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. The Omaha Morning Bee 'iss-l ___ « Whate'er the final liarhor be .- ■ ■ ■ ■ -- Tin eootl to sail upon the sea! N EDITION j vol. 53—NO. 196. • ~ OMAHA, THURSDAY, JANUARY" 31, 1924. *' TWO CENTS '■ TiWM &Hh,.Slu,f'- V._~J<,hn lirmlrlr,t nm"*m J By Mall (1 Tear): Dally and Sunday, *5; Sunday. *2.50, within the «th ton*. Outaide the 4th Zone (1 Year); Dally and Sunday. *12; Sunday only. *5. Prosperity Reflected by Tax Report Big Gain Shown in Payments to Federal Government From Internal Levies Over 1922. $4,854,749 for Nebraska . Washington, Jan. 30.—Internal ** taxes brought more money to the government In the lust six months of 1923 than in the corresponding period of J922, showing, in the opinion of treasury officials, it healthier and more active business condition gen erally, inasmuch as the domestic taxes are levied on scores of differ ent industrial and commercial pur suits. Statistics of receipts between July 1 and January 1, last., made public tonight by the internal revenue bu reau, showed payments to the gov ernment of $1,339,797,452 from all in ternal levies, including income and profits taxes. Receipts for the cor responding period in 1922 were $1,167,646,452. Income and profits paid their usual large share of the total $821,259,551 coming from that source, while in the last six months of 1922 this source yielded $676,796,120. There was an increase also in the miscellaneous taxes, covering all of the olher as sessments under the internal revenue law, the comparative receipt* being 8513,537,900 for the period ending last January 1, and $490,850,308 for the ::l.\- months ending January 1, 1922. The receipts include payments of the third and fourth installments on income and profits taxes in the re spective years and, these being smal ! >r than leoeipts from the first and "c nd installments, the total for the first six months of anyn year always ' ij larger. Official opinion, however, was that the Increase as between the two periods reflected prosperity in busi ness effect that could be proven in no better way than that generous ^ returns to the owners developed greater payments of taxes. New York, Pennsylvania and Illi r, is, in order, furnished the greatest amount of taxes. Total taxes paid by Nebraska for Hie last half of 1923 amount to ; 4,854,749. Cave Man Hits Red Cap, Claim IT. T>. Lamphler, restaurant man of Plattsmouth, Neb., was given a 30-day suspended sentence in munic ipal court Wednesday morning, charged with striking Walter Evnns, a red cap at the Union station, last night. He told the judge he recalled nothing of the incident. New National Bank to Be Opened at Hemingford Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bcc. Hemingford, Neb., .Tan. 30.—’Phe now Citizens National hank ha* re ceived the approval of the comptroller of the currency and will be ready to open shortly. The principal Incorpor ator* are Keith Pierce, £rnnk Abegg, O. M. Jenkins, Theodore Nee land and George lledgcock, with other leading business tnen ami farmers. The capital will be $27,500. K. L. Pierce was active In the hank ing business in Hemingford until the beginning of 1919, when he sold the bank to eastern Nebraska bankers. At one time Hemingford attempted support four banks, but through consolidation and failure the banks are reduced to only one state bank at this time. The territory normally Will support two banks. County Legion Meet. Gothenburg, Neb., Jan. 30.—The Legion posts of Lexington, Cozad, Sumner, Farnam and Gothenburg v.ill attend a county convention at Cozud Friday, February 1. More than 200 Legion and auxiliary members will he present. Membership problems, a county war memorial, adjusted compensation, and other problems will be taken up. Married ill Council Bluffs The Allowing person* obtained msr rr.go IfiMiaea In Pouncil Hluffs yester day : William Lticke. Roger*. Neb . 24 Klein gulgley, North Rend, .Neb.27 Hslph Wilson, Oakland, la. 21 Zop Wllliama, Oakland, In. 21 John PaaMf.h, Klkhorn, Neb. 23 Klla DJ»»hhp, Fremont, Nob. 27 pernard lo rgman, Washington, Neb. . 3 1 f'liHilotte Htejider, Washington, Neb. . 22 Saylor McL'ubbln, Omaha .22 Mary Phapinnn, Omaha . IB Werner K< hwelxer, Duncan, Neb.2S Kli/.abeth tlerber, Fullerton, N>b.2f» Harry Mason. « inaha . 29 F.t tlierlna Rent. Omaha . 22 i ;--Mrg Van Ma* k,.. . 34 Mary Hreenwald, Fort Morgan. Polo, .. 21 ?Tnrrll! Haag, Missouri Valley, la.20 Pima Home-*. Mdndamon, la . 1H Vidor Hie. ha. Liberty, Neb. 3*5 Fv;t Moore. PlcUorell, Neb. .2B Paul ftoeenberry, Fhdby. Neb. 19 I,ma Wftllf, Osceola, Neb . IB Rudolph |loop, <Jlenwood. Is . 23 Marjorle HadB. Silver Pity, la. IB > M. pa been. Omaha .. 2G (iladys Yeamnn, Omaha . 27 f'harlp* Lnrson. FRomaburg. Neb. .. 20 Haiti** Lind. fUronisburg, Nrh. 2B j >r« hlf «» Mrilhee. Pounell Hluffs .. I Florence Parllule. Omaha . 4 ■-i.iiiky p. teinon, tnuaba . “7 /vJr.Mb . Itlggert, Norfolk, Neb. . 23 David Hartshorn, Havelock, N*b.21 Dorothy l,'owler, Huvebn-k, Neb./ 19 i.'llfford Hulls. Lincoln, Neb . . . . "'I Jennie Hartshorn. Havelock. .Neb 19 fieorge Johr»en, AKron, Polo. ........ 22 Arms Drunken, Jiallcn, Net*. . . 21 Z* British Recognition of Russia Is Due Soor By Associated Press. Rondon, Jun. 30.—Full diplomatic recognition of Soviet Russia by tlie Eritlsh government is expected'with in ten days, according to political ob servers conversant with the labor government’s intentions These ob servers say Premier MacDonald Is anxious to have recognition an ac complished fact before parliament meets on February 12. People’s Party Speaker Flays Reserve Banks Advisory Board of Federal System Betrayed Country, Declares Roy Ilarop— Calls Bank Head ‘Cur.’ “There Is not a man with a dollar in his pocket, but 50 other men are paying Interest to keep it in circula tion,” declared Roy H. Harrop in his address at the national convention of the people's progressive party at Hotel Castle yesterday afternoon. He flayed the federal reserve sys tem and accused its head of crimi nally deflating currency. “Tlie advisory board of the Federal Reserve bank betrayed its country by ordering deflation,” he stated. "The Uoyd George regime has been made to ‘walk the plank' and in 1924 the Coolidge administration will be in the same fix.” E. Z. Miller of the Federal Reserve bank in Kansas City was character ized as a "cur” by the speaker. He also declared that J. Ogden Armour, head of the packing company, was “busted” and that it was tracable to tlie Federal Reserve bank. Preaches "Hard Times.” He preached "hard times.” which ho alleged are covering the country. "Dollars don't breed.” was the con tention of Al I. Reed of South Dakota, where the War Finance corporation is endeavoring to stabilize the finan cial base of the state. His quiet talk catne as a surprise after the assertions of other speakers. "It's not the fault of the captains <ft industry,” said Mr. Reed, "It's the fault of Um people. There have to he leaders. Collectively the people will not stride out and develop re sources." Flays Banking System. Wallace Campbell, editor of Jim Jam Jems, stated that the federal reserve banking system was mis named. "It should be called the federal 'bunking’ system,” he said. He classed the system as a need less parasite engrafted on the na tional hanks. It commandeers the national bank’s deposits, conscripts Its capital and charges up to 87 per cent per annum interest, the speaker asserted. • Other speakers were W. 15. John son, Kansas City, Mo., who advocated a federal bank in every county seat, a.-id O. E. Edwards. San Francisco. Owns Nebraska Ranch. The platform committee consists of W. B. Johnson, Kansas City; O. F. Dornblaser, Texas; O. E. Price, Mich.; George Felsing, S. ]).; Mrs. Jessie Bacon, N. Y.; John Overt, Neb., and T. L| Jackson, Minn. Mrs. Bacon, while acting as a del egate' from New York, owns a large, ranch near Gothenburg, Neb. She re. fused to be known by the name of her present husband. Frank Earl Pelham, New York attorney, but re tains the name of her former hus band who died In 1002. ______ , • Woman Travels 1.000 Miles | in Search of Her Brother Sioux City, Jan. SO.—Mrs. .1. W. Whlddon of Edmonton, Canada, has traveled nearly 1,900 miles to Sh>ux City to launch an extensive search for her brother. Dr. F. E. Fyle of Grcl<I»«, S, D., who mysteriously drop ped out of sight here six weeks ago. In addition to a $500 reward offered by authorities for information leading to his whereabouts, the sister has agreed to give $1,009 for similar In formation. Police believe Dr. Fyle suffered a lapse of memory and Is working somewhere under an as sumed name. It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief Ami it tukcs good adver tising in a good medium to sell automobiles the way that Bee want ads are selling them. Hannan Van Brunt Co. have sold four ears from their last Sunday Bee advertising, and are selling more ev ery day from every day . advertising. They say that Bee Want Ads sell auto mobiles and not only say it, but prove it by using Bee Want Ads to sell oars. Bee Want Ads can sell your car if you give them the chance. Phone AT 1000 and try it. It’s Results That Count r ' Says / id-Bonus Body Bribed Legion Head Charges New York Chamber of Commerce and Merchants’ Body ave Sums. Coolidge Firm in Stand By International News Service. ■Washington, Jan. JO.—President Coolidge today reiterated his Opposi tion to a soldiers’ bonus when a dele gation representing the "Ex-Service Men’s Anti-Bonus league” called upon him and congratulated him for "his courageous stand" against the bonus. ‘‘Those who served in the military forces during the war made a great sacrifice for their country and those who are now opposing the bonus also are making a sacrifice for their coun try," the present was reported by those present to have said at the in terview. By Amwfiatrd Pres* Albany, N. Y., Jan. 3U.—Chaises that the New York City Chamber of Commerce anil the Merchants' associa tion contributed $20,000 each to a fund of $200,000 which the Ex-Service Men's Anti-Bonus league was attempting to raise to finance the fight on bonus measures before congress were made last night by John It. Quinn, national commander of the American Legion, speaking at a dinner in honor of mem bers of the legislature. This information, he declared, he obtained from Sergeant A. I,. Allen, until recently organizer and executive director of the anti-bonus organiza tion. He said it would he placed be fore the Reed committer. Sergeant Alien resigned from the anti-bonus league. Commander Quinn declared after he charged that "it had been sold out to Wall street." "Here,” continued the commander of the legion, "is an ex-service men’s as sociation supposedly composed of men who sincerely disbelieved in the principles of adjusted compensation. Yet this Sergeant Allen, opposed to the bonus, resigns as executive director and finally asks that his name !>e disconnected entirely from the organi zation, charging that it had been sold out to Wall street, and information proving this charge has come Into my hands." "This is monstrous," the legion of ficial went on, as the audience rose and cheered, “that the Chamber of Com merce and a merchants' association having no concern with the bonus as an ethical problem, should raise such huge sums of money In order to keep their war profits, is Indeed a sad com mentary on democracy. "I charge these $20,000 slush fund raisers with being un-American in their opposition to a debt owed 4,500. 000 American soldiers.” CALLAWAY—Hershel Henderson, 2R, has been bound over to the dis trict court under $500 bond on a a charge of stealing two calves from Alfred Deal. Cream by Parcels Post Will Aid Inland Townsj In furtherance of the dairy cow project in the country, the Postofficd department has announced that cream may be shipped by parcel post. There are several inland towns which are not on railroads and arc served by slar routes emanating from railroad points. The only require ment is that theecans must be clean and tightly closed. Standard cream cans are acceptable. At present there are very few of these towns so situated making use of this facility. The Postoffice depart ment lias issued instructions that cream is perishable goods and must be cared for at once. Coolidge Bodv Names Selections for Convention Three Omahans Included in List of Candidate's An nounced by State Committee. Special lliopaiiii to The Omaha lice. Lincoln. Jan. 30.—Members of tlie Coolidge state committee and other supporter* of the president in his coming campaign this afternoon made lirblir a list of candidates for conven tion delegates, following a meeting here. Included in those delegates and from Omaha are A. W. Jefferis. iftrs. Draper Smith and H. Malcolm Bui drlge, with one addition to curne, since the second candidate from the Second congressional district has not yet been selected. The list includes five women, or more than ever be fore have been named on a slate of delegates, according to Frank 1*. Corryek, state campaign manager for C'olUdge. Once t oelidge's Teacher. Among the women candidates is Mrs. J. A. Doreinus of Aurora, under whom Calvin Coolidge sat as a pupil when he was attending the Black ■River academy of Ludlow. Yt. Petitions, the form of which ha* been approved by Secretary of State Pool, will be circulated ft once for the candidates and will include tiic names of President Coolidge. the delegates at latge, and the district delegates ami th*dr alternates. List of Candidates. The candidates selected arc the fol lowing: At large: C. F. Rcavis. Lincoln: K. R. Perry, Lincoln; A. W. Jefferis, Omaha; Mrs. Draper Smith, Otnuhn. (ieorge X. Seymour, Light: George C. Junkln, Smithflelil, and Mts. Rlanh Williams, Ainsworth. Districts; First district, Mark Woods, Lincoln, and Thomas Murray, Dunbar; Second district, II. Malcolm Haldrige (one more to lie named). Third district, Mrs. Hello Mossman, Madison, ami It. 1. Stout. Tekaxnah; Fourth district, Mrs. J. A. Duremus. Aurora, and Allen J. Murphy, Dor cheater; Fifth district, Mrs. Carrie R. Prince, CJrand Island, and J. L, Kelley, McCook; Sixth district, X. P. McDon ald, Kearney, and Dr. 11. A Copsey, Alllanle. SUNNY SIDE UP -:-l Old fashioned courtesy is not on tirely extinct. The Janitor of the Moon theater possesses it to a mark ed degree. He pawed for half an hour through the sweepings of a night t l y ing to locate for me a small sheaf of papers thought to have been dropped from my pocket while watching Tom Mix do bis stunts. And he declined a proffered tip. declaring that he was only too glad to be of sorvle to the patrons of the Moon. It Is to lie hoped that the management of flic Moon appreciates to the full the services of this courteous gentleman. When Peter Overgard'a horse fell on him and rendered him hapless. Peter sent his dog home with a mes sage that brought help A good dog Is always something to be prized. And a good dog seldom carries messages like "little bird®" are so prone to carry, and Which bring trouble much oftener than rescue Lelng moved on the editorial page has its cftmi>* neat ions. Just think of the highbrow company well be in on and after next Sunday! A Lincoln man, convicted of ,<p preprinting $18,000 belonging to his employers, is paroled for an hid'* terminate period, conditioned upon bin repaying at the rate of $.»0 a month. He is now 32 years old. If he keepa up the payments he will be fli! years old Is-fore the debt Is discharged. provided he Is not charged with interest on the defined payments. We refuse to be Inveigled into figuring how old li« will be if he has to pay the full amount with Interest at the rate of 8 per cent on the deferred payments. It makes our head rich® to figure any man sad died with that sort of a deal. The Old Timer w ho keeps a watch ful eye upon the reminiscent wan derings of this department at rolled in to ask why reference was not made to "Meerschaum" smoking to bgeco in yesterday * finest lonmiit e about shirts and collars and six and fi cent shine*1. \N * wrll re member it. It cam® in a paper > lag a Is nit as big as the one that now enfolds t half dollar's worth of sugar. It cost 10 cents and had 10 time* that many. Probably time isn’t flying any faster now than it used to, but It feels like it. It seem.-* only day before yesterday that I was chasing ole M' tralfe off my front pon h he cause he made o much noise that i% night worker was unable to catch upon sleep. Met him yesterday, and had to reach away back into memory to get him placed. \V« n Ole to dis turb my slumbers now I d remon strate in very i^id language. Chas ing him off when he I* disinclined to gc impresses me a.- being Something of a Colossal Task. The hotel men of Omaha are pre paring to give Rome Miller a testi monial banquet. An evening Is not long enough to permit of saying all the good things Mint might he said of him, so the stigg••stlon Is offered that the speakers roast and roast and ioh*1 until Home howl#. Merely a suggestion, of course, hilt the ptogiam roininittco now getting i*ady for the annual meeting of the Ncbraskn 1‘iee* as-o'dat loti at < St and Island would make a hit by at rang ing tor Kdgar Howard, t’aiy Nrvln of faiiurl. Hob Hi* of tVntnil t'itv, Mail; Murray *»f Ponder and lid Ki ye of Niobrai a to be pics*uit. '1’hen shear Kdgar* long lock* and distribute them among the other four, thus strlK Ing a lltth* better average of hirsute idnrntitent. Ulan t'aiy. Hob, Mark a ml Kd b'kr off their hits they look like a <iuiitet of Interpretive dancers. Another evidence that Tempi* Kuglts nil too rapidly. Ilel|»ed to set out the trees In the depot park nt Ninth [tend, and now some of 11»*.*• o tie* * are so big that, the edi torial Is h would hardly reach around t hem. If .Miter! H. Kail’s email was any thing like the land on with li l amp i Valy was located through Ids In strumentality, that IIOO.IWmi obtained from Itoheny was enough to put (hs.se 11,000,000 acre* Rushing With First Aid to the Injured /im wuftT ////&£ ^r' 'QRnot (^ _ *0 n V-^fE-r y -- ^ Skinner Stock Asked Canceled Huge lie L. Hodge filed suit In die trict court W ednesday morning on lie iialf'of about 30 stockholders of the Hkinner Packing company, against the company, asking cancellation of contracts for subscription to stor k and cancellation of notes given in payment. ( . S. KmploynwMit Bureau May Open Branch in Omaha Lincoln, Jan. 30.—I.abor Commis sioner L. It. Frye, who also holds the post of federal director of employment for Nebraska, is considering the ail visnbtlity of establishing a branch ■ ffii-e of the federal employment bu reau in Omaha. Frye ha a been investigating condi tions In Omaha and will complete Ms investigation February l, when It Is probable that Jie will install the branch office at the Colored Commer cial club, of which Matt Hunter i* president and K. L. Williamson, sec retary. "1 anticipate that there will l»e some objection to this location." Frye said, "but if they can give service, that Is what we want." Nebraska Hanks ill Pay Taxes Only Pnder Protest Lincoln. Jan. JO. The State Bank era’ association has instructed its members not to pay taxes until coun ty treasurers have issued distress warrants and then to pay the taxes under protest. Distress warrants will lx* issued February t. The Nebraska hanks are protesting against a ruling of tax officials which now not give them the right to pay on an intangible basis. Nebraska Convict Must Pi nidi San Quentin Term Il.» .tanociitr) rrr%*. Lincoln. Jan. 30 William F.nidy, serving a term in the state peniten* tlarv here on a charge of automobile theft, alleged to halt been commit ted after he had broken parole from Mn Quentin prison in t'aliforjiia. w.-im (Housed this afternoon to .1. J. Man lahun of the California prison and will he taken back to fin'sh his sen tenco there. Sl mien I Referendum on liooze Issue lo Re linrreil nl l\ebrnslia Spcclitl Ulkimtrli to The Onmlin It. e. Lincoln, Jan. 30. •• "Brepogterou*,’’ Is the comment of Chancellor Samuel Avery of the I'nlvcisltv of Nebraska on a proposed student referendum on prohibition, which appears today In a student publication Despite the fact that eastern universities are permit ting such referendum, the chancellor. In rejecting the proposal, declares that the “university cannot, with propriety, permit a referendum to be taken Involving a subject on which its own governing hoard has spoken definitely and authoritatively.’’ In support of hts refusal, the chan cellor cites a recent order from the 1 mard of resents directing unlveiulty Authorities to cooperate with piohb bitlon officers "insofar as the uitlvet ally is comc» nftl ft The cruiser Omaha and sit de stroyers were ordered to remain at Vera Cruz until further orders. Postmaster General New an nounced that hereafter newspapers would be given the same treatment ill I he mail* as letters. The State department was in formed of the release from a Ger man prison of Corliss H. Griffis, who attempted to Kidnap Grover C. Bergdoll. Democratic leaders in the house announced that they would mote for an investigation of the shipping board. Itepublican members of the house ways and meant committee toted for a reduction of all personal in come taxes payable this year. The senate rejected three amend ments to the Walsh oil lease annul ment resolution, but failed to reach a vote on the resolution it«elf. Senator MrKellar, democrat, Ten nessee. proposed ill Ihe senate to bar as counsels in the naval oil eases any person who has been connected with an oil company. Physician* told the senate oil in vestigating lonmiittee that Albert It. Falls was In no condition to ap pear and the committee decides to appoint its own doctor* to examine him. Mias II. Straw ii, one of the spe < ial oil prosecuting counsel selected by tlie president, conferred witli Mr. < oolidge while awaiting the arrival of Thomas W. (tregory. the otlnr attorney rhosen. Itear \dmiral 1-aflnnr. judge ad-t vneatc general of the navy, told the house naval roinmiltre lie informed Secretary Dcuhy it would be legal to enter into contract with the Itnheny interests tor the eonstrur tion of oil tankage at I’r.irl llarhor. The army air service announced the around the world flight would start from I lover field. Santa Monica, near lais \iigeles, about March 15. Indictments against Beiudlrt t row ell, former assistant seeretury of war, and other in connection with wartime rontniimriit Imilding. were held invalid by the supreme court ol tlic District of t iiliuiildn The treasury reported that In ternal laves brought more money to i the government lit the last si\ ! iiiiinlhs of than In the rnrrc spmiding | mm inti of 10*?, indicating I a healfhier eonilltion. Arnold Hoy > .1 il W Broken W lien Motor ( atir Ovi'rliirn* Hrokon lh*w. Neb. Jan 80 -(..ant \\ om h. 1fl. i»f Arnold. is xiiffn iim from a broken j«w nml a ty maxh c«t face, bextdex other injui iex ro reived when the »ard in which ho won riding xkldded In the mud and* turned completely over. Youti|i Mnneh wax thrown from the rar. receiving the full hnivict of the huh of the front win el on liifc left, check Mix two companion-- K.tiph j Alexander and («%•••« n* 1! | pit , hmh! of Arnold wm\ nnlniml The o dent ma nned alnntl fix o miles west of Morna while the ynitrtit mm were on their way to I'mkcn How | y Norris Launches Attack in Senate Washington, Jan. 30.—Roth repub lican and democratic leaders in the j senate pressed for a vote today - n the Walsh oil lease annulment resolution. Debate was renewed Immediately after the senate convened. Senator Norris, republican. Nebraska, a for mer memt>er of the oil committee, making an impressive exposition of his views. He declared he approach ed the subject "with a feeling of re gret. sorrow and humiliation." "I have no party to eulogize." said Senator Norris, "and no party to con demn. I have only an interest in the integrity of our common country-" The investigation into the leasing of oil reserves has shown clearly, he asserted, that "from the beginning there has been an utter disregard" of the government policy as laid down by congress and of the law* enacted to carry out that policy. Defiance of All Ijw*. "The very first order (the exeeu- j five order transferring the reserves from the navy to the intertori, upon which all the leases are based," he said, "was to my mind utterly and absolutely illegal. It waa made in de fiance of all laws hearing upon that subject. "I concede that men may honestly disagree as to the policy of keeping .these oil reserves in the ground or In tank storage. But there is no oppor tunity for disagreement upon the question (hat the policy in this re spect is peculiarly with congress, and that, right or wrong. It is the duty of every patriotic citizen to see that such policy is carried out. It is especially the duty of high public officials." Pointing out that congress had not been asked to legislate authorizing the transfer. Senator Norris declared it was because those interested know that congress would not approve it. "If wo are to maintain our insti tutions. if the republic is to live,” he said, “it must be through respect and admiration for the law. "What can you expect front the peo ple if high officials disregard and set them aside with Impunity?" Violations of law. as pre-entfd in the present Instance Senator Norris declared, eventually would lead to a rule by despots and tyrants There <-ould lie no doubt, he argued, that the leases and contracts made by Secretary Fall after the "Illegal ' tram fer of Jurisdiction to him, "were as void of legality as the original order of transfer." Referring to statements that the lease-, had been d'.si lissed by the iwto net. Senator Norris said lie often won dared if tlie illegality of the enntem plated action had not been called to iTltrn 1 *» I'ski- Two t iilinnn 1 -V el The Weather_ For n hour* rn<1'ii« ; p m, J*ny »ry 3 A T*‘ifl|R>riili»n', Niih^t, M: liRiryi. .1* n p,»r »*nt. Total ilfflplWt ' „ .inna I nrv 1. 1:7 V*ro«Ipn-illott. 1n< hrs «f burnt vf>4th* Totni. 0 Tot*j nintp J*tutu t v y * j ,ir. f t t*ilt>. •» <'S l (,ni|trn»l,iro» ■ a m . ’ •* a in. ,. > T ■» in . '• * a »*i .... ‘ * n a m . . . < 10 * m i *i * I 1 • **1 * ‘ 12 «* • »- m,, ,. «< ' ^ m .., , . •«' : i **.» 4> i i' in i I a senators Flounder in Oil Muddle Prosecuting Counsel Is Ex amining Evidence of Leave Investigating Commit tee of Senate. Amendments Rejected Nebraska Senators Differ Washington, Jan. 30.—Senators Howell and Nor Via differed In their voting in the senate today for the first time. While Senator Howell at all times favored the Teapot Dome lease annulment resolution, he joined others In voting against certain rather stinging and minor amendments proponed. Senator Norris, on the other hand, voted in favor of nearly all amendments. "I thought some amendments rather strong,” was Senator How ell’s comment. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 30.—Affirmative action looking to the annulment of the naval oil leases was Initiated today while the senate still was en gulfed in a swirl of debate over the Walsh annulment resolution. Silas H. Strawn, who. with Thomas W. Gregory, has been selected to prosecute the oil cases, conferred with President Coolidge and then be gun examination of evidence collected by the senate oil committee. Although it failed to reach a final vote on the Walsh resolution, the senate rejected three amendments de signed to modify its language and then launched again Into further and bitter discussion which forced the measure over until tomorrow. Senator McKeilar. democrat. Ten nessee. Interrupted debate long cnotfgh to Introduce a proposal to bar a? special government counsel in the oil cases any person who has been connected with any oil com pany, as counsel or otherwise. Admiral Advised Denby. Starting an oil Inquiry of its own. the house naval committee heard two admirals, one of whom, J. L. Lati mer. judge advocate general of the navy, testified that he had informed Secretary Denby In December. 1321, that it would be legal to enter into a contract with the Dolieny inter ests for the construction' of tankage at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in con junction with their lease of the Cali fornia reserve. Demands for the resignation of Secretary Denby for his part in the oil leases were renewed in the senate, while Senator Robinson of Arkansas, democratic leader, stated privately he would press his resolution for such resignation at the first opportu nity. To Examine Fall. The senate oil committee was told bv four physicians that the prep ent condition of former ^Se - -ary Fail made it inadv sable for him to appear at a public hearing, but the committee decided to appoint a med ical commission of its own to eg amine him. E. L. Doheny returned to Washing ton with a request that the commit tee hear him again and he prohntvly will take the stand at the next see sion on Friday. He declined through his counsel to reveal the nature of the statement he intends to make. By r»lrffv»l SmtIw. Washington, Jan. SO.—The senate before adjournment this evening, forecast the certain passage of tha " alsh resolution demanding cancel lation of ex Secretary Fall .* leases ot naval oil lands to K. 1.. Poheny and H. F. Sinclair, on the ground that the leases were illegally executed by h'all and Secretary of the Navy I>r by on behalf of the government. In three test votes the combined rtnocrati and progressives defeated attempts of {he republicans to amend the resolution by modifv :ng its harsh and condemnatory language. Among outstandin g development in the government oil scandal: A fight has opened against e« Attornev General Gregory, one of President Goolidges nominees for in dependent work, to prosecute til's* who are bound to be guiltv In th* naval oil leases. Senator McKellar baa proposed an amendment to th* house Nil appropriating fioo.ooo for this prosecution. The amendment for bid* the use of any of these f r-d* for employment of any lawy er vv i is* firm ha$ ever worked for oil com panies. It is understood that Gregory's law firm comes within this designation, having represented th* Gulf Refining company Senator Georgs Xnrrta, Nebraska, denounced the fateful example of dis regard for law which had been s-'t by an entire group in the president s cabinet, disposing of the navy- oil reserve* in a manner not only un authorised by congress. but in direct contravention of laws passed by con gress, W «'«lnt'xla\ Hop Rfcfi|tl> at Sioux t it\ Break Rfronlj Sioux Oily, Jm .\1! nrw't'd* for t'ocelpif) of ho*n« n a Finnic <f*y at the Si«>u\ < ?\ a*: .kvai 1» \\?r» luvkrn NN tlnfhin »Vt> »• i>*l of *4.467 heart. Of tfci* numb** S? * *ST aniVYst In 31 * rn * i 7$f» " 01 0 ahll'i < si b> \ '• k