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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - March 18, 1924, Mitchell, South Dakota Ten pages the evening Republican City edition Mitchell South Dakota tuesday March 18, 1924. Number 144 ouse Mellon called Slemp shown by Daugherty Sas dealing in investigators Doheny Stock a i Senate Prober will ask he and Daugherty both Secretary about Story bought issues benefiting of Means by fall lease Orr tells film plan Fau. Tried Mckinney Bonus Bill publisher before Oil committee or rest denies that Jess a Mph had anything to do with a r r a Ngum in t. Cut Everand Man rays store i tary wanted him to Tei Iii Stora Mclean did. Of h. A Girt a. I. C., mar. 18.�?f>p were issued today for secret Mellon and weeks by the a committee investigating at general Daugherty r own secretaries were to be ques-., input the government contract j a e Standard aircraft Corpora connection with which Gaston .1 ins previously testified he a Lino too for the late Jess w. Washington. D. . Mar. of Bisom Slemp. Scan Ary to president Coolidge today the do til Ltd a the Oil Stork Purchase he mad while a member of the House As a a per tort i y legitimate transactions which need no Washington d. Mar 18.�? the Oil committee resumed its hear a a ,., Ings with a double barrelled Surprise to Stop further Legal action. Quot. A a a today in the form of fresh evidence bit Ion commissioner o Stock speculation by government Tern i Revenue it omission or officials and further testimony about a so were summoned presume p the odious $100.noo loan to Albert or questioning about Means As far that How got Quot Secretary Mel 1 a a a r. Re i i brokers records submitted by an in an investigation of the Issue of i 3 a for withdrawals of whiskey it Ted r. Urion. A lawyer named. 4. In both Sinclair and Doheny stocks the alleged film Deal also was peeled As was h. H Votaw super f Foa Arat Rubicon and a Coolidge asks vote in favor credit body to of compensation provide cattle seven to one Cabinet approves request of cower Branch of Congress new agricultural Relief corporation overwhelmingly favors the Bonus expert accountant showed that attorney general Daugherty had dealt Here is Edward ii. Mclean millionaire Washington and Cincinnati pub usher Aud Friend of presidents right testifying before thug Walsh senatorial committee investigating the Teapot dome transactions. On the left is wis counsel Wilton j. Lambert. Or. Mclean Baa Beer. Named often in both the Oil and Daugherty investigations. Follow burtness plan would Over ride veto wheat Farmers will re held Toi it a s votes Mork than Tow verify As proposed necessary to overcome Hery Defeated Rikl. A re Trio a president Washington. D. A. Mar. 18�?up a a Quot a Abington. I it c. Mar 1 8�?bf� president Coolidge and his Cabinet de Temh House today passed the Soldier Elded today to ask the agricultural but it a 13 Btl. Credit corporation recently formed the result indicated there Are suf with a capital of $10,0f>0, to As j to cent votes a the House to override i presidential veto since he entered the Cabinet that c. ,. ,. A a Bascom Slemp now Secretary to free it of Fodera pm in ��4 n ii rat cloudge. Boult som it dry a v by marriage of the late pre j Hefny it , to retired from a birding. I Congress in 1923 and that there were a there us Pone were. S j record of dealings also by senators a attorneys general Hrim. An j Curtis of Kansas. Elkins of wet Vir a arson and Johnson James a. Fine. And a nun Ber 0f representation attorney of the department of Tieg it Price and Elmer Dover assistant Secretary Treasury. On admits getting Money a frn. Angled train of the Senate j r investigation of attorney Gene Hauglie a and the depart to of Justice swung Back and rom a Oriya Between the now famous digit picture Quot deals and Quot deals in it by cases. Then it made brie demur into the Fields of lotteries and wha he department of Justice has Fine r a. Not done to a uppers Tull. Orr. Former private Secre a a Tex gov. Whitman of new a. Was the principal witness. Orr w reluctant halting witness who a ret a Ltd against the committee go a a outside the scope of the inf fairy it eve Loo that he had once been in Den a conspiracy charge in Cor it a Ion with violations of the pro i Law. Orr previously had been Iceni filed or As one of these engg i in tile a Deal a to arrange the a r of the Carpenter Dempsey Nims without extensive proved Mer while various a a goats were fined c pc in by pre arrangement. A Hough or Festi fled thayl he was Cive no fifth of the fur. In he under a mss Xam my to satisfy senator Wheeler. Of Matte prosecutor As to what Harrar. The payments Al a or Ftp hot did test ifs that a helped it. To to the censors i it or paid for kick for Dew la v l of Orr it testimony entered i us tier withdrawals. Senator v Pomr a ried to develop that one a Ward Mannington who occupied a the a Little Green House on k received Large hums of a i o it Ftp t a a Conner tier with Quot Cas id Bren obliged to give its it apr Uso his efforts in behalf of w prot not successful. A or could a of collection j. Aggregating some a form which a persisted wore in Lettjr Quot of retainers but. He disclaim i now Edge of toss Smit a the to neral so bumper and heir Cal aged to return Mon a r a or Gap finally. Dry testified that he Ftp it Troix Ltd Money from five. V it of then Quot wholesale drug come re connection with liquor with was it in some eases the plan to have the liquor released of a or a a for Export. Of tuft it adjourning until 1� of clock it v he committee heard Maco pm car attorney of Galveston. It it to told a Slort of How he a i Foft a re apartment of Justice knew Cho i certain lotteries and was z and suppress tem. A to a because g t of tide a former department cd agent yesterdays witness. A Ifird everybody connected j he a pm a Deal Quot As a Crook. He r vat he Orr represented the a it m-5 Smith in the a a deals and 1 d Nat had any interest in j picture. A a spied he owned 29 per cent j picture contract in return for j a a vice Quot Tex Rickard asked j s he re in getting the films Price Mckinney of Cleveland then edified that former Secretary i All had nought late last year when the committee was inquiring into i ally a Fin amies to have Mckinney say that he had loaned $100,000 to the former Ftp rotary. That was before fall made the ame proposal to e. Ii. Mclean. Broker takes stand my Ashington. D. C., mar. 18.�?<41�? attorney general Daugherty. Senators Curtis of Kansas and Elkins of West Virginia and c. Bascom Slotni. Now Secretary to president Coolidge were among the Public officials who had transactions in Sinclair or do Henr Oil stocks around the time of the leases of the naval Oil reserves. Slemp at the time was a member of the House. Other representatives dealing in the stocks included a. B j Rouse. Kentucky Wells Goodykoontz of West Virginia. Thomas j. Ryan of new York. And j. H. Himes of Ohio. The names were disclosed before the Senate Oil committee today when it ailed to the stand Louis f. Bond a Federal Trade commission accountant. And who has examined the books of a number of brokerage Houe it. Bond told the commute that slump bought too shares of mexican Petroleum for a up. We Slemp Quot and sold them at a net profit of $581. He then bought on june 23. 1922, 1.000 shares of mexican Seaboard another Sinclair company and it old or a profit of $1,484.38. Representative Ryan a or witness . Dealt in 5.490 shares of Sinclair Stock and 790 shares of Doheny Stork in 1922 and 1923, and realized a net profit of 645. Trice Mckinney of Cleveland testified before the Oil committee that Albert b. Fall had written him fat in 1925 asking him to agree to say he had leaned fall $190,090. Mckinney he declined to do so. Because he had not mad any loan to the former Interior Secretary. I by the witness to have bought too shares of Sinclair consolidated on feb. 23, 1 922. The records indicated it was a a straight senator Elkins bought 8.700 shares of Sinclair consolidated on nov. 16. 1 922, at a Cost of $302,355. He sold 7,790 shares on May 24, 1923, at i $272,524 and took a straight Deli. Ervy on the remaining 1.009 chares. Representative Rouse according t Ponds reports bought too shares of fan american Petroleum at $8,715 and there was no record of any Sale representative goo Kootz was shown to have made a net profit of $256 in Sinclair consolidated and mexican Petroleum. Representative Himes bought and sold to the extant of 3.500 shares of Oil Stock. Nut Ronda a report did n it j show whether there was a olt a or gain the Sinclair Teapot dome lease was april 7. 1922. And the Doheny California december 11.1922. Senator Curtis issued a statement i later explaining that he had pure haste the Sinclair Stock for his daughter. Mrs. Permelia Curtis George and that it had been delivered to her in july. 19 22. Under an agreement by which she deposits the dividends in Bank to the account of her children. Of offered bribe by congressman officer says a i Rig in a patrolman says Knutson of Minnesota Tiu de tay in Eto buy him it Iff. Washington. Representative of Minnesota. Hull. 29 year employee will grand jury 1. A. Alar. 18.�? Harold Knutson and Leroy of. Old government in held for the to Fain serious bus Driver up for contempt of supreme court Pierre s. D. Mar. 18.�?w. E. Lyman. A motor bus operator Between rapid City and Deadwood appearing in Pei a on before the supreme court today maintained his incidental Sale of original poems to patrons could not be hold As a subterfuge to evade the state registration Bond and fee As required of motor vehicle carriers. He had been cited in contempt pro sit wheat Crowers in the Northwest to diversify their crops i the vote Carne after 49 minutes de the resources of the corporation Bate under in Lee requiring a Twyl supplemented by a loan from the War j thirds majority and barring Amend finance Cor it a action of $20,000,900 or i s aaa a i a-8 to the Senate the Bill pro m.. who arc Ordinsky be direct a dds a of a or up in yer de in part toward accomplishment of j of insurance policies and Cima pay the purposes of the Norbeck Burt j ments to those veterans not entitled Bill recently Defeated by the to More than $50 in adjusted compel i sat Ion. Ness Senate a Survey of the situation Ion the Northwest by the president and Hiss Cabinet today convinced them that the War finance corporation had been successful in relieving the stringent credit conditions which led to numerous Bank failures and that consequently the agricultural credits corporations resources could Well be the vote was 353 to 54. The margin Over the Necos Ary two thirds was a. No doubt of hut Sigf Washington. D Cmar. 18�?ajp\-for the third time in four years the House name to a vote today on a soldiers Bona Bill. To passed both previous measures and except for the a die hard opponents to any Bonus payment opposition entered today in a group of veterans Avdoc Senate votes for inaugural in january charges made against them by two Arlington county. Air Gitlia. Police off incr. Police court judge Harry r. Thomas before whom they were Given a preliminary hearing today. Announced he would is tiie such an order tomorrow after the defendants have had Lime to obtain new timid. Washington. D. A. Mar. 18.�?i5 a j representative Harold Knutson of i Minnesota and j in Roy m. Hull a 29 year old government employee had a j preliminary hearing today at Arling in Yra. On grave charges preferred against them by officers who arrested them March 9 on a air Gina Road just outside Washington. Turned toward carrying out the Pur poses of the Norbeck burtness Hill. J a my incorporation in the Bill of a or. John Lee Coulter president of Tull Cash payment option. No doubt the North Dakota agricultural col of passage however was held by need nos for failure As the Only one i lege one of those who Drew up Tho j Laders of either party. Of nine defendants to comply with plan embodied in the Norbeck Burt a provides for paid up 2 Ness Bill is vice president of the agricultural credits corporation and would be Able to assist that Agency court injunctions. The court ordered Lyman to submit a Bend and Conten ions in Twenty Days. J in administering ifs funds along lines contemplated in the legislation de i Fea Ted in the Senate. Huron accepts offer for me Hiram Johnson Cage game Here i reciprocates to gov. My master w. La. King Secretary of the chamber of Commerce. Received a Telegram from coach Lee of the buro College basketball team accepting the j invitation of the chamber of com i Merco to meet Columbus College on i the Corn Palace floor in a game to i year endowment life insurance policies and Cash payments to Veteran not entitled to More than $50 in adjusted compensation j chairman Green of the ways and j Means committee brought the new Bill up today under an agreement for suspension of the rules. This action automatically limited debate to forty minutes except by unanimous consent for an Extension and prevented the offering of amendments. A two thirds majority however Wane let Ltd Ary for passage. The basis for figuring the amount i of adjusted compensation is Ila Day for Home service and $1.26 a Day for overseas service. Tho first. Sixty Days cannot counted. President a i candid ate also a a Veteran served bet Wen 60 and Paa Shi go tribute to Sena tor Norbeck before his examination began the a Mun fat w Rickard knew of Orr it i attempts to get films past York state censors and also i committee reverted for a moment to the Marine expedition into the Teapot dome Reserve to Clear off trespassers. After the dome had been leased to Harry f. Sinclair. Chairman add read a letter from major general Lejeune. Commandant of the Marine corps saying the expedition Cost $1,065. At torpor Genera Daugherty bought too i Hare of pan american. The Doheny company thai leaded the California re err and nil it at a profit of $543.50 the Aero Nutant sold. Or. Daub Erv himself bad disclosed portion i y that be had one draw ing a in Sinclair Stock both before and after he entered the Cabinet. Hie attorney general a Aero not. With a. B. Bibb and company of Ara it bin ton. Was opened in november. 1921. Bond a Aid in Bis own name and a Nib Eli gently chanced to the name of a. W. Spaid a member of Hibb and company. On oct. 9. 1922. The attorney Gerni 500 chares of Sinclair consolidated and on oct. 27 he Purcha cd an equal amount of the same Stock. Rond a Iid Washington d. C., mar. 18.�? a constitutional amendment providing that newly elected pro i def s and Cong res svs Hall take office in january following their election a approved today by the Senate. In addition to and Lancing inauguration Day front March i to the third fonday Iii january. New Congress would meet regularly in january instead of tilt. Detenber following. The Senate vote was 63 to 7, sixteen More than the necessary two thirds majority. The author of the proposal is senator Norris. Republican. Nebraska. O dem. Senator links Coolidge with Mclean Knutson appeared in the courtroom decide the undisputed intercollegiate j accompanied by counsel and by rep basketball championship of the state resent Tive Newton Aud let arson off a King has not yet heard from co Minnesota. He had pleaded not guilty Umbus but it u expected in View of when arraigned a week ago and in a j a. Huron ice plance that Colum a Public statement had declared that i i he was the victim of a a terrible mis take and wholly innocent of the charge against him. John Wise one of the officers who made the arrests was called As the first witness. Ile testified he and in a other Arlington county traffic policy Man named Burke came upon Knut-1 on and Hull in an automobile parked about 150 feet from the Road and that Knutson offered them his automobile As collateral until be could go to Washington and obtain $109. Wise wind he told him a there was nothing doing and that he would have to submit to arrest. Arriving at the jail. Wise testified. I Knutson made further offers to a set a tie out of even tendering a i Blank Check and telling the officer a to i name the i in reply to direct questioning. Wise he did not know Knutson was a member of Congress nor whether a lie i was a Democrat or 1 strenuous objection Thomas c. Bradley of counsel for the defense. Finally Commonwealth s attorney Gloth declared certain persons attempted to infer that or Knutson had been arrested As the result of a political a Frame up and the testimony was ruled relevant. The Stam rested its ease at the conclusion of Wise a testimony. Or. Gloth declaring a Prima Facie Case had been acceptance bos xvii i als acce the invitation both teams Are undefeated in the collegiate conference this year. Ideal weather brings out Large n. D. Primary vote Fargo. N in. Mar. Spring weather greeted North Dakota voters today presidential primary Day in this state. With virtually ail roads of the i Tate Ocon to automobile travel a heavy veto is anticipated. Of 110 Days he would to paid in Cash i otherwise an insurance policy w Ould be Given. A maximum of $500 is a1 Pierre a a it. Mar. own do a adjusted service for Homo Johnson of California last a Ort no a and �2e for overseas duty. Jan Quot l Era a. Lei service any time Between april 5. Nasht returned the recent favor paid a and jul a May Lipini by Loov. Aso i it1 i counted though enlistment must he hoped South Lakota would Send have a i in ma<1e by for a x v a a the Rovenor to the t a a Ted states Thyl Tofa off of to its Senate. The senator hippie on i Ila. Mated at ,2.un.000.000, to he spread of his candidacy to Republican Nom i of for a period of 20 years. The Maxi Inee for president. Mum Cost for the first year is Placer at approximately $ 135,000,000. Aft Itoh b a i i la i it it senator Johnson praised the Abili to of senator Norbeck and Congress j Man Johnson and declared their j hands must be upheld. Continuing he i raid a South Dakota should Send a a Man to the Sonam who will Back up i the things for which Norbeck stands j and will stand sincerely for the in i Terr is s of our West. T recommend to you gov. M master for the United i states senator Johnson predicted the j passage of adjusted compensation j through the House and Senate even j above presidential veto asserted the j Denver. Col m to. Is Frd a amps Mellon fax reduction plan is already sen. Arrrn4ed in in Ruehlo yesterday to Janssen admits that he himself killed his wife Volga s. D March 18 win Myhre was cranking Bis Buick will err Tim Omogine Back fired whirling a Republican. Crank around and cutting a Gas was made by across his face. Requiring severs f z asking the court to. F the president them or the Prand jury. Counsel for Hoire Quot of Edward b. Mclean As one j of his advisors. Green and Gilman to run for mayor of Sioux City j Sioux City. To. M Reb 18.�?returns for the City Serin Ary showed the i nomination of Frank Green for mayor. With Stewart Gilman As his opponent senator Curtis who is the assistant in the run off. In. Which hut two Candi political Covert ions. His part Republican Leader of the Senate was Dat a for mayor will participate. It it n Oft Ltd it me difficulties of or nor a in and also of in publicity. A weather forecast la by to Dakota fair tonight and a Ftp it Day some ova let War get in extreme West por Tocuhi tempera tire a mum and minimum tempera Felt from 7 a in. Yesterday to 7 a. J a Olav is recorded by the official j in it tvr Tant thermometer tannery36 to tits 29 at 8 a. In. 25. Weather androids the bulletins Are flied at 8 30 a. In Dail by the a a dated pow grand Forks Clear 27 roads fair. Aft deep Clear. 25 Road Good. Huron i arc 22 roads wed. Mitchell Clear. 25 Brood a Foux fal it Clear 18 roads fair. A Are far. 19 oads Good Watertown Cio a 4 Rad Foad. Half Price on position w anted ads beginning today the Republican will run want ads under the heading of positions wanted for half Price just one cent a word a Day. If you Are seeking any kind of a position or work Tell about youself to the hundreds of employers who read the Republican. If you Are an employer looking for efficient help read the position want ads. Washington. D. Mar. on the Oil . The co Lidge Mclean telegrams and the possible political consequences of it All broke out afresh today in the Senate. Making his Maiden pee Che. Senator Neely. Democrat of West Virginia. Bitterly assailed senator Lodge 1 the Republican Leader for his recent address in do ens 0 and declared six. It of Ridge must j defense then accused the prose abide by the results of his unhappy j Utor of foxing unfair and demanded that patrolman Burke one of the arresting officers Aho be permitted to testify. Quot in View of the Gravity of this charge Quot declared representative Larson a a charge lodged against a member of this nations Highet legislative body a charge in which the Honor of the Congress of the United stance is involved a it is tile ethic Al obligation of the prosecuting attorney to Call every witness that May shed a ome Light in this matter. This court should exercise its discretion so that we May know the full devils without fear or angered by what he termed an insinuation against his fairness. Or. Gloth accused or. Larson of attempting to revolutionize the criminal practice of the state of a Irginia because a prisoner at the bar Bap pens to be a member of Congress Quot a no such request would Ever he made for Serge poor negro a the prosecutor asserted. A this request is made to learn in Advance of the grand jury hearing what our Case is it is a smoke screen and a play to the galleries. And i will not Grant the a prisoners one favor that i would not Accord the lowest negro in Hie state a when the court overruled the defense representative Newton de dared he would Call Burke As a witness. Burke corroborated some of to be a testimony As to the under which the arrests were made and the remarks made by Knuf Ron. Defense attorneys went into a conference after which they decided to excuse the witness. A hair dressed with a Luminous lotion which causes it to glow in a subdued Light is a fashion Novelty recently soon in London. Stitches to broken fuse no Bones Ash a ral were while eds a shot full of holes in the House h and a connect Ion with the slaying of i wife. Feb Lio. Who body was found in a trunk t Ogdon. Utah today confessed he killed her and placed her Bode in the trunk police announced. J an in in Pueblo yesterday that he had employed a mexican to kill Bis wife previous report 14 published on pare # of this Issue Johnson gives out Alibi for defeat in n. D. Be unrecognizable when it gets to the and backed the my nary to Hagen Bill As the Only measure which promises agricultural Relief. Large gatherings greeted the senator at each station Enro Ute Here from w i Redfield but lie made no addresses French Farmers whose Faro Lieson the Way. He left night for the have cultivated the soil for More a Black Hills following his inti Crary than 390 years Are to receive a Newhof addresses for the week w without decoration the Croix de Chevalier. Change. Pathetically waiting for a father who never came Cleveland. Ohio mar. 18.�?stat# j senator George it. Render. Ohio manager of Hiram Johnson a ram Paigr for the Republican presiden i rial nomination in a statement today i after a Telephone conversation North senator Johnson at South Dakota i and s. H Burdick state Campaign manager of Tim Johnson Forcer in i nor h Dakota the primary elec i Hon in North Dakota today. Vim f i no prophecy the final result and i that the first real test w4ll come next i tue Dav when South Dakota vote i for delegates to the National Conven j Tion. I a my advices from North Dakota i Are that a Well organized highly financed Coolidge fight has been con ducted there for senator Bender . A we. Of course have neither organization or funds Joho i Sony a Sony a camping has been Sucre Ful but he has not been Able to reach a Rural districts where Crafty work is j a a eing done. J a a the fight in South Dakota next a tuesday will be the first Clear Cut Conte act Between president Coolidge i and senator Johnson. I predict that senator Johnson will carry that part a Marva by an overwhelming majority. I further predict that in the Nebraska Michigan and Illinois primaries Johnson will also win by an Over j whelming Avants another Oil inquire Washington. La <�?T., mar. Oil inquiry a urged today by senator Fletcher. Democrat of Florida. Who wants the Oil committee to recommend repeal of the a Eon ant near the Entrance to mine no. 2, Castle Gate Utah these Little children 0f March 4. 1923, conferring certain kept their silent Vigil. But there was no Chance for their father to come it nil rights in the bed of the red rive to tem. Not one of the 175 who were in the mine when the explosion which is the Boundary Between Texal occurred was found alive. Oklahoma

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