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SA hNIiS u suOTt ulsIINce SOutn Oh III
Ion, Mont, found her baby, Beulah, un-
conscious with kerosene can pressed
down over her head. The child died
before medical aid could be rendered.
A startling assertion by Clarence
Conlin, attorney for Horace A. Greer,
chauffeur for Mabel Normand, charged
with having shot and wounded Court
land 5. Dimes. that Greer may not have
done the shooting, despite his confes-
sion to police, injected new sensa-
tion into the Los Angeles case.
Millions of barrels of crude oil would
be required to develop power equaling
that going to waste every year through
failure to develop the power resources
OF the Colorado river, Harry Chandler,
publisher of the Los Angeles Times,
declared before the California Devel-
opment Association convention in Cor
onado. near San Diego.
When a highwayman stopped Fred
Miller in Portland, Ore, few days
ago, Miller refused to be robbed. In
the fight that followed Miller was
shot three times, the highwayman was
knocked unconscious and the latter's
pistol was broken on nearby railroad
tracks. Neighbors, who were attract
ed by the shots, found both men lying
in the street. Both were taken to
hospital.
Courtland S. Dimes, Denver oil op-
orator, who was shot and seriously
wounded In Los Angeles New Year
night by Horace A. Greer, chauffeur
for Mabel Normand, motion picture
actress, posted 5000 bond set by
Justice J. Walter Handy at the re
quest of District Attorney Asa Keyes
to assure the appearance of the oil
operator when Greers preliminary
hearing Is resumed,
The National Bank of Bakersfield,
Calf, has been sold to representatives
of organized labor for consideration
announced as in excess of 100000.
The transaction was closed by DR..
Walter McCaleb, labor bank organizer:
L. N. Levering, vice president of the
San Bernardino Valley Bank, labor
institution, and G. A. Adams, director
of workers banks in Los Angeles and
San Bernardino, representing purchas-
ers of shares in the bank.
WASHINGTON
President Coolidge for the first time
affixed his signature to bill passed
by Congress. 1t was an act giving Mrs
Florence Killing Harding, widow of the
late President, the congressional
franking privilege-so that she can
use the United States mails without
the payment of postage
In addition to the 100000 in cash
which he borrowed from Edward l..
Doheny, multi-millionalre oil magnate,
ex-Secretary of the Interior Albert b.
Fall also secured from Col. ]. w.
Zevely, business partner and per
sonal lawyer of Harry F. Sinclair, the
sum of $25,00O in Liberty bonds in
June. 1923. Zevely testified when he
appeared as witness before the Sem
ate public lands committee in Its in
vestigation of the oil leuse negotiated
by Fall.
Although no legal barrier exists
against the sale to Mexico by private
citizens of war vessels disposed of by
the United States government prior to
the Washington arms conference, the
Obregon Representatives in this coun-
try are expected to drop negotiations
for such purchases because of the feel
ing Of administration officials that the
transactions would violate the spirit,
Of American treaty obligations.
Archie Roosevelt, son Of Theodore
Roosevelt, making an unheralded ap-
pearance before the Senate Teapot
Dome investigating committee, de-
clared "the amazing testimony de-
veloped by the committee had been
contributing cause to his decision to
sever his connection with the Sinclair
interests" Mr.. Roosevelt testified,
and was corroborated by his brother,
Theodore, assistant secretary of tho
navy, that G. d. Wnhlberg, private
secretary to Harry F. Sinclair, had
told him that he had Cancelled checks
for $6S,OO0 drawn by Mr.. Sinclair to
the order of the foreman of the New
Mexico ranch of Albert B. Fall for
mer secretary Of the interior, who
leased the Teapot Dome navy oil re-
serve to the Sinclair interests.
E. l.. Doheny. California oil oper-
ator, testified before the Senate Tea
pot dome committee, that he had
lonued 100000 to former Interior Sec
retary Albert b. Fall on Nov. 30, 1921
The purpose of the loan, Doheny said,
was to enable Fall to enlarge his ranch
holdings in New Mexico. He added
that the loan was mude by him person
ally and the money did not belong to
any oil company In which he is inter
ested. Doheny declared that during
negotiations of the loa.' there was no
discussion of any contract between the
government and the Doheny interests.