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WEATHER. clondiness tonight change re for Increasing Jjowed by snow not much Temper: hours ended at 10 p.m. today, fol- and tomor- in tempera- twenty-two last night: Highest, 33, at 4 p.m. yesterday; low- est, Full report on page 18. , ut 4 a.m. yesterday. he Nec. 987.—No. 29,153 Entcered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1924 —NINE DAUGHERTY GROUP IN SENATE T0 FIGHT PROBE RESOLUTION Combative Mood Strength- ened by Adams’ Stand, But Investigation Expected. BORAH JOINS RDBINSON IN RESIGNATION DEMAND Agree That Responsibility for Re- tention of Cabinet Officer Rests Upon Coolidge. ihie 1ight to oust Attorney General gherty, which has proceeded in vrivate conferences for several days among republican leade: vesterday awain broke openly in the Senate. nator Borah, republican, Idaho, and Senator Robinson, Arkansas, the democratic floor leader, joined in an attadk on Mr. Daugherty, agreeing that all responsibility for his remain- ing In the cabinet must be assumed Ly President Coolidge. Mr. Borah udded that he was prepared to “join with any one in laying a foundation” for impeachment proceedings. Renew Attack Tomorrow. The Senate flare-up was the ouly pment yesterday in the fizht on the Attorney General. To- morrow when the Senate reconvenes the plan for a committee investiga- tion of Mr. Daugherty and the De- partment of Justice will be renewed. The leaders agree that the resolution of inquiry of Senator Wheeler, dem- ocrat, Montana, will ultimately be =dopted, but it is uncertain whether it can be brought to a vote tomor- Tow. Tmmediate action on the resolution, under the Senate rules, would re- guire unanimous consent and this probably will be denied, meaning the delay of a vote until Tuesday or even Jater if extensive debate should de- Vvelop. Considerable discussion is re- £arded as not improbable, inasmuch s the friends of Mr, Daugherty are in a more combative mood since Chairman Adams of the republican | national committee gave his support publicly to the position taken by the Attorney General. Controversy in Senate considera- tion of the Wheeler resolution prom- ises to revolve about the clause for selecting the investigating committee Personnel. Virtually all republican leaders are united in opposition to it as drawn. Adams Is Criticized. Senate discussion yesterday of Mr. Daugherty was opened by Senator Robinson, who criticized Chairman Adams' statement opposing the resig- | nation of the Attorney General. De- | clating that Mr. Adams was seeking to confuse the issue by making both the Daugherty case and the oll scan- dal appear to be political in charac- ter. Senator Robinson relterated that Mr, Daugherty had lost public confi- and ought to be replaced. With thousands of federal secret service oOperatives at his command, Mr. Daugherty, he argued, could hamper | and embarrass the proposed Senate inquiry. | Senator Borah declared that Mr.| Daugherty should resign immediately “in the public interest.” This, the ldaho senator said, required a per- sonal sacrifice by Mr. Daugherty in order that the public might have con- fidence in the head of the department charged with responsibility for ac- tions not only in the ofl cases, but in matters relating to the Veterans; and | other bureaus. SRt Fight Impending. There were many indications yes- | terday of a stiff fight in the launch- ing of the investigation under the Wheeler resolution. Senator Wheeler and his assoclates were busy collect- ing ammunition, while the Attorney General also was reported to be pre- paring for the expected assaults. Some republican leaders were hope- | ful that action by Mr. Daugherty| might at the eleventh-hour avoid the | open contest, under the bellef that; Senator Wheeler would be content to | drop his resoluion should Mr. Daugh- | erty in the meantime resign. The! Attorney General, however, gave nol indication of any change in his po- sition and there was no sign of fur- ther immediate developments from the White House. Republican Senate leaders who have advised President Coolldge of their belief that in the general In- terest tho Attorney General should offer his resignation also appeared content to let the matter rest in the hands of the President and Mr. Daugherty, and allow events to take their evident course So far as the! Senate is concerned. Senator Borah in his address yes- | “(Continued on Page 9, Column 3.) GRAND JURY CALLS 100 VET BUREAU WITNESSES BSpecial Prosecutor at Chicago Says Questioning Will Get Under ‘Way Tomorrow. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 23.—Subpoenas for 100 witnesses to appear before the speclal grand jury investigating graft in the Veteran's Bureau during the administration of Director Charles R. Forbes were {ssued today by Spe- cial Prosectdtor John W. H. Crim. The witnesses subpoenaed will ap- pear before the grand jury from Monday to Friday of next week, and Mr. Crim announced he cxpected to Nave all evidence before the jury Puesday following. 4 | { the world has ever known,” with the | tures far more than with the courts. | For generations we have talked of | the evil of multiplylng laws, but they INATION, SADDENED BY OIL, PUTS FAITH Impressed by Against Panic and nation to See BY N. 0. MESSENGER. President Coolldge at this time has focussed upon him the atten- tion, the interest and the anxlety of the entire nation. He is the hope of the country, In this time of national humiliation over the amazing disclosures in the ofl scandal. Every citizen fepls a sense of personal mortification as the rank detal!s are opened to reali- zation. In the maize of lies, misrepre- tation, slander, unfounded gos- sip, real evildoing, the country seems to be turning to him in confl- dence that he will see evenhanded justice done, hysteria deprecated, punishment meted out where de- served and the hation protected. Consider the difficulties of his position, arising from no fault of his own. Here is thls monstrous situation “wished on him.” He had no part in the events leading up to it, had no power or authority to SPEEDIER JUSTICE URGED BY HUGHES, | Simplifying of Laws Also De- clared Immediate Need in United States. Sounding a ecall for law enlnrcu-( ment, simplified laws and procedure, | Secretary of State Hughes last nisht declared: “Brutallty on our high-| waye, in our great cltles, a paradise of bootleggers, an absolute disregard for the sanctity of the law in all our communities, can only be remedied in one way—simplifying the criminal Pprocedure. “The great duty of the hour,” he| said, “Is not to make law, but to| enforce law, to establish the funda- mentals of security of life and prop- erty and to maintain by enforcement respect for law In our great citles.” The Secretary, In an address at the American Law Institute banquet at the City Club, explained that this coumtry has “the greatest law factory ) i 1 federal government and forty-eight states “turning out each year thou- sands of new laws while at the same time the courts in the performance of judicial duty are giving us thousands of precedents.” Purpose of Institute. “This institute represents a move- ment of hardheaded idealists—with falth to remove mountains,” con- tinued the Secretary. “We are seeking first of ail to ald In the simplifica- tion of the law, as announced by the courts, through an analytical ana constructive restatement, not as a jcode, not to have an illusory cer- tainty of a legislative enactment, but as an authoritative source to which judges and lawyers may resort for precise and comprehensive informa- tion, possessing the only lasting authority, that of learning, analysis and accuracy.” . But the trouble, Secretary Hughes went on to say, “is with the legisla- multiply all the more. Lawyers de- cry the multiplication in the meet- ings of bar associations, and then, sitting in legislative halls, do their full share to Increase it. The evil resides not merely in the number of laws. It s in badly drawn laws. Burden om Courts. “It is also in the compromises of legislation where the contests of op- posing policles are satisfied by am- biguous phrases which transmit the difficulties of legislative bodies to the courts, who are left with the bur- densome task of discovering the legislative intent when actually there has been no defined legislative in-|{ tent.” There was also a “special trust,” the secretary sald, for “lawyers to use their full influence to assure in- expensive, speedy, expert administra- tion of justice where the courts most frequently touch the lives of the plain people,” meaning “the minor courts, the magistrates’ courts,. mu- nicipal courts, the tribunals, that are well called the poor man's courts.” Secretary Hughes patd tribute to the ideals of the legal profession, and concluded by saying: “In the great task this institute has assumed we are pledging our service to the high- est of causes, as in perfecting the un- derstanding and in facllitating the administration of the laws we are buttressing the foundations of justice, which cannot be establsthed by any arbitrary devides or by confiding the interests of liberty to an uncontrolled official discretion, but only through laws reasonable, understandable, and |impartially and effectively adminis- tered.” Froderick F. Faville, justice of the supreme court of Iows, praised the (Contlnued on Page 3, Column 4.) RadioBroadcasting Station Directory Cnmple'te for United States, Cuba and Canada Showing Air-Line Distances From Washington Page 29 President’s IN COOLIDGE Firmness Evident Determi- Justice Done. prevent them had he known. It burst upon him in all its violence at & time when as the new Chief ixecutive, he already had his hands * full with the spokes of the he'm of state, seeking to steer a course of safety for the nation, in administra- tion and legislation. What a load for any President to carry. Yet he is carrying it, with a cool head, unmoved by clamor, in- tent upon seeing justice done, merciless'y {f warranted by facts vet to be discovered, but justice just the same and not persecution. EEE The President, his frlends observe, is standing the strain of all this anxfety and responsibility well. There is an added shade of gravity in his manner—at times almost ap- proaching sadness; a tighter com- pression of the thin lips; & little more sternness in the eyes, but there is no sign of relaxation of (Continued on Page 5, Column 3. Change of Mind By Woman Juror Startles Court B the Assoclated Press, PHILADELPHIA, % —>Mrs, Emma F. Ware of this city today startled the United States district court with the announce- ment she had “changed her mind” regerding a verdict she had helped to return as a juror. Yesterday Mrs. Ware signed a verdict in a $150,000 damage suit brought by heirs of four grade- crossing victims against the Pennsylvania railroad, in favor of the railroad company. The verdict was reached last night by the jury and sealed, after which the jurors went home. To- day, when Judge J. Whitaker Thompson broke the seal, Mrs. Ware said she couldn’t sleep last night because she believed she voted the wrong way. “I am sor- ry, but I do not agree with the verdict,” she said. In view of Mrs. Ware's action Judge Thompson ruled that the original verdict be filed, but that counsel for the plaintiffs would be allowed to file a motion to have it set aside. BONUSACTION SOON PLEDGED IN HOUSE ! Longworth Assures EX-Serv- |in tre bill, the original rates or those ice Members Bill Will Be Brought Up for Vote. Assurance was given vesterday by Representative Longworth, the re- publican leader, that the House would have an opportunity shortly to vote on a soldlers’ bonus bill. This assurance was given to a group of House members who are former service men when they called on the party leader to urge quick action by the ways and means com- mittee on bonus legislation, and an immediate vote by the House after a bill is reported. Will Get Priority. Mr. Longworth sald the commictee, as instructed by a republican party! conference, would take up the bonus bill as soon as the House disposes of the pending tax measure. time, he raid, should be needed for the committee to act, and after a bill is reported it will be given pri- ority on the House leglislative -cal- endar. After passage of the tax bill and while the ways and means committee is considering the bonus republican leaders plan to have the House dis- pose of the Navy appropriation bill and legislation authorizing accept- ance of Henry Ford's bid for Muscle Shoals. Madden to Decide. Mr. Longworth said yesterday it had not been determined which of these two measures would be con- sldered first. The matter, he added, has been left to Chairman Madden of the appropriations committee, who favors acceptance of the Ford offer, but at the same time Is expediting passage of the annual supply bills. ACTOR AND WIFE TAKE POISON ACCIDENTALLY Linders Found in Serious Condition in Vienna, But Are Recovering. By the Assoclated Press. VIENNA, February 23.—Max Lin- der, noted moving picture actor, and his wife, who were found in a hotel room this morning in what was at first believed to be a dying condition | from an cverdose of a sleeping pow- der, are rapidly recovering. ‘The attending physicians reported that the serious symptoms which were apparent early in the day had disappeared, and they issued a state- ment, in accord with the judicial au- thorities who investigated the case, that the overdose was taken accl- dentally. Both have been removed to & sanitarium. Little | FOR REVENUE BILL DEFEATED IN HOUSE Proposed Amendment Voted Down, 157 to 74, After Lengthy Debate. FINAL ACTION DELAYED BY PROLONGED BATTLE Mellon Declares None of Rates Proposed Will Allow Funds to Pay Bonus. ‘The revenue bill withstood success- fully all assaults in the House yester- | day, the most determined attack In the form of an amendment proposing {a restoration of the excess profits tax being defeated 157 to 74. A stubborn fight for the amendment which would have re-enacted the law { repealed In 1921, with slightly difter- ent rates so prolonged conslderation of the measure that leaders predicted a final vote on 1t could not now be expected before the latter part of next week. Representative Frear, republican, surgent, Wisconsin, submitted the amendment and was supported in de- bate by Representative Oldfield, dem- ocrat, Arkansas. Democrats, however, divided on the question, only about half of those present voting with the republican insurgents for it. The estate tax section was then taken up, but with another fight im- pending for increase of these rates, final consideration of it was put over | until tomorrow. | Issue in Complicated. Plans of republican organization leaders for an attempt they contem- plate to throw out the democratie in- come rate schedules in the bill when it comes up for a final vote were fur- ther complicated yesterday, by a de- velopment which it was feared might lessen the probabilities of several in- surgent republicans joining at that time with the party organization on the vote for a compromise between the Mellon and Garner plans. Representative La Guardia, repub- lican insurgent, of New York, who had asked Secretary Mellon for his views on a compromise schedule pro- viding for a 40 per cent surtax and a normal rate of 5 per cen: on Incomes above $4,000 Instead of & per cent, as carrled In the organization measure, was informed by the Secretary that this plan would not provide sufficient revenue for & bonus. Mr. LaGuardia, who voted for the democratic income rates, has been counted among those expected by the organization to sup- port a compromise. i | | | Not Enough for Bonus. However, Mr. Mellon declared also that neither the Garner schedule now including miscellaneous tax changes, reported by the ways and means com- mittee, would ralse sufficient revenue for a bonus. Meanwhile Mr. Longworth said| negotiations had been held up on the fight against income schedules as a iresult of delay in consideration of | the i Several minor amendments, none of which were passed, proposing to al-! {low taxpayers more time in which to correct returns questioned by the | Treasury, were defeated In short Inklrmluhea prior té the fight on the excess profits tax. Raise Point of Order. The Frear amendment was subject- ed at the outset to a point of order by the republicans, who claimed it was not germane to the bill. Repre- sentative Graham, republican, Illi- nols, presiding officer, left settlement of this issue to the House, which had overruled him Thuraday when he de- clared a proposed amendment seeking to tax undistributed profits was not in order. Again the democrats joined with the insurgents and voted such an amendment in order, 148 to 111. Republicans, led by Representative Longworth and Chalrman Green of the ways and means committee, then {attacked the proposal which provided Ifor a tax of 10 per cent on the first 120 per cent of corporation profits above certain exemptions, the same allowed In the old law, and 50 per cent on profits over that amount. (Continued on Page 3, Column 7.) In Leases Senator Says Former Interior Secretary Gave Him Word He Would Gi Intention Before AFRAID OF FOOD, ’ |EXCESS PROFIT TAX| ____ unday St WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION Sunday morni “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and ing to Washington homes at 60 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000 and service will start immediately. Just Looxin/ MARY, —~ ToseeIF{ "= EVER HAD() Y-TWO PAGES. DAD CATCHES THE SPIRIT OF INVESTIGATION. | | STARVES 10 DEATH Hunger Strike. After a nine-day hunger strike, imposed upon himselt in the belief | that food would harm him, George } W. Arnold, sixty-eight years old, a | native Washingtonian, died yester-| day in the Rellance Hotel, operated by the Salvation Army at 119 Penn- | sylvania avenue. Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt, after| viewing the emaciated form in the; attic room of the hotel, issued a cer- tificate of death from self-starvation. He made it clear later, however, that | this did not mean sulclde since he had discovered in Interviews with | attendants and officials at the hotel’ that Arnold deprived himself of food | In the belief that he was bettering | his physical condition because of | stomach disorders. The case s be- | Heved to be the first of guch a nature | on record in the Distric Refuses Tempting Dainties. For days, according to F. W. Bailey, manager of the hotel, plates of tempting, steaming food were sent up to the room occupled by Mr. Ar- nold. He pushed away trays and would not eat. Mr, Arnold had come to the Sal- vation Army’s hotel of his own voli- tion, it was learned last night. Leon Arnold. a brother, had supported him for years, and during recent periods had provided treatment for him at; numerous private hospitals, where | physicians could learn of symp- | toms of ailments and could make no diagnosis of his supposed trouble. Dr. Charles Emmons of 11008 Penn- sylvania avenue southeast was sum- moned. He endeavored to make the man eat. The effort was futile. Once Expert Accountant. Born the son of Joseph W. Arnold, a retall grocer of old southeast Wash- ington, Arnold grew up In that sec- tion of the city, working in his father's store. Later he studied and became an expert accountant. It was about eight years ago that he became dependent on his brother. Then followed the course of treat- ments for the supposed illness, cul- | minating In his own request t> be| sent to the Reliance Hotel. 1} Urged to Eat. F. W. Bailey, manager of the hotel, stated last night that he told Arnold | a few days ago: “Man, you ought to | eat something; you will die!” He| said that the reply was: “Well, 1| can't help it.” The body was taken over by the! brother Leon, who will -arrange for the funeral. Fall Broke Promise to Him , Harreld Charges ve Public Notice of Taking Action. e By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., February 23.—Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interior, made a “definite promise” to Senator J. W. Harreld, republican, Oklahoma, not to effect an ofl lease without first giving public notice of his intention, Senator Harreld told a meet- ing of the republican state committee ihere today. After this promise, Sena- !tor Harreld said, “the deal was pulled ‘off in a dark corner.” Senator Harreld's statement created something of & stir because it was sald ito be the first public intimation that former Secretary Fall had promised to give public notice before he contracted the Teapot Dome or any other ofl lease. The Okiahoma senator justified his action in voting for the Senate resolu- tion asking the resignation of Edwin Denby as Secretary of the Navy by de- claring, “Knowing, as I did, the facts, could not vote any other way without putting the stamp of my approval on the most crooked deal in recent Ameri- can history. Denby's usefulness as a public official was at an end.” Explaining how he obtained Mr. Fall's promise, Senator Harreld said that in April, 1921, he had protested to the ‘ate President Harding against the plan of Fall and Denby to have the naval oil reserves taken from thesupervision of the Navy Department and transferred to the Interior Department. *“I had the definite promise from Fall then that these leases would not be made without first giving a public no- tice, and then the deal was pulled off in a dark corner.” Senator Harreld declared the oil lease scandal has “shaken the confident of the people in public officials,’.and that “we must back Calvin Coolidge in his determination to punish the guilty par- ties, or see the republican party swept out of power.” [ nigh. TODAY’S STAR PART O} 36 Pages. General News—Local, National, Foreign. National Political Survey—Pages 4 and 5. D. A. R. Actlvities—Page 21. Schools and Colleges—Pages 22 and 23. Radio News and Gossip—Pages 27 and 28. ’ Directory of Broadcasting Stations— Page 29. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 30. Around the City—Page 30. Financial News—Pages 30 and 31. Parent.Teacher Activities—Page 32. District National Guard—Page 32. At the Community Centers—Page 33. PART TWO0—I12 Pages. Editorial and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society. Young Folks Page—Page 11. Girls and Their Affairs—Page 11. Boy and Girl Scouts—Page 11. ‘Tales of Well Known Folks—Page 12. PART THREE—12 Pages. Amusements—Theaters and the Photo- play. Music In Washington—Page 5. Motors and Motoring—Pages 6 tc 3. Fraternities—Page 10. Behind the Screen—Page 10. PART FOUR—4 Pages. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—S Pages. Magazine Section—Features and Fiction, PART SIX—8 Pages, ed Advertising. nd Navy News—Page 7. villan Army—Page 7. ‘The Magnificent Adventure'— Clas: Army The Serial Page 7. News of the Clubs—Page 8. { Veterans of the Great War—Page 8. Review of New Books—Page 8, GRAPHIC SECTION—S8 Pages. World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION—4 Pages. Mr. Straphanger; Reg'lar Fellers; and Mrs.; Mutt and Jeff. Mr. 'SPAIN WITHDRAWS FROM NAVY PARLEY, Refuses to Compromise on: Tonnage—Delegate to Re- main as Observer. By the Associated Press. ROME, February 23.—Failure of agreement on tonnage caused a serious breach in the naval disarmament con- ference, when Spain In open session this afternoon announced her intention | of withdrawing from official participa- tion. She will retain a delegate in the conference merely as an observer. The question of Spain’s tonnage was discussed at lensth, but the Spanish de'egate, Vice Admiral De Magaz, ad- Lered to his government's flgures, which the conference voted were too ‘What the figures were could not be learned, owing to the air-tight secrecy which the conference main- tains. Chile Denled Carrier. Chile, too, suffered a slight shock when she asked for an additional plane | carrier. Capt. Schroeder, the Chilean delegate, fought for one plane carrler more than one-third of the amount of capital ships, as provided, but his proposal was rejected. “Welcome!" remarked one of the ob- servers¥as Spain joined that circle. “There will be more observers than delegates soon.” Draft Not Completed. The members of the naval conference spent the entire session discussing the articles which are to be submitted to the various governments. The final draft of the proposals has not been completed, and a committee was ap- pointed to draw up the final documents for consideration at Monday's session. The delegates declined to fssue a ment will be forthcoming only when all the proposals are finally passed. The meeting throughout has had a full share of disagregment. Some of the delegates declare that while many things have been accomplished, the conflicting interests of the varlous nations render an accord difficult be- cause each nation's attitude, Influences the others. particularly those along adjacent waters, EATENSION OF AUT RECPROETY ASKED Commissioners Send Plea to Gov. Ritchie—New Ball Plan Considered. While definite action top determine whether the District and Maryland will have their long;sought-for auto- mobile reciprocity showed signs of an approaching crisis yesterday. the | Distrizt Commissioners acted, and, in | & letter sent to Gov. Ritchie of Mar: land, requested extension of the pres- ent reciprocity agreement beyond February 28, when the existing ar- rangement automaticully expires. The Commissioners prefaced their request with the explanation that press of legislation had prevented action in Congress, and as Gov. Ritchie already has intimated his willingness to extend the agreement, if necessary, he is expected to reply favorably to the Commissioners. | Will Reply to Ball Meanwhile, matters rested last night while the special joint civie commit- tee prepared to frame a definite an- swer to a substitute proposal ad- vanced vesterday by Senator L. Hels- ler Eall, chairman of the District committee. The civic committee will | meet tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock to decide whether or not to accept Senator Ball's proposal. Senator Ball intimated vesterday that if the clvic committee did not accept his pro- posal he would drop the gasoline tax bill, with the probable result that automobile reciprocity between Mary- land and the District may sleep in- definitely. The plan outlined by Senator Ball to the committee at the hearing follows: A 2-cent a gallon tax on gasoline, full personal property tax and a §1 registration fee for all automobiles, exclus.ve of electric trucks. It dif- fers from the bill passed by the House in that the §1 registration fee is substituted for the 15 cents a horsepower charge. It provides also that all revenue realized from the 2-cent gas tax be placed to the credit of the District in the federal Treas- ury to be expended at the discretion of the Commiss.oners. Tne of Expected Revenue. The revenue from the personal property tax and from the registra- tion fee would be handled In exactly the same manner as at present. The revenue from the gas tax, however, would be expended by the Commis- sioners without the customary 40 per (Continued on Page 5, Column 6.) 'PROFESSORS GAGGED . BY SPAIN’S DICTATOR Primo-Rivera Warns Against Crit- icism of Government Outside Classrooms. By the Associated Pres: MADRID, February 23.—Gen. Primo- Rivera, president of the military direct- orate, in an official note today, declares !that the government cannot and will jnot countenance any eriticiem by col- jlege professors made outside their class- rooms. The announcement followed a {warning sent by the government to Dr. Luis Jimenez de Asua, professor of .penal law in the University of Madrid, against further “criticism delivered by him against the conduct of the military directorate. The note says that, while the govern- ment permits freedom of speech and !the Independence and sovereignty of i ; university teachers providing they keep communique, explaining that a state- | Within the subject matter of their teach- Ing, nevertheless, the government will repress any extraneous statements with all forces at its command. “Extravagant speech by autointellec- tuals,” adds the note, “must mot dis- jturb the lives of Spanish citizens and wuffocate disgipline, without which the nation would sink into chaos.’ The note intimates that it will close any institution which is not keeping within its teachings, FIVE CENTS. D.CBANKERS ASKED 10 TESTIFY BEFORE SENATE OIL PROBE | Federal-American and Com- mercial National Heads Called by Walsh. TO BE QUESTIONED ABOUT McLEAN DEAL WITH FALL Milton Ailes Among Local Wit- nesses Tomorrow—Publisher to Appear Later. A thorough investigation as to what communication administration officials may have had wi‘h persons involved in the oil scandal was de- termined upon yesterday by dem crats on the oil committee. C. Bascom Slemf, secretary té President Coolidge, who accepted an invitation of Senator Walsh of Mon- tana to appear before the committee tomorrow, will be the first witness in this line of inquiry. H. F. Taff, Washington manager of the Western Union Telegraph Com- pany, and Thomas P. Dowd, Wash- ington manager of the Postal Tele- graph Company, will be additional witn Subpoenas were issued for them rday. They will be required to present copies of any telegrams which were sent from Washington to Albert E. Fall and Edward B. McLean, publish- er of the Washington Post, at Palm Beach, Fla, between December 20, 1323, and January 20, 1924, Telegramn to Be Studled. Copies of telegrams sent to Fall at New Orleans also will be called for, and, in addition, records of any long- distance telephone calls made by gov- ernment officials to Palm Beach while Fall and McLean were there may be sought. It was on January 9 that Semator Walsh left Washington for the Flor- ida resort, with authority from the ol committee to question McLean as to his statement, transmitted to the committee by telegraph, that he had loaned Fail $100,000. Fall then was at Palm Beach and conferred several times with McLean. Vacation to Be Probed. Secretary Slemp went to Palm Beach for a vacation on December 22 and returned here January 16. Some members of the committes want to know what conversations, if any, he had with either Fall or McLean dur- ing his stay, and also whether he has communicated with any other persons mentioned in the oil scandal since that time. ‘These committeemen also desire to ascertain whether any individual members of the ofl committes had any communication with the former Interior Secretary while he was at either Palm Beach or at New Orleans, where he conferred with E. L. Do- heny and learned that Doheny was coming to Washington to testify that Fall obtained the $100,000 from him. Although he had informed the com- mittee that Fall obtained the $100,000 from him, McLean when placed under oath by Senator Walsh testified that he had given the one-time Secretary checks aggregating $100,000, but that these had been returned to him un- cashed, with the explanation that Fall had arranged to obtain the funds from another source. Check Stubs Unrevealed. The Washington publisher was un- able to produce the stubs of the checks, and it is to inquire further into this transaction that Senator Walsh caused subpoenas to be issued yesterday for officials of the Federal- American and Commercial National banks of Washington. McLean sald the checks had been drawn on one or the other of these banks. Charles B. Lyddane, vice president of the Federal-American, and J. H. Baden, vice president of the Commer- cial National, will be questioned by the committee tomorrow, at which time the public hearings will be re- sumed. On the same day the committee plans to examine Milton E. Alles, president of the Riggs National Bank of Washington, for whom 2 formal subpoena was issued yesterday. He will be asked concerning any unusual cash transactions passing through that bank and which might have connection with various rumors re- lating to the ofl scandal. While it is planned to press the public hearings as speedily as possi- ble, Senator Walsh has not arranged tor a program beyond tomorrow. He will confer soon with expert account- ants who have been examining the books of brokerage firms before de- termining upon the orde in which witnesses, are to appear. Mr. McLean has been summoned to appear before the committee tomor- row, but Senator Walsh sald yester- day he would not be called on that day, nor has there been any decision as to when he will be examined. Senator Owen to Retire. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., February 23.—Robert L. Owen, democratic sen- ator from Oklahoma, will not be a candidate for re-election this year, according to a letter received from the senator today by Gov. M. E. Trapp. Jewel Salesman Robbed. PEORIA, N1, February 23.—Joseph Teitleman, a salesman for a Chicago firm, was kidnaped by two automo- bile bandits today and robbed of $73,- 000 in unset diamonds, according te & story he told Peoria pollce, _