered to appear for re-examination.
Another former Department of Jus
tice agent named Gershon also is
to testify with reference to the re-
ports that Mexican revolutionists
have been aided by American oil
interests.
Further Investigation of circum-
stances surrounding the death Of Jess
Smith may be made shortly after the
committee resumes Chairman Brook
hart said today the committee was
not thoroughly satisfied with the Of
fetal verdict of suicide and it was
probable that Coroner hewitt of the
District of Columbia would be called.
May Call Undertakers.
If this subject is pressed further,
the chairman added, all those having
any first-hand knowledge, including
undertakers here and in Ohio and
others who viewed Smiths body,
might be asked to testify.
The committee also is issuing a
subpoena for books of hte Commercial
Bank of Washington Court House. The
committee has information, yet un-
confirmed, that some of the assets of
Jess Smiths estate have been trans
ferred from the Midland National
Bank of that city, headed by NJ S.
Daugherty, brother of the Attorney
General, to other banking institu-
tions. The committee is engaged in
controversy with the Daugherty
bank over inspection of its records.