The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight Tuesday, Not so cold. and ESTABLISHED 1873 MARCH 31, 1924 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [aon BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, PRICE FIVE CEN' SINCLAIR INDICTED FOR CONTEMPT 350 DELEGATES TO BE SEATED IN CONVENTION Jamestown Republican Con- vention to be Larger Than * One Two Years Ago I. V. A. SEEK CHAIRMAN Committee Named to Con- sider Campaign Manager; Report to be Made Later Holding of the Republican state convention at Jamestown on Wednts- day, April 23, to name the independ- ent ticket for the June state pri- mary, will give two months and two days for a campaign, the primary coming on Tuesday, June &4, Members of the “Real Republi executive committee which met at Fargo Saturday and decided upon the date of the convention included J. D. Bacon, Grand Forks; George Dickin- son, Minnewaukan; P. A, Corbin, Minot; Porter W. Eddy, Jamestawn; 0. J. Sorlie, Buxton; E. T. Burke, Bismarck and Horace Young, holding the proxy of Treadwell Twichell. The next move ‘in the lineup will be from the Democratic side. What may be done regarding a convention o name candidates, or to not name candidates and let the Jamestown convention delegation and the league ticket fight it out in the Republican primary, is still a matter of discus- ‘sion, The convention to be held at Jamestown will have approximately 350 delegates in it, according to Judge Burke, who returned from the meeting, being some larger than the convention two years ago. The ap- portionment will be based upon the vote for Governor Nestos in 1922, The Burleigh county convention will be held on April 19, and just‘be- fore that caucuses will be held in orecinets throughout the county to vame delegates, Judge Burke added. The 1, V. A. executive committee, fter accepting the resignation of L. . Twichell as chairman, named a ommittee consisting of H. P, God- (624, Bismarck; Louis Neime amestown and John Polleck, Fargo, »oonsider the matter of selecting a mpaign chairman and a meeting of he committee probably will be held t a later date to receive the report £ the committee. Trouble In Williams The Williams County Nonpartisan eague convention ran into difficul- ‘es over its county tieket. The Wil- i ston league paper’s account of the convention sa “The Nonpartisan League conven- tion called by the County Executive Committee for the purpose of setting ‘tain problems in connection with ne county ticket met at the Court House last Tuesday evening with an ttendance of about forty delegates. credential committee composed of ristian Holl, Peter Colliton and ’m, Freeman was appointed by Chas, isldwin, who presided at the meet- g. After the delegates were seated .udge Wingerd and County Superin- + iendent Hillier were asked to give uks before the convention. “H. B, Wingerd in) a few short re- tiarks stated that he believes in the prineiples of the Nonpartisan League but that he could not support the veket placed in nomination at the ast conventign. Geo, H. Hillier told vf his work in gonnection with the }ublie schoot system and expressed entiments similar to those of Judge Wingerd in regard to the county can- idates. Talks were also delivered u vhor Hole, A. C. Miller, Peter Colli- con, Mr, Bjerkseth, O. A, Mattingly, <ristian Holl and O. L. Alspach. “Mr. Miller attacked the attitude of the Williston Herald upon the in- tiated measures and charged that pa- yer with being a representative of big business, Ben Fedje, candidate for county treasurer on the League tick- <t, answered the charge that was iade stating’ that the last convention was fixed. He said that that charge is always made by disappointed office Ree after every convention he had over attended, and he has attended everal, He paid a tribute to Her- man Nelson, the candidate for coun- ty treasurer two years ago, and said that if he had been elected the coun- ty would not have lost such vast sums of money in closed banks in the county, “Peter Colliton stated that: labor is not represented‘at the last con- vention but that the delegates were elected at large in the City of Will- iston. Discussion then took piace regarding the resolution asking all candidates nominated at the last con- vention to support the county ticket that was presented to Judge Wingerd and Superintendent Hillier and which they refused to sign. .After this dis- cussion a motion was made that the ticket as endorsed at the last con- vention should stand and it was pass- ed .C, L, Bakken in an address refer- red to the attack that is being made by the opposition regarding several candidates having gone through. bank- ruptey, Mr. Bakken admitted that it ‘had become necessary for him to jtake bankruptcy and ‘said: “I was "bankrupt and 1 admitted it and took th@cure;, you fellows are all bank- rupt but you don't know it.” This brought forth considerable applause. A committee was appainted to appear before Wingerd and Hillier regarding (Continued on page 8) VACATIONING a. they both are more or le: WARRANT FOR GASTON MEANS ISSUED TODAY Man Who Testified Against Daugherty Is Charged With Liquor Frauds New York, March warrant issued for the arrest of Gas- ton B, Means, former agent of the | Department of Justice, who un- der indictment for conspirac to vio- late the Volstead law and whose trial | was to have begun to . “The indictment against Means, re- turned October 18, contained ‘four counts, into a consp to obtain the lease of 12,000 ¢. s and 12,500 bar. rels of whisky from government warehouses. The second invotvea nd the fourth conspiracy to use mails and fraud in conneetion attempt to obtain 00 | in Chicago for release of liquor from government —ware- houses, the with an from a man EMPLOYMENT OFFICE OPEN, Some Demand for Farm Labor at Local Office Some demand for farm labor is be. ing felt now, H. A. Brocopp, in charge | p, of the state free employment office in the Bismarck Implefhent Company building, said toda Demand chiefly is for s to work on fatms by the ngle men | month. About $40 a month scems to be the! average wage offered, together with “keep” while on the job, he said, A few inquiries have been made for| men and wives to work on farms, but since those desiring such help usual- ly wish to talk the matter over with applicants, no set wage has been of- fered. A few inquiries have been made for women housekeepers, ~ Demand from the office now is en- tirely for farm labor. It is undgr- stood the Northern Pacific railroad. track work during the summer. Sen. LaFollette Much Improved Washington, Mar. 31—Senator Rob- ert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin, who has pneumonia, has entered upon the convalescence period. _ Physicians said today his temperature had be- come normal and that with continu- ance of complete rest be shortly would be restored to health. Ireland ‘United. For Olympics Belfast, Murch 31.—Ulster athletic clubs have decided to join the N: tional Association. Thus a common front will be ensured for the Olym- pie: games, t Federal | Judge Garbin today aracrod bench the first alleging he entered | re- | the third 88 bar- | later will ask that men be listed for; . Cox (left) is shown here in Probably talking over poli- pated in that subject. inte’ |FARGO HIGH TO MEET LEXINGTON Chicago, March 31.-Drawing for the sixth annual interscholastic basketball tournament April l.and 2 to open at noon tomorrow at the University of Chicago, schedaled Manchester, N. H. to. meet Boise. Idaho, -Fargo, champions of ‘North Dakota, drew Lexington, Ky. and will play at 10 a. m. Tuesda: TRACETHIRD | MAN IN CASE sealed gs lrg Hope to Locate Man with Two Who | Were Slain D., Mar. two men, 31.—When Winfred and James Keown, slain at the straw pile just outside of Jame itown last August, were claimed by the relatives of Gilman City, Mo., it }was first learned that a third man had accompanied these boys by auto from the ficlds of Kansas. Investigati mmediately ed to trace this man in th ‘that he had something to do with the !crime or could at least explain what j became of the auto which one of the murdered men had purchased in Kansas and in which the three men were known to have me as far as | Aberdeen, South Dako The information ;man, who had at one Jamestown, N. [the bodies of the tooke as to who the stop in Nel raska signed his name “ Icomes to Jocal authoriti ; {deputy sheriff in Kansas who gives the man's supposed home address in the state of Kentucky and labels him la desperate shar eter. States Attor- ell se is following up natton in ES h of fin- m Gates,” about the ch Joe Berger sentence in the state confessed. double murder now serving life penitentiary, has | WILBUR ONE OF | FIRST OWNERS OF TOWN SITE Devils Lake, N. D. Mar. 31,—Dis- trict Judge C. W. Buttz, reealling early days here, says that the father ; of Judge Curtis D. Wilbur, the new | secretary of the navy, was one of the original owners of the Minnewaukan townsite in the early eighties. The | Wilburs at that time lived in Jam ‘own, and young Wilbur‘was appoint- ed to the Navy Academy by the then territorial governor of the Dakotas. Andrew W.: Mellon, secretary of the treasury, also lived in North Dakota in the early days, he and his brothers owning much land in Burleigh coun- ty, which is still held in the Mellon name, First Baseball Victim Reported Memphis, Tenn, March 31.—William E, Dayis, 17, died late last night from an sefjury received When he was hit by a pitched ball in a baseball game here yesterday afternoon. Physi- 'eians found the cause of his death was a fracture at the base of the skull and hemorrhage of the. brain. se STATE OFFIGER|‘0F FENSIVE” IN| BISMARCK MAN TELLS HOW STORM Gilbert Semingson, Examiner, Declares Grand Jury Found Complaints Baseless CALLS CHARGES FALSE Declares That U. L. Burdick’s Charge is Untrue—Going There Voluntarily The changes made in the complaint on which a warrant was issued in Williston for his arrest on a charge of failing to perform his duty in con- ion with the operation of the ams County State Bank, now 1, were considered by the special grand jury convened there and the grand jury voted to take no action on them, Gilbert Semingson, state exs aminer, de d here tod “I am informed by Frank Fisk of Williston that the grand jury con- this matter, that it took a d the vote was that there was is to the charge,” said Mr. on. “This was the last ac- the grand jury, which then sidered of adjourned,” tign U. L. Burdick, whom Seming- son declared had no of 1 status in connection with the investigation, then swore out a complaint before a justice of the pe Mr. Semingson wired the Williams county officials they need not send an officer for him. His wire, sent after learning through ne ers of the action, follo Carl Erick- son, sheriff Williams county. Notice by the press that you holg a war- rant for my arrest, I will come vol- untarily without the serving of war- rant.” He declared that “the charge is de- liberately false.” The hearing, set for Wednesday, was postponed until Friday, Seeks Job Williston, N. D., March 31--A sec- ond request that he be appointed special assistant states’ attorney to “care for the interests of Williams county in civil actions thatumay arise out of the closing of various banks in this county as well as to investigate further criminal matters,” was to Judge George H. Moellring late) x by Attorn L. Burdick, formerly of this d now residing in Fargo. vious request to the same ef- not granted by Judge Moell ring. News of an unofficial nature which has leaked out from the grand jury rooms here during the time that that body was in session was to the ef- fect that the jurors had declined to return indictments against certain state officials connected with the banking department finding that they iwere in no way responsible for the apparent complicated state of ma‘ ters growing out of the closing of various banks. WARRANT ISSUED Williston, N. D., March 31—On a complaint filed by Usher L. Burdick, with the approval of States Attor F. W., McGuiness, Judge John Austin, in jus court, late Satu sued a warrant for the) arrest State Bank » Examiner Gilbert Semingson of Bismarek. The charge is failure to perform his duty as k examiner in respect to the Wil s County State Bank of this city, alleging that he did wilfully, unlaw fully and knowingly fermit and dir ect the bank to operate contrary to the law when the bank was insol- vent, In connection with this arrest, subpoenas have been issued for Thomas Hall, seeretry of state and members of the state banking board, who is asked to bring records of the board here for the Semingson hear- ing and for C. R. Greene, manager of the Bunk of North Dakota, who is asked to bring to the hearing the so called voting trust agreement un- der which it is alleged that the stockholders of the Williams County bank turned their stack over td Semingson, Ed. Schulenberg repre- senting the First National bank of Minneapolis, Thorberg of the First National bank of St. Paul and Bates of the Buffalo Trust company, Buff: lo, New York, under the terms of which these four as trustees, obtain- ed complete control of the local bank and of acts of its officers between December 13, 1920 and January 9, 1923, : Italians Will Study German Mannheim, March 31, (A. P. Kurt Aigmar Gutkind has been sum- moned to Florence, Italy, to teach the German language and literature in the university there. He is a celebrated philologist, and is said to be the first German scientist called to teach in ast enemy country since the armistice. POISONOUS FOGS London, March 81.—Some of the fogs ‘which London experienced last winter were real varjeties of mus- tard gas, according to Dr. Edwin L. Ash, specialist /in nervous diseases Many children, ‘he. aid, contracted “fog poisoning.” STRIKES BACK|CABINET-FIGHT AFTER CHARGES|GATHERS FORCE Opponents of Secretary Mel- lon Renew Their Drive Upon Coolidge Adviser ALSO IN THE ENATE Double Action of Investigators and Senate Resolution Is Under Way Washington, Mar. 31. fensive in the Senate against Pres- ident Coolidge cabinet—-directed this time against Secretary Mellon —gathered momentum today while the committee investigating the in- ternal revenue bureau resumed its examination of the tax records of “Mellon compani The committe: Thureday called for definite figures on es deple- tion” and other cieeent granted the Gulf Oil Corpe ion, one of the Mellon oil companies, in its tax cases for 1917, 1918 and 1919 and this in- formation was promised for today by bureau officials. he cases brought the corporation credits totalling 775,000 for “net excessive payments. The bureau's records of the matter were virtually impounded by — the committee in charge of Nelson Hart zon, solicitor of the bureau, and S. M. nadge, an official, under oath as custodian. To Press Demand Senator MeKellar, Democrat, Ten- nessee, meanwhile, was prepared to press ft action on the resolution he introd Friday calling for an investigation by a special committee of Mr. Mellon's legal qualifications to act as Secretary of the Tr nator Wadsworth, Republi York, blocked consideration resolution Friday and under the rules. No disposition was shown by Republican leaders, how- ever, to show opposition to the res- olution. The resolution reviews ‘The new of- of it went over testimony before the committee investigating revenue bureau with reference to companies in which See Mellon ig interested and cites statutes pro- hibiting fiscal agents of the govern- ment from maintaining commercial connections. MEETS RESISTANCE Washington, Mar The attack in the S on y Mellon open- when Sen. MeKe!lar, Dem- cerat, introduced a resolution, call ing for an investigation of Mr. Mel- Jon's right to hold office, met re- sigtance today by republicans. MORE BANKS TO BE REOPENED Minneapolis, Mar. 31.—The firs’ bank to ‘be reopened through a sistance of funds advanced by the Agricultural Credit Corporation re- sumed business in North Dakota. It was the state ‘bank of Wale: closed early in the fall of 1923 be- cause of excess of slow paper. Operations of the Agricultural Credit Corporation are in full swing and other bank reopenings may be expected, executives said DAWES REPORT COMES SOON Drafting Committee Almost Ready to Report Paris, March 31.—(Py the A, P.)— The drafting committee of the repara tion experts who have been study? Germany’s position under the manship of Brigadier-General Dawes has practically agreed on the main points of the report which is to be made to the reparations committee. The various members presented their observations on the report at a plenary session today. It is hint- ed that the text will be ready for publication by Friday, although there is some inclination not to hu: event until it is seen how the new Poincare event is received, | \ o e Rosituaaty tear noural oiling iat noon today. Temperature at 7a, m,.... RON! Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night . ul Precipitation Hea Bt) Highest wind velocity . 10 WEATHER FORECAST For Bisnarck and vicinity: Gener- ally fair tonight*and Tuesday. Not so cold. For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Tuesday. Not so cold. WEATHER CONDITIONS The storm area of Saturday has moved out of this district and a lurge, cold high pressure area now covers the Plains States. Temperatures were hear zero in the Dakotas this morning. Light scattered precipita- tion occurred in the southwestern Plains States and in the Great Lakes region. Fair weather prevails gener- ally over the Northwest. ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist, Minnesota Takes BI in 40 Years History — Trai Minnesota takes blizzard Minneapolis and St, it did there,” said EK. the Twin Cities. M. Crary, wh fect in Minneapolis, Other estima ‘Tratfie was suspended Saturday Railroad service was halted. The s lis weather bureau men as the wor: North Dakota, however, missed no snow from Staples, Minnesota, marek. “T saw a string of street cars p station in Minneapolis,” he said, suspended. the railroad tracks.” FLOOD WATERS THREATENING MANY CITIES Rapid Rise of Rivers Around Pittsburgh and Wheeling, W. Va., Cause Damage FAMILY WHOLE mac. River, Swollen by Heavy Recent Rains Pittsburgh, Pa. March 31.—Flood crs of the Monongahela and Alle- gheny by melted snow from the mountain re- gions of w West Virginia, ping ward through the Ohio valley today. A stage of 41 feet was expected by noon at Wheeling, which would flood a, w rivers, swollen rains and west- were Streets in most of the Pittsburgh distriets bordering the inundated, some to depth of six or seven feet, Sunday when both the rivers left their channels. A stage of 29.2 feet, seven flood, wes reported, the 11_years. Much damage was trial plants and many operations w be suspended until repairs are mad The waters were receding toda: Railroad transportation was greatly affected but service was being slowly restored. Eight deaths in western highest in Pennsyt- vania were attributed to the flood, at Kitazmille family was river. Five others occurred Maryland, when an enti swept down the Potom: J, J. HASTINGS IS NEXT TO BE PUT ON TRIAL Trial to Follow Conviction of H. J. Hagen in Court at Grand Forks Grand Fork: the case of the state of > kota against J. J. Ha J. Hagen on an indictment chang- ing the making of false entr the records of ti Scandina Pacific Train Arriving Here It was reported, he said, 18 inches of snow fell in St. We take us from the hotel to the station about noon Saturd: luck, for the taxis generally were not running. LOST} Five Are Swept Down Poto-; tern Pennsylvania gind| the district fronting the river bank.| river were] feet above; done to indus-| PARALYZED TWIN CITY BUSINESS zard Honors — Storm Declared Worst in Service Halted, Northern 15 Hours Late honors for the Northwest this winter. “I never saw a storm in North Dakota worse than the storm I saw in Paul, and { never saw snow pile up anywhere like ho returned yesterday afternoon from Paul and two tes put the snowfall a foot or more.} and business disrupted in the Twin Cities, torm was characterized by st in 40 years, the storm, Mr, C to about 15 or Minneapo- ary said, There was miles cast of Bis- iled up for a block near the railroad appened to get a taxi that would y, but that was Almost all traffie was “For 50 miles out of St. Paul the snow topped the snow fences along The storm broke late Friday after- noon in the Twin Cities, but did not reach its intensity until during the night and it continued Saturday af- | ternoon, he said. Mr, Crary expected |to 1 Minneapolis on Northern Pacific No. 7 about 9 a, m. Saturday, but it wa fter 3 p.m. before it got lout of the yards, It was 10 o'clock Saturday night when the train got to Fargo, the first train from the Twin Cities to Fargo, He arrived i y afternoon, Northern i , due here at 10:46 \ night, got in Bismarck ia 30 Sunday afternoon, foliow- ! ed by No. 1, du No. 3, Mr. C stuck in snowd three hours earlier, y understood, got fts between Minnea- polis afd St. Cloud two or three jtimes. It still storming when his train left Little Falls, Minnesota, {about 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon, Removal Cost High Other Minneapolis reports said that motor buses and many trains were stalled in and around the Twin Cities, street car service demoralized, and business almost suspended. Munici- | pal authorities immediately after the cessation of the storm began endca- jVoring to clean Off the str It |was estimated it would cost $50,000 lin Minneapolis alone tot remove the snow, jple to clean snow off-flat roofs, {the weight might cause them to gi way. Neighborhood gro were jcleared of food, people being unable | to get downtown. Warnings were issued to peo- or } SCHOOLS SUSPENDED . Paul, March 31.—-Work of clear- [bres ‘highways and interrupted wire } communication as a result of and Saturday's bliz west was well under Telephone and tele sent out large crews to repair lines torn down when several thousand poles were snapped off by sleet and gale, * In Wisconsin it was estimated that 13,000 poles were down and hundreds were down in southern Minnesota, Only a few telegraph wires between here*and Chicago were in working or- x Falls and several other South Dakota towns were cut off from the Twin Cities. It will be several weeks before conditions are again normal. Railroads out of here- reported most of their trains on time. Huge drigs and ice on the tracks today con- tinued to tie up many of the stre | car lines in St. Paul and Minneapoli Because of snow blocked streets | and uncertain street car traffic public chools here were ordered closed to- Sessions probably will be re- suméd here tomorrow. LIGNITE RATE BOOST PUT OFF New Supplement to Postpones Incre: Tariff 4 Proposed increases in lignite coal GRAND JURY IN CAPITAL VOTES AN INDICTMENT Lessee of Teapot Dome, Who Refused to Testify, Must Answer in Federal Court ATTACK ON ROOSEVELT Democrats Open Determined Drive to Force Assistant Secretary Out of Job Washington, Mar. 31.—Harry F. Sinclair, le of Te ,ot Dome, was indicted by a Fed 1 Grand Jur here today on contempt charges growing out of his refusal to testify the Senwvte | Oil Committee ATTACKS ROOSEVELT Wa shington, Demand for removal p of Theo- dore Roosevelt, assistant secretar of the Navy, was renewed in the Senate — tod by Senator Dill, Democrat ton Senator Dill said he press his resolution ot the before expected to earliest Roosevelt: was se- verely criticized before the oil com- mittee by Senator Walsh, Demo- «rat, Montana, and se 1 Demo- cratic senators have deciared on the Senate flo that the assistant secretary's close relotionsiip with mer Secretary Denby should e impelled him to retire with Denby. Washington, Mur. 3f~A resolution handing the resignation af Theo Roosevelt, ary of the , because of his connection wi the oil leasing program. was dra up today by Senator Hill, of Wa ington. Washington, Ma The gr jury consid x the contempt ¢ of Harry F. Sine! expires tod but the government's law office were confident it would be able tuke action’ before passing opt of es istence. The case, growing out 0 the oil committee, was presented te the grand jury and witnesses heard fore it adjourned Friday over the me oil committee was in recess , having put off until tomorrow its AG for delying further into the financing of the $600,000 deficit in- curred by the Republican national committee in the 1920 campaign. of William Washington, Mar. subpoena servers to locate Boyce Thompson, former chairman of the Republican national finan mittee, was reported to the oil committee today by the sergeant-at-arms. DAUGHERTY’S PROBERS WILL KEEP GOING Intend to Hold Gaston Means in Spite of Federal Grand Jury Indictment The Senate Washington, Ma 31 gherty investigation ommittee decided today to continue its inquiry in spite of Mr. Daugherty’s retire- ment to private life. The members announced they tenc American Bank of Fargo isto open] rates have further postponed|to hold G: Means, forme: Tuesday afternoon. until July 1, , by the railroads, | department of justice investigator, it It is expected, however, that sep<| a supplement to the Northern Pacific | attendance under a steady subpoent arate trials of the two defendants} tariff providing for the proposed in- |in spite of the i: ance today of the will be asked in which the state! creases having been issued, accord- t by the Federal Court at New intends to try Hastings first. | ing to information to the state rail- Jering Mean’s retur’ there te Ha gs formerly wae Vice-Pre: road commission. In the meantime | answer charges of conspiracy. iden’ Of the Scandinivian-Amer sent rates on both state and in-| ‘The committee's immediate objec ican Bank. Hagen’s conviction on terstate traffic remain in effect, it} tive when it resumes hearings tomor a charge of accepting dencsits inj is stated. row will Bevin’ clenr, Uother Rens an insolvent bank Saturday n-| A further public hearing on the | yith oan to. the douatenere of ing may result in an appeal to the state supreme court. PRODUCE TAX IS REINSERTED Washington, M -The taxes on produce exchange sales and on drafts and promissory notes were restored to the revenue bill in the rates of the present law today. Coriscience Fund Is Given $5.00 The state was enriched today by $5 as a result ,of the stricken con- science of F. A, Raymond of Port- land, Oregon. “At one time,” he wrote in a let- ter reaching State Treasurer Steen, “I lived in North Dakota and one of my ‘neighbors persuaded me to go and get some timber along the Heart j river that belonged to the state and I went. don't feel right about it, inclosed you will find five dollars.” He signed ! it “Yours very ttuly for right liv- ing.” Now, I want to pay for it as 1; proposed increases will start in Bi marck April 21, and it is anticipated that the matter will be adjudicated before July 1, uecording to E, M. Hendricks, traffic expert of the rail- roud commission. Spud Movement Larger Than During 1923 March 31. Grand Forks, Movement of the 1923 | potato crop over the Dakota division of the Great Northern railroad up to the present time exceeds that for a cor- responding period of the preceding season by 2,000 cars, accordifg to division headquarters. hipments of potatoes over the di- vision thus far total 11,500 cars. The | grain shipments up to the present time total 91(947 cars, and it is esti- mated that all but ten per cent of the 1923 crop has been moved. The total grain shipments off of the division for last year were 18,114 rs, almost double that of this year. e general traffic over the division is about the same as that of last year, justice's prosecution of war fraud and anti-trust cases. A decision on the motion before the committee to have Ma! 8. Daugherty, brother of the Attorney-General, cited — before the Senators fer contempt was post- poned. At the noon hearing tomorrow the conmittee will replace on the wit+ ness stand H, L. Scaife, former vestigator for the government ward fraud cases. ir , N. J. Mar. 31—H, who has been here on a Atlantic C Daugherty vacation since he resigned, expects to leave here today for Washington where, he says he hi : a few things te look after.” He asserted last night he was stil! the “supporter! cf President Cco!- idge and that he had not thought of withdrawing as delegate-at-large t: the Republican national convention, He said he was “feeling Yine,” and that he would take care of himseit, “until the whole truth comes out ans vindicates m a For every dollar spent on furni~ ture in the United State, 8 cente ir spent on radio.