THE (>MAHA N' 0RN1NG Dee somewhat «older. |*m |Hra wr should alt be as happy - —.. -. ■ ■ .. ■ ■ -. ■ ■ , . - - aa Kings. v CITY EDITION j VOL. 53. NO. 214. OMAHA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1924. * TWO CENTS11 Wc.\nd -^n *««>«»»>" j *™———__ Mali (1 Year); Dally and Sunday. 16: Sunday. 12.60, within tho 4th gone. Outilda the 4th Zone (1 Tear); Dully and Sunday. >15: Sunday only. >1._ - State Dairy Society Is Organized Organization to Stimulate In dustry and Create Interest Among Citizens Formed at Lincoln. Carl R. Gray Presides I.incoln. Feb. 20.—The Nebraska Dairy Development society is a going organization. Tentatively organized in Omaha recently, it was'voted into existed here this afternoon by more than 2i>0 farmers, bankers, railroad men and stockmen. According to the constitution, the purposes of the organization will be as follows: 1. To stimulate, encourage and per petuate the dairy industry in the ^^siate of Nebraska through education, service and studied development in production and marketing. 2. To create and conserve an Inter est among the citizens of Nebraska sufficient to cause a realization of the importance of the dairy industry and the proper feeding, breeding and care of dairy stock. In its function as a service organ ization, the society will employ sev eral dairy experts who will act as field men to instruct Nebraska farm ers in the care of dairy cattle and to purchase stock upon request made to them by farmers. Carl Gray Chairman. "Its fundamental purposes are edu cation and co-operation,” declared •‘art li. Gray, president of the Union Pacific, who acted as chairman of the meeting. “It is anticipated that the budget will enable the selection of a manager and at least one assist ant, both of whom will be field men with an offico for the collection of vital statistics. “They will develop weak spots is existing dairy operations, carrying this‘activity not only into the im provement of tlie dairy herd with out regard to breed, through elim ination, substitution and breeding, but into the questions of operations, transportation and marketing, co-op erating in the closest way In all these activities with the county agent and the extension service of the college of agriculture. Platform Suggestion*. "For the platform X offer the fol lowing suggestions: "That the Nebraska Dairy Deveh ^MT'lunnit society Is to be devoted to the best interests of the farmer In this state, to encourage and aid him in any present dairy activities and to t he development of the business as a whole along constructive and prac tical lines, having in mind contin ually that to be successful it must be compensatory.? The affairs of the society will be managed by a board of 25 trustees and an executive committee of seven members. Any citizen of Nebraska of good character and •standing who is in terested in the development of the state and especially those Interested in the dairy industry are eligible to membership, according to the consti tution. "This meeting looks like a ray of light," said J. E. Baker, president of the Lancaster County Milk Producers' association. Baker, however, Insisted that the society must "look first of all to the marketing side of the thing," and his statement was reiterated by C. B. Stewart, secretary of the Nebraska Farm Bureau federation, who moved the Inclusion of the word "market ing” in the constitution. Meeting in Uproar. The meeting wa* thrown into an uproar shortly after it had been called to order, when I. W. Jacoby of Have lock rose and declared himself in violent opposition. Stating that he owned a herd of dairy cattle and “knew what he was talking about," Jacoby said that there ^*,a! no need for the organization, since it was but a dpullcattyn of other agencies now in existence. Jacoby then Insisted on reading the salaries of railroad presidents in the country, despite outspoken demands that the meeting had been called to discuss the dairy industry and not -transportation. When Jacoby was well down his Hut, President Gray Interrupted to say. "There are only two possible kinds .of railway operation, Mr. Jacoby, private snd governmental, and T say for your information that T have been offered a. larger salary by a gn\ernment owned railroad than I am now receiving.” Drowned Out by I.a tighter. The climax of Jacoby's speech was reached when he announced that the people's legislative service, of which Senator I .a Follette Is chairman, was the nuthority for hi* figures, and the speaker was unable to continue because of tho prolonged laughter of his audience. Jacoby cast, the only dissenting vote on the advisability of the society. Delegate* from Cherry county and from southwestern Nebraska stated that there was a renl need for the organization to train them In the proper care of dairy cattle. "We've been cattlemen out there,” said one of their number, "and we want field men to show ua how to handle dairy cows with our beef cattle.” "On* of th* causes of the failure of young men to return to the farm Is a large mortgage that never dl nnllshesj” Pan Morris, Kearney ^*>1 anker, told the meeting. r “On farms where cows *rs being milked there Is no jnortgage and the boy* go back," h* continued. Morris' statement fairly well re fleeted the feeling of the majority n( the audience, which believed that a t w cows on farms that now buy ■e Cloudy and Colder Is Predicted for Omaha Mostly cloudy and colder is the of ficial weather forecast Thursday of M. V. Robins, government meterolo gist. The temperature recorded in Omaha yesterday was 7 above. Meterologist Robins • expects the thermometer to be near the zero mark by Thursday morning. Snow was falling east, west and north, with seven inches of snow at Cheyenne. Temperatures north and west were low. At North Platte and Valentine it was 4 above zero; at Des Moines, 8 above; at Kansas City, 16 above; at Denver, 8 above, and at Sioux City, 6 above. their milk will spell the difference between profit and loss. State Behind in Cows. "There are no l>ank failures in Wis consinfl which is one of the greatest dairying states in the union, and haven’t peen in five year," said Howard AVineland of Dincoln, who added that he had made frequent trips to that state and was thorough ly familiar with conditions there. J. E. Baker cited figures which show Nebraska has one cow for every 2.9 persons, while Wisconsin, with its 1,796,000 rattle, has one for every 1.6. Other states included by Baker were New' York, which- he said has 1,450,000 cattle, or one to every 7.7 persons; Illinois, with 657,000 cattle, or one fo every 6.3 persons, and Ohio with 888,000 cattle, or one to every 6.6 persons. "We have too many cows for the present market and too few for big consumption plants," Baker said. "One of the first crops we must raise here are fellows who know how to raise cows." A nominating committee brought In a list of 30 potential members of the board of trustees and the list was circulated with instructions to vote for 22. IJst of Trustees. The list of trustees announced to night Includes 10 farmers, six hank ers, two creamery men, one co-opera tive creamery manager, a secretary of a creamery organization, an agricul tural college professor, two railroad men, one publisher, and the secretary of the state board of agriculture, The trustees elected follow: Carl R. Gray, Omaha; John IJavls, Geneva; Pat Walsh, McCook; Dan Morris, Kearney; Elliott Davis, Hastings; H. P. Davis, Lincoln; Charles Steward, Lincoln; C. A. AJinnlck, Crawford; Martin Dlmery, Sidney; Wayland Ma gee, Bennington; W'alter Head, Oma ha; W. F. Holcomb, Clay Center; E. R. Danielson, Lincoln; W. H. Butterfield, Norfolk; C. E. Leonard, Scottsbluff; S. R. McKelvle, Lincoln; A. L. Hecker, Lincoln; H. L. Mcl^augblin. Doni phan; Dan V. Stephens, Fremont; Ole Hanson, Orleans; A. J. Weaver. Falls City! George W. Holdrege, Omaha; H. D. Lute, Paxton. J. S. Clark, Ra venna, and W. E. Spencer, Alliance. Ten Thayer County Teams Enter Tourney Hebron. Neb., Feb. 20.—Ten Thayer county high school Dasket ball teams will play In a tournament In Hebron Thursday, Friday and Saturday of ttis week. This is the first affair of its kind to be held In the county, under the auspices of the County High School Athletic association and is under the direction of P. T. Johns of Chester, H. J. Freeborn and W. H. Roselius of Hebron. The first night games are scheduled as fol lows: Hebron High reserves sgainst Dav enport; Hebron High against Carle ton; Brunlng against Chester; Desh ler against Alexandria; Hebron acade my against Belvldlre. The winning teams will draw for games on Fri day and Saturday evening will be finals. The Hebron Commercial club has ofered two trophies for the tour nament. Bryan Favors Fire Arm Law Imperial Itispatrh to Tho Omaha Be*. Lincoln, Feb. 20.—Governor Charles W. Bryan this morning declared him self In favor of a state or federal law to license or limit the sale of fire arms, as the result of the fetal shooting Monday of District Judge William M. Morning. He said that local lawa would have but little effect. Rumania Nasty to U. S. in Protest Washington, Feb. 20.—Chairman Johnson of the Immigration commit tee told the house today he had re ceived an ‘'lmpudent'• protest from the Rumanian legation against pro visions of the new Immigration bill. Auto and Truck Collide. H. Ducll, 40 Fleming avenue. Council Bluffs reported thnt he col lided yesterday nt. Tenth street and Third avenue with a truck owned by Ham Gross. Eleventh street and Broadway, driven by Harold Robert son. One wheel of the truck was broken when It was forced against the curb. Compromise at Herrin. Herrin, 111., Feb. 20.—A compromise between .Sheriff George Gnlllgnn slid the Kll Klux Klan. which provides for a cessation of dry raids by the klan. the removal of H. Glenn Young, paid employe of the klan, and two of Oalllgsn's deputies, was announced to day hy a citizens' committee which brought shout the compromise. Pullman Portent Get Raiae. Chicago, !'>h. 20.—The Pullman company announced today an 3 per cent wage Increase, the annual total of which will exceed $1.000,000, for Its porters. The Increase will be distributed among all Pullman porters, number Ing between 3,000 and 10,000 t r " ~ It Would Help if the Neighbors Would Use a Little Parental Discipline, Too WELL* WHILE THERE 5 PLENTY OF HOT SOAPSUDS and water, why not DO A LITTLE CLEANING UP IN YOUR OWN HOUSE HOLD ? YOU CAN'T EXPECT MY FAMILY To BE ANGELS IP YOU'RE GOING To LET Yours, run wild all. j s . mer the place- j Delaney to Meet Tunney March 17 Dos Angeles, Feb. 20. — Jfmmy Delaney. St. Paul light-heavyweight, who lost a decision to Bert Colima, welterweight of Whittier. Cal., here last night has been matched to meet Gene Tunney. American light heavy weight champion, in a 10-round bout In St. Paul, St. Patrick day, March 17, according to hla manager, Mike Colins. I.ast night's defeat waa the first decision Delaney lost during his ring career. Delegate Candidate in Favor of Johnson Grand Island. Neb., Feb. 20.—A. W. Sterne, for many years a leading local republican, and delegate to the national convention eight years ago, has announced hla candidacy for nomination for delegate from the Fifth district. Owing to some con troversies In the past, Mr. Sterne desires republican voters of the dls trlct to know exactly where he stands, and has made public the fol lowing statement: "Recent events have persuaded me, so far as my individual opinion Is rcncerned, that the best Interests of the nation, and of our own state, suggest the nomination of Senator Hiram Johnson. "I shall not let my Individual nplnlon stand In theway of doing my July as I see It, however. If thw majority of the district’s republican electors express a preference for Renator Johnson in the presldentlsl choice, I shall cast my vote at the national convention for Senator Inhnson until released In writing by the senator or hla manager; and If. in the other hand, the republicans of my district shall express a choice for President Coolldge, my vote In the national convention will he cast for President Goolidge until similarly re leased by him.” Peace Disturber# Fined. William B.vrutn and V. Howlaw.ay, arrested Monday night In the Rock Island yards, when employes reported to police they were preparing to settle an argument with revolvers, were fined for disturbing the peace In Council Rluffs police court Tuesday. Police found no weapons on either man at the time of arrest. Married in Council Bluffs. Th# fnllowlnr paraonn obtained mar naan 1!can*a In f'ouncll Hluffn rlny: Floyd A Hick*. Omaha ** Anna K. O'Hara. Council Hluffn .24 Owlaht f>c*clmn, Kdlnon. Nab.22 Glady Walkar, Lincoln, Neb.24 Tohn A Halvla. Ornnhn .41 Fnnnln K. Coffey. Omaha . 41 Krnaaf Flrlb, Omaha 25 Allca Stuart, Omaha 21 Arthur Von Sena^rc Wayne Neh.22 f'hrlntlna Kif*a**r, Wayne. Nab.24 Robert Tl. NhHton. Omaha .74 Flanal* K. Todd, Omaha .29 \ K Karr. Lincoln. Neh . 2*1 4ylv|* O. Harry, Lincoln, Nab.22 l.cwln A. Waatlund. Lincoln, Neh.,,,,.41 Mary Monaco. Lincoln, Nab.25 Frank Kauanar. Hralnnrd Neh .21 Hart ha Nnvratll. Hralnnrd. Nab. 1* Theodora W Jacnbaon. Omaha ..24 f)nra Aallnr. Omaha .24 Deorjra Hpahn, Sutton. Nab .SS llattla It. Hatcllffa. 8hlcklay. Nah ...SO Amlal Kallar, Cadar Bluff*. N»t*.22 Kva LaGrand. Cadar Hluffn, Nab.22 John Glaaahoff Millard. Nab.IS Anna Holl, Millard. Neh .#...24 Frad llartman. Oratna. Nab. ....••«» 22 Oladya Fit*. Gretna, Neb ..21 Roy L Ifuntar. Isorcttn N*b.....24 .lannla Llttfftl, Loratto. Nab. ..21 Frank Hal*. Vallay. N*o. 24 lfa*al Hlndmarah Vallay. Nab. ...... '-2 Qaofga Gohda. Lincoln, Nab ..........21 f.nla Johnaon. fled Oak, la . 19 F.uaana D. Kbernola Omaha .....25 raulina K Rlchay. Omaha .22 Lloyd A Ifcidaekar Prlncaton. N»b 24 tVulah M. Moat* Hatlam. Nah. 20 1 r Kaarna, Crnt§ Nab. .27 Mary Lund. Cratff. Nab.21 4 The Day in Washington i' Secretary Hughes made farther suggestions to house and senate committees regarding pending immi gration legislation. President I'oolidge withdrew the nomination of George B. Christian. Jr., to he a member of the federal trade commission. Chairman Johnson of the house immigration committee described a Roumanian immigration protest on the 'floor of the house as "Impu dent.” Harry Payne Whitney was ques tioned by the senate oil committee regarding possible stock transac tions by public officials. Senator Klklns, republican. West Virginia, said he had purchased stork in the Sinclair Consolidated Oil company and was willing to tell the oil committee shout it. President Coolidge was advised by Senator laidge of Massachusetts, the republican leader, that republi can senate sentiment was growing in favor of Attorney General Daugh erty's retirement. Daugherty In a statement publicly defied his rritlra. House organization republicans were again routed by a democratlr repiihliran-lRsurgeiit coalition with the result that amendments to the tax bill dealing with stork dividends and earned Incomes were adopted. Carload of Rum Seized at Denver Denver. Colo.. Feb. 20—On* thou sand cases of bonded liquor valued at morn than $200,000 was seized in the railroad yards early this morning by a squad of policemen acting under orders from Sergeant Fred Reed. Sergeant Reed had received a secret tip that a carload of bonded liquor, consigned to unnamed persons In Cleveland, O., had been billed from a California point as "non intoxicating Wine.” The car arrived in Denver last night over the Union Pacific and wars to have been transferred to the Rock Island early this morning when seized. Sergeant Reed refused to give the names of the parties Involved, but said it was th« first step In the breaking up of a nation wide booze ring which had been in operation for a year. To fio to Nevada Diocese. Milford. Mass., Feb. 20.—Bishop Arthur W. Moulton of the Kplscopal diocese of Utah, received notice of Ills appointment as bishop of Ne vada to succeed Bishop George Hunt ing. The two dloceaes will tie Joined under one head. Bishop Moulton said bis appointment was one of the last official aits of Right Rev. Alex ander C. Garrett, preaiding bishop of the Protestant Kplscopal ehiirrh, who died Monday night. Cyclones to Wrestle Jayhawks Amm, ln.# FVb. ?0.—roach Otto H/HIka wquart of Iowa Stata college wreatlera will moot the Kantaa uni veraity runtniru In Hawrenre tomor row night nnrt than will go to Holla, Mo.. where they moat th(i Holla School of Mine* weatltr*. Negotiation* at# underway for a mart with tha Michi gan Angle* mat mm her#, F>b ary 2R Overcoat Stolen. TVilllnm rarranghtnn. employ# of the Swift Hacking company plant reported to South Oinnha police th theft of an ovarcoat from hi* locket at the plant. Democrat Forces • Push Tax Victory Amendment Passed Giving Farmers Benefit of Fur ther Reduction. Washington. Fsto. 10.—Continuing to exert their complete coslitlon con trol, the democrats and Insurgent progressives again ran roughshod over the repubicans in today's con sideration of the tax reduction bill In the house. Two more Important amendmente were written Into the hill over the vigorous opposition of the regulars. Both were offered by Representative Garner, democratic tax leader, and supported solidly by the democrats and by about 15 of the Insurgent pro gressive group. The first change makes the regular income tax rates applicable to profits from the sale of stock dividends, re gardless of when sold. Under the present law. which the bill proposed to continue In operation, such profits are sulject to the regular taxes only If sold within two years after Issu ance. After that time they become “capital assets’* and taxable at a maximum of 12 1! per cent. The vote on this amendment was 162 to 11*. , s Farmers to Benefit. The second overturn of the repub lican organization cams on an amend ment specifically extending to farm ers and small business men the bene fits of the 25 per cent reduction on earned Income. The vote was 141 to 134. The democrats abandoned their an nounced plnn to support an Increase of (he 23 per cent earned Income re duction to S3 1 3 per cent. The pro visions making all Income up to eubject to this reduction and limiting application of the reduction to Incomes up to $20,000 likewise were approved without opposition. Final Vole Monday. Numerous other individual efforts to modify the measure jvi tmportsnt particulars were mowed down in rap id order and when Hms for adjourn ment rnnie, such progress had been made that leaders on both sides thought a final vote on passage of the bill could be bad next Monday Instead of the latter part of next week as originally expected. Seventy-three of the 24! pages Iry the measure, or approximately ens third, have been passed ovr since consideration of amendments was begun Monday. Moreover, thechlef controversial features have been dls posed of already. Representative Garner proposed tonight that an agreement to vote on passage Monday he entered Into but Chairman Green of the ways and means committee, In charge of the bill, said hewnuld have to watt until tomorrow before giving Ills an swer. He said hewould not agree to fix the date for n vote later than Monday. By Intemsllensl News Hervlre. Washington. Feb. !«.—The Hi new I Hist I'reslilenl (onllilge will veto Hie denimmllc lax reduction rales that are now written into Hie new revenue bill In place of the Mellon arhrilulea was ilcflnitrly projected today In the congressional tax fight. The White House was In direct touch with Hie enpltol during the ha I loling late Tuesday. A White House official who usual ly speaks for the president said to day "The president will not recede ono Inch from his previously stated posi iTurn le Page Hie. column One ! 4 Daugherty’s Resignation In More Senators in Stock Deals -/ * Gj -—~ Elkins’ Name Only One of Many, Belief Pressure to Soft-Pedal Probe Taken to Indicate Group of Senator^ Involved in Oil Deals. Washington, Keb. 20.—The admis sion today by I’nited States Senator TJavid E. Elkins, republiean, West Virginia, that he speculated in Sinclair Consolidated Oil stock was declared to be only an entering wedge Into a situation, which if developed officially, will show that a large group In the senate, in addition to administration officials, have been playing the stock market regularly. This, it is unofficially admitted, is the reason back of the tremendous pressure brought by Individual sena tors to soft-pedal the investigation. It is the reason behind the secret sessions of the probe committee. It is the unconfessed Justification for sequestering witnesses behind the committee’s closed doors and cau tiously feeling out the character an<i probable extent of their Information. The expert accountants from the federal trade commission who have been studying the books of Wash ington and New York brokerage houses, have had in their possession for days the names of these stock gambling senators and administration officials. Yet every inquiry put to the committee as to what progress these accountants have made has hrmieht the rei.lv: “We don't know yet. We haven't asked them yet.” The committee was definitely In formed weeks ago that a certain Washington brokerage house carried the accounts of high officials of the government under numbers Instead of their names. These numbers were given to the accountants before they set to work on the brokers' books. Yet the name of Senator Elkins, dis closed In secret session of the com mittee yesterday and jealously guard ed by the committee, is the only name thus far made public on the list of stock gamblers in congress. Special Counsel Poinerene and Rob erts announce officially that they plan two legal steps in tha Immediate fu ture. The first will be the filing in federal court of a petition to abro gate the Doheny, Sinclair and Stand ard Oil leases on naval oil reserve lands. The second step will be appli cation In federal court for a tempor ary restraining order against the re moval preliminary to application for a permanent Injunction. While Harry Payne Whitney was handing certain of his private ac count sheets to the senate oil lease Investigating committee In secret ses sion today Senator Elkins awaited him In the committee anteroom. A little later Whitney and Elkins walked arm-in-arm down the corridor to the latters office, where they visited. Then Senator Elkins gave an Inter view in which he freely admitted hav ing speculated at the time Secretary of the Interior Fall leased Teapot Dome to Its subsidiary company, Mammoth Oil. Senator Elkins declared he Is pre pared to tell the investigating com mittee about his oil trading, it the committee wishes to call him to tli? stand. British Labor Council Urges Freeing India London, Feb. 20.—The national council of the independent labor par ty which command# great influence with the present labor government has Issued n statement strongly sup porting India's claims for full political and economic liberty. It urges the appointment of a commission to revise the government of India act and further sake the government "to consider Inviting rep resenatlves of the various parties In India to consult with It regarding acceleration of full self government, which should he Impeded by no claim that (ireat Britain Is the rightful ruler of India." Davis Defeats Moss in an in Horseshoe Finals Ijrke Worth, Fla.. Feb. 20.—In vincible flinging by C. O. 1'avia of Cleveland, O., burled "Putt" Moss man. 17 year-old Kldora. la., youngster under a rain of horseshoes today when the two undefeated contestants threw tlielr match game tn the day's plsy of the 1074 mid winter tourney, of the National Horseshoe sssocia tion. \\ ashinptou Program. Pupils from Smith High school will present Washington's birthday pro gram at the meeting of (tie Morton Paik Community center In the Mor ton park pavilion Friday night. The program will include a playlet "Any thing tint the Tritth." and a talk by It. H. Johnson. ( The Weather I V----/ For ?4 hour* *p 1ln« T p tn February Ift Tfmp#r*l«ra ftlghrat. SO Inwaat, 10. mran. 16; normal, IT; total 4*floj#nc.v • Inc* January 1 1’6 Pr*rlpltat|on larh** a«4 Hundredth* Total. I. total atnra January 1, 16; 4* flcltvtry, ?ft llntirlv Tmiiirraliirf*. 6 a rr\ 7 l p tn .17 ft a nt.* * P m . 7 a nt . .., . 1ft p tn .10, ft a m II ftp to ......1ft * a nv ..... 12 6 p in 1 ft I I ft a. in. 11 *P uv ..IT, II a m .14 7 p, nv . 1ft! II no?B ...... II • p m M * The Public Seems to to Be Crazy, Says Elkins Washington. Feb. 20. — Senator Elkins, the diclosure of whose name on the books of J. P. Ben kard & Co., New Fork, as a trader in Sinclair Consolidated today said: , “Certainly it is true I bought and sold Sinclair Consolidated just as I would buy and sell an auto mobile or a tiouse. How are wa going to make money if we don't buy and sell things? If it is wrong to buy and sell stocks on the mar ket let congress make it wrong by laws and I will stop. “I buy various stocks and sell them as anybody else does—buy them wlien I believe they are about to go up, sell them when I think they are about to go down. "If it a. crime for me to buy and sell stocks let them hol ler their heads off about it. I say I have the right. The public seems to have gone crazy, and there is a lot of hot Air in the senate over this oil matter. I am not disturbed because my ac tions were legitimate. How are we to have liquid business if we can't buy and sell things?” Attorney General j Stands Condemned by Oil Friendship Daugherty ^ ill Be Forced to Retire to Save Present Administration. Says Mark Sullivan. By MARK SI LL.IVAV Washington, Feb. 20.—The really substantial reasons why Daugherty is under pressure to retira from the cabinet are not directly connected with the "oil scandal.’’ It is true that Senator Walsh spoke of the attorney general being under suspicion in con nection with the oil leases. It ia also true that Senator Walsh is a man of restraint and care in the ex pression of his suspicions. But the suspicion ngainet Daugherty, so far as the record has gone, rests merely cn a phrase in a letter written by a subordinate in the Interior depart ment to Fall at the time the leases were being drawn, in which the sub ordinate sugested that an opinion on the legality of the leases should be secured from the attorney general and added the mysterious word, "I realize the objections to asking such an opinion." That phrase alone would not prove that Daugherty had any knowledge of the oil leases, or that he ever gave any opinion on their legality. Indeed, that phrase might readily be interpreted to suggest that Fall and the others in the Interior depart ment did not want to ask for the at torney general's opinion for fear he might give an adverse one and upset the whole proceedings. If it were some other man than Daugherty to whom that phrase referred, it might as readily be interpreted in his favor as against him. If Daugherty had rot already been under attack be cause of other things, that fragmen tary connection with the oil scandal would not have excited demands for his resignation. >ot Duty ol ms wince. ~ Also, Daugherty cannot he charged with negligence in failing to have knowledge of the oil leases, and fail ing to take the initiative in stopping them. It is not within a fair or usual interpretation of attorney gen eral's functions to hold him to such a duty an that. In such a case the attorney general is only held to ac countability for giving a sound opin ion when he is formally asked to pass on the question. As respects the oil scandal. Daugherty had no such culpability as Denby had. Nevertheless, there are plenty of good reasons why- Daugherty should resign. Scandal after scandal is being unearthed in various department* of the government. The sttorney gen eral Is the official who should prose cute those scandals^ Htghtly or wrongly, the faot Is that the public generally. Including many of Daugh erty's own friend*, regards Daugherty as not a good man to prosecute the charges arising out of these various Investigation*. Oil tMfniWti|» Disqualify. The demand that under these cir cumstances. and at till* time, the man in the attorney general's office shall he one in whom the public ha* perfect confidence If there were nothing else, the fact that most of the men accused were friends of Harding or appointor* of Harding, or both frlenda and appointors, la rnough to dls qualify Daugherty. Daugherty was Harding's close friend, and the public will always suspect the* Daugherty would want to protect Harding's reputation, and shield Harding's friend* and appointees. Some of the igen accused were known as Daugh erty's friend* as well as Hardings Kali was an example. It Is more thsn the public would expect of human nature that Daugherty should put *« much earnest nr-* into prosecuting Kali as that case demands ("Sse after case Is oomlng lip In which lkiugherty ** head of the legal arm of the government will t-e com pelled to choose between the strrrrst kind of a duty and lo'iUtv to the friend* and to the memory of hi* own great friend Harding. Daugherty would need to let Ire in the light of the present scandals became of the peculiarly Intimate nature of hi* re latlons with the president who ap pointed tlie- accused men. and with some of tin Scrueed themselves To Quit Job in 24 Hours, Is Indication President Coolidge Declared Yielding to Demand* of Senators for Retirement. Washington. Feb. 10.—Harry M. Daugherty will resign as attorney general of the United States within "4 hours, If his resignation is not al ready In the hands of the president, it was indicated tonight. He saw the president shortly before noon today. It was said. Even while Daugherty was Issuing a formal statement to indicate that i he would remain in the cabinet. Presi dent Coolidge was yielding to pressu:# to call for his retirement. Henry Cabot Lodge, republican leader of the senate, and Senator George Wharton Pepper. Pennsyl vania, as a committee representing their colleagues, called on the presi dent and asked him to demand the resignation of Daugherty. They were closeted with the execu tive .for upwards of two hours in their effort to have hlin change hi* view that he would not let Daug': erty out until he had been convicted of wrongdoine. Might Save Administration. Their visit was a result of a con ference of a large number of repub lican senators last night, w hen it *», decided that the party could not sur vive the campaign unless the presi dent Immediately purged it of ail taint of oil. Among those at the conference were S-nators Lodge. Pepper, Pennsyl vania: FeslS and Willis. Ohio, and Curtis of Kansas. Their decision i» understood to have been unanimous. Situation Embarrassing. After last nights meeting they gathered again this morning and de cided to convey the result of the:r deliberations direct to the president. After the conference they refused to comment and it was said at the White House that the president him self would take no action tonight. The senators told the president that while they respected hi* atti tude of fairness end his prerogative to "hire and fire" his cabinet, tie retention of Daugherty was proving increasingly embarrassing to the party. Japanese Praise Hughes’ Fair Ray R* AworiiM Press. • Tokio. Feb. 10.—A three-day choru* ; of praise for Secretary of State Hughes' attitude regarding the ex clusion of Japanese from the United States, expressed by him in a letter j to the house Immigration committee. I has been sung by the Tokio Press, .which paid glowing tribute to Hughes I "sagacity and fairness" and to the American people's "love for justice and fair play." In the leading paean Nichl XicJ i states the American public's con science would not permit an exclusion clause to hp enacted. Yomiuri concur* in this and adi^p that the secretary s views "are In keeping with the high est American principles." A noteworthy change in opinion fol lowed the Hughes statement, thir. ly-veiled hostility giving way to ex travagant praise in the course of a ' few days. Secretary Hughes on February 11 advised the house Immigration com mittee that the pending bill to ex clude Japanese from this country wotild be inconsistent with American treaties with Japan, and suggested modifications including elimination. in the interest of international rela tions." of a clause which would bar Japanese laborers from the United States." I Senator Greene Is Near Death R.v \norlated Pres*. WashlnRton. Feb. 10.—The cond. tion of Senator Frank U Greene of Vermont was described by physician* to he "not null* so favorable" at lt:S* this moraine. Dr. Daniel Borden, who operated on Senator Greene Saturday and a«eln Monday, made the announcement after a consultation wtth Dr. Thomas Linville. the senator'* family phyat ctan. > "Hla present atate la th# reeult o* an injury to the brain Itself," Dr. Borden said. At the hospital It was said that Senator Green* understood what was lelne said to him. but was apj«r rnlly unable to speak. Mia. Greene was summoned to her liushand's bedside shortly after 11 a. m. and It was apparent these In attendance believed the end rnitht be near. To Move l\ Mail*. l-ondon. Feb. Jh -Footmaster Gen eral Hartshorn announced in the hon»e of commons today that ths (rev eminent was taking th# necessary steps to insure smooth working of th# postal service and the removal of American malls without delay Rear \<ltuiral Burtl Pip?. N>w York. 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