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R08EBURQ. OREGON. FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1924.
VOL. Xl., NO. 14, OF THE EVENING NEWS.
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TELLS
BDOZL
DEALS
Ve Friend of Daugherty
Ce Authority to Take
yhiskey From Bond.
Vo WAS COLLECTED
Kit Mill SEEK Tn PIFHRF
""lEILOFISTEIIY
Sent of Drug Company
itifies He Purchased
Withdrawal Permits
rom Orr's Partner.
L-lited Presa Leaved Wire.)
iHISCTO.V. March 21. More
(dm of $1,000 Mils were un-
today In testimony before
kjurherty committee. This
key were for Illicit withdraw
vhisxey irom ieaerai ware
Goronl. president of the
bur company of New York
that after being refused
Tilt by Prohibition Commls.
Mart, he paid Owen Murphy,
ker or win a. urr, jid.uoo
k l.'.O.OOO for withdrawal
I Orr. he testified, was sell-
Ibdrawal permits for $15
kd he understood Howard
ion. s friend of the at-
k-neral. who had a desk In
kit green house on K street,
fi cue for his part.
I thousand dollars In $1,000
IothI testified, was collected
hiher parties ' among them a
toiler named John Lynn, who
I himself.
druse companies goj the
uybody could get the
II fee was for the use
anpanlet names, he said.
I permits Into the hands of
ners
n named Taul Lundy. the-
irent, told him In New York,
said, that if he wanted to
Iness he could "see Bill Orr."
Orr tell you anything?"
Mid he hnd Influence In
kion with Mannlneton and
kolth. and I would be pro-
1 met Jess Smith with Hill
thev tell vnu that Smith was
pi who could fix thlnes?"
Iy said he could help a lot.
nnn. Orr said, was getting
s rrom every case that went
testified that the nrohlhl-
IrTtors had refused a wtth-
anpllcatlon for 500 rases of
hnd Orr had told him that the
'e and power" he and his
Owen B. Murnhv. had with
pith and ?Innnlngton would
ior granting It.
jo did they say Howard Man-
wasT
p aid he belonged to the
irom coiumbus."
hi said he came to Washlng-
11 7.000 cases of Scotch were
fcm did you see?"
Imto B. Felder. He told me to
is It would be all right he
ft the liquor sooner or lat-
rou pay money to Orr?"
$50,000 in fifty one
1 dollar bills."
're did you get It?"
P John l.ynn."
t did you get the I50.00Q
a balance that Lynn owed
and In payment on llnuor
kwali."
running the business for
pr companies." Goronl said.
tne Central, the S and H
pmpany. the Alps and others.
llsO.OOO jou Dald was
per's money? Senator Jones
were paid hnrlr some mnnev
f'-i'n' office?"
me ROTT1A neemtn vara T tn.
k Orr give It back to me."
t ymi offer to turn state's
? ," 'This referred-to Gor
"1 In New York with Orr on
"rgf,. Bci, were .clut-
BaM he had tint
hat you tell today come out
i"Jiuira rress i,eascd Wire.)
I . " ruKK- March 21.
T "uuierous victims of a bobbed
w i.aireu oanait in Brooklyn and
Manhattan are ready to appear
In court and try to Identify a
pretty bobbed hair blonde cap-
w lurea iasi mgnt arter an at-
tempt to hold up a Manhattan
tailor. .
She was identified by the po-
lice as the wife of Alhen rini. a
mares, friend of Dorothy Keen-
an, also known as "Dot" King,
murdered last spring.
Ouimarea Is serving a three
year sentence In the federal
penitentiary for using the
malls to defraud.
Mrs. Gulmares (rave her oc-
cupatlon as model and her
name as Betty Santos. She
wore a decolette gown with a
rope of pearls around her neck.
a sable coat, silk stockings
and pumps.
She once Interrupted her po-
lice Inquisitors to ask for a
cigarette. She puffed away
while thy tried to draw from
her additional Information.
FA1WI BOY IS FREED
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE. March 21. John Oro-
ger, 17, farm boy of the Kittitas
valley, eastern Washington, was
free today of a first degree murder
charge with the admonition fresh in
his mind to "go back to Ellensburg,
stay there and keep off freight
trains.
Deputy Sheriffs who arrested Gro-
ger after Prank Tilley, pool room
man at Kent, Washington, was fatal
ly shot in resisting a holdup March
8 told Justice C. C. Dalton here yes-
fear from a mob had induced G ro
tor day when the lad was given a pre.
umtnary hearing that they believed
ger to make a urported confession.
Witnesses before the court said
that Groger was tn Ellensburg at
the time of the shooting. It was
added that the youthful prisoner
had gotten off a freight train at
Auburn, near Kent, March 9, Just
before he was arrested.
OAKLAND GOBBLERS
TO SPONSOR DANCE
The dlntrlct attorney and the
:n dlrnrtor claimed the per
r stolen."
Howard Mannlneton turn
The Oakland Gobblers, booster or-
ganizatlon for the thriving city to the
north, will hold a dance tomorrow
evening at Oakland which promises to
be a very enjoyable affair. Quite a
number from this city expect to at
tend. This new booster club Is very
active and among other future pro-
erain8 now being outlined is a bisr
Fourth of July celebration to be held
at Oakland, In which all communi
ties of the, county are asked to par
ticipate. A good program ror tne aay
Is being assembled and there will be
plenty of amusement and various
kinds of features staged to make the
day one of much pleasure and merriment.
No celebration will be held In
Roseburg on the 4th this year but this
community will give full cooperation
to Oakland In the big celebration to
be staged at that city.
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MAKING AN AUDIT
OF STATE ACCOUNTS
SALEM. March 21. Jefferson
Myers, newly appointed state treas
urer, announced today that he had
employed A. J. Tourtellotte. public
accountant of Portland, to make a
thorough examination of the condi
tion of the state treasurer's office
and a listing of all accounts. He ex
plained that there la no indication,
whatever of any irregularities in the
department, but that he simply
wants his own listing of accounts to
begin operations on as state treasur
er. Frank Sever, who was deputy
treasurer under the late O. P. Hoff.
and who resigned at Mr . Hoffs
death requested that an accounting
of the department be made, but Mr.
Myers said his action today is not
In compliance with Sever s request.
Sever Is to be a candidate for the
republican nomination for treasurer.
Mvers said todav that he has not
yet decided whom he will appoint as
his deputy, but that he will confer
today with a man he hss In mind
and thai uthera are under consider
ation. . -01
Negro It Held Charged With
Slaying Kansas City
Woman Doctor.
BROTHER IS ARRESTED
Ihreats of Death Had Been
Previously Made, Police
Say, in Trying to Solve
Mystery Case:
(Associated Preaa aaed Wlra.,
KANSAS CITY m ..
Dr. Zoe Wilklns. .ui M'
had feared a plot against her life by
Charles Wilklns. a hrn.h a
another man. her attorney. J r
day eS' te8tUled at e inquest to'.
"Dr. Wilklns." hrf .-m a
wo men whom she named! They
....u .utiuB uemancis on her. she told
me. and said if she did not comply,
tbey would murder her."
James testified that one was
CharleB Wilklns but refused to
name the other, saying he had
furnished the name to the police
He said Wilklns was under arrest
but the second man was not. In
this connection it was recalled that
police had asked Denver authori
ties to arrest Charles Smith, who
came here In December with the
slain woman's brother. Other wit
nesses have told detectives that Dr.
Wilklns feared a man named Smith!
James, who
city council votes STATEMENTMADE demented doctor OIL C01ITTEE
SELLllBWOISpOR CITY COUNCIL
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Reasons for Resubmitting
Fire Truck Bond Issue.
la a ann nf lh I.,.
Jesse James, the outlaw, said he be
came Dr. Wilkin's attorney late In
reuruary. ne snld she had asked
his advice regarding a will she had
drawn up.
"I want you to look over this
will," James quoted Dr. Wilklns as
having uald, "and tell me If mv
brother Charles can get a penny of
my estate if he murders me."
James said Dr. Wilklns distrust
ed Hanks and told hlmshe had giv
en 1 0.000 in cah to a former hus
band, A. W. Marksheffel. garage
proonetor or Colorado Springs. Dr.
Wilklns, James said, had shown
mm a certificate or trust purport
ing to be slcned by Marksheffel and
two letters from him begging her for
more time to return the money.
This certificate was kept in a
strong box. now missing. The box.
James said, also contained securi
ties valued at more than $100,000.
KANSAS CITY. March 21. Seek
In? to pierce the veil of mvstery
hlch surrounds the slaving of Dr.
Zoe Wilklns. whose gaming at love
and Intrigue ended In gruesome
death, police today faced a number
of unfolding lead. These involved
a mystery quartet whom the woman
feared, and enually mvsterlous San
itarium "deal" and the knowledge
that Dlllard Davles. negro Janitor.
wielded' an unexplained Influence
ever Dr. Wilklns. Hut all the ave
nues pursued revolved In some man
ner about the negto who had heard
his employer talk about Jewels and
valuable papers and who Is all"ired
to have owned the rusty pocket
knife found beside her mutlllnted
body. Davles Is known to have dom
inated the woman on certain occa
sions and once. It Is alleged, at
tempted to assault her.
The neirro Is under arrest, and.
according to I. B. Walston. chief of
detectives Is tlKhtly enmeshed by a
chain of circumstantial evidence.
Besides the negro, Charles Wil
klns. a brother of the slain woman,
and B. F. Tarpley, a devotes of the
pretty adventuress are held.
The negro who had been the cause
of a quarrel between Dr. Wilklns
and her brother. Charles, Is the last
person reported to have been with
the woman before her death He was
COMPETITION WANTED
At a special Sieetlnr of the
city council at 4.S0 o'clock yes- !
- ".t mii-inwu uie numry vi ... .... , . - ,
bond vote was canvassed and an ! Attorney WUTlberly kxplams
w oruinance parsed authorizing the
sale of $12,000 In city, bonds for
the purchase and improvement
of the Marstert site and for its
maintenance na a public library.
Of the $12,000 In bonds $2,300
will be left aftT the purchase
price of the property, which will
provide ample funds for Improv-
tng the builJIng and placing it
in condition for 11 library. The
street lighting committee was al-
so authorized to secure est!-
mates on the coat of installing
one of the now street lights In
front of the building and it is
expected that this improvement
will be made at once.. The
bonds will be sold about April
7th and the Marstera property
will be turned over to the city
soon thereafter.
. '
Council Desires to Exclude
No Company and After
Investigation Will
Choose Apparatus.
That the city council feels that In
resubmitting the fire truck bonds to
the voters of the city It will save tbe
city a large sum of money, and will
open the negotiations for the pur-
a..... .' "! oi a lire irucx to an responsi
a, lb'e companies.' was In effect a state-
COOIJWJE MAINTAINS LEAD mont uiatln ,odRy by Mayor N' Klce
. 4. nd City Attorney Carl Wimberly.
(Aasociati'd Press Leased wire.) Thore has been a great deal of talk on
FARGO. N. D March 21.' 1 bo,h B,t1''8 of "' proposition, and
Returns from 1.934 precincts much agitation, and the council de-
out of 2058 in North Dakota. sires to have Its position clearly un-
for republican presidential
preference give:
Coolidge 60.539: La Follet-
te, 37,052; Johnson 30,934.
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THIEF 1 DUEL
derstood.
The amendment as originally adopt
ed provides for a triple-combination
fire engine of standard make, having
a pumping capacity of 1.000 gallons
per minute.
By triple combination la meant a
tire engine serving three purposes,
that of a pump, a chemical engine
and a hose cart. The present fire
truck owned y the city Is merely a
combination truck being a chemical
engine and hoBo curt. In the triple
combination engine, the water pump,
clinical tanks and hose bed would
all be carried on one truck.
By standard make it Is meant that
(Associated Proaa leased Wire )
MIAMI. Kla.. March 21.
1 once today are expected to
follow un the belief rxnressed
last nunt that Arthur llurdell,
Brooklyn contractor, was be-
log detained by a demented
physician, with a thorough In-
vesication of two anonvmous
messuges relative to his deten
tion. Hurdell disappeared from here
a week ago and nothing has
been learned since regarding
his whereabout. Mrs. Hurdell
last Monday received a tele
phone call from a man who
WANTS
s c
gave Ills nnmo as Dr. Van Hau-
sen and who told her that he
had given him a "shot of
dope' and that "he was taking
him to Atlanta."
Another angle was added to
the strange mystery yesterday
when Mrs. B. J. Gardiner, a
friend of the Burdell't recelv-
ed an anonymous letter, which
stated Mr. Burdell would be re-
turned "if she appealed to the
grand cyclops In Atlanta."
A great deal of excitement occur
red at Sutherlln today in the arrest of
George Mllllken, John Shay and John
Hillings, three exsallors, who were
arrested as auto thief suspects. A
civilian, who Ib believed to be the
actual thief of the car, eluded the of
ficers, and was being sought by a
large armed posse this afternoon.
Chief Ketch this morning saw a
IfircrA eat nnln. nnrth thpniii'li tnu-n
He believed the car to be stolen, and ! , r, ,Bllul 18B"en,bl,'1 ," "! nil,c""ie
NOT INSTIirCT DELEGATES
(Associated Press Leased Wlra.)
PAN FRANCISCO. March 21.
Sufficient signatures have been ob
tained to place an uninstrurted dem
ocratic presidential delegation on
the primary ballot In California, and
the petitions hearing these signa
tures will be filed wilh the county
clerks of ten counties tomorrow and
Monday, it was announced here to
day by W. W. Hedrord. Secretary of
I the progressive democratic league.
The delegate ticket was selected by
the league.
While thore are actually but
2500 signatures, the number counts
for 75.000, as each of the 2500
signed for everyone of the thirty
names on the delegate list. Tele
grams were sent out from the league
hendntiartors todav aakln that the
thin fire engine must be manufao-1 work of obtaining more names be
tured by a company which puts out I suspended.
the complete engine. Under this 1 " delegation was selected in
clnuse It would not be possible to pur- Pro,est to the action of the demo
chase an assembled piece of appara-l cra,lc "a,' fon'ral committee In
tus. For Instance, a company might j m,nr"'n ,he candidacy of William
manufacture a good truck, and an-1 McAdo0.
other company a good pump, and a
third n good chemical engine, and
these three could bo brought togeth-
Counsel for Oil Magnate
Takes Stand and Chal
lenges Committee's Right
ADJOURNMENT IS TAKEN
Attorney Demands That Sin
clair Be Excused but Argu
ment Makes Little.
Impression.
InnVl It ..n hl h.lN.iln. i.w i " " " " However. Koum noi 00 sian-
"e " ....... ....... ...,u...n , .
that his surmiHe was correct. Ho was
iinulile to gel In tuti.ii n-iih Kherirrl Another restriction -in the amend-
Stnrmer. but left word for htm. and!"1'"' l.0 gallon pumper.
with City Kecoid -r It. I.. Wblnnle iiu
mediately started north in pursuit. a"y capacity up to that amount,
'f he four men In the car reached hut ' ls lr' Bsed machine, and
Oakland. Deputy Sheriff Neas be- ""'V 'e companies put out such
came suspicious of them there, and I apparatus.
tried to get them into his garage, j Tbe passage of the original amend
but they turned back towards Slither- ment. It Is claimed, restricts the
If n. Word was telephoned ahead and council to the purchase of a machine
they were stopped when tbey reached
that city. The civilian drew a revol
ver and started firing, and the quar
tette then abandoned the machine
and Btrurk off east through the or
chards. The civilian fired several
Bhots but fortunately struck no one.
Within a few minutes Chief Ketch
and Recorder Whipple arrived on the
scene, closely followed by Sheriff
Starmer. In the meantime Sutherlln
citizens armed themselves and start
ed In pursuit of the fugitives. The
three sailors surrendered after sever
al shots had been fired at them, but
the civilian succeeded In reaching the
brush. The three young men were
brought back to Koseburg In Whip
ple's car and placed in the county
J.UI
STRAY BULLET HITS
WORKER IN THE EYE
PORTLAND. March 21. W . II.
Scales. 24, cement contractor, was
struck In the left eye by a bullet,
thought to have been shot from a
A 1.000 gallon pump can be operated ! smnll calibre rifle, while working on
a House here late yesterday. He is
In a hospital In a serious condition
according to attendants. Police have
been unable to learn who fired the
shot. - Newton Nance, who was
working with Scales at the time of
the accident, and who took him to
a hospital, told the police that after
Scales was struck he looked around
but saw nobody. Police believe the
shot was fired by boys.
from only about four big companies,
as theso are the only companies thst
ran qualify under the provisions of
the measure adopted by the voters.
"The council believes that a com
bination exists between the manufac
turers of these engines," City Attor
ney Wimberly stated. "This combina
tion, It Is believed, exists for the pur
pose of keeping up the price. All
quotations which have been brought
to the attention of the council place
the cost at about $13,000 which the
council believes to be exhorbitant.
"The council has received informa
tion that included in the price are be
tween $3.00 and $1,000 which has been
added to promote tbe sale of such ap
paratus. 1 he council does not say
that this is true, but suth reports
WIFE OF JUSTICE
BURNETT IS DEAD
They did not know the name of the have been received.
man driving the machine, but said
that they joined him at Ashland.
PROF. HORNER TO GIVE
"The council wants the matter of
the purchase of a fire truck to be fair
and open, it docs not want to shut
out any company which may be able
I TPTIIPr TrwIifUT'"' P"vtue adequate equipment
LX.V1(JIC 1 Uillorl 1 1 Veillier Is it desired that the mailer
of capacity be definitely fixed, it Is
(Associated Press Leafed Wire.)
SALEM. March 21. Mrs. George
H. Burnett, wife of Justice Burnett
of the stnte supreme court, died at
5:30 o'clock yesterdav afternoon, af
ter a long Illness. The funeral will
be held here . at the Webb Funeral
Chapel Saturdny at 10:30 a. m. and
cremation will take place in Port
land. Mrs. Burnett was the first
matron of Chadwlrk chapter num
ber 3 7, ordor of Eastern Star, which
vlll hnve full charge of the services
at the chapel. There will be no
service In Portland.
Mrs. Burnett was born April tl,
lsr.G. and was the daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Alfred M. Belt. She mar
ried to George H. Hurnett December
31, 1879, and three years later they
made their home on North High
to attend the meeting to be held
the high school tonight, at which
time Professor J II. Horner, dean of
at the Wilklns home late Satiird.iv ' history at the Oregon Agricultural
All Roseburg residents are urged j honed that the matter can bo present- Street, Salem, where they have al
in such a manner that no company
will be excluded and all manufactur
ers of fire apparatus will be allowed
to submit propositions.
"Tbe council lias received numer
various com-
wavs lived
children.
since. There are
Mrs. A. W. Ilcam and daughter
am(,Iof Glide are spending a few days In
r). j mm ruy nmijipinK alio Tisinog with
that she 1 1 " " 8 regisierea at ine
mystery . I,otpl Grn'1-
I
STREET CAR FARES
WILL BE INCREASED
SALFM. March 21. An Increase
tn street car fare from 6 to 7 cents
h" of the money? How much i In Salem and Eugene will be msde
M back'- effective bv the Southern Pacific
... . . . . nr. . . 1 In tl.il ' . ' ... t I - wnmnM nf ha V. .... ...
le tii n r. - tcnnnA. i, enmnnnv nn Anni t.. uno a .n .... mm n..iiai. ., ... ..... .... ...
fc! t,,...k . . . i - 1. n,,le hv the helneo it I. loo late" the negro Is ,n" r"y
I j"u i nomas . r eia-' . ........ ' . . , , . ... .:
cities or pstrons or tne lines ano sain io nave cTcia'me.i , won i
Indicted ik s. .. hearing ordered by the public ser- wait any longer. I rant. Th
cuied hark anrf -.nei. i vice commission will supend
Fl Havnea ; Increased rates r
r III- none'I OUT w as mici me rei'-er oi not Deen St
ed Its revised schedule of rate with , Dr. Wilklns telephone was off the o'clock
hi e.L.. the commission this morning. In
Salem the increase for ride between
Kl mm iT r-ioer; creased from 6 to . renia. .m.u
I una Dim ISO nno -lih . . . 1 ir .rinmnan
o,.," ' oull not be In- led by an adult and not occupying t parlor.
p.B, 11T.., jjeata will be carried tree.
nleht which oollee have set as the" onege. win give nis illustrated
. ... : turn nn ftroron PriiffstBor Nirnur iu
lime or ,ne a.awng. - ...,...' " ..." ous slatements from
"-.?... " li".: early history of .1,1. state, and h,s I"""' ""' th.it tbey would like to
"four per-ons would kill her unless I "t many Interest-inbuilt bids n their make of engine,
she put through a sanitarium deal"i " regan ing ioe sine, i no en
of which the police have been un-1 alnment Is being sponsored by th.
able to learn anything, the negro I '"nt-Teai her association, and no
ordered Dr. Wilklns to dlsmLs admission will be charged.
woman who nan neen summoned to
the house as a companion.
It was to this woman, whose n
has not been divulged, thit
Wilklns confided her fear
would be killed by the
quartet.
t.ut that they cannot do so owing to
the fact that they have assembled
eqiiipMient Instead of standard.
"After all tbe proposals have been
received and the bids opened and con
sider" d. the council expects to make
a complete and thorough fnvstlga
Hon. I f. after such an Investigation.
PUBLIC TRIBUTE TO
AGED EDUCATOR
WO-
the man left and the neuro remained.
! tnere.d rstea rending the hearing. : ..rrlvlng home ih woman tel,-
i Tn Sonthern Pacific romrany fll- honed hut was told the r-"!' er of
. . . . t ... v.h I.. tl-llblna In,.
hook. The next dav she called and
f-iund the house apparently desert-
In- ed.
On Tuesday evening Dr. Pkin
body was found on the floor of her
In a long grilling Dsrles
'tndfastly maintained that he had
L. Older of Medford arrived In
v nlng to spend the
rest few days here attending to
bus!ne-s miter Mr. Older Is rig-.
Istered at the Hotel Grand. !
It, Wilklns' since 5
Saturday. He dmicd any1
knowledge of Hi" slaying.
Arthur Wilklns. another brother
of the slain woman, csme here Iryt
right from Colorado Springs, Colo
rado, to aid ihe police, lie talked
to the brother under arrest, but
their meeting was cold. I
(Associated Press leased Wire I
CAMItniDGi:. Mass., March 21.
Service to country. Joy In work and
early marriage were enjoined on
Harvard tinder-graduates by Presi
dent Emeritus Charles W. Eliot In
an address which closed tbe public
tribute to the aged educator In hon
or of his KOih birthday yesterday.
"Serve the country." he said.
the loiinc.l finds that tbe American "serve her In peace as well as In
l.a l-'rance. or tbe Seagraves, or the war: serve her by sacrificing money,
ytutr nr any other such enrlne H the for example, high professional earn-
"ie best needed for the city, then the "KS In order to take ptiMIc oitices
tllv -. no t,.,t,l!ee ncoilnst ni of elective or appointive Office. 'e
these , ni'iiies and v.-lll
lia.-" llie one deenied to be the best.
In 1,11 ev nls tlm coiipr ll will select
"-('hir.g but the best equipment
"l h" C' une.l f. e's II, a, tn people
of -t.iit if sl:oi:!d hive confidence
l.r the round villi do what Is bes'
f ,r the city, nnd can be safely trusted
to secure s'tcquste and first class
fire equipment If the people have
not sti'b confidence In the council.
Continued on page five.)
iiralnst anv of elective or ap
pjort-d to pur- opportunity of selecting studies
which jrtiu aiivu m I'Ji n,'i ' i
not hv von are here In what work,
In what profession you can find Joy
In your work.
"Do rot put o'f msrrlare too
much. Do not wait until you think
you can offer the girl you want to
marry all tbe Injuries and privileges
to which In her ta'hers' home she Is
accustomed. When yon have made
up your mind give the girl a chance
to tell you hers.
(Associated Pre., Leased Wlra.)
WASHINGTON, March 21.rrhe
right or the oil committee to pro
ceed with Ita Inquiry Into the leaf
ing or Teapot Dome and related sub
jects was challenged today by coun
sel for Harry F. Sinclair, when ha
returned to" the witness Hand for
questioning about hia possible rela
tions to the dramatic disclosures ot
recent weeks.
Attorneys for the operator baaed
their objection on the Walsh resolu
tion adopted by congress directing
annulment of the on leases. They
pointed out that the resolution de
clared that the leases were made un
der circumstances Indicating fraud
and corruption and said that If this
be true, the committee haa ascer
tained what it was directed to ascer
tain. In a long argument, Martin Lit
tleton of the Sinclair counsel, con
tended that by the resolution con
gress not only had brought to an end
tne jurisdiction or the committee,
but had defined the policy of tha
government that the oil shall be pre
served for the government.
"You have passed upon the val
idity of these leases," Littleton said.
"And as far as the legislative, ad
Indication ran be effective, you have
legislated the leases to be void and
have legislatively Imposed an in
fonctlon with regard to the prop
erty.
"You have established a policy of
the government on this subject: and
anything you claim would be only a
dolnil which would not warrant the
further examination of my client In
this matter.
"You not only say that the leasei
were void but the language you use
Is very broad and the policy you
have established la very definite.
You have declared the policy of this
government Is that the oil should ho
maintained In the ground as a great
reserve supply to meet a national
emergency.
You have thus discharged all the
duties placed In your hands.
What is It your committee Is In
vestigating that entitles It to take
my client, who has been here time
and aguln wllh his books and papers
and say 'You must testify further?'
'Have you any Jurisdiction which
entitles you to do so under the
standard and precedents of the
Amerlcnn government?"
The right of congressional com
mittees to call witnesses and papers
from all over the country to aid In
frnmlng legislation, the attorney
argued, never had been sustained by
the courts.
"Has It ever been denied?" Sen
ator Walsh asked.
'No. but It has been questioned,"
was the reply.
There was a long colloquy be
tween Littleton and Senators as to
the rights of congressional commit
tees to summon witnesses. Sln
clslr's counsel contended that the
committee was without power.
"If your Idea should prevail,"
said Senator Dill, democrat. Wash
ington, "this committee might as
well close Its doors and quit."
"It should either quit or do It
work In a constitutional fashion,"
repllde Littleton.
The argument grew more and
more hested. Finally Senator Spenc
er, republican, Missouri, suggested
that the power of congress to com
nel attendance of witnesses should
be passed on as quickly a possible.
Littleton agreed.
Calling attention that the gov
ernment had brought civil suit In
Wyoming against the Mammoth Oil
company in which fraud was charged
svalnst Sinclair. Littleton said this
was another reason why his client
should not be questioned further.
"He (Sinclair) Is personally
charged In this bill (the government
bill of complaint with a conspir
scv to defraud the government," Lit
tleton said, adding that It was doubt
ful that Sinclair could be compelled
to te tlfy even In a court because
of that charge.
Announcement of the government
it unt mtted on nage
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