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The Washington times., 1924-05-15
FATHER AND SON SERVE
IN U. s. ARMY o5 YEARS

Ninety-fiye years Of commissioned
service in the United States Army
between father and son was com.
pleted today with the retirement Of
Brigadier General Benjamin AlvOrd,
assistant adjutant general. -
General Alvord's father. also .
general. served before hiuN
The Washington times., 1924-05-15
MULTI s
COOLIDGE.
PARDON
Court Holds President Had
No Power In Crossnlar,
Contempt Case


CHICAGO. May Is. Holding
that President Coolidge has no.
authority to pardon . man SEN
fenced for civil contempt Of court,
the United States District Court
today set aside the Executive
pardon recently granted Philip /.
Grossman and ordered the United
States marshal to take him into
custody.
Convicted on Rum Charge.
Grossman, a saloonkeeper, was
entoined in Federal court from
operating the place. 1t was charged
he bootlegged liquor. and he was
cited for contempt by former Judge
Kenesaw NJ. Lands and sentenced
to q year In Jail. The sentence was
upheld by the higher courts but
Grossman eVaded serving 1t while
strenuous efforts were being made
to induce former President Harding
10 pardon him. The rule at Wash.
ington that no petitions for pardon
will be considered until the con-
victed person is actually serving his
sentence prevented any action.
Before a Senatorial investigating
committee recently 1t was charged
that the names of prominent per.
sons signed to the petition were
forged. and that President Coolidge
was deceived and did not know
ssman had never served day in
jAil,
Decision Sets Precedent.
The decision handed down today
was written. by Judge James Fl.
Wilkerson and holds that the Execu-
tive cannot interfere in a civil con-
tempt case. 1t is expected to be
of far reaching Importance as af-
fecting countless other cases whose
sentences have been inflicted for
contempt. The Grossman case he's
been under advisement for three
months.
Grossman is reported to have
spent more than $4,000 in his ef-
fort to keep out of Jail.
The decision, which was con.
Cured In by Judge George A. Car.
pefter, says that the question, in
volving controversy between the
judicial and executive branches Of
the Government, was approached
with great hesitation"
Blow at Judiciary.
ITO allow such power to the
executive is to strike a death blow
at the independence Of the ju
dietary" says the decision. "Ic
has nothing to do with the pro.
priety Of the Presidents power. pro.
vided he had the right to exercise
executive clemency.
I'VE believe contempt IL a gen.
uine open disregard for orders Of
court and that, whatever the
species or variety, defiance 10 in
tended and that in no case--in, the
absence OF clearly expressed powers
to the executive--can pardon b.
granted to the offending party X
punished"
Stone IL Investigating.
Attorney General Stone today
ordered an investigation of legal
aspects Of the action Of the Federal
court at Chicago In revoking the
pardon Of Phil GrossmaTl, convicted
saloon. keeper. whose sentence was
commuted by President Coolidge.
The Attorney General was said to
be OF the opinion that the Presi.
dent had ample power to grant
clemency In civil contempt cases,
the decision Of the Chicago court
Notwithstanding.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-07
DOHENEY'S Son
BEFORE OIL JURY
Appearance is But a Fleet
One, Subject To
Recall

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Edward
L. Doheny, Jr., counted upon as a
principal witness for the government
in the oil prosecutions, made a fleet
ing appearance today before the fed.
eral grand jury here investigating Grim
inal charges growing out of the Senate
oil inquiry.
Summoned from Los Angeles for
questioning about the delivery BY him
OF 100000 in case to Albert, b. Fall
here on November. 30, 1921, the SON
of the California oil magnate, who sub
sequently obtained lease from FAN for
Naval Reserve No. 1, was in the grand
jury room just eight minutes.
Upon leaving the jury room, Doheny
reJoined his counsel, Frank J. Hogan,
who agreed that he would return at the
cali of the special government counsel
IN the oil cases. Later Mr.. Hogan had
conference with government counsel,
So far as the evidence before the
Senate committee shows, there are onIy
tAree PERSONS Competent to testify re.
garding, the 500, 600 loan. They. are
the DOhenys, father and son. and FaII
The elder Doheny came voIuntariIv
before the committee to tell of the
transaction. His son never, Testified
there and FAN, when subpoenaed for
Questioning, declined to- answer on, the
ground that his replies might tend 10
incriminate him. ~
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I to stop rum running or distribution and
no one was raided but later on direct
examination by Attorney Black he said
that Rhett Mcbride had been arrested
on November 13, last year before his
third day period Of protection for one
payment had expired. November 10 was
the day of the big raids
| Attorney Gordon minutely cross-ex-
[amined Harvey on the occasion when
/ he said he saw Kearns make cash pay
ment to Gonzaullas in room in the
Cawthon hotel. When Attorney Bates
questioned Harvey, he said Jemison, and
Kearns appeared afraid of him but
that Jimmy Dawes and O'Connor
thought he was "all right.
Harvey denied all statements that
Gonzaullas asked for money for any
one or promised protection. When
cross-examined by Joseph sMcAlere, T.
torney for Louis Nelson, one Of the
defendants, Harvey said they never
got either liquor or money from Nell
SON.
Vigorous objection was made By at
torneys for the defense when Black
asked Harvey question with the
statement that the Kearns jury in the
mistria1 few weeks ago stood IL to 1
for conviction. The objection was
sustained by Judge Erwin, who later
sustained an objection by the presocu-
tion when defense attorney asked
Harvey il he hadn't heard the Kearns
jury stood 8 to 4 for acquittal.
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French said this was the Date Of the
AIcEvoy check of $2,050, but denied
that the difference between the deposit
and payment had been given to Boyles.
Only two witnesses were placed on
the stand yesterday by the prosecution.
The first was General Agent William
r. Harvey, self styled silent partner"
of "Lone Wolf Gonzaullas. Harvey
went on the stand Monday and his
cross examination was concluded yes
terday morning.
Harvey, first on direct examination
by Special Prosecutor Black told of "A
raid on the place Of w. p. Cowart
without search warrant and the seiz'
ure of liquor.
Cowart is one Of the defendants.
Harvey said Cowart told him that he
and Snow had just opened the place
and had '.fixed things" with Jemison.
Under cross-examination by Attorney
Webb Of the defense, Harvey said he
and ,GonzauIlas took graft from every
one who would pay it and that the
bootleggers understood it was for pro-
lection from United States"
He denied raiding to get bootleggers
in receptive moods" but said those
who paid were not raided. Harvey
told more Of rum running and said
in addition to the booze boats that
landed on Mon Lous Island at Perry
Collins place, one came to Bayou Sara.
He said that while payments for pro-
lection went on no attempt was made
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-07
QUIZ
EDEMANDED
BY ROBINSON
Democratic Leader Says
COP. Secretary Should
Back Up Charges

WASHINGTON, May GA demand
that George K. Lockwood, secretary of
the republican national committee, be
called before Senate committee to
explain his attacks on this body" was
made in the Senate today By Senator
Robinson, Arkansas, the democratic
leader
The proposal was prompted By a
statement issued last night by Mr..
Lockwood In which he declared that the
special Senate committee investigating
the indictment of Senator Wheeler Of
Montana had mot looked" at the most
important evidence in the case.
II apprehend," said Senator Robin
son, that Mr.. lockwood will be called
to explain why he has kept the infor-
nation which he asserts justifies the
Indictment Of Senator Wheeler in the
secrecy Of his concience."
Senator Borah, republican, Idaho
chairman Of the special committee, also
replied to the Lockwood statement. He
declared every witness suggested by
Lockwood had been questioned as had
every individual in any way connected
with the matter"
II don't want to anticiuate our re-
port" he added, "but it viii say all
there is to be said"
This statement by the COMMITTEES
chairman was interpreted by Senator
Robinson as bearing "a plain impiica-
ton that there's nothing against
Wheeler except he made it uncomfort-
able for crooks in office"
"Mr. Lockwood and his agents." said
Senator Robinson. "have not been ac-
tive with view to improving the pub
lie service, but solely to bolster up a
defense of acts which can not be de-
Tended"
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PROMINENT FARMER GIVES
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continuously for it, but was never en-
pioyed by the government or received
any compensation.
II make daily reports to Aubrey
Boyles," said French, ''or to Assistant
District Attorney Whiting. My in
structions are, promise nothing, as
sumo nothing, and get all the informa-
ton I can. have been taking money
from the bootleggers ever since Tom
Cleveland gave me $50 n January,
1922. I took money from about as or
so before fowler came to the city and
have been taking il ever since and
spending it for living and pleasure.
81 introduced Federal Agent Con-
zaullas to Kearns after refused to
take $500 from Kearns. i. told him
Gonzaullas might take it. 1 quit TAX
ing money on orders from A. r. Butler,
special intelligence officer, who direct
ed much Of the investigation"
French dubbed one Of Smiths Ques-
tions foolish" and was sustained by
Judge Erwin.
Under REORGANIZATION by At
torney III. s. Smith, French said he
never knew why Boykin and Jemison
wanted him to leave town, but heard
that 1t was because of his alleged at
tempt to bride state law enforcement
Officer, Hunt. French now faces trial
in. state court on this charge.
When. Attorney Bates cross-examined
French he admitted he had paid no in
come tax on the money he took from
the bootleggers. He denied telling Nc
Evoy on one occasion that If McEvoy
did not believe what he did was right
TO call up Boyles,. but later said, .;;Nic-
Evoy asked me il payment of money
was all right with Boyles and j said,
You can call him up for yourself. 1
never asked any one for money, but
took what was given me-
when fowler was in the city he
told Boyles not to accept any money
and not to enter into any agreement,
but for me to accept all the money /
got and keep it and split with no one.
fowler told Boyles to make a daily re-
port from this office to Miss Willie
brant, assistant attorney general in
Washington, who is connected with
prohibition enforcement"
Attorney Bates examined the bank
book of French and found he had de-
posted $1,10O on February 20, 1928.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-07
CANDIDATES NAMED
FOR CHAMBER CHAIR

Six candidates for the three direc.
torate chairs of the Chamber of Com.
merce, which become vacant the latter
part of May, were nominated by com.
mittees representing the real estate,
finance and insurance, miscellaneous
and manufacturers divisions at confer
{ ence Tuesday.
These are Ed S. Moore (incumbent)
and Thomas Estes from the real estate.
finance and insurance; Walter e. Bare
and Alex Patterson, miscellaneous
Morris w. Bush (incumbent) and s.
w. Lee, manufacturers division.
Nominations for professional, retail
and wholesale branches are to be made
Wednesday and with these names in.
ballots will be printed and a poll taken
of the membership. Se .e
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-07
By RAYMOND CLAPPER
BY Leased Wire to The Age-Herald.


WASHINGTON, May 6.-Adminis
have become demoralized so completely
as to leave President Coolidge stranded
and fated to be the Atlas of the re-
publican party, carrying it on his lone
shoulders through the arduous cam
paign.
The degree to which regular republi
can leadership has crumbled in the Sen
ate under the heavy pounding of the
acknowledgements republican coal
ition, was strikingly revealed Tuesday
when administration senator's an
nounced:
. 1. That they had definitely aband
oned the Mellon tax schedules and
henceforth would concentrate on OBJ
tanning the best possible compromise.
2. That they would quit their at
tempt to stop the investigation of the
internal revenue bureau.
These surrenders are only the fruits
of the disintegration which has beer
sapping the morale of the administra.
ton leadership in both Houses ever
since the alliance between the demo.
cratic phalanx and the resolute insur
gent republicans was effected early in
the session.
Power of Rulers Sheared
Repeatedly this powerful coalition
has hammered the administration fac
ton in both House and Senate. In
the House it rewrote the ancient rules
and sheared the power of the mighty
rules committee. 1t threw the Mellon
tax bill out of the window and wrote
its own measure. 1t showed through
the soldier bonus and the Japanese ex.
clusion bills as if it had never heard
of the White House view. The per.
Torrance is being repeated almost line
for line in the Senate, with the adj
ditional embarrassments attending the
scandal disclosures.
Now it appears that Coolidge has
been rebuffed again on the question Of
japanese exclusion. The probability
is that the immigration bill, with this
unpalatable provision, will be sent
down to the White House in a few
days in the wake, of the other two un.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-07
POLITICS ENTERS.
NORRIS FORMULA
FOR FERTILIZER

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Thes
charge that politics was being played
in an effort to turn Muscle Shoals
over to Henry Ford was made IN
the Senate today by Chairman Nor
ris of the Senate agriculture com
mittee, conducting the Muscle Shoals
hearing. -
He said there was no question
that the telegram quoting the Presi-,
dent as saying he was trying to
deliver Muscle Shoals".w sent by
James Martin Miller to Ford's Sec
rotary as the latter admitted it.
Senators Harrison of Mississippi
and Helm of Alabama, both demo-
Gratis, were the leaders who took
charge of the Ford band wagon in
the Senate, said Mr.. Norris.
Now we have the firm of Cool
idge, Ford, Harrison and Heflin,
Cal, Hank, Pat and Tom, all mixed
up like a scrambled egg-result fer
tilizer."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-07
Coolidge Becomes Party Atlas
As G. 0. P. Leadership Falls
Feeble Resistance Unable To Withstand Demo
crat-Insurgent Onslaughts

welcome measures, the Bursum and In
surance Bonus bills.
During all of this carnage, sporadic
resistance has been offered by adminis-
tration leaders in both Houses, but it
has never been successful nor sustain
ed. The result has been to provoke
severe criticism from some party lead
ers, notably the officials of the republic
can national committee. Only TWEEN
ty-four hours ago George B. Lockwood,
secretary of the national committee,
well-nigh exhausted his vocabulary in
a scathing complaint that his own par
ty leaders lacked fight. Words must
have failed him. utterly when he learn
ed of the white flags that were run up
in the Senate chamber Tuesday.
Democrats Make Merry
Democrats used Lockwood's state
ment as a vehicle for reviving discus
sion of the scandal disclosures in Tues
days debate. Senator Watson, In
diana leaped single-handed to his
party's defense, but his colleagues sat
by silently while democratic sharp
shooters made merry.
"After the oil committee developed
the salient facts, it went on with its
investigation for the purpose OF in
volving the President of the United
States and making a political issue for
the coming election" Watson charged.
1--WE all play little politics and we
know it when we see it."
:" The disclosure Of the Presidents
kilograms to Ned Mclean was sur
prise to everybody" Senator Walsh,
Montana, retorted. when first be-
gan this investigation was denounced
in exactly the same terms as now
II have my own views about the pur-
poses of the investigation" Watson
persisted. ut is significant that mean
while the Senate has gone down in pub
lie esteem while the President has
gone up"
did the senator say the President
had blown up?" inquired Senator
Ashurst, Arizona, democrat, without,
the trace of smile.
II said gone up, not blown up" Wat
son shouted above the laughter of the
galleries.
''Then the senator is deliberately ex-
cusing crime" Ashurst retorted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-07
|COOhEYS TAKE
| SEPARATE PATHS
TO lO-YEAR Term
Bobbed Bandit Writes
Warning To Girls:
Don't Try tt

NEW YORK, May Cecilia and
Edward Cooney, wife and husband and
pals in bandftry, today took separate
roads to prison for 10 to 20 years.
The youthful couple who committed
nearly score Of daring hrobberies and
then were captured in Jacksonville,
Fla, bade au revoir in Brooklyn coun.
ty court.
Pleaded Guilty
She went to Auburn prison; he to
Sing Sing. County Judge Martin
pronounced, sentence after they had
pleaded guilty to assault and robbery
and, in the jurist's chambers this morn
ing confessed to 10 of the "Rob-haired
bandit series of sensational chain store
holdups with which their names had
been linked by the police.
Their confessions had been made
for the purpose Of securing leniency
ton but they took their decree of
court. r.
Later, when. they returned to Ray
mond Street jail to await Transports
ton prisonward, the young woman broke
down and wept. sF
mot Worth While"
WAS it worth while?o some one
had asked her as she passed to the
bar. to stand beside her husband for
sentence. The answer she scrubbed in
a note addressed to the questioner. 1t
was
TO 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 saw
Don't try to do it. You don't know
what you suffer. While smile. NV
heart is breaking"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-07
MOBILE WANTS
ROADS GROUPED
MORE FAVORABLY
Docks Board Contends
City Disseminated
Against

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Thomas
q. Mcclellan, attorney for the Alabama
docks commission, will accept the sug
gestion of Chairman Hall of the in.
terstate commerce commission yester.
day that he file brief bearing out his
contention that the grouping of the
railroads by the commission had a ten.
dency to discriminate against the port
of Mobile.
Gen. William l.. ,Sibert, chairman Of
the commission; Gov. w. w. Brandon
and Judge Mcclellan are anxious that
the grouping be so changed as to con.
meet the Mobile & Ohio with the Chi.
cago, Burlington & Quincy, the artery
in the grain-producing section capable
of delivering products to Mobile for
foreign transportation.
1t is understood that Mcclellan in
his brief will contend that the present
grouping will discriminate against Mo
bile in favor of New Orleans and that
IL is contrary to established authority
which declares that there shall be nc
discrimination in favoE Of one port as
against another. Under the present
grouping it is indicated that the South
ern Railway company would be adj
vantaged by DETECTION of freight from
Mobile to New Orleans. 1t is under
stood that some time ago the president
of the. Southern, Fairfax Harrison, in
a speech at Meridian, Miss, declared
that since the acquisition by the South
ern of the New Orleans & Northwest
ern, the Southern was no more greatly
concerned by its ownership of the Mo-
bile & Ohio.
Governor Brandon and General Sibert
visited the general counsel of the South
ern, l.. j. Jeffers, today, and it is
understood that Mr.. LETTERS assured
them that, as far as he was aware, the
Southern would not object to the re-
grouping of railroads which would give
Mobile feeder from the graii-produc-
ing west.
The Alabamians were apparently
pleased with the result Of their visit,
although it is indicated that the secur-
ing Of a reopening of the case before the
commission will be difficult. Governor
Brandon and Judge Mcclellan returned
to Alabama tonight. General Sibert,
on port business, went to New York.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-07
RIGHT TO SUPPORT +
CANDIDATEU UPHELD
Members OF Police And Fire
Departments Given. Ruling


% Because of a large amount Of dis.
cussion recently regarding the inter
probation of the civil service boards
ruling on the amount of support mem
bers OF the police and fire departments
can render to candidates in. an election.
a resolution has been, passed by the
board definitely setting out the limita
tons placed on members of the depart
ment. N
The resolution follows:
whereas there appears to be some
Misunderstanding or misinformation
with respect to the effect ,of or nro-
visions Of the civil service law regard
ing the members of the police and fire
departments rendering active supnort
nor or against candidates for office in
election:
Therefore, for the information of said
departments and their members the
civil service board of BIRMINGHAM
states that the law does not in any-
vile prevent or interfere with the full
and free exercise Of the rights OF
the members Of the departments with
respect to activities in elections and
In the support Of candidates-just as
other citizens have.
Except:
NO. member shall solicit or receive
any assessment or subscription for any
candidate or party.
No members shall receive any promo
ton as a. reward for. his support of
candidate.
No officer or members or other per-
sons shall in anywise undertake to
threaten any member for giving or
withholding or neglecting to make a
contribution to any political party.
Time savers the railroads, the tele-
graph, the telephone, the wireless and
Age Herald Want Ads.
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