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Quiet Of Wilson Funeral The Calm Before A Storm Integrity of Government at Washington Assailed and Lime light of Publicity Now Beginning Again to Play Piti lessly and Fiercely on Acts of Public Officials By DAVID LAWRENCE (Ccpyrtffit. 1424, By Th? Advance) Washington, Feb. 6. ? The integrity of the Government ? a theme which only rarely in American history has been projected into the realm of controversy ? stands today as the issue over shadowing all else in the national capital. The calm that has been en forced by the adjournment of all activities out of respect to the memory of Wood row Wil- : son is but the stillness that pre-f cedes the storm. The limelight will play fiercely in the next few weeks on the motives of public men and their influence in Gov ernmental action in and out of office. Reputations arc at stake, political advantages and disadvantages are bound to accrue, innocent acts will be ' subject to misconstruction ? it's all part of the confusion that has de veloped out of one of the worst scan dals of the present generation. True enough a presidential cam paign Is on, but there are disinter ested men In Congress who deplore the whole oil mess as a possible re flection on the competency of public officials and as encouragement for those who would do away with both the old political parties and start "&Ire*h a third party today lj? 1/)1 2. The lobbyists of thrv past, the Highly paid lawyers who were hlrtfd ' because of their *^t\Hucuev" ? * in power, the mak-l ing of contracts for Government' property without public bids, the re moval of resources from Government control without regard to the needs of the Government Itself ? the whole discloses a drama of selfishness and materialism which will have a pro found effect in the conduct of af jfalrtj here. The passing of bribes to get fa vorable Governmental action has long since become obsolete. The ex tension of "loans" to public officials is but one of a number of devices whereby nn Individual conscience is assuaged but which nover-t he-less has accomplished the purpose fori which it was given. Again and again it has been apparent that promises) of positions in commercial life to men wlio wonld resign afterTVahdllhgi favorably a case between the Gov- : eminent and a private concern are j numerous. The Government itself has paid its high grade men rela- ; tlvely low salaries compared with ? the incomcs given for the same class | of work In commercial life. The ( temptations of position and Income ( outside the Government have been t dr. iv led before officials. Indeed, not j a few men have actually gone Into the Government service with the ul- I timate purpose of meeting business' people who in later years would help ! them make a favorable connection, j The turnover in personnel in recent | years in certain departments of the i Government has been amazing. Even members of Congress whose j salaries are insufficient for their' needs have maintained connections with law flrtns that have engaged in ' practice before Government depart- : ments. Many former members of Congress have settled down to settle hergl Most of them are doing a le gitimate business asking for no more I than any other lawyers or agents would ask and simply using their in timate knowledge of the conduct of public business and red-tape in par ticular to aid their clients. Some j have become simply legislative lob- ? bylsts endeavoring constantly to In fluence the course of legislation for the interests they represent and ; which pay thorn for that effort. I How Ions after an official has hell j power shall he bo prohibited from I practicing before Government de partments? What business connec tions should be retained by men in office? These are questions of ethics largely, but the Congress will no dought revive proposals hitherto made that a sharp line of demarka tion be made so that men in posi tions of responsibility shall not be subject to the influences and temp tations which constantly surround j them. The Teapot Dome scandal is of no recent origin. Murmurs were uttered about it when Secretary Fall made | the leases. Whispers were heard! jthen that something was wrong but, !so deep-seated was the faith in Pres ident Harding's sincerity, that what i he approved was regarded at The time as necessarily all right. The chances are he never knew the de I tails of the oil controversy. He ai ! ways relied on the memoranda given 1 him by his cabinet officer and ho, I never would have questioned Secre-j jtary Fall's judgment. Indeed Mr. i Fall himself probably believes to this ! day that the leases were in the in-! I terest of the Government and that the private loan made to him by E. L. Doheny was not a factor In hUj . conclusions. The Investigating committee his, :only begun its penetrating quiz. Mr. ? Fall will be asked to testify again.. | William Gibbs McAdoo. who was, counsel for Doheny on Mexican mat-l ters, has requested an opportunity to be heard; as has former Secretary i Daniels who wants to answer crlti-, cisms about his policy. Thus far the, controversy turns on Mr. Fall's acts and Secretary Denby's approval of i the contracts. All the other testi- ( mony will be given largely to pre- i vent Improper inferences from being ? drawn with respect to those who wish to defend themselves and also i to develop the whole truth about th>' extension of oil reserves to private interests In recent years. 1 Won't Speak I J Former Secretary of Interior Al bert B. Fall (loft) went before the Senate Investigating Committee, but refused to discuss oil leases granted by hltn. waisBcijmiacuciJi^!aci;taoi(acUiai^2JDyciISSMi2fcl 1 For FRESH I a n fl . R Groceries and | ? Vegetaliles and Fruits ? Call 187 | ft | J. W. Shannonhouse 1 | & Son 8c,J5i519J5/SJS,'c'fSJS]BJ3Jaa??5?5f3M5?[^fpili ON HI VING TRIP Mr. and Mrs. M. L*lgh Sheep left Wednesday afternoon for New York,' where Mr. Sheep will purcha*e his spring merchandise. They will be I juin?>d by Miss Margaret Foreman.; who is a student at M a*ry Baldwin College at Staunton. Virginia, for th?? j week-end. w^i=i^c.aiaii2;cLCJCJC>isi_niiCjajca2U2JCiJCiJC52Jcao! gj 13 | Many Attractive Bargains ure now being offered for wise buyers. | M. Leigh Sheep ?j c?- ! ?) M oinan's Wear Store | ?. i sn S THE CANTILEVER SHOE . 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