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New Britain herald., 1924-03-21

where more than s26,Ooo is concern ed" returned Senator Wheeler.
 You can't, unless the law permits, replied Mir. Chamberlain.
 ''We'll sec" retorted Wheeler.
 Chairman Brookhart intervened. The committe was seeking evidence of a conspiracy, he said. and under rules of law that allowed latitude. |.
 John Goroni. who identified himself as President of the Alps Drug com pany of New York was called. and testified as detailed above.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-21

Senator Brookhart pounded for or der as the audience broke into ,ap- plause.
 If you charge us-'' Senator Chamberlain began.
 T don't-you wouldn't resort to the tactics of your boss-your client, in this matter" Wheeler replied.
 Senator Chamberlain took up the bank investigation.
 We can't permit you to inquire in to every private account" he said. That is what we are going to do,
New Britain herald., 1924-03-21

] back to England?" Rowland dc manded.
 'Ii was on recommendation of thu attorney generals office" GorOni in l sisted. He named George E. Hayes q New York attorney. as the lawyer he retained.
 . After you got sl d case for ap, plying for liquor permits" Howland asked. why did you handle any moro money:'s "Ii was for Orr ] Who gave ii to you?" i John Lynn gave me some; Orr sent mo there to g,'t it." When vas Prohibition Director Hart dismissed?
 Some time in l921."
 Was his business of handling per mits continued after Hart rctircd?'' T don't know--I was. out Of the business
 "Ail these matters were handled by the district attorneys office in New York :'
 Yes"
 Tn" witness was excused. and Sen ator Wheeler proceeded to read the tolcEr4rls Of Jess Smith. and RoNic Stinson. Most Of them were purely personal
 On" telegram from smith 10 Miss Stinson. told her to call him on long distance telephone; another to M. $. Daughcr,y, told Of the attorney gem eraI being en route to Florida, and stood trip well"
 The series of messages appeared to be principally about Attorney Gen cral Daugherty's health.
 After the reading of. the teiegrams. Coroni was recalled for few more questions regarding the division of the money he said was paid to Orr.
 How Graft Was split
 Goroni said he was told that the whiskey fees (s15 a easel were di- yided as follows s2 to Mannington. s1 to the druggist. s1 to myself: s4 10 the prohibition director 50 cents to lawyer na1ncd Fk,sperance, and the balance divided between Orr and Murphy"
 Goroni said I'Eperancc now was an assistant district attorney in the office Of United 4states District At torney Hayward at New York. and used to have an office at l20 BroaR way with Hayward.
 Orr said Murphy told him how the money was to be split" said Goroni, and they also told him L'Esperance was the attorney.
 Goroni said Orr told him that he could always call on L'Esperance in case of any trouble.
 "L'Esperance was the attorney for the combination" said Goroni.
 Details Brought Out
 The Daugherty Investigating com mittee today took up the brokerage transactions of Jsss W, smith and Ro>jc Stinson, his divorced wife, William K. A. Hays. Columbus, O., broker. was tho first witness. Hays, manager Of the Columbus of fee of Samuel Engerlcider X Co.,, was called in connection with Miss StlnSon's testimony of blind ac- counts" under the titles Of William R. A. Hays Nos. ? and 3. .r.
 Attorney General Daugherty had no accounts with his firm. Hays said.
 A miscellaneous account under his own name, showing s75.000 in Sim clair and Mexican oil stocks, with him, few months was identified by lluy'. lut he said he could not re- call the customers trading in it. Hays said that Attorney General Daugherty had traded with him In another brokerage firm before lie went with Ungcrlcidcr.
 Numa Will Appear.
 At this point Wilton ]. Lambert,
New Britain herald., 1924-03-21

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New Britain herald., 1924-03-21

Mir. Howland, for the attorney general. took tho witness over his conversations with William J. Flynn, former head Of the secret service. who had told him hc was in bad com pany. When Rowland asked if Flynn was mol democratic ap- pointee. there was hissing from inc crowd in the room.
 "Do you know. as fact. that Harry M. Daueherty ever sent any telegram selling Judge Hand 10 or der these 7.1pb eases Of Hqugr sent
Evening star., 1924-01-31

make the attitude Of the democratic
members definite it was settled by
their failure to accept the republican
offer made at committee meeting
last week to take up the income tax
schedule in the full committee and
consider it from non-partisan basis
with a view of reporting bill to the
House which should receive the sup
port of both democratic and repub-
lican members.
Says Consideration Refused.
"our democratic colleagues having
refused to consider our ofer OF COM
promise, and having made it evident
that they propose to support un-
changed the so-called Garner plan,
the republican members are on their
part compelled to meet in separate
conference in order to frame sched-
ule OF rates for the bill to present to
the full committee"
Mr.. Garner said:
"They have offered no compromise
We asked what they had to offer the
other day and they adjourned with
out Offering anything, and also they
adjourned today with moth lg said
about the matter. The chairmans
statement is not based upon the PFC
ture as. 1t is or upon the facts.
.'The Mellon plan was prepared by
the Treasury under republican ad-
ministration, and propaganda for IL
was distributed thirty days before
we ever saw 1t.
THE only suggestion ever made on
taxes exceEt by the democrats was
and others The democratic plan is
in between the Mellon plan and the
E'rear plan, and we think our plan In
the only compromise offered to date
Evening star., 1924-01-31
BOX INQUIRY FADES
BEFORE OIL PROBE
Senators Wait Better Chance
at SpotIight-vote Quiz
on Handling Peace Plans.

The Senate committee investigation
propaganda decided to l today that
IT had authority to proceed with the
inquiry into the steps taken in ham
ding peace plans submitted under the
Box peace award.
fublic interest is so centered on
the naval oil inquiry that the Box
investigation was postponed again
To-Day by the committee until next
Monday. Chairman Moses announced
that 1T was the unanimous decision of
the committee that in the present
situation its inquiry could not COM
mand the attention to which it was
entitled.
; Miss Esther Everett Lape, in charge
OF the Box policy committee, can de-
termine meantime, Chairman Moses
said, whether she will answer ques-
tions put to her Tuesday as to how
the peace plans submitted were elm
mated and the choice OF one made.
Senator caraway, democrat. Arkan-
sas, cast the single vote in support
of Miss Lape's contention that the
questions put by the chairman with
respect to the elimination of the
plans was not within the purvinw of
the resolution. Besides Senator
Moses, Senators Reed, democrat, Mis-
souri,; Greene, republican, Vermont,
and Shipstead. farmer-labor, Mime
sofa. voted that the questions were
proper.
Evening star., 1924-01-31

OF whether he might become asso-
counsel.
Getting down to voting after sixteen
yesterday an amendment to the Walsh
annulment resolution which would
nave modified the language of the pre-
ample so as to eliminate direct charges
that Fall oil leases were illegal. The
vote was 46 to 3S.
The amendment, by Senator Lenroot.
republican. Wisconsin, would have sub
stituted the phrase "under circum-
stances giving rise to serious question
OF legality" for entered into without
purporting to act In the execution Of
the same"
Six republicans and the two farmer
labor senator's from Minnesota. John
son and Shipstead. voted with the
ment. The republicans were John
son. California;; Brookhat, Iowa;
Frazier and Ladd, North Dakota;
Norbeck. South Dakota. and Norris,
Nebraska
what the same purpose. by Senator
Sterling, republican. South Dakota.
was voted down, AZ to 81.
Would Change Phrasing.
Senator Sterling's amendment. pro-
pOslnB Tue SupStltutlOn OF CONTRA
vention" for "definance" in the phrase
that such leases and contracts We're
made in defiance of the settled policy
Of tho government" was voted down
48 to 81.
On this. the third roll call. Sem
ators Borah. Idaho. and Jones. WASH
inHton. republicans. Joined the six
other republicans who had voted with
the democrats on the two other bal
lots.
AssaiIs Fall and Denby.
Both Mr.. Fall and Secretary DENLY
were assailed on the floor of the
Senate by Senator Trammell. demo-
crat. Florida. He declared Fall should
be prosecuted and made an example
for other men who may be called
to positions of trust"
Fall will be prosecuted" Senator
Trammell said, but what about the
Secretary Of the Navy? He has shown
reckless disregard of his duties"
Senator Trammell said the Senate
should express its condemnation of
the leases in no unmistakable terms
Evening star., 1924-01-31

and he argued against any changes
In the Walsh resolution.
Senator Norbeck, republican, South
Dakota, told the Senate that before
tribute TO the "earnestness and very
great ability" of Senator Walsh of
Montana, in the conduct of the in
vestigation.
The committee would have gotten
nowhere" said Senator Norbeck, "had
it not been for the diligence and de-
termination to get at the truth that
Senator Walsh displayed.
Lauds Wnlsh's Service.
"The investigation lasted for
months and there only were suspt-
cions. Some members of the commit
tee had other duties and they did
get discouraged. But one man stayed
has performed a very great public
service"
Senator Caraway, democrat, Arkan-
sas, author of the original cancella-
tion measure, said the amendments
offered to the Walsh resolution had
been to take the sting out Of it" and
seemed designed tox be 'apologetic to
those who have betrayed their coun-
try" ,,o o,o
who betrayed their country for gold"
Senator Caraway declared, I'VE will
not let the courts be too harsh with
you, we IL make IL DIS easy dS pos
sible.' For my part, / intend to stamp
them with all the odium the law per-
mitS."
Assertion C0ntradicted.
His assertion that all the positive
action came from the democratic side
was contradicted by Senator'S Norris
and Lenroot.
THE original resolution would have
Cancelled everything" insisted Senator
Caraway. 1T would have said the
Senate will not condone treason. And
the junior senator from Wisconsin
objected"
He read from the statement issued
Tuesday by Secretary DENLY and de-
clared that Mr.. DENLY seemed to say
that so long as he has not been con-
victed in any court, he still is fit to
sit in the Coolidge cabinet"
Chairman Lenroot of the oil COM
mittee said no republican senator had
offered any amendment to soften the
language OF the resolution with re-
spect to fraud and corruption. He
added that he was "astounded" at the
statement to the contrary by Senator
Caraway.
Senator Lenroot said the amend
Evening star., 1924-01-31
EXPERTS INQUIRY
BEGINS IN Berlin
Germany Lays Data Before
Dawes Committee-Con-
fidence Manifested.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. January 31.-The scene Of
the inquiry into German finances
shifted to the capital of the Reich
today as the first committee Of ex-
perts. headed by Brig, Gen. Charles
G.. Dawes. settled down to work on
Germany's budget and currency
problem.
Assurances of the complete CO.
operation of the government and Of
financiers and hanks. 1t appeared.
would make the experts task chiefly
that OF formulating their conclusions
from the vast amount of data which
will be laid before them. Tho gov
ernment itself has prepared budget
gold basis. which it hopes win help
stabilize the mark and facilitate the
flotation Of a new gold currency issue.
With this financial statement 10
work on, the experts also will be
confronted with exhaustive informa-
tion on Germany's fiscal condition,
including a statement OF the repara-
t!ons payments in cash and kind she
has already made. They will also be
supplied with full Information on the
Reich's railways.
Many prominent industrialists.
fnanciers and transportation mag
mates have signified their Willingness
to give the committee all facts and
figures at their disposal
Second Committee Ready.
Tomorrow will find the second COM
mittee. headed BY Reginald McKenna
of Great Britain. opening its inquiry
into exported German capital, the re-
turn OF which. 1t is felt, is Of first
Importance in putting Germany on a
paying basis" from the standpoint of
the reparation commission. The
members of the second committee, in
GLIDING Henry NJ. Robinson of Los
Angeles. Calf. arrived from Paris
last evening.
Standing in the room which was
onco Bismarck's workshop and listen
ing to the very formal address OF
welcome by the chancellor of demo-
cratic Germany supplied the mem
bers of committee No. with their
first trial in Berlin. according to one
of the participants in yesterdays re-
ception at government headquarters
The official lineup of government
1eade'.' who awaited us presented an
almost funereal aspect" he said.
The experts admitted that, in spite
of the gloom dispensed in official
quarters. they have been favorably
Impressed with the sincerity shown
by German statesmen in tackling eX-
listing problems.
Evening star., 1924-01-31
BEOLAM AT REHEARSAL.

PARIS. January 31.-Bedlam ragged
at yesterdays dress rehearsal of Paul
Raynal's play, The Tomb Under the
Arch OF Triumph" at the Coincide
Franchise
Admission was by invitation. and
the audience included Georges Glenn
enceau. The play was punctuated
with howls of disapproval and rounds
of applause. which eliminated in the
third act, when the soldier son, home
from the trenches, said bitter things
to his father. insisting that he who
had risked his life to defend his fam
lily should control the household. The
actors were forced to stop, but finally
tho protests of those wishing to hear
out the play prevailed.
Evening star., 1924-01-31

msnss o4ksq rsIalsa - 1H1s
respect ID making the leases. <AttEt
ciared senator's were in accord with
| the declaration of the Walsh yesQIu-
tion as to fraud and corruptiaat
Rorahs Says Lsases IIIegaI,W
Senator Borah, republican, flkho,
| said he regarded the leases as illegal
and made without authority and that
| as senator he was called .u6bn
simply to construe the law u
II am very clear in my own mind
tnat there was not sufficient author
ity for the execution of these leases
and the making of these contracts.
layman or the Secretary of the Navy
ia ght come to different conclusion
ant execute them in perfectly good
faith"
When Senator Borah concluded, sey-
eral senators were on their feet seek
ing recognition. Senator Sterling, re-
publican, South Dakota, got the floor
and denied that his first amendment
ton. He said. however, that the see
ond one might be admitted" to have
had that purpose.
Senator Underwood of Alabama
candidate for the democratic nomi-
nation for President. joined the de-
bate with the statement that he re-
GREETED there was not an opportunity
to vote upon a resolution directly de-
claring the leases void.
This is no time for technicalities
he said. It's a question that goes
directly to the heart of government
A public Office is public trust and
when an official deals with the re-
cipient of government bounty for his
own benefit the fraud is plainly ap-
parent.
No government can survive in
which the people has lost faith.
Here we have the case-describe it
technically as you will-of a corpo-
ration receiving a large tract OF gov
ernment land; the officials Of that
company shortly after receiving the
land announces it is worth a hundred
millions more than they gave and,
subsequently they are shown to have
loaned large sums without security
TO an official instrumental in giving
them the land. 1t requires no Su-
preme Court decision to analyze that
situation.
Senator Lenroot declined TO yield
and said so repeatedly and vehement
ly, but Senator Stanley was insistent
Continued on Third Page.)
Evening star., 1924-01-31

whether to determine the normal tax
rate reductions first and frame the sur
taxes on the basis of these cuts or to
reverse the proposition.
Regardless of differences over the
surtax rates, Chairman Green said all
republicans of the committee had
agreed to abide by the decision of their
majority TOR purposes of getting the
bill favorably reported from committee
This action. however, he said, would not
Dlnd the members to support the rates
when the bill reaches the House.
fhe reduction in income tax was voted
Yesterday by the majority members, and
they decided to work out an income rate
schedule of their own, according to
chairman Green. because of the re-
flSal OF the democrats To accent their
oner To compromise and draft a non
partisan plan. Representative Car
ner, re Xas, ranking democrat on the
committee, insisted, however. thai
the republicans had offered no con-
crete compromise and, therefore. none
had been refused.
Cut Comes nv Surprise.
The cut in the 1923 taxes came as
surprise, neither the Mellon nor
Garner plans providing for reduc-
lions to take effect before this wear
Representative Hill, a member of the
committee and chairman of the DOM
ocratic national committee. said last
night the democrats had intended to
present a similar proposal in the
form of joint resolution. so thai
I might be considered and passed
before March Is. when the first In
due. eS are
chairman Green's statement fo,lows.
In accordance with the eyident
wishes of the people of this countrxr
1or several weeks been diligently ar
Work upon tax reduction measure
ihe basis of consideration WAS the
recommendations of the Secretary of
the treasury, ard in his letter to The
chairman presenting these recon-
mendations the Secretary stated thar
the subject of tax provision was
partisan one. That it ouent 10
be SO is obvious. The bill to date has
been considered on a non-partisan ha
sis and the republican members are
strongly of the opinion that this
course should have been pursued to
the end with the entire bill. incluc;-
ing SuftaX rates.
Charge Democrats Partisans.
with this in mind the republican
members have refrained. up to The
present time, from meeting as rcpub-
licans for the preparation of 4 sched-
ulc of income tax rates on a party
basis. On the other hand the demo-
cratic members of the committee
have met as democrats and as parti-
sans, have prepared an income tax
schedule which they have presented
to the. country and Congress as the
democratic program and have so la
beled it in their statement which ap-
peared in the Congressional Record of
January z.
IF anything more was needed to
Evening star., 1924-01-31
MELLON HOLDS CUT
IN 1923 INCOME TAX
is PRACTICAL PLAN

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-01-31
SCENT FARE BILL
TO REST ON OWN
MERITS, SAYS BALL

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-01-31
PRESIDENT C0NFERS
WITH BOTH PARTIES
CHIEFS IN OIL DEAL

CONTINUED from First Page.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-13
NEW SHOES JOE'S
! ONE CONSOLATION
Police Win TWo-Hour Race
to Make Arrest.

Arrayed in clean clothes and shoes,
Joe Drake, 45, 2247 Bellefontaine
st, today prepared to face arraing-
$ment before a Federal commissioner
Son charges of violating liquor laws.
Drake lost his shoes in a two-hour
race with officers on foot, swimming,
on a bicycle and in tiivver Wednes-
sday afternoon near the Twenty First
st. bridge over Fall Creek. Deputy
<Sheriff OmeT Hawkins and Federal
Prohibition Officer William Hindel
chased Drake after Hawkins spied
Drake in a soft drink place at 1879
3Nontcalm st. Drake had been
sought in connection with seizure of
a 500-gallon still near Martinsville
PAST October, police said.
Drake tied his shoes about his
neck and plunged into twelve feet
of water. Hawkins followed Hin
del. VINO had a stiff knee. comman-
deered a bicycle. brakes Shoes
5hoated away.
Coming out OF the water Drake
outdistanced the officers, but they
seized a fivver and speedily over
=hauled him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-13
OSCAR WILLIAMS
TO RESIGN FRIDAY
State School EmpIoye to
Teach at De Paw. =

Oscar H. Williams, inspector of
teacher training institutions, State
department of public instruction.
will tender his resignation to Ben
jamin J. Burris. State superinten-
dent. and to the State board Friday.
He has accepted an associate profess
sorship in education in De PAW
University.
Williams was assistant professor
Of education in Indiana University
before he entered the State depart
ment seven years ago.
Williams is one of the opponents
Of H. Noble Sherwood, Franklin Col
lege, whose proposed appointment to
succeed Burris scores OF public
school superintendent and college
presidents are protesting. Burris de-
sires to resign to become head of
the State Normal School at Muncie.
Sherwood is Republican nominee for
superintendent Of public instruction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-13

other plate of soup. He felt az
though he were treading on air. He
did not believe he was going to mind
waiting on the hog. after all; it was
SO much satisfaction to fool him.
The head of the ranch ate his soup
with purposeful speed, pushed back
the plate and began drumming on
fingers.
It's a fine telephone service we
get out here" he erumbled. II sup
pose tha: girl hasn't bothered her
head about it since"
But of course 1T may take time
to locate him. father" said Miss I'm
derwood.
1T ought not to. What's a sheriff
for? He's supposed to be within call,
if I know anything about his bust
ness. Here's a bunch of highway
robbers running around the country,
and I care say he's never heard
about it. And they talk about i'm
proving the roads for tourists"
Jerome Underwood's voice trailed
off in a low growl and he continued
to drum with his fingers.
We'll, / wanted to take a shot at
the one in the road and you wouldn' t
let me- complained Chester.
"That would have been fine bust
ness, wouldn't it," observed his
father. He'd have shot every last
one Of us before you could lift your
finger. You never had chance after
you got out of the car. If you want
ed to take a shot at him, why didn t
you do it before you climbed out?'
But it was just a bit unexpected,
father. We didn't think"
Underwood silenced his son with a
gesture.
"Of course we didn't think. We
didn't think that the country was
running wild, with a lot Of despera-
does doing as they damn please. But
we found out differently, didn't we?
You shoot at him! Why, there were
three more of them up by his car
1 saw them"
Timothy said he didn't see any
body else" said Miss Underwood.
"Timothy's a blind ass. What do
you expect of a chauffeur who is
scared so stiff that he forgets how
to work a tire pump? l say there
were three men, lined up at the side
Of the road-with guns. Why, IL it
hadn't been for them I'd have had
the other one.'
The Wreck collected the soup
plates and piled them carefully.
You could have jumped on him
while he was trying to get his car
started" observed Miss Underwood,
with a nod.
Her father mumbled something
that did not appear to be reply.
The Wreck was feeling jubilant. He
would not have missed waiting on
table for the world. Now he knew
how deeply he had bitten into the