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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1921
RESIGNATION
SECY NAVY
DEMANDED
Unless Secy. Denby. Hands-in
Resignation By Sundown,
Senator Walsh Declares
Senate Will Remove Him
Record in Oil Case Unfits
.nHim for Office. '
v.- ': : '
.Washington, Jan. 28.unioss the
resignation of Secretary Denby is in
the .hands 5t President Coolidge be
fore sundown today, Senator Walsh,
Montana, declared today in the sen
ate, he would seek action in that body
to remove the present head of the navy
department.
. The secretary showed his "utter un
fitness" for of'ice, Senator Walsh said,
when he willingly divested himself of
responsibility for the naval reserves
aiidV' turned them "over to an official
to whom congress would never have
entrusted them.
Beyond this, however, the Montana
senator said, the secretary in his ap
pearance before the oil inquiry, had j
shown absolute lack of knowledge of
Important transactions for which, un
der the law he is responsible
History of Oil Case
Upon opening discussion of his reso
lution, Senator Walsh traced tho his
tory of the naval oil reserves from the
time President Taft withdrew them in
entry in 1909. The withdrawal was
made, be Bald, because it was real
ized that the time was fast ap
proaching when oil would be the future
fuel of the navy. The right of Presi
dent Taft to act was a subject of spir
ited debate, he contlnuod, but was up
held by the .supreme. court. aCtor con
gress had enacted a law specifically
conferring upon him the right ho had
exercised.
The Montana senator called atten
tion to the repeated efforts made by
private claimants to set up claims
"mostly paper claims to land within
the -naval reserves."
He then traced the efforts and re
viewed the acts of congress designed
to protect the reserves from exploita
tion. Particular emphasis was laid by
Senator Walsh to an act of congress in
reposing In the secretary of the navy
alone the control of the reserves.
"The present administration had
hardly got warm in its scat," lie said,
"before the president Issued nn execu
tive order transferring the entire re
serves to the secretory of the interior."
Contrary to Law
He added that the executive order
was "indefensible," and that "contrary
to law," and did not apprehend that
anyone would arise to defend it.
The original drift of this executive
order, asserted the senator, was made
by Secretary Fall and was not entrust
ed to the agencies usually employed.
"Fall oven drafted the lottor of
transmittal which accompanied it Trom
the navy department to the White
House." he continued.
Admiral Griffin and other navy of
ficers, he went cn, made ineffectual at
tempts to block the order and then to
modify It. .
"These protests ' were never trans
mitted to the White House," he con
tinued, "and the records there con
tain nothing to show the reason for is
suance of the order."
The committee's investigation dis
closed "absolutely nothing irregular
In connection with the first Doheny
contract for 22 off-set wells In re
serve No. 1 Senator Walsh declared.
"The danger of drainage was recog
nized by all. Including Secretary Dan
iels." he said, "and the Doheny com
pany was the lowest bidder for the pro
tecting wells.
P. A. Pell left for a visit and busi
ness trip Sunday evening to Califor
nia. MUHR LINCOLN
AURORA. III., Jan. 28. Warren J.
Lincoln, confessed slayer of his wife
and his brother-in-law. Byron Shoup.
whose heads were found Saturday en
cased in a large cement block, is
Insane and should be sent to an
asylum without trial. Dr. Joseph
Springer, chief coroner's physician of
Cook county, has recqmmended after
an investigation.
The possibility that Lincoln killed
bis first wife more than a decade ago
Governor Pierce's
Private Secretary
Robbed of His Gun
SALEM. Ore, Jan. 28. When
Ward A. Irvine private secretary
to Governor Pierce, returned to
hla home hero last nlKht from a
' week-end spent in Portland, ho
discovered that his. home had
fr been burglarized during his ab-
senco. A .45 calibre automatic
pistol, two suits of clothing, an
overcoat and several shirts were
among the loot taken.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Tho
northwestern credit situation occupied
a large place in the attention of Presi
dent Coolidge today.
Managing Director Meyer of the
war finance corporation, Just returned
from tho northwest as a member of
the commission sent to determine
what aid tho federal government
might render, had an engagement to
deliver his report and discuss with tho
executive plans for ro-capltalization
of northwestern banks.
Conferences also were arranged by
Mr. Coolidge with Gray Silver, Wash
ington representative of the American
Farm Bureau federation, Representa
tive Leavitt, republican, Montana and
a committee of Montana, farm organi
zation representatives and Represen
tative French, republican, Idaho, and
representatives of the Wheat Growers
association.
Plans for tho conference to be held
later this week with northwestern
bankers meantime are moved forward
by Secretaries Hoover and Wallace.
Meantime the first big farm roller
measure introduced at this congress
was approved In principle by the sen
ate agricultural committee, It is the
Norbeck-Blirtncss bill proposing an
appropriation of $75,000,000 for the
aid of northwestern wheatgrowers in
particular and agriculture generally.
Ab Introduced the measure carried
f 50,000.000 for tho aid of wheat grow
ers only; but tho committee accepted
a proposal by Senator Harrison, dem
ocrat, Mississippi, that an additional
$25,000,000 be added for assisting
producers of cotton and other agri
cultural products. A sub-committee
was appointed to work out details of
tho Harrison amendment.
Of tho $50,000,000 for wheat grow
ers, $20,000,000 would become avail
able during tho present fiscal year,
$20,000,000 during tho fiscal year
ending June 30, 1025, and the remain
der during tho succeeding fiscal year.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 28. John
H. Coke, United States attorney, yes
tcl'day received orders from the at
torney generals office in waslilngton
D. C, to prosecute the bonus fraud
asrs In the federnl courts. The in
structions came In a letter which
stated that the government's decision
to proceed with tho prosecution came
after consideration of all angles of
tho case.
Judge Coke nnnounced that he
would ask the court to set the cases
as soon as possible.
Wicked Bandits Force
Distillery Guards to
Drink Own Medicine
CHICAGO, Jan. 28. A small
army of bandits said to have
numbered 20 or 30, raided the
Hammond Distillery company's
plant at Hammond, Ind., which is
used as a government warehouse,
and according to the 'story of
throe guards, forced them to
drink whiskey until they were
thoroughly intoxicated and then
robbed the place of sixty barrels
of whiskey.
DECLARED CRAZY,
has entered his case, police announc
ed. That he might have been the
slayer of a man whose body, minus
hands and with features obliterated
by burning, was found near Lincoln's
home also is being investigated. A
third new angle of the case which has
kept the police here busy many
months is the finding In Chicago of a
young married woman who says Lin
coln was to have married her after
each had obtained a divorce.
$100,000 VOTED
PRESIDENT FOR
OIL PROSECUTION
House Passes Bill Giving Cool-
idge $100,000 With Which
to Employ Special Counsel
for Action Against Leaders
in Oil Scandal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Tho
house today passed and sent to the
senate a resolution to appropriate
$100,000 for employment by the pres
ident of special counsel to conduct
prosecutions in connection with the
leasing of naval oil reserves.
The voto was 250 to 1, Blanton,
democrat, Texas, casting the negative
voto.
Representative Garrett, the demo
cratic leader, Immediately sought to
have the house consider a resolution
designed to bring about cancellation
of the Sinclnlr Teapot Dome contract,
but Chairman Sinnott, of the public
lands committee, to which it had
been referred, objectod, and it could
not be brought up.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 The naval
oil disclosures were debated by tho :
senate toduy n a history-making ses
sion with nil indications pointing to
adoption before adjournment of a
resolution favoring annulment of the
Teapot Dome contract. 1
While the debate was In progress
President Coolidge was completing his
plans to replace prosecution of annul
ment suits In the hands of District
attorneys, one a democrat, and one a
republican, with instructions to act
independently of the department of
justice.
Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana,
who has taken the lead in the senate
inquiry presented on the senate floor
the annulment resolution as provided
in principle by the investigating com
mittee.
The discussion pointed to general
acceptance of the proposed bill on
both sides of the chamber,
. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Jan. 28.
A resolution seeking a United States
senate investigation of a lease to
Quapaw Indian lands in northeastern
Oklahoma granted in 1922 by Albert
B. Fall, former secretary of the in
terior to the Eagle-Picher Mining
company, was adopted with one dis
senting vote by the Oklahoma state
senate today.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Presi
dent Coolidge and Attorney Goneral
Daugherty were attacked In the houso
today by Reprosentativo Garrett of
Tennessee, tho democratic leader for
their failure to act more promptly on
the naval oil disclosures.
The Tennessee representative de
clared the president "has no confi
dence" In Mr. Daugherty, and added:
"When a government department is
suspected throughout the land of be
ing saturated with fraud and corrup
tion It Is time for a general cleanup
of all departments."
IS SENT TO PORTLAND
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 28. Leo
Mc.N'all of Grants Pass, passenger In
the automobile driven by Dr. Rhor
man Loughridge, which toppled over
tho Rogue river bridge near Grants
Pass last Tuesday with fatal result to
Loughridge, was yesterday sent to a
hospital here, suffering from a broken
leg, a broken hip and a broken Jaw.
McNail had received treatment in
Grants Pass, but complications neces
sitated his removal to Portland.
Sun Yat Sen Asks Labor
Leader for New Policy
HONO KONG, Jan. 28. (By tho
Associated Press) Sun Yat Son,
south China leader, today cabled
greetings and an appenl for a new
British policy toward China, to Ram-
sajj Macdonald, England's premier.
Recently Sun cabled Macdonald, as
leader of tho British labor party, ask
ing the support of British labor in
Sun's long campaign against the Pe
king government.
The Daily
Bank Robbery
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28. Three
youthful bandits today held up a
branch of the Pacific Southwest Trust
and Savings bank at Pico and Valencia
streets, lined up seven employes and
a customer against the wall and es
caped with $1500, according to reports
to the police.
At .almost the same moment two
more young highwaymen, operating at
Fourth and Bunker Hill streets, held
up J. W. Davis, collector, for a bread
company and made their getaway with
$S00.
AMERICAN EXPERT TO STUDY
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IS
THE MCAK EAST
J f x 1 I"
Dr. Paul Monroe, director of the
International Institute of Teachers'
College and an internationally
known authority on education,
sailed on the Italian liner, "Prust
dente Wilson" to make a survey
for the Near East Relief of edu
cational needs in the Levant, par
ticularly anions j the 60.000 child
ren who are beirig trained for solf
Bupport In orphanages of the ro
lief organization Dr. Monroe re
cently returned) Jo this country
after service of fnore than a year
as educational expert for the
irovernmeot.
Oregon News
in Brief
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 28. Suit has
been filed in circuit court by A. Pfi
Elerath. asking $20,000 damages 'of
Fred ' W. Wagner, the charge being
made that during some stunts at the
Elks-Grotto ball game laBt summer,
Wagnor kicked a .barrel out from un
der him, causing Elerath to fall to the
ground. Elorntli- claims that both
bones of his rifiht arm were broken.
1
CANBY, Ore., Jail. 28. At the regu
lar monthly meeting of the Warner
Grange, held In their new hall at New
Era Saturday afternoon, a resolution
was adopted providing that a bill be
submitted to the voters of Oregon fix-
In ga minimum clffcrge of $5 for auto
mobile licenses and an additional tax
be made on gasoline. .
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 28. Fire
which la believed to have started In
the coal pile In tho basement caused
an estimated $30,000 damage to the
stock nnd property of the Simpson
Automobile company here this morn
ing. Tools and parts were destroyed
but no automobiles were destroyed
though several wore damaged by
smoko and heat.
HOOD RIVER. Ore, Jan. 28. Icy
pavements caused more than a score
of skidding accidents here and along
the Columbia River highway today.
Seven 'cars skidded into the ditch be
tween here and Mosler.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. -28. Cov
ered with bricks when the truck they
were riding skidded off Canyon road
this morning, Llnsoy Gartln and Wal
ter Smith, 10-year-old employes of
the Multnomah Lumber and Box
company, wero sent to the emergency
hospital, Gartln with a possible frac
tured skull.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 28. Con
trol of tho properties of tho Flora
Logging company, organized last Feb
ruary by J. C. Flora of Portland and
E. S. Grammar of Seattle to take
over the timber tract and twelve miles
of logging railway of tho Carlton
Consolidated Lumber company in
Yamhill county, hns passed to the
Inman-Poulsen Lumber company of
Portland, according to H. B. Vanduzer
vice president of tho Inman-Poulsen
Lumber company.
Daily Report on
the Crime Wave
OAKLAND, Cal., Jan. 28. Two
bandits stole a safo containing about
$300 from tho Fremont theater here
shortly beforo midnight last night.
They forced Robert Ray, managor of
, V. ti,Dnt-- ami n frlnnrl. who wnjl in
the theater office with him, to carry
the safe to their automoDiie. mo
holdun occurred within one block of
a police station.
Death Toll of
the Automobile
Ti'ATc-ijr nn in .Tun. 9S Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Smith were killed and their
h.nA nhiMrnn wem InttiroH when the
automobile In which they were riding.
was struck by an Illinois jemrai
senger train at Ackley, Iowa, lato yes
terday.
Walt Ins for Henry's Itenlr
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Still
sLwnitinir word from Henry Ford as to
whether he will appear to discuss his
offer for Muscle Shoals, the house
military committee proceeded today
with its hearings under a program
which called for their conclusion not
later than Wednesday.
NQUIRY
SENATE
OP I0P0LITICS
Democratic Attempt to Involve
. Late Prest. Harding in Oil
Scandal Brings Sharp At
tack From G. 0. P. Side
Wash's Charge Denied.
WASHINGTON, Jau. 28. Sonato de
bate on tho oil looses opened today
Immediately after the senate conven
ed. Senator Walsh, democrat, Mon
tana, called attention to an article in
tho Washington Star of January 24,
in which the statement was mado that
the question of leasing tho Teapot
Dome reserve to the Sinclnlr Interests
had not been submitted to the cab
inet and that many members of Presi
dent Harding's official family learned
of the Teapot Dome lease for the first
time from the newspapers. "This is
a syndicated article," Senator Walsh
said, "and has gone into scores of
cities. I do not believe this purports
to give the writer's own Information
but must have been given to him by
high officials.
"Solely, in tho Interest of accuracy
of history I read a letter transmitted
by Secretary Fall to the president of
the United States and by him to the
senate in explanation of the leases and
particularly the Teapot Dome lease
and the reasons that actuatod the ac
tion taken."
"We have It upon tho word of Soc
rotary Fall," continued Senator WbIbIi,
"that before the leases were executed
the leases themselves not only became
a subject of cabinet discussison but
the question of their legality became
a subject of debate in tho cabinet."
Senator Walsh also read the letter
of President Harding transmitting the
Fall letter which concluded with this
sentonce;
"I think It Is only fair to gay In this
connection that the policy which has
been adopted by the secretary of the
navy and the secretary of the Interior
in dealing with these matters, was sub
mitted to me prior to the adoption
thereof, and the policy decided upon
and the subsoquent acts have at all
times had my entire approval."
Senator Walsh then called up the
Caraway cancellation resolution say
ing he deBired to offer a substitute but
Chairman Lenroot objocted until he
could make a statement.
Walsh Charge Denied
First Mr. Lenroot had read into tho
record the statement issued by Prest
dent Coolidge Saturday midnight out
lining the administration's determina-
tlon to proceed with court action to
annul the leases. He then denied a
statement issued last night by Sena
tor Walsh saying that In view of the
statement by the president obviously
Information had been transmitted to
the executive about a confidential
agreement of the senate Investigating
committee approving In principle the
Walsh substitute resolution. Thin
measure would direct the president to
bring court action and to employ spe
cial counsel to prosecute the cases.
"Tho plain Inference is that tho pres
ident's action was actuated by whnt
the committee did In exocutlvo session
last Saturday. I visited the White
House at 10:30 o'clocK Saturday night
at tho request of the president. Whon
I reached there the .statement had
boon prepared substantially In tho
form In which It waB Issued. The
president had no Information from mo,
and, I am advised, from no other per
son before ho prepared the statement.
Work for Annulment.
WASHINGTON. Jim. 28. Both tho
exocutlvo and legislative branches of
the government moved today toward
tho common end of socking annul
ment of the navnl oil reserve leases.
Whllo President Coolidge was en
deavoring to seloct two nationally
known lawyers to take charge of the
prosecution of suits, civil and crimi
nal, the wholo subject came up for
discussion on tho floor of the senate.
Before the president announced at
midnight Saturday the administra
tion's determination to act at once,
Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana,
who has boon foremost In pressing tho
sonato oil inquiry had proparcd and
tho Investigating committoe had en
dorsed lrt prlnclplo a resolution au
thorizing tho executive to act and di
recting him to employ spocial coun
sel to take charge of the litigation.
. This resolution, on which Senators
Walsh and Caraway, democrat. Ark
ansas, had agreed upon as a substi
tute for tho lattor'g ponding cancel
lation measure. Is similar to the one
Introduced Saturday by Representa
tive Garrett, democratic leader In tho
house, which will bo called upon to
act on tho Walsh resolution If it Is
adopted by the senate. Mr. Oarrott
and other leaders anticipated little or
no opposition to the resolutions, de
claring It was desirable for congress
(Continued on Page Six)
Mayor of Newport,
Oregon, Arrested On
Intoxication Charge
NEWPORT, Ore., Jan. 28.
Carl Ryckman, mayor of Now-
port, was arrested Saturday
night on a chnrgo of driving an
automobile while intoxicated and
spent tho night in Jail nt Toledo,
He was released on bond yostor-
day.
The arrest was made by
Charles Overton, who was ousted
r as a city councilman at a recall
election held last week, and
r James Amy, city marsnal. r
PROTEST IS FILED
ABMT USE OF
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 28. C. II. Pur-
cell, a district engineer of tho United
States department of agriculture has
filed with the state engineering de
partment a protest against an appli
cation of tho California-Oregon Power
compnny for authority to dlvort tho
waters of Mill Creek Into Its power
plant at Prospect, Jackson county. It
Is claimed the proposed diversion is
contrary to public welfare
Officials ot tho Calii'ornia-Orogon
Power company said this morning
that It was the plan of the company
not to use tho Mill Creek wntor, but
to divert tho waters of another creek
into it. and uso the "new water,"
without taking any from tho nvornge
flow In Mill Crook. This would save
tho expense of building a cannl. This
procedure, officials snld, was "Indefi
nite, and Just a plan' for tho future."
R.OSEIHJRG, Ore., Jan. 28. Coroner
M. E. Rltter this morning ordered an
Inquest Into the doath of Mrs. J. I).
Embroo of Wolf Creek, who diod Sat
urday night from injuries sustained
In an automobile accident near the
Rice Hill school house and the inves
tigation will start at 2 o'clock at Oak
land. Mrs. Embree, agod 49 years, and
tho mother of seven Bons, received a
fractured skull, when she was thrown
through the windshield of the car In
which she was riding, the car having
skidded on the wet pavement dii-'ict-ly
In front of a heavy auto bus south
bound from Eugeno. The force ot tho
Impact burled tho woman and lior
younger son Norrls K. Karr, thnug'i
tho glass. The boy. also received a
fractured skull but Is expected to
live.
PORTLAND. Oro., .Inn. 28.- The
DlHtrict Attorneys' Association of
Oregon at its first opportunity will
test tho right of Governor Plorco to
send special prosecutors into counties
of tho stuto without first granting a
healing to tho district attorneys of
tlioso counties.
A resolution to this effect wns
unanimously adopted by tho district
attorneys at tho closing session of
their annual convention Saturdny
afternoon. Tho action followed tho
stormy session of Saturduy morning
when tho speech which had boon de
livered by Oovornor Plorco tho night
beforo was "picked to pieces." by tho
district attorneys.
LENINE LAUDED AS
MOSCOW, Jan. 28.. Tho body of
Nikolai lonlno lies In a tomb In tho
shadow of tho Kremlin whither It
was carried yesterday while a million
peoplo paid their tribute to the man
they honored as tho "commundor of
a now humanity."
Tho casket rests on an elevated
platform In the sunken central cham
bor over tho door to which Is the
word "Lonlne," in relief letters.
' Never has the now Russia seen a
ceromony more Impressivo than the
entombment of Lonlno. Beginning
early in the morning beforo tho civil
mass ot the houso ot unions, thous
ands gathered in the vicinity of Red
square, awaiting the coming of the
funeral procession. It was thirty de
grees below zero.
STATES WIN
BANK CASE
SUPREWIECT.
Supreme Court Holds That Na
tional Banks Can't Estab
lish Branches Eighteen ,
States Joined Missouri in
Bringing Action Involves
State Rights.
WASHINGTON, Jan.- 28. National
bnnks are prohibited by the -laws of
Missouri from establishing branches,
tho suprame court held today in a
case brought by tho First National
bank of St. Louis. The opinion stated
that tho state law does not conflict
with the laws of the United States.
Justice Sutherland, in delivering
the opinion declared tho federal law
does not . contomplata the establish
ment of branch banks by national
banks.
Justice Sutherland added that
branch banks cannot bo established
by nntlonal banks under existing fed
eral laws.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. The le
gality of the recent practice of some
national banks In establishing
branches was brought before the su
preme court in an appeal by the First
National bank In St. Louis to have set
asldo tho rieclBlon of the Missouri
courts holding that national banks
woro subject to the branch banking
laws of tho states.
Eighteen states Arkansas, Connec
ticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, New
Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma.
8outh Dakota, Utah, Washington,
West Virginia. Wisconsin and Wyo
ming Joined Missouri in asserting
state control over national as well as
ntntn on,! nrtvate hanks in matters ot
such vital importance as -the ..estab
lishineht of branches. After--the -case
had been once arguod and had been
set for argument, the federal gov
ernment was permitted to Intervene,
and supported the St. Louis and a
number of other national banks in the
contention that states had no Jurisdic
tion over matters controlled by the
national banking laws.
Declaring branch banking destruc
tive, centralizing and monopolistic,
the states Insisted that It would be do
moralizing to their banking systems
should national banks be permitted
tn nnn tri In Mllrh ttra (.t If.OM While
I their own institutions were prohibit-
ea. wnen xeaurai nummular, iuu
Anfnmn the laws of congress, the
states asserted, the states may go Into
the courts to nave tnem eniorceu,
oannr-lnlt., when such enforcement is
considered by the states essontlnl to
tho preservation of tho rlgnis ot tneir
citizens and the protection of their
personal and property rights, The
states Insisted that as distinct sover
eignties they had the right to protect
their own sovereignty as well as the
rights of their citizens "against the
ravages of unlawful conduct" alleged
on tho part of federal officials.
Admitting tho constitutionality of
tho federnl banking laws, and concede
Ing that they could not prevent the
location of national banks i .within
their bordors, the states insisted that
tho national banks by tholr charters
woro authorized to establish only one
banking Institution. . , v.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Favor
able roports wero ordered today by
tho sonato commorco comniltteo upon
the nominations of Frederick I.
Thompson of Alabama. William 8.
Hill. South, Dakota, and .Bert E.
Hanoy, Oregon, to bo members of tho
shipping board
COMMANDER OF NEW
At tho tomb of Exdoklmoff, a 'cen
tral committeeman, extolled Lenlne aa
"tho International genius ot the work
Ingmen's revolution," a man who
stood on the throshhold of a "new
epoch of tho ages."
Thore was a peal of bells, .the boom
of cannon and a suluto from the fac
tory whistles as the casket was low-
ored to its dais.
BERLIN. Jan. 28. While, a mem
orial mooting for Lenlne was in pro
gress In a theater last nlsht, a large
crowd outside Bhouted "down : with
tho "sehuts pollzer!" (protection po
lice); "down with capital!"
' The crowd refused to dlsperao and
the police wore forced to us their
clubs. Three arrests wore mado.