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V CITY EDITION y vql. 53—NO. 246 OMAHA. SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1924. * TWO CENTS'* 0ru?cifuSSTwlIA""*^ V___>
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DAUGHERTY RESIGN FROM CABINET
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Eight Killed, Over 100 Injured ^Oklahoma Tornado
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200 Homes
Demolished
at Shawnee
Storm Sweeps Patli Several
Blocks Wide—Property
Damage Estimated at
Thousands of Dollars.
School House Wrecked
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Shawnee, Okl., March 28.—Six per
son* are known to have been killed,
a score or more seriously injured and
approximately 100 others slightly in
jured when a tornado struck the
northwest part of this city late today.
The tornado swept a patli several
blocks wide, demolishing ttie Jeffer
son grade school and wrecking be
tween 150 and 20ft residences- The
property damage is estimated at sev
eral hundred thousand dollars.
Hospitals are tilled with injured,
according to telephone reports.
Oklahoma City. Okl. March 2S.—
Two persons were killed at Noble,
Okl., about 25 miles south of here, by
a tornado that struck that little town
late today, according to information
received by the telephone company
here.
HEAVY RAIN AT
BEATRICE FRIDAY
Beatrice, Neb.. March 28.—Heavy
rains visited this section of the state
this afternoon, flooding the streets
and lowlands. The ground is thor
oughly soaked and farmers say dry
weather is needed so that they can
get their oats crop in.
CHICKEN THIEF TO
- JAIL FOR ONE YEAR
Special Dispatch ta The Omaha Bee
Beatrice. Neb.. March 28.—Jesse G.
Nloulden. 14. arrested last week on
v chicken stealing charge, later plead
ng guilty before County Judge Mess
more, was sentenced to one year in
the state reformatory today by Judge
Colby of the district court. When
taken into custody by the officers
Mnulden was driving about the coun
try in an Overland car. He refused
to give his address.
GAINIn EARNINGS
OF ROCK ISLAND
Chicago. March 28.—The net oper-|
sting revenue and the balance of in
come of the Rock Island lines for
February, 1924, are greater than for
the same month of any other ycav
in the history of the company, ac
cording to figures made public from
the general offices in Chicago. The
net railway operating income report
ed for February. 1924. was $1,530,400.
and the balance of income for that
month, $635,918. The net railway
operating income for February, last
cear, was $513,233. and for January,
1924, $804,883.
Hurt When Trimming Trer.
Shenandoah, la.. March 28.—Frank
Matthews. 75, Farragut pioneer, suf
ft-red a hip fracture, severe bruises
and cuts In falling from a tree which
he was trimming, lie was brought
to the Hand hospital, Shenandoah.
We Have
r With Us
Today
,1. B. Bey nolds.
Kansas Illy. President
American l.ifc Convention.
Mr. J F., Reynolds holds Hut only
the honor of being the father of the
American l.ifc < < mention, but is as
well Us first and latest president.
He Is the only man to be r lei-tcd to
the office of president a second time.
Born in Saline county. Illinois, in
J871, his first job was teaching
school. He continued In lids work
for two years and then became
deputy county clerk at I’olar Bluffs.
Mo., where he remnln'd for six
years.
For eight years lie was actuary
In the insurance department of the
state of Missouri. Then in 1904 he
became president of the Kansas
City Ufe Insurance company. He
has held this position ever since.
The company now lias $265,000,000
In policies, all written under Mr.
Reynolds' administration.
Through his efforts the American
TJfe Convention was organized and
la composed of 147 legal reserve life
Insurance companies ami Is the
largest of its kind In the world.
The home of the American Life
Convention is Omaha, where It has
had its headquarters for 18 years.
^ Mr. Reynolds has been entertained
during his stay In the city by T. IV.
Blackburn, counsel for the conven
tion.
I Now for Pity’s Sake, Tim othy, Keep Your Eyes on the Road Ahead.
Levi Keiser Not to
Handle Own Affairs
Judge Shepherd Upholds the
Decision of Lower
Court.
SpKUl Pi.patfh to Tllfl Omulm Her.
\\ .tIiimi. Neb.. Mareli 28.—Levi Kei
scr. 79, tonight lost liis appeal to dis
trict court against a sentence imposed
by county court that he was incom
petent to handle his own affair*.
Wahoo, Xeb., March 28.—Judge G.
N. Parmenter. before whom the origl
nal trial of Levi Keiaer was argued,
was called to the stand In district
court here today to testify to the con
tract made with Keiser after the
close of the first hearing.
The contract was drawn up and
signed by Judge parmenter, attorneys
for both defendant and plaintiff and
♦lie defendant himself, after the court
laid ruled that the aged bridegroom
of Irene Buell. Ashland attorney, was
incompetent to handle his financial
affairs.
Judge Parmenter's testimony was
only one of the surprises during the
hearing this morning. Kelso .Mor
gan. counsel for Keiser. challenged
a certificate of deposit that was in
troduced as evidence, declaring it had
been tampered with since the first
trial.
Ills contention was disproved and
lie apologized to the plaintiff.
Keiser was on the stand most of
Mlie morning correcting testimony he
load given Thursday.
GUM MAGNATE NOT
TO BACK JOHNSON
1,01! Angelo*, Cal.. March 28.—
| Rumors that 11* had withdrawn hi*
.‘Uppurt from the presidential min
i paign of Hiram \\ Johnson were
I ton firmed by William Wrlgley, Jr., in
.a statement Issued today.
i "Yr*. It'* true," the chewing gum
■magnate declare#!. "You *ee," he
added, "Hiram Johnson and I are per
sonal friend*. Right now I do not
arrree wtih some of bis policies. Home
of tlie thing* bin supporter* are say
ing I would not rare to bark up. 1
am not satisfied with I limin’* present
idea*. Hut, you know men can he
friend* and still disagree politically."
Married in Uouncil Muffs.
The following per»nn* obtained mania
llransaa In Council Bluff* veatmJav;
M. C. Ranch. Omaha..12
Ktta Jourdan. Omaha . .. ..26
Charles Ramsey. Grand Inland. N*h... *j4
Anna Puerkaen Grand Inland. Neb 25
William Tdntner. Madlaon. Neb .21
Marie Tobol* PJnola. Neb 19
!.**lla Gleradorf. Ovnaha 20
Violet Holbrook. Omaha. 20
Wilfred Poultet. Chicago. Ill .12
Beatrice Mark. Ornwh.i .i 5
Prad McCarron <nnaha. 21
Goal Barber Omaha '0
William Wlntrnub Omaha . 25
Anita Soref. Omaha ?1
Keith RjohWlt*. Omaha 21
Leila Snark* Omaha 1!
Summary of
The Day In
Washington
Attorney General Dahghei-ty re
signed by request of the president.
Alfred J. Pearson of Iowa was
nominated to lie minister to Po
land.
Harry F. Sinclair contempt case
was presented to a federal grand
jury.
John Walsh, brother of Senator
Walsh, democrat, Montana, was
questioned by the oil committee
and denied Interests in oil in Wy
oming or any other northwestern
states.
The senate debated the resigna
tion of Attorney General Daugh
erty and Senntor McKellar, demo
crat, Tennessee, introduced a reso
lution to Investigate Secretary
Mellon's business connections.
Representative Langley, repub
Mean, Kentucky, indicted by a
grand Jury In connection with
liquor cases, made bond and ap
peered before the house Investigai
Ing committee at an executive se*
slon.
The railroad lalior board was d«
fended before the senate Interstate
commerce committee by Hale Hol
den. chairman of the executive
committee of the Association of
Railway Executives, and Daniel
Willard president of the Baltimore
ft Ohio.
The Daugherty Investigating
committee delved Into life In the
Daugherty-Jesse Smith apartments
questioning the former attorney
general's former negro valet. A
subpoena was Issued for W. J.
Burns, to testify about files re
lating to Mexican revolutionary
enterprises.
Annual Livestock Sliow
at Salt Lake Called Otl
Salt laikc City, March ?&.—The
intermountain livestock show, an an
mial e\eiit h€i> the Hist fl\e tiny* of
April, ha* born called off. according
to announcement by show official*.
The hoof and mouth dlaenee epidemic
In California 1* declared to have been
the primary reaaon for the camella
tlon.
f—;-;---n
If oman If ho Jumpnl from
Pullman \f inflow found
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Miles City, Mont., March 28.—The
woman who jumped from a Pullman
car attached to an eastbound North
ern Pacific passenger train on Wed
nesday night was found one mile east
of Gladstone, N. D., today, according
to Information received at the loeal
Northern Pacific offices here. Tin
Identity of the woman was not given
In the report received here, which
stnted that she Is apparently unhurt.
It Is expected thal she will be put
aboard an eastbound train and car
tried to her destination, which Is mi
derstood to he Chicago
Spillman Rulin';
Will Be Sifted
Women Voter* (Question Au
thority to Limit Eligibil
ity of School Voters.
A committee to Investigate 3tate
Attorney General Spillman-* principle
that only those citizens who own
property or have children of school
age can vote In school elections war,
appointed Thursday afternoon by the
League of Women Voters at its meet
ing In the Brandeis restauiant. Dr.
Jennie Laird. Mgs. Chariee T. Neal
and Mrs. Graham PhiKs compose the
committee, which will report to the
league next Thursday.
Doubt of the constitutionality of
the attorney general s opinion was ex
pressed by Dr. Idelle Stoddard, sec
retary of the league, and other mein
tiers.
Mrs. R. F. McKelvy, for two years
president of the league, presented her
resignation on the ground of the
pressure 'of other duties. Her suc
cessor will be nominated at a called
meeting of Ihe executive board of
the league.
Judge Florence Allen will address the
league on April 1J at 3:30 In the
Brandeis theater.
A luncheon mas announced for
next Thursday at 1 at ill# Brandeis
restauiant It will be followed by a
meeting.
BEATRICE MAN
SHOT BY BANDITS
Sfierlal llispatrh to The Omaha lies
Beatrice. Neb.. March 2* —Accord
ing lo Information received here.
Charles Murdock. 2*. formerly of Ben
trice, was shot and killed In an en
oGimlei wtih bandits who attempted
to rob Hie hank In which Murdock
vns employed at Chit-kasha. Okl.
Murdock was shot twice, once in the
huh and once In the stomach, dying
-n hour later. The Murdock family
left Beatrice eight years ago.
Mexican Rebel Chief ami
Entire Staff Executed
Kl March 28 Rebel fJen.
fiiifidahipe Saitoh*/ mi* of the chief
Inin* In the recent revolution and
cominnlon of Adolfo *!e la Huerta,
revolutionary chief. .<nd hi* entire
■ t iff of officer* were execute*! ■hortty
ifter their capture In the battle at
Miifafa. Vera Cruz. Recording to In
formation received in .Tuareg circle*
today.
Better Milk W anted.
Shenandoah, la . March 28.—Kay
vVUlkfttn* ha* been elected head of
the Rhcnmidnah iMtlrymnn'a naaocla
I lion, organized to Injure Shenandoah
a purer and a.tfer milk aupply.
Senators
Turn Attack
on Mellon
Indictment of Sinclair Re
quested of Grand Jury—
Department of Justice
Probe to Continue.
Oil Hearing Ends in Row
Washington. March 28—Develop
men la in tha congressional investlga
tlona today were:
1. President Cooltdge requested and
received tha resignation of Attorney
General Harry M. Daugherty. Solici
tor General James M. Beck was placed
In charge of the Department of Jus
tice temporarily. The names of Judge
Kenyon of Iowa, Chief Justice Rugg
of the Maesachusette supreme court
and Harlan Stone, former professor
of law In Columbia university, are
1 said to be under consideration for the
vacated cabinet pest. Mr. Daugherty
left Washington during the day for a
rest at Atlantic City.
2 Indictment of Harry F. Sinclair
for contempt In hla refusal to testify
before the senate oil Investigating
committee wae requested of the grand
Jury la the District of Columbia.
Atlee Pomerene and Owen J. Roberts,
special government counsel In the oil
cases, were sworn In as assistant
federal district attorneys to help pre
sent the case. Besides senate officials
in possession of the facts as to Sin
clair's refusal to submit to further
questioning by the oil committee, H.
Foster Bain, director of the bureau
of mines, wae called as a witness.
Half a doien witnesses were called
before the grand Jury, but the Jury
adjourned until Monday without mak
ing a report to the court. An an
nouncement Is expected before the
expiration of the life of the
jury on Monday.
3. Resignation of Attorney General
Daugherty wijl not affect the Investi
gation of t'4* Department of Justice
administration, the Brookhart com
mittee announced. Witnesses heard
Included Mr. Daugherty's former
butler, who claimed to have witnessed
a poker party In the Daugherty real
dence, and recited a long list of im
portant personages as having been
frequent callers there.
Oil Hearing Ends In Row.
4. Tha oil Investigating committee
hearing ended In a partisan royt over
the Irrelevancy of testimony now
being put Into the record. A develop
ment in tha Investigation was the
testimony of F. W. Sardeon, geologist,
of Minneapolis, that on the fare of
reports of the oil committee's experts,
the oil supply In Teapot Dome, leased
to Sinclair, would exceed 100,000,000
barrels, as against the 28,000 barrels
the experts had estimated.
A new controversy between Senator
Walsh, oil committee prosecutor, and
Ponator Spencer, republican, Missouri,
grew out of the summoning of John
Walsh, brother of the prosecutor, by
Spencer. Senator Walsh charged that
the purpose was to "cast some sus
picion on me." and he reiterated his
declaration after Senator Spencer
bad entered a disclaimer.
Adjournment was taken until next
Tuesday.
Turn Attack on Mellon.
6 Having disposed of Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty, as well as Secretary
Denby, the coalition senate attack on
the administration today turned on
Secretary Mellon, with indications
that more cabinet officers might come
under the bombardment. Senator Me
Kellar. democrat, Tennessee, intro
duced a resolution directing the Ju
dietary rnqamlttee tn Investigate
whether .Secretary Mellon Is holding
office In violation of the law which
forbids the treasury head to be en
gaged In trade or commerce. The
resolution will he called up for debate
and action Monday.
1 Hepubllcana characterized the Mr
Kellar resolution as another of the
concrete developments In a plan
which has been discussed in the cloak
room for weeks, and which, they say.
contemplates going down (lie line in
I the cabinet In en attempt nt pick off
the secretaries one by one. The
rumor* picture Secretary Wallace of
. the Department of Agriculture and
. Secretary Hoover of the Department
of Commerce ns the next points of
attack.
Kearney.—About 10 |>er , ent of
the Kearnevlte* listed nt the ln*t gen
| eral registration neglected to Mule
their party affiliation and nre dl*
qualified to vote at the Male prim.itv
I April unless they declare them
selves prior lo that time.
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President Coolidge to
Mr. Daugherty:
“You are not jn a position to give me or the
committee what would be disinterested advice as
to public interest * * * you are placed in two
positions.
“I do not see how you can be acting for your
self in your own defense in this matter and at the
same time and on the same question acting as my
adviser as attorney general.
“These two positions are incompatible and
cannot be reconciled.
“I can see no way but for you to retire as
attorney general, and 1 am therefore compelled to
request your resignation.”
Mr. Daugherty to
President Coolidge:
“Solely out of deference to your request, and
in compliance therewith, I hereby tender my res
ignation. * ¥ * 1 most respectfully request that it
become effective forthwith.”
The Next Step:
A new attorney general will probably be
named without d£lay. It is possible that Curtis D.
Wilbur, newly appointed secretary of the navy,
who is a lawyer by profession, may be transferred
to this portfolio.
Judge William S. Kenyon of Iowa also is
mentioned.
James M. Beck, acting solicitor of the Depart
ment of Justice, became acting attorney general
at noon Friday and will act until the new attorney
general is appointed.
It will be the duty of Mr. Daugherty's successor
to look over records in the office, desired by the
committee, and give the president “disinter
ested” advice. Thus Mr. Coolidge will be able to
determine whether their submission is consistent
with the public interest, or their refusal by Daugh
erty was tor hrs personal interest.
Daugherty, Out of Cabinet, Fights
on to Prove Charges Groundless
As
Writes Letter to President as
“Private Citizen"’ Declaring
Reasons for Which Resigna
tion Asked “Untenable.
By International New* Sen ice.
Washington, March 2S.—Within an
hour after the White House an
nounced the retirement of Attorney
General Daugherty. Daugherty made
public a letter to Mr. Coolidge writ
ten as a private citizen. In which he
described the grounds on which Mr.
Coolidge asked for his resignation as
"untenable."
The position taken by the president
—that Daugherty could not defend
himself from attack and efficiently
fulfill hia duties as attorney general
—was disputed by Air. Daugherty.
He declared the president's conten
tion In this regard to be "hardly
warranted by the facts.” He called
attention to the fact that he ha-1
hired counsel at his own expense to
defend him. and denied that em
ployes of the government had been
put to work In his personal behalf
In what he described as "this so
called Investigation."
Sounds Warning Note.
The attorney general bluntly told
the president that he was following a
"dangerous doctrine” In forcing the
resignation of a cabinet officer simply
because charges were made against
euch an officer, and before there was
a "fair hearing" on such charges. A
precedent is thus established the at
torney general contended, that is
"dangerous."
The second letter of the attorney
genersl follows
"My Deur Mr. President:
"Under separate cover 1 have Jusi
handed you my formal resignation ai
attorney general of the United Staler
to take effect forthwith Now that ]
am no longer a member of your oald
net 1 feel constrained, ns a privati
citlsen. in all kindness, to call certali
matteis to jour attention.
"Your request, Mr. President, foi
my resignation, la based on groundi
that seem to me untenable. ,\s yot
will perhaps remember, 1 did not In
| tend to seek your advice w ith regan
to compliance with the demands n
the senate committee for Indiscrtml
late delivery of the confidential tile
of the Department of Justice, or part
thereof As i explained to you, in;
duty was ,-leaw for l had frequentl;
been i ailed -n to determine thi
question. My answer was ready, a
1 Informed you, and furnished you i
copy thereof.
"My sole purpose In taking thi
matter up with jou was to let yot
know the position 1 wrs compelled ti
take In the Interest of the puhi!'
business and for the protection of thi
government, that you might he In t
position to advise other departments,
if similar requests were made, what
course they should pursue.
"Tour auggestion that I cannot
function aa attorney general and de
fend myself against the charge* at
the same time I believe Is hardly
warranted by the facta Tou know
I have employed counsel, at my own
expense, to take ths responsibility of
representing me at the hearings be
foi-e the senate committee in order
that I could dvote my time to the
public business which I ha\e been,
doing continuously.
"Those employed In the department
have given no time belonging to the
government to this so called investi
gation except to furnish data required
by the various congressional commit
tees. The business of the department
is at Its peak In efficiency and ac
complishment. and I am prepared to
demonstrate this fact before any
tribunal If opportunity la offered.
"Tour suggestion that an attack
■ upon a cabinet officer disqualifies him
for further official service Is a dan
! serous deal line Mr. President. All the
. pretended charges against me are
false. Put whether tru* or false. If
a member of the cabinet is to be In
Capacitated or disqualified by the pre
ferment of charges against him. no
instter how malicious and groundless,
and he It compe'led to give up his
lesponalble position and sacrifice hi*
honor for the time being became of
such attacks, no man in any official
position I* safe, and ths most honor
ahle, upright and eflldrnt public serv
ants would he swept from office and
stable government destroyed by
clamor.
'1 hate often advised you that ray
t Turn In rase Three, t'nlumn One V
Daugherty's Pithy Points
in Note Written CooliHge
as From Private Citizen
“I did not seek your advice.”
"I waa advising you for your
guidance In similar situations.”
'‘Counsel has been engaged to de
fend me.”
“The Department of Justice was
giving its undivided attention to
public business."
“To hold that an attack upon
s cabinet officer disqualifies him
from further official service is
dangerous.”
“Such a view would put the en
tire government at the mercy of
more clamor.”
“Those who attack me are the
same who fostered violence and
anarchy, and grafted, during the
world war.”
“The scandal, gossip, rumor and
Inuendo dragged out by the so
called Investigation have reacted
upon the authors.”
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Accedes to
Request of
President
Action Comes as Result of Re
fusal to Give Office
Records to Seuate
Committee.
Ends Long Fight
Washington, March 28.—*
Attorney General Harry M.
Daugherty retired from the
cabinet today under condi
tions that amounted virtually
to a removal from office by
President Coolidge.
Mr. Coolidge asked for the
resignation of Mr. Daugherty
in a 700-word letter, in which
he said matters had reached
a stage where it was neces
cary for the president to have
the “disinterested advice” of
an attorney general, and, in
view of the investigation now
proceeding against Mr.
Daugherty, he did not think
he was capable of rendering
that sort of advice.
The president got Mr. Daugherty's
resignation In a 60-word reply that
was gs brusque and brief as the presi
dent's letter was lengthy and explana
tory.
Daugherty's retirement from the
government ends a fight against him
that has been In progress almost ever
since ne was appointed by the late
President Harding, and which has
been particularly severe for a year
past. In the last six weeks, or since
| the passage of the Wheeler resolution
of Investigation, pressure upon him
! has been terrific.
Put Ip Fight.
The attorney genera! fought back
with a determination that his friends
''ailed "magnificently courageous" and
his enemies termed "perverse stub
bornness."
Always be was Insistent that he
would not resign under fire, or so
long as the charges :n%4e against him
and his administration remained un
proved.
Daugherty was more to Hardin*
than a mere campaign manager—he
was a close friend and associate of
years standing, and Harding brushed
aside all objections to his friend.
From time to time, during the Hard
ing administration, enemies of the at
torney general would start sporadic
drives against him. but always they
fell down against the stone wall of
Mr. Harding’s opposition.
A year ago these drives against the
attorney general culminated in the
introduction of Impeachment bv Rep
resentative Keller, republican, of
Minnesota, who acted for a group of
Daugherty's enemies inside and out
ride the government. The resolution
rame to nothing, and Daugherty con
tinued in office, apparently more solid
ly entrenehed than before.
Harding's Death Severe Blow.
Harding's death was a severe blew
to Daugherty in a personal way, *rb
so crushed was he that h:s w.vs ti e
first resignation placed in the hands
of ths new president after the Harr,
ing funeral. At that t.me, however.
President Coolidge Is said to ha\ e
placed his hand on the attorney gen
eral's shoulder and observed that be
(Coolidge! believes he (Daugherty! was
a "much maligned man" and he
asked him to remain. Daugherty
consented with some reluctance, for.
as he told friends, with Harding
gone he did not care particularly
whether he remained in the cabinet
or not. ^
Then came the ter.ewed dri\e
against ths attorney general—an off
shoot of the the Teapot Dome in
vestigation. Hie enemies seized upon
the fact that Daugherty never pro
tested against the oil leases to file
fresh charges of "Incompetence." Al
though he hed been ready to retire
last August, the renewed assaults ap
parently aroused the attorney gpr- (
eral'a fighting spirit, and ha fought
his detractors savagely, determined
not to get out while under attack
The pressure, however, be-.-ame too
strong on Mr. Coolidge. Witnesses
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