The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-29
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Turn Attack
on Mellon
Indictment of Sinclair Re
quested of Grand jury
Department of Justice
Probe to Continue.
Oil Hearing Ends in Row

Washington. March 2s.-Develop-
ments in the congressional investiga
tions today were:
I. President Coolidge requested and
received the resignation of Attorney
General Harry NJ. Daugherty. Solici.
tor General James NJ. Beck was placed
In charge OF the Department Of Jus
tice temporarily. The names of Judge
Kenyon Of Iowa, Chief Justice Rugg
Of the Massachusetts supreme court
and Harlan Stone. former professor
OF law in Columbia university. are
said TO be under consideration for the
vacated cabinet pest. Mr.. Daugherty
left Washington during the day for
rest at Atlantic City.
2. Indictment of Harry F. Sinclair
for contempt In his refusal TO testify
before the senate oil investigating
committee was requested of the grand
jury in the District of Columbia
Atlee Pomerene and owen J. Roberts.
special government counsel In the oil
cases, were sworn In as assistant
federal district attorneys to help pre-
octit tf5 CdEcs PtSitr9 cChdeC oihNAoio
In possession of the facts as to Sin
clairs refusal to submit to further
questioning by the oil committee. II.
Foster Balm. director of the bureau
OF mines, was called as a witness.
Half q dozen witnesses were called
before the grand jury. but the jury
adjourned until Monday without max
-
nouncement Is expected before the
expiration of the life Of the
/ jury on Monday.
8. Resignation OF Attorney General
Daugherty viii not affect the investi-
cation Of the Department Of Justice
administration. the Brookhsrt com
mittee announced. Witnesses heard
included Mr.. Daughertys former
butler. who claimed to have witnessed
a poker party in the Daugherty resi-
dencs, and recited a long list of i'm
portant personages as having been
frequent callers there.
OIL Hearing Ends In Row.
I. The oil investigating committee
hearing ended In a partisan row over
the irrelevancy OF testimony now
being put into the record. A develop
ment In the investigation was the
testimony OF r. W. Sardeon. geologist.
OF Minneapolis. that on the face of
reports OF the oil committees experts.
the oil supply in Teapot Dome. leased
to Sinclair, would exceed 100 900 600
barrels. as against the 2e.000 barrels
the experts had estimated.
A new controversy between Senator
Walsh. oil committee prosecutor. and
grew out OF the summoning of John
Walsh. brother of the prosecutor. by
Spencer. Senator Walsh charged that
the purpose was to cast some sus-
picion on me-" and he reiterated his
declaration after Senator Spencer
had entered disclaimer.
Adjournment was taken until next
Tuesday.
Turn Attack on Mellon,
g. Having disposed Of Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty. as we'll as Secretary
DENLY. the coalition senate attack on
the administration today turned on
Secretary Mellon. with indications
that more cabinet officers might come
under the bombardment. Senator Nc
Kellar. democrat, Tennessee. intro
duced a resolution directing the ju-
dietary committee to investigate
whether Secretary Mellon Is holding
Office in violation Of tho law which
forbids the treasury head to be en-.
gagged In trade or commerce. The
resolution will he called up for debate
and action Monday.
Republicans characterized the Nc.
Kellar resolution as another OF the
concrete developments in plan
which has been discussed in the cloak
room for weeks. and which. they say,
contemplates going down The line in
the cabinet I'm an attempt OF pick on
the secretaries one by one. The
rumors picture Secretary Wallace Of
the Department OF Agriculture and
Secretary Hoover Of the Department
of Commerce as the next points OF
attack