Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1924, Page 2

PAGE TWO | | ar f In Written Statement Read Before Committee Former Sec- retary of Cabinet Asserts He Had No Connection | With Doheny Oil Leases WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—William G. McAdoo, for- * mer secretary of the treasury, and candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, emphasized before the senate oil committee today that his professional rela- tions with E. L. Doheny, recently terminated, were “in good faith” and had nothing to do with the leasing of naval o reserves. bring the government back to s own request be-| honesty. Mr. ony given by Doheny -as rh connection wit Mr, MoAdoo ¢ - ate think it may fairly be presum nt rd that, if my name was not prom. na Inently mentioned in connection with ce h office, my private practice as y & lawyer would be of no interest to er this committee, or to the public.” ne Asserting that “the faith of the ne people in their own ernment ts oc ; ft develop: rt uiry, he declared scends political 1 considerations” re the impe: om is me t I a ‘ r betr . 8 and f I 1 be a crime against the : public,” he said, “if the dragging of x innocent people into this affair . should divert attention from the . guilty to prevent the discovery of is those who have betrayed the public 5 interest His statement which was in the nature of an elaboration of his re- cent Jetter to Chairman Lenroot of the committee dealing with his ser- vices as counsel to the Doheny com- panies follows: “I am informed by your chair. man that a there has been in- ~ serted in the record the letter I ad- ssed to him on February 7, 1924, g forth in detall the facts con th professional services 1 by my former law firm in New York. Messrs. McAdoo Cotton and Franklin and subsequently by myself in Los Angeles in connection with Mexican property of Mr. Doheny's companies. It is clearly shown in my letter and in the testl- mony before the .committes that neither they nor I have had any relation whatever to the leases mado of the Teapot Dome and California naval reserves. There is therefore, nothing more to be said on that score. But I have sought the pri- vilege of appearing befors the com- mittee in person for the purpose of contributing in any way in my pow- er as a private citizen to the object of this inquiry. “It has been assumed that honor- ably conducted law practice of a citizen holding no public office {s not ordinarily a subject of congressional inquiry. I think it may fairly be presumed that if my name was not prominently mentioned in connection with high office, my private practice as a lawyer would be of no interest to this committee or to the public. ‘Whether or not it has been drawn into this inquiry to serve a partisan political purpose, the country will judge. “It would be ¢rime .against the public if the dragging of innocent people into this affair should divert attention from the guflty or prevent the discovery of those who have be- trayed the public interest. The whole country is shocked and appalled by what has been revealed in this in- vestigation. The fact that a former officer of this administration is al- ready gravely involved, has raised @ strong suspicion in the public mind that others may be guilty. The faith of the people in their own gov- ernment is shaken and damaging ef- fects upon public morale are so Brave that the security of demo- cratic institutions is seriously im- perilled, The first duty, the impera tive duty of the hour, is mercilessly to uncover and to bring to public view and scorn and punish everyone who has tsirayed the public trust or who has been guilty of wrong doing in this humiliating and danger- ous affair. “This question transcends politi. parties and partisan conside: tions. Clean and inc ernment is vital not publicans and Democrats, but to every citizen, For my part, I am eager to see part ship stilled in the face of so & anger to our common country It would be an in uptible gov. plone to Re- spiration to see men and women in private life and partisans of all parties In public Ufe united as they ‘were in the great war effort to destroy corruy common n and to Is This the $100,000 Note Doheny Received? E, L. Doheny, oil magnate, of the interior, $100,000 and that vestigation of naval oil leases pbove appears to | thio has-been under ‘I should like to supplement my letter of February 7, with some of the reasons that prévailed upon me to represent Mr. Doheny's compan {es professionally in his Mexican dif- ficulties. “Article of the Mexican con- stitution of May 1, 1917, was an at- tempt to assert ownership by the Mexican government in tne mineral deposits of the sub-surface of lands in Mexico. If this article should be given retroactive effect it would re- sult in the confiscation of properties of American citizens lawfully ac quired prior to the adoption of that titution. This presented a grave Payne, and, as I understand it, prac- made a condition of recogni- tion of Mexico by the United States. “During the year 1918, I was director general of the railroads of the United States, The fuel problem was one of the most serious with which we had to deal. I was then made to realize keenly the tremen- dous importanos of fuel oil from Mexico, A number of American in- dustries along the Altantic seaboard were dependent upon Mexican fuel ofl. The preservation of this fuel of! supply was then and is now es- sential to our international economy. Not alone is this true, but the ques: tion of an adequate oil supply and of an adequate oll reserve is one of the most important for any nation under conditions of modern warfana In fact, the crucial test in the next war, one should come, is going to be not alone war machinery and gppliances, but control of an ade- quate supply of pstroleum to meet the needs of national defense and offense. It is not exaggeration to say that the strongest nation in pe- troleum resources will be the most lkely victor in such a contest. For all of these reasons, therefore, the American government and the American people were interested tn preserving the Mexican oll supply which was lawfully owned or con- trolled by American citizens. “In 1915 I called the first Pan American commercial conference in Washington. It was attended by all the South and Central American re- publics, except Mexico, which was then in a state of revolution. The following year, 1916, I attended the first session of the international high commission, all the South and Central American republics at Bue- nos Aires in the Argentine. At this session were discussed, economic financial and other problems of great consequence to the whole of Latin America and I gained a famil- jarity with conditions prevailing throughout South and Central America which could not have been secured in any other way. I was deeply interested not alone in these economic and financial problems but in promoting closer and better rela- tions between the United States and all of those republics. “Mr. Doheny’s companies, as well as Mr. Doheny, enjoyed an enviable reputation when he called on me in 1919. His companies were the out- standing independent of] companies, furnishing the required supply of Mexican fuel oil to our industries along the Atlantic seaboard. They were also the only strong companies offering competition with the so called ‘oil trust’ in the United States, For the purpose of preserving com- petition and securing the essential supplies of fuel ofl for our indus- tries along the Atlantic seaboard it was highly desirable to project, by every legitimate and proper means the oil.bearing properties of Ameri- can citizens in Mexico. When Mr. Doheny therefore ask- ed my firm to act for him profes- fonally in trying to prevent the confiscation of his valuable petro. leum properties in Mexico nepresent as told the senate committee that he gare Albert B. the latter gave him a non-inte in Wyoming and California. | the famous note, although the signature is “ the care of physiciaus, as he went to appe: situation for American property rights in Mexico—so grave in fact that the Wilson administration on April 2, 1918, through Ambassador Fletcher, at Mexico City, filed al solemn protest against it. This at titude was consistently maintained by the Wilson administration throughout its life. When the Hard- ing administration came in Secre. tary Hughes adopted the same policy. This. policy was insisted upon by the American commission- ers to Mexico, Messrs. Warren and rest bearing note. This came out during the in- From the description given by Doh missing. The other photograph shows Fall, before the committ: od Che Casper Daily Cribune M°ADOO REPORTS TO COMMITTEE Proxy Bride O. K. ing several hundred million dollars it appeared te me because of my general knowledge of the ofl indus- try and of Mexican and American relations gained in the manner I have described, and because it was in line with the declared policy of the administration to protect Ameri- can properties against confiscation in Mexico. “I believed that an opportunity yas presented to render a genuine service outside of my professional work, in promoting Latin-American commerce and more particularly in contributing to the protection of all American rights in Mexico, if retro- active and confiscatory effect to article 27 of the Mexican constitu. tion could be prevented. “This, with my letter of February 7, 1924 gives the history of my pro fessional connection with the Do- heny companies. Te service I have renderedto them was in good faith 4nd in full satisfaction for the fees that have been pald. I owe them nothing and they ows me nothing Mr. McAdoo declared he had ser- vered his professional relations with Doheny on February 2 the day after the ol} magnate last appeared before the committee. by proxy, She was in Portugal an proxy. Immigration officials Manuel Gomes and his bride (above) of Philadelphia. were married d married Gomes through a cousin by it Boston said the marriage was all right with them, and of course it was with the two principal: Contract Wool On Basis of 40 . Cents for 1924 LARAMIE, Wyo., Feb. 11—From Rock Springs, in the heart of* the sheep ‘&nd wool industry in south- ern Wyoming, comes the report that a large eastern wool buying concern has instructed its Rock Springs representative to contract for 1924 wool at from forty to forty one cents a pound. The wool buy ers always set the lowest possible pricéthey figure wolo can be se- cured in making contracts, and the prices offered indicate that wool men may be able to secure several cents more than that. The prices this year are considerably higher than those of last MRS. CANDLER MUST APPEAR IN RAID GASE ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 11—Mrs. Asa G. Candler, Sr., wife of the millfon- aire Atlanta capitalist, must appear in police court tomorrow morning to answer charges growing out of the raid Saturday in which, she was ar- rested in an apartment in company with two prominent business men, Recorder R, E. Johnson ruled today when the other Srincipals offered to waive her appearance. W.' J. Stoddard, president of the National Dry Cleaners’ association, and G. W. Keeling, president of a brick manufacturing company, ap- peared in police court this morning accompanied by Attorney Ben Con- yers and offered to proceed with the trial of the cases in which Mrs. Candler and the two men are charged with being occupants of a “dive.” Police Chief James LL, Reavers, who led the raid, was ill at home today and upon the statement of Police Captain A. J. Holcombe that he had informed Mrs, Candler the case would be ca'led tomorrow morning, a continuance was grant- ed until that time. Mrs. Candler could not be located today, either at the home of the mil- lionalre capitalist, whose bride she became last June, or at the home of her mother. ee is the prettiest. girl in the Ohio city. CONGERT GWEN SUNDAY BY SPIES’ MUSICIANS Spies’ Howling Wolves gave the concert broadeasted by the Casper Radio Club last night. In addition to this the subject of “Light was discussed by J. W. Brown. H. M. Brant explained to the world wide audience the reason for the selec- tion of “Howling Wolves” as the name of a dance organization. Fol- lowing is the musical program: The Little “Wooden Whistle Wouldn't Whistle—One Step. Arcady—Fox Trot. Out of Sight, Out of Mind—Fox Miklos! Funeral Tuesday. Trot. The funeral of Joseph F. MI- The West and Nest and You, Dear plosi will be held at 3 o'clock to- |—Waltz. morrow afternoon from the Shaf. Dirty Hands, Dirty Face—Fox fer-Gay chapel. The. casket will] prot. be open until 2 o'clock. The Loyal] Ozark Blues—Fox Trot. Order of Moose will have charge of the ceremonies at the chapel, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles will officiate at the grave. Mama Loves Papa, Mama—Fox Trot. Sunshine of Mine—Fox Trot. Mobile Blues—Fox Trot. Sleep—Waltz. Maggie—Yes, Papa Loves Justice Taft Confined ma—One-Step. WASHINGTON, accompa hte Feb. 1i—Chief} f-ve Got a Cross-Hyed Papa, But Justice Taft, who was taken 1ll| te Looks Straight to Me—Fox with indigestion last Wednesday | spot. probably will be confined to his Lovey, Come Back—Fox-Trot. Cover Me With Kisses—Fox-Trot. Don’t Think I’m Angry Because You Broke My Heart—Song by ythe authot, H. M. Brant. home throughout the coming week, it was announced by his physicians. ‘LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- HOLDERS, OF THE WYOM- ING BUILDING AND HOUSE APARTMENT COMPANY, OF CASPER, WYO. Notice is hereby given, that the annual meeting of the Stockhold- ers, of WYOMING BUILDING and HOUSE APARTMENT ‘M- PANY, will be held at the office of said company, at 668 CY Ave- nue, in the City of Casper, County of Natrona, and State of Wyom- ing, at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M., the third day of March, 1924, for the purpose of electing FIVE directors, and for such oth- er business that may come before the above said corporation. WYOMING BUILDING AND HOUSE APARTMENT COM- PANY. T. M. Shambaugh, Ass'nt Secre- sary and Treasurer. Dated February 11th, Casper, Wyo. Pub, Feb. 11, 18, 25, 1924. Fall, formor secretary ny the 1924, eo makes her home there with her uncle. “*Hello”’ Girl Wins Contest Miss Jane Shields, telephone operator in a Cincinnati exchange, has been awarded first prize a number of times in competitions to decide who Miss Shields, a native of Cincinnati, LARGE ATTENDANCE IN SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS The importance of Sunday school and church attendance is being em- phasized with increasing results in the First PreSbyterian church of Casper. The Sunday school atten- dance yesterday was 415, with 50 men in the Brotherhood Men's class. H. Roe Bartle, teacher, gave a strong talk on the need of higher moral and religious standards in the homes, with relation to the needs of boys and girls. Troop ‘8 of the Boy Scouts was Iresent at the morning sermon witn a large audience that completely filled the tabernacle. The sermon was by the Rev. Charles A. Wilson on the subject of “The Growing Boy.” In the afternoon L, A. Reed gave an excellent talk to an audience of boys in the tabernacle. The mens class has had a marked growth recently and it is the pur- pose of the members to make it a powerful good in the city. Meetings are held every Sunday morning at 9:45 in the men’s room adjoining the tabernacle. went Expert watch and jewelry repair- ing. Casper Jewelry Co.. O-S Bldg pesca oo Sisal De, John Adams lived the longest’ of any of the presidents after leaving office, about 25 years, Anti-saloon ledgue of New York makes public letter from William H. Anderson declaring his innogence ofithe charges for which he was sen- tenced to imprisonment. COLDS Break a Cold Right Up with “Pape’s Cold Compound” Take two hours until tabl evers three doses are The first dose always gives relief. The second and third doses com- pletely break the cold. Pleasant and safe to take. Contains no qui- nine or opiates. Millions use “Pape's Cold Compound,” Price thirty-five cents. Druggists guar- antee it.—Acwertisement. s three taken. @ ST. LOUIS. NOT TO BACK M'ADQO It ST. LOUIS, Feb. 11.—Wiliam G. McAdoo's association with the Do- heny oll interests, although @ paid employee as lawyer, rendered him unfit-for the endorsement of organ- ized labor for the Democratic pres: idential nomination, according to labor representatives’ at the nation- al conference for political action, which opened a three day conven- tion here today. “McAdoo did have the support of © considerable portion of organized lsbor but there is now a very serious question of his availability as a candidat, said Mr. Johnston, in- ternational president of the railway ergineers. “There seems to have been noth ing illegal in McAdoo's service for the Doheny interests but there is a question of the propriety of 4 former cabinet officer, after leaving his post, accepting employment with such interests and then asking to be nominated for president,” sald Otto F, Branstetter, secretary of the socfalist party national commit tee. The socialist party delegates to the conference will urge a union of all organizations represented in formation of a third party it was fe: 801 de: re ce} nu it of The conference represents natian- al and international labor organiza- tions, many farm organizations, the socialist party, advocetes of single taxation, and corporate organiza tions. > The purpose of the conference is to formulate plans for political ac- tion in the coming campaign repr sented. The present conference is expected to limit its action to pro- mulgation of a platform. Cand- idates who subscribe to that plat- form will be supported it was ex. plained. Planks proposed recommend pub- lic ownership of railroads and water power; restriction of powers of ‘bi evi CONFERENCE AT|B.A.R. GIVES POINTERS FOR sume your ancestor show his name do not be discour- aged. Having found the name, copy the record. type dcopy of this record co, $1,00 at headquarters. In case yo. relative is dead, it will be cope TO QUIT JOB tary Weeks after a luncheon con- ing which they discussed the Robin- Secnetary Denby made this ment: Robinson resolution will in my opin- jon affect no change in the. situa tion” Mr: Weeks said. ‘ima nominations of cabinet offi- since the founding of the United States. long that !t requires about half a tinct languages are spoken in India. —_——— For the late riser the first meal is Extracts should be used when a flav- ing is required, Sold by good groc- ers. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 152, APPLICANTS FOR MEMBERSHIP vad The Daughters of the.American Revolution have and mother and so on ¢ four or five generations Revolutionary ‘hero. After you have securea plication blanks for members, have them and sworn t before a notary, and send them to the National Headquarters a: \ ington, 2. If you have a relation in the D. A. R. you may get her t have her record copied to the the ap. the first state you sh. nsent to it your own connecting |ink if you show you have a righ: to i+ ., 3. If you have not been iny ted to be a member of the chapte you you-may become a m: large. First find out it ear are you eligible or have @ reasonable be WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Secre- Met that you are. Then write to the correspondending secretar eral. Memorial Continental Wasbington, D. C. and ask blanks which may be filled in returned. 4, The Initial cost of joir $7.00, $5 of which is initiation and $2.00 the regular yearly ¢ Legislature At Manila Adjourned rence with President Coolidge dur- m resolution requiring the presi- nt to ask for the resignation of state- “So far as I know the cabinet will main intact.” “Adoption by the=senate of the The senate is authorized to con- rs and to try them on impeach ent for wrong doing. Ctherwis¢ has no authority over the tenure office of cabinet members.” peers <tc ty Six presidents have died in office MANILT, Feb. 11—(By The As sociated . Press)—The Philippines legislature has adjourned sine die. Governor General Wood announced his intention of vetoing items of the annual appropriation bill covering executive, treasury, commerce and communications departments. He has thirty days however, in whi-h to act, The association bill, in addition to cutting off expenses of the governor general's yacht, also curtailed the salary of his aides. The legislature, owing to adjourn. ment, cannot override the tive's veto. — China's national anthem is so One hundred and forty-five dis- runch,’ ery breakfast and lunch. For meal Van Duzer’s Certified exe courts in granting injunctions; cre ation of a national government marketing bureau intended to fur- nish direct contact between pro- ducer and consumer; retention of strtax, restoration of the former excess profitd tax, taxation of prof: its undistributed to evade taxes, a rapidly progressive tax on large inheritances, strict public control and permanent conservation of nat- ural resources including coal, tron ore, oll and timberlands pS TE ae ha ae FIVE MURDERS IN ST. LOUIS IN SIX HOURS ST, LOUIS, Feb. 11.—A new crim- inal record was said to have been estabiished in St. Louis yesterday when five apparert murders were reported to police in six hours. Willlam H.* Anderson, a police man, was found on a sidewalk, his body riddled with bullets. Simon Backamn was shot to death by highwaymen. Nathamiel Williaias and Char'es Berry, negroes, and James Nick, were stabbed to death in. three street fights. Zane Gray, the popular novelist. 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