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VOL. XXVI. NO. 63
M'LEMI GOT MANY
MESSAGES ON OIL
QUIZ. EILES SHOW
Telegrams to Publisher Dur
ing His Stay at Palm
Beach, Relative to Probe,
Read Before Committee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27—Tele
grams sent to Edward B. McLean,
A. B. Fall and ot-hers at Palm Beach,
Fla., and 1 relevant to the oil inquiry,
were read into the record today of
the oil committee.
The first, from John Major, at
Washington, to McLean, at Palm
Seach, suggested a leased wire from
he Washington Post to McLean's
cottage in Florida so the publisher
. I'ould have “easy and quick access
co the White House.” (Major is an
of McLean here.)
S’" The message said also that C. Bas
com Slemp. secretary to the presi
dent. would be in Florida soon.
Another message from Major to
McLean said that Major had “had a
talk with Smithers at the White
House.” (E. W. Smithers is chief
telegrapher at the White House.)
In another message Major told
McLean he had talked again with
“J. W. Zevely, Palmer’s law partner,
who said the matter would be at
tended to in a manner satisfactory
to you.”
Another message said Fred Starek,
a director of the war finance corpo
, ration, was anxious to get in touch
with McLean on an important mat
ter.
Palmer’s Name Mentioned
"Palmer and Zevely told me to
night that under no circumstances
should you send a message to the
committee,” said another message
to McLean, from Major.
"They said,” the message added,
“that after the man at Wardman
Park (Fall’s hotel) testifies and the
committee wanted you, thej' could
take care of you.”
Major reported to McLean that he
had delivered a message “to McAdoo
and Palmer as per your instruc
tions.” (In other messages there
are references to Francis McAdoo,
of New York, believed by committee
men to be the son of W. G. Mc-
Adoo.)
A message from the White House,
Signed “E. W. Starling.” and ad
dressed to McLean, said Starling
had “wired Wilkins at Hopkinsville,
Ky.” (Starling is of the White
House secret service staff.’
Under date of January 22, 1924,
Major wired McLean that A. Mitch
ell Palmer, former attorney general
and counsel for McLean, had gained
the impression from Senator Walsh,
that McLean would not be called be
fore the committee. -*
“Influence” Attempt Hinted
This message added that "other
people are working on WalAh.”
William Duckstein, another em
ploye of McLean, wired his employer
that “Smithers would like the job of
operating the special wire.”
“Just left the secretary at Ward
man Park," Major wired to McLean,
"He will go to Palm Beach. He de
. blared you would not be called, and
that the entire matter will be closed
after Sinclair testifies.”
Major said he was arranging for
Falls trip to Palm Beach, but had
doubts as to whether the secretary
would be a guest of McLean.
“Saw Senator Walsh this morn- j
ing,” said a telegram signed A.
Mitchell Palmer. “He would not com
mit himself.” -
This telegram discussed further the
likelihood that McLeon would be
called.
Major again wired that “Palmer
says that Walsh will not commit
himself, but I have other people I
working on Walsh.”
Reading Not Concluded
The committee adjourned until 10 .
a. m. tomorrow before all the mes
sages had eben read. Just before ad- ;
journment, Chairman Lenroot said j
that later messages established that
the “McAdoo” referred to was Fran
cis McAdoo, of New York.
Other senators said examination of i
the files of the Western Union Tele- i
graph company did not disclose a |
copy of the official telegram of noti
' location sent by Chairman Lenroot to
McLean, at Palm. Beach, and which
• / Senator Lenroot made public yester
*way.
Hhe message as read into the rec- j
ord by Senator Walsh, Democrat,
Montana, said:
Major to McLean, December 22,
1923:
“Just received notice that my tele
gram to you sent to St. Augustine
last night was undelivered. Mr. Hom-'
er said he believed that you should j
have leased wire installed and that
the Post and the Enquirer (Cincin
nati) should equally share the ex-I
pense of same. He based his opin- j
ion on the congressional situation, j
the fact that you could at all times
while wire was open be in communi
cation with Washington and Cincin- i
nati, and also give easy and quick
access to the White House.
Told of Slemp's Coming
“Homer wants to know if every
thing was at Wednes
day conference; if not. is there any
thing for him to take up and if so
who should he consult, Lambert or
Frazer? 1 am to let him know as
soon as you answer. Mr. Slemp and
Mr. Whaley leave tonight, 9:40
o'clock, for Palm Beach. Saw party
at Wardman Park hotel. Nothing
has developed as yet. Best regards.”
Major to McLeatf, December 24:
“I talked with Smithers at White
House and gave Frazer your mes
sage.”
Fall to McLean, December 25:
“Expect to be here, but in event
of departure will wire in time to
meet secretary at convenient point.
1 am much better and Mrs. Fall
joins me in Christmas greetings.
With f°f Evelyn ami yourself
and all yours.”
’Major to McLean. December 25:
“After talking with Dunphy over
the telephone tonight, I again talkeo
with W. Zevely, Palmer’s law
’’<• said that the matter
would’be attended to in a manner
that would meet with your approval.
I am to see him tomorrow, Wednes
day. 1 have an appointment with
the'man i*t Wardman Park hotel Im
mediately following his testimony
Thursday. Will at once advise you
of everything that takes place. Re
sards."
Major to McLean. Deertpl»cr 26:
"Ijitnbcrts otT e following receipt
oy 2, Column 2)
Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
IATTORNEY GENERAL
ttSETMTE
IMMIZ
Anxious for Vindication at
Inquiry Before Actually Re
tiring, According to His
Friends
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—(8y the
Associated Press.) —An offer by At
torney General Daugherty to retire
to private life when the senate com
pletes its investigation of his official
acts is believed in some administra
tion circles to be imminent.
Under the plan he would step out
of the cabinet regardless of the out-,
come of the senate inquiry, and
would announce that Intention to
! the country in advance.
| A statement from him is expect- ,
ed before the day is over. There is
; a belief in some quarters that it
may end the bitter controversy of
I which he has become the center.
There still are some of President
< Coolidge’s advisers, however, who I
I believe that a promise to resign at
I a future date will not satisfy the I
attorney general’s critics in the
senate.
Coolidge View in Doubt
Whether it would be entirely sat
isfactory to Mr. Coolidge himself re-
I mains undisclosed. He conferred for
an hour again today with the at
torney general but made no state- ;
ment.
From the start the attorney gen
eral has insisted he would not re
tire from office under fire, and the
plan to announce his willingness to
resign on termination of the senate
investigation was suggested in the
hope that this would satisfy his own
desires in that regard and at the
same time meet the persistent de
mands of Republican senate lead
ers that he retire.
The president has considered
painstakingly how such a com
promise might be worked out. He
has conferred with all parties to
the controversy, and has sought the
advice of his closest personal friends
in an effort to compose one of the
most difficult situations with which
he has had to deal since he entered
the White House.
Party Leaders Differ
The advice of the Republican sen
ate leaders was that attorney gen
eral resign immediately. In his re
fusal to do so, Mr. Daugherty had
the public support of Chairman
Adams of the Republican national
committee and a few Republican
senators. The whole maze of con
flicting advice was brought under
scrutiny late last night at a confer
ence between the president, Secre
tary Slemp, Frank Stearns, a long
time friend, and William M. Butler,
manager of the Coolidge presidential
campaign.
The results of that conference
were laid before Mr. Daugherty this
morning by Mr. Coolidge in a frank
talk of more than an hour at the
White House. Afterward the at
torney general said his statement
would be issued before the day was
over.
Mr. Daugherty arrived at the ex
ecutive offices immediately after
breakfast. He would not discuss
what trend his discussions with the
president were taking.
Last night he had spent two
hours with Mr. Coolidge and after
he left the whole subject was re
viewed at a conference between the
president. Secretary Slemp, Frank
W. a close friend, and Wil
liam M. Butler, manager of the
Coolidge presidential campaign.
It was assumed that the pres:
dent informed the attorney general
at their conference this morning of
the opinions expressed by those who
took part in the round table discus
sion of last night.
Some of those in the president’s
confidence appeared certain there
would be a concrete development,
perhaps determining definitely
whether Mr. Daugherty is to resign,
either today or tomorrow.
Five Slightly Hurt
When Seaboard Train
Wrecks Near Lyons
LYONS, Ga., Feb. 27. —Seaboard
passenger No. 12, Montgomery to-
Savannah, turned over, wrecking
tl'o combination baggage and express
coach and engine tender, one mile
west o’s Lyons at 7:30 last night.
A broken rail was the cause. W. C.
Chambliss, flagman, had his left
hand bruised: J. J. Poole, baggage
master, sprained left foot; Miss
Emily Osborne, going from Rome to
Reidsville,* injured about the jaw;
Jeff Collins, negro expressman. was
cut over left eye; Norman Coles,
negro porter, had slight cut on neck.
No trains were delayed. Medical
treatment, was furnished at Vidalia
and all passengers were carried
back to Vidalia hotel.
McAdoo Got $200,000
In Tax Refund Case,
Newspaper Alleges
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. Feb. 27.
William G. McAdoo, secretary of
the treasury in the Wilson adminis
tration. received a fee of $200,000 for
intervention in a tax refund case
of the Republic Iron ar,.l Steel com
pany in 1920. according to a copy
righted special story published by
the Youngstown Vindicator today.
Mr. Williams, who is a practicing
' attorney in Washington, refused to
discuss the case and inquiries at the
treasury department were told that
officials are unable to locate the rec
ords.
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(Ad\ ertisement.)
IPor Id News
I Told In
Brief
VlENNA—Austria recognizes the
i Soviet government of Russia.
LONDON. —British labor govern-
I ment, aided by liberals, wins in test
I of strength in house, of commons.
WASH IN GTON. —Preside n t Cool
i idge and Mr. Daugherty confer at
White House but details of meeting
I ure withheld.
LONDON. —Athens’ dispatch to
Daily Express says that Greek gov
ernment, headed by Premier Kafand
aris has fallen.
MOSCOW —The new Soviet silver
coinage is issued and Russians have
hard money in their pockets for the
first time since the war.
CHICAGO. —A call for a general
conference of the oil industry for
March 25 is issued by the Chicago
oil trades committee.
SPRI NG FIE L D. Mass.—Senator
Capper asserts that the farmers’ re
fusal to organize is putting many of
them out of business.
HANNIBAL, Mo. —Senator James
A. Reed declares that “if the cabinet
is not purged soon, it will be time for
Coolidge to resign.”
CERRO ASUL, Vera Cruz —Rebel
losses in operations around Tuxpari
are placed at 250 killed and s‘.‘
wounded or made prisoners.
WASHINGTON. —House of repre
sentatives approves section of reve
nue bill that would repeal ten per
cent tax on theater admissions of
fifty cents and less.
I,ON DON —Affairs irt India are
causing the British government
great anxiety, Lord Olivier, secre
tary for India, tells- the house of
lords.
PARIS. —Premier Ramsay Mac-
Donald sends note to French gov
ernment on necessity of resumption
of interallied military control in
Germany.
WASHINGTON—WiIIiam J. Love
resigns as vice president of the
Emergency Fleet corporation and
managing director of the United
States lines.
LQNDON —Nineteen liberal mem
bers of parliament sign a manifesto
against the government’s plan for
laying down five new cruisers and
two destroyers.
WASHINGTON. Mexican em
bassy announces .that General Espi
noza Cordoba’s federal forces defeat
ed rebel army under General Moran
in petroleum district.
VICTORIA, B. C.—Tremors of
moderate intensity, supposed to have
originated in Pacific, are recorded ;
on Gonzales Hill seismograph for
more than hour.
MEXICO ClTY—President Obre-1
gon directs General Amaro to be in
an energetic campaign against
the rebels in Coalcon.an, under the
leaders Estrada and Dieguez.
FORT SMITH, Ark.—Ouster pro
ceedings against Andrew McGarry,
president, and all members of execu
tive board of district No. 21, United
Mine Workers, have been started.
TOKlO.—Government decides to
loan 80,000,000 yen to 26 Tokio in
surance companies to enable them
to pay claims arising from earth
quake and fire of last September.
WAS HI NG TO N. — I ’ residen t Cool
idge has two-hour conference with
Mr. Daugherty at the White House
and the attorney general’s opponents
declare that his resignation is near.
WASH INGTON.—President Cool
idge urges expeditious action by con
gress in investigating northern Pa
cific land grants, in letter to Chair
man Lenroot, of senate public lands
committee.
MUNCIE. Ind. —Officials of local
Ku Klux Klan proclaim a break
with national organization and an
nounce iilans for new national order
to be known as “Nobles of the Klan
of the North.”
ATLANTA.—KIan congress, called
by Edward Y. Clarke and his sup
porters, votes to establish a new or
der: “'l'he Knights of the Mystic
Clan,” masking and secrecy are to
be forbidden, it is said .
DECATUR, Ala.—William Jen
nings Bryan attacks Senator Oscar-
Underwood, of Alabama, and says
he would rather trust Goverqpr Al
Smith, of New York, in AVhite House
than the Alabama senator.
NEW ORLEANS—A. V. Coco, at
torney general of Louisiana, an
nounced he will make no further
moves t 5 prosecute cases at Bastrop
growing out of the operations of
hooded and masked bands.
ST. LOUlS.—Senator James A.
Reed assails William G. McAdoo and
asserts that when oil disclosures are
fully known. American people will
bp convinced of need of “driving
from power every tainted man.”
LAKEHURST, N. Y.—Plans for
polar flight of naval dirigible Shen
andoah have not been abandoned
but merely postponed for year, Lieu
tenant Commander Zachary Land
sowne. commander of the ship, says.
NEW YORK. —Governor Bhiehot
declares here that Albert Bacon Fall,
with President Harding's approval,
had planned to have forest reserves
turned over to department of inte
rior. as was case with naval oil re
serves.
W ASHINGTON.—Attorney Gener
al Daugherty admits in letter to Sen
ator Millis that he dealt in Sinclair
oil stock before and after he entered
the cabinet, but denies that he mis
used official information in these
transactions.
GENEVA.—Council of League of
Nations appoints delegation to col
laborate with Hungarian govern
ment in drawing up budget reform
and other measures necessary to put
in force schemes for restoration of
Hungarian finances.
RALEIGH, N. C —Call is issu ?d
to Democrats of North Carolina to
meet to form Daniels-for-Fresident
club, first definite move of the state
to idace in running for Democratic
preffldential nomination name of Jo
sephus Daniels, former secretary of
navy.
WEST CHESTER, Pa —Serious In
terference with tslegrahlc and radio
communication Is predicted by Dr
David Todd, professor emeritus of
\mherst college. In statement an
nounelng bis discovery of new out
break of "sun spots.”
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ATTACK VALIDITY
DF INDICTMENTS
A'ALDOST A, Ga., Feb. 27.—A gen
eral and sweeping attack against the
constitutionality of the indictment
was’ launched by the defense this
morning when the Echols county dip
piny vat conspiracy cases were
brought up for trial. Alleging that
the act of congress creating the bu
reau of animal industry under the
federal department, of agriculture
contained no provision whatever for
such prosecution, the defense filed
a demurrer, which was presented to
the court by Colonel Lee Branch, of
counsel for the defense.
Specifically, the demurrer declared
that the bureau of animal industry
and its employes had no authority
to engage in such>work unless cattle
were intended for interstate trans
portation. Dipping and other work
In connection with tick eradication
on domestic animals was vested en
tirely in the hands of the state gov
ernment. it was declared.
The demurrer charged that under
the federal laws, the bureau of ani
mal industry employes were illegally
engaged, and that the defendants,
therefore, had committed no of
fense against the government, and
that the indictments were conse
quently of no force and §ffect. Colo
nel Branch declared that the bureau
of animal industry men having no
lawful authority to supervise and
direct tick eradication weirk in any
state or county, except where inter
state transportation was involved,
therefore the defendants had com
mitted no 'offense in opposing these
men in their work, even if it is
shown the work was opposed.
Argument for the demurrer and
the opposition for the government
occupied a considerable portion of
the time of the court before the noon
recess.
When court opened the small court
room was packed to the limit with
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attorneys, defendants, witnesses and
spectators. Witnesses were proper
!y assorted and disposed of, there be
ing more than one hundred of these.
The roll call of the defendants
showed that they were all present,
and the list included: Oscar Thorn
ton, Sabie Thornton, Inman M.
Thornton, Wesley McDonald, Waver
ly McDonald, Tinker Carroll, J. B.
Hicks, W. W. Pennington, H. J.
(Mann) Carter, Fred Carter, Will
Carter, Borrah Rorbett, Floyd Carter,
George Herndon, Rader Carter, Wi
ley Corbett, Frank Staten, E. W.
Prescott, Buck Carter, Neely Hires
ami Jim Howell.
After the witnesses had been dis
posed Judge W. H. Barrett in
structed the deputy marshal to clear
the room of spectators to the extent
that all of the interested parties
might have seats. Because of the
limited space, there was more or less
confusion in getting this accomplish
ed. The crowd then surged into the
corridors, where the constant buzz
of conversation caused deputy mar
shals to constantly pass through the
crowd admonishing silence and
threatening the necessity of clear
ing the entire third floor of fche build
ing if better order was not preserved.
United States District Attorney
Boatwright and Assistant District
Attorney Charles L. Redding occu
pied the usual place for the govern
mAt conusel, with assistants, while
another large table was occupied by
the array of counsel for the defense,
which includes Branch & Snow, of
Quitman; Wilson & Bennett, of Way
cross; Frank & Langdale, of Valdosta,
and E. K: Wilcox, of Valdosta.
The. demurrer was presented by
Col. Snow, who argued its points be
fore Judge Barrett. All of this was
taken up before any attempt was
made to select the jury, and it was
all listened to with much interest by
the defendants and jurors.
U. S. Emergency Fleet
Executive Resigns
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—The res
ignation of William J. Love, vice
president of the emergency fleet cot
poration and managing director of
the United States lines, was an
nounced late today by Leigh C. Pii
mer, president of the corporation.
The resignation has been ac.cepte-t
and will take effect “at the earliest
possible moment.”
Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, E'ebruary 28, 1924
JUDGE H LITTLE.
FORMER SUPREME
COURT JUUIST, DEAD
COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. 27.—(8y
the' Associated Press.) —Judge Wil
liam A. Little, former justice of
the Georgia supreme court, died at
the city hospital at 8:40 o'clock this
rfiorning.
Death camo peacefully to the aged
jurist after an illness of little
more than a week at the hospital.
His son. John D. Little, and Mrs.
Little, of Atlanta, have been at the
bedside of the judge since it was
announced a few days ago that his
conditions was critical.
He was in his eighty-sixth year.
Judge Little had been in retire
ment in and near this city since 1913
when because of protracted ill
health he was forced to resign from
the superior court of the Chatta
hoochee judicial circuit. Mr. Little’s
life had been closely woven with the
judiciary of the state and its im
portant events since before the Civil
war, in which he served with the
Con federacy.
The son of Dr. William G. and
Martha Holt Little, he was born in
Talbot county, November 6, 1838. He
received his preliminary education
at Collingsworth Institute, Talbot
ton, and later attended private
school in Macon from which he en
tered the University of Georgia,
class of ’57. He changed to Ogle
thorpe university, however, and was
graduated from that institution in
1858. ■
Miners’ Bodies Recovered
SRRINGFfELD. Hl., Feb. 27.
Bodies of two men, killed in a dust
explosion in the Citizens coal mine, I
west of here, were recovered today by |
a mine rescue crew. The men were ■
the only workers in the mine when '
the blast occurred.
SENATE RESERVATIONS
REJECTION CAUSED BY
PHYSICAL BREAKDOWN
First Chapter of David Lawrence's Remarkable History'
of War President, Revealing Hitherto Unpublished In
cidents Marking Turning Points in His Career —Defeat
at Princeton Paved Way for His Entrance Into Politics
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Copi/nght, by tho George H. Doran Company in the United
States, Canada, South America. World publication rights reserves by
Current INeics Features, Incorporated.)
■I
WOODROW WILSON died as lie lived—unexplained and un
revealed. None —not even his intimates —ever knew the
mental processes which crystallized his decisions on policy
or converted friendships of a lifetime into the coldness of utter
detachment. Those who held office under him lived in fear of his
disfavor —they repressed their criticisms. Those with whom he
broke were involuntarily prejudiced against him —they exaggerated
his defects and minimized his virtues.
Stern and impassive, yet emotional; calm and patient, yet
quick-tempered and impulsive; forgetful of those who had served
him, yet devoted to many who had rendered him minor
unforgiving and fierce in his contempt for some who had dared to
disagree with him, yet generous with others even to the extent of
appointing them to high office; precise and business-like and yet
upon occasion illogical without more reason than intuition itself;
i seclusive, yet a crusader for the larger purposes of democracy—
thus might his characteristic contradictions be incoherently grouped
in a series of paradoxes.
And even these ase not all the .attributes of the strange per
sonality of Woodrow Wilson. The author knew Woodrow Wilson
for eighteen years, stood at close range through the rise and fall
of his eventful career, felt the throb of his efforts for a better
humanity, watched the inconsistencies of policy develop, perceived
the boldness by which almost alone he embarked on major pro
grams, and often took note of the eccentricities of a personality
perplexing to all but those who blindly accepted its leadership.
Author’s Task Defended
This chronicle and analysis of the
man whose words during- the World
war were broadcast to the four cor
ners of the earth, as had happened
to no other American in history, is
not intended to give aid and comfort
either to those who saw in Wood
row- Wilson an empirical opportunist
I of boundless ambition, arbitrary and
i tyrannical in the exercise of his
power or those who with partisan
zeal placed the stamp of unqualified
approval on his acts personal and
political, his singular concepts of
party discipline or international in
tercourse.
The author essays a task of his
torical disclosure because in all the
years of his acquaintance with
i Woodrow Wilson no favor was
sought and none given. No obliga
| tion was incurred, no political al
legiance established. Most of the
time it fell to the author’s lot as a
newspaper reporter to see behind
the curtain of events. it was a
scrutiny based upon a professional
labor prompted by the never-ending
I demands of present-day journalism,
! a scrutiny resented at times by Mr.
Wilson himself, tolerated upon occa
sions as a necessary evil, but never
wholly accepted by him as the corol
lary of that “pitiless publicity”
which in an unguarded moment of
impromptu speech he coined as a
slogan for his first adimnistration.
Hooks no doubt will be written
revealing various aspects of Wood
row Wilson’s life hitherto inade
quately outlined. Tetters, docu
ments, conversations, passing re
j marks—these will serve to chart
I more accurately the turbulent course
|of his extraordinary career, but
i there can be no departure by those
who know the truth from the ines
capable facts which made him to
! some a wrathful chieftain impatient
'and headstrong and to others the
jharassed prophet of a-new day.
The Turning Points
Turning points there -were in the
I career of Woodrow Wilson, sep
larated, indeed, by intervals of be
i setting circumstance, but climaxes
: nevertheless which marked assured-
Ily his progress from the cloistered
1 atmosphere of the college to the
forefront of the world stage itself in
the greatest crisis of modern limes.
They were like acts in a drama with
a touch of comedy here and there,
a triumphant rise over enemies who
wished him ill and plotted his de
feat. and a tragic collapse at the
i moment he most needed the. physical
I strength to carry forward his great-
Jest battle.
Seemingly connected as if by pre
destination were the major occur
rences in Woodrow Wilson’s life. De
feat at Princeton forced him reluc
tantly into the realm of national
politics. Repudiation of the man who
had practically made possible his
nomination as governor of New Jer
sey in 1910 won nationwide atten
tion even as the cry of “ingrate”
was raised. His sensational victory
at the national convention in 1912
after an unprecedented series of bal
lots took on the fervor of a crusade.
The college professor who had be
come in his day the most noted au
thority on the doctrines of constitu
tional government had the unexam
pled opportunity to put his theory
into actual practice.
Blunders Always Averted
Again and again Woodrow Wilson,
sure-footed, confident, self-reliant, so
far as the outside world was con
cerned. seemed on the verge of a|
great blunder only to be saved |
therefrom by the insistent counsel
of his colleagues and advisers. As|
fascinating is the tale of what Wood i
row Wilson wanted to do hut did',
not as the story of the spectacular:
things he did do, some of them, too. i
in direct opposition to his most!
faithful friends and counsellors.
Romance, which in the lives of all '
great men has played a dominating J
role, runs through the drama of thei
Wilsonian career, affecting him at i
times most profoundly. In all his J ;
tory perhans there is no statesman ,
who was as deeply influenced or asp
quickly stimulated in Intellectual \<
vigor by an atmosphere of feminine h 1
brilliance. It raised him to the loft- 1
left heights. 1
Chival rous. always wholesome,!'
susceptible to the charms of those :
he loved, the unpublished writings I
of Woodrow Wilson apart from as- *
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markable collection of literary gems.
The world missed a great novelist
in Woodrow Wilson. His spontaneity |
was genius itself.
The death of the first Mrs. Wilson
in 1914 nearly wasted away the
moody husband who survived her.
The courtship and marriage follow
ing a tomb-like melancholy of six
months in the White House, which
alarmed his physicians and family.
; gave Woodrow Wilson the inspira
tion to carry on in the great war.
It was the largest single factor in
prolonging his life four years and a
t half beyond the ill-omened day when
there came an end to his famous
speaking trip for the League of Na
tions. - .
The Physical Collapse
! Consistency he often threw to the
1 winds, obstinacy reared itself im
! placably at moments when compro
mise would have won the day. That
which happened before his physical
collapse must be judged differently
from that which occurred thereafter.
Had he retained his health, Woodrow
Wilson, just as sure as day/follow*
. night, would have accepted Reserva
tions to the Versailles treaty and se
cured thereby the acceptance by tne
United States of membership In tne
League of Nations. He was almost
persuaded to do so on his sick bed,
but his illness induced a conscious
ness of martyrdom which, together
with the exclusion of outside advice,
made him irritable and inflexible.
The purpose of this biographical '
study, however, is not to construct a
defense of the temperament of Wood
row Wilson nor to cast X-rays of
penetrating criticism on his mode of
self-expression. The story is unfold
ed for no other purpose than to place , >
on record a dispassionate narrative
of the man who traveled not the ac
customed path of the politician prac
ticing the arts that make for per
sonal popularity, but the road that
combined personal magnetism with
the sheer power of intellect, a road
that marks the unparalleled ascent
of a college, professor to the throne •
of moral leader in a world torn be
tween intense commercialism and
Christian idealism.
(Saturday’s chapter deals with flic 1
relations between Grover Cleveland
and Woodrow Wilson—a hitherto
untold story.)
Palmer Gave Away
$500,000,000 Public
Lands, Pinchot Says
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—The name
of former Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer has been brought
into the naval oil lease reserve cor
troversy by Governor Gifford Pin
chot, of Pennsylvania. Pinchot,
speaking before the Survey Asso
ciates, Inc., here last night, said that
“in 1920 Attorney General A. Mitch
ell Palmer, without a. fight, turned
over 1500,000,000 of our lands from
our public domain to the Southern
Pacific railroad.
“Palmer refused to appeal to the
I nited States supreme court from
the decision of a. lower federal court
favorable to the Southern Pacific.”, !
Former Secretary of the Interior
Fall, chief figure in the oil lease
investigation, “was also involved in
the last and most dangerous attack
on the national forests,” Pinchot
said.
"He tried to get them transferred
from the department of agriculture
to the department of interior R o that
ho could give them away to private
interests, as ho_ did the oil lands.”
Motor Highwaymen
Operate Near Mobile
MODI I J-.. Ala., Feb. 26.—Automo
bile bandits op-rating on the Craft
highway, just north of the city lim
its, late Sunday night held up atrl
rbbbed Charles Smith, of Whistler,
according to a police report.
Smith told the officers that while
walking the highway five men
drove up in a large automobile *nd.
•with drawn pistols, commanded him
to hand over his money. Smith 1*
the second victim of automobile high
waymen on this road tn two night*,
as J. S. Barlow was robbed of ISM
Saturday night near the same wet.
Over t«-n holdups' have otxurred In
tins county in the past month.