The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-12-28

/ added that when the latter measure
was ready no would be willing 10 lar
aside the subsidy bill temporarily IL IL
had not been passed by then.
Evidence for and against the move
Il 10 lmpeach Attorney General
Dnugherty made the sessions OF the
house committee on judiciary exceed
ingly lively. In support OF the charge
that the chief law officer had knowing
~ appointed unit persons to Office the
case OF william j. Burns. whom he
made chief OF the bureau OF inyestiga-
ton. was cited. Letters from Chief
Justice Taft written when be was
President and from George w. Wicker
sham written when he was attorney
general. strongly eondemning the ac-
lions OF Burns In the Oregon land
fraud cases, were read Into the record.
Samuel Gouipers' secretary testified
that he called the letters TO the atten-
ton OF Mr.. Daugherty before Burns
was appointed. Next day Senator
Johnson OF California took the stand
and testified that he recommended the
appointment OF Burns aud that ION a
question OF yeraclty between Wicker
sham and Burns, I'd take Burns" In
his own behalf Burns swore the Wick
ersham letter was "a tissue OF false
hoods" He said Gompers had hound
ed him ever since he caught the Me
Namara brothers In the Los Angeles
Times dynamiting case. and that Comp
ers. hearing the prisoners were about
10 admit their guilt. sent an agent TO
Los Angeles 10 stop the confession.
Thereupon Gompers went on the stand
and said this charge was without the
slightest foundation.
Chairman McChord OF the Interstate
commerce commission was called to
testify ms 20 the failure OF the Depart
ment OF Justice 10 enforce the safety
appliance and locomotive inspection
laws lie testified that Daugherty had
co-operated with the commission to the
best OF his ability.
Representative Keller Of Minnesota.
who preferred thu charges against the
attorney general. aud some others wore
dissatisfied with the attitude of the
committee aud said II evidently intend
ed 20 swhitswash" Mr.. Daugherty. Mr..
Keller finally declared angrtly that he
would prosecute tho charges no further
before the committee
G EvERAL recommendations Of the
- commission appointed " prepare
a plan OF governmental reorganization
have been submitted to President
Harding. perhaps the most important
being a consolidation Of the War aud
Navy departments into department OF
national dcfens. under Que cabinet
member with assistants la charge OF
each branch. The photographic Office
OF tho navy. tho coast geodetie survey
and an map making and printing work
would be under the Department of Com
merce. The President. IL Ia said. thinks
we'll OF this plan aud may lag n before
congress soon
THE Supreme court decided that
L person can be prosecuted and pun
lShe,i by both the federal aud state au-
thoritlcs for a single violation u the
prohibition act. Representative hren-
nan Of Michigan has introduced hin
designed 10 prevent such a double
prosecution. Dry aud vet lsaders are
gsarrellng over the Interpretation of
the rrezldcnt's language eouc~rninx
prohibition enforcsu,snt In hts message
to eonrr~<s The former assert u was
az unqualified Endorsement Of the Nes-
stead act Tire latter. as represented
By CAPT. W. H. s,ayton. say ITO any
falr~minded psrsoa II 10 obvious that
In the Presidents nsc~ss<r. the auss-
tlco % the snforrcablllsy % the present
fanstlcal yolstrad act IL srfnitess
ralssd-
norw rfuS held his crst >rcrst ccn-
L -s-scry ard appointed eight now
cardinals. enc % them belax Mgr. Jchn
Raasano. untn rvcsntly f~pei dele
gate 20 washlnktsn- On Thursday. In
q public consistery and with xrcat ccrs~
mcny. the pope Invested ssx cf thea
With the mi hat and the rschet: The
other two we're not present
rOHS wA~AN.AKER. nserchars
y prince. phlienthropiss and former
postmaster gcrefal. died IN his rhfadel.
phia home en- Tuesday. ms funeral 90
thursday was attended by n,any - the
most eminent Amertcans and uas the
oecaslnn OF tribute unsurpassed IL
/ rhllasisiphla. thoroughly gsS
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