Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER. Weather Bureau Forecast.) tonight: tomorrow snow: not much change in temperature; mini- mum temperature about 28 degrees. Temperature—Highest, 41, at 3 p.m. vesterday; lowest, 33, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page 3. Late N. Y. Stocks 30,253. Entered post office, and Bonds, Page 14 gecond class matter Washington, 5 D. b WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. ¢ Foening Star. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1927—FORTY-FOUR PAGES. DOHENY OIL LEASES 'ORDERED CANCELED BY SUPREME COURT Opinion Holds Elk Hills and Pearl Harbor Contracts Tainted With Fraud. » MAGNATE DENIED COMPENSATIO - LOSES ALL CASH HE PUT IN DEAL Finding Also Declares Fall Leasing Policy Was lllegal—Justices’ Decision Is Without Dissent. Py the Associaled Press Edward L. Doheny must give up the naval oil leases and con- racts awarded him when Albert B. Fall was Secretary of the nterior ; nor will he receive back the money he spent in attempting o carry the agreements into effect. In an opinion, amounting to a complete victory for the Govern- ment, the Supreme Court held today that the agreements not only ¥ a"ere tainted by fraud. but that tlic Fall leasing policy under which ey were made was illegal. SINCLAIR NOT REACHED. It was under this same policy that the Teapot Dome lease was given Harr; a ] volved in today's finding. 7, Sinclair, although the suit to cancel that lease was not directly The opinion of the court was announced by Justice Butler, and titere fvas no dissent. It completely affirmed the findifigs of the Court of Ap- cals, holding that the Doheny lcascs and contracts are invalid and that oheny is entitled to no compensation. This finding covered not only Do- theny's lease for development of the Fik Hills oil reserve in California. but his contract for construction of il storage facilities at Pearl Harbor Hawail. Since these agreements were tainted by fraud. said the opinion, a claim for compensation- could ve no standing in_the courts and th only recourse Doheny would g would be to secure passage of a spe- clal act of Congress. Secrecy Is Cited. In its finding of fraud, the court cited not only the secrecy in which the negotiations were conducted, and the fact that there was no competi- tive bidding, but alluded to the now- familiar story of how Doheny 'sent Fall $100,000 in a little black satchel. Recently the oil man and the former Interior Secretary were ac- quiuold, 2 Co 8 *criminal " based on passage of the $100,000, but the highest court said today that the evidénce that conspiracy and fraud existed was clear and uninistakable. This finding will have no effect on the criminal proceedings against the two men, which were concluded by the acquittal. Says Fall “Dominated.” Justice Butler declared that after the issuance of President Harding's executive order transferring the naval oil lands from the Navy to the Inte- rlor Department, Fall “dominated” the negotiations that eventuated in the contracts and leases. “From the inception, no matter of policy or action of importance was determined without his consent,” said the court. “Denby (former Na Becretary), was passivé throughout. Quoting from correspondence be- tween Fall and Doheny, which was offered in evidence at the Fall- Deheny conspiracy case here, Justice Butler continued: “Long in advance of receipt of bids yall knew that the Transport Co. (@ Doheny coneern) would offer to con- struct storage facilities at cost and to fill them with fuel ofl in exchange for royalty oil and for the assurance that other leases on lands in reserve No. 1 would be granted to it. Others were not advised that the United Htates would consider a bid condl- tioned on assurance to the bidder of othér leases or preferential right to leases. Preferential Treatment. - *“Due to the interest of Fall, the Transport Co. had opportunities for ponference with and advice from those acting for the United States which were not given to others. ¢ * ¢ “Invitation for proposals was sent two construction companies; but Fall understood and stated that it was fmpossible for either of them to bid because payment had to be made in royalty oil” _Justice Butler declared that the Jease of the Elk Hills reserve on De- N ' (Continued on Page 5, Column 4.) PLANKS HIT MAN IN 90-FOOT FALL Pedestrians Barely Escupe as Bun- dle Topples From Top of Press Building. A workman on the National Press Club Building, Fourteenth and F ptreets, was serlously injured and a « core of pedestrians and workmen marrowly escaped injury this after- moon when a bundle of 20-foot planks #eing holsted to the top of the un- completed building slipped and crash- @d 90 feet to the ground. A half- dozen of the inch-and-a-half thick timbers were shattered when they were hurled into F street, barely uissing passing automobiles, Tony Augustine, who lives at Rose- ' fmont, Md., was rushed to Emergencs FHospital in g taxicab. Physicians said his skull is fractured and his econdition was pronounced serfous. ¥lis wife and three small children were summoned to the hospital. Workmen scurried out of danger gvhen the planks fell, but Augustine, who was working near the base of the working elevator shaf, was knocked down before he could es- BRITIH OPEN WY TO3PONERPACT Reply to Coolidge Accepts In- vitation to Discuss Further Naval Limitations. By the Associated Press. Grefit Britain's response to the partment today, accepted Coelidge's ifvitation to discuss the subject and said that the British dele- gates would “do their best to further the success of the préposed conversa- tion.” Together with the Japanese accept- ance, the reply was regarded as prob- ably opening the way for a three- power consideration of limitation of smaller classes of warcraft, in line with the principles applied to first-line ships at the Washington conference. Replies Carefully Studied. It was thought that some such project was under study here, al- though the British and Japanese ac- ceptances, together with the French and Italian refusals, will be carefully CLOTURE INVOKED IN SENATE DEBATE OVER DRY BUREAU Members Limited to One Hour Each in Discussion of Proposed Reorganization. DECISION IS REACHED BY VOTE OF 55 T0 27| | Petition Is First of Four Suggested in Past Few Days to Be Adopted. The Senate, by a vote of i5 to today invoked the cloture rule, limit- ing each Senator to one hour of de bate. on the bill creating a separate Bureau of Customs in the Treasury Department, and also reorganizing | the Prohibition Bureau for the pur- pose of bringing about greater cf flefency. This was the first of four cloture | petitions that have been voted on in the past fow days, to be adopted. The | final roll call of 55 to #7 showed one more than the vequired two-thirds necessary for the application of this rule. This automatically displaces (»Im | much-discusfed Boulder Canvon bill, which has led to snch a spirited de- hate since it was broached before the Senate early last week. 3 ts Right-of-Way Under the cloture rule the |_w|’l)|\||_-! tion and customs reorganization bill must be kept before the Senate fo the exclusion of other business until finally : disposed of. | | | i | i The three cloturo moves defeated | would have curbed debeate on the | Boulder Canyon, officers’ retivement and public buildings bille. The Jast named was beaten just before the pro hibition measure was voted on today. whije the other two were put to a vote | Satirday. Before the vote was taken on cloture | on the day bill, Senator Willis. Repul lican, of Ohio, and one of the dry lead- ers fn the Senate, explained that the pending bill does mot in any way in volva the merits of prohibition itself or of the Volstead act, but is designed merely to apply to the law enforce ment organization in the Treasury De partment. Just before the vote was taken, (Continued on Page 2, Column 2,) 52 Senators Favor, 31 Op- pose Limiting Debate on Triangle Measure. The Senate refused today to apply the cloture rule to the public bufld- ings bill, which carries authority to buy the Pennsylvania avenue triangle for Federal buildings in Washington, and also adds $100,000,000 to the Fed- examined before any decision is an- nounced. The text of the British note follows: “'His majesty’s government received with cordial sympathy the invitation of the Government of the United States of America to take part in a conversation at Geneva on the further limitation of naval armament. “The view of his majecty's govern ment upon the special geographical position of the British Empire. the length of inter-dmperial communica- tions and the necessity for the protec- tion of its food supplies are well known, and together with the special conditions and requirements of the other countries invited to participate in the conversation, must be taken into account. Invitation Is Accepted. “His Majesty's Government are, neverthele: repared to consider to what extent u',’e principles adopted at Washington can be carried further, either as regards the ratio in dif- ferent classes of ships between the varfous powers or in other important ways. The), therefore, accept the invitation of the Government of the United States of America and will do their best to further the success of the proposed conversation. “They would, however, observe that the relationship of such a conversa- eral bullding program throughout the country. The vote was 52 for cloture and 81 against. While this showed a ma- Jority in favor of adopting the rule, which would limit each Senator to one hour of debate and thus bring the bill to a vote promptly, it was less than two-thirds majority, re- quired to make cloture effective. Although the Senate has decllned to apply cloture to the public buildings bill as a means of hastening a vote, Senators in charge of the measure be- leve they will be able to have the bill passed before adjournment Friday. Roll Call on Petition. ‘The Senate and House both have approved the authorization of $25,- 000,000 to buy the land south of Pennsylvania avenue for buildings in ‘Washington, 8o that the only question | remaining for the Senate to act on is| the House amendment adding $100,- 000,000 to the program for Govern-| ment buildings in the States. The| roll call vote on the cloture petition | for the public buildings bill follows: | For cloture, Republicans—Capper, Curtis, Deneen, Ernst, Fess, Goff.! Gooding, Greene, Hale, Harreld, | Keyes, Lenroot, McLean, Means. tion to the proceedings of the pre- paratory commission at Geneva would require careful adjustment.” Gem Bandits Get $125,000. MIAMI, Fla., February 28 (P).— The safe of the Sutton & Glbson Jew- elry Store was blown open early to- day and cash and jewels with an es- timated value of between $75,000 and $125,000 stolen. The robbers were believed to have worked throughout the night. Owners of the store said the exact loss would not be known until an inventory had been taken. Hangs Self to Escape Music. ST. LOUIS, February 28 P).— Angered because his daughter insisted on playing the piano, Emil Chaxel, 73, a widower, went to the basement of his home last night and hanged him- self from a rafter. By the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, England, February 28.—The Hippolytus Club has been formed at Cambridge University *“to | re-assert the supremacy of the male | A statement of policy says: ‘“Con- | vinced that feminine influence is eat- ing like a cancer into modern civili- zation, the Hippolytus Club will blaze the trail toward an era of uncom- promising masculinity. It will shat’ ter the domination of Eve and re- gape. The lunch-hour crowd jammed pbout the scene of the accident and frafic was delayed for five minutes. store the initiative of Adam.” A Greek legend is responsible for the club’s name, Phaedra, stepmother Students Organize Hippolytus Club To End Rule of Eve and Restore Adam Metcalf, Oddle, Pepper, ‘Phipps, Pine, | Reed of Pennsylvania, Robinson of | Indiana, Sackett, Smoot, Stanfield, Stewart, Warren, Watson, Weller and Willis. Democrats for cloture-— Ashurst, Bruce, Copeland, Ferris, Fletcher, Harris, Hawes, Heflin, Kendrick, Mc- | Kellar, Mayfleld, Neely, Pittman, Robinson of Arkansas, Sheppard, Sim- mons, Steck, Swanson, Trammell, Tyson, Walsh of Massachusetts, ‘Walsh of Montana. Total, 52. Opposed to Cloture. Against cloture, Democrats—Bay- ard, Blease, Bratton, Broussard, Dill, Edwards, Gerry, Harrison, King, Ransdell, Smith, = Stephens and ‘Wheeler. Against cloture, Republicans—Bing- ham, Borah, Cameron, Dale, Frazier, Howell, Johnson, Jones of Washing- ton, La Follette, McMaster, McNary, Moses, Norbeck, Norris, Nye, Short- ridge, Wadsworth and Shipstead, the Farmer-Labor Senator. Total, 31. of Hippolytus, tell in love with him, and, on having her advances re. pelled, told his father, the king, that Hippolytus ‘'had_insulted her. The king, enraged, had Hippolytus torn | between two chariots, while Phaedra slew herself because of her hopeless love. At the request of Diana, however, fesculaplus restored Hippolytus to ife and he was escorted to the grove of Arica, received divine honors. where he Radio Eogrnms-Page 30. $Fylted in the, “Nowl AsK You! wm'rs/ 9 I X N S \: E (T HAPPY AND PROS ~ PEROUS! PLEASED 'OVER TAY REDUCTION P25\ AD REPBLICAN POLICIES. 2aY - RIVAL Hures, f] ALL Chartie NEW YORK R Sunday’s Circul » (#) Means Associated Saturday’s Circulation, 103,085 lation, 113,870 TWO CENTS. Press. "UBLICAN REPORTS. INSULL 1S CITED INCONTENPT CASE Schuyler and Cunningham Also Named in Charges Before Senate. 8BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Samuel Insull, utilf.y mag: nate of Chicago: T. Schuyler, Mr. Insull's attorney, and Thomas W. Cunningham of Philadelphia to- day were cited to the Senute for con- tempt by the Iteed “slush fund™ com- mittee. All three have declined to answer certain questions put to them by the committee during its investigation of the senatorial primaries last year in Illinois and Pennsylvania which re ination.and ‘subse- qient election of Co nith of Tllifels and Willlam 8. Vare of Pennsyivania, both Republicans. Robert E. Crowe, State’s attorney in Cook County, Iil, purged himself of contempt, the committee reported, when he appeared last Monday before that committee, A resolution recommending the course of procedure against the three recaleitrant witnesses will be intro- duced in the Senate tomorrow by Sena- tor Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, chair- man of the committes, While the resolution has not been made public, it is understood it will provide for citing the. cases of the recalcitrant witnesses to the United States district attorney for the District of Columbia to proceed against them in the Su- preme Court of the District. The alternate procedure iould be for the Senate itself to undertake to punish the recalcitrant witnesses. The committee, It was said, have decided in favor of the first method of pro- cedure. Presented by Goff. The report of the committee was submitted to_the Senate today by Senator Goff, Republican, of West Vir- ginia, in the absence of Senator Reed, who was out of the city. The report condemns Insull, Schuy- ler and Cunningham for their obduracy and “recommends that they be ad- judged in contempt of your committee and of the Senate of the United States. A detalled report of the refusal of these witnesses to reply to questions is contalned in the report, They first refused last Summer to answer cer- tain questions put to them by the committee. They were summoned here a week ago to be given another opportunity to answer the questions sefore the committee proceeded against them. Mr. Crowe did reply to the questions put to him by the committee. The other three declined, Mr. Insull and Mr. Schuyler with expressions of re- gret and Mr. Cunningham with a blunt refusal to answer questions. The lat- ter was treasurer of the Republican State committee of Pennsylvania and testified that he contributed $50,000 in cash to the campaign for the nomina- tion of Senator-elect Vare. He de- clined to tell the committee where he got the $50,000. Mr. Insull's contribu- tions to the Smith campaign reached approximately $172,000. Gave $65,000 More. He also contributed some $65,000 to aid in the nomination at the same primary of various candidates for local offices. These contributions were made largely through Mr. Schuyler. Both Mr. Insull and Mr. Schuyler have refused to tell the committee to (Continued on Page 4, Column b.) MEXICO JAILS LEADERS OF RAILROAD STRIKE Seditious Activity Among Work- ers, Aimed at Destruction of Property, Charged. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, February 28.—Lead- ers of the general rallway strike, called 10 days ago, were being ar- rested today charged with seditious activities among the workers. It 1s alleged they intended to bring about considerable destruction td tracks and raflway stocks and that they were in- citing to an openly rebellious attitude. The strike was called by the Fed- eration of Transport Workers in sym- pathy with the strike of shopmen, who demanded higher pay and rein- statement of some dismissed workers. Up to the present the strike order has been only partially successful. Small walkouts are reported in a few divisions, . Frank $oSmith | | New Yorkers Win “Social Register” Game of Base Ball Py th, Associated Press. PALM BEACH, Fla., February 28.—Two base ball teams composed of millionaires found money easier to hold than a base ball here yes- terday when the social colony of Philadelphians lost a 4-to-1 deci- sion to representatives of New. York's *‘social register.” With a toss of coin, each player took the position “lady luck” fu- vored and grabbed at a glove or mitt wherever one could be found-— three gloves, four bats and a ball constituted the entire equipment. If knickers and tennis bucks served alike as uniforms, and not a base ball cap was to bhe seen. After the smoke of nine jeering, cheering Innings had cleared away the scorekeeper figured four runs for the New Yorkers against one for the home town of Connie Mack, Marquis of _Queensbury rules were announced before the contest started, but no one was hurt, &'. DAL "G 2 ROULD EXONERATED BY SUBCOMNITTEE Right to Place in Senate Up- held in Report of In- vestigators. By the Assocfated Press. The right of Senator Gould, Repub- lican, Maine, to a place in the Senate was upheld today in the report of the Senate elections subcommittee that in- vestigated charges against him. The subcommittee members recommended that the charges, which revolved about the payment of $100,000 to a Canadian official, be dropped. The investigation of Senator Gould's qualifications was made at the in- stance of Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, who based his demands on charges that Senator Gould had turn- ed over $100,000 to former. Premier Flemming of New Brunswick, in con- nection with a contract for a raflroad. Gould on the witness stand denied that any fraud was involved. Cleared on Several Grounds. The report today declared the sub- committee is “Iin entire agreement in the case In the following particular: “A—The undertaking by the Hon. Arthur R. Gould and his associates to build the railroad, was, in the begin- ning, free from suspicion of dishon- esty or fraud. “B—The transaction here inquired into had in fact no relation to the selection to the Hon. Arthur R. Gould as a candidate of his party in the pri- mary of 1926, or to his eléection to the Senato of the United States in the election held in the State of Maine in 192 “C'—The transaction occurred more than 14 years prior to said elec- tion. *“D—It affirmatively appears that the Hon. Arthur R. Gould is a man of good character. Through a long life in which he has actively en- gaged in important enterprises, he has borne the reputation a man of character and integrity. “The premises considered, your committee recommends that further action In the Instant case be mnot taken and \that the right of the Hon. Arthur R. Gould to a seat in the Senate be confirmed.” Opinion in Power Withheld. The subcommittee declined to rule on the claim of Gould’s counsel that the Senate had no right to exclude a member for an act committed prior to election. 2 “If the fullest power exists the committee believes that every case involving the exclusion of a Senator- elect or the expulsion of a member of the Senate for an offense alleged t ohave been committed prior to his election, mus depend upon the pecu- | liar facts and the circumstances of the particular case,” the report said. | “The general conclusion to which’| your committee has come makes it unnecessary to give an opinfon upon the power of the Senate with respect | to the question here raised. | Discussing payment of the $100,000 | by the railroad company, of which Senator Gould was president, the re- | port sald the company had advanced | in the work to the point where it | was “in & position to be held up.” | It was pointed out that Senator Gould denled making the payment | himself, and that he. testified he pro- tested over his business associates paying anything. AID PLEDGED CITY BUILDING PROJECT District, Federal and Con- gress Leaders Promise Co-operation. BY WILL P. KENNEDY. District and Federal officials and leaders in Congress today expressed thelr enthusiastic support of the plan discussed at the meeting of the Public Buildings Commission, attended by members of the Commission of Fine Arts, Saturday, for® erection of a model municipal group of buildings on each side of John Marshall place— chich would bé widened Into a park- vay effect—between Third and Sixth streets, on the north side of Penn- Jmn avenue. Efigineor. Commissioner Bell pre- sented the proposal to the joint com- mission meeting; Senator Smoot, as chairman, promptly gave assurance that he would do all in his power to have the proposal carried out, and Charles Moore, chairman of the Com- mission of Fine Arts, expressed ex- treme gratification and pledged co-cperation. Tt would be a $25,000,000 project and would bring the Federal Govern- ment and District people into the closest working relations on simul- tanegus reclamation of both sides of Pennsylvania avenue, giving a most impressive vista from the Capitol—a visualization of the wealth, power and dignity of the United States. Estimates Not Discussed. No estimates have yet been dis- cussed in the joint conference of all the agencles co-operating in the pro- posed Capital development, but the District ‘officials have been directed to make very careful detalled study of the probable cost of the area and the present and prospective bullding needs of the Districi looking toward an or- derly and co-ordinate grouping of the munieipal workshops. It is contemplated that John Mar- shall place will be widened, with a central rkway, carrying out the original L'Enfant and McMillan plans for a branch panel effect here that would afford a vista of the court group from Pennsylvania avenue; with a somewhat similar vista up Eighth street from the avenue to the historic Patent Office, and a cross panel on the Mall itselt between Seventh and Ninth streets—to break up the monotony of the long stretch of greensward from the Capitol to Lincoln Memorial. On either side of John Marshall place the half dozen, maybe even- tually more, new District buildings would be grouped. The main adminis- tration bullding s planned to face Pennsylvania avenue between Third street and John Marshall place. This would bring it at the juncture of three of the most important avenues in the world—historic Pennsylvania avenue, the great boulevard that is being bullt from the north side of the Capitol along the Mall to connect with Arlington Memorial Bridge and the new avenue cutting diagonally French Confident Debt Proposal Is Acceptable to U. S. Dy the As viated Press. PARIS, I 1 The French finance mini it was stated to day, expects to conclude an ar- rangement with the United States shortly along the lines with that of Great Britain, providing for pro- visional payments on the debt- funding agreements, which have not yet been ratified. The ministry's confidence that an accord was in sight was taken in some quarters to indicate that Pre- mier Poincare had recelved a reply from President Coolldge accepting his proposal regarding provisional payments. At the ministry it was sald that “the negotiations have heen con- ducted in a favo le atmosphere on both sides” and that only a few details remained to be settled. It was relterated foday at the Treasury that no.formal offer has been received from the French government to make a payment on the unfunded $4,025,000,000 French debt. MOLLER T0 APPEAR AGAIN AT INQURY ' Wil Be Given Chance to Tell All Details—Western High Probe Next. A proposal made to the Gibson sub- committee of the House District Columbia committee in executive ses- sion this morning that Col. I. C. Moller, who was suspended as traffic engineer of the District after admis- sions of irregularity in his office, be accorded an opportunity again to ap- pear before the subcommittee and relate in full all details of transac- tions in his office was accepted by the subcommittee, Chairman Gibson announced at the close of today's session. The fact that the Bureau of Ef ficfency experts need considerable time to analyze a mass of data concerning (‘ol. Moller's office, which was ten- dered the committee at the executive session at which the above proposal | was made, will prevent Col. Moller from taking the stand, Mr. Gibson sald, until after the investigators had checked up carefully on these data. The committee recessed &h after 12:30 today to reconvene at tonight, when the investigation of the traffic director's office will be shelved temporarily while Representative Gilbert of KentucKy initiates an in- vestigation into certain phases of the expenditure for an addition to West- ery h School made some time dgo. He Did Not See Order. Warren B. Hadley, electrical engi- neer of the District, appeared before the body this morning to amplity his statement of Saturday, in which he had declared he did not “think™ he had seen an order of the Commis- sioners to supervise installation on Sixteenth street and Massachusetts avenue. He had later stated Satur- day that he did not supervise light installation which was done by the Potomac Electric Co. Today he de- clared that further investigation in his office tended to confirm his belief that he had not seen a Commission- er's order. He said he had looked through his files and had made an in- vestigation along this line, but that he believed his attention had not been called to the order. Under question- ing by Chairman Gibson, he stated that many administrative details were left to his chief clerk, and he was instructed to summon the latter for today’s hearing. Pepco Engineer Testifles. Danlel H. Lockwood, junior engi-| neer of the District department of the | Potomac Electric Co., who said he had| g supervised the work of the company | in_installing the traffic signals, was| called to the witness stand. His testl-| mony was primarily centered upon the signal-light supplies received from the Crouse Hinds Co. He stated he did not know and would not have known of any check-up on this prop- erty having been made at the time of | its receipt by any District officials, | but that last Friday he checked up on the signals on hand with Alfred| Seiler, confirming the statistics Seiler | presented the committee Saturday with | relation to the amount of supplies on hand. He stated that the Potomac Electric Power Co. had not made @| check on the amount of supplis at | the time the shipment came in, and Melvin C. Sharpe, representing the| power company, here interrupted to| point out that the keeping of the sup- plies in a storehouse of his company was merely an accommodation extend. | ed to the District government by the | company and that no responsibflity | ::1;;’ nl'check-\:zd on the receipt of such Dlies _res upon t! 2 e | Electric Power Co. i “m'"mg Mr. Gilson stated at this juncture | that arrangements had now been | made a complete check-up on | all | supplies received by the District for | (Continued on Page 2, Column. 5.) The Star’s Circulation Keeps Pace With the Continued (Continued, on Page 5, Column 1.) Growth of the City Net Circulation for Month January, 1922 to 1927 January. 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1 The Circulation of The Evening S Dally. 91,238 92,493 97,097 98,795 99,981 02,562 87,343 95,123 100,609 104,954 107,579 110,416 r is largely concentrated in the city and suburbs. The Sunday Star circulates in a wider radius ‘than that in which The Evening Star can naturally .be < ion. istributed, which accounts for the additional cir of | an tion. investigation on N o during the recess of Congress. | Senate foreign relations committee re- BORAH FAGES RIFT WITH PRESIDENT ON NOTE T0 CALLES Apparent Break Seen in Sen- ator’s Ignoring Offices of State Department. MEXICO’S REIEALSO VIOLATES PROPRIETIES | Effect on American Senate Is Apprehended as Real ‘Ques- tion at Stake. EY DAVID LAWRENCE. President (Yoolidge has come to an apparent break with the chairman of the Senate foreign relations commit- tee. Senator h. The action of the Jatter in breaking all precedents by communicating with a fore o ernment direct instead of through the Department of State has stirred up a resentment which may influsnce the action of the Executive to proclaim anew that the spokesman of the American Government under the Con stitution is the I'resident and not a | member of the Senate. 3 phed President n informa- The ¥ olated the ing the tele procedure is to t to the embassy in Wash ington with instructions to give the reply to the Department of State to be | forwarded to the inquirer, whether he {be n Yul‘ll\lwl' of the Senate or an offi- | cial in another Government depart- | ment, B jident of Mexico Vtten | by ; | Secretaries Are Barred. | «ven the Seeretary of Commerce or the Secretary of the Treasury cannot | communicate directly with a foreign i government except through the good | offices of the Department of Sta This has been the procedure for gen- erations. Indeed, a law known as the Logan™ act has been on the statute books ever since President Washing- i ton resented the course of Senator | Logan, who went to France and in- | terviewed government offi there {in an effort to prevent The law was passed at the insts dent Washington and p citizen of the United S ion or ¥ ernment” from direetly or in- { directly carrying on any verbal or | written correspondence with any for- eign government or an officer or agent of it “with an intent to influ- ence the measures or conduct of angy foreign government or any officer or jagent thereof in relation to any dis- | putes or controversies with the ! United States or to defeat the meas- jures of the Government of the | United States.” | Borah Not Vielator. ! Senator Borah did not, of course, | violate the law, because he can con- jtend that the object of his inquiry | was not to influence the policy of the Mexican government, but simply to nform himself in connection with |the policy of his own Government, which he as a Senator must pass upon. It is not, however, the legal techni- calities of the act, but the spirit of interference which the Coolidge ad- | ministration criticizes. Thus Presi- dent Wilson refused fo s&8 Viscount Grey, who came as a special commis- sioner after the war, but who was re- ported to have conferred with Senator Lodge, chairman of the Senate foreign relafions commlittee, with {reference to the pending reservations | to the League of Nations covenant. The Ttallan Ambassador, who a few ars ago, was recalled, incurred the ispleasure of the Senate because he even went so far as to discuss Ameri- can tariff pollcy in a public speech. Forelgn executives or their ambas- sadors are not supposed to reach di- rectly Into American governmental affairs either through written or ver- bal contact with American legislators or departments of the American Gov- ernment, except with the approval of the Department of State. Policy Is Centralized. This has been the custom so that foreign affairs can be centralized in one place or at least so that the De- partment of State can be advised as to what other governments or thefr agents are saying and doing. The next step, if the Department of State cares to do so, i8 a note to the Mixican government advising that hereafter all communications intended for the American Government shall be transmitted to the Department of State or the White House. President of course, have the privilege of direct communication with each other. Mex- ico herself has been a stickler for th properties in diplomacy and would resent a communication from Presi dent Coolidge to members of the Mex- ican congress, on any subject in con- troversy between the two govern- ments. Effect on Senate. The effect of the incident on the Senate here is, however, the real ques- Senator Borah has a resolution pending whereby_he can conduct an Nicaragua and Mexi-, he fused permission for such a committee to go outside the country, but did not object to the resolution of inquiry if | hearings were held in the United States. The fate of the resolution hinges on whether the friends of Pres (Continued on Page 4, Colu SNOW DUE TOMORROW. Cold, to Arrive Tonight, Indicates Blustery March. Snow is likely to arrive here tomor. row -from a storm that originated in Mexico and is progressing toward Washington, the Weather Bureau re- ported this morning. Cloudy and colder weather is fore- cast for tonight, with the temperature ranging about the 28.degree mark. March, however, will not come roar- | ing in, it was said at the bureau, since | no heavy winds are in prospect, and it is by no means certain that the expected snow will materialize. But colder weather is In store, it was predicted, and the month of March promises to live up to its repu- tation as a gusty, blustery, stormy l‘nnth.