Show AND GREGORY TO PRESS CASES First Steps for Court Action Taken By i Chicagoan WASHINGTON Jan 30 Steps toward vard prosecution of the oil cases were begun today by Silas I I-I Strawn of Chicago one of the special special cial clai counsel selected by President Mr Strawn conferred with the president and announced he uld proceed Immediately with his hij work Organization matters will await aalt the arrival of Thomas W Oregon Gregory at- at attorney attorney at attorney torney general In the Wilon on cabi cabI- cabInet cabinet net who will conduct the prosecutions prosecutions prosecutions jointly with Mr rr Strawn DIRECTION S S GIVEs GI I Th Tha only directions received flom the president Mr Strawn eal said l were to proceed In accord accord- accordance accordance accordance ance with the executive a s state state- statement ment meat of ot list Saturday midnight I I statement declared counsel would be Instructed to prosecute these eases cases In the courts so that If there Is any guilt it will be pun pun- punIshed punished punished If It there thero i Is any eh civil 11 liability It will be enforced If It there Is any fraud It will III be revealed e and If th thia 1 e are any contracts which ore are Illegal they thy will be he cancelled TO G J M Me Strawn also made appoint appoint- appoint ments to today with mem mem- members mcm- mcm members bers of the sonata enat Investigating I committee end to secure from III that It ha collected since he ha was as Instructed by the president to observe 0 the course of the Inquiry I WN STR BIG DIG V M CHICAGO Jan 30 Silts Sll n Jt Strawn Stra Strawn Stran n of Chicago named by President Coolidge e a as one ono of Uw tho attorns to prosecute the govern govern- government's government's ments ment's cases caMS growing out of the oil Inquiry Is one ono of ot the lie he cc- cc c e- e aim members of Winston and Sh Shaw one of the oldest ind nd I best beet known knowd Chicago law finns DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC- U E 1 II Although ll nominally II a Republican Mr Strawn Stra accord accord- accordIng according ing log to a associates hero here ero was as a staunch staunch supporter of ot PresIdent CI Cleveland veland and supported some of the policies of ot PI Wilson In hi his hie second a administration lie He was one of ot the first to specialize In legal business admInistration and early arlY became kno known knon n for fol his leadershIp In corporation law taw lie He became of Montgomery Ward and end Compa Company iy JY during luring one period of dIsh Oss and ond Is VI nent chairman ot of thebO the bo rd |