Evening star., 1923-07-16
M'ADOO MAY TAKE
STAND TOMORROW
Delayed Today and Fails to
Testify in Morse Trial..
Roode Is. Examined.

William G. McAdoo, former Secre-
tary of the Treasury, failed TO arrive
in Washington in time today to take
the witness stand IN the conspiracy
trial of Charles W. Morse, his three
sons and four others before Justice
Stafford and jury in Criminal pi-
vision /. Attorney Wilton J. Lam
bert OF counsel for the defense stated
that. he expected to have a confer
ence with Mr.. McAdoo this evening.
and hoped to call him to the witness
stand for the defense touorrow.
News that Mr.. McAdoo and possibly
former President Wilson might tes-
tify, had the effect of drawing a
large attendance at the trial today.
After waiting throughout the morn
ing session many of the audience
went away disappointed.
Fails to See Grnyson.
Mr. Lambert had not secured. the
desired conference with Admiral
Grayson. physician to the former
chef executive, this morning as TO tine
probable effects on the health OF Mr..
Wilson from the strain of testifytng
in court. He said he expected to get
in touch with the admiral this even
ing - aa o,.as
upon it's thirteenth week. Attorney
Nash lockwood for the defense re-
suming the exarrination of Dexter
Roode, former manager of the Noank
plant of the Groton iron works. who
had previously testified as a witness
for the prosecution. Mr.. Roode con-
ttnued to tell, of the setbacks at the
plant, which he laid to the fault OF
the Fleet Corporation and its repre-
sentatfves there. Once he said he
found a group Of men idle and when
he took them to task was informed
that the fleet inspector had stopped
the work of caulking a ship be-
cause he did not consider the method
being used as satisfactory. He put
the men back to work.
ssys Mem Complained. s.
often he said the men complained
Of interferences from the feet in
srectors and inquired if they were
working for the GrotUu iron works
or for, the Fleet corp3ration.
The Fleet Corporation insisted that
the company place its insurance with
the government at charges which
the witness stated were three times
what outside insurance companies
wanted The insurance carried was
s3O0,000 on each boat. He denied
that access to the books of the plant
was ever denied to the government.
Government overruIed.
Mr.. Roode declared the yard worked
from ten to tweHty-four hours a. day,
with a double shift, and that he was
always receiving word from Harry r.
Morse treasurer, whose office was I'm
New York, to speed up the work.
A ttorney W.. Bisseu Thomas, counsel
for Harry r. Mcrse, over the strenu-
Gus objection Of counsel for the gov4
eminent, secured the introduction of
a letter prepared by the witness in
aresponse TO Harry Morses inquiry for
the reasons of the delay.
| Counsel for the prosecution object
ed to the substance of a speech made
by Charles M. Scfnwab on the occa-
sion OF his visit to the Noank plant In
IgIS, when MFR. Scftwab was director
general of the Fleet Corporation. Jus
tiee Stafford permitted the witness 10
answer Roode said. after looking
over the. yard. MIR. Schwab addressed
| the /, 800 werkren,- expressing his
pleasure with the plant and descrfb
ing it as one of the best yards ne
had ever seen. He told the workmen
they were, building good ships and
had. a. plant to be proud, of. Roode
b also complained that lumber ordered
for the Noank plant was diverted to
the plant at Wilson's point. where a
government yard was located.