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1 COTTON
I.
L NEW YORK. Feb. 25. —Conflicting
influences were indirectly at work
in the cotton market during today's
early trading. The opening was
steady at a decline of five points
; to an advance of sixteen points.
March was under considerable pres
sure of liquidation in preparation
for possible notices tomorrow, and
this had an unsettling effect on the
general list, although some of the
| March sellers were rebuying in later
months, and there was considerable
buying bf new crop positions on re
ports of unfavorable weather in the
south.
The market was also impressed by
, the increased spot sales reported in
Liverpool, partly for export and bet
ter advices from Manchester. After
selling up from 30.12 to 30.45 for
May or about thirty-three points net i
higher, prices eased off several
points from the best owing to con
tinued near month liquidation and
was rather unsettled during the
first hour.
The reaction from the early ad
vance carried the market off to 29.95
for May and 26.43 for October, mak
ing new declines of about 9 to 17
points under New Orleans, southern,
local and Wall Street selling; No
fresh news factor appeared to be
connected with this decline, how
ever, and the market became quiet
and steadier later. May rallied to
30.06 and active months generally
held within a few points of Satur
day’s closing quotations at midday.
11:45 a. m. bids steady (March, 29.65 c;
May. 30.01 c: July, 29.42 c; October, 26.60 c;
b December, 26.12 c.
L The market weakened again dur
' ing the early afternoon under re
newed pressure from all street and
> southern sources and liquidation by
' recent buyers. The decline was ac-
/ companied by rumors that a large
\ number of notices were being pre
i pared for issuance against March
ji contract tomorrow and prices broke
into new low ground for the move
ment, with March selling off to 29.20
and May to 29.55. The market was
a few points up from the lowest at
2 o’clock, but showed net losses of
35 to 40 points on old crop positions.
MEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling price* it
the exchange today:
Tone, ;stead.' ; middling, 29.45 c; quiet.
Last PrcT.
Open. High.. Low. Sale. Close. Close
Meh. . .29.70 30.0 S 29.14 29.16 29.15 29.75
May . .30.13 30.44 29.45 29.50 29.50 30.12
Inly . .29.72 29.90 28.92 29.05 29.02 29.55
Oct. . .26.60 26.85 26.27 26.31 26.30 26.52
r Dee . .26.2026.3025.8825.8825.8826.05
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 25.—The
I potton market opened with' a good
r upward .trend due to higher Liver-
I pool cables than due and spot sales
* there of 14,000 bales, of which 12,
SOO were American. First trades
showed gains of 17 to 25 points com
pared with the previous close. New
York, not improving as much as the
local market, prices eased off slight
ly after the opening, but soon ral
lied on reports of snow in west Texas
and a storm warning for the Texas
; coast. Notices for 4,000 bales for
March delivery were.reported issued
here early, and were said to have
been stopped. Market has quieted
down some.
The cotton market weakened later
| in the morning on reports from New
■ York that there would‘be large ten
ders on March contracts there to
morrow, some reports saying that
the notices would total 80,000 bales.
I Prices eased off 68 to 73 points from
the early high on the most active
old crop months, but October lost
only 27 points. At the low levels
establishde, May and July were 33
to 34 points, respectively, below the
previous close, but October was still
< 10 points net higher. At noon the
r market was at its lowest so far es
, ■ tablished for the day. Washington
probe news was disquieting.
Noon bids steady; March, 29.90 c; May,
29.42 c; .Inly. 28.75 c; October, 25.77 c; be
ll comber, 25.40 c.
B fThe market continued to decline
after noon under pressure induced
; i by fear of heavy tenders in New
York tomorrow. Jt also developed
there was heavy selling of May and
j July in New York with transfers to
October. As a result of the pres
[ sure May declined to 29.417 and Julv
to 28.59 or 49 to 56 points net lower
h compared with the previous close,
i. while October at the lowes was 25.73
br only 2 points below Saturday's
close. The market rallied 15 to 21
•i. points late in the afternoon on a re-
K port that the government would
make a bullish correction of its sup
ply statistics late this evening.
’ NEW ORLEANS COTTON
Th# following were the ruling price# in
the exchange today:
Tone, steidy; middling, 29.88 c; steady.
Last I’reT
Open. High. I.ow. Sale. Close. Close
Meh. . .30.30 30.48 29.50 25.58 29.58 30.12
May . .30.00 30.20 29.19 29.31 29.27 29.83
Jttlj . .29.30 29.42 28.52 28.59 28.57 29.08
Oet. . .26.00 26.12 25.63 25.68 25.68 25.75
Dec. . .25.69 25.69 25.25 25.25 25.33
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, steady, 29.50 c.
£ New York, steady, 29.15 c.
New Orleans, steady, 29.88 c.
Galveston, steady, 29.65 c.
Mobile, steady, 29.35 c.
Savannah, steady. 29.10 c.
Wilmington, steady. 29.10 c.
Norfolk, steady, 29.50e.
Augusta, steady, 29.15 c.
Boston, steady, 29.90 c,
’’ Dallas, steady. 28.35 c.
St. Louis, nominal.
Montgomery, steady, 29c.
Houston, steady, 29.45 c.
Memphis, stead.'. 30.35 c.
ATLANTA SPOT MARKET
Atlanta spot cotton 29.5C<-
Receipts 102
; Shipments 327
Stocks 33.25 S
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Barelv steady; sales H.iMO. good mid-
•; dllng. 18.31 d
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 25.—Cotton. spot, good
business done: prices easier; American mid-
j. dllng, fair, 19.316; good middling. 18.316;
fully middling, H.s'd: middling, 17.366;
j. low middling. 16.466: good ordinary. 15.466:
F- ordinary. 11.966. Sales. 11.000 bales, in
cluding 12.8<X> American. Receipts. non-
Futures closed barely stead' : net 1 to 32
i points lower than previous dose.
Pre»
Open. Close Clots'’
February 17.27 .7,59
C March 17.49 17.2 s 17.59
'' April 17.23 17.51
5 May 17.45 17.2* 17.52
Jun# .... 17.15 17.12
July . . '. 17.05 Ki,th) 17.11
K August ...» 16.12 16.32 16.53
September 15.81 15.89
October 15.29 '15.35 35.39
s November 15.05 15.09
December 14.99 15.02
fc January ... 11.93 11.91
COTTONSEED OIL MARKET
Opeu. Close
Spot* 111.00 hid
K. February .... 9.H0 10.00 bid
Is March lO.oS'u 10.09 lO.opm io.HI
April 10.15r.i 10.30 10.25Qf10.1t)
E‘ May io .oi -t0.52 10.53« f 10.51
K Jun# ... It>.so't< l'i.7ti lo.oom 10.80
U July 10.87..' 10.8 S lO.S-,-,,, to.ss
August 10.93*1 10.95 10,110.1 10.95
September 11.00t<11.02 10.93(0 10.9$
Tone, steady: sales. 30.300.
NEW’ YORK COFFEE MARKET
NEW YORK, Feb. 25. t •flee, Rio N
7. 15’ .. ; Santes No. 4. 20*sc.
Open. Close.
March 11 15 14.5 S
May 11.4<i 11.25
July 14.00 14. (Ml
Scptcmlwr .. ..13.75 13.80
October . .*. 13.75 1:’.1O
L. T...;V.*'.'r . ...13.15 15.51*( 13 53
THK aiLAMA 11U-W I.ravLY JOURNAL
GRAHN
BY GEORGE C. SC’HNMC'KEL
(Leased Wire Service Io The Journal.)
(Copyright, 1924.)
CHICAGO (Monday), Feb. 25.
Wheat was heavy in tone today.
There was little interest taken in the
market by outsiders and the local
trade was much reduced in volume.
A lack of buying power, rather
than any aggressive selling, was the
cause fc the decline shown. The
decline in Liverpool in response to
the firm close in North America, was
disheartening to the bulls, and a few
of them disposed of their holdings at
the opening. A few resting or
ders to buy May at sl.lO 3-4 halted
the decline temporarily, but when
these were filled tlie price dipped
again.
Seaboard reported 1,000,000 bushels
of wheat worked for export late last
week. Liverpool reported dock work
ers’ strike ended. Milling demand
for wheat was better. Visible supply
decreased 335,000 bushels last week.
Primary receipts were much smaller.
Weather was seasonable.
Wheat closed 5-8 cent lower. May
sl.lO 3-8 to 1-2; July sl.lO 3-4; Sep
tember sl.lO 7-8.
Corn scored a good advance early,
hut prices reacted in the later trad
ing. There was good commission
house buying and local professionals
were using forcing tactics on the
bull side. There was pressure to
sell on the advance because of the
decline in wheat. Cash corn dis
counts were wider on the lower
growers, but the top grades met
ready sales at unchanged basis.
Shipping demand was light, but ex
porters were after corn.
Corn closed 1-4 to 1-2 cents high
er. May 80 3-4 to 7-8; July 81 1-8 to
1-2: September 81 1-2. ■
"Oats were featureless with prices
showing little change. Shipping de
mand was slow. Provisions higher
with hogs. Cash house reported a
better trade in bellies.
Oats closed 1-8 to 1-4 cents lower.
July 46 1-2 to 5-8-; September 43 1-2.
Lard closed 2 1-2 to 5 cents high
er and ribs 12 1-2 to 15 cents higher.
CHICAGO “ QUOTATIONS
The following were the ruling prices in the
exchange today:
Prev.
Open. High. Low. Close. Close.
WHEAT—
May ... 1.10% 1.10% 1.10% 1.10% 1.11
July ... 1.11’4 1.11% 1.10% 1.10% 1.11%
Sept. ... 1.11’4 1.11% 1.10% 1.10% 1.11%
CORN—
May .... 80’4 81% 80'4 80 % 80’4
July .... 80% 81’4 81% .81% 80%
Sept 81% 81% 81 81’4 80%
OATS—
May .... 48% 49 48% 48% 48%
July 46% 46% 46% 46%
Sept 43% 43% 43% 43%
LARD—
Mar. ... 11.10 11.15 11.10 11.10 11.05
May ... 11.35 11.30 11.25
July ... 11.52 11.50 11.47
RIBS—
May .... 9.70 9.50 9.67
July 10.05 9.90
BELLIES -
Mac. ... 10.05 10 10 10.05 10.10 ....
July ... 10.60 10.65 10.60 10.62 ....
RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO
Today.
Wheat 44 ears
Corn 484 cars
Oats 171 cars
Hogs 60,000 head
VISIBLE SUPPLY
The visible supply of American grain
shows the folowing changes in bushels:
Wheat, decreased 335,000.
Corn, increased 2,855.000.
Oats, increased, 62.0’1)0.
Rye. increased 176.000.
Barley, decreased 37.000.
FLOUR “MARKET
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 25.—Flour un
changed; family patents, $6. 10@6.45 a bar
rel. Shipments 76,321 barrels.
NEW YORK., Feb. 25. Flour, quiet;
espring patents. $6.15@6.75; spring clears,
$5.00(05.50; soft winter straights, $5.05@
5.35; bnrd winter straights, $5.65@6.00.
CHICAGO CASHQUOTATIONS
CHICAGO. Feb. 25.—-Wheat, No. 2 rod,
$1.10; No. 2 hard. $1.10%@1. 14.
Corn, No. 2 mixed, 80c; No. 2 yellow,
80% ftßl’, ac.
Oafs. No. 2 white, 49(7i>50c; No. 3 white,
47'% (a. 49c.
Rye, No. 2. 71c.
Barley, 65 82c.
Timothy seed, $6.50(178.00.
Clover seed. $18.00(1/24.00.
Lard, 811.10.
Ribs, $9.50.
Bellies. $10.12.
ST. LOUIS QUOTATIONS
ST. LOUIS, Feb, 25.—Cash: Wheat, No.
2 red, $1.17(iiT.20; No. 3 red, $1.16.
Corn. No. 3 white. 76(//’76%c; No. 3 yel
low, 76*1 77c.
Oars. No. 2 white, 50@'i0%c; No. 3 white.
49 ’4 («i 50c.
Close: Wheat, May, $1.10%: Julv, $1.09%
f/7 1.09%.
Corn, May, 80%@S0%c; Julv, 81 ’■■•e.
Oats. 51c.
KANSAS CITY QUOTATIONS
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 25.—Wheat. No. 2
hard, $1.05fd1.22: No. 2 red, $1.13(7)1.15.
Corn. No. 2 yellow, 74c; No. 2 mixed,
71 %f't 72<-.
Oats, No. 2 white. 49’ (<i 50e: No. 3 white,
49(p-!-.%e. "
TOLEDO QUOTATIONS
TOLEDO, Ohio. Feb. 25.—Clover seed,
prime, old. $13.25; new, February and
Marell. $11.50.
Alsike, prime, $8.35.
Timothy seed, prime and February, $3.65;
March, $3.70.
MINNEAPOLIS - QUOTATIONS
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 25.—Wheat, No. 1
northern, sl.lsis 1.19 1 ».
Corn, No. 3 yellow, 72%@73c.
oats, No. 3 white. 44%e.
Flax, No. 1, s2.sti> i.6i 2.61%.
DULUTH “QUOTATIONS
PCLITH, Mimi.. Feb. 25.—Close: Flax,
February, S 2.5 s ’s: March, s2.ss'»; May.
$2.55%; July. $2.56.
Naval Stores
SAVANNAH, Gu.. Feb. 25.—Turpentine,
firm, 92c: sales. 120; receipts, 106; ship
ments. 470: stock, 8.920.
-■ Rusin, steady: sales, 216; receipts. 77*»:
shipments, 73: stock, 79.381. Quote: I’>.
81.65: O, $4.67'.; E. $4.70; F, G. 11.
81,72'.: I. $4.7,5; K. $1.85; M. $4.90; N.
$5.20:' WG, $6.25: WW. X, $6.60.
Liberty Bonds
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—United States gov
ernment bonds closing:
Liberty 3'-.s I 99.7
First is 99.6
Second 4s 99.5
Firs! I’,s 99 9
Second I'ls 99.8
Third 4'is IO"
Fourth t',s 99.11
Treasury 4%s 100.9
Sugar Market
> NEW YORK. Feb. 25. Raw sugar wu’ I
1 firmer early today with spot prices now on I
I the basis of 7.41 duty paid. ’lucre were I
I sales of 30.011.1 bags of Porto Ricos for ■
. prompt shipment to .an outport refiner. Raw
i sugar futures sold off 1 to t points easily. I
; due to the more favorable labor conditions ■
in Cuba. The decline brought in renewed '
outside buying and prices at midday were
2 points higher to 2 net lower.
The refined market was firmer and prices I
were unchanged to 15 points higher, fine i
granulated now ranging from 8.90 to 9.15. i
The demand, however, .was still light.
Refined futures, nominal.
NEW YORK RAW SUGAR MARKET
Uper. Close.
March 5.65 5.66
Mav . 5.67 5.(17'03.68
July '•■72 ■'.l"
i September '.69 ,>.69
I December 5.19 5.17
i Peach Trees Bloom
In Richland Section
RICH LAND. Ga . Feb. 25.—Rich
land, despite the cold and irregular
weather, has trees in lull bloom. Un
less some very disagreeable weather
; visits this section within the next
I few days, large areas will be coated
with peach blossoms.
OFFICERS TO SEEK
DEKALB INDICTMENT
AGAINST M'OOWELL
“Let the law take its course. If
he is sane break his neck, if insane
put him away where he can do no
more harm.”
Such was the statement made Sat
urday by C. H. Putnam.of 45 Olympia
Way, in discussing' the two double
crimes to which his nephew, Frank
McDowell, has confessed —the shoot;
ting to death last Tuesday night of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mc-
Dowell as they slept in their home
in St. Petersburg, Fla., and the burn
ing to death of his sisters, Mariani
and Williematee, at Decatur a year
ago.
Mr. Putnam, a brother of Mrs. Mc-
Dowell, made the statement in com
menting on the question of whether
mepibers of the family would push
prosecution of the youth. “We
haven't discussed it,” he said, “but
if the rest of the family feel as I do
they are willing to let the law take
its cottre —if he is sane break his
neck; if insane put him away where
he can do no more harm.”
A conference between Solicitor
General Claude Smith, of the De-
Kalb county superior court, and
Robert W. Ramspeck, solicitor of the
Decatur city court, at which they
discussed the confession of Frank
McDowell as related to the death of
his sisters, was the principal devel
opment Saturday in the investiga
tion of the McDowell house fire of
February 19, 1923, which has been
revived since the youth’s disclos
ures.
While neither Mr. Smith nor Mr.
Ramspeck could be located Saturday
afternoon for a statement, it was un
derstood that they decided to go be
fore the DeKalb county grand jury
and seek indictments for murder and
arson against Frank McDowell.
DeKalb county authorities have
slight hope of ever bringing Mc-
Dowell to trial for his sisters’
deaths, but the indictments will be
sought for use in the eventuality
that the youth escapes a murder trial
in Florida on the plea of insanity, it
was c ai:l.
His Egotism Marked
An interesting sidelight in young
McDowell’s collegiate life developed
Saturday in the statement of Emory
professors. They told how Frank,
assigned to a section which was
taught by an instructor, came to
Dr. J. H, Hinton and asked that
he- be assigned to another section
in charge of Dr. J. M. Steadman,
because he believed he possessed
exceptional ability to write.
“Young McDowell’s egotism was
the one characteristic that impressed
me more than anything else,” said
Dr. Steadman. The professor inves
tigated his grades and found that
the Decatur youth was graded C
minus on an essay, “Who I Am?”
which is one of the items required
of freshmen students.' His first
marks were B’s and C’s until he
was reminded of his declaration that
his specialty was English. After
that, he consistently made A’s and
A plus grades.
Rev. J. M. Haymore, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Decatur,
stated Saturday that the youth was
a member of his church and had
been a member of his Sunday
school.
“I was not intimate with FranK,”
Dr. Haymore said. “He was what
might be described as hard Io know,
and I was never able to get close
to him. I understood he was skep
tical about Christianity, but I never
discussed it with him because it is
my nature to be cautious. And he
never broached the subject to me—
apparently he entertained too much
respect and affection for me.
“Frank was really in Decatur but
a short period of the time I have ]
been a pastor here. But I did I
know him. He was very pleasant,
and one time visited my home. His
parents, though, were active church
memebrs, and out of respect for
them and the other members of the
family I made no mention of the
boy's part in the tragedies when I
officiated at the burial of Mr. and
Mrs. McDowell Friday at Acworth.”
Never Went to Church
Tn answer to questions, Dr. Hay
more stated Frank had never at
tended his church, and Mr. and Mrs.
McDowell never asked him to speak
to Frank about religion.
Young McDowell, however, was
more active in the Sunday school
than in the church, and at one time
was a regular attendant upon the
exercises of the former, according
to Dr. Haymore. He was a member '
of the class taught by Wheat Wil
liams, principal of the Decatur Jun
ior High school.
“Frank was peculiar, but he never
impressed me as being crazy,” said
Warner Hall, a sou of J. A. Hall,
with whom Flank's father was as
sociated in the conduct of the De- |
Kalb New Era at Decatur.
“He might be crazy on some one I
subject, but I can hardly believe he I
is really insane. We used to have '
some arguments, but I did not press j
them, because he always seemed to ■
know so much more about the sub- i
jeet than I did. He was apparently ,
a deep thinker, and would discuss |
“deep stuff” like the Einstein theory, i
One of his chief subjects was that j
of mechanical birth and birth control,
which I believe he mentioned in his !
statements in St. Petersburg."
The speaker described young Me- •
Dowell as always ready for a casual
argument, explaining: "No matter I
what the subject or what was said,
he never got angry; just argued cas- \
ually, inlifferent like.” He added
that McDowell’s arguments were
often on far-fetched subjects, but
that they were apparently logical in
the way their exponent explained
them.
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soothing influence, some good
classical music; some outdoors,
even if under guard, I am sure
it would go far toward restor
ing my nerves and reviving my
brain to where I think intelli
gently and consequently.
I appreciate the kindness that
has been shown me by the rep
resentative of the Associated
Press, and I have responded
freely to his many questions.
I am sorry that I could not find
words to convey to him the
thoughts that have surged
through my bram and whicti I
strive so hard to keep in order,
but 1 do not possess the vocab
ulary or power to convey to
others the ideas that I possess.
I ajn not insane ordinarily,
only when subconscious, and
under the direction of the
strange power that* has com
manded me to Kill. T have
hopes of a cure in due course
of time.
(Signed) FRA NK M DO WEL L.
There was apparently nothing
more to be learned from the
boy, though he seemed very
gracious and willing to talk.
Trial Decided Upon
The intimation by Frank McDowell,
19, confessed slayer of his father,
mother and two sisters, that his
father knew he was responsible for
the fire that caused the death of his
two sisters a year ago, the opinion
“of H. Mason Smith, Tampa alienist,
that McDowell is insane, and Mc-
Dowell’s declaration that he possess
ed a “dual personality,” were over
night developments in the case of
the youth who shat to death his
mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. McDowell, at St. Petersburg, last
Tuesday night.
Deputy Sheriff Horton Belcher
told reporters today that it had been
decided not to have the prisoner ex
amined. by an ordinary “insanity
commission,” but to submit him to
the usual procedure of trial for a
capital crime. The boy killer, he
said, would be given a preliminary
healing before County Judge Bird.
He will be held for trial and tried
in circuit court here at the next
term, in May.
The date for the hearing has not
been set. The state’s attorney. H. A.
Wilson, of Dade City, is in Memphis,
Tenn., and Belcher was unable to
say when he would return.
Byrnes, of House,
Enters Senate Race
In South Carolina
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28.—Repre
sentative James F. Byrnes announc
ed today that he would be a candi
date in the forthcoming South Caro
lina primary for the Democratic
nomination for United States sena
tor. He will seek election to the
seat now held by Senator Dial, also
a Democrat, who has declared he
will be a candidate for re-election.
Mr. Byrnes, whose home is in
Aiken, announced his candidacy in
the following statement.
“In the approaching primary elec
tion it is my intention to be a candi
date for the Democratic nomination
for the United States senate from
South Carolina. With my experience
of more than thirteen years as a
member of congress, and my inti
mate acquaintance with many mem
bers of the senate with whom I serv
ed for years in the house, it is my
hope that, if elected to the senate, I
can be of real service to my state.”
The South Carolina representative
is serving his seventh consecutive
term as a member of the house. He
is a member of the appropriations
committee and is ranking Democrat
on the sub-committee which drafts
the annual naval supply bill.
Memorial to Wilson
Held in Warsaw
WARSAW, Feb. 23.- President
Wojciechowski, the speakers of both
houses, the members of the cabinet
and the American legation, General
Haller, chief of staff, and many
Americans, today attended an im
pressive ceremony in memory of
Woodrow Wilson in the city hall.
Chopin’s Funeral March was played
by massed military bands.
Later, it was announced that one
of the streets of Warsaw will he
named after the late former presi
dent.
HIMBONE’S MEDITATIOKS
By J. P. Alley
Some Folks 6iT5 Powful
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TELEGMS TO Hll.
81 M'LEffl SOHT
IN OIL LEASE PW
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—A
thorough investigation as to what
communication administration of
ficials may have had with persons
involved in the oil scandal was de
termined upon by the Democrats
on the oil committee.
C. Bascom Slemp, secretary to
President Coolidge who accepted an
invitation today of Senator
Walsh, of Montana, to appear be
fore the committee Monday will be
the first witness in this line of in
quiry.
H. F. Taft, Washington manager
of the Western Union Telegraph
company and Thomas P. Dowd,
Washington manager of the Postal
Telegraph company will be addi
tional witnesses. Subpdenae were is
sued for them today.
They will be required to present
copies of any telegrams which wore
sent from Washington to Albert B.
Fall and Edward B. McLean, pub
lisher of the Washington Post, at
Palm Beach, Fla., between Decem
ber 20, 1923, and January 20, 1924.
Copies of telegrams sent to Fall
at New Orleans also will be called
for and in addition records of any
long distance telephone calls made
by government officials to Palm
Beach while Fall and McLean were
there may be sought.
Walsh’s Florida Inquiry
It was on January 9 that Senator
Walsh left Washington for tne
Florida resort with authority from
the oil committee to question Mc-
Lean as to his statement, trans
mitted to the committee by tele
graph, that he had loaned Fall
SIOO,OOO. Fall then was at Palm
Beach, and conferred several times
with McLean.
Secretary Slemp went to Palm
Beach for a vacation on Decem
ber 22, and returned here January
16. Some members of the commit
tee want to know what conversa
tions, if any, he had with either
Fall or McLean during his stay and
also whether he has communicated
with any other persons mentioned
in the oil scandal since that time.
These committee men also desire
to ascertain whether any individual
members of the oil committee had
communication with the former in
ter or secretary while he was either
at Pai n Beach or at New Orleans,
where he conferred with E. L. Do
heny and learned that Doheny was
coming to Washington to testify that
he loaned Fall SIOO,OOO.
MclLean’s Story Told
Although he had informed the
committee that Fall obtained the
SIOO,OOO from him, McLean when
placed under oath by Senator Walsh,
testified that he had given the one
time secretary checks aggregating
SIOO,OOO, but that these had been re
turned to him uncashed with the
explanation that Fall had arranged
to obtain the funds from another
' source.
The Washington publisher was un
able to produce the stubs of the
checks and it is to inquire further
in to this transaction that Senator
Walsh caused supoenas to Le issued
today for officials of the* Federal
American and Commercial National
Banks of Washington. McLean said
the checks had been drawn on one
or the other of these banks.
Charles B. Lyddane vice president
of the Federal American and J. 11.
Baden, vice president of the Com
mercial National, will be questioned
by the committee Monday at which
time the public hearings will be re
opened.
Banker to Be Questioned
On the same day the committee
plans to examine Milton E. Ailes,
president of the Riggs National
bank of Washington, for whom a
formal subpoena was issued today.
He will be asked concerning any un
usual cash transactions passing
through that bank and which might
have connection with various rumors
relating to the oil scandal.
While it is planned to press the
; public hearings as speedily as pos-
I sible, Senator Walsh has not ar
i ranged for a program beyond Mon
i day. He will confer soon with ex
- pert accountants who have been ex
l amining the books of the brokerages
firms before determing upon the or
[der in which witnesses are to an
i pear..
McLean has been summoned to ap
pear before the committee Monday
out Senator Walsh said today he
would not be called on that dav, nor
nas there been any decision as to
when he will be examined.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Frank
McDowell, who is waiting trial in
Florida as the confessed slayer of
his parents and two sisters, was not
the child prodigy he represented him
self to be here and elsewhere, but was
dishonorably dismissed from George
Washington university after his fail
ure as a student disclosed that he
had been admitted upon forged ma
triculation papers.
Only a few officials at George
Washington university knew Mc-
Dowell had been driven from the
class rooms with dishonor, and to
his many acquaintances here he was
known as the boy genius who com
pleted his collegiate course at the age
of sixteen and was already, a bud
ding author. As a matter of fact his
position in Washington was that of
check boy at the Library of Congress.
McDowell first registered at George
Washington university in 1921 for
eight different courses, embracing
mostly economics, political economy
and commerce. He withdrew before
matriculating that year, but in
March, 1922, presented a certificate
from Emory university, in Atlanta,
crediting him with three full years
of the most highly satisfactory work.
To the university registrar, he rep
resented himself as eighteen years
old, although in fact he was a year
younger.
The boy was immediately admitted
to the senior class, but soon began
to show his lack of training. He
failed in three of his studies and re
ceived only a fair average in the
fourth, haling chosen only four sub
jects upon his second registration.
He was asked to withdraw from the
university, and in the meantime,
their suspicions aroused, officials
queried Emory university heads as
to McDowell’s true record theje.
Their reply was that he had com
pleted less than one-quarter of a
semestei - there, had received no cred
its and had proved only a fair stu
dent. It was then learned that at
the time he was supposed to have
been graduated from the high school
in Decatur, Ga., where he and his
family lived for a while, he was re
siding in a far distant city.
McDowell was promptly denied
the opportunity to withdraw from
George Washington university, and
was dishonorably dismissed.
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ficers and alleged bootleggers last
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