The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 9, 1924 Page: 1 of 18
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Houston Post .r Editorial
Land Agent : inspitcd
Discontent Hill.
Ex-Qiief Justice Phillips
Lauds Creager's -Honor
f Heflin Aide Hit in
'Complaint.' :
Associated Presa Kaporf.
WASHINGTON April 8.
.Rush D. Simmons chief postal
inspector was. interrogated by
Georrfe A- f?N Houston
TexajL- counsel iot.S.. B. Crea-
ger of Brownsville.Texas re-
publican national corhmrttee--man
at today's session df the
senate conmittee investigating
alleged land frauds yt.the low-
er Rip Grande valley. '
MrC Hill brought'. ot?t; by
questioning Simmons that '--a
relatively small .number. of
complaints received by the- post
office' department ixt referred
to a district attorfxeyy and -of
these but a lew result in indict-
mentt and fewer still in cottr
victiobs. V-'
Letters from' Colltrrs
of Kansas City Mo. who HU1 1 Uiatiodo
said. si iuihiit!
tormeiny Working in the. Kto
4 Grande vallev. wefe read lfliki
the rtcord. Thejrie;erS2fr;'
maintained; hw4;ih'A.i
post otoce" aepartrrwrif frwttt
Defense of the Hie ttnrtaM
wa eonHfeoet i Jetiei lrea
ucm and urafMoiMii mtfcttt
iteil
and?JoiiM4.eaJt jialitbe
Alam land and 8flf 'eotniany 4
the C M Swallow eompan?Tnbi4
men who were honest and rho ana.
ducted a reputable be sines. MM irfso
reaa lecters iron eng laeere. ia tM-4Uo
Urande valley saylni that the water
supply is adequate... - r.
Page initiated that theee wre not
the conditionK -of three and two years
uu. aui mniniamea inu icnsru on
uitioos are t be. same now as idsb.
Heittea Peel Ctflttflal. - '.
An editorial from Tb'e JfcXiatoB Post
of February 7 1024 . read br Hill
described conditions in the Vallesr at
length and said. thosewho brought 'the
senate charges could ot bare beep
accurately haformed.
i iie Ajotnns lettee loiiows: . j
Kaaie-4')ty ilo.. Jwn20; J021.
"2014 Agnes arenoe. i ' .
"Mrs. Alary Huffman - Miaaiev
i cxas. . . i v.
-'1F AUdlinfc. ' - .
Heferring . t. your fetter of the
irrth m -these matter 1 have engaged
uivxelf a Very'pTothinent' firm of faw.
vers in this city te inreetigate these
coflaidesnbla. busina)!a aRsTiaaUat least
line of these Trias cowrnaafeK It has
been very successful. .They. Juww -the
iHrcu instances anderWbic) these sales
are made and they koeas- tbe-.ceuntry
and. the. lands involredl Secaufca .of
their -Janowledge of the mettenr and-
their Hsnding - with' tW eoarte they
luve ben uaiformly aucebsefql. a'iar.
in getting Dacs; lor peofrc tneir norm
and in -some cases 4hesoat.at their
' Seeoea Letterfteatf. -
''It W posnibie- 4-m "be hj-TI
vicinity before long knd if tou feel
yon are further .interested wBl be glad
ro hare you write me and hare -yout
frifrjd write me about ft matter r
1 will be gted t mtke apecttl
enough asea together. tflstiry ttT'
iovrs rery truly .---. - i ..
ISisned) "J" SL Ootllna."
"P. R I woald adrise rou aa
n mere en yoar notes' aad send at
the numbers tocatiofc .and : who 700
purchased yoor tend frw.M-;
K letter along similar. JWes; wis
written to Allen Jones.-at at. Law-
rence & C under date -at Jana.23
Another letter pat into the -record
"2014 Agnes hrenae Kknus CityV
ho. " -
"Jane S 1921. "
"Mb C. H. Swallow and eomnany.-
"liaeoln. Neb.
"Dear 8iri ' . '"
"Recerred notice of your suit other
day. Any farther Jnformation yon
wink) will refer yen to Mr. FVeJ Bab-
ertaaei of Kanaaa Gity Kanaaa who is
looking after my people aad my busi
ness wun yon. -
"Touraruly. . - -
' -t 8IH) rj..M.tOcriina- .
' Get tta0M Jaf et. .
Senator Heflm democrat Alabama
declared that these woohf net affect
the trttb if fraud existed; . Simmons
agreed.'
Hat proceeded to show that Collins
had been sued on Jaoe 1021 by
Creager god C. H. Swallow end
mdgaest had been obtained for $10-
0Q0 by default .Creager'e atteraey
real a letter froas. former -Chief Jas-
tice f the Supreme Coart of Texas
Nelson rhUlips a democrat to Ckair-
snka Moses of . Iowa saying that
frisitdef Oeager bad aaggevted that
be poCta rbe record bis estimate of
Creacrr'a cbsrscter and etaading.
41 ."It 4 bnf.a rfea-ire f . men
K. i j- (CoBl'd aa Pc XI " .. - -
Blonde "Bandit t ; .
Identified in ')
Sever?! Crimes
M ' ' - ' sir
. jiiguciMi ni l on MCIIVI Vi .
1D AlWLESr April. 8.-Lola
MChiM. allwad : "blond bandit.1'
ander aireat her la'bcUaTed by police
to iiava-ooeB'iioKta wiu nuniwr
rJm?in aeTfal parta ol til
nltad'' State;' Aoeordica to Lot
iiaBion.-' Gcorf KFtffloii wbo are
beftic Uem on auaplclon of nannf roo-
bed a cafeteria bere har tentatively
been identified aa'perabda wbo either
roi)bed or attristed in the robbery ot
th-8nUhton State bank of gmithtoft
Mo.vtb DroTr National bank of
KajS City M6.f and a bank in Dal'
laa- Texaa.
-In b Jrfdlp. of the Bmrthton and
Kanaaa -pity bank the "blonde bao-
dit?' Vm alleged to hare acted aa
pilot of the car in which the bandit
eacaped....
Ueged rVeak . Spots in
. Testimony Shown
. v by Dill
. AtsocJated Pre Heport.
. WABmNOTON. April . Theo-
dore BooaeTelt aeeiatant - ttcrttary
pf the nary wai afila aaaailed today
in the eenat - by Senator Dill of
Washinttoo' a democrat of . the oil
eamnittee. in cpn'oection irith the oil
Senator Dill wai replyinf to an
ajMreaa p Benxtqr wadawortb rer
publican New York wbo last week
rM' the aeoat a letter trooi 'Ui as
aiatanr aecratar' aajinc b'aa op
nosed to the aaral oil leasee knd did
DWknow'aboteTihe Sijwlair lease of
Theodora llarteval waa cob.
oinaaw lismiiy' ainuvveq tpa
Of these naval oU reserree
ftombe nary deuartment to the in
terior degartmcpt He' pereenally
carried .tha vaeewdra . order to' tba
WhlWlHoelw. Xbrytfc pretideM U
On the" mens Verbal feeaMt. af
BRrearrTaJ tr tierapaany aa acv
ing "aecretary of the nary ased .ma
e w aaaisv. pmcuur eat atr a
atrier wad iia vtaUaaatl. Th
k' BMrt tarJaJreoo tUne'kK. tb
matfaeif aiid wk worth IIUralymsny
ia;ioaaandd atldollare to fui'
dair'W anoMMUrr tbaa all tha raises of
saury to Aachie Roosevelt and all of
the aaiary paid Archie tn theJoar
Jeare t aerrice from toe .tne Theo-
ore se eared him the position -with
Slnclafr.?.Tj - 1 f
Senator Stanley democrat (Ken-
tucky mterruated Senator DB1 to
.unrest that Ur. Rooserelt be olaced
under oath by the oil committee an4
reonirea to ten wnat ne Knows or tne
organisation of The Mammoth" Oil
oompaby and whether be charged any
V (Cont'd on Pg. 2.)
Citizens Get. Injunction
Against City and
Railroad
' ' Uonuton' Pest Special.
BEAUMONT. . Texas. Aorll
Ai-.twapoaaryTlaJaaerJon prohibiting
tne carrying on -ot any work in con-
nection with the building of a viaduct
tbTougn - too oowatowA - sectkra of
Beaumont b the aits and the Texas
and New-Orleans railroad waa grant-
ed 1. Sixth dikrict court Tuesday
afternoon. . The petition renoestinx
fX fnjnnctioli and.the eaacaUatwti of
tae recent agreement between the ctt
at Beaumont and the T. dt R. O. rail
TOsd Wl filed Taeaday morning at 11
o'clock ...and -waa read by Judge Me-
Uowell daring Jbe booh hour reces
f LI. V I
.Suit waa lnxtftoted by John P
rjoodhee. Mrav Aaguet SoUri and A
J. SotarL owners of the nrooerty ad-
Jacent to .the track of the Hoirtbarn
Pacific and la baaed on aUegatioos
that - the petitioners are large . tax
payers of the.ttty and that the agree-
'aunt ; whMit we eonaamnated by
Mayor B. A. V Bteiabagear and City
Attorney caartoa V. Baith at a eoa
rMM wik CLnntkan. X
dale held in New lorfc Is in rMation
si ni caanar 01 ua aiy ox .tfeaa-
mont; which requires "railroads of a II
kinds .to construct at their own
peaae- such bridge! viaducts tnrti-
oots. enrerta .eresstnga- aaa ' taer
thitunrander of orer their tracks as
the city comm isaioa may deem aecea
sary and rwaatre: and to require rail'
toads to aaaantala as tea or watchmen
or flagmea at arreat-erosmngs."
Ia the agreement reached la nes
York recently the' eity ebUgatad k
self ta pay 19J72 per cent af the
money-expended by the railroad in
erecting a riadacC with a vrorisloa
that sboatd- the total oat- exceed
0eia00.-3f .per cent wf the addl-
tteaal ee wouw . oa aoraa ay . tee
city. No date was act far a herr-
ing of -the- eaee - Judge .McDowell
merely -etxwed arder taaabig the. m-
yaBctieei and ordering the risrk of the
aiamct coart to raawe a wrai wpwn rae
ba tha earn of
SCORE DIN SENATE
ViUGFl'in IN
MM HALTS
CDffilinEE'S
REVEM Bill
Income Taxes Reduced
25 Per Cent; Mellpri
Plan Is Indorsed and
Excise Taxes Repealed
Smoot Predicts Failure of
Measure as Framed by
Members ; Several
Changes to Be Made.
Associated Presa Report.
WASHINGTON April 8. The new
revenue bill was ordered favorably re-
ported to the aenate today by the
finance committee.
It provides aaa reported for a ret
roactive reduction of 25 per cent on
1023 income' taxes which are payable
this year; permanent revision of the
income tax rates in acoardsnce with
the phm of Secretary Mellon; a spe
cial reduction of 25 per cent in taxes
on earned incomes ; . and repeal of
many of the miscellaneous and excise
taxes.
' The scope of tax reduction was
-narrowed however from that pro-
vided by the house bill warning of
a treasury deficit under its terms
leaving forced restoration of some
of the miscellaneous taxes stricken
out during house consideration of the
measure. . '
. Expect Tax ta Fall
Aa framed by the committee Mr.
Smaot estimated the tax would fail
by $60000000 of raising sufficient
revenue to meet the- regular govern-
ment expenses in the year Of ita op-
eration; Tbia estimate did . not take
into account he added special ap-
propriation bills. which mjght be
passed by. congress tbia season in-
cluding the bonne bill which it had
been estimated would? require an ex-ladtora-et
$135000000 tbefrst
. .aoanouieV . reaftrrmed
aft.aist.I.ilt -ahkiinatina
war.
80000 Men Affected by
"3 Per "Cent Increase
Vtrtually OK'd
Associated Press Report.
.CHICAGO. Aorll. 8 Wage in
cresses of approximately 6 per cent
less certain concessions and .compen.
Rations to the rsilroads were roport-
ea HMiay w nave oeea vanvjpiy aareeu
on by ' negotiators represanttny . SI
Western railroads and tbeir- aubstd-
bfriea and the Order of tuulread Con-
ductors apd the Brotherhood f Rail
road irainmen. - r--
ADDi-oxlmately 80.000' men would os
affected end the railroads annual pay
rolls wouM bo increased about' So.-
000000 if ge terms are incorporated
in tne iinai agreement.
Representatives of the negotiatora
said esrlier reportb exaggerated the
increase granted "aa part of the 6 per
cent would beffaet by revision of
rules eliminating some overtime pay
now received. ' -
Deaartmeate Af f eeted.
There waa a nosmbilitv that the
final agreement would be reached thia
evening.
By the reported oasts of settlement
passenger traia men will receive an
increase of 24 cents a day. 'freight
trainmen 30 cents condactera 33
cents brakemen 25 centa and switch
tenders 26 cents." it la reported. Other
employes affected ' will receive corre-
sponding incraaoeai
No official atatement of details of
the reported basis of agreement waa
made public by the conferees.
All railroads west of tne Mississippi
river except the Southern Pacifies
Pacific lines Denver and Rio Grande
Northern Pacific. Chicago and Alton.
Chicago Great Western aad Minneap
olis and 1st. faul railwaya are repre-
sented in the negotiations.
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Associated Press Report
TTJLBA. OkU.. Anrfl 8. An uni
dentified well dressed man waa lash-
ed with a .whip several titnea aeroaa
the f aea be aa attractive womaa wbo
encountered fcha at aa hnterarbaa sta-
tion platform-here late todayt
' The Tlog ging was admiaiatefea 'De-
fara erwwe welting fo a ear
Bvataadera laid the' wemaaveemr
ed the sua had previously been b ber
employ-aad that since she bad
charged bha . be had circulated alan-
ders against ber. -
Ma left' with a woman eompaaioa
without making- kaowa her Identity
and the ma hoarded a ear before aa
i it hi iriwi' ilirxmrT-r- I n iril"'l-'Iir 111 1-fl III -.1 a
h 1171 f 1 1 If H H H . .. f r ! ha a : a at aa'ai.? a aw "b
drv nnncT unnrn lu" " 1 "L
i ni uuuui uiiolu
ill
LASHES
MAN WITH
IIP
Seta W&eks Outlines
U. S. A ircraft Status
Audits -Dating Back to
Wilson Administration
Are Explained
- Associated Presa Report.
" WASHINGTON. Aorll 8. War de
partmeat procedure dating back to the
Wilson administration followed In ad.
Justing: claims of wartime contracts
with aircraft manufacturers was out-
lined at length today in a statement
by Secretary Weeks.
While the ststement contained no
direct reference to allegations of frand
or of reported failure by the govern-
ment to prosecute claims against air-
craft manufacturers as cbsrged by
witnesses before the senate Daugb-
erty investigating committee it waa
issued "in view of the misunderstand-
ing that appears to exist generally aa
to the present status of the air service
war contracts now under investiga
tion.
- Rs.Examiae Settlemeati.
"At the time of the chance of the
administration in March 1021." the
statement said "the air service claims
board bad virtually completed its
work of passing upon- war claims. In
(Cont'd on Pg. 2.)
Says People of
Earth to Gather
Near Jerusalem
Associated Presa Report.
NEW YORK. April 8. Jerusalem
and Palestine will be the center for
the developments of a world program
which "will bring the people of the
wqrld together and counteract future
wars Nathan Straus philanthropist.
declared today on his arrival on the
Adriatic from a visit to the Holy land.
"I return home full of hope that
the three great religions originating
from the Holy land will unite all peo
ples and make it the spiritual center
of the world fpr securing of universal
I peace be said. "Unless this does
Happen we shall be drawn into wars
more fearful than tne one recently
ended."
He said the Arabs and the Jews
were coming to a better understand.
tng; ef .each ther V
it
House Committee Sanc-
tions New Probe of
Northern Pacific
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON April 0. A reso
lution to authorise investigation by a
joint congressional committee of land
grants to the Northern Pacific rail-
way company was approved today by
the house nubile lands -committee.'
The resolution also would restrain
the secrtsry of be interior from ad A
juatment ot any claims hy thea-ailrosil
unta after March 4 1027. fthould
conxresa have failed to. act prior. to
.that date; the restralningorder would
or rem uvea - unless cwurv-aciioa were
peudfng in which esse any adjustment
would be delayed awaiting the court's
decision.
As accepted by the house commit
tee tbe resolution differs from one
passed by the senate in that it sets a
specific time limit for tbe investiga-
tion. -
Action by the comittee wss tsken
after hearings were held in regard to
charges by the secretaries of interior
and agriculture that tbe railroad bad-
violated in numerous cases - its con
tract with the government. Repre-
sentatlvea of the department testified
that the railroad by violations of con-
tract had forfeited its right to addi-
tional grants and should be denied
claima to 3000.000 acres of national
forest lands In Idaho and Montana.
Representativea of the railroad
Save denied these charges.
T
The body of Mlsa Janic Wilson. 30
years on. wao waa drowsed at nugar-
land early Tuesday morning will be
buried at Nacogdoches todav. Fun-
eral services were held Tuesday after-
noon at fba tCvaaa Mcmorisl church.
Mlsa Wihwa bad dedicated bir life
to church work.
She was efaying with her rsnt. Mi-s
Annie War eon At 2 a. m. Mrs. Wat-
son nflaeed the girl from hr room.
An hour later the body was found in
a bayou near by.
Tbe verdict of Justice of the Peace
W. N; 'Williams was death by drown-
a
Monday night Mlas Wilron com-
plained of -.aarvppaaeas . nul it is
thought 'that she waa jn the verge
of a breakdown.
Much aT her work In the church had
bee eVM la the West Knd. Hbe had
takea aaeeiai coarse ef missionary
work fan these duties. This train
ing was received' St the Presbylerion
Iralniny-aeaiool at Riebmncd. Va.
Tbe body will ba forwarded by Ibe
Rnrgess-WhleeaaBt tadertaking com-
BAYOU VICTIM TO
AY
it
'sJaaeatie
s'i -;. .
JOHN
WEEKS
4 YOUTHS HURT
One May Die Aftei
Truck-Auto Collision;
Driver Fails to Stop
Ose youth waa Injured aerhaps
fataliy and three ethers were more er
leu painfully hurt at 7:55 p. m. Teas-
day when a truok'1a which they were
rid lag waa rue deaia by a heavy ear
at Crawford etreettand Pease aveaue.
The track waa evar.sraed by the
.glaaclai Impact. Tbe driver af ibt
rner wpiiea ioTp.
rta laliiraslr r- ' -i L
eretbed ? St JeaeBhhi.
aaa. ian aaa laaarataa aaa eranee.. -
Jaa ' Mortkna: ' 2317 Crawford
treat .rieht arm bra wed a at
wreaebed.
Jack Maaer 3803 Wllmar street
bruised about body.
The feer were riding I a truck be-
longing te the Northrup Cleaning cem.
nasy and driven by young Northrup.
They were traveling apprexleiately
30 miles an hour. Aa they attempted
te cross Pease avenue a large ear
with lose driver aad displaying no
light headed across their path.
Northrup attempted te swerve his
machine te avoid eolllsloa hut the
distance waa too small. A glancing
blow aeet the truck careening teward
the earbing where It turaes ever pin.
aing young Nail underaeath.
Bvataadera sueeeeded In liftiag the
teaaeaa frem Nall'a body. A private
automobile eesveyed . him to St.
Joseph's Infirmary.
O. RAIL HOME
12 MILLION IN '23
NfcW YORK. April 8. The North
ern' Pscific Railway company earned
net income of XIU.'.ISM In 1VM.
Howard KITHilt. chairman ot tne
board reported to stockholders to
day at the annual meeting. KaruingK
were equnl to about t'l.'SJ a share on
the $248000000 capital stock com-
pared with $0.07 In 1022.
Kniphaxiziirg tbe road's transpor-
tation efficiency. Mr.' Elliott said-.rt-penitex'took
87.78 centa of each dol-
litr of operating revenue the best
figure for seven years except 1017.
when it wss '32.34 cents and 1 !)!!.
hen is wss 36.44 cents. In neither
of these yinrit he explained were
the heavy encreases in wages and
prices due to the war in full effect.
The average number of toni per
freight trsin in 102R wss 724.51 com-
pared with O.SO.58 the yesr before.
The incree.s in wnre end taxes t-incc
1013 was $27207808. equivsient to
more than 1U -per cent on toe com
pany's stock.
Total operating revenues were
KrJ.(KV2.0."ll end total operating ex
peniMS $H(). 3(14X00. Grose income
was $28282232. out of- which was
paid $14.70767 In Interest on the
funded debt of S31!).84!I.VMi.
"The company bay done Its fair
sbare of all 'business moving in its
territory but the general rate basis
is too low." Mr. Klliott asserted.
(torrent assets on December 81
were $38287270. an excesa over
liabilities of $10.2(tl.OH4.
Net railway operating income for
January ami Febmsry. 1K4. showed
s snrpliis of kl.070.100. an increase
over 1023 of $080814 and over 1022
of $271)7405.
Major Martin Finishes
Repaif to World Plane
PRINCB ffUf KRT; B. C. April 8.
Major Frederick L. Martin command-
ing four airpianeaaf the United Mates
army in a flight around the world.
completed repairs to bia machine to
day and anaoanced that tbe squadron
would leave early tomorrow tor Hitka.
Alaska unless inclement weather pre-
V -ir W
w.
N MOTOR CRASH
PrEATT PtAHS
OFFICE
I.-G. .
Palestine Quarters to Be
Abolished if Law Will
Permit President Says
at Hearing
Executive Names Group
of Stockholders; Al-
leged Hidden Hand
Sought by Attorneys.
Associated Press Report.
AUSTIN Texas. April 8. General
offices of tbe Iuternutionul-Great
Northern railroad will not be main-
tained at Palestine unleos tbe law
requires it under the proposed mer-
ger of that road with the Gulf Coast
Lines President J. 8. Pyeutt declared
today at the hearing before the Texan
railroad commission. lie said the
preaident's office of the l.-O. N. is
now at Houston and would uot be
moved if it could be avoided. Main-
tenance of a complete set of officials
at Palestine will depend on nvhnt the
law requires be said.
Removal of the offices from Pales-
tine would be a violation of present
statues it has been maintained.
Kfforta to -discover whst attornrys
allege ia the "bidden hand" buck of
the proposal to consolidate were made
at today's bearing.
Names Staokbetdert.
Under questioning of Judge Nelson
Phillips representing a group of
those opposed to the merger. Presi-
dent J. S. Pyeatt of the Gulf Coast
Lines said some of the stock of his
lines was owned by W. A. Hatriman
& Company Blair & Company and
i -otter & tympany. .New xork Inter-
eats but lie denied any knowledge
that tbe Harriuiau interests or any
other railroad waa in control of the
Gulf Lines
He said be did jtdt know what was
in fhe minds of the bankers 'when
asked whartbey. proposed fp do with
AS ILL STREET'
Associated Press Report
WASHINGTON April 8. Knuraer
ating a list of corporations for which
the law firm of Harlan K. Stone tbe
new attorney. general haa. acted a
counsel the neonle's lecislative serv
ice of which eienator La Follette of
Wisconsin is tbe head declared today
In a stateuieut that "It would appear
from the facts that if the apolutment
of Mr. Hlon waa not dictated by Wall
street intervals mini particularly u.v
.1. P. Morgan and company. It will at
least be completely satisfactory to
them." 4
The stnteuicnt listed seven 'com
panies retaining tbe firm of Matterlee
( anfield and Stone with which Mr
Stone bas been associated while dean
ot the Columbia university school of
lew and also gave the corporate con
nections of the firm or Huuivan
Cromwell and company with which
Mr Hlnne was to have become as
sociated on refining as Columbia dean
in June.
It Is obvious." the statement Con-
cluded "that Mr. Stone as attorney
general either will M biased In hi.
administration of the office of at-
torney general or will be greatly em-
barrassed by the necessity of prose
cuting former clients and corporations
in which his farms and law partner!
are financially Interested."
Mr. Stone whose nomination gs at-
torney general waa confirmed yester-
day by the senate advised President
Coolidge today that be would arrive
tomorrow to take over hie new duties
REP. LANGLEY TO
BE TRIED APRIL 21
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON. April 8. Trial of
Representative Langley republican.
Kentucky on charges of coospfrsry
to violate the federal prohibition law
through illegal withdrawals of liquor
probably will begin April 21.
Thia date waa' tentatively agreed
upon today at a conference between
District Attorney Pv-yton Gordon snd
H. K. Davis counsel for Langley. sub-
ject to approval by tbe court.
A bouse committee authorised to
investigate charges against tbe Ken-
tucky member has been devoting its
time to charges sgsinst Representa
tive' Kiblmsn. republican. . Maryland
Bfend probably will not reach tbe liang-
frey phase for another week or eo.
C. B. Whitaker Expelled
Fw: N. Y. Curb Market
Associated Presa Report.
NEW XORK. April A Expulsion
of Clarence B. Whttsker of the stock
brokerage firm of C. R. Whitaker V
Co. from tha NewTork curb market.
was announces today. tola t ion of
trading rules was charged.
H
MERGER
Montana Grand Jury
Says Solon Accepted
Fee After TakingQath
Money Was Taken to Influence Granting of Oil Land
Permits Writ Sets Forth; Size of Bribe Placed;
at $10000 by Department of Justice Officials.;!
Two Others Named Jointly in Charges: h I
:
Associated Preae Report. . '.:'-'
WASHINGTON April 8. "That la palpably a frame-up" Senator.
Wheeler of Montana declared when advised by the Aaaoclated Press that
an indictment had been returned agalrtat him by a federal grand jury
at Great Fa I la. 8enater Wheeler declared he never had represented
Gordon Campbell in any mattere before the Interior or any other depart-
ment of the government. He added that he had represented Mr. Camp-
bell In court litigation in Montana.
Associated
GREAT FALLS. Mont..
B. K. Wheeler was indicted by
on a charge of having accepted money as a retainer fee after;
he became United States senator to influence the granting of
oil land permits.
Gordon Campbell noted in
ologist and L. C. Stevenson an
indicted with Senator Wheeler.
Senator Wheeler is technically charged with the violation.
of section 113 of the penal code.
fie rvh aM n rwl ti'ancnn
vaillL'L'Vii niiu kjivt viifiyiif i
Sunburst-Kevin oil field in Montana are charged in a single
indictment with using the mails to defraud. .
Charles L. Blumhoff and
dieted in a third separate indictment charged with sending1
fraudulent matter through the
The size of the fee which
received was not stated officially .newspaper men being told;
DUPQNTS 'PULLED
E
Powder Plant Deal More
Bum Evicitaceefore
Asaoclhteti frees Report
WAKHINOTON. Anril Proht-
bitloa enforcement policies under the
ndministratinn of Attorney General
Dauaberty continued tbe main objec
tire of tbe Ilaugherty Investigating
Committee today although abort side
excursions were tsken Into a mail
frand case In Boston and the Old
Hickory powder plaut controversy in
Tennessee.
After Krice K. Armstrong a Chi
chgo prohibition agent bad brought
in a new string of charges about illicit
brewing and protected bootlegging in
the Illinois district. K. C. Yellowley
chief of the prohibition unit's general
agents wus called to the stsnd and
submitted some of the official records
asked by the committeemen.
Adlournment was taken Until to
morrow before senators liud begun
their detailed examination of the wit
ness.
The Old Hickory case wus brought
Into tbe testimony by George W.
Htock a department of justice ac-
countant who not only declared the
Ihinont interests had led the depart
ment to accept inadequate invoices of
the property hut charged that confi-
dential data gathered by him last
summer as a basis for prosecution had
been turned over to the Diipout law-
yers. "Frlead" Freed. Charge.
Htock also asserted that he had
been (old by H. V. Green of Boston
whose stock transactions were being
investigated under the mail fraud Is
that Harry M. Ilaugherty rned as
his at-nrney before entering the rab-
- n-i .1 .. ! ...........
lUri. A I IT-1 r ng ui. iru-a I " ' - -
STRINGS
ion In the cse. the witnes nWdfeu to tee iegisiari:re es a eepuDllean
Ilhoush lie had favored
me. '
The records submitted by Yellowley
related particularly to the rttandurd
Beverage TOmsny cai-e m Chicago.
Armstrong was allonnl to assist in a
Searrh of the documents for material
to jniwlfy his statement that the de-
partment of justice had protested the
seizure and closing of this plaul.
A teleuram from H. A. lluynes. the
(inhibition commissioner to United
Htates Attorney Olscn of Chicago
asking a recomnicndiition for actiou
(Cont'd on Pg. 2.
TO
4
Associated Press IleiMrt.
SCHANTON. Pa.. April 8 Aj force j
of several hundred men. motor igueks.
steam shovels snd mules worked to-
day to swing the course of the swollen
Lackawanna river which yesterday
broke into the liodge mine of tbe Al-
len Coal company snd flooded fire
other snthrscite colliers thst nnect
under ground. Simon Jones and Ar-
thur Morgan mine workers are miae-
ing and believed dead.
Cars of timber and sand were
dumped into the opening asosxg the
rer hank into which thousands of
gallons of water poured every m;nut..
but these bad no enecx. iitum r
will be ran into the river la aa. effort
to check the flood. .
fteveral thousand mine workers are
idle because of the flood.
HUNDREDS IRK
DAM TORRENT
Press Report. jt
Anril 8. United States Senatorf
a federal grand jury here today?
.V
the western oil states as a fire-'
oil operator and promoter were
t
nthn xr Iha 1 tc'aaraata f that i
iiu iivi v tuv w a j w e v. i o ui.nivi '
L. D. Dailey oil men were in-
mails.
it was alleged Senator Wheeler
by department of justice 'Of-
ficials that it was $10000. . .
The money was alleged tq
i j . ...
nave Dcen paia : to senator ;
Wheeler as a member of ' the
law firm of Wheeler & Bald-
win of Butte and not as an in-'
dividual.
Paid ky Campbell. - V
The fee it la chgrged was paid be
Gordon Campbell. Htereaaou and
Campbell formerly were asaociatee la1
the oil promotion busbiess but later
became business rivals dividing their
acreaare in the-Kevia-llunbnrst fields.
THlalpreseWo?'5
iuvestigatiag. cooimittee was elected
to represent f Montana ia I0EX In
1S20 he waa I eaudiuat fdf governor '.
of Montane but waa defeated by Govt'
niii JnMiih f tMvitn. .
Dailey. who wae oauxht In the
Texaa oil probes in which Dr. Cook
waa a defendant ta at present aerv.
ing a prison term of one year' em
that charge according to federal of-
ficial. Home of the department of luetic
operatives who took part ia - the
Texas oil roundup were among tbesa
wno assemoled tno evidence wblea ' era
to Kenator Wheeler'a indictment here
today. ;
Ball t Be $1000. - - -When
asked if if would be possible
to effect the arrest" of Benator
Wheeler during thtime that eoa.
gress is in session- United States Dis "
Irlef Altnrns Klsllr mmlA- "t
don't see why it can't be done." I;
Mattery made bia statement in an-
swer to a hypothetical Question with ;
out admitting that Wheeler had been.
Indicted. i-;. '
Bond of $1000 will be asked of.
Senator Wheeler and the warrant fori
his arrest will be telegraphed l;to
Washington it waa eteted. ....... . '
. Kenator Wheeler representsd.XJor
don Campbell before the department '
of the interior in an appllcatioB for
an oil permit officiala bare declared.
He appeared oner for Campbell ba a
Montana court in as oil litigation f ;
N. T. I -ease former mayor of '
Great Falls and a ' member oftbe .
Ptate legislature at tbe present time
was the foreman of the grand jury
He has been a resident pf Montana
35 rears and in one of tha Mtata's
- " - -
foremost contra ceo rs. He was eteet-
ana mayor oi iireat rails aa a pro.
gressive durina
tbe "Boll
aioose-
campaign.
IN DOUBLE CRASH
Struck a glancing bbw by a-truek
Willie Davis 10-year old messenger
boy was burled under tbe wheels of
an automobile at S p. flu Taeaday euf -faring'
a broken leg and possibly .a
fractured skull. Tbe hutamobile waa
driven by W. A. Doyle. 1328. Alston
atrect. i
At headquarters he tol l police that
both be and Davis who waa mows ted
on a bicycle were traveliug wast on
Franklin avenue near toe Baa Jo-
rinto atrect intersection. They -were
abreast be said when a motor trnck
struck tbe boy's bicycle a glancing
blow throwing bia ander tha wheeut
of his machine. ' '-
Aa X-ray eiaminatioa will be mad
of tbe boy's bead to dVermiee if
bis skull is fractarrd. He .as' threw a
to the ground wkb great force. ...
Tha wbeela of -gjsw heavy otach-a.
Kssinc over bim. caused bia leg jo
broken. C;U?iJUrl
C. & O. BOOSTS WAGES.
HUNTINGTON. W Va April 8.-
A wage mereaae of fir tad eae-haJf
Cr rant ta engineers fireasea sa t
stlent wae aniMincM hero tedsv br
officials of tha ChesapeRe aad Ob j
BailroaA company.-
t ...
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