The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-21

ate investigating committee, asserting
that it quit questioning Fall because
the latter was ready to peach and to
involve men higher up than any yet
named. He also commented on the
sinister Inactivity" of Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty, and on alleged reck-
less expenditures by the veterans bu-
reau and the shipping board. To in
terviewers Mr.. Vanderlip admitted
that of his own knowledge he knew
nothing of the truth or falsehood of
these stories The one concerning Mr..
Harding and the Marion paper was in
dignantly refuted by the men who
bought the Star and by many friends
of the late President.
Senator Wheeler of Montana intro
duced resolution providing for n
sweeping investigation of the conduct
of Attorney General Daugherty and of
all branches of the Department of
Justice. Senator Dill of Washington
introduced resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted, calling upon the
State department to supply all diplo-
matte correspondence relating to the
Colombian treaty, in the ratification
Of which oil interests and Albert b.
Fall played large part, and all dip
lomatic correspondence relating to the
securing of oil concessions for Ameri-
can corporations in any foreign coun-
tries
There were many rumors about n
mysterious slush fund of $1,OOO,0O0
which, according to the stories that
reached the committee, was raised in
Wall street and sent to Washington
to reimburse certain statesmen and
members of the Harding ndministra-
tion who had lost money gambling in
oil stocks. A subpoena was issued for
e. b. Mclean, the publisher, whom
the committee desired to question on
this and other matters.
President Coolidge withdrew the
name Of Silas Strawn as special oil
prosecutor, objection to whose appoint
ment was based on the fact that he
Is director in Chicago banks said to
be connected with the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana. Atlee Pomerene
also was objected to, but the Presi.
dent declined to withdraw his nomi-
| nation.
America is not the only country
smeared with oil. Harry Sinclair has
obtained big contract from the Per-
sian government, and there are
charges of bribe OF 100000. He
also has valuable concessions in Italy,
and some Of the Rome papers demand
full publicity for this deal.
THAT there Is nationwide prof.
L iteering In bread and that a bread
trust is to be created unless congress
| takes action Is asserted by Basil NJ.
Manly, director of the Peoples Legis-
lative service of which Senator La
Toilette is chairman. An investigation
had been asked by certain progress
sive" senator's and representatives,
and the resulting report says the
American people are paying S1,O00,0OO
u day too much for their bread; that
the average retail price is cents a
pound, whereas mt the prevailing price
| Alleged retailers rings" supported
! by the wholesale bakers, either volun-
| tarily or under threat OF boycott. are
declared to have suspended the law of
supply and demand, resulting In arti-
fetal bread prices in many cities. AS
an example of the effect of this condi-
tion, the investigation is said to have
hot
pound less in New Orleans and Hous-
ton, Tex, far away from the wheat
and flour milling states, than In Chi
| cugo, Omaha, Butte and st. Paul, all
in the heart of the wheat belt"
| rONFRONTED by the rifles and
" machine guns of several regiments
| of the state troops. Williamson coun-
ty, Illinois has quieted down, and its
riotous citizens have been disarned
| by order OF the officer In command. S.
| Glenn Young, who with the backing of
the Ku Klux Klan. conducted the
liquor raids that brought on the latest
''war." was deposed as acting chief of
police Of Herrin and sent out of town.
ID RESIDENT OBREGON admins
tered TO the Mexican rebels
smashing defeat at Ocotlan on the
west front. though with considerable
loss to his own forces This at once
opened the way to Guadalajara, which
important city was abandoned by the
revolutionists and occupied by federal
troops. Rebel forces concentrated at
Tuxpam still are threatening Tampico
and the oil fields.