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DAUGHERTY RESIGNED YESTERDAY
i JOMKSIN GETS SOUTH DAKOTA DalOATES
DAUGHERTY RESIGNS UPON REOUEST, MELLON!
RESIGNATION DEMANDED, DAUGHERTY
SECOND CADINET MEMDER TOOUIT
SEATTLE, -Mar. 29—Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty resigned
yesterday morning at the request of President Coolidge. The demand
for his resignation was forwarded promptly upon Daugherty’s refusal
to permit the Senate investigating committee to inspect papers and rec
ords of the Attorney General’s olflee. The resignation was promptly ac
cepted by the President. This clears the Administration of another on*
of the Cabinet members who hare become the storm centers in the oil
WASHINGTON, Mar. 29—Attorney Genera) Daugherty again this
afternoon defied the Senate Committee refusing to turn over the report* ..f
Special Agents in the gun-running which too* place od the Mexican
WASHINGTON. Mar. £>-- kftornoy General Daugherty Mat* m . .o*e
conference With President Coolidge for an boor last Wednesday after
WASHINGTON. Mar. 29 Attorney General Dangherty and Senator
Lodge separately conferred with President Coolidge and it was said that
Lodge’s visit did not concern the Daugherty affair, while Danghort> *aid
that his visit was merely routine.
WASHINGTON. Mar. 29—The Senate Oil Committee decided to in
vestigate the source of the Democratic Campaign Fund
WASHINGTON. Mar. 29- The late President Harding’s narm was
drawn into the Daugherty investigation this afternoon when Roxie Stin
son was asked to name the five men who were friends c.f Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty’s, who she said yesterday, cleaned np $33,000,u00 in
dealing in Sinclair oil, but the committee denied to allow her to answer
the question, and at this juncture, Chamberlain, Daugherty.s attorney.
SAYS L.-VFOLIiETTE WILL BE NOMINATED
WASHINGTON, Mar. 29—Trained observers in Washington declared
yesterday that it is a plain certainty that the? Middle West Progressiv.-s
will nominate LaFollette as Presidential candidate by th<- Th.rd Party at
the National Convention called for Saint Paul. June 17th.
PIONOAIRE KENl'MEN OFFICE
PARIS., Mar. 29—Premier Raymond Pioncaire of France consented
yesterday evening to resume th*- Premiership, which he resigned Thurs
day over the defeat of the Ministry in the Chamber of Dep
uties. He informed President Milleiand that he would undertake the
task of forming a Cabinet, and began consideration of various proposal
members. He conferred with M. Millies LaCroix and M.'Dariac, Chair
man of the Finance Committee and a member of the Senate and Chamber
respectively, but said he would bv unable for a few days to definitely an
nounce the new alignment.
( MANAGER WORLD'S WELTER WEIGHT ( IUMPION DEAD
j NEWARK, N. J.,Mar. 29—Jack Bulger manager of Mickey Walker,
^ihe world's champion welterweight boxer, is dead in Newark.
CHICAGO. Mhr. 29—Ed (“Straggler”) Lewis, heavyweight wrestl
ing champion, married Miss Bessie McNear, of Kansas City yesterday,
and ignored the clause of his contract not to marry while champion, an
nounced his manager, Billy Sandow.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 29—Major John C. Gotwals received through
the Army an order for further service in the Department of the Interior
In connection with the Alaska Railroad and a* a member of the Board of
the Road Commissioners of Alaska, and has been directed to report tem
porarily to the Chief of Engineers.
Mar. 29—The Pope publicly conferred the “Rod Hat** %
kbiaiott Mnyna and Mundelle la the Cnnl net of their elevation to JCm
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STRANGLER LEWIS WEDS IN CHICAGO
GOTWALS TO REMAIN IN ALASKA
TWO AMERICANS HAVE RED HAT CONFERRED
broke in with, “If Mrs. Stinson is going to invoJve th.> name of President
Hording, wo want to know it..”
WASHINGTON, Mar. 29—Senator Walsh told th<- Son ate that t> ■
j could not understand why the President did nut igndmluiously dismiss
Chase from the Treasury Department, as more than sufficient evidence
of his conduct had been presented.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 219—A1 Jennings, a former train robber and
one-time candidate for the Governorship of the State of Oklahoma, told
the Senate Oil Committee today that Jake Mammon bad told him at Chi
| cago in 1920 that President Harding was to be nominated as President
and that it cost Harnmoi one million dollars. Of this sum. $250,000
' we«t to the late Senator Penrose. Jennings said that he was told by
Hainmon, woo was then .Republican National ('win in it teeman from Okla
homa. that he had given 41250.000 to Harry M. Daugherty.
"WASHINGTON, Mar.. 29—Senator McKelJar, in a speech demanded
the immediate resignation of Secretary Mellon, yesterday.
WASHINGTON. Mar. 29—The Senate Committee investigating the
Internal Revenue Bureau went into executive session yesterday evening
to consider the proposals ...f Senator Couzens that the records h>* taken
from the Mellon Companies, who at** alleged to have received special
favors from th** Bureau in tin* matter of apportionments.
STLLIVAN. lnd.. Mar. 29 Will Hays declared that Hie testimony
i of A1 Jennings was false, which was given before the Senate Committee,
| to the effect that he (Will Hays) had received $25,000 from Jack Hamilton
,ior service in the nomination of President Harding. He said that he got
j money either personally or as a campaigner.
DAK.tITRR CHAMP Cl.tlik DEFEATED
NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 29—Zach Spearing, former President of the
American Bar Association, defeated Genevieve Clark Thompson, the
daughter of Champ Clark, on a Progressive Democratic ticket for Con
SKEW Hit AVI) EDDV PUHCHASE MOTOItSHIP
SEATTLE, Mar. 29 Skinner ant! Eddy purchased the Mutorahip I
"Service" to be used a.i a cannery tender at the Sunnt Point Cannery |
in Alaska. . e --
JOHNSON (JETS SOUTH DAKOTA DEI,ELATION
SlOl’X FALLS. Mar. 29 Hiram Johnson sets tin- South Dakota
Delegation, having defeated Coolidge lit the primaries by about eighteen
hundred votes.
DEXTER-HOKTON ABSORBS SEABOAItl) NATIONAL
SEATTLE. Mar. *29- By a vote of the Board of Directors, the Sea
board National Bank has been consolidated with the Dexter-Horton Na
tional Bank which also recently absorbed the Union National Bank. The
combined banks have deposits of about forty million dollars.
Druggist drops dead in Seattle
SEATTLE, Mar. 29—Louis Debenstein, widely k-nown Seattle Drug
gist, dropped dead of heart disease yesterday afternoon in this city.
*850,000,000 FOR VETERANS* BUREAU
WASHINGTON. Mar. 29—A Bill was reported to the House yesterday
afternoon which carries three hundred and fifty million dollars for the
Veterans* Bureau for the year ending July 1st., 1924.
t HUGHES WILL ACT AS TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
WASHINGTON. Mar. 29—Secretary Hughes will act as Temporary
Chairman of-the Utah Republican Convention which open* In Now York
Clt? orfAvrD lfck. - , A J
DEMPSEY WILL FIC.’HT NEGRO WILLS
OMAHA, M;.r. 2D—Jack Kearns, Manager of Jack Dempsey, heavy
ht champion of the world, declared Iasi night in an interview with a
representative of the Omaha World Herald, that he is oil his way to the
Pacific Coast to sign articles for a tight to the finish a: Tijuana, Mexico,
on Labor Day, between Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills, the negro con
tender for the heavyweight crown. The promoter of the match. Kearns
said, will be James Coffroth, the well known California iportsman. The
match, he predicted, probably will be the only ring engagement the cham
pion will have in 1924. "W had our choice of a relative cash consid
eration for a twenty round bout or a fight that would go down in history
as marking something entirely distinctive in modern ring annals.” Kearns
was quoted ns saying, adding that he expected the proposed bout would
net himself "close to $1,000,000. Dempsey and I have been slandered
long enough," Kearns said. "It is partly to stop such talk and to prove
to th<* world that Wills looks no bigger to Jack than anyone, that the fight
will be held,” Kearns declared.
SKRVIC E MEN'S* CLl'H ENDORSES FRAME
ANCHORAGE, Alaska. Mar. 29—The Ex-Service Mens’ Political
Club of Anchorage, and organizations composed of world war veterans,
and veterans of foreign wars, have endorsed Arthur Frame for National
Committeeman <>n the Republican ticket and are requesting all ex-service
men and women in Alaska to support him. according to a dispatch from
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1‘li.WKS WILL TIK LEI) nv KI.KWm^ -K ViTI>:
SEATTLE. Min. <>». -Thu [our round tho world plan •« wore fo.-iuo.iy
na*md the Spate- Chicago. New Orleans and Hosto.1. Tie S-ctle.
wh;eh was christ.by Mrs David Whitcomb, wife of the Pr*: den: of
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce ;us Flagship, will lead th fliers on
their round the world flight. During the ceremony at five o’clock, 17
planes arrived at Sand Point from California.
RAINS RE LAV GETTING PLANES REA 111
SEATTLE, Mar. 26— (delayed> Rain is interfering with the work
of shitting the planes from the landing gear to pontoons, and will prob
ably delay the start of the world fliers until Wednesday. Twenty planes
flying from San Francisco arrived in Seattle Friday.
ItltlTIslf ELVERS COMPLETE SECOND LAP
LYONS. Mar. 29 -Squadron Commander McLaren, of the British
1 i""oe. ,ii lived in Lyons yesterday afternoon on the second lap
ho round the world flight.
< '<SMMITTEE RE.IK< TS COOLIDGE .11*1*01.\ TKK
WASHINGTON. Mar. 29—President Coolidge’s nomination of Sam
juel Knight to conduct th.- proceedings against th.. Standard Oil Company,
looking toward the revocation ot the lease of Elk Hill, was rejected by the
i Public Lands Committee.
ltKI*KESENTATI VE FROM KENTUCKY INDICTED
W ASHINGTON, Mur. 29- Representative Lampey, of Kentucky, now
setving his eighteenth year in Congress., was indicted yesterday for viola
tion of tin prohibition act, and conspiring with Millard West and former
Acting Commissioner Iceland, to commit fraud against the Government
AIK CARNIVAL AT LAKEHl HST SOON
WASHINGTON. March 28—Secretary of the Navy Wilbur announced
that a giant carnival has been arranged for the late Spring to take place
at LakeHurst, New Jersey, with the Dirigible Shenandoah performing.
CANADIAN RANKER LAID LOW WITH PNEUMONIA
TORONTO. Mar. 29—Sir Edmond Wilkins, President of the Canadi
Bank of Commerce, is reported to be dangerously ill with pneumonia.
VICE PRESIDENT DEXTER-HORTON DROPS DEAD
SEATTLE, Mar. 29—Charles E. Burnside. Vice President of the
Dexter-Horton National'Bank. dropped dead at his desk yesterday after
COOLIDGK AND JOHNSON RUNNING ('LOSE RACK
SOIUX FALLS. Mar. 28—(delayed)—President Coolidge and Hiram
Johnson are in a nose finish in the South Dakota Primary race with less
Chan a hundred preclnet* still not heard from. Coolid.ee is aaid to be
leading Kentucky*with thirty three rotes.