Farrell, a Cameron appointee, today
was given a court order requiring
the Interior Secretary to show cause
July 28 why a mandamus should not
be issued against him. <
The petition on which the order
was issued recited that Farrell was
given a recess appointment as regis
ter at Phoenix oh June 2, 1926; that
his nomination for the place was sent
to the Senate by President Coolidge
on December 10, and confirmed 11
days later; but that Secretary Work
has refused to send a commission for
the office to the White House for
signature by the President. It la
asked that the Secretary be required
to prepare such a commission.
Meantime, F&rrell has advised Sen
ator Cameron by telegraph that he
has been notified from Washington
that upon the adjournment of Con
gress without his commission having
been signed, he must give up the
office. He telegraphed the Benator,
however, that he was "standing pat”
in the face of an Interior Department
order to turn the Job over to his
assistant. ■?»
In bringing his petition here, Farrell
was represented by William C. Pren
tiss, who also is attorney for the Verde
Irrigation district in pending litigation
designed to compel Secretary Work
to extehd the time allowed the dis
trict for completing Its development
of the Verde project In Arizona.
It was on behalf of a bill to confirm
the titles held by the district that
Senator Cameron took the Senate floor
during the last half hour of the ses
sion last Saturday, and conducted a
one-man filibuster, shutting out many
measures favored by other Senators.
TWO FUGITIVES CAUGHT
AFTER PRISON ESCAPES
Two Others Still at liberty In
Flight From Lorton—One Re
sists Arrest.
