Washington, Mar. 14, Mr.-Gaston Means, o former regret agent of the Department, of Justice, created a sensation when giving evidence before the Tarpot Dome investigation committes to-duy. Ho testified that in Februnry, 1022, in Washington, he received from % man repre: tenting a large Japanese firm $160,000 to and the Government Prosecution in the Standard Airerate case, Witness handed the money to. the Into Mr. Smith, friend of Attorn General Daughorty.
Witness described himself as money-carrier in the transaction fr, Smith and others. He related" that while making "under-cover™ igation, ost which ho believed was made of the instance of the Into Presi-Gent Harding, he questioned Mr. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, connexion with permits for Withdrawals of liquors "and got him."""Mr. Means declared that he had questioned Senators Caraway and La 'PFollette, after the Intter had agitated for an sire vestigation of the Teapot. Dome affair, Witness, who admitted of having been employed as i Gor-man secret agent and having been tried for murder, declared that ho had learned of the source of the "$100,009 from Mr. Sraith.
'A member of the committee reminded hin colleagues that the records of the Denghorty im-Peachment case contained the allegation that Mr. Daugherty hud failed to proveewto in the ireraft case urnd also that. overpayment of $6,500,000 had. been made by the Government.
Mar. 15.
Attorney-General Daugherty ely, and. categorically denies ination contained in the leatimony of Mr. Gaston Means before the Teapot Dome invest ation committes yestorday.—Renter's Ametienn, Service.
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