Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-04-25

. brought up IN the McCarl case re-
Gently, relating to the powers of the
President Senator Pepper, who is
representing the estate Of Frank
Meyers, maintains that Myers re-
moval as postmaster at Portland
Oregon was illegal because the
Senate did not confirm it. Oppos-
ing Pepper is Solicitor General
James NJ Beck who argues that such
restraint on the powers of the
President would cripple the Execu-
tive Department of the Government
so that it would be rendered
practically useless Mr. Beck, who
is the author Of an authoritative book
on the Constitution, is interested
especially in that phase of the case,
insisting that the Constitution was
intended to create a strong Executive
Department and protesting against
Congressional Despotsm."
THE ADJOURNMENT OF CON
| GRESS does not necessarily mean
vacation for the members of Con-
gres, many Of whom are still in
Washington working on the various
committees. The Sinnott joint con-
| gressional investigating committee,
| for instance, has been called upon
by the Department Of Agriculture
to recommend the forfeiture of about
40,000,000 acres of land granted in
1864 to the North Pacific Railroad
Co. Two limits, one of time and
another on the prices of the sale of
the land, are said to have been
violated by the railroad company.
An act of Congress is required to
compel such forfeiture and it is the
work Of the Sinnott committee to
investigate the conditions Of the case
prior to introducing a bill for the
siXty-ninth session of Congress to
act upon The land involved covers
large area extending in an eighty
mile belt from Wisconsin to Oregon.
Much Of the land is built up into
towns or owned by individuals, but
all of the owners, of course, would be
recompensed by the Government
should it be confiscated.
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Wilbur thinks that play and work
may walk hand in hand, and al
though he is anticipating no fishing
trip, he has gone off with Mrs.
Wilbur and Major General John A.
Lejeune, commandant Of the Marines.
ON the "Sylph" for cruise down the
Potomac. The Secretary is review
ing several hundreds of pages of
evidence in the Alameda base case
and he is visiting Quantico where
aviation tests are being carried on.
THERE HAS BEEN MUCH
speculation over the possibility of
Senator William NJ. Butler of
Massachusetts resigning from the
Craftsmanship Of the Republican
party in order that he might have
his time to organize his campaign for
the Senatorship next year Out Of
the whispered conferences of the
waiting rooms at the White House
comes the declaration that this is
not true and that his experience with
the committee will aid him in his race
for the Senate seat from the bay
state"
THIS SEASON OF THE YEAR in
! Washington always matches ont a
number of eccentric romances. Last
week the marriage Of Mrs Flora
| Gortner, 63 years old. to Theodore
Forest %, was announced, ana
pretty Delight Porter Arnold. who
was to have married Martin Marshall
Marston, a prominent clubman. ran
off without even a whisper to her
intimate friends and married Prince
Halihoff. n former officer in a
/ Cossaek regiment whom her father
had met in Constantinople He has
been, of late, a dancer in a cabaret
IN Washington
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE is NOT
the only man in the administration
with an economy program. Con-
gresham Madden Of Illinois, chair
man Of the House Appropriations
oNnltbee stated last week thaF
approximately S350,o00,oO0 would
be cut from the taxes next year as a
result Of the large Treasury
SURPRISES. Martin b. Madden Is
I THE authority on moneymatters Of
the Government as all bills relating
20 Government finances must be in
PRODUCED in the House of Representa-
tives Hais in favor Of bin which
would automatically cut the taxes
whenever treasury SURPRISES justify.
! ONE or WASHINGTON'S most
beautiful women and a favorite in
/ the National Capitals society has
been recently appointed to be third
Secretary Of legation at Berne.
Switzerland. she is Miss Lucille
AtcherSon. and is among the first Of
women contestants 70 pass the State
/ Department examinations for enter
ing the diplomatic corps Miss
E Atebp~snr has for several y-e,rs ,aar-