The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-04-11

| Swanson, radio expert, who nave
the elimination Of the increases In
rates on estate taxes in the house
measure and the elimination of the
gift, tax. His recommendations were
followed, and new excise taxes were
added on radio and nah jongg sets.
THOUGH public interest in the
various Investigations. in Washing
ton died down somewhat after the
resignation of Harry Daugherty, the
''probers" went right ON with their
inquiries. The Daugherty committee
obtained some evidence from HI. M.
Peck of Oklahoma City, former spe.-
cial assistant to the attorney general,
supposed to indicate that Daugherty
and Fall aided the Miller brothers of
the 1O1 ranch in defrauding the Ponca
Indians Of land and possible fortunes
in oil. Then came Capt. H. L. Seattle.
former Department of Justice agent,
who has been once before heard and
frequently mentioned In the inquiry
He told a long story about wartime
graft, especially in the aircraft In
dustry, and implicated Secretary of
War Weeks, Daugherty, Guy D. Golf,
former assistant attorney general, and
Charles Hayden, Boston banker and
director Of the Wright-Martin Air
craft company, all of whom, Seattle
declared, should be indicted for "con-
,spiracy to obstruct justice" in failing
Ito prosecute the aircraft company for
llalleged graft. He also denounced
iiformer Attorney General Palmer and
III. L. Chadbourne, New York lawyer,
Isboth Democrats. Captain Seattle boil
Ilstered up his accusations with numer-
lIous letters and documents. He said
he worked up these war-graft cases
I|but was called off by the higher-ups.
| Thomas F. Lane, former legal ad-
| wiser to the aircraft division OF the
| War department, testified that his
copies of reports on aircraft frauds
i had been taken from his desk and he
had been discharged because he was
going to appear before the committee.
| Captain volandt of the air service adj
Imitted taking the papers and said Sec
rotary Weeks had them. Thereupon,
Mr.. Weeks was subpoenaed and went
before the committee Friday to explain
his connection with the prosecution OF
| the aircraft graft cases.
/ AL JENNINGS sensational story
liza about Jake Hamon and the Re-
llpublicail nomination of 1920 having
Ilbeen shot full of holes, the Teapot
llDome committee did not find great
Il deal to do last week. j. r. Dyche,
llwho was q confidential man for
IHamon, said Jennings testimony was
lIssbunk." He said Hamon was not in
the habit of giving away his money
llbut was a great "kidder" and might
| have told the stories of huge expendi-
lures when talking to Democrats.
| Dyche's evidence, by the way, did not
shed much luster on the purity of
Oklahoma politics.
| George White, former chairman Of
L
was on the stand Wednesday and Sen
ator Spencer, Republican, insisted on
getting from him testimony concerning
the Democratic campaign fund, though
| Senator Walsh commended it was ir-
relevant. They bickered over this for
long time and then White was per-
mitted to say that Edward Doheny's
contribution was $4,000, and not $780,
600, as Doheny himself had said. The
committee adjourned for the week.
awaiting the presence Of William
Boyce Thompson, chairman of the Re
publican finance committee in 1920.
Harry Sinclair was indicted by the
grand jury for contempt Of the senate
in refusing to testify. He pleaded not
guilty and gave bond of $1,000.
COME Democrats in the senate start
- ed move to try to force the resig-
nation of Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon on the ground that he is
stakeholder IN various concerns, but
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania vigor-
ously defended the secretary and
Senator Robinson and other Demo
Gratis declined to support Senator Nc
Kellar, who led the attack, so it vir-
tually collapsed. Senator Dill of
Washington then came to bat with a
resolution calling for the resignation
of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, assistant
secretary of the navy. This did rot
seem very popular move, even with
Democrats, and at this writing no ac-
ton has been taken on it.
IXXIISCONSIN'S Republican pri-
w maries were easily won by Sena-
tor LaFollette, whose vote was about