The Holly chieftain., 1924-03-27
NEWS review OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Wheeler Digging Up Lots of
Stuff Against Daugherty-
Oil and 1920 Campaign.
BY EDWARD W. PickARp


60 comprehensive, discurslve and
~ far flung" are the various inves-
LEGATIONS in Washington that only the
Congressional Record could do them
justice in the matter of space. In
the Daugherty inquiry Senator Wheel
er is having the time of his life and
the witnesses, willing and reluctant,
are numerous. OF these witnesses per-
haps the most interesting of the week
was w. A. Orr, one time secretary Of
Governor Whitman of New York.
From him was drawn story Of con-
spiracy to withdraw liquor from bond
In which Howard Warrington. close
associate of Daugherty, played the
part of "fixer" and Orr that of "col-
lector." He also admitted that he had
II share in the Dempsey Carpenter
fight film and was supposed to have
helped arrange things so that 1t could
be exhibited free from prosecution.
Orr acknowledged that he had used
his influence to induce the attorney
general to appoint Col William Hay
ward as United States district attorney
in New York, but modestly disclaimed
credit for having put over" Hay
wards appointment.
Further evidence concerning the
fight film deal was given by G. o.
Holdrdge, former Department of JUS
tice detective, involving Daugherty,
Orr. Alfred Il. Urion, Jap Muma, New
York representative of e. b. McLean's
publications, Fred Quimby and others,
and Senator Wheeler declared the evil
dence was conclusive of the existence
of a conspiracy. William ]. Burns de-
MES the implications drawn from Hold
ridges story so far as they affect the
honesty of the Department of Justice.
THE Teapot Dome committee heard
sensational story linking Harry
Sinclair up with the financing of the
last Republican presidential campaign
md related to the reports that oil in
terests, after vainly trying to ensnars
General Wood, brought about the NOM
ination of Harding. According to the
information received by the committee,
Sinclair turned over to VIII Hays and
Harry Daugherty $4,000 shares of
stock in his oil companies which was
to be sold and the proceeds employed
in liquidation of the mlllion-dollar def
icit incurred by the Republican ma
tional committee under the chairman
ship of Mr.. Hays in the 1920 election.
A subpoena was issued for Mr.. Hays.
Tifin Gilmore of Ohio related lot Of
hearsay about the futile attempt to
deal with Wood. and Carmi Thompson
was called to tell what he knew about
It.
From brokers' books the oil commit
tee learned that these men traded in
various oil stocks between Dec. !, 1921
and Dec 81, 1922; Attorney General
Daugherty; C. 'Bascom Slemp, secre-
tary to the President; Senators Curtis
of Kansas and Elkins of West Nir-
gfnia; Representatives A. b. Rouse of
Kentucky, and former Representatives
Goodykoontz of West Virginia. T. ].
RYAN of New York and j. Ii. Hines
of Ohio.
ID RIBERY charges against two mem
IL berS OF the lower mouse nuNlnS
been laid before grand jury in Wash
dngtou, the special house committee
appointed to investigate them is
holding its sessions in secret in order
not to prejudice the interests of the
government or of the possible defend
ants. Among the witnesses heard
have been the cashiers of four banks
in the home town of Congressman
Zihlman of Maryland.
VET another committee, of the sen.
L ate, is investigating allegations of
inefficiency and Irregularities in the
bureau OF internal revenue. Assist
ant Commissioner C. r. Nash told ii
that In the last three years 796 rev.
enue agents, inspectors and deputy
collectors had been discharged because
of dishonesty and graft. Commission
or Blair denied that appointment of
principal employees in the bureau has