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¢ Foening Staf, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WEATHER. Mostly cloudy and colder tonight. lowest temperature about 22 de- gre tomorrow . fair and colder. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 pan. today: Highest, 39 at noon tod lowest, 26, at 8:30 pn. yesterday. Full report on page 5. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 101,254 TWO CENTS. ! WASHINGTON HAVE LOST HOUSE, Closing N. Y. Stoc}(fi and Bonds, Page 26 Entered as-tecond-class matter post office Washington, D. C. No. 29.149. D. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1924 -FORTY-TWO PAGES. "\REPUBLICANS ELKING IS SENATOR BUT RETAIN HOPES IN SENATE; H DEMOCRATSAGAIN Eastern Democratic Members May Vote for Lower ON BROKERS' LISTS OF SINCLAIR STOCK BUYERS, HE ADMITS Republican Member, Defend- ing Deal, Says Purchases Made Without Knowledge of Naval-Reserve Lease. WILLING TO REVEAL FULL DETAILS TG COMMITTEE H. P. Whitney, Friend of Teapot Operator, Appears Before Probers in Executive Session—Question of Immunity for Witnesses Is Problem for Special Counsel. Senator Elkins, republican, West Virginia, said today that he had pur hased stock of the Sinclair Con- solidated Oil Company: He added he was perfectly willing to go before the Senate oil commi e and teil all about it. I the Sinclair stock without any knowledge with respect to the oil lcases,” said in a statement. “I bought much more of Bethlehem Steel and other stock than I did of oil stock. I am periectly willing to go be- fore the committee if it desires and purchased Senator Elkins | i | | | 4 Surtax, Offsetting Defection of G. O. P. In- surgent Group in Upper House. BY DAVID LAWRI The republicans have lost control of the House of Representatives. Whether they can regain it by efiec- tive leadership is doubtful. The in- surgent republicans from the west have combined with fhe almost solid democratic strength and the result is that the first important piece of legislation sought by the Coolidge administration has been beaten and the democratic tax plan substituted. Over in the Senate an almost identical situation prevails, for the combination of western republicans and democrats has Leen sufficient to override the regular republicans as, for instance, in the resolution calli for the resignation of Secretary Denby. The democrats emerge from the House debate a radical party—at least their plan is the least favorable to the people secking a reduction of surtaxes on large incomes. The so- called radical group of insurgent re- publicans was willing to accept a 40 per cent surtax, instead of the demo- cratic plan of 44 per cent, but the regular republicans wanted 35 per cent, and as a consequence the demo- cratic proposals have be inserted in the revenue bill, which is before the House today, The fate of tax legislation rests with the insurgent group in the House and Senate, who must finally CcE. COOLIDGE RECALLS { { | 1 | | | | | CHRISTIAN'S NAE FOR FEDERAL POST tell all about these transactions.| Action Follows Senate Oppo- There is no law against buying and sclling stock. Many of my pur- s were made solely on my own initiative or on advice of my brokers. Denounces Democrats. “If you stop buying and selling this intry will have to stop. This whole g drive by the will get the worst of it before it ends. Already William . McAdoo has been men- tioned prominently, as have the late Franklin K. Lane and others.” IHis statement vevealed that he®i: senator whose name appears on he records of the Benkard broker- age firm which were presented the committee vesterday The West Virginia thi democrats, is political but they @ senator visited i i to ! company | President sition to Former Secretary as Trade Commissioner. President the Senate Coolidge today the withdrawal of the nomination of George B. Christian, jr. who was secretary to President Harding, as a member of the Federal Trade Commission. This action on the part of the was taken at the request of Mr. Christian, who wrote a letter to the President in which he said that he preferred to remain out of public life and that; he had recetved an offer from a large commercial which he felt called upon sent to the committee room today during the | 1© #Ccept. examination of Harry Payne Whitne: but he was not heard. Members of 1 committee said that if he were called The s ement was issued after Whitne and his counsel, Fran . had visited Senator Elkins Mr. Whitney's examination b committee was brief and Chair- min Lenroot said afterward that ar- rangements had heen made to have committe ntants examine his books in Senator T added that jiate development n the would require the committee, Membe ywever, wheth to hold othe t Mond the resumption the Whitne. Senate oil committee and was ques- tioned about possible stock transa. tions public officials. Alr. Whitney, who s fitend of Ho-ry F. Sinclair of the Teapot Dome lease, was ined at an executive session. An official stenographer wa: ent and the witne by his counsel A subpoena for Mr. Whitney w issued Sunday after new information had been laid before committee mem. sers. He had been expected to ap- pear vesterday along with officials of the New York Stock Exchange bro- kerage firm of J. P. Benkard & Co. n_early would it might sessions b time set for public hea: appeare holder pres- But a return on his subpoena was not | received until late yesterday. The examination of Mr. consumed just fifteen minutes. He and torney, Frank L. Crocker, were n the committee ante ator KlKins, republican nia, anml accompanied him his office. While an official record of the executive proceedings is kept. it has been decided not to swear any wit- ness who appears in seeret session. o that no qu e raised subsequently. The session today. committee mem- bers said, was merely to the quickest procedure in handling the brokers’ books and determine what records should be searched. It was indicated that Senator Eikins would not be invited before the com- mittee until reports of the auditors discloxe the full extent of his stock transactions. Immunity Considered. The question of immunity for wit- nesses appearing before the commit- Whitney tee is being considered by Owen J.| Roberts and Atlee Pomerene, the government’s special oil counsel, "who Teceived their commissions from President Coolidge yesterday and es- tablished headquarters with their staff of assistants. The matter was placed in their hands by the com mittee as the result of an inquiry addressed. to it by an important wit: nhess now under subpoena. The special counsel announced in taking up their duties that they would press their preliminary work with all possible speed, and declared “no tim urgent presenting the claims of the zovernment or in the prosecution of any individuals criminally guilty.” ‘The probability that the naval oil reserves leased to Harry F. Sinclair wnd E. J. Doheny may again come under the jurisdiction” of the Navy Department has led President Cool- idge to fix in his mind the type of man he will select to succeed Secre- y Denby. A knowledge of mining and engineering will be required, it is understood, and in conscquence the ames of John Hays Hammond, min- ng engineer and inventor: George L. IFoss of Chicago, who was chairman of the House naval affairs committee for eight years, and former Repre- sentative Kelley of Michigax, chair- man of the naval subcommittee of the House approppiations committee in the last Congfess, have been brought into the speculation over. the impend: ing appointment. More than two hours after (Continued on Page 2, S was accompanied | tion of immunity can | determine | will be lost in diligently and | t would be in an open session. | come | that | “here | | today before the | well as by Called by Committee. Christian had been invited to before the Senate interstate commerce committee today to explain statements made by Huston Thomp- son, the Trade Commission chairman, “some one” tried to use Mr. Christian’s office in the White House to forestall government action agains: @ motion picture concern. Instead of accepting Mr. the commif 1al in prospect which | tee’s Invitation, the former secretary meeting of | asked President Coolidge to not ! the appointment. be | The withdrawal of Mr. Christian's nomination by the P'resident was not unexpected as there was opposition to its confirmation in the Senate by Senator La Follette of Wisconsin as certain members of the | Federal Trade Commis | Letter to Pre: Christian's letter to the Presi- king for the withdrawal fol- lows in full: “Dear Mr. President: “You are aware of my deep uppre- | ciation of the confidence in me evi- | { | to the executive office { ormance of an official duty =olely, i commission’s procedure to me, {that explanation made it perfectly lenced by your nominating me to the Senate as a member of the Federal Trade Commission. When I informed you that this appointment would be both acceptable and gratifying I be- lieved that it would afford an op- rtunity for the rendition of real and the doing of constructive work. Since vou sent my name to the Sen- te Mr. Hustn Thompson, ber of the Federal Trade Commission, has appeared before the Senate inter- state commerce committee and in- formed that body. in substance, that 1921, I had made inquiries of him with respect to the commission’s proceedings against the Famous ers-Lasky Corporation in such a as to convey the impression that ras endeavoring to interfere twith influence their proceedings. Acted in Official Capacity. In view of the facts, Mr. Thomp- son’s impression of our conference has amazed me. I called Mr. Thompson in the per- and for the sole purpose of securing information as to the status of this case. 1 frankly stated to him that rep- resentations had been made that this company was under investigation-and that a hearing had been denied them. I further stated that I knew nothing of the methods of procedure of the commission or its rules of practice and asked him for the facts. “Mr. Thompson was most courteous and painstaking in explaining the and plain that the company involved had no reason whatever to apprehend that any governmental action respecting it would be taken without the fullest opportunity to protect its rights. 1 made no request of Mr. Thompeon. I made no suggestions and voiced nho criticism. 1 expressed my apprecia- tion for his coming to the office an thanked him for the information. Has Dealrable Offer. “Of course, Mr. President, I should be very reluctant to serve on a com- miesion 2 member of which was ob- jecting to my appointment, so I re- speotfully request you to withdraw my name from. consideration of the Senate. “I am sure that it will please you to know that I have a very desirable and agreeable business association which holds every prospect of giving me an opportunity for useful services and future success. “Permit me, Mr. President, to as- sure you of my warm persoral regard and my nteadfast political support. “Yours very sincerely, (Signed) “GEO.'B. CHRISTIAN, J | also cancel | a mem-| ‘| be won over before the dilierences that naturally will arise in confer- ence between the Senate and House can be ironed out and a measure pre- sented to the White House for signa- ture. The democrats in the Senate for the most part favor the plan of Rep- resentative Garner of Texas, the man whose plan has been successful in the House. But there are a number of democrats from eastern states who will be under considerable pressure to vote for lower surtaxes. They are conservatives at heart and when the |final show the democratic offset the few republican votes that £0 to the Garner plan or one of simi- lar character. than the House, but just how much lower cannot be forecast at thi writing, though a compromise at 3 or 37 per cent is in prospect. Plan Same Taeties. The democrats, however, plan to adopt in the Senate the same tactics they have in the House, namely let the American people know that the tax reduction affecting the largest number of taxpayers is more exten- sive under the democratic than un- der the republican plan. From a vote-getting standpoint the er plan_is a difficult one for + 4, Column 1) SENKTOR REENE SNKING: CONSEOLS BUTCANNDTSPE « | Maj. Gordon Prepares to Pre- i sent facts of Shooting to Grand Jury. While anxiety over the condition of | Senator Frank l. Greene of Vermont | mounted toaay with the statement of | Physicians that it wus “not quite so | favorable,” the district attorney's office was preparing to submit to the | ;lt.l'afld Jury facts surrounding the ‘DIF(uI battle between dry agents and | alleged bootleggers last Friday | night, when the senator was struck | by a sstray bullet, and the House District committge was discussing the question of instituting a separate investigation The House committee focused attention upon what | legislation may be needed to cover :lh& sale and carrying of fire arms ‘and other #yngerous weapons in the ! District Dr. { Daniel 4. Borden, ! | ated on Senator Greene afternoon and again on | e the who oper- Saturday Monday announcement ;"II\K‘I‘I‘: | patient's condition at Emergency | Hospital this morning after a con- sultation with Dr. Thomas Linville, the Senator's family physician. Scant | hope is held out for his recovery and ! Mrs. Greene was summoned to her husband's bedside shortly after 11 o'clock. It Is apparent that those |in attendance believe the end is | approaching. ] Unable to Speak. “His present state is the esult of an injury to the brain itself,” Dr. Borden said. It was added at the | hospital that the senator evilentiy | understood what was said to him, but apparently was unable to speal Maj. Gordon was in conference with Inspector C. L. Grant, chief of de- tectives, yesterday afternoon considerable time. Inspector made a report of the investigation which his office has been conducting into the shooting. He told Maj. Gor- don that the investigation indicated that the policemen accompanying Prohibition Agent Fisher in the alley near Pennsylvania avenue and John | | | alleged bootleggers took place did not fire. He also stated that the bullet which inflicted the severe injury to Senator Greene over the left eye ap- “(Continued on Page 4, Column 5.) FRENCH OPPOSING | DAWESRALPLAN | Restoring Ruhr Lines to Ger- { man Control Held Bad Military Tactics. By the Associated Press. PARIS, February 20.—The French high military command opposes’ the | abandonment of the Ruhr railroad to Germany as is provided for in the plan of the expert committee. The | French government has been advised that military occupation could not continue with security unless the | Franco-Belgian civilian control of communication is maintained. French and Belgian military forces occupied the Ruhr without opposition from the German railway men, who transported troops, munitions and supplles freely. They facilitated the occupation of the Ruhr as efficiently {as they could have done had they been moving their own troops, but French | military opinion is that they would i not do 80 again, and that to turn back the rallways into German hands would make it impossible to easily re- sume a military grip. They also argue that to leave a small occupational force with its transport comipletely in the hands of a possible enemy would be dangerous, and, in a pro- fessional sense, highly foolish. The government, therefore, is ex- amining the conclusions of the ex- perts from two points of view—the first economic and the second that o military security. It is understood the French government sees no ob- jection, under given economic condi- tions, 'to the withdrawal of their civilian administration of the cus- toms and coal tax and supervision of the mines. .* fections from the Garner pian may | This means that the | Senate will write a lower surtax rate | to| Marshall place when the fight with the | SUBSTITUTE RATES G. 0. P. Insurgents Vote With | Opposite Party on Stock- ' Dividend Tax. HOUSE PRESSES REVENUE BILL TO EARLY DISPOSAL | Adoption of Garner Income Tax Plan Removes Section Causing Hardest Fight. Stock dividend profits would be ! made subject to regular income rates rather than the capital asset tax of {1121 per cent under an amendment to the revenue bill adopted, 162 to today by the House. The amendment {was proposed b tepresentative Garner, democrat, Texas, and re- ceived practically unanimous support | of the democrats, who were joined by {#bout sixteen republican insurgents. i Representative Rainey, democrat, | 1llinois, in arguing for its adoption, declared it would bring enough ad- ditional revenue to permit the repeal of all automobile excise taxes. It would subject protits to much higher taxes 12%; per cent, & provided now. H itative Mills opposed gesture™ and not fective administration ment is subject to The capital gains containing recommendation of See- retary Mellon to Jimit ¢ deductions to 2 per cen further attack and wa Represey tive Oldfield, democrat, Arkansas, insisted all profits should be made subject to regular income rates, but his motion was rejected. Surtax Is Boowted. House pressed on with con tion of the venue bill tod; s hoping for specdy action in ! view of th sal vesterday of the income tax stion through the adop- tion_of the democrats substitute for dule into the measur rates adopted provide for maximum surtax of 44 per cent on in- comes of $92,000 and over and for {normal tax rates of 2 per cent cn incomes of 000 and u cent 1 incomes b $8.000 and 6 above $8,000. tions al £2.000 exempt and $3.000 for heads of familie This on. brought about by combined votes of the democrats and { ropublican insurgents, settied controversial point of the bill amendments sections are concerned. A vote must yet be taken n the entire measure, however, and republican leaders ! have indicated they will seek at that time to have it recommitted to com- mittee and new income rates adopted Bezin Reading of Bill. Reading of the bill. tion, for consideration ntents was resumed the income schedule | the than s republican, proposal as ef- mend- te. to n for singl tion b: of s soon was disposed features were accepted without dis- {pute. The capital gains and losses {and earned income sections were the gections first in order for consider ation tod The Garner rates | the face of mpromise | Representative Longworth, |lican floor leader. to submit an :amendment to make the maximum | surtax rate 37!z per cent ''25 per cent, as carried in the bill. Republican insurgents refused the offer, seventcen voting with the 203 i democrats for the Garner amend- i ment. Two other substitute propo: als aiready_had been rejected, one, by “hairman Madden of the appropria- tions committee, providing for the Mellon rates except for a surtax max- imum rate of 26 per cent instead of were adopted a o offer by Wisconsin, republi- can insurgent, calling for a max mum surtax of 50 per cent on in- comes of $200,000 and over and for a {30 per cent cut in normal rates. i sentat Frear, Karned Incomes Up Today. The capital gainfand loss section taken up today carries a change rec- | ommended by Secretary Mellon to limit the deduction on account of | capital losses to 121: per cent of the loss. The present law limits the tax on capital gains to 12 per cent, but did not limit capital loss deduc- tions. Fpactment of the would increase revenues about $25. 000,000 annually, Mr. Mellon est mated. i The earned income section is a new provision of the law, also recom- mended by Mr. .on. The commit- tee allowed a per cent reduction in taxes on earned incomes and placed all incomes up to $5000 in this category. Incomes above that amount up to $20,000 received from ; wages, salaries, professional fees and as compensation for other personal services also are defined as earned. ATTACKS “DIGEST”_DRIVE. Senator Says Magazine Spending $400,000 in Campaign. A charge that the Literary Digest is spending at least $400800 to “in- fluence Congress” in favor of the Mellon tax plan was made today in the Senate by Senator Harrison, democrat, Mississippi. In its refer. endum on the subject, he said, the magazine had ‘outlined only the Melion_plan, making no mention of any other. “The Literary Digest must have known,” &aid Senator Harrison, “that the democrats in the proposed a plan which gives a greater reduction to 6,650,000 tax- payers than does the Mellon plan.” KU KLUX KLAN AGREES Compromise With Herrin, IIIL, Sheriff Provides for Removals From Force of Deputies. By the Associated Press. HERRIN, 111, February 20.—A com- promise between Sheriff George Galli- gan and the Ku Klux Klan, which provides for a cessation of dry raids by the Klan, the removal of S. Glenn Youns, paid employe of the Klan, and two of Galligan's deputies, was announced today by a citizen’s com- mittee which brought about the com- promise. FOR MELLON PLAN persons | the | the | to separate ! amend- | as | of and several of the administrative | in| repub- ! instead of | 25 per cent, and the other by Repre- | change | House had | TO HALT ITS DRY RAIDS | KIRBY MEETS 14 OUSTED EMPLOYES graving Bureau Joh Next Week. the ¥ from tieir-position: of trust at the bureau of engraving and printing nearly two years ago retirned to the bureau yesterday at the invitation of the new ucting director, Maj. W. W the problem of their restoration oday the acting director is wres- tling with that problem, and expects to place the first person of the ousted Eroup by the first of next week Thus the program of restoration announced several wesks ago by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon swings into action expect to take back the fi early next week,” said Maj “I @m going to make it a complete vindication, and restoration. This program will be pushed just as rapid- Iy as possible.” First Return to Plant. Fourteen of men thrown sudd. one onferred with the new acting di- rector crossed the threshold of the big money-making plant vesterday for the first time since they were let out 1822, with mingled feelings that ered, and approached the big officer “who had been intrusted the of straightening out alfal and placing in positions satisfactory to them. According to their friends they had suffered under the suspicion | which sudden dismissal “for the good the service” had thrown around ir characters. For them there d been much delay in the restora- tion program announced weeks ago by administration leaders. Rumors had been afloat that they would prob- bly never be restored, that perhaps the director who succeeded James L. Wilmeth, digsmissed along with all his chiefs, would be retained in of- tice. They did not go all at once. They |eame in response to invitation from Maj. Kirby. and appeared in little groups or one by onme. What went on within the private office of the new acting director probably never will be revealed. But it is known that many were the deep wtirred as one by one these persons approached the “goal toward which they have looked so loftg—restoration and complete vindication. Others to He Reached. The fourteen who saw Maj. Kirby erday were all who could be reached at the time, but it is under- stood that others of the twenty-nine ismissed persons will be notified later. Several are out of the city. The former director, Wilmeth, had been offered the position of director and refused. George U. Rose is in England, at a higher salary than he had in the bureau. It is not known just how many of those ousted will wish to g0 back. Those who saw the acting director | yesterday follow: K. H. Ashworth, {James F. Chamberlain, George C. Cole, Jokn J. Deviny. Patrick H. Far- rell, James M. Fis George 5. Ja- obg, Mrs. Maggie Kerfoots Thomas F. Roche, Adam I, Ruth, Elizabeth f. Scott, Benjamin R. Stickney, Nellio C. Wilding, and Henry J: Wilson. UTCHER KILLS KIN, 3o i | | | { f B | fDnugh daughter Victims of Fam- ily Quarrel. By the Associated Press PHILO, 11l, February 20.—Follow- ing a family quarrel early today. Louis Kuntz, a butcher of Homer, Til. shot and killed his son-in-law, Joe Whistle, Mrs. Whistle and the Whistles' eighteen-year-old daugh- ter. He then shot cnd killed him- self. Trouble between Russell Kuntz, son of Louls, and his cousin, Luella, the seventeen-year-old daughter of Mr. {and Mrs. Wissel, was thought today to be the cause of the shooting. The ishooting is said to have occurred | Monday night, but the bodies were Inot found until midnight la:* niht | STOP S WORK AT TOMB. By the Associated Press. CAIRO, Egypt, February 20.—The Egyptian government has canceled Countess Carnarvon's license for ex- cavations In the tomb of Tut-ankh- Amen. A First to Be Restored in En-| Kirby, to discuss | Kirby. | The fourteen men and women who | these | emotions | THEN SHOOTS SELF| ter, Son-in-Law and Grand- | Now Its the War Senate Is Asked To “Investigate” The origin and world war would be ject of an investization conducted through the Senate foreign rela- tions committee, under the terms of a resolution introduced day by Senator Owen of homa, democrat. The resolution proposes that the committee shall appoint a “com- mittee of Inquiry” of not less than seven mor more than nine men, ned in historical research, ts assemble and analyze all evi- dence and to summarize \he con- clusions to which the cvidence points Senator Owen has insisted, an_investigation conducted in Eu- ropean capitals, that he is con- vinced the world war was due to a system of secret diplomacy, han- dled by a few men in the foreizn otfices powerful nations. This he maintains, still rish and threat- h cven more dis- causes of the ade the sub- sster- Okla- fter astrous wars. \COUPLE SHOT DEAD: YOUNG SON IS HELD Pistol Found Said to Be Property of Youth—Sisters Died in Mystery Fire. ' \ By the Associ ST. PETERSBUR( ~—Frank McDowel, | old, was arrested by the po today following the finding of his| father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. J M, McDowel, shot through the heads at their home here. His parents had been shot as they lay in bed Young McDowel, who called the police, said that he had been struck on the head and rendered uncon- scious. He said that when he regain- ed consciousness he found his par- ents dead. The police found a pistol which the youth admitted was his property. The police stated that shortly after McDowel had been taken into custody he had told sev- eral conflicting stories. Tells of Sister’s Death. The police say that McDowell, in his story, related how his two sisters had been burned to death at their home in a Georgia town a year ago, the matiresses on which they were sleeping being saturated with Lero- sene and then fired. Examination of the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. McDowell this morning showed that each had been shot twice, Powder burns around the wounds on the man indicated the pistol was close to his head when it was dis- charged. The son, Frank, later admitted that he had been shooting at a mark in | Bayboro vesterday afternoon. He said {he had cleaned his pistol and reloaded jit after he got home, but the pistol ithat was found and which he ad- mitted was his had recently been fired and there were two empty shells {in it. { "The police charge the son with the myrder of his parents. He denies his guilt. The police found a slit cut in the front door screen of the McDowel home and have established that the cut was from inside and have found a_pocket knife belonging to Frank | with nicks in the blade. They also {found a weird religious note written ion a typewriter and left in the house, { the paper had been cut in the shape tof a heart and the remnants were found in the bathroom. GIRLS’ DEATH MYSTERY. ed Press, McDowell Sisters Trapped in Room During Fire. DECATUR. Ga., February 20.—Ma- rion, aged sixteen vears, and Wilie: magee, sixteen years of age, daugh- | ters of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McDowell, { were burned to death here about one| year ago when they were trapped in | a room in the McDowell home. i Shortly after the fire the family| moved to St. Petersburg. The blaze has always been a mystery. Fire.of- ficlals stated at the time that gaso- line was thrown through an open window into the girls' bedroom and ignited. Their charred bodies were found in the bed. Several negroes were arrested as suspects, particularly a negress whom Mrs. McDowell had discharged from her employ as a servant two days before the fire. All_the negroes had to be rushed to Atlanta for safe keeping, as mob violence was sald to be threatening. They were later released. | | | i | | By the RESENTS RUMANIAN INMIERATIONNOTE | Chairman of House Commit- tee Says Legation Protest Is “Impudent.” Chairman Johnson of the immigra- tion committee told the House today he had received an “impudent” pro- t from the Rumanian legation against provisions of the new immi- gration bill. The protest had been forwarded to the committee by Secretary Hughe: and was read on the House floor b Mr, Johnson. It said: “It should be considered that the adoption of the census of 1880 for the new immigration not only deeply wound the pride of the Rumanian people but also strongly affect their material in- terests, inasmuch ax Rumanian im- migrants, by their savings, increase the amount of stable currency avail- able for commereial and financial pur- poses in Rumania. st as a quota Detrimental Effect Seen. *This in turn would not fail to have a detrimental effect on the chances of Rumania to speedily attain its goal, economic recuperation, an aim which cannot be indifferent to any govern- ment interested in assisting the world to recover from the conse- quence of the world war.” After reading the communication to the House, Mr. Johnson declared that “these impudent protests received from foreign governments 1o re- “ | cuperate at the expense of the Amer- e the result soon. ican people will h i of of insuring enactment trictive immigration legi TOKIO PRESS LAUDS HUGHES’ ALIEN STAND Tributes Paid to Secretary's Fair- ness in Asking Modified Ex- clusion of Japanese. intad Press TOKIO, February 20.—A three-day chorus of praise for Secretary of State Hughes' attitude regarding the exclusion of Japanese from the United States, expressed by him in a letter to the House immigration committee. been sung by the Tokio pres: which paid glowing tribute Hughes' “sagacity and fairness” to the American people’s justice and fair play.” In the leading paean, states that the American conscience would not permit an Nichi Nichi ex- clusion clause to be enacted. Yomiure concurs this Secretary’s views with the highest ple A noteworthy change in opinion followed the Hughes statement, thin- ly-veiled hostility giving way to ex. travagant praise in the course of a few days. in “are American princi- Secretary Hughes on February advised the House immigration com- mittee that the pending bill to ex- clude Japanese from this country would be inconsistent with Ameri- can treaties with Japan, and sug- gested modification, including elimi- nation, “in the interest of interna- tional 'relation: of a clause which would bar Japanese laborers from the United States. s = 20,000 STILLS TAKEN. Soviet Starts Proceedings in 10,-| 000 Dry Cases. MOSCOW, February 20.—Although wine and beer were freely sold dur- ing the three months' anti-bootleg- ging campaign in Russia, which just closed, 20,000 illicit stills were con- fiscated and proceedings started in more than 40.000 cases, according to figures published here. FOG HIDES DISABLED SHIP! ATLANTIC CITY N. J. February 20.—The United Fruit steamer Amelia, which has been aground since Mon- day morning with a crew of twenty- five aboard, was obscured by heavy fog today. guards she seemed to be in no im- mediate danger. to | and | “love of | public's | and adds that the| in keeping | When last seen by coast DAUGHERTY STICKS BY GUNS, REPLYING T0 WHEELER, AFTER SEEING PRESIDENT Reaffirms Determination Not to Quit Under Fire of As- sailants in Probe of Naval Oil Reserve Leases. WHITE HOUSE REFUSES TO DISCUSS STATEMENT Attorney General Issues Flat De- nial of All Charges Brought Against Him on Senate Floor. Declares His Innocence Will Be Fully Established. | Attorney General Daugherty has reaffirmed to President Coolidge his determination not to resign under fire. MHe visited the White House this morning, talked over the situa with the Chief Exccutive and re- lturn_cd to the Department of Justice | to dictate a statement affirming his | decision to stay in the cabinet. It was insisted by those close to the Attorney General that he and the President had found themselve- in complete accord. White House officials were silent. ! They would not affirm or deny that | the question of Mr. Daugherty's re { tirement had been discussed at the conference. The visit of the Attorney Gene to the executive offices had revived a belicf among those who have a jtacked him in the Senate that h { retirement was imminent. “oes Saw Resignation. It even was indicated that s those demanding his resignation withholding for the present any re newal of the fight in contidence that {Uwould be unnecessars “I have read the specch of Senmator Wheeler delivered in the Senate ve tercay. He mukes certain charges Eainst in my official capacity as Attorney General of the United States. " Thesc charges are made in general terms. 1 deny each and ail of them. specifically and generally. | know the facts, and they have at all times been available to the senator yet neither the senator nor any { for him has asked me or the Depar | ment of Justice for information reference to the charges made. Says Truth Will Come. “He had been misled and at proper time the truth in regard 1o ail these matters will be given to tl | public. These charges were all ex- | Ploited hefore the judiciary commit {tee of the House last winter in the impeachment procecdings against me and after a Jong and careful hear ing and ‘investigation the committe. | by a vote of 20 to 1, party lines beinz | forgotten. declared’ them to be un- founde “Later the report of the commitres was formally adopted by the House of Representatives and 1 was exon- rated of every charge presented . The same influence that the impeachment proceed- winter are behind the pres gitation in the Senate. 1f nec- ssary for me to =o through this {ordeal agzain, T.welcome the oppor. |tunity to meet any charge against my {administration of the Department of | Justice. RESOLUTION HELD UP. i me « ere | i t i | ent | Wheeler, However, Delivers Sting- ing Attack Against Daugherty. While ac vestigats | tornes | ion on his resolution to in- the record in office of A1- General Daugherty was | blocked yesterday, Senator Wheeler |democrat, Montana, delivered {lengthy and stinging attack on the | Attorney General, charging that the { Attorney General’s name was mixed |in the oil scandal from the first, and | that nis personal friends hdd been accepting money in exchange for their influence with him. “If the Attorney General has not actually got the money,” declared Senator Wheeler, “he is a bigger foo than the people of the United States give him credit for being.” Immediate action on the Wheeler | resolution was blocked by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, republican leader, who objected to Senator ‘Wheeler's efforts 1o name members of {the Senate investigating committes | himself rathe than leave their ap- ! pointment to the chair. Names Jesse Smith, In his charges that Mr. Daugherty's friends had accepted money, Senafor i Wheeler named Jesse Smith of Ohia |who committed suicide in the Attor ! General's apartment here lait | May, and “the Attorgey Generall formes partner and friend, Mr. Feid .t a Senator Wheeler made his Senate speech after he had appeared before the oil committee in executive session and laid before ii certain informa- tion regarding investigations which have becn made into charges of stock speculation by government officials. He would nol reveal the character of this information, but promised that, if necessary, he wonld produce it poblicly at the proper time. The Montana senator proposed as members of the investigation com- mittee the selection of Senators Brookhart of lowa, Jones of Wash- ington and McLean ‘of Connecticut, republicans, and Ashurst of Arizona and himself, democrats. Senator Lodge objected that designation of the committee members in the reso- lution itself was an insult to the pre- siding officer, whose function it nat rally would be to make the selections. Senator Wheeler, in return, asked whether Senator Willis, republican, Ohio, had not given the chair an- other list for membership on the com- mittee after conferring with Mr. Daugherty. “Certainly 1 conferred with chair,” said Senator Willi “After just previously you had con- ferred with the man who is to be in- vestigated,” persisted Seaator Wheeler. the |