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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15

Washington Dec 15.-Representa
tive kener OF Minnesota refused
late yesterday to participate further
in the hearings before the House Ju
dietary committee on the impeacn
ment charges brought by him against
Attorney-General Daugherty char
acterizing the hearings as "comlc
opera performance, he declared he
would De untrue TO his responsibility
as a member OF the House II he as
sisted further in "a barefaced attempt
to whitewash Harry NJ. Daugherty.'
Immediately after he announced
his withdrawal the committee in open
session and without leaving its place
voted to so on with the hearings; TO
subpoena Mr.. Keller as witness,
put him under oath and question him
as to the basis for his charges OF high
crimes and misdemeanors against the
attorney-general. Later. he was sum-
monsed formally by the House ser
geant-atarms to appear before the
committee al 1890 tomorrow morn
ing. This turn in the proceedings
came with dramatic suddenness and
was attended by tumult and uproar
seldom witnessed in a congressional
committee room. After absenting
himself much OF the day Keller ap.
peared with typewriter statement
in his hand and announced that he
desired 10 read il to the committee.
He was refused the opportunity, but
later made public the statement
which dealt in detail with his rea-
sons for refusing to go on and EN-.
bodied a demand that the committee
favorably report his resolution to the
House so that he might present his
evidence ito an unbiased committee
In the proper way
81 reterate now the statement
said. that ! am in possession OF
evidence ample to prove Harry NJ.
Daugherty guilty of all OF the high
crimes and misdemeanors with which
have charged him"
Keller set forth 10 specific COM
plants against committee action IN
his statement These included
That every important decision Of
the committee as to procedure had
been made in secret and without op.
portunity for himself or his counsel
to be heard in advance.
That these secret decisions had
operated to restrict him in presenting
his evidence in the order In which it
could be most "eXpeditiously and cf-
fectiyely" presented and that also
they had taken from him the right
to call his witnesses without first no.
tifying the committee as to what they
would testify.
That the committee had failed TO
comply with his request for the pro-
duction of documents from the justice
and other federal departments 80
that he might obtain from them in
advance important evidence in sup
port of his charges.
That the committee had "arrogat-
ed to itself the right to determine
what documents should or should not
be admitted into evidence by "se.
cret examination" of such documents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15
PolNcARE WOULD RESIGN
French Premier Ready to Withdraw
Gracefully.

Paris Dec. l5-tBy the Associated
Press Premier Poincare told the
Chamber of Deputies today that he
was ready to withdraw gracefully"
Iif the chamber had another cabinet
ready,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15
WILLIAMS DEFEATS NORWICH
Wins Opening Game Of Basketball
Season.

Williamstown, Dec. 15.-ln the first
basketball game of the season VII.
liams defeated Norwich here last
night ~ to T. The visitors were com.
petely outclassed from start to fin
ish. The Purple started off with the
whistle, rolling up 81 points during
the first half, while the consistent
guarding of Pease and Cook held
the visitors to two points. both
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15
NOTICE

All those having bills against Henry
Greene must look to him for payment.
Lillian Greene.
North Bennington Vt, Dec i5 1922.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15
WOUND BANK MESSENGER


Philadelphia. Dec 15,--lix men in
an automobile today held up bank
messenger in Darby and robbed him
of twenty thousand dollars dfter
shooting him In the check
The messenger was carrying pay
rolls
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair and colder tonight Saturday
fair except probably snow flurries
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15
KELLER FAILS To
ANSWER SUMMONS
Of COMMIT ZEE
Did not Appear to Press Charges
Against Daugherty
PUBLISHED STATEMENT
Claim Proceedings Merely an
Attempt to Whitewash
Attorney General
PUBLISHED STATEMENT

Washington, Dec. II (By the Asso-
ciated Press Representative Keller
failed TO appear today before the
house judiciary committee In response
to a summons served on him yester.
day after he had refused to partici-
pate further in the presentation OF
mis- Impeachment charges against At
torncy General Daughcrty.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-13
TAX BOARD SLICES
RAIL VALUATIONS
Nearly S1,000,000 Less Than
1921; New Figures Are
Completed.

Helena, Oct. 12.-(By The Associ-
ated Press )-Valuations of the seven
principal railroads in Montana, as fin
ally worked out by the statisticians of
the state board of equalization, will
be $966,531 less for 1922 than for
1921. Statements of the figures, which
include the intercounty properties as
sessed by the state board, and all local
properties of the railroads on which
the valuation was fixed by the county
assessors, were mailed to the railroads
by the board Thursday.
The valuation of the Northern Pa
cific has been fixed for 1922 at $751;
567 ,974, as compared with $7S,135 1926
last year. The valuation of the Great
Northern is $50 2,9S5,64l as compared
with SS4, 729, ,107 last year. The valu-
alton of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad is $54. $50, ,76S, as COM
pared with $55, ,20864S last year; that
of the 500 Line, $3.50, ,761, as compared
with 81 ,144,247 last year; that of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, S7,341.-
374, as compared with $666S,377 last
year; that of the Butte, Anaconda &
Pacific. S4,305372, as compared with
ISL ,442 last year.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-13
WALSH DENOUNCES
RECORD Of c. D. P.
Riddick's Service Called Worth.
less by Democratic
Senator.

Billings, Oct. 12.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. i'm a speech before an
audience which almost filled the coli
scum Thursday night, Senator Thomas
j. Walsh of Montana attacked the
Fordney -McCumber tariff bill as an act
of legislation which would lower prices
on farm products by destroying foreign
markets, while increasing the cost of
production. Senator Walsh also de-
nounced a number of acts of the recent
congress, including the revenue act
passed in 1921, and the seating of Sem
ator Newberry.
The record of Congressman Carl
Riddick, republican candidate for Unit
ed States senator, was held up for ridi-
cule as that of a politician more con-
cerned with local bills and favors than
national legislation of import. The
senator read long list of measures
upon which Riddick did not vote in
congress, from the prohibition enforce
ment law to the grain futures act, con-
Guiding with the statement that his
record was a perfect blank as far as
real legislation was concerned.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-13
Child Hygiene Is
Praised by Harding

Washington, Oct. 12.-The story OF
efforts to make nation of better
grown-ups by perfecting the health OF
its children and making them happier
was told Thursday night at the annual
convention here of the American Child
Hygiene association by Harry Hoover
it's retiring president. 1t is the hope,
Mr.. Hoover said, that eventually "ten
policemen may be replaced by one
community nurse.
At the same time, MIR. Hoover an
nounced virtually a completion of ar
rangements for consolidating the two
great voluntary societies engaged in
the work-The Child Hygiene associa-
ton and the Child Health organiza-
ton of America. He also informed
the convention of a plan by which a
complete demonstration in every ave-
nue. of protection of child health is
to be had through the munificence of
the commonwealth foundation, which
has guaranteed for a term of years,
funds aggregating $23O,OOO per an
mum for the work.
The convention received from Pres
ident Harding a letter commenting
the work of Mr.. Hoover and his as
sitants in the attempts to correct
physical frailties in children and de-
claring that the love of children was
the "tenderest sentiment of civiliza-
tion."
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-13
Weeks Lauds Sulgrave
Institution; Accepts
Edmund Burke Statue

Washington, Oct. 12.-Tribute to
the work of the Sulgraye institution in
fostering friendship between Great
Britain and the United States was
paid by Secretary of War Weeks
Thursday, in accepting in behalf OF the
United States, the statue of Edmund
Burke, presented to the people of this
country by the institution.
"The Americans and the Englishmen
who have the best interests of their
countries at heart should enthusiasts
tically indorse means of bringing into
closer bonds of friendship the people
of these two great nations" Mr..
Weeks said. "This is the task to
which the Sulgrave institution has
dedicated itself and in which it has
admirably succeeded"
The bonds of friendship which have
maintained peace between the two
countries for more than 100 years
were recalled by two officials of both
England and America when two
statues of distinguished Britons, both
friends of this country, were unveiled
as gifts of the institute. The statue
of Burke, friend of the colonists in
the trying days of the revolution, was
unveiled in a city park and bust of
the late Viscount James Bryce, long
British ambassador to Washington,
was unveiled in a corridor of the cap
itol. Both bronZes were presented by
Sir Charles Cheers Wakefield, former
lord mayor of London. Chief Justice
Taft accepted for this country the gift
of the Bryce memorial
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-13

SQUEEZE INMAY WHEAT COSTING
MILLIONS TO LONG DEALERS Is
EXPLAINED TO TRADE COMMISSION

Chicago, Oct. 24.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. ARTHUR Cutten, known
as one of the largest operators of the
Chicago board of trade, appeared be-
fore the federal trade commission
Thursday to testify regarding the
squeeze" in wheat last May, when the
price, after a spectacular rise, broke
from $146 to $116 during the last IL
days of the month.
This decrease, ascribed at the time
to a gigantic fight between eastern
spectators and attempts to corner
the market, and an equally powerful
group of western "bears," drew the
attention of the United States senate
and resulted in the resolution which
initiated the present investigation by
the trade commission.
The break in May wheat, which re-
suited in millions of dollars loss for the
"long" interests, came after the board
of trade had ruled that car lot deliv-
cries were legal on May contracts,
whereas ordinarily it is necessary to
make delivery at an elevator. The
rule was defended at the time on the
grounds that the elevators were filled
and that it was impossible to make
deliveries in the ordinary way.
Mr. Cutten in his testimony assert
ed that the car delivery rule demoral-
lied the market and was the imm ediate
cause of the drop in May wheat. He
contended that the holders Of the wheat
were forced to sell when the railway
demurrage charges became too heavy.
He said that he had from 2,000,0OO to
5000, 900 bushels of May wheat at the
time, and had the car rule not been
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-13

New Brunswick, Oct. 12.-(By The
Associated Press.)-The case against
Clifford Hayes, who was held four
days as the slayer of the Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Ren-
hard. Mills, blew up with a boom
Thursday and the authorities turned
back in their investigation to theories
that provided more logical mouVe
for the double crime.
The blow-up came when Raymond
Schneider, Hayes accuser, summoned
Prosecutor Beekman of Somerset
county, to the Jail at Som@ville, where
Schneider was held as material wit
ness, and repudiated his entire story
of the crime The authorities lmme.
diately renewed their investigation OF
leads which had been relegated to the
discard when Schneider's statement
led them to declare they had solved
the case.
The new turn took them back to the
homes of Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall.
widow of the slain clergyman, and
James Mills, widower of the dead
choir singer.
Detectives Take Coat.
Detectives visited the Hall home
and took away fawn colored coat and
scarf which she had had dyed in Phil
adelphia since the murders. They sent
it to an analytical chemist for anaiy-
sis of brown spots which the Philadei-
phia cleaners reported were beneath
the black dye they had applied.
Mrs. Hall is known to have worn
a light colored coat in the early morn
ing of September 15-the morning
after the murders-when, according to
her story, she went to the Church OF
S. John the, Evangelist, looking for
her missing husband. She has told
the authorities her eccentric brother,
Willie Stevens, accompanied her to the
church and back. Witnesses who saw
her return home, declare she returned
alone, at about ! 80 a. In.
Detective Fitzpatrick, who went for
the garments, reported that Mrs. Hall
acted "peevish" when he demanded
them. Mrs. Halls attorney, however,
issued a statement saying Mrs. Hail
was glad to surrender them, though
the action came rather late"
James Mills, church sexton. and hus-
band of the slain choir singer, was
questioned briefly at Prosecutor
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-13
Conservatives DESERVING Lloyd George;
London Political Situation at Fever
Heat Pending Expressions From Cabinet

London, Oct. 12.-(By The Associ-
ated Press).-A liberal cartoonist
Thursday depicted Premier Lloyd
George making a flight from Man
chester in a new engineless glider, -
the discarded engine being the con-
servative party. This broadly repre-
sents the political situation, for
although Austen Chamberlain, Lord
Birkenhead, the Earl of Balfour and
other conservative ministers are still
supporting the coalition, the bulk of
the conservative party is believed to
be opposed TO the continuance of Mr.
Lloyd George in the leadership and
anxious to get back to the party
system.
An indication of the complete un-
certainty of the whole position is seen
in the suggestion made Thursday that
Mr.. Lloyd George will wait for the
Chamberlain speech Friday before
finally drafting his Manchester speech,
because Mr.. Chamberlain's speech will
prove how far he may count upon the
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-13
DRAF TING Of EVERY
MALE IN WAR TIMES
URGED BY OFFICER
Conscription of All Able Bodied
Men Best, Ruggles Tells
Miners.

Cleveland, O., Oct. 12.-(By The
Associated ss.)-Drafting of all
labor from banker to !aborer in war
time, advocated by Colonel l.. III.
Ruggles of the United States ordnance
department, and announcement by
William III. Culbertson, vice chairman
of the United States tariff commits
sion, of an order by President Harding
that all requests for investigations un-
der the flexible provisions of the tariff
law for a change in rates should be
filed with the commission, featured
Thursday nights sessions of the Amer
ican Mining congress.
when the drafting of labor at home
is mentioned, it should not be under
stood to apply only to manual labor
ers, frequently referred as as work
ers," Colonel Ruggles declared. 1T
should include every male citizen
physically and mentally capable of
service in the defense Of his country.
If we can draft mems lives, we GER
tainly can draft their business during
an emergency. Such plan should be
of universal application. Each man
would be required to keep at the work
assigned to him, as soldier must stay
on his job.
"There would be no striking for
higher wages, no absence without
leave, no quitting one job to go around
the block and hold up another agency
for higher wages.
"The benefits of such an universal
draft not only in speeding up the pro-
duction of munitions and other neces-
sites in time of national danger, but
in Fastening the return to normally
thn &c
that the thought deserves the most ear
nest consideration of all patriotic
Americans"
Mr.. Culberson said that October z,
the president had signed an order that
"all requests, applications or petit
tions for action" under flexible pro-
visions of the tariff law shall be
filed with, or referred to the United
States tariff commission. He said
that consideration of individual tariff
rates will undoubtedly be broadly
construed" and that the powers con-
ferred upon the president by the new
tariff Twill lead to greater stability.
Powers of Tariff Commission
'The commission will be at liberty
to narrow or widen the scope of any
case laid before it and will not be lin
tied in its findings to the relief asked
by the applicant" MIR. Culberson said:
'1The proceedings will be of judicial
character. The commissions findings
will be arrived at under regular pro-
cedure, such as would be followed by
q court order or by commission"
Resolutions passed by the congress
Thursday included providing for a
committee to study
freight rates in the mining industry
and see whether the charges are fair
and equitable" as compared with
charges for transportation in other in
dustries; condemning the Dennison
blue sky law, all legislation 'set up
by individuals or commissions to pass
without appeal on mining invest
ments", though favoring legislation to
safeguard the public against fraudu-
lent promotions; calling on employers
and employees to join in movement
for continuous employment, harmoni-
GUS relations, fair wages, reasonable
profit and low prices.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-13
Confession Frees
Accused Youth in
HQll-MlLS Murder
Sleuths Turn Again to Widow of Slain Rector
and Church Sexton in Attempt to Solve Mys-
tery; Coat of Mrs Hall to Be Examined for
Spots; Youth s Accuser Admits Story All Lie

Strickers office again Thursday after
noon, but the nature of the questions
asked him could not be learned.
State troopers, who have become in
creasingly active on the case, let it be
known that one of the theories now
entertained is that the slayings were
perpetrated by party of four--three
men and one woman, who Travelled In
two automobiles.
Unconfirmed reports reached here
from Philadelphia that the gold watch
removed from the minister's pocket
had been found in Philadelphia
pawn shop.
Schneider ColIapses.
Schneider suffered a nervous col
lapse Thursday morning. Then he
sent word to Prosecutor Beekman, OF
Somerset, that he had something more
to say. When Beekman entered with
a stenographer and three newspaper
men, Schneider blurted out, with tears
streaming down his face, that his
earlier statement was "all a Ee.'
He had told the stories tending to
involve him in the Hall-Mills case.
Beekman Immediately went before
Justice of the Peace Sutphen, who had
held Hayes for the grand jury, and
asked that the murder warrant against
him be dismissed. The request was
granted and Hayes was released.
Schneider still is in jail as a ma
terial witness. Prosecutor Beekman
refused to say why he still was held.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-13

firm support of the conservative sec
ton of the ministry.
The present belief is that both
ministers will devote themselves chiefly
to defense of the governments Near
Eastern policy, and there are rumors
that the premier may reveal some new
facts in connection with this. in further
justification of the British policy.
Excitement in political quarters con-
tinues at fever heat, the only uni
versally admitted fact of the situation
being that Lloyd George has no in
tention of resigning.
Though an early general election is
expected, it is believed it is more likely
to take place in the spring than in the
present year, as there are weighty
technical difficulties in the way of
election in November or December.
The revolt of the conservatives
against Lloyd George is largely based
on his Irish policy, the 'die hards'
never having forgiven what they de-
nounce as his surrender to the Irish
rebels.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-13

called into effect, he would have made
profit upon his option. After being
assured that the figures would not be
made public, Mr.. Cutten agreed to
furnish the commission with the exact
figures of his transactions in the May
option.
Victor Murdock, acting chairman of
the commission, asked Mr.. Cutten
whether the car lot rule had affected
the farmer deleteriously In that 1t
brought down the price of wheat. Mr..
Cutten expressed the belief that it
had also expressed the opinion that
certain parties" whom he did not
name, had caused the rule to be in
voked to benefit the elevator interests.
E. F. Rosenbaum, president of the
J. Rosenbaum company, the next wit
ness, said that his firm and the Ar
mour Grain company were two OF the
largest dealers in wheat last May, for
the reason, he said, that both houses
were strongly represented In the Mis-
souri, valley, from where the May
wheat comes.
Mr.. Rosenbaum said that his firm
had sold May futures and bought the
wheat at western points to deliver on
the futures. He added htat he. had
urged the board of trade to permit
track delivery and that he had deliv-
cred his wheat in cars.
Friday J. Ogden Armour will reap
pear before the board to give his de-
cision regarding giving the commits
sion the figures of his grain deals. He
refused to give these figures when he
was on the witness stand Wednesday.