The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1924, Page 1

FORECAST Fair tonight ryd Tuesday. Not much change in ter:perature. STABLISHED 1873 PROTEST MADE AGAINST NEW «METER RULES City Objegts That They Would Permit Hughes _\ Company to Take Much Money CASE REOPENED Railroad j Commission Hears Additional Objections to Present Rates Charged Protest against the proposed revi- on of the meter deposit rules an- nounced by the Hughes Electric Com- pany, on the ground that the com- pany could require deposit of many thousands of dollars by consumers, THE BISMARCK . BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1924 Where Wilson’s Body Will Be Housed was made to the board of railroad * commissioners today by the city of the board of railroad com- suspends~the proposed s, they will be effective tomor- The city’s objections, filed by Young, city attorney, follow: Tpon request of the Board of silroad Commissiopers, the City of Rismarck desires to submit the fol- lowing, with reference to the meter rules proposed to be adopted by the Hughes Electric Company: “Pirst: Ostensibly the purpose of the proposed rules is to indemnify the utility against loss for service rendered to its consumers. If it is the intent of the rules that the de- }@sit is required to make the con- + sumer a temporary purchaser of the meter, they clearly are objectionable in that regard for the meters are and should be the property of the utility. Assuming that tie purpose js to protect against loss, the: re- quirement of a deposit on the part of all consumers is unwarranted and It may be that in cer- ain os the requirement of a de- posit should be permitted. “The pro- posed rules makes it optional wheth- r the utility will require a deposit ® excess of $5.00, where the consum- cr on the average incurs-a Dill in excess of that sum for service fur- nished over a six weeks’ period. If such a requirement can be left op- tional with the company, it can, be left optional in eases where the aver- aye bill is less than $5.00, The re- quirement ‘of a deposit on the part of all consumers, in the! absence of therefore, should not be ioners. row. cL The same objection is ble to the requirement of a minimum deposit for steam consump- tion. That too can be left optional. That is, the utility should be requir- fri to determine in each case whether it will extend credit! or not, the same as a grocer or druggist or clothier must in each case determine whether he shall extend credit. “Third: If the rules should be approved by the board of railroad commissidfers, and the deposit speci- fied permitted, there should be a cor- responding readjustment of the ord- ars heretofore made respecting rates. If these deposits are required to by made, the consumers of the city wil be furnishing the utility with a large part, if not all, of its working capi- tal, and the item of working capital allowed in the existing orders should be modified accordingly. Reopen Case The railroad commission heard evi- lence today in the reopened case in hich the Hughes Company seeks 3 uch higher valuation for rate-mak- ing than it ever clatmed before, and in which consumers dgmand a reduc- tion in rates. Chairman Milholland said that the hearing was reopened because it was deemed advisable to put in the rec- ord more detailed information re- garding charges of the Hughes Elec- tric Company. C. E. Martin, account- ant, and E. H. Morris, engineer, were called as witnesses to expand, on the record before the body. Attorneys for consumers, the city and utility appeared. 2 Martin read his accountant’s state- ment. Cc. L. Young, city attorrey, called attention to what he said ap- peared to be a duplication of charges —payments being made for employs ers’ liability and Workmen’s Com- pensatiom Insurance while at the same ‘time the ’ company settled aims outside of these, He also ask- if the five percent annual depre- ation listed ‘by the company on a brick building were not higher than usual. Answer was deferred until Mr. Morris could take the stand. S. 0. Hellstrom, attorney for con- sumers, inquired if the witness were qualified to speak upon the advisa- bility of seyeral charges for attor- neys’ fees, audit and miscellaneous expense, stating that a great increase in miscellaneous expense was shcwn over the previous year. The witness replied that his testimony was as to what was shown on the books and he was not expectpd to draw conclu- sions. The position was sustained by the commission chairman, ). Leaders Stage Close Race. . Ave “International League batting averages recently’ issued reveal one of the closest races ever staged for batting honors. Pitt finished in front with .35738, while Archdeacon, sold to Chicago, was second with .35786. | stati This is the temporary resting place of Woodrow Wilson's body — Bethlehem mains are to be housed in the crypt of the cathedral. REPUBLICANS GATHER HERE | ON WEDNESDAY Endorsement of Coolidge Can-! didacy Is Likely at “Real | Republican” Meet 300 ARE EXPECTED) ®Wismarck will pe the scene of the next bit of state-wide political pow- wow, on Thursday, February 14. The “Real Republican” state convention | will meet here under the call of Bur- leigh Spalding, chairman, for the purpose of seiecting candidates for! delegates#to the Republican national con’ ion and presidential electors. | The valentine Watch probably will be | handed out on Thursday is to Presi- | Gent Coolidge. While some believe | that no endorsement of presidenti candidates should be made there is every, likelihood that the President will be endorsed. Probably 300 dele- gates will be here for the convention, which will be held in-the city audi- , | torium. 0. M, Hector, state manager dor Hiram Johnson, and Richard Wilcox, publicity manager, have returned to Fargo from Chicago, where they held a conference with Senator Johnson and his advisers. Tie Johnson men | believe that their campaign will real- ‘ly get under way when Hiram comes into the state to speak in the very |near future. | eo SEH A. G. Sorlie of Grand Forks, named Hledgue candidate for Governor, was ‘tendered a banquet in ‘his home city | Saturday’ night. H. H. Aaker, en- | aorsed for Congress in the First dis- trict, also wad a guest. More than 50 iwere present, says the Grand Forks | |Herald. The newspaper also quotes | Mr. Sorlie as saying: “The farmers and labor men have no monopoly on this program of ours.” Judge M. J. Englert of the First judicial district announces he will {not be a candidate for the supreme ‘bench, but will be a ¢andidate for re- | election. The same is expected to be, true of some other district judges who weregcandidates for the supreme jbench last year. G. Grimson, prose- jeutor ofthe Tabert case, has been mentioned as a candidate for the su- | preme bench. WEATHER REPORT For twenty-four Hours ending noon today. * ‘Temperature at 7a. m!...... Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation .....-.-+4 Highest wind, velocity . WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vgeinity: Fair tonight and Tgesday. Not much change in temperature, For North Dakota: Fair’ tonight and Tuesday. Warmer extreme west portion tonight. WEATHER, CONDITIONS High presiure centered over Ne- vada with low presduré areas over the upper Mississippi Valley and over the northern Rocky Mouxtuin region is causing continued mild, pleasant weather over the northern states. Temperatures were above freezing over the northern Rocky Mountain region this morning. Precipitation occurred in the southert Plains States and in the north Pacific Coast «chapel of the National Cathedral at Washington. The re- of this chapel, pending completion SIX CHILDREN DIE IN FIRE Rockville Center, N. Y., Six persons, four of them were burned to death and several others badly injured early today in a fire which destroyed an old Long Island inn which had been converted into a tenement. i children ‘8-HOUR-DAY | IS VOTED FOR EXPRESS MEN ‘ailroad Labor Board Makes Decision in Case Pending Before It Chicago, Feb. 11.—The eight-hour day and time-and-one-half; for over- time for ‘express employes were au- thorized in a decision made public last night by the United States Rail- road Labor board, Although the | Southeastern Express company is the only company named, the decision. expresses the position of the board on isstes alsd in dispute between the American Railway Express com- pany and its 60,000 employes. Three thousand employees of the South- eastern are directly affected by the decision. Employes regarded the Southeastern dispute as a test case. The position of the board that the eight-hour day and punitive overtime rates are “just and reasonable” for express employes is of interest to other crafts, particularly the train and engine services, whose wage movement has been. met by some car- riers with proposals for revision of overtime rules. , End of Strike Issues. The question of overtime also was one of the issues in the shopmen’s strike of 1922, echoes of which are still rumbling. Punitive overtime had been voluntarily recognized by some railroads for years, but was recogniz- ed as a uniform standard under the administration of Walker D. Hines, director of railroads during federal control. O’Connor To Speak on Coast Grand Forks, Feb. fis. F. T. O'Connor, local attorney, left Friday evening for California, where he will déliver a series of addresses. The addresses will be delivered at the University of Southern California and in Los Angeles. He expects to yveturn about March 1. Following is his itinerary: Feb. 12—Before the University Club of Southern California, “Abra- ham Lincoln.” Feb. 14.—Beforé the Federated Clubs of Southern California at the Alexandria hotel on “Woodrow Wil- son.” It was before the members of this club that Mr. McAdoo announc- ed his intention to become a candi- date for the presidency. Feb. 18,—Before the Yale Club of Scuthern California. Feb. 19.—At a joint meeting of the Phi Alphe Delta alumnae: of Califor- nia and Ross chapt€r of the Univer- sity of Southern California. Feb. 20.—Before the City Club of Los Angeles, » Feb._21.—Los Angeles County Bar association ‘dinner on Citizenship.” + While in Log Angeles, Mr. O’Con- nor will be entertained at the Uni- versity Club. _ McADOO ON STAND DEFENDS HIMSELF J. G GUNDERSON TAX BODY HEAD, DIES AT HOME Stricken with Paralysis Sat- urday Night, Former State Senator Dies Sunday OCCURREDAFTERDINNER Well Known Throughout State as Banker and as Taxpayers’ Body Head Fargo, Feb. 11—(By the A. P.)— J. G. Gunderson, banker, aged 51 years old, president of the North Dakota Taxpayers association and former state senator from the 17th legislative district, died suddenly at his home at Aneta Sunday morning following a paralytic stroke. He was te have celebrated his 62nd birthday anniversary tomorrow. Mr. Gunderson was born at St. Ansgar, Iowa, February 12, 1872, and s| attended the public schools in his native village, He came to North Dakota in 1890 at the age of 18 and took a position as teacher in the bus- iness college at Portland. In 1891, he took a position with the Hogan Nilling Company at Northwood, act- ing as cashier and manager for’ the Hogan store until 1896 when he and N. V Linwell of Northwood establish- ed the First National Bank of Aneta with which institution Mr. Gunderson was connected until his death, serv- ing as presidest most of that time. He became interested in several oth- er banks in this section of the state and acquired extensive farming in- terests. STRICKEN SATURDAY. Aneta, N. D., Feb. 11.—J. G. Gun- derson, president of the North Da- kota ‘Taxpayers’ association, was stricken with paralysis. Saturday evening at 6:30, shortly after the Gunderson family had finished din- ner. Mr. Gunderson was reported as be- ing in a comparatively serious condi- tion at 1 o'clock Sunday morning. Two physicians, Dr. Arne Arneson of McVille and Dr. Bennett of Aneta, were called immediately after Mr. Gunderson was stricken, and re- mained in attendance through the greater part of Saturday night. When the stroke occurred, Mr. Gunderson was surrounded in his home here by his wife, son, J. G. Gunderson, Jr., and Laura, a daagh- ter. He has two other daughters, one in Chicago and the other in Min- neapolis. Mrs. P. G. Storacker, a sister, of Larimore, Geo. Magoris, a broth er, of Larimore, were notified of Mi JGnderson’s illness by phone: Sa‘ day night and the two fam reached here by car to be at Mr. Gunderson’s bedside. TWO INJURED IN COLLISION Sentinel Butte Woman May Die of Injuries Mrs, William H, Collis, about 63 year old, suffered both legs broken, right arm broken, three fractured ribs and injures about the head which may cause death’ and her husband suffered a broken right leg when the | bugey in which they were riding was struck by Norghern Pacific train No. 1 late Saturday afternoon at Sentinel Butte. They were -picked up and carried to Glendive to the Northern Pacific Hospital, Collis, who is a brother of E. G. Collis of. Mandan and Hart Collis of Huff, has a ranch 12 miles southeast of Sentinel Butte. Collis lived at Sentinel Butte since 1887. Earl Collis, employed by the Dunham Lumber company, Bismarck, is a son. Another son, Ray, lives on the ranch. Latest reports said heth were in serious condition. ssaiesiccaah CITIES GET BACK MONEY Distribution Is Made By State Licensing Department « A total, of $23,864.00 has been dis- tributed to treasurers of cities and villages by the state ficensing de- partment under the law of the 1923 legislature which provided that 70 percent of the fees collected- from cities and villages for licenses should be returned. * The license fees are charged on pool and billiard halls, ball alley or pin alley, dance hall, theater, moving picture show, taxicab or auto livery, public hall, cigar or tobacco and soft drink stand. The total amount of fees collected for licenses from July 1, 1923 to} February 1, 1924, was $44,432.03. The largest distribution is made to’ Minot, which receives $1916.30. Fargo receives $1,477.70, Grand Forks town $417.90. ee , Mississippi was the first state in| the Union to establish an agricultur- al high school. COAL MINER _ - MEETS DEATH Parshall, N. D., Feb, 11.—Oscar Lofgren, manager of the coal mine about three miles north of*Rarshall, was brought to his home here dead, ving been killed in an accident at the mine. Just how the accident occurred is not known at this time, but it is sup- posed ¢ his death is the result of a‘ cave-in, When he did not come home to supper/at hig) usyal time his wife beeame worried and parties started out to look him'up. They finally ar- rived at the mine and found his body submerged under a huge m coal. Life was extinct when found. ATTORNEYS IN DIVISION ON COUNTY COURT Question of Whether creased Jurisdiction Would Save Money Is Raised MEETING IS Bar Association of County to Meet on Thursday to Consider Action Members of the week to c¢ today, The immediate subject of consider- ation for the meeting is the divided report of the committee named by the President at the last bar asso- ion meeting to consider the ad- jurisdiction. committee of jurisdiction ci visability of increased The majority of the five favored increased while two members dissented. If sufficient petitions are filed the matter will be sukmitted to a vote Under county court would try misdemeanor cases and civil cases involving not more of the people on March 18. inereased jurisdiction the than $1,000. The report of the majority of the committee favoring it is as follows: “We, your committee appointed to recommenda- in- crease the jurisdiction of the County investigate and make tions upon the proposition to Court, report as follows: “The unde committee ar creased jurisdiction will trict court and save the money. A large cases which mpst now be diction as proposed by the issioners for the the vote! See No Gain Two members of the ported as follows: “The undersigned members of the committee do not favor the proposi- tion to increase the jurisdiction of the county court because they believe such action will neither further the save administration of justice nor expenses. “Granting this court ‘district court. district court. “In our judgment, another court with such power will merely result in confusion, uncertainty and addi- tional public expense.’ MINOT COUPLE CELEBRATE THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING Minot, N. D., Feb. 11.—Mr. niversary with a union, Later the couple were honor guests at a party given by the Minot Wom- en’s Relief corps. Refreshments were presented with a G. A. R, charm and Mrs. Evans served, Mr. Evans was was presented with a brooch” Mr. Evans saw much active service with the Union forces in the Civil Once when wara He was with’General Grant at Mr. Evans was, guarding a railway station General Grant was compelied to salute him before he was permit- $866.60, Bismarck $455.70 and James-|ted ¢o énter the station. He remem- bers General Gtant as a man of great determination, one who seldom smil- ed, who generally was smoking a ci- gar and who, was invariably plainly the siege of Vicksburg, dressed. % 9; SLAIN WHEN CONVICTS TRY PRISON BREAK, Prison Officers Are Beaten! and Then Shot by Convicts Engineering Plot WALLS! In- CALLED Burleigh County Bar Association have been called in- to special meeting:at luncheon at the McKenzie hotél on Thursday of this sider the question of in- creased jurisdiction for the county court of Burleigh county, President Benton Baker of the association said igned members of the) of the opinion that in- facilitate: the administration of justice, relieve the congested calendar of the dis- taxpayers proportion of the brought in the district court may be more conveniently and expeditiously hand- led in a county court of increased jurisdiction and, we believe, at less expense to litigants and the public. “We, therefore, support the pro- position to grant the County Court of Burleigh county increased juris- county approval of .” It was signed by E. T. Burke, 8. L. Nuchols and E, B, Cox. committee, Alfred Zuger and F. E, McCurdy, re- increased jurisdiction does not necessarily take the minor cases, concerning which complaint is made, away from the Litigants would still have the right to bring and maintain such cases in the higher court, Both courts would have concurrent juris- diction ip such cases, and our obser- vation has been that parties who are disposed to fight lawsuits prefer the and Mrs. Robert F. C. Evans of Minot, aged 80 and 72 respectively, recently celebrated their golden wedding an- quiet family re- | \ Help Is Summoned Before Guards Are Finally Able to -Subdue the Convicts Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 11 Two pris: | on officers were shot to death and | a number of convicts were wounded more or less seriously today in a riot in the western — penitentiar After an hour's fight during which | iot guns, tear gas bombs, clabs and cks were used, the prison guards, ted by the county detectives, and Pittsburgh police forces, succeeded in | quelling the disturbange which start- | od when the convicts used explosives in an effort to dynamite their way to freedom. No prisoners escape. ‘The dead are: William Pief! ssistant deputy warden; J, A. Coax, an o seer. Warden J. M, Egan reported that the plot was born in the minds of four or five “bad men” recently | transferred to the prison here from the eastern penitentiary to be disci- plined. He added that he believed the plot was engineered by a quartet of convicts known “the four horsemen.” They had help from the outside, the warden declared. Blasts Up Wall More than 1,000 prisoners had just had breakfast when the blast ripped open the main gate and a s tion of the wall, rocked the entire district, shattered windows and caus- ed nearby residents to flee from their homes. Pieffer and Coax started on a run for the hole in the wall, but were intercepted by convicts who beat them and then ‘shot the officers | with their own guns. The prison: yard became a battle ground as other prisoners and other guards joined in the fight. The guards concentrated near the gates and threatening the prisoners with the sawed-off shot- guns ordereq them to their cells. But explosion had: signalized an at- tempt to escape and with liberty in sight they were stubborn and show- ed fight. The prisoners in their cells added their voice in the confusion, shouting and beating upon the walls and bars land crying defiantly to the guards in the tiers. A few of these cdn- viets got loose but the guards met Ithem hand to hand and threw them back into the cells, Call For Help When it became evident that the guards in the yard were not faring So well a call went out to the city and county officers were soon in the thick of the fight. With this large force at his dis- posal Warden Egan. took command. He stationed detectives on the walls while guards and patrolmen took up the battle in the — enclosure. The patrolmen used pistols and anything lying around loose. The officers bored in ung soon the convicts were backed against one cof the gray stone walls. After a brief hand to hand struggle the prisoners gave up and were driven back to their cells. Warden. Egan immediately called together the prison board so that the leaders of the revolt could be punisheg without delay. Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 11—A mys- terious explosion shattered the big gates at the entrance to the western penitentiary in lower Allegheny at 9:45 o’clock this morning. It is not known whether any of the convicts escaped but Warden John Eagan said over the telephone that all the guards were armed and in position to prevent any further outbreak, A fire alarm brought several gom- panies from the district surrounding the prison but when the firemen reached the gates they were halted by the guards. Instead of opening the doors to permit entrance of the apparatus the firemen were admit- ted to the enclosure one -at a time indicating to those outside the walls that there was serious trouble in the prison yards. Riot Call Sounded A few minutes after the blast rock- ed the prison a riot call was sound- ed. All available county detectives and city patrolmen were sent to the place. Reports of firing from the (Continued on page 3) Steele, N. D., Feb. 11.—Cream ship-: ments from Steele the past year has increased in leaps. Total shipment a year ago for January was 844 gal- lons while the total shipment this year for January was 1,318 gallons. The total- shipments for the year 1923 on cream from Steele was 41,- 860 gallons for the year, with an average of a.dollar per gallon. This is equivalent to $41,860.00 on cream shipments during the past year, al- though tere has been a few months where the cfeam in Steele sold as high as 51 cents, which would nat- urally bring the average higher. Stock shipments for the month of, TRIBUNE GERMAN CLAIMS CONSIDERED Berlin, Feb. 11.—George E. Wil- liams and Thomas H. Creighton, re- presentatives of the United States alien property custodian, have com- pleted their work in Gern They have been in’ Germany — several months, visiting various cities; and | gave consideration to seve thou- sand claims. + These were an outgrowth of the war and the subsequent seizure of German property in. the United MARTIAL LAW, STRIKE LOOM UPINHERRIN e | More Illinois National Guard Troops Sent to Guard Turbulent Section MINERS THREATENING City Is Quiet Over Sunday— Klan Employe Is Acting Chief of Police Herrin, IIL, Feb. 11.—Former Mayor T. A. Pace was arrested today on a warrant charging murder after he had been sworn in as foreman of the coroner's jury to investigate the killing Friday night of Constable Caeser Cagle, “dry” raid leader. Pace was charged with complicity ix Cagle's death. Herrin, Il, Feb, 11.—-(By the A. P.)—Turbulent Williamson county, scene two years ago of the massacre of a score of non-union miners and later of an internecine warfare be- tween “dry’ Ku Klux Klan and “wet” anti-Klan’ factions today faces the prospect of a declaration of martial law and a strike of approximately 40,000 bituminous coal miners em- ployed in 27 mines. It, is believed generally that with the arrival of additional national guardsmen the county law enforee- ment will pass into hands of the military instead of having them act as now undes the direction of Coroner W. H, McGowan, held to be the only county officer functioning a : State troops en route he bring the total in Williamson county to approximately 1,700. The troops ordered to proceed here include the 130th infantry, composed of southern Illinois units and the 12nd infantry made up of Chicagoans. H At present there are five companies of guardsmen in Herrin, three com- panies of infantry a machine gun company, one troop of cavalry on foot and a headquarters company at Marion and three unmounted troops of cavalry and a headauarters com- pany at Johnston City. No untoward ineident occurred last night in Wil- liamson county, according to reports to military authorities here this morning. The troops have placed machine guns in strategic positions over which they are military control and guards have been thrown about the | courthouse at Marion and the city hall and hospital here. | The citizen police deputized by F. Glenn Young, acting chief of police of Herrin and an admitted paid em- ployejof the Ku Klux Klan, contin- ued their patrol of Herrin streets last night and this morning. Young stated that while he had deputized about 300 such men regular police | badges for that number were not available so a tin-smith fashioned a number of tin-pointed stars, It was Young who led a séries of “di raids in Williamson county which led to the arrest of approximately 2,000 persons and the formation of the Knights of the Flaming Circle, a faction to oppose the dry raiders. SHERIFF ARRESTED Urbana, Ill, Feb, 11.—Sheriff Galli- gan of Williamson county and five of hts deputies, arrested in connec- tion with disorders at Herrin, were brought here last night and lodged in the Champaign county jail © for safe keeping. Sheriff John Gray of this county has questioned the legality of the move and has asked state officials for an opinion. 4 _No Meeting «There will be no meeting of the city commission tonight, because -of the absence of a majortiy of mem- bers from the city on business, SHIPMENTS OF CREAM, EGGS AND _ LIVESTOCK INCREASE AT STEELE January 1923 were 6 cars, while the shipment for the same month, this year was 16 cars, The total stock shipment for the year of 1923 was 78 cars with an average of better than $1,000 per car which is equivalent to $78,000.00. The egg and poultry shipment for ‘the year increased 50 per cent bet- ter than last year the aggregate amount being in the neighborhood of. $21,000. It is estimated that the total pro- ceeeds of the above farm products shipped. out of Steele was better Sean $140,860.00 for the year of FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS TELLS INQUIRY BODY HE'S NOT IN LEASE CASE Employment with E. L. Doh- ney was Entirely in Good Faith. He Asserts ASKS PROSECUTION Tells Body People’s Faith in Government Is Shakeh, Must be Action Washington, Feb, 11.—Secre- tary Weeks, after a luncheon conference with President Cool- idge during which they discuss- ed the Robinson resolution re- questing the President to ask for the resignation of Secretary Den- by, made this statement: far as 1 know the cabinet will remain intact.” Washington, Fe 11.—In an atmo- sphere surcharged with tension Wil- liam G. MeAdoo faced the senate oil committee today and explained his connections with the Dohney inter- ests, At the very outset he read a pre- pared statemene charging that he had not been “prominently mentioned in connection with high office” his name never would have been brought. into the inquiry. He declared he had acted in per- fect good faith in accepting a re- tainer's fee as counsel for Dohney after he left the cabinet. In a long cross-examination reiter- ated forcibly his assertations that the attack on him had been purely political, “I conceive that the matter is wholly irrelevant to the subject mat- ter of your inquiry,” he said in con- clusion, “but 1 have been willing to come here aid give these facts for such use and such value as they may have in the pursuit of your in- vestigation, Is Given Cheers When he appeared in the commit- tee room the former treasury secre- tary was greeted with a burst of applause for a minute or more. He smiled and-bowed ae he made his way to a seat to await the call of the committee. “Do you desire to make a state- ment to the committee?” Chairman Lenroot asked. Mr. McAdoo replied by reading his prepared statement. Questioned by Senator Walsh, Dem- ocrat, of Montana, September 16, 1918, ang gave up the post of direc- tor-general of the railroads on Jan- uary 11, 1919. After three monts of rest in California he entered the law firm of Cotton and Franklin in accordance with a previous agree- ment. “When did you begin service with Mr. Dohney?” asked Senator Walsh. “November 30, 1919,” was the reply. Asked if there had been any ar- rangement while he was in the cab- inet to enter the service of Mr. Doh- Mr. McAdo replied in the neg- ative, saying he did not meet Dohney until after he retired from office. His resignation as counsel was sub- mitted on February 2, he, said—the day after Dohney testifying before the committee first revealed the ir- regular connection. He said he had advised Dohney only on Mexican af- fairs. ‘ashington, Feb. 11—(By the A. ‘William G. McAdoo, former sec- retary of the treasury and candidate for the Democratic notnination for President, emphasized before the senate oil committee today that his professional relations with E. L, Doheny, recently terminated, were “in good faith” and had nothing to do with the leasing of Naval Oil Re- serves. . Appearing at his own request be- cause of testimony given by Mr. Dcheny as to his employment in con- nection with Mexican oil reserves Mr. McAdoo declared “I think, it may fairly be presumed that if my name was not prominently in connection with high office my private practice as a lawyer would be of no interest to this committee or to the public.” Wants Prosecution. Asserting that “the faith of the people in their own government is shaken” because of the developments in the oil industry he declared “this avestion transcends political parties and partisan considerations” and that “the first duty, the imperative duty of the hour is mercilessly to uncover and tg bring to public view and scorn and punishment every one who has betrayed the public trust of who ‘has been guilty of wrong-doing in this humiliating and dangerous affair.” “It would be a crime against the public ifthe dragging of innocent people into this affair should divert attention from the guilty or prevent the discovery of those who have be- trayed the public interest,” Mr. Mc- Adoo said, “The wholé country is shocked and appalled by what has) been revealed in this investigation, Faith Shaken. “The fact that a former cabinet of- ficer of this administration is sl- ready gravely involved has raised a strong suspicion in. the public mind that others may be guilty. The faith of the people in their own govern- ment is shaken and the damaging ef- fect on public morale is so grave that the security of democratic in- stitutions is. seriously imperiled. The first duty, the imperative duty (Continued on page 8)-