Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1924, Page 5

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Holober Sllp Covers AGAINST DU PONTS BALKED, IS CHARGE ¥ (Continued from First Page.) year-old o wl\lch ho ."had almost ery cas handie e e e ber, 1923, Charles Kemp, his superior in the prohibition service, told him he was to be removed. adding that Homer K. Galpin, & Cook county re- publican leader, “said I was. making | too0 many arrests.” He made an arrangement, he added, by which “I was then kept in sery. ice, from month to month, but only provided that they knew in advance each saloon I was to enter.” Both Middlekauf and Kurs, the wit- ness sald, came_to the federal serv- ice from the office of the Illinois at- encral. where they also had Company as illustrative of methods. 4 Armstrong maid he was “informed” Clyne had been forced out by pressurs of the Illinois Bar Association. Paul Howland of councel for Harry M. Daugherty, interjected that Clyne had been “allowed to remain” until his term expired in 1923 Says Rum Fine Not Cellected, | The witness then described also how he had cought Ernest Fontana, bootlegger, in 1921, with ten barrels of whisky, “The case against him went through several assistant at hands. Kontana was finall which he never paid, Armstrong said. 1 of these cases were brought to | of the Department of one time or another, werc as] ?d Senator Wheeler. They were Senator Wheeler took up “the Vol. n Drug Company case” and asked Armstrong if he had been offered brib "? that case. n't get fas Armstrong ¥ Armstrong said there enough wine released jmental purposes” in Tilino! the state.” He told of Joliet where a fellow ag { " “He claimed to have lost his head,” Armstirong said. “But hu really shot to get rid Lf ou d S tor Wheeler. 1 \\IH always b Improvement in Chicago. On cross-examination Armstrong said administration of law in Chicago had “improved wouderfully” United Attorney O there was “still lots of Toom for im- provement.” Olsen succeeded Clyne. As to the Department of Justice policy in prohibition cnforcement, Armstrong said there were “spots’” over the country where there should be a change. He said that Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, in charge of this work in the departmen had said in pr sence within t past three was consulted only as “they” wanted to witness did not elab- enough into it for said. had U sacra- to flood | en for The “the witness said, are “non-partisan, “They vote for the fellows that can deliver,” he said. “It is not confined to the republican party.” Counsel for Daugherty brought out that the litigation division of the pro- hibition unit, which issues permits to brewerfes, has no connection with the | Department of Justice, but is exclu- meu under authority of the Treas- Armstrong insisted that all his ca had been brought to the at- l!nflon of the Department of Justice officials at Chicago. Declares Prosecation Blocked. The witness declared also that pend- ing criminal and civil proceedings were opposed by the Department of Justice and that a telegram showed this had been “dictated” by somebody in the Department of Justice. not have a copy of the message. 4 An order for seizure of “the Stand- ard Beverage Company” had been ob- tained by “not saving what brewery was to be seized,” he declared The fact that United States mar- hals were “technically” in custody of the property “means nothing,” he sid, bevause * Armstrong said he knew wero collections of graft every day’ in Chicago, in regard to the issue of { liquor permits. In plea of guilty in a liquor ¢ cago in four vears has been based on He mdi ‘the plant is operating.” | “‘there | is opinion, every | e fn Chy | THE EVENI dered Stock, about August, 1923, to proceed to Nashville and “make a urvey.” He reported to Crim that “about. f men, agents and ac- untants,” were neeled to make in- Vestigations of the. ease he. consid- ered necessary. ‘Mr. Srim recalled me to Washing- ton. Said he had conferred with the Attorney General several times” Stock went on. “The case had been pending since 1919. Mr. Crim said lv' special attorney to airect the matter. Attorneys reported that from the tentative investigations it “appeared that the government might recover millions from the Old Hickory Powder {Company,” Stock testified. Sought to Get Action, In January, no action having heen taken, Mr. Crim having resigned as assistant attorney general, Stock said, he took up the matter again.. ordnance section of the War Depi ment was brought in and W. 8. Gregg, counsel for the du Pont companies, was brought into conference. Stock found that his confidential re- ports had been “shown to Mr. Gregg. Senator Wheeler asked if these re- ports were “too confidential for the committee to have, now that the.du Ponts have them." “Take it up with the new Attorney General,” Mr. Howland retored.” Stock’ said his report “gave leads which the government follow in making an investigatio “They then could cover up and de- rds and_ block your every tho NG STAR, WASHINGTON cotton which 'welgh a “cost plus contract,” was basis of tho charge. Stock went into the allegation of added ac- The government. Senator Wheeler got the witness to say, would pay for cotton it didn’'t = get, excess freight and § per cent profit on the accumulations, “One rallroad company, ville and \uhvl]ln e nowledl’z! Svercharges of 329.000.° Stock matd nd thats Walting Tor us on & siiver platter.’ Shortage in deliveries to the gov- ernment “were passed up. Du Pont Kinxm: Charge. ‘apt. Foulke, a son-in-law of one of the Du Ponts, was the officer in charge of the government,” Stock as erted. the Louis- brought ros Senator Jones out the fact th from war activit Two epecial assistants have been appointed to take over a case ince mmittee started the investiga- Stock observ. Profiteering | During the war-time influenza epi- demic _a contract was made with Wild Brothers of Nashville for th disposal of corpses of employes at | $75 per case, which the government paid. “Then the bodies were sold to the potters fleld for $11 per corpse,” Stock 80/ Wild Brothers, the undertakers, got the difference | PLAN OF PEOPLE republica all the Corpwes. gation." T nlku] at Na - to get no action.” Saw $15,000,000 Recovery. “I stated to Mr. Rush Stock sald, nd that others thought the rec would be $15,000,000. further cailed Mr. Holland's at- tention to the fact that the Du Ponts had on deposit $1.500,000 which they were willing to pay over if they got a clean bill of health in the old Hickory matter,” Stock went on erest 7" New, Senator ts republican, Hampshire, not make any investigation,” e explained that the tentative k the Old Il “Stay Put” of being the { s 5 i Murco for paint satisfaction. and Japan Drier which m Holland | vernment | “Murco” Liquid Paint Is the best paint you ever used because it will longer than any other paint. wearing ability is what ha earned for ll the name SUPPORTS JUNKERS | IN NORTH GERMANY | (Continied from First Page.) Our prime object is the Vital community of fdeals in which | an share. To do that { purge the reich of extraneous both within clement s, first, und_ Frenchmen. 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O Yellowley and James J, Britt | of the prohibition bureau last mon hhe had “always recommended” seiz: ‘ure of ‘“outlaw breweries” Arm strong said, and asked Britt to ex- | plain why she had not been given | complete files in brewery cases. “Hle didn't make an explanation,” | Armstrong said. | The witness suggested that “Mr. | Yellowley could tell you all that,” and | ;Iw committee agreed to call Yellow- : ey, Britt had referred to “bootlegger | the witness said, and pres- sure from “senators and rapresenla- tives,” saying, “What can_I do?" Armstrong said Mrs. Wlllebrlnd(l replied she would send those tempted pressure “some place. A warm place?’ asked Howland. She djd not say that,” said Arm- strong. i George W. Stock, a Department of lawyers, | Justice accountant, was called to the and questioned about “the a $30,000,000 mail fraud It was a “stock sell- ing system,” aid, and in _his investigation “Mr. Green” told him thit he could not proceed, as “Harty M. Daugherty was his attorney.” The witness fixed the date, however, as before Daugherty became: Attorney General. He said he recommended ; the case for prosecution. “And there never has been a prose- | (‘ulmn” * asked Senator Wheeler. by e tedscal woversment’ said Stock, adding that there had bec a state prosecution. Memo to du Pont Counsel. The witness read “notes” he had made on_his “survey” of the Old Hickory Powder case in Tennessee. Assistant Attorney General John W. Crim, who assigned him to this case, he said, resigned after saying he had urged the Attorney General to take action in the case. In a subsequent conference, Stock declared, he found that his “confidential memo to Mr. " had been turned over to the du Pont attorneys inter- ested in the matter. The memo con- | tained “leads” for prosecution. | Crim told him, Stock said, that the ' memo had been turned over on his ' resignation to Assistant Attorney General Anderson. At a conference of department offi- cials in January, 1924, Stock sald, the ' estimates of the recoverable money in the case was from $5,000,000 to $20,- 000,000. Assistant Attorney General Hoiland was present at this confer- ence, and it was said there that th Duponts had $1,500,000 of “admitted government money on deposit which they refused to pay back obtained “a clean bill of healtl k read from his notes that “a law of the du Ponts” had been named “contracting officer” at the Old Plant, and by his direction, y “10 out of each 100" invoices were checked. If there was difference between the government check and the company figures, he said, “the du Pont check was always taken." Stock identified the du Pont son-in- law as “Capt Foulke.” He charged there had been “account padding” in cotton purchases and cotton freight rates. “The Louisville and Nashville ad- mitted an overcharge of $29,000, Stock said. “They charged it to prof- it and loss and wrote an employe it could be adjusted.” Assistant Attorney-Gegeral Crim or- Advertising Contest Week April 6 to 13 Hahn ’s Want To Know What you think of their advertising: How you think it could be improved; Whether vou like it—and if operating with “Better Advertising Week” We will 5 Pairs of $10 Shoes--~ One each to the five persons writing the best constructive criticisms of our adver- tising this week. justly, concisely, and mail it to our SIMPLY write your opinion frankly, Advertising Department. technical qualities of Prizes will be awarded for the most useful suggestions—the best ideas on‘'how our message can best be put across to YOUR liking. Mail answers to Advertising Department, . not—why not. 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