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GULF OIL COMPANY
DATA PROBE BEGINS
Revenue Bureau Preparing
Lessee Depletion Report
for Senators.
Internal revenue bureau officials
•went to work today on the prepara
tion of definite figures as to "lessee
depletion’’ and oilier allowances
granted the Gulf Oil Corporation, a
"Mellon Company,” in tax cases lor.
11)17, 1918 and 1919 which resulted in
it being credited with "net excessive
payments” totaling |:’,.775.000.
The figures were ordered yesterday
b\ the special Senate committee
which is investigating the bureau,
and arc to be presented Monday when
it resumes its inquiry. The bureau's
records of the Gulf Corporation’s tax
affairs meanwhile arc, in effect, im
pounded hi - the committee, which, at
the suggestion of Senator Couzens,
republican, Michigan, placed Nelson T.
liartson. solicitor of the bureau, and
S. M. Greenadge. an official, under
oath as custodians of the books to
prevent possibility of a suspicion that
they might be "tampered wtih.”
Couxcn.s Sponsored Inquiry.
Senator Couzens. republican, Michi- j
gan. whose resolution brought about
the investigation, obtained from A. C.
Krnst, Cleveland. Ohio, accountant
whose firm worked up the consolidat
ed returns for the Gulf group com
panies. a statement that the “lessee;
depletion allowance” has been grant
ed by the bureau in the 1921 Gulf set
tlement.
Turning to S. M. Greenadge. a bu
reau official. Senator Couzens was told
that Secretary Mellon did not approve
the Treasury regulation granting
"lessee allowance" on oil well deple
tion until 1922. Greenadge said he
knew of no other case in which this
allowance had been granted prior to
tile 1922 approval and added that the
regulations effective in 1921 were to
• the contrary. The question was long
under debate in tin; bureau before a
decision to grant lessee depletion was
atrivd at. lie said.
“Gulf Oil Knew If.”
"The Gulf Oil knew it in 1921. but
the public didn’t know of it until
1922." Senator ‘’ouzeiis said. "How Is
the public to know if the regulation
isn’t published until a year after the
allowance was granted to a particular
corporation?”
Greenadge said the great majority
of oil concerns knew the question was
up and delayed settlements until the
ruling was handed down. Solicitor
Nelson T. Hartson of the bureau in
terrupted to point out that when it
was published taxpayers had the op
portunity to have their cases reopened
and collect refunds based on the rul
ing.
"I want to know what that allow-
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ASKS FUND FOR PROBE
OF BOND DUPLICATION
| McFadden, Head of Investigation
of Brewer Charges, Seeks
Necessary Assistance.
Representative Louis T. McFadden
of Pennsylvania, chairman of the spe
cial committee to investigate alleged
duplication of bonds and other ir
regularities at the bureau of en
graving and printing, as reported by
(Tharles B, Brewer, a special agent
of the late President Harding from
the Department of Justice, today
asked the House for clerical help and
funds to prosecute the investigation.
In a resolution he asks that he may
bo authorized to employ such steno?
graphic, clerical and other assistance,
including accountants and statisti
cians, as may bo deomod necessary,
and that he be authorized to have
such printing and binding done as the
committee may require.
Representative MacFadden asked
further that all expenses incurred by
the committee, including the expenses
of such committee or subcommittees
shall ho paid out of the contingent
fund of the House on vouchers order
ed by the committee and signed by
the chairman of the select investiga
tion committee.
POLAND FLOOD MENACE
GROWING MORE ACUTE
Region North of Warsaw Threat
ened by Dangerous Situation,
Report States.
liy the Associated Press.
WARSAW, March 28.—The flood
situation in Poland has grown con
siderably worse, with most of the
rivers over their banks. The Vis
tula is the most affected.
While the plight of the suburbs in
the lowlands around Warsaw is not
alarming, the towns north of the cap
ital are in a dangerous situation, some
of the smaller places being complete
ly inundated.
ancc meant to the Gulf people in dol
| lars and Cents,” Senator Couzens tie.
| dared.
i Hartson said it would take time to
! produce the figure as it involved
search of the individual accounts of
Gulf subsidiaries.
1 nslodian Appointed.
At this point Senator Couzens sug
gested that the committee impound
the Gulf records in custody of the
scrgcant-at-arms. Hartson objected,
questioning the legal right of the
bureau to surrender possession. After
a brief executive session, the commit
tee solved the problem by putting
Hartson and Greenadge under oath
as custodians of the records until
the committee resumes Us work
Monday.
THE EVEKINO STAR. WASHINGTON, I). €., FRIDAY, MAitCH 28. 1924.
LA FOLLETTE GAINS;
FEVERSUBSIDES
Senator, Hi With Pneumonia,
Shows Improvement—Bul
letin Reassuring.
After passing a comfortable night.
Senator Robert M. La. Follett, of Wis
consin. who is ill at his home here
suffering from pneumonia, was re
ported by Jiis physicians at noon to
day to be "slightly improved.”
Senator l.a Foilette’s doctors ex
pressed themselves as much en
couraged last night when for the
first time in two weeks the patient
failed to show' a temperature. He
slept and rested all day and slept
well again last night.
When he awakened this morning
the physicians held a consultation
and found him to have gained
strength from the continued rest and
issued their reassuring bulletin
through the senator's office at noon.
Senator La Follelto has been con
fined to his residence for three weeks,
but until the past day off two has been
able to attend to considerable busi
ness, doing much writing and read
ing. oven though in bed. and fre
quently not stopping until late at
flight.
While in I’aris last fall returning
front Itls European trip. Senator La
Follette contracted a heavy cold,
which developed soon after reaching
Washington into the grippe, which
confined hint indoors for six weeks.
Upon resuming his congressional du
ties he frequently complained of his
inability to regain his strength and
to participate actively in Senate pro
ceedings.
He was particularly anxious to
take an active part in the debate
growing out of the oil investigation,
which had been undertaken upon a
resolution introduced by him. and
when the Derby resolution came up
he delivered a speech which seemed
to sap his reserved vitality. It was
noted at the time that he did not
throw into it his customary energy,
and that the effort was taxing his
[strength. He found It necessary soon’
thereafter to remain at borne.
One of the most perplexing symp
toms which had been noted in Senator
l.a Foilette’s condition is a daily
rise in temperature, and it was in the
hope of allaying it that he was urged
to remain in bed.
Senator La Follette for many gears
has given close attention to his
health. About ten years ago he sub
mitted to an operation performed by
the Mayo brothers for the removal of
gall stones, and about four years ago
i returned to them for a second opera
-1 tion for the removal of intestinal ad-
TURK ASSEMBLY VOTES
LARGE DEFENSE BUDGET
Bill Carrying 27,000.000 Pounds
Is Passed—lsmet Pasha
• Hits Own Party.
By the Aameiated Presi?
CONSTANTINOPLE. March 28.
The Turkish national assembly yes
terday paused the national defense
budget of 27.000.000 Turkish pounds.
Former Premier Ismet Pasha, at a
meeting of the people’s party, at
tacked the party committee, accusing
it of acting inconsistently and of
being animated with personal ani
mosity to himself. Ismet was the
only government candidate undefeat
ed in the people's party election last
, week.
$1,000,000 INSURANCE
IS TAKEN BY VANDERLIP
Accident Policy Made Payable to
Research Bureau—Reports
Satisfactory Results.
By the A not la ted Press.
NEW YORK. March 28. —An .acci
dent insurance policy of J 1.000,000,
payable to tho Citizens’ Federal Re
search Bureau, has been taken out
by Frank A. Vandcrlip. former
banker, he announced yesterday upon
his arrival from Washington.
Mr. Vanderlip has established the
bureau to investigate reports of gov
ernmental negligence and graft and
made the announcement in reply to
questions whether he had received
threats against his life.
“The bureau is already getting re
sults,” he said. "There are branches »
in several parts of the country and j
1 am more than satisfied with what !
already has been accomplished. We |
are doing the work that you news- j
paper men should be doing, the work I
that the newspapers have abrogated.”
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hesions. Since then he has been sub- j
Ject to functional disorders, showing 1
most frequently in attacks of nausea. !
At times the bilious attacks were i
distressing, but quickly yielded to j
treatment. Since the attack of gripis- :
last November he has been subpect to ;
bronchial troubles.
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URGES U. S. TO AID
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
Gen. Allen Tells Kentucky So
ciety Active Participation
Is Necessary.
Participation in European aJTaira by
the United States w r as declared as aii
essential in bringing about a betterment
of world conditions, by Maj. Gen. Henry
T. Allen, former commander of the
United States army of occupation in
Germany, in an address before the Ken
tucky Society at 2100 IClh street north
west last night. "It Is important that
the United States should participate in
European conferences. Itecause without
its participation they will never be com
plete.” he said. Gen. Allen asserted that
the after-effects of the war were more
disastrous than the war itself, anil
added; "We have not thus far been
traveling a road of peace."
Touching upon the Ruhr situation,
he explained that the heads of gov
ernment in France had felt that the I
occupation of the Ruhr district was
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Ruhr. "Had the question been put
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tinued.
Gen. Allen said Ragland and other
European countries were not in favor
of the Ruhr district being occupied,
explaining that it meant that their
avenues of trade had to be cut off.
The continued occupation will de
pend largely upon the situation in
France and Germany, particularly
upon the political situation in France,
he pointed out.
Those in the receiving line, pre
ceding flic meeting, included the offi
cers of the society and Maj. Gen Lo
gan Ftdand, Senator Richard P. Ernst.
Miss Eleanor Beckham and former
Senator Beckham, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Johnson. Judge and Mrs. McKem.le
Moss. Mrs. Mary Pile, Representative
and Mrs. Maurice H. Thatcher. Mrs.
f’harles Hiker. Mrs. Maurice McCor
mick. Mrs. W. K. Dennis and Miss
Nannie Barbee. The program included
a monologue by Miss Barbee, who
was introduced as "the sweetheart of
the society," and the rendering of a
program of music by girls from the
King-Smith studio. The president.
Williams Jennings Price, appointed
the following committee to nominals
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