Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1924, Page 4

o Sl DAUGHERTY TO GET - HEARING HEASKED Senator Wheeler to Move Re- i quest to Tell of Teapot Connection Be Granted. Attorney General Daugherty's re- quest for a hearing on the Wheeler resolution demanding his resignation was followed last night by announce- ment from Senator Wheeler, demo- crat, Montana, that he would press for action and insist upon the At- torney General appearing in person. Mr. Daugherty’s request was em- bodied in a letter to Senator Willis, republican, of Ohio, declaring that a Senate committee should be given authority to investigate, o that the President and the country could be “fully informed and the matter dis- Posed of on its merits." The Daugherty letter was as fol- lows: Gives View of Resolution. “Upon my return to Washington Yyesterday, my attention was called to Senate resolution 137, introduced by Senator Wheeler of Montana on Junuary 29, 1924. “1 believe the purpose of this reso- lution ix to zive Lo the President of the United States and, I think, to the country, some information rela- tive to my ‘conduct as tho Attorney C eral of the United States with reference to “1. Legal action by the Department of Justice to prosecute the gificials of the United States Veterans' Bu- reau and persons alleged to have acted illegally and corruptly. “2. Th action of the Department war frauds cascs, and . The appointment of special ounscl to have charge of the prose- tion of the cases which have arisen by reason of the disclosures before the Senate committee on public lands and surveys, ‘Wants Complete Inquiry. “T think full authorization should Bo granted a committee to proceed With a hearing, so that Senator Wheeler and those interested with him {n the subject-matter of this res- olution may be fully heard and the President and the country fully in- formed and the matter disposed of on its merits. I am prepared at any moment, after those pressing this resolution have been heard, to lay the whole matter before such committee “1 suggest, as a matter of courtesy 0 Senator Wheeler, with whom 1 have no acquaintance, 'that you request him to bring about this action on the resolution, and if for any reason he should not care or be willing to do so, then I respectfully request that you yourself institute in the Senate such | action as may be necessary and us Your best efforts to- secure the p sage of proper authority for this com- mittee to immediately proceeM as above suggested. This is falr to everybody.” May Grant Hearing, Senator Willis conferred later with Senator Wheeler regarding the letter, and they agreed to defer any action until next Thursday, as_ Sena Willis will be absent from Washing ton umtil that time. Senator Wheeler indicated thut he would move in the Senate to give Mr. Daugherty a hear- Ing if he desired. “Tt is apparent to me from his lot- ter,” Senator Wheeler said, “that Mr. Daugherty wants to make the samo kind of a defense before the Senate that he made before the House judi- ciary committee. If hg really wants to come béfore the Senafe ‘and tell why he falled to arrest Doheny im- mediately after his testimony was given he should be permitted to do <0. Tf he Wants to testify why he didn't arrest Sinclair, instead of pe mitting him to go' to Europe, should be permitted to do so. wants to gestify why he did not ar- rest Mr. Fall, he should be permitted to do so. If he wants to tell why he did not arrest Charles R. Forbes. for- mer director of the Veetrans' Bureau, he should be permitted to do so. If he wants to tell why it was necessary for the Senate ‘to pass a resolution showing it had no confi- dence In him, and threfore provided for employment of special counsel to prosecute some of his former ass ciates and friends, he should be p mitted to do If he ‘wants to e plain to the Senate why the President thought it necessary to employ such special counsel, he should be permit- tad-to do so. LEHLBACH ATTACKS CLASSIFYING BOARD; CHARGES DEFIANCE | { (Continued from ‘First Page.) ! of the expressed will of Congress. Any one acquainted with the circum- | stances surrounding the progress of this performance can have no doubt | 4s to-the moving spirit behind the scenes. From the very beginning the representatives from the bureau of eficieney cousistently opposed | caftying into effect the provisions of the law., ive of the Civil| on, on the. other i strove to have the in letter and the clear intent of law fully carried out. In thig s accorded a modicum of sup- the representative of the ‘nresen . condiscent, THE "EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C Senate Demands Denby Ouster; i President Refuses to Take Order Secretary of Navy|Coolidge Will - Act Held Defiant of Authority. The text of the Denby resignation resolution adopted by the Senate yes- terday follows: “Whereas the United States Sen- ate did, on January 31, 1924, by & ‘unanimous vote adopt Senate joint resolution numbered 54, to procure the annulment of certain leases in the naval oil reserves of the United States; and “Whereas the said resolution, among other things, declared as follows: *‘Whereas it appears from evi- dence taken by the committee on public lands and surveys of the United States Senate that certain lease of naval reserve numbered 3, in the state of Wyoming, bear- ing date April 7, 1922, made in form by the government of the United States, through Albert B. Fall, Secretary of the Interior, and Edwin Degby, Secretary of the Navy, as lessor, to the Mammoth Oil Company, as lessee, and that certain contracts between the gov- ernment of the United States and the Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company, dated April 25, 1922, signed by Edward C. Fin- ney acting secretary of the int rior, and Edwin Denby, Secretary of the Nav ing. among other things, to the construction of oil tanks at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawali, and that certain leases of naval reserve numbered 1, in the state of Cglifornia, bearing date December 11, 1922, made in ferm by the government of the Tnited States, through Albert B. Fall, Seerctary of the Interior, and Edwin Denby, Secretary of the Navy, ar lessor, to the Pan-Amer- ican Peiroleum Company,as lessce, were executed under circumstances indicating fraud and corruption; and *‘Whereas the said leases and contract were entered into without authority on the part of the offi- cers purporting to act in the exe- cution of the same for the United States and in violation of the laws of Congress; and “‘Whereas such leases and con- tract were made in defiance of the settled policy of the government, hered to through three succes- sive administrations, to maintain in the ground a great reserve sup- ply of oil, adequate to the necds of the Navy in any emergency threatening the national security'; “Therefore, be it “Resolved, That it is the sense of the United States Senate that the President of the United States immediately request the resigna- tion of Edwin Denby as Secretary of the Nav: This measure yas a. substitute for the original resolution offered by Democratic Leader Robinson before the Senate adopted the Walsh reso- Iution for the annulment of the oil leases, PRESIDENT IGNORES DEMAND OF SENATE TO DISMISS DENBY (Continued from First Page. ernment’s efforts. Here we have an is:’ar;d: !r:ul{ht with fraud and cor- tion. Sweep out ever - nected with Il."p e g Senator Johnson said the Senate, in the adoption of the Walsh resolution. also had expressed a “lack of con dence in Attorney General Daugher. ty.”" He added thal the administra- tion in appointing special counsel in the ofl cases had expressed its lack of confidence in Mr. Daugherty. “Sweep Them AN Out.” “What should be done by this gov- ernment,” said Senator Johnson, “is to sweep out every bribe-giver, every bribe-taker, every one guilty of neg- ligence, contributory negligence or deliborate—sween them all out. In the first speech he has delivered this session Senator La Follette, au- thor of the resoation under which the oil inquiry is proceeding. declared that each official should bear his own responsibility in’the matter, adding that there should be no ‘“white- washing, no vicarious atonement; The insurgent leader delivered a pro- pared speech in his customary vigor- ous fashion. Supporting his resolution, Demo- cratic Leader Robinson told the Sen- i ate that undér his own testimony | Secretary Denby was more responsi- ble for making the oil leases than any other officer, not even excepting for- mer Secretary Fall. He added that the Navy Secretary's statement tha he would “do the same thing again” makes it “a plain issue which every get bureau, who usually voted him unless he was apparently wder specific Instructions to vote otherwise.” The final statement of policy adopt- ed by t board over the protest of ihe Civil Service Commission mem- her. Mr. Lehlbach said, was a “re- markable document.” “This statement,” he said, “atte to justify the legality of such actins in labored fashion. It misquotes the language of the act and draws therec from conclusions untenable in the light of the actual words used in the law. Tt imputes to the framers of the law purposes, and denies to them purposes in clear contradiction of the views expressed by all participating in the legislation. I never knew that it was possible to crowd so much dis- tortion, misrepresentation and bold untruth into so comparatively small a compass. Every member of the hoard denies authorship of this re- markable document. No member of the board will disclose the name of the autho! FILIPINO APPROPRIATION BILL ITEMS ARE VETOED Gov. Gen. Wood Acts When Legis- lature Fails to Provide Revenue. By the Associated Press. MANILA, February 12—Govenor General Leonard Wood today vetoed items of the annual appropriations Bill passed during the last session of the insular législature; “whici ad- journed Saturday, providing funds for the executive, treasury, commerce and communications departments. The rest of the bill was approved. ; By -éxecutive order the appropria- tions bill of last year will hold over during the goming year in respect to the items vetoed by the governor gen- eral. Governor General Wood an- nounced that it would be necessary to veto other bills appropriating funds for.new projeots where no pro- ‘\;'Ihllon is, m.\ge n{:r raising reven::l. e action of vernor gene nad been anticipated |by Senator Howell, member of Congress must meet. Taking its first vote on amendments to the resolution requesting the resig- nation of Secretary Denby, the Sen- ate refused to add to the request the qualifying phrace “if guilty of mis- feasance or malfeasance in offic The amendment had been proposed republican, Ne- braska. The vote was 70 to 11. An’ amendment by Sepator Jones, republican, Washington, which Woul, have made no request of the Presi. dent, but merely have declared that the public interest would be served by, the resignation® of Mr. Denby,also was rejected. . The vote on the Jones amendment.was 75 Lo 6. FIND.PARTS OF BODY: IN CAR OF CINDERS Man's Head and Other Members Discovered at Weirton, W. Va., as Material Dumped. By the Associated Press. STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, February 12.—A man's head, one arm, one hand and a pair of legs were found by tying a cinder car in the Pennsyl- vania railréad yards at Welrton, . W. Va., near here, yesterday. The head was that of a white man, apparently an American, but has not been identified. The car had been in the Weirton yards for a month and came from Pittsburgh. Whether™.the parts of the body were placed in the car at Pittsburgh, somewhere en route, or at_Weirton has not been ‘determined. Two men have. been missing from Weirton {or two weeks and authori- ties think one of them may he the victim, ¥ &, plae ths«mmh ol-;.hemcar n:fled to" reveal e torso_and other missing parts of { 1 i l workmen Who were engaged in emp-!gxercises were held in all cities by Only Upon Full Investigation. The completo statement issued by the President, refusing to follow the Senate suggestion that he seek the resignation of Secretary Denby fol- lows: “No official recognition can be given to the passage of the Senate resolution relative to their opinion concerning members of the cabinet or other officers under executive control. “As soon as special counsel can advise me as to'the legality of these leases and assemble for me the pertinent facts in the various transactions, 1 shall take such action as seems essential for the full protection of the public inter- est. T shall not hesitate to call for the resignation of any official whoso conduct in this matter in any way warrants such action upon my part. The dismissal of an officer of the government, such as is involved in this case, other than by .impeachment, is exclu- sively an executive function. I regard this as a vital principle ot our government. “In discussing this principle, Mr. Madison has well ‘sald: ‘It i laid down in the most of the con- stitutions or bills of rights in the republics of America; Tt is to be found in the political writings of the most celebrated civiliuns, and is everywhere held as essential to the preservation of liberty, that the threo great departments of government be kept separate and distinet* “President Cleveland likewise stated the correct principle in discussing requests and demands made by the Senate upon him and upon different departments of the government, in which he said: *“They assume the right of the Senate to sit in judgment upon the exercise of my exclusive dis- cretion and executive function, for which 1 am solely responsible to the people from whom I have =o lately received the sacred trust of office “ My oath to support and defend the Constitution. my duty to the people who have chosen me to execute the powers of their great office and not to relinquish them, and my duty to the chief magis- tracy which I must preserve un- impaired in all its dignity. and vigor, compel me to refuse com- pliance with these demands.’ “‘The President is responsible to the people for his conduct rela- | CLAINS LANDLORDS Yout |w {deliberately lor lof exixt PLOTRENT BOOSTS Mrs. Taylor Says End o COmmigsion Means 50 to 125 Per Cent Increase. Although more' than half of thie] average Washingtonian's salary is; Paid to the landlord now, real cstate | men are preparing to boost the rents | of their tenants from 50 to 125 per cent over pre-war prices, Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor told the House subcom- mittee today when jt resumed hearing | on pleas fog the enactment of legis lation extending -the life of the Dis- | trict Rent Commission. JMrs. Taylor, 4 member of the Rent | Commission, ‘told the ommittecmen that conditions in W ashington are different. from any other Ameri City because 70 per cent of the tal's residents are government vloyes working for very She suid statistics show age sulary.of th $1,500 a yeaur, President. em- at the av. federal worker. i3 including that of the, Houxex 'in Storage. of the reason's for. high! Ls Mrs. Taylor continued, “is tha the real estate men hive taken a los- | son from the pu are hold- | ing their houses in cold storage, cre ating a flettious demand by curtail- | the ostirig the ! | “Or iy house Tow Tocuted out on | ithout fight, with- ithout the comforts the District i water and king prople "I, have seen ouight could poxeibly e simply frightful packed into m: owners had i cent. the rent of discase. ~ And | ve send our cloths It is 4 menace to th 5 of our National should be per- aundgred th and the pro; Capital that such mitted to exist. Langhed at Widow “I think one of the most diserace ful | things I ever saw in my life ocourred | in this committee room lust when a number of real cstate ughed at the testimony hard-working widows that they burden the in-| andlords are prepared to Wt once this commission Koes out existence.’ At th point Representative Blan- ton of Texas interrupted to ask Mrs. Taylor if she did not think it would be a good idea for widows with chil- dren to stay away from Washington it they could not rd to pay the priee Veu some congres: h d, “want to stick around hington after their terms of of- ve expired, instead of goinx home and going to WOTh Widows with voung daughters had best Jeave their daughters back home, I think.” Admits Rents Too High. Mrs. Taylor replied that the widows men could not get of tive to the retention or dismissal of public officials. I assume that responsibility and the people ray be assured that as soon as I can be advised o that I may act with entire justice to all parties con- cerned and fully protect the pub- lic interest, I shall act. “'I do mot propose to sacrifice any innocent man for my own welfare, nor do I propose to re- tain in office any unfit man for my own welfare. I shall try to main- tain the functions of the gov- ernment unimpaired, to act upon the evidence apd the law as I find it, and to deal thoroughly and summarily with every kind of wrong doing. “‘In the meantime, such steps have been taken and are being taken as fully to protect the pub- INDEPENDENCE PLEA IS MADE BY FILIPINOS Speaker of Insular House Asserts People Are Ready for Self- Government. The special mission sceking inde- pendence for the Philippines pre- cented its plea vesterday to the Sen- ate insular committee. Manuel Roxas, .speaker of the Filipino assembly and head of the mission, declared there Was ample evidence that “we are a homogeneous people, with the same customs and habits and possessed of a strong sense of nationalit; “Have you considered what the re- sult would be upon your trade?” asked Senator Willis, republican, Ohio. “Yes,” replled the witness, we are willing to risk it.” Asked about the Japanese popula- tion of the islands, he said it had decreased in the past decade, and as- serted there was no fear by Fili- pinos of “either industrial or mili- tary invasion.” The Japanese have known of our sixteenth centur: f:k:fld.mfx:d e oba time the richest sland, Luzon, was ufider control of a hogun. But.it“has been established that the Japanese will not -Colonize in the tropics, that théy do not pros- per shel’ > 32 v “and MIDDLE WEST PAYS.. " TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN Last Living Delepte t inating Convention Speaks in Chicago. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February . 12.—Tribute, was paid throughout the middle west today to the memoky of Abraham Lin-|* coln ‘on the occasion of the 115th anniversary of his birth. Patriotic clvic societies, the Grand Army of he 'Republic or other locil organiza- tions. Schools were closed in states in honor of the dent’s memory. In Chicago & number of meetings were held at which the ideals and accomplishments of Lincoln were re- counted and praised. The Chicago Historical Society kept open house, with a specigl’ exhibit of London articles, ihcludifig: the: coat worn on the night h¢ 'was shot'tthe bed onwhick he died thé ol blatiket shawl he wore and, mafy {etters. " Addisoh @, Proctor, the.an). Fiving delegate to -thax: which ‘nominated umpln.- idressed the historichl- soclety in “theat oo, {vears, that their place of « 1 Why {1 they were not afraid of justice i builder intended raising the rents at to Nom- she referred to had lived here for ployment was here and that the District had | no right “to kick them out just be- cause rents are exorbitaut.” When Mr. Blanton remarked again that per- haps those who objected to their | rents might move el ness said there was =0 At this point Mr. Blanton ad- mitted that there w: ques but that nts are to Mr. Blanton,” Mrs tinued, addressing the representative direct, “you once said we should give the real esta men a chance. 1 would be awfully afraid to give them that | chance. All they fgure is net profit. | should they want to sec the Rent Commission disbanded if they did not intend to raise their rents— swhere, the wit- | 1o place eclse to ‘Wil Increase Rents. ! tepresentative Blanton, granted permission to ask Harry- Wardman o iquestion, inquired whether that la certain apartment cently acquired. Mr. Wardman ad- mitted that he did, but not before making certain improvements which, he_sald, would warrant the increase. Mrs. Taylor promptly produced a ase showing that the agents for the Chastleton not only intended increas- ing its rents, but making them re- troactive as of last October, if the oolllx‘r‘(; will permit them to do so. house he re- y cigars and Christmas gifts given by !the janitors to the policemen on their | ranch night | 1 LEASING OF INDIAN LANDS BY FALL IS DECLARED ILLEGAL bonds aggregating $18,296. Original- Iy “irst National Bank of Chi- deposited §25,000 under’ the ment, Traylor said. Good Banks in State. The banker was unable to say why two citizens of Albuquerque went to Chicago to transact the sale. He Baid there were excellent banking facili- ties in the New Mexico town, as well as in other cities closer to it than Chicago. Do vou do business with the Stand- ard Oil Company of Indiana?’ asked Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana. “Yes, both the First National and the First Trust” said the witness. He had explained that the First Na. tional and the First Trust were under the same ownership. “You are really the Chicago bank of the Standard Oil of Indiana snztor Wals ce pr jonal Bank of Chicuxgo, i in response to i question ‘that ords of the bank for May, 1922, did 1y checks for $200,060 or ) drawn by the Stan- dard Oil Company of Indiana. He added thal he did not Kknow the source of the funds paid to Magee for the Journal except that the check for | ,000 cume from the First National nk of Albuquerque. ? P which ween that bank and it was his supposition that nk was huying the newspaper. ds and his son-in- El Paso, wer of the First law, pri ;i Nu- tional, vwners e one the Presi- ntroller of the ator Walsh. dent no curren Explaius Paper's Purchase. Mg how he came to paper, Weil said th row hetween the T National, which owned the afternoon paper, nd Magee's publication. He testitied that the community was “on edge’”’ as a ult and that he thought the Fira: tional should purchase the paper. I had a conference with B. McMillan, vice president of the First National ‘Bank,” Well sald. “After- wards Muagee came to me and said he was ready to sell. He thought as I did that Mr. Fall might be inter- sted in the purcha 1 went to his and Mr. Fail assured me he re to assist in the pur- hat he was complet pur- of _polit liter entered into an with Weil, the later t he would pay $10,000 of the paper. $200,000 Was Advanced. tified, for th The advanced to him on the order of Me- He did not think the bank f had advanced the funds. In > following July. Joshua Reynold gt the paper n individual “The reason Chicuzo was selected 4 the place to plete the trans- ction,” Weil said, “was not to cover anything in the method of th r chase, but 1 beli d it was th to close it, as the bond: ere scat- d over the count hen, toa e was high fecling in Albu que, and we thought it best to ction outside of the plac fed that the paper w him for the account of the bought by 3 id he made no First National. physical inv 3 had been assured $: price. No Evidence of Debt. Weil said he had given no note or {other evidence of debt for the $200, 000 loan and that it was his under- standing that the money w ad- sed on the acco Senator Walsh pressed as to why h a two years before had #old his intere A% « matter of fact.” asked Sen: tor Walsh, “didn’t you know Mr. Fall sold it because of his financial con- dition?" *I did not. Fall fina 20 or 1 ) Replying to Senator Dill, democrat, ‘Washington, Weil said he had in mind selling the Journal, and so had put into the contract with Magee a pro- vision for his commission. Previously he had said he was buying it on his own account and hoped to sell the bonds and retain the stock. Asked About News Service. Taking up the examination again, Senator Walsh wanted to know if the Journal had a special Washington news service. Weil said it did not have, and the senator then asked If there wasn't a grape vine arrange- ment_with the Interior Department? He then read an article from the Journal of June 5, saying Fall would make a report to Congress on the leasing of Teapot Dome the next day. Weil said M. L Fox, a former edi- tor of the Journal and a long-time 1 knew nothing of Mr. ial condition, either in beats. The majority of cases brought before the Rent Commission now are those of uwners asking for_increases amounting to from 50 to 125 per cent over pre-war prices. “There is every evidence of their in- tention to put. those pric in force. How can you believe otherwise?” Harry Wardman, speaking from his chair in the spectators' section, said some apartment houses pay their own- ers only 2 or 3 per cent interest and had been traded off by their di owners “for anything they could ge The committee then adjourned until Thursday evening, See “Rent-Ralsing Orxy.” At its first meeting last night, the subcommittee was told by Oliver Metzerott, a member of the rent commission, that “an orgy” of rent raising would sweep Washington un- less the rent act is extended. . De- claring the law had not checked building operations, the witness said present demands are for apartments costing less than $75 a month. Some conception of what subsequent Speakers sald the subcommittee could expect on a larger scale if the rent law becogies inoperative, was. furnished by eleven tehants of the New Berne apart- ments,” who dppeared ta protest efforts of the Wardman Construction Company 1o increase its rentals from 30 to 50 per, cent. _ James G. Massey, spokesman for the tenants, produced a letter he had re- elved from the Wardman compans, in- rmifg him. that his own rent would 9.1 50 per cent beginning the first of e current month. One by one the other tenants were sworn and heard. Each, declared it “would be a crime” to permit the rent commission to be dis- banded. ~ Representative La Guardia of New York, addressing the committee- men, said 'he asked “on bended knee" for the law to be continued “and with more teeth in it “DIES AT AUTO WHEEL. ‘W. P. Colman Stops Machine Just as He Collapses. ‘W. P. Colman, 634 Keefer street northwest. died suddenly while driv- ing his automobile down 13th street near K northwest this morning. He drove hiz machine to the curb and stopped it just as he collapsed. Col- man wasan butside solicitor for Du- lin & Martin and had been in the em- ploy of that concern for twenty-five years. According to his associates, he had complained of pains in his chest be- fore leaving the store this morning. He is survived by a widow and a mar- ried daughter. The body. was taken to the morgue. - %o The coroner later gave a certificate of death'from heart disease. oha, the. whole o(vg‘fildo;mcfi is only e glass SRcary, . any Importance. This Yactory'Is At Montorey aha on: friend of Fall, had obtained the s::;‘ry for him from Fall. Fox then Mourning Blacks Dyed 24-HOUR SERVICE Carmack Dry Cleaning Co. Main 1344 Imported Oat Meals McCann’s Irish, 2-Ib. can. .. .45¢c McCann’s Irish, 5-1b. can....95¢ Grant’s Scotch, 3-Ib. can....95¢ Magruder’s Best Groceries Conn. Ave. & K St. Established 1875. You pay no more for EBONITE, but you need one-half the usual quantity for the transmission and differential gears of your motor car or truck, because it clings to the gears in al seasons and at all speeds. It never runs thin. There- fore, economically, you get lubrication value and long Sold by reliable dealers In five-pound cans and appointed service stations where you mee the checker- board design pump service station sign. EBONITE (ITS SHREDDED OIL) FOR TRANSMISSIONS AND DIFFERENTIAL AYFREON WORK" . F A He added that | indi- { the | out | agree- | i witness said the $200,000 was went to see Fall, who | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 ‘was sccretary of the chamber of com- merce &t Albuguerque, “Where is Mr. Fox, now?’ asked Senator Walsh ? “In Chicago. “What is he doing?”" “I understand he's connected with | the McAdoo forccs, don’t know it." Weil could not recall given him this information. I heard that. I Ore Reference to Ia ! Asked a9 to the Journal's attitude toward Fall. Weil vaid it _had madc only one comment since the oil in- quiry began and that was on the day atter E. L. Doheny testified he loancd Fall $100,000 while he was in the | cabinet. “It was one sentence without eap- tion of any kind,” he said. “It w “'Oh, what & Fall was there, my countrymen!' " Senator Walsh observed that not only did Weil “scoop” the Washing- ton correspondents, but he also “scooped”” President Harding, as the Fall report reached him on June 7. “Mr. Fox got a complete summary of the Fall letter to the President and Congress at least three days be- fore the lntter was sont Lo the Presi- dent.” said Senator Walsh. Uned “Standard 011" Bank. Adverting to the fact that the sale of the Journal was transacted in Chi- cago, Senator Walsh wanted to know why Denver or Kansas City would rot have been just as satisfactory as Chicago. They would have.” said Well. 1t you went all the way to Chi- cugo 0 do business with a Standard OIl_bank?" pursued Walsh. .1 had no thought of it being a Standard Oil bank.” Weil said. I idn't know it was & Standard Oil ank until T heard the evidence here this morning. 1in Efforts to Sell. Magee told of his efforts to sell the Journal. particularly of offers from the Los Angeles Herald, which he as serted represented “Doheny money. sald, that the Hearst rests also wanted to buy the paper, but thit“he “did mot. want to has anything 16 do with Hearst.” The witness said the Denver (Colo- rado) Post sent a man down to see about the sale, but he told the com- mittee he did not want to have any thing 10 do with Frederick B. Bonti and H. 1L Tammen, publishers of that | Daper. | "1 was told T was a dumned fool,” i id.” “That I would make more an I ever had made before in my { Heard of Blooded Stock. | Magee said Weil came to him later and usked about the purchase of the paper. He testified that at that time he was making an Investigation re garding some blooded stock which shipped to Fall at Three he Denver Post, but got lie said. “Then I wir 0 Tribune, and_the. old friend, Edward B. M « shipped it n rumor re {me about $100,000 in a suit case run- ning around New Mexico.” Wanted Transaction Clowed. fagee said that Weil wanted tho tra®suction closed in Chicago so that word would not come cut in advance | of the sale, as that might harm both | sides if the sale was not consummat- He added that believed the ! paper was bought by the irst a- tional Bank people and that they xed him to keep the sale secret, as he wanted to keep the paper. Asked who owned the Journal w Fari in 1 Mag Copper Compary Sonat western Bai Lie Teos 0F © Boston, “not and Price-Kinney land. Reverting to testimony previously ziven by Weil as to the services of M. L. Fox in securing an exclusive | story about oil leases for the Journal {from Fall while he was in the cab Senator Bursum. republican, New co, asked what Fox now is doing ‘hicago. | '*You know, Semator; I dom't,” re- plied the witness. 1775 "ha wecretary to Mr. McAdoo?" ) ed the senator. “You know | said Magee. ) | Senator Bursum joined in the laugh- { ter. ‘won't, who had! { Calvin CODLOGE STARTES BY QUK ACTION |Prompt and Courageous Statement on Denby Issue Wins New Name. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE, It is no longer “Cautious Calvin. It is “Calvin the Swift.” The Presi- dent's Ughtning, dramatio rejoinder to the Senate on the Denby ouster resolution has taken the politiclans’ breath away. It came as a stagger- Ing eurprise to some of Mr. Cool- idge's closest counselors. Up to within an hour of the issuance of the White House statement, breath- ing defiance to the Senate’s ukase, republican leaders oonfessed them- selves to be in a state of uncertainty dilemma. that confronted him. Would lie “play politics” and sacrifice Denby in obedience to the views of men who saw republican party expediency in such a move? Would he take his stand on the firm ground of his con- stitutional prerogatives and hold fast to Denby? Would he run true to his form of an uncompromising believer in fair play and in the ordered precesses of the law? There was nothing of the in the decision which reached while friend we) wondering ho face the sternest test o whole presidential career, with a speed that can only pared. poiit o Theodo Roosevelt in ghting form ‘Washington the eonvie tion that over nignt “a has emerged est frien Coolidge’ geney calls. would h The President’s near- insist it is only “the old in action when the cmer- They declare that no character expected anything else. Halled As Good Politics. In the camp of the President’s sup- porters, w v exceptions, enthu- siasm prevails over his Denby deci- ston. Many of them had hoped that before this, Denby himself would cut the Gordian knot and relieve Mr. Coolidge of embarras argued that would be ouf of a difficulty that might ious trouble for the G. O. F 1 They reasoned that dictates of per- icial leader of the repub- lican party could have justified Denb: in quitting office. even under fire. They said such an attitude would not jeopardize his standing before th. public and might even win him s pathy. It is evident that no_such thoughts either prevailed with Secre- tary Denby or that they carried any weight with President Coolidge. Republicans, therefore, have come promptly to the conclusion that Covl- idge has not only plaved tics, but plaved extremely shrewd politics. ~Their” expectation is that the country will respond instantly to the fighting spirit that prompted the President’s action and will acclaim it. There, is loud praise of Coolidge's sagacfty in citing Grover Cleveland as one of his supreme authorities reminding the United matters connected with Exec- e appointments are strictl xecutive's business. It was S Borah who, in the course of h oil debate last week, outlined the Grover Cleveland precedent in detail. His backers point out that demo- cratic antagonists will be hard put to it. to attack a position that is based upon action of one of the de- mocracy's great Presidents and pa- tron saints. This writer has reason to state Ithat the President was prompted to how tho President would meet the! i “Cautious th new Coolidge” | one truly familfar with his political | to his cabinet chief and | States Senate | liant constitutional exposition in the | strike speedily and to hit hard fn th dirgction of the Senate becaug T.r ithe assurances of confidenca ifidt haye poured in upon him dud gnf» past fortnfsht. They hawi il from ull quarfers of the republic They have reached the White Tou:« Iy mail, by telegram and by fford « mouth from memhers of Khizres They have to the pfleci th while the was stiered shocked by the oil revelation popular trust in Coolidge's ub and intention to deal with them the national interest was umshaul Wherever men and women talking oil, the White House learned, and wherever they able to d uss it free political preju es, there | w strong undercurrent of cons that the President would n the right direction at the right tin, It was mainly because Coolid “trusts the people to trust Lim one of his confidanies quotes him that he acted last night with a ity that was both Clevelandesque Rooscveltian. | "The democrats are not likely let Coolidge win ault on Denby issue. 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