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^ . EDITION j VQL 53—no. 195. OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 30, 1924. • TWO CENTS '• °£J.h*c£«d. V_-,ohn Kfndf<rk J
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Omahans to
Attend Farm
Relief Meet
Carl R. Gray and Walter W.
Head Among Those Invited
to Washington by
President.
More Than 80 Called
Washington. Jan. 29.—Invitations
have been isued by President Cool
f iilgo to more than SO representatives
of interests affected by tlie agricul
tural situation in the northwest to
meet in conference here next Monday
to consider and advise on measures
of relief.
Announcement was made at the
White House today of those to whom
invitations had been extended, to
gether with the statement that an ef
fort had been made to “secure, as
far as possible, representatives of
the farmers, of agricultural colleges,
merchants, manufacturers, bankers,
transportation, insurance and mort
gage companies, and chambers of
commerce, including representatives
of some national organizations of this
character interested in this region.”
The list of those invited, it was an
nounced, is not yet complete because
final replies have not been received
from all associations concerned in
tlie problem which were asked to sug
gest committees. The list of those
invited so far includes:
Julius H. Barnes, president of the
I'nited .States Chamber of Commerce;
C. E. Bradfule;, American Farm Bu
leau federation, Washington; Ralph
fiudd, president Great Northern rail
way, St. Paul; H. E. Byram. presi
dent Chicago, Milwaukee fl St. Paul
railroad, Chicago; John B. Coulter,
president of the North Dakota Agri
cull ural college, Fargo; C. C. Davis,
commissioner of agriculture for Mon
tana; Charles Donnally, Northery Pa
cific railway, St. P.aui; George E.
Duis, president of the North Dakota
Wheat Growers' association. Grand
Forks; C. F. Eggers, South Dakota
Wheat Growers' association, Sioux
Falls; Howard Elliott, Northern Pa
cific railway. New York city; Carl R.
•’Gray, Union Pacific railway, Omaha,
Carl Gunderson, Mitchell, S. D.; I*.
B. Hanna, former governor of North
Dakota; Walter W. Head, president
American Bankers’ association, Oma
ha; Hale Holden, president Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, Chicago; Mel
vin Ilughitt, Chicago ft Northwest
ern railway, Chicago; F. T«. Kelso,
president South Dakota Farm Hu
lean federation; Julius Rosenwald,
Sears Roebuck company, Chicago;
John D. Ryan, Anaconda Copper com
pany, New York: J. G. Siu-dd, Mar
shHll, Field & Co., Chicago; R. S.
Simpson, president Montana Stock
Growers’ association; W. 1,. Stock
toil, C'larkston, Mont.; F. E. Strana
ban. president Montana Bankers’ as
sociation. Fort Benton, Mont; M. L.
Wilson, Bozeman, Mont.
Two Family Motor
Parties in Collision
Harvard. Neb., .Ian. 29.—The fami
lies of Philip Eurk and Ervin Spen
cer, the former a mail carrier and
the latter a farmer, of this city,
Mirac ulously escaped serious injuries
yesterday afternoon, when their auto
mobiles collided at a country road
intersection about six miles south of
here.
The Eurk car, containing Mr. and
?,Ir*. Eurk and four small children,
was traveling southward, while Mr.
and Mrs. Spe.oer and their small
children were going west.
. Mrs. Spencer sustained quite sori
^Hqs gashes about the face, several
teeth broken, with possible Inter
nal Injuries; Eurk having his
shoulder and arm bruised quite la)d
ly; Philip, jr„ one of the small chil
dren, received a deep gash on his
head. All the occupants were badly
shaken up. Mrs. Eurk receiving the
severest Jar.
Roth cars were wrecked. Two
wheels and the top of the Spencer
car were c-aved in. The Eurk auto
was badly smashed up. the windshield
breaking over the occupants in the
Clash.
An Ad for One Day
Brought Roomers
Her Way
Mrs. Ware of South 38th
street placed an Omaha
Bee Room for Rent Ad in
last Sunday’s paper. The
next day a roomer was
secured and the adver
tisement cancelled. To
day Mrs. Ware phoned in
again to place another
advertisement for other
rooms to rent. The con
fidence shown hy Mrs.
Ware is a concrete ex
ample of friend ship
shown toward the low
rate and excellent results
gained by users of Omaha
Bee Want Ads. Phone
' AT 1000—place your ad
in The Omaha Bee.
It’s Results That Count
Dad Played Hookey From Night School;
Children Aid Mother Seeking Divorce
Makes as Much Money W ithout Education.
Jacob Kyte Maintains—Prefers to Get His
Music. From the ISickle-in-a-Slot Piano
Jacob Kyte, elderly grocer, was un
willing to go to night school, despite
the wishes of his family. He can
neither read nor write, but his wife
and young daughters testified before
District Judge L. B. Day today that
he has amassed a considerable for
tune.
Jacob's entire family is apparently
united against him. Two of his
daughters, Mary, 18, and Rose, 16.
and one of his sons, Julius, 14, all
took the witness stand to testify
against him and in behalf of their
mother, Anna, who is seeking a di
vorce from him.
"I worked in the store nights so dad
could go to night school," testified
Mary. "But he only went three
nights, then quit, telling us he be
lieved people could make as much
money without education, lie said
schools were a nuisance.”
Put tiesplte their testimony that
their father was cruel to their
mother, the three children all said
they loved their father.
Mrs. Kyte, who Is attending night
school to “keep up with her children,”
testified that Mr. Kyte told her he
wanted a younger wife with no chil
dren. She said all their children are
musically inclined, but that he had
once declared: “X don't want an or
chestrajn the family: I can hear mu
sic at a nickleodian.”
The Kytes live at 919 South Twenty
sixth s#eet. Their store is at 211
South Twelfth street.
Rohrer Says He
Is Not Worried
Prohibition Director Says His
Official Acts Will Boar
Scrutiny. *
“The mountain labored for a year
and brought forth a mouse.” quoted
IT. S. Rohrer. federal prohibition di
rector for Nebraska, Tuesday, com
menting on investigation of some of
his official acts, now being conducted
by Intelligence Agents W, M. Bra
shear and Louis Sklarey of St. Louis.
The men will be here most of the
week.
Rohrer believes th^ investigation
was instigated by the other wing of
the prohibition enforcement depart
ment here, in which Robert Samar
dick, general agent, is the principal.
"I have no comment to make ex
cept that my official acts will bear full
scrutiny,” he added.
Concerning affidavits said to have
been obtained, stating that expense
of "evidence men” had been padded.
It was pointed out today that Rohr
er's office Is allowed only 1200 a month
for getting such evidence. Out of
this must come the price of the liquor
purchased and the cost of going to
and from the place, Including automo
bile hire.
Rumors were about the federal
building today that there Is a move
nvent on foot to make Samardtck di
rector In place of Rohrer. Such a
movement would depend largely on
the attitude of senators. Norris is
said to be a Rohrer supporter, while
llowell Is said to be for Ramardick.
Embezzler Paroled
on Promise to Pay
Bj Ankotlfttel Pre#*.
Lincoln, Jan. 29.—Philip A. Erown,
accused of embezzling $18,000 from
the Lincoln Telegraph and Telephone
company, pleaded temporary derange
ment before District Judge Sheppard
and was paroled from the bem-h un
der promise to pay the $18,000 pack
In monthly installments of $50.
Brown told Judge Sheppard he had
been hit by a pitched 1*11 in a ball
game at <'rete. Neb., fl\e yeara ago
and that a section of bis skull hsd
lieen removed after the accident. He
claimed no remembrance of embezzl
ing the money. He was employed as
assistant secretary of the company.
Me has been paying the money back
and now has $4,500 of It In his credit.
Brown is earning $25 weekly. He
pleaded guilty.
Twti File for National
Democratic (,’onventhift
Lincoln, Jan. 29.—Petitions were
filed here today with the secretary
of state by Frank J. Taylor of St.
Paul and fleorge W. O'Malley of
(Jreeley asking that their names lie
planed on the ballot, as candidates for
the democratic national convention
from the Sixth district.
Judge John P. Itaper of Pawnee
Pity filed as a candidal# for re-elec
tion rfoin the First judicial district,
and B. S. Keck of Polk count yan
nounced his candidacy for slate rep
resentative from the Fifty second dis
trict. Keck is a democrat.
South Dakota Ships Ton of
Alfalfa Seed to Lexington
Rapid City, 8. D., Jan. 29.—Twenty*
seven thousand pounds of alfalfa seed
was shipped out of here Friday on
one order, by the Western South Da
kota Seed exchange to Albert J.
KJar of Lexington, Neb. Much seed
has been ahlppcd from here this sea
son, and many requests for samples
of nlfulfa seed grown in this sec
tion have been filled.
Dog Carries Story
of Master's Peril
to Wife at Home
Kearney, Neb., Jan. 29.—Peter
Overgard, residing four miles oust of
Oppnto, probably owes his life to a
faithful dog. The horse which Over
gard was riding fell with him, badly
breaking his leg between the knee
and the ankle. Realizing Ids danger,
that of freezing to death, the Injured
man tied hi* handkerchief about the
nerk of the dog and sent him home.
Mrs. Overgard discovered the mes
sage, and Immediately dispatched
help to search for her husband.
Bryan Sidesteps
on Gas Price Cut
Governor (Questions ^ hether
“Any Action of Mine Fair
to Attorney General.'”
Lincoln. Jan. 29.—If the price of
gasoline is forced down in Nebraska
it will be due to the efforts of At
torney General O. S. Spillman and
not to Governor Bryan, the governor
having declared today that "there is
some question whether any action of
mine might be fair to the attorney
general, who is investigating the gas
oline situation."
The governor's statement followed
repeated requests for information re
garding his plan of campaign against
gasoline prices; a campaign that was
announced by the governor when the
last 2 cent raise became effective.
“How does the situation differ from
that two weeks ago when you said
you would establish state agencies if
gasoline went above 16 1-4c?" he was
asked, and the question evoked a re
iteration of his statement that Vlt
might wot be fair to the attorney gen
eral."
Attorney General Spillman was un
able to state when a meeting of a*
torneye general would be called, and
laughingly declined to comment on
the action of the governor in allow
ing him to make good on the guber
natorial threats directed at the oil
companies.
"I am in communication with mem
bers of tlie executive committee in
an endeavor to fix a suitable time
and place.” he said. “The meeting
will he called as soon as that can be
arranged."
Grand Island Launches
Cleanup Drive; 4 Arrested
By AiMM'litrd f*re»».
Grand Island, Neb., Jan. 29.— Noti
fication to all clubs that gambling
must cease; orders to all pool rooms
and candy stores that every punch
board must, be removed; tho raid of
one club most seriously charged with
being a gaqiing place; the arrest and
conviction of one woman on a liq
uor charge, and of another on a
vagrancy charge, of one man on a
liquor charge and of one gambler on
a vagrancy charge formed the open
ing gun today by the city administra
tion with the cooperation of the coun
ty attorney and sheriff in a clean up
movement.
i_
Dry Chief Is
Convicted
of Forgery
Dr. W illiam H. Anderson Is
Found Guilty of Splitting
Anti-Saloon League
Funds.
Jury Out Nearly 2 Hours
New York. Jan. 29.—William H.
Anderson, state superintendent of-the
Anti-Saloon league of New York, to
night was convicted by a supreme
court Jury on both counts of an in
dictment charging him with third de
gree forgery In connection with the
•‘splitting'’ of commissions with a
former league fund solicitor.
Justice Tompkins announced An
derson would he sentenced Friday,
February 8. Bail of $5,000, In which
lie has been at liberty since the In
dictment was returned, was con
tinued. It was understood an appeal
would be taken.
The Jury deliberated one hour and
40 minutes.
Farm Relief Bill
Goes to Senate
Norl »eck Measure Favorably
Reported and Passage
Kxpected.
By P. C. POWELI
IViihington i'orrfsmnileit ef The Omaha
Bee.
Washington, Jan. 29.—The Norbeck
bill calling for $50,000,000 to be ad
vanced to wheat farmers to purchase
stock wag reported out of the senate
agricultural committee today. It
contained the Harrison amendment
calling for $25,000,000 addition for like
loans to farmers outside the wheat
belt. Senator E. F. Ladd of North
Dakota was appointed as official
steersman for th* bill on the senate
floor. The bill, with the president's
whole-hearted ej -ikrsement, promises
to be acted upon In a short time by
the senate and will then go to the
house committee on agriculture.
First Car Shortage
Complaint Received
Lincoln, Jan. 29.—The state rail
way commission today received Its
first complaint of a car shortage when
the manager of the Wauneta Equity
Mercantile exchange of Wauenta pro
tested against a ruling of the Bur
lington railroad which is allowing him
one car to a competing elevator's two.
The complaint declares that the
Wauneta exchange numbers PS farm
er members who have agreed to ship
their grain from it and that this po
tential bushelage stored out In the
country should be considered by the
Burlington In allotting Oars.
State railway commissioners, how
ever, declared that the contention has
been set up before apd rejected by the
Interstate Commerce commission,
which has ruled that cars shall he
allotted according to the amount of
grain actually stored by competing
elevators.
. 1 lie '_::
SUNNY SIDE UP
Ora Kat well has hern made presl
dent of the Scottsbluff Gun Hub.
Ora does. Ho do moat of ua when oc
casion permits. However, It Is not
difficult to recall divers and sundry
times when such was not ttie case.
We ate Intermittently. Not that we
missed any meals, but some of them
were a long nays apart.
This department is going to mo'\c.
It wasn’t even consulted. The night
editor said he was tired of giving up
space that he needed for new s. The
day editor said It l>elonged on the
editorial page, where more light is
needed. Ho due notice Is hereby
given that, l>eglnnlng next Sunday,
"Sunny Side Up" wlH appear on the
editorial pnge, anil In all editions of
The Bee.
Speaking "big things" In Nebraska,
do you know that the longest railroad
tangent in the world Is in this state?
A railroad tangent, hy the way, is
u straight stretch of track. In this
particular Instance It begins about
three miles cast of (trend Island on
the Union Pacific and stretches east
ward for 4" miles without varying nn
inch.
A couple of hours Hi table with the
TiuaXness Men's club of Central City
Is evidence enough that the capital
of Merrick county Is full of pep. More
convincing evidence Is furnished by
the looks of both the business nnd
residence se< tlons. Home people tin
acquainted with the way central
City's strecta angle about are likely
to become a hit confused. X was.
which gave Adam McMullen an op
pnrtunlty for a very unkind remark.
When I mentioned In my brjef
talk that the slreola bothered tne n
hit, Adam remarked that he had no
trouble, nnd that perhaps the slate
of my confusion depended on whether
I had lust arrived from Omaha, or
was Just about to return. Thera
seems to me to be something sp
preaching a Mean Insinuation In thnt
remark. •
The York Republican winds up Its
account of the annual meeting of the
York Commercial club by saying that
the meeting was concluded by the
member* standing and singing one
verge of “America." One vertje I*
usually about all that is sung. of
an average American audience of 100
probably 75 can sing the first \ersa
of "America,” maybe 50 can slug the
last verse, but It Is doubtful If a
dozen can sing all four verses.
As for "Mtar Spangled Banner," no
experienced song leader will ask an
audience not composed largely of
school children to sing even the open
Ing verse.
The priii's low of yesterday—
The winds have blown (linn all away!
What has become of the really
nifty percale shirts we used to buy
fur flX cents? And the two for a quar
ter linen collars? And the fair to
middling sox that retailed lit three
for cents? Is the bald headed
gentleman of Brockton, Mass., cut
going to make any more $3 shoes?
Is there such a thing as a good
cent cigar? And cents once 'paid
fur a shave In the best of .banjwi
shops?
"I’ve never been In a (own whore I
couldn’t get a drink inside of half an
hour,** boasted a smart alec young
man on a train tho other dn\ lb
la the kind of young fellow who "told
the buss where to brad in.” or "quit
the Job because old fn.-dls ar* running
the business " or had nil the girls
In town on his ‘faff m "wouldn’t
work for that blclf outfit un a liet,"
You know the l.lml of young man
pictured He 1m always a Job hunter
vs ho i - looking for one without work
attachment, lie make* me tired
W M. M
Ata Boy, Cal—If You Want It Done Well Do It Yourself
Man Killed When
Auto Hits Bridge
Victim Hurled Through Wind
shield. Head Striking Rail
ing, in Crash Near Valley.
Optrliil l>i»|iatrh to The Omaha Bee.
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 29.—Steven
Khrenberger, 40, of Snyder tvaa-killed
Instantly about 10 Monday night
when the automobile tiuck in which
he was riding struck a bridge, about
five miles north of Valley, according
to word reaching here. Two other
occupants of the truck were unin
jured.
Ehrenlierger, Gottlieb Hoffman,
driver of the car, and another pas
nenger were aproute to the fsrm home
of Guy Wagner, north of Valley.
Khrenberger was seated on tho lap
of the third passenger. The lights
of the truck suddenly went out as
it approached the bridge Vnd the colli
sion followed. Khrenberger was
thrown through the wtiulshleld, his
hesd striking the Iron railing of the
bridge. Death was Instantaneous.
The vletlm formerly was In the un
dertaking and furniture business at
Snyder until lie closed out hie affairs
a few months ago. About si* months
ago, he lost his power of apeech fol
lowing an illness. Two months ago,
Khrenberger'* wife died.
He la survived by hts mother, one
daughter, two brothers and one sister.
Widow of Founder of
St. Andrew Brotherhood Dies
Chicago. Jan. 29.—Mra. I.iicretla P.
Houghtellln#. OS. widow of Janie*
I.. IkmghtellUig, Chicago ' financier
end philanthropist, who founded the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew, *n organ
Izatlon of U»e episcopal church, and
herself prominent III philanthropic
work, died last night at Warm
Springe, Va., according to word re
reived here. Surviving relative* In
clude a son. William, of San Fran
cisco.
I oiled States Resumes
Relations With Greece
Hf ^Morittled PffM.
A t lien *. Jin. 29, Tin* American
troveriiment tin* nnnounoed rt**ump
1 ion of diplomatic rslntlons with
Greece.
Allien*. .Inn. 29.- Fur tlie necnnil
Him' eiiii'u hi* return to Greeie, I’re
mlor \ enlm'loe t*ecniiie III todny dur
linr .i honied debate In tlie national
uxNfiiil>ly nml "n* obliged to lenvo tho
■ handier. IU' "ii* tnheii to 111" home.
Married in Council Bluff*
The following persona obtained marriage
111 enaoH In Count II llluffa ?ep|etday:
Harm on llarme*. I'hatu* Citj\ Mo....
i (>}»»«• * t a A11 \ Watann. Mo .il*
\V tl Wgtthk. Yuma C|f> Colo ....... >8
l.thel lUruo n, And*# N T ..#•#.. M
.1 y. Workman. Omaha .. ?l
Mfinlc H.« \ onloi f^r, Omaha .11
staph* n to. I Ilim’lH 4
Varv Mltkgl. Omaha ....••.. 27
Klmar Mat.t mler Council llluffa...... . ?!*
Marl Holla Count'll Bluff* ..... 25
M* i» Ki* l*a huy re. Nab ..33
• hrtatma lloflter. Oougla* Nth . 4
Hoy Mo Alarm. I.liuoln, \ah. ... Ifc
Mable Kilmer. Omaha 23
• Jarrat Hbblnk. 'kimha ’•
m .i a l in* Mi Knlghl. I.lntoln. Neb 21
Mi»nl i CpimPt. Newman flrove. Neb
la i a Ho- ■ |irn Newman Urovr, Nab 21
Carl Klaaaaar Omaha.
Jaaata i hapall* Omaha.3?
The Day in
Washington
The Inlted States extended dip
lomatic recognition to Greece.
The Department of .lustier held
the flexible provisions of the tariff
laws to be sound.
The Norbeck-Hurtnrs* farm aid
bill was favorably reported b.v the
senate agricultural committee.
President t oolidge declined to dis
cuss the Robinson resolution rr
•tuewtlng the resignation of Secre
tary Drivh).
A senate vote on the Walsh reso
lution for cancellation of nil leases
wrnl over until tomorrow.
Secretary Denby announced he
had no Intention of resigning as a
result of the oil reserve develop
ments.
Senator Wheeler, demorrat. Mon
tana. introduced a resolution calling
on the president to obtain the resig
nation of Attorney General Daugh
erty.
Counsel for Albert B. Kail asked
the senate oil ronimitter to take Mr.
Kail's testimony in his room where
he Is ill.
Carrjing $<it,*i»M5l. live poslof
flce and treasury appropriation bill
was reported to the house.
An investigation of the air service
was demanded in the house by Kep
resenhiive Nelson, republican. Wis
consin.
Henry Ford informed llte house ]
military committee hr IhoiiElit it |
unnecessary to appear In connection *
with Ills Muscle Shoals hid.
Tlie house ways and means com
mittee decided on a rate of S3 per
cent for the reduction of hi on
earned income.
The senate icterans' committee
filed Its preliminary report with
scores of recommendations tor bet
tering veterans' welfare work.
t omtit roller Halves announced
that yesterday's branch hank de
rision of the supreme court would
require no change in his rulings.
Miss Father Firrrtt I .ape w as
again iiuewlioned hy the senate
propaganda committee in connec
tion with the llok awatil ami dis
puted the committee's authority to
go into certain features of the
award procedure.
Invitations were sent hy I'resi
dent ( oolhlge to more Ilian 80 rep
resentative* of interests affected by
the eeonnndc situation in the north
west to consider measure* of relief
at a conference Monday
II illiam J. Bryan
Sri*5 ”/ ea/wt Doom
of Republican Party
Fort Worth. Tex . .Inn Semi
tori*l investigation of the Teapot
Inline oil lease* will be 'he “Teapot
Poom” '*f the republican party In the
November general election, William
Jennings Ihyan predict ed
“The Teapot I Mine Investigation.”
he said, “is the greatest sennalIon this
iHMintrv lias had In n long time, both
be< a use «^f the men involved and t*e
online of the high posit Iona of those
interested.*
Ss.
Bossie Not to Be
Tried in Omaha
County Attorney Says Big
amous M&rriage Should
Be Punished in Kansas.
Henry Beal, county attorney, de
clared today he did not believe there
Is sufficient evidence to extradite
Claude Bossie. former city clerk, from
New York to Omaha.
’•Bossie committed bigamy In Law
rence, Kan., when he 'married the
other woman; not here.” said Beal.
Mrs. Bossie said that she would go
to Uwrenre and file charges there If
ith# government would pay her ex
penses.
“My apartment is paid for until the
first of February,” said Mrs. Bossie.
‘‘I haven't much money and I don't
know what I'll do then. T want to
go down to the springs and rest, but
not until it s all over.”
Legion Honors Man
Who Championed Cause
Lincoln, .Tan. —A delegation of
niourners from the Lincoln post of
ihe American I,*»gion went to Kmer
aid today to attend the funeral serv
ices of Carl H Becker, pioneer resl
dent of that village.
Several years ago American legion
r.aires from J.lncoln went to Knjer
aid to give an address on “Americani
sation" a'.-the request of the pastor
of the Evangelic*] Hut her* n church
The congregation, however, was not
in sympathy and ran the legionnaires
out of town. Becker, a member of
the church, denounced this action
and championed the cause of the
legionnaires. As a result he spent the
remainder of his life in social ostra
cism and was shunned by hi* for
mer friends Hnd neighbors. He also
was expelled from the congregation
of the church which he helped to
build.
Frank R. O'Connell, state adjutant
cf the tmerUan l.eglon. said that
Iteoker was a "genuine patriot and
rent American."
Mystery of Cur Deserted
in “f.overs* Lane* ( legred
Beatrice. Neb. Jan —The
mystery aurmtmdlng the finding of
a deserted t‘«r in "lover* Ian*" oust
of the city a few dux* ago was clear
ed up whrn H. T. Hooley. boilermaker
at the Burlington *hopa. Wymote
Neb . Informed Sheriff Sailing that the
machine belong* to him. It wt*
«tolcn from in front of the Hilbert
I theater here last Wednesday evening
Ilf explained the Mood spot* on the
oar, ctnling that went hunting re
rently, and that the blood * a* from
several rabbit* which he thro* Into
the machine.
Daughter of Tom ( arroll
Dies iu Mina Hospital
Republican City .Mn,
Mis Francis I’aln d »M »t Kerr ' '«
pltal at Alma Sunday night, \* hllo
yet under the efforts* of a serious
operation. She Is survived h\ a hn>
Kind anti five little children.
M s t'.iin \\ ;il |ve rem»- d
fi»rtV!i rl> . Ml as FraHye* (‘irh»'l,
dauchtet of Tom Carroll, mate shrrtrt
Oil Inquiry
Is Hindered
by Politics
T. W. Gregory, Wilson Cab
inet Member, and S. H.
Strawn, Ex-Bar Head, to
Lead I.ea^e Fight.
Democrats Block Action
By Aiaodltcd Tree.
Washington. Jan. 19.—President
Coolidge tonight announred the se
lection of Silas II. Strawn of Chi
cago, republican, and Tliomas W.
Gregory, Austin, (Tex.) attorney
general in the Wilson administra
tion, as special counsel to prosecute
the government’s case growing out
of the naval nil inquiry.
Mr. Strawn jr a former preeldent
of the Illinois bar association and
of the Chicago Bar association and
Is at present chairman of the com
mittee on legal education of the
American Bar association. He con
ferred late today with the presi
dent, who has known him for some
time. ,
Mr. Gregory was attorney gen
era I of the I'nitesl States from
August. 1911. to March. 1919. U
was said at the White House that
he would leave Austin for Washing
ton tomorrow.
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Washington, Jan. Z9.—The mors
for annulment of the naval oil leasee
proceeded slowly today In a thicken
ing atmosphere of political bitter
ness.
The senate again failed to act on
the Walsh annulment resolution after
an ail-day debate In which the de
mand for the resignation of Secre
tary Etewby was renewed and a sim
ilar attack was launched against At
torney General Daugherty.
During the day Senator Walsh,
democrat. Montana, enlarged the
area of oil fields to be recovered by
introducing a resolution to assert
title to sections of naval oil lands In
California now In possession of ths
Standard Oil company.
Taking not* of the attacks on him.
Secretary Den by, after attending a
two-hours' session of President Coo!
idges cabinet, said he believed h#
had acted for the best in the oil
Thomas W. Gregory.
a threatened nervous collapse, the
oil committee decided to eisnnne his
Thy di-inns tomorrow before deciding
transactions, that he would do the
same thing again, and that he would
not resign even if the Robinson
resolution demanding that he do so
were adopted.
Coolidge Knew of “Loan."
On the floor of the senate chamber.
Chairman Renroot of the oil com
mittee, revealed that Mr. Coolldge
had been Informed In advance of the
sensational testimony given a week
ago by Archie Aoosevelt, relating to
charges of a (K>0 payment to the
foreman of former Secretary Falls
ranch.
Senator Willis, republican. Ohio,
then announced that on the same
day Mr. Fall and his fore man.
i Thomas Johnson, had been placed
under surveillance by agents of the
Pepurtinent of Justice, who were in
structed to prevent their departure
from the country
Advised that Mr Fall was unable
to appear befors It today t-e. .use > f
whether to* accept sn tnvliatl'n t*
ouestion him in his sack room
Harding's Inlecritj l iiquestioncd
The senate s debate on political fea
ture* of the oil disclosures. after cen
tering most of the day about Mr,
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