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STEPS TAKEN TO STOP FLOW OF TEAPOT OIL Coolidge Orders Special Counsel to Restrain Op erations of Sinclair Universal Service Washington, Feb. 25.—President -Coolidge Monday Issued new instruc tions to Owen J. Koberts and former Senator Pomerene, special naval oil lease scandal investigators, to take ■court action immediately. They are to go Into the United States and state courts of Wyoming and California, to restrain the opera tion of the Sinclair and Doheny properties until the legal ownership may be established. With the filing of the temporary restraining orders, now a matter of hours, no more oil may be taken out of the former government reserves until the courts rule that the leases are legal and that there is no taint of fraud In -connection with their procurement. May Shift Inquiry At the same time the president asked them to -begin their investiga tion of the maiv^ other angles and persons conspicuous in government or public lifo who may be Involved. This J)hose of the Inquiry, It was stated, probably will be shifted from Wash ington to Chicago or some other cen tral point which will be convenient for the witnesses and at the same time far removed from the political and Insidious lobby atmosphere of Washington. It was again emphasized that the president will act upon the investiga tions and recommendations of this special counsel instead of upon the ‘'commands'’ of the Senate, and that he is especially anxious to have them begin to take drastic action so that attention may be diverted from what he is beginning to consider a “some what unofficial inquiry.” Will Not b« “Stampeded” Those close to him declare that he will not be “stampeded” Into 4lolng what his advisers In the Sen ate have demanded until the specla1 •counsel have submitted an opinion on the culpability or Innocence of those Involved. This is said to refer especially to •the status of attorney General Harry M. Daugherty. The attorney general conferred with the president late Monday for up wards of an hour. It was rumored -then that he had sumitted his re signation with the suggestion that It be made effective at any date which -the president might select. But from both the attorney general and the. White House, it was stated that the ■conference was about matters within ■the department of justice and that Daugherty still is determined to make a vigorous fight to retain his port folio. CLEAR WAY FOR JOINT PROBE Action on Wheeler Resolu tion Aimed at Daugherty Expected Soon Universal Service. Washington, Feb. 25.—The way was cleared In the Senate late Mon day for Senator Wheeler’s resolution -for an investigation of Attorney Oen snral Daugherty’s alleged failure to prosecute In the oil lea*e, Veterajus’ bureau and other scandals, to be brought up Tuesday. The Senate by adjourning instead of recessing, made It possible for the •committee on audit and control, to wblch the resolution was referred, to report it out during the morning hour Tuesday. Should any member object, however, which is regarded <L» certain to be done by some op ponent of the resolution, It will have to lie over for a day before it can be debated and a vote be taken. flenator Wheeler sought to get the report before the Senate Monday, but was unsuccessful. He offered a unanimous consent motion for the chairman of the committee having the resolution in hand. Senator Keyes, to bring In 'its report. Sen ator Willie objected. He so id he thought the chairman of the com mittee was competent to make his own request to report. Senior Wheeler replied that he had talked with Senator Keyes, who had suggested that he. Wheeler, aak the unanimous consent, for the com mittee's report to be read. Willis still would not consent. He said he thought it ought to come up in an orderly manner and not in the midst of consideration of other business -with which the Senate was engaged at the time. He said that If it were brought up later he probably would offer no objection, PROFITEERS TO GO FREE Washington, Fab. 25.—Jobbara who told coal during the World war at a profit in excess of ths margin alfowad by Prasident Wilson and whara tha sala was made prior to tha president’s proclamation, are not subject te prosecution under a Supreme court decision today. ‘MARRY IN AMERICA' CAMPAIGN URGED BY LONE STAR SOLON Universal Service Washington, Feb. 25.—Congress was urged by Representative Blan ton. democrat, of Texas, to inaugu rate a "marry in America" drive to save ths nation's beautiful heiresses from the clutches of titled fortune hunters. The Texan proposed an amend ment to the revenue bill placing a special levy to be collected after death, equal to 99 per cent, of any marriage settlement paid by any American father to any foreigner contracting marriage with an Amer ican woman and 76 per cent, of the amount of the remainder of the es tate due to be transferred to the legatees li- ng with foreign husbands abroad. ROMANCE LEADS TO CAPTURE OF SKS.CMEN Woman Arrested in Raid Staged Last Saturday Night MEN ARE IDENTIFIED Victims of Recent Robberies Recognize Prisoners at Police Station Sioux City, Iowa, February 26.— An underworld romance, police said Monday, proved to lie the stumbling block upon which the ca reer of one of the moat notorious gangs of bandits in the police his tory of Sioux City was brought to an end when six men were arrested late Saturday night and positively iden tified by victims Monday afternoon as the perpetrators of a series of rob beries and holdups during the past two months, Marie Murphy, 2008 Seventh street, and Robert Gilbert, one of the men nrrested, and who said he had no address, were the leading characters in the love affair which ended so disastrously for the bandits, it was said by police. It was through Gil bert’s faithful wooing of his sweet heart, police, said, that the lair of the bandit gang was finally dis covered. The six men gave their names and addresses to the police as follows: Dennis Maloney. Clinton, la.; George Clark, Charlie Fay, Charlie Downs and Joe Kauch. all of 815 Sixth street, and Robert Gilbert, who said that he had no address. Girl Refuses to Talk It is not known Just how' much confidence Gilbert or the other mem bers of the gang placed in the Mur phy woman and It Is not known whether she actually participated in the robberies In any capacity but the police feel sure that she was a con fident of all the men, it was said. Like Gilbert and his pals, the girl has steadfastly refused to talk and has said nothing concerning her af fections for Gilbert or her affilia tions with the alleged bandits. Gilbert was the first man under suspicion by the police and was ‘‘shadowed’’ daily in an effort to lo cale the “hangout” of the gang. It was found that he was in the habit of calling on his sweetheart almost daily at a house at 600 Wall street, but from there his trail was always lost. Trait Always Lost Several times he was followed to Sixth street, where the trail vanished into thin air. This was due to the fact that when about halfway be tween Jennings and Jones streets, on Sixth, he was seen to enter a cer tain house. However the close proxi mity of two houses at. the spot where Gilbert was In the habit of turning in made It doubtful as to which one ho entered, police saW. It was finally determined thad the house in the rear was the ono used by the holdup men'and plans were made to make a clean sweep of the Rang. Gilbert was taken Into custody Saturday afternoon when he was fol lowed to 600 Wall street where he was calling on the Murphy girl. When the police entered the house and rushed into the room where Gil bert was, he Jumped through an open window into the yard. On a chair where be was seated lay a re volver which he left behind him In his dash for liberty. Captured Outside House The house, however, had been surrounded and Gilbert soon found himself In the arms of Patrolman G. K. Wheelock. He was without hat or coat when he jumped from the window. The. police put him under arrest and also took the Murphy girl into custody at that time. The house at 815 Sixth street In the meantime had been under sur veillance all Saturday and no one had been observed entering or leaving. Late that night, police decided, was Dr. Pearce, Methodist Leader, Dies Sunday Syracuse, N. VFeh. 25.—Rev. Dr. Liston Houston Pearce, 85 author, editor, and clergyman, for many years one of the outstanding figures in American Methodism, died Sun day ut his home hero. He had been ill several moot ho. He was a native of Springfield, Ohio and held pastor ales In Virginia, Maryland and Mich igan. Millionaire of 80 To Wed Author Mary Bliss Dickinson, 66, of Boston, prominent in the Mother Craft Movement and editor of the magazine, "Mother Craft,’* ia soon to wed Leinuel C. Kimball. 80, Boston miilionairo philanthropist, whose first wife died many years ago. Both the Kimballs and Dickinsons have been prominent in Boston society for more than a century. Daniels Says Fall Took the “Dough” Out of Doheny, but Left the “Sin” in Sinclair Universal Service | Philadelphia. Feb. 25.—Harry F. Sinclair made an effort to sell oil to the German navy, according to Jose phus Daniels, former secretary of the navy. He made the statement in an addreeR before the Women's demo cratic club at the Bellevue Stratford here Monday. The former secretary denounced the oil lease as a "national disgrace” and called for its Immediate cancel lation. He was most severe in ills denunciation of former Secretary Fall, whom he said he would "like to see In the penitentiary-” He said: "When Theodore Roosevelt was president he was vigorous in his fight for conservation. Before he came in to office it was the fixed policy to hold private interest before public interest. He changed this policy and put public interest first. "From the day he left the White House until Woodrow Wilson stepped ! in, Ballingerism flourished. Our coal and oil lands went to interests who - wished to exploit them for their own j selfish, purposes. “President Taft, who was imposed upon by Ballinger, set aside the oil reserve in California. Nuw it has been : Riven to Mr. Doheny as a present. That was the day Mr. Fall took the “dough" out of Doheny. The same thing was done for Teapot Dome, which wan set aside by Mr. Wilson. Mr. Fall could not tuke the “sin" out of Sinclair. “I had been in office 10 days when the question came up whether our navy ships should be oil or coal burning. Since 1913 all ships have been oil burners. With the fear that oil some day would be scarce, we began setting aside oil reserves. “They say they leased Teapot Dome because the oil would leak out. 1 understand Sinclair was in Germany negotiating to furnish the German navy with oil. Where was he to get this oil? Only by robbing our own reserve. “It would have been bad enough If these leases had been drawn up in the open light of day. But it was done In secret. There is a long line of precedent that there must be pub licity and competition In such mat ters but there was never a word heard of it until some man saw preparations made for the digging of the wells and' brought the whole matter out into the open." the opportune time .to strike and af ter throwing a cordon of patrolmen about the building, detectives, head ed by Captain Fred Spencer, entered the house. The six men had been occupying two rooms on the second .floor and were not aware the police were In the house until the door of the room they were in was opened by Captain Spencer. Dectective Pulls Gun Four of tho men were playing poker while the fifth member was in the other room directly across the hall, police said. The detective cap tain opened the door quietly and lev eling a gun at the men told them to "stick ’em up boys, and be nice about it.’’ Three gune were found. One of these, an automatic thought to have been ^taken from the home of Donald McKay. 807 Seventeenth street, on the night of February 21 when $400 in valuables were stolen, was hidden in a hot air register beneath the floor. The numbers on this gun. as in the case of the weapon abandoned by Gilbert at the Wall street house, had been filed off. Two other revolver* were found concealed in the upholstery of a couch In the room. Maloney ‘'Brains’' af Gang Dennis Maloney, who, according to police, aerved a fO year sentence at Anarnoaa end who has been arrested ar.d convicted on numerous charges in several cities in this part of the country, 1b thought to have been the "brains” of the gang. That the men, although they have admitted nothing and refuse to talk, pooled their plunder, and worked their "Jobs" in shifts is believed by the police. Tt appears from the list of robberies with which they have been identified that the men took turns at doing the "Jobs” and It Is highly possible that the card game Coolidge Opposed To Any More Pension Laws Washington. Feb. 25.—President Coolidge told ranking republican members of the House pensions com mittee today that he was opposed to enactment at this time of any pen sion legislation Involving any con siderabla drain on the public treas ury. A« airplane service destined to make Cairo In one day and India In four days Is planned by the lmparlal Transport Company of London. ; In which they were interrupted by the police wae being played to de termine which members or member was to stage the next affair, police believe. It was recalled by police Monday that in 1920 Maloney was arrested, i convicted and served a sentence when arrested with another gang of which he was reputed to be the i “brains," and ut whose doors a num ber of similar crimes had been laid. One of the members of "the former gang was Ed Brady who was eon j vlcted about three years ago of hav i ing secreted guns to the men In the EeMurs, la., jail, who had staged the holdup of the Westfield bank rob hery. at Westfield, la. The men, with the aid of the guns, succeeded in escaping at that tints .but were later recaptured. In the i light to escape Sheriff Maxwell's , son was killed. Brady Is now serv ing a sentence for his part In the af fair. No charges were placed against the men up until Monday evening, but It was said by the police that | they would most likely be formally i charged with robbery sometime Mon i day night or Tuesday. It has not been decided Just what action will be taken in regard to the Murphy I woman, as it cannot he determined whether rhe hnd any part in the af fairs of the gang. Under Secretary of State Named as Envoy to Belgium Washington. Feb., 26.—President Ooolldjre Monday nominated William Phillips, under secretary of itate, to be ambassador to Belgium. He will j succeed William 1*. Fletcher, recently promoted from Hrusels to Home, Before l*«coming under Herretnry, Mr. Phillips made an excellent record as mlnlater to Holland. May Name Howard Head New Relief Corporation Minneapolis, Minn.. Feb. 26.— Pos sibility that J. R. Howard, Chicago, form*- president of the American Farm Bureau Federation would be •elected president of the new agricul tural credit corporation was seen here today when the board of direct or* of the latter orgaalzatlon met. .lalapa, Mexico, give# citizens the pri vilege of shooting on general .suspicion any horseman leaving the City ut a gal lop. PASTOR ACCUSED OF TAKING CHURCH’S CASH FOR OWN USE Cedar Rapids, la.. Feb. 25.—(Spe cial.)—Two civil suits against the Rev. Harry N. Ferguson, former pas tor of the Holiness Association church, went to trial in district court here Monday afternoon. Ferguson is accused by some of his congre gation of taking their money to buy property and deeding it to himself. They arc suing to recover it. Ferguson was dragged from his pulpit by a mob In the winter of 1022, who broke the ice in the Cadar river and ducked him. He fled next day and Is supposed to be living in Chicago. Some exception ally sensational testimony Is expect ed to he given at the hearing. HOUSEBOATS TAX PROVISION Maximum Levy on Inherit tances Increased From 25 To 40 Per Cent. BY WINDER R. HARRIS, Universal Service Correspondent. Washington. Feb. 25.—The House Monday increased the Inheritance tax from a maximum of 25 to 40 per cent, with a credit allowed for the payment of a similar state levy, and then took up a gift tax, designed to stop evasions of Inheritance taxes by the distribution of large estates be fore death. The gift levy will he voted on Tuesday. Indications Monday point ed strongly to Its adoption by the same lineup that put through the In heritance tax advance. The latter amendment to the revenue revision bill was adopted 190 t.o 110. a num ber of middle west farm bloc republi cans Joining the democratic-insur gent coalition, while a few demo crats voted with the "old guard" re publicans against it. Exemption Knocked Out Kxemptton from inheritance taxes of the estates of veterans of the World war who die as the result of wounds or diseases contracted in the military service, was knocked out of the bill ns an "insult to the bulk of the soldiers and an effort to take care of a small number of wealthy men who saw service." The motion to strike out this provision which had been in the revenue law since 1918, was offered by Representative Fairchild, republican, New York, and adopted by virtually a unanimous viva voce vote. The third and final method of tax ing state and municipal securities, by laying a special tax on their transfer as parts of estates of dece dents, was rejected 132 to 141. This amendment was offered by Repre sentative Dickinson, republic*-!, o/ Iown. chairman of toe f.»fh bloc. A proposed constitutional amendment to reach these bonds and a proposal for a straight test tax on income from them, under the 16th (Income tax) amendment previously had met the same fate. URGES ACTION ■_ TO SAVE LANDS President Coolidge Asks Congress to Investigate Grant of 1864 Universal Service Washington, Feb. 35.—President Coolidge Monday requested congress to take action, as early an possible, looking to the "fullest protection of public Intercuts" In connection with the 1864 grunt of 40,000,000 acrea of public lands In northwestern states to the Northern Pacific railroad. Ills recommendation was contained in a letter to Senator Lenroot, chair man of the public lands committee, and explained that it was only through congressional action that the country could save valuuble for ests and timberlands from destruc tion. The lands were originally deeded to the Northern Pacific railroad in 1864 when they were building their line to open up the vast western territory. Under the terms of the grant, the railroad was to dispose of the land at a certain price and 1 turn the remainder into the treas ury. This. It is charged, the railroad refused to do. It is also declared that the rail road wns not fair In dealing with the government. In that it declared certuin of the lands which are bar ren, to be mineral lands ao that it could obtain valuable Umber lands In exchange. DOG 8AVES FAMILY Hancock, la., Feb. 25.—(Special.) —A dog In the home of August Knaokstend near Hancock aroused the family in time for the members to escape from possible harm from fire which consumed the residence and a portion of the contents. Supreme Court to Pass On Nebraska Child Labor Law Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 25.—(Special.) —Whether it Is a violation of the state child labor law for children to dance at moving picture theaters or other places where admission Is charged. Is for the supreme court to determine. An appeal from a ruling In the lowsr court of Douglas coun ty, which declared the law had been transgressed, was filed Monday In the high court. _ CABINET WILL VOTE ON FATE OF DAUGHERTY President Expected to An* nounce Course Following Meeting Tuesday Universal Service. Washington. Feb. 25,—-A definite pronouncement that President Cool idge will stand by or drop Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty is ex pected following his cabinet meet ing Tuesday. At least one cabinet member. Sec retary of Labor Davis, lias cancelled a pleasure trip to participate in veto on the fate of his colleague. it was learned officially that the president still is far from a definite decision and will let the cabinet guide him. _ To date, it is said, he lias turned a deaf ear to the entreat ies of Senate advisors, among them Senator Borah, who held a Sunday conference with him. The attorney general will himself sit at the cabinet table and plead his cause. Monday's Developments. Outstanding developments Monday’ in the oil scandal were as follows: Attorney General Daugherty, In a letter to Senator Willis of Ohio, ad mitted having bought and sold stock In the Sinclair Consolidated Oil com pany. With the exception of a few shares, the stock, he said, had been, purchased prior to his taking office, in 1920 and so prior to the signing of the Teapot Dome lease In 1922. E. L. Doheny'e statement that he had endeavored to secure the demo cratic presidential nomination for William Gibbs McAdoo In 1920. while the latter was under a retainer fee for him as counsel, Inspired a re newed demand that the former sec retary of the treasury withdraw from, the present democratic contest. C. Rascorn Siemp, secretary to. President CoolUlge, told members of; the Senate Investigating commit tee - that he had advised Former Secre tary of the Interior Albert B. Fall to tell the “whole story” of th*! $100,000 loan “us a matter of public* duty." Siemp told of being a guest at the Palin Beach home of Edward B. McLean, Washington publisher,, but denied having discussed the oil; Investigation with Fall or McLean* except In a most casual way. Bank Records Submitted. Officials of three Washington banks submitted testimony nnd rec-' ords to show that the total accounts carried by McLean at about the time he is said to have given Fall' $100,000 In checks varied between $6,000 and $60,000. Senator Walsh of Montana, mov ing spirit In the oil Investigation,, accused the republican national com mittee of “deliberate and malicious misrepresentation" in charging him with “fathering'' the oil leasing pol icy under which the Fall-Doheny-j Sinclair contracts were signed. The committee replied by quoting pages' from the Congressional Record and characterising the Walsh statement, as “a quibble for the purpose of misrepresenting the facts.” Tho committee will resume its public hearings Tuesday morning,! when telephone anil telegraph com pany officials will lie called upon toj produce records of messages ex-* changed between Washington and! Palm Beach a few weeks ago In con-' nection with the statements of Fall! and McLean with reference to thej famous $100,000 loan. The commit tee Is particularly desirous of know-t ing what advice. If any, was asked of or offered by high administration! officials In connection with the sit* uatlon. 4 Rum Runners Escape Amid Hail of Bullet* Officers Get Liquor, but Fail to Capture Al leged Owners Hloux Falla, S. D„ Feb. 2S.—(Spe cial.)—Warrants were issued Mon day afternoon for the arrest of J: B., Ryan of Salem, H. D.. and another alleged bootlegger of this city known as ‘ Shorty" after the deURrery of 3S gallons of acohol to federal and' state officials late Sunday night, and the escape of the alleged rum run ners amid a rain of bullets three miles weat on the Wall Lakh road. The officers, after making ar rangementa for the delivery of the linuor, met Ryan on the road, made the transfer to the officers' car and then Inormed Ryan that he was un der arrest. He eluded the officers, however, jumped into his car and sped away wth bullets from the guns of the officers thudding Into the rear of his car. After an exciting chase, in which the oficers* car stalled, they tound the car driven by Ryan aban doned. They traced him several miles through the snow, but could not locate him. The car and alcohol are being held. Senate Investigation of Prohibition Unit Urged Universal Service Washington, Fab. it.—Investiga tion of the pruhibtion unit of th* treasury department by the judiciary committee of the Senate wag called for in a resolution offered by Sena tor Edwards of New Jersey, at a di rect outgrowth of the shooting. It days ago. of Senator Oraene, of Ver» mont, by a prohibition agent. ;