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SEVENTOTHIRD YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1924
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Senator " Borah' Says That
Legislation Being Delayed
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FOREIGN LOANS BY U.S.
BANKERS ATTACKED
Minnesota Solon Also Makes
Speech on Central
American Policy
f WASHINGTON, March 22. A
drum fire of oratory shook the
Mnate iky light today. . It started
over renewed charges by Senator
Borah, republican, Idaho, of de
layed legislation to permit "grand
Jury" proceedings.' Before the
smoke ot battle cleared away, how
ever, the senate had been exten
sively informed npon subjects
ranging from Teapot Dome to
Muscle Shoals. ; .
'From .the republican trenches.
Senator Wadsworth of New York
predicted that the senate wonld do
nothing daring the day but "talk."
He was wrong, however. The rec
ords show that In it five-hoar ses
sion it voted "an amendment into
the first deficiency bill providing
for permanent white crosses over
the graves ot American soldiers In
France! It took no other legisla
tive action whatever, except to con
firm some minor nominations.
: Loans Attacked
' The senate day started innocent
ly enough, but within It minutes
Senator Snlpsteadfarmer labor,
Minnesota, unloosed a prepared ad-
drew criticizing generally foreign
loans oy American oanaers KUUlgirl now confined at the girls'
specifically the. II0,090,qob .loan 1
by the Morgan Dan 10 rrance. 1
The senator foresaw possibilities 1
of grave entanglements from such
transactions and charged that a
previous loan by the same firm to
France bad immediately preceded
tie entrance of the 1 united btatesi8ne was 3 years old, having suf-
into the world war.
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I At this point Senator Caraway,
aemocrai,ArKansas,i irameu u
guns upon epeaaer uiiieue ior tue
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latter recent criticism In a Bos-Jwag
ton speech of the senate s record.
'The Arkansas senator denied that
the legislative program had been
delayed by senate investigations
and countered with the assertion
that the house had "sunk to th
lowest point in 'its history as a
legislative body.". J: ; v ' ,
Delays' Rapped
ia reierence ia mo rwom, 10.
tare by Senator, Borah to his re
publican colleagues on the matter
of delays In 'legtelatlve business
brought that senator to the de
fense of his sector. Amplifying
his criticism. Senator Borah said
etery senator, was pledged to tax
reduction, but1 it was Imbrobable
any measure could be passed un
der the present conditions. .
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mocratic.leader. Senator Robinson
ot Arkansas, holding tne line wuni
a challenge that the majority was 1
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without a program. H quoted
a; newsnaoer report of a White
House conference at wnich Senator
Bmoot of Utah, chairman of the
finance committee was Bald to
have informed President Coolidjcre
the revenue bill could not pass be
fore June ,10 -when the republican
convention is to meet.
i Senator Curtis denied that any
such statement had been made at
tbe conference.
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MVELLE DEAD
. i PARIS, March 2t. (Bl the As
sociated Press) Qeneral Robert
rtAoree Nivelle died -today 'of I
pneumonia. "Y, Y:--. '.,
THE WEATHER
OREGON: ' Probably rain Sun-'.-
day; moderate west winds. .
jl. t-OCAL WEATHER
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Maximum temperature,', 4 7
', Minimum temperature, 3S,
; River, 1.5 feet; stationary
t Atmosphere, cloudy.', , ;
- Wind, south i -Yy-
SALEM WOMEN
CHOSEN LEADERS
AT PRpSBYTERIAL
Mrs. J. J. Nunn and Mrs. I. F.
Rebman Elected to Official
Positions
EUGENE, Ore., March 22 The
annual session of the Willamette
Presbyterial, the women's mission
ary society ot the Presbyterian
churches of the Willamette valley,
closed this afternoon and officers
as follows were elected:
Mrs. James O'Hara, Lebanon,
president; Mrs. J. J. Nunn, Salem,
secretary; Mrs. C. F. Andrews, Eu
gene, treasurer. The following de
partment secretaries were named:
Mrs. Anna Taylor, Eugene, as
sociate member; Mrs. It. Travis,
uouage urove, literature i mr.
W. 'H. Lee, Albany, Freedmen;
Mrs. W. E. Shirey, McMinnville,
Children's work; Mrs. I. F. Reb-
men, Salem, young people's work;
Mrs. M. H. Allen, Corvallis, West
minster guilds and circles.
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AFTER SENTENCE
Clifford Wilson, Guilty of
Statutory Rape, Allowed
Leniency
Clifford Wilson, sentenced to a
maximum of 10 years in the pen
itentiary for rape, was granted a
parole from the bench yesterday
n
Dy Judge vercy R. Keiiy. wiisoni0f republican county conventions
asked for a parole following his
sentence by Judge Kelly a week
ag0Y
Wilson admitted on the witness
stand to District Attorney Carson,
that he lied when he wrote to
Judge Kelly asking for a parole
just before Armistice day in that
he said this was a great day forcouniy
ns bovs who won the war" since
ne was never in the service in his
me
7Hg0n Is a , married man and
Wg Tiotim is a 15 year old crippled
Mrs Clara Pat-1
lnduBtrlai 8Chool
terson. superintendent of the
school, testified on the Btand last
Saturday that the girl Is of the
best-behaved wards there and
jookg n0 more than 13 years old.
The girl has been a cripple since
fered an attack of Infantile paraly-
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mouier remaia ne euit
me oerry neias last iau ana wuue
mere mei wuBUD. so kwuiihu-
,ed nIm to Portland where sne
1 was preseniea 10 nis motner as nisi
w,re- I
F a. Hash, sentenced to tnree
years for forgery, was paroled
yesterday by Judge Kelly.
... Carl Neison, charged with non-
Bopp0rt( cnanged his plea ' from
gnnty to not guilty and the case
continued
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Deschutes Man Twice Con
victed Will BeTried Third
Time in Wasco
BEND, Or., March 22. A. J.
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Weston, accused of the murder ot that the delegates vote as a unit
R. H. Krag, near Sisters will be in the election of a national corn
tried at The Dalles, probably In mitteeman, the unanimous senti-
. j.ij.j nunf Kolnir that KaHftnal Ptmmit.
May. Tnis was aeciaea wxiay
when Circuit Judge T. E. J. Duf-
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ry allowed tne peuuon 01 aeiense
JnM. hana nf ,.
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-Weston na8 twice been tried In
J,-nA .nA ln aeh in.tance has
I been toand gulity. The state su-
preme court has twice reversed the
case and remanded it to the lower
court for retrial.
Crozier. Railroad Man.
Will Address Chamber
R. H. Crozier, assistant general
I passenger agent of the Spokane.
J Portland & Seattle Railroad com-
pany, win address tne aaiem
I Chamber of Commerce at the Mon
day luncheon on "The Northwest
Lines campaign of Advertising the
Others." i -
Mr. Crozier has been with these
lines 17 years,! travelling over all
and never bought a railroad ticket.
lie started in . ' j A special meeting of the city coun-l proclamation prohibiting the ex
ton at St. LOUiS, and in hiS SerVlCO I .. ... . ... v0AnMAav nrh nnrtotinn nf nrm i- inlinHion. nf
has acquired the railroad lingo of
m t . 04 ninl M A n n S1 V V W
Chicago, St. Paul, Kansas City, St
Joseph, and Is now' speaking the
! Portland language.
He will tell where Orecon ge
in on all these millions spent ln
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L;--. X I nr rrnrlAr wlltfPubHc Service Commission, but
ways on the move. Mr. crozier win j
Ute tlk.
C00L1DGE IS
APPROVED BY
. WASHINGTON
President Given Endorse- upon within a week by a commit
ment Of Many COUntieS in tee f "e recently organized "Bobi
kl;nkkn,;nn e D ettes' Club" and will be asked to
UGiyi.uui.iiy oiaic nc
port Is Incomplete
McNARY-HAUGEN BILL
ALSO PROVES POPULAR
Eleven Counties Elect Del
egates to State Conven
tion at Wenatchee
SEATTLE, March 22. Eleven
counties of Washington state were
today holding republican conven
tions and electing delegates to the
state convention which wil 1 be
held at Wenatchee April 5.
The counties selecting delegates
were Clarke, Snohomish, Mason,
Whatcom, Island and Skamania on
the west side, and Dou-j'.as, Kit
titas, Lincoln, Pend O'Reille and
Garfield across the Cascades.
SPOKANE, March 22. Reports
in fnnr wnfilnrn Wo ohinrtrin rmi n
u ,uaj 8UUW ueuaiMi au.-
ment of the candidacy of Fresi-
dent Coolidge in three Garf iield, I
Lincoln and Kittitas and a gen-1
eral endorsement of the republics-
Hon administration
in Douglas
Garfield republicans meeting at
Pomeroy, in addition endorsed
Senator W. L. Jones, congressman I
J. W. Summers, the state admin-1
lstration and evinced their approv-
alof the McNary-Haugen grain ex-1
5011 comm,58ln bU and the Pro"of the university ani te Marios
icture taxui. 1
Lincoln republicans at Daven-
port In addition to registering
their approval of the president ad-
vocated tne McNary-Haugen bill. I
Kittitas delegates at Ellensburg 1
with what was said to be the larg-
est return ever turned out to a
conTention of the party in that
. made other recommen-
datlons than to bind their repre-
sentatives to the state meeting tiljutant of Capital post No 9
vote tor nomination or president. 1
Douglas returns at Waterville
endorsed tne present national ad-1
constitution, approved passage 01
immigration approved veteran leg-
islation which has already ap-
peared and asked for further re-
lief for disabled soldiers, asked for
cniiai lapor amendment to tne
constitute, approved passage 01
the Smith-McNary reclamation bill
and backed the Mellon tax plan.
BELLINGHAM, Wash., March
22. Whatcom county republicans
in convention today passed resol
lutions Indorsing President Cool
idge and appointed 34 delegates
to the state convention to be held
at Wenatchee April 5, directing
them to vote only for national del
egates instructed for Coolidge.
Following the convention the
delegates met and organized by
electing Mayor John A. Kellogg
chairman and authorizing him to
appoint a steering committee. It
was unanimously agreed, also,
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The delegates favored the election
of Judge N. C. Richards of Yaki-
ma, as national committeeman,
Judge C. W. Howard was chosen
as the Whatcom member of the
committee on platform and reso
lutions.
SPECIAL MEETING
OF Mil CALLED
Consideration of Proposed
iMev oueci jx naico tu
Be Chief Business
accordl n t M ayor John B. Giesy,
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that action may be taken on the
new tariff rates proponed by the
Southern Pacific to affect -Salem
street car service .
The new tariff, if no protest
made, will go into effect April 2.
in Mayor Glesy report, that he has
1 MMa .,Aa W rrilallu- miltl
the proposed new rates by the
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SPOKANE BOBS
INCREASING;
200 IN UNION
Popularity of Hair Dress
Makes Appointment Neces
sary Three Days Ahead
SPOKANE, March 22. Em
ployers who have issued rules for
bidding women employes to have
their hair hohhed will be called
rescind such orders, it was an
nounced today by officers of the
club.
Edna Wallace Hopper, 62 year
old bobette, who is appearing at a
local theatre, spoke to the club at
a meeting last night, and promised
to tell bobbed-hair partisans in
other cities about the organiza
tion.
Membership of the club, it was
announced, now is over 200, and
about 10 new members a day are
being added. Proprietors of local
beauty parlors said today that en
gagements for "bobs" mst be made
three days ahead. One said about
25 "boy style" haircuts had been
given in her shop during the last
week.
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Another Local Attorney As
pires to Hold Office ot
Justice of Peace
I Brazier C. Small, local attorney,
flled his candidacy for the demo-
cratic nomination for justice of
the peace of the Salem district
Saturday. He declared himself for
strict and Impartial law enforce-
ment.
Mr. Small is a native of Marlon
county and the first ex-service
man to come out for the position
He graduated from the Salem high
school and from Willamette uni
versify Jaw school. At present he
is an instructor in the law school
county attorney ior tne state tana
board. Mr. Small Is esquire for
the Salem lodge ot Elks and a
member of the Masonic lodge at
Turner.
During the war Mr. Small served
in the naval aviation corps, enter
tne the nractice of law upon be-
hng mustered out of the service.
For the last three years he has
served the American legion as ad
The following statement was
made in connection with the fil
fog: "if I am nominated and
1 elected I will give my close per-
sonal attention to all matters com
fng within my jurisdiction toward
the end that Justice may prevail
between all parties in litigation,
and tne galem district may have a
8trIct and impartial enforcement
I of all criminal law."
School Supervisor Takes
Federal Post in Connec
tion With 0AC
W. H. Baillie, for three years
rural school supervisor for Marion
county and in charge of industrial
club work for the county, has ac-
cented a nosition with the federal
leovprnment to wnrlr with thp pt.
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rlenltural college and will be in
chge of club work ln Marion,
Polk, Linn and Benton counties
Mrs. Mary L. Fulke'rson, county
school superintendent, has accept
ed Mr. BaHlie's resignation, to
take effect April 1. She announc
od yesterday that she had tenta
tively filled the vacancy, but the
appointment would not be an
nounced until confirmed by the
cpunty educational board.
I FINAL FLASHES I
PARIS, March 22. The c-ham-
benof deputies and the senate this
eventng definitely passed the gov
ernment's fiscal bill.
WASHINGTON, March 22. A
war to Honduras was Issued by
I
President Coolidge tb night..
J WASHINGTON COURTHOUSE,
lOhla, March 22. M. S. Daugherty
is brother of attorney general Harry
M. Daugherty, tonight declared
that he would refuse to comply
nfltatUti si aiimmnna from t ho nnminit.
tee investigating the attorney-gen-
1 eral to produce before the commit
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SUNNY CLIME
WELCOMES RAIN
DROUGHT BROKEN
California Enjoys Showers
Which Break Long Dry
Spell of Season
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.
Drought parched ranch and farm
lands of northern California today
were drenched by gentle rains
which began falling shortly before
noon tday, and the area of precipi
tation is extending gradually into
central California, according to
weather bureau reports.
The showers are bringing wel
come relief to orchardists, cattle
raisers and farmers who were fac
ing possible heavy financial loss
as a result of the continued dry
spell throughout the state.
The storm area extends from
Washington down to central Call
fornia and from the coast to the
Sierras, having moved in suddenly
from a disturbance area off Van
couver island, according to the
weather bureau.
MOMENG DEBATE
World Court Question to Be
I hreashed Out By College
Orators
One of the most Important In
tercollegiate forensic contests of
the northwest this season will be
fought on the local platform here
tomorrow night when the debate
teams of Willamette university
and the University of Wyoming
clash on the question, "Resolved,
That the United States should en
ter the World Court." Each team
has bien defeated only once in the
last two years and Wyoming has
a clear record for last year of 13
consecutive victories.
"The lOCar team," whieVwIlT up
hold the negative of the question,
is composed of Robert Notson and
Ralph Emmons. -Notson is a three
year letter man who led the sue
cessful Willamette orators last
year. Emmons is a new man, en
tering his first year of collegiate
debate, but has an imposing high
school record behind him.
Ralph Conwell and Herbert
Woodman are to represent the
University of Wyoming in their
defence of American participation
Both are serving their third year
on the Wyoming varsity and both
are members of Delta. Sigma Rho
national honorary forensic frater
nity.
Wyoming will, have debated the
Question for tomorrow night eight
times this season before they clash
with the Willamette orators. They
are now on a tour of the coast in
which they are participating in IS
debates. Wyoming in the last
three ysears has been rapidly com
ing to Tthe fore Jn intercollegiate
debate Circles, and last year they
claimed the title of national in
tercollegiate champions.
The debate here will be the first
of the season for Willamette and
will start off a very promising
schedule. Their next opponents
will be Michigan Agricultural col
lege, with whom they will clash
two weeks from tomorrow night
The debate tomorrow Is sched
uled for 8 o'clock and will be held
ln the chapel of . the university,
Because of the fact that this week
is spring vacation for the students
and most of them will not he here
to attend, managers for the debate
are requesting a large attendance
of townspeople.
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Gervais Man Named By
Governor to Serve 0AC
in Hawley's Place
State Senator Sam. H, Brown of
Gervais was appointed by Gover
nor Pierce Saturday as a member
of the board of regents of Oregon
Agricultural college to succeed the
late C. L. Hawley. Brown is a
republican as was Mr. Hawley,
and is also a "dirt" farmer. His
appointment Is for three years, or
to fill out the unexpired term of
Mr. Hawley. The governbr reap
pointed on the board E. B. Al-
drich. editor of the East Oregon
Ian; II. F. Irvine, editor of the
Portland Journal, and' Jcffenspn
Myers, ' state treasurer.
The i governor reappointed Dr.
C. J. Smith of Portland as a mem
ber of j the state board of. higher
curricula . . . .. ;.
TEAM IS COll
ENATOR BROWN
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REVEALS NEW
KIND OF DEALS
Divorcee Tells of Conference
at "Little Green House in
K Street" Blackmail
Charged
WOMAN RELATES STORY
OF ALLEGED PROMISE
Jake Hamon, She Says, Was
Promised Cabinet Job for
Supporting Harding
WASHINGTON, March 22.JRox-
ie Stinson today gave the Daugh
erty investigating committee an
other long chapter of her amaz
ing story. Including a description
of a "deal" at the 1920 republican
convention to nominate Harding,
and details ot more whiskev
"deals" in which she said Attor
ney General Daugherty was an in
fluential factor.
She also struck back at Mr.
Daugherty for his charges that
she had attempted to blackmail
him as a price for her silence and
had registered at a Cleveland ho
tel with a man named A. L. Fink
Both charges constituted a "beau
tiful frameup" Miss Stinson de
clared in a sobbing statement of
vehement denials and lengthy ex
planations.
Hamon Given Promise
The convention "deal" she said, j
was related often to her by the'
late Jess Smith, her divorced hus-
band, and constant companion of
Mr. Daugherty. She said she was
told of a promise of a cabinet po
sition to Jake Hanson, former Ok
lahoma millionaire oil operator
and of "strong arm" methods by
Daugherty in the famous early
momtng- conference of "republican ;
leaders at Chicago when they got
behind Mr. Harding for the nom
ination. No specific whiskey
"deals" were cited by Miss Stin
son, but she said Smith had told
her of them and had said that
Daugherty's influence was vital to
their success.
Questions as to how Jess Smith
actually met his death, a year ago
in the attorney general's apart
ment heretofore accepted and
certified officially as a suicide al
so were a dramatic feature of the
three hours Miss Stinson was on
the stand. Senator Wheeler, dem
ocrat, Montana, in charge of the
Inquiry, asked many questions re
garding the appearance of the
dead man's body, the absence of
powder burns, which Miss Stinson
testified to and the "fear" which
she said Smith had been laboring
under.
A number of Utters written by
Smith to Miss Stinson were pro
duced and read. There were a
few definite references to "deals"
but none were identified definite
ly. Only a small part of the let
ters wer e reaced today and the
witness will continue that phase
of her testimony next Monday.
The name of Howard Manning-
ton was again brought Into the
picture by Miss Stinson who relat
ed conferences at the "little green
house in K street," where she said,
Smith told her that Mannington,
Daugherty and others held import
ant conferences She said Smith
named Senator Watson, republl
can Indiana, and postmaster Gen
eral New among the frequenters
of the place. Mannington has been
charged by other witnesses with
receiving thousands of dollars in
the Dempsey-Carpentier fight film
case and New York whiskey dtals
Committee members said today
thev had assurances he would
come from Paris to testify.
Raloh Stevens, Democrat,
Candidate for Constable
Ralph I. Stevens, a farmer liv
ing on Route 7. is the latest aspir
ant for the office of constable.
While he has not filed, Stevens
admitted Saturday that he was
considering coming out against
Bill Setak, who has already filed
asd a Democratic candidate.
Stevens is an exservice man and
was overseas for more than a year
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J
H. Stevens, who have lived in Ore
gon for over 35 years. Mr. Stevens
himself has been a resident of
Marion county for the last 30
years. conilnK here shortly after
his birth.
While Mr. Stevons has not filed
inasmuch as he is the only exser
vice man out for constable, it is
understood he will have consider
able support from the former sol
diers. He is an active member of
Capital Post No. 9 of tho Amerl
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SATURDAY IN
WASHINGTON
The house committee began an
investigation of the shipping
board.
-The naval appropriation bill
carrying $272,000,000 was passed
by the house.
The senate engaged in a debate
on ofl, Torelgn policy, the legisla
tive program and other topics.
An embargo on shipment of
arms or munitions of war to Hon
duras was declared by President
Coolidge.
Chairman Smoot of the senate
finance committee said the house
estimate of the cost of the sol
diers' bonus bill was too low.
Secretary Mellon in a statement
declared that he had never at
tempted to influence the bureau
of internal revenue in any of its
tax decisions.
Roxie Stinson, divorced wife of
Jess W. Smith, told the Daugherty
committee she had been Informed
by Smith of a deal whereby Jake
Hamon, Oklahoma oil man was to
get a cabinet post.
Harry F. Sinclair refused to an
swer further questions of the sen
ate oil committee.
Will Hays testified Sinclair con
tributed $75,000 to the republican
national committee.
Fred W. Upham, republican na
tional treasurer was subpoenaed.
Republican National Treas
urer Says He Has No
Knowledge of Donation
CHANDLER, Ariz., March 22.
Fred W. Upham, treasurer of the
republican national committee in
a statement here tonight asserted
he had no knowledge of a contri
bution by Harry F. Sinclair of
75,000 to the national campaign
in 1920.
The records of the committee at
the national headquarters he said
will show the record of every con
tribution received, together with
the name and address of the con
tributor.
Mr. Upham said the only con
tribution by oil interests that he
had heard of was when "demo
cratic leaders" told him that E
L. Doheny had contributed from
$100,000 to $150,000 to help wipe
out the democratic deficit. The
republican treasurer said be learn
ed this from "democratic leaders'
while he was in Washington as a
private citizen seeking the demo
cratic convention for Chicago.
"Prior to the 1920 campaign,
Mr. Upham stated, "Sinclair con
tributed $2000 to the republican
committee and during the cam
paign he contributed $1000. That
is all the record I have of Sin
clair's subscription to the fund
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Broadcasting of Employment
Situation Keported on
Favorably
PORTLAND, Or., March 22.
Distribution, of transient workers
during the harvest season so that
the needs of each district -will be
supplied and the workers will suf
fer a minimum loss in moving
from one job to another, was the
basis for an all day discussion
held under auspices of the state
seasonal employment commission.
C. H. Gram, state labor commis
sioner and chairman of the com
mission, presided.
A special committee reported
favorably on a plan which was
adopted by the commission of ob
taining through various agencies
in each community reports on the
employment situation and broad
casting this information, making
it possible for workers who are
in an area of over-supply of labor
to migrate to a district where their
services are needed.
To carry out this idea the use
of the chambers of commerce,
county agricultural agents, TMCA,
federal and state employment
agencies and other such bodies
was provided. tori .r-'-i
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Lessee of Teapot Dome Re
fuses to Testify Before
Senate Committee Will
Hays Witness
ROOSEVELT BROTHERS
ATTACKED IN LETTER
Oil Magnate Promised $75,-
000 Toward Republican
Deficit Is Report .
WASHINGTON. March 22.
Events in the oil inquiry moved
again today with dramatic swift
ness. .
Harry F. Sinclair, lessee bf tea
pot dome, refused to answer ques
tions put by the senate investiga
tors which certified the facts. to
the senate with a view to con
tempt proceedings. Will H. Hays,
former chairman of the republican
national committee testified that
at his solicitation Sinclair bad
agreed to contribute $75,000 to
help wipe out the .$1,600,000 defl-
it of the committee after the 1920
campaign.
A subpoena was Issued for
Fred W: Upham of Chicago, trea
surer ot the republican committee
requiring him to bring all records
of the committee bearing on any
and all campaign contributions re
ceived from Sinclair.'
Attacks Roosevelt t ;
After refusing to answer 10
questions put to him, Sinclair
upon leaving the committee room
issued a long statement in which
he attacked Theodore and Archie
Roosevelt and others who have
testified. . -. ---v- - -'iY Y ,
Hays denied a story that Sin
clair had contributed 75,000 shares
of Sinclair on stock to wipe out
the republican committee deficit.
cnaracierizmg it as neing yas
false in content as It Is libelous in
purpose." other high spots of the
testimony were:
That he and bis brother, HInkle
Hays, had had a "purely personal .
transaction in bonds with Sincllar
and that the committee was wel '
come to examine hi nrtvat ro
cords of that transaction. Thai "
while he was postmaster genera -the
law firm of Hays & Hays, of
Sullivan, Ind., of which his broth, .
er was a member, was counsel fen
Sinclair In Indiana. J
That no stock was used as se- -curity
for loans to the republican
national committee at least while
he was chairman. ,
That the naval oil leases never
were discussed at any melting of
the cabinet at which he attended.
That he had no knowledge
while he was in the cabinet of .
any executive order transferring
the aaval oil reserve from ; v
jurisdiction of the- navy depart
ment to that of the interior de
partment. Hays said he asked Sin
clair to contribute toward 'wiping
out the committee deficit in 1923
more than a year after he left the
cabinet. Y
After being directed by unani
mous vote of the committee to
take the stand for the sixth time,'
Sinclair announced his refusal to
submit further questioning in a
long prepared statement which he
read into the record. Y
Reason Given
I do decline to answer any
question on the ground that it
would tend to Incriminate," Sin
clair said, "because there is noth
ing in any ot the facts or circum
stances of the lease of teapot dome
which does or can Incriminate
me." :,
Reciting that he bad been be
fore the committee on five occa
sion, the oil magnate reviawed
many of the facts of the case as
presented to the committee by his
counsel ln urging th'-- be. ex
cused from further attempts to ex
amine him. He then concluded,
with this declaration:
"You and the body from which -you
derived your' authority have
already sat ln judgment on these
questions and remitted them I to
the courts of proper jurisdiction.
I shall reserve any evidence I may .
be able to give for those courts
for which you and your colleagues
have deliberately referred f- all
questions of which you had any'
jurisdiction and. shall respectfully ,
decline to answer, any Questions
propounded by your committee." ;
' WITHDRAWAL DENIED
.WASHINGTON. March. 22.
(Mac) Rumors that William C.
McAdoo might withdraw from the
race for the democratic presiden
tial nomination were branded as
nisiva u v kc7 aaa oinoiucuh aw- -
sued here today by Judge David
..Rockwell, manager, oj Jhe McY
A22 campaign.-- rinlrwig-i
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