Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-10-05 | Page 8 | Daniels Questions Former Paymaster

I DANIELS QUESTIONS FORMER PAYMASTER WASHINGTON. Oct. 4. Declaring that a naval officor's social relations "are a matter for personal determination," determina-tion," Secretary Daniels let it be known today that he did not expect to investigate published allegations by Arthur Middleton of Washington, a former navy paymaster, that casto and snobbery prevail in tho American ii aw. The secretary is investigating, however, how-ever, Middleton 's charge that he had ibf.prvcd drinking and gambling aboard 'lie cruiser Denver and tho gunboat Vorhtown. The formor paymastor, who was at the navy departmeut today, in response to a letter from tho secretary asking for an explanation of his allegations, allega-tions, confined himself to general statements state-ments without details. Ho will be questioned further later.