The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 22, 1924, Page 1

ah 4 c Pa Af e F 4 WEATHER FORECAST Mostly cloudy tonight and Sat- urday. ESTABLISHED 1873 REPUBLIC | ENSIGN STRUCK | BY AUTO WHICH SPEEDS ON WAY Machine Crashes Into Salva- tion Army Band While Marching on Main Street TWO MEN ARE INJURED Ensign Rendered Unconscious For a Short Time After The Crash Ensign E. Sherping and Fred Hel- scnstine of the Salvation Army were knocked down and painfully injured last night about 8 o'clock by an auto- ist who sped away in an effort to es- upe detection, Ensign Sherping was rendered un- conscious for a short time and to- day was suffering from bruises about his back and head, although he was al his work ag usual. Helsenstine also complained of bruises suffered in the fall. The autoist, according to members of the Salvation Army, turned out the lights on his car to prevent others from getting his license num- ber and sped quickly away. Police today indicated that the party was known, however, and an arrest may follow. Two Are Struck. They accident happened about 8 o'clock when the Salvation Army menibers were returning to the citadel on West Main street after holding’ the usual uptown evening services. The band was marching down Main street near Third when the automobile approached from the rear, according to members. It struck both Ensign Sherping ana Drummer Helsenstine, who were ing in the rear of the band. The ensign’s fine $100 cornet was mashed to the pavement and ruinea, t was said at his office today, and Helsenstine, who was struck with ess force, was injured when he fell n his drum. The automobile, it is believed, was vol going at an excessive rate of ceed. Carelessness 1s generally as- ribed as the reason for the crash nto’ the band. WOULD REDUCE FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHWAYS ‘Cut Is Made in the Annual Appropriation Bill of U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Washington, Feb. 22—A total, £36,58,518, of which $17,700,000 would \¢ available for improvement of high- ways during the coming fiscal year is carried in the annual agricultural Lill reported by the house appropria- ‘ions committee. « The tofal is $16,082,940 Jess than he appropriation a year ago when 2,300,000 was alloted for sthte aid oad construction and is $471,312 less han budget estimates. For the enforcement of ' special ‘aws by the Department of Agricul- ture the. bill carries $2,627000, the tems including: packer and stock- ards act, $452,540; grain futures ret, $104,460; plan quarantine act, 324,426; insecticide act, $140,575; vrain standards act $500,000; ware- nouse act, $163,000; cotton futures und cotton standards act, $185,000; od and drug acts, $716,000. An additional $1,071,151 is provid- cd for meat inspection; $308,000 for saarket inspection of perishable food und $682,480 for the department's ews service on fruits and vegeta- les. An appropriation of $20,000 is au- horized to enable the weather bu- eau to give warnings throughout the ouutry to fruit growers as to frost nd advice on harvest weather and ruit spraying conditions. PAID 50 PER WEEK TO START LAUNDRY FIRES ‘New York, Peb, 22.—A confessed professional incendiary calmly told in court yesterday how, hired-at $50 a week, hé had endangered the lives of hundreds of tenement dwellers by + setcing- fire to five laundrjes during the “laundry war” in 1922. The wit- ness, Louis Wallinger, awaits jsen- une for arson to’which he confess- + Testifying atthe trial of B. Amis, a member of the wet wash laundry- men’s association, for arson, Wall- inger described his engagement by the association ‘to set fire, to rival laundries which refysed to increase prices, bd SEN. GREENE IS IMPROVED " Py ashingtos, Feb. 22.—Further im- frovement in the condition 5 # Serma- tor Frank L. Greene of Verimént wa: g@nnounced today ut noon. 'N. P. AGRARIA | tions committee sald this was the ! THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [muam / BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY;- FEBRUARY 22, Se aa aaa OCCT COTO, GRAND FORKS |LONGWORTH 10 JOE SWIFT HELD GUILTY OF MURDER (WHERE WASHINGTON ANCESTORS SHELTERED QUEEN ELIZABETH ULGIRAVE MANOR, FO BY MILTON BRONNER. NEA Service Writer. Sulgrave, England, Feb. 22. “Sh-h-h, children! Be very, quiet end remember‘not to say a word The very life of one you know may depend upon it.” The speaker, a tall, good-looking man, was addressing his 11 children, four boys and seven girls. He was peering anxiously through the leaded panes of a mullioned window, look- ing out on the green fields of North- amptonshire. Nearby was the little village of Sulgrave, with perhaps 50 inhabi- tants. From there a man strolled leisurely, taking his time to survey se he was’ approaching. Mr. Tresham, the mysterious stran- ger, came in, talked for a time with IN CHANCES GOOD Fargo, Feb. 22.—That the agricul- tural opportunitics of North Dakota are as good as the agricultural op portunities in any other part of thé North Ametican continent, was the declaration of Paul A. Preus, treas- | urer of the Federal Land bank of St. | Paul, in outlining a plan to have | | field men put into North Dakota to visit all of the land bank associations in the state, at the meeting of the North Dakota Federation of Land Bank associations in Fargo. SHARP CLASH Arizona Project Brings Ques- “tioning of Motives Washington, Feb. 22. — Senator Phipps, Republican, Colorado, was veeused in the senate by Senator | Ashhurst, Democrat, A a, of vot- ing to put money into his own pocket when fe epposed an appropriation of $260,000 for a hydro electric plant in the Yuma irrigation project in Cali- fernia and Arfzona. Warning Senator Ashurst not to impute motives, Senator Phipps told the senate he voted as he did not} because he was a stockholder in the Southern Sierra Power . company, with which the proposed government hydro electric plant. would compete. Explains Vote. He- explained that he and other committeemen: felt that no new ex- penditures should be’ made in irrig: tgon projects until after the report | of the facts finding commission of the department of the interior | tigating tho3e projects is av Chairman Smoot of the appropria- reason which actuated the committee | in eltminating from the interior de- partment appropriation bill the pro- vision, which ‘has been recommended by the budget bureau and has been approved by the house.~ He called attention that sifmilar action was taken with respect to other jrriga- tion projects. f Senator Ashhurst was vigorous in his attack on the committee. He charged, that official records had bepn kept of the hearings on other items in the bill, but that when this one | was reached “the stenographer lift- | ed his pen.” ; RYDER IS BECOMING 1 PROMISING MARKET Ryder, N. D., Feb. 22.—During the | year 1923 Ryder buyers bought one- fifth of Ward county's ‘entire pro- duction of butterfat and shipped out over one-fourth, - The grand total for the years shows | that 117,815 pounds of butterfat were marketed here and 142,815| pounds were shipped from here. The entire butterfat production for the, county for 1928 ‘was 580,056.20 Ibs, \} x N PLACE OF THE WASHINGTONS the owner of the house, peered into the various rooms, and then, satisfied that his prey was not there, mounted his horse and rode off to Banbury, the town famous in Mother Goose rhymes. Directly there came from a little rooms a rather frightened Princess abeth, to thank her right good host, Laurence Wasshyng- tor! for his kindness, which she weuld never forget. r did For years afterward, when she was the great Queen , who had avoided “Bloody Queer Tresham, she came bac to visit. House Still Stands, Part of the old manor house still stands. On ghis 22d of Febcuary. (Continued on page a) GUMMER ASKS NEW REVIEW be Asked of the Rehearing to Supreme Court Fargo, Feb. 22—A petition for a rehearing of the appeal in the Gum- mer murder case will be filed with the state supreme court, it was an- nounced today by Barnett and Seth Richardson, counsel for the prisoner. The petition is be- ing prepared today, it was said, and will be filed as soon as completed. Mr. Richardson suid the petition is being filed on the grounds that “the opinion incorrectly states the facts and incorrectly applies the law, RANCHER HIT BY TRAIN DIES W. C. Collis Succumbs to In- juries Sustained, at Glendive William C. Col- rancher in the North Dakota Badlands since 1887, died late yes- terday at the Northern Pacific hos- pital at Glendive where he was taken 10 d ago following a grade crossing accident when the buggy in which he and his wife were riding was struck by a Northern Pacific train at Sentinel Butte, Mrs. Collis will recover. Collis, was 59 years old, A son, Earl, is employed in Bismarck, The body will be brought to Man- dan tomorrow afternoon and funeral services will be held here. Bismarck Man Survives Until Checkers Finals Jamestown, Feb. 22—Finals in the state checker tournament being play- ed here, included John Meyer of Pin- gree, Mr. Parkinson of Willow City, Lyman Morley of Bismarck and Leo Packard of Elliott. Champion Mey- x landan, Feb. ers has not yet lost a game, either in. the preliminaries or finals, but had two draws jn the preliminaries, one with Morley of Bismarck. In the first game of the finals Mor- ley lést to Parkinson and Packard lost to Meyers. . No Argument Here a shame,” cried the young wife, ‘not a thing in the house fit to eat. I’m going straight home to mama.” “If'you don’t rind, dear,” said the husband, reaching for his hat. “I'll go with you.”—Pathfinder. | WILL VOTE ON she. | to dulgrave | Attorney, W. H.! LIGHT SYSTEM People Asked by City Com- mission to Approve Muni- cipal Electric Plant AFTER INVESTIGATION )Reported by Commissioners That Diesel-Engines Offer Great Economies Grand Forks, Grand Forks people will vote on the establishment of a municipally own- ed electric light and power plant at the regular city election to be held April 1, it was resolved at a meeting of the board of city commissioners Wednesday afternoon, says the Grand | Forks Herald. In their ballots the voters will be asked to authorize the issuance of bonds amounting to $110,000, the es- timated cost of the proposed plant. It is the purpose to have a plant large enough to take care of the light and power required for munic- ipal purpo: The surplus energy generated will be commercialized. However, it is not the intention to install a plant large enough to fill all local commercial needs, it is pointed out. A favorable report on power plants using Diesel t Ss was made by the comm recently made a tour of inspection of plants located in other cities. The long report cited among other things thi | results gained at the Thief River| Falls clectrie plant, where a Diesel | engine similar to the one proposed | jfor this city is in use, It has been found there that the maximum rate | for lighting has been 9 cents per kil- owatt hour, while in this city the ate has been 12 cents. The maximum ‘ate for electric power in Thief Riy- er Falls has beed 6 cents per kil- ,,owatt hour as compared to 8 cents lin this city. | The report also cites the increased ‘cost of electricity to the city from : the Red River Power company’s plant j made necessary by the recent ruling ‘of the state railway commission. i Diesel Engines Regarding the economy of the in-} stallation of Diesel engines in a pro-| posed municipally owned plant the | Teport presents the following con-| clysions: | “According to all the figures) shown your committee, and all the! ; Statements made by the officers of \the cities using Diesel engines, as ‘well as all the industrial operators | without exception, the maintenance cost is lower than any other means of producing power. | “They are operated in all cases by {the same mechanics that operated ‘their predecessors the old steam plant. “Electric current can be produced at the switchboard at an additional cost over expenses already incurred and which are now being paid for such items as labor and housing in our own building of, not to exceed one cent per kilowatt hour. “The above estimate .is given by competent engineers who represcnt manufacturers turning out many hun- dreds of thousands of dollars worth of engines yearl,§ and who are #eady to guarantee to make, the statement good. Estimated Cost “The cost of a Diesel engine pow- er plant for the city of Grand Forks, jand to make some required charges in ‘the water pipes from the clear water basin to the power house and pumps, as well as lowering the pumps to the level of the clear water basin and the construction of a tie in line to the state mill and other distribution lines, will be $110,000 -for which the voters of the city of Grand Forks by the ballots are here- by asked to authorize the issuance of bonds at the city election to be held in the city of Grand Forks.” SOUTH DAKOTA FOSSILS ADDED TO MUSEUM Chicagd, Feb. 22.—Two eggs, Leved to bé bird eggs between 35,- 000,000 and 60,000,000 years oid, which were found in South Dakota, have been added to the collection of fossils in the Field Museum, it was announced. . Chemical tests have proved that th eadditions are eggs and not stones, a small piece of the petrified shell when chipped off and byrned having givén,an odor similar to that ac- ecmpanying the burning of a fresh egg shell. ji “Of course, we cannot be positive ‘that they”are duck eggs,” H. W. Nichols, associate curator of geology at the museum said, “but they are from a bird which must have been much like a modern duck. They are jexact shape of duck eggs and the texture is the same.” REBEL LEADER IS CAPTURED Mexico City, Feb. 22,—(By the A. P.)—General Salvadore Alvaradolm, one of the principal rebel leaders in the west, has been captured at Col- ima, according to a report given out by the war department. \ be- 1924 ANS DIVIDE ON ASK NEW RATE SCHEDULE 0. K. Republican Leader in the House Will Seek Votes of Insurgents There TO BEAT GARNER PLAN Prospect of Vote in House Tuesday in Tax Bill Spurs | This Action Washington, Feb. —Agree- ment to increase the estate or inheritance tax and to institute a gift tax in the revenue bill was ut a meeting of a group including members of both parties on the ways and means | committee. Treasury experts were asked to figure out a set of rates. An at- tempt to make the nges in committee failed and amendmeat of bill is now necessary but both Chairman Greene and Rep. Ga ner, Texas, in charge of tax re- vision of the Republicans and Democrats, respectively, have ‘ consented to the proposed alter- ations, ¢ Washington, — F vote in prospect Tuesday the house | pressed forward with consideration: of the revenue bill today and interest | in its progress was increase, new effort of Republican o - tion leaders to get enough insurgent votes to displace the Democratic in- come tax rate schedules incorporated in it as a substitute for the Mellon proposal. A Representative Longworth, Repub- lican leader, said’ he had been as- sured several of the 17 Republican who voted for the Democratic in-| come rate schedule would vote for a plan calling for a maximum surtax of 37% percent and a reduction in the normal tax on incomes below $4,000 from 3 percent as recommend- ed by Secretary Mellon to 2 percent. The normal tax of 6 percent on in-| comes above that amount would be| retained, \ Chairman Greene expressed the hope that the excise taxes would be disposed of tomorrow if not today. DEMOCRATS BREAK Washington, Feb. 22.—Democrats jammed on the brakes in the revision of the revenue bill late yesterday, af- ter joining Republican insurgents in grining some amendifents, and refus- ed to support an amendment offered by this groun proposing a tax on un- istributed profits of corporations. In opposing this amendment, Rep- resentatives Garrett of Tennescee, | and Garner, Texas, Democratic lead- ers in the tax fight, declared it was “unsound” and warned their party that it must not so change the bill, already cartying the Democratic in- come rate schedules, that ground would be given for a presidentia) ve-| to. A new compromise on the income rate schedules developed in negotin- tions during the day between Ite- publication organization leaders, who are determined to upset the Demo-| cratic rates when the bill is up for Passage, and some of the 17 Re-| publicans who supported the Garner income tax amendment. The- vote on the Garner plan wag 222 to 196, with 11 Republicans ab- pent. A majority must be gained on! several parliamentary votes by the Republicans to make possible the overthrow of the Garner rates after the bill comes up for final vote DOCK WORKERS TAKE TERMS London, Feb. 22.—(By the A, P.)— The delegate conference of the dock workers has decided to recommsnd; settlement of the strike peace terms, it was announced by Secretary Deven of the dock workers this afternoon, Motorman Can’t ' Leave Car; Weds At End of’ Line Chico, Calif, Feb. 22.—Harry B. Scott, street car motorman here, wanted to get married yesterday but , he could not leave his car. He made an appointment with Judge Clyde Thomas to mect him at the end of the line to tie the knot. Judge Thomas was delayed and Scott could not wait. He took his fiance and started back on his run. En routé he Picked up Justice of the Peace J. L. Barnes and carried him and the girl, Miss Mary Partridge, to the other end of the line where the marriage ceremony was performed. The happy | pair spent the first day of their honeymoon riding back and forth. a MUST AID FARMER. St. Paul, Feb. 22.—Restoration or the purchasing power of the farmer's dollar is. essential and some! pra tical method of bringing this about should be nade operative, Louis W. Hill, chairman of the Great North- orn railway, declared, following con- ferences here with businessmen rel- ; ative: to the, northwest agricultural | and general trade conditions. With a wt and who would take on wearing fine clothes, and doubted if DA UGHERTY GROWING OUT OF SHOOTING OF DOG Sioux County Man Is Found Guilty at Hettinger in Second Trial on the Charge—Jury Five Years in St Hettinger, N.. D., Feb. Joe | Swift of Sioux county, who in 1921 | shot and killed Howard Smith, at| Selfridge following an altercation which was precipitated when Smith 8 alleged to have wantonly shot a pet dog belonging to Swift as he rode by the latter's farm, was. this morning adjudged guilty of —man- slaughter in the second degree by the Adams county jury which heard the evidence,” he verdict, which reachéd {during the night, also carried a ree- TO BROADCAST \ JOHNSON SPEECH | Fargo, N. Dak. F The ad-| dress of Senator Hiram Johnson at Fargo Seturday night will be bro casted in response to the many quests which have come into St: Headquarters from radio fans over the state, according to nouncement by State Headquarters. Radio owners, the announcement said, should tune down low as. the speech will be broadcasted on a low wave length, 244 meters. Senator Johnson will arrive from Aberdeen, where he spoke yesterday at 7:3 Op. m. and will leave 11:30 for the East. He will make only this one speech in North Dakota at this time, returning later for an extended | tour of the state. WATCH CLUETO FIXING NAMES: all an- OF SLAIN MEN Jamestown Authorities Be- lieve That Men Murdered by Berger were Missouri Men STILL INVESTIGATING Jamestown, N. D., Feb. 22.—Doubt is expressed by Jamestown authori- ies, upon receipt of telegraphic in- formatiop, that the two youths kill- ed by Jée Berger at a strawstack near there last August were the two Berger told Warden Lee that he kill- d For sometime authorities have been corresponding with parties at Gilman City, Missouri, who believe that the two missing men were from that state, A watch was found on one of the slain men, A telegram was received from Gilman City by tates Attorney Chase at Jamestown giving a description of a watch worn by one of the Missouri men. The number of the works and case checked with the number found in the watch on the dead man, il is, stated. They were known as Wini- fred Stookey and James Keown. Authorities at Jamestown are ex- pected to sift the evidence to be pre- sented that the two men murdered by Joe Berger at a strawstack near Jamestown last August were Fred Miller and Alex Ruffer.of Chaseley, North Dakota, Warden J. J. Lee of the state prison, who interviewed Berger, believes that they are the victims. The two young men left Chaseley on July 7, 1923, and have not been heard from, according to a letter from Alex R, Fischer of Chaseley to the warden. Ruffer is described as 18 years old, 5 fect 10 inches in height, weighing 135 pounds, brown eyes, blonde hair and inclined to be somewhat of “a sport.” Miller was 18 yells, old 5 feet 10 inches in height, gray eyes, blonde hair, a strong youth who liked to wrestle anyone. When Warden Lee first went to Berger he told him the two he killed probably were about 16 years old. He looked at the picture of Miller, which was a bust picture of a youth he was one of them. Shown a pic- ture of Ruffer, clad in ove declared “that's the fellov also declared the names were as given by the warden, and that one of the pair liked to wrest] While prison authorities consider Berger reliable at all times, the warden expressed belief that in- vestigation may disclose that the missing Chaseley youths were the ms, | THOUGHT Recommends Sentence of ate Penitentiary ‘ommendation to Judge Berry that he sentence Swift to five years in the state penitentiary and sentence will be imposed Saturday, Attorneys A: T. Faber of Mandan, T. C. Mor n of McLaughlin, S. D. and Emil Seow of Bowman, counsel for the defendant, served notice they would move for a new trial and upon refusal of the motion would appeal to the supren court, This was Swift's charge of self-defense. FLYER FAILS IN EFFORT FOR WORLD RECORD Lieut. MacReady Reached Al- titude of 34,983 Feet in His Airplane Today second trial on murder, He pleaded SUCCESSFUL At First Announcement Was Made That He Had Beaten Frenchmen’s Record Dayton, 0., Feb, 22.—Lieut. John A, MacReady today failed in his sec- ond attempt in two months to set a new world's record airplane altitude record. His LePere biplane reached an actual altitude of 34,983 feet, it was announced several hours after he had descended. It had previously been believed that the record was broken when his instruments showed an indicated altitude of 41,000 feet. The present record of 36,555 fect is held by the French aviator, Sadi LeCointe. Dayton, O. Feb. jeut. John A. MacReady took the air at 9.32 g. m. in his LePere biplane in an attempt to wrest the altitude flight record from Sadi LeCointe, French flyer. To beat the present record Licut. MacReady will have to go higher than 36,000 feet, which is the present matk. This he felt confident of do- ing, a special super-charger having been recently tested and fitted to the plane. On the last attempt Ready was forced down charger failed to function an altitude of 27,000 fect. Lieut. Mec- when his when, at MERCER MAN HEART VICTIM | Jacob Skaley Dies Suddenly at His Home There Hultberg of this city, received word this morning of the death of a brother, Jacob aley of Mercer, N. D, Mr. Skaley was in apparently good health yesterday af- ternoon for he was in town during the afternoon, had eaten supper, and gone to the basement to fix the fur- nace fire preparatory to retiring for the night, without any complaints of illness. When his wife found him he was lifeless, having died suddenly. Heart trouble was given as the pro- bable se of death. Mr. Skaley was 48 years of age and besides leaving a wife he leaves four children, two sons and a daugh- ter are still at the family home. A daughter, Mrs iam Norris, re- sides in Me: Funeral arrange- ments had not been made pending word from relati in Canada. Mrs. Hultberg. expected to dri Mercer this afternoon accom a brother who has been m his home with her here in Bismarck. WwW to d ing REOPEN TOMB London, Feb, 22.—The Cairo cer- respondent of the Exchange 'Tele- graph says that Tut-ankh-amen’s tomb will be reopened at 2 o’cleck tomorrow afternoon by the director of antiquities, to safeguard the con- tents. ; CONFESSED MURDERER FEIGNING INSANITY, FLORIDA OFFICERS SAY St. Petersburg, Fla. Feb. 22. Frank McDowell, 19 years old, con- fessed shayer of his mother, father and two sisters is not believed to be insane, prosecution officers de- clared»here today. ‘To back up this claim officers say they have wit- hesses who will testify that the youth is simulating insapity. . The prosecution claims that the real motive behind the death of his parents was the collection of a $1! 000 double irtdemnity insurance pol- icy which Frank, acting as an insur- ance agent, was saiq to have under- written for his father January last. McDowell's sisters were burned to death February 19, 1923, when their home was partially destroyed by fire at Decatur, Ga. The origin of the fire was declared to be incendiary. Officers here believe that the youth confessed to have committed thiy deed to aid his plea of insanity in the case of murder of his parents. In making his confession the youth stated he was prompted to wipe out his family because of an “unpardon- able sin, mitted when 13 yeurs old. he claimed to have com-. PRICE FIVE CENTS OFFICIAL SAYS - HE'LL APPEAL 10 THE PUBLIC Firm in His Refusal to Re- ; sign, Attorney - General Will Meet Opponets ADAMS IS FOR’ HIM Republican National Chair- man Says That Judgment Should be Suspended Washington, Fe! 22,—Attorney- General Daugherty's refusal to re- tire from office under fire led to an open disagreement among Republican party chiefs today as the senate pre- pared to drive home the attacks up- on him. Chairman Adams of the Republi- can national committee revealed that he ang other committee officials agreed with the Attorney-General that his resignation without a thor- ough investigation would be “ab- surd,”” At the same time the Republican leaders of the senate who believed Mr. Daugherty should get out at once agreed with the Democrats to place at the head of the committee which is to investigate his official jacts some other Republican than Senator Brookhart, Iowa, one of the LaFollette insurgent group, whose members repeatedly have attacked the Attorney-General. ish Returns In the midst of the discussion Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, who has taken the Jead in prosecu- ting the oil inquiry, ended a vaca- tion in North Carolina, held a hur- ried conference with his colleagues and announced that unless further evidence was forthcoming he opposed an inquiry by the committee into «the Attorney-General's reported deal- ings in Sinclair oil stock. That mat- ter, he indicated, could well be left for examination of the special com- mittee authorized under the resolu- tion of Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, for a sweeping inquiry in- , to Mr. Daugherty's administration of jthe Department of Justice. Mr. Daugherty himself created a stir by appearing in the senate chamber at the opening of today’s session. He explained that a month ago he had promised Senator Willis, Republican, Ohio, that he would listen to tho reading by that senator today of Washington's farewell address. A number of Senators shook henga with the Attorney-General, who took ja seat in the rear of the chamber on the Republican side. He was join- ed there by Senator Moses, New Hampshire, chairman of the Repub- ‘lican senatorial campaign committee, ‘who chatted with him until Senator lis began the reading of the ad An agreement for adjournment ur til tomorrow after the reading, annual event, followed presentat of a favorable report on the Wheel resolution. SENATE TO ACT ashington, Feb. 22.—With Attor- -General Daugherty on record as being ready to carry to the country his fight against efforts to force him out of the cabinet, negotiations proceeded in the senate today look- ing to/early action on the resolution of Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Mon- tana, providing for an investigation of his administration, Mr. Daugherty's statement of his position was made late yesterday in a letter to Senator Pepper of Penn- sylvania who with Senator Lodge ad- vised President Coolidge Wednesday to ask for the Attorney-General’s resignation, Senator Wheeler from a special in- vestigator stating that Mr. Daugh- erty had dealt in Sinclair oil sto was being investigated by the oil commission’ and had been placed be- fore the President. Pepper Sends Note The Attorney-General made no reference to the Sinclair stock re- port in his letter to Senator Pepper which was sent in response to a note addressed "to him by the latter in- forming him of the conference with ithe President. He denounced “baseless and scandalous” the ges “of my political adversaries” the senate and declared his ‘‘elimina- tion voluntary or otherwise would be ;® confession that they are true.” | “I will never be a party to such a program,” he asserted, “am I to be jdenied a right granted to even the basest criminal to trial by his peers,” Mr. Daugherty sent a copy of his letter to the White House but offi- cials there made no comment except to say that he had not consulted them before he wrote it. Senator Pepper’ said his note to the Attorney- General had been sent after the White House conference because it occurred to him. “that perhaps I had been in the position of saying some- ; thing about a man behind his back” nd he did not regard it as one re- | quiring a reply. - ADAMS GI NEW Washington, \ Feb, 22.—Chairman Adams of the Republican - National Committee declared, today that the ; demand for retirement ef Attorney- General Daugherty: without a thorough investigation appeared to “him “absurd.” The chairman and oth- er officials of the national cdmmittee (Continued on page 3) ‘