The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
||NPEACH lands
MOVE STILL TAKEN
LIGA Y BY HIM
Keeps Smiling as Welty Moves
To Gust Him Over Baseball
Job and Dial Demands Probe
Over Bank Teller Case.
BY LOWELL MELLETT,

Washington, Feb. 15-Federal Judge
Kenesaw Mountain Lands, about
whose head more battles have ragged
than were witnessed by the war
scared peak whose name his proud
parents gave him, is the center Of
real fuss this time. If members OF
congress mean what they say-and
frequently they do-the impeachment
proceedings opend by Representative
Benjamin F. Welty, Of Ohio, are to be
seen through to finish
Word was received here from Chi
cago Monday night that Judge Lands
told friends Monday afternoon that
he was not in the least worried over
the agitation to have him impeached
and that he was no more concerned
over the matter than he was over the
appointment of a bell hop Gin that
hotel across the street.
Weity Sorapper Himself.
Congressman Welty has something
OF reputation as a scrapper him
self, having served as a private dur
ing the Spanish American war and
having been the governments sattor-s
ney in the prosecution Of the plum
bers' trust in 1915 and 1916. Private
expressions on the part Of several
members Of the House following We'll
tvs oral indictment of the Chicago
jurist, indicated that they sympa
thized with the effort to have the
restless occupant of the federal bench
brought before the bar Of the House.
Chairman Volstead, of the judiciary
committee, to which the impeachment
motion was automatically referred,
intimated that action might be taken
on the charges against Judge Lands
before the end of the session. He ex-
planned, however, that even if this
We're not done, because of the short
time remaining, the proceedings will
not die. The fact that Represent
ative Welty retires March A also
makes no difference. The next step
now is the investigation of the charges
in Representative Welty's motion and
the decision of the Judiciary commit
tee as to whether an Impeachment
resolution shall be brought into the
House.
Dial Demands Federal Probe.
Meantime, Senator Dial is proceed
ing with his purpose to have the de-
partment of justice investigate what
he calls Judge Landis' "anarchistic
and revolutionary remarks in con-
ISSliC'l Will llle ldlleI 5 ulSCHdTSo OIL
a $50 a month bank teller charged
with embezzling $96,500. His effort to
have. Representative Welty incorpor-
ate allegations on this subject and his
accusations against the judge were
rejected by Representative Welty,
who made Judge Lands connection
with organized baseball the principal
point in his indictment.
REPRESENTATIVE WpItV axIoIo6 a6 his
charge when he rose to a point "of
high personal privilege" and an
nounced that he impeach the judge
There, were only few scattering
noes to his motion to refer his
charges to the judiciary committee.
Five specific charges We're made as
the basis for impeachment. They
We're:
First-Neglect of official duties for
other gainful employment. Second
Use OF his office to settle disputes that
might come before him in court. Third
Lobbying before state legislatures
in behalf of anti-gambling legislation.
Foul th-Accepting a $4,000 salary
from organized baseball, despite the
judgment of the United States court
of the District of Columbia against
the American and National leagues On
the charge of violating the anti trust
laws, and despite the baseball gam
bling indictments still pending. Fifth
For injuring the national sport
through creating the impression that
gambling and other illegal acts in
baseball will not be punished in open
court hereafter.
Calls Lands Chief of Trust
after baseball associations hs ID
been found guilty or being a trust
and had been fined s240,000," said
Representative Welty, they rushed
into Judge Lands court and for an
additional s42,500 he became the chief
arbiter Of the trust, and, at their re-
quest remained on the federal bench.
This case is still pending in the Unit
ed States supreme court. What will
hinder each member of this court
from accepting a like sum from the
baseball associations?
Judge Lands has done good work,
but if he wants to retain confidence
and respect as a judge, he must di-
vorce himself from the flesh pots of
illegal combinations. You cannot
maintain baseball as a clean sport
when you permit players to throw
the game and baseball magnates to
throw our judiciary"