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Evening star., 1924-03-23
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

Frank Arthur Vanderlip of New
York, who has voluntarily assumed
the role of assistant to any If the
congressional committees conduct
ing inquiries into alleged graft and
official wrorg-doing in Washington.
comes by his inQuisitorial predilec-
tions in the regular course of events.
When Mr.. Vanderlip was an assis-
tant secretary of the Treasury, away
back in the dim days of the Spanish
American war, the United States Sc
cret service was directly under his
supervision. The young government
official, who later was to become a
great international banker, took an
intense interest in the work of the
secret service. He was the great
overload of the service for no less
than four years. During that time
he became intimately acquainted with
its methods and watched its great
work of crime detection with all the
fascination Of a boy reading his first
dime novel.
Before this, Mr.. vanderlip had been
a journalist, and before he was a
journalist. he had been a reporter. a
good reporter, so the story goes, and
so there again it Is easy to trace his
bent for being in on most every
thing that Is going on and his diff
Guilty of keeping out of it.
Position in banking World.
Mr. vanderlip's present status is
more or less. pebulous. He still de-
scribes himself as a banker. but he
has not been actively engaged in the
business since 1919, when he stepped
down as head of the National City
Bank of New York. Mr.. Vanderlip
had been the president of the bank
for ten years, and for eight prior
years had been vice president of the
immense financial institution whose
voice is heard around the world. Just
what caused Mr.. Vanderlip to sever
his relations with the big bank after
eighteen years in its service has never
been generally understood. But in
any event, his retirement from the
institution in no wise lesSened his
ravel and he has been travelling most
IF the time since. <
In his journeyings to and fro. the
banker has found much wrong with
the world and perhaps he feels now
that he can do something to help
At the Capitol they are calling him
"Cftfzen Fixit." and 1t appears to be
a role to which he is vastly suited.
Up to the time that he recently told
a suburban New York audience all
Evening star., 1924-03-23

ming with her, she said. was spent
in cautioning me what not to tell,
what books to destroy, what papers
to destroy"
Smith went to a hardware store in
Washington Courthouse, Ohio, and
told her he had had with Daugherty
at the shack" which Smith and
Daugherty maintained there. She
also said Smith always feared fire
arms, and had armed himself only
after Daugherty had cursed and
abused Jess shamefnlly" for waking
him from a nap.
Purchase of Gun.
He blew up" said Miss Stinson,
land Swore at him. Jess called for
his car and came right into town and
bought his gun--he'd made his deci-
sion. He told the hardware clerk he
was buying the gun for the Attorney
General"
Under questioning by Senator
Wheeler, Miss Stinson, with much
apparent agitation, told of viewing
Smiths body when it was taken from
Washington to Washington Court
house. The Attorney Generals broth
CT, Nal told her, she said, that Smith
had killed himself. She said there
were no powder marks on Smiths
temple where the bullet had entered.
Senator Wheeler asked sveral ques-
tions on this line, as to whether she
knew of any inquest being held. and
who was in the apartment when
Smith died. He asked if she had
heard that Mr.. Daugherty was at the
White House on the night when
Smith died, in company with Edward
l.. Doheny and Harry F. Sinclair
but Miss Stinson said she had II
knowledge on that subject.
Deposit Box Contents.
The witness expressed surprise owe
a telegraphic report received yesteI
day by Frank A. Vanderlip, New Yol
financier, who is aiding the con
mittee, regarding the contents
Evening star., 1924-03-23
o'NEILL DENIES STORY. -,
Hays Employees Statement Contra
dicted by Reporter.
By the Assoc'a ted Press.

BY the Assoca ted Press.
NEW YORK, March 22.-toseph
Jefferson O'Neil of the staff of Will
H. Hays. head of Motion Picture Pro-
ducers and distributors of America,
made public tonight a telegram he
had sent to Senators Ladd and Walsh
of the oil investigation committee, re-
ferring to developments today when
Mr.. Hays was on the witness stand.
Mr.. O'Neil denied that he had told
reporter for the New York Times on
Thursday. as intimated by Senator
Walsh, that Mr.. Hays would tell the
Senate committee that $4,000 shares
of Sinclair stock figured in the liqui-
dation Of deficit of the republican
national committee in 1920. Mr.. ONeil
said he was, in fact. ignorant of what
Mr.. Hays would testify and that he
himself had no knowledge of the sub
ject.
The New York Times will publish
tomorrow statement by it's reporter,
Harold A Vivian, who interviewed
Mr.. ONeil, contradicting Mr.. O'NeiPs
statement and will announce that Mr..
Vivian, when in Washington today,
asked Senator Walsh for permission
to testify and was told he would be
examined Monday.
In their statements Mr.. O'Neil and
Mr.. Vivian gave differing details of
their conversations on the matter.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
MORE THAN $4,000
AT AMARYLlIS SHOW
Secretary and Mrs. Wallace on
Hand Today to Receive
Special Guests.
PUPILS SEE GREAT ARRAY
This Is Last Day of Free Exhibit
and Promises Record.

With more than $4,000 visitors
already clicked off as they entered
the amaryllis show, the officials Of
the Department of Agriculture are
confident that a recordbreaking
crowd will view the blooms today
and that this will prove to be the
most popular flower show ever held
by the department
Secretary and Mrs. wallace, assist
ed by other officials of the depart
ment and their wives. will be at the
show today to receive special guests,
including the diplomatic corps and
members of the cabinet set.
The special block Of white amaryl-
lis-an achievement of the depart
ment experts, which has never been
seen anywhere else In the world
attracted constant throng yester-
dreds who have already viewed the
exhibition will return to see these
white blooms
School CAildren Delighted
More than 5000 school children
were delighted admirers of the gor-
geous colored flowers yesterday, and
or them went away declaring
they were going to raise some them
selves hereafter. The gardeners were
kept busy answering the inquiries of
the children and there was an all
day botany lesson, the specialists ex-
planning the characteristics of the
knights Star Flower" and the in
teresting process of cross-breeding.
Probably no group of adults visiting
the show got az much real enjoy
fhaSa chill
dren.
This is the last day of the free
spring show. The greenhouses will
be open to all corners from 8 am.
until pm. The greenhouses are at
14th and B streets northwest.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
JENNINGS ON WAY HERE
TO DlVULGE "OlL DEAL"
Former Bandit, Friend Of Jake
Hamon, to Break Silence
Only on Probe Stand.
BY the Assoc'a ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, March "a
AL Jennings, evangelist, politician.
real estate dealer and ex-bandit, left
for Washington today to tell what he
knows about a $1,000, 900 payment OF
"oil money" that he claims bought
the republican presidential nomina-
tion for w. G. Harding in 1920.
Jennings is going in response to a
subpoena to appear before the Senate
committee Investigating oil matters.
The former train robber, VINO
claims close friendship with the late
Jake Hamon, Oklahoma republican
leader, declared he was going to keep
his tongue between his teeth and
refuse to divulge any names in the
alleged political conspiracy until he
is brought before the Washington in
yestigators
Evening star., 1924-03-23
ROXIE STINSON STORY
DENIED BY REPORTER
Lyle Johnson Says He Did Not Of
fer Her Money Nor Repre-
sent Associated Press.
By the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, March 22.-Lyle
Johnson, who, according to testimony
of Miss Roxie Stinson before tho,
Daugherty committee in Washington
today, offered her $1,000 for "leads''
for newspaper stories. is courthouse
reporter for the Columbus Citizen
here, a newspaper which is not n
member of tho Associated Press
Miss Stinson testified that Johnson
represented himself to her az repre-
senting "the Associated Press and
the Columbus Citizen"
In a signed statement today john
son said he had not offered Miss
Stinson anything for "leadS' and
that he had not told her he was from
the Associated Press"
He said he interviewed her in her,
apartment here shortly after she had
filed suit against Mai Daugherty to
recover, S11,400 from the estate OF
Jess Smith and that the interview
was purely perfunCtory in nature"
She was very reticent and gave
me no information of consequence"
Johnson's statement said.
Evening star., 1924-03-23

a private citizen and I tried to get
the convention there. I did not hear
Iican contributor nor did ] hear of
any oil interests being involved in
the campaign. Some time later L
again went to Washington as a
Chicago representative and tried to
get the democratic convention for my
home city. I talked with democratic
leaders at that time and during the
many conferences regarding the con-
yention we talked campaign. ~
1.-THE only time the oil interests came
into the conversation was when demo-
cratic leaders referred to Doheny as
their angel They told me Doheny
had contributed $4,000 to $50. 600 t.
help wipe out the deficit.
To-day / received the first tnfor,ria.
tion that Sinclair or any oil interest
had any connection with the payment
of the note. He could have done so
without my knowledge, however. The
banks reported certain reductions in
the loans and that was as far as I was
Interested" '.1$ ;, l,i.i. -
Evening star., 1924-03-23
CANNOT RECALL GIFT.
Upham Remembers Only 5000
Sinclair Contribution.

By the Associated Press
CHANDLER, Ariz., March "a
Fred w. Upham,, treasurer of the re-
publican national committee, In
statement here tonight asserted he
had no knowledge of a contribution
by Harry F. Sinclair Of $4,000 to the
national campaign in 1920.
The records Of the committee at the
national headquarters, he said. will
show the record of every contribu-
and address of the contributor
Mr.. Upham said the only contri-
button by "oil interests he had hea rd
of was when democratic leaders"
told him that E. L. Doheny had con-
tributed from 100000 to s150.000 to
The republican Treasurer said he
learned this from democratic lead.
ers while he was in Washington al:
private citizen seeking the demo-
cratic convention for Chicago.
Prior to the 1920 campaign" Mr..
Upham stated, sinclair, contributed
$4,000 to the republican, committee
and during the campaign he con-
tributed $1,000. That is all the rec
ord 1 have of Sinclairs subscription
to tse fund.
Decs Not Dispute Hays.
II do not dispute Mr.. Hays in his
statement" the treasurer added, re-
ferring to remarks of Will H. Hays
former committee chairman before
the oil committee today to the effect
that Sinclair told him that he would
be responsible for maximum of
S75,000," and that this sum went as
a part payment on a note at the
empire trust company in New York
Among the notes we owed" Mr..
Upham asserted, was the Empire
Trust Company note in New York.
A sum of money was deposited at
the Empire Trust, this sum being
under 100000. / did not know who
paid the notes; 1 had no interest
further than knowing the notes were
taken up and the deficit reduced. 1t
was only bookkeeping entry SO far
as my books are concerned.
q did not hear Sinclairs name
mentioned In connection with the
note-not that I had any objection to
him paying any more than / would
the thousand other contributors to
the republican campaign. fund.
! s. Heard Of. Doheny GIFT. Il.
!: 81 was In Washington when the;
republican national cemmittee se-
iected Cleveland as the convention
city I@was representing Chicago as
Evening star., 1924-03-23
Gnats Smother Dog.

Gnats became so numerous on one
occasion last season in the Iditarod
ection of Alaska that they snoth
red one of the dogs of g. team be
onging to Herbert Riley, who oper-
ties a transportation system in tn
-ukon country The men had to weaI
loves and over their heads a sill
citing, and the dogs were protected
Jmewhat at night by housing thoI.
4 dark sheds or caves.
Evening star., 1924-03-23

contribution to the republican cam
paign fund and that he had never
asked him to do so.
Senator Stanfield, republican, Ore
gion, made it matter of record
that Doheny had contributed $4,000
TO the democratic campaign fund of
1920.
Evening star., 1924-03-23

Three tfo1sand merchant vessels NJ
the Japanese nag.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
G. 0. P. CASH BOOK i.
SCRUTINY H PLANNED P Ne: Il. =. :.
by 0iE.COMMlI7IEE

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"rhev threatened me with the
bars." said Miss Stinson, "if did not
promise to say nothing iser detrimentat nhaat
Harry NJ Daugh erty.".
M. s. Daugherty was present in
Cleveland during her t,Guble there.
the witness declared. and she after
ward met him In Columbus and told
him that she intended to tell her
story under subpoena Ia Washingto, 1.
Her visit to Cleveland, Mss Stln-
sol, said, was in resoUnse t. a tele.
phone call from Fink that he wished
to discuss a big deal" This later
developed to be relative to orsansza-
ton Of the Ideal Rubber Company,
according to Miss Stinson. Fink re-
served q room for her at the Hollen-
den Hotel, she said, and met her
there.
Stating that Fink had left her
room about IL p.m., after she had
become "incensed' over his dis
closure OF her being registered under
a fictitious name, Miss Stinson added:
And this base fnsinuation oS Mr..
Harry NJ Daugherty's that I &C.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-10
Newport Home of Tennis

For many years the history of tennis
IN the United States was practically
Identical with the history of tennis at
the Newport casino. II was there the
tirst American court was built in 1875
ana when, In 1881 the United States
National Lawn Tennis association was
organized in New York city, Newport
was unanimously chosen as lie logical
place for holding The alI-comers' cham
pionship each year.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-10
Pate Diamonds
CHEEKY Chatter

What is known as a paste diamond
is not like the paste pearl made OF
paste. but merely a piece Of glass,
mirrored and covered on the back of
the stone with gold foil to make 1t
Opaque
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-10

"a ouit .nirGN' oWf'SFS ss
80 li''s sseaisniy sn1iI 0ssaS elnSpied
II ilaH'vs N3HH'l' YeI srsl con.
r. .,va TIE n>snlipn IN y out did
mol psa = Il untif 1872 MeanV lille
a stean, hummer had been actually
built at the iron orks at lie Crehsot,
France. The frs Nasmyth haicmer
was erected in lS43 nj Brldsewater
foundry at Patrcroft. nfar Assaches-
ter. England.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-10
Phys;cai Defect
Scientists ,qoY know that DO

Scientists, ,noN know. that both. dull
ess and callouspess. imbecility and
brutality idlhcy and bestiaIity are
prUdiitts or defii'te physical, me
chanical defectiof theoa iuaI. physical
cells of the human hrain.-French
Strothersa f.l.fs.a, hn,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-10
Battery Operates Watch

In France an ingenious jeweler has
made watch that is one of the most
unusual articles yet turned out from
the watchmalier's bench. 1t is a watch
thai is run by wet battery which
is inclosed in the watch case, and is
said to keep perfect time.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-10

Of
Christmas holiday
supply with uptodate Columbia Salt
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-10
A Part-T,n,e R,ot

do you like that book we a~.ie :,
her, pointing to the one ne had lusi
put down. well its pari-IIine
book she said. part of The time |
think it's good and part of the time
think it's stupid"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-10
Bewore of Trees in Storm,

The most dangerous place during an
electric storm is under tall tree with
heavy foliage, say scientific investiga-
tors.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-10

"All dat education does fob sane9
folks is 70 learn en- a few '.ioh words
ter tax fooishness with Boston
Transcript.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-10
No Forgetting That

One Of the best cures for loss of
memory is to have the deserted wife
inherit money.-The Duluth Herald.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-10
Wants Acknowledgement

A real fisherman Is one who looks
disappointed if you don't call him a
liar after hearing one of his exploits.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-10
Penguin's 'Pecuiiority

Penguins alone of all feathered
creatures, walk about upright on land,
as man does.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-04-05
KAYo AN ASSURED SUCCESS.
WHAT WAS A DOUBT, NOW A
CERTAINTY.

After twelve feeks of hard work ana
conscientious effort on the part OF the
Manager, B. II. Droste, and every en-
ployee associated with him the RAYC
THEATRE, is now an assured success
and it is the talk Of all Richmond {.
When Mr.. Droste started at the Rayo
the first of last January many wished
him we'll, but most of the Wise Ones
said, HE can't put it over" Go to the
Rayo any night and see if it has been
put over! If you want a good seat you
fhave to get there before o'clock and
if you don't get there before $3.50,
chances are you won't be able TO get d
seat at all. Good clean shows, good cour
teous service and a dollars worth for
thirty-five cents did it. There may be a
few who still doubt the success of the
Rayo, if so those few are missing d
good time, for everybody who is any
body now knows that the RAYO is
the peoples place of amusement and
the crowd goes to the Rayo every night
We might add that Manager Droste has
booked the famous Lafayette Players
for return date at the Rayo, week OF
April the 18th and the show this week
is "Humdinger." Try to get in, that's
all! Nuf Ced!
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-04-05
SlSSLE AND BLAKE TAKE
PITTSBURGH BY A STORM.
preston News Service. }

PITTSBURGH, Pa. March 81
Seldom has the theatre going public OF
Pittsburgh been permitted to see such
an excellent presentation from every
standpoint as Sissle and Blake's lat
est production entitled I'm Bamville''
making it's initial go at the Nixon
theatre last week.
Every feature of the show is funda-
mentally based on the highest concept
tions Of art. The gorgeous stage set
tings, rich costumes, clean-cut caste.
tuneful music, realistic portrayal OF
racial characteristics representing u
newer type of Negro-prove the produc
ton to be forward step in historic
achievement by the racial group.
Sissle and Blake deserve unstinted
praise for this ambitious production
and Pittsburghers express abundant
gratitude at being favored with witness
ing the debut of In Bamville.
Another thing that is praiseeworthy
is the fact that the show was presented
in play house patronized by the best
class of Pittsburgh white people who
were given a new conception of Negro
talent and possibilities. During the
week the exclusive white clubs and so
cial organizations We'd with each other
inviting Sissle and Blake and their
troupe to special luncheons, etc, to
render a few selections. On every
hand favorable comment was heard re
garding members of the show. Stand
ing room was at premium at eacn
performance during the entire week.
Sissle and Blake and their orchestra
rendered short programs daily over the
radio during their sojourn in Pitts
burgh. The production presages
new era in theatrical history of the
race.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-04-05

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-04-05

under the dominating influence OF
some one Of the Great Powers, which
is openly anthgonistic to Garveyism
and all that his propaganda implies.
1t seems to us then that revolutions
airy movements must be started on
African soil and newly made republic
must be set up for the oppressed OF
every cline. There is room for study
and more for comment. Still, we are
wondering a. to whether or not W. II.
B. Du Bots, e, ,raled lecturer, politi-
cal economist and statesman knew any
thing about that remarkable dispatch,
which barred the Republic Of Liberia
to the hordes of Negroes in this coun-
try, who under the leadership of the
eloquent Garvey were seeking home
in that foreign land.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-04-05
ST. PAUL WINS CONTEST
Continued from page u

ably represented Norfolk in his
speech, "The Open Door," Mr.. Luther
Johnson of Norcum High School Ports
mouth, Va, gave an Grafton of real
merit on Democracy of the World. F."
The Misses Mildred Jenkins and
Thelma Jenkins rendered beautiful
vocal selections. Miss Olga Russell
gave an instrumental solo. Miss
Thelma Winston also pleased with an
instrumental solo. President Clark Of
Va Union University delivered a fitting
welcome to the contesting orators.
The Judges, Messrs. Prof. Booker,
Va. U. u, L. P. Jackson, v. Y. and I. T.,
and I. A. Derbigny, v. N. and L l.,
after much deliberation, rendered the
verdict to the st. Paul orator. The colt
I testants were judged on their stage de-
corum, oratorical ability and gesticula-
ton.
Mr.. J. Raymond Henderson in an
impressive manner, presented hand
some and costly trophy to the Va.
Union University to be contested for
each year Mr.. Henderson. who is now
a senior at the famous virginia 1nSLl-
tuition said that the staging Of this
contest was partially in behalf of re-
paying to some degree debt Of graft
tude to Union and also out of his love
for oratory.
President Clark presented the trophy
10 the winner, who enthusiastically ac-
copied it. An enjoyable social was
given in the dining hall after the pro-
gram.