mctforw fA7J mmxjK MEPronp. 'oftEney. Momw. fkrrpary ix! i24
EVERYTHING SET
FOR OPENING OF
FEDERAL ACTION
With Confirmation of Owen J.
Roberts, Govt. Is Ready to
Start Criminal Action in Oil
Cases New Sensations Are
Predicted,
WAflniXGTON. Feb. 1 S. Organi
zation of the lejfal machinery to han
dle the oil leaae suits was completed
today by senate confirmation of Owen
J. Roberts of Philadelphia as upeclul
government counsel.
Mr. Roberts will nerve with Atlee
Pomerene of Ohio, whoso nomination
waft confirmed Saturday. It In ex
pected that legal proceeding to nton
further work on the Teapot and Cali
fornia oil renerveH will be taken In
the very near future while prepara
tions go forward to depurate civil and
criminal actions to permanently set
the leanes onlde and punlnh anyone
guilty off wrongdoing in their nego
tiation. The vote on Mr. Itohert was 68 to
8. Hoth he and Mr. Pomerene had
been opposed by Kenator WalHh.
democrat, Montana, the dominant fig
ure In the oil Inquiry, but both demo
cratic and republican party leaders
Voted for confirmation.
Those recorded In opposition were
Senators Itrookhart. Iowa: Frazler,
North Dakota; LnKolletto, Wisconsin:
republicans; Ashurst, Arizona: Hhep
pard, Texas, and Wheeler, Montana,
democrats, and HhfpHtead and John
son, MlnneHota. farmer-labor.
Senator WalHh was absent.
Predict Nmr Kcnsutions
WA8IU.NCJTON, Feb. IS. Despite
the ten day recess of the InvestlKatinK
committee, development In oil scandal
whirled along today at the customary
break-neck speed. Coincident with
the resignation of Donby there wcro
predictions amonR senators 'that Im-
portant disclosures of a new and sen-
uitlnnul character were Imminent. '
These predictions revolved on the
most part about tho Inquiry that com
mittee experts are making Into tho
books of the var'.ous brokerage firms,
in search of evidence of oil stock
speculation by government officials.
Senator Wheeler, democrat, Mon
tana, who has taken a hand In tho
Inquiry, declared that Harry 1'nyne
Whitney and members of tho .1. I. I
Benkard brokerage firm in Now York I
undoubtedly would be summoned be
forq the committee as a result of In
formation that has reached tho capi
tal. Mr, Wheeler also nsserted that
"Important Information" had been
given senators by Wilton J. Iambcrt,
attorney for Edward 11. McLean, pub
lisher of the Washington Tost. Mr.
McLean eamo to Washington from
Palm Beach In responso to a summons
from the committee.
There wero reports that those mem
bers of the oil committee who aro In
Washington might confer during the
day behind closed doors with regard
to the latest developments. Chairman
Lenrnot however, said that no meeting
had been culled and that thero had
been no change In tho plan to delay
further hearings until next Monday.
Oregon News
in Brief
SALEM. Ore.. Feb. IS
Thcv Inter- i
iitfite commerce conunlH-lon will hold
a hearlMK In Portlnncl Mnrrh 13 to In-
veiitlKute the queHtlon of uhlpmentfi of
Itox NhooKH from west ronnt polntH to
Colorado polmti, the public ecrvlco
commlnHion announced today.
SALEM, Ore.. Feb. IS. Claud Ilu
rhnnan of Curvallls today filed wlih
the secretary of state his declaration
ns a candldato for tho republican
nomination for representative in tho
legislature from Hcnton county. Ills
slogan Is: "Conscientious sorvico to
the people."
BA1.BM, Ore., Feb. IS. For the
first time in four years the llrltlsh
embargo on hop Importations has
been purtlally lifted, according to nd
vlces received from London today by
local hop dealers. A cablegram re
ceived by ono firm from their Lon
don correspondents advises them that
the hop controller has sanctioned the
Importation of 1 022 hops from the
United States that have been "sold on
. contract and only to brewers guar
anteeing to buy their proportion of
our (English) next crop."
noSEmmn, Ore., Feb. 18. In nn
evident attempt to commit suicide.
Col. Hoed yesterday drank a large
quantity of ammonia nt his homo In
this city. Despondency over 111 health
Is believod to have been the reason
for his net, lie was made quite ill
but will reobvei'i physicians stated
today.
"Cascarets" 10c i
if Sick, Bilious, j
'r Constipatedj
"Tliey Work While You Sleep."
When you fed sick, ditv, upwt, wIut.
your head is dull or adiing, or your
stomach is aour or gassy, just take one
or two pleasant 'CascRreti." to relieve
constipation and biliousness. No griping
moral cathartic-laxative on eartli for
Men, Women and Children, lire boxes,
l,o 2J and iOe ainea wry drug aUtre.
Mr 8. Margaret Sanger
Birth Control Expert
Married Over a Year
NEW YOTiK, Feb. 18.-r-.Mm. Mar
garet Sanger, the birth control advo
cate, has been married top a year and
a half la J. Noah H. Siee, 62, million
aire, irwaH learned yesterday.
Mm. Sanger divorced her first hus-
0 y 3i
MiH. MftrKurct Snncrr
hand, William SaiiKr, an artist. They
liail three children.
I Mr. Wife, also divorced, and the
father of three children, refused to
discuss their wedding last nlKht and
Mrs. Hanger said, "the story is too old
j to discUHS."
I Their romance was understood to
have originated In their Interest In the
birth control movement.
Decisions of U. S.
Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Railroads
nndor tho Jurisdiction if the inter
state commcrco commission cannot
compel the commission to furnish them
111 advance of the formal hearing the
data upon which the tentative valua
tion of tho railroad property has been
Imeeil, the supreme court ruled today
In a case brought by the St. Umlu
Southwestern railway.
I WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. The Rant
er n Texas Itaiiyway company ennnot
bo prohibited by the state of Texas
f if i iihundonlnR Its lino of railway,
tho supreme court decided toiluy in
two cases, one brought by tho state
nnd the other by the Texas railroad
i commission.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 Tnxea lm
round by King county, WaxhlnKlon af
ter the nlrent rnllwny In Belittle hud
boon sold by tiro I'liget Sound Power
nnd Uglit company to the City of Sent
tlo, wero npproved by the supreme
court today In affirming the declnlon
of the state supremo court.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Tho su
premo court today denied the motion
of the First National hank In St.
l-onis for a rehoniliiK in the branch
hank case recently decided.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18 A tract
or land 3". miles wide and 30 miles
I ludfr nn ll.n Htnot.n Un In.-.. fn
" "- " "T " , ,
nga grunt In New Mexico held by the
government since ISIS, la not the
proporty of tho United States, the
supreme court decided today. The
State Investment company and Kd
ward 11. Wheeler claimed tho land and
their contention was sustained.
I-'!cvcn Women Killed.
Ell ITU KKNT. England, Feb. 18.
(Ity the Asnrlaled Prcsp) Eleven
women ami ono man were killed today
In an explosion which followed the
oulbrenk of fire In a cartridge filling
faclnry.
MOI'lll'.It OF 5 AflKKSTED
AS l!Oimi:i-ll.IK HAN T IT
Mrs. Mary A. Cody vn arrested
In Hrooklyn, N. Y,, following a
scries of hold-ups In stores and
pharmacies by a yomitr wonma
with bobbed hulr. Tim irlrl ban
dit nl ways pretended that she
wish id to make a pure huso and
when tho proprietor or clerk turn
cd his back lo watt on her sh
would say "Hands t'p!" and rover
her victim will, a revolver. Mr
Cody, allhouith oulv twonly-tlvj
years old. has live children, all of
whom are In au Institution. Shi
denies she U Uiu luuch-svuiylii
UuidU.
U "ft '
iff?' utmsf '
EXPECT REPORT TO
A
IF
niniii.M.ju.i, j-eo. is. The tar- White House. Mr. Coolidge issued a
Iff commission neared the end of its statement declaring that such ques
work on the wheat duties today and tions lay wholly within the province
Is expected to make its report to the of the executive, but adding:
president within two weeks. j "The president is responsible to the
All data gathered by the wheat people for his tonduct relative to the
council of the United States . and retention or dismissal of public offic
arguments In favor of a rale advance ials. I assume that responsibility
under the flexible provisions of the and the people may be assured that
tariff act were presented to the coin- as soon as I can be advised so that 1
mission by representative Anderson may act with entire justice to all par
of Minnesota, president of the organi- ties concerned and" fully protect the
zatlon, and former Kenator McCumber public Interests I will act.
of North Dakota, its attorney. "I do not propose to sacrifice any
The commission, which has com- innocent man for my own welfare.
pleted Its independent Investigation
of production coats, will make no rec-
of
ommcndiillon in Its report to the prcs- I shall try to maintain the functions
Ident, but its information Is said to of the government unimpaired, to act
indicate that an increase In the wheat upon the evidence and the law as I
rate will be found Justifiable. The Hod It and to deal thoroly and sum
rale is fixed at 30 cents a bushel In marlly with every kind of Wrong- j
the law and may be revised to the doing." -extent
of DO per cent of that amount Since then many conferences have'
by executive netlon. .been held by the president with other
Invisible Government
Arouses Hiram Johnson
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 18. Senator polltlocal friends of tne navy secre
Hliiim Johnson of California, who Is tary.
seeking the republican presidential The decision in favor of a reslgna
nomlnatlon, told newspapermen here Hon apparently was reached soon
today, while en route to Lincoln to after Mr. Coolidge went to hla office
deliver an address this afternoon that today but a formal announcement was
"the one big vital and uneacapable deferred. E. T. Clark, one of Mr.
iiuestlon now before the nennle Is how Coolldge's secretaries, visited Mr.
to make Invisible government visible.
"Of course, the Teapot Dome mat-
ter will entpr Into the cfttniutlKn," lie
wild in leMitonae to a Question.
The HHiiator, who left Chicago last
night for a week s campuign tour of
Nebraska and North and South Da
kota, will return to Omaha tonight
to Hpcak before supporters who hope
to hi'lp win for him the endorsement
of Nebraska voters at the April 8 pri
mary. KlX'HKTAItY DKNBY lUCSIGN'.S
(Continued From Page One)
you have shown me and of your
last great act in refusing to ac
cede to the demand of tho senate
tlu you ask niy resignation.
"With cordial regards to you
and Mrs. Coolidge, and best
wishes always, I am.
t "Very sincerely,
"KDWIN DKNBY."
Mr. Denby later fculd that his
caxons for resigning were set forth
fully In his U-tter to 1'iesldent Cool
idge. My resignation Is to take place
March
10 whh h gives plenty of time
I for Impeachment
proceedings to be
"Therefore, anyone
begun," he paid.,
that saya I am resigning
for fi-ar of
Impeachment, simply lies."
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Edwin
u. jjenny nas remaned as secretary the Chinese custopis situation. the
of the nuvy and bis resiKiiatlon has navy secretary was able to be helpful
been nccepted. After repeutodly de-j to the special committees assembled
during he never would quit the cnbl- at tho Washington arms conference
net under the fire of those jvho have j which dealt with the Chinese ab
crllicized his purt in the oil leasing stracts of the supplementary treaties.
program mo secretary notified I'resl- (
dent Coolidge today
that he was
ready to step out.
Recently a number of the secre
tary's frlcmlH also have boon consulted
by Mr. CoolidKu'and they are under
stood to have advised the president
that thoy fully understood the embar
rassment that mlKht result In retain
ing Mr. Donby in the cabinet hile
tho oil annulment suil5 are in pro
gress. Ills decision followed a 'telephonn
consultation between the president
nnd Mr. Denby in which nil of the
latest aspects of the situation wero
talked over In the llpht of information
passed on to the White House by re
publican leaders in the senate.
Despite Mr. Denby's repeated
declarations that ho had no Intention
of retiring it has been manifest that
some of those In a position to know
the administration's position havo ex
pected him to leave the cabinet co
incident with the filing; of the govern
ment suits In the oil cases.
Not only Is he a party to the oil
leases, having affixed his islKualitre
alonu with that of Albert 11. Kali, but
ho repeatedly has defended his part
In the proceeding and has declared
publicly since the present controversy
arose that he believed the contracts
legal and would be willing to pursue
the same course again.
It has been pointed out to the presi
dent that It might appear Inconsis
tent to have a member of the admin
istration holding theso views remain
In office while the administration It
self, through Its counsel, was moving
In the courts to annul tho leases on ,
the ground that they were made with- i
out authority of lnw.
Tho first step In these lecral pro
ceedings. Injunction suits to prevent
further work on tho Teapot nnd Cali
fornia reserves, Is expected soon after
the senato completes confirmation of
the oil counsel, probably today.
For the same reason, there have
been reports that Theodore ltoosevelt
also would retire as assistant secre
tary under Mr. Denby.
Mr. Koosevelt also had a part In the
framing of the oil leases.
DnuglK't-ly May Quit.
The retirement of Mr. Denby also
revived rumors that the resignation
of Attorney General Daugherty would
2sdllw
follow wllhln a few days. A resolu
tion relating to him and somewhat
similar to that adopted tone days ago,
asking for the resignation of Mr.
Denny, is pending in the senate and its
sponsors are pressing for quick action
on it.
The resolution in which the presi
dent was advised to ask Secretary
Denby to leave the cabinet was adopt
ed February 11 with the republican
organization leaders opposing It but
with ten republicans voting in its sup
port. The vote was 47 to 34. ,
Immediately nffnr it wna unt tr th.
Nor do I propose to retain In office
any unfit man for my own welfare.
omciais or nts administration, senate
leaderu and personal friends of Mr.
Denby. Two of those most frequently i
at the White House have been Secre
tary Weeks and Charles B. Warren
i of Michigan, both old personal and
Denby's office to consult as to what
form the announcement should take.
Mr- oon afterward left
navy department by a private
trance,
eluding newspapermen
left word that for the present
would have nothing to say.
First Break In Cabinet
The secretary's retirement makes .
the first break In the official family !
Mr. Coolidge took over if tact from
tho Harding administration. Mr.
Denby was one of the original mem-
bers of Mr. Harding's cabinet, having.
taken office on March 4, 1921. j
His selection brought to that de-
partment for the first time in many
years a man who knew by personal
experience the viewpoint of enlisted
men both in the nuvy and in the
marine corps.
He had served as gunner's maty
aboard the converted cruiser Yose
inlte during the war with Spain nnd
through all ranks and grades from
private to major In the marine corps
during the World war.
Mr. Denby also hud a background
of personal Information as to the
situation In China and In the Orient
' p(nptii 1 1 v whioh he H row frnm tan
years emnlovmont Jn the InternnHon-
nl customs service! In China when that
8ervlce was directed by Sir Hobert
i i,.rt. The servif nt Mr. Dcnhv he-
,rftn durlnir tho time that hi f.ithpp.
Charles Denby of Kvunsville, Ind.
, was
American minister. to Peklnu.
Throutih this personal knowledge of
His executive functions at the navy
department were such, however, that
the task of directing the deliberations
of the naval limitation treaty devolved
upon Assistant Secretary ltoosevelt.
Mr. Denby was born In Evansvtlle,
64 years ngo today. He passed thru
the public schools of that city. His
alma mater, however, is the Univer
sity of Michigan, from which he grad
uated with the degree of LI.B. When
be entered the .cabinet he was con
nected with tho legal firm of Denby,
Kennedy and O'Brien of Detroit nnd
was chief probation officer of the
recorder's court of Detroit and of the
criminal court of Wayne county,
Michigan.
After his return from China! Mr.
Denby began his political career when
30
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Tuesday Night,
JOHNNY
CARLSON
of Medford
Tickets .$ 1.(53 and .$1.10 including tax. On sale at Brown & Brown. Medford; Ximnecr & Warrior .d,ioi.
Gold Hill Pharmacy, Gold Hill. , Asuiand,
M. D. BOWERS, Matchmaker.
. , . Medford Gym, entrance opposite Rialto Theatre.
ho was clected'ln 1303 to tho Michi
gan house of representatives. He was
cnosen to the fifty-ninth congress as !
a member of the house from Michigan I
and served there from 1905 to 1911.
He later was a member of the Detroit j
charter commission and when the j
unuea males entered the World war
in April. 1917, he promptly enlisted
as a private in the marine corps aud
was sent to the marine corps training
camp at Parrls Island. S. C. where
virtually all of his war service was
rendered, the only exception being a
trip to France in 1918 as an observer
of French methods of training.
FARMERS CONFERENCE SESSION
(Continued From Page One)
a one crop gambler and a land skin-'
ner," and, that the only realj dirt '
farmer was found in "France, Ger
many and Japan." Joy said both these '
allegations made him mad, the last one
In particular, "but was worth thinking,
about." The speaker also quoted Hen- j
ry Ford as saying that if he "ran his
, business like the average farmer runs
' j,s farm ),e woid be broke in 24
hours." The speaker concluded by
saying, "and Henry has always been
considered a good friend of the
farmer."
The speaker caused laughter when
he read the charge that "the Ameri
can farmer runs a Ford, not so much
to get some place, as to see the thing
run."
Mayor Gaddls welcomed the confer
ence on behalf of the City of Medford
In a few well chosen "vords.
At the conclusion of the assembly
the group meetings began..
S1I7P IXST OFF OHEGOX COAST
(Continued From Page One)
"I enjoyed the experience and got
quite a thrill from it." she said. "None
the of the passengers showed any fright,
en- I am traveling alone from California
and to Spokane, where I intend to live."
he 1 Mrs. A. Udell, the other woman pas
senger, said she got quite a thrill out
of the experience, but added ! do
not think I would go in search of
another such a thrill."
Captain Jensen and his coast guard
crew have been on guard constantly
since the Columbia got Into trouble,
They went immediately to the vessel
In their boat yesterday upon receiving-
a call for help, but Captain Jensen
decided not to attempt to take anyone
off until afternoon. The breeches
huoy was operated by hand from the
deck of the Cleone and today the
members of the crew were nearly ex
hausted from their work.
PIERCE IX FIGHT TO FINISH
(Continued From Page One)
doing so you are most effectively sup
porting law enforcement."
4America," the governor said, "Is
doomed for the graveyard of nations
If we allow the development of a
class, even thought it Is rich and pow
erful, to defy the' laws of our land.
Punishment must neither be blocked
or delayed. It must he swift and cer
tain. Courts must revise their pro
cedure so that delays will not be al
lowed to defeat the ends of justice."
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