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Show WANAMAKER CASE BEING INVESTIGATED WASHINGTON. " May 14. Attorney Goneral McRcynoIds nearly has finished Investigating the John Wananmkcr customs cus-toms case and will decide In a few days If any evidence has been disclosed to present to a fed oral grand Jury. In tho closing days of tho Taft administration admin-istration Mr. Wanamakcr paid $100,000 lo tho treasury to settle civic liability for Irregularities In assessing duties on Imports ovor a period of about fifteen years. A minor employee In the Philadelphia Phila-delphia customs house was permitted to resign with tho explanation that he had been careless. Some treasury officials said Wanama-ker Wanama-ker had paid to the government moro than it could have recovered by civil action. ac-tion. Secretary McAdoo. when ho took" office, asked the attorney general to find If thoro was any evidence of Intoift to defraud tho government. |