Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-06-29 | Page 2 | Hot Words Fly in Committee

u HOT WORDS FLY IN COMMITTEE Terms lerms Liar and ter Throw Senators in Uproar WASHINGTON June By 29 29 ByThe The Associated Press Flying Press epithets threw the senate District of Columbia committee Into an uproar Monday during the ques ques- questioning questioning questioning of o local coal dealers who had hod refused refuted to obey a committee subpoena calling for the presentation presen presen- presentation tation of ot their books The session reached Its climax when Senator Neely Democrat West Democrat West Virginia called Rogert J Whiteford counsel for tor the coal dealers a liar I thought your chief Intellectual Intellectual tuat contribution to this com com- committee committee would be bo the calling of people leople tho the attorney I wont won't let a a shyster lawyer talk to me like tha that shouted Neely eelY leaping to his feet teet and taking a II position across the table opposite the lawyer lawer Senator Glass Democrat Vir- Vir Virginia Vir ginia played the role of ot peace peace- peacemaker peacemaker maker He said Senator Neely had been curt while the conduct con con- conduct con conduct duct of Whiteford has hu been In- In Insulting In Insulting suiting Both Doth of the combatants then Ihen withdrew their remarks Just before beCore Senat Senator Senator r Neely called the lawyer a II liar the latter had described as not true a state state- statement statement ment by the senator that West Virginia operators were selling coal to local dealers at less Jen than 3 a a ton and the dl dealers were reselling It at 15 and 16 00