Evening star., 1924-03-20

all tho arrangements" Rickard said.
case except in this case?" Senator
Wheeler asked.
Il didn't employ him then-Quim-
by did" Rickard replied.
Don't you know the reasons why
your expenses were SO big, was be-
cause cause ne was paying out a lot to hz
II don't know that" said Rickard
Qutmby paid out a lot of money he
didn't account for, but I think 1t was
from one pocket to another"
"Oh, yes. and you paid out to Orr
zO per cent yourself to fix things?
York"
Thought They Could Get Law.
who broached this matter of a
so per cent division In the first
place" Senator Jones wanted to
know.
"Muma and Martini" said Rickard
"They thought they could get the
something"
!. Muma, he thought was "a very In
fiuential fellow" with lot Of friends
in the Senate"
The first contract provided the two
men were to get the law passed with
in two weeks.
I was pretty
business at Chicago" Rickard COM
mented little later, when we paid
$3.50 to get the films in"
Chairman Brookhart pushed the
quizzing on this point.
Il 1aver could get q statement
from Quimby." Rickard repeated. He
went to Germany"
And all the showing of power
and influence Muma made to you was
his statement he knew a few Sena-
tors" Chairman Brookhart asked:
''He said he knew some," replied
Rickard.
"But you got by with the showing?'
Senator Wheeler asked.
Made Money for U. s.
1--WE made the government some
money with the 10 per cent amuse.
ment tax" said Rickard.
Mr.. Rowland took him up.
"Quimby testified here that Mr
Hayward. district attorney in New
York, suggested you lay low fol
thirty days" Mr.. Rowland said.
The committee members objected
1t was somebody in Hayward'S Office
who made the suggestion, according
to Quimby," Howland corrected.
He said Hayward told him "they al
ought to be in Jail" He was fined the
limit.
going to make the fine money bacl
out of the showing?" Chairman
Brookhart asked.
NO" Rickard said.
He said that the Chicago distric
attorney asked the court to "upholt
, the dignity of Illinois by fining m,
as much as they did in New York"
He was dropped.
Would See Bank Books.
"Mr. Chairman, understand that tn.
Midland National Bank, of which Mr.
Mel Daugherty is president" Senator
Wheeler began. has refused to al
low the committees auditor to ex
anime its books. I now ask tina
, subpoena be issued to bring it!
books here"
Hampshire, suggested an executive
session. Senator Wheeler refused. III,
said Attorney General Daugherty'i
counsel had agreed to the examina
ton. 4,
go into these bank books for any pur
pose except to show accounts OF ref
erence to this inquiry" former Sen
ator Chamberlain of the Attorne!
Generals counsel said. Tne ois
cussion was laid back temporaril!
and Mr. Robb, chief file clerk Of tn
Department OF Justice, was called.
Disposition Of letter.
Senator Wheeler got the WithcSS !.
explain that letters from the prohi
bition bureau went to the Attorne!
General or his assistants All com
munications Of unusual Importance
and all replies to his letters, Rob,
said, went to the Attorney General
J office.
Jess w. Smith, Robb went on, got ne
depar tmental mail. A telephone clerl
kept records of wire communications
Senator Wheeler asked for list o
all cases filed in the Department o
Justice since March 4. 1921. when Mr.
Daugherty took Office Mr.. Howlant
said an attempt would be made t.
furnish it. Robb said it was Her
culean task"
Before leaving the witness chai
Robb testified that he never sent an!
departmental mail to Howard Man
nington, heretofore identified as hav
! ing desk in "the little green hous'
on X street and being involved il
the whisky "dealS' testified to b.
Orr.
Muna Fails to Appear.
jap Muma was called to the Stant
after Robb. Muma. however, did no
, appear.
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