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Evening star., 1924-01-29
PROSECUTION, NOT PERSECUTION,
COOLIDGE SLOGAN in OIL SCANDAL
President Determined Not to Be Stampeded in POpu-
lar Demand for Scapegoat, Though Action Viii
Be Taken If Grounds Are Found.

did not intervene III the police strike
as impetuously as some Boston.ans
thought he ought to have done. lie
was looking before leaping. That's
what he is doing and will continue to
do with respect to Albert b. Falls
apparent irregularities while Secre-
tary of the Interior.
Indictments Believed Unlikely.
In more than one quarter In Wash
fngton the view prevails that indict-
ments in the oil scandal are unlikely.
Those who share that belief are In
tually will be satisfied with restitu-
ton of the Elk Hills and Teapot
Dome oil reserves and their transfer
back to the Navy Departments su-
pervision. When the brilliant and eX-
pensive lawyers defending Fall. Do
heny and Sinclair are called upon in
court to clear their clients of actual
criminal wrongdoing, either by In
tent or by commission, they VIII put
up bitter fight. 1t may not be easy
TO establish corruption within the
strict meaning of the statutes. Presi-
dent Coolidge is ready to go the full
length in prosecution, but man OF
his exceptional caution shrinks from
the idea of instituting a case which
the government might not be able to
sustain.
Washington political gossip mean
time is ringing with the effects. pres.
scandal can have on Coolidge's fu-
ture. Both the democrats and HI
ram Johnson's spol6esmen have been
prompt to suggest that the President,
as a member of the Harding admin
istra tion and a "sitter-in' at Hard
ing cabinet meetings, was at least
an accessory before the fact
Trying OF ImpIicate Coolidge.
In democratic and Johnsonian quar-
ters there is every evidence, no mat
ter what the immediate turn of
events, that efforts will be made to
hang the scandal on President Cool
idge in some form. The statements
of Judge Cordell Hull. the democratic
national chairman. and of George
Henry Payne. Johnson's eastern man
ager. bear out that prospect.
The Fall scandal occurred under
the Harding administration. if not
with its connivance. Some polit!-
clans are saying that that is so OBJ
viously the case that 1t might be
the part OF republican strategy TO
nominate for President a man utterly
and completed detached from the
Harding administration. No one
dreams of suggesting that Calvin
Coolidge was connected with the OH
affair. But he was connected with
the Harding administration. As that
administration will be under deadly
fire, there are men who think II wise
to nominate a candidate whom the
fire could not scorch.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-01-29
DANIELS INSISTS He
PROTECTED NAVY OIL
Denies Longworth's Assertion His
Policy Made Leases
Possible.
REFUSED EVERY PROPOSAL"
Says He Held Best Place for Re-
serves Was in Ground.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c., January 29.-De-
claring that during his term of office
every means had been used to pre-
serve the oil reserves of the Navy
for the exclusive use OF the Navy and
that he had consistently refused to
consider any proposition which would
upset this policy, Josephus Daniels,
former Secretary of the Navy, last
night replied to the assertion by Rep
resentative Longworth. republican. in
the House that the policy followed by
Mr.. Daniels had made possible the
lea sing of the Oil reserves.
Mr.. Daniels asserted 'if Mr.. Long
worth will read the testimony and
form and militant position was &c
preserve the oil in the ground for the
exclusive use of the Navy" He added
that the leasing by the present ad-
ministration overturned the policy
maintained"
Text of Statement.
Following is the statement by Mr.
Daniels:
II devoted much time during my
term of office to procuring new naval
Oil reserves: in opposing the persist
ent attempts to obtain control of
them by oil vandals. and refused
every proposition to lease any of
these reserves. If Mr.. Longworth will
read the testimony and the record he
VIII see that my uniform and mill :
tant position was to preserve the oil
In the ground for the exclusive nee
OF the Navy. The leasing by the pres
Evening star., 1924-01-29
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

prosecution, not persecution" is
the Coolidge slogan for federal con-
duct of the Fall oil scandal. The
President is not going to be stamped
ed into drastic action out of sheer
popular demand for scapegoats. His
nomination of bipartisan special coun-
sci to conduct the governments case
does not mean that Mr.. Coolidge Is
bent upon sending anybody to Jail at
all costs. The eminent lawyers the
President has invited to act on the
peoples behalf will not be instructed
to convict. They will be directed to
prepare the governments case Their
preparation will be based on the evil
dence adduced by Senator Lenroot's s
committee cn public lands. which has
been going into the details Of Falls
dealings with the Doheny and Sin
clair groups In very real sense
the legal lights named by the Presi-
qent fhsT VIII vii, be 9s. counsel" Whether
mo prosecutors remains to be seen.
It's very much like a business man
giving case 20 the lawyer he
regularly employs. The lawyer takes
the documents in evidence. hears his
him as to whether his case Is a good
one or not. For the prese mt, that kind
of role Is the only one assigned to
President Coolidge's twain of special
counsel.
The White House can be in no
doubt of the public's insistence upon
red-blooded procedure in the Fall
case. Anything savoring of white
washing might spell the political
doom OF Calvin Coolidge. both with
regard to the republican presidential
nomination and the November cleo
tion In case he is the nominee OF his
party. But Coolidge's friends insis.
he is tackling this oil business with
out any eye to its political ramifca-
tions. They represent him as deeply
concerned over it. but concerned over
it as a case of malfeasance- in Office,
pure and simple. The thing is, they
say. that Calvin Coolidge intends to
be absolutely certain there is juSti-
hcation for criminal procedure before
he authorizes It. That once estab-
ltshed. Coolidge confidanres say there
Will be action both swift and sure
One of the Presidents advisers who
watched his steps a t close range dur
ing the Boston police strike points ort
that the caution he exercised on that
occasion is precisely the strategy lie
Is employing in the Fall affair. Mas
sachuSettS has some complex laws.
State and municipal statutes boIh
overlap and conflict. Gov. Coolidge
Evening star., 1924-01-29
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia - Unsettled
weather. with light rain late tonight
or tomorrow: warmer tonight. tenn
perature above freezing: gentle south
and southwest winds
aryland-TnSettied weather with
n""h1''n" li@ht rain tonight and to-
morrow: warmer tonight; moderate
SCUM and southwest winds.
NirEinia-Cloudy tonight and to-
morrow. possibly light rain in eX-
fr"-~n north ,ro"tion: rrarmer tonight
gentle southerly winds.
" st nsinla--Probably rain to-
night and tomorrow; warmer in east
portion tonight.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer-Four pm. Al: pm.
y; IL midnight. 80; am. So; am,
"a: noon. 4S.
Rarometer-Four pm. 3o.52; s pm.
30.48: II midnight, 30.43; am, 30.40;
s am. 30.37; noon, S0.34.
Highest temperature. As. occurred
1t noon today.
Lowest temperature. 81. occurred at
$50 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, ~; lowest. "a
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition OF the
water at am. Great Falls = Tenn
perature, 50; condition. very muddy.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States coast
and geodetic survey)
Today-Low tide, 1855 am. and 8:46
pm; high tide. Ell am. and 1:49 p. m.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1855 am. and
e:51 pm: high tide. 2:l1 am. and 2:52
pm.
TIE SUN and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 7:19 am; sun
sets. 5:25 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:1S AIN; sun
sets, 5:25 pm.
Moon rises, l2:40 am; sets. 11:52
am.
Automobile lamps TO be lighted
one-half hour after sunset.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1924-01-29
Reporter Praised
By Senator Walsh
For Help IL, Probe

Assistance given the Senate COM
mittee Investigating naval oil re-
serve leases by D. F. Stackelback,
a reporter for the Denver Post, was
publicly acknowledged by Senator
Walsh, democrat, Montana, during
his address in the Senate yester-
day.
Explaining that Stackelback
during the summer OF 1922 had
run down in New Mexico many ru-
mors having reference to the Fall
ranch, and had given the Senate
committees names of persons who
could give first-hand information
concerning the reports, and, in ad-
dition, had forwarded to the com
mittee copies of public records
bearing upon the questions under
investigation. Mr.. Walsh said:
lie has rendered a great public
service, and l desire to acknowl-
edge 1t here in this connection"
Evening star., 1924-01-29
SINCLAIR REFUSES
TO CUT TRIP SHORT
Gables Lenroot He Will Return
When Business Abroad Is
Concluded.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, January %. Harry f. Sin
clair today cabled Senator Lenroot
commencing President Coolidge's ac-
tion to institute legal proceedings
over the Teapot Dome oil leases. but
return until his European business
trip had been completed.
"On five different occasions, says
the message. Il have appeared before
your committee. I have given you
every fact or circumstance of a fact
you have inquired about from me and
was thereupon discharged by you
from further testimony. It was not
until you told me that I vas dis
charged from further testimony that
came to Europe.
Il came here on business matter.
As soon as l can expedite my business
1 shall return.
| Il have stated before your commit
tee that neither 1 nor the companies
with which 1 am connected have ever
given Secretary Fall or any represent
ative Of the government any money
or any consideration whatsoever in
! connection with the Teapot Dome
| lease and again repeat 1 have not
done So"
II have been advised that the
| President Of the United States has
directed the institution of legal pro
ceedings for the purpose Of deter
mining the question OF fraud. if any
there be, and for determining the
validity or non-validity Of the lease.
commend the action of the Presiden I
| in so doing and welcome a judicial
| determination Of these questions in
| the lawfully constituted courts OF
our country and at the earliest date
! possible.
Under these circumstances I feel.
and respectfully insist, that if the
records and books OF the Hyva Cor
poration are pertinent to your inquiry
/. AMI I alone am the proper party
to testify regarding these records
Any other procedure. it seems to me.
Is entirely unfair and not in accord
with the American idea of a square
deal"
(signed) III. F. SINCLAIR"
Evening star., 1924-01-29
EDISON'S SON TO TAKE
CONTROL OF INDUSTRIES
Will Replace S. B. Lambert as
Manager of Cement Company and
Official of Thirty-Three Others.

By the Associated Press.
WEST ORANGE. y. J.. January 90
Stephen r. Lambert, manager of
the Edison Portland Cement Company
and vice president and financial ad-
wiser of the thirty three other Edi-
son industries. yesterday announced
that after February % his place
would be filled by Charles Edison.
son OF Thomas A. Edison. the famous
inventor.
Mr.. Lambert announced that the
younger Edison would have charge
of company affairs.
Mr. Lambert has been with II e
Edison industries for eleven years.
1T is only natural" he said today.
for a father to wish to put part
of the management OF his busine
in the hands of his son. l can easily
understand Mr.. Edisop's feelings and
my leave-taking will be an entirely
friendly one
Evening star., 1924-01-29
JAIL TERM is DOUBLED
FOR DEFIANT ATTITUDE
Director of Royalist Organ in Paris
Takes Responsibility for
Attacks on Deputies
By tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
PARIS, January 29.-Charles Mau--
ras. political director of LAction
Franchise, the royalist organ, had the
sentence of three months in prison
imposed in the police court last sum
mes raised TO six months by the ap-
peal court today.
The three months imprisonment
was inflicted upon MaurraS when he
took the responsibility for the at
tack's by the Kings Camelots, an or
ganization of royalist demonstrators
upon the socialist deputies Sangnier
and Moutet and Maurice Viollette,
former minister OF subsistence, whom
the CamelotS dosed with q nauseaous
drug and drenched with ink.
The attitude of Maurras before the
appeal court offended the judges.
especially his claiming "congratula
tions and thanks" instead of condem-
nation for the attacks. Hence the
doubling OF his sentence.
Evening star., 1924-01-29
FlREMEN HAVE SIX-HOUR
BATTLE WITH FLAMES
Face Bitter Cold in New Hamp-
shire Town Fighting Worst
Fire in Burg's History.
BY the Associated Press.

LITTLETON, n. H, January GA
x-hour battle by firemen in bitter
cold brought under control yesterday
the worst fire in the towns history
The fire, sweeping along the east side
OF Main street, destroyed four rlild-
lngs and lodging house, driving
twenty-five families TO the streets.
The damage was estimated at about
s200. 900.
Workmen thawing out a frozen
water pipe IN the basement of the
Northern Hotel are thought to have
started the fire. The hotel. the Pre-
mier Theater abutting 1t and several
garages in the rear Of the hotel were
consumed. The flames jumped to the
wooden Boylston & Snowden business
blocks which went quickly. and. TAX
ing III their path the Cottage lodging
house, attacked and ruined the Roun-
sevel block before they were con-
trolled.
Evening star., 1924-01-29

ent administration overturned the
policy / maintained
The naval officer sent to California
TO examine the oil reserves reported
that In one Of them it would be wise,
IN order TO preserve the OIL for the
Navy in the ground. to make an ex-
change OF certain sections with the
southern Pacific for other sections
During the litigation over owner
ship or the reserves certain portions
were operated by the receiver to pre-
vent loss.
Asked Congress for Authority.
Acting upon recommendation Of
officers. Congress was asked to give
the Secretary of the Navy power
to conserve and develop the naval
oil reserve and to sell the oil issuing
therefrom. That provision was in
cluded because the Navy Department,
after winning in the litigation over
the California naval oil reserves.
wished the power to exchange oil
lands If it should develop that there
was danger of seepage. I declined TO
approve any exchange because no ex-
change proposition offered was for the
benefit o2 the Navy"
Evening star., 1924-01-29
DEMOCRATS DEMAND
DENBY QUIT CABINET
Robinson Presents Resolution
Calling for Resignation After
Walsh Attack.
NAVY SECRETARY rs SILENT
Indications Seen That President
Will Stand Behind Him.

Demand for the resignation of Sec
reeary DENLY of the Navy Depart
ment because of his come ction with
the leasing of the naval oil reserves
was made in the Senate late yester-
day.
Senator Walsh of Montana. conclud-
ing his statement to the Senate re-
gardtne the oil leases, said:
Unless the resignation of Secre-
taTy Denby is in the hands OF the
president by sundown this good day.
shall take the necessary steps TO
dsaL With the matter in this BODY"
a few hours later Senator Robin
son. democratic leader Of the Senate.
prese nted a resolution expressing il
as the sense OF the Senate that the
PRESIDENT should call for the resig-
nation OF Secretary Denby and for the
aeealsnatlon or Other Officials and Of
HcerS OF the Navy Department whose
relations with the oil reserves leases
iildlcste misfeasance and malfeasance
IN Office
Resolution Goes Over.
The resolution went over under the
rule. for consideration later.
the text OF the Robinson resolution
follows:
In view of the revelations and
testimony developed in tie Teapot
ZONE investigation, be il
ResolVed, that it is the sense Of
me United States Senate that the
resident OF the United States tmme-
diateIy request the resignation of
HoW1n Denby and all other officials
ana offcers in the Navy Department
whose connection with the leasing of
me oil reserves of the government
Indicate misfeasance or malfea sance
In Office"
Inc Secretary showed his utter
0nhtness" for office. Senator Walsh
said. when he willingly divested him
seit OF responsibility for the naval
reserves and turned them over TO an
oHlcial to whom Congress would never
nave intrusted them
Denny Silent on Attack.
Beyond this however, the Montana
senator said. the Secretary, in his ap-
pearance before the oil inquiry, has
ShoWn absolute lack of knowledge of
important transactions for which. un-
der the law. he is responsible.
When advised of the attack on him.
the Navy Secretary declined 10 make
any statement. At the White House
positive denial was made of reports
that MIR. DENLY had resigned. and
There were indications that the Presi-
dent would stand behind the Secrc-
rary; his assistant. Theodore Roose-
Velt, anG the Attorney General unless
here was brought to light evidence
indicating Wrongdoing on their part.
demand that Mr.. Denby go be-
fore the House naval committee and
explain his part in connection with
the leases was made by some demo-
cratic committeeman. but the major
tty decided to do nothing for the
present.
Evening star., 1924-01-29
FOREIGN.
fs M Greenwich time, today
NEW BRUNSWICK JUDGE DIES.

ST. JOHN. New Brunswick, January
oa-Judge w. B. Chandler Of the
New Brunswick supreme. court died
ROME. January 29.-Flume received
Evening star., 1924-01-29
TAX RATES INCREASED.
Chicago's Assessed Valuation This
Year Is $1,7s7. .ss7,21e.

CHICAGO. January 2e-Tax rates for
Chicago for 1929 show an increase of
TO II cents for each 800 assess
ed valuation over 1922 ranging from
sT.e1 to 1929, the latter amount be-
ing the rate in the north part OF the
city and the smaller amount in the
southern.
The total assessed valuation for
1928 Is s1.7S7.SS7.219, compared with
S1.666.24l,773 in 1922.
Evening star., 1924-10-28

opposed BY Army. already beaten by
Notre Dame; but Yale, of the grid
IRON aristocracy, and Army, a service.
eleven, hold special interest, and =
colorful crowd is assured Army ha
undoubted power, but Yales ability 10
come from behind may keep it in tho
undeafeated class.
Dartmouth will be a favorite over
Brown because of the strong game
played by the Green against Yale am
harvard, but the effort of the Provi-
dence team against Yale last week
VIII send II into the battle A doubt
fui quantity, fully capable Of catch
ing Dartmouth on the rebound from
ITS tension of the last two weeks
Syracuse was not impressive, art-
ually outplayed, in its game with
Penn State and might be victmiz,a
by Pitt If the latter repeats it,
stunts OF 1928 by developing into a
strong team after poor start.
Rutgers should retain its undefeatcd
standing in its game with Franklin
and Marshall and Lehigh is d strong
faVorite over Muhlenberg
Only Lafayette stands in the path
of Rutgers and Lehigh Syracuse
must face Columbia and Colgate.
PENNSYLVANIA must defeat Penn state
and Cornell. and the Big Red also
plays Dartmouth. Yale if it passes
the Army test, viii still have Harvard
and Princeton to beat
Evening star., 1924-10-28
MARINE AND BENNING
ELEVENS ARE RUSHED

EIevens Of the Fort Benning In
fantry School and the Quantico
marine base, due to clash in Clark
Griffith Stadium Saturday in Wash
ington's one big service foot ball
game of the year. got down to hard
work yesterday in preparation for
the contest and more strenuous drill
ing is to follow before the week end
struggle.
Fort BenninE's aggregation has an
unusually heavy program mapped out
for tomorrow. In addition to morn
ing drilling at Washington barracks,
where the squad is Quartered pending
the Saturday game, the Fort Benning
men will go to Georgetown Field to-
morrow afternoon for a brisk scrim-
mage with the HilltopperS
The Marines got a day of tutoring
from Hugo Bezdek, famous Penn
State coach. He was in charge of
the squad at Quantico yesterday and
informed the Marines of some of the
finer points of the game. Coaches
Beckett and Mccormick will super
wise the Marine practice from now on.
The Quantico drill today was to be
devoted to putting and drop kicking
The Fort Benning team is supposed
to be unusually strong in these de-
partments. but the Marines hope to
match their opponents in them Sat-
urday.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
LONE COLLEGE GRID
tilt HERE SATURDAY

Only one of the three games involv-
ing varsity elevens of the local group
to be played Saturday will be held on
a District gridiron, but it is expected
to provide thrills aplenty for onlook-
erS. 1t will be between Catholic Uni
versity and University of Maryland.
athletic rivals of years standing. and
will be staged in the new stadium at
Brookland.
Maryland. which holds quite an
edge over the Brooklanders in the
history of the annual gridiron meet
ingS, on past performances is much
stronger than its rival this season.
But the general superiority of the Old
Liners may not appear so great when
they encounter the Red and Black.
The latter always seems to play its
best game of the year against Mary
land and heretofore the game between
be interesting.
Georgetown and George Washing
ton are to go out of town for compe-
tition. The HilltopperS 22 strong.
will leave for Greenville, s. c., Thurs
day. where Furman Will be encoun-
tered Saturday. Georgetown is plan
ming several shifts in its lineup, no.
tably at quarterback. where Coach
Little probably will give Gormley a
trial.
George Washington, which has been
moving down opponents with start
ling regularity and ease recently. is
TO meet a formidable foe. 1t will go
to Baltimore Saturday to tackle Johns
Hopkins University. The Hatchetites
will invade the Monumental City with
crippled team, but expect to make
Il brave showing.
Gallaudet has no game scheduled
but may arrange a practice tilt for
the Kendall Green gridiron this week
end.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
LEAKS 98-YARD RUN
= EARNS TARS VICTORY

Mohawk Athletic Clubs eleven which
has been crying for decent compe-
tition, probably will get il Sunday
when il encounters the gridmen Of
the Atlantic scouting feet in Clark
Griffith Stadium In New York yes
terday the Scouting Sailors nosed
out the strong reserve eleven of the
Quantico Marines, to 6.
The second team of Quantico is a
strong aggregation and outrushed
the Tars to a great extent but was
too prone to tumble, and it was this
fault that brought about its down
fall In the second period the
Marines had the ball within the Sail
ors' 2-yard line, but some one muffed
the oval and Leak of the Sailors
scooped it up and made the longest
scoring run OF the season, a 9S-yard
dash to d touchdown.
The Marines had scored in the
first period after they had blocked
Sailor kick, but Payne failed TO
boot the extra point after touchdown
Rooney, though. did a neat bit of
kicking after Leaks long run and
the game was in for the Sailors.