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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, APRIL 13,1924
The   Only   Sunday    Newspaper Covering   tho   Wyoming   Valloy
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
PRESIDENT IS ATTACKED IN SENATE RESOLUTION
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BONUS ON COURSE TO A FINAL TEST
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Finance Committee Of Senate Reports It Out In The Same Form In Which It Passed The House And Lines Are Formed To Pass It
HIGH BORROWING RATE
Washington, April 12.—The soldiers bonus bill, crushed by a I'l-esidontlal veto nftor Us prcvlou.-s pas-sago thiough Congre.s.s, today started on tho lasl stage ot another jpurney to a probably .similar fate w-hen ll w-as or¬ dered to the Senate by the Finance Committee.
Tho bill as reported -was virtually the samo as the measure which passed thc Houso. It Ls built around a provision for twenty year endow-- mcnt Insurance policies for the vet¬ eran.s.
Republican ieadors will decide Mon¬ day whether It will take precedence In llic Son.ate over the tax bill. Bonu.s ndvocate.s iirgo that It bo laken np first so that thoy will Iiavo timo be¬ fore the srssion ends lo pass It over n  pii.ssi'_'e veto by I'residenl roolidgo.
'I'ho coiiiinittee gavo only the brief¬ est consideration lo the bill, reporting It afler Ihioe days ot discussion. De¬ mocrats laterposed no objeiiiona foi- tlii-y will bring up their own bill, iiro¬ viding for cash compensation, on the floor.
Democrats nre going to fight for a cash bonus. Their lenders are re¬ drafting tho old Copeland bonus bill and It will ho ready for presentation Monday, with thc report ot the Re¬ publiciin  bill.
Thc bill ordorod leported today pro¬ vides that compeii.sation shall be com¬ puted at the rate of Jl a day for home .service and H.2.'i for overseas, with basic maximum of jnon and $625 re- spectivelv. nftor deducting 60 days service for the S6n bonus paid on dis¬ charge. To tbo basic compensation. E.'i per cent will be added for comput¬ ing tho faco value of the insurance policy. Interest cnnipniindeil at I per cent aiiiuially "ill be flsurod dur¬ ing the 20 \o:\v lifo of tho policy. High Borrowing Power
Votoians would bo prrmltlod monoy from banks on their cortiflciites up to !10 per cent of the policy's face value. Votei-aas who have »50 or les.s com¬ ing lo Ibcin  would  be  paid  In  cash.
.\ny man or woman in the army, naw or niarino corps. below the rank of captain in the army and lioii- t.-nant In the navy. Is eligible for the Imnus.
Three changes made by the com¬ mittee In tho Houso bill were:
1 rrovislon     whicli     made   women
yeomen, who worked as clerks during tJie wnr, eligible.
2 -.\ provision providing that fed¬ eral reserve banks may not u.-o bonus cirtitlcatos as collateral for l.ssuance of Imnk nole.s.
.I—Putting the admini.'itrotlon of the bill ontii-ely in the hands of the Vet¬ erans  llureau.
Treasury exports estlnialo lliat tho Insurance endow-ment provision of tho bill alone will cost »3,680,00tt,«on to the govornment in twenty years. Tbey al.so .say that tho cash payments tor nmounls duo under »r,n will ainouul to more than Jl.i.000.000. IntoreRl nnd the cost ot administciing the bill will also add to those nmounts to those amountR to swell tho flnal co.st.
It Is the gonei-al belief ot Congros.-- th-it I'resident Coolldgo will voto any bonus becauso of bis statement In his first message to Congress agulast any compensated nieasurcs.
LOSS OF SERVICE OUE TO SCANDALS
Says Efficiency Of His De¬ partment Has Been Lost In Fuss Of Investigation
HOPES FOR A CHANGE
FALLS ON STKKI'.T
While on his wny home al 1 o'clock this morning, .\dam Fule.ski of 6G I.'ulton street, fell on Northampton street, (leorgetown, nnd received a dcoii Laceration to hi.s head. Hc -was laken to City Hospital by police. An examination lovealcd thai tin- man had sevenid an artery and tho wo>ind was closed with several slitcbes. He was later removed to his home.
CHILD BURNS TO DEATH IN PITTSTON BONFIRE
Pittsburgh, Pa., April 12.—Defend¬ ing his administration ot the Treasury Depaitment, Secretary Andrew V,'. .Mellon tonight In an address at ir bannuot given in his honor, character¬ ized the Senate probe of the Internnl Itoveniie Hureau as a "political at¬ tack upon me or un effort to develop scandal."
"Unle.ss .some end Is broughl lo this unnecessary liiti-rforenco the govern¬ mont will largely cease to function," Mellon .Slid. "I'ublic servico Is a lav- gel   for  public  abuse,   not   an   honor."
"The ilepartment ot w-bich I ara thc head has 60,000 employees. In cus¬ toms and internal revenue il collects over $3,000,000,000 a year and It ia In Ihelr pi-oinpt administration ot the law- thnl every taxpayer is vitally Inter¬ ested," Mollon continued. ".K month ago a select commitlee ot the Senate was apsointod to Invesligate the bureau  ot internal  revenue.
"Its purposo was laudable,—to reo- ominond improvements In the law and its administration.
"lis real puri'ose, however, Ferm."< to bo un attack upon me or to dls up scnliiial."
The Secretary stated thnt, since tbe probe started, work In the offlco which detorminos In.x liabilities has f-.illen off aO per i-ent and work In tho natui.il ri-suiirccs division of thc Internal lievonuc bureau has pi-acti- cally cea.sed.
I'JUIcieiM'y Lost
Ho explained thai much of the tlmo ot employees of the bureau is being dovoled to furnishing Information to the Senate coiuiiiilteo and the remain¬ der of the lime the omployoe.H aro more int'-resloil in reading about and discussing tho investigation than working. Thc morale of the entire orgaiii^'.atio:! Is di'sti-o>cil. l^nlcsR some end Is brought to this unneces¬ sary Intorterenco, goveinnient will largely cea.sc  to  function".
"Tho coinnilltio has made Inquiry inlo every company with Mellon in¬ lerests mill nowlii ro has It boon'shown that a company lias been favored, the Secretary said. "On the contrary it is possible that the i-evcruc has been Ihe case,"  ho nddeil.
Tho invostlsation h,t.s .shown that favoritism through t-onnlvance of government cniplosees ia pructically impossible.
"It has boon my experlonce that thore is a sense of service and a pride of position which have brought to tho governmeiit a better, a more honest and a more honorable class of servant than piivali- industry can command ujion an.v thing like the .same terms. The value of this as.sot is Incalculable, but it is rapidly being deslroyod. Pub¬ lic service is a target tor public iibu.se, not honoi-.
"However, I hope and believe that il is a ii.issing phase which may soon disappear, lo go succeeded in retuni by orderly procedure."
liurns received while roiiiping mound a bontiie ut homo caused lho death ot Frances Marcelonls, three years old, of 17 Spring stieet, Seb.asta- pol early today In I'ittston hivspital. The youngster had boon carriod into tbe hospital yesterday afternoon with her littlo body burned almost black. Surgeons worked steadily over her but their eftorta were futile.
The Barcelonis girl was burned yos- terday atternu'iin in the Ixick yard ot her home. Wilh olher chlldieii .she had gathered luliblsb and when this had been piU-d high, a match wuii touched. .\ moment later ber clothing was Ignited by the llaim.-i. Iief«rc adults could respond lo thc screams of the victim's playmates, she had beon burned from head lo foot. Her death occurred at 12:40 u'clock this mo:n- UiS.
VICTIM   OF   STAHin.NG
The condition of William Clomicx. 26 years old, of 100 Lincoln sln>ot, Dupont, who wa.s stabliod In a sli-eot brawl l-'riilay nighl. roiiiains critii-al according to attaches of Pltt.ston hospital. I'olico aro seeking l.ouis Pierro. 32 >ours old. of Main .street, Dupont,   Ihe  alleged  ius.suilant.
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.loseph Williams, l!i years old, of Orovo .street. Warrior Kun, was snucczod between cars yostorday whllo at work at No. 1 shaft ot tho «lon Alden C!oiil Company. He Is in^'an- llcoko State Hospital suffering from bruises to the hips and back. His con¬ dition is serious.
THREE ARMY AVIATORS ARE BURNED TO DEATH
I.awtou, Okla.. April 12-Thice army nviutoi-s from I'ost field hei-e ivero burned to death whon their Do Havi¬ land plane bide-.slipped and fell 200 feel lo tho ground at Leon, Akia., ac¬ cording to advices to Post field offic¬ ials tonight. Bodies ot the vicllms were burned beyond recognition. The dead:
First I.ioulonant Solomon Kbeil, SO, Dubois,  Idi'iio.
Conuiral Kmmett J. Reese, 24, Nor¬ man, Okla.
Private Kmmett Marse, 23, Leon, Okla.
-Ml were members of tho llth Ob¬ servation s(|uudron attached to Post field. The party wuu ou an olllcial flyinatour.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK SKETCHED        \ WANTS COOLIDGE MESSAGE
STRICKEN FROM RECORDS
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Senator Reed Furnishes Climax To
Bitter Partisan Debate In Which
Senator Watson Charges Governor
Pinchot With Activities Meant To
Embarrass The Chief Executive
Country In Need Of a Con¬ structive Program Is Belief Of National Leaders
AVOID   CRITICISM
SHO WDO WN EXPECTED MOND A Y
GENERAL STRIKE E
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Pennsylvania Coal Company Miners Gain First Point Through Cappellini's Effort
IMPATIENT OF DELAY
IMMIGRANT BILL IS OUT
Congress Rejects The Appeal' Of Secretary  Hughes On Jap Exclusion Provision
IHE SPECIAL JOB
Three Plants In Luzerne And Lackawanna Counties Are Involved In Her Work
.\. final effort to avoid a general strike Involving 12.000 miners employ¬ ed by the Pennsylvania Coal Company will bo made today by Rinaldo Cap- ellnl, district president ot the United Mine Workers. The mon arc deter¬ mined to remain from work tomorrow but the union leader is hopeful that ho will be able lo keep all colliorios In tho I'ittston district operating. His In¬ fluonco toward peace will lie exerted this afternoon when CappellinI will ap¬ pear before the miners' grievance commitlee at a meeting in Hilldalo,
Reports received from union sources In the I'ittston district Inst night In¬ dicated that tho sentiment for a strike has become so deeply founded among the men that Cappellini's hope to avert a strike will not bo realized. Leaders of tho miners declare thoy havo given the Pennsylvania Coal Company sufflciont timo to adju.sl ob¬ jectionable condilions and the com¬ pany   has  failed.
CappellinI was In conferonco yester¬ day afternoon with repioseiitativcs ot tbo company. The di.strict president was accompanied by Socrelary-lreius- urer Knoch Williams and Board Mem¬ bers Iloylan and Rowan. Tho Coni- pa:iy was i-opresentod by Oeneral .Manager A. K. Morris, Jo.scph J. Jennings and W. P. Jennings. Priilrst  IdleiK's.s
At this ccnferonce both tho com¬ pany officlaLs and repi-esentatlvcs ot the union are reported to huvo been in a rather compromlsl.ig mood. The two principal griovancos, that of the contnict system which the mon al¬ lege has been permitted to exist at the Central colliery contrary to an agreement entered Into in 19J0, nnd tho failure ot the company to flnd em- plojment tor 120 men lorenlly laid oft at the Kwen colliery, were discussed from evory anglo.
District President CappellinI eni- phasi/.ed thc fact that Ihe return to the contract systom Is a strlt^t vlola- lloii of the ngreement enlorod into by the company officials four years ago, and aftor due con.slderatiiiu this iliffi- (Cunlinued  on  I'age  11—Section  1)
AMENDMENTS DEFEATED
Wa.slilnston, .-^prll 12.— In the faco of a warning that efforts ot tho United Slates to maintain tiie "open door" and other American policies in lho Far Kast might be set ut naught, the House to<lay, without even the for¬ mality ot a record vote, wrote tho controversial Japanese exclusion pro¬ vision into the Immlg-ration bill and then pa.s.sed the bill 322 lo 71.
Rejecting appeals ot Secretary ot Stale Hughes to omit it. Ignoring Jap¬ anese Ambassiulor Hanihara's warning ot "grave consequences" lo .Vmcrlcan- Japane.sc relations, tho Hou.sc swiftly adopted tho provision, supporler.s ot tho bill sorvinfT notice Ihat they would insist on its retention, should the .same veto strike it out ,evon though all Im¬ migration legislation at this session bo blocked.
Scores of amendments offered In an attompl to modify Its most Impiutunt provisions were shouted down by viva voce vote.s, tbe provision basing the quotas on the census of 1890, instead of 1010, as present, withstanding all attacks.
Meiuiwhilc,  consideration  of a sim¬ ilar bill In the Senate w,-us blocked by di.scusslon of President Coolldge's mes¬ sage aboul Senate Investigations. Trouble In l-'or l';iist
Shortly before the House acted on the Japanese provision an offlcial speaking tor the admlnlslrallon de- vlarod that American policies and in¬ terests in the far East were sure lo be jeopardized by the enaclment ofthe restrictinn and warned that, it the United States lo.ses Ihe co-operation ot Japan In its fight for "the open door" In China nnd other Important Ameri¬ can poydes, all Us past effort will go for naught.
"The United Stale.s does not desiro to and Is not going to send an army to the Far Kast lo enforce American policies in that part of the world", this official said.
Tho  Issue  Involved  in  the  proposed legislation  Is plainly one whether the United Hlales prefers lo loso the co-op¬ eration   of  Japan   or   exclude   the   146 (Conllnucd ou  I'use  IS—Section  1)
LIBEL ACTION STARTS
.\ tlireat to close up all breweries in Niirtlioaslorii rennsylvania siispeclod of making liiKli-powereil lioer came to this city through government chan¬ nels last night following ofllclnl an- noiinconiont /ostordny that Ilbol nc¬ tlon against three jilanls In Luzerne and I.arkav.-aiina counties has already boon starti'd. Tho ila>'s iloveloiiments revealod plans iiiadt- by U. S. Prohl- bitiiiii I'onimissioner Roy Haynes to pi ice the majority of bioweries In this section of tho .State undor padlock.
Acciirding lo an announcement at I'hlladi Ipliia, K. Robinson's Son.s' bi-ewo.i-y at Scianton has alieady iKon taken over by lho tedoi-al giivernment. Thc plant of Iho (fleiiuon IJrewiiig Company at I'iltston will bo taken over within a foiv days. It was do- clai-"il. Under an order Lssucd oy Federal Judge C. li. Witmer Iho riilston browery was libeled over to a Uniti-tl St.itiH marshal but the papers authorizing Ibo actual seizure have not yet roaclied tho marshal's olllce III Scranton. Similar acllon againsl the I,inn lirowing Company's plant In Ihls city has been ordorod by tho court apd lhc.se papers may be served tomnrriiw.
Oeiierul Cleanup
Tho cru;;aile against the Robinson, Glennon and I.inn ostabllshnionls H only the toreruiiiier of a goni ral cam¬ paign against brewoilis heio and in I.ackawanna county, aulhorities stated liLst night. Thoy declined lo reveal tho evidence thoy have gathered against the owners but insisted It Is strong enough to bring summark uctlon. .More libels will lie asked In court dur¬ ing tho next ten days.
Tho Litest nemesis ot the brewers is Mr.s. Agnes 11. .Stalllng.s, bead of tho beor anl wine ilivislon »t the Internal Revenue Dep.u timnt. It uas .-^lio who gatherod the evldeni-e hero. l'''oi- weeks sho has iM^en quietly at work making obsi'i-\-atiiins aivl tests. Commissioner Haynes Is giving her absolute leeway in spotting violations.
.•\ Woman's Work
".Mrs. Slalliiius has already dono splendid work at Pblladolpliia, w hire I   (Continued  on  I'ago  13—Section  1>
New York, .\prll 12.—Pleas for a consti-iiotlvo Democratic campaign In the coming presidential election foa- tiii-od tho Jefferson day lianquet ot the National Domocialic Club hero to¬ night.
Speakers, ranging trom J. Brace j Kramer .national committeeman from i .Montana. Io John W. Davis, former | Ainlia.ssador to the I'ourt of St.; Jamos, stressed tho necessity for ai sound Iieniocralic program on thc ac- compllslunents ot the party and wain-i od against ilesti-uctivo criticism, based i on the scandal investigation in Wash- \ Inglon.
An exiiocloil boom for Governor .M Smith of Xew- Vork for the Donio- i-rallc presidential nomination, dwin¬ dled to a mild broadslilo when the Governor failed to apiiear to doliver a si-heilulod address.
Smith's namo brought rousing cheei s, however, when Oovernor nilchlc ot Maryland referred to him as Domocrncy's favorlto son and said: "The only thing noedeil to make It a perfect evening is .VI  Smith."
Thon tho band playisl "Kiust .Side, Went Side" nnil t.ho lieinocnits gave nlno rnhs for Smith and got thoir hats nnd went homo.
All In all, the Smith suppoiiers con- .sldei-i'd it a salislaclory evening, liow-- ovor. and said Ihoir candiiiaio had sliown plainly his sti-engt.li wiihin the parly.
Siiiidi Not Present Karly in the evening Ihe word was passed iiriiiind tbnt Smith would not bo prosent but bis fnlliiwcrs merely grinned; ".\l will como parading in at tho psycliiiliigical iiionieni," they said, "and then watch the fireworks."
Siiiilh didn't, however, and the flrc- wiirs wore conlinod to a flve-niinuto deniiinsti-atiiin.
.lolin \\'. Davis, former Ambassador 111 the I'oui-l ot .St. James und fre¬ quently niontiotiod ns a possible Demo¬ cratic I'resiilontlal candidale, was given ,1 Ironiendous ovation when hc ai'iiso  to speak.
Davis ploadod for a con.stnictlvc campaign along Iho lines suggcslwl by several other spoakors.
"The Domoci-atic iiarty In eager for comliat." bo said, "but It Is linportiinl the cimpaign be ciiiidiii-tisl w-ilh somo- lliiug  more than  critliism.
"Wo must sot forlh some i-cally con¬ structive ideas."
Ilnnest Unvcninient "The peopio want two things," de¬ clared Governor George Silzer ot New- Jei-soy. "Thoy want tax reduction nnd thoy w-ant a house cleaning. Thoy don't want 'government by the ijest minds.' Thoy want government by lho honest inin-Ls."
Governor .Mlieit C. Rilchle of Mary¬ land i-etraliioil from any direct r-fer- ence to the investigatiiiiis in Wash¬ ington. Ho attacked with vlgur cen¬ tralization in government.
Slate rights In tho matter of pro¬ hibition as woll ns others were lo him the crying need of tho hnur.
".\ majorily of tho legislators In tlilrty-six .states, 2.316 iiieinlicrs, can forco tbelr wills on a nation of 110,- 000,000 people through federal lunend- nionts," he said.
Governor Ritchie singled out tho De¬ parlnient of .Agriculture, tho Bureau ot I'ubllc Roads, the I'hildron's llu¬ reau, the Foderal Trade ('ommlssion, as examples ot national buioaiis hand¬ ling the work that he claimed should lie the states' right. He aLso decried the Sterllng-Townor bill, now before Congress, which would create a De¬ partiiieni of Kdiicatinii. Tho w-ork of those bureaus could lie more cheaply land efnclently handled by tho Individ¬ ual states, said the Maryland Oov¬ ernor.
Washington, April 12.—.\s the cli¬ max to hours of bitter partisan de¬ bate, Sonator Reed, Missouri, late to¬ day Introduced Into tho Senate a reso¬ lution domandlng that President Cooll'lge's message to the Senate, tor a cessation ot present methods ot in¬ vestigating executive deparlmenls, bo sirlcken trom tho Record. Reed would strike out also Secretary ot tho Treas¬ ury Mellon's letter which Mr. Cooiidge transmitted.
Reed's demand tor expunging ot Ihe two documents was taken on thc grouivl thai they conslltiitod an in¬ sult lo the Senate. He made a bitter spooi'b. in which be charged that tho ailminlstratiiiii's desire lo stop the in¬ vestigation by a Senate committee of the liureau of Internal Revenue,—the specific Inquiry to whicli Mellon and the 1'resident objecled. — must havo as Ils foundation somo four of disclosures cortain to como it the probe was per¬ mitted to continue.
Reed's resolution complicated with neiv bitterness a situation already fraught with po.ssibilities of nn acute break belweon the Prosldent and Ihc Senate. It made tho issue between Mr. Cooiidge aud the Senate largely a personal one and, together with Senator Jone.s' rosolutlon giving the Revenue llureau investigatinn broader power.s, will form Ibe subject of even heated debate next wook.
I'rcsiileiil Shocked
It is likoly also, it was indicato.l to¬ night, that tho President and adminis- Iratliin Ieadors will confer ovor tlje wiek-end about the situation. Mr. Cooiidge' is undei-stood to fi-ol deeply on tbo matti-r. nii-1 to regard thc mitlio<ls pursued In the Couzens In¬ quiry into Secretary of tho Treasury Mellon's personal coniieclions as so far outside the proper sphere ot .Sena¬ torial investigation as lo warrant him laking Ihe flniiest porsible stand against its continuance.
Reed's resolutioii may command much .support amnng the Denioorats and priigresslvi s. tlmugli tho Republi¬ cans will assail It on tho ground that Mr. Cooiidge has as much right to ox- press his point of view in a mes.sage to tho Sonali- as tho Soiiale lias to ex¬ press its view-point, an It often does In resolutions addressed to thc Presi¬ dent.
Altogether the situation pro.sonts a serious monnce lo tho complotlon ot necessary legiilatinn In lime In permit adjournment early In June. Wilh tbe tax and bonus bills cnmiiig up next week, together with other measures lioforo the Senate, injoctinu of this Issue Is likely to bo seized upon by opponents of theso measures to de¬ lay their pa.s.sage.
.\ hurried conference ot Democratic I-eadors was called tollowing the intro¬ duction of Reed's measuro an.l .Sena¬ tor Reed dlscu.s.sed it with .seveial pro- gi'o.sslve leaders. Heed served notice that ho would demand action .Monlay,
WEST SIDE ALARMS
CALL OUT COMPANIES
Fire companies of West Sido towns responded lo thne alarms last night and early today. At 12:30 o'clock this morning fla:nes ot unknown origin thrcaloned the building ot Peter Veraska on Main street, Kdwardsvllle. The flro was oxtiiiguished by borough flremen within a slinrt time. Kd- waiilsvillc flremen were also called out last night to extinguish flre which badly damaged a Ford machine on ZorlH-y avenue. A false alarm wiuj turneil In from box 14 ut the cor¬ ner of Sharp street and Wyoming avenue.
Pinchot Attacked
.Senator Watson of Indiana, who came to tbe deten.se ot President Cooiidge. charged that Governor Pin¬ chot of Pennsylvania, political toe ot Socrotiiry Mellon was behind the ap¬ pointment ot Francis J. Heney by I'ongress a-s an invostig-ator and that the wholo purpose ot Investigation waa purely political.
"This whole thing Is nn assault on tho President," ileclared Wat.son. "1 know that In tho presidential cam¬ paign the chance to injure .Secretary Mellon will not be ovorlookod."
In opposing a continuation ot the Intern.il Revenue Investigation Wat¬ son cnnlendod that no good purposo will be .served and evils will  result."
Once an investigation bj Honey gets under way. Watson ."aid, the dragnet of gossip would he thrown out and a saturnalia of vitupei-ation and espcr- slons would continue until election dny. He added that llnchot waa seek¬ ing lo investigate the prohlbitloD bureau.
The President wants us lo keep quiet ami let bribery and crookedness go on," Rood cried in criticizing tho President's message, which he said was a slur nnd an Insult, containing words that would not be used bet'ween ordln.iry bu.siness houses."
Watson's speech Reed .said had con-, vincod him there was "somothing cor¬ rupt and something to hide " In the In- tei-nal Revenue Uureau. He said the aduiinistrutiun wants to block it be¬ cause it fears that "anolher cublUet offlcer may  have  to  resign."
Heed ridiculed Watson's fear ot aB investigation, ti.iyiiig that tbo govern, ment is in no danger, "even if wo havn to invo.stigate Mellon, even it wo should flnd another FaM, another Daughcrty or another Doheny."
In reviewing the lestimony of tie' Senate oil committee. Reed said lhi> is tho "miii-k raking that the Senator from Indiana aud his school of thought most tear." Ho declareii thai Watson woulil clamp the lid dow-n oa every kind of Investigation for parly reasons. In defending tlio I'residenl. Watson said, '.the breath of .scandal has never touches his garmont," and declared that no iiivesligution could evor load the people to misjudge the President.
A Sliuwilou'ii
.\ showdown iH'twein tlio I'resldent nnd the Senate ovor the employment o'. Heney was postponed until Mon¬ day when Senator Cuminin.s, president pro toiii of tho Senate, referred tiie Jones resolution to the commitlee if Stute Kxpcnses. Tho Jonos resolutimi givs the committee to employ coun.sel and would remove the question of legality raised by tho Presidenl In the message  to the  Senate.
Senator   Walsh,   .Montana,   prosecu¬ tor ot the oil committee, declared llia President's message was the most "nr (Continued   on   I'ago   13—Section  1)
Many Auto Owners Are Served With a Notice of Violations; Cannot Use Street As Garage
Chief of Police Michael Brown Iiust night had a number ot motorcycle patrolmen tour the city to make nr¬ rest.s of persons who park Iheir auto¬ mobiles in final of their residences or on slroets distant from the central city without lights. Notices to appear ut polico court for a hearing within thc next fow days will bo malloii to tho owners of automobiles whose license numbers were taken by thc police last  night.
Chief of Polico Brown says that hc Intends to break up the practice of a great many automobile owners who make moonlight garages out ot tho streets. Ho Intends to have motor¬ cycle palrolmen tour tbe streets late at night and early in the morning to I mako arrests ot automobile owners I Wlio are chronic violators of the auto¬ mobile laws.
I.,ast night all the mounted traffic patrolmen wore kopt on duty assisting In handling the traffic situation in the central city. A mounted policeman kept traffic moving on South Wash¬ ington street last night und prevented parking on the left hand side going .south. .\ week ago lu.st night there was great confusion when Fire Chief Frank Hochrelter was caught in a traffic jam o:i South Washington street near Market street while responding to an alarm In Ku.st Knd. Acting Mayor Schuler has written a letter to Chief of I'olico liiown re¬ questing him to see that  the parkins
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limit on South Franklin street, be¬ tween Markot and Northamptni streets is enforced and that tho rcik- less truck driver Is kept undor ob¬ servation. Mr. Schuler's letter foi lows:
Michael   Brown, Chief of Police,
My Dear Chief: Thore are mnny complainls entered again.st the viola¬ tion of lho traffic rules and regula¬ tions. I am particularly imxious thnt you seo that the parking limit on South Franklin street, between Mar¬ ket and Northampto:i sl reets. Is cn forced.
Other complainls nre that drlvrm come up thc block which is prohibited and then turn around in the middle of thc  block,  congesting traffic.
Traffic conditions are becoming more serious every day, as the weather liecornos more favorable tf^T people to use their m.-tchinea U every driver would have the same consideration tor the other driver M he has tor hi-n.selt, we would noJ have difflculty In our IrafBc, but my observation is as I have said to yoO on many occasions, tho reckless truck ilriver, ospei-ially the young men, must bo curbcil, und I will jiok y<M tu give this serious memiue your Im- ia(idi'4le uUcution.
Vours very truly, JiLSeph G. SchuUri Acting W<tyor,