The Washington times., 1924-03-14

mauenL organization or WneLn0r the
act Is to be extended for a period of
one year only will be left to the full
District Committee at its next meet.
ing.
Congressman Lampert will en-
deavor to have the rent bill con-
sidered by the House on the first
available District day. since the act
now in force expires May %.
slipped through our fingers that
time"
"Who paid you for those inves-
LEGATIONS you said were made for
the President of the United States?"
Jesse Smith and Mr.. Under
wood"
Investigated Caraway.
Means said he had also investi-
gated Senator Caraway Oem.) Of
Arkansas.
II sent for larry Jacobson to
come up from Arkansas to help
me investigate Senator Caraway and
left Jacobson do the work."
when was this investigation Or
dered into. Senator Caraway's af-
fairs?"
when he was making an attack
on the President and the Attorney
General"
Ibid you ever investigate sena-
tor La Follette?"z
Eyes. sir. Jesse Smith gave me
the orders"
Searched La FOIIette's Office.
you searched Senator La Fol
lette's office in the Capitol. didn't
your"
mo, sir. but I know it was
done"
Have you gone through my
office yet" asked Wheeler
mo. but il some one will assign
me, I'll go to it," Means replied
amid laughter.
When did you investigate La
Follette?"
I'm April. right after he intro
duced a resolution to investigate
Teapot Dome"
who gave you those orders?"
Jesse Smith,"
Means explained he had inves
tigated Senators as well as
Bishops"
Senators "Clean Crowd"
But we don't get much on Sen.
ators," Means added, "they are a
pretty clean crowd"
Who makes these Investigations,
the financial crowd?"
Yes, sir. 1t wouldn't be the
church crowd. They have no
money"
Means said he was ordered to get
everything from La Toilette to stop
the Teapot Dome investigation"
IF they got something on him,
they would get word to him through
his friends to put the soft pedal
on"
What do you mean by searching
his Officer"
"Oh, see what letters he got, who
wrote, and what was going on in
his office" he replied.
How did you conduct the La Fol.
lette investigation"
PrObed Like Criminal.
1.-THE same as criminal investi.
CATION, to get everything, to ex.
anime his mail, and so forth"
who paid your"
Jesse Smith, by cash."
"Was he acting under orders from
the Attorney General?"
II don't know"
But wasn't he giving the Attor.
ney General reports?"
II don't know if Attorney General
was getting the reports" Means re-
piled.
Didn't Jesse Smith tell you he
was doing it for the Attorney Gen.
eral?" asked Wheeler.
Yes, SIR"
you mean these Investigations of
Senators were on orders from the
Attorney General?" asked Moses.
II want to correct that. You
have to surmise. was given
orders by Smith and went out and
acted. I didn't ask questions"
During all this time you knew
Smith was the go.between for the
Attorney General?" Senator Ashurst
asked.
Yes, sir. it was generally known. i"
But you wouldn't work for
Smith alone?" asked Brookhart.
"Oh, yes, I'd work for anybody
who had money. first asked
them if they have money.
you didn't ask Smith how much
money he had, because you knew
the Attorney General was in back
or MIN.
Close Friend of Harding.
II knew Jesse Smith was a close
friend of the President Of the United
States. In fact, think he was a.
closer friend Of the President than
he was Of the Attorney General"
Means said Smith was constant
ly giving Daugherty reports on the
stock market which he received
over the phone in the Attorney Geri-
erals office.
You also investigated another.
Senator, a Senator from Mary.
land?"
Yes, it was Bruce"
when did you do that?"
Just after the elections" Means
said.
II just made a few inquiries"
For whom did you do this?"
Jesse Smith or some of them
I knew what they wanted. They
wanted general information to use
against him."
who asked you to investigate
Senator Bruce?"
Il don't remember whether il