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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.
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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
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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,
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