Show SPEED HAD ITCHING PALM United States District Attorney for Oklahoma Removed by Pres President President ident Roosevelt Washington D C March 7 President Roosevelt today re removed removed moved from office Horace Speed the United States district attorney attorney ney for Oklahoma as a result of charges preferred agaInst him These charges were to the effect that he had entered into a con contract tract with a certain county corn com commissioner missioner to render legal service and that he had bad paid improperly to that commissIoner certain sums of money in connection with that employment The charges were investigated by the department of justice and the presidents ac action action tion follows the report on n that In investigation 4 44 tt |