Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-24
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Washington. March 23-The third
week of the Daugherty investigation
opens tomorrow with Miss Roxie
Stinson, divorced wife If Jess Smith.
friend of Attorney General Daugherty.
ready to conclude her amazing story
Of deals" in whiskey. prize fight
films, drugs and big politiscs.
Tomorrow Miss Stinson is to I'M
dergo crosse examination with the
bare possibility that there will be
mathings of womens wits. The ques-
tioning may be conducted by Mrs.
Mabel Walker Willebrandt, assistant
attorney general. Arrangements had
been made to have Mrs. Willebrandt,
who followed the testimony all day
yesterday, undertake the eXamina-
ton. but a federal grand jury engage
E,ent may prevent what promised to
be a spectacular feminine duel.
In closing her story which opened
the Daugherty investigation Miss
Stinson is to finish reading her let
ters from Jess Smith, and other pa
pers which. she says. support her
long and startling tale of deals" in
Guiding 100000 New York bootleg
ging story given by John Goroni, also
are to be developed this week. Fred
C. Quimby, New York partner of Tex
Eickard in the film affair, and Will
liam A. Orr, New York Republican
politician, connected in the testimony
with both the film and New York
whiskey transactions are under or
ders to return here tomorrow. Both
have been i'll since their first appear
ance and the period Of their further
examination Is uncertain.
Further developments are promised
In the committees dispute with M. S
Eaugherty, brother of the attorney
general over examination of the books
of his bank, the Midland National. al
Washington Courthouse, Ohio. A con-
tempt fight in the federal courts APP
peared tonight to be the probable
result. Word from Ohio today that
Mr. Daugherty would refuse the COM
mittee unlimited access to the bank
records brought from Senator Wheel
or, Democrat. prosecutor of the in
quiry the statement that the commit
tee would "go the limit" in enforcing
its demands.
Inspection Of all customers ac-
counts is the demand upon which the
committee and the bank head are di-
vided. The attorney gerorars coun-
sci is insis' ing that c.lly the accounts
Of customers which are relevant to
the investigation should be subject
to committee inspection. Senator
Wheeler threatens to require submits
sion of the original books here IL Mr.
Daugherty refuses an unlimited in
uuiry by committee representative
III Ohio.
The bank book and other affairs
of the Daugherty committee are
bringing it parallel in several ways
to the oil committees inquiry. The
Oil committee also has a contempt
proceeding in allegiance over the re-
fusal of Harry +. Sinclair to give
further testimony. Senator Wheeler
said tonight that NJ. S. Daugherty
would be cited for contempt before
the senate if he should remain OBJ
durate regarding his banks exam
ination. Mr.. Daugherty Is due here
tomorrow to answer the new sub
poena issued.
Another parallel between the
Daugherty and Oil committees which
developed tonight was the journeys
to Havana, out Of committee juris-
diction of witnesses desired by both
committees. At least one witness
whose testimony is sought by the oil
committee is said to be in Cuba and
tonight Senator Wheeler said that
w. T. Underwood, designed by the
Daugherty committee. is reported to
be in Havana. A subpoena for I'm
derwood sent to Palm Beach, Fla,
was returned unserved. Underwood
has been named by witnesses as
having received thousands of dollars
in both the fight film and whiskey
deals" Senator Wheeler said he felt
confident Underwood would appear
before the committee.
There may be brief diversion to-
morrow from testimony on film,
whiskey. and other affairs for an
other minor development of the al
legged participation by American oil
interests In Mexican revolutionary
affairs. A former department of JUS
tice agent. named Gershon, has been
waiting here for some time to tes-
tify on that subject.
So many witnesses are waiting
their turn before the committee that
some congestion has DEVELOPED.
CASTOR B. Means, former department
Of justice agent who furnished some
of the major sensations Of the hear
ings. has not finished his testimony
and Jap Muma. New York repre-.
sentative of the Mclean publishing
interests. and an outstanding figure
in testimony relating to fight film
deals is under subpoena. Committee
members. however. said tonight Il
was probable Muma may not take
the stand because they believed II
would not be desirable to thus grant
him immunity from possible pro-
secution should the government de-
eide to act in the matter.