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'.“-5=1' The Omaha Morning Dee 'tt _ And such society .„.. ..— . — As is quiet, wise and good. ^ CITY EDITION J V0L. 53. NO. 217. OMAHA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1924. * TWO CENTS“ S V_~ah>M>T' J By Mall (1 Year): Dally and Sunday. 15: Sunday. 12.60. within th« 4th »on<. Outaldo th« 4fh Zon» <1 T«*r): P«U> and Sunday. til: 8unday only. I>. M’ADOO AGAIN CENTER OF OIL SCANDAL Gun Toling on Increase Police Say Laws Pertaining to Carrying of Concealed Weapons In adequate to Punish Of fenders, Judges Assert. Fines Only Punishment Although police admit that hun dreds of persons in Omaha carry revolvers regularly, district and mil ^l^cipal Judges declare that state and city laws pertaining to the carrying of concealed weapons are inadequate to Justly punish even the small por tion of offenders placed on trial be fore them. An epidemic of gun toting appear? to have seized the entire country. At tention hasbeen called forcibly to the fact by the recent slaying of Judge W. M. Morning at Lincoln In hts own court room. Judges have different views of the situation, different suggestions for checking "gat packing,” different reasons why present offenders are not punished adequately. "There Is quite a bit of gun toting going on.” admitted District Judge L. B. Day. “But it Is not all by criminals. Carrying a gun always ap peals to young men.” He declared that he had never heard of a conviction In district court for merely carrying a weapon. Hav ing a revolver concealed on the per son is a felony, according to law. The penalty is a sentence of from one to three years or a fine, not to exceed $3,000. Rau Side of Restriction. “ would advocate some measure along the line of restricting the sale of firearms, but any man can get a gun If he really wants It. Such a step might plare citizens at the mercy of the criminal element. A thief hesitates before entering a bouse where a man might be armed. If he knew that there was no weapon in the place, there would be nothing to prevent robbery. "Only a coward totes a gun,” said Municipal Judge Robert Patrick. A —jjfil man relies upon his physical liowcrs to protect himself.” Judge VVapplch was cynical con# i-erfiing the efficiency of any law ir checking the carrying of firearms. "It's a matter of education,” he opined. "Severe punishment is the only method I can think of that would Vetard such practices. Stricter laws would have noeffect. T sen tone*- (hunks every day in spite of the fact that there is a national pro hibition law. Police IHsentiraged. Patrolman and detective* know that guns are being carried all over the city. They admit that they cart go out and bring in offender* with, out much difficulty. But they aia discouraged. “When we get a man up in court, he gets off with a little fine. If we have him bound over to district court, he often is dismissed.” Police hnvf reached ttie point where if a man ha* not threatened or as saulted an Individual with a gun. they do not attempt {o obtain proseru lion for any violation other than the city ordinance whic h carries a. maxi mum penalty of 90 days in Jail or a $100 fine. Judge James Fitzgerald sought to explain why convictions are not re turned against gun tofers In district court. "It’s the Judy; it won't hand a rpan a year in the penitentiary for the mere Carrying of a pistol, under the clothing. In my experience, I can not remember a single cane where a Siry has convicted a man unless It as proved he was doing something else besides Just carrying the weapon. “That is why the city ordinanco was drawn up. It Is to put a little dam In the way of a torrent whlrh the flood gates of the district courts refuse to ( lose upon.” Registration Urged. District Judge Alex Troup could recommend only rigid enforcement of the present laws or the compulsion of registration when buying a gun. "Still that would be aiding only the apprehension of a murderer after the slaying had been committed,” the judge admitted. Municipal Judge William Wapplch also favored registration of the buy er* name and the full dencriptlon of the wcation when a firearm was sold. “I bind over to district court all the gun tnters brought before me,” lie said. "It doesn't do sny good though. I know of one'man whom I bound over on a $1,500 bond after It was charged that he had come to town expressly to kill a man. He finally paid a $10 fine in district court on appeal.” Spain Withdraws From Naval Disarmament Meet By Aiam’latnl Press. Rome, Kcb. 24. -Spain ban with drawn officially from the naval din armament conference becauae It wan not granted the tonnnge It re queued. It wjll remain an observer of the procee.,fnga. London Woman Hurls Daughters, Self to Death London, Kcb. 24. A woman Identi fied an Mr*. Pavey of Hammernmlth, climbed to the tower of Wentmlnnter cathedral todVv with her two young daughters and hurled them both to their death, 2*h (eet below. She then leaped heraelf, dying Instantly, Widow of Mechanic Wins Compensation Lincoln, Reb. 24.—Garages must maintain a reasonable amount of ventilation and heat for their em ployes, Labor Commissioner L. B. Frye today ruled In awarding com pensation to thd widow of Daniel M. Keleher of Lincoln. Keleher was art employe of the Lincoln Oldsmoblle company which with R. H. Talbot and the Ocean Ac cident and Guarantee corporation must pay $15 a week for 35# weeks to the widow, Mrs. Inez V. Keleher. Mrs. Keleher, in her application for compensation, declared that her husband was overcome by "auto gas” due to Improper ventilation of the garage in which he worked. In addition to a weekly award Mrs. Keleher will receive $150 for funeral and hospital expenses. -i German Army of Buyers Invading French Market Abrupt Halt in Cry, “Make Germany Pay,” Is Attributed to Profits of Merchan disers. By Universal Service. Paris, Feb. 24.—A new German army has invaded France—an army of buyers. After the United States and Great Britain, Germany is now France's best customer, and for wines she heads the list of buyers for all na tionalities. According t?T LeCarnet de l.aSe maine. well informed weekly, Ger mans gave orders for 30,000,000 francs wirth of Bordeaux wine in one day during January. What she is not paying in repara tlons. Germany—or German mer chants—are paying to France in com missions or for goods. Political observers regard this fact as significant, when it is taken In con junction with the abrupt cession of the cry "Make Germany pay," which was chorused everywhere until a few months sgo. Then, say experts, French business men awoke to the realization that if Germany was made to pay a huge reparations bill, she would have to tax her Industrials and merchants so severely that thejr would have no money to purchase anywhere. ‘‘The normal way Is to take Our profits on the goods we sell to her," said a prominent wine merchant. “Germany is paying and she does not know it.” Almost every article made in France is being heavily bought by German agents. Dressmaking firms which, under the chairmanship of Poiret, re fused to sell to even Americans, if they had German names, at the be ginning of the war, now are only too ready to send their goods across the lthlne frontier. Some dressmakers complain even that models they have sold to Ger man buyers have been duplicated by wholesale in Stuttgart, Munich, Ber lin and elsewhere and*that these dup licates have lieen shipped back to Franco and there sold in department stores at less than the price the French can make them for. "This new German revenge" 1* what I.ouls Dangel, bead of the firm of Madeleine Ylonnet, calls them. Thousands of the more expensive makes of French automobiles arc finding their way into Germany de spite the existence of many makes of German cars. On the other hand, Germany Is ex porting automobile accessories to France. Bunk House Blown to Pieces in Blast Dynamite Stored at South Bend to Break Up lee Explodes. Two hundred pound# of dyna mite exploded Saturday nigh|, at South Bend, Neb., a town about 30 miles soutfewest of Omaha on the P.ock Island, Mowing the bunkhouse. In which It was stored, to the four winds and shuttering the windows In the signal tower about 200 feet away. The dynamite wait stored in the box car bunkhouse and was to be used In breaking up Ice Jams in the Platte river. . The explosion broke windows In town and knocked goods from the shelves in the general store. I.. M. Scott, who has the second "trick” In the signal tower, stated that he saw a small blaze at the west end of the bunkhouse Saturday night. Before he could report It the explo sion c»me. The clock in the tower was stopped at 925 by the blast. An Investigation failed to disclose any casualties. The explosion was felt In a radius of 10 miles. Memphis. Tenn., Feb. 24.:—Clarence Pa under#, former president of the Plggly Wiggly corporation and Plggly Wiggly Stores, Inc., filed a voluntary Petition In bankruptcy Collie Mates Show Spirit of Extreme Devotion While Facing Starvation Mussing Tails of Dogs Imprisoned in Old Corn crib Tell Marvelous Tale of Self Sacrifice Displayed by Pair. ’NEIIJ,, Neb., Feb. 24. —R e a 1 d e n t s of Reaver Fiefs are • touched and mar W veiinu at the spirit of extreme devo tion and afclf-aacri fice displayed by Jack and Jill, col II* unites and noted rattle doge be longing to Jacsk McKenna, rancher and well-known horseman of north western Nebraska. Two doge, which disappeared sever al weeks ago, were discovered recent ly Imprisoned In an old corn crib on an abandoned KinkaJd honiestend In the pastures of the Lazy H ranch. The dogs, when found by a fence rider and released, were gaunt and weak end each was minus ths wavy and beautiful tall It Imre when the animals disappeared. Scattered about on the floor of the ' > Driven Out by Relatives, Old Man Dies of Grief ____/ Washington. Feb. 24.—fleorge W. Arnold, *8, for eight years had made his home with the relatives upon whom he was dependent for a living. Two weeks sgo they placed him In a Salvation Army hotel. It was a sad blow to his pride, end he refused to eat. Tonight he was found dead Star vatlon snd exhaustion was the coro-. ner's verdict. rorn crlh were the hone* of their former plumes, nil picked clean and gnawed to polish, hut Indicating by their various degrees of dryness from exposure to the weather that they had been ampiflnted at Intervals and not simultaneously. The hones and ither thing* about the crib boro muto out grpphic ovl lenrn that out of ie jrreaTt love each •K had for the other, each, when I he pang* of ,etar ration and hunger tortured them Jn . atead of attempt I log to de*t roy ltn companion an n« turerakcr* assert animal* sometime* do, had sacrificed In email portion* at a time a part of Ite anatomy that Its comrade might live. It was evident from the sign* that the dog* had been coursing a jmk rabbit, nnd had maneuvered the prey Into the crlt) and that In effecting Its capture they had dislodged the drop deer, the only ground'entrance In the at rupture. The rabbit had sustained life for a few days, after which the doge solved the problem of continuing existence by gnawing away a bit of each other's tall each dnv. Snow blowing In through the cracks of the crlh satisfied their thlrat That each dog willingly sacrificed It* vandal Sp pendnge to the other I* proven by the fact that neither hears any scars of conflict. r ' ff ife Offers Seven Good Reasons Why Man Should Re Freed l > Columbus, Nob.. Feb. 24.—Seven, good reasons why her husband, doing Sit days In the county Jail for illegal Iiossesslon of a 20-gallon keg Of hootch, Fliould be released temporar fly from custody, were presented in district court by Mrs. John Koslba They ranged In ages from IS years down to two months. In the heavy snowstorm. Mrs. Ko slba and her flock of seven children had come with a neighbor six miles from their farm home to the court house pi tell the jgdge how badly they needed the husband and father at home. After a brief consultation. Judge Ughtner consented that Koslba should be restored to his family for seven days. He Is to have the week of freedom to complete the moving of his family and household goods to their new location and then he must return to serve his remaining sen tehee. During tile werk of his release, Ko slba will endeavor to arrange to pay a fine of $400 at Schuylv and thereby secure dismissal of other liquor charges pending against him n court In Colfax county. Minister Files For Congress Nomination Lincoln. Keb. 24.—Among the filings for office made late yesterday with secretary of state was that of State Senator Thomas C. I labor no of Bay ard, who asks llftt his name lx placed on democratic ballot ns a can didate for the nomination for con gress from the Sixth district. Sena tor Osborne is a minister of tbs gos pel. He championed the free pass law for minister and charity workers at the last session of the legislature. rvw lght P. Griswold of Gordon, edi tor of the Gordon Journal, filed for the republican nomination for state senator from the Thirty-second dis trlct. U. S. Fraud Returns Reaches $6,000,000 Washington, F>b. 21 The sum which tlie federal government ha* re ceived from war fraud prosecution* reached JfJ.nno.ooo tonight when At torney General Daugherty announced that litigation with the Nashville In dukttlnl corporation over the Old Hickory Powder plant had been terminated under nil agreement, pro vldlng for the payment of $1,700,000 to the government. A decree ending the government’* suit was entered today In the United fitnte* district court at Nashville Tenn. I’edratriuu Hit by Auto Rolled Over Three Timer A Biotarlul, driving rnpldly and without light* aouth on Sixteenth alrrrf. struck Joseph Sanchez of 3 r J G North Thirty-sixth alrrrt, na ho alrpprd from the curb near Webster alrrrt at II Saturday night. Banchex wiia knocked down and rolled over threo time*, atrlklng an Iron poat al the corner. Ilia Injurlca were not rnnaklered aerloua The motorlit did not atop Farmer Killed by Gas Engine Man’4 Head Crushed When Coat Becomes Entangled on Flywheel Shaft. CnMd, Neb.. Keb. 24—O. 6 Brown field. farmer living eight miles northwest of Corad, was caught in the flywheel of a gasoline engine and fatally injured. i He had started the engine to pump water for his cattle. It Is a Beven horaepower machine with two heavy flywheel*. Mr. P.rownfleld reached over to turn down the gTease cups In the center when his sheepskin coat was caught In the key of the main abaft. The coat held him to the fast going wheel. As he was carried around his head struck frequently on the battery box and finally broke the box to pieces This ahtit off the spark and stopped the engine. HI* eon. 15. who was nearby, released his father. Mr. Brownfield's head was badly erushed and cut. Dr. C. H. Sheets of Cozad was called. He took some HO stitches in the man's head. Mr. Brownfield lived for 24 hours, death Itelng caused by cerebral concussion. Mr. Brownfield, who w»e 46. was the son of K. S. Brownfield, one of Dawson eounty’a early settlers. The need father, allhough himself slek, was at the son's bedside at the time of his death. Mr. Brownfield leaves a wife and one son. The funeral services will he held Monday afternoon. Woman Stricken Dumb, Recovers by Operation Fremont. Neb , Feb. 24.— Mrs. Edgar Adams. 26, Hooper, stricken dumb ever since a stroke of paraly sis some time ago, is again able to speak and will fully recover, surgeons believe. Mrs. Adams was suffering fronj a tumor on the brain. Surgeons re moved a T'ortlon of the skull. Her faculty of speech has returned and Indications now point to complete recovery. IVmlfr W inn Northeast Nebraska Pin Tournament fender. Neb., Feb 24 - The north east Nebraska bowling tournament ( lose,I Thursday night with the Pen der five man team, with 2470, carry ing off the honors In the team event. Tekamah was second with 2443 plifs It. Johnson of Wakefield, was high nmn In the singles event toppling over 573 pins. I. Hardin of llender was second with 547. Tekamah, Lyons, Wakefield, Wiener, end Pender were represented In the tournament. Spanish Player Wins. Itu'falo. N. Y„ Feb. 21.—Manuel Alonijo, Spain. drfeatod Sandy W«*ln#r. t'liiUldidphtA. 6 1. 61, today in the indoor tennift tournament of the Buf fnlo Tfiinln and Suuneh club. Ne<| Herndon Hoaton, defeated .lour 4iciiifco, Spain, 6 4, 6 2. \\ T Tllden If. Philadelphia, deflated llermlon. i» 2. 2*6, 6 4 \t i- liittH tt New VorK. defeated Idle Jirilfiiom. Buffalo, 16, 6 3. Ex-Secretary of Treasury May Be Recalled to Explain Fee Statement; Walsh Father of Oil Leasing Bill ’ ■■■—— —— «c Land Adjacent to Teapot Dome Leased to Private Interests of Demo crats. Washington, Feb. 24.—The news bureau ot the republican national committee issued a statement today declaring the act which gives the secretaries of the navy and interior the power to lease public oil reserves was fathered by Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana. That section under which Secretary Denby acted in signing the Dolieny and Sinclair leases, the statement said, wa» written by former Secretary Josephus Daniels. Speaking of the poHclea with re spect to leasing, the statement said. If there was anything wrong with them, the blame should fall on Sen ator Walsh and Mr. Daniels. "The leasing act received its first application." the statement continued, "under the administration of Josephus Daniels and John Barton Payne of the navy and interior departments, respectively. Under their administra tion, government oil lands, both with in and without the naval oil reserves were leased to private interests to be developed by them on a royalty basis.” Senator Walsh, the statement said, during debate on the leasing act.-i "boasted of the fact that he was the originator of the policy of leasing public oil lands to private interests." Secretary Daniels, it said, told Chair man Butler of the bouse naval com mittee that private interests were draining oil from under government lands and obtained enactment of the meeting under which Secretary Denby acted, on the ground that the navy must protect its supply. Under provisions of the law, the statement continued. Secretaries Daniels and Payne leased oil wells in naval reserves. Mr. Payne. It said, approved approximately 150 leases for private Interests to develop and op erate over J14.000 acres of oil land immediately adjacent to Teapot Dome. Tilden Defeated bf Spanish Star Buffalo, X. T.. Feb. 24.—William T. Tllden's tennis wizardry was not good enough to cop* with Spain s best here today and the American oham pion was defeats*! by Manuel Alonzo of Spain, in a five set match in the final round of the Buffalo Tennis an«| Squash club's midwinter invitation in door tennis tournament. 6 4, I S. 6 1. 3-6. 6-4. Tilden was Inclined to favor his angle, strained yesterday in th* semi final round of the double*, but Alonso gave a remarkable exhibition of tenuis and was at his best at the critical stages of the match when the Amer ican tried everything to turn the tide. Tilden was erratic throughout, es pecially at the net. where he fre quently netted the ball on seemingly easy chances. His drives had plenty of forre. but his characteristic accur acy was lacking. Alonso, covering the court in sensational fashion and driving brilliantly with his talented hack hand, proved unbeatable. In the second set. Alonso's service failed him and Tilden was able to take a game at love off his opponent s service, hut sable from that temporary lapse, the Spanish player was able to withstand Tllden's determined attack. Tilden and his protege. Sandy Wiener, were henlen in the final round of the double* by R. Bindley Murray. Niagara Kails, and Arnold Jones. Providence, 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 6-S. 6 4. Murray gave a spectacular exhi bition at the net and in the back court and hi* work was sufficient to cany the day. Murray and Jones entered the doubles by eliminating Watson M. Washburn, New York, and James M. fiavlea. San Krandaeo. 9 7, 4 6. 6 2. Mexican Rebels Dynamite Passenger and Seoul Trains By tHm’lalpd rrm. Vera Crux. Feb. 54.—A scout train ami n passenger train following It wore dynamited yesterday near Folodnd, by rebels under the com mand of Pedro Gonzales. The scant train was only slightly damaged anti escaped A guard of SO men valiantly defended the passenger train, but were overpowered. Feme passengers wets reiairted killed snd wounded, but the number Is not definitely known. The reltels rnbl»ed the passengers and looted and burned the express and mall cats. They expected to capture Governor Tejeda of Vera Crux, but It Is reported that he remained In Cordoba. According to reports received here the rebels have threatened to blowup the train due today. A large force of government troops have t>een rushed Into the region to drive out the revo Unionists. Coloradoan Claim* Kin With Hamr*cs 11 Colorado Springs, Colo.. Keb. 24.— Asserting that be Is a lineal descend ant of Humeses II. one of Kgypt's greatest pharaohs. Frank Butler, a k'cal printer anil former editor of the Mantlou Bprlngs Journal. Iim* prepared to Hie application Senate Oil Committee Is Planning Busy Week William McAdoo will be called upon to explain his statement re garding a proposed $1,000,000 fee from Edward L. Doheny, accord ing to senate plans. Washington millionaire, said to have stated that McAdoo’s firm made large sums in other eases. Bascom Slemp, President Cool idge’s secretary, is slated as the first witness Monday. A complete report of Washing ton, New York and Cleveland brok erage houses will be made. The week may also bring Harry Sinclair and Edward Doheny Ito the stand to testify. V_> r ' Senate Scandal Investigators Have Questions Ready for McAdoo <> . By rulicrul Berrtce. Washington, eb. 24.—A bitter factional fight Is developing In the ssnatf probing the oil lease scandal over the proposal to recall William G. MeAdot to the witness stand. Senator Walsh of Montana, "pro'secutlng attorney” on ths probs com mlttee, has given McAdoo a clean bill of character. Other democrats among the committee's lli members, as well as republicans, are not prepared t« accept this clearance. Chairman Lenroot of the scandal Investigating committee tonight of fered this explanation of why McAdoo's 11.000,000 fee statement was not brought out when he was before the committee Instead of being Issued twc weeks later, 3,000 miles away: "The latitude given by the resolution under which the committee Is pro ceding, was not sufficient to permit pressing the witness to disclose hls sc tivities in masters other than oil." The members of the committee want McAdoo asked: Whether it was possible for hls law firm, after he ceased to be secre tary of the treasury and became a member, to obtain directly or indirectly lists of corporations subject to very heavy taxes? Whether such lists or list were obtained? Whether the activities of his firm were such that corporations became its clients and got the benefit of large tax reductions? Whether an important Ohio corporation was one of such? Whether, without hls personal participation or even without hls con sent, ginernniental department business came to his firm which resulted in his enrichment through sharing the profits of the firm? What were (p* partnership profits? Big Interests Blamed for Attack on McAdoo Chicago, Feb. —Political enemies of William G. Mc.Adoo, democratic presidential nomination candidate, are lacking in candor and are •‘seek ing to make a public believe a ‘mole hill ia a mountain’ ” In their efforts to prove an effort of concealment of the *900,000 contingent payment from Dohenv oil interests, should McAdoo succeed in his Mexican mission. Pa vid T„ Rocknood, chairman of th* McAdoo for president committee, said tonight. "Senator Walsh pointed his finger aj the aource of the attacks^ when he refused to do anything ‘to divert t'tae public mind from the iniquities of the present administration' and spoke of The plan of the great interests allied to defeat the distinguished former secretary of the treasury.’ ’’ Omaha Man Arrested After Auto Crash C. H. Pulver, 1901 Wirt street. Omaha, was arrested Saturday after noon by Council Bluffs police and held for Inaestlgation, after his car had crashed into the car of Albert Meneray, “303 Avenue A at Thirty, fourth street and Broadway. Roth cars were severely damaged. Pulver's car bring nearly demolished In the collision. Meneray's car was lwrked at the curb when struck by the other machine. When taken lo the stntion Pulver was under the influence of liquor, po lice say. nd five pints of bootleg were found In hi* car. Gutter Flows Liquor After Fremont Raids Fremont. Neb.. Feb. -Nearly 400 gallons of confiscated whisky were destroyed by county officials today at a public ceremony held in front of the courthouse Officials decided some lime ago (hat all liquors taken In rnlds and arrests would he publicly destroyed in order to quiet any sus picions regarding the disposal of the forbidden beverages. Plot to ^ reck I nion Charcot! 11 jr InirmnlliMtiil Nrwa ' Scrgmon, Pa.. FVii, -4 —Charges that tlis I'nlon has received Informa tion that coal companies are flooding the anthracite districts with men using Ihirus none certificates and that efforts are being made to destroy the miners’ organisation are contained In an official circular sent out to all local mine unions today by Rinaldo UappeUnl. District No. 1. l/ntted Mine W orkers of America. The Weather For ?4 hours sndlttf Tn.ni! T»mp»r»lirr Hi*h#at «?. lowest, it f4: norms! Total defirisnrx ••no# January 1, 5t Freolnltsllon. inrhea and hundredth* Total, nil Total time Ja«tuat> l, l*©;i ev. eaa. # }l Until It IVmpemt urea I • IW ........ * I * • nv .. . S i' T n to ... . t tl * n tt . 5* * • mi in I •' n m .l n W - m ...... i« II Bdon ........ |i i ik in.:i ? r »r> ? ■ i p »« :« 4 p. m V * p m •;# * p m . . 3 i p n. .......It z/ C. Bascom Slemp, Coolidge Aidr. Scheduled to Be First Witness at Reopening of Investigation. By rotrcrul Service. Washington, Feb. 24. — Tomorrow's proceeding* of the probe committee will reopen the great naval oil leaee scandal with William G. McAdoo again figuring as one of the central figures. There is strong probability that the forjger secretary of the treasury will be recalled to explain his statement made In Los Angeles Sunday, that the $100,000 fee received by hla New Tork law firm from Edward L. Do her. y would hare been *1,000,000 had Me Adoo'a mission to Mexico been entire ■y tuccewAil. Senator Lenroot, chairmaa of ths investigating committee, eaJd today; "It was an amazing statement. It indicate* that Mr. McAdoo was net entirely frank with the committee.1’ Independent Probe Planned. McAdoo'* activities after he left the treasury' department, viewed In; the light of this statement, are caustgg senators to favor the Introduction of a new resolution for an ejfhausttv* investigation. Such a resolution tnay t>e presented in the senate this week The idea of an independent inves ugati. n is prompted hv th# attit-ade taken by the committee investigating the oil lease scandal, when Mr. Me Adoo was a witness two weeks' ag> The commute* took the pesjtirg that i heir legal latitude dtd not perdue them to inquire into cases w**®|t ytr Adoo’s firm, instead of McA#s* pgr I eonally. appeared before the ttMWsficr; department. The senators interesting. tMSMgpM'M in an independent inquiry formed that the firm MN|g SsafV’ sums in this manner. It is said that a WarMfefM* lgts.; lionaire has told friends ttgw «0g> ; *a\ ed him large sums of iwtmtMs 0k • ases other than oil. It 40 SWagMiKi■ that o;t the witness si.ySNt, ... I denied that he represented »mf> 40MNV I t>efore the treasury depariMMM* m j matters. He was not a *000 «0MMt , | his firm had done so, or hr* ®W#t. 40 s i t hat event, he had prbfW*#. taf |sit . membership in the firm. It hss not been aatabltsMft wfcgtflESf afly such representation 40* £&• §#m • was with McAdoo* kno*W<%*., Tax Reduction < hwyge*. •> *<WM V-ory serious chan$*» WK ®8»'' Iwlng made in connection «a# n/: ductlons. So serious as* t#g$.: seraiors do not even dans 4m ■BiMioaaar them for publication, bail «tMp #•*«.. not >et been reduce,} to WtNHmfu r. Pxsoom Siemp. secretary gp. . dent Ooolldge. is schedule# tfcs gftgi first w ltness before the tfieiNHIpMNIi# committee tomorrow mormtogg. "PEsm win he an open hearing, S>nsags: Walsh has promised. ThMwa#>’. Slemps testimony a direct Arise will he made to establish such connections IS existed between high admlnlstra tlon officials and former Secretary of the Interior Albert B Fxl/artd the oil Interests, -s. Slenap's visit to Florida over the hoi idays. during which tune he admits having had conversations at ralrn Beach Vith Fall and Flamed B Me lean. Washington pubiitfier. mem heie of the committee feel demands *n explanation. Seek Wire Records, tfhe committee has established that Fall and Me Fean were constantly in communication with Washington through ‘dummies'' To get this evidence into the record, official* of the telegraph companies have been subpoenaed. Today the original order demanding that all messages passed between Fall and Mi lean In Florida and their correspondents in Washing ton, was amplified to include all message-, atnt or rectivod from Wtl Hath O. 1 >uckstein and W F Wiley, Bucket, n and Wiley are Identified bv merpl ers of llte commltte* as etn p'/o es of Md e»n. It is unofficially stated that In munltv will mu be offered to Mol.eat in exchange for his testimony ini '* "c, no he s-copied If of fared.