The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
Washington Herald Wri- ter Attacks Shoals Bill
 And Author JUDICIARY GROUP
 TO INVESTIGATE Underwood Bitterly De- nounces Writer In Ad-
 dress To Associates
EDITORIAL HINTS
 AT NEW SCANDAL
Papers Insinuations Will Hasten Adoption Of Bill, Administra>
 ton Heads Believe
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-State- ments in an editorial in the Wash ington Herald attacking the Under wood Muscle Shoals bill and its au- thor will be the subject for investi- gation by the senate judiciary com- mittee.
 Senator Underwood, democrat, Ala bama, who drafted the measure, ob- tained unanimous consent of the senate today for such an investigation after he had delivered a denunciation of the editorial and it's writer. The inquiry will be taken by the committee Monday and Senator Under wood said he would demand a subpoena for the author Ito find out the truth of this editorial and who is responsible for it.''
 Reads Editorial
 Senator Underwood rose to question of personal privilege when the senate session began and read the editorial.
 There is in the washington Herald this morning." he said, ''an editorial that deliberately tried to put me in po- sition that I never have occupied and do not occupy. I would not be doing justice either to myself, to the senate or to my constituency if I did not chal- lenge the lie that is editorially uttered in this paper"
 The heading of the editorial, Senator Underwood said, was another Teapot Dome is thrust upon MT. Coolidge" It said he told the senate that President Coolidge will disregard those advisers who seek his support of the Underwood bill, now in the senate, authorizing the secretary of war to lease Muscle Shoals for fifty years to the Alabama Power company"
 Bitterly Arraigns Article
 'This slimy snake" Senator Under wood declared, that crawls through an editorial column bearing misrepre- sentation and slime is too cowardly to attack the President of the United States and seeks by innuendo and charge to attack other people who are only car rying out exactly what the President of the United States has recommended"
 The Alabama senator denied the edi- torial represented the first attack on the administration because his bill at- tempts to carry out recommendation in the presidents message to congress. Scores Power Interest. "As a matter of fact" Senator Un- derwood declared, q have no doubt that that editorial was purchased by interests who are trying to gobble this power. 1 do not know, have no proof ! of it, but it bears on its face evidence that the corrupting hand is behind this libel"
 "TO say that it is going to create
 a Teapot Dome scandal" he con-
 tinued lis identical with saying
 that if the matter shall go to the
 president we can not trust him
 but that he will betray the con-
 fidence which the American peo-
 pie repOsed in him, when he was elected president of the United States last November. Ut is simply a damnable misrepre- sentation by lobby that stands with out the doors of the senate chamber at this hour. know they are there and senators know they are there and we know their purpose. They are here to shape this legislation in favor of power and not for production of ferti- lizer."
 Reads From Paper. | Senator Underwood read from the editorial: "The power trust, always wise and always awake, is terrified at | the prospect of Senator Norris bill"
 'T want to challenge the state
 ment of any man on this floor or
 off of it." he said, "who seeks to
 say that the bill have introduced 1 has any connection at all with
 the Alabama Power company.
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