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bo one will ever hare cause to re
gret kaowing or trusting you.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RESIGNS
DAUGHERTY SENDS SIZZLING
1CL1 CONTEMPT CASE
TEAPOT PROBERS
STAGE ROW OYER
USE OF WITNESS
XKftTHER OF SENATOR WALSH
CALLED TO TESTIFY AS TO
H0LBINGS OF OIL.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON March 28. John
Walsh a Washington lawyer and
brother of the prosecutor of the sen-
fate eil committee was called before
the committee today and Questioned
at Ieagth by Senator Spencer repub-
3ieaa Hlssoeri regarding his activi-
ties aad connections.
The witness said he never had. been
cecaected directly with any oil com-
jmmr. hat was general counsel for a
i'itwg company. He denied that this
company had any "interest in oils in
Wyeeaiag or any other northwestern
Kate."
The examination developed another
raw between Senator Walsh and Sen-
ator Speacer during which the former
charged that his brother had been
calleeSa an effort to "'cast some sus-
picion oo me both the senator and
the witness urged Senator Spencer to
press his qaaetSoaiag further but he.
refUe4 that -If Ik Kd any more ques-
tions to ask he woaid put them later.
The cosbMcc adjoarnednatil Tues-
WH1 Jfaft "former -chairman -of
the rcfmfeikwR aattmal committee will
be recalled before the oil committee.
The reqaest tcr his-sub'poent was
made by Senator Walsh the commit-
tee prosecutor7; whose brother John
Walsh a' Washington attorney was
called at today's hearing as the first
witness.
Senator WalM wanted to question
Hays regarding a telegram he sent
from Sullivan IncL which Chairman
t Ladd rad'into the record.
V The telegram said that "never at any
time for an purpose did I receive
from Jake Hamon $15000 or any oth-
cr Bam directly or indirectly person-
ally or on behalf of the republican
national committee or otherwise."
A Jennings 'former train Tobber
testified ' yesterday that Hamon had
told him of a payment of $25000 to
Kays.
John'Walsh was subpoenaed yester
day at the instance oi benator bpen-
cer. republican Missouri and he in-
sisted that he be heard today. Sen-
ator Spencer said he was not ready
bat after Senator Walsh said his
Sirotber's business had been under in-
vestigation and that the fact that he
had been subpoenaed had left him
ander suspicion. Walsh took the stand.
Ceatefaat Case Started.
Presentation of the senate's con-
tempt charge against Harry F. Sin-
fc clair was begun today before a grand
jurv here today. A report Is expect-
ed "before the life of the grand jury
expires on Monday.
The witnesses called were Eenate
- officials in possession of the facts as
to Sinclair's refusal to testify- before
the oil committee.
The other contempt caEe growing
out of the inquiry that of C. C. Chase
son-in-law of Albert B. Fall who re-
fused to answer questions on. the
ground that his answers might in-
criminate him remained in the hands
of the house judiciary committee
which took no action on it at a meet-
ing yesterday and adjourned until
Wednesday.
QUAKES IN COSTA RICA.
(Bf A&sqciated Press.)
SAN SALVADOR Mar. 28. Ac-
cording "to reports received here
earthquakes continue to be felt in
Costa Rica. BustrfesR l seriously
. hampered by reason of; the disturb-
ances. Both Beacoasts of the republic
are said to he lined with dead fish.
IKE WEATHER
-
East Texas: Tonight showers;
colder in northwest portion; Sat-
urday cloudy showers in southeast
portion colder.
West Texas: Tonight cloudy
Saturday fab; colder in east.
Louisiana? Tonight and Satur-
day unsettled showers; colder in
northwest Saturday
Arkaasas: Tonight and Saturday
raia thKsear storms tonight cold-
er Satsresr.
tVTeaigat rata colder
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EIGHT PAGES TODAY
APPOINTMENTS
FEDERAL JUDGE
COST HUGE S
WITNESS SATS HE WAS TOLD HE
MUST PUT XV TOTAL OF
$35000 TO GET OFFICE.
(By Associated Press.)
Lead appointment as xzfiflffi!40;fE
WASHINGTON. Mar. 23. --The
Daugherty committee was thrown out
of step momentarily today by the
resignatioa of Attorney General
Daugherty. but when the excitement
had subsided it plodded along gath-
ering evidence agajnst the attorney.
Life in the Daugherty apartments
where lived Jess Smith the attorney
general's friend who committed sui-
cide was gone into through Walker
Miller former valet who told of
whiskey being brought and kept
there; "of the many visitors includ-
ing A. B. Fall. Harry F. Sinclair. Will
Hays. Howard Manington Will A.
Orrr and others and of some "social
games" in which some visitors en-
gaged. In previous testimony Maning-
ton was charged with receiving
money in connection "With whl3key
permits and "figbi deals." Orr also
was mentioned as connected with
film: deaL
WASHINGTON. March 28. Former
Representative - J. Vanvechten Olcott
r xnw vni-ir cifv was called "before
the senate committee investigating
Attorney General Daugnercy loaay xo
tell of conversations he had with a
"visitor" at his office in which he was
told that he would be "expected to
pay $10000 when his name was sent
to the senate" for a federal judge-
ship. Olcott said his visitor's name was
Wayne Wilson and he Tjelicved he was
"with the National Surety Co."
"Neither directly nor indirectly did
he tell me he was representing any-
body in the department of justice"
Olcott said.
Olcbtt said he thought Wilson tDld
him at first he was investigating 01-
cott's qualifications "for 'the depart-
ment of justice." He had not men-
tioned Jess W. Smith or any other
person particularly but had referred
to "the boys."
nirntt Htm) the time of the conver
sation as during the special session
of congress just after President Hard-
ing took ofiicc.
"Two or three days later he came
back." said Olcott.
. "He told me that a little money was
necessary.
"I told him I couldn't possibly see
any reason in that."
"What amount did he mention?"
Tolal of .$3.800.
"That $10000 would be required
when my name went to the senate
and $25000 when I was confirmed.
"I sized it up as one of those cases
where a fellow learns about a candi-
date who Is to be" appointed and he
thought I would "be gullible and'easy."
Previous experience Mr. Olcott said
made him think the proposal was a
fraud.
Olcott stipulated he was not certain
It was the National Surety Co. with
which Wilson was supposed to bo con-
nected but was sure "he had some
connection with the surety business."
Paul Howland attorney for Attor-
ney General Daugherty asked that
Wilson be brought in for questioning.
No Comment on Itexigaatlon.
"We have nothing to do with the
attorney general's resignation Chair-
man Brookhart remarked when he
heard the news through the Associat-
ed Press. Committee members indi-
cated that comment would be with-
held. Allen J. Pickering the next witness
was formerly auditor for the govern-
ment in aircraft Xrauds. Assigned to
the Standard Aircraft investigation he
said he found considerable opposition
from that company and from Mitsui &
Company the Japanese bankers wh.o
owned it. After missing records of
the Standard Company had been turn-
ed up for him by Gaston B. Means
Pickering recommended that "several
million dollars" be recovered by the
government No action was taken by
the department of justice.
Walter Miller former valet for At-
torney General Daugherty and Jess
Smith testified that Armour & Co.
had sent "hams and bacon and that
sort of things" to the Daugherty-
Smith H Street house "as" a gift:
Miller also testified that whiskey
was brought to the apartment and a
week's supply was kept on hand.
MINISTER TO POLAND.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON March 28. Alfred
J. Pearsoa profea3or of Modern .lan-
guage at Drake University. Iowa
was aoBiIaated by President Coolidge
today to he minister to Poland. .
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BROWNWOOD
10 MURDERERS mill
ELECTROCUTED
T HUNTSVI LLE
EXECUTION FOLLOWED CONVIC-
TION FOR MURDERS COMMIT-
TED DURING ROBBERY.
(By Associated Press.)
HUNTSyiLLE Texas. March 28.
The electric chair which stands in a
nook in Huntsville penitentiary sent
its tongue of flame leaping through
the forms of two negroes at 12:45 a.
m. today. It was the second electro-
cution since the chair was installed.
The first was six weeks ago "when
five negroes were put to death.
Those executed this morning were
Blaine Dyer and Ernest Lawson both
of Dallas and both convicted of mur-
dering peace officers. Sheriff Dan
Harston and five other Dallas peace
officers looked on as the switch was
turned to a contact
During Thursday the negroes exhib-
ited little interest in the approaqhing
event according to Warden W. M.
Miller.
After they were strapped down.
Warden Miller manipulated the con-
trols. Both were charged with robbing
suburban stores when surprised by
the officers whom they 'shot and kilR
fed though thcrfeaes occurred at dift
j i ereritrttimes oaeviBXpril and one in
i.May 1923.
I Motorcycle Policeman J. C. Gibson
and Mght Watchman W. R. Crane
were the men slain.
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1 117'
onnson winner m
Dakota Primaries
for State Support
(By Associated Press.)
SIOUX FALLS. S. D. Mar. 28.
Reversing the result of the North
Dakota primary of March IS Sanntoi')
Hiram Johnson of California defeated T
President Calvin Coolidge in Tues-
day's ..primary for South Dakota's
republican presidential endorsement
unofficial returns showed totla v.
Returns from 1.G84 precinclr tab-
ulated by three newspapers gave
Senator Johnson 40.241! vote and
President Coolidge 3S.500.
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HAWAII'S WORST tfVIjLTlON ACCI-
DENT TAKES T'OBL OF THREE
LIVES TMJrSDAY.
(By Associated Press)
HONOLULU Mar.8 Three army
airmen were kfjiepnd two others
Injured one seriquajy'. yesterday in
what army officers said was HaAVaii's
worst aviation accident
'First Lieutenant. G. Moore of
Nelsonyille Ohio tand Oscar Mbna-
than a native of.Ddxnshiro England
and Private Geutslagnc.r o Ashvllle
N. C. were killednd Privates Bal-
tus and Torres inJnrocL
The five startedSiloft in a Martin
bomber at Luko fieljj. It struck
backstop on a baseball diamond and
crashed In flames. JjThe. men . Injured
were thrown clearhfr others were
incincerated while I'escucrs unablo
to approach; because of Uie.heat of
the flaming wreckage fctood .
British Aviator
Reaches Rome On
His VMI Might
(By Associate -Press)
ROME. March 2S. The British
round the .world; airplane piloted by
JStuart MacLarcnjarrtved today at the
javiation field of CortAcelle In the out
skirts bfc 'IlomajKiWL Civitavecchia.
Mechanics Immediately began repair-
ing the oil pump which has given the
aviators trouble since they left Lyons
and over hauling other parts of the
machine t'o enable the Englishmen -to
take off for Brindisi this evening.
ONLY ONE VOTER.
(By Associated Press.)
0RANTO Calif. .March 28.TO-
day Is election day in the Camp
Baldy school district and yet al-
though overy one knows the vote
which can be cast and knows that
the whole vote can swing only one
way no one knows how the elec-
tion will come out or whether in-
deed thero will be any.
Only one eligible voter remem-
bered to resistor early enough to
give him the legal right to cast a
ballot it developed in a check of
the registration Hst and at an
early hour today it had not been
decided whether he could legally
act' as election judge and inspec-
tor ns well as sole voter.
TEXAS FRIDAY MARCH
111.1111 1 1 11 1U LULU
TOO MUCH COMPETITION
28 1924
v & v
LETTER
Attorney General is
Ousted by President
HARRY M. DAUGHERTT
if E Off
DIED OR BEEN KILLED
SAY&KE HAD PLANNED TO JOIN
IIER IN NEW ORLEANS TEN
DAYS AGO TO MAKE HOME.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW ORLEAN&lMari 28. Senora
Adoifo de Ja Huerta wife of the
'Mexican rebel leader told tho New
Orleans Item today she believed her
husband to bo dead.
She added according to the news-
paper that she and her husband had
planned to cp.mo here and reside
among sympathizers of- the revolu-
tion and that when this had been ar-
ranged she came her with the' un-
derstanding he would come on March
18.
The Item declares Mexican circles
hero aro giving consideration to the
theory that Dc la Hucrtc. was assas-
sinated by enemies among his "own
followers and his bodjr was placed on
a boat In face of an impending
storm to cover tho crime.
Jt adds there was n plot in which
Cnndtdo Aguilar. a son-in-law of
fornier President Carranza sought
to gala control of the revolution.
LAFOLLETTE RESTS WELL.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Mar. 28. Senator
Robert M. LaFollette of I Wisconsin
ill with pneumonia passed a very
restful night it was said at his of-
fice today and his physicians were
encouraged. He slept yesterday and
for the first time in two wcek3 failed
to register a temperature. The rest
ronllnued through the night
BELIEVES U
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PRESIDENT REQUE
FOR WELFAR
Mr. Daushertv PromDtlv Writes Note TerKkrine
tion and Then Sends President Long Letter Protest
Against "Injustice" of His Banishment
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON March 28. At-
torney General Daugherty
stepped out of the cabinet today
at the request of President Cool-
idge and then once more a pri-
vate citizen made a sizzling at-
tack on those who forced him out.
"Cowardice" and 'surrender
of principle' he declared in an
open letter to the president never
should he permitted to dictate po-
licies based on. "party expedien-
cy
In asking for the resignation
Mr. Coolidge declared his decision
was based on a deep conviction
that Mr. Daugherty could not ad-
equately perform his duties as a
disinterested public servant while
defending himself before the sen-
ate committee.
These reasons the attorney gen-
eral swept aside in his reply as
"unwarranted by the facts." The
real purpose of the assault on
him he said was ttrdeth'rone law
and order and by a constantly ex-
tending attack on the administra-
tion generally to set up an inquisition
of "scandal and terrorism."
The" White House made no com-
ment and as soon as he had dispatch-
ed his rejoinder to the president Mr.
Daugherty boarded a train for At-
lantic City.
According to statutes James M.
Beck solicitor general becomes act-
ing attorney general until the presi-
dent appoints a head for the depart-
ment of justice. Ho assumed tho du-
ties of the attorney general immedi-
ately after Mr. Daugherty left Wash-
ington. 1bb11c BHSfaess Neglected.
Tho factor which had greatest
weight in bringing the question of
Mr. Daugherty's status to an acute
issue was a conviction on the part of
the president that under present con-
ditions public business is not receiv-
ing the attention mSyited by it in the
department .of justice.
Since tho senate's investigation of
the department bcean on March 12
Mr. Coolidge has seen plain Indica-
tions that some department officials
were giving a large part of their at-
tention to the defense of Mr. Daugh-
erty to the apparent detriment of
their regular pursuits.
There is no doubt also that the re-
peated charges fado before the scn-
oto committee leading directly to the
door of the attorney general's ofllco
although not involVInc him directly
have had their influence In finally de-
termining his tz
Mr. Daugherty had insisted that he
bo permitted to remain in office until
he had been given opportunity to an-
swer fully all the charges made be-
foro tho investigating committee. As
tho testimony has developed howo' -er
It has become apparent that If he
were to vindicate his. department it
would become necessary for him to
disprove also the charges against
Jess Smith and others clnsrdy associ-
ated with him.
The President's Letter.
President. Coolidge'a letter request-
ing th resfsnation based the request
on the attorney general' tnsal to
comply with the summons by the
senate investigating committee for
certain papers relating to gun run-
ning on the Mexican border.
The incident the president said. In
his letter "only illustrates their dif-
ficulties which are certain to recur
with ever increasing erabarrasment
and youif inability to perform satis-
factorily tho duties of attorney gen-
eral under present conditions."
Mr. Daughertv said ho tendered his
resignation "solelv out of deference
to yor request and Incompliance
therewith." He Baid he desired it to
become effective forthwith.
RUDE POLICE BREAK VP PARTY
AND ARREST THREE HUNDRED MEM
AND ONE WOMAN IN DANCE HALL
TEW YORK March 28. Three hundred men and one
l arrested in a raid early .today In an uptown dance feati where
prisoners said they. had been attending a testimonial dlaser. " Tae
lice disagreed declaring it was a
tickets had been sold indlscrimlaately. The woman sM site was
professional dancer.
The streets surrounding the raided hall became so crtwaed . .as
doien patrolwagoas removed tae
ed to maiataia order.
'"THE time to. invest in your biHdaees;
is when Its future is before itaet
behind it. Here -lies-the a-ecret f
success.'r' t '
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STS ITIREMENT
THE 90VERNMENT
In deciding in favor of aotar
break in his cabinejt PresideatCM-
idge followed the almost aaaatmaaa
advice of republicans- ia the eatr
some of whom including 9aater Sa-
rah of Idaho have been urgiag Jw
weeks that Mr. Daujcherty had lost
the confidence of the country.
Besides the Daugherty coffiialtt?
disclosures testimony has bees giria
before the oil committee that tfce t
torney general dealt ia Sinclair a4L
stock 'after he entered the aWt;
that he and ethers in the justiee de-
partment were seeking to shield IN
ward B. McLean from appeeraace a
the witness stand -in the oil fasairy
hnd that McLean himself was a ee-'
cret agent of the department
President. Coolldge's fetter to Iks'
attorney general requaEting his res-
ignatVm was written under date of
March 27. It follows:
TJie PrestieatfR Letter.
"My dear Mr. Attorney General:
"Since my conference with yoa I
have examined the proposed reply'
you suggested making to tbc eataad-
tfiah you furnish the committee in-
vestigating the departmeat of jmtki
with files from that deaartmeait re-
lating to litlgatloa ami u &e bu
reau of invesigatioa. Yoa.
to me and? to the co ram ttt
letter that it wosm aet a'
ble with the public iatereet-te
ply with the demand aad cea
your letter with aJitaU Wt'' ttWtt I
approve that poelttea. Jiy
"Certainly I approve te well .
lished principle that dtfafcea
should not give out iafornatie er
documents where sue a oeacaa
would be detrimental to the jm-Wc
interest 'and this principle i always (
peculiarly applicable to your depart-
ment which haa such an iatiaat re-
lation to the administration of jaatiee-
But you will readily I perceive that I
am unable to fcrm an iadepeadeat
judgment in this Instance witiet a
3bnj and intricate InVesiigtiaa of
voluminous papers which I caaaet
personally make and so I. aaeula be
compelled to follow the. usual prac-
tice in such cases and rclyupoa yaar
advice as attorney general and head
of the department of justice.
''But you will see at 0BCe that the
committee ia Investigating- yoar per-
sonal conduct and hence you 'have
become an interested party awl the
committee wants thesp paners beeuse
of a claim that they dieoleee year
personal conduct of the departateat
Assuiag that the reauest of the com-
mittee is appronriaelv" limited tct dee-
ignated files still tho aoeetiea wilt
alwaj-s be the same. In view of the
fact that the inquiry relates to yoar
personal conduct vou am not la
position to gire to me or to the coar-
mittee what would be disinterested
advice as to the public iatereetrf
CoaOict of iBtereats.
"You have a personal iatereet ia
this investigation which is eelng
made of the conduct of yourself aad
your office which may be ia coafltet
with your offiicial interest as the at-
torney general. I am not questloaiag
your fairness or integrity. I
merely reciting tho fact that you
placed in two positions one yoar
personal interest the other yoar f-
fice of attorney general which nay ee
in conflict '
"How can I satisfy a request for
action in matters of this nature o
the ground that you asfattorney ga-
eral advise against It waa yoa a
the Individual against whc&fe the In-
quiry fs directed- necessarily have a
personal interest In it? I do not see
how you can bo actinjd for yourself
in your own defence in this master
and at the same time and on the sain
question acting as my adviser as at-
torney general
'These two points are incoapatftle
and cannot be reconciled. I am .sura
you wjll-aee that it is necessary fer
mo to have the advice a?dislater-
dstcd attorney general in order tat
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