The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 28, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Partly cloudy tonight and Fri- day. Somewhat colder Friday. ESTABEISHED 1873 INSURGENTS IN | HOUSE ACCEPT - G.0.P.TAXPLAN , Representative Longworth’s Compromise on Mellon Bill May Go Through AUTO ' CUT CHARGE! Elimination of Tires and Ac- cessory Charges Voted By the House Washington, Feb, 28.—Virtual agreement between Republican organization and insurgent lead- ers was reached today on the Longworth compromise to replace the Democratic income rates now in the revenue bill. After a conference between leaders of the two factions Pres- ident Coolidge was told that Republicans of the house were confident the Democratic rates would be eliminated in the final vote on the bill. « Washington, Feb. 28.—House Re- publican insurgents: agreed today to the Longworth compromise on sur- tax rates sand if the Republican or- ganization yields to a slightly lower normal rate leaders of the group in- dicated they would vote to eliminate the Democratic income tax schedule from the revenue bill. Resuming consideration of the bill the house voted to cut in half the 5 percent tax/ on’ automobile tires, ac- cessories and parts and to exempt au- tomobile trucks and wagons with a chassis costing $1,000 or less. Those with chassis ‘costing more would be taxed at 3 percent. An attempt to restore the 3 per- cent tax on chewing gum was jected, 162 to 129, Ask 25 Percent Off The compromise presented by Mr, Longworth called for a flat 25 per- cent reduction in the surtax rates in the existing lew, with the same brac- kets retained. This would: make the maximumgrate 87 1-2 percent on in- W come in excess of -§$100,000°as_pro- posed in the Mellon plan, The Dem- ocratic. maximum’ surtax is 44) per- cent on incomes in excess of $94,000. . The compromise furthér < provides for a 2 percent minimum — normal rate, applying to incomes below $4,- 300 and 6 percent gbove that, amount The Mellon. rates were 8 and 6 per- cent. The Democratic rates in the bill are 2 percent on incomes below $5,000; 4 percent on incomes between 35,000 and $8,000, and 6 percent on incomes above that amount. IMMIGRATION CHANGE Washington, Feb, 28.—The census “of 1910 was definitely adopted today dy the senate immigration committee as the basis for immigration quotas ander the new immigration law /The committee also decided by a close rote to reduce the quota percentage ‘rom 3 percent to 2 percent. + ALL WOOL IN - POOL IS SOLD 414,000: Pounds Will Be Shipped Soon ' Fargo, Feb. 28.—All of the wool, 114,000 pounds in the North Dakota pool, has been sold, it is announced hy the officials of the Northwestern Sales Pavilion and Warehouse com- vany of Fargo, soles agent for thé North Dakota Federation of Wool Growers associations. The wools ere now being ‘pached for shipment from the warehouse in Fargo where they have been graded and sorted, and will be forwarded to destination as rapidly us possible. Complete details of the transaction * will be_made public as soon as ship- ments ‘are all made’and the money obtained from the ,sale,. when final settlement will be made with the rowers, it is announedd by the offi- eials of the federation. ‘ : ae WEATHER REPORT For twenty-four hours ending at noon today. ‘ Temperature at 7 a. m. Highést yesterday Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night Precipitation .......... Highest wind velocity . WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Pertly cloudy tonight and Friday. Some- what colder Friday. For North’ Dakota: tonight and Friday. er Friday, ¢ | WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure is low over the north- eastern Rocky Mountain slope’ and it is high along, the Pacific Coast. Fair, pleasant weather prevails in aft sec- tions except in Washington, Oregon and Idaho where rain occurred. Tem- peratures ‘are above freezing ‘his morning in the Pacific Coast States, over the northern Rocky Mountain *region and in western North and South “Dakota. Temperatures are slightly below freezing from the up- per Great Jakes region and’ upper Mississippi Valley southwestward’ to the middle and southern Rocky Moun- tain region. '' e Partly cloudy Somewhat cold- v4 \ ’ SMARCK TRIBUNE [mam BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1924 “ ' OIL COMMITTEE CALLS A. PAL eee OWEN J. ROBERTS EXPERIENCED STALKER OF BIG GAME ; re-|/ * OWEN BY HARRY_B, HUNT NEA Service Writer Washington, Feb.’ 28.—Stalking big game is the favorite sport of Owen J. Roberts. He spends a month of each year up in the Maine wods, stalking bear and moose. | Now he is stalking big gute: in| Washington, Roberts and Atlee CITIZENS IN TOWN DRIVE OFF BANDITS Gang Fails in its Efforts to Loot Ellsworth, Minne- sota, Store Ellsworth, Minn., Feb, 28.—Bandits who attempted to rob the Crowley Department Store early today were driven off in a running gun fight by the™town vigilantes after the store burglar alarm had been sounded. two dozen: shots’ were exchanged buat so far as reported no one injured. The robbers, numbering’ fous or five, drove. into town about 3 o'clock this morning. ‘Leaving two of their number outside the gang entered the store und proceeded to select cloth- ing, bolts of silk and other-merchin- dise. : Some time duting this process the robbers set of the burglar alarm which aroused the citizens but de pite this warning the robbeys ccn- tinued at their work. Within a few minutes the vigilan- tes headed by Edward and Lawrence Fisterman advaneed upon: the store. The outposts immediately opened fire and as the vigilantes returned the fire the other members of the gang clashed from the store for their au- tomobile, shooting as they fled. They failed to carry away any loot and disappeared in'the darkness. N.P. PLANS TO SPEND MILLION IN MONTANA Livingston, Mont., Feb. 28\—Auth- orization for an expenditure by the Northern Pacific Railroad of a total of $954,000 for ‘improvements, a greater amount in or near Livingston, has been made and plans for the 8] work are under way, G. H. Jacobs, superintendent of the Montana divi- gion, said today. This improvement is exclusive of that planned for new boiler shops which would bring the total to mote than a million dollars. TREE KILLS M! Wahpeton; N. D., Feb. 28.—Frank Brown, 29, single, farm laborer near ‘here, died at a Breckenridge hospital as the result of. injuries received Feb. 8, when a large tree he felled with an ax struck him on the head. A large part of his scalp was torn off and his neck and spine were injured. ‘He was unable to explain just how the accident hap- pened: ¢ ‘ ‘ —— WEBSTER NDIDATE Columbus, .0., ‘eb. :28.—Wjlliam. Grant Webster of New York recently filed declayation of candidate for the J. ROBERTS from pros- ent Coolidge in the Pomerene, former senator Ohio, have been named spe ecutors by Presi nagal oil lease : ut it’s the thrill of the chase, rather than the zest of the kill, in which Roberts’ finds his greatest pleasure. -He may stalk a moose all day, working his.way miles through (Continued on page 3) OO “TEAPOT” NAME ‘OF RACE HORSE New York, Feb. 28.—Teapot, a two-year-old filly, will race on eastern: tracks this season car- rying the colors of Harry Payne Whitney, wh recently appeared as a witness before the senate oil investigating committee. Mr. Whitney has elaimed this name for the filly in papers filed with the jockey clud. She was sired, by Broomstick and her dam was Mrs. Trubble. : N.D. AID PLANS BEING MADE P. C. Remington Goes to’ Min- heapolis with Other Bank- ers to Advise Body P, GC. Remington, president of the City National Bank, went to Minne- apolis last night to attend a meet- ing called by C. T. Jaffray, chair- man of the board of directors of the new $10,000,000 agricultural credit corporation formed by subscriptions to the capital stock by New York, Chicago, Twin City and other fi- nancial and industrial interests. Mr. Jaffray, who is president of the Soo Railway, was instrumental in organ- izing the corporation. Mr. Remington was called in as one of the five members of the North Dakota committee of bankers nameq to act for this state in ad- vising the board of directors of the big corporation with regard to acti- vities in North Dakota. The new corporation has a'borrowing capacity of $100,000,000, and the North Da- kota committee is expected to advise as to the placing of money to take up collateral offered by various banks. The preliminary work of or- ganizing the corporation was com- pleted within the last week. FRAZIER IN _ HEADQUARTERS Roy Frazier of Crosby is tempor- arily in chai te of the Nonpartisan League state headquarters here, de- voting his time, he says, to a fight against the so-called “nonparty” election laws to be voted on March gage L BER MF High School Has Military Training Piedmont, Cal., Feb, 28—This resi- dential municipaity, situated on a hillside overlooking San Francisco Bay, has adopted compulsory military "| training for high school boys. The Piedmont board of education, at a recent meeting, voted this unan- |imously, and it was decided to estab-. Republican nomination for president, jlish a junior reserve ‘officers’ train- with the secretary of state, ing camp. bile HILDRETH AND W. LAUDER NEAR FISTIC BATTLE Lawyers Engaged in Townley Case in Fargo Clash in Court Room WORD LIAR IS HURLED Lauder Takes Exception to Statement Read by Arthur Lesueur Fargo, Feb. 28.—Hot verbal argu- nients and fistie encounters characterized the opening in Judge Leigh Monson’s court here’ this morning of the preliminary hearing of A. C. Townley, former president and organizer of the Nonpartisan League, and J. J. Hastings, former president of the United Consumers Stores Company, who are with embezzling about $73,000 from the fund of the United Stores now defunct. But for the quick action of Judge Monson who sent out a hurried call for the Fargo police desk sergeant when W. S. Lauder ‘of Wahpeton, at- forney for Townley, and M. A. Hil- dreth, attorney for the state, start- ed tg race at cach other to fight it out With their fists, court officials stated thet the hearing would ha ended in disorder with the probable arrest of both Hildreth and Lauder for contempt of court. near Hildreth Advances The argument that led up to the clos ed when Hildreth took exceptions to some of the statements made by Lau- der in the case. Hildreth was the third witness called by the state this morning when the case resumed. He testified as to a conversation that he had w'ti Hastings in July, 1923, during which he said Hastings told him that he (Hastings) was leaving North Dako- ta for good to live in the west. He also testified that Hastings present ed to him a plan to reorganize the now defunct Scandinavian-Americt Bank, During the progress of the’ testi- mony Lauder addressed a few re- ks to the court in which he de- clared that the: prosecution of Town- ley and Hastings was political and that the state was “attempting to try the Nonpartisan Jeagu.” Reads Statement Arthur LeSueur, special prosecutor for the state, then called attention to a statement which he declared Lauder had made to him. “This s ment as given by LeSueur: * “LeSueur I want you to distinctly Junderstand that my connection with A. C. Townley is strictly professicn- al. He is entitled to a defense and my duty as a lawyer requires me to defend him but I know he is a dam crook.” When this was read Lauder shout- cd that it was a lie, whereupon Hil- dreth also asserted that Lauder had made the same statement to him. Lauder turned to Hildreth and passed the same remark to him whereupon Hildreth sprang to his Teet with the declaration that “no one can call me a liar.” Friends of the two men, aided by court officials, however, held them apart until the police’ sergeant ar- rived when peace ugain\ prevailed in the court. GERMANY T0- PAY, BELIEF Schwab Sees Reparations Settlement Scon New York, Feb. 28.—Charles M. Schwab, of the Bethlehem Steel Co: poration returned after his first visit to Germany since ,1912, convinced that the German government would do its utmost to pay whatever repar- ations ‘were fixed by the allied com- mission. He expressed astonishment at the extent Germany’s biggest industries had deteriorated sincembefore the war and declared that the well-being of all central Europe depended upon an immediate and definite disposition of the reparations question. Mr. Schwab spent two montlis in Germany, France and Belgium. “I visited my old friends, the Krupps, the munition makers,” he said. “What I saw astounded me. The big plants, which employed 110,000 per- sons when I last was there, were reduced to a force’of 14,000. Other industries were operating in propor- tion. s HE JUST HAD TO ACT. Berlin, Feb, 28—Herr Koepfer, popular actor, playing the title part in the play, “Michael Kramer” here, decided to leave on the night train for Italy to createsa part in a new film. ss The’ manager of the theater, learning his plans, had ‘him arrested. The policeman forced the actor into a taxicab and drove him, not to jail, but to the theater. , Kloepfer maae the best of a bad jo and’ agreed: te play, charged | averted battle was precipitat- | CHICAGO HOLDS 10 STATEMENT Attorney-General Refuses to Remark Further on Plan To Keep Office AT VETERANS HEARING Plans to go to Florida as Soon As He Completes His Business Harry M. Daugh- erty, Attorney-General of the United States, arrived here today ostensibly in connection with the federal grand jury investigation of the Veterans Bureau. He refused to add to h previous statements relative to the oil inquiry at Washington. That he expects to continue hold his place in the cabinet was in- dicated when-he stated that he was here on government business and expected to remain until that busi- ness was completed. The Attorney-General said he had | no public statement to make and did not know that he would have any before noon og possibly late in the day. What he might say later, Mr. Daugherty indicated, would be in connection with the government ac vtion in the Veterans Bureau case | but he indicated that what the senate , of committee might do or announce would have some bearing on what he might have to say himself. Mr. Daugherty said he hoped to complete the government business j Prompdly so that he might go direct to Miami, Fla, to join his wife who is there for her health, The Attorney-General planned first to confer with Department of Justice prosecutors handling the Veterans Bureau proceedings und then go to the federal building where witnesses are beimg examined. Chicago, Feb. Sawyer With Him Brigadier-General Charles E. Saw- yer, in charge of hospitalization work in the Veterans Bureau under former director, Charles Forbes and formerly personal the late President on the same train with the Attorney General. Dr. S ", whose testimony before the senate Veterans committee last year was, important in establishing the cause for legal action, was ex- pected to be a witness before the grand ju DISASTROUS. FIRE RAGING || IN COAL MINE Whole Coal Field ~ Around Haynes, N. D., Will be De- stroyed, It Is Feared A. disastrous lignite coal mine fire s raging in the mine at the Haynes foal Mining Company at Haynes, N. D., near the South Dakota line, ‘ording to information recvived here today. The fire, according to state mine départment officials who are on the ground, was incendiary, having been set in three places in an entry of the mine, The fire is raging 80 feet under ground, but smoke and gas issue above the earth for a distance of ‘5 to 100 fect in great clouds, it is said. The fire is regarded as the most serious of several fires which have raged in the Haynes mine. Unless it, is checked, according to reports from the field, it will destroy the prop- erty of the state of South Dakota, which adjoins, and a section of school land just south, belonging to the state of North Dakota, declared to have half a million dollars of under ground, J. P. Mellon, state mine inspector, is on the ground. ELECTRIC SIGN , TO ADVERTISE Oakland, Cal. Feb, 28.—What is said to be one of the largest church electric signs in America has been erected ove# the First Baptist church here. It is 44 feet high and four feet wide. The letters are 18 inches high. - The sign, surmounted by a cross operated by a flasher, bears the nan; of the church and the word “we come.” It attracts the eye in any| part of the cit; ARTISTIC BOOTBLACK. * Paris, Feb. 28.—One of the boot- blacks on the boulevards :now ‘use a palette when’ shining or cleaning women’s shoes. The Parisian woman’s shoes vary s¢ much in color that the bootblack found it difficult to get the right hue | of hoot cream to match. ¢ So on his palette he puts a num- j ber of different creams and mixes them up when: occasion demands. ‘DAUGHERTY IN {PIONEERS FROLIC HERE AT ANNUAL GATHERING OF COUNTY ASSOCIATION Tribute Paid to the Founders of the County and the State — Officers Chosen to Head Association for the Next Year Burleigh county pioneers One hundred and fifty celebrated Northwestern frontier of bygone da} ‘our people in Burleigh. county ahd members of their familie: with all last night. pieneers of 2 the vigor of the years residence young and old — gathered for the annual meeting in the dining room of the Grand Pacific hotel, A_ celebration founders of Burleigh county, entertained the guests from § The gathering which and excellent speeches and fine music, 0 p.m. until 1 a.m, vas one of the largest the Burleigh County Pioneérs'’ included a fine tribute to the association has had. A note of pride in the past and optimism for the future of the county and North Dakota ruled the gathering. solidarity of the community was emphasized. that the music of a modern orchestra y them as the more sedate music of a quarter of ‘AGED 90 “orty - five thousand — surviving ard alumni will honor Dr. Charles W. Eliot, president emeri- tus of the university, on his 90th birthday, March 20. Here's his latest picture, nee LA FOLLETTE SLATE FILED FOR PRIMARY ON BALLOT Senator R. M. La Follette directed the ge iry of states office late today not to place his name in nomination on the ballot, from the Won't Washington authorized secretary of state to withdraw his name and directed that such action be taken, The answer of the LaFollette for President or ation in North Da- kota to the suggestions advanced b: Senator Lynn F. er and Rep resentative J. H. Sinclair that La- Follette’s name be withdrawn from the March 18 primary was the filing late yesterday with the Seerctary of State of petitions for the “LaFollette slate’ of candidates for national committeemen, delegates to the Re- publican ional convention and presidential electors. R. A. Kinzer of Valley City, who filed the peti- tions, is the candidate for national committeeman. He was accompanied by P. 0. Williams of this city in pre- senting the petitions to the Secre- tary of State. The petitions bore variously 1,500 to 2,800 names, according to those presenting them, which was ample in each case. Can Withdraw Secretary of Si Thomas Hall, asked concerning di: go that he held Senator LaFollette could not withdraw from March 18 presidential primary said: “If Senator LaFollette sends a telegram asking his name to be with- drawn and the signature is verified his name will be withdrawn. Senator Frazier or any other individual can- not do it. The LaFéllette petitions are signed by something like 1,600 people, and ‘all of the 1,600 would have to ask his withdrawal to make it effective, unless he himself asks his withdrawal.” The time limit for withdrawals, is March 1, . Four years ago Judge C. J. Fisk of Minot was permitted to withdraw as @ candidate for delegate to the Dem- ecratic national convention after his name had heen filed with a suffi- cient nfiimber of petitions, AGAINST LAWS Many Democrats of McLean Coun- ty met in Washburn“and unanimous- ly endorsed the ¢andidates ‘for elec- (Continued on page 3) and { itch from Far- | The And the pioneers proved as tuneful and pleasing to century or more ago. OFFICERS CHOSEN Henry Reade, first vice-president, called the association4o order in the absence of E. A. Williams, president. Offic were clected as follows. President-—W, A. Falconer, Ist vice-presid . E. Byrne ond vice-president Win E. Cooky Srd_vice-president—Mrs. DJ. Me Tren Secretory Historian Attorne ative of North Dakota and son of a p.oneer of McKenzie county, was the speaker of the evening. He reviewed the high lights of the history of Dag kota Territe nd North Dakuta, ced the efforts of the pioneers to build a state out of the wilderness and paid a tribute to their foresight and fortitude. He congratulated the Burleigh county pioneers on main- taining the organization, to preserve the ¢ nd memories of the p nd to teach state loyalty appreciation, Fine Musical Program An excellent musical program was rendered at various times during the evening. The first song of the even- ing was “Here's to the Seventies, the official song of the organization, which was sung by all present with Henry Halvorson lead A quartet composed of Mrs. John Larson, Mrs. Gforge Humphries, Mr, Halvor- son and Mr. Humphries sang. Mrs. usurer—Mrs_ Tur Mrs. Mary P. E. Byrne nda logan. MeLeon, | Arthur Bauer played piano solos and furnished the accompaniment for the singers, After lynch Mrs, V. C. La- Rose and Miss Florence Connolly of Mandan sang solos. ° Miss Conolly is the daughter of Louis Connolly, one of the real pioneers, whose home- stead, Mr. Reade said, was on the site of the Grand Pacific Hotel. Officers Report Reports were given by the various officers, Mys. Faleoner reading the minutes of the celebration held two years ago and the treasurer's report of Mrs. Logan, which showed a bal- ance in the treasury Mrs. Florence Davis, historian, recalled the valuable contributions made at the meeting two years ago when several pioneers for the first time related some stories of the olden days. She urged careful preservation of thé records. Mrs. Edith Winchester gave the report of the resolutions committee. A dozen pioneers, many of them from the country, were called upon by Mr. Reade for short talks. The program was interpolated with the serving of lunch, and following the conclusion of the program dancing and cards were enji d. Resolutions Adopted The resolutions report follow: Mr. Chairman and members of the Burleigh County Pioneers Assacia- tion: “Your committee on resolu- tions announces with sorrow that all too many .of our membership have gone to their long rest since our last meeting two years ago, Among those who have since then taken leave of life, and passed from our sight into our remembrance we hereby respect- fully name the followin; Mr. Thomas Welch, Miss Nancy Nathan, Mrs. Philipp Webb, Mrs. Pa- trick Moran, Mrs. E, G, Patterson, Mr. J. D. McDonald, Mrs. Wm. M. Pye, Mr. Jerry Plantz, Mr. Falken- stein, Mr. Frank Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Robidou, Mr. C. M. Dahl, Mr. Phillip Harvey and Atex McKenzie, “Whereas these persons were until the time of the deaths honored and ‘loved by the members of this body, and their companionship during the (Continued on nage %) N. P. Officials _ Are Entertained J. G. Woodworth, vice-president of the Northern Pacific railroad; D. F. Lyons, genera) solicitor; Henry Blakeley, freight traffic manager, J. G. Morrison, assistant freight traf- fic manager, and other officials who were here yesterday were entertain- ed by Secretary Bradley and others of the Bismarck Association of Com- merce in the afternoon. The officials were taken about the city in automobiles and some of them were able to go to Mandan. Mr. Woodworth returned to St. Paul last night. FIFTY WORKMEN ENGAGED HERE IN _ COMPLETING NEW MEMORIAL HALL : Approximately 50 workmen are at wopk now completing the interior of the Liberty Memorial Building _ on the North Dakota state capitol grounds. The goal for completion of has been set for June 1 by the state board of administration, but it is felt now, that the building will be ready for" occupancy before that time. the half-million dollar building | eneral George Shafer, a) PRICE FIVE CENTS MER WILL BE ASKED TO TELL STORY OF TELEGRAMS enator@ill Says He Was Go- Between for Messages from Edward B. McLean TELEGRAMS ARE READ Exchange of Messages From ‘Palm Beach Is Read Be- fore Oil Committee ° Washington, F 28.—(By the A: P.): . Mitchell Palmer, attorney- general in the Wilson administration, will be called before th inte oil ed today of ad- vard B. Lean, pub Washing- st, at Palm Beach concerning © ol inquiry, Senator Dil!, Demo- evat, Washington, insisted that Pal- mer should be called saying that he had been the “go-betwee: n the de- livery of McLean's messages to the committee. In telegrams read today John Ma- jor, a McLean employe here, report- ed to McLean that he was “busy with Underwood, Curtis and ‘Zev.’ “Zev” was understood by commit- teemen to refer to J. W. Zeveley, personal counsel for Harry F. Sin- clair. Ira Bennett, editor of the Post, tel- egraphed McLean on January 3 tha* he and Major saw “Curtis” wh promised to see “Lenroot.” “*Curtis’ advised us” the telegra said, “to see Underwood. We saw Underwood who promised to spe.! to Walsh but he hinted that it wou not do any good.” Identification Not G In placing the telegrams in th record the comm‘ttee members mad no announcement of identification o. the persons referred to, lew public to draw its own co: A telegram ed “Johns” McLean said “Willis” saw this morning. “Willis,”. reported party in friend- ly mood, “the message snid, adding “Harry is out of city. “Before sher 9 wood called a few moments ago om the telephone and said he had read something in the newspapers this morning that he had endeavored to dissuade me from my purpose to subject Mr, Mcbeun to examination, a conclusion. drewe from some of the telegrams rend yesterday, “Senator Underwood never attempt- ed to infiuenge my conduct in the matter in any way. J have no recol- lection of Senator Underwnod speak- ing to me on the subject except that one morning in the senate chamber he asked me if I had any objection to having inserted in the congres- sional record a letter to me by Mr. Palmer and I said I had not. McLean Given Up “Senator Underwood in his cotiver- sation with me this morning said further that at the request of Mr. Bennett he had said something to me about whether we were going to ask the appearance of Mr. McLean and 1 told him that it had already been ar- ranged that I was going to Palm Beach and take the testimony of Mr. McLean. enator Underwood having said that conversation took place. I ppose it did but I have no recollec- tion of it.” Resuming its reading the commit- tee heard the text of p telegram sent by McLean to Palm Beack on Christ- mas Day informing Major he had a ‘tip’ he would be called in the in- quiry and ordering that Palmer be asked to represent him. On Dee. 26 McLean instructed Ma- jor to tell Wilson J. Lambert, his attorney, that he had asked Palmer io see the'aill climmnitine, Minganetie er message McLean instructed Ma- jor to keep ‘all my wires in yeur possessio. On Dee, 26 McLean sent a telegram to E. W. Starling (a sceret service man at the Wiate House) asking him to send this tel- egram to “Wilkins” at Hopkinsv'Ile, Kentucky: “Leave at once for Palm ch. B. McLean.” Hopkinsville is Starling’s home ‘own, Later Ma- jor wired McLean that “Willis ts in full possession of the matter. Asked Code Be Secret The same message said Charles Berhans was leaving Washington f»: Palm Beach that night and that “thc duck” would leave later. “My vice is,” the message added, “not to acquaint latter party (the guck) wit} our code system.” Bennett wirci! McLean on January 29 that he seen “principal” and delivered n) sage; that there would “be no rock- ing of boat and no resignations” e:::! that “he expects reaction from u» warranted political attacks.’ E. S Rochester, confidential adviser to Ai torney-General Daugherty telegraph edMcLean on Jan. 16 that the oi! committee was investigating whether Carpenters, painters, terrazzo floor and marble workers, plumbers, elec- tricians and book stack erectors are all at work on the building. ‘ When completed the building will be occupied by the supreme court, adjutant-general, state libraries, state historical society and other depart- ments if there is sufficient room, McLean had $100,000 in banks at the time he claimed he gave A. B. Fall checks for that sum. The Rochester Message was a night letter and end- ed with the statement, “I: thought |you should be informed.” Rochester ‘was formerly managing-editor of the Washington. Post. Mefiean telegraphed to Major on December 27 to tell Palmer. that (Continued on page 3)