Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-31
CARAWAY NOT
THROUGH With
MR.. DAUCHERTY
arkansas Senator Has More
Interesting Data for Rec
ord Showing Up Morse
Case.

Washington, May 2J.-Somo Of
the senators and representatives who
back in 1911 signed petition for
| the pardon OF Charles w. Morse,
then serving a sentence in the fed
cral prison at Atlanta, yesterday eX-
pressed the opinion that there was
no consolation for Attorney General
| Daugherty in the publication of the
names of seVenty-two members of
1.-THE senate and the house, which APP
peared in the list given ont Satur
day night by the Department of jus
| tice.
Senator Caraway, of Arkansas, de-
clared that the attorney general had
cut himself off from any possible
comfort from this source by his ac-
! acknowledgement several days ago TO
the effect that Morse's pardon was
| based solely upon the official re-
pert and recommendation of the
physicians as to his physical condi-
|tiOn. He said also that Mr. Wick
l,eral at that time, had stated over
! his own signature that MOrse's par
don was due to the recommendation
i,Of the physicians who had examined
1.-THE prisoner and found him to b.
in desperate state Of health
Different Situation Now.
Senator CaraWay admitted that he
was unable to perceive what peril
of senators and representatives., whu
had signed a petition for Morse'a
pardon could have upon the issue in
its present status in view of the
admissions by Attorney-1 enCral
DauGherty, and of former Attorney
General Wickersham that Morse was
released from the Atlanta prison
because of the report OF physicians
nounced him a victim of bright's
disease with only a short time in
which to live
Senator Caraway was not one Of
but his colleague, Senator Robinson.
then a member of the house, it ap-
pears, did sign it. FOrty-nine 9TH
er members of the house, including
the late Gen. George w. Gordon OF
Memphis, signed the Same petition,
Representative Joseph w. Byrne
of Tennessee, who was one OF the
'sgners, yesterday said that he af-
fixed bis signature to the petition
upon the representation-pr probably
Of Mrs. Morse, who was mere at the
time soliciting a pardon for her nus
band, that he had only 4 few days
to live and for the sake Of the
family it would be merciful not to
permit the prisoner to die in 4
fclons stripes. Mr. ByInc did not
recall who presented the petition
to him, but lie did rccolloct Tie
nature OF the appeal to his sym
pathiea. OTHER members Of congress
were moved by the same emotional
appeal to sign the petition fOc
AIOfSc HGfuOH.
More Information Coming.
1t is understood that Senator Car
away will have more interesting
DauGherty- Fielder Morse data to in
sort in the Congressional Record on
Monday. Attorney-Ceneral Dlugher
ty is cut of the city on a Weekend
cruise on the Mayflower with Prcsi
dent Harding and members Of his
official party and is not expected TO
return before Tuesday.
OAc especially ugly aspect Of this
Daugherty-F Morse episode as
it is Eoing aired in the Senate, is
the fact that it has served to focus
puddle attention upon the general
decentralization that obtains in sew
cral oc the other departments at
Warrington notably in the Treas
pry Department, whore Commissioners
of Revenue Blair backed By Secrc-
tary Mellon, is at Gri9s with Assist
dent Harding'G particular appointed
over the summary dismissal of three
CT Doycr's hand-picked men.
Just why these mon were sum
marily turned out the public has
not yet been Informed and in the
absence Of an official statement as
to tho reasons therefore, popular
curiosity is being fed upon a racy
assortment of speculative theories.