Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-27
WASHINGTON'S PROBE MANIA.
TAXES REPORTORIAL STAFFS
AS QUIzZERS VIE FOR SPACE
Brilliant Lineup of InveStiga-
tons Along Capitals MIDI
way Grows = Teapot and
Daugherty Running Even
BY ROBERT II. SMALL

N.eased Wire Service TO The JoUrnal)
Copyright, 1920
WASHINGTON, March 24,-There
are so many investigations under
way and in view here in Washington
that there are not enough reporters
to 90 around, and some Of them are
not getting a due amount of pub
licity.
In other words Washington has
Just about reached the saturatiOn
point yet the mania for inVestiga'
ton goes On.
If the rivalry between Investiga-
lions reaches the point where one or
two committees feel they are not get
ting their proper share of newspaper
space, it is expected there will be
p0stponement Of some Of the inqui-
ries until a more propitious time.
Few persons outside Washington
realize that the great United States
shipping board inquiry actually has
gotten under way. This investiga-
ton once was looked forward 20 as
about the biggest thing Washington
would ever know in the upheaVal
line. Nov it passes almost without
comment. Perhaps it will get more
attention as it goes along. The
house of representatives, probers
hope so, anyway.
This is the way the investigation
program lined up today:
TEAPOT DOME-Father Of them
all. BOrr several months ago and
still going strong. Lord High Exc
rutioner, Senator Thomas j. Walsh,
of Montana
Second Solomon Needed
HARRY DAUGHERTY - Special
but not limited, Began functiOnins
two weeks $50 ard running neck
and.neck with Teapot Doom" Some
witnesses are wanted in both of the
above inquiries at one and the same
time. Congress is looking for a Sol
ONION to divide them. The major
Como Of this committee, Senator Bur
ton Il. Wheeler, of Montana. Mon
tana is a great mining state. They
believe in burroWing deep out there.
INTERNAL REVENUE BU-
REAU PROBE.-This probe comes
close to the people. 1t already has
shown that, while the poor salaried
man has had every cent squeezed
out of him, great corporations and
wealthy persons have been enabled
to get millions OF dollars in rebates
or written off income xes because
they were able to hire experts to
| tell them how to evade heavy pay
ments and yet keep within the
law" Employees in the bureau, aft
err learning the tricks of the trade,
have resigned and gone into lin
come tax practice" One man jumped
from $1,000 a year in the govern
ment, to $75,0 900 a year as an out
side expert. Senator Couzens, of
Michigan, in command.
GRAND SPECIAL PROBE of the
shipping board. This is going to be
a long one. All the private salaries
are to be made public. Where did
all the. money go? Who got It? All
that sort of thing. The house is con-
Quoting this investigation. 1t got
tired of being blanketed by the SEN
ate.
Supergrand Bride Quiz
SUPERGRAND SPECIAL sinves-
tiGation of the report unat two mem
bers of the house have been bribed
/ in connection with matters in the
veterans bureau. This inquiry has
difficult time trying to stay in the
Iimelight. You can't be ruled off 70"
trying, however. That is an aGe-lonS
maxim of the turf.
SUPER -HETERODYNE investiga
ton of the same matters rs above
but actually conducted by a real
grand jury in the district of Column
bia supreme court. Attorney General
Daugherty rs pushing this inVestiga-
ton and the same persons who tes-
titled in Chicago when Colonel
Forbes was indicted are being heard.
BIG HELM LAND PROBE
Also there is lost somewhere in the
senate mazes a special investigation
known as the Rio Grande inquiry.
1t has something to do with some
land frauds somewhere in the south
west. The broadcastings from the
other committees have completely
swamped the Rio Grande station,
but it is still struggling along on a
very short and very weak wave
length. Senator Heflin, Alabama,
chief loud-speaker.
Two new broadcasting stations
are being asked today. The house
wants to probe into the alleged du-
plication OF government bonds in
the bureau of engraving and print
ing. Secretary Mellon has said there
is absolutely nothing to the report.
The house is not satisfied. 1T wont
be happy till it gets this investiga-
ton.
Also the house wants to know II
there isn't an aircraft monopoly
somewhere and it proposes to have
a special inquiry into the subject,
The house doesn't want to appro-
pirate any money for government
aircraft. It's motto is to be mil
lions for graft Investigations, but
not one cent for constructive air.
craft work"
With all this going on It IS small
wonder that everyone in Washing
ton looks at everyone else askance.