Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1924, Page 7

\. INTEGRITY OF OIL : TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1924 INDUSTRY IS UPHELD Statement on Naval Reserve Controversy Raised by Scandal. BY THOMAS A. O'DONNELL ‘The integrity of the American Pe- troleum industry is beyond question. It is distinctively American, and world wide in its ramifications. of the utmost amportance to all the American people, and it must necessities and maintain the present Predominant place cf the industry in the affairs of the world. It is the real reserves in peace and war. Its efficiency, loyalty and integrity Were shown in the great war, during which it proved itself 100 per cent efficient in furnishing the necessary supplies both at home and abroad and without profiteering. Ninety-seven per cent of the oil industry is not involved in the. charges of fraud at Washington. 16,000 companies and individuals and with millions of stockholders, Produced more than 2,000,000 barrels of oil per day during the last year in the United States. The com- panies holding the leases about which the controversy is raging, produced not to exceed 3 per cent of the to- ta] production in thia country. It is unthinkable that because of the alleged corruption involving a hand- ful of men in government service and the petroleum business, that public confidence in a great indus- try should be destroyed by wreckless charg: and the destruction of that indust threatened through dan- serous agitation or by impracticable supervision. The policy of maintaining naval reserves against a possible shortage in the future fs sound if properly created so they can be maintained as reserves, and in my judgment is ap- proved by an overwhelming major- ity of the oll men of America, but the administration of this policy has been carried out on lines inimical to the public interest through the leasing of property set aside for such purpose in secrecy without the knowledge either of the public or the ofl industry. Secret disposition of any kind of government property is dangerous, offering opportunities for favoritism and corruption and crent- ing suspicion in the public mind. If the simple precept “Do public bus: iness in the open” had been follow: ee. active Senregtve conditions in petroleum lustry would have been effective without possibility of scandal, . Sume of the so-called naval re: serves were created in districts and under conditions where {t was impos- sible to carry out the purpose for which they were intended, interlaced as they were with privately owned lands in an active state of develop- ment. As to the practicability of the project, the ofl industry was not consulted, and advice offered at the time of their creation was ignored. Nevertheless they became govern- inent property subject as they were to drainage from privately owned lands thus ultimately necessitating thelr operation if their full value was to be secured. It is only fair to say that. in view of actual developments, the commer- cial value of the leases made has been greatly exaggerated, and many well informed in the petroleum in- dustry seriously doubt they will eventually prove profitable to the op- erators, and there is little eriticiam as to the terms of the leases from those familiar with the subject. It is not for me to condemn or uphold the men tnvolved. As Amer- ican citizens it is the right of these men that this question be settled in an American way by a fair trial and in accordance with due process of inw. ‘There is no difference tn character between the American of] man and the American citizen engaged in other activities. The petroleum in- dustry is asking as other good cit- izens are, whether there has been an assault upon representative govern- ment, whether high officials and’ in: dividuals identified with private en- terprise have been faithless to the fundamentals of democracy. The petroleum industry desires that the facts be made clear, the responsibil. ity fixed and the guilty, if any, punished. Commodity BOSTON, March 18.—Two car- loads of machinery are being in- stalled in the woolen division of the Amoskeag Manufacturing company. It is believed here -that as a result of southern competition in cotton goods, the manufacturer of woolens play a more important part in the operations of the Amoskeag com- pany from now on. Potatoes. PORTLAND, March 18.—Oregon, ‘Washington and Idaho potato grow- ers are much encouraged over the prospect for a heavy demand from California, California markets are well supplied at present but the drought this winter curtailed plant- ing there and injured the early crop. ——, Shoes. - PHILADELPHIA, March 18.— ‘This is a slack season in the shoe in the sentiment in the kid leather market. — \ Oil. LOS ANGELES, March 18.—Local oll men are firm in the belief that the falling off in California crude oil production will mean an increase in the price of gasoline, both here and on the Atlantic seaboard, since Atlantic refiners have been taking huge quantities of California oil for many months. Trade News mates that the net earnings of the first quarter of this year vill be approximately $750,000 and for the second quarter $1,000,000. The tn- crease in profits is attributed to in- creased factory efficiency and re- duced costs, $ Railroad Equipment. - ST. LOUIS, March 18.—The Louisville and Nashville railroad program for increase of equipment this year provides for expenditure of $10,000,000. Among the equip- ment to be ordered are 30 locomo- tives, 34 passenger coaches and 3,675 freight cars, Dry Goods, ATLANTA, March 18.—Unseason- able weather had a depressing effect on both wholesale and retail dry goods trade the last week. This re- fiects gloom in the rura) districts over crop prospects and the post- Pponement of shopping by city dwellers. { Steel. WARREN, Ohio, March 18.—The American Roll and Machine com-| pany will start operations on a cold rol] plant here within the next three weeks. The company is backed by New York capital. PITTSBURGH, March 18.—The Carnegie Steel company t{s increas- ing dts blast furnace activities as ingot production ts running approxi- mately 6 per cent In excess of blast furnace operation. QUTRERLAND ON TRIAL IN COURT (Continued from Page One) idence would prove that Suther- land left Casper the following even- ing for Denver and was arrested there a few days later. Sutherland according to Mr. Foster, at first de- nied he had ever been in Casper, but later admitted it to the Denver po- lice officers. This was the link that led to Sutherland being re- turned here on the charge. M. F. Ryan, Sutherland's attor- ney, said that he would show that Sutherland had been regularly em- ployed here and tht he was on his way to visit his parents in Califor- nia when he was arrested in Denver and that he knew nothing of the crime committed here. The defense’s big point, however, was that Sullivan, who is now serv- ing time for the offense, would tes- tify on the stand that Sutherland was not involved in the robbery. Habenicht, the night clerk, the first witness for the state, positive. ly identified Sutherland as one of the men who covered him with a gun and forced him to open the safe the night of September 22. Habe- njch said that both robbers were un- masked and that after obtaining the $1,700 from the safe they ran west on street. R. W. Fells, member of he Den- ver police force and a detective, re- dated how Sutherland had been ar- rested in Denver with $320 in his possession, Sutherland also had a +32 automatic and two hypodermic needle sets. He said that Suther- land was first picked up as a nar- cotic suspect and later held for Cas-# per authorities. W. H. Bennett, plain clothes mem- ber of the Denver police force, cor- roborated Mr. Fells’ evidence and how Sutherland had first de- nied having been in Casper recent- ly. A. K. Bott, manager of the Hen- ning and Georse Carroll, sheriff of Laramie county, were the other witnesses for the state. Their tes- timony was brief. The jury in the case is made up of O. F. Ward, G. C. Evans, J. R. Wilson, Clarence Springsteen, G. A. White, Ray Shaw, Peter P. Brum- mel, Erwin Olday, C. L. Novotny, Olle Peterson, J. Slick, and E. J. Scherck. R. K. Barr and J. J, Chapmann were examined this morning by Judge Rose because they showed too much famillarity with the case. The defense exercised four challenges excusing Roy Butcher, J. T. Free- man, Peter Froendsen and C. EB. Lewis. The state used up only one challenge, excusing C. lL. McKee- ban. New York Stocks Last Sale American nwo---------- 52% American T. and T. 129% American 145 Baldwin Locomotive --..... Baltimore and. Ohio ---..---. Bethiehem Stee} ---.... California Petroleum ~-----. Canadian Pacific -. Central Leather -------.-... Cerro de Pasco Copper -—.. Chandler Motors --.-.--... Chesapeake and Ohio - Chicago and Northwestern -- Chicago, Mil & St. Paul pfd. Chicago, R. I. and Pac. ...- Chile Copper ~-.----... - 26% Chino. Copper —......2..... Consolidated Gas ~.-..-... Corn Products ~-..-..—.- Gonten Ol). ccc cecepe nt Crucible Steel -..-.-...-.. Cuba-Cane Sugar pfa ._--... Erle . ---.--------—.. - Famous Playera Lasky -—_ General Asphalt ----_... General Electric General Motors ----.._.. reat Northern pfad -.._--- Guif States Steel Miinols Central -. Inspiration Copper --------. 24 International Harvester ---. 85% Int. Mer. Marine pfd. _. 29 International Paper -.-..... 37% Invincible Off ----.... 14 Kelly Springfield Tire -. 18% Kennecott Copper - 35% Lima Locomotive -. —--- 64% Tauisville and Nashville .... 89% Mack Truck .-------..-... 85% Marand Oil ~........ Maxwell Motors -....-..... Middle States Oi! -..-..__. Missourl, Kan. & Tex, new . Mirsour! Pacific pfd New York Central N. ¥., N. H. and Hartford. 18% Norfolk and Western --.... 121% Northern Pacific -...-.. 50 Pacific Ol. paanacscre 50% Pan American Petroleum B. 46% Pennsylvanta -. wonnee 43% People’s Gas ---.-.---.---— 95 Producers and Refiners -.... 33 PUTO ON. nnn wsnnneeeeneaene 33% BOARDED |< ceemepeaneceeene Republic Iron and Steel -._ Sears Roebuck ---. od Sinclair Con. Of! ------_. Southern Pacific -____. Southern Ratlway .---- Standard Oil of N, J. --.. Studebaker Corporation ..... Texas Co. Weweeeesewemmee Texas anG Pacific -.-.._... Tobacco Products A ~-.-.... Transcontinental Oil —_..-... Union Pacific --.-----.----.- 127% U. 8. Ind. Atcohol United States Rubber United States Steel ....._. Utah Copper --..--.-~--.- Westinghouse Electric .—... Willys Overland -._._-_._. American Zinc, Lead and Sm Butte and Superior Colorado Fuel and Iron -.... Montana Power ---._..... Standard Oil Stocks Anglo wewennnene 17 17% Buckeye ----------.--. 70% 71 Continental -..wW. 46 49 Cumberland ----.----- 135 137 Galena. ~---.---__._._... 61 63 Miinols ___. 1420 145 Indiana --..----------. 94% 95% Nat. Tran. 21% 22% sl 83. 101 232 105 none ———---- 103 Sou. Pipe ---—-.---.. S. O. Kan, -—------.- 438% 44 8. O. Ky 111% 111% S. O. Nob, ~~~... 241-243 S. O. N, ¥. ---—~------ 42% 42% 8. O. Ohio -—-..--. 327 329 Vacuum ----------. 61 61% S. P. Of1 -.-------.. 160 162 60% 60% 8. O. In& -----—-—--. CRUDE MARKET Cat Creek $1.95 Lance Creek nen 1.90 Osage ------. wannnne 1.90 Grass Creek lght 1.95 Grass Creek, heavy ---------. .90 Torchiight erenecceeen= 1.95 Greybull ~-------_,---.------ 1.95 BU, BOM | coer eeeeeesenasee Rock Creek 1.50 1,10 1.05 Hamilton Dome -~..---..----. 1.40 Ferris . ~-—------------.-.... 1.65 Byron — --.---------------. 1.95 Notches -----. 65 Pilot Butte ~....... 1.10 Lander ---.-------__------2- .70 SILVER NEW YORK, March 18.—Bar ail- ver 63%; Mexican dollars 48%. ———_—_. CHICAGO, March 18.—Butter lower; creamery extras 46% @46%c; standards 46%c; extra firsts 4%c@ 48c; firsts 43@45%4c; seconds 44@ s4tac. Eges higher; receipts 20,674 cases; firsts 21%0@21%c; ordinary firsts 1814 @20c. Bid Ask Bessemer 220 (25 Big Indian ----..--.. .03 0 Boston =--- 0 1.00 Buck Creek ... 23.23 Burke ..__ aT 28 Blackstone Salt Creek .26 27 Chappell -—-------. 11% 13% Bei aa Columbine Central Pipe Line —. 2.15 Cow Gulcn —--- 03 Consolidated Royalty. 1.28 - oT Elkhorn weenee 03 E. T. Williams 455 Fargo. ...----.. 11 Frantz <----...-....... 3.50 00% 00% Mountain & Gulf -...1.00 1.12 New York Ol] -.---11.50 12.25 Ploardy ~---.---.--. 03.03 Outwest ee 00% 00% ee a aT NT Royalty & Producers. .08% .08% Sunset ...---------- 92.02% Tom Bell Royalty... .03 04 Wyo. Kans ......... 15.80 Western Exploration. 3.55 3.65 - 19. 20 iF. 08S Oe NEW YORE CURB CLOSING Bid aek Mountain Producers . 18.00 18.12 Glenrock Oil — New York Otl -. MATING ons. sss, Prod. and Refrs. -. Cosden Mutual -...____.. 8. O. Indiana - LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, March 18.—{U. 8. De- partment of Agriculture.)—Hogs— Receipts, 24,000; active, 15 to 20c higher than yesterday's average: ‘ight welgnta show most advance big packers not bidding; bulk good and choice 160 to 325 pound aver ages, $7.30@7.45; top, $7.50; desir: ble 140 to 150 pound weight, large- ly $7.00@7.20; bulk packing sows, 56.40@6.70; killing pigs, strong to Se higher; bulk good and choice 110 to 130 pound averages, $6.00@ 5.50; heavyweight hogs, $7.25@7.50: medium, $7.230@7.50; light, $7.00@ 1.45; Ught Ught, $6.10@6.35; packing sows, smooth, $6.60@6.80; packing sows, rough, $6,40@6.60; slaughter pigs, $4.50@6.50. Cattle—Receipts, 11,000 most kil!- ng classes, fairly active, steady: dling quality, generally plain; bulk ed steers, $7.75@10.00; relatively few to exceed $10.50; $11.90 bid on ~hoice matured . bullocks; several oads plain qualities, Ught flesh iteers to killers, downward to $7.00 snd below; fat she stock in lberal supply; most fat cows, $4.75@6.50 beef heifers, $6.00@6. yearling nelfers, $8.00@8.75, in several in- stances; most bologna bulls, $4.75@ 3.00; vealers, strong to 25c higher; packers paying upward to $10.50; medium light weight vealers, down- ward to $9.00; handy weight to ship- Ders, upward to $12.50; stockers and feeders, firm; country demand, rather slow. Sheep—Receipts, 16,000 fairly ac- ive fat lambs and sheep, strong to ‘be higher; feeding and killing ambs, around steady; early bulk fat wooled lambs $15.75@16.50; some neld higher; shorn lambs, $14.00@ 14.75; choice wooled ewes, $11.25; clipped wethers, $10.25; shearing ambs, $16.00. Omaha Quotations OMAHA, Neb., March 18.—(U. 8. Department of Agriculture)}—Hogs Receipts 12,000; active, mostly 15 to 20c higher; bulk 210 to 300 pound butchers $7.10@$7.20; top $7.25; de sirable 120 to 210 pound weights $6.85@$7.10; mixed loads carrying packing sows and lights $6.90@$7.10; packing sows largely $6.40@$6.55; average cost yesterday $6.91; welght 248, Cattle. Recelpts 7,800; beef steers and yearlings moderately active; steady to 10c¢ higher; better grades up most; killing quality improved: few loads weighty steers $10.00 @ $10.85; bulk beef steers and yearlings $7.85@$9.35; she stock strong, spots higher; bulls 15 to 25 higher; vealers 25 higher; stockers and feeders searce, steady; bulk butcher cows and heifers $4.75@$7.00; canners and cutters $2.50@$3.55; bologna bulls $4.85@$4.60; practical veal top $10.00 bulk stockers and feeders $6.75@ $7.55; top feeders $8.00. Sheep. Receipts 13,500; killing classes 15 to 25c higher; wooled lambs $15.90@$16.25; choice 84 pound clipped lambs $13.75; light and handy welght ew $10.75 @$10.90; shearing lambs strong, five loads fwith short killer end $11.50. Denver Prices. DENVER, Colo., March 18.—(U. S. Department of Agriculture.\—Hogs Receipts, 3,300; mostly 5 to 10¢ higher; top, $7.25 paid for choice 217. pound averages; medium to choice 190 to 240 pound averages, $7.00@7.15; packing sows and pigs, steady to strong; desirable packing sows, $5.75@6.00; fat pigs, $5.75@ 6.00; few stock pigs, $5.25. Cattle—Receipts, 950; calves, 100; cows, strong; all other classes, steady with undertone weak on good heifers; choice 1,106 pound cows, $6.50; medium to good cows, $5.15@5.85; plain to fairly good heltf- ers, $6.00@7.25; best heifers, above $7.50; plain steers, $7.25; better grades vealers, $10.50 to $11.00; few loads ight feeders, $3.00; few bulls, $4.00@4.15; three loads 1,243 pound steers, Inte yesterday, $9.00. Sheep—Recetpts, 11,100; fow early sales fat lambs, 15 to 260 higher; top, $15.85 pajd for choloe 88 pound TUCKS SLUMP ON BONUS VOTE Bears Seize Advantage After Feverish Activity In Market NEW YORK, March 18. —Passage of the bonus bill by the house pro- vided another excuse for bear at- tacks against today’s stock market, more than two score issues falling to their lowest prices of the year. Only limited support was forth- coming for active shares despite the lowest renewal rate for call money in more than a year. Sales approximated 925,000 shares. NEW YORK, March 18.—Some slight gains were noted among low Priced rails and several oil shares at the opening of the stock market today but elsewhere the tendency was mainly downward with soveral leading speculative issues eclipsing their low prices of the year regis- tered yesterday, Substantial losses were established in a number of instances. Fisher Body losing 4% and Willys Over. and preferred, Consolidated Cigar, Vanadium Steel, Cosden preferred, Otis Steel preferred, International cement and Burns Brothers 1 to 11% before the market began to move up vigorously under the Impetus of hort covering and heavy buying of rond shares. General above preferred, Norfolk and West- Tobacco Products, National nd Coca Cola 1 to 2 points and U. 8S. Steel, Kelly Springfield and Baldwin substantial fractions, Foreign exchange irregular, After the initial burst of covering short interests discovered they were only bidding stocks up against them- selves, and renewed selling pressure Sgainst the general list. A dozen industrial favorites were forced to new low levels for the year, includ- ing Studebaker, Willys Overland pre- ferred, Crucible steel, Gulf States Steel_and Brown Shoe, which de- clined one to four points. Rail- road shares which had offered stub- born resistance to bear attacks, weakened slightly under fresh sell. ing, despite the continued ease of money rates. General Electric, American Metal, American Beet sug- "r and Tobaceo Products were con- spicuous strong spots. Call money opened at 3% per cent and later dropped to 2% per cent. Speculation was feverish after mid-day, fitful rallies in the pivotal shares and strength of a few minor issues particularly Interborough Rapid Transit, being followed by fresh bursts of selling to which Studebaker and Gulf States Steel were quite sensitive. EK y Wheel broke 8 points, American Sumatra Tobacco pre- ferred 7% and Jersey Central and Woolworth 5, The closing was heavy. Late selling pressure was directed against Tobacco Products on publication of @ report showing greatly reduced earnings in 1923 and against U. S. Rubber common and first preferred all of which dropped 2 points or more. SOLDIER BONUS BIL IS PASSED (Continued From Page One) and the policy is then valued at amounts of insurance which such a sum would purchase at his age in accordance with accepted actuarial principles based upon American ex- perience tables of mortality, with interest at 4 per cent per year com- pounded annually. The maximum policy would be worth about $1,900 if the maximum of overseas credit were due and about $1,400 if the maximum credit for home service was due. All enlisted men and women and officers up to and including the rank of captain in the army or marine corps and Meutenant in the navy, first leutenant of engineers in the coast guard and past asso- clate surgeon in the public health service are made eligible for the Pelicies. The total cost of the bill is esti- mated $2,119,000,000 to be spread over a period of 20 years. The maximum cost for the first year is Placed at approximately $125,000,000. It is estimated 3,038,283 veterans would be entitled t insurance policies, and 389,583 to cash pay- ments of $50 or less, while 865,741 would not be eligible for any bonus. having served less than 60 d. It is estimated also that 183,80 died up to January 1, this year, whose dependents would be entitled to their adjusted service credit. TRUNK MURDER IS CONFESSED (Continued from Page One) out by the statements of physicians both at Ogden, Utah, and Denver, that the presence of a large amount of blood in the trunk when it was opened, proved unquestionably that the woman was alive when the runk top was closed upon her, offerings; fow Ioads, $15.40 to $15.60; ewes, strong to 26c higher; few $10,00 frelht pald; no feeder lambs wold early. PAGE SEVER ~ LOSS Ch ALKED (MELLON AND WEEKS CALLED AS UP TC GRAING WITNESSES IN DAUGHERTY PROBE Weakness of Stock and Cotton Prices Is Bear- ish Factor CHICAGO, March 18.—Improved Prospects for winter wheat, especial- ly In the west and southwest, led to price setbacks in wheat today, Thero was a noticeable absence of aggressive buying and values gave Way under attered selling. An apparent lull in European demand for Canadian shipments tended fur- ther to weaken the market. Open- ing prices, which varied from un- changed to %c lower with May $1.06% to $1.06% and July $1.07% to $1.07%, were followed by a moder- ate general decline. Subsequently, weakness {n New York stock and cotton quotation: acted at times as something of a weight on the wheat market. Wheat closed unsettled, %@%c to le net lower, May $1.05% to $1.05%@%, and July $1.06%. Renewal of speculative selling was a depressing factor in corn. After opening at %c off to a shade ad- vance, May 78%c to 78\%c, corn un- derwent something of a drop all around. Later the corn market in sym- pathy with wheat suffered a further decline, but rallied in the final trans actions. Corn closed tled to %@%o net lower, § 78%e. : Oats were relatively firm as a re- sult of seeding delay. Starting un- changed, May 47\%c to 47\%c, the market held within a narrow range. Provisions tended upward, respond- ing to higher quotations on hogs. Cash Grains and Provisions. CHICAGO, March 18,—Wheat —No. 2 hard, $1.08% @1.10. Corn—No. 3 mixed 756@76c; num- ber 3 yellow 79%%c. Oats—No. 2 white 4744 @48c; num- ber 8 white 46% @47c. Rye—No sales. Barley, 64@79c; Timothy seed, $6.00@38.00, Clover, seed $16.50@23.00; lard, $10.90; ribs, s'xty pounds average $9.60. Bellies, $10.26. Open High Low Close WHEAT: May July -. Sept. 1.06% 1.06% 1.07% 1.07% 1.07% 1.08 1.05% 1.05% 1.06% 1.06! 1.07% 1.07 18% 79% 80% 78% 79% 80% - 17% 19% 79% ATMS 45% 42% 41% A5% 42% 42 11.07 11.32 11.07 11,30 9.65 9.97 9.60 9.92 10.35 10.65 PERMIT ISSUE FOR GASOLINE STATION HERE Aero Products Company Given Permission to Build on Center. By a unan!mous vote of the city council, L. A. Miller, of the Aero Products company was given per- mission last night to erect a filling station at Durbin street between Midwest and Second on the old Mok- ler property. Mr, Miller had taken out & permit from the building tn- spector about 10 days ago for the structure, but knowledge of the fact caused opposition among many own- ers of downtown business property on the grounds of traffic congestion. Mr. Miller showed the council that the plans made for the station would preclude any possibility of such con- gestion. There would be ample parking space for 12 cars off the street, according to the plans. Jere- miah Mahoney, algo interested in the project, spoke of the necessity for the station togdistribute Casper made gasoline, while P. J. O'Connor also endorsed the idea, stating that he was unable to see how tho eta- tion could be a nuisance. A petition by the residents of the Elks precinct for paving on Ba Second between Conwell and Low- ell streets was accepted and the council declared its intention of creating such a district. This will include six blocks of paving. ——__. LIBERTY BONDS NEW YORK, March 18,—Liberty bonds closed: 3%s, 99.29; second 4s, 10.35 10.35 10.65 10.65 99.3; first 4%s, 99.7; second 4s, 99.6; third 4%s, 100; fourth 4%s, .9; U. S. government 4%s, 100.6. ei ee Livestock. FORT WORTH, March 18,—Mis- sourt feeders still continue to clamor for Texas lambs for shipment to northern feed lots. This demand has exceeded the supply. Electric Equipment. TOLEDO, March 18.—T' agement of the Elect company, manufacturters of mi wlarting and Ughting systems, ovll- (Continued from Page One) Urion and others named in the film case. He had been associated with Mr, Daugherty and Jess Smith dur- ing the Harding campaign tn Ohio. He frequently visited Mr. Daugherty here, he said, and had met Howard Mannington at the “little green house on K street.” He had never met President Harding and had not attended the exhibition of the fight pictures here as testified by Means Orr said he had never met Daug erty In the “little green house on K street", repudiating a statement that he had met him there. Orr sald he had been paid “in the neighborhood of $4.500" in the film deal, but denied having talked with Jess Smith “about the film or about the money.” “Did you talk over the possibility that the pictures would be con- fiscated?” asked Senator Jones. “Something was said to the effect the confiscation wouldn't be pos. sible.” ‘ou and Muma, and Ike Martin were together?” Chairman Brook- hart put in. “No—that's one of the things you Ustened to that isn't true,” Orr re- plied. “Martin was a real person, too.” Holdridge had testified “Martin” was a dummy, really Muma himself Senator Wheeler pressed Orr for details of “exactly” what he did and ho told of seeing the New York censors and discussing “uplifters” who opposed certain films. “You raised some money, $35,000 or $40,000 for the front porch cam- paign at Marion?” asked Senator Wheeler. “I raised some." “You raised some money yourself and turned it over to Daugherty?” jot one cent." id you ever meet Daugherty a the little green house on K street?" Yes." “And you met President Harding there?” “I never did in my life."* “But you did meet Daugherty and Mannington there?” “I never did meet Daugherty there.” “Which time did you tell the truth?” demanded Senator Ashurst. Orr, to correct the record, said he had never met Daugherty at the house, but had seen Daugherty and Smith together on occasions. His contract with Quimby, Orr said, was made after he had ar- ranged with the New York film commission that the pictures would not be interferred with if shown prior to August 1, 1921, when the censorship law became effective. “You told the commissioners that you sald you could get the picture across before real opposition came into the field?" Senator Wheeler asked, “No,” Orr objected, “I told that from my knowledge of the law that the picture had been gotten ready before August 1, 1921, and could not be interferred with.” After an interchange of questions, Senator Wheeler summed up, “You saw no newspapers—you got out no stories—you placed no newspaper men—tell us anything you did, outside of talking to Quimby?” “IT talked with a lot of men—I'm going to be a lttle careful here." “Oh, you're careful—you're cau- tious,” rejoined Senator Wheeler, “You want to go back to New York and fix up the story, don't you?" “Now, see here, I won't take that from you,” shot back Orr. “Oh, you won't?" Senator Wheeler returned, “Just give us the name of one man you talked to.” “I don't recall one now,” “Tell us one thing you did.” “I can't." “And notwithstanding that you expected to get 20 per cent of the net receipts of the showing of this picture all over the United States?” “Yes”, “Did you get statements of the amount of money the film was earn- ing?” “I got weekly statements up to November.” “You met Smith before the Demp- sey-Carpentier fight?” asked Sena- tor Wheeler. “I cant be sure.” “Who introduced you to Manning- ton?" “IT presume it was Mr. Daugherty. Po you want a list of everybody I happened to see at Mr. Daugherty's house?" “Yes.* “There was Will Hays and Carmi Thompson and Col. William Hay- ward—that’s the United States at- torney at New York—I recom- mended him.” “You went out and got recom- mendations from a lot of people and came down ahd saw Attorney , General Daugherty to get Hayward appointed?” “Yes.” “Daugherty promised you Hay ward would recelye the appoint- ment?” t ‘Mr. Daugherty said to bring him over—that he would could do.” Senator Wheeler led the witness through accounts of breakfasts at the Daugherty-Smith apartment. Orr said Mannington was ‘‘very close politically to Mr. Daugherty with Jess Smith appearing to be the attorney general's closest sonal friend.” With Mannington, Orr said had discussed liquor matters, no permits for withdrawals. see what he he but “Mannington helped you to ‘line | up Harry’ on the Hayward appoint- ment?” Senator Wheeler proceeded. Orr agreed, in part “What other apointments did you get or help to get—if you are so modest?” Senator Wheeler asked, “I talked with the attorney gen- eral about New York state appoint: | per- ments generally.” Orr did admit discussions regard- ing matters relating to the Volstead act. “I have turned over money on some occasions (to Mannington) fn connection with liquor affairs.” said Orr, but he professed inability to recall details. “In most cases {t was to prevent going into court,” Orr continued, “to avoid litigaten, appearing before the departments, etc.” Prohibition affairs were under the treasury department, so Orr quall- fied that any ‘‘so-called influence” Mannington might have with Daugh- erty had no effect. Mannington, however, had a desk at “the little green house” and ap- peared to be a “pretty lve wire lawyer.” Orr admitted some persons had made “demands” on him for return “money they thought was com- ng to them” in connection with whiskey deals, “Did you ever enter into und standing or agreement with Man- nington as to withdrawal permits for whiskey?” asked Senator Wheel- er. “I should say yes to that,” Orr returned. “My talks with him were about the state after withdrawal. I talked about the many things that could be done under the Volstend act—of the stubbornness of this one or that one, who might be led to change a view.” Orr said he knew Thomas B. Feld- er, attorney, and co-defendant with Gaston B. Means, in indictments pending and had talked with Felder regarding repayment of money by claimants representing several drug companies, The repayments were demanded because the cases were not “success- fully handled,” Orr said. The things “he was trying to do,” Orr continued, “all came under the treasury department and not jus- tice.'* “You've collected money in New York on whiskey deals?” “No sir." “Did you ever pay Mannington any money?” “I turned over some money to him in connection with liquor affairs, I can't tell you all these details.” “Didn't some people make Man- nington pay back some of the money on whiskey deals?” Orr halted. “Didn't some people make you Pay back—put a mortgage on your house?” “There were some claims." Orr objected to testifying regard- ing “whiskey deals” and any affairs not relating to investigation of the department of justice under. the scope of the senate resolution, ‘Didn't you say that $11,000 wait- ing at Columbus, Ohio, was money that belonged to you?" asked Sena- tor Wheeler. . “No.” Orr admitted he had talked with Felder about repayments. “Do you mean to tell me you don't know who the other man with Felder was when the money was demanded?” “There were representatives of drug companies. Felder, Orr said, was not his attorney. “Were these claims for refunds as to drugs or whiskey?” “You know it wasn’t drugs, Sena- tor," Orr broke out, “That's nasty implication. I don’t know it—any- thing about it," Orr protested. “Tell us about any one of these whiskey deals," Senator Jones put in, “and why money had to be paid back.” Orr said he “wasn't brought here for that.” Citing different times he bad turned over money to Mannington, Orr said, onco it was $2,500 and again $1,800. Some times it was a contingent fee, the witness ex- plained Orr insisted he had not gotten a “cent.” “In the aggregate you turned over something like $200,000?" asked Ss or Wheeler. That was denied by Orr, who said he could not recall the total. Foreign Exchange NEW YORK, March 18.—Foreign exchanges irregular. Quotations in cents: Great Britain, demand 429; cables, 429%; 60-day billy on banks 426%. France, demand 5.06%; cables 5.07%. Italy, demand 4.19@; cables 4.20% Belgium, demand 4 cables 4.2 Germany, demand per trillion .2 Holland 36.79; Norway 13.61; Swed- * en 26.35; Denmark 15.46; Switzer- land 17.24; Spain 12.72; Greece 1.76; Poland .000015; Czecho Slovakia 2. 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