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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE WORLD By CHARLES P. STEWART Before Albert B. Fall, as secre tary of the interior, leased (or, ac cording to Senator Walsh, father of the investigation, virtually soldi the government oil lands at Teapot dome, Wyo., to the H. F. Sinclair interests and at Elk Hills. Calif., to the E. L. Doheny interests, he seem ed very hard up, Couldn't even pay his taxes. Anyway he didn’t. After ward, he had money enought to buy big ranch and make improvements costing altogether SIBO,-JOG, Cara way estimates. Was there any con nection between the oil losses and Fall's improved financial status? That’s what the pending investiga tion is intended to find out. ’ * * FALL”S . - STORY Fall first said be bought the ranch with SIOO,OOO he borrowed from E. B. McLean, the newspaper owner. McLean said it was .true he gave Fall a SIOO,OOO check but got it back again uncashed. *•*'* * ARCHIE . ROOSEVELT The late Theodore Roosevelt’s son, Archie, was an official of one of the Sinclair oil companies. He heard from G. D. Wahlberg, Sin clair’s secretary, of a $68,000 pay ment to the foreman of Fall’s ranch. This made h imoshereM(N ranch. This made him so suspic ious that, mindful of his own repu tation, he quit the Sinclair job and told his story to the senators who were investigating the Teapot Dome and Elk Hills cases. , ** * y DOHENY HEARD FROM Then Doheny was heard from. Appearing before the investigators ho related it was he who loaned SIOO,OOO to Fall to buy the ranen. He said he did it because he and Fall were very old friends. He did it some months before the Elk Hills lease was made and denied any con nection between the loan and the lease. (Doheny had said, but this was before the investigation, that he hoped to .make $100,000,000 on Elk Hills.) * * * COLONEL J. W. ZEVELY Next come Col. J. W. Zevely Wash ington lawyer for Sinclair. He told the senators of a $25,000 loan, ;n Liberty bonds, to Fall. He said tho loan was made by Sinclair but through, him, Zevely. This loan .„ -ffi.-i .made jXUw- -the Teapot Dormr lease. Like Doheny, he denied any connection between the loan anil lease. • * » MORE TO COME? This seems to leave a good deal still to be explained. Fall said he got SIOO,OOO from McLean, but ac cording to McLean the check wasn’t cashed. Fall said he never got "one cent” either from Sinclair #r Doheny “on account of any oil lease or upon any other account whatso ever.” According to Zevely and Do heny he did, maybe not on account of any oil lease, but at any rate on Some account. Also, what about the $68,000 Archie Roosevelt men tions, and the difference between' the $125,000 Fall appears to have received from Sinclair and Doheny and the SIBO,OOO that .Caraway thinks he spent? * * * "w. OTHERS BLAMED Originally Teapot Dome and Elk Hills were the navy’s.. Secretary Dcriby turned them over to Fall, secretary of the interior, to maa age. Some senators say this was! very careless of Denby. They blame Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., too. Fault is found likewise with Attor ney General Daugherty, on the ground that he wasn’t alert enough as the government’s lawyer t 0 pro tect its interests. $ * * WHAT NEXT? President Coolidge announces lawyers (both Republicans and Democrats) will be hired to sue for annulment of the Teapot Dome and Elk Hills leases and prosecute any body guilty of corruption. * * * RUSSIA'S ’* FATE With the death of Nicolai Lenin (his real name was Vladimir Ily vitch Ulianov)’ the general guess is that the real rulership of Russia will pass to the veteran communist Stalin—but can he hold it long? Much doubt is expressed. Recogn ised as a sincere and, in some re spects, capable man, he isn’t regard ed as anywhere nearly Lenin’s equal | iii read statesmanship, if he loses his grip nobody ventures to predict what direction Rusia may take. Trotsky is of favor with the Bolsheviki. • * * LABOR IN POWER Stanley Baldwin, Conservative j leader, resigned the British pry- j micrshlp, as expected. As was ex pected also. Ramsay ' MacDonald, j Labor leader, succeeded him. Un- 1 der the English system. Mac Don-j aid has to have a majority in Par liament to remain as premier. There (Continued on Page Two.) ‘ 1 THE TlitfßklroßDEß PUBUSHED IN HEART OF' $ FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 27 JAPANESE DIET DISSOLVED MID RIOTOUS SCENES 1 D O O O O O O O O O O O * o J O O O O O O ’ SEC’Y DAVIS|IS|JEERED BY MINERS D O O X> O O O™Q O O O' 0-0 O O O O O O ESCAPED SUMTER CQNVICT IS |C AUGHT IN MACON Where Thirty Pennsylvania Miners Died I /((hove —ivisne rescue crew, j equipped wit hoxygen teaks, ent- ! ering mine to continue search for survivors and corpses, following blast at Lancashire coal mine, Shankton, Pa. And below —Toll of Uiast. Bodies of victims brought to the surface in mine cars, followin gthc big gas ex cars, following the big gas ex mine at Shankton, Pa. ilEHlffß mi HIT II CM IB I* LET CBM A white man named Monroe was perhaps fatally injured and an un known negro badly hurt in an au tomobile collision near Smithville in Lee county early this afternoon, according to a long distance tele phone message received in Ameri jcus at lo’clock. Both victims of tho accident were' brought into Smith ville from the scene of the vrteck, in a banana wagon operated by Jon j Yesliik, of Albany, and emergency [treatment given them there. The rc ' cident occurred three miles South ! of Smithville on the Dixie highway, j Monroe’s ear, a heavy machine and j headed north colliding with a light- J er car driven by J. C. Jones , en route from Smithville to Albany, i both ears being badly damaged. | Monrof, who sustained several broK | en ribs and serious head and eye in jury is a prominent resident of Quiucey, Fla., it is.reported. Jones escaped unhurt. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 31. 1924* PREMIER KIYOURI ’ REFUSES TO REPLY TOKIO, Januray 31. — (By the Associated Press.) —The Imperial | Japanese Diet was dissolved here today, following scenes of greatest | dborder, during which water flasks were thrown and fists used by the assembled deputies. The disturbance which resulted in dissolution of th e Diet resulted from an effort on the part of the opposition to interpolate the gov ernment regarding the attempted wrecking of a train at Nagoya which was carrying oppesit'on leaders to Tokio. Turbulent scenes which oc curred in the lower house pft a result of the attempted interpolations made the transaction of business there impossible. None es the opposition leaders upon the wrecked train were in ! jured, although the locomotive hauling their train was derailed. The 1 foes of Premier Kiyoura and his newly installed cabinet demanded that the premier, in person to the interpolations, and Premier Kiyoura j refused to comply v/ith their demand. Great disorder immediately en sued, resulting in the final dissolution of the Diet after many most un i usual scenes. Minister of Communications Kenjiro Komatsu attempted to repl, j during the disorder. An agitator, not "a member of the Diet, rushed to the platform, thrusting Komatsu aside. A riot followed this out ) burst, legislators engaged in the qombat. The speaker of the house hastily declared a temporary atfjourn- I ment which was followed by dissolution of the Diet. W SERVICES AT HEBRON Preaching services will be held jat Hebron church Sunday after noon, February 3 by Rev. J. E. (Hall, pastor. Sunday school at 2:30. i ratnebors are urged to be there as ! matters of business are to be dis | cussed. Every one is cordially in j vlted to attend. Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Broadhur-f, j of Smithville, N. C., and Dr. I.f.lrj S Winkerman, of Oldsboro, NY i returned to their home Thursday as ter a visit to their brother, R: Si Broad hurst; PLAINS P.-T. ASSN. ENDORSE THRASHER PLAINS, Jan. 31.—Plains Par ent-Teacher association at its last meeting adopted a resolution en dorsing the candidacy of B. E. Thrasher for county tax collector, and asking that other P.‘ T. A’s throughout the county take like ac tion. The resolution further asks that all voters interested in the wel fare of the schools of the county to vote in the primary on March 19. JESTER. RE-JAILED; REFUSES 10 PROMISE GOOO CONDUCT Will, Quit Stealing Automobiles, But Wants Special Privileges While on Gang TELLS HOW HE ESCAPED Lay in Abandoned House All Night, Then Caught Freight and Went to Columbus Dick Jester, escaped Fulton coun ty convict, was returned to his place in the Sumter county chaitigang here this morning, apparently still defiant, but admittedly debating in his mind tre advisability of giving up his chosen career as a "bad man.’ “Meanwhile County Warden John B. Ansley is debating in Win mind the question of having Jester indicted, when the grand jury meets next May, which course would mean two years of added servitude tfor the convict, Jester tellog of his es cape today said that Thursday night when he escaped he went through the woods to an abandoned negro house where he hid til Friday night when he came out and walked into Americus. Here he caught a freight train and went to Columbus. At a point where the Seaboard and Central tracks intersect there, Jester says he was accosted by a, Columbus policeman, but managed to escape when a bulldog belonging to Warden Schneider htie, and which Jester took with him when he left the prison camp, at< tacked the oficer. , From Columbus Jester went to j Macon, riding with the dog in a ! box car on a freight train, and, soon after reaching that city he was arrested. He told Warder. Ansley to day that the saws with which | effected an escape procured in an old shop near Thompson school house, where they had been secret ed by a party of convicts working there months previously, and that he carried them concealed upon his person during some time before being able to use them. After sawing hi* way out of the cage* Jester said today, he returned to the cage and with a pick ai>i tempted to break open the lock so as to free the other convicts con fined therein, but failing in this ef fort he was compelled to bid his friends adieu and make his break for freedom alone. “I wasn’t to blame,” said Jester, "because they were all too big to squeeze through the hole in the cage, and I couldn’t wait there until morning trying to break off the locks on the door for 1 them to escape.” ’ Jester declares his escape was j I prompted by a desire for freedom t and that this desire within his heart - was so strong he would give no promise not to attempt further es ! capes, except that special treatment . now denied, be accorded him in, fu ( ture. He has failed thus far to explain how he managed to secure a now suit of overalls he wore when cap tured, but said he had decided to quit automobile stealing as a pro ! session, asserting that he could 1 have stolen several cars during his i brief period of freedom, but that . was at no time inclined to break . his resolution to steal mor au tomobiles. . COLQUITT NOT TO~ COMBINE PRIMARIES MOULTRIE, January 31.—8 y a unanimous vote members of the local Democratic executive commit tee decided against th e proposal to conso4diat e the county primary with the state presdiential preferential l primary set for March IS). This means the county officers of Col quitt will be 1 nominated on Feb. t 27, the date originally set . Mem bers of the committee declared an that the chief object of holding an . early primary was to get politics out of the way of business and 5 that it would not be consistent for -(them to postpone the date of the x election for a little more than three - weeks in order to make their action o conform with that of the state com i, mittee. WEATHER For Georgia Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; no change in temperature. LABOR SECRETARY !S HOWLED DOWN BEFORE UNITED 11 WORKERS President of Miners Hurls State ment Upon Floor Before Or der is Finally Restored ON TRIAL’ Member of President’s Cabinet Greeted With Howls and Boos at Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 31. Howls and boos greeted James) J. Davis, secretary of Labor, when he was introduced by President John L. Lewis to the biennial convention of the United Mine Workers of America here today. Lewis had ask ed for a respectful hearing for a “member of the President’s cabi net.” , While the tumult proceeded Lewis too, the floor and shouted: “Your honor and your organization are at stake. You are on trial be fore your country. Exercise self-re straint that our organization be not publicly ashamed.'’ Order was restored after some had left and the secretary began to speak. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 31. - The turmoil which late yesterday ruled j in the convention of the United I Mine Workers of America for a 1 solid hour, was in prospect agam today when International President John L. Lewis called the convention to order. , Delegates of both! the administra tion and the insurgents brought a chip on their shoulders, justifying the conduct of the leaders in yester day’s disturbance. Trouble began Wednesday after noon when the union’s committee on constitutional amendments rec ommended non-concurrence in an amendment which would give each local union one vote in the conven tion for every hundred members. Under the present rule, no union can now cast more than five votes. Demand for a roll-call followed a standing vote showing 785 in favor of the committee’s report and 632 against, but the vote for the roll-call was a few short >f the necessary number. Lewis was addressing insurgent delegates, who were shouting and i stamping their feet in violent pro ; test against what they called “ma j chine” methods and a demand for justice” when the convention broke up in wild disorder. BE SOTO K MEET EHBKEMBITES DE SOTO, Jan . 'it.—At a mass I meeting of citizens held kpre the candidacy of '.V. T. Anderson for county commisior.n? ,vns heartily endorsed by citizens i resent, and the record of Neal A. Ray as a member of that body approved, E. L. Wilson, chair, un of the meeting being instructed to write Mr. Ray informing him of the action take# by the meeting. These instructions were carried into effect today, be ing embodied in the following let ter written to Mr. Ray by the chair man : Dear Sir: —At a meeting of the representative citizens of the 15th Dist. held at De Soto today. W. Anderson was unanimously chos en to make the race for county commissioner in the coming pri i mara and a resolution was unani ; mously adopted endorsing you n» j County Commissioner and your : splendid record the post four year, and that we earnestly request that you announce yourself as a candi date to .succeed yourself in the coming r.rimniy assuring you of our hearty support by the; voters of the 15th Dist.” ' New York Future»t'*^zY PC Open High Low Close Mar. ..33.08i33.25133.80533.25;33.80 May ..33.38)33.55|34.10|33.65i34.10 July ..32.10j32.30j32.83j32.27.32.83 Oct. . 27.90 27.98;28.16|27.98)28.1.5 Dee. , 27.43 j 27 5 j27.65127.45[27:65 Americus strict middling 33c. PRICE FIVE CENTS OILLEMiLIIT EFFOPTS STILL TIEI UP 11UFFICIIL 1M Tangled Net of Senate Discus sion Prevents Action Being Taken by Authorities DOCTORS EXAMINE FALL Report of Physicians of Fali’i Condition to Be Presented Committee Friday WASHINGTON, January 31. A move to attack the Robinson rcsloution calling for the resig natio nos Secretary Denby to the Walsh oil lease annulment measure was made today, spon sored by Senator Trammell, Democrat, of Florida. Protest was made by Senator Lodge, of Massachustetts, Re publican leader. WALSH RESOLUTION ADOPTED IN SENATE WASHINGTON, January 31. The Walsh resolution directing the presidont to proceed with suits to annul the Doheny and Sinclair oil leases was adopted today by the senate in final action taken after all efforts to modify the language of the resolution so as to eliauiMto the direct charge;, that the leases were entered into without authori ty and in vilotaion ,of the law had been voted 4won. The vote was unanimous. Eighty eight senators cast their ballots. LEADERS MEET WITH “CHIP ON SHOULDERS” WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. With the Walsh resolution directing the President all moves for annulment of the naval oil lease is still tangled in the net of the senate discussion. Three physicians today examin ed Former Secretary Fall to de termine independently for the in vestigating committee when his con dition will permit him to appear for questoning. The senate committee held no se. - sion despite the request of Edwar l Doheny for a further hearing, but will meet tomorrow to receive the report of the physicians on Fall's condition, and is expected to re ceive the oil magnate then. Republican senate leaders again went over the oil lease situation with the President before today’s session of the senate and before tha regular Friday cabinet meeting. JACKSON OH STAND IN DAMAGE SUIT Air.ericus Man Tells of Offers Made Him hollowing White Sox Scandal at Chicago MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 31. Joe Jackson, who is suing the Chi cago club of the American League for $18,500 alleged to he due him because of breach of contract by that organization, occupied the stand dating the session of the trial here late Wednesday. Jack son detailed the signing' of the contract which was for three years, and which he said he signed be cause advised by liarry Grdbiner, secretary of the Chicago American League, that he would be run out of organized baseball if he did not. Jackson also testified that he wa • told by the secretary that there would be no ten day clause in the contract. Jackson related that being bar red from organized baseball had cut his earning powers. In 1920, he testified, h e received SB,OOO while in 1921, his earning power in baseball amounted to about i s2oo.’* In 1922, he said, h e had i played "one or two games of base ! hall under an assumed name." During the fall of 1919, Miller Huggins, manager of th® New York i club of the American League, he said, told him if he coutd induce rj ! the Chicago club to trade him Hu ;- 3 gins would pay him $2,000 a year j and give him a five-year conti net,
