Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-23
FILES CHARGES
AGAINST Lands
Impeachment of Chicago Judge Is
Up in House.
PISH-PoSH, SAYS THE JURlST
Senator Dial in New Filings. Declares
lands Unworthy to SIT on Bench.
and That His Doctrine Is
Revolutionary.

HcNotuNonafg.
Washington. Feb. 15.-Federal Judge
n. NJ. Lands Of Chicago was attacked
In the house by Representative Welty
Of Ohio. who In impeaching the jurist
charged thigh crimes and misdemean-
0rs" In the acceptance Of the position
u arbiter OF organized baseball AT
salary OF $4,000 a year.
Should the house decide 10 adopt a
resolution for impeachment, a trial be-
fore the house bar will be held and
judgment will be rendered. Mr.. Welty
did not Introduce a resolution for Inn
parchment. as Is the custom. but arose
on question Of high personal privi-
lege" and announced that he i'm
peached the judge.
Without debate. the welty charges
were referred to the judiciary commit
tee for investigation. There were
a few scattering noes"
Mr.. Welty said he would conhne him.
self 20 the question Of Judge lands
serving as supreme arbiter OF baseball
while holding a federal Office.
Senator Dial announced that besides
seeking 20 have Impeachment proceed
ings brought against Federal Judge
lands In the house he would prefer
charges against him with the depart
ment Of justice In connection with the
Judges statement In the embezzlement
case.
There Is little likelihood Of action
by the judiciary committee on the Wei
" charges against Judge lands at
this session Of congress. Chairman
Noistead said. "rhe fact that Mr.
welty retires March does not affect
the status OF the proceedings. nor does
the case necessarily end with adjourn
ment of congress" Mr.. TOlstead added
mo arrangement has been made for
meeting ~ the committee. but we
probably viii hear Mr. welty shortly.
and II the committee believes there Is
sufficient ground to go ahead. Il will
be necessary 10 adopt a resolution pro-
viding therefor"
Dial Resumes His Attack.
Senator Dial. resuming his attack
on Judge Lands IN tie senate. called
the judge freak" and ''crank" ana
said Judge lands attack ol the sen
ator with reference 20 his connection
with banks and Southern cotton mills
was "iemagogic."
III Judge Lands views. as shown
IN his parole % this boy who embez-
zled $4,000 from bank. were known
10 the senate. be would never have
been confirmed by this body" said
senator Dial Il conceive his parole
81 this boy under the circumstances 10
be revolutionary. and an Ohio Court
OF Appeals has decided that sentences
suspended IN this way are illegal.
Judge lands affords the spectacle
% a federal judge who is also the
chief arbiter Of baseball az $4,000.
The attorney general says there Is
nothing illegal In a judge engaging in
business. but Il was never expected
lie would do 50. There are I go cases
on the docket In Judge lands court.
which Il would take him two years 90
hear. and Il Is the business OF a judge
10 stay In the courthouse and attend
10 his business. II brings his court
into disrepute~ I have no criticism OF
baseball. although I know very little
about IL. I suppose Il Is innocent
enough and that II Is all right 10 en-
gage in Il with moderation.
His reply 20 me shows he Is not az
10 sit on the bench. will not lower
the dignity OF this body to reply 10
this freak aud crank as he replied
10 me-"
Judge Lands Defiant
Chicago. Feb. 15.-Judge lands. no
tilted unOfIicially that impeachment
proceedings directed against him by
senator Dial 81 South Carolina prob
ably would be started in the senate. re-
heated his defiance OF the man who
has declared him TO be unworthy OF
the ermine.
1t isn't my judicial character that
has caused this attack" declared the
Judge. sThe basis for the Impeach-
ment movement was my plain state
ment conforming the responsibility Of
employers and the question OF fair
wages.
As Tor this impeachment talk-its
plsh-posh."