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Evening star., 1924-02-18
HI. p. Whitney
andOtherBrOk.
ers Face Grill.
WILL BE CALLED.
WHEELER AYERS
McLean's Attorney
Gives Information
to Senators.

Despite the ten-day recess OF the
investigating committee, develop
ments in the oil scandal whirled
along today at their customary break
neck speed.
Coincidcnt with the resignation OF
Secretary Denly, there were predic-
tlonS among senator's that impor-
tant disclosures OF new and sem
sational character were imminent.
These predictions revolved for the
most part about the inquiry that
committee experts are making into
the books OF various brokerage
firms in search OF evidence OF oil
stock speculation by government
officials.
Senator Wheeler, democrat Mon
tana. who has taken Il hand in the in
quiry in the absence from Washing
ton of his colleague. Senator Walsh,
declared that Harry Payne Whitney
and members of the Bernhard brok er
firm, in New York. undoubtedly would
be summoned before the committee as
Il result of information that has
reached the Capital.
Mclean In Capital.
Mr.. Wheeler also asserted that "im
portant information" had been given
senators by Wilton J. Lambert at
torney for Edward B. Mclean. pub
Usher OF the Washington Post. Mr.
Mclean came to Washington from
Palm Beach in response to u sum-
mons from the committee.
Indications were that action would
be sought on Senator Wheeler
resolution for an investigation of the
administration of Attorney General
Daugherty.
There were reports that those mem-
bers of the oil committee who are in
Washington might confer during the
day behind closed doors with regard
to the latest developments
Chairman Lenroot, however. said
that no meeting had been called. and
that there had been no change in
the plan to delay further hearings
until next Monday.
When it went into recess the COM
mittee had a large number of Wit
nesses already under subpoena
Among them, it had been announced
We're a large number of brokers who
have branch offices in WASHINGTON
The list of those summoned never
was made public.
Evening star., 1924-02-18
BREWER EVIDENCE
IN HANDS OF COURT
Surrenders Bonds, Securities and
Other Papers Into Custody
of Clerk.

Charles B. Brewer, special assist
ant to Attorney General Daugherty,
today surrendered into the custody
of Morgan H. Beach, clerk of the
Supreme Court OF the District Of CO.
lumbia, all the bonds, securities and
other "evidence" on which he bases
his claim of irregularity in the bu-
reau of engraving and printing. JUS
tice Stafford at the request of the
clerk today signed an order requiring
the delivery forthwith Of the docu-
ments in the presence Of representa-
tives of the Department of Justice.
The order of the court also author
ized the clerk to rent safe deposit
box in the Riggs National Bank for
the storage of the securities and di-
rected him to make a schedule or in
ventory of all the papers delivered to
him.
Attorney w. Gwynn Gardiner, rep
resenting Brewer, stated that he ex-
pected the transfer to be made today
and declared that Representative
King of Illinois, who had the keys to
(. Brewers safe deposit box, had Con-
sented to surrender them.
Evening star., 1924-02-18
FRIENDS URGED RETIREMENT.

days A resolution relating to him,
and somewhat similar to that adopt
ed some days ago asking for the
resignation of Mr.. DENLY. is pending
in the Senate and its sponsors are
pressing for quick action on it,
The resolution in which the Presi-
dent was advised to ask Secretary
DENLY to leave the cabinet was
Publican organization leaders oppos-
ing it. but with ten republicans vot-
ing in it's support. The vote was A
to "a.
Immediately after 1t was sent to
the White House Mr. Coolidge issued
a statement declaring that such ques-
tions lay wholly within the province
OF the Executive, but adding:
THE President is responsible to the
people for his conduct relative to the
retention or dismissal Of public Of
ficials. / assume that responsibility,
and the people may be assured that as
soon as L can be advised SO that /
may act with entire justice to all
parties concerned and fully protect
the public interests. j shall act.
II do not propose to sacrifice any
innocent man for my own welfare.
Nor do / propose to retain in office
any unfit man for my own welfare.
I shall try to maintain the functions
of the government unimpatred to act
upon the evidence and the law as I
find it and to deal thoroughly and
summarily with every kind of wrong
doing.
Since then many conferences nave
been held by the President with other
officials of his administration, Senate
Leaders: and personal friends of Mr.
Denby. Two of those most frequently
at the White House have been Secre-
tary Weeks and Charles b. Warren of
Michigan. both old personal and po-
litical friends of the Navy Secretary.
The decision in favor of a resigna-
tion apparently was reached soon
after Mr.. Coolidge went to his office
this mornin.> but a formal announce
ment was deferred. f. T. Clark one
of Mr.. Coolidge's secretaries, visited
Mr.. Denby's office to consult as to
what form the announcement should
take. Mr.. DENLY soon afterward left
the Navy Department by private
entrance, eluding newspaper men, and
left word that for the present he
would have nothing to SAY
Evening star., 1924-02-18
Private Sleuths
Trailing Butler,
General Reveals
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, February IS
Brig. Gen. Smedley d. Butler.
director of public safety. and
Mayor Kendrick are constantly
shadowed by private detectives,
according to the general.
IF | ever take one drink I'm
a eoner." the general declared.
And if the mayor ever touches
a drop, he's a goncr. too. and the
whole administration
He said the detectives were hired
by men who are respected. but
with whose business we are daily
interfering"
They are the men who thought
the police never could touch them"
he said.
Evening star., 1924-02-18

Mr.. Denby's resignation was sub
mitted on his fifty-fourth birthday,
just after he. had gone to the Navy
Department TO find his office filled
with flowers from his friends. When
his letter had been sent to the Presl-
dent he turned cheerfully to official
duties awaiting his attention and told
those about him that a great load of
worry had been lifted from his shoul-
ders.
Inconsistency Seen.
1t has been pointed out to the Pres
ident that it might appear inconsist-
ent to have member of the admins
tration holding these views. remain
in office while the administration it
self. through it's counsel. was moving
in the courts to annul the leases, on
the ground that they were made
without authority of law.
The first step in these legal pro-
CeedingS. injunction suits to prevent
further work on the Teapot and CAL
ifOrnia reserves, is expected immcdi-
ately after the Senate completes con-
rfirmation of the oil counsel. probably
today.
Reports current today that Theo-
dore Roosevelt would shortly tender
his resignation as assistant secre-
Iary of the Navy were fatty contra
dicted by Col. Rooevelt himself.
Col. Roosevelt, following a confer
snce. this afternoon with President
Coolidge at the White House. said. in
answer to questions regarding the
possibility of his following the action
of Secretary DENLY, said: Il have
just seen the President and ] am
not resigning."
While Col. Roosevelt did not say
what was the nature of his confer
ence with the Executive. he did say
that up until 1880 o'clock this morn
ing he had not the slightest knowl-
edge of the reported resignation of
SIr. DENLY. Mr.. Roosevelt used the
word reported"
The retirement of the Navy Secre-
Iary also revived rumors that the
srty would follow within few
Evening star., 1924-02-18
Approves Ball Resolution for.
Investigation of Situa-
tion Here.
EXPENDITURE OF s2,5OO
FOR WORK AUTHORIZED
Probe Will Determine Need for
Continuing Life of Local
Commission.

Senator Balls resolution author
izing the Senate District committee to
investigate the rental situation in
Washington in order to determine
whether the life of the Rent Commits
sion should be extended beyond next
May will be reported favorabIy to TIL.
Senate from the committee On control
.of the contingent expenses of the
Senate, Senator Keyes of New Hamp-
shire. chairman of that committee.
said today
The resolution authorizes expendi-
ture of not more than $4,000 from the
contingent fund of the Senate to
make this investigation. and for that
reason the resolution had to 90 to
keyes will not make the report until
the return of Senator Ball to Wash
ington, probably on Wednesday. 1t
was intimated today that there might
be some opposition in the Senate to
the adoption OF the resolution.
Plan for investigation.
The resolution as introduced by SEN
ator Ball authorizes the Senate Dis
trict committee or any subcommittee
thereof to conduct the investiga ton
and to make use of the services of the
District Commissioners and of the
Rent Commission.
The committee would ascertain how
many apartments for rent are vacant
at this time and how many houses for
rent are vacant; what rental is asked
for these vacant apartments and
houses. and whether they are vacant
because the rentals asked are eXces-
sive.
Houses Being Built.
1t is proposed also to ascertain
how many apartments and houses for
rental purposes are now in the proc
ess of construction which may tend
to relieve further housing conditions
in Washington.
Senator Ball has already introduced
a bill to make permanent the Dis
trict Rent Commission as an inde-
pendent federal establishment Under
his bill it would be possible to con-
tinue in office the same rent commits
sioners now serving.
Under existing law the Rent Com
mission goes out of business May o.
Evening star., 1924-02-18
SMITH DENIES CANDIDACY

ALBANY, N. T., February 1s.-Gov
Alfred E. Smith, democrat, at today's
conference with newspaper men, was
asked:
"Are you a candidate for the presi-
dency?"
"I am a candidate for nothing" he
answered emphatically.
Evening star., 1924-02-18
COAL COMPANY HEAD DIES.

SCRANTON, Pa, February IS
William L. Allen, president of the
Scranton Coal Company and con-
sidered as one of the best mining
experts in the anthracite regions,
died at his home yesterday. He was
also president of the Price-Pancoast
Coal Company and the West End
Coal Company.
Evening star., 1924-02-18
HEFLIN CHARGES UP.
subcommittee to Probe Senator's
Land Fraud Cases.

The subcommittee to investigate
Senator Heflin's charge of land frauds
in Texas, appointed todayfi includes
Senator Moses, New Hampshire, chair
man, and Senators Edge, New Jersey,
and Oddie, Nevada, republicans, and
Hefiin, Alabama, and Trammell, Flor
ida, democrats.
Evening star., 1924-02-18
ELEVEN WOMEN KILLED
IN MUNITIONS EXPLOSION
One Man Also Victim in British
Cartridge Factory Blast
After Fire.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ERITH, Kent. England, February
1S.-Eleven women and one man were
killed today in an explosion which
followed the outbreak of fire in a
cartridge-fillingf factory.
Evening star., 1924-02-18
President Accepts Resignation
Navy Head Saw Embarrassment
to Party in Keeping Post.
ROOSEVELT DENIES REPORTS
HE WILL FOLLOW SECRETARY
COnfers at White HOuse-Immediate
Steps to Enjoin Lessons OF Naval
Reserves Predicted.

Secretary DENLY resigned and will retire from the cabinet
March 10.
He informed President Coolidge that iii view OF his
he did further embarrass the
administration by remaining member OF it.
The President letter accepting the resignation praised the
his retiring Navy Secretary and said he acceded
to the request with regret.
Theodore Roosevelt who assistant secretary under Mr.
Denby had part drafting the order which transferred the
from the Navy the interior Department.
President announced later he did
resign
There indication that Mr. Coolidge had given thought
Mr. DENLY but appeared likely that would
be selected without much delay
FRIENDS URGED RETIREMENT.
Secretary Denbys decision reached after personal and
political friends had advised him continue the attitude OF
when the Senate passed its resolution asking
that he step OF the cabinet.
The Senate attack directed against any suspected
wrong doing part Mr. DENLY but based
charges sufficiently digent public
in his connections with the oil reserves.
resignation concdent with the completion OF Senate
confirmation of the governments special oil counsel and Mr.
Denbys had urged that the had moved
in the cancellation OF the oil leases he signed along
with Albert FALL his position the administration would be-
+o,o1Io
Evening star., 1924-02-18
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and probably tomor-
row; colder tonight: lowest tempera-
ture about 20; moderate north and
northeast winds. Temperature for "a
hours ended at pm today: Highest,
SO. Sis pm. yesterday; lowest, 28,
am. today Full report on page Z.
Evening star., 1924-02-18

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed
, 1924-05-28
LOWER SAGE

G. A. Ebert helped cut seed po-
tatoes at the Fred Ebert ranch
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bell called
at the C. E. Hempstone home Sun
day afternoon.
Ed Lindsay brought in four baby
coyotes last week which are becom-
ing regular pets.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Felsheim and
family visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
V. F. Rotter Sunday.
Phil Payley came over from the
Greybull country Saturday and he
and Dan Stall motored to Powell
Sunday afternoon.
G. A. Wright and son Wayne
went to Billings Sunday to be gone
for a few days.
Harold McMillin helped Fred
Ebert in the field a couple of days
last week.
Shorty Blowers went up to Carter
mountain last week to get some
lumber out for H. F. Bates.
, 1924-05-28

The 1. L. c.. met Thursday with
Mrs. H. C.. Purvis.
Miss Libby Roaney, Orlando Ma
jor and Lloyd Gier were supper
guests at the Jay Blood home We'd
nesday evening.
The Marquette No. 1 school
closed Friday with a program and
picnic. A large crowd attended and
all had a pleasant day. Miss Roa-
ney returned to her home in Powell
Saturday.
Mrs. Evan Holman and Mrs.
Philbin Orr and children visited at
the Jay Blood home Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philbin Orr and
children are moving to the C. H.
Pierce place where they will spend
the summer.
Jack Dietrich spent Saturday in
Cody.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.. Martin and
family were Cody visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bales and
Mr.. Bovard were in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Jernberg and
daughter Eva called at the Ed Mar
tin home Sunday afternoon and at
Jay Blood's Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Huntington
and daughter were in town Mon
day.
, 1924-05-28
THE CHILD's SOCIAL PROBLEM
(By Sophie Kitchener)

would have little innate power to
defend himself in the increasingly
intricate social struggles if she act
ed as a shield for him throughout
his childhood, the determining per-
iod of his life.
So, with the circumstances such
as they were, all Jimmy could CON
tinue to do was disturb his play
mates and acquire for himself a
disposition that would be difficult
to escape in manhood-and simply
because his mother brought no real
thought to bear on the working
out of his problem as an individual
and as a future man.
, 1924-05-28
SOUTHPORT
:. !. !. :. !. :. = =. :. = :. :. :

Miss Anna L.. Derschell was a
dinner guest at the C. ]. Hunting
ton home Tuesday.
A. ]. Cox went to Cody Tuesday
to meet Mrs. Cox and son, who will
arrive Wednesday from Cleveland,
Ohio, where they have spent the
winter with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Jones and
Mrs. Joe Sutterield were Cody Wis
itors Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mont G. Jones and
S. w. Aldrich were Cody business
visitors Wednesday.
John PAIL returned home Thurs
day from Hot Springs. South Da-
kota, where he has spent part of
the winter.
N. Osher and daughter, Mrs. Wal
ter Peterman and son Nels. mo-
tored to Garland Thursday for a
few days visit with Mrs. Osher.
, 1924-05-28
FERTILE VALLEY

Mrs. W. F. McJunkfn and chill
dren spent the day Thursday with
Ballinger's.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. P. Altberger were
Cody visitors Saturday.
Lee Ballinger was in Cody Sat
urday.
Ina Brasher has returned home
for the summer.
Bobby Holm was a visitor at the
McJunkin home last week.
RACERS have moved their sheep
to the Marquette ranch.
, 1924-05-28

In the more or less hushed, eX-
'pectant, ~unresisting attitude a group
.of children were waiting for n of
their number who was at that mo-
,,ment bowling his way across the
street, to reach his mother "to tell
her on them The occurrence was
not a new one: In another moment
the boys mother would hurry out
of the house in answer to her sons
lusty cries and cross the street to
learn what had happened to him.
The children were not afraid of
her. There was rather a sense of
,long-suffering endurance in the way
they waited for the scolding and
her threats that they would get
into trouble if they did not leave
Jimmy alone" They were quite
bored, although they did not know
the name of the feeling, at the fire.
quency of this same happening.
They were conscious, too, that they
did not go out of their way to hurt
Jimmy. They rather liked him and
We're really friendly. But it was
his inability to play along with
them and accept the general give
and take of their youthful society;
a d~isagreeable shadow was cast
when he Joined the group. The sha-
dow was specifically that of his
mother, ready at all times to come
out to defend and protect him from
them. This was, of course, because
she could lot see that he needed no
more protection in his social expert
ences than the rest of them.
When Jimmy went crying home,
they knew in some vague way that
the ethics of their group, their
child's society, had been violated,
The t%attler. who, instead of stand
ing up and taking the little hurts
they all had to endure, or fighting
it out if it reached such a pass, al
ways ran home to his mother, roar
ing his chagrin at the top of a
powerful pair of lungs, with no thot
of shame, was in a sense an out
law.
They were too young to realize
that it was not entirely Jimmy's
fault. His mother had encouraged
his natural timidity with her own
o~verweening of protection.
Furthermore she desired to have
her mind at rest through knowing
Everything he did" She had eau
toned him to come to her when
ever anything went wrong, to tell
her when anyone hurt him and, in
general, to come running to her
with every petty difficulty attendant
upon finding his bearings in the so
.cial order.
Nor did she realize that Jimmy
, 1924-05-28
NEW BOOKS FOR
COUNTY LIBRARY

During the last rev months many
new books have been placed in the
Park County library and are now
ready for the use of the library
patrons. Below is a list of the new
literature which has been compiled
by the librarian. Mrs. Jaunita Lens:
Hans Brinker and the Silver
Skates, Dodge; Jungle Books, Kip
ling; vinzi, Spri; Red Sand, Strib-
ling; Looking for Joan, Palmer;
Tales from Timbuktu, Smedley;
Down the Big River (Ohio). Mea-
der; Tony from America, Taylor;
Non-Fiction
Toward International Justice, F.
NJ. Keen; Louis Pasteur, by Prof
S. j. Holmes, Uni. of Calf; Best
Poems of 1923, Mou1t; Travels in
East India, Frank Morley; Outline
of Literature, Drinkwater; Theodore
Roosevelt, Lord Charnwood; The
Tomb of Tut Ankh Amen, Howard
Carter and A. C. Mace; From Pin
azores to Politics. Hartman; Dreams
of an Astronomer, Flammerion Ca
mile; Grimm's Fairy Tales. Van
Looms; Boudoir Mirrors at Wash
ington, Anon; Luxor and it's Tenn
pies, Aylord Blackman; Egypt Gin
COLOR, Kelly; Travels in Arabia
Deserts, Chas. NJ. Doughty.
Kipling's Poems, Old and New;
Dance of Life. Havelock Ellis; For
estry, Herman Chapman; The Gar
den of Peril, Stockley; The Coast
of Folly. Dawson; Diana of the
Crossways, George Meredith; Tess
of the D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy;
The Home Maker, Garfield; Jenny
the Joyous, Cornelius Parker; Ka-
trinka, Haskell; The Rover, Conrad;
The Niger of the Narcissus, Con-
rad; The Interpreters House, Max
Struthers Burt; The Midlander, Tar
tington; DR.. Nye, Lincoln; Off the
High Road. Reid; Tommy and Girl
eel, Darrie; The Able Mr.. Laugh
Inns, Wilson; The Banner of the
Bull, Sabatini; Bread, Norris, Brass,
Norris; Merton of the Movies, Will
son; The Open Road, Lucas; Lum-
mox. Hurst; So Big. Ferber; Art
and 1, C. Lewis Hind; More Au-
tuOlS anu L, Y. LtWlS f1luQ-
Pepys Diary and Correspondence;
The Black Bucaneer, Meader; Lady
Gregory's Irish Fairy Tales; Chill
dren's Best Story Book; Stories
from the Early World. Fleming;
That Pink and Blue Affair, Camp
bell; Teeny-Weeny Land, Cardy;
Little Women, Alcott; Five Little
Peppers and How they Grew. Sid
ney; Puck of Pooks Hill, Kipling;
Chatter-Box Stories; Taxation, An
drew Mellon; presented to the Lii
brary by the Macmillan Company
We, the Library Staff, wish at
this time to publicly thank all our
kind friends who have so generous
ly given books and magazines dur
ing the last ear or at any time.
Our circulation has increased amaz-
ingly and since our amount of mon
ey allowed for expenditures is lin
tied, these gifts are very welcome
and appreciated.
Very sincerely yours,
Jaunita Miller Lens.
, 1924-05-28
IRMA FLAT


Mr.. and Mrs, Eli Jernberg and
Eva called at the Ed Martin and
Jay Blood homes Sunday.
Melvin MCGEE is spending his
vacation at the Nelson ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Jernberg were
visitors on Tuesday at the Arthur
Nelson home.
Mrs. Arthur Nelson was a caller
Monday at the Pfrangle home.
Mrs. George Pfrangle and little
Miss Alice came home to the ranch
on Thursday.
Grandpa Nordquist is visiting his
sons on Jim Creek bench.
Everyone is too busy in Irma
fiat these days to create n news.
, 1924-05-28
WIPING OFF BLUE LAWS

The town councilmen of Newcas-
tie. Wyoming. are busting off the
old ordinances of the town and pro-
pose to take from the records many
of the ancient ordinances which had
to do with enforcement of laws
many years ago. IAN ordinance
, 1924-05-28

prohibiting saloon keepers from al
lowing women in their place of bus
mess is one of the relics of bygoS
days which will be cast into 1.-The
discard.
, 1924-05-28
HOME EDUCATION
The ChiId's First School is the Family,

"The Childs First School is the Famfy"-FroebeI
Issued by the National Kindergarten Association, 8 West 10th
Street. New York City. These articles r appearing weekly in
our columns.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05
JUST RECEIVED

Protect your home and family by using Asbestos Plaster Board, a large shipment just received,
 Our large stock of new WALL PAPER with Ceilings and Borders to. match on display Monday.
 A large line of Staple Toys now cn display.
 A large stock of Lange Ranges and Stoves. just received. buy one and save one half of your fuel bill. H O FITS NEW sT0 R K Hardwate-Wholesaie and Retail
 Telephone Main il
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05
SUMMER SCHEDULE OF U. S. RADIO STATION

Week days-10 a. m., to 6 D. m.
 Sundays-S:30 a. m., to 9:30 a. m, and p. m. to 6 D. m.
 The regular collecting stations are at Lomen's Drug Store and the Gold en Gate Hotel Those who do not wish to walk to the radio station in order to file their telegrams can leave them at either of these places and the messenger boy will cali for them.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05
PAN\E>}|UlN(GsS
No:rAEEIL NUGGETS, NEWS NOTES OF No>lE

schooner Arctic Chief from Colo win arrived early Friday morning uider the command of Pete Yea ger and H. s. Chester az agent. The following persons were arri- vals. Miss Elma Carlson. Jack Leonard. Brady Hansen. William Ruckmasier. The vessel brought the winter cleanup from Dime Creek amounting to about S50.000 in gold bullion. The Arctic Chief will return pm. Sunday to St. Michaels and way points carrying passengers.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

The T. S Mail Boat Silver Wave of the Lomen Reindeer Reindeer and Trading Corporation, returned Monday from her maiden voyage of the season. to Teller, bringing pas sengers and mail The Silver Wave has been loading freight for past few days. for her next trip North. The vessel will call at Teller. Wales, Shismaref, Deering. Keewalik and kotzebue carrying mail, freight and passengers. Captain John Heg- Tess states she will sail promptly at s co D. m. tonight Saturday.. and will be the first coastwise vessel to make the trip to the Northern points this Spring.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05
VICTORIA TO MAKE TRIP
 VIA SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

The S. s. Victoria is due to arrive about the 11th instant from Seattle. Her Southbound trip will be an ex- cursion one via Unalaska, Prince William Sound and Southeastern AL aska. stopping at many places of i'm terest