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Show I 50 ROOMS NEEDED TO HOUSE I INVESTIGATION QUARTERS FOR I WAR FRAUD PROSECUTIONS I CHICAGO, Juno 2. K. M. Landi., former federal Judge, and France E. McGovcrn. former governor of Wla-onsln, Wla-onsln, will bo asked 1" giW their; He) to the federal government In the prosecution of the war fraud cases now under preparation It was an- nounced by Attorney General Harry M. Daughertv here today. "The prosecuting of war frauds to ie one of the greatest if not the iteat undertaking ever confronting 1' ihe department of Justice," the attor-, ney general said "I have engaged 50 ! looms in a building In Washington to p - house the Investigations. There are more than l.r0.000 contracts con-tracts entered into by the war department depart-ment alone Those transactions are hcing looked over and as fast as dl-Crepanclea dl-Crepanclea ar- found, the cases are be-Ihg be-Ihg prepared. We have found mater- j ' ' lal io far for 208 coses " ssumption l.v the several state go -Hi , rnm.nts for pou.o of the hur.iensome ' ) problems now being shouldered bv the federal government, was urged ly th ',- attorney general In an addreM before uiipv he Illinois State Bar association. ; : i. Among the phases of law enforOO- aHH "lent which Mi liaughei y le M 5W(T he more effectlvelv handled In the, flfif states were prohibition. blue sky V stock laws," white slave traffic anti- jH narcotic .statutes and l'W'ki regulations iij WASHINGTON'. June 2. The war . frauds fight raging for days m the i senate, broke, wit hunexpocted iuiy in the house Thursday ten minutes ' after the rules i ommlttee had r wind ed its action in giving right-of-way to -4i i Republican plan for Investigating the J lack of government prosecution of al- 1' ( leged war graftors. 1 Charges by Chairman Campbell of the committee "in a word to Democrats, Demo-crats, that their attack on Attorney General Inughorty was the. only way In which they ould serve war crooks," threa- the house Into disorder. There, were cheers from the Republican side sa the i hi rge was flung In shouting voic al ths Democrats, all of them silent save one who hissed. It brought from Representative Garrett, Gar-rett, the Democrat leader, tho assertion asser-tion thai Chairman Campbell, who in th rirst instance had voted to put the investigation resolution before the hbu e had been induced by the at--torn, v general "to change his vote and VOte not to investigate the department of justice." Curlousl enough, the row started during Consideration of it measure which aought to find work for Idle prisoners md as a cteran member expressed It "thej were of f after that." Amid 1'cmo- rat cheers, Mr. G.im.m de, lared thai Chairman Campbell OS an excuse for his own turn-coating I for his own weakness of will, for his own lack of Intellectual integrity and courage assails the Democrat admin-Is! admin-Is! ration." After Mr. Garrett had presented a letter from former Attorney General' Palmer, courting an investigation by congress, Representative Mondell, the Republican leader, declared he was glad the committee had rescinded its action. "A congressional Investigation at this time." Mr. Mondell said, 'could derive no other purpose than that oj delay, of preventing prompt aetion 7 the grand Jur and courts. I am not surprised at gentlemen whose names may fljrure In Investigations before grand juries prefer a congressional in-tr in-tr ligation to action by the grand jurlen and tho courts That is their only hope." |