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The Washington times., 1924-05-06
Charges ''Bad Faith"
In Daugherty's Rule
Ending Railroad Decree

Former Attorney General Harry
M. Daugherty was charged with Of
ficial bad faith" today before the
Brookhart committee by Conrad w.
Croker, railroad attorney, for hav-
ing agreed to the removal of an
antitrust decree issued against the
New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad.
Removal Of the decree atN Daugh.
erty's recommendation, Croker
said,- resulted in the New Haven
regaining control of the Boston and
Maine railroad. Croker appeared as
general counsel for minority stock
holders Of the latter road.
"Daugherty reversed the entire
policy of the Department of Jus.
tice to set aside this decree, which
had existed for seven years and
upon which the Federal Government
had loaned millions of dollars to
the Boston and Maine, and upon
which tens of thousands of stock.
holders depended to save their in.
vestments," said Croker.
"Ht was the greavest injustice"
he said, land evidence Of bad faith
on the part of Daugherty and the
Department Of Justice
Croker said Daugherty handled
the case personally, first holding uf
the public hearing at Boston ito
provide pretext for reopening the
case" and later directing the case
before Federal Judge Mayer, in
New York.
The decree was set aside by Judge
Mayer on the former Attorney Gen.
erals recommendation, Croker add
ed.
After the decree was set aside.
Croker said, r. G.. Hutchins, the
financial adviser of Attorney Gen.
eral Daugherty, was elected to the
board Of directors of the New
Haven.
why did the Attorney General
need his financial adviser on tho
New Haven board of directors?"
asked Senator Wheeler Dem.) of
Montana.
II don't know" said Croker.
"Hutchins was brought into the
case by Daugherty before the de.
cree was set aside, to make an In.
dependent investigation for him.
They had been personal friends for
many years"
Croker charged Daugherty
tnreW his support to the New
Haven against the New York Cen.
trail lines" He said that an effort
OF the New York Central to extend
their New England system by con.
solicitations was blocked by Hutch.
ms, who threatened a Sherman anti.
trust suit"
"Hutchins. Daugherty's represen-
tative, went to the late A. H. Smith,
president Of the New York Central
lines, and threatened him with a
Sherman suit" said Croker.
Smith Immediately stopped all
negotiations for. extension Of his
system"
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
lands CALLED.
LIAR IN DRY
PROBE
Attorney Defends Pardon
Granted Chicago Boot
logger, by Coolidge
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that Lands sentenced Grossman to
Jail.
There were six witnesses against
Grossman," he added, ''but only two
testified that he owned the saloon
and two more that there had been
sales Of liquor before the injunction
became effective"
Your statement on the pardon
left all that out, didn't it," asked
Senator Brookhart (Rep.) OF Iowa.
1T didn't matter how much
liquor was sold before the injunc.
ton was. entered against Grossnan
because this pardon involved only
violations OF the injunction" said
Middlekauff.
Middlekauff said he recommended
a pardon for Grossrnan when II
learned that Agent Ball, one Of the
two witnesses, against him, was a
liar
Balls testimony might not stand
aloneN but when that testimony was
supported by three other witnesses,
1t would be admissible in any court
and would result in his conviction
by any jury" Senator Wheeler,
Democrat, of Montana, interposed.
Didn't Tell President.
why didn't you tell the Presi.
dent the fact that Grossman was
selling liquor all the timer asked
Wheeler.
ANYBODY would know he had
been violating the law by selling
liquor or there wouldn't have been
an injunction against him." said
Middlekaufff.
why didn't you tell that to the
President7"
There wasn't any need" was the
reply.
There couldn't be a conviction
without Balls testimony"
Asked how he knew Ball was a
liar" Middlekauff said the agent
had padded his expense account"
Ball charged 81 drink when 95
per cent Of all drinks purchased by
other agents were only 75 cents"
said MiddIekauff.
TT was possible he did pay 81 a
drink said Wheeler.
Logic Against Him.
YES. it was possible, but the
logic Of the case was against him,
said Middlekauff.
You had no proof"
NO"
You wanted to discredit Balls
testimony 80 you could give a
pardon to Grossman?" Wheeler
charged.
This was the most righteous
pardon ever granted" Middlekauff
replied.
II want to tell you that after
hearing your statement, can only
say believe Judge Lands state
ment and that what he said was
absolutely true" said Wheeler.
The crowd broke into applause.
II went to lands and told him
all the facts in this case and he
looked at me with his prima-donna
smile and said, Those Washington
fellows would like to have my name
on a pardon application so they
could hand me OUT" said Middle
kauff, IT told him 1 had the nerve
and that I would do it. think
it was right and I would do it
again."
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
|NSURGENT SASK
new EXCESS
PROFIT TAX
Brookhart Will Lead Fight for
Observation-Disclosures Test Of
Mellon Plan
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON.
international News Service.

AAASNANA@S~NA-AN
Smarting under the defeat of
the Mellon tax rates, Republican
leaders rallied their forces in the
Senate today. to save the remain
der of the administrators new
revenue bill.
Although a coalition Of Demo-
Gratis and insurgent Progressives
wrote the Democratic (Simmons)
rates into the tax reduction bill,
administration spokesman gave
notice they would force another
test vote on the Mellon plan before
the measure is finally enacted by
the Senate. Indications were that
the Mellon plan would only be de-
feated again if a second vote is
taken.
Fight for ExcesS Profits.
The Administration ranks faced
q now menace to their program to-
day in the proposal of Republican
insurgents to restore the excess
profits tax. wiped out several years
ago by a Republican Congress and
condemned by Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon.
Led by Senator Brookhart CRer !
of Iowa, the insurgents announced
they would force q vote on his
plan TO assets a tax ranging from
10 to 40 per cent upon all excess
and undivided profits Of corpora.
tons.
A similar proposal also was made
by Senator Jones OF New Mexico,
one Of the Democratic finance lead.
ers. The Jones rates, however, were
far less than the plan proposed by
Brookhart. Administration leaders
announced they would oppose both
proposals and were confident of
rallying sufficient votes to defeat
them.
II will propose a tax OF from 10
to 40 per cent on excess profits"
Brookhart said today, in explaining
his plan. eft will yield the Govern
ment q revenue OF $200, 000, 900 n
year. and II 1t u adopted, all other
taxes can be further reduced. MY
plan would get Secretary Mellon
all the revenue he needs, and we
could then remove most Of the
smaller taxes
Quick Work on Bill.
With night sessions ordered be-
ginning today. there were indIca.
tons the new revenue bill would
be finally enacted by the Senate
within forty-eisht hours. 1t must
then go to conference to adjust diff.
ferences between the House and
Senate bills, the chief of which in
volvs the tax rates.
The House adopted the Longworth
compromise which differs chiefly
from the Simmons plan in that
its surtaxes range upward only to
S715 per cent.
A comparison : of the Mellon,
Longworth and Simmons bills fol.
lows:
NORMAL TAX.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
VETERAN Is FOUND DYING
BESIDE RAILWAY TRACKS

KEARNEY, Neb., May ga man
believed to be John W.. Drummond.
aged about thirty-five, Of Philadei.
phia, lies dead in the morgue here.
victim of injuries unaccountably
received.
Drummond was found by Union
Faclric freight train Grew lying
alongside the tracks east of Lex.
ington, Neb., and died without re-
gaining consciousness.
On his person were found three
discharge papers, two from the
army and one from the navy, the
latter issued February 10, out Of
San Francisco. An army discharge
made out to Sergeant John w.
Drummond, 10th Infantry, indicat.
ing that the man had seen action
in France and had been wounded
in the Argonne, was also among his
possessions.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
LIFE HOPE FOR.
6 ITALIANS
EBBS
Ordered Prepared for Death
as Judge Hears Habeas
Corpus Petition y

NEW ORLEANS. May 6.-The
six Italians doomed to die Friday
for the murder of Dallas Gaines
during an attempted bank robbery
at Independence, La, three years
ago, today were huddled together in
their death cell here awaiting the
outcome Of their last hope for life
habeas corpus petition to the
Federal court.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon Judge
Rufus Foster VIII say the fatal
words. So confident were State at.
torneys that the Judge will not
intervene, orders were given to day
to complete final arrangements FOR
the executions.
Little Hope Held.
Only five Of the convicted men
were mentioned in the petition.
The sixth, Roy Leona, confessed to
the crime, taking all blame in an
attempt to save his comrades from
the gallows. He is resigned to his
fate.
Ah0 OIHoT IlV0 nOlQ out little
hope. This is a second attempt Tia
take the case into federal courts.
the first failing when the Supreme
Court OF the United States denied a
similar petition.
Heavy guards today patrolled the
prison. They were armed with riot
guns, tear bombs, hand grenades
and carried supply Of bullet proof
vests. Every precaution has been
taken to prevent possible violcrco.
Threat to Bomb Train.
Open threats have been made that
the death train which carries the
men to Amite City, scene Of the
execution, will be blown up', IN.
less some hand stays the hangman' q
moose.
The warden of the prison which
holds them has been offered n brIhe
Of $75, 900 to allow their escape. AZ
the same time the missive which
brought the offer declared thar
serious consequences" would result
II he did not accept
The Washington times., 1924-05-06

for while the present economic
system endures, 1t Is impossible
that any institution should do
humanity as whole much good.
Institution cannot serve two classes,
any more than slaves can serve
two masters"
The case is Of international i'm
portance as it is said to be the first
heresy trial Of an Episcopal bishop
since the Protestant reformation
and marks another step in the
struggle between the church mod
ernist" and ''fundamentalist."
viii Put; All on Record.
ITO say that my fellow bishops
could sit In Judgment, on my doc
trinal 'utteranoes would be to re-
pudiate the fundamental principles
Of the Protestant reformation. Bis
hop Brown said today.
THE church has never defined
what constitutes heresy. II it il
SO blind to modern thought and
science TINT it will harb back TO the
big'oted and superstitious Elizabethan
age Tor authority and means Of con-
demning me and my utterances. it
VIII be the church that will be con-
demned and destroyed by mN forth
coming trial, not Bishop Brown"
1t Is Bishop Browns intention,
he revealed, to put his fellow bis.
hops, numbering 1876, on record as
to whether or not they accept all
parts OF the Bible literally.
Must Make Positions Clear.
ir"They are to admit that they
are hopelessly at outs with modern
science and common sense" he
said, "or they will be themselves
rejecting large portions Of the
scriptures and giving them only a
symbolic meaning. If 1 can make
my accusers and others admit that
the Bible, as whole, cannot to-
day be accepted literally, my case
Is won. Whether I am favored or
defeated by the tribunals verdict,
shall have won moral victory
anyway"
Twenty-three counts are included
In the heresy charges filed against
Bishop Brown. These cover as
many utterances in his published
works, prominent among which is
his statement that, modern religion
cannot be based upon a Bible, in
which the Ptolemaic principles of
flat earth, Heaven above and
a hell below" are admitted as true.
Has Retained Lawyer.
Joseph w. STARTS. Day ton lawyer,
has been retained by Bishop Brown
as defense counsel. STARTS will
cross-examine representatives Of
the church as to their literal &C.
ceptance Of the truth of the biblical
statements. 1t is through this
cross.examination that Bishop
Brown expects to condemn the
Orthodoxy of the church.
Bishop Brown, who is sixty.
nine. was ordained bishop Of Arkan-
Eas in 1898. He retired from the
active ministry ten Yeas ago and
devoted his time to study and
writing. His published volume.
THE Level Plan for Church Union"
advocating merging of all Protest
ant churches was his fist work to
bring attacks from other bishops.
Later publications were considered
still more radical and it was de-
cided to bring the bishop to trial
Ncn heresy charges.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
FAREWELL DINNER TO
BE GIVEN J. II. RALSToN

A farewell dinner will be ten.
dered Jackson II. Ralston, Wash.
ington attorney. by his personal and
business friends at $3.50 tonight at
Rauscher's. Mr.. Ralston Leaves
soon to make his residence in Palo
Alto, Cal.
Speakers at the dinner will be
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Lalrr;
Judge Alfred S. Niles, Of Baltimore,
and Frederick d. McKenney, after.
ney Judge Frederick l.. Siddons.
Cf the District Supreme Count,
former law partner Of Mr.. Ralston,
will pe toastmaster.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
cooLIDGE's DAD SERVES
U. S. AS STOCK REPORTER

r That John Coolidge, father of
President Coolidge, has a practical
interest in farmers is shown by the
fact that in 1921 he became a
voluntary crop and livestock re.
porter, without pay, in the crop
reporting organization of the
United States Department of
Agriculture.
His job is to report periodically
on livestock conditions In part OF
Windsor county, Vermont. INQUIRY
at the department ELECTED the in.
formation that Mr.. Coolidge is one
of our good crop reporters"
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
HAIRED
BANDIT Gets
20 YEARS
Cecilia cooney StoIo as She
Hears Self and Husband
Sentenced to Limit
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ness a. the hour Of sentence APP
preached. Both slept well last
night. Judge Martin in sentencing
them said:
People like you cannot be per-
mitted to go on, in the community
unpublished. send you both TO
prison from ten to twenty years"
The girl held her head high as
she was brought into court. coorey
was sullen, with eyes downcast.
Leaving court the girl gave the
spectators calm glance. but her
husband was unaware OF the crowl.
Warns Other Girls.
Just before she was taken into
court Cecilia penciled note which
she sent into Judge Martin by an
attendant. It read:
ITO those girls who think they
would like to see their names in
the paper as mine has been, or
think they would like to do what
have done, let me say: Don't try to
do 1t; you don't know what you
suffer. While smiled my heart
was breaking in me-Cecelia Cooney."
When the girl bandit got outside
the courtroom she said to news.
papefmen:
Expected Limit.
Tie was nice Judge. / expected
the limit sentence. I deserved what
got"
As she walked toward the prison
van she was laughing. Just as she
stepped into the van she saw ner
sister. May.
Hello May" she called. DON'T
forget to get my sealskin coat"
AS the van started she cried outs
"Boodbye everybody"
On the eve Of her Oentence. the
parents of Cecilia Cooney were
found yesterday in an East Side
tenement,
Since her arrest several weeks
ago and throughout the questioning
to which she has submitted. Cecilia
has stoutly maintained that her
parents were dead.
Yesterday, confronted with the
fact that the aged couple had been
found. she defiantly said:
"Well, what Of it Isn't there
disgrace enough in the family with
out dragging my old mother and
father into ftp"
The couple are Michael and Anna
Roth. For days, since first the
photographs of Cecilia Cooney ap-
peared in the newspapers, this
90
tenement, ashamed to face their
neighbors. For In the pictures of
the notorious bobbed-hair bandit
they had recognized their youngest
child. the girl Cecilia, who. four
years ago, when sixteen, packed
her few effects in a moment of
anger and left their home.
Yesterday, after they had been
found by an investigator for Dis
trict Attorney Dodd, of BROOKLYN.
Mrs. Roth decided to seek her
youngest daughter at the Jail. She
YEARLY went to Brooklyn and
called upon Judge Martin and then
decided to go home without seeing
the girl
What Judge Martin said to the
trembling mother cannot be known
Tor there was an added stoop 10
her shoulders and a more convul-
sive weeping as she left his office.
Before leaving for her home. Mrs.
Roth said:
1t Is hard for me to believe that
my little Cecilia did all the things
they say, but I'm afraid she did.
BUT 1 guess the fact that she was
going to have baby had something
TO do with it. I remember that be.
fore my babies were born, I used to
want things for them that
couldn't afford. Maybe, If / had
been married to the kind of man
she was, would have stolen, too,
iOr them. came over to see her.
but / can't talk tn her rn,n,
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
WRITER'S
PLEADF0RU. s.
PROTECTION
Gene Buck, President Of
Composers, Opposes Free
dom for Radio I
Continued from First Page,

NCOHVIHUeu ITUIH FIrst Page.D
ner In which a number of the
present song hits were given to the
world and the way in which they
became famous. He denied that
radio played any instrumental part
In creating popular demand for
songs. The song, he said, depended
for its success largely upon its own
merits.
Buck was the only witness on the
stand this morning The hearing
will be continued late this after
noon, and such internationally cele.
brated composers as Victor Her.
bert and John Philip Sousa will
take the stand.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
GONEERS
ON REFORMING
CABINET.
Socialists May Have to Give
Up Reins-counter Coalition
to Block Dawes Plan

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Communists will have from sixty
to sixty-three seats.
Returns from ten constituencies
are missing.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06

The United States, exclusive OF
the amount smuggled into the coun.
try, is the largest user Of opium
among the natiOnss Italy consuming
one grain per capita per year, Ger
many two grains, England. three
grains, France four grains, and
our country 80 grains for each
person each year.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
PIMLIco ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-The ouilford; two
years olds; five furiongs; claiming;
Sam orenet. .1c7Iachvysalas .....1eO
Gymkhana .1lelasenaldo lis
an. 7. Wilson. jr.-Walter J. Salmon
sEcoND RACE = me Hanpdsn
s s four yssr-olds and up;
Forgeahead .I4S)Rockinghoxss :.14s
tAdamant 144lxHoyhnmhn ....1i3
GARDINER -. 145laSea Master ...1S1
Rummel ....... .14sHerr1ard .......l46
5nDecisive go. .isslst; Lawrencs: .1ss
Gulngamp s....1ASi
aWilliams Garth-Ral R-arr entry.
bHsrbert L. Pratt-HOward W. Max
xTen pounds claimed for rider.
THIRD RACE-Three-year-o and
up; one mile; claiming; purse $1,000.
Iroma 111lTreviScot ......116
Royal Crown. .1IllQulok Time. !. 100
DT. chas. Wells. 11tlst. Donard 49,. Iii
Fornoyo ...... .1Isl
Bred (spring); four and one-hah fur
longs; two-yeAr-olds; purse, t3.500 added.
Storm King. -. lis (b)Annie Jordan.113
Crumple 115I (c) ChFysAlis ia
GSssn sphere liz r:3:
(a)Single Foot. .ll6l(c )Faddtst Ills
(a)J. e. Griffith entry.
(b)Giffofd A. Cochran entry.
(c)Walter J. SalmonR. T. Wilson en-
try.
FIFTH RACB-Pimlico Graded Han
dlcap, Class A; six furlongs; three-yeac-
olds ana upward; purse 1880,
Wise Co'sellor. =. 12s Shuttle Along las
L. Baltimore II ISiwellfinder .10e
la)Noel ..,.... 112lJuue Grass. liz
Dinna Care: ll(a)comixa .113
(a)E. b. Mclean entry
SIXTH RACE-Pimlico Graded Nan
dicap, Class 3; six furlongs; three-year
olds; purse. $1,000.
suffers 1875 Mercury .......119
Digit .123l(a)Spkling Wit. III
Suppliant ..115l(b) Sarko <. .123
(a)Sc'ch Broom. IL TlKellerman I23
tb)Fast Mack. iii
(a)SamueI Ross-SaIubria Stable entry
(b)Kenton Stable entry.
SEVENTH RACE-The Pimlico Grade
Handicap. Glass c. Six furlongs.
Three-year-olds and upward. Purse.
1880.
Floating on...... .120aGold Rock los
Sea Sand. 49,. 1875 Ethel Clayton 1928
Roland. ...,... 12Sl aviviacious -. II
Leonard @. ,...... .12b
&C. L. whiting entry.
xApprentice allowance Of five pounds
claimed.
weather clear; track fast.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06

The illegal" wholesale price II
an ounce Of powdered morphine a
SO: Of herOin, $14; Of cocaine, S11.
Narcotic addicts pay as much as
a dollar q grain for their drugs, or
at the rate Of $3.50 an ounce.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
500 Stolen from Hotel

Ransacking the linen room of the
Portland Hotel, Fourteenth street
and Vermont avenue, thieves stole
according toea report to the Second
sing, II Is said,
The Washington times., 1924-05-06

Theft of 5000 from his trousers
while he was asleep was reported
by John Jones, 735 Balls court
northwest, today.
The Washington times., 1924-05-06

The child Of n drug addict IL an
addict at birth, and experiences an
eddlcts torture II not given the
drug, either through nursing or
The Washington times., 1924-05-06
F AIR WEATHER
AIDS TOURNEY
GOLFERS
J. B. Murphy'Leads Early Fin
ishers in Indian Spring
Qualifying Round

Aided by midsummer weather
ana splendidly conditioned course.
scores Of golfers today are shoot.
ing in the qualifying rounJ OF the
Indian Spring Clubs tournament.
At noon. J. B.. Murphy. unattach.
ed. was leading the early finishers
with 81.
The scoras.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-20
In Society

A musical program will follow. a
large attendance is urged.
y ~ y
The Book Lovers Round Table will
meet in luncheon session at the Wo-
mans Club at IL O'Clock Friday.
Famous Women" will be the sub
ject for discussion. Mrs. Frank Car
roll and Mrs. Willard johnson will be
the hostcSses.
- = u
The Beacon Hill ParentTeachcrs
Association will meet in regular SEES
sion Mt 3:1J Friday at the school
auditorium. Miss Giles Of the low
fifth grade will be in charge Of the
program. After the business session
refreshments will be served with Mes
danes Ray Hollingsworth. Fred Burns.
c. W. May and Roy Smit as ost-
esses.
The Ben Milan Parcnt-Teachers
Association will hold their regular
meeting at 9 o'clock Friday after
noon. Mrs. II. Hugman will give an
interesting talk on the Dangers
Surrounding Our Children and How
TO Guard Against Them"
y ~ e
The Parish House Club will meet
at : 80 Thursday in st. Luke's parish
house.
Visiting Day at the Fannin school
will be observed on Friday. Parents
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are invited 10 visit the various rooms
1T any time during te day. Hostesses
will be there TO greet the guests. The
Association will hold
its regular meeting at 3: 80. The
program will be conducted by the
children. while the speaker for the
afternoon will be. Mrs. Brown. who
is the superintendent of the school
cafctcrias.
The meeting of the Ladies' Aid So
city Of ST, Johns Lutheran Church
will take place at 5 o'clock Thursday
afternoon mt the parish house.
- Y ~
The Crockett School Parcnt-Teach-
ers Association will meet at $ 80 Fri
day at the school. All mothers are
urged TO attend as matters of i'm
portance will be Brought up by the
principal.
The sewing tea Of the Womans
Auxiliary TO the Bexar County Medical
Society will meet from > to > o'clock
Friday in the medical library. The
social committee will be the hostesses
for the afternoon.
e ~ ~
The Robert b. Green Parent-Teach-
ers' Association will meet in monTNy
session at 8 80 Friday at the school.
- ~ u
The Alamo Heights kindergarten
Mothers Club will meet in the kin
dergarten room of the Alamo Heights
public school at . 80 Friday afternoon.
DR.. Mary Harper will be the prin-
cipal sneaker. A vocal solo will be
rendered by Miss Tip Tho-lasson and
q short talk given by Mrs. Diehl. All
parents and frientss of the kinder
garten are urged to attend.