The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
Attorney General Made Transactions During
 Official Career .
EFFORTS KEPT UP
 TO SAVE HIS JOB
Information Revealed To Senate Probers Through Letter Ad-
 dressed To Senator Willis
COOLIDGE CONTINUES
 TO REMAIN HOPEFUL
Suggested Cabinet Official May Stick With Official Family
 Until Inquiry Ended

WASdlNGION, Feb. 20.-(by As sociated Press. .)--Attorney General Daugherty today publicly acknowledged that he had dealt in Sinclair stock be. fore and since he entered the cabinet, declared he never had misused official information in these transactions ana renewed his willingness to submit all the facts in any investigation the Sen. ate might order.
 republican, Ohio, Mir. Daugherty said he became Attorney General and final ly suffered loss of $2S share. Sis months after the Teapot Domr was leased to the Sinclair in terests he sold part of his stoc in an effort to recoup losses. Late he bought back the same amount at :, slightly lower price and finally sold las, fall his entire Sinclair holdings.
 The letter also answered charges ci failure to prosecute former Senator Fal Edwin l.. Doheny, Harry F. Sinclai and Charles R. Forbes, former directo of the veterans bureau. Mir. Daugl erty pointed out that at his suggestion Fall. Doheny and Sinclair cases wer left to special government counsel, whi] proceedings against Mir. Forbes had bee initiated sometime ago before a grant jury at Chicago.
 No Opinion On Leases Given
 The Attorney General added that h. never has given any opinion, oral written, regarding the legality of the oi. leasing policy and had no knowledge of the negotiations until they were COT cluded. He urged that the Senate 1T Quiry into his department be conducte without delay but that he be given o3, portunity to summon witnesses ft questioning by his own counsel.
 A copy of his letter was sent to tn White House, after it had been mad public at the department of justic White House officials said it had nc been previously submitted to Presider ! Coolidge. Later in the day MT. Daugl erty had a long conference with tb chief executive, but there was no our ward indication of change in the situf ition that has resulted from republics Senate leaders that he resign. At the same time, however. it wa7 apparent that some definite step migl be announced in the near future. TT President has under consideration SC, eral proposals. one of them contemplai ing that Mir. Daugherty submit his re ignation to become effective after u Senate inquiry has been completed. B that method, it has been suggested, th Attorney General might avoid u charge of quitting his office under firt
 Action Expected Soon
 Action on the investigation resolution is expected in the Senate not later tha Wednesday and it may be adopted t. morrow. It's author, Senator Wheele. democrat, Montana, today sought unai imous consent to save a day by bringin it out of committee, but Senator Willi objected, insisting upon decent, propf and orderly procedure Mir. WilE said he desired early disposition of tEe matter but wanted action to be take. in the regular way.
 For the most part President Coolidgs has kept his own counsel regarding the demand that Mir. Daugherty return t. private life. No statement of the Presi. dents intentions have been authorize at any time from the White House mo- have those who have conferred with him taken away as clear an idea of hii mental reaction as they might have dcs sited.
 Nevertheless, it is certain that some of his cOnferees have gained the distinct impression that he is hopeful of an ad justment that will in A measure satisfi both Mir. Daugherty and a group of Ser ate leaders who have been demandin. his resignation. It is in furthance o that hope that the suggestion has bee: made that q resignation dated som weeks in the future might solve the problem.
 Hears Both Sides
 During the past "A hours Mir. Cool idge again has has brought home t, him both sides of the controversy. Last night he conferred with Senator Borah. republican, Idaho, who said in the Ser. ate Saturday he was willing to help lay the groundwork for impeachment pro, ceedings against the attorney general. Today. chairman Adams of the repuh. lican national committee, after a visie to the White House on another matter. reiterated on the doorstep of the execu, tive offices his support of the positios. taken by MT. Daugherty. He declarM that "blackmail and blackguardinR' of other officials might be expected to fol low successful attack upon the at- torney general.
 Ton.ght's conference between Mr. Coolidge and Attorney General Daugh-
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