San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-29
100000 DEAL
AIRED BEFORE
SENATE PROBE
Inquiry Learn Details Of
One and Hints Of
Another.
HEAR TWO WITNESSES
Investigators Take Only
Passing Notice Of Res
ignation.
HEAR TWO WITNESSES

Washington. ID. C., March 90
Taking only IL passing notice of Harry
NJ. Daugherty's disappearance from
public life, the Senate's Daugherty
investigating committee today tried to
piece out details of ole Sl00,OOO deal
and heard hints of another.
ii. l.. Scaifc former Department OF
Justice agent. told the committee that
investigation into the Mitsui aircraft
case in connection with which Castor
T. Means has testified that Smith re-
ceiyed S100,G00. WIS blocked by A. +.
Meyers, Il special assistant to the at
torney general, after it had been dis
covered that the company owed the
government many millions.
Seattle said he had been told by Guy
ID. Golf. then assistant attorney gen.
eral. that Meyers received his appoint
mcnt through former Attorney Cen
eral George Il. Wickcrsham. whose
law firm. be said. was retained by the
Mitsui Company.
The reference TO the secOiiu .,iu0,.
900 transaction were made by Nichol-
as Cimino, Il New York restaurant
man. who testified that he had over.
heard conversation in hotel here
about w hiskey deal in which Nor
timer got 100000 from Il party in
Pittsburg." lie knew none of the de-
tails, and when committee members
put him through IL course OF qucs-
t,oning ITO test his memory he said
he couldn't even remember whether he
had been prosecuted in New York for
liquor law violation.
Following the retirement of Daugn-
erty a drive is now on in the Senat"
to force the resignation of Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon.
Mellon Under Fire.
The attack on Secretary Mellon IS
described by some of the organization
Republicans and Others in the cloak
rooms, where the gossip is frequent
IN Illuminating. as merely one step IN
well defined plans attributed to Demo
Gratis and radical Republicans for dis
lntegrating the cabinet one member
at time. Secretary DENLY and At
torney General Daugherty have l"t'
the cabinet within Il few weeks as an
outgrowth of sensational lnyestlsa-
TONS and the gossip has it that Sec
retarias Wallace and Hoover are next
i" line after Mr.. Mellon for the same
kind Of treatment.
The Mellon attack. which has bcel
developing for several days, reached
concrete form during general discus
sion in the Senate yesterday OF MIR.
Daugherty's retirement in which Pres
ident Coolidge also came in for n
share of the uucomplimentary conf
ment. The executive also was assailed
for delay and inaction' in sta'"-
ment issued by Chairman Hull of the
Democratic national committee. who
found the Daugherty resignation II
matter of public qualification
Motion Forced Over.
Senator Mcclellan (DemOcrat. Ten
nessee. introduced a resolution for III.
vestigation of the legal qualifications
of the Treasury head. but debate OH
the proposal was delayed when Sen
ator Wadsworth Republicaul. NeY
York. objected TO immediate consul
Grafton and forced it over under tue
rules until Onday, since the chamber
is in recess today.
The resolution. which cites evidence
relating to Mellon companies" nd
duccd by the committee investigating
the internal revenue bureau. calls for
an inquiry to determine whether the
secretary sis directly or indirectly con-
cerned in carrying on the business Of
trade or commerce" whether he owns
any sea vessel Tin whole or in part"
and whether he is holding office in
violation of statutes cited which pro-
hibit maintenance of commercial con-
nection by the governments fiscal