The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14
OHIO REPRESENTATIVE ].
BRINGS CHARGE TO Bear
UPON Gar OF BASEBALL
Chicago Jurist Accused
Under 5 Heads-His
Trial Demanded.

Washington, Feb. 14.-Fed.
eral Judge kensaw Mountain
Lands OF Chicago, was i'm.
peached in the house Of repre-
sentahves today BY Represen.
tative Welty, Democrat Ohio,
who charged him with ~high
crimes and misdemeanOrs" In
connection with his acceptance
Of the position Of supreme ar.
bitter OF baseball at salary Of
$4,000 u year.
Should the house decide to
institute proceedings against
Judge lands on the basis Of
Mr.. Welty's charges, . formal
trial before the bar Of the
house would be held and . de-.
cision rendered.
Mr.. Welty did not introduce
. resolution proposing I'm.
peachment, rs Is the usual pro.
cedure in such matters. In.
stead, he arose to u question
Of high personal privilege" and
announced that he ~impeachedo
the judge.
Representative Welty refused
today to grant . request Of
Senator Dial Of South Caro- .
Lima, that he include in his pro.
posed impeachment proceed.
ings against Federal Judge
Lands, the statement attTibut.
ed TO the Judge that officials ef
an Ottawa Ill.) bank were re-
sponsible for an enbeuxlement
by 4 clerk Of the hank because
they paid the clerk only $50 =
month.
Five Charges.
Impeachment was proposed B
Mr.. Welty on the basis Of five sp'
cific charges as follows:
First: For neglecting his o
fetal duties for another gainful o.
cupation, not connected therewitl
Second For using his Office q
district judge of the United State
to settle disputes which migi
come into his court as provided b
the laws of the United States.
Third: For lobbying before th
legislatures of the several states {
the union to procure the passag
of state laws to prevent gamblin
in baseball, instead of dischargin
his duties as district judge Of th
United States.
Fourth: For accepting the pos
ton as chief arbiter of the dis
putes in baseball associations at
salary Of $42,500 per annum Will
attempting to discharge the dutie
as a district judge OF the Unite
States, which tends to nullify tn
effect of the judge of the suprem
court of the District Of Colulnbi
and the baseball gambling indie
ments pending in the crimini
courts of Cook county, Illinois.
Fifth: For injuring the nation;
sport of baseball by permitting tt
use of his office as district jude
of the United States because Il
impression will prevail that gan
bling and other illegal acts in bas'
ball will not be punished in u
open forum as other cases"
Senator Dial of South Carolin
announced today that besides seel
ing to have impeachment procee'
ings brought against FEEDER
Judge Landis in the house.
would prefer charges against hi
with the department of justice
connection with the charges
statements in the Ottawa ull
bank clerk, Cary, charged with er
bezzling $4,000.
Landis' Comment.
Chicago, Feb. 14.-Judge KeI
esaw NJ. Lands today refused
comment on the charges al
threatened impeachment procee
ings of Senator Dial of South Car
lima. He repudiated publish,
statements in morning papers a
tributed to him. and declared
would have nothing further to s;
on the matter at this time,
We'll, what's the next mov
judge" he was asked.
Its Dial's move. I've nothil
to say. Why, all these reports
alleged interviews make me out
common gossip. Anything I 81
now would Just be handing that Il
low Wood for his fire."
The judges office was busy wi
callers today. Some offered syr
pathy and support and others mer
ly came to give the Judge assn
ance of their faith in his stands
all Of them he declared he was n
perturbed by any OF the Di
threats.
"I'm not worried about th
thing" he assured one caller. "Wh
I'm no more interested in this tn,
am in the appointment OF q ne
bell hop in that hotel across u
street"
Without debate the Welty chargt
on Mr.. Welty's motion, were +
ferred to the judiciary committ
for investigation and report. The
were q few scattering noes"
NAMES IOWA JUDGE.
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