The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-19

gram from washington:
"X (Attorney General Daugherty)
telephoned me last night, said tell
you not to worry. Count" (Lra E.
Bennett).
Feb. 12-Revealed that Strawn,
appointed by Coolidge as oil prose-
cutor, is an oil attorney.
Feb. 12-President Calvin Cool
idge sends the following telegram;
"118 in X23 Govt I'm The White
House, Washington, DC, 101&AM
Feb u, 1924
To Edward B B Mclean,
Palm Beach, Fla.
Thank you for your message. You
have always been most considerable.
Mrs. Coolidge joins me in kindest
regards to you and Mrs. Mclean.
Calvin Coolidge.
1029am."
Feb. 1i--Bennett wires Mclean.
"Will have conference with H. D.
Harry Daugherty) before / o'clock.
B."
After conference Bennett, signing
himself as Count" wires Mclean
the same day:
Saw \ (Attorney General Dangh-
erty) for an hour. His direct mes
sage to you is, Il am at .Y's' (CoOI-
idge'E) elbow and standing at the
guns. All that is possible to do will
be done by us, so you should worry.
Delay selection prosecutor. Give
my love. l don't want z. to be dis
@,,rhoI -. lov,n- aa -. - 4ho ~
You know what to depend upon. The
fight is on me and l am ready for
them and feeling fine."
Harding Paper Scandal.
Feb. 15-Frank H. vanderlip, for
mer president OF National City
standard OILY bank in public speech
declares there is rumor afioa. that
Harding sold his newspaper, the
Marion Star, for $550,000 and that
the price was padded to double the
real value of the property.
Coolidge appoints Atlee Ponierene
as one oil prosecutor. Senate con-
firms Pomerene. Owen J. Roberts,
other new appointee, denies that he
is STANDARD Oil attorney.
Feb. 18-McAdoo declares he had
a right TO take Doheny's money and
is determined to run for presidency
on platform of "Back to Honesty"
Feb. 1S-Denby resigns as eecre-
tary of navy.
Feb. 23-Coolidge approves Harry
M. Daugherty as delegate-at-large to
republican convention.
Feb. 24--McAdoo admits he was to
get $1.000,000 from Doheny if sue
cessful in using his influence to Net
Mexican government to surrender to
oil company.
March 9--Charges are made that
of justice agents were
active as provocators of violent out
breaks on the Mexican frontier in
1920.
March u, 192i-Roxie Stinson ap-
pears before senate committee and
tells story of long career Of graft
led by jess Smith and Daugherty.
March 13--Gaston Means reveals
the most amazing story of govern
ment corruption ever heard. Tells
of receiving 100000 of bride money
from Ihe MltSu1 To-, representatives
of the Japanese government, in the
Standard Aircraft case.
Fomenting Mexican Revolution.
March 15-Revealed that in 1921
Hanson, friend Of Albert B.
Fall, after making arrangements
with officials "higher up" in the "
S. government, went to Mexican Dor
der and became active in fomenting
armed instruction activities in Mex
leo. Hansen is now chief of the U.
S. immigration inspection service at
Mexican border, and takes a hand
in Mexican disturbances.
March 15-It is learned that Sem
ator Burton X. Wheeler, radical
democratic member taking the lead
In senate oil investigation committee
and apparently pushing the case
against the oil grafters, is attorney
for the Gordon Campbell Kelvin Oil
syndicate, the largest oil develop
ment syndicate in Montana. It is