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Show Attorney General Palmer Admits Ad-mits Falsity of Accusations Against Seattle Man I WASHINGTON, May 14. Federal Investigation has not sustained charges that Max II. Houser, second J vice president of tho United States grain corporation, had used his office tt manipulate grain prices and reap Immense profits, Attornoy General Palmer announced today. Tho Investigation was mado at Mr. Housor's request after a Spokano grand jury had mado public accusations accusa-tions although it returned no indictment. indict-ment. United States Attorney Humphreys, Hum-phreys, of Portland, Ore., was designated desig-nated to conduct tho investigation and his findings, together with n report by George It. Mayo, special accountant for tho dopartmont of justice, wero mado public by Mi. Palmer. Mr. Humphreys summed up the results re-sults of his examination in tho statement state-ment that the grand jury's charges "wero without foundation in fact," Mr. Mayo's analysis of records of Mr. Houser'a personal transactions stated tho profits of tho Houser milling interests in-terests to have beon 17S,106 on an invested capital of 3,720,000. "I find that Mr. Houser personally and through his milling companies did not make immense profits," Mr. Hum-phroyB Hum-phroyB stated, "Tho profits were small. There was no violation of law, no improper use by Mr. Houser of his position, and no evidence of manipulation manipula-tion of wheat prices by officials of tho grain corporation. On tho contrary, con-trary, the evidence indicates that Mr. House? sacrificed his time and business busi-ness to tho grain corporation." |