The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-16
Many Deals And Frame ups Laid To Daugh-
 erty's Department ATTORNEY GENERAL AGAIN STRIKES BACK Will Reveal Influences Behind Attacks In
 Due Time DERELICTION OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, IS ALLEGED National. Republican Chairman Sees Nothing Discreditable' In Inquiry Developments

WASHINGTON, March 15.-New and surprising allegations of deals and trameups, of unprosecuted violations of the law and of money payments for protection, were tumbled across the committee table today in the Senate's whirlwind investigation of Attorney General Daugherty and the department of justice.
 Gun running, bootlegging and unlaw- ful circulation of prize fight films were the subjects around which the testimony centered throughout four-hour com mittee session scarcely less colorful than those which have preceded it.
 From his office at the. other end of Washington Mir. Daugherty again reserved until a later time,k however, In refutation of insinuations made against him on the witness stand and contented himself with brief an- nouncement that in due time he would advise the public of the influences be- hind these malicious and scandalous att tacks and the character of the tools that are being used in this cowardly manner by my adversaries."
 Film Testimony Repeated
 How the Dempsey Carpenter fight films were exhibited with profits of $125,O 900 and in 22 to % states with an Understanding" against department of justice interference despite the law, was related on the witness stand today by Fred c. Quimby, New York producer of the films. In many particulars his story followed the previous testimony of Gaston B. Heans and Miss Roxie Stinson, divorced wife of Jess Smith. dead friend of MT. Daugherty. Both of these witnesses had testified that Smith was interested financially in the film deal.
 Other witnesses today made charges of derelictions in prosecuting Mexican gun-running, bootiesgirg and Texas oil stock promoters. Friends of former Secretary sHtall and prominent Texas re rubiicans wefe named in tliis connee- fien, and Federal District Attorneys Henty zweifel and John D. Hartman were charged with delay and failures Nof prosecution. One witness said he ''believed'' Xweifei was involved in a blackmail scheme against oil stock pro- moters. Attorney General Daugherty was not directly implicated by any of today's witnesses, but the testimony often trailed to the door of his office, through his friend Jess Smith, and sub ordinate officials.
 Sees Nothing Discreditable
 While the committee was in session, Chairman Adams of the republican na- tional committee issued statement that nothing discreditable" to Mir. Daugh- erty had yet been developed by republi- can leaders in the Senate who were known to be studying the developments carefully with a view to possible re- newals of pressure upon the administra- tion for action. ?
 The statement issued by MT. Daugh- erty was as follows:
 "In view of the fact that Miss Roxie Stinson, the divorced wife of the late Jess W. Smith, and that Gaston B. Means, formerly in the bureau of inves- tigation of the department of justice, but not now connected herewith, were not called to the stand today to continue their statements, and in view of the further fact that the statements sub mitted by Captain Baldwin, formerly in the bureau of investigation of the de- partment of justice, but not now con- pected herewith, and by Mir. Quimby. owner, with Tex Rickard, of the Demp- sey-Carpentier prize fight films, pre- sented no features which are not easily explained by documentary and other evil dence, it has become unnecessary at this time for the Attorney General to burden the press or ask the reading public to spend any time considering the minor and unimportant matters which took up the session Saturday.
 "As soon as Gaston B. Means and Miss Roxie Stinson have concluded their statements and been cross-e1amined. will sisue a statement that will, think, be decidedly interesting and in which l will advise the public of the in fluences behind these malicious and scandalous attacks and the character of the tools that are being used in this cowardly manner by my adversaries."
 The Captain Baldwin mentioned in the statement, now a member of the Texas Rangers, was one of the wit (COntinued on Page Four, Column FouFI