The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
HEFLIN HOLDS UP. IN FRAUD FIGHT
 AFTER CLASHES
Attorney Aiding Senator, termed Fugitive
 From Justice

WASHINGTON, March 25.-An- other display of fireworks was set off in the hearings today befor ethe spe. cial Senate committee Investigating charges of land frauds in the Texas Rio Grande valley.
 Threats by Senator Heflin, democrat, Alabama, in the role of committee ''prosecutor," to carry to the Senate floor his fight on alleged unfair treat ment and procedure, after several rows ill the committee, were held in abey- ance by the senator, who indicated he would await further developments. The committee adjourned during the final clash between Senator Heflin and Chairman Moses of New Hampshire ever siie admission of eyidence. to meet again tomorrow.
 Inspector On Stand Chief Postal Inspector Rush D. Sim. monds was on the stand throughout to- days session, which also was enlivened by charges exchanged between James R Page, a Kansas city attorney, who is assisting Senator Heflin, and George Hill. attorney for R. B. Creager, re- publican national committeeman from Texas, who is named in the Senate res olution as being implicated in the al- legged frauds.
 MT. Hill, by questions directed through Chairman Moses to Inspector Simmonds put into the record that James R. Page was a fugitive from justice in Texas; that disbarment pro- ceedings had been taken against him ; that he had solicited people alleged to have been defrauded and that he had been indicted"
 Senator Heflin protested against what he called "the cross-cut saw ar rangement between the chair and Mir. Hill," and threatened to carry his fight to the Senate floor. Mir. Moses denied there was any Arrangement"
 Denies Charge
 Replying to MT. Hills charges, MT. Page declared: Tt is absolutely untrue that was a fugitive from justice"
 "I admit was indicted down there, D he said. "They got out an injunction against sending a petition protesting against land fraud sales through the mails. We will show that MT. Creager himself caused the Hidalgo County Bar association to start disbarment proceed ings."
 The clash between Chairman Moses and Senator Heflin during the after noon session broke up in a row, which arose over the admissability at that time of newspaper clipping and let ter which alleged that a lawyer was beaten by two land agents in the Rio Grande valley within the last 10 days Chairman Moses held that MT. Page should proceed in the regular order with his evidence and introduce testi- mony of more recent date later on Senator Heflin held that it should be inserted then.
 On vote on the issue Senator lief lin lost by three to two. Chairman Moses by proxy, voted for Senators Edge of New Jersey and Oddie of Ne vada republicans, while Senator George. democrat, Georgia, stood by his colleagues.
 Objects To Letters
 q wish to have these letters with held because they are ex-parte and not made under oath,' Mir. Hill de- clared. No object can be served by their introduction. Those making false statements are not subject to the pen alty for perjury. We have letters from men of the opposite political faith that Mir. Creager is man of the highest character, from senators and congress- men and officials in Texas"
 Senator Heflin then declared that i've have letters that fraud is going on now" and Chairman Moses held that such letters were admissible as form ing the basis of charges that the post office department has not prosecuted the matter.
 When Mir. Page then proceeded tC read the Texas newspaper clipring, al leging that a lawyer was beaten up by land agents in the Rio Grande sec tion recently, MT. Edwards objected with the declaration that "the postof flee department is not interested in 6 personal quarrel and the clipping is not relevant to the charge that the postof flee department has not prosecuted it' inquiry"
 Chairman Noses upheld the objection and Senator Heflin declared: If WV are not allowed to proceed, 1 will reaC a threepage letter about condition. down there on the Senate floor"
 
 CONFEDERATE LEADER DIES
 DALLAS, Texas, March 25.-Lieut Gen. w. F. Kirkpatrick, departmental commander of states west of the Mis- | .H A