The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-05
The Once Ouer
Continuation or Dunn & Dummer's Inquiry
 r Into Sinclair Gratulties
By II pHIELIPs

l lHI0 6fnclaH UratuAbAeS (Note: As explained a few days ago, Sen ator Dunn and Representative Drummer | pursuing their own private inquiry into the oil scandal opened a, new trail when they swept aboard the transatlantic liner upon which MT. Sinclair returned to this country and examined4 all the ships stewards. The stenographic report continues).
 STATEROOM STEWARD
 Q. Do you know Mi. Harry Sinclair2
 A. l have a tipping acquaintance. with him, sir. J o. When did you first meet him? | A. In his stateroom, sir. | 0. How did you come to go to his state room? k | A. In response to the buzzer. sir. c. Go on and tell us in your own way 1 just what conversation passed between you.
 A. To the best of my recollection said Good morning, sir | c. Are you positive about that! A. Quite positive, sir. l Q. What makes you so positive! | A. That's all any steward ever says when he first enters a gentleman's stateroom, sir o. And what did Mir. Sinclair say when you said Good morning, siry" A. He said Good morning. Run down and get me some good fifty cents cigars | please" M Q. And what did you do? A. I went to my room, dug up some ci. gars I had found in another gentleman's sstateroom. on the previous trip and sold 'em to him for fifty cents each. <fl o. What kind of cigars were they? A. Very good five centers, sir. Q. When did you see him next? A. During the fire drill. '5 c. When was that? k A. About two minutes after he lit the first cigar.
 
 Q. Now, what other service did you ren- der the accused on the voyage? A. Oh, I used to dash in and make pre- tense of sticking up the stateroom and the like of that whenever he was around to see it. And whenever it was time for him to show up I used to stand in the corridor out side his door and smile and bow and appear very anxious to be of any service.
 C.. What for?
 A. Oh, I figured he'd be good for from $10 to $50. With a gentleman who looks like ready money we stewards generally fig ure on rate of from 50 cents toS d dollar apiece for bows, $1 to $1 30 each for smiles and $1.25 to $1.T5 for each Good morning sir" Ys
 Q. We'll, what we want to know is whether MT. Sinclair gave you the money you tantici- pated? tt.
 A. Yes, sir. If I hadda known who hs was wouldda anticipated more, though. | Q. Didn't it strike you as strange that s man you never had seen before should give you gratuity in cash? A.. No, sir. It wouldda struck me a. mighty strange if he hadn't, sir. | Q. Did he offer to pay you by check? | A. Oh, no sir. All passengers on trans atlantic liners knows the stewards knows 'en too well to let 'em get away with anything like that, sir. s:" o. Well, now isn't it true that when Senator Dunn questioned you privately yes. terday you swore MT. Sinclair had not giver you a cent? | A. Yes, sir
 Q. What was your purpose in saying that?
 A. Well, thought Mir. Sinclair migh, read my statement, think he had overlooked me and tip me all over again. Business i. business.
 O. Do you mean to tell this committe, you intended to keep this money given you l by Mir. Sinclair2 A. You said mputhful, srln } Q. Do you realize this is oil money? a..ss
 A. shonN worry. Oil is fair in love ant ] war .r aud ocean travel (Here recess was taken to enable Sena tor Dunn to investigate a rumor that ex Secretary Fall had been signed to ride Zey in all his stake engagements at Belmont ParI next summerJ.