The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-28
I'm NO GUTTER.
DAUGHERTY TELLS
NEWSP PAPER MEN
Attorney General in Chicago
Relative to Probe of
Veterans Bureau.

Bv United Press
CHICAGO, Feb 2S.-"Im no quit
ter" Attorney General Harry NJ.
Daugherty said when he arrived to.
day for a conference with Federal Of
fcials conducting the grand jury in
vestigating the United STATES Vet
erass' Bureau.
Daughery was greatly heartened
by kilograms of confidence from all
parts of the country.
"a winner never quits; a gutter
never wins" one telegram state Z. and
Daugherty showed it with pride.
That's my position" he said. I'm
no gutter
.Daugherty arrived in Chicago at 8
a. m. and went at once to the Fed
l1eral building for conference with his
aides He put up at the Union League
Club, where he probably will remain
until he leaves Chicago for Miami,
Fla, to visit his invalid wife.
A small army of photographers and
newspaper men greeted the Attorney
General on his arrival. He posed for
picture with Julius Krim. special
prosecutor for the Government in the
Veterans Bureau case.
Shows Impatience
Daugherty showed impatience w&h
the whirl Of questions hurled at him.
Il VIII issue a statement later" he
said. II am here on Government bust
ness and therefore cannot discuss it."
When asked whether he had an ap-
Vru
cago attorney, who was selected and
then rejected as Government attorney
in the Teapot Dome scandal, he re-
piled sharply:
Gentlemen. there is no use cross
examining me. I shall say what l
have to say Iater."
Jokes About Fuss
Daugherty appeared IN rood huplor
when the United Press CORRESPONDENT
boarded the train at McKeesport last
night. He received the correspondent
cordiallS and joked about the fuss
and excitement he was causing"
Daughcrty manifested impatience
and only on the urging Of Julius Krim.
special prosecutor Of the Government
in the Veterans Bureauncase. did he
consent to pose for the photographers.
Il suppose you want to get me
while I'm stlll the attorney general, -
he laughingly commented.
Club Car Crowded
When Daugherty's presence became
known TO other passengers on the
train. they crowded into the club car
where the attorney general sat- calm
ly smoking cigarets and debating
| kilograms to his secretary.
He kept the small crowd in
laughter by commenting good natured,
ly on the oil invesiga ton in Wash.
ington.
I've been trying for some tlme
to find out what these charges
are" Daugherty said, and nobody
seems to know"
Daugherty intimated he might have
another statement to make today. de-
pending on the nature Of kilograms he
got from Washington.
Mrs. Daugherty Ill ~s
Daugherty spoke feelingly of Mrs.
Daugherty, and said he hoped he
would get through with his Govern
ment business today so he would be
able to leave to join her in Miami.
Daugherty was accompanied by his
brother. a secretary, and Brigadier
General Sawyer.
Before leaving his train, Daugherty
pointed out his statement issued be-
fore he left Washington last night was
the only public announcement he
would make until after he disposed of
the Veterans Bureauscase.
The statement resd
'It is not my purpose even to con-
slider rendering my resignation as at-
torney general until after fair hear
ing on charges preferred against me-"
|. o. B. B. TO GIVE DANCE