Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
SAYS OIL SCANDAL
WILL NOT Be ISSUE
Or. Butler Says Both Parties
involved in Revelations.
Sees President.

DR.. Nicolas Murray Butler. presi-
dent OF Columbia University. New
York, who talked with President
Coolidge yesterday, does not believe that
the oil scandal will be an issue in the
next campaign.
Discussing the question, DR.. Butler
said that the democrats would not be
able TO make an issue out of the
present investigation of Teapot Dome
because a number of members of
their own party have become involv-
cd.
II have just returned from trip
from the middle west" said DR.. But
Ter, land l find that the people are
talking about the oil scandal. Many
of them feel that the democrats are
trying to use the disclosures already
made as a campaign issue against the
republican party, but the people gem
orally. l found believe that President
Coolidge, having acted so promptly
in the matter. will go to the bottom
of the case and if there Is any wrong
Asked if the Teapot Dome aues-
paign, DIR. Butler replied:
the campaign? One of the demo-
cratic candidates for President Is In
rolved while one of the candidates
for Vice President on. the democratic
ticket in the last campaign also
figured.
Declares CsolidGe Unaffected
president coolidge has nothing
whatever to dc sith this and his ad-
ruintstration Is ute clean. The only
way he could have become involved
would have been his neglect to take
prompt action to have the interests
of the government fully protected.
He has taken these steps anu we
Ing undone to punish quit "hefeNei
it Is found"
Wallace Hits Freigk Rate Plan.
Secretary Wallace O. the Depart
snent of Agriculture ha- brought TO
the Presidents attention ms opposio
ton to the proposed increase OF ~
cents per hundred pounds in Atlantlc
products. In opposing this he Sec
retary told the President thru sucn
an increase is wholly unwai 'anteu
and would be detrimental to liner
lean agriculture and business In gen
eral. The President referred the
opinion of the agriculture head TO
Chairman O'Conner of the orteu
States Shipping Board and TO zee
Commerce
The rates in question apply to 'X-
port business of hams. bacc rs,
shoulders, lard and meat produt IS
and farm experts declare the incre' sc
will be Immediately reflected back TO
rhe farm producers, who at present
are receiving low prices for tn sir
hogs.
Urge Sampson as Judge.
The congressional delegations Of
Kentucky and Tennessee called on
President Coolidge yesterday and u'Sed
J,r1
son Of Kentucky to the United States
circuit court of appeals for the sixth
district, which Is to become vacant
next month when Judge Loyal Z.
knappen rettres. rms e'r GI,io IND M
Michigan, and asking the President
20 appoint Judge Sampson, who Is
now chief justice of Kentucky's hugh
the President that Kentucky never
has had a representative on the elxth
district bench. Representative ROD
sion acted as spokesman for the dele-
cation, and at the conclusion :! ms
remarks he displayed to the Pre- sident
a large bound portfolio containing
hundreds Of letters indorsing Judge
Sampson and many thousands OF sig
natures to petitions.
Col. James A. Drain of this city,
past department commander of the
district American Legion, saw the
President yesterday relative to the re-
instate,nent of twenty-four ex-servlce
men who were dropped from he rolls
of the bureau of engraving ard print
ing recently.
REPRESENTATIVE John w. l., nsley of
Kentucky, chairman of tho House
committee on public buildings and
grounds, saw the President yesterday
for a few moments, during which time
he Informed him that his committee
will meet early next week and that
when the public buildings bill is
finally drafted it will include a para
graph explaining the Presidents
wishes regarding public buildings;
President and Mrs. Coolidge late
this afternoon will receive at the
white House a delegation from the
American Law Institute.