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WEATHER.
Fair tonight and tomorrow; slowly
rising temperature: gentle west, becom
ing southwest, winds. Temperature for
twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today:
Highest, 53, at 3 p.m. yesterday; low
est. 35, at 4 a.m. today.
Full report on page 2.
Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28
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CLASHES INTERRUPT
DEFENSE QUIZZING
OF ROXIESTINSON
Committee Considers Having
Mai Daugherty Cited by
Senate for Contempt.
. DEFENSE COUNSEL ASKS
NAMES IN BIG OIL DEAL
Senators Fear Trap to Besmirch
Harding—Hear of Alleged
Air Craft Fraud.
The Daugherty investigators today
heard Roxie Stinson, divorced wife of
Jess Smith, go through a cross-exam
ination by the Attorney General’s
counsel; decided to consider whether
the Attorney General’s brother, M. S.
• Daugherty, Washington Court House
banker, and others of his bank should
be cited for contempt for failing to
ariswer committee summons, and lis
tened to a long recital by H. L. Scaife,
who investigated aircraft frauds, and
who charged his investigations were
•’blocked.”
Miss Stinson’s testimony was in
terrupted frequently by clashes- be
tween committee members and coun
sel for the Attorney General, mainly
in the efforts of the counsel to bring
• out the names of five men who, she
said Smith told her. had made $33,-
(•00.000 in oil stocks. The committee
had no interest in the matter, but
former Senator Chamberlain said he
expected the witness to say “one of
the men was the President of the
, United States.” Senator Ashurst re
torted that the committee would not be
“trapped into besmirching the name
of a dead man now.”
In Executive Session.
An executive session of the com
mittee was called to consider the case
of M. S. Daugherty after the ser
eant-at-arms had reported him not
present and Paul Howland, the At
torney General’s lawyer, had said he
was not in the city.
Scaife gave the committee a de
tailed account of his work in investi
gating war frauds, especially the air
craft cases, and charged that he was
"blocked” at various times in his es
« forts.
ItoMtion Stinson.
The committee met this morning,
went into executive session and then
decided that Mies Stinson should be
subjected immediately to cross-ex
. animation by Attorney General
Daugherty’s counsel, but before this
could be done Chairman Brookhart
read a number of telegrams taken
from the telegraph company’s flies
at Palm Beach. Washington and
Washington Court House.
The telegrams dated March, 1923,
did not contain matters of importance.
Senator Wheeler, democrat, Mon
tana. the committee’s prosecutor, who
has been ill, was in attendance, and
before the executive session Senator
Jones, republican, Washington, moved
. that the committee investigate the
* charge that Department of Justice
men were following senators and
members of the committee.
Chairman Brookhart put into the
record a letter from Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty received, denying the
committee’s request for the Depart
ment of Justice reports upon revolu
tionary activities in lower Mexico
during the winter of 1921-22.
Refuses Reports.
"These reports are a part of the In
telligence flies of the bureau of in
vestigation,” the Attorney General's
letter said, “which are very conflden
* tial in their nature and their pres
entation as requested in your letter
would be inimical to the public in
terest. Accordingly, I decline to send
them.”
The committee had requested all the
reports on Estevan Cantu, Manual
Paleax, Lucio Blanco. Pablo Gonzales
and Felix Diaz and others.
The committee agreed that it would
not force the inquiry further as to
Miss Stinson’s story of $33,000,000 made
by “five” men in Sinclair oil stock
market deals, because it was irrelevant
to the subject in hand.
On February 26. 15)23, Mai S. Daugh
erty. at Washington Court House, wired
to Jess Smith in Washington that he
"had plain talk” with a “party” and
1 ’ needed money to fix up.”
“Felder never paid hotel bill for
her,” the message went; “think we
should do so.”
Invited by McLean.
E. B. McLean three times in the tele
, gram series during March, 1923, pressed
Mr. Daugherty to come to Palm Beach.
On March 1 J. J. McGraw, at Tulsa,
Okla., wired Smith to ask, "Is there any
likelihood that appointments will be
made this week?”
“Was that about the Federal Judge
Smith appointed down there?” Senator
Wheeler inquired.
There was no answer.
Mon Prom Montana.
“Man on way from Montana with full
data,” read another telegram to Smith
signed D. L. Thompson of Columbus,
(Continued on Page 4, Column 1.)
U. S. AGENT? BEER
ESCORTS, SAYS GRILL
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 27.—Federal
prohibition agents escorted real beer
illicitly manufactured in New Jersey
into New York, Saul Grill, special
prohibition agent, today testified at
the trial before Federal Judge Mack
of J. Harry Foley, once secretary
to former Gov. Edwards of New Jer
sey, now state superintendent of
weights and measures, and Maj. Her
bert I. Katz and the Patterson Brew
ing and Malting Company, The de
fendants are charged with bribery
and conspiracy to bribe federal
agents.
. Grill showed the court a Hudson
•ounty police pass, which, he testi
fied, Katz gave him to show police
while escorting trucks of beer to New
York. He said on one occasion he sent
rgenta to "ride” a load of beer into
New York on Katz's request.
(
Borah Asks New
Arms Conference
Call by President
Senator Borah, republican, Ida
ho, offered a joint resolution in the
Senate today requesting the Presi
dent to invoke "such nations as ho •
j deems wise” to send representa
tives to a combined economic and
disarmament conference in Wash
ington.
In discussing armaments the
conference would consider espe
cially ’’limiting all types and sizes
of submersibles” to not more than
10,000 tons.
POINCARE FORMING
NEW CABINET WITH
DEPUTIMPPORT
: Two-Thirds Vote Confidence.
Millerand Backs Premier
to Limit.
i
’ By the Associated Preaa.
PARIS, March 27. —Premier Poin
■ care’s first effort today to solve the
1 cabinet crisis growing out of yester
'■ day’s surprise defeat in the chamber
appeared from all outward signs not
' to have given him much trouble. All
his callers came with smiles and left
with equally pleased expressions. All
voiced confidence that the premier
would succeed in reaching a solu
tion of the difficulties which Involve
not only the finding of ministers, new
or old, to make up the governmental
family, but also the discovery of any
1 way out of the blind alley Into which
the parliament was led by the cham
ber’s action on the pension bills.
The premier's task has been facili
tated by a strong reaction in the
chamber from the action taken yes
terday which caused the downfall of
the cabinet. Groups representing
more than 400 deputies, nearly two
thirds of the lower house, have passed (
resolution expressing their con- |
, fidence in the government.
This action, however, is understood )
to be insufficient to satisfy M. Poln- j
care. He wants not only confidence j
but also an assurance that the (
chamber and senate will not insist i
• on the senate pension bills, which, T
careful figuring done since the crisis
came is declared to show, would
saddle the country with an additional
two billion francs’ expenditure an
nually without providing correspond- (
i ing receipts.
Pol a car* Starts Work.
Premier Poincare reached the
ministry Os foreign affairs early to
’ day and immediately went to work,
1 continuing the consultations he be
! gan last night with a view to recon
’ i stitutlng the cabinet.
• ! He received M. d’Aubigny, under
; I secretary of state for finances, at
■ j 8:30 o’clock, and later Senator de T
1 | Selves, chairman of the foreign as- j
| | fairs committee of the senate, with *
1 | whom he held a long conversation.
Next he summoned Maurice Boka
’ ) nowski, reporter of the budget, who
• ! Is most prominently mentioned as
’ 1 successor to Finance Minister de
! Lastcyrie. %
[ M. Poincare is proceeding to the
, formation of a cabinet as though it
1 were a matter of daily routine. M.
, d’Aubigny said he called as a per
j sonal friend and the other callers
declared they saw the premier on
, matters entirely foreign to the for
mation of a new ministry.
Will Confer With Millerand.
The premier also conferred with
Mlllies-Lacroix and M, Dariac,
respectively, chairmen of the finance
committees of the senate and cham
ber, in an effort, it is reported, to
straighten out the divergencies be
i tween the two houses over the pen
sion bill which caused the downfall
of the cabinet yesterday.
At noon M. Poincare left for the
Palace of the Eiysee.
”1 am not yet in a position to give
a definite reply at the present mo
ment,” he said. “I am simply going
, to inform the president of the repub
, lie that I have conferred with my po
: litical friends this morning and will
1 'continue the consultations this aft
| emoon.”
>
> Statement of Millerand.
. I Under the caption, "M. Millerand’s
. ! sentiments,” and an introduction, "We
j are expressly authorized to declare
| 'the following,” the Matin today pub
; jlishes the following statement in
I I italics:
, “The main lines of French policy
, lean in no case be changed for any
1 j reason except the clearly expressed
l will of the nation. The president of
the republic has firm confidence that
M. Poincare will form a new cabinet
which will continue a firm policy in
; foreign affairs and law, oMer and
economy within the country.
"As for foreign affairs. Prance can
not evacuate the Ruhr until there
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MONEY LAVISHED BY COOLIDGE
ON SOUTH DAKOTA , SAYS JOHNSON
Idle Politicians Given Employment at “Very High
Salaries” Senator Charges—Every Pur
chasable Element Bought , He Asserts.
-
By the Associated Press.
, ST. LOUIS, March 27.—Senator Hi
ram Johnson of California, in a
statement hero today commenting: on
the South Dakota presidential pref
-1 erence primary, charged that "If ever
: an effort Vas made to buy an elec
tion, it has been done in that state.”
i “In the fight in South Dakota toe
1 most reckless and shameless use of
: ! money was made by the President,”
r I said Senator Johnson, “not only in
’ hiring an army of orators, but in
’ buying full-page advertisements in
every paper in South Dakota and in
utilising circulation without stint.
Unemployment of politioiana grave
way to most industrious employment
at very high salaries. There was no
i purchasable element which was not
' purchased, and the result is the
< largest tribute that can be paid to
a citizenship. For if ever an attempt
: was made to buy a citizenship, it was
made in South Dakota.
"If I win out there It will be a
J V V WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION \^/
WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1924-FORTY-TWO PAGES. **
JOHNSON LEADING
COOUDGE OK 1,20?
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Figures Vary Hourly as Neck
and-Neck Race Reports
Are Received.
McMASTER NOW 10,994
WINNER OVER STERLING
Official Count May Be Necessary
Before Presidential Pref
erence Is Made Certain.
By the Associated Press.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D„ March 27.
Senator Hiram Johnson jumped out
in front today in his race with Presi
dent Coolidge for the republican
presidential indorsement in South Da
kota as additional returns came in
from Tuesday’s primary.
An error in early returns from Mc-
Pherson county, corrected In final fig
ures today, resulted in a net gain of
900 votes for Johnson and sent his
total In 1,566 of the state's 1,825 pre
cincts up to 38,306, as compared with
37,099 for Coolidge.
Gov. W. H. McMaster slightly 1m
! proved his majority over Senator
Thomas Sterling In the republican
senatorial nomination contest, 1.374
precincts giving McMaster 39,520 and
Sterling 28,526.
Remaining Precincts Rural.
The 106 additional precincts includ
ed In the latest total on the presiden
tial race came from seven scattered
counties. Johnson had the advantage
in five, while Coolidge had a few
votes’ advantage in two.
The outstanding 350 precincts are
almost entirely rural, and if Johnson
I oould maintain his present ratio lead
! the unofficial tabulation would show
I him victor by a scant 1,000.
I However, unless serious errors are
I found today in the unofficial tabula
f tions. favorable to Johnson, the close
vote probably will necessitate wait
ing for the official count before the
I result can be positively announced.
The California senator forged into
; the lead late last night a* rural pre
cincts reported, In one of the closest
contests South Dakota has known.
William G. McAdoo, candidate for
the democratic presidential prefer
ence indorsement, carried ths state
nearly 3 to 1 over the faction seeking
to send uninstructed delegation to
the national convention, according to
statements by the party’s state head
quarters.
! GAIN FOB COOLIDGE SEEN.
President Coolidge. Bascom Slemp,
his secretary, and others close to the
President who were at the White
House today.- cqnslder the outcome in
(Continued on Page 2, Column 8.)
finolafollette
ILL OFPNEUMONIA
Physicians Announce Wis
consin Senator’s Condition
is Not Alarming.
Senator La Follette of Wisconsin i»«
developed pneumonia.
The senator’s office at the Capitol
today issued the following physicians'
bulletin:
“Senator La Follette has developed
pneumonia. His present condition is
satisfactory.”
Senator La Follette has been absent
from his office for several weeks and
his condition, heretofore, has been re
ported from his home as being noth
ing more serious than a cold. Some
time ago he had influenza which left
him in a weakened condition.
The senator for several years has
suffered frequent bilious attacks which
have at times been so acute as
to require emergency treatment and
to temporarily incapacitate him.
marvelous demonstration of how the
people of the west feel toward Mr.
Coolldge.
"It’s a hard tight I am making. For
on every side I am opposed by post
masters, slathers of money and an an
tagonistic attitude on the part of the
, newspapers which want the Mellon
tax plan enacted into law.
“I cannot undertake to predict What
will happen in Cleveland. There are
no tactics that the Coolldge people
will not use. For C. Bascom Slemp
was not made secretary to the Presi
dent for an ornament.
“Undoubtedly the oil disclosures
and Coolidge’s failure to do anything
have hurt him in the eyes of the Amer
ican people. But what effect they
will have on Cleveland i cannot pre
dict.”
Senator Johnson said that "of
course it is Just a question of time
until Daugherty is separated from his
Job as Attorney General. That result
is a political necessity and will come.
But when or how cannot be foretold."
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' _
AMERICANS GIVEN
HATS ORIGINALS
Pope Takes Final Step in
Conferring Princely Rank on
Hayes and Mundelein.
By the Associated Press.
HOME, March 27.—Pope Pius today
publicly conferred the red hat on
Cardinals Hayes and Mundelein, the
final act in the elevation of the two
American prelates to membership in
the sacred college. The ceremony,
I performed in the right transept of
St. Peter’s, was carried out with all
pomp and pageantry of the Homan
Catholic Church, in a setting the
like of which does not exist outside
the Eternal city.
It was the first public consistory
ever held in the huge basilica, and it
was witnessed by a congregation
which in numbers exceeded three or
four times over those attending sim
ilar functions in the past. It was
truly an American day, both from the
fact that the only cardinals raised
were United States citisens, and that
the great majority of the spectators
were also.
Crowd Conn Early.
The crowd began assembling at an
early hour, A steady stream of
people poured Into the vast edifice,
the men wearing the required full
dress and the women the high-necked
gowns and veils over the head pre
scribed for ail papal functions.
Besides filling the transept the peo
ple also occupied thq spacious main
aisle, through which the papal pro
cession passed from the Vatican. It
is estimated that there were easily
tten thousand persons present.
Tribunes had been erected on the
opposite sides of the transept. On
the left sat the entire diplomatic
corps of the Holy See, and on the
right the reigning princes of the Ho
man aristocracy. The space between
was occupied by the public, Ameri
cans appearing In every part of the
huge assemblage, the members of
which spoke in hushed tones while
awaiting the beginning of the cere
mony.
Entrance of Procession.
At the appointed hour the sound of
singing gave notice of the approach
of the papal procession* from the
chapel of the sacraments. Emerging
from the chapel the choir moved slow
ly down the aisle of the great basilica
toward the transept, followed by nu
merous prelates in purple and white.
After these came (the members of
the sacred college, > their rich red
gowns swaying rhythmically with
their stride. There were a score of
them. They walked two by two, bow- I
ing in recognition of the homage paid
them as they passed through the
lane of solid humanity. I
Behind the cardinals, raised on the
sedia gestatoria, or papal chair, sur
rounded by members of the papal
household and prelates carrying enor
mous ostrich feather fans, came the
Pope, attired in a rich scarlet cape
and wearing his precious miter. Swiss
guards in their quaint uniforms
served as his bodyguard.
Pope Blesses Multitude.
The Pope looked out on the sea of
humanity as he emerged from the
chapel and, raising his hand, invoked
the pontifical blessing on the multi
tude. There were acclamations and
applause from some, while others
knelt In reverent homage.
The procession moved down the
aisle and entered the transept, the
choir taking Us place near the front
at the sides. The cardinals ranged
themselves In a semi-circle, accord
ing to their rank, at the end, and
then came the Pope.
He descended from the sedia gea
tatoria and, changing his massive
miter for another, took his position
upon the throne In front of the altar.
All eyes were upon him as he sat
surrounded by his brilliantly cos
tumed escort. The moment was im
pressive, and the crowd was appar
ently moved by profound religious
feeling.
New Cuflatls Eater.
Meanwhile the two American cardi
nals were waiting in the chapel of
St. Petronilla, where they had taken
the oath as princes of the Holy Roman
Church. Between two.cardinal dea
cons, they were escorted from the
chapel in solemn procession to the
trapsept, entering amid absolute si
lence and moving slowly to the papal
throne.
Bowing thrice to the holy father,
each then performed the ceremony
of adoration by kissing the fisher
man's ring, the cross on the toe of
his slipper and his cheek. They then
(Continued on Page 12, Coluqu} 1.)
Illusions Broken
In Political Life ,
Lady Astor Says
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 27.—Lady Astor
confessed herself disillusioned in
politics, in an address at a meeting
of young people last night. She
said she did not consider the work
of politicians very important. Peo
ple who went into politics, unless
they had the highest ideals, took
up a very disappointing Job. It was
disappointing that the things one
tried to do were so far away and
one got blamed for all that was
wrong in the world.
LANDSLIDE DEATHS
PUT AS HIGH AS 100
Stricken Italian Villages Cut
Off From Communication.
Aid Is Rushed.
By the Associated Press.
SALERNO, Italy. March 27.—The
gravity of the landslide in the vicinity
of Amalfi yesterday grows hourly. Es
timates here place the deaths in the
villages along the coast at fifty, but
many of these places are cut off both
from road and wire communication and
the exact number of victims is un
known.
The chief villages affected are Vettica,
where the bulk of the victims are re
ported : Mulinl, Furore, Pralano and
Atranl. (A Rome dispatch late last
night said there were at least 100 dead
at Vettica.)
The government is rushing all pos
sible aid to the scene, a steamship
has left from Naples to embark any
tourists or others found cut off by the
slide, which descended into the sea from
the steep headland.
Boat* Hurry to Some.
The sea now is the only approach
to the scene, and fishermen’s boats are
hurrying to the succor of the victims
with supplies. Vice Admiral Lobetti,
aboard a destroyer, is also headed for
the affected zone.
The slide was caused by the under
mining of the shore by recent violent
storms.
Late news from Amalfi Is that
American and German tourists in the
Amalfi Hotel all had left the danger
points when the slides came. When
the warning signs appeared they were,
Ilt is stated, assisted by the authori
ties and the population to remove
their belongings and get out of the
danger zone before the tragedy. The
names of the tourists are not obtain
able because of the lack of tele
graphic communication.
CORPSES FLOAT IN SEA.
King If ay Go to Scene of the Dis
aster.
ROME, March 27. —King Victor Em
manuel and Premiei; Mussolini were
kept constantly advised today regard- -
ing the necessities of the situation at
Amalfi and vicinity, but details of the
catastrophe were scanty as the tele
i graph and telephone lines are down.
'i It is reported the king will go to the
I I scene of the disaster, but this has not
■ 1 been officially announced.
■ T Firemen, carbineers and forces of
| fascist militia were started for the
1 stricken area from nearby points with
appliances for rescue work as soon
| as the seriousness of the situation be-
I came apparent, but their progress
was blocked by the breaking down of
; the high roads to Amalfi and Sorrento
. and Salerno. -
In the crash along the coast, the
1 beautiful terraces, vineyards and olive
groves which seemed to hang between
sky and sea along the Amalfi shore
fell Into the water. Corpses from the
, villages and the isolated cottages
overhanging the coast are floating in
i the sea, together with uprooted trees
i and torn-out vegetation.
\ .
( MACLAREN IN AIR AGAIN.
British Globe Flyer Leaves Lyon
for Borne on Second Lap.
; By the Associated Press. ,
LYON, France. March 27.— Stuart
’ MaoLaren, British aviator, took off
today for Rome on the sooond stage
| of his round-the-world flight.
AUTO RECIPROCITY
IS AGAIN EXTENDED
i
Gov. Ritchie Grants New
Truce Until April 30, Pend
ing “Gas” Tax Action.
Temporary automobile reciprocity
between Maryland and the District of
Columbia has been extended until
April 30.
Commissioner Rudolph this after
noon made public the following tele- j
gram from Gov. Ritchie of Mary
land:
“Am extending reciprocity until
April 30.”
The Co mm las! oners several days
ago reminded the governor that the
temporary agreement would expire
automatically April 1 and that the
gasoline tax bill on which permanent
reciprocity is to be based has not
yet been finally disposed of by Con
gress
The House sent to conference today
the gasoline tax bill. The conferees
appointed are Representatives Zihi
man, Maryland; Lampert, Wisconsin,
and Blanton, Texas. '
When Acting Chairman Zihlman
made the motion for sending the bill
to conference Representative Louis
C. Cramton, republican. Michigan,
aaid that he hoped the conferees on
the part of the House would insist on
restoring to the bill his amendment,
accepted in the House, but which was
eliminated in the Senate.. This pro- j
vlded for spending all the funds,
raised by the bill on street improve
ments in the District. Representa
tive Blanton, democrat, assured him
he believed the amendment should
stand, and that he would do his best :
to have it placed bock in the bill in
conference.
SAMOANS WANT U. S.
NAVAL RULE ENDED
Hold Secret Meetings to Decide on
Petition to President for
Civil Government.
4
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa, March
11.—Secret meetings have been held by
the natives of American Samoa at
various times In the past month to
consider the question of petiOoning the
President of the United States to end
the present control of naval officials
over Samoan affairs and to grant them
a civil form of government in which
i all taxpayers may participate.
There have been no open meetings,
owing to the fear of some of the
Samoans that they will be prosecuted
for breach of the regulation concerning
“offenses against the government and
■ civil rights of citizens." if the gather
ings were public.
A large number of Samoans, believed
by many of those concerned to be a
1 majority of the island population/ have
chosen deputies to represent them in
; a final meeting at which definite de
cision will be made on whether the
petition shall be forwarded to the Pres
ident.
There Is much dissatisfaction with
, the present methods of administering
. Samoan affairs. Men who have been
• strong adherents of the naval admin
istration heretofore view the growing
f discontent, with much concern.
; Argentina Makes Judge Gary Prove
He Will Not Become Public Charge
BY CLAUDE O. PIKE.
i By Cable to The Ster end Chicago Daily News.
. Copyright, 1524.
' BUENOS AIRES, March 27.—Am
i bassador Riddle has laid before the
| Argentine government a request for
, changes in passport regulations re
i moving disagreeable annoyances to
American citizens contemplating
visiting Argentina.
The correspondent learns from well
informed sources that the recent ex
perience of Judge Elbert H. Gary in
' arranging for a passport in New York
prior to his present South American
trip is the basis of the present diplo
> matio exchange of notes.
Argentine passport regulations are
, most exasperating at best. They re
qulr finger-printing the * prospective
“From Press to Home
Within the Hour**
The Star’s carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition is
delivered to Washington .homes as fast
as the papers are printed.
Yesterday’s Circulation, 102,575
HAMON SPENT MILLION
TO NOMINATE HARDING,
JENNINGS WAS TOLD
Former Bandit, Now Evangelist,
Testifies Oklahoman Gave Him
Full Details of Deal,
ASSERTS PENROSE, DAUGHERTY
AND HAYS GOT MONEY IN CASE
Former Got S2SO,C|H), Latter Two $25,000
Each, Oil Man Informed Him,
Witijfess Says.
The story about a big money deal at the Chicago republican
l convention in 1920 was repeated with many new dashes of color
before the oil committee today by A1 Jennings, who became
famous years ago as a train robber and since has turned evan
gelist and politician.
Jennings said he was passing on what had been told him by
Jake Hamon, the national committeeman,
who was killed by Clara S&th Hamon late in 1920. Briefly.
Hamon’s story as related by Jennings on the stand today was
as follows:
That Hamon had “nominated” Warren G. Harding for the
presidency, and that it had cost him (Hamon) $1,000,000.
That the cost of carrying Oklahoma for Harding had been
I $500,000.
That Hamon had paid Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsyl
vania $250,000; Harry M. Daugherty, $25,000, and Will H. Hays,
chairman of the republican national committee, $25,000.
That Hamon was to become Secretary of the Interior and
i share in the public lands, and expected with the money he would
I make to later become President.
Was Friend of Hamon.
Jennings said he had known Hamon
for a number of years and had gone
with him to the Chicago convention.
| "We went to a room in one of the
| hotels,” continued the witness. “He j
told me Harding would be nominated
the next day and that it had cost him
a million dollars. He said he had paid
(250,000 to Boies Penrose, and in a
conversation it was brought out in
some way—l will not be perfectly
clear about It —that it was agreed by
Mr. Daugherty, Will Hays, and he
named somebody else from Ohio —
that he would be Secretary of the In
terior. He said It had all been set
tled. He said Mr. Daugherty was at
first in favor of Senator Fall for the
( position, but that he had bought them
all over, but that it had cost him a
lot of money to do it. That is about
all I know of it."
T understand that Mr. Hamon told
you that in the make-up of the cabi
net of Mr. Harding." said Senator
Spencer, republican, Missouri, “that
Mr. Daugherty was in favor of Mr.
Fall."
Had B«*» “Arranged/’
"Yes, but that It had been all ar
ranged that he, Mr. Hamon, was to
be Secretary of the Interior."
| “Do you think all the information
he gave you turned out with the same
degree of correctness as has that?"
"That was'the whole deal and that
was what he expected to get in on.”
Replying to inquiries from Senator
Dill, democrat, Washington, Jennings
said: . . . ,
"He (Hamon) wanted me to head
one of his companies. He said the
democrats had not left much of the
public land, but that he would get
the rest of It."
"Did he speak about the oil re
serves?" , , .. .
“He said public lands —nothing that
I can remember about oil reserves.
He said money had been Very potent
in Washington, as in the outlying dis
tricts of the United States, and that
with his money he would be President
of the United States. I have talked
with people in Oklahoma about
Hamon’s expectations, and I do not
think he kept it from anybody."
“Did you talk with anybody about
him being Secretary of the Interior?”
“No."
“Did he sav to whom he gave-any
money besides Senator Penrose?’'
Karnes Amounts Paid. B
"Yes, sir. Daugherty (25.000, "mil
Hays (25,000 and a man—is there a
man named Maning from Ohio? —well
some one In Ohio he gave (25,000.
There was a fourth person.”
"Anybody else?”
“No one I can remember. Money
was used Indiscriminately with the
Oklahoma delegation. He said it had
cost him like hell to get the New York
delegation.”
“Did he say how much it cost?”
“No, Sir.”
“I wish you would tell us in a con
nected way,'as well as your memory
will serve you, about what was said
concerning the acquisition of public
lands or the expectation of the same,”
said Senator Walsh.
"Mr. Hamon had at two or three
times before I got into this mix-up
wanted me to come back to Ardmore
and asked me to go in with him in an
oil deal," replied Jennings. I don't like
to say it myself, but the people rather
had confidence in me In Oklahoma and
more than one oil company had tried to
use my name in the exploitation of
entrants to the country and also bar
persons over sixty years of age un
less they show that it will bo im
possible for them to become public
charges.
On the occasion of Judge Oary's
application a strict interpretation
of the regulations was applied, forc
ing Judge Gary to go to the trouble
of proving he would not become a
public charge, with consequent irrita
tion to himself and his friends.
Judge Gary’s visit to Argentina
and Brazil has been the occasion of
many wild rumors. One is to the
effect that, he is paying 56.000 gold
pesos for special quarters on the
Lamport and Holt liner Voltaire, a
British vessel, for passage from Rio
de Janeiro for New York. Americans
here are denying such stories of ex
travagance on the part of the head of
the United States Steel .Corporation,
but are criticizing him for not patron
izing an American ship on his voyage
homeward.
TWO CENTS.
companies in selling stock, and Jake
had repeatedly asked me to come in
and form a new company and we could
finance it with his money. The com
pany would be perfectly legitimate.’'
Never hiked Hamon Methods.
“In talking about being Secretary
of the Interior, it was just a general
conversation, and I want to be per
fectly frank with you. 1 did not be
lieve in Jake’s methods. I had no
faith in those methods. There was
one reason I liked him and adhered
to his friendship. That was becanse
he was the only lawyer in Lawton
who had extended his hand to me
when I came out of prison.
"I would have hesitated a long time
about making the statement I have
today. I do not believe in talking
about anybody. I am always very
reluctant in giving evidence even
against a criminal. But I believe our
country is really in need of all the
help it can get at this time.”
Walsh and Spencer in Row.
After Jennings had concluded his
story Senator Walsh and Spencer had
a row over a statement credited to
Senator Spencer In a dispatch from
New York last night. The Missouri
senator was quoted as having said
the oil inquiry was accomplishing
very little and that the people were
weary of it. and that things just as
had had happened under Interior Sec
retary Lane's administration as under
Secretary Fall’s.
Senator Walsh said he would pass
over the "impropriety” of a member
of the committee commenting on its
work in that way, and would ask
Senator Spencer on what informa
tion he based the statement about
Secretary Lane’s administration so
the committee could investigate it.
Senator Spencer replied he would
produce his facts in "good time,” after
he had made further investigation.
“Do you believe the truth of your
statement?” asked Senator Walsh.
"I do not deny it,” Senator Spencer
returned.
Walsh Denies Report.
Then Senator Spencer said there
was a report that Senator Walsh had
visited E. L. Doheny on his private
car to ascertain to what he would
testify.
“If the senator asks me about that,”
Senator Walsh interrupted, “I will
tell him I never talked with Doheny
before he appeared here, and never
saw his private car."
The crowd broke into applause ami
the committee adjourned until to
morrow.
Tells of Loan to G. O. P.
While A1 Jennings was waiting to
tell his story the committee called
Baldwin to the stand. He told of
loans to the republican national com
mittee by that company aggregating
(266,620 and of their repayment with
interest over a period of from two
to three years.
The first loan was for (100,000, made
on September 27, 1920. On January
21, 1921, $50,000 of this amount wa*
repaid; (10,000 was repaid on April
18, 1921, and the balance was paid
•on December 3, 1923.
I Another loan of (166,620 was made
i April 25, 1922, and was retired finally
; December 3, 1923.
I “We never had any collateral on
any of these notes,” Baldwin said
The (166,620 loan was repaid as fol
lows:
April 14, 1923, (80,333; February 21,
1923, $25,000; April 5, 1923, $25,000:
November 21, 1923, $22,287, and the
balance, $14,000, on December 3, 1923.
B*7* Brads Given Hays.
The republican national committee
had a checking account opened Sep
tember 28, 1920, with a deposit of
(100,000, presumably the proceeds
from the (100,000 note, Baldwin said.
He testified that in connection with
the first loan $75,000 in government
bonds were delivered by Will H.
Hays, former chairman of the na
tional committee, to Coleman du Pont,
chairman of the Empire Trust board.
: They were sold to help retire the (100,-
000 first _
Baldwin was unable to say TlOTf
all payments on the notes were made.
He said notes were given for the
loans, but when asked who signed
! the notes he replied:
“I do not remember."
, "Anybody except the committee?"
■ asked Senator Walsh.
“I do not think so, Gen du Pont.
’ our president, recommended the loaji
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