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Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14
F|NNEY TELLS
Of OIL LEASE
Assistant Secretary of Interior
Explains Linking Shaffer's
Name in Deal

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14:-E. c.
Einney, assistant secretary of the in
terror, testified before the oil COM
mittee today that his recollection
was that Secretary Fall told him a
short time before the Tepot Dome
/, lease was announced that arrange
ments had been made with Harry
Sinclair to give some land in the re-
serve to John c. Shaffer, the publish
er.
Finney said he disagreed with
Oscar Sutro. counsel of the Standard
Oil Company of California, a previ-
GUS witness, who held there was no
legal authority for the Fall leases.
The witness could not recall all
the circumstances but said he would
not deny Mr.. Sutro's testimony as to
their talk about the reasons for not
asking Attorney General Daugherty
for an opinion.
My superior having decided upon
policy" Finney said. sit wasn't up
to me-"
Finney said there had been So.
called bids" for the Offset wells in
! the California Naval Reserve and the
Pearl Harbor Tankage project. The
bidders included the Standard Oil
Company of California, the Associat-
! ed Oil Company, and the Doheny
Company.
Asked directly why Attorney Gen.
eral Daugherty was not asked for an
opinion, Finney said the secretary
: did not regard it as necessary.
Finney said the Te~pot Dome con-
tract was handled very largely" by
Secretary Falls
Finney testified that Fall instruct
ed him TO issue a statement denying
that leases had been entered into q
week after Teapot actually had been
leased to Sinclair.
Explaining how he came to sign
the Doheny Pearl Harbor contract
Finney said Fall was in New Mexico
and wired him to sign after the Sec
retary had studied the summary OF
the bids sent to him at his home.
The real reason VIII ythe Teapot
lease announcement was held up
Finney said was because all didn't
wana it made public until the Do
heny lease to the California reserve
had been signed.
Finney disclosed that the question
as to the legality of the leasing pro-
- ASNtI was AFltt4S0 " 1AlElAOA
Department solicitors. He said he
was very certain the program was
legal.
He said the lease negotiations were
conducted in the manner OF private
negotiations" and added:
Il would not have handled them
that way. It impressed me as a
wrong way"
Fall left Washington for his New
Mexico ranch Immediately after sign
ing the Teapot Dome lease, Finney
testified. He could not say where
it was signed.
Before leaving, he said, Fall lock-
ed the lease up in his desk and it
remained there until he returned.
Asked If he was suspicious, Fin
ney said:
Il thought then. and hope now,
Fall was an absolutely honest man
In dismissing the proceedings TO
recover sections 36 and 16 in Cali
fornia from the Standard Oil Com
of California, Finney said Fall
had asked department officials only
If there was a dispute as to the facts.
There was no dispute as to .he
facts. Finney said, but there was one
of law. Fall did not ask as 10 that
he testified, adding that he then and
now believed Falls action was
wrong.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14
DEMOLAY FEDERATION
PLANS SUMMER event

The State Federation of the Order
of DeMolay held a meeting last night
in the Masonic Temple here at which
time Atlantic City was selected at
the place for the annual field meet
and July A and 5 were picked as the
days for this big event. Last year
the meet was at East Orange. John
A. Smith, of Long Branch, was elect
ed secretary of the federation at last
nights meeting. Ernest A. Reed,
state Deputy, of Newark, spoke dur
ing the night and it was decided to
hold the next meeting in this city on
April o. A social time followed the
m 1aafinrs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14
ia BODIES FOUND IN RUINS
OF BAVARAIN BUILDING

PIRMASENS Bavarian Palatinate.
Feb. IA (By The Associated Press J.
Fourteen badly mutilated bodies
have been recovered from the ruins
of the Bezirksamt, or government
building, and two of the wounded
died last night, bringing to sixteen
the total number of separatists
known to be dead in consequence OF
Tuesdays massacre.
Forty separatists are known to
have been inside the building at the
time it was attacked. Seven of the
remaining twenty-four are receiving
hospital treatment some being seri-
ously wounded but the others are
unaccounted for.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14
Woman Escapes Injury

May Copsky, of Sewaren, escaped
serious injury late yesterday after
noon when the automobile she was
driving west on Washington street,
ran into a truck being driven north
on High street, by Edward J. Car
ter. of Elm street. The sedan au-
tomobile struck the front wheel of
the truck and the former turned
over. One rear wheel and the mud
guards of the automobile were
broken, and the truck was not dam
aged. No one was injured, accord
ing to the report made at head
quarters by Carter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14
FINED FOR BEATING WIFE

When arraigned on charges OF
lwifebeating and resisting an officer
in the local police court this morn
ing. Joseph Macy, of SIS Smith
street, was fined S100 by Acting Re-
corder stephen Somogyi.
Patrolman Michael Burke was
called to the house by the mans
wife and after he had been placed
in the patrol he endeavored to give
Motorcycle officer Paul Layden a
battle. In this scuffle the prisoner
also received the losers share.
After the man had been fined this
his wife prerared to gath
er together the fine for the release
Other husband.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14
RAILROAD IS SOLD

HOUSTON, Tex. Feb. 14.-The
purchase of the International Great
Northern Railway by the Gulf Coast
Lines was cor pleted in New York
last night, according to telegram
received today at local Offices from
J. S. Pyeatt. president of the Gulf
Coast, who is in New York. The pur-
chase is made subject to the APP
proval of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14
Building Agreement

NEW BRUNSWICK Feb. IA.
building agreement between Joseph
Kwiatkowski owner. of Perth Amboy
and Gust Jost and Sons. builders
of the same place, calling for an
addition to the two story building
at the southeast corner of race ave-
nue. and Convery place at cost of
s2.490, has been filed at the county
clerks office today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14
WARNING IS SOUNDED
AT MOSQUITO PARLEY

ATLANTIC CITY, Feb. 14---Legis-
lation subtly designed to wipe out
local mosquito commissions and place
the bulk of control of matters per-
tanning to the determination of the
inusect in the hands of Board of
Freeholders was the warning note
sounded by DR.. Jacob G.. Lippman
director of the state experiment.
station at New Brunswick, last night
to the New Jersey Mosquito Exter-
mination Association.
The association yesterday began
j eleventh annual meeting in a three
day session here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14
OPPOSES Bonus

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.---De-
scribing the proposed soldier bonus
as ''squalid and odious gratuity"
Senator Bruce. Democrat, Maryland,
today gave notice in the senate of
his unalterable opposition to its en-
actment in any of the forms so far
proposed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14
DEBT FUNDING ACTION

WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.-Secre-
tary Mellon today called the debt
funding commission to meet next
Monday at which time the whole
question of policy with respect to fu-
ture dealings with the foreign DEBT
ors will be considered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14

The undersigned hereby express their
thanks and appreciation for the kindness
shown them in their bereavement in the
loss OF their son. Robert Earl; especially
Doctors Meinzer and London: Nurses Miss
Neiltop and Miss Kruszewslyi; Undertaken
j. Flynn and Rev r. Schlotter and all
friends for floral pieces.
MIR. AND MRS. ALBERT GuTH AND
FAMILY 2911-2-1f-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14
BECKER NAMED AGAIN

NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. -
Jury Commissioners John Becker 1s1
been re-appeinted 70 thaE posI<f81
for another term. according to r1@
tice received by the county clerk f1<
day from Chancelier Edwin W4iE11z
Beckers tern was 10 >xrire t<<1t1
row. s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14
Guilty of Assault

NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. 14-An-
geIo LaRocco of New Brunswick,
was convicted by jury before Judge
John P. kirkpatrick yesterday on
a charge of assauIting Charles In
graham, an employe Of the Interna-
tional Motor plant here on July 10.
The testimony brought out that La
Rocco struck Ingraham with an iron
bar over the head following an argu-
menf.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14
Rabbi colish to Preach

"Shall America Bar the Immi-
grant ?" will be the subject of Rabbi
Nathan Colish in connection with the
services to be held tomorrow even
ing at the Temple Beth Mordecai at
8 o'clock. The choir will assist Rev.
Colish at the services.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14

Lies in their purity. Blue Rib
bon Butter is made from pure
sweet cream under the most SAN
itary conditions
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-14

WEATHER

Mostly cloudy and
warmer tonight.
Friday fair. Fresh
and north
west winds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-15
SCHOOL LIBRARY WEEK
NOW ON AT THOMPSON

The week beginning Monday is
to be observed as School Library
Week" at Thompson school, near
Americas, and the authorities there
plan to place number of volumes
on the empty shelves there through
a series of donations in which the
people of Americas and the coun-
ty are invited to participate,
Principal C. A. Phillips of Thomp-
son school, is one of the most pro-
gressive educators in the county,
and he is being assisted in the eff
fort to provide library for the
Thompson school by all of the men,
bers of the faculty and patrons
there. Arrangements have been
made for books contributed by
Americas givers to be deposited at
Hightower's bookstore here, where
they will be called for and their re-
ceipt acknowledged Miss Elizabeth
Wise, of Sumter, has been designat-
ed custodian of all books contribut-
ed, and donors are asked to adj
wise her by postcard at Sumter, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-15

40 a year. The average number
of young men and women attending
licensed dance palaces in Manhat-
tan daily per week is 22,272. or
6,113,604 per year. In other words
IA per cent of the total number of
males between II and 40 in Man
haitian attend dance halls once
week, and 10 per cent of males at
tend closed halls once a week. Ten
per cent of females attend dance
halls once a week.
1T is estimated that in Manhat-
tan females average spending
$18,161 per week in dance halls,
and that males spend in a year for
admission to closed dance halls
$410,060; to dance palaces, $S41,-
757, and to dance clubs, $410,86O,
making a total of money spent on
admission for males for these three
types of dancing in Manhattan per
year $1,662,677. In addition to
this, men also pay for other addi-
tional dance charges $238,877 in
dance palaces. Women pay admis-
sions per year $4O0,O77 in dance
palaces. A grand total of money
spent on dancing per year in the,
Borough of Manhattan alone is
1884, 685."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-15

mission of the legion, will preside.
R. R. Gum, of Crawfordville, chah-
man of the state Americanism COM
mittee, will present the purposes
of the meeting, while Robert Trout
man, Of Atlanta, will make the
speech of welcome.
Arrangements for the meeting il
Atlanta are in the hands of Mr.
Gum, Rev. Hart and sub-commit
tee of the state executive committee
consisting of ]. ]. West, of Albany
chairman; Robert Troutman, james
A. Bankston and j. G. G.. Blood
worth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-15
LEGION IN GEORGIA
FIGHTS |LLITERACY
Meeting Will Be Held AT Cap
itol to Launch Campaign
National Speakers To Attend

ATLANTA, March 15.-With the
object of initiating an organized
campaign to wipe out all illiteraey
from the stae of Georgia, the Amer
lean Legion of the state will hold a
big meeting in the senate chamber
at the capitol, Tuesday, March 10.
1t is expected that commandments,
and members of all legion posts will
attend the meeting, as well as other
citizens interested in the work. pee
ial invitations are being extended to
the various civic clubs and organi-
cations in Atlanta, asking them to
be represented by as large delega-
tions as possible.
Leading figures in the work
against illiteracy all over the United
States will speak at the Tuesday
morning session. j. j. Tygert, Uni
ted States commissioner of educa-
ton, of Washington, D. c., will de-
liver an address. Garland Powell,
national director of the American
ism commission of the legion, will
also be prominen speaker. Others
on the program will include C. ].
Hqden, chairman of the Georgia
illiteracy commission, and N. H,
Ballard, state superintendent Of
education for Georgia.
Rev. 0. j. Hart, of Macon, chair
man of the state child welfare com.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-15
DANCE HALLS CALLED
DENS OF IMMORTALITY
Continued From Page ~

and are paid cents dance by the
management. Mrs. Moskowitz SAID
that the girls in order to make $40
a week, must dance at least seventy
times in an evening.
The "closed dance half is an
importation from the Barbary Coast
of Francisco where they flour.ished
at one time but have been closed
since 1917.
Discussing this condition, Mrs.
Mosnowitz said: "Some interesting
figures are disclosed in our survey.
They are based on los visits. The
majority of the patrons fall in the
age groups between 20 and 80. The
number below II and above 30 are
few. 1t is indicated that the total
attendance of men in the twenty
one closed dance halls averages per
week in Manhattan $50, of 442,-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-15
WHAT'S GOING ON
FALL - SECRETARIES - HOOCH - EUROPE
IN THE WORLD
Bv. CHARLES P. STEWART

Ex-Secretary of the Interior Fall
has figured hardly any in the oil
inquiry lately. The Democratic in
vestigators have been trying to
drag in, the Republicans to keep
out. more important names, as high
as the presidents. Latest testi-
money has been pretty thin. Politics
NAV be blessed for for bringing
so foul a scandal to light; it's pol
itics, for all that.
ANOTHER
SCANDAL
Charges that congressman have
taken brides to get pardons for
federal prisoners are by-product
of the Veterans Bureau scandal,
now centered in Chicago, where ex-
Director Forbes is to be tried Only
a few congressmen's names are
whispered yet, but the prisoners
are supposed to have been boot
leggers, which promises overhauling
of big system declared to exist in
Washington to beat the dry law.
NEW
SECRETARIES
The liquor scandal sideswipes the
Justice Department, so probably
it will be opened up in connection
with the inquiry into Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty. Daugherty still
hangs to his job but his successors
being talked about. With Secre-
tary of the Navy DENLY just quit
ting March 1O) his successor also
must be announced right away.
HOOCH
AND GOLD
Rum rows demanding pay fol
hooch in gold, its taken. in so much
bogus paper. And the gold drains
so heavy New York banks are COM
planning. At New York along it's
estimated 100000 gallons OF
drink have been landed in two
years. The duty would have been
$164,16O,OOO, not counting stamp
tax and licenses. Fifty-eight con-
gressmen have introduced bills all
alike, legalizing 2.75 per cent
drinks.
EXPORTERS
SCARED
President Coolidge, as the law per
mits, has increased the wheat tariff
from 80 to AZ cents a bushel to pro-
tect American farmers against Can
ada. Exporters of the American
goods to the Canadians are scared,
fearing Canda will retaliate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-15
WARMER WEATHER IS
PREDICTED SATURDAY
Snow Predicted For CaroIinas
During Night, With Frost In
South Atlantic States

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Con
tinuation of cold weather today with
frost probably tonight over the
South Atlantic states except south.
ern Florida, is forecast of the
weather bureau today.
Snow is forecast today for the
Carolinas, after a heavy fall in
Georgia and Alabama Is predicted
for tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-15

In 1922 the United States pro
duced 1888 books, as against 1929
in 1921. Fiction led with 758,
while religion was second with 568.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-15

The moon has diameter of 1852
miles, a circumference of about
$500 miles and a surface area Of
14,685,OOO square miles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-15

Every time it thunders we can't
help wondering if it some presi-
dental candidate warming up.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-15

The only really reliable sign of
spring is when winter goes away
and fails to come back.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-15
bL.EEUING
TO DEATH
CITY-WIDE CLEANUP
is IN FULL SWAY

WAYCROSS, March Is. The city
wide cleanup campaign continues
undated. City Manager Abram
Cook and Assistant Health Officer
j. R. Scully are giving all of the
city a thorough inspection and are
sending the Gratis out where needed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-15
ALL RECORDS
BROKEN

Breaking all diplomatic records
Premier Macdonald has told Pre-
mier Poincare honestly why Eng
lands sore on France-she thinks
France is trying to ruin Germany,
which keeps British trade upset, and
she spends so much or soldiers that
she can't pay her English debts
Poincare not bit angry, replies
France doesn't want Germany
ruin but her money; as for her
debts, she's trying to get out of an
awful hole and will pay as soon as
she can. If England and France
can get together, they hope America
will help them out.
LOTS OF
CANDIDATES
The Turkish have fired Abdul
Medjid, caliph, or head of the Mo-
hammedan religion, throwing him
out of the country. It's their way
Of separating church and state.
Other countries with large Moham-
medan populations would like to get
the "caliphate," hoping thus to
shape Mohammedan politics to sui.
themselves. England, France. Jtat,
Egypt, Afghanistan and various cas-
tern lands have candidates.
BLEEDING
TO DEATH
The natives of Spanish Morocco
have attacked King Alfonso's troops
with fresh fury. More soldiers are
being rushed to the scene. Her
Moroccan war is bleeding Spain to
death. Every new outbreak brings
revolution nearer.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-11-01
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 DEMOCRATIC
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Green.Dich's Public Spirited
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Evening star., 1924-03-18

rection of the spinney at twenty
minutes to one o'clock on the night
OF the murder. and that she was
carrying revolver In her hand.
And waters aasa had not in ss6 plain way any
rate, Darrell had not reported that
he had said--that his young mistress
was walking in her sleep. He had
simply reported that he had seen
nace nsr at snan revs,ve so1r At ns os5tsn gh,
not have recognized that she was
walking in her sleep. He would not
be close to her. The light would be
uncertain. The probability was that
no notion of somnambulism had
entered the footman's mind. And the
probabilities we're that the man
would speedily find himself in the
position of having to say, Here is
man. Tick ell, in imminent danger OF
being hanged for the murder of
that kesteven was very likely shot
by my mistress. supposing that con-
tingency arose g.. . :"
Hextail tried to recall all that he
knew Of somnambulism- It was not
much He knew that there were
various types of it. There was a
state in which the senses were not
quite su.pended--a sort of half sleep.
There was the commonly known type
of sleep walking in which q person
|
about usually in an apparently
objectless fashion, but sometimes
with direct purpose arising from a
mental process continued during
sleep. But there was a third-the
sleep produced by hypnotic influence.
In that, he knew, the subject ap-
pears to be in full possession OF his
senses, to be, in fact, wide awake,
while he is really under the absolute
control of the hypnotist. He knew,
/ too, that from such a sleep the sub
ject cannot be aroused by any ordi-
nary means; only the hypnotist who
has induced the state can release
from it. That knowledge oauned
Hextall to invent an excuse for see
ing Paauita AS early as possible that
morning. And he found her well and
normal, and convinced himself that
she was quite unconscious OF her
nocturnal adventure. The hypnotic
theory In this case accordingly went
by the board. There had been no
hypnotism. he n sured himself: it
was a case Of ordinary sleep walking
Later in the day Hextall contrived
to get Paquita and both her nurses
away from the house, sending them
together for l. drive. Then he found