New Britain herald., 1924-03-31
Senator Dill, Oil Com mittee Member, Drafts Resolution Aimed At Assistant Secretary of Navy.
Dept. of Justice Probers Decide Not to Surrender Means to New York Au- thOrities-Claim Plot to Block Action.

Washington. March Sl.-Demand for removal from office of Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secretary of navy, was renewed in the senate today by Senator Dill, democrat, Washington.
 Declaring the assistant secretary was far more culpabe than was his superior, Secretary Denby. in the leas- ing Of the naval oil reserves, the Washington senator introduced a reso- lntion declaring it to be the sense of the senate that President Coolidge should call for his resignation.
 The resolution charges Mir, Roose- velt with having been a director of the Sinclair Oil company previous 10 entering the government service and stresses that he ordered marines to remove oil claimants from the Tea pot Dome reserve.
 Thompson Missing
 Failure Of subpoena servers to To- cate William Boyce Thompson. former chairman of the republican national committees finance committee. was reported to the senate oil committee today by the senate sergeant at-arms.
 Thompson was among the witnesses listed to appear this week in regard to stories Of campaign contributions. by oil interests. His home is in New York.
 George White, Of Ohio, former chairman of the democratic national committee who also Is under sub poena, was granted a weeks delay on his plea Of important business en- sagemcnts.
 The subpoena for Fred Upham. or 'hicago, treasurer of the republican lational committee, may be cancelled. committee members are disposed to iecept his public statement that he has no Information on the subjects under investigation. The committee will resume ifs hearings tomorrow with F. H. Wilson. once candidate for the democratic nomination for gov ,rnor Of Oklahoma, on the stand. With w. l.. Eistler, an oil promoter Of Tulsa, Mfr. Wilson is 10 be questioned regarding the connection prominent oil men had with state and national politics.
 Daughertt Probe.
 The senate Daughcrty Investigating committee decided today to continue it's inquiry despite Mir. Danghertys re- tirement to private life.
 At inc same time committee mem bers announced they intended 10 hold Gaston B. Means, former department of justice investigator. in attendance | under A senate subpoena, in spite Of i the issuance today Of a bench war rant by the federal court at New York ordering Means return there to | answer charges of conspiracy.
 The committees immediate obicc- | tive when il resumes hearings tomor- | row will he to clear up the facts as 10 | the department Of justices prosecu- ton Of war frauds and antitrust ! cases.
 When news was received Of Judge | Garvin's order in New York for Means arrest. the committee took up ! the subject in executive session.
 Will Hold Means. |
 This is an appare attempt on the | part of II. c. Todd. the special assist ant 10 the attorney general in charge Of Means prosecution. 10 block this said Senator Wheeler, the committee prosecutor. Tt is the committees purpose to keep Means here as a witness and 10 retain his services for the committee. or course, fiat prosecution at New York could be conducted at any time.'
 Means testified carly in inc com procedure, telling of money payments made 10 scss smith in con- nection with pending cases.
 4 decision on the motion before the 10 have Nal s. Daugherty, brother Of the former attorney gem aral, cited to the senate for contempt. vas postponed. The question may be decided latev today.
 Al the open hearing tomorrow the committee will replace on the witness stand H. l.. Scaife. former investiga- tor for the government in war fraud .ases.