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llpggl Bat Nat Bi—tt—>1 la- ffnuitiMi far faqalry, llaajf Uarfar Bs- Washington, Fab. 28^—Tha aanate oil committee began a still hunt today for more sensations in the oil scandal, but no startling information was un- }■ ‘ i P D t , '—r~"—far onestioling as to the identity of M The quest will be Continued tomor- the Mr. “Hayes” to whom he has tes- row at another secret session with the inspection of additional records of the Western Union Telegraph com pany and those of the .Postal Tele graph company. > . Upwards of 100 telegrams exchang ed between Edward B. McLean, pub lisher of the Washington Post, and his employees in Washington, many of them having to do with develop ments in the oil inquiry,' were ex amined today and senators said “in teresting” but not sensational infor mation had been obtained. The committee is seeking to isn femm ials or individual members of the com mittee had communication with Mc Lean or Albert B. Fall after they had mis-led the investigators as to the source of the $100,000 loan Fall obtained while secretary of the in terior. * No evidence of such communications was brought to light in the telegrams examined. Chairman Lenroot told the he had no valuable information to give.” Announcing that a subpoena had been issued for Henry Woodhouaa^ New York, Senator Walsh said H dtaivtd ’ to Guostioii him About on tide If wrote to the offset that the bohsay interests wart under contract to supply to ® ritWl interests all ax) p > |vwx poraon ox ^ from naval reserve No. 1 in California, Which was leased to Doheay by Fatt. O. D. Wahls berg, former private eecretary to Sinclair, is to )w recalled tified he delivered $26,000 in liberty bonds for Sinclair. In this connectfam Senator Walsh announced today there wag no present intention of eummon- ing Will H. Hayes, former postmaster general. '( Immediately after the committee adjourned today the senate initiated another inquiry by adopting in rapid succession a series of. resolutions by Senator Norris (Republican) of Ne braska. They call upon the state, war, navy, interior and treasury depart ments and the shipping board for in formation as to what former cabinet M. First The Rev." L. H. Lancaster, mission ary of China, now on furlough to America, will occupy the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church of this dty ntxt-Sunday morning. Mr. Lan caster married Mist KUsf Neville of this cHy and they are now several months at horns on a tkm. They will bs accompanied back te) China by Mrs. Virginia Neville and Miss Virginia Neville to spend n committee he had sent a,formal and official telegram to McLean at JPflm Beach last January 9, informing him that Senator Walsh (Democrat) of Montana had been authorised to take his testimony. He made the ‘tele gram public. While the telegram examined today and found pertinent to the oil inves tigation will not be read into the re cord until all of those subpoenaed have been examined, senators said they showed that MCLean was kept constantly advised as to the progress of the inquiry and as to whether he was likely to be pumrtoned to testify. There was rather frequent mention, senators said, of Francis McAdoo, a New York lawyer, as consultant of the publisher in matters which were not made quite dear in the messages. Committeemen want to know whether this Francis H. McAdoo, ion of Wil liam G. McAdoo, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, who is a member of the New York law ffpm of Hiller 4 Otis. Fall was fferiously referred to fin the messages as “the man at Ward- man Park,” “the secretary’ ’and Anal ly as “Fall.” Senators asserted that McLean made inquiry in one message as to whether the former secretary was coming to Palm Beach and ap peared not over-enthusiastic about such a visit. ' The name of A. Mitchell Palmer, former attorney general and counsel for McLean, also appeared frequently in the messages, committeemen said, adding that his advice apparently was sought on many occasions. Chairman Lenroot and former Chairman Smoot of the oil committee also were mentioned, it was stated, some of their statements at the pub lic hearing being quoted in messages sent to McLean. The name of J. W. Zevely, personal counsel to Harry F. Sinclair, also ap peared, senators said. Zevely after wards went to New Orleans to con fer with Fall and upon returning here disclosed to the committee that Sinclair had lent the former secre tary $26,000 three months after he re tired from the cabinet. The committee has called upop the telegraph companies for all messages that were sent from Washington to Zevely, Fall and E. L. Doheny while they were at New Orleans prior to the arrival here of Doheny to disclose that he made the now famous $100,000 unpaid loan to ^alL , The McLean messages disclosed, ac cording to senators, that a leased wire as established between the publish- s cottage at Palm Beach and the Washington Post here at about the time Fall reached the Florida resort. This was a few days before Senator Walsh went there to question McLean. After all of the copies of telegrams subpoenaed have been noted and those pointing to the oil inquiry have been read into the record at a public hear- ing, McLean will be called to testify, probably next Thursday. He is now in WashingtoA in response to subpoe- F * mu x Senator Walsh said today be had no'intimation as to whether McLean would submit to questioning and ad ded that so far as he knew no prom ise of iotarfmity had been made. H “After the conference which Sena tor Wheeler and I bed with Mr. Me- Leaa’s counsel before I left for Pine- hurst,” Senator Walsh said, “I con ceived that McLean could And probab ly would he able to furnish valuable. _ r „ _ information if given immunity. Buti injtthetkm suits since extradition of gress have practiced before any of those agencies in the prosecution of claims since January 1, 1919. Discussion of the oil matter also was renewed in the senate, Senator Walsh again contradicting in une quivocal terms the charge of the Re publican national committee news bu reau that the naval oil reserves were leased under the general leasing law which he sponsored in the senate. .Senator Walsh categorically denied statements of the news bureau* that the Fall leases were negotiated under the general leasing act which he sponsored; \that the act of June 4, 1920, which Secretary Daniels request ed of congress was an amendment to the general leasing act and that he had supported the June 2, 1920, act under which the leases were made. Senators Lenroot of Winconsin and Smoot of Utah, Republicans on the oil committee, confirmed Senator Walsh’s statement as to the record in the matter. “Now, having demonstrated that the Republican national committee and its news organ is an inveterate diar,”* re sumed Senator Walsh, “I shall not trouble the senate any further with anything they or either of them may say upon this subject. I desire to add at this time, however^ teat it is perfectly obvious they are engaged not in enlightening the public concerning the facte in this matter but they are engagad in misrepresenting tee fact to tee public in order to bring dis credit Upon the investigation. Tonight the news bureau came out with a new attack on Democrats in connection with the oil lease. It charged that “former Secretary of the % Navy Josephus Daniels now joins Senator Walsh of William McAdoo of California, Thomas Greg ory of Texas, George Creel and other prominent Democrats in trying tOTun away from his record of transactions in connection with the . oil lands and leases.” " ' Referring to Mv. Daniels’ statement recently that the act of June 4,"1920, “was asked exclusively to conserve oil in the ground,” the bureau’s state ment said he had aske^ for “power to take oil out of the ground and do with it what he pleased” and pointed to leases subsequently entered into with seven oil companies for extrac tion of oil from naval Reserve No. 2 in California. While the senate discussion proceed ed today, President Coolidge talked over the oil situation with Atlee ft Pomerene, one of the government’s special oil counsel. Mr. Pomerene said afterward a statement as to the counsel’s intention regarding legal procediengs might be expected within a few days. Mr. Pomerene’s conference was the first held with the president by either member of counsel—or his associate. Owen J. Roberts received their com missions m week ago. In the mean time they have been digesting' the columinous testimony adduced by the senate oil investigating committed, studying the official records in the transfer and lease of the naval oil reserves, conducting independent in vestigations and preparing the first move to be made in prosecutions, both Criminal and civil, in thfc oil lease cases. No intention as to the first move that would be made was given by Mr. Pomerene. However, two separate proceedings are expected, one directed towards enjoining the further extrac tion of oil from the Teapot Dome and Elk BUlls leases and the other towards annulment of those leases. The pos sible commercial proceedings which would undoubtedly be inadgurated through calling of a special grand jury, are expected.to follow the un dertakings ob tee civil aide. Senator Walsh said today there So urgent necessity for brining aa you know, two days after I loft ho Knights of Clan - Voted In Atlanta M—^ — Replaces and Takes in “Knights Ka meiia.” Not to Wear Masks. Atlanta, Feb. 26.—Organisation of a new order, to be known as the “Knights of tee Mystic Clan,” ^o re place and take in the order known as the “Knights Kamelia” was voted herb late today by the gathering of men opposed to the present administra tion of the Knights of hte Ku Klux Klan. The resolution providing for the (Nation of tee new order adopted by a rising vote of 160 to 4. Klansmen representing 14 states were present at the meeting, it was an nounced. Specifying that the headquarters of the organization shall be located at Kansas City, Mo., and that the wear ing of masks and secrecy shall be banned, the resolution states that the “world shall be given notice'that the order is not connected in any man ner with the K. K. V K., Hiram Wes ley Evans of William J. SimihSns.' Among reasons outlined for the creation of the new order, it was stated that the charter of the klan had been changed recently to make the organization a purely military and autocratic organization. The resolution condemns the Ku Klux Klan and charges that the order is responsible for / lawlessness and “because of acts and violence and of general lawlessness on the part of certain members of the order it •tends disgraced before its decent membership and the nation todfty. The adoption of the resolution fol lowed bitter and extended debate and speches in which the Ku Klux Klan, former Emperor Simmons and its present administration were denounc- ed. The new organization, according to the resolution, will take as its mem hers men who “are white qnd of the Protestant Christian faith and who can qualify under Its rules.” Edward Young Clarke, in an address before the gathering, announced that he would not “accept any position of any kind in any movement the men might launch” and that he “was in no way affiliated or associated with the movement inaugurated by William Joseph Simmons.” Mr. Clarke de clared that his only further activities would he “to seek force the klan to cease all lawless and political activi ties or else try to have the klan sus pended.” Tsao Kun, president oT China, was at one time a cloth merchant’s appren tice. * Residents of Berlin find it cheaper to ride in suburban trains than to sit at home using fuel. Balsam-wool, made of the fibers of the pine and other coniferous trees, is the latest heat-retaining material. As a result of their isolation the Hawaiian Islands have evolved six hundred and ^fifty species of plant life found 'nowhere else ih the world. :Tax Returns Show More Women Are in Business ! Washington.—Women are more ac tive now in the business world than ever before In the history of the na tion. Treasury department statistics '•how that since the war the number of women who earn Incomes large enongh to be taxed has tripled. For the tax year 1921 there were ,89,634 'wives who filed income tax re turns separately from their husbands’ returns, upon which a tax of $43,541.- 348 was paid. For the same year women who were heads of families filed 115,356 income tax returns, on (Which $10,848,457 was collected In tax,' (while all other women filed. 606,82$ Income tax returns, on which $58,- 610,064 was ta*xed. 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''2 oU in .V Tsnpot Doom had esased and tee only oil being taken out of re serve No. 1 is through the 22 offset wells which the Doheny interests were given a contract to drill to prevent drainage of the reserve by private companiedT He added that no one challenged that contract ■a 3 ■ 3 ■ 3 ■ s 3 3 is E 1 3 Have a Decided Place in the Wardrobe for Spring The Coat Models are favored for the Spring sea son and they are here in the smart, new color combina tions in fancy effects. You will need a new Spring *•". ■*. * * •" ■ *■ • ■ ■. Sweater and you should see this collection. Ypu will be surprised at the great values. ~ < v - . NEW STYLES WITH NEW DETAILS IN New Spring Skirts i ■ Very Attractive models with all the latest fashion innovations. They are distinctively styled and show the latest style notes, simulated pockets and pleats. Values that women of discrimination will hasten to recognize. Adair-Sumerel, Inc. The Ladies Store / - mm s.