The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-11
PROBERS GUARD
DAUGHERTY
QUIZ TIPS.
Stock Gambling Sensation Is
Expected-Vet Bureau
Witness Called.
By VIM. X. HUTCHINSON.
International News Service.

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A storm of sensations was fore
cast today on the eve Of the
"public trial" of Attorney Gen.
eral Harry NJ. Daugherty before
special Senate committee.
While members of the COM
mittee guarded their plans with
the utmost secrecy, the following
developments became known:
Stock Gambling Charged.
L.. Evidence was laid before
the committee involving certain
Government officials in stock mar.
ket gambling on the strength Of
tips" received from within the
Government service.
2. Elias H. Mortimer, chief gov.
eminent witness in the Veterans
Bureau investigation, was sub
poenaed in connection with the al
legged stock transactions.
8. New information reached the
committee concerning the charges
that oil interests conSpired to TO.
ment q revolution in Mexico, un-
molested by the Department of Jus.
tice.
4. Local managers of the tele.
graph companies in San Antonio,
Tex, were subpoenaed with in
structions to bring all kilograms
sent or received there by former
Secretary of the Inteior Albeit B.
Fall or Edward l.. Doheny. This
action was linked to the alleged
Mexican revolt conspiracy.
S. The committee decided to
launch it's own investigation re.
CARELESS of action by the Walsh
oil inquiry, into a story that the
late Jake Hamon, Oklahoma Oil king,
sought to trade convention votes at
Chicago in 1920, for a Cabinet post.
Subpoenas for seven Republican
Ohio were in the mails today.
s. Secret subpoenaS were issued
for several prominent Texas Oil
men prominent in politics in con-
nection with the alleged Hamon
deal.
The summoning of Mortimer, who
was the chief accuSer of Col. Charles
II. Forbes in the Veterans Bureau
investigation, was guarded closely
by committee members. His pros
pective testimony was said to be
Of q highly sensational character,
and was said to relate to stock
market gambling Dy Government
officials.
Higher Ups" Involved.
1--WE have direct evidence of stock
gambling by Government officials, Z"
said Senator Brookhart, Rep.) Of
Iowa, committee chairman. "Some
higher ups are involved, We ex.
pect to be able to produce records
OF these stock transactions and
some other documentary evidence Of
a highly sensational character"
The first subject to be taken up
by the committee. which holds it's
first public session tomorrow, will
be the alleged Mexican revolt plot.
In connection with this angle Of
the investigation, seven present and
former Department OF Justice
agents were either in Washington
or enroute here to testify regarding
the alleged plot. Committee mem
bers charged it involved ex.Secre.
tary. Fall, Doheny and Harry r.
Sinclair.
The men subjoenaed were viii.
liam A. Wiseman, former chief Of
department agents on the border:
Gus T. Jones, present border chief;
Capt. William N. Hanson, com.
mander Of the Texas Border PATROL;
Capt. B. c. Baldwin, a Texas
ranger; Charles BRENNAN, O de.
partment agent on the border; John
Camp. Mexican secret service
operatives; Col. Emil Kosterlitzky, a
Los Angeles agent; f. c. Penning.
ton. q New Orleans agent: and
David Gershon, another agent, Of
San Diego, Cal.
Counsel for Daugherty, mean.
while, were planning his defense.
They were said to be ready to stage
a series Of sensations" Of their
own and to disprove all charges
personally involving the attorney
general.