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IVOL. 39. NO 319
HOUSTON TEXAS. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 17 1924
PRICE 5 CENTS
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PORT BUILDERS STAGE EIGHT-HOUR STRIKE
ST.
10
MA
A-
'-WORK- SUSPENDED
' ON CHANNEL LIGHT
i PLANT DURING DAY
; OjfER EMPLOYMENT
:. Wheels Turn Again at 4
' P M. After Two-Hour
4 Conference
NON-UNION MEN
UNACCEPTABLE
Walkout One of Shortest
In History of
Houston
. "Houston experienced the
t first serious building-trades
- strike of several year's Satur-
day when about 300 union
men employed at the $10000-
'" 000 Ship Channel plant of the
Houston Lighting and Power
' company refused to go to
- work.
The strike was settled at 4
p. m. in the offices of the light-
ing and power company. Thir-
:' ty minutes later steam winches
were again whirring at the
Vgaunt framework of the huge
' "-power project and the noise
vof trip-hammer and concrete
" mixer replaced the ominous
.. silence which had prevailed all
i jday.
The walkout was oa of the short-
M est In tap annals of Houston labor
: controversies but it threatened to tie
no construction o Urn wlnt inde-
finitely.
fvv Dltaat vr EnploymMt.
Th dispute arose orer the refusal
of Horton and Horton. sub-contrtr-
Z ton to employ union tnen at the
BdtsttDf cables and on the concrete
nikers. The contracting firm claim-
ed that it was not under agreement
' to hire union men at these jobs.
Saturday morning members of the
..-Iroa workers' hoisting engineers' and
pilejdrirers' unions went to the plant
but declined to start tne day s activ
ides.
t- 'Officials of the lighting and power
r company were informed of tne situa
-"-taoa and they hurriedly began nego
tuitions to end the wtlkout. Other
.contractors handling rarioas portions
of the big construction program also
j. ortered to act as mediators.
At first it was arranged to hold a
meeting of contractors and company
officials early today at the Ship Chan-
Bel plant. A meeting of union men
was set tentatively for the same hour
today in tne Labor Temple. At
7 p. m. today a' joint meeting of the
I tw groups was to be held and pro
fenals for ending the strike consid
v ered.
But it was decided a little later
J that since there was only one point
s ."of controversy a joint meeting would
be held early Saturday afternoon.
. At the end of a conference lasting
' two hours the union demand wan
met. As soon as a derision wax
reached work at the Ship Channel
plant was ordered "resumed.
Landsdowne in Command
'Of Navy's Big Dirigible
'.'" LAKEHUKST N. J. Fei. 16.
i Lieutenant Commander Zacbary.Lans-
downe took orer command of the
t -Shenandoah at the naval air station
' today relieving Commander MrCrary.
' Repair work on the airship is .n:
greasing favorably it was announced
' and is expected to be completed by
' May 1. The only change caused by
-i'the order for suspension of prepara-
tkros for a North Pole flight is in the
gathering of special equipment for the
- flight which has been discontinued.
fi ; ;
Weather Forecast
i 5 for Hototi and Vicinity Sunday part-
ly doody and colder.
rr Et Texas Sunday partly cloudy;
- nt io extreme east portion ; coidef
? For Weat Texaa Sunday probably fair;
. : Cvide in C4Mt and north portion.
'-For Oklahoma Sunday partly cloudy;
colder.
fcl- Por toutaiana Sunday colder in north
Aw2ds on the Texaa Cooatt Freah itrnth
r tm northwest
Weather Contiitiono The high preaaar
Arc extenda from the Canadian Northwest
v? to the north Atlantic coast with attend in
-' jew temperatures over the refion embraced
' hoaj aubcero over the Canadian Northwest.
. Low pressure eoibracea the sovtUwest. cen-
tral over Oklahoma and has produced scat-
f tered tiffht precipitation from Kansas and
ooat Texas to the op per Mississippi and
- . warm weather tbrouKnoui uc cotton oeit-
- Tbs: ejilcieat Fridav niehi at Texas sta-
4tJoos ranged from J 4 decrees at Amanllo
tm Mat
'"' Hjtswar Bulletin Ttm dirt roadi are
' awcrslhr fair to good in vest: fair to
rearfe ia east osrtion.
- Highest temperature Fnds 7t.
' Lowr Saturday meming
y.' PncinMation from 2 p. m Friday to S
. a. Sstardav ..
Sunrise 71 a- m.: sunset ell n. m.
c isoM rises 1:43 P. m.: sets 3:4 a. m.;
"6rt solrter.
4 11 1 hoars ef daylight
Omweiatirt record at Houston Feb. Is:
- r Ti4 I 1 ' Vtl
'-.llit'.. t ' ' ''i i 1
- I a Dry hulk fLU wet o1k
rditire komieit (1 r cent.
1? as ly bnlb .; wet baft flir
a i niny ll att eeafc
THREE OTHER
NATIONS PLAN
POLAR TRIP?
Transartic Aerial Flights
Planned in Secret
Nary Is Told
Associated Press Heport.
WASHINGTON Feb. 16 Se-
cret preparations for trans-Arctic
aerial expeditions are being made in
France Germany and Russia ac-
cording to information given navy
department .officials today by Haak-
on H. Hammer organizer in the
ITnited States for Itoald Amundsen.
Norwegian explorer who plans a
venture of his own by this summer
into the North Polar regions.
Kxplaining that he had just re-
turned from Europe Hammer said
he knew of the keen interest
aroused there when It was an-
nounced that the American navy
was planning a polar expedition.
"The news that the t!nited States
government has postponed the naval
expedition" he said "will be wel-
comed everywhere in Europe."
MAIL SERVICE IS
STOPPED BETWEEN
JAPAN AND RUSSIA
Plot to Form Communist
Government Leads to
Complications
Associated Press Report.
TOKIO Feb. 10. As a result of
the withdrawal of recognition by the
liussiau government of the Japanese
consul at ladivostok direct mail ser
vice between Japan and Hussia has
been suspended.
The Russian postmaster at Vladivo-
stok has notified the postmaster mi
Tsuruga Japan's principal port of
intercourse with Siberia that mail
dispatched February 10 will be the
last.
IMscovery of a well formulated plot
to form a communist govefment in
Japan supported by Russian com-
munists has resulted In the indictment
of 30 Japanese communists on a
charge of plotting to form a secret
party according to the published an-
nouncement of the results of an ex-
amination conducted by the Tokio
district court and details printed by
vernacular newspapers here.
The communists were arrested last
.Tune and most of them have been held
in prison since that time.
The official published announce-
ment failed to furnish details of
evidence against the prisoners.
The vernacular press asserts how-
ever that a plot has been disclosed
which bad already developed to the
point where a premier and other
prospective leaders had been selected
for the government to be set up by
the communists with the aid of Rus-
sian adherents. The plot was nipped
in its foimative stage however.
Toshihiko Sakai widely known
radical and former socialist publisher
who rose to prominence during the
Russo-Japanese war as a socialist-
pacifist already bad been chosen as
prospective premier of the new gov-
ernment according to the newspapers.
The communist regime also was to
include professors of Keio snd
Waseda universities the two leading
private institutions of higher learn-
ing in Japan and a retired army of
fieer was slated to become secretary
of war it is stated.
The evidence against the com
munists it was said does not war
rant a charge of treason as it in
dicates that the imperial family was
not to be the target of the radicals.
The plot was betrayed to authori
ties by a member of the organization.
who was censured bv his colleagues
for using fuuds from the common war
chest for private purposes.
the Waseda university premises
were searched in the course of the In-
vestigation Public trial of the communists.
which is to be held soon promises to
prove the most sensational develop-
ment in the government's campaign
against dangerous thoughts as it is
termed in official circles.
AUTO STREET CAR
CRASH DOWNTOWN
Backing out or a garage on
Milam street between Texas and
Capitol avenues at 5:30 p. m. Sat
urday the automobile of Fred Hu-
bert of 1334 Railroad (treat was
mowed down by a nothbound San
Fetlpe street car and ground almost
into apllntera.
Hubert was aald to be allghtly
injured but was not taken to a
hospital. The front end of the
street car was crushed in but the
motor-man escaped.
Slippery streets and rails are
said to have been the cause ef the
accident.
Senator Asks Oklahoma
Indians Be Investigated
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16. Ap-
pointment of a joint committee tc
investigate conditio as among Oklaho-
ma Indiana waa snngfct in a rrsolo-
tion bBenator HarreU. reoubGcauL.
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MILLION MAY LOSE
JOBS FROM STRIKE
ON ENGLISH DOCKS
120000 Waterfront
Workers Quit Tasks at
Noon Saturday
NATION'S TRADE
HIT HARD BLOW
Associated Press Report.
LONDON. Feb. H 6. A strike in
volving 1211000 well organized dock-
men which started automaticallv at
noon today will arrest the nort work
of the whole nation and if it continues
for any considerable time may also
make idle another million or more men
in the auxiliary water side work and
dependent trades and industries.
This dockers' walkout is likely to
prove much more inconvenient to the
public than the recent railway strike
in that any prolonged cessation of
work at the docks would prevent the
unloading of incoming food and raw
materials a matter almost impossible
for even the most willing government
to remedy.
The minister of labor tried his hard-
est to prevent the strike materialii
i ing but owing to the obduracy of
the emoloyers especially those con-
nected with the port of London with-
out success.
Premier Macdonald is spending the
week-end In the country at Chequers
to get a much needed rest but it is
hoped that next week he may take
(Cont'd on Pg. 2.)
ONE LIFE LOST IN
HOTEL FIRE NEAR
FORT WORTH TEX.
Two Others Injured iq
Narrow Escape From
Blazing Trap
Associated Press Report.
FORT WORTH. Texas. Feb.
16.-
J. J. Kelly of College Station was
burned to death in a hotel fire at
Nocona last night. Two other guests
were injured.
Miss Uela Pearson daughter of
Mrs. Rosa Pearson proprietor of the
hotel was bsdly burned about the
face and hands.
Ed Hayes a visitinr oil man.
jumped or fell from the second floor
window to the sidewalk suffering se-
vere injuries.
The origin of the fire is undeter-
mined. Destruction of the hotel
a two-story 18 room buildinc caused
a loss estimated at S14.000. The
walls of the buildinr collapsed on an
adjoining structure belonging to J. J.
oerry causing a loss on building and
contents estimated at $6000.
Kelly s body was recovered from
the debris for sn inquest after the
flames were extinguished. He was
about 45 years old.
Quick work of the fire department
prevented spreading of the fire to
the rest of the block which at first
was threatened.
State Gets Low Price
On Lignite Contract
Asitln Bureas
The Houstoa Pott.
AI STIN Texas Feb. 16 Mate-
rially lower prices for furnishing lig-
nite coal to various S'ate institutions
for the next 30 days wer gained by
the purchasing division of the State
board of co.itrol today
The Austin institutions. Including
the University of Texas wil be fur-
nished lignite by the 8psrks Lignite
eompsny of Rockdale. This coal was
secured for $1.66 per ton delivered
as against $2.17 the present price.
The McAlester Coal company of Dal-
las waa awarded the contract to sup-
ply the East Texas insane asylum at
Rusk at a price of $2.15 per ton as
com pa re w ith the eixsting priec of
$2.21 per ton.
TUTS TOMB
Associated Press Report.
LUXOR Egypt. Feb. 16 Regard-
ing the difficulties between Howard
Carter and the Egyptian government
in connection with the tomb of Tut-
aukh amen the Associated Press wss
officially informed to)ay that the
Egyptian government hsd decided -to
lake energetic steps to fulfill what it
considers are its obligstions toward
science and the public.
The situation existing in the Va'-
iey of Kings has no precedent in tbe
annals of Egyptlogy. The differences
between Mr. Carter and the Egyptian
authorities have placed Tutankha-
men's tomb virtually in "No Mao's
Land" for Mr. Carter holds the keys
to the wooden-sealed gates while the
tomb ont hounds by announcing
Egyptian government has pat the
that tbe officials of the antiquities
department have the right to call
upon tne armed police on duty in tbe
vafley to repel any attempts to
enter R. . -
A permanent warn baa bee estab-
sad ky-Ure aaUive iaapectora ef
Shooting
Arouses Ire In Capitol;
Coolidge Takes Hand
Associated Press Report
WASHINGTON Feb. 16. Presi
dent Coolidge directed his secretary
today to see that the Washington no
lice take prompt action to punish
those responsible for the shooting of
Senator Greene of Vermont last night
in a fight between prohibition agents
and suspected bootleggers.
As a result the White House was
informed that the cases of the three
men held one of them a prohibition
agent already had been turned over
to the district attorneys office.
An operation to remove splinters
of bone from the brain was perform
ed this afternoon.
The operation was said to have
been successful.
"About one and half inches of
bone were removed" Dr. John L. De-
mayo said. "The patient's condition
CATTLEMEN PLAN
BATHING REVIEW;
FOR 'BEAUTY' ONLY
E 1 aborate Costumes
Count For Nil in
New Contest
to
Look rem over cowmen.
A new sort of bathing girl review
ia to be held at Sylvan Beach March
19 in connection with the entertain
ment of the Texas Cattle Raisers' as
sociation which will be in session
here at that time.
Judges must be qualified experts in
the iudzlna- of blooded live stock. They
will look over the contestants in the
pavilllon with critical eyes.
Gaudy bathing suits won't deceive
these judges. So many pounds of
girl on the hoof will be the criterion.
And a cowman knows how to pick s
thoroughbred.
Costumes Don't Count.
Elaborate costumes "are not desir-
ed since they will not enter into the
competition according to announce-
ment made Saturday. Entrants may
register for the contest at the battl
ing suit department of any downtown
woman s store Deginning nexi ween.
The followina committee members
were appointed at a luncheon Satur-
day to assist Mayor Oscar Holcombe
in general arrangements for enter-
tainment of the stockmen:
General Jake Wolters Judge
Chester H. Bryan Fire Commissioner
Allie Anderson 11. B. Morton J. T.
Scott Jr. W. R I'atton C. J. Kirk
W. G. Jones Ned Jacobs John J.
Wallace R. II. Cornell Max Taub and
Dave D. Cahn.
5000 Expected.
Several hundred "courtesy cars" will
be available for visitors. They will
bear the motto "Ride 'em cowboy!'
on the windshields. Special parking
places for these cars will be provided
by Mayor Holcombe and they will be
available to convention delegates and
visitors including women and chil-
dren. Special orchestras will play in the
lobbies of all large hotels each after-
noon and evening during the four-day
meet and informal dancing will lure
the cowmen to trip a liglit if heavily
booted toe. The annual cowman's
grand ball will be held the last night
of the convention. At least fMMH)
delegates and visitors are expected to
be in attendance.
Taft Up Again; Attends
Conference at Capital
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16 Chief
Justice Taft. who has been confined
to his residence for two weeks ss a guys who go around snatching pocket-
result of an attack of iud gestion j books" the director told the lienten-
waa at tbe capital today to attend: a j
conference of the court. He expects
to resume the full discharge of his
judicial duties next Monday when the
court reconvenes. Ilu showed no out-!
ward signs of illness. I
NOW 'NO MAN'S LAND'; NONE
the department of antiquities to see
that these orders are enforced. Di-
rect telephonic communication has
been established between the valley
and the headquarters of tbe chief in-
spector of sntiquiiies for u;iprr Egypt
situated outside of Luxor oi tbe Kar-
nak road tbe telephone box being
within a hundred yards of Tutankh
amen s tomb. 1 be chief inspector
who is an Englishman and whom the
government has entrusted with the
execution of its orders is thus in im-
mediate contact with the tomb
guards.
In recognition of the fact that the
present situation is wholly untenable
the general expectation here ia that
the Egyptian government will claim
to exercise its rights under the -contract
with Mr. Carter and take over
the tomb and complete the work of
exploration. In such an event it Is
assumed the excavators will resort to
legal proceedings to determine wheth-
er the government is entitled to ex-
ercise thin right. ' - . .
Laxoria.kuaia like a bee klvt
of Senator
ia satisfactory. The prognosis Is
good provided no complications set
in."
Later Dr. Thomas LinviUe the
senator's physician for many years
issued the following statement:
"Senator Greene was operated on
at 3:30 this afternoon by Doctors
Daniel L. Uorden and Charles S.
Wuite. Fragments of the skull were
removed. His condition is satisfac-
tory. In the absence of any com-
plications should recover."
The prohibition situation in Wash-
ington for mouths a ceuter of criti-
cism and controversy culminated in
the shooting dowu of the senator al-
most within the shadow of the capi-
tol. Airing Looms.
As a result the whole muddle of
conflicting opinions charges expla-
nations denials and counter charges
that have characterized efforts to
enforce the prohibition laws here
seem likely to hsve a thorough airing
in congress.
Senator Greene was shot last night
as a car containing prohibition ageuts
whirled out of au alley into Pennsyl-
vania avenue in pursuit of another
automobile suspected of . carrying
bootleggers. This morning ft appear-
ed that .the wound probably was not
fatal although a final determiuntion
of that question awaited a more care-
ful physician's examination.
The senator was walking with his
wife when the shooting occurred less
thsn three blocks from the Capitol
building. He was hit just over the
lett eye by a bullet fired from one
of the automobiles apparently bv
prohibition agent who was using his
revolver freely in an effort to com
pel the pursued machine to come to
halt. A prohibition agent is un
der srrest but no formal charges
nave been placed against him.
lh attending physician at Emer
gency hospital said today Mr. Greene
appeared to be Better. He was con
scious and it was hoped the bullet
uad not remained in bis head niak
ing necessary a serious operation. An
- -ray examination was made.
Not First Time.
The incident was not the first
in which the lives of those on the
streets here have been endangered
by pistol battles with bootleggcra.
Mad chases of that kind through the
center of the city have been numer
ous. there have been a number of
accidents to bystanders and one citi-
zens' association has passed resolu
tions asking that the practices be
stopped.
The whole Question has been com
plicated by a tbree-eornered row
joined in by agents of the prohibition
unit officers of the Intelligence di
vision of the treasury department.
and the city police. Recently police
and prohibition officials engaged in a
legal battle In which serious charges
were made against members of both
forces and several on both sides were
suspended. Three deputy United
Ststes marshals now are held under
bond on charges of conspiracy to vie
late the prohibition laws.
While all of this has been In
progress charges of liquor buying by
high officials and ordinary citizens
alike have been on the increase. Not
long ago it was snnounced that a
ist of hundreds of names of prom
inent bootleg customers hsd been
seized in a police raid but the su-
periors of those who made the raid
(Cont'd from Pg. 1.)
'SHOOT TO kill;
BUTLER ORDERS
Associated Press Report.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 16 As a
result of the large number of holdups
and robberies reported yesterday. Di-
rector of Public Safety Butler today
started a concerted 24 hour drive
against bandits and thieves. "Hhoot
to kill" was tbe order he gave his
lieutenants in outlining plsns for the
Cfioipsign. I d give my soul if one
of you fellows would kill one of these
ants. That would end it. Shoot
them during the next 24 hours lets
end it. snyway. We virtually will
have to forget the liquor violstors snd
go sfter the gunmen and tbungs" he
said.
for every foreign excavator fears the
Egyptian government and may make
the present incident the occasion for
revising the whole system under
which foreigners are granted licenses
to dig. r or many years past the sit-
uation by which the bulk of excava-
tion m Egypt has been done by for-.i-ner
with foreign capital and tak-
ing a share of the findings as a re-
ward iihs created constant friction
between tbe government and the ex-
cavators. As the official advisors of the gov-
ernment in the dispute are Europeans
impartial observers deprecate any at-
tempt to represent as a European ver-
sus Egyptian controversy that actu-
ally is an old question that has be-
come acute partly through the oper-
ations of the late Lord Carnarvon's
newspaper contracts and ' partly
through tbe accession to power in
Egypt of a strong nationalist govern-
ment extremely sensitive is Its na-
tional deignify.
In ail . this quarreling. TutSBk&a-
iie in a fuaxanunea .toaio u
REPUBLICAN HOUSE
LEADERS FAIL AT
TAX COMPROMISE
Surtax Schedule Is Basis
Of Arguments of
G. O. P. Chiefs
35 PER CENT IS
HOPE OF PARTY
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON Feb. 16. Two
conferences today between organisa-
tion and insurgent republican leaders
in the house arranged in an effort to
compromise on the pending surtax
schedule resulted in no agreement
Another meeting will be held Mon
day.
Representative Ixmgworth. the re
publican leader said the aid of the
insurgents bad been aought because
it was realised that the republicans
probably would be unable otherwise
to command a majority for a 33 per
cent surtax maximum whiiu they
have agreed to support as a substi
tute for the 2fi per cent recommended
by Secretary Mellon.
Relates Past Actios.
Representative Little of Kansas
joined the republican insurgent move
ment declaring against any reduction
in the surtsx rate. He recalled the
action of the senate last year in rais
ing this tax to a maximum rate of
50 per cent afte the house had cut
it to 82 per cent and said that body
should not again receive the credit
Deiore the farmers and small income
tax payers for such nction.
Representative Wurxbnch. reoub
lican. Texas called upon the party tu
stand for the Mellon plan without
compromise and predicted that if the
democratic program was adopted.
President Coolidge would veto the
measure.
"The minority of this house" be
said "must then answer for not al-
lowing tax reduction."
Representative Ramseyer repub-
lican. Iowa presented a plan which
be said be would offer as an amend-
ment to increase the estate or inter-
itance taxes and institute a gift tax.
(Cont'd on Pf. 2.)
SOUTH TEXAS K. C.'S
CHARTER TRAIN TO
BEAUMONT MEET
Expect 300 Members on
List to Attend Degree
Ceremonies
Fourth degree Knights of Columbus
in Houston and South Texas are show
ing increasing interest in the exempli-
fication of the degree to be held In
Beaumont next Sunday under the di
rection of Thomas Kehoe. master of
the Southern jurisdiction of Texas.
The list of those who will be ahosrd
the special train scheduled to leave
at 7:45 a. ni. on the day of the cere-
monies is rapidly growing and is ex-
pected to reach 300 before the end of
the week.
Tbe train will proceed over the Gulf
Coast lines.. A similar special train
will leave Galvestou via the Gulf
and Interstate railway bearing a dele-1
gation from that city.
On arrival in lleaumont the knights
will assemble at Boykin's ball whence
they will parade in a body to St. An-
tunny's church for the celebration of
solemn pontifical high mass by tbe
Right Rev. Christopher E. llyrne
bisnnp of Galveston diocese. Monsig-
nor J. M. Kirwin of I .a Porte semi-
nary will preach the sermon for the
occasion.
Degre Work at Fair Grounds
The degree work will begin prompt-
ly at 2 o'clock in the afternoon in
the fair grounds auditorium. Plans
have been made for the initiation of
more than 200 candidates in tbe fourth
degree the majority of whom will be
residents of Heaumont and vicinity.
This ceremony will be followed by
a reception and banquet in honor of
the newly initiated knights at the
Hotel Beaumont beginning at 7:30
p. ni. A program of music and ad-
( Cont'd on Pg. 2.)
CAN ENTER
his golden mummy esse under glass
almost forgotten. Whatever may be
the outcome of the controversy it
seems highly unlikely that any fur-
ther work will be done on the tomb
this year beyond re-closing the lid
of the sarcopaghns and removing to
tbe Cairo museum the objects al-
ready parked and awaiting removal.
-
Aocia!ed Press Re.'i.
CAIRO Egypt Feb 16. The
Egyptian government's action regard-
ing Tutankhamen's tomb it is de-
clared here will be based entirely
upon tbe terms of Howard Carter's
concession and the agreement of
February 7. governing tbe admission
of visitors to the tomb of which Mr-
Carter was a signatory and the gov-
ernment will act entirely within its
legs! rights
Every measure will be taken to pre-
serve the valuable treasures of the
tomb.
Premier Said Zagloul Pasha it Is
..'v (Cont'd Jffc.aj j
WALSH ACTIVE IN
OIL INQUIRY WILL
LEAD OPPOSITION
Senate Votes to Consider Pomerene and Roberts in
Open Executive Session Montana Solon Joined
By Others in Protest of President's Nommees- ;
Standard Grant Ordered Canceled V
Associated Press Report. '. . 1
WASHINGTON Feb. 18. The senate confirmed tonight the nomi-
nation of Atlee Pomerene of Ohio to be one of apeclal government
counsel In the oil tease cases. The vote was 59 to 13. - ;
Associated
WASHINGTON Feb. 16.-Senator Walsh democrat '
Montana dominant figure in th oil inquiry announced in the
senate that he was opposed to both Atlee Pomerene and Owen
J. Roberts as government counsel in the oil cases. - V
"I am opposed to Senator Pomerene" Senator Walsh said '1
"because I don't think he has had the experience or training
as a lawyer to fit him for the tremendous task before us." '
"If it were not for the political consideration involved In
this" added Senator Walsh "I can not see how the president
could have made the appointment."
Opposing Owen J. Roberts Senator Walsh said there was
needed a great outstanding lawyer and yet not a single ment-
ber of the oil committee had ever heard of Mr. Robets until
the president appointed him." v.
Senator Walsh said both of the lawyers had told the coni--
CHRISTIAN AIDED
MOVIE FIRM SAYS
TRADE OFFICIAL
Claim President's Sec'y
Used to Forestall Suit
Against Companv J
Associated I'ress Report.
WASHINGTON Feb. 10 A aug-
gestion that some one sought to use
the office of ueorge II. Christian
Jr.. while he was secretary to tbe
president to forestsl) government ac-
tion against a motion picture cor-
poration waa made today before the
senate Interstate commerce commit
tee.
The committee which has under
consideration Mr. Christians nomi
nation to he a member of the Federal
Trade commission was told by Hous-
ton Thompson one of the present
members that Mr. Christian called
j him to the White House and asked
why a complaint was being drawn up
against tbe Famous Players-tasky
corporation without giving tbem a
hearing.
Aotloa "Unusual."
Commissioner Thompson said he
was surprised that the White House
knew of the commission's investiga
tions and regarded Mr. Christian's
statements to him ft "unusual." S
complaint st thst time had not been
derided on. but one was issued by
the commlslon later In May 11121.
Kenstor Mruce. ilemocrst. Mary
land sked if the interview had
s-iven the witness an "Impression
that Mr. Cliritian was connected
professionally with the company
I felt he was interested." was the
reply "or he would not have asked
the questions he did."
Replying further. Mr. Thompson
said it seemed "that some one wss
using Mr. Christian's office to pre-
vent action "
Te Appear Later.
The committee adiuorned until net
Wednesday after deciding that Mr.
Christian would he given an oppor-
tunity to aimenr before It if he de-
sires. A number of union labor lead-
ers previously have filed protects
eaisl the nomination and Senator
La Follette. republican Wisconsin
announced today he would oppose
confirmation.
"He asked me what T meant by
issninr 'he compminf nerore givinr
them a hesrinr " Mr. Thompson said
i Cont'd on Pg. 2 )
WALSH DECLINES
TO ENTER RACE
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16 Senator
Wslsh of Montana who has been di-
recting the oil investigations has writ-
ten s letter declining to consent to
circulation in Nebraska of petitions
in his behalf a a candidate for the
democratic presidential nomination. In
reply to a tajegram asking for auch
permission Senator Walsh said.
"I am profoundly appreciative of the
favorable regard of the Nebraska
club due to the service I have bees
able to render the country as a mem-
ber of tbe eomnwtiee on nnblic lands
snd surveys of thV United States sen
ate prosecuting tbe' Inquiry into the
lessee of the naval oil reserves. H
nm nre tbst the action you propose
would signuy simpiy year appreciation
of nomination for the efiice ef the
presidency.
"However an assent on my part
of yoor kind -suggestion would in all
r-ilmtT b tneoes)d awl it-
onderstood I feel obliged te decline
with thanks the privilege yen ask of
clrcuktia. neUtiona oamy aehalL'' i
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Press Report. ''V-'
simittee the legal phases of the '
public land question were '
"sealed book" to them. i
Senator Johnson farmer la-
bor Minnesota served notice
that he would "vote against
Mr. Pomerene." . v
McAdoo Attacked.
Referring to William G. Mci '
Adoo as a man of whom pro-'
gressives had hoped much;
Senator Johnson said the tes-
timony regarding his retention '
bv the Dohenv interest "Inrti-
caled this is the kind of eon-
nections for us to be afraid 6f. -
Chairman I-enroot aald In response
to a auestion that the firm Mr. Pome
rene became associated with in Cleve-'
land represented 15 railroads. ' '.
"I know that he ia an honest naa" : .
Senator Reeddemocrat of Missouri
said. "I know that he has a saper-
abundance of courage. If be had beets '
a little more of a dodger he would
have still been lu the senate." - - '
Without debate the house adopted '
today the Walsh resolution directing '
the beginning of proceedings to re- '
rover sections 10 and 36 within sural
oil reserve No. 1 in California now -operated
by the Stanard Oil company ''
of California. t;V
The measure now goes to President
Coolidge who ia directed by Ha tenue '
to instruct special government counsel
to prosecute the proceedings. .
Steps to recover the twe eecttona'
were taken late in tbe Wilson admin
istrstion but Albert B. Fall as eaere
tsry of the interior dismissed- the
proceedings on motion of counsel foe
me oiannaro uii company.
The two sections which are wttfcla i
the confines of reserve No. 1 bat not
a part of it were ceded by the federal
government to California upon State-.'
hood as school snd non-mineral lands.'
Oil subsequently waa found and tie
Standard Oil company began develop
ing the fields under State grant. : v v
Ta Consider NeMlaeM 'vlA
Tbe senate voted today to consider
in open executive session the nomine -lions
of Owen J. Roberts of Philadel-
phia and Atlee Pomerene of Oaaton
O.. to be special government Counsel
in the oil esses. . . .
The action was taken at the in-
stance of democratic and republican .
Insurgent senators and orer the de-
termined and repeated efforts of
Senator Lodge republican to aave
the discussiou take olaee bh!4 lnaJ '
doors. . . . .
Senator Brookhart renntHcaa. of " '
Iowa asked if Mr. Pomeraa k.it'
handled railroad esses prior to enter- '
iag the senate. '. '.v . -
"I don't think I wtolate n muW
dence" said Chairman kearoot of the?
oil committee "when I aay he k4 two
cases from the Peuaylvaaia raU -
Senator Stanley democrat of K- '
turky declared Senator Dill "expect- '
ed too much of our chief exeeniiTe."
"Yon certainly don't expect bias to -appoint
a more progressive man tiaa .'
.Mr. Pomerene." said Senator Staijey: .
"I certainly don't. He baa take a. aa
into his confidence so far aa to say-' '
that he will not hinder bis naval set-re-"
tsry in the slightest degree aatil. thai Ji .
officer has been reported tiwsi byr
these attorneys we are diaenaslnC It i
Is human only that tke president ex-
pects to see Mr. Denny vexiieatos. '
We must not expect him to hunt a
lawyer like the senator froat Uoa-'
(Cont'd oa P.
Govt. 'Conditions Feports
Will Continue- is Usual
Associated Press Bepert ';
WASHINGTON re . W. T-
meree department basinesa eoasi'Uox
and industrial prod net sens reporta w.i
eontinae to be waned aa oflMal state-
ment issued today aald afcaostgb At-
torney General Dsmgherty in a re-
cent letter to Secretary Beev-re- ra
dicated trade aasoeJatiooe might )
sasrplv re strict sat ia gathering '
tics which eater lata the esauUi
The attorney res era! beid that
nisaiag f aawi data to the fi-
nest was probably Is wf i) bat tl -namlnatioa
of it by tr e esaor
taemseire to members waa t
aaiawfaL. f- v .-
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