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^ WEATHER FORECAST ^ T T OlV/f \ 14 A T \TT4 A V [1717 ' THOUCHT FOR THE DAY. ' .«:SVS.c.* ^ 1 Du VJiVliifl/1 OUl\L/A 1 ._HZ/JL/ - - ____ Only mslty you to bf good, v CITY EDITION VOL. 53—NO. 37 7*?*'\WAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1924. * FIVE CENTS y^ And k. _vift#r ^ * Py Mail fl J / nday. • S: Sunday, ft A®, within the 4th tone. Outside the 4fh Zone (1 Yeerj; pai|% *nd Sunday. Si?: Sunday only SI. " I1.000.0CI M’ADOO Oil Trail on Wires Under Probe V, alsh Order§ the Washington Managers of Western Union and Postal Telegraph to Appear Monday.’ To Bare Wires Sent Fall IVv Intcrnntinnnl »na Srrrirf. Washington, Foil. 23.—Xew moves of a startling character were made in the naval oil leasing scandal tonight Following Severn 1 secret confer cnees between democratic members of the senate public lands committee throughout the day, Senator Walsh, democrat of Montana, dominant fig ure in th^ oil Inauiry. tonight ordered subpoenas issued for the Washington manageis of the Western I'nion ami Postal Telegraph companies, H. F. Taff and Thomas P. Dowd. They were ordered to appear before the committee Monday and bring copies of all telegrams sent from Washington to E. B. McLean, wealthy newspaper publisher, and Ex-Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall, while they were in Palm Beach, Fla., last December. Walsh Indicated the Subpoenas were issued as a result of reports that high governmental officials, Including two republican members of the com mittee Itself, sent telegrams to Mc Lean and Fall. Walsh wants to know what information from Washington was transmitted secretly to these two important.figures in the oil Invest! ga i ion. For days the oil investigating coni n.ittee has been flooded with reports that efforts were started about two months ago, just before E. I,. Doheny, lessee of the Elk Hills reserve, ad mitted loaning Fall $ 1 oo.odb In a black s itcbel, to coerce certain witnesses not to reveal startling .nformatlon that was known to be in their pon . salon. Walsh has lern informed rf tout an official of the White House . ltd two republican senators had been; m almost constant touch with the witnesses, representing in advaftce 'cat the subpoenas wete to be Issued and detailing movement* contemplat ed by iIn’ committee in prosecuting ill Inquiry. Iii im effort to determine me l rut h or frlsity of these reports, Walsh today notified <*. • Bascom Slemp. « cretary of President Cool idge. to appear before the commit tee. at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Hlemp v. ill he questioned, democratic membe • of the committee said to night, us to "whether he has any knowledge of telegrams sent to Full or Melaan. and about his trip to Palm Beach. By Aomrliitnl I'rru. Okl ijt mia City, Okl„ Feb. 53.—Al bert B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, made a "definite promise" to Senator .1. W, Harreld, republican, Oklahoma; not to effect an oil lease without first giving public notice of his intention. Senator Harreld told a meeting of the republican state com mittee here today. After this prom ise, Senator Harreld Said, "the deal vns pulled off In a dark corner.'' Haynes Says Dry Law Needs More Teeth _i. By AMociiitPfl PrfM. Denver, Colo., Feb. 23.—The Vol* ^ ntend prohibition enforcement act ne<*l8 more "teeth," Boy A. Haynes of Washington, federal prohibition en forcement commissioner, told the Colorado citizenship conferend here today. "1 am in favor of amending the en forcement act, and t think some day It will be changed," said Mr. Haynes. "But when it Is changed, the amend ment will tie made by Its friends, and not by Its enemies. it will be strengthened and not weakened." Mr. Haynes also predicted that the law some day will he so tightened that "the man who buys bootleg can lie put under the roof of the same Jail with the man who sold ft.’’ Britain Noar Meat Famine. By Intermifloiml New. Merrier. London, Fob. '.’3.—Refusal of-Brit ish dock workers to return to their posts, despite the strike settlement, l rought Great Britain to the verge of a meat famine today. Provisions dealers said they would be able to supply all week end de mands. Mass meetings of dock workers were held to consider the terms of list Wednesday's agreement Which has not yet been ratified. Rum Smugglers Turn to Running Rannnas V____/ Atlantic City, N. J„ Feb. 23.—Boot loggers and rum smugglers turned fmm their risky occupation today to the safer venture of banana running Learning that the >25.000 cargo "f bananas alien ril tbs Atlantic fruit . ' (learner Amelin, stranded on the Little Kgg harbor shoals, was being tossed • nln the sea, flocks of speed boats hovered around th« \essel gathering up banana*. Further Attain pi* wart made to tjnat tht Amelia today Max Linder and Wife Found Dying in Hotel Max Under. Paris, Feb. 23. — Max Linder, France's foremost cinema actor, and bis wife were found dying in a hotel room in Vienna today from an over dose of a sleeping powder, say dis patches from the Austrian capital. Senate Attack to Oust Daugherty Breaks Openly Borali and Robinson Join in Assault—Idaho Senator Is “Prepared to Take Part in Impeachment."’ Hy Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 23.—The fight to oust Attorney General Daugherty, which has proceeded In private con ferenres for several days among re publican leaders, today again broke openly In the senate. Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, and Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the democratic floor leader, joined In an attack on Sir. Daugherty, agreeing that all responsibility for his remain ing In the cabinet must be assumed by President CooHdge. Mr-. Borah added that he was prepared to "Join with anyone in laying a foundation for impeachment proceedings.” The senate flareup was the only open development today in the fight on the attorney general. Next Mon day when the senate reconvenes the plan for a committee investigation of Mr. Daugherty and the Department of Justice will be renewed. The lead ers agree that the resolution of in uuiry of Senator Wheeler, democrat. Montana, will ultimately be adopted but it Is uncertain whether It can be brought to a vote on Monday. Immediate action in the resolution, under the senate rul-s, would renuire unanimous consent and this probably will lie denied, meaning the delay of a vote until Tuesday nr even later If extensive debate should develop. Con llderable discussion is regarded as not Improbable, Inasmuch as thel friends of Mr. Daugerly are in a more combative mood since Chairman Adams of the republli an national committee gave his support punllcly to the position taken by the attorney general. Controversy In senate con sideration of the Wheeler resolution promises to revolve about the clause for selecting the Investigating com mittee personnel. Virtually all re publican lenders are united in opposi tion to its as drawn. Mexican Rebels Dynamite Passenger ami Scout Trains By AneorUteil Frees. Vera Cruz, Keb. 23.—A scout train and a passenger train following it were dynamited yesterday near Solcdad, by rebels under the com mand of 1’edro (lonzales. The scout train was only slightly damaged and esenped. A guard of f»0 men valiantly defended the passenger train, but were overpowered. Some passengers were reported killed and wounded, but the number is not definitely known. ’ The rebels robbed tlie passengers and looted and burned the express and mall ears. They expected to capture Oovernor Tejeda of Vera Cruz, but it Is reported that he remained in Cordoba. According lo reports received here (be rebels hnve threatened to blow tip the train due today. A large force of government troops have been rushed in to the region to drive out the revo lutionists. >1 Proposals to Amend Charter Before Council Real Estate Hoard Endorses Plans—Commission May Art Monday—Vote in Spring. The'Omaha Heal Estate board took an important stop for progress of Omaha last week, according to Chair man F. 1j. Heyn of the taxation com mittee, when the board unanimously endorsed ‘the three charter amend ment ordinances recently Introduced In the city council. These ordinances will probably be acted upon Monday. If passed, they will be voted in accordance with Oma ha's home rule charter at the city election May 6. The ordinances have already re ceived endorsement by many improve ment clubs, the civic affairs commit tee of the Chamber of Commerce, of which .lohn Itine is chairman, and many property owners. Mreot Extrusions. The first ordinance wyuld make as sessments aad taxes for street widen ing and extensions payable over a per iod of 10 years in a manner similar to the present method of paying paving taxes. Under the existing law the entire assessment becomes delinquent in 60 days and thereafter draws interest at one per cent per month. In any con s.derable improvement this works a hardship on small property owners. The present law increases the dif ficulty of making civic improve rnents. Omaha has fought for this legisla tion in the legislature for many years. Through the home rule charter the \oters of Omaha now have the op portunity to pass this law. Bonds Self-Retiring. The aecond ordinance provides, that all bond issues (except certatn public utilities issuesl after paanga of the amendment shall be self-retiring through a fund accumulated year by year. The ordinance as amended carries the provision that this bond retire ment fund shall be invested in In terest bearing securities of the United States, hogjs of the state of Ne braska, Douglas county, or the city of Omaha This amendment Is supplemental to the present charter provision, where by 1 mill per year, or about 1340,00ft on the present basis, is aet aside as a sinking fund to retire bonded In debtedness. The ordinance will not ef fect bonded Indebtedness now exist ing. Example of Working. As an P hist ration of the working j of the law, Mr. Heyn presents the | following example: Give a bond Issue of $1,000,000 to run 3ft years bearing 4 1-2 per cent Interest on this Issue would amount to $43,000 per year. However, assuming the amount paid into the sinking fund yearly to lie invested at 4 1-2 per cent and compounded over a period of *0 years, the total amount of principal and in terest necessary to tie raised each year In order to retire the issue at maturity would be only $61,400, or ahout one-sixth of a mill on the pres ent liasis. In other words, the Issue would re tire Itself at maturity with a small difference In taxes over a period of years. iipiiiimmI raving. Th>- third ordinance provides thnl the city commission may, at Its option, pave boulevards within « radius of one snd one half miles of the city hall. Thla ordinance places the close In boule\ards on the same batws ns the close In streets and has received general endorsement. Property owners and organizations interested In the amendments are urged to attend the public hearing In the council chamber at the city hull Monday morning at 10. Thomas E. Conley File* for Lieutenant Governor Thomas K. Conley. Omaha lawyer, has filed ns candidate for lieutenant governor on the republican ticket. lie was a pietnber of the Nebraska legislature during two sessions. In loin and 1917, being elected from iCnge, Jefferson and Thayer counties, lie ha* hern a resident of Omaha since 11117. Conley formerly was employed In (he olflce of County Judge Crawford, i l-ater he resigned to become a mem ber of the law Arm of Balls, llcllner ft Conley, with ofUces In the City National Untile building. r Nebraska Wounded WW Veteran nBlows Self to Death With Dynamite ODY of a Nebraska man, a veteran of the world war. who committed suicide In Kllzubethtow n, N. Y.. by blowing himself 1o death with a stick of dynamite, was burled last week at Kearney, Neb , bis former home. He was Donald Wllsey, 30, son of Mr. and Mis. F. p. Wllsey of Kearney, His ease Is one of the tragedies of the war. As s result of hi* two years’ service overseas, lie became demented, lie had attempted suicide before. Two years ago he escaped from a government hospital at Philadelphia, and he had been working for h farmer near ISHrsbelhtowu He left a note, announcing Ills Intention to commit suicide, and also left a bank balance of J1#n, A brother, lie* Wllsey, employed In llnchcstcr. N» Y nm notified when Ills name was found among letters In Donald Wilsey e effect* The brothers had not corresponded for many months, Donald having kept hi* whereabout* secret. Donald Wlleey was unmarried. i A The Day in Washington .____/ The house defeated an excess profits tax' amendment to tlie rev enue hill, ('. Bascmn Slemp, secretary fo President (oolidge, agreed fo ap pear before the senate oil com mittee Monday. Senator Robinson, democrat, Arkansas, defended republican senators who have urged the resignation of Attorney (ieneral Daugherty, and Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, declared that he was willing to help lay the foundation for impeachment pro ceedings. The senate Judiciary committee ordered a favorable report nn a constitutional amendment for In auguration of presidents the third Monday in January. The shipping hoard submitted a report to President t'nolidge on irifreases in ocean freight rates, which have been opposed by Sec retary Wallace. Fight for Bonus Renewed; Mellon Attacks It Again Delegation Authorized to Call on House G. 0. P. Leader With Demand for Early Action. Hr Atforlalfd Washington, Feb. 23.—Republican members of the house who are former service men renewed their fight today for the bonus. A delegation headed by Representa tive Fitzgerald, Ohio, was authorized to call on Representative I-ongworth. the party leader, with a demand that the bonus be taken up by the house as soon as It disposed of the tax MB. The veterans' bloc, expecting the revenue bill to reach a vote by the middle of next week, is Insisting that the ways and means commutes Im medla'ely report an adjusted compen sation measure for consideration by the house ahead of general legisla tion.. Itjr International News Sereles. AA'ashington, Feb. 23.—Secretary of the Treasury Mellon took another crack at the soldiers’ bonus today. In a letter to Representative Fior ello H. I-aGuardla, insurgent republi can of New A'ork, Mellon declared that any of the tax reduction plans under consideration by congress would cut the government's income so low that no money would be avail able to pay a soldiers' bonus. LaGttsrdla asked Mellon for addi tional revenue figures In view of rtatements st the capital that the adoption of the democratic (Osrneri tax plan would so depate the nation's pocketbook that there could be no bonus. Secretary Mellon lost no time in making It clear that he had not re treated from his original position that no bonus Is possible If taxes are to lie reduced. After quoting the various losses to the treasury under the several lax reduction plans, Mellon said: “Cannot lie Raid." "It is obvious that the bonus can not be paid within the esiimnted sur plus if any of the three plans Is adopted nor would the estimated sur plus Justify the payment of such s Imau* if any of the three plans were changed In the respect of making the normal rate 2 percent and 5 per cent and (he surtax rates graduated tip to 40 per cent, which- are the figures specifically mentioned by you. “You ask mo what rates would have to be adopted In order to pny tms lionus. A'ou have the estimated figures before you. It Is obvious that if all tax reduction be foregone a cer tain amount of revenue would lie available to the government for such a purpose ns might be determined. If any plan of tax reduction he adopted and additional taxes of other charac ter lie Imposed, the effect on the gov ernment's revenue could only lie de lei mind! when the specific natjue of the proposed taxes Was given. I j regret that unless you can present some romprehonslc e plan by which you propose to raise the necessary money, or tn what particulars you propose the taxes shall not be reduced. I ntn unable to give you specific figures. Siimmarltr* I.one*. Mellon *umm*rl*ed Hie loeeee to the treneury under the verioue tnx plane ne follow*: Mellon I'leo O.rner Plen. W.y. 4 Mum Parannal Imotn*: 4222.000,000 f :.!1.»;7.0no I23S.4M.0OO St»**»lal tat«a: I10A.000.000 11 01,040," i'0 1100.040. MO Total lr»aa: O'il’Z.OOO.ouO 1420.017.000 9141.440.00Q Married in domicil liluff*. Tha following i>f,i"*uw nhtatnari mail ng> tlrenaaa In Count II llluffa yratattlu > Charlaa Wakaly. Mullln. N>b .... ‘.'4 Knara Alfrada, Mullln. Nnh .J1 Harry Wngrn>r, V'hllarialptiia. »’a. ... 'll NalJU nmhhnlr. Omaha .ft l.ouln Hrn*n, Omaha . 2 a ' arollno Ilooaalgr, tMuaha ..’I M M. Hurnntn, Miami' l* . Kllan Kuahl. An*nt.< In John f'tn »? i m 11, i'hn \. Maurlna r«>nla>, Omaha Arthur Hadfoi #|. Ham *• I* t Muiha ilntlig!" Il i- 14 I William frohuan. Omaha ' Klorrn- a 1l«'|rra, Cmiml fYuffa . 4 William '"gal. Omaha 1,‘. | HI ad y a Yanabla Omaha v' II '!ri oinjirk. t’aiilMirj Nah 44 |T (’ Tlr-tar York Nab 4ft Paul Tali Omaha ... 77 ^ Uaia Kl'k, Omaha .....,...2ft Sinclair Returns to New YorkEstate From Trip in Europe ■ ■ — — ■ — - — ■ uiin■■ — ww.i'i Harry F. Sim lair Move to Restore Excess Profits Tax Is Defeated House Votes Down, 157 to 71. Amendment to Revenue Bill by Rrpresenta ti\e Frear. By \ * tni Trf**. Winhlnitmi, Feb. 23.— \u sttrmpt to restore Itie oxers* profit* tax wa* defeated today in tlie house. The vote xvna an amendment to the revenue bill offered l>y Representative Frear, republican insurgent. Wlscon Bin, which proposed re enactment of the law repealed in 1921 with slightly different rates. * The amendment was rejected. 1ST to 74. Republican Insurgents favor ing it. It had the support of about half the democrat.* present. Bandits Kidnap Man, Make Diamond Haul By Ataorbtnl I’rrw. Peoria, 111., Feb. 2t.—Joseph Teltle. man, a salesman for the Cappel and company, of Chicago, was kidnaped by two automobile bandits this after noon and robbed of $75,000 In unset diamonds, according to the story life told Poor in police. Teltlcman said he was seized as he was coining out of the Jefferson ho tel, thrown into an automobile and taken to Springdale «emeterv at the edge of the city limits. After rob bing him of the gems, which he car ried in a satchel, lie mid, the robbers threw him out of the automobile. Spain W illulraws From Naval Dicarmainrnt Moot II.» Atanrlalrd TrfM. Koinf. l'»b. 23. Spain line with drawn officially from the naval die arniamrnt conference because It was not granted the tonnage It re (|iiaatait. It will remain an observer of the proceedings. t - - a .(Uim/Miifin Emlilom* of Drums Rom It Omaha: Era fiat Minus Mo Idoo V-1__J\ Kmblema of th© democratic party,! for ua© In 1I1© romlnu prealdentla!! campaign. have renrhad Omaha. St» fur only a limited atnmint are hot© amt anrn©, lit lenat, of thoa© have i e.i» *h©d th© offiroa of Miuim li r©puli limn*. Thr emblem ;** n little tin t**;i pot mounted on a wtraiaht pm. On thr pot appear tli© word© "Pon t Kors©t Dome ” The emblem la de.Mjtned to be worn aa a acarf pin. No llkenrap of William Olbba Mr Adoo appear* on th© ©mbitin© * f This remarkable air view shows beautiful estate of Hairy F\ Sinclair, oil king, at (treat Neck, l.nng Island. Mr. Sinclair has been the subject of a griding cross-examination in con nection with his leasing of Teapot Dome oil land. Mr. Sinclair arrived in New ^ ork F'ebruary ?(t. and said he was ready to face the senate investigating committee. (5)---w ____________ Capt. C. E.Adams, I Former Omahan, Dies on Coast \Xa* Pa«t Commander of G. A. K.—Served in Two Vi ars —Hoard Linroln-Douj: las Debate. Capt. C. K. Attains, 7S, past eom mander in thief of the Grand Army >'f the Republic, and former Omahan, dropped dead Saturday while mowing the lawn in front of his residence in l/os Angeles, Cal., according to dis patches from the California city. Captain Adam* moved from Omaha to I,os Angeles two years ago from <>mnha. lie was elected head of the Grand Army of the Keptihlic at the conven tion in Portland, Ore., in 19IS, holding the office for one year. During the civil war he was a private and during the world war he was active in the quartermaster corps at Washington , and later served un der the shipping Imard. Mr. Adams had a vivid recollection of Abraham Lincoln, whom he met 63 year* ago, during the famous Lincoln IVuigln* debate*. III* principal impresaion at hl» flr»i mertlng with Lincoln, h» declared later, na* the length of the gentle man * leg*. l«ater, when Lincoln, who had been the boy's hero from that day forward, issued a call for troop* Adams was among the first to respond. Several years ago he made the dedi catory speech when the Lincoln monument at Springfield. 111., was un veiled. $1,100.000 Suit Filed Against Bok New York, Fob. 2*3.—A summon** nnd complaint for $1,100,000 damage* war filed against Edward \V. Uok. donor of the American pcacs aw aid. todav by Frank 41<,ndrick. a lawyer, who was one of the more than 22,000 persons to submit peace plans in com petition for a $100,000 prize. Hendrick baaed his suit on the con ten!Ion that the plan submitted by him. "if fairly considered" would have been unanimously selected as the prize winner. The demand for $100,* 000 is for the prize offered by the former publisher nnd the suit for $1,000,000 represents. Hendrick con* fends, the value of the publicity Mr. Hok has received ns h result of the , prize aw ard. Ulianian Premier Shot. Home. Feb. 23—-The Albanian pre mier was shot anti seriously injured today by a student as be was pass IfifT through a corridor of the hall, where the a* nobly was sitting, ac cording to s disjwtch from Tirana WHERE TO F1\D The Bin Kr*turn of THE SVNDA Y REE I’ \HT ONK r«|# <1—t .lltnrinl Page *—Krai I Mate \fi»» Page 9—Ka< ial lllor* Opjiotr Npm 1 m migration Hill, sat* Mark nullltaa; I nrle Nm’i l.tumrr Map Mhim* Ne htu*ka I* Inw Abiding I timntuitllv; j *»rh«Hi| Hrfotm In lirml llrllaln IMuiiiMril In II. t«. H alia r.%HT TWO. I'ngiH 1. t mill 9—N|Mvr1». ruge* 4 and k- \nfniunldla Arrllnn I’a r* 4 and 1— Market* l*a|p* a and 9—< l«»*lflrd tdtertUIng PART TIIIU.K Page* 1 In 4<~Wletf, I'nga .V— nhonping *»ltl» Poll*. I'm it a 9—”TI*e Hale In Ilia* t.ta** ** "O'ff l*i M *lvllla l»a>U»on l*o»t; ' High light* and low," h* O. O Mrlnt* re I’Xffp V Hmim**I4ih{ for the Kiddle* Tag* II llonk Kp*Iph« P\liT MH K Page* | and t—Matte* and theater* r«gp I--Mu*lr. I'age 4 Madia Na***; the Marlin. On Headin’ I p," P\RT VIA! I i»nr Page* of Moat Papular t amir*. P\RT *l\ Pm»r Page* of t.raphle >#»» lllnatra Hen* Ex-Omaha Civil War Vet Answers Last Roll Call (apt. I”. K Adams. Immoral Dances of Indians Banned Secretary Vf ork Says Me Does n’t Disapprove of Dances a* hole. B% rre*«. Washington, V>h. 23.—Th# Indian dance controversy led Secretary Work day to render an opinion as to what dances should be and should not be permitted. In answer to a petition of the San lldefensn, Pueblo of the HH tribe of New Mexico requesting that its members l>e permuted to' continue their ceremonial dances without inter fIrene* of the government, the sec retary declared he did not disapprove of Indian dance* «* a whole and that "nothing Is further from the thoughts of those who are the guardians of the Indians than to interfere^ with any dance that has a religious s.g nificance or those given for pleasure or entertainment w hlch are not de grading." There are certain practice*, how ever, tile sc. ret ary added, "which ai* against the law of nature and moral laws, and all who wish to perpetuate the Integrity of thoi 1 name* must re frain from them " The Indian cannot afford, he said, to contribute to his own spiritual end physical downfall bv indulging In practices which appeal to animal emo tion* only." The council's petition deviated the dance* of the 1111* were "drama, opera and poetry" amt not immoral \nli-Lynrhinji Mectmu to Mr Held Here Sunday 1m*i' XonPekv will speak on the1 inti 1> nclmiir MR at a tries meeting to be held Sunday afternoon at S at tha Zion ltaptlat church, I'wetity. fourth and tlratit etrerte, under the auspices of the loo.it chapter of the National Aeec< latlon for the Advance ment of Colored People. Other apeakrte will Include lodge A I Sutton and .tohn Adame 11 1. Preston, Hufus Tying snd the Ft Sharp I circle quartet will sing. I The Weather I V-- ----j > »r T4 ho'.ii ■ r d1i'r " 1' n> fp • peulin . pet s> 11 " • s t 9 f '"MP, % non i*l, ' lot*! drf pn.\, »tf . p latign * 1 14 t'rpt’teltRtio*' l**thp» ***-1 ti’indmlHi* l Tot a* f:« 1 o*l *'<*•# daosia-, l , M p»* <* 1 • Hi>»»r1r Trniperaliirp* * * TO 1 TO fh I *•?#... ft' ? p to **4 a TO S* J |* to $* * ■ tt» * 4 V TO . . I* * a m. : 4 .s r nt * > I * R nt ’« 4 V TO • TO 1? t p m ... If II »oon ...... .IT Doheny to Pay if Deal Successful Democratic Candidate De clarcfi His Firm Would Have Received Sum if Transac tion in Mexico Realized. Negotiated the Parley? Hr I’rw. l.o« Augflw, Feb. 23.—William (* MrAdoo, candidate tor the democratic presidential nomination, declared to day that his law firm would liate re reived a fee of SI.000,000 from tit* Molten) interests it its negotiation; in the Doheny companies’ Me.xirar affairs had been successful. McAdoo made this statement in a telegram to the N'-w York World, re plying to a t*l»cram from the World in which he said it was asserted that he had not been fully cross examined at h:s recent apivearanco before 1h» senate oil leasing invest gation com mittee. He pointed nut th?.' hie law f rm had accepted a fee of $10*1.000 from the Doheny interest* for i*s work in the Mexican negotiations and ex plained that there would have been "an additional fee of I'JOO.OOO If any i.rm bad succeeded In getting a satis ! ctory settlement” for the Doheny -ompanles in Mexico. Ile-.ent* Opening I p Private Affairs. The former secretary of th» treas ury and director general of railroads declared that if o congressional com mittee would start an Investigation of the prvate businesa connections of all presidential candidate*, he would I* glad to submit himself unreserved ly to *uch an inquiry". He assaf'ed what he termed ‘a continued effort to make my private law practice a political issue," and declared: "The matter of my employment In iconnection with Mexican affairs by the IK-heny companies already has iieen covered in my testimony te :fore the senate committee. This mat ter ha* nothing whatever to do with the naval oil leases under investiga t.on by the senate.” He added that under his arrariee m nts with the Doheny company, "if toy firm had succeeded in getting a satisfactory settlement of .the Mexi can question. Mr. Doheny’* com panies would have paid an additional f-e of $100,000. hut w.th several hun dred million dollars of property at stake, our a rvices, had they been ef fective, would have been lightly com pensated by ths additional fee.” ‘•Nothing to I to With Politic*." In conclusion the statement said: "Any discussion of the business or affairs of the clients of my New Vork law f mi. unrelat d to the oil inquiry and without the permission [of s-jih clients snd the consent of [my former law partners, is clearly inadmissible. • If the law practice snd the pr • rate business of candidates for ths presidency, republicans and d me rials alike, are to 1* the Issue in the forthcoming campaign, instead of 1 rinciplos and policies which concern the welfare snd future of the Ameri can |.eop! . then I suggest that all cand‘‘->tos for the presidency be asked to appear before the investi gating committee of the senate or the house and give th intimate de tails of their professional and private i, fairs I will make no objection to the jurisdiction of such a committee If nil other candidates will do like wise. "Of course, all this has nothing to do With the oil scandal. Th* real point Is to discover and to punish all r spent.Me public officials who hats betraved the public interests and all others who have been guilty of vvrongdoing in this connection** Federal* Slav Four \ illi*ta«. He IttKiriitfd rrm. K1 Paso. Tex, Vote IS — Federal troops of the fourth hsttaiem, who have been stationed «t c'anutiliw isneh. former!) occupied by Htpollto Villa, killed ffbir VilU'ts* ard scat tered a large group under the com mand of Hen. Manuel t*hao. accord ing to advi»c« received by lien. Homan l.oper in Juarex today. The Villistas were camped near a small ranch. It' miles south of t'anutillc. where It is said T. J. Mackcnrie. R1 I'aso mining man. is tieing held for ransom. Plot to Wreck l nion Chargetl Ry Intel national >r*i VnIre Scranton, Pa Feb. !!—i.'h.\rgr« that the I’nton has received Inform* linn that coal companies are flooding the anthracite dUtrict* with rien using hogu* mine certificate* and that efforts are being made to destroy the miners’ nrgnniration are contained In an offtrtal circular sent out to ait local mine uni ms today by Rlnaldo (’sppellni, district No. 1, I'nlted Mine W orker* of America French Francs Kiso. l«t*rUt(tl 1‘rfrt New York. Feb. 2S,— Shatp recovery of French exchange today followed passage hv the chamber of deputies of Piemicr Poincares entire taxation ami economy plan. The pnro of tha franc at the opening of the market •oared 12 12 point* to 4 ts cent*, almost * ' point* above Ha recent record low let el Retgian fr*o,^ gained in s'-njrath* and demand r.arl In* a.sc atren*U* )