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HOLD OILMAN TO BE IN CONTEMPT (Continued From Page One) tion of the 175,000 donation by Sinclair to the republican campaign fund was put in the Empire bank. M. D. Thatcher, president of the First National Bank of Pusble, Ohio, also will be interrogated by the committee tomorrow Al Jennings, former Oklahoma land and train robber, will not be called until Wednesday, Walsh said. WASHINGTON, March 24.—H. F. Sinclair, millionaire owner of the Trapot Dome oil lease, this afternoon was formally cited to the senate for contempt for refusing to answer questions proposed by the senate public lands committee investigating the leases of ex-secretary of the interior Albert B. Fall. It was the first time in years that the retate committee had chosen such drastic means to require a witness to testify, and the senate sat in profound silence as Senator Ladd, Republican of North Dakota, chairman of the investigating committee, read the committee's citation. When Ladd had concluded, Senator Walsh, Dem. of Mont., the chief prosecutor in the oil probe, recommended to the senate that Sinclair be certified for contempt to the U.S. attorney for the district of Columbia and held for action by a federal grand jury. The committee started off with a political row, resulting for the Democratic action in going into republican campaign contributions. Senator Spruce, Republican of Missouri, demanded at the outset of the heaping that insinuach as Fred W. Upham, treasurer of the republican national committee, has been summoned to appear, that subpoenas also be issued for the chairman and treasurer of the records show that John Barton Payne, secretary of the inter-under Wilson, "negotiated 199 oil leases." "Let's get on with the hearing," said Walsh, and started questioning Thompson. Thompson read a prepared statement saying he could not recall any conversation with Titian Gilmore, an Ohio state official, about oil lands. Gilmore previously testified he had talked with Thomason about "oil lands" during the Chicago convention. Thompson flatly denied I knew of any "deals" at the Chicago convention where the late Jake Hamon, Oklahoma oil man, was said to have grown his support to Harding in return for the promise of a cabinet post. "IIf Mr. Gilmore was correctly quoted," said Thompson, "he said he had a conversation with me concerning these matters on a Pennsylvania train leaving Chicago for Washington immediately after the convention. "I did not go to Washington from the convention but to Cleveland and on the New York Central. "I do not recall seeing Mr. Gilmore on the train and I did not have a conversation with him on the subject referred to at any time or any place. Mr. Gilmore must have been confused in this matter. Thompson said he never knew Hamon until he met him in Chicago. "I did not hear him make any proposition of any kind to Senator Harding or his associates for the delivery of the Oklahoma delegation. He certainly made no such proposition to me. "As to the oil land, Mr. Gilmore suggested I was interested in Southern California. I desire to say I never have owned or been interested in any real estate outside the states of Ohio and Minnesota. I have not at any time owned any interests in an oil lease or lands purporting to contain oil. I have never bought high before Harding was nominated that he was to get his nomination." Harding was assured "additional support" at that time. Thompson said, but did not say where it came from and Walsh did not press the question. Thompson said the circumstances of Harding's nomination were well known and he was then excused. By KENNETH CLARK (L.N.S. Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, March 24.—Indictment of Harry F. Sinclair, millionaire oil magnate for contempt, will be sought by the senate lands committee, which he defied Saturday in refusing to testify in the Teapot Dome oil investigation it was announced today by Senator Walsh, Dem. of Mont., Sinclair's chief accuser. Walsh said that the committee would recommend to the senate that Sinclair be cited to the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia on the contempt charge, with the recommendation that an indictment against Sinclair be returned by a federal grand jury in Washington. This would throw the case into the District of Columbia supreme court, where the issue of whether or not Sinclair could be compelled to testify would be fought out. The committee this morning resumed its inquiry into "deals" in connection with the Republican national convention in 1920, calling Carroll Thompson of Cleveland, Ohio, as the first witness. NO ASSESSMENT OF MELLON COMPANY WASHINGTON, March 24.—Charges that officials of the internal bureau received instructions not to assess taxes against the Standrake Steel Car Co. of Butler, Pa., said to be one of the "Mellon companies," were made before senate investigation committee by Senator Cousens, Republican of Mich. Couzens produced a letter signed by T. J. S. Kischpaugh and sent to R. J. Wheeler chief of trier of Columbia and held for action by a federal grand jury. The committee started off with a political row, resulting for the Democratic action in going into republican campaign contributions. Senator Spencer, Republican of Missouri, demanded at the outset of the hearing that insnacm as Fred W. Upham, treasurer of the republican national committee, has been summoned to appear, that subpoenas also be issued for the chairman and treasurer of the Democratic national committee. Walsh retorted he was ready to go into anything "that is pertinent" and a wrangle followed in which Spencer observed that the proposition of any kind to Senator Harding or his associates for the delivery of the Oklahoma delegation. He certainly made no such proposition to me. "As to the oil land, Mr. Gilmore suggested I was interested in Southern California. I desire to say I never have owned or been interested in any real estate outside the states of Ohio and Minnesota. I have not at any time owned any interests in an oil lease or lands purporting to contain oil. I have never bought either directly or indirectly, sold or owned a share of oil stock." In response to questions by Walsh, Thompson said: "It was perfectly understood on Owing to cancellation of many orders, due to embargoes having been placed on Baby Chicks by several of our Western States, we will have a surplus of day old S. C. White Leghorn Baby Chicks, which we are offering at greatly reduced prices postpaid. 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A direct contradiction of Vivian's story to the committee was contained in a telegram O'Nell sent to the committee read by Senator Ladd. In it O'Nell flatly denied he had given Vivian any information about the 5,000 shares of stock. Subsequently Vivian said when he got back to his office, he had a phone conversation with O'Nell and verified the story. "O'Nell never protested the story when it came out in print," Vivian said. "Did Hays protest?" asked Walsh. "Not to my knowledge." "What means did O'Nell have of knowing this information?" asked Senator Bursum, Republican of New Mexico. "The close relationship with Hays, I suppose," said Vivian. But Hays on Saturday testified that O'Nell could not have had any knowledge of it because it was untrue. That was subsequently, monitor," replied Vivian. "Hays could have denied it on Friday but he did not." Vivian said O'Nell's telegram was "absolutely false in its entirety." NEW DEMAND THAT DAUGHERTY QUIT WASHINGTON, March 24. A new demand for the immediate president, have been subpoenaed by the Wheler-Brookhart senate committee. It was learned here today. STOCKS CLOSE IRREGULAR NEW YORK, March 24—The stock market closed irregular today. Sky rocketting movements in the department store shares featured the final trading. Krugge moving up 20 points to $380 and Woolworth 111% to $345. American Can, on uncertainty regarding dividend action, fell 2% to 113%. The motors were soft. Studebaker falling one point to 98%. American Wooden and General Electric fell nearly 2 points each. Norfolk lost a good part of its easy gain, finishing higher at 126%. American Beet Sugar rose one point to 41%. Steel common closed higher at 99% and the other steel gained cautiously. The oils closed moderately higher. Government bonds, unchanged; railway and other bonds steady. Stock sales today 788,500 shares; bonds $19,428,000. BANK CLEARINGS San Francisco, $23,000,000. Seattle, $1,099,125. Portland, $6,722,635. Oakland, $2,412,000. 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Half the Catholic children of the United States do attend the public schools; and those who attend the parochial schools do so, not because of hostility, but because their parents want them under religious influence during their formative years. We doubt if there is a Christian in the land who does not believe that the religious element should enter into education. What is this but an endorsement of the parochial school idea? What is the purpose of the Boy Scouts, of the Girl Scouts, of the HI-Y, if not to place the youth of the land under the influence of religion? Why are the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs so interested in the boy? Why do we have our youth chaperoned to the summer camp by a religious director? What is the purpose of Religious Education Association which meets three days every year? Why do all denominations pass resolutions at their every Conference or Convention in favor of more religious training for the American youth? Why is there such wide-spread agitation for week-day religious instruction for public school children? Who are they who are bent most on destroying the religious schools? They are the Bolsheviks of Russia, the atheistic organizations in several countries, the infidel organizations in our own country, which publish several scores of papers and periodicals. Their one motive is fighting the private school is to take religion away from the rising generation, so that the sovietism will have a better chance in the next generation. Those who abet the movement to destroy the religious school may or may not sympathize with these radicals, but they are for all that helping them in their most anti-Christian purpose. Catholics realize that the State cannot teach religion, and, therefore, she approves of our public educational system for all that it does. She shows her approval by copying its curriculum. 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