The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-09

vice presidency. He has Just returned
from Europe, and the added fame he
gained by his fine work as head Of the
reparations expert committee makes
him strong party asset. His only
comment was that he had no inten-
ton Of going into politics.
w. NJ. Butler. II Is announced. will
succeed Mr.. Adams as chairman OF
the national committee after the con-
vention.
In the Ohio primaries Coolidge beat
Hiram johnson about 8 to /, and In
the landslide Harry NJ. Daugherty was
carried to victory as delegate at
large. He was last in the Coolidge list
Of seven, but ran far ahead Of the
leading Johnson candidate.
MUSCLE SHOALS was q leading
1N1 topic Of the week, the hearings
held by the senate agricultural COM
mittee developing some interesting fea-
lures. First Of these was a telegram
sent October II last by James Martin
Miller, who claims to have been a
Washington representative Of Ford, to
Ernest Liebold, Ford's confidential
secretary. 1t read: In private inter
view had with President Coolidge this
morning he said incidentally: I am
friendly to Mr.. Ford, but wish some
one would convey to him II Is my hope
that Mr. Ford will not do or say any
thing that will make II dificult for me
to deliver Muscle Shoals to him, which
l am trying to do While President
didn't say so, am sure Weeks has been
consultation with President this morn
Ing In view Mr.. Ford's reported inter
view today's papers"
President Coolidge, from whom a
denial was unnecessary, promptly Is
sued q statement reiterating his posi-
tion Concerning Muscle Shoals, quot
Ing from his message on the subject,
and added: II have never said I was
trying to deliver Muscle Shoals to Mr..
Ford or to anyone else. do not
think his favor Is for sale. wanted
him to have his proposal fairly con-
sidered. Just as wanted any other
proposals fairly considered" Mr.. Lie
bold denied that Miller was an en-
ployee Of Ford. Miller said his tele-
gram quoted the President correctly.
The most generous conclusion Is that
Niller's memory failed him.
Governor Pinchot Of Pennsylvania
pointed out to the committee jokers In
the Ford bid for Muscle Shoals which,
he said, would enable the automobile
manufacturer to "hamstring' the en-
tire South, industrially and agricul-
turally. Then appeared Maj. e. B.
Stshlman, publisher Of the Nashville
Banner, who urged the committee to
"just give Henry whatever he wants |;
he will do the right thing" He was
backed up In this by his counsel, w.
B. Waldo, but right there Senator Nor
ris Of Nebraska, chairman Of the COM
mittee, broke loose. Part Of what he
said to Mr.. Waldo was:
you're a Ford man, coming here
an Improvement association. The min
utes Of your society show II organized
Just to boost Ford. Now answer this:
Why IL 1t you Ford people are always
prating about the great things Ford
will do, but when some one wants to
amend the bill to specify those things,
you refused Why L. II that Ford peo-
pie In congress are controlled by such
a. you, just a. q mother hen controls
her chicksf
"Why do you misrepresent every
thing to your people with the thou
sands Of dollars you spend In pro-Ford
propaganda Why do you make 1t
appear to be a fight between Ford and
trusts, when It isn't, when the greatest
trust Of all would be the Ford power
trust II he's given Muscle Shoalsf
81 wouldn't vote for Muscle Shoals
for Ford II every voter in my state
told me to, for I think more Of the
country's welfare than do Of my own
reelection to ofice-and that's more
than some pro-Ford senators can say"
THROUGH the senate investigations
i In Washington have become q good
deal Of q bore. some mention must be
made Of them In q review Of the week.
Brookhart's committee dipped into a
scandal" concerning the conviction
and pardon Of q Chicas0an who vio-
lated the prohibition law. and q num-
Der Of witnesses were subpoensed to
tall more sbout II. Thsse included
Keasssw n. Lasdis. vino vas on the
bench at tire time and whose testimony
was expected to he lively. TIE com
mittss siso heard considerable talk
sbout fsi,ure oy delay by the federal
law department. under Mr.. Daughsrty