ALABAMA, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1924
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GRAFTTRAP
Coolidge Acts Following
Receipt Of Grand
Jury Report
NEW GOVERNMENT
SCANDAL DEVELOPS
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Move For Investigation Made
Wien President Confers With
Chairman Reed
CONGRESSMEN CHARGED
WITH ACCEPTING BRIBE
Speculation By Officials, Involv
ing Use Of Government In
formation, Also Alleged
WASHINGTON, March 3.—Evi
dence that two members of Congress
improperly accepted money, laid be
fore the Chicago grand jury that in
dicted Charles R. Forbes, win be in
quired into by the Senate veterans com
mittee.
A telegram way sent tonight to the
district attorney at Chicago, requesting
that be advise the committee as to
this evidence and asking whether it
indicated sufficient connection with the
veterans’ bureau to co'me within the
committee's jurisdiction.
A meeting of the committee was call
ed tor tomorrow to investigate the
procedure.
The action taken today followed a
conference between President Coolidge
and Senator Reed, republican, Pennsyl
vania, chairman of the committee, at
which the grand jury's report was dis
cussed.
Other Sensations Developed
The special report of the grand
jury announced that other sensational
developments involving alleged graft
had been developed before it in the
course of the inquiry which led to the
indictment of Forbes.
The jury stated that the developments
included speculation by one or more
officials of the government, involving
the use of official information, the
payment of certain sums of money to
two members of Congress, and that
money was collected by certain per
sons, not attorneys, for obtaining per
mits for intoxicating liquor.
