When shortages of Government-stored grain were first turned up five months ago, Agriculture Secretary Charles F. Brannan pooh-poohed the Senate's investigation as "politics," a "fishing expedition," and "crackers thrown into the fan." Yet as the probe progressed, more & more cases of grain thefts by farmers and warehousemen were uncovered. And with each new case, Brannan had to boost his estimate of the money lost in his grain storage program.
Last week, up again before the Senate Agriculture Committee to defend his department's role in the whole mess, Brannan decided that the...
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